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A battle over the public's right to know
BritainMar 10th 2007 edition
AFTER a year-long stream of press leaks about the police investigation into the government's cash-for-honours scandal, Lord Goldsmith, the attorney-general, has decided to get tough. In the past week he has slapped a gag order on the BBC, sought an injunction against a newspaper and threatened at least two others with similar bans. The media have cried foul, insisting that there is a well-established principle in Britain that the state cannot exercise "prior restraint" on the press.
The BBC was the first to come under the cudgel. It was served with an injunction (later partially lifted) just one hour before it was due to air a story on March 2nd hinting at an attempted cover-up. It alleged that Ruth Turner, one of the prime minister's senior aides, had sent a memo to Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff, expressing "concern" that Lord Levy, Labour's chief fundraiser, had put to her a version of events which she believed to be "untrue", adding that she thought the prime minister should be told. Downing Street says her memo was never sent to Mr Powell and that it was "unlikely" the prime minister was ever informed.
Three days later the Guardian was likewise threatened with an injunction to stop it publishing a report claiming that the police had shifted the focus of its inquiries from whether donors to the Labour Party had been rewarded with peerages to whether there had been an attempt to pervert the course of justice. It said that the police were particularly interested in discovering whether Lord Levy had asked Ms Turner to adjust her account of a meeting between the two last summer. The Guardian decided to print its story anyway and a judge refused to stop it.
The attorney-general's attempt to gag the press in an affair of such political importance has sparked a fierce debate, once again, over how to balance the often competing interests of press freedom, a defendant's right to a fair trial and the public's right to see guilty men punished. It has also raised questions over Lord Goldsmith's own double-hatted role as government minister and the country's independent chief legal officer with a duty to act in the public interest.
In seeking the injunctions, Lord Goldsmith insisted he was wearing the latter hat. He said he had acted at the request of London's Metropolitan Police, who argued that disclosure of "certain information" at that stage would "impede their inquiries". On its own, this does not appear to constitute an adequate basis for an injunction. Under Britain's 1981 Contempt of Court Act, publishing material is an offence—and potentially liable to a gag—only if it poses "a substantial risk that the course of justice will be seriously impeded or prejudiced". This would still have to be proved in any proceedings against the Guardian.
Four people, including Lord Levy and Ms Turner, have been arrested and questioned in the cash-for-honours affair. Mr Blair has himself been interviewed—twice—by the police. But no one has yet been charged, and charges may never be brought. All of those involved deny wrongdoing. In most countries outside Britain and the Commonwealth, journalists are more or less free to write what they like about criminal proceedings, provided it is not grossly inaccurate. In America, for example, coverage of the O.J. Simpson murder trial was detailed and intense.
The cash-for-peerages fuss has hogged the headlines on and off for months, so many wonder why Lord Goldsmith should have chosen this particular moment to crack down on the press. Gag orders at this stage in the proceedings are rare, though not unprecedented. Most journalists believe they can report pretty well what they like until charges are brought, though the law in fact allows for restrictions from the moment of arrest. Some interpret the present twitchiness as a sign that charges may be imminent.
Lord Goldsmith has often berated journalists for overstepping the mark. In a speech in 2003 he noted that over the preceding year more than 70 contempt-of-court cases had been considered sufficiently serious to warrant investigation by his office. This had given him a "good deal of concern". As the sensational reporting of the recent Ipswich prostitute murders shows, little has changed since then.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline "Publish and be damned"
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Prime Minister of Moldova Pavel Filip has once again reformed his country's support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity while meeting with his Georgian colleague Mamuka Bakhtadze in Chisinau yesterday.
Pavel Filip thanked PM Bakhtadze for Georgia's support for Moldova as well.
"Georgia has voted for a resolution which says that Russian troops should leave Moldovan territory. This is very important to us and we believe that Georgia is our friend. We support this country on its way towards the EU and our joint path of EU integration helps us deepen our relations," Pavel Filip said.
PM Filip has also expressed his expectations for the Georgia-Moldova inter governmental economic council meeting which will be held in Chisinau in few days which will be attended by representatives of the private sector from both countries.
"We are happy that bilateral relations between Georgia and Moldova are going forward. Both sides are willing to maintain this positive trend for the future as well. Of course we are interested in using our countries' potential in terms of bilateral trade and economy," PM Bakhtadze said.
He has also emphasised that Georgia and Moldova have common challenges and both need the strong support of international allies in terms of restoring territorial integrity and sovereignty.


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Patriots in good hands with Amendola
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FOXBORO – On a day when every other New England receiver was dropping the ball, and the Patriots were on the brink of dropping from the ranks of the undefeated, Danny Amendola enabled them to hang on.
"When there's not much time left, and the score is close, it comes down to execution," Amendola said. "When it comes down to one play, you've got to make it."
The game was in danger of slipping through the fingers of the Patriots – as so many footballs had been doing throughout the afternoon – when Amendola made a leaping catch at the goal line on third-and-six from the 8-yard line to put them ahead, 23-20, midway through the fourth quarter.
Although the Pats had been having problems all day holding on to Tom Brady's passes, they were able to hold on to that lead.
That was due in large part to Amendola, who had three catches – including an 11-yarder on third-and-10 at the Jets 33 – that set up a 15-yard TD reception by Rob Gronkowski that effectively clinched a hard-fought, 30-23 win over New England's AFC archrivals, the Jets.
"The Jets always come to play," Amendola said. "We knew we'd be in for a battle."
What made the battle even tougher was that the Pats were hurting in their front line offensively, playing a patchwork lineup tackle-to-tackle that prompted them to abandon any semblance of a rushing attack.
It tells you all you need to know about the Patriots almost nonexistent ground game that Brady was their leading rusher with 15 yards. Running backs LeGarrette Blount and James White combined to gain just 1 yard on only five carries.
"There's got to be a different way to win every week," Brady said.
The way to beat the Jets, it was decided, was to throw the ball. And throw it. And then throw it again.
The problem turned out to be catching it.
New England receivers dropped nine passes – six of them by Brandon LaFell, who was playing for the first time since being activated off the physically unable to perform list.
Gronkowski, White and Julian Edelman dropped one apiece. Amendola didn't drop any. He was targeted nine times and had eight receptions.
"I've been a victim of that in my career, too," Amendola said, when asked about all the drops. "When it happens, you just try to forget about it. When something bad happens, you've got to focus on the next play."
When the Patriots needed a big catch down the stretch, the focus was on Amendola.
"Danny made some great plays – big catches over the middle, big catch on the sideline," coach Bill Belichick said. "He did a good job inside there, like he always does. He gave us some field position in the return game, as well."
In addition to his eight receptions, for 86 yards and a touchdown, Amendola returned three kickoffs for an average of 27.7 yards and one punt for 11 yards.
"We have a lot of playmakers," Amendola said. "We just focus on doing our job on each play."
The Patriots might not have gotten the job done against the troublesome Jets, now 4-2, had it not been for Amendola.
They needed six points, not three, when he made his clutch catch over the middle for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter.
"It's a play that's been in our playbook forever," he said. "They gave us a defensive look that, when I saw it, I was confident I was going to be open. I just had to catch it."
Catching the ball hadn't been easy for the Pats. But they came through when they had to.
Edelman made a 27-yard reception on third-and-17 from the New England 27 to keep alive the drive that culminated in Amendola's TD grab, and Gronkowski, who finished with 11 catches for 108 yards – both game-highs – was wide open on a 15-yard TD catch on the Pats' next possession that effectively clinched the victory.
"Our receivers want to make every catch," Brady said. "I have a lot of trust, a lot of confidence, in those guys. We made a lot of plays when we needed to."
Often overshadowed by Gronkowski – literally, in Gronk's case – and Edelman, Amendola has made a lot of big plays for the Pats.
He caught the scoring pass from Edelman in the AFC playoff semifinal comeback against the Ravens last season and also had a touchdown reception in the Super Bowl against Seattle. After being held to 10 catches for 98 yards through New England's first four games this season, he had a breakout game against the Colts last Sunday in Indianapolis, catching seven passes for 105 yards.
The best compliment Amendola received Sunday came from a former teammate – All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis of the Jets.
"Danny had a good game," said Revis, "making big plays when they needed them down the stretch."

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Q: How can I auto fill a formula with dynamic value in array in the same cell? so I have a formula inside an array that looks like this
 ={CRYPTOFINANCE("kraken:"&ARL8&"/USD", "price_history", "10d")}
I want to auto fill the array with the same function but with the 'ARL8' reference in an ascending order, just like auto filling cells, but keep it all in one cell  it should look like this...
={CRYPTOFINANCE("kraken:"&ARL8&"/USD", "price_history", "10d") ; CRYPTOFINANCE("kraken:"&ARL9&"/USD", "price_history", "10d") ; CRYPTOFINANCE("kraken:"&ARL10&"/USD", "price_history", "10d")} ,SUBSTITUTE(TRANSPOSE(SPLIT(REPT(12,1050),2)),1,"MISTAKE"))  etc.
the thing is that I have about 1000 values from ARL8 reference to ARL1008 reference so it will take really long for me to write it all manually, so is there a way I can keep the rest of the function but have the ARL cell reference dynamically written while being able to specify the length of the array?
It's something I am struggling for a while now and still couldn't find a way so I really appreciate if you could explain the solution as well, and if there is more info I can give let me know, and thanks.
I tried a few things but they gave me different errors I didn't know how to solve and others just didn't work, I will just put it in case it helps
=ARRAYFORMULA(CRYPTOFINANCE("kraken:"&ARL8:ARL1008&"/USD", "price_history", "10d"))
the error it gave me is - "error Attribute price_history isn't supported in batch formulas"

A: try:
=BYROW(ARL8:ARL20, LAMBDA(x, CRYPTOFINANCE("kraken:"&x&"/USD", "price_history", "10d"))

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you can generate a formula with a formula like:
={""; INDEX("=ARRAYFORMULA({SPLIT(""Exchange,Base,Quote,Time,Open,High,Low,Close,Quote Volume,Base Volume"", "","")"&
 QUERY(";QUERY(TO_TEXT(CRYPTOFINANCE(""kraken:""&"&C2&
 SEQUENCE(C3, 1, C4)&"&""/USD"",""price_history"",""10d"")), ""offset 1"", )",,9^9)&"})")}

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Sales training techniques, by their very definition, are strategies, plans and concepts which are designed to increase the sales output of a particular organization. Furthermore, these techniques can help ordinary personnel to better communicate critical information to potential clients, increase the popularity of your organization and also improve the public image of your products and services.
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One of the first lessons taught in sales training is the importance emotional appeal. Sales training techniques do, of course, emphasize the use of information and sales techniques, but most marketing techniques are actually designed to emotionally appeal to their intended audience. In fact, one of the main arguments of Edward Bernays (who is the father of modern marketing psychology) was that ordinary consumers were more likely to respond to emotional stimuli than raw information.
Notice that none of these suggestions involve talking about the actual product. It's all about emotion, and this is an important point to remember because even though most human beings want to know about the things that they are buying, many of us also make the decision to buy based on how we feel about a particular product.
It's important to remember that sales training techniques do not always focus on the consumers and audience. In many cases, they also involve your organization's competitors and their share of the market. So in order to effectively compete with rival companies, an organization's sales executives need to understand how competitive strategy works.
In competitive strategy, great emphasis is placed on dominant and dominated strategies. Dominant strategies are described as as those sales or marketing strategies that always win, while dominated strategies are those strategies which always lose.
By teaching your sales personnel to detect or identify these kinds of strategies, your organization will be able to do two important things in regards to selling your products.First of all, you will be able to identify which sales strategies are most effective for your company to use, and secondly, which sales strategies are most likely to be used by your competitors.
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There are many ways to increase sales through the internet, but the easiest approach is to simply get noticed by your intended audience. If your potential clients see you online then they are more likely to purchase what you have to sell. This is why Search Engine Optimization is considered such a big deal by organizations that want to increase their online sales and profit margins. They want to be seen.
So one of the best sales training techniques that you can teach your personnel is social media marketing and online reputation management. This type of sales technique basically involves posting positive content about your organization's products and services on social media. You'll be surprised at how many potential clients your organization can get by posting a few positive posts on Facebook or Twitter.
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Viral marketing is a term that's usually associated with the internet, but it can actually be implemented on any type of media platforms. Basically, viral marketing is all about turning your organization's brand into a meme, an ideas or even a catchy phrases that spreads out organically, without direct interference from your organization. A good example of this is word-of-mouth exposure which relies on people sharing things that they like to people they know.
The good thing about viral marketing is that it's organic, and more importantly, free. By attaching your brand to a viral message, it gets a lot of exposure and attention from your clients, including those who may not even be aware that your organization exists. In other words, creating a viral marketing campaign will allow your organization to more easily sell its products, thanks to its increasing popularity.
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Former Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas is not sitting back and accepting USC's dismissal as a graduate student or as a professor of practice. The former Assemblymember hired the law firm of Olson, Hagel and Fishburn and has filed grievances on both issues as outlined in section 7-1 (b) of the USC faculty handbook.
The LA Sentinel has learned that Sebastian's legal team has filed two separate informal grievances. One regarding his status as a student and one regarding his status as a professor. As both letters state, they are disputing his "abrupt, unjust and unilateral" dismissals. This is the opening shot and the first step toward filing formal grievances as well potential litigation.
In December of 2017 Sebastian applied to the Masters Program in Social Work at USC. On January 8, 2018 he received an email from USC stating that he had been accepted into the program and on January 9, 2018 he received another email stating that he had received a full scholarship for the program. The only conditions of the scholarship award were that he maintain a 3.0 GPA and that he maintain continuous enrollment on his specified track and/or enrollment plan. Sebastian accepted these terms and began taking courses at USC.
On July 18, 2018 he was notified that his scholarship had been rescinded because his scholarship award was against "university's policies." This was never explained to Sebastian and was never a condition for his acceptance into the masters program. Sebastian Ridley-Thomas complied with both of the conditions of his scholarship award.
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas was accepted as a student at USC in January of 2018 and on March 10, 2018 (thre months later) he was offered a non-tenured 50 percent professorship at USC. There was no mention of his scholarship or his status as a student.
The professorship was approved by the Provost Office and the July 18 letter does not provide any information on why USC suddenly determined several months later that a violation of section 3-J had allegedly occurred.
Now USC and Sebastian are at odds. The university is also alleging that a donation by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was some how inappropriate and tied to Sebastian's acceptance into the masters program and/or professorship and has asked the U.S. Attorney to investigate the donations and relation between USC, the supervisor and the former assemblymember.
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas' attorney, Lance Olson, released a statement to the Los Angeles Times saying Sebastian's USC admission was "based on his own merits" and went through "normal channels." As for Sebastian's faculty job, Olson said USC's offer letter stated his client was hired with the "enthusiastic recommendation of the faculty."
USC's campus sits in the heart of the supervisor's District and USC is one of the largest employers within all of Los Angeles County. So a donation to the university does not appear on the surface as improper or irregular. Furthermore, USC has historically hired former and current politician's as professors at the university. These elected officials include former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Former Lieutenant Governor Mervyn Dymally and Ret. General David Petraeus just to name a few.
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas was hired as a "professor of practice" this position is bestowed to instructors who may not have typical academic credentials but have "demonstrated excellence and effectiveness" professionally, according to the USC faculty handbook.
USC who has been embroiled in controversy over the past several months and is the subject of numerous legal proceedings and lawsuits itself, has now asked the U.S. Attorney's Office to conduct a criminal investigation linked to a recent $100,000 donation from a campaign fund controlled by the supervisor.
Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, went to work for the university after resigning from the California Assembly in December, saying unspecified health problems left him no choice but to step down as he needed an extended period of time to recuperate. Following his resignation from the assembly, USC hired him as a professor of practice for social work and public policy. USC also gave Sebastian a scholarship to pursue a master's degree in social work, as was reported by the Los Angeles Times.
After the internal probe, USC approached the U.S. Attorney's office in Los Angeles and told federal prosecutors they had concerns about a recent $100,000 donation from a campaign fund controlled by Mark Ridley-Thomas, The Times reported.
A lawyer for Mark Ridley-Thomas told The Times the supervisor was "surprised to learn that his donation to USC has become an issue."
"We do not believe that it raises any legal or ethical issues, and it had nothing to do with his son's scholarship or employment at the university," stated attorney Stephen Kaufman.
Rick Caruso who was appointed chairman of the USC Board of Trustees (after reports came out about improper actions of a USC doctor and wide spread drug use by the medical schools dean which ultimately lead to the resignation of USC President C.L. "Max" Nikias), stated in press release by USC "I am disturbed and concerned by these allegations and people will be held accountable for their behavior, as appropriate.
Where USC may have created even more issues regarding this case is that Sebastian Ridley-Thomas was a student at the school and his rights concerning his status as a student, his financial assistance from the university and even his employment status may have been protected. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.


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Tomorrow, I get on an airplane (well, actually two airplanes) and travel to my new home on Vancouver Island. Weeks, months and years of plotting, scheming, dreaming and preparation culminate in tomorrow's transition from "old life" to "new life."
Our family will live under one roof again! We can unpack our boxes and crates and suitcases! I can let go of the logistical lists in my brain -- What's packed where? What still needs to be sold/given away? What needs to be shipped when and by what method? What keys need to be returned? Accounts closed? Thank-yous delivered? Good-byes said? Hugs hugged? How will we fit all these end-of-the-school-year items in our suitcases? -- and maybe relax for a day, or thirty, or a hundred-and-sixty-three.
This dream of moving to BC started with Marc's first motorcycle trip out there, and grew during our first family vacation to Nelson. The climate, the lushness, the opportunities to be outdoors without our faces hurting or being bitten by a bazillion bugs, the slow and gentle pace of life, the lack of harshness, of mere survival through several months of the year...it all called to us.
The whole drive home from the Kootenays that summer, we planned how we could move...what would need to sell/unload/downsize, what kind of work we could do, where Chloe would go to school...and by the time we got home to the farm two days later, practicalities set in and we stayed put. We had good jobs. We just built our forever farm house. Our families are close by. Our friends and doctors and vet and massage therapists and hair stylists and favourite restaurants are here. We have a good life.
Then the next summer, it started again. And the next. Until we decided this was really a thing we wanted to do. So, Marc aggressively pursued employment, turned down a few offers that didn't quite get us where we wanted to be, until the perfect opportunity landed in his lap. He moved and started his new gig mid-September, while Chloe, Morris and I listed the house and farm for sale, purged the stuff, kept the house clean for showings and potential showings, and carried on with school and work and normal life stuff.
Then the farm sold (huzzah!) and things got real. Marc and our awesome, patient, knowledgeable realtor looked at many, many houses in Victoria, and once the cash cleared from the sale, we started putting in offers. We were disappointed when our "aggressive" offer on a great place in a great neighbourhood was outbid. That house went for $101,500 over asking. Yikes. Then, a place that worked for us appeared. Marc looked at it and Facetimed me through it. Then he drove back to the farm to help pack the house up. Through the magic of the interwebs and our awesome, patient, knowledgeable realtor, we put in an offer and had the winning bid. Huzzah again!
I gave notice at my corporate gig. We had a big house-cooling party. We packed. We purged. We sold. We shipped. Morris and Marc returned to the Island. Chloe and I and four suitcases moved in with family to finish out the school year.
And that brings us to today. Last day of school. Last (full) day of Saskatchewan. It's fitting our move comes on a full moon, the Strawberry Moon. Full moons are times of release and cleansing; times of acknowledging what was with gratitude and then letting go to make way for the new; times of completion and creative closure.
And so I reflect on my many years living on the Prairies, and how they've made me who I am.
Wide open spaces and endless skies ripe with possibility informed my sense of wonder, of I-can-do-and-be-anything-ness.
The strength of community coming together in times of sorrow, struggle and celebration is a given -- I know I will be caught if I fall or falter, and will create the community I need.
Practicality, hard work and perseverance engrained traits that will serve me well in figuring out a new city and province and what's next.
Connection to and respect for the land and the weather and all nature has to offer will provide me a lovely contrast for learning a new topography and climate and appreciation for the differences.
This will always be the place I am from. It will remain my definition of home. Its beauty will fill my memories. Its people, MY people, will continue to fill my heart. I hope to be a proud and honourable representative of this place and people in my new chosen community and province.
And I promise to visit. But probably not during winter. I don't like it when my face hurts.
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There is a world in which the following would be a sure-fire hit… A panel of respected and yet suitably media-friendly academics: ancient historian, International Relations theorist, U.S. Naval War College person, Straussian. John Oliver as host controls the ever-spinning Wheel of Bewildering Succession of Events. It stops randomly on a moment – US Election! Brexit! European Economic Meltdown! Labour Party Crisis! Syria! Swift/Hiddleston! – and the panelists take it in turns* to show how a particular passage of Thucydides illuminates the situation. The key point is that each passage can be played only once, so no repetitive invocation of 'The strong do what they want, the weak suffer what they must" as if the Melian Dialogue is the only thing Thucydides wrote**; you need to make a strategic choice whether to play one of the familiar passages as early as possible for low points, or hang back and risk someone else grabbing it first.
This does need a suitable name… I'm currently inclined to go with the meme and call it The Thucydides Trap – but only if there can be an actual Trap, depositing players in a tank full of mutated sea bass or sending them into exile for ten years for doing something egregious like misattributing quotations, e.g. the 'Justice will not come to Athens…' thing, or invading Iraq.
*Quickest to the buzzer would be unfair on the Straussians, most of whom seem to be somewhat elderly.


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Jackson County (county code JA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 13,462 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Holton. Holton is also the biggest city in Jackson County.[2] The county was first named Calhoun County. This was named after pro-slavery South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun. The county was renamed in 1859 for President Andrew Jackson.[3] The Prairie Band Potawatomi Indian Reservation is in the county, and it makes up about 18.5% of the county's area.
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2016 67.7% 3,939 26.0% 1,512 6.3% 367
2004 63.4% 3,730 35.1% 2,064 1.6% 94
1996 49.1% 2,682 36.3% 1,983 14.6% 795
1992 35.5% 1,970 29.5% 1,639 35.0% 1,943
1952 75.3% 4,161 24.6% 1,358 0.1% 8
1904 70.0% 2,547 25.3% 919 4.7% 171
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↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
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Standard Atlas of Jackson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 66 pages; 1921.
Plat Book of Jackson County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 39 pages; 1903.
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Hi -- any idea what happened to Bobby Rose? I saw him play in '93 and then again in '97, but this year he's not on the Yokohama roster. He was a great player in Japan, and put up offensive stats that could have landed him in the Japanese HOF if he had played a little longer. Did he retire, or perhaps try to hook up with a team in the U.S.?
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Funny you ask
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: May 24, 2001 5:50 PM | YBS Fan ]
I had just commented to another question that Rose had "retired" after last season. Much of the saga is detailed here and here.
But, where is he now? I took the advice of one reader and searched Google and MLB.com, but with no luck. (Maybe my search key skills need some work.)
Essentially, when he left at the end of last year, there was speculation that he was going to join the Angels, but he refuted it. He said that he was retiring from baseball all together to spend more time with his family in Colorado.
At the end of the season last year, radio and TV announcers alike were calling Rose "the best suketto (Cromartie's translation is "migrant worker") ever!"
Re: Funny you ask
[ Author: Guest: Ron Shultz | Posted: Oct 3, 2008 12:18 AM ]
[Reviving old thread]
I live in Bullhead City, Arizona and Bobby Rose resides across the street from me with his family. He just finished building his new home here and is a full time resident. He has been living here for at least two years; I know of since my grandson went to school with his son Cody.
Rose.
[ Author: moto-dynamitedasen | Posted: May 25, 2001 9:21 PM ]
Yokohama / Taiyo seemes to me atleast to have had good luck with their sukettos. From the days of Leon Lee, Ponce, Jim Tracy, Pachiorek ( not sure of spelling.) Braggs ( he had his moments), but Rose was the best. I miss Rose, and I'm sure if he'd tried to go back to the Majors I'm sure he would have done a good job. It's too bad he isen't around. Can anyone tell me what his lifetime in Japan is, and how many sukettos have done better? or how many in Japan have done better?
Leron Lee, Leon Lee, Boomer Wells, Warren Cromartie, Randy Bass, and Rose, some of the true legends of Pro Yakyu.
good luck in Colorado, Rose san.
Rose lifetime
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: May 26, 2001 4:06 AM | YBS Fan ]
Games: 1,039
At Bats: 3,929
Runs Scored: 574
Hits: 1,275
Doubles: 238
Triples: 31
Home Runs: 167
Total Bases: 2,086
RBIs: 808
Stolen Bases: 16
Caught Stealing: 12
Sac. Bunts: 1 (1st year)
Sac. Flies: 50
Bases on Balls: 488
Hit by Pitches: 57
Strike Outs: 566
Hit into DPs: 144
Batting Average: .325
Errors: 83
He lead the Central League in hits in '99 and '00, doubles in '93, '95, and '99, triples in '96, total bases in '99, RBIs in '93 and '99, sac. flies in '96, dead balls in '95, double plays balls in '98, batting average in '99, and most errors in '94.
He finished in the top 10 in batting all but one year, the top 5 in all but two years, his 2nd year ('94) hitting a low of .296, and hitting a high of .369 in '99.
Rose was named one of the Best Nine 6 times, and he took the Golden Glove Award in 1998.
Rose's 192 hits in 1999 are the most hits by a player in the Central League for a season (third to Ichiro's 210 hits in 1994 and 193 hits in 1996). The record he broke was set by Fujimura in 1950 with 191 hits in a season.
Rose's 341 total bases in 1999 rank him tied for 7th with two others. For comparison, Bass is ranked 3rd with 357 and 5th with 352. The record of 376 set in 1950 by Otsuru (I think?).
Rose hit for the cycle 3 times, first on May 2, 1995 against Chunichi at Yokohama, then on Aprirl 29, 1997 against Yakult at Yokohama, then on June 30, 1999 at Toyama.
[Oh, and speaking of the cycle, the Giants' Matsui came a single short of one a couple of days ago, After hitting a home run, then a triple, and a double, in the 8th inning, Matsui hit a ball into the corner, kicked first, and went on to second for his second double, kicking the cycle away as he left the first base bag. When asked if he knew that all he needed was a single, he replied that he did, "but you have to do what you have to do." And, being the professional that he is, that meant going for two.]
Rose's 153 RBIs in 1999 rank him second in Japan and the Central League to Otsuru's (sp?) 161 in 1950. In comparison, Bass's triple crown year of 1985 ranks him tied for 8th at 134. Boomer is ranked 10th with 130 RBIs in 1984.
Rose's 10 RBIs in a game on July 22, 1999 tied him with Soleiter (sp?) ('80 - Nippon Ham), Leon Lee ('85 - Taiyo), and later Etoh ('99 - Hiroshima) for 2nd in Japan, and top in the Central League. Iijima set the Japan record of 11 RBIs in a game on October 5, 1951 against Hankyu.
Rose's 12 sacrifice flies in 1996 tie him with 3 others for the most in a season in the Central League.
Rose's .3685 batting average in 1999 (192 for 521) rank him 12th for a single season average. Bass is above Ichiro at the top with .389. Cromartie hit .368 for 6th place, and .363 for 17th place in the top 20.
[All stats above taken from the Baseball Record Book 2001, Baseball Magazine Sha, ISBN 4-583-03599-3.]
Now, can somebody tell us where Rose is now?
Re: Rose lifetime
[ Author: Dizzy30 | Posted: Sep 28, 2001 4:32 PM ]
Just wanted to say thanks for the info. I spent 5 years in Japan and fell in love with the Baystars and Rose was my favorite player. I often tried to find his stats so that was a huge treat to see this and finally find out. I was only able to attend a handful of games but everyone was always started the same way. 1-2-3 first inning and then Rose up to bat in the second and first pitch goodbye. Once again I thank you for the stats and biography.
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Sep 28, 2001 9:46 PM | YBS Fan ]
Rose was a steady producer who liked to keep to himself. I can't help but think that if he was more of a show boat, that the 'Stars would have kept him on.
Now, though, the radio and TV announcers never tire of stating how much his bat is missed this season. It sure would be nice to see him come back.
[ Author: Guest: Zanetoe | Posted: Jun 1, 2007 11:12 AM ]
[Reviving a very old thread]
I am Booby Rose's brother in law and to sum all this up, Bobby Rose did retire and lives in Bullhead City with my sister and 3 of his kids. His oldest daughter is in the Navy. You could find him on the lake or golfing at Chaparell Country Club in Bullhead City.
I can say this, I knew Bobby when he was a kid and his son will be a freshmen in high school this year, and is better at this age than his father. You will see his son Cody Rose in the Bigs one day. This kid can hit the ball a ton like his father.
[ Author: Guest: Bailey | Posted: Jul 24, 2007 12:53 AM ]
Bob coached our son when he was in Bailey. We've been trying to get in touch with him, but no luck. Could you help?
[ Author: Guest: A Bay Fan | Posted: Apr 10, 2012 1:55 PM ]
I live in Yokohama, and I saw that Bobby Rose came here for opening game at the stadium on April 4th, 2012. There was a ceremony before game started. The pitcher was Sasaki, catcher was Tanishige, and the Rose was at bat. It was a very very emotional moment because they were 1998 Baystars players when they won the championship.
I waned to see Rose for a long time, even after he left the team. I knew he came back to play for the Chiba Marines. But, I'm not sure if it true or not, his family couldn't get along at Chiba. I feel bad for what my country's people did. I really think, why did former Baystars owning company not try to keep him after 1999, even if he asked for a big contract for Jananese baseball. I believe every Bayfan loved Bobby Rose.
I would know, Bobby Rose had met with Sasaki (when he was a Mariners closer), and Saito (still in the Majors) in the US, because they can comunicate in English a little bit more than when they were with the Baystars.
I'm looking forward to see Cody Rose! He was with his father at the all-star game in 1998 or 1999. Cody was introduced on the TV when he was a little. I believe Cody will introduce how disciplined and awesome a baseball player his father is in the US. Mr. Bobby's 1999 season was almost God-like.
I got a his rookie card when he was with the Angels. People don't know his real card price!
Anyway, everything with Bobby Rose was good memory for me (and I believe people in Yokohama, too). We, Japanese are not expressive people, but people in Japan really appreciate that you chose Baystars, even if you could go to the Major Leagues whenever you wanted to.
Aladdinsane-san points out on the Pro Yakyu Mailing List that the correct spelling of the 1980 Nippon Ham Fighter with 10 RBIs in a single game is "Solaita." Thank you for that correction.
He also provided a couple of home pages of the late Tony Solaita by his family chronicalling his Major League and his Japanese careers. Statistics (in Japanese) can be found here.
As usual, Aladdinsane-san is a treasure chest of information. Thank you.
Re: Bobby Rose
[ Author: Guest: Danny | Posted: Aug 11, 2002 9:02 AM ]
I was going over some baseball stats this morning and came across Bobby Rose. He was originally signed by the Anaheim Angels (then the California Angels). He played four seasons for the Angels as a platoon player in the infield. I had no idea what happened to him after that.... just kind of disappeared. I had heard that he ended up in Japan. He is not on any Major League team in the US sooooo he might still be in Japan.
[ Author: westbaystars | Posted: Aug 11, 2002 3:24 PM | YBS Fan ]
Thanks Danny.
But if you'd have read some of the above posts, the question of where is he now was asked since he was no longer in Japan. Rose played for Yokohama for 8 years and was considered one of the best foreign players in Japan during that time period.
It would be nice if he considered coming out of retirement and returned to the BayStars. Even now, two seasons after he left, the announcers compare every second baseman and/or foreign player on the team to Rose. Of course, there is the fact that he retired while his flame was still burning bright, to take a phrase from Elton John. That will certainly make people remember you well.
Thanks for the attempt, though.
[ Author: Guest: Gary Garland | Posted: Aug 11, 2002 7:04 PM ]
As far as I know, Rose had a home in Colorado. There had been talk of him going back to the Angels (and I was hoping that the Mariners would sign him) right after he "retired," but nothing came of that. Too bad.
I liked him in his first go around with California and was glad to see him be so sucessful with Yokohama.
[ Author: Guest: Ron Whisman | Posted: Dec 1, 2002 7:43 AM ]
Bobby Rose is retired and living in Bailey Colorado. He coached the local High School baseball team. He is a great coach. My son has learned a lot from him.
[ Author: Guest: EoD | Posted: Apr 21, 2003 11:02 AM ]
It's been over a year since the last post... but just wanted to add my encounter with Bobby while in Japan.
I knew of Rose with the Angels since I had him on my "Rotisserie" team. When I went to Japan to teach in 94/95, I caught him in action in an exhibition game.
When leaving the game I saw the bus leaving and saw him sitting against that glass. I yelled at him "Hey Rose! When are you going to back State-side?" thinking of my team and if I should drop him (I liked him as a player) to which he yelled out the window "Never!"...
That was in '95 I believe.
[ Author: Guest: Eric | Posted: May 6, 2004 1:30 AM ]
Bobby Rose is currently residing in Colorado coaching a high school baseball team.
[ Author: Guest: were bobbys at | Posted: Nov 3, 2007 11:56 PM ]
[Update of very, very old thread.]
Bobby is currently in Bullhead City, Arizona with his son Cody coaching a minor city team. I know this because I am one of his players.
[ Author: Guest: IrishBanshee | Posted: Apr 9, 2008 1:24 PM ]
I was a year behind Bob when he played for San Dimas High School in 1985. Watching him, you just knew he was destined for a career in professional baseball. He used a wooden bat in high school and put many a baseball into the ice plant that was a good 475' before the school put a home run fence.
To see him start a second base for the Angels in 1992 was an absolute dream. Just wish he could have been an Angel for many years.
Bobby Rose Update
[ Author: Guest: Bill | Posted: Sep 11, 2008 12:22 AM ]
Bobby is helping boys with baseball in Bullhead City, AZ.
[ Author: Guest: Bobby Rose | Posted: Sep 14, 2010 2:39 AM ]
[Old Thread Revived]
Neither. I was on vacation.
[ Author: Guest | Posted: Jul 2, 2012 4:28 PM ]
[Reviving old thread.]
Cody is going to be great in MLB! Knowing this because I'm his favorite cousin. (;<3 love you bud!
[ Author: Guest: Rene | Posted: Apr 9, 2019 2:32 AM ]
[I realize that this is an old thread, but I just need to add this.]
I know Bobby Rose is now a coach and has been for the last 7 years. He also continues to get asked to come back to Japan from time to time to do work for the DeNA BayStars and other companies. Bobby Rose is in Japanese video games as well.
I've been told and confirmed that Bobby will be coming to Japan some time in October of 2019. Also, one of his daughters and family are currently living in your Yokosuka, Japan.
Bobby Rose's grandson, Aiden Bezdichek, will be throwing out the first pitch (date to be announced soon.) The coolest thing is that 20 years ago Bobby Rose's son, Cody Rose, age 7 at the time, threw out the first pitch of one of his games. I still have the newspapers and magazines of it. His grandson Aiden Is now 7. How sweet is that!!!
I know there are many Bobby rose fans out there especially from Japan. Spread the word that Bobby Rose will be coming to Yokohama, Japan in October of 2019.
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Right rear quarter: pretty much in the same shape as the left rear was. See below.
Tried to remove the rear spring, but the front bolt won't come out of its bush. Everything I could do was done, but all that happens is that the cage is forced out. Well, something about Moses and mountains then: disassembled the leaf spring in place, painted, and ready to refit.
Body work is progressing here as well, running board (yes RAG, they truly are wood!) repainted, new support made, etc. The welding is going to be fun with all the horse hair on the other side of this thin sheet metal.
Timespan: should finish this quarter in the next 6 weeks, save perhaps the wing itself. The shrinker/stretcher I bought is certainly a great improvement to hours and hours of hammering!
Anyway, these pieces hold the spare wheel lid and are thoroughly rotten.
While waiting for the carpenter to sleep off his hangover, I've replaced loads of rust with new sheet metal and a first bit of paint. Almost all sheet metal in the rear quarter, i.e. boot floor (three layers), inner wheel well, and the outside panel have been replaced.
The wing is progressing slowly, lots of fittings and adjustments but starting to look good!
Work's still ong, but in the mean time I've picked up a few pieces of ash. Hope my faithful sidekick with much more feeling for woodworking than I have is back soon!
Plan of attack: first make a new mounting plate. Now that the inner fender is repaired, this can be bolted onto the car and in that way, provide the exact shape the fender should follow. After that, I'll repair the fender bit by bit. The toughest bit seems to me to be the curved edge at the bottom of the wing.
The rod connecting the door to the pillar has been bent out of the way for ages, and the spring loaded mechanism behind it apparently jammed. I'll get to it, just give me time!
If you have a Humber I'd like to hear about it!


1. What are groin hernias?
2. Do all hernias need surgery?
In the beginning, the hernia may be small and totally asymptomatic. It may not require surgery at this stage but over time it will get troublesome. The hernia will not get smaller on its own. When they become symptomatic, they can cause discomfort or a burning sensation. Surgery is advisable to avoid complications from occurring. There is no other alternative treatment besides surgery. Using a hernia belt (truss) was common in the past, but we now know that this causes scarring and will eventually fail when the hernia becomes too large to be contained.
3. What happens during hernia surgery?
There are many ways of performing hernia surgery. All the procedures are similar in that they involve identification of the hernia sac, reduction of the contents back into the abdominal cavity and a reinforcement of the muscular defect with an inert prosthetic mesh.
For many years, the only way we could do this was with a conventional open operation. This requires a long incision that cuts through all the muscle layers. Recently, however, we have been able to do this using the laparoscopic approach.
4. How is the Laparoscopic Hernia Repair done?
In the early years when we started doing the laparoscopic repair, we had to insert the telescope into the abdominal cavity (the Trans-Peritoneal Approach) to perform the operation from inside. This has certain drawbacks; hence we now use a newer technique which does not require entry into the abdominal cavity (the Extra-Peritoneal Approach). The telescope and 2 fine instruments are placed in the space behind the muscle layers and the whole operation is performed using these keyhole incisions.
5. What are the advantages of Laparoscopic Hernia Repair?
Since only keyhole incisions are used and a long muscle cut avoided, the post op pain is reduced and the return to function is rapid. Our patients are admitted on the day of surgery, and can go home after the operation (i.e. Day Surgery). Older patients may require a night's stay for observation. This operation is usually done under General Anaesthesia.
The laparoscopic repair is definitely superior to conventional open surgery if you need surgery on both sides at the same time (i.e. a bilateral hernia), or if you already have a previous open repair which has failed (i.e. recurrent hernia). We also recommend the laparoscopic approach for patients who are young or those who are active in sports, have a physically demanding job, or simply want a better functional outcome after surgery. We have operated on professional sportsmen (footballers, swimmers etc) who have gone back to training a few weeks after laparoscopic surgery!
6. After your Laparoscopic Hernia Repair.
Avoid straining and driving for the first few days. Walking is encouraged and a shower is allowed after 48 hours. There may be a slight swelling around the groin but this will go away with time (do not massage it). Good support with a pair of fitting briefs is advisable. We will usually review you a week or two after surgery to assess fitness for resuming work. You can usually go back to exercise after a few weeks but heavy straining (eg lifting weights) should be avoided for a few months.
As with open surgery, bleeding and infection can occur. Contact us immediately if there is severe pain, fever, bleeding or swelling. Nerve injury and hernia recurrence can occasionally occur, but this seems to be lower in incidence compared to open surgery. The risk of this happening in the long term is probably less than 1%.


"Pacific Enlighten", at Sembawang, Singapore, Singapore, April 5th 2014.
"Pacific Enlighten", at Sembawang, Singapore, Singapore, March 25th 2014.
"Pacific Enlighten", at Tobata, Japan, May 2nd, 2012.
The owner has decided not to publish the info for this vessel.
The Miramar Ship Index for "PACIFIC ENLIGHTEN"


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Quad City Chaos 2015 Preview
This marks the sixth edition of the two-day round robin tournament featuring four WFTDA Division 1 teams and three B-team games.
Since 2010, Toronto Roller Derby's Quad City Chaos has been a launching point for the Canadian travel-team season, and while last year's technically featured four WFTDA D1 teams for the first time (Bleeding Heartland had slipped out of the Top 40 just weeks before the tournament began), this year it is official: this will be a complete WFTDA D1 tournament. And it features four teams with a lot to prove.
Hosts Toronto, looking to get off the plateau they've found themselves on for the past year, welcome Rideau Valley back to the QCC for the fourth time and first since 2013, while the historic Boston Derby Dames and Pittsburgh's Steel City Roller Derby make their QCC debuts, both having begun to develop histories with the tournament's host. The 2014 QCC was arguably the most thrilling on record, but given the quality and the relatively close rankings of the combatants, this year's could top even that.
Toronto Roller Derby: CN Power (28th)
The hosts have not always fared well at QCC, and after going 3-0 in 2012, have managed only a 2-4 record at the event since then. Last year, they played in two of the most thrilling games in the tournament's history, a 17-point loss to Montreal (which remains the closest a Canadian team has come to defeating the Skids in regulation/sanctioned play), followed by a 14-point defeat at the hands of Ohio. Overall, Toronto has a QCC record of 9-6.
Toronto also has some form of a relationship with all three combatants. Although they sport a 4-1 record against the Rideau Valley Vixens, their last meeting at QCC 2013 (and the only sanctioned bout between the two) ended with a 13-point Vixens' upset. Last year, they squared off against Steel City twice, both outstanding games, with Steel Hurtin' taking the regular season showdown by 20 before falling in the consolation round of the playoffs to Toronto by 14. Boston and Toronto have only faced each other once, in the 2013 playoffs, with Toronto scoring a miniscule 6-point win.
Toronto has had little action so far this season, with only a closed, unsanctioned win over Queen City under its belt. And it is a slightly rebuilt roster from the one that went 8-12 last season, most notably in the jammer rotation (and of the four QCC teams, it is certainly the roster with the most changes). Last year's core playoff rotation will not be on the bench at QCC, whether due to unavailability (Kookie Doe) or retirement (Dusty, Motorhead Molly). But bolstered by some very experienced transfers and a returning blocking core, Toronto may be able to weather this rebuild.
Boston Derby Dames: Boston Massacre (25th)
One of flat track's most venerable teams, Boston returns this season with its 2014 playoff lineup virtually in tact (one noticeable absence is playoff track-time leader Vixen Ta Hitcha). Although first time QCCers, Boston has a long history in Canada, largely as long-time frenemies of Montreal, but they do potentially enter the tournament with revenge on their minds, having last met Toronto in the 2013 playoffs, losing a heartbreaker by only 6 points.
Boston had a tough 2014, going 2-7 in sanctioned play (4-7 overall), and a 2-2 playoff record saw them finish 7th in their Division. They have never faced off against Rideau Valley and haven't seen Steel City on the track since 2011, but with a roster full of holdovers led by veterans Maya Mangleyou (no stranger to Canadian fans as a key piece of Team Canada 2014), Shark Week, Ginger Kid and Lil' Pain, Boston may be the team to watch at this year's Quad City Chaos.
This weekend will mark the first action of the year for Boston.
Steel City Roller Derby: Steel Hurtin' (29th)
As with Boston, Steel City makes its Quad City Chaos debut with its 2014 roster largely unchanged (also like Boston, there is one noticeable absence, with playoff track-time leader Athena gone from Steel Hurtin's lineup). Pittsburgh managed a decent 2014 going 7-7 on the season, which forced it into a tough Division Play-in game against Arizona that it lost narrowly. Its tight games against Toronto last season make that match-up intriguing, and with a consistent roster, they could have an edge.
Steel City kicked off its 2015 season with a 215-154 victory over 73rd ranked Charlottesville Derby Dames, and as with Boston is led into battle by a very experienced core led by Team USA skater Snot Rocket Science, but also long-time double threat Hurricane Heather, jammer Leannibal Lector, and blockers Stark Raven and Ally McKill.
Rideau Valley Roller Girls: Vixens (39th)
Last year's darlings of Division 2, RVRG's 2014 success means the road will be that much more challenging in 2015, but also has the potential to be considerably more rewarding. The Vixens tore up their Division 2 playoff tournament last season, crushing the competition in the early rounds before holding off Bear City in the final, in one of the more thrilling games of the season. They fell to Detroit in the D2 final, but the appearance at Champs was enough to vault them into Division 1 for the first time.
In 2015, the Vixens are looking to build off of their most successful season to date, one in which they compiled a 9-2 sanctioned record (10-2 overall) with losses only to Calgary (by 28 points) and Detroit in the D2 final. Similar to Steel City and Boston, The Vixens return with virtually the same lineup this season. And the question remains not how good the likes of Soul Rekker, Shania Pain (jammers), Murphy, Reyes, Brennan, Bottema, Sister Disaster and Rudolph will be, but how much the supporting cast rises up around them. This team's been riding a short bench for a few years now, and will need to start building depth looking forward, so against the level of competition at QCC, the key could be in skaters like Melanie Austin, Lackey and Restless Rose.
This is the fourth QCC for the Vixens, and the first since 2013. They've compiled a career record of 3-6 at the tournament
Since 2013, the Bay Street Bruisers have hosted B-team games along side their big sisters, and this season, that portion of the tournament has expanded to three games, showcasing the B-squads of each A-team participant. The Bruisers have yet to be defeated at the QCC, compiling a 4-0 record. However, this year's competition could be the fiercest yet. While they have never faced Rideau Valley's Sirens or the Boston B Party, they did managed a one-sided 288-97 victory over the Steel Beamers in Pittsburgh last season. But in B-team age, a year can be an eternity.
Neither the Beamers nor the B Party have seen competition yet this season, while the Bruisers are coming off of a tough 170-155 win over Royal City (Guelph's WFTDA team), and the Sirens tasted defeat against Montreal's Sexpos. While that initial track time may give the Canadian teams a slight edge, it probably won't be enough to intimidate their American opponents.
**Action begins at 10:00 AM sharp on Saturday, March 21. Day and weekend passes are available; separate tickets for Saturday night's double header are also available.
**Every moment of QCC 2015 will be boutcast live by layer9.ca, with Saturday night's double header and Sunday's final game simulcast on WFTDA.TV. Full viewing schedule is available here.
**Check out this QCC 2015 trailer (produced by Tiffany Beaudin):
Catch Up on the Past QCCs!
2011 Quad City Chaos Poster.
Quad City Chaos 2014
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PDP, APC In War Of Words Over Adeleke
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AS more reactions trailed the outcome of last Saturday governorship poll in Osun State, chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) engaged in a war of words over the victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke at the poll. While PDP chieftains said the emergence of the party candidate as indicative of what awaits APC in the 2023 general election, their APC counterparts said PDP leaders were only deluding themselves.
For instance, the Lagos State chapter of the APC described the hope of the PDP of winning the state in 2023 as a mirage. According to the party, "governance in a state like Lagos is too important to be entrusted in the hands of some day-dreamers, who have absolutely nothing to offer."
Spokesman of the party, Honourable Seye Oladejo made the statement while reacting to a comment made by the governorship candidate of PDP in the state, Dr Olajide Adediran on the victory of his party at the Osun State governorship election held on Saturday.
Adediran had said the wind of change in Osun is a reassurance Lagos will be won by the PDP in 2023.
Oladejo described the comment as naïve and that the excitement of the victory at the Osun poll was taken to a ridiculous level.
The Lagos APC stated: "While we acknowledge the right to celebrate an unexpected, opportunistic and unaccustomed euphoria as a result of the election, the excitement was taken to a ridiculous level by day-dreaming of winning the governorship election in Lagos State."
On its part, the state PDP urged the APC-led government to see its defeat in the governorship poll in Osun as an indication of rejection of the party at all levels.
According to PDP, in a statement on Monday by its spokesperson, Honourable Hakeem Amode, the victory of its candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke in the election is well-deserved for the party and the good people of Osun.
Olafeso, Jegede congratulate Adeleke, Osun People
A former South-West Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Eddy Olafeso described the victory of the candidate of the party in last Saturday's governorship poll, Adeleke as a successful ending to prolonged hard work and tortuous journey. Olafeso, in a statement in Akure, the Ondo State capital, said the victory was the outcome of resilience and commitment of Adeleke to do away with ineffective governance in Osun, alleging that "Senator Ademola Adeleke's victory is an act of God to rectify the stolen mandate of 2018."
Olafeso urged members of the party in South West to take a cue from Osun, saying "this victory will serve as a precursor to a takeover of the South-West zone and Nigeria by our dear party.
Also, the Chairman, Lagos/ Osun Special Reconciliation Committee of the PDP, 2022 and the party's governorship candidate in the 2020 election in Ondo, Eyitayo Jegede, congratulated the governor-elect of Osun.
Jegede, the Chairman of the Forum, in a statement signed by him, said Adeleke would fulfill his electioneering promises to the people.
Ex-Senate Deputy Whip, Agboola congratulates Osun gov-elect
A former deputy Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Hosea Ayoola Agboola, congratulated the Osun governor-elect.
Agboola, who is Chairman, Governor's Advisory Council in Oyo State, in press statement he personally signed, described Adeleke as a man of destiny.
IPAC congratulates Adeleke, commends INEC
The Wale Adebayo leadership of Inter-Party Advisory Council in Osun State, has commended the people of state for the peaceful conduct of the July 16 poll.
Adebayo praised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for faithfully discharging its constitutional role and deploying BVAS technology during the poll.
He said the innovations helped in strengthening the credibility of the electoral process, even as he commended the security agencies, and the entire IPAC members for ensuring that the election was violence-free.
Adeleke's victory is light for PDP – Gwarzo
The North West zonal vice-chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Bello Hayatu Gwarzo said the victory of the party's candidate in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke , in last Saturday's governorship election, signified mass defeat that awaits the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2023.
This was just as Gwarzo described Adeleke as a dogged fighter. He made the statement in Kano while congratulating Adeleke on behalf of the PDP family in the North-West zone.
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In the last week of 2012, it appeared that the rain gods still weren't sure if the Mayan's apocalyptic predictions had actually been called off. Yet, after all the efforts of mother nature to flood the whole of the UK, they rain finally ceased on New Years eve and the ground dried up enough (arguably) for us to play our New Years Day game. "Play mud football in England" has now been added to and checked off my bucket-list.
In reality, the field was playable, albeit quite soft and, in the end, muddy. As the season goes on it is important to get as many games played as possible since the schedule is already very packed, so it was just as well that the game was played (especially considering our Dec 29th game had just been cancelled).
So, on January 1st, 2013 Guiseley AFC made the trip across Bradford to play local rivals Bradford Park Avenue (BPA) for the 2nd time in the space of 6 days. As we had seen on Boxing Day, BPA were a good side who posed a significant challenge, particularly at their home ground: Horsfall Stadium. Add to the mix the poor field and windy conditions and it was clear that earning 3 points to bring in the New Year was no easy task.
If football really is "a game of two halves", you could call each half in this game "against wind" and "with wind".
We were against the wind in the first half and it definitely presented a difficult problem for us. However, we held our own for most of the half and actually went up 1-0 after about 25 minutes. Our forward, Josh Wilson, got the ball on the left side of the box before cutting inside and finishing neatly into the bottom right corner. One of the biggest setbacks of the wind was that our goalkeeper's clearances and delivery, which are normally very good, were below par. This turned out to be our undoing for the tying goal, as a poor clearance led to a BPA corner, which ultimately led to the opposition's goal just before half-time.
Despite a few scares from the home side, we dominated most of the second half proceedings and were looking more potent than in the first half. It was BPA's turn to fight the wind, as well as the opposition. In messy games, in poor conditions, it is often free-kicks that decide games (another cliche, I'm sorry). This proved as true in 2013 as it did in 2012, and we pulled ahead in the 74th minute when our captain, midfielder Andy Holdsworth, beat the goalkeeper with a low drive off a free kick from a few yards outside the box. Within 5 minutes he was at it again with a similar free kick from a slightly more difficult angle. All we had left to do was see out the game…and we did.
On a personal note, I was happy to kick off the year with my Guiseley debut! After our 3rd goal, I was put on for the final minutes and essentially needed to make sure I didn't undo all the hard work my teammates had done in the previous 80 minutes. I thankfully managed that. Overall it was a relatively nondescript debut, I misplaced a few passes and I made a few passes. Now that I have gotten the debut out of the way, I can focus on continuing to work hard so as to benefit the team.
In regards to my debut, it is a bit ironic that I played my first game for Guiseley at Horsfall stadium, since it was the first place that I trained here in England. It was just a few weeks after I got here and after contacting loads of teams I finally got a session with Bradford Park Avenue. It went relatively well on the day as we scrimmaged a lower division side called Albion Sports. I had an assist and we managed to come from behind after I came on. I trained with them one other time after that, but was never asked to come out again.
Of course, at the time, I was a bit disappointed as things weren't going so well. My continued search for a team was relatively unproductive and I was only playing a few games here and there with some lower division sides. Having come to play football, it was demoralizing not to have the opportunity to be playing or training with a team. It is hard to stay focused and push yourself when you train alone. However, thanks to the wonderful clarity of hindsight, things seem to have worked out for the best. If things had worked out at BPA, I would have been on the end of two losses this past week – and a few angry dressing room rant to be sure – but instead I was celebrating two wins with a side that is pushing hard for promotion.
I thought this was appropriate for the New Year's theme of resolutions. The tough part is not making the resolution, it's sticking with it consistently over a long period of time. It's not trying to meet a goal and then quitting when faced with adversity. It is not meeting a goal and then stopping; it is hitting a plateau and then searching for a new summit. You also need to take all the opportunities you are given and while realizing that not all of them will lead you on, you can learn from each one. In doing so, you will be better equipped when the right chances do arrive.
Along these lines, I found it very timely to read about Demba Ba, just before his big move to Chelsea. Apparently, he was rejected by a number of clubs both in England and France before he made it to where he is today – that is with the Champions of Europe. Not all paths are straight, and none of them are the same so your gonna have to make your own.


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As part of Museums at Night we are competing to win the chance to work with the extraordinary artist Susan Hiller.
The artist will invite the public to journey together through the city, on a quest to collect water, before returning to an evening filled with performance, music and making.
This special event will explore the past and present of Bristol's harbourside, the construction of vessels, the gathering of water and the collective experience of pilgrimage.
In order for us to bring Susan Hiller to Bristol to create this event, we have to collect the most votes from the public.
Twice a year Museums at Night, invites all UK museums, galleries and heritage sites to throw open their doors after hours to showcase their treasures in unexpected ways.
Please vote for us and the other Bristol venues who are also competing for different artists. Arnos Vale Cemetery is competing to win an evening with Marcus Coates and Clifton Suspension Bridge is competing to win a night with Peter Liversidge.
You can vote for all four Bristol venues when voting opens on Friday 29 April.
Help us make October an exciting time to be in Bristol!
With a practice extending over 40 years, Susan Hiller is considered one of the most influential artists of her generation. Her ground-breaking installations, multi-screen videos and audio works have achieved international recognition and major influence on younger British artists.
Susan Hiller inspired Arnolfini with her ideas around water - which seemed very relevant to our location on Bristol's historic harbourside.
"A Brahmin in India told me many years ago, "All water is Ganges water", and therefore sacred.
"With this in mind I would like to suggest trying the experience of being a pilgrim, instead of a tourist, by journeying somewhere to collect a special water sample.
"Participants can select a sacred well site to visit, researching it, planning the journey, documenting it and passing on advice about good places to eat or best means of transportation to the site, as pilgrims did in the Middle Ages.