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Merlene Joyce Ottey (Cold Spring - Hanover Parish, 10 mei 1960) is een Jamaicaans-Sloveense oud-atlete. In de jaren tachtig voerde zij enige tijd de naam Merlene Ottey-Page, omdat ze in die periode enkele jaren getrouwd was met de Amerikaanse atleet Nat Page.

Ottey is een van de meest succesvolle atletes in de geschiedenis van de atletiek, alhoewel ze nooit olympisch kampioene werd. Ze won in totaal 34 medailles op grote internationale toernooien, waarvan veertien op een WK. Dit aantal is meer dan van welke andere atleet dan ook op een WK. Door haar prestaties kreeg ze de bijnaam Queen of the Track.

Biografie

Wedstrijden op blote voeten
Ottey werd geboren als vierde van zeven kinderen van Hubert en Joan Ottey. Haar moeder gaf haar op jonge leeftijd een boek over atletiek, geschreven door een Amerikaanse sprinter, Charly Green. 'Dat volgde ik slaafs, al was het in de straten van Hanover wel uitkijken voor het verkeer. Om half zes stond ik op, samen met mijn oudere zus Beverly. We moesten immers lopen voor we naar school gingen.' Ze studeerde af aan de Ruseas and Vere Technical high schools. Daar deed ze ook regelmatig wedstrijden op blote voeten.

Studie en huwelijk
Ottey's atletiekinspiratie kwam na het luisteren van het verslag van de Jamaicaanse atleet Don Quarrie tijdens de finale op de Olympische Spelen van Montréal in 1976. Haar sportcarrière kwam op gang, toen ze door de Universiteit van Nebraska een studiebeurs kreeg aangeboden en in 1979 naar de Verenigde Staten emigreerde. 'Als ik het allemaal mocht overdoen, zou ik het anders spelen', zegt ze. 'Ik wist niet eens waar Nebraska lag en schrok me een hoedje toen ik in de winter moest trainen op een bevroren ondergrond. Wat een verschil met Jamaica! Ik was echter zo overdonderd door het aanbod dat het niet eens in me opkwam dat er misschien nog andere, en waarschijnlijk interessantere, mogelijkheden waren.' Vier jaar studeerde Ottey er kunst en design. Na haar studies trok ze naar Californië, waar ze in 1984 huwde met Nat Page, een 400 m hordeloper. Het huwelijk liep na drie jaar op de klippen.

Ottey vertegenwoordigde Jamaica op de Pan-Amerikaanse Spelen 1979, waar ze een bronzen medaille won op de 200 m.

Gemenebestkampioene
In 1982 won Ottey op de Gemenebestspelen goud op de 200 m en zilver op de 100 m. Bijna tien jaar later zou ze op beide onderdelen goud halen tijdens de Gemenebestspelen van 1990. In dat jaar werd ze ook verkozen tot IAAF-atlete van het jaar.

Toen ze in 1993 op de 100 m bij de wereldkampioenschappen in Stuttgart met een neuslengte verschil verloor, dreigde Ottey als Eeuwige tweede de geschiedenisboeken in te gaan. Op de 200 m ging het uiteindelijk wel goed, hetgeen het publiek beloonde met een minuten durende staande ovatie. Voor deze prestatie werd ze uitgeroepen tot Ambassadeur van Jamaica. Tussen 1979 en 1997 werd ze vijftienmaal sportvrouw van het jaar.

In 1999 werd Ottey tijdens een wedstrijd in Luzern beschuldigd van het gebruik van doping, nadat in haar urine het verboden middel nandrolon was aangetroffen. Ook de B-staal bevatte een te hoge waarde van dit middel. Zij werd door de IAAF geschorst en mocht niet meedoen aan de WK van 1999 in Sevilla en de Olympische Spelen van 2000 in Sydney. Ottey bleef vechten tegen deze beschuldigingen en noemde deze aanklacht een "terrible mistake". In de zomer van 2000 werd ze officieel door de IAAF en de Jamaicaanse atletiekbond van doping vrijgesproken. Het laboratorium dat haar urinemonster had getest kwam onder grote kritiek te staan.

Controversiële olympische deelname
Tot 2000 vertegenwoordigde Ottey haar moederland Jamaica op internationale wedstrijden. Op de olympische selectiewedstrijden in 2000 eindigde ze op de 100 m als vierde. Volgens de regels van de Jamaicaanse atletiekbond (JAAA) mochten alleen de drie beste atleten afreizen naar de Spelen. Hierdoor zou Ottey alleen mogen deelnemen aan de 4 x 100 m estafette. Ottey gaf aan dat ze alleen wilde starten in het estafetteteam, als ze ook de 100 m mocht lopen in plaats van een andere atlete, een vorm van hoffelijkheid die wel vaker voorkwam. De Jamaicaanse atletiekbond besloot om Peta-Gaye Dowdie (nationaal kampioene 100 m) te vervangen door Ottey. Deze beslissing werd door de teamgenoten van Dowdie als controversieel ervaren en zij geloofden dat Ottey haar zin had doorgedreven. De andere leden van het estafetteteam gaven op hun beurt aan, dat ze niet wilden starten als Dowdie niet in de estafetteploeg mee zou lopen. Na een gesprek met het Jamaicaanse Olympisch Comité werden de protesten gestaakt en werd er toch gelopen in de opstelling zoals eerder besloten. Op de 100 m eindigde ze als vierde. Acht jaar later bleek dat dit alsnog goed was voor een bronzen medaille. Door de diskwalificatie van Marion Jones, die in december 2007 verklaarde jarenlang doping te hebben gebruikt, heeft ze het brons toegekend gekregen door de IAAF.

Uitkomen voor Slovenië
Ottey, die vanaf 1998 tot 2014 in de Sloveense hoofdstad Ljubljana woonde, nam in 2002 de Sloveense nationaliteit aan en vertegenwoordigde dit land op de Olympische Spelen van 2004 in Athene. Op de 100 m behaalde de 44-jarige de halve finale, maar wist zich met een vijfde plaats niet voor de finale te kwalificeren. Op de 200 m behaalde ze verrassend genoeg ook de halve finale, maar blesseerde zij zich onmiddellijk na de start. Zij zou anders als oude garde een plaats hebben afgedwongen van een even goede jongere atlete. Dit was haar 52e olympische wedstrijd.

In juli 2006 liep ze de 100 m in Maribor in 11,45 en liep daarmee een wereldrecord voor vrouwen ouder dan 45 jaar. Diezelfde maand verbeterde ze op 28 juli 2006 dit wereldrecord verder tot 11,41. Op de Europese kampioenschappen van 2006 behaalde ze op de 100 m een vierde plaats in de halve finale, niet voldoende om door te dringen tot de finale.

In 2008 deed ze een poging zich te kwalificeren voor de Olympische Spelen van Peking, haar achtste olympische deelname. Op de 100 m kwam ze echter 0,28 seconde te kort voor de limiet.

In 2012 was Ottey, op 52-jarige leeftijd, opnieuw present op een internationaal kampioenschap. Als lid van het Sloveense team op de 4 x 100 m estafette nam zij deel aan de EK in Helsinki. Het viertal strandde in de series.

Standbeeld
Ondanks haar overstap naar Slovenië is geboorteland Jamaica altijd trots gebleven op Merlene Ottey. Een bewijs hiervan vormt het bronzen standbeeld van Ottey in het Independence Park in de Jamaicaanse hoofdstad Kingston. Het beeld is meer dan twee meter hoog en werd begin 2006 onthuld door de premier van Jamaica.

Sinds 2014 is Ottey woonachtig in Zwitserland.

Titels
Wereldkampioene 200 m - 1993, 1995
Wereldkampioene 4 x 100 m estafette - 1991
Wereldindoorkampioene 60 m - 1995
Wereldindoorkampioene 200 m - 1989, 1991
Gemenebestkampioene 100 m - 1990
Gemenebestkampioene 200 m - 1982, 1990
NCAA- kampioene 100 m - 1982, 1983
NCAA-kampioene 200 m - 1983
Amerikaans kampioene 100 m - 1984, 1985
Jamaicaans kampioene 100 m - 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997
Jamaicaans kampioene 200 m - 1992, 1993, 1996
Sloveens kampioene 100 m - 2006, 2007
Sloveens kampioene 200 m - 2003
Sloveens indoorkampioene 60 m - 2003, 2004

Persoonlijke records
Outdoor

Indoor

Palmares

60 m
 1987: 4e WK indoor – 7,13 s
 1989:  WK indoor – 7,10 s
 1991:  WK indoor – 7,08 s
 1995:  WK indoor – 6,97 s
 2003:  Sloveense indoorkamp. - 7,34 s
 2004:  Sloveense indoorkamp. - 7,26 s

100 m
 1982:  NCAA-kamp. - 10,97 s
 1982:  Gemenebestspelen - 11,03 s
 1983:  NCAA-kamp. - 11,04 s
 1983: 4e WK – 11,19 s
 1984:  OS – 11,16 s
 1987:  WK – 11,04 s
 1988: DNS in ½ fin. OS (in ¼ fin. 11,03 s)
 1990:  Gemenebestspelen - 11,02 s
 1991:  WK – 11,06 s
 1992: 5e OS – 10,88 s
 1993:  WK – 10,82 s
 1995:  WK – 10,94 s
 1996:  Jamaicaanse kamp. - 11,03 s
 1996:  OS – 10,94 s
 1997: 7e WK – 11,29 s
 2000:  OS – 11,19 s
 2006:  Sloveense kamp. - 11,50 s
 2007:  Sloveense kamp. - 11,69 s

200 m
 1980:  OS – 22,20 s
 1982:  Gemenebestspelen - 22,19 s
 1983:  NCAA-kamp. - 22,39 s
 1983:  WK – 22,19 s
 1984:  OS – 22,09 s
 1987:  WK indoor – 22,66 s
 1987:  WK – 22,06 s
 1988: 4e OS – 21,99 s
 1989:  WK indoor – 22,34 s
 1991:  WK indoor – 22,24 s
 1991:  WK – 22,21 s
 1992:  OS – 22,09 s
 1993:  WK – 21,98 s
 1995:  WK – 22,12 s
 1996:  Jamaicaanse kamp. - 22,50 s
 1996:  OS – 22,24 s
 1997:  WK – 22,40 s
 2003:  Sloveense kamp. - 22,89 s

Golden League-podiumplaatsen
 2000:  Memorial Van Damme – 23,08 s

4 x 100 m
 1980: 6e OS – 43,19 s
 1983:  WK – 42,73 s
 1984: 8e OS – 53,54 s
 1991:  WK – 41,94 s
 1992: DNF OS (in serie 42,28 s)
 1993:  WK – 41,94 s
 1995:  WK – 42,25 s
 1996:  OS – 42,24 s
 2000:  OS – 42,13 s

4 x 400 m
 1980: 4e in serie OS – 3.31,5

Onderscheidingen
IAAF-atlete van het jaar - 1990
 Jamaicaans Sportvrouw van het jaar - 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995

Jamaicaans atleet
Jamaicaans olympisch deelnemer
Jamaicaans sprinter (atletiek)
Sloveens atleet
Sloveens olympisch deelnemer
Sloveens sprinter (atletiek)

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Row over paddy variety
Rice shellers have reservations about PAU 201
Ludhiana, June 1
Following clearance by the Centre on the status of PAU 201 variety of rice, farmers, all over the state, have planted nurseries. Rice shellers, however, do not accept the variety as normal and farmers may find it difficult to sell the produce.
Farmers urged to transplant paddy after June 15
Moga, June 1
District Magistrate of Moga Satwant Singh Johal has appealed to farmers of this district to use latest techniques and transplant paddy after June 15 to save on underground water.
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Taking immediate notice of the news report regarding rodent attack in cotton fields published in The Tribune today, experts of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) have come out with tips on how to fight the rodent menace.
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Amritsar, June 1
Clash between two groups of Sandalpura village (Batala) andy booking of pro-Akali workers by the police is likely to embarrass the Shiromani Akali Dal, as Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal has threatened to resign as MLA if justice was not given to his supporters.
'Community participation in policing lacking'
Chandigarh, June 1
The Punjab Governance Reforms Commission feels Community Policing Resources Centres (CPRCs) have not been able to ensure greater community participation in police work. These are also not implementing community-oriented schemes in partnership with NGOs, and government departments.
Suvidha kendra becomes 'asuvidha'
Pathankot, June 1
Suvidha Kendra at the judicial complex here has become "asuvidha" (inconvenience) Kendra for the people as they have to wait for hours to get their jobs done.
Long queues outside a Suwidha centre in the Pathankot judicial complex. Photo: Vishal Kumar
Prices of essential commodities jump
Contents in packets reduced
Patiala, June 1
Rising prices of items of domestic use like lentils (dals), detergents and 'desi ghee' have upset budgets of people. These commodities have become costlier and contents reduced by producers to maximise profit. This was noticed in the case of tea and detergents. Prices have increased with simultaneous and drastic reduction in contents .
A day after, another bridge gives in
Nurpur Bedi, June 1
Yet another makeshift bridge got damaged in Nurpur Bedi area due to soaring water level in the Sutlej. The bridge connecting Bunga Sahib and villages of Nurpur Bedi and popularly known as Dholan wala bridge, got damaged due to gush of water released in the river by Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).
Excess water in the Sutlej damaged the Dholan wala bridge near Nurpur Bedi on Sunday. Photo by the writer.
Panchayat not to allow sale of liquor
Sangrur, June 1
Jalan panchayat and respectables persons resolved not to allow the sale of liquor in the village. They also demanded shifting of the liquor shop from the village.
Delegation of MPs meets Krishna
New Delhi, June 1
A delegation of Congress MPs and MLAs from Punjab, who met External Affairs minister SM Krishna here today, has asked for proper arrangements for carrying to India body of Sant Ramanand of Dera Sachh Khand.
Bus conductors must behave, says rights panel
The Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC) has decided to ensure conductors in state buses behaved properly.
Vienna Backlash
PRTC suffers loss of Rs 1.5 cr
The cash-starved Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) has suffered a loss to the tune of Rs 1.5 crore in the wake of the Vienna backlash in Punjab. Arson and violence broke out in the Doaba region of Punjab following a clash in a religious place at Vienna last month.
Vienna Attack
Demand to probe motive
While Punjab will send chartered plane to Vienna to bring body of Sant Rama Nand who died following clashes in a place of worship in Vienna last week, overseas units of national and regional parties in Canada have appealed to Punjabis back home to maintain brotherhood, communal harmony and peace.
Security beefed up in Jalandhar
Jalandhar, June 1
Elaborated security arrangements have been made in and around the city to prevent any untoward incident on the arrival of the mortal remains of Sant Rama Nand of Dera Sachkhand from Vienna on Wednesday.
Chahal's son seeks blanket pre-arrest bail
Bikramjit Inder Singh Chahal wants to come back to India, but is apprehending implication by the Punjab police.
Shots fired in clash of truckers, workers
Four truck drivers and cleaners were injured in a clash among a truck union and the owner and workers of an industrial unit in the industrial area here this evening. Many shots were fired at trucks belonging to the union.
Two of the injured persons during a clash between the truck union members and an industrial unit at Moga on Monday. A Tribune photograph
Customs Duty Scam
Look-out notice for accused
The Customs Department has issued look- out notice to all airports in the country for Ludhiana based Amandeep in the Rs 15 crore Customs Duty drawback scam case. The scam led to the suspension and transfer of 32 superintendents and inspectors for dereliction of duty.
Sanjeev Singh Bariana
Amrinder Singh, a farmer of Kohara said, "We have already planted the crop and are confident the government will intervene in case rice-shellers create problems when we sell the yield".
Parshotam Khalifa, Jagraon-based rice-sheller , said, "We deal with the crop and know the ground realities. We have nothing against farmers. We only want to tell them procurement agencies will create problems while lifting the yield because the quality is more damaged than the set standards".
Rice-sheller operators argue the percentage of damage in the rice yield in the variety, under question, ranges from four to eight whereas the Food Corporation of India (FCI) does not accept the damage in rice grains beyond 3.5 per cent.
Raunki Ram, a farmer from Mullanpur, said, "When the Agriculture Department in the Centre has cleared the variety, the rice-sheller owners should not have reservations against the yield".
Mahavir Bansal, vice-president, Mullanpur Rice Shellers Association, said, "We know farmers in the state have gone ahead and planted paddy nurseries. Let the procurement agencies, particularly the FCI, give us assurance and we will have no problem in rice procurement".
At the same time, the PAU has clarified the food value of the variety was very high and in fact better than many distributed under PDS schemes. The Central Rice Research Institute, Hyderabad, had tested the rice sample and cleared the same when the variety was tested by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, following request from the Punjab Agriculture Department.
Manish Goyal, rice-sheller operator based at Jagraon, said, "I fail to understand what standards the government had seen to clear the PAU 201 variety, this time. The procurement agencies show reservations in procuring the yellowish-coloured rice saying it was highly damaged".
Kulwinder Sandhu
He said after June 15, dry heat wave conditions would probably ease out with expected pre-monsoon showers in the region. As such, from the second half of this month less water would be required for irrigation. "It will help in checking groundwater depletion", he said.
May and June are hot and dry months when evaporation of water is the maximum. The early transplantation of paddy during these months leads to groundwater depletion. He has also asked the farmers to sow paddy seeds directly instead of traditional method of first preparing the saplings and then transplanting them. Agricultural scientists have advocated this new technique, which had shown good results.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the district administration has revealed that in most parts of this district the groundwater had depleted at an alarming rate of 60 cm to 85 cm per year between 2001 to 2006. The main cause of this had been early transplantation of long-duration varieties of paddy.
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, has been running the "Save Water Save Punjab" campaign since 2005. It has resulted in an average of 64 cm rise in groundwater table during 2006-08 throughout the state. Last year, more than 80 per cent of the farmers transplanted paddy after June 15.
Rajay Deep
The Head of the Department of Zoology, Dr Ranjit Kaur Parshad, has suggested the use of rodenticide. She says at seedling stage, rodent burrows could be easily located. She suggests burrow baiting either with 2 per cent zinc phosphide or 0.005 per cent bromidiolone.
For the preparation of the bait, one kg of cracked wheat or bajra grains (or their mixture) with 20 gm of groundnut or sunflower refined oil and 20 gm of powdered sugar should be mixed either with 25 gm zinc phosphide powder or 20 gm of bromadiolone powder.
All burrows should be closed in the evening. The next day, a paper boat containing about 10 gm of the bait should be inserted six inches deep into the burrow. She cautions that water should not be added in the zinc phosphide bait and that it should be freshly used.
During maturity stage of the crop, 10 gm of the poison bait on a piece of paper should be kept at 40 baiting points per acre on dry sites and inside the crop throughout covering activity areas of rats. Pre-baiting for two-three days with plain bait (without poison) is essential before zinc phosphide baiting in the crop.
Highlighting other methods of rodent management, she says weeds should be removed regularly as these provide shelter and food for rodents. Highly infested water channels and field pavements should be periodically re-built to destroy permanent rodent burrows.
During irrigation of vacant harvested fields, rats should be killed with sticks or they can be caught using traps and killed by drowning in water.
In his recent statement, Chief Agricultural Officer, Bathinda, Paramjeet Singh had said for the past couple of years the Agricultural Department had not provided them rodenticide.
Varinder Walia
Lodhinangal said today all 187 Akali sarpanches of his constituency would submit resignations if administration failed to withdraw "false cases" against Akali leaders/ workers by June 4. He alleged the police registered the cases against Akali workers following a telephone call by senior BSP leader. The police has registered a case against Harapal Singh and 15 others under Sections 452, 427, 336, 323, 148, 149 of the IPC and the Arms Act. The police did not invoke the provisions of the SC/ST Act or 307 of the IPC.
Dr Naresh Kumar, SSP Batala claimed 25 Akali workers who induged in stone-pelting / violence were booked since senior government officials including tehsildar were eyewitness to the incident. He said SDM Batala, Rahul Chabba was investigating the case and action would be taken on the basis of his report. He claimed being a revenue case, the police had nothing to do with it. However, he rubbished corruption charges, levelled by the Akali MLA against Batala police . The SSP said the police had been working on "merit".
However, Lodhinangal alleged earlier too the DC Gurdaspur and the SSP Batala had been favouring opposition parties . He said he had already brought the matter to the notice of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. He said if his sarpanches submitted resignations, he would also follow the suit.
Rivalry between the SAD and the BSP took ugly turn and 10 persons were injured in a clash over the construction of village pond. However, the BSP alleged the village sarpanch Harpal Singh belonging to the SAD along with his supporters allegedly clashed with the fellow villagers who had supported BSP candidate from Hoshiarpur district in Lok Sabha elections .
Lodhinangal claimed the Deputy Commissioner Gurdaspur came under pressure following a telephone made by a Rajya Sabha member of the BJP who sought action against the Akali workers including village sarpanch.
However, supporters of the BSP alleged the Akali workers had been threatening them since they had supported the BSP candidte in elections . The police alleged the houses of Mohan Singh, Saroop Singh and Amrik Singh were vandalised and fridges, washing machines, wash basins, windows were broken by the miscreants.
Jangveer Singh
The commission, in a report on the Delivery of Citizens Services in the state, has called for revamp of the Suwidha project aimed at delivering essential services under one roof.
The commission, headed by Dr Pramod Kumar of the Institute for Development and Communication, Chandigarh, in its report mentions district-level steering committees are a unique feature of the CPRC project, but these have become ceremonial and ineffective.
According to standing orders, each centre shall be registered under the Societies Act and function as an autonomous organisation. It says though registration of most centres has taken place, these are yet to acquire financial autonomy. The centres are only performing the usual work of the Police Department through single window. It says only one unit, Community Service-cum-Information Centre, is working and others like Grievance Redressal Unit, Victim Relief Centre and Children's Protection Unit are simply not part of the project.
The commission has called for creating time lines for all services provided by the centres and also recommended the time lines. It has also disclosed unavailability of an ombudsman and delay and reluctance to acknowledge and redress public grievances were the main complaints against the Police Department. It has recommended Grievance Redressal Units (GRUs) be established to deal with these issues.
The commission has also recommended the CRPC in charge should take action on public complaints in one week and that all complaints should be properly recorded and action taken reports should be submitted to the district-level steering committees of CPRCs.
It has also been proposed online police service delivery systems be introduced at all CPRCs and a system of incentive be built into the police set up to promote community policing. It has also called for opening of Community Policing Suwidha Centres at the subdivision level to enhance police services outreach to the lowest administrative units.
The commission recommends that a Community Service Division (CSD) be also set up at the Punjab Police Headquarters here to design, develop, implement and monitor programmes of community policing.
Sanjay Bumbroo
One can see people standing in the long queue in sweltering heat near the Kendra. Only a single window has been set up for the registration of vehicles, making of licenses and other jobs. There is also lack of basic facilities like drinking water and toilets. The visitors could be seen visiting railway tracks nearby to ease themselves. There is no place for parking and people park their vehicles on the road leading to the complex.
Vijay Kumar of Kailashpur village near Sujanpur said he had come to the Kendra a number of times for registration of his motorcycle but whenever his turn came, the centre gets closed. He alleged that certain persons were directly entering the centre through back door to get their jobs done on priority basis.
Vijay Mahajan of Mirthal village also alleged that certain touts were active in the area who stand in the queue and offered their place after charging Rs 50-100. He alleged these persons again stand in the queue making a mock rush at the Kendra.
Mahajan said the authorities should ask the applicants to deposit their files and issue coupons to them after checking all the necessary documents for the RC or license.
He said this would also help in restraining those indulged in unfair practices.
Varinder Singh
Rising prices of items of domestic use like lentils (dals), detergents and 'desi ghee' have upset budgets of people.
These commodities have become costlier and contents reduced by producers to maximise profit. This was noticed in the case of tea and detergents. Prices have increased with simultaneous and drastic reduction in contents.
A study of markets in the state revealed almost all 'dals' have registered 10 per cent hike in retail prices in two weeks. Earlier one kg of 'arhar' was available for Rs 60, now it costs Rs 66. Similarly 'moong' was priced at Rs 58 a kg 15 days ago; now one has to pay Rs 68 for it. Price of 'masoor' has jumped from Rs 54 a kg to Rs 76 while the price of red 'rajmah' has increased from Rs 56 to Rs 62.
Shailendra Kumar, owner of a store in Jalandhar attributes price hike to short supply from lentil -producing states like Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
Hike in the prices of leading brands of detergents has shocked the consumer. The detergent companies have increased prices, and reduced contents . A month ago, a four-kg pack of detergent of two major companies was priced at Rs 385, now the price of 3.3o kg pack has been increased to Rs 450. " I have been told the price of oil used as major ingredient in detergents has increased," said Sohan Lal Gupta, a store owner in Patiala.
Similarly, if one kg detergent of a leading company was priced at Rs 163 a month ago, now it is priced at Rs 199. "I was not aware of reduction of contents but price enhancement was surprising ," rued Manju, a housewife.
Moreover, sizes of one kg tea packets have also been reduced to 950 gm by most tea-producing companies. Also, the price has been increased from Rs 260 kg to Rs 297 for 950 gm pack by two major companies. Similarly, if 250 gm packet of tea was earlier priced at Rs 112, reduced 250 gm pack could be purchased now for Rs 126 in case of these two brands.
Price of another essential edible item - 'desi ghee' - has also been hiked from Rs 175 a litre to Rs 195 a litre by a company, while another Punjab-based firm has increased prices from Rs 185 a litre to Rs 203 a litre despite dip in the demand due to summer and health consciousness .
However, there is relief to the consumers in the form of reduced refined oil prices. Earlier, a five-litre refined packet was priced at Rs 400, the same could now be purchased for Rs 350.
Megha Mann
At around 11.30 pm on Sunday night, a group of Nihangs on their way to Nurpur Bedi, was surprised to find the temporary structure "missing" from its place. They later saw that with the gush of water, the bridge structure had swayed by around 8 to 10 meters from its original location.
PWD department was told about the incident. As per PWD authorities on site, one of girdles of bridge broke away. Also ropes tied to bridge failed to withstand the gush of water. While a permanent bridge is under construction near Saran Pattan, it will take another eight months before it was operational.
The PWD authorities said had they been informed in advance about the heavy flow of water, they would have managed to save the bridge. They claimed that no such warning had come in the past few days.
Earlier, on May 30 night, a makeshift bridge over the Sutlej collapsed near Burj village in Anandpur Sahib.
It is pertinent to mention here that excess water is being released to meet the irrigation requirement of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. RK Garg, director, water regulation, BBMB, said as much as 29,000 cusecs of water was being released which included 6,000 cusecs released in the Sutlej and rest in the canals. The schedule will run for the entire month.
"BBMB had released water, gradually increasing its quantity so as to acquaint people that excess water will be a regular feature. Two days ago XEN, canal, Punjab, was duly informed about the excessive flow of water," he said.
Meanwhile, Priyank Bharti, Deputy Commissioner, Ropar, too agreed that a message had come from the state government, warning of excessive water. "We had sounded all concerned departments about it and a plan was worked out. I will look into the issue. As for the damaged bridge, it will be repaired soon," he said.
Sushil Goyal
The resolution says the panchayat has come to know that no liquor shop has been allotted to contractors for Jalan village (near Ghabdan village) and has been allotted for nearby Kherri Chandwan village, but the contractors were selling liquor by keeping a kiosk in Jalan village. This action of the contractors is being opposed by the Naujwan Sabha, panchayat, respectable persons and women of the village.
Two Panches Harwinder Singh and Rajpal Singh said today the villagers would not allow sale of liquor in the village. They also said they would meet the Deputy Commissioner tomorrow to submit him the copy of the resolution and other documents to express the resentment over the opening of liquor shop in Jalan, 9 km from Sangrur.
President of the Panthic Vichar Manch Parshotam Singh Phaguwala said they were supporting the 'anti-intoxicants' campaign of the villagers and the panchayat. The village has pledged not to allow opening of liquor shop. The Panthic Vichar Manch will also compel the authorities to respect sentiments of the panchayat and villagers.
The delegation, consisting Praneet Kaur; Mahender Singh KP; Pratap Singh Bajwa; Santosh Chaudhry; Vijender Singla; Manish Tiwari; Lal Singh; Chaudhry Jagjit Singh; Chaudhry Santokh Singh; Ajit Inder Singh Mofar and Malkit Singh, held discussions with Krishna in his South Block office, party spokesman Tiwari said.
"We asked the minister to ensure that a senior official of the Indian embassy in Vienna accompanies the body. We also suggested to the government to coordinate with the state government to ensure proper funeral for the saint in his hometown," he added.
On a complaint of a handicapped couple from Pathankot alleging a conductor of Punjab Roadways, Nangal, had ill-treated them, the commission has asked SSP Gurdaspur to file a report. The couple had also asked the commission to ensure conductors did not misbehave with handicapped travellers.
Passing orders in the case, member of the commission, Avinash Rai Khanna, has asked the general manager, Nangal depot, to monitor behaviour of Bachan Ram, conductor number 128, Punjab Roadways, Nangal depot, and send his conduct report to the complainant for her satisfaction.
He also said this order of the commission should be placed on the notice board of the office of the Punjab Roadways, Nangal depot, so that others should get a lesson and not repeat the mistake.
Attar Singh
Manvesh Sidhu, managing director, PRTC, told The Tribune here today that the corporation, which was already reeling under financial crisis, had suffered a serious setback when it had to suspend operation of its buses on many important routes in the wake of violence and arson directed against private and public property.
The suspension of bus services by the corporation on many important routes led to a loss of Rs 70 lakh by way of revenue which adversely affected the financial health of the PRTC.
If this was not enough, many of the PRTC buses were targets of mob fury and the loss to property during incidents of arson during Vienna backlash had been pegged at Rs 75 lakh. At least 10 buses of the corporation had been damaged or attacked during the violence.
Sidhu said in view of the financial losses suffered by the corporation, the PRTC was not in a position to manage its finances as of now unless the state government bailed it out by way of financial assistance or permitting the corporation to increase its bus fares.
Sidhu said the corporation had sought permission from the state government to revise the bus fares by 10 paise per km.
He said the corporation losses had been mounting in view of the non-revision of bus fares while cost of spares and other inputs had increased manifold.
The pay bill of the corporation, Sidhu disclosed, was a whopping Rs 6 crore, which included the salary of the staff and pension of the retired corporation employees.
The corporation has a number of ongoing development and expansion plans which include a state-of-the-art bus stand in Patiala and addition of new airconditioned buses in the existing fleet of the corporation.
An all-party meeting for peace was hosted by Radio India where the supporters and the members of all main political parties unanimously condemned the murder of Sant Rama Nand. They demanded thorough probe into the incident besides urging the government to bring those responsible for the clashes to the book. They also demanded investigation to expose the motive behind the attack.
The gathering also deplored subsequent violence that shook parts of Punjab and Haryana and assailed the disruptive and anti-national forces disturbing peace in Punjab.
They also resolved to issue a joint declaration against systematic discrimination against the Dalits in India and elsewhere, which they felt was the root cause of present crisis. Treatment of the Dalits by the upper caste groups was one of the reasons which was alienating them from the Sikh mainstream and turned them into the followers of other sects.
Overseas Congress spokesman, Lucky Takhar said dialogue was solution and not the gun. BJP NRI cell's leader, Vikram Bajwa said even the atheists had the right to live and practise their faith. "Nobody has right to take anyone's life''.
BSP leader Surinder Singh Sandhu demanded thorough probe into the murder of Sant Rama Nand. ``The real culprits should be exposed. I believe true Sikhs cannot do this''. He pointed out the Khalistan Zindabad Force, a Sikh separatist group, had already denied its involvement in the attack while other separatist groups have also condemned it. Khushi Ram, another BSP supporter, urged Punjabi music that glorified upper castes, including Jats, and violence, should be stopped.
SAD leader, Harbans Singh Aujla wanted those who incited violence in Punjab following the Vienna incident should also be exposed.
Heavy police force from police districts of Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Khanna and Jagraon have been deployed in the areas dominated by the followers of the dera, which is headquartered at Ballan, near here.
Entry points to the city, including national highways, highways, and internal roads besides other links to the city, have been barricaded.
The son of Punjab's former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's media adviser, Chahal has now moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking the grant of blanket anticipatory bail; or 14 days prior notice in any case likely to be registered by any wing of the Punjab police.
Chahal, currently in Scotland, has asserted he left the country after his father BIS Chahal was arrested by the police on June 10, 2007, and has been out of the country for almost two years now.
Chahal added he has now landed up with the job of "manager finance" with New Delhi-based Punjab Stainless Steel Industry; and has been asked to report for duty on June 8. But, in light of the conduct of the police in his father's case, his apprehension is that he shall be implicated in a case, as soon as he steps on the Indian soil.
The petition is expected to come up for hearing before the high court on Tuesday.
Later, members of the truck union blocked national highway. Heavy police force was rushed to the spot and the blockade got lifted. However, the situation remained tense.
Jagtar Singh, SHO of the police station (rural), said: "We have dispatched a police team to record the statements of injured persons admitted in the district hospital and accordingly a case will be registered against the culprits".
Claiming that the situation was under control, he said a few persons had been rounded up and investigations were in progress.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the owners of a local industrial unit had hired trucks from outside the town to transport their goods. The truck union opposed the hiring of outside trucks, leading to the conflict.
As the industrial unit was about to send the trucks loaded with goods, the truck union members reached the spot and tried to stop the trucks by force.
Those injured in the clash had been identified as Krishan Lal, Chamkaur Singh, Jasvir Singh and Balwinder Singh.
The industry owner had alleged that the truck union had refused to give them the trucks to transport their goods.
The Customs Department has issued look- out notice to all airports in the country for Ludhiana based Amandeep in the Rs 15 crore Customs Duty drawback scam case.
The scam led to the suspension and transfer of 32 superintendents and inspectors for dereliction of duty.
Commissioner Customs Talkeshwar Singh said here today the department was contemplating to move court for freezing his property. Sources said the department came to know about the scam when a large amount being siphoned off to a particular account after Amandeep secured password as he had access to the offices working as customs clearing house agent in Ludhiana office. — OC

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Media Sessions with Shane Lemieux, Cam Brown, Carter Coughlin
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Transcripts and video clips of the media sessions with New York Giants draft picks guard/center Shane Lemieux (5th round), linebacker Cam Brown (6th round), and linebacker Carter Coughlin (7th round):
Media Q&A with OG/OC Shane Lemieux (Video):
Q: You have obviously played guard in games, but you've also done some work at center if I'm not mistaken. Can you tell us where you are in that process and how that transition is coming along for you?
A: I was really fortunate enough in college, I had a really good offensive line. We never really had to move much because we were experienced veterans. During this draft process, I understood that this game is all about versatility. I think that me getting good at all three interior positions is going to benefit me well in the future. I don't really have a position. I just want to be ready whenever I get in, to be ready to play whatever coach asks me to.
Q: Was that your decision to take on center? Did your coach come to you and tell you to learn other spots?
A: That was probably just on me. Especially as a rookie, there's not really a guard that only plays guard. Versatility is the biggest factor in this game. Coaches want to be able to put you in multiple spots. I have really good mentors that told me that at training camp, no matter where you are, they are going to throw you in, and you have to be ready. I just want to be prepared before that happened. Even at pro day, somebody asked me to jump in at center and I was ready to do that. It just all works out and versatility is key.
Q: What is the biggest challenge of playing center?
A: Every single offensive line position is going to have different techniques. I feel like with center there is a lot more responsibility on you to know the offense and to know more of the defense and be more sound with what's going on around you. Obviously, you have to snap the ball. Those are the two of the biggest factors that are different. At the same time, I feel like I am a football player. I've been working at all three positions. I really appreciate the differences in all three of the interior spots and the tackle spots as well. There's obviously little caveats, little differences to everything.
Q: You are the second Oregon player to be drafted to New York. Do you know Sabrina (Ionescu) and what do you think about her basketball game?
A: Yes, I do know Sabrina. She came in the class after me, obviously she is a really talented athlete, awesome person. A fearless competitor. When you watch her play, that's the first thing you see. A competitor who loves her teammates and loves the game of basketball. I think that's the most important part of being a great athlete, loving your sport.
Q: What was your initial conversation with Coach Judge like? What's it like going to a coach who is clearly trying to establish a culture?
A: My head coach in college, Mario Cristobal, emphasized doing the work before doing the talk. I think that's a really important piece that taught me how to be pro. Coach Judge called me on draft day and said put your head down and work. I think that's an important thing. I don't want to elaborate on exactly what he said out of respect for him and I. The main mantra was to put your head down and work.
Q: As the nearly 500th ranked recruit at the time, three-star, first guy out of West Valley to D-1. What has this ride meant to you the last four or five years? How does it feel to be an NFL draft pick?
A: First thing I thought of was I remember one day my sophomore year of high school when I told my dad I'm going to play in the NFL. I'm going to get this done, I'm going to play at Oregon and be an All American. I think ever since that day I promised my parents, it's kind of been uphill since from there. I went through a lot of stuff, a lot of workouts, a lot of force feeding to try and get up to the weight to get into college. It's awesome, I've gotten unbelievable support out of West Valley, my high school area. Just trying to be a good representative of the 509. I take a lot of pride in that. Cooper Kupp came out of Washington and is with the Rams and now there's me. I think I have to be a good representative of the valley and be a good representative for the University of Oregon. They taught me so much.
Q: As a country boy who wants to live in a cabin in the middle of nowhere at some point, how does the New York/ New Jersey area sound?
A: We have a bunch of guys, Justin Pugh, who I'm training with, Jonotthan Harrison of the Jets. They have done a good job of showing me where the places to fish are, where the reservoirs are. I've heard a lot about the surrounding areas, even the ocean you can fish. I'm sure I can find stuff to do. At the same time, I want to focus on the season, I'm going to be doing a lot of stuff. I'm probably just going to be living wherever I am, playing ball, and studying film.
Q: Growing up when you were learning the position, who were some of the guys you viewed as role models?
A: I probably never really had a role model or someone I modeled my game after. I was always told as a young player, especially from my coaches at Oregon, you are an individual. You play like Shane Lemieux, you don't play like anybody else. Obviously, there's great role models in this game. I think one that comes to mind is Marshal Yanda. His toughness and his durability. I remember him walking off the field with a broken leg, I thought that was really impressive. Stuff like that, people who take a lot of pride in the position, people who work really hard are guys I want to look up to but not necessarily who I want to play like.
Q: A lot of what we have talked to you about is being a center. I assume you are coming in here saying, "I'm a guard", aren't you?
A: I think I'm an offensive lineman, that's what I'm coming in as. That's what I have been playing, I'm a football player. I'm a football player that plays offensive line. No matter where the coaches want to put me to help the team, that's where I'm going to go.
Q: With a name like Lemieux, how is it you are playing football instead of hockey?
A: I've gotten that question for a long time. I had a left tackle in college named Tyrell Crosby that played right next to me, so it was Crosby and Lemieux and people had a fit with that. I've heard I'm not wearing 66, which is a crime. I was 68 in college. I've never met another Lemieux that plays hockey so if somebody sees this, let me know.
Q: After four years of being a starter, what is the mental shift for you in this process of having to compete for a job again and possibly having to be backup to start off? After 52 straight starts, what's that like for you mentally?
A: It's just going to work. I think every single day in college I approached each day as if my job was on the line. I think the biggest factor of why I never liked to miss practice or why I never missed a game rep was if I wasn't getting those reps, somebody else was. That's the mentality I had instilled in me by coach Cristobal at Oregon. Alex Mirabal at Oregon. I think that's just the way I take the game. I take a lot of pride in the sense that any play can be your last. The more I can understand the playbook, earn the trust of the coaches and my teammates and just work, that's what it takes.
Q: Did the whole family make it down to Arizona? Did Miranda join you?
A: It was just mom, dad and my sister in Arizona. My parents drove down, they thought it would be a lot safer than flying. Even here, we did a lot of social distancing. It was good.
Q: Joe Judge has talked a lot about cross training offensive linemen at different spots. Andrew Thomas at left tackle and right tackle, I'm sure with you playing both guard spots and center. From an offensive lineman's perspective, how challenging is that and how beneficial is it to get reps at all three of those spots?
A: Especially as a young player in this league, I think it's the ultimate test to be able to play all the different positions. I know a lot of offensive line coaches like it. I'm sure these offensive line coaches like it, they talked a lot about it. You want to be the best player you can be. The best player you can be is somebody who can be thrown in at any position and can play.
Q: Where are you most comfortable? Where do you have the most experience and is there a difference between both sides?
A: In high school, I played left tackle, right tackle. In college I played left guard, in practice I played right guard. I've been all over. I think I don't really have any place where I'm comfortable. I think I'm a natural offensive lineman where I can play any position I'm asked. I think that's just been a lot of work. Obviously, there's techniques and differences between each position. There's set differences if you're a guard, if you're a tackle, if you're at center. I think it's just the more reps, the more comfortable you are at a position. I've taken so many reps over my career, I'm comfortable at any position.
Q: You mentioned cross training and you are an offensive lineman, not just a guard. Center is a whole different animal. Have you ever snapped before in practice? What are the main things you need to learn to actually snap the ball and then block? It's a whole different skill set.
A: In practice throughout my college career, I snapped just to learn. I think it would just be good to learn. Ever since, now I have been trained at every position. I have even been trained at tackle just to understand the game more and be more versatile. Each offensive line position is a little different, each takes reps to get comfortable. I've been working to get more comfortable with the stance and the snaps. Even at right guard, I haven't played a bunch of right guard, so I am getting better there. I'm probably never going to play tackle, but just the ability to get out there even if you have to take a couple reps in practice is great to have.
Q: I know you have played every game. Do you have any idea on how many snaps you've missed?
A: I remember one game I missed a snap against Wyoming because my shoe came off. That's the only snap I have ever missed, that was my sophomore year. Ever since then, it was only if we were up big on an opponent.
Q: You have never missed a practice either?
A: Never missed a practice, no sir.
Q: The general manager Dave Gettleman talked about fixing the offensive line once and for all. You are well aware they drafted Andrew Thomas, they drafted Matt Peart in the third round and you as well. What's it like to be a part of that group that is tasked with fixing that offensive line once and for all?
A: I think it's really awesome seeing a team value the offensive line the way that they do. I've heard all about hog mollies and all that kind of stuff. I'm really excited and I can't wait to get to know these other rookies and I can't wait to get to know the other teammates on the offensive line. I think we are all ready to get to work. I can't speak for them, but I'm sure we are all ready to work. I briefly met Andrew Thomas and Peart at the combine and I can't wait to see them and get to work with them.
Q: You mentioned getting reps in. With the challenge with COVID-19, how are you getting these reps in. There is so much more about playing center. There's the movement of the ball and moving at the same time. It's snapping to a quarterback and getting used to the chemistry there. How are you simulating all that in whatever training you are doing?
A: Basically, I have been at a private training facility in Arizona with LeCharles Bentley. We do a really good job of keeping people inside the gym social distancing. We have the same group of guys that have been in the gym for the last four months. We kind of live in this bubble and we do a really good job of dividing these groups out, so we are not together. I think I have been taking a lot of reps on air at guard and tackle. I have been doing lot on the bag, too. I'm still able to get the work in.
Media Q&A with LB Cam Brown (Video):
Q: I know when you were originally recruited to Penn State, they wanted you as a defensive end but there was that struggle to put weight on to play that position. What was that like for you and what do you think you can bring to this Giants defense that really doesn't have a pass rush other than Markus Golden, who is not even on the team who has had double digit sacks the last couple years?
A: Honestly, the struggle coming to Penn State and trying to put on some weight, it wasn't too much of a struggle, it was just something that would fit at the time. At the time, I was about 220, not even 220, like 200, and they figured I'd be more effective at linebacker at the time than at defensive end. So, I mean of course if I grew into a spot, they'd be open to moving to d-end. For me, luckily, it wasn't necessary. It worked out well for me to be a linebacker at Penn State. Going into the Giants, I really do hope to just play my role, play whatever role that is as a linebacker, outside, inside, wherever the coaches need. I just want to make plays honestly. Just get my name out there so I can make plays.
Q: We know your Penn State connections to the Giants, I'm curious how many of those guys have you been in contact with? It's probably pretty obvious that (Defensive Line Coach) Sean Spencer gave you a high recommendation for you to land here. What's your relationship with him?
A: From the start honestly, I talked to Grant (Haley) and Saquon (Barkley) of course, Coach Spence, everybody on draft day congratulated me. Just reconnecting with them a little bit. With Say (Saquon) and Grant, it was more so I was just asking them for a little advice, just bouncing quick ideas off them real quick. But I'm pretty sure more communication will go on as long as this goes on, as long as we're away from each other. But honestly, Coach Spence, Coach Spence is my guy. Like I said, I was going to be recruited as a d-end, so we had a relationship, he came to see me all of the time during recruitment in high school. It's grown and blossomed. I feel like I became one of the guys he could trust on the defense and he's one of the guys that I trusted him to go to with problems or things like that. Our relationship is growing and I hope it continues to blossom.
Q: What kind of background do you have in special teams? Did you play much in college?
A: Yeah, freshman and sophomore year, it was how I made my money honestly. It was how I got on the field. Freshman year, I played every special teams, kickoff, kick return, punt, punt return. Made some plays on kickoff and punt return. But sophomore year, I moved into, I still was playing a lot of special teams, that was more so kickoff, punt, a little bit of punt return there. But that year, or those two years, I was getting my feet wet, trying to get the experience, trying to understand the flow of the game. Just going against different players. I mean every game at kickoff you really get to size people up. The game always starts and ends with a kick, so it's kind of what I got used to and kind of how I started my progression in college.
Q: Do you expect your NFL career to follow that same path?
A: Yeah, I do. I definitely understand that as a rookie coming in that I'm going to have to do and play all special teams. I mean it's a 53-man roster, you've got to play your role and that role might be in multiple places. I'm willing and ready to play.
Q: Did you work a whole lot with Coach Spencer? I know he cross-trains a lot of guys. Can you just talk about working with him and what he teaches and what you think that's going to translate to when you get to this level?
A: Yeah, Coach Spence…we used to call him the ultimate motivator. He's going to get guys riled up, his coaching style is really energetic, he's out there with you, he's going to run around, he's going to crack jokes with you. He's going to yell at you, and he'll get on you hard, but you know it's coming from a loving place. With Coach Spence going through different drills, like certain days we had hunger drills where it was like each day you're working out on things coaches feel like we need this week. Like maybe tackling, maybe hand work, pass rush. With Coach Spence, he was always there to correct those pass rush moves and things like that. I hope and pray we can get some more cross-training there so I keep up that relationship with him.
Q: I was wondering with your relationship with Coach Spencer, did you have any inkling that the Giants were looking to draft you? Also, what was your first interaction like with Joe Judge?
A: With Coach Spence, his congratulations were more so cordial, more so family-like than as coming as a coach. He's always giving me a little bit of advice just to go ahead. But, with Coach Judge honestly, the conversations have been good. They've been positive, they've been welcoming is all I can say. But outside of that, I'm getting ready to have more conversations with him and grow from there.
Q: The Giants seem to embrace the idea of versatility. Was there a time in your college career where you said as much as I'm versatile, maybe focusing on one thing might kind of raise my profile a little bit? Do you feel like what kind of led people to maybe overlook you in college and might be something that when you get to this defense and the way they want to use you might expand your profile a little bit?
A: Honestly in college, I wasn't too concerned on doing one thing. I was doing whatever was needed, whatever (Penn State Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers) Coach Pry asked me honestly, if that was jumping from positions — from Will, to Sam, to back to Mike, honestly for me, I feel like that versatility and that diversity in positions I've played has only helped me. I feel like I don't mind if people may have overlooked me, that's fine. I made my way to the NFL and I'm ready to show what I can do there and whatever the coaches want me to do there, pass rush, drop, coverage, whatever it may be, I'm ready to do it.
Q: When you watch the game now that is being played in the NFL, do you see yourself as someone who can thrive in doing that variety of things?
A: One hundred percent, yes, I do. I feel like, like I said the versatility in all the positions I've played have helped me a tremendous amount. At middle linebacker, sometimes you've got to guard running backs, you've got to guard tight ends. The outside, sometimes you've got to set up in the slot. Whatever it may be. I feel like with the spread offense that's coming to the NFL and all these multiple weapons and big tight ends that everybody is using, I feel like I'll be able to match up very well against them.
Q: You became kind of a Giants fan favorite on draft day with your tweet about the Cowboys. Where did that come from? Did you grow up a Giants or Eagles fan? Why did you grow up not liking the Cowboys?
A: Honestly, I couldn't tell you. I couldn't tell you. I was probably watching a game when that tweet came out. But honestly, I'd rather not talk about something that went on seven years ago.
Q: Did you grow up a Giants fan?
A: Honestly no, I did not. I jumped around teams for a while and then grew up a Patriots fan.
Q: How does being 6'5" as a linebacker help you? Now, that's big for a linebacker…the Giants have another one in Lorenzo Carter who's tall like that, but you'd expect that size at defensive end.
A: Honestly, it helps getting in windows. When you're 6'5" on the second level, and the quarterback is trying to throw a dig, it's kind of hard when you've got to clear about seven to eight feet of height and length in arms. It's kind of, for me, it's been getting into windows, it helps with the range. Even when you're diving through tackles, that length allows you to get a little bit further than most.
Q: Back to that initial phone call with Joe Judge. There's been a lot of talk about how he was pretty serious with the other players who were drafted, not to go on and talk to us about Super Bowl expectations or anything like that. What was that call like? Also, playing at a program like Penn State where they've had 10 or 11 players drafted in the past two years, how does playing in a program like that get you ready for the jump to the NFL?
A: I think, especially with the Giants, it's a great organization, it's a very professional organization. I feel like with us, Penn State is known to be high standard, high character. I feel like that transition will be very smooth for me. Even with Coach Judge, he's a humble guy. He wants us to have humble but ambitious goals honestly. From there, he wants us to focus on what we've got to do now, and that's honestly getting through this Corona thing.
Q: You mentioned you feel you are very versatile. I want to get a better idea as to how versatile you are. Are you primarily a stand up a guy, have you ever played much with your hand in the dirt. Are you a five technique if you have played the defensive line, do you play nine wide? Can you fill in those gaps for me?
A: My freshmen year I played the Will, the boundary backer for us which gets a lot of action. Sophomore year, I moved to the Sam position while playing Will still. The Sam for us is almost like an NFL nickel. We sit on top of two, we're rerouting receivers, we're not really in the run game. Junior year, I stayed at Sam and played Mike on third downs. Mike for us on third downs is our pass coverages, our dollar (coverage), we're mixing stuff up, blitzing, whatever it may be. Senior year, it was the same combination. I bounced around. Even at the Sam position, there's no two wide, but I was playing the wide guy. Honestly, I played a little bit of everything. I haven't put my hand in the dirt but outside of that, everything on the second level I have played.
Q: Joe Judge talked about the way they go about talking to players and they use it as an opportunity at times to pick your brain on other players. How different was your interaction with them as a team than with other organizations?
A: I can't say it was too different. A lot of teams want to see how you react and how you respond to teams' questions about other guys, either negative or positive. With them, they want to get more of a well-rounded view on me and how I looked at the game. That's what they took out of it. When they asked questions like who is the best player you played against, I answered the question with J.K. Dobbins, who is an amazing player. Things like that, they just want to see your deeper understanding of football. I feel like that's what they were getting out of that.
Q: Did they give you an idea of where they are going to start you at position wise?
A: Honestly at linebacker, I can tell you that. Outside or inside, that's up for debate.
Media Q&A with Carter Coughlin (Video):
Q: What was it like being high school teammates with Ryan Connelly? Have you been in touch with him since the weekend?
A: I got a chance to play with Ryan my freshman and sophomore year. At Eden Prairie High School, Ryan was the starting quarterback, so it's awesome that he switched over to linebacker, it clearly worked out for him. He texted me on draft day and I got a chance call him last night. He gave a rundown on a bunch of stuff, so it's awesome to connect with him and I will be able to get some awesome wisdom from him.
Q: How was he as a quarterback?
A: He was a monster as a quarterback. He was built like a linebacker, crazy athletic and super smart. All that obviously translated over to his linebacker game. I still remember him standing on the 50-yard line with his feet planted and being able to throw the ball all the way to the endzone without an issue. He had a cannon for an arm.
Q: You were versatile at Minnesota. Can you talk about the positions and what they asked you to do on the defense?
A: At Minnesota, I got a chance to play our edge rush position. We just called it our rush. It's kind of a hybrid outside linebacker mixed with defensive end. It allowed me to drop into coverage, it allowed me to get after the quarterback, play off tight ends and play near the line of scrimmage. It really allowed me to play a bunch of different aspects of what an outside linebacker could look like or even a defensive end. I loved the rush position.
Q: Did you play with your hand in the dirt?
A: No. I always stayed up on my feet at the University of Minnesota.
Q: You have a long family line that has attended the University of Minnesota. Why was that so important to you to continue that tradition?
A: I grew up a Gopher fan since the day I came out of the womb. For me, I took a lot of pride in the University of Minnesota. Being a Gopher fan for a while, it was kind of tough sometimes because there were a lot of years where it was down and then you would catch a glimmer of hope and it would go back down. When I was deciding where I wanted to go to school, I decided I wanted to be a part of making Minnesota as great as the days when my grandpa played and they were winning championships and all that kind of stuff. From that aspect, I had pride at Minnesota, and I decided I wanted to be a part of building the program.
Q: You had a lot success in college getting sacks, rushing the passer. How do you see that translating to the NFL? The Giants did not really draft pass rushers and they need pass rushers. As a seventh rounder, can you be a guy that can contribute in that regard?
A: Being a swiss army knife is always useful. Whatever position the coaches decide to put me at, I guarantee you I will be able to maximize my potential there. Whether that looks like special teams, whether that looks like a positional fit, I'll be able to use a lot of the different tools I have been able to build up through college. To able to maximize every opportunity I get.
Q: What do you think the key to being a successful pass rusher at the next level will be?
A: I'd say to continue to harness in on some of the details that I think, since I've been out of college, that I've been able to identify. Stuff that I really want to work on. But I think a lot of it, too, is watching film. That played out a lot for me in college, identifying what the opposing offensive tackle struggles with, how he moves his feet, how he shoots his hands, whether he leans, all of that kind of stuff. I think that transfers even more to the NFL because from what I've heard it's a whole bunch of film and note taking and that's right up my wheelhouse. I'll be able to continue to develop those skills of learning and taking notes and watching film and all of that kind of stuff.
Q: I know you have a long legacy at Minnesota, but the Coughlin name also has a big legacy here with the Giants. Have you ever met Coach Coughlin? I'm assuming you're not related at a distant point.
A: No, I've never met him, and we are not related, but I've got a bunch of people that have been asking me that over social media.
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If you are looking for the best toy snow plow trucks for your kids you have come to the right place. We carefully went through the market offering and selected the best toy snow plow trucks for kids in 2018 to share with you below. Compare and select according to your kids age, preferences and needs. These top snow plow trucks are sure to give your child many hours of fun.
There are many benefits from a good kids snow plow toy truck. Toy plow trucks encourages action filled, imaginative play avenues. Specially with the more realistic toy snow plows. Snow plow toys are great fun toys for kids whether for imaginative play indoors, outdoors or in the sandbox. Whether it is winter, summer or even in the sandbox kids can use them to clear paths and roads for other toy vehicles through snow, earth and sand. Experts say lettings kids engage in action play with toy trucks exercises their growing muscles, improve their independent play abilities and improve their eye & hand coordination skills.
Here you can view the best snow plow toy trucks for sale in the market today. This carefully compiled comparison guide will help you narrow down the field and find that perfect toy snow plow truck for your child or as a gift for a loved little one. You will find some snow plow toys here that are exact replicas of snow plow vehicles you see on the road. There are also toy plow trucks in different colors and sizes from some leading toy brands and manufacturers.
Kids are fascinated with the snow plow trucks they see everyday during winter. In kids eye's, snow plow trucks are wonderful machines that fearlessly plow away the snow, cleaning and unblocking roads and highways for other vehicles. Seeing this winter service trucks in action makes toddlers to young teens etch to have a go with a snow plow truck. What better way to satisfy their fascination than give them a good toy snow plow truck.
The Bruder MB Arocs toy snow plow truck is a wonderfully detailed large toy truck. It is the most largest and most interesting toy plow truck from among the Bruder toy snow plow trucks. It is modeled to the scale of 1:16 after the real Mercedes-Benz Arocs snow plow truck. It looks and works just like the real thing! The tuck is little over two feet in length and made of a kind of child-safe, durable hard plastic. The plow blade can be pivoted to the right or left side and driven across snow to clear a path for other toy vehicles to follow. It is a fun snow plow truck popular in Europe and America now with kids all around.
This is a Bruder Mack toy truck with snow plow blade attached. Very large, highly details and very popular with kids. Made by Bruder Toys in Germany using a kind of child-safe high quality plastic. Everything is very realistic and the entire toy including the snow blade is made to the scale of 1:16 after the real Mack Granite truck. The toy snow plow blade attached to this truck can also be bought seperately and attached to other Bruder toy trucks such as the Bruder MB and Man toy trucks.
Overall its a cool truck with lots of realistic details and working parts however it can be a bit fragile for the smallest kids. With the great details and mechanism we feel it is a big fragile to be used with sand, or to come to contact with cold snow. But still a pretty cool snow plow truck for kids to play with indoors.


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Rocket Carrying British Astronaut Tim Peake Makes it to the ISS
WRITTEN BY: Anthony Bouchard
Tuesday morning, three astronauts, known to those familiar with the matter as Expedition 46, blasted off from the Earth's grounds at the Baikonur Cosmodome in Kazakhstan via a rocket carrying a Russian Soyuz spacecraft en route to the International Space Station. Among them are NASA's Tim Kopra, Roscosmos' Yuri Malenchenko, and ESA's Tim Peake.
The three space men will be joining the existing Expedition aboard the International Space station, which involves NASA's Scott Kelly, Roscosmos' Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov. There, they'll continue space research to advance human understanding of space, microgravity, and our solar system.
It's especially a big day for Tim Peake of the European Space Agency, because this is the first time that a British astronaut has ever visited the International Space Station and is the first time in 24 years that a British astronaut has launched off of Earth's floors to visit space – the last being Helen Sharman, who has recently been talking frequently to the Royal Institution about her experiences in space.
Peake will be returning to Earth after six months, a period during which he will conduct well over 200 experiments in space.
The spacecraft mated with the International Space Station about nine minutes behind schedule on Tuesday in the afternoon, but everything appears to be going well and according to plan.
You can watch the rocket blasting off with the three astronauts of Expedition 46 on board in the video below:
More details about the hatch opening and welcome ceremony of the astronauts aboard the International Space Station will be available as the ordeal unravels over the course of the next couple of hours. You can tune into NASA's Web site to watch the live stream.
Source: Wired
Anthony Bouchard
Fascinated by scientific discoveries and media, Anthony found his way here at LabRoots, where he would be able to dabble in the two. Anthony is a technology junkie that has vast experience in computer systems and automobile mechanics, as opposite as those sound.
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Chiawa is a must for any visit to Zambia. Superb accommodation, magnificent game viewing and scenery, and a large variety of activities are complemented by a modern infrastructure, renowned guiding, and attentive professional staff.
Resting peacefully on the banks of the Zambezi River, under a grove of evergreen Mahogany trees, Chiawa Camp holds the prime position in the heart of Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park.
Enjoy this Lower Zambezi Luxury Camp renowned cuisine on our al-fresco dining veranda - naturally vegetarians are catered for; however please give us advance notice of any special culinary requirements. After dinner, retire to the campfire and enjoy a cocktail or two while taking in the sounds and magic of the African night.
Chiawa Luxury Safari Tents are available with two twin beds or a double. These elegantly appointed and generously proportioned tents are the epitome of Old Africa safari style but with all the comfort and convenience necessary for today's discerning adventurer. Set on elevated timber decks overlooking the Zambezi River, these have 220v and 12v electricity, brass electric table fans and feature en-suite shower, flush loo and washbasin - with hot and cold running water 24/7 of course.
Chiawa's Honeymoon Tent has a beautiful view of the Zambezi, the escarpment, and Chiawa dry river bed. The tent is the same size as the Luxury Safari Tents, has a double bed, a Victorian bath with a view, his & hers wash basins and a shower big enough for two - all in wood and brass.
Chiawa Camp has two Superior Safari Tents and these offer Africa's very finest tented accommodation. These "tents" set a new standard for Zambia in bush-luxury; however, they still retain the rustic and unpretentious feel that Chiawa is so well loved for. Each is extra large, under thatch, has amazing views, a King bed, ceiling and table fan, 220v and 12v electricity, pure cotton linens, Molton Brown amenities, en-suite bathrooms each with island roll-top bath, his & hers washbasins, and indoor & outdoor showers.
Chiawa Camp is renowned for its excellent cuisine, oft described as an Afro/Euro fusion, in which even the most demanding palates are catered for.
Depending on the day's activities, breakfasts, brunches, and lunches are hot & cold buffet usually served al-fresco, sometimes in the bush, and even on a boat in the middle of the Zambezi!
Afternoon tea with sweet & savory snacks is usually served upstairs on the viewing platform overlooking the Zambezi and just prior to the afternoon safari activities.
Dinners are usually 4 courses, table d'hote, always offered with a choice of main course, and served under the stars by the camp fire or, if you are visiting during the full moon, on a sand bar in the middle of the Zambezi.
In a hidden corner of camp there is a viewing hide up in a Mahogany tree from where you can watch life and the Zambezi go by or you could opt to take a dip in Chiawa's refreshing plunge pool, complete with sun deck, overlooking the Zambezi of course!
Bush Walks: Pioneered in Zambia, bush walks are essentially a "micro-safari". An armed ranger will guide you through the wilderness on foot, interpreting spoor, identifying the various flora and fauna, and highlighting conservation issues. The pace is leisurely and the duration is determined by guests' requirements. Typically, a few hours is sufficient.
Game Drives: The safest and most effective way to view big game. Usually departing in the early morning, drives can last anywhere from 2 to 4 hours depending on what's seen and the requirements of the guests. In the late afternoon drives set off for an hour or so before stopping at a scenic point for sundowners.
River Safaris: One of the great aspects of a visit to the Camp are the activities offered by virtue of our presence on the Zambezi river. The Camp is one of the few lodges permitted to conduct waterborne safaris within the National Park, and our 8m motorized pontoon is ideal to take advantage of this.
Fishing: Expert guides are on hand to assist you in finding the notorious tigerfish (camp record 10.1kg, average 2kg) and other species that abound in the Zambezi River. The Camp is currently the only lodge offering professionally guided sports fishing inside the Lower Zambezi National Park.
Canoeing: Although the Zambezi offers many activities, perhaps it is best known for canoeing. Nowhere else is there such a combination of breathtaking scenery, varied wildlife and such interesting channels to paddle through. Six meter long Canadian canoes are used and these trips may last anywhere from 1 hour to 1 day.
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MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE American: LTS, LTS PrA), announced today that Michael J. Higgins has been appointed as Managing Director, Equity Research at Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. ("Ladenburg") covering healthcare, based in Ladenburg's New York office.
Mr. Higgins has 14 years of experience as a biopharmaceuticals analyst. Prior to joining Ladenburg, he served as Managing Director, Senior Research Analyst at ROTH Capital Partners and Rodman & Renshaw, LLC. Mr. Higgins began his career in equity research at Dafna Capital in Beverly Hills, California, where he focused on drug launches of biopharmaceutical companies. This followed ten years in pharmaceutical marketing at Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Higgins received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a Masters of Business Administration with a focus on Finance and Investment Analysis from Marquette University.
Ladenburg also announced that Rui Galvao, Ph.D. has joined Ladenburg as an Associate within Equity Research. Dr. Galvao will be based in Ladenburg's New York office.
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (NYSE American: LTS, LTS PrA) is a publicly-traded diversified financial services company based in Miami, Florida. Ladenburg's subsidiaries include industry-leading independent broker-dealer firms Securities America, Inc., Triad Advisors, LLC, Securities Service Network, LLC., Investacorp, Inc. and KMS Financial Services, Inc., as well as Premier Trust, Inc., Ladenburg Thalmann Asset Management Inc., Highland Capital Brokerage, Inc., a leading independent life insurance brokerage company, Ladenburg Thalmann Annuity Insurance Services LLC, a full-service annuity processing and marketing company, and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., an investment bank which has been a member of the New York Stock Exchange for over 135 years. The company is committed to investing in the growth of its subsidiaries while respecting and maintaining their individual business identities, cultures, and leadership. For more information, please visit www.ladenburg.com.


Are you involved in the school community, interacting with staff, students and parents? Use a professional and heartfelt farewell letter like this person below (and annotated to help you craft your own unique goodbye).
Just for a little analysis - note how the teacher keeps their personal circumstances short and direct at the start of the letter, then for most of the letter describes really positively the aspect of the school s/he was involved in. In this way, the teacher hints at a legacy they were part of, as well as making the call to the community to continue the good work now the teacher has left, and giving credit to the whole community for the wonderful time that teacher had in the school because of that aspect. The new school is mentioned so that anyone wanting to keep in touch can do so at the new school, which keeps futher contact formal (no stalkers!).
For more professionalism, use the school's letterhead.
At the end of [month or year] I had informed families that I had been offered the opportunity to move into a corporate role with [company] at some stage throughout [next month or year].
I have now officially accepted the role of Operations Manager with [company] and will begin this role in [month and year]. In this role I will have the opportunity to assist in the opening of more wonderful [company] facilities and also work closely with training and mentoring of centre Directors. I am very excited and look forward to starting this next phase in my career.
As some of you may be aware, I set up and opened this centre in 2005 and have been the Director here for over 12 years now. During this time I have had the pleasure and privilege of watching hundreds of children grow and develop and reach many milestones. A lot of those children I am lucky enough to still see today and have watched them grow into wonderful young adults. Including my own children who were amongst the first at the centre and are now 17 and 12 years of age.
I feel I am extremely lucky to have worked for such a long period of time in the same community. A community that has been my home from the day I was born. And although I will miss it dearly I will not be too far away as I continue working for [company] and will most definitely be popping into the [town] centre from time to time.
My last day at the centre will be [date] as I am taking a couple of weeks leave before I start my new role.
We are currently advertising for a new Director both internally and externally. Parents will be notified once this position has been filled. There will be a 2 week hand over period between myself and the new Director allowing opportunity to get to know the centre, families, staff and company procedures.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to speak with myself.
A big thank you to all the families and staff past and present that have supported and continue to support the centre and myself. It has been a honor getting to know you all and I am going to miss coming here on a daily basis. I am particularly going to miss all my daily cuddles from my little friends L (I will have to sneak lots in over the next few weeks).
Friday 15thSeptember will be a very sad day but I leave knowing that I have built a great centre with great staff that will continue to provide the best quality care to the community of [town].
As you would all know by now I have been offered the position of [role] for [new school] and therefore will be leaving [current school] to work with the [team].
The recruitment procedure for the appointment of a [role] for [current school] has now been finalised.
I am very pleased to announce that [replacement name] has accepted the position as [role].
Like myself [replacement name] was born and bred in this town and has lived majority of her life in the [town] Community. She is a well experienced Teacher and [other roles] and is coming from [previous job] to join us at here at [current school].
She will start here on the [date] and work alongside myself for 2 weeks participating in a handover process.
I hope you will all join me in welcoming [replacement name] to [current school]!
Don't forget to craft your auto-reply email!
It is with great sadness that I'm letting you know that I've decided to leave [The School]. I've been given the opportunity to move to a new school, [name of new School]. My new role will be similar to that which I filled at [The School] with the added responsibility of [describe new responsibility]. A challenge I'm looking forward to pursuing. While any decision to leave this amazing community is hard, personal reasons and current circumstances have made the decision to leave not easy, but necessary.
Can I please encourage you all to continue to value and support the arts [or sports, music or other interest] education in our school and community. The arts are something special. It is something very personal to us all, while at the same time it is something we all share. Arts education, as I'm sure you've seen, can enhance and support all learning. It is something to be valued and cherished. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank every member of [The School] community. With the support of our amazing teachers, arts tutors, parents, and the wider school community, we have built our arts program into something extraordinary. The quality of our arts education program, youth art groups and projects is a testament to countless hours of hard work, collaboration, inspiration, and fun. It's the result of the support willingly given by all stakeholders in our amazing school. We should all be incredibly proud of what we've achieved.
Thank you to everyone at [The School] and I'm sure I'll see you all soon!
We wish [Teacher's name] all the best although we will miss [her/him] greatly.
Students were notified in class this morning so class teachers could monitor who needed support.
I have invited [Teacher's name] back when [s/he] has a chance to touch base with the students.
The School Leadership Team is currently discussing an Expression of Interest for this ongoing role at our school.


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Ray Childish
About Ray Childish
Ray Childish, who began her ascent to musical notoriety in January 2007, obtained the first part of her name from a Brazilian nun operating a Christian hostel in Vienna, Austria, where she resided during her studies of musicology; the latter half derives from her most prominent character trait. There are some that believe she is, in fact, the illegitimate Austrian child of Billy Childish, but this is a view commonly held by the uninformed and pre-enlightened. There are others that say she was spewed forth from a breed of harpsichord (an endangered creature found in Europe, sustaining itself primarily on Bach compositions), forming her being of nothing but wire and sheet music, though this particular philosophy is held only by madmen and the writer of this bio
Childish's innovative style has been described as many things, commonly "cabaret", coupled with any number of pre- or postfixes usually applied to music, yet she maintains that, although she is cabaret at heart and soul, her only true musical influence was found long before her current incarnation in Fiona Apple; soon after in the alternative rock band the White Stripes
Casting aside the established precepts of cabaret, her music boldly integrates elements associated with the metal genre and Balkan compositions, all of which amalgamate around her distinctive vocal style, one that finds itself delving into the Broadway tradition of belting while also encompassing a broad range of techniques rooted in emotionally heightened speech
EP The Corpse Bride (MacRec, 2008)
LP Apparitions & Little Disturbances (MacRec/Rebeat, 2009


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Reviewing the Final 24
I know there's no way of sugar coating things. This team is not getting it done. Now the Dodgers are about to embark on the toughest part of their schedule with three in San Francisco, 2 in Arizona, 4 at home against St. Louis and the dreaded road trip to Washington DC and Cincinnati for 6.
(photo by George Nikitin/Associated Press)
So many pundits have declared the Dodgers dead, simply based on the remaining games on the schedule while they note that the Giants don't play a team that is over .500 except the Dodgers for the rest of the season.
Let me introduce some food for thought though. For years we have known that some of the most dangerous teams to face in September are those that are playing for nothing. Teams like the Padres and the Rockies. They are able to play liberally and somewhat recklessly. They steal, take extra bases, hit and run, run and hit, squeeze, throw out youngsters that are making MLB debuts and they're trying to prove themselves. They hardly hold back. They throw the kitchen sink at you. They have nothing to lose and everything to gain. We saw it the entire 3 game set against San Diego.
Teams like the Dodgers, who must win at all costs are really gripping. Every out is pressure packed. You can see the tenseness that the guys are playing with. It's almost as if they are striving not to fail rather than just going out and winning. Every win on this homestand was a struggle and lately, each loss has been torturous. When Kemp's blast to deep center field was caught leisurely by Maybin as he hopped above the wall, the deflation in the Dodger dugout was palpable. A loss was practically inevitable it seemed.
So we know the Giants have the easiest schedule if you base it on the record of their opponents for the whole season. They face the Padres for 6, the Rockies for 7, the D-Backs for 5, and the Dodgers for 6. If you look at these teams records since August 5th, you'll find that the Giants actually have some tough contests ahead.
If the season had started on August 5th. These would be the standings:
San Diego 19-10 .655
San Francisco 19-11 .633
Colorado 18-12 .600
Los Angeles 15-15 .500
Arizona 13-18 .419
Yasmani Grandal and the Padres are the best in the west since August. (photo by Allen J, Schaben/L.A. Times)
The Padres are playing good ball. The best in the division. San Francisco has a history of struggling at San Diego and the Dodgers only have 3 more games against them this year. We all know the history of San Diego spoiling things for us.
The Rockies are going to be tough for the Giants and considering that the Dodgers are done for the season at Coors Field, chalk up another advantage for L.A.
We just saw the D-Backs dominate the Giants in their home park. The record shows that Arizona has performed the worst of all the NL West teams in the last month, BUT they just came off of a road trip in which they went 4-3 against the division leaders. The Dodgers only have two games against Arizona remaining, versus San Francisco's 5 against them. Another advantage Dodgers.
So what about the Dodgers having to face the two other division leaders and a possible wild card team for 13 games?
Here is the Dodgers record against them this season:
Washington 3-0
St. Louis 4-3
Cincinnati 2-1
If the Dodgers are able to perform as they have against these clubs as they did earlier in the season. They should be able to weather this storm. I am fully aware that this is a different Dodger team and that they'll need to step things up. But they have done well on the road before and the four against the Cardinals are all at Dodger Stadium.
Granted, this road series against San Francisco must be won by the Dodgers. A sweep isn't mandatory, but it'll certainly help. If the Blue Crew is able to pull off a miracle sweep, the reeling Giants will then have to leave on a road trip for three in dreaded Colorado and three at Arizona (who just owned them in their own ball park).
As bad as things look right now. A series win in San Francisco will completely change this pennant race and put the Giants in a very tough spot. But the Dodgers have to win in San Francisco. A series loss over the next three days puts the Dodgers out of the division race and a longshot a the second wild card spot. This is the season folks.
Donnie, no double switches taking Cruz out of the lineup for Kennedy, okay? And no saving the bullpen for the off-season. It's League and Belisario for three straight days! Time to get things done!
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We talk all the time about the importance of political action, and what it means to our jobs, our union, our freedoms and our future. The power of your vote can make a difference and even change history. The key is for each of us to register, get informed about the issues and candidates, and then VOTE on election day.
Michigan has always been, and will remain, an essential political state, especially in national elections. However, we must not forget that local elections and ballot initiatives are also very important, as those we elect to local and state offices have the most direct impact on our lives everyday. This is why we stress the importance of grassroots political activism, and why we encourage our members to get involved in their local communities.
Michigan Teamsters, indeed all working families, cannot afford to do nothing and just let others make political decisions for us. The people we elect to public office are the ones who determine, through their debates and votes, whether government works for the people or wealthy corporations. The people we elect to public office set the agenda — and it is up to us to make sure we elect men and women with an agenda that puts working families first.
2014 will be a very busy year as every office is up for election. We will be electing a U.S. Senate to replace retiring Senator Carl Levin and we will be electing all 14 members of our U.S. Congressional delegation. We will be deciding who will become our next Governor, Attorney General and Secretary of State. Statewide, all 110 Michigan House of Representative seats are up for election as are all 38 State Senate seats. When you combine these with the many local elections you can see why we are getting ready now for the busy months to come.
We cannot underestimate the power of our vote and of our determination to be politically active. Our Local Unions are getting ready for their own political action program, focusing on issues and candidates in their respective areas. I encourage all Michigan Teamsters to get involved because the outcome of these elections will determine the fate for middle class workers for decades to come. Yes, it is that important.
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Stop by any time on your lunch break to bring your pet in for a Happy Visit. Let your pet sniff around out front and introduce them to the waiting room. Help yourself to treats at the front counter. If we have time, we will bring your pet into a room for some playtime and more treats. You can bring your pet in for a Happy Visit as often as you would like and there is no charge! They are especially important for puppies and kittens.
The dog on the right loved coming in so much that he would jump onto the counter and would start to shove his face in the treat jar!
Take your dog for a long walk before his/her visit. Exercise can help to relieve anxiety. Asking your pet to perform tricks while at the clinic gives them a job and can also help relieve anxiety. If you are bringing in a cat for an exam you can play with them with toys that keep them active.
We are now selling Thundershirts! They have been shown to reduce anxiety in about 80% of dogs and 60% of cats.
Scout's owners discovered the benefits of a Thundershirt on their own. He often wears a lifejacket when hiking because it provides the same calming compression. During Scout's visit, he wore a Thundershirt, listened to iCalm for dogs and received lots of treats! Each visit seems to get a little less stressful for him!
The optimal crate to train with is a top removal model with two exit points: one in the front, one on top.
Place comfortable bedding inside that the cat has already used, so it feels safe and promotes relaxation.
Bring the crate out intermittently all year. Set it out for a week, then store it away for 2-3 weeks, then repeat the pattern. This turns the crate into a new thing to be explored once or twice a month. It can be their safe zone. Take the door off or secure it with a tie when it's not clipped to keep it from closing or making a loud noise if bumped.
Get the cat inside by feeding meals inside the crate. For fearful cats, place food outside, but near the crate and bring closer to encourage them to peacefully eat near–and eventually inside—the crate.
If comfortable, shut the door for short periods of time and reward the cat with treats, or give a long lasting stuffed food puzzle inside the carrier for them to focus on.
Use Feliway, a calming pheromone that soothes anxious cats. Spritz on the inside before the cat goes in, then let dry. The effects last about five hours after spraying.
Place the crate in a higher space, like on furniture, if your cat likes being up high rather than on the ground.
When going to a visit, cover the carrier with a towel on the outside to keep cats from spotting scary things happening around them.
When you move the carrier, hold it with both hands and lift the weight from the bottom or sides evenly and carefully without jostling or bumping in the way you could carry a fragile present. Try not to carry the crate by the top handle when your pet is inside.
When placing the crate on the seat of the car, make sure it stays level by placing a rolled-up towel beneath it.