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Summary of NCAA Regulations NCAA Division III
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1 Summary of NCAA Regulations Academic Year For: Purpose: Student-athletes. To summarize NCAA regulations regarding eligibility of studentathletes to compete. DISCLAIMER: THE SUMMARY OF NCAA REGULATIONS DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL NCAA DIVISION III BYLAWS. FOR A COMPLETE LIST, GO TO YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING THE APPPLICATION OF ALL BYLAWS RELATED TO YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO COMPETE. CONTACT YOUR INSTITUTION'S COMPLIANCE OFFICE OR THE NCAA IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. TO: STUDENT-ATHLETE This summary of NCAA regulations contains information about your eligibility to compete in intercollegiate athletics. This summary has two parts: 1. Part I is for all student-athletes. 2. Part II is for new student-athletes only (those signing the Student-Athlete Statement for the first time). If you have questions, ask your director of athletics (or his or her official designee) or refer to the Manual. The references in brackets after each summarized regulation show you where to find the regulation in the Division III Manual. Part I: FOR ALL STUDENT-ATHLETES. This part of the summary discusses ethical conduct, amateurism, financial aid, academic standards and other regulations concerning your eligibility for intercollegiate competition. 1. Ethical Conduct All Sports. a. You must act with honesty and sportsmanship at all times so that you represent the honor and dignity of fair play and the generally recognized high standards associated with wholesome competitive sports. [NCAA Bylaw ]
2 Page No. 12 b. You have engaged in unethical conduct if you refuse to furnish information relevant to an investigation of a possible violation of an NCAA regulation when requested to do so by the NCAA or your institution. [Bylaw 10.1-(a)] c. You are not eligible to compete if you knowingly provide information to individuals involved in organized gambling activities concerning intercollegiate athletics competition, solicit a bet on any intercollegiate team, accept a bet on any team representing the school or solicit or accept a bet on any intercollegiate competition for any item (e.g., cash, shirt, dinner) that has tangible value. [Bylaw 10.3] d. You are not eligible to compete if you knowingly participate in any gambling activity that involves intercollegiate or professional athletics, through a bookmaker, a parlay card or any other method employed by organized gambling. [Bylaw 10.3] e. You are not eligible to compete if you have shown dishonesty in evading or violating NCAA regulations. [Bylaw ] 2. Amateurism All Sports. a. You are not eligible for participation in a sport if after full-time collegiate enrollment you have ever: (1) Taken pay, or the promise of pay, for competing in that sport; (2) Agreed (orally or in writing) to compete in professional athletics in that sport; (3) Competed on any professional athletics team (as defined by the NCAA) in that sport; or (4) Used your athletics skill for pay in any form in that sport. (Prior to collegiate enrollment, an individual may accept prize money based only on his or her place finish or performance from the sponsor of an open athletics event, the United States Olympic Committee or the appropriate national governing body and actual and necessary expenses associated with the individual's practice and competition on a professional team.) [Bylaws l and ] b. You are not eligible in a sport if you ever have accepted money, transportation or other benefits from an agent or agreed to have an agent market your athletics ability or reputation in that sport. [Bylaw ]
3 Page No. 13 c. You are not eligible in any sport if, after you become a student-athlete, you accept any pay for promoting a commercial product or service or allow your name or picture to be used for promoting a commercial product or service, unless: (1) The individual became involved in such activities for reasons independent of athletics ability; (2) No reference is made in these activities to the individual's involvement in intercollegiate athletics; and (3) The individual's remuneration under such circumstances is at a rate commensurate with the individual's skill and experience as a model or performer and is not based in any way on the individual's athletics ability or reputation. [Bylaw ] (4) You are not eligible in any sport if, because of your athletics ability, you were paid for work you did not perform, or were paid at a rate higher than the going rate. [Bylaw ] 3. Delayed Collegiate Enrollment. The following rules are applicable to all Division III student-athletes first entering a collegiate institution on or after August 1, 2002: o If you did not enroll in college as a full-time student at your first opportunity following the graduation of your high-school class or if you discontinued fulltime high school enrollment and you participated in any of the activities listed below, you have used a season of intercollegiate competition for each calendar year or sport season in which you participated in such activities. [Bylaw ] 4. Activities Constituting Use of a Season. a. Any team competition or training in which pay in any form is provided to any of the participants above actual and necessary expenses; b. Any individual competition or training in which the individual accepts pay in any form based on his or her place finish or any competition or training in which the individual accepts pay in any form above actual and necessary expenses;
4 Page No. 14 c. Any competition pursuant to the signing of a contract for athletics participation or entering a professional draft; or d. Any competition funded by a representative of an institution's athletics interest that is not open to all participants. [Bylaw ] If you have used a season(s) of participation according to the regulations above, you must also fulfill an academic year in residence prior to being eligible to represent your school in intercollegiate competition. [Bylaw ] 5. Competition Exceptions (for delayed collegiate enrollment). If you participated in organized competition while enrolled in a postgraduate college preparatory school during the initial year of enrollment, you did not use a season of competition. In addition, a maximum one-time one-year exception is applicable for participation in the Olympic Games tryouts and competition, and other specified national and international competition. [Bylaw ] 6. Seasons of Participation All Sports. a. A student-athlete must count a season of participation when he or she practices or competes during or after the first contest following the student-athlete's initial participation at that school. [Bylaw ] b. A season of participation shall not be counted when a student-athlete participates in a preseason scrimmage or preseason exhibition conducted prior to the first contest in the traditional segment following the student-athlete's initial participation at that school, or when a student-athlete participates in the one date of competition during the nontraditional segment in baseball, field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball and women's volleyball. [Bylaw ] c. A season of participation shall not be counted when a student-athlete practices in the nontraditional sports segment. [Bylaw ] 7. Financial Aid All Sports. a. You are not eligible if you receive financial aid other than the nonathletic financial aid that your school distributes. However, it is permissible to receive:
5 Page No. 15 (1) Money from anyone on whom you are naturally or legally dependent. [Bylaw ] (2) Financial aid that has been awarded to you on a basis other than athletics leadership, ability, participation or performance. [Bylaw ] (3) Financial aid from an entity outside your school that meets the requirements specified in the Division III Manual. [Bylaw ] b. You must report to your school any financial aid that you receive from a source other than your school. However, you do not need to report financial aid received from anyone on whom you are naturally or legally dependent. [Bylaw ] 8. Academic Standards All Sports. a. Eligibility for Practice. (1) You are eligible to practice if you are enrolled in a minimum full-time program of studies leading to a baccalaureate or equivalent degree as defined by the regulations of your school. [Bylaw ] (2) You are eligible to practice during the official vacation period immediately before initial enrollment, provided you have been accepted by your school for enrollment in a regular, full-time program of studies at the time of your initial participation, you are no longer enrolled at your previous school and you are eligible under all school and NCAA requirements. [Bylaw ] (3) You also are eligible to practice while enrolled in less than a minimum fulltime program of studies if you are enrolled in the final semester or quarter of a baccalaureate program and your school certifies that you are carrying (for credit) the courses necessary to complete your degree requirements. [Bylaw ] b. Eligibility for Competition. (1) To be eligible to compete, you must: (a) (b) Have been admitted as a regularly enrolled, degree-seeking student according to the published entrance requirements of your school; Be in good academic standing according to the standards of your school; and
6 Page No. 16 (c) Be enrolled in at least a minimum full-time program of studies leading to baccalaureate or the equivalent (not less than 12-semester or quarter hours) and maintain satisfactory progress toward that degree, be enrolled in a full-time graduate or professional degree program (as defined by the school for all graduate students) or be enrolled and seeking a second baccalaureate degree at your school. [Bylaws , and ] (2) If you are enrolled in less than a full-time program, you are eligible to compete only if you are enrolled in the last term of your baccalaureate or graduate degree program and are carrying credits necessary to finish your degree requirements. [Bylaw ] (3) You are eligible to compete during the official vacation period immediately before initial enrollment, provided you have been accepted by your school for enrollment in a regular, full-time program of studies and at the time of your initial participation, you are no longer enrolled in your previous educational institution and you are eligible under all institutional and NCAA requirements. [Bylaw ] (4) If you are a returning student, you are eligible to compete between terms, provided you have been registered for the required minimum full-time load at the conclusion of the term immediately before the date of competition, or if you are either continuing enrollment or beginning enrollment, provided you have been accepted for enrollment as a regular full-time student for the regular term immediately following the date of competition. [Bylaw ] 9. Other Rules Concerning Eligibility All Sports. a. You are not eligible to participate in more than four seasons of intercollegiate participation. [Bylaw 14.2] b. You are not eligible after 10 semesters or 15 quarters in which you were enrolled at a collegiate institution in at least a minimum full-time program of studies as determined by the school, except for any extensions that have been approved in accordance with NCAA legislation. [Bylaw ] c. You are eligible if you are seeking a second baccalaureate or equivalent degree or you are enrolled in a graduate or professional school provided you received your undergraduate degree from the same school, you have seasons of participation remaining and your participation occurs within the applicable 10 semesters or 15
7 Page No. 17 quarters. You are also eligible for championships that occur within 60 days of the date you complete the requirements for your degree. [Bylaws and ] d. You are not eligible in your sport for the rest of your season if, after enrollment in college and during any year in which you were a member of an intercollegiate team, you competed as a member of any outside team in any noncollegiate, amateur competition in the sport during your college team's playing season. Competing in the Olympic Games, tryouts and competition and other specified national and international competition is permitted. [Bylaws and ] 10. Transfer Students Only. a. You are considered a transfer student if: (1) The registrar or admissions officer from your former school certified that you officially were registered and enrolled at that school in any term in a minimum full-time load and attended class; or (2) The director of athletics from your former school certified that you reported for the regular squad practice that any staff member of the athletics department of your former school announced, even if that practice occurred before the beginning of the academic term. [Bylaw ] b. If you are a transfer student from a four-year school, you are not eligible during your first academic year in residence unless you meet the provisions of one of the exceptions specified in Bylaws , or or one of the waivers specified in Bylaw c. If you are a transfer student from a two-year institution, you are not eligible during your first academic year in residence at your new institution unless you meet the academic and residence requirements specified in Bylaw or the exception specified in Bylaw d. If you wish to correspond with another NCAA institution about your opportunity to transfer, the institution must have permission to contact you before any correspondence may occur. (1) To contact another Division III school, you may seek permission from your director of athletics, or you can grant other Division III institutions permission to contact you. To grant another Division III school permission to contact you about a potential transfer (or for you to be able to contact the school), complete
8 Page No. 18 the Permission to Contact: Self-Release form that is provided by the NCAA national office. The form and instructions are available on the student-athlete home page of the NCAA website at (2) To contact Division I or Division II schools, you must seek permission from your director of athletics. 11. Drugs All Sports. a. If the NCAA tests you for the banned drug classes listed in Bylaw and you test positive (consistent with NCAA drug-testing protocol), you will be ineligible to participate in regular-season and postseason competition for one calendar year (365 days) after your positive drug test and you will be charged with the loss of a minimum of one season of participation in all sports. b. If you test positive a second time for the use of any drug, other than a "street drug" as defined in Bylaw , it will result in the loss of lifetime eligibility, while a combination of two positive tests involving street drugs (e.g., marijuana, heroin), in whatever order, will result in the loss of an additional year of eligibility. [Bylaw ] c. If you test positive for the use of a "street drug" after being restored to eligibility, you shall be charged with the loss of one additional season of competition in all sports and also shall remain ineligible for regular-season and postseason competition at least through the next calendar year. [Bylaw ] d. A policy adopted by the NCAA Executive Committee establishes that the penalty for missing a scheduled drug test is the same as the penalty for testing positive for the use of a banned drug other than a street drug. You will remain ineligible until you retest negative and your eligibility has been restored by the Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement. [Bylaw ] 12. Non-NCAA Athletics Organization Positive Drug Test All Sports (Bylaw ). a. If you are under a drug-testing suspension from a national or international sports governing body that has adopted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) code, you will not be eligible for NCAA intercollegiate competition for the duration of the suspension.
9 Page No. 19 b. The director of athletics must notify the vice president of NCAA educational affairs in writing regarding a student-athlete's disclosure of a previous positive drug test administered by any other athletics organization. c. If the student-athlete immediately transfers to a non-ncaa institution while ineligible and competes in collegiate competition within the 365-day period at a non- NCAA institution, the student-athlete will be ineligible for all NCAA regular-season and postseason competition until the student-athlete does not compete in collegiate competition for a 365-day period. Additionally, the student-athlete must retest negative (in accordance with the testing methods authorized by the Executive Committee) and request that eligibility be restored by the Committee on Student- Athlete Reinstatement. d. The list of banned drugs classes is subject to change and the institution and studentathlete shall be held accountable for all banned drug classes on the current list. The list is located on the NCAA website ( or may be obtained from the NCAA health and safety staff in educational affairs at the NCAA national office. Part II: FOR NEW STUDENT-ATHLETES ONLY. This part of the summary contains information about your recruitment, which is governed by Bylaw 13 of the Division III Manual. Recruitment. a. Offers All Sports. (1) You are not eligible if, before you enrolled at your school, any staff member of your institution or any other representative of your school's athletics interests offered to you, your relatives or your friends any financial aid or other benefits that NCAA rules do not permit. (2) During your recruitment, it was permissible for you to be employed in any department outside of intercollegiate athletics provided the employment is arranged through normal institutional employment policies and procedures. [Bylaws and ] b. Contacts All Sports. (1) For purposes of this section, contact means "any face-to-face encounter between a prospective student-athlete or the prospective student-athlete's relatives, guardian(s) or individual of a comparable relationship and an institutional athletics department staff member or athletics representative during which any
10 Page No. 110 dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of a greeting. Any such face-to-face encounter that is prearranged (e.g., positions himself/herself in a location where contact is possible) or that takes place on the grounds of the prospective studentathlete's educational institution or at the site of organized competition or practice involving the prospective student-athlete or the prospective studentathlete's high school, preparatory school, two-year college or all-star team shall be considered a contact, regardless of the conversation that occurs." [Bylaw ] (2) You are not eligible if any athletics staff member of your school or any other representative of your school's athletics interests contacted you (as defined above), your relatives or your legal guardians in person off your high school's campus before you completed your junior year in high school (except for students at military academies). [Bylaw ] c. Source of Funds All Sports. You are eligible for intercollegiate competition if prior to initial full-time collegiate enrollment, you received normal and reasonable living expenses from an individual with whom you had an established relationship (e.g., high school coach, nonscholastic athletics team coach, family of a teammate), even if the relationship developed as a result of athletics participation, provided: (a) (b) (c) The individual is not an agent; The individual is not an athletics representative of a particular school involved in recruiting the prospect; and Such living expenses are consistent with the types of expenses provided by the individual as a part of normal living arrangements (e.g., housing, meals, occasional spending money, use of the family car). [Bylaw ] d. Sports Camps. You are not eligible if, before you enrolled at your school, the school, members of its athletics staff or a representative of its athletics interests gave you free or reduced admission privileges to attend its sports camp or clinic after you had started classes for the ninth grade. [Bylaw ] e. Visits, Transportation and Entertainment All Sports.
11 Page No. 111 (1) You are not eligible under Bylaws 13.5, 13.6 or 13.7 if, before you enrolled at your school, any of the following happened to you: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Your school paid for you to visit its campus more than once; Your one expense-paid visit to the campus lasted longer than 48 hours; Your school paid more than the actual round-trip cost by direct route between your home and the campus when you made your one expensepaid visit; Your school entertained you, your parents (or guardians) or your spouse outside a 30-mile radius of the campus during your expense-paid visit; or Your school entertained you, your parents (or guardians) or your spouse excessively during your expense-paid visit, or entertained your friends or other relatives at any site. (2) You are not eligible if your school paid for you to visit its campus before the first day of classes of your senior year in high school. [Bylaw ] (3) You are not eligible if, when you were being recruited, staff members of your school or any representatives of its athletics interests paid the transportation costs for your relatives or friends to visit the campus or elsewhere other than the one paid visit. [Bylaw ] (4) You are not eligible if any person, (other than your parents or legal guardians) at his or her own expense, paid for you to visit your school once and did not accompany you on the visit or paid for you to visit more than once. [Bylaw ] (5) You are not eligible if, at any time that you were visiting your school's campus at your own expense, your school paid for anything more than the following: (a) (b) Three free passes for you and those individuals who came with you to an athletics event on campus in which your school's team competed. [Bylaw ] Transportation, when accompanied by a staff member, to see off-campus practice and competition sites and other facilities. [Bylaw ]
12 Page No. 12 (c) (d) A meal at the dining hall of your school or a meal at an off-campus site if all institutional dining halls were closed and the school normally provides similar meals to all visiting prospective students. [Bylaw ] Housing at your school that is generally available to all visiting prospective students. [Bylaw ] (6) You are not eligible if, when you were being recruited, a staff member of your school's athletics department spent money, other than what was necessary, for the staff member's (or representative's) personal expenses during an off-campus visit with you. [Bylaw ] f. Precollege or Postgraduate Expenses All Sports. You are not eligible if your school, or any representative of its athletics interests, offered you money, directly or indirectly, to pay for any part of your educational expenses or other expenses during any period of time before you enrolled at your school. This applies to your postgraduate education as well. [Bylaw ] \\documentcenter.ncaa.org\davwwwroot\msaa\ama\compliance\compliance Forms\ \DIII_JK:jh_
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2021 SelectUSA Investment Summit June 7-11
by amchamwe in News
The Commercial Unit ( economic section) at the U.S. Embassy Tunis is pleased to announce the opening of registration for the 2021 SelectUSA Investment Summit June 7-11, 2021 which will be virtual this year.
The 8th annual SelectUSA Investment Summit will provide business investors from around the world with the opportunity to connect with economic development organizations (EDOs) and global business leaders from across the United States to facilitate foreign direct investment (FDI) into the U.S.
The SelectUSA Investment Summit attracts more than 3,000 participants, including more than 1,200 highly qualified global investors from markets all over the world, along with hundreds of economic development officials from across the United States.
The 2021 Investment Summit agenda will highlight a robust SelectUSA Tech program, Industry Spotlights, and a dynamic mobile networking app. Topics ranging from infrastructure to workforce development will once again feature prominent industry experts and government officials.
https://www.selectusasummit.us/Applications/Application-Information-and-Process
Registration deadline:
Early Bird Rate of US$750: Apply by 11:59 p.m. EST, Friday, April 30, 2021
Regular Rate of US$850: Begins Saturday, May 1, 2021
If you are interested to be part of the Tunisian delegation in the CES 2020, please contact Maha Ben Slimene, Commercial Specialist, U.S. Embassy in Tunis, BenSlimeneM@state.gov
Maha Ben Slimene
Economic & Commercial Specialist
U.S. Embassy Tunis
Happy New Year to Members and Friends
With gratitude to all of you. Happy New Year from the AmCham Tunisia Board members and Staff.
Prosper Africa Webinar December 15th, 2020
by amchamwe in Events, News
AmCham Tunisia & Tunisian Investment Authority (TIA) organized a Webinar on Prosper Africa on December 15th. About 86 participants from Tunisia as well as other African countries, and from the USA attended the event.
Speakers of this Webinar :
* Mr.Naceur Hidoussi, President AmCham Tunisia
* Mr. Beligh Ben Soltane, Chairman, Tunisia Investment Authority
* Ambassadeur Riadh Essid, Directeur Général Amérique-Asie-Océanie (DGAA)
* Mr.John Hansen, Senior Advisor for Transactions, Prosper Africa Executive Secretariat, Washington DC, USA
* Mrs. Rym Bedoui Ayari, VP, AmCham Tunisia, Moderator
The webinar featured a presentation of TIA services to support extensions and or new US investments in Tunisia. Amcham highlighted the importance of the Prosper Africa initiative for the US investment and trade flow in the country and the region. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs discussed the opportunities provided to US private sector in the continent's free trade areas such as AfCFTA and pursuing negotiations on FTA.
Prosper Africa coordinator, John Hansan shared a presentation on the initiative (click on link).
Bellow how to submit your project:
Prosper Africa POC — ProsperAfrica@usaid.gov. Interested companies can use this email to submit Prosper Africa candidate projects, which goes to our expert team in Washington. Companies can cc Luis and me for awareness, but the Washington-based team is best-suited to evaluate proposals and respond to project questions.
Guidelines and information needed for submissions are included here: https://prosperafrica.dfc.gov/prosper-africa-inquiries/ General information on Prosper Africa and its programs is here: https://prosperafrica.dfc.gov/
INVEST IF Platform EOI — The purpose of this form is for Tunisian SMEs (or Tunisia-based U.S. SMEs) to express interest in receiving investment facilitation support or for other ecosystem players (investors, accelerators, etc.) to recommend SMEs to receive support. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFoe-V67n-dQ50dx65RcIFrAESjM082uv2aoIbDls7s1mANQ/viewform
Webinar on the impact of the US Post Election on the US / Tunisian relations
You are kindly invited to join us for a webinar on December 9th, 3pm to discuss about the impact of the US Post Election on the US / Tunisian relations:
Guest Speakers:
Mr. Khemaies Jhinaoui, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs (link Bio)
Mr. Jacob Walles, 2012–2015 US Ambassador to Tunisia (link Bio)
RSVP To receive the login and password
2020 U.S. Elections: Implications for U.S.-Africa policy Webinar
Join us for a session featuring a panel of experts that have been following the U.S. political debate, and will discuss the implications of the outcomes of the U.S. elections on U.S.-Africa policy. We introduce our speakers from Covington & Burling:
Virtual "Open Day" to learn more about the U.S. Exchange programs
Join us for a virtual "Open Day" to learn more about the U.S. Exchange programs available for Tunisians. We will be LIVE on Facebook (fb.com/usembassytunis) on Sunday, November 8, starting at 10:00 AM. More information on our programs → https://go.usa.gov/x7WTx
The U.S. Embassy Cultural attachée spoke about the exchange programs provided by the embassy in Tunisia on Radio IFM. (video)
Amcham Tunisia Annual Golf Tournament 2020, Residence Golf Gammarth
by amchamwe in Events
With AmCham: Fun! Networking! A Day of Golf!
On September 26th, 2020, AmCham Tunisia hosted again its Annual Golf Tournament. Players have been gathered to enjoy a day of relaxation and golf along with the lovely amenities that make being on the green a great day of fun.
Starting with an 8:00 AM registration, more than 80 participants teed off at 9:00 AM.
The award granting ceremony was graced by the presence of Mrs. Rym Bedoui, AmCham Tunisia Vice-President as well as AmCham Tunisia Board members, the President of the Tunisian Golf Federation, Mr.Maher Bouchamaoui, Mr.Moncef Osmani, President of GGA and Mr.Matt Jamrisko, Economic & Commercial officier, US Embassy Tunis.
The outing was followed by a trophy ceremony where winning golfers were granted the outstanding prizes offered by AmCham Tunisia Sponsors; indeed, this prestigious event has not been a success without their generous support.
Finally, many thanks go to the Residence Golf Course represented by Mr. Nidhal Ben Guebila and his team for the perfect organization.
Congratulations to the winners of this year's tournament:
2ème Série Messieurs:
2eme Net: Rene Buchler
1er Net: Mokhtar Fethi
1er Brut: Aymen Erraies
1ere Série Messieurs:
2eme Net: Piergiovanni Paolo
1er Net: Anderson Stuart
1er Brut: Jalel Ayar
Serie Dames:
2eme Net: Rim Abbou
1er Net: Ines Berghofer
1er Brut: Lila Kasbi
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MENA E-commerce Entrepreneur Knowledge Series
Looking to improve your e-commerce knowledge?
Join us for the "MENA E-commerce Entrepreneur Knowledge Series: E-commerce and COVID-19 Recovery for Small Businesses" from June 15 to July 2.
Together with the World Bank and UPS, ITC is offering a series of webinars to support small business owners in the Middle East and North Africa to leverage e-commerce. We will offer:
6 master webinars to train on key e-commerce topics such as COVID-19 recovery recommendations, international marketplaces, shipping solutions and improving online visibility.
9 deep-dive clinic webinars to discuss topics ranging from online payment solutions to social media advertising and targeting local customers.
All master webinars will have simultaneous translation into English, French and Arabic. For the deep-dive clinic webinars, only the discussion and Q&A will be in any of the three languages.
The webinar series is open to every entrepreneur although the focus will be on e-commerce in the following countries from the MENA region: Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia.
How can you register?
To join the webinars, you will need to:
1. Register on ecomConnect.org, the e-commerce community engagement platform with a special focus on developing and least developed countries.
2. Join the group "We Fi Project in the MENA region" & register for the preferred webinars.
Check the attached programme or click here.
AmCham COVID 19, Donations
Tunisia, May 5th , 2020, As part of its continued support of Tunisia and its people, and as a sign of the long standing friendship between the people of Tunisia and the people of the USA, AmCham Tunisia, through its Board Members and Members, has donated more than 15 Million TND to the 1818 National Fund to fight the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Many other donations in kind have been given to hospitals (such as medical equipment, video conferencing equipment for the Ministry of health and Drones) as well as food for poor families.
The following companies have contributed to this effort: Abdennadher Group, CISCO, EY Tunisia, Hexabyte, Honeywell, Integration Objects, TELNET, Jansen, Philp Morris, STB and Cellcom.
Covid-19 Rapid Crisis Response Checklist (PDF) By Boston Consulting Group
COVID-19: Implications for business (PDF) By McKinsey & Company
Are We Witnessing The Awakening of The New World Order? (PDF) By Forbes Middle East

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Shipping containers may be the latest fad in small-space living. But the most ingenious use of them yet may have just arrived—as swimming pools. Modpools, a patent-pending, husband-and-wife startup, takes used steel containers, trims them down to size, and resells them as high-efficiency backyard pools that can move and modify as you do. Think of them as kiddie pools... for adults.
A basic, 32' x 16' swimming pool will easily cost you an average of more than $22,000. But what if for a few bucks more, you could have a viewing window into the pool itself from its side, a hot tub, infinity pool option, and the ability to control the water temperature from your phone?
Designer power couple Denise and Paul Rathnam of Abbotsford, British Columbia, launched Modpools earlier this year at a Vancouver trade show. The concept is simple: turn shipping containers into swimming pools. More complex are the bells and whistles associated with the installations: a viewing window, hot tub compartment, interior bench seating, and more.
All the shipping containers used by Modpools originated in China and were shipped to North America filled with cargo. That's where the Rathnams step in, upcycling and repurposing the steel boxes as pools. The couple has experience working with shipping containers: For more than a decade, Gardenista reports, they have made off-grid labs and offices for the oil and gas industry throughout Canada.
Then it was on to the containers. First, Denise and Paul go through all the shipping containers at their disposal to find the ones without any dents or signs of wear and tear. The roofs are removed, and walls are reduced to five feet high. That gives the container structural integrity when the water comes into play.
Heavy-duty steel tubing is attached to the top rim of the soon-to-be pool, keeping the walls sturdy and holding everything in place. The couple worked with a nearby company to figure out what to do for a pool liner, settling on a rubber lining similar to what is used in oil tanks.
Every pool comes with a partition made from clear polyethylene that can be removed to turn the entire container into a swimming pool, or kept in to create a separate hot tub area. All Modpools come standard with eight jets—but you can add more if you want an infinity pool experience.
Oh—and here's another perk you won't get with a standard swimming pool: Every Modpool comes complete with a heating system (controllable by smart phone), pump, and filtration system. And yes, all these things can be powered by solar, if you so choose.
Perhaps the coolest part, these pools are 100 percent transportable (they are shipping containers, after all). So while you may only get a few years use out of your backyard pool, the Modpool can move with you. Making it a lifetime—and smart, eco-friendly—investment.


WASHINGTON — Fresh off the GOP's loss of the House, President Donald Trump is fudging the success of a "booming" economy and overstating the impact of his campaigning on the midterm elections.
He suggested that every Republican congressional candidate for whom he paid a visit to their state to rally voters prevailed on Election Day. That's not true. Several of his favorites in closely contested Senate and House races lost Tuesday, in some cases after Trump held multiple rallies on their behalf.
Continue reading WASHINGTON | AP FACT CHECK: Trump's election fiction on GOP wins, economy at STL.News.


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Tag: Death Race 2000
The Hoff abides
December 3, 2010 / Bob Westal
The interviewer's nightmare is the subject who gives one-word answers to every question, the person who doesn't really know what to say and who doesn't like talking. David Hasselhoff is not that interview subject. Our erstwhile TV-meister, Will Harris, interviewed the "Knight Rider"/"Bay Watch" human phenom over at our Bullz-Eye.com mothership, and found out how a perfectly straightforward question could lead to a nearly 1300 word answer, and that was just for starters.
Of course, it's not like there isn't anything to talk about as the Hoff, as I understand he is now known, discusses his new reality show with his daughters and his extremely varied career that you probably know more about me than me anyway. It's amazing how much the man has done, and is doing, aside from "Baywatch, "Knight Rider," his German musical superstardom, his Comedy Central roast, and a certain unplanned video appearances sans shirt but avec cheeseburger, that I've been able to more or less completely ignore for three decades. (He was, however, almost an extra in one of my favorite Roger Corman flicks, the original "Death Race 2000," so there's that.) Anyhow, enough of my yammering, you want to read the Hoff's yammering
Click here to read Will Harris's interview with the Hoff himself, David Hasselhoff.
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Weekend box office: In which we separate the men from the boys, and women from both
August 13, 2010 / Bob Westal
If we are to believe the prognosticators this weekend, testosterone will rule in a weekend which could turn out to be the most exciting movie three-way showdown since the climax of "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." The impression is that it really does threaten to send the genders, and possibly even the generations, on their separate ways at the nation's multiplexes.
Of course, when I speak movies of aimed at us penile-Americans, I speak of the R-rated mega-macho ultraviolent action fest, "The Expendables." The ensemble-action flick is directed, cowritten and co-starring Sylvester Stallone and features Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, and assorted other manly men who are masculine males in supporting roles and cameos.
Cinema prognosticators Ben Fritz and good old jolly Carl DiOrio seem to think this movie will easily take the top spot for Lionsgate to the tune of about $30-35 million with its appeal to males of all ages. Critics, for the most part, aren't overly impressed, though a sizeable enough minority are treating the film as a campy, action-packed good time. For me, Stallone's career peaked 35 years ago with his hilarious performance in "Death Race 2000" — "Rocky" has never done much for me and "Rambo: First Blood 2" did even less — but I still might be checking this one out at some point. I do have an affection for the ensemble action film genre. If you do as well, you might want to check out the salute to the sturdy sub-genre posted over at the Bullz-Eye blog.
For the more femininely chromosomed, this week's big draw is supposed to be "Eat Pray Love" from director Ryan Murphy, best known as the creator of TV's "Glee" and "Nip/Tuck," and starring an actress you may remember named Julia Roberts. It's an adaptation of a memoir about a divorced woman going on a worldwide physical and spiritual "journey of self-realization." I don't know about you but when I hear "self-realization" and especially "journey of self-realization" I check out completely. I don't think that' s just because I'm male.
While I haven't seen a single episode of Murphy's shows, I gather he is associated with a certain degree of offbeat innovation and has clearly touched a nerve on two on the small screen. That doesn't seem to have translated into much interest from film critics, however, who are mostly kind of unimpressed. Rated PG-13, "Eat Pray Love" does seem to be doing a bit better critically than his poorly received prior adaptation of a hit memoir, "Running with Scissors." Jolly Carl expects to film to hit the #2 spot with an amount somewhere over $20 million.
And then comes what I hope may be this weekend's wild card. The consensus seems to be that, despite a torrent of Internet publicity and huge geek buzz, Edgar Wright's comic book adaptation, "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," will be lucky to get much over $15 million which, for a movie costing about $65 million, isn't great. Though reviews initially looked as they might be "middling," they are actually shaping up as rather excellent for a film that risks alienating a certain percentage of its audience with its blatantly video-game derived comic book/manga aesthetic. The consensus being that, as with the highly entertaining "Kick-Ass" before it, geek awareness and mass audience acceptance just are not the same thing and it's entirely likely this will come in the #4 spot behind last week's #1 film, "The Other Guys."
I'm sure there's a good chance this will happen. However, "Scott Pilgrim" seems to me to be a film that, at least over the long haul, has a potentially much wider audience than some other films because of it's unusual combination of relationship-driven and action-comedy. The fact that, as a young skewing film, it's PG-13 but also relatively racy in its advertisements might not hurt either. Not to be put in the position of defending a film I haven't seen and pre-release online mini-backlash notwithstanding, there is one thing I feel sure about. In a few years, the new movie from this weekend that people will still be talking about is "Pilgrim."
Actually, that's perhaps not entirely true because there's also a very interesting new film debuting in very limited release, and this one I did see a couple of months at the L.A. Film Festival. "Animal Kingdom" is an imperfect but highly assured debut from Australian first-time writer-director David Michôd. Though a bit overly dour and slack in the middle, to the point where it very nearly lost me, it's one of the best crime films I've seen in a while with a real doozy of a last act. It's opening on just small four screens but with a couple of brilliant bad-guy-and-gal performances, this is one I think you'll be hearing about later on.
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June 4, 2009 / Will Harris
Sad news to report: actor David Carradine has died.
I'd be depressed about this news no matter what, given Carradine's impressive body of work, which includes the classic TV series, "Kung Fu," as well as such films as "Death Race 2000," "Bound for Glory" (where he played Woody Guthrie), "Q: The Winged Serpent" (one of my favorite cult sci-fi/horror flicks), and, most recently, Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" films. But what really hits home is that I actually interviewed Carradine last year, when he was doing the promotional rounds for "Kung Fu Killer," the miniseries which reunited him with his "Kill Bill" co-star, Daryl Hannah.
When I heard the news, I immediately thought back to these particular comments, which came about after I asked him how much longer he thought he could get away with playing a bad-ass:
Well, it's almost a vanity of mine that I can still do this stuff when I'm 70. I think I can probably still do it when I'm in my 80s, but we'll have to see. But I don't really feel like I'm getting any older. I don't know what that's about…but I'm happy about it! I don't hurt, I don't much get tired, there doesn't seem to be much that I can't still do, and there are even some things that I didn't used to be able to do that I can do now. I actually seem to be getting stronger, and I have more endurance and everything. I don't know, I can't explain it.
Wow, that makes me sad.
It also makes me very skeptical of the current reports that he may have taken his own life. (As of this writing, they're still unconfirmed.) Suicide would go against not only the things he said during our conversation but, indeed, that he's said in just about every interview I've ever read or seen with the guy. He always seemed to be as inherently spiritual as the character who brought him his greatest fame. I'm sure he'd be at peace with himself at the moment of his passing, but it just feels unlikely to me that he'd opt to be the one who chose that moment.
By the way, I think this is the first time someone I've interviewed for Bullz-Eye has died. Let's hope that, despite our editor-in-chief's comment when I mentioned this fact, it does not signify the beginning of "the Bullz-Eye curse."
Rest in peace, grasshopper. At least we've got a lot of great work to remember you by…
And, of course, we'd be remiss if we didn't offer up what's arguably Carradine's signature scene within the "Kill Bill" films:
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zh-CN:NFS The goal of this article is to assist in setting up an nfs-server for sharing files over a network.
nfs-utils has been upgraded since 2009-06-23, and NFS4 support is now implemented. Refer to the news bulletin.
portmap has been replaced by rpcbind.
4.3 Nfsd fails to start with "nfssvc: No such device"
Required packages for both the server and the client are minimal. You will only need to install the nfs-utils package from the official repositories. Optionally, install the keyutils package to use the keyring based idmapper on the NFS client.
You can now edit your configuration and then start the daemons.
Full details on the exports file are provided by the exports man page.
Note: This used to be in /etc/conf.d/nfs which is replaced by "/etc/conf.d/nfs-common.conf" and "/etc/conf.d/nfs-server.conf".
Others may be left at the provided defaults, or changed according to your requirements. Please refer to the relevant man pages for full details.
Please note that they must be started in that order. To start the server at boot time, add these daemons to the DAEMONS array in /etc/rc.conf. It may be necessary to start the daemons as root / using sudo when you start them from the terminal.
Note: One or more of the daemons may not start if they are backgrounded in your /etc/rc.conf.
Edit this file to pass appropriate run-time options to statd - the remaining options are for server use only. Do not use the --no-notify option on the client side, unless you are fully aware of the consequences of doing so.
Please refer to the statd man page for full details.
Kernels after 2.6.37 support using request-key to find and cache idmapper entries. Using request-key allows multiple idmap requests to be placed at a single time, making it significantly more scalable than the legacy code.
Please refer to the nfsidmap page for full details.
Please note that they must be started in that order.
To start the daemons at boot time, add them to the DAEMONS array in /etc/rc.conf.
Note: If you see the following message then you probably did not start the daemons from the previous section or something went wrong while starting them.
Read the nfs man page for further information, including all available mount options.
If the retrans column contains a number larger than 0, the server is failing to respond to some NFS requests, and the number of threads should be increased.
To increase the number of threads on the server, edit the file /etc/conf.d/nfs-server.conf and change the value of the NFSD_COUNT variable. The default number of threads is 8. Try doubling this number until retrans remains consistently at zero. Don't be afraid of increasing the number quite substantially. 256 threads may be quite reasonable, depending on the workload. You will need to restart the NFS server daemon each time you modify the configuration file. Bear in mind that the client statistics will only be reset to zero when the client is rebooted.
Warning: Bear in mind that this could cause data inconsistencies if the NFS server crashes while the client is writing to it. The client may believe that the write succeeded when in fact it did not. If data integrity is important to your setup, do not use the async option.
This is a result of the default packetsize used by NFS, which causes significant fragmentation on gigabit networks. You can modify this behavior by the rsize and wsize mount parameters. Using rsize=32768,wsize=32768 should suffice. Please note that this problem does not occur on 100Mb networks, due to the lower packet transfer speed.
Default value for NFS4 is 32768. Maximum is 65536. Increase from default in increments of 1024 until maximum transfer rate is achieved.
Make sure you place portmap before netfs in the daemons array in /etc/rc.conf.
Nfsd fails to start with "nfssvc: No such device"
Make sure the nfs and nfsd modules are loaded in the kernel.
Try starting the daemon using root/sudo.
When trying to connect from a MacOS X client, you will see that everything is ok at logs, but MacOS X refuses to mount your NFS share. You have to add insecure option to your share and re-run exportfs -r.
Then, you need to open the ports 111-2049-4000-4001-4002-4003 tcp and udp.
See also Avahi, a Zeroconf implementation which allows automatic discovery of NFS shares.
If you are setting up the Archlinux NFS server for use by Windows clients through Microsoft's SFU, you will save a lot of time and hair-scratching by looking at this forum post first !


Video games are filled with heroes of all shapes, sizes, and species. Some heroes will be remembered forever, while others seem to eventually sink deep into the deepest, darkest parts of our memory and never resurface again. Here's a list of heroes that should be pulled up for a bit of fresh air.


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Scarlett Johansson wearing Nikos Koulis earrings at the 'Avengers Endgame' Fan Event in London on April 10, 2019. Photo Getty
The New Collection by Nikos Koulis Is Amazing
'Feelings' debuted in Athens and went straight to the red carpet
It didn't take long. Just 13 short days after the amazing Greek designer Nikos Koulis debuted his Feelings collection in Athens it appeared on the red carpet. Scarlett Johansson, who has worn Nikos's jewels in the past, put on two pieces from the new collection for an April 10 Avengers Endgame Fan Event in London. The super hero star paired the diamond and gold earrings and a bracelet with a striking cutout pantsuit by Tom Ford.
It was a thrill to see the beautiful jewels hit the world stage so quickly after being released, but honestly it wasn't a surprise. Those of us who gathered together in Athens for the launch of the new line knew how good it was. And the truth is Nikos did too. The designer who has been causing a sensation on the red carpet and awing jewelry lovers for years with his work told me some of the background on Feelings. Read on to find out all about it.
The gold and diamond earrings Nikos Koulis earrings worn by Scarlett Johansson to the 'Avengers Endgame' fan event. Photo courtesy
When we were in your boutique in Athens I asked if the gold patterns in the Feelings collection were inspired by the Hercules Knot—the thought occurred to me after seeing the ancient Greek gold jewelry in the Benaki Museum where there was a belt with a Hercules knot. You said "no" you were thinking of sailing knots. Could you tell me a little bit about the inspiration?
Knots have been a prevalent pattern in the ancient years of goldsmithing. However, I didn't channel these knots with Feelings. I had vivid visual memories from boat ropes in the small island ports. When I was walking by the docks or the marinas, I found myself observing the cordages and the ropes. This reference came alive when I started working with the chain, and I started playing and experimenting it.
Symbolically, knots represent a bond and I liked this sentimental dimension in my work. Thus, the idea evolved from something literal and complex to a more ethereal and sensual dimension. I ended up inventing my own sailors' knots, trying to master the possibilities of the snake chain, connecting its ends and creating fluid forms.
Gold and diamond Nikos Koulis earrings from the Feelings collection Photo courtesy
One of the many reasons I love your work is that you acknowledge jewelry history, yet you make things completely modern and your own. I have always loved your contemporary interpretations of the Art Deco tradition. With the Feelings collection you have used Snake Chain, one of my favorite materials from the mid-twentieth century. During the 1940s, snake chain jewels had a mechanical and industrial appearance. You made snake chain lyrical and poetic. I know it was quite difficult to create the patterns you did in snake chain. Can you tell me what you like about the material? And any detail about how difficult it was to shape it into the patterns you wanted?
I'm always intrigued by taking a classic pillar from the past and redefining it, in my own terms with my own signature. I adore classic things, as you saw in my house, I love collecting antiques and vintage pieces, but I like to place them in a contemporary context, so as to look and feel 'cool' and 'fresh', not heirlooms.
I loved the softness and sensuality of the Snake Chain and found challenging to make something new with it. The most difficult part was at the workshop, during production, where we had to find a way to fix and stabilize the moving parts of the chain, with an invisible wire and set the stones on that, without 'discontinuing' the piece's form and design or jeopardize the soft and sleek feel of the chain. Interweaving soft and hard, steady parts from the same material has been the main craftsmanship challenge in making the intricate knots and keeping the forms' fluidity.
Debut of Nikos Koulis Feelings collection at the Rodeo Gallery, Piraeus in Athens in a special installation designed by artist Socratis Socratous with lighting designed by Eleftheria Deko. Photo George Pahountis Photography
Was the sailor's knot inspiration one of the reasons you decided to have the presentation for the Feelings collection at the Rodeo Gallery near where the ships dock?
Piraeus is quite an unconventional place to host a fine jewelry exhibition, but I loved the contradiction of a warehouse turned into a contemporary art gallery, and the precious character of my pieces. The nautical reference of the collection drove me to find a venue in this area of Athens, though I knew it might seem odd to my clientele. People go to Piraeus either to take a boat to the islands, work, or get industrial ad maritime supplies. It's almost deserted after 6pm and I absolutely cherished this 'decadent', off the beaten track location.
Jewelry designer Nikos Koulis at the Rodeo Gallery in Athens standing among the sculptures created by Socratis Socratous for the special installation of his Feelings collection Photo George Pahountis Photography
Finally, you put on a big party and celebration for the Feelings exhibition. Was it the first time you have done something this big? What inspired you to do such a big send off for the collection?
This was the absolute first time we had an extrovert occasion for the brand. Until now, we only invited clients to our boutiques to preview the pieces when we were launching new collections. With Feelings, I was inspired to present the collection with an artistic installation, to showcase the jewelry out of cases and windows, and invite friends from all over the world to share the joy of presenting something, which was in the making for 18 months! It was still private, we didn't send photographs for publicity and invited only 300 people, but it was a fascinating step that was worth of all the hard work behind it.
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Actor James Caan still looks forward to work
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July 8, 2021, 9:53 PM ·2 min read
Actor James Caan has starred in some of the biggest films of his era, including "The Godfather," "Brian's Song" and "Elf." Even now, after six decades in the business, Caan said he still wants to work and enjoy the respect, in an interview with Ben Mankiewicz for "CBS Sunday Morning," to be broadcast July 11.
"Pumps you up, man! I like it. I get respect, whatever I do, I want a little respect," Caan told Mankiewicz (a host for Turner Classic Movies). "I play ball, I want respect, you know? That's all."
Actor James Caan with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz. / Credit: CBS News
Caan has made a career of inhabiting memorable roles. He was Sonny, Don Corleone's hothead son, in "The Godfather"; a dying football player in "Brian's Song"; and a novelist held captive in "Misery."
"I fought always never to be the same person," Caan said. "I wanted never to be the same person. I mean, the fun of being an actor is being somebody else for three months, you know?"
Playing Sonny opposite Marlon Brando wasn't easy. Caan said his inspiration for the character was a friend: "I was thinking of my friend, Don Rickles. I told everybody, you know, and I started laughing like Don Rickles," Caan said.
Caan talked with Mankiewicz about growing up in Queens, New York; life lessons he learned on the streets; and his move into acting. He opened up about his battle with cocaine following the death of his sister, and how he stepped away from Hollywood for a while.
He also talked about how his friend, director Rob Reiner, in 1989 convinced him to star in "Misery," based on the Stephen King story.
Caan, 81, has no thoughts of slowing down.
"I can't take it easy," he said. "I enjoy working. I love to work with good people. I have more fun when I'm working, because I get to know new people, and mostly good people, you know? Really good – always in some, you know, some things there's a couple of people you meet, and there's a lot – I have a lot of laughs and I get respect, too, sometimes."
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The third day of the Green school for our students from II, III and IV grades passed by in the coolness and freshness of the majestic Rhodope Mountains. Our students made a tourist excursion and played freely surrounded by deers, horses and a peacock in the farm of eco hotel 'Zdravets'. They had the opportunity the get acquainted with the production process of the hotel's dairy farm. Daily the children ate the eco dairy products produced there.
The last camp evening ended with a disco, many new friendships and smiles.


As we known, new high technology has played an important role in human life now. It is common that vehicle such as car, has become a basic means of transportation. More and more people relay on car instead of public transport no matter it's in developed or developing country. However, with the popularity of cars, traffic safety has become a big problem and traffic accident occurred almost every day in the world. So it becomes extremely important to reduce the occurrence of traffic accident and increase traffic safety. On the basis of this principle, self-driving has come to the mind of human. With the success of self-driving, no skilled driver is needed and driving will become very easy and comfortable. In this case, it will reduce the traffic accident due to human factors. Radar is an essential factor in order to realize the self-driving. Automotive radar sensors are able to detect the obstacles around vehicles and collect all required real data. This project is aimed to develop obstacles detection and tracking algorithms using real radar measurement (points) data from automotive grade radars. Obstacles are able to be plotted using C++ programming through analyzing the real data measured by automotive radars. Several measurement parameters from sample real data are used to plot and display obstacles in order to analyze the pattern of surrounding environment of vehicles. Furthermore, several scenarios have been conducted from one sensor to four sensors to complete software functional testing using C++ programming.


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Whitney, William Collins, 1841–1904, American financier and political leader, b. Conway, Mass. After attending (1863–64) Harvard law school, he moved to New York City, became successful as a corporation lawyer, and was associated with various public utility companies and transportation interests. He helped lead the fight that brought about the downfall of William Marcy Tweed and the election (1874) of Samuel J. Tilden as governor. As city corporation counsel (1875–82) he helped save New York City much money. Whitney, important in Democratic politics, served (1885–89) as Secretary of the Navy under President Cleveland and secured legislation for the making of armor-plated war vessels. In 1892 he supported Cleveland for the presidency, but in 1896 he refused to support the candidacy of William Jennings Bryan. He was a society leader and an outstanding sportsman.
See biography by M. D. Hirsch (1948, repr. 1969).


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American Limehouse Blog
Soulful with R&B Pop, Jazz & Blues influences.
Hometown Nashville TN
Kevin Adams - Keyboard / Vocals
Shane Sutton - Guitar / Vocals
Randy Smith - Bass / Vocals
Pat McDonald - Drums
InfluencesOscar Petterson, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, The Beatles, Steely Dan, Yellowjackets, Michael McDonald, Toto, Robben Ford, Jack Pearson, Jerry Reed, Frank Zappa, Earth, Wind & Fire, Foo Fighters, Frank Sinatra, Rush
Kevin, Randy, Shane and Pat have been making music since they were very young. Each one, in his own right, has a successful career in the music business as sidemen for artists such as Charlie Daniels, Leeann Womack, Trisha Yearwood, Joe Nichols, Joe Diffie, Rascal Flats and Larry Carlton among others. Now, they've come together to make their own music. They are currently working on their first album of their original songs due to be released in the first part of 2013.
Pianist, Vocalist Kevin Adams is a Washington D.C. born musician who moved to Nashville to write songs for Buddy Killen. He has toured/performed with LeeAnn Womack, Rascal Flats, Pam Tillis among others. An avid student of the blues, Kevin's passion & soul comes out whether playing Country, Jazz, R&B or Pop and he now brings that passion & soul to the original music of American Lime House. Kevin is also a geologist, and left fielder (#12).
Bassist, Vocalist Randy Smith has had more than 30 years experience as a professional musician. He began playing drums at the age of 4 and bass at the age of 12. He has lived in Nashville since 1994. Known for his pure tone & solid feel, Randy has performed/recorded with several artists including Trisha Yearwood, Leeann Womack and Larry Carlton. Randy's musical influences include Motown, Toto, Gino Vannelli and Steely Dan. As a member of American Lime House, he is excited to be able to play the kind of music he loves with his friends. Randy's other passion is cooking. :-)
Guitarist, Vocalist Shane Sutton began his musical journey very early. Playing the drums at the age of 3, guitar by 10 and becoming the junior vocalist champion of Star Search at age 12. He moved to Nashville just after his 18th birthday and has been touring and recording with national acts ever since. Now at 36 he is ready to make the music he has always wanted to make....The music of American Lime House is that music.
Drummer Pat McDonald began his musical career at the age of 12. Pat was the drummer in his school band "Caruso" who played on the FL/GA "A" club circuit through the mid 80's. Pat attended Georgia Southern College where he played snare drum in the marching band and percussion in the concert band as well as drum set in the jazz ensemble. After a year, he moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music. He studied drum set privately with world renowned instructor Gary Chaffee.
After leaving Berklee, Pat played with several bands before moving to Nashville TN in 1997. Pat has performed/recorded with such artists as Tanya Tucker, Victor Wooten and has worked with legendary Southern Rocker, Charlie Daniels since 1999. He is a rock solid drummer with a musical vocabulary that most drummers aspire to but rarely achieve. As the drummer with American Limehouse, Pat anchors the band with power and authority.


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Duke 69 - 73 Wisconsin
Hughes scores 26, Wisconsin beats No. 6 Duke
Dec 3, 2009 - 5:45 AM By COLIN FLY AP Sports Writer
MADISON, Wis.(AP) -- Even after the game, Trevon Hughes had all the answers.
Hughes had 19 of his career-high 26 points in the second half and Wisconsin's 73-69 win over No. 6 Duke on Wednesday night snapped the Blue Devils' perfect mark in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
"The Big Ten's never won, and I think we won it?" teammate Keaton Nankivil asked postgame.
There was Hughes, right on cue: "Yeah, and the first time Duke lost."
With Illinois' 76-74 rally over Clemson and Ohio State's 77-64 victory over Florida State in the final game, the Big Ten won the 11-year series for the first time, 6-5.
"I'm proud to be a part of the conference when they win something," Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan said. "We're in it to try to win it."
It was especially sweet for the Badgers (5-1), who never trailed and got a measure of payback against Duke (6-1) after being routed 82-58 two years ago in a challenge game in Durham, N.C. Wisconsin's win ended the Blue Devils' 10-0 streak in the annual event and helped end the ACC's perfect 10-0 record as well.
"It's a point of pride to know that we had something to do with that in a game a lot of people probably didn't think we were going to win," Nankivil said. "It was pretty special."
Kyle Singler scored 17 of his career-high 28 points in the first half for the Blue Devils and Andre Dawkins went 4 of 4 from 3-point range in the second half to finish with 12. Duke cut Wisconsin's 11-point lead with just over 5 minutes left to 70-69 with 5.7 seconds to play on a tip-in by Singler.
But after Hughes hit two free throws to make it 72-69, Singler's inbounds pass to Jon Scheyer was too hard and skipped away. Jordan Taylor's free throw was the final margin.
Wisconsin only committed five turnovers.
"That's five opportunities you didn't get a shot at the basket," Ryan said. "They had 11 opportunities that they didn't have to score. That might have been the difference in the game."
Duke had led the nation in field goal percentage defense coming in and were allowing an average of 58.2 points in their first six games. But in the Blue Devils' first true road game, Hughes kept slashing the lane and when Duke gave him a little space, he'd hit 3-pointers.
"Their offense just beat our defense," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said.
Wisconsin went up 59-54 with 7:40 left when Hughes hit two free throws and the only thing that slowed the senior point guard was when he was inadvertently hit in the face with just under 6 minutes to play.
"Yeah, I got hit with an elbow," Hughes said. "I was checking for blood. It would've been my first nose bleed ever."
Hughes came back and hit a 3-pointer that rolled around the rim with 5:08 to go, giving the Badgers their biggest lead at 65-54 until Dawkins answered with three 3-pointers in a span of less than 2 minutes to cut the lead to 67-65.
Duke had a couple of chances to tie it, but never could in the closing moments, only cutting it to 70-69 on Singler's tap-in in the waning seconds.
"I got a lot of buckets going to the basket, and I got to the free throw line," said Singler, who didn't want to talk about his new scoring mark. "That's about it."
Wisconsin improved to 123-10 at the Kohl Center under Ryan and got 17 points and seven rebounds from Jon Leuer. Jason Bohannon added 10 points for the Badgers.
Duke cut it to 53-52 on two free throws by Singler with just under 11 minutes to go, but Singler missed a 3-pointer moments later that would have tied it and Wisconsin opened up the 11-point lead.
Duke would've been in a much bigger hole had it not been for Singler, who hit floating one-handed shots in the lane with both his left and right hands on his way to 17 first-half points.
Singler hit his first six shots and finished 10 of 17 from the field. But the rest of the Blue Devils, who shot just 29.2 percent in a win over Connecticut on Friday, only hit 39 percent and Scheyer finished 2 of 7 with 10 points.
"I don't think we did a good job of just staying patient. They did a good job, didn't give us a lot of open looks and there just wasn't much there," Scheyer said. "We need to know that every game we play, no one's going to give us a game, every team's going to fight."
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