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In 1960, in the midst of the Cold War, the United States imposed an embargo on goods to Cuba, excepting food and medicine. This was two years after Fidel Castro came to power and tilted Cuba into the influence of the Soviet Union. The embargo occurred after Cuba nationalized American-owned businesses without compensation. Nearly two years later, the embargo was tightened by forbidding almost all exports. Little known is that the United States imposed an embargo on Cuba in 1958 when Fulgencio Batista was still in power. That embargo forbid the transfer of American arms to Cuba.
The easing of the embargo and travel restrictions by Barack Obama in 2016 was long overdue. While there was geopolitical justification for the embargo during the Cold War, the fall of the Soviet Union turned the already poorly run Cuban economy upside down. Since then, Cuba has drastically scaled back its international efforts to advance communism. It did continue its humanitarian efforts with as many as 20,000 doctors in 68 countries as late as 2004. That cannot be construed as a threat to the United States or any country. Yet, the Cold War embargo on Cuba by the US continued for twenty-five years after the fall of the Soviet Union.
When Raul Castro replaced his brother as President, he began a slow liberalization of the economy which allowed for the operation of small businesses, the right to own private property and decreased persecution of the LGBT community. Despite these changes, Cuba remains a country with few freedoms.
The hope of the Obama administration was that opening relations with Cuba would lead to further liberties there. That was not just a hope but a lesson of history. Trade, tourism and other international contacts are revolutionary to closed states. There is a reason that North Korea is a tightly closed society. If its people knew more about the outside world, they would revolt. The Soviet Union collapsed because the Soviets wanted to emulate the massive technological changes the West was undergoing in hopes of stimulating their economy. People risked their lives to leave the Iron Curtain during the Cold War because they knew about the higher quality of life in the West. Increased contacts with Americans most likely would have pushed some form of social upheaval and change in Cuba over the coming years.
A few dags ago, the Trump administration announced that it is rescinding much of Obama's Cuba policy . This is possible because Obama made the changes based on an executive order. It can be undone by an executive order too, and that is Trump's path to action. Trump declared the reasons for the policy change:
"To the Cuban government, I say, put an end to the abuse of dissidents, release the political prisoners, stop jailing innocent people, open yourselves to political and economic freedoms, return the fugitives from American justice, including the return of the cop killer Joanne Chesimard," Trump said, referencing the former Black Panther who was convicted of murder in 1977.
Trump's assertions are factual and backed up by human rights organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Cuba is one of the worst offenders of human rights in the world. However, it is not the worst. If this was a change in US foreign policy to place human rights at the forefront as Jimmy Carter once did, then it could be something to cheer.
What upends Trump's argument is not that Cuba shouldn't have sanctions, which is a question in itself, but if the United States wants to implement a policy based on human rights, then it must be based on human rights and not political posturing. That is not happening.
Freedom House does an annual ranking of political and civil freedoms of all countries in the world. On a scale of 0 to 100, Cuba places a 15. That is very low. Yet, there are nearly 20 countries lower still. Many of those countries are supported by or have close relationships with the United States. These include South Sudan, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Bahrain, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan and, of course, Saudi Arabia. The United States is not going to place an embargo on Saudi Arabia or any of the other countries listed unless a government adverse to the interests of the United States comes to power or these countries drift within 90 miles of the US coastline and acquire a large politically influential ethnic group in a swing state…like Florida.
Cuba's Freedom House rating is exactly the same as China's. The closest Trump has come to imposing economic sanctions on China is to threaten them with tariffs as high as 45%. Moreover, Trump's threat of tariffs is not even based on human rights, but trade policies. The human rights abuses going on in China are perfectly fine for the Trump administration to do business with, but intolerable when it comes to Cuba.
The only reason for the Cuban policy shift is Trump's fulfillment of a campaign promise to Cuban voters and to curry the favor of Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a Cuban-American. Trump's actions are not supported by the American public. The Obama policy on Cuba is wildly popular, even 64% of Republicans favor keeping it.
If during Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia he had blasted their human rights failings, there might be some argument that human rights matter to him in Cuba and elsewhere. Instead, Trump announced a $100 billion military deal with the Saudis. Instead of an embargo, the Saudis got their wish list of military hardware.
China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba — three different countries with roughly the same human rights problems represent three different Trump policies. To be fair, this is how Presidents have acted for decades. Trump's policies are nothing new to American foreign policy. Instead of building on Obama's actions with Cuba, which was a first step to putting that relationship into a geopolitical footing similar to other nations, Trump is returning to the policies of the Cold War without the Soviet adversary.
Cuba doesn't have the trade power or oil to curry American economic favor, but it isn't the threat it was decades ago. While there is no reason for the United States to support the Cuban government as it does with Saudi Arabia, neither is there any reason to shove Cuban foreign policy back into the darkness of the Cold War. Declaring a return to Cold War policies because of Cuban human rights is not just another hypocritical step in American foreign policy, but an insult to all those persecuted in China, Saudi Arabia and the many other countries with dismal human rights records that the United States supports.


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War and Peace
The war we know about is a state of armed conflict between different groups of people. War isn't just guns and bombs. War can also be a battle about certain things. One example is the war on illiteracy, that isn't a battle with guns but it's a problem we are trying to fight.
It's a where there no violence, conflict behaviors. People understand the concept of peace as the absence of being hostile.
Common Symbol of Peace
The Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary war was one of the most important wars in the United States' history. Why you ask? This is because the war won our independence from England. It's interesting the war was very unpredictable. The Revolutionary war was between the American Colonies and Great Britain.
According to James May The war started on April 19, 1775 and ended September 3, 1783. The U.S didn't have a good army but won the war. The soldiers of the colonies were regular people, they were trained to use weapons by a gunsmith, some people came in able to use weapons and others didn't.
Great Britain had the best army in the world at the time and had never lost a battle. All of Britain's soldiers had at least a year of experience in battle. Making our success so weird. People called the Colonists a "Rag Tag Group of Soldiers."
The Civil War? Not actually Civil, but hostile. The American Civil War, was a war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Union and the Southern slave states that declared their withdrawal from the United states of America. The war focused on the issue of slavery, regionalism, and sectionalism.
Civil War
World War 1 the first global war which was fought in Europe. It began on the 28th of July 1914 and lasted until 11th of November in 1918. Known as the World War or the Great War from its occurrence. This was until the start of World War II in 1939. The belligerents were France, The British Empire, Russian Empire, Kingdom of Italy, United States, Kingdom of Serbia, Kingdom of Romania, Empire of Japan, Belgium, Portugal, and the Kingdom of Greece V.S German Empire, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria."
World War II or the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.The two belligerents were Soviet Union, United States, United Kingdom, China, France, Poland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Yugoslavia, Greece, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Brazil, Mexico VS Germany, Japan, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria. Nazi Germany was what really started the war, the Nazi party was a group that was t is a variety of fascist they incorporated biological racism, and anti-Semitism.
Vietnam War
President Lyndon Johnson said "Every night before I turn out the lights to sleep I ask myself this question: Have I done everything that I can do to unite this country? Have I done everything I can to help unite the world, to try to bring peace and hope to all the peoples of the world? Have I done enough?" This was the Cold War Era. The Vietnam War started on November 1955 and ended on 30 April in 1975. This was a bloody battle, twenty years of war was brutal. Over 3.5 million people died in this war. The war was fought to end Communism in North Vietnam.
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A U.S. B-66 Destroyer and four F-105 Thunderchiefs dropped bombs on North Vietnam during Operation Rolling Thunder. The Operation Consisted of air strikes in Khe Sanh, North Vietnam. More Bombs had been dropped in this operation then in all of WW2.
The War in Afghanistan (2001–present.) The War started after the tragedy that happened 11 years and 10 months ago on September 11th. We started the war to get rid of Al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban from power in Afghanistan. On the Day of September 11th 2001 President Bush said justice will be served. The Bush era soon begun. On the date of May 2, 2011 Al-Qaeda founder and and Leader Osama bin Laden was killed by a group known as Seal Team Six. On that great night President Barack Obama said "Justice has been done."
Japan comes right after them their unemployment rate is 4.1%. Japan has some of the world's lowest crime and homicide rates and the citizens are banned from possessing firearms.
Not The END of War
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The most peaceful country in the world is New Zealand. New Zealand has a low crime rate compared to many other countries. Even out of a comparison someone will be surprised.
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They has a low homicide rate, and there unemployment rate is 4.5% as of 2013.
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text: The working capital ratio, also called the current ratio, is a liquidity ratio that measures a firm's ability to pay off its current liabilities with current assets. The working capital ratio is important to creditors because it shows the liquidity of the company. Current liabilities are best paid with current assets like cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities because these assets can be converted into cash much quicker than fixed assets. The faster the assets can be converted into cash, the more likely the company will have the cash in time to pay its debts. The reason this ratio is called the working capital ratio comes from the working capital calculation. When current assets exceed current liabilities, the firm has enough capital to run its day-to-day operations. In other words, it has enough capital to work. The working capital ratio transforms the working capital calculation into a comparison between current assets and current liabilities. Formula The working capital ratio is calculated by dividing current assets by current liabilities. Both of these current accounts are stated separately from their respective long-term accounts on the balance sheet. This presentation gives investors and creditors more information to analyze about the company. Current assets and liabilities are always stated first on financial statements and then followed by long-term assets and liabilities. This calculation gives you a firm understanding what percentage a firm's current assets are of its current liabilities. Analysis Since the working capital ratio measures current assets as a percentage of current liabilities, it would only make sense that a higher ratio is more favorable. A WCR of 1 indicates the current assets equal current liabilities. A ratio of 1 is usually considered the middle ground. It's not risky, but it is also not very safe. This means that the firm would have to sell all of its current assets in order to pay off its current liabilities. A ratio less than 1 is considered risky by creditors and investors because it shows the company isn't running efficiently and can't cover its current debt properly. A ratio less than 1 is always a bad thing and is often referred to as negative working capital. On the other hand, a ratio above 1 shows outsiders that the company can pay all of its current liabilities and still have current assets left over or positive working capital. Example Since the working capital ratio has two main moving parts, assets and liabilities, it is important to think about how they work together. In other words, how does the ratio change if a firm's current liabilities increase while the current assets stay the same? Here are the four examples of changes that affect the ratio: Current assets increase = increase in WCR Current assets decrease= decrease in WCR Current liabilities increase = decrease in WCR Current liabilities decrease = increase in WCR Let's take a look at an example. Kay's Machine Shop has several loans from banks for equipment she purchased in the last five years. All of these loans are coming due which is decreasing her working capital. At the end of the year, Kay had $100,000 of current assets and $125,000 of current liabilities. Here is her WCR: As you can see, Kay's WCR is less than 1 because her debt is increasing. This makes her business more risky to new potential credits. If Kay wants to apply for another loan, she should pay off some of the liabilities to lower her working capital ratio before she applies.


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The first family to take advantage of Exeter City's new £37 under 12s season ticket for next season received a special pre-match visit from vice-captain Steve Tully on Saturday to thank them for their support.
James Smail's seat alongside Dad Paul in the Stagecoach Family Stand for the 23 league games next season will cost just £1.60 a game thanks to the club's new price scheme – aimed at encouraging more families to attend matches.
And fans are reminded that this fantastic offer isn't just available for renewing season ticket holders, it's for new ticket holders as well.
Super Saver season tickets for under 12s (available until March 31) in the Stagecoach Family Stand and ATASS Devon Air Ambulance Big Bank cost just £37 while it is just £88 to sit in the Flybe Stand.
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Amazon's first smartphone isn't expected to get its official reveal until this Wednesday, but the retailer isn't leaving anything to chance when it comes to ecosystem with a renewed push to its Appstore. The download store – which caters to Amazon's heavily-customized version of Android it uses on the Kindle Fire HDX tablets, Fire TV set-top box, and is expected to deploy again on the as-yet unnamed smartphone – now has in excess of 240,000 titles, Amazon announced today, meaning it has almost tripled in content versus last year.
That's important, since Amazon's devices can't access the regular Google Play store for apps. While the underlying architecture is the same – the same title can be sideloaded onto each platform – Amazon's variation on Android doesn't qualify to include Google's apps and services.
Amazon uses its own payment platform, as well as Amazon Coins its virtual currency, and developers are required to independently submit their apps to the store.
Interest in doing that is likely to increase once the Amazon phone is revealed on Wednesday, given it will open the door to a new rush of potential customers. Details on the expected phone are scant, though it's believed to borrow the same matte black styling from the Fire HDX tablets, in addition to face-tracking for a new type of UI.
Whether that system will require extra customization from developers to their apps is unclear at this stage, however. We should know more after Wednesday.


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"Helloooo, Newman."
With a slight sneer, Jerry would always say the name of his neighbor on "Seinfeld" with equal parts acknowledgement and eye-rolling. And as I gathered this past Monday afternoon with nine of my colleagues here at ESPN Fantasy, that exasperated and slightly tired tone permeated through my thoughts.
It's not that I don't like my fellow fantasy folks -- quite the contrary. I consider all of them good friends. And they are a smart, fun bunch to draft with. But, as Tiger Woods never said, everything in moderation. Hah! Thought I was gonna use a joke about a certain fired sitcom star there, didn't you? Well, that is even more played out than Tiger jokes, as are drafts against my friends.
Over the past two months I have spent two days locked in a room with them discussing every player in baseball, drafted against them multiple times and talked with many of them on the podcast, in the office or at lunch. I've read them all, and they me. If you asked me to draft an "Eric Karabell team" or a "Jason Grey one" or a "Tristan Cockcroft team" I could do just that, as I am sure they could all do the same for me. ("OK, now, I would not draft Bedard in the fifth. Come on!")
But, with many drafts scheduled for this week and the weekend after Opening Day, we decided to gather once more to mock. Armed with spring stats and injury news, we all piled into the virtual draft room one last time and warily looked each other over. "Helloooooo, fantasy staff."
For an ESPN standard ten-team mixed league with the typical 5x5 categories, the draft order was fantasy deputy editor (and 06010 podcast co-host) Nate Ravitz, ESPN Insider Answer Guy Dave Hunter, fantasy analyst AJ Mass, your friendly neighborhood TMR, fantasy editor James Quintong, fantasy editor Keith Lipscomb, ESPN Insider Answer Guy Shawn "C-dub" Cwalinski, fantasy editor Pierre Becquey, fantasy Insider Eric Karabell and fantasy Insider Jason Grey.
In each round, I'm going to talk about whom I drafted, whom I was thinking about drafting and any thoughts I may have on other picks. When you see a number in parentheses after a player, that's my rank of that player on my recently updated top 200.
Was thinking about: Troy Tulowitzki. After Troy, shortstop gets ugly quick, and I'm a positional scarcity guy (I have Troy at No. 5 in my ranks), so I was thinking of grabbing him here knowing there was no way he was coming back.
I actually took: Miguel Cabrera. As Buster Olney explained on our podcast last week, Cabrera does fine with off-the-field issues as long as there is structure. Planes to catch, games to play, meetings to get to. In a team environment, with a 24-hour sponsor with him, Cabrera should be able to cope just fine. I think he's gonna have a monster season and, in fact, I have him at No. 3 overall, so happy to get him at No. 4.
I raised my eyebrow at: Nate taking Hanley Ramirez No. 1. His explanation: "I thought I could build a better team around the No. 1 shortstop than I could the No. 1 first baseman."
We'll see.
Was thinking about: Nelson Cruz (whom I love this year), Dustin Pedroia (positional scarcity again, as the top tier of second basemen took a hit with Utley's injury, and you know I'm no Ian Kinsler fan) and Alex Rodriguez.
I actually took: Kevin Youkilis. This is where knowing your leaguemates pays off a bit. I knew only Jason Grey would potentially reach for Cruz at this point and he wouldn't get a pick again until after my third-round selection. So I figured Cruz would still be there.
So now it boiled down to which third baseman did I want: Youk or A-Rod? I actually have A-Rod (17) two spots ahead of Youkilis (19) and in most cases would have gone for the Yankee. But in this case I went with Youk instead, specifically because I already had Cabrera.
First base is actually a bit more shallow this year than folks think (in terms of big power sources) and I'm a big believer in power being scarce this year. So this would create more scarcity at first base. Add to that the fact that Youk would qualify at two positions in case I'm dead wrong about Miggy pushed him over the top for me. I would construct my team with the idea that Youk will be my third baseman for most of the year and I'll just grab whomever is left at third on the final round for the first two weeks. Yooooooukkkkkkkk!.
Raised my eyebrow at: Shawn Cwalinski taking Ryan Zimmerman over A-Rod at 14. I'm on the bandwagon of Rodriguez having one more really big year this year. Plus, Cwalinski had drafted Longoria in the first. Trying to create scarcity? Hmmm. Also, shocked at how far Halladay fell (to James Quintong at 16). One of the results of drafting with the same group over and over: Everyone has gotten the message that pitching is deep this year. I'm fine with him dropping that far; I just was surprised he did.
Was thinking about: Pedroia (20) again. A bit surprised he didn't go in the second.
Actually took: Nelson Cruz (13). Knew he would be there. Look, I've been all over him all preseason. This year's Josh Hamilton to me. Gut call, but I feel this year he stays healthy and puts it all together for a monster season. Also, as I've written, almost 20/20 last year in fewer than 400 at-bats, while battling injuries the whole time. All-in on Nelson Cruz.
Raised my eyebrow at: Cwalinski again, this time in a positive manner, as I was surprised Josh Hamilton lasted until Pick 27. Health concerns, of course, but he was a top-three fantasy player last year.
Arghhhhh! I was desperately hoping Shin-Soo Choo would fall to me, but alas, Cwalinski grabbed him at Pick 34.
Was thinking about: Ichiro Suzuki, Justin Verlander and Adam Dunn. As people who might have heard me on the B.S. Report know, I consider Ichiro to be going too late these days. And I knew that Nate Ravitz loves him as well, so if I didn't grab him now he wasn't coming back. I also love Verlander this year to take one more step and become a really elite guy. But I was determined to wait on pitching, and felt with Miggy, Youk and Cruz I was solid in batting average. Therefore
Actually picked: Adam Dunn (33). Even though I have Suzuki three spots ahead of him, I liked the idea of grabbing Dunn, who was the last of the "safe" stud first basemen. I like Dunn more than Ryan Howard, for example, as I feel Howard continues to trend downward and the injury history of those around him scare me. With batting average protection already, and since I would be playing Youk at third and Miggy at first, having Dunn to play the "CI" gives me real nice power on the corners. At least I practice what I preach; I was hoarding power early.
Raised my eyebrow at: Jason Grey going back-to-back pitching with Jon Lester and Clayton Kershaw in the third and fourth at the turn. He's normally a huge "wait on pitching" guy, especially in a mixed league. Can't argue with the pitchers or even where he got them, so it'll be interesting to see how his team pans out. He was the second guy to do the "back-to-back" stud thing, as Ravitz went Tim Lincecum and Cliff Lee in the second and third.
Was thinking about: Lunch, actually. I was starting to get hungry at this point. But I was also looking at Hunter Pence, whom I like a lot; Brandon Phillips, the last of the "big" second basemen; and CC Sabathia. I have Pence at 40 and Phillips at 49 in my ranks. Had no interest in taking Victor Martinez here (or Joe Mauer in the previous round); in a 10-team one-catcher league, you can seriously wait on the position.
Actually took: CC Sabathia. Honestly, my plan coming into the draft was to wait on pitching until the eighth round, but I was too weak to resist the charms of CC at Pick 44. I have him at 35 in my ranks, and I know others who have him higher. As much as I like Pence and Phillips, my thought was that getting Sabathia allows me to wait even longer on pitching and take more risks there, as 230 innings of CC absorbs a lot of shaky pitching.
Was thinking about: I considered a lot of people here, none of whom I loved. Shortstop was getting predictably thin, so I thought about Derek Jeter (58). I was also mulling Shane Victorino (59), Brian McCann (64) and Jacoby Ellsbury (53).
Actually took: Ellsbury. Clearly, I have the risk/reward team at this point with guys like Cruz and Ellsbury. But he's whom I had ranked highest. Didn't love this pick, to be honest. But didn't want to go catcher; not a huge fan of Jeter this year (don't think he bounces all the way back at all; I think he's "low double-digit steals and power with a .290 average" guy); and I like Ellsbury to rebound. Also needed some speed at this point.
Raised my eyebrows at: Ah, there's the Jason Grey I know, going young with Rickie Weeks and B.J. Upton at the turn. Very solid picks from Eric Karabell in Brandon Phillips and Andre Ethier as well, and I would have loved Mike Stanton to fall to me, but alas, Keith Lipscomb grabbed him at 55. This only one I didn't get was Pierre Becquey going Chase Utley at 53. Hells to the no. Not on my team this year. NO. WAY.
Was thinking about: My boyfriend Chris Young (51), Elvis Andrus (57), Martin Prado (56) and Jay Bruce (48). I felt could absorb the batting average hit Young would take on my team, Prado because second base was starting to get thin, and the same with Andrus, whom I like slightly more than Jeter this year.
Actually picked: Bruce, my highest-rated guy and a very good value. If you read my bold predictions piece, you know that I feel Bruce will have a top-20-type season. Probably should have gone Andrus here based on scarcity but just couldn't resist Bruce. Yoooouuuuukk! Wait, that's not what I yell. Hang on.
Raised my eyebrows at: Becquey going Josh Johnson the pick after Utley. He's either the Stephania Bell all-stars or he's running away with the league.
Arghhhhhh! You know how, on "The Simpsons," the action movie star McBain always screams "Mendozaaaaaaaaa!" to the sky in anger? I yelled "Quintonggggggggg!" in the same intonation as James grabbed Andrus one pick before I was about to go. I don't think there's anything more frustrating than waiting and waiting on a guy, seeing him available pick after pick, only to have him go right before you can grab him. "Quintonnnnnnnnngggggggg!"
Was thinking about: Other than Andrus? Corey Hart (72), maybe. Didn't love any of the guys available at this point. Possibly reaching a bit for Drew Stubbs (84) but I was worried I couldn't take on more batting average risk or I'd negate my first few picks. And with Sabathia on board, didn't have the desire for another starter.
Actually took: Kendrys Morales, now with 100 percent more "S"! Was not thrilled with this pick at all, but have him ranked 71, so the value is fine. This is one of those examples in which, instead of reaching for someone I don't really like, I grabbed another first baseman and now I have a surplus. Once he's healthy, I can deal Dunn if I have to and I can also play Morales at DH. A surplus of power is never going to hurt and I'll be able to stash him on the DL at the start of the season, giving me an extra roster slot to add the first hot free agent without losing anyone. If it sounds like I'm trying to talk myself into it, it's because I am. The best pick of a bad lot, I thought, but didn't love it.
On the plus side, I felt that AJ taking Paul Konerko and Nate grabbing Billy Butler immediately after this pick was a result of my drafting, and perhaps neither loved having to make those picks then. Incidentally, I really liked Cwalinski and Lipscomb's back-to-back picks of Alexei Ramirez and Casey McGehee.
Raised my eyebrows at: Starting pitching. If I had waited till Round 8, here's who was available: Roy Oswalt, Matt Cain, Francisco Liriano, David Price and Zack Greinke and potentially one more guy, as you figure someone else would have grabbed Sabathia and maybe not one of the pitchers that went earlier. You can wait on pitching, kids.
Was thinking about: Considered Carlos Santana, Delmon Young and Colby Rasmus, but with most of my offense filling up I needed a second baseman, especially as I knew shortstop was going to be thin and everyone has a middle infield slot to fill.
Actually got: Ben Zobrist (85) at Pick 84 and then, on the comeback, Rasmus (whom I have ranked at 61!) was still there. Couldn't click on the draft button fast enough.
Raised my eyebrow at: We finally see closers start to go off the board, as Joakim Soria and Carlos Marmol are the second and third closers to be drafted in Round 10. I say wait on closers, but getting either of these guys in the 10th is great, especially when Heath Bell went to Dave Hunter in Round 8.
Was thinking about: Just filling in holes. And lunch again. Seriously. How many caramel chews do I need? I also may have clicked on Rebecca Black's "Friday" video again on YouTube at this point. Seriously, it's like a train wreck. I can't turn away. I discover something new every time I watch it. I have so many questions.
Actually took: In Round 11, I was thinking about guys like Wandy Rodriguez (94) (a great No. 2), Juan Pierre (103) (could use a little more speed after going so power-heavy), Pedro Alvarez -- I'd planned on waiting on a throwaway third baseman but I do love Alvarez (105) -- and Ted Lilly (96) is also a favorite here. But I felt I really needed a shortstop, and the last guy left that I thought had potential to break out is Stephen Drew (98), whom I feel will run more under Gibson while maintaining his power. This was approximately five minutes before the latest injury news, obviously.
Lipscombbbbbb!!!!!! Took Wandy from me in the next round (and Becquey got Lilly), so I grabbed Tim Hudson (104) at 117, good value for me, but now I'm gonna have to be mindful of strikeouts. As a result, I consider Jonathan Sanchez (120) in Round 13 but ultimately decide to bolster my batting average and to be done with middle infield by reaching a bit for Howie -- sorry, Howard Kendrick (135) at Pick 124. Pitching will still be there, I felt, but a middle infielder who could fill a need would not.
Quintonngggggg!!! He grabs Sanchez the pick before me in Round 14. Once again, foiled by Quintong after watching Sanchez drop, pick after pick. So cruel. At this point, I didn't love any of the other starters, and most of the elite and good closers had gone (Brian Wilson, Mariano Rivera, Jonathan Papelbon, Joe Nathan and Matt Thornton), so I grabbed Chris Perez (138) with Pick 137. As I mentioned in Love/Hate, Perez had a 32-10 strikeout-to-walk rate in 28 2/3 innings and a 0.63 ERA with 16 saves once Kerry Wood was traded. Like him a lot this year and felt he is the last of the tier at that position.
Raised my eyebrow at: Cwalinski got a steal with Rajai Davis at Pick 127. Big year coming for Rajai. Big, big year. Ravitz pulls the back-to-back at the same position thing again, this time going with getting Jonathan Broxton and Jose Valverde in Rounds 14 and 15. Like both of those guys at that price, though I'm slightly worried about injury with each, hence me grabbing Perez instead. And this is the area of the draft where speed really starts to go. In addition to Davis, we see Chone Figgins (Pick 118), Pierre (Pick 121) and Brett Gardner (Pick 122) all go.
Was thinking about: Is this thing over yet? I'm eating paper at this point. I really didn't plan ahead. Looking at my team, I need to really hit pitching hard now to fill out my current staff of Sabathia and Hudson.
Actually took: Daniel Hudson (122) at Pick 144 (considered Morrow here but worried about injury), Vladimir Guerrero (128) at Pick 157, Miguel Montero (167) at Pick 164 and Leo Nunez at Pick 177.
Quintonnnnnggggg! Really was hoping Brandon Morrow would drop to me in Round 16, but James Quintong once again snatches him from me in the pick before. With Morrow (along with Colby Lewis and Jhoulys Chacin, the other guys I really liked here) all gone, I looked elsewhere. As you can see, at No. 128 in my personal rankings, I just could not let Vlad fall any more. I'm gonna have to deal him or Morales once Kendrys comes back, probably for some pitching or middle infield help, but that's fine. Either will be easy to trade.
Montero was the last "safe" catcher whom I knew would put up numbers and then, once more, with feeling Quintonnnnnggg! He snares Phil Hughes from me, whom I really wanted. So I go with Nunez, who is a solid second closer with job security and an ERA and WHIP that won't hurt.
Raised my eyebrow at: Once you get to this part of the draft, frankly, there's almost no such thing as a bad pick, but there were some potential steals. Reports of Manny Ramirez being in shape and motivated may have prompted Jason Grey to draft the mercurial Ray (who is old enough to have fathered many of the players Jason typically drafts), Dave Hunter's Travis Snider in Round 16 and Carlos Pena in Round 17, Ravitz grabbing Brian Roberts in Round 16, Jason Grey again with Mitch Moreland in Round 18, followed by Eric Karabell's Freddie Freeman selection. Marlon Byrd in Round 18 by Lipscomb is exactly the kind of pick no one ever gets excited about but that wins you leagues. Great value for the always underrated Byrd there. And Ricky Romero (149) at Pick 180 for Ravitz just shows, once again, you can wait on pitching.
Was thinking about: That Rebecca Black "Friday" video. It haunts me. Why does she have to get down to the bus stop to catch the bus if her friends are picking her up? How are they driving? They are 13. Why does she have to ride in the middle of the back seat -- the least desirable of all seat assignments -- if she is actually taking the time to consider where she should sit? And then at night, why are all the friends different? The morning kids are good enough to give her a ride to school, but not party with her? What's that about? And why is she still singing about where to sit? She's chosen a seat. Is she conflicted about her seat choice? And -- as she sings -- they're going so fast, why isn't she wearing a seat belt? What's with the awkward friend with braces who sits next to her in the car and seems to move out of rhythm to the beat of the song? Why is she acknowledged in the song but the girl on the left isn't? What's wrong with her? And why aren't they in any of the other scenes? Were they dropped off before the party? Do they no longer want to party party (yeah) party party (yeah)? Did she get confused and forget that Friday is before Saturday and after Thursday? Does anyone? Why the need to talk about the calendar in the song? Why is an adult in his mid-30s suddenly rapping to a 13-year-old girl? About driving and noticing her school bus, which she doesn't even ride? They don't look related, so why the interest in her? Does he have nothing better to do? He's alone in his car. Is he lonely? Does he have no friends? Is his interest in Rebecca's life because he has no friends or does he have no friends because they are weirded out by his interest in Rebecca's life?
When she sings "we we we so excited," why the sudden use of incorrect grammar? Did she skip that day in English class because she was learning which days come after which days? Not to get all stick-in-the-mud, but where are the parents at the party? They are all 13 years old. There's (correctly) no booze, so what do they do at this party? Besides have fun fun fun fun? And stand around watching her sing? And she's standing in front of a tree raised up above her friends singing. How is she suddenly that much taller than them? Is there a stage in front of the tree in case someone at the party decided to sing outdoors? Do people sing at these parties all the time? Seriously. I need to discuss this with someone for two days straight. So. Many. Questions.
It also occurs to me I need more starting pitching with an emphasis on strikeouts, I could use one more speedy outfielder and since I didn't get an elite Soria-type of closer, I want to fortify my bullpen with depth. In a 10-team mixed league, you can always spot-start and bolster strikeout numbers if need be during the season.
Actually took: Kevin Gregg in Round 19, Gio Gonzalez in Round 20 (love this pick. Like Buster, I feel Gio is due for a huge year), Austin Jackson (197) in Round 21 (think he regresses but he's still fast, and at Pick 204, it's fine). Really wanted Jose Tabata but Karabell steals him from me the round before at Pick 192. And then I grab my last closer, Brandon League, with Pick 217.
Jaime Garcia (224), Edwin Jackson (237) and then Chase Headley (244) with my last pick to fill out the roster until I can move Youk to third.
Raised an eyebrow at: Dave Hunter's grab of Andres Torres at 182, which is another boring pick that no one likes but will win leagues. Great grab. You know I love Jason Grey's Edwin Encarnacion pick at 191 and Keith Lipscomb's Will Venable grab at 195. We see folks starting to back up their closers; Becquey goes Jordan Walden after grabbing Fernando Rodney and Ravitz takes Hong-Chih Kuo for his Broxton. Finally, Dave Hunter takes Erik Bedard from me at 202 because he is evil, soulless and has a dark void where his heart should be.
My team
So here's what my team should look like once folks qualify everywhere they should. (You can see everyone's results and rosters by clicking here).
C Miguel Montero
1B Miguel Cabrera
2B Ben Zobrist
SS Stephen Drew
3B Kevin Youkilis
CO Adam Dunn
MI Howard Kendrick
OF Nelson Cruz
OF Jacoby Ellsbury
OF Jay Bruce
OF Colby Rasmus
OF Austin Jackson
UT Vladimir Guerrero
P CC Sabathia
P Tim Hudson
P Daniel Hudson
P Gio Gonzalez
P Jamie Garcia
P Chris Perez
P Leo Nunez
P Kevin Gregg
P Brandon League
Bench: Kendrys Morales, Edwin Jackson, Chase Headley.
Notes: I'm weaker up the middle than I want and could use one more stud pitcher. But once Morales is healthy I should have good trade bait and I can drop Headley for another starting pitcher to stream until I get someone I count on.
I don't agree with all of our projections; for example, we project Gio Gonzalez to have a worse ERA and WHIP this year (we project an ERA over 4.00 for him!) and I strongly disagree. I feel he goes the other way and becomes a very strong No. 2. I like Edwin Jackson more than our projections and I feel Brandon League winds up with more than 11 saves, to give a few examples. So in some cases, I like my players better than our projections show.
But even if we just take the ESPN projections for this team, I wind up with the following totals: (not counting Headley or Morales stats, but I am counting Jackson since I would just sub him in on days he is pitching for someone who was off):
1,112 runs, 298 HR, 1048 RBIs, 168 steals and a .286 average (1,998 hits on 6,992 at-bats), 100 wins, 1,339 strikeouts, a 3.46 ERA (1,482 innings pitched, 569 earned runs) and a 1.27 WHIP (1,353 hits, 534 walks).
Looking at the graph I put in my Draft Day Manifesto, where we took the average winning totals for each category in a standard 10-team league last year, here's what my point totals would be: first in home runs and batting average, third in runs scored and RBIs and fifth in steals. Pitching-wise, I'm fourth in wins, fifth in saves, fourth in strikeouts, fourth in ERA and seventh in WHIP. With no tinkering, using a few negative projections I don't always agree with and not using Morales or Headley's roster slot, I'm at 73 points, which should put me in the running.
Now if I could only get some answers to that "Friday" song, we'd be all set.


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Batman bathroom portraits
On the walls of Batman's bathroom are many portraits of him doing things the way Batman knows best - alone. At first there was only a couple of portraits, but then more and more were added, which required some creative activity brainstorming (what would Batman do in his spare time?)
Dick Grayson design concepts
Bat Computer
Animated Screen Graphics
Control panel graphics
City billboards
Some of the many many posters and set dressing graphics created for Gotham city. Wherever possible we were encouraged to sneak in cameos and references, so there are many small and large references to DC characters and places.
Posters in situ
Batman wardrobe selection screen graphics
Batman's Wardrobe
Screen graphics, label graphics, and Reggae Man costume design. The costume had to tie back to Robin's outfit while still looking like its own costume.
Police and Gotham City Logo
Wayne Manor portraits
Over fifty paintings were created for the decadent dining hall of Wayne manor, ranging from family portraits to famous homages. These are some of the snaps of the Waynes in happier times.
Portraits in situ
Microwave graphics
Batman spending some quality time with home appliances


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Does Blood Type Diet Really Work?
When it comes to dieting, a number of factors come into play. But with the wide array of diet methods coming left and right, it's easy to think that all have been considered. According to the naturopathic physician Peter D'Adamo, a person's blood type is a vital part in preparing his or her nutrition plan. Dr. D'Adamo, who authored the book book Eat Right 4 Your Type, is introducing the concept of the Blood Type Diet. He claims that weight loss can be achieved by a specialized diet that takes blood type into consideration. For example, based on the principles of Blood Type Diet, it is said that the Type O population's diet should consist of protein-rich food while those who have Type A blood are advised to have a high intake of fish and vegetables.


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In Search of Butch Cassidy
by Pointer, Larry
University of Oklahoma Press. Hardcover. 080611455X Pointer, Larry. In Search of Butch Cassidy. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1978. 294pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Black cloth. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Light rubbing to edges. . Fine. 1978. (Inventory #: UPOISEA00FP)


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- Date of birth: Jun 20, 1955
- Date of passing: Jan 19, 2014
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Favorite Football Sites
Speaking of football....I want to share some of my favorite sites with you:
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Tiger droppings is good too!
Did you go to LSU? What years? I graduated in 1997
- August 31, 2009 at 11:57 AM
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Oh, this might help my standing with the husband. Thanks!
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I don't need a website when I live with a talking football know it all.
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Then, 2 x max effort set of push press @ 60% of 3RM. Rest 3 minutes between max efforts.
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It's sometimes quite amazing to me and the rest of the Verve trainers what is left behind and placed in the lost and found. One shoe? I can see leaving a pair behind, but how do you only leave one behind?
For those of you that are new to Verve, we have a lost and found. It's the purple bin to the right of the refrigerator. In addition to a bunch of clothes, there are also countless jump ropes. If you lost your jump rope, chances are it's in the purple bin.
Wrist wraps? Have you lost yours, well check the purple bin because at last check I believe there were at least 5 pair of wrist wraps in the bin.
If we find things such as glasses or phones or anything of value really, we most likely will put it behind the front desk and do our best to track down the owner of the lost items. If you find anything in the bathroom that you think may be lost, please give it to a trainer so we can make sure it finds it's way back to it's owner.
If you leave something behind you can always send a quick email to the gym or give us a call and let us know to be on the lookout for whatever you left behind. Jay Cain leaves something behind everyday so when in doubt about the process to recover lost items, you can always ask him.
We do however take the lost and found to good will after an extended period of time. We normally give everyone a heads up that we will be doing this so they have another chance to go through and make sure that none of the clothes or cups or wrist wraps or jump ropes or shoes or watches belong to you. Log books are often left behind as well so if you've done a great thing by logging your workouts, it might also make sense to make sure that you stick the log book back in your bag, but if you forget remember the purple bin is always there.


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Appetizer: What comes to mind when you see the color orange?
-Reese's Peanut Butter Cups! My fave… Yum. *strolls over to the secret hiding place and sneaks out a piece of PBC*
Soup: Did you ever get in trouble while you were in school? If so, what was it for?
-Yes! Hmmm… Let me think a while which one I should share with you. I wasn't ever in real big trouble like fights, suspensions or stuff like that. Mostly, it was just trivial things. I was one of 'em good girls! I remember the time in high school when my friends and I went to a nearby resort (Asin Hot Springs) about 45 minutes from the city (not very nearby!) during a long lunch break. It wasn't a regular school day, & there were some activities in school which we were not involved with. So we decided (in retrospect, unwisely) to visit the resort with the excuse of reserving the pool for an upcoming event. Too late when we found out that transportation was scarce, therefore we did not make it back to school on time. We made it back before dark because we hitched into a truck of San Miguel Beer! (Oops, dad, you better be not reading this!)
Salad: Which topping(s) make up your perfect pizza?
-I'm perfectly contented with a very cheesy pizza, even if cheese were the only topping.
Main Course: Do you believe in UFOs/aliens/etc.? Why or why not?
-Yes. Our planet is just a speck of dust compared to the vastness of the Universe. So how can we tell for sure that there is no other form of life beyond Earth and the Solar System?
Dessert: What color is your bedspread/comforter/quilt?
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the Story of Spuds
Potatoes have a great deal of historical significance. Over the years they have enjoyed a reputation as medical miracles but also suffered a reputation as the cause of disease. They have evolved in their versatility and even been celebrated by the United Nations. Their significance in history is no better reflected than in Ireland. Below you will find a brief history of the humble spud and how Wilson's Country has become a part of this history.
1536: Potatoes are introduced into Europe from South America
Peruvian Incas first cultivated potatoes in the foothills of the Andes. The Incas not only enjoyed eating their potatoes, but also used them on sunburn and broken bones to aid healing! However, initially potatoes did not receive such a good reception in Europe; they were accused of causing madness, leprosy and even worse medical complaints.
1590s: Potatoes make their way to Ireland
Sir Walter Raleigh is credited with planting the first seed potatoes in Ireland- little did he know that he would be responsible for a national culinary phenomenon!
English palates had to wait a bit longer to enjoy potatoes though. When Sir Walter Raleigh gifted some potatoes to Queen Elizabeth I, her palace cooks served up the plants rather than the tubers. This caused the people who had consumed them to become very ill and potatoes were banned from the country.
1700s: The Irish love affair with potatoes begins!
In this century the Irish fully adopted potatoes as their staple food stuff. By the end of the century Irish peasants were eating as many as 10 potatoes a day- representing about three quarters of their diet!
1845: Tragedy Strikes
Potato Blight infests all Irish potato crops. Crops fail and the island's population drops by 20% as people starve. The country does make a full recovery though and potatoes are still held in high regard.
1853: Potatoes prove themselves to be tremendously versatile!
Chef George Crum of America invents the first potato crisps by accident after trying to appease an awkward customer. The customer had complained that his fried potatoes were too chunky and sent his dish back to the kitchen. Chef Crum was irate and re-prepared the dish by arrogantly cutting the potatoes as thin as possible, into what we now know, as crisps.
1940s: Potatoes Vs The Potato Beetle
In this decade the Potato Beetle posed a great threat to many European potato crops. So much so, that Spanish children were encouraged by the government to spend their summer holidays catching and killing these pesky creatures.
1987: Wilson's Country is born!
Angus Wilson commences packing potatoes from his family farm in County Armagh, delivering the Wilson's Brand to many local shops. Also at this time, Angus comes up with the concept of 'Garden Potatoes'- Garden potatoes are grown in harmony with the environment, just as they would be grown in your own garden! This product still proves popular to this day and you can find out more about the Garden brand in the
'Wilson's Way'
section of the site.
1990: Wilson's Country is bustling
Wilson's Country begins supplying to Henderson's and Wellworths. In 1993 we were listed with Marks & Spencer, and the following year we moved from the farm to a dedicated packhouse at Mahon Road in Portadown. Wilson's Country was now employing 25 people with a turnover of £1.6m and selling 100 tonnes of potatoes per week.
1995: Potatoes in space!
The brain-boxes at NASA decide to start cultivating potatoes...in space! No other vegetable has been grown in space before this time. Potatoes have the honour of being the first, because of their ability to sustain astronauts on long space missions.
1997: Wilson's Country supply potatoes to Tesco
Tesco came to Northern Ireland in 1997, opening their Tesco Metro store in Belfast city centre. We were delighted to be appointed as one of their suppliers, and the following year we were supplying to all of their stores!
2005: Spuds Galore!
Wilson's Country have grown so much that there is a need to move to bigger premises in the Carn Industrial estate- Craigavon, County Armagh. Agriculture Minister Lord Rooker officially opens the building in April 2006
2008: Celebrate!
The United Nations declares this the International Year of the Potato
Big Spud!
While the world celebrates the Year of the Potato, fittingly a Lebanese farmer digs up the world's heaviest potato. It weighed a whopping 11.3kg- that's almost 6 of our Garden 2kg bags!
2009: Fame!
The Wilson's Potato Family make their début on the small screen. This is the second TV campaign that Wilson's Country have produced (the first was in 1999). Keep your eyes open for more Wilson's Potato Family antics in 2010.
The Irish Potato love affair continues and Wilson's Country are still proud to offer the best potatoes to the most discerning of potato palates.
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|Teachers and computer-technology : from training to implementations
|Heilweil, Ida
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|The Israeli Ministry of Education launched the "Tomorrow 98" programme in 1994 to integrate computer-technology into the educational system. Training the teachers for this change was one of the main goals of the programme. This study examined the integration of computer-based technology of 167 ESL teachers who had participated in the course "Integrating Computers into the English Class" organised since 1994 by the Israeli Ministry of Education. This two phased study included a questionnaire sent to all the ESL teachers who participated in the course and in-depth interviews conducted with five teachers (three users and two non- users of computer technology in their teaching) and five leading figures in their schools (three computer coordinators who work in the users' schools and two school principals in whose schools the two non-users teach). The analysis of the findings shows that 70 per cent of the teachers who participated in the course integrate computer technology in their teaching. A majority of these teachers have changed their teaching methods both in the computer environment and the regular classroom. They enjoy working in the computer room more than in the normal classroom and believe that their learners feel the same. The teachers state that their main obstacles are lack of time and access. Technical problems ceased to intimidate them as they have learnt to overcome them with the aid of their learners or peers. Of the 30 per cent who do not use computers in teaching, 93 per cent use computers to prepare their lessons and worksheets. The main reason they do not integrate computers in their teaching is lack of access to computers in school. The study shows that school principals and school cultures have a distinct influence on the success or failure of computer integration in their schools. Collegial school management and supportive school culture encourage teachers to use computers in their teaching and to experiment new teaching methods. It is the hope of the researcher that this study will help teachers, principals, course developers, and other professionals working to integrate technology into instructional settings to understand the issues which accompany this process and lead it to success.
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text: hello the problem i believe is that the ibook cd plauer is not connected directly to the soundcard as in a pc. to play a cd, you need to stream the data off the cd and precess it into audio with a program like alsaplayer or xmms. i could not get alsaplayer to work at all on my tibook but that was a couple of months ago - maybe its fixed now. xmms seemed to work for mp3s, but i have not tried playing cds with it ( i think there is a cd reading plug in for xmms). cheers matthew On Fri, 2 Aug 2002 12:31:02 +0200 Jesus Climent <email@example.com> wrote: > > Has anyone with an iBook2 DualUSB got the CD playing audio output > through the audio card? > > I can play mp3/ogg perfect, and after last sync (rc5-ben0) I seem not to > get any more glitches in the mixer (with headphones). > > But I am still missing the possibility of using cdcd on console to play > cds... > > Anyone? > > TIA. > > -- > Jesus Climent | Unix System Admin | Helsinki, Finland. > http://www.HispaLinux.es/~data/ | data.pandacrew.org > ------------------------------------------------------ > Please, encrypt mail address to me: GnuPG ID: 86946D69 > FP: BB64 2339 1CAA 7064 E429 7E18 66FC 1D7F 8694 6D69 > ------------------------------------------------------ > Registered Linux user #66350 Debian 3.0 & Linux 2.4.19 > > This was to be my final hit, but let's be clear about this. There's final > hits and final hits. What kind was this to be? > --Renton (Trainspotting) >


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text: Ok, short background. I bought an item (small, could have been sent in a business type envelope) from a new seller w/about 6 positive fb's not too far from me back on 11/24 (and paid minutes after it ended). I figured I'd get it quick since they were only a couple of zip codes away...but day after day went by and I never got anything. So I email the seller on 12/9 to see what happened; they get back to me the next day saying, "oh oops, I forgot to send it out, I didn't realize anyone had won since it didn't get up past my opening bid amount." Um ok. Anyway, I wait a few more days and nothing so I email the seller again asking when it was sent. They said they mailed it that Tuesday (12/11) and since I'm not far away, I should get it soon. Well I didn't. And still haven't. Anyway, I emailed them AGAIN on 12/19 and got no response, so I opened up a paypal case on 12/20, they didn't respond so I escalated it to a claim on the 23rd. Still no response and the deadline for their response is tomorrow. My question is, is this like the NPB's from eBay where they can't leave feedback for you if the case is decided in your favor? I know if you have a non-paying bidder alert open and they never respond, you can leave them feedback but they can't leave it for you. I'm not afraid of retaliatory feedback, I'm just wondering if this is the same since it went through Paypal's system and not eBay's.


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Wednesday, April 19th, 2017...12:09 pm
Paul Shaffer bops the blues on new CD
Best known for his 33-year gig as David Letterman's bandleader, Paul Shaffer is shifting gears post-Late Show. His latest project finds the music maven reunited in the studio with his musical mates from TV land. Paul Shaffer & The World's Most Dangerous Band (Sire) is a swingin' collection of a dozen pop, rock and R&B gems executed with passion and aplomb. Shaffer — who's from just up the road in Thunder Bay, Ontario — plays keyboards and sings, and he's joined by special guests, including Shaggy ("Cast Your Fate to the Wind"), Jenny Lewis ("Sorrow"), Dion ("Win Your Love for Me") and Bill Murray ("Happy Street"). Shaffer knows from American popular music, inside and out, and his talent is in all of the grooves here. — Mordecai Specktor
(American Jewish World, 4.21.17)
Bill Murray sings "Happy Street" on the new Paul Shaffer album:


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What, you mean that a poet might be hiding details from you, the dear reader? Perhaps. Grins. Here are five of the things a poet doesn't tell you – until now!
Poets and Visions, or Lack of
It's not always the case that the poet has a vision of what to write about when picking up a pen or putting fingers to keyboard. Instead, some writers go with the flow and get swept up within the moment as one line leads to the next one. This smooth flow often leads to beautiful poems because of its fairly effortless creation.
On Poetry Being 'Dead'
Despite the familiar cries of readers that "poetry is a dying art form," poets remain calm. A passionate poet knows that this style of writing remains alive in his or her heart. Even if there were no more buyers of poetry books and interest vanished for the genre, it wouldn't stop a true writer from continuing to craft odes, sonnets and more. The interest remains in the heart of the creator.
Writing Poetry is Not a Choice
To write or not to write; that is NOT a question that a poet asks himself or herself. It's not a decision to contribute to the written genre, at least not for the impassioned poet. Instead, the written creations are something the author feels compelled to do, just as musicians may feel playing music is a part of what defines them.
Know it All? Nah
It's not about being an expert in all of the forms of poetry. It's more about understanding the range of types, from blank verse to rondeau, and attempting experiments with them to see which ones are the best fit for the topic at hand. Poets are rarely so egotistical that they would say they are confident in all of forms of the genre.
Liking the Commentary
Even if you never hear a peep back from a writer after you left a comment on his or her epic poem, there is a good chance the poet still appreciated what you wrote. Personally, I enjoy getting feedback as it helps me grow in my writing skills and gives me the opportunity to explain anything readers might not understand about certain parts of a poem. Also, I like reading how people analyze the poems, even when the analysis does not align with my intention.
These are five of the things a poet doesn't tell you. What are some more ideas to add to the list?
©2014 Christy Birmingham


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The cursed blessing…
Air Flo aka Scarlett(much larger than we've seen her previously and adorned in the moo moo of doom?) is curious about Sarah's statement that she was born cursed…
It seems Sarah is referring to the difficulties she faces that also stem from her body. Being 'traditionally' beautiful may seem like a blessing, but for Sarah it hasn't been the best.
Scarlett is slightly underwhelmed at Sarah's 'curse'. Of course Sarah has no idea that Scarlet quite literally meant she was cursed and her attempt to relate hasn't gone over all that well as Scarlett actually kind of envies more busty women.
Sarah gets fairly annoyed by this as it's a common problem she faces. Lack of sympathy for her plight. What's being classically attractive have in common with being classically unattractive ? Aren't they at the opposite ends of the spectrum? Well.. not quite. As Sarah illustrates your life is full of just as many awkward moments brought on by societies more inconsiderate types in reaction to your body. As she lays it out the similarities are more obvious than initially suspected.
Scarlet feels bad.. Although Sarah is referring to her weight gain, her rejection she's received due to her extreme menstruation as Air Flo is a life long pain she can relate to all too well.
Sarah attempts to lighten the tone a bit by acknowledging that she does appreciate her 'blessings' as well. Her demonstration of her physical gifts leaves Scarlet thoroughly stempressed.
UP NEXT: Sarah loses after all?
Tougher life to live…
— Raven Perez (@ravensdojo) October 27, 2015


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Welcome to the Michael Jackson market. We offer various Michael Jackson memorabilia at bargain prices, considering the value of many hard to find MJ items. Gradually we'll expand this
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4 different series of 4 stamps - 1st print of St Vincent stamps. These are original stamps in very good condition, which are rare to find knowing that 75% of all stamps are copies.
10,00 €
This is the classic attraction that opened up at Epcot Center in 1986 and was closed down in 1994.
Beware: this DVD is not official and in mint condition.
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Original Maxi Single published in 1983. Printed in Germany. Remixes from John
"Jellybean" Benitez. Single and sleeve condition very good !
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Original Maxi Single published in 1983. Printed in Holland.
Single and sleeve in very good condition. Unique because of the extra print on the left
side of the sleeve. Hard to find !
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There are 2 scents; Mystique de Michael Jackson a perfume for women and
Legende de Michael Jackson a cologne for men. There are also 2 different bottle types. The bottles contain 60 ML or 2.0 US FL.OZ of the scents.
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The Extended Dance Mix on A side, B side contains Dance Mix - Dub version and A capella
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There are 2 scents; Mystique de Michael Jackson a perfume for women and
Legende de Michael Jackson a cologne for men. There are also 2 different bottle types. The bottles contain 60 ML or 2.0 US FL.OZ of the scents.
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Unique version with an error on the back sleeve: it reads "Billy Jean" instead of Billie Jean. Mega rare !
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A side featuring Steve Stevens, Instrumental version on the B side
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A side Thriller Long version & Special edit version, on the B side 'Things I do for you
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The hit of Rockwell from 1983, son of Berry Gordy (president of Motown) contains Michael Jackson on vocals.
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The global hit of 1983, co-written by Michael Jackson and good for Grammy song of the year 1985.
5,00 €
Very hard to find version of the Maxi Single of the Jacksons, released in 1978 and (the 7" single!) sold over 2 million copies = double platinum status.
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A Motown compilation of MJ songs, published in 1984 following the global succes of Michael. Printed in Germany.
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If you're prepping for the Halloweenies that will soon be at your door like I am, I've gathered a round up of some of my fave Halloween posts to keep you company.
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Sharkoon Drakonia (Gaming, Laser Mouse, 8200 dpi, 11 Buttons)
Review of Linux Compatibility
The Sharkoon Drakonia is a wired USB gaming laser maus and has the USB ID 0x04d9:0xa067. The mouse is identified as:
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04d9:a067 Holtek Semiconductor, Inc.
A driver for the mouse is included in the Linux kernel since version 3.11.2. Older kernels do not recognize the mouse but instead provide the following error:
usb 8-2: new full-speed USB device number 2 using ohci_hcd input: Holtek USB Gaming Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.1/usb8/8-2/8-2:1.0/input/input17 hid-generic 0003:04D9:A067.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Holtek USB Gaming Mouse] on usb-0000:00:13.1-2/input0 hid-generic 0003:04D9:A067.0003: usage index exceeded hid-generic 0003:04D9:A067.0003: item 0 2 2 2 parsing failed hid-generic: probe of 0003:04D9:A067.0003 failed with error -22 hid-generic 0003:04D9:A067.0004: hiddev0,hidraw2: USB HID v1.10 Device [Holtek USB Gaming Mouse] on usb-0000:00:13.1-2/input2
For such older kernel version a re-compiliation of the Linux kernel is necessary and the kernel source file include/linux/hid.h has to be fixed by changing the value defined for HID_MAX_USAGES to the following fixed one:
#define HID_MAX_USAGES" 64000
A detailed descirption describing the re-compilation of the Linux kernel can be found at askubuntu.com.
USB 00.1: 0000 Unclassified device [Created at usb.122] Unique ID: 8e8U.gKgsKAf4_iE Parent ID: pBe4.Uu0aCsrHYoB SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0b.0/usb2/2-2/2-2:1.1 SysFS BusID: 2-2:1.1 Hardware Class: unknown Model: "Holtek USB Gaming Mouse" Hotplug: USB Vendor: usb 0x04d9 "Holtek Semiconductor, Inc." Device: usb 0xa067 "USB Gaming Mouse" Revision: "1.16" Driver: "usbhid" Driver Modules: "usbhid" Speed: 12 Mbps Module Alias: "usb:v04D9pA067d0116dc00dsc00dp00ic03isc00ip02" Driver Info #0: Driver Status: usbhid is active Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe usbhid" Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown Attached to: #62 (Hub)
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What does it take to build a custom home with as few bumps in the road as possible? Just ask Joe and Judy Ruthven, who purchased land in the Casa Contenta development in West Sedona in 2003 after making frequent visits to Red Rock Country on vacation. When it came time to build on the land, the Ruthvens – who own two homes in Florida – say they took a deep breath and went about assembling the best team possible, a group of professionals who would understand their needs, communicate effectively and be honest about any issues that arose. Three years after they first bought the land, with construction complete, they look back and say not only was it easy, but it was fun. For an inside view of a custom building process, we spoke to the key participants to find out how they got the job done.
The Ruthvens got the ball rolling by asking friends about local architects. After interviewing two candidates, they chose Don Woods, a 37-year resident of Sedona with a straightforward manner. He has a Bachelor's degree in architecture from Arizona State University, and is a registered architect in Arizona; he's designed more than 200 local homes and several commercial buildings, including Junipine Resort in Oak Creek Canyon, Heartline Café and Sedona Racquet Club. Judy says they chose Don because "his personality was a good fit and he showed us homes in the area he'd designed – we were pleased with what he had done."
Don began designing the two-story home in December 2003, spending time talking with the owners and walking the site. He says he typically designs a home in about eight months but this one took a year because he was communicating long distance with the homeowners. Don says the only curve in the design process was the need to drop the land four feet to stay within Sedona's 27-ft. height requirements and keep a bottom-floor walk-out and ceilings as high as 13 feet in some second-story rooms. The Ruthvens had few demands for the design; Joe was just very clear he wanted all major rooms to have maximum views.
The 7,000-sq.-ft., four-bedroom, three-car garage house with attached caretakers' unit faces Airport Mesa but backs up against Forest Service land with views of Cibola Ridge and Steamboat Rock. Don says he positioned the home so the seven major rooms – great room, kitchen, master bedroom, master bathroom, dining room, a guest bedroom and the breakfast nook – face north, overlooking blue-green pinion pines and red rocks. "The house is cocked so when you are on the second floor, looking out, you can't see the other houses in the area," Don explains.
Don also brought the outdoors inside with 12-ft. floor-to-ceiling windows on the second floor that open like sliding doors and recede into wall pockets, opening up the home's entire back wall. Motorized window shades disappear into the ceiling when not in use but are there to provide privacy. Judy says she and her husband got the idea for the windows when they visited Seven Canyons in Sedona, and it has since become her favorite feature in the house.
About halfway into the design process, Don recommended two interior designers to the Ruthvens. Judy says she was very tempted to use a Florida designer she knew but decided a local designer would have more of a feel for Sedona and the inside scoop on where to shop.


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Your conception age?
Would you have changed that age in hindsight (if you could)?
I was 36 and 39. I wouldn't change it, because it was when we chose to do it, mainly to be a bit more financially secure, but I didn't meet my DH until I was 32 and wanted some couple time before we became parents.
I just found out that I am pregnant! I am 30 and although I have wanted to get pregnant for quite some time, I am glad I waited because I was able to finish grad school and do all the other stuff I felt that I needed to do before having an infant in my life. I already have 2 stepkids who are 17 and 12.
Aww congrats to all of you new mommies-to-be! I was 24 when I got pregnant and had my son and was 30 when I conceived and had my daughter. I feel that I was less nervous and more patient with my daughter, not just because it was my second child, but because I had more experience in the world too. I just figured when it was meant to be it was meant to be!


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If you love dolphins as much as we do, then the video below will fascinate you. It was shared by Miami Heat dancer Teressa Cee who experienced a once-in-a-lifetime moment with a very special dolphin in the Bahamas.
She was filming at the Blue Lagoon Island when she let someone hold her cell phone. Unfortunately, the person dropped the phone into the water and it sank to the bottom. That's when a smart little dolphin stepped in.
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Jacket: River Island || Dress: Asos (tall version here) || Boots: Stuart Weitzman || Handbag: Balenciaga (look for less here) || Ring: Kendra Scott || Earrings: old, similar here
Sometimes, the best way to wear a statement jacket is to pair it with black. This black swing dress is one of the most comfortable (and forgiving) dresses I own, and it can be worn all year round. And it's under $40, so you really can't go wrong. But this jacket is insane. The blush pink faux fur feels luxurious and makes a huge feminine statement. It's furry without being bulky, which can be a downside of faux fur jackets. Maybe I'm crazy, but I'm obsessed!
I love a black dress (I may have at least 15), and Shopbop has a huge selection of all kinds of black dresses. Also, if you're looking for the perfect pair of black OTN boots, check out their selection here. Of course, if you want a statement jacket, I personally can't get enough faux fur jackets in my closet.
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{{Infobox musician
| Name = Daron Malakian
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| Img_capt = Daron in a recent pic
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| Background = green
| Birth_name = Daron Malakian
| Alias = 7/18/1975
| Born = Hollywood, California, United States of America
| Died =
| Origin =
| Instrument = Vocal's, Guitar, bass
| Voice_type =
| Genre = Alternative metal
Heavy metal
Alternative rock
Experimental metal | Occupation = Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist | Years_active = 1990-present | Label = American, [[Columbia Records|Columbi, EatUrMusic | Associated_acts = System of a Down
[[Scars on Broadwa | URL = [http://www.systemofadown.com System's homepag
[http://www.scarsonbroadway.com Scars Homepag | Notable_instruments = Ibanez Iceman
Gibson SG }}
Daron was born in 1975 as an only child for Vartan and Zepur Malakian. His parents moved to Hollywood from Iraq in 1975. His father, Vartan, is a Painter and Choreograph, his mother was a teacher for sculptures at the college (in Iraq).
According to Daron himself, he always wanted to be a Drummer but his parents got him guitar instead so, they can turn it off when its possible. Daron went to 'Rose & Alex Pilibosl' school, the same school his band mates Serj and Shavo went to, then he attended 'Roosevelt' Middle School and 'Glendale' High School later, When he was 16, he joined his first band ever (unknown name, probably school stuff), in the beginning of 90s, Daron met Serj, and created together their new band "Soil" and made a few songs before eventually renamed to System of a Down which based on a poem's name Daron wrote called 'Victims of a Down'.
Info you might wanna knowEdit
Malakian co-produced System of a Down's albums with Rick Rubin, as well as [[The Ambulanc and Bad Acid Trip (a band on fellow member Serj Tankian's Serjical Strike Records). He started his own label, EatUrMusic, on which Amen is the first signed band (the label is disconnected later). In 2003 Daron Malakian played in the Celebrity Baseball Game in Hollywood, where a variety of celebrities played a baseball game. He wrote a song about the experience, "Old School Hollywood", which appears on Disc 1 of System of a Down's recent double album, Mezmerize/Hypnotize.
Some more basic infoEdit
Daron first picked up a guitar at age 12, saying in an interview, "For the first year and a half, I learned how to play by ear, and did alright. After a few years I gained a reputation as being a guitar player in high school. And by 16 or 17 I actually realized it was a good songwriting instrument, and, over anything, that's what I feel like. I don't pretend to be Mr. Guitar Virtuoso".
Daron is well known for playing his Ibanez baritone (between a guitar and a bass) Iceman IC300, with custom graphics done by his father, Vartan Malakian. His father also did custom graphics on the 1978 Iceman, as well as making the horned bridge replacing the stopbar. The guitar was popular in the 1970s and 1980s, and he is fronting its comeback. All of the guitars that he plays on stage have a one-of-a-kind finish to it, although there was a limited edition Iceman with graphics by 'Vartan Malakian' sold on eBay. He plays through Marshall Amplifiers, uses Jim Dunlop Delrin 2.0mm plectrums and Ernie Ball "Skinny Bottom Heavy Top" guitar strings. Daron now uses a Gibson SG onstage in most of System of a Down's recent live shows. He can be seen with his Gibson SG 61' Reissue in the music videos for System of a Down's B.Y.O.B and Question! and he is seen playing his cream-colored SG in the video for "Hypnotize".
Scars on BroadwayEdit
Scars on Broadway is a solo act done by Daron while hes away from System of a Down. He has stated though that he might not always go back to System, along with Serj it's still far back from where they are now, with a slim chance of return.
|System of a Down
| Serj Tankian • Daron Malakian • Shavo Odadjian • John Dolmayan
| Andy Khachaturian
|System of a Down Discography
|Albums: System of a Down - Toxicity (album) - Steal This Album! - Mezmerize - Hypnotize
|EPs: Sugar - Limited Edition Tour CD - Lonely Day
|Singles: "Sugar" • "Spiders" • "Johnny" • "Chop Suey" • "Toxicity" • "Aerials" • "Innervision" • "B.Y.O.B" • "Question!" • "Violent Pornography" • "Hypnotize" • "Lonely Day" • "Kill Rock 'n Roll"
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