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Women and Health Alliance (WAHA) International est une organisation non gouvernementale qui a pour objectif principal d'offrir des soins de santé aux femmes, aux enfants et aux communautés défavorisées partout dans le monde. Depuis sa création, WAHA International est intervenue dans plus de 50 pays pour répondre aux besoins sanitaires des populations et pour renforcer les systèmes de santé locaux. La plupart des programmes de l'organisation se situent en Afrique subsaharienne, au Moyen-Orient et en Asie, dans des pays touchés par des conflits, des catastrophes naturelles ou des crises de santé publique. WAHA International intervient également auprès des populations déplacées à l'intérieur de leurs propres frontières et des réfugiés.

Les services de WAHA International incluent la santé primaire, la santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale et infantile, la santé mentale, la chirurgie d'urgence, la prévention ainsi que la prise en charge des survivants de violences basées sur le genre.

WAHA International adopte une approche globale qui prend en compte  l'inter-connectivité de la santé avec d'autres secteurs tels que l'assainissement, la nutrition, la protection et les moyens de subsistance.

Histoire

WAHA International est une organisation médicale, non gouvernementale, à but non lucratif créée en France en 2009.

Le statut d'association de bienfaisance et d'assistance a été octroyé à WAHA International par les autorités françaises en .

Missions

La mission de WAHA International est  de faciliter l'accès aux soins de santé pour les femmes, les enfants et les populations vulnérables, d'augmenter l'utilisation de ces soins et d'améliorer leurs performances. Pour ce faire, WAHA International travaille en partenariat avec les communautés locales, les organisations non-gouvernementales, les autorités sanitaires, les institutions académiques et les organisations internationales.

Notes et références

Voir aussi
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Who cares for us?
Who cares 4 us? is a series of books for schools…. wherever you are in the world!
The series covers Young Carers Awareness, Disability Awareness and anti-bullying too, as 2/3 of young carers are bullied in schools!
So why create this series?
All children have the right to an education, to go to school, learn, play and enjoy life. However, making these rights a reality isn't always straight forward for the millions of children worldwide who have a caring role. So many Young Carers are bullied because of their circumstances, and many spend their school days worrying about the person left at home. Some children even miss school because their loved one is too poorly to be left alone that day and there is no one else to look after them.
Research has shown that young carers often under – achieve in school; getting lower grades than their peers. *
That's why it's imperative that schools start identifying Young Carers as early as possible in their education and giving them adequate support, so they can achieve their full potential.
It's estimated that there are 2 Young Carers in every classroom,** so it's imperative that young carers awareness and disability awareness is taught in P.S.H.E / social education classes from primary school onwards. That way students will have a better understanding of what it's like to be a young carer. With more compassion and understanding within school environments, young carers will have a better chance of achieving their full potential.
That's why I'm creating this resource series– to help students and teachers understand what it's like to be a young carer, what it's like to live with illness and disability and why it's so important to adjust, to help young carers reach their full potential.
Who cares 4 us, includes pieces from guest writers all over the world, showing life from many different perspectives, be it as a young carer or someone living with illness or disability. I am weaving these pieces into lessons and assembly ideas, creating a comprehensive resource series, and giving schools a resource series that can be adapted to their educational curriculums.
*Carers Trust Research. ** BBC Research.

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On Saturday, July 25, Bobbie and I attended our first Bone Marrow Transplant at Stanford University Hospital. Once you pass the one year mark, you are eligible to attend the annual event, held each July. Our son James attended this awesome event and videoed the speech I gave at the event. Unfortunately, the file is quite large and I'm having technical difficulty uploading it to the site. I'll do my best to work through these difficulties this week, but in the meantime I'm going to post the text of the speech. I'll also try to post it on my Embracing Cancer – Embracing Life, Facebook page as well. I hope you enjoy it.
Albert Einstein once said, "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is." Now I'll admit that I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, as a matter of fact, if Einstein is the machete, then I'm the push broom, but I'm sharp enough to know that he was making the case for living life as though everything is a miracle.
I'll confess to being about 60 years late to the party, but being diagnosed with cancer changed everything. Today, I stand here in full acknowledgement and acceptance that every breath I take is a miracle. My transformation began the moment I heard those three little words most of us gathered here today have heard. You – Have – Cancer! Looking back, I find it so ironic that it took being given an expiration date for me to finally wake up and notice that everything and everyone…including me is a miracle.
That amazing transformation continued through an unknown number of needle pokes and doctor visits, trips into operating rooms from sea to shining sea, an ambulance ride on the country's bumpiest dirt road and countless hours watching chemo drugs drip, drip, drip into my chest. Sounds familiar doesn't it? There were times when I wondered what possible purpose all of these little inconveniences might have. Now of course I know…it was to get me ready for the Bone Marrow Transplant!
Today, 18 months later, the transformation continues unabated. Each day I discover new ways to share my love of life with others and realize, more and more, just how beautiful the people around me are. Einstein was right, everything is a miracle. Thank you.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on September 21, 2015 by Larry.
You don't know how many people have asked me how I've been able to do "it". The "it" being my "ability" to battle an incurable lymphoma to a draw for now more than five years. Well, at this point I'm willing to admit that it's much more than a draw, it's a clear victory for sure! Yes, it's quite likely that one day my Mantle Cell Lymphoma will return, angry and seeking revenge for the beat down I gave it nearly all of 2013 and into 2014 as well, but for now I'll choose to bask in the knowledge that I'm living a cancer free life when many were telling me I wouldn't even be here.
Today, I want to talk a bit about how I managed to pull off this improbable feat. Yes, it took some luck, a smidgeon of good fortune and a miracle…scientific that is; but there was significantly more involved in the winning of the war against this, take-no-prisoners, illness; I'll call it, preparedness meeting opportunity. By all rights, I should have died in the winter or early spring of 2011, when both a severe outbreak of h.pylori and an intussusception of the small intestine that led to a loss of more than thirty-five pounds, and ultimately, the loss of 2-3 feet of my small intestine and my entire ascending colon.
H.pylori is a bacteria that lives within the digestive tract, unbeknownst to its host…you or, in this case, me. It's been suggested that more than 30% of all Americans have h.pylori and are completely unaware of that fact. An intussusception is a telescoping of a section of the small intestine or the colon, causing a blockage that prevents digesting food from continuing its journey to a sewage treatment plant or septic tank near you.
In my case, I ended up in an operating room. Those that were there that afternoon will tell you, I entered the operating room with a smile on my face and joy in my heart and woke up in the recovery room in much the same way a few hours later. I was released from the hospital days ahead of schedule and back exercising, albeit rather slowly, within a few days. There were several reasons for my speedy recovery; having the best cancer surgeon on the island sure helped, I had great nurses during my stay in the hospital and a wonderful Caregiver waiting for me at home. But beyond that, it was preparedness meeting opportunity that saw me through.
While in Massachusetts in November, 2012, I suffered a perforated stomach ulcer that was so painful, I thought sure I was dying. I was so convinced that death was at hand, that I told Bobbie in a weak, croaking voice to tell the kids and my siblings that I loved them. Again I found myself on a gurney, being pushed into an operating room. I joked with the operating team, with not a fear or trepidation, as they prepared for surgery and I awoke with a smile on my face and a joyful heart…and a plastic tube up my nose. Again, when I arrived back on the island, I went back to exercising, rather gingerly at first, but exercising none the less. As with the earlier surgery, I had a great surgeon and operating team, great nurses and a fabulous Caregiver, but it was preparedness meeting opportunity that won the day.
In April, 2013, I once again found myself in an operating room, this time for a surgery on my neck that would result in the harvesting of the cancerous lymph nodes that surrounded my jugular vein on the right side of my throat. The actively dividing cancer cells in those lymph nodes were isolated from the remainder of the tissue and allowed to grow and divide in a laboratory dish prior to being irradiated and frozen, all in preparation for five vaccine injections I would receive in the fall and winter. Just before I was wheeled into the operating room, the anesthesiologist asked if I'd like a little something to mellow me out, but I shook my head, "I want to take in every bit of this experience," I said. After I had moved from the gurney onto the operating table, we all joked about the Beatles music that was blasting from the overhead speakers and my being a pot smoker back in the days when the music was new. A few hours later, I was waking up in recovery, with the same smile and joy, but sans the tube up my nose…oh, what a joy.
I was supposed to stay in the hospital for a couple of days, but because of my overall physical conditioning I was back on the road before noon that very day. I can't say enough about the surgeon or the surgical team, they were terrific, but it was preparedness meeting opportunity that got me out of the hospital that day.
The next month I started six rounds of intense chemotherapy, each round separated by three or four weeks. Unlike most patients going through cancer treatments, I got healthier with each successive round. In addition, rather than losing weight, I gained 3-4 pounds after each round. Yes, I did have my Caregiver taking care of me, but it was preparedness meeting opportunity that made it possible to be out walking the day after each of those rounds of chemo.
It was Napoleon Hill who said, "Good luck can be defined as preparedness meeting opportunity." I heard an old recording of him saying just that when I was about thirty years old; since then I've kept those words close to my heart and told everyone I know about his definition of luck. To me it means that to the extent possible, each of us has something to say about how our life will proceed.
Long before I was diagnosed with cancer, I was preparing myself for the battle. Cancer was not my motivation for that preparation, rather it was the all too real specter of aging in poor health. I was closing in on fifty and beginning to feel it. Beginning next week, I'll give each of you my recipe for Preparing for Battle, which happens to be the title of Chapter 8 of my book, Embracing Cancer – Embracing Life.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on February 3, 2015 by Larry.
Happy First Birthday To Me!
Here's the birthday cake, but I can't find the dark beer.
That is one sweet cake…worth every minute I had to wait!
A few of my Earthbound Angels celebrating my birth.
Coming out of the water on my first birthday.
It's Tuesday, January 13, and it's a very good day, because today is my very first birthday, one might say. A highly unusual birthday that is for sure. Unlike any other I'm sure you'll agree; when I tell you that December 11, of 48 was the day my mother gave birth to me! Of course, we celebrated that one, just one month ago, because it was the birthday few thought I would know.
It was because of what happened, one year ago today, that me and my treasured life, got another chance. It was also the day, a year ago now, that the nurses at Stanford Hospital sang me a song. A tune so magnificent, it brought tears to my eyes, the best rendition of 'Happy Birthday" I've ever heard, one filled with sweet care and loving kindness as well.
What caused all the ruckus in my room that day, was the completion of my bone marrow transplant everyone would say. The nurses walked in a little before noon, bringing with them smiles and two clear plastic bags. In an hour it was over and everyone cheered, then it was time for the cake and I wished a cold beer. Yet, it truly was amazing, even without the suds, how it all had transpired as I lay in the bed.
Two days later I was alone in a new room, that's if you don't count the doctors, the nurses, and Bobbie to boot. Each evening at eight they drew some new blood, to see if my cells were beginning to grow. Each day, for eight days the numbers kept declining, then on the ninth they started to climb. We all were so happy to see those signs that my bone marrow was making new cells by this time. It became quite apparent all was going to be fine and two days later I was kicked out of my room.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2015 by Larry.
Three Words Changed Our World Forever!
On the day of my diagnosis, Bobbie and I left the clinic and headed into Waikiki to see Gina Musetti, our acupuncturist, bringing her the news of my diagnosis and asking for advice regarding alternative treatment options. Ninety minutes later Bobbie and I found ourselves sitting at a table in the Hau Tree Lanai restaurant, located beachside in the New Otani Hotel just south of Waikiki Beach. It was nearing the end of lunch service when we arrived, so we had our choice of tables, choosing one just two or three steps from the coral sand of Kaimana Beach. The restaurant is beautiful, with high, cream colored stucco walls on three sides and only a rail separating the diners from the beachgoers on the ocean side. In the middle of the restaurant stands the tree that the restaurant is named for…the Hau tree. The limbs and branches of the tree spread out over nearly every table and therefore almost every diner is shaded from the sun by a canopy of large, crinkly, green leaves.
The table we chose was in the far corner of the restaurant, near the rail and angled in such a way so as to allow both of us to sit and look directly at the mix of tourists and locals, sitting on the sand soaking up the rays or frolicking in the small waves not more than fifty feet from where we sat. Beyond the swimmers was a shallow reef that continued several hundred feet into the crystal blue ocean, on which much larger waves were crashing. We could hear a low buzz of conversation and laughter coming from various clusters of sunbathers on the beach, but neither of us had an interest in listening in, we had other more important things to do. Our life, as we knew it, was over…dead and gone.
We sat in near silence while the waiter presented the bottle of chardonnay I'd ordered. Without saying a word I nodded my approval and after he'd opened it and poured wine into our glasses, he placed the bottle into the shiny, silver bucket of ice that was perched on the far corner of the table and excused himself. Only when we were alone did we begin the arduous task of making an honest assessment of our life; where we were and where we were headed, which, at the moment was decidedly unclear. At times we sat quietly, barely speaking at all, staring out to the horizon, lost in our own thoughts. But for most of the afternoon we spoke in anxious and earnest tones about the reality of our situation. It was a painful and revealing conversation, for it fully exposed the enormity of our grief and the depth of our love, which made my thoughts of Bobbie eventually being alone all the more unbearable. More than a few times during the three plus hour lunch, the conversation halted, as one or both of us needed a moment to regain our composure.
We talked about how our children, my siblings and our closest friends, might react to the news and the manner in which we would break that news to them. I knew almost instinctively, that everyone should hear the news of my illness at the same time and directly from me, so we decided on an email. Our sadness overwhelmed as we talked about the life events I would quite likely miss; the wedding of our two unmarried children and the high school and college graduations of our grandchildren.
The discussion turned to our house, the home we'd watched being built from the ground up. We spoke fondly and tearfully of our Sunday afternoon trips up to the construction site, bringing our camera and a bottle of wine along with us. How we'd toasted each sunset, imagining one day sitting in comfortable chairs on our back lanai, rather than the concrete retaining wall on which we were then sitting, watching the sun dip into the black Pacific. As we talked that afternoon, it became clear that our days of living in the home of our dreams would be coming to an end much sooner than we had ever imagined.
Finally, we talked about the impact cancer would have on my contracting business and the eventual total loss of my income. We tried to envision what the future would look like and most of all, how it would feel, but it was useless; the news was too fresh, the hurt too deep, the fear too overwhelming.
Isn't it amazing, how just a few words instantaneously changed everything? Those three little words, "you have cancer" possessed the power to turn our life inside out and upside down! It seems almost silly to even consider that such a notion is true, but that is plainly the reality of it. If you ever hear those words, you'll know it as an undeniable truth. Even if you're fortunate enough to be "cured," nothing about your life will ever again be the same and nothing about you will be either. In the future, the word normal may be used to describe your temperature, but it is a near certainty you will never again use it to describe your life.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 6, 2015 by Larry.


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Prior to meeting and forming a partnership with Steri-Green CEO and Founder, Ron Hankins, Rada Kleyman had a successful career in medical sales in the U.S. and Russia. After discovering Ron and learning about his vision, she was excited to get involved with a startup in the medical space. Kleyman, who serves as VP of Business Development, shared the story behind Steri-Green and how the medical waste disposal company she co-owns is saving clients money and time, while significantly reducing the impact of its service on the environment.
"Ron owns two other businesses," Kleyman said. "One is a pathology lab and the other manufactures pathology testing kits. Before founding Steri-Green, Ron was producing medical waste and paying a lot to have it safely disposed. The companies he used kept raising their prices. As a result, he sought out and found a better system. This search led him to the person that holds the patent to the technology behind the machines we now use. After discovering the technology, the patent holder become a silent partner and Ron and I, in December 2018, set out to build a new service-based business utilizing the new technology."
With Ron's background in operations and Kleyman's in sales, the two partners knew they could effectively penetrate a market controlled by large conglomerates. Although, as Kleyman shared, penetration is a tall order that certainly has its fair share of challenges.
"Medical waste disposal is a very monopolized market," she said. "Stericycle and Waste Management, the two big ones, are so large that through mergers and acquisitions they gobble everything up. They have all the municipality service contracts. Also, since Obamacare went into effect, provider networks have joined forces to make ends meet. This means you're no longer dealing with a local provider. You're dealing with a hospital whose corporate office is located in Chicago or New York. Everything is under a much larger network. Nothing is local. Another challenge is the mindset of the community and that of the healthcare providers. Most don't know there's a problem. We're literally running out of landfill space. Communicating our message takes a lot of dollars."
Regardless of competition, provider accessibility and communication challenges, with Steri-Green's earth-friendly solution and cost-effective approach to disposing of medical waste, the company is poised for tremendous future growth. They handle their clients disposal needs from end to end. This includes transporting the waste to the Steri-Green service center, shredding and/or recycling the waste and then transporting it to the landfill. Kleyman shared why this approach is so unique.
"We're a first of its kind type service center in Florida," she said. "There's not a single provider in the state that provides end-to-end service using alternative methods. We enable our clients to go green by safely disposing of their medical waste in a way that is both economical and environmentally-friendly. Our system and technology does not produce any by-products. Most standard processes, produce a very dangerous cocktail that is then absorbed by the ozone layer. With traditional technology, the impact on the environment is substantial. We're also 20-40% less than the traditional services. Our shredding reduces the amount of waste we produce and cuts down on our trips to the landfill. This saves us time and money. The savings are then passed on to our customers."
Looking ahead, Steri-Green would like to establish a presence from Texas to Florida and then eventually up the eastern seaboard. With a current inventory of 100+ machines, they're in a great position to scale. They're also working to get two major networks onboard.
What advice does Kleyman have for aspiring entrepreneurs? "A lot of people start a business and then quit because they don't see immediate results," she said. "We're very much an 'immediate results' society. Success takes time. You have to be willing to give it at least a year. Remember, if it doesn't work out, you can always go back to your medium wage job and complain about being unhappy."
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Biografia
Nacque a Torre del Greco il 9 giugno 1917.

Ministero sacerdotale
Il 3 febbraio 1940 fu ordinato presbitero, nella cappella del seminario arcivescovile di Napoli, dall'arcivescovo Luigi Traglia.

Nel 1947 fu nominato primo parroco della chiesa di San Giuseppe alle Paludi a Torre del Greco.

Nel marzo 1958, il cardinale Alfonso Castaldo, arcivescovo di Napoli, lo chiamò a dirigere la sua segreteria con l'ufficio di uditore.

Ministero episcopale
Il 16 giugno 1960 papa Giovanni XXIII lo nominò vescovo titolare di Gerasa ed ausiliare della diocesi di Pozzuoli, come collaboratore dello stesso Castaldo. Ricevette la consacrazione episcopale, nella cattedrale di Napoli, il 1º agosto 1960 dal cardinale Alfonso Castaldo, co-consacranti i vescovi Vittorio Longo e Paolo Savino.

Alla morte del cardinale Castaldo, avvenuta il 3 marzo 1966, fu eletto vicario capitolare ed economo della diocesi di Pozzuoli.

Il 29 agosto 1966 papa Paolo VI lo nominò amministratore apostolico di Pozzuoli: in questo periodo, su sua richiesta, la Congregazione dei riti, con decreto del 1º dicembre 1967, confermò san Gennaro e san Procolo patroni principali della diocesi, a cui aggiunse come patroni secondari san Paolo e sant'Artema..

Il 21 febbraio 1974 fu nominato vescovo della stessa diocesi.

Il 12 novembre 1990 accolse papa Giovanni Paolo II che si era recato in visita pastorale alla diocesi.

Vescovo emerito della diocesi di Pozzuoli dall'8 maggio 1993 per raggiunti limiti di età, morì il 19 giugno 2006 all'età di 89 anni a Torre del Greco.

Genealogia episcopale
La genealogia episcopale è:
Cardinale Scipione Rebiba
Cardinale Giulio Antonio Santori
Cardinale Girolamo Bernerio, O.P.
Arcivescovo Galeazzo Sanvitale
Cardinale Ludovico Ludovisi
Cardinale Luigi Caetani
Cardinale Ulderico Carpegna
Cardinale Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni
Papa Benedetto XIII
Papa Benedetto XIV
Papa Clemente XIII
Cardinale Marcantonio Colonna
Cardinale Giacinto Sigismondo Gerdil, B.
Cardinale Giulio Maria della Somaglia
Cardinale Carlo Odescalchi, S.I.
Cardinale Costantino Patrizi Naro
Cardinale Serafino Vannutelli
Cardinale Domenico Serafini, Cong. Subl. O.S.B.
Cardinale Alessio Ascalesi, C.PP.S.
Cardinale Alfonso Castaldo
Vescovo Salvatore Sorrentino

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Collegamenti esterni

Vescovi di Pozzuoli


Resumo: A collection of papers on Japanese economic environment, economic development in East Asia, historical overview of the Japanese process of economic development, roles for Japan in Central and South America, Japan-Us relations, bibliographical lists, by Prof.Dr. Darcy Carvalho, University of Sao Paulo, Department of Economics. Research carried out in Yokohama, Tokyo, Sheffield, and London, 1988-1989 as a Japan Foundation Long Term Fellow. Supported also by University Of Sao Paulo And Fapesp. See abstracts below.


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Glazed Over: Sunglasses of the 20th Century Peloton
"Don't masquerade with the guy in the shades."
Sunglasses at Night, Corey Hart
Words: Joe Hall
Photos: OffSide/ L'Equipe
If eyes are windows to the soul, then sunglasses are the net curtains or venetian blinds, offering protection, sanctuary, anonymity. These days they are the curse of the cycling photographer; sunglasses hide emotion, prevent intrusive camera lenses from recording what lies beneath, what is being endured. The mouth may be gaping, sweat pouring, but the eyes have it.
Lunettes – 'little moons' as the French call them – have become ubiquitous in the modern peloton; a vital item of a rider's safety equipment but also of their identity and street cred. Riders are now synonymous with the sunglasses they sport – many are rarely seen without them. For some, the brand maketh the man.
The earliest known spectacles – the preserve of literate types like nuns and monks – emerged in the 13th century. Thus in locations where books were written, read and printed (such as Nuremberg), optometrists made a living. Early styles were handheld and only in the 18th century were arms or 'sides' added, commonly slipped into the folds of one's wig. Centuries later the bespectacled still present a bookish air. Laurent Fignon's nickname, The Professor, springs to mind…
Some 19th century styles of eyewear, such as 'D-spectacles', with side-visors, were used to conceal as well as cure ocular disease. These sorts of glasses were donned by passengers of the first locomotives: fast open-air journeys involving wind, sparks and, of course, steam – an early example of a more 'active' eyewear design, perhaps. Speed made (and makes) your eyes water and the grit stick – eyes weren't designed for speed.
In the 1920s and '30s the focus changed. New materials and a quickening pace of life, combined with the rise of advertising, saw specialist lenses and fashion-conscious frames hit the market. And in 1929, Edward Land patented a process for protective lenses using tiny, needle-like crystals. Two years later, Polaroid - the world's first lens to polarise light – was announced to the world.
Polarised glasses were particularly good for reducing glare from the sea, sun, snow and the road and sunglasses quickly became de rigueur on the beach. More adventurous leisure pursuits such as motoring, aviation and skiing, though, required specialist eyewear. This demand meant the market blossomed and even in the early days of movies and mass media sunglasses became a highly marketable, celebrity-associated product.
Before more commercial brands of shades arrived, glacier glasses – developed for alpinists to protect against the sun's glare at high altitude – were the sunglasses of choice. Adjacent to these were aviator or flight goggles. In 1937, Bausch & Lomb Optical – which had made protective goggles for pilots at high altitude between 1930 and 1941 – launched its 'anti-glare goggles' as the first true brand name in the sunglasses market.
Specialist cycle clothing of all kinds was rare for the early Giants of the Road, adapting from other disciplines, both sporting and everyday, being the order of the day. Macintoshes, running shoes, woollen swimming shorts and braces: all appeared in the peloton in one form or another.
Eyewear was no different. Wrap-around flying goggles were a far from perfect solution, being hot, sweaty and uncomfortable, but lasted well into the '50s. Study photos of Grand Tour-ists from the '20s and everyone sported a pair, usually ex-military stock from the Great War. That said, some soon realised that with slight adaptations goggles could become a fashion item. Working for a community of motorists and skiers who needed eye protection, Giuseppe Ratti developed smoked tints and housed them in rubber rims with elastic headbands.
Goggle-eyed pieces called 'Protectors', used by men such as the one-eyed writer and daredevil pilot, Gabriele d'Annunzio, set Ratti on his way, and in 1938 Persol (per il sol – 'for the sun') was born. Ratti was a creative innovator, designing space-age looking protective specs with vented side visors, yellow tints and flexible sides. The Persol 009 with four lenses (a lens at either side as well as front on) were used on early NASA space missions and were a pre-cursor to the wraparound lenses of later years.
One of the key inventions of Ratti's company was the patented Meflecto sides (arms) with a flexible steel core running through small cylinders of metal or nylon. This gave an ergonomic, secure fit. Synonymous with criminal cool and Steve McQueen, who wore the 649 and 714 in The Thomas Crown Affair, these models had silica crystal lenses for successful solar ray absorption. Several riders in the 1960s adopted them, including Italian Nino Defilippis.
It was in 1952 that a man called Ray Stegman designed the Wayfarer, the all-time Ray-Ban classic. According to one author, wearing Ray-Bans creates "a coolness only to be described as delicious". Whether this refers to the wearer or the onlooker is unclear…
So the tide was turning, and glasses were starting to be seen as a fashion item as well as a protective one. But the process wasn't quite complete. One rider never seen without specs was Jan Janssen, the first Dutchman to win the Tour, but his bespectacled appearance was yet to be regarded as cool.
"In 1963 I was a young rider. I was able to ride Paris-Roubaix, my first big race, and get third. I came to the start and people asked [direteur sportif] Maurice De Muer: 'What are you doing with a guy with glasses?'
De Muer told them: 'He won't be far from the winning podium.'"
Like the latterly successful glasses-wearing riders Laurent Fignon and Alex Zülle, Janssen's obsession with eyewear was in part due to short sightedness. But, unlike the Frenchman and the Swiss, Janssen (pictured below) adopted tinted shades that gave him a counter-culture aesthetic as opposed to that of library-counter geek. The browline frames Janssen sported, using gold and acetate, were an evolution of the cat-eye style and wayfarer design.
Bausch & Lomb would go on to popularise this style as the Clubmaster, given extra street cred by American civil rights icon Malcolm X. Janssen however wore Provop, a French brand imitating an American design, and other frame styles, including American Opticals.
When considering cycling, it's a nice coincidence that sunglasses were once referred to as 'sun cheaters'. In the post-war era of amphetamine use and abuse, riders could literally be doped up to the eyeballs and the onlooker would be none the wiser. This was especially helpful at the Grand Tours, when riders who hadn't slept through a night of speed-haze would arrive at the depart with their eyes revolving in their heads, pupils the size of saucers.
By the 1960s and 1970s, however, it seems that the use of sunglasses or protective eyewear in the pro peloton was less common. That was surely in part due to races now being run on properly surfaced roads – the days of the self-supported goggle-wearing 'convicts of the road' were on the wane.
But the fading popularity of eyewear was to prove short lived, thanks to the influence of skiing and a newly-emerging sport by the name of motocross. The ultimate winner was Oakley, but Carrera were the early runners.
Carrera was founded in 1956 by Wilhelm Anger, who took the name from the Carrera Panamericana five-day car rally in Mexico – the event which helped establish Porsche's name in the motoring world. A technical, performance aspect set the brand on a path of innovation using thermo-plastics to create ski goggles and, in the 1970s, the firm introduced interchangeable lenses.
This 'precision engineering for the eyes' saw a collaboration with Porsche who designed the folding, wraparound and titanium frames. Carrera's work was a big influence on the designs that arrived in the 1980s. The Carrera 5485, a one-piece shield, with big rivets, certainly would have influenced other later styles. At the same time Carrera were pioneering the transition from glass lenses to photochromic plastics. They developed 'edge-to-edge' vision for the burgeoning sport couture of the ski slopes but also brought German industrial design to what was essentially an item of clothing. This influenced a whole heap of oversized sport styles during the 1980s, crossing over into streetwear – particularly hip hop fashion (think Run DMC wearing Cazal frames).
Meanwhile with the acid house era of bike racing, the shape of frames became more geometric and the designs got brighter, weirder and more spectacular. Shades in the '80s and into the '90s took the fancy dress aspect of racing attire to new levels. But new approaches to how sunglasses were made also influenced these garish creations. New lens tinting techniques made you the complete super hero – or villain – and gave racers a new found level of idiocy – two-way mirrors for the cycling circus. But despite their innovation and level of influence, Carrera were to miss the cycling boat. As the sport boomed and the European domination of the biggest races loosened, new niche brands began to emerge.
For many the quintessential design of the '80s was the Oakley Factory Pilot Eyeshades. The US firm had modest beginnings. It was founded in 1975 by Jim Jannard, who started selling motorcycle handlebar grips in California from the back of his truck. Naming the company after his English setter, Jannard's firm went on to make goggles for motocross riders and BMX racers, the first model being the O-frame, a simple padded plastic goggle with a cylindrical lens.
Essentially Oakley did what AO and B&L did with the Aviator: took a goggle concept and turned it into a more versatile sunglass design. In 1984 Greg LeMond bought a pair of Eyeshades. He immediately called Oakley – makers of these alien accessories – to see if he could get some more lenses for his 'trip to France'. Jim Jannard was more than happy to send some.
Mike Bell, sports marketing manager for Oakley, says that the cycling-friendliness of the product was crucial to its success. "People don't like a strap, they interfere with helmets and caps. Our early designs included a second set of replaceable ear stems that slid in and which could wrap around the ears."
In '85 LeMond became an official Oakley athlete. So too did Australian Phil Anderson who, as Bell remembers, raced from February to October.
"Back then they were riding way more races than they do now and their contracts gave them bonuses for the one day events. During 1985 and '86 Phil was getting some really good results, regularly finishing top five in the monuments."
The early innovations Oakley made were based on motocross technology – they developed a tear-off system for Anderson to combat the mud, dust and rain from spring racing conditions. Looking through somewhat squinted eyes (or just without your glasses) the popular Oakley designs of today – Radars and M-Frames – are actually not that different to the browlines worn by Jan Janssen.
But it was the materials used by Jannard and his Californian friends that made the difference, plus the fact that lenses could be easily replaced. Rather than sunglasses, Oakley popularised the sun-plastics of the peloton. The company's heritage in motocross gave them a headstart in the market: guys racing at 90mph with rocks flying off back wheels needed a good product. Polycarbonate lenses have a number of benefits over glass, safety being high on the list.
"Back in the day, polymer science hadn't advanced enough to match the clarity of glass," says Oakley engineer Ryan Calilung. "But glass was heavy, has fracture issues, but it was the best we had.
"Plastic had other issues aside from clarity; moulding tech was in its infancy, the industry hadn't figured out how to mould thin lenses precisely. So you get all kinds of optical issues – fishbowling, headaches, eyestrain. Think of a pair of crappy safety glasses. That was the best in the '70s. There have been many tech advancements in polymer science, material quality, moulding techniques, and also the science for adding coatings for scratch resistance."
It was the English-speakers in the peloton who fast became the pioneers for Oakley's new pieces of safety equipment-cum-fluorescent-war-masks.
"If you look at those typical Graham Watson photos circa '84, '85," Bell recalls, "it's just Phil and Greg wearing eyewear. There are a few other guys who wore casual glasses made from metal and acetate, and Nylon things like Vuarnet… Now all the top guys are wearing Oakleys."
So it was Oakley, with a little help from their American, Canadian, Australian, Scottish and English friends, that made specific protective eyewear for cyclists de rigueur. It was a radical change when sunglasses were hardly a priority, as Tour contender Phil Anderson recalls: "Jim Jannard gave us Factory Pilot Eyeshades to try out in training and then to use in the early classics of '84.
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"It made quite an impact in the very beginning. They were seen as pretty radical considering the only others on the market were Ray-Ban Aviators. The early goggle-like Pilots created quite a reaction from the old school cycling fraternity. Riders were afraid to wear them initially because the styling was far from anything that had been seen.
"Greg and I were racing particularly well during this period and gave the eyewear plenty of exposure. The marketing team at Oakley held release until they were satisfied with design and production of the product. Greg and I rocked up to that year's Dauphiné with a suitcase each full of them to distribute to riders. Slow the first day, but by day three, neither Greg or I had any left."
Using riders to act as team liaison seems amateurish nowadays, but Bell remembers that things were very different in the early days of marketing sunglasses.
"In 1986 – the first year Greg won the Tour – it was only his family at baggage claim who met him at LAX. Then I went out to the Tour with him in '87 [LeMond attended but didn't compete: he was still recovering from the shooting accident that nearly ended his life]. I sent 300 sets of Eyeshades out ahead for about a dozen riders. That was a huge number for us, but about halfway through that Tour I had to get more shipped out."
The customisable Blades released in 1988 kept Oakley ahead of the game. They too were pioneered by the English-speakers of the peloton, including Canadian Steve Bauer and Aussie Neil Stephens, whose hairdo really added something to the beach-bum '80s style.
"In 1988, when we released Blades, that really opened the door," Bell says. "When we turned up the volume on the aesthetic even more, people started wearing brighter colours, tints like splatter paint, lime green, all pretty cool. They looked great with a mullet." Even Neil Stephens may beg to differ there…
But the more modular Razor Blades established the trend for special tints and custom colours and, ever since, Oakley has tried to make every pair special for their athletes. Matching glasses to kit, especially the leader's jersey, is now expected and Oakley blazed that trail. "Every rider we sponsor is excited to open that box," says Bell of the company's care packages for the lucky few.
In 1989 a style named Mumbo was released and worn by such taste-makers as Viatcheslav Ekimov and the emerging American talent, Lance Armstrong. Oakley was dominating the cycling market. The cylindrical design of the Eyeshades and Blades was superseded by a lens shape termed 'polaric ellipsoid'.
The ellipse shape allows for a range of movement: top to bottom and side to side – edge-to-edge vision. Bell realised that if the riders wanted them, the company was onto something very special.
"At that time we had the market to ourselves. Riders would say 'I've lost my shades' and I'd just reach into their back pocket for them and say 'no you didn't'." Oakleys were the new currency of the peloton.
Fast forward to 1999 and M-frames, the rightful heir to the Eyeshades. Using the same 'Unobtainium' rubber from Jannard's first product, bike grips, M-frames featured interchangeable lenses and great peripheral and downward vision afforded by the M shape. They are still worn in the peloton today, notably by Italian fashionista Filippo Pozzato. A big (perhaps the big) M-Frame wearer was Armstrong, arguably the most significant athlete in Oakley's eye-popping stock. He was supposedly the rider to popularise slotting the sides of shades through the vents in the helmet. Now all Oakley designs for cycle sport are developed to navigate around helmet technology and the way riders move them about their head and anatomy, ensuring they easily slide into vents or the back of the neck for that cool pro look.
While Oakley's range has evolved and expanded (they now make a number of special products for the military) the basic concept, materials and function first presented by the Eyeshades and Factory Pilot lenses can still be seen in the most popular styles today – Radars, M Frames and Jawbones.
Oakleys are everywhere. From the cricket pitch to the Pentagon, they continue to dominate the sports eyewear market. As marketing endorsements go, donating 55 pairs of Radars to the Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days in 2010 was a masterstroke. The world watched as they emerged, one at a time, eyes protected from the sun's glare by you-know-what. Genius.
Oakley might dominate the cycling market, but they do not stand alone and nor are they alone in placing their product on famous faces. 'Technically cool since 1985' is the slightly clunky yet pleasingly Euro tagline of Rudy Project, based in Treviso alongside Pinarello. Oakley may have had the English-speaking riders covered but Rudy sought out the best Italian, Spanish and Belgian stars.
Rodolfo 'Rudy' Barbazza developed his sunglasses business through the world of motorsport, working with bootmakers Sidi and suspension fork company Marzocchi. Noticing that sports other than moto GP were missing these crucial accessories, Barbazza had a "desire to experiment, use intuition, to use colour for an object that had always been monochromatic…"
But when it came to promotion, Barbazza took a well-trodden path: "I simply understood that for a company with a 'good' product, the choice of what we today call celebrity endorsement was a strategic one." And the more colourful and distinctive the designs, the easier it is to 'get the glasses on the podiums'.
Rudy's son and heir, Simone Barbazza, suggests that "sponsorship is in our DNA". Riders are supposedly involved in lab tests of the designs, although you do wonder how far personal contribution from riders actually goes. But do bike riders sell sunglasses? Undoubtedly.
Cycling's stars became synonymous with their chosen brand of eyewear. Bernard Hinault clearly couldn't be seen to emulate teammate and arch rival Greg LeMond and other English-speakers. After his Ray-Ban mishap, the Badger became an early exponent of the Rudy Project Performance shade, as did a young Italian named Gianni Bugno.
The brightly-finished thermo plastics, space-age materials such as 'Kinetyum' and 'Quick Change' lenses, position Rudy Project as the European equivalent to the US company even more obsessed with endorsement and product distinction.
Italian ski-wax manufacturer Briko, meanwhile, struck gold when they sponsored Italian slalom skier and flamboyant playboy Alberto Tomba. So it was natural to take a similar approach to its launch in the cycling market – seducing the great and good of the Italian peloton. Briko broke the mould for frame design and with some pretty crazy insect-like creations they approached cycling from a completely new angle, and it worked.
Briko's Thrama lenses arrived in 1989. The lenses they developed in the early 1990s were a bit of a departure for riding vision, with better filters and even more flamboyant tints and treatments than the competition, especially the HPS Spectrum. Fundamentally, despite some rather awkward looking styles, they were supremely comfortable (Pantani's Stingers still get the 1 nod of approval for comfort). And this is all-important – feeling like you haven't got them on should always be a priority with sunglasses.
With massive global sports such as Formula 1 and golf now giving the sunglasses manufacturers maximum exposure, cycling seems small beer in comparison. What cycling does give, however, is a lot of 'bang for your buck' for sponsors: hours of TV coverage where the camera is trained directly on the product, whether worn, stowed behind ears, the back of the jersey, on top of the head, or slotted through a helmet.
Shades are rarely out of sight. And sponsor an outrageously talented athlete like Mark Cavendish and you have a winner, crossing the line on Bastille Day at the Tour in 2009 so far ahead of his rivals there was time to remove his unique Oakleys and show them off for the cameras.
Tacky? Maybe. Professional? Definitely.
Few riders have rejected the benefits of eyewear in recent decades. One who famously did was Sean Kelly, the whites of whose eyes can just about be seen, surrounded by Flemish filth, in some of the most famous Classics photographs of all time.
"Riders in sunglasses can't see where they're going," the taciturn Irishman claimed after one crash. Kelly won Paris-Nice, the 'race to the sun', four times. No shades were worn, although he was occasionally seen sporting glasses at times in his career. Clear ones…
"Now go out and get yourself some big black frames
With the glass so dark they won't even know your name"
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Many thanks to those who helped us with finding glasses for this feature especially avid Renault 4 fan and bike collector 54, David Spires from Oakley, 298 from the José María Jiménez fan club, Andy Hill from the Mapei Appreciation Society and Sam Gordon.
This article first appeared first in issue 32 of Rouleur.
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The Diana Conspiracy
This was the first documentary broadcast in the UK or anywhere in the world that thoroughly examined the allegations that Diana had been murdered. It was first broadcast on 4 June 1998, less than a year after Diana's death.
Reporter Martyn Gregory uncovered so much evidence that discredited Mohammed Fayed's claims that he could not put all of it into this documentary. As a result, the following year he published his book "Diana: the Last Days" to rave reviews.
In the first part of the documentary, Gregory outlines the growth of the conspiracy theories in the first year after the crash and how they have been propagated by Mohammed Fayed. We are given an introduction to key evidence beginning with the chauffeur who brought up the Mercedes from the garage for the fatal journey. Conclusive evidence that Henri Paul was drunk is provided by the Ritz Hotel barman who served him two Ricards and was ordered to lie about this. Appearing in this section is the American journalist Thomas Sancton who wrote one of the first books objectively examining the crash and, unsurprisingly, found there was no conspiracy.
Former Harrods Head of Security, Bob Loftus, gives evidence of the lengths Mohammed Fayed went to court Princess Diana as part of his efforts to ingratiate himself with the British establishment and expand his sphere of influence.
When the opportunity presented itself of Diana joining Fayed's inner circle, his former brother-in-law, Adnan Khashoggi, explains that the purchase of a $20 million boat was merely to impress and seduce her.
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New non-toxic biocompatible dianionic ionic liquids that enhance the solubility of oral drugs from BCS class II
Daniela A. S. Agostinho, Filipa Santos, José M. S. S. Esperança, Ana R. C. Duarte, Patrícia M. Reis
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New dianionic ionic liquids (ILs) based on carboxylic anions and ammonium cations were prepared and characterized. They were used as excipients to increase the solubility of two model oral drugs of BCS class II, ibuprofen and piroxicam. With only 0.2 mol% (≈100 mM) of [N4 1 1 2OH]2[C4H4O4], the solubility increases over 40-fold and 2-fold for ibuprofen, when compared with the parent drug for water and phosphate buffer solution (PBS) 0.01M pH=7.4, respectively. With only 0.02 mol% of [N4 1 1 2OH]2[C4H4O4] it is possible to achieve a water solubility of ≈600 mg/L, in only 5 min at 37°C, corresponding to one dose of ibuprofen that an adult can take. Piroxicam also showed an increase of 20-fold and 1.5-fold for water and PBS respectively, with [N4 1 1 2OH]2[C4H4O4] and [N4 1 1 2OH]2[C5H6O4].
The lipophilicity (logP) of both drugs decreased in the presence of these compounds. The cytotoxicity profile of several of these ILs was determined, and all except [N4 1 1 2OH]2[C3H2O4] have an IC50 higher than 100 mM for fibroblasts L929 cells.
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2009 NFL Week 13 Top Observations: Dolphins 22, Patriots 21
Here are five quick-hit observations from the Dolphins' 22-21 upset over the Patriots in Week 13.
1. Miami won this game in the second half.
Good teams win games in the second half and while Miami's record doesn't necessarily show that they're a good team, they are. The Dolphins held the Patriots to only seven points in the last two quarters, which came on New England's first offensive possession of the second half. The Dolphins stone-walled the Pats from that point forward and rookie Vontae Davis' pick in the end zone off Tom Brady gave Miami a chance to complete the rally.
2. What finger injury?
Before the game, commentators made a big deal out of Brady's finger injury, but he played exceptionally well in completing 19-of-29 pass attempts for 352 yards and two touchdowns. He threw for more yards than Chad Henne, yet attempted 23 fewer passes. Of course, you can't talk about Brady's day without mentioning the interception that he threw to Davis that proved to be the turning point in the game. Davis made a great play, but it was a poorly thrown ball.
3. Henne continues to step up.
Even though Brady threw for more, Henne still passed for 335 yards today. He completed 29-of-52 passes and tossed two touchdowns, including one to Brian Hartline with under four minutes remaining. The 335 passing yards was a career high for Henne, who routinely picked on rookie Darius Butler and the rest of the inexperienced New England secondary. He looks more and more comfortable with each passing week.
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65 Observations about the 2009 NFL Draft
I'm going to channel my inner Peter King and dole out a crap load of quick-hit thoughts on last weekend's NFL draft, which by the way, was one of the more unpredictable drafts I have ever witnessed.
Below are 65 observations from the 2009 NFL Draft. Why 65? I don't know – don't worry about it. Originally I came up with 62, but I know that some people freak out when things aren't in round numbers, so I added three more. But the number 65 means nothing, so don't waste time searching for its meaning.
Obviously these are all my opinions and feel free to debate them. But before you do, I already know that it supposedly takes three seasons to fully grade a draft and that no prospect is a sure thing. Again, I'm projecting here – so lighten up and let's strike up some good debates.
1. Outside of the fact that he's now a millionaire and could buy a small country, I kind of feel bad for Matthew Stafford. You know some halfwit fan or media member can't wait to utter the comment, "For $72 million, he should have made that pass." I hate the fact that money plays such a huge role in sports because when you get down to it, completing a pass, making a catch or kicking a field goal has nothing to do with how many zeros are on your paycheck.
2. I know I'm not saying anything new here, but the rookie salary structure is a joke. When teams don't even want a top 5 pick anymore because of the financial burden that comes with it, there's a huge problem.
3. The kid could turn out to be the next Ryan Leaf on the field, but Lion fans have to at least take comfort in the fact that Matthew Stafford is saying all the right things at this point. He did an interview with the NFL Network on Sunday and he talked about how he wants to be a starter right away, but also wants to learn and be patient in his development. From all accounts, he looks like he has a great head on his shoulders.
4. If Tyson Jackson turns out to be the next Richard Seymour like Chiefs' GM Scott Pioli believes, then nobody is going to remember (or care) that he was taken with the third overall pick in a weak draft class.
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NFL Draft: 5 Day 1 Winners
Posted by Anthony Stalter (04/25/2009 @ 11:21 pm)
It's absolutely ridiculous to claim that a team "won" on draft day when none of the players have even played one down in the NFL yet. But it is fair to debate which teams made quality decisions on draft day (i.e. trades, overall maneuvering, etc.), and below are five franchises that I thought made out well after the first two rounds.
1. Cleveland Browns
Alex Mack, C (21); Brian Robiskie, WR (36); Mohamed Massaquoi, WR (50); David Veikune, DE (52)
The Browns became one of the day one draft winners the moment they were able to trade out of the No. 5 pick, because there wasn't a prospect at that spot that Cleveland loved and they saved a ton of money getting out of the top 5. So they were able to make a deal with the Jets and landed the 17th and 52nd picks, as well as three players (Kenyon Coleman, Brett Ratliff and Abram Elam) that used to play for Eric Mangini in New York. The underrated Elam is the best of the group and should start at strong safety after the team decided to not re-sign Sean Jones. After the deal with the Jets, the Browns made yet another move, trading the 17th overall pick to Tampa Bay for the 19th and 191st selections. Still not satisfied, the Browns again traded back, this time dealing the 19th pick to Philadelphia for the 21st and 195th selections. When they finally did select a player at No. 21, they got the best center prospect in the draft in Mack, who joins a solid offensive line that already features Eric Steinbach and Joe Thomas. Although I was surprised that they passed on OLB Everrette Brown early in the second, they got a polished receiver in Brian Robiskie and then eventually filled their linebacker need with Veikune, who is raw but has good upside. Massaquoi was a bit of a surprise, especially considering the Robiskie selection earlier in the round, but it's hard to criticize what Mangini and new GM George Kokinis did on the first day. It also must be noted how well the Browns played everything before the draft, keeping things close to the vest and not tipping their hand. Obviously that trade with the Jets for the No. 5 pick had to be in the works for a while given the players involved.
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Official 2009 NFL Draft Post & Rumor Mill
As the NFL draft rolls on over the next two days, I'll post picks, thoughts and stay on top of any rumors that I hear and post them here. Enjoy.
2:55PM ET: Mike Mayock of the NFL Network claims that his "cell phone is blowing up" with reports that the Jets are trying to trade up to No. 2 for USC quarterback Mark Sanchez.
3:19PM ET: According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the Dolphins will select Connecticut cornerback Darius Butler at No. 25.
3:22PM ET: The Rams could trade back into the first round for middle linebacker Rey Maualuga according to NFL Network's Steve Wyche.
3:38PM ET: I'm shocked the Chiefs passed on Aaron Curry, but all the pre-draft rumors that said Tyson Jackson would be their pick were obviously dead on. Jackson is the best 3-4 end in the draft and obvious was a commodity.
3:40PM ET: The Browns got exactly what they wanted with this trade. They weren't in love with anyone at No.5 and managed to trade out. Great move – I wonder what kind of ransom the Browns got.
3:42PM ET: Mike Mayock just made a great point about the Jets trading up to No. 5. What team did they want to get ahead of to go all the way up to No. 5?
3:45PM ET: DE Kenyon Coleman, QB Brett Ratliff, S Abram Elam No. 17 and No. 57. A sleeper in this deal is Elam, who is one of the more promising safeties in the draft.
3:52PM ET: The Bengals select OT Andre Smith – another low character guy for their low-character roster. He is a tremendous talent, but he comes with a ton of baggage.
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2009 NFL Mock Draft Version 3.0
This is it – the week NFL draft nuts have been waiting for. Soon enough, prospects will know what cities they're headed to and draft mock experts everywhere will look like idiots when less than half of their predictions are correct despite spending hours of time researching the picks.
I say it every year – the NFL draft is a crapshoot in terms of trying to make predictions. Nobody knows how high prospects are rated on draft boards around the league except the teams themselves. So while it's fun to project who will go where, nobody has a clue – not Mike Mayock, not Mel Kiper and certainly not Anthony Stalter. (Did I just refer to myself in the third person? What a joke.)
The following is my third and final mock of the first round. In my previous two mocks, I had some fun by predicting potential trades that could play out, but I won't do it here. I'm playing this mock "straight up" because predicting trades in the first round is harder to do than predicting what kind of mood Billy Bob Thornton will be in when he sits down to give an interview. Zing!
Some of you will inevitably feel as though that I have teams reaching with their picks. That's fine, but realize that reaches are going to happen come Saturday because they're just a part of the draft. If you disagree with any of my picks, go ahead and let me hear about it in the comments section. After all, the NFL draft is a spectacle and it's supposed to be fun for fans. Enjoy all the action on Saturday and good luck to your favorite team on draft weekend.
(Click here to see Mock Draft Version 1.0 and Mock Draft Version 2.0)
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2019 Forbes declares Jay-Z a billionaire, making him the first rapper to hit that mark. $310 million of his fortune comes from his stake in Armand de Brignac champagne.
2007 During a gig in New York, a fan throws something at Akon during his set. The singer brings the offender on stage, picks him up and hurls him into the crowd.More
1992 Arkansas governor Bill Clinton, campaigning for US president, makes a whistle stop on The Arsenio Hall Show, where he plays the Elvis Presley hit "Heartbreak Hotel" on the saxophone to a cheering, youthful audience. The appearance is later seen as the definitive moment when Clinton captured the trust and support of young voters, and locked the election on charisma points.More
1991 In an effort to pay off his tax debt, Willie Nelson releases Who'll Buy My Memories: The IRS Tapes. Available by mail order at (800) IRS-TAPE, it's part of a deal Nelson made with the IRS to help reconcile his whopping $32 million tax bill.
1972 The Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There" hits #1 as the group makes a successful transition from gospel to secular music.
1970 With the BBC refusing to air The Kinks' new single "Lola" because of its reference to "Coca-Cola" (brand names being a no-no for the corporation), lead singer Ray Davies flies all the way from London to New York to re-record the line as "Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry-cola."More
1967 "It was the third of June, another sleepy, dusty delta day," as Billie Joe McAllister jumps off the Tallahatchee Bridge, according to the Bobbie Gentry song "Ode To Billie Joe."
1967 Aretha Franklin's "Respect" hits #1 in America. The song was written and originally recorded by Otis Redding, whose version hit #35 in 1965.
1967 The Doors release a truncated version of "Light My Fire" as a single, trimming it from an album-awesome 6:50 to a radio-friendly 2:52. The group's first single, "Break On Through," didn't, but "Light My Fire" ignites, going to #1 and becoming their most famous song.
1950 Suzi Quatro is born in Detroit. She makes her musical mark in England, where she moves in 1971 after Mickie Most signs her to his label. In America, she's best known for her role as Leather Tuscadero on the TV series Happy Days.
2016 After a 32-year battle with Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali, the heavyweight boxing champion and civil rights activist who was the subject of the 1975 hit "Black Superman," dies of respiratory complications at age 74.
2014 Jade Castrinos, the female vocalist in Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, updates her Instagram bio to read: "For seven years i sang and wrote music with edward sharpe. they voted me off of tour a week before they left, via email. lol."More
2011 Andrew Gold, who penned what would famously become the theme song to The Golden Girls, dies of heart failure at age 59.
2011 R&B singer Benny Spellman dies of respiratory failure at age 79.
2009 Blues singer Koko Taylor, known for her popular cover of Willie Dixon's "Wang Dang Doodle," dies of surgical complications after a procedure for gastrointestinal bleeding at age 80.
2006 At the Rock am Ring Festival in Nürburgring, Germany, Metallica perform their classic album Master Of Puppets in its entirety for the first time ever.
2006 Red Hot Chili Peppers' Stadium Arcadium hits #1 on both the UK and US albums charts.
2005 Shakira releases the Spanish-language portion of her double-album project, Oral Fixation, which is joined by its English counterpart in the fall. The two-part project is a followup to her first English-language album, Laundry Service, and reflects the singer's evolution from a Colombian pop princess to an international superstar.More
2003 Barry Manilow suffers a broken nose after he accidentally walks into a wall at his home in Palm Springs, California, and knocks himself unconscious. Although he passed out for four hours, he doesn't endure any lasting effects and doctors determine that surgery is not necessary.
2002 Paul McCartney and Aretha Franklin are the performers at Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee celebrating the 50th year of her reign.
2001 Shaggy's "Angel" starts a four-week run at #1 on the UK singles chart. His album Hot Shot also goes to #1 on the UK albums chart.
2001 Staind's Break The Cycle starts a three-week run at #1 on the US albums chart.
2001 Tom Petty marries Dana York in a ceremony officiated by Little Richard. It's his second marriage, and his last - he and Dana are still married when he dies in 2017.
2000 In what becomes known as "the horse incident," Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw are arrested in Buffalo, New York, after Chesney mounts a police horse and rides off. At trial, they're found not guilty; Chesney says he thought he had permission to get on the horse.
Gavin Rossdale's Daughter Dances For Esquire
Esquire posts video of a fashion shoot where Gavin Rossdale's daughter Daisy Lowe dances to the song "Tiger" by Maximum Balloon, garnering millions of views and giving the song a huge boost.
Maximum Balloon is the name Dave Sitek of TV On The Radio used for his solo project. "Tiger" features the singer Aku from the band Dragons of Zynth. It goes largely unnoticed until Lowe's video shows up, drawing lots of eyes to her and ears to the song. In 2016, the video gets a lot more views when Lowe is a contestant on the British show Strictly Come Dancing.
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Q: File Upload Causes Model Validation to Fail I have an MVC3 form bound to a model with a file upload control.  (Extra HTML removed for brevity):
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Subject:
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            Add Attachment

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        <input type="submit" value="Send Message" />

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Users can choose to add multiple attachments by clicking the "add attachment" link, attachments are not required.
My model is as follows:
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(NOTE: I've also tried moving the attachments out of the model, into an argument to my action method with the same results)
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This form works fine and validation passes when no file is selected for upload.  When I choose a file for upload, ModelState.IsValid becomes false.  How can I cause validation to ignore uploaded files?

A: You need to make sure your form is using the correct "enctype".
@using (Html.BeginForm("New", "Controller", FormMethod.Post, new { enctype = "multipart/form-data" }))

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What Is Berkshire Pork?
Will Budiaman
Pork that actually tastes like pork
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The highest-quality pork is from Berkshire hogs.
There are many heritage breeds of hog out there, including Duroc, Mangalitsa, and Red Wattle, but the one that's hogging the spotlight (pardon the pun) right now is the Berkshire hog. That's because it's starting to appear on more and more restaurant menus across the country.
Click here to see Recipe SWAT Team: Pork Chops
Simply put, Berkshire pork is pork that tastes like pork. It's a far cry from the insipid, lifeless chops in the shrink-wrapped packages from the store, which come from pigs that have been bred by industrial pork producers to have a minimum of fat, and consequently, a minimum of flavor. The whole thing about fat is a matter of semantics, we suppose — the health-conscious call it fat, while the flavor fanatics call it marbling. Whether you think the fact that the modern-day pork chop has basically turned into a chicken breast from a different animal is a good thing depends on what side of the fence you're on.
But we digress — back to Berkshire pork. Once you've had a taste, there's no going back. Berkshire pork, also known as Kurobuta in Japan, is a 300-year-old breed that was allegedly first encountered by Oliver Cromwell's army in Reading, England. It has fantastic marbling and a significant layer of back fat (the secret to truly good meatballs, by the way), and the meat oozes with flavorful juices. In the case of a bone-in pork chop, the best part comes at the end — when no one is looking, of course. Pick up that bone and gnaw on it to get some extra porky flavor.
OK, now that the sales pitch is over, you're probably wondering: "Where can I find Berkshire pork?" If you're lucky, there's a Whole Foods or similar upscale supermarket nearby, or perhaps you even have a butcher shop in the neighborhood that carries it. Otherwise, your best bet is online. Purveyors like Flying Pigs Farm, Snake River Farms, and Eden Farms all ship nationwide or have ties to an online distributor. Eden Farms also has a helpful nationwide directory of brick-and-mortar shops that carry Berkshire pork. Be prepared to pay top dollar, though — as of this writing, bone-in pork chops from Flying Pigs Farm, for example, will run you about $15 per pound.
Last words: In case you were wondering, yes, I've read Charlotte's Web. And when I was 8 years old, I was all for the protagonist. And I still am. But Wilbur also lived a fairly full life, something which most pigs don't really get to experience these days. And if E.B. White had tasted Berkshire pork, he might have rewritten the ending, to the horror of children everywhere. Yes, I know — pure evil.
Click here to see How to Safely Do a Backyard Pig Roast
Will Budiaman is the Recipe Editor at The Daily Meal. Follow him on Twitter @WillBudiaman.
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Industry shows mixed reactions, gives hike in ST a thumbs down
The hospitality sector was expecting a growth based budget with specific announcements including rationalisation of the tax structure to easening of business through single window clearance
Written by FHW Staff-Mumbai
FHW Staff – Mumbai
The hospitality sector was expecting a growth based budget with specific announcements including rationalisation of the tax structure to easening of business through single window clearance. With the rise in service tax to 16 per cent (including two per cent Swachh Bharat tax), the already bleeding hospitality industry is once again at the suffering end. Some of the mixed reactions from the industry.
Bharat Malkani, president, Hotel And Restaurant Association (Western India) said, "After raising extremely high hopes and optimism the ministry has failed to match up to the expectations. In the budget 2015-16, the government has proposed increase in Service Tax (ST). According to us, ST is an irrational inclusion in the ever increasing tax list and additional burden on the industry. This is directly going to impact the customers. We had expected that this 'Pro-Tourism' Ministry would concentrate on some critical areas keeping in mind the hospitality point of view. But this is a major disappointment. Unless the government recognises the pain that this industry is experiencing and takes rapid effective measures to counter such problems, we see a further erosion of the sustainability of Indian hospitality industry."
Krish Iyer, chairman, FICCI Retail Committee and CEO Walmart India said, "Holistically looking, this Budget is reformist and growth oriented. The measures outlined in the budget for giving boost to investment in infrastructure will surely benefit the economy and retail sector in the medium to long term. In addition, moving towards making India a 'cashless society' will help facilitate retail trade too. FM's proposed roadmap to reduction in Corporate Tax from 30 per cent to 25 per cent over four years while at the same time removing plethora of exemptions, which led to complexity and litigation, is a welcome step towards simplification and will also be received well by all investors. Implementation of GST from next year will not only bring relief to the end consumer, but also help retail sector in a big way. Government's continued focus on 'Ease of Doing Business' will help the industry tremendously."
Y Rajeev Reddy, CMD, Country Club Hospitality & Holidays said, "With a new visa on arrival policy we have made the world a global playground and this will be a great impetus to travel and tourism industry. With this move, we are confident that the tourism industry will make a quantum leap in growth. This will have a direct impact on aviation, infrastructure like airports, hotels, resorts and will also attract global skill sets which will make India a strong global visible player."
Jaideep Ghosh, head of tourism and hospitality sector, KPMG – India said, "The proposed increase in the number of countries under the Visa on Arrival scheme, should catapult the inbound foreign visits to exceed eight million in the current calendar year. Announcements on conservation and promotion of World Heritage Sites are welcome, however this needs to be done as per international standards. Other initiatives such as Swacch Bharat, Clean Ganga, smart city, women safety, and tax benefits to Yoga need to be widely communicated to create a positive tourism environment. Overall the sector would benefit by investment in infrastructure, ease of doing business, Make in India related impetus and a more predictable tax environment assured by the FM."
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Denver — September 6, 2017 — Rise Broadband, the nation's largest fixed wireless broadband provider, announces that Telarus has joined its National Alliance Partner Program as a National Master Agent. Telarus, a Utah-based technology services company with more than 100 data, voice, and cloud providers, is now authorized to distribute Rise Broadband's voice and data services throughout its nationwide partner base.
The Rise Broadband Alliance Program supports all types of channel partners requiring unique network routes for either primary service or redundancy support. Rise's high-speed/high- capacity Ethernet, Internet and Voice-over-Fixed-Wireless technology is available in 16 states in areas which are often un-served or underserved by traditional wireline carriers.
Rise provides fast, affordable and reliable commercial broadband service to both Enterprise and Small Business accounts needing high-quality, low latency internet connectivity for delay-sensitive applications such as voice and video.
"We are pleased to join Rise Broadband's Alliance team because our partners are always looking for reliable service providers to enable internet, voice and data services in markets which are not well served," said Adam Edwards, CEO of Telarus. "We value the fact that Rise brings an important service to Enterprise as well as Small Business customers needing primary service or redundancy in both rural and urban markets." Information about Rise Broadband's Alliance Partner programs can be obtained by e-mailing channelsales@risebroadband.com.
Rise Broadband is the largest fixed wireless service provider in the US; offering affordable high-speed internet, digital phone and DIRECTV services across 16 states. Rise Broadband's parent company, JAB Wireless, Inc., was established in 2006 and now serves nearly 200,000 residential and business accounts in rural and suburban areas of the Midwest, Rocky Mountain and Southwest regions. The company, headquartered in Englewood, CO (metro Denver), has earned an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. Additional information is available at www.RiseBroadband.com or by calling (844) 411-7473.
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Presidency Council congratulates Hafter-led army in Benghazi
byMichel Cousins
By Ayman Amzein.
Benghazi, 20 April, 2016:
The Presidency Council has congratulated the . . .[restrict]Libyan National Army for eliminating the so-called Islamic State (IS) and allied militants in Benghazi. In a statement today, Wednesday, those fighting IS throughout the country were commended, but there was special mention of the military forces in Benghazi fighting against IS.
In the statement, the Presidency Council said that there had to be united efforts to fight IS across the country. It mentioned in particular Sabrath and the Sidra area. Presenting its condolences to the families of those murdered by IS in Benghazi, Sirte and Derna and elsewhere, the council praised those who had understood the threat and decided to stand up to IS. It encouraged others to do so, while at the same time urging the House of Representatives (HoR) to meet and approve the national unity government.
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The statement pledged that the government would rebuild Benghazi and other places that suffered in the fight against the extremists. The military, too, would be supported in line with the Libyan Political Agreement, and the borders would be secured.
Commenting on the statement afterwards, Presidency Council member Fathi Majberi reiterated the pledge to rebuild the army, and again praised its fight against IS in Benghazi.
The Presidency Council has been relying on Majbri, who is from Cyrenaica, to reach out to the east and build support for it there. In the past few days he has had meetings with representatives of a number of eastern tribes as well as with HoR president Ageela Saleh and other members of the parliament. [/restrict]
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Ewa Bożena Kopacz []  (* 3. Dezember 1956 in Skaryszew) ist eine polnische Ärztin, Politikerin und war zwischen 22. September 2014 und dem 16. November 2015 Ministerpräsidentin der Republik Polen. Zuvor war sie von 2007 bis 2011 Gesundheitsministerin sowie von 2011 bis 2014 Parlamentspräsidentin. Kopacz gehört der liberal-konservativen Bürgerplattform (PO) an.

Bei der Parlamentswahl in Polen 2015 war sie Spitzenkandidatin ihrer Partei, verlor jedoch gegen ihre Mitbewerberin Beata Szydło von der nationalkonservativen Recht und Gerechtigkeit (PiS). 2019 wurde sie ins Europäische Parlament gewählt und ist einer der 14 Vizepräsidenten.

Herkunft
Kopacz, geborene Lis, wuchs in Radom als Tochter eines Schlossers und einer Schneiderin auf. 1981 schloss sie ein Studium der Allgemeinmedizin und der Kinderheilkunde an der Medizinischen Akademie Lublin ab. Anschließend leitete sie bis 2001 ein unabhängiges Ärztehaus in Szydłowiec. Zugleich war sie 1998 bis 2001 als Beraterin im Woiwodschaftsparlament Masowiens tätig.

Politische Karriere
1994 bis 2001 gehörte Kopacz der liberalen Partei Freiheitsunion (poln. Unia Wolności) an, in der sie unter anderem Vorsitzende des Kreisverbandes in Radom war. Vor den Parlamentswahlen 2001 trat sie der liberalkonservativen Bürgerplattform bei. Als deren Kandidatin gelang ihr der Einzug in den Sejm, das Unterhaus des  Parlaments. Bei den Parlamentswahlen 2005 verteidigte sie ihr Mandat. Sie wurde zur Vorsitzenden des Gesundheitsausschusses gewählt und trat 2006 an die Spitze des Woiwodschaftsverbandes der Bürgerplattform in Masowien. Bei den vorgezogenen Parlamentswahlen 2007 siegte sie erneut in ihrem Wahlkreis in Radom und übernahm anschließend das Gesundheitsressort im Kabinett des neuen Ministerpräsidenten Donald Tusk. Noch im selben Jahr brachte sie die in Polen kontrovers diskutierte Unterstützung für In-vitro-Fertilisation ins Gespräch, was ihr scharfe Kritik vonseiten des katholischen Klerus einbrachte.

Nach dem Absturz der polnischen Präsidentenmaschine bei Smolensk am 10. April 2010 nahm sie persönlich an der Obduktion und Identifizierung der Opfer in Smolensk und Moskau teil.

Nach den Parlamentswahlen 2011 wurde Kopacz zur  Parlamentspräsidentin gewählt, sie war die erste Frau an der Spitze des Sejms. 2013 wurde sie als Nachfolgerin von Grzegorz Schetyna zur stellvertretenden Vorsitzenden der Bürgerplattform gewählt. Nach der Nominierung Tusks zum Präsidenten des Europäischen Rates wurde sie am 15. September 2014 von Staatspräsident Bronisław Komorowski als zweite Frau nach Hanna Suchocka zur polnischen Ministerpräsidentin ernannt. Ihr Nachfolger als Parlamentspräsident wurde der bisherige Außenminister Radosław Sikorski.

Nach der Niederlage ihrer Partei PO bei der Parlamentswahl 2015 demissionierte sie mit ihrer Regierung gemäß den Gepflogenheiten am 12. November 2015 anlässlich der ersten Sitzung des neugewählten Sejm, führte aber die Geschäfte bis zum Amtsantritt der neuen Regierung unter Beata Szydło weiter.

Unmittelbar nach der Parlamentswahl war innerparteiliche Kritik an Kopacz' Führung aufgekommen. Diese gipfelte in ihrer Niederlage gegen Sławomir Neumann um den Fraktions-Vorsitz im Sejm. Kopacz wollte sich daraufhin einer Vertrauensabstimmung stellen, kündigte jedoch an, sich nicht mehr bei der turnusmäßigen Neuwahl um den Parteivorsitz zu bewerben. Neuer Parteivorsitzender wurde im Januar 2016 ihr parteiinterner Rivale Grzegorz Schetyna. Seitdem war sie einfache Abgeordnete im Sejm.

Bei der Europawahl 2019 trat sie erfolgreich auf der Liste der "Europäischen Koalition", einer gemeinsamen Liste von PO, SLD, PSL, Grünen und Nowoczesna an. Sie wurde am 3. Juli 2019 mit 461 Stimmen im ersten Wahlgang zur Vizepräsidentin des EU-Parlaments gewählt.

Privates
Kopacz war bis 2008 mit dem Staatsanwalt und Sportfunktionär Marek Kopacz verheiratet. Ihre aus dieser Ehe stammende Tochter Katarzyna Kopacz absolvierte ebenfalls eine medizinische Ausbildung und arbeitet als Gynäkologin an der Klinik der Medizinischen Universität Danzig.

Ehrungen
 Königlicher Verdienstorden, Norwegen (2012)
 Orden des heiligen Karl, Monaco (2012)
 Orden des Marienlandkreuzes, Estland (2014)

Weblinks

 Offizielle Internetpräsenz von Ewa Kopacz als Ministerpräsidentin (englisch, polnisch)
 Offizielles Profil von Ewa Kopacz als Mitglied des polnischen Parlaments (polnisch)
 Kurzporträt der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung

Einzelnachweise

Allgemeinmediziner
Mediziner (20. Jahrhundert)
Mediziner (21. Jahrhundert)
Ministerpräsident (Polen)
Gesundheitsminister (Polen)
Mitglied des Europäischen Parlaments für Polen
Sejm-Abgeordneter (Dritte Republik)
Sejmmarschall
UW-Mitglied
PO-Mitglied
Träger des norwegischen Verdienstordens (Großkreuz)
Träger des Ordens des Marienland-Kreuzes (I. Klasse)
Träger des Ordens des heiligen Karl (Kommandeur)
Pole
Geboren 1956
Frau
Vizepräsident des Europäischen Parlamentes


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