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You think all this caterwauling about the deficit is just a bunch of useless jibber-jabber that will never go anywhere? Well, we have millionaire Bill Keller basically telling non-millionaire baby boomers to cut their own throats and then "save" the next generation by cutting theirs. For the good of the country, dontcha know.
And then, courtesy Jay Ackroyd I see we have Third Way eagerly piggy-backing on his sophistry:
In this report, we argue that the only way for Democrats to save progressive priorities like NASA, highway funding, and clean energy research is to reform entitlements. The lame duck offers Congress a "Now or Never" chance to set the terms of a budget deal that saves money on entitlements, raises revenue, and protects investments. And the heart of the Democratic brand is depending on it.
I agree that we need to destroy the village in order to save it, but I'm not talking about the same village.
The entire political establishment is aligning to get this momentous change done at the moment of least accountability. And they will say anything to get it done, no matter how dishonest. This is not a choice between highways and clean energy and Social Security. The government can borrow at near zero interest rates to fund those kinds of investments. Social Security can pay out 100% of promised benefits for the next 20 years and if they want to extend that, they can raise the cap so that these millionaires who are so anxious for all of us to "sacrifice" can put some more money in that kitty.
Third Way is a terrible organization in so many ways. But this may be the most dishonest thing they've ever done. The idea of pitting future "investments" against future security for the American people is as low as it gets. I know the older folks won't fall for it because they know very well that social security is what makes the difference between some of them living like animals and living like human beings when they are unable to work anymore. I trust the kids aren't so dumb that they think cutting their own benefits will somehow help them.
We need investment desperately. And there's no reason we shouldn't do what wealthy investors all over the world are dong right now: use cheap money to stimulate the economy and build for the future. This is a very, very big con. I wish I believed that re-electing Obama will insure that this would never be signed into law. Unfortunately, I think we have to depend on the Tea Party. I hate that.


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GSA Officials Host Natchez Veterans Plaque Dedication
November 10, 2011
WWI memorial honors all who served
Natchez, Miss. – Today, GSA Administrator Martha Johnson and Southeast Sunbelt Regional Administrator Shyam Reddy hosted a dedication ceremony for the unveiling of four bronze plaques commemorating the service of Natchez area Veterans in World War I placed on the façade of the U.S. Courthouse here. The newly fabricated, inclusive plaques are dedicated in gratitude to the men and women of Adams County who served in World War I, and to those who died in the line of duty. A variety of local, state, federal, civic and cultural organizations participated in the event including the City of Natchez, Natchez Museum of African American History & Culture, and Natchez Historic Foundation.
"Today we celebrate and honor the service of veterans across our country with the dedication of this memorial – honoring our past, celebrating our present, and carrying us forward with clear-eyed optimism," said Johnson. "These new plaques honor all Adams County World War I veterans and are a symbol – not just to the families of those we remember today, but to the veterans and families of every generation – that no matter when you served or for how long and no matter your race, gender, or creed, your country will never leave your side."
Constructed in 1853, the building was renamed "Memorial Hall" in 1924 to recognize the contributions of World War I veterans. At that time, bronze plaques were installed on the front entrance to the building listing the names of Natchez area veterans. The plaques, cast during the height of the segregationist Jim Crow era, originally excluded the names African American veterans. The newly unveiled plaques honor the service of all Adams County World War I veterans– regardless of race, gender or creed.
The plaques remained in place as the building experienced several changes in ownership including GSA's acquisition of the building in 2004. Since then, GSA has pursued an ongoing commitment to memorialize all veterans from Adams County and honor the commitment and sacrifice of all who served. GSA conducted extensive historic research to develop an accurate and complete list of names to be included on new plaques.
Johnson remarked: "Today we have righted an 87 years old wrong and given those who served and sacrificed for our freedom the recognition they so richly deserve.
Using military rosters and the Veterans Affairs Board Records' List of Ex-Servicemen archived at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in Jackson, and Census records to verify veterans' names and their places of residency, historians concluded that the names of 700 African American, women and White veterans were excluded from the 1924 plaques. Research cited in a 2008 graduate thesis by Shane Peterson, California State University, also contributed to this effort.
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The Kletz Snack Bar at Hope College has received recognition in the 37th annual Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards Contest of the National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS).
The Kletz received the "Silver" award in the "Retail Sales - Single Stand-Alone Concept/Outlet" category of the competition. It is the highest award presented in the category's "Small School" division this year.
The winning programs will all be honored during the association's national convention on Saturday, July 10, in San Jose, Calif.
The award recognizes the Kletz for overall excellence in operation. Located on the ground level of the DeWitt Center, the Kletz operates throughout the school year as well as with reduced hours during college breaks, offering meals as well as varied other fare to the campus community as well as the public. The Kletz operates in addition to the dining service that is geared toward students in Cook and Phelps halls.
The Kletz had received the "Bronze" award in the competition in 2007, the only small-college program honored in the "Retail Sales - Single Stand-Alone Concept/Outlet" category that year.
Open to all institutional members of NACUFS, the contest features seven categories: "Residence Hall Dining - Theme Dinner," "Residence Hall Dining - Single Stand-Alone Concept/Outlet," "Residence Hall Dining - Multiple Concepts/Outlets," "Catering - Standard Menu," "Catering - Special Event," "Retail Sales - Single Stand-Alone Concept/Outlet" and "Retail Sales - Multiple Concepts/Outlets."
Competing schools are considered in three divisions based on size - small, medium or large - with Gold, Silver and Bronze honorees named in each division. Grand prize winners will be named during the national conference from the Gold award winners in the small, medium and large classifications.
The contest was designed to promote creativity and sound nutrition in the areas of food presentation, menu variety and merchandising. The event is named for Loyal E. Horton, a former NACUFS president and founding member of the association.
NACUFS is the trade association for food service professionals at more than 620 institutions of higher education in the United States, Canada and abroad, and was founded in 1958. The mission of NACUFS is to promote the highest quality of food service on school, college and university campuses by providing members with educational and training opportunities, technical assistance, scholarships, industry information and research.


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Fantasy Football
Fantasy Football Tips: Ultimate 2014 Starter List, Every 2013 Team Against QB/WR/TE/RB
In fantasy football it's much easier to determine your starters in the 2nd half of the season, as you have half a season+ of data on which to base your selections. Now of course you're always going to begin the season starting studs you took in the first few rounds, but for the guys you're splitting hairs about for your WR2, RB2, or FLEX, here are some numbers from last season, along with key additions and losses to aid you in determining your starting lineup.
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At the top of the list it's a Cowboys team that lost its best run defender, Sean Lee, to injury this off-season. It's pretty obvious that, no matter how much it hurts, your RBs are a must-start against Dallas.
Here's a list of every team's key defensive additions and losses this off-season:
Arizona Cardinals
Added: CB Antonio Cromartie, S Deone Bucannon (R)
Lost: CB Javier Arenas, ILB Jasper Brinkley, ILB Karlos Dansby, OLB Dontay Moch
Atlanta Falcons
Added: CB Javier Arenas, DE Tyson Jackson, DT Paul Soliai
Lost: S Thomas DeCoud, CB Dominique Franks, ILB Omar Gaither, OLB Stephen Nicholas, CB Asante Samuel
Baltimore Ravens
Added: ILB C.J. Mosley (R)
Lost: CB Corey Graham, DE Arthur Jones, ILB Jameel McClain
Buffalo Bills
Added: CB Corey Graham, OLB Keith Rivers, ILB Brandon Spikes
Lost: S Jairus Byrd
Carolina Panthers
Added: S Roman Harper
Lost: S Mike Mitchell, CB Captain Munnerlyn, ILB Jordan Senn
Chicago Bears
Added: DE Lamarr Houston, DE Israel Idonije, S M.D. Jennings, S Danny McCray, S Ryan Munday, ILB Jordan Senn, DE Willie Young, CB Kyle Fuller (R)
Lost: ILB Jeremy Cain, DT Henry Melton, DE Julius Peppers
Cincinnati Bengals
Added: OLB Dontay Moch, CB Darqueze Dennard (R)
Lost: CB Brandon Ghee, DE Michael Johnson
Cleveland Browns
Added: ILB Karlos Dansby, CB Isaiah Trufant, S Donte Whitner, CB Justin Gilbert (R)
Lost: ILB D'Qwell Jackson, S T.J. Ward
Dallas Cowboys
Added: DT Terrell McClain, DT Henry Melton, DE Jeremy Mincey
Lost: DT Jason Hatcher, S Danny McCray, DE DeMarcus Ware
Detroit Lions
Added: DE Vaughn Martin, OLB Darryl Tapp
Lost: S Louis Delmas, DE Israel Idonije, DE Willie Young
Denver Broncos
Added: CB Aqib Talib, S T.J. Ward, DE DeMarcus Ware, CB Bradley Roby (R)
Lost: DE Jeremy Mincey, CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, ILB Wesley Woodyard
Green Bay Packers
Added: DT Letroy Guion, DE Julius Peppers, S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (R)
Lost: S M.D. Jennings
Houston Texans
Added: DT Jerrell Powe, DE Jadeveon Clowney (R)
Lost: ILB Bryan Braman, ILB Joe Mays, DT Terrell McClain, DT Earl Mitchell, ILB Darryl Sharpton, DE Antonio Smith
Indianapolis Colts
Added: ILB D'Qwell Jackson, DE Arthur Jones
Lost: S Antoine Bethea, ILB Kavell Conner
Jacksonville Jaguars
Added: DE Red Bryant, DE Chris Clemons, DE Ziggy Hood, OLB Dekoda Watson
Lost: None
Kansas City Chiefs
Added: ILB Joe Mays, DT Vance Walker, OLB Dee Ford (R)
Lost: S Quintin Demps, DE Tyson Jackson, ILB Akeem Jordan, DT Jerrell Powe
Miami Dolphins
Added: S Louis Delmas, CB Cortland Finnegan, DT Earl Mitchell
Lost: CB Nolan Carroll, DE Vaughn Martin, DT Paul Soliai
Minnesota Vikings
Added: ILB Jasper Brinkley, CB Derek Cox, DT Tom Johnson, DT Linval Joseph, CB Captain Munnerlyn, OLB Anthony Barr (R)
Lost: DE Jared Allen, CB Chris Cook, DT Letroy Guion
New England Patriots
Added: CB Brandon Browner, CB Darrelle Revis, DE Dominique Easley (R)
Lost: ILB Dane Fletcher, ILB Brandon Spikes, CB Aqib Talib
New Orleans Saints
Added: S Jairus Byrd
Lost: CB Jabari Greer, S Roman Harper, S Malcolm Jenkins, DT Tom Johnson, WR Lance Moore, OLB Will Smith, ILB Jonathan Vilma
New York Giants
Added: S Quintin Demps, ILB Jameel McClain, CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, OLB O'Brien Schofield, CB Walter Thurmond
Lost: DT Linval Joseph, S Ryan Mundy, WR Hakeem Nicks, OLB Keith Rivers, DE Justin Tuck
New York Jets
Added: S Calvin Pryor (R)
Lost: CB Antonio Cromartie, CB Isaiah Trufant
Oakland Raiders
Added: G Kevin Boothe, CB Tarell Brown, T Austin Howard, WR James Jones, T Donald Penn, DE Antonio Smith, DE Justin Tuck, OLB LaMarr Woodley, OLB Khalil Mack (R)
Kept: T Khalif Barnes, RB Darren McFadden, S Usama Young
Lost: DE Lamarr Houston, RB Rashad Jennings, CB Tracy Porter, T Jared Veldheer, DT Vance Walker
Philadelphia Eagles
Added: OLB Bryan Braman, CB Nolan Carroll, S Malcolm Jenkins, S Chris Maragos, OLB Marcus Smith (R)
Lost: DT Clifton Geathers
Pittsburgh Steelers
Added: S Mike Mitchell, DT Cam Thomas, OLB Ryan Shazier (R)
Lost: DE Ziggy Hood, OLB LaMarr Woodley, DT Al Woods
St. Louis Rams
Added: DT Aaron Donald (R)
Lost: CB Cortland Finnegan
San Diego Chargers
Added: ILB Kavell Connor, CB Brandon Ghee, CB Jason Verrett (R)
Lost: CB Derek Cox, DT Cam Thomas
San Francisco 49ers
Added: S Antoine Bethea, CB Chris Cook, S Jimmie Ward (R)
Lost: CB Tarell Brown, S Donte Whitner
Seattle Seahawks
Added: DE Jared Allen
Lost: CB Brandon Browner, DT Red Bryant, DE Chris Clemons, S Chris Maragos, DT Clinton McDonald, OLB O'Brien Schofield, CB Walter Thurmond
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Added: OLB Jeremy Cain, ILB Dane Fletcher, DE Michael Johnson, DT Clinton McDonald, CB Alterraun Verner
Lost: OLB Adam Hayward, CB Darrelle Revis, OLB Dekoda Watson
Tennessee Titans
Added: DT Al Woods, ILB Wesley Woodyard
Lost: CB Alterraun Verner
Washington Redskins
Added: DT Clifton Geathers, DT Jason Hatcher, OLB Adam Hayward, ILB Akeem Jordan, CB Tracy Porter, ILB Darryl Sharpton
Lost: LB Darryl Tapp
(List from http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2014-03-19/2014-nfl-free-agency-team-tracker-offseason-moves)
Now for the receivers:
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Last year the Eagles got torched by WRs, they added some pieces to their secondary this off-season but no real big names. They also have an explosive offense meaning other teams are going to have to match them or at least try, WRs could have another big year vs PHI this season.
Tight ends:
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The Cardinals gave up big games to TEs considerably more than every other team in the league last season. Although they added a CB and drafted a S in the 1st round this off-season, they lost their top 2 LBs from last year. If you have a TE on your bench facing Arizona and are thinking of putting them in, do it.
Finally, if you're in a 2 QB or QB FLEX league here are the 2013 numbers for them:
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(charts from http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com)
Fantasy Football
Dallas Cowboys 2018 Fantasy Football Outlook
The Dallas Cowboys have had a ton of player movement on both sides of the football this offseason. Wide receiver overhauls, retirements, releases, and new acquisitions have changed the face of the Dallas Cowboys on the offensive side of the football. No longer are Dez Bryant and Jason Witten the names of note at wide receiver and tight end for the Dallas Cowboys, and all eyes turn to Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, and the offensive line to lead the team into 2018.
For fantasy footballers everywhere, there are a ton of questions that surround the Dallas Cowboys, so here I am to answer them. This will be a position by position breakdown of the team's fantasy football prospects and how you can take advantage.
Dak Prescott
As I outlined not long ago in my 2018 projection of Dak Prescott, I believe he is a good quarterback on the rise to elite levels. Only one player since the early 2000s has had double-digit rushing touchdowns in a season, Cam Newton, and he's done it twice since entering the league.
Dak Prescott has averaged six rushing touchdowns over his first two seasons and when he ran in 2017, he was much more effective than in 2016 to the tune of a 1.5 yards per carry year-to-year increase.
Here is what Dak Prescott's 2017 stat line would have looked like at his first eight games of the season pace:
- 326 completions on 518 attempts for a completion percentage of 63%
- 3,636 passing yards
- 32 touchdown passes to 8 interceptions
- 390 rushing yards on 50 attempts for 8 rushing touchdowns
Note. I've previously stated that Dak was on pace for 12 rushing touchdowns through the first half of 2017, upon further review, I made a mistake. He was on pace for eight rushing touchdowns. My apologies.
On the fantasy football side of things, Dak has been a very good option since his rookie campaign in the NFL. In 2016, Dak Prescott provided 12 games in which he scored more than 15 standard fantasy football points. In 2017, he was on pace for 14 such games after having seven in the first half of the season, but had only two more over the second half.
He's been a safe floor for fantasy football teams over the course of his two-year career, but has also exceed 20 points in standard quarterback scoring 12 times in 32 games.
Currently, he's being drafted on average as the 17th quarterback in fantasy football despite finishing inside the quarterback top 12 in 2016 and as the QB13 in points per game in 2017.
In total quarterback scoring, Dak was QB10 on the season in 2017.
The Dallas Cowboys have upgraded their offensive line's starting five as well as the depth behind the starters in the event there is an injury this season, and so I feel much better about Dak and the offense going into 2018 than others might.
In addition to offensive line depth, there isn't the lingering suspension of best friend and running buddy Ezekiel Elliott hanging over the offense's head.
When Zeke plays, Dak is better. Without Zeke in the offense, Dak averaged only 12.84 fantasy points per game. When Dak was without Tyron Smith and Ezekiel Elliott for two games, Dak averaged 7.52 points per game against the Atlanta Falcons and the Philadelphia Eagles.
If you aren't playing with other Cowboys fans, you are likely able to get a great value at quarterback if you wait on Dak Prescott in your leagues. If you don't believe me, check out Spoony's thread.
This is an excellent analytical discussion on Dak's value at the moment, relative to what Dak has been as a fantasy football option:
spoony on Twitter
Dak Prescott is undervalued at his QB19-20 and his QB15 according to DLF's 2QB ADP price tag when he's finished as the QB6 and QB10 respectively the past two years. https://t.co/D8YRFYEAWF
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Ezekiel Elliott
Let me start by saying, Ezekiel Elliott is my number one player in all of fantasy football. You may call me a homer, and that's fine. I'll admit, I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan through and through, but I'm also going to throw a bunch of statistics at you as well.
Since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger, only two running backs have averaged more yards per game in their first two seasons than Ezekiel Elliott's 104.6 rushing yards per game: Eric Dickerson and Clinton Portis.
As a rookie, Ezekiel Elliott led the league in rushing and accumulated 1,994 total yards while sitting out the week 17 contest against the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2017, even though he sat out six games in the middle of the season and had a game against the Denver Broncos where he rushed for eight yards on nine carries, Elliott nearly had 1,000 yards rushing.
Elliott's two-year total yard average is 129.9 yards per game. In year two, he saw an increase in targets and is an amazingly effective pass catcher.
Over two seasons and 58 receptions, Ezekiel Elliott has a 10.9 yards per reception average. As we've seen in games against the Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, and the Washington Redskins, Elliott is excellent on screen passes. Although he's only averaged 2.3 receptions per game, he's been really good with those receptions.
Over his 25 game career he's scored 25 touchdowns. You can do the math there. When a player is as consistent as Elliott has been in scoring touchdowns, it's hard not to love him in fantasy football.
So, if you look at his career averages at this point, you're looking at 18.9 standard fantasy points per game over the first two seasons of his career. In his two years he's only had one game where he didn't reach 10 fantasy points, the week two game vs Denver in 2017.
That's an amazingly consistent floor.
In his 25 games, he's had 15 games go over 15 fantasy points and 10 games go over 20 fantasy points.
In the last two seasons, no running back who's rushed for at least 1,800 yards has more rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, or a better yards per carry than Elliott. And while we like our running backs to be able to catch the football, the most important thing is what they do with it when it's handed to them.
You may like Todd Gurley or Le'Veon Bell or David Johnson more, but to me there isn't a player who's as safe as Ezekiel Elliott in the top five of your fantasy football drafts. Gurley has had an up and down career, though he was incredible in 2017, Bell is in the midst of a hold out, and Johnson is coming off of an injury.
Take who you like most of those four, but for me it's Elliott all the way.
For more statistical analysis on Ezekiel Elliott, you can read my in-depth 2018 projection for him here at Inside The Star.
Rod Smith
Rod Smith is the primary handcuff for Ezekiel Elliott, but you shouldn't necessarily be in a rush to own him. He was ok in 2017 as a reserve rusher while Elliott was suspended. Smith - in a time share with Alfred Morris - only eclipsed 100 total yards one time, week 13 vs the New York Giants when he caught five passes for 113 yards to go with his six carries for 47 yards.
In the six games that Elliott sat out, Smith averaged 3.56 yards per carry on 43 carries. Morris got the majority of the workload with 99 carries and was far better with 4.34 yards per carry. Smith did score five touchdowns to Morris' one, but it's hard to say just how reliable Smith will be as a backup runner if called into full-time duty.
There is a bit of competition for secondary touches in the backfield now with the return of the Dallas Cowboys' 2016 sixth round pick Darius Jackson, the addition of Tavon Austin via trade, and the selection of rookie Bo Scarbrough in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
In 2016 when Ezekiel Elliott played a full season, the Dallas Cowboys ran the ball 499 times. If you take away his 322 carries and Quarterback Dak Prescott's 57, that leaves only 120 carries for the rest of the running back group. That's 7.5 carries per game remaining. With Tavon Austin in the fold, I'd imagine he gets a carry or two per game, which leaves 5-6 carries available for the rest of the running back group.
Even if Smith is the primary backup, there isn't enough work for him to be a viable fantasy football running back for you. So you have to ask yourself, is he worth a roster spot if he's only getting five carries a game?
Smith may be the front-runner to back up Ezekiel Elliott but I don't think his job is necessarily secure. If Jackson or Scarbrough can have a big camp, it might push Smith.
At the moment, in deep leagues, you can draft Smith with one of your late picks, but I wouldn't sweat it if you have needs elsewhere. Elliott has shown to be a durable player over the years.
Bo Scarbrough and Darius Jackson
At the moment, I wouldn't draft either of these guys in any redraft or short-bench formats. There is just too much uncertainty as to who will make the roster.
Scarbrough has the advantage of being the recent draft pick, but Darius Jackson has a slight experience edge and is probably better prepared to play special teams at the moment. If you're in a dynasty league, Bo is probably the one you should own, but he'd be no more than an end-of-the-roster stash.
The Dallas Cowboys don't give their secondary running backs a lot of work and it's extremely unlikely that a third running back gets much work.
Wide Receiver
I'll go on record and say that some of this is guess-work based on what we know at the moment from OTAs and minicamp. How I rank them is based on the confidence I have that they'll have a role in 2018.
The difficulty in predicting how the wide receivers will be deployed and who will be the lead guy is in understanding the Dallas Cowboys' offense.
Dak Prescott's game is predicated on working through his progressions to find the wide receiver that's open. Sometimes that will be his first look and sometimes it will be the fourth option in the play. As we've seen with Dak and former Cowboys Wide Receiver Dez Bryant, Dak never really looked comfortable forcing the ball Dez's way and their chemistry never really worked.
Dak is at his best when he can allow the play to develop and get the ball to the open guy. The Dallas Cowboys have done a good job of collecting a group of receivers who don't need to be "thrown open," but will utilize their route running and quickness to create good throwing windows for Dak.
The other aspect is understanding that the Dallas Cowboys are a running team.
I mentioned it last week when reviewing the Dallas Cowboys' 2017 offense that they ran the ball the third most of any team in the NFL at a rate of 47.9% of their plays.
Any thoughts we have about the wide receiver group should have tempered expectations because who emerges week to week should look different depending on the matchups. The fact that Ezekiel Elliott and the run game are going to eat up so much of the play calling will limit the ceiling of the wide receiver group.
Through two seasons, Dak Prescott has only averaged 474.5 passing attempts per season. In 2016, his best season to date, he only attempted 459 passes.
In that 2016 season, when Dak Prescott was so successful, he fairly evenly dispersed his targets among his top three wide receivers Cole Beasley (98), Dez Bryant (96), and Jason Witten (95), with Terrance Williams coming in fourth (61).
Dez Bryant missed three games to injury, but if we prorate his target number he's looking at 118 targets over the course of a 16-game season. That comes out to a one target per game difference between Dez and Cole Beasley.
If everything goes according to plan, the Dallas Cowboys should see this kind of target dispersal amongst their top four targets.
One thing to note is that none of the Dallas Cowboys receivers are going to cost you in drafts. They'll be available after the 12th round of drafts in pretty much any format, so you can gamble on them and not feel like you took a risk if they didn't pay off.
Not like drafting Odell Beckham Jr. in 2017 with the 1.01 and then having him break his ankle the first game of the season, like I did.
With all that said, let's try to figure out this wide receiver group a little bit.
Allen Hurns
At the moment, Allen Hurns is the wide receiver I want to own in the Dallas Cowboys passing game. His ability to fill a lot of what Dez Bryant could do, while also mixing in a strong ability to run routes to the middle of the field makes him a strong candidate to be the top wide receiver on the roster in 2018.
Slowed by injuries for much of 2016 and 2017, Hurns went over 1,000 yards receiving in 2015 while playing in only 15 games.
If we were to adjust Hurns' yardage pace over the course of his career to a complete 16 game season, he'd have averaged 821 yards per season. That's not a great number, but it's serviceable for someone you are going to use for a bye week or two.
For his career he's averaged 14.1 yards per reception and has scored 21 touchdowns. That touchdown number is inflated by the 10 he caught in 2015. Let's just say that anyone who can go for 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns with Blake Bortles as their quarterback should be taken fairly seriously as a wide receiver threat.
To begin the season, I like Hurns the most out of this group of players.
The veteran has the ability to play all over the formation and uses good route running, strong hands, and toughness to be a factor where Dak wants to get his guys the ball, the short to intermediate part of the field.
Cole Beasley
Cole Beasley has the most experience of any of the Dallas Cowboys wide receivers and has a role already locked in.
There was some thought before the Ryan Switzer trade with Oakland that Beasley may have some competition in Switzer, but that was quickly erased. We already knew Bease would be the slot guy. Then reports came out of offseason practices that the team has been moving Cole Beasley around the formation as opposed to only lining him up in the slot.
This seems to support the narrative that the Cowboys are trying to find a group of wide receivers they can line up in a variety of ways to take advantage of their varied skill sets.
The Dallas Cowboys love Cole Beasley. Dak Prescott loves Cole Beasley. What that means for his fantasy outlook is anyone's guess.
After seeing 98 targets in 2016, Cole Beasley caught 75 passes for 833 yards and five touchdowns, Beasley had a bit of a fall back to Earth in 2017. Mostly related to teams beginning to take him away as Dak's safety valve in 2017, Bease wasn't nearly as productive as he was the previous year. On many plays, Cole was getting extra attention from a linebacker in his underneath routes making it more difficult for Dak to utilize his slot receiver.
The Dallas Cowboys' offensive staff is making adjustments to hopefully get Beasley open a bit easier, but time will tell how it will turn out on the stat sheet.
In PPR formats I like Cole Beasley as a fifth or sixth wide receiver on your roster 'cause he has some upside play. He's by far Dak's go to guy on the roster.
Michael Gallup
Reports are that Michael Gallup was the most consistent wide receiver in OTAs and minicamp.
We know that rookie wide receivers have a difficult time transitioning to the NFL game and after the first round, that transition is a bit more difficult. However, I'd argue that Gallup might be the most underrated player from this draft class as he combines good size, speed, route running, and catching ability to be an impact player in year one.
Jeff Cavanaugh from 105.3 The Fan in Dallas/Fort Worth had Michael Gallup as his number one wide receiver in the 2018 NFL Draft.
That's a minority opinion, but Jeff knows his stuff. Given the depth of this draft, getting him at 81 was impressive. Had it been a more shallow draft at WR, he probably comes off the board in the second round at the latest.
Despite having all the tools to be an impact player as a rookie, he'll still have a bit of a depth chart hill to climb. The wide receiver room is pretty full at the moment, and if Terrance Williams is available as well, that clouds the picture for Gallup too.
In your fantasy drafts, I see Gallup as a late-round flier in standard and PPR leagues. How training camp unfolds and how he continues to build on his stellar offseason will determine how much he plays early in the preseason.
If he can show a consistent ability to beat press coverage, catch what's thrown his way, and be effective as a blocker in the running game, then he'll get a chance to prove himself early in the season.
Tavon Austin
He may get a RB or RB/WR designation in your fantasy leagues. No matter how he's designated, the team and Tavon Austin have described him as a wide receiver this offseason. And that's how he's been used.
From OTAs and minicamp, it was reported that Austin was running with the first team offense when it went to its three wide receiver sets and that he was being targeted on deep routes as well as in the red zone. They've got plans for the former first round pick, who they acquired from the Los Angeles Rams for a sixth round pick this year.
Like others in the wide receiver group, it's nearly impossible to predict the opportunities or targets that will come their way.
I've gone on record saying that Austin will likely get five offensive touches a game. A couple of carries and 3-5 targets or so. That's not enough to really get all that excited about, but if you're in a league that offers return yards, then you have a lot to get excited about as he'll probably be the team's primary kick returner.
Terrance Williams
Terrance Williams is the next most experienced wide receiver on the Cowboys depth chart behind Cole Beasley. He's been an effective and productive player. He's mixed in phenomenal play at times with some underwhelming play as well.
He's a great blocker in the running game, which is very important to this team, so if he's healthy, he's going to have a role in the offense. Getting snaps, though, doesn't mean he's worth drafting in fantasy football.
Despite playing 16 games in each of the last two seasons, Williams hasn't had more than 600-receiving yards. With the depth that Dallas has in this group, I find it very unlikely that he'll eclipse that number in 2018 either.
The most important things to watch are off the field with Williams.
He broke his foot during the offseason and has been recovering and rehabbing since. Then there was a middle of the night incident where he allegedly ran his Lamborghini into a light pole in Frisco, TX and was arrested.
The league could respond with a suspension for violating the league's Personal Conduct Policy. The Dallas Cowboys could opt to release Williams if a suspension occurs, to get out from his contract that runs through the 2020 season. It would cost them money to release him this year, but begin to get more cap relief after the 2018 season and even more after the 2019 season.
He could be a trade candidate if a team is willing to part with a sixth or seventh round pick.
Others to Watch
Noah Brown, Deonte Thompson, Lance Lenoir, and Cedric Wilson
The rest of the group will be on the roster bubble and could get pushed off the roster if the team feels they can't carry six or seven receivers to start 2018. That includes 2018 free agent signee Deonte Thompson who definitely has the experience edge, but depending on the play of Austin, could find his role redundant.
Noah Brown has the best chance to make the roster based on his abilities in the run game.
Lance Lenoir and Cedric Wilson are intriguing players, but will most likely end up on the team's practice squad as developmental depth.
My WR Rankings
- Allen Hurns
- Cole Beasley
- Michael Gallup
- Tavon Austin
- Terrance Williams
- Noah Brown
- Deonte Thompson
- Cedric Wilson
- Lance Lenoir
Tight End
If wide receiver is hard to figure out, then tight end is impossible. The Dallas Cowboys' tight end group doesn't have the experience that the wide receiver group has with Beasley, Williams, Hurns, and Thompson, and therefore is a more difficult group to predict.
I wrote last week about the tight end group and how the Dallas Cowboys could use a committee approach to their tight end deployment.
Of the tight ends, at the moment, I think it's Geoff Swaim who gets the majority of the snaps with the first team since they do want to run the ball. He's their best blocking tight end on the team and the most likely to make an impact week one. He hasn't been used much in the passing game, but when Jason Witten is on the team, no tight end is going to be used much in the passing game.
Over the course of the season, however, I could see any of the remaining three tight ends -- Blake Jarwin, Dalton Schultz, or Rico Gathers -- working their way to the top of the depth chart.
If you pinned me down and asked me to pick one of the four to have the biggest impact in 2018, I'd choose Blake Jarwin.
The front office thought enough of him to prevent the Philadelphia Eagles from snatching him off of their practice squad by promoting him to the 53-man roster late in 2017, and he's already been getting some time with the first team offense. Along with rookie Michael Gallup, Jarwin has been a standout for the offense.
Rico Gathers has the size and athleticism to have a huge impact in the passing game and, depending on how his blocking looks during training camp and in the preseason, he's also got a shot to earn a role with the offense. He may not be the fastest, but his size allows him to box out defenders and he's athletic enough to get down the seam and challenge in the middle of the field.
The team loves Dalton Schultz, their second fourth round pick in 2018. He didn't get many opportunities to catch the ball at Stanford in their run-heavy offense, but he was effective when called upon. Because of his work in the run game, he'll get a chance to be on the field in two and three tight end packages, and with his quickness could be targeted in goal line situations.
This is one of the more intriguing training camp battles to watch as the Dallas Cowboys report in six days.
If your league still utilizes kickers, my philosophy is always wait till the last round to draft one.
Better yet, don't bother drafting one at all and instead wait until the preseason plays out to give you more information on the roster you have before adding your kicker.
Dan Bailey is still one of the better kickers in the league, though he struggled during the last half of 2017 to make kicks and had his worst field goal percentage of his career by more than 10 percentage points. He only played in 12 games and had the fewest attempts of his career.
2017 seems like an aberration for Bailey, who has been one of the most accurate kickers in NFL history, trading that title with the Baltimore Ravens Justin Tucker for the last couple of years.
If you're drafting with non-Dallas Cowboys fans -- first, find new friends -- you'll probably be able to snag Dan Bailey in the last part of the last round of your draft, since most will probably go another direction.
The thing about Bailey is that when he's on, he's one of the best kickers in the NFL.
The Dallas Cowboys' offense is really good at moving the ball, gaining on average 35 yards per drive in 2017. That means an average drive by the Dallas Cowboys gets them to the opposing 40 yard line, if an average drive started at the 25.
With better protection for Dak Prescott and better run blocking for Ezekiel Elliott, the Dallas Cowboys will get back to what they looked like on offense in 2016 and the first half of the 2017 season.
Yes, I'm going to talk about Punter Chris Jones briefly, since Fleaflicker.com has added punters as a roster option.
Chris Jones finished 2017 27th in yards per punt. He was second in the league at punts downed inside the 20 and first in the NFL with 51.5% of his punts downed inside the 20. His touchback percentage was tied for 23rd in the NFL at 7.6%, while his net punt was eighth in the NFL at 41.4 yards per punt.
Punting stats taken from FoxSports.com.
Dallas Cowboys Team Defense
The Dallas Cowboys finally received an elite pass rushing effort from DeMarcus Lawrence in 2017 to the tune of 14.5 sacks, but finished in the middle of the pack in total sacks. Some of that is due to David Irving missing the first four games of 2017 due to suspension and the last four due to concussion.
Irving will miss the first four games again in 2018, but hopefully the Dallas Cowboys have found a few more guys who can rush the passer and can add to their 38 sacks from 2017.
They've got a host of players with potential to help out on the right side of the defensive line after starter Tyrone Crawford. It's the interior that is a question mark, at least for the first four games. The Dallas Cowboys coaching staff is hoping that Jihad Ward and Datone Jones can fill the gap left by Irving's suspension.
The point is, they need help from someone on the line. DeMarcus Lawrence can't do it all.
The thing I'm looking for when it comes to this defense is an increase in interceptions with the hiring of Defensive Backs Coach and Passing Game Coordinator Kris Richard, who brings with him the aggressive mentality from the Seattle Seahawks' "Legion of Boom."
Richard's going to have his corners playing more press in coverage, which if they are as good as Cowboys Nation hopes they are, should put them in position to get their hands on more footballs.
2017 was the first time since 2010 that the Seattle Seahawks were outside the top 10 in yards allowed (11th) and points allowed (13th), despite having a ton of injuries to the defense. Four times between 2011 and 2017 did the Seattle Seahawks finish first in the NFL in points allowed. The other years in that seven season span they finished third, seventh, and 13th.
Twice during that same span did the Seahawks finish first in the NFL in yards allowed.
Now, we know that they don't have the players on that Seattle did during their elite years, but the defensive back group has a lot of potential. They play sticky in coverage and with an edge to their games.
With Kris Richard at the helm of the defensive backs group, there's no telling how high they can climb.
Individual Defensive Players (IDPs)
As far as Individual Defensive Players go, Sean Lee is the Dallas Cowboy to own. He's an elite linebacker when healthy and will give you plenty of tackles as well as plays on the ball in the passing game.
After Lee, Jaylon Smith is worth taking a shot on if you have a deep bench and can stash him. All signs point to him being much closer to 100% than he was a year ago. Even if he's >90% recovered from the devastating knee injury he suffered in the Fiesta Bowl in 2016, he'll be an elite middle linebacker for the Cowboys.
In the secondary, I'd target Xavier Woods. He has the most well-rounded game of any of the Dallas Cowboys defensive backs. He can tackle, play the run, defend in man-to-man, and play the deep middle of the field in zone coverage. He still has a lot to prove in only his second year, but the Cowboys defensive coaching staff seems very content to go into the season with Woods as the starter at free safety.
Along the defensive line, in addition to DeMarcus Lawrence, definitely keep David Irving on your radar. Not only did Irving finish with seven sacks in eight games, but he was fourth on the team in passes defended. If you project Irving's numbers over a 16-game season, he'd have had 14 sacks, 12 passes defended, 26 tackles and 18 assisted tackles.
You may not want Irving until his suspension comes up, but I'm holding onto him where I can, because he's a difference maker when he's in the game.
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As always, if you have any fantasy football draft, trade, or sit/start questions, don't hesitate to ask me on Twitter @john9williams.
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Is Dak Prescott a Player to Avoid in Fantasy Football in 2018?
For the Dallas Cowboys, the plan is to stick with Dak Prescott to hopefully turn him into a successful long-term franchise quarterback. Going into his third year in the league, this could be a season that defines his future on America's Team.
However, after the entire team struggled in 2017 while trying to overcome several key absences (including Ezekiel Elliott and Tyron Smith), Prescott's level of play has been questioned by plenty around the league. Fans, analysts and writers everywhere aren't as sure as they were in 2016 about the quarterback's future.
And now, according to NFL.com, Fantasy Football players should beware of drafting Dak Prescott once their "friendly" (we all know they're anything but friendly) seasons begin.
Earlier this week, NFL.com Fantasy Editor Marcas Grant published an article telling us ten players to avoid for the 2018 Fantasy Football season. Perhaps it may come as a surprise to some that Dak Prescott is in there among names like Ty Montgomery and Jack Doyle. You can read his full article here.
To be honest, I see his point here.
It's more than fair to say that it's not going to be an easy year for Dak. He's got to prove a lot in a year that could have a juicy extension at the end of it. After going through a sort of an expected sophomore slump, Prescott's third year in the NFL should be his best one yet.
There's a big but, though. Dez Bryant and Jason Witten are long gone, leaving Dak Prescott with a promising yet unproven set of pass catchers.
Will a dominant running game led by five great offensive linemen and Ezekiel Elliott be enough to help Dak and the rest of the offense? Probably. but how much will Prescott be able to accomplish?
Through a painful 9-7 season in which the Cowboys never seemed to be able to find a steady pace, #4's stats took a hit. Here are his numbers from his two years in the pros:
- 2016: 311 completions, 67.8% completion percentage, 3,667 yards, 23 TDs and 4 INTs.
- 2017: 308 completions, 62.9% completion percentage, 3,324 yards, 22 TDs and 13 INTs.
- He also ran for six touchdowns in each of his two seasons.
Per FantasyData.com, his fantasy points dropped from 286.88 in 2016 to 260.66 in 2017.
Despite his numbers dropping, Dak certainly took huge strides as a passer. From taking command of the offense as a captain to making throws he wouldn't make as a rookie, Prescott was able to demonstrate improvements during a rough sophomore slump.
Even with Dez gone, the receivers the front office brought in throughout the offseason are expected to be Dak-friendly. If the receiving corps actually make his strengths shine, the Cowboys' offense will take a huge step in 2018.
Maybe, as Jason Witten mentioned on Adam Schefter's Podcast, Dez is as good as anyone going up for the football. But that's not what will make Dak shine. This revamped WR room might be just what he needs, though.
At the end of the day, even though I truly believe he'll have a good career in the NFL and that he's the future of the Dallas Cowboys, I doubt he should be marked as an early target in the Fantasy Football world.
As of right now, from a Fantasy Football perspective, I would barely rank him as a Top 15 quarterback for many reasons.
First of all, the Cowboys' game will revolve around Ezekiel Elliott. Secondly, it doesn't matter how much faith we put into these pass catchers, they haven't proved anything yet.
Dak is not a bad player at all. But taking Prescott in the middle or even late rounds of a Fantasy Draft might be the safest way to go right now.
Lastly, I leave you with some "Fantasy Nuggets" from fellow Inside The Star writer and Fantasy Football Guru John Williams:
- Dak failed to score 10 standard format fantasy points only four times last season. He scored 15+ points nine times and 20+ six times in 2017.
- In 2017 - even with a down second half - he finished as the 13th best QB in points per game and as the tenth best in total QB scoring.
- In 2016, he was in the top 10 in both categories mentioned in the previous bullet point.
- His ability to run and score touchdowns on the ground easily make him one of the best 12 QB options for fantasy football.
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Fantasy Football Implications of Ezekiel Elliott's Suspension
Ezekiel Elliott has been suspended by the NFL for 6 games for violating the league's Personal Conduct Policy. This will leave a void in the backfield for the Dallas Cowboys and on many fantasy football rosters around the world. As it is with the real league, it's a next man up philosophy in the world of fantasy football as well.
At the moment, that next man up is Darren McFadden.
Just two years ago, with Dallas still clinging to playoff hopes in the wake of Tony Romo's injury, McFadden rushed for more than 1,000 yards. He finished fifth in the NFL that season despite not seeing more than 10 carries a game until week six. From week 6 until the end of the season, McFadden had 7 games with more than 90 yards rushing.
McFadden's touchdown total from that season leaves a lot to be desired, but let's not forget the quarterbacking chaos that went on that season. Between Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassel, and Kellen Moore, defenses weren't worried about being beat in the passing game.
Frankly, it's a miracle that McFadden rushed for 1,000 yards.
Over 11 games from weeks 6-17, McFadden averaged 21.45 touches per game and 108.27 total yards per game. At that pace, stretched over a 16 game season, McFadden would have totaled 1,732 yards, which would have led all running backs in total yards that season.
If you still have to draft, I would take a chance on McFadden around the 7th or 8th round in 10 or 12 team drafts.
As for Alfred Morris, he will get some touches as much as the Dallas Cowboys will look to run the ball. That being said the second half of 2016 showed who the coaches preferred as the backup.
The last time Morris ran for more than 1,000 yards was in 2014. In 2015, if you'll remember, he lost his job to Matt Jones who has since lost his job to UDFA Rob Kelley, who is starting but is being threatened by 2017 draft pick Samaje Perine.
When Morris played last year he was pretty ineffective averaging a career-low 3.5 yards per carry.
With McFadden's injury history, you can take a shot on Alfred Morris late in your fantasy drafts around the second to last or the last round.
How Should You Value Ezekiel Elliott in Upcoming Fantasy Drafts?
That's a difficult question to answer, because a lot will depend on your league settings. My simple answer is, if you can get any discount on Ezekiel Elliott from his average draft position of 3.0, then you're getting a good value for at least the second half of the season.
Just a week ago I wrote to not allow this absence to sway you too much. I stand by that.
Fantasy football is about getting as much value as you can with each draft pick. Elliott is a top 5 value in any setting, even if he has to sit out. I think you can comprise a roster good enough to get into the playoffs, then you'll want Elliott for a playoff run.
Just like the Dallas Cowboys, all you need to do is tread water while he's out. If you can make it through the suspension at or around .500, you will still be in good position to win your fantasy football league.
When Elliott comes back, he will be the starter.
Even if they make him earn it, it won't take long. He's just better than McFadden and Morris. If your league lets Elliott somehow slip outside of the first round, snatch him up and make sure you draft McFadden. You'll thank me for it later.
While many will look at this situation as a detriment to Dak Prescott and may feel deterred from drafting him as the 9th quarterback in your league, I actually see it the opposite. While Dak was very efficient in Dallas' run-first offense, he showed throughout the 2016 season that he could be leaned upon in a shootout or to bring the team back from a large deficit.
In fact, Dak might have played his best game of the season during the playoff loss to Green Bay when the team got down 21-3. Forced to pass, Prescott completed 63% of his passes for 302 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in nearly leading the team back to victory.
With a full offseason in the Dallas offense and a really good compliment of receivers led by Dez Bryant, I fully anticipate Dak to have an excellent sophomore campaign.
Dallas may lean more on the pass during Elliott's absence, which will make Dak more valuable to me. Remember fantasy football is about acquiring stats and with Elliott out, Dak will have a great chance at putting up even bigger numbers. Especially if the run game is ineffective.
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The Hope teams are headed to the NCAA Division III championships for the fourth consecutive year and the sixth time this decade. Over the past four seasons the Hope basketball teams have combined to post a 215-33 record (.867). The Flying Dutch have gone 112-7 during that span while the Flying Dutchmen have been 103-26. The Flying Dutchmen have now qualified for the Division III championships 20 times while the Flying Dutch will be in the post-season classic an 11th time.
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Teck is among the world's top 20 mining companies, with 13 operations from northwest Alaska to Newfoundland to central Chile, and projects in Europe, Asia and Africa. President and chief executive officer Don Lindsay need only look out a northeast-facing window at Teck's 33rd-floor office to remind himself of that.
Across Burrard Inlet, at North Vancouver's Neptune Terminals, vast tonnes of black steelmaking coal gathered from Teck's mines in southeast British Columbia and Alberta await shipment to hungry markets in Asia.
Measured by tonnage, coal is B.C.'s largest export and Teck accounts for most of it, shipped primarily from the Roberts Bank coal port in Delta but increasingly from Neptune, as Teck increases exports to keep pace with growing international demand.
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Teck's recent investments include $480 million to modernize its flagship Highland Valley copper mine near Kamloops, $210 million for its Trail lead and zinc smelter and $440 million for mine-life extensions at Carmen de Andacollo mine in Chile.
In B.C., the company plans to hire 1,500 people in the next three years and spend $1 billion.
"You're putting the money into Chile, or B.C., but you're really investing in China," Lindsay said. "You wouldn't make that investment unless you had confidence that the Chinese are going to consume the copper, the coal, whatever it might be."
B.C. accounts for one third of Canada's annual copper production and, since Canada is one of the world's top 10 copper producers, that makes B.C. a world player in the market for this multi-purpose metal.
China consumes 40 per cent of the world's copper, up from about nine per cent in 2002. Over the same time period, the United States' copper consumption has fallen to about six per cent, from 25 per cent.
In the absence of a strong North American lumber market — which won't revive without a recovery in U.S. housing starts — coal export volumes destined primarily for Asia are now close to double the size of lumber exports that go mainly to the U.S.
It is a transformation that many governments and businesses are still struggling to grasp, Lindsay said. It has revived the B.C. mining industry, enabling some marginal operators to shed debt.
Others have been able to reopen mines once considered uneconomic, leading to record investment in the development of new mines.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, which does an annual review of the B.C. mining industry, recently estimated that mining accounts for two per cent of the province's gross domestic product, or GDP.
In 2010, its impact on the economy was worth close to $9 billion and it supported 45,703 jobs, including 8,195 direct employment at operating mines. Tax revenue totalled $938 million, including $449.2 million to Ottawa and $418 million to Victoria, plus $74.6 million in municipal taxes generated through spending.
Coal was responsible for 46 per cent of net revenue within the sector in 2010 and copper 21 per cent.
"A lot of people in quite senior decision-making positions may think that China is 50-per-cent bigger than the U.S. or something like that. They won't think that they're five times bigger than the U.S. China in steel [consumption] is eight times the size of the U.S.," Lindsay said. "So just imagine lining up eight U.S. economies in a row — that's why that market is so important to commodities, and not just Teck but to anybody that's involved in the commodity business."
In March, Lindsay was in Beijing for the annual China Economic Development Forum, an ongoing series of high-level discussions involving global business leaders, academics, economists and Chinese decision makers.
Teck was there because the Chinese government took a 17-per-cent interest in the company when it was hit with a credit freeze during the 2008 global economic meltdown.
"China is a government that has the economic levers and knows how and when to pull them — and can. And they do," Lindsay said. You have to go there and see their point of view as much as you can, to have any level of confidence that they can carry on what they're doing.
"If they say they're going to do something, they will do it."
Commodities analyst Patricia Mohr, vice-president at Scotiabank Economics, points to China-fuelled copper demand as a key reason for the robust performance of B.C.'s mining sector in recent years after a severe lag in the 1990s and the early part of the last decade.
"Copper last year was in a supply deficit. It is in a supply deficit this year. It's very difficult to knock copper prices down for more than a couple of months, then it comes back," Mohr said.
"Typically you do not get a rebound in commodity prices or in base metals until about a year and a half after the end of a U.S. recession. But this time you got a rebound in copper and other base metals when the U.S. was still in a recession and it was because of China."
Strong copper prices have been good for B.C., Mohr noted. "A lot of rejuvenation in mines in British Columbia has been copper-related."
Several copper mines — including Huckleberry, Gibraltar and Copper Mountain — that had either struggled or shut down supposedly for good at sub-$1 per pound copper prices are thriving or expanding with prices well above $3.
A new copper-gold mine, Mount Milligan, is in the process of opening.
Even Teck had plans for the closure of Highland Valley, Canada's largest copper mine. Now, it's planning to keep the mine open until at least 2025.
Mohr believes the bull run has a few years to go, more than enough time to get more mines open in B.C. The province wants eight new mines open by 2015.
"The low for copper [in the past year] was $3.08 a pound in early October, at the height of all the concern over the eurozone [finance and debt] difficulties. Today it's more like $3.85, which is extremely lucrative.
"Copper this year is still in a supply-side deficit and I'm expecting quite strong prices for copper, maybe averaging $3.90 [US] a pound. Next year it may be $3.70 to $3.80, and then moving down a bit mid-decade but maybe not as much as people imagine, and the reason for that is that some of the new copper mine expansion will be in central Africa and there are political risks in that area of the world," Mohr said.
"Also, copper mine development costs have really escalated a lot and so you need higher prices to incent mining companies to put in place new mines."
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100 Items That Disappear First in a Disaster
updated August 13, 2016
HOLLY NOTE: This list was first assembled by Joseph Almond prior to Y2K and it is still valid to consider these as "extremely desirable items" in the event of nearly any disaster.
On more than one occasion in the last decade, Stan and I witnessed generators virtually evaporate. Ditto for portable toilets. It's been at least a decade since this list was compiled; prices noted below will have increased.


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Some pretty stark imagery from "Martyred Saints", a series of photographs by Toby de Silva:
"…the Saints are displayed in a cathedral in Eastern Germany close to the Czech border and were acquired in the 17th century when there was a big trade in relics. They are said to be the remains of Martyred saints that were stored in the catacombs of Rome before being removed and traded. They were reassembled and dressed in their fine regalia and displayed in ornate cabinets."
It must've been pretty dark in the "catacombs of Rome". The photos are also fairly dark, not much to hold onto by way of background. But the blackness in each photo is balanced by Silva's bright, clear lighting of his subjects and their jewels. (via)


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Feb. 25, 2007
NORTON, Mass. - The United States Coast Guard Academy racked up an impressive 990.5 points to win its second consecutive New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Swimming and Diving Championship on Sunday evening in Wheaton College's Balfour Natatorium. MIT grabbed the runner-up spot in the seven team competition with 856 points, while Springfield College finished a distant third (724.5).
Freshman sensation Rastislav Racz provided the highlight of the weekend for the Engineers by smashing the NEWMAC open, NEWMAC Championship, pool and Institute records in the 200-yard breaststroke. By clocking in at 2:05.07, the Bratislava, Slovakia, native outdistanced his closest competitor by over six seconds, while breaking the previous MIT mark by over three seconds. The time was also good enough for an NCAA provisional cut and earned him a national ranking of ninth in the event.
Senior Craig Edwards notched Tech's other individual victory on the final day of competition, touching the wall at an NCAA "B" cut time of 1:52.20 in the 200-yard backstroke to push up him up tenth in the country in the event. Edwards' time was just .07 seconds off the pool record, set by the Cardinal and Gray's Matthieu Fuzellier last year. The Engineers put a stranglehold on the event by grabbing third and fourth-places finishes as well, through junior Kalvin Kao (2:11.47) and senior Matt Angle (2:13.34), respectively.
The 200-yard butterfly proved to be another important event for MIT, as sophomore Deke Hu picked up a second-place finish with a time of 1:56.10, while freshman John Walk notched fourth by touching the wall at 2:00.99.
Tech received great performances from its relay teams throughout the weekend, and the 400-yard freestyle relay squad continued that trend by capping the competition with a third-place finish. The group of senior Craig Edwards, sophomore Peter Wellings and freshmen Jeff Zhou and Luke Cummings clocked in at 3:08.01, good enough for an NCAA "B" cut. The Engineers' grabbed the victory in the consolation heat, as the team of Kao and sophomores Mike Smith-Bronstein, Udit Garg and Hu finished with a time of 3:14.01.
Sophomore Harrison Hall nabbed fourth-place in the 1650-yard freestyle, Cummings, Wellings and Zhou finished fifth, sixth and eighth in the 100-yard freestyle, respectively, and sophomore Dan Lopez notched seventh in the three-meter diving competition.
Head coach Dawn Gerken was very proud of her entire team, which pulled together to earn MIT's first runner-up finish in the NEWMAC Championships since 2004.
"It was just a fantastic weekend overall," she said. "I'm really excited about the way the team came together over the course of the weekend. All 28 members of this team really contributed to this second-place finish."
The Engineers will be represented by a number of swimmers at the NCAA National Championships, which will take place in Houston, Texas, between Thursday, Mar. 15 and Saturday, Mar. 17.


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91C Utilities Equipment Repairer
- Employer
- Army National Guard
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- Gunpowder, MD
- Posted
- Jul 13, 2018
- Closes
- Jul 16, 2018
- Function
- Accountant, IT
- Industry
- Engineering, Utilities
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
91C Utilities Equipment Repairer Job ID: 958239 Job Views: 10 Location: APG, Maryland, United States ZIP Code: 21010 Job Category: Mechanic and Maintenance Posted: 07.10.2018 Age Requirements: Must be between the ages of 17 and 35 Job DescriptionEnergize your future by joining the Army National Guard as a Utilities Equipment Repairer. Utilities Equipment Repairers maintain and repair electrical equipment such as electric motors and electric tools. Some of your duties as a Utilities Equipment Repairer may include maintaining, testing, and repairing electric motors; inspecting and repairing electrical equipment; inspecting and repairing electric instruments; replacing worn gaskets and sealing in watertight electrical equipment; maintaining and repairing gasoline engine systems, air conditioner electrical systems, and portable heater fuel/electrical systems. The skills you learn as a Utilities Equipment Repairer will help prepare you for a civilian career in any industry that uses equipment powered with electrical motors, including hospitals, manufacturing firms, and governmental agencies. With some additional certification, this occupational specialty could prepare you for self-employment as an electrical tool, motor, and equipment repairer. Earn while you learn Get paid to learn! In the Army National Guard, you will learn valuable job skills while earning a regular paycheck and qualifying for tuition assistance. Job training for a Utilities Equipment Repairer consists of 10 weeks of Basic Training, where you'll learn basic Soldiering skills, and 12 weeks and 3 days of Advanced Individual Training, including practice in repairing electrical products. Part of this time is spent in the classroom and part in the field. Requires military enlistment. Applicants must meet minimum qualifications. Actual MOS assignment may depend on MOS availability. Benefits subject to change. Benefits/RequirementsBenefits * Paid training * A monthly paycheck * Montgomery GI Bill * Retirement benefits for part-time service * Low-cost life insurance (up to $400,000 in coverage) * 401(k)-type savings plan * Student Loan Repayment Program (up to $50,000, for existing loans) * Healthcare Benefits Available Requirements * High School Diploma or GED * Must be between the ages of 17 and 35 * Must be able to pass a physical exam and meet legal and moral standards * Must meet citizenship requirements (see NATIONALGUARD.com for details) Most non-prior service candidates will earn between $196.26 and $254.91 per drill weekend. Programs and benefits are subject to change. This position may qualify for a bonus, ask your National Guard recruiter for the most up-to-date information.


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After getting through a Capitol Hill grilling that turned out to be less hostile than expected, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNBC that he's ready to get back to work.
The embattled head of the Wall Street titan had to explain how the company lost at least $2 billion in the so-called London Whale trade, a debacle that has intensified calls for more bank regulations.
Appearing relaxed and relieved, Dimon said his job now is to face shareholders, deal with the rest of the fallout from the loss and to move ahead.
"It's going to be really bad. We really need to put on (our) jerseys, figure it out, and we're going to get through this," Dimon said in an exclusive interview during which he explained what his message was to employees. "We're going to wrestle it down, we're going to confess our sins, we're going to move on and hopefully we're not going to take our eye off the ball, which is (to) run our business."
Questions from senators focused on whether the Dodd-Frankbanking reforms are helping or hindering the industry, as well as a general autopsy of how an institution considered to be perhaps the best-run bank in the country could have let such a mistake happen.
The trade was meant to be hedge against U.S. company weakness but instead turned into a high-risk gamble that went terribly wrong. Dimon was taken to task particularly for telling shareholders on April 13 that news over the trade was a "tempest in a teapot," a remark he has since had to walk back.
"Almost everyone up and down the line thought this was temporary, it was a small thing blown way out of proportion," he said. "I obviously believed it. I obviously was wrong."
Now, he said, the company will intensify its focus on convincing investors that the company is working to correct the mistake.
Dimon refused to give an exact accounting of how much JPMorgan lost on the deal, saying he "probably" will disclose the amount to investors after the second-quarter earnings report comes out next month.
He also offered some defense for Ina Drew, the since-fired executive who ran the firm's London Chief Investment Office.
"When you're playing with fire you have belts and suspenders . She's done an exceptional job for a long time," Dimon said. "This synthetic credit, it needed a different risk metric and different controls...The system didn't do that. Obviously we should have done that."


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Craig Miller
Areas of Expertise: Southwest conservation issues, species recovery, landowner relations and incentives, predator-livestock conflicts, bi-national collaboration
Craig is Defenders' Senior Southwest Representative and has led Defenders' regional wolf and jaguar conservation programs since 1993. He has served on the federal recovery teams for the cactus-ferruginous pygmy-owl and the gray wolf and currently serves on the executive committee of the Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project. He is also co-founder and active board member of Northern Jaguar Project, a binational collaborative effort to conserve jaguars throughout their northern range and he currently serves as a conservation fellow of the Rewilding Institute. Craig has been active in Southwest conservation issues since 1987.
Prior to joining Defenders, Craig conducted forest inventories for Southwest Environmental Consultants and worked as an outdoor adventure guide and naturalist. Throughout this period he has also volunteered as a wilderness study area adopter for the Arizona Wilderness Coalition, as a wolf advocate through Preserve Arizona's Wolves (PAWS), and as a board member of the Arizona League of Conservation Voters.
Craig received his B.S. in Public Administration/Natural Resources at Northern Arizona University and is an alumnus of Lesley College Graduate School and the National Audubon Society Expedition Institute.


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The G650 is Gulfstream Aerospace's first completely clean-sheet large-cabin aircraft since the Gulfstream II debuted in 1967, and consequently the business aviation community has high expectations for it. The Savannah, Ga., firm was compelled to set higher goals for its new flagship — and its possible derivatives — than for previous generations of large-cabin Gulfstream jets. After all, the competition from Bombardier's and Dassault's upcoming super jets is considerably stronger than that which existed back in the bell-bottom and Oldsmobile era.
To raise the bar ever higher, the G650 is designed to fly nearly 30 kt. faster at long-range cruise than the current production G550 and to beat the latter's class-leading range by 250 mi. The newest Gulfstream also has been upgraded with digital flight controls, similar to those of the Falcon 7X, and, most importantly, it has a new, non-circular cabin cross-section that's wider and taller than that of the Bombardier Global 6000, formerly the heavy iron leader in cabin comfort. The G650's cabin cross-section also will be larger than that of Bombardier's uber-jets now in development, the Global 7000 and 8000.
General Dynamics, Gulfstream's parent company, strongly believes long-range, large-cabin business jets will sell well in coming years, so starting with the G650, Gulfstream is investing substantially in product development. The G650 presumably will be morphed into shorter- and longer-range derivative aircraft, some perhaps with shorter and longer cabins. All are likely to share the G650's four-radii, flattened oval fuselage cross-section and signature wide-oval windows. The new Gulfstreams should help the Savannah firm to counter the potential threats posed by Dassault's upcoming 5,000+ nm range, large-cabin SMS twin, as well as the Global 7000 and 8000, along with other competitive models that might emerge.
Clean-sheet product development is only one of the sea changes occurring at Gulfstream. The firm also is investing heavily to upgrade its manufacturing processes with the goal of slashing the G650's parts count by one-half with a concomitant reduction in assembly hours. Labor-intensive manufacturing long has been eating into Gulfstream's profits because legacy Gulfstream large-cabin aircraft are hand built much the same as older top-tier British and Italian luxury cars. The final result of these auto and airplane hand-manufacturing processes was near perfection, but at a staggering cost in labor hours.
That's all changing with the G650. The new 200,000-sq.-ft., two-line G650 production plant is eerily quiet, not unlike a modern automobile assembly plant. There are very few workers on the shop floor and a paucity of hand labor tasks, such as fitting, trimming, drilling and riveting. For instance, rather than mechanical fasteners, metal bonding is used to attach longerons to most fuselage skin sections. Single piece parts, formed from solid billets by computer-controlled high-speed mills, are replacing parts assemblies that used to be handcrafted out of dozens of little plates, fillets and brackets. On the shop floor, clecos are almost as rare as cigarettes.
Most of the heavy machining, milling and manufacturing is done outside the Savannah plant. Large subassemblies built by third-party manufacturers and Gulfstream's own outside facilities arrive at the Savannah plant where giant overhead gantry cranes and precision alignment trolleys move them into position with a 0.015-in. tolerance for joining on the parallel assembly lines. Computer-controlled, multi-axis machine tools install many of the fasteners to complete the green airframes, thereby eliminating thousands of hand-labor tasks.
Elsewhere at Savannah, the changes in process are no less impressive. Gulfstream's R & D campus at the northwest corner of the airport has doubled in size. General Dynamics is making available technical resources from other divisions to Gulfstream, including Electric Boat, builder of some of the quietest submarines ever to submerge. If you know how to make silent a "Boomer" at 100 fathoms, it's no sweat to quash noise emitters in a business aircraft. Using their submarine acoustical tool kits, Electric Boat's hush-hush mavens cut the G650's interior noise by 5 to 6 dB compared to the G550, which is one of the quietest business aircraft in production.
The technology wrapped up into the G650 is head and shoulders above anything Gulfstream ever embraced in developing its previous jets. The deeper one delves, the more one appreciates the design details.


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Kristen Stewart is an actress, a fashion spokeswoman and, apparently, a poet.
The "Twilight" alum, who covers Marie Claire's March fashion issue in Emilio Pucci and talks about "risk, romance, and having no regrets," also penned a little "embarrassing" poem that the magazine decided to publish.
The SAT-word-laden sonnet titled "My Heart Is a Wiffle Ball/Freedom Pole" was written after her the fifth and final "Twilight" film, "Breaking Dawn — Part 2," and deals with love during a road trip. At least we think it does. Read it here.
"I like being able to hit on something, like, 'There it is.' I don't want to sound so ... utterly pretentious ... but after I write something, I go, 'Holy ..., that's crazy,'" the 23-year-old told the magazine. "It's the same thing with acting: If I do a good scene, I'm always like, 'Whoa, that's really dope.'"
The actress, who signed on to the first "Twilight" film when she was 17, told the magazine's Karl Taro Greenfeld that her one regret is forgoing a college education, though she admits she thinks she's smart, but "definitely not book smart in that way."
And when it comes to acting, the "Camp X Ray" star said she has no idea what she's doing, despite being one the world's highest-paid actresses, reportedly earning an annual $22 million at the end of June 2013, the magazine said.
"Dude, I have no idea what I'm doing, and that's kind of how I love it," the Chanel spokeswoman said. "I had no idea Twilight was going to be huge. Certain movies I've done I thought were going to be amazing did nothing. So it's fun not having so much control. It's kind of a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants lifestyle — it's fun, but it's scary as ... ."
And if it's not scary, she said, it's probably not the right thing.
The self-proclaimed Valley girl garnered huge success playing Bella Swan in the young-adult vampire franchise, and her relationship with costar Robert Pattinson flung her even further into the spotlight. She's been criticized for not handling it all so well, repeatedly appearing gawky and uncomfortable in many interviews.
"I have an embarrassing incapability, seriously, of summoning fake energy," she said. "I'm just not very good on TV, and it's not my main goal in life to get good at it. People are like, 'She just can't handle' — for lack of a better word — 'the spotlight.' No, actually, I can't, and that is totally who I am. I love being an actor, but I'm the last person to want to have a birthday party. I don't try to force it or turn it into something else or fabricate this personality … so I totally agree when people say I'm, like, the most awkward person."
Despite her solid acting chops, Stewart was torn down in the media for reportedly cheating on Pattinson with her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders in July 2012. That's a topic that almost always comes up when it comes to her love life.
Still, she says she will "stand by every mistake I've ever made, so judge away."
"You don't know who you will fall in love with. You just don't. You don't control it," she said. "Some people have certain things, like, 'That's what I'm going for,' and I have a subjective version of that. I don't pressure myself … If you fall in love with someone, you want to own them — but really, why would you want that? You want them to be what you love."
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Quotes on the shootings near a California college
Reactions to a shooting rampage near the University of California, Santa Barbara that left seven people dead, including the suspected gunman, and seven injured:
"I am the true victim in all of this. I am the good guy. Humanity struck at me first by condemning me to experience so much suffering. I didn't ask for this." — From Elliot Rodger's written manifesto.
"We are experiencing the most inconceivable pain, and our hearts go out to everybody involved." — Statement from the family of Hollywood director Peter Rodger, who say they believe his son, Elliot Roger, is the gunman.
"When will this insanity stop? ... Too many have died. We should say to ourselves 'not one more.' " — Richard Martinez, who says his 20-year-old son Christopher Michael-Martinez is among the victims killed in the shooting.
"It's obviously the work of a madman." — Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown, about a YouTube video posted that shows a young man describing plans to shoot women that appears to be connected to the attack.
"This is almost the kind of event that's impossible to prevent and almost impossible to predict." — University of California system President Janet Napolitano.
"Gabby and I are praying for the victims of last night's horrific tragedy in Isla Vista. Every time we learn of another senseless shooting like this one, our hearts break and we know that no words will bring peace to the families who lost loved ones." — Ex-astronaut Mark Kelly, husband of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was severely wounded in a 2011 Arizona shooting rampage that killed six people.
"We heard so many gunshots. It was unbelievable. I thought they were firecrackers. There had to have been at least like two guns. There were a lot of shots." — Alexander Mattera, 23, who was sitting at a bonfire with friends and ran for cover when gunfire broke out.
"Our campus community is shocked and saddened by the events that occurred last night in the nearby community of Isla Vista." — Statement from UC Santa Barbara.
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7 Definitions of Swear
The meaning of the word swear, the definition of Swear:
v. i. - To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise, threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the Bible, the Koran, etc.
v. i. - To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.
v. i. - To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon God in imprecation; to curse.
v. t. - To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or resolve) under oath.
v. t. - To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to administer an oath to; -- ofetn followed by in or into; as, to swear witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an officer; he was sworn into office.
v. t. - To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason against his friend.
v. t. - To appeal to by an oath.
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On the surface, Weil and Geil have little in common as far as German producers go. Robert Weil is probably second to only Egon Muller among German producers in terms of the prices they charge, which is why I have bought and tried very few of their wines thus far (especially when Leitz' wines cost much less). That being said, the quality of their wines is quite high, and they are considered by many to be the best in the Rheingau.
Geil, on the other hand, is an up-and-coming Rheinhessen producer who charges very reasonable prices. The Geil Riesling cost less than half of what the Weil retails for. Additionally, Geil makes some good QPR Scheurebe and Muskateller; I have also heard very positive things about their Silvaner, but have yet to find it. Although Geil may not be any threat to Keller in terms of Rheinhessen greatness, they still deserve recognition as perhaps the best value producer in their region.
2011 Oekonomierat Johann Geil I. Erben Bechtheimer Riesling Spätlese "S"
From Bechtheimer Geyersberg, though only the name of the village is on the label. Chalky/mineral nose. Full, ripe, round, off-dry, with moderate glycerin/acidity; tastes of tropical fruits, apricots, and citrus fruits, with floral/mineral notes. Very good. I also really like the new blue labels that Geil has inaugurated with this vintage.
2008 Robert Weil* Kiedricher Turmberg Riesling Trocken
Rather mineral, citrusy, slightly earthy/spicy nose. Medium to full-bodied, round, ripe, bone dry; fruitier than many Trockens, in an elegant, compact style. Although there is a crisp, mineral edge here, the geology takes a backseat to the fruit here. Full of apricot, pink grapefruit, and watermelon flavors, with floral notes, becoming more citrusy on the finish. No comment on the label here, except that Weil is an example of why you should buy based on the inside, rather than the outside of the bottle.
* One criticism that I have read of Robert Weil in the past is their supposed reliance on cultured yeasts. Now, I see that the website for Loosen Bros. (Weil's current importer) mentions that at least all of the top dry wines are made with native yeasts. Presumably, by implication, at least the estate Rieslings are still being made with cultured yeasts. I don't know about their single-vineyard QmP Rieslings, but would be quite surprised if any of their top wines from the Gräfenberg used any manufactured yeasts in this day.


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- Created by an Act approved April 4, 1872, the Board consisted of five persons appointed by the Mayor out of the most skilled and competent pharmacists at the time engaged in that business in Philadelphia. Three board members constituted a quorum. The term of each member was three years. The Board registered persons duly qualified under the Act to conduct a retail apothecary business, examined those who desired to carry on the business of a retail apothecary or that of retailing drugs, chemicals, poisons or of compounding and dispensing physicians' prescriptions touching his competence and qualifications for the purpose, and issued certificates of competency which would allow such persons to carry on business in the City of Philadelphia. The Board apparently continued in operation until superseded by the State Pharmaceutical Board which was created by an Act approved May 24, 1887.
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Photograph printed directly onto ceramic tile. Printing is done via Dye-Sublimation which is a permanent heat transfer process. The image is crystal clear just as it would be on a photographic paper print.
Printed on 6" square ceramic tiles. Total size is 18" x 30". (Does not include grout lines)
Tile can be hung on a wall just like any other ceramic tile using epoxy based NON sanded mortar/grout.
Tiles are waterproof and are for indoor use only.
A sample may be available upon request.
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