One of my first consulting projects was an assignment from hell.
I was asked by a company that assembled microprocessors to audit the leadership culture of a plant that was being built. Construction was way behind schedule and over budget, as two contracting firms had been fired, the latest for stealing materials from the job site and selling them back to the company.
Blueprints were lost, resources severely limited, and relationships unbelievably strained.
I conducted my interviews and gave my recommendations. But in spite of the glaring shortfalls, the number one complaint from nearly every employee was this: meetings. Too many meetings that went too long, had no point to them, and achieved nothing.
I have learned since this time that the experience of the people at that plant is not an exception in business, but the norm. Poorly run meetings are the biggest business distraction I encounter as a consultant, so here are my rules for making them matter. Ignore them at your peril.
A meeting should never be placed on the calendar unless the organizer of the meeting knows the items on the agenda. No exceptions. By thinking the agenda through, you'll discover whether you even need to have a meeting. In other words, are there enough items to warrant a meeting, or is a meeting even the best way to address these items?
No agenda, no meeting not only applies to its necessary pre-work, but also to how the meeting itself is conducted.
Meetings cost money. At minimum is the cost of each attendee's time plus the cost of the time spent getting to and/or getting ready for the meeting. Over the course of the year, the cost of meetings for even frontline employees extends into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. This cost certainly warrants, then, the very best meeting execution: starting on time, ending on time, and crisply moving though a pre-written (and pre-sent) agenda.
As simple and as basic as this sounds, most meetings end in a cloud of dust without asking this critical question: Who is going to do What by When? As a result action items are left hanging, and, ultimately, undone.
In fact, if all I had in my consulting toolkit was this question–who is going to do what by when–I could travel the world helping organizations large and small dramatically improve execution.
Every action decided in a meeting needs to be specifically assigned to the person (or persons) who are going to do it, defined clearly by what is to be done, and given a specific deadline date.
End every meeting with the three W's and begin every meeting reviewing progress on the last meeting's three W's. By doing this you will ensure that critical accountabilities in your company are completed and a culture of execution will begin to grow.
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Leaders urged to put in place humanitarian policies
There is need for leaders to put in place humanitarian policies that favour young people's success, as the country is founded on the brilliance and dedication of the youth.
Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs Chief Administrative Secretary Nadia Abdalla said as a leader she supports the call by Red Cross pushing for positive humanitarian policies.
"Your heart of service is an aspect of humanity that each one of us should emulate. If each one of us is as dedicated as each one of you, our future is bound to head towards a path where inequalities in social and economic development are reduced," she said.
Congratulating the Red Cross members during the Kenya Red Cross Volunteer Awards 2021, themed, Volunteer now for our common future, held at a Nairobi hotel, the CAS recognised all of them as winners, noting that no measure of trophy or certificate would equate to what each one of them represents.
During the ceremony, the CAS was given an award for being an outstanding youth doing great work in the country.
She at the same time encouraged other organisations and all Kenyans to emulate what Kenya Red Cross does to empower the youth, to save humanity and to reduce the suffering of citizens facing challenges.
"As the saying goes, it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a generation of selfless citizens to better a country. What Kenya Red Cross does daily, living the mantra, is the hope that all of us cling on, to ensure an assured future for the generations to come," she stated.
Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS), Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs Nadia Abdalla addressing the Kenya Red Cross Volunteer Awards 2021, held at a Nairobi hotel
Nadia said she was impressed when she visited the Innovation Lab in Lamu, designed by Red Cross to empower youth while creating livelihood opportunities for them, and commended them for their commitment to respond to and mitigate disasters.
"I am passionate about the youth agenda, seeing young people flourish in life is one of my self-actualisation goals. Today it humbles me to see and witness selflessness and bravery from each one of you. You are all challenging me to do more for the youth of Kenya," she stated.
Kenya Red Cross
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The Dunfermline Advice Hub is a project led by a steering group and is run in partnership with the Dunfermline Poverty Action Group (DPAG). The DPAG is attended by charities, local organisations, and local authority departments. By working together, we hope to help those in crisis access services easily and quickly, as well as helping the community to prevent crisis in the first place. We meet regularly throughout the year, sharing good practice and experiences, and discussing what we can do better.
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A little green thumb and a pair of pruners can go a long way in yielding a high quality harvest both in the veggie patch and fruit orchard. Pruning fruits and vegetables can be very beneficial in directing energy away from other plant parts towards the fruiting buds, leading to a more bountiful garden.
In their native setting the habit of most fruit and vegetable plants is to concentrate energy on growing foliage more so than flower production. Foliage serves an important purpose preforming like solar panels, collecting energy that supports the growth of all plant parts. Fruit's main purpose is to provide a seed for reproduction, and most plants require a lot less fruit to serve that purpose than what satisfies a gardener's appetite. However an ambitious gardener can employ a little pruning skill and increase their yield.
Plant breeders have selected specific cultivators for many reasons, one being heavy production of quality fruit. Therefore variety selection is the first step in guaranteeing a full picking basket. Next would be healthy soils and healthy plants. When those details are in order, consider pruning fruits and vegetables in an effort to remove excess foliage and non-fruiting branches to blossom a bigger harvest, quite literally.
Vegetables like tomato, squash, pepper and cucurbits can benefit from pruning both excess foliage and flower buds. As plants mature and foliage becomes overly lush, select about one-third of the branches to remove throughout the growing season to re-direct plant energy towards flower buds. Removing some flower buds is okay; it will simply result in larger individual fruits from the remaining buds. Removing excess foliage will also allow sunlight to penetrate deeper into the plant's canopy ripening fruit quicker and more evenly.
When it comes to tomatoes, removing "sucker" growth in addition to thinning can result in better fruit yield. A sucker is a side shoot off of the main stem developing between the main stem and a leaf. Simply pinch back this growth as it appears, re-directing energy once supplied to the sucker growth towards the blossoms, which later produce tomato fruits. Additionally, some gardeners remove leaves from the base of the tomato plant to prevent the spread of fungal spores commonly splashed up from the soil. These spores show up as dark spots on the lower leaves and eventually spread upwards through splashing water from one leaf to the next.
Pruning fruits annually will drastically increase berry and orchard fruit production. Since fruits are commonly perennial plants their natural growth habit can easily become dense. As they grow older, removing excess foliage can go a long way in maximizing yield.
Berries that benefit from pruning include blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, and even strawberries.
Blackberry plants are biennial, meaning their upright stems called canes live just two years. In the first year, a cane grows vigorously and stores energy. In the second year that stem produces fruit. After fruiting, that cane declines and should be cut back to the ground post harvest. The remaining canes will fruit the following season. Sometimes late in the growing season blackberry plants will need to be tipped back to their trellis height so their dense top foliage doesn't shade out the lower part of the cane prohibiting fruit set and ripening.
Most gardeners prefer fall-bearing raspberries because of their ease of pruning. Fall-bearing raspberries will fruit on one-year-old wood. When pruned to the ground in late winter they will start fruiting that same year in late summer through the fall.
Blueberries require little pruning once established but do benefit from thinning cuts to allow sunlight to penetrate fully. Pruned blueberry plants should be narrow at the base, open in the center, and free of dead and diseased wood.
Strawberries benefit from removal of their first year's blooms. Removing these blossoms sends energy back to the crown and increases root vigor, which helps young plants to establish better. As difficult as this is, pinch those initial pretty little white flowers off, aborting the potential for even a sampling of sweet homegrown berries that first year. However when this is done, the following year promises a much more bountiful berry patch.
Orchard fruits like peach, pear, cherry, apple, plum, apricot and pawpaw all can benefit from annual pruning. While each orchard fruit has its own specific recommendations, there are a few general tips that can help the most novice of gardeners become a better orchardman. Some of the basics include first removing all dead, diseased and damaged branches. Also prune out suckers sprouting from the tree's crown and water sprouts that grow vertically from horizontal branches. Both suckers and water sprouts produce unnecessary foliage and rob energy from more important plant parts. For your next pruning cuts think about the ability for sunlight to shine through the canopy and ripen fruit. Also, consider the ease of air to circulate through the canopy, which helps to dry foliage quickly reducing the spread of disease. The goals in pruning orchard fruit varies from ornamentals in that the production of high quality fruit takes precedence over aesthetics, leading to a somewhat sparse and open shape.
Branches smaller than your thumb can usually be pruned with a pair of pruners, while larger branches will require a loppers or pruning saw. By-pass type pruners and loppers, with one blade passing the other, are preferred since they make the cleanest cuts. Typically 20-30 percent of newly emerged branches in the canopy are removed during annual orchard pruning. Not only does this keep the canopy from becoming cluttered, but also reduces the potential fruit load. Consequently this makes the remaining fruit larger and higher quality due to the re-distribution of plant energy. Deciduous trees like orchard fruits should be pruned during dormancy, late winter preferably.
While plants thick with lush green foliage look very pretty and often appear most healthy in the garden, they do not guarantee the biggest basket full of homegrown food. A little pruning can go a long way in growing food over foliage. Less really can equal more when it comes to pruning fruit and vegetable plants.
Tomato sucker photo courtesy of Alan Pulley. All others by Andrea Dee.


Happy Monday, friends! Phewwww WHAT a week last week was, ha! Let's just say I probably napped for like 30 hours straight this weekend. Needless to say, I had a total blast at the festival moseying from event to event with my bestie, Elissa (my extremely hilarious, adorable blondie babe in all my Insta Stories last week – we've been bff's since high school!), and it all started with the CLIF Bar Bash hosted at Blackheart on Rainey Street…and it couldn't have been a better start to the week!
Before I share more about this look/the shindig, I must give a shoutout to my photographer Brandon Hill for being a TOTAL rockstar and braving the festival madness to come shoot this look…you are AWESOME & very much appreciated!!
The CLIF Bar team knows how to throw a party and I'm not even kidding when I tell you that I looked around quite a few times and literally every single person at the bash was smiling and enjoying themselves. Not only is it a testament to Austin weather (thank you, weather gods, for blessing us with perfect spring temps last week!), but of course to the awesome team that put on the event – from CLIF Bars everywhere (no seriously, I stocked up on like 100 each day haha), to great bands morning to night and the coolest record gifting station, they did a killer job and Liss and I absolutely soaked in every minute! It was pretty awesome to meet more of the CLIF team that flew in from all over the U.S., as expected, everyone was wonderful and so much fun.
Side note: If you haven't tried the new CLIF Nut Butter Bars, you muuuust. They basically kept me alive last week (…between copious amounts of beer (sorry, body!) and food truck meals. Can't recommend these tasty new bars enough – my fave is the coconut + almond butter flavor. (…aaand my mouth is actually watering now haha, they're SO good!).
Okay, let's chat about this romper! 😉 How CUTE is this thing?! I am pretty much obsessed. It's from Urban Outfitters and just $59 – I'm wearing a size small for reference. It has an open back (sorry, forgot to snap the back!) and the halter portion ties so you can adjust as needed. I wore it with a denim jacket throughout the day, too.
My shoes & handbag are by FRYE and yes, they're truly as beautiful in person as they appear in these photos. Love this brand and their products, always such beautiful quality. Linking a few similar options below at lower price points, too!
PS. My birthday is on Friday, so Blake surprised me with the prettiest, most dainty little gold & turquoise necklace to layer with my other favorite everyday necklace. (…I had hinted at it a few weeks ago and said it would be "perfect for the festival" 😉 Smart fella, ha!). If you look closely at the second image in this post, you'll see it…isn't it darling?! I'm in love! Linking to it below, too.
A big thank you to CLIF Bar for sponsoring this post! All opinions are my own.


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Ідрі́с Дебі́ (; 18 червня 1952, Фада, Чад — 20 квітня 2021) — чадський державний і політичний діяч, президент Чаду (1990—2021). Очолював Рух патріотичного порятунку. Очолив країну на чолі повстання проти президента Хіссена Хабре і з тих пір пережив кілька заколотів проти власного правління. Виграв вибори у 1996 та 2001 роках, а після скасування обмежень на терміни знову переміг у 2006, 2011 та 2016 роках.

Молоді роки і кар'єра до обрання президентом
Ідріс Дебі народився 1952 року в місті Фада на сході Чаду у родині пастора. Походив із клану (племені) горанів народу загава. Після закінчення середньої школи вступив до Офіцерської школи в Нджамені.

Пройшов стажування у Франції в Інституті аеронавтики, повернувшись 1976 року до Чаду з посвідченням професійного пілота.

Працював у держсекторі. 1982 року призначений президентом Хіссеном Хабре заступником начальника штабу Збройних сил Півночі, згодом — начальником Генерального штабу. 1983 року став командувачем збройних сил.

1985 року Дебі зняли з посади і направили на навчання до Паризької військової школи.

Повернувшись на батьківщину 1987 року, Дебі обійняв ключову посаду радника президента з питань безпеки і оборони.

У квітні 1989 року після невдалої спроби державного заколоту знайшов притулок у Судані.

У березні 1990 року в Судані Дебі створив «Патріотичний фронт порятунку» й заходився готувати військові загони для збройного вторгнення до Чаду, що здійснили в листопаді 1990 року. Ввійшовши на чолі повстанців до Нджамени, Дебі 1 грудня 1990 року очолив державу.

На президентському посту

1990-ті
4 грудня 1990 року І. Дебі проголосив себе новим президентом Чаду. Однак у країні збройне протистояння тривало фактично до 1993 року, коли внаслідок національної конференції (січень-квітень) було ухвалено хартію, яка закріплювала засади перехідного періоду розвитку Чаду. Згідно з хартією, головою держави і верховним головнокомандувачем до проведення виборів на багатопартійній основі залишався Ідріс Дебі.

У квітні 1993 року запроваджено багатопартійну систему, однак до очікуваного миру це не призвело. У країні фактично розгорнулась латентна громадянська війна, унаслідок чого перехідний період продовжили до 1994—95 рр. Нарешті в січні 1996 року в Габоні між представниками влади і опозиції уклали угоду про принципи внутрішньополітичного урегулювання.

Одним із пунктів прийнятої декларації передбачалися того ж 1996 року багатопартійні президентські вибори, за результатами двох турів яких Ідріса Дебі легітимізовано на посаді глави держави (69 % голосів від загалу голосів). Парламентські (до Національних зборів) вибори у листопаді 1996 року виграла президентська партія «Патріотичний рух за порятунок» (реорганізований ще в квітні 1991 року Патріотичний фронт порятунку).

2000-ні
Перший етап легітимного правління І. Дебі запам'ятався відносним піднесенням економіки країни завдяки відкриттю внутрішніх ринків з подальшим проникненням на них ТНК, зокрема, освоєнням нафтових родовищ (Чад є експортером нафти з жовтня 2003 року).

На наступних президентських виборах 20 травня 2001 року перемогу знову одержав І. Дебі (63,17 % згідно з офіційними даними), а його сила (Патріотичний рух…) завдала нищівної поразки опозиційним силам на парламентських виборах 21 квітня 2002 року (110 зі 155 мандатів).

З 2003 року особливо дестабілізаційним чинником у Чаді став суданський — унаслідок громадянської війни у цій країні різко збільшився потік мігрантів до Чаду. Зусилля ООН та інших міжнародних організацій не змогли запобігnb гуманітарній катастрофі як у Суданському Дарфурі, так і в прикордонних територіях обох (Судану і Чаду) держав. Величезна кількість біженців (до 1,8 млн осіб за розрахунками експертів ООН) підірвали чадську економіку і незабаром призвели до хвилі соціального обурення. 16 травня 2004 року в країні здійснено спробу державного військового перевороту. Парадоксальним було те, що очільниками заколоту стали також, як і президент, вихідці з народу загава, незадоволені його політикою у дарферському конфлікті. Унаслідок 48-годинних переговорів кризу залагодили без кровопролиття. А за 10 днів, 26 травня 2004 р. підконтрольний Дебі парламент ухвалив поправку до конституції, за якою президент може обиратися на необмежене число каденцій.

У наступні роки в Чаді збереглась неспокійна як внутрішньо-, так і зовнішньополітична ситуація. У грудні 2005 року активізувалися бої на чадсько-суданському кордоні, до опозиції перейшли племінники-близнюки І. Дебі Том і Тіман Ердімі, низка впливових військовиків на чолі з генералом Себі Агіда. А 15 березня 2006 року їхніми прибічниками у Нджамені на час візиту Ідрісса Дебі Ітно до Екваторіальної Гвінеї знову здійснено невдалу спробу державного перевороту, що, однак, призвело лише до ескалації конфлікту, зокрема, кривавих сутичок наприкінці березня 2006 року в прикордонні, у яких ініціативу перехопили заколотники, просуваючись углиб Чаду.

13 квітня 2006 року бої проурядових і повстанських сил розгорнулися вже на підступах до Нджамени. Однак атаки повстанців відбили, а їх вигнали до Судану. На нових президентських виборах (3 травня 2006 року) внаслідок бойкоту опозиції Ідріс Дебі переміг уже в 1-му турі (64,67 % голосів, спершу оголосили про 77,6 % голосів).

Напруження в Чаді збереглося, і значно активізувалося на початку 2008 року, коли 2 лютого повстанським військам удалося прорватися до столиці країни. Після декількох днів жорстоких боїв під тиском міжнародної спільноти, протидіючі сторони сіли за стіл переговорів. І. Дебі знову зберіг президентську посаду, а на початку березня 2008 року на саміті в столиці Сенегалу Дакарі за участі міжнародних посередників — генерального секретаря ООН Гі Муна і президента Сенегалу Абдулая Вада підписано пакт про виконання всіх раніше укладених мирних угод між Ідрісом Дебі та президентом Судану Омаром Баширом.

2010-ті
25 квітня 2011 року Дебі було переобрано на четвертий термін з 88,7 % голосів. Еммануель Надінгара знову став прем'єр-міністром.

1 травня 2013 року уряд Чаду повідомив про попередження військового перевороту з метою повалення Дебі.

У січні 2019 року Дебі та прем'єр-міністр Ізраїлю Беньямін Нетаньягу оголосили про відновлення дипломатичних відносин між Чадом та Ізраїлем. Нетаньягу описав свій візит до Чаду як «частину революції в арабському та мусульманському світі».

2020-ті
Дебі підписав законопроєкт про скасування смертної кари в Чаді 2020 року. Востаннє вона застосовувалася проти терористів 2015 року.

Загибель
Дебі загинув 17-18 квітня 2021 року під час боїв із повстанцями на півночі Чаду. Про загибель було оголошено 20 квітня, а 19 квітня, виборча комісія оголосила про його перемогу на президентських виборах, що пройшли 11 квітня (80 % голосів). Знаючи про перемогу заздалегідь, Дебі вирушив на північ, оскільки в день виборів 11 квітня повстанська коаліція увійшла з Лівії до Чаду. Повстанці з групи «Fact» («Фронт змін і злагоди» в Чаді), напали на прикордонний пост 11 квітня під час наступу на столицю Нджамену. Уряд і парламент було розпущено, і протягом 18 місяців країною мала керувати військова рада.

Примітки

Посилання
 Судан і Чад домовилися про мир. // www.epochtimes.com.ua (Події поч. 2008 року в Чаді)

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Essential Wales
These Welsh pubs got top awards in the 2017 Good Pub Guide
Every year the editors of The Good Pub Guide select the pubs they think should receive awards in a range of categories. These are the Welsh entries
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These Welsh pubs got top awards in the new Good Pub Guide.
And the 2017 edition of the book has crowned the Felin Fach Griffin as the Welsh dining pub of the year.
It takes the crown for the sixth time in seven years having been dethroned in last year's guide.
The seven bedroom inn at the foot of the Brecon Beacons is surrounded by gardens from where much of the produce is grown.
It's been owned since 2000 by brothers Charles and Edmund Inkin, who said: "I never take greater pleasure than when the team rebound from a knock, so to win this award having lost the crown last year is a proper pat on the back for the team who have put in a magnificent shift this year."
It tops a long list of pubs in Wales which have been handed awards for their food, wine, beer or accommodation in this year's guide.
There were several main entries in Wales, which are listed here, but the guide also highlights a further 144 pubs that are worth a visit.
1. Ye Olde Bulls Head, Beaumaris
It has food, wine and stay awards.
The Anglesey Inn has been welcoming guests since the 15th century. The freehouse bar has maintained many of the old features, while diners have option of a restaurant or brasserie.
Visit bullsheadinn.co.uk
2. Pen-y-Bryn, Colwyn Bay
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It has food, wine and beer awards.
As its website admits, from the front the Pen-y-Bryn looks a bit like a medical centre. But inside, you'll find lovely oak floors, open fires, bookcases and old furniture. And outside there's a gorgeous garden and terrace, with panoramic views out over the sea and the Great Orme.
Visit brunningandprice.co.uk/penybryn
3. The Bear Hotel, Crickhowell
It has wine and stay awards.
A resting and meeting place since 1432, The Bear is a historic and atmospheric coaching inn. The historic bar has oak beams, wooden floors and open fires.
Visit bearhotel.co.uk
4. The Blue Anchor Inn, Barry
(Image: Blue Anchor Inn)
It has a beer award and value award.
Stepping into this pretty Vale of Glamorgan pub is, at first, a little like stepping back in time around 500 years.
The ceilings are low, it's bubbling with noise and camaraderie, and there's an antiquated beauty to the unencumbered stone walls.
You can choose to eat in the restaurant or, more informally, in the bar. They promise that wherever you choose to eat, you'll be served locally grown or reared produce prepared to the highest standards by their chefs.
Visit blueanchoraberthaw.com
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5. The Felin Fach Griffin, Felin Fach
It is the dining award winner for Wales and also has wine, beer and stay awards.
A superb restaurant which is among the best in Wales... but the Griffin still retains enough of a pub atmosphere, with locals enjoying a pint of ale by the cosy log fire.
It boasts the lively atmosphere of a buzzing pub, and the mouthwatering food of a wonderful restaurant.
Visit felinfachgriffin.co.uk
6. Pant-yr-Ochain, Wrexham
(Image: Pant-yr-Ochain)
It has food, stay and beer awards.
A manor house with a long sweeping drive, it overlooks a small lake. There is an extensive menu, and a private dining room available for up to 16 people for when you want to be together with family and friends.
Visit brunningandprice.co.uk/pantyrochain
7. The West Arms, Wrexham
(Image: The West Arms)
This 16th century inn is nestled in the heart of the beautiful Ceiriog Valley.
Grant Williams, who was ITV Britain's Best Chef Finalist in December 2011, is the head chef. His dishes are made using locally sourced food.
Visit thewestarms.com
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8. Pen-Y-Gwryd Hotel, Snowdonia
It has a stay award.
A long established and traditional British mountaineer's hotel in Snowdonia, delicious and plentiful three or five course evening meals are on offer.
Visit pyg.co.uk
9. Queen's Head, Glanwydden
(Image: Queen's Head)
It has food and wine awards.
A traditional pub with excellent food and drinks, it has been refurbished to a good standard whilst maintaining the feel of a country pub.
The bar has a relaxed atmosphere and the roaring log fire makes it an ideal spot for pre-dinner drinks. The dining areas are comfortable and smart.
Visit queensheadglanwydden.co.uk
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10. Black Lion, Anglesey
(Image: Black Lion)
It has food and stay awards.
The Black Lion Inn stood empty for nearly seven years before local couple, Leigh and Mari, took on the task of renovating this beautiful, 18th century, Grade II listed inn.
The building is a mix between old and new, and houses a traditional bar area with wood-burning stoves and slate floors.
They say the whole ethos of the business is about showcasing the best produce of Anglesey and north-west Wales, with the emphasis firmly on quality.
Visit blacklionanglesey.com
11. Y Ffarmers, Llanfihangel y Creuddyn
(Image: Y Ffarmers)
It has a food award.
Sunk into the Ceredigion hills is the beautiful village of Llanfihangel y Creuddyn, and Y Ffarmers is at its very heart. Having stood in the village square for centuries, it has now evolved into an outstanding little dining establishment without losing any of its character as a top notch pub.
Visit yffarmers.co.uk
12. Corn Mill, Llangollen
Set alongside the River Dee, the Corn Mill has been grinding flour at this site for at least seven hundred years , owing its foundation to the Cistercian monks of Valle Crucis and reopened as a pub and restaurant in June 2000.
The jumble of old beams is the first thing that visitors notice, as well as the water wheel turning slowly behind the bar.
There is an extensive menu that is updated each day.
Visit brunningandprice.co.uk/cornmill/
13. Glasfryn, Mold
(Image: Glasfryn)
It has a food, wine and beer award.
Glasfryn is a busy pub with some stunning views from the sunny terrace.
They say you'll find an interesting mix of locals – farmers, local businessmen, young couples, retired people, regulars and market goers here and there's always an interesting buzz about the place.
Visit brunningandprice.co.uk/glasfryn
14. Plough & Harrow, Monknash
It has a beer and a value award.
The Plough and Harrow has barely changed in the many hundreds of years that it has been standing with most of its original features remaining, including the ceiling support beams hauled from the beach from wrecked ships.
It sells itself as a proper pub with real ale and real food, and has the beer garden to match.
Visit ploughandharrow.org
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15. Golden Lion, Newport, Pembrokeshire
A family-run inn, they say their mission is to deliver the best in local cuisine and service in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere
Chefs prepare an evening menu based on seasonal local produce including Welsh black beef fillet, locally caught sea bass and lobster – fresh from the harbour just down the road.
Visit goldenlionpembrokeshire.co.uk
16. The Harp Inn, Old Radnor
An ancient Welsh longhouse, tucked up a dead-end lane near the parish church.
Accompany a pint of Wye Valley or Three Tuns bitter with a Welsh Black rump steak with chips, or sea bass with salsa verde. Spotless interiors and tasty grub.
Visit harpinnradnor.co.uk.
17. Cross Foxes, Wrexham
(Image: Cross Foxes)
It has a food and a wine award.
The Cross Foxes dates back to 1748. Those behind it say often you can come here on a sunny evening, sit in the conservatory looking up the river, and watch the fishermen in their waders casting flies for salmon.
Visit brunningandprice.co.uk/crossfoxes/homepage/
18. The Crown, Pantygelli
(Image: The Crown)
A traditional pub with oak beams a quiet lane above the Usk Valley between the Sugarloaf and Skirrid mountains, it has a roaring fire and filling meals.
Situated on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park, it's much favoured by walkers, families and accompanying dogs.
Visit thecrownatpantygelli.com
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19. The Riverside Hotel, Pennal
It has a beer award.
The Glan Yr Afon/Riverside describes itself as a family run country pub that very much leans towards being a restaurant.
Visit www.riversidehotel-pennal.co.uk
20. Kings Arms, Pentyrch
(Image: Kings Arms)
This 16th century grade two listed Welsh long house has bags of character, exposed stone walls, open fireplace, wood-burners and original flagstone floor. The perfect place to enjoy a drink after walking up and down the nearby Garth.
They say they make everything on site and their chefs can be found out back with their sleeves rolled up making focaccia or flavouring ice cream.
The menus are written with the seasons in mind and they make the most of what's delivered to the kitchen each day.
Visit www.kingsarmspentyrch.co.uk
21. Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd
(Image: Bunch of Grapes)
It may look from the outside like a humble boozer but inside is a different story.
There is a sizable bar area, the pub's deli and a restaurant.
They say the aim is to provide food that is simple, flavorsome and unpretentious with an emphasis on seasonal availability and using fresh locally sourced Welsh produce whenever available.
Visit bunchofgrapes.org.uk.
22. The Dolaucothi Arms, Pumsaint
A pretty Grade II listed coach house, The Dolaucothi Arms is tucked away in the Carmarthenshire countryside.
Hearty lunches and dinners are served up in the dining room and they say walkers and cyclists (mud and all) are welcome in the flagstoned bar.
But you're here to read about the alfresco situation, which, as you can see, is set in the countryside with plenty of picnic tables on offer.
Visit thedolaucothiarms.co.uk
23. Clytha Arms, near Abergavenny
It has stay, wine, beer food awards.
This country pub boasts a warm friendly atmosphere with open log fires and sofas.
You can pop in for a pint and tapas or full three course Sunday lunch with their extensive wine list.
Visit clytha-arms.com.
24. The Bell at Skenfrith, Monmouthshire
Standing by an ancient stone bridge in a little-known valley with beautiful hills rising behind and a Norman castle paddling in the river a hundred yards from the front door, The Bell's in a sublime spot.
In summer, life decants onto the terrace at the back; priceless views of wood and hill interrupted only by the odd chef pottering past on his way to a rather impressive kitchen garden.
Visit skenfrith.co.uk
25. Kinmel Arms, St George
It has a food and a stay award.
There are luxury rooms on offer and and exquisite gourmet food with a popular bar set in a hamlet village of St George near Abergele.
Visit thekinmelarms.co.uk
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26. Stackpole Inn, Pembrokeshire
(Image: The Stackpole Inn)
Nestled in the Pembrokeshire countryside, The Stackpole Inn has a cosy bar and restaurant, light maritime-themed accommodation and a beer garden that's perfect for summer weather.
Visit stackpoleinn.co.uk
27. Nags Head, Usk
It has a wine award.
They say they pride themselves on using fresh, local, seasonal produce wherever possible. They offer a standard menu available at all times and special dishes which include seasonal, locally caught game dishes including pheasant, partridge, rabbit and fish when available.
Visit nagsheadusk.co.uk
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I had entertained the idea of starting a home vineyard on a family property within eyesight of downtown for several years. I had hesitated because I was not certain which cultivars would do well at the site.


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Q: Subclassing datetime64 How can I subclass from numpy datetime64 ? For instance using the standard datetime I can easily subclass:
import datetime as dt

class SubFromDateTime(dt.datetime):
    def __new__(self):
        return dt.datetime.__new__(self, 2012, 1, 1)

print type(SubFromDateTime())

>>>
<class '__main__.SubFromDateTime'>

However, using datetime64 the following always returns the datetime64 reference, not my class...
from numpy import datetime64

class SubFromDT64(datetime64):
    def __new__(self):
        return datetime64.__new__(self, '20120101')

print type(SubFromDT64())

>>>
<type 'numpy.datetime64'>

How can I fix this? I'd basically like to write a simple wrapper for datetime64, which allows me to add custom functions, such as obtaining the month of a given date with a simple .Month() method. With the upper example I can easily add methods, in the lower example it will never recognize my methods and thinks it's a datetime64 object.

A: I ended up subclassing ndarray which creates a datetime64 array. Works like a charm for my purposes. In case anyone is interested here the code:
import numpy as np

class Date64(np.ndarray):
    def __new__(cls, data):
        data = np.asarray(data, dtype='datetime64')
        if (data.dtype != 'datetime64[D]'):
            raise Exception('Unable to parse dates adequately to datetime64[D]: %s' % data)
        obj = data.view(cls)
        return obj

    def Year(self):
        return self.astype('datetime64[Y]').astype(int) + 1970

    def Month(self):
        return self.astype('datetime64[M]').astype(int) % 12 + 1

    def Day(self):
        return (self - self.astype('datetime64[M]') + 1).astype(int)

    def ISO(self):
        if (self.shape):
            out = zip(self.Year(), self.Month(), self.Day())
            iso = [ '%04d-%02d-%02d' % each for each in out ]
        else:
            iso = '%04d-%02d-%02d' % (self.Year(), self.Month(), self.Day())
        return iso

    def Export(self):
        return self

    def __array_finalize__(self, obj):
        if obj is None:
            return

if (__name__ == '__main__'):
    a = [ dt.date(2013, 1, 1), '2012-03-01', '2012-07-02', '2012-01-03', '2012-01-04', '2011-01-05' ]
    b = Date64(a)

    print b
    print b.ISO()

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Where To Travel This Summer Based On Your Go-To Playlist
Isis Briones Contributor
Hong Kong, Hong Kong - JULY 30: A smart phone with the music app Spotify is seen on the screen in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, on July 30, 2018. (Photo by Yu Chun Christopher Wong/S3studio/Getty Images)
Summer 2019 is here, which means it's time to take that much needed vacation. If you can't decide where to go, why not let your taste in music be your guide?
Whether it's Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon Music, SoundCloud Go+, or whatever platform you may use, the tracks you listen to can make your day. If these artists can have such a positive effect on your mood, then it makes even more sense to let them be your next travel guides.
Not to worry, the following destinations go beyond your average music towns. While Nashville and Miami automatically come to mind, this roundup is all about getting people to step out of their comfort zones and see parts of the world they wouldn't normally visit. Come on, when was the last time you let your favorite playlist influence a major decision? Nevertheless, give it a chance, have an open mind, and embark on the ultimate sunny adventure.
The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club in Hawaii.
Courtesy of The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club
If you're a fan of classic stars like Elvis Presley and The Beatles, the Hawaiian islands were made for you. Book a flight and say aloha again to the greats as the island state has a special way of throwing it back to music's best of the best.
Where to Stay: Waikiki Beach's The Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club is the place to be. The hot spot always has oldies-themed daytime pool parties featuring hits from the 50's and 60's.
A hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Courtesy of Radisson Blu
Jazz fans should treat themselves on a trip to explore Ethiopia's innovative music scene. The country's version is influenced by the nation's traditional tunes. Its uniqueness and loyal regional following are only a few reasons why it needs to be the main event of your next journey.
Where to Stay: There's plenty of live jazz music in the capital city of Addis Ababa and you'll likely catch more than one show. Avoid getting lost and do yourself a favor by staying at the centrally located Radisson Blu hotel.
A hotel rooftop in Virginia.
Courtesy of The Bristol Hotel
From hip hop to the blues, the Southern state can be a getaway for those who listen to a little bit of everything. A stroll through downtown Richmond and you never know what kind of performer you'll find, while there are also overlooked cities like Bristol — which is recognized as the birthplace of country music — that deserve your attention.
Where to Stay: The Quirk Hotel in the capital city's downtown area is a convenient location for visitors wanting to check out multiple music venues as it's close to them all. To truly step off the beaten path, others can head to The Bristol Hotel, where tourists can fully immerse themselves in the historic music city and also take banjo lessons.
An aerial view of a hotel in Dubai.
Courtesy of Atlantis, The Palm
Is your playlist filled with DJs, but are you tired of showing up at the same nightclubs in Las Vegas? Then, go all out and grab plane tickets for the UAE as there are never-ending sets throughout the city you'll never want to stop partying with.
Where to Stay: With the launch of "Summer Pool Sessions @ Atlantis," the hotel is guaranteed to become a popular space for locals and tourists alike. There will be highly anticipated DJ sets, fresh cocktails, and more by the pool this season proving a flight out there will be worth your while.
Isis Briones
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Prescription in Scots law allows the creation or extinction of personal and real rights. There are two forms of prescription: (1) positive prescription, which creates certain real rights, and (2) negative prescription, which extinguishes both personal and real rights. Prescription is different from limitation, which prevents the raising of court proceedings or litigation in relation to civil law matters in Scottish courts, primarily affecting personal injury claims arising from delict as these are exempt from prescription. The terms prescription and limitation are used in other jurisdictions to describe similar rules, mainly due to shared Roman law and Civil law heritage.

The law of prescription, although a long-standing feature of Scots property law, has been the subject of modern reform, primarily following on from reports on the law by the Scottish Law Commission (SLC). The SLC's main reports on prescription, with some of the recommendations of these reports adopted and introduced into statute, are:

 Reform of the Law Relating to Prescription and Limitation of Actions (1970, SLC Report No 15)
 Prescription and Limitation of Actions (Latent Damage and Other Related Issues) (1989, SLC Report No 122)
 Personal Injury Actions: Limitation and Prescribed Claims (2007, SLC Report 207)
 Prescription (2017, SLC Report No 247)

Despite these reforms, the primary source of law regulating prescription is still the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973. 1973 Act was last subject to major reform under the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018, which followed on from the SLC's 2017 Report.

Positive Prescription
Positive prescription allows the creation of real rights through the passage of time. It was first introduced into Scots law by the Prescription Acts of 1469 & 1474. However, it came into greater usage following the Prescription Act 1617, an Act of the Parliament of Scotland: "ACT XII Regarding prescription of heritable rights

Our sovereign lord, considering the great prejudice which his majesty's lieges sustain in their lands and heritages, not only by the abstracting, corrupting and concealing of their true evidents in their minority and less age and by the omission thereof, by the injury of time, through war, plague, fire or such occasions, but also by the counterfeiting and forging of false evidents and writs and concealing of the same to such a time that all means of improving thereof is taken away, whereby his majesty's lieges are constituted in a great uncertainty of their heritable rights and diverse pleas and actions are moved against them after expiring of 30 or 40 years, which nevertheless by the civil law and by the laws of all nations are declared void and ineffectual; and his majesty, according to his fatherly care which his majesty has to ease and remove the grievances of his subjects, being willing to cut off all occasions of pleas and to put them in certainty of their heritage in all time coming, therefore his majesty, with advice and consent of the estates of parliament, by the tenor of this present act, statutes, finds and declares that whatsoever his majesty's lieges, their predecessors and authors have possessed heretofore, or shall happen to possess in time coming by themselves, their tenants and others having their rights, their lands, baronies, annualrents and other heritage by virtue of their heritable infeftments made to them by his majesty, or others their superiors and authors for the space of 40 years, continuously and together following and ensuing the date of their said infeftments, and that peaceably without any lawful interruption made to them therein during the said space of 40 years, that such persons, their heirs and successors shall never be troubled, pursued nor deprived in the heritable right and property of their said lands and heritages foresaid by his majesty or others their superiors and authors, their heirs and successors, nor by any other person pretending right to the same by virtue of prior infeftments, public or private..."While the wording of the Act indicates that positive prescription was introduced to serve as a method of rectifying situations where the lieges (ie: the King of Scot's subjects) had lost important documents proving their ownership of held property, commentators such as Wightman argue that the introduction of positive prescription was actually a "means to legitimise the appropriation of land which had never been granted to the owner in the first place." and the 1617 Act allowed holders of land to become owner through the passage of 40 years possession. This primarily affected lands owned by the Church of Scotland and its officials, following the Reformation in Scotland.

Today, the usage of positive prescription is strictly limited in application to the following circumstances under the 1973 Act:

Positive Prescription of Right of Ownership
The real right of ownership in Scots law can be created as an original mode of acquisition of corporeal heritable property (ie: it is not derivative acquisition, where ownership is acquired from another upon a voluntary or involuntary transfer). Positive prescription of ownership arises where land has been possessed openly, peaceably and without any judicial interruption for ten years and possession followed the registration/recording of a ex facie valid deed in the Land Register/General Register of Sasines. The registration process that commences the running of the positive prescriptive period is known as a prescriptive claim under the Land Registration (Scotland) Act 2012.

Positive Prescription of Servitudes
Servitudes, similar to easements in other jurisdictions, are capable of creation by positive prescription. The requirements are:

 The rights under the prescriptive positive servitude has been exercised openly, peaceably and without judicial interruption for a period of twenty years.
 The exercise of the rights are founded upon an a non domino deed which terms are sufficient to create a servitude of the nature of the prescriptive servitude.

After the 20 year prescriptive period concludes, the existence of the servitude is beyond legal challenge. However, while the servitude may validly exist under Scots law,still may not be appear on the Land Register, as acquisition by prescription is one of the main exemptions from the requirements of registration of real rights.

Positive Prescription of Public Rights of Way
Public rights of way are capable of creation by prescription under the 1973 Act. The requirements are:

 The right of way has been exercised openly, peaceably and without judicial interruption for a period of twenty years.

After the 20 year prescriptive period concludes, the existence of the public right of way is beyond legal challenge. Similarly to prescriptive servitudes, a public right of way may not be denoted in the Land Register but still validly exist. ScotWays, the Scottish Rights of Way Access Society, maintains a public register of rights of way, the National Catalogue of Rights of Way, in order to raise awareness of the existence of public rights of way in Scotland.

Negative Prescription
Negative prescription allows for the extinction of obligations and rights (both real and personal). This is because Scots law adopts the Roman law principle that vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt (lit: the law assists those that are vigilant with their rights, and not those that sleep on them). The Scottish Law Commission discuss the important aspects of negative prescription: "Negative prescription plays an essential part in balancing individual interests on the one hand and serving the public interest on the other. Justice between the parties to litigation means that after a certain lapse of time it is actually fairer to deprive a pursuer of a right than to allow it to trouble a defender. That is connected with concerns about stale or missing evidence and the difficulties facing a court in trying to administer justice in those circumstances. There is another dimension too: there is more to prescription than justice between the parties to a particular case. There is a wider public interest in having litigation initiated promptly if it is to be initiated at all. That is conducive to legal certainty. Even if in an individual case prescription may seem to involve hardship, as long as the law of prescription strikes a fair balance overall, it serves the wider interests of fairness, justice and certainty.

It is for the legislature to decide what the appropriate time-limits should be, and what should be the exceptions or qualifications to them. A well moderated law of prescription will serve the public interest by promoting legal certainty and the efficient use of resources. In this way it can make a valuable contribution to a strong sustainable economy"

Short Negative, or quinquennial, Prescription
Short prescription occurs where rights and obligations have a prescriptive period of 5 years. The 1973 Act provides that monetary obligations (ie: the legal obligation to pay a sum of money to another under contract, delict or unjustified enrichment) are subject to a 5 year-prescriptive period. This includes:

 any obligation to pay a sum of money due in respect of interest;
 any obligation to pay a sum of money due in respect of an instalment of an annuity;
 any obligation to pay a sum of money due in respect of by of ground annual or other periodical payment under a contract of ground annual;
 any obligation to pay a sum of money due in respect of rent or other periodical payment under a lease;
 any obligation to pay a sum of money due in respect of a periodical payment in respect of the occupancy or use of land;
 any obligation to pay a sum of money due in respect of a periodical payment under a land obligation;
 any obligation to pay a sum of money due in respect of redress of unjustified enrichment, including without prejudice to that generality any obligation of restitution, repetition or recompense;
 any obligation to pay a sum of money arising from an individual acting as negotiorurn gestio, a form of agency in Scots law.
 any obligation to pay a sum of money due in respect of liability (whether arising from any enactment or from any rule of law) to make reparation ;
 any obligation to pay a sum of money due under a bill of exchange or a promissory note;
 any obligation to pay a sum of money due in respect of an obligation to account, other than accounting for trust funds ;
 any obligation to pay a sum of money due in respect of any obligation arising from, or by reason of any breach of, a contract or promise, not being any obligation already falling within the five-year period.

Therefore, if any of the above obligations fail to be enforced within 5 years of its existence, the obligation prescribes and it becomes unenforceable. However, the prescriptive period 'clock' does not take into account any period in which the debtor of the obligation (ie: the person obliged to make payment) has acted fraudulently, or his words or conduct induces the creditor to make an error, to prevent enforcement. However, while most monetary obligations are covered by the five year prescriptive period, the following obligations are specifically exempt from the 5-year prescriptive period:

 any obligation arising from a decree of court, an arbitration award or an order of a tribunal or authority exercising jurisdiction under any enactment;
 any obligation arising from the issue of a bank note;
 any obligation constituted or evidenced by a probative writ, not being a cautionary obligation nor being an obligation relating to interest.
 to any obligation under a contract of partnership or of agency, not being an obligation remaining, or becoming, prestable on or after the termination of the relationship between the parties under the contract;
 except for obligation involving negotorium gestio, any obligation relating to land (including an obligation to recognise a servitude);
 to any obligation arising out of succession law and inheritance rights under the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964.
 any obligation to make reparation in respect of personal injuries or in respect of the death of any person as a result of such injuries

Long Negative Prescription
Any obligation, including those covered or exempted by short-prescription, will prescribe after 20 years, by the passage of the long prescriptive period. This includes real rights which have not been exercised for over 20 years bar those immprescriptible. The passage of 20 years is considered the long-stop date for all obligations and real rights bar those specified as imprescriptible or relating to personal injury.

Imprescriptible Rights
Certain rights and obligations do not prescribe, either by short or long negative prescription:

 the real right of ownership of corporeal heritable property (land). As this only relates to land, loss of ownership of moveable property is still possible. However, while an owner of land's right cannot be extinguished by negative prescription, it can still be extinguished by operation of positive prescription by a possessor (see above).
 the real right of lease, this is only created by leases registered in the Land Register under the Registration of Leases (Scotland) Act 1857.
 any right exercisable as res merae facultatis. Despite being a long used phrase in Scots law, the definition of rights res merea facultatis (in Latin, lit: 'through a glass darkly') is uncertain. It is considered that these are property rights associated with ownership held over corporeal heritable property, either held in the owner's land itself or another neighbouring property, which cannot prescribe. The exact species of rights falling as res merae facultatits is subject to academic debate and conflicting decisions by the Scottish courts.
 any right to recover property extra commercium. These are described by Lord Polwarth, the then Minister of State for Scotland, as:

" property extra commercium comprises various categories of things which cannot be reduced into private ownership, either because of their nature, or because of some relevant rule of law. Particular examples are court records or other public documents which are held by whoever may have custody of them for the benefit of the community at large and not for the individual possessor. Where such articles are found in the possession of someone other than the proper custodian, it has been held that the latter's right to recover them does not prescribe: the right of recovery persists, however long may be the period of time during which they have been outside the legal custodian's control."

 Obligation of a trustee to produce accounts of the trustee's dealings with any property of the trust;
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 any obligation of a third party to make furthcoming to any person entitled to any trust property received by the third party otherwise than in good faith and in his possession ;
 any right to recover stolen property from the person by whom it was stolen or from any person privy to the stealing thereof;
 any right to an estate as heir to an ancestor who died before the commencement of the Succession (Scotland) Act 1964;
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The Cubs might be a perfect fit for manager Joe Maddon but they have yet to contact him and already have a manager. (Cliff McBride, Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO — The Cubs might be the odds-on favorite to reel in free-agent manager Joe Maddon, but his agent said Saturday that they have yet to contact him.
"It's obvious to everyone there might be a match with the Cubs, but someone has to tell the Cubs that," Alan Nero said. "It's clearly a possibility, but they do have a manager."
And so does every other team except the Twins and Rays, making Maddon's pursuit of a job a sensitive issue. Nero said Maddon is in no hurry, adding that reports of "tampering" by the Cubs are "beyond ridiculous."
Efforts to reach Cubs President Theo Epstein for comment were unsuccessful.
The Rays appear to have pushed Maddon out of a job he loved when they failed to negotiate an extension before general manager Andrew Friedman left for the Dodgers last week. At the time, Maddon said he considered himself a Ray but changed his mind after discovering an opt-out clause in his contract. Maddon told the New York Times he didn't recall having the opt-out until after Friedman left.
"I had totally forgotten about it," Maddon told the Times. "Andrew leaves, and I get a phone call that I have an opt-out clause. Otherwise I would not have known, I swear to you."
So how does someone as intelligent as Maddon forget he has an opt-out clause in his contract?
"You have to know Joe," Nero replied. "When Joe heard that Andrew left he was sad, but when (Rays President Matt Silverman) contacted him, Joe said, 'Hey, I'm a Tampa Bay Ray.'
"But when I called him and reminded him of that clause, and (the team lawyer) sent us a letter that was required under the terms of the contract to acknowledge that he was free to go, all of a sudden Joe went, 'Oh, geez, I didn't think of that.'
"At first he didn't really comprehend it. Joe's not about money, Joe is all in. You want to say somebody is one in a million? This guy is one in a billion."
Nero, who lives in Chicago, has heard the speculation that Maddon coming to the Cubs is a slam-dunk. Maddon interviewed for the Red Sox job in 2003, when Epstein was general manager in Boston.
"We're not going to slam dunk anything," Nero said.
The Cubs don't want to be perceived as an uncaring organization, pushing Rick Renteria out the door with two years left on his contract for Maddon, a trophy manager. Similarly, Maddon does not want to be perceived negatively for going after someone's job.
"We're perfectly prepared to take time," Nero said. "He already has been offered a couple jobs by the media. … So we're not in a hurry."
Maddon could spend next season in the TV booth and see what his options are in 2016, as Lou Piniella did in 2006 after leaving the Rays. Piniella, who also had Nero as his agent, took the Cubs' job in 2007.
Maddon figures to cash in with a long-term deal between $5 million and $6 million annually , most analysts believe. He's a proven winner -- he took the Rays to four playoff appearances and a World Series during his nine seasons.
"He's very excited about the possibility for the right opportunity, something that makes him feel good," Nero said. "I don't really know (how it plays out). It could happen quickly, and it could be a year.
"He's one of the greatest guys in the world, and this is a lifetime opportunity for him. He owes it to his family to pursue it."
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Androgen deprivation therapy did not increase the risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease in patients with prostate cancer
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Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) has been the standard treatment for advanced prostate cancer for many decades. Although potential adverse effects of ADT have been reported, there are no empirical studies investigating the association between ADT and Alzheimer's disease. Therefore, this retrospective cohort study explored the relationship between the use of ADT and the subsequent risk of Alzheimer's disease in men with prostate cancer using a population-based database. We retrieved data from the "Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000." The study included 1335 patients with prostate cancer and 4005 age-matched comparison patients without prostate malignancy. We then individually tracked each patient (n = 5340) for a 5-year period to discriminate those who subsequently received a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. The Cox proportional hazard regression showed that the hazard ratio (HR) for Alzheimer's disease during the 5-year follow-up period for prostate cancer patients was 1.71 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.90~3.25) over that of comparison patients. We further analyzed the hazard ratio for Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease between prostate cancer patients who did and those who did not receive ADT, but we failed to observe a significant difference in the hazard ratio for both diseases during the 5-year follow-up period (adjusted HR = 1.76, 95% CI = 0.55~5.62, and HR = 1.13, 95% CI = 0.58~2.20, respectively). In conclusion, this study demonstrated that the use of androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer was not associated with a higher risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease during the follow-up period.
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Chung, S. D., Lin, H. C., Tsai, M. C., Kao, L. T., Huang, C. Y., & Chen, K. C. (2016). Androgen deprivation therapy did not increase the risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease in patients with prostate cancer. Andrology, 4(3), 481-485. https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.12187
Androgen deprivation therapy did not increase the risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease in patients with prostate cancer. / Chung, S. D.; Lin, H. C.; Tsai, M. C.; Kao, L. T.; Huang, C. Y.; Chen, Kuan Chen.
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Chung, SD, Lin, HC, Tsai, MC, Kao, LT, Huang, CY & Chen, KC 2016, 'Androgen deprivation therapy did not increase the risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease in patients with prostate cancer', Andrology, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 481-485. https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.12187
Chung SD, Lin HC, Tsai MC, Kao LT, Huang CY, Chen KC. Androgen deprivation therapy did not increase the risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease in patients with prostate cancer. Andrology. 2016 May 1;4(3):481-485. https://doi.org/10.1111/andr.12187
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Why the widespread condemnation of Israel?
Some wonder at the strength of condemnation of Israel's actions in Gaza. It is simple and complex. The one misconception to be laid to rest is that it has anything to do with anti-Semitism. The majority of people who do condemn Israel's actions do not care one way or the other about what religion Israelis hold, it is irrelevant.
Israel declares itself a democratic State. A civilised State. A State that holds itself up as a shining example of a civilised, democratic State to other State/Nations. Particularly to the neighbouring States.
Democracy has been evolving from the limited type of democracy they set up to the fuller democracy practised in most States that developed from European stock.
People have an understanding of what constitutes a democratic State.
People have an understanding of what constitutes a civilised State. This concept of civilisation has developed over the centuries to what is now known as civilised. They think that this is a good way for a State to behave.
What people are seeing happening in Gaza goes against all of what they know and accept as civilised behaviour for a State. They feel lied to by Israel. That is why Israel has lost respect in the eyes of the people around the world, why Israel has lost standing in the eyes of people. People expected more that that from Israel, they expected Israel to behave in a civilised manner in the treatment of the people in Gaza. Not just in the case of the past 20 days of conflict but the past 20 years.
I make no mention of Hamas in that because, even though Hamas won the elections in Gaza, they are not recognised as a Government, nor is Gaza recognised as a State. Not being a State, they are not held to as high an expected standard as Israel is expected to hold.
Hamas has the right to rocket Israelis. Standards of behaviour do apply to Hamas, which, in their social service structure, do fulfil as well as they can in the circumstances.
I would appreciate it if the moderators did not lock this.
The funny thing is that it's so easy for the rest of us to judge Israel as no other country has to live under the conditions of Israel. The nearest is the UK or Spain with some home grown terrorism and while the IRA and ETA are terrorist Arab apologists argue that Hamas or Fatah are freedom fighters or resistance fighters - they are gold old fashioned terrorist scum - as low as ETA or the IRA.
Hamas use women and children as human sheilds - the IRA used to knee cap people or make them 'disappear' and also used human shields.
The same people who say the US and the 'evil' Bush - who it might be remembered has just handed over power peacefully to a man who is the total opposite of him, now that's real democary - are banking Israel blah blah are the same people who listen to US music or movies etc and then say oh we just don't like the President but we like the US people but never say oh we don't like what the IDF is doing but we like Israelis.
When the UK was facing attacks from the IRA it didn't take it lying down it fougth back as does Spain so why should the Israeli government take attacks from Hamas lying down.
There is no other rational explanation for the vitriol shown towards the Israelis and the bonhommie shown towards Hamas. It is simply antiSemitism. Hatred of Jews.
FT - are you mad, drunk or smoking? Read what you have just written, its not even coherent - I suppose some of your best friends are Jews?
If a national poll was conducted do you realy think every one would go along with what you claim.
Israel is not in the "Western family" - its a middle eastern country.
Isn't Hamas immediate objective the destruction of the state of Israel. A nation of over 7 million citizens. Then as Islamic fundamentalists , their ultimate objective, like Hezbollah and their pay master general, Iran, is the destruction of decadent Western Civillisation and its replacement with the Muslim caliphate within a muslim state.
How can you negotiate with that.
GAZA CITY - "Oh, God! I have never seen such a terrible scene," cried Kayed Abu Aukal.
There are so many levels of innate stupidity in your post that it's hard to know where to start. Suffice to say that you were an organiser for Fine Gael in North Dublin about 20 years ago, they ran you out, you legged it and now live in London (where your heart really belongs, Fitzer).
Read Talcott Parsons. He was what we would today call a raging neo-con. You exemplify his pre-ordained tenets of belief in everything that upholds aristocratic power. The only reason you're one of the few on this website who try to uphold that position is because most of those you aspire to be like couldn't be arsed posting on a website.
POTP, it's just the rhetoric of an embittered and large section of the Palestinian people, just like the Provos saying nothing less than an end to partition would do until of course they relented in negotiations. In any case Hamas don't have the capability to wipe out Israel or the Jews and Israel knows that well. For a group that couldn't kill more than 20 Israelis in the last 22 days of conflict while the IDF killed 1200 to be called a threat to Israel's existence is pure tripe and Israel knows it, as a country with the fifth largest army on earth. And Joel, Israel is always trying to make out that it is some custodian of western democratic-values in the Middle East - note the pro-Israel demos in the UK with placards saying 'Israel is fighting for Europe' and such like.
Better to bomb them and kill over 300 babies than enter diologue. Is that really what you are trying to say?
Maybe Ireland should swap with Israel seeing how we have the most crooks and shysters in politic and business and our public sector is rotten to the core with corruption we would blend right into the middle east yet Israel which is about to replace a PM so the previous PM can stand trial for a hint of fraud would be right at home in a modern progressive democratic EU.
I'd sooner have Israel in the EU than Turkey any day and getting rid of Bulgaria and Romania in return for Israel would be a good days work.
There is no other rational explanation than to say that you are an apologist for child murder. The claim that anyone critical of Israel is a supporter of Hamas is as ludicrous as it is absurd.
Do you think that Hamas actually give two hoots who get killed by the Israeli reaction ???? They are merely under orders from their paymasters in Iran to do what they are told. The more headlines the better as far as they are concerned.
I think Hamas , like Al Qeada, need to be stood up too and faced head on. They are nothing more than a part of the wider reaction against creeping modernisation/westernisation of the Middle East. Islamism holds people hostage,especially women, modernisation will free them. The clerics will lose their hold on power and they are fighting tooth and nail to preserve it.
Anyone like to parse and comment on the content of my OP?
Or would you just like to rant?
No other reason? The horrifically high toll of dead, maimed and homeless is reason enough.
However, the three year blockade of Gaza, which made normal life impossible, prior to this latest atrocity is yet another.
Israel - were it populated by Christians, Muslims, Scientologists, or any other religion - is a terror State, which thinks nothing of dropping illegal weapons, namely white phosphorus bombs, in densely populated civilian areas or deliberately targeting UN buildings sheltering innocent refugees.
In fact, it seems to me, that Israel itself is one of the most virulently anti-Semitic States in the world today. How else can one describe the abrogation of Semitic Palestinians?
If Israel is not indicited for war crimes, there is something seriously wrong with the world today. Unfortunately, I think we all know how that one is going to pan out.
But Israel has been under attack for the last, ...... 60 years of its existence. Constant rocket attacks, suicide bombers are a daily occurance.
What exactly do you want the seven million people of Israel, a democratic nation the size of several english counties, to do when surrounded by the arab/ muslim world, an umman of over one billion, who do not accept their right to even exist ? .


Heart of a Lion – Amir "King" Khan to face one of the best pound for pound boxers - Terence Crawford.
I have always been a huge fan of the Bolton super star and boxer Amir Khan and followed his career from his Amateur boxing.
I always knew that Khan was special and would one day become a world champion. Khan did not disappoint, as he qualified for the 2004 Olympics and went on to win the silver medal at the tender age of 17 years old, He then went on to win the Commonwealth lightweight title and then multiple world honors becoming the unified light-welterweight champion.
Khan has always been one of the most entertaining fighters in the world and has had global success with his fast punches, come forward, slick style and as a boxing coach, I appreciate his boxing skills that he executes to perfection against high caliber opponents.
Unfortunately, there is no denying old age and as we old get older by the second, it is inevitable that with age comes wisdom and experience but the muscles, reflexes and strength starts declining at rapid rate. Khan is at the final stage of his boxing career having been boxing for a number of years, but has made a surprising decision to take on an upcoming and dangerous American; Terence Crawford on April 20th 2019.
Had Khan taken on the likes of Crawford with Freddie Roach in his corner at the peak of his boxing career then I would have fancied his chances of winning, but to take on Crawford now is going to be detrimental to his health and ultimately to his boxing career.
We all wanted Khan to face Sheffield's Kell Brook and with Khan signed up with promoter Eddie Hearn the possibility was that Khan vs Brook would take place at Wembley Stadium in London on April 13th 2019.
However, Khan has made the decision not to fight Brook because of his intense dislike towards the Sheffield's Fighter and had that fight taken place then both boxers would have earned more than the 5 million dollars being offered to him against Crawford.
However, unlike Money Mayweather (Floyd Mayweather), Khan it would seem, is not money driven and instead "still" wants the hardest fights in boxing and feels he can cause an upset against Crawford and win.
Crawford against Khan is a huge fight for the boxing public even though it is not the best 147lb fight to be made with Errol Spence Jr considered the top guy at that weight; it will however, be intriguing and interesting to watch.
I want Khan to win against Crawford and taking on such a mammoth task has increased my respect for Khan as a fighter, who has always shown a heart of a lion, but I do not see how he could possibly win this one – I hope I am wrong.


The executive director of Save the Dunes is asking Dunelanders and other concerned citizens to sign a petition seeking a public meeting on Enbridge's plan to repair and replace an existing oil pipeline in Northwest Indiana.
The two-phased project is scheduled to start next month and continue through year's end.
"We are seeking more details about this effort and are asking for support from residents and public officials to hold such a hearing," Barker concluded.
According to Enbridge, approximately 210 miles of existing crude oil pipeline in Northwest Indiana and Southwest Michigan will be replaced. The project will begin in Lake County, enter Porter County in Liberty Township, and cross into Jackson and Pine townships before continuing into LaPorte County.
The Chesterton Tribune did run an advance last month for a public information session held by Enbridge on June 27 in LaPorte.


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