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Fantasy baseball Waiver Wire: Young Trea Turner an infield solution
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It takes a lot for us to hand over the focus of the Waiver Wire column to someone with four plate appearances in a season. Really, it requires a perfect storm. That player must have the pedigree of an elite prospect. He has to have forced his way to the majors through his play, not his reputation. His organization needs to have someone at his position in the majors who isn't getting the job done. And, finally, it needs to make both competitive and, likely more importantly, future financial sense for the team to promote him to the show.
Those stars have aligned in Washington. The Nationals finally did the right thing by promoting Trea Turner from Triple A Syracuse on Friday.
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Turner unquestionably has the pedigree. San Diego made him the 13th overall pick in the 2014 amateur draft after he starred for three years at North Carolina State. He quickly rose through the minor league ranks, with both the Padres and Nationals, and entered this season as the No. 9 prospect in the game, according to Baseball America.
Turner is undoubtedly forcing his way to the majors by virtue of his play. He earned a cup of coffee with the Nationals last year, hitting .225/.295/.325 in 44 plate appearances. We may never see him hit that poorly again. The 22-year-old (he turns 23 at the end of June) is slashing .314/.378/.479 in 218 plate appearances with Syracuse. He has three homers, 13 doubles, five triples and an impressive 9.6% walk rate, a jump of three percentage points from last season. Turner has swiped 16 bases without being caught once, flashing what might be his best skill. That he can get on base so consistently to take advantage of it makes him an ideal top-of-the-order hitter.
Turner's organization certainly has someone at his position who isn't getting the job done. Danny Espinosa brings a top-level glove to the most important spot on the field. He ranks fourth among shortstops in Fangraphs defensive rating, trailing only Brandon Crawford, Nick Ahmed and Freddy Galvis. In previous eras, elite defense would be enough for someone to hold onto a starting shortstop gig. That isn't the case in 2016.
Carlos Gonzalez's home-park stats make him a valuable trade piece
Espinosa is hitting .199/.292/.352 in 198 plate appearances this year. Outside of the occasional home run—he has left the yard eight times—he hasn't provided the Washington offense with much of anything. His .277 wOBA is the 14th lowest among regulars, most of whom, like Espinosa, are on the field because of their defense. Fortunately for them, their organizations don't have a player like Turner hitting everything in sight at the highest level of the minors just weeks shy of his 23rd birthday.
Clearly, it makes competitive sense for the Nationals to promote Turner. He wouldn't just replace Espinosa in the lineup, but could also provide some much-needed production at the top of the order. Washington leadoff men, mostly Ben Revere and Michael Taylor, have the lowest collective wOBA in the majors. The team's No. 2 hitters, almost entirely Anthony Rendon, are 17th in wOBA. Dusty Baker famously doesn't trust young hitters, but he did hit Turner second in his first game of the season. How much that has to do with Ryan Zimmerman's absence, while he is on the paternity list, remains to be seen, but if he sticks at the top of the order in front of Bryce Harper and Daniel Murphy, he's going to have enviable run-scoring upside.
Finally, it now also makes future financial sense for the Nationals to bring up Turner. Remember that cup of coffee he had last year that we referenced earlier? Thanks to that, had the Nationals promoted him before May 30, he would have racked up enough service time to become a free agent after the 2021 season. By keeping him in the minors until June, the Nationals have ensured team control through 2022.
• BELLER: How one pitch made Nathan Eovaldi fantasy relevant
Turner only provides eligibility at second base in most leagues, but he'll soon pick up shortstop eligibility, meaning he can solve issues at two positions that can be real headaches for fantasy owners. He may not be just the cure for Washington's shortstop woes, but your middle infield ones, as well.
Matt Shoemaker, SP, Angels
Shoemaker has completely turned around his season in his last three trips to the mound. In strong outings against the Orioles, Astros and Tigers, Shoemaker struck out a total of 31 batters while walking none in 22 2/3 innings. He has traded in his fastball for a splitter as his foundation pitch, and that seems to have made all the difference. Shoemaker was a chic sleeper pick last season after a strong '14 campaign, but he struggled all year. He's realizing that potential now.
Danny Duffy, SP, Royals
The Royals have been getting Duffy stretched out over the last month or so, extending him to 75 pitches in both of his last two starts. We'll be focusing on Duffy in this week's Pitching Report, so we don't want to give too much of that away here. For purposes of the Waiver Wire, understand that Duffy brings strikeout-per-inning upside with, at the worst, neutral rates. He didn't allow a run in his first 12 1/3 innings as a starter, and notched a quality start in his last outing, a win over the Rays.
• BELLER: Fantasy baseball Waiver Wire: Jhonny Peralta a worthy pickup
Archie Bradley, SP, Diamondbacks
Have things clicked for Bradley? It certainly seems that way, judging by his last two starts. After dominating at Triple A Reno, posting a 1.99 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 47 strikeouts in 40 2/3 innings, Bradley rejoined the Arizona rotation in late May. He first impressed against the Padres, allowing three runs while striking out nine in 7 1/3 innings. A good outing against the hapless Padres, however, isn't enough to make a pitcher a Waiver Wire target. Bradley turned himself into one in his next start by striking out 10 Cubs and allowing one run on four hits in six innings. He's still just 23 years old and has all the promise that comes with being one of the best pitching prospects in the game. If he has figured things out, he'll be a monster addition for any fantasy team.
Devon Travis, 2B, Blue Jays
We've covered Travis a lot in this space over the last few weeks, so there's no reason to repeat all his charms. He hit his first homer of the season on Friday, and is now 8 for 34 with a steal in his 37 plate appearances. We know what Travis is, and when he starts hitting he's going to move to the top of the Toronto order. He has the ceiling to be a top-five second baseman.
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Leonys Martin, OF, Mariners
Martin's expected to come off the DL when eligible next week. When he does, he'll be resuming a breakout season in which he's slashing .262/.339/.483 with nine homers and eight steals. Right before Martin went on the DL, we discussed why there's plenty of reason to believe in his power surge this season, largely thanks to a refined swing and more aggressive approach. The speed has always been his calling card. Put the two together, and you have a cheap outfielder who could be one of the league's few 20/20 players this season.
Denard Span, OF, Giants
Span is a bit more attractive in OBP leagues where his high walk rate is an asset, but he's a guy who should still be able to find a home in most formats. He leads off for a San Francisco offense that may not draw any comparisons to the Red Sox or Cubs, but is still in the top half of the league in wOBA. He's hitting .263 with a .358 OBP, seven steals and 25 runs in 249 plate appearances, basically following the script he has written for himself his entire career. There's plenty of room for a guy who's going to contribute significantly to runs, steals and OBP.
Rajai Davis, OF, Indians
Davis will be in Cleveland's starting lineup every day, so long as Michael Brantley is on the DL with a shoulder injury. The 35-year-old is hitting .262/.333/.411 with five homers and 12 steals in 186 plate appearances. Davis's modest power and elite speed has always made him a guy who'd be owned for a week here and a week there by multiple owners in various fantasy formats. Now that he has a line on an everyday job, at least for the time being, he can stick on rosters.
Nick Hundley, C, Rockies
Hundley returned from the concussion DL on Friday and promptly picked up three hits in his second game. Hundley has plenty of pop and a home in the Colorado offense. That's enough to make anyone intriguing, but especially a catcher on this season's landscape. Hundley hit .301/.339/.467 with 10 homers, 21 doubles and 47 RBI in 389 plate appearances last season. Unless you own Buster Posey, Jonathan Lucroy or Wilson Ramos, Hundley could be an easy upgrade at catcher.
White Sox upgrade with Shields, but starter not what team needs most
Trayce Thompson, OF, Dodgers
The Dodgers' outfield remains crowded, but Dave Roberts simply has to find room for Thompson's bat. He hit two more homers late in the week, and is now up to nine bombs and a .571 slugging percentage on the season. In Saturday's 4–0 win over the Braves, Thompson drew three walks, pushing his OBP to .353. The Dodgers cannot ignore a hitter with that sort of power and plate discipline, nor should they bench a guy who's a key piece of their future. With more playing time almost certainly on the docket, Thompson is relevant in all fantasy formats.
Jameson Taillon, SP, Pirates
Tyler Glasnow, SP, Pirates
Now that we've turned the calendar to June, we should be getting very close to seeing one, if not both, of these prospects in the majors. Taillon tossed 6 1/3 strong innings in his last start, a no-decision against Toledo (Tigers). He allowed three runs on five hits, striking out seven while walking one. Glasnow threw five shutout, no-hit innings against Rochester (Twins) his last time out, though he did struggle with his command. He walked four batters in the start, and has now issued 29 walks in 61 innings this season, 16 of which have come in his last five starts and 28 frames. Spring training darling Juan Nicasio appears to be the odd man out when Taillon or Glasnow gets the call.
Hector Neris, RP, Phillies
Will Harris, RP, Astros
David Phelps, RP, Marlins
Kelvin Herrera, RP, Royals
Pedro Strop, RP, Cubs
Darren O'Day, RP, Orioles
Ryan Butcher, RP, Padres
Nate Jones, RP, White Sox
These pitchers are fall in the same category of high-usage, high-strikeout, low-rate relievers. None of them close, but they still provide a lot of value, even in leagues that don't use holds. They're listed here from highest to lowest priority.


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Neon Trotsky (used)
Kilroy & The Sidewalk Slammers (for Rayna)
Werewolf Sonata (used)
Nicholas Cage Fight (stolen)
Ster Love & The Baby Shakers (don't ask)
Will You Show Me Your Paxton Supercharger?
Frog Or Orange?
Frog Or Strawberry?
The Black Spot Neck Tie Party (used)
Warren Fitzevon
Dylan Thomas & The Delirium Tremens
The Suede Shoe Hustlers & A Bad Case Of The Shorts (the latter possibly being an album name, as opposed to an extended band name. Either way, pretty lame).
The Dreaded Muffin Tops
Ann O. Rexia & The Lap Band (a potential battle of the bands between this and the one above being the most epic victual-based jam session ever?)
Vulpo Alert! (ask Cam… when he gets out, of course.)
The Hole-In-The-Wall Gang
(DJ) Hypnomouse!
Bottom Rocker Wars
(2) Rest Is (2) Rust (Amish Boy Band)
The Battery Of Men Without Fear
The Post-Coital Hi-Fives (naturally, or unnaturally, three members playing '60s garage rock with sleazy lyrics).
Dumbledore's Mother Fucking Army (used)
Ed Gein Fashion Show (used)
Jim S'Morrison & The S'Moors (apologies/props/thanks to Morgan Drolet)
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This game used to be the best. I remember back in school we would wait every week for the new updates. Whenever a new update came out, my friends and I gathered together and played with all the new features. This game was great, so sad it's over. Re-downloaded it after years of not playing it, and it's cool to see a few new things. People are complaining that there aren't any updates, but they don't know that episode 47 was supposed to be the last one. They did episode 48 just because of popular demand. While I do wish there was a way to have alien pygmy's, werewolves, and female pygmy's, the game is packed with fun things to do. Maybe if the developers come back they can make 2 more episodes to finish it off? Just because 50 episodes is a lot cooler than 48 haha. Personally love the app, just kinda sad the graphics are the same and not high resolution like other apps. But I hope one day Bolt decides to finish up this app for good! And just one recommendation: I think Tom and Charlie should have a more distinct look, like Charlie should be in his tiger form permanently instead of just when slicing a Pygmy. I know the two characters are already somewhat distinct with their facial expressions, but it would still be cool. Just my thoughts!
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In case you don't know who Dave and Allan is, Dave is the programmer of Pocket God, and Allan is the artist of Pocket God. This review is meant for them. If you guys are reading this, PLEASE, for the love of god, MAKE NEW POCKET GOD CONTENT. I don't care if it's a spin-off game like Ooga Jump. I don't care if it's a sequel.
I don't care if it's another update. The community wants more Pocket God! You guys have been working on this game and have been making thousands and millions of dollars from the comics, merchandise, and in-app purchases. Don't give up on Pocket God! People will still support your content! Don't believe me? If you check the Entertainment section on the Apple App Store, you will see that Pocket God is the #1 Paid Entertainment App. People are still buying Pocket God! I hope you are convinced to make more Pocket God stuff. Even if you won't make Pocket God stuff anymore, please give us an update on you guys. You can't go silent like this. I'm gonna end this review on one message: WE LOVE POCKET GOD -From the hearts of all the Pocket God lovers
Umm... who is SUN and why can't we save her??
I've had this game for ages and I have no idea who SUN is! I did ended the apocalypse a couple times over and SUN appeared at the end saying "Hey guys! What's up?," and then the alien got her and she screamed, then the alien ate her... First, it says *Go into story mode to see prophecy, okay, so I looked for "Story Mode" and found nothing! So I (once again) need to know WHO THE HECK SUN is! Also, why is her name in all caps? Not anything against the game, it's just making my curiosity a murderer due to the mystery of this SUN Pygmy. I mean, I love the game, I still play it! Also SUN is a female, why don't we have female Pygmys? Anyways, I know you guys finished off the game, but please respond to this unveiling these mysteries! Oh, and, somebody said to bring SUN back. Again, CURIOSITY IS KILLING ME!! Was she here before? Who is she? Is she the only female? Will a responder help me here???
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The Desert Elite Cup website will provide you with the necessary assistance and information to answer all your questions. The information will be updated frequently, as we get closer to our tournament dates. The website is our way of providing an immediate source of communication for tournament information, team check-in, game times, scores and hotel resources.
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Hello GosAdd,
among all the news about La La Land , here I'm posting you now a funny clip. There is no spoiler at all in this one just a good laugh.
So you can watch it without troubles.
This is a small interview Ryan and Emma did with Canadian Tanner Zipchen for Cineplex Canada.
Few weeks ago, Zipchen posted a couple of screenshots on his IG and Facebook accounts and at the beginning I thought the interview has been taken during the TIFF held in September in Toronto.
As we already know Ryan is working on Blade Runner 2049 set since July and (for what we know) he has stayed in Hungary since then. He was back in Canada just for the Tiff for few days.
But after watching the photos I've realized this interview is much older than September.
Infact, I'm sure the interview has been taken between March and early May because Ryan was in "The Nice Good" promo mode.
Anyway, enjoy the clip and have a little laugh.
PS: Ryan says Emma is a hoser. In Canadian it's similar to the American "idiot" or "loser". Of course they were joking.
Stay Gos


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Distressing - Don't Get Distressed!
This tutorial will refer to different distressing techniques that I used in making a sample card.
I have worked with Tim Holtz Distress Inks throughout this tutorial because of their ability to highlight and work smoothly on the paper. With these inks, you can keep adding color on top of color without losing the hues of the colors in the layers of ink.
There are times when you want a background that fits a particular image you are working with and you have to make it. You will need to gather some white paper, a dauber and ink pads.
To start with, take ink pad to paper and run the pad across the surface of the paper completely covering the paper.
To make the ink smooth and cover your paper, use a sponge dauber and in a circular motion, work the ink around the paper.
To add more depth to the paper, now add a darker hue of the same color on top. To do this, use your dauber and in the same circular motion, work the darker color on top of the existing color.
At this point, there are a few options you can add. Let's start with crackle paint. I used Tim Holtz Scattered Straw Crackle Paint in this step on my sample card. Once you have your paper colored, paint on a layer of the Crackle Paint. The cracking achieved depends on how heavy you apply the paint. If your paint is heavy, the cracks are bigger and deeper. If you add a thin layer, there will be many smaller cracks.
Once the paint starts to dry and the cracks begin to appear, you can speed the process up by using your heat gun.
Once the paint is dry, it should look like this.
The next part is the fun part. One way to distress the edges is to tear the paper along the sides and then sponge on distress inks.
As you work the inks off the paper on, the edges will begin to curl for you if you add enough ink and work the paper enough. To make the crackles stand out more, as you work the ink onto the edges, you can drag the ink further onto the paper.
Let's look at making the final background layer. The first steps of applying ink to the white paper are the same. As an option, you could spritz the paper with water leaving a blotchy specked look to the paper.
Typically when you spritz the paper with water, the paper will curl. Never fear! Pull out your heat tool and dry the paper. As it dries, the paper will once again lay flat.
For my sample card, I decided to add more depth. To do this, stamp the darker ink pad randomly on the paper.
Then using a sponge dauber and working in a circular motion, even out the ink.
To distress the edges of this layer, (as in the sample card), use scissors. Scrape along the edges of the paper pulling the scissors toward you. It doesn't matter if you accidentally cut the paper or tear it. To me, it just adds more character to the distressing.
When you start to sponge the edges, dragging in the ink from off the page, the edges will curl and form a shape of their own.
Distressing is one of my favorite techniques, and I hope you try these different styles of distressing. All of my Favorite Products can be found here at Rubbernecker Stamp Company.
22 Responses to "Distressing – Don't Get Distressed!"
[…] it occurred to me that is was an excellent opportunity to talk distressing. I've made a separate Distressing Tutorial, and it is the post immediately following this […]
Hi Sherry ~ What a wonderful tutorial on distressing :0) Thank you so much for taking all that time to lay it out and take pictures, step by step. I've never seen nor used the TH Crackle medium, so I'm now going to have to find it online to use ~ it looks really aged and tattered and I'd love to see how it would look on a dark background, like a chocolate brown. YUMM
Your tutorial is now going to be printed and put in my Book Of Tutorials, for future reference. {grin}
Love your work, as always!
This is stunning stunning stunning!!! I can't say it enough. So inspiring. I'll get distressed if I don't get these products! ;0) Thanks for sharing this, :0) Mel
Very well done tutorial. TFS.
Oh Sherry! I love that crackle paint and your tutorial is wonderful. I will definitely give this a try. You are such a inspiration to me.
Sherry, can not thank you enough for making the tutorial so user friendly; it's easy enough to understand and can not wait to use the scissors for some distressing today.
OMG Sherry, you make Distressed sooooo Beautiful!!! Thanks for a really cool tutorial and gorgeous, gorgeous card. Nancy
what a beautiful card and a great tutorial, thanks so much for sharing!
Oh what a beautiful card! And great directions too! Thanks!
Sherry, thank you so much and can you tell me where you purchased the daubers that you used? I have never seen those and I like the size of them. Great tutorial!
Thanks a kazillion Sherry…..your tutorial really helped. And like, now I feel famous and stuff cos I got my name on your blog. I'm not sure, but I think that was my 15 minutes of fame!!!!! Now I just wanna go play in ink!
beautiful card, Sherry! gotta try my hand at this … maybe over the Christmas break!
later, alligator!
– SueB of sueblondin.blogspot.com
Sherry your card is gorgeous! Distressing is one of my favorite techniques and your step by step is fab! Thank you!
Fantastic tutorial Sherry, Beautiful Card!!!
[…] More information on the distressing techniques used can be found in my Distressing Tutorial. […]
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A lot of good information here, fantastic layout too.
This is a fabulous multi-tutorial. I love how you showed us many different ways and products to distress paper. I am a "tear-er" myself, but I will try your other ideas. Thank you for being so precise in your wording, and showing so many pitcures. I think that so many people that like to stamp are visual learners…and you made it clear for visual and auditory learners. The people that learn by doing…will do just that. This was a very inspiring tutorial.
Perhaps this is your forte`?
Traci S.
I love to distress with Tim Holtz ink but have not been successful with crackle paint. Will try again thanks to your inspiration.


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Hey hey, my my
Rock 'n' roll can never die.
Neil Young made that comforting claim of immortality in 1979 – in the face of the surging, white-hot Punk scene – as he reflected on the shaky relevance of Rock-N-Roll and on his own work as a 34-year-old keeper of the flame.
The grunge power-anthem "Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)" rumbled across the musical landscape – with bottomed-out distortion – as if the Rock gods themselves were roused from stoned self-glory and were growling to live on.
A new generation flocked toward Punk's rawness and in-your-face rebellion, and Rock music – once undisputed heavyweight champ – found itself on the ropes.
Rock-N-Roll had grown fat, happy and lost much of the edge it had sharpened in the heyday of the '60s and early-'70s when it was the wild-eyed, tie-dyed barbarian at the gate. Punk kicked in the door and took our breath away with all the thrashing, white-knuckle energy and authenticity that Rock had lost along the way. The situation was dire as pop-glam bands like ABBA were running up the charts. It was a wake-up call (a rude one at that). It was a black-booted, drunken roundhouse to the chin for a tired genre that had rested on its laurels for too long.
Despite its adolescent sluggishness and self-absorption, Rock-N-Roll did indeed live on – co-opting Punk's brazen "best practices" from game-changers like The Clash and The Ramones – to become a permanent, indispensable part of our culture, offering an edgy antidote to our stiflingly routine existences.
Rock-N-Roll became the Jameson in our coffee. The hash in our brownies.
Punks like Joey Ramone kicked Rock in the ass
Flash forward 35 years to present day and we find an aging yet tireless Neil Young responding to another threat to our beloved Rock-N-Roll.
It's not an external, artistic threat like Punk was – a raucous, leather-clad party-crasher (that was slobbering drunk) – but rather an internal, technology-tipped threat, a cheapening and thinning of Rock-N-Roll's 800-pound gorilla sound from inside the music industry itself.
So what's gotten Neil's back up?
Compressed digital downloads (a source more insidious than Joe Strummer and Joey Ramone could ever be) – specifically the flat-sounding, infuriatingly pervasive MP3 format – once held
in the highest regard as the future of the music industry.
On the one hand, MP3s are small files so they transfer in seconds (immediate gratification for 21st-century consumers), and we can cram thousands of them onto our sleek, candy-smooth mobile devices. On the other hand, MP3s sound like shit. Pick an adjective (or add one of your own): thin, mushy, tinny, watery, buzzy, flat, murky. They all apply.
That's easy, and damn near unbelievable (until you listen to them). Ninety percent of the musical data from a song – in a "lossless" format like a CD or the download-ready FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) – must be removed to convert it to a highly compressed MP3. So the MP3 contains only one-tenth of the musical data contained in the uncompressed CD version of a song. The upside: You can fit 10 times as many MP3s on your mobile device.
Welcome to underwater listening
Despite blowhard claims from industry hacks and grossly misinformed mainstream media hawkers, MP3s and CDs – not unexpectedly – do not sound the same. The shortcomings become more intense and downright displeasing as the quality increases from CDs to even higher-resolution music like studio master recordings. You begin to notice all that extra juicy-juice you've been missing.
It is safe to say that execs made very bad decisions – ones that sacrificed quality for convenience. Way back in the day, the questionable industry thinking may have gone down something like this (spoiler alert: we dislike most industries and corporations):
If a three-minute song on a CD can be as large as 40 megabytes in size, a four-gigabyte mobile device could only hold 100 songs. That just isn't enough, even for their primitive brains and grossly underdeveloped auditory processes, they need more music at their gnarled fingertips. But how do we fit more songs on our tiny mobile devices? We compress them down to nothing. Our mobile devices will hold thousands. Pure genius. We'll sell them empty songs of nothingness. They won't even notice. Agreed, meeting adjourned.


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A big boost for the band at West Seattle High School, which entertained during Friday night's Big Band Dinner Dance fundraiser – thanks to Anne Weglin for the top photo. Guest-starring to support the student musicians was the West Seattle Big Band, whose Jim Edwards shared the next view of the party:
Supporting student musicians is the WSBB's mission, so you'll see them at events like this several times a year. The WSHS event on Friday was planned as a fundraiser for competition and travel in the months ahead.


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Former KPMG accountant Ken Davey has launched a boutique grower Champagne business, Smarter Grower Champagne, after being made redundant from the corporate world.
Former KPMG accountant Ken Davey has launched a boutique grower Champagne business, Smarter Grower Champagne, after being made redundant from the corporate world.
The business, which Davey runs with his partner Svetlana Lindholm, is an official importer and wholesaler for a select number of independent growers from Champagne houses producing fewer than 150,000 bottles a year.
The vineyards are owned, or significantly influenced, by "new generation" owners (i.e. sons and daughters of the family owners who are in their 30s to 40s), who produce top-quality award-winning premium wines from four of the five wine-producing districts of Champagne.
Its clients include the Lanesborough Hotel, Mayfair wine merchants Vanquish Wine and, London's Bleeding Heart restaurant.
Davey previously ran a country house hotel with his family, back in the early 1980s and has a background of providing high-quality services, managing client relationships and has more than 12 years' international sales and marketing experience with KPMG.
Davey said: "Being made redundant is life changing - but sometimes it can change your life for the better."
The grower Champagnes are aimed primarily at upmarket hotels and restaurants, wine bars, nightclubs and event management companies. Smarter also works with wholesalers, discerning retailers and specialist shops, as well as private clients in the UK, the Baltic and Nordic countries and, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Smarter Grower Champagne is the specialist international trading arm of Smarter Limited, an international trading, brokering and professional services company.


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Like it or not, sometimes we all have to get out of bed and leave our houses. And once we've finally made it outside, we want to be able to stay connected; for about 39 percent of us, the cell phone has proved to be the best way to do that.
What does this have to do with the latest trends in franchising? Plenty. Inspired by the success RadioShack has had selling cell phones, services and accessories, several franchises have sprung up to join the wireless revolution. Unlike conventional independent or corporate cell phone stores, these franchises work with a variety of service providers, giving their customers more options.
Wireless Toyz has been in the wireless business since 1995. Back then, the company was selling more pagers than cell phones and offered service from only one carrier; today, Wireless Toyz represents five cellular companies and sells satellite TV systems.
"It's a growing industry," says Richard Simtob, vice president of franchise development for Wireless Toyz. "That's the most important thing about a franchise-you want to be in an industry that's going to be bigger in a few years than it is today."
Most bet that'll be the case for wireless. Sixty-one percent of the population doesn't own a cell phone, and even existing users are prospective customers. As Simtob points out, "They're always upgrading, switching service and buying accessories, so we're there to help them."
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IMPHAL, Dec 30: MLA O Joy of MPP has declared that no candidates of the ruling Congress party are sure shot winners in the upcoming local bodies' election from Lilong Nagar Panchayat of Imphal West.
At the most, just by chance one lucky Congress candidate may win in the election, that also by the narrowest margin, the firebrand Opposition MLA said in response to the charges of Congress leader.
On the occasion of 125th anniversary celebration of Indian National Congress on December 28, Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh had charged that regional parties and those based on religion have not been able to put up even five candidates in the local bodies election.
Spokesperson of the SPF Government N Biren had also charged that MPP has not been able to expand its influence beyond Imphal city.
In response to these charges, MLA O Joy who attended the function of hoisting the flag of MPP in connection with the upcoming local bodies election at Langthabal Kunja Awang as well as the inauguration of a newly constructed building of Koubru Loya Lakpa at Narankonjil yesterday as chief guest, declared that mist Congress candidates would be defeated in the election from Lilong Nagar Panchayat. If luck favors, just one Congress candidate may win.
Let the public think over what would be the fate of Congress party in the Assembly election if the political strategy of MPP succeeds, Joy added.
Joy went on to say that the election of the local bodies which is to be conducted under the Manipur Public Participation Act is a very important election. So, the public should not take this election very light.
Joy said that he would also give an appropriate reply to the allegation of what the MLA of Langthabal Assembly Constituency has done for the development of this constituency at an opportune time.
Informing the gathering that steps have been taken up for setting up a ecological park to be named after Koubru Loya Lakpa along the foothills of Heibong Ching, Joy said that such a park would encourage the people to come to Langthabal.
With completion of dredging Leishang Hiden, construction of road on either side would commence soon and dredging of Chandranadi would continue to lead the water flow again. Yesterday's function was also attended by former Union Minister Th Chaoba and MLA RK Anand.
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Human speech production is a complex process, involving neuromuscular control signals, the effects of articulators' biomechanical properties and acoustic wave propagation in a vocal tract tube of intricate shape. Modeling these phenomena may play an important role in advancing our understanding of the involved mechanisms, and may also have future medical applications, e.g., guiding doctors in diagnosing, treatment planning, and surgery prediction of related disorders, ranging from oral cancer, cleft palate, obstructive sleep apnea, dysphagia, etc.
A more complete understanding requires models that are as truthful representations as possible of the phenomena. Due to the complexity of such modeling, simplifications have nevertheless been used extensively in speech production research: phonetic descriptors (such as the position and degree of the most constricted part of the vocal tract) are used as control signals, the articulators are represented as two-dimensional geometrical models, the vocal tract is considered as a smooth tube and plane wave propagation is assumed, etc.
This thesis aims at firstly investigating the consequences of such simplifications, and secondly at contributing to establishing unified modeling of the speech production process, by connecting three-dimensional biomechanical modeling of the upper airway with three-dimensional acoustic simulations. The investigation on simplifying assumptions demonstrated the influence of vocal tract geometry features — such as shape representation, bending and lip shape — on its acoustic characteristics, and that the type of modeling — geometrical or biomechanical — affects the spatial trajectories of the articulators, as well as the transition of formant frequencies in the spectrogram.
The unification of biomechanical and acoustic modeling in three-dimensions allows to realistically control the acoustic output of dynamic sounds, such as vowel-vowel utterances, by contraction of relevant muscles. This moves and shapes the speech articulators that in turn dene the vocal tract tube in which the wave propagation occurs. The main contribution of the thesis in this line of work is a novel and complex method that automatically reconstructs the shape of the vocal tract from the biomechanical model. This step is essential to link biomechanical and acoustic simulations, since the vocal tract, which anatomically is a cavity enclosed by different structures, is only implicitly defined in a biomechanical model constituted of several distinct articulators.
Three-dimensional (3-D) numerical approaches for voice production are currently being investigated and developed. Radiation losses produced when sound waves emanate from the mouth aperture are one of the key aspects to be modeled. When doing so, the lips are usually removed from the vocal tract geometry in order to impose a radiation impedance on a closed cross-section, which speeds up the numerical simulations compared to free-field radiation solutions. However, lips may play a significant role. In this work, the lips' effects on vowel sounds are investigated by using 3-D vocal tract geometries generated from magnetic resonance imaging. To this aim, two configurations for the vocal tract exit are considered: with lips and without lips. The acoustic behavior of each is analyzed and compared by means of time-domain finite element simulations that allow free-field wave propagation and experiments performed using 3-D-printed mechanical replicas. The results show that the lips should be included in order to correctly model vocal tract acoustics not only at high frequencies, as commonly accepted, but also in the low frequency range below 4 kHz, where plane wave propagation occurs.
For many years, the vocal tract shape has been approximated by one-dimensional (1D) area functions to study the production of voice. More recently, 3D approaches allow one to deal with the complex 3D vocal tract, although area-based 3D geometries of circular cross-section are still in use. However, little is known about the influence of performing such a simplification, and some alternatives may exist between these two extreme options. To this aim, several vocal tract geometry simplifications for vowels [É], [i], and [u] are investigated in this work. Six cases are considered, consisting of realistic, elliptical, and circular cross-sections interpolated through a bent or straight midline. For frequencies below 4â5 kHz, the influence of bending and cross-sectional shape has been found weak, while above these values simplified bent vocal tracts with realistic cross-sections are necessary to correctly emulate higher-order mode propagation. To perform this study, the finite element method (FEM) has been used. FEM results have also been compared to a 3D multimodal method and to a classical 1D frequency domain model.
Three-dimensional computational acoustic models need very detailed 3D vocal tract geometries to generate high quality sounds. Static geometries can be obtained from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), but it is not currently possible to capture dynamic MRI-based geometries with sufficient spatial and time resolution. One possible solution consists in interpolating between static geometries, but this is a complex task. We instead propose herein to use a semi-polar grid to extract 2D cross-sections from the static 3D geometries, and then interpolate them to obtain the vocal tract dynamics. Other approaches such as the adaptive grid have also been explored. In this method, cross-sections are defined perpendicular to the vocal tract midline, as typically done in 1D to obtain the vocal tract area functions. However, intersections between adjacent cross-sections may occur during the interpolation process, especially when the vocal tract midline quickly changes its orientation. In contrast, the semi-polar grid prevents these intersections because the plane orientations are fixed over time. Finite element simulations of static vowels are first conducted, showing that 3D acoustic wave propagation is not significantly altered when the semi-polar grid is used instead of the adaptive grid. The vowel-vowel sequence [ɑi] is finally simulated to demonstrate the method.
Finding the muscle activations during speech production is an important part of developing a comprehensive biomechanical model of speech production. Although there are some direct ways, like Electromyography, for measuring muscle activations, these methods usually are highly invasive and sometimes not reliable. They are more over impossible to use for all muscles. In this study we therefore explore an indirect way to estimate tongue muscle activations during speech production by combining Electromagnetic Articulography (EMA) measurements of tongue movements and the inverse modeling in Artisynth. With EMA we measure the time-changing 3D positions of four sensors attached to the tongue surface for a Swedish female subject producing vowel-vowel and vowelconsonant-vowel (VCV) sequences. The measured sensor positions are used as target points for corresponding virtual sensors introduced in the tongue model of Artisynth's inverse modelling framework, which computes one possible combination of muscle activations that results in the observed sequence of tongue articulations. We present resynthesized tongue movements in the Artisynth model and verify the results by comparing the calculated muscle activations with literature.
We introduce a framework to study speech production using a biomechanical model of the human vocal tract, ArtiSynth. Electromagnetic articulography data was used as input to an inverse tracking simulation that estimates muscle activations to generate 3D jaw and tongue postures corresponding to the target articulator positions. For acoustic simulations, the vocal tract geometry is needed, but since the vocal tract is a cavity rather than a physical object, its geometry does not explicitly exist in a biomechanical model. A fully-automatic method to extract the 3D geometry (surface mesh) of the vocal tract by blending geometries of the relevant articulators has therefore been developed. This automatic extraction procedure is essential, since a method with manual intervention is not feasible for large numbers of simulations or for generation of dynamic sounds, such as diphthongs. We then simulated the vocal tract acoustics by using the Finite Element Method (FEM). This requires a high quality vocal tract mesh without irregular geometry or self-intersections. We demonstrate that the framework is applicable to acoustic FEM simulations of a wide range of vocal tract deformations. In particular we present results for cardinal vowel production, with muscle activations, vocal tract geometry, and acoustic simulations.
A link is established between a 3D biomechanicaland acoustic model allowing for the umerical synthesis of vowelsounds by contraction of the relevant muscles. That is, thecontraction of muscles in the biomechanical model displacesand deforms the articulators, which in turn deform the vocaltract shape. The mixed wave equation for the acoustic pressureand particle velocity is formulated in an arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian framework to account for moving boundaries. Theequations are solved numerically using the finite element method.Since the activation of muscles are not fully known for a givenvowel sound, an inverse method is employed to calculate aplausible activation pattern. For vowel-vowel utterances, two different approaches are utilized: linear interpolation in eithermuscle activation or geometrical space. Although the former isthe natural choice for biomechanical modeling, the latter is usedto investigate the contribution of biomechanical modeling onspeech acoustics. Six vowels [ɑ, ə, ɛ, e, i, ɯ] and three vowel-vowelutterances [ɑi, ɑɯ, ɯi] are synthesized using the 3D model. Results,including articulation, formants, and spectrogram of vowelvowelsounds, are in agreement with previous studies.Comparingthe spectrogram of interpolation in muscle and geometrical spacereveals differences in all frequencies, with the most extendeddifference in the second formant transition.
Medical imaging techniques are usually utilized to acquire the vocal tract geometry in 3D, which may then be used, eg, for acoustic/fluid simulation. As an alternative, such a geometry may also be acquired from a biomechanical simulation, which allows to alter the anatomy and/or articulation to study a variety of configurations. In a biomechanical model, each physical structure is described by its geometry and its properties (such as mass, stiffness, and muscles). In such a model, the vocal tract itself does not have an explicit representation, since it is a cavity rather than a physical structure. Instead, its geometry is defined implicitly by all the structures surrounding the cavity, and such an implicit representation may not be suitable for visualization or for acoustic/fluid simulation. In this work, we propose a method to reconstruct the vocal tract geometry at each time step during the biomechanical simulation. Complexity of the problem, which arises from model alignment artifacts, is addressed by the proposed method. In addition to the main cavity, other small cavities, including the piriform fossa, the sublingual cavity, and the interdental space, can be reconstructed. These cavities may appear or disappear by the position of the larynx, the mandible, and the tongue. To illustrate our method, various static and temporal geometries of the vocal tract are reconstructed and visualized. As a proof of concept, the reconstructed geometries of three cardinal vowels are further used in an acoustic simulation, and the corresponding transfer functions are derived.


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IAF Superintendent Syllabus PDF 2017
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The T4A(P) Canadian tax form is also referred to as the Statement of Pension Plan Benefits. This form tells the amount of benefits that were received from the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) during the tax year and the tax that was deducted.
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The first thing you need to know about Gerardi's Café is that reservations are highly recommended. When we stopped by the South Yarmouth eatery last month, the wait time for a table was well over an hour so we decided to dine elsewhere. This time, we made reservations and were seated in a cozy booth fairly promptly, despite the bustle in the dining room.
It doesn't take long to figure out why Gerardi's is so popular. Chef/owner Diego Gerardi's food is simply amazing. It's creative and many of the dishes center on homemade or fresh pasta. Each plate also looks like a work of art, with food lovingly arranged and thoughtfully garnished.
Within minutes after being seated, our water glasses were filled and our server dropped off a little dish of amuse-bouche that consisted of tiny crostini topped with a dollop of mascarpone, a sliver of prosciutto and a drizzle of high-quality balsamic vinegar. The dish was so delicious that my mother asked my husband if he could make it at home.
Suspecting that the portions would be large, we decided to share one appetizer so we would have room for dessert. It was a good plan because all three of us brought home leftovers. The burrata Caprese salad ($12) came served on an elegant rectangular plate. Wedges of sweet and perfectly ripe tomatoes (rare this time of year) were topped with wedges of creamy burrata cheese and ribbons of fresh basil. The dressing was a drizzle of fruity olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
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For dinner, my mother ordered the bucatini alfredo with meatballs ($20). She was charmed by the bucatini pasta, which is basically an extra-thick spaghetti that held up nicely to the creamy alfredo sauce. The dish was topped with two giant, house-made meatballs covered in red sauce. The meatballs were tender and full of garlicky flavor and bits of fresh basil.
My husband ordered the homemade gnocchi with Italian sausage and a giant meatball cut in half ($20). The Pomodoro sauce had visible bits of tomatoes and a bright flavor. The potato gnocchi were little pillows of melt-in-your-mouth pasta. A generous amount of melted mozzarella cheese made the whole dish come together.
I ordered the potato-crusted Faroe Islands salmon ($27) and was surprised at how large the portion of perfectly cooked fish was. The salmon fillet was crusted on all sides with threads of fresh-grated potatoes that were delightfully crisp. The fillet rested on a bed of house-rolled cappelletti (translation: little caps) tossed with pomodoro sauce. Cappelletti are similar to tortellini, only larger. These had a creamy mushroom filling.
The salmon was topped with some just-barely-wilted baby spinach cooked in garlic-enhanced olive oil. A sprinkle of fresh grated Romano was the perfect finishing touch.
Our meal concluded with a shared dish of vanilla crème brûlée ($8). The custard was rich and creamy and the melted sugar topping had a nice crack. A dollop of whipped cream and a lacey piece of dark chocolate were lovely garnishes.
Service was friendly, but a little slow towards the end of the meal. We didn't mind because we were enjoying the cozy ambiance of the dining room. The warm red walls, pressed-tin ceiling, rustic wooden tables and soft pillows all work well to create a relaxing environment.


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second half of the 1970s was a golden time for European rock
music. In the post-Beatles daze, especially on the European continent,
rock had been surpassed by a new form of experimental instrumental
music that heavily featured synthesizers and all types of post 60s
electronic music technology. One French artist called Zanov
(his full name is Pierre Salkazanov), released three albums
of electronic music back in the late 1970s. In 1980, Zanov was about
to work on album number four when he stopped. Although not releasing
albums over the past 30 years, now in 2014 Zanov is back with his
legendary fourth album, newly remixed and remodeled. Featuring a dazzling
display of electronic instrumental music sounds, Virtual Future
sounds like a throwback to the late 1970s, a time when all
seemed well with the music world, and thats a good thing. Speaking
to mwe3.com about his musical approach, Zanov explains, The
inspiration behind my music is purely musical. Many times, days and
nights, I have sounds, chains of sounds, tunes coming in my head.
I forget most of them, but when I am composing, the strongest ones
come back. I do not have to visualize or think about anything else
but sounds. In general, I have my mind turned towards the future.
The CD pressing of Virtual Future features some eye-popping
cover art that should raise a few eyebrows. Fans of electronic music
masters such as Jean Michel Jarre and T. Dream will enjoy Zanovs
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"The office of the district attorney is a battleground, where the fight between good and evil unfolds each day. We see the ugliest side of life, the pain that people go through for no reason. They didn't do anything. They didn't ask for it. Yet here they are, living their personal nightmares. We cannot take away their pain, or turn back time to undo the damage, but we can be the avengers. We can seek justice on their behalf."
So begins this riveting account by Westchester County District Attorney, Jeanine Pirro, as she takes us inside the violent world of modern crime fighting. Before Pirro was elected DA in 1993, the job was always considered a man's domain, demanding a macho toughness. Pirro can be as tough as any man, and yet she adds an important new dimension to the role. She believes that being tough on crime means much more than just filling the jails. She goes beyond her role to punish criminals, to be a passionate advocate for the victims of crime.
In To Punish and Protect, Pirro brings readers face to face with the gruesome realities of her daily battles, and tells the true, heartbreaking stories of the victims - the slaughter of a young woman and her two children by a jealous, enraged boyfriend; a teenage girl forced to assume wifely duties after her father murdered her stepmother; a nine-year-old boy chained to a radiator in a dark room and nearly starved to death, as the rest of the family went about its business; a gentle, hardworking man shot fatally in a dispute over a parking place, because he was black; an eighty-year-old woman, savagely beaten by her son and left for two days on the cold floor of her apartment; a beautiful woman whose wealth and privilege could not prevent her murder at the hands of a violent husband; and a group of young girls lured into a sexual nightmare by a cunning predator posing as a trustworthy youth counselor.
Pirro presents hard truths about the ways in which parents, communities, and the justice system share complicity in fostering an environment of danger to our children. She describes the dark world of Internet pedophiles and hate mongers, who are allowed to hide behind First Amendment protections to gain access to kids in their own bedrooms. She offers a harsh judgment on parents who fail to address the deadly consequences of teen drinking, and even host keg parties in their homes, while alcohol continues to take young lives and destroy families.
Pirro delivers a bold indictment of the criminal justice system, and asks whether we as a nation are truly committed to justice. Increasingly, she warns, our laws, attitudes, and behaviors seem to be veering away from what we say is our moral core as a nation. We say that we exalt good and punish evil, yet we do the opposite. We turn criminals into celebrities, and view victims with suspicion. If we're going to make our communities safer and our society less violent, we need to do more than just pay lip service to our ideals. To Punish and Protect challenges us to have the will and the courage to wage war on the predators roaming our streets, and to avenge their victims.


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New research from the firm found that 45 per cent of workers in the financial services market admit to feeling unmotivated in their current role, suggesting a mass exodus of talent could be on the cards in 2014 and 2015.
If firms continue to fail in keeping their staff happy, they will be forced to deal with a high level of turnover, particularly as the economy continues to improve and more positions become available, reports On Rec.
Strikingly, 52 per cent of respondents said they would be actively looking for a new job in the coming 12 months.
This is supported by research from the Hay Group - Talent Q's parent company - which found that employee turnover will spike at 18 per cent in the UK over the course of 2015.
Solutions director Lucy Beaumont described the new figures as "alarming" for executives in the finance industry and called for prompt action.
"As the economy begins to recover, new job opportunities will arise and UK employers are at risk of a mass talent exodus. This is further fuelled by a local and international demand for talent," she added.
Staff could end up looking towards alternative fields such as commercial and industrial business, where plenty of financial services positions will be available and the work-life balance on offer can often prove more favourable.
This is not an intractable problem - 81 per cent of respondents said engagement on an individual level would better motivate them and improve their performance levels, although just 41 per cent felt this was a facet of their organisation currently.
"Big bonuses have often been the default motivator for the financial services yet our research shows that only a third of employees will be truly motivated by this," concluded Ms Beaumont.


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Mickey Haller and Harry Bosch together take on a seemingly unwinnable case.
A former police reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Michael Connelly is the author of the Harry Bosch thriller series as well as several stand-alone bestsellers, including the highly acclaimed legal thriller, The Lincoln Lawyer.
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Boone County will soon have upgraded facility for dispatchers
BOONE COUNTY - 911 dispatchers will soon have a new facility to help respond to emergencies faster.
Future visitors to the Boone County Emergency Communication Center will be welcomed with a dedication beam. This beam was signed by people who were involved with the center's construction since day one.
The project touches almost all Boone County's offices. Director of Boone County Joint Communications Chad Martin said among the people who signed the beam were the 911 staff, office of emergency management, police, fire, and EMS agencies the center serves, the construction company, county staff, IT, and other county offices involved in the process.
Before he became director, Martin worked with the sheriff's department and previously as a 911 dispatcher. He said he is excited for the new technology that has been long overdue.
"I'm excited about it. It really provides a lot of opportunity to grow, and get new technology, and increase personnel for a much needed center," he said. "We provide a high level of service now, but what it provides is space that we don't have in the current center."
He said the tax will also make technology upgrades possible.
"We're operating now on some antiquated software and hardware," he said. "Getting all new technology going into a new center. It's going to be great."
He emphasized the addition of personnel and technology.
"I think the additional personnel will be noticed. Over the years, there has been an increase in call volume and 911 calls. And the increase of staffing on the 911 side will help spread that out and a lot of resource to help the public safety entities much better," he said.
He said the most important is now there will be more room to train new dispatchers.
"Some training space and testing space for applicants. Right now, we're really, really cramped in the area we're at right now," he said.
He also said there will be a room where dispatchers can rest and seek shelter if there is bad weather.
Boone County District II Commissioner Janet Thompson said there were slight changes made to the project, but it is still within budget.
"It's a minimal amount of change orders that have happened, but we are well within budget and proceeding pretty much on target," she said. "Part of the process of building a building that large is you just have things that have to be changed. You know you didn't realize, 'Oh my goodness, we have to have a different camera here that is not going to fit in that place because of how the building is configured'."
There were also 45 rain days that delayed the progress of the project for some time.
Commissioner Thompson said this facility will help enhance public safety.
"We now will have a building that will house both 911 operators, the whole staff, as well as a new emergency management department," she said.
She said there will be a new Emergency Management Director, Terry Castle, and Martin as the new joint communications director .
"The two of them will lead the whole project of ensuring that Boone County is safe, that they get great service from all the service providers, and that in fact we as the interface of that, as the 911 staff, as the emergency staff, we can help that process come to flourish," she said.
She said she is most excited about having both emergency responders working together.
"It's wonderful that we will have a home for 911 and emergency management together because they are the mechanism by which we keep Boone County safe," she said. "This is a building that will withstand any kind of crisis situation and no matter what the service providers and the Boone County government will be able to keep our folks as safe as possible."
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce's Ambassadors held the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday. The center is funded by the 3/8 cent sales tax that Boone County voters passed back in April 2013.
Commissioner Thompson said the center is expected to be completed by June 2017.
Below: Crews placed the dedication beam in the Boone County Emergency Communication Center on Friday. It was signed by people who were involved with the center's construction, including 911 staff, office of emergency management, the construction company and other county offices. Photo: Fan Feng.
Below: The Boone County Emergency Communication Center is under construction. The new facility will provide more room to train new dispatchers. Photo: Fan Feng.


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Dyson DC50 Animal Upright Vacuum - $299.00 w/ Free Shipping at Shopko
Sears, Bed, Bath, & Beyond, and Shopko all featured the Dyson DC50 Animal Upright Vacuum on Black Friday 2013 for $75.00 more than today's deal. Google Products also has this vacuum for $75.00 more. On June 12, Amazon had it posted for $319.99, which just happens to be their historic low. It received 3.9/5 stars based on 160 customer reviews on Amazon's product page. Here's a comparison chart, so you can see more Dyson vacuums and how they compare to this one.
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On Black Friday 2013, the KitchenAid Artisan 5-qt. Tilt Head Stand Mixer was featured for $299.99 from both Kohl's and Bon-Ton. Today's deal for a refurbished mixer is $140.00 less. The next lowest price we found available on Google Products $289.96 for a new one. It received 4.5/5 stars based on 132 customer reviews from Best Buy and 4.6/5 stars based on 2,552 customer reviews from Amazon, where it's currently selling for $332.99. There are many different colors you are able to choose from for this 325W mixer, and it includes a whisk.
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Stop in For a Routine Oil Change at Tipton Hyundai| Proudly Serving the Rio Grande Valley
Staying true to the value of your vehicle requires the necessary maintenance for a fully operational and long lasting engine. At our Hyundai service center, we offer Brownsville drivers with quick and sufficient oil changes six days a week. We make it our top priority to ensure your vehicle's cleanliness and full functionality before handing you back the keys. Our expert service technicians are here to provide your car with the proper maintenance so you receive optimal value and long lasting quality out of its engine.
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The oil in your car lubricates the mechanical components of your engine. Without oil, your engine would run dry and eventually burn up causing a serious malfunction that could destroy the engine entirely. Most vehicle manufacturers recommend an oil change every couple of months or when driving a certain amount of mileage, usually anywhere between 3,000 and 10,000 miles. All vehicles have different oil change intervals so it is important to know your vehicle's schedule and to keep track of when your next oil change is due.
Keep in mind, that just because there is oil in your car, doesn't mean that it will be sufficient for months to come. Oil thins over time and turns black. If it isn't changed, it will make your engine run rough, which can cause failure, hence why the oil change appointments are necessary and most of all important for the operational integrity of your vehicle.


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NASHVILLE, TN (Gray News) - Being the last player selected in the NFL Draft may seem as bad as being the last kid picked on the playground, especially with a title like "Mr. Irrelevant."
But the distinction comes with quite a bit of fun.
Sure, the die hard fans who stick around for the last pick will probably boo and chant "overrated." And the network analysts, exhausted from three days of coverage, will show how little film they watched on the final draftee as they struggle their way through the 30 seconds the producer set aside for them to speak about him.
Even so, later in the summer, "Mr. Irrelevant" will spend a week at Newport Beach, CA, and enjoy a golf tournament, a regatta, a roast and a ceremony where he receives the Lowsman Trophy, a spoof of the prestigious Heisman Trophy, that features a ballcarrier fumbling.
Paul Salata founded the Irrelevant Week celebration in 1976. He was present for the final pick every year until his old age passed that honor to a family member.
The publicity that comes with Irrelevant Week caused some teams to covet the final pick. In 1979, the Los Angeles Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers had the final two picks of the draft. Each of them wanted to pick last, so the Rams passed on their pick to make the Steelers pick before them, but Pittsburgh did the same thing to LA.
Former NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle put an end to it and created the Salata Rule, prohibiting teams from passing to get the last pick.
The Washington Redskins had the final pick in the 2018 draft. They made Trey Quinn the 40th "Mr. Irrelevant." He spent most of the season on injured reserve.
Quinn passed the title to UCLA's tight end Caleb Wilson, whom the Arizona Cardinals drafted with pick No. 254. He was the Bruins' lone draft selection.
Naturally, the later you go in the draft, the smaller your chances are of making the team. A lot of players would prefer to go undrafted so they can choose a team to sign with.
But the final pick isn't immune to success stories.
In recent memory, Ryan Succop has been one of the most successful players to ever be taken last. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2009.
Ten seasons later, he's still in the league, now as a kicker for the Tennessee Titans, and is considered one of the more solid kickers in the game. (Of course, kickers are rarely drafted.)
Other success stories include Ramzee Robinson, Marty Moore, Michael Green, Matt Elliot, Jim Finn, David Vobora and Norman Jefferson.
Quinn spent most of the season on injured reserve.
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My lab uses X-ray crystallography to better understand the relationship between proteins and ligands. Tiny differences in the structure of a molecule can radically change the interaction between a protein and ligand and we are only begining to understand how many factors play a role in this interaction. By manipulating the individual components of a compound it is possible to create a chemical that binds to the protein better than the natural substrate, and prevent the natural reaction from occurring. This is the basis for rational drug design. Our efforts have lead us to collaborations with other labs and scientists in many disciplines as our approach to directed compound design has applications not only in basic research but also in pesticide development, health research and clinical research.
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