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Maureen Cant fait partie du premier groupe convoqué en équipe du Canada féminine en juillet 1986.

Elle compte quatre sélections en équipe du Canada entre 1986 et 1987. Elle reçoit sa première sélection le , contre les États-Unis (défaite 0-2). Elle obtient sa dernière sélection sous le maillot canadien le , contre les Américaines (défaite 2-4).

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Asda is being chastised by annoyed mums after they noticed a rather inconvenient problem with its bra and knicker offerings.
A shopper took to Mumsnet to vent about her inability to purchase matching underwear in her size.
And it wasn't long before others piled in and began slamming the supermarket giant for its lack of diversity in the undergarment department.
The original poster wrote: "So frustrating! I found such a pretty t shirt bra in my size for only £7 but yet again there were no matching bottoms!
"Some bras come with a choice of matching thong, hi briefs or sometimes shorts but why not all?
"Plus I don't get the sale where they have tankini tops reduced but again the bottoms are missing. This has happened in New Look too. Gorgeous Kelly Brooke bikini tops for a fiver but pointless as no bottoms."
Many other mums were in agreement, aghast at the idea of having to buy mismatching underwear.
One user wrote: "I feel your pain, OP. All, absolutely ALL of my lingerie matches. At last count, I had around 60 sets.
"I absolutely will not mix. It has to be perfectly coordinated. Why I'm like this, I have no idea; the rest of me looks like a right scruffbag."
While another added: "I buy all my bras in Asda they are really good for the price!
"I know what you mean op it is annoying not having the knickers and even the ones that have matching knickers rarely have any left in stock.
"I rarely bother to attempt to match daily but when buying the bra if the full set was there I would buy it anyway. Their £7 ones never have matching bottoms but they are pretty, so having the matching set would probably sell really well so it is a shame."
Do you think Asda should sell bras and knickers as sets?
Yes, if only for my sanity!
Some mused that the popularity of some of the sets meant that some briefs in certain sizes had sold out quicker than others. Other mums couldn't understand the issue at all and asked if "basic" underwear really needed to match.
One quipped: "Most days my socks don't even match."
And another added: "I don't own a single matching set. I buy bras as and when I can find them in my size (30e are rarer than hens teeth), and then I buy giant pants in whatever patterns and colours catch my eye.
"Life is too short to match bra and pants."
Asda has been contacted by Kent Live for comment.


Cruz Roja in Tijuana only has 13 ambulances and emergency response times are unreasonably long. Information collected from the patient by the EMTs are often collected again by nurses and time is wasted.
In order to achieve real-time location tracking, the app uses location data from the database to place markers on the map. It asynchronously pulls from the database every few seconds so that the markers are always at the most up to date coordinates.
Django templates allowed me to build the base html webpage consisting of the map and overlay. In order to add more functionality (such as adding the ambulance list to the overlay or updating the marker locations), I could extend the base html file easily.
The overlay on the page contains the list of ambulances, with each ambulances data pulled straight from the database. The license plate number and current status are displayed on the list. Clicking on the ambulance in the list will center the map view on that ambulance, allowing for quick viewing.


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JOHN KELLY, CRIMINAL PROFILER ON YOUTUBE
John Kelly, criminal profiler
John Kelly, with numerous television and mass media appearances under his belt, is a renowned criminal profiler and forensic examiner whose extensive knowledge has been utilized by law enforcement in over 100 cases. The founder of S.T.A.L.K. Inc. (System To Apprehend Lethal Killers), he has recently initiated a Youtube channel entitled 'John Kelly Profiler', examining cases such as Jack the Ripper, the Golden State Killer, the Long Island Serial Killer and the Delphi Murders, to name but a few. In 2012 he teamed up with M. William Phelps, a crime author and researcher, for three seasons of the popular Discovery Network 'Dark Minds' series, delving into the sinister world of the serial killer with criminal profiling at its core.
As of writing, John has currently amassed 40 videos dating back to May 5th 2018 and is keen to add more subscribers to his burgeoning channel. It is extremely important to support independent media, so please visit 'John Kelly Profiler' on Youtube and click the subscribe button. You can also click the notification bell to be alerted when any new videos are published.
After many viewer requests, a 55 minute episode of the Zodiac Killer is now available, but be sure to check out the rest of John Kelly's informative Youtube channel.
Any comments not pertaining to this topic or the Youtube channel will not be published. As for future developments, when I have organized a few more things, the website will make a shift towards video presentations, fortunately without my ugly mug on them. They will be visually presented using my computer screen, a microphone and Google maps, along with my mouse cursor to venture in and around the crime scenes, and using photographs to better represent and articulate the many possibilities we have discussed through the years. Just need a decent microphone first - then we'll get going in the next month or so. Thanks for all the kind comments recently -hope we can now try something different in presenting the Zodiac case.
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I do like John Kelly's style and perceived substance,Richard,and very much looking forward,to his assessment of the Zodiac.
The Zodiac that I know,once said :
'' 70% of the world are turkeys....and of the rest,most are lacking in imagination.''.
One wonders,in what sections,he would categorise.''The Voice of Reasonable Insanity'',and ''My Name is Mine Fury'' [?].
I have just demonstrated that the ''Greetings from Ireland'' card is a hoax,beyond reasonable doubt.
Refer : zodiackillermystery.freeforums.net thread : Look What I Found.
The start of the witch hunt to expose the true identity of ''Balloon Captain 66'',starts.
These hoaxers and ''hat changers'' should be driven from the hallowed fields of social discourse and civilised engagement,that is ''The Zodiac Community''.
Whatever would John Kelly,have to say [?].
I liked the Dark Minds series because it delved beyond the murders in an attempt to narrow the field of view, which is what I believe should be done in the Zodiac case. The ocean of suspects increasing every year, without a DNA fingerprint forthcoming, can never provide enough evidence to convince everybody else, one has the correct suspect. That is why nobody can agree on any particular suspect. The odds are heavily stacked against any of the well known suspects being Zodiac, and I cannot get excited about any of them. That is why I say like a broken record that geographical profiling and analyzing the behaviour of Zodiac after the crimes is paramount - particularly the 40 minutes after the BRS attack. This to me is where the answer lies, particularly with his lax comments in the August 4th letter. I am looking forward to the profile of the Zodiac Killer to see if it lines up with what I have always believed. It certainly won't be an easy job because of the extensive communications that were mailed in addition to the crimes themselves. We know the Zodiac's primary focus was securing attention and notoriety, and the murders/attacks themselves were just the necessary conduit to be taken seriously. Once the Zodiac had everyone's attention, then he simply rode the wave of fear he had accomplished. I don't know how far the profile will extend, but one question I am still not convinced about, is whether the Zodiac Killer was married or had any children. If we believe the Kathleen Johns story, he may very well have been married with two children. If not, then it's up in the air again. Dennis Rader was certainly capable of committing numerous murders, type letters, make phone calls and hide souvenirs from his victims in a secret 'bunker', right under the nose of his wife and children, so it's certainly possible Zodiac could have done this also. The crucial difference, is if Zodiac wrote in his own handwriting using key descriptors, then why did his wife not suspect anything when viewing the published letters (assuming she wasn't party to the crimes).
But certainly, Zodiac's attacks were secondary to his taunting letters and the attention they garnered certainly outweighed his crimes. That is not meant to sound insensitive, but the truth is, that without the correspondence mailed in this case, the Zodiac Killer would hardly have made a ripple without them, compared to the Ted Bundy's and Gary Ridgeway's of this world. The correspondence is what has captivated the worldwide attention. It seemed the Zodiac knew the importance of selling a 'brand'. I am looking forward to the video by John Kelly, because I like the idea of forensic and geographical profiling, using a person's habits against them. Buffer zones, the least effort principle, comfort zones and distance decay are valuable tools in narrowing down the search for a suspect - they are not an exact science like profiling, but are a valuable ancillary resource to aid an investigation where the ocean needs draining to a pool.
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Instead of the letter writer's identity being revealed in one of the ciphers he is indicating that he can be discovered by profiling. In other words the study of his behaviour will reveal his identity. "My name is-Connect the Dots. I stole that from Randall Clemons.
I have significant skepticism about profiling of serial killers for a couple of reasons. First, the origins of psychopathy that underlies all such killers are almost universally acknowledged to be a mystery by most experts in mental illness. Second, profilers are often plain wrong (as they were with Radar himself).
What I do believe is that any such killer lays out, albeit in a cryptic fashion, the story of his own existence via his crimes. Curious to see if Kelly uses that principle at all in his upcoming profile.
You nailed it with your comments. At times, profiling seems to be an academic exercise. Kind of like Monday morning quarterbacking. I am sure however that it may have some value to LE when investigating a case. I think Mr Z laid out clews to his identity by his taunting behaviour, not so much in the ciphers themselves. "I am hiding in plain site", "catch me if you can". It will be interesting to see what Kelly comes up with 50 years down the road. Toschi and Armstrong connected with thousands of suspects, one of those had to be involved in this case.
John Kelly :
'' I have to tell you that everyone is innocent,until proven guilty in a court of law......but today,I'm going to focus on a pure scumbag....I really get angry at these guys.''
Priceless stuff...and about time,someone exercised a bit of ''proactive'' philosophy [?],with those that flaunt with the law.
It will be interesting to hear about the Zodiac's extent of ''purity'',for there is surely little doubt about his ''scumbag'' tag [?].
I think offender profiling, like geographical profiling is a valuable tool to assist an investigation. It is not always correct, as we have seen with other cases, but it can certainly direct the focus of an investigation in order to narrow down the suspect pool. With little progress in the Zodiac case in 50 years, constantly widening the field of view just takes us further from a resolution. Sometimes we have to use percentages to close the distance to the killer. The Zodiac case has reached a point in 2018 where nothing can be stated as fact anymore, without much less likely alternatives being presented to effectively get us nowhere. Case in point being the Stine shirt piece mailed with the October 13th letter. Most observers believe this links the letter writer to the murder. Although not 100% certain, it is almost without doubt the case. Enter the people who want to opt for the unlikely scenario of a policeman, reporter, medical personnel or mortician stealing the shirt piece and mailing it to the Chronicle with disguised Zodiac handwriting, even though at this point the real Zodiac Killer had supposedly never murdered anyone in San Francisco, and had only murdered couples. Despite this crime being the most unlikely candidate for a hoaxer to choose, according to some, the person or persons chose to add a Zodiac crime that was nothing like a Zodiac crime. This alternative thinking is often done, but gets us no nearer to the answer or identity of the killer. Likewise, did the killer after Blue Rock Springs go home, ditch his gun, change his clothes and return to the payphone, or did he run naked around Lake Herman wailing at the moon, eat a burger and fries at Mr Ed's, go for a game of ten-pin bowling, drive around the block aimlessly or climb a tree and swing from the branches. These are not impossible alternatives, but sometimes we just have to play the percentages to narrow our field of view and dismiss all but the most likely answer as our starting point. The art of creating an alternative, but unreasonable alternative to a Zodiac question is getting us nowhere and has become a Zodiac pastime. Anything that can aid us, using the traits of humankind I welcome. Close the field, not open it up. Whatever one says about offender profiling techniques not being reliable, which I take on board, it is far more useful, as is geographical profiling, than adding another 300 suspects to the Zodiac pool every year. To me, the key after 50 years, is playing the percentages, rather than attempting to discredit things like the letter writer and shirt piece on October 13th 1969, not being the killer, which of course is possible but not very likely. I am looking forward to the John Kelly profile, despite it not being scientific fact.
Well stated , Richard. Plausible deniability is a tactic used by defense attorneys in a criminal case. Draw up a scenario out of thin air and present it to the jury. It has worked to get many criminal defendants, who perpetrated a crime, off the hook scott free. Human nature seems to lead many folks to fall for bizarre conspiracy theories rather than a factual explanation.
Richard--in America for many decades the children's magazine "Highlands" contained drawings of nominally innocent tableaus (kids playing on a hillside for instance) with embedded and obscured bits that were manifestations of the same object and then challenged the reader to find them within the chaos, e.g., "can you spot all the suitcases in this drawing?" It seems to me the Zodiac case is the seminal example of this principle in real life. The issue is not a lack of information but collecting the information suitable for a solution and eliminating the remainder; essentially, where exactly should we look? I believe the issue is one of perception on a supremely fundamental, philosophical way: the case challenges the human brain to observe and process information at the highest level, a process which includes discarding information or theories that are dead ends and obscuring devices (the letters, the ciphers, etc). So far, that has proven too big a challenge.
Thanks for posting the discussion of the Zodiac,by these three gentlemen of experience in aspects of criminality.
What,for me,that shone though,was their agreement on the Zodiac's extent of narcissism.He believed in himself,and cared about his self-survival.
But we are dealing with a ''cracked'' personality,and retaining thoughts of narcissism,it tends to lead one,into believing that the Zodiac saw himself,as a ''victim'' of life.
Perhaps,something happened to this person [Zodiac],that upset a possible balanced view,of life [?].
When Wyatt Earp asked Doc Holiday's opinion,about what was wrong with Johnny Ringo....Holiday replied,simply : ''Being born''.
I don't think that it happened ''that'' early on,for the Zodiac..but,possibly at puberty,or approaching adulthood,one feels that ''something'' personally devastating,disturbed his equilibrium.
From then on,the Zodiac felt handicapped,in some way,with a need to channel his frustrations out on others,a remedial,albeit temporary,therapy.
So here goes from my perspective. My suspect is Peter S Plante. This is going to be very subjective. I listened to the profiling video and at first thought they were a little bit daf. They did indicate he was a white male and in his twenties actually. They said he was visual, as we all are. But then as I listened, it would be Frank who hit upon the most salient responses. In comparison to having lived with Peter for 20 years let me tell you from my perspective what they got right and what they didn't quite get yet.
They said that he had a jealous rage that he seemed to be angry with women. They did not mention a potential relationship with a mother who sexually abused little boys, nor did they mention parents who fought nightly and demanded he takes sides as a child. They did not mention the alcoholic father who did not protect him from his mother. They did say that he had problems creating relationships with girls. They did not mention that he also had homosexual relationships as well as female relationships. In a time where it was forbidden to be gay.
They said he was narcissistic. But that is such an understatement. Let's go several steps up the scale, he was a psychopath and he was schizophrenic. Narcissism would be his neutral. They said he had above average intelligence. Peter Plante was one of the most intelligent people I've ever known. Our children tested out with very high IQs. Two of our children have also been diagnosed as schizophrenic.
They said he was a loner. This is true. He was an only child who did not marry until he was nearly 30 years of age, never living with a woman, living alone in a little house. Because of the energy he gave off and his bizarre affect, he did not have a lot of females in his life. There are probably 3 or 4 long-term girlfriends myself being the wife as one of them. One of them broke up with him because he shot at her head during a conversation and the bullet landed in the wall behind her.
Frank said he was a deer hunter. Brilliant. Spot on. Peter was hunting large game up in the woods of Shasta from the time he was a young teenager, eventually conducting Hunting Expeditions with his best friend and his father who owned the Salt Creek Lodge. Peter used to say, "I don't kill animals anymore."
They said that he would find a woman and marry, and that would slow him down for a while. That would be me. He married me in 1978. They said eventually the urge to kill would return and it did. Based on the experiences my young daughter relayed regarding her father murdering men during the 1990s.
They said he was recognized at the Presidio so it's scared him and he simply went underground with his behavior. That is true. Peter hated the police but he was also very afraid of being incarcerated. He was a desperate alcoholic and they are not serving cocktails down at the jail.
They said he was familiar with the locations where the murders occurred. That he scouted them out ahead of time. That they were places he frequented. I can tell you that he took me to the scene of the Lake Berryessa killing over and over during the years. That he spent a lot of time at Lake Berryessa with friends whose parents had a boat up at Sugarloaf. I wonder if these locations were places that he had taken girls before? Like he took me over and over to Berryessa.
They said he had knowledge of police techniques. Peter majored in criminal justice at San Jose State for one year.
They said he had knowledge of weapons, ammunition, bomb-making. yes and very much so for Peter.
Looks like two Suits came to see me a couple of weeks ago but I missed them. I hope they return.
Fascinating what you have to say about Peter,Judith,and clearly see links,in what the three men had to say about the Zodiac.
And,at the very least,from what you convey,Peter obviously empathised with the Zodiac.
I would just like to add that,these references to Halloween and Christmas,made by the Zodiac...do seem to indicate that there was some happiness in the Zodiac's past.
That,perhaps,there were times of joy,and the gathering of a family or friends,that made up,to an extent,for the bad times.
Yes there were Good Times. Awesome parties. Friends from his school days still. Many happy family gatherings that would inevitably turn into drunkeness. Best of intentions and all. It was hard to keep the insanity contained.
There were many people who loved him very much. But they could go home and I couldn't. The niceness would only last so long before the other personality made an appearance. He was very funny and the life of every party, a passionate host. Played awesome music all night long as loud as he could. He was the bride at every wedding and the corpse at every funeral.
Strange how they changed '' Manic Depression '',to ''Bipolar Condition'' [?].
From an Edvard Munch character to ''fluffy'' white parts of the globe.
''Political Correctness'' can be so silly [?].
''Manic Depression'' can tell you so much more....not least,a good Jimi Hendrix song.
If anyone is interested :
The murder re-investigation case that spearheads ''Operation Bynum'',is to be featured in a BBC Panorama special,airing to-morrow evening,at 20:30 G.M.T.,in the U.K.
Outside the U.K.,its availability will be,by free subscription,to the ''BBC iplayer'' internet facility.
Called ''Disclosure - Who killed Emma ?'',the program will focus,largely on exposing serious flaws in the original murder investigation of Glasgow prostitute,Emma Caldwell,in April 2005.
The Crown Office,in Edinburgh,and Police Scotland,were unavailable for comments,on account of ''Operation Bynum'' being a live and ongoing murder enquiry.
The ''enquiry'',now 4 years....and counting.But,at least TV investigative journalism is catching up,and prepared to put the Prosecution Service,in Scotland,to the sword.
Millions of people on planet earth have a dark side. I am patiently waiting for someone to place their favorite POI at the scene of one of Mr Z's crimes. Not only that, he probably had some category of relative.
One of the profilers hinted at this. The ciphers, the MO, and the crime scene locations are a cipher. The taunting behavior is also part of the puzzle. Randall Clemons made this point, "my name is connect the dots". Who among us was was most likely to behave in this manner? Profiling might be able to narrow the field, but why has no one come up with a POI that can be placed in the vicinity of a crime scene, other than Mr. X?
If people's suspects are not the Zodiac Killer Tom, then its highly probable they will never be able the place their suspect in the area of each crime scene. The only suspect ever placed fairly close to any crime scene was Allen, just 10 minutes walking time to the Springs and Tuolumne payphone, and within a 6 mile radius of both Lake Herman Road and Blue Rock Springs. If I picked all males between 25-45, who lived in Vallejo in 1969, they would be more worthy suspects than most of the high profile suspects on nothing more than geographical location. Don't forget Tom, Ross Sullivan cannot be placed within 75 miles of any of the crimes, but that doesn't stop people. You are correct though, in that they are only persons of interest, in that only one person really has to name them. 50 years on, nobody could realistically place a POI at or near a crime scene, without fingerprints or DNA. That is why I don't bother. We can place POI in the Bay Area, but that really isn't much use.
And yet I have described to you as I have in my book that Peter Plant took me to the scene of the murders at Lake Berryessa. He took me when we were first married and I was still a teenager. We prepared a picnic and we drove all the way up there. We carried everything from the vehicle down to the edge of the lake, ice chest and all. He had me settle down on a blanket and then he left and walked around the cove. All of a sudden he returned in a panic. He said we have to get the hell out of here. We quickly gathered everything up in a panic and ran back to the car. We drove back to the Bay Area with a loaded handgun on the console of the car. We would return to that location over and over. Once I asked him about the Zodiac Killer. "Where did he kill those kids?" I asked Peter. He pointed to the island in the water. He said "It was right there". I said , "But there's water." He said, "It was all dried up that day."
I would suggest that you read my book which I am pretty sure none of you gentleman who run these websites have done yet. We're getting very close now.
I have Judith (thanks again), however, I took the question by Tom to relate to the time of the murders, rather than later.
Some one out there must know who Mr. Z is or was. Their knowledge runs much deeper than having the dark side of an acquaintance or a close relative revealed to them. More on this tomorrow.
I have your book,Judith,and pulled it out,recently,to read a second time.
I have yet to get around to it,on account of other Zodiac matters...but will do shortly.
I think that I will make better sense of it,this time,with more knowledge.
Thanks for the reminder.
[...at the moment,the book makes a good ''lap surface'' for writing,So,it is still valued,albeit in different ways....]
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My mistake Rubislaw, accidentally hit the delete button on your comment rather than approve. Copied it below.
If anyone [Richard [?] ] has seen any version of this Panorama special [...believe there to be a half hour,and hour version...]....on the Emma Caldwell murder....could they please post here [?].
It's beginning to look as if the BBC and Crown Office,are in some sort of altercation,over the program....and is yet to be available for viewing,through any media outlet....since its initial broadcast,in Scotland,exclusively.
Thanks for posting the comment,nonetheless,Richard.
Originally,the scheduling for the program,including ''anti-social'' hours,had this coming Saturday night [ Sunday 01.40 G.M.T. ].on BBC Two....as the last official broadcast...but then,available on the ''BBC iplayer''.
But ''No Shows'' so far.
I will see if the ''Saturday night'' broadcast materialises,then get back to the BBC....if they are inclined to reply.
I have already sent the BBC ''three'' e-mails,related to the case.
Well...I have messaged the Crown Office,enough,in the past...and they think they own ''exclusivity'' on the term ''Wise Men''.
Time to contact a politician,again.
Yes...if anyone caught the original transmission,of ''Who killed Emma ?''....or claims that they have seen versions of the Panorama program...it would be most appreciated,if you would post.
Margaret Caldwell,Emma's mother,is presumed to be ''in bed'' with Glasgow based newspaper,''The Daily Record''.....who are also paying for the legal bills of celebrity human rights lawyer,Aamer Anwar,to represent her.
So,anything that Margaret Caldwell might have had,to say,in the program,would be of interest.

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Frank Mirabelli is the President and CEO of First General Property Restoration Services. First General was established in 1980 and is one of North America's largest restoration networks, with over 80 offices in Canada and the United States. First General is an industry leader in technology, integrity, and customer satisfaction. Frank Mirabelli is the President and CEO of First General Property Restoration Services. First General was established in 1980 and is one of North America's largest restoration networks, with over 80 offices in Canada and the United States. First General is an industry leader in technology, integrity, and customer satisfaction.
Since becoming President and CEO in 2015, Mirabelli and the First General Team have employed their knowledge and experience in property restoration to develop and expand the First General network. Recently, Mirabelli shared his vision for the company moving forward and some information about himself and First General.
You have an interesting background story. Can you tell us a bit about it and how you got your start in the restoration industry?
I never intended to enter the property restoration industry. I was actually on track to becoming a University Professor. I completed my undergraduate degree in Accounting and then completed my MBA at Queen's University. However, academia was not hands on enough for me. I purchased the First General Thunder Bay location and started learning the business from the ground floor. In my first year of ownership, I performed all restoration jobs, including water extraction, hauling equipment and removing smoke damage. Once I earned my stripes, I was given the opportunity to be General Manager for First General Canada and after a number of years, our family group of companies, Mirabelli Corporation, purchased the First General Brand.
What's your vision for the company moving forward?
The vision for First General is to become a global brand, embracing technology along the way. Finding more efficient and effective methods to complete what we do every day is key. The final insurance client – the property owner, is looking for more and better coverage at a lower price – so working with our insurance partners to find ways to provide more cost effective methods of service delivery while maintaining quality, is paramount.
How do you plan to expand the brand?
I believe the local business owner model, supported by the First General Corporate Team, is key to achieving successful growth. Our long-term strategy is to infill remaining markets in Canada and grow south of the border. We are excited about finalizing arrangements in South America and Mexico with a strong operator in Latin America.
Growing a company often requires investment. Did you make any investments, and if so, what were they?
Vice President to manage Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces, Charles Sabourin.
Regional Manager to manage Western Canada, Kendra Kostyk.
Executive Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Angela Veri, who works with Corporate and our Regional team to enhance and execute sales strategies and strengthen customer relations.
Vice President Operations, Randy Millar, who oversees Ontario and our quality initiatives.
Sheila Corbett, Manager of Vendor Program Resources, who is responsible for overall estimating compliance.
Large Loss Expert/Director, Lorne McIntyre, who plays an integral part in providing Corporate oversight and assistance with the expansion of our Large Loss Division across North and South America.
Why did you feel these areas were important?
We felt that to capitalize on the performance of our Canadian Network of offices, First General had to re-invent ourselves and standardize our operations to drive growth, exceptional client experience, and higher net promoter scores. To meet our initiatives, we felt it was imperative to invest in the resources to help support the operational side of our business.
How does Corporate fit into the First General Network of offices?
The men and women in our field offices who deliver the First General experience every day perform an amazing job – and we are so grateful to have them as part of our family. As the insurance market evolves and technology changes, it is the responsibility of the First General Corporate Team to introduce these changes for the benefit of our offices. Our recent investment in human capital is an example of our dedication to work with our offices and assist them with transitions into new technologies, growth, and metrics.
You mentioned technology. How is First General supporting and adapting to technology?
We are investing heavily in technology which works off of a global platform to ensure sustainability moving forward. The increased demand for transparency, customer expectations, and the need to assist our offices with streamlining their processes, gives us a perfect opportunity to onboard a new global platform-based technology. First General believes this will allow us to become a partner in our clients Ecosystem, ensuring a sustainable business model.
Are there any hurdles you've faced in growing the company?
Finding qualified talent is a struggle. The evolving industry has increased the demands on project managers, technicians and owners. Today, we need to be a jack of all trades, which takes years of training. As such, hiring people off the streets is not an option. To meet this challenge First General has invested heavily in field training.
We've heard that you and First General do a lot of giving back to the community. What can you tell us about that?
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Mariane Faith Ignacio Osabel (born January 28, 1998) is a Filipino singer and performer. She rose to fame when she participated in the third season of Tawag ng Tanghalan, a singing competition of the noontime show It's Showtime, and became a semifinalist. And later, she was the fourth grand champion of GMA's singing competition The Clash. She is currently a mainstay performer of the Sunday noontime variety show All-Out Sundays.

Early life
Mariane Faith Ignacio Osabel was born on January 28, 1998, in Iligan City, Lanao del Norte. As a child until a young teen, she grew up and lived in Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2011. Her elder brother, Arne Osabel, is also singer.

She finished from primary to secondary school at La Salle Academy, Iligan City, and her tertiary education in Mindanao State University–Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), with Bachelor of Science (BS) in Environmental Engineering Technology (EnvET) and graduated in 2022.

Prior to joining Tawag ng Tanghalan and The Clash, she was the lead vocalist of Echoes Band, until her graduation in 2022, and was replaced by the late vocalist Maica Ramayan and other vocalists.

Career

2018–2019: Pre–Tawag ng Tanghalan and The Clash
Before entering TV contests, she participated in Adlaw Sa Iligan Singing Star in 2018, and became grand champion of this season.

2019: Tawag ng Tanghalan and Prior to The Clash

Daily Rounds (First Attempt)
On January 19, 2019, she participated in Quarter II in the third season of Tawag ng TanghalanIn her first performance, she sang "Bukas na Lang Kita Mamahalin by Lani Misalucha, where she emerged as the daily winner, and for her second performance in the Face-off Round, she sang "On the Wings of Love" by Kyla, but she lost to the defending champion.

Daily Rounds (Second Attempt)
On July 8, 2019, six months after her losing in Quarter II, she returned in Quarter IV. In her first performance, she sang "I Am Changing" by Jennifer Holliday, where she emerged as the daily winner, and for her second performance in the Face-off Round, she sang "Fallin' by Alicia Keys, and became an defending champion. She continued to the fifth day making her the fifth semifinalist of the quarter. She remained the defending champion until her sixth day when she lost to the daily winner.

Semifinals
During the weeklong semifinals, originally scheduled from June 24 to June 29, 2019 but rescheduled for August 26 to 31, 2019, Osabel performed songs corresponding to the theme of the day. She was followed by Shantal Cuizon, Alliyah Cadeliña, Jermaine Apil, Dior Lawrence Bronia, Julius Cawaling and Violeta Bayawa. On the sixth day, Osabel, had a combined average score of 57.03%. She failed to enter to the Grand Finals, and later she returned to the Ultimate Resbak round.

Ultimate Resbak
After failing to enter to the Grand Finals, Osabel returned in the Resbak round and she sang "Who You Are", where she claimed the Seat of Power together with Windimie Yntong. On the fourth day, Osabel selected Mariko Ledesma in the Sing-off, where Osabel sang "Run to You" by Whitney Houston, but lost to Ledesma, who ascended to the Seat of Power, and then advanced to the final round.

2019–2020: Post–Tawag ng Tanghalan and controversial TNT winning announcement
After the second round performance between Osabel and Mariko Ledesma, Ledesma took the seat of power, dethroning Osabel. However, after the winning moment, the screen appeared where the split scoring was revealed (showing the public and judges scores), and viewers noticed that Osabel's score given by the judges was 16.50%, while Ledesma received 50%. Due to the allegedly "rigged" results, netizens used #JusticeForMariane or #HustisyaParaKayMariane and it trended on Twitter, citing the expression, rants and sentiments over the score given by the judges.

On September 14, 2019, three days after the performances of Osabel and Ledesma, which aired on September 11, 2019, Tawag ng Tanghalan judge Dulce spoke about the controversial result of Ledesma dethroning Osabel, saying that Osabel sounded different live than what was broadcast, but failing to explain the impossibly low-scoring. Others involved said that the public didn't know what went on behind the scenes or the pressure the judges were under.

After the recent controversial result, Osabel withdrew from competing in the Final Resbak due to health problems, while Mariko, who was one of the grand finalist for Huling Tapatan, also withdrew her slot due to personal reasons caused by the netizens backlash against her. In 2021, according to a virtual interview in LionHearTV, Osabel became traumatized after not winning in TNT and she was afraid to join singing contests.

2021: The Clash
In 2021, two years after her Tawag ng Tanghalan journey, and despite the controversy, she auditioned for the third season of The Clash, but she wasn't able to pass. She re-auditioned during Season 4 and finally received the call to compete for the fourth season.

Osabel participated in the fourth season of The Clash. She was dubbed as "Ultimate Siren ng Iligan City". On her One on One round, she sang "Paraisong Parisukat" by Basil Valdez, where she advanced on the second round. In the grand finals of the competition, she fought against Vilmark Viray on a one-on-one clash where she performed an original composition "Bakit Mahal Pa Rin Kita", composed by Harish Joya, while Viray performed "Umuwi Ka Na". Osabel ultimately became the grand champion of the fourth season of the Philippine reality singing competition The Clash.

2021–present: Post–The Clash
After becoming grand champion of The Clash, Osabel is now a mainstay of All-Out Sundays, which is the segment of Queendom, together with Lani Misalucha, Julie Anne San Jose, Rita Daniela, Hannah Precillas, and her fellow The Clash graduates.

On March 3, 2022, Osabel signed a contract under GMA Music, together with The Clash Season 4 first runner-up Vilmark Viray.

Osabel signed a talent contract with Sparkle along with several other artists during the "Signed for Stardom" event on May 26, 2022.

Personal life
Osabel has previous relationship with filmmaker, chief director, and entrepreneur Karl Timonera Orbe.

Health
Osabel had her tonsils removed when she was 10 years old.

Filmography

Discography

Singles

Soundtrack

References

External links

 https://www.gmanetwork.com/sparkle/artists/mariane_osabel

1998 births
Living people
21st-century Filipino women singers
Participants in Philippine reality television series
Reality show winners
GMA Network personalities
GMA Music artists
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Rumor Has It There Could Be More X-Men: Dark Phoenix Reshoots
Mar. 27. 2018 9:38 PM
Last night, word came in that both X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants are being delayed to February 14, 2019 and August 2, 2019, respectively. While this isn't the first time The New Mutants has been pushed back, Dark Phoenix's scheduling shift was somewhat surprising. Originally the seventh main X-Men installment was supposed to be released on November 2, but now we'll have to wait an additional three months to see this franchise adapt The Dark Phoenix Saga a second time. As for why Dark Phoenix was delayed, supposedly it's because the movie will be going through significant reshoots later this year.
According to sources who spoke with Collider, 20th Century Fox recently ran a test screening for X-Men: Dark Phoenix to see what was working and what didn't. After receiving feedback, the movie is going back for reshoots, which is coming nowadays with blockbuster, whether it's just to redo a few scenes or make significant changes to the story. However, in the case of Dark Phoenix, many members of the cast are busy with other projects; particularly Jean Grey herself, Sophie Turner, who is busy shooting Game of Thrones' final season. The earliest the main actors could all reunite was in August or September, which would have only left a couple months to perfect the visual effects. Not wanting to rush the work, Fox decided to push Dark Phoenix to next February so that there would be enough time to finish the reshoots and post-production with some time to spare.
As far as reasons go for postponing a movie, this is a tame one. Scheduling conflicts is an all-too common problem when it comes to filmmaking, and in the case of X-Men: Dark Phoenix, there simply wasn't enough time to do the necessary reshoots and ensure that the movie was ready in time for early November. If pushing Dark Phoenix back three months ultimately leads to the movie being better, then by all means, take that extra time to improve it. Plus, as we saw with Black Panther last month, it is possible for a superhero movie to be commercially successful early in the year.
Taking place nearly a decade after the events of X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Dark Phoenix will follow the superhero team as they deal with Jean Grey after she loses control of her abilities during a mission in space. In addition many of Apocalypse's main players returning for Dark Phoenix, the movie also stars Jessica Chastain as the shapeshifting main antagonist, as well as Daniel Cudmore (who previously played Colossus) and Lamar Johnson in yet-to-be-identified roles.
Once again, X-Men: Dark Phoenix will now be released in theaters on February 14, 2019, so if you're looking to put a superhero spin on that Valentine's Day, you might consider checking out the mutant-led adventure on opening day. Not to worry, though: 2018 won't be entirely without X-Men-related cinematic offerings, as Deadpool 2 comes out on May 18.
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es un actor japonés, más conocido como Kudō Shin'ichi en Detective Conan: Kudo Shinichi e no Chousenjou y como Saga Kazuma en Hanazakari no Kimitachi e. También aparece en el drama Akai Ito como Atsushi Nishino (o Akkun).

Vida personal
Junpei Mizobata nació el 14 de junio de 1989 en Hashimoto, Prefectura de Wakayama, Japón, en una familia de cuatro integrantes, él, sus padres y su hermana. Le gusta tocar la batería y jugar fútbol en su tiempo libre. Él ama el natto y el salmón.

En 2014, surgieron rumores de que Junpei y la actriz Nana Katase estaban en una relación. Si bien Mizobata no admitió ni negó los rumores, se disculpó: "Lamento haber causado problemas a la gente con los informes sobre mi vida personal en este momento".

Recientemente, Yahoo! News informa que Nana y Junpei han revelado que son pareja y supuestamente "están considerando casarse".

Filmografía

Dramas

Películas y especiales

Comerciales
 Gree (2012)
 FILA (2010)
 Adidas Footwear (2010)
 Ippei Chan Yaki Soba (2009)
 Bouron Petit (2009)
 Right On Clothing (2009)
 Akai Ito x POCKY (2008)

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Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Perfil oficial

Actores masculinos de Japón
Actores masculinos de cine de Japón
Personas de la prefectura de Wakayama


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What's new in Massillon City Schools?
Kelli Weir CantonRep.com staff writer @kweirREP
Students no longer may use cellphones at Washington High School.
MASSILLON The Canton Repository spoke with the leaders at each of Stark County's public school districts to see what changes the new school year will bring.
Here's what students in the Massillon City School District will see when they return to class this week:
No phones
Cellphones are no longer allowed to be used at Washington High School. Students must turn off their phones and store them out of sight during the school day. Administrators say the move is meant to keep students fully engaged in the classroom.
New turf has been installed at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium to replace the turf that was about 10 years old. The district used money from an account funded by the rental of school facilities and private donations to cover the cost of the new artificial surface.
The district will welcome 19 new staff members, including school psychologist Franklin Ziccardi.
Tiger focus
The district is embarking on its second school year focusing on the following areas: Safety and security, student performance, resource management and communication and collaboration.
Reach Kelli at 330-580-8339 or kelli.weir@cantonrep.com.
On Twitter: @kweirREP


Let me start off by saying that I really like Sean Casey. I own a Casey jersey, he's a great ambassador for Cincinnati baseball, and he's even shown flashes of being a very good hitter at times in his career.
But the struggle disappeared in the eighth, when the Reds put two runners on with one out for Sean Casey.
What ensued was an 11-pitch at-bat in which Casey sucked the life out of Halsey before finally going down quietly with a pop out to third. He had left his mark, though.
Sean Casey is now being praised for popping out to third base!
Again, I like Casey and I'm happy that he's a media, management, and fan favorite. But when Adam Dunn — who is twice as productive as Casey — is constantly criticized for everything and Casey is constantly praised for everything, you have to wonder how things got so out of whack.
Casey and his sub-800 OPS leads the world in double plays, while Dunn and his 900+ OPS is within striking distance of the league lead in multiple offensive categories. Yet, Casey hits third, and Dunn hits seventh. Casey is praised for a popup to third, and Dunn is criticized for not hitting enough sacrifice flies. Casey is untouchable on the trade front, while it appears that Dunn is being actively shopped.
That said, I have seen some small signs of reversal. Most of the articles about potential Cincinnati trades say that Casey is going to be difficult to trade because of his poor performance at an offense-oriented position (and a high salary), and then go on to state that Dunn may be difficult to trade because he's 'one of the great young sluggers in the game' or something along those lines, that it would be hard to part with his talent, and that most teams would have a hard time putting together enough top-line prospects to acquire him in a trade).
Personally I love long ab's. If I had to give the Crash Davis speech I would include long at bats and triples in the corner.
I'll praise Casey for that, in turn all must note that that in itself is a big part of Dunn's game.
Take thursday night for an example. Though Dunn K'd, he was 1 foot away from having a double and he had a 6-7 pitch ab, even after starting in the hole.
WMP cam up, swung at the first pitch and weekly popped up.
Dunn OTOH swings to make maximum contact and misses more than Casey but creates less outs and produces more when he does connect.
Of course there are people out there that would rather eat 10 Mcdonalds hamburgers right now rather than wait to eat the steak after it cooks just right.
I prefer both, I just don't want to pay 100 bucks for the burger and 40 for the steak.
Great comment, Brian. I think it sums up the entire issue nicely.
LMAO… Great comment, Brian. While I get frustrated with the continued criticism of Dunn, I think there is a balance towards the criticism of Casey's numbers.
The problem with the comments about Dunn being one of the up and coming power hitters in the game is that the Reds show no sign of recognizing his talents, thus are likely to not only trade him, but under value him and trade him.
Okay, how badly do the Reds under value Dunn? I just looked at the current top 25 qualified MLB players ranked by OPS of which Dunn is 18th. I then looked at where each player batted in his team's lineup in his most recent game. Not a SINGLE ONE of those players besides Dunn hit any lower than 4th in their team's batting order. If you expand the list to the top 40, you get 3 more who hit 5th and 3 more who hit 6th with the other 9 hitting 4th or higher and still not a single other player of his caliber hitting 7th. The Reds just don't even deserve him. . . .


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Firme (60)
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The ship was built by John Perry at Blackwall Yard in London and launched on January 15 1759.
During the Seven Years' War, the ship was under the command of:
in 1759: captain John Reynolds
In 1782, the ship was transformed into a hulk at Portsmouth.
The ship was sold in 1791.
In June 1759, admiral sir Edward Hawke sailed from England with a fleet of 25 ships of the line and many frigates to blockade or, more strictly, to observe the French fleet in Brest. He detached commodore John Reynolds, in the Firme (60), with a small squadron, to watch the French transports which had assembled in the river Morbihan in preparation for the invasion of Ireland. When at length the Firme (60) became very foul and had to go home to refit, she was relieved by the Rochester (50). In November, as soon as it became known in Great Britain that the French had sailed from Brest, the excitement was great and every effort was made to meet the situation. Orders were issued for guarding all coastal areas where the French were likely to make a descent. Troops were everywhere put in motion for this purpose. Furthermore, all ships of war in harbour were ordered out. The ship was part of rear-admiral Francis Geary's squadron detached to reinforce Hawke's fleet. However, Geary's reinforcements arrived too late to take part in the decisive battle of Quiberon.
To do: more details on the campaigns from 1760 to 1762
Guns 60
Gundeck 24 x 24-pdrs
Upper gundeck 26 x 12-pdrs
Quarterdeck 8 x 6-pdrs
Forecastle 2 x 6-pdrs
Crew not available
Length at gundeck 154 ft (47 m)
Width 43 ft 6 in (13.3 m)
Depth 18 ft 4 in (5.6 m)
Displacement 1297 long tons (1318 tonnes)
Blasco, Manuel, HBMS Firm (1759), 3 Decks Wiki
Phillips, M., Michael Phillip's Ships of the Old Navy
HMS Firm (1759)
N.B.: the section Service during the War is derived from our articles depicting the various campaigns, battles and sieges.
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Many of the diamonds sold today are near colorless, but in reality, the normal range of color for diamonds can vary from absolutely colorless to light yellow or brown. This is why the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) developed a diamond color scale, which is now widely accepted as the industry standard color grading system understanding the GIA color scale is key to properly informing any of your diamond purchases. Follow along as we break down the diamond grading color system.
THE DIAMOND COLOR CHART
The color of a diamond is really an evaluation of the absence of color. A chemically pure, structurally perfect diamond has absolutely no hue, which results in it having a much higher value since that level of diamond quality is so rare. The GIA's diamond grading color system requires the presence or absence of color in a single stone to be measured in comparison to master stones of previously established colors.
The GIA diamond grading scale starts with the letter D, which represents a perfectly colorless diamond, and continues to the letter Z, with each letter in between delineating an increasing presence of color intensity. The average person is able to detect the difference between a grade D color diamond and that of a Z color diamond because of the significant difference between the opposite ends of the scale. However, generally, measurements must take place under explicitly controlled lighting and precise viewing conditions by a trained professional, as subtle differences may be undetectable to an untrained eye. The diamond color scale can be further broken down into five categories with color grades that range from colorless to light color.
Colorless. Grades D, E and F on the scale make up the Colorless diamonds. Only an experienced gemologist will be able to detect the precise differences between these three gradings, but the corresponding value will differ greatly. Grade D diamonds are extremely rare and absolutely colorless, while E color diamond and F color diamond grades contain minute traces of color largely unnoticeable to the everyday consumer.
Near Colorless. G, H, I and J are the grades considered Near Colorless. These diamonds have a slightly warm and yellow color and tone that is difficult for consumers to detect unless compared side-by-side with a diamond of a higher grade. Generally speaking, the faint yellow hues pair well with gold tone settings.
Faint. Grades K, L and M make up the Faint category of colors. At this point, you may begin to be able to detect the tint of the diamond without prior training, since they possess a visible yellow tint. Due to the color variation, diamonds of this grade are much less desired, resulting in steep price drops from the previous category of the color chart. A grade K color diamond can cost as much as 50% less than a grade G color diamond. For this reason, many diamond stores and dealers don't hold diamonds below I-J color in stock, However, some people find the warm coloration appealing, and may be interested in diamonds of these grades when designing a vintage style ring.
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Q: A funtion equation $2f(x)+f''(x)=xf'(x)$ Suppose $f(x)\in C^2(\mathbb R)$ solves the equation $$
2f(x)+f''(x)=xf'(x),\forall x\in\mathbb R
$$
Assume that $(f(0),f'(0))\neq (0,0)$. Prove that $(f(x),f'(x))$ is unbounded.

A: Actually $f(x)$ itself is unbounded as long as $f(0)$ and $f'(0)$ are not both $0$.  One solution to the DE is $f_1(x) = x^2-1$.  Writing $f(x) = u(x) f_1(x)$, the DE becomes $(x^2-1) u''(x) + (- x^3 + 5 x) u'(x) = 0$, which has general solution
$$ u'(x) = C \ \exp \int \left(\dfrac{x^3-5x}{x^2-1}\right)\; dx $$
Now the integrand $ > x/2$, say, for large enough $x$.  Thus
if $C > 0$, $u'(x) > C (\exp(x^2/4) + D)$ for some constant $D$, and in particular $u'(x) > C \exp(x)$ for sufficiently large $x$.  Integrate and
we have $u(x) > C \exp(x) + (constant)$ for sufficiently large $x$, and then $f(x) = u(x) (x^2 - 1)$ is unbounded.  Similarly if $C < 0$.  For $C = 0$, the solution is
a constant times $f_1(x)$, which is unbounded unless it is identically $0$.

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On-Skin Electronics For Body Cooling Wearables
By Vinay Minj
The device works on the same principle as room cooling, thus bringing down body temperature and eliminating any need for electricity-based air-cooling
An on-skin device designed by engineers at the University of Missouri can achieve around 11 degrees Fahrenheit of cooling to the human body. The device also includes numerous human health care applications such as the ability to monitor blood pressure, electrical activity of the heart and the level of skin hydration. (Image credit: https://news.missouri.edu)
Rising temperatures are creating an increased uncomfortableness among humans, especially to those who have to work for long hours under the sun. This, in turn, increases the chances of them getting prone to fatal medical conditions such as dehydration and elevated body temperature.
Now, a team of engineers from the University of Missouri have developed a flexible, body-monitoring electronics material that can be worn around certain body parts. Dubbed as "wearable air conditioner", the on-skin device can effectively monitor blood pressure, skin hydration levels and electrical activity of the heart.
"We believe this is one of the first demonstrations of this capability in the emerging field of on-skin electronics," said corresponding author Zheng Yan, an assistant professor in the College of Engineering.
Similar to passive cooling
This breathable and waterproof device provides cooling works on the principle of passive cooling. Passive cooling is a method typically employed in buildings in which, soil and wind act as natural heat sinks by absorbing heat in the daytime and releasing it at night. Passive cooling requires no electrical equipment such as a fan or pump, which results in significant cost-saving.
"Our (on-skin) device can reflect sunlight away from the human body to minimize heat absorption, while simultaneously allowing the body to dissipate body heat, thereby cooling the human body during the daytime hours," said Yan.
Soldiers, who have to stay vigilant for prolonged hours under extreme heat, could hugely benefit from this innovation.
Similarly, athletes could effectively bring down their body temperature after a gruelling physical activity and reduce the risk of injury-related problems.
Future plans
Currently, the on-skin electronic device operates after being wired to a power source. Researchers intend to make it wireless in the future. They also hope to successfully integrate it into smart clothing.
"Eventually, we would like to take this technology and apply it to the development of smart textiles," Yan said. "That would allow for the device's cooling capabilities to be delivered across the whole body. Right now, the cooling is only concentrated in a specific area where the patch is located. We believe this could potentially help reduce electricity usage and also help with global warming."


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Simple Minds fans stalked by Jim Kerr's brother say vile sex lies ruined their lives
Paul Kerr terrorised John and Julie Fagan in a year-long campaign of threats and intimidation which took its toll on the couple's health.
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A row over an album led to Simple Minds superfans John and Julie Fagan being terrorised by stalker John Kerr, the brother of pop star Jim (Image: Sunday Mail/UGC)
Two Simple Minds superfans who were stalked by singer Jim Kerr's brother have told of the sex lies he used to try to ruin their lives.
John and Julie Fagan were subjected to a year-long campaign of terror by Jim's estranged brother Paul Kerr.
The couple have told how their health badly deteriorated during the ordeal as Julie was diagnosed with cancer and John developed an ulcer.
Paul Kerr threatened to murder John and drag Julie by her hair in what started as a pointless row over the band's latest album.
Kerr, 56, who was the Glasgow band's former tour manager, also falsely accused John of raping a nine-year-old boy and posted sexually abusive comments about him and his wife on Facebook.
Simple Minds superfans John Fagan and wife Julie endured an 11-month long campaign by lead singer Jim Kerr's brother Paul Kerr (Image: Adam Gerrard/Sunday Mail)
He was given a nine-year jail sentence for his actions, with six years in custody and three on extended licence.
John, 51, a nurse, said: "Just before the case, Julie's father died in September and she hasn't had time to grieve because of all this.
"Then during the trial Julie had a routine mammogram and discovered she had breast cancer. She is now awaiting treatment.
"And when the trial was concluding, I was at work and collapsed.
"I had a stomach ulcer which was life-threatening and had to have emergency surgery.
"The strain of everything just took its toll.
"We're just glad it's now over so we can get on with our lives."
Simple Minds devotee John has been a fan of the band since they shot to stardom and has been to 357 of their gigs.
He watched them become the biggest Scottish act of the 80s with five UK No1 albums and selling more than 60million albums.
Jim Kerr (right) of Simple Minds performs on stage at Orpheum in Vancouver, Canada, in October 2018 (Image: Getty Images)
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John and Julie remained devoted to the Glasgow act in leaner times and John was a well known face at concerts at home and abroad.
He had no idea how a simple comment on a band forum in January 2018 would lead to the terrifying ordeal.
John had replied to a public post on Kerr's public Facebook page about the band's new album, Walk Between Worlds, being "pure s**t"
John said: "Simple Minds had brought out a new album and replaced the long-time drummer and keyboard player.
"There was lots of discussion on band forums about it.
Paul Kerr (right), brother of Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr, is led from a prison van at Lewes Crown Court (Image: David McHugh/Brighton Pictures)
Brother of Simple Minds star Jim Kerr jailed after stalking two superfans of the Scots band
"At this point, I'd heard of Jim Kerr's brother Paul but didn't know much about him.
"Paul Kerr had posted two posts on his own Facebook page, one about his disgust at the drummer being sacked and the other titled 'pure s**t' which was about the new album.
"I wrote, 'I've been a fan for more than 30 years and I think it's a mistake to get rid of the two former band members.'
"That was it. A purely innocent post. I didn't call him anything. There were about 100 other comments there, too.
"Days later, I discovered that Paul had been writing posts telling his followers I'd contacted him privately and asked for his help to harm his brother Jim and destroy his career.
"I was so shocked. Then all his friends began commenting calling us 'b*******'."
The couple, who are from Liverpool but live in Canterbury, Kent, say Kerr began ranting about them online, doctored copies of their wedding photos and wrote posts telling other fans Julie was promiscuous.
Jim Kerr with John Fagan and Julie on their wedding day (Image: Collect)
Julie said: "He would post describing having sex with me in the most explicit way. He'd take pictures of our wedding day and put captions on them posting saying 'this is the w***e Julie who had sex with 30 men on her wedding night' for the whole world to see.
"I'd never even met this person. I couldn't understand why he was doing this."
John added: "He would tell Facebook friends I was a rapist of a nine-year-old which is completely untrue.
"He called Julie 'a f***** w***e' and posted saying his brother Jim had f***** my wife on our wedding night." John and Julie then received a chilling warning from Kerr's ex-girlfriend Elisabeth Vanthof warming them of his growing obsession.
But it was in July 2018 that police contacted them after Kerr sent emails to two forces threatening to murder John.
John said: "We got a message from Elisabeth out of the blue because she wanted to warn us that Paul was obsessed with us.
"She said that he kept talking about the Fagans and how he was going to cripple us. We were really concerned.
How Paul Kerr threatened to destroy ex-lover after she split with him
A woman has told how she was stalked by Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr's brother after she broke off their relationship.
Paul Kerr hounded band fan Elisabeth Vanthof by sending her unwanted texts, emails, voice recordings and Facebook messages.
The pair met at a New Year party in December 2017 after speaking on social media.
However, Elisabeth, 53, says that during a holiday in Thailand in April 2018, Kerr threatened her and she dumped him.
Elisabeth, from Normandy, France, said: "In Thailand he became very violent.
"He said he would drown me in the swimming pool.
"I later tried to block him but he sent messages saying,'I will destroy you.'
"He created fake Facebook accounts and asked people for my whereabouts saying I'd tried to harm the Kerr family.
"I later contacted John and Julie and told them to be careful as Kerr was totally obsessed with them.
"He said that if the police wouldn't take care of them he'd do it himself. He said John Fagan will never walk again."
Last week Kerr, 56, was convicted of stalking Elisabeth between April and November 2018.
Elisabeth, a human resource manager at Caen-Normandy university, said: "I'm delighted Kerr has been sent to prison after everything he did to me. It was a terrifying experience."
"But it was when we came back from holiday that the police came to warn us. We'd been away at Jim Kerr's hotel for my 50th birthday which had been ruined by Paul posting online that he was going to cripple us with a baseball bat.
"He had told us he was coming to Canterbury and was going to drag Julie by her hair to the police station. We had only been in the door five minutes when the police turned up.
"They told us Paul was in custody because he had emailed Kent Police and Sussex Police saying he was going to kill us."
Paul Kerr was jailed after he was convicted of stalking two fans of the band (Image: PA)
The couple installed security cameras at their home and a fireproof letter box.
Julie says she was afraid to go to the local shops and John felt on edge leaving work each night. In October, Kerr, of Brighton, went on trial at Lewes Crown Court and denied harassing the couple between January and November, 2018.
He defended his actions saying he was unable to cope with his older brother's fame.
He was found guilty of two counts of stalking against the Fagans and a charge of stalking Elisabeth.
The happy couple after their wedding at Jim's hotel (Image: Collect)
The couple met in 2011 and tied the knot in Taormina, Sicily, in July 2014. They honeymooned at Jim Kerr's hotel in the region, Villa Angela.
They say they are still Simple Minds fans and plan to return to Kerr's hotel for their anniversary.
John said: "I don't know him as a friend personally but between us we have met the whole band quite a lot of times.
"I wouldn't have expected him to step in to be honest. I feel very sorry for him because Paul is his brother.
"Paul said himself in court that the family have disowned him and he hasn't spoken to Jim for years."
Jim Kerr's spokesman did not respond to requests for comment.
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Jessica Luibrand
So this is what happens when I drink too much coffee and stay up past my bedtime.
It feels Kerouac-y and I like it.
Life IS living on a sleeper train and jumping from bus to bus scraping just enough together to get to the next destination. There is a certain romance about eating at gas stations, peeing in the woods and not knowing where your next bed is. My heart beats a little louder for people living out of their van, making breakfast out of their trunk in the morning dew in the soft light of a sunrise. Life isn't planning. Life is living for exactly what you want. Not saving up for someday. Someday is a disease that will take your dreams to their graves, graffiti told us on the cement walls of one of our Vietnamese hostels. Bright shades of wisdom from aerosol cans.
In a dirty hostel somewhere in Vinh, we ran into Mike Wadleigh, the creator of the Woodstock documentary. He's gathering data on climate change, he told John. He seemed impressed with our story and told us to expose the lie by living the example. 'You don't need all that money,' he told us before putting on his oversized white helmet and riding off on a motorcycle (only after chatting with us about how the lead guitarist from queen is an astrophysicist and Iggy Pop is one of the smartest men he knows and lectures about life.) I thanked him for the documentary and told him how my generation of people were able to experience Woodstock because of his work. Music is not what it used to be, and a lot of people know that. Mike Wadleigh is 74 and looks not a day over 60 and is a self professed hippie and I love him. There is a serenity in his eyes and a tone in his voice I've never seen or heard before. Expose the lie. We will Mike, I hope we meet again.
'This is the lifeblood, the essence that runs through my veins' I think, as I type this swaying back and forth in my top bunk in a sleeper train headed to north Vietnam in hopes of better weather. We've been rained out of central Vietnam with only 8 more days left on our visas. I'm high on life and way to much coffee this evening. The lurching of the train shakes my already rattled bones.
I go for a late night cigarette in the bathroom but there's someone in there. The train swishes and sways back and forth and I'm nearly thrown into the doors, or out the doors, rather. I look out the windows on both sides and the world whizzes by as I just try to keep my balance. Ahhh such is life.
Finally I find a different bathroom but the door won't shut I try and I try but the deadbolt just won't lock until I look down and realize I haven't even closed the door all the way. There's something cool about smoking a cigarette in a bathroom on a moving train somewhere in Vietnam, there's something about looking at the lights passing by in the darkness that's extremely calming amidst the chaos.
Purity is not for me, I think taking a drag off my cigarette, I still consider myself spiritual. I fell down that rabbit hole once and came out the same old Alice.
I told Sammie once when we were high sitting in the floor of my first apartment: we have a life we live, and then we have another life, our real life, dragging us by the hair, shouting and screaming our passions in our face saying 'follow me!!!! I know the antidote for the poison in your soul! That 9-5 job you call safety is actually a noose!'
The kids here love us, that being said some of the really young ones are terrified of us. Ironically for the same reasons: John is tall and I am tattooed. We're a walking American zoo. You can look but don't touch the animals, they're wild & they may bite.
I haven't taken too many selfies on this trip. Sometimes I think it's a good thing to not know what you look like. Acne eats away at your soul just like it does your skin. I wonder sometimes what's left. But then I took a picture of myself on purpose trying to show my scars instead of hide them. So I could stare into what I perceive as negative and love it anyways. So I could work deeper into loving my light and darkness both internal and external. John says I can't take the bad with the good. He's right.
The most moving thing I've seen on my trip was a young violinist at the train station in Bangkok. He played beautifully and had a speaker behind him playing piano to go with his violin. John and I stopped to watch for a very long time and after a while a shoeless blind man walked all the way up god knows where finding his way by holding onto the railing and stepping one foot in front of the other and he found this boy and reached for his violin and asked him something in Thai. I have no idea what. But the vibration of the music and the frequency of emotion filled the air and I was moved. The simple things we can miss if we're in a hurry in our day to day vs the things we witness when we have no plans at all.
A tumbleweeds the life for me.
I'm a good writer when I'm properly caffeinated. The Vietnamese do coffee well.
Tagged: wanderlust, lost, coffee, anxiety, life, dream
Hey hey! It's been a little while since I've written because our adventures are so wonder-FULL it's really hard to find time to sit down and flush out my thoughts on paper. Luckily, it's pouring rain outside in Hoi An so I get to settle inside for once and write.
I suppose I'll write about Cambodia later because there's a lot to say and a lot of things that happened at Angkor Wat and writing about that now would be ineffective and inefficient. So I'll start our venture with the border crossing from Cambodia through Snoul into Vietnam.
We were told that our bus from Cambodia would take us to the border at Snoul and a motorbike would take us over the border into Vietnam where a bus that went from Ho Chi Minh was waiting for travelers every 15 minutes. This turned out not to be true. We crossed the border with another backpacker that we had met that morning named Mac. Mac was a great guy and told us all about traveling through southeast Asia as he's from Singapore and gets to visit these countries quite often. We walked over the border into Vietnam with Mac and saw that the streets were quite deserted and there were absolutely no buses and hardly any other signs of life at all. Luckily after walking a little ways in the blistering sun, there up ahead was a tiny restaurant that we all sat down and chatted over some pho and much needed aloe juice. As we were sitting, swapping adventure stories and waiting patiently, (but also not so patiently because we didn't know how the fuck we were going to figure out how to get to the bus station or anything and kinda having mini heart attacks) John suddenly saw a giant tour bus that had just crossed the border from Cambodia into Vietnam; he ran at it full speed and they stopped to listen to what this crazy American had to say. As it turned out they were a Chinese bus tour and their sleeper bus wasnt full so they were able to take us with them AND they just so happened to be heading to Ho Chi Minh.
We gratefully accepted a ride and jumped on the bus, found our respective seats and looked at each other, laughing at our luck; the universe proving again it's magic and Synchronous nature. After a long bus ride staring out the window seeing the subtle and also obvious differences between Vietnam to Cambodia, the bus dropped us off in the middle of Ho Chi Minh and me, Mac and John hopped off and went into the mall to eat some knock off KFC chicken - which was delicious.
We were about 5 km away from our hostel but we decided to walk as we wanted to see the secret alleys and the innards of Ho Chi Minh in all of its sneaky glory. We were using Ho Chi Minh as a transitional city and weren't staying too long, so exploration was absolutely necessary. As we zipped down alleyways nearly escaping being hit by motorbikes, motorcycles, bicyclists and other fast walkers like ourselves we stumbled upon a giant pagoda that had shrines to Buddha, Kuan Yin and also Vishnu and Shiva. We payed our respects to the beautiful statues and continued our wandering.
Christmas decorations in every alley
Walking a little bit further we accidentally stumbled upon Christmas in Ho Chi Minh (as it was Christmas Eve) and all the streets had strewn lights all across the alleyways, little girls were dressed up an angel costumes, Santa was riding a motorbike, and there was even a fog machine turned snow machine that lightly fluttered down and decorated the alley with little snow bubbles. We stumbled upon a beautiful Catholic Church that was decorated and lit up in many colors complete with the baby Jesus, the star of Bethlehem, and various Christmas trees strewn about with beautiful ornaments and shiny ribbons. Everyone there was dressed to a T and ready for midnight mass. Christmas songs rang out in English as well as Vietnamese; we were in such a pure awestruck state as we had no idea this was what was waiting for us in the alleyways a Vietnam.
Tiny snow angels
We walked further making way for our hostel, it must have been at least 100° with 100% humidity as we were absolutely covered in sweat. The juxtaposition of it all, beautifully dressed Vietnamese people to disgustingly sweaty foreigners was all very funny. We ended up parting ways with Mac and decided to get an Uber the rest of the way.
Ourr Uber took us to the address that our hostel claimed it was at (54/6 - whatever that meant) and we wandered around the building square for about 30 minutes until this very charming Vietnamese lady looked at us, sweaty, exhausted and carrying huge backpacks, and using her hands as a map she showed us we needed to be on the other side of the building. Once on the other side of the building we realized that there was a very tiny inlet that looked like a garage but once you walked in it opened to a whole city square and our Harry Potter-Esque address meant 54 was the square we were in and 6 was the actual building number.
As exhausted as we were we decided to shower and head out on Christmas Eve and see what what there was to do. We stumbled upon a night market, but as it turns out the night markets in Cambodia, the night markets in Thailand, and the night markets in Vietnam are all pretty similar; they're all tourist traps with expensive drinks and loud foreigners.
We stayed at Saigon Central hostel that was very centrally located and had a super helpful staff. There, we learned about the 'hop on hop off' bus that cost $59 to go from Ho Chi Minh all the way to North Vietnam (Hanoi), stopping in whatever major city you want, adventuring around for however long you want and then contacting them to hop back on the bus when you're ready to head to a new city.
The next day we woke up and tried to enjoy our last day in Ho Chi Minh - by looking for a phone store for a SIM card. We found a great donut shop and I found a tattoo shop (!) and chatted with an artist for a little while about getting a tattoo; unfortunately we were only going to be there for a day and that was not enough time to sit down sketch out approve and also get tattooed (I haven't been tattooed here yet in southeast Asia and that is wearing on my mind. And body. As I love being tattooed especially when it's for such a beautiful reason as to symbolize an epic place I've been So lucky to experience. And it's driving me mildly crazy!)
Nothing says Christmas like a batman donut
Side note about Ho Chi Minh: it's not a good place to rent or drive a motorized vehicle. Traffic is beyond insane and they drive anywhere they can: the road, the sidewalk, the canal, wherever.
Exhausted (hating) the city we hopped on a bus to Da Lat, excited to leave the madness of the city for the beauty and stillness of the countryside. Our bus ride was absolutely amazing taking up up the beautiful green mountains higher and higher and higher into the mountains into the city of Da Lat nestled between mountains in this beautiful Green and foggy valley. Da Lat is easily one of my favorite places I've been so far. It was colonized by the French and so it has some seriously eclectic flares between Vietnamese culture, French architecture and almost a Dutch and Swiss tinge.
Our Backpackers Paradise Crew 💕 Lenore, Lynn, Nessa, Mary, Jack, Tess, Mar, me & John
We stayed in Backpackers Paradise hostel which was probably one of our favorite hostels. They are cheap and in a great location and had free breakfast AND dinner (which free dinner is uncommon). We became super close knit to all of our hostel mates, and one fateful night we all ventured out and went to the highly unique highly raved about 100 Roofs café which is an absolute MUST if you go to Da Lat!!!!!! I won't spoil too much of it for you (as I love surprises) but basically you walk into the bar, you decide if you want to go up or down, and the rest is a maze lit up dimly with multicolored lights and the walls are all decorated in different images, sculptures, animals, people etc, complete with little cubbyholes, random staircases and secret rooms. That being said, is a very poor description of the bar and you need to see it for yourself. It was the best bar I've ever been to.
A sneaky area of 100 Roofs Cafe
Adventuring through Da Lat on a motorbike was the most freeing feeling, riding through rice pattys (paddies?) and different coffee orchards, only to find beautiful pristine waterfalls about three tiers high. Our favorite waterfall was Pongour Waterfall which was a bit of a drive out of Da Lat. It was absolutely ginormous and if you didn't get in trouble you were able to climb to the top! Due to our ultra sneaky nature we made it to the top but got in trouble on the way down 😂😂 Elephant Waterfall was also amazing (Sammie duhhhh) but it was about half the size of Pongour and there were way too many tourists. Tiger waterfall pictured below was challenging to get to because the road was on a 45 degree incline and the whole road WAS a giant pothole. It was very beautiful and had a legend that we tried to make out - Basically tigers used to live there in the caves before man took over and started hunting them. (Stupid man.)
Tiger waterfall in Da Lat
In between waterfalls, coffee was necessary to life and as it happens Da Lat, Vietnam is one of the places that you can get weasel coffee(!) which is the coffee that comes from weasels eating coffee beans, something magical that happens with their stomach acid making the coffee incredibly good and pooping the beans out and humans consuming them! (The pooped out coffee beans that is - not the weasel) It is said to be the most expensive (and delicious) coffee in the world. Not pictured are the adorable weasels because they were in cages and John and I had a bad feeling about them on a coffee-bean-only diet.
Weasel (poop) coffee 😂
Lucky, the wolf husky, reunited with his papa & going on a celebratory drive
Back at the home front - Backpackers Paradise we were able to witness Lucky, the beautiful husky dog, be reunited with his family after being DOGNAPPED for a week! It was so heartwarming to see such a huge fluffy dog so ecstatic to be home and his dad immediately put him on a motorbike (with a pink helmet of course) and took him for a celebratory drive! (Only in Vietnam!)
Crazy House in Da Lat
We adventured to Crazy House in Da Lat which was apparently built by an autistic daughter of a general who was sent away to live in the mountains; we were told this by a Dutch restaurant owner named Thomas (who is located right across from the Crazy House.) We did our own research but sometimes google doesn't translate things as well as it thinks it does because we also heard the same person who built 100 Roofs Cafe did Crazy House as well, so there was some conflicting information.
New Years Giant Jengaaaaaa!
We were sad to leave Da Lat, it's definitely my favorite city in Vietnam so far, but we had to continue our journey North and headed to Nha Trang as yet another transitional (coastal) city on our way to Hoi An, where we wanted to celebrate New Year's. Some of our hostel mates from backpackers paradise in Da Lat met up with us and we celebrated New Year's in Hoi An at a reggae bar called One Love, where I bought a bucket of booze and me and John played jumbo Jenga!
The top of Marble Mountain
We bought a motorbike in Hoi An and drove to Marble Mountain, climbed the mountain (with a bunch of tourists as it was the only sunny day we've had in awhile), went through some caves and witnessed a giant Buddha in a beautiful old cave with Chinese characters scratched into the walls of the cave.
Big cave! Big Buddha! Little Jess!
The beautiful coast of Da Nang, Vietnam
We drove out to the mountains (Monkey Mountain) where there is a giant Kuan Yin statue you can see all the way from the city of Da Nang, there we drove along the coast - that looks very much like Highway 1 in California!
The plan today is to do the Hai Van Pass made famous by the show Top Gear!! woooo! The saga continues!!
Tagged: vietnam, ho chi minh, saigon, backpacker, da lat, 100 roofs, crazy house, waterfall, coffee


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Volunteers are crucial to the success of every festival! It is very important that volunteers commit not only to their assigned shift(s) but also to an orientation, and that you are able to attend the festival on either Friday or Saturday August 24th & 25th.
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EAST LANSING – It was a sparse turnout on another ugly-weather day at Michigan State. It wasn't much of a day for passing, either.
A perfect afternoon for the Spartans to reignite their stagnant run game.
LJ Scott, Brian Lewerke and Gerald Holmes helped No. 24 run for 271 of their 291 total yards of offense en route to a 17-7 victory over Maryland on Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
Scott and Lewerke ran for first-half touchdowns, and Scott finished with 29 carries for 147 yards. Holmes had 64 yards on 11 attempts, and Lewerke added 63 yards on five carries.
"This was a very effective game for (Scott)," said Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio. "A good point to launch.
"We got movement and changed the line of scrimmage. The rest of it was the running back, I thought."
MSU improves to 8-3 (6-2 in Big Ten) with one game remaining, next Saturday at Rutgers (4 p.m./Fox).
MORE:Couch: 3 quick takes on Michigan State's 17-7 win over Maryland
Run-first ethos
After not clearing 100 yards as a team for four straight games, MSU came out with a commitment to run the ball. The Spartans ran on 28 of their first 38 plays in the opening half, getting 113 yards on 21 carries from Scott and 59 yards on three runs by Lewerke.
On MSU's first drive of the game, Scott ran seven times for 36 rushing yards, capping the 11-play drive with a 2-yard score. Lewerke also had a 22-yard run and his only pass completion of the first half, an 8-yarder on third down to Darrell Stewart for a first down.
Then it was Lewerke's turn to show off his legs on third down. He faked a read-option handoff to Scott, eluded a Maryland defender and dashed 25 yards on the first play of the second quarter for the touchdown.
Lewerke was just 1 of 10 in the opening half and 2 of 14 for 20 yards in the game.
"We still have to have situations we can throw the football," said MSU co-offensive coordinator Dave Warner. "We need to be better than that.
"I think 2 for 14 obviously is not what we want from our quarterbacks, not what we want from our pass game. We have to be able to execute somewhat in bad conditions."
Dantonio said it was his decision not to throw the ball in the second half when the snow picked up.
"As the game progressed, we didn't have to take the risk to throw the football," he said. "We sort of just felt like, 'Hey, let's just grind it out.'"
Holmes, who fumbled near the goal line in the opening half, ran for 47 yards in the second half. That included 44 on one drive that marched MSU to a 27-yard Matt Coghlin field goal late in the third quarter to give MSU a 17-0 lead.
Stingy defense
In a game dictated by conditions – a driving rain at the start turned into at times blinding snow midway through the first half – the Spartans dominated on defense.
Maryland managed just 76 total yards of offense through three-plus quarters until getting on the board early in the fourth. The Terrapins (4-7, 2-6) got a 4-yard TD run by Lorenzo Harrison with 9:50 to play that capped a 59-yard drive.
They drove another 60 yards on soft coverage by MSU before kicker Henry Darmstadter missed a field goal wide right, allowing the Spartans to run out the clock.
MSU allowed 204 total yards, 121 through the air and 83 on the ground.
MORE:Michigan State captains Chris Frey, Brian Allen guide young Spartans
MORE:Gerald Holmes' leadership, maturity key to Michigan State's 2017 turnaround
The Spartans have one regular-season game left to do what Dantonio loves to talk about – completing the circle and reversing a 3-9 record in 2016 into a 9-3 mark headed into bowl practice. It will be Dantonio's 10th bowl game in 11 seasons at MSU.
When asked if this season's turnaround was astounding, Dantonio picked a different description.
"Workmanlike would be a better word," Dantonio said. "I think our guys came back with the idea that last year was not normal. It's a bounce-back year. When you have those types of years, you have a good feeling about it.
"We scratch and claw for wins. Excited (for) that opportunity to play for nine wins next week."
However, Ohio State's blowout win against Illinois ended the Spartans' slim chance of winning the Big Ten East title. The Buckeyes will be heading to Indianapolis thanks to Michigan's loss at Wisconsin.
Contact Chris Solari: csolari@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter @chrissolari.


Try one of Ramen chef Keizo Shimamoto's "Shoyu Ramen Burger" at this Saturday's Smorgasburg at East River State Park in Brooklyn. Available at Sun Noodle's table, only 100 will be made.
Shimamoto is ramen fanatic whose passion for ramen was documented in Ramen Dreams, winner for best short film at last year's New York City Food Film Festival.


In loving memory of Jose Aguirre (1909-2012). Abuelito, as we remember him, visited Marcos' Garage many times during his long life of 102 years. We will never forget Abuelito's cheerful attitude and how he always wanted to help out, especially around the shop. These pictures provide just a glimpse into who Abuleito was and what he means to us. Abuelito lives on in our memories.


As the weather in the United States starts to—finally!—cool off, we started thinking again about how our beer drinking changes with the seasons. So this week, we asked the Fervent Few if there were beers that didn't click for them until the seasons changed. More than that, what are the beers they just have to have in the warm and cool months?
How do your preferences change when the seasons do? Tell us on social media or join the Fervent Few and let's chat about it!