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"Summertime an' the livin' is easy. Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high."
-- DuBose Heyward (lyrics) from Porgy and Bess
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On the calendar, summer here in the northern hemisphere begins on June 21st and lasts until September 21st, but we've always thought of summer as that part of the year between Memorial Day, at the end of May, and Labor Day, in early September. More specifically, we've always thought of summer as the time between Disclave and Worldcon, the two conventions we usually attended that occupied those weekends. Well, Disclave is no more, expiring in the aftermath of the Great Sprinkler Flood incident of the 1997 convention, and occasionally even the Worldcon itself wanders away from its usual weekend. When that happened in 1998, it produced some disorientation; subconsciously, we knew that summer was ending way too soon.
It's now been more than a decade since we moved from Tennessee to Maryland. Back then, we used to go to about ten conventions a year, most of them in mid-South cities not all that far from Chattanooga where we lived. One of them was Rivercon in Louisville, Kentucky, held each year in late July, the heart of summer. We feel a sort of a kinship to Rivercon, because Rivercons came into existence in 1975, the same year we attended our first convention, and because we had been Fan Guests there in 1986. About a year ago, we received a letter from Steve Francis, the chairman, that the 25th Rivercon, in July 2000, would be the last in the series and their plan was to bring back all the guests from previous Rivercons who were interested in attending -- would we like to come?
Louisville is a lot farther away now that we're in Maryland. We usually make only one trip to the midwest each year and that's for Midwestcon, which most of the people we'd want to see at Rivercon also attend; in the 11+ years we've been in Maryland, we haven't been back to Louisville even once. Luckily, there was no Australia worldcon trip this year, so there was enough vacation time available. And we didn't want to see the convention pass into history without seeing the finale. So we were only too happy to go to Louisville as two of their many Guests.
But there was more to do in Kentucky than just go to the convention. We had been wanting to visit the Museum of the American Quilter's Society in Paducah for a long time (Nicki, who is a quilter, especially so), so we extended the trip all the way to Western Kentucky. By the time the trip was over, about a week after we started, we had driven almost 2,000 miles.
If you consider the quilt as a work of art, there were some splendid examples in the museum. The contemporary collection, which was the largest of the three galleries, had many many of the quilts that had been selected as part of the 100 best, or at least most significant, of the previous century. (Supposedly the selectees were determined by polling a number of well-known quilters.) Many of the ones on display certainly were marvelous works of art and craft. The museum had on display the historic as well as the elegant one of the other galleries displayed a collection of antique quilts, some dating back to the end of the 1700s. The Quilt Museum wasn't so large that it took more than a couple of hours to see it all, but it was without question worth the time and effort to drive the extra four hours out to Paducah. Besides, there were other things to see and do there, too.
You'd expect Paducah, by its location not far upstream on the Ohio River from its confluence point with the Mississippi, to be an important inland port. Not so. It's situated on a bluff that does a good job protecting it from floods, but not so good a job providing access to the river itself. What Paducah seems to have become (at least the downtown area) is a home to antique dealers, little art shops, and lots of interesting caf's and restaurants. It survives on the presence of outsiders, apparently. Apart from the Quilt Museum, and the river itself, there really aren't too many reasons to come to the older part of the city. Other nearby communities have the same dilemma. But one of them, just across the river on the Illinois side, has found a unique way to attract visitors. It's become the home to the Man of Steel!
It takes only about fifteen minutes to drive to Metropolis, Illinois, from Paducah. But the trip took us back more than 35 years, back to the 'Silver Age' of comics in the early 1960s. A few decades ago, the small river town of Metropolis, in southern Illinois, successfully petitioned DC Comics to become recognized as the 'home town of Superman'. Once you find your way to the center of the town (which is more difficult that you'd think -- there aren't very many road signs), the first thing you see, right next to the county courthouse, is a statue of the Man of Steel on a rectangular stone that reads, 'Truth, Justice, The American Way'. He's big! We were unprepared for how large it was, probably 20 feet in height -- much larger than life, just like our childhood memories of his exploits were.
Across the street is the Superman Museum, which is housed on the first floor of a somewhat rundown-looking storefront building, right out of the 1960s. Inside, it's a rabbit warren of Superman memorabilia, including costumes worn in the movies, toys and collectibles from decades past (now worth small fortunes, no doubt), and photos and stills from some of the movies and television shows. It didn't take more than about half an hour to see it all, but what memories it brought back -- the 1950s and `60s were our childhood and adolescence. That time seems so very far away now, but the museum was a time machine to bring some of it back again. Being in the museum was like stepping into a large time capsule, which we guess in a way it was!
The way back to Louisville from Paducah took us along the Western Kentucky Parkway through lots and lots of wilderness, or at least what used to be wilderness. For the past several decades it's been turned into lots and lots of coal mines, and you can see some of them from the road. At about the middle of the Parkway is Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, which Rich came to know very well during the eight years he worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority. The county seat is the optimistically-named Central City (which has a population of only a few thousand); we stopped there on the way back to Louisville not so much to see if there had been any changes in the past decade (there weren't many), but because we'd seen a sign on the Parkway that mentioned there was an 'Everly Brothers Monument' there. We got off at the exit and drove through the town (which didn't take long), but somehow missed the memorial; we had thought there would be another sign or perhaps a park with some sort of statue. No such luck. We even drove down the dirt road of the museum-to-be (construction hasn't started yet) and didn't see anything. So we stopped at the Dairy Queen and the woman at the counter told us the memorial was back up the road, just past the stop light, in front of the City Hall. "You can't miss it," she said. "It looks just like a tombstone." And she was right! It turned out to be a big slab of granite engraved with images of the singers as young men. All it lacked were the dates.
Turns out that the Everlys were originally from Central City, or at least from a now nonexistent town that used to be near Central City. Land has been cleared next to the Parkway for some kind of museum, and there's now a one-day music festival each year over Labor Day weekend in Central City that features the Everlys and guests such as John Prine. The festival began the year after we moved to Maryland; about eleven years ago the Central City police and fire departments were trying to raise money for new emergency radios and were having a hard time finding all the money they needed. Somehow, news of this reached the manager of the Everlys, and soon after that the Mayor got a telephone call telling him a check for all the money he needed would be coming to him soon. Apparently, the Everlys had been wanting to go back and Do Something for their old home town for a while. And it didn't stop there; the next year, the Everlys agreed to come to Central City for a benefit concert, and it has been continued every year since then.
We learned all this from the wife of the Mayor of Central City. The door to city hall (where the monument was located) was open, so we went in there for a look around. Turns out the Mayor's wife is in charge of the Everly Brothers Foundation that oversees the Festival, is planning for the museum, and sells postcards, t-shirts, and other souvenirs. She seemed happy to talk to us for a few minutes and tried to convince us to come back for the Festival (we told it we couldn't because we had another commitment that weekend, in Chicago). As we got back in the car and headed back to the Parkway, we agreed that this is the kind of thing that would make a great independent film documentary -- loads of human interest on the struggles and successes of a small rural town.
We had time the day before the convention began to do one more bit of touristing. In the decade since we'd moved to Maryland, the Hillerich & Bradsby Company had moved their main baseball bat production facility to downtown Louisville from where it had been across the river in Indiana. And they had also opened a museum next door to it -- the Louisville Slugger Museum. You know when you're near the place, because the world's largest baseball bat is in the plaza outside (with the world's largest baseball 'breaking' a large mural of a window at the plate glass company next door).
The museum itself was somewhat interesting, but would have been more so if it stuck more to the topic of baseball bats instead of trying and not really succeeding to be more of a general interest baseball museum. On the other hand, the tour of the bat production facility was fascinating. You could see, right there in front of you, each step of the process for converting a wooden cylinder into a finished baseball bat, right down to the 'autograph'. (In fact, for all the hard-core baseball fans and for a not-too-unreasonable fee -- about $50 -- it's possible to get an honest-to-god Louisville Slugger wooden baseball bat, major league quality, with *your own* signature engraved on it! Rich was tempted, but it seemed just a bit too self-reverential in the end.)
Rivercon itself was a nice, pleasant convention, and with over 1,000 people, the most well-attended. We were only on a few program items, which left lots of time to talk to people (our favorite convention activity). We're starting to get to know the fans from NESFA pretty well, and many of them were there promoting their Boston-in-2004 bid, which looks to be a good one. It was a fun convention, especially the parties and dinner expeditions. There are some very fine restaurants in Louisville, and meals with friends like Joel Zakem, Bob Roehm, Dave Rowe, Carolyn Doyle, Ned Brooks, and Ben Yalow, made the dining all that much better. Two of our friends, Mike and Christa Sinclair, gave one last 'Say "Da" to Moscow' party, which featured flavored vodkas and all the trappings of (formerly) communist Russia; Mike, Christa, and some other friends had once run a series of these parties, at conventions across the midwest, promoting Moscow in a semi-serious bid for the 1995 Worldcon. By the time that the bid, such that it was, had run its course, the L.A.Con people had copied some of the shtick, such as a passport-style book holding stickers from various convention parties, in their successful bid for the 1996 Worldcon. And there was even a surprise for us -- at that party Mike and Christa presented us certificates, signed by Jefferson County, Kentucky, Judge/Executive Rebecca Jackson, that proclaimed us Honorary Captains of the Belle of Louisville riverboat!
This was likely to be out last trip to Kentucky for quite some time -- there just isn't anything, especially now with the demise of Rivercon, to bring us back there again any time soon. The friends we have there we'll see again in other places, but the city has always been a pleasant place to visit. We'll miss that.
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"Are you going to drive this car all the way back to Maryland?"
-- Bellman at Hyatt Regency Chicago
It seemed like an odd question to be asked as we packed our car in preparing to leave the Worldcon in Chicago. We weren't sure if he was commenting on the condition of the car or our ability to endure a long trip. Later we realized he must have meant to ask if we were going to make the trip in one day. Many people seemed surprised that we had driven to Chicago rather than fly, but we were bringing along a mimeograph and electrostenciler to give to Dick and Leah Smith, and those are not the type of things to take on a plane. And if we'd flown to Chicago, we also wouldn't have been able to make all the stops along the way that we'd planned.
This year, we've made our vacations do double duty. Instead of just driving to a convention and back, we've been seeing sights along the way and taking side trips while we're "in the area." Our trip to Midwestcon in Cincinnati at the end of June included a side trip to the Bob Evans Farm in southeastern Ohio for its annual Quilt Exhibition. In July, the drive out to Louisville for Rivercon took us well out of our way to Paducah before heading back to Louisville for the convention. But on the drive at the end of summer to Chicon 2000, we didn't have to detour miles and miles to see the sights -- they were right on the way. And the one we wanted to see most was the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.
The most obvious thing about Cleveland is that it's a city in transition. Shiny new buildings belonging to computer companies and health care groups shoulder up to abandoned buildings on the route into downtown. The waterfront area is different, though; the renewal has already taken place. There's now a big new stadium for the professional football team. And there's also the Museum.
If you haven't seen pictures of it, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is housed in a spectacular glass pyramid on the shore of Lake Erie. It's not large by Smithsonian standards and, being a pyramid, the above-ground exhibit space gets smaller as one ascends. At the bottommost level, where the main exhibition area is located, there are many displays filled with historical artifacts. Snippets of rock and roll are everywhere, bombarding you and constantly overlapping -- every ten steps, what you were listening to gets drowned out by the next piece of equally loud music. The artifacts, though, were pretty interesting, and included such things the Beatles' Sergeant Pepper uniforms and the suits they wore on the cover of their debut album cover, as well as music play lists from various concerts, guitars galore, and stage costumes from Madonna, David Bowie, Kiss, Michael Jackson, and many, many others. But the continuous assault on the senses takes a toll and sensory overload happens quickly; it's not long until the next costume or piece of sheet music doesn't mean much.
One thing that we quickly noticed is that the museum seems to use pretty much a scattergun approach, with bits of this and some of that. There seemed to be a lack of coherency and connectivity; perhaps it's because trying to capture the whole of rock and roll in one place is a bit futile. And that leads to a larger question: how is it decided what belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Maybe this was captured somewhere else in the museum; to see everything, to sit through all the videos and listen to all the recordings, would have taken far longer than the time we spent there. You could spend the entire day just in the various video venues and in soaking up the music. But there are other things to see.
The actual Hall of Fame itself is on the third level, but it mostly consists of a hallway where signatures of the honorees are on display; it was kind of disappointing. There was quite a bit on some of the more famous Hall of Fame inductees, like Springsteen and Billy Joel. There was also a theater where you could view the best moments from some of the past Hall of Fame Induction concerts, and even a computerized listening station where you could bring up digital recordings by everybody who had been inducted. We'd thought it would take only an hour or two to see the museum, but after four hours, had managed mostly just a superficial look at much of what was in there. After that, it was mid-afternoon and time to head farther west.
Seeing all those artifacts from rock and roll's earlier days in such an expensive and magnificent setting, though, made us a bit envious. The closest thing to it in the science fiction world are personal collections like Forry Ackerman's that are made available for public viewing only because of the largesse of their owners. Someday, perhaps, SF will get its own museum where we can see its roots and marvel at original typed pages from Heinlein and Asimov, jackets from Cliff Simak and Harlan Ellison, and program books and badges from all the worldcons. Until then, we'll have to settle for temporary traveling historical exhibits like the one at Chicon 2000.
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"This is the oddest but most entertaining event I've ever been to."
-- Galaxy Quest director Dean Parisot
Chicago is an interesting city to walk around in. There's always lots to see and do there, more so when there's a worldcon in town too. As you might expect, there's lots more to do in Chicago than in Cleveland. Chicago is much like New York, in that the downtown area is active and interesting well into the night (even on a Sunday night), whereas in Cleveland, the whole downtown area pretty much shuts down after dark. We arrived on a Wednesday, which happened to be the free-admission day at the Field Museum, so that's where we went. We wanted to see Sue.
The Field Museum is a Natural History Museum, similar in many ways to the one here in Washington that's part of the Smithsonian Institute. But the Field Museum has something the Smithsonian doesn't -- a nearly complete fossil skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. It's the largest and most complete ever found; it was discovered about a decade ago in Montana, and ever since then it's been called 'Sue', after the first name of the paleontologist who made the discovery.
There was more at the Field than just dinosaurs, of course. The Star Wars display we'd seen at the National Air and Space Museum more than two years ago was there, and there was *no* line! There was a roomful of jade from China that was interesting (but dimly lit), and a recreation of an Egyptian tomb -- actual stones with hieroglyphs, a display of burial objects, and a Book of the Dead. The museum is pretty large, and there were alcoves and displays we didn't have time to explore. The Field is part of an extended museum complex that also includes the Shedd Aquarium (which we also visited the last day we were in the city) and the Adler Planetarium. The scenic park area they occupy becomes a peninsula that extends out into Lake Michigan; the day we were there it was windy enough where rather large waves were crashing up against the breakwater.
Another place in Chicago where the wind often blows is 1060 West Addison Street on the north side of town -- Wrigley Field. Rich been there only once previously to see a baseball game, back in April 1988, when it was so cold that there was a threat of snow that day. This time it was almost the opposite -- it was so hot a day that the public schools stayed closed; if we'd had tickets in the bleachers or down the left field line where there was full sun, it would have been very unpleasant. Chicon had purchased a block of seats and resold them to the worldcon attendees; there were maybe 15-20 other people from the convention there, enough where we even got scoreboard recognition! As for the game itself, it was a bit of an anticlimax; the Cubs played poorly and were routed. Sammy Sosa, who was leading the majors in home runs, struck out twice. It was just our luck to catch him on a bad day; if we'd been able to attend the previous day's game, we'd have seen him hit two homers.
The worldcon itself was as worldcons usually are, a human kaleidoscope -- a whirl of activity, parties every night and friends everywhere. It's something that's sure to wear you down after a few days, but on the other hand, you never really get tired of it. And, admittedly, we look forward to it. Worldcons are the only place where we are likely to see many of our friends each year. Lowell Cunningham and Dorothy Tompkins from Knoxville were there; we've known each other for probably close to twenty years, long before Lowell gained fame as the creator of the Men In Black. Many of our contributors for Mimosa were there, such as Dave Kyle, Julia Morgan-Scott, and Teddy Harvia, and some of our time was spent trying to line up some contributions for this very issue. Mimosa was not the Best Fanzine Hugo winner this year, as it turned out. That went to Mike Glyer's newszine File 770, his first win in over a decade. We were not all that disappointed that we didn't win; Mike has been publishing some very fine issues and finished second (behind Ansible) in the category last year in Australia. But wait til next year!
If we had to single out any particular highlight of Chicon 2000, we're not sure we could do it. Neither of us was on a single programming event, the result of not receiving the program questionnaire that had apparently been sent out much earlier. Not that it really mattered; there didn't seem to be many, if any, panels that we were much interested in or felt we could contribute to in any meaningful way. Much of our time was spent in the Fan Lounge in the Concourse area, which was well-designed (and also well-located, not far from the convention registration area). It was set up to look like a fan's living room. The couches and overstuffed chairs were suitably old and tacky (especially the green slip-covered chair and footstool combo) and the section was bounded by cinder block and wood bookshelves which held paperback books and prozines. There was even some programming there Dick and Leah Smith gave a get-your-hands-dirty show-and-tell about fanzine reproduction methods of old, including even the now-legendary hectograph. It made us nostalgic for the past, but at the same time grateful we live in the present.
The Fan Lounge was also used for other impromptu events, such a 'Meet the TAFF and DUFF Representatives' party. We managed to do neither, though. Neither Sue Mason, the Trans-Atlantic Fan Fund delegate, nor Cathy Cupitt, who represented the Down Under Fan Fund, made Washington, D.C., part of their travel itineraries, and our paths just didn't seem to cross with them during the convention. On the other hand, Janice Gelb, the North American representative of the DUFF, was omnipresent and scored a coup by overseeing one of the most financially successful fan fund benefit auctions ever at a worldcon. Outcomes of auctions like these are hard to predict; even though there are more people at a worldcon than a regional convention, much of what gets donated for a fan fund auction is usually more suitable for a more select audience that might be found at a regional convention.
The auction at Chicon 2000 included the usual aggregation of books, fanzines, and collectibles that had been donated (and which found new homes for a few tens of dollars), but much of the success resulted from the auction of two big-ticket items Mike Resnick and Harry Turtledove both agreed, on very short notice, to use the name of the respective winning bidder as a character in upcoming science fiction stories they would be writing. Bidding was brisk, and after all the dust had settled, the two auctions netted $650 and $666, respectively. It led Rich to wonder aloud, "Why are we even bothering with all this other penny ante stuff?"
On the other hand, the parties at Chicon 2000 were hardly 'penny ante'. Some significant money was spent over the weekend by all the various worldcon bidders. Hot barbecue was available every night at the Charlotte-in-2004 suite, while the rival Boston bid had wonderful desserts and microbrew beer. The Scotland-in-2005 bid had single malt scotch. The most interesting of the bid parties, though, was by the Japan-in-2007 bid. At every worldcon there's a contingent of fans from Japan, including their mentor, Takumi Shibano. Japanese fandom is so highly regarded at worldcons that they are allowed to present their Seiun Awards, for best science fiction story and novel translated into Japanese during the previous year, at the Hugo Awards Ceremony. They have enough knowledge and experience on what happens at and is expected of worldcons that it seemed only natural that they would one day bid for one. They held bid parties two nights at Chicon 2000, giving out samurai headbands and saki to bid supporters; they were actually a bit too successful -- hundreds of people signed up as pre-supporters and by their second night they ran out of headbands and had to close down early.
After five frenetic days of Chicon, we finally reached the point where we were about ready for it to be over. The last party on the last night of a worldcon always seems to signal the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, and it was time to go home. We took back with us pleasant memories of friends and good times, and the desire to do it all over again next year. After all, it was only 51 weeks to the Millenium Philcon...
Title illustration by Sheryl Birkhead
Photo in Wrigley Field by Joel Zakem
Photos of Everly Brothers monument and Glass Pyramid by Nicki Lynch
All other photos by Rich Lynch

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As a service to you during draft season, The Cowboys Wire offers a series of detailed scouting reports on the collegians they are most likely to target, compiled from the work of top draft analysts. Today, we look at Eastern Kentucky DE Noah Spence.
Noah Spence's collegiate career started with a bang; he was the first five-star recruit to commit to Urban Meyer as the Buckeye's head coach, and was immediately an on-field monster as a freshman in 2013, starting 12 games and finishing the season with 52 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and a team-leading 8 sacks, sufficient to merit All-Big Ten accolades But there was a downside: Spence tested positive for a banned substance at the Big Ten title game and was suspended for the Orange Bowl and the first two games of 2014.
He was subsequently banned by the Big Ten for repeated failed drug tests. Instead of leaving for the 2015 draft, Spence decided to transfer to Eastern Kentucky to get his degree and to elevate his draft status. After a year-long hiatus to satisfy transfer regulations, he exploded in 2015, finishing the season with 63 tackles (an astonishing 22.5 TFLs) and 11.5 sacks, 15 quarterback hurries, three forced fumbles and a pair of fumble recoveries—enough to garner AP FCS All-American and Ohio Valley Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year honors.
Its simple: Spence is the best pass rusher in this draft class, with rare burst, explosion and impressive lateral quickness. Most of all, he boasts the rare ability to do the one thing that defines elite pass rushers: lower his pads and bend the arc at speed. Although undersized, he's strong and capable of playing as a weakside DE in a Tampa-2-style defense like the Cowboys run.
Is your interest piqued? If so, let's start our closer examination by looking at his measurables:
Height Weight Arms Hands 40yd 10yd Bench Vert Broad 3Cone 20ss SPARQ 0602 251 33" 10¾" 4.80 1.61 25 35" 121" 7.21 4.35 122.4 (58.3%)
How about this tape (as scouts like to say, "the tape don't lie")? Over at Draft Breakdown, they have seven of his games available. Watch him at OSU in 2013 lining up against Cal (five tackles and a sack) and versus Penn State (four stops; two sacks); from 2015, in a WKU uniform, check out his work here against in-state rival Kentucky.
Let's see what our esteemed panel of scouts has to say about Spence and his game:
Gary Horton (ESPN.com): 6th-ranked OLB; 37th overall
- Instincts/Recognition: Disciplined. Doesn't overreact to misdirection or play action. Flashes ability to shed in proper direction and flashes ability to fall or spin back into plays when over pursues. However, not a naturally instinctive run defender. Doesn't appear to have a great feel for blocking schemes at this point. Doesn't always make sound reads and inconsistent tracking ball. Average awareness when drops.
- Take-on Skills: Appears to have longer arms and above average upper body strength on tape. Flashes ability to get hands inside and press blockers off frame. Developing hand fighter that flashes ability to shed quickly. Strong enough to hold ground one-on-one working against offensive tackles when stays low and even flashes ability to drive blockers back. Not big enough to regularly get away with sub-par technique and tends to give ground when doesn't keep hips down. Makes it too easy for blockers to get hips around and seal him inside.
- Range vs. Run: Doesn't have elite finishing burst and isn't a sideline-to-sideline player but a long strider with enough range to make some plays in pursuit. Above average motor. Adequate angles and does good job of negotiating traffic for the most part.
- Tackling: Not a violent downhill striker. Tends to leave feet early instead of driving through contact but still does a good job of limiting production after contact. Inconsistent in this area but flashes ability to make one-on-one plays in space. Average body control and good length.
- 3rd Down Capabilities: First-step quickness and closing speed are average on tape but flashes the ability to dip inside shoulder, get under offensive tackle and bend back inside. Doesn't translate speed to power but effective power rusher that gets into blockers' frames and walks them back. Doesn't have one-on-one cover skills to excel in a man heavy scheme but ample experience dropping into underneath zone. Gets good depth and reads quarterback.
Dane Brugler/ Rob Rang (CBSSports.com): 4th-ranked DE; 29th overall
- Strengths: Fluid, balanced athlete with smooth lateral quickness and change of direction ability to avoid blocks. Gets upfield quickly with his first step burst and closes fast, staying low to the ground with above average coordination. Wins the corner and controls his momentum extremely well with his natural leverage giving him an added advantage. Displays deadly dip to flatten to the quarterback.
- Spence is a versatile front-seven defender, lining up at left and right end, standing up or putting his hand on the ground. He appears comfortable on his feet and has dropped in space enough to show that he can do it. Engaged in several confrontations with linemen at the Senior Bowl, viewed as evidence of passion and competitiveness from scouts rather than as a red flag – perhaps, in part, because he played so well. Spence showed off his trademark burst and agility off the edge, repeatedly getting the best of the tackles on-hand and none had an answer for his edge quickness. He also showed impressive strength to hold up at the point of attack in the running game, anchoring well and slipping off blocks to harass running backs.
- Weaknesses: Spence's documented history with an addiction to Ecstacy led to his being banned by the Big Ten permanently and a stint in a drug rehabilitation program. He transferred to Eastern Kentucky and passes numerous drug tests, but that history will be a prime focus during pre-draft interviews and some teams will remove him from their boards entirely. Needs to improve his snap discipline and anticipation. Needs to show heavier hands to jolt blockers at the point of attack, struggling to consistently convert speed to power. He has a light anchor and can be moved by blockers and his lack of height hinders his backfield vision at times. Needs to improve his instincts and experience in coverage, especially with several teams with a 3-4 base defense scouting him as a stand-up linebacker. Needs to improve his functional strength, play with more of a mean streak and keep his nose clean.
Lance Zierlein (NFL.com): 6th-ranked DE; 31st overall
- Strengths: Plays with a big motor and tremendous endurance. Had eight-sack season as a sophomore at Ohio State. Plays at same speed throughout the game. Good upfield burst. Has played with hand in the ground and standing. Won't give away leverage by engaging too early in pass rush. Has solid speed to the edge with a strong rip move at the top of his rush to turn the corner. Takes good angles around the rush arc. Quick lateral slide down the line to restrict running lanes. Plays with a sense of desperation when the ball is in his area. Eludes lead blockers and cut blocks. Pursues around the field looking to scoop up tackles. Dominated his level of competition with 11.5 sacks, 22.5 tackles for loss and 63 tackles over 11 games. Scouts call him an intelligent person and player. Has had success fighting through adversity and has renewed sense of urgency on and off the field as well as a sense of accountability. Former head coach Urban Meyer helped get Spence a second chance because he believes Spence is high character but made mistakes.
- Weaknesses: Not as long or tall as teams like at defensive end. Needs to develop more strength at point of attack. Can be bumped of his grass and widened out against run. Average hand usage against the run. Doesn't play with violent punch and control at point of attack. Didn't vary pass rush approach much and just average with speed to power. Ability to win on high side will be countered by NFL tackles. Will have to develop a counter underneath. Good athlete, but not great twitch for sudden change of direction. At times is too easy to find for blockers. Treated for drug addiction and banned for life from Big Ten after failed drug tests in 2013 and 2014. Arrested in May of 2015 for alcohol intoxication and second-degree disorderly conduct, but incident was expunged from record after community service.
- NFL Comparison: Whitney Mercilus
- Bottom Line: His issues are well-documented, but his recovery and turnaround is what has NFL teams excited. Spence has been accountable for his actions and worked just as hard off the field as he has on the field to change his life and attack his problems. His inability to hold the point of attack combined with his ability to rush the passer make him a logical choice as a 3-4 rush linebacker. The speed of the game make take a year or two to get used to, but Spence should become a starter early in his career.
Nolan Nawrocki (NFL Draft 2016 Preview): 4th-ranked OLB; 43rd overall
- Strengths: Outstanding initial quickness to beat blockers off the ball and take the corner. Has an explosive get-off and plays faster than his timed speed. Comes off the ball low, can dip and rip and come under blocks. Can run the arc and trim the corner. Very good bend and burst. Good pursuit effort. Can change games on third downs. Showed well at the Senior Bowl, including registering a sack in the game. Produced highly against better competition at Ohio State prior to transferring to Eastern Kentucky.
- Weaknesses: Lacks ideal height, bulk and base strength to anchor against the run. Does not always compete hard at the point of attack. Did not eliminate concerns about his past transgressions during interviews with NFL teams at the Combine and still has maturing to do.
- Future: One of the most gifted pure pass rushers in the draft, Spence is a havoc-wreaking disruptor who will make a living affecting the game on third downs. Has had to overcome a lot of adversity in his life to get to where he is and must prove to teams that he is focused for a team to take a chance on him immense upside.
- Draft projection: Top-50 pick.
- Scout's take: "I didn't think he was quick enough to be a DPR (defensive pass rush specialist). He is a pass rusher that doesn't play the run well, and I didn't think he was a special rusher. He looked little to me on tape. Maybe you have to stand him up. He will jolt (blockers) and if he gets half-a-man, he can win. He'll get called early, but I didn't have him up there as high as he is being talked about.
Our panel of respected draftniks see Spence as a late first to early second rounder. Conveniently, that is precisely where the Cowboys sit with the 34th overall selection, at the top of round two. While it would be nice to get him there, I've heard from several personnel types that he has "checked out," meaning that some teams are satisfied that his addiction troubles are behind him.
If that's the case, then he's likely to go much higher; indeed, someone I trust opined that he's a legitimate option with the fourth overall pick. People affiliated with the Ohio State program have gone on record saying that Spence was the better pass rusher when he and Joey Bosa were both there in 2013; if that's the case, and if the Cowboys are truly secure about his past character flags, is the fourth overall pick really too high to take the draft's best speed rusher?
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We got Dash back. Yippee!
I've lost track of the days, but sometime last week we went ahead and filed a report with the sherriff's department. They really weren't helpful at all so there was no point. Friday Michael went back to the golf course and somehow talked them in to going over the list with him. They narrowed it down to two guys that it could have been. Since the sherriff's dept. wasn't really interested in getting the ball rolling on this, Michael did an internet search on the guys himself. He got an address for the guy that lives closest to us. We went to his house but he wasn't home. M talked to his dad. That guy didn't have Dash, but the dad did say that his son and the other guy were playing golf there last Saturday.
Apparently after we left, the dad called his son, who called his friend that had Dash. We got a call around 6:45pm Saturday night from the guy that had him. He gave us directions and we drove out to get him.
As soon as we got the the house, the man opened the door and Dash ran out and practically jumped into our arms. The guy and his wife were really nice. We were just so happy to get Dash back that we didn't say anything to them about taking him. They apologized profusely and we just thanked them for calling us.
Dash looks fine. He's a little on the thin side. He's always been thin but he just looks skinnier now. I'm sure that will change in the next week or so. Hehe.
Anyway, thank you all for your prayers and thoughts. We all really appreciate it.
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The MEK resistance units in Iran have been carrying out a series of protest activities as the anniversary of the November 2019 protests draws near. The activists honored the sacrifices made by the martyrs of last year's bloody uprising in which 1,500 were gunned down by regime forces, principally the Basij, according to the report by the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK Iran).
#MEK: At Least 1500 #Protesters Killed in #Iran https://t.co/x8AOUd6lrq#FreeAllProtesters #StopIranBloodshed
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) December 16, 2019
Reuters confirmed in a special report on December 23, 2019, about the deadly crackdown on November nationwide protests in Iran the death toll of 1500 that was announced by the (PMOI / MEK Iran) on December 15, 2019.
The November 2019 protests started after the gasoline price was raised by a factor of three, making ordinary living in Iran far harder. Iranians hatred for the corrupt regime boiled over, but the protests across many Iranian cities were brutally put down.
Activists bravely held up banners showing their allegiance to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK Iran).
#Iran: Resistance Units Pay Homage To the Martyrs of the November 2019 Uprising, the Iconic Singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian #IranProtests #MEKhttps://t.co/rhTFPLBPwL
— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) October 17, 2020
Slogans from speeches made by Massoud Rajavi and Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, NCRI leaders were displayed in several Iranian cities, such as Abadan, Arak, Ardabil, Bandar Abbas, Eslamshahr, Ghaemshahr, Isfahan, Kashan, Kermanshah, Khorramabad, Mashhad, Mehran, Neyshabur, Rasht, Sanandaj, Shahriar, Tabriz, Tehran, Torbate-e-Jam and Tus.
Messages and slogans displayed included:
- "Honor the memory of martyrs fallen in the November uprising in 2019";
- "November 15th, the day on which Iran's uprising started, is a national, lasting, and eternal day";
- "The dictator's end is near";
- "Down with the Dictator, hail to Rajavi";
- "Down with Khamenei";
- "Down with Khamenei, Viva Rajavi. Mullahs must fear the uprising on the horizon";
- "There is neither food nor fear. The uprising of the poor is on the way";
- "Hail to freedom, down with Khamenei";
- "Rise up to overthrow the regime";
- "This regime must be overthrown";
- "The freedom spring with Maryam Rajavi";
- "We will avenge the blood of 1500 martyrs of the November 2019 uprising."
Young activists of the resistance units have been carrying out protest activities at great risk to themselves. In Tus, for instance, messages from Massoud Rajavi were spread at the Tomb of Ferdowsi.
Ferdowsi was a famous Iranian poet who was buried in Tus. He died in 1020 AD after writing poetry, including the epic poem, "Shahnameh". The famous Iranian singer, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, was buried at the same location. Shajaran was also a fervent critic of the regime. Security and intelligence forces are carrying out a heavy security presence in the Tus area.
In the same period, the rebellious and defiant youth targeted the regime's Guardian Council Office in Mashhad, and regime leaders' images and billboards in Tehran, Khavaf (Razavi Khorasan), and Mobarakeh (Isfahan) despite a highly intensified security atmosphere.
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and People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran – MEK IRAN – YouTube


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Every week, former NFL offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz picks out the five most disrespectful blocks of the week. It shouldn't take him very long to pick his No. 1 block on this week after what Lane Johnson did to Von Miller during the Eagles' 51-23 win over the Broncos.
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Can we even call that a block? Johnson punched that dude to The Upside Down. Whatever the case, it worked.
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I've had many huge trials, but this one has taken the cake. It was 10 years from beginning to end. This was a very difficult trial in which I'm not a liberty to share any details. Know this, God has made a way out of no way! God has given me the victory over this situation! I could have never gotten through this trial without God!!! Now that it's officially over I'm looking back to see what God wanted me to learn through all of this and these are my conclusions:
- Never get mad at God for what He's allowed you to go through. Things happen. My husband and I said throughout this trial, "it is what it is!" We knew that God was with us, and that we needed to trust Him completely. This was not an easy task because our natural man wanted to take back our problems that we had given to God. Our spiritual man though said leave those problems at the altar and that's what we did. God IS in control of all things!
- We remembered all the victories, blessings, and miracles that God did for us in the past. My husband and I constantly reflected on previous trials and all the answered prayers. This really kept our faith at a higher level. (It would be wise to thank God for all He has done for you in the past.)
- I listened daily to Christian music, Christian radio, and sermons on YouTube most of the day, every day. I needed to keep my mind on Jesus and feed my soul with spiritual food as much as possible.
- My husband and I kept up our personal ministry. Serving the Lord has been such a blessing during this difficult time. It is hard to do ministry when you are in a battle. But when you do it, it makes you so much stronger spiritually.
- Worship God! This is the most amazing thing! Here you are going through one of the toughest times in your life and you take time to worship the Lord with all of your heart. Feeling His presence in worship will comfort you. Sometimes reading a scripture or listening to a song can propel you into a great time of worship. The point is you need to worship God by any means necessary! It doesn't matter how you get there but worship God!
- Be around positive and spiritual people. Do things that are enjoyable to you. If you watch TV, watch wholesome and uplifting shows. Go to the park or sit by a lake.
- Help somebody! This is a tremendous activity that can do so much for you spiritually. Call or visit the sick. Help a neighbor. Volunteer at a food bank.
- Allow people you trust to encourage you. Be close with family and friends during this time. Don't go through this alone!
- Fear not! Fear is a hard thing to deal with. The enemy knows just how to scare you and keep you on edge and stressed out! This is one of the greatest problems during a big trial!!
- This is a real biggy here…. KNOW YOUR BIBLE!!! If you don't know what God has said in His word, then you have nothing to stand on at all!!! God is not a genie in a bottle that you rub to get help when you're in trouble. We need to have a clean heart and be living right. The only way to know how to live that way is through knowing what God has told us in the bible. Then we will be able to approach God with confidence and have hope that He will answer us in our time of need.
- Repent or ask for forgiveness for anything that is not pleasing to God in your life. You just can't roll up on God living your life anyway you want and think He's gonna bless your socks off. He don't work that way!!!! He ain't no sugar daddy! You gotta do the right thing!
- Ok, here it is…the final and GREATEST lesson I learned in this trial: PRAY ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!! You don't need Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Ticktoc, Pinterest, Verizon, AT&T, Google, your pastor, a deacon, or church member to get information or to get in contact with God for you. Anywhere you are… at home, job or in your car, just shoot a prayer right up to God!!! Anytime or anywhere…. Just talk to Him! Speak to Him out loud or just think in your mind your words to Him! He is EASY to talk to!!!! KEEP THE PRAYERS GOING!!! (A little tip here, don't wait until you have a hard trial to keep in touch with God wink, wink!) God is your Father! There is no other help that can help you out of your situation. Only God!!!!
I can give you a bunch of scriptures here, but I have talked about trials throughout all my blogs and I think it would be good for you to really get into the bible yourself because it will be much more meaningful that way. I want to leave you with one Scripture just to get you started but I beg you to please study the bible. It is free online. Biblical help is right at our fingertips. I pray for all those who have very great needs today that you will find the strength, comfort, and hope you need! In Jesus name. Please consider the things I have said in my blog today. It's truth!
1 Peter 5:6-7 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.


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"If You Love Your Mom . . ."
After the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mass last night, a parishioner told me an office mate of hers asked her why Catholics worship Mary. She said she answered: "No, we don't. But we love and honor her."
I said: "Correct answer." Then I said to her:
"If you love your own mom, how can you not love Jesus' mom?
If you don't love your mom, how can you love Jesus' mom?
If Jesus loved His mom, how can you not love Jesus' mom?
If you do not love Jesus' mom, how can you say you love Jesus?
Jesus loved His mom. He was a good son. He followed the 4th commandment.
He performed His first miracle even if it was not yet the proper time. But He did it . . . for her.
Hanging from the cross, Jesus made sure she would be taken care of. She entrusted her to John. "Woman, behold your son." And to John He said: "Son, behold your mother!" John represented all of us. Jesus gave her mom to be also our mom.
His mom was with Him all the way -- when she carried Him in her womb, until the time He ascended into heaven. She is there in Holy Scripture -- from Genesis to Revelation.
When she had spent her earthly life, Jesus brought His mom, body and soul into heaven. She did not leave her alone.
Jesus was a good Son, the Perfect Son.
Jesus, Mary's son, is Divine, meaning, God. He was conceived in Mary's womb by the Holy Spirit. He is God the Son Incarnate. We worship Him.
Jesus created His mom. She was a human, a creature of God. We do not worship her. But we honor her and love her. She points us to her Son.
Because Jesus honored her and loved her first.
If we love and worship Jesus, we should love and honor His mother. But we do not worship her. Only God is worshiped.
As simple as that! Your office mate should be able to understand it. But only if he is sincerely seeking the truth!"#
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One Serving of This Common Food Has More Salt Than a McDonald's Burger
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Research by the UK organization Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) has revealed that the average serving of pesto pasta contains 1.5 grams of salt. A McDonald's hamburger has 1.2 grams, by comparison.
Say it ain't so! Sadly, the numbers don't lie. Researchers at CASH examined the salt content of 75 pesto sauces sold at UK supermarkets this year. Turns out, the worst culprits were two products by Sacla, one of the bestselling brands in the UK. Sacla's No. 1 Classic Basil Pesto and No. 5 Organic Basil Pesto have 2.5 times as much salt per 100g as peanuts and 30 percent more than seawater, according to the report. These foods have way more salt than you realized, too.
But Sacla isn't alone; in fact, nearly 40 percent of the products included in the study contain too much sodium. That includes brands such as Napolina Green Pesto with Basil, Gino D'Acampo Pesto alla Genovese Basil Pesto, and Truly Italian Genovese Basil Pesto, all of which contain between 2g and 2.5g of salt per 100g. (Here are the signs you're eating too much salt.)
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No word yet on the sodium in U.S. pesto sauces, but we bet the numbers look pretty similar.
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Whether you're wandering the hilly streets of Lisbon, snacking on delicious egg tarts, or lounging on the Algarve's stunning beaches, knowing some basic Portuguese can make your trip even better (even though many people in popular tourist areas do speak English). More travel tips Meanwhile, in the land of samba and caipirinhas, body language does go a long way. But Brazilians are a very gregarious bunch, and as soon as you arrive and see the crowds of people hanging out on Ipanema Beach, dancing in the streets to live music, or chatting over açaí and snacks at the ubiquitous juice stands, you'll wish you had brushed up on a few introductory words and phrases to better interact with locals. Thankfully, most Brazilians are more than happy to practice with you — and they'll be extra impressed if you already know a thing or two. Just a note: Brazilians tend to be pretty casual with language, so you can almost always use the informal versions below. The Best Language Learning Apps to Download Before Your Next Trip Here are the basic Portuguese words, phrases, and slang to learn before your next trip to Brazil or Portugal. Basic Portuguese Phrases and Words Hello: Oi (informal); olá (formal) How are you?: Como está?; tudo bem? (In response, you can say "tudo bem" as well, meaning "everything's good.") How's it going?: Como vai?; como está indo? Goodbye: Tchau (informal); adeus (formal) See you later: Até mais See you soon: Até logo See you tomorrow: Até amanhã Good morning: Bom dia Good afternoon: Boa tarde Good evening/good night: Boa noite Please: Por favor Thank you: Obrigada (if you are female), obrigado (if you are male) (Tip: Locals often shorten this to 'brigada or 'bridago, omitting the first "o") Thank you very much: Muito obrigada/o You're welcome: De nada What's your name?: Qual é o seu nome? (informal); Como se chama? (formal) My name is…: Meu nome é… (informal); Me chamo... (formal) Pleased to meet you: Prazer Friend: Amigo (masculine); Amiga (feminine) Family: Família Father/mother: Pai/mãe Boyfriend/girlfriend: Namorado/namorada Mr./mrs./miss: Senhor/senhora/senhorita Beautiful: Lindo (if the object you're describing is masculine); linda (feminine) Good: Bom (if the object you're describing is masculine); boa (feminine) Bad: Mau; Ruim Yes: Sim No: Não I don't know: Não sei I'm sorry/excuse me: Desculpa Excuse me (passing through a crowd or asking to pass by someone): Com licença Today: Hoje Tomorrow: Amanhã Yesterday: Ontem Day: Dia Week: Semana Weekend: Fim de semana Who?: Quem? What?: Que? (When asking solely "what?" you say, "O que?") Where?: Onde? When?: Quando? Why?: Por quê? Which?: Qual? How much?: Quanto? Useful Portuguese Words for Travelers Airport: Aeroporto Taxi: Táxi Subway: Metrô Subway station: Estação de metrô Train: Trem Train station: Estação de trem Bus: Ônibus Bus stop: Ponto de ônibus Car: Carro (Tip: Double Rs in Portuguese are pronounced as an "h" sound, so this is pronounced ca-ho.) Luggage: Bagagem Ticket: Bilhete Beach: Praia City: Cidade Restaurant: Restaurante (Tip: Rs at the beginning of words in Portuguese are pronounced as an "h" sound, so this is pronounced hes-taur-ronch.) Bathroom: Banheiro Store: Loja Hotel: Hotel Hostel: Albergue Food: Comida Drink: Bebida Breakfast: Café da manhã Lunch: Almoço Dinner: Jantar Snack: Lanche, petiscos Wine: Vinho; vinho tinto (red wine); vinho branco (white wine) Beer: Cerveja Expensive: Caro Cheap: Barato Street: Rua Hospital: Hospital Help: Ajuda Police: Polícia Bank: Banco ATM: Caixa eletrônico Left: Esquerda Right: Direita Go straight: Siga; vai direto Common Portuguese Phrases for Travelers Where is the bathroom?: Onde fica o banheiro? Do you speak English?: Você fala Inglês? I don't understand: Eu não entendo What?/Say that again?: O quê? I don't speak Portuguese: Não falo Português How much does this cost?: Quanto custa isso? Check, please: A conta, por favor Cheers! (when toasting drinks): Saúde! I'm lost: Estou perdido (if you are male); Estou perdida (if you are female) Let's go: Vamos!; vamos embora! I would like...: Eu gostaria... I like…: Eu gosto... I don't like…: Eu não gosto... I am from/I come from…: Eu sou de… Where are you from?: De onde você é? Important Phrases for Any Trip to Brazil This city is marvelous: Essa cidade é maravilhosa Very good: Muito bom One more (drink)!: Mais uma! I'd like an açaí with banana, please: Quero um açaí com banana, por favor (Trust us, you'll want to order this) Let's go to the beach: Vamos a praia I will miss this place: Vou ter saudades desse lugar Portuguese Slang Words and Phrases What's up?: E ai? Alright (to show agreement and enthusiasm): Beleza Cool!: Legal! Awesome: Bacana Thanks (informal/colloquial): Valeu! Wow/no way (a general exclamation in reaction to something): Nossa (or nossa senhora) All good?/It's alright?: Ta bom? (If someone asks you this, you respond with "ta" to say "yes") Who knows/I have no idea: Sei la Guy/girl: Cara (this is used to address in an informal, colloquial manner, as "man" or "dude" is used in the U.S.) Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit


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Casa Gentile B&B is located in a quiet residential area in Como and has the rare quality of being five minutes' walk from the historic centre; it also offer a free access to a large garden, parking spaces and a garage. It is located on the raised ground floor of a late 19th century building which has always been owned by our family. Our three rooms include a double room with en-suite bathroom, a single and a double room with a shared bathroom on the floor. They are all tastefully decorated with elegant furnishings that reflect the character and history of the house and create a refined, but homely and friendly atmosphere. In the garden, partially planted with grass and partly shaded by five large lime trees, you will be able to relax sipping a delicious glass of white wine.
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"I don't know if my batteries are going to last long enough…"
As a professional photographer, that has to be one of the most terrifying thoughts that can cross your mind. I always make sure to travel with MORE than enough batteries than I need, but…things happen. And when that happens, you'll know the pain of the Cybermen…
Maybe your extra battery just decided to die…
Maybe you've trekked to the top of a mountain for some photos and you forgot you left your camera in the on position the entire time and now you're at 10%!
Or perhaps you just don't want to carry a bunch of redundant batteries for every piece of gear in your kit…
You need just a little bit of juice to get you through…
Enter the Omni Ultimate!!!
The Omni Ultimate is the third portable battery pack from Omnicharge, currently crowdfunding over on Indiegogo.
A proven track record…
I currently own two of the previous Omnicharge batteries from their other crowdfunding campaigns. They're fantastic and they come in two 'sizes':
The Omni 20…
And the Omni 13…
I use them to recharge my camera batteries, power laptops, flash batteries, run my photo booth, etc., etc.
The Omni Ultimate
Looking at the campaign for the Omni Ultimate makes me all like…
The Omni Ultimate provides a top-notch power output, boasting a massive 150W DC output, 120W AC output, and 60W USB-C output:
- AC Outlet: 120W Pure Sine Wave
- DC Out: 150W (Adjustable Voltage & Amperage)
- USB-C Port: 60W (Input & Output)
- 2 x USB-A Ports (QC 3.0 compatible)
- 40,300 mAh (2.5 Hour Recharge Time)
- Removable Battery
Did I also mention it's also FAA and TSA approved? Yep, you can just put it in your carry on and take it with you.
Power for whatever you might need!
Recharge your camera/phone/laptop? CHECK!
Charging a drone? CHECK!
Need to power a TV? CHECK!
A multitude of recharging options!
You can recharge your Omni Ultimate pretty much any way you can think of!
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While it is great to have batteries like this for work in the event that you need them, or if you like to go camping/traveling and don't want to be tethered to an outlet, all of the hurricanes and violent weather of the recent past have taught me that you can NEVER have enough portable power. In case your lights go out unexpectedly or you are on the move and don't know when you'll be able to find a chance to charge your devices, these batteries can save the day!
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Employers with one or more employees working in the state of Massachusetts are required to provide a written notice of the PFML benefits, contribution rates and other provisions on or before May 31, 2019.
What are the notice requirements?
The written notice may be provided electronically or in paper form to current employees and must include an opportunity for the employee to acknowledge receipt or decline to acknowledge receipt of the information. The acknowledgement can be received in paper form, or electronically.
New employees must receive this notice within the first 30 days of their first day of employment. Employers must also obtain a written acknowledgment or refusal to acknowledge the notice from new employees.
The notice must be written in the employee's primary language. Final version in English and translated versions of the template notice are available on the Massachusetts PFML website. Employers may choose to create their own notice as long as it contains the same information in the template notice.
This written notice is in addition to the mandatory workplace poster which was released earlier. The poster must also be made available in English and each language which is the primary language of five or more individuals. Translated versions are available on the MA PFML website. The poster must be posted in an easily accessible location.
For more information:
For more and updated information, please see the employer FAQs, the employee FAQs and the proposed regulations.
Massachusetts provides e-mail updates to employers. If you have employees working in the state of Massachusetts sign up to receive timely information.
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Karen Hooper, CEBS, CMS, Fellow, is a Vice President and Senior Compliance Manager working closely with the Lead Benefit Counsel in Newfront's Employee Benefits division. She works closely with internal staff and clients regarding compliance issues, providing information, education and training.
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day-glo orange/black beetle
July 3, 2010
Hi Daniel, This little fellow came by for a short visit today. I grabbed the camera with a long lens and took a few photos before going back inside to change lens, it left just as I returned. It was 3/8 inch long this may be a common insect but I don't believe I ever saw one before with that color it would be hard to miss. Can you ID this one for me? I searched thru your site but didn't really know what to look for. Thank you for all you do and have a wonderful day.
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Hi Richard,
We did not think your beetle would be difficult to identify, but we scanned through hundreds of species of Leaf Beetles in the family Chrysomelidae on BugGuide to no avail last night. We drew a blank and we were about to post your letter and seek assistance, but we tried one last attempt at an identification this morning. We suspected this was a Flea Beetle in the tribe Alticini, and perhaps a good night's sleep rested our weary eyes, because we had no problem identifying your Passionflower Flea Beetle, Disonycha discoidea, when we attempted our second search. According to BugGuide, it is "Fairly large, elytra orange-red with large, common black spot (1) (2). Typically found on Passionflower (Passiflora)."


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The Mercator Projection
Although the Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator's rendering of the earth has been criticized for the way it distorts reality, it was revolutionary in the way it organized space and distance. By imposing a sense of order on the illustrated world by plotting it on an east-west and north-south grid, and having that grid apply everywhere, Mercator made it possible to chart more accurate headings along straight lines. However, as a Eurocentric side effect, his map drastically inflated the size of objects as one moves farther away from the equator, making landmasses such as Europe, North America, and Antarctica seem much larger than they actually are. Greenland, for example, is 16 times larger on Mercator's projection than it is in reality.
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Ashley was born and raised in Tillsonburg on a farm west of town. After graduating from Glendale High School and completing her post-secondary education, she moved back to build her life in this beautiful town she loves.
After 12 years of marriage to her husband Ken Edwards, they have been blessed with 3 children, Isabella (11), Lukas (9) and Dominik (7). The majority of Ashley's free time is spent participating in her children's sports and activities as well as volunteering within the school and the community including Westfield Parent Council, Tillsonburg Kinette's, Tillsonburg Minor Hockey and local Sunday School programs.
The focus of both Ashley and Ken is to continue to grow and develop 3E Power Services Ltd. as they have been doing for more than five years.
Ashley believes that supporting your local businesses and the Town of Tillsonburg is her top priority to help it keep growing into the wonderful place is it.


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From my childhood on, the beauty and forces of nature fascinated me. I remember going on long hikes in the mountains, play hide and seek in my grandparents' garden and turning every page of books on animals, plants and mushrooms I could find. Growing up, I found myself drawn to the more dark and morbid themes I like to explore in my works.
Today my art revolves around the occult, fairy tales and folklore and how nature shaped these old and my personal beliefs. To realize my visions, I mostly work in black and white with some bold blackwork in ink. I also use watercolors and gouache to bring my creatures to life. Some of my pieces decorate album covers, shirts, posters, or even human skin.
Besides my art, I deep dive into a wide variety of topics, take care of my houseplant family and listen to metal and punk.
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- Traditional: Ink and Pens · Water Colors · Gouache
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Living Life the Chelsea AL Way
As a part of the metropolitan Birmingham area, Chelsea, AL was only recently incorporated in 1996. Only 906 people resided in Chelsea during this period, although the population today has significantly increased, and over 10,000 residents call the town with such charm their home.
Locals Love Chelsea
Despite the small size, Chelsea offers its locals a plethora of fun activities, amazing dining spots, and great attractions. Regardless of age or interest, the fun in Chelsea ensures traveling into Birmingham is never a requirement of your fun.
Things to do in Chelsea AL
Families can spend the afternoon at Pelham Civic Complex, where ice skating is amazing on either of the NHL-sized rinks. There's lots of additional offerings at the Civic Complex, but ice skating is by far the best. The Chelsea Public Library is a great place to go to find books for the entire family, but there's also a plethora of fun special events taking place throughout the year. From puppet shows to movie nights and more, the library provides free entertainment for all ages. Deer Valley Links is a great 9-hole golf course with driving range for Chelsea residents who enjoy this sport actively or as a pastime.
Time to Eat in Chelsea
Hartley's Down Home Kitchen has home cooked meals that won't disappoint. Fried chicken and chicken and livers are two popular entrees, but the fixin's are what bring many people back. Not only is the food cooked just the way you remember from grandma's kitchen, the atmosphere takes you back to that country kitchen you lavished so much. Sanpeggio's Pizza is a great little local spot for anyone who loves a great pizza pie, and Johnny Ray's BBQ is a can't miss eatery for Chelsea residents who understand that great BBQ is a requirement in the south.


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As a central agency, Treasury drives the government's plan to grow the Queensland economy and create jobs in line with the government's economic recovery priorities and longer-term economic strategy.
To grow the economy and create jobs, our role includes:
Treasury manages the state's balance sheet to ensure it works effectively in support of the government's priorities. Our role is to develop a fiscal plan and deliver the government's Savings and Debt Plan, while maintaining and continuing to improve the state's revenue base through best practice revenue collection and penalty debt management. We assess and implement budget strategies to improve outcomes, agency and corporation performance, deliver fiscal sustainability, and proactively plan for the future. We also support the development of, and leverage, the government's capital program to support economic recovery and productivity.
Treasury continues to deliver reform and improve government businesses and services for all Queenslanders. We derive the benefits from the Savings and Debt Plan to deliver better services while continuing to drive Queensland public sector transformation following COVID-19.
The Queensland Treasury Strategic Plan 2022-2026 details the shared vision and values that guide our work and details how we measure our performance.


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The post Labor Day lull is in fishing activity, not fish activity. They're biting.
Light winds predicted for the weekend should give anglers a good go at the very good red grouper bite well offshore. But a sharp eye out for storms will be a must.
Anglers into grand slamming should be able to catch big snook, redfish and trout, and small tarpon all in a day's work.
Freshwater fish have been heading for the frying pan in limit numbers of crappie on Lake Trafford, with theoretically unlimited numbers of exotic cichlids on Lake Okeechobee.
OFFSHORE: Two offshore trips this week with King Fisher Capt. John Baines have put as many as four keeper red grouper and lots of lane snapper, including some big ones on the table. Those fish have been biting off Boca Grande Pass in depths of 65 to70 feet.
Mike Westra of Lehr's Economy Tackle reports a commercial fishing customer who employs electric reels in deep water has been having killer trips over the past month, using frozen cut bait.
Lee Longstreth reports his Labor Day outing with Capt. Walter Specht was labor intensive, after he hooked a nice bonito (little tunny).
ESTERO BAY: Get Hooked Charter Capt. Matt DeAngelis reports juvenile tarpon still are biting along the bay's East Wall, where he released one and lost two others Sunday, baiting with live pinfish.
SANIBEL: Norm Zeigler's Fly, Bait & Tackle Shop on Periwinkle Way reports Donna Yetsko of Sanibel caught and released a 32-inch snook while casting a Soluble Minnow fly from the west end of Bowman's Beach last Friday with her husband, Steve. Since then Blind Pass has been a snook hotspot, with good numbers of spotted seatrout also biting for anglers fishing early and late in the day. Wildlife Drive (closed Fridays) in the J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge has been the place for a red/snook combo. And for a grilled fish dinner of Spanish mackerel, the Sanibel Pier shoreline has been a great starting point.
PINE ISLAND: St. James City Capt. George "Artificials Only" Grosselfinger reports averaging eight to 10 snook per three-hour trip, staying close to home in southeastern Pine Island Sound. He released a 32-incher Wednesday in the rain, and reports six others that looked bigger blew up on, but did not touch his topwater lure, with some of those fish coming all the way out of the water. He's also been catching trout and snapper.
Lehr's reports several customers have caught very large redfish, from the mid-30-inch to high-30s range in Pine Island Sound.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR: King Fisher bay boat Capt. Brad Batz "wore out" the Lovell party of two, from Indiana, with catches of trout including some in the 20-inch range, plus lots of high flying ladyfish. After the catch-and-release action they moved off the northeastern harbor flats to the mangroves, where they also used shrimp to pack home a snapper dinner.
LAKE TRAFFORD: Ricky Kemp, of Felda, and his Immokalee mom used minnows in central lake depths to catch their limits of crappie on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Randy Perkins fished off the end of the pier at Ann Olesky Park and caught 13 on Wednesday, according to Lake Trafford Marina.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE: Roland Martin Marina & Resort Capt. Jose Betancourt reports a great weekend trip with Seminole Tribe V.P. Marcelluis Osceola and his son, Bill, who used live shiners to catch fish at Grassy and Ritta Islands, and Senkos and Speed Worms to catch more in the Monkey Box area of the western marsh.
Panfish including bluegill and exotic (no limit) Mayan cichlids are biting well on ultralight Beetlespin lures, crickets and live worms, on the West Wall and all along Observation Shoal, according to Bradley Lytle of Roland Martin Marine Center. The same area, plus the North Shore and Tin House Cove are good for bass, with the best bite from daybreak to 9 a.m. Topwaters and swimbaits are good for starters, after which Gambler Fat Ace or Senko stick worms in junebug or watermelon red are the ticket.
Sanibelian Donna Yetsko was casting at the west end of Bowman's Beach when this 32-inch snook took a liking to her Soluble Minnow. Photo courtesy Norm Zeigler's Fly, Bait & Tackle.
There's lots of rain in this weekend's weather forecast, at least through Saturday. On the up side, winds should be light except, as notably understated by the National Weather Service,"The winds and seas near thunderstorms may be higher than forecast."
In fact, intense thunderstorms can generate winds of hurricane strength, with lightning that is deadly at any strength. So while fishing in the rain can be very productive, as St. James City Capt. George Grosselfinger found on the recent dreary Wednesday morning, it also can be dangerous.
The weather service updates forecasts four times daily, and can be monitored on VHF marine radio. But even better are the many forecasts available on smart phone apps, replete with imagery showing predicted storm paths. The free NBC2 Wx App features live Doppler radar and has a "Future Precipitation" option.
No. 1: Upper east side flats for trout; island points for snapper.
No. 2: Upper Pine Island Sound for whopper redfish.
No. 3: Big snook and reds in lower Pine Island Sound.
No. 4: Blind Pass for snook and trout.
No. 5: East Wall for juvenile tarpon.
No. 6: Offshore for red grouper and more.
No. 7: Lake Trafford for crappie.
No. 1: Tin House Cove for bass.
No. 2: North Shore for bass.
No. 3: Observation Shoal to the West Wall for bass and panfish.
No. 4: Ritta Island for bass.


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Togo is currently 1 hour behind the UK time zone, and we had a MASSIVE thunderstorm last night, nothing like English storms , far louder, rain was far heavier, but the plus side is that it brings the temperature down a bit so it will only be 30oC today! As they say it won't be the heat that kills you, it will be the humidity!
Keep praying for the team as we spend time adjusting to the climate out here and visit various people today, and travel tomorrow.
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