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Christensen Arms Traverse
New for 2019, Christensen Arms Traverse from Christensen Arms combines aspects of the company's most popular rifle models into one long range hunting rifle for backcountry hunters. The Traverse's stock is of the Monte Carlo design giving the rifle a classic look and feel while providing generous cheek weld for making long range shots. The carbon fiber wrapped barrel of the Christensen Arms Traverse rifle features a light target contour to maximize weight reduction while still providing repeatable sub-MOA accuracy. The Traverse bolt action rifle features a 0 MOA optics rail over the action for the easy mounting of optics and a rail section on the underside of the stock for the mounting of a bipod.
Features of the Christensen Arms Traverse Rifles
- Carbon Fiber Wrapped Lightweight Target Barrel
- 0 MOA Optics Rail
- Rail Section for Bipod
- Side Baffle Muzzle Break
- Enlarged Bolt Handle
- Match Grade Trigger
- Hand Lapped
Specifications : Christensen Arms Traverse
- Caliber:6.5 Creedmoor
- Weight:7.2 lbs.
- Action:Bolt Action
- Trigger:Match Grade Trigger
- Safety:Thumb 2 Position Selector
- Rifle Barrel Length:20″
- Rifle Barrel Twist:1:8″
- Barrel Thread Pitch5/8×24
- Rifle Stock:Carbon Fiber Monte-Carlo with Black & Gray Webbing Finish
- Scope Mount:0 MOA Picatinny Rail
- Magazines Included:Integrated with Hinged Floor Plate
- Iron SightsNo
- Caliber or Gauge:6.5 Creedmoor
- HandednessRight Hand
- Item ConditionNew
- Product TypeRifles


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Final Christmas Fayre at Holbeck's HUB
As we reported last month Slung Low, Holbeck's own threate, are to leave their base under the railway viaduct and move into The Holbeck (formerly the Holbeck Working Men's Club). Slung Low christened their home under the arches the Holbeck Underground Ballroom (HUB). It's seen many travelling shows over the

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Palestinians to Weigh Peace Moves
But efforts to build consensus on peace have foundered over demands of extremist groups
THE Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has given up hopes of drawing fundamentalist and radical dissident groups into its parliament-in-exile, and will convene the council for a meeting in the last week of September, according to PLO officials here.Although more talks with Muslim fundamentalists from the Hamas movement are possible, "I don't think they will be coming in," says PLO Executive Committee member Mohammed Milhem. "It's all finished now; the deadlock is there." The meeting of the Palestine National Council (PNC), due to begin in Algiers on Sept. 23, comes as the United States's Middle East peace initiative builds momentum. At the top of the agenda, officials say, will be whether the Palestinians should attend the peace conference planned for October. Faced with such a far reaching decision, Palestinian leaders of many political hues had been seeking to build as much unity as possible among their fragmented organizations. "This is a crisis time, and national unity is required," says one Palestinian political analyst, a former academic here. But negotiators have been unable to overcome Hamas demands for massive PLO concessions before it joins the PNC. According to PLO and Hamas sources, Hamas is insisting that its representatives be given 40 percent of the roughly 450 PNC seats, and 40 percent of all positions in PLO institutions. When PLO officials balked, Hamas proposed direct elections to the PNC. Such a proposal, espoused by several reformist factions within the PLO, would inevitably be squashed by governments hosting Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, for whom such a vote could be politically awkward. The same is even more true for the Israeli occupation authorities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Hamas is also insisting that the PLO renounce its ground-breaking 1988 decision to recognize United Nations Resolution 242, and thus recognize Israel's right to exist.
Unacceptable demands Such demands, PLO officials say, are out of the question, and raise doubts about the sincerity of Hamas' professed desire for unity. "They deliberately set impossible conditions," complains Assad Abdul Rahman, a member of the PLO central council. "Hamas will only join the PNC if it does so with enough strength to change its outcome, and [PLO Chairman Yasser] Arafat only wants Hamas inside in small enough numbers not to change the outcome," the Palestinian analyst says. Meanwhile, talks with Syrian-backed dissident groups have been proceeding no more smoothly, and a planned unity meeting in Yemen between the PLO mainstream and the radicals has been canceled twice in the past month. The dissidents - including Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC) leader Ahmed Jabril and other breakaways from Mr. Arafat's Fatah organization - are demanding not only a broad debate on PLO strategy, but also a welcome for even the most extreme terrorist figures, such as Abu Nidal. Expelled from the PLO two decades ago for challenging the leadership, "Abu Nidal is not accepted at this time," says Abdul Rahim Malouh, a leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Meanwhile, PLO officials are engaged in a feverish debate over whether the Palestinians should attend the peace conference that US Secretary of State James Baker III is trying to convene. While many leaders are fearful that the PLO would be branded the obstacle to peace should they decide not to attend, they are also reluctant to join a process they fear will not even result in an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories, let alone the creation of a Palestinian state. Popular opinion among Palestinians both inside and outside the territories is highly skeptical of the proposed conference, giving their political leaders pause.
Seeking guarantees "The credibility of any top Palestinian leader springs from the Palestinian masses," argues Mr. Milhem. "Once he is no longer trusted by the Palestinians then he is finished, he wouldn't mean anything either to the cause of peace or to the cause of war." In a bid to assure themselves that the conference will meet at least their minimum demands, the Palestinians are seeking guarantees from Washington that US officials will actively promote a "land-for-peace" solution. "The Americans say they won't pressure anyone," says Abdul Rahman. "But if you are not pressuring anyone then you are not working for implementation" of UN Resolution 242, which proposes a land-for-peace pact. "We are not asking the US to send [Desert Storm commander Norman] Schwarzkopf to force [Isreali Defense Minister Moshe] Arens to withdraw," adds PFLP leader Malouh. "We just want them to implement UN resolutions that they voted for." The PNC is expected to give Arafat room to maneuver in his indirect negotiations with the US over guarantees, but at the same time delegates say they expect to set, privately or publicly, a bottom line on which no compromise would be allowed. Although more radical factions are expected to press for public recognition that any Palestinian negotiating team would be representing the PLO, and to insist on a sovereign state as the final goal, most analysts believe the PNC will settle for implementation of UN Resolution 242 as the minimum acceptable outcome.


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One Team USA member recalls the hostage crisis of the 1972 Olympics
Last week, the members of the 1972 USA Olympic team got together to remember the good old days.
And most of the focus was on the game and that controversy. That was the team that lost the gold medal game to the Russians 51-50 after Russia got three attempts at a final shot. It was a controversial ending to say the least, with the officials debating whether the Russians called a time out before Doug Collins free throws that should have won the game, how much time was on the clock, and each time the referees changed their minds they allowed another last play again until the Russians made a shot. Then it ended.
Team USA did not pick up their silver medals. They still haven't.
But that was far from the worst tragedy at the 1972 Munich games — pro-Palestinian terrorists took 11 Israeli athletes hostage and killed them at those games.
And USA center Tom Burleson was closer to it than most. He had been out sightseeing with his fiancé that day and when he tried to come back to the Olympic village his train was stopped outside and a long line formed to get back in and show ID. Burleson had seen a back way into the village before through a parking lot and decided to skip the line with a couple Italian players and sneak in through the lot. But he was stopped there by German police who had automatic rifles and were not playing around.Steve Aschburner of NBA.com picks up the story from there, with the German police talking to Burleson.
"He said, 'Son, you're in the wrong place at the wrong time. We're in the process of bringing hostages out right now. I've got to have you stand against that wall, face it, put your hands on it, and let us bring the hostages out.'
"I thought, 'Oh man,'" Burleson said. "As I looked to my left, the two Italian players were on the ground with guns to their backs. I had a rifle in my back."
Hands to the wall, he heard the transfer begin through that garage door, the terrorists herding the hostages out of the Village. They were to be taken to Furstenfeldbruck airport by helicopter. From about 60 feet away, he glanced directly at one of the Palestinians.
"When I looked at him, the German soldier took the gun out of the small of my back and placed it in back of my head, and said 'Face the wall!' " Burleson said, his voice thickening. "I still see the blemishes today in that wall. I started praying to God to allow me to get out of this situation and back to the room where I needed to be."
Then Burleson heard the shuffling of the hostages' feet as they were brought out. "And I could hear them crying. I could ... hear ... them ... crying!"
At this point, four decades later, a 20-year-old kid turned 60-year-old man began to sob. He leaned back and tried to breathe. He bent forward, burying his face in his hands, his back and shoulders heaving. Jim Brewer, to Burleson's left, placed a hand on the big man's back, then his knee."They didn't want to die," Burleson said in gulps. "They didn't want ... to DIE!"


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Rail Rehab
This year? We get to see some of those funds put to work. The elevator and escalator rehabilitation project is already improving service and reliability to rail stations. You can track the progress live on Metro's website. What can't be seen are many of the other improvements taking place. Track, switches and the overhead wires, called catenary, are all being replaced or improved.
As Metro Rail enters its 36th year of service, that service is on track to be better than ever.


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Welcome back to National Parks & other public lands with T! As 2018 draws to a close, I'd like to do a year-in-review post. It's been a great inaugural year here on the blog, with 113 posts, over 5000 visitors and over 600 people following along on the journey. I am grateful for and humbled by your support.
Here are the top ten most popular posts from 2018 (you can click on each title to go to the original post):
10: Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Clingman's Dome (Tennessee/North Carolina)
9: Montezuma Castle National Monument (Arizona)
8: Muir Woods National Monument (California)
7: Crater Lake National Park – Garfield Peak (Oregon)
6: Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah)
5: Flathead National Forest – Whitefish Mountain (Montana)
4: Acadia National Park – Loop Road Highlights (Maine)
3: Acadia National Park – Jordan Pond and the Bubbles (Maine)
2: Glacier National Park – Running Eagle Falls (Montana)
And the most popular post of 2018….Capitol Reef National Park – Cathedral Valley (Utah)
Happy New Year everyone and here's to happy exploring ahead for 2019!


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It's hot, it's cruel, it's romantic: Chicago Fire is back with Season 2. Our favorite hotties Lieutenant Matt Casey, Lieutenant Kelly Severide, Gabby Dawson, Leslie Shay, Candidate Peter Mills, Chief Boden and the rest of Firehouse 51 have returned to rescue Chicago in new spectacular missions.
Season 1 left us in despair for Casey, whose ex-wife died in a fire and for Mills and Gabby who broke up, for Kelly whose ex Renée is unexpectedly pregnant and for Shay who desperately wants a baby but is not able to get one – well, while all this misery from Season 1 is mostly left behind, Season 2 is not at all sunshine and roses…
Firehouse 51 is under fire. While other houses of Chicago have already been shut down, Firehouse 51 is on the shortlist, too. Gail McLeod, a consultant sent from the headquarters gives Chief Boden a hard time, accusing him for not working sufficiently enough and not making the best decisions for the team. While she is crunching numbers, Kelly Severide catches the serious attention of a fire bug who apparently has a personal problem with him. A blazing basement becomes almost a death trap for Kelly, but this is not his only concern: # 1751, his batch number is sprayed on this house. Shortly after, his car gets smashed just in time for two new squad members Jeff Clark and Lieutenant Spellmann from shut-down Firehouse 33 to witness. Instantly, just by looking at their faces, you get a sense that something is wrong with these guys (cute guys never play bad in Chicago Fire.)
While there is a lot going on at the firehouse, private life of the rescue team does not get much of a rest. Casey has barely recovered from the loss of one of his best friends and colleagues Andy Darden who died in a fire last year, when he has to witness a new tragedy: After a night out with her girlfriends, Andy's wife Heather, now widow, is involved in a car accident which ends deadly for one of her girlfriends and she gets marched off in handcuffs. Now Casey is in charge of two boys, but then there is Dawson who does not leave his side and helps out where she can – as a friend of course. Kelly on the other hand loses his unborn child when Shay suggests he should do the maths properly: Renée's due date and their last intimacy do not quite add up…
Molly's Bar experiences a bit of a dead calm, when 'Game Day' opens its doors across the street and Dawson, Otis and Herrmann are desperate to get their customers back. Well, Herrmann and Otis are, Dawson flirts with the last remaining customer… so not all is bad. Mouch decides to run for Union President against Sullivan, when his beloved Asian girlfriend Mari assures him, that "in her culture men with narrow eyes are destined to do great."
You can definitely speak of a dramatic beginning of a new season. It gives many hints which direction the follow-up episodes might take for each character and especially since Kelly Severide and Matt Casey are the centre of attention again, you can expect plenty of tension. The main theme is again fellowship and family, if one's own or the firehouse family, so no surprises here. All in all, season 2 of Chicago Fire provides smooth entertainment as usual, and especially the female audience will be happy to see those oily abs and sweaty, suntanned faces back on screen for a new season.
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Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has been named as Africa's best president by virtue of a poll conducted by a Canadian-based research organisation "Leaders of tomorrow".
Releasing the best and outstanding list of 2018 presidents in Africa, Ghana's President Akufo-Addo emerged top of the list.
This follows a similar research conducted by US-based think tank, World Vision Forum which placed President Akufo-Addo 1st on the list in Africa and 3rd in the world of best presidents with vision.
The Canadian research team, ''Leaders of tomorrow'', believes since Nana Akufo-Addo won the 2016 elections, he has been the man of the people with high approval rating because for his positive policies such as the free secondary education, Planting for Food and Jobs, I District 1 Dam, NAPCO, among others.
Also – his commitment to the development of Ghana, the near absence of corruption allegations under his regime and his government's respect of the rule of law are some of the reasons attributed to his win.
The second on the list is the president of Botswana Ian Khama Khama, the third is president of Mauritius Ameenah Gurib, president of Seychelles Danny Faure was placed 4th while the president of Gambia Adama Barrow placed 5th.
Meanwhile, Ghanaian ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has been named in The Africa Report's inaugural ranking of top Africans who control the levers of power across politics, business and the arts.
The list also features billionaire barons to unpredictable peacemakers and soft-power superstars.


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Code design for energy harvesting and Joint energy and information transfer Using run length limited codes
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Energy harvesting wireless networks and networks that bene t from wireless energy transfer have become popular in the last decade. In these networks, the users can obtain the required energy for transmission from an external source, which eliminates the need of battery replacement. Therefore, such networks have a high potential for applications in different areas including wireless sensor networks, wireless body networks and Internet of Things (IoT). While there have been many advancements for energy harvesting communications and joint energy and information transfer from information and communication theoretic perspectives in the literature, these subjects have not been studied from a practical coding and transmission point of view in depth. With the above motivation, in this thesis, we propose a serially concatenated coding scheme to communicate over binary energy harvesting communication channels with additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), and design explicit and implementable codes for both long and short block lengths. Run length limited (RLL) codes are used to induce the required nonuniform input distributions for both cases. We employ low density parity check (LDPC) codes for long block lengths, while for short block length designs, we utilize convolutional codes for error correction. We consider different decoding approaches for the two cases, i.e., an iterative decoder is used for the former while Bahl-Cocke-Jelinek-Raviv (BCJR) algorithm over the product trellis of the convolutional and run length limited codes is used for the latter. Also, by noticing that similar coding solutions can be employed, we extend our work to joint energy and information transfer for both scenarios. Numerical examples demonstrate that the newly optimized codes with an inner RLL code are superior to the point-to-point optimal codes for AWGN channels for long block lengths when energy harvesting or joint energy and information transfer is considered, and that, for the short block length case, concatenated convolutional and RLL codes with higher minimum distances offer excellent performance.


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A new Venice 'snipe' is commissioned to stop a statue that has become sentient:
– Is it dangerous, Sir?
– Oh, I should think not. Just don't let the pigeons get too near.
An overweight teen stranded at fat camp, notices his fellow inmates going missing. And it's not mere weight loss.
During a flood, a farmer finds that his land has become an island. Then things come out of the water, searching for higher ground…
A body-builder finds a painting, and does the right thing, returning it to the artist who lost it. But is it the really right thing?
A newly dead man is tasked with cultivating the sorrows of the living.
A ghoul proves that you don't have to have a mind of your own to know right from not quite right.
A soldiers tries to thwart a prophecy that someone will steal his one true love.
Curios and Oddities await your turn of the page in this collection of short fiction. Tales as diverse as our international writers will take you from Egypt to outer space with a few stops on and off the map. If magic and mystery and solid genre writing appeal, this is the book for you. I am thrilled to introduce you to the people who are bound to become some of your favorite authors.
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Nintendo made some announcements today as part of its financial results statement, and there's been a bit of musical chairs when it comes to the company's directors. A number of these individuals are planning to retire this summer, but an even more surprising move comes as Nintendo of America gets some restructuring in a significant way—Satoru Iwata himself will be taking over as the CEO>
The current CEO of Nintendo of America (and chairman) will be receiving a promotion to the level of general manager of Corporate Analysis and Administration, and general manager of the General Affairs Division. This comes as a result of two directors retiring from the main NCL HQ located in Kyoto. The promoted Tatsumi Kimishima's left-behind responsibilities will be taken up by Iwata, Nintendo's company president, resulting in a more hands-on working relationship with Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime.
Nintendo released a statement talking about the personnel shift:
"Many of his current responsibilities, including the CEO title, will be assumed by Global President Satoru Iwata. The move will support the company's unified global strategy, allow streamlined decision making and enhance Nintendo's organizational agility in the current competitive environment. Reggie Fils-Aime will continue in his role as president and COO of NOA, reporting to Iwata."
This isn't the first time we've seen Fils-Aime and Iwata work together closely—for example, they've teamed up at E3 before—but this does remove some of the barriers between these senior staff. We should end up seeing more coordination and cooperation between Nintendo's branches in North America and Japan—and it may come as a result of the slower sales recently, pinpointing Western countries as a place that Nintendo needs to improve its profile and position in.
While it's a surprise for us, it's possible that Iwata has been wanting to oversee more closely the North American branch's operations. It will take some getting used too—particularly for those who were part of the restructuring in the company—but we here at Nintendo Fire are hopeful that this means more good things are to come. Fils-Aime and Iwata, working closely together—what's not to like about that?


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In celebration of the harvest's end, 8 Chains North Winery in Waterford invites guests to their inaugural Winegrower's Wild Game Dinner on Friday, Oct. 27. This unique, four-course wine dinner pairs delectable wild game dishes catered by The Wandering Chef with five of 8 Chains North's greatest wines, including two of their newest releases—a 2015 Mourvèdre and 2015 Malbec. 8 Chains North Winegrower Ben Renshaw and catering Chef Wes Rosati will enlighten guests about pairing and tasting notes throughout the course of the dinner.
The night begins with enjoying a glass of 8 Chains North's limited-release Pink Link Rosé and a variety of beautifully crafted small plates in the winery's intimate Tasting Room. Guests may choose from three appetizers, including Rabbit and Mushroom Pot Pie Turnovers, Braised Wild Boar and Yuzu Roasted Duck Leg Summer Roll Wraps, all of which were specially designed by Chef Wes Rosati of Loudoun County's The Wandering Chef to pair perfectly with the evening's selected wines.
Sydney Smith-Marlowe, general manager at 8 Chains North, also notes that Friday night's event may be the last chance for rosé lovers to taste Pink Link. "The Pink Link Rosé is our 'happy accident'," explains Smith-Marlowe. "[A] Viognier that was barrel-aged in neutral French oak for ten months was accidently topped with a gallon of Mourvèdre. Since it was off-pink, we added a gallon of Syrah. It is a very limited release and the dinner is likely the last opportunity it will be available."
In addition to their reserved rosé, 8 Chains North will also serve bottles of their Off the Mountain Red, Tempranillo, Mourvèdre and Malbec during the four-course dinner, which will be held in the elegant Compass Rose Room.
8 Chains North's newest Mourvèdre is described as an herbaceous and spicy full-bodied wine containing notes of blackberry and pepper and will be served with a rack of Braised Bison Short Ribs. The Malbec features grapes from 8 Chains North's very own Furnace Mountain Vineyard and is celebrated for its medium-bodied texture, hints of dark fruit flavors and rich tannins from oak and grape. Chef Rosati will prepare a decadent Dark Chocolate Pot de Crème topped with triple chocolate brownie bits and almond coffee as a rich accompaniment to the Malbec's full-flavored palate.
Other dishes served by Chef Rosati will include a House-Made Game Charcuterie Plate with a plethora of game including brined and smoked duck ham, pheasant, quail and cured pork belly as well as a Blackened and Seared Flank Steak.
Winegrower's Wild Game Dinner will be held on Friday, Oct. 27 from 7–9:30 p.m. at 8 Chains North Winery, located at 38593 Daymont Ln., Waterford. Tickets for this unique dining experience must be purchased by Tuesday, Oct. 24 and are $108 for the general public and $98 for members of The Chain Gang Wine Club. To purchase your tickets, please visit here.


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Loyalty is a funny thing – or maybe its us who are the funny ones. We are fiercely loyal to our favorite sports team even when that team is on a losing streak. We stay loyal to our political party even when the candidates enact laws that take away our jobs and put us in the welfare line. We remain loyal to their favorite brands despite recalls and inflated costs.
But the people in our life, the people – when they say a single word amiss or make an innocent mistake all loyalty is thrown out the window. Why is it that loyalty is so strong in the superficial relationships in our lives but when things get personal that loyalty is tossed aside and forgotten.
Where did we go wrong? When did it become OK to put more stock in things that care one whit about us and cast aside those who do? When did it become acceptable to hold decades long grudges against brothers and sisters over such trivial things as divvying up a deceased parent's belongings?
Why do we find it easier to be loyal to a fast food restaurant than to be loyal to the humans in our lives?
Let loyalty be a guiding force, bring it back into vogue so that is actually means something to more than marketers and politicians.
Your thoughts?
Resurrecting loyalty is a beginning – and reviving integrity will most certainly soon follow.
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Hi everyone! Just a little CAS card today using the Avery Elle die set Finished Frames! This versatile set has 2 great frames and lots of bits and bobs that can be used from everything from reverse cuts to confetti. I used the smaller of the two frames and reverse cut some bitty clouds to create this card. (The bunny is from More Stories and the sentiment is from Red & Goldie) I love how the blended ink background brings out more of the frame border:)
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Friday 4 March 2016
Priceless Gifts For Mother's Day
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I just want to have someone look after me for a change, instead of running around sorting everyone else. It would be lovely to be able to do something I want to do and come home to a clean (not just tidy) house and be able to watch something I want to watch an old film perhaps. It's hard work being a mum I love the job but the day off (few hours even) would be wonderful. :-)ReplyDelete
I agree with all of these! Sleep would be #1 for me, I definitely need more sleep! *sigh*ReplyDelete
Being a Mum is one of the few full time jobs with no time off. I would absolutely love to have one day where I don't have to force my OH out of bed, to have a little lie in (in peace) and come down to a nice tidy house and not regret my time in bed as it has cut out my running around picking up after the kids time!ReplyDelete
Such a fabulous list. To me this is what Mother's Day is about. There really isn't any need to spend money on gifts.ReplyDelete
I totally relate to the toilet audience my daughter brings a chair from her room and sits down hahaReplyDelete
Oh I would be very happy with any on this list but think my most wanted is a full night sleep xReplyDelete


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Samsung launches worlds first thinnest LED Large Format Display
Samsung has launched the world's first eco-friendly and large format information display (LFD) incorporating LED backlighting technology. Samsung EX series which is the world's thinnest LFD suitable for showing large advertisements, is available in 40-inch, 46-inch and 55-inch models.The new LED LFDs are much better than conventional LCD displays in terms of electricity consumption, design, image quality and efficiency. The EX series, which consume significantly less energy than the existing models, are green products with Energy Star 5.0 certification. By incorporating LED technology, these models use up to 40 percent less electricity than LCD displays and produce less carbon dioxide and fewer hazardous substances. In addition, the option of a built-in PC eliminates the need to purchase an additional PC, resulting in higher efficiency and less maintenance cost.
The EX series also boast extreme thinness and lightness, which make them much easier to use. The EX series features a 120 Hz panel refresh rate. This advanced technology enables faster image changes without motion blur, which deliver clearer advertising messages to the audience. The 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution and the high contrast ratio provide true-to-life picture quality. Magicinfo i, Samsung's proprietary content management solution also allows you to control several displays easily by connecting them to a network.


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text: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • A story of love that won't let go—no matter what! "A literary masterpiece, reminding us that God's love is unconditional."—Debbie Macomber California's gold country, 1850. A time when men sold their souls for a bag of gold and women sold their bodies for a place to sleep. Angel expects nothing from men but betrayal. Sold into prostitution as a child, she survives by keeping her hatred alive. And what she hates most are the men who use her, leaving her empty and dead inside. Then she meets Michael Hosea, a man who seeks his Father's heart in everything. Michael obeys God's call to marry Angel and to love her unconditionally. Slowly, day by day, he defies Angel's every bitter expectation, until despite her resistance, her frozen heart begins to thaw. But with her unexpected softening comes overwhelming feelings of unworthiness and fear. And so Angel runs. Back to the darkness, away from her husband's pursuing love, terrified of the truth she no longer can deny: her final healing must come from the One who loves her even more than Michael does . . . the One who will never let her go. A powerful retelling of the story of Gomer and Hosea, Redeeming Love is a life-changing story of God's unconditional, redemptive, all-consuming love. Includes a six-part reading group guide!


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According to the British Comedy Guide, and a since-deleted blog post by David Nobbs.
Excellent news, as the series showed promise, and I had fun with it - but I think they also have a fair amount to fix for the next series. In the meantime, you can read our episode-by-episode reviews here. DAVID NOBBS AND SIMON NYE HAD BETTER DO EVERY SINGLE THING I SAY OR ELSE IT WILL BE RUBBISH.


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Friday, February 22, 2013
Brecken Hancock and Abby Paige at Open Book: Ontario
above/ground press authors Brecken Hancock and Abby Paige participate in Open Book: Ontario, to help promote their chapbook launch tonight in Ottawa. Hancock participates in the Poets in Profile series, and Paige provides the first of a new series, The War Series: Writers as Readers.
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Love Is A Map I Must Not Set On Fire is and is not a poetry collection. It may or may not be a commentary on September 11 and the wars that followed. What it might be best described as is an extended narrative explaining how we as humans survive in a politicized world fraught with division and conflict.
Love interweaves the story of the fluctuating relationship between the speaker and her lover, Denira, with their home landscape, Seattle, as well as the September 11 attacks and the state of war created by the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
It is a risky move by Carol Guess to write more than a simple response to these events; the choice to do so raises age-old questions of the appropriation of tragedy and who has the right to write it. Two things save this subject matter from becoming sentimental or overly political: the authenticity of emotion and the integration of this recent history with the troubled love story of the speaker and Denira, whose relationship is nearly as turbulent as the times in which they live.
Denira and the speaker are lovers much like any other pair and yet face many of the conflicts specific to gay and lesbian couples even today. One is too afraid to be open: "Denira sends out invitations. She's returning to the closet and wants everyone to know," which her partner condemns as wanting "to hide and have her cake, too. Denira wants me to do the hard work for her" (13). There is also the broader lack of acceptance of their relationship: "We're a couple, just like any other. Nothing special. Absolutely normal.//And aren't we deserving to be so—//And aren't we upstanding, to be so—" (12). They are at once challenging and conforming to heteronormative codes of conduct, which is one of a multitude of conflicts never fully resolved in the book.
The political content of these pieces is blunt and unapologetic, at least for itself. Guess indicts the leadership for its actions and the nation for its passive contribution: ignorance. The vehemence jumps off the page in lines such as "Dubya's power borrowed/from his father's hour/Denira, contemplating Marx/whether the U.S. is alienated/from the grief it produced" (27). And yet, there are clear mea culpas on behalf of the nation, from the brief elegizing of "an Arab cab driver strangled in Assumption City" (23) and the plea for redemption: "Forgive me for destroying your country/…Forgive me for making/a thousand versions of everything" (27). In a metapoetic move, writing becomes acknowledged catharsis, "If I can't make art of my great grief—" the thought remains unfinished, because the prospect is unimaginable. After all, Guess writes, "all I know of courage/is pressing my pen/to these scattered sheets" (26).
What results from pressing pen to paper reveals a different sort of tension with literary tradition. Guess, a poet and prose writer, creates in this volume a sort of hybridized form that resists many of the traditional structures of poetry, eschewing titles and, often, stanzas. Many of the pieces that are lineated as poems use very short lines and contain minimal punctuation. By contrast, whole pages read as prose—not even prose poems, but as straight prose. The overall effect, however, is the most subtle statement of the book: letting the narrative develop in the way it, not the author, wants to develop.
More powerful than these acts of literary resistance, though, are the insights offered into the implications that life and conflict hold for the individual. One of the loveliest sequences in the book is the quintet of love lyrics spanning pages 16-20, in which Guess makes an announced "detour" from the history of the speaker and Denira to contemplate love and loss for the speaker alone. Though not entirely extricable from Denira, these poems represent the vulnerability that the speaker subordinates to her lover throughout much of the narrative. "I live in the shadow of a breathing volcano in a city with seven days of sunshine a year" refers to more than life in Seattle, especially when followed with the admission that "I can speak of you now to anyone because I've stopped wanting anything like what I once wanted from you" (17). Likewise, the meditation on jealousy on page 34 reminds us that community and world crises are easily forgotten in the face of personal tragedy.
And perhaps that is Guess' most important statement in this collection: to not let love, of any sort, for any one, go up in flames.
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Rubio's red snapper red herring
I see by the paper that Sen. Marco Rubio is getting into the political swim again. And once again he shows how unqualified he is for public office. Instead of weighing in on our really pressing problems here in Florida, he has chosen to take up the rights of sport fishermen to catch more red snapper. Seriously?,,, But there are rules, which aim to protect all Floridians, including commercial fishing businesses. These rules are based on fact and science, a subject Sen. Rubio seems to know nothing about. We have some big problems to solve here in Florida and in our nation. A few examples include gun control, expanding health coverage by accepting the return of Florida taxes from the Fed, energy and education. These are the things I want to hear candidates talk about. Red snapper quotas are nothing but a "red herring." Read the letter here 16:58


text: |ROLF CARLOS KLAUSENER was born in Montréal and raised in Mali, rural Québec and Ottawa. He spent his early childhood listening to ABBA and Paul Simon records on his suitcase-record player. By seventh grade he had already dabbled in voice for stage, piano and violin, until he discovered guitar and bass in 1993. Currently, he is an active member of several notable musical acts including the Recoilers and Greenfield Main on the Kelp Records label, which he helps manage. In 2002, he began recording solo sound collages and now heads his own experimental pop band, The Acorn. Since 2004, he has toured extensively with The Acorn in support of his first full-length recording The Pink Ghosts, which continues to receive critical acclaim. In addition to music, Rolf works as a professional graphic designer, produces music documentaries for CBC Radio and loves camping.


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This may seem like a strange way to introduce an album, but I found myself enjoying the bass. you will have to hear for yourself how great this is in the mix and the way that it was marinated n the juiciest sounds.
The album is solid. providing plenty of chugging for the times when you need such, but there are other things going on. The vocals tend to hit the higher sort of screeching, but stop short of being gay. There are enough of the more masculine approaches to death metal vocals to keep you from wearing pink when you listen to this album.
You need to be clear about this being a good album. The jokes may throw you off if you are faggy, so just think of a happy place when you read. Speaking of which, this album will make you happy because it is tasteful and heavy. It was built to last.
You can enjoy a sample video by clicking HERE, but bear in mind that their songs are varied.


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Whether we're reporting on dui cherry cordials and the motorist with the "wrong kind of hot chocolate," or memorializing the hijinks of the Musty Money Mob, the widow sued for calling an aging counselor a "so-called lawyer," the sad "man in a tree," or the deadly argument over treating a seizure victim, f/k/a is known for sharing the strange legal news out of Schenectady, New York, and the nearby Capital Region. [And see the picture-frame burglar tale.] Now, thanks to the unveiling on Tuesday of the revamped, again-free Daily Gazette website, we can confidently begin a regular W.A.S. — Weird Around Schenectady — News roundup, letting you know when the Daily Gazette or other media sources in our neighborhood have uncovered remarkable stories from our local justice system.
after the verdict
the tireless lawyer speaks
in falling snow
first murder trial–
the D.A. arrives
in new gloves
…………………………………………. by Barry George, J.D.
Due to a minor slip-n-fall accident yesterday, the f/k/a Gang is nursing a bum arm and will have to start slowly (and visit a friendly orthopod) this morning, with just two tales out of criminal court.
W.A.S. News #1:
Hiring a Stripper Could Get You a Sex Offender Label: If James "Jed" Conboy, the D.A. in next-door Montgomery County gets his way, 22-year-old Greg L. Soucia will be slapped with the label Sex Offender for "using a stolen credit card to hire strippers." The Gazette explains, in "Case is Montgomery County's first under new sex law: Defendant must register as offender" (Dec. 13, 2007), that Soucia "is the first defendant in Montgomery County to be prosecuted under a new law that stiffens penalties for sexually motivated crimes." Gazette reporter Edward Munger continue:
Soucia [of the Schenectady County village of Delanson] told an investigating deputy that he took a Visa credit card from inside the [burgled] house and while at the residence, he used the credit card to hire two strippers from Sheer Pleasure in Schenectady.
The investigation report states that the two strippers "performed in front of him for about an hour," and charged him $600 for the service.
Since there was a sexual motivation for the crime, Conboy said, Soucia was prosecuted under the "Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act," which became state law in April. . . . "If you commit a burglary and your goal is because of your own sexual gratification, it's a sexually motivated felony," Conboy said.
The law in question is the SEX OFFENDER MANAGEMENT TREATMENT ACT (Laws of New York, 2007, Chapter 7, Article 10), which our Division of Criminal Justice says "establishes an Office of Sex Offender Management and creates a new crime of a 'Sexually motivated felony,' and provides for enhanced terms of post-release supervision for all persons who commit felony sex offenses." SOMTA's § 10.03 gives us the following definition:
(s) "Sexually motivated" means that the act or acts constituting a
designated felony were committed in whole or in substantial part for the
purpose of direct sexual gratification of the actor.
Of course, I'm not an expert in criminal law like Scott at Simple Justice and Jeralyn at Talk Left, or professors Yung at Sex Crimes and Berman at Sentencing Law & Policy, but I'm going to go out on a limb and use some fancy legal terminology and analysis: No matter how much of a hard-on politicians have for sex offenders, "stiffening" the penality for crimes — and saddling people with the Sex Offender Label and all the consequent registration and supervisory obligations — whenever a prosecutor "proves" that a felony was motivated in "substantial part" for the defendant's "sexual gratification" is simply un-American. It will throw a lot of cold water on a lot of immature male hormones. Increasing penalties because a person commits a non-sexual crime while presently or imminently horny, is a rather broad-sweeping approach to stopping sex abuse and sexual predation. Prosecutors should consider reading a constitution or two, or taking a cold shower, prior to drawing up charges under SOMTA.
D. A. Conboy told that Gazette, that in the absence of the sexually motivated felony, Soucia could have faced a prison term of one to three years. Instead, he faces a three-year determinate sentence with five years of post-release supervision." As with the sex offender residency laws covered so often around here, I've got to say that, if this kind of law makes you feel more righteous and — especially — like you're making our children and women-folk a lot safer, you appear to need a major reality check, and a significant boost in your EQ.
Final Note: A recent article in the Arizona Daily Star, "Arrest made in sexually motivated crime cases" (Nov. 2, 2007), suggests that law enforcement agencies may be applying the same over-reaching approach across the nation. The Tucson Police Department told the Star that: "a sexually motivated crime could include obscene phone calls, pictures or indecent exposure.
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update (Dec. 16, 2007): Columnist Carl Strock of the Daily Gazette reported today that "Law creates new way to become a sex offender" (at B1, Dec. 16, 2007). Here's a little of Carl's analysis: "This means that if I, as a horny American crook, break into a house and steal money so I can wine and dine a woman I have my eye on, with a view to getting her into bed, she being entirely willing, I too would be a sex criminal, per New York law, and if the residents of Scotia, for example, learned I was later living on their block they would put up yellow caution tape on their hedges and would not allow their grandchildren to visit for fear I might attack while their backs were turned. Elected officials would flourish tape measures at public meetings to show how close I was living to innocent children."
Respected House-Call Doctor on Trial: Another story in the local news deserves a lot more attention than I can give it today, but should interest aficionados of either criminal law or health care reform. Dr. David Hornick, 64, was well known and appreciated for making house calls to his severely disabled patients, and basically operating out of his "mobile pharmacy" car. He was arrested 18 months ago and charged with serious drug-dealing crimes (see "Doctor Charged With Stealing Pills From Patients" (North Country Gazette, June 7, 2006). He is now, however, facing "only" eight misdemeanor counts, alleging he illegally possessed painkillers and failed to document them properly. You can get a good taste for the story from the Daily Gazette, in "Defense calls prosecution of doctor a 'witch hunt': Hornick accused of mishandling meds" (Dec. 12, 2007), and in the Albany Times Union, "House call doctor may take stand in drugs case" (Dec. 12, 2007).
Here's how the Gazette described the government's approach to the case:
Prosecutor Michele Schettino portrayed Hornick in her opening statements as a doctor who didn't follow strict rules for handling, dispensing and destruction of such medication. That medication included morphine, Oxycodone and Fentanyl.
"This case is about one man who thinks his license to practice medicine extends to him a blanket shield from criminal prosecution," Schettino told the jury, "and a blanket shield to disobey the law."
The Fentanyl patches found in his trunk, according to testimony, were sealed, but not in their normal boxes and did not include the required information about where they came from.
Hornick's attorney had quite a different take, per the Gazette:
In his own opening statement, defense attorney Joseph Gardner called Schettino's account of the evidence "quite optimistic" and the prosecution a "witch hunt." The evidence, he said, does not support the charges. "This is persecution, rather than prosecution," Gardner said.
Hornick, he told the jury, has practiced medicine for nearly 40 years and runs an unconventional practice. He sees severely disabled patients, many of whom suffer tremendous pain. The drugs, Gardner told the jury, were for his patients.
That, Gardner said, is something that he is allowed to do under the law. The investigators from the state Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement don't understand that, he said.
If convicted, Hornick faces up to a year in jail. The effect on his ability to practice medicine is unknown (at least to me and the local reporters).
his side of it
her side of it
winter silence
………………. Lee Gurga – from Fresh Scent (1998)
update (Dec. 18, 2007): Dr. Hornick was convicted yesterday on on seven misdemeanor counts of illegally possessing and dispensing prescription painkillers. According to the Daily Gazette, in "Doctor found guilty on drug counts: Jury's decision surprises Hornick" (Dec. 18, 2007), "The decision came as a surprise to Hornick, who could have pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor improper record-keeping before the trial began. Hornick refused the deal, saying he would bring the issue to trial "no matter what." His lawyer, Joseph Gardner says Hornick will appeal. He will remain free on bail until his sentencing, set for Feb. 12. He faces up to two years in jail or $7,000 in fines.
update (Dec. 19, 2007): Should Dr. Hornick be allowed to continue his medical practice? Schenectady D.A. Robert Carney seems to have the right approach. See "Prosecutor: Niskayuna doctor should keep license" (Daily Gazette, Dec. 19, 2007). "What they ought to be looking to do," Carney said of the state Department of Health's Office of Professional Medical Conduct, "is allow him to continue practicing, but ensure that he follows the rules." According to the Gazette, "A [Health Department] spokeswoman said a criminal conviction itself was considered misconduct. What consequences there would be could be determined after a hearing."
update (July 3, 2008): See the Daily Gazette article, "Doctor fined over drugs in trunk of car: Judge says case is about following rules" (July 3, 2008) Although he did not fault Dr. Hornick's motives, City Court Judge Vincent Versaci decided that there had to be a punishment because rules were broken. The District Attorney had asked for no jail time, but wanted the maximum fine to be imposed, $4000. The Judge imposed a total fine of $1,000. Defense council Deborah Feathers indicated that Dr. Hornick plans to appeal to County Court.
We're pleased that no jail time was imposed, and that Judge Versaci, according to the Gazette, "also admonished Hornick for his practice of keeping medication in his car [where they could be readily stolen], especially the powerful painkillers." The state Office of Professional Medical Conduct will consider sanctions against the 65-year-old Hornick because of the conviction, but both the District Attorney and the Judge hope the doctor will be able to continue the practice of medicine.
To Help Your Favorite Holiday Hostess: We usually only "do" haiku-like poetry around here, but I really want to share a poem I discovered yesterday. It's from the book Selu: Seeking the Corn-Mother's Wisdom, by Marilou Awiakta (Fulcrim Publishing, 1993). Flipping through Selu yesterday at the Whitney Used Book Store, I found the following brief verse that underscored my traditional pangs of guilt this time of year — when I notice that my female friends and kin seem to be doing almost all of the preparations for the holiday season.
Awiakta says "I think most of what I learned about being a woman and a poet can be summed up in one poem."
On Being a Female Phoenix
Not only do I rise
from my own ashes,
I have to carry them out!
As Ann Althouse said yesterday in a different context, "I hear you," working women and female poets of the world. dagosan shared a similar sentiment recently:
men washing dishes –
an early alarm
ends her Thanksgiving dream
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla (AP) — A Florida teacher hospitalized with COVID-19 has died after her husband unsuccessfully sued to force doctors to treat her with ivermectin, a drug popular among some skeptics of accepted coronavirus treatments despite a lack of studies proving its effectiveness.
Tamara Drock's husband told the Palm Beach Post that she died on Friday, 12 weeks after being admitted to Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.
Ryan Drock sued trying to require doctors to administer ivermectin, a drug approved to treat conditions caused by parasitic worms. The FDA has not approved the drug as a COVID treatment.
A judge said it would be dangerous to allow judges to overturn doctors' decisions.
The Post says the hospital system did not immediately respond to its requests for comment.


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The Longest Assessment You Will Ever See Of A Preseason Game More People Should Have Cared About
Thank god it's over. One of the worst, most nonsensical preseasons I have ever absorbed — not just as a Chiefs fan, but as a fan of professional football. Any strategy that was supposed to exist was mashed up in multiple degrees of mixed signals, head scratching signal calls, and an absurd decision to bring the starters along at a glacial pace.
It all culminated in last night's crap fest, and crap is about all we have to show for it. We played tons of our starters deep into the fourth quarter in the last preseason game. Not just Asamoah and Urban, but the meat 'n' potatoes of our offense, Dwayne Bowe and Jamaal Charles. This is something that, to this extent, has simply never been done in NFL history before that I know of, so before you go taking the word of Todd Haley as gospel, please keep that in mind.
Once again, we played our starters almost the entire game. And we lost. If the insanity of that doesn't strike you in the face like a Louisville Slugger, you're either high or a homer.
It's a damn near shocking development, but at the very least it gave us the clearest window we're going to have to preview what we have in store for 2011. And at this point, it's not pretty. The team is out of shape, out of focus, and out of sync. This isn't a problem that the preseason could solve — matter of fact, with Haley's roster patchwork all month, I think we may have exacerbated them. It's going to take multiple weeks into the season for us to make these parts a whole. In the mean time, San Diego is in midseason form.
So I distracted myself from focusing on the next seventeen weeks by replaying tonight's game three times, taking notes as I observed virtually anything that I think could serve as a window into our upcoming season. Turns out, I have a truckload of them. So I have stashed these observations from an ugly, ugly game that was sadly the most informative we have to work with from this preseason, after the jump.
Don't say I never gave you anything.
- Rodney Hudson continually got his ass kicked during the first couple of series lined up against NT B.J. Raji, whom the Packers lined up across from him for the opening series. Especially in pass blocking, where after the initial punch, Raji was able to swim or spin himself past the rookie on multiple occasions. Hudson also looked considerably gassed by the end of the game. That is a serious problem, and clearly some of the conditioning has not worked in this shortened offseason. Hudson's poor double-teaming was also the reason why Cassel was pancaked by the Jolly Green Giant in the second quarter.
- Our first-string defensive line got their asses handed to them against the Packers first-string offensive line. All three players were repeatedly pushed off the line of scrimmage. At least they commanded double-teams most of the time, our defensive line is showing leaps and bounds in that department thanks to Kelly Gregg. But commanding those doubles doesn't mean much if they continually blast the team several yards off the ball. It is entirely possible Glenn Dorsey has regressed in this shortened offseason. He has been a completely non-factor.
- Our special teams LOVE blocking for Javier Arenas. He shows a serious blast and an absolute refusal to go down that forgives many of his teammates for occasionally inadequate blocking downfield. You LOVE to block for a guy like that, and in my opinion Arenas deserves to return kicks at all times.
- Matt Cassel's quick slants are wince-inducing. All too often his windup takes far too long, which is why defenders seem to be continually jumping the routes. In the first quarter, Bowe was somehow able to reel it in despite a defender in his face.
- Shoot-Me-In-The-Face Alert: Dexter McCluster was drafted in 2010 to play the slot with occasional carries out of the backfield. He didn't really show up in the passing game, but his rushing out of the backfield was pretty good. So the Chiefs, in 2011, decide to commit him as a running back who occasionally runs routes, and sign Steve Breaston out of Arizona to a decent sized contract to specifically play the slot. However, as Trent Green reveals in the broadcast, Breaston wants to primarily line up as a wide-out, not in the slot. Meanwhile, McCluster looked absolutely wonderful today receiving the ball. I honestly don't know if the Chiefs know what they're doing with the slot position right now.
- Tony Moeaki may be in for a really tough season. He came into camp trying to shake off an undisclosed injury, and suffered an aggravation of some sort in the game today. Moeaki was such a bright spot in 2010, that the Chiefs largely built their offseason under the assumption that Mo will show up. Well the returns in the preseason has been modest — he doesn't seem to have any rapport with Cassel whatsoever. His blocking remains top notch, however. But his ability to stay healthy is atrocious — he limped off the field in the 2nd quarter after doing nothing other than falling out of bounds. I fear he's going to miss some time this year.
- Jamaal Charles' fumblitis? I am not concerned with it. It comes with the territory with small scatbacks like him. I just really wish it would come at less opportune times. It killed a very promising drive in the first quarter of this game, but obviously the more devasating one came in a brilliant drive against the Ravens in last year's playoff game.
- It is no accident anymore, people. Nobody is targeting Brandon Carr this preseason. QBs are challenging Brandon Flowers instead. I don't know exactly what's going on with Carr's coverage, because so much of it happens offscreen. But no QB is even looking his way. He could quietly be having a Pro Bowl year if he keeps this up.
- Speaking of Pro Bowlers, Derrick Johnson looks like the guy the Chiefs drafted in 2005. My goodness, there are no holes in his game right now. His coverage downfield is fantastic for a linebacker, he hits a hole as violently as Belcher despite playing the other linebacker position. And his passrushing is damn near peerless for an ILB in this league.
- The fact this team keeps racking up so many flags is evidence that Todd Haley simply hasn't brought the proper level of discipline to this offseason. You can make an argument either way as to whether he should have (although if you're arguing that he's handled this offseason proplerly, you're just being stupid), but the result is a penalty problem that's going to plague us all year. I'm predicting we end the season in the league's Bottom 10 in penalties.
- Ditto for Cassel calling timeouts for two straight weeks because the team can't get in the right formation. We have looked totally lost.
- Steve Breaston is a talented receiver. He really is. But talent doesn't mean squat if you don't have any chemistry with your quarterback. Breaston has exhibited no chemistry with Cassel this preseason, but fortunately that changed at least a little bit during last night's game. We desperately need a 50-70 catch season out of him, but he's played this preseason like a 30-reception season might be more realistic.
- It's in Barry Richardson's head now. His three holds and overall lousy performance this preseason has officially penetrated his skull and has shattered his confidence. He's missing blocking assignments that he was nailing all year last year, and his pass defense was at least halfway adequate last year, whereas this year he's getting beat like a rented mule. If Jared Gaither can take the reins, it might be time to do it at the soonest, most immediate moment. Richardson needs a season as the backup swing tackle.
- LOL @ the Chiefs fan in the stands with the white #89 jersey that says "Baldwinning" on the back. Classic.
- Cody Slate has officially passed Jake O'Connell on the depth chart. This became official when O'Connell lined up in the wrong formation in the first half, and Slate was given the go ahead shortly thereafter to come in for Tony Moeaki. My guess is that Slate makes the team, and O'Connell gets cut.
- Brilliant play by Dwayne Bowe on his non-reception work. He has really come around, thank Haley. Upon catching a long-crossing route, a defender punched the ball out of his arms. Bowe's first instinct, since the ball was on a trajectory to bounce out of bounds, was to launch into the defender to prevent Green Bay from recovering the ball. Also, late in the 2nd half, he must have sprinted back about 70 yards to catch a defender who intercepted Palko. In doing so, he saved a touchdown. Not for nothing, but Bowe has blocked superbly well.
- Jon Asamoah plays with a fire that cannot be ignored. It shows not only in plays, but after plays as well. After McCluster leapt to the second floor to pull in Matt Cassel's first touchdown pass this preseason (ugh), Asamoah was one of the first players to get to him and leap into the air for a chest bump. Love his passion.
- Alex Magee is just not getting it, and that's okay. We knew he was raw when we selected him. He's going to take a season or two to groom, as most at his position do. He is going to play a very important role in whether this defense can get to the next level, because as of now, we do not have a single three-down defensive end that can get to the QB (Gilberry is more of a 3rd down specialist), and that can be an area he excels. But he is so far behind on technique, he is simply a nonfactor on passing downs. Rushing downs, he's far more spotty, but usually he's moved a few yards off the ball before he can anchor properly. That will change with time, but kudos to the coaching staff for giving him a lot of time on the field this preseason to endure some trial by fire.
- It's possible that Jon Baldwin changes the entire look of our offense. I think as he starts catching on (which doesn't look like it will happen until around Week 10, by the rate at which he's progressing), we can finally start punishing defenses for throwing the farm at Bowe. As of now, we do not have a single receiver that would start on another playoff team other than Bowe. Baldwin isn't that guy now, but he's the only one on the roster who can be.
- There is not another defender on our team that can match Brandon Flowers' sheer passion on the field. The Chiefs are fortunate that he will be the corner quarterbacks test all season, because he is the kind of guy that never feels defeated by pressure, even when he gets beat. His competitive fire catches on with his teammates, as well.
- Play of the game: mid second quarter, deep in their own territory, the Pack try running off the right tackle. As soon as the ball is snapped, however, Jovan Belcher barrels through the RG-RT gap as if the guard is standing still, and devours the running back, violently slamming him to the turf. Doesn't sound like much, but it was a blast to watch.
- I agree with everybody else who's watched this preseason sober: Studebaker is a missed tackle machine who can't rush the passer and can't defend the run. Justin Houston does both with aplomb. However, this is the year Andy Studebaker gets to receive some karma; he outplayed Mike Vrabel all year, yet Vrabel started over him due to his resume. This year, he is getting thoroughly outplayed by Houston, but he'll get more snaps regardless because of his resume. Hopefully this changes by season's end.
- Tyler Palko got the bulk of the snaps under center last night, and deservedly so; he's the QB the Chiefs have to consider if they want to keep. After his performance, I can safely say that he's only on this team as long as nobody releases an experienced backup onto the market. He flashes sometimes, and I really like his mobility. But his inaccurate passes rivals that of Tyler Thigpen levels of badness. His reads are slower than molassis, and he all too frequently telegraphs his passes. He makes risky decisions that he doesn't have the talent to pull off, and his left-handedness makes Barry Richardson our de facto blindside blocker, which is a recipe for disaster. Worst of all, nobody on the team seems to have much confidence in him; he is the very definition of inconsistency, and his frequent bad reads will kill this team's enthusiasm if he has to play any extended time in the preseason. His botched handoff to McCluster in the third quarter was his worst moment; getting stepped on by an offensive lineman is evidence of simply not being disciplined enough in what you need to do every single play. Palko's only bright spots this preseason have been in two separate two-minute drills at the end of the half. This team needs more than that, however, if Cassel goes down. It needs a quarterback for 60 minutes, not 4.
- Jared Gaither sighting! His first series, the Chiefs handled him with kid gloves. He had Pope next to him for the first couple of plays, and Palko's first pass was a quick three-step drop. He did miss a blitzer off the edge in that first series which blew up a play, but subsquent attempts to bullrush him were stopped cold; you cannot bullrush this man. His pass protection was clearly superior to the confidence-depleted Barry Richardson, and his run blocking was roughly comparable. I said this earlier in the thread, but the soonest possible time that Gaither can play a whole game, he needs to take Richardson's spot and give Richardson time to recover as the team's backup swing tackle.
- LeRon McClain is not the sledgehammer many Chiefs fans thought he was when we brought him in so much as he is a cunning blocker. He doesn't level people very frequently, if at all. Instead; he typically seals off a defender or cuts them at the ankles. Either way, he gets the job done. He is also a good runner at finding a seam and rcracking up the torque really quickly to hit it. The Chiefs have more versatility running the ball now than we've had for quite some time.
- Like the rest of the defensive line, Tyson Jackson got his lunch money taken from him by the Packers' starting offensive line. Against the bakcups, however, he was damn near an immovable object in the run game. Packers had zero success running the ball soon as the second string offense came in.


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Monday, May 2, 2011
May -- attacking the tbr pile
Possible contenders include
The Journey of Anders Sparrman, by Per Wästberg
We the Drowned, by Carsten Jensen
The Three Christs of Ypsilanti, by Milton Rokeach
I Curse the River of Time, by Per Petterson
Museum of the Weird, by Amelia Gray
To get back on track for the Chinese Literature challenge, I'll definitely be reading the 4-volume Journey to the West. And I have some awesome crime reads lined up, including Jo Nesbo's The Leopard, Camilla Lackberg's The Preacher, and Splinter, by Sebastian Fitzek.
It should be an interesting mix.
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Stream The Spook School Try To Be Hopeful
"Sometimes I get so hopeful I make myself scared/ That I will wake up and the hope will disappear." Everything you need to know about the Spook School's outlook is right there in the title of their sophomore record: Try To Be Hopeful. The human (and, especially, queer) experience is typically centered around a series of letdowns followed by, if you're lucky, a breakthrough that clicks everything into place. Hoping against hope, betting against life that things will eventually come together in the end. The effortlessly charming Edinburgh four-piece tackles life's challenges with a rejuvenating zest. They do this by carving out their own space for themselves — whether it's wallowing in self-pity or embracing the rollercoaster that is love, they do everything on their terms. "We don't need you to know that we exist," they sing on "Richard And Judy," decrying the feeling of being marginalized in a heteronormative society. "We'll keep on going."
The Spook School specialize in invigorating moments in miniature — the rush of a crush, the fleeting thought that maybe you'll be alone forever. "Speak When You're Spoken To" gives me a lump in my throat because it's too fucking relatable, a eulogy for every cute boy I never built up the courage to talk to: "My voice never seems to break through/ I'm always silent when I'm around you." On "Everybody Needs To Be In Love," they convincingly argue that "true love" is a construct we don't need, but admit in the end that it sure would be nice to find it. "I Want To Kiss You" makes infatuation the most exciting thing ever because, well, it is — it's an "I Really Like You" for the indie rock set.
Then there are the more specific moments, the ones that are unique to being queer. Like when your relative asks you if you've found a girlfriend, or if you've stopped liking boys yet. How do you tell them you're in love with someone genderqueer? Or that you're pansexual? "We are autonomous and we have desires/ and I'm so sick of pretending that I am what you are," is their response. Even when they dig into the more academic language of inequality ("And I've got to accept that I've inherited a history of persecution and abuse/ And I've got to accept that I'm inheriting a privilege that I should be aware of"), they balance it out with anthemic choruses that encourage you to embrace the totality of the spectrum ("Burn masculinity!," "I am more than just a hexadecimal"). Their analysis of relationships feels just as studied and over thought, because why would you ever think about anything else? "It's weird how we equate fidelity with emotion, and we see jealousy as proof of devotion," they sing on "August 17th." Even their screams of frustration contain a desire to keep going.
There's a giddiness to Try Not To Be Hopeful. Each note feels like the heart personified — every drum crash a sinking feeling, each riff a flutter. (They say as much on "Vicious Machine," which likens the heart to its title.) The Spook School combine the jitteriness of the Rural Alberta Advantage with the twee-pop sensibilities of their UK contemporaries Joanna Gruesome and Trust Fund, and come up with something that's an absolute joy to listen to, even as they delve into the messy abstractions of life. They make dance music for introverts, love songs for people who are too shy to be in love. Most times, they make it feel like everything's going to be OK.
Listen below.
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3 Cakes and a Cup
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Whether you are a musician, athlete, or worker, everyone has their own temptations. Mine is definitely cake, not the healthiest, right? Well, maybe it doesn't have to be as unhealthy as we think. One important factor of health that people must understand is that portion control is key. Too much of any one food can potentially be negative to your diet. Mug cakes are the best food to satisfy your temptation without the guilt. They are quick to make, the perfect amount for one person, obviously delicious, and requires almost no clean up.
I used a basic cake batter recipe for each cake, however, feel free to substitute ingredients for healthier options. Try cocao powder instead of cocoa powder (not a typing error, they may look the same spelling wise but they're 2 different things). Cocao powder provides more than 40 times the antioxidants of blueberries and more calcium than cow's milk, while keeping the delicious chocolate taste. Another substitute you can utilize is switching out flour for ground flax-seed. So, here are my top three flavors, hope you guys try them out and enjoy them as much as I do!
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There is a controversial criminal case out of Danville, Illinois this month where Reggie Haywood, 30, has been charged with first-degree murder stemming from a house invasion. The charge is not strange but the underlying facts are. The person "murdered" was the alleged accomplice of Haywood and he was shot not be Haywood but the homeowner.
The home invasion occurred on January 19 when a group of men broke into the house wearing ski masks and carrying guns. The homeowner resisted and fired multiple shots at the intruders. He hit and killed Jordan Valdez-Parrish, 29.
Police arrested Haywood and charged him with first degree murder, home invasion, and armed robbery.
Here is the provision:
§ 9-1. First degree murder; death penalties; exceptions; separate hearings; proof; findings; appellate procedures; reversals.
(a) A person who kills an individual without lawful justification commits first degree murder if, in performing the acts which cause the death:
(1) he either intends to kill or do great bodily harm to that individual or another, or knows that such acts will cause death to that individual or another; or
(2) he knows that such acts create a strong probability of death or great bodily harm to that individual or another; or
(3) he is attempting or committing a forcible felony other than second degree murder.
It is not common for felons to be charged with felony murder when a person is killed in the course of the crime but that person is usually a victim not an accomplice. In reality, Valdez-Parrish was not "murdered." He was slain in the course of a crime with justification. Yet, we have seen the continued expansion of the scope of murder charges. That has led to concern over the loss of definition in this once narrow crime.
What do you think?


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Because it's close to the MacArthur Causeway, Ten Museum Park residents always have an easy way to visit the barrier island of Miami Beach. Additionally, the building is within walking distance of a Metromover Station and it is just a couple of blocks northwest of the American Airlines Arena.