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Senior Researcher at Agricultural Policy Research Center
Ia Katsia has joined Agricultural Policy Research Center (APRC) at ISET Policy Institute as a Research Associate in July 2014. She received her BSc in Business Administration from Akaki Tsereteli State University in 2011. She holds a Master's degree in Economics from the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University (ISET) in 2014.
While studying at ISET she was enrolled in an Agricultural concentration. Currently, she is involved in various research projects at ISET-PI related to agriculture and rural development and she is responsible for quarterly agricultural newsletter. Her research interests include Agriculture Economics, Political Economics and Development Economics, Food Safety and Sustainable Development.
1. The Effect of Reduced Wine Exports on Grape Prices
2. The Role of Family Farming in the Sustainable Development of Agriculture Sector and Poverty Reduction in Georgia
3. Feasibility Study on Agricultural Insturance in Georgia
4. Bumper Analysis of Agricultural Sector of Georgia
5. Assessment of the Agricultural Card Program in Georgia
7. Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) on the Crop Insurance Reform of Georgia
8. Agriculture and Food Production: Potential in Georgia
9. Assess the Food Security Data Relevance and Collection Mechanisms in the South Caucasus
10. Livestock Farm-Enterprise Models in Kakheti Region
12. An Assessment of Enterprise Performance of Agricultural Cooperatives
13. Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) of the Draft Law of Georgia on Biodiversity
14. Study on Private Service Providers in Organic Hazelnut Value Chain in Georgia
15. Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) on Draft Law on Windbreaks
16. Georgia Dairy Market System Analysis and Mapping
17. Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) of the Draft Law on Soil Protection
18. The Impact of Sanitary, Phytosanitary, and Quality-related Standards on the Trade Flow between CAREC Countries and Georgia
19. Study of Value Added Tax (VAT) Exemption Benefits for Increasing the Competitiveness of the Georgian Dairy Sector
20. Rapid Assessment for community-based Mountain Tourism Development in the South Caucasus
21. RIA on High Mountainous Region Designation of Energy Development and Access
22. Developing a Water Policy Outlook for Georgia: country assessment


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Innerware & Accessories
Storage can make or break a good kitchen so it's important to maximise the functionality of your space. Titus Tekform offers pantries, corner units and kitchen storage solutions to suit every budget. Our pull-out wireware pantries and larders offer easy access to cabinet interiors and cupboard storage, with soft close damping and solid shelves to avoid spills and increase weight capacity. Lazy susans and universal base units, including integrated soft close waste bins, are also a great way of utilising otherwise wasted space with swivels and pull-outs for added functionality. Narrow pull-outs can hold spice racks and condiments, all within easy reach of your cooktop. Use cutlery trays and drawer inserts to optimise kitchen organisation, with matching non-slip mats available for a practical upgrade.

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Brazilian footballing legend, Edson Arantes De Nascimento, Popularly called "Pele" has undergone surgery at the Sau Paulo hospital in Brazil for a prostate condition and is currently hospitalized as he recovers.
Pele was treated at the Sao Paulo hospital last year for a urinary tract infection and was described to be okay but was rushed back earlier in the week with complaints and the 71 year old had to undergo a minor surgery but is describe as being in stable condition by doctors at the hospital. Pele who is living on only one kidney had the other removed years ago around the time he retired from professional football.
Pele is regarded as one of the (if not the) greatest footballers ever, with 12 world cup goals, 77 goals in 91 appearances for Brazil and three world cup appearances to his credit along with the player of the century award from FIFA.


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West Deer Truck Accident Lawyers
West Deer Truck Accident Lawyers
A collision between a large truck and a car leaves physical and mental trauma in its wake. As you begin the long and difficult recovery process, you also worry about how you will cope with your injuries, loss of work, and mounting medical and living expenses.
A West Deer truck accident attorney at Chaffin Luhana can help you receive the maximum compensation for your injuries. Our experienced attorneys have recovered more than $1 billion in verdicts and settlements for clients.
Pittsburgh Injury Attorneys – Chaffin Luhana
Our team of West Deer truck accident lawyers will dig deep into the details of your accident to maximize monetary recovery and support you in your physical and emotional recovery. We will also make sure that your story is told and your injuries are not minimized.
Typical truck injuries
Injuries after a truck accident are often severe, or catastrophic. The latter type of injury is one involving the spine, brain, or skull, resulting in permanent impairment or disability.
Other common truck accident injuries include:
- Burns
- Disfigurement
- Amputation
- Internal organ damage
- Loss of vision
- Multiple fractures
Truck accident causes
Accidents may result from truck driver error, including:
- Distracted driving
- Driving under the influence
- Fatigue
- Lack of experience or training
- Speeding
Other factors involved in truck accidents may include inclement weather and poor road conditions.
Determining fault
Sometimes, the truck driver is the primary at-fault party in an accident, but multiple parties are often responsible in such crashes. These entities may include:
- The Trucking company–companies are required to maintain safe vehicles
- The Freight company–improper loading and securing of cargo is a major cause of truck accidents
- The Manufacturer–design flaws could play a role in the accident
A lawyer investigates all aspects of the case, including police and medical reports, eyewitness accounts, trucking company logs, physical evidence from the accident scene, and the truck's camera or "black box."
What not to do after a truck accident
Never agree to a settlement with an insurance company before obtaining legal counsel. Insurance companies want to settle for as little as possible, and once a settlement is accepted, there is no going back.
Large trucks are required to carry more insurance, so the insurance company has more to lose. They will fight harder to keep from paying substantial settlements.
A Pittsburgh truck accident lawyer knows the value of a fair settlement for their client based on the type of injury, prognosis, and short-and-long-term care needs. We fight aggressively for our clients, and while most cases are settled, we will go to court when necessary.
Statute of limitations
In Pennsylvania, the statute of limitations for filing a truck accident lawsuit is two years. Since many accidents are fatal, the personal representative of the estate has two years from the death date to file a lawsuit.
Because there is so much investigative work needed in a truck accident, and evidence is more likely to disappear as time goes by, it is critical to obtain legal counsel as soon as possible.
Contact West Deer truck accident lawyers
If you were hurt in a truck accident, you need the services of a Pittsburgh truck accident attorney at Chaffin Luhana. Call or text us 24/7 or contact us online to schedule a free consultation.
We will review your case and advise you of your options. There is never a fee unless we win.


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We were lucky enough to have a golden weekend. Golden weekends for us are when daddy isn't working at all. No call, no pager, nothing nada. He is home and he is ours! Because this doesn't happen too often, we have really come to appreciate this family time. This weekend was no exception. Friday night we went on a date, but deciding last minute we took the kids. We explained that they were on a big people date and had to act accordingly. We went to California Pizza kitchen. They had pepperoni and Josh and I enjoyed Jamaican Jerk. Mmmm. Then ice-cream from Graters. Finally, we went and saw Monsters vs. Aliens. Can you believe it was my first ever 3D movie?? Crazy huh? But let me tell you I SO enjoyed it, the first time something (it was a cookie in a preview) flew at me I was just super excited. Orlando kept explaining, "if you have your glasses on the stuff jumps out of the tv, but if you take your glasses off it stays in." The movie was a bit much for Ammon but luckily the theater was not crowded and he had plenty of room to walk and of course I had snacks. Gee, it was fun.
Saturday we planted a garden. For us this year that means basil, sage, and rosemary. Perhaps we will add on, and we are wondering about tomatoes. We just need to keep things simple right now and the yard is not very conducive for a gardening spot. The best part was just doing something-anything, with dad. And for Lando, nothing could be better than the dirt.
Saturday night we got a sitter and Josh and I went to Chipotle. Gee, their food is the bomb! I had the fajita salad with all the fixins. Yummy! Then we went to stake conference. Imagine sitting in a meeting alone with Josh able to hear the speakers. A-ma-zing!!
Sunday was also nice and slow.
I am so thankful for the few but fabulous golden weekends, thank you Josh!


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Why Not Reverse Osmosis?
In our early exploration of this project, the decision to use reverse osmosis was settled on due to our initial calculations of production costs and rates based on comparisons to other desalination plants currently being installed. Reverse osmosis has a significantly lower production cost and higher rates of production than distillation. The difference in the scale of this challenge compared to any existing desalination plants is tremendous which is why we later chose to change our method to distillation. We used a regression curve to determine the cost savings in plant construction as the size of the plant is increased. Unfortunately, construction costs are just one piece of this complicated puzzle. We found that a reverse osmosis plant of this size was unrealistic in terms of cost and energy requirements. [20][10][22]
Currently reverse osmosis desalination is the predominant desalination technology grossing $15.48 billion in desalination investments from 2011-2015, while multi-effect desalination secured $4.04 billion in investments during the same period of time. Reverse osmosis is the most favored technology because of advances in membrane technology and its large-scale reliability. However, the energy needed to create an efficient RO desalination plant large enough to support this project would require a significant amount of energy, and the cost to run the entire operation would be unfavorable [5]. Previous studies have calculated the cost of water per cubic meter of multi-effect distillation is between $0.55 and $0.7 [19], and $0.5 to $1.20 for reverse osmosis [5]. This cost per cubic meter of water from multi-effect distillation equates to $1.50 to $2.00 per Ccf. However, our calculations have concluded that the cost of our project will average $14.00 per Ccf. The investment cost of a SWRO plant is also higher, averaging at $1600/m^3/day [5]. The lower investment cost of $1,100/m^3/day makes MED and more attractive option for desalination [25].
A disadvantage of using the RO method includes membrane replacement requirements. These are not needed for MED. Chlorine is a chemical often used in the RO process to clean and disinfect water and wastewater. However, chlorine causes the membranes to degrade at a faster rate, which requires the membranes to be replaced regularly, and therefore increases operating cost. [8] Another advantage of MED includes the ability to process water of almost any salinity with little pre-treatment, while the costs listed above for a SWRO plant do not include the pre-treatment process. [5]
Negative Social Impacts of the Reverse Osmosis Plan
1) There would be jobs created for the Mexican population – while this is great, it creates more problems in the form of legislation, transportation, environment and education.
2) Mexico does not have as much legislation in place as the United States does and that was a concern for our Capstone class.
3) There is an estuary in the bay of Rocky Point that would be contaminated and/or damaged from the output of brine waste through underwater release points.
4) It was simply too expensive/resource intensive to transport the volume of water we needed to move to Arizona.
5) Rocky Point is subject to geological faults such as earthquakes, hurricanes and even the possible tsunami which would destroy the R/O plant and allow brine waste to contaminate the surrounding area.
6) The tourism sector in Rocky Point alone would never allow a desalination plant to be built.
7) Fishermen and women earn their livelihood from the Puerto Peñasco bay. The ecological effects that would ensue would be devastating for the fisherman's way of life.
Why not intake seawater closer to shore?
Seawater intake is one of the main environmental concerns involved with desalination and can potentially be extremely harmful to marine life for two reasons:
Impingement– the trapping large organisms against the intake screens due to high seawater intake speeds [4].
Entrainment– occurs when small organisms like algae or plankton enter into the piping system [4].
What are we doing to minimize these processes?
First, the intake pipes will be sited in an area of low biodiversity (see figure 9.2a) [9] where impingement will be minimal . The intake area is also 40 kilometers offshore and deep in the Gulf of California basin, which has a mean depth of over 800 meters [15], meaning that larval populations will be small and entrainment will be minimized [4]. Impingement and entrainment will also be curtailed using inexpensive barrier nets as recommended by the Pacific Institute [18]. Unfortunately, some commercially important organisms like shrimp call this area home and would be vulnerable to entrainment in its larval form [1] [4]. The only way to completely eliminate these negative impacts of seawater intake is by building a subsurface intake system [4] [18], but this was ruled out for this project due to the debilitating cost [18].
Why not direct discharge?
The North American Marine Protected Areas Network [2] represents a tri-national network of natural resource agencies, marine protected areas (MPA) managers, and other relevant experts. Its goal is to enhance and strengthen the conservation and protection of biodiversity in critical marine habitats and to help foster a comprehensive network of MPAs in North America. The Gulf of California contains five marine priority conservation areas (PCAs). These regions are the Corridor of Los Cabos/Loreto, Alto Golfo de California, Grandes Islas del Golfo de California/Bahía de Los Ángeles, Humedales de Sonora, Sinaloa y Nayarit/Bahía de Banderas, and Islas Marías. These PCAs are part of one of the most productive marine ecosystems on Earth [2].
Titles I and II of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) [6], also referred to as the Ocean Dumping Act, generally prohibits the following: transportation of material from the United States for the purpose of ocean dumping; transportation of material from anywhere for the purpose of ocean dumping by U.S. agencies or U.S. flagged vessels; and the disposal of material transported from outside the United States into the U.S. territorial sea. In order to deviate from these prohibitions a permit must be obtained. Under the MPRSA, the standard for permit issuance is determined based upon whether the dumping of the material will "unreasonably degrade or endanger" human health, welfare, or the marine environment [6].
The areas in which this project will occur are ecologically rich. Our project spans two ecologically sensitive areas that are part of the North American Marine Protected Areas Network, the Upper Gulf of California and the Colorado River Delta [16]. The Gulf of California is an area rich in ecological heritage. Not only is the area famous for John Steinbeck's poetic descriptions of its flora and fauna in The Log of the Sea of Cortez [21], but it also has immense natural capital. The area is home to one third of the world's whale and dolphin species and contains 39% of the world's marine mammal species [23]. The project also runs, via pipeline, through the Sonoran Desert, which is one of the most ecologically rich and unique desert ecosystems on the planet [1]. The ecological impact on this desert ecosystem will be low, because the piping will follow the World Health Organization's safe piping guidelines [26], and only relatively small portions of desert habitat will be used for the piping and plant operations in order to minimize ecological impacts.
The proposed pipeline also runs through the densely vegetated Estero la Pinta and Estero Almejas estuaries. A keystone species of these estuaries is the coastal mangrove. These mangroves are not only primary producers in this ecosystem and great carbon sinks, but provide the physical habitat that most of the invertebrates in this coastal region call home [1]. It will be necessary to remove large portions of mangrove forest to run the saltwater intake pipes through Sonora; this will effectively upend these coastal ecosystems from the bottom up, potentially causing localized extinctions of small organisms [1]. The initial proposal for this plan involved reverse osmosis desalination, which produces massive amounts of brine waste that would likely have to be discharged into these estuaries, potentially causing great ecological damage [1]. Fortunately, we have chosen to use the multi-effect distillation method which creates a solid waste that will not have to be put into these estuarine ecosystems.
Species of Concern
The dense entanglement of the ecological communities of both the Gulf of California and the Sonoran Desert will cause cascading, negative effects that will be widely spread throughout the areas that surround the desalination plant. Economic value, endangerment, cultural significance, and ecological importance have distinguished certain native species to be of special concern when considering the ecological implications of building the plant:
"Each of them in his own tempo and with his own voice discovered and reaffirmed with astonishment the knowledge that all things are one thing and that one thing is all things—plankton, a shimmering phosphorescence on the sea and the spinning planets and an expanding universe, all bound together by the elastic string of time. It is advisable to look from the tide pool to the stars and then back to the tide pool again." -John Steinbeck, The Sea of Cortez [16]
Below is a slideshow highlighting important species of concern as related to this proposed project [3] [11] [12] [13] [16] [19].
[2] Commission for Environmental Cooperation, North American Marine Protected Areas Network: Gulf of California 2011. Available at:
[3] Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. (2013). [online] United Nations Environment Programme. Available at: http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php [Accessed Feb. 2015].
[4] Desalination Plant Intakes: Impingement and Entrainment Impacts and Solutions. (2011). [online] WateReuse Association. Available at: https://www.watereuse.org/sites/default/files/u8/IE_White_Paper.pdf [Accessed 2 Apr. 2015].
[5] Einav, R, Harussi, K & Perry, D, 2002, "The footprint of the desalination processes on the environment", Desalination, Vol. 152, No. 1-3, pp. 141-154. .
[3] Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. (2013). [online] United Nations Environment Programme. Available at: http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php [Accessed Feb. 2015].
[4] Desalination Plant Intakes: Impingement and Entrainment Impacts and Solutions. (2011). [online] WateReuse Association. Available at: https://www.watereuse.org/sites/default/files/u8/IE_White_Paper.pdf [Accessed 2 Apr. 2015].
[5] Einav, R, Harussi, K & Perry, D, 2002, "The footprint of the desalination processes on the environment", Desalination, Vol. 152, No. 1-3, pp. 141-154. .
[7] Ghaffour, N., Missimer, T. and Amy, G. (2013). Technical review and evaluation of the economics of water desalination: Current and future challenges for better water supply sustainability. Desalination, 309, pp.197-207.
[8] Greenlee, L., Lawler, D., Freeman, B., Marrot, B. and Moulin, P. (2009). Reverse osmosis desalination: Water sources, technology, and today's challenges. Water Research, 43(9), pp.2317-2348 .
[9] Hendrickx, M., Brusca, R. and Findley, L. (2005). A distributional checklist of the Macrofauna of the Gulf of California, Mexico =. [Arizona]: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
[10- Hernández-Escobedo, Q., Saldaña-Flores, R., Rodríguez-García, E. and Manzano-Agugliaro, F. (2014). Wind energy resource in Northern Mexico. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 32, pp.890-914.
[11] International Union for Conservation of Nature, (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. [online] Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org [Accessed Feb. 2015].
[12] Morgan, L., Maxwell, S., Tsao, F., Wilkinson, T. and Etnoyer, P. (2005). Marine Priority Conservation Areas. Baja California to the Bering Sea. Montreal, Canada: Commission for Environmental Cooperation.
[13] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (2000). Annual Report: Administration of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Washington, D.C.
[14] National Research Council, (2008). Desalination: A National Perspective. [online] Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press. Available at: http://waterwebster.org/documents/NRCDesalinationreport_000.pdf [Accessed 8 Feb. 2015].
[15] Nix, R. (2013). The Gulf of California: A Physical, Geological, & Biological Study [online] University of Texas, Dallas. Available at: https://www.utdallas.edu/~rnix/MAT-SE_Units/gulf_cal.pdf [Accessed 1 Feb. 2015].
[16] North American Marine Protected Areas Network. (2015). [online] Available at: http://www2.cec.org/nampan/ [Accessed Feb. 2015].
[17] Pacific Americas Flyway. (2011). [online] Birdlife International. Available at: http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/userfiles/file/sowb/flyways/1_Pacific_Americas_Factsheet.pdf [Accessed Mar. 2015].
[18] Pacific Institute, (2013). Key Issues in Seawater Desalination in California: Marine Impacts. [online] Oakland, California. Available at: http://pacinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/desal-marine-imapcts-full-report.pdf [Accessed 1 Mar. 2015].
[19] Reddy, K. and Ghaffour, N. (2007). Overview of the cost of desalinated water and costing methodologies. Desalination, 205(1-3), pp.340-353.
[20-] 2011, Seawater Desalination Costs, Water Reuse Association Desalination Committee.
[21] Steinbeck, J. and Ricketts, E. (1958). The log from the Sea of Cortez. London: Heinemann.
[22] Tabassum-Abbasi, Premalatha, M., Abbasi, T. and Abbasi, S. (2014). Wind energy: Increasing deployment, rising environmental concerns. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 31, pp.270-288.
[23] The Gulf of California. [online] United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Available at: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1182/ [Accessed Feb. 2015].
[24] United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, 2011. Available from http://whc.unesco.org/document/116264 [9 April 2015]
[25] Wade, N. (1993). Technical and economic evaluation of distillation and reverse osmosis desalination processes. Desalination, 93(1-3), pp.343-363.
[26] World Health Organization, (2004). Safe Piped Water: Managing Microbial Water Quality in Piped Distribution Systems. IWA Publishing.
[27] Zhang, HL Baeyens, J & Caceres, G 2013, 'Concentrated solar power plants: Review and design methodology', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review, vol. 22, pp. 466-481. Available from: Elsevier. [4 April 2015]


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Animatronic Dinosaurs Jurassic Park
Are you impressed of the vivid roaring, realistic looking dinosaurs in the Jurassic park film? Actually all of them are full-sized animatronic dinosaurs, made of mechanical structure and sponge silicon skin with sound and intelligent control system. life size animatronic dinosaurs is the best attraction and entertainment for outdoor and indoor Jurassic theme park


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We strive to exceed expectations and we will ensure that all projects are not only outstanding but also excel in functionality. We at Higgins Woodcraft aim for excellence using the very best cabinetry techniques. We achieve this by using the finest quality Irish, European and American hardwoods and fit your bespoke project to the highest standard to maximise your investment and withstand the test of time. We provide a complete service from design to installation to make your dream project a reality.
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Higgins Woodcraft is a family run, kitchen design and interior design specialist. We have over 18 years experience in hand built cabinetry design, manufacturing and installation. We have an uncompromising commitment to quality and service ensuring that each project is a one off commission, allowing us to provide you something truly unique and opulent within your home. Our custom built cabinetry is not to be mistaken for a short term solution within your home or work space, but rather as an investment to supply all your needs and styled to suit your individual taste.
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I just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you for the beautiful wardrobes that you fitted for us. We are delighted with the finished product. You got the design just right and it really reflected the brief and the requirements that we had. Each of the three wardrobes are unique and optimises the space available and the personalities of all of us. We hardly knew you and your team were in the house while the job was been completed as you kept the place spotless and left it very clean and tidy each evening. We have recommended you to a number of our friends.Sean and Catherine HeaphyListowel
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Higher quality scans of the Game Informer mag with new details on Mass Effect 3 are here. Amongst the bits of details is a profile blurb on the mysterious James Sanders, apparently he's a new character that will join Shepard in his fight against the reapers.
Some of you have asked if this Sanders is at all related to Kahlee Sanders from the Mass Effect novels or if he's the one soldier seen in the teaser trailer, BioWare couldn't confirm the former but said that he isn't the soldier we've been seeing in the trailer.
Here are the scans, check them out.
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TEMPE, Ariz. – The NFL playoffs start in a few weeks.
The Arizona Cardinals look in championship form, especially with what they did to Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.
Arizona's defense got to and sacked Rodgers eight times (they had nine sacks overall), and quarterback Carson Palmer was his usual outstanding self on this his 36th birthday, throwing for 265 yards and two touchdowns, in the Cardinals' 38-8 mauling of the Packers.
The defense was on Rodgers all day long, giving him zero time to work with. It was a very rough day at the office for him, as his numbers – 15-of-28, 151 yards, one touchdown, one interception, 66.2 passer rating – point out.
In fact, the 178 total net yards Green Bay mustered up was their second-lowest output of the season (140 vs. Denver in Week 8).
The last time the Cardinals had nine or more sacks was 12/7/86 at Philadelphia when they sacked quarterback Randall Cunningham 10 times.
This is how powerful the defense was on Sunday: 28 of Arizona's 38 points came off four Green Bay turnovers.
As you can imagine, head coach Bruce Arians was very pleased with his team's overall performance.
"I thought it was an outstanding team win," Arians said. "Everyone that dressed for us I thought played extremely well, very smart and very physical. Defensively, we wanted to shut down the run and then get after the quarterback (Rodgers), and I thought we did that pretty well."
The talk all week was that the team was playing the remainder of the games this season for safety Tyrann Mathieu, who was lost to a season-ending ACL injury last weekend in Philadelphia.
Perhaps the biggest star on defense (and there were so many of them) was outside linebacker Dwight Freeney, who was a one-man horror show for Rodgers. Freeney sacked Rodgers three times, and earned $300,000 in the process.
Freeney says playing for Mathieu, and playing in a game like this, that got severely out of hand quickly, is a pass rushers dream.
"Absolutely," Freeney said. "That's the type of stuff we dream about, literally. Big leads and that's some of the reason why I came back, because you can't duplicate that type of feeling, replicate that type of feeling. Just being able to get after that quarterback, (and) having those types of games."
It was such a dominant performance by the defense, and pretty much everyone got to eat on Sunday afternoon, including defensive tackle Calais Campbell, who was on Freeney's heels in the sack department. He had 2.5 of his own (shared a sack of Rodgers with outside linebacker Markus Golden).
Campbell says what the defense did on Sunday was, without question, their best showing of the season.
"Oh yeah, I believe so," Campbell said. "You want to play your best ball at the end of the season, and I think today was the best game we have played all season."
Even though Rodgers was bopped around pretty good here at University of Phoenix Stadium, it gave him a chance to see a quality defense at work.
"They have a good defense," Rodgers said. "Good scheme, very well coached, they have a lot of good players."
Palmer has arguably the best defense in the NFL backing him, so when you have teammates that play with bad intentions, like his guys do; it makes Palmer's job that much easier. That and having excellent talent to dish the ball to is just the icing on the cake for him and Arizona's offense.
"Defensively, I wasn't expecting that. I don't think we were," Palmer said. "With the loss of Ty(rann Mathieu), we just weren't expecting that, but it was a phenomenal performance. The pressure, the plays made on the ball when we had chances defensively, I haven't seen it like that before."
The offense wasn't to be outdone now. They more than doubled up Green Bay's 178 total yards with their 381 total yards. It was running back by committee, with David Johnson, Andre Ellington and Kerwynn Williams all getting work.
Johnson was big in the passing game, catching three passes for 88 yards. Wide receiver Michael Floyd led everyone with 111 yards receiving, while wide receivers Larry Fitzgerald and John Brown caught Palmer's touchdown passes.
"That's what we try to do (exploit defenses)," Palmer said. "That's what everybody's trying to do in this league, is get somebody on somebody. Today, it was Dave (Johnson) on a number of instances where we had chances to throw the ball down the field. But, when your defense is playing like that, you're better off just making them tackle 235 pounds (Johnson)."
"The way we're playing up front is phenomenal," Palmer said. "There's not another word for it. It's as good as we're playing on defense; the way we're playing up front."
By virtue of the victory, the Cardinals have captured a first-round bye in the playoffs. That's huge, because it means the players they have that are banged up, can get some extra time to get better and get ready for the second season.
"We could use the rest," Palmer said. "I think one of the best parts about this is B.A.'s (Bruce Arians) been here before. He knows how to get his team ready. Being a wild card, he knows how to get the team ready. Having a bye, and we'll follow his lead. He'll get us ready to play in that second round."


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|Psychosis Gun
|Primary Mode
|Damage (per Hit)
| None (PD)
Low (PDZ)
|Ideal Range
|Rate of Fire
|Ammo Type
|Psychosis Darts
|Magazine Capacity
| 8 Darts (PD)
6 Darts (PDZ)
|Maximum Ammo
|200 Darts (PDZ)
|Appears in
| Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark Zero
The Psychosis Gun carries 8 rounds in the magazine, and functions much like the Tranquilizer (whose model it shares). Despite this, it's actually impossible to have a full magazine under normal circumstances, as It's the only weapon that is unaffected by the two Unlimited Ammo cheats. It is also the only weapon without a secondary function (other than the unlockable weapons from Goldeneye), and the only weapon unavailable in the Combat Simulator and the Firing Range (for obvious reasons). The shots this weapon fires do no damage whatsoever, but will still cause an NPC's movement to be altered should you hit them in the arm or leg.
Shooting an enemy with it will cause them to essentially "join your team", although they're very aggressive and, rather than follow you around, will generally act on their own by seeking out enemies to kill. If no enemies are nearby, the newly created ally will patiently wait by the player until more enemies are nearby. This effect can be quite valuable when used on appropriate targets, and as such there is typically one enemy in each mission who possesses unique weapons and is designed as an ideal target for the Psychosis Gun (such as the Shock Trooper with dual Falcon 2 Silenced in the first mission). The weapon's utility is presumably why the max number of rounds it will ever hold is 7, even when using the two Unlimited Ammo cheats, although this may be due to programming limitations.
Though the in-game description states that "enemies and friends change places", shooting the Psychosis Gun at an ally or neutral character will not "turn them evil". If anything, it may just break scripted events for them, as it may make them stand still most of the time and do nothing else.
In Perfect Dark Zero, the Psychosis Gun works differently. A psychosis dart will trigger a drug-induced stupor that blurs the target's vision for a limited amount of time. This can be extended further with another psychosis dart.
Its secondary fire works exactly the same as the primary fire in Perfect Dark.
In Perfect Dark Zero, the Psychosis Gun eats right through armor and directly damages the health of an enemy. In the Combat Arena, when used against a human player, their vision can become blurry, causing them to lose more health quickly. On the radar, they show up as a black dot.
The Psychosis Gun strangely never causes its user to show up on enemy radar.
The Psychosis Gun's secondary fire is useless against bots. In the story mode, the secondary fire uses up the whole clip. It also doesn't do a lot of damage and is not the best choice against a swarm of enemies, especially due to its small clip.
- Maian SOS - On the desk in the room connected to the room the player starts in. There are also two in the second lab where the Maian Ambassador is, and one more on the twin labs heading down towards the hangars.
- Trinity Infiltration - Carried by some of the Trinity Research Platform guards.
- Trinity Escape - Carried by some of the Trinity Research Platform guards.
- Temple Surveillance - Some dataDyne soldiers carry this weapon as a last resort to stop Joanna Dark from planting the tracking device.
- The Psychosis Gun in Perfect Dark has a buggy reload animation, due to the fact that this weapon is not supposed to have enough ammunition to be reloaded.
- If by using Gameshark codes or other third-party methods to make an enemy wield the psychosis gun, a psychosis dart has no effect on the player, other than the dizziness that a normal tranquilizer brings.
|Perfect Dark - Weapons and Gadgets
| Unarmed • Falcon 2 • MagSec 4 • Mauler • Phoenix • DY357 Magnum • DY357-LX • CMP-150 • Cyclone •
Callisto NTG • RC-P120 • Laptop Gun • Dragon • K7 Avenger • AR34 • SuperDragon • Shotgun • Reaper •
Sniper Rifle • FarSight XR-20 • Devastator • Rocket Launcher • Slayer • Combat Knife • Crossbow • Tranquilizer • Laser • Grenade • Timed Mine • Proximity Mine • Remote Mine • N-Bomb • Psychosis Gun
|Classic Weapons
|PP9i • CC13 • KL01313 • KF7 Special • ZZT (9mm) • DMC • AR53 • RC-P45
| Shield • Data Uplink • ECM Mine • CamSpy • Night Vision • R-Tracker • Tracer Bug • Reprogrammer • BombSpy • Cloaking Device • Door Decoder • Comms Rider • Explosives • X-Ray Scanner • Disguise • Alien Medpack •
DrugSpy • Horizon Scanner • Suitcase • President Scanner • R-Tracker • IR Scanner • Target Amplifier •
Skedar Bomb • Combat Boost • Suicide Pill
|Perfect Dark Zero - Weapons and Gadgets
| Unarmed • P9P • Falcon • MagSec 4 • DY357 Magnum • Psychosis Gun • CMP-150 • DW-P5 • UGL Liberator • RCP-90 • Laptop Gun • FAC-16 • KSI-74 • SuperDragon • M60 • Jackal • Plasma Rifle • Shockwave •
Rocket Launcher • DEF-12 Shotgun • Viblade • Hawk Boomerang • Frag Grenade • Flashbang • MultiMine
| Combat Shield • Datathief • Locktopus • Demo Kit • Audioscope • CamSpy • Revive Kit • Nightvision Goggles •
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MMOs, World Cup, and Global Competition.
Well moments ago the USA lost the chance to become World Cup champions. Our performance was not the best despite the penalty goal and rally in the end of the second half. It is too bad, but they did give us some great games to watch over the last few weeks.
Watching the World Cup has started to get my brain juices going. I look at all the excitement as the world gathers for sport. We don the colors of our teams and avidly watch games cheering on our favorite players. The Olympics are similar, but for some reason the World Cup seems to be more. Perhaps it is the focus. One game, one team, and a world of competitors.
While I understand nothing can bring gaming to the level of the World Cup, I wonder where the global competition is for games? Sure there is the competitive raiding group that strives to hit the worlds first boss kills, but the whole system doesn't cater to fans or audiences. WoW has their arena seasons, yet once again, it is hard to get into something that is difficult at best to follow. I do like the recent addition of World Cup team jerseys being added to in game item shops, but it isn't enough for me.
It would be nice to see something in the game industry that pitted countries of players around the world against each other. Something that was recorded and streamed for an audience to gather around and watch. Whether it be pvp or a pve type tournament, just something that in a few weeks, pit the worlds 'top' players and guilds against each other in a feast of action for less hardcore players. Perhaps the problem is that with so many gamers in the US, it would be hard not to flood the playing field with US based teams. Then there is the issue of type of games appealing to difference cultures. If it was a grinder, no doubt Asia would destroy us.
Regardless of the reasons, I would love to sit back and enjoy a large competition within a game. The closest I have seen thus far was EVE Online's Alliance Tournament. I loved it but I think it was the wrong type of game. EVE's combat just isnt a great spectator event. I remember in high school watching the CAL tournaments for Counter Strike. Now that was a lot of fun. Action, teams to root for, and a system that with a little luck could cause underdogs to throw down a string of awesome victories.
Perhaps a pve competition in WoW that one week after a content release, would pit the worlds guilds against each other for fastest down. Something that we could watch and cheer for our server's team. Sure some guild may have beat them to the first down, but that isnt something we can watch. At least not as it is happening.
I guess the World Cup has just put me in a mood to root for a team again. I loathe most sports. Soccer and Olympic hockey are pretty much the only two things I pay attention to. Since I spend so much time in games, it would be nice to combine a little of that team fan fun into some nice geeky competition now and then.
What do you think? Would you like to see more competitions in MMOs? Do you think it would change the current fan following of competitions if companies made them more accessible to watch for the common gamer?
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I'm meticulous and I pay a great deal of attention to the smallest detail. I want to make sure that all of my clients are satisfied with the finished product. After all, a mobile website serves only one purpose and that is to convert website visitors that are searching the internet with their cell phones into paying customers.
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Accountants are an example of an outsourced service. Businesses which either don't have enough money to hire an accountant full time or simply feel that they don't need one will outsource their bookkeeping, payroll, tax submissions filings, and so on to their accountant.
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First and foremost, outsourcing saves you time. If you spend too much of your time doing something that doesn't improve what your business does and what it offers, then it makes sense to have somebody else do it for you. This frees up your time to focus on being the best leader possible, safe in the knowledge that everything else is being taken care of.
When you outsource, you are handing responsibility to carry out the work to professionals in those fields and you're going to want them to do it much better than you could.
Let's take accounting, for example. If you outsource your accounting, you will most likely save money in the long run. This is because your accountant knows their taxation inside-out and they'll know all of the ways that you can reduce your tax bill like claiming on legitimate and allowable expenses.
Additionally, outsourcing is cheaper than hiring somebody full-time. This is especially true if you only need these services every now and again. A good example of this is your company's IT support. When your computer systems go down, it's much harder to share the information needed to make sales and to service your customers so it is important to get them back up and running as soon as possible.
If you have an IT specialist on-site, this can be done immediately but they'll be getting paid for the 364 days in the year when your computer system is working just fine. The alternative is to outsource your IT needs to another company which you only need to pay when they do the work that your business requires to function properly.
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Chesterfield will be hoping to continue their progress in the DCFA Senior Challenge Cup as a Spireites XI travel to Glossop North End in the quarter finals.The match at the Arthur Goldthorpe Stadium is still uncertain to go ahead, as the North Derbyshire side does its best to battle against the torrid recent weather and the snow it's left behind.
North End, like the Spireites, asked supporters to help clear the snowy deluge on the pitch in recent days to try and ensure the game is able to go ahead.
The weather has already had it's way with the North End fixture list, seeing their match with 1874 Northwich postponed this weekend.
The North West Counties Premier League side have been in strong recent form, beating Squires End in their last outing to sit second in the league table and are in the fifth round of the FA Vase to boot, having overcome Worksop Town away from home.
Chesterfield reached the quarter final stage with a win over Derby side Graham Street Prims, while North End booked their date with the Spireites after getting past New Mills FC.
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It has been 5 years since I started my journey. On September 15, 2009, I joined Weight Watchers for the last time. Of course, it was probably my 10th time joining, if not the 20th! I weighed in at 245.8 pounds, and I was squeezing into a size 20. As of September 16, 2014, I weighed in at 156.2, and I am wearing a size 6 or 8. I'm 10.4 pounds from my ultimate goal of losing 100 pounds, but I have to take a minute and reflect on how far I have come.
Sometimes I still get frustrated with my size and appearance, and then I remember where I started. I used to fit (barely) into these size 20 pants. I used to dread wearing dress pants because they were so uncomfortable. Here I am now in the size 20 pants.
It is still mind boggling to me that I used to fit into those pants. One of my legs used to be as big as BOTH of my legs now!!! The picture below is me wearing size 6 pants. I never DREAMED that I would ever be wearing single digit sizes. When I started, I was just hoping to get back to a size 14!!
I lost 90 pounds in about a year and a half, but I never made it to 100. I shifted my focus from losing on to other things, and I didn't keep setting goals for myself as I did when I was losing. Maintaining also turned out to be harder than expected. I gained and lost 10 pounds a couple of times over the past 3 years. At one point, I had even gained 20 pounds and had to buy bigger pants!!! I fought my way back, and this time I am not stopping. I am going to keep going to my 100 pound goal and beyond. I am going to work on building muscle tone and losing the last of my rolls, even if they are small rolls. 😀 It's pretty annoying to lose almost 90 pounds and still have back fat! UGH!
My point is this: DO NOT GIVE UP. I did not set out intending or believing that I would lose this much weight. I did not have a magic formula. I just stuck with it. There were bad meals, bad days, and bad months, but I knew that I never wanted to go back to 245 pounds. That girl was miserable. I am not willing to be that girl again.
I have learned many lessons over the last 5 years. The hardest and most recent lesson is both annoying and freeing. I recently realized that I will never be "fixed" or "cured." I will always have food issues. However, I keep learning and improving, and the issues are easier and easier to deal with. I can manage my challenges now, and I have healthier behaviors and habits now. I say it's annoying because I have worked so hard, and I kept wanting it to become easy. Then I realized that easy is what got me to 245 pounds. When I finally stopped searching for the end or the solution, a burden was lifted off my shoulders. I don't have to keep searching for the end. There is no end. I just have to keep improving. Things are easier every day, and they will keep getting easier.
Stay tuned for my series of posts on the Habits of a Loser, where I'll go into more detail about all the changes I've made, small and large. The most important thing is to keep going. Take one step at a time. Make small, sustainable changes. Dismiss the all or nothing thinking. Don't give up. Don't ever give up. You are worth it.


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MMA News: Barry v. Kongo, Dana White and Marquardt, Strikeforce
During the UFC on Versus 4 post-fight press conference, Pat Barry made no excuses for his knockout loss to Chieck Kongo.
"The second time when he folded backward over his legs, I can almost recall Dan Miragliotta kind of touching my arm, he was so close. So for a split second, I thought, 'This is it.' I mean, the way that he was falling around from the punches, I've seen fights get stopped before and I was like, 'This looks like a fight that would get stopped.' The second one where he fell backward, in my my head, I thought it was going to get stopped. That didn't cause me to stop trying to hit him. With all the preparation and the training and all the fights that I've been in before, you keep hitting him until the referee steps in. For a split second I thought he did, but that didn't stop me from attacking."
Agreed. Barry is making no excuses, and he's right, he didn't let up even though Miragliotta almost stepped in. He just got caught coming in. It happens. Ask Chuck Liddell.
During the pre-fight show of UFC on Versus 4 on Versus, Dana White discussed what happened to Nate Marquardt. "I think it's pretty clear to the fans and everybody else that I'm pretty disgusted with Nate Marquardt. He's been cut from the UFC, he won't fight in the UFC ever again. We've got to follow these guidelines with the [HIPAA Act] and blah, blah, blah. Bottom line is, what Nate Marquardt did was bad enough to be cut from the UFC…Because of the laws in the state of Pennsylvania, Nate Marquardt's going to need to man up and come out and tell the world why he didn't pass his medicals," White said. "When he does that I think everybody will understand why he was cut from the UFC." I don't know what Marquardt did, but whatever it was, it has to be bad to get cut and banned. PED usage is being floated around, others are pointing towards staff infection like symptoms. My guess would be use of PEDs or diuretics. Marquardt is supposed to address the situation on Tuesday so I guess we'll all have to wait and see.
The UFC announced on their Twitter account that Japanese featherweight Hatsu Hioki has signed with the promotion. "FYI – guard-smashing savant Hatsu Hioki, a top-ranked featherweight, has been signed to the UFC roster," officials wrote. "Welcome!" Was this even a question? Of course he was coming to the UFC. Once the fighter wants to be in the UFC and the UFC wants them, pretty much a forgone conclusion. Now let's get him in there asap.
MMAFighting.com is reporting that Jake Ellenberger and Jake Shields have verbally agreed to meet in a fight this fall and that November's UFC 138 event in San Jose, CA. could land the fight. Ellenberger has wanted this fight since Shields joined the UFC. This should be an interesting fight, but I'd favor Shields
According to a report from MMAJunkie.com, Strikeforce has replaced Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos, and now Paul Daley will meet Tyron Woodley on the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson card. This is a real good replacement. I still want to see Daley/Cyborg, but Woodley jumping in? I'll take it.
MMA Quick Hits 6/27/11: Pat Barry discusses his loss to Cheick Kongo, Dana White disgusted with Nate Marquardt is a post originally from: SportsNickel.com - In Sports We Trust


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I love the unique perspective taken to market REC, a new Spanish horror flick.
This trailer actually PROVES that the product will deliver on it's promise… it doesn't offer a lame guarantee or make a empty promise.
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Determinants of Programme's Implementation in Kenya; a Case of Child Protection Programme in Malindi, Kilifi County
Muteti, Sebastian, M
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Child Welfare Information Gateway (2012) defines Child neglect as a form of child maltreatment, a deficit in meeting a child's basic needs including the failure to provide basic physical, health care, supervision, nutrition, emotional, education and/or safe housing needs. Society generally believes there are necessary behaviours a care giver must provide a child in order for the child to develop physically, socially and emotionally. Causes of neglect may be from any of the parenting problems which includes and not limited to mental health, substance abuse, domestic violence, unemployment, unplanned pregnancy, single parenting and poverty. Child neglect depends on how a child and society perceives the parents' behaviour; it is not how the parents believe they are behaving towards the child. According to Cawson, (2012), Parental failure to provide when options are available is different from failure when options are not available. Poverty often leads parents not be able to provide. The circumstances and the intentionality must be examined before defining behaviour as neglectful. Due to numerous problems and emergency issues associated with children abuse in the country today, the research sought to examine the determinants of programme's implementation in Kenya; a case of child protection programmes in Malindi, Kilifi county. The study is guided by four objectives that seek: 1 to examine the influence of socio-cultural practices in the implementation of child protection programme's in Malindi, Kenya. 2. To determine the influence of poverty in the implementation of child protection programme's in Malindi, Kenya. 3. To assess the influence of stakeholders in the implementation of child protection programme's in Malindi, Kenya. 4. To establish the influence of legal procedures in the implementation of child protection programme's in Malindi, Kenya. A descriptive research design was adopted for the study. In the study a random sampling was used in accordance to the characteristics and elements the population possessed. Also, a census was done on the employees of the CPPs in Malindi. The population for the study included employees in the various child protection programs, in Malindi and the CPC staff including the manager, 3 social workers, 1 child counselor, 1 legal officer, and 3 interns. Also, included in the target population are the 129 head teachers of the primary schools in Malindi sub-county who are normally involved in either community solution of child abuse cases, reporting or processing of the child abuse cases at the initial and local levels or the CPPs and link this to the Child Protection Center (CPC) Malindi. This brought the target population to 225. A sample of 122 was drawn and representative of the population of study. A pilot study was conducted to check the instruments validity and reliability. Findings showed that: socio-cultural practices have influenced implementation of CPPs, with over 80% of the respondents pointed harmful traditions of child marriage, prostitution and girl child discrimination were rampant in Malindi sub-county. Findings showed that: Poverty influenced implementation of CPPs, 90% of the respondents cited poverty led to child labour, prostitution, marriage, and neglect among others. Findings further showed that: stakeholders influenced implementation of CPPs, 80% of the respondents cited stakeholders to include government agencies, NGOs, CBOs, police, health practitioners, parents and the children among others. Findings further showed that: legal procedures influenced implementation of CPPs, The cited included court adjournments, cost implications in seeking legal redress, corrupt officers and lack of witness protection. Based on the findings of the study the researcher made the following conclusions: Socio-cultural perceptions and practices must be reframed to support the child holistically. Interventions must be a priority to address poverty and urgent measures put in place to ensure fast and efficient juvenile-justice
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Lessons – Challenge Yourself
Moose Mountain Horseback Adventures is a growing training centre with the focus on teaching students to ride in a non-competitive way combined with sharing essential knowledge around horses.
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Half Day Courses A series of 4 half-day lessons going over general riding skills.
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4 half-day lessons. Saturdays 1:00PM-4:30PM
Our "Earn Your Spurs" lesson program is designed for anyone who wants to learn the basics of riding a horse, get into trail riding, horsemanship and how to take care of a horse in general. Horses are incredible and complex animals, we love and respect them and try to initiate the same in our students. We are offering blocks of 4 lessons that go over general riding basics and horsemanship over a 4-week course.
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Now that you know how horses communicate, we can focus on communicating back to them and learn to be a responsible partner to them.
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The canter is the fastest but also smoothest gait. It can be intimidating for a novice rider. We get started on a lunge line but will spend the afternoon on the trail.
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Saturday, Jul 25, 2020
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Elkton, MD -- The 2019 Post Time with Mike and Mike harness racing awards show presented by USTA/BetAmerica is set for Thursday (Jan. 14) at 10:30 am.
The show will highlight the winners in the following categories:
-Upset of the Year, presented by Winners' Circle Racing
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-Innovator of the Year, presented by the United States Trotting Association
-Foiled Again Iron Horse of the Year
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-Sam McKee Race Call of the Year, presented by Winbak Farm
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Post Time with Mike and Mike would like to thank all those who took time to vote for their favorite nominees. 2019 produced the largest voter turnout in the history of the awards.
Post Time with Mike and Mike presented by BetAmerica can be heard live every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. via their website www.posttimewithmikeandmike.com or on the archive at www.betamerica.com/BARN.
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