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Am I the only one who sometimes wishes PETA was not the major representative for the veg cause? After dealing with a lot of questions, and a few confrontations, over the past few months for the tour and the booking of it, I came to realize that the mainstream perception of veg folk is not the best.
I'm not saying PETA is completely to blame for all of this, but I do wonder every now and then whether or not I would have better luck talking to a random stranger about why I'm vegan if I did not have to first contest with their perceptions of "us."
I wanted to talk a little bit more about their recent campaign video, which suggests that the Inuit people of Canada were nothing but club carrying savages hellbent on the blood of a cute baby seal, but it seems I can not easily find it. Is it possible that they realized that attacking a culture and group of people that have lived off the land for so much longer than most of us here in North America was a bad way to go about protesting something? I'd like to think so, but given that they're suggesting we boycott Canadian maple syrup to try and get the point across to the government about the seal hunt makes it seem like PETA may not be so concerned with hurting one group or another to reach their goal.
Honestly, how does possibly eliminating the jobs of so many people involved in the maple syrup industry lead to sympathy for a cause that is only connected to them because they are living in the same nation? If you want people to be sympathetic for what you are trying to do, you should at least be sympathetic to them to some regard. I know if PETA took away my livelihood to feed my family and pay the bills, I would not be the first to jump on their bandwagon.
But here I am, a vegan, which apparently means I'm a PETA-lover. I just wish I did not feel like I was fighting against them more than I am fighting with them.
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ahhh! seriously?
the inuits have been studied and are found to quite possible be the only people on earth that actually require animal fat and protein for proper bodily function…this being the result of thousands of years of evolution from having very little to no vegetation in their diets. some villages were put on a more veg friendly diet and quickly developed many health problems, including diabetes they are the last people we vegans need to be giving crap to for eating meat.
i agree with you…peta gives us all a bad name.
Messing with a native culture's eating habits or any other traditions they have is usually a horrible way to go about doing things. You think we would have learned from the genocide of the Native Americans when we first landed over here and tried to "convert" them to the right path, etc…
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July 5, 2007 – The FDA has cleared Spectranetics Corp. to market its TURBO-Booster product for the treatment of arterial stenoses and occlusions in the leg, a peripheral laser catheter that functions as a guiding catheter facilitating directed ablation of blockages in the main arteries at or above the knee.
The TURBO-Booster combined with Turbo elite laser catheters reportedly allows for removal of large amounts of plaque material within the SFA and popliteal arteries. The CELLO trial, the study conducted to provide data to FDA in support
of the 510(k) premarket notifications for the TURBO-Booster clearance, is a prospective registry that enrolled 61 patients at 16 centers in the U.S. The trial included patients with stenoses and occlusions that were greater than or equal to 70 percent and less than or equal to 100 percent of the vessel lumen within arteries four to seven millimeters in diameter. Three independent core labs analyzed the angiographic, intravascular ultrasound and duplex ultrasound data from the trial. The primary endpoints of the trial were the achievement of a minimum 20 percent reduction in the percent diameter stenosis post-laser compared to pre-intervention and major adverse events. The reduction in percent diameter stenosis following the use of the TURBO-Booster was 35 percent and there were no major adverse events reported through 30 days following the procedure. As a result, the primary endpoints were met. Further data included in the FDA submission showed a significant improvement in Rutherford scores and health assessment questionnaires at 30-days compared to pre-procedure.
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KAMOKE/LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif Saturday said that a massive crackdown against weapons would be started soon in order to improve the law and order situation in the province.
The chief minister along with Rana Sannullah and speaker Punjab Assembly visited Kamoke for condolence with the family of slain MPA Rana Shamshad. He said that deweaponisation was essential for restoration of peace in the province.
He said that the law enforcement agencies have made arrests in connection with the murder of PML-N MPA and further suspects would be rounded up soon.
Sharif condoled with the family of Rana Shamshad and termed his assassination a big loss.
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Concern over crime highlighted after shooting on Gobolion Street
Wellington's residents and business owners have expressed concern after the injury of a police officer during a pursuit and the shooting of a local man during a home invasion.
Business owners Rod and Allison Irwin have been broken into in the last six months, and talked about what they'd like to see change during a recent meeting with local police, Deputy Premier John Barilaro MP and Police Minister Troy Grant MP.
"It is worrying. It makes you wonder what sort of people we've got here in our community," Mr Irwin said.
"I think one of the things that Inspector Skelly brought up which is quite real is that 'okay, there's people out there with guns, y'know, which obviously are unregistered," Ms Irwin said.
"That's right, they need powers to go in and search these premises and search them well," Mr Irwin said.
One local resident called the crime, 'completely ghastly' while another expressed concern that the incident could have been drug related.
"It's pretty obvious that the victim was targeted and drug related. It does concern me when Wellington is a small community and I have a young family. We only live a few blocks away."
Business owner Michael White, who has had his business broken into countless times over the years, said that a plan of having a persistent patrol car in radio contact with Dubbo appealed to him.
"I think we're on an even plain at the moment, but, we've got to be on high alert, because it's a revolving door at the jail."
"We need a police presence in Wellington for 24 hours, but if we could have a car patrolling all night, in radio contact with Dubbo, that'd soon have all this cleaned up."
Another resident used the opportunity to push the often touted 24 hour police station proposal.
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We're excited to announce the first public preview of PostSharp 5.0, available for download from our website and from NuGet Gallery (make sure to enable pre-releases). Starting from today, we're going to update the preview every third week.
In this blog post, I would like to focus on the most demanded feature that is already present in the current preview: Support for .NET Core 1.0 (CLI).
After so many unsuccessful platforms pushed by Microsoft during the last years (I'm thinking of you, Windows Phone), it's good to see real customer demand for .NET Core. Some corporate customers already see .NET Core as a successor to Java, captured in the hands of the evil Oracle. We're excited to see some real enthusiasm (not just marketing-driven hype) for the initiative.
PostSharp 5.0 has partial and unfinished support for .NET Core 1.0.
To add PostSharp to your .NET Core projects, follow the procedure described in this KB article.
However it's a real challenge for us to support this platform, so we have split the effort into several phases. Our objective with PostSharp 5.0 is to build on Windows, run everywhere. Today, we're releasing the first bits. However, the work is still in progress, and you will see more features appear in the next previews.
The following NuGet packages have already been ported to .NET Core 1.0:
A few notes and disclaimers: it is not clear yet whether PostSharp 5.0 RTM will support .NET Core 1.0 or .NET Core 1.1 with its new build system based on MSBuild and CSProj. We will take the decision once the roadmap of .NET Core 1.1 will be clearer. Keep in mind that we may drop support for .NET Core 1.0 before PostSharp 5.0 reaches RTM.
Note that we're prioritizing our work according to the needs of our commercial customers. If you're a commercial customer and interested in .NET Core, please reach out to our technical support and express your priorities.
More and more customers are using NuGet as an internal vehicle to distribute binaries across different development teams. They use an internal repository, to which the continuous integration system automatically uploads successful builds. Many of these customers have requested a way to express a run-time dependency on PostSharp without necessarily including PostSharp in the build process. You may have of course the same requirements if you want to upload to the public NuGet Gallery a package built with PostSharp, but which can be referenced without requiring the referencing project to be enhanced by PostSharp.
For this scenarios, it became necessary to split all packages into a run-time part and a build-time part. Furthermore, .NET Core requires build-time tools and run-time dependencies to be packaged separately.
Therefore, we decided to split all packages into two parts: one package with the run-time assets, and another package with the build-time assets.
Although the most popular convention seems to be for the build-time package to have the BuildTools suffix, we decided otherwise in order to maintain backward compatibility. We will be following another popular convention, where the build-time package will be unsuffixed, and the run-time package will have the Redist suffix. (Note that the current preview has the Redistributable suffix. This will be changed in the next preview.)
We've already split the PostSharp package in two parts. In the next previews, we will continue and split all relevant packages.
We've done good progress in supporting .NET Core 1.0 and will do more during the next weeks. Feedback? Questions? Don't hesitate to share them as comments to this blog post.
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This is great news! Any word on if this will include NuGet 3.0 (projects.json, rather than 2.0 packages.config) support?Also, BuildTools does seem best, but if you do "Redist" it would be cool to see you spell it out completely like you have now. Redist isn't a word and seems lazy, like you're making JavaScript. :POtherwise, great job as always, team!
Mike,Yes, we'll support NuGet 3 and make install.ps1 optional (only present for backward-compatibility with NuGet 2).The Redist suffix seems to be the de-facto convention on NuGet Gallery.-gael


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Joey Votto seems intent on dominating the 2018 baseball season on and off the field.
After he nearly won the National League MVP on a last-place team a season ago, the former is to be expected.
Roughly two weeks into spring training, the latter seems to be true based on how candid he has been in interviews. (See above.)
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On Sunday afternoon he had some fun with Reds reporter Jim Day before getting serious about the state of the team.
We'll let Day work out whether or not he is going to, well, work out on camera anytime soon, but how about Votto talking about something he learned from the last Reds rebuild he wants to take into this one?
The reference to a leadership void in 2010 is pretty interesting. Not that he is throwing anyone under the bus but that it sounds like he wants to avoid similar mistakes this time around by telling the current youngsters not to be timid.
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"I think the younger players need to know it's their team," Votto said. "The only chance we'll have in the near future and the long term is if they take this game and make it theirs.
"I found when I was a younger player that I was a little bit hesitant. I took the backseat at times. And I think the younger players on this squad need to know the time for that is over. It's now time to step to the forefront and take over this team.
"I look forward to it. We've got tons of talent. I think it's going to happen in the near future, but I worry about the Reds fans. Like I said, I'm a Reds fan myself, and I really want to see good things happen as soon as possible."
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Whenever I don't know what I am in the mood to read, I always look to Jill Shalvis and her books. They always enter and never disappoint. Such is the case with Accidentally on Purpose, the third book in her Heartbreaker Bay series. You don't have to read these books in order as each one stands alone and is connected by characters or friends.
Archer and Elle are tough. Tough individuals and were a little tough for me to fall in love with at first. The way they avoided each other was somewhat annoying yet I couldn't stop turning the pages and had a difficult time putting the book down. Shalvis' writing is like that. Even if you are not instantly fond of how the characters are acting you still find yourself immersed in their lives and you just can't turn away.
As the story played out my heart gave way to Archer and Elle when they both turned a corner on how they were approaching their relationshiop and letting their guards down a bit. Their chemistry was off the charts and they fell into a comfortable rhythm. Not every relationship is the same in real life which makes books more entertaining when you have a couple like this. Their bickering works for them. They like to push each other. They both like control. Shalvis did an excellent job with these two.
The supporting characters in the story are always great and I hope we get more of Joe and Spence in future books! I also adored the tiny bit of suspense this story offered. It was perfect for Archer and Elle's story. If you are looking for a sexy, contemporary romance story, give Accidentally on Purpose a read.
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Deborah A. Bulakites, 55 of Westport, passed away Monday April 4, 2011 at the Norwalk Hospital. Born October 9, 1955 in Memphis, TN, she was daughter of William Bulakites and the late Gertrude Gillis Bulakites.
Ms. Bulakites Graduated from Staples High School and was a Westport resident for most of her life. In addition to her father William, she is survived by her step-mother Ottilie, both of Wallingford; her uncle Eugene Bulakites of Shelton, CT; and by two cousins, Laura Barton of Stratford, CT and Barbara Ferris and her husband Craig of Shelton, CT. Additionally, she is survived by her two step-sisters, Sidnie Crawford and her husband Dan of Lincoln, Nebraska and Deborah White and her husband Gary Spenik of Alameda, CA, dear friend, John Palmer, of Norwalk, and by many more cousins in Vermont.
A private graveside service will be held in Assumption Cemetery in Westport. Arrangements are in the care of Collins Funeral Home in Norwalk, CT. In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org).
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"We had a good product and did good work, but we didn't know how to run a business," David Robinson observes looking back to when he started his Charlottesville graphic design business 17 years ago. He sought advice from a local business group, but found that the SBDC was able to provide the more intense, detailed counseling he needed.
"We had been "winging it," he says, "but the SBDC quickly identified a critical gap in addressing basic financials, everything from profit and loss statements, balance sheet, forecasting, budgeting and even some marketing." Beyond identifying the problem, the SBDC worked closely with David and functioned as a trusted advisor, "almost as a board member," and gave him confidence as he grew more capable of dealing with this part of his business structure. "I knew we were really on the right track when we sat down for a meeting and our advisor Nora smiled because I came prepared with all the financial reports and budgets," David recalls.
As his business has grown, David has continued to call upon the SBDC when he's needed special advice. He sought human resources counseling when he was ready to add to his staff and wanted to establish benefits to attract and retain employees and again when he experienced a critical personnel problem. He took one of their marketing classes as a review of his own processes.
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Shortly after the company began, they began producing the Healthy Living Directory, an annual digest of natural health services and products. Now, they are developing an e-commerce version of the directory and have created a special real estate product linking select realtors to shared listings. They even offer web hosting on a small scale.
As the company continues to grow, David envisions success based on a pair of special assets beyond the quality of their design work. Their studio has developed a proprietary process to assure reliable delivery of their projects, a process that is a useful sales tool and a distinguishing competitive feature that engenders trust. David also knows that he can turn to the SBDC as a resource whenever he needs to and has trust in his SBDC advisor. "She knows what 'normal' is, what to prioritize, and can often help with referrals. She's seen us from the inside and has been wonderful. Because of the SBDC we are able to run our business as a business and to prosper."


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Beyond the Ordinary Math Center Activities for Grade Three
Third Grade Math Practice
Third grade students explore many new math topics, and teachers often find that there isn't enough time to delve as deeply and practice as much as they would like. A math center allows students to use "down time" when they've finished other work for math fun and practice.
Meals on a Budget
Provide menus from a variety of restaurants. Give students a daily budget and encourage them to select menu items for a day's three meals, staying within the budgeted amount. After working with decimal multiplication, have them include the sales tax and tip amounts in their calculations.
Add science and health to the project by requiring that the planned meals meet the food pyramid's daily recommendations.
Eerie Angles
Leave pictures of spider webs in the center and encourage children to practice protractor use by measuring the angles formed by the webs. Make the activity even more challenging by providing a list of angles for students to use in drawing their own webs or other pictures.
Artsy Shapes
Add toothpicks and erasers, corks, gumdrops or marshmallows to the center. Building geometric shapes with the materials will help students grasp the concept of points and vertices, as well as the characteristics of each shape.
Place a selection of board games in the center with sets of flashcards. Students play by the standard rules, except that they must correctly answer the problem on the flashcard before taking a turn. You can also copy word problems onto cards or print state assessment practice problems onto cardstock in place of the flashcards.
Regular playing cards become a learning tool when students play Operations War with them and with a spinner marked with the addition, subtraction, multiplication and division signs on it. All cards are dealt evenly to the players. Each player turns up the top card from his or her stack, spins the spinner and completes the operation indicated with the numbers on the two cards; face cards count as 10 each. For example, if the two cards displayed are 4 and 7 and the player spins "+," he will add 4 + 7. If the other player spins "x," she multiplies 4 x 7. The player whose calculations yield the highest number keeps both cards, with the object being to "capture" all the cards. A tie in calculations results in each player placing three cards face down and one more face up. Players repeat the play process and the person with the highest number keeps all 10 cards: the two original ones, the six unrevealed cards and the final two used to calculate.
Let students race to reach 100 (or another targeted number) by rolling two dice and adding or subtracting to keep a running total. The first person to reach exactly 100 is the winner. Practice multiplication and division by raising the target number.
With these math center activities for third grade, your students will jump into learning and practice without even noticing that it's all about math!
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The isolation of the Americans is trending and gaining momentum. The days of the Empire are numbered and its light is waning.
The isolation of the Americans is the new trend
The isolation of the Americans is trending and gaining momentum. The days of the Empire are numbered and its light is waning.
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"The isolation of the Americans is trending and gaining momentum."
Not really lah.
Notwithstanding Donald Trump as President, I think PM Lee for one will still prefer to be closer to the Americans than to China.
U don't expect PM Lee to buy advanced weapons and fighter jets for SAF from China, do u?
And given the choice between American and China universities, which one do u think Sinkies or other people would prefer to attend?
US has products like Microsoft, Facebook and Google for the world. How many such equivalent China or other countries' products are there?
And with that, how can isolation of the Americans be trending and gaining momentum, u tell me lah?
- November 15, 2016 9:18 am
Empire rises and falls same as the sun. Nothing in this world is permanent. In any case, I believe Trump could only stay for 4 years. Next elections, he will be out.
- November 15, 2016 9:19 am
The Ying / Yang forces are at work. When the white Americans become too strong and powerful and too evil and wicked the Ying-Yang forces will naturally kick in to keep the balance. The all too powerful ( YANG Force ) Americans will naturally face debacles and its power curbed while the opposite weak force ( YING Force ) will be boosted to balance the evil all too powerful Americans. And if the Evil Empire, USA continues to build up its evil power to extremes it will eventually result in self destruction. This is I-Ching, a Chinese geo-social philosophical thought for thousands of years.
- November 15, 2016 9:52 am
Trump might face a dilemma when he sworn in as US President next yr Jan. First, if he choose an isolationist & protectionist US, then many of his people will have no jobs & his gahmen also no monies. Or Second, if he would open up US (with new Trade deals & even include China & Russia), then maybe his people will have jobs & bring prosperity. As for defence, US may choose a more defence mode rather than an aggressive stand. For immigration, a carefully vetted immigration at its borders ( include barriers up at its borders) to reduce crimes (maybe not to take a racist stunt to increase unrest), gradually repatriating immigrants that r illegal & criminals to improve security. As for health care, a further enhancement of Obamacare to take care of his people.
- November 15, 2016 9:58 am
Anon 9:58 am, I quite agree with your analysis about Trump as President.
It is good for America and the world, especially the defence aspect.
But too bad lah for Hsien Loong, TPPA is dead. But maybe not that bad for Sinkies but also not that good as well.
- November 15, 2016 10:14 am
If interest rates rise under Trump, it will be good for Sinkie depositers, especially those rich retirees. More bang for their buck.
- November 15, 2016 10:17 am
I think RB missed out 2 allies for US: Korea and Taiwan. The 4 hard core allies are Japan, Korean, Singapore and Taiwan in Asia.
Alliance with US will be more expensive. Japan pays 75% cost of US army stationing in Japan. The charbor defense chief has refused to pay more. But Trump had vowed to ask Japanese to foot more bills. 75% to may be 100%?
Trump is not interested to be the Asia super power. Watch if he will build the "great wall" at border to keep Mexicans illegal and drug men away. If he does, he meant business.
So Koreans and Japanese and Taiwanese and Singaporenese will be trapped.
They are to buy American weapons. Taiwanese buy at higher prices than market and often outdated weapons. I guess Trump will sell these countries new weapons, at a premium price.
These countries cannot bargain for more. They have bases and want the US s protection.
Protection money is not free.
What will bring in for owning F35 for these 4 countries (may be taiwan cannot own due to china s threat)? Can they use to bomb neighboring countries?
Will Trump care if Japan want to use F35 against China? My guess is: up to u. Use up can buy again. That can be Trump s idea behind.
Trump is NOT too happy to be Whitehouse man. He was not so delighted when first visited Obama in White house last week (from watching TV). Could be uncertainty he will face make him sober.
My guess is: Trump was toolan when looking at the run down Whitehouse. Trump s office and home are decorated with gold color, shining like sunlight. Whitehouse is like an old victorian home in UK, the smell could upset the stomach i guess.
So Trump will be most likely business like. His job is to rebuild US. Clear the 19x 10 power 16 (16 zero behind 19) USD debts.
I hope the 4 countries leaders are as good as Trump to think for their own nations and to clear the public debts, similar to Duterte who think for average pinoys concerns. If leaders are not thinking for their countries, who do voters still voting for them with 70% support? That is a mystery of the century.
- November 15, 2016 10:43 am
"The isolation of the Americans is trending and gaining momentum."
What about LHL?
"Is the isolation of PM Lee trending and gaining momentum?"
No need to replace PAP.
Isn't it easier and faster just to replace LHL as PAP's leader?
No more LHL, then no more mental masturbation.
And PAP can go back to being the political party we all know and love.
- November 15, 2016 1:15 pm
There is no isolation of USA. Anyone who thinks and believes that there is or will be isolation is delusional.
The USA has more than 900 military bases around the world. 400 of these are encircling China; another 300 encircle Russia; 100 in the Middle-East and another 100 in all other places, as far north as the Alaska and North Pole and as far south as the Antarctica.
Trump is going to reduce these bases to a much lesser number but he will increase the overall military forces - army, navy, marines, air force. He will also expand the use of space by giving NASA a free hand to explore new possibilities.
Trump's 'America First' Policy is not just a policy. It is his Economic Strategy to increase jobs, jobs, jobs in the US and prevent factories from moving abroad, yet at the same time give incentives for Overseas US Manufacturers to return to open factories in the US, using carrot and stick methodology.
As far as military alliance and protection for friendly countries, Trump is going to make all those Free-Loaders for the past donkey years to pay their dues for the defense of their own countries - to contribute to the expenses of the US Military Forces' Annual Expenditure in protecting them. In other words - collecting Protection Money like the Mafias.
As far as Trade is concerned, Trump wants FAIR Trade, not FREE Trade, where Free-Loaders benefit most, while the US becomes the Big Sucker.
Though it is going to be "America First", Trump, however, has emphasized that he would work with everyone (EVERYONE) on a FAIR Footing. He does not mean that he will not care about others. The key word is "FAIR" to both parties or all parties.
- November 15, 2016 1:33 pm
It is so clear now how the world is gonna evolve in next six months. UK Labor party McDonnell, labor s shadow finance minister has came out to support May s plan to trigger Article 50 to leave EU next year Q1. The block in UK high court will not work any more.
UK once not bound by EU will most likely establish separate trade agreement with China and US. The 4 hard core US Obama Hillary alliance in the East will face choices they have to make fast. US will deal with China separately, and Trump had promised UK Brexit a trade deal before its referendum.
McDonnell s promise to support Tory signaled the end of Hillary s dream: Globalization.
I learned this only weeks back when reading Wikileaks news report. Hillary in email said she dreamed to have a world having no border. I began to understand why at little dot the leeder treated globalization like God s wish. It was Hillary s dream.
The implementation of world without border in little dot leaves emptied shops in every malls. Factories buildings without tenants are the most dangerous. The whole place become a risk to female workers after dark. This is the result of leeder s dream plans.
Congratualations to Singaporenese s dream become true: factories without good investors. Products without customers to buy because of low grade quality.
Some food stuff still bother to marked "made in Singapore" label. Electronic goods marked with "made in singapore" label would be left on shelve unsold. Go ask Sim Lim Sq if what i said is true.
Use of cheap and unqualified 3rd world labor has harmed singapore s reputation as a result of globalization, no border for labor concept. In EU, this concept has brought in IsIs into EU as immigrants. The nightmare is hidden some time later. Hopefully, singapore s discovery of a few immigrants who taught each other to stab someone from the back and poke the knife into the chest will not lead to real nightmare. Leeders are isolated now. There is no one going to spend them dinner for doing "no border" hiring.
- November 15, 2016 2:20 pm
Trump bluffed his way to the White House. Again peasants are the victims of politicians' lies. Bet he will downplay his promises and introduce token measures. Life goes on.
- November 15, 2016 3:31 pm
Leeders are isolated now.
2:20 pm
With strong support from Sinkie voters, majority of which are doing OK (or else why would they support leeders, tio bo?), leeders will never be isolated, at least not in their own country.
And at least 60% support and 93% seats won, even in the worst of times for leeders and Sinkies.
- November 15, 2016 3:36 pm
Trump bluffed his way to the White House.
3:31 pm
Trump is already a billionaire but he is willing to be in politics to fight for ordinary Americans and contest elections. And because of that plus his wealth and business credentials, he won the confidence and votes of ordinary Americans!
Which Sinkie billionaire is willing to do the same like Trump?
Sinkie opposition are not only a bunch of disunited but also money no enough lot. Like that how to gain the confidence and votes of majority Sinkies?
- November 15, 2016 3:44 pm
A world without borders does not exist. The world is with borders - nature made or human made. What people need to do is to overcome those borders by cooperation, agreement and respect by controlled immigration. Only those that satisfied certain criteria can immigrate. This will help people upgrade themselves and gov to make their country attractive to their own people or else those with abilities will migrate. The world is with some borders to make the world a better place. A world without borders will soon make people end up like animals preying on each other and only the most violence will survive.
- November 15, 2016 3:47 pm
Trump focus is to rebuild America. He may have no time to meddle with Asia and rest of the world. But only time can tell whether that is good or not.
- November 15, 2016 3:52 pm
Make Singapore Great Again!
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- November 15, 2016 3:59 pm
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I like the views of the commentators on this blog, most are independent thinkers that don't buy into the Msm narrative. A lot other Singapore forums people just follow the Msm narrative.
- November 15, 2016 4:23 pm
- Refuting the Lies of Liars said...
Anonymous @ November 15, 2016 3:31 pm,
Quote: "Trump bluffed his way to the White House. Again peasants are the victims of politicians' lies. Bet he will downplay his promises and introduce token measures. Life goes on."
Based on your comment, either you are the one who is bluffing or you must be an idiot to believe what you have been reading from local Singapore Newspapers and TV programs that churn out lies and half-truths to misinform and disinform.
If you bother to check and verify, you will find that most of the local news are taken from New York Times and AP. These two mainstream media are outright bias against Trump and are in collusion with the Clinton Camp for they are part of the Special Interests Group that paid millions of dollars of donations to Hillary Clinton to support her Presidential Campaign.
In reality, the reverse of your statement is true. It is Hillary Clinton who bluffed her way through the whole Presidential Campaign. She had cheated all the way. She has been a congenital liar all her career of 37 years. Ironically, it was New York Times itself back in 2008 that labelled Hillary Clinton as a Congenital Liar! (source: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/08/opinion/essay-blizzard-of-lies.html)
- November 15, 2016 4:44 pm
- Chua Chin Leng aka redbean said...
Hi Self Appointed Consultant, welcome to the blog.
The isolation of the USA is nothing delusional. This is just the beginning. The Asean states used to be in the pocket of the Americans but now at most only 2 or 3 are on the American side. Another two East European states have voted leaders that are pro Russia. America's influence in the Middle East is faltering with the ascension of Russia. Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Libya are all against the Americans.
Yes, the Americans still retain all their military bases around the world, especially in the semi colonies in Japan and South Korea. They are not going to stay in the Philippines and Vietnam. The chain is broken.
- November 15, 2016 4:44 pm
"She has been a congenital liar all her career of 37 years. Ironically,"
Anon 4:44pm
Very much so. I was hoping US voters took Wikileaks email leads that Hillary was aware of Saudi and Qarta supported IsIs when she was secretary of state. She allowed weapons to be given to the "moderate" anti Syrian militants, Nusruas, who are actually IsIs now fighting at Aleppo. The Nusruas have changed name after new alliance. This lead was consistent to US army s action to bomb Syrian troops on the ground. The recent one killed 240 Syrian troops. Further away, UN humanitarian convoy was bombed. These "mistakes" by US and the West triggered Putin to deployed S300 at Syria base.
Bombing of Syrian troops stopped.
Supply of arms to support the IsIs at Aleppo continued. Few days back, Syrian troops captured a big supply of western fire arms and anti tank weapons to IsIs fighters.
A world of someone telling us they are white and upright, but actually they are doing something evil in the dark. This is how i see Hillary.
Whether one is upright or evil, he has to make a stand. Do i support IsIs? Never. Because the way IsIs killing its enemies and the captured civilians made me go against such beasts. I cannot stand at Obama s side to play white and black and black and white game. Obama Hillary s game finally met the guy who cares about average americans. Its US s beginning to turn, for good or for bad, it turns the world towards taking a clear stand against IsIs. For little dot, against such evil beasts has to be a common stand or else, little dot will kaput, close shop, if it supports IsIs indirectly. Agree?
- November 15, 2016 5:43 pm
Trump is unpredictable and that is well known. He may well be the best usa president ever. People should give him the benefit of doubt and only time can tell. Anyway, underdog always surprises.
- November 15, 2016 8:31 pm
Japan Abe will take over TPP to run the group in order to exclude China.
What is the value of TPP to all its members without US market? Do they want China market?
But Japan joins RCEP that China is said to lead.
"After the talks with Trump, Abe is set to participate in a summit of TPP member countries on the fringes of a regional gathering in Peru. The prime minister said he will seek the leaders' agreement that they will each continue to push forward with the ratification process."
- November 15, 2016 9:46 pm


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Former Disney animation chief John Lasseter, who resigned last year after acknowledging he made staff feel uncomfortable with unwanted hugs, has landed a new job at Skydance Media, the company said Wednesday.
Lasseter, famous for transforming Pixar from a small graphics department at Lucasfilm into the most successful animation studio in the world, is set to take charge of Skydance's animation unit, founded in 2017.
"John is a singular creative and executive talent whose impact on the animation industry cannot be overstated," said the studio's Chief Executive David Ellison.
"He was responsible for leading animation into the digital age, while telling incomparable stories that continue to inspire and entertain audiences around the globe."
Lasseter, who turns 62 this week, announced his resignation as creative director of Disney in June 2018, after he took a long leave of absence apologizing to staff who felt "disrespected and uncomfortable" because he gave "unwanted hugs."
The issues were first unearthed in an investigation by entertainment trade paper The Hollywood Reporter, which described a "pattern of alleged misconduct detailed by Disney/Pixar insiders."
His exit came in the midst of revelations of dozens of sexual abuse scandals in Hollywood that begin with the accusations against producer Harvey Weinstein and gave rise to movements such as #MeToo and Time's Up, which sharply criticized Lasseter's new appointment.
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Ellison said in a letter to Skydance colleagues that the company had "not entered into this decision (to hire Lasseter) lightly."
"John has been forthright in taking ownership of his behavior, apologized for his actions and has spent the past year on sabbatical analyzing and improving his workplace behavior," he said.
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Lasseter said in a statement he has spent the last year in "deep reflection."
He said he learned "how my actions unintentionally made colleagues uncomfortable, which I deeply regret and apologize for. It has been humbling, but I believe it will make me a better leader."
"I want nothing more than the opportunity to return to my creative and entrepreneurial roots, to build and invent again," Lasseter said. "I join Skydance with the same enthusiasm that drove me to help build Pixar, with a firm desire to tell original and diverse stories for audiences everywhere."
"With what I have learned and how I have grown in the past year, I am resolute in my commitment to build an animation studio upon a foundation of quality, safety, trust and mutual respect," he added.
Lasseter, a two-time Oscar winner, is credited with saving Walt Disney Animation upon taking the reigns as creative director in 2007, when the company bought Pixar.
Facing stiff competition from Pixar, Disney's animation division had nearly shuttered, before regaining momentum under Lasseter's direction and returning to its previous glory by producing classics such as "Tangled" and "Wreck It Ralph."
Skydance lists "Mission Impossible: Fallout" and "Annihilation" on its website as examples of its recent films, and says it is currently working on "Top Gun: Maverick" and an untitled "Terminator" project.
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Ogden, J, Reynolds, R and Smith, A (2006) Expanding the concept of parental control: a role for overt and covert control in children's snacking behaviour? Appetite, 47 (1). pp. 100-106.
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The existing literature on parental control and children's diets is confusing. The present paper reports two studies to explore an expanded conceptualisation of parental control with a focus on overt control which 'can be detected by the child' and covert control which 'cannot be detected by the child'. In study 1, 297 parents of children aged between 4 and 11 completed a measure of overt control and covert control alongside ratings of their child's snacking behaviour as a means to assess who uses either overt or covert control and how these aspects of parental control relate to a child's snacking behaviour. The results showed that lighter parents and those with children perceived as heavier were more likely to use covert control and those from a higher social class were more likely to use overt control. Further, whilst greater covert control predicted a decreased intake of unhealthy snacks, greater overt control predicted an increased intake of healthy snacks. In study 2, 61 parents completed the same measure of overt and covert control alongside the three control subscales of the Child Feeding Questionnaire [Birch, L.L., Fisher, J.O., Grimm-Thomas, Markey, C.N., Sawyer, R. (2001). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Feeding Questionnaire: A measure of parental attitudes, beliefs and practices about child feeding and obesity proneness. Appetite, 36, 201-210] to assess degrees of overlap between these measures. The results showed that although these five measures of control were all positively correlated, the correlations between the new and existing measures indicated a maximum of 21% shared variance suggesting that covert and overt control are conceptually and statistically separate from existing measures of control. To conclude, overt and covert control may be a useful expansion of existing ways to measure and conceptualise parental control. Further, these constructs may differentially relate to snacking behaviour which may help to explain some of the confusion in the literature.
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Father's Day is a time for celebrating the dad's in our lives. Whether they are or were our biological father's or not, we acknowledge the significant men in our lives today for being there in good times and bad; teaching us about life, playing with us, raising us with positive values, for believing in us and always loving us unconditionally. Thank you Dad for caring. Thank you Dad for taking your responsibility to me seriously. Thank you Dad for putting a roof over my head, food on the table and clothes on my back. Thank you Dad for protecting me from the harsh and sometimes cruel world. And thank you Dad for instilling confidence in me and self-esteem. Thank you Dad for always looking out for me and setting healthy boundaries so I would learn from my mistakes and make good choices. Thank you Dad for paying attention to me, listening to me, and following through with your promises. Most of all, thank you Dad for showing me that you are human and that it's ok to make mistakes. I've learned so much from you; regardless of your intentions or actions.
There are many of us who grew up without a father figure or an abusive dad who didn't know how to be there for us the way we would have liked or needed. Instead of feeling bitterness, anger, and/or pain today, lets forgive our Dad's by acknowledging they were simply doing the best they knew how at the time. Often times, they were just repeating patterns of behavior from their upbringing and don't know any better. Dad's make mistakes, just like we do. We're all human and don't mean to hurt one another… it just happens sometimes when we're hurt or upset or don't have healthy coping skills. While parents are supposed to model healthy behavior, they often don't know what that even looks like. As a child, this is difficult and painful. Many people have developed negative feelings towards their dad's for a myriad of reasons. I honor and respect that. And I know that anger and resentment only hurts us and causes lots of other problems.
However, as adults we can make different choices. We can choose to forgive our dad's and ourselves and move on. We can also choose to get help/ support to resolve the past as well as overcome unhealthy patterns of behavior so that we can be positive role models for our children and grandchildren. It is possible to release and let go with love. I encourage anyone with unresolved father issues to seek help in order to not repeat them with your own children. When we take this courageous step, we can truly be happy and embrace the blessings of our dad's.
For those who have a great relationship with their dad; let them know how important they are to you and celebrate their presence in your life. Recognize the bravery and determination your dad has shown; honor his wisdom and sacrifices. Thank him for bringing you into the world.


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ADELA – Filipino film makes TIFF '08
(We thought we would re-post this one, since Adela got so many good reviews after last week's TIFF screening. For those that missed it, there's one more showing this Saturday afternoon at the AMC. -.ed)
by Leonard
Today, the Toronto Film Festival sent out a press release announcing that they had added a batch of films in the Contemporary World Cinema. As in past years, at least one Filipino film has made it into the Fest, "Adela" by Adolfo Alix Jr.
Now I dunno bout you, or maybe its me because my Lola just passed away, but I totally felt like crying! And not in the "BeaAlonzodon'tbreakupwithmeJohnLloyd" sort of melodramatic way. Whether it is a good film or not remains to be seen, but seeing subject matter that hits home and touches on issues that affect us as Filipinos, no matter where in the world we live, is refreshing.
Although I try to make my way out to a variety of different films during the film fest, its an absolute necessity for me to attend the screenings of the Filipino films. In recent years, TIFF seems to have made an effort to get away from the hokey 'masa' movies that dominate TFC airwaves and bootleg shelves at Pacific Mall. In fact, I've been pretty jazzed about the entries for the past few years and my hunch was right — although brilliant, they ended up being films that never hit the Filipino mainstream. And that is probably a good thing for Filipino film in general.
This film may never become fixtures at your fam jam, but then again neither are films by Lino Brocka, Ishmael Bernal, Mike de Leon, Celso Castillo or even Kidlat Tahimik…
…and if you don't know those filmmakers, it's time to either do your homework – or be fine to settle for carbon copy 'mall films' starring Ai Ai De Las Alas or Sam Milby.
(p.s. – if you look hard enough, you can actually find some Filipino Classics on DVD. I copped Lino Brocka's "Tatlo, Dalawa, Isa" and it was just so good. One of its stars? A younger Anita Linda, who stars in 'Adela'.)


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Well, I eventually got to England after an agonising 13 hour and 45 minute flight from Kuala Lumpur in cramped conditions with barely adequate service. I don't think I'll be flying Air Asia long haul again. I then made the mistake of packing my UK passport in my min luggage and having o travel through customs as an Australian citizen. The foreign national queue took abot an hour longer to get through customs than the UK/EC passport holders. But finally I got through and met up with my brother and his wife, Jon and Angie, who were there to pick me up.
The only observation on the way to my family's place was the amount of traffic on the roads which is much busier than in Australia. It was amazing to see my parents again for the first time in over 5 years, but I couldn't stay awake that much longer and crashed out for the night.
That first night I had a good 8-9 hours solid sleep and woke refreshed. I decided in the morning to take a walk to the town centre of Basingstoke to see what had changed in the time I'd gone. The walk from my parent's house to town is a couple of kilometres and hadn't changed at all. As I got closer to the town I passed through some of the older parts of the towns which are pretty quaint.
The older part of the town is really quaint, and there are still some shops that I remember from when I was last actually living in Basingstoke about 25 years ago. From Laarsen's Bar in the above picture, if you walk down the hill you come to a completely covered area (it didn't used to be) like a shopping mall. For me this has taken some of the character away from the town, but I suppose Basingstoke could be seen as a modern shopping town now. I did have an espresso and it wasn't as bad as I expected, still a bit weak though. I'm not sure how, but somewhere in the mall I must have twisted my ankle (probably looking in every direction but the one I was walking) so I got a bus back to my parent's.
In Australia I miss virtually nothing of the UK. It has been great to see my family here, people always being the most vivid memories of any move from any area (check your nostalgia button and see what the vivid memories are linked with and I'm guessing most of them will be associated with doing things with people). But a couple of things we don't get in Australia that I immediately latched onto are the breakfast cereal "Shreddies", and "Walkers Cheese and Onion Crisps".


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June 6, 2012 in Travel (E)
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House soiling, or inappropriate urination or defecation, is a common problem in dogs. While in many cases house soiling is due to a behavioral problem, sometimes medical issues are to blame. It may be difficult or even impossible for a pet parent to distinguish between behaviorally caused house soiling and medically caused house soiling. For this reason, the first step in solving a house-soiling problem is to take your dog to a veterinarian for a thorough check-up and urinalysis.
Bacterial Bladder Infection
Bacterial cystitis (a bladder infection) or bladder stones can cause increased frequency of urination, straining during urination and, sometimes, bloody urine. Diagnosis of a bacterial infection is done by urinalysis, culture and sensitivity. Radiographs or ultrasound may be used to find bladder stones.
Urinary Incontinence
Animals with urinary incontinence tend to dribble urine. This can occur when a dog is awake or while she's sleeping. Urinary incontinence is common in dogs, particularly in spayed females. Studies have reported that the incidence of urinary incontinence in dogs following ovariohysterectomy (spay surgery) ranges from 13% to 20%.
A number of physical problems can cause urinary incontinence:
- Decreased sphincter control, which is most commonly seen in older spayed females
- Anatomical abnormalities, such as ectopic ureters, urethral sphincter incompetence, patent urachus, idiopathic detrusor instability, ureterovaginal fistula, pelvic bladder, vaginal stricture/vaginal urine pooling and ureterocele
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- Damage to a dog's nerves or spinal cord that innervate the bladder (trauma, neoplasia)
Diagnosis of urinary incontinence may include a urinalysis and contrast studies. Anatomic abnormalities may be identified by radiographs or abdominal ultrasound. CT scans or cystoscopic exams may be used in some cases.
Increased Urine Production
Polyuria, or increased urine production, has many causes and is common in dogs. Dogs with polyuria produce large volumes of urine without straining. Other signs of this problem may include increased water intake, decreased appetite and weight loss.
Causes of polyuria include kidney (renal) disease, chronic renal failure, pyelonephritis, primary renal glycosuria (Fanconi's Syndrome), pyometra, liver disease and polycythemia. Endocrine diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing's disease), hypoadrenocorticism (Addison's disease) and hyperthyroidism, can all cause polyuria. Hypercalcemia and hypokalemia can also cause increased urination. Certain medications, such as exogenous steroids, diuretics, anti-convulsants, potassium bromide and vitamin D, can cause polyuria. A rare cause of increased urine production is primary polydipsia, also known as psychogenic polydipsia. Dogs with this problem drink excessive amounts of water without an underlying cause.
Diagnosis may include a urinalysis (urine specific gravity and glucose), chemistry panel and other blood tests, contrast radiography and vaginal exam. Depending on the results, more diagnostics, such as a modified water deprivation test, may be needed.
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Inappropriate defecation is much less common in dogs than inappropriate urination. Possible medical causes include inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), anal sac problems and food sensitivities. Older dogs may defecate indoors due to locomotion issues (a dog may be unable to stand due to arthritis, for example) or dementia (cognitive dysfunction syndrome). Diagnosis may require fecal exams, biopsies and dietary changes.


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- Title: Love Limit!!
- Alt. Title: ラブリミット!!
- Author: Kitazawa Kyou
- Genre: Yaoi
- Publisher: Frontier Works
- Published in: Daria
- Length: 0 volumes (ongoing)
- Scanlation status: Future
Summary: Rintarou and Kyo are childhood friends from kindergarten. Rintarou was initially troubled by Kyo's sudden confession, but after Kyo left to study abroad in England, Rintarou started to see him as a possible romantic partner. Now, four years have passed and Rintarou is a child-caretaker, while Kyo has just returned as a new professional soccer player. Rintarou is uneasy about all the changes that have occurred to them both while separated, but Kyo tells him that "for this whole time, the only one I've liked is you"…


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In his four years of existence, my dog Blue has never calmly gone to the front door after hearing a knock, ring or even a car door. You would think that putting him in a full costume, doggie wig included, would slow him down on Halloween night, but every ring sends him barking over and over again. Here are some tips to help survive the Halloween Howling, because if you can't dress your dog up on Halloween, what's the point of the holiday?!?
- Make sure your pupper can freely move in their costume. He or she may tolerate wearing it but if they stand still, lay down, and refuse to walk in it, they are not comfortable and will not act themselves around children and other strangers.
- If your doggo is going out with you and the kiddos, make sure you keep your distance from others. Your dog will see many frightful sights they have never seen before; small goblins, ghosts, Pikachu's and ladybugs. Even dogs with the best temperament can be spooked. A short, non-retractable leash will ensure you have full control of your doggos every move.
- If you are trick or treating, never approach someone else's front door with your woofer. Stay back and supervise your kids without going right up to door that might be home to another dog, cat, or human that may have a poor reaction to your cute fluff ball.
- For the doggers staying home to shell out candy like Blue, remember not to lock them in their cage if they are uneasy, barking or agitated. Their cage is a safe place and they should not associate it with fear.
- And for the problematic doorbell howling hounds….here's what I've been trying with Blue. We have been practicing "treat parties" when someone comes to the door or into the house. Just yelling at your dog to stop is not training or halting any bad behaviours when the doorbell rings. Blue likes to bark, run from the door to the front window and even inch his way out the front door when opened. At first, I questioned that a "treat party" might reward his general nonsense, but instead, it distracts him from such unwanted behaviour. When I hear someone approaching the door, I throw some treats out on the floor in the opposite direction. If he is already barking I even hit him with them to fully break the negative behaviour of barking and running to beat me to the door. He is food motivated so this breaks his attention and he frantically spends his time searching for his snacks rather than greeting our visitors. My hope is he will soon associate the doorbell with some positive rewards, rather than a scary unknown world of mail deliveries and pizza boys and hopefully will stop barking like a little psychopath at every movement outside. (I even bought our postman a Christmas gift last year as a way to apologize Blue's barking!)
Have you found a way to control your pup at the door? How does your dog react to Halloween night?? Let us know below and don't forget to post your pup in costume on the PetVibe app!
Laura and Blue are an inseparable duo from Toronto who love looking for the latest and greatest doggie products. Their interests include fine dining at Blue's doggie supper club, frequenting dog friendly breweries, and online shopping. Do you have an idea for pet related story? Contact us! @blues.crew


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This Weekend in NFL Stupid highlights the dumbest decisions in football throughout the season. This week, we isolate one particularly stupid moment starring an eight-year veteran who should have known better.
Everyone in the stadium knew Detroit was trying to draw the Jaguars offside, except…
Just one week ago, Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Sen'Derrick Marks openly bitched about a lack of playing time in key moments.
"[Watching] is not my game," Marks told the Florida Times-Union after playing a season-low 23 snaps in a loss to the Houston Texans. "I've flat-out done a lot for this organization and to be slapped in the face — I was on the sideline for the majority of the game and I didn't like it."
Sunday in Detroit, Marks had a chance to prove he deserved to be on the field in key spots when he was out there with the Jags needing a stop, down by four with less than three minutes to play.
That's when the most experienced defensive lineman on the roster did something unthinkably stupid by biting on a Detroit hard count on a 4th-and-2.
That gave the Lions a fresh set of downs and led to a Detroit field goal, extending the lead to seven points. Rather than getting the ball back down by four with two timeouts and about 2:10 to play, the Jags got it back down by seven with no timeouts and only 22 seconds remaining.
In other words, that might have literally cost Jacksonville the game.
This is just more evidence that the Jags are quite simply a stupid team.
"They've done it before on tape," Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford said of using the hard count against Jacksonville, per the Times-Union.
"The story of this season is bone-headed plays and self-inflicted wounds," added Jags cornerback Prince Amukamara. "Until we fix that, we're not going to go anywhere."
Got that right.
Other stupid things from Week 11
** Down by seven, the Titans settled for a field goal on a 4th-and-2 in the fourth quarter
You're unlikely to kick three field goals in the final 13 minutes, so you're going to have to score a touchdown eventually. Why eschew that opportunity on what should be a relatively simple 4th-and-short inside your opponent's 30-yard line?
Tennessee's focus should have been on tying the game now, rather than winning it with a touchdown later in the quarter. So in a way, Mike Mularkey was stupidly putting the cart before the horse here. But he was also ignoring the odds. A 4th-and-2 "gamble" is about a 56 percent proposition, but the odds were probably better for a Tennessee offense that was rolling. Sure, they made the field goal, but it seems silly to forgo about a 60 percent chance at extending a drive that could tie the game in order to attempt a field goal that would still leave you needing a touchdown (and the odds of making the kick were lower than 80 percent).
I have no doubt that the Titans had a much better chance of winning with a fourth-down conversion than with a field goal in that situation. How did Mularkey fail to see that?
** Nelson Agholor
About time we give this poor young bonehead his own section here. The 23-year-old Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver rarely gets through a Sunday without doing something really dumb. And this weekend, he had his biggest and most costly brain fart yet.
It looked like the Eagles had taken the lead over the juggernaut Seahawks on the road. Quarterback Carson Wentz hit Zach Ertz on a short screen pass that the tight end turned into a phenomenal 57-yard touchdown.
But the entire thing was wiped out. Why? Because Agholor was carelessly lined up too far off the line of scrimmage. His position coach, Greg Lewis, was screaming at him to move forward. The head linesman also tried to signal to Agholor that he was lined up illegally. He didn't notice either of them, and his illegal formation penalty cost the Eagles a touchdown and all of their momentum. They'd instead have to punt, Seattle scored to add to its lead a few plays later, and the Eagles never really had a chance from that point forward.
To survive in this league, you simply have to be smarter than that.
** The Rams
The NFL's stupidest team struck again Sunday, blowing a 10-0 lead in the final five minutes of a home game they were dominating. Two big reasons why that happened?
1. They had a 2nd-and-5 with a 10-7 lead with 3:16 to go. A first down would have pretty much iced the game, and Todd Gurley had a nice run on first down. But tight end Lance Kendricks committed a completely unacceptable false-start penalty, costing Gurley and rookie quarterback Jared Goff five crucial yards. Two plays later, they'd have to punt. Who knows what might have happened on that series had Kendricks not inexplicably flinched on what was probably a running play.
2. On the first play of the ensuing possession, for some reason defensive tackle Aaron Donald decided to smack Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill well after he had thrown the ball, giving Miami 15 free yards on the game-winning drive.
The Rams are a real reflection of their coach.
** Bill O'Brien
Dude fails to challenge back-to-back bad spots on second- and third-down on a huge drive late in a tie game, goes for it on fourth-and-inches, finally does challenge the less-terrible-but-still-bad fourth-down spot and loses. The Texans turn it over on downs and five plays later the Raiders are in the end zone with the go-ahead touchdown.
Ensuing drive. Down seven. Fourth-and-five near midfield. Just over three minutes to play. Texans have just one timeout. And yet O'Brien opts to punt the ball away. Best-case scenario, you're going to get it back deep in your own territory with no timeouts and 1:45 on the clock, needing a touchdown. But that's only if you stop an offense that had scored two touchdowns on six fourth-quarter plays. How in the world are your odds better punting than gambling with a high-percentage play on fourth down?
It often feels as though coaches fail to consider the lack of downside with these types of "gambles" (quotation marks because they aren't actually gambles at all). Look, if you punt, you need a three-and-out on defense but you're sacrificing your opportunity to extend the drive. If you don't punt, you have about a 40 percent chance of extending the drive but if you fail you can still get the ball back with that three-and-out on defense — just deeper down the field.
Essentially, by punting on a fourth-and-five down seven with 3:13 to play, Bill O'Brien was throwing away a 40 percent chance of extending the drive in order to have slightly better field position on a drive that might never happen. Think about just how stupid that is.


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Chief Keef returns today, with no updates in sight on Bang 3 or Bang 4. Instead, we get a new iTunes offering, titled "No", which finds Lil Keef adopting auto-tune and doing his best Future impression.
The song follows up "Fucked Up" which dropped at the end of April. As with "Fucked Up", it remains unclear where exactly "No" will land, if on any project at all.
What do you think of Keef's singing chops? Should he do it more often?
We'll keep you posted on all upcoming Keef projects, including Back From The Dead 2 mixtape, Bang 4 EP and the sophomore album Bang 3.
Hit the iTunes button to cop this record.
Quotable Lyrics
Steady texting my phone, baby tell me what's wrong
All in front of my home, baby I ain't there I'm gone
Like me 'cause I got guap
Would you like me if my hair was gone
Would you like me if my hair was short or if my hair was long