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Why your traditional credit score is becoming obsolete
In race to compete, issuers dig deeper into who you are and how you live
Think your credit card issuer only looks at your income and FICO score when deciding what kind of credit card you deserve? Not anymore.
As millions of Americans recover from the sharpest downturn since the Great Depression, a growing number of credit card issuers are quietly testing new, more comprehensive ways to evaluate customers' creditworthiness.
In many cases, that includes looking at a wide range of nontraditional factors, such as the value of your home, whether or not you have a criminal history, how often you change addresses and what kind of professional license you may hold.
Lenders hope that by supplementing traditional credit scores with nontraditional information, they'll be able to offer more cards to more people -- without getting stiffed the way they did before, say experts.
"Lenders want to grow their business again," says Ankush Tewari, director of strategy and market planning for LexisNexis RiskView, which offers card issuers alternative credit scores based on public records information. "They want to open their doors again, but they don't want to repeat the same mistakes they made prior to the recession."
it began
Before the downturn, issuers grew their businesses by offering cards to nearly anyone who'd take one. Now, after writing off billions of dollars in unpaid loans, they are trying a more selective approach.
"Issuers are using other data sources to make more informed decisions," says Philip Philliou, a New York City-based consultant to card issuers. Nontraditional data, such as payment history on a cellphone or an applicant's frequent use of prepaid cards, "helps the issuer develop a clearer picture of who the cardholder is," he says.
The use of nontraditional data also helps lenders identify people whose traditional FICO scores took a beating during the recession, but who are normally much better at handling credit than their scores would suggest, say experts.
"These are people who actually are a good credit risk," says Tom Johnson, vice president of business development at Zoot Enterprises, which helps issuers approve applicants for new cards. "They just happened to have lost their jobs during the recession."
Many potential cardholders have sold the homes that were dragging down their finances or found new jobs, but their credit scores remain stuck in time, adds LexisNexis's Tewari. (It takes at least seven years for a negative mark to fall off someone's credit report.)
"Fifteen million consumers had their credit scores [negatively] affected as a result of the recession," says Tewari. "It's been five years now ... many of them have recovered and moved past those credit difficulties, but their traditional credit score doesn't indicate that."
Experts say that most credit card providers, including the largest issuers, are either using nontraditional data already or are actively examining it.
You can get a free copy of each of your traditional credit reports from the traditional big three credit reporting bureaus by logging onto AnnualCreditReport.com.
Ordering your specialty reports is a little trickier. "You have to go directly to the companies," says the National Consumer Law Center's Chi Chi Wu.
To find out which companies may be collecting your financial minutiae, check out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's list of 42 consumer reporting companies.
The list contains phone numbers and websites for each agency. However, you will have to check each agency's website to get instructions for ordering your free annual file disclosure.
Some agencies will allow you to pull your report online. Others require that you call an 800-number or mail in your request.
"All the issuers out there are looking at better ways of making decisions and lending," says Tewari.
That's especially true now that, per the Credit CARD Act of 2009, issuers can't increase cardholders' interest rates without giving them 45 days' advance notice, says Tewari. "So that upfront decision is even more important," he says.
Not everyone, however, is convinced that incorporating nontraditional data is the answer.
"From our perspective, the challenge is the comprehensiveness of the data collection," says Dave Bowen, senior vice president at KeyBank, which is actively exploring alternative data, but currently doesn't use it. "With things like debt instruments, loans, all banks, all credit unions, all finance companies, we're all reporting that very consistently, very thoroughly." So the details the big three credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, collect are more dependable, he says.
Alternative credit score providers, by contrast, often collect much-less-consistent information, such as rental payment history or utility payments, which aren't consistently reported by landlords and utility companies. For example, "there are tens of thousands of small landlords who aren't going to [consistently report their tenants' payment data]," says Bowen.
Consumer advocates also worry that some alternative information may not take into account complex circumstances and, as a result, may actually harm people more than it helps them.
"More data is not always necessarily better data," says Chi Chi Wu, a staff lawyer with the National Consumer Law Center, who has testified before Congress about alternative credit reporting.
Sometimes renters, for example, will find that the only way to get a landlord to resolve a legitimate dispute is to legally withhold rent. However, that could seriously harm the renter's credit history if it's reported as a missed payment, she says.
Low-income consumers may also struggle to pay their utilities on time when the weather turns extreme; but if the late payments are reported, their credit may be unintentionally damaged by a service they can't opt out of, says Wu.
"Utilities are different. It's not like a credit card where you have a choice," says Wu. "Everybody needs heat and light."
of agencies collect consumer information
In a list intended for consumers, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) cites 39 consumer reporting agencies that collect alternative data, but admits the list isn't exhaustive.
Lenders want to grow their business again.
|-- Ankush Tewari
LexisNexis RiskView
Most consumer reporting companies specialize in a specific type of information mining. For example, LexisNexis RiskView collects mostly public records information, including insights into your age and education, how often you move, whether you hold some kind of professional license and what kind of home you live in.
"Any data that's available through a courthouse, for example, bankruptcy data or criminal data, or data that's available from the county ... all that stuff is public information," says LexisNexis's Tewari.
Big three credit reporting company Experian collects data on rental payments, but only includes positive rental information on credit reports. Clarity Services specializes in reporting your payday loan and check cashing history, among other financial activities, and ID Analytics pulls together the identifying information you use when applying for other loans, such as your name, address and phone number.
Some companies even collect social media data, but many experts are doubtful that information will become widely used for credit scores that are crunched by a computer rather than by hand. "From an individual perspective, it's really hard to gather any tangible meaning" from social media, says Zoot Enterprise's Johnson. "Computers just don't get context very well."
Who are these guys? It's not clear
It's unclear how many of the consumer reporting companies listed by the CFPB are selling reports or scores specifically to credit card issuers -- or who else may be selling this kind of data.
However, consumer advocates say that the dearth of comprehensive, publicly available information about who these companies are and what kind of role they play in credit decisions is a problem for consumers.
"A lot of times people don't even know what these companies are," says Linda Sherry, a spokeswoman for the nonprofit consumer rights group Consumer Action.
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, consumers have a right to request a free copy of their alternative reports. However, some companies make it so difficult to do so that the CFPB recently sent them a stern warning. Others won't disclose the information being reported until a consumer has received an adverse action notice after they've been rejected for credit.
More data is not always necessarily better data.
|-- Chi Chi Wu
National Consumer Law Center
That, too, is problematic, say consumer advocates -- especially since errors on a consumer's report could carry such hefty consequences.
"Any time data about consumers is used and they have no way to correct it or ensure it's accurate, that's unfair to consumers," says Consumer Action's Sherry.
Consumers can request a free annual report by contacting the company directly and asking for their file disclosure. However, each company requires a different process for disclosing information, warn consumer advocates. Some companies will allow consumers to request a report online. Others require that consumers call or mail in their request.
also look within for extra data
Third parties aren't the only sources of information that issuers are looking to for alternative data, however. They are also increasingly looking at the data they already own, say experts.
That's especially true when it comes to consumers with the best credit scores. Since the recession, issuers have competed fiercely for cardholders with pristine credit, most of whom already have a fistful of cards.
To lure these cardholders into applying for additional credit, many issuers are testing fresh ways to use the data they already have to personalize offers and encourage cardholders to spend, says Zoot Enterprise's Johnson.
"We're being asked more and more to help them use their own data better," says Johnson. That includes analyzing what items you buy with the cards you already own, how often you use them and what kind of banking method you prefer.
The goal, says Johnson, is use those details to offer you a card you're not only likely to apply for, but that you will also frequently use.
"The competition is driving some really innovative practices," says Johnson. "These banks are having to deal with customers on a whole new level."
For example, if you're a frequent spender with an enviable credit score, issuers may tailor the rewards they offer you based on the purchases you frequently make. Or they may grant you a higher credit line or lower APR based on internal information in conjunction with your traditional and nontraditional scores.
"These guys have some very interesting data, some very good data," says Johnson. And "they're just starting to realize the value of it."See related: FICO introduces new mortgage credit score
- Congress moves to reform credit reporting industry – A recent Congressional hearing sought more accountability for the credit reporting industry, and a legislative proposal is also seeking more consumer rights relating to their credit scores. ...
- Credit scores are rising: How not to get left behind – The average credit score among U.S. consumers is now 704. Are you more likely now to be denied credit if your score is much lower? Some recent studies suggest the answer is yes ...
- 2019 will bring big changes, more control to first-time borrowers – Beginning this year, young borrowers with thin or non-existent credit histories will be able to proactively influence their FICO scores by granting credit bureaus access to more of their financial information ...


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Salaried GP, Swindon
- Recruiter
- Menlo Park Recruitment
- Location
- Swindon
- Salary
- £80,000 - £85,000 per annum + Indemnity contribution + 7 weeks' leave
- Posted
- 13 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 12 Aug 2018
- Ref
- 18278
- Function
- Salaried GP
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
A progressive and forward-thinking surgery, embracing the challenges and opportunities currently facing the NHS. This is an environment where as much bureaucracy as possible is stripped away, so that you can focus on clinical decision-making and spending more time with patients. You'll be supported by a skilled, diverse clinical team; meaning improved access for patients and you spending your time in the most appropriate areas. There is the opportunity for variety, including portfolio working, as well as a big emphasis on training and development.
- Circa £80,000 - £85,000 + indemnity contribution + 6 weeks annual leave + 1 week study leave
- Swindon
The Surgery
- Forward-thinking practice, innovative ways of working
- Excellent support from highly skilled colleagues; diverse clinical team including Advanced Nurse Practitioners
- Clinically led, by you and the other GPs
- Patient continuity and more time with patients
- Wide range of learning and teaching opportunities
Your role
- Full or Part-time hours considered
- Flexible session times; based on your commitments to offer you a good work-life balance
- Realistic number of appointments per session (generally 2.5 hours)
- Structured surgeries and protected time for appointments and administration
- The chance to develop your skills through portfolio working; opportunity to diversify and move into speciality and management roles
The Benefits
- Excellent financial package; £10,000 - £11,250 per session per annum
- NHS pension
- Indemnity cover
- 6 weeks' leave + 1-week study-leave
- Funding and support available for developing speciality or management skills
- Career and salary progression available
Next Step
If you would like to be considered for this post, please use the 'Apply' section below and attach your latest CV. Or, you can talk to us in confidence about this opportunity on 0113 350 1308.
We are looking to fill the post as soon as possible although the practice is happy to wait for the right GP & notice period.

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This is a guest post by Sheila Addison. Dr. Sheila Addison, LMFT, is a family therapist who currently teaches in an accredited Master's program at Capella University and is passionate about GLBT clients, Fat Acceptance/Health at Every Size, family systems, and 21st century privacy/public life concerns for therapists.
In 1972, the journal Family Process held its quadrennial meeting of editors, which featured a "face-off" titled "Is Virginia Satir Dangerous for Family Therapy?" Satir and her "second," another woman, were pitted against the legendary family therapist Salvadore Minuchin and his (male) "second" in a debate over the validity of her work. Such a spectacle had never been (and would never be) held in order to question the work of any of the men in the field of family therapy, and afterwards, Satir never attended another major family therapy conference, turning her attention to work outside the United States.
Family therapy, which broke away from psychology in the 1950s and 60s, was a movement descended from psychiatry and mostly made up of male psychiatrists and psychoanalysts. Satir, on the other hand, was originally trained as a teacher and social worker, professions which, then as now, were regarded as "women's work." Later in life, Satir described the prejudice she experienced in her graduate program at Northwestern due to being married – in the 1930s, married women were not meant to continue to pursue education, but were to stay home and care for their husband and family.
"Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem."
Virginia Satir
Against the odds, she found her way to the Mental Research Institute (MRI) in Palo Alto, California to work with anthropologist Gregory Bateson, Bateson's protégé Jay Haley, psychoanalyst Paul Watzlawick, psychiatrist John Weakland, and psychiatrist Don Jackson. Working with principles from cybernetics, the study of regulatory sytems (integral to information theory, engineering, neuroscience, and other "hard sciences") the MRI team had previously developed the theory of the "double bind" as an explanation of schizophrenic symptoms, and was using concepts from the fields of constructivism and communication theory to understand the inner workings of families. In 1962, Satir was hired as the Director of Training of the first federally-funded family therapy training program, and wrote her first book, "Conjoint Family Therapy," based off of the training manual she developed for students. This book, heavily based in communications theory, provided the foundation for her work that would eventually develop in a more experiential, emotional direction, but provided concrete guidance for students of this newly emerging discipline at a crucial time in its infancy.
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible – the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
Virginia Satir
From the cold, mechanistic language of cybernetics preferred by her male colleagues (who talked about "feedback loops" and "homeostasis,"), she developed a feeling vocabulary for family therapy, writing about "love" and "nurturance" and "self esteem," concepts ignored or rejected by many family therapists who saw them as unscientific or touchy-feely. While the men of MRI sat behind one-way mirrors and gave deliberately confusing "paradoxical directives" to clients from a position of expertise as a part of their strategic therapy approach, Satir stood wives and children on chairs so they could be at eye level with their husbands or parents and talk to them as equals. She prescribed hugging and other forms of loving touch at a time when the prevailing wisdom in child rearing was still influenced by Cold War Era norms that counseled a hands-off approach, to avoid "coddling" children (ideas now thoroughly refuted by empirical research on infant and child attachment).
Satir dared to touch clients during their family sessions, holding their hand while they cried or offering them a hug at the end, breaking the rules about "neutrality" and "detachment" prescribed by psychoanalysis. She shared her own feelings with clients, telling them about feeling sad or caring or "soft" towards them, as a way of reducing the hierarchy between therapist and client and modeling for clients her genuine, congruent self. She celebrated differences of all kinds, and identified gender, racial, and sexual differences as opportunities for learning and celebration.
The Satir Growth Model identified communication patterns, coping strategies, family roles, and intergenerational patterns that led to problems in self-esteem, authentic communication, the nurturance of children, and responsible behavior in relationships inside and outside the family. "The New Peoplemaking," originally published in 1972 as "Peoplemaking" and later revised and re-issued, sold over a million copies and has been translated into at least 12 languages. It has been adopted as a tool for assisting in the growth of communities, schools, and businesses, as well as families.
"The family is a microcosm. By knowing how to heal the family, I know how to heal the world".
Virginia Satir
Eventually, Satir's work moved out of the therapy room and into meeting rooms and lecture halls, as she worked to bring her ideas to a global audience. She founded training programs around the world to teach her methods. She helped to found the International Family Therapy Association, and founded several other international organizations including the International Human Learning Resources Network, and the Avanta Network, later renamed the Virginia Satir Network. Her goal was always to improve relationships within families, but she connected to the larger global peace movement as a way of spreading her message.
Today, Satir is dismissed in textbooks as having a "disinclination to theorize" or "an encounter group for relatives" despite the fact that she wrote or co-authored at least 10 books (both professional and popular) on family systems and family therapy, and founded an international network of training programs devoted to her techniques. The MRI website contains "In Memoriam" entries for Jackson, Watzlawick, and Haley, but none for Satir, who is also left almost completely out of each man's biography (and Wikipedia article). By daring to talk about emotions, in words parents and children could understand, she challenged the idea that mental health was a discipline that only highly-trained experts could understand. She brought family therapy to the families themselves, and in doing so, was declared "dangerous" to the field, which continued to strive for equality with "hard" sciences in the 70s, 80s, and 90s, focusing on easily-tested behavioral models and insurance-friendly brief interventions, relegating experiential family therapy to the dusty bookshelves of family therapy history. Her work has only recently been "rediscovered" and given grudging recognition as contemporary experiential approaches, such as Johnson and Greenberg's Emotionally Focused Therapy, have proven tremendously successful in traditional outcome research studies. Satir's life-long belief, that authentic contact with one another is what people crave, seems to finally have been validated by science.
The social sciences may not be considered "suitably geeky", as counseling/mental health has become a female-dominated profession (with the corresponding drop in wages that comes with pink collar-dom), although it is still male-dominated in its top echelons of academia and national leadership. But the divide between hard and soft sciences mimics other gendered divisions – between art and crafts, between cooking/cuisine (the domain of primarily-male chefs) and baking (done primarily by women, even in restaurants), between teaching in universities and teaching in public schools. If a geek is someone who is passionately devoted to an area of special interest or knowledge, who has extraordinary skill in their specialization, and who lives and breathes their passion despite the technical demands and social obstacles placed before them, then Virginia Satir was a true geek.
Satir died in 1998 of pancreatic cancer, at age 72. She had always said she would live to be 100.
I believe the greatest gift I can conceive of having from anyone is to be seen, heard, understood and touched by them. The greatest gift I can give is to see, hear, understand and touch another person. When this is done, I feel contact has been made.
Virginia Satir
The Virginia Satir Global Netwok and their biography of Satir.
Satir Institute of the Southeast: Biography of Satir
Wikipedia: Virginia Satir
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Sanderson Academy, in Ashfield, Massachusetts, was founded in 1816 and operated as a private school for most of the 19th century. It became the town's public school early in the 20th century. This advertisement from 1829 states the books parents should buy for students attending the spring term. The subjects include Latin, Greek, Mathematics and Geography. Books were not furnished by the school. The Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald was the newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts, from June 26, 1827 to June 27, 1837. It changed its name to the Gazette & Mercury.
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Security Firm Sophos Calls WiFi Piggybacking 'Stealing'
from the mischaracterizations deptIt should come as no surprise that a security firm, in this case Sophos, is casting the act of using a neighbor's unsecured Wi-Fi access point as a crime. The bigger the threat, the more money there is for security solution vendors and consultants. In the latest research, Sophos found that 54% of wireless users surveyed had "stolen" access at one time or another. The report then frames these casual users as thieves by lumping them in with the epithet "cybercriminals". Techdirt's position has been steady: If a hosting Wi-Fi owner transmits a signal into your property or public area, and that signal proactively announces an SSID which functions like an invite, yet the host has left the network unlocked, then the host's DHCP server actively accommodates the guest and offers an IP address for them to use... then why would any casual user suppose the host's intention is not to share that Wi-Fi? Certainly the host's actions indicate an intent to share. There is no lock breached, there is no violation of private property. There is no trespass. But forget these technical arguments, let's look at the Sophos data: a 54% majority of Wi-Fi users have shared someone's Wi-Fi (and I'd say more have but weren't aware). Are the majority of people really cybercriminals? Also, if victims need to be told that they were "robbed" by Sophos research and a press release, and sensationalist news stories, just how victimized were they? Yes, there are real risks to offering an open AP, so we advise most people to lock down their Wi-Fi. That doesn't make criminals of cybervisitors.
Obviously, the situation can be very different if just a few parameters are changed:
- If ANY kind of hack or bypass is needed to get through some form of security, then the innocence of the visitor is highly dubious. Even the easily hacked WEP is 100% functional as a signal that the host does not want "visitors".
- Any kind of viewing, or messing around inside the host's LAN, PCs, and other equipment is illegal through existing laws. Doing so is no longer a victimless activity.
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Elizabeth Olsen opens up about engagement
Actress ELIZABETH OLSEN has opened up about her engagement to BOYD HOLBROOK, revealing she is "excited" to plan a celebration surrounded by her family and friends.
In March (14), speculation surfaced that the Martha Marcy May Marlene star is set to tie the knot with her beau of two years, and now she has officially confirmed the news in an interview for the latest issue of Marie Claire, sharing her enthusiasm for planning the wedding itself.
The 25 year old admits "I'm relaxed about it, but I am excited and planning ideas because it's fun - It's just like throwing a party to celebrate life. I love being in a relationship a lot."
Incidentally, her older sister Mary-Kate is also set to walk down the aisle with her fiance Olivier Sarkozy, but when asked if the sisters have any interest in planning a double wedding, Olsen replies, "No, I just told her she gets to pick a date first!"


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Double Penetration Sex - Double Anal Penetration - Double Vaginal Penetration - DP Sex - DP Porn
Now That's Some Talent!
Otherwise known as DP. These double penetration DVDs feature women having sex vaginally and anally. It doesn't matter if it is with a penis, dildos or vibrators or a combination of all three, she normally takes them all and asks for more. The only thing that matters in these DVDs is the fact that she gets penetrated in her pussy and ass simultaneously!


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by Paula M. Riley
There is strength in numbers. That's what local women who have joined Impact100 Philadelphia are discovering. They have found that by pooling their philanthropic efforts, they can make a huge impact on nonprofits in the Philadelphia region.
Impact100 Philadelphia is an all-woman giving circle whose concept is simple. Every member commits $1,000 annually, which is pooled together and fully distributed in the form of grants to area nonprofits.
Last fall, local Impact100 members hosted an event to introduce women from Chestnut Hill and Mt. Airy to the organization. Over cocktails in a Chestnut Hill home, members shared experiences and explained how the organization works. By the end of the night, Impact100 had a dozen women join as new members. This brought the four-year-old organization up to 242 members, meaning $242,000 will be distributed to five nonprofits this year.
"It is so powerful to make a transformative impact on these organizations," said Anne Sudduth, a Chestnut Hill resident and host of the evening. "Our grant recipients are often lesser-known, smaller nonprofits that are overlooked in other grant awards but are doing wonderful work."
Sudduth joined the group when she moved to Philadelphia a few years ago from New England. She was seeking to get involved in the nonprofit world but didn't want to just join a board.
"I really wanted to get a sense of what was going on in Philadelphia," she said.
Impact100 offered her that opportunity. She quickly became a member and joined the board last summer.
Like Sudduth, Impact100 member Caroline Estey King gives to annual fund drives at her children's school and her favorite organizations in Philly. What appealed to King about Impact100 was her ability to be part of a large-sized grant. As a fundraising consultant, she understands the value of such a grant
"The impact of $100,000 can make or break a non-profit," she said. "I feel like my gift can make a significant shift in that nonprofit."
Last year, an Impact100 project grant ($100,000) was awarded to West Philadelphia Alliance for Children (WePAC). This contributed to the organization's effort to reopen libraries in five public schools that had been closed due to budget cuts.
One of the four operating grants ($20,000) was given to Northwest Philadelphia Interfaith Hospitality Network (NPIHN). This organization provides emergency housing, transitional housing and support service for area homeless. Churches host small groups of homeless individuals providing meals, shelter and companionship for brief stay.
Many local congregations including St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting, St. Raymond's Catholic Church and Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia serve as host congregations.
Operating grants were also awarded to Urban Tree Connection, Community Arts Center and Concern for Health Options: Information, Care and Education (CHOICE).
Learning about the area's nonprofit organizations is one of the many benefits of participating in Impact100. Four committees representing different focus areas (Education, Health and Wellness, Arts and Culture, Family and Environment) handle the grant application process, which includes reviewing grant proposals and site visits to the most promising applicants.
Each committee selects one organization that is invited to make a presentation at the group's annual meeting in June when all of the Impact100 members vote to determine which organization will receive the $100,000 project grant.
With its increased membership size, Impact100 will, for the first time this year, award two $100,000 project grants. The remaining $42,000 will be distributed in operating grants to the other three finalists.
"We are interested in what is happening [at area nonprofits] and want to be part of solving problems," Sudduth said. "Through Impact100 we [members] learn about community issues and challenges that might not otherwise be a focus in our lives."
Although King is extremely knowledgeable about area nonprofits, Impact100 introduces her to many others.
"It would be a fulltime job to assess the number of places that may interest you – giving like this is a matter of convenience," she said. "Impact 100 offers a nice safe model that works."
Members have difference experiences and level of involvement. There is no expectation that members serve on any committees or attend meetings. Votes on the grants can be done by absentee ballot. What the majority seem to enjoy is the ability to make a large difference.


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Sunflowers Painting
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Painted in (year): 2016
Category: original floral paintings
TAGS: • Oil • Medium (21 to 39 inch) • Impressionism • Floral
Sunflowers is an original, large one-of-a-kind floral painting signed by artist Olga Darchuk. This piece of art was created in 2016 and the painter used oil on canvas. It measures 35" x 28" inch (90 x 70 cm) and is available for sale online for 800 USD.
Having already found her still life works in a gallery by the young and impressive age of five, Olga Darchuk is an artist whose creative process was steeped and fine-tuned from childhood. Her work is a fantastic display of color and life in all forms, and she takes inspiration from a number of different sources. Her work presents itself in the form of colorful animals to cityscapes to natural places in the wild, presenting a full spectrum of artistic expression that anyone can appreciate.
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"Sunflowers,oil painting on canvas without frame as edges are painted ,100% handmade palette knife,for interior or for a gift .Ready to hang."


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This cocktail, which we refer to as "Amante," borrows elements from two great classics: a sugary rim from the sidecar and tequila from the margarita. Deliciously tart rhubarb and sweet orange juice stand in for limes. We stash the glasses in the freezer for a while so they get frosty. They won't stay that way for very long once you take them out, but they look so beautiful and appealing while they do.
Rhubarb is known and relied on for its purgative powers—it's a natural spring tonic. If you want to make this before or after the season, frozen rhubarb works just fine. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall turned us on to rhubarb syrup in his The River Cottage Year (Hodder & Stoughton, 2003).–Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer
LC Exponential Elixirs Note
Part of the beauty of this elegant—yes, elegant—rhubarb syrup recipe is that it yields an ample amount, far more than is required for a lone cocktail. So while we find the melding of rhubarb and tequila to be quite inspired, who's to say you can't also stir a little of that leftover syrup into sparkling wine? Or, for the kiddies, seltzer? Or, well, you tell us…
Rhubarb and Tequila Cocktail
- Quick Glance
- Makes 1
- For the rhubarb syrup
- 4 pounds fresh or frozen rhubarb, cut into pieces
- 1 1/3 cups superfine sugar (or just blitz granulated sugar in a blender until finely ground but not powdery)
- 2 cups fresh blood orange juice (from about 10 blood oranges) or regular orange juice (from about 8 oranges)
- For the cocktail
- 3 ounces (a generous 1/3 cup) Rhubarb Syrup
- 1 thin slice of orange, whether blood orange or navel orange
- Superfine sugar
- 2 ounces (that's 1/4 cup) tequila, preferably silver
- Make the rhubarb syrup
- 1. Place the rhubarb and sugar in a deep-sided pot over medium heat and bring to a very gentle boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the mixture ever so gently for about 50 minutes. The rhubarb will exude its juices and although some of them will evaporate, you don't want the juice to evaporate completely.
- 2. Add the orange juice and simmer gently for 10 more minutes. Strain the juice through a fine sieve. (It may seem more of a syrup than a juice, and you may need to press on the solids with the back of a spoon to release the moisture. This is okay.)
- 3. Return the strained juice to the pot, bring to a gentle boil, and cook for about 20 minutes, until it has reduced to a light syrup. Measure the syrup. You should have about 4 cups. If necessary, continue to cook over medium heat until it reduces. Let cool to room temperature. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 1 month.
- Make the cocktail
- 4. Wet the rim or edge of a glass with a little Rhubarb Syrup or swipe it with a slice of orange. Then dip the rim or roll the edge in a shallow dish of superfine sugar. Stash the glass in the freezer for as long as you can so it gets at least a little frosty.
- 5. In another glass or a cocktail shaker, mix together the rhubarb syrup and the tequila.
- 6. Fill the sugar-rimmed glass with ice, pour in the cocktail, and drop the orange slice on top. You know what to do from here.
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A new coalition of leaders in the New York State Senate is making its resolutions for change in the new year. The leader of the Senate Republicans, Dean Skelos, and the leader of a Democratic faction, Jeff Klein, have formed a coalition government pledging to end dysfunction in Albany and run the Senate in a more bipartisan manner.
For good-government groups like ours, we know all too well that the leaders running the Legislature tend to matter less than the rules under which they operate. Every two years following state legislative elections, the first vote the Senate takes is on its own procedures, which dictate everything from allocation of resources to rank-and-file members to the process through which bills come to the floor for a vote.
The resolution of literally every issue of importance to New Yorkers — raising the minimum wage, campaign finance reform, protecting coastal communities from another Hurricane Sandy, providing mandate relief to overtaxed localities and school districts — is impacted by the rules of the Senate.
For decades, those rules have typically allowed the Senate president to control which bills come to the floor, with any negotiation or debate confined to secret conversations and backroom dealings. If the president doesn't support a proposal or perceives it to be a political liability for his party or conference, it never sees the light of day, even when it's supported by the majority of the members or the public.
In short, one person can stop proposals dead in their tracks, even when they're supported by millions of New Yorkers. This is currently the case for a long list of issues, including campaign finance reform, which is overwhelmingly supported by the public yet has not been addressed in any meaningful way since the 1970s.


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The industry had expected to be fully compliant when the new EU welfare legislation came into effect on 1 January 2012. But DEFRA told the EU Commission in early January that there were still some 32 UK producers using the old-style cages, housing over 400,000 birds.
Even though this amounted to just 1% of national production, technically it put the UK in the same position as 13 other member states which had failed to fully convert to enriched cages.
Farming minister Jim Paice expressed his anger and embarassment at the time and called on Trading Standards to take action against the illegal operators. But DEFRA has now confirmed that the barren cages have been taken out.
According to the EU Commission, there are still around 47 million hens, out of 330 million, in conventional cages in the EU. On 26 January it sent "letters of formal notice" to 13 member states - Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Latvia, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain - giving them two months in which to justify their non-compliance, or face further legal sanction.
Since then, Bulgaria has indicated that it will be compliant with the new rules by the end of May.
Meanwhile, welfare group Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) is urging people to email the new Italian health minister, demanding that he provides accurate figures on the number of illegal hens in his country, and that he produce an action plan detailing how he will rectify the huge level of non-compliance.


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Update on local athletes competing in college.
Emily Tubert (Burroughs High, 2010) junior, University of Arkansas women's golf: The former All-Area standout for the Indians and her Razorback teammates are preparing for the 2013 NCAA Championships, which begin Tuesday and conclude on Friday.
The fifth-ranked Razorbacks punched their ticket to the NCAA Championships by way of a program-best tie for third place at the 2013 NCAA East Regional in Auburn, Ala., May 9-11. The Razorbacks posted an 864 en route to advancing.
Arkansas is one of seven Southeastern Conference teams to advance. The entire field includes: Alabama, Tulane, Oklahoma State, Texas, Northwestern, UCLA and Auburn from the East Regional; Duke, Oklahoma, Mississippi State, Florida, Arizona State, UC Davis, Wisconsin and Michigan State from the Central Regional and Southern California, Purdue, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Stanford, Arizona, Oregon and San Jose State from the West Regional.
Of the 378 regional participants, 126 advanced to the finals. Eight teams and two individuals not on a selected team advanced from each regional. All participants will compete throughout the entire 72 holes of championship stroke-play competition. In the team competition, the low four scores for each team will count in each day's total score.
In 2012, the Razorbacks posted a program-best tie for fifth at the NCAA Championships. This year's advancement to the event is the sixth team appearance in program history. Arkansas is making its third consecutive appearance and it's fourth under head Coach Shauna Estes-Taylor. Estes-Taylor was also with the team for two other appearances as an assistant coach.
The Razorbacks enter the NCAA Championship at No. 5 in this week's Golfstat.com rankings. Arkansas checks in at No. 5 in the Golfweek.com rankings, paced by Tubert who is ranked No. 27 overall in the country.
This season, Arkansas has played in 10 events finishing in the top five nine. Arkansas has seven finishes in top-three spots, including a win at the LSU Golf Classic on March 24. It was the first team title since the 2010 season. Arkansas finished tied for seventh in its ninth event of the year (SEC Championship) but shot one of the lowest rounds of the tournament on the final day.
Tubert has two wins under her belt this season, running her career total to five victories with the Razorbacks. She has five top-10 finishes in nine events and posted a season-low round 70 three times this season. She leads the team with a 73.29 stroke average ranking 10th in the Central Region and fifth in the SEC heading into the postseason.
For the third straight season, Tubert earned All-Southeastern Conference honors. She is also a two-time All-American honoree. In addition, Tubert is a two-time National Golf Coaches Assn. All-Scholar Team selection and has twice earned selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Lonnie Kauppila (Burbank High, 2010) junior, infielder, Stanford University: The former Bulldogs standout continues to enjoy success this season after being sidelined last year with an injury.
In 2012, Kauppila missed the final two months of his sophomore season with a knee injury. That injury cut short a productive season in which Kauppila hit .280, scored 16 runs, drove in 13 runs and had a .920 fielding percentage at second base and shortstop.
This season, Kauppila has produced for the Cardinal. Along with a .254 batting average (30 for 118), Kauppila has also scored 20 runs, drove in 14 runs, has 17 walks and six doubles. On defense, the infielder has a .953 fielding percentage.
Stanford snapped a six-game losing streak by sweeping rival Cal in a three-game series over the weekend. The Cardinal punctuated its Pac-12 Conference series at Cal with a 7-3 win Sunday, earning the first three-game sweep on the Golden Bears' home turf since 2003. Stanford won each of its five games this season against Cal.
The Cardinal (29-21, 14-13 in conference) posted a double-digit hit total for the day, knocking around the Golden Bears' pitching corps for 14 hits. Stanford collected 41 hits in the series at Evans Diamond.
After being blanked in the first two innings, Stanford posted four runs over the next three frames to claim a 4-1 lead. Kauppila opened the books with a single and scored on a Justin Ringo double to the wall in the third.
Kauppila capped his three-for-four day with an RBI-single in the eighth to help give Stanford attain a 6-2 advantage.
Kyle Hart (Burroughs High, 2009), senior, pitcher, University of Redlands: Hart ended his collegiate career by garnering all-conference honors for the Bulldogs.
Hart was named to the All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference second team. He was one of six Redlands players to earn all-conference accolades,
Hart earned his second all-conference honor. He compiled a 5-3 record, which spanned 61 1/3 innings in conference competition. Of the Bulldogs' starters, Hart notched the best earned-run average, registering a 3.82 mark against SCIAC schools. Additionally, he allowed a .289 opponent-batting-average while fanning 34 opponents. Moreover, he earned a crucial win against Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in the opening game of the SCIAC Postseason Tournament.
On the season, Hart finished 6-5 with a 4.16 ERA over 71 1/3 innings. He also struck out 38.
The Bulldogs closed out their season with a 22-18 overall record and advanced to the first-ever SCIAC Postseason Tournament after tying for third place in the regular-season standings. In the tournament May 4, the Bulldogs lost to No. 1 seed Cal Lutheran, 5-2, then fell to Pomona-Pitzer, 14-2.
Daisy Beltran (Burbank High, 2008), senior, outfielder, Cal State Dominguez Hills: The former All-Area player for the Bulldogs ended her career with the Toros by starting in 56 of the team's 59 games.
Along with a .192 average (24 for 125), Beltran also collected 10 runs batted in, scored 17 runs and had nine walks. In the outfield, she had a .963 fielding percentage.
Dominguez Hills saw its season come to an end Saturday with a 6-2 loss to Humbolt State in an NCAA Super Regional game. Beltran didn't get a hit in two at-bats in the game. The Toros ended the season with a 37-24 record.


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Ito sir, baka makatulong... My own ear description of electric guitars i've used during worship:*hollowbody (humbucker) - beefy sound/tone*standardbody (single coil) - twangy thick sound*standardbody (humbucker) - silky smooth soundsa huli, nasa preference niyo pa rin kung anong gagamitin nyong gitara during worship sir considering comfort and tone satisfaction. What matters is ma express mo heart for worship (ego not included, hehe) using your battle axe..
I'm using a strat-type guitar I don't have a close up pic of it so itong pic ko na lang nung college night ipo-post ko heheBTW I'm planning to GAS for another guitar quite soon (with the help of my dad), recommendations naman po jan, yung mura lang po
Anong tipo ba hanap mo? So single coil gamit mo, I suggest get a humbucker pups. Les Paul ok naman ata. Pero kung ako..... TELE!!! hahahaSent from my GT-I8552 using Tapatalk
Get an Epi LP Plus Top Pro. You can get the best of both worlds HB with Coil-tap
Hello po!Epiphone Chet Atkins SST Studio. I run this through a Boss DI-1 straight to the P.A.
I'm getting quite uneasy nowadays, as I read about DI box.. Busted bass amp, we tried plugging our bass guitar directly to one of our mic inputs.. Is it really that bad kung hindi kami gumagamit ng DI box?
The main purpose kasi nung DI is to convert a high impedance signal to a low impedance signal. Acoustic Guitars and bass guitars have high impedance "hi-Z" meaning, it has low current, high voltage. Mixers, however, dont work so well with high-impedance signals from instruments because they have low-ish input impedance. They dont like that kind of signal because, unlike instrument amps, they arent designed to easily receive it. Sabi ng mga veterans samen, baka daw masira yung channel nung mixer na sinaksakan mo. Hindi ko alam kung "myth" lang sya or truth, pero i dont wanna risk it dahil gamit yun ng church...
hi brothers..I often use my Fender Strat...though occasionally I use my SGs..I like the tone and feel of the SG, but of course, due to it's aesthetic condition (horns), I refuse to use it regularly..what are your thoughts on SGs for Church use?thank you.
what's with tele? bakit sila kadalasan sa P&W?
Sa pinipig, bukod sa pwede mo singhutin, pwede mo rin tikman.
Yamaha SL700c coil tap-able, very versatile.. halos nahahabol nya tunog ng tele at strat sa single coil mode,.. pero hindi parin siya ganun kalinis kagaya ng mga single coils na guitar,. pero pwede na sa akin yun pang mga hillsong, Jesus culture, etc,.. then pag naka humbucker mode naman,.. ayos na ayos sa mga planetshakers, skillet, etc.,... practical lang,.. wala kase akong pera to buy 2 guitars,.. and medyo mahirap mag dala ng 2 guitars at pedalboard sa gig,..
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A message for Spain's newly proclaimed King Felipe VI came from the very bottom of the economic food chain on Thursday, as Felipe, 46, assumed the throne abdicated by his 76-year-old father, Juan Carlos I.
Down the Gran Via — Madrid's "Big Avenue," adorned with Art Deco buildings and chain retailers — well-wishers waved plastic yellow-and-red flags and cheered as the 11th ruling member of the Borbón dynasty cruised past.
Admittedly, the crowds were just one deep in some spots, perhaps understandable as the procession came the morning after the country's beloved national soccer team was painfully ejected from World Cup contention, abdicating a crown held for the past four years. Others might chalk the thin ranks to the country's being divided on the very notion of monarchy.
And that's where Fran the clown was working — smiling and trying to persuade well-wishers to stop and pose, a service for which he'd take a donation of basically whatever they wanted to give. The late-morning sun had already brought the temperature up to 28⁰ (82⁰ on the Fahrenheit scale), and Fran was sweating through his makeup and three layers of brightly colored clothing.
As for what this 48-year-old street performer would say to the new king if granted two minutes of his time:
"I would ask him to try to improve things because we are in very bad shape. Of course I'm Latino, Latino-Spanish, but that's not important. What's important is to improve things for everyone who lives in Spain, for all Spanish and all Latinos who come from afar, fighting for a better life in Spain. At the end, we are worse off."
Fran is among the few leveraging the regional holiday, which happened to coincide with the new king's no-crown coronation, to try and earn a bit of extra money. There weren't many vendors along the route — a smattering of flag sellers frantically hawked cheap flags for 2 euros each just outside the barricades where police checked bags before allowing entry to the motorcade's path.
Upon entry it became clear why the day wasn't a huge commercial opportunity for the flag vendors, and why they were at it with such vigor, as city workers were handing out tiny flags by the dozen, for free.
Unlike in, say, the United Kingdom, in Spain royal trinkets are scarce. Tourist shops were hawking a smattering of coffee mugs and plates with a picture of the new king and his media-savvy, former-journalist wife, Letizia, 41.
When Fran isn't among those lining royal motorcades, he's working not far away at Madrid's most famous square, Puerta del Sol, just up the road. He'll don a giant Mickey Mouse suit, wave to kids, push balloons and pose for pictures for tips, and he's been doing that for awhile now. SpongeBob, Dora the Explorer, a rather menacing Chucky, Spider-Man and magicians, singers, and more all work Sol.
On a good day, Fran says he can bring in maybe 18 or 20 euros ($24 to $27), while his wife works part-time here and there. That's hardly enough, he says. Fran came to Spain from Peru 10 years ago. He hasn't worked a steady job in five years after losing his janitorial position in a municipal building, and, in common with much of Spain's youth, three of his four children — they range from 14 to 24 — are also unemployed outside of odd jobs.
Ironically, he says, conditions are improving in his native Peru, but going home is not an option. "The flights are so expensive, with six people, how could I afford that?" he asks. Spain has endured a six-year downturn, with unemployment seemingly stuck at around 26%. Economic improvements have been incremental, at best.
"Spain," says Fran, "is now living like a third-world country." But, just perhaps, it's a third-world country with a second chance, exemplified by a youthful new king untainted by the scandal that has dogged his family.
""Felipe is very close to the people," Patricia Serrano, a wife and mother watching the motorcade, told the Wall Street Journal. "A lot of people felt [Juan Carlos] was very distant."
— Barbara Kollmeyer
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Friday, 14 January 2011
Defence Production Policy aims to bring in pvt sector
15 comments:
- Satish Chandra said...
Stealth or no-stealth, 5th generation or 4th generation, fighter aircraft are as obsolete for India's defence as bows and arrows. They can be used against neighbors such as Pakistan and China but the United States is EVERYBODY'S neighbor. It has already invaded and occupied Afghanistan, a part of traditional India and will expand its occupation to the rest of the subcontinent. I am India's expert in strategic defence and the father of India's strategic program including the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan means the coast-to--coast destruction of the U.S. by India; see my blog titled 'Nuclear Supremacy for India Over U.S.', which can be found by a Yahoo search with the title, for what India needs to do. Russia and other white countries are U.S. allies. These are the enemies to destroy. All other enemies will be taken care of automatically. Conventional arms are worthless for destroying the United States. Nuclear arms to destroy the United States with a FIRST STRIKE -- this is the key -- are cheap and easy to produce with technology India already has. All the money earmarked for fighter aircraft etc., and more, must be pumped into research, development and production of missiles able to deliver India's nuclear warheads -- in the thousands -- to the continental United States. India's missile scientists & engineers should have tested such missiles to their full range decades ago -- everything else, including short and intermediate range missiles and missile defence, is secondary and tertiary -- but have not done that because of prohibitions by India's C.I.A.-controlled governments. This must be done on a war footing; the first step is to destroy RAW through which the C.I.A. rules India; see my blog. Producing such weapons in the thousands and very quickly is important. This means that the vast majority of them must be land-based, including road and rail-mobile, missiles rather than submarine-based which take a long time to produce.
Satish Chandra
- 14 January 2011 at 13:20
It is a positive qualitative shift in the policy.
- 14 January 2011 at 23:42
Kitab thodi patli hai....andar kya hoga kya pata...
Khali panne to nahi hai...
- 15 January 2011 at 03:23
Ajai sir,
Why do you publish the comments of nutcases like satish chandra ? "I am India's expert in strategic defence and the father of India's strategic program including the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program".. blah blah ...!
Could you bring out an article on lca mk-1 & mk-2?
Do you think that India will develop a longer range [ say 1000 - 2000 km] brahmos-2 since restrictions are being reduced by U.S?
- 16 January 2011 at 17:05
@ Satish Chandra -
Dude, you are so funny!
You sound very like a Talibani ISI disinformation agent attempting a disinformation campaign, but thankfully its obvious you are a "wannabe" agent provocateur.
I'd be extremely surprised and totally ashamed if you are really Indian.
- 17 January 2011 at 07:40
- Suraj said...
@ Satish Chandra
What a joker ! I am glad he is not in India, probably not even an Indian.
Keep up the informative work Col Shukla.
- 17 January 2011 at 16:42
The comment with author Satish Chandra is a spam and I have seen the same post in many of the news related to defence.
- 18 January 2011 at 04:39
Sometimes your comments page makes for humorous reading.
Satish Chandra's comments and assertions that he is India's ""expert---" made me smile
- 18 January 2011 at 12:16
- spanky's Blog said...
Hi Ajai,
Sorry for posting a question not related to topic. But was curious.
There are news reports of Arjun Tank MK-II going for trials. Can you please look into that.
Is this a new version over and above the 248 already ordered? OR the next batch of 124 will have the MK-II capability? Kindly elaborate.
- 18 January 2011 at 15:32
- henty said...
Mr. Satish Chandra
wow wat a name d spammer choose!...
i'm guessing Ajai sir din't mind a comic post like of this spammer!...its adding lil spice!!..hehe...funny....
- 18 January 2011 at 23:49
Col. Shukla- sir could you please comment on this:
in the light of our enlightened offset policy and such?
- 19 January 2011 at 10:48
Chinese media recently ran stories about battery powered Winter uniforms for the army.
links with photos
you may write article on it.
- 20 January 2011 at 02:21
PV Naiks in uniform will feel the pinch... Less and lesser chances of setting up of adarsh socities... Jai Hind!!!
- 20 January 2011 at 17:08
Several very good suggestions. Very well considered
- 23 January 2011 at 02:26
- Jogender said...
a well elaborated article encompassing viewpoints of all stakeholders, especially the future repercussions.
Can you-Mr Ajay or anyone else- please give some information on the categories in DPP- like what is MAKE or BUY& MAKE, etc.
- 26 January 2011 at 07:25


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Monday, April 4, 2011
Come On, Dez!
Dez is 22 years old and his maturity level seems to be on par with a 14 year old. I was really trying to give him the benefit of the doubt when the whole sagging pants incident went down. But then the stories starting coming out about other problems that have been swept under the rug until now. Cutting in line at the Apple store and getting kicked out of a restaurant due to a loud fight inside the restaurant with a girlfriend are just two of those stories. At that point I really started to wonder if I had read Dez wrong when I saw him deal with the media in such a respectful manner last season.
But then the lawsuits for unpaid bills started. And we aren't talking about a few hundred or even a few thousand dollars. We are talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid jewelry bills. I know it is Dez's money and he can do what he wants with it. But we are talking about nearly a million dollars in jewelry. Does he have any idea how quickly the money faucet can turn off for him? A football player is always one play away from the end of their career. Someone needs to remind him of that. I know he is young and thinks he has it all figured out. But he needs help before he ends up bankrupt before his career even ends.
I can actually let the unpaid bill issues go because if Dez is dumb enough to go broke so quickly that is his right. But the behavior in the public eye in unacceptable. Dez seems to have the belief that the rules of society don't apply to him. The cutting in line is ridiculous to me. Doesn't he realize that he is a big star now? Half of the people in that line were probably Cowboys fans. I'll bet he lost a few fans when he decided he was more important than the other people patiently waiting their turn.
I really didn't think that anyone could be more immature than Martellus Bennett a couple of years ago. But Dez is taking immaturity to a whole new level. He needs to get his head screwed on straight before it is too late. And, more importantly, Dez needs to remember that he represents the Dallas Cowboys at all times. People are looking for a reason to bring him down. The worst thing Dez can do is give all of those people ammunition to get him.
I have lost a great deal of respect for Dez as a person. As a player, I know he is unbelievably talented. I just hope that the recent string of incidents will serve as a wake up call that it is time to grow up. I want to be a Dez Bryant fan. But he has to earn the right to be a fan favorite by being a great player AND a great person. Fortunately Dez is young and it isn't too late to turn things around. I really hope he becomes the person we all want him to be.
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- gittemboysApril 5, 2011 at 8:47 AM
Right on, romo2witten. I was so pleased during Dez's early interviews, thinking we had found the anti-T.O. I really hate to think that this was false humility and respectfulness, and this veil has just quickly fallen away to reveal an arrogant and spoiled pro athlete jerk. My hope is that Garrett, and high-character team leaders like Witten and Ware can show him a different path. Come on guys, step up boldly and help this this kid become a man!ReplyDelete
.....I really started to wonder if I had read Dez wrong when I saw him deal with the media in such a respectful manner last season.ReplyDelete
That's exactly how I felt when I started hearing all of this stuff. Did Dez come from a single house hold where he was raised by his Mom with no father figure in the picture? That's the way he acts anyway. On a side note, do you think that Romo will be giving Marty B many attempts this coming season? If I'm a tight end needing a breakout season as a reciever I don't think that I would go on the radio and call out the starting QB on my team.
I think Romo gave up on Marty B. a long time ago. After a year and a half of Bennett running the wrong routes and being clueless on his alignment before the snap I think Romo lost all trust in Marty B. Ever since that point it seems that Romo only targets Martellus as a last resort.ReplyDelete
Martellus should be worried about keeping his #2 spot on the depth chart because Phillips was about to take his job before he tore his ACL in the preseason last year. I would be happy if the Cowboys shipped Martellus out of Dallas because of his comments. I don't think trashing the franchise quarterback in the media is going to fly in the Jason Garrett era.
Phillips has been way more impressive to me as well. I was reall looking forward to seeing him progress last season, but the injury kept that from happening. I was disappointed for him. If the Cowboys were able to get a solid 3rd TE this offseason (what there is of it anyway) I wouldn't be sad at all to see Marty B hit the bricks.ReplyDelete


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Controlled Drugs
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The Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 divide Controlled Drugs (CDs) into five schedules corresponding to their therapeutic usefulness and misuse potential. A number of changes affecting the prescribing, record keeping and destruction of CDs have been introduced as a result of amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2006 came into effect on 1st January 2007.[1]
Schedule 1 (Controlled Drug licence)
- Have no recognised medicinal use and include cannabis, coca leaf, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and mescaline.
- Production, possession and supply of these drugs are limited to research or other special purposes.
- Practitioners and pharmacists may not lawfully possess Schedule 1 drugs except under licence.
Schedule 2 (Controlled Drugs)
- Includes diamorphine (heroin), morphine, remifentanil, pethidine, secobarbital, glutethimide, amfetamine, and cocaine.
- Are subject to safe custody requirements and so must be stored in a locked receptacle, usually in an appropriate CD cabinet or approved safe, which can only be opened by the person in lawful possession of the CD or a person authorised by that person.
- A licence is required to import or export drugs in Schedule 2.
- The drug may be administered to a patient by a doctor or dentist, or by any person acting in accordance with the directions of a doctor or dentist.
- A register must be kept for Schedule 2 CDs and this register must comply with the relevant regulations.
- The destruction of CDs in Schedule 2 must be appropriately authorised and the person witnessing the destruction must be authorised to do so.
Schedule 3 (Controlled Drugs - no register)
- Includes a small number of minor stimulant drugs and other drugs which are less likely to be misused than the drugs in Schedule 2.
- Examples are the barbiturates (except secobarbital, now Schedule 2), buprenorphine, diethylpropion, mazindol, meprobamate, midazolam, pentazocine, phentermine, and temazepam.
- The government has now placed tramadol in Schedule 3 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 but with exemption from the safe custody requirements.[2]
- Are exempt from safe custody requirements and can be stored on the open dispensary shelf except for temazepam, buprenorphine and diethylpropion, which must be stored in a locked CD receptacle.
- Are subject to the same special handwriting requirements as Schedule 2 CDs.
- There is no legal requirement to record transactions in a CD register.
- The requirements relating to destruction do not apply unless the CDs are manufactured by the individual.
- Invoices must be retained for a minimum of two years.
Schedule 4
- Are exempt from safe custody requirements, with destruction requirements only applying to importers, exporters and manufacturers.
- Specific CD prescription-writing requirements do not apply.
- CD registers do not need to be kept, although records should be kept if such CDs are produced, or if a licensed person imports or exports such drugs:
- Part 1: benzodiazepines (except temazepam and midazolam, which are in Schedule 3) and zolpidem, which are subject to minimal control:
- Includes most of the benzodiazepines, plus eight other substances including fencamfamin and mesocarb.
- Possession is an offence without an appropriate prescription. Possession by practitioners and pharmacists acting in their professional capacities is authorised.
- Are subject to full import and export control.
- Part 2 includes androgenic and anabolic steroids, clenbuterol, human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), non-human chorionic gonadotrophin, somatotropin, somatrem, and somatropin:
- Includes most of the anabolic and androgenic steroids such as testosterone, together with clenbuterol (adrenoreceptor stimulant) and growth hormones.
- There is no restriction on the possession when it is part of a medicinal product.
- A Home Office licence is required for the importation and exportation of substances unless the substance is in the form of a medicinal product and is for self-administration by a person.
- Part 1: benzodiazepines (except temazepam and midazolam, which are in Schedule 3) and zolpidem, which are subject to minimal control:
Schedule 5 (Controlled Drug - invoice)
- Includes preparations of certain controlled drugs (eg, codeine, pholcodine, morphine) which are exempt from full control when present in medicinal products of low strengths, as their risk of misuse is reduced.
- No restriction on the import, export, possession, administration or destruction of these preparations and safe custody regulations do not apply.
- A practitioner, pharmacist or a person holding an appropriate licence may manufacture or compound any CD in Schedule 5.
- Therefore exempt from virtually all CD requirements other than that invoices must be kept for a minimum of two years.
Standard operating procedures
Regulations made under the Health Act 2006 require each healthcare organisation to appoint an Accountable Officer, responsible for the safe and effective use of CDs in their organisation. The Regulations also introduce standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the use and management of CDs. GP practices will need to have an appropriate process in place to agree and adopt SOPs for their use.
- An SOP is a document that describes the responsibilities and the procedures, including audit, necessary to manage CDs safely and accountably. The SOPs must include:
- Ordering and receipt of CDs.
- Assigning responsibilities.
- Where the CDs are stored.
- Who has access to the CDs.
- Security in the storage and transportation of CDs as required by misuse of drugs legislation.
- Disposal and destruction of CDs.
- The person who is to be alerted if complications arise.
- Record keeping, including:
- Maintaining relevant CD registers under misuse of drugs legislation
- Maintaining a record of the CDs specified in Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 that have been returned by patients
- The practice SOP should also include:
- Responsibilities within the practice team.
- Validation by clinical commissioning group (CCG) and date.
- Review period - eg, one, two or three years.
- Lead author and named people contributing to the SOP.
Prescriptions for Controlled Drugs
- The amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 that came into force in November 2005 removed the requirement that CD prescriptions should be written in the prescriber's own handwriting. This means that CD prescriptions can be typewritten, handwritten or computer printed. Only the signature of the prescriber has to be handwritten.
- Further changes following amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations came into force in July 2006. These include:
- A new requirement that patients or other people collecting medicines on their behalf must sign for them.
- Validity of any prescription for Schedule 2, 3 and 4 CDs to be restricted to 28 days.
- Strong recommendation that the maximum quantity be limited to 30 days for prescriptions of Schedule 2, 3 and 4 CDs.
- Re-emphasis of professional guidance that doctors should prescribe CDs for themselves or family members only in exceptional circumstances.
- Doctors are only able to prescribe diamorphine, dipipanone and cocaine to substance misusers for the treatment of addiction if they hold a licence issued by the Home Office. All doctors may prescribe such drugs for patients, including substance misusers, for the relief of pain due to organic disease or injury, without a specific licence.
- Prescriptions for Schedule 4 and 5 CDs are exempt from the specific prescription requirements of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. However, they must still comply with the general prescription requirements as specified under the Medicines Act.
- Emergency supplies of Schedule 2 and 3 CDs, for a specific patient, are not permitted either at the request of the patient or a practitioner. The only exception to this rule is phenobarbital for the treatment of epilepsy.
NHS prescription form
- FP10 prescription forms now include a box on the back of the prescription where the signature of the patient or other person collecting a Schedule 2 or 3 CD must be recorded.
- The prescriber should include the patient's NHS number on the prescription form.
- The prescriber should sign any script changes. The prescription must contain the following details:
- The patient's full name, address and, where appropriate, age.
- The name and form of the drug, even if only one form exists.
- The strength of the preparation, where appropriate.
- The dose to be taken.
- The total quantity of the preparation, or the number of dose units, to be supplied in both words and figures.
- Form FP10MDA-S is used for prescribing CDs (mainly methadone) to addicts. It is twice the size of the standard FP10 because it contains space for the pharmacist to record each time an instalment is supplied.
- FP10SS forms are designed for use with the prescriber's computer system. FP10NC are for handwritten prescriptions.
Private prescription form
- A special form (FP10PCD) has been introduced for any private prescription of schedule 2 and 3 CDs which will be dispensed in the community.
- The prescriber should obtain the patient's NHS number if possible and enter this number on the prescription form.
- The private prescription form includes space for the person collecting the CD to sign the back of the form. Any person collecting Schedule 2 and 3 CDs will be asked to sign the back of the prescription form.
- There are two kinds of forms available, personalised (FP10PCDNC) and non-personalised (FP10PCDSS). Personalised forms contain the prescriber's details already printed.
Prescribing in instalments
- Some CDs can be dispensed to substance misusers in instalments, providing they are prescribed using specific NHS prescription forms.
- In England, GPs must use the form FP10MDA-S to prescribe in instalments Schedule 2 CDs, buprenorphine (Schedule 3) or diazepam (Schedule 4) for drug addiction. This form must not be used for any other purpose.
- The prescription must be dispensed on the date on which it is due. If the client does not collect an instalment when it is due, that supply is no longer valid. The client cannot collect that supply the following day.
- If a CD prescription is to be dispensed in instalments (eg, daily) then the FP10MDA-S must specify:
- The number of instalments.
- The intervals to be observed between instalments (if necessary, instructions for supplies at weekends or bank holidays should be included).
- The total quantity of CD that will provide treatment for a period not exceeding 14 days.
- The quantity to be supplied in each instalment.
- Current legislation does not allow Schedule 2 and 3 CDs to be prescribed as repeat prescriptions (ie to be part of the repeat prescribing or dispensing system)
Ordering, possessing and supplying Controlled Drugs
- Doctors, dentists and pharmacists are authorised under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 to possess, supply and compound CDs in Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5. They may only supply CDs to those who may lawfully possess them, including patients for whom a drug is prescribed.
- Paramedics have more recently been authorised to possess and administer controlled drugs.[4]
- Practitioners must not use patient-specific CD prescriptions to replace or top up their bags or practice stock, even if the stock was used for that patient initially.
- Practitioners may obtain Schedule 2 and 3 CDs from pharmacies or wholesalers for practice use or stock upon the production of a written requisition.The requisitions must be:
- Signed by the prescriber.
- State the prescriber's name and address, and their profession or occupation.
- Specify the total quantity of the drug (this does not have to be in words and figures).
- Specify the purpose for which it is required - eg, for practice use.
- Suppliers must keep all requisitions for a minimum of two years. A requisition is not required before supplying or obtaining Schedule 4 or 5 CDs.
- A practitioner who requires a Schedule 2 or 3 CD urgently and who is unable to supply a signed order can request the drugs to be supplied in an emergency. The practitioner may be supplied with the CD provided he or she gives an undertaking to supply a written, signed requisition within 24 hours. Failure to do this is a criminal offence on the part of the practitioner.
- It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or doctor, when receiving a supply of CDs from the wholesaler, to ensure that the correct item is delivered and that all appropriate entries are made in the CD register on the day of supply, or the day following the day of supply.
- There is now a requirement for persons asked to supply Schedule 2 CDs on prescription to seek to establish whether the person collecting the drug is the patient, the patient's representative or a healthcare professional acting in his/her professional capacity on behalf of the patient.
- Where the person is the patient or the patient's representative (eg, a friend, or a neighbour) the dispenser:
- May request evidence of that person's identity; and
- May refuse to supply the drug if he/she is not satisfied as to the identity of that person.
- Where the person collecting the prescription is a healthcare professional acting in his/her professional capacity on behalf of the patient, the dispenser:
- Must obtain that person's name and address.
- Must, unless he/she is acquainted with that person, request evidence of that person's identity; but
- May supply the drug even if he/she is not satisfied as to the identity of that person.
- The new regulations do allow discretion not to ask patients or patient representatives for proof of identity if, for example, they have concerns that to do so may compromise patient confidentiality or deter patients from having their medicine dispensed.
Keeping and storage of Schedule 2 Controlled Drugs and buprenorphine
- These CDs must be kept in a locked receptacle. This can be a doctor's bag with a lock and, if the bag is transported in the doctor's car, it must be locked and placed in a locked boot. A locked car is not adequate security; the bag must also be locked.
- In the surgery, a locked cabinet should ideally be secured to the wall of a room and only opened by the GP or someone authorised by the GP.
- Records for Schedule 2 but not Schedules 3, 4 or 5 CDs must be kept in a CD register. All healthcare professionals must keep their own CD register. GPs, pharmacists or other healthcare professionals are personally responsible for keeping the relevant CD registers up-to-date.
Requirements for records
- Records for Schedule 2 CDs must be kept in a CD register. This is not a legal requirement for Schedule 3, 4 or 5 CDs.
- All healthcare professionals who hold personal CD stock must keep their own CD register, and they are personally responsible for keeping this accurate and up-to-date.
- The register must:
- Be bound (not loose-leaved) or a computerised system which is in accordance with best practice guidance.
- Contain class sections for each individual drug.
- Have the name of the drug specified at the top of each page.
- Have the entries in chronological order and made on the day of the transaction or the next day.
- Have the entries made in ink or otherwise so as to be indelible or in a computerised form in which every such entry is attributable and capable of being audited.
- Not have cancellations, obliterations or alterations; corrections must be made by a signed and dated entry in the margin or at the bottom of the page.
- Be kept at the premises to which it relates and be available for inspection at any time. A separate register must be kept for each set of premises (eg, at each branch surgery).
- Be kept for a minimum of two years after the date of the last entry, once completed.
- Not be used for any other purpose.
- For CDs received into stock, the following details must be recorded in the CD register:
- The date on which the CD was received.
- The name and address of the supplier - eg, wholesaler, pharmacy.
- The quantity received.
- The name, form and strength of the CD.
- For CDs supplied to patients (via prescriptions), or to practitioners (via requisitions), the following details must be recorded in the CD register:
- The date on which the supply was made.
- The name and address of the patient or practitioner receiving the CD.
- Particulars of the authority of the person who prescribed or ordered the CD.
- The quantity supplied.
- The name, form and strength in which the CD was supplied.
- The Secretary of State for Health can authorise the medical adviser of the CCG or other appointed doctor to ask GPs to produce records and to view stocks. Failure to comply is an offence.
Doctor's bag
- Where a practitioner carries a bag for home visits, etc, containing CDs, a separate CD register should be kept for the CD stock held within that bag. Each doctor is responsible for the receipt and supply of CDs from their own bag.
- Restocking of a bag for home visits, etc, from practice stock should be witnessed by another member of the practice staff, as should the appropriate entries into the practice's CD register.
- Where a prescription is written by a doctor following the administration of a CD to a patient, the doctor should endorse the prescription form with the word 'administered' and then date it.
- Information should also be entered into the patient's record as soon as practicable.
Destroying Controlled Drugs
- NB: professional guidance strongly recommends that any medication returned from patient stocks should not be re-issued or used to treat other patients.
- There is no current legal requirement that 'patient-returned' Schedule 2 and 3 CDs should be destroyed in the presence of an authorised witness, but it is strongly recommended that doctors and pharmacists have the destruction of these returns witnessed by another member of staff (preferably by a registered healthcare professional) and make a record of the destruction in a separate book set aside for this purpose.
- Those healthcare professionals and service providers required by law to maintain a CD register are not allowed to destroy expired Schedule 2 (or 1) CDs from their stock without destruction being witnessed by an authorised person.
- When a CD is destroyed, details of the drug must be entered into the CD register. This should include: the name of the drug, form, strength and quantity, the date it was destroyed, and the signature of the authorised person who witnessed the destruction and that of the professional destroying it (ie two signatures).
- The list of those authorised to witness the destruction of CDs includes:
- A CCG chief pharmacist or pharmaceutical prescribing adviser who reports directly to the chief executive or to a director of the CCG.
- A registered medical practitioner who has been appointed to the CCG Professional Executive Committee or equivalent.
- The CCG board executive member with responsibility for clinical governance or risk management.
- Medical director of a CCG.
Further reading and references
Controlled drugs: safe use and management; NICE Guidelines (April 2016)
Controlled Drugs (Supervision of management and use) Regulations; Dept of Health, February 2013
Controlled drugs list; Home Office
The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations 2006
Scheduling of tramadol and exemptions for temazepam prescriptions; Home Office, March 2014
Safe Management and Use of Controlled Drugs in the Ambulance and Paramedic services in England; National Prescribing Centre, February 2012
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Photos: 2013 Tribune Dining Awards
This marks our third annual Chicago Tribune Dining Awards, and we are thrilled to announce the winners. In revisiting the places and personalities, we're reminded of how Chicago won't likely shed its workaday, humble spirit. What we're saying is in choosing the winners, we (and our stomachs) are very proud to call Chicago home.
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The Bradman Walk
While visiting the Bradman Museum, consider experiencing the Bradman Walk throughout Bowral in the Southern Highlands.
A great tourist attraction, this walk takes you on a self-guided tour of Bowral, visiting some of the historic sites associated with Sir Donald Bradman AC. The walk is 1.7km and takes about 45min. You can view the walk on Google Maps below (click on the blue dot).


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Weather Alert: It's Still Winter [Video]
The arctic blast gripping Grand Rapids and West Michigan is expected to loosen today, according to the National Weather Service's Grand Rapids Office and WZZM-TV, Channel 13.
The temperature reached a high of 8 degrees and a low a minus-1 degree Tuesday, with wind chills as low a 20 degrees-plus below zero at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids.
In Holland at West Michigan Regional Airport, it reached a high of 11 degrees late Tuesday with a low a minus-1 degree early Tuesday and wind chills of minus-23 degrees.
Snow and windy conditions created near-blizzard conditions and sub-zero temperatures with sub-zero wind over the past three days. However, the high today is expected to reach 18 degrees.
Schools, businesses and government offices were closed Monday and Tuesday, with some still closed today.
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The Philadelphia Eagles announced Friday they signed quarterback Mark Sanchez to a one-year contract.
According to ESPN, the deal is for $2.25 million and includes a $750,000 signing bonus. It also includes up to another $1.75 million in bonuses, bringing the maximum value of the deal to potentially $4 million. The bonuses depend on Sanchez playing up to 90 percent of the Eagles' offensive plays.
The contract's structure was agreed to Monday. Sanchez came to Philadelphia on Wednesday and took his physical on Thursday.
Sanchez is recovering from surgery for a torn labrum that kept him out for 2013. He also had arthroscopic knee surgery last season. He started throwing again recently and is believed to be about 80 percent recovered. He hopes to be healthy in time for OTAs this spring.
Nick Foles is the Eagles' starter, but Sanchez, 27, has plenty of experience as a starter. He is 33-29 as a starter and has won four playoff games. He showed promise early in his NFL career by reaching the AFC Championship Game in his first two seasons but has thrown 39 touchdowns and 36 interceptions since.
Sanchez was expected to start last year before the injuries ruled him out.
Sanchez, who played collegiately at Southern Cal, will likely compete with another former Trojan -- Matt Barkley -- for the backup spot.
Sanchez was released by the Jets last week. Former Eagle Michael Vick signed with the Jets just before Sanchez was let go, so the teams essentially traded quarterbacks.
Vick began last season as the Eagles' starter, but eventually lost the job to Foles. He will compete with Geno Smith, who started for the Jets as a rookie last year.
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One 'Glee' Star Becomes 'The New Rachel'
With lead 'Glee' character Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) off in New York, a power vacuum has opened up in the New Directions. The group immediately begins the quest to find a new member to take the future starlet's place. Remember, there can be only one!
Spurred on by Blaine's (Darren Criss) idea to settle things 'Thunderdome' style, Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz), Brittany (Heather Morris) and Blaine head to the auditorium to have a battle. Sadly, it is not a battle to the death but a battle through song -- specifically 'Call Me Maybe' by Carly Rae Jepsen. Artie (Kevin McHale), armed with the task to pick a winner spends the remainder of the episode contemplating whom the New Directions head star should be.
Besides each other, the members must content with newcomers like transgender Unique (Alex Newell) and Marley (Melissa Benoist), the new kid on the block who also happens to be the lunch lady's daughter. There's also the black sheep Jake (Jacob Artist), who happens to be the surprise brother of the group's former member Puck (Mark Salling) who despite a good audition turned down Mr. Schuester's (Matthew Morrison) extension to join the club.
After much deliberation, Artie comes to the decision that Blaine is the new Rachel, followed by Brittany in close second. Tina is upset by this, specifically because Rachel herself appointed Tina to be her successor, while Kurt (Chris Colfer) is disturbed by the group dynamic this problem has created. Despite Blaine's new title, this is surely not the end of this power struggle to be the group's new star.


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Argentina from a skier's perspective is known for it's Lomo(steak), Malbek(wine) and skiing that has the potential to be the best or worst you've ever experienced. Naturally then, I've been rolling the dice five out of the past six years in hopes of catching the legendary Santa Rosa Storm.
It's a long way to travel, leaving the best part of a short summer for the opposite hemisphere in search of a storm that is famed to leave so much snow atop the Andes Range that people generally don't even survive to count it all. (Or so goes the modern myth of the Santa Rosa). I've hit it right and I've hit it wrong but never regretted a few weeks of trading the flip flops for ski boots, especially this year.
The first Ascent ski and snowboard team showed up after three days of travel to a blue bird day and a tracked out mountain but our Guide Jose found us the goods none the less. My first turns of the summer were yummy and I felt lucky, but I had no idea they were only a predecessor to what would come to be some of the greatest skiing I'd ever known. Jose claimed a meter would fall in twenty four hours as the mountain shut down and the flakes began to fall. We didn't think much of it but three days and almost two meters later we found ourselves first in line at the gnarliest chairlift in the world accessing over 3,000 feet of untracked, untouched perfectly stable POW!
It was one of those special moments even to a professional skier where you know this opportunity may never come again and in humble recognition, we put our camera equipment down and shredded the most famous line in Las Lenas, Edwardo's, top to bottom.
We all agreed it was the best lift access run of our lives and it only got better from there. Six more days of hiking, skinning and exploring offered us unheard of descents in some of the most beautiful terrain I've ever known only to collapse into our rooms at the end mending our shin banged, wind hammered, frost bitten, and for one, food poisoned wounds all in the name of powder.
It will be a trip worth talking about for a long time and to paint the picture for you, I was inspired enough to sit down for three days straight to make a video about it. Enjoy.
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8th ave wrote:Today should've counted as 2 losses. Wizards almost snuck by Indiana but lost even though they were up 22 at half. Let's hope NO and the Kings can get a win today.
Some good results in our favour today
New Orleans came to the Oracle and just owned stuff.
Cleveland lost to Detroit.
Indiana laid a goose egg against the NETS