MINNEAPOLIS Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery is preparing for business as usual Monday after the Bears conclude their disappointing season Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. During an interview on the WBBM-FM (105.9) pregame show Sunday, Emery shared nothing about his status or that of coach Marc Trestman when asked whether outside discussion about his and coaches job security has been difficult. We just stayed focused on the game at hand, Emery said. This week its Minnesota. Obviously, its at the end of the season. So on Monday, well have a team meeting. Our coaches will hold that meeting. After that, theyll start evaluating the players. Weve already done that from a personnel perspective, and well move forward.

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What a difference two years can make.

Dad Marshal Laverick is photographed sitting on the step of his home looking fit and healthy - a very different picture from 24 months earlier.

Marshal has shed seven stone and is now hoping his weightloss journey will inspire others to do the same. The father-of-three, from Stanley, County Durham, joined Slimming World after a doctor told him he should lose weight when his knee collapsed.

At 22-stone Marshal said he couldnt enjoy exercise and had never been on a plane for fear he would not fit in the seats.

The former telecoms worker managed to shed the stones after joining the weightloss group going from a 52inch waist band to a 38inch but he hopes to lose even more weight.

He said: My whole life has changed for the better, it had to change.

Its been fantastic.

Last year was the first time Id had a holiday abroad, I was scared to go on the plane because of the size of the seats.

Across the Derwentside area of County Durham Slimming World helped 5,000 people lose a total of 3,679 stone in 2014 alone.

Marshal said the secret of his weight loss was due to changes to his diet and regular exercise which is based on the Slimming World mantra.

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Marshal Laverick has lost seven stone in just two years He used to weigh 22st but now tips the scales at a slim 15st Was too afraid to fly in case he got stuck in the aeroplane seats Has now taken his first ever overseas holiday in the Mediterranean

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Published: 11:52 EST, 28 December 2014 | Updated: 13:21 EST, 28 December 2014

A father-of-three who was so overweight that he was afraid of getting stuck in a plane seat has shed seven stone - and taken his first overseas holiday.

At 22st and the owner of a 52" waist, Marshal Laverick, from Stanley in County Durham, was overweight and desperately in need of a change.

After one of his knees collapsed under the strain, he finally decided to overhaul his diet and has lost seven stone in just two years.

Slimline: Marshal Laverick has managed to lose an impressive seven stone in just over two years

'Last year was the first time Id had a holiday abroad,' he confirms. 'I was scared to go on the plane because of the size of the seats.'

Now tipping the scales at a svelte 15st and boasting a slim 38 inch waist, Mr Laverick says he still has to battle cravings but is happier than ever.

'My whole life has changed for the better,' he beams. 'It had to change. Its been fantastic.'

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The manufacturing sector appears to have enjoyed just a brief, one-off bounce since the federal election, with business conditions eased in the first three months of this year.

However, manufacturing did expand for two consecutive quarters for the first time since early 2011.

The composite index of Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI)-Westpac industrial trend survey released on Thursday dropped 5.4 points to 50.9 in the March quarter after spiking in the final three months of 2013.

An index above 50 points indicates the sector is expanding.

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ACCI acting chief economist Burchell Wilson said the result was a "little bit disturbing".

Expectations for the index in the future also tumbled, from 60.3 points in the December quarter to just 51.6 points in the March quarter.

"If actual conditions continue to disappoint expectations, we may see a further correction in the year ahead," Mr Wilson told reporters in Canberra.

However, Westpac senior economist Andrew Hanlan drew some positives from the report, not least the survey's labour market index remaining positive for a second quarter in a row and coming off nine consecutive negative quarters.

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A CHINESE Lantern caused a fire which ignited two garden sheds and a fence on Christmas Day.

Now, Dorset Fire and Rescue Service (DFRS) has urged members of the public not to use the lanterns during the festive and New Year celebrations due to their volatility.

Firefighters were called to Preston Road in Overcombe just after 7pm after a member of the public reported that their shed was on fire.

Two crews from Weymouth attended the incident, and used two hose reel jets to extinguish the fire, which had engulfed two sheds and an area of fencing by the time firefighters arrived.

Anne Newell, watch manager for DFRS and incident commander, said: Two sheds were damaged by fire including an area of fencing. The cause was a stray chinese lantern.

Now, the service is urging members of the public not to use the lanterns during festive and New Year celebrations due to their risk.

Dave Allen, Community Safety Advisor at DFRS, also attended the scene and said: We recommend that members of the public do not use Chinese lanterns.

Due to their volatility they can stray and pose a fire risk to members of the public, property and animals."

Dorset Fire and Rescue Service will be revisiting the area to provide community safety advice in the coming days.

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Dubai: Shedding light on the sufferings of thousands, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) in association with Benchmark Middle East, on Thursday kicked off a year-long campaign to create awareness about diabetes.

The Stay Strong initiative, which is part of the year-long Dubai against Diabetes programme, was held at Burj Park, bringing together diabetics, doctors and campaigners in a show of solidarity for diabetes patients.

Our aim is to spread word about diabetes, to inform as many people as possible about steps that can be taken to prevent this disease and to let diabetics know that they are not alone.

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As part of the campaign, more than 10,000 light bulbs were lit up to form the largest light bulb circle in the world, another Guinness world record.

The Stay Strong initiative aims to reach out to schools, universities and hospitals to educate children about the disease and ways to prevent it.

As part of the campaign, a mobile phone app called Stay Strong was launched recently.

Dubai against Diabetes is a noble cause and we hope to target as many people as possible through the campaign. Our aim is to spread word about diabetes, to inform as many people as possible about steps that can be taken to prevent this disease and to let diabetics know that they are not alone, said Mohammad Hamad, founder and managing director at Benchmark Middle East, who organised the event in association with DHA.

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West Coast recruit Xavier Ellis admits he was glad former coach John Worsfold wasn't around to challenge him to a race when he arrived for the AFL club's pre-season training.

Ellis struggled to maintain his elite fitness levels during his last three years at Hawthorn, with a myriad of foot, calf and knee injuries restricting him to just 16 games over that period.

The 2008 premiership midfielder secured a trade to West Coast at the end of last year, but he knew he was starting way behind others at the start of pre-season.

"I didn't come over in peak condition. I didn't play much footy for a couple of years, so I was a bit overweight, sloppy and a bit unfit," Ellis said.

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"I remember Murray Newman losing a 2km (time trial) to John Worsfold (in 2012). He would have had me too.

"But I'm fit now. The fitness staff and doctors have been great."

If Ellis was a superstitious person, the injury-prone midfielder would have been a tad worried when he first arrived in Perth.

"I moved all my stuff over. Most of it broke on the train," he said with a laugh.

But Ellis' time in the west has been smooth so far.

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As many of you will know Ive been rather busy in the past few months. My work placement at a local museum meant that I couldnt find the time to watch as much wrestling and MMA as I usually did. But as I have the next couple of weeks off Ive decided to catch up on a few recent shows.

And what better place is there to start than with something that has impressed the hell out of me in the past and WWEs feeder group, NXT, as we take a look at their most recent offering, Takeover: R-Evolution.

The show began with singles action the debuting Kevin Owens took on C.J. Parker.

To say that the former Mr. Steen put in an impressive showing in his first WWE outing would not be underestimating things. It was the perfect way to introduce the former ROH star to the WWE crowd, a short, high-intensity battle designed to show SteenI mean Owens at his best.

Parker managed to get in a few blows, but at the end of the day there was only ever going to be one result here. There may not have been a package piledriver, but Owens took the win with a pop-up powerbomb. Nice stuff.

The first title match of the evening saw the Vaudevillains team of Aiden English and Simon Gotch challenging Sin Cara and Kalisto, the Lucha Dragons, for the NXT Tag Team Championship.

This wasnt too bad for what it was. You couldnt really call it a back and forth encounter. Cara began the match for his team, and it wasnt long before English and Gotch were giving him the punching bag treatment as they put together a nice sequence of moves.

The masked man eventually somersaulted his way out of his opponents corner for the hot tag to the other masked man, and thats when the bodies began to fly as the luchadores put together a string of high flying moves, and after they flew over the top rope to take English out of the picture Kalisto took Gotch down with the SDS for the title retaining pin.

It was back to singles action for the next match as Tye Dillinger faced Baron Corbin.

The blink of youll miss it affair of the evening saw Corbin, who has apparently been finishing off his opponents in double quick time, dominate the match as he took Dillinger down with snake eyes, a big boot, and his end of days finisher for the win. Thats about it really.

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