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As something as important as Brexit and for reasons of clarity, openness, and understanding is it now time for our political journalists/presenters/interviewers across all media platforms to fully challenge individual MPs for their reasons for voting down the Prime Minister's deal. They are of course entitled to do so but at this late stage with the rise of national anxiety its only fair for the wider public to fully have a true understanding of why we are at a logjam. But of course those of us interested in Politics already know the answers to that.
We know Labour's party political stance, don't want to give linage to that. We know JR Moggs associates and DUPs stance. We also know the Lib Un-Democrats stance, being the only party openly campaigning for 2nd vote.
Parliament please STOP.....What deal were you possibly expecting? How can everyone be right and be happy when all opposition to the deal have their own agenders...... Quite astonishing really.
You should all be ashamed of yourselves, where I think history will not judge those individuals too kindly. You owe your electors respectful and honest debate, certainly been in short supply so far. All those MPs uttering to all that will hear. In Parliament, to Newspapers, Twitter followers, TV & Radio news. These words... "Brexit disaster, Chaos, Shambles, Brexit mess, Shambollic, No confidence, Lost control," Need to look much much closer to home and realise that the public are no fools and are beginning to realise that it's infact these opposing MPs, parties and cross
[QUOTE=coalition;1147896]Following Osborne's historic in your face (100 lies, absolute whopers, in 50 minutes) it was pathetic to watch the sheer confusion of Ballsup, the financial last resort guru of the dead in the water utterly ridiculous Labour party.
The first whine from his dumb ass mouth was "I only just this minute got this information", boo hoo!.
When, what was vital was to make the House laugh at such brazen bullsh*t, all fatty Balls could offer was a plea for his own stupidity; what the Hell was he expecting Osborne to say? admit he was an even bigger dickhead than boom&bust Gordon and had finished of the job of destroying the economy for the forseeable future. Let us try to educate Labour in how to deal with congenital liars; You mock them, you
[QUOTE=coalition;1147367]One example of how distorted the financial system has become in recent years is the way markets plunge whenever it looks likely that central banks will reduce the amount of stimulus being poured into the global economy or interest rates look likely to rise from their current artificially low levelsOne example of how distorted the financial system has become in recent years is the way markets plunge [B]whenever it looks likely that central banks will reduce the amount of stimulus being poured into the global economy or interest rates look likely to rise from their current artificially low levels [/B]A reduction in quantitative easing, (crime City welfare) here or in the United States, and/or a rise in interest rates ought to be seen as a sign that the economy is returning
[QUOTE=coalition;1147342][QUOTE=Robin Goodfellow;1147190]Brown saved the global economy, look it up.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, yeah, yeah...no more boom and bust; his own party don't want him, whether or no he will actually give up his seat as MP is debatable, if he runs he will lose the seat to SNP.
He has told us 20 times he is retiring, and still he faddled around in the Scottish referendum, as usual he was ineffective.
Brown is almost begging for a high profile appointment, instead all he got is pro bono charity work, nobody is that stupid as to want a psycho, power/prestige, mad pratt but then nobody wants Labour anyway. I expect they will be Third in the General Election.
Now he is getting other fools to canvass for a job for him:
Where all the
From a crushing economy, to government spying, Corporate theft and Bankster welfare, political liars and endless wars, are we breaking down? Yup, we know that place...its other name is England.
[/B][I]November 19, 2014[/I] |
Recently Don Hazen, the executive editor of AlterNet, asked me to think about trauma in the context of America's political system. As I sifted through my thoughts on this topic, I began to sense an enormous weight in my body and a paralysis in my brain. What could I say? What could I possibly offer to my fellow
[QUOTE=coalition;1143297]The Germans Just Don't Seem To Care That (We're) On The Brink Of A Continent-Wide Recession.
No, and they don't want the Sin City of London shoving their useless 'Skunk Bonds' all across the EU. It is a clear case of the 'Biter' not being 'Bit back'; the EU have screwed UK for all it can afford, they have no intention of 'giving' any of it back, and most certainly not on our City crooks bogus investment bonds, nothing but useless paper..
America did it for years, dumping crap paper on Europe, you (London/City) need to find some other dirty scam.... bonus Boys, as we taxpayers are tired of y'all living high on the Hog of off our Welfare money.....try a little honesty, it might confuse even the thieving Yanks.
[QUOTE=coalition;1143293][B]Israel Wants To End Europe's Dependence On Russian Gas With This New Pipeline.
Don't we all, or do we; why are our seeming Parliamentary traitors and the useless EU concealing this Energy goldmine.
Israel has proposed that EU countries invest in a multi-billion euro pipeline to carry its natural gas to the continent, noting that the supply from Israel would reduce Europe's current dependence on natural gas from Russia.
A proposal for the "massive" project was introduced by Israel's Energy Minister Silvan Shalom to energy ministers from Euro-Mediterranean countries who met in Rome earlier this week, Israel's
[QUOTE=coalition;1142528]As suspected, the Millipeed is Woman basher. Thornberry was quite proper in indicating that White Van berk with the George flag spread across his house front was the typical BNP expression of racism, she was indicating that UKIP was simply another Nazi party.
So, it may have gone awry, but these little political contratemps are what intelligent and capable political leaders are expected to deal with and, preferably, not by brutalising a Woman.
Normally, such a person as Lady Thornberry would be in a cosy Liberal Party, except that we do not have one, rightfully she could have held office in a Tory Party but, she chose Labour unfortunately, and got the worst of the rotten lot.
Millipeed needs a good kicking...all the way out of
[QUOTE=coalition;1141293]:flypig:On top of everything else the low paid have had to bare our criminal corporations and their partners in crime, the Supermarkets, have increased the basic cost of food by 20% but they do it by stealth; as most criminals do.
Chips are disappearing from bags, candy from boxes and vegetables from cans.
Nabisco's Fresh Stacks package of saltines, top, contains about 15 percent fewer crackers than the old
[QUOTE=coalition;1140888][B]To be old is very heaven in George Osborne's Britain:
To be of pensionable age in 2014 is to have won Britain's generational lottery. The baby boomers have had the best of all worlds, materially speaking.
Your healthcare and education came at the full expense of the state, university too. You entered the job market when opportunities were abundant and benefits hard-won by the unions. You searched for a home when council housing was still a thing and Islington semis were two and sixpence. When Margaret Thatcher began selling off Britain's assets and liberalising the economy, it was your generation who won — and promptly spent — the proceeds.
[QUOTE=coalition;1140385]Alberta, Canada is basically a petro state. Oil and gas production rule everything and it's happening everywhere in the north of the province. Pipelines criss cross most of Alberta. As a result, leaks of wells, facilities and pipelines are a constant thing all over the province.
But we Canadians almost never hear about them. Our main media, CBC, does not provide any coverage of the many, many spills and gas releases that happen every month, nor the efforts to clean up the messes. They're simply not considered news...at least not on the scale of disasters like some attention grabber showing up at the War Memorial on Remembrance day in uniform and bedecked with medals..none of which (uniform included) belonged to him. The guy is under arrest for impersonating an
[QUOTE=coalition;1139379]Already handed out more in benefits, in only 4 years, than all benefits paid out since 1945, Crime City of a London is still stealing 'welfare'.
[B]Revealed: how coalition has helped rich by hitting poor[/B]
Study shows gains for wealthier half of population, delivering a blow to George Osborne's claims on fairness
A landmark study of the coalition's tax and welfare policies six months before the general election [B]reveals how money has been transferred from the poorest to the better off[/B],
[B]apparently refuting the chancellor of the exchequer's claims that the country has been "all in it together...Ha, Ha, Ha and Hee, Hee, Hee...how dumb can you get.
Sweeping changes to benefits and income tax have
[QUOTE=coalition;1137224][INDENT][B]You Americans Have No Idea Just How Good You Have It With Obama[/B]Many of us Canadians are confused by the U.S. midterm elections. Consider, right now in America, corporate profits are at record highs, the country's adding 200,000 jobs per month, unemployment is below 6%, U.S. gross national product growth is the best of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries. The dollar is at its strongest levels in years, the stock market is near record highs, gasoline prices are falling, there's no inflation, interest rates are the lowest in 30 years, U.S. oil imports are declining, U.S. oil production is rapidly increasing, the deficit is rapidly declining, and the wealthy are still making astonishing amounts of money.
[QUOTE=coalition;1135767][B]Capitalism Is a Tumor on the Body Politic: What's the Alternative? Beyond Mid-Election BabbleCapitalism Is a Tumor on the Body Politic: What's the Alternative? Beyond Mid-Election Babble
The cultural apparatuses owned by the financial elite are largely responsible for the political and social darkness that engulfs the American public. Americans are inhabiting a new moment in history in which the symbiosis among cultural institutions, power and everyday life has shaped the very nature of politics and the broader collective public consciousness with an influence unlike anything we have seen in the past. Economics drives politics and its legitimating apparatuses have become the great engines of manufactured ignorance. This suggests the need
[QUOTE=coalition;1135183]"[I]On Monday, the Prime Minister delivered his report to MPs on the EU summit made fractious by the €2 billion bill sprung on him at the 11th hour. As ever, Cameron chose his words with care: "Britain will not be paying €2 billion to anyone on December 1, and we reject this scale of payment. We will be challenging this in every way possible."
I expect he is ranting again, I count to at least ten other "I will not do's, that he did do" in fact he has lost every skirmish with the EU to date...he must be training with the British Army, they also are making a habit of losing, and, as for training Libyan Rebels, they cannot, it appears even do that, besides it seems to me that they got it wrong; are they not our Enemies?
[QUOTE=coalition;1134490][QUOTE=johnofgwent;1133882]It may have escaped your notice but NASA is not exactly immune from issues in its drive to conquer the final frontier ... and right now the only ways we in the west have to get a man into earth orbit is to rent a seat on an ageing soviet system [B]well [/B]past its MOT date, or buy up a disturbing amount of the world's helium supply to fill a one off balloon ride and hope to god not only the parachute opens but that you don't spin so fast you break your neck on the way back.
With the dream of things like HOTOL withered on the vine, Branson's company, [B]and its competitors [/B]are all that remain of research into achieving orbit without breaking the bank.
If Julian Bieber wishes to spend the money his "fans"
[QUOTE=coalition;1134494]The call for greater devolution to London is perfectly sensible. London's population is greater than Scotland's yet the city enjoys far less autonomy; there is an elected mayor who national politicians can be confident will get the blame, or praise, for his decisions if more power is devolved; and local tiers of government should ideally spend money they raise themselves.
But London is part of a much bigger debate about city and regional government in England. The Chancellor has just announced that Greater Manchester will receive similar powers to London and have its own mayor from 2017. Merseyside is engaged in discussions about getting more powers. And, though they have received little encouragement from Westminster, areas such as Devon and Cornwall are
[QUOTE=coalition;1134498]Hypocrisy of probation outsourcing
[B]It was not going to be just another privatisation with contracts allocated [/B]on the basis of buggins' turn.
This time, we were led to believe, it would not be the same old outsourcing faces getting the work, no matter how embarrassing or cynical their failures in earlier attempts to take on services which had previously been run by the public sector.
The third sector was enthusiastic in its turn because since the launch of Big Society Capital a few years ago it has made a big effort to become more professional and commercially savvy. However, although it has delivered with notable success on several small-scale projects, it has never been given a chance nor had the resources to try out its ideas on
[QUOTE=coalition;1133836]Banking giant JPMorgan Chase (they actually had the cheek to topple Lehmans - accuseing them of selling JP dishonesty Bank just a mere $3Bn in bent mortgages to, THAT BASTION OF HONESTY, JP Morgan) has set aside almost $6bn (£3.8bn) to cover legal costs amid the US Justice Department's probe into its foreign exchange arm.
It had previously put aside $4.6 billion but raised its loss estimate as it revealed the probe will focus on its spot foreign-exchange trading activities and controls.
London is home to approximately 40% of the world's foreign exchange trading. JP Morgan follows banking rivals RBS, Lloyds and HSBC in putting huge sums aside to tackle the investigations.
Just like Branson, they PR the swindle to the Regulator,
Penny for them: Boris Johnson announces the launch of the charity scheme today (Picture: Lucy Young)Begging again, I expect the ruddy electronics are rigged to grab more than a Penny, Bore-us, not a chance, I wouldn't give you air if you were gasping...get thee to the fools in Uxbridge, and stay there.
The administration of this so-called 'Charity' will certainly amount to 110% of the haul from any idiots who would give Bore-us money....his Rep is not known to be an honest Bore-us.
Penny for London: Charity revolution lets you donate each day with your bus or Tube trip via contactless cardPenny
[QUOTE=coalition;1130936]A National treasure, HMS Victory.....The sunken flagship of the Royal Navy, lost in 1744, is to have her treasures raised from the sea bed.[I]HMS Victory[/I] was discovered at the bottom of the Channel in 2008 by an American treasure-hunting company. Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, announced yesterday that Odyssey Marine Exploration would be able to recover "at-risk surface artefacts".
is in the...
Fallon has handed our National Treasure to a somewhat bogus Charity set up by Lord Lingfield 'The Maritime Heritage Foundation' ...Lingfield claimed kinship with Adm. Sir John Balchen who died on board HMS Victory, but it has since been proved that he was lying....yet,
News this week that the budget deficit was getting bigger rather than smaller and that the national debt is now — despite George Osborne's best efforts — massively more than when the Coalition came to power is a timely reminder that economic history tells you far more than pure economic theory about what is likely to happen in this world.
What a ridiculous conman Osborne is.......
Only one government in the last 100 years has actually reduced the amount it spent, and coincidentally it was the last time the Liberals were in power — Lloyd George was Prime Minister
Need any more or is
[QUOTE=coalition;1129186]What a hoot, another Boris the boring white Elephant, as with the Olympics Stadium, another £200 Mil of 'Taxpayers money is being wasted on this Dog. Fracking is not cost effective with oil currently trading at below $80 a barrel, at less than $110 PB it is a waste of money to frack...or is this just another crooked land grab, the same as the so-called 13 Billion olympics and HS2/3/4/5 or an unwanted not needed Third runway at Heathrow.
[URL="http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/london-set-for-94bn-bonanza-from-fracking-9810279.htmlThe"].standard.co.uk/news/london/london-set-for-94bn-bonanza-from-fracking-9810279.htmlThe[/URL] work estimates that fracking south of the capital could deliver 46,000 jobs in and around London, employing everyone
[QUOTE=coalition;1128719]Anthony Hilton is scared at the amount and risky quality of the 'skunk' bonds issued by less than financially secure corporations, and so he should be.
All this is good news, but it can also be a bit scary. Last week, for example, the organisation behind the Eden Project — the Cornwall ecology attraction — used the Crowdcube platform to market a mini-bond. It reached its initial target of £1 million in just five hours, and the full £1.5 million issue was forthcoming in less than 24 hours from 355 subscribers.
[B]All this is good news, but it can also be a bit scary. Last week, for example, the organisation
[QUOTE=coalition;1121972]£250 million black hole lets genie out of bottle on supplier tactics
[B] problems centre on charges to suppliers to sell their goods. That much is known. What else?
[/B]There's the "[B]annual bonus[/B]" — a fee paid to the retailer based on annual invoiced turnover[B].
The 'over rider'.... "listing fee" "New store opening fee" "Trigger" payment "Just gimme"and more and more ransom gimmicks.
God forbid that anyone, least of all investors, (nor customers, who are paying for these hiked costs ) should suppose they make their money by actually displaying products on their shelves and selling them.
Supermarket crooks....just like Banksters.
[QUOTE=coalition;1120605]IMF chief Christine Lagarde charged with 'negligence' in £318m French political corruption case;
And yet....
Austerity has been an even bigger disaster than we thought:
There might be a worse idea than cutting spending during a depression, but I doubt it.
The fundamental economic question of the last five years has been a simple one: how much does stimulus work? The answer, according to a new paper by [URL="http://www.nber.org/papers/w20533.pdf"]Daniel Riera-Crichton, Carlos Vegh, and Guillermo Vuletin[/URL], is much more than we previously thought. And that means austerity
[QUOTE=coalition;1120134]For 4 long years I have fought for Justice on the basis that:
If financial institutions are lying in such a way, as to cause customers' to lose money, this is a definition of conspiracy to defraud.
The Tories always claimed we would have to make NEW laws in order to convict Banksters....so hows about a Confession, will that get the swine locked -up. [/B]
July 1, 2012
This headline definition, is the statement of Lord Blair...the former, highest ranking police commissioner in UK. He states that Banksters are all crooks. He didn't arrest any, during his long undistinguished career. It begs the question, upon retirement, do we all rat out, those whom we accepted 'goodies' from, when we were in office.
[QUOTE=coalition;1120035][B]How 14 People Made More Money Than the Entire Food Stamp Budget for 50 Million People
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[QUOTE=coalition;1120024]Not my style....I'm here to do serious business not play pass the immigrant, the Ebola, the ME hysteria over a few religiousw nutters it ain't our business to bother about and, of course, the cause related waste of money, the inept dishonest politicians, the Crime City of London all one with the limp wristed Bureaurats ...in a frentic slobbering at the trough of Taxpayers money.
Enjoy this one on me.......Welfare figures that just don't add up
George Osborne lamented in his conference speech that "too many young people… have fallen into a culture of welfare dependency and a life on the dole", and said it was intolerable the working age welfare benefit bill .[B]has reached £100 billion But Jobseekers' Allowance, the dole, accounts


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When you sit down at your draft, certainly you'll have that finely crafted cheatsheet. All those names ordered by their value to your team, the chance to build the greatest collection of fantasy players (yet again). It's as easy as crossing out names as they are picked and then taking the highest available player when your turn arrives. Problem is this – which column will you be using when you pick your player? Running back? Quarterback? The first name you can pronounce? The highest ranked guy named Smith?
The second step in preparing your cheatsheet comes after you order all those players in their position. You then must group those players into "tiers" to show, at a glance, what the overall availability is for players in every position. You are drafting a team with perhaps six different positions and a dozen starters each week. If everyone agreed to raid one position at a time, the cheatsheet would be fine as is. Since the proper mixture of players in their positions is critical to producing the best overall value, you need to tier.
"Tiers" are made by determining which players are relative equals in what they can deliver this season. A tier should contain players that "net out" the same when risk and reward are considered. A tier may contain players which are the product of projections or just personal preferences, but a tier contains a group of players that you would be about as happy with no matter which one you took. They are all ranked in order for selecting, but tiers offer a much better way to address the hectic pace of a draft.
More than anything, "tiering" is an art form.
Before delving into the art, there is a bit of the science behind the concept of tiers. In fantasy football, each season will produce approximately the same scoring from season to season in any given scoring scenario. The actual stats themselves fall into tiers because there are players that score similar to one another, and yet small groups that represent a step down from the higher tier and a step up from the lower tier.
Below is a table that shows the past five season's player results using standard performance scoring. Normally, there are about three players in each position that will top the lists each season. They are followed by the next group which can be six or eight players and depend on the particular position. There is nothing hard and fast about the numbers in each natural scoring tier and in some cases you could argue with what I called a natural tier for that position and year. The important factor is not to get tied up in specific numbers, but to recognize that tiers do occur naturally. The only real change recently is that second tier receivers are getting deeper almost every season.
In planning your draft and later tracking the players as they are taken, tiers allow you to better address your own needs compared to what players are available. Basically, tiers can build a better team during the portion of the drafts that starting positions are being filled and in some cases can help determine if you should grab a running back or backup quarterback or take your first tight end or defense or whatever.
When a draft is underway there is pressure to make the best pick for your team within your allotted time. You need to be able to plan your draft as it is happening in response to how players are being taken. There are two big reasons why this can be critical.
First, drafts rarely meet expectations on how certain players and positions are taken. You can plan ahead, based on your draft slot, as to which player or position you are going to address in order. I have personally done that in probably every fantasy draft I have had in the past fourteen years. I can also claim that I cannot ever remember actually following the plan in its' entirety in any draft. Why? Because "things" happen.
You have to be able to know what values are still on your board at any given moment. There will always be a run on the running backs in every draft given their value, but the use of tiers allows you to know if the time has come to go grab that quarterback or wide receiver. Typically, I have always preached taking quarterbacks later – perhaps the fifth or sixth round. However there are the occasional drafts when the running backs are flying off the board so fast that by my second pick I am still looking at a tier one quarterback or receiver. I know the point differential is more beneficial to me to get the top player in a different position than to just accept mediocrity with a very valuable early pick.
Tiering makes it easier to see where value picks are still available. Those are the ones that yield a big advantage. You can glance at your tiers and see where the greatest value lies when your turn arrives. All drafts should be about gaining the greatest overall values for your team to produce maximum points and tiering makes that feat much simpler. Tiers allow you to see how deep each position is and how quickly others are draining.
Secondly, tiering allows you to quickly recover from the #1 tragedy in any draft. It never fails, if you ever lock onto a player and see he is about to fall to your spot, chances are very high that he goes right before your turn. The problem is that you were salivating for a particular player and suddenly the clock is ticking and you still have to make a pick.
That can throw anyone back, but if you tier it makes it easier to rebound quickly. You can assess the remaining players more easily and quicker knowing what small groupings you have to choose from.
Creating positional tiers is the best way to actively manage your draft and thereby the flow of optimal players onto your roster. It also allows you to track the draft, change course and recover quickly from having your big sleeper snapped up right before your selection.
Tiering is a definite art and yet allows you to control your drafting or auction process. While you could create your own tiers based solely from projections, and many do just that, tiers should be created considering groups of players that offer similar risk/reward, at least in their net benefit. By this I mean you may have a tier which contains some solid yet unspectacular players and mix in some potential superstars that have unusually high risk.
To provide an example, here's a sample of how to view building tiers within a position.
Tier 1 – The high scorers of the previous season that have minimal reasons why they will not repeat.
Tier 2 – The high scorers from the previous season that have reasons why they are a bigger risk
Tier 3 – Solid performers that offer a low risk of a good season and yet with an upside for a big year.
Tier 4 – Solid performers that are either great players on the downswing or high risk/reward players.
Let's take that criteria and see how it could apply to the wide receivers of 2004
Tier 1 – Marvin Harrison, Randy Moss and Torry Holt. All three come off very big years. Moss and Harrison have consistently been at or near the top each season and offer great reward with minimal risk. Holt is a newcomer to this top tier but has improved each season and truly came into his own in 2004. He may not have the track record of the other two, but he has the same team, scheme and is a younger player continuing to improve.
Tier 2 – Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson, Joe Horn, Hines Ward, Eric Moulds. Those five are players that have turned in big years in the past and are talented performers. They fall to tier two due to more risk than the top three players. Owens is on a new team. Johnson has a new quarterback. Horn is getting old. Ward is playing on a team that may use Staley to catch and has a possibly unresolved quarterback situation between Maddox and Rothlisberger. Finally Eric Moulds comes off a season of injury but has the same quarterback and system. All great players, all have a little more risk.
Tier 3 – Derrick Mason, Darrell Jackson, Anquan Boldin, Santana Moss. Those five are all players that have had very solid seasons and there is little reason to believe they will not replicate at least respectable numbers. Mason connects well with McNair and no longer has McCareins to steal passes. Jackson had a big year in 2004 and is almost a guarantee for a good year again. Boldin was a skyrocket last season and while he will have a new quarterback in McCown, he has already shown chemistry with him. Lastly, Santana Moss comes off a very big year with Pennington and could get even better in a offensive scheme dedicated to the pass.
Tier 4 – Jimmy Smith, Javon Walker, Koren Robinson, Rod Smith, Steve Smith – Those are six players that are either aging stars that could be turning downward (Jimmy Smith, Rod Smith) or players that have had at least one good season and could be positioned for a big year (Walker, Robinson, Steve Smith). This tier would have a mixture of players that have a decent chance of hanging onto a good season or that have promise of a big year with higher risk than in Tier 3.
You may place different names in those tiers and you should. But the importance of them is that they will allow you to immediately evaluate what values exist in the available receivers. You get into the third round, you already have two running backs and see that your tier two receivers are starting to fly off the board, you can quickly determine where your best values lie. Take that receiver or compare it to what quarterbacks tiers are still open.
You can, and should, tier players as deeply as the starters are taken for each position if not one more tier of quality backups to pursue. The ability to tier players well is not an ability that someone new to fantasy football can likely do very well since you need to incorporate much more than raw projections. Determine what each player offers in total considering their risk, past history and current outlook. After a few seasons, it becomes much easier to do.
Tiering players allows for quick decisions that are already supported by your previous research and thoughts. When it comes to your turn in the draft, it is just far easier and quicker to review the remaining players in sets of tiers than to read every player name or just grab the top guy from one position in your cheatsheet. When it comes to your turn and you see that only one player remains in, say, tier three for running backs and yet there are six left in the highest open tier for receivers, you can immediately know that you can take that runner and still get as good a receiver with your next pick while the running backs would surely be gone at that point.
The safest way to tier is to make a top three in each position be tier one, then tier two would normally be about five to eight players. Tier three is about the same number of players. You have to incorporate the tiers into your draft strategy knowing the relative scoring value of your positions. The size of a tier is entirely related to the net value of all grouped players considering risk and reward.
Tiering is just establishing groups of players that you view as similar enough that the best and worst in that tier carry relatively the same risk/reward. That depends on subjective determinations, and yet that is nothing more than what projections are anyway. If you honestly think that your projections are so accurate that you can distinguish the difference in players of only 50 yards in an entire season, then maybe tiering is not for you. Then again, chances are you have never followed your projections before or bothered to look at how far off most of them fall.
The greatest advantage you can have in a draft is the ability to build the optimal team by taking players which are the best available and yet fit into your needs for starters. Particularly in rounds two through seven, using tiers allows you to "see" your draft as it unfolds and as positions are raided. It is far more effective than becoming mired in comparing projections for individual players across positions because you do not often have the time to do that when the draft is underway. You have to be able to make a quick decision that is the right one and of course, drafts never unfold exactly like you thought.
Tiering is every bit as valuable for auctions as well, since player value is paramount. There is no need to spend huge sums of salary cap dollars on one player if there are a couple others still available and who could be had for less money. You save in one spot to spend in another. Tiering is cannot make up for bad player rankings, but it can turn good rankings into gold.

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Kalyn's Best Meatloaf Recipe
I cook the meatloaf on a broiler pan so that the fat runs out and the loaf is crispy on the outside.
Kalyn's Best Meatloaf
(Makes 8-10 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
2 pounds lean ground beef (I like ground chuck best)
12 oz package reduced fat pork sausage (I use Jimmy Dean 50% less fat sausage)
1 cup whole wheat bread crumbs (I make my own from low carb bread. If you want to reduce the carbs even more, you could use less bread crumbs.)
1 pkg. Lipton onion soup mix (dried mix)
1 can Campbells cream of mushroom soup (I don't use low fat or low sodium)
1 egg
1 T garlic powder
salt-pepper to taste
In food processor, blend onion soup to grind up onion pieces, then add bread crumbs and buzz a few times so bread is in small particles.
Add bread crumb/onion soup mixture, mushroom soup, egg, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to bowl containing the meat and mix together by squeezing with your hands so all ingredients are well combined. Shape into two loaves and bake about 1 hour, or until instant read meat thermometer reaches at least 170.
South Beach Suggestions:
I created this recipe long before I ever heard of the South Beach diet, and nowdays I rarely use ingredients like Lipton Onion Soup and canned mushroom soup. Still, this is a pretty family friendly recipe, and I think you could eat it once in a while for phase 2 or 3 of the diet.


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Halle Berry's ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubrey will not face charges over his Thanksgiving Day brawl at the actress' Hollywood home.
The former model and Berry's current fiance Olivier Martinez fought over a long-standing custody war over the ex-couple's daughter Nahla, and both men were hospitalized with injuries.
As a result, the Oscar winner was granted a temporary restraining order against Aubry, who also won a similar ruling against Martinez, but at the end of November they avoided a trial by coming to an "amicable agreement."
On Wednesday, the Canadian learned he will not be hit with criminal charges for his holiday bust-up, however he must still sit down for an informal meeting with the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office to discuss the incident.
A date for the hearing has not yet been set, according to TMZ.com.


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The deadline looms for the AJ's Writing Prize, sponsored by Berman Guedes Stretton and worth £1,000 to the winner
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The brief
The essay can be on any topic relevant to architecture and must be no longer than 1,000 words. The subject matter may be historical or contemporary. The piece may look at an individual building or buildings, or a subject pertinent to the practice, theory or business of architecture. There is no age limit for entrants.
The prize
£1,000 will be awarded to the winning writer. The victorious piece will be published in full in the AJ and the writer of the piece will be commissioned to write a building study which will feature in the AJ.
At the judges' discretion, a Highly Commended award may be given. In the case of a highly commended writer, extracts of their original entry will be published in the AJ, and they will also be commissioned to write a building study.
The jury
Edwin Heathcote, architecture and design critic of The Financial Times
Joseph Rykwert, architecture critic
Alan Berman, Berman Guedes Stretton
Christine Murray, editor, The Architects' Journal
Notes on style
The AJ/Berman Guedes Stretton Writing Prize will reward work which is entertaining, informative and thought-provoking. The essays should show original thinking and be written in a clear, engaging and compelling style. Arguments and analysis should be substantiated with relevant information.
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Entries should not exceed 1,000 words and must be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com no later than 9 September 2013. There is no age limit for entrants. The competition is intended for those engaged in practice or students of architectural practice. It is not open to those who have a substantial body of published written work. Pieces should be wholly the work of the person submitting them. The decision of the judges will be final.
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Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos Manual / User Guide
This is the official Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos User Guide in English provided from the manufacturer. If you are looking for detailed technical specifications, please see our Specs page.
Samsung Galaxy Pocket Duos is a dual-SIM version of the Galaxy Pocket, a 2.8-inch Android device announced nearly half a year ago that immediately became the cheapest smartphone available from such a recognized name like Samsung. The Pocket Duos strays little from the original. It sports the same 2.8-inch QVGA display, a 2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi connectivity, and a 832MHz single-core processor. The internal storage is 3GB and it is expandable via microSD cards of up to 32GB. Finally, Android is at version 2.3 Gingerbread on the device.


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Do Proofpoint's Earnings Mean Anything for Cybersecurity?
Proofpoint shares soared after the cloud data protection software provider reported better-than-expected earnings. However, it's worth noting that shares of security stocks have been badly beaten, and had continued to trend lower prior to Proofpoint's report. So, should you buy Proofpoint or peers Palo Alto Networks and FireEye ?
What did Proofpoint say?
Proofpoint saw gains of nearly 14% following its first-quarter report. The company saw revenue of $42.7 million, beating expectations with growth of 38.8% year-over-year. Moreover, its loss per share of $0.12 was also better than the consensus.
Lastly, the company's guidance was solid, expecting full-year revenue of $179 million and a loss of $0.43 per share, both of which were slightly better than expectations. Essentially, the company beat on all metrics, although the beats were marginal compared to expectations.
High expectations and great volatility
As it appears, Proofpoint's earnings eased some fears that security providers are facing increased competition from larger companies that are building their own security networks. Specifically, Proofpoint's Targeted Attack Protection program, which protects customers against malicious links and emails, saw year-over-year growth of more than 100%. It is this performance that has investors of other cybersecurity stocks excited.
Nonetheless, all security-related companies sell different types of software, including FireEye and Palo Alto. For example, FireEye sells appliances to prevent advanced persistent threats, or APTs, alerting customers, but not actually preventing or eliminating the threat. Palo Alto, on the other hand, operates in the advanced firewall space, combining other services such as intrusion prevention.
With that said, investors know that companies of all sizes have bulked up their security, and as a result, shares of security-related stocks have soared in years past. In the five months prior to March, Palo Alto soared more than 65%, Proofpoint increased 225% in the year prior to March, and FireEye, with its IPO late last year, appreciated by 150% in the initial five months following its debut.
As a whole, this is an industry that has had enormous expectations built in to valuations, and even with large losses since March, these stocks are still expensive. So, are Proofpoint, FireEye, or Palo Alto good buys?
Is there a buying opportunity?
According to Proofpoint's guidance, the stock trades at 6 times guided full-year revenue, with operating margins of negative 20%. FireEye is growing a lot faster, with 152% expected revenue growth this year, in part thanks to an acquisition, and 46% growth is expected in 2015. However, FireEye trades at 9.5 times 2015's expected sales, and has a negative 100% operating margin, meaning $2 is spent for every $1 in earned operating income. Therefore, FireEye is still a big risk.
However, Palo Alto might be a different story. It trades at 10 times trailing 12 month sales, but the company is expected to grow 45% and 34%, respectively, over the next two years. Moreover, the company should be profitable in the process.
In 2012, Palo Alto had seen four consecutive years of operating margin improvements, including profits in 2012, but then took a step back in 2013. However, Palo Alto is expected to earn $0.38 and $0.60 per share during the next two years, respectively, to complement its impressive growth rate. Lastly, the company's upside looks solid beyond 2015, as Palo Alto estimates that its total addressable market will rise from $15.8 billion to $19.5 billion over the next three years, and will continue to grow.
Final thoughts
If you want to invest in the cybersecurity space, you're going to pay for it. But, in the process, it's important to remember that you're not comparing apples to apples, as these companies all offer different services and are priced differently in the market.
With that said, there are dozens of cybersecurity-related companies, and while different, investors can still compare valuations and growth rates to find a good opportunity. In this particular case, Palo Alto operates in a large market, it's attractively priced, profitable, and has a good risk-to-reward ratio, meaning it appears to be the best.
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MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team went wire-to-wire with the top team in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Wayne State Warriors, on Saturday (Jan. 19) morning. The Warriors defeated the Wildcats 65-59 from the Berry Events Center.
Four players scored in double figures for Northern as senior forward TJ Cameron and sophomore forward Kendall Jackson each had 15 points. Freshman guard Stephan Pelkofer tallied 14 while junior forward Matthew Craggs added 11.
With Wayne State up by seven, NMU went on a 6-2 run capped off by a Craggs layup to cut the Warrior lead to one (57-56) with 2:11 left in the game. The Warriors answered with a three-pointer by Mike Hollingsworth to put the lead back to four.
Jackson had an offensive put back to cut the lead to two but Hollingsworth made a pair of free throw to extend the lead and the Warriors added three more free throws and NMU missed three shots down the stretch.
Northern finished the game shooting 34.1 percent (15-for-44) from the floor and 37.5 percent (6-for-16) from the three-point line. The 'Cats also made 23-of-27 free throws and outrebounded the Warriors 30-22, including 12 on the offensive end.
With the loss, the 'Cats are now 4-12 overall and 3-8 in the GLIAC. Wayne State is 12-2 overall and a perfect 11-0 in conference play.
WSU was led by Ian Larkin with a game-high 24 points. He shot 10-for-12 from the field. Hollingsworth finished with 20 points while Gerald Williams-Taylor was also in double figures with 10.
The Warriors shot 51.2 percent on the day and 41.7 percent from beyond the arc. WSU made 16-of-21 from the charity stripe.
NMU held a 25-22 lead at halftime, holding the lead for the majority of the first 20 minutes. Jackson had seven points and Pelkofer had six at the break and the 'Cats shot 33.3 percent (8-for-24) from the floor.
Tipoff was at 11 a.m. due to the hockey game later in the evening.
Northern travels across the U.P. to take on Lake Superior State on Thursday (Jan. 24) and then heads to Northwood on Saturday (Jan. 26).


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John Belzer, president of TCI Precision Metals (Gardena, California) has agreed to fill a vacancy on the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA) executive team effective immediately through March 2013.
Mr. Belzer is no stranger to the organization, having served as the its chairman emeritus in 2002, as a trustee for Los Angeles NTMA training centers for six years, and as a leader of the national budget and finance team for the past nine years. He also currently serves as a board member of the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS).
The vacancy was created by the departure of John Lewis, president of Lewis Aerospace (Phoenix, Arizona), who requested the NTMA board replace his seat so that he can focus on his family business.


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Blue Marble Ventures focuses on the so-called 'micro-fund' level of funding to help inventors and entrepreneurs reach proof of concept stage and prepare for an institutional round of capital or other strategic path. Typically, our initial investments are in the $1k to $25k range.
While we believe that management and execution is key to a successful company, we are primary interested in promising technologies, products and markets. As part of our investment, we often provide hands-on management expertise to help take an idea and/or technology to a commercially viable stage.
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While we are primary looking for great business opportunities, we believe in prudent investing, avoiding investments where the level of risk is deemed inappropriate by our standards.
Blue Marble Ventures is targeting Green Tech investors as well as entrepreneurs looking for capital to help their early stage ventures get traction, secure intellectual property or create viable "proof of concept" models for their technologies.
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John Elway gets fired up at post-Super Bowl Broncos news conference
The post-Super Bowl press conference was wrapping up. Broncos media relations director Patrick Smyth gave Gray Caldwell from the Broncos' website the final question.
Broncos coach John Fox answered it, and that was that.
"And I want to say one thing," John Elway said.
The press conference was not yet finished. Elway, the Broncos' executive vice president of football operations, had the floor.
"And I want to say one thing. I kind of get the sense that these questions are, 'How the hell are we going to overcome this?' Right? The bottom line is, sure, it's not even 48 hours away from the game. But I will tell you this: Right now the focus is on what happened, instead of how we got there, and what we did this year and what we went through as a team.
"And I say that the farther you get away from this, the less you concentrate on just that one game, and the more you look at the full season and really what we did as a football team and as an organization. And I tell you what, I'm very proud of that.
"There are some changes we've got to make and we'll make those. But the thing is, we can use that as a game that, 'OK, we now know what it's like to be there, now we're going to use that as the experience of we've been there but we've got to start with step one again and start with the offseason program.'
"And April 21 — everybody that knows it comes in here and the people that we bring in here when it gets to 85-90 guys on the roster, John (Fox) readdresses this team the first time and again it's to get back and be world champions.
"The goal has not changed and it will not change. We will use this as an experience that we went through, be disappointed that we didn't play better, but the bottom line is this organization and what (owner) Pat Bowlen wants from this organization — that has not changed and it will not change.
"The bottom line is we're going to work as hard as we worked this year, if not harder, and continue to do that with the mind-set that we want to be world champions and we're going to do everything we can to get there."
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Canadian authorities announced today they arrested two people who were allegedly planning to carry out a pressure cooker bombing near a government building during a major Canadian holiday.
John Stuart Nuttall and Amanda Korody, of Surrey, British Columbia, were arrested Monday and charged with conducting "terrorism-related activities, including taking steps to build and subsequently place explosive devices at a pre-determined public location in the city of Victoria in British Columbia for the purpose of causing death or serious bodily injuries on Canada Day," according to Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner James Malizia.
"These individuals were inspired by al Qaeda ideology," Malizia said, but the pair was not directly linked to any overseas groups.
Photographs released by the RCMP show that among the evidence are three pressure cookers, similar to the pressure cooker devices used to house explosives in the Boston Marathon bombing in April, which killed three and injured more than 260 others. In that case, investigators said there was evidence the alleged perpetrators had been inspired by al Qaeda.
An RCMP official said, however, that the alleged plot was not inspired by the Boston Marathon attack.
RCMP Assistant Commissioner Wayne Rideout said that the devices in the alleged Canadian plot were "completely under our control, they were inert."
"I want to reassure our citizens that at all times during the investigation, our primary focus was the safety and protection of the public," Malizia said. "While the RCMP believes this threat was real, at no time was the security of the public at risk."


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I have a Toshiba A215-S5824 laptop running Linux Mint 11, and have also been struggling with the overheating issue. My laptop has an ATI X1200 graphics card using the open source Radeon graphics driver. After researching several articles I believe I have found a solution that works for me. I do not guarantee this will work for everyone, but it may be worth trying.
Using the terminal and editor of your choice, create this directory: /etc/modprobe.d/radeon-kms.conf
Enter the following text: radeon.dynclks=1
Click Save.
Modify "/etc/modules" and enter "radeon", without the quotes, at the end of the list.
Click Save and reboot your computer.
It would seem the default KMS configuration using "dynpm" does not work for me. I have been using this configuration for several weeks now and my system runs much cooler and no loss in performance.


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Student Conduct Process
This document serves as an extension of the Community Standards for Students, and provides an overview on Carleton's student conduct process, with special emphasis on social misconduct. For more detailed information about student conduct, social misconduct, sexual misconduct, or academic honesty and personal integrity, please review the community policies in the Campus Handbook.
Student Conduct Philosophy
Carleton students, as members of a residential community dedicated to learning, should act responsibly and respectfully, and hold themselves and others accountable. The student conduct system at Carleton is guided by the community standards policy and addresses violations through a private, consistent, yet individualized process. Education and the development of the whole person is a guiding principle and recognizes students are developing skills and knowledge that should assist them to make positive life choices. Therefore, follow-up and sanctions associated with violations of community standards encourage students to reflect intentionally on incidents, identify areas for personal growth, and use campus and/or community resources to support this growth.
Responses to Alleged Violations of College Policy
Incident reports are typically made by Security Officers and Residential Life staff. However, any member of the Carleton College community may file a report by filling out a Community Concern Form. The Dean of Students Office determines who will follow up with the student(s). As part of the investigation the staff member determines whether the alleged violation is an act of academic dishonesty and personal integrity, sexual misconduct, or social misconduct.
Informal Response
The system of response to allegations of student misconduct is an educational one. The very nature of a residential college creates opportunities and challenges for young adults living in community, some for the first time. It is not unusual for young adults in this situation to, on occasion, exercise poor judgments, act insensitively or without thinking, or engage in inappropriate behaviors. Consequently, many minor incidents (e.g., excessive noise, roommate conflicts) are handled informally through conflict resolution, mediation, restorative justices, or simple agreements that the parties involved will cease and desist a certain conduct. Many minor incidents are resolved with the assistance of peer leaders or Student Life staff. Such cases usually do not result in official disciplinary records or sanctions, but may be introduced at a later date if patterns of unacceptable behavior emerge.
Formal Disciplinary Action
When it is neither possible nor appropriate to resolve a conflict or disciplinary matter informally, the alleged violation is forwarded to the Dean of Students Office for action by Student Life staff (e.g., Area Director, Assistant Dean of Students & Director of Community Standards, Title IX Coordinator, and/or Security). There are three major categories of violations, each with a separate and distinct method of resolution: social misconduct, academic honesty and personal integrity, and sexual misconduct. The rest of this document will only focus on social misconduct. Please review the complete Community Standards for Students for more detailed information about the processes of both academic honesty and personal integrity and sexual misconduct.
As mentioned previously, when an incident is forwarded to the Dean of Students Office, a member of the Student Life Staff is assigned to follow-up with the incident. This will most likely require all students involved in the incident to meet with a member of the Student Life Staff to discuss the incident and provide information leading to its resolution. The role of the Student Life staff member is to determine if the incident has violated any tenets of the Community Standards for Students. If a student is found responsible for a violation, sanctions may be imposed. Many instances of social misconduct occur in or near the residence halls. For most incidents that occur in these locations, the Assistant Dean of Students & Director of Community Standards will assign a member of the Office of Residential Life (e.g., Area Director, Associate Director of Residential Life, or Director of Residential Life) to review and make a determination of responsibility.
Sanctions for Social Misconduct
Disciplinary sanctions may be administered to students in violation of Community Standards for Students. Disciplinary sanctions may also be imposed upon groups and organizations as well as individuals. More than one sanction may be imposed at one time. Please note that when determining sanctions, every case is viewed individually, and any prior violations of Community Standards for Students will be taken into consideration.
- Censure and Warning: Written notification that the student's behavior is unacceptable and that continuation or repetition of such conduct may result in more severe disciplinary action.
- Residential Probation: Students are put on residential probation after repetitive violations or blatant disregard for the broader residential community.
- Disciplinary Probation: A written reprimand including a statement that any further violation of College policy may result in suspension or expulsion.
- Interim Suspension: Immediate separation from the College for a period defined by the Dean of Students to: (1) ensure safety and well-being of people and property, or (2) prevent disruption or interference of normal operations of the College.
- Suspension: Termination of a student's enrollment at the College for a specified period of time. This may also include restricting access to campus or College events during the suspension.
- Expulsion: Permanent termination of enrollment, including no further access to campus or any College events without written approval from the Dean of Students.
- Restitution: Reimbursement for damage to or misappropriation of property. At the discretion of Student Life Staff, this may take the form of work, community service, or other compensation such as service to the College community.
- Life Safety Fines: Any violations of community standards that could pose a threat to individual's lives. Fines will be assessed based on the severity of the violation.
- Chemical Health Assessment: Performed by a qualified chemical dependency counselor for the purpose of determining possible patterns of abuse. The student is encouraged to follow the treatment recommendation(s) provided by the counselor.
- Revocation of Privileges: Exclusion from college housing, lose right to host events/gatherings in residence hall spaces, participation in extracurricular college activities or removal from other activities (e.g., participation in an off-campus program.)
- Other: Student Life Staff may choose to administer a sanction not mentioned above, in line with the student conduct philosophy.
Appeals for Social Misconduct Violations
For violations of the Community Standards for Students that are adjudicated by a member of the Residential Life Staff, the Assistant Dean of Students & Director of Community Standards is responsible for reviewing appeals. If a student wishes to appeal either a finding of responsibility or specific sanctions, they must request an appeal to the Assistant Dean of Students & Director of Community Standards within 7 days of the date of the conduct meeting by contacting the Dean of Students Office at extension 4075. For more information about the appeals process, please view the Community Standards for Students.
Please note that a violation of any of the Carleton Community Standards may result in residential probation or disciplinary probation dependent on the frequency of violation and impact on other community members. Also, it is always possible for additional requirements beyond those listed above to be given to students when there is a violation of community standards.


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Dear John notes list: lime, pine, coffee, coriander, clove, cedarwood, vetiver
Dear John ($15.95- $39.95) is a gingery zinger of a fragrance and is thoroughly unisex. It's particularly wonderful for warm weather because its freshness is so intense and the drydown offers very soft, edible spices. It goes from fresh ginger to a not-too-sweet gingerbread in about 45 minutes, and it's pleasing to the senses for the entire journey. It reminds me of the course the sun takes-- from high noon until dusk, different shades of warmth are revealed as time goes on. As Dear John settles into the skin during the drydown, the clove and coriander ease their way up to the forefront, and the sharp ginger and lemon from the beginning is practically just a memory. In my opinion, this fragrance is well worth the price of admission to own a bottle. Dear John is something I can see myself wearing once in awhile, until the end of time.
Superworld Unknown notes list: cocoa, vanilla, tonka, cassie, juniper, petitgrain, neroli, lime, lemon, bergamot, rose, ylang ylang, benzoin, sandalwood
Superworld Unknown ($3.00- $49.95) seems to me like the more leathery, sex-bomb sibling to the beautiful Tuca Tuca, It's a rubbery sort of sweet, supple leather, exactly the type that made me fall hard for the avant-garde synthetics of Comme des Garcons and Le Labo. The name refers to a pop song by Norwegian singer Karin Park, but me? I think of Soundgarden of course. This is the kind of fragrance that I might tell the world is "very me" (Hey, I just did!). Here, I think the notes list betrays what the scent actually smells like to me. There is a fleeting gourmand sweetness that really just plays into the leather. I must admit I cannot pick out about half of the listed notes. This is why I write my impressions down before I've had a chance to read the official notes list. All that aside, this is one of the most attractive, thoroughly urban, tarry, rubbery leather fragrances I've had the pleasure to wear. And yes, I have many, many others. Superworld Unknown is a must-have for me. Plus, if it makes me think of Chris Cornell, that can only be beneficial to my mood.
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RO'S ARGAN ingredients include: glycerine, almond oil, cypress leaf infusion, brazil nut oil, vanilla pod, fair trade shea butter, argan oil, cupuacu butter, cocoa butter, goji berry decoction, rose absolute, geranium oil, lemon oil
Ro's Argan Body Conditioner ($29.95) is a thick, rich, berry-rose scented cream that comes in a tub. At first I thought it was a body butter-type product, and then, that thing happened that always happens with LUSH products. I read the label, and it tells me to use what I'm holding in my hand in a very non-traditional way. As per the directions, after showering, I slathered Ro's Argan all over (happily, a little goes a long way), and then rinsed it off in the shower and gently blotted my skin dry with a towel. Wacky? Yeah, I know! But it's wonderful. My skin was probably softer than it's ever been in my life, AND (we've covered the wacky, now here's the crazy part)-- I absolutely love the honeyed rose scent. Is this backwards day or what? Un-rose-able me has found a rose to love in an unlikely spot. It's got a gorgeous but subtle tartness to it, and the rose is not overbearing at all, and there is a slight musky, woody depth. This is exactly how I want to smell and feel when I get out of the shower: with my skin criminally smooth, smelling clean and fresh-- not in an Irish Spring kind of way, but in the way that suits my personality. Even at my very cleanest, there will always be a bit of growl underneath.
The website recommends using their Turkish Delight Shower Smoothie before using Ro's Argan Body Conditioner. Major "don't mind if I do" moment. The scent, texture, richness and straight-up effectiveness makes Ro's Argan Body Conditioner THE essential post-shower product suitable for anyone with a heart which is still currently beating. It's just gorgeous.
ULTRABLAND ingredients include: beeswax, rosewater, almond oil, honey, fresh iris extract, glycerine, rose absolute, tincture of benzoin
Ultrabland facial cleanser ($15.95- $29.95) is exactly the kind of cleanser I'm really into lately-- the kind that is less a cleanser and more of an event. Take a little bit less than a teaspoon (that's what works for me), and take your time massaging it into dry skin. It removes makeup (eye makeup will take two rounds) and sunscreen in a flash. I use my trusty muslin face cloth and warm water to remove the cleanser, and what is revealed is the same kind of freakishly soft and smooth skin that Ro's Argan Body Conditioner gave me. It's soothing, hydrating, simple and natural, and a boon for those of us with sensitive skin, dry skin, even blemish-prone. These ingredients will take care of most of us.
There are balm cleansers out there in the market that are similar (but completely inferior, and not natural) that sell for three or four times what Ultrabland costs, and it's loaded with petrolatum/ mineral oil. It's crystal clear what the majority of beauty industry execs think of the intelligence of their target consumers. I'm just going to say this here, to make it official where I stand on this issue:
It is no longer a good idea to use petroleum-based products on your skin. It is toxic!
There are gorgeous natural alternatives, even other synthetic alternatives, that will not hurt you. Think of petroleum-based products as the Smoke Monster from Lost. You may forget about it because it's not in your face 24/7, but it will sneak up on you and basically vaporize you one day. Was that a dramatic enough analogy? Gosh, I really miss Lost. And I really, really love LUSH.
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Lorex Care & Share Video Baby Monitor w/ 3.5 LCD & Motion Tracking
The Lorex Care & Share Video Baby Monitor is one of the latest and most advanced infant monitoring devices in the Lorex family. Featuring a vibrant 3.5 LCD display and user-friendly functionality, this innovative device makes it easier than ever to watch over and protect your precious little one. And as an added bonus not typically found in baby monitors, this device features intuitive motion tracking, so you need never worry about losing your perspective.
The Lorex Care & Share Video Baby Monitor comes equipped with Two-Way Talk, Sleep & Soothe Sounds, and even illuminative night vision to ensure that your vantage point is always crystal clear. With the Sleep & Soothe sounds, you can remotely control five unique sounds from nature, providing your little one with comfort, security, and restfulness. You can even control the volume of the sound effects, and choose between selections that include rainfall, chirping birds, and beach waves.
In addition, this device uses state-of-the-art Snap 'n' Share technology, which enables you to take digital snapshots of your baby's most photogenic moments. Save your favorite photos to your camera's micro SD card (sold separately), and share them with all the people you love. There's also a built-in temperature monitor for added peace of mind. This groundbreaking surveillance system is a must-have for any new parent.
Monitor and Camera Functions
The portable handheld LCD Monitor features a wide, portable viewing screen for high-resolution video coverage in real time. The Pan Tilt & Zoom Camera includes built-in motion tracking, and follows your child's movements automatically. You can digitally zoom in for closer inspection, and you can ensure that your connection is always clear thanks to the device's 450ft range.
This unit comes equipped with a monitor and one camera, but is expandable for use with up to 4 cameras. So if you're looking to easily monitor multiple rooms or multiple babies, you have the option of building a convenient, affordable system that is perfectly suited to your needs. The additional cameras are easy to integrate into your existing system, and easy to manage simultaneously.
Superior Battery Life
The rechargeable battery lasts up to 8 hours on a standard charge, so you can stay connected to your little one all through the night. For maximum battery life, set the device to Audio Only mode. With streaming video, the battery may only last 4.5 hours on an average charge.
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Snap 'N' Share
With one click on your monitor, remotely capture photographs of your newborn!
Sleep and Soothe
Five unique sounds from nature that can be controlled remotely
Handheld LCD Monitor
Light and portable monitor that allows you to monitor your loved ones from any place in the house.
Meet the Care 'N' SHARE FAMILY
The LorexBaby Care 'N' Share series of Video Baby Monitors has the perfect solution to meet your every need. Featuring either a 3.5" or 4.3" crystal clear LCD screen and a fixed or pan/tilt camera, we guarantee there is a solution just right for you. Please refer to the product specifications to see the exact camera and screen included with each model.
Night Vision
Crystal Clear Night Vision allows you to keep tabs on your sleeping beauty hours after lights-out. Check in at any point in the night, knowing that our black-andwhite feed is of the highest quality.
Sleep & Soothe
CARE 'N' SHARE features five relaxing Sleep & Soothe Sounds from nature - a modern spin on the traditional lullaby. Rainfall, chirping birds, and beach waves can all be turned on or off and volume controlled from your monitor
Snap 'N' Share Technology
With one click on your monitor, remotely capture photographs of your newborn! Screenshots saved to the camera's micro SD card (sold separately) can be sent to family members and friends or uploaded to your favorite social networks.
Baby Monitor Features
- Portable Handheld LCD Monitor - a wider, portable viewing screen delivers real-time video coverage of your loved one when you're apart.
- Supports Pan Tilt & Zoom Camera with Motion Tracking* - using your handheld video monitor. You can also motion track your child's movements so that the camera follows him or her automatically.
- SNAP 'N' SHARE Technology - with the click of a button, you can remotely capture still photographs of your sleeping beauty.
- Sleep & Soothe Sounds - a built-in speaker plays gentle sounds from nature, promoting relaxation and a sense of calm in your baby's crib.
- Crystal Clear Night Vision - clear-cut video feed in black and white helps you keep tabs on your child's miniature movements in the dark.
- Video On/Off - click off the video feed and turn your unit into an audio monitor whenever you wish to extend the battery life.
- Two-Way Talk - a built-in high sensitivity microphone enables caregivers to speak directly to the baby so that they may tenderly guide him or her back to sleep.
- Built-In Nightlight - softly illuminate the crib at night-time so that your newborn feels swaddled in light upon waking.
- Digital Zoom - zoom-in remotely for an even closer inspection of your sweetheart.
- Room Temperature Alerts - keep track of your angel's sleeping conditions with a quick summary of temperature changes in the nursery.
- Four Room Viewing - with the purchase of additional cameras, parents can monitor up to four distinct spaces simultaneously.
- Perfect for growing families with kids of all ages!
- Up to 450 ft of Wireless Range - stay alert with audio and visual feeds that reach across your entire house and backyard.
- Expandable up to 4 Cameras - position four cameras at different angles in one room or set them up around the house to give your kids the undivided attention they deserve.
- Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life! - lightweight and long-lasting, CARE 'N' SHARE's battery rarely takes breaks to ensure that you can throughout your day and night.
- Portable Handheld LCD Monitor
- Pan Tilt & Zoom Camera with Motion Tracking
- SNAP 'N' SHARE's Technology 1
- Sleep & Soothe Sounds
- Crystal Clear Night Vision
- Power Save Mode
- Two-Way Talk
- Built-In Nightlight
- Digital Zoom
- Room Temperature Alerts
- Four Room Viewing
- Up to 450 ft of Wireless Range
- Expandable up to 4 Cameras
- Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life! 2
1. Night vision range in ideal conditions. Objects at or beyond this range may be partially or completely obscured, depending on the camera application.
2. Battery life: Up to 4.5hrs for monitor with video/audio ON continuously. Extended battery up to 8 hours in audio only mode
* Only available with compatible Pan-Tilt camera
Additional Info
Additional Info
|Part Number
|What's in the box
|(1) Lorex Care & Share Video Baby Monitor w/ 3.5 LCD & Motion Tracking


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Went to the last Hill Climb in Michigan for the season on Sunday. My brothers (Kaw Concours and an 85 Honda 700 V Twin), sister in law on her 95 K75S, and nephew on his Honda 750.
Since I was the navigator I took us all to the wrong location. But fortunately for me the day was perfect (sunny and 75 or so) so adding a few extra miles didn't hurt anyone's feelings.
We finally made it to the correct site and were treated to some hardy men and women working their machines up a big dang hill.
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CJ Smokehouse named grand champion at first Graue
Invitational Barbeque
Album 6
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[May 06, 2014]
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Even the mayor of Lincoln can't distract these
two from the task at hand.
Marion Goff had hopes of getting a big plate
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As expected, week one was a challenging one when it came to handicapping the NFL.
Nationally, if you look at all the websites, handicappers were more underwhelming than overwhelming. Personally, I ended up with five wins against the spread and I expect to do much better in week two.
In the preseason, I projected New Orleans, Detroit and Philadelphia to be dominant ATS and I'm not wavering from that sentiment. The Saints are on a mission to get back to the playoffs, the Lions are a different animal with the added dimension of running back Reggie Bush and the Eagles are taking no prisoners with new coach Chip Kelly's up-tempo offense.
The numbers: last week favorites ended up going 8-8 ATS but home teams had a better average, going 9-7 ATS.
San Diego at Philadelphia (-7.5): As long as there is extra oxygen on the sideline when the offense comes off the field, the Eagles will be unstoppable. Nowak's picks: Eagles 41-24.
Cleveland at Baltimore (-6.5): The Ravens should win this one but the visiting team has covered ATS in the last seven matchups. Nowak's pick: Ravens 24-20.
Tennessee at Houston (-9): Chris Johnson might keep this close early on but the Texans can beat you in many ways on offense. Nowak's pick: Texans 30-17.
Miami at Indianapolis (-2.5): The Colts' running game is a question mark with Vick Ballard out and Ahmad Bradshaw still nursing a sore foot. But QB Andrew Luck should dominate this game. Nowak's pick: Colts 27-17.
Carolina at Buffalo (+2.5): In his last 16 road games, Cam Newtown is 10-5-1 ATS. Nowak's pick: Panthers 30-24.
St. Louis at Atlanta (-6.5): The Rams were actually a solid road dog ATS last season. But I can't see the Falcons losing their home opener. Nowak's pick: Falcons 35-20.
Washington at Green Bay (-7.5): The Packers are dominant at home and own an 18-8-4 record ATS in their last 30 games as a home favorite. Nowak's pick: Packers 34-24.
Dallas at Kansas City (-3): Many handicappers are siding with the Chiefs here but I think the difference is at quarterback with Tony Romo making more plays. Nowak's pick: Cowboys 27-24.
Minnesota at Chicago (-6): The Bears are 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven meetings with the Vikes. Nowak's pick: Bears 27-17.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay (+3.5): The Buccaneers have struggled at home in recent years, going 3-12-3 ATS in their last 18 games as a home underdog. Nowak's pick: Saints 40-17.
Detroit at Arizona (+1): Are you kidding me? A 1-point spread? Show me the money. Nowak's pick: Lions 38-21.
Jacksonville at Oakland (-5.5): The Raiders get the edge at home in the Hapless Bowl. Nowak's pick: Raiders 20-10.
Denver at Giants (+4.5): Peyton Manning vs. Eli Manning. Giants are expected to lose and that's usually when they win. Upset special. Nowak's pick: Giants 38-35.
San Francisco at Seattle (-3): The Seahawks are very tough at home. But I think 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick outshoots Seahawks QB Russell Wilson in this one. Nowak's pick: 49ers 30-24.
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati (-7): Steelers have struggled ATS on the road with a 5-12-1 mark. Nowak's pick: Bengals 30-20.


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Officer who shot Missouri teen was 6-year veteran
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri police are releasing a few more details about the officer who fatally shot an unarmed teenager but are still not identifying him.
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson says the officer had been with the force for about six years and was on a routine patrol when he encountered Michael Brown Jr. and a friend walking in the street.
Authorities have said previously that a scuffle ensued after the officer asked the teens to move to the side. Witnesses have said Brown's hands were raised when he was shot multiple times.
Witnesses also have said the officer was white. The youths were black.
Jackson says the Ferguson police force has 53 officers, of which just three are black. He said the city has had trouble recruiting and retaining black officers.
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announces 2014 scholarship recipients
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[May 19, 2014]
- The Lincoln Community High School Foundation has been
created to enrich lifelong learning programs and provide educational
opportunities for LCHS students.
The Foundation provides funds beyond the normal
operating budget for community educational programs not available
through tax revenues. The Foundation is a non-profit, independent,
tax exempt organization governed by a volunteer Board of Directors,
who are business and professional members of the community with a
commitment to education.
The Lincoln Community High School Foundation Board of Directors met
on Tuesday, May 14, 2014 and made their scholarship selections from
student applications from the Senior Class of 2014. Winners are:
The Arthur and Luella Gimbel Scholarship ($5,000) was awarded
to Brianne Guzouskis.
The LeRoy Allison Memorial Scholarship
($1,500) was awarded to Chloe Cox.
The Vincent
Beggs Scholarship ($1,000) was awarded to Justin Broom, Lexee
Klockenga, Emmery Mammen, Nicole Miller, Joey Olden, Michelle Paulus,
Kelsey Shanle, and Joella Vermeire.
The Lincoln Community High School Scholarship Foundation
Scholarship ($1,000) was awarded to Edward Bowlby, Alisa
Carrillo, Molly Crawley, Daniel Hemenway, Morgan Marthers, Jennifer
Nelson, and Alexandra Turner.
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The Larry A. Hertzfeldt Scholarship
($1,000) was awarded to Kenneth Bacon.
The Edna Dehner Scholarship ($500) was awarded to Collin
Antoine, Mallory Bacon, Madison Bishop, Konnor Browne, Triston
Cooper, Serena Cunningham, Brady Curry, Hannah D'Andrea, Jacob
Day, Kyra Doolin, Ashley Erb, Kaitlyn Frizzell, Tammy Huynh,
Suzanne King, Austin Krusz, Matthew Langdon, Jacquiline
Martincic, Bradley Miller, Elijah Sowers, Jessica Spaulding, and
Brianna Wampler.
If you are interested in making
a tax deductible contribution in order to provide enrichment
opportunities for future students of Lincoln Community High School,
please contact the superintendent's office.
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7-time Pro-Bowler first punter voted into Canton's Pro Football Hall of Fame
By MARK MAYNARDProkicker News Senior Writer
NEW YORK — Ray Guy, a trailblazing punter who defined the position, has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The 64-year-old Guy made it in on his eighth attempt at being voted into the shrine in Canton, Ohio, becoming the first punter to make it into the Hall of Fame.
Guy was a senior nominee along with Claude Humphrey, a ferocious defensive end for the Atlanta Falcons in the 1960s.
It has been a long wait for Guy and the culiminating crown of achievement for the man most consider the best punter in NFL history.
He dominated the position, was a three-time Super Bowl winner, a collegiate All-American, a seven-time Pro Bowl selection and was named to the NFL's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team and the NFL All-Century Team. The award given to college football's best punter is named after him — the Ray Guy Award.
Guy's exclusion from the Hall of Fame was always a mystery and disappointment to him. He was a finalist seven times previously.
The still lean, 6-3 Guy wasn't always primarily a punter. At Southern Mississippi, he handled place-kicking duties and was a talented defensive back. Guy, who played at Southern Miss from 1970-72, still has the second-most career interceptions in school history.
Guy could also throw a baseball as the Cincinnati Reds knew when they drafted him out of high school. He could throw it 98 to 100 mph and "hit my spots," he said. Guy threw two no-hitters while pitching for Southern Miss. The Reds came calling again after college but the Raiders making him their first round draft choice in 1973 made the NFL too enticing.
Guy spent his entire 14-season, 207-game career with the Raiders. His career punting average was 42.4 yards and he averaged more than 40 yards 13 of his 14 seasons. The only time he fell below the 40-yard average mark came during the strike shortened (nine games) 1982 season, when he averaged 39.1 yards.
Only three of his 1,049 punts were blocked and he ranked second all-time at the time of his retirement by punting 619 straight times without a block in a period from the 1979 season until the end of his career in 1986.
Guy led the NFL in punting in 1974, 1975, and 1977 and finished second three times and third once. A veteran of 22 post-season games, he added 111 punts for a 42.4 average to his career totals.


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Cicero argues in the speech De Provinciis Consularibus, delivered to the Senate in 56 B.C., that Caesar ought not be recalled from his command of the two Gallic provinces (plus his new conquests). He argued that his enemies Piso and Gabinius ought be recalled instead. One of the arguments that Cicero used was the comparative employment of dispatches and their respective reception by the Senate. On one hand Piso was tardy in notifying the Senate with dispatches outlining his activities, and on the other, Gabinius had his letters subject to 'novel dishonour', meanwhile Caesar, by comparison, had been voted almost innumerable honours for his dispatches:
vos enim, ad quos litteras L. Piso de suis rebus non audet mittere, qui Gabini litteras insigni quadam nota atque ignominia nova condemnastis, C. Caesari supplicationes decrevistis numero ut nemini uno ex bello, honore ut omnino nemini (Cic. Prov. cons. X.25)
For you (the Senate), to whom Piso does not dare to send letters concerning his affairs, you who condemned the letters of Gabinius with a certain mark of infamy and novel dishonour; you voted supplications to Gaius Caesar, in number as no man from one war, honour as altogether no other.
An intertextual reference can be seen here with the language of Caesar himself in the B.G. 2.34.4, when Caesar says that ex litteris Caesaris – "from the letters of Caesar" – the Senate voted 15 days of supplications. Caesar then notes, in similar terms to Cicero, this is was an honour quod ante id tempus accidit nulli "which before that time fell on no-one."
Although the question of which text references which will depend on the view you take on the order of composition of the texts (which depends mostly how you think that Caesar's commentary on the Gallic War was assembled and published).