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Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 2-12-17
Fishing Report, Lake Guntersville 2-11-17
After the FLW left the lake for their next stop, it appears to me that the numbers of fish in the 4 to 6 lb. range is probably down and it will take some time to get us back where we were with solid fish in that range over time. I am encouraged as I have stated before about the numbers of small fish and hopefully this will help us going forward.
The lake is still fishing pretty good for this time of year with the water temperature in the low 50's the bites seem pretty consistent for this time in mid-February. Missing is a no-no and will cost you but if you work at it keep your bait wet you have a chance every day to have some fun. You just can't judge a great day the way we use too, but its fishing and it's always fun.
I spent most of last week fishing three different baits, Picasso chatter baits, SPRO Aruka shad, and Missile bait "The 48" stick bait. We mainly stayed in 4 to 9 ft. water looking for grass and structure. I believe the fish are doing some staging as we approach March and should see them spawn early in March.
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The preponderance of Third line's 3.651483716 ratio occurring in our time-space relationships is either unique to us, with the implication that we are the first form with a consciousness that can understand and appreciate the creation of life, or that in addition to all the necessary chemicals, these numbers for time-space are a necessary ingredient for organic life to flower. This implies that either our kind of life exists anywhere these same numbers and conditions exist or that we are the first and only.
In any case, we do exist, and we exist within these idealized space-time conditions. We are an aspect of All's anatomy of Spirit and Matter, consciously aware that there IS a third dimension. WE have a consciousness that exceeds all of earth's life forms by light years, a mind and body that can accomplish almost anything. We have free will giving us the choice of either destroying all life on earth or creating a sustainable home for our consciousness to evolve as we look outward at the universe of Matter and inward at the universe of Spirit. We are the only form on our planet, and quite possibly the only form in the universe, that can know, love , experience and appreciate all aspects of All.
As to the perfection of our form, one only needs to look for one second at a smiling baby. Yet that same baby can grow up to use it's amazing powers and free will to either shower the world with the love of life or shower the world with bombs. This seeming flaw of our free will which is leading us to self-destruction, is one of the main issues that the Great Pyramid was constructed to address, showing it to be both an intentional and necessary part of our design, as nothing is learned except by experience. Experience is the product of action and 3.651483716 is the number representing Action.
Considering the vastness of the Universe's Time and Space, the odds are unimaginable and non-computable that this particular set of numbers would appear in the earth's 4.5 billion years of existence during the very small span of time that a form would evolve that could notice, understand and appreciate the numbers significance.
Ruling out coincidence as an explanation because of the massive quantity of numbers, a conclusion that can be drawn is that it is a mathematical signature of the Creator (All, One, God) included as an intentional fail-safe, so that the form created to establish with its own conscious free will, an equitable home for Spirit and Matter to reconcile, function, flourish, understand, and appreciate its own role in the Universe of All, which is God.
How this could be brought about is impossible to fathom, and can only be looked at as the most dramatic proof possible that God's grist mill does indeed grind exceedingly fine.
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Sinus - Sinus Infection Remedy - the Natural MethodThe technical name of Sinus infection symptoms, antibiotics, and alternative medicine. This infection happens when the mucous membranes in the nose and the sinuses get disturbed by the cold, toxins, any type of allergy or direct exposure to cold or dry air. This makes the motion of the covering of the nose slow down. According to the doctor, the best sinus infection remedy is the natural remedy that a person can easily undergo.
Another Natural Sinus Infection Treatment is to Take Plenty of RestIt is important for you to take correct rest. If you are suffering from sinus infection, simply try to invest your weekend in your bed rather of roaming in the city. This will not only provide rest to your body but likewise to your mind which is the very best you could do to yourself in this disease.
Additionally, Another Natural Sinus Infection Cure is to Use Warm Compresses to FaceThis increases the blood flow in the sinuses that is accountable to quicken the movement in the cilia of the client. The process is extremely basic, all you need is to take a wet towel took in warm water and place it over your face. Repeat this exercise at least three times a day for 4-5 minutes. .
Natural sinus infection remedy consists of the following things that you need to follow to get rid of this illness. First off, it is necessary for the patient of sinus infection to consume a lot of hot liquids. This is one of the very best remedies for the sinus infection. You can take hot tea that could be green, black decaffeinated or natural. Besides this, hot chicken soup is likewise a terrific alternative for the sinus infection clients. These beverages make your urine light in color which is a positive symptom for this illness. We have consisted of some fresh and fascinating info on Sinus Treatment. In this method, you are updated on the developments of Sinus treatment.
Liquid intake also assists you moisturize the mucous membranes, washing mucus in quicker way and angelo state university of the cilia. However ensure that you do not take coffee because medical professionals do not include coffee in the list of hot liquids utilized as a treatment for this illness.
For persistent sinus problems patients, the discomfort of sinusitis does not just come seasonally; it's a continuous distress they need to battle all year round. But with today's latest technological breakthroughs, discovering remedies for disorders and diseases like sinusitis has never ever been easier. A variety of home-based and medical sinus treatments have actually been found, evaluated, recommended and are offered in the market. So how do you deal with sinus problems? Here are some methods.
Oral Decongestants Oral decongestants decrease swelling of the mucus membrane in the nose and sinuses by restricting your blood vessels and minimizing the blood flow to nasal mucus membranes. Such treatment mostly helps in the symptoms of stuffy nose. Nevertheless, the use of decongestants may be accompanied by adverse effects. See a medical professional before taking these. If you discover anything additional pointing out about Intense Sinusitis, do notify us. It is just through the exchange of views and details will we learn more about Intense Sinus problems.
20 Home Remedies to Get Rid of Sinus Infection
Mucus-thinning Drugs As the name recommends, doctors might recommend this type of drug for treatment of acute sinusitis. Mucus-thinning drugs, earlham college mucolytic agents, work by loosening up and clearing up the airways by liquifying thick mucous. These are readily available in tablet or breathed in form. The breathed in kind is taken through a nebulizer. We have gone through extensive research and checking out to produce this article on Sinus Treatments. Use the details carefully so that the information will be appropriately used.
The Length of Time for Sinus Treatment VariesFor intense sinusitis, it typically lasts 10 to 2 Week. Some doctors nevertheless, causes, diagnosis and treatment of post nasal drip little as 3 days. If you have persistent sinusitis, treatment period might be longer, generally lasting from 4 weeks up to 12 weeks.
Prescription antibiotics If your sinusitis is triggered by germs or other related contagious organisms like fungi and parasites, doctor-prescribed prescription antibiotics are valuable. It is suggested for you to see a medical professional and have your sinus problems inspected so that the most suitable antibiotic may be offered. Physicians consider several factors before choosing an antibiotic. These aspects include the kind of germs causing the infection, potential resistance of the germs, outcomes of sinus culture (if available) and patient allergies. Get more acquainted with Sinus Treatment as soon as you finish reading this post. Only then will you recognize the significance of Sinus Treatment in your daily life.
- Nasal Saline Washes Washing the nose is extremely reliable in reducing colonization of the nose by bacteria and fungis.
- It likewise cleans dried mucus from the nose.
- You can do nose cleaning using an irrigator or a bulb syringe filled with saline option.
- The gadget is then placed within the nostril without occluding the nose and is guided to the inner margin of the eye.
- The head is leaned over a sink so the irrigator might passively drain from the nose or mouth.
- If done effectively, there ought to be no discomfort in doing the whole procedure.


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Your Spirits Connection > Crystal Care
Crystal Care
Crystals and stones are gifts of the earth and your pieces may give you much lasting enjoyment with only a little loving care. You can help keep the energy of crystals and stones in your pieces clean and charged by following a couple of easy steps.
One easy method for cleansing your jewellery pieces, and all stones, is to place them in an empty clear glass container. Then place this in another clear glass container containing generously salted water. Never let the stones touch the salted water, this container must remain dry inside. Some crystals and stones may be damaged by direct contact with salt so this cleansing method keeps everything safe. You can see an example of this in the picture above.
Another easy method of cleansing and charging your stones both at the same time is to place them on a piece of an Amethyst geode as shown in the picture. Just leave your pieces on the geode pieces overnight. With this method make sure that your geode piece is cleansed regularly and it gets a chance to charge in the full moon as well. You can cleanse your geode pieces by running it under water. All Quartz pieces such as Rock Quartz, Amethyst, most Jaspers and Agates (Micro-Cryptocrystalline Quartz), along with stones which have a hardness of over 6 (to be safe) on the moss scale, may be cleaned by placing them under running cool water. With this method keep them under the running water until they feel like they are squeaking clean. This will be like the same sensation you get when you run your finger or thumb along a clean drinking glass under running water. Amazing enough is it that if the quartz, or whatever stone you are cleansing, is energetically dirty it will have the same sensation as running your thumb or finger along a greasy glass when cleaning it under water.
The only stone that one could not cleanse using these methods is Amber. Amber is actually a resin and it is the only stone that one can place safely in the full day's sun and it is the only way Amber can be fully cleansed.
Charging stones in your is like giving their batteries a little more to work with. You charge them after cleansing. All crystals and stones may be charged with the energy of the full moon by placing them in the window. Just make sure you take them out of the window before sunrise and after the moon is full, for example if the moon is full at 2:30am remove your stones from the window at that time. Never leave your crystals and stones in direct sun light as most do not do well with direct sunlight and may become drained and may be dulled.


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Last Man: The RescueLast Man (Volume 6)
Bastien Vivès, Michaël Sanlaville, Balak
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ISBN: 9781626720510208 Pages
A villain that had lurked in the shadows comes to the light. A fallen friend resurrected as a monstrous new enemy. An old flame in danger of suffering a fate worse than death. Richard Aldana has faced many challenges inside and outside the boxing ring, but when Marianne and Adrian are captured by an ambitious drug lord bent on dominating entire worlds, Richard may be biting off more than he can chew.
With its intricate fantasy setting and heart-pounding action sequences, Last Man has become the smash hit comics series in France. Combining compelling character-driven storytelling, fast-paced adventure, magic, and martial arts, Last Man is an addictive series with a cliffhanger at the end of each volume. In volume six, The Rescue, the long-awaited confrontation between Adrian, Marianne, and Richard has arrived, and its startling resolution will leave you floored!
Praise for Last Man: The Rescue
"Last Man is irresistible. Blending elements of manga and bande dessinee with a loose boldness and a flair for fantasy, this series is a winner." —Paul Pope, author of Battling Boy


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Viet Media Travel Corp is working with local tour operators to offer cheap last-minute tours for budget-conscious travellers. The company has asked local travel agencies whose tours have not been fully booked yet to contact its website www.tourgiochot.com to find more customers.
On its website, Viet Media Travel provides information about tours that are not fully booked and are available at a discount of 30-50 per cent.
For example, the company is selling a tour of Phu Quoc Island departing on April 3, but six seats remain unbooked with two days to go for the close. Customers can buy it for VND4.7 million compared to the original price of VND5.6 million.-VNS


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The idea that each learner has an ideal learning style—that is, a style such as visual or aural or kinesthetic, in which they learn most effectively—remains unproven. Yet it appears to be wildly popular and naturally appealing to both teachers and students. The new school year seems like a hot zone for this idea to proliferate … Continue reading Back to school means "what's your learning style?"
Month: August 2015
This summer I had the pleasure of reading Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen, by a longtime copy editor at the New Yorker, Mary Norris. This book is a pleasure, something you can tell just by the epigram: Later on, Norris expounds at length upon the editor's pencil—not in a Platonic sense, … Continue reading Lucky listening object?
As 2Ls and 3Ls return to the classroom and new law students start their journey, this is a good time to recap some of Listen Like a Lawyer's posts especially for law students. These are in order below from before law school to 1L and beyond. You can also see posts in reverse chronological order … Continue reading Law-school roundup (fall-semester edition)
Recently I tried a workout at Orangetheory. This is a relatively new exercise franchise offering intense one-hour workouts with running, rowing, lifting, and uncountable numbers of crunches. Everyone wears a heart monitor, and throughout the workout you can check out the monitor to see just how hard you and your heart are working—as well as … Continue reading Listening until it hurts
Among Listen Like a Lawyer's summer reading is Heidi Grant Halvorson's No One Understands You and What To Do About It (Harvard Business Review Press 2015). Halvorson is a professor at Columbia Business School; here she is interviewed by CBS News about the book. The book's focus is on understanding how others perceive you, so that you may … Continue reading Why it's so hard to be understood


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- Calories 332
- Fat 9.3g
- Satfat 3.5g
- Protein 16.4g
- Carbohydrate 48.2g
- Cholesterol 29mg
- Iron 2.6mg
- Sodium 985mg
- Caloriesfromfat 25%
- Fiber 6.1g
- Calcium 81mg
Ham, Pear, and Arugula Sandwiches
Coarse, slightly sour pumpernickel bread is the perfect base for maple-flavored ham, fresh pear slices, and a sweet cream cheese spread. Toast the bread before assembling the sandwiches, if desired. Baby spinach may be substituted for the arugula.
How to Make It
Combine first 3 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring well. Spread cheese mixture evenly over each bread slice. Top 4 bread slices evenly with ham, arugula, and pear slices. Top with remaining bread slices, cheese-mixture side down.
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ELECTRIC BUS Project – The first 12 meters pure electric in Europe
2M followed the entire process that started from the selection of the industrial partners in China, afterwards the management of the certification process, through the company TÜV mainland, which led to the accreditation of the bus in Italy (Europe).
2M is now appointed by Italian partners to manage the following activities:
a) coordination of the activities of each parties involved in the importation of electric buses;
b) management of purchase orders of electric buses and related spare parts;
c) planning meetings and/or roundtables with administrative authorities, potential additional project partners, retailers, buyers, etc.., interested in the purchase of electric buses;
d) administrative support to the logistics related to the importation of the bus and all related products.
2M activity includes: the care and control of information generated by the various partners, the control of the source documentation relating to the practical loading and transportation of the export, shipping control of the tracking online and/or state control of shipping, customs assistance relating to the import/export documentation of both parties, communication with the Customs Agency, etc...
The project has allowed us to acquire skills in:
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I am sure you are confident using the simple word "lep" thanks to the previous posts about adjectives in Serbian! You learnt that "lep" (beautiful) will change as follows:
Yes, the answers are as follows:
- Masc. LEP grad = grad je lep (beautiful city - the city is beautiful)
- Fem. LEPA zgrada = zgrada je lepa (beautiful building)
- Neut. LEPO dete = dete je lepo (beautiful child)
- Masc. LEPI mostovi = mostovi su lepi (beautiful bridges)
- Fem. LEPE zgrade = zgrade su lepe (beautiful buildings)
- Neut. LEPA deca = deca su lepa (beautiful kids)
That's why I'm sure you will be able to decide which forms of "lep" are missing in the gaps:
- _______ nebo (sky)
- _______noć (night)
- _______ dan (day)
Yes, the answers are as follows:
- lepo
- lepa
- lep
If you are still wondering why "noć" is "lepa", check out my video explanation and translation :D


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Latitude: 51.4281 / 51°25'40"N
Longitude: -1.5388 / 1°32'19"W
OS Eastings: 432160
OS Northings: 169994
OS Grid: SU321699
Mapcode National: GBR 6ZZ.FS8
Mapcode Global: VHC1S.8CVL
Entry Name: Skates Corner
Listing Date: 6 March 1985
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1034106
English Heritage Legacy ID: 310595
Location: Chilton Foliat, Wiltshire, RG17
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Chilton Foliat
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire
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8/132 Nos 94 and 95
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Cottage. C17-C18. Painted brickwork and flint, thatched roof. 1-
storey and attic, 3 bays, the entrance in right of centre bay. C20
hipped enclosed brick porch. Leaded windows with segmental heads
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Listing NGR: SU3216069994
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See more of Paris Hiltons strip show on Parisexposed.comNovember 24th, 2007 - 1:44 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 24 (ANI): It seems that a naked Paris Hilton frolicking in a bathtub is just a fragment of the saucy footage released recently.
The website that brought out the steamy bathtub tape is claiming that it has more X-rated clips of the heiress.
Parisexposed.com recently exposed the video that shows Hilton swimming around the huge bath and soaking herself with a shower head.
The clip is believed to have been found earlier this year in a storage vault after Hilton forgot to pay the rent.
And after the former jailbird tried to have them shut down, the website is back online with the entire footage acquired earlier in the year.
The website claims that the full tape features plenty more footage of Hilton, including lots more personal footage of the socialite, some of which sees her stripping for the unidentified cameraman. (ANI)
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According to the World Health Organization, the life expectancy at birth for Zimbabwean males and females is 44 years and 43 years, respectively (compared to 65 and 58 in 1990). This means that, with the exception of Zambia, the people of Zimbabwe live at least five years less than the residents of bordering nations. American men and women in the year 1900 lived longer.
HIV/AIDS is a major contributing factor. An estimated 10.5% of the population is currently infected with the virus and UNAIDS reports that nearly one quarter of Zimbabwean children have either lost one or both parents to the disease.
Complete economic collapse has fueled the humanitarian catastrophe. The unemployment rate is over 80%, the currency is worthless, and the annual inflation rate is 231 million percent (in November, the Cato Institute's Hanke Hyperinflation Index for Zimbabwe (HHIZ) adjusted this number to 89.7 sextillion (1021) percent). The country's infrastructure is also failing. The nation's Health Minister recently remarked that Zimbabwe's hospitals "are literally not functioning" in the midst of an overwhelming cholera epidemic that has claimed the lives of at least 575 Zimbabweans and infected 13,000 more. UNICEF is preparing for the possibility of 60,000 additional cases in the coming weeks.
President Robert Mugabe is solely responsible for Zimbabwe's agony. Every destructive act by the dictator and his ZANU-PF party has brought the country closer to annihilation. His thugs and cronies, with scant knowledge of agronomics, have brutally seized previously fruitful white-owned farms under the guise of land reform. This policy, initiated in 2000, has crushed the agriculturally dependent economy (GDP has fallen 40% since the start of the land takeover) and threatened the nation's food supply. Millions now rely exclusively on foreign food aid just to survive. In May 2005, the President launched a nationwide demolition offensive, known as Operation Murambatsvina (Drive Out Trash), that drove at least 700,000 from their homes and deprived many more of vital access to proper sanitation and health care, including antiretroviral therapy for HIV/AIDS.
Zimbabwe's opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai (pronounced chang-girr-IGH), defeated Mr. Mugabe in the March 29 elections, but failed to capture the 50.1% of the vote necessary to avoid a second round runoff. Mugabe's response was vicious. He claimed that non-governmental organizations were giving food to Tsvangirai's supporters and ordered a three month ban on all food aid agencies, leaving millions of Zimbabweans famished. Human Rights Watch has documented an extensive ZANU-PF campaign of intimidation and violence accountable for at least 163 murders and the torture of 5,000 others in the period leading up to the June 27 runoff. One of the dead is Ignatius Mushangwe, a senior Electoral Commission official, whose charred body was recently discovered. Mr. Mushangwe disappeared in June shortly after revealing multiple episodes of government sponsored voter fraud during the March election. It is hardly surprising that Tsvangirai pulled out of the runoff election and Mugabe won 85.5% of the vote.
Since that time, the country has continued its descent into chaos. This year's production of maize, the country's staple crop, is expected to be 28% lower than 2007 and the United Nations has predicted that 5.1 million people face starvation by early 2009.
An unlikely power sharing deal between Mugabe and Tsvangirai was signed on September 15 that made Tsvangirai the new prime minister. President Mugabe responded by claiming key cabinet ministries for ZANU-PF including control over the army, police, and justice system. As a result, negotiations between the two sides have been deadlocked for nearly three months and Zimbabwe's neighbors have failed to persuade Mugabe to share power as previously agreed.
Where will an Obama Administration stand? When asked about the use of military force in situations of humanitarian crisis during the second presidential debate, Obama responded that "when genocide is happening, when ethnic cleansing is happening somewhere around the world and we stand idly by, that diminishes us. And so I do believe that we have to consider it as part of our interests, our national interests, in intervening where possible."
Obama's appointment of Susan Rice as Ambassador to the United Nations is also revealing. Ms. Rice is an expert in African affairs. Specifically, she is known to favor military intervention to stop the genocide in Darfur and has in the past written a doctoral dissertation on Zimbabwe. Hopefully this means that President-Elect Obama will lead an international force to pressure Mugabe and save Zimbabwe from extinction. As politicians and diplomats continue to stall, the fate of literally millions hangs in the balance.
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5th Nov 2016
Why Nicola Sturgeon's tongue is running ahead of her brain over Brexit: JIM SILLARS
NICOLA Sturgeon has got the SNP into a Brexit fankle with a fatal flaw in the party position, says Jim Sillars.
NICOLA Sturgeon has got the SNP into a Brexit fankle. Her many official statements are based on a false interpretation of the referendum result.
Yes, 1.6million Scots voted for the UK to Remain with the EU, but there is no evidence that they made a side decision for an independent Scotland, through Indyref2, to re-join it, if England, Wales and Northern Ireland left it. The referendum ballot paper posed a specific question and that alone was the one we answered.
During the campaign, Scotland's position was an issue but the fact that Nicola, Ruth Davidson and Kezia Dugdale voted the same way, does not mean that the latter two, and their supporters, take the same position as her.
There are not 1.6million in favour of Scotland leaving the union with England to join a bigger union that would rule us from Brussels. Opinion polls show that to be the case.
That the question posed to us on June 23 was about only the UK's membership of the EU was endorsed by Nicola herself the moment she crossed the Border and sought to persuade the English to vote Remain.
In doing so she legitimised Cameron's claim that this was about the UK and the UK alone.
Having started out on a false premise, her string of claims and demands have exposed someone whose tongue has run way ahead of the brain.
There's a fatal flaw in the SNP position. It is blind to the real nature of the EU run by an unelected elite who are contemptuous of democracy, and uncaring about people. SNP parliamentarians pour peons of praise on Brussels but never mention Greece and Portugal under their cosh of primitive austerity.
Two weeks ago, Greek police tear-gassed OAPs, who were protesting about yet another cut in pensions by a left-wing government taking instructions from Brussels.
In Portugal, a socialist government has been told to ladle on more misery despite there being 2.6million people in absolute poverty.
Why would the SNP want us to join an outfit who do that to people?
The EU that existed in the 80s, when I fashioned the party's policy of independence in Europe is no more. Then, member states had extensive veto power and so could be said to be substantially independent. But treaty after treaty has eroded state sovereignty, with power transferred to an arrogant unelected commission.
Looking at the EU now, why would the SNP seek to escape from the union with England, then surrender ourselves to a far larger union where, as Germany's dictation to Greece shows, a small country can be bullied into submission?
Nicola's position is a mix of confusion and delusion. She harps on about the single market, and does not seem to understand that there is a difference between that and access to the market. The single market gives access at a price that virtually means staying in because it has rules including public contract procurement and power exercised by the European Court of Justice.
Nicola keeps quiet on the single market rules that forced the Calendonian MacBrayne contract to go out to tender, and stopped the Scottish government making public contracts conditional on the winning company paying the living wage. Nicola should pay more attention to trade statistics than a daily headline, because whereas the UK exports some £228billion annually to the EU 27, they export £290billion to us, facts that make the chances of a free trade agreement outside single market rules a distinct possibility.
Next time she goes to Berlin and Brussels, she might point out their £62billion trade advantage is not something they should throw away. Instead of inventing a new Project Fear about Brexit, Nicola should concentrate on extracting from the negotiations cast-iron guarantees that fisheries, employment law and agriculture will be Holyrood's responsibility and not Westminster's.
As for Indyref2, it is wise to wait until the final Brexit agreement, because it is our relationship with England (which takes 64 per cent of our trade compared with 15 per cent to the EU) that is going to determine how we frame the next independence campaign. DailyRecord
- 'Up to six' SNP MSPs who voted for Brexit urged to go public
4th Nov 2016
NICOLA Sturgeon has been accused of "gagging" her own MSPs in an attempt to maintain the appearance of party unity over Brexit.
NICOLA Sturgeon has been accused of "gagging" her own MSPs in an attempt to maintain the appearance of party unity over Brexit.
Two nationalist MSPs said yesterday that they had been told to refer media enquiries to party officials after former SNP minister Alex Neil admitted that he and other Holyrood colleagues had secretly voted Leave.
Meanwhile, Angus MacNeil, one of Ms Sturgeon's most senior MPs and the chair of Westminster's International Trade Committee which will have a vital role as Brexit approaches, refused to confirm how he had voted in the EU referendum leading to speculation that he had also backed withdrawal.
Contacted by The Herald and asked whether he was willing to say how he voted, he replied: "No, not really, no… I don't think I'm going to say anything." Pushed over whether he would reveal if he voted Leave or Remain, he said: "I'm not going to say anything at the moment.".READ IN FULL
SNP's 'secret Brexiteers' urged to come forward after former minister
The SNP's "silent Brexiteers" have been urged to come forward after a former Scottish Government minister revealed that he and other SNP MSPs had secretly voted for Brexit.
Alex Neil, a senior figure in the party who served under Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond, decided to vote Leave around 10 days before the EU referendum in June and questioned why rule from Brussels would be better than being part of the UK.
The former health minister told The Telegraph that he had since been approached by "a number" of Nationalist MSPs who also voted to leave Europe, in contradiction of the First Minister's strident pro-EU stance. READ IN FULL
John Swinney must do better on higher education funding
3rd Nov 2016
- Sturgeon says Scottish Government could join Brexit legal battle
- Nicola Sturgeon warns ScotRail they could lose contract
- Pensioner's five-month delayed hospital discharge 'unacceptable
2nd Nov 2016
Sir Brian Souter: Brexit damage is being overestimated
The SNP's most prominent business supporter has undermined Nicola Sturgeon's warnings that Brexit will inflict economic devastation on Scotland and the UK by stating it is "not as big a deal as people are making out."
Sir Brian Souter, the Stagecoach transport tycoon, said critics of the EU referendum decision are "overestimating the damage" and Britain could be in a "positive place" if there is a deal for the financial services sector. READ IN FULL
- Extending child abuse inquiry's remit will lengthen process
- Swinney 'considering' child abuse inquiry extension
- John Swinney quizzed on impact of free tuition policy
1st Nov 2016
Sturgeon's affronted referendum supporters snubbed in 'international rescue' fundraiser
SUPPORTERS of Nicola Sturgeon's plans for a second referendum have been dealt an embarrassing blow after a crowdfunding campaign calling for an "international rescue" raised no money.
The fundraiser, organised by suspended SNP member James Scott, was set up two months ago entitled "Scotland needs international rescue" and hoped to rely on the generosity of supporters.
But the pitiful campaign, which backs Ms Sturgeon's dreams for Scottish independence, fell flat on its face raising £0 in two months.
Mr Scott who was suspended by the party for his behaviour during the General Election in 2015 along with another member set up a fringe group calling itself the Scottish Resistance.
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OSAA Rankings Frequently Asked Questions
General Rankings Questions
What are the OSAA rankings used for?
OSAA rankings are used to help create contest match-ups for the first round of championship brackets once the playoff qualifying teams are known and to select teams in certain activities at some classifications. Additional rounds use rankings to determine home or away designation.
What sports are being ranked by the OSAA?
The OSAA is ranking schools in the following team sports: football, boys soccer, girls soccer, volleyball, boys basketball, girls basketball, baseball, and softball.
What system is the OSAA using for its rankings?
The OSAA is using a combination of a Rating Percentage Index (RPI) system and the Colley Bias Free Rating Method (Colley) for its rankings. The two systems generate a list of ranks that are averaged to create a team's overall OSAA ranking. In the event of a conflicting tie, the team with the higher Colley rating will receive the higher OSAA ranking.
How are contests vs. out-of-state teams counted?
Results from contests against out-of-state teams shall be included in the RPI calculation. A team's Weighted Winning Percentage (WWP) and Opponents' Winning Percentage (OWP) will reflect any out-of-state opponents. Out-of-state contests are not counted in the Colley rating. Only contests against Oregon schools within the same classification are counted in the Colley ratings.
Schools are required to track the winning percentage of out-of-state opponents by weekly updating their out-of-state opponent's win/loss record. Schools are strongly encouraged to utilize the Out-of-State Opponents form in order to have direct, regular contact with these teams. Schools must update their out-of-state opponents' records weekly (excluding any contest played against that particular school when counting wins, losses, or ties.)
Out-of-state opponent's record are modified by excluding the contest(s) against the Oregon team. These modified out-of-state records do not include any forfeited contests by the out-of-state opponent. Out-of-state records should include regular season results and any league/district playoffs. State playoff results are not included.
Are the records of teams scheduled in the future included in the rankings?
No. An opponent is included in the rankings calculations only after the contest is played, not before.
Is the record used for an opponent their record at the time the contest is played or at the time the rankings are calculated?
Both RPI and Colley ratings are always calculated based on current records, not date-of-contest records.
How soon at the start of the season will rankings appear on the website?
Rankings will be available on the website beginning with the first contest date of each sports season.
Are the rankings updated in real-time once a team submits a result?
No, the rankings are set to update hourly. It would be great to have them in real-time, but the sheer number of computations being done takes too long.
The ratings only show out to 3 decimal places, is that enough precision?
The database which holds team rankings stores RPI and Colley ratings with a precision of 16 digits with a 15 digit decimal place scale - DECIMAL(16,15). This means that a rating can be stored as a fractional number with 15 digits after the decimal point (i.e. 0.971186815123126.) Each rating number is represented with 11 bytes in the database per MySQL DECIMAL Data Type Characteristics.
On our website, decimal ratings are multiplied by 1000 and rounded to 3 decimal places (i.e. 971.187). This is to save space and make the numbers easier to read. This is only for display purposes. The system still uses the 16 digit precision for calculations. The architecture of the database and the web server code is setup to handle up to 16 digit floating point numbers, see the PHP Floating Point Numbers Documentation for more information.
When comparing two ratings, because of the nature of converting a base 10 number to base 2, there can be some precision lost. To compensate, an epsilon error is acceptable for decimal equality. The system uses an epsilon error value of 1E-14 (or 0.00000000000001.)
How often will the entire ranking system be evaluated by the OSAA?
The Rankings Committee is a standing committee of the OSAA and will meet as necessary to evaluate and recommend changes to the rankings system. The committee is made up of four OADA reps and four OACA reps, plus one member of the OSAA Executive Board. Committee members serve three-year, non-renewable terms.
Why do the rankings look weird early in the season?
The OSAA rankings system is a combination of two rankings systems. The RPI rating is primarily a measurement of strength of schedule and how a team does against that schedule. The Colley rating is a measurement of teams' success rates marked against opponents within the same classification or one classification away.
There are no pre-season expectations or polls included. Every team starts from scratch each season. Consequently, the numbers can be skewed early in the season because teams have played so few contests or completed against opponents outside their classification. The data begins to take shape as more contests are played. The more contests played, the better the data gets.
Why doesn't my team appear in the rankings?
A team will not appear on the rankings until they have completed a rankable contest. For example, a team may play a JV team in the first contest or take part in a jamboree, both of which are not counted, and would therefore have an incalculable ranking. Also, only contests that have a score can be considered. Schools are required by rule to input scores by 10:00pm the day of a contest. Sometimes, those scores are missing and were not counted in the latest rankings calculation.
Why is my team ranked behind another team that we beat?
The OSAA ranking system is a combination of measurements of a team's strength of schedule, how well a team does against that schedule, and the impacts of the team's opponents in addition to the team's overall performance in a season. To look at only one contest ignores the "any given day" aspect of sports. Only looking at a team's individual performance against a single opponent is too simplistic and narrowly focused to provide a fair, unbiased rating which compares every team to every other team.
My team bested an opponent by a considerably large margin, shouldn't that count as more of a win than just winning by a slight point differential?
No. Score differentials are not factored into rankings. Scores are not even used except to determine which team won, lost, or tied. A win is a win, no matter if it was a "blow out" or a "nail bitter." Score margin does not matter at all in determining rankings, so a large victory margin may influence opinion, but it does not influence the calculations. The object of a sport contest is to compete and exemplify sportsmanship. Wining a game is the objective, not winning by a large margin or running up a score.
Why did my team move up after a loss (or down after a win)? Why did my team move up (or down) when they didn't even play?
There could be several reasons. One is that since RPI factors in strength of schedule, it is possible to have a higher RPI after playing a good team, win or lose. Also, a team could move up or down by playing a "weaker" team, win or lose. A team's RPI rating or Colley ratings can also change when they don't even play if one of the teams on their schedule or within their classification has played. Keep in mind that these rankings are relative, meaning that a team's ranking is affected by the results of teams around them in the rankings. Colley ratings are even further reaching because they are impacted by all contests within the same classification.
Why are the rankings on the OSAA website different than what I see on other websites or in my newspaper?
We only control the rankings on the OSAA website. We have no control over what rankings are being displayed by other websites or newspapers.
Do the OSAA rankings take into account where my team finished in state last year?
No, the OSAA rankings start from scratch each year.
Do the OSAA rankings factor in coaches' or media polls?
No, there are no coaches' or media polls of any kind included in the OSAA ranking system.
Rating Percentage Index Questions
What is the RPI formula?
A team's RPI is calculated using a basic formula which includes two weighted variables. The first variable is a team's Weighted Winning Percentage (WWP) which is multiplied by 35%. The second variable is the team's Opponents' Winning Percentage (OWP) which is weighted at 65%. This is commonly referred to as the team's strength of schedule. Factors included are wins, losses, ties, and location of the contest (home, neutral, or away). Score differential, coaches/media polls, and rewards/penalties for playing teams outside one's classification are not a part of the OSAA's RPI system.
Are all contests included in the RPI rankings?
Wins, losses, and ties are included for all team sports, including Endowment Contests, contests versus independent status teams, and forfeits. Volleyball pool play matches from tournaments are not included. Cross level contests (i.e. varsity versus sub-varsity teams,) contests versus alumni teams, jamborees, and cancellations are not included. 1A football games played against teams with different classifications are also excluded.
How are forfeits counted in the RPI rankings?
Forfeits count as a loss for the forfeiting team and a win for the team receiving the forfeit victory. Additionally, a team's OWP has any forfeits removed from that opponent's record unless the forfeited contest was played and the outcome on the field was not changed by the forfeit.
What happened to factoring in my Opponents' Opponents' Winning Percentage (OOWP?)
Effective in the 2013-14 season, the RPI calculation only factors in a team's Weighted Winning Percentage (WWP) and Opponent's Winning Percentage (OWP.) The PRI calculation was adjusted to reflect a more equal treatment of teams that play out-of-state opponents; OOWP is virtually unobtainable for an out-of-state opponent.
Why does a team's strength of schedule have a larger weight on its RPI than the team's winning percentage?
At first glance, it appears that the 35% and 65% percentages are focusing more on schedule than winning percentage. However, in effect, more than half of the RPI rating is based on winning percentage. Although Weighted Winning Percentage (WWP) only receives a 35% weighting, its real impact on a team's RPI is larger. This is because there is always a wider gap in the rankings between the top and bottom teams in Weighted Winning Percentage (WWP) than between the top and bottom teams in Opponents' Winning Percentage (OWP.)
Looking at the teams, one at a time, the winning percentages can range from undefeated (1.0) to no wins (0.0). Even though this variable receives 35% weighting toward the overall PRI, its range has a greater impact. The range of all of these these teams averaged (where OWP includes all other opponents) usually doesn't vary that much. This is because the sample size is larger for the Opponents' Winning Percentage (OWP). Nearly all of the teams are going to have some wins and some losses, so the high should be less than 1.0 and low should be higher than 0.0. This means that the system has an effective impact higher than 50% for Weighted Winning Percentage (WWP) and lower than 50% for Opponents' Winning Percentage (OWP.)
What is the effective impact of a team's strength of schedule on its RPI?
The effective impact of a team's WWP and OWP on its RPI is a representation of how much that team's WWP and OWP actually affected the calculation of its RPI. As stated earlier, WWP is weighted 35% and OWP is weighted 65%. However, the effective impacts can be calculated once the season is complete (i.e. after rankings have been frozen.) The equation to find the effective impact of a team's strength of schedule within the same classification is below.
The first step is to find the range of every WWP and OWP within the same classification. The range of WWPs, for instance, is calculated by taking the maximum value of the set of WWPs and subtracting the minimum of that set. (For statistical purposes, teams that competed in less than 5 rankable contests are excluded from these sets because of their negligible impact.) These ranges are multiplied by their weight from a normalized WWP:OWP ratio of 1:13/7, which comes from the 35% and 65% weights normalized for a team's strength of schedule. The weighted range over the total weight gives the actual effect, or effective impact, that a team's strength of scheduled had on its RPI.
What is a team's Weighted Winning Percentage (WWP)?
The weight of a particular contest is determined by its location.
|Home Win = 0.8 of 0.8
|Away Win = 1.2 of 1.2
|Neutral Site Win = 1.0 of 1.0
|Home Tie = 0.4 of 0.8
|Away Tie = 0.6 of 1.2
|Neutral Site Tie = 0.5 of 1.0
|Home Loss = 0.0 of 1.2
|Away Loss = 0.0 of 0.8
|Neutral Site Loss = 0.0 of 1.0
For example, a team that has a win-loss record of 3-0 at home and 1-4 on the road has a weighted record of 3.6 wins (0.8 × 3 home wins + 1.2 × 1 road win) 3.2 losses (0.8 × 4 road losses.) Even though the team's overall win-loss record is 4-4, their weighted win-loss record is 3.6-3.2. For RPI purposes, their Weighted Winning Percentage (WWP) would then be .529 (3.6 ÷ 6.8) as opposed to a non-weighted percentage of .500 (4 ÷ 8).
This weighted record is used for the 35% of the RPI formula as each team's Weighted Winning Percentage (WWP). The regular, non-weighted team records (wins and losses) are used to calculate a team's Opponents' Winning Percentage (OWP.)
If a team plays an opponent more than once, is their winning percentage included more than once?
Yes, it is included once for each time a team plays that opponent. And all contests against the team in question are removed from each occurrence of that opponent's record when calculating Opponents' Winning Percentage (OWP).
Is the Opponents' Winning Percentage (OWP) adjusted to account for the fact that they have played the team in question?
Yes, all contests against a particular team in question are ignored when calculating that team's Opponents' Winning Percentage (OWP.)
How is a team's Opponent's Winning Percentage (OWP) calculated?
A team's OWP is calculated by taking each opponent's adjusted record and converting it to an non-weighted winning percentage. All of those opponent's winning percentages are then averaged, dividing their sum by the number of opponents. OWP records are adjusted to not include contests against the team for which the OWP is being calculated for. Any contest that had been won or lost due to a forfeit is also excluded from OWP.
How are ties counted in the RPI rankings?
Ties are counted as half the weight of a win for that team based on the location of the contest. An away team would receive 0.6 out of 1.2 for a tie, while the home team would receive 0.4 out of 0.8 for a tie. Ties at neutral locations are worth 0.5 out of 1.0 for both teams. When calculating Opponent Winning Percentage (OWP,) all contests are weighted as 1.0, regardless of designation.
How do schools determine home/away designation for a contest?
Since the RPI system factors in where a contest is played, it is important that schools correctly designate this information when reporting schedules and results, especially for tournaments. Teams may be considered to be playing a home contest even if the contest isn't played on the schools' campus (i.e. Century High School playing football at Hillsboro Stadium is a home contest for Century.) Tournament play shall be considered a neutral site, except for contests played by the tournament host at its home venue. Baseball and softball contests, even those played as part of a tournament, shall not be listed as neutral due to the fundamental difference associated with being the home team in those sports (advantage of batting last.)
Colley Ratings Questions
What are the Colley Ratings?
The Colley Bias Free Rating Method was developed by Wesley Colley, Ph.D. and is based on winning percentages. Those percentages are adjusted for a team's strength of schedule. Only contests against opponents within the same classification or one classification away are included in the calculation formula. When this system is expanded to include all teams in a classification, a linear system of equations is created with the same number of variables as there are teams.
This massive system of equations is solved using an augmented matrix filled with team's contest counts and countable records. The resulting solutions for the matrix are ratings for each team in the classification that measure the team's winning percentage against the strength of its opponents and the interactions of their opponents with all other teams within the same classification or one classification away. This method effectively removes the effects of "padded" schedules and factors each team's performance compared to every other team within the same classification or one classification away.
What contests are counted in the Colley Rating?
If a contest was to be normally included in the team's RPI calculation and the contest was between opponents within the same classification or one classification away, then that contest will be counted in the Colley calculation. Contests versus out-of-state opponents are not included.
What is the Colley calculation?
The Colley method of calculating team ratings is basically done by using a matrix to solve a massive system of linear equations. A matrix, M, is filled with a count of contests each team has played against every other team in the same classification or one classification away. A right-hand-side vector of win, loss, and tie records, B, is the solution of the matrix M multiplied by a ratings vector X.
What factors are calculated in the Colley matrix equations?
The Colley method uses two matrices (M and B) to find the solution of a third matrix (X). The first matrix, M, is a square matrix the same size as the number of teams in each classification. Each entry in matrix M that is not on the diagonal is a representation of the number of times team i has competed against team j multiplied by negative 1. The equation is:
In M, the diagonal entries represent the total number of contests that team i has completed, plus two to assume every team starts out as an average team (one win and one loss). This assumption is important in defining the nature of the matrix. The equation for diagonal entries is:
The matrix B is a one-dimensional vector array filled with each team's record calculated by the equation:
The solution vector X holds a ratings value for each team to solve the system.
How is the Colley matrix equation solved?
The matrix X which holds each team's Colley rating is calculated by solving the system of linear equations in the matrix equations by preforming a Cholesky Decomposition and then preforming a forward and backward substitution. The assumption that each team starts off as average with one win and one loss is essential by ensuring the matrix M is symmetric and positive. The nature of such a matrix is that its decomposed lower-triangular matrix multiplied by its mirrored upper-triangular matrix is itself. This allows a quick calculation to be done instead of preforming a lengthy and costly matrix inversion.
For example, consider a case with 5 teams: A, B, C, D, and E.
Team A played against Team B once and against Team D twice. Winning all three of its games, Team A's record is 3-0. Team B lost to Team A once, and won once against Team C for a record of 1-1. Team C lost against Team B and played Team E three times. Of the three times Team C faced Team E, Team C won once and lost twice. Team C's record is 1-3. Team D's record is 0-2 with the two losses to team A. Team E only played Team C, so its record is 2-1. The matrices M and B are calculated from these records and the system of equations can be expressed below:
Note the matrix M is symmetric. Because of this property, the system can be decomposed into a lower-triangular matrix which can be easily used to solve the system. This is accomplished computationally to find the solution matrix X, which holds the ratings for teams A-E.
Therefore, from these ratings, the top Colley ranked team is Team A (3-0) with a rating of 0.756, second is Team B (1-1) with a rating of 0.524, third is Team E (2-1) with a rating of 0.503, fourth is Team D (0-2) with a rating of 0.378, and last is Team C (1-3) with a rating of 0.339.
To easily check these numbers and to solve the system, use a calculator to setup the two matrices M (5x5) and B (5x1) with the example's numbers. Solve .
Playoffs and Brackets Questions
Are the rankings being used to select which teams qualify for the OSAA State Championships?
Yes, but only in certain activities at some classifications. Refer to that sport's playoff qualifications page for more details.
At what point in the season will the OSAA use the rankings to match up teams that qualified for playoffs?
The rankings for each team sport shall be available to the public via the OSAA website beginning with the first contest date of each sports season. Rankings for all classifications in each team sport shall be frozen at 10:00 PM on the following dates, including all contests played that day:
|2018-19 Rankings Freeze Dates
|Fri, Oct. 27
|Fri, Oct. 27
|Fri, Oct. 19
|Sat, Oct. 27
|Fri, Oct. 26
|Tues, Oct. 23
|Thurs, Oct. 18
|Tues, Oct. 23
|Tues, Oct. 23
|Mon, Oct. 22
|Tues, Oct. 23
|Sat, Oct. 27
|Tues, Oct. 23
|Sat, Oct. 27
|Sat, Oct. 27
|Boys Basketball
|Fri, Feb. 22
|Tues, Feb. 26
|Tues, Feb. 19
|Sat, Feb. 16
|Sat, Feb. 16
|Girls Basketball
|Sat, Feb. 23
|Wed, Feb. 27
|Tues, Feb. 19
|Sat, Feb. 16
|Sat, Feb. 16
|Thurs, May 16
|Sat, May 18
|Mon, May 13
|Sat, May 18
|Sat, May 18
Do league champions receive home games in the first round of the state playoffs?
League champions at the 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, and 1A classifications shall be guaranteed a home game in their first state playoff contest, provided that the league champion finished in the top 16 of the final frozen rankings. Only one team per league will be considered the league champion under this policy; ties must be broken by the league. League champions meeting this criterion shall be moved up in the rankings the least number of places in order to ensure a home game (e.g. a league champion ranked #13 in the final frozen rankings shall be moved up to #8 and affected teams will shift down accordingly.) League champions not meeting this criterion shall not be moved.
How is the home/away designation figured for playoff games?
According to the Board Policy "Home Team Designation" which was revised effective beginning the 2013-14 school year, during all rounds of each OSAA State Championship bracket, the better ranked team shall be the designated home team.


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Monday, April 7, 2014
Steve, Bob, & Rich Balls Bat 1984
Man, glad I finally found this. It's been on top of the list for some time. I know of a copy down the street from me for $50, but when this showed up for $30 I happily took advantage. It's the Rainmakers before the addition of drummer, Pat Tomek. At this time in the band's career, they were gaining a substantial following in the area and front man Bob Walkenhurst was doing so from behind the drums. It's a private release the band put out to sell at shows and obviously act as a demo prior to signing with a major label. They called their label, "Bat," but it's clearly privately done. The catalog numbers is the initials for Steve, Bob & Rich, and the label address simultaneously acts as the address to write the band.
Since discovering that the album existed, I've been building up this LP up in my mind. I really like the ideas Walkenhurst put down on the Rainmakers LPs, just have a tough time dealing with the uber-slick 80's production. I figured this LP would be a very young and raw edition of the band. Stripped down roots rock like it should be.
After listening, it wasn't the album I had envisioned. Overall, it's still pretty slick, wetback drums galore and some really polished guitar riffs. However, there are real bar bands moments and the music sounds more live than their later major label output. There's also some repetition, the Rainmakers debut features re-recorded versions of "Let My People Go-Go," Nobody Knows," "Big Fat Blonde," and "Information" that first appeared on this Steve, Bob, & Rich album.
Overall, it's a fun album to have. Some of the moments showcase the band doing their early 'bring down the house' numbers. For big fans of the band, it's got be essential, the quality is here even at the early onset of the band. While I wouldn't find any of the tracks not included on the debut Rainmakers to be amazing, they still showcase Walkenhurst's literate lyrics and the band's charm. There's also some moments without Walkenhurst taking lead vocals, which is nice change of pace and something they could have easily done more of later in their career.
Steve, Bob & Rich-Let My People Go-Go
Posted by KC Lawernce at 8:20 PM
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The Tragically Hip - often referred to simply as "The Hip" - are a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie (lead vocals), Paul Langlois (guitar), Rob Baker (guitar), Gord Sinclair (bass) and Johnny Fay (drums). The band is highly popular and iconic in Canada and in 2005 was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
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The Tragically Hip are often viewed as the quintessential Canadian band. The tone and content of much of their music is a paean to the Canadian experience and touches on such themes as small-town life, geography, and hockey. In 2003, The Tragically Hip performed a cover of "Black Day in July" on Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot, a song about the 1967 12th Street Riot in Detroit. At the Juno awards, they performed a cover of The Weakerthans' "Aside".
The Tragically Hip have a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame and also performed a three-song set at the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario.
On November 1, 2005, they released a Juno Award winning double CD, double DVD box set, Hipeponymous, including all of their music videos to date, a backstage documentary called "Macroscopic", an animated Hip-scored short film entitled "The Right Whale", two brand new songs, a full length concert from November 2004, and a 2-CD greatest hits collection Yer Favourites (selected online by 150,000 fans).
The Tragically Hip's latest album, World Container, was released in 2006 and followed with a cross-Canada tour.
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In the next couple of days I will be switching this blog to a new URL as I prepare for the rollout for the website, which will be the first of two. If you have this website bookmarked you will want to checkout neilcormanimages.com once the change is made. I will redirect the traffic from neilcorman.com to this new URL so you will be able to still access this site until the second site is released.
You may be wondering why these changes will be taking place. When I attended SB2 in April, a business of photography conference, and talked websites with people who have been in the business for a while as both photographers and marketing consultants it made sense to separate the two sites. This blog will join a gallery of images available for viewing and allow retail customers to take a look at my images. The other site will focus on a commercial and editorial market allowing the site to be catered to the format which works best for those viewers.
I am hoping the transition to the new site will go well, and it should be viewable in the next couple of days. Hopefully you will like the site, and I look forward to hearing your feedback.
Some of the first images I will post will be those taken during the past few days while I was in Las Vegas as well as the Colfax Marathon which was run this morning.


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This robust, distinctively stalked, lemon-grey to lemon-yellow, red-fruiting Cladonia is present but rare in Ireland so needs searching for. The stalks are covered in a fine layer of powdery granules (soredia). It grows on a variety of substrata such as humus, peat and rotting wood. It has a generally northern distribution in Britain as well as Ireland. It has been known to occupy high-level blanket bog in west Donegal but is also in County Mayo. Its physical appearance would be difficult to overlook in the field so a more expansive search, especially in the northern counties, is recommended.
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Understanding how to get plantar fasciitis shoes is essentially about taking into consideration your own physical characteristics with regard to the extent of your condition in combination with your access to certain brands and models of shoes.
While there are dozens of quality brands and models of shoes on the market, only certain types of shoes are appropriate for patients with plantar fasciitis, and even sorting through this group of shoes will be difficult unless you have a firm grip on your foot size, the arch of your foot, your gait, and how your particular condition has manifested itself.
Critical Factors That Must Be Considered
The size and contours of your foot along with your foot arch can play the most critical roles when selecting shoes for plantar fasciitis, as it is imperative that your choose a pair of shoes that can provide the necessary level of comfort and support with regard to the specialized features of your foot.
People with either very wide or narrow feet, or very highly arched or flat feet must pay special attention, as purchasing a shoe that is not made for people with these kinds of unique foot attributes can result in no significant therapeutic benefit, or even a worsening of their particular condition. People with significant gait issues need to also take note, as the shoe you eventually purchase must also take into account such irregularities.
Remember that the ultimate goal of getting plantar fasciitis shoes is to create a healing environment for the affected foot that can significantly haten recovery times, and reduce pain. Plantar fasciitis is primarily caused by the damage to the plantar fascia, a dense and fibrous strip of tissue that is located on the bottom of the foot.
This ligament will not heal like it should unless it is shielded against the stressors that caused it to be damaged, and then inflamed in the first place. Getting the best shoes for plantar fasciitis can essentially provide the foot with the level of comfort and support it needs to begin to heal properly, and because every person's foot condition is a bit different, patients must consider all of these things when choosing the correct shoes for plantar fasciitis.
Specific Brands and Models of Shoes
The following contains a listing of the shoes that are the most appropriate for patients with plantar fasciitis. Most of these shoes are essentially sneakers that are not made exclusively for patients with plantar fasciitis or other kinds of foot ailments.
This makes no difference at all when the final end goal is to provide the patient with the appropriate therapeutic benefit, as these types of running shoes are actually very good at creating a healing environment for the foot that can be free of any sort of additional stress. Patients should begin by trying on shoes in accordance with the level of motion control they are able to provide, and their level of access to such footwear.
Shoes w/ Mild Pronation Control
- ASICS Gel Empire
- ASICS Gel Kayano 15
- Saucony Omni 6 Moderate
- Saucony Progrid Hurricane 9 Running Shoe
- New Balance 767
- New Balance 1221
- Nike Air Max Moto
- Nike Shox TL3
- Brooks Adrenaline GTS 8
- Brooks Trance 5
- Mizuno Wave Alchemy 8
Shoes w/ Moderate Pronation Control
- Adidas Supernova Sequence
- ASICS Gel-Foundation 7
- ASICS Gel Evolution 5
- Saucony: 3D Grid Regulate
- Saucony: Grid Stabil 6
- New Balance 859 ST
- Nike Equalon
- Nike Zoom Nucleus
- Brooks Addiction 6
- Mizuno Wave Elixir
Shoes w/ Maximum Pronation Control
- New Balance 1010/1011
- Brooks Beast
- Brooks Ariel
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Easy Fashion Ideas To Help You Look Your Greatest
Do you wish to discover how to dress a little better? There are plenty of folks who want to dress to check their very best. The next article contains some great fashion tips you may use when you need to discover the clothes that work well for your body and lifestyle.
It is now fashionable for men to wear clothes that happen to be very baggy, but this needs to be avoided. This will make you peer sloppy and will make you look bigger than you truly are. While you do not have to use anything that is simply too restricted, one size larger than your actual size needs to be the limit.
Flip-flops really are a comfortable sort of footwear for casual occasions, but do not put them on to function or in formal situations. Seek out classy but comfortable shoes by using a low heel to use to work everyday. High heel shoes needs to be restricted to formal occasions, specifically if you will not must stand or walk significantly.
Make certain you are being strategic when picking how much skin you wish to show. This is very important because you ought to be sure that you will be not going past precisely what is considered tasteful in terms of the volume of coverage you may have. A great way to judge this is to accentuate just one feature of your body.
Wear clothes that flatter your body type. Because something is style does not mean that you ought to wear it. Every style was created by using a certain physique at heart. For example, skinny jeans were not created to make people look skinny these folks were manufactured for people that already are thin.
Don't shy away from thrift stores. You might be reluctant to wear used clothing, but keep an open mind. In the event you don't have much money to pay on the new outfit, your local thrift store could prove perfect. Take a look at thrift stores regularly. You can wind up finding some unique, fashionable additions in your wardrobe.
Keep the clothing after it is from style. Clothes come in and out of favor very quickly. Also you can get them to talk about with your children for his or her retro day at school or for Halloween. There are lots of uses that you will find through the clothes which you keep throughout the years.
An important fashion tip is to make certain that your pants would be the correct length. This is important because having pants that happen to be too much time or short might be a critical mistake in looking great. Make sure you prepare for the particular shoes that you will be wearing since it is likely to make a tremendous difference.
Have a look at people at malls, school, work, or anywhere to see what individuals are dressing like. This is a good way for you to discover if you really need to improve your fashion sense, or if you are perfectly fine so you look good how you will dress already.
Looking your greatest not just causes you to look really good, nevertheless it helps you to feel better about yourself. It will also cause people to look at your differently and respect you simply because you look great. Take advantage of the tips shared in the following paragraphs and you may discover how to dress great and obtain the respect that you deserve.
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This operation does not revoke Qualifications already assigned to Workers because the Qualifications might be needed for active HITs. If there are any pending requests for the Qualification type, Amazon Mechanical Turk rejects those requests. After you delete a Qualification type, you can no longer use it to create HITs or HIT types.
DeleteQualificationType must wait for all the HITs that use the deleted Qualification type to be deleted before completing. It may take up to 48 hours before DeleteQualificationType completes and the unique name of the Qualification type is available for reuse with CreateQualificationType.
For .NET Core and PCL this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to DeleteQualificationTypeAsync.
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I'll "Beet" It Outta Ya!
Posted by Renee | Filed under Events, Recipes
I recently did some demonstrations at the Catch Seafood Festival on the Taste Of Nova Scotia Culinary Stage. Here is an adaptation of that recipe witch includes golden, candy cane and bull's blood beets. Hope you "beet" it up!
Beet and Smoked Mackerel Salad
- 1 candy cane beet; peeled, quartered and thinly sliced
- 1 golden beet; peeled and julienned
- 1 bull's blood beet; peeled, quartered and thinly sliced
- 1/4 of a celery root; peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 Jonagold apple; julienned
- 6 radishes; thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup basil; roughly chopped
- 2 lemons; zest & juice
- 1/4 cup walnut oil
- Salt & pepper
- 1 cup micro-greens
- 3 fillets of smoked mackerel; flaked
Thinly slice your beets and radishes on a mandolin if possible; I use a "Benriner" which is a Japanese mandolin. Mix all your ingredients together in a bowl and serve.
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2 Responses to "I'll "Beet" It Outta Ya!"
Cynthia Says:
June 29th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Is YUM a sufficient comment. I saw quite a bit of this demo. Even dreamed about that nifty woodworking tool you used for zesting. What did you call it again?
I took some pics for our blog on novascotia.com. We'll have to chat. Great Blog Renee!
Cynthia (from Nova Scotia Tourism)
Renee Says:
July 1st, 2009 at 8:01 am
I thought the weekend was great too! The tool I used was a "rasp"; you can get them at Lee Valley tools. Let's get together for coffee soon.


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Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has confirmed the club are in talks with Eden Hazard over a new long-term contract.
Reports emerged over the weekend that Chelsea were eager to tie the Belgian, who joined from Lille in June 2012 for a reported fee of around £32million, down on fresh terms.
And, speaking ahead of his team's UEFA Champions League opener against Schalke on Wednesday, Mourinho revealed discussions with the 23-year-old are under way.
"It's true that Chelsea is trying to have an agreement for a longer contract. He [Hazard] wants to stay for more years," said the Portuguese.
"We can feel every day his motivation improving - we have big hopes he can reach higher levels and become one of the best.
"He was always a kid living on his natural talent, which was amazing, but [he now has] tactical education [and] mental education.
"He can be one of the greats of his generation. Chelsea is the perfect environment for him to have that evolution."
In stark contrast to Chelsea's impressive accumulation of 12 points from their first four Premier League games of the season, Schalke have endured a tough start to their Bundesliga campaign.
Jens Keller's men have taken just one point from three matches, and were beaten 4-1 at Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday.
However, Mourinho does not feel Schalke's domestic form will have any bearing on their Champions League hopes.
"I don't see that as a drama or as having a consequence in the Champions League," he added.
"Everything is different - probably the fact they lost their last match will make them stronger.
"They will have discussed their problems and will be a different team."


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