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As first responders, city patrol officers and paramedics often – sometimes daily – come across people who are barely getting by.
Sometimes they can do something, as officers Jennifer Hudson and Kristin Vaughan and part-time paramedic and fire department Capt. Gene Cook did last week, when they helped an East Side woman who is still trying to recover from a burglary earlier this year.
The woman was in the hospital for several months when she was released in the winter, only to find her heat, gas and water shut off and no way to get them hooked up, and her apartment broken into with all her appliances and furniture taken.
At the time, police officers Jeff Roberts and Jim Welch made arrangements to get her utilities hooked up. She was never able to replace her stove or refrigerator, however.
Last week, Hudson and Vaughan along with Cook helped pick up the torch from Roberts and Welch.
They got the woman a stove and refrigerator, hooked both up with help from city firefighters from Squad 33 and gave her some food.
The woman did not want to speak and seemed embarrassed, but Hudson and Vaughan said they encountered her on a recent call and she was "down" because of her situation, so the two decided to help her out.
Also helping at the apartment last week was Cook's colleague as a paramedic, Sara Salinas, and firefighters Ryan Cook, Chase Kovach, Zack Cook and Scott Thomas.
Hudson said they pooled their money to get used appliances for the woman, and Gene Cook said firefighters will also be delivering a table to her this week.
They all said they enjoyed being able to help someone out.
"You can just tell she's a happier person," Hudson added.
Gene Cook said he sees a lot of people who need help when he is working in the city, and he does not always have the time to lend a hand. He added, however, this case offered both the time and opportunity to help, which is one of the reasons why he became a firefighter and paramedic.
"We took an oath to serve the people of the city, and we're proud to take care of our city," Gene Cook said.
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'Oh, yeah, we're going to have tryouts for a travel team that will fly up to Grand Forks [British Columbia], Canada, over the Labor Day weekend."
Speaking is Mickey Deutschman, 69, 16 years as scout for the Atlanta Braves, 10 years as hitting coach for Grossmont College, and owner/field manager of the San Diego–Barona Stars, a semipro baseball club since 1984. The tournament he's referring to is the Grand Forks International Baseball Tournament (GFI), now in its 32nd year. National teams, teams that have competed in the Olympics when baseball was an Olympic sport, have regularly played in the GIF. It's billed as one of the largest invitational tournaments in North America. Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum is an alumnus, as is World Series MVP and current Boston Red Sox pitcher Brendan Ryan.
Deutschman says, "We've come in second four or five times and made the money round all but a couple times. Tough tournament. We've played Cuba's national team, the one with all the big guys. We played Japan four times. We played Taiwan. We played Korea. We played Australia. We play Team Canada this year."
I'm on the phone with Deutschman because his San Diego–Barona Stars are holding tryouts this Sunday and the following Saturday. Anyone can tryout, and if you're ridiculously good, play ball in an international tournament one week later.
Deutschman says, "Before independent baseball — "
I break in, "When you say 'independent ball,' are you talking about the Newark Bears and — "
"Like the San Diego [Surf Dawgs], in the Golden Baseball League. Those guys were pros, just weren't affiliated with major league teams. Before independent ball, all these guys were playing in leagues like ours — semipro leagues [made up of] guys who have been in the big leagues and still wanted to play. Guys were released, played for us, and got re-signed to major league ball clubs. Danny Boone, our left-handed pitcher from the Padres, played with me and re-signed with Baltimore. Jacque Jones was playing for the Cubs. Eddie Williams went with the Padres. We got a pretty good history."
I ask, "Who do you expect to show up on Sunday?"
"I expect some of the guys who got released, or maybe some independent players whose season ended and they still want a little exposure. That tournament up there gets scouted.
"Some of the guys — maybe college seniors, four-year guys that never got signed, or three-year guys that never got signed — would like to go with us, but they may have to go to school. Labor Day weekend and school might interfere with our high-caliber selected college guys."
I say, "It seems you have at least two teams. One team goes through the regular season and at its end everybody goes back to college, and then you put together another team for the GIF."
"That's exactly right. The regular season is an opportunity for the younger guys to figure it out, to find out what's going on. We've got veterans on the team, so I don't have to do all the kicking-them-in-the-butt-to-do-right. We play about 60 games in about 60 days. Home and away and tournaments. If we come in first or second, it pays for our summer.
"Older guys who can't put up with the regular season are the ones who come out for this one [GFI], and they're good. I get guys out of Mexico, out of independent leagues, who want to go to Canada, get looked at by an international scout."
"How many players are you taking with you?"
"I would say from 18 to 20, depends on the caliber and the amount of pitching I might need. You're only playing five days."
"And how many of those 18 to 20 do you think you'll find during tryouts?"
"At this point, 12. Our tryouts test all facets. I have pitchers throw against the guys I know can really hit. If they can take care of my hitters, they can take care of the other team's hitters. We hit ground balls to find out what a guy's got as far as arm strength, good footwork. We hit fly balls just to make sure they have good arm strength, they know how to set up under the ball. If it's teaching time, they're not going to make the club. Naturally, we have live pitching for batting practice, and we spend a lot of time on hitting."
"I assume, while you're on the road, travel, lodging, and food is taken care of?"
Deutschman laughs, "No food. All the travel and all the lodging. They buy their own food, and especially their own alcohol."
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A wedding on Monday in Brooklyn could have brought up to 10,000 guests together near a New York coronavirus hot spot, state officials said.
So this weekend, the authorities moved to shut down the wedding of a grandson of the rabbi of an ultra-Orthodox synagogue, with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo warning that the gathering could become a superspreader event in a city already struggling to maintain control over the spread of the virus.
But the move is yet another episode in brewing tensions between the governor and the Hasidic community over the authorities' response to the pandemic. On Sunday, the secretary of the synagogue, the Congregation Yetev Lev D'Satmar, accused state officials of "unwarranted attacks" on the wedding.
The wedding will still take place but will be limited to a smaller group of family members, the synagogue said. "It's sad that nobody verified our plans before attacking us," Chaim Jacobowitz, the congregation's secretary, said in a statement.
[The state health commissioner personally intervened to have sheriff's deputies deliver the order to the Hasidic synagogue.]
The tensions
Despite weeks of maintaining a low infection rate, New York City in mid-August began seeing clusters pop up in neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens, several of which included Orthodox Jewish communities.
City officials worried that some people in these insular communities were reluctant to embrace public health practices. Some had become susceptible to misinformation about the virus, including from President Trump.
In response to the clusters, Mr. Cuomo imposed new capacity limits for houses of worship, among other restrictions. In zones with the highest infection rates, houses of worship are limited to 25 percent capacity or a maximum of 10 people, while those in a less intense hot spot can have 50 percent capacity.
Some Orthodox voices argued that the government was targeting their community's religious life. A group of mostly young men in the predominantly Orthodox neighborhood of Borough Park staged a protest in the streets this month.
Orthodox Jewish leaders announced a large community prayer scheduled for Tuesday in Borough Park in response to the shutdown of the wedding and the broader restrictions. It will be a phone event, not a protest.
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The state health commissioner, Dr. Howard A. Zucker, took the rare step of personally issuing a special order, which can carry a daily fine of $10,000 if violated. The state has issued dozens of such orders during the pandemic.
Dr. Zucker resorted to the special order because the state's typical first course of action, which involves a cease-and-desist letter and a hearing, would have not have prevented the large wedding in time, according to a person familiar with the state's actions.
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Not in 2020, at least in New York City. "We have been inundated by requests for hot cocktails since Labor Day," said Linden Pride, an owner of the Manhattan bars Dante and Dante West Village.
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Bars that have never listed a hot drink on their menu, like Grand Army in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, and Amor y Amargo in the East Village, now have at least one. Those that already served warming drinks are increasing their offerings.
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I was on my bike, about five miles into an interborough beer delivery to a friend in Prospect Heights, when I pulled onto Dean Street.
As I huffed and puffed through a construction zone, a skateboarder grabbed my attention.
"Yo!" he yelled out, throwing up a desperate hitchhiker's thumb and raising a questioning eyebrow as I pedaled and he pushed along the cracked asphalt.
He made a pulling motion toward my backpack.
"Grab on!" I shouted.
Slowing down as my new passenger grabbed onto the canvas strap, I quickly realized I now had to pedal for the weight of two men.
"Thanks, bro," he said. "I'm going to skate in Crown Heights."
A box truck bumped past us on the left. People dining outside turned their heads as we made our way down the street.
"I'll drop you off in a few blocks before I turn," I yelled.
I doubled my effort on the pedals. He exhaled and coasted.
I pointed out my upcoming turn, and he began to disengage. We bumped fists as he thanked me, and I felt the drag on my bike lighten.
I turned around.
"Wait!" I yelled. "Snag a beer, man. It's good stuff."
His eyes smiled, and I felt his hand pull a can from my bag.
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10:10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, "Ananias!" "Yes, Lord," he answered. 11 The Lord told him, "Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
Observation: � My attention has been drawn to the various ways God spoke to people in the book of Acts. � The copies of the Old Testament that were available were written on scrolls"too cumbersome to be carried from place to place"and there were not enough copies for even the leaders to have their own copy. � But lack of the written Word did not hinder God from speaking to His people. � God spoke to them. � They recognized that God was speaking and understood what He was saying. � They asked questions and heard His answers. � Their relationship was more than with words in a scroll or a letter, but with the Living Word and the Holy Spirit. � �God spoke to them about things that would not have been found in the written scriptures.
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Then it will be up to us to sort it out.
As part of that process I see that 'Project After' being planned - a combination of tax and tariff cuts to protect the economy. Maybe the EU's biggest fear will materialize after all - a UK Tax Haven on their doorstep with low costs and low regulation.
We can debate if post brexit the UK makes a success of things, given time I think it will. How much time is the question. I fear it will be so long that you and I won't be around to see it.
1) A referendum held at the start of a decision process cannot provide fair choice.
2) A referendum containing multiple unknown components prevents full choice.
1) You are to continue in your present job or take a new post, with salary package at a level not selectable or even known by you. Is this a fair choice?
2) Your offer to buy a house has been accepted. Would you buy then, without the surveyor's report and solicitor's searches, or later use them to make your final decision, ie at the end of the process?
3) Is delivery of the verdict at the start of a criminal trial, before the trial process has even been held, acceptable?
4) If one company is taking over another company, the final decision can only come at the end of the decision process (by law), once Due Diligence has occurred.
However, both flaws could be fixed by holding a referendum now between Remain and the Last Brexit Deal standing. This would give full fair choice, boost democracy and restore the credibility of UK political processes.
Why didn't parliament debate and develop the Brexit deal within parliament first before negotiating with the EU since they must approve it? The process of May and team negotiating and bringing the deal back to parliament seems to be the fatal flaw.
I feel like there should have been much more public debate and process when developing the brexit deal than there was.
1) You are to continue in your present job or take a new post, with salary package at a level not selectable or even known by you. Is this as a fair choice?
4) If one company is taking over another company, the final decision can only come at the end of the decision process, once Due Diligence has occurred.
These are not democratic flaws. Democracy does not require accurate information to be valid, though it would be nice. It is based on the idea that people choose, and are responsible for that decision. If accurate info were essential, all elections would be invalid.
My interest is not principally in democracy or in Brexit. My interest is in process, and whether it is fit for purpose. Unfortunately, I have to say that the UK Brexit decision process is one of the worst processes that I have ever examined in my career. It is not just a "bit low on accuracy", it is fundamentally flawed, to the extent that it has failed entirely to give a fair and full decision opportunity for the UK electorate. Also, it has acted as a "misfire", where a process has appeared superficially to work, but has in fact failed, and has also blocked the space that should be occupied by a functioning process. The degree of this failure is evident in the resulting farcical attempts to drive it to a successful conclusion (flogging a dead horse comes to mind).
All proper choice, which should (and could) have been carefully engineered to be a straight fight between Remain and the Last Brexit Deal (LBD) standing, has been denied, and yet most people actually think that a proper choice has taken place. That is why I have used the term "conjuring trick" in some previous posts. It is not that I think someone has done this on purpose. Far from it. This has happened because of the depressingly scanty knowledge that most people (even professionals) have about proper management process, including how to make decisions fairly and fully. The sad truth is that the parties responsible actually believed that the process they unthinkingly embarked on was correct. It wasn't. It was totally unfit for purpose.
The really frustrating thing is that even a mess as bad as this one can still be rectified. All that is required is that the referendum that should have been aimed at from the start of the process (Remain vs LBD) could now be held, since we are on the verge of realizing which deal is in fact the LBD standing. It is the only choice that honours all possible original Leave/Remain preferences. Why on earth don't we do it?
Keep going with the same argument, we might believe it.
My view is we voted to leave, so the only discussion left is how we leave, (up to government) not how we remain (already decided against in a people's vote June 2016).
Any other referendum should be between no deal and whatever deal May presents to Parliament. Why should remain be on he ballot sheet? we did that already.
1) Yes. Because hours and conditions are as, if not more important as money.
2) If it's a shell, or a fixer upper (fire damage for example) then sure.
3) Impossible analogy. But we regularly see guilty until proven innocent. Search TV licencing.
4) This isn't about companies buying one another. This is about democracy. 1000 said remain, 1078 said leave. You want to be in the EU? Argue your case once the public vote has been respected, otherwise at the very least, you sound like a bad loser.
All proper choice, which should (and could) have been carefully engineered to be a straight fight between Remain and the Last Brexit Deal (LBD) standing, has been denied, and yet most people actually think that a proper choice has taken place.
You didn't really read my reply, did you? I'll explain. It is not your job to decide whether people have made a proper choice, nor is there even a definition of 'proper choice' or 'valid choice'. In a democracy, every person is responsible for their own choice. End of story.
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Le canton d'Espelette est une ancienne division administrative française, située dans le département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques et la région Aquitaine.

Les communes qui le composent, dont Espelette, sont des villages du Labourd (Pays basque).

La commune chef-lieu, Espelette, n'est pas la plus peuplée, c'est Cambo-les-Bains.

Composition
En 1790 le canton d'Espelette est composé de 3 communes:
 Espelette
 Larressore
 Souraïde

Par un arrêté du 9 pluviôse an 10 (29 janvier 1802) le canton d'Espelette est modifié et comprend désormais 7 communes:
 Ainhoa
 Cambo-les-Bains
 Espelette
 Itxassou
 Louhossoa
 Sare
 Souraïde

Cette composition n'est pas modifiée jusqu'au nouveau découpage territorial des Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Le canton d'Espelette est supprimé et son territoire partagé entre les nouveaux cantons d'Ustaritz-Vallées de Nive et Nivelle et de Baïgura et Mondarrain par le décret du .

Histoire
 En 1790, le canton d'Espelette fait partie du district d'Ustaritz.

 En 1802, le canton d'Espelette fait partie de l'arrondissement de Bayonne.

 De 1833 à 1848, les cantons d'Espelette et d'Hasparren avaient le même conseiller général. Le nombre de conseillers généraux était limité à 30 par département.

Représentation
De 1833 à 1848, le canton d'Espelette est associé au canton d'Hasparren pour l'élection d'un conseiller général commun aux deux cantons.

À partir de 1848, le canton d'Espelette élit son propre représentant au Conseil Général.

Conseillers généraux de 1833 à 2015

Conseillers d'arrondissement (de 1833 à 1940)

Démographie

Notes

Pour approfondir

Articles connexes
 Cantons des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
 Communes des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
 Conseil général des Pyrénées-Atlantiques
 Liste des conseillers généraux des Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Lien externe
Carte du canton sur le site de la préfecture

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Buying Christmas presents for the little people in your life is always a pleasure – there are so many fab ideas to choose from. Here's a round-up of some of our favourite Christmas gifts for kids this year.
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The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year 2019. Work under this cooperative agreement involves the documenting and developing of two curriculum packages: NIC's Correctional Leadership Development (CLD) and Management Development for the Future (MDF).
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year 2019. Work under this cooperative agreement involves the facilitation and management of all phases of NIC's Management Development for the Future (MDF) with two agencies.
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year 2019. Work under this cooperative agreement involves the facilitation and management of all phases of NIC's Correctional Leadership Development (CLD) with two agencies.
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 to deliver the Collaborative Case Work with Women model (CCW-W). CCW-W is an intensive, individualized case work process for justice-involved women with multiple and complex needs. CCW-W will be delivered in partnership with the "to be determined" host agency.
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. Work under this cooperative agreement will involve facilitation of 1 offering of the week long National Sheriff's Institute (NSI) in FY'19 at the National Corrections Academy in Aurora, Colorado. The successful awardee will have the resources to identify and select first term sheriffs, disseminate and collect pre-class assignments and testing, provide instructors for each offering and collect and evaluate participant feedback provided by NSI participants. This project will be a collaborative venture with the NIC Jails Division.
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year 2019 to develop training resources for front-line community supervision staff to help facilitate behavior change.


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Trek-Segafredo announces 2020 plans for top riders
World Champion Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) will start his 2020 season at the first WorldTour race of the year, the Tour Down Under, which will be his third appearance at the Australian race. Pedersen will use the early season racing as preparation for the cobbled classics in the rainbow jersey. Pedersen, who will celebrate his 24th birthday next week, is due to make his Tour de France debut next June.
The team's three GC riders, Bauke Mollema, Vincenzo Nibali, and Richie Porte will share leadership across the three Grand Tours. Multiple Grand Tour winner Vincenzo Nibali has his sights set on the Giro d'Italia, a race that he has won twice before. Supporting him will be two-time Giro stage winner and 2019 King of the Mountains Giulio Ciccone.
Bauke Mollema will race with Richie Porte, and together they will lead the Trek-Segafredo team at the Tour de France. In the Vuelta a España, Mollema, Nibali, and Ciccone are expected to race together.
Vincenzo Nibali will race in the colours of Trek-Segafredo for the first time at the Volta ao Algarve as he starts his build-up for the Giro. The Portuguese stage race will mark the first time that Nibali races alongside new teammate Bauke Mollema. The recent Lombardia winner will also be making his season racing debut in Portugal.
Richie Porte will be starting 2020 in his usual fashion by racing his home race, the Tour Down Under, where he will be aiming to add another win to his tally at Willunga Hill.
Key Races:
Mads Pedersen – Tour Down Under, Cobbled Classics, Tour de France
Vincenzo Nibali – Volta ao Algarve, Strade Bianche, Tirreno-Adriatico, Milan-Sanremo, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a España
Bauke Mollema – Volta ao Algarve, Ardennes Classics, Tour de France, Vuelta a España
Richie Porte – Tour Down Under, Paris-Nice, Tour de France
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'CITY MAN' IS A LARGE ABSTRACT PAINTING. BLACK AND WHITE PAINTING. MODERN WALL ART. ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY CANVAS ART. ACRYLIC PAINTING.
The painting is an original abstract painting by me. The size is 30 x 40 inches (76,2cm x 101,6cm). Acrylic painting with beautifully textured surface.


Growing up in South Africa means I am part of a community rich in various cultures and traditions, but I guess nothing beats the feeling of being immersed in one's own heritage. Weddings, for me, are a great reminder of my own roots. The vibrant and colourful traditions aimed at bringing family together, uniting us in celebration, has been passed on through the generations!
Weddings are not only a one day affair, but rather spans a whole week in the form of various traditions and festivities. The Bari is an evening aimed at beautifying and adorning the bride (kind of like an indian spa day) and preparing her for her groom. Henna patterns and Chiksa & haldi are applied as it is believed to soften and brighten the brides skin (ie. olden version of a facial and body scrub! haha).
The grooms family bring along wedding gifts for the bride and obviously a lot of fun and laughter ensues (and some tears at the thought of the eventual departure of the bride) as the brides family do their best to entertain and impress their guests ;-). The all important latcha (a special black beaded necklace) gets given to the bride and signifies that she is a married woman!
For my sister, we hosted a small, intimate, ladies only function for close friends and family. Moon entertained us with very emotional and touching vocals, while the young girls of the family showcased some vibrant Bollywood style dances! All in all it was a fun evening!


FOREST CITY, IA--(Marketwired - March 01, 2016) - Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE: WGO), a leading United States (U.S.) recreational vehicle manufacturer, has placed an emphasis on innovation and new features to become the top manufacturer in the Class B motorhome market.
"We recognize that today's active users will embrace products and features that support an active and healthy travel lifestyle," Winnebago Product Manager and Travato owner Russ Garfin said. "With the tremendous response we have received from consumers, we are empowered to continue introducing these types of innovations."
"These coaches also offer an easily expandable solar charging system that gives owners the ability to effortlessly and economically ramp up solar power for increased usage off the grid," Garfin said.
As a result of the growing number of Winnebago Touring Coach owners, a new WIT Club special interest group called the "Winnie Bs" has been created. Linda Calabrese is a Travato 59K owner and one of the founding members of the club. She and her husband Tom noticed a red Travato on the cover of an RV magazine and soon visited a dealership to take a look. They toured a Travato 59K and fell in love with many of its features such as the compartment in the floor, reading lamps, spaciousness, solar power capability and the microwave/convection oven.
"When I stood at the sink and took it all in, I knew I loved this camper," Linda Calabrese said. "You can move around, you can see from front to back, you can get to the bathroom in the back without disturbing another sleeper..."
"We have given an average of two tours a day whether at a campground, a grocery store, a gas station, a friend's driveway or at church," Calabrese said. "People are drawn to this rig because it's especially beautiful. We always tell them the truth -- it's a Rock Star."
Winnebago Industries, Inc., "The Most Recognized Name in Motorhomes, ®" is a leading U.S. manufacturer of recreation vehicles, which are used primarily in leisure travel and outdoor recreation activities. The Company builds quality motorhomes, travel trailers and fifth wheel products. Winnebago Industries has received the Quality Circle Award from the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association every year since 1996. The Company's common stock is listed on the New York and Chicago Stock Exchanges and traded under the symbol WGO. Options for the Company's common stock are traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. For access to Winnebago Industries' investor relations material or to add your name to an automatic email list for Company news releases, visit http://investor.wgo.net.
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About ARX
Working with ARX
Why ARX?
The firm's activities are managed by a senior team of experienced investment professionals, which combines deep international expertise plus in-depth local understanding. We believe that the unique attributes of ARX are core to what we bring to the table in every transaction and every business partnership.
Blue-chip Institutional Pedigree. ARX has successfully raised and managed four successive private equity funds, with more than € 300 million under management. Our investor base consists of major institutional international investors that have placed their trust in the ARX team. While the core of the ARX investor base consists of blue-chip institutional investors, ARX is structured as an independent partnership and the locally based ARX team retains full autonomy and decision-making authority.
Track-record. ARX has a successful and consistent 20-year track record as a private equity investor in the CE region, and our team consists of many of the most respected and experienced professionals in the CE private equity industry.
Partnership Driven. Our aim is to create long-term enduring business partnerships in order to build great companies in the CE region. At ARX we believe in the power of partnership – and we are convinced that partnering effectively, fairly and transparently with company owners and managers will allow us to achieve this aspiration.
Expertise. We possess proven expertise in delivering transaction solutions and also working as a co-shareholder in mid-sized CE companies to build value. In particular, ARX is the leading player within our transaction size range in succession-driven investing in our target countries. We are experts in supporting portfolio company growth via both internationalization and add-on acquisition strategies. Over half of the ARX investments over the last decade have either completed a complementary acquisition or executed on a significant internationalization strategy.
Predictability. Our reputation as a trustworthy and reliable transaction partner is based on a long and transparent track-record. ARX is a dependable shareholder and we are mindful of the responsibility to ensure the legacy of our portfolio companies. We deliver what we promise and we personally stand behind our commitments.
The ARX Approach
We target investments in companies meeting the following criteria
Medium-sized companies typically valued between € 10 million and € 50 million.
Profitability at EBITDA level (minimum € 1 million).
Headquartered or primarily operating in the CE region.
We are proven investors in the following situations
Some or all owners would like to divest entirely from the business in order to pursue other business or life opportunities.
An owner (or ownership group) would like to partially divest of its shareholding in order to diversify personal assets, while still retaining a substantial shareholding alongside ARX.
Managers of a company would like to become co-owners of the business with our financial support (management buy-out or MBO).
An outside management team would like to acquire a company with our financial support (management buy-in or MBI).
A corporation is seeking to divest a CE subsidiary.
A company is seeking growth capital to strengthen its market position, acquire a complementary business, introduce new products or internationalize the business.
If you are aware of an opportunity meeting these characteristics, we will be pleased to engage in a confidential and non-committal exploratory discussion.


This trail—part of which is private property protected by GVLT's first conservation easement in 1991—passes the spectacular Frog Rock pinnacles to the ridge of Chestnut Mountain. This hike follows Bear Creek through the canyon, winding through grassy meadows to ascend Chesnut Mountain from the southern end, following the ridge to beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. As an alternate route, after about a mile into the hike, a short spur trail traverses west, providing climbing access and a spectacular hike or bike ride to the base of Frog Rock.
The trail is closed to bikers until June 15, but hikers are welcome year-round. However, unless you've got serious gear or you're looking for an adrenaline rush, this trail is best avoided during the winter; the descent can be dangerous in icy conditions.
From Bozeman, drive east on I-90 toward Bozeman Pass. At the Trail Creek exit, turn right and bend to the east on Trail Creek Rd. Trailhead parking is on the south side of the road, roughly 200 yards from the Trail Creek exit.


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Ross Wilson defends Rangers transfer policy after questions at club AGM
The Ibrox sporting director was praised for implementing a growing player trading strategy.
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Ross Wilson stressed Rangers' signing policy was a collective effort as the sporting director faced a grilling from shareholders at the club's annual general meeting.
Managing director Stewart Robertson praised Wilson for helping move the football department "miles forward" after the board were asked if he remained the right person for the job.
Wilson has been subject to major scrutiny after Rangers fell nine points behind cinch Premiership leaders Celtic before the mid-season break and experienced the worst Champions League group campaign in history.
The former Falkirk, Huddersfield, Watford and Southampton transfers expert earned praise before the season for his role in helping Rangers' player trading strategy come to fruition with big-money sales of Cavin Bassey, Nathan Patterson and Joe Aribo.
However, many of Rangers' summer signings have failed to hit the ground running and the slow start to the campaign cost Giovanni van Bronckhorst his job as manager, with Michael Beale brought in as a replacement.
Wilson was quizzed by several shareholders on his influence and record.
When one fan questioned why there were no Dutch signings under Van Bronckhorst and his management team, Wilson said: "The Rangers manager will have the final say on every player that is signed here.
"There was one Dutch player we agreed terms with in the summer who agreed to join another club. That was the only Dutch player that the manager brought forward."
He later added that "Ross Wilson doesn't sign football players" although he admitted it is a department he oversees.
One fan highlighted the lack of impact of many of the summer signings, excusing Antonio Colak and Malik Tillman from his analysis.
Wilson said: "When you sit second in the league at Rangers you are always going to be disappointed with the return from the whole squad, rather than focusing on players who came in during the summer. However we have a lot of belief in the squad."
Wilson added that some players had made a "fantastic return, others not strong enough returns yet".
He added: "We certainly believe there is more to come."
Wilson also defended the signing of Scotland defender John Souttar, who underwent surgery on a pre-existing injury after making his debut following his free transfer from Hearts.
"We all went into the John Souttar signing with our eyes wide open," he said. "We know he is a big talent. We also know the injury track record is difficult for us. We believe we can deal with that. We might be wrong with that and we always have to the humility to say we will get things wrong.
"But we believe we can sort that out and that John can be a strong player for Rangers.
"Every player that we sign doesn't need to play 60 games a season like Connor Goldson has for us. We also need to have players who are part of the squad and we also need to make sure we have Scottish players in our squad to meet European rules."
Robertson gave Wilson a vote of confidence, claiming that the football department was "miles forward" compared to the way it was before he arrived at Ibrox in October 2019.
"Masses of work goes on in the football department," Robertson said. "The progress we have seen in three years since Ross Wilson joined has been incredible."
Wilson was also questioned as to why Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent had been allowed to run down their contracts.
He stressed the club were trying to re-sign the players beyond next summer and pointed out that all parties have to commit to new contracts. He added that there were no suitable offers for either player during the summer.
However, chairman Douglas Park hinted that contract talks had reached an insurmountable impasse.
"The board have tried to negotiate with both players," Park said. "There comes a stage in any negotiation you try to settle. If the terms that maybe people are looking for are unattainable you sometimes have to accept you have done your best."
Park also faced some difficult moments after fan shareholder group Club 1872 vowed to vote against his reappointment.
When asked to share his five-year plan for the team and to improve the "competence and accountability of the board" by a Club 1872 representative, Park gave a brief response.
"The plan for the next five years is to win as many trophies as we can, build a team that can win as many trophies as we can, and reinvest in the club as much as we possibly can," he said.
Park added that he had no problem with Club 1872 other than an issue relating to non-disclosure agreements.
"Club 1872 are welcome any time," he added. "We need the supporters and it's not my intention and never been my intention to fall out with anyone."
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Adopting New Technologies and Business Practices : When's a good time?
Is there ever a good time to adopt a new technology or business practice? No. Yes. Today. First, ask yourself these questions, "Will it make me or our organization more profitable? Will it lead to new business opportunities?" One broad way to measure profitability is ROI in the investment. How much will it cost to introduce a new technology or business practice, what costs are involved, how quick is the pay back. Are there metrics in place to measure this? One can argue during downtime or between large projects is the best time to invest so they can be incorporated from the beginning of the next project. Cost center issues get caught up with the CFO or whatever other gate keeper that is out there because they cannot be assigned or passed on to a client. Why is this an argument? It might not be said out right, but this type of accounting is just easier and no one ever gets in trouble going with the flow. You were not the one who approved such expenditures so it can be pinned on you. Be an evangelist. Things need to get done. If there is a better way to do it. Do it. You know eventually your competition is going to and will either be A) more profitable B) more efficient or both and start making money at a lower cost than you are. You're an artist, and it's always worked this way. Okay, maybe, but that doesn't scale. The organization is you. And maybe that's okay but I don't know how you hire and keep talented people. People like to solve problems and they want the tools to solve them. You have to build a house. Tough to argue for the hammer over the nail gun.
One business proverb always comes to mind when dwelling on this issue.
80/20, the amount of construction projects that happen in the built environment vs. new construction, at least here in Boston and this is usually the case across the globe, maybe not 80/20 but having the majority of construction happening in the built environment. So if you're Autodesk and you have all this great software, you can no longer presuppose the data, you are going to have to capture it somehow.
Autodesk put another arrow in their 'built environment', 'as built' or soon to be trademarked "reality capture' quiver by acquiring Alice Labs. As reported in Graphic Speak, Autodesk Scoops up 3D point cloud innovator Alice Labs. And if you go to the Alice Labs website, all you get is a splash page saying they have been acquired by Autodesk, and no press releases from Autodesk either. Why not? Autodesk is like the borg, well I can't comment on the assimilation part, but as far as sucking up cultures within their universe, no problem. So why not let people know.
This event is being put on by the Open Geospatial Consortium, tough to type, tougher to say but it is one of many pushing for open standards and interoperability. They will be speaking about these issues and new tchnologies. I hope to stop by for some afternoon sessions and our lead technologist will be going so I hope to post on the presentations and findings.


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or done grudgingly. Either way, the changes occur, and they are usually long-lasting and very difficult to reverse once enacted.
I'm convinced that no ministry organization ever starts out with the idea that it will drift over time. The beginning phase of any ministry is one filled with passionate vision for accomplishing a call that the Lord has laid on the hearts of an individual or group for a specific goal. There is little chance in those formative years that mission drift will occur. That usually comes years later and likely after changes in leadership. The founders of a ministry rarely lose track of the original vision. However it happens, it's rare for a ministry organization to hold fast to its founding principles and beliefs over several generations.
From the very conception of Bethlehem College & Seminary, we have been cognizant of this reality of institutional drift. From the beginning we have sought the Lord's wisdom on how to build into our structure, and policies, and practices– elements which will help us stay the course, keep on mission, and fulfill our original vision. It won't be easy nor is there a surefire way of preventing institutional drift. But we do believe we can make it more challenging for those who would like to change the beliefs and mission of this school.
Two of our key strategies for helping prevent potential drift have to do with elders. First, we are a ministry that has been founded out of Bethlehem Baptist Church by the authority of the Council of Elders. Even though we are a separate legal entity (501c3), we have structured the school so that it is under the ultimate authority of the church's elder council. The elders have the authority to both appoint and remove members from the Bethlehem College & Seminary Board of Trustees. Our prayer, then, is that the church's elder council will serve as an accountability partner in keeping watch over the long term trajectory of the school. It will help us fight the likely future struggle against drift.
Another key strategy is in the makeup of our own board of trustees. While most colleges and seminaries populate their boards with alumni, church leaders, and businessmen and women, we have mandated that all of our trustees must be elder qualified. That is, even if they aren't presently or never have been an elder in a church, they must meet the biblical qualifications for elders as outlined in 1 Timothy 3:1–7 and Titus 1:5–9. Regardless of their vocation, our trustees must meet this qualification. What this does is ensure that our trustees are men of the Word whose theological and doctrinal thinking permeates every aspect of life and work and ministry.
Will these measures, in combination with other strategies we've put into place, prevent Bethlehem College & Seminary from future institutional drift? I can't promise that because only the Lord knows that future. I can, however, promise that we will work diligently to both fulfill our God-given mission and to preserve it for future generations as well.
May the Lord help us stay faithful to his calling until Jesus returns in glory.
Please pray for our faculty and staff as we participate in the Desiring God National Conference this weekend. This is important exposure for us regarding prospective students as well as potential financial partners. Pray that the Lord would direct us during these days.
event—our largest attendance yet. Pray that the Lord would help us help them as they consider their college and seminary choice in the coming months.
Please continue to pray for our preparations for the accreditation visit. As you may remember, we are hosting a formal evaluation team from the Association for Biblical Higher Education from October 8-10. Their visit will determine whether or not we will receive accreditation status.
We ask for your continued prayers for our finances. Please don't grow weary of such prayers. The Lord intends for us to pray for such things faithfully and diligently as it is the means by which he accomplishes many of his grand purposes.


Writer-director Drake Doremus graduates from the micro-niche ranks into indie world with Like Crazy, the Grand Jury Prize winner at this year's Sundance Film Festival. With works like Moonpie (2006), Spooner (2009) and Douchebag (2010), which screened in dramatic competition at Sundance, in the rearview, it would seem that Doremus would be poised for a breakout — if not of epic proportions, then at least worthy of close scrutiny when it makes its box-office assault and he's basing it on what he knows: a crazy love story.
Of course, you could argue that Like Crazy is more of small "c" kind of thing. Small as in insular and intimate, so much so that it feels like we've been allowed inside the minds of Anna (Felicity Jones) and Jacob (Anton Yelchin), the would-be crazy lovers. She's a British college student. He's American, a teaching assistant in one of her classes. She's smart and cool. He's awkward, earnestly nerdy, and therefore attractive. They bond in their fashion through meandering conversation and sheepish glances that stretch, and, when plucked, mimic the urgent beats of their young and eager hearts.
We wonder and doubt whether it can last, this love, because it is impossibly cute, but Jones and Yelchin offer hints, trace elements of the realities arrayed against them. Their faces, their voices and even, to a certain extent, the film itself betrays its own innocence. We aren't given the standard Pop song montage that documents the weightless fall, although there is a sense of being untethered, drifting in the space between these two.
There is music and an interlude, but it is instrumental and it transforms the fragmented moments into poetry, into memories that we can replay for ourselves, much like we know Anna and Jacob will when they are isolated from one another.
At first, they are so close, hovering between kisses and embraces. Then we see the moment, the crazy mistake that will doom this love and them. It is such a simple thing. Anna, impulsively, decides to remain in the States with Jacob, at a time when she should go, shouldn't overstay. She could easily go home, reapply to extend her visa and then return, but she and Jacob are in the throes of temporary insanity, this crazy little thing called love. And from that moment, the bottom drops and gravity reasserts itself, pulling to the point where we know something will break, something deep within them.
The winds of change blow them hither and yon. Others intrude; other lovers for each of them. Sam (Jennifer Lawrence), an employee of Jacob's — his personal assistant — works her way into his bed, while Simon (Charlie Bewley), Anna's neighbor, gets invited into her home and seduces her with a promise of a practical partnership, an adult relationship rooted in settlement and security. They wander down these paths, but reach dead ends and backtrack.
Like Crazy is uncluttered, very different from, for instance, Going the Distance, the Drew Barrymore-Justin Long rom-com about a couple facing a great physical divide (New York to Los Angeles). There were crazy friends and family (Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate and Jim Gaffigan), and the crazy reality of the real-life on-again/off-again relationship between Barrymore and Long. The distance wasn't so great, not really. It focused more on the space between the jokes.
Jones and Yelchin stay within themselves, within the small moments granted to these characters, and it helps that we don't have any additional performance baggage attached to them. We can see Anna and Jacob a bit more clearly.


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Afraid you can't find affordable dental care? Relax. With an understanding of the many dental health plans that are available today, you can find the choice that combines affordability with quality.
Remember, the best dental insurance is the plan that combines your needs with your budget. That's why a dental PPO plan should head the list of your possible options.
Dental PPO plans are managed by insurance companies. More specifically, the insurance company negotiates the rates and authorizes certain dentists for membership into the network. In turn, dentists offer their services for these deeply discounted rates in exchange for the large client base.
The consumer benefits not only from the discounted rates but also from the co-pays, or percentages applied to those rates. For example, per the approved rate schedule a dentist might bill a PPO $100 for a certain procedure which might ordinarily cost $300 for consumers without a dental health plan. Under the terms of the dental PPO, out of the original billing the consumer would be responsible only for his or her co-pay, or percentage. At a percentage of 20%, the consumer would be responsible only for $20, with the remaining 80% paid by the insurance company.
Dental PPO's do have certain requirements depending on the terms of the policy. Most all of these popular dental health plans, for instance, require a deductible. Simply put, the deductible represents the amount the consumer must pay out of pocket before benefits initiate. Accordingly, when shopping for a dental PPO, make certain to compare deductible rates into your overall costs.
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Q: Using the word "again" as a clause in a question If I end a sentence with the word again, I do not usually need a comma such as in the following example:
"Here we go again."
However, I have been unable to find information about using the word again as part of a question. Should I be using a comma in the following question or not?
"What is the definition of irony, again?"
Is the word again considered a dependent clause or something else?

A: In the two examples you provide, the adverb "again" servers two different functions.
In "here we go again" it is modifying the verb "go". There should not be a comma between a verb and its adverb, regardless of whether it's at the end of the sentence or not. Here are some more examples:

Please come again.
I will do it again.
Trying again was not a good idea.

In "What is the definition of irony, again?", the word again is modifying the independent clause "what is the definition of irony". It is making a conceptual connection between this sentence and a previous one. It's not a separate clause, but a type of conjunction (a conjunctive adverb). It needs to be preceded or offset by commas, regardless of where it is in the sentence. Here are more examples:

Again, the definition of irony is [...].
Why is it, again, that you're looking up this word?

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Charles Doyle Haas II (born March 27, 1972) is an American professional and former amateur wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2000-2009 and Ring of Honor (ROH) from 2010-2013. In WWE he was a member of Team Angle, which later became a Tag Team duo with Shelton Benjamin known as "The World's Greatest Tag Team".

Haas was an amateur wrestler in high school, and attended Seton Hall University on a wrestling scholarship, before becoming a stockbroker. He became a professional wrestler in 1996, and regularly teamed with his brother, Russ, with the two winning numerous championships on the independent circuit, including the CZW World Tag Team Championship and the JAPW Tag Team Championship. After signing contracts with WWE, The Haas Brothers were assigned to WWE's developmental territories, where they won the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship on three occasions. After Russ died in 2001 due to a heart attack, Haas began wrestling in singles competition, winning the HWA Heavyweight Championship once.

Haas formed a team with Shelton Benjamin and the two debuted on SmackDown in December 2002. They won the WWE Tag Team Championship twice, and dubbed themselves The World's Greatest Tag Team before they split in 2004. Haas won the WWE Tag Team Championship once more with Rico, and gained Miss Jackie, whom he later married, as a valet. Haas then transferred into singles competition before being released from WWE in 2005. After a short stint in Jersey All Pro Wrestling (JAPW) and other independent promotions, Haas was re-signed to WWE in April 2006. He formed a short-lived team with Viscera, before reforming the World's Greatest Tag Team with Benjamin. After Benjamin transferred to the ECW brand, Haas began wrestling with a comical luchador persona, before developing a character where he imitated other wrestlers and WWE Hall of Famers. In addition, Haas won the last match on WWE Heat when the show ended on May 30, 2008.

Haas was released from WWE in February 2010. He soon returned to the independent circuit, including returning to JAPW and appearing for Ring of Honor. In September 2010, he won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship. On April 1, 2011, Haas and Benjamin won the ROH World Tag Team Championship and held it until December 2011. Haas announced his retirement from professional wrestling in March 2013, but returned to competition in August that same year. Aside from wrestling, Haas and his then-wife Jackie ran a nutritional store, Custom Muscle Nutrition and Smoothie Shop, in Frisco, Texas, which they opened in October 2008 but has since closed.

Professional wrestling career

Early career (1996–2000)

After debuting in 1996 as a professional wrestler, Haas regularly teamed with his brother Russ for numerous independent promotions. On July 22, 1998, The Haas Brothers won the Jersey All Pro Wrestling Tag Team Championship by defeating The Skin Head Express. They lost it to The Nation of Immigration just over a month later on August 25. They won the championship for the second time on May 21, 1999, by defeating The Big Unit (Rick Silver and Dave Desire), and held the championship until February 25, 2000 when they were defeated by Da Hit Squad. During 2000 they also held the Pennsylvania Championship Wrestling Tag Team Championship and the ECWA Tag Team Championship in the East Coast Wrestling Association promotion, which they won by defeating The Backseat Boyz (Trent Acid and Johnny Kashmere).

The Haas brothers began competing for Combat Zone Wrestling (CZW) in November 1999, losing to The King Pinz at The War Begins on November 20, 1999. They competed regularly for CZW throughout early 2000, and won the CZW World Tag Team Championship on February 12 at Climbing The Ladder by defeating The Kashmerino Brothers and The Thrill Kill Kult in a three-way match. On July 10, they lost the championship to The Backseat Boyz at Caged To The End, when Johnny Kashmere defeated Russ in a singles match and was awarded the championship.

World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment (2000–2005)

After a World Wrestling Federation (WWF) tryout match at Madison Square Garden on August 7, 2000, they signed a developmental contract with WWF. The two worked their way through the tag ranks in the WWF's developmental territories, Memphis Championship Wrestling (MCW) and the Heartland Wrestling Association (HWA). The brothers won the MCW Southern Tag Team Championship three times during early 2001, defeating The Dupps the first time and The Island Boyz and Joey Matthews and Christian York in a three-way match on both the second and third occasions. Russ died from a heart attack due to a pre-existing heart condition, on December 15, 2001 at age 27. The brothers fought in house shows and dark matches in the WWF up until Russ died. After Russ' death, Charlie continue to fight in dark matches. After Russ' death as a tribute to him, Haas wrote Russ' name on his wrist tape, and used the name "R.C. Haas" (standing for Russ–Charlie) before being called up to the main WWE roster. On January 2, 2002, Haas won the HWA Heavyweight Championship, his first singles championship, by defeating Val Venis. He was later stripped of the title on January 29 due to a scripted contract loophole. After World Wrestling Entertainment (renamed from the WWF) ended its affiliation with the HWA, Haas was moved to Ohio Valley Wrestling (OVW) where he competed until December 2002.

Haas debuted on WWE's main roster on the December 26, 2002 episode of SmackDown! as a heel (villainous character) along with Shelton Benjamin as Team Angle. The tag team was the "contingency plan" of Paul Heyman, and were intended to help WWE Champion Kurt Angle retain his title, attacking Chris Benoit and Brock Lesnar in an attempt to soften them up. They quickly won the WWE Tag Team Championship on February 6, 2003, by defeating Los Guerreros (Eddie and Chavo Guerrero Jr.). They held the championship for three months, including a successful title defense at WrestleMania XIX against Los Guerreros and the team of Chris Benoit and Rhyno, before losing the championship to Eddie Guerrero and his new partner Tajiri in a ladder match on May 18 at Judgment Day. On the June 12 episode of SmackDown!, Angle fired Haas and Benjamin after they blamed him for losing the Tag Team Championship and began to question his leadership. The duo then dubbed themselves The World's Greatest Tag Team, although announcers made sure to add "Self Proclaimed" to the name. Haas and Benjamin regained the championship from Guerrero and Tajiri on the July 3 episode of SmackDown!, but lost it to the reformed Los Guerreros on September 18. The team was separated when Benjamin was moved to the Raw brand as part of the 2004 Draft Lottery.

After Benjamin's draft, Haas turned into a fan favorite and gained Miss Jackie as a valet.  He teamed with Rico to win the WWE Tag Team Championship on April 22, 2004. The pair lost the championship to the Dudley Boyz on June 17, and shortly afterwards, Haas became a singles wrestler, although he retained Miss Jackie as his valet. Haas lost a match to Luther Reigns at the Great American Bash.

Haas was later involved in an angle in which he was in a love triangle with Miss Jackie, who was acknowledged on-screen as his fiancée, and Dawn Marie. The storyline culminated when Haas served as the special-guest referee in a match at Armageddon between the two women. After the match, Haas left both women in storyline, although he continued his relationship with Miss Jackie off-screen. In early 2005, he formed a tag team with Hardcore Holly. They were involved in a feud (scripted rivalry) with MNM for the WWE Tag Team Championship, but never won the championship.

On July 8, 2005, Haas was released by World Wrestling Entertainment along with his real-life wife Jackie Gayda.

Independent circuit (2005–2006)
He returned to JAPW later in July 2005, and began a feud for the JAPW Heavyweight Championship with Jay Lethal. On September 10 at JAPW Haas of Pain, Lethal defeated Haas to retain his title. In JAPW, on October 27, 2007, Haas was inducted along with his late brother Russ into the first class of the Jersey All Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame.

He won the New Legacy Championship at Ballpark Brawl V on August 13, 2005, defeating then-champion Christopher Daniels and Chris Sabin in a triple threat match. He successfully defended the title the next night at Ballpark Brawl VI against Harry Smith with Mick Foley as a referee.

During his time back in the independent circuit, Haas competed in the East Coast Wrestling Association's (ECWA) Super 8 Tournament in 2006, where he advanced all the way to the finals before losing to Davey Richards.

Return to WWE (2006–2010)

Singles competition (2006)

Haas returned to WWE in 2006, appearing on the April 17, 2006, episode of Raw as Rob Van Dam's handpicked opponent for his former partner, Shelton Benjamin. Haas defeated Benjamin in the ensuing match. Haas continued to wrestle on the lower midcard spot, becoming a regular fixture on Heat.

On the June 5, 2006 episode of Raw, Haas inadvertently knocked Lilian Garcia off the ring apron as he was entering the ring. It was announced on WWE's official website that as a result, Garcia suffered a sprained wrist. As a result of the legitimate accident, Haas began a feud with Garcia's onetime storyline love interest Viscera. Haas made advances towards Garcia, at one point forcefully kissing her and then dropping her to the ground. Haas and Viscera continued to fight for Garcia's affection in the ring, until she told them both that she wanted to be "just friends". Haas gave Viscera an eye rake in anger, and a blinded Viscera accidentally gave Garcia a Samoan drop. Though it was unintentional, when both Haas and Viscera had seen what had happened to their now former love interest, they simply had a laugh about it, thus making Haas a villain. After that, Viscera and Haas became a tag team, competing on both Raw and Heat until splitting in December 2006.

The World's Greatest Tag Team reunion (2006–2007)

After Shelton Benjamin won a match against Super Crazy on the December 4, 2006, edition of Raw, Haas came out to celebrate his win with a bewildered Benjamin. Haas and Benjamin announced the return of The World's Greatest Tag Team on the December 11, 2006 edition of Raw, and they defeated The Highlanders in their return match. They then started a feud with Cryme Tyme. They continued to compete on Raw through the start of 2007, facing teams including John Cena and Shawn Michaels and Ric Flair and Carlito. In mid-2007, The World's Greatest Tag Team feuded briefly with The Hardys in storyline; at the One Night Stand pay-per-view on June 3, 2007, they challenged The Hardys for the World Tag Team Championship in a ladder match but were unsuccessful. The team broke up once again when Benjamin moved to the ECW brand on November 20, 2007.

Various gimmicks and departure (2008–2010)
Early in 2008, Haas developed a gimmick in which he would go under the ring in the middle of his matches and re-emerge wearing a mask. In this "alter-ego", Haas would sometimes perform luchador-esque maneuvers in a comical fashion (such as attempting a diving splash, but instead landing on his feet and hitting a standing splash). The opponent would often unmask Haas mid-match, returning him to his normal demeanor. During this persona, Haas usually competed in dark matches before the live broadcast of Raw or on Heat.

Beginning in late August, Haas turned into a face and began a storyline in which he began to impersonate other wrestlers, a concept created by John Laurinaitis, a WWE executive. His first match on August 25, 2008 under this gimmick was a loss to Carlito's real-life brother Primo Colón, while Haas was parodying Carlito with the name "Charlito". He has portrayed such superstars as John Cena, John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Jim Ross, The Great Khali, Montel Vontavious Porter, legends such as Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bret Hart, "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, Rowdy Roddy Piper, the Undertaker, Hulk Hogan and even WWE Diva Beth Phoenix for which he won a Slammy Award.

On April 15, 2009, Haas was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft. On the May 8, 2009 episode of SmackDown, Haas made his in-ring return to the brand as a heel, abandoning his persona of imitating other wrestlers, and losing to John Morrison in a match where he was accompanied by his former World's Greatest Tag Team partner, Shelton Benjamin. The following week on the May 15, 2009 episode of SmackDown, Benjamin and Haas unofficially reunited and competed against John Morrison and CM Punk in a losing effort, but Benjamin was traded to the ECW brand in June.

On July 24, 2009 episode of SmackDown, Haas competed against R-Truth in a losing effort. The following week, on July 31, 2009 episode of SmackDown, he competed against The Great Khali, ending in a no-contest due to Kane being involved in the match by attacking Ranjin Singh at Khali's corner.

After an absence of several months, Haas made his return to television by teaming with Mike Knox in a losing effort against Cryme Tyme on the December 31, 2009 episode of Superstars. This marked Haas' last match in WWE.

On February 28, 2010, WWE announced that Haas had been released from his contract.

Return to Independent circuit (2010)
On March 20, 2010, Haas made a surprise return to Jersey All Pro Wrestling and defeated Devon Moore for the JAPW New Jersey State Championship. On May 22 Haas and JAPW Heavyweight Champion Dan Maff put their titles on the line in a tag team match against the Hillbilly Wrecking Crew (Brodie Lee and Necro Butcher). In the end, Maff turned on Haas and hit him with a chair, after which Lee pinned him to win the JAPW New Jersey State Championship.

On September 10, 2010, Haas won the NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship by defeating Michael Faith in Amarillo. In May 2011, Haas took part in New Japan Pro-Wrestling's first tour of the United States, the Invasion Tour 2011. In their opening show on May 13 in Rahway, New Jersey, Haas teamed with Rhyno in a tag team main event, where they defeated IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and Togi Makabe. The following day in New York City, Haas unsuccessfully challenged Tanahashi for his title. On August 20, 2011, Haas became the inaugural Family Wrestling Entertainment (FWE) Heavyweight Champion by defeating Jay Lethal and Eric Young. He held the championship for four months before losing it to Young on December 17.

Ring of Honor (2010–2013)

On September 11, 2010, Haas and Shelton Benjamin made their debut as Wrestling's Greatest Tag Team in Ring of Honor (ROH) losing to The Kings of Wrestling at the Glory By Honor IX pay-per-view. They returned to ROH at the Ring of Honor Wrestling television tapings on December 9, where they defeated the Bravado Brothers (Harlem and Lance). The following day, at the second set of television tapings, Haas and Benjamin defeated the All-Night Xpress of Kenny King and Rhett Titus, and participated in an eight-man tag team match, teaming with the Briscoe Brothers against the Kings of Wrestling and the All-Night Xpress, which ended in a no contest. At the Final Battle 2010 pay-per-view on December 18, Haas and Benjamin announced they would be wrestling regularly for ROH in 2011. At the following pay-per-view, 9th Anniversary Show, on February 26, 2011, Haas and Benjamin defeated the Briscoe Brothers in the main event of the evening to earn another shot at the Kings of Wrestling and the ROH World Tag Team Championship. On April 1, at the first night of the Honor Takes Center Stage pay-per-view, Haas and Benjamin defeated the Kings of Wrestling to win the ROH World Tag Team Championship. On June 26 at Best in the World 2011, Haas and Benjamin successfully defended the ROH World Tag Team Championship in a four-way match against the Briscoe Brothers, the Kings of Wrestling and the All-Night Express. The following day ROH announced that both Haas and Benjamin had signed contracts with the promotion. At Final Battle 2011, Haas and Benjamin lost the ROH World Tag Team Championship to the Briscoes despite severely attacking them before the match started, turning them into villainous characters. On May 12, 2012, at Border Wars, Haas and Benjamin regained the ROH World Tag Team Championship from the Briscoe Brothers. On June 24 at Best in the World 2012, Haas and Benjamin lost the title to Kenny King and Rhett Titus. Shortly after their loss, Benjamin was suspended in storyline, to explain his absence while wrestling in Japan. Benjamin returned at the Death Before Dishonor X pay-per-view, accompanying Haas and Rhett Titus in a tag team championship match. Following Death Before Dishonor, Haas and Benjamin would continue to feud with Titus and his new tag team partner B. J. Whitmer defeating them at Glory By Honor XI. They defeated them again in a street fight at Final Battle, where Haas won the match after sent BJ against a table. On February 2, 2013, Haas turned on Benjamin during an ROH World Tag Team Championship match against the Briscoe Brothers. He continued his feud with BJ, fighting in the 11th Anniversary Show in a No Holds Barred Match. BJ won the match when the referee stopped the match.

Late career (2013-present)
On March 30, 2013, Haas announced his retirement from professional wrestling, which coincided with him leaving Ring of Honor. He returned to the ring several months later.

At JAPW 18th Anniversary Show in November 2014, Haas, Benjamin, and Angle reunited, as Team Angle, for the first time in 11 years. In the main event, Benjamin and Haas defeated Chris Sabin and Teddy Hart.

At NWA Parade Of Champions 2K16 in March 2016 Haas was defeated by the NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jax Dane

In 2020, after a two year retirement, Haas began to work with SWE Fury. He would defeat Tim Storm for the SWE Heavyweight Championship on February 6, 2021 in Irving, Texas.

Impact Wrestling (2022)
On the January 13, 2022 episode of Impact!, Haas made his Impact Wrestling debut by challenging Josh Alexander to a match. The following week on Impact!!, Haas lost to Alexander, and after the match, they embraced in the middle of the ring.

Personal life
Haas married fellow professional wrestler Jackie Gayda in 2005. The couple have four children. In December 2020, Haas announced that he and Gayda were divorced.

On July 9, 2022, Haas announced via Twitter that he is married to Jennifer Haas.

Haas competed in amateur wrestling during high school, and for Seton Hall University, where he attended on a wrestling scholarship. He also has various other awards for wrestling from high school. Haas was a two-time Big East Champion at Seton Hall and graduated with a degree in economics and business. He then became a stockbroker with Goldman Sachs. According to Haas via the Q&A section on his website, he is a devout Christian. Following the death of his brother, Haas has wrestled with Russ (his brother's name) written on his wrist tape as a tribute. Since 2002 he has maintained a close friendship with his longtime tag team partner Shelton Benjamin, who he often refers to as his "brother." Benjamin served as Haas's best man at his wedding to Gayda and was the godfather to Haas' oldest daughter.

His grandfather Hugh Devore, was an assistant with the Houston Oilers and a former Head Coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Haas' brother Russ was also a professional wrestler, until his death in 2001 due to a heart attack.

In 2008, Haas and Gayda opened the "Custom Muscle Nutrition and Smoothie Shop", a nutritional store, in Frisco, Texas.

Championships and accomplishments

Ballpark Brawl
Natural Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Combat Zone Wrestling
CZW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Russ Haas
East Coast Wrestling Association
ECWA Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Russ Haas
ECWA Hall of Fame (Class of 2004)
Family Wrestling Entertainment
FWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Heartland Wrestling Association
HWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
Insane Hardcore Wrestling Entertainment
IHWE California West Coast Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
IHWE DFW Championship (2 times)
IHWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
IHWE Triple Crown Championship (1 time)
Jersey All Pro Wrestling
JAPW New Jersey State Championship (1 time)
JAPW Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Russ Haas
JAPW Hall of Fame (Class of 2007)
Memphis Championship Wrestling
MCW Southern Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Russ Haas
NWA Branded Outlaw Wrestling
NWA BOW Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Southwest
NWA Texas Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
NWA Texoma
NWA Texoma Heavyweight Championship (2 time)
NWA Texoma Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with Dane Griffin
 Ohio Valley Wrestling
Danny Davis Invitational Tag Team Tournament (2015) - with Shelton Benjamin
Old School Wrestling
Osw World Heavyweight Championship  (1 time)
Phoenix Championship Wrestling
Russ Haas Memorial Tag Team Tournament (2002) – with Nova
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI Tag Team of the Year (2003)
PWI ranked him #25 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2003
Ring of Honor
ROH World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Shelton Benjamin
Southwest Wrestling Entertainment
SWE Heavyweight Championship (1 time, current)
SWE Six Man Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) - with Rodney Mack and Max Castellanos
Top Of Texas Pro Wrestling
Dennis Stamp Tag Team Hero's Cup (2017) - with Phoenix
Texas Outlaw Promotion
TOP Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Shelton Benjamin (2) and Rico (1)
Slammy Award (1 time)
Best Impersonation (2008) –
Wrecking Ball Wrestling
Match of the Year (2011) vs. Low Ki
WrestleForce
WrestleForce World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 Xtreme Intense Championship Wrestling
XICW Midwest Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

References

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1972 births
American male professional wrestlers
American male sport wrestlers
Goldman Sachs people
Living people
People from Dallas
Professional wrestlers from Texas
Seton Hall Pirates wrestlers
20th-century professional wrestlers
21st-century professional wrestlers
ROH World Tag Team Champions