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FOXBORO -- Josh McDaniels noted that, despite the difficulties his offense has faced this season, one of the things it was actually pretty good at was taking care of the football.
But a turnover early in Sunday's matchup between the Patriots and Chiefs helped dig McDaniels' offense a hole that it'd have trouble climbing out of.
Twitter reacts to Pats' first-half struggles vs. Chiefs
Our Turning Point from the rematch between 2018 AFC Championship Game opponents was Tom Brady's early second-quarter interception. On a first-down snap -- the first offensive snap after allowing a 48-yard score to Chiefs rookie Mecole Hardman -- Brady sold a play-action fake and floated a seam pass to tight end Matt LaCosse. There was no confusion. No hesitation in his release.
But the Chiefs were in zone, it appeared, and corner Bashaud Breeland was dropping with his eyes on Brady as Julian Edelman ran a slant in front of him. Not sticking at all with the slant -- perhaps because he almost lost his footing coming out of his stance -- Breeland easily jumped the seam route and picked off Brady's lob.
The Patriots had plenty of time to overcome that mistake, but things snowballed from there. The Chiefs rattled off an eight-play drive to score on an inverted wishbone play -- something New England had seen from Baltimore and Houston earlier this year -- to make the score 17-7.
The Patriots lost, 23-16.
Breeland, who made the game-winning pass breakup on fourth down with about a minute left in the fourth quarter, made a good play to intercept Brady when he did. But that mistake by the Patriots offense -- one they'd been fairly adept at avoiding over the course of the season -- cost them.
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For the period of April 2017 to June 2017, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $125.84 billion, $7.76 billion more than the government's projection. Furthermore, year over year, this represents an increase of approximately 9.3% relative to the $115.13 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2016. 'Tax Revenue,' 'Non-Tax Revenue' and 'Grants' outperformed projections while 'Bauxite Levy' and 'Capital Revenue' under-performed projections during the review period. 'Tax Revenues' amounted to $117.12 billion, $5.87 billion more than budgeted, 'Non-Tax Revenue' of $6.90 billion was reported; $1.45 billion more than budgeted. 'Grants' totaled $1.44 billion, $451.3 million or 45.7% more than budgeted. In addition, "Bauxite Levy" was lower than expected, amounting to $127.5 million, relative to the budgeted figure of $131 million, while 'Capital Revenues' under-performed projections by $7.4 million to total $258.3 million.
Total Expenditure for the period April to June 2017 amounted to $124.24 billion, $1.5 billion or 1.2% less than the budgeted $125.74 billion. Recurrent expenditure which totaled $119.04 billion, accounted for 96% of overall expenditures. Relative to projections, recurrent expenditure was $1.5 billion (1.2%) less than budgeted. Of the recurrent expenditure categories over the review period, 'Compensation of Employees' came in slightly under budget totaling $47.79 billion relative to a budget of $47.56 billion. 'Employee Contribution' which amounted to $3.69 billion, was $100.6 million less than projected, while 'Wages and Salaries' was above projection by $11.7 million to total $43.79 billion. 'Interest' also closed the period under budget by 9.5%, while 'Programmes' was over budget by 4%. Capital expenditure amounted to $5.21 billion for the period and was on target.
As a result of the decrease in expenditures for the period April to June 2017, the 'Fiscal Surplus' was $1.60 billion, relative to a projected deficit of 7.66 billion. Additionally, the primary balance for the period amounted to $30.64 billion, 25.4% more than budgeted.
As part of the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP), the GOJ estimates that the primary balance, as a performance criterion, should amount to $131.9 billion by the end of the 2017/2018 fiscal year. For the June quarter, a primary balance of $3.4 billion is estimated. As at June 2017, this amounted to $30.64 billion. Tax Revenue is expected to total an estimated $100 billion by the end of the June quarter, as at June 2017, tax revenue was booked at $117.12 billion.
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title: Rebecca, Seated In Profile, Holding An Object In Her Left Hand
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00
First night in 2010 at the Society was a total disaster when it came to my drawings. Maybe it's because I'm sick and dead tired because of said sickness. Maybe it's the fact that I did not have much coffee (or beer) in me. This was pretty much as good as it got. Let's hope for a better Thursday night.


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MIRI: Miri City Council (MCC) is enforcing a new by-law from Jan 1, next year, to prevent used cooking oil from being recycled and making it back into the food chain.
Mayor Adam Yii said the new by-law would be part of the eateries licensing conditions whereby all eateries would be required to dispose their used cooking oil via registered collectors.
"The new policy, the first in Sarawak, is to ensure that all the used cooking oil from the eateries will not be reprocessed to re-enter the food chain, therefore protecting the health of the people in Miri," he said in a statement today.
He said currently there were no such by-laws except the Federal Food Act which prohibits it.
"We will include the new law in our licensing condition so that if eateries don't comply we will advice first and later compound and if they continue to do so we will revoke their license," said Yii
In line with the new by-law, he said MCC had come up with a new policy to register collectors of used cooking oil, who would be authorised to collect used cooking oil from all the eateries under MCC jurisdiction.
"The additional benefits of this policy are to reduce the amount of used cooking oil being poured into the drainage system that commonly blocks the city drains causing overflows. This approach will also reduce the foul smell from drains," he stressed..
Yii said interested parties can contact the MCC Public Health Section to obtain a copy of the criteria to register as a used cooking oil collector. There will be no charges or fees for registering as a used cooking oil collector.
He added that the registered collectors would be audited and monitored regularly to ensure that they complied with all the licensing conditions and standard operating procedures.
Currently, there are 661 licensed eateries under MCC and there are two licensed collectors of recycled cooking oil, Sekitar Bumi Hijau Sdn Bhd and Ecowish Sdn Bhd, which are collecting about 14,000 to 20,000 litres of recycled cooking oil a month.


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Sunday, December 30, 2007
Where Did the Ice Go?
This Radarsat-1 image shows that in September Parry Channel was free of ice from almost one end to the other for the first time in recorded history.
Enviroment Canada say that there was "23 per cent less sea ice than the previous record of 5.3 million square km in 2005. It was as if an ice chunk the size of Ontario had disappeared in one year. Since 1971, and particularly since 1990, sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has been decreasing significantly on a hemispherical scale. But this year's "big melt" was a shocker."
Until recently, climate scientists were not envisaging this sort of ice loss for another 30 years.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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Alternet's Environmental Top Ten
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Friday, December 14, 2007
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Thursday, December 13, 2007
Known Knowns and Unknown Knowns
- Karlheinz Schrieber said he knew Brian Mulroney
- KS said he'd paid Brian $300,000 and that Brian hadn't done what he was supposed to do for it
- The RCMP were looking into any relationship between the two, leading up to the infamous letter to the Swiss authorities asking to take a look at banking records
- Brian freaked out and denied any relationship--denied KS three times or more-- and decided to sue the Canadian government of the day for allowing the RCMP investigation of the relationship between himself and KS
- The government folded and ended up paying out $2.1 million to Lyin' Brian
- Some time later, Lyin' Brian declared the money he had received from KS to Revenue Canada--fearing them more than the RCMP it would seem...
- and really, that's about it
And honestly, Brian is known to talk regularly with Stephen Harper. So is it reasonable to believe that he never mentioned Schrieber to him? Really? Not saying the current PM had anything to do with anything, just saying that it really sounds like Brian is up to his old lyin' ways again.
So will we ever find out where the truth lies? i mean, I have plenty of reasons to despise the former Prime Minister of Canada, I really don't need a false one too. But if it is true, it will really confirm much of what I already suspected about the man, and I wouldn't want to miss out on that. And seeing brian behind bars? Priceless.....
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Folly and Madness
Strictly economically speaking, it makes no sense for Canada to continue to support a fossil-fuel economy and not embrace a so-called "green" economy irregardless of what the Bush junta in America does. Canada will transform to a green economy because we have no other choice. We will either embrace and welcome it, or fight it kicking and screaming, but it will happen. The economic benefits of making that transition sooner rather than later far outweigh what the Bush approach of denial will benefit the United States. If Bush wants to speed up the fall of the American Empire with his Neanderthal antics, that's his choice; our choice should be to get on with the business of reducing our footprint on the planet. If we don't, there won't be any economy to worry about.
But this idiotic notion that our Environment Minister is spewing in Bali that we can't do anything without the United Stated signing on is vile sputum. Why the government is tying its fortunes to the policies of an increasingly irresponsible and reprehensible fool with delusions of demagoguery is unfathomable to me. It didn't work so well for John Howard or Tony Blair. Why does Harper think it will work for him?
Of course, it would be best for the United States and other major polluters to be on side. But we can't wait for these pig-heaed obstructionists to get their way. The latest estimates are that summer polar sea ice will completely melt in five years and new estimates of sea-level rise are two to three times what they used to be. We don't have a lot of time.
The irony is of course that America will have to transition to a green economy too -- they won't have a choice if they wish to stay competitive in the future global reality.
Canada used to have its own voice in the international arena. It grieves and saddens me that we are now perceived as Bush's boot lickers.
Another Warm Year
The eleven warmest years ever have all occurred within the last thirteen years.
The Top Ten:
1998 - 0.52C (above the 1961-1990 average)
2007 (provisional) - 0.41C
This Was Pretty Clear
Representative Henry Waxman has chaired a committee that's just released their report. From the intro:
"This report presents the findings of the Committee's investigation. The evidence before the Committee leads to one inescapable conclusion: the Bush Administration has engaged in a systematic effort to manipulate climate change science and mislead policymakers and the public about the dangers of global warming."
The EU is pretty pissed at the heel-dragging going on in North America. So is Al Gore:
"Gore said the U.S. is "principally responsible" for the stalemate at the Bali talks over emission controls. He also heaped scorn on the idea that the world can only have an effective climate treaty if the U.S. signs on — the exact position articulated by Canada"(from The Guardian Online). John Baird, our environment minister, is also taking some heat in Bali. Not just Canada:
"There is a wrecking crew here in Bali led by the Bush administration and its minions," [Jennifer Morgan of the Climate Action Network ] told CBC News. "Those minions continue to be the governments of Canada, Japan, Saudi Arabia and others." (cbc.ca)
But yes, we're a "minion" now. But why? Well, look at Harper's home riding, and where the Reform Party started and drew so much of it's strength--Amerikan owned and operated Alberta. From the CBC:
"Canada is already the top exporter of oil to the American market, exporting the equivalent of one million barrels a day — the exact amount that the oilsands industry in Alberta currently produces."
Considering that there isn't really much other oil left in Alberta--according to this report (pdf) from the Alberta government there is only about 1.6 billion barrels of conventional oil left in the province, but 173.7 billion in the oil sands--is it any wonder that the Alberta government is doing anything possible to speed production in the tarsands? It's not doing the rest of us any good though--all that production is headed to the US (and under NAFTA, that's pretty much a guarantee for life). Oil production from the sands costs about $36/barrel and is currently fetching close to $100 per, leaving a daily net profit of some 50+ million dollars each and every day of the year. That kind of money makes people insane. And pays for more lobbying than all the environmental groups in the world can afford.
But the real costs are much higher. The oilsands use enough natural gas to heat 300,000 homes to free the bitumen trapped in the sand and clay. And while it may be better than coal, burning natural gas releases plenty of CO2 --as much or more CO2 is released in Fort MacMurray as is released by all the cars in Canada, making it the biggest source of new greenhouse gas emissions in Canada.
That million barrels a day in conventional oil is then shipped south of the border to be burned--releasing the rest of the sequestered CO2. And production is slated to ramp up five-fold--to five million barrels a day. This really is nuts--but 250 million dollars per day in profits means that the Harper government will do nothing to stop this. in fact, this government will go out of its way to help--like gutting their own legislation to ensure it won't impact the sands.
There's a lot more at the CBC alone--none of this is being hidden. Just not discussed openly by our ruling "elite" (one of whom is answering questions today about the three one hundred thousand dollar cash payments he took from Karlheinz Schrieber).
What I Believe
Humans are still evolving - and it's happening faster than ever
"Humans are evolving more quickly than at any time in history, researchers say. In the past 5,000 years, humans have evolved up to 100 times more quickly than any time since the split with the ancestors of modern chimpanzees 6m years ago, a team from the University of Wisconsin found."
Monday, December 10, 2007
Surf Moose Jaw
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
The The Impotence of Proofreading
A Good Canadian Girl, Eh?
Amerika Flies Against the Rotation of the Earth
As this post from GottaLaff points out, Amerika is headed backwards in time as fast as possible. Pre-Enlightenment if possible.
A senior lawyer for the American government has told the Court of Appeal in London that kidnapping foreign citizens is permissible under American law because the US Supreme Court has sanctioned it.
You know, unity in the face of lunacy just might work....
Sunday, December 02, 2007
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Robert Dziekanski: Shock Treatment
But why was Robert Dziekanski even in Canada? Well, the other Naomi, Naomi Klein, helps with a little background.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
So much food...
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Beds Are Burning
Part of the reason for the defeat appears to be the Howard government's continued denial of the science behind global climate change. The citizens, facing unprecedented drought and bush-fires, seemed to consider the science differently, electing a party who have said they will immediately sign on to the Kyoto Protocol and will also begin pulling Australian soldiers out of Iraq.
Other good news? Former Midnight Oil front man Peter Garrett was elected. You can read more about the election here.
Update: Garrett has been Labour's Shadow Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Heritage, and the Arts. It is widely expected that he will be the new Minister for the Environment in the Rudd government.
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Saturday, November 24, 2007
How it's done pt. 1
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Can't say it enough
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Asper Nation
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Monday, November 05, 2007
We'll Keep Trying Until We Get It Right part II
Zoltan Grossman is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire (Box 4004, Eau Claire, WI 54701 USA). His peace writings can be seen at http://www.uwec.edu/grossmzc/peace.html
Zoltan Grossman's 'A Century of American Military Interventions from Wounded Knee to Afghanistan'
South Dacota, 1890-?
Troops: 300 Lakota Indians massacred at Wounded Knee
Argentina, 1890
Troops: Buenos Aires interests protected
Chile, 1891
Troops: Marines clash with nationalist rebels
Haiti, 1891
Troops: Black workers' revolt on US-claimed Navassa Island defeated
Idaho, 1892
Troops: Army supresses silver miners' strike
Hawaii, 1893-?
Naval, troops: Independent kingdom overthrown, annexed
Chicago, 1894
Troops: breaking of rail strike, 34 killed
Nicaragua, 1894
Troops: Month-long occupation of Bluesfields
China, 1894-5
Naval, troops: Marines land in Sino-Japanese War
Korea, 1894-6
Troops: Marines kept in Seoul during war
Panama, 1895
Troops, naval: Marines land in Colombian province
Nicaragua, 1896
Troops: Marines land in port of Corinto
China, 1898-1900
Troops: Boxer Rebellion fought by foreign armies
Phillipines, 1898-1910(-?)
Naval, troops: Siezed from Spain, killed 600,000 Filipinos
Cuba, 1898-1902(-?)
Naval, troops: Siezed from Spain, still hold navy base
Puerto Rico, 1898-?
Naval, troops: Siezed from Spain, occupation continues
Guam, 1898-?
Naval, troops: Siezed from Spain, still used as base
Minnesota, 1898-?
Troops: Army battlers Chippewa at Leech Lake
Nicaragua, 1898
Troops: Marines land at port of San Juan del Sur
Samoa, 1899-?
Troops: Battle over succession to throne
Nicaragua, 1899
Troops: Marines land at port of Bluefields
Idaho, 1899-1901
Troops: Army occupies Couer d'Alene mining region
Oklahoma, 1901
Troops: Army battles Creek Indian revolt
Panama, 1901-14
Naval, troops: Broke off from Colombia 1903, annexed Canal Zone 1914-1999
Honduras, 1903
Troops: Marines intervene in revolution
Dominican Republic, 1903-04
Troops: US interests protected in Revolution
Korea, 1904-05
Troops: Marines land in Russo-Japanese War
Cuba, 1906-09
Troops: marines land in democratic election
Nicaragua, 1907
Troops: 'Dollar Diplomacy' protectorate set up
Honduras, 1907
Troops: Marines land during war with Nicaragua
Panama, 1908
Troops: Marines intervene in election contest
Nicaragua, 1910
Troops: Marines land in Bluefields and Corinto
Honduras, 1911
Troops: US interests protected in civil war
China, 1911-41
Naval, troops: Continuous occupation with flare-ups
Cuba, 1912
Troops: US interests protected in Havana
Panama, 1912
Troops: Marines land during heated election
Honduras, 1912
Troops: Marines protect US economic interests
Nicaragua, 1912-33
Troops, bombing: 20-year occupation , fought with guerrillas
Mexico, 1913
Naval: Americans evacuated during revolution
Dominican Republic, 1914
Naval: Fight with rebels over Santo Domingo
Colorado, 1914
Troops: Breaking of miners' strike by Army
Mexico, 1914-18
Naval, troops: Series of interventions against nationalists
Haiti, 1914-34
Troops, bombing: 19-year occupation after revolts
Dominican Republic, 1916-24
Troops: 8-year marine occupation
Cuba, 1917-33
Troops: Military occupation, economic protectorate
World War I, 1917-1918
Naval, troops: Ships sunk, fought Germany
Russia, 1918-22
Naval, troops: five landings to fight Bolsheviks
Panama, 1918-20
Troops: 'Police duty' during unrest after elections
Yugoslavia, 1919
Troops: Marines intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia
Honduras, 1919
Troops: Marines land during election campaign
Guatemala, 1920
Troops: 2-week intervention against unionists
West Virginia, 1920-21
Troops, bombing: Army intervenes against mineworkers
Turkey, 1922
Troops: fought nationalists in Smyrna (Izmir)
China, 1922-7
Naval, troops: Deployment during nationalist revolt
Honduras, 1924-5
Troops: Landed twice during election strife
Panama, 1925
Troops: Marines supress general strike
China, 1927-34
Troops: Marines stationed throughout the country
El Salvador, 1932
Naval: Warships sent during Faribundo Marti revolt
Washington, DC, 1932
Troops: Army stops WWI vet bonus protest
World War II, 1941-5
Naval, troops, bombing, nuclear: Fought Axis for 3 years; first nuclear war
Detroit, 1943
Troops: Army puts down Black rebellion
Iran, 1946
Nuclear threat: Soviet troops told to leave north (Iranian Azerbaijan)
Yugoslavia, 1946
Naval: Response to shooting-down of US plane
Uruguay, 1947
Nuclear threat: Bombers deployed as a show of strength
Greece, 1947-9
Command operation: US directs extreme right in civil war
China, 1948-9
Troops: Marines evacuate Americans before Communist victory
Germany, 1948
Nuclear threat: Nuclear-capable bombers guard Berlin airlift
Phillipines, 1948-54
Command operation: CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion
Puerto Rico, 1950
Command operation: Indepentence rebellion crushed in Ponce
Korea, 1950-53
Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats: US and South Korea fight China and North Korea to stalemate; A-bomb threat in 1950, and vs. China in 1953. Still have bases
Iran, 1953
Command operation: CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah
Vietnam, 1954
Nuclear threat: Bombs offered to French to use against siege
Guatemala, 1954
Command operation, bombing, nuclear threat: CIA directs exile invasion after new government nationalizes US company lands; bombers based in Nicaragua
Egypt, 1956
Nuclear threat, troops: Soviets told to keep out of Suez crisis; Marines evacuate foreigners
Lebanon, 1958
Troops, naval: marine occupation against rebels
Iraq, 1958
Nuclear threat: Iraq warned against invading Kuwait
China, 1958
Nuclear threat: China told not to move on Taiwan isles
Panama, 1958
troops: Flag protests erupt into confrontation
Vietnam, 1960-75
Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats: Fought South Vietnam revolt and North Vietnam; 1-2 million killed in longest US war; atomic bomb threats in 1968 and 1969
Cuba, 1961
Command operation: CIA-directed exile invasion fails
Germany, 1961
Nuclear threat: Alert during Berlin Wall crisis
Cuba, 1962
Nuclear threat: Naval blockade during missile crisis; near-war with USSR
Laos, 1962
Command operation: Military build-up during guerrilla war
Panama, 1964
Troops: Panamanians shot for urging canal's return
Indonesia, 1965
Command operation: Million killed in CIA-assisted army coup
Dominican Republic, 1965-6
Troops, bombing: Marines land during election campaign
Guatemala, 1966-7
Command operation: Green Berets intervene against rebels
Detroit 1967
Troops: Army battles Blacks, 43 killed
United States 1968
Troops: After King is shot; over 21,000 soldiers in cities
Cambodia, 1969-75
Bombing, troops, naval: Up to 2 million killed in decade of bombing, starvation, and political chaos
Oman, 1970
Command operation: US directs Iranian marine invasion
Laos, 1971-3
Command operation, bombing: US directs South Vietnamese invasion, 'carpet-bombs' countryside
South Dakota 1973
Command operation: Army directs Wounded Knee siege of Lakotas
Middle East, 1973
Nuclear threat: World-wide alert during Middle East War
Chile, 1973
Command operation: CIA-backed coup ousts elected Marxist president
Cambodia, 1975
Troops, bombing, gas: Captured ship, 28 die in helicopter crash
Angola, 1976-92
Command operation: CIA assists South African-backed rebels
Iran, 1980
Troops, nuclear threat, aborted bombing: Raid to rescue Embassy hostages; 8 troops die in helicopter-plane crash. Soviets warned not to get involved in revolution
Libya, 1981
naval jets: Two Libyan jets shot down in manoeuvers
El Salvador, 1981-92
Command operation, troops: Advisors, overflights aid anti-rebel war, soldiers briefly involved in hostage clash
Nicaragua, 1981-90
Command operation, naval: CIA directs exile (Contra) invasions, plants harbour mines against revolution
Lebanon, 1982-4
Naval, bombing, troops: Marines expel PLO and back Phalangists, Navy bombs and shells Muslim and Syrian positions
Hondura, 1983-9
Troops: Manoeuvres help build bases near borders
Grenada, 1983-4
Troops, bombing: Invasion four years after revolution
Iran, 1984
Jets: Two Iranian jets shot down over Persian Gulf
Libya, 1986
Bombing, naval: Air strikes to topple nationalist government
Bolivia, 1986
Troops: Army assists raids on cocaine region
Iran, 1987-8
Naval, bombing: US intervenes on side of Iraq during war
Libya, 1989
Naval jets: Two Libyan jets shot down
Virgin Islands, 1989
Troops: St. Croix Black unrest after storm
Phillipines, 1989
Jets: Air cover provided for government against coup
Panama, 1989-90
Troops, bombing: Nationalist government ousted by 27,000 soldiers, leaders arrested, 2000+ killed
Liberia, 1990
Troops: Foreigners evacuated during civil war
Saudi Arabia. 1990-1
Troops, jets: Iraq countered after invading Kuwait; 540,000 troops also stationed in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Israel
Iraq, 1990-?
Bombing, troops, naval: Blockade of Iraqi and Jordanian ports, air strikes; 200,000+ killed in invasion of Iraq and Kuwait; no-fly zone over Kurdish north, shiite south, large-scale destruction of Iraqi military
Kuwait, 1991
Naval, bombing, troops: Kuwait royal family returned to throne
Los Angeles, 1992
Troops: Army, Marines deployed against anti-police uprising
Somalia, 1992-4
Troops, naval, bombing: US-led United Nations occupation during civil war; raids against one Mogadishu faction
Yugoslavia, 1992-4
naval: NATO blockade of Serbia and Montenegro
Bosnia, 1993-5
Jets, bombing: No-fly zone patrolled in civil war; downed jets, bombed Serbs
Haiti, 1994-6
Troops, naval: Blockade against military government, troops restore President Aristide to office three years after coup
Croatia, 1995
Bombing: Krajina Serb airfields attacked before Croatian offensive
Zaire (Congo), 1996-7
troops: Marines at Rwandan Hutu refugee camps, in area where Congo revolution begins
Liberia, 1997
Troops: Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners
Sudan, 1998
Missiles: Attack on pharmaceutical pland alleged to be 'terrorist' nerve gas plant
Afghanistan, 1998
Milliles: Attack on former CIA training camps used by Islamic fundamentalist groups alleged to have attacked embassies
Iraq, 1998-?
Bombing, missiles: Four days of intensive air strikes after weapons inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions
Yugoslavia, 1999-?
Bombing, missiles: heavy NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to withdraw from Kosovo
Yemen, 2000
Naval: Suicide attack on the USS Cole
Macedonia, 2001
Troops: NATO troops shift and partially disarm Albanian rebels
United States, 2001
Jets, naval: Response to hijacking attacks
Afghanistan, 2001
Massive us mobilization to attack Taliban, bin Laden. War could expand to Iraq, Sudan, and beyond.
Source: http://www.zmag.org/CrisesCurEvts/Interventions.htm
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Left Behind? Apparently Not...
Katherine Yurica is a news intelligence analyst. She was educated at East
Los Angeles College, the University of Southern California and
the USC school of law. She worked as a consultant for Los Angeles
County and as a news correspondent for Christianity Today
plus as a freelance investigative reporter. She
is the author of Bloodguilty Churches and The Despoiling
of America as well as the unpublished book, The New Messiahs,
which is presently represented by her literary agent, Ken Sherman
(of Ken Sherman Associates). Katherine is also the publisher
of the Yurica Report.
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Monday, October 15, 2007
We'll Keep Trying Until We Get It Right
William Blum notes in his book Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II that the United States has bombed 23 nations since the end of WWII. The countries bombed include China (1945-6), Korea (1950-3), Vietnam (1961-73), Libya (1983), Panama (1989) and Iraq (1990-present).
Of the 23 countries bombed by the US during this time, exactly zero have formed democratic governments as a result of the bombings.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Mirror, Mirror....
She added, "I think there is too much concentration of power in the Kremlin. I have told the Russians that. Everybody has doubts about the full independence of the judiciary. There are clearly questions about the independence of the electronic media and there are, I think, questions about the strength of the Duma (the Russian parliament)."
Has she looked in a mirror lately?
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
Are you f**king kidding me?
that "We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead"."
I can't help but notice that films with men in the lead are still going to get greenlighted--and the past summer has seen its share of truly awful films with male leads. This isn't about films, this is clearly about something else. A new climate in Amerika apparently, where racism, and misogyny are back in play.
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Saturday, October 06, 2007
Is it over?
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Wednesday, October 03, 2007
If Iran isn't nervous...
Debra Cagan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Coalition Affairs to Defence Secretary Robert Gates
The Pentagon denied the statements by Ms Cagan, claiming "She doesn't speak that way." Three MPs at the session confirmed the remarks.
You can read the Daily Mail article here.
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Monday, October 01, 2007
How will global climate change affect me?
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Sunday, September 30, 2007
Why I don't hate Americans
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In the name of counterterrorism, Western countries are moving to erect
online security borders with aggressive proposals to block Web sites
and to unleash Trojan e-mails containing spyware that would monitor
Critics warn that the security measures could lead to censorship and
privacy invasion, but governments are pressing for legislation aimed at
thwarting attacks and walling off Web sites that espouse illegal
activities or are "likely to have the effect of facilitating" crime."
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Saturday, September 29, 2007
By The Numbers
Interestingly, there are 25,000 detainees in US military custody in Iraq and the US esitmates that 19,000 militants have been killed in fighting with coalition forces.
In other words, the US has killed or captured at least twice the number of people that it estimates are fighting against US forces.
Must be seen...
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Friday, September 28, 2007
Don't argue. The Corporation knows what's good for you
"[An] "internal policy" that "was designed to ward against communications such as anonymous hate messaging and adult materials sent to children." The policy, Mr. Nelson said, had been developed "before text messaging protections such as spam filters adequately protected customers from unwanted messages."
Let's be clear. Once again, this was a service that people had to request. Verizon has now changed the policy in regards to NARAL, and claims to have instituted a new policy, but refuses to make that new policy public. But it also needs to be noted that "[T]he company did not retreat from its position that it is entitled to decide what messages to transmit."
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The deeper issue, that the US government has now got a private army that is unaccountable to Congress or the Senate (note that the State Department has asserted that information possessed by Blackwater (including the terms of their contract) belongs to the State Department and cannot be disclosed to anyone) isn't discussed. The only thing discussed is how to recover from this "black eye" that Blackwater has given the US forces in Iraq by shooting two dozen unarmed civilians, killing 11. As Naomi Wolf pointed out both in her book The End of America and on The Colbert Report the other evening, this is one of the ten historic signals that a country has descended into fascism. Wolf seems to think that the collapse of Amerika can be reversed. The rest of us under the boot of the Amerikan empire certainly hope so--as our business and political elites have bound us to tightly to the Empire.
Update: As reported on Yahoo News, "Blackwater has argued in court that it is immune to [...] a lawsuit
because the company operates as an extension of the military and cannot
be responsible for deaths in a war zone." Clearly, Blackwater believes it is a private military force above any oversight by anyone except it's own CEO. No laws restricting it, no rules it must follow.
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Everything's Going Good in Iraf
Just a thought
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Salmonella typhimurium, when flown on the space shuttle in weightless conditions, become three times more virulent, and change the way they express 167 genes.
"Wherever humans go, microbes go; you can't sterilise
humans. Wherever we go, under the oceans or orbiting the Earth, the
microbes go with us, and it's important that we understand... how
they're going to change," Cheryl Nickerson, from the Center for
Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology at Arizona State University, US,
told the Associated Press.
Now this is wild-ass baseless speculation, but maybe Gaia doesn't want this plague of humans spreading through space. Maybe this is one more step in containing the cancer. I realize that I'm just poking at a bruise here, but maybe all that great SF taking place in human colonies on other planets, on generation craft, and the like, maybe the planet, maybe the universe, aren't all that interested in letting us out. This is, after all, just one of the many many microbes we carry around with us. If we hit space and they all start going bugfuck on us, well, then maybe the enviro's are correct. Maybe we have to deal with our life here at home, 'cause Earth might be the only planet we get. Just a thought....
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Monday, September 24, 2007
Finally Revealed: Why the US Invaded Iraq
"I have written tens of thousands of words on the Bush
administration's motives for invading Iraq, but in the end I do not know
why they did it. I suspect that they don't, either. It just seemed like a
neat idea at the time."
What means this "rich"?
An income of at least $89,000 was needed to be in the top five per cent of earners in 2004, Statistics Canada said Monday.
This "five per cent club" earned 25 per cent of the income Canadians
declared in 2004 — up from 21 per cent in 1992. They paid 36 per cent
of the personal taxes collected in 2004.
The country's 1.2 million high-income earners — those among the top
five per cent — were predominantly male (75 per cent), aged 45 to 64
(54 per cent) and married (78 per cent), Statistics Canada said.
That's what rich is--the consumption of an inordinate share of the available resources. 89K means you are in teh top 5% of income earners--and that means you consume 25% of the available pie.
But in Amerika it's different:
In the U.S., an income of at least $165,000 was the requirement to join the "five per cent club."
Statistics Canada said the income differences between the two
countries became even bigger farther up the income distribution ladder.
In Canada, the top .01 per cent of income earners made at least $2.8
million, while in the U.S., you couldn't join that super-elite club
unless you had an income of at least $9.4 million.
Keeping in mind the differences between the two countries, of course.....
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Thursday, September 20, 2007
Hillary Compares Cheney to Vader
Clinton said, "Vice President Cheney came up to see the Republicans yesterday. You can always tell when the Republicans are getting restless, because the Vice President's motorcade pulls into the Capitol, and Darth Vader emerges."
Cheney is not reported to be upset at the comparison. In fact, he's made it himself, once telling CNN in 2006, "I suppose people sometimes look at my demeanor and say, well, he's the Darth Vader of the administration."
However according to B. Oba Fett, a Lucasfilm representatives, The Dark Lord of the Sith was not amused. "Mr. Vader is very upset at this comparison. While Mr. Vader, like Mr. Cheney, has endorsed the use of invasion and torture in the service of an evil and tyrannical Emperor, Mr. Vader feels that his actions were due to a bad childhood, separation anxiety and a life spent suffering from various physical disabilities, whereas Mr. Cheney, who has had a life of riches and privilege, is just a fat and greedy bastard who is giving the Dark Side of the Force a bad name."
Cognitive Dissonance
Alright, you're back? Good. Now, that the clip really shows off the two Amerikas isn't so suprising or shocking. It just is what it is. What slays me is when Sherri Shepard is asked what she will tell her child when asked if the world is flat. ~"That will mean a trip to the library,"~ she says.
Let's just think about that for a minute; the assumption that very smart people have put the knowledge she might need in books, that's automatic, she doesn't have to think about that. When you need to know something, the information is there. But at the same time, she's quite willing to reject out of hand anything she reads in a book (written by those very smart people who have put the knowledge into the book just for her). The facts may contradict recieved knowledge. Knowledge may contradict superstition. But comfort is more important than reality.
Cognitive dissonace, my friends. Cognitive dissonance.
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Thursday, 16 September 2010
Each turn,
One hour
Glass upturned,
Starts again.
Each turn
One year
Tree upturned,
It dies.
Magpie Tales goes GREEN!
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"Time is a figure eight, at its center the city of Deja Vu." ~Robert Brault,ReplyDelete
Maggie loves green!!ReplyDelete
I really like this, both simple and profound.ReplyDelete
Nice magpie :-)
Wow, Stafford. This really speaks to me.ReplyDelete
I too worry about our little island in the Milky Way!
Think of the horror if the hourglass was calibrated for thirty minute intervals ....ReplyDelete
*** absolute destruction of our Green Earth.
I could weep at the thought .......
(are the hourglass and calibrate mutually exclusive?)
- Anonymous16 September 2010 at 11:48 pm
REALLY? This is remarkable. Great write. Love and Light, SenderReplyDelete
I like what you did in so few words, and nice pic of rings....ThanksReplyDelete
I love how you put something so important in just a few words. Go green and grow treesReplyDelete
A powerful mag and more importantly reminder of neccessary actions we all need to do to save our mother earth...ReplyDelete
Go green !!
Minimum words, maximum message...ReplyDelete
We'd all look better in green.ReplyDelete
This would make a terrific poster. Wisdom and brevity. So simple and direct, thank you.ReplyDelete
Dear Stafford: Hope nobody ever upturns me upside down. It is amazing how we can make time and the growth circles on tree stumps shows us how to mark time. As if I really need to do that! Now to find a way to go backwards or turn over time somehow!ReplyDelete
Love this one!!ReplyDelete
ah!one is glass and one is wood.....I have heard that there are a lot of people killing time too...bkmReplyDelete
- Gypsyjaade17 September 2010 at 2:00 pm
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- Anonymous17 September 2010 at 6:41 pm
Go Greenie. Go Greenie.ReplyDelete
Turn back time - plant a tree!
Boohoo! I'm with Selma, plant a tree (though that could be difficult on a boat - heehee).ReplyDelete
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George, Garden Route (Aug 2019) On Friday, 02 August Africa Skills Private College proudly hosted a very emotional but jubilant Trade Test Graduation in the Lapa at Van Kervel School in George. The 14 learners who completed their 3-year studies in Welding and who successfully trade tested, received their red seal certificates with absolute pride. Most of the learners were able to complete their studies via the RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning) route and 3 formed part of an apprenticeship.
The college is a private business and without the much-needed funding from the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, who fund the above-mentioned special training project, it would not be possible to assist these learners in completing their journey of education and skills development.
Managing Director and Founder, Elsie Harmse launched Africa Skills Private College almost 12 years ago – a dream that had to focus on facilitating a skilled workforce in South Africa, to promote and support development, especially in rural areas. The primary aim to change the South African landscape by changing lives, restoring dignity and contributing to initiatives that will not only benefit local communities, but the country. Over the past 10 years, unceasingly endeavoured to improve skills development practices, work placement and making a real impact on the economic growth and unemployment epidemic – they have successfully trained over 5000 artisans in the Garden Route district as well as across South Africa.
Previously a Van Kervel learner could not further their skills development journey by qualifying as an artisan but with the dedication of the College and the School, learners are now able to enrol for further training after they finish school. Three Van Kervel learners have now pathed the way for others to follow suit.
Not only does the College help youth to fulfil their dreams, but more mature individuals who have been in the trades industries for many years can still obtain their qualifications. At the graduation Tom Links, a 54-year old community member from Thembalethu, who have been a welder for over 30 years – tearfully shared his journey explaining that he thought it would be impossible for him to have a qualification at his age. Tom has recently joined the Africa Skills family in becoming a Welding Facilitator, inspiring new learners and ensuring they follow a path to victory. Another success story of the more mature generation obtaining their qualification is the 58-year old Moghamat Ryklief, an employee of Petro SA, who can now proudly boast with his red seal certificate.
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by Jharonne Martis.
Black Friday – the day after the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday (which is Thursday, Nov. 22 this year) — is one of the most critical retail sales days during the holiday season. For some, such as JC Penney, it can make or break their fourth quarter profits. Supposedly, it turns red ink into black on the ledgers, thus the name.
Here are some highlights as we head into this year's Black Friday season:
Online deals vs. last year
About 63% of the merchandise at department stores such as Macy's and Lord & Taylor will also be on sale this year compared to 60% last year, which could further continue to hurt profits.
Retailers are doing a number of things differently this year going into Black Friday, as Refinitiv discovered in a collaboration with StyleSage Co., which analyzes retailers, brands, online trends and products across the globe. For starters, they have increased the amount of promotional emails or activity going into Black Friday this year. They are blasting shoppers with incremental emails as they did going into Black Friday last year.
Moreover, the average promotional discount has remained somewhat steady over the last three months. Currently, the average discount is 40.8% and it's been hovering near the 40% mark at this level since August. Still, the average promotional discount is higher for the Black Friday week – 38.9% (LY) vs 40.8% this year. This suggests there is more promotional activity this year.
Change in Promotional Messaging
Retailers have been citing strong consumer confidence all year long, and are aware that more shoppers are willing and able to pay higher prices this year. Last year, retailers ramped up their email promotions significantly in the four weeks leading to Black Friday by increasing the number of emails sent out by 42%, and increasing by 12% the number of active promotions.
Today, it is a different story. In terms of volume, the average number of emails being sent has been pretty steady over the past few weeks, an average of 6.85 per retailer/week. Although, emails have been more consistent throughout 2018, retailers are sending more emails out vs. a year-ago. Last year for the same week we saw 5.83 emails being sent out, and last week it was 7.09, thus showing an increase in the number of emails sent YOY.
Moreover, the categories of promotions are similar to previous years — some of the most common promotional keywords include shoes, dresses, and home.
Digging deeper into the item-level discounts, it is evident that with the exception of the department stores, there aren't any major changes from one year ago when it comes to the average discounts, nor the discount penetration (how much of the assortment is on sale). Let's look at the data by sector.
Value stores
Discounters have done a better job trying to improve margins. Notice how the discount penetration dropped from last year's 6.0% to 1.0% this year (Exhibit 1). This means that there are fewer items on sale this year vs. last within this sector. This could also be a positive sign that perhaps these stores made better assortment buys for this holiday season. The average discount amount has also dropped from 2.0% to 0% this year, indicating that discounters are proactively trying to improve margins.
Exhibit 1: Value Sector Discount Penetration and Average Discount 2016 – 2018
Mid sector
This sector has experienced a slight increase in discount penetration – 60.0% in 2016 to 63.0% this year. This indicates that more than half of inventories are on sale. That's extremely high and the question is how long this sector can maintain these high discount levels, which come at the expense of margins. What's worse, the average discount hasn't dropped, but rose slightly – 26.0% this year from 24.2% last year.
Exhibit 2: Mid Sector Discount Penetration and Average Discount 2016 – 2018
Premium sector
As expected, there aren't any meaningful changes in this sector. Both metrics remain pretty much unchanged, and saw the lowest levels of discounting. The discount penetration level is up slightly from 24.3% to 25.0% this year. The same can be said for the average discount level, which saw a smaller increase than the previous year and has moved from 10.2% to 11% this year.
Exhibit 3: Premium Sector Discount Penetration and Average Discount 2016 – 2018
Everyone is concerned about what is on sale, but what's interesting is what's not on sale. StyleSage Co. data show that popular holiday items have the lowest discount levels going into the holiday weekend. Currently, the likelihood of discount is lowest in shirts and sweaters in the value sector. Meanwhile, the lower discount levels for the mid sector are expected to be in intimates and swimwear. For the premium sector, intimates (again), suits, sweaters and outerwear have the lowest discount levels. This suggests that retailers are luring shoppers in with other promotions, and hoping they will pay full price for those hot holiday gift items. If they are successful, this can help improve margins.
Refinitiv – Holiday Sales Forecast
Overall holiday sales are expected to be stronger than a year ago. The Refinitiv Same Store Sales Index is looking at a 3.1% growth estimate for Q4 2018. This is in line with last year's 3.2% SSS result, and is slightly above the 3% healthy mark, suggesting spending will be modest. The department stores are facing easy comparisons from a year-ago, and therefore will be posting their first positive growth in years.
Exhibit 4: Same Store Sales Sectors – Q4 2018 vs. Q4 2017
Source: I/B/E/S data from Refinitiv
Competition: department store vs. off-price
Consumers are very much enticed by promotions and discounts and the value proposition is very important to them. They also still want designer clothing for less. Thus, off-price retailers like TJX Companies, and Ross Stores have been outperforming the department sector for some time now. This holiday season is no exception. Ross and TJX are both expected to post a 2.0%, and 1.8% SSS growth for the holiday season (Exhibit 5).
Exhibit 5: Q4 2018 Same Store Sales – Department Stores vs. Off-Price Retailers
Source: Refinitiv I/B/E/S
Negative surprises
Of all retailers, department stores might be relying the most on having a great Black Friday to match and or exceed their quarterly estimates.
Yet despite the need to beat earnings estimates, it is evident from the StarMine Model Scores that these retailers are nowhere close to doing so. JC Penney, for example, shows a sea of red when looking at the StarMine Model Scores (Exhibit 6). The department store has a very low score in our StarMine Combined Credit Risk model, the most comprehensive StarMine credit model. This suggests it's not financially stable, and the likelihood of default is high. JCP's score corresponds to an implied credit rating of B-.
Exhibit 6: JC Penney StarMine Model Scores
Q4 holiday guidance
Retailers are reporting Q3 earnings, and are optimistic about the holiday shopping season. As a result, a number of them raised guidance for the holiday season. For Q4 2018, retailers seem a bit more bullish compared to the previous two years. To date, there are 25 negative EPS preannouncements issued by retailers and 10 positive vs. six this time last year (Exhibit 7).
Still, the bulk of the negative guidance (12%) comes from the apparel sector. That's in line with the StyleSage data suggesting apparel continues to be more likely to take a discount and have a higher discount than bags and shoes, something also seen in previous seasons.
Exhibit 7: Holiday Earnings and Revenue Guidance Q4 2018 vs. 2017 and 2016


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When it comes to tires on your DRZ400 there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution, sorry folks. We found a set of tires that comes pretty close. To illustrate why these tires are so versatile we're going to briefly breakdown the different types of tires. There's off road tires that are designed for anything that isn't paved […]
When it comes to tires on your DRZ400 there is no "one-size-fits-all" solution, sorry folks. We found a set of tires that comes pretty close. To illustrate why these tires are so versatile we're going to briefly breakdown the different types of tires.
There's off road tires that are designed for anything that isn't paved or a motorcross track. Among off road tires there are three main categories: hard, medium, and soft. On harder terrains like a packed trails you'll want tires that have short treads and use a highly vulacanized rubber. Soft terrain covers loose dirt, mud, and sand and the tires typically feature longer softer treads. As the name implies, medium off road tires are a compromise between hard and soft. Offroad tires usually aren't street legal, which poses a problem if you like to use your DRZ400 to get around.
Dual sport tires are, as the name implies, used for multiple terrains. Many dual sport tires are street legal and excel in various terrains. Unfortunately, there is no optimal dual sport tire as it really depends on where you expect you to ride. There are three primary terrains that dual sport tires address and they typically excel in two of the three areas. These three areas are hard terrain, soft terrain and paved road. For example, the short treads that work well in hard terrain will perform poorly in a dune environment. If you ride on the road a lot, you'll wear your tires down at a much faster rate.
We just said that dual sort tires are typically a balance between two of the three terrain types. Here's a dual sport tire that balances all three terrain types. Ideally you would have a good idea of where you'll be riding the most, but sometimes the terrain can change quite frequently. The Trakmaster tire is great because it adapts to any terrain and wears very well on pavement. They are street legal, so you can ride from your house to the trail without dealing with loading up a trailer or a pickup truck. These tires are biased for medium and hard terrain, you shdould consider other tires if you expect to do a lot of duning or mudding.
Check out the specs for the Kenda K760 Trakmaster II rear tire:
One of the best hard core dual sport tires available, the Kenda K760 Trakmaster II is perfect for the rider who isn't willing to sacrifice off-road performance. Comfortable in a wide range of surfaces, the Trakmaster II gives a predictable feel regardless if it's hard pack, sand, rocks, mud, gravel or loam. And though undeniably off-road biased, the Kenda wears exceptionally well on the pavement with consistent performance throughout its life. If the single track needs to be connected by pavement, the Kenda Trakmaster is one to consider.
- Tall aggressive knobs designed for pure performance
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- A great tire for serious dual sport riders
- D.O.T. approved for highway use
- Open thread blocks provide maximum traction with efficient cleaning
- Excellent for intermediate to hard terrain
- Tread design that provides traction both on straights and out of corners
- This tire is part of a matching set, see the K760 Trakmaster II Front Dirt Tire
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Many New York breast-cancer screening clinics will be required to extend their hours under a deal struck Sunday by Governor Andrew Cuomo and top lawmakers. A soon-to-be-passed bill will require 210 hospitals and hospital extension clinics to open their doors for four additional morning, evening or weekend hours each week for screenings, while insurers would be prohibited from charging co-pays for mammograms. The governor has pushed for added breast cancer prevention measures over the past six months after his longtime partner, Food Network star Sandra Lee, was diagnosed with the disease last year. She has since been declared cancer-free. According to the governor's office, the 210 hospitals and hospital extensions would be required to add four weekly hours of operation during specific times: 7 to 9AM and 5 to 7PM on a weekday, or between 9 AM to 5 PM on Saturday or Sunday.


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Facebook Account which is a most common account used by every individual. There are certain issues which we encounter while using this social networking website. Though it has the best security system it still works on becoming more secure in this process sometimes real users should face some disturbance.
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Even if people report your account as spam then you can encounter this situation. Facebook is strict with their policy violation accounts. Below is the complete article which helps you come out of this situation if you ever face this.
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The first question arises about account temporary locked, suppose when your Facebook account get locked, you will definitely see a disabled message when you try to log in this indicates that your Facebook Account was temporary locked.
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Tesla Reverses Decision To Close Stores, Increasing Prices Instead
Last week Tesla announced that in order to deliver its $35,000 Model 3 to the public it had to cut costs elsewhere. The automaker said it would be closing a number of its showrooms and exclusively selling its vehicles online.
Since its announcement, Tesla has closed 10% of sales locations and will continue to evaluate an additional 20% of its locations for effectiveness, closing ones it deems necessary. This move would have reportedly enabled Tesla to decrease vehicle pricing by 6 percent.
However, Tesla is reversing the original decision to close the majority of its retail stores and instead close between 10-30% of its current portfolio. The 6% price reduction in vehicle cost was intended to be made up by closing its stores but no longer looks to be sustainable. That being said, in order to keep things up and running Tesla will need to raise prices on all Models, minus the low-margin Model 3's $35,000 Standard Range variant. All other Models are set to go up in price by 3% starting March 18th.
The Model 3 cost will increase by $1,110-$1,740. The Model S by $2,370-$3,420. And the Model X by $2,640-$3,57. It's unclear, however, if the increase will just be added to the base price of the vehicles, or if certain options will be subject to the price hike.
Tesla stated that all sales will still be done online. If you visit a store you will be guided through the ordering process on their own mobile devices. Retail stores will carry some inventory for buyers who want to take a car home that day and drivers will also still be able to schedule test drives.


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text: Southwestern Sells Fayetteville Shale, Now Focused 100% on M-U September 5, 2018 Energy Companies, Southwestern Energy, Statewide WV, West VirginiaSome exciting news to share. Southwestern Energy, headquartered in Texas, has cut a deal to sell all of their Fayetteville Shale (Arkansas) assets to Flywheel Energy for $1.865 billion in cash. The sale makes Southwestern a pure play, 100% focused driller on the Marcellus/Utica region (i.e. Appalachia). What will Southwestern do with an extra $1.865 billion? According to their announcement: (1) Spend $900 million of it on retiring IOUs ("notes") previously issued. That is, debt retirement. (2) Buy back up to $200 million in outstanding shares of stock. (3) Spend $600 million of it over the next two years (2019 & 2020) on more Marcellus/Utica drilling. But not just any M-U drilling. Southwestern owns acreage in both northeastern PA and the northern panhandle of WV (with a some acreage in Washington County, PA). According to Southwestern's announcement, the extra $600 million will go to drilling in the company's "liquids-rich Appalachia assets." Northeastern PA is dry dry dry–no liquids. WV landowners brace yourselves–Southwestern will soon bring an extra $600 million (over half a billion dollars) worth of drilling to your area. If you're signed with Southwestern and haven't yet seen drilling, you now stand a much better chance! Here's the exciting news, along with extra resources we've located to better help you understand the news…Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)RelatedPost navigationRover Pipe Asks FERC to Start Up Final 2 Laterals, for AnteroEnergy Stories of Interest: Thu, Sep 6, 2018You do not have permission to view the comments. Click here to cancel reply.Please Login to post a comment Notify me of follow-up comments by email.


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The emphasis is on developing an argument — inhabiting and developing a conceptual stand and writing from it. But it is also about the role that metaphor plays in imagination and creativity, and how we use aspects everyday experience when putting arguments together. Using resent research on metaphor and conceptual blending, we will explore how writing can be understood as a form of making, a space where things can be put together so that they fit and cohere, or crumble and fall apart; something that can be defended, when others take aim at weak points in the argument.
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Summer preparation
- What is the key question being addressed?
- What evidence is being offered to support the argument?
- Do you think this is an interesting question? Can you think of a better question?
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What is a dissertation? Shaking things apart, making things bright or sweet, and smashing them to pieces. Considering things separately. The structure of a dissertation.
- Writing workshop: Getting started.
Thinking circles, free association writing, note taking systems, "encoding", asking questions.
- Debating society
Pitch your topic in a team. Working in teams from a text or image (at the heart of your topic), present the argument to the other group, who must try to find an argument against.
- Hand-in topic proposal with analysis of a quotation
Metaphors and evidence: argument as war "Your claims are indefensible", argument as building "She demolished my argument." (Lakoff and Johnson, 1980). Bricks for building and to throw — finding some evidence.
- Going on a quest, and posing questions.
- Planning workshop.
Different strategies for planning a dissertation, and a painless dissertation-writing method. Drawing an argument.
- Debating society.
Debating your dissertation topic.
Reading list
- Ayto, John, Dictionary of Word Origins (London: Bloomsbury, 1999)
- Bergson, Henri, The Creative Mind, tr. M. L. Andison (New York: Citadel Press, 1992)
- Cottrell, Stella, Critical Thinking Skills (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005)
- Fernyhough, Charles, Pieces of Light, The New Science of Memory (London: Profile Books, 2012)
- Groh, J. M. Making Space: How the Brain Knows Where Things Are (Cambridge, Massachusetts And London, England: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2014)
- Lakoff, George and Johnson, Mark, Metaphors We Live By (Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press, 1980)
- Sharples, Mike, How We Write: Writing as Creative Design (London and New York: Routledge, 1999)
- Turner M. The Origin of Ideas: Blending, Creativity, and the Humen Spark, (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014)
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The United States women's football team say they are prepared to take their discrimination lawsuit against US Soccer to court after mediation talks broke down.
The US women's team (USWNT) began legal action against the US Soccer Federation (USSF) over equal pay in March, four months before retaining the World Cup.
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All 28 USWNT members filed the lawsuit, which alleged they had been consistently paid less than their male counterparts despite superior performance to the men's team, who failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
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Poetry Commentary on To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell In the poem To His Coy Mistress, Andrew Marvell reveals a man's sexual feelings towards a woman. The poem, essentially, regards relationships between the sexes and encompasses the male desire for sex, as throughout the piece, the speaker attempts to persuade a young lady to have sex with him. Certainly, the poem itself is rich with metaphysical conceits as well as its depiction of the carpe diem theme, and is notable for its playful and explicit treatment of sex, its full control of tone and pace, together with its precision in wording. With the employment of several motifs, strong imagery, poetic figures, rhyme and meter, the poet is able to build an incredibly emotional persuasion. In the first stanza, Marvell makes use of the metaphysical conceit and begins with the tactic of impressing and flattering his lover as a means of persuasion for sex. Here, he claims that because he has all of eternity, he will spend lavish amounts of time courting and praising his mistress as she is worthy of such an act. However, already in the first line, the poet employs irony by using the word "Had", setting this section of the poem in subjunctive tense, as it affirms that the lovers will not live forever. ...read more.
for her to accept, he would be willingly to take things slower with her because "nor would [he] love at lower rate" (L.20). In the second stanza, Marvel opposes himself by altering his flattering approach to a fearful and threatening approach, as he now bases his tactic on the encroachment of time, and the thought that time will forever chase them, and admits that after all, they don't have all of eternity. Immediately, we can see that the romantic mood of the poem has changed as the first line of the section begins with the word "but". Key to the speaker's argument, the poet offers a metaphor in line 22 which refers to the power, speed and inevitability of time. A winged chariot does not exist, and relates to Roman mythology and Apollo's flying chariot: "time's winged chariot hurrying near". This metaphor enhances the saying that time flies, and adds a darker tone for this second section of the poem. Marvell proceeds to refer back to the first stanza of the poem, by mentioning how he would "yonder all before us lie / deserts of vast eternity" (L. 23-24), which could be the age the speaker would dedicate to worshiping his listener's "every part" (L.17). Here, the poet also emphasizes how time is limited, by comparing their lives to the "deserts of vast eternity" (L.24); from this comparison, we see how they're lives are merely fragments. ...read more.
The poet proceeds to emphasize the theme of seizing the moment, by telling her that they should "roll all our strength and all / our sweetness up into one ball / and tear our pleasures with rough strife" (L.41-43). Although iambic tetrameter is maintained throughout the entire poem, the use of meter in line 41 reflects the speaker's breathlessness, hence showing that the pace of the poem has increased. It is evident that the speaker is in a hurry also through the absence of punctuation, as there are no commas used, and the application of words which only contain one syllable. Now, we can see that the poet is reaching his concluding remarks as he begins the final rhyming couplet with the word "Thus" (L.45). Here, he finishes with the use of alliteration once again to impress his lover: "Thus... though" (L.45), "sun / stand still" (L.45-46) and "we will" (L.46). Finally, the poet concludes the poem by stating that "we cannot make our sun / stand still, yet we will make him run" (L.45-46), meaning that they'll try to maintain their passion in existence. All of this enforces the speaker's overall argument, and eloquently reveals that their current cares or troubles do not are not of great relevance as time is slowly gripping them both, hence pronouncing that they should seize the moment by giving into their ardent temptations. ?? ?? ?? ?? ...read more.
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David Baker is a local don of a planning and architecture movement that strives to create modest, space-efficient, pedestrian-friendly cityscapes. His perky, Cubist take on the midrise apartments at Eighth and Howard streets was named one of the best buildings of the past decade by the Chronicle's John King. His 224-apartment mini-neighborhood at Showplace Square at 888 Seventh St. was described by the real estate blog Curbed SF as "David Baker's cry for dense living."
When asked to reflect on his own ideas of what's great about San Francisco architecture, however, this new-urbanism high priest swoons for pedestrian-hostile, space-hogging edifices heretical to the faith. He says he loves San Francisco for a cityscape that combines dense pre–WWII architecture with occasional outrageous structures that keep the city from seeming mundane.
"If you have great rules, you want to stick to them most of the time," Baker says. "But if you break them once in a while, it makes the city more interesting. Otherwise, you have a purely new, urbanist city where everything homogeneously meets these sets of rules and everything is excruciatingly boring."
Morphosis Architects' new Federal Building at Seventh and Mission streets is widely despised by planners and architects as a gaudy violation of the city's streetscape and skyline. Thom Mayne designed it as a towering jumble of cockeyed cement rectangles sheathed in shiny latticework. For passersby at street level, meanwhile, the building offers fields of blank concrete.
Mayne has "completely violated all the city planning rules, and pissed the planners off, and he can do it because it's the federal government," Baker says. "And it's one of the most wonderful buildings in San Francisco. It's an incredibly iconic building. … It's totally out of character." He cautions, however, that the building succeeds because it's distinctive when compared to its more approachable surroundings. "If everybody's a bad boy, you've got L.A. And L.A. pretty much sucks."
Baker enjoys local renown for energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable apartment complexes that blend harmoniously with the city around them. But the designer of another of his favorite San Francisco buildings took excess, inefficiency, and incongruousness to extremes.
"They went completely crazy," Baker says, in reference to architect Arthur Brown Jr.'s San Francisco City Hall. "It's still totally overstated for this city. Imagine when there was nothing there after the earthquake" of 1906. In 1915, it was built as a Beaux Arts municipal capitol, sized to fit an empire. A $293 million renovation in 1999 seemed to mostly renew its lunatic spirit of excess. Today, Baker thinks it's one of the best things about his home city. "One of my marriages was in the dome, which is the best place to get married in San Francisco," he says. "I think it's really a wonderful building."


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