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NFL - OFFSEASON of Mist and mellow fruitfulness
Gotta get my Keats on.
Well, the Kansas City Chiefs are the Super Bowl Champs and damn, they look good. Congrats to Andy Reid, he's been so good for so long, it's nice to see him finally win the big game. I hope he's as good a person as he appears to be at first glance. And, although it's beating a dead horse at this point, I still smile anytime I read about how the Bears could have had Patrick Mahomes instead of Mitch Trubisky.
It should be an interesting off-season, especially with some huge names at the QB position possibly being free agents. Tom Brady. Phillip Rivers. Drew Brees. I'm guessing Brees resigns for another year, but it looks like Brady and Rivers could very well be with new teams next year. Add in the likes of Marcus Mariota, Ryan Tannehill, and Teddy Bridgewater and there could be a ton of QB's available in free agency. We know teams like the Raiders (ah, John Gruden), Dolphins, and Titans will likely be in the market. Should be fun to see who gets overpaid.
Then you have guys like Dak Prescott and Jameis Winston who will likely get the franchise tag as they negotiate long term contracts. I will smile when the Cowboys make Dak the highest paid player in the NFL.
The team I think has a very interesting off-season is the Titans. They have to decide if one outlier year is enough to pay Ryan Tannehill top 5 QB money (I'm guessing they franchise him to get another year of evidence). They have to decide whether to make Derrick Henry the highest paid RB in the league (they will, but they shouldn't). They also have a pretty good young defense that could use improving.
Aside from the QB situation, this offseason will likely have to deal with the collective bargaining agreement. The NFL will likely want to add a game, and the NFLPA will likely want to reduce Goodell's powers to suspend/punish players, allow pot smoking, have even less training camp, and cut further into revenue sharing. It should be fun to see what each side gets in negotiations. Or if we get a work stoppage in the fall.
Then there will be the combine and draft. I'm a bit shocked how much the draft has grown in public awareness. It's kinda fun though, guessing who will be a stud (Jerry Jeudy), who will be a bust (any first round QB not named Burrow or Tagovailoa), and who will be this year's sleeper (no clue yet). We'll likely have a separate thread for that, though.
What to do with pass interference replay, onside kick rules, and the XFL will be relatively minor things in this offseason too. I likely won't watch a lick of the XFL, but I'll probably get into the draft, as always.
Should be an interesting off-season.
One source I've read suggests that Phillip Rivers is going to land either in Tampa Bay, or Indianapolis. Not sure how excited I should be as a Colts fan about that. He's been a little rough lately, and we could plug more holes with the money we'd save keeping Jacoby Brissette for another season or two and searching for a quarterback via the draft.
It's chaos. Be kind.
Full 1st round draft order:
1. Bengals
2. Redskins
3. Lions
4. Giants
5. Dolphins
6. Chargers
7. Panthers
8. Cardinals
9. Jaguars
10. Browns
11. Jets
12. Raiders
13. Colts
14. Buccaneers
15. Broncos
16. Falcons
17. Cowboys
18. Dolphins (Via Steelers)
19. Raiders (Via Bears)
20. Jaguars (Via Rams)
21. Eagles
22. Bills
23. Patriots
24. Saints
25. Vikings
26. Dolphins (Via Texans)
27. Seahawks
28. Ravens
29. Titans
30. Packers
31. 49ers
32. Chiefs
Not NFL really, but the last thing I want, less than a week after the Super Bowl is more football. The new XFl may last a season, maybe.
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On Pro Football Weekly's penultimate show of the season they focused on soon-to-be-available free agents and on talent coming out in the draft. Hub Arkush said that he's never seen so much overall quarterback talent available in free agency as he sees this year but when I saw the list the only quarterback I saw that I'd be at least somewhat excited about if I were a G.M. or a head coach is Teddy Bridgewater. To me all the other veteran free agent QBs are either marginal talents (guys like Marcus Mariota) or are WELL past their prime (e.g. Philip Rivers and Tom Brady). I've read that the Rayyyy-daaaahhhhs are looking at bringing Tom Brady back to California but I really don't think that would be a good move on their part. As for Philip Rivers, last I heard rumors are that he might be going to Tampa Bay but from what I've read he's definitely done in San Diego. . .uh, I mean - Los Angeles.
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Stream of consciousness for 2/10
Dark days in Chicago right now. The weather sucks as is to be expected, and supposed to have subzero temps this week. The winter sports are doing nothing to warm the cockles, the Bulls are a disaster and have maybe the worst front office in the league. The All Star game lands in Chicago just in time for the deep freeze but no Bulls will be in attendance. The Blackhawks are scuffling due to a prolonged stay in salary cap hell. College hoops are a bit of a sanctuary but it's been a rough week for the Illini. We don't even have an XFL team to distract us.
Speaking of the XFL, I watched a fair bit of the inaugural weekend and I have a couple thoughts. One, I like having football to watch after the Super Bowl without the WWE overtones. Two, that was some awful, awful play out there. Even a bad college team drops fewer balls, skips fewer passes and generally knows how not to do the worst possible thing on special teams. Also, that Marc Trestman halftime speech, wow. Worth keeping an eye on though.
The QB carousel. The Bears are highly involved in all these talking-head driven storylines and I have to say it's pissing me off. Not because of the criticism but because too many stupid, casual football fans are sucked into the vortex and I'm sick of the small talk. Here's the Cliff Notes version...
1. Drew Brees is resigning with the Saints. He's not coming to Chicago or anywhere else. This is all just bored jackasses with Twitter starting rumors. If he were available, I'm not sure I'd be excited about Brees starting 8 games outside on the Soldier Field turf.
1b. Teddy Bridgewater is not the answer. Let someone else shoot themselves in the foot by giving him "franchise QB" money for 4-5 years. He's NEVER BEEN GOOD. Before he got hurt in Minny he wasn't good. When he filled in for Drew Brees he wasn't special, he had exactly 1 good game as a passer against an awful Tampa team. Trubisky is seriously better than Bridgewater.
2. Tom Brady is resigning with the Patriots. This one is marginally less certain than Brees, but still, it's not happening. Plus Brady was in the bottom 1/3rd of starting QBs last year. Say what you want about his weapons, but he simply wasn't great. If you're the Raiders or Chargers looking to goose PSLs in a new stadium I get it, but from a pure football POV I don't think Brady is a guy that fixes your problems. Making things worse, he's asking for $30M+ anywhere outside New England.
3. Phillip Rivers is on the market, but he ain't coming to Chicago either. Dude has been threatening retirement for like 3 years now. He moved back to Florida. He's not loading up the charter bus and toting the family and his pastor to Halas Hall. If he plays, it's in Miami, and I wouldn't count on it. Fitzpatrick might be better at this point. Also, Cutty would be furious if we signed him.
4. Cam Newton isn't on the market yet but with the ouster of Rivera it's probably gonna happen. Now, this is the only one that in my mind makes any sense at all. But that's just barely. He isn't really a better passer than Mitch is at this point, in fact in 2018 they were basically the exact same QB on paper. Cam's accuracy is down, his arm strength is down and his body is breaking down. Maybe a year off fixes it, but probably not. Maybe a new system helps, but probably not. Also the Panthers likely will be looking for a trade partner and they'll probably find one before releasing him. I don't want to give away any assets for a massive question mark like Cam.
5. Marcus Mariota is available. No, just no.
6. Case Keenum is available. Seriously, fuck off.
7. Ryan Tannehill is available. He'll be franchised for certain, on the off chance he's available I might actually think about this one.
8. Jameis Winston is available. Also probably will be franchised, but if not....stay away, very, very far away.
9. Dak Prescott is not available but no way the Cowboys are dumb enough to let him walk. That said, I agree with Hamlet that I wouldn't want to be the guy to have to pay him $40M a year for the next half-decade.
10. Andy Dalton isn't a Free Agent but could be had in a trade. If this is our answer at QB we should probably just fold up stakes and call it a good run, maybe football just isn't our thing. He's old and he's not exactly good. Convincing the fan base that Andy Dalton will make you a Super Bowl contender is such a loser move that I can't stomach it.
I think the Dalton thing pretty well encapsulates my thoughts on the matter. Grabbing another team's cast off at QB is not a winning strategy. And for all the names in this free agent class, almost all of them are available because of badly declining play and/or because they have clearly proven that they aren't "the guy". The grass is not always greener.
It's not the solution I want but the only path forward for the Bears that doesn't see them digging their hole even deeper is to stay the course with Mitch, take your lumps, and draft a QB or two in draft and cross your fingers. Rinse, lather, repeat in 2021.
Last thought, I was pulling for the 49ers in the Super Bowl. I didn't really have a strong opinion either way but I was kinda pulling for Robbie Gould to get a ring and Jimmy G is a local kid. The anarchist in me also kind of liked the idea of Jimmy G winning just as Brady was packing it in. That said, I did find myself pretty happy to see Andy Reid win one. Seems like a mensch and probably not a guy who would deserve the title of "greatest coach to never win one". Will be interesting to see how many rings Mahomes ends up with.
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3. Phillip Rivers is on the market, but he ain't coming to Chicago either. - https://sports.yahoo.com/where-will-...142833251.html
Changes to MNF?
A while back someone on this board mentioned that Sunday night, not Monday night, currently features the premier game of the week in the N.F.L. Apparently others agree: https://sports.yahoo.com/report-nfl-...215510781.html
A lot of people seem to think the Redskins will, or at least should, trade out of the #2 pick. While a good case can probably be made either way, I think it's going to be moot; the Redskins are NOT taking a QB, and everyone knows it. That being the case, anyone who wants to move up to take Tua or whoever can just deal with the Lions or Giants at #3 or #4 at a reduced price.
While I believe he's as good as advertised, I seriously doubt anyone is so enamored with Chase Young that they'll give 3 first rounders+ to Washington for him; Mike "I'd still make that Ricky Williams trade again" Ditka ain't running anything anymore.
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Skins release Josh Norman
And in ancient NFL non-news Kaepernick is writing a book. Another chance to ring the register
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Just a little rant here, so feel free to ignore this post and move on:
I am sick and tired of how some people in the media cover and debate the NFL and the players in the NFL. Some examples to illustrate what I mean:
The headline says it all: Mock Drafts predicting Raiders may select offensive and defensive playmakers.
Just how useless and stupid does an analyst have to be to conclude that the Raiders may select an offensive and a defensive player? They do so, every fucking draft. Are they concerned the Raiders may draft a mascot or maybe a spoon from Alabama's team cafeteria? Jesus wept.
Which leads me to point the second: Mock Drafts are as useless and stupid as concluding the Raiders might draft an offensive and defensive player. So many people wasting so much time guessing what will occur, as if that has any relevance or insight whatsoever. You want to tell me your opinion of the game tape, great. You want to tell me you think the Packers are going to draft Laviska Shenault in the first round? Fuck you! That's utterly useless and based on nothing but deciding a team need and guessing who might be there at that need. It's so dumb.
I also hate commentators reliance on stupid ways of judging players and outright homerism rather than, I don't know, using analytics and watching/referencing game tape. This piece emphasizes the problem. I'll be honest, I am completely unfamiliar with the writer, so it may be totally tongue in cheek and it's actually mocking the stuff I hate. If so, he does an excellent job highlighting just how stupid it is. Here's an example:
"Its not that I hate him as a person. I have no idea what hes like as a person, said Aaron Schatz, the head of Football Outsiders and an NFL analyst for ESPN, when asked to defend his criticisms of Allen. He certainly seems like a hard worker. Theres never been any stories that hes not. I just dont think hes ever going to have the accuracy to be a quality starting NFL quarterback.
Son of a biscuit.
The man just won 10 games and reached the playoffs in his first full season as a starter. He led game-winning drives in the fourth quarter of five of them.
Sure, he makes mistakes. But hes only 23. He has plenty of time to improve, and he must improve. Even he admits that. But he was a high first-round draft pick for a reason."
To counter a statistical analysis of his accuracy, the writer points out that Josh Allen (and apparently just Josh Allen, not the Bills) won 10 games. It is so fucking stupid it makes my teeth ache. Wins are an atrocious way to judge QB play, right down there with whether the QB has a bitching mustache or how many "r's" they have in their name. And the cherry on top of the idiot cake was the "he was drafted in the first round" being a more accurate measure of worth compared to actual play in the NFL. They're the kind of people who spend $1,000 on a glass of wine and declare that it has to be good because they spent $1,000 on it. Oof.
Finally, this one, about the Packers (It may be paywalled, so I'll just use the headline): "Could Rashan Gary thrive at inside linebacker?" Dude is one year into his career, showed some abilities, (clearly not enough to earn a first round draft pick), and fans are asking about him moving positions. If Gary were a QB, fans would be wetting themselves to make excuses for his sub-optimal play (See: Josh Allen, Mitchell Trubisky, Marcus Mariota), but since he's not, they're all set to make a rash judgment and move his position. The reactionary bullshit is so effin annoying.
TLDR: Don't be a homer. Analytics = Good. Wins judging QB = bad. Reactionary bullshit is bullshit.
Now back to your regularly scheduled NFL Offseason thread.
In local news, Miles Garrett has been reinstated to the Browns.
Divide and conquer. Power to the people
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I'd like to see all the old QBs just retire. Kind of sick of all of them, but especially Brady. (Brees, Rivers, Big Ben, even Rodgers maybe after a farewell season.)
From that article:
Either way, I also love the idea of putting MNF back on free tv.
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Here's the NFL's opening bargaining agreement.
17 game season-No! No one plays in the pre season anyway these days, especially that 4th game.
Marijuana testing, just get rid of it. Just Say No was from the 1980s.
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Are NFL players barred from playing in the XFL?
Obviously I don't expect to see Patrick Mahomes throwing passes for the DC Defenders. But suppose I was a third tier player on an NFL roster, somebody who sits on the bench a lot and makes around $500,000 a year. I'm never going to be a star in the NFL.
But if I'm good enough to play in the NFL, even at this level, I'm a really outstanding football player. Certainly good enough to be a starter in the XFL and maybe even a franchise player. So a XFL team might be willing to pay me $100,000 a year to play with them during the NFL's off season. In addition to the extra money, I might be tempted by the possibility of being a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond.
However, I'm not going to give up my NFL career for the XFL. I want to play in both leagues. Would the NFL allow this? There have been players who played in the NFL and Major-League Baseball so the NFL must not have a "one team only" rule. But do they bar players from playing professional football with another league, even if the schedules don't overlap?
And if my dreams of a dual NFL/XFL career are shattered, how about a CFL/XFL combination?
I imagine it's part of that same standard clause you hear about that says you won't go skydiving or ride a motorcycle or whatever. ie: Risky behavior can void your contract.
I think the Raiders are fools to offer an aging QB that kind of money and I think that T.B. would be a fool to take that offer. As with others I hope that J.J. gives Dak everything he asks for down in Arlington - I think doing so would go over like a lead balloon.
Adding back a second bye week does a few good things.
1. It extends the TV schedule by 1 extra week which adds most of the revenue.
2. It gives players extra time to recover mid-season and hopefully reduces injuries and maybe increases the quality of play a tiny bit.
3. It acclimates the fans and the players to a longer season, thereby making the addition of another game week for each team less jarring if they do that for the next CBA.
Sure, you're not getting the benefit of an additional game's worth of ticket sales and local radio coverage this way, but that's not the biggest ticket item. I suspect that the bye week TV numbers are still pretty strong in markets with a bye team today.
Not sure what I'm missing.
[QUOTE=Hamlet;22139466]They do so, every fucking draft. Are they concerned the Raiders may draft a mascot or maybe a spoon from Alabama's team cafeteria? Jesus wept.[/quote[
That's a really specific example.
Think of a Mock Draft like one of those thousand stupid Listicles that pop up on blogs every other hour. On paper they are dumb. You can't really objectively rank most of this stuff and the premise is inherently flawed....but, they can still be fun to read and share. Their goal isn't actually to rank things in any authoritative way, their goal is to spur conversation and to create a format that really easy for people to scan and consume with a minimum of effort.
Mock Drafts are exactly that. Most scouting services and analysts have a "Big Board" and draft profiles that break down each player, review the game tape, and often provide some pretty insightful analysis. They are great and I love them. But they have a few inherent problems.
1. They don't change very often. Maybe you learn something new about a guy and he moves up or down a spot or two, but that's not really that interesting to most people.
2. They don't really relate to any specific NFL team. If you're a casual fan (or even an avid fan that doesn't monitor CFB that closely) you probably aren't pro-actively scouring the internet for new insight into prospects. You're really just looking out for press releases and trending stories about your favorite team.
3. They don't have a narrative structure. You can't really tell a story about a single prospect except to talk about his past. You can sort of tell a story about how each positional player ranks against their peers, but that's basically a listicle. You can't really talk about the kid's potential impact without knowing where he'll play.
4. There's not much personality or name recognition there. Those casual fans probably only know the names of one or two prospects. That's it.
Now the Mock Draft framework fixes all those problems. For example.
1. You can shake up the snow globe every single day if you want and by swapping just a couple selections you end up with a totally different article. Lots of content to be created. Lots of opportunities to trigger water cooler discussions.
2. They inherently @mention every single NFL team. All the content aggregators and social media feeds and local beat reporters can pick up your article and push it to their readers/viewers. Fans affinity is to their team, this gives them something to get emotionally invested in.
3. They allow the writer to tell a story. You're not just talking about the measurables of a 21 year old kid. You're talking about the internal politics and business of 32 football teams. You're @mentioning dozens of famous veteran players who will be challenged or replaced. You're talking about how the target teams might change and how their 2020 season might play out. The mock draft pick is just the spark that starts the discussion.
4. You can talk about team owners, GMs, coaches, veteran players and agents. It's not just about the kid. It's about how that kid might change all the relationships inside the team, might displace some players, might make or break a coach or GM's career. It oozes with personal drama.
That's maybe not a great defense of the objective merits of a Mock Draft, but it's a compelling reason why they are really interesting to read for a lot of people and why they make sense to keep writing them. Mock Drafts are like pop music....sometimes that's just the right kind of distraction for the moment. I still enjoy them.
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There are a few reasons why the Raiders might sign Tom Brady.
1- Jon Gruden has a huge man-crush on him. Chris Simms talks about how when he played for Gruden in Tampa he showed a clip of Brady walking off the field, gushing about how he just looked like the perfect QB.
2- Imagine how much money they would make selling Brady jerseys. You would start seeing them everywhere almost instantly.
3- Most importantly, Derek Carr is a good, but not great QB. Signing Brady for 2 years would give you a good shot at the playoffs while transitioning to another QB.
Yahoo!'s look at where "key" free agents might (should) end up before next season: https://sports.yahoo.com/top-20-logi...180714752.html
So the Titans jump into the "Let's overpay our QB" pool. They signed Ryan Tannehill to a 4 year, $118 million dollar contract with $62 million guaranteed and roughly $29.5 million a year average. That puts him somewhere between 5th and 10th highest paid QB's. Considering they got him and a 6th round pick for a 4th and 7th round draft pick, that's a heckuva payday.
Does anyone here believe Tannehill is an elite QB? Does anyone here think he's a special player who deserves to be in the top 10? I certainly don't.
But he has the thing that makes QB's in the NFL better than most others. Experience. The guy has started 98 NFL games, knows how to play, and can run the Titans play action pass system well. He doesn't need to have a cannon arm, or pinpoint accuracy, or necessarily be consistently great. He's got experience. And a very good offensive line, a very, very good running game, and had one very good season. The Titans, if their defense plays very well, can win the Super Bowl with him. But not because of him.
And any team in the NFL could have had him for cheap.
I think Tannehill, who had the best year of his career last year, will regress back to the kind of player he was for the prior 4 seasons and his 2019 will be considered an outlier year that helped him make bank (I'm looking at you Joe Flacco and Eli Manning). But kudos for him for getting the money.
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Also big news: By a vote of 1,019 to 959, the players' union voted to approve the CBA. That's a really close vote, especially considering that about 500 players didn't vote. The new CBA will go until 2030.
Some changes:
1) Possible 17 game season starting 2021 (with a increasing player percentage of revenues if adopted).
2) Increase in player percentage of revenues from 47% in 2020 to 48 in 2021 and possibly 18.5% (if 17 game seasons is used).
3) Increase in league minimum salaries.
4) Increase in performance based pay.
5) Roster increase from 53 to 55.
6) Fewer padded practices, dropping from 28 to 16 and from 3 hours to 2.5.
7) Reduced penalties for positive THC tests. Higher % count.
Seems like the players did OK, and the owners got another game. Hopefully win/win. I think the decrease in padded practice will result in some very ugly football early in the season, but such is life. At least the NFL has another 10 years of an agreement.
David Johnson and Stuff for Deandre Hopkins and less Stuff.
I am absolutely shocked you would ever let Hopkins go in this day and age. An unquestioned top tier receiver with a good partnership with your young stud quarterback, for a health challenged RB?. I wonder if there was more behind the scenes they aren't talking about.
I am equally baffled. I think someone better check on whoever's running things in Houston, they may be having a stroke.
"Let's trade away the best player this franchise has ever had for a 28-year-old, injury-prone running back who really only had one good year."
The Bears, feeling like they need to upgrade tight end, signed Jimmy Graham (who was recently released by the Packers) to a 2-year contract.
Did they actually *look* at Graham's game film from last year? He looked old and slow, regularly vanished for long stretches, and was clearly a shadow of his onetime great self. Another year on the odometer isn't going to make him any better.
Link to story on the deal: https://wgntv.com/sports/bears-to-si...r-deal-report/
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The Bears are also interested in finally moving on from hapless Mitch, looking to replace him either with Bridgewater or Foles.
I think Teddy would be a good choice.
- Napoleon Bonaparte
Graham had some good years, but Tony Gonzalez he ain't.
So long, Cam. (Panthers say "Scram!")
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After another innovative year in terms of technology and design it is something to consider that your website can quickly become outdated if new trends take centre stage such as animation, videos and new website design styles. With this in mind, we take a brief look at what looks to be the new trends in web design for 2017.
Visual Appeal and Semi Flat Design
Taking its influence from artistic minimalism, semi-flat design uses techniques from different mediums and eras, bringing them into something new. The use of shading, image transitions, accent colours and simple typography allows for a simple, yet effective and more interesting design feature. Simplicity is the key.
Unique Grid Use
A more interesting and edgy design will take on this approach, where symmetry and alignment is not a priority in its initial design, but instead the pacing of images and content in a more haphazard way can create an eye-catching design, but still allow easy navigation.
Centred/Split Content
An increasingly popular trend is that of the split content website. Halving the screen to create one side that remains and the other that allows scrolling can work well as it not only allows creative freedom in the design, but also gives the content a lift in a dynamic way.
Mobile-first approach
The way that we have created websites up until now is to design in terms of desktop layout, then make sure that they are mobile compatible. Now that mobile devices have been named as the primary device used by most to access the internet, there has been a shift in the way that websites are designed. A move to the mobile-first approach will increase in 2017, with more thought given to delivering content to smaller screens in the first instance.
Wider implementation of responsive design
It is old hat now, since Google's Algorithm was introduced in April 2015 whereby non-responsive sites would be affected ranking-wise. Again, with many people using mobile devices to view the internet it is vital to have a website that alters its appearance accordingly, depending on which device you are viewing it on. However, there are still websites who have not be made responsive yet, meaning that 2017 is likely to see an increase in the uptake of responsive website builds, in order to keep up with the current times and avoid losing traffic to an out-dated website.
Move away from full Parallax
With an increase in parallax sites over the last few years, we are now predicting that this trend will decrease in popularity due to the side effects it has on a website's SEO. Due to the long pages in parallax sites, the URL's are not separately generated for the inner pages, resulting in them not being crawled by search engines. The idea of parallax visually is great, so it is likely to still be adopted in certain areas but less over entire sites.
UI Patterns, Framework & Material Design
With the introduction of a vast selection of themes available for web designers, the internet has become so much more consistent and user-friendly. With Google's Material Design Language principles, published in 2014, a guide was created to assist developers in creating a more consistent user experience on the web.
Our Lead Developer, Rich O'Donnell said,
"It is important to grasp usability of a website vs design. Design is obviously a huge key factor as you still need to get your brand and messages across in the best way, but it is useful to also understand the processes behind creating a website in terms of making sure it is responsive and working effectively on every platform. With more people accessing websites on their mobile you need to keep things short and sweet, especially for a homepage. Engage your customer straight away with who you are and what you do - if they are interested they will take the time to continue on your site and read the more in depth sections of what you are offering"

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Why dont website links open automatic in a new ehh website(tab?sory im not English)
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when you press a link that some1 posted you go to that site on the same page,why dosnt it opens in a separate tab?(like on reddit).sometimes when i finished on the link website i press"X"(because i forget)and have to go to Saidit/log in again
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eh,oke i just realize that i can open the links in a new Tab,sory bout that i keep forgetting thats possible,im not so computer nerd
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no idea it would change her life – in more ways than one.
Five years ago, Karen was searching
for ideas for her own wedding. What she saw inspired her so much she
has set up her own business and later this month is back at The
Cresset Wedding Show in Peterborough as one of the exhibitors.
Now Karen Bristow and a mum-of-two,
she said: "The Cresset Wedding Show was amazing. I was so impressed.
The choice was fantastic and people were so friendly and helpful."
Karen, who was a nurse, was particularly interested in the jewellery
and bought a tiara to top off her wedding outfit. After a fabulous
wedding in Rhodes, she came home to Spalding to realise there was a
gap in the market for stunning wedding jewellery at affordable
After research and a lot of
creations for family and friends, Karen, 29, decided to launch Small
Blessings this year and The Cresset Wedding Show will be the first
time she has put her wares to the public.
She said: "I wanted to make
something that's affordable for everyone. Using freshwater pearls
and Swarovski crystals, they are so beautiful and really complete a
bride's outfit but often they have a budget that can't always
stretch that far.
"I work with the brides so it's
within their budget. Whatever their colour scheme or theme, we work
together to incorporate this in the jewellery."
The Cresset Wedding Show has
everything brides-to-be (and grooms) could imagine to make the day
of their dreams go without a hitch. From gowns and shoes, to rings
and cars, cakes, photography, suit hire and much more, there is
everything to make your special day perfect.
This year, The Cresset Wedding Show
Live is celebrating its 10th anniversary and the highlight of the
event will be two live fashion shows taking place at 12.30pm and
2.30pm where brides can see breathtaking dresses brought to life by
models on a catwalk. Bridesmaid dresses, suits for grooms and
outfits for the mother and father of the brides plus guests will
also feature in the show.
The event will also give visitors
the chance to take a look at the wedding reception facilities
offered by The Cresset itself.
The Cresset Wedding Show Live opens
at 11am on 28 February, with free entry
and free parking.
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Saturday, November 20, 2010
The Coming Out of Bishop James Earl Swilley
I hadn't thought much about it afterwards until my daughter told me a few weeks ago that Bishop Swilley was in the news; he had just informed his congregation he is gay. The sermon in which he did so, available here, is well worth hearing. A few days later he and his business partner, who is also his ex-wife Debye, were on the Joy Behar show on an episode, available here, which is also worth watching.
As I watched them on Joy Behar I realized that what they were saying needed to be analyzed and interpreted to a non-religious audience just as I usually analyze and interpret Yusuf al-Qaradawi. The Bishop, of course, did not describe Debye as his "business partner", but as his "ministry partner". This in itself requires an explanation that was probably lost to Joy Behar.
Religious people who belong to comparatively small groups often see those groups as larger than they really are. From their vantage point at the center of the group, it is not just a small sub-set of American religious culture, but a main ingredient. Many of them adopt the name of their founder. Jimmy Swaggart, Benny Hinn, and Kenneth Copeland are only a few of dozens of examples that could be given. It's not coincidence that the name of Bishop Swilley's business is JESM, James Earl Swilley Ministries.
If I were to define the word "ministry" in a religious context, it would be "a non-sustainable religious enterprise centered around the personality and vison of its founder and supported by his followers." It is non-sustainable because the founder will inevitably die or become involved in a crime or scandal and lose the financial support of his followers. The exceptions are people like Oral Roberts or Jerry Falwell who founded successful universities, or Billy Graham whose legacy lives on in his son's international relief organization Samaritan's Purse. The ministry is an enterprise because it is a business and its bottom line is money. Without financial support, the ministry collapses. This support is given by followers who are often convinced they themselves will receive spiritual and financial blessings by giving money to the ministry's CEO.
In the Joy Behar interview, Debye described her abiding love and respect for her now ex-husband. If she ever asked my advice, I would encourage her to take a deep step back, forget the "ministry" for a long while, and give herself lots of time to think about what really happened. She might begin by looking a little more deeply at the religious beliefs or psychological motivations that led her to marry a man she knew was gay. She might ask herself what was so compelling about this "ministry" that caused her to sacrifice the values of honesty and intimacy for so many years.
I wish both Debye and Jim Swilley the best. You don't get many shots at happiness in this life, and I hope they both get another one. I especially hope they open themselves to the possibility that this happiness could lie outside their acclaimed "call to the ministry" and all that that entails.
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- John Lollard said...
I drive by that church every time I go between my school and my house. So weird. Don't they also have the ad billboard with what is essentially a close-up of a guy's crotch who is holding an electric guitar?
Good to finally know something about that place.
- November 22, 2010 at 4:20 AM
I read your post about James Swilley, I know him as JimEarl, and have known him for years. I am not now, or ever have been a member of CITN.
Let me assure you, because you must not know, that a great deal of good has been accomplished by JimEarl's life in the ministry. I met him when he was just beginning in ministry and it was obvious then to me that he was gifted from God in presenting the heart and mind of God, through Jesus the Christ, and that he was gay.
At the beginning of his ministry, he was young and attractive and could have easily come out of the closet like the rest of Atlanta, and had his pick of men and luxury lifestyles. By his own admissions, he never denied that he had same-sex attractions. His family would have gradually accecpted him and stood up for him because he is an only child, and because they love him so.
Your drive by commentary on his life and the lives of his family disturbed me, because I know of the sacrifices he has made all of his life for his congregation, his children, and his family. Your one visit to the CITN may seem enough to you to form your opinions, but I'm writing this to dis-qualify your comments, and shake you from your lofty perch.
If you love your children and your family and work hard to provide for them, then there's not a dimes worth of difference between you and JimEarl Swilley. He comes from generations of pastors and laborers in the church. His children will prove you wrong one day because they will continue the good work of their father, their family, and their generations of ministry.
I suppose you think that he would be happier or gayer as an interior decorator or hairstylist. Precious little you must know of the great and mighty works of your Creator. Study to show thyself approved sir.
- December 22, 2010 at 10:15 AM
So the best you could do was jump on a band wagon with this "analysis"- wow. Not letting my being a church member from his father's church and family friend since 1989 jade my opinion- as I do not agree with the lifestyle and I have a difference of opinion than he on how being gay happens- I have to remind you and the world: you without sin cast the first stone. I'll let you find that scripture reference since you have so much time on your hands to sit around and pick apart others. Coming from a professional analyst is this comment and I need to clarify that no analysis is necessary- let alone one with inaccurate information. Your getting his name wrong discredits you to pieces. Any analyst knows that incorrect data voids the analysis. The coming out event, the ministry, the people, the whole ball of wax is no one's to decipher, grade or otherwise. Judge not lest ye be judged. Based on that rule from God Almighty, might be a good 'ideer' to repent for all the stones that have been thrown here.
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If you're here, you're probably looking for ways to handle a crazy soccer parent. Have you ever thought to yourself, "Mannnnnn! I wish I could say EXACTLY what I want to say and do EXACTLY what I want to do right now!" I wish I could let a few people "have it!" I just want to have a complete melt down and NOT reap any adverse consequences. Wouldn't that be freaking AWESOME if we could get away with it? LOL! Let me ask you, what would you do if you ever have that one amazing opportunity to just "rip someone to shreds?" Well in case you are having difficulties coming up with answers, I would like to help you out to make sure you are prepared to "give it to them" good!! LOL!
Since football season (or soccer) is upon us, why not start with a scenario that you may encounter this season and how you should approach it if given that one chance! Let's get started!!!
Have you ever been to a football game and sat next to a parent that CONSTANTLY BITC&%ED about EVERYTHING? They rant and rave about the ref's "suck", they drop the "F" bomb at least 97,000 times a game, they are mad because their son is not getting enough playing time, they throw things down, constantly standing up and sitting down, etc.?? You know stupid sh!t like that! They are just being a complete A-hole! Well if you EVER get that one golden moment to approach someone who fits this description, let me help you prepare to unleash the beast inside! LOL! Here are the best ways to handle a crazy soccer parent.
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Children and learning are much like getting into a house. Sometimes you go through the front door, other times you enter through the back door, and there are times and occasions you have to enter through a window. The POINT is you enter the house. The same applies to students no matter what angle a teacher has to take, children have the ability to learn. It is our job to give them the tools to do just that.
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The MSM Is Right: There Is a Racist Party in America
November 20, 2016
The mainstream media (MSM) are right. There is a political party today that has racism as a core value and is working incessantly to keep blacks down. It's the Democratic Party. Of course, since Democrat politicians never say what they really believe, most Democrat voters aren't aware they're supporting racism.
Like their predecessors who fought a war to keep slavery legal, who founded the KKK, who passed the Jim Crow laws, who fought for school segregation, and who opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, modern Democrat politicians are constantly working to ensure that blacks be poor, ignorant, and totally dependent on the government.
Slave-owning Democrats believed that blacks were not really smart enough to run their own lives.
Modern Democrat talking heads constantly declare that in a country where Japanese Americans could go from Democrat-mandated prison camps to having one of the highest per household incomes in America, without Democrat help, blacks somehow can't manage to do anything. It's the same paternalistic attitude that earlier Democrats used to justify slavery.
Of course, the new slavery is different from the old: instead of picking cotton for hours in the blazing sun, modern blacks only have to vote Democrat, settle for unsafe neighborhoods, and be willing to live with the fact that their children will never get a decent education. (Read More)
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It is autumn, and you should be doing fall cleaning – and oh ! I dont mean your house, I meant your planner. Innowen at diyplanner.com has a wonderful piece on how we tend to forget cleaning our most beloved, trusted planner that we personal productivity lovers live on. We clean our desks at work, we clean our homes, but we forget our planner.
All sorts of scraps of paper fill those little binders or booklets. Receipts for purchases you can't recall what you purchased, phone numbers quickly scribbled down on post-its and website addresses with unrecognizable names. If this sounds like the way your planner looks like now, it's time for a good old fashioned Fall cleaning.
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Pervert Flashes His Genitals On A Bus Filled With Women. He Gets What He Deserves!
This is so satisfying to watch!
It is an unfortunate truth that, yes, there are some perverts out there who would take advantage of unsuspecting victims in the most disgusting of ways. Such as this guy in Turkey who had the gall to strut his junk on a woman while they were riding a bus.
The guy had all the clues of someone planning to flash on a victim. Hunched shoulders – check. Big bag to cover his act and private part – check.
One thing he probably did not consider, however, is the fact that the woman wasn't one who would cower in fear and allow herself to be violated just like that. Also, the pervy dude probably wasn't aware that the bus was actually full of women.
In Turkey, a man flashed his genitals on a woman. He immediately regretted it as other angry lady passengers slapped and kicked him.
So yes, his weird act immediately backfired on him.
As the footage below shows us, this guy absolutely got what he deserved as almost every woman surrounding him instantly expressed their anger by repeatedly slapping and kicking him.
Watch the video here:
If there's one thing we can learn here, it should be the fact that it's really a bad idea to mess with women – especially those who are commuters. They tend to get mad quicker and they definitely wouldn't hesitate to lash out their frustrations on you if you do something stupid.
The bus driver, on the other hand, stopped the vehicle at the police station. The pervert was quickly taken into custody.
According to a report shared by Metro, the pervert tried to escape but the bus driver did not open the doors. To make matters worse for him, the bus pulled up in front of the Basiskele Police Station and he was immediately taken into custody.
Well done, ladies and bus driver. You all deserve a pat on the back!
25 Epic Facebook Status Fails That Will Surely Crack You Up
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Getting High With Scorpions Is Apparently A Thing In Pakistan
The high would last for ten hours – the first six hours of which is described to be painful.
Most people fear scorpions due to their venomous nature, but in some parts of the world, these arachnids are eaten and even smoked. In China, scorpions are a popular delicacy cooked in different ways. But in some parts in the South Asian region, people are known to smoke them.
You may think it's utterly bizarre, but it's a thing in different parts of Pakistan. Apparently, the arachnid's venom can make a person high, ultimately making them addicted to the substance.
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10 of the Most Expensive Yet Completely Useless Things in the World
Did you know that there's a pen that costs $595,000? And a chess set for $600,000? You will be amazed at the list of the most expensive yet utterly useless things in the world. Yes, they actually do exist.
To be super, filthy rich means having the opportunity, and actually making use of it, to buy so many expensive things that majority can only probably dream of having. It could be this really cool huge mansion in Spain, or that luxury car you only saw in Fast and the Furious 8. Just name it, and the ultra-rich can instantly have it.
Sometimes though, there are things that may seem "cool" to have but are actually just a waste of money because when you really think about it, they are useless. There are a lot of rich people though who don't mind the price tag, even when the things they buy shouldn't really cost them as much as what they paid for.
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A crafty update
August 19, 2012
I have still managed to get some projects finished off this month despite having had my niece to stay and the accompanying exhaustion!!!
I have completed a second Hitchhiker shawl
I have finished a Wingspan
Both of which have used used some leftovers of my sock yarns!! Yay!!
and I have also finished my Honey Cardigan!
This pattern has an Icord edge all the way around it and I have never done that before so I was really pleased that I managed that!!!
Its made out of Jelliebean Yarns Merino Aran (which is not a staple yarn, but can be custom ordered)
I now have all the finished items blocking as needed and need to find/buy some buttons for my cardie!!
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August 19, 2012 12:18 pm
Beautiful! I especially love the Hitchhiker.


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areer issues were front andcenter as the PMI NorthernNorthern Alberta Institute of Technology,Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The eventwas well-received by members, non-members, guests and sponsors alike withan overall event rating of 4. 5 out of 5.
The highlight of the evening was a
panel discussion titled "Enhance Your
Career Branding in Today's Job Market."
The panelists' focus was providing
an all-around perspective on how to
improve your chances of being noticed
by recruiters and hiring managers. Also
discussed was the recruitment process
and the do's and don'ts of career
branding. Given the current employment
scenario in Alberta, this discussion had
meaningful takeaways for the more than
120 professionals, students and guests in
the audience. Our members appreciated
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While the panelists kept the audienceengaged, exhibits from 15 localbusinesses endeavored to provide thenecessary support to our members andguests. They were primarily constitutedof recruiters, résumé experts, careerguidance, education providers, trainersand consultants. One of the exhibitorssaid this was "one of the better events Iever attended."Under the leadership of our chapterPresident-Elect Bakhtawar Pastakia, PMP,a small volunteer team planned andexecuted this entire event with additionalsupport from student and membervolunteers on the day of the event.
A student volunteer, engaging with the
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This is what I recently posted at Sheboygan Press, where I get more hate mail than anywhere on the internet:
I write in a lot of places. I write on facebook, myspace, blogspot, and over 20 of the NING websites. My purpose is to make people think, educate on certain issues, and simply provide an opinion. That is a right we are all supposed to have. I have had a lot of readers in my time and still have quite a few today.
Having an opinion can be a dangerous thing to do. Standing up for the rights of others, even more so. There are a lot, and I mean a lot of hateful people out there who have nothing better to do than attack people because they don't agree with them. And hey, I understand it's a risk I take and a risk well worth it. I have helped a lot of families and I wouldn't give that up no matter what my haters have to say. I can assure you, that just by posting this, I will likely get a bunch more hateful comments calling me some very colorful things.
Well, these people need to stop and reflect for a minute. What did I ever really do to you? Did I run over your dog or something? Seriously, I don't know you (at least I don't think I do) and I'm pretty sure I've done nothing to you (I don't believe in doing unto others wrongly), so what's your issue? Does the fact that I have something to say really have to affect you that much? Why are you wasting so much time getting offended? I don't swear at anyone, I share my experiences truthfully and merely have an opinion. So why does that have to have such an affect on you? Why do you let it? I really don't understand.
I know Sheboygan has had some tough times in the last ten years or so and there is some heavy bitterness and resentment around here. I've met it face to face. I say this because, right here on Sheboygan Press, I have had triple the hateful messages and yes, even threats than anyplace else I have ever written. Not different material either, same stuff. Now I will follow that up with this: For every person who has come on here and left me a horrible remark or message, I've had someone come up to me in person to say they agree with what I have to say. So it's not a totally lopsided deal, just that there is a lot of negativity here compared to other places by my experience.
Well, I know I've said that I would use some of the nasty comments for education on the attitudes I stand against, but that doesn't work. So I'm not going to post your nasty comments anymore. If you have something to say that's concise and respectful, even if you disagree with me; I will post that. But if all you can do is call me names and get derogatory or show that you can't get a grip on any form of reason and just want to fight... forget it. I don't have to accept abuse from anyone, nor do you. And I'm not going to give up my freedom of speech just because you don't like what I have to say.


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The Colorado Buffaloes aren't the most dominant football program on the field. But what they lack in on the field prowess, their fans make up for in passion.
After one Buffaloes season ticket holder was diagnosed with terminal kidney failure, she was in desperate need of a donor.
Those in need of organ transplants have been known to wait for years on transplants lists. Many pass before they're able to get to the top of the list and get the transplant they need to save their life.
Without a direct donation, their fate is often a tragic one.
Char Synder was facing dialysis, and if she didn't get a transplant soon, a fate she didn't even want to think about. That's when a friendship she made watching college football would prove to be the difference in life and death for her.
It's easy to get lost in the pageantry and passion that makes college football so great. But stories like these serve as a remind that they're just a game.
What really matters is the way football, and any other sport for that matter, connect people.
If it weren't for football, in a roundabout way, Synder might not be alive today.
That's the power of sports in action.


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Volcano news: Colima Volcano (Mexico)
Colima volcano (Mexico): strong eruption with small pyroclastic flows this morning
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015 20:39 PM | BY: T
Strong explosion at Colima this morning (webcams de Mexico)
Explosions of various sizes continue to occur from the volcano's summit vent. A particularly spectacular one this morning around 06:10 local time showered the summit cone with incandescent material and triggered small pyroclastic flows:
Another moderate explosion later today
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Previous news
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Explosions continue to occur from time to time. On 16 May an ash plume rose from Colima to an altitude of 5.5 km (18,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 95 km ESE before dissipating. ... [more]
Sunday, May 03, 2015
Explosions continue to occur, but have decreased in intensity and frequency. [more]
Tuesday, Mar 31, 2015
The volcano continues to produce strong vulcanian-type explosions, with ash plumes rising 2-3 km above the volcano. [more]
Friday, Mar 27, 2015
Strong explosions continue to occur. An eruption at 08:20 local time this morning produced several pyroclastic flows that traveled down the western flank of the volcano: ... [more]
Tuesday, Mar 24, 2015
The volcano continues to produce sometimes strong vulcanian-type explosions that seem to have picked up in strength over the past days. ... [more]
Background:Colima volcano is one of the most active in North America and one of the potentially most dangerous ones. It has had more than 30 periods of eruptions since 1585, including several significant eruptions in the late 1990s. Scientific monitoring of the volcano began 20 years ago.
The Colima volcanic complex is the most prominent volcanic center of the western Mexican Volcanic Belt. It consists of two southward-younging volcanoes, Nevado de Colima (the 4320 m high point of the complex) on the north and the 3850-m-high historically active Volcán de Colima at the south.
A group of cinder cones of probable late-Pleistocene age is located on the floor of the Colima graben west and east of the Colima complex. Volcán de Colima (also known as Volcán Fuego) is a youthful stratovolcano constructed within a 5-km-wide caldera, breached to the south, that has been the source of large debris avalanches. Major slope failures have occurred repeatedly from both the Nevado and Colima cones, and have produced a thick apron of debris-avalanche deposits on three sides of the complex. Frequent historical eruptions date back to the 16th century. Occasional major explosive eruptions (most recently in 1913) have destroyed the summit and left a deep, steep-sided crater that was slowly refilled and then overtopped by lava dome growth.
Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institute - Colima information


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Suspect `Sounded Hollow' Before Slayings
LYNDON, Kan. - A longtime friend of a man accused of killing four family members in Kansas tells jurors James Kahler (KAY'-lur) was not himself shortly before the killings.
Attorneys for 48-year-old Kahler on Wednesday called Victor Holtorf of Fort Collins, Colo., as a witness in Kahler's capital murder trial.
Kahler is charged with shooting his estranged wife, their two teenage daughters and his wife's grandmother the weekend after Thanksgiving 2009 at the grandmother's house about 20 miles south of Topeka.
Defense attorneys contend Kahler snapped mentally as his wife pursued a divorce. Holtorf testified that Kahler "sounded hollow"
just before the shootings.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Testimony is expected to conclude Wednesday.


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From a hardware perspective, OOCL has an owned-fleet of 66 containerships aggregating approximately 440,000 TEU. It is a young and modern fleet with an average age of 7.1 years and average nominal capacity of 6,600 teu. It is introducing its first 21,000 teu vessel with five more to deliver and options for another six which it could easily exercise.
COSCO itself has a large orderbook, including newbuilds inherited from last year's merger with China Shipping Container Lines. As such, it will have little requirement to order any more new ships in an already over-supplied market.
Operationally, fitting OOCL into the bigger company should not be too difficult as both OOCL and Cosco already belong to the Ocean Alliance (alongside CMA CGM and Evergreen) that operates mainly in the East-West container trades. OOCL is not a major player in the North-South tradelanes that fall outside of the scope of the carrier group.
BIMCO suggests that the biggest impact will be felt in Intra-Asia, where both carriers already have a large presence, while the footprint in the Asia to Middle East trade will also rise significantly.
From a marketing perspective, the acquisition of OOCL will enable COSCO to broaden its customer base, having previously being perceived, rightly or wrongly, as China-centric. OOCL's reputation and history with global shippers will provide COSCO with an inroad to a wider selection of big Western shippers with volume.
As far as terminal ownership is concerned, in Ningbo, COSCO is also a shareholder in the same terminal as OOCL so this is a simple consolidation. In Tianjin, Cosco already has stakes in two terminals, neither of which are the same as the terminal in which OOCL has a stake, and so some ownership consolidation may take place here. This may involve Cosco taking an interest at the port authority level of ownership, as it has done in, for example, Qingdao.
In addition, BIMCO considers USD 6.3 billion price as steep. According to Drewry Maritime Financial Research, OOIL's book value stood at USD 4.5 billion, based on FY16 numbers, meaning OOIL was able to extract a sizeable premium.
Potential impacts
- Drewry research shows that the number of vessel operators on the two biggest deep-sea trades, Transpacific and Asia-North Europe has reduced significantly over the past two years. As of June 2017, there were only nine different carriers (eight if you discount OOCL) deploying ships in Asia-North Europe, compared to 16 in January 2015. In the Transpacific the number has reduced from 21 to 16 (15 without OOCL) over the same period.
- The accelerating trend towards oligopolisation in container shipping will reduce shippers' options and raise freight rates. It is the unfortunate price to be paid for years of non-compensatory freight rates that have driven carriers to seek safety in numbers, either through bigger alliances and/or M&A.
"Where there are losers, there are winners. Notwithstanding any potential roadblocks to future M&A, the consolidation that has already occurred, plus much brighter market prospects and the moratorium on new ships, offers carriers a golden opportunity for far greater profitability in the near future. With fewer carriers, that in time will become financially stronger; the pendulum is swinging back towards those that have grown to survive", BIMCO commented.


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INXPO Enables Simple Delivery of High Definition Webcasts, Webinars and Video to Business Desktop and Mobile Devices
INXPO Applies H.264 Video Encoding Format to Enhance Video Delivery and Minimize Bandwidth Consumption During Live Video Viewing
Apr 09, 2013, 08:03 ET
CHICAGO, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- INXPO today launched the enhanced version of its video delivery platform making it the first product in the webcasting industry with high definition H.264 video technology. Revolutionizing the business user viewing experience, the enhanced platform allows organizations to seamlessly stream high quality content to viewers on both desktops and mobile devices across a standard internet channel, while simultaneously minimizing bandwidth consumption through adaptive bit rates. Starting immediately all of INXPO's products will include this enhancement, including online events, webcasting and Social Business TV.
"Today's marketers and company executives recognize the value of video to accelerate the sales funnel, but have been hampered by bandwidth issues that frequently have a negative impact on the user's viewing experience," said Rich Hawkinson, EVP, Product Services at INXPO. "Our newly enhanced platform enables organizations to deliver both new and archived video assets at a level of high definition quality that was previously unimaginable, without clogging the network."
INXPO's technology gives organizations the ability to fully utilize all video assets including live streaming, either via webcam or from a live venue, and recorded content, from existing inventories and recently recorded videos. Through this technology, marketers will be able to employ exciting and visually stimulating video content for their lead nurturing campaigns to target audiences.
H.264 Video Format, Adaptive Bit Rates, HTTP Streaming and Multi-Player Support:
The H.264 video format not only improves the user's viewing experience with the highest quality video possible without buffering or delays, it also overcomes a well-known challenge with bandwidth consumption by delivering several HTTP streaming options, which allows the receiving device to select which rate to play based on bandwidth availability. Prior to this launch, the streaming of high definition video would often lead to a decrease in network speed due to the large use of bandwidth by multiple users behind a single firewall or because of a low bandwidth location. INXPO's H.264 platform enhancement does not increase the strain on a network's bandwidth and often streams at a lower consumption rate than other platforms.
About INXPO
INXPO helps businesses communicate better with their customers, employees, partners and prospects. Our next generation webcasting product changes the way presentations are delivered online. Each webcast can be deployed as a link on a website or in an email, in an online event on our award-winning event platform, or as part of an ongoing 365 community inside our Social Business TV product. In addition to delivering audio and video webcasts, we complement these broadcasts with social tools, that turn boring presentations into memorable experiences.
To date, INXPO has delivered more than 3,000 successful online communications programs for global customers, including Autodesk, Cisco, Freeman, George P. Johnson, Hilton, HIMSS, P&G, PCMA, TechTarget, UBM and the U.S. Department of State. Additional information can be found at www.INXPO.com or via Twitter @INXPO.


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Petrotrin report before Cabinet July 13
The Petrotrin Report is expected to go before the Cabinet for consideration next Thursday for its decision on the way forward for the State-owned company.
The Energy Sub-Committee of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley, met Monday to review the completed report on the operations of State-owned Petrotrin for a second time.
The sub-committee was in receipt of responses to the report from Petrotrin, the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, the Ministry of Finance, the National Gas Company (NGC) and Wendell Mottley, a distinguished member of the sub-committee.
In March, Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley appointed the Petrotrin Review Committee following a Cabinet decision that called for a review of operations at Petrotrin in light of the company's falling revenues, allegations of mismanagement and decreasing oil prices worldwide.
The Committee is chaired by Selwyn Lashley, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Energy & Energy Industries.
Other members include Professor Chandrabhan Sharma, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of the West Indies; Helen Drayton, former Independent Senator; Robert Riley, Head of Safety and Operational Risk, Competency and Capability Development at the BP Group in London and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BPTT; Wilfred Espinet, AeroMarine Trinidad Limited; Gregory Marchan, Representative of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU) and David Abdullah, Representative of the Oilfield Workers Trade Union (OWTU).
On June 6, 2017, the committee submitted its findings in a comprehensive report and have agreed to remain empanelled on assignment with Cabinet until December 31, 2017.


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Bella Thorne is the former Disney star who allegedly got kicked out of her hotel room at Sundance for smoking weed, Patrick Schwarzenegger is the up-and-coming young actor with a somewhat familiar dad. Together they star in new movie Midnight Sun, a simple girl meets guy but girl can't ever go in the sunlight due to a tragic medical condition story with added tunes – Bella's character Katie Price (no relation) plays guitar and writes a mean folk-pop banger. NME's Olly Richards caught up with them both to talk about the film.
Your movie is about a girl who has never dated before. How would you rate yourselves as daters?
Schwarzenegger: "My character is a very good dater. He's taking her on train rides to Seattle and taking her to concerts and out for Chinese food and everything. So I think I need to step my game up a little, but I like to consider myself a good boyfriend or dater."
Thorne: "I'm pretty damn good, actually."
Schwarzenegger: "She is."
Thorne: "I'm a hopeless romantic so if you're dating me and you go away, you'll find things in your hotel room left by me. I love romance. Any time I can get something for someone or write something for someone or show up and do something for someone, I gotta do it. I love seeing people happy. It's so nice when you see someone smile and know they're smiling because it's very genuine. I love that."
What is your cannot-fail first date?
Schwarzenegger: "My perfect date is hikes or bike rides and then amazing food. Those are the main components: food and stuff that's outdoors. Maybe a movie and some dessert. Me and Bella were talking about this yesterday, whether you prefer a one-on-one date or a group date in the beginning. We both thought it was more fun to do group dates early on and go out with friends, so it's not too serious."
Thorne: "I'll have to go with Patrick on that one because I love dates that are just like that."
Group dates? Do people still do that after about the age of 14?
Thorne: "I love a group date!"
Schwarzenegger: "I'm 24 and I still do it."
Thorne: "Oh man. You go on the bumper cars and it's so much fun. Bumper car group date! Are. You. Serious, bro?"
That is quite specific. Honestly had no idea bumper cars were a major dating activity.
Thorne: "Seriously, so fun. Look into it."
In this movie, Katie is taken to her first gig. What were your first gigs?
Schwarzenegger: "You mean like concerts? I think maybe a Bon Jovi one with my parents, or Springsteen. It would have been something that my parents brought me to. As my own teenage self with friends, Coachella was always the fun thing to go to in middle school. It was the time you felt free."
Thorne: "Mine was the Jay-Z/Kanye tour that they did back in the day. I saw them in London. I was doing press for Shake It Up at the time. We went with our parents to see it and it was crazy."
And what was the most recent concert you went to?
Thorne: "My own?"
It doesn't count as attending a gig if you're performing.
Thorne: "My boyfriend's concert [rapper Mod Sun], on this press tour. We all went to see him in Minneapolis."
Schwarzenegger: "It was his birthday."
Thorne: "It was super lit."
Bella, you've been acting for many years, despite being only 20. Patrick, you're newer to acting but you grew up with a megastar dad. What's the most useful advice you've been given about the business?
Thorne: "I have never been given any useful acting advice. I have been given good general advice."
Let's go with that then. Most useful advice ever?
Thorne: "There was a point where I was having a really difficult time figuring out if I wanted to change myself to be better liked. I was on this movie [The Death and Life of John F. Donovan] and I was talking about it with Jessica Chastain. I said, "I don't know, everybody likes me this way, so maybe I should be that way and that would be better." She said, "No no no no, do not say that. You got yourself here. It's not because of anyone else, it's because people are interested in you. So keep doing you." It's very simple advice, but I really took it home."
Schwarzenegger: "My parents have both given me great advice about just following what I loved to do. They encouraged me to have a dream and then utilise every day to make it toward that dream."
Midnight Sun is out March 30


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A growing number of California dairies are diversifying their operations to include nut production — or switching completely to nut production, analysts say.
"Nut people, especially almond people, are scrambling for acreage … and at least a handful of dairies have closed down and converted to nuts or sold out and bought other property" to grow nuts, said Vernon Crowder, senior vice president and senior analyst at Rabobank.
At the same time, the state's milk production will continue its modest annual increase, he said.
"We wanted to see if the trend of modest growth in dairy is going to change. Our conclusion is it's unlikely," he said.
While smaller or less efficient dairies are likely to be pressured to sell out and convert to nuts due to the increasing costs of water and land and environmental regulation, other dairies are there to buy their cows right away, he said.
At the same time, many dairies are adding orchards. "Most of our customers have diversified and are growing some kind of nut," he said.
It's increased their profitability and diversification. The only downside is they might have to buy more feed off the farm, he said.
But with the growing global demand for dairy products, producing milk will continue to be competitive with other California commodities, according to Rabobank's new report, "Milking Cows or Going Nuts?"
Nonetheless, milk price volatility and higher feed costs have squeezed dairymen's profit margins, and profitability in other crops has increased the cost of land with good water — land dairymen would want for feed production.
Those factors have increasingly led dairy farmers in the Central Valley to plant nut orchards to both diversify and generate more income per acre, the analysts reported.
During the last 10 years, the prices of almonds, walnuts and pistachios have increased due to growing export demand. A good yield on nut crops requires about the same amount of water as alfalfa in the Central Valley, and input costs for nut production are less volatile compared to milk production, Crowder said.
Those factors make orchard production an attractive alternative. But many dairy producers will continue to do what they know best, and their annual cash flow is usually more balanced than crop production, the report notes.
Still some smaller dairies — those that don't have the economy of scale enjoyed by larger dairies — might be tempted to take the plunge, sell the dairy and plant almonds, which are profitable even in a small-scale operation.
To assess the case for switching to nuts, Rabobank considered the profitability of a hypothetical California dairy and the impacts of switching part or all of its operation to almonds.
Taking into account the future relative profitability of dairying and almond production, that assessment found the hypothetical 2,500 mature cow dairy with 95 percent of its 620-acre cropland planted to alfalfa would make a net profit of $19.67 million in the first 10 years.
Converting the alfalfa acres to almond production would improve the dairy's 10-year net return by $850,000.
Switching the entire operation to almonds, with 620 acres sufficient for 597 acres of almond production and allow for roads and other required land use, would net $11.1 million in the first 10 years. The sale of the cows, equipment and infrastructure would fund the development costs of the almond orchard, the analysts stated.
If all price and cost assumptions were to continue for the life of the orchard — about 20 years — dairying would still remain more profitable, with a net revenue stream of nearly $40 million. The orchard would have a net revenue stream of roughly $35 million over that 20 years.
A key part of the dairies' success is the positive revenue streams from year one, whereas the orchard has a negative revenue stream in the first two years and doesn't break even until year five, the analysts noted.
"Maintaining the dairy is clearly the better option; however, planting almonds on a portion of the feed ground will not only boost the dairy's revenue, but it will also diversify the producer's production portfolio, helping mitigate some of the price risks in the long run," the analysts concluded.


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Posted 15 days ago
Bridges Restaurant is currently hiring bussers, food runners and food expeditors for our patio season.
We are looking for hard working individuals who are able to follow strict safety protocols, multi task and work well in a team environment.
Ideal for students and people who are new to the hospitality industry.
Experience an asset but not required, must have valid work permit.
What makes our restaurants special? The people on our team and the guests they serve. We work together to create a great environment - one where our customers feel at home and our team members can thrive.
Since opening our doors in 1981, our team members have been crucial to our success. We train our chefs to a high standard and provide all of our staff members and managers with room to grow. This philosophy has lended to what we like to call our "adult summer camp" atmosphere with many remaining part of the story for over twenty-years.
Our common goal is to continue the Bridges legacy while cultivating an appreciation for culinary progress. We don't want to be the biggest; but always strive to be the best. How will we do it? By providing the tools our people need to be successful and, more importantly, by providing personalized time and support to each individual.


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My simple tuna salad sandwich with avocado, black olives and cucumber ticks all the boxes if you are looking for a quick and easy, but also tasty bite. And so healthy too! Breakfast, lunch, dinner, it really doesn't matter the time of the day, this sandwich can be enjoyed whenever you want.
Now, the word 'simple' can be misleading, don't be tricked into thinking that's a plain boring sandwich. Oh, no! Far from that! It's simple because preparing it is dead easy, it won't even take you 5 minutes.
A bit of chopping, a bit of mixing, and your super amazing sandwich is ready. You can pat yourself on the back now, you've done great eating yummy stuff. How easy was that?!
And do you know what else it's great about making your own sandwich? It's a lot cheaper than buying one. A tuna sandwich won't cost you less than £3 at least.
That might not seem that expensive, but just think about it; if you are at work and get yourself a sandwich every day, that's £15 a week at least. So we are taking £60 a month for a tasteless sandwich made with not-that-great ingredients.
I know that many supermarkets have (at least here in the UK) meal deals, where you get a smallish drink and snack too, but those sandwiches are rather yucky.
So, my alternative is a lot healthier and better for your pocket. Plus you know you've used fresh ingredients. Another bonus point here.
How do you make a tuna salad sandwich?
Super easy:
- drain the brine, and add the tuna flakes to a bowl
- peel and slice the avocado, and add it to the bowl too together with the chopped red onion, olives, and cucumber.
- add the mayo and lemon juice, season with pepper and mix well
- serve it sandwiched between the bread of your choice
Tuna in oil or tuna in brine for tuna salad?
My tuna salad sandwich uses mayonnaise, which is rich and has added oil anyway, so I think there is no need for more oil.
That would make the salad heavy, so ideally you should use tuna in brine, for a lighter, more delicious salad.
Is canned tuna good for you?
The only thing you have to watch out when you go for canned tuna, or any other canned product, it's the sodium, which is pretty high.
So adding salt to the tuna salad really is unnecessary, as it's salty anyway. Well, unless you really love super salty stuff.
But other than that, canned tuna is absolutely safe to eat, and healthy too.
What else can you add to a tuna salad sandwich?
If you don't happen to have avocados and black olives, not to worry. It will still tastes great just with the freshness and crunchiness of the cucumber.
This really balances well the saltiness of the tuna. A great substitute is celery, it will give you the same nice crunch. Or, instead of black olives, you can use sweet corn. The tuna salad sandwich really is versatile.
As for the bread, l used ciabatta rolls, but you can use anything you like: white or wholegrain bread toast, tortilla wraps, buns, plain bagels, baguettes, etc.
See, l told you this sandwich is simple. Anyway, if you fancy something else, what about a healthy and delicious Chicken and avocado wrap?It's absolutely divine!!! The simple recipes are really the best!
If you've liked my SIMPLE TUNA SALAD SANDWICH RECIPE or any other recipe on the blog then don't forget to rate the recipe and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you! You can also FOLLOW ME on FACEBOOK, and PINTEREST to see more delicious food and what I'm getting up to.
Simple tuna salad sandwich recipe with avocado, black olives and cucumber, a healthy, delicious, quick and easy lunch or dinner. With only fresh ingredients and a lovely ciabatta roll, this is the very best sandwich ever!
- 1 can tuna in brine (120g, 4oz)
- 1/2 avocado
- 1/4 cup sliced black olives
- 1/4 red onion
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- black pepper to taste
- 2 ciabatta rolls
- 1/4 cup chopped cucumber
Drain the canned tuna and place it into a bowl.
Add the chopped onion, cucumber, avocado and the black olives and mix well.
Add the mayo and lemon juice, mix and season with black pepper.
Slice the ciabatta rolls lengthwise and spread the tuna salad evenly between the two rolls.
Serve immediately.


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The Indian Market trading up with minor positive leads. The Indian benchmark index Sensex Hiked 0.12 percent to 28254.65 and Nifty hiked 0.16 percent to 8718.60. In BSE sectors, Small Cap hiked 76.75 points to 12981.07, BSE Mid-Cap hiked 79.53 points to 13355.15, Bank Nifty hiked 29.50 points to 19548.20. The Indian Rupee dropped 0.01 percent per Dollar. Today's top NSE gainers are Yes Bank, Idea Cellular, SBI, Tata motors, while top losers are company Reliance, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Wipro. Today Asian market opens with negative leads. In Japan's index Nikkei dropped 251.81 points to 16432.12 and Hong Kong index Hang Seng dropped 154.2 points to 23417.62. In European market DAX dropped 0.31.
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How To: Break In A New Motorcycle Engine
There were 104,111 new motorcycles sold in Australia during 2017. This shows that the industry is still doing well despite a volatile economy.
There is nothing quite as satisfying as choosing a new motorcycle from Procycles and then picking it up. It doesn't even matter what the weather is doing; you can blast down the road and feel free.
There is nothing quite as satisfying as choosing a new motorcycle from Procycles and then picking it up. It doesn't even matter what the weather is doing; you can blast down the road and feel free.
However, if you don't follow the correct procedure this can be a short lived experience as you damage your engine and end up with a costly repair bill.
Modern engines are built to be tough and durable. However, they rely heavily on electronics and they are full of brand new metal parts which need to work smoothly with each other.
That is why it is important that you learn how to break your new motorcycle engine in properly.
Option 1 - Manufacturers Guidelines
Your dealer should have mentioned the breaking in guidelines. You can also find them in the manufacturer's handbook or online if necessary.
The general guidance is to avoid using full throttle and do not use the top rage of the engine speed until you have ridden for at least 500 miles.
It is important to note that top engine speeds are not the same as top speed of the bike. Your top engine speed is the number of revs per minute it can do; usually around 16,000 rpm. It is best to avoid taking it over 9 or 10 while breaking it in.
However, it is advisable to use the revs you have and run the bike through the gears; this will help to ensure all the parts are working properly and bed in together.
Option 2 – Do It Your Own Way
This will not be in keeping with the manufacturer's recommendations but it is an effective and quicker way of breaking in your engine.
You'll need to have a canyon, race track or similar near to your home. Simply go there and ride your bike. But, do not be tempted to hit one speed and stay there. The real key to successfully breaking in a new bike engine is to vary the rev range and engine strain.
Adjust your speed, gears and revs constantly to work the entire engine.
Doing it on a race track will allow you to reach much higher speeds; and ensures all the engine components are working perfectly together.
Bonus Tips
You should use standard mineral oil of 10W-40 for the first 500 miles. Change it at 500 miles but continue to use mineral oil. You can then change it for synthetic oil after 1500 miles have been completed.
Traffic lights are actually your friend, for a change. These will help you to open the bike up in the lower gears.
It's a good idea to ride for the first 10 miles and then stop the engine, allowing the bike to sit for 20 minutes before you continue. This helps to ensure the oil is everywhere it should be.
Varying the speed of the engine without straining it and changing the oil at 500 miles are the most important factors to ensure your new engine is broken in properly.


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Colin Samson (Author)
This book is about the social and political processes involved in the extinguishment of a unique way of life of the Innu people of Nitassinan, the Labrador-Quebec peninsula. In the 1950s and '60s, the Innu were prompted by Canadian authorities to abandon permanent nomadic hunting, the way of life that had made them independent and self-reliant occupants of the Subarctic. These people, who had occupied a territory the size of France, and for whom the land, waterways and animals provided physical, moral and spiritual sustenance, were settled in government-built villages in Northern Quebec and Labrador.
Sustained efforts to impose Euro-Canadian authority upon the Innu have had the effect of seriously eroding not only a distinct way of life, but a unique view of the self, society, and the cosmos. Such efforts have also resulted in rates of suicide, alcoholism, and other forms of self-destructive abuse that are among the highest in the world.
By observing interactions between the Innu and the Euro-Canadian institutions imposed upon them, Samson examines how the attempt to destroy the Innu way of life has actually operated. The book looks in detail at Innu relations with the Canadian state, developers, explorers, missionaries, educators, health-care professionals, and the justice system.
Copublished in the USA and UK by Verso Books.
ISERBooks. Hardcover. Published in 2003. 388 pages. ISBN 1-894725-00-X.