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From Cam Newton in 2010 to Johnny Manziel and Jameis Winston the last two years, we've grown accustomed to surprise Heisman Trophy winners. But while Manziel came from nowhere, Winston was at least on everyone's radar last offseason thanks to his already legendary arm strength before he even took a snap.
With EJ Manuel gone and a loaded roster around him, Winston stepped into a lead role and lived up to the hype as biggest breakout player of the 2013 season. There probably won't be another quarterback who pulls off such a feat this year, but as always there's a long list of potential new stars in college football, especially as record numbers of players leave for the NFL early and create greater opportunities for younger players to see the field.
So with spring practice finished and just two and a half months until the 2014 season kicks off, Sports on Earth has put together its best guesses for college football's All-Breakout Team, trying to identify this season's emerging stars at every position.
"Breakout" can mean many things to different people, of course, so we'll follow a few loose rules for players to qualify: 1) Players cannot have appeared on all-conference teams in their careers; and 2) they cannot already be touted as a likely first-round pick in the 2015 NFL draft (for example, Cedric Ogbuehi and Nelson Agholor). We'll also be even more selective with quarterbacks, digging a little deeper than players who took their team to the national championship game (Nick Marshall), embarrassed Alabama in a high-profile bowl game (Trevor Knight) or are already widely recognized as stars (Christian Hackenberg).
With that said, here are the best breakout candidates for 2014 -- and, yes, the list is SEC-heavy, because the SEC continues to dominate the recruiting trail and was also hit hard by players going to the NFL.
Quarterback: Dak Prescott, Mississippi State
Maybe the bandwagon is already full, but everything sets up well for Prescott to emerge as an SEC star as a junior. While the Bulldogs still face a tough climb through the ranks of the SEC West, their schedule couldn't be easier for a team in the nation's toughest division, thanks to a laughable nonconference slate and cross-division games against the East's two worst teams, Vanderbilt and Kentucky. Prescott dealt with some injury issues last year, but he ended up passing incumbent Tyler Russell for the starting job, and at 6-foot-2, 235 pounds, with excellent mobility, he proved to be the best fit at quarterback Mississippi State has had for Dan Mullen's offense (remember, he was formerly Urban Meyer's offensive coordinator). Prescott started seven games, throwing for 1,940 yards with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions, while rushing for 829 yards and 13 touchdowns. With a full offseason to build the offense around Prescott for the first time, Mullen may have his best opportunity to establish Mississippi State as a program on the rise.
Next, No. 1: Jacob Coker, Alabama. Coker may already be a more widely known player than Prescott despite not actually seeing the field except in garbage time ... as Jameis Winston's backup at Florida State. Upon transferring, Coker won't have to be the centerpiece of the Alabama offense, but he has drawn a lot of hype as a quarterback who can lead the Crimson Tide to another national title, especially given his supporting cast.
Next, No. 2: Davis Webb, Texas Tech. Quarterbacks played musical chairs in Kliff Kingsbury's first season thanks to injuries, but by the end of 2013 Webb established himself as the starter going forward (Michael Brewer and Baker Mayfield have since transferred). Despite starting only six games, he finished second in the Big 12 in passing with 2,718 yards and 20 touchdowns, capped by a 403-yard, four-touchdown effort in the Holiday Bowl against Arizona State. Give him a full season, and he may lead the nation in passing yards in Kingsbury's version of the Air Raid.
Next, No. 3: Deshaun Watson, Clemson. The question is how much Watson will actually play as a true freshman. He participated in spring practice, but a collarbone injury set him back. Chad Kelly was dismissed from the team, though, and while senior Cole Stoudt is on track to start the opener, Watson is obviously the future for the Tigers, and a perfect fit for Chad Morris' offense as a dual threat who played in a similar offense in high school. The more experienced Stoudt may open the season behind center, but if he runs into trouble in tough early games against Georgia and Florida State, it's not hard to see Watson being given the keys to the offense sooner rather than later.
Running Back: Leonard Fournette, LSU
Yes, I'm buying in. Les Miles is prepared to go young, and he needs to after LSU lost so much to the NFL draft -- including All-SEC running back Jeremy Hill and top backup Alfred Blue. The good news is that the Tigers are always loaded at running back and veteran Terrence Magee does return, but the door is wide open for an impact player to merge. In other words, this is the perfect opportunity for Fournette, the No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2014, according to 247Sports. At 6-foot-1, 224 pounds, Fournette has drawn inherently unfair comparisons to Adrian Peterson, but with his NFL build and combination of size and speed, he's poised to see the field right away in an LSU offense that likes to play power football, and will especially do so with four offensive line starters back and the loss of its prolific passing triumvirate (QB Zach Mettenberger and WRs Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry). This is a perfect match of offensive style, top prospect and available playing time.
Next: Derrick Henry, Alabama. He could be the best player on this entire list, but he also has to share a backfield with T.J. Yeldon and Kenyan Drake. Still, Nick Saban likes running the football, and he'll especially do it while breaking in a new quarterback. All hte backs will get carries. Anyone who watched the Sugar Bowl knows that the 6-foot-3, 238-pound sophomore Henry appears to be on the verge of stardom thanks to an impossible combination of size, strength and breakaway speed.
Running Back: Kelvin Taylor, Florida
Just because Will Muschamp brought in Kurt Roper -- a longtime protégé of quarterback guru David Cutcliffe -- to run the offense doesn't mean Florida will abandon the run. Taylor, the son of Florida legend Fred Taylor, got off to a slow start as a true freshman, barely seeing the field until mid-October, when he proceeded to carry the ball at least 10 times in six of his last seven games. Results were mixed, with a season average of 4.6 yards per carry, but he wasn't helped by the lack of diversity in an offense that couldn't throw downfield and shuffled quarterbacks because of injuries. If Roper is successful in opening up the offense a bit with quarterback Jeff Driskel and also using Driskel as a running threat, Florida's running backs will benefit. While Mack Brown and Matt Jones (who missed spring practice with a knee injury) return, Taylor has the highest upside and is poised to take hold of the job and hopefully spark a lifeless offense.
Next: Shock Linwood, Baylor. Linwood was supposed to be a third-stringer last year as a freshaman, but he got to play a lot in blowouts and then as an injury replacement. He capitalized on the opportunities by rushing for 881 yards and averaging 6.9 yards per carry, and he's a great speed fit in Art Briles' spread offense. With Lache Seastrunk off to the NFL, it's Linwood's show now.
Receiver/Running Back: Tyreek Hill, Oklahoma State
With a few exceptions, Oklahoma State has regularly churned out highly productive receivers in the Mike Gundy era, despite a revolving door of offensive coordinators. Now, with both Tracy Moore and Josh Stewart gone, the Cowboys desperately need new blood to emerge in an offense that lost almost everyone -- which is exactly what they didn't need in the second year of coordinator Mike Yurcich after an uneven debut. Fortunately, Hill might provide the perfect spark. A 5-foot-10, 185-pound track star, Hill participated in spring practice and turned heads with his speed after transferring from Garden City (Kan.) Community College. Given his size and skill set, he may not be a pure outside receiver for Oklahoma State, but Yurcich could move him around the formation in attempts to get him the ball in space, providing a much-needed new weapon for quarterback J.W. Walsh.
Next: Dontre Wilson, Ohio State. Touted as Urban Meyer's "next Percy Harvin" since he committed to the Buckeyes, Wilson played a complentary role as a true freshman, rushing for 250 yards on just 31 carries and catching 22 passes for 216 yards. His hybrid role will grow significantly with Philly Brown gone.
Wide Receiver: Ricky Seals-Jones, Texas A&M
Expected to make an instant impact as a true freshman last year, Seals-Jones ended up with a medical redshirt, as a knee injury cut his season short after only two games. Now, there's an even greater opportunity to make an impact, as All-America wideout Mike Evans is gone, along with Derel Walker and Travis Labhart, who each had 51 catches. That means Malcome Kennedy is the only experienced Aggies receiver left, so whichever young quarterback wins the job as Johnny Manziel's replacement -- true freshman Kyle Allen or sophomore Kenny Hill -- will be throwing to a bunch of young receivers. That will surely include lightning-quick true freshman Speedy Noil, but on the outside, there's an opportunity for Seals-Jones (at 6-foot-5, 225 pounds) to emerge as a go-to target in a receiver-friendly offense. Obviously, losing Manziel is huge, but both quarterback options were acclaimed recruits, and Allen was able to get up to speed by graduating early and participating in spring practice.
Next: De'Andre Thompkins, Penn State. The Nittany Lions wisely loaded up on receivers in their class of 2014, with very little proven talent returning after the early departure of Allen Robinson. Young players will need to play early, and the explosive Thompkins, who participated in spring practice, may be on track to emerge quickly as a deep threat for budding star quarterback Christian Hackenberg (who could easily headline this list, depending on your definition of "breakout").
Wide Receiver: Marquez North, Tennessee
North had his moments last year, but thanks to a combination of his own inexperience, a messy quarterback situation and a brutal schedule, he showed more signs of breaking out than actually putting together a complete season. He led the Volunteers in receiving, but with only 38 catches for 496 yards and a touchdown. Mostly, he'll be remembered for doing this in the Vols' upset of South Carolina:
Once again, Tennessee's schedule is a nightmare, with road trips to Oklahoma, Georgia, Ole Miss and South Carolina, plus home dates with Florida and Alabama, but hopefully the Tennessee offense will be a bit more settled in Butch Jones' second year, especially if senior Justin Worley establishes himself as at least a solid, stable option at quarterback. Having a player the caliber of North makes that much easier.
Next: Stacy Coley, Miami. The problem is that he needs a quarterback. Stephen Morris is gone, and expected starter Ryan Williams tore his ACL in April, leaving the job to redshirt freshman Kevin Olsen for now. Coley, a sophomore, made the most of his 33 catches last year, going for 591 yards (17.9 per catch) and seven touchdowns. He'll step into the lead role with 1,110-yard receiver Allen Hurns gone, giving the Hurricanes a big-play threat out wide to pair with running back Duke Johnson.
Tight End: O.J. Howard, Alabama
Tight ends have not always been a major factor as go-to playmakers in Alabama's passing offense under Nick Saban, and they were often not enough of a factor under new offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin at USC. Howard can change that. Part of the new breed of tight end that's much more receiver than blocker, Howard brings too much athleticism and upside to be relegated to a minor role, and in an offense that features a star wideout in Amari Cooper and a deep rotation of running backs, it's likely that Howard will draw plenty of favorable matchups. Defenses can't properly account for everyone, so if the Crimson Tide's quarterback situation clears up behind transfer Jacob Coker, expect Howard -- now a sophomore after catching 14 passes as a true freshman -- to play a critical role as Kiffin spreads the field a little more than Alabama has in the past. At 6-foot-6, 237 pounds, Howard is the type of weapon who can move around the formation and pose matchup problems for everyone.
Next: Pharaoh Brown and Johnny Mundt, Oregon. Brown has had plenty of ups and downs in his two years at Oregon -- injuries cost him the first three games last year and spring practice this year, and, well, dumping a tub of snow on a fellow student cost him the Alamo Bowl -- but when actually on the field, he's shown upside as a potential athletic force. The 2014 season presents a big opportunity for him, as the Ducks have one of the nation's best quarterbacks in Marcus Mariota but need new impact targets with Josh Huff gone and Bralon Addison sidelined by a torn ACL. Of course, that's if he can beat out both Mundt, who had 281 yards as a freshman, and sophomore Evan Baylis. With the uncertainty at wide receiver, Mariota will surely lean on a talented group of tight ends.
Offensive Line: Cam Robinson, Alabama
Alabama has a big hole at left tackle, but this being Alabama, here's Robinson, the No. 1 rated offensive line recruit in the country, a 6-foot-6, 325-pound true freshman who participated in spring practice and was stolen from LSU's home turf in Louisiana. Robinson has been so good already that Saban already named him the starting left tackle, a rarity for an incoming freshman by the end of spring.
Offensive Line: Jack Conklin, Michigan State
Conklin has made a rapid climb toward stardom, as a forgotten recruit who began his career as a preferred walk-on but emerged as a starter as a redshirt freshman for a line that gave up only 17 sacks in 14 games. Now a sophomore, Conklin, at 6-foot-5, 330 pounds, is one of two returning anchors for the Spartans line. He'll start at left tackle with junior Jack Allen at center.
Offensive Line: Shon Coleman, Auburn
One of the most remarkable stories in college football today, Coleman, a five-star recruit in the class of 2010, is set to win Auburn's left tackle job four years after being diagnosed with leukemia. He was declared cancer-free in October 2012 and graduated from Auburn in May, and now, as a redshirt sophomore, he's the favorite to replace top-five draft pick Greg Robinson in protecting Nick Marshall's blind side.
Offensive Line: Damian Prince, Maryland
Maryland got a huge Signing Day coup when Prince, one of the nation's top recruits, opted to stay home and sign with the Terrapins. Three starters on the offensive line are gone, and potential starter Moise Larose has been suspended for the season, meaning Prince has a clear opportunity to start right away at tackle or guard for a promising offense that returns intriguing skill-position talent.
Offensive Line: Germain Ifedi, Texas A&M
Left tackle Cedric Ogbuehi hasn't been an all-conference player yet, but he's already being touted as a top-10 pick in next year's draft. So it goes in the Kevin Sumlin era, apparently. Luke Joeckel played left tackle in Johnny Manziel's Heisman season, then went No. 2 overall. Jake Matthews slid from right tackle to replace him, then went sixth overall. Now, Ogbuehi, a former guard, slides from right tackle to replace Matthews as a senior. Who's next in line? The best bet is Ifedi, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound sophomore who started 13 games at right guard last year. Now, he's poised to slide to right tackle … and so the pattern begins again.
Defensive End: Shawn Oakman, Baylor
At 6-foot-9, 275 pounds, it's hard not to notice the Baylor junior and Penn State transfer. For a much-improved Baylor defense, he played a situational role in 2013, finishing with 12 ½ tackles for loss and two sacks, but his production fell off dramatically during Big 12 play. With only four starters returning to the defense, though, Oakman is going to be counted on to establish himself as a force off the edge for the Bears. With the offense continuing to move the ball at a blistering pace, Baylor doesn't need to evolve into a dominant defense, and it's not going to. But last year featured its best defense in years, and to continue to compete for Big 12 championships, it will need to find a way to reload on defense and develop raw, athletic players like Oakman into consistent playmakers.
Next: Arik Armstead, Oregon. The 6-foot-8, 280-pound junior gave up Ducks basketball in January, deciding to focus all his attention on a promising football career that hasn't taken off yet. Oregon will need him to emerge now with Taylor Hart gone, and there's reason to believe he'll begin realizing his enormous potential that has always had the attention of NFL scouts.
Defensive End: Danielle Hunter, LSU
Massive NFL draft turnover two years in a row doesn't mean Les Miles isn't ready to reload and continue to compete for the SEC West title. The Tigers are in a talent-rich area in Louisiana, but they can also reach into neighboring talent-rich areas -- like Texas, in the case of Hunter. The LSU pass rush was mediocre last season, with no player on the team recording more than four sacks. Hunter had three as a rotational player, and with tackles Anthony Johnson and Ego Ferguson both gone to the NFL, the Tigers need someone to break out. Hunter, a 6-foot-6, 241-pound junior, was a disruptive force in the LSU spring game, and he may the best bet for stardom in a defensive front that's always loaded with impact players.
Next: Dadi Nicolas, Virginia Tech. The Hokies boasted one of the nation's best pass rushes last year, and that was without one true star standing out above the rest. Sack leader Luther Maddy returns on the inside, but with James Gayle and J.R. Collins gone, they'll need a breakout campaign from Nicolas. At just 218 pounds, he may always be a pass-rush specialist, but his athleticism could allow him to be a nightmare for opposing quarterbacks.
Defensive Tackle: Montravius Adams, Auburn
Aside from pass rusher Dee Ford, Auburn's defensive line was talented but very young last year, so it wasn't all that surprising that the Tigers ranked 10th in the SEC in run defense. However, the ceiling is now very, very high, centering around two breakout candidates in particular: There's Carl Lawson, the sophomore defensive end who had four sacks last year. And there's Adams, a 6-foot-4, 306-pound anchor for the line. A five-star recruit, Adams was a solid part of Auburn's line rotation last year, making 20 tackles, and with Nosa Eguae gone, he should have no problem sliding into the starting lineup next to senior Gabe Wright to help form what may quickly become one of the nation's most disruptive defensive lines.
Next: Chris Jones, Mississippi State. While he started only three games as a freshman, Jones had made his presence felt. He finished the season with three sacks and 32 tackles, and he's poised to become a relentless and disruptive playmaker in the middle of an emerging Bulldogs defensive front.
Defensive Tackle: Robert Nkemdiche, Ole Miss
There were flashes of stardom last year under the weight of near-Clowney-like freshman expectations, but Nkemdiche's performance was a bit uneven, which should be expected. Ole Miss was still trying to find the right role for him, as he shifted around the defensive line, opening the season at end but that moving inside to play a lot of tackle. At 6-foot-4, 277 pounds, Nkemdiche doesn't necessarily need to be locked in at a position. The No. 1 overall recruit in the class of 2013 can be moved around the line, and in particular it makes sense for him to slide inside on passing downs. He had two sacks and eight tackles for loss as a freshman, and it wouldn't be surprising to see big jumps in both categories in 2014.
Next: A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama. Like Nkemdiche, Robinson has positional versatility, and he technically plays end in Alabama's 3-4 defense. But either way, he's 320 pounds, and likely headed for stardom up front as a sophomore. The Tide managed only 22 sacks last year, but Robinson led the team with 5 1/2 despite not actually starting most weeks.
Linebacker: Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State
McMillan faces a big obstacle in the return of senior middle linebacker Curtis Grant, who had 52 tackles last year and obviously brings experience to the table. But Grant, a former five-star recruit like McMillan, has never really established himself as a star in the middle of the Buckeyes defense. If McMillan -- a 6-foot-2, 240-pounder -- doesn't overtake Grant for the middle linebacker job outright, after arriving early and participating in spring practice, it's hard to imagine him not at least garnering significant playing time and forcing his way onto the field more often than not. Whereas the Ohio State defensive front was inexperienced except for the now-departed Ryan Shazier last year, a young McMillan would be playing behind what might be the nation's best defensive line this year. New co-coordinator Chris Ash will find a way to get him on the field.
Next: Vince Biegel, Wisconsin. The Badgers allowed only 3.2 yards per carry last season, but they must rebuild almost the entire front seven and especially must deal with the loss of Chris Borland. Biegel, one of the prizes of Wisconsin's recruiting class of 2012, started two games as a redshirt freshman last year after a foot injury cost him 2012 and has a big opportunity now to step in as one of the new leaders of the defense.
Linebacker: Leonard Floyd, Georgia
Georgia's defense was so susceptible to big plays and so inexperienced last year that it received little credit for individual talent, although both linebackers Ramik Wilson and Jordan Jenkins received All-SEC nods. However, in arguably the nation's best linebacking corps, the player with the highest upside might be Floyd. While much was expected of Jenkins following the loss of Jarvis Jones, it was Floyd, as a freshman, who led the team with 6 ½ sacks and looked like a future All-America performer. It could happen as early as this season for a team that may challenge for a playoff bid.
Next: Kwon Alexander, LSU. The Tigers have lost a star linebacker each of the last two years, with Kevin Minter followed by last year's leading tackler Lamin Barrow. Now it's Alexander's turn to take over after starting nine games and recording 65 tackles and 6 1/2 tackles for loss in 2013.
Linebacker: Reuben Foster, Alabama
As always, you can probably put every new Alabama starter on this list. With only Trey DePriest back in the four-man linebacking corps, though, Foster is an obvious candidate: He's a 244-pound former five-star recruit who played sparingly as a freshman but already looks like an NFL player and is known for his hard-hitting style. With C.J. Mosley gone, DePriest is the steadying force and a star in his own right in the middle, but if Foster emerges as expected, the Crimson Tide could have a dominant pair of linebackers roaming the middle of the field, shoring up their always-stout run defense despite the loss of a Butkus Award-winning first-round pick. If that isn't enough, former top recruit Reggie Ragland is ready to step in too.
Next: Dominique Alexander, Oklahoma. The Big 12's defensive freshman of the year, Alexander was overshadowed by a pair of other standouts in the Sooners' linebacking corps: top pass rusher Eric Striker and leading tackler Frank Shannon. He still may be this year, but if he continues to emerge he can solidify this unit as one of the nation's best.
Cornerback: Mackensie Alexander, Clemson
Clemson has a potentially top-five front seven in place already, led by Vic Beasley, Corey Crawford, Grady Jarrett and Stephone Anthony. Get some help in the secondary, and the remarkable turnaround under coordinator Brent Venables -- brought in after the 70-point Orange Bowl debacle against West Virginia -- will be complete. Alexander was a candidate to start as a true freshman, but injury problems with his groin led to a redshirt season. He's worked his way into the starting lineup, and he'll be needed after top corner Bashaud Breeland left early for the NFL. If he develops as expected, this will be one of the nation's best defenses.
Next: Zack Sanchez, Oklahoma. A surprise starter as a redshirt freshman, Sanchez admirably handled a difficult role as the young cornerback playing opposite star Aaron Colvin -- and thus receiving a lot of attention. Now in the lead role with Colvin gone, Sanchez's sophomore season will see him tasked with slowing down some of the nation's top receivers in the Big 12, like Tyler Lockett and Antwan Goodley.
Cornerback: KeiVarae Russell, Notre Dame
While he's been a full-time starter since he was a freshman, Russell has been overshadowed by Notre Dame's talented defensive front. Now, in his junior season, the focus of the Fighting Irish defense shifts to the back end, where Russell has emerged as potentially the best player on the team. The Irish ranked 16th nationally in yards per attempt allowed in the passing game (6.3) last year, and Russell is the clear top corner here with Bennett Jackson gone. New defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder is expected to emphasize press coverage, presenting a golden opportunity for Russell to emerge as a star.
Next: Jabrill Peppers, Michigan. A consensus top-five overall recruit, Peppers shouldn't have much trouble earning significant playing time from day one. With the versatility to also play running back, Peppers appears ready to lock down a major role in the defensive backfield, at minimum as the nickel back, with the return of starting corners Blake Countess and Raymon Taylor.
Safety: Jalen Ramsey, Florida State
Florida State has quickly entered Alabama territory in its ability to replace star players with immediate new stars. So, yes, losing versatile cornerback/safety Lamarcus Joyner is tough, but here's Ramsey, a versatile defensive back and one of the nation's top overall recruits in 2013, to step right in. Ramsey already played a large role on the defense last year, but now he steps up to fill the shoes of the All-America Joyner as the DB who can play anywhere. The Seminoles' second-leading returning tackler, Ramsey finished with 49 tackles and an interception as a freshman. In a stacked secondary, he'll start at safety next to a pair of potential All-America cornerbacks, P.J. Williams and Ronald Darby.
Next: Vonn Bell, Ohio State. The Buckeyes ranked second to last in the Big Ten in pass defense, and now they face significant issues with Bradley Roby and C.J. Barnett gone. Making things worse, Bell missed almost all of spring ball with an MCL injury, although he's expected to be healthy in time for fall camp. If so, he has a chance to continue to build his resume after impressing when he worked his way into the starting lineup in the Orange Bowl.
Safety: Su'a Cravens, USC
Like Florida State's Ramsey, Cravens already made a strong first impression as a five-star recruit who immediately saw the field in 2013. Now he's poised to take another step and become an All-America candidate. USC has made a habit of churning out big, quality safeties over the last decade -- T.J. McDonald, Taylor Mays, Darnell Bing, Troy Polamalu -- and Cravens, at 6-foot-1, 215 pounds, is th next in line. As a freshman, he started all 13 games, finishing with 53 tackles and four interceptions. This season, he'll be one of three cornerstones of a talented Trojans defense, along with defensive lineman Leonard Williams and linebacker Hayes Pullard.
(Note: LSU's Jalen Mills has been removed from this list after a reported arrest for second degree battery on Wednesday morning.)
Next: Marcus Ball, Arizona State. That's if he can get past injury issues. At 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Ball gives the Sun Devils an intriguing option in their rebuilt secondary, where they need to replace All-Pac-12 safety Alden Darby. Ball missed last season because of a clavicle injury and was limited in spring practice, but if he returns healthy he has the inside track to a significant role on a defense that experiences a lot of turnover and needs new impact players to emerge.
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Warning – making these knickers and bustiers gets slightly addictive!
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Oct 15, 2013, 11.41 AMby kisses
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Oct 15, 2013, 11.28 PMby Debbie Alli
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Oct 15, 2013, 11.20 PMby Debbie Alli
Thank you – that's lovely of you to say so. I got the net with the large spot from a shop near my home – I couldn't believe it – it's just like the fabric used in the Burda mag! The one with the smaller dot is from eBay – worth checking if the seller will ship to you – here is a link to the fabric in both black and white http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=271287300844
Oct 15, 2013, 07.52 AMby Ellen Hatteland
I adore all your lingerie! These are just wonderful! I would love to try it once :) You did a great job!
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Oct 15, 2013, 07.56 AMby Debbie Alli
Thanks Ellen :) You must try it!
Oct 14, 2013, 07.52 PMby Debbie Alli
Thank you Mary – they were pretty quick to make – aside from basting the layers together by hand as it's impossible to sew 2 layers of net and 2 of slippery satin without basting it first. Very comfy and a gorgeous fit. Oh and my satin was really quite stretchy so I omitted the zip that the instructions included. Let me know how you get on! x
Oct 14, 2013, 07.04 PMby Mary Athey
Oh wow debbie both of these are gorgeous. I do love matching undies and these are simply fabulous. Maybe when i get time i'll give this pattern a go x
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –For the fifth-consecutive season, the 16th-ranked Florida State indoor volleyball team is heading to the NCAA Tournament. The Seminoles, 24-7, 17-3 will travel to Gainesville, Fla. for the First and Second Rounds, which start on Thursday.
"You fight to get one of those national seeds," head coach Chris Poole said. "We had our opportunities and we didn't take enough advantage of them, but we should see some great matchups this weekend."
In the opening round, Florida State will face Georgia Southern (28-5, 13-3) – the Southern Conference Champion on Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Steven C. O'Connell Center on the campus of the University of Florida.
"Our girls are going to have to work hard this week," Poole said. "We faced Georgia Southern in the same setting back in 2010 and they play similar to what we saw from NC State. Anytime you see a team from a different and smaller conference, those teams come in with nothing to lose. We know what we need to do in order to advance."
The Seminoles traveled to Gainesville, Fla. back in 2010 for the same matchup, coming away with a 3-1 win before dropping their second round match to the top-seeded Gators in five sets.
If the Seminoles should advance into the second round they will play the winner of Jacksonville and sixth-seeded Florida on Friday.
"That second round could be a great match," Poole said. "If it's Florida, obviously it's a rivalry match and it's always a tough battle. We have a lot of respect for each other. We know we're going to have to play hard."
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I had a suggestion on the tutorial threads. I was thinking something along the lines of removing the reply option, as in the roll call, and giving the thread poster access to make any changes throughout the lifespan of the tutorial, and once a tutorial is posted, than another thread can be created such as "Tutorial X Discussion" I have read tutorials, and then went through a page or so of "Nice" "kewl" "good to know" in order to find some additions or recomendations, and I know a tutorial creator loves to hear how others feel about his or hers work, I thought we made an effort to make this point through assigning points with a comment. I guess my suggestion would be in regards to keeping the tutorial threads as clean an easy to follow as possible.
Sort of the point JP made in The Tutorials Forum: READ ME FIRST! - http://www.antionline.com/announceme...?s=&forumid=59
"This is a place for AntiOnline users to post original tutorials that they've written about a variety of subjects.
Each tutorial should be posted as a new thread, and never as just a reply. Also, new threads should ONLY be started when posting a tutorial.
If you have already posted your tutorial in a different forum, do NOT post it here too. E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com with the thread ID, and he'll move the existing thread here for you.
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Hurricane Season officially starts June 1st, but emergency management and disaster relief organizations are already hard at work getting ready for the season, saying the risk of a big storm is always there.
"The fact is it will happen," said Horry County Emergency Management Director Randy Webster. "It could be this year, it could be next year. Now's the time to get ready."
Emergency management, local law enforcement, and communities are educating the public on storm preparation, re-entry forms, and the dangers of storm surge.
"Storm surge is still the number one killer in hurricanes," Webster said.
Last season, Horry County released new "Know Your Zone" guidelines which put more emphasis on storm surge. Webster says for decades, the prevailing concern from hurricanes has been the winds, but he says more and more information about storm surge shows how deadly it can be. People who witnessed Hurricane Hugo firsthand in 1989 say the surge was the more destructive than any other force.
"Coming back into town was like seeing total devastation," said Tom Phipps, who works at Sam's Corner. "It was like a bomb had dropped on Garden City."
In the almost quarter-century since Hugo, new construction methods mean homes on the beach are a lot more resilient to storm surge, but there's a lot more of them now than there was in 1989. That's got Phipps wondering how safe people really are.
"It's just grown," he said. "It's natural growth, but I wonder what Hugo would do to this area today."
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Posted by dandee on Monday, May 23, 2011
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I'd be there if we shared a zip code...ReplyDelete
Sounds like fun but I'm not sure we'll be here this weekend...if we are, I'll be there!ReplyDelete
Could this really be Kenewick, WA?? I knew you were a fellow Pacific Northwesterner but had no idea you were in the Tri-Cities. I was born and raised in Yakima and am now a Seattliete... Plotting a way to make this :).ReplyDelete
Sounds like fun!ReplyDelete
I'm not sure I'll make it. I will have to try to tweak my schedule :)
If I lived in the Tri-Cities I would be there in a heartbeat. Alas...I live in Idaho.ReplyDelete
ah, dang. i'm missing it by a month! BUT i'm already planning my own little seattle blogger meet-up so i can make some new friends...and i'm definitely putting you & steph on the list ;)ReplyDelete
Oh gosh, I wish I could make it {I just live up the road in Ellensburg}, but it is still a little bit of a drive. How fun, though! What a great idea:).ReplyDelete
I think some of us from our blog would love to come!ReplyDelete
I didn't know you live in Washington. I read your blog, but sorry, I'm not good at commenting much. I'm in Renton, WA, a 3 hour drive away. Wish I had the day free to join you. Hope you have fun.ReplyDelete
Sounds neat, but I live in Portland. Let us know how it goes!! :)ReplyDelete
I'll see you tomorrow night!ReplyDelete


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Wellness Foods: Products to Watch in 2009
Developing products with multiple health benefits is on trend but dont overwhelm.
The move to create foods that are "be all-end all" products combining multiple ingredients for health is part of the encroaching convergence of marketing for a number of health benefits and conditions. A rush of products typifying this trend have been marketed during the past year or so and serve as indicators for the direction new products will take in 2009 and beyond. Here are some examples.
Beverages such as Purple juice beverage by Purple Juice Co. (www.drinkpurple.com), Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., are prime examples of where the trend-oriented drinks are headed. Calling itself "the most powerful antioxidant beverage on the planet" and made from seven superfruits (açai, black cherry, pomegranate, black currant, purple plum, cranberry and blueberry), Purple is not overkill; it's a drink succeeding by arriving on the crest of the trend and aiming for multiple targets.
Grouping trendy ingredients and targeting several different health issues, as does Purple seven-superfruit beverage for heart and cognitive health, is typical of the shift toward multiple product focuses.
Purple strikes with a heart-healthy banner as well as targeting Alzheimer's, cancer and aging. The drink then rounds things out with a note that each serving counts toward the recommended "5 A Day Fruit for Better Health" program.
Tea fits nicely into the growing market for widely inclusive, "on trend" products. As research reveals more and more healthy compounds and benefits related to Camilla senensis, this oldest and most globally popular of beverages can't be content to just lend extracts of itself to non-beverage products.
The drink itself is branching out. Ito En North America Inc.'s (www.teastea.com) Tea's Tea brand of cold teas cover a lot of ground. Its calorie-free and exotic flavors — for example, rose green tea — are a nod toward the growing demand for ethnic flavors, such as Indian and Middle Eastern.
Tea's Tea products declare their catechins and theanine for heart health and antioxidant benefit. When it comes to eco-friendliness, the brand not only boasts its use of non-GMO product but pulls a truly unique rabbit out of its hat. The company won multiple awards for turning its used tea leaves into paper, cardboard and (combined with recycled plastic) pens and even benches.
A combination of multiple physical and social benefits makes for a successful combination in the crowded beverage market, such as Ito En's green tea polyphenols, ethnic floral flavors and ecologically focused cold tea drinks.
Although enhanced waters have overflowed the market the past few years and have very likely peaked, the ones most likely to hang in there come in two forms: Those "grandfathered in," such as the ubiquitous Vitaminwater (www.vitaminwater.com), now owned by Coca Cola Co. and appearing in vending machines and every store in the world; and the newcomers who "get it," such as Ayala Water (www.herbalwater.com).
What makes organic Ayala float to the top of a very crowded pool of competition is, in a word, quality. They have flavor without tasting fake, they really do refresh and they don't feel as if someone just put three drops of flavorant in a water and charged you out the wazoo for it. They also are right on trend — ethnic and floral — with flavors: vanilla bean, lemongrass, clove and cardamom, lavender, ginger, orange peel and lemon peel.
Not just beverages
Whereas beverages have shown themselves to be important advance guards of trendiness, snack foods certainly have been overwhelmed by the "health-plus" trend. Betty Lou's Inc. (www.bettylousinc.com), McMinnville, Ore., makes its Nut Butter Balls snacks with food allergies in mind, using brown rice syrup as a sweetener and no wheat, corn or soy. But it also adds DSM Nutritional Products' (www.dsm.com) Teavigo green tea extract, San Joaquin Valley Concentrate's (www.activin.com) Activin grape seed extract, Advanced Ingredients Inc.'s (www.advancedingredients.com ) Fruitrim as well as inulin, rice bran, rice protein concentrate and grapefruit extract, the need for new products to apply to multiple needs is something major processors readily recognize. "American consumers continue to request better-for-you, convenient products that fit their nutritional needs and their lifestyles," says Jennifer Garrett, director of nutrition marketing for Battle Creek, Mich.-based Kellogg Co. (www.kellogg.com).
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Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown edged out potential rivals for next year's gubernatorial contest in fundraising last year, taking in $1.25 million in contributions.
Attorney General Douglas M. Gansler and Howard County Executive Ken Ulman were close behind, with $1.24 million and $1.14 million, respectively, according to campaign finance reports due Wednesday.
Gansler continues to hold an advantage in the amount of money in the bank, with $5.2 million, largely because he ran for re-election without opposition in 2010. Ulman has $2.1 million in cash on hand, while Brown has $1.6 million.
A fourth potential candidate, Montgomery County Del. Heather Mizeur, reported that she collected $248,671 in 2012, leaving the race's relative newcomer with more than $380,000 in cash on hand.
None of the four Democrats is a declared candidate, but each is widely expected to run to replace the term-limited Gov. Martin O'Malley.
On the Republican side, Harford County Executive David R. Craig and Frederick County Commission President Blaine Young are considered potential gubernatorial candidates. Earlier this week, Young reported having raised $445,651, with $341,936 remaining in the bank.
Young is a favorite of the conservative wing of the Maryland Republican Party. He had a sizable presence at last month's Republican state convention in Howard County.
As of last evening, Craig had neither filed nor released a summary of his fundraising. Officials with Craig's campaign organization did not return calls. The deadline to file was midnight.
On the Democratic side, Ulman surprised some by keeping pace with two rivals who hold statewide office.
"You wouldn't think that Ulman would be able to pull in that kind of money," said Donald F. Norris, chairman of the public policy department at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. "You would think the other candidates would be ahead of him, but he's been out there on the hustings."
In a statement released by his campaign organization, Brown welcomed the results.
"I am pleased with our fundraising success and honored to have the support of so many people across Maryland," he said. "I look forward to continuing to move Maryland forward with the help of thousands of committed friends and neighbors."
Doug Thornell, a senior adviser to Gansler's campaign committee, said the attorney general's numbers are "impressive" because he has been focused on his job, not fundraising.
"We are thrilled to have a dedicated and rapidly growing base of supporters that stretches all across Maryland," Thornell said.
Ulman's support among voters in statewide polls has been in the single digits, leading some to speculate that he would settle for the lieutenant governor spot on another candidate's ticket.
In an interview, Ulman said he was "flattered" to be mentioned for any statewide office but stressed that he's still looking at the top job.
"Clearly, I'm getting a let of encouragement to run for governor," he said.
The Ulman campaign released figures Wednesday showing that the Howard executive raised about 58 percent of his money from outside his home county. Roughly 33 percent came from other jurisdictions in the Baltimore region.
Ulman said the time he spent as president of the Maryland Association of Counties in 2011 had been "tremendously helpful" in getting to know elected officials from other parts of the state.
Gansler, meanwhile, drew on national contacts he made as president of the National Association of Attorneys General. Roughly $500,000 of last year's contributions came from out of state.
Brown has been spending at a faster pace. For instance, while Gansler reported spending $99,448 last year, Brown had expenditures of $425,171. Ulman spent $308,855 and Mizeur $110,375.
While Mizeur's contributions total puts her far behind Brown, Gansler and Ulman, she cast her report in a positive light. The lawmaker pointed out that in the 10 weeks between Nov. 1 and Jan. 9, the close of the reporting period, she raised $155,671. Mizeur's campaign compared that with Gov. Martin O'Malley's performance in the equivalent period before his 2010 re-election, when he raised only $93,976.
Norris said a little-known delegate seeking the governorship faces long odds, but he didn't count anyone out.
"This is very early and is very fluid. A lot of things can happen," he said.
Also reporting Wednesday was Comptroller Peter Franchot, who announced last month that he would seek re-election to that office after being considered a likely Democratic candidate for governor for most of last year. He reported having raised $519,118 last year.


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But, Fellow Homeschooler, don't feel disheartened when things don't always work out. When the well meaning project involving glue & glitter takes you 2 years, a house move, & a professional cleaner to resolve. They'll happen too. You'll want to scream & cry, but it's okay.
You're going to have moments when you're going to have to talk yourself out of bed to face another day. Another math lesson that you've all ready taught three times, but just doesn't seem to be sinking in. When one more phonics lesson might really put you into a serious coma-state. There's going to be that moment when you look up & realise all the huffing, puffing, shouting, & tantruming was actually you & not the three year old.
Dear New Homeschooler, don't give in. Don't throw in the towel. Don't compare yourself to Suzy or Jane. Their instagram photos only tell half the story, the unspoken words. The before. Or, maybe the after. They won't tell the struggles Mamma's climbed to get there or the disaster created in the process.


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The Niagara County Legislature issued the following statement Tuesday:
"The Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce is opposed to the Niagara County Legislature's resolutions, IL-034-04 and IL-003-05, committing the county to enter into an agreement for payment of legal fees for a private attorney hired by environmental group Residents for Responsible Government to fight the expansion of Chemical Waste Management (CWM).
"While the chamber takes no stance on the Legislature debating the issue of CWM's expansion, we feel it is inappropriate for the county to commit taxpayer money to a private organization without following proper protocol such as issuing an RFP for such a large expenditure. According to the county's own standards approved in Resolution AD-009-11on April 5, 2011, under the section entitled (sic) 'Guidelines for Professional Services Contracts,' any expenditure over $20,000 must be required to request an RFP. Further, any multiyear contract must obtain RFPs even if each year's expenditure is less than $20,000. This 'arrangement,' as it has been called, dates from 2005, so it clearly would fall under the multiyear guidelines. If this spending should fall under the county's current protocol (April 2011), and as a recent resolution directs the Niagara County attorney to 'draw up the needed engagement letter for legal services,' this would be a contract for 'professional services' and be subject to those requirements. The county's guidelines do state that any guidelines can be waived if deemed necessary by a majority of the Legislature. However, the county does employ a county attorney, so it would be questionable as to why an outside 'contractor' must be brought in instead of using county resources.
"The same people who would condemn the County Legislature for this type of waiver on other matters have been in full support of this one. This contradiction implies a decision without a real basis or justification. It is up to elected officials to represent all of their constituents, including those employees of CWM. How is it fair to take their money in taxes and then use that very money to potentially take away their jobs? This proposal opens the floodgates to using taxpayer money unnecessarily and it should not be acceptable."
Editor's note: Both Sentinel editor Terry Duffy, who covers the environmental beat, and Lewiston resident Amy Witryol, an outspoken opponent of CWM, have questioned the chamber's claims with regard to RRG receiving public funding for legal representation. Duffy said the county and the Town of Lewiston jointly agreed to look into the hiring of an attorney. Witryol said the directive did not come from the county.
Duffy is waiting to hear back from legislators Bill Ross and Clyde Burmaster. RRG was also given an opportunity to provide comment.
Christian Peck, the Niagara County public information officer, said the Legislature has come to view RFPs as a prudent course of action. He said legislators view the RFP process as an essential policy tool to protect the interest of the county taxpayers.
At 1:42 p.m. Wednesday, the chamber issued a "clarification," which reads:
"The Niagara USA Chamber stands behind its opinion that more information needs to be forthcoming about the county's allocation of resources to hire outside legal counsel to fight the CWM expansion and concern over the precedent this could set in using taxpayer dollars in the future against any legitimate business that is operating legally within Niagara County.
"That is the crux of our concerns, in addition to the lack of any transparent procurement process that has been followed. To date, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on this endeavor. Even though this is a professional service, good public practice dictates an open, transparent procurement process where the best talent is hired at the best price.
"With that, it has been brought to our attention that some of our statements may not be factually accurate, particularly that the county provides funding for RRG to hire this attorney. Instead, it appears the county hires the attorney directly, though as evidenced by recent press accounts, RRG is heavily engaged with this attorney.
"The chamber did talk with county personnel regarding procurement in general, and this hiring in particular, and received some contradictory information. This again highlights the need for better transparency in this and future transactions."
Second update: Later Wednesday afternoon, 2nd District Niagara County Legislator Clyde Burmaster of Ransomville called the chamber's memo "a document put out ... without the proper investigation."
"The memo is full of inaccuracies," Burmaster said, adding, "it sure would have been nice if they went through this accurately."
Burmaster faulted the Niagara USA Chamber on many fronts.
He cited the chamber's lack of familiarity with the county attorney's office's procedures regarding requests for proposals. He noted the county pursued the hiring of an environmental attorney years ago in the interests of residents, following the state's establishment of a siting board procedure for consideration of future hazardous waste facilities. Burmaster said Residents For Responsible Government had no role whatsoever in the county opting to pursue an environmental attorney in the first place.
"They failed to consult with our attorney on this," he said of the chamber's memo.
"I read this to be a CWM endorsement memo versus (concerns over an) RFP," Burmaster said.


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OKANOGAN Two teenagers were arrested Oct. 24 after allegedly leading officers from several agencies on a high-speed chase from Okanogan to Leahy Junction in Douglas County.
The 15-year-old girl and 16-year-old boy, who allegedly is the son of the vehicle's owner, were arrested and taken to the Okanogan County Juvenile Center.
The girl, from Brewster, was detained on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle, attempting to elude a police vehicle, reckless driving and driving without a license.
The boy, also from Brewster, was detained on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle and attempting to elude a police vehicle.
Neither one has been charged, the Okanogan County Prosecutor's Office said. Their names have not been released.
Okanogan County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Joe Somday said vehicle owner Benigno Hernandez, who lives on Max Goehry Road near Brewster, reported at 2:23 p.m. that his newly purchased vehicle had been stolen. His son allegedly took the keys from his mother's purse.
A little after 9 p.m., Sgt. Gene Davis, who responded to the call, spotted the vehicle on state Highway 20 near South First Avenue in Okanogan. He turned around an attempted to stop the vehicle, which allegedly ran a stop sign and took off south onto U.S. Highway 97.
He pursued the vehicle, with the girl driving, at speeds of up to 105 mph, Somday said. The vehicle allegedly drove down the middle of the road and swerved toward oncoming vehicles, and almost hit an oncoming tractor-trailer.
Sgt. Kevin Arnold joined the pursuit and the chase continued onto state Highway 17 north of Brewster and then across the Columbia River.
A Douglas County Sheriff's Office deputy attempted to deploy spike strips, but was unsuccessful, Somday said.
The chase continued on state Highway 17 with a Washington State Patrol trooper taking over as primary pursuer and Davis as the secondary. The vehicle allegedly slowed to about 80 mph and continued to drive down the middle of the road, swerving at oncoming vehicles.
At around 9:40 p.m., the pursuit approached the intersection of state highways 17 and 174, at Leahy Junction, at speeds of 105 mph. The vehicle slowed about 35 mph and the trooper performed a pursuit intervention tactic (PIT), which ended the chase.
A PIT maneuver is a pursuit tactic in which a pursuing car runs into the fleeing car, forcing it to turn sideways and causing the driver to lose control and stop.
Both Hernandez's vehicle and the trooper's patrol vehicle received minor damage. Hernandez's vehicle was impounded, Somday said.
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We have been engaging with garment retailers for stronger labour standards and supply chain management in Bangladesh and beyond.
Setting the scene
It has been over three years since the eight-storey Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka collapsed, taking with it the lives of over 1,100 garment workers that were on its premises producing clothes for global retailers. In its wake, two initiatives were set up, the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance), which was founded by North American retailers and brands, and the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety (Accord), which has mainly Asian, Australian and European company signatories. Both initiatives set out binding, five-year undertakings that aim to improve safety in ready-made garment factories in the country through inspections and audits.
On the third anniversary of the collapse of the Rana Plaza building, we signed a joint investor statement addressed to companies that are members of the Alliance and Accord. While acknowledging the positive steps taken towards improving the safety of workers, the statement highlighted remaining concerns about the pace of progress in addressing systemic issues and called for further action from international brands. This includes the provision of financial support to suppliers where appropriate, the establishment of independent safety committees in factories to sustain improvements that have been made and the public disclosure of factories in their supply chains.
We visited a number of international brands, their suppliers and other stakeholders in Bangladesh in late 2014 to understand the issues on the ground. Three years on from the accident, we reflect on what has been happening in the sector and how the focus of our engagement with companies has shifted.
After the 2013 Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, the primary aim of retail companies and their stakeholders was to improve health and safety standards in the garment manufacturing sector.
Immediate structural safety issues, such as the provision of escape routes and exit doors in factories, negligence of which has led to companies being fined in the past, have now been addressed by the companies we have been engaging with. However, the rate of progress when looking at all outstanding remediation required ahead of the expiry of the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety (Alliance) and the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety (Accord) in 2018 has been slower than expected.
Commonly cited obstacles include the limited availability of certified specialists, such as engineers, and delays in obtaining materials and equipment such as fire doors, although we understand from the Accord that these are being overcome.
In our engagement, we have pushed for oversight of sustainability risks in supply chains by retail companies and their boards through ambitious targets and tracking of progress at the group level.
We are therefore pleased that advances have been made in the transparency of supply chains. Several companies in our engagement programme have completed the mapping of their supply chains through to tier 2 and 3 suppliers, covering ancillary processes such as washing and dyeing, as well as fabric mills.
Encouragingly, some retailers have gone beyond the requirements of the Accord and Alliance and undertaken their own auditing and structural surveys of all their suppliers, including those for which they are not the lead buyer.
Positive steps have also been taken by some retailers in response to the refugee crisis in Europe and the Middle East. Refugees entering the supply chain illegally are vulnerable to exploitation, which is why some retail companies have been working with local NGOs and auditors to identify and redress instances and provide disclosure on this matter.
Workers' rights
In view of the improvements in structural safety and oversight, our engagement focus has shifted to the rights of workers in supply chains and how the dynamics between suppliers and brands can be improved to sustain and encourage best practices.
As unions have traditionally been largely absent from Bangladesh, we have pushed for the rights of workers to organise and represent themselves collectively. Our 2014 visit to the country had given us concern about how effectively worker participation committees were functioning in factories, which we fed back to the retail companies we spent time with and called for further action on.
A couple of companies have since signed agreements with global unions to provide more effective support to workers and their representatives, such as negotiation training. However, we also want to see improvements in factory human resource processes, including the training of supervisors and the introduction of meaningful metrics which provide insights into the management of workers.
Another significant issue in the supply chain has been the poor productivity of workers, in other words the output per employee. During our 2014 visit, two of the retail brands we met told us that productivity is lower in Bangladesh than in their other sourcing markets, in part due to faults in the production of garments.
Efforts by some retailers to increase wages indicate that this can enhance productivity, with trials finding that output and efficiency increase, while costs associated with employee turnover decrease due to investment in the training of workers, as well as supervisors, on management practices.
Order volatility also remains one of the biggest pressures on suppliers and in our engagements, we urge brands to address volatile buying practices and insecure short-term relationships.
Longer-term planning can provide suppliers with the certainty to invest in employee and processes, driving standards, while also offering more competitive pricing to buyers. Recognising this Swedish, multi-national retailer H&M is committing to five-year agreements with suppliers that perform highly on sustainability and to three-year plans for the next tier. We will continue to monitor H&M's progress in this area and encourage other brands to improve their buying practices.
Trying to address labour standards in its Bangladesh supply chain may have also led US retailer Wal-Mart to improve human capital management across its business, increasing the pay of many of its store staff and investing substantially in staff training and career development.
In our engagements, we encourage companies to adopt the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights Reporting Framework in order to effectively communicate how they manage human rights impacts, ranging from child labour to women's rights and workplace harassment. We supported the development of the principles through our participation in the Shift Project. Speaking on a panel with several companies we engage with at an EU conference on human rights, we were pleased to hear about the benefits of the framework as an internal management tool, which supports their engagement with investors and other stakeholders. We called for consistency in the implementation and guidance of non-financial reporting across different markets, including on human rights, while cautioning against a too prescriptive focus on common metrics or data points. In our experience human rights impacts vary greatly between companies, sectors and geographies and so we suggested that companies should have the flexibility to report meaningfully and qualitatively on the risks and impacts most salient to their operations.
We have also supported the development of the Corporate Human Rights Benchmark which ranks the top 500 companies globally on the basis of their human rights risk management and disclosure. This complements a number of other initiatives seeking to drive transparency and better performance on social issues, such as the Modern Slavery Act in the UK, the above-mentioned UN Guiding Principles reporting framework, the EU directive on non-financial reporting and the US Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act. We believe that the benchmark can encourage the provision of better quality and comparable information from companies to inform our engagement with and assessment of them, as well as incentivising businesses to adopt best practices from peers.
New market challenge
A key test of companies' progress is the extent to which they embed best practices in new sourcing markets and apply the lessons learned from their experience in Bangladesh and elsewhere. In Myanmar, for example, several companies entering the country have petitioned the government to introduce a living wage for the textile industry, in a demonstration of their commitment to staying there.
We will explore this issue with companies considering or already sourcing from this market and seek to visit factories on the ground at some point in the future.
We will also focus our engagement increasingly on the environmental challenges facing factories in the supply chain, such as water and waste management, as well as parts of the supply chain previously not scrutinised, such as tanneries.
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Piracy refers to various forms of armed criminal activity at sea, most commonly robbery of ships, either stealing their cargo or the vessels themselves. One who engages in such activity is known as a Pirate. Pirates who are employed as mercenaries by various nations are known as Privateers. Piracy has existed since the earliest ages of maritime commerce, from pirate galleys in the Mediterranean sea in the classical world, pirate junks in Southeast Asia, age of sail piracy in the Caribbean Sea, to modern day pirates using speedboats and AK-47s.
The term "piracy" has also come to be associated with the theft of intellectual property in the modern world, especially computer software and entertainment media.
Real World Pirates
- Vikings
- Gráinne Ní Mháille aka Grace O'Malley (16th century)
- Blackbeard (late 17th - early 18th century)
- Anne Bonny (8 March 1702 – 22 April 1782)
- Barbary Corsairs (16th-19th centuries)
- Somalian coastal pirates (modern)
Piracy in Science Fiction
An analogue to conventional piracy exists in many science fiction universes in space. This is called Space Piracy. Some Space Pirates include...
- The Turanic Raiders from Homeworld
- The raiders in The Planet Pirates series, by Elizabeth Moon
- The Lucian Alliance from Stargate
- The Lorell Raiders were the original settlers of the Hapan Cluster. (Star Wars EU)
In some fantasy and steampunk settings, another exotic form of pirate exists known as "air pirates", who use aircraft to raid targets (often other aircraft). Air pirates serve as the main antagonists in the cartoon series, Tailspin.


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Berkeley Community Groups Concerned about Death of Mentally Ill Man in Police Custody
Members of several community groups raised concerns today about the way the Berkeley Police Department handled an incident with a mentally ill man who died in a struggle with officers two weeks ago.
George Lippmann of the Coalition for a Safe Berkeley said Xavier Moore, 41, "had a history of mental health issues" but witnesses allege that the level of force used by officers when they confronted him at the Gaia Building in the 2100 block of Allston Way shortly before midnight Feb. 12 "seemed excessive."
Speaking at a news conference outside police headquarters, Lippmann said, "The community is in shock over his death and is gravely concerned about the lack of information" about it.
Lippmann said, "No police reports have been released but there's a lot of speculation and it looks like something went very wrong."
Berkeley police said the day after the incident that they went to Moore's home on a disturbance call and during the contact Moore "became increasingly agitated and uncooperative to the officer's verbal commands and began to scream and violently resist."
Police said officers eventually gained control of Moore and placed him under restraints but while he was under the restraints he wasn't breathing. Police said officers performed CPR on Moore and he was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Andrea Pritchett of Berkeley Copwatch said she's been told Moore had a drug problem and was a transgender person who lived as a woman. She said, "We fear that the Berkeley Police Department has lost its way in dealing with transgender people."
Veena Dubal, a member of the Berkeley Police Review Commission, who emphasized that she was speaking as a community member and not for the commission, said there has been "a lack of transparency" in the way the city's Police Department has handled the situation and Moore's death "is still shrouded in mystery."
Dubal said at the commission's meeting Wednesday a police representative declined to answer a series of basic questions such as whether mental health professionals were called in to respond to the confrontation with Moore and how the investigation into the matter is being conducted.
Berkeley police spokeswoman Jennifer Coats wasn't immediately available for comment today.
Coats said in a statement Wednesday, "There are significant constrains in place regarding the immediate release of information in a case such as this and we can't comment on specific information or even address inaccuracies which may be expressed in public discussion regarding this incident."
Coats said, "A thorough investigation takes time. We are obliged to wait for the evidence to be examined, the facts to be determined and the investigation to be completed."


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I confess. My raiders and I have been bashing our heads against a brick wall for a couple of weeks. Our heads have been filled by the red mist 'o wrath. We'd got the first wing of Icecrown Citadel on farm but our next focus, Rotface, 'brokseded' us time and again.
The brick wall suddenly came down on Sunday night. We had an experimental snipe at the Princes and then marched into the Plagueworks to slaughter Festergut and have a positive pop at Rotface. So what happened to stop us seeing red?
What change has that effect, I hear you cry? Did we change players? Did we somehow plunder a trove of 277 gear? Did we hardwire exact playing requirements into our members while they slept? Not at all. We merely tweaked one of our raiding practices: breaks.
I've always said they're important in raids – it gives your raiders a chance to breathe. Sunday night taught us that organised breaks are even better.
Really regular breaks. We announced to our band of brigands at the start of the evening that we'd be calling a three minute break every 30 minutes, and that we'd like them to be sure to wait until then for quick AFKs for drinks and the like.
Wow, every 30 minutes? Those are a lot of breaks, I hear you cry. It's a wonder we got anything done, right? Wrong.
Give yourselves regular chances to slack – that is, relax – and you'll come back after the break more focused than had you pushed on and sat for an hour, two hours, wiping. Your head won't be full of red mists so there'll be room for useful things like remembering to move out of slime spray.
Movin' n' shaking. Several of my guild play in the same room on raid nights. Usually during a break we stare at the computer screens and brainstorm tactics in increasingly stressed tones.
Instead we decided to test out a terrifying concept during breaks: moving away from the computers and out of the room. We strongly recommended to our raiders that they do the same. We found that the simple change in space and environment again helped us to feel fresh and focused when the break was over. Even just moving about and stretching helped relax some tension. If you have time and inclination to fit in a few actual exercises, you'll feel all the more responsive in the raid.
Time, gentlemen. After each break we announced the time of the next one. Sounds simple, but I think this was the key to the whole break renovation. Raiders need their creature comforts, right? And if they don't know when a break's coming then they'll slide off after wipe 20 and get the drink they desperately need or the smoke to relieve stress. Meanwhile the rest of the group grumbles while waiting for them to return from their unannounced break.
By announcing break times, we're allowing raiders to plan ahead. It means they don't need to feel guilty about making the group wait on them. importantly it also gives them some control back over their own comfort. Our lock wants coffee? He knows the next break is in 10 minutes and can hang on until then.
Content breaks. I don't mean a break in gameplay. I mean mix your encounters up to get the balance right between learning the fights and actually still having fun. You're sick to the back teeth of bouncing on Festergut? Right, about time you take your raid to meet the Princes. Perhaps later on go to pay Rotface a visit.
You're not being inefficient by not forcing yourselves to sit there and practice a fight: quite the opposite. Cut yourselves some slack if you're working hard and not getting anywhere; you might find you slaughter the next encounter you head to and earn yourselves a morale boost. That's efficiency.
These are small changes but could be useful to any raid group out there. You're a 3 year-old guild running your A team? Or perhaps you're running a PUG (breaks are not a PUG killer any more than giving your raid a little bit of trust, but such PUG raid myths is a topic for a future post). In my opinion these changes are crucial for any sort of raid group. Why? Let me explain what I think a well-run raid group is:
- It's a social activity. If someone in our group is not having fun for some reason we get uncomfortable and more stressed. Then Rotface smashes us more easily, morale plummets, stress goes up. Vicious circle. Having a break allows us to peel ourselves away from the stressful game environment and remember that it's a social occasion, too.
- It's a team sport. Sure, we don't leave the comfort of our computer desks and run up and down a pitch for several hours. We do work together using tactics, formations and roles to achieve a common aim. Sports benefit from breaks; think of the oft touted stories of football players eating oranges at halftime, or a weight-lifter taking breaks between sets so they can achieve their best for longer.
- It's a company. Wait, that sounds a little mercenary – try 'organisation'. Either work. Like most companies, we expect our members to perform a certain job and they're paid for successful tasks with emblems – and occasional epic perks. We invest time and effort to skill-up our members so that they can achieve goals, and improve all the time. We provide a safe (and because it's a game, fun) environment for them to perform their tasks. All of these are good practices for a company, at least according to a particular book (see below) on company organisation. And like any good company in accordance with this book, we're flexible enough to cut them a little slack to give them room to be their best.
A person will work better, be more focused, if they feel they are trusted and have some space to relax. Running around like a headless chicken or battering your head against one encounter is not healthy. The benefits extend to groups of people, too.
"The difference between the time it takes you to [achieve your next progression] at 'all prudent speed' and time it would take you 'at breakneck speed' is your slack. Slack is what helps you arrive quickly but with an unbroken neck."
– Slack, T. Demarco, page 208 (and a book I thoroughly recommend to anyone wanting to change their raiding style)
What do you think? Does this sound like a useful nugget for your raid setup? Have you been wanting to try something like this for a while and been worried that you'd not cover as much ground? Do you think I'm completely wrong and sticking on one encounter until you've got it is best? Or, possibly, do you think the wisdom of this vs. encounter battering is dependent on how many nights your group raids?
This is a post by Mimetir, a boomkin and restorman of a raid leader on The Venture Co. (EU). You can find my twitter feed here.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Friday, January 27, 2006
One thing leads to another...
...and by clicking on a small link on the right side of the site I told you about yesterday I was instantly transported to this site, where I found a mind-boggling number of old magazine cover scans. Scroll about half-way down the page for the links to each gallery.
Really, its almost too much!
But the weekend is coming so you may have the time to enjoy an almost endless stream of illustrations from the covers of Ladies Home Journal, Collier's, Cosmo, Good Housekeeping - the list goes on and on.
Try not to hurt yourself.
Next week: A look at some cool old record jacket illustrations.
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Sioux Falls is in Top Ten Best Minor League Markets
Of the more than 225 minor league sports markets in America, Sioux Falls ranks #10, according to a new poll.
Sports Business Daily ranked 229 minor league markets, scoring them from 1-100.
Sioux Falls pulled in 66.04 points thanks to the Canaries, Skyforce, Stampede, and Storm. The ranking was boosted by the new Sioux Falls Events Center, which will open in 2014.
Only one city, Toledo, Ohio, received all 100 points.
Des Moines is the only city in the Upper Midwest to top Sioux Falls in the poll. Des Moines scored 68-86 points, to check in at #8.
Other area markets in the Top 100: Cedar Rapids, 21st; Davenport, IA, 48th; Burlington, IA, 49th; Rapid City, 68th; Omaha, 72nd; Fargo, 80th, and Lincoln, 91st.
Top Top 5 markets are: Toledo, Rochester, NY, Hershey-Harrisburg, PA, San Bernadino County, CA, and Springfield, MA.


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Founded by Heneage Mandell in 1884, the London Playgoers Club met regularly "to afford members facilities for Critical Theatrical Discussions… in the form of… debate[s]." Playgoers in Victorian England did not generally enjoy a favorable reputation, stereotyped as abrasive at best and dangerous at worst. Mandell and his colleagues sought to promote a more genteel image of playgoers while nurturing a relationship between the players and audience.
The core of the Playgoers Club collection consists of a series of meeting minutes from 1884 to 1892, a list of all members who ran in club elections, and a brief, handwritten history of the club.
- Subjects
- Theater audiences--England--London
- Theater--England--London
- Theater--Societies and clubs--Great Britain
- Contributors
- Playgoers' Club (London, England)
- Types of material
- Minutes (Administrative records)