A UNIVERSITY student from Yarm has returned from a football coaching trip to Zambia with a new outlook on life.

Ben Gibbons, a BA Sport student at Durham University, spent six weeks in Zambian capital Lusaka on the Ideals UK Sport Zambia Project.

The aspiring PE teacher was based at the Fountain of Hope orphanage for boys, where he taught English, maths and music as well as some new football techniques.

He said the whole experience as part of a group of 14 visiting students left him humbled and with a fresh perspective on life after seeing the positive way in which Zambians cope with the most trying circumstances.

There are between 50 and 70 boys at the orphanage, which is all about empowerment through education and sport, and all of them are really happy even though they have no money and only one change of clothes, he said.

Silly things that I would normally let annoy me are pointless when you compare them to life over there.

Zambia might as well be a different planet, let alone a different country. Some of the people have nothing, but they are very friendly and happy.

There is a Zambian word kuichayila, which means when things get tough, stay calm and keep cool.

It sums up their way of life and Ill be definitely thinking about that from now on. It was really good, a great experience.

During his time in Africa Ben, 20, formed a strong bond working alongside two local peer leaders, Steven and Isaac, and saw his teams impress at annual sports competition the Wallace Tournament.

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Pep Guardiola has suggested that he would be interested in becoming the next coach of Spain's national team at some point in the future.

The 41-year-old is currently enjoying a sabbatical in New York after his departure from Barcelona at the end of last season, and he hinted the position could interest him in the coming years.

"Coaching the national team? You never know what could happen," Guardiola said at an annual event in Mexico City, organized by Fundacion Telmex - the charity of telecoms tycoon Carlos Slim.

"I'm feeling very well in New York, and I'll stay here for a year. I don't know when I will return to coaching, but it will not be this year.

"I will make my comeback once I have the desire to coach again, but that's not the case just yet."

The former midfielder then looked back on his time at Barca, and stressed that he never planned to spend his entire career in Catalunya.

"I never had the intention to stay at Barcelona my entire life. It was a stage in my life and I had a great time. The time to move on had come, though, so I decided to quit," Guardiola said.

"It was all about entertaining the fans at Barcelona. The crowd have to enjoy watching football. I stuck to a tradition that was started by Johan Cruyff, who also had a great group of players."

Guardiola won an impressive 14 trophies during his four years at the Blaugrana.

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(Sports Network) - The Detroit Tigers continue their quest toward an American League Central crown on Saturday when they once again try to open a three-game series with the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park.

This series was slated to get underway on Friday, but rain caused a postponement. Now the series will close with a day-night doubleheader on Sunday.

Detroit enters this matchup trailing the division-leading Chicago White Sox by 1 1/2 games. But the Tigers close their season with 13 games against the Twins and Kansas City Royals. The Twins, of course, are tied with the Cleveland Indians for the worst record in the AL, while the Royals are 13 games under .500.

The Tigers lost for only the third time in nine tries on Thursday and were denied a three-game sweep over the Oakland Athletics with a 12-4 loss.

Gerald Laird, Austin Jackson and Prince Fielder knocked in runs, and Andy Dirks also homered for the Tigers, who remained within striking distance of Chicago in the AL Central. Chicago lost at Kansas City on Thursday.

Anibal Sanchez (3-6) was charged with six hits and six runs -- five earned -- over 5 2/3 innings.

"We won the first two and we got off to a good start today. Obviously we didn't get it, that's the way it is. Now we turn the page and start to scoreboard watch," noted Tigers manager Jim Leyland.

Getting the call for the Tigers on Saturday will be righty Doug Fister, who had a two-start winning streak stopped his last time out. Fister lost to Chicago on Monday, as the White Sox reached him for five runs (4 earned) and eight hits in only four innings, dropping him to 9-9 to go along with a 3.65 ERA.

Fister beat the Twins the last time he faced them, but is just 2-6 lifetime against them with a 3.68 ERA in eight starts.

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12,000 people take part in County Durham health initiative

12:00pm Saturday 22nd September 2012 in News By Tony Kearney

A NUMBER of organisations have joined forces to celebrate the success of a health and fitness programme.

More than 12,000 people have taken part in the Changing the Physical Activity Landscape programme since it was launched in February 2010. It was established to reduce the risk of heart disease and to get people active and healthy.

Some of the 23 organistions taking part in the programme came together at County Hall, in Durham City, yesterday.

Andrew Power, physical activity manager of County Durham Sport, which manages the programme, said: The programme has become big. Were expecting 14,000 people to have come through the programme by the end of it.

Weve got a good spread of individual organisations here today and, with six months left of the programme, were trying to sustain their work for the future.

Dawn Phillips, public health consultant for NHS County Durham, was present to see the ongoing work.

She said: Were identifying risks. The goal is to get people active and able to achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

If we invest now we can prevent ill health. We have fewer people going to their GPs since this programme began.

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21-09-2012 15:01 As we save for our retirement years it's not uncommon to find ourselves with more accounts than we know what to do with. http As we save for our retirement years it's not uncommon to find ourselves with more accounts than we know what to do with. Throughout our working years we have sporadic opportunities to save for retirement and we are told diversification is the key to retirement success. As a result many savers find themselves with multiple retirement accounts. For example: 3 CDs, a Money Market Account, 2 annuities, an IRA, a 401(k) or 403(b), and 2 brokerage accounts. That would be a total of 10 separate retirement accounts. Here are just a few challenges caused by having too many retirement accounts: Which account should you spend first and why? Which account should you spend last and why? How do you calculate Required Minimum Distributions from multiple qualified accounts? Is one account losing as much as another is earning? (break even) Will you have enough money for a comfortable retirement? Are your beneficiaries set up properly on ALL of your retirement accounts? Mesa Tucson Arizona Financial Retirement Planner/Adviser Jeff Vogan offers some strategies to consolidate and simplify the income process.

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Most say they would "work longer to live better", but some are taking a risk by carrying debt into retirement

TORONTO, Sept. 21, 2012 /CNW/ - A new CIBC (CM.TO) (CM) poll conducted by Leger Marketing reveals that most of Canada's 50-59 year olds don't intend to give up their current lifestyle as they enter retirement, despite falling short of their retirement savings goals. The poll also reveals that some Canadians in their 50s are planning to carry debt into retirement with no immediate plans to pay it off, an approach that could reduce their retirement cash flow and jeopardize their plans to live the good life.

Key poll findings include:

"One of the keys to planning for retirement is having a clear view of how much monthly income you can generate once you leave work, and whether that income will support your expenses," said Christina Kramer, Executive Vice-President, Retail Distribution and Channel Strategy, CIBC. "These poll findings would suggest that some Canadians approaching retirement would benefit from a conversation with an advisor about whether their retirement income and monthly cash flow will live up to their plans."

Carrying Debt for Life?

Poll results also show that some of Canada's boomers are already forecasting that they will carry debt into retirement, and have no plans to pay it off anytime soon.

According to Ms. Kramer, this may also suggest some Canadians approaching retirement are too comfortable with today's low interest rates on their debt, and may not have evaluated the negative impact that ongoing debt payments can have on their cash flow.

"Retiring with debt creates a drag on your retirement income, as monthly repayments will reduce cash flow and can actually limit your financial flexibility once you retire," said Ms. Kramer. "While some Canadians may feel they can incorporate monthly debt payments into their retirement, the reality is that repaying debt before retirement remains an integral component of maximizing cash flow."

Ms. Kramer added that for the vast majority of Canadians, a debt-free start to retirement is the right strategy. "Entering retirement with minimal or no debt maximizes your cash flow, and gives you a clear sense of the level of expenses that will be manageable within your retirement plan."

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Law of Attraction guru Natalie Ledwell of Mind Movies publishes exclusive home interview with famous personal development and Law of Attraction teacher John Assaraf.

In this video, John Assaraf finally opens up about his past and shares how he got into trouble with the law when he was very young. He explains how his realization that illegal activities were never going to bring him success led him to change his mindset in order to enact real change in his life.

According to John Assaraf, "The first years of my life were just like any other kid in a normal family. When I was in my early teens, 13 to 18, I got in a lot of trouble with the law... I did a lot of illegal things and I thought that was the way I was going to be successful.. Yet I knew it wasn't gonna be an easy road. Fortunately for me, when I was 19, I had a really good turning point where we almost got in a whole lot of trouble with the law. And I realized at that moment that if I was going to continue on this path, that I would be going to jail or I'd die; one of the two. And those really weren't good options for me. I had a wakeup call.... Finally! Somebody inside my head hit it hard and said STOP. And I stopped doing what I was doing and I found a mentor."

After his success in the hit film The Secret, John Assaraf says he continues to use the power of the Law of Attraction to make changes in his life, and shares his unique daily success routine. John Assaraf also mentions his "Secret of 3s" for achieving your weight loss, relationship, and financial goals - information that has never before been revealed publicly.

Ledwell was excited to have John Assaraf on her online show, The Inspiration Show. She said, "It's great to hear from such a guru in the personal development industry. No one knows the Law of Attraction like John Assaraf."

Over 1 million people worldwide have already received Ledwells free pre-made Mind Movies, which are dynamic moving video vision boards that help viewers visualize and achieve their desires and goals faster and easier than they ever thought possible.

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While UR maintains its commitment to the residential college feel at least on the undergraduate level, URs School of Nursing has embraced the trend of online education and plans to expand online offerings in a model that UR President Joel Seligman praised in his Annual Report to the University community given to the UR Faculty Senate last week.

Our School of Nursing has been the leader at our University in developing a significant online curriculum, he said in the address on Tuesday, Sept. 11.

The School of Nursing has been offering online learning for about a decade, beginning with elective courses such as physiology and anatomy basic courses needed to start a nursing degree. The school currently offers five of these prerequisite courses for a Bachelor of Science degree solely online.

About a year after they started offering these classes, the school began building what are now called hybrid online degree programs and now offers two: the Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program and the Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science completion program. The school also offers 44 other hybrid online courses with required in-class and online components. It plans to launch two new hybrid online programs by 2015: a Leadership in Health Care Systems program and a Doctor of Nursing Practice program.

Dean of the School of Nursing Kathy Rideout said that while the prerequisite courses have minimal interaction with faculty and are entirely self-directed, the hybrid online programs are restricted to a small number of students to maintain a high quality of education.

Faculty and student interaction is critical, Rideout said, adding that it is also vital to maintain the same rigor in the course when it is taught online, while catering to the need for convenience.

Despite the success of the School of Nursings programs 41 percent of the curriculum is currently offered online and online education provides 26 percent of the School of Nursing tuition revenue it remains unclear if this model can and will be extrapolated to other schools within the University or if this success might uniquely pertain to the School of Nursing.

It reflects more our profession of nursing more than our University, Rideout said.

Before launching the online curriculum, the School of Nursing solicited student feedback and ascertained that students wanted the online curriculum because most work full-time.

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Port Adelaide chief executive Keith Thomas has denied reports no-one wants to coach the club after prospective candidates Rodney Eade and Brett Ratten withdrew from the race to take over the struggling team.

In an expansive message from the CEO on the Port Adelaide website on Friday afternoon, Thomas said the search for a new coach would now take longer than the initial deadline of Grand Final day 2012.

Thomas said this had occurred as a consequence of the club honouring John McCarthy after his tragic death last week.

But the chief executive was adamant the Power were still on track to find a new coach sooner rather than later.

"We are currently still in stage 2 of our pre-determined 3-phase process, which means we are still interviewing candidates," wrote Thomas.

"I can confirm that Brett Ratten did present to the panel, and has subsequently withdrawn from the race citing the fact that he believes a senior assistant role somewhere may be more appropriate for him in the immediate aftermath of his Carlton experience. We respect his decision.

"In regards to the rest of the field, despite the fact that finals participation, dealing with John's tragedy and celebrating his life, along with other issues have presented a few logistical challenges, we are very comfortable with our options and progress to date.

"Having accepted that the pre-grand final timeline was not going to be possible following recent events, we are now simply committed to moving through these final stages as efficiently and diligently as we can.

"Far from being 'the club no-one wants to coach' as reported in one interstate paper today, we need to be patient, make sure that we do our due diligence, and ultimately pick the right guy for Port Adelaide. It's as simple as that."

Port Adelaide started looking for a new coach after parting ways with Matthew Primus following the club's Round 19 loss to GWS.

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Sometimes, a man can protect his life from every peril except for himself. This seems to be the case as former head coach Billy Clyde Gillispie resigned from Texas Tech, ending a volatile and disappointing tenure that casts plenty of doubt about his future in Division I basketball.

Gillispie was once a promising coaching prospect who appeared ready to stake his claim as the next big thing in college hoops. Instead, he has allowed his inner demons to take control of his life and have effectively forced him away from what he loves doing most: coaching basketball to young men.

The story of Billy Gillispie is one of sadness and regret, but it all began with great promise during his early days as an assistant head coach. Gillispie's first job in Division I came under the guidance of head coach Harry Miller at Baylor University. The highlight of his tenure came in 1996, when Gillispie helped assemble the Bears' sixth-ranked recruiting class in the nation that season.

Billy eventually left the Baylor program and landed at the University of Tulsa, where he learned under head coach Bill Self. The two formed a dynamite duo and they led the school to an appearance in the Elite Eight during the 2000 NCAA Tournament.

Self and Gillispie then left together to coach at the University of Illinois, where they yet again took the team to the 2001 NCAA Elite Eight. After their great success, Gillispie helped the Illini land a Top-10 recruiting class. The team advanced to the Sweet 16 the following season, in large part because of Billy Clyde's great tactical skills and ability to lure great talent to campus.

Before moving forward, take a step backward and observe what this man accomplished in such a short time span. He helped guide multiple programs to great success in the NCAA tournament while simultaneously recruiting at a high level at schools that were not recruiting hotbeds beforehand. The man accomplished great success in a short period of time, which would be the theme going forward in his rise to stardom.

Known as a hot up-and-comer and a great recruiter, Billy Gillispie finally landed his first major head coaching position by accepting the head coaching job at the University of Texas at El Paso in 2002. His first season for the Miners yielded an ugly 6-24 record, but the coach assembled a Top 25 overall class that promised great things for the program ahead.

Billy accomplished more than he could have dreamed in his second season, as his Miners completed the biggest turnaround of the season and finished 24-8 while taking home the WAC conference title. The startling turnaround earned Gillispie the Texas Coach of the Year award and he was a finalist for National Coach of the Year honors.

Gillispie parlayed this success into a promotion of sorts by leaving UTEP to take over as the head coach for Texas A&M. The Aggies finished 7-21 prior to Billy's hiring but quickly turned things around as he led them to a 21-10 record in the 2004-05 season. The 14-game turnaround was the greatest improvement in the nation, making Gillispie the first head coach in NCAA history to lead the nation's most improved team two years in a row.

He led Texas A&M to the NIT and even won games against ranked in-state rivals Texas and Texas Tech. It was no wonder then that he was a unanimous selection as the Big 12 Coach of the Year.

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