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Black Evangelicals Oppose Image-Whitewashing in White Evangelical Politics and the Media
Press Release - Apr 5, 2016
Highlights a non-partisan statement published online by the National Black Evangelical Association (NBEA) addressing issues related to identifying and advocating the values of authentic Black Evangelicals in the current political milieu.
Chicago, IL, April 5, 2016 (Newswire.com) - The National Black Evangelical Association (NBEA) has published "Certified Black Evangelicals: 'We are 'Evangelical' and Political, But Not Whitenized'"—a cultural and biblical statement advocating for Evangelicals of African descent. Composed by the organization's president, the Reverend Dr. Walter Arthur McCray (Chicago), the statement is a non-partisan protest of the image-whitewashing of African-American Evangelicals by Evangelical whites in the current political climate and the media. Certified Black Evangelicals may be read online and downloaded in its entirety at www.The-NBEA.org. NBEA released its position in advance of its 53rd-year convention, "Cush Cries Out! Christ Answers!" to be held in Chicago, April 20-23, 2016.
Statement Highlights: In the tumult and turmoil of the current inflammatory political climate, NBEA believes that authentic Black Evangelicals are pressed to define themselves and refuse the regressive definitions of their white counterparts. They feel aggrieved over how conservative and "color-blind," anti-Black-progress white Evangelicals portray Evangelical African-American voters. The media often ignores them or blanketly follows their white counterparts' misleading definition of Evangelicalism. True Evangelical Blacks resist being subsumed by reporters and pundits under the culturally insensitive perspectives of (white) Evangelical political creatures and leaders.
In contrast to the majority of white Evangelicals, NBEA President McCray argues that "certified" Black Evangelicals have a unique distinction. The true-to-color-and-consciousness members of this collective includes intentional "Black Evangelicals" by name, and many incipient evangelicals in traditional black churches. Being "pro-Black" and "pro-Cross" are two primary and defining characteristics of the group. For the most part, this collective has not been whitenized by their association with white evangelicalism. Authentic Evangelicals of African descent are not assimilated or controlled by their white counterparts.
Based on theological understanding and cultural values, the NBEA contends that the certified collective of African-American Evangelical voters often make very different choices than Evangelical whites. These and similar reasons motivate the associates of NBEA to call on the media to make appropriate distinctions between Black Evangelicals and white Evangelicals, and the voting politics of each racial Christian group. Further, the NBEA statement challenges white Evangelical candidates, politicians, leaders, and organizations to demonstrate their "evangelical" faith by adopting biblical pro-Christ values geared toward rectifying America's racial problem and economically benefiting the nation's poor.
About NBEA: The National Black Evangelical Association was formed in 1963 as a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 organization with an intentional focus of ministry to the black community. Headquartered in Chicago, its mission is to gather "Black Evangelicals in Koinonia (Fellowship) to the Glory of God." The organization's motto is "Unity In Diversity Without Enforced Conformity."
NBEA's Chicago Convention (April 20-23): International, national and local leaders will gather to testify and strategize on how Christ answers the cries of Cushite descendants (i.e., black) people in the nation and the world. The four-day meeting will take place at the Chicago Marriott Midway (6520 S. Cicero), and will feature a variety of workshops, panels, plenary sessions, book displays and exhibits, luncheons, and a Friday memorial banquet. The NBEA convention has FREE ADMISSION/ REGISTRATION, and all meetings are open to the public. Meal functions are optional, for a modest cost. Registration is required.
To Register – http://www.the-nbea.org/events/nbea-2015-convention-registration/
Phone – (312) 733-1516
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Mailing – NBEA, P.O. Box 4311, Chicago, IL 60680
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This short volume by an improbably named author is not the sort of book that will give a reader a deep insight into the history of the royal family, but it will provide a reader with at least some familiarity with the rulers of England and Scotland and the major achievements or struggles of their reigns. The author appears to be someone with a high degree of interest in the strength of rulers as well as the extent to which they were able to draw upon the favorable feeling of the common people. As a fairly notable Anglophile myself , this sort of book is appealing to me as it is written by someone whose name suggests a great reason to be interested in royal matters and who has a skill at writing about the reigns of England and Scotland's monarchs in a concise fashion that would likely aid someone who had to take A-levels in history or AP European History (if they were Americans). For those reading it for fun, this book has a lot to commend itself as a thoughtful and brief history of the royal family, albeit one that looks at culture and electoral politics as well as military history as a way of putting the royal family in a context of what they faced as rulers.
For the most part, this book of less than 100 pages is a straightforwardly and mostly chronologically organized book. Beginning with a discussion of the early Anglo-Saxon and Viking monarchs between the rise of the Heptarchy and the conquest of England by William the Conqueror, the author then moves on to the Norman and Blois kings, the Plantagenets, the houses of Lancaster and York, and the Tudors before moving to discuss the pre-unification rulers of Scotland. After that the author continues his thread and talks about the later Stuarts (including the pretenders), the Hanoverians/Saxe-Coburg Gotha, and the House of Windsor. Aside from having brief discussions of most of the kings and queens of England and Scotland, especially after 1066, the author includes timelines and occasional special discussions of Princes of Wales, the wives of King Henry VIII, as well as the future king of England after the death of Elizabeth II. As might be expected, the timelines are considerably more dense for those rulers whose reigns were short, and considerably less dense for those rulers whose reigns were long. Overall, though, this book provides enough information that someone who wanted more information could do additional research and have some handy dates and names to search with.
Overall, there is one quality above all I noticed about this book that increased my goodwill for the author, and that was the author's considerable politeness in talking about the various rulers of England and Scotland. For example, the author refers to Queen Anne as plump, not as less polite terms, and comments how some historians in recent years have viewed King John and Richard III in more favorable lights. Overall, the author has an anti-Catholic bias, which I do not necessarily disagree with but feel it worthwhile to note and has a strong tendency to dislike royal absolutism, but is generally favorable towards those rulers who were peaceful, fiscally responsible, and generally had favorable relations with the common people. I must say that as far as biases go with regards to rulers, that is a good bias to have. The author also shows considerable concern for those monarchs who were deeply shy and/or diffident and seems to treat such rulers graciously, for shyness is one of those qualities that can easily be confused for arrogance or unfriendliness. If you want a brief and generally good-natured view of the royals of England and Scotland, this is certainly a worthwhile book.
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The special concert for SiriusXM will feature KISS performing songs from the band's 45-year career. This marks the first time KISS has played a club in over twenty years and will be their first performance at the world famous Whisky a Go Go in Los Angeles, the venerable rock club on the Sunset Strip that has played host to rock 'n' roll's most important bands and artists, from The Doors, to Janis Joplin, to Led Zeppelin, as well as today's emerging new artists.
KISS' performance at Whisky a Go Go will launch SiriusXM's "The Party Continues," a new live series that will feature music's top artists performing in an intimate venue for SiriusXM subscribers following music's biggest night at the Grammy Awards. KISS, in the midst of their End Of The Road World Tour, kicks off the series at the historic Whisky A Go Go. "The Party Continues" joins a series of concerts established by SiriusXM at special and iconic venues across the country, including at the Apollo Theater in New York City, The Stephen Talkhouse in the Hamptons, the Faena Theater in Miami Beach and more.
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KISS Army Radio, the band's exclusive limited-run SiriusXM channel, will showcase music from KISS' 45-year career including stadium anthems, rarities and live tracks. The band's channel will also feature exclusive stories and insights from Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer. Additionally, listeners will hear music from other artists who opened for Kiss throughout their career including AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Alice In Chains, Cheap Trick and more.
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War and Drugs: Veteran Battles Ep 3 – A Hopeful Future
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Hosted by Lauren Brande & Written by Dan Wagener | Published 5/31/18
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Welcome back to Let's Talk Drugs. I'm Lollie, and in our last episode we looked at the challenges that veterans face once they return home from active duty. Not only is the adjustment to normal everyday life difficult, they may also be faced with fallout from injuries, chronic pain, and PTSD from the countless traumas that war can inflict. Coping with these difficulties is made even more difficult by the confusing systems that are there to help veterans, but are often under supported by the U.S. government and unable to provide the extensive care that many veterans need upon returning home.
If you're a veteran struggling with PTSD and addiction, you might not have any idea where to turn for help. Although the Veterans Administration, or VA, is an option, wait times can be long for appointments, and many veterans live long distances from medical centers. If that's the case, where do you even start to look for treatment?
You might also wonder how treatment works. What kinds of medications or therapies will be used? Will I get to be around other vets, or treated by people who understand what I'm going through? What actually helps people like me get better?
In this episode, we're going to continue to look at veterans and addiction. Whereas the last two episodes focused on drug use and addiction, this episode is going to explore the hopeful future for veterans: treatment.
We spoke with 2 different people with different perspectives on this topic. One is Jay Russell, who you might remember from our previous podcast. Jay is a veteran who is recovering from PTSD. The other is Mark Calarco, the national medical director for American Addiction Centers. He's worked extensively with veterans in recovery from PTSD and addiction.
They both had some interesting insights into where to get help and what kinds of treatments can be effective for veterans with PTSD and substance abuse, also known as a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder.
A Wealth of Resources
We'll begin with Jay. He struggled with PTSD for a long time and has experienced that sense of hopelessness that is so familiar to so many veterans. But, he found a way out. He is currently a treatment consultant with American Addiction Centers and helps other veterans find recovery programs. We asked him what worked for him and what kind of resources he thought could be helpful for veterans in need.
Jay Russell: In my case, my faith helped me out, my family helped me out, my church helped me out, and that's when I started realizing that there were options.
Even like the United Way helpline. I have lost track of how many people do not know the simple number 2-1-1 to get help and find a bed that will help them out or to talk to someone. The crisis hotlines to call when you feel like you're going to hurt yourself.
There are so many options out there, even calling facilities like American Addiction Centers. I mean nobody is going to get turned away, and if I can't get them into one of my programs I'm going to get them somewhere where they can get help.
The SAMHSA [Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration] website, you can type in your zip code at findtreatment.samhsa.gov, and it will pull up all the facilities in your 100-mile radius and you can break it down to find what you're looking for—be it Medicaid or diagnosis, scholarship.
But most veterans aren't even in the Veterans Choice Program. If they are not dishonorably discharged they can usually get in the VA choice program simply by calling the VA and going, hey, am I in this? No, I need to register. And then that opens up a whole new doorway. I've seen the VA program pay for people to go for 6 months to treatment and turn their life around.
The Veterans Choice Program is a program offered through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA will pay for a veteran to receive care from a community provider if the VA can't provide the care the veteran needs or the nearest VA facility is too far or difficult for the veteran to get to.1
Those who are interested in this program should be aware that the VA published a notice in the Federal Register that it expected funding for this program to run out in mid-January 2018. It's unclear how this program will be funded in the future.1
Jay also talked about specific treatments that helped him with his PTSD.
Jay Russell: One of the treatments that worked for me that works with PTSD is called EMDR. The eye movement disassociation tactic or even bio sound chairs—we use those in a lot of our facilities.
The best way to describe PTSD for someone who doesn't understand it is we all get nervous when someone tailgates us. I want you to imagine you're on the highway and the person tailgating is so close you can't even see their headlights. But guess what? It's not a car, it's a semi-tractor trailer with a full load. No matter how fast you turn, no matter which way you go, you cannot get this thing off your tail.
When you do EDMR and this disassociation tactic, it doesn't get rid of these memories. But what it does is after a couple sessions now that semi is a quarter mile back, and then it's a half mile back, and at some point, it may never get more than a mile back—it's always there, you're aware of it—but you're able to function again.
During eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), a therapist moves their hand back and forth in front of a client's field of vision. The therapist asks the client to think about a disturbing event and track the therapist's hand.2
It's unclear exactly how EMDR works. But it is believed to activate the same mechanisms involved in rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and help the client process the memory. The theory is that the symptoms are from the person being unable to process what happened to them.
Research on EMDR is mixed. One study with 17 Vietnam veterans with PTSD found that EMDR produced modest to moderate improvements in symptoms.3 According to Francine Shapiro, the creator of EMDR, 24 randomized controlled trials demonstrated positive effects of EMDR in the treatment of trauma.4 However, a review in Scientific American found that while EMDR was more effective than no treatment or supportive listening, it was not superior to exposure treatment.5
In exposure therapy, a therapist helps a person face a situation that triggers a trauma or fear. The gradual exposure helps lessen the fear and helps the person learn to cope with the trauma.6
Support groups are another helpful resource for recovering veterans, and many of them are completely free to join and attend.
Jay Russell: Going to a PTSD support group is something that is phenomenal as well. That's why our company came up with our veterans programs. Being able to talk to someone else who is going through what you're going through and dealing with what you're going through takes away that fear of a stigma or a scarlet letter being thrown on you, and all those are offered in our programs and also by the VA at some point, much less counselors.
Support groups for PTSD are available across the country, in many communities. One place you can start is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which has a helpline and area-specific resources for people and family members who have PTSD.
The New Frontier of PTSD Treatment
When we asked Mark from AAC what treatments he thought were most effective for treating veterans with addiction and PTSD, he shared several cutting-edge therapies that involved drugs traditionally used for other purposes.
Mark Calarco: So, they've done some really interesting research and focus on the biological model, the medical model, about how you know PTSD affects neurotransmitter functions and things in the brain. And so a couple different medications are being used. One of them is called ketamine, are you familiar with that?
Dan Wagener: You mean like ketamine? Like Special K?
Mark Calarco: No, ketamine is a prescription medication well I don't know (laughing) it's a prescription medication it's called ketamine. You know it seems to really help a lot of veterans who suffer from PTSD. Now the medicine, the medication is used as a sedative and has other functions outside of… so it's been experimented with. It has a short half-life, but it does have some significant benefits. I mean when they do studies with it, it really shows significant improvements in their PTSD. So, there's something going on obviously from a biological standpoint in the brain.
Ketamine, a dissociative anesthetic, is an emerging treatment for PTSD. A study published in 2014 found that intravenous infusion of ketamine led to rapid reduction in PTSD symptoms, as well as reduction in depression symptoms.7
A study jointly funded by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs will further study how ketamine can help veterans who suffer from PTSD.9
One of the concerns with this treatment is that ketamine can be abused, and researchers aren't sure what happens to the brain with repeated injections of ketamine.8
Mark also mentioned another medication, modafinil, which is normally used to treat narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, and hypersomnia.
Mark Calarco: Modafinil is Provigil. They're both made by the same company. Armodafinil is just a newer version of it, and it's called Nuvigil. But they basically work very much the same way and they have very much the same indications. They're used for sleep shift disorder, narcolepsy, and fighter pilots actually.
The thing about these two, we don't exactly understand how they work to some degree but for narcolepsy and sleep shift disorder. But they really help in my—now this is my own personal experience that I'm talking about—they've really been beneficial in helping with cognitive function, energy, attention, focus, and other aspects, symptoms of PTSD when we're treated with these.
There's not much research out there on the use of Modafinil for PTSD. A study published in 2016 found that it helped reduce PTSD symptoms in rats after they were exposed to a stressful experience.10 Though there is evidence supporting the use of these medications, Mark emphasized the importance of a combined approach to veteran recovery: therapy and medication, rather than either on its own.
Mark Calarco: Obviously, you still want to engage them in all the in the group and all therapy sessions, CBT or cognitive behavioral therapy or you know motivational interviewing, could be EDMR, all those things have a place and certain people respond really well so those should always be there and group therapy individual therapy sessions and things are extremely important for veterans coming in who are in recovery or are in a recovery program. But I think it's important to emphasize that you do need to address the underlying neurochemical and neurophysiological issues that are going on that are fundamental to veterans especially if we know that addiction is a brain disease but we understand more and more that PTSD is also a brain disease, it's not just a psychological issue. It causes very distinct biochemical neurophysiological changes in the brain of certain individuals. Some people are more susceptible than others and it's probably related to genetics and other factors.
Mark then turned to the NSS-2 Bridge device, a new therapy that's mainly been used for opioid withdrawal.
Mark Calarco: The Bridge device is a transcutaneous electronic device that you put on your ear, OK? And it has a 5-day battery and it has FDA approved for chronic pain but it was being used off label for withdrawal. And now just recently it was approved for that by the FDA, in fact.
So basically what it does it is—it's very Star Trekkian it's really cool—so what you do is you hook up this little device and you wear it like a hearing aid sort of bit and then you have a little bit of wires that go right underneath the skin by the ear.
We don't know exactly how it works but it says an electromagnetic field goes into the brain, the deep brain, and it really does something, it helps people go through withdrawal without medication or in some instances they need minimum medication.
So, now how would that affect other psychological conditions like PTSD? I don't think there's any studies on that—we couldn't say. But we do know that we can use … these are all part of energy medicine you know where people can have – you know about electroconvulsive therapy and things that people use for depression? Yeah, this is not like that because it doesn't shock anybody it's just…it's very benign it doesn't hurt but it really it's using a sort of noninvasive, low as far as we can tell, low-risk way of helping people go into recovery.
The NSS-2 Bridge device is a small nerve stimulator placed behind the ear. A battery-powered chip in the device emits electrical impulses that stimulate cranial nerves in the brain. These stimulations have been found to provide relief from withdrawal symptoms from drugs such as oxycodone and heroin.11
Like modafinil, there isn't much research out there on the Bridge device for PTSD. But researchers are continuing to investigate new treatments for PTSD, which is notoriously difficult to treat.
Another potential treatment is the use of MDMA, or Ecstasy. Clinical trials have shown that Ecstasy offers significant relief for PTSD patients, and last August the FDA designated MDMA as "breakthrough status" for treatment of PTSD, opening the door for more trials.12
Mark cautions that MDMA (also known as Ecstasy) and similar drugs that are typically used recreationally could potentially be problematic for people in PTSD treatment due to their effects on the brain—especially if the person has a history of addiction.
Mark Calarco: So, the one concern about that though is that even if it does help them with PTSD let's say …could you know, anything that stimulants the reward center in the brain could potentially increase the risk for relapse, right?
Dan Wagener: Yeah.
Mark Calarco: So that's a concern with things like MDMA, MDE, MDEA, any of those. And that's also an issue with amphetamine salts that are used for ADD. People come into recovery and they have a diagnosis of that you have to really confirm it because that can actually promote relapse. And even marijuana you know is a gateway drug for people who have the brain disease—not for other people but for that 10-15% of the population, and certainly for veterans who have the brain disease of addiction. It may help some of their symptoms, but it certainly can increase their risk for relapse.
MDMA, and other drugs such as methylphenidate—an ADHD drug that's also been used to treat PTSD—can be abused, and there's irony in using these drugs to treat a population that has a high rate of drug and alcohol problems. It'll be interesting to see how research develops in this area, and we look forward to a more hopeful future for our veterans.
We'd like to thank Jay Russell and Mark Calarco of American Addiction Centers for talking to us about this critical issue. And to all the veterans out there who may be listening: thank you. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for everything you have sacrificed to keep us safe. Now we must help you. You don't have to suffer under the weight of addiction and PTSD forever. Reach out to us at and we will find you the best recovery program to get you the help that you deserve. Don't wait until it's too late.
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EMDR Institute, Inc. What is EMDR?
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Welch, A. (2017). FDA designates MDMA as 'breakthrough therapy' for PTSD. CBS News.
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The Axiom of Choice states that for any set A of sets, there exists a choice function which picks a single element of each x in A. While intuitive, it has some surprising consequences, such as the Banach-Tarski Paradox. It is logically independent of the Zermelo-Frankl axioms, so one may choose whether or not to include it.
Location: Article "Axiom of Choice"
An introductory textbook on axiomatic set theory.
The material about cardinal numbers is optional (and has additional prerequisites).


Only the true Gospel can transform people's lives. We learn this by considering the example of the Apostle Paul. He was once a persecutor of the church and an enemy of God but was transformed by God through the Gospel to become one who loved the true God with all his heart and was willing to lay down his life for Him.
We are all urged to ensure that we also have believed the true Gospel, because it is only this message that can perform this transformation and save us from the wrath to come.


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Picture books, the cunning genre, Norman Bilbrough
Posted on June 1, 2006 by NZ Books
Papa's Island
Melanie Drewery, illustrations Fifi Colston
Reed, $16.99,
Nobody's Dog
Jennifer Beck, illustrations Lindy Fisher
Scholastic, $16.99,
Haere – Farewell, Jack, Farewell
Tim Tipene, illustrations Huhana Smith
Huia, $16.99,
Uncle Jack
Kate De Goldi, illustrations Jacqui Colley
Trapeze, $19.95,
A Booming in the Night
Ben Brown, illustrations Helen Taylor
Where's the Gold?
Pamela Allen
Puffin, $25.00,
The Waka/Te Waka
Jean Prior, illustrations Gavin Bishop
ISBN 1869436849/857
Some writers seem to think a picture book is, if not a pushover, certainly a short and sweet project that's less than taxing. Often they go for a rhyming work that ends up as slightly incoherent doggerel, short on story. And they tend to present an idealised view of life: the story is too often overly palatable. But picture books are a cunning genre, and several elements are essential.
First, a good story. The need for this often goes unrecognised, and may indeed be dismissed as an old-fashioned concept. The story must be focused, and it must be written for kids. Sound banal? Yet a surprising number of picture books are covertly (or not so covertly) aimed at the Mum or Dad who will buy the book and read it to a child. Authors of these kinds of texts seem, almost deliberately, out of touch with their reading audience. Picture-book authors must also realise that the language they think in and use is not the language of a kid. More commonsense perhaps, but a lot of adult vocabulary and perceptions creep into picture books. Then there is simplicity – a quality I hammer as a creative writing teacher: forget two storylines, forget cute sidetracks; find your topic and stick to it rigorously.
Author attitude is also important. Do they expect kids to be intelligent beyond their years? Do they expect them to be culture savvy or life savvy? Or do they expect kids to be cute undiscriminating sumps? These attitudes come through in several of the books reviewed here.
Illustrations must be evocative and extend the story. Sometimes they do; sometimes they partly work for a narrative, and sometimes they don't work at all. Illustrators are also guilty of producing what they think a kid needs, and of showing off – primarily to Mum and Dad. So it comes down to marriage: a good picture book is a successful union between story and illustration. Each complements the other, and together they achieve a satisfying and entertaining whole.
Papa's Island is the story of an Italian immigrant interned on Soames Island during WWII, and told from his daughter's point of view. The scene is expressively set from the first page: "My Papa was away a long time. When the men came to take him my mama cried and held us tight." The girl and Mama send messages across Wellington harbour: 50 small paper boats, telling papa they love him. It's a tangle of love and incomprehension for the girl – "If he loves us he should come home." But Papa is away far longer than expected. The girl grows. What if Papa no longer recognises her? She's taunted at school about her father being an enemy alien. Then, at last, she visits him. This is a simple and affecting story that would go deep into a young reader. It's based on real events, and has an accessible and helpful glossary.
Nobody's Dog is not simple; it tends to be too wordy, and the start is confusing: "He was the kind of dog Sam had always wanted. Perhaps that's why he liked the painting that hung above the fireplace in his grandfather's house." There's a lot about painting, rural life, dogs, and feelings between a boy and his granddad; the book contains concepts too sophisticated for a young reader: "When I look at him, I feel like a real artist, not just a Sunday painter." So it's a story that makes an impression on an adult – one who understands the hard side of farm life, how dogs need to earn their keep, and of course the status of a Sunday painter. The illustrations are often too impressionistic and abstract: they evoke colour and movement when they need to be more definitively about the boy and the dog. Text and illustrations need adult interpretation. This is a gripping narrative, a lovely story, but the young reader would, in a sense, need a translator.
In comparison, simplicity is the essence of Haere: "It was a cold day when Koro Jack died …." It looks cold too, and the first illustration is a very New Zealand scene: a bare house on a tidy bare section, a house on the edge of a rural town, perhaps. A man has just died in this house.
But there are presences here too, ancestors as well as relations: "We stayed with him most of the morning." A little girl sees death, and then a birth, sees life coming full circle. The story is as evocative as a stark tree, and the simple illustrations reinforce and accentuate the text. It's the story of a human journey, a big topic to get into a book of less than 500 words. Yet it focuses on this huge issue thoughtfully and economically.
Uncle Jack arouses mixed feelings. Kate De Goldi, winner of the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2005 Book of the Year for her picture book Clubs: A Lolly Leopold Story, is an imaginative writer, and she mines Uncle Jack extensively for his quirkiness and endearing temperament. But he is also limited by being a "character", and the book is not a story but a character study. It's too long and, despite the author's insistence in the text that it's a book for a five-year-old, too adult. For instance: "Uncle Jack's stories … start in March and finish in April and are more hair-raising than a Harley Davidson weekend." And: "As well as having a natural narrative drive … Jack is a regular Silas Marner."
Although a character study could be a good idea for this genre, the material is shapeless – in parts out of control – and well before they reach the end, a young (or older reader) might wish De Goldi would stop rabbiting on about this old bloke. The illustrations might also be frustrating for the five-year-old. They're impressionistic, sketchy and somehow very general. They too are essentially adult. It all adds up to a book that seems too ambitious for its intended readership.
A child would be drawn to A Booming in the Night, its illustrations full of colour, a pretty book. And yet the illustrations are curiously static, they don't have much energy. Pukeko is looking for a mate for Kakapo. But the tale lacks weight; it's limp, and it's ho-hum. It's also repetitive, and not in a rhythmic way. The author underestimates the young reader, believing they need to be given the same information several times. If author and illustrator had weighed in with a story of originality and depth accompanied by less pretty pictures, this might have been a more interesting book.
Where's the Gold? is so ordinary and unimaginative, so derivative of other tales, that I thought it disrespectful to a reader. Three pirates and a parrot search for gold in a hole, they meet an unidentified monster, and finally find the gold in the form of the sun. Although the illustrations are competent, there's a lazy idea behind them. The story is tedious, pat and has no lift. It doesn't charm, and it certainly would not engross.
The Waka (one volume in Maori and one in English) tells the New Zealand version of the Ark story. It's raining and raining, the world is flooding, and Moa can't swim or fly, so she stomps on board the waka. This is a counting book; it also offers natural history and quirky cultural advice. It's a good idea presented simply and effectively. It uses good colours and has a fine cover. The narrative is simple: get out of the wind and rain, get away from rising waters, and shelter in the waka that – after a rough thumping journey – arrives at a safe haven (although the kiwis are looking hungrily at the weta). This book works – it's charming, and has a comprehensive cast of animals from tuatara to frogs.
Several of this clutch of picture books have conquered the genre. The less successful seem inhibited by the authors' and illustrators' ideas of what a young reader requires. And craft failures follow: a poor story, or one that's too adult; incoherent illustrations, and, I suspect, a failure to rewrite and rewrite. The notable feature of the more successful is their simplicity: their rigorous adherence to an uncluttered idea. And the judicious choice of sympathetic illustrations to accompany that idea.
Norman Bilbrough's A Brief History of Paradise was reviewed in our March 2006 issue.
A Booming in the Night won Best Picture Book in this year's New Zealand Post Book Awards, and Haere – Farewell, Jack, Farewell won the Picture Book Honour Award. The Waka/Te Waka and Where's the Gold? were finalists in the Picture Book section, and Nobody's Dog won the Children's Choice Award.
Tagged with: Ben Brown, Fifi Colston, Gavin Bishop, Helen Taylor, Huhana Smith, Huia, Issue 74, Jacqui Colley, Jean Prior, Jennifer Beck, Kate De Goldi, Lindy Fisher, Melanie Drewery, Norman Bilbrough, Pamela Allen, Puffin, Reed, Scholastic, Tim Tipene, Trapeze, Winter 2006
Posted in Children, Literature, Review
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Frédéric Nihous, nacido el 15 de agosto de 1967 en Valenciennes (Departamento Norte, Francia), es el presidente del partido Caza, Pesca, Naturaleza, Tradiciones (CPNT) y candidato a las elecciones presidenciales de 2007 bajo dicha formación.

Biografía
El padre de Frédéric Nihous era dentista, su abuelo paterno, farmacéutico, era gaullista y su abuelo materno, minero de origen polaco, era comunista. En 1981 obtuvo su primer fusil como regalo de su padre por su Brevet (un diploma del sistema educativo francés). Es presidente de la Asociación de Cazadores de Palomas y Aves de Paso del Departamento Norte. En 1988 se clasificó en primer lugar en el torneo de pesca del Hérault al pescar una carpa de 7,256 kg.

Posee un DEA en derecho económico internacional y comunitario y un DEA en defensa nacional y seguridad europea. Su carrera política comenzó en 1999 cuando fue nombrado secretario general del CPNT en el Parlamento Europeo.

En 2002 dirigió la campaña de Jean Saint-Josse para las elecciones presidenciales. Saint-Josse obtuvo un 4,23% de los votos para CPNT. Se trasladó a Pau para ejercer de asistente parlamentario de Saint-Josse y asumió desde entonces la dirección del partido.

Presidenciales de 2007
El 2 de septiembre de 2006, durante un mitin en Cerny (Essonne), fue designado candidato de CPNT para las elecciones presidenciales de 2007 por un 82,94 % de los delegados.

El 16 de marzo de 2007, anunció haber entregado 655 firmas al Consejo Constitucional. El 19 de marzo, el Consejo Constitucional le incluyó en la lista de los doce candidatos oficiales para las elecciones. Nihous escogió a Saint-Josse como director de campaña.

Su programa electoral se basó en la defensa del medio rural, y su programa electoral se orientaban en torno a seis ejes:
 "Establecer una auténtica democracia". Con este fin proponía limitar la acumulación de cargos y de asociar a cada parlamentario un cargo local, así como establecer el sufragio obligatorio mediante el reconocimiento del voto en blanco.
 "Instaurar una ecología estimulante y de equilibrio respetuosa con el hombre y sus actividades", en particular con la retirada de la directiva Natura 2000. Se mostró favorable al desarrollo de las energías renovables y de la energía nuclear. Rechazó firmar el Pacto ecológico de Nicolas Hulot y rechazó la política defendida por el partido de Los Verdes que juzgó de punitiva.
 "Garantizar la libertad de cazar y de pescar": reivindicación principal del partido Caza, Pesca, Naturaleza, Tradiciones. También propuso un retorno a las fechas tradicionales de caza.
 "Respetar y valorar las tradiciones": Según Nihous, era necesario mantener todas las tradiciones y defender las lenguas regionales. Nihous se pronunció por el mantenimiento de la corrida taurina como parte de la cultura francesa.
 "Construir una nueva ordenación del territorio para poder vivir bien en toda su extensión": Frédéric Nihous se pronunció por una revalorización de las zonas rurales y el refuerzo de los servicios públicos en el campo.
 "Rechazar la Europa de los tecnócratas y construir una Europa de las diferencias": Nihous veía Europa como asociación de estados a consecuencia del resultado del referéndum de 2005. Propuso instaurar un derecho de soberanía para poder rechazar la aplicación de las directivas europeas.

Asimismo, fijó como objetivo superar el resultado de 2002, alcanzar el umbral del 5% en las intenciones de voto y superar al partido de los Verdes. En las elecciones, obtuvo el 1,15% de los sufragios, es decir, menos de la tercera parte del resultado obtenido por Jean Saint-Josse en 2002. Nihous obtuvo su mejor resultado en el departamento del Hérault, en la comuna de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, con un 26,37% de los votos.

Presidente de CPNT
Tras la dimisión de Jean Saint-Josse de la presidencia de CPNT, fue elegido el 14 de enero de 2008 para encabezar el partido.

Referencias

Políticos de Francia del siglo XXI
Nacidos en Valenciennes

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«Уйпешт-Кёзпонт» ( — Уйпешт-центр) — конечная станция Будапештского метрополитена на северной оконечности линии M3 (синей).

Открыта 14 декабря 1990 года в составе участка «Арпад хид» — «Уйпешт-Кёзпонт». Находится в центральной части будапештского района Уйпешт (Központ переводится как «центр») на пересечении проспектов Арпада () и Иштвана ().

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Существовал проект продолжения линии M3 в самый северный район Будапешта Капосташмедьер (), однако затем от него было решено отказаться и станция «Уйпешт-Кёзпонт» осталась конечной.

Станция мелкого заложения, глубина 8,2 м. На станции две боковые платформы.

4 ноября 2017 года часть линии M3 от станции «Лехель тер» до станции «Уйпешт-Кёзпонт» закрыта на реконструкцию. 29 марта 2019 года станция «Уйпешт-Кёзпонт» была торжественно открыта после реконструкции.

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Станции метрополитена, построенные в 1990 году


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Swimming with wild dolphins in Mauritius is a once in a lifetime experience. Here are a few tips and tricks to keep in mind before you take the plunge.
Unlike dolphins in captivity, wild dolphins are not trained to entertain an audience. In fact, you may feel like the dolphins barely notice your presence. This enhances your experience and makes it even more special as you'll be able to observe the dolphins playing and socializing in their natural habitat.
Touching the dolphins is a big no-no! Remember, you're in the dolphins' natural environment, so avoid anything that will interfere with their habits. Our goal is to observe these magnificent creatures without disrupting the fragile ecosystem they live in.
With Bonjour Mauritius' Dolphin Excursions, life vests are provided and skippers are trained to accompany guests in the water. However, if you are a strong swimmer, being more confident and agile in the water can make you more interesting to the dolphins, and it increases the likelihood that they will remain around you.
It's often very easy to hear the dolphins clicking and whistling underwater. This significantly enhances your swimming with wild dolphins in Mauritius experience.
Bonjour Mauritius offers several options for swimming with wild dolphins, including excursions that include whale watching, end with a barbecue on a beautiful uninhabited island, or are part of a larger tour.


When Team Kenya landed after their historic win the recently concluded World Athletics Championships, they were given a hero's welcome at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
The athletes came home with 16 medals (7 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze), and this was a first for Kenya.
Those who could not make to the airport took to social media to welcome the stellar team that topped the table in Beijing.
What message do you have for #TeamKenya? Let us know using #HotBedOfMedals.


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Voice is as much what your character says as how she says it.
Whether you are writing in first or third person, your characters need distinct voices. However, there is a big difference in voice for a character who narrates the story (first person) and the one who's being narrated (third person).
I find first person narration more fun - but of course, plot-wise, it can be limiting. From the very start, it's important to decide how you will narrate your story. To me, it has as much to do with theme and message as it has to do with audience.
But this post isn't about POV, it's about voice.
Consider the following lines from two popular YA stories. What stands out? How do you feel about the character? Most importantly, do you care about them?
"Late in the summer of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time thinking about death."
How could a self-absorbed adolescent (yes, that's redundant) not want to read further? John Green is a master at the teen voice. In his acclaimed novel, "The Fault in Our Stars", he has created a narrator who we at once pity then quickly grow to admire and love. That's genius.
"Our mother died when I was two, so I never felt her absence."
In Harper Lee's classic, "To Kill a Mockingbird", she drops us into the mind of a young woman's reflections on a dramatic childhood. Scout is memorable because she speaks directly to us, pulls us into the secrets, exposes the dissonance that exists in the world around her.
There are two simple things you can do to learn how to write voice for any genre: read great fiction to see what works; listen to people to hear how we naturally speak.
Read strong character voices. Get an idea how it's done. Go to the library or a book store and pick up a best-selling YA novel. Yes, best-selling. You want to read what readers want to read. Study the narration, the dialogue, the way characters behave around each other, how they describe their world, how they respond through emotions and actions.
Cadence - do their words skip lightly or thud forcefully?
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But this news bothers us as much as many Mohanlal fans. It's heard in the film circles that Sriya has backed out from this Roshan Andrews directed Malayalam movie. The news, however, is not confirmed.
Casanova, which also features Sanjana, Lakshmi Rai and Bhavana in lead roles, was il fated from the very first day. The film has got delayed for about 2 years. If all goes well, Casanova will be released by Christmas 2010.
Update 14/10/2010: Dr Roy CJ has confirmed that Sriya is part of the film. Pl see the comment below.
You are doing a Good job in Covering the progress of Casanovva Film. I would want to put to rest certain speculations.
Shreya Saran is 100% part of the Film and she has just completed her First Schedule in Dubai and gone back to India.
This Film will definetely have Sreya Saran, Roma, Lakshmi Rai, Sanjana and other Heriones. All the above mentioned Heroines are already in Dubai.
Since there was some speculations in your Web site I thought of directly writting and confirming the same..
have u seen the old English movie called casanova.. is it the same story copied?
Thanks for stopping by and clearing the confusion.
We are all waiting for the grand release and we wish you the very best!
happy to hear the positive news about casanova.. thank you..
no way it is related to the english casanova.
when is the actual date of release??????????????


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Goalkeeper Eric joined Watford from Brighton and Hove Albion in 1979 and spent five years at the club, initially as first choice but then as back-up to Steve Sherwood. He left in 1984 to join Derby County.
Now a specialist goalkeeper coach, he currently works for the FA but spoke to Watford Legends in 2010 while working for Manchester United.
I had enjoyed a very successful time at Brighton under Alan Mullery from '76 to '79 where we got promoted from the Third Division to First over the course of three seasons. When we got promoted to the First Division I was offered a new contract which I took but then they gave Graham Moseley a chance for three or four games. I went to speak to the manager and I said that I was disappointed I wasn't involved and then within three months or so Watford got in contact.
Graham Taylor at that point was in the re-building stage at Vicarage Road after they had just been promoted to the second division. I had a few chats with Graham Taylor and I decided then that as I wasn't going to be involved at Brighton I should make the move to Watford and that is exactly what I did back in '79.
Did you enjoy your time at Watford?
I have to be honest and say it was mixed. I was there for five years all told and for the first two and a half years I was involved. For the last two and a half years I was surplus to requirements as Steve Sherwood came in, and to be fair to him he did a great job and he fully deserved to stay in the team. I left in '84 but certainly for the first two and a half years it was great to be involved as they were re-building the whole football club, not just the team.
Elton John had been heavily involved and it was enjoyable to be part of such a re-building project. Everything was being revamped; the team, the club, the stadium. They were immense changes and we enjoyed it alongside some terrific cup runs and I certainly do have some fond memories of my playing days from my time there.
Every now and then I do nip back to Hertfordshire to take in a game. I knew Mart Poom from my time at Derby and so I went to see him play for Watford a couple of times. I still speak to Alec Chamberlain as well so I still have links with the football club.
So overall I would say that Watford was a good move for me.
Did you play in the European games whilst at Watford?
I was involved when we played the Kaiserslautern games but I was only on the bench so never played. One of my biggest, fondest memories is the Southampton game where we lost the first leg 4-0 down at The Dell but we brought them back to Watford to beat them 7-1. That set up a tie with the European champions at the time, Nottingham Forest, and we beat them as well. We had some great cup runs.
I also remember going to Wolves who had Andy Gray and John Richards in their team and they had just won the League Cup and we beat them 3-0 which was a terrific away result. Luther Blissett and Malcolm Poskett were absolute stars as a striking duo. I have some excellent memories from Watford. I would like to have been involved more but I was still very grateful to Graham Taylor and the staff for having me there.
What was Graham Taylor like to work for?
When you are in the team you are always going to be happier, there is no hiding that fact and likewise when you are not in the team you are not going to be happy. I tried to remain professional and I stayed loyal and at the end of the day it was a successful time for the club.
I played the season where we ended up finishing second in the First Division which was a terrific achievement when you look at some of the teams we were up against. I can't see it happening again where a team will go up to the Premiership as it is now and finish second only to a team like Liverpool, it was incredible. I think a lot of people underestimated how well we did that year.
Overall I enjoyed working for Graham. He was a good coach, a good manager, and a very thoughtful man. He was part of an evolution and he introduced a lot of the younger players such as Kenny Jackett, Steve Terry, Cally, John Barnes, and then the next generation with players such as Nigel Gibbs.
He also introduced foreign players such as Jan Lohman as well. There was a huge evolution with the players coming through, youngsters and imports replacing the older players etc.
What Graham Taylor did was a phenomenal achievement with the backing of Eddie Plumley and Elton John and nobody can take that away from him. Incredible.
If you don't feel comfortable answering this then please don't, but how would you compare working under GT back then who was at the top of his game and one of the most highly rated managers at the time to the man you work for now, Sir Alex Ferguson?
I can make a direct comparison in the some ways as I worked under Graham as a coach when he took over at Aston Villa a few years ago. The game had moved on somewhat and Graham then was an executive director in an advisory capacity. John Gregory resigned and Graham did a terrific job in just stabilising the club for six months and to be fair Graham felt he had done his job in doing that, and then David O'Leary came in at the end of that season.
I think Graham realised in that period that the game had changed so much with regards to wages, modern day players etc. and it was completely different to the game that Graham had been so successful in when he was manager of Watford. It is difficult to compare him to Alex, as Alex is a manager at a much higher level. They have both managed national teams and they have both managed at various levels, but Alex has had unbelievable success. Alex has won the European cup four times now which is terrific, once at Aberdeen and three times at United. He has a superb record and will always be held in very high regard by me.
When your time came to leave Vicarage Road, what was it that prompted you to make that decision?
I left in '84 purely because I wanted to play football – it was as simple as that. I had given five years and been loyal but it was time for me to get out and play. I was offered a two year contract which I turned down and I had a few options to go elsewhere, and in the end I chose Derby who were again a team that were really re-building. At the time I did wonder why I had signed when Arthur Cox told me we were starting pre-season with nine players!
We then had an unbelievable three years where we went from Third to First and it was quite an exceptional time in terms of my career. It proved to be a great time in my career where I won another two promotions. Graham wasn't too happy that I chose to leave but you have to look out for yourself in football, and my number one aim then was to go and play football.
So you had three good clubs in a row then in Brighton, Watford and then Derby.
I've had an unbelievable career which I have thoroughly enjoyed both as a player and even now as a coach. All told I had six promotions as a player. I won the fourth division championship at Peterborough, I went from third to first with Brighton, second to first with Watford and then with Derby I went from third to first. In my coaching career when I was self-employed I helped Barnsley to promotion, I helped Derby gain promotion to the Premier League and I have also had other successes in the coaching game.
As a player I was proud of what I achieved; I was never the best but I was always a good pro and I would like to think that I always gave good value for money whether I was in or out of the team and you have to do that if you are going to be a modern day professional.
Do you prefer being a coach or would you still play given the choice?
I would play every time, no doubt about it. I sat through murder a few weeks ago at the Champions League final at Wembley. You can do more as a player with regards to determining the result and the performance. Once you have done your work Monday to Friday as a coach you then have to sit back.
So playing is the number one but the next best thing is to coach or manage. In fact I had this conversation with Kenny Jackett not that long ago. I am lucky that I have been involved in the game for nearly 40 years now.
Do you think you will ever try and get a job as a manager somewhere?
I've never had any ambition to do that. I have managed my own business when I finished playing at Derby at the age of 34. I owned my own pub/restaurant with 11 full-time staff and ten part-time. That was a different type of management though as I funded it all out of my own pocket as opposed to spending a chairman's or chief executives money. I managed that business for six years and we were very successful. Within that business I was then able to set myself up with my coaching career whilst the business was running, and I sold the pub when I was 40 to then concentrate solely on the coaching career which is why I am where I am now. I thoroughly enjoyed running the pub but I just couldn't stay away from football.
I was coaching from a very early age and that was down to Graham Taylor as he pushed all of his players to get qualified form a very early age and that was easily the best advice I have ever had. I will always be grateful to him for that.
Are you still in touch with many people from your Watford days?
I still see Graham regularly. Quite often we will get to games early and if Graham is doing the commentary we stop to say hello and have a catch up. Kenny Jackett I still speak to. Every now and then I speak to Ian Bolton and Steve Sims. I see Les Taylor and Mickey Lewis occasionally when our paths cross, though I know Mickey more form our Derby days. I see Barnesy occasionally as well as he still lives in the North West so we bump into each other every now and then.
I also speak with Alec quite often as there is quite a good link between the clubs that started with Ben Foster.
Were you at United when the Ben Foster move happened?
Not when he first signed for United. That was almost six years ago now that he signed believe it or not, and I have been here since 2008 so I did work with Ben when I arrived and we had some good times such as the Carling Cup final when he was man of the match.
Was that the final where the Ipod came out showing Ben the penalties?
Yes that's the one, the Ipod final as it became known! People talk about the penalties that day but to be fair to Ben his overall performance was exceptional. The problem Ben had was when he started the next season and he had a ten game spell where he didn't perform to the same level.
What did you make of Ben announcing his sabbatical from the England set up?
I wasn't surprised in the slightest. In the two years I worked with Ben he never enjoyed the England set up, I know he wasn't too keen on the Italian goalkeeping coach that had been brought in. So he didn't really enjoy it at the time which I can understand as you go from your club environment which you enjoy to something you don't like – but the club environment is an environment I think they should do more to replicate.
So as well as not liking the management set up he also had one or two niggling injuries and the international games didn't give him time for his body to recover enough to play a full Premier League programme and ultimately extend his career. Edwin Van der Sar found the same thing; he retired from playing for Holland but if he hadn't done that then he wouldn't have been playing at the top of the Premier League and Champions league at the age of 40.
Does it really have that much impact though when internationals might play only an extra five or six games a year?
If you just look at the games then you might wonder, but you are away from the football club for four lots of ten days. With the number of friendlies played and the qualifying periods being bigger, that then involves giving them more time to rest and recover. They play a lot of football. For example, Rio Ferdinand came back with us last year on July the 4th and he finished on June the 6th this year – that is an 11 month season where you have to keep yourself in top condition. So that really is where Ben was coming from when he took his sabbatical.
With the rigours, pace & tempo of the Premier League game it is tough. Last year we had a 60 game season at United. You want to play that number of games because it means you have played 38 Premier League games, got to the Champions League Final, the semis of the FA cup and also competed in the Carling cup. In my first year we were involved in 68 games which is an incredible number. In all those games you have to allow time for the body to recover.
Moving on to now, how are you enjoying working under Sir Alex Ferguson?
It's rough! The quality of players is shocking; we had to get rid of one of the players for £80 million because he was so bad!
I've been lucky enough to have been involved at Premier League level since the inception with Derby County, and I have also worked for Villa and Man City. Having worked against Manchester United you know what you are up against. Everybody wants to beat United.
Once you get on the inside of Manchester United you value and realize the institution that it is given that we are now the most successful English football club of all time having just won our 19th title. It starts at the top and it is superbly managed by the Chief Executive and the commercial staff but really you are only as good as your manager – and what a man he is.
On and off the field he is an absolute dream to work for. He has time for everybody. His commitment to football is superb but so is his commitment to people. He seems to value and trust his staff which is why it has been such an enjoyable three years, and long may it continue. We are at a crucial time now though where another team needs to be built having lost Edwin, Neville, Scholes and with Giggs is in his final year so I think he has the appetite to build another team.
What was your reaction the first time you saw a Fergie 'hairdryer'?!
I haven't really seen it to be honest. He readily admits he has mellowed, though I have seen him lose it to an extent. It is not something that you want to see though to be fair when he has done it he has had very good reason to do it. It doesn't happen very often because we don't lose many games but when it does happen it is very short and very sharp. However the next day it is always forgotten and everything is back to normal and everyone is treated the same which is a statement of what he is like as a man.
When you lost the Champions League final, does it make it a bit better losing it to a team as slick as Barcelona?
We knew on the day that it was a big ask for us and that we would have to be on our game to win it. Spanish football is in the middle of a great generation though. Spain are World and European champions, Barcelona are World club and European champions. It is like Italy in the early 90's. They have raised the bar.
Barcelona did to us what we do to teams in the Premier League. It must be great to watch for the neutral. We realized after 60 or 70 minutes that we were really chasing shadows then. In many ways it was a kick for us and a message that Barcelona have now set the bar and we are going to do our best to reach that level. I think at the moment Barcelona would even beat any international team in the world including Brazil or Germany. They also have great spirit which comes from a great young manager. Mix spirit with ability and throw in a few match winners that they have and that is a great mix that will win you trophies.
You say that they have set the bar for Manchester United, but do you also think that the format Spanish football has followed should also set the bar for English football generally? It has been a slow work in progress but the results are there for all to see now.
I think you have to look at the model. Ten years ago they set their stall out and decided how they are going to play right the way from under-15 level through to Senior level and they have stuck with it. If you look at their youth teams records over the last ten years it has been incredible and their football model has evolved. If you look at La Liga now all the teams play the same way.
I do a lot of work with youngsters and I work with a few people at the FA who are trying to implement this at grassroots level. England U17's won their tournament last year and have beaten the likes of Spain so who knows what the future holds for English football?
The really noticeable thing for me is the individual players. The English way is to have a big goalkeeper, big centre half and a big centre forward but Spain don't have that. Mascherano played at centre half in the Champions League final. Only four players in the Spain world cup squad were over 6'3", and they don't play with a centre forward. They are big changes to what we are used to but it can be done.
Ability, technique and a football brain are far more important than height. Let's not just educate our kids to play but educate them to play the right way.
Well best of luck for the season Eric.
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America's Strategy-Resource Mismatch
Addressing the Gaps Between U.S. National Strategy and Military Capacity
by Timothy M. Bonds, Michael J. Mazarr, James Dobbins, Michael J. Lostumbo, Michael Johnson, David A. Shlapak, Jeffrey Martini, Scott Boston, Cristina L. Garafola, John Gordon IV, Sonni Efron, Paul S. Steinberg, Yvonne K. Crane, Daniel M. Norton
Global Security,
Military Budgets and Defense Spending,
Military Doctrine,
North Atlantic Treaty Organization,
Nuclear Deterrence,
What gaps exist between U.S. security policy and U.S. military capabilities and capacity?
How should resources be allocated to address these gaps?
What near-term investments in military capabilities, technical innovations, and new geopolitical initiatives and concepts could be made to reduce an adversary's opportunities?
Significant gaps exist in the ability of the United States and its allies to deter or defeat aggression that could threaten national interests. For example, NATO members Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania remain vulnerable to Russian invasion. South Korea is vulnerable to North Korea's artillery. China's neighbors — especially Taiwan — are vulnerable to coercion and aggression. Violent extremists continue to pose a threat in the Middle East. Solutions to these problems will take both money and time. In this report, RAND researchers analyze the specific technological, doctrinal, and budgetary gaps between the stated strategic and defense policies of the United States and the resources and capabilities that would be required to implement those policies successfully.
Absent a change in administration policy or a new political consensus in favor of a defense buildup, there will not be enough resources to close the gap between stated U.S. aims and the military capabilities needed to achieve them. This leaves the Trump administration and this Congress with some difficult choices. The United States could decide to focus primarily on its own security, devoting to allies and partners only those forces and capabilities that could be easily spared. At the other end of the spectrum, the Trump administration could take the central role in defending U.S. allies against aggression by Russia, China, and other potential adversaries. The hard-to-find middle ground would be to provide the military with sufficient capabilities to ensure that aggression that imperils U.S. interests in critical regions would fail while helping allies build the capacity to do more for their own and the collective defense.
Significant policy-resource gaps exist
More funding will be needed to close the gap between the 2018 U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) budget and the forces needed to implement the Trump administration's stated security and defense strategy and goals for military modernization.
Investments should therefore be prioritized by (1) the importance of the goal to the United States and its interests, (2) the size and urgency of the gap between the capabilities required to achieve defense objectives and the forces ready and postured to provide the capabilities, and (3) the availability of realistic opportunities for the United States to close these gaps.
Investments will need to be prioritized by their importance to the United States and its interests
Tier 1 priorities are to improve U.S. nuclear deterrence; achieve limited ballistic missile defense; and counter terrorist threats to the U.S. homeland, particularly those using weapons of mass destruction.
Tier 2 priorities should begin with deterring or defeating Russian aggression in the NATO Baltic states; countering North Korean ballistic missile and artillery threats, improving the U.S. ability to evacuate its nationals from combat zones, and seizing and securing nuclear weapons if North Korea collapses; and deterring or defeating Chinese aggression against Taiwan if needed.
Tier 3 priorities should include potential threats that require ongoing attention, but that are less likely to cause a near-term disaster for the United States or its allies and interests. These priorities include countering Chinese coercion of U.S. allies and partners; countering hostile Iranian actions; and continuing to degrade violent extremist organizations.
In the event of a major war — such as a Russian attack on the Baltics, a resumption of full-scale warfighting on the Korean Peninsula, or a U.S. decision to come to Taiwan's defense against China — the U.S. President should mobilize all of the reserve components.
To deter Russia and defend the Baltics, the United States should pre-position the equipment and munitions for armored and Stryker or infantry brigade combat teams and supporting ground and air forces in Europe. Three armored brigades should be postured to blunt an initial Russian attack, while the remainder should be postured as part of NATO's reinforcement surge.
To deter North Korean aggression, the United States should acquire more airborne sensor platforms with advanced sensors to target fleeting artillery and missile systems in all weather; buy more long-range rocket artillery and more rockets with area-effects munitions; and buy and prepare to deploy more missile defenses to protect cities, theater bases, and air- and seaports.
To deter Chinese aggression against its neighbors, the United States should help Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, and other friendly military forces develop sufficient anti-access/area denial capabilities of their own to blunt an initial attack until U.S. reinforcements arrive.
For all contingencies, DoD should increase the readiness of U.S. forces to the stated service goals or beyond: Ten armored brigades and 45 U.S. Air Force and 35 U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps fighter squadrons should be ready at all times.
DoD should improve the mobilization infrastructure to speed the activation of National Guard and Reserve forces and the training capabilities needed to make all forces in the deployment pipeline ready.
U.S. Military Gaps in Funding and Personnel Need Addressing to Deter Global Aggression
U.S. Military Missions and How to Prioritize Them
Deterring Russian Aggression in the Baltics
Countering North Korean Provocations and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Deterring an Aggressive China in the Western Pacific
The Greater Middle East and Afghanistan
Matching Policy to Resources
Russia Changes the Equation: A Brief Overview of U.S.-Russia Relations
Research conducted by
This research was conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute, a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, and the defense Intelligence Community.
Document Number: RR-2691
Military Budgets and Defense Spending
Military Doctrine
Nuclear Deterrence
Bonds, Timothy M., Michael J. Mazarr, James Dobbins, Michael J. Lostumbo, Michael Johnson, David A. Shlapak, Jeffrey Martini, Scott Boston, Cristina L. Garafola, John Gordon IV, Sonni Efron, Paul S. Steinberg, Yvonne K. Crane, and Daniel M. Norton, America's Strategy-Resource Mismatch: Addressing the Gaps Between U.S. National Strategy and Military Capacity. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2019. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2691.html. Also available in print form.
Bonds, Timothy M., Michael J. Mazarr, James Dobbins, Michael J. Lostumbo, Michael Johnson, David A. Shlapak, Jeffrey Martini, Scott Boston, Cristina L. Garafola, John Gordon IV, Sonni Efron, Paul S. Steinberg, Yvonne K. Crane, and Daniel M. Norton, America's Strategy-Resource Mismatch: Addressing the Gaps Between U.S. National Strategy and Military Capacity, Santa Monica, Calif.: RAND Corporation, RR-2691, 2019. As of July 15, 2019: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2691.html


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International superstar Miley Cyrus hosted an unforgettable evening at Las Vegas' newest nightlife destination OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace inside the venue's exclusive ultra-lounge, Heart of OMNIA Saturday, March 21, 2015.
Hot off the heels of an unrivaled opening weekend with birthday boy Justin Bieber, the nightspot continued the excitement as thousands of patrons gathered to see the pop sensation as she enjoyed a night out in true Vegas fashion.
Arriving to the nightclub around 1 a.m. the starlet wowed photographers and fans on the red carpet. Making her way into the exclusive ultra-lounge, fans and partygoers alike shouted her name.
Joined by a number of close friends, the "Wrecking Ball" singer appeared to be in good spirits as she fully enjoyed her time at the premier hot spot. Photo credit: Denise Truscello of WireImage.


Photo 2: Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel assist in the delivery of the sacks of National Food Authority (NFA) rice in Basco, Batanes.
Following the arrival of Typhoon 'Ompong' in the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now on red alert status to strengthen its monitoring and preparedness for response measures in areas along the typhoon's track.
In the latest 11AM bulletin of PAGASA, public storm warning signal number 1 is now hoisted in Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan group of Islands, Apayao, Abra, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Isabela, Benguet, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon Province, Polillo Island, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Burias Island, Ticao Island, and Northern Samar.
Earlier today, personnel from the DSWD Rapid Emergency Telecommunications Team (RETT), in coordination with DSWD-FO II and DSWD FO-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), set up a Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) in Batanes and Baguio City to ensure efficient and reliable lines of communication during and after the onslaught of the typhoon.
In Region I, the DSWD National Response and Logistics Management Service (NRLMS) delivered 1,100 family kits, 2,600 sleeping bags, and 2,166 hygiene kits at the DSWD FO-I warehouse.
A total of 1,000 family food packs (FFPs) each were also prepositioned in Concepcion, Tarlac and in Mountain Province by DSWD FOs III and CAR to facilitate faster distribution of relief goods to residents who will be affected by Ompong.
Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) also assisted in carrying and delivery of prepositioned sacks of National Food Authority (NFA) rice in Basco, Batanes.
Currently the DSWD maintains a total of 356,349 FFPs, food and non-food Items (FNIs) amounting to P710,825,555.00, and standby funds totalling to P872,003,147.00.
Meanwhile, DSWD Secretary Virginia N. Orogo already advised all field offices (FOs) in the affected regions to continue to prepare and provide monitoring updates for needed augmentation to local government units.
"The DSWD will continue to provide necessary assistance to LGUs which will be affected by Typhoon Ompong.


OCALA-- The College of Central Florida softball team picked up 11 Mid-Florida All-Conference selections as well as Pitcher of the Year at the conference meeting on Monday in Leesburg.
Lindsay Markham-Rosario led the Patriot honorees by being named the 2018 MFC Pitcher of the Year. Markham-Rosario leads the state and nation in total wins (26), while ranking No. 2 in the state for most strike outs (188) and Top 5 for lowest earned run average (1.01). The NJCAA and three-time FCSAA Pitcher of the Week is 26-3 on the year with two saves in 165.2 innings pitched.
CF led all schools with eight first team all-conference selections, which included offensive powerhouse Takiya London. London ranks No. 2 in the state, top 10 in the nation, in total home runs (18) and No. 2 in the state, top 20 in the nation, in RBI (65). In addition to London, CF MFC First Team All-Conference selections include: Morgan Cushman, Gretchen Ebert, Olivia Pope, Kayla Jensen, Anina Fernandez, Karli Woolington and Markham-Rosario.
Patriot players Bailey Wilson, Tiffany Steczo and Maggie Trgo were named to second team.
CF will close out the regular season on Saturday when they host Indian River State College for a non-conference doubleheader at 1 and 3 p.m. Prior to the game at 12:30, CF will honor its six sophomores in a short ceremony.