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How To Go Through a Balance Sheet?
Before any investor invests in a company's stock you need to understand how to read and interpret that company's balance sheet. It is most important for all classic value investors who look to purchase company 's shares for less than its tangible assets. Understanding the balance sheet helps investors avoid investing in bad companies. However, the balance sheet alone won't prevent any investors from investing in another Enron. We'll just focus on the basics of how to go through the balance sheet to find diamonds in the rough.
For Value investors, the balance sheet is were it all begins and ends.
Friedman (FRD) has a simple and clean balance with no off the books liabilities. The statements are easy to read and understand. Making the company a great example on how to read and understand a company's balance sheet.
Cash and Marketable Securities
Companies with lots of cash tend to have a strong balance sheet with little to no debt. If a company's net cash per share exceeds market value then the company is a potential Graham net net investment.
Friedman has $2.2 million in cash and no marketable securities. The company had $15 million in cash in 2013. However, the company spent a large amount of their cash on its operations and share buybacks.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts Receivable is an indication of whether a company is able to collect payments. If accounts receivable decrease from the previous years, that is a sign that the company is collecting payments. However, you should go back a few years in order to determine if accounts receivable have spikes or drops.
Friedman's saw their accounts receivable decline to $6.9 million in 2014 from $9.3 million. When you look at 10 years of Friedman's balance sheet, you see that accounts receivable have been declining every year and average $5.9 million over the last ten years.
Inventory is one of the most important parts of the balance sheet. Benjamin Graham wrote numerous times that inventory should be marked down by 50% for liquidation value. You should also compare inventory to the cost of goods sold. If the difference is large enough, this is a good indicator to investors that a manufacturer or retailer will stumble.
Friedman has $40 million in inventory which turns over 2.5x a years. This isn't good, however, the steel sector is currently depressed due to low demand and cheap steel from China.
One Time Items
Deferred income tax and income tax receivables shouldn't be counted as part of a company's assets. Investors need to keep an eye on this since management has a habit of deferred income tax or income tax receivables to inflate earnings.
Friedman doesn't have deferred income tax or income tax receivables, which is a good thing since these two items add no value to the company or shareholders.
Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E) and Goodwill
PP&E is very important when a company is going to liquidation. These are non-liquid assets owned by the company. If the company owns land or buildings, more research needs to be done to value those assets. Also, current GAAP accounting rules value land and real estate at cost in the balance sheet. This creates opportunities to unlock value by reappraising real estate and land to reflect the value of those assets.
Goodwill are intangibles that arise when a business purchases another business or the brand of the company like Coca-Cola. It is best that you place no value on Goodwill.
Friedman has $15 million in PP&E and zero goodwill on its balance sheet. They own a 90,000 square foot warehouse, two facilities in Arkansas and Alabama and are in the process of building a third facility in Texas. Buildings and improvements are valued at $7 million on Friedman's balance sheet.
The liabilities section is similar to the asset section of the balance sheet. These are debts and other payments that the company has to pay in full or pay interest on. Keep an eye out for companies with large debt loads.
Friedman Industries has no long-term debts and $1.1 million in pension liabilities. Pension liabilities have to be looked at with a close eye since company management have a habit of under funding their employee's pensions. Friedman is reasonable and upfront about its pensions. The possibility of changes in Friedman's pension liabilities eating up the company's earnings is highly unlikely. The company has no of the books liabilities and its books are pretty clean and reflect how the company operates.
Quality Of Assets
As you go through a company's balance sheet, you should ask yourself what makes up the company assets. Does the company owns its buildings, land, and other assets in full? How much could the company receive in a liquidation for their assets, property, plant, equipment, and other? This helps you gauge the quality of the company's asset which produce its earnings.
What is the quality of Friedman Industries? I believe that the company has valuable assets. The company owns its warehouses, two facilities and is building a third one. Friedman produces steel coils and steel tubes and runs a wholesale operation for their products. Currently the steel sector globally is depressed due to the lack of demand and prices from China. This has hurt Friedman and forced the company to produce their products at a higher cost and sell at a lower price. However, Friedman has been around for nearly 80 years and has survived numerous bearish steel markets. The steel market will come back as it always does. When its does, Friedman will see their earnings rise in addition to free cash flow.
Summing It Up
- Cash is always king.
- Keep an eye on accounts receivable to ensure that the company can collect money.
- Look at the current value of inventory on the balance sheet with a questionable eye.
- One time assets should not appear often since they generally add no economic value.
- PP&E are non-liquid and should be considered in liquidation plays.
- Keep an eye on the debt levels of a company.
- Make sure that the company's assets are high quality.
Published on Nov 4, 2015By Cody Eustice
Posted in ...Market Commentary


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While in Denmark, Yelawolf tweeted to fans to let them know that him and Big K.R.I.T. are working on an album with DJ Skee called Country Cousins. Read More
To hold us over until the release of his fifth studio album, entitled F.I.V.E.: Fear Is Victory's Evolution, The Game has linked up with DJ Skee to drop a new mixtape, California Republic. Read More
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Woman jailed for trying to incite terror attack against Belgium World Cup squad
Players were allegedly targeted after a message was sent calling for an attack in the Grand Place, Russia
A WOMAN has reportedly been jailed for trying to incite a terror attack against the Belgium World Cup squad.
The squad were allegedly targeted after a message was sent calling for an attack during the team's celebrations in Brussels on July 15 following their return from Russia.
According to La Derniere Heure and reported by ESPN, the woman has been named as Yousra Bouhaltit Soulaimane.
The 25-year-old is in jail and awaiting a trial after being put in custody in early August.
Eric Van Der Sypt, the federal court's spokesperson, told AFP that she has been charged with "incitement to commit a terrorist act."
It is understood that she has denied sending the message.
La Derniere Huere suggests that the message featured a simple photo of Belgium fans.
There was also an explicit message that suggested the attack would take place at the Grand Place, Brussels.
Up to 8,000 attended the celebration ceremony in July.
Around 40,000 more supporters were reportedly in the capital to welcome back their players after the World Cup.
Belgium's squad received a heroes welcome as they touched down in Belgium after finishing third in Russia.
After being beaten by France in the semi-final, Romelu Lukaku and Co beat England 2-0 in the third-place play-off.


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Moment by moment,
I KNOW He is with me
I feel His presence
I hear His voice
He showers me with His Love
In Him I rejoice.
Ever near me
Ever in me
His Grace overwhelming my soul
I know He is making me whole
Shaping me
Molding me
Restoring me
Refreshing me
My heart is astounded
By all He offers
I am His willing handmaiden
Desiring to be fit for Him
Desiring to honor Him
Desiring to be used for Him
Furthering His Kingdom
Every moment of every day
Sharing His Love
Sharing His Hope
Proclaiming His goodness
Proclaiming His promises
To all I meet, everywhere He takes me
Sometimes those I encounter
Heed not what I say,
Heed not what I share,
Heed not what He offers
It breaks my heart
It breaks His heart
Yet, silence about my faith
I can not comprehend
For I treasure His presence
Without end – and speak
I must
And always trust
His Word does not return void!
Seeds are planted
The cultivation is His job
So I carry on, as He leads
As His winds blow,
As His voice softly whispers
'This is the way, walk in it.'
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Over the past 12 months various safety alerts and concerns have been released regarding rusted and corroded scaffolding in use within Ireland.
Ireland's HAS (Health and Safety Authority) and NASAC (National Association of Scaffolders and Access Contractors), part of the Construction Industry Federation (CIF). Have highlighted serious safety failings in regards to large quantities of rusted and corroded scaffolding in widespread use, throughout Ireland.
Safety of Scaffolding Supply – Ireland
The issue of safety of supply was first highlighted last year when the Health and Safety Authority released an industry alert, warning of the widespread issue, alongside providing scaffolding companies and contractors advice and guidance.
The Health and Safety Authority have saw an increase in catastrophic failures and scaffolding collapses. Due to rusted, corroded and unfit for purpose scaffolding systems being in use.
The Health and Safety Authority stated;
Corroded and rusting scaffolding components can lead to serious issues with the scaffolding's structural integrity and can lead to catastrophic failures and scaffolding collapses
The Health and Safety Authority also pointed out, the most common systems prone to rusting and corroding are painted, non-galvanised wedge-type systems such as Kwikstage, which happens to be one of Ireland's most commonly used scaffolding systems.
In January this year, the Construction Industry Federation (NASAC) also released a public announcement calling for guidelines and the implementation of standards for refurbished scaffolding and correct procedures in place.
Ireland and Northern Ireland are set to continue with their rapid growth rates with construction output set to increase, amidst the growing concerns about safety of scaffolding supply.
Refurbished, Repaired – Verified and Tested Scaffolding
Kwikstage, being one of the most commonly used types of scaffolding in Ireland and Northern Ireland, is generally a non-galvanised, painted system. Over time, through general wear, tear and environmental factors painted scaffolding chips, rusts and corrodes – losing its once had strength, weight bearing abilities and structural stability.
One of the main problems within Ireland is currently, there are no set standards or regulations in place, of which refurbished scaffolding must meet.
St Helens Plant, based in St Helens, Merseyside fully supports Safer Scaffolding in Ireland working in close association with many companies and contractors throughout Ireland and Northern Ireland – returning defunct, rusted and corroded scaffolding back into safe working stock that's safe, profitable and professional.
St Helens Plant, the UK's award winning scaffold refurbishment and repair specialists provide scaffold refurbishment and repair alongside shot blasting and painting. All scaffold repair and reconditioning is inclusive of structural stability testing alongside various verifications – in line with all ISO and HSE standards and regulations.
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The UK scaffolding repair and refurbishment specialists guarantee safety of supply, providing competitive, all-encompassing refurbishment packages. Transforming your current, age-old, rusted and corroded scaffolding, back to a fit for purpose, professional condition.
We can seamlessly facilitate all aspects ranging from collection and delivery to repair and refurbishment, testing and verification.
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Something I've been wanting for a while now is a new garb. Now that the holidays are done with I've finally gotten in contact with the ORF seamstress and we've set a date to brainstorm/fabric shop!! I'm am squealing with delight right now! I really liked my former bodice but it had two problems: 1) It started coming apart towards the end of season. 2) It started to bow out at the stomach, giving me a muffin top look. I did my best to repair it, and it looks well enough, but aside from the fact that I altered it to fit my girlfriend, it had a more personal flaw.
I need to have a garb that says "matchmaker" especially if I'm going to continue doing Sallie Upson. I've had a lot of ideas flowing around my head, most of which have been posted here. Now That I've done a little more research I think I have something a little more solid to present to the seamstress. The key is to have something that looks a little more classy without loosing the peasant appearance essential to the character. I realized I've bee thinking a little too flat with my concept. Kat (also known as Lettice) was kind enough to give me the advice that any fabric with a pattern has to loom embroidered, a print won't look period. I was a little afraid that an embroidered fabric would go too far into gentry. But then I realized that would only happen if I took it there.
I'm thinking that only the bodice should be embroidered, giving me the look of someone with a little more status (not too much) and then accompany that with cream and brown skirts. I also need to play it up a little more in my character, I didn't really do that much this last year.
The best part of all this? Once my bodice is done, I can start practicing making my own with a template for my body! Eventually, I'd like to try doing a year in court garb. In order to accomplish that, I'm going to need an appropriate garb. Most of the patterns I've found are lacking for plus size women. Not to mention I want to be able to really get into the creation of these things. The intricacies of the gown astonish and delight me and Laura and I really want to try and make our own. I'm hoping with a template we can save at least some trial and error.
Also, Dubling Pub Pub Sing is coming up!! Do I know what that means? BARELY!
Apparently we all go to the Dublin Pub in Dayton (some in garb some now) and get drunk and sing. Just in time too cause I'm starting to need a Ren Faire hint! *taps inner elbow*


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Devising a chaotic world for dance to live in
For almost 50 years, Trisha Brown's dances have been seen in New York lofts, on the stages of the world's greatest opera houses, or on the sides of buildings. It's difficult to present an overview of that career in one night, but her company's programme at the Dublin Dance Festival is probably as close as you'll get.
Included are early works Accumulation and Spanish Dance, created in the early 1970s, when her fledgling company was causing quite a stir in SoHo by finding alternative performance spaces such as rooftops and walls of buildings. Her operatic output is represented by excepts from her version of Rameau's Pygmalion, which she created in 2010, while her investigations of unconscious movement are embodied in For MG: The Movie. And then there's Set and Reset, a postmodern classic that is on the French baccalaureate curriculum and one of her finest collaborations with artist Robert Rauschenberg.
"I've said that my collaboration with Bob is my best dance," she says. "Bob would call in the middle of the night with a new idea. We would talk all night, sometimes while one or the other of us was hosting a dinner party, until we solidified the concept for a new work."
And the secret of the success? "I've said before that I make order out of chaos, Bob makes chaos out of order, and where we meet is chaos. Together, we devised a wonderfully chaotic world for my dances to live in. What could be better than that?"
By the late 1970s, Brown decided that she wanted to move from non-theatre spaces on to the proscenium stage, but not for aesthetic reasons. "I began making work for the traditional stage when my son, Adam, announced at a very young age that he planned to go to college. I thought, I must find a way to deliver my work to a larger audience."
New possibilities soon became evident. Rather than being confined to the perimeter of the stage, the dancers could disappear and reappear from the wings and create the impression of an infinite number of dancers.
"I play with the boundaries more often than not in my dances, manipulating the audience perception of onstage and off."
Set and Reset, with music by Laurie Anderson, belongs to a cycle of work called Unstable Molecular Structures, which established Brown's highly fluid – but highly formal – geometrical style.
"Unstable Molecular Structure refers both to the silky, sexy, sensuous movement and the structure of the dances themselves," Brown says. She was working with a system of capturing and repeating dance phrases that she had improvised with her dancers. "That process gave way to an unstable molecular structure, meaning that each one of us as a dancer was on the same phrase, but we were acting like independent molecules and were overlaying each other with the same material. I saw it as a layered phrase of shared impulses."
As someone who worked with such fluid structures, she surprised many when she began directing and choreographing operas. For Brown, the music's fixed structure and conventions weren't problematic.
"I began working intensely with music in 1995 [with MO set to Bach's Musical Offering]. Relying on the music is sort of cheating. Music makes us want to dance. So the dance has to find another impulse, a purpose on its own that interplays with the music."
Instead she faced a more practical issue: teach the singers to dance.
"I didn't want to create operas where the singers never move. At first, this was challenging. My entire company took on the task of assisting the singers to feel the movement, allowing it to slowly sink into their bones."
These days a combination of her artistic reputation and more open-minded singers means this is no longer the case. "In my last operatic work, Pygmalion, I was happy to find that such talented singers had sought out this project. They wanted to move."
Her reputation extends beyond artistic circles. She has a string of honorary doctorates, has received the French Benois de la Danse prize for lifetime achievement (it is normally reserved for ballet artists), was the first woman choreographer to receive the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and was made a Commandeur dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.
Rather than sit back on her success, her artistic curiosity remains strong. She has a growing reputation as a visual artist and her drawings have featured in major galleries worldwide and the Venice Biennale.
"In college, I didn't know whether I wanted to study visual art or dance. I lived between those two places until I gravitated toward dance, but I've always continued to draw. Many of my choreographies contain drawings, like sketches of movement that I've made with my dancers.
"Since I first began making work in New York, I've thought about it as Art, with an upper case A. I was thinking about dance and time and performance as an Art action. Not visual art or dance art. Just Art."


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PAINESVILLE, Ohio - The Lake Erie College men's soccer team
scored a pair of goals in the second half on its way to a 3-1 win
over the University of Pitt-Johnstown. It was the first win of the
season for the Storm.
Lake Erie (1-5) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute of the game as freshman striker Rob Searles (Chardon, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral Latin) found senior midfielder Everton Blake (Clardenon, Jamaica/Clardenon/Lakeland CC) making a gorgeous run through the middle of the Pitt-Johnstown backline.
Blake deposited the feed from eight yards out for his second
goal of the season.
The Mountain Cats (2-4) knotted the score in the 20th minute on Derik Swope's goal, which came off a headed assist by Tyler Aldinger.
The game remained tied until the 77th minute as junior striker Scott Stucky (Avon Lake, Ohio/Avon) made a run to the net but was fouled in the box and was rewarded with a penalty kick. He plainly put the ball on the right side to make it 2-1.
The Storm sealed its first victory in the 82nd minute as junior Justin Mihaley (Lowellville, Ohio/Ursuline) scored off an assist from senior Drew Indiano (Euclid, Ohio/Euclid) to give the Storm a 3-1 lead.
Senior keeper Jared Daly needed to make just one save on the day as the Storm back line allowed just two shots on goal and five shots overall. The Storm took 12 shots but was hampered by 13 offsides in the game.
Lake Erie continues its seven-game homestand at Slattery Field at 4 p.m. when it will battle West Virginia Wesleyan.


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CROYDON, a 1454 hectare (3592 acre) breeding, fattening and/or backgrounding property, in the Roma district is set to generate strong interest in the run up to its February 14 auction.
Located in the tightly held Bymount district 65km north of Roma, the sweet grazing property is described as having an excellent mixture of soil types.
The carrying capacity is regarded as 350 breeders or the equivalent dry cattle.
A major attraction of the property is that it is located in close proximity to major Queensland cattle markets including Roma and Dalby, making Croydon ideally suited as a stand alone holding or an expansion of existing operations.
About 60 percent of the property is belah country with areas of scattered brigalow, bottletree, box flats, apple tree, sandlewood, wilga with a small area of pine.
There is buffel grass pasture throughout the property along with Flinders, Mitchell, and blue grass as well as medics and herbages in the winter.
The property is fenced into 11 paddocks. About 90pc of the boundary fencing is new.
There is also a solid set of cattle yards at the house, complete with a six way draft, Morrissey calf branding cradle, crush, loading ramp, and a water trough.
Water is supplied from 11 dams and a bore that pumps into a turkey nest, waters three paddocks. Three Mile, Five Mile and Highland Plains creeks run through the property along with smaller gullies.
Infrastructure includes a five bedroom home set in an established garden, machinery shed, workshop, garage and storage shed. Croydon is located opposite to the Bymount East State School.
The Weir family have owned Croydon for just on 20 years and have operated a successful bull breeding and commercial cattle enterprise on the property.
Croydon will be auctioned by Elders in Roma on February 14.
Contact Daven Vohland, 0419 944 901, Elders Rural Real Estate Roma.


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POPULAR angling spots including the River Drowes, Lough Melvin and Lough Erne are threatened by plans to extract shale gas from beneath the surface using the controversial drilling process known as fracking, a protest has been told.
A motorcade of more than 60 boats passed through Enniskillen in Fermanagh to highlight concerns about the impact that hydraulic fracturing would have on fish stocks.
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the not-so-small-one has been bitten by the archery bug. She's got a bow and I'm in the process of making blunts, but I can't find a glove that looks medievalish. As she's going to be shooting blunts with plastic nocks I'm not that worried about it being totally authentic, I'm more concerned with making sure that she doesn't get put off archery by being hurt while she's learning.
Any pointers from grown ups of budding Robin Hoods?
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Re: kids archery gloves
Tescos (of all places) in their click and collect section had yellow leather gardening gloves at £7/pair. Colour can be altered as needed but the gloves themselves are pretty damned good - I use them (suitably padded) as Vike accaeptable combat gloves. I also use another pair for gardening( ).
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Re: kids archery gloves
I probably should've been clearer - the not-so-small-one is much bigger than she used to be, but is only six! Do they have kids gardening gloves too? That's what I use for shooting on the field, but have only seen plasticy kids gloves
Re: kids archery gloves
The only place I've seen natural leather gloves in kids sizes at a reasonable price was riding gloves. I picked some up in to fir a small ladies hand sizes at one of the out of town pet places that also has a riding section, and if I remember right they had smaller kids sizes too.
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I bought a pair of very small leather gloves a couple of weeks ago in poundland. I think they had them because they were tiny
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I hadn't thought of riding gloves. I'll venture out to the horsey, farm shop tomorrow when I'm out and have a spy.
thanks for the suggestions
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March 7 – National Lobby and feeder march
Feeder march for National Lobby on March 7
The NUS has called a national lobby of Parliament on Wednesday 7th March 2012 against changes in fees, education cuts, and the debt regime. The lobby is an important opportunity to show students' continued opposition to the government in the face of the indefinite postponement of the HE Bill. To welcome NUS's call for a national lobby and support EAN's call for a feeder march on the day of the national NUS lobby, and work together to ensure that maximum turnout for the day.
NUS writes:
Many of your MPs will not understand what is happening to the same level that you do – they are busy people – and so together we need to educate MPs about all the issues, so that they can ask questions of the Minister about the backdoor changes. So, on Wednesday 7th March 2011 we shall be holding a National Lobby of Parliament to facilitate you to raise your concerns and put pressure on your MP to ensure that David Willetts be accountable for his changes.
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KUCHING: The 19th Rainforest World Music Festival (RWMF) will present Dol Arastra Bengkulu from Indonesia and Lan Dieu Viet of Vietnam on stage to showcase their traditional Southeast Asian ethnic art and music to the Sarawak Cultural Village.
Dol Arastra Bengkulu brings a music tradition featuring the Bengkulu and the Pulau Enggano communities, which are from west coast Sumatera, Indonesia.
Originally known as Sanggar Mayangsari in 1982, Dol Arastra Bengkulu changed its name in 2010 to reflect their main musical influence, which is the 'percusidol' or Dol percussions, which comes from 'Tabot', an ancient ritualistic ceremony from Bengkulu's Muslim society.
The Dol percussions or drums come in different sizes, ranging from 70-100cm and are about 80cm in height; and the DolArastra Bengkulu group parades them locally and internationally, as well as in workshops held for the younger generation of Bengkulu to learn the art of Dol percussion.
Lan Dieu Viet from Vietnam has been involved in many local and international festivals, where they play Vietnamese instruments accompanied by traditional singing and acting.
The five-member band are all music teachers at the Vietnam National Academy of music and also award-winning musicians in their own right in solo and ensemble categories.
The Lan Dieu Viet performers capitalise on their performing troupe as a mean to encourage the younger generation to take up and preserve the unique traditional art of the Vietnamese people, as well as to create international awareness on the beauty of Vietnamese music.
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Your Minimum Viable Funnel.
Ready. Fire. Aim.
As much as I wish that were my modus operandi, it's not.
I'm a process person… methodical… for the most part I'm not fast at anything (just ask my wife how long it takes me to clean the kitchen when we divide & conquer).
All too often I tend to follow a process that looks more like this…
Ready. Aim. Aim. Aim…
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And SPEED with a capital S-P-E-E-D applies to more than just marketing.
When SPEED trumps talent.
My buddy Joel is a designer at Google and gets hit up all the time from other designers about how to land a job at the mothership. His answer. Do good work. And to do good work…
You must be fast.
You must iterate quickly.
Iteration… optimization… innovation…
All just fancy words for doing good work… and making it better.
In fact, he spoke on the topic at SXSW back in 2014 and shares why he designs app interfaces in Keynote instead of Photoshop or any of the other "UI/UX-specific" tools.
In entrepreneurship, Michael Masterson (aka billionaire Agora Inc co-founder Mark Ford) pounds in the importance of putting first things first in his book "Ready, Fire, Aim" (which you MUST read btw).
With my clients at Strikepoint, I'm always coaching business owners and marketing teams on the importance of testing their ideas as quickly as possible. Most are afraid to risk ad spend without a guarantee of turning a profit.
My job is to help them spend their ad budget wisely.
Which often means getting feedback as quickly as possible, in the form of data…
Before you profit, you've got to pay for data.
ROAS (return on ad spend) is important, but often comes second when launching any new marketing campaign… second to gathering data to make sure a campaign idea is even WORTH expanding on with additional time & money.
Most entrepreneurs and marketing teams feel the need to build an elaborate funnel with all the latest "proven" tactics, with some sort of guarantee of performance, before ever testing their idea in the market.
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Your Minimum Viable Funnel.
You may have heard of the idea of putting out an MVP or Minimum Viable Product… it's a way Silicon Valley startups (or any business for that matter) are able to test their product in the market place and see if they've got a winner, or a loser, or more likely… something in the middle… and then they're able to refine their product to deliver more of the value their customers actually want (i.e. what features & benefits their prospects are willing to PAY for).
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We've got a great opportunity for the HOME OFFICE Border Force, Assistant Officer role based in Felixstowe, to join a fast-paced environment, working in the administrative department and professional team.
Contract: Temporary, initially until the end of August 2020
Start: October 2019
Location: Felixstowe
Hours: Full time, Monday to Friday 9 - 5 (you will need to be flex)
Pay Rate: £8.86 p/h, then increasing to £11.19 p/h after the first 12 weeks
This role is to work within an established public sector organisation based in Felixstowe. They are looking for an Assistant Officer to work in a highly driven team to carry out examinations and checks set by policy and operating procedures. If successful, duties will include:
" General administration duties - emails, taking calls, photo copying, filling and scanning.
" Data entry- inputting information and updating systems.
" Complete the admin process behind tariffs and goods.
" Working on the dock side to inspect various goods.
" Undertake dock side safety awareness.
The successful candidate will demonstrate resilience, experience in administration and have excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
This is a full time, temporary position currently expected until the end of August 2020. If you think you have the skills and knowledge to fulfil this role.
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Regular price $23.00
This piece is done in watercolor. It features a variety of North American acorns.
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- Chestnut Oak
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- Northern Red Oak
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It is printed on 8.5"x11" inch Professional Canon Luster paper and signed. The print has a white border, and is standard size for easy framing. It is packaged in an archival poly bag.


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Central heating as we know it is certainly easy: Set the thermostat up or down and change a filter now and then. Wood pellet fireplaces aren't quite that labor-free. You'll need to keep the feeder full, which probably means loading pellets once a day.
That also means you'll have to buy pellets on a regular basis. You can find them at large hardware retailers and at some farms and garden merchants. Finding pellets may not be a problem in cities, but those who live in more sparsely populated areas may have a challenge. You'll probably want to talk to your local stores before you invest in a wood pellet fireplace to be sure you'll have a steady source of pellets as needed.
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Cape Town - Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri refused to shake counterpart Pep Guardiola's hand after his side were humiliated 6-0 by Manchester City at the on Sunday.
Chelsea suffered their biggest ever defeat in the Premier League as a Sergio Aguero hat-trick inspired Man City to climb to the top of the league table.
City scored four times inside 25 minutes and added two more goals in the second half to overtake Liverpool on goal difference at the top of the table.
After the game Sarri insisted that he "didn't see" Guardiola in that moment but would share pleasantries with his opposite number after the post-match interviews.
The result was Chelsea's heaviest defeat in any competition since losing 7-0 to Nottingham Forest in 1991.
"At the moment I am not able to explain," a dumbfounded Sarri told Sky Sports.
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Sometimes seen as a functional area of the house, kitchens are sometimes overlooked when it comes to adding a touch of style. However, coordinating your blinds with your kitchen units and decor can really complete the look of your kitchen and make for a room where you will be glad to spend more time.
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A new Event Section on the official Wonderland Online site , detailing all of the available quests. Here are details of a few interesting quests available.
The Early Bird Gets the Worm
The event goal is to carry away all the items in the GM's tent.
Righteous Harter
No one knows where Harter came from. Some say outer space, some say he crawled from the swamp. One thing is known though, he will never say no to a friend; and as he always says "All the players are my friends!" If players would like to pay Harter a small fee, he will help them to complete a difficult quest.
Search for a Super Pet
There are many different pets in Wonderland Online, a GM will guide players to search for a rare pet, such as the Unicorn, Clumsy Elephant, Pumpkin Monster.
Crazy Flea Market
Merchants from all over the world travel to Wonderland Online to find the strange and mysterious things that are on sale there. Many of them will even pay exorbitant prices for the items they want. Find out what they want and sell it to them to make some easy money.


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WHIMSICAL REPTILE: One doesn't normally pair Christmas and the Jurassic era, but one should. Figure that lots of kids want fun and interesting gifts, and dinosaur models and puzzles depicting ancient, swampy lands are some of the coolest (and, okay, most educational) gifts on the market. But taking the tots to see a real dinosaur? Well, nearly real? That's just about the most wicked awesome thing of all. And you can, at the Santa Barbara Zoo. Duncan, the zoo's latest staffer, is a large dino that teaches youngsters about animal training. Duncan. Do you love it? We never knew the perfect dinosaur name, but now we do. We also know a little secret about Duncan, and you will, too, if you look closely at the photo above. Do you see someone standing inside the dino? Shhhh.
COOL PUPPETRY: It makes us think back to that fantastic saber-toothed cat that visited the Natural History Museum last Christmas season. Remember him? He was a large puppet and he was designed by -- wait for it -- the Henson Creature Shop. So cool. There must be a thing with over-sized prehistoric puppets and educational experiences around the holidays. Duncan is at the Santa Barbara Zoo every weekend, and has been for a few months, but the zoo just sent word that he'll be upping the number of holiday performances starting on Dec. 17. There are some closed dates and such, so you'll want to check it all out before heading up. Rrowr!


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THUNDER BAY, ON (March 30, 2016): Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, on behalf of the Executive Council, expressed heartfelt condolences following a tragic house fire last night that has claimed at least six lives in Pikangikum First Nation.
"We are shocked by this tragedy and our prayers are with the victims, their families and the entire community as they struggle to come to grips with this devastating loss," said Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler. "The community is still in shock, but we have assured Chief and Council that we will do everything possible to ensure that all required services and supports are made available."
Ontario Provincial Police officials and the Office of the Fire Marshall are investigating the cause of a residential fire on Tuesday evening at approximately 11:45 p.m. OPP have confirmed multiple fatalities, with several people still unaccounted for.
The chronic lack of firefighting services and substandard housing in NAN First Nations is a deadly combination that has claimed far too many lives. There are no firefighting services in Pikangikum and 95 per cent of homes do not even have running water.
"Our communities are overwhelmed with suicide at an epidemic level, a NAN-wide health crisis and several states of emergency. These fire-related fatalities are stretching their limited resources to the breaking point," said Fiddler. "People are dying from overcrowding, unsafe building standards and a lack of basic firefighting equipment, and more lives are at risk. Such tragedies are avoidable, and it is critical that our communities are resourced appropriately to address their needs to ensure their health and safety."
Fatal house fires are all-too common in NAN First Nations:
- A fire in Nibinamik First Nation claimed the lives of two young boys (aged 2 & 3) and injured a third child in 2011.
- A fire in Wunnumin Lake First Nation in 2013 year claimed the lives of two children, aged six and one, and their 21-year old aunt.
- A mother, her two young daughters and her nephew perished in Mishkeegogamang First Nation in 2014 after a fire broke out in the family home in the early morning.
House fires are especially devastating in remote communities where overcrowding is the norm and entire families are left homeless every time a home is lost. A 2008 fire in Kashechewan First Nation left a family of 11 homeless after destroying the home of the late NAN Elder George Wesley, the father of Ricardo Wesley, who died in a 2006 fire with Jamie Goodwin. An inquest into their death, the Kashechewan Inquest, garnered national attention on the inadequacies of community safety and firefighting resources in remote First Nations.
A federal study on fire safety on reserves in 2010 found that people living on First Nation reserves are 10 times more likely to die in a house fire than people in the rest of Canada.
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Like much of America, I was getting pumped for our Olympians last night. The USA beat Canada in hockey, capping off a thrilling weekend that also included medals for Bode Miller, Shani Davis, Apolo Anton Ohno and Lindsey Vonn.
What do all these athletes have in common? Determination, drive and, of course, a dream. In fact, they sound a lot like job hunters.
Here are 10 things I've noticed among our Olympians as they mount their quests for success. I'm thinking these elements can surely take a job search from so-so to gold medal-winning!
- Laser-like focus
- Clear strategy
- Supportive group of family and friends
- Well-planned training regiment
- Conditioned bodies and minds
- Sense of individuality
- Perspective
- Fun, fearless spirit
- Strong belief in miracles
- Killer iPod playlist (Kelly Clark Karaoke, anyone?)
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Can An Anxiety Disorder Be Associated With Any Medical Conditions?
Dr. Srini Pillay answers the question: 'Medical Conditions & Anxiety Disorders?'
-- Question: Can an anxiety disorder be associated with any medical conditions?
Answer: Anxiety disorders may be associated with a variety of medical conditions, and the ways in which they can be associated with those conditions include mimicking the symptoms of those conditions, causing those conditions, or being the result of those conditions.
The medical conditions that may be associated with anxiety disorders include the heart, where people who have chronic heart disease have an increased prevalence of anxiety disorders and people who have arrhythmias such as super-ventricular arrhythmias or ventricular arrhythmias -- these people also have an increased chance of having anxiety disorders.
In addition to the heart, other systems may also be affected and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may also have anxiety disorders. Hypoglycemia and electrolyte abnormalities may also be conditions in which there are anxiety symptoms. And migraine headaches and seizures may also present with anxiety disorders.
One of the interesting findings that we know recently, is that anxiety disorders may also be associated with obesity and that post traumatic disorder specifically may be associated with obesity. More rarely, tumors such as pheochromacytoma, which are tumors of the adrenal gland, may also present with anxiety symptoms.
Thyroid disease is one of those conditions that may present as an anxiety syndrome. In fact, research has shown that anxiety disorders may actually precede the actual onset of hyperthyroidism, which is an increase in thyroid hormone.
In addition to these major medical conditions, other conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia may also present as anxiety disorders.
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iSonto #47, for old times sake.
It is nearly a year since my last iSonto post!
We are thankful for the gift of a Thermomix, courtesy of anonymous donor A.D.Mirer . . . we have our guesses, but no admissions on the part of a key suspect. This machine is proving useful for soups, curries, porridge and more.
More on the thanks list includes Gramps visiting from South Africa, a warm day, spring leaves, a preschool curriculum we enjoy, and learning the power of 5 minute tidy ups every hour.
Elnathan was counting with beads. I love having little things like this around the house!
Mercy was always happy to go on an outing. I think we have the cutest back seat these days!
Billy was continuing his career as a dream baby. 8 months yesterday and a delight to us all.
One memory verse was "you shall not lie" Exodus 20: 16. We are still repeating the last iSonto's memory verse about pleasant words a lot . . . and it is still one of our main challenges! Any tips would be appreciated :)!
From garden to tummies . . .
Silverbeet and spinach.
A book we enjoyed together was "The Baby on The Way", a sweet library book about an African American 10th child.
Encouragement, ideas and inspiration came from "Large Family Logistics" by Kim Brenneman, a wonderful book for families of any size, even smallish ones like us! I have found this book invaluable in getting our busy little household more under control.
One funny moment was Billy laughing at Nate pressing on his tummy.


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Protests over BART shooting turn violent
A protest over the fatal shooting by a BART police officer of an unarmed man mushroomed into several hours of violence Wednesday night as demonstrators smashed storefronts and cars, set several cars ablaze and blocked streets in downtown Oakland.
The roving mob expressed fury at police and frustration over society's racial injustice. Yet the demonstrators were often indiscriminate, frequently targeting the businesses and prized possessions of people of color.
They smashed a hair salon, a pharmacy and several restaurants. Police in riot gear tried to control the crowd, but some people retreated along 14th Street and bashed cars along the way.
The mob smashed the windows at Creative African Braids on 14th Street, and a woman walked out of the shop holding a baby in her arms.
"This is our business," shouted Leemu Topka, the black owner of the salon she started four years ago. "This is our shop. This is what you call a protest?"
Wednesday night's vandalism victims had nothing to do with the shooting death by a BART police officer of Oscar Grant on New Year's Day - but that did little to sway the mob.
"I feel like the night is going great," said Nia Sykes, 24, of San Francisco, one of the demonstrators. "I feel like Oakland should make some noise. This is how we need to fight back. It's for the murder of a black male."
Sykes, who is black, had little sympathy for the owner of Creative African Braids.
"She should be glad she just lost her business and not her life," Sykes said. She added that she did have one worry for the night: "I just hope nobody gets shot or killed."
The protest had started calmly shortly after 3 p.m. at the Fruitvale Station in Oakland, where BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle shot 22-year-old Grant of Hayward a week ago. BART shut down the station well into the evening commute, although the demonstration there was peaceful.
However, shortly after nightfall, a group of roughly 200 protesters split off and headed toward downtown Oakland, prompting the transit agency to close the Lake Merritt and 12th Street stations. The group wreaked havoc through much of downtown, drawing hundreds of police in riot gear. It wasn't until roughly 10:40 p.m that police clamped down on the mob, arresting dozens who were cornered near the Paramount Theatre, and bringing an end to the mayhem.
Earlier in the evening, Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums met the mob on 14th Street, urging calm and leading them on a walk to City Hall, where he gave a speech.
"I sense your frustration," he told the crowd. "I understand that you've lost confidence in a process because you've seen what you believe is a homicide ... But listen to me, we are a community of people. We are civilized people. We are a nation of laws.
"I'm asking people to disperse," the mayor said to the couple hundred people in the crowd. "Let's leave in a spirit of peace."
But soon after, a man shouted "that's the modern day lynching" and the mob quickly continued its rampage, smashing at least seven storefronts on 17th street between Franklin and Webster streets. They also smashed eight cars, including four belonging to the City of Oakland.
Near 14th and Alice streets, Myron Bell was taking dance lessons in "step," a form of dance popular among African Americans, when he looked out the window and saw people jumping on his Lexus sedan.
Bell, 42, came out to find that almost all of the car's windows, including the front and back had been smashed and it appeared that someone had tried to set the car on fire.
"I'm for the cause," said Bell, who is black. "But I'm against the violence and destruction."
Nearby, Godhuli Bose stood near her smashed Toyota Corolla as a man walked by, repeatedly called her a misogynist slur and then added, "F- your car."
Bose, a high school teacher, said: "I can't afford this."
Earlier in the evening, when the mob first appeared downtown, Oakland Police Officer Michael Cardoza parked his car across the intersection of Eighth and Madison streets, to prevent traffic from flowing toward Broadway and into the protest. But he told The Chronicle that a group of 30 to 40 protesters quickly surrounded his car and started smashing it with bottles and rocks.
Cardoza jumped out of the car and said some protesters tried to set the car on fire, while others jumped on top of the hood - incidents repeatedly shown on television. Cardoza said the protesters "were trying to entice us into doing something." A Chronicle reporter saw a fist-sized rock in the back seat.
A group of protesters also set a trash bin aflame, moving it adjacent to the police car.
Police threw tear gas into the group to disperse it, said BART Sgt. Mark MacAulay. After 8 p.m., there were numerous arrests.
"When you get that mob mentality, it can be dangerous," MacAulay said.
Other protesters marched on BART's 12th Street Station about 7 p.m., prompting the transit agency to close the downtown hub station even as it was reopening the Lake Merritt and Fruitvale stations.
The mob blocked the intersection of 14th and Broadway, near the downtown BART station entrance. As police put on helmets and gas masks and stood in a line formation, some demonstrators held signs that read, "Your idea of justice?" and "Jail Killer Cops."
One man lay in the intersection with his face down and his hands behind his back - intentionally evoking the position that Grant was in when he was shot.
Some in the mob wore masks over their faces as they yelled at police. Roughly a dozen stood just a few feet away from police as they screamed at them. Chants included "pigs go home," "the fascist police, no justice, no peace" and "we are all Oscar Grant."
Mandingo Hayes, who is black, said he participated in the protest because "we're tired of all these police agencies getting away with shooting unarmed black and Latino males."
Hayes, 36, downplayed the attack on the police car.
"For a police car to get abused, and for a person to get shot and killed, which would you rather be?" said Hayes, a construction worker from San Pablo.
As the night wore on, Hayes tried calming people down, asking for peace.
The core group of the mob appeared to be about 40 people, several of whom were with Revolution Books, a Berkeley bookstore. A man distributed the "Revolution" newspaper - whose tagline is "voice of the Revolutionary Communist Party, U.S.A." - as he shouted "This whole damn system is guilty!"
Soo Jung Sung didn't understand why she was to blame. She wept as she looked at the shattered front windshield of her Nissan Montero.
"Emotionally, I totally understand them," she said of the upset over Grant's shooting. "But it's not nice."


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Circle's solos span the entire spectrum from infantry shredding support pieces to infantry shredding lunatics with axes to infantry shredding babes with swords.
Wait...there's a theme here, I just don't know what it is...
Ah well, here's the rating scale, and if you want to read the preceding articles, I did one each on our Warlocks, Warbeasts, and Units.
Ratings Scale:
5.0: S-Tier BS, meta bending model or unit, a crutch of the faction.
4.0: Extremely useful model or unit, high game impact, strong into many other factions and lists
3.0: Excellent meta choice, very strong into the correct matchups but not consistently good.
2.0: Super niche, ADR model that will occasionally do something cool but is more often not.
1.0: Nigh unto unplayable garbage, will not see the table in day two of a competitive event.
I will always give a bit more context than just the rating, a quick paragraph or two describing how I think the beast plays out with the casters that want them the most. For solos, this scale will be based off of internal faction balance as it is too hard to do cross faction comparisons. As always, the comments mean as much or more than the numbers do.
Blackclad Stoneshaper:
Overall rank: 3.5
These guys are the default free solos for the Bones or Orboros theme list, and when you get them for free they're a real bargain. They repair for d6 on all of our constructs (including Sentry Stones!), have a reasonably accurate Spray 8 with crit KD, and can remove fury from construct warbeasts, all while being 15/15 in base to base with a friendly faction construct (including Sentry Stones and Shifting Stones!)
Definitely worth owning, definitely see play in every Bones of Orboros list I can think of, don't get a ton of love outside of that.
Blackclad Wayfarer:
Overall rank: 4.0
The most common Circle solo to see play, the only real complaint I have about this model is how sad it is without elemental protection and how much I miss having Acceleration on the Rotterhorn.
Hunters Mark is really important to a melee-alpha faction without hardly any other threat extension or ways to give free charges out (Kaya 2/3 obviously being exceptions), and his spray is yet another way to murder infantry with ease.
These make their way into most of my lists, they're very much the lynchpin of a melee based Circle army, and when they fare well they're nightmares for your opponent.
Bloodweaver Night Witch:
Overall rank: 2.0
A powerhouse of Mark 2, and one that made my trolls extremely sad when it was released, this lady still mulches through low DEF high(ish) ARM or high DEF low ARM infantry with ease. So long as she only has to boost once per attack, she can fairly easily kill off an entire poorly spaced unit.
Unfortunately, she competes with so many other things in the faction that can do the exact same thing, and outside of being a free solo in the Tharn tier (unlikely) I don't see her getting played. Of note, she does give Bloodweavers killing spree, and if you think that Ghost Fleet is going to be a problem for you, this might be worth the extra points investment to field.
Druid Wilder:
Overall rank: 3.0
Sometimes you really, REALLY need a free upkeep or another source of fury management, and in those situations, the Wilder is exactly what you want.
There's not much to say here about her offensive or defensive tech (although I've had my Wilder charge in and finish off an enemy heavy or two as a last ditch effort), and it'd be druid of me to not include a list of warlocks I think she is wild about.
Baldur 1 has a lot of upkeeps and always likes a free one, so do Tanith, Una 2 (if you can squeeze in the points) and Grayle doesn't mind Storm Rager being free so has more fury to murder stuff with.
Gallows Grove:
Overall rank: 2.5
I wish I had ways to get this into lists more often, because they're really, really good. Unfortunately, I almost always end up cutting them in order to fit more things that kill stuff into the list.
Channeling is an amazingly powerful ability, and there are a multitude of our casters that want to be able to do so. Krueger 1 and 2 really like to be able to toss out their offensive spells from a safe distance. Baldur 1 enjoys putting Earth Spikes all over the place, and Tanith likes a way to get Affliction out turn after turn. Wurmwood also likes to be able to use Cassius for other things than arc node duty.
The ability to channel animi is also excellent, putting Primal or Wraithbane on models that would otherwise have been out of range can change the game.
Finally, these little trees prevent damage from being removed from enemy models within five inches, and unlike Grievous Wounds, this works on colossals and gargantuans. I've definitely had games where Wurmwood Strangleholds an enemy gargossal and then parks the Grove within five but outside of threat ranges of other enemy models. Send in a Warpwolf or shoot it with Wyrds and suddenly the opponent has a real problem on their hands.
Lord of the Feast:
Overall rank: 1.0
This guy....yeah he's horrible. If you HAVE to play him, use him in the Tharn theme and load him with corpses - you might get some work out of him.
Reeve Hunter:
Overall rank: 1.5
I just don't see a spot for this guy. He's more accurate with his POW 8 bow than he is with his with his PS 9 weaponmaster sword. He's got Sprint, which is cool, but unless your opponent hands you a model, he's going to put a scratch on something and then die.
I don't think these are worth playing, even in the Wild Hunt as you can easily get free command attachments over them.
Tharn Ravager Shaman:
Overall rank: 2.0
Free in the Tharn theme, the primary purpose for this model is to make Tharn steady so that their tough checks might occasionally mean something.
It also hands out magical weapons, which is awesome into Ghost Fleet.
I also like playing one with Kromac 2 to give him steady against a lot of knockdown tech.
Tharn Ravager Whiteman:
Overall rank: 2.0
It's another infantry clearing solo, but it also has Veteren Leader [Ravager], so that can be a big deal. As part of the extremely expensive Tharn boat in the Theme, it can help the Ravagers hit stuff.
I still don't like the Tharn theme, and I am aware that biases me, but I don't think it has a place in the competitive meta.
Tharn Wolf Rider Champion:
Overall rank: 1.5
An extremely expensive solo with a host of mediocre abilities, this is one of the most beautiful sculpts in the whole game and will hardly ever see the tabletop.
Una the Falconer (Una 1):
Overall rank: 2.0
Una used to be an amazing double Scarsfell package, but with the loss of Long Leash on the Griffons, she can no longer run them and stay safe. She has largely fallen out of favor, with the exception of a certain Baldur 2 list where she runs a Storm Raptor.
War Wolf:
Overall rank: 2.0
Situationally brilliant, these little guys can put serious dents in enemies with Gang Fighter and Sic' Em.
I'd play them with Grayle and occasionally if I've got Reeves in the list and four points I don't have anything better to with.
Wolf Lord Morraig:
Overall rank: 2.0
This guy has one use and one use only - making Grayle essentially magic 7 and giving Reeves plus 1 to their RAT.
Outside of that, I would be surprised if there was ever a reason to play him. He's expensive, pillowfisted without a Wolfsworn model to get flank off with, and only gets one attack against a hard target.
Celestial Fulcrum:
Pre - CID rank: 1.5 to 2.0
Post CID rank: 4.0 to 4.5
The pre-CID Fulcrum was a frustrating model to play most of the time. It made a cloud with its most powerful gun, which meant that it was harder for it to shoot the second shot at the target. It was fairly easy to kill from range, and didn't contribute much to the game outside of extremely specific lists.
The post-CID Fulcrum is a different beast entirely. It's able to be accurate or powerful thanks to consistently being able to boost. It lets you run a couple of Woldwyrds hotter than you would be able to otherwise and still be able to use them to maximum efficiency the next turn. It makes thirteen of seventeen more Warlocks more accurate with spells, melee, and ranged, and it also contributes to Blackclad Wayfarers, Stoneshapers, and Druid's accuracy and viability.
I firmly believe that this piece is going to be one of Circle's most viable models going forward, and I'm excited to have it in Warroom so that I can play with it all the time (fingers crossed for Lock and Load).
Circle's has a couple of useful solos for general play, a few that are only seen in theme forces, and many that are complete garbage. They suffer from mostly doing the same thing - killing infantry in droves when there's less infantry out there - and by being expensive while still having fairly garbage defensive stats.
I've got less complaints in the solo section than I did about Units and Warbeasts, but there are still a few stinkers (Wolf Rider Champion, Una 1, Morraig and LORD OF THE FEAST) that I think really need some attention in order to see the table on a more regular basis.
Tomorrow I"ll have a short wrap-up, including a list of models that I think absolutely need to get changed and some general thoughts about the direction of the faction, and that will be the State of the Faction. I'll probably do a new analysis every six months or so.
After that...maybe I'll actually put a battle report up! Who knows, I might even be playing Circle in it for a change ;)


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UK Government to scrap Death Penalty Strategy
August 3, 2015
The British Government will not renew its Strategy for working to end the death penalty around the world, international human rights organisation Reprieve has been told by the Foreign Office (FCO).
Reprieve also understands that the Government plans to abandon the term 'countries of concern' when assessing the human rights records of states such as China, Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
Although a formal written statement has not yet been made, Reprieve has received verbal confirmation from the FCO of the proposed changes, and has written to the Foreign Secretary, urging him to reconsider.
The UK's Strategy for the Abolition of the Death Penalty has been in place since 2010, and was last year cited by Foreign Minister David Lidington as the mechanism by which the Government was pursuing its "firm goal" of "global abolition of the death penalty."
In its letter to Philip Hammond, Reprieve points out that any "retreat from the fight for global abolition" could be "disastrous" at a time when countries such as Iran, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are seeing a surge in executions.
Reprieve also notes concerns that UK support for counter-narcotics operations abroad is leading to increased numbers of death sentences for people accused of non-violent drugs offences.
Maya Foa, director of the death penalty team at Reprieve said:
"At a time when executions in countries around the world are spiking, it is alarming that the Government is ditching its Strategy on the death penalty. With Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Iran all executing at a rate we haven't seen for years, the UK's move will send the wrong signal. The worry is that by doing this, and softening its language on countries which abuse human rights, the Government is seeking to unburden itself of important obligations. It is vital that the Foreign Secretary thinks again."
Notes to editors
1. For further information, or to request a copy of Reprieve's letter to Philip Hammond, please contact Reprieve's press office: clemency[DOT]wells[AT]reprieve.org.uk
2. For FCO minister David Lindington's comments on the death penalty strategy see Hansard, 28 Feb 2014: Column 527W.


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Welcome to israelinewsnow.com
As you can tell by the name of this website, we're all about Israel and the news coming from that part of the world.
We live, breathe and love everything Israeli, and this is really the one stop information clearing house that you've been looking for when it comes to the Holy Land.
Oldest country
Israel is one of the world's oldest countries. It definitely is one of the hosts of one of the world's oldest cultures. It is also located in a part of the world where there is a lot of conflict, and this is why there is really no shortage of news coming from Israel.
The Holy Land
Now, just like with all other people coming from western countries and countries under a tremendous amount of western influence, you probably are getting very biased or slanted news regarding the Holy Land.
Read between the lines
If you, in any way, shape or form, read between the lines, it's easy to see that Israel is often cast as the villain of any kind of international power play or current events. It's very easy to look for the Israeli boogeyman.
Persecution Complex
We say this not because we are suffering from some sort of persecution complex or, worse yet, an inferiority complex. We say it because it's absolutely true.
Western European treatment
In fact, if you look at the Western European treatment of any kind of conflict originating within and near the borders of Israel, it's almost always negative. It almost always paints the Jewish state as the aggressor or the party causing all sorts of problems. There's an almost pathological kneejerk reaction to Israel in an increasing number of countries all over the world.
Where this come from
And it's easy to see where this comes from. We're not going to spell it out because it should be obvious to you. But the problem is, if you are consuming regular western media, a lot of this stuff starts to sink in. A lot of this can start warping how you view Israel.
You may be the most staunch and hard core pro Israel supporter, but you may be supporting from the wrong perspective because you've actually drunk the Kool Aid unsuspectingly. How? You keep consuming a typical western propaganda.
And that's really the only way to describe the news that is spread about Israel. From our analysis, there's really not much difference between opinion pieces that are explicitly and obviously anti Israel and stuff that is being passed off as news.
No Surprise
It is no surprise that a lot of people have a big beef against fake news. Because fake news has been around for a long time, and guess who the number one victim of this weapon of distraction and manipulation has been historically? You guessed right. Israel.
It's Israel
Make no mistake about it, whether you're looking for the only democracy in the Middle East, or if you're looking for a vibrant open community that doesn't really care whether you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or that doesn't really care about your religion, Israel is it. It is the most pro-western westernized country in the Middle East.
If you're looking for everything and anything great about the Western European and North American cultural tradition, you can find it in Israel. This is the place of innovation. This is the place of open-mindedness.
And unfortunately, a lot of that is under assault because of the ironic distortion of what Israel is about and its history. A lot of this flow in one place, really, in Western Europe. And it really is quite sad.
So if you want to get unvarnished, completely objective, and truly truthful information about the Holy Land, you have to take matters into your own hands. You can't just rely on Al Jazeera, CNN and the usual suspects. Even Fox News drops the ball enough times.
Next level
You need to take things to the next level. You really need to be proactive and take the initiative. In other words, you need to visit israelinewsnow.com so you can get the news uncut, unfiltered.
No matrix
We don't apply any matrix here to distort information to fit some sort of agenda. Instead, we just want to tell you about what's going on in Israel.
No weasel words
We say it straight. We don't use weasel words. We don't connect patterns to create some sort of intrigue. We don't pit news stories together to create some sort of reasonable doubt or reasonable skepticism. Those are mainstream media tricks.
Don't be a victim
We see those play out again and again, and we're sick of it. And since we are sick of those games, you can bet that we're not going to play those games on you because we know how it is to be the victim of this manipulation.
Manufacturing consent
This is the worst form of manipulation because it's all about manufacturing consent. That's the bottom line. It's all about conditioning the mind in such a way where all sorts of assumptions that you normally would not create for yourself pop up in your mind and you start basing decisions on these.
Getting upset
You can't quite put your finger on it, but somehow, some way, you get upset about certain topics. You start analyzing certain issues a certain way. In your mind, it makes all the sense in the world.
Analytical framework
In your mind it's smooth and rational and logical, but we beg to differ because that analytical framework that you have is imported actually from somewhere. Do you know where it came from? Do you know its agenda? Do you know where it leads to?
Hard questions
These are the hard questions we all have to ask ourselves when it comes to media because it's too easy for some sort of idea virus to be planted in our brains and then this thing hijacks our brain's normal operations by feeding on news.
No neutral
These are the hard questions we all have to ask ourselves when it comes to media because it's too easy for some sort of idea virus to be planted in our brains and then this thing hijacks our brain's normal operations by feeding on news.
Does your choice of music really impact your preferences in ejuice flavors?
For the longest time, how people choose to live their lives is actually a part of some sort of package that they have feel compelled to follow. For example, if you are into heavy metal music, you're supposed to dress a certain way. You're supposed to have a certain attitude regarding work, family, and you know the big issues in life. Now, I hope you can see why this is such a bad idea, because after all the whole idea of music is supposed to be personal. It shouldn't come with some sort of pre-condition if you like heavy metal or death metal for example, this doesn't preclude you being some sort of Wall Street banker. But for the longest time, people thought that music and lifestyle were pretty much joined at the hip and you really had no claim to be a genuine follower of a type of music if you did not live the requisite lifestyle for it.
Well thankfully, we have as a society evolved past that point, because back in the 1970's and early 80's, the hardcore punk movement pretty much imposed some sort of mental straight jacket to people who liked that kind of music. First of all, you are supposed to be a liberal; you are supposed to hate the state; you are supposed to not have a job; that kind of thing. What if you are conservative and you like dressing in suites but you still love yourself some Sex Pistols, Black Flag, Fear, and Suicidal Tendencies? How do you classify that person? And unfortunately, back in those days, the easy classification was that you are a poser. In other words, you're some sort of imposter; you don't really have any right to be there; you really have no right to that kind of music. Again, I'm so happy that we no longer think that way as a culture because it really boils down to personal preference.
So, your choice of music should really have nothing to do with your choice of ejuice flavors or vape juice online vendor. Pick a way – you're more than entitled to like for example, bubble gum e-liquid or e-juice while listening to some reggae, or hardcore death metal. That doesn't necessarily have to be some sort of correlation between the kind of music you like and the flavors of vaping liquids that you ingest and blow out in the air into a beautiful halo of water molecules. It really all boils down to your personal preference, it's your call. So, don't think that you have to listen to reggae for example if you are big into ganja type or weed type vaping flavors. It doesn't have to follow in a very programmatic way.


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US President Donald Trump delivers a statement on Syria from the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2017.
Trump ordered a massive military strike against a Syria Thursday in retaliation for a chemical weapons attack they blame on President Bashar al-Assad. A US official said 59 precision guided missiles hit Shayrat Airfield in Syria, where Washington believes Tuesday's deadly attack was launched.
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The Black-and-Red Trade Third Overall Pick In SuperDraft
For the first time since 2010, the Black-and-Red did not select a player in the first two rounds of the MLS SuperDraft. Their second round pick was traded to Vancouver for veteran keeper David Ousted. Yesterday, with the third overall pick overall D.C. United elected to make a trade They traded that pick for $200,000 in allocation monies. Split evenly as $100,00 in Targeted Allocated Money and General Allocated Money. Ben Olsen addressed the media shortly after, it appears that D.C. United has it's eyes on a few players and that money could possibly help seal those deals.