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How anyone can think Fred Thompson is anything but a buffoon is beyond me, but at least he was your best entertainment value last night. The text of his speech looks like someone was writing a haiku and thought it should take ten minutes to read. By the way, the reason I was looking is I wanted the exact quote where he implies Barack Obama doesn't care about infanticide: "And we need a President who doesn't think that the protection of the unborn or a newly born baby is above his pay grade."
Here is my unfair edit, taking out everything that isn't a short sentence. Extra points for sentences containing no verbs:
Sound like anyone else we know?
It's a story about character.
The tradition continues.
John's flight suit caught fire.
He was hit by shrapnel.
John replied that, yes, he was.
The young sailor said, "Thank God"... and then he died.
20 planes were destroyed.
134 sailors died.
Stepping up.
Putting his "Country First."
An angry mob got to him.
A rifle butt broke his shoulder.
John McCain said "No".
He persevered.
John McCain refused.
They were right.
It was.
And now we are winning.
We balanced the budget.
And big talkers.
It still has.
Some were not.
This is not reform.
Our country is calling.
John McCain cannot raise his arms above his shoulders.
And we salute him.
What is it with old bald Republicans and their trophy wives?

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text: Winning science competitions is clearly not a requirement for future successful scientific careers, and the winners of these competitions are not necessarily geniuses, although they are definitely bright. That said, an event like the Google Science Fair can be a good motivator for students. This annual event lets students from all over the world submit their research projects online, which are then evaluated by a panel of experts that includes Nobel laureates. The winners receive various awards and there are several age categories with their own prizes, but of course the future opportunities that come with winning are the greatest reward. Perhaps, the most important lesson from such a competition is that learning should not be limited by school textbooks and that sufficiently motivated students can go far if they follow their intellectual curiosity. If you have a science fair project ready you still have a week to submit it. Even if you don't take part this year, following the work of the winners is an educational experience in itself. Good luck!


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I am truly surprised and shocked at the amount of times this meme thing has been shared to social media.
I am even more surprised at the times my old blog with this as a subject, has been shared…. around the world.
A sad 'statistic' showing that mental abuse is rife. I weep for the 'victims' … Male and Female!! This is not reserved to one sex.
I am not going to repeat everything I wrote back then…. I am only going to repeat that there is always a way out…unfortunately it will never be easy!! But what is the option? Stay and be continually manipulated and unhappy? Or leave, facing an uncertain future… with the prospect of being in control of your own life?
I chose the second option. It was f@&*#^g hard!! I left with the promise I'd be looked after… but that changed the instant I found somewhere to live. I became 'unwanted on the voyage' … quickly replaced … and even abandoned by some family and friends. I was made the villain of the piece, as I was the one who left.
But one thing for sure… even at over 60 years old … I knew I had made the right decision. As I was immediately free to make my own decisions about what I wore, where I went, who I saw, what I did and how I did it…..
Nothing can replace that feeling I had of FREEDOM.
It didn't happen overnight. It took almost a decade from the time I acknowledged to myself that I was just being used. It hurt lots of times. I made humongous mistakes. It was a massive learning curve.
But a few friends kept me moving forwards. I made new friends of my own choice. I now do everything my own way. I am battle scarred for sure… but very happy.
Yes I'm on my own, apart from my life saving dog. I am old. I am broke, I live on 'benefits'.
Oh boy…. but oh so happy!! That hard journey was worth it!!
I did it by baby steps, asking for help when needed …. and never losing sight of who I actually was!
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Its a gloomy day here in my part of the world. The weather cold with ice in the future and I have been thinking. I can pinpoint a lot of things in my life with moments and here is one of mine. The moment I fell in love with Scotland. Yes, the above picture is the exact moment in all its amateur photography glory. I remember my first Canon camera and XT-1 and feeling pretty special walking around with that piece of equipment. Of course, if I knew then what I know now that picture would have been a lot better. I hadn't had a camera for very long at this point and I was up with jet lag taking photos outside our hotel near Oban. I just new I was in a special place. The view from the road and the quiet sheep grazing in the field along with the water. I am landlocked where I live and our water views are nothing compared to this…..nothing.
Kinipoch hotel near Oban Scotland with the tulips blooming and buds just emerging off of the trees in early spring. The bright red color of the Azalea and pinks in the Rhododendrons in the gardens that looks so effortless and peaceful. That morning was quiet and calm with a blue haze before the sun started to lift. I snuck out of the room with camera in hand, little did I know that it would start a love affair.
With a peaceful feeling from the land the hills and water calling me. So much in one small area it was like the world opened up and showed me that life existed beyond my home town. Which is the true point of travel really to wake me up and get me out of my comfort zone. At this point I was so far from my comfort zone I knew I never wanted to go back. Of course, the pictures were disappointing when I got home. I have chosen a few from that trip but the rest are just standard tourist photos. I tried. I knew nothing but I tried which was why I decided I had to go back again because I needed to do a better job. The excuse sounded reasonable and I had a camera and no point wasting it. My next trip over was for a photography workshop to the Lakes District. And then back to Scotland again. Isle of Mull
With views like this how am I supposed to ever stop wanting to see this part of the world. I could only imagine what it would be like to live in that house in the distance. The view of the water every morning surrounded by the mystery of time. The house seems so lonely yet perfect beacon against the landscape. Why wouldn't you want to wake up to this view everyday. My world was so different than this spot being landlocked. The people were very friendly and well used to travelers . I wonder if the people living here on this small island take for granted what I saw as I looked across the water to the mountains. I have corn and bean fields everywhere I go…no water except for a small pond…no clouds that you can almost touch. The world seems to almost stop as I stood there as the clouds floated over head.
Yet, here I sit back home…no clouds….or water except in the form of rain and I dream of my love for Scotland. I am past the point of caring how many times I go back. Well, except for the plane ride is still long and jet lag…hate jet lag. I just dream every year of my next adventure and wonder where I should go and how to improve my photography to convey what I see and feel. Even though the landscapes are large the feeling of quiet and peace are larger. A sense of adventure and the lure of a Scottish accent calls. This year Isle of Lewis and the Callanish standing stones beckon, along with beaches, birds and rocks that could tell stories. Just don't forget the tea when a break is needed.
I can't wait for another adventure.


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In 1992, a popular Republican bumper sticker — the "meme" pre-Internet — read: "Annoy the Media. Re-elect Bush." It was designed to appeal to conservatives who might be seduced into voting for Ross Perot and make them rethink.
This week, Hillary Clinton has seized on a version of this approach, only her bumper sticker would read: "Annoy conservatives. Elect Hillary." And for the same reason as Bush: She's looking to reinvigorate a floundering campaign.
In the most recent polling, Clinton is trailing Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire by 16 points — and he's nearly caught up to her in Iowa. Now, even if she loses these two states, she's still likely to win the nomination — but those losses would inflict a wound that would infect her candidacy and suppurate throughout 2016.
And, of course, there is the increasingly nightmarish (for her) specter of a late entry by Vice President Joe Biden.
This is the reason she has grabbed onto some dumbfounding words spoken by House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy as though they were a life raft.
McCarthy went on TV to disprove claims the GOP Congress has never "won" anything by suggesting the committee formed to investigate the events in Benghazi had been designed to lower her poll numbers.
"Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a select committee. What are her numbers today? Her numbers are dropping."
Mrs. Clinton has released a television commercial highlighting McCarthy's gaffe. She has made sure liberal journalists who support her (and those who claim not to be supporting her) will make life extremely uncomfortable for Republicans in the run-up to her appearance in front of that committee on Oct. 22 by making constant reference to their politicized nature.
McCarthy's remark was not only politically stupid and in some sense shockingly cynical, it was also untrue. In fact, the only role the Benghazi committee has played in Hillary's poll problems was an inadvertent one.
As a matter of routine, it issued subpoenas for government documents. It was in the course of that routine behavior that the world discovered Hillary Clinton had been maintaining a private email server while she was a government official. And that she destroyed tens of thousands of emails she had no right to destroy. (Or . . . did she?)
What has harmed Mrs. Clinton has been her own response to her own behavior — the lies she told about the server, the lies she told after the first lies were revealed and the various efforts to cover her tracks and derail the story when it became clear she had knowingly mishandled classified information.
Charles Krauthammer called the McCarthy comments "the gaffe of the year," and it's hard to argue — but it's the gaffe of 2015, not of 2016. And in October 2015, the foes Hillary has to fear aren't Republicans but Sanders and Biden — or the voters who might be looking elsewhere after nine months of what is unquestionably the worst major political campaign . . . since the last time she ran for president.
Hillary is using the McCarthy gaffe to remind Democrats just how hated she is by Republicans. She's taking them on the trip down memory lane back to the 1990s and the days when she rallied Democrats against the "vast right-wing conspiracy" she condemned the week after the story of her husband's sexual misconduct in the Oval Office appeared on the Drudge Report.
It worked then. Democrats could have abandoned Bill Clinton, which would have ended his presidency, but they did not do so in large measure because they hated the Republicans more.
But that was 17 years ago. It's likely her campaign has long since banked the value of her standing as Hillary-the-victim-of-evil-Republicans. She already enjoys the support of those who will vote for her because of the 1990s. What she hasn't done is given Democrats who are not sold on that aspect of her political story much reason to vote for her in 2016.
"The Clinton folks believe DEEPLY that this is a game changer for them," tweeted Chris Cillizza of the Washington Post. Given how poorly she and her campaign have been reading the national mood, the fact they think they have a "game changer" on their hands likely means it's nothing of the kind.


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News on the Tom Brady contact situation comes from SI.com that "the quarterback and the Patriots nearing an accord." Brady looked fine last night in the Patriots 27 – 24 win over the Saints, throwing for 67 yards on 5/8 passing.
Brady is in the final year of his contract which will pay him $3.5 million along with a $3 million roster bonus. All recent reports suggest that the two sides are progressing on a new deal which should leave Brady as a Patriot for the remainder of his career.


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Good morning from the sunny UK (it's actually pissing down as I type this! Typical British summer!)…
I haven't posted for bloody ages it seems. I won't lie though – I've had a really tough few months again, with my mental health. One thing that I've learned from my recovery is that it is perfectly OK to have relapses. It's not about how low you get knocked down – But about how high you bounce back up again after! My recovery time definitely seems to have shortened nowadays. I can only take positives from this latest set back. Like they say ; Onwards and upwards! 😄
Despite the relapse, I have continued to train hard and eat healthy. I made a big decision to stop training with my personal trainer. He has helped me massively on my journey (so far), but for reasons I won't mention out of respect for him, I have decided it's time to do my own thing.
I am now aiming to go to the gym 4 or 5 times a week. I am weight training 2/3 times a week and then I am doing 2/3 days cardio. The aim is to keep losing weight, but try to tone up as I go along. I even did a spin class last week (and again tomorrow!) which I absolutely loved! Apart from the killer aches between my Crown Jewels and arse crack, it really helped me to burn off the calories and mental cloud from my head at the same time! I invested in some padded cycling shorts for next time. Hopefully that will help in that department anyway!!! 🤣
Below you can see my progression photo's so far. The left photo's were taken in May 2018, and the right photo's were taken May 2019:
In May 2018 I weighed in at 135kg.
In May 2019 I weighed 100.8kg.
I have lost nearly 35kg in a year! Despite my constant, and sometimes terrifying battle against mental illness. I am not trying to preach to you reading this, but I was honestly at rock bottom back in May 2018. I had no idea how I was going to turn my life around. Not only physically but mentally too! That being said, one day something inside my head clicked. It was as if somebody had literally flicked a switch. That was the day I set about my mission.
So weight loss aside, I am getting back into writing posts for my blog. I forgot how therapeutic I found it. Of course it's great to share my experiences, which I hope in time, will help to normalise mental health for some people. But most importantly, it is a form of self-therapy for myself.
Anyway, I will keep my comeback post short and sweet. Please give my blog a follow, like and share the posts you like or find useful. I always love hearing back from you with your thoughts and opinions. Also, if there is something you'd like me to write about then contact me direct or through the link below to my social media pages.
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Dave and I are both readers, lovers of books, and with any luck (and the normal amount of parental pressure) the baby will be the same way. I'm always browsing Amazon, reading reviews on Goodreads, and fantasizing about the day when I am reunited with all the books left in storage in my parent's attic.
Even though having a baby has taken away from reading time considerably (so selfish, that baby!), I use the hours spent breastfeeding and/or holding a napping baby in my lap to try to keep up with one of my greatest loves. Still, I miss the unbroken hours I could spend curled up with a book and I miss talking with others about books I've read (ooooh Oslo Expat Book Club! How I miss you!). But as baby's schedule begins to sort itself out, I'm determined to spend more time reading myself and more time reading to her as she grows more and more interested.
Since the universe seems to know what we need, this week we've had an abundance of new reading material. Hooray!
First, we went to the used book store and picked up two board books for the baby (one about opposites, one about hippos, naturally) and a bit of non-fiction by prominent atheist Christopher Hitchens.
Then the wonderful UPS man came with our most recent Amazon order. Two MORE board books for baby, Hockey Shapes and Hockey Colours (NOT colors. Get it straight.). The box also held a novel for me, 'The Finkler Question' by Howard Jacobson (highly recommended by a friend and former book club member, review to come in the future).
And, admittedly not a book but still a VERY intellectual addition to the baby's education, the DVD edition of 'Newsies.' A.k.a. Christian Bale, the early years. A.k.a. an all-male musical made by Disney. If you haven't seen it, we can't be friends until you fix that situation. I still have it on VHS, but my sister pointed out that by the time the baby can learn what she needs to know from it, it may be hard to get our fingers on a VHS player.
THEN, a package arrived from Grandma Clark for the baby for Valentine's Day…the gorgeous book 'Olivia' and a little bear holding a 'V.' I love a book with beautiful illustrations AND a female protagonist that isn't a princess!


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Jose Garcia is a star on the soccer field, but a childhood that forced him to grow up quickly keeps him humble.
On a bright afternoon in late July, the Roosevelt senior sits in an office chair evading the blinding rays slicing through the glass in the doors at the front entrance of the Lillian and Larry Goodman Center.
He dons a black T-shirt emblazoned with the words, "Just A Kid From Wheeling" on the front.
The shirt pares down the complexities of his life into a humble statement. It matches Garcia's quiet personality perfectly, a summary of a young man who never proclaims his athletic greatness and lofty aspirations, in spite of those qualities being apparent to those who see him in action.
He Is Not Just A Kid.
One of the most prolific offensive players to don a Roosevelt University men's soccer uniform, Garcia is one of the most talented student-athletes in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) and one of the top seniors across the country in his sport.
Though Garcia is 5-foot-8-inches tall, his play stands much more like a giant. It hovers noticeably for its creative quickness that lures a mass of opposing players his way but leaves them disenfranchised when their pursuits cannot capture possession from his swift, sweeping feet.
His ability to make teammates better by finding them in opportune spots that defenders can't account for is uncanny, and his nose for netting goals both clutch and curvaceous in their elusive trajectories are the stuff that sports highlight shows are made to showcase.
Since his arrival at Roosevelt in 2014, Garcia has tallied 31 goals and 26 assists in just 45 matches. He lost most of his junior year in 2016 due to a preseason Jones fracture in his left foot. However, his freshman season was a debut for the ages. Bagging 15 goals and 15 assists, he was named CCAC's Freshman of the Year.
His encore performance featured slightly fewer statistical quantities, netting 13 goals and 10 assists as defenses keyed on his whereabouts even more, but Garcia's wizardry as the quarterback of Roosevelt's attack led the Lakers to historic firsts: CCAC regular season and tournament titles, and a bid to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Championship tournament.
"I do whatever I can to help out my teammates, I do whatever leads to winning."Jose Garcia (BA, '18
"I do whatever I can to help out my teammates," Garcia says when asked to describe his playing style. "I do whatever leads to winning."
He Is Not Just A Kid.
While a young 21 years old, Garcia had to mature quickly at an even earlier age. "When I was about 12 or 13, it was just me, my sisters and my mom," Garcia says. "My dad left. It was bad at the time. I became the father figure for my sisters."
While his mom provided for the family, working nights at a local factory and often putting in 14-hour shifts to make ends meet, Garcia balanced the tremendous weight of being the man of the house before he got to high school.
Keeping his mind off this difficult situation was his favorite sport. Soccer was ingrained in him since the age of three, its seed planted by his dad when the Garcia family resided in the central Mexican city of Zacatecas.
Young Jose dribbled with his father and his dad's friends in an environment that eats, sleeps and breathes fútbol, starting a tradition in which Garcia would cultivate his passion and skills for soccer by watching and playing the game with men who were years, even decades, older then he was.
The Garcias moved to Wheeling, Illinois when Jose was seven years old. Four years later, Garcia started playing organized soccer for the first time, joining the Real Cerezo club based in the northwest Chicago suburb.
As he picked up the sport, learning from a cornucopia of people ranging from local coaches and players to the game's greats that he watched on TV, Garcia did not veer off course in spite of the eventual departure of his father.
He continued to embrace the game and the countless hours of work and practice that made his performance better. Garcia may have lost the presence of his father, but he didn't lose love for the game or motivation to learn from elders.
He'd still head to the park and play soccer with anyone in the vicinity. He'd still voraciously consume any game broadcast on TV, whether it featured Mexican National Team legend and former Chicago Fire star Cuauhtémoc Blanco, or Lionel Messi and his Barcelona brethren. He'd play street soccer, transitioning from traditional natural grass surfaces or artificial turf fields to the unforgiving smoothness of pavement laid for wheels. He'd notice his two older brothers taking on opposing players rather than just running away from them, their going around defenders, and smiling with the pure joy and fun of being in the moment.
His brothers left an impression on Garcia, who was hardened by a quicker transition to adulthood in order to be a man whom his three younger sisters wanted to emulate, just as he wanted to emulate his soccer influences. They made him curious about the wonders of what is known as a "beautiful game," and helped concoct the current iteration of Jose Garcia in every facet of his life.
He Is Not Just A Kid.
Garcia was not always an agile player. "When I was playing with my club, I was a little chunkier, a little fat," Garcia admits with a smile. "My coach played me as a midfielder at first, but I told him I couldn't run back and forth, so he switched me to forward so I could stay up front."
Eventually Garcia shed the extra weight, growing into a slender athletic build armed with an evolved cardiovascular capacity that allowed him to return to midfield when he played for Wheeling High School. There, he excelled early on the freshman team before he helped turn around the varsity squad, leading it to an Illinois High School Association Class 3A championship match as a senior.
It was during the latter stages of a senior season, featuring plaudits ranging from All-State to Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year, that Garcia started to think seriously about playing in college.
Roosevelt head coach Graham Brennan thought he saw the cornerstone of his program, both on and off the pitch, in the Wheeling soccer stud. "Jose was very confident and respectful with a quiet demeanor during his senior year of high school," Brennan recalled. "He had a team-first attitude and made everyone around him a better player and person.
"I coached one of the top club teams in the state at the time," Brennan said. "We played Jose's club team at the time [FC United] twice, tying both games with a combined score of 6-6. Jose scored five of the six goals in the two games. I was fully convinced at that time of how special a player he was."
With many of his Wheeling teammates, such as goalkeeper Gary Mendoza and midfielder Marino Lopez, already committed to Roosevelt, Garcia's familiarity and comfort level with the University only grew as Brennan made his recruiting pitch.
Along with the signing of other talented players, including future All-American Evan Trychta, Garcia was seen as a linchpin for a Lakers team built to win. Brennan convinced Garcia to sign with the Lakers, accelerating the flight of Roosevelt's men's soccer program to national prominence.
He Is Not Just A Kid.
While Garcia adapted to the next level of soccer seamlessly, tallying at least one goal and/or assist in each of his first nine matches, his acclimation to the rigors of a Roosevelt education was not easy. As the first member of his family to attend college, he had few places to turn for advice on the transition from high school to college. His 60-mile round-trip commute between Wheeling and downtown Chicago didn't help.
Just as he did when he wanted to excel at soccer and set a good example for his sisters, he also did what he had to do to improve his academic standing. He put in the work. He saw how others excelled at academics and created a mix of approaches that helped him succeed.
"He developed the time management skills and study habits needed to be successful at a university," Brennan said. "His results each semester continue to improve, and he finished as one of the top performers in the classroom this past spring on the men's soccer roster."
Part of the allure of Roosevelt for Garcia has been the criminal justice program. "Growing up in Wheeling, I knew a lot of people in trouble with police, gangbangers," he says. "I really wanted to help them out, not just teenagers, but people of all ages who need advice to get out of the system."
His introductory criminal justice course, taught by associate professor Tana McCoy, resonated with him. It piqued his interest in the field and elicited the same desire to improve that he displays in soccer.
"I love how she taught, what she believes about the criminal justice system, her experience, her smarts," Garcia says of McCoy. "I love the whole department."
Garcia's post-college interests in criminal justice start with potential graduate studies and possible probation or parole-officer work. However, his lifelong goal centers on professional soccer. He has already tested potential pro prospects, including local and national tryouts in conjunction with Alianza de Futbol. He earned a chance as a finalist on Sueño Alianza, showcasing his talents against some of the nation's top young players in front of representatives from Mexico's top-tier clubs and Major League Soccer franchises in Florida.
During that experience in October 2014, Garcia went to a Telemundo TV set for an interview, and was surprised with a live satellite appearance by his father, who resides in Mexico. It was their first communication in nearly five years.
"It was nice to see his face and talk," Garcia says of conversing with his dad on a giant screen that day, harboring no ill will for his father's departure years ago. "In the end, for him to know I am doing well in life and in soccer is the best thing."
He Is Not Just A Kid.
Entering his senior season, Garcia maintains a thirst to achieve grand results and feels he can spearhead a team effort worthy of hoisting a few more banners inside the Goodman Center gymnasium. "We have the team to make it to nationals and make a run at the national title," Garcia says. "Personally, my goal is to be All-American, reach 20 to 30 goals, 15 assists. I have always set high standards. It makes me work hard for those goals."
"If you're not setting high standards, you're going to get poor outcomes," said Brennan, who thinks All-American status and CCAC Player of the Year are just some of the awards Garcia will earn if he is healthy and playing his best. Garcia is off to a fantastic start toward reaching those standards in 2017, scoring two goals in Roosevelt's season-opening win over Marygrove on Aug. 22.
Both Garcia and Brennan are hoping for a prolonged postseason run. Beyond that, a pro-playing career for Garcia is the next high standard on their list.
Coaching soccer is also a possibility that could keep him immersed in the game, as he is already cutting his coaching teeth in another realm with his 18-year-old sister during her preparations for attending college.
"He shows an incredible drive to get better and improve every day. Hopefully, he will have an opportunity to play professional soccer, but I also believe he will be successful in any endeavor he pursues."Graham Brennan, Head Coach
"Jose is definitely gifted with the physical and mental abilities that come with the game of soccer," Brennan said. "He shows an incredible drive to get better and improve every day. Hopefully, he will have an opportunity to play professional soccer, but I also believe he will be successful in any endeavor he pursues."
He is not just a kid. He is not just a soccer player.
Jose Garcia has long been a man worth emulating.


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It was like Christmas for the GeeQs this weekend as we were offered several "first looQs" for next year's superhero blockbusters. First up is the Superman Vs. Batman Dawn of Justice!
I Love the dark, epic mood of the trailer. They very clearly outlined the themes they will be presenting. Here are a couple that stuck out for me.
The fear of power
Batman seems jealous and mad. All I'm really getting from Bruce Wayne is that he feels like his money should have made him the most powerful person in Gotham. Now that someone with some real power is around he can't take and it starts to consume him while Khalel is absolutely unbothered. The penis envy theme of this one is so overt they may as well have had them standing at urinals in a gas station bathroom with Batman peeking over.
The fever. The Rage. Turns good men…cruel.
Oh I see what they're selling. What they are always selling. That (and sorry to make this about race) white men do bad things because they're pushed and they always started off meaning well. They just can't take that they don't measure up to true gods and it doesn't sit right. So war, genocide, and destruction is the only way to even things up. That fever and rage is called insecurity.
People hate what they don't understand.
Did mama Kent drop some wisdom or what
Be they're hero. be they're angel. be anything they may need you to be. Or be none of it. You don't owe this world a thing. You never did.
I aint heard wisdom that good since ya girl told Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice~
Most of you young girls don't know you cooch from a hole in the wall. That's why all I do is dress and rest because love don't live here no more! (Or something like that)
I guess this resonated with me because I feel her. You trying to save humans before you even evaluated if they deserve salvation…from themselves. That dark, but deep.
He is not our enemy.
That's the blessing right there. One percenter Bruce Wayne has made Superman the symbol of his own insecurities when all Superman is trying to do is be Great! (Now who does that sound like?) Work with him for the common good instead of feeling intimidated. Remember who the real enemy is. This petty shyt is for humans.
Qmunity what did you think of the trailer?
What about my selection of themes? Reaching or Valid?
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My clients are the hardest working and most creative HUMANS I KNOW.
No matter their mission, product or service, they have a few things in common:
- They have super small staffs
- They have limited time
- They have restricted budgets
You may think a nonprofit with a multi-million dollar budget doesn't share the same challenges as an individual artist who pulls in a revenue of under $100k, but both actually struggle with being under-resourced.
The larger nonprofit has more programs to run, more overhead in staff salaries and office space, etc. They often still have a small team that's overstretched. Just like the individual artist or solopreneur who works nights and weekends to keep up with everything on their to-do list.
Content marketing, as defined by Contently (a wonderful resource for articles and advice), is making and sharing "valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly defined audience — and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer action."
Great content marketing requires all the resources (time, money and creative-power) and so often feels out of reach for a one-woman shop or a nonprofit's overworked team of three. But there are methods to creating a stellar content marketing plan (and executing it!) with limited resources.
Here are five of my scrappy, pull it off anyway, tips.
#1. Batch Your Content
Whether your brilliant content comes in the form of video, think pieces, podcast interviews or painted portraits, creating in batches will help you save time, money and manpower.
Imagine any of these scenarios: Spending one afternoon writing a month's worth of blog posts. Filming several YouTube tutorials, dance videos or whatever you need to create on location for one full day. Recording with four guests in your studio over one weekend.
You're saving money by only renting a space for one specific time, you're saving energy when focusing so intently on one activity, and you're saving your team from attending many different creative rap sessions instead of just one. (Now they can use that other time to get to those sales emails or web updates!)
#2. Build to your Strengths (Choosing a medium)
Whether you're a natural on camera or a really strong writer, choosing a content medium that sticks to your strengths is an important way to save on time and effort. (And ultimately money, because let's face it, if you're not a strong writer, you need to hire more savvy editors, and if you're not the best on camera, you'll need to spend a lot more time in post-production.)
Added bonus? Choosing the medium through which you create most comfortably is going to feel easy and fun rather than stressful and frustrating.
#3. Re-use material you already have
You've already created, written and produced so much valuable content. I know this, because every single one of my clients, from independent choreographers to small photography businesses to nonprofits in the education sphere, have a store of great stuff they're just sitting on, simply because it was already shared that one time, years ago.
Dig up those photos on your external drive – that's what #throwbackthursday is for! Digitize old videos and start a series of your art "from the archives." Page through old journals and edit some of your musings to yourself to shape them for public consumption.
Awesome. Time & money saved again.
#4. Allow content to inspire content
I always sit with the things I write for this blog a minute longer than I really need to. Why? Because 9 times out of 10, I find a related topic to expand on in the next post!
My Arts Marketing Pet Peeves post inspired a longer article on the importance of mobile-friendly websites.
When you look back in the treasure trove of content you've already created, make sure to think about those topics and works of art from other angles. Can you grow that work in another direction? How can you extend your effort on one thing, instead of create something completely from scratch?
#5. Squeeze every last drop out of everything you do
I still can't believe my clients who don't share the content they've created in every single way they can. All your writing and all your artwork should be shared as widely as possible to make the deepest impact.
On social media, through cross-promotion with collaborators and colleagues, with paid digital ads, pumped up on your website with SEO, sent out to your list through email, and pitched to other publications and companies as guest content.
The possibilities are truly endless. Have you paused to think about all the places your content can live?
Oh, look! A little more time invested gets a whole lot more out of your money spent.
If you don't know who your ideal client, customer or audience member is, chances are you're wasting every minute you spend on social media, emails and more.
That's why we created a worksheet to help you better understand and locate your ideal audience for every service or product or event you have. Totally free to use again and again!
I strategize, consult and manage digital marketing and communications for small businesses and creative entrepreneurs. I'm based in Brooklyn, because I have a thing for exposed brick, cozy, local coffee shops and the can't stop, won't stop energy of New York.
Because I work with small companies, I get the chance to really know my clients – what makes them tick and how and why they should stand out in a crowded marketplace. A lot of my clients have a smaller staff, a limited budget and are already stretched thin for time. This leads us to tailor marketing strategies and solutions to each company's unique needs and actual capacity.


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Japanese architectural firm New Material Research Laboratory (NMRL) co-founded by renowned photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto and architect Tomoyuki Sakakida and 45R have worked together since 2017 on their store design to bring out its brand value and perseverance in producing refined garments. The newly opened 45R Hong Kong Star Street Flagship Store is the second overseas project by NMRL following London Store. Engaged in re-editing traditional Japanese materials and production methods through contemporary spatial compositions and contexts, NMRL combines utilitarianism with minimalism in Star Street shop design to create a unique outlook and to give the bright, airy retail space a touch of contemporary luxury.
A fascinating array of materials is carefully sourced and curated to create a meaningful dialogue between Chinese and Japanese cultures: the interior floor is paved with antique paving stones from Qingdao in China, while the wall is diagonally clad with patinated copper shingles – traditional building plaster design that was commonly used for fire resistance in Japan during 1900s. These copper shingles will age and develop unique hues over time to add to the subtlety of the wall texture. These two outdoor elements, used in an unusual interior context, enter into a dialogue with outdoor, creating a captivating mise-en-scène that draws in customers. Display tables are crafted with different types of wood and copper-plated surfaces to convey uniqueness. Each table has unique hue and pattern deprived from the wood surface that complements 45R's offerings beautifully.
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ELKTON — John Zirkle planted the first 1,000 pine trees in 1972, kickstarting what would eventually become a Christmas tree farm called Zirkle's Evergreens.
He planted the trees in the backyard of his home in Elkton, transforming a once open field into a line of green needles to share at Christmas.
"The first tree I sold was in 1979 for $10," he said.
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Zirkle said he didn't think he would make it to his 80th birthday due to his health, but said he would be operating the Christmas tree farm until he "couldn't do it anymore."
"This gives me a purpose," he said.
As Zirkle prepares for the holiday season, he said he has close to 2,000 trees ready to be sold with more on the way. On Tuesday, Zirkle made a trip to West Virginia to pick up 25 10-foot firs for those who want taller trees.
Zirkle said the amount of trees sold had been declining since artificial Christmas trees became popular.
"I used to sell about 600, 700 trees. Now a good year is 200 trees," he said.
To ensure St. Jude would benefit from tree sales, Zirkle raised the selling price for large trees to between $50-$75. Those who wish can purchase a tree from Zirkle's Evergreens can visit the farm on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m., or by appointment by calling 271-3819.
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Interview with Visiontrick Media on Pavilion, a mysterious game which will run at 1080p & 60FPS, will launch on PS4 and Vita
Pavilion which will launch on PS4 and PS Vita, is a fourth person puzzling adventure game, created by Visiontrick Media. The essence of Pavilion is the mystery element; it won't make things easy for you with text bubbles or tutorials. The more you engage in this game, the more knowledgeable you will be.
This unique game caught our eye making us curious to know more about it. We got in touch with the creators of Pavilion, Henrik Flink and Rickard Westman, the pillars of Visiontrick Media. We asked them many things about Pavilion, from the foundation of Visiontrick Media, Pavilion's graphics and in game details to their views on PS4's hardware.
So just read on to find out what Pavilion is all about:
Gamepur: Tell us about Visiontrick Media. What is its story?
Visiontrick Media: It all started 8 years ago when we (Henrik & Rickard) met while attending the same school focused on game development and visual art. After graduating we got separate jobs in the game and movie industry and eventually ended up on the opposite sides of the world. But we kept contact and constantly bounced ideas and game concepts off each other. We continued like that for a number of years, trying to get some projects off the ground but they all ended with not being interesting enough or just ended up unfinished for some time or financial reason. Later, in late 2011, we made a short demo of a simple puzzle game which sole purpose was to hopefully generate some money to finance some bigger and more interesting future project. But we just found that approach to be not motivating enough and from that we decided to shift focus, scrap almost everything, start new and only focus on the interesting bits and make it into something that we were more passionate about, both in terms of game design and visuals. We then put together a design document for Pavilion and applied for a government grant, which we fortunately got in early 2012. Out of that Visiontrick Media was born, as well as the seed for Pavilion.
Gamepur: Pavilion seems to be a very mysterious game, what is it exactly about?
Visiontrick Media: It being mysterious is very much a trait of the game, so we feel we can't reveal too much about it. But we can say that Pavilion is about a journey into the unknown in search for something or some things. We are putting a lot of effort into making the game explain itself through the world, character and player interactions and it is very much the gradual understanding and sense of unexpected discover that makes it interesting. Other than that it is a puzzle game where you need to think both inside and outside the box.
Gamepur: Can you give us details about the main character of Pavilion? What will be his abilities? What did you have in mind while creating the main character?
Visiontrick Media: Something that we have not talked much about yet is that our main character is a pretty gentle and unadventurous fellow. For example he has a fear of the dark, is afraid of heights and is reluctant to take risks. These, among others, are traits that the player will have to take into account when interacting with the world and then gradually observe and understand how the character acts and reacts in certain situations.
Another thing we have put a lot of effort into is making the character expressive with animations. Not only in terms of the character reacting to the environment in a way that one would expect him to but also by expressing his inner state towards things. And since we don't have any text or speech in the game the character is absolutely the most interesting and useful tool for us as developers to use to communicate certain things to the player.
Gamepur: Pavilion's recent teaser trailer shows a unique style of graphics. The game's overview says that those are hand-painted 2d graphics. Can you give us an insight about the graphics of Pavilion?
Visiontrick Media: The graphics are made in Photoshop and we layout everything based on an isometric grid. Then we do simple line drawings of the level design on top of the grind and when we have that done we start to compose the graphics by both painting a lot by hand as well as merging and using photo-sourced material. This has proven to be the most efficient and enjoyable process to create Pavilion's detailed, immersive and surreal world.
Gamepur: Gaming world is buzzing with a resolution and FPS war these days; all of us want to play games which look crisp and clean. Does Pavilion fulfill this requirement? Does it run at an amazing 1080p/60FPS? If NO then at what res/fps figure will Pavilion run?
Visiontrick Media: Pavilion will indeed run at 1080p/60FPS. This was something we decided on early on and to deliver an excellent game in terms of both visuals and atmosphere. Of course, we are making a 2d game, so obviously today's AAA 3D titles might have a harder time meeting the new standards than us.
Gamepur: We only know that Pavilion will release in 2014. What will the exact release date be? Also how much will it cost?
Visiontrick Media: Right now we are looking at a release sometime during the end of Summer. But as we have said before, we don't want to release it until it is as good as we know it can be so we can't promise any exact date. Price is also something we don't have any exact number on yet, we'll see what feels fair near the end of production.
Gamepur: Pavilion will be launching only on PlayStation platforms, i.e. PlayStation 4 and Vita, we are curious to know why only PlayStation?
Visiontrick Media: We are a small team and have to focus on certain things. It is not easy to make a game and Sony has been very supportive in both the aspect of giving us feedback and letting us update things through their channels. For example they have supported us with marketing, like showing Pavilion at press conferences and so on. This is something is very important for a small 2 man operation, there's only so much you can do on those terms.
Gamepur: Do you have any plans of transporting Pavilion to other platforms like Xbox, PC or Nintendo?
Visiontrick Media: Right now we are focusing on PS4 & PSVita and any other platforms are not yet decided on.
Gamepur: What kind of development benefits did PS4's Unified Architecture and 8 GBs of GGDR5 RAM bring to Pavilion?
Visiontrick Media: Since Pavilion is a 2D game with big painted backgrounds we are very happy with the 8GBs of RAM, enabling us to have more than one level in the memory at the same time making the transition from one level to another seamless. In general this also means that we just don't need to worry about running out of memory as one have done in earlier console cycles.
Gamepur: Since Pavilion is meant for PS4, can you tell us till what extent are the features of DualShock 4 controller like Touchpad, Lightbar used in Pavilion?
Visiontrick Media: This is something we are still exploring but for example you will be interacting with certain entities through the touchpad and the light bar will also be used to symbolize and give feedback on a certain state of the game which we can't talk about yet without spoiling too much. But we are still exploring these features and feel like we want to have functionality that doesn't feel like just a gimmick.
Gamepur: PS4 has received praises from developer's community for its Unified Architecture and 8 GB RAM, however somewhere down the line slow PS4 Clock Speed has been a cause of concern for developers. How did you guys tackle the slower clock speed of PS4? Has it resulted into any development challenges while developing Pavilion for PS4?
Visiontrick Media: Pavilion is a pretty simple game in terms of performance so this is something we haven't had any problems with, and hopefully it will stay that way.
Gamepur: Thank you for this interview. We wish you luck for Pavilion! Do you have any message for our readers?
Visiontrick Media: Likewise! We'll be posting new material from the game during the coming months so keep an eye out. We would also encourage people to take a closer look on that last video we released, we still feel like there is things in it that holds certain importance but which has not yet been commenting on.Thanks!


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Chase Stuart writes about the historical and statistical side of football at his site, FootballPerspective.com
Six N.F.L. teams have started the season 0-2, the lowest number since 1997. No doubt the most surprising of the winless teams is the New Orleans Saints, who happen to be the only winless team in the N.F.C.
Over in the A.F.C., the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Tennessee Titans, the Cleveland Browns, the Oakland Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs are still looking for their first wins. Among the winless teams, the Chiefs head to New Orleans to face the Saints this weekend, in a desperation game for both.
Since 1990, only 22 of the 184 teams (12 percent) that started the season 0-2 ultimately made the playoffs. Of course, most of those 184 teams missed the playoffs not because they lost their first two games, but because they weren't very good. Since the league expanded to 32 teams in 2002, only 11 of the 72 teams that started the season 0-2 would have made the playoffs had they won two more games.
It's not the case that each team that loses its first two games has a 12 percent chance of making the playoffs. Just like a snowflake, every 0-2 N.F.L. team is unique, if not necessarily pretty. By placing the 22 "0-2 to playoffs" teams into specific groups, we can try to see if there is a blueprint out there for the current crop of 0-2 teams.
Made a key change (6 of the 22 teams)
Six teams made significant changes during the season, which made the team that took the field the first two weeks a different team from the one that made the playoffs.
In 1998, Glenn Foley and Rob Johnson went 3-6 as the starting quarterbacks for the Jets and the Buffalo Bills; they were replaced by the veterans Vinny Testaverde and Doug Flutie, who combined to go 19-4. Both Testaverde and Flutie made the Pro Bowl despite starting the season on the bench.
A similar story took place in Pittsburgh in 2002, as Tommy Maddox revived his career as turned the run-heavy Steelers into a more balanced and explosive offense. And, of course, Drew Bledsoe started the first two games of the season for the 2001 Patriots before Tom Brady took over for the rest of the season, setting the stage for a dynasty.
In 1993, the star running back Emmitt Smith held out for the first two games of the season, and Dallas struggled without him. In 2008, the Dolphins got a similar boost to their running game when they introduced the Wildcat formation to the league in Week 3 against the Patriots.
2012 blueprint: These changes are hard to see until they happen. It's possible that the Tennessee Titans could switch from Jake Locker to Matt Hasselbeck, who played well at times in 2011. In Jacksonville, Maurice Jones-Drew's holdout is already over, although it was a poor pass offense that sank the team in Week 2. For the Raiders' sake, there must be better options
on which to pin their hopes than Terrelle Pryor. And unfortunately for the Saints, Sean Payton isn't walking through that door.
High-scoring offenses (4 of the remaining 16; 4 of 22 over all)
The Saints have scored 59 points through two games, the fourth-highest total of any team to start 0-2 since 1990. The 1994 Patriots (70 points), the 2008 Chargers (62) and the 2002 Vikings (62) were the only teams to score more points, and the Patriots and the Chargers each went on to make the playoffs. Only 15 teams even reached 45 points after two games, and one of those was the 2007 Giants, an eventual Super Bowl champion (the other was the 2002 Atlanta Falcons). That means 27 percent of the teams to score at least 45 points but start 0-2 went on to make the playoffs, and that number probably underestimates New Orleans's chances considering just how effective the Saints' offense has been over the past half-decade.
2012 blueprint: The Saints stand out as the 0-2 team most likely to turn it around. High-scoring teams always have a chance to win, and the Saints are still capable of winning a bunch of shootouts in 2012.
Close losses (2 of the remaining 12; 6 of 22 over all)
This is closely tied to the previous category but instead focuses on points differential and not just points scored. Six of the 22 teams (from previous categories, the '98 Bills, the '94 Patriots, the '08 Chargers and the '02 Falcons) that started 0-2 and made the playoffs were outscored by 10 or fewer points after two weeks. The 1990 Eagles lost in Week 1 by a touchdown to the eventual Super Bowl champion Giants; the following week, a field goal in the final seconds helped the Phoenix Cardinals defeat Philadelphia, 23-21. But the Buddy Ryan-coached Eagles still made the playoffs with a 10-6 record. The 2008 Minnesota Vikings lost by 5 to the Green Bay Packers in Week 1 before blowing a lead to the Peyton Manning-led Colts in Week 2. Still, a strong running game and run defense drove Minnesota to a 10-6 record and a postseason berth.
There were 184 teams that were 0-2 after two games from 1990 to 2011, but only 29 of those teams had been outscored by 10 or fewer points. Since 6 of those 29 teams went on to make the playoffs, that jumps the likelihood of making the playoffs from 12 percent as a generic 0-2 team to 21 percent as an 0-2 team that has lost some close games.
2012 blueprint: The Cleveland Browns held a fourth-quarter lead late against the Eagles and kept it close against the Bengals. Despite an 0-2 record, the Browns have only been outscored by 8 points this year.
Good defense (2 of the remaining 10; 4 of 22 over all)
Four of the 22 teams to make the playoffs after an 0-2 start allowed just 35 points or fewer after two weeks ('98 Bills, '01 Patriots, '91 Falcons, '06 Chiefs). Since only 17 of the 184 teams that started 0-2 allowed 35 or fewer points, that means 24 percent of the teams to start strong defensively went on to make the playoffs despite failing to notch a win.
2012 blueprint: Unfortunately for this year's crop, none of them have had good starts on that side of the ball, with Cleveland leading the winless pack by allowing "only" 51 points.
Winning 11 games the year before (2 of the remaining 8; 6 out of 22 over all)
Only 23 teams won at least 11 games and then started off 0-2 during this period; as you might suspect, a relatively high percentage, 26 percent, of those teams still managed to make the playoffs. Being a good team and starting off the season 0-2 is unusual, but a few bad breaks could distort the quality of any team. The Philadelphia Eagles went 12-4 in both 2002 and 2003. But in '03, the Eagles faced the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1 and the eventual Super Bowl champion New England Patriots in Week 2, losing to both. The '92 Steelers went 11-5 but started the season against an excellent 49ers team that went on to lead the league in points differential. In Week 2, they put up a clunker of a game in Los Angeles, but the Steelers got back to their winning ways the rest of the season. The '08 Chargers, '90 Eagles, '02 Steelers and '93 Cowboys also fit the model of teams with at least 11 wins in the prior season.
2012 blueprint: The Saints won 13 games last season, but only 2 of the 8 teams that started 0-2 after winning 13 or 14 games still qualified for the playoffs. In a very difficult division in what appears to be the tougher conference, it's not going to be easy for New Orleans.
Turnovers = Good? (2 of the remaining 6; 7 of 22 over all)
In 1990, both the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Oilers turned the ball over 10 times in two losses to start the season. But considering the fickle nature of turnovers, you wouldn't expect those teams to remain so turnover prone the rest of the way. In fact, of the 22 0-2 teams that had at least eight turnovers in their first two games, nearly one-third of them went on to make the playoffs (in addition to the two teams in 1990, the '02 Steelers (10), '93 Cowboys (8), '03 Eagles (8), '91 Falcons (8), and '94 Patriots (8) had turnover problems early on.)
2012 blueprint: It's the Philadelphia Eagles who lead the N.F.L. in turnovers with nine, and they were just two plays from finding themselves in this column at 0-2. The Kansas City Chiefs are second in the league with six turnovers but have now been outscored by 204 points in their last 20 regular-season games.
Better to be lucky than good – the 1998 Arizona Cardinals
The '98 Cardinals are arguably the N.F.L.'s worst playoff team. They played the weakest schedule in the league and were still outscored by 53 points. They didn't beat a team with a winning record, or with an 8-8 record, or even with a 7-9 record. According to Pro-Football-Reference.com's Simple Rating System, the Cardinals were one of the five worst teams in the league that season, despite winning nine games. Arizona went to win a playoff game, but it's certainly not a team any 2012 team wants to model itself after. And yes, in case you haven't figured it out by now, the Cardinals started the season with 38-10 and 33-14 losses.
2012 blueprint: It's the Tennessee Titans who have the worst points differential in the league at -49. If ever there were a Jake Plummer replica, it's Jake Locker.
Turning it on after a slow start
To some extent, all 22 teams turned it on after a slow start, but the last three teams in particular seemed to just sleepwalk through the start of the season.
The 1995 Detroit Lions finished in the top three in points, yards, first downs, passing yards, passing touchdowns and rushing yards per attempt. But that firepower wasn't on display early in the season in losses in Pittsburgh and Minnesota. Three months later, Detroit beat Minnesota 44-38, as part of a seven-game winning streak to end the season after starting 3-6. Barry Sanders rushed for 1,500 yards, Herman Moore and Brett Perriman combined for 231 receptions and 3,174 receiving yards and 23 touchdowns, and Scott Mitchell threw for 4,338 yards and 32 touchdowns. But Detroit had two of its three lowest-scoring games in losses in Weeks 1 and 2.
The 1996 Patriots made the Super Bowl and ranked in the top three in points, first downs and passing yards. Four members of the offense — quarterback Drew Bledsoe, running back Curtis Martin, tight end Ben Coates and left tackle Bruce Armstrong — wound up making the Pro Bowl. The rookie wide receiver Terry Glenn — who ranks just ninth in receptions among the members of the 1996 draft class — ended up setting a rookie record for receptions in a season with 90 (since surpassed by Anquan Boldin). But New England scored just 10 points in each of their first two games, road losses to division rivals Miami and Buffalo. The Patriots scored 70 points in the rematches against the Dolphins and the Bills, and won 11 of their last 14 regular-season games.
The 1992 San Diego Chargers were a balanced team, ranking in the top 10 in points, yards and first downs on both offense and defense. John Friesz was expected to start at quarterback, but a preseason injury ended his career. San Diego traded for Stan Humphries from Washington, who unsurprisingly took some time to get acclimated. But after throwing 1 touchdown against 8 interceptions en route to an 0-4 start, Humphries had a 88.1 passer rating in the team's final 12 games. Over that span, San Diego allowed the fewest points in the league and went 11-1.
2012 blueprint: Like the first category, these things are difficult to identify at the time. But I am intrigued by the potential of the offense in Oakland. Carson Palmer, Darren McFadden, Darrius Heyward-Bey and Denarius Moore give Oakland a strong group of talent at the skill positions. It's been a rocky start for the Raiders, but they seem like a better breakout candidate than Cleveland, Jacksonville, Tennessee, or Kansas City (and obviously New Orleans wouldn't apply here, unless the defense did a 180). In Tennessee, Chris Johnson and Kenny Britt give the Titans potential dynamic weapons on offense, but both players' reputations have taken serious hits after a rocky couple of years.
The obvious horse to bet on to make the playoffs in this field is New Orleans. In 2008, the Chargers, the Dolphins and the Vikings all rallied from 0-2 to the playoffs, but no team has done it since. If that's going to change in 2012, Drew Brees will be worth every penny this season.


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My friend is up from Vancouver visiting for the week, which was nicely timed for her to see the start of her first sled dog race!
It was a cool morning, in the -20's Celcius. Great for the dogs!
This race starts here in Dawson City and goes down the Yukon River, northwest to Eagle, Alaska, and then back again. It is a memorial race to commemorate Percy DeWolfe, who delivered the mail from Dawson to Eagle for decades.
Daniel our post master passes off a bag of mail, with the help of the RCMP, to the first sled, to take up to Eagle. As a fundraiser for the race, people can purchase an envelope, write a letter, and have it sent in this sack of mail on its way to be mailed.
The dogs were really eager to get the race underway!
But first, bib #1 is reserved for the memory of Percy and we counted him down. Then the postmaster and the RCMP brought the mail to the first sled.
Many young school children joined the crowd to count down the teams, who had a staggered start, one team every 2 minutes.
Tonight Colette and I are staffing the checkpoint from 8pm until midnight! Should be fun!
For more information about the Percy race, the mushers, or to track the teams' progression through the race, visit http://www.thepercy.com/ .


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IT'S deja vu for Limerick camogie after the draws for the 2017 Liberty Insurance All-Ireland Camogie Championships.
Just like 2016 Limerick will face opposition from Cork, Wexford and Offaly. Tipperary are the new face for the year ahead.
The first of the four group games takes place on June 10 – home to Offaly.
All-Ireland Champions Kilkenny have been drawn in Group 1 and will open their title defence against Waterford in a group that also contains Clare, Dublin and Galway.
Limerick manager John Tuohy is already confirmed to remain for 2017 and just last week confirmed an initial training panel of 36 players for the new season.
PANEL: Caoimhe Costelloe, Cliona Lane (Adare), Maguerita McCarthy, Sile Moynihan, Judith Mulcahy, Niamh Mulcahy (Ahane), Chloe O'Brien, Leah O'Riordan (Ballyagran), Niamh Curtin (Ballybrown), Lorraine McCarthy, Mary O'Callaghan, Marion Quaid, Niamh Ryan (Bruff), Muireann Creamer, Claire Keating, Lisa Leonard (Cappamore), Mairéad Ryan (Clooney Quin), Dearbhla Egan (Crecora), Caitriona Neville (Croagh-Kilfinny), Sarah Carey, Siobhán Enright, Mairéad Fitzgerald, Fiona Hickey, Rebecca Noonan (Granagh Ballingarry), Orla Curtin, Aishling Scanlon (Killeedy), Deborah Murphy (Knockaderry), Sarah Collins (Lucan Sarsfields), Laura Stack (Milford), Caoimhe Lyons, Megan O'Meara (Monaleen), Niamh Richardson (Murroe-Boher), Sinéad McNamara, Laura O'Neill (Na Piarsaigh), Rebecca Delee, Karen O'Leary (Newcastle West).


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Intrepid mountaineer Olly Burr has become the youngest British climber ever to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest.
At the age of only 22, the former King's School pupil joins a pantheon of mountaineering legends after making it to the top of the world in perfect conditions in late May.
He had hoped to have his father by his side, but after aborting one attempt with Charlie, his 50-year-old father, at 8,500 metres, Ollie took advantage of a rare break in the weather three days later to make the successful ascent - breathlessly hauling himself up the final 350 metres.
If the daring duo had made it together they would have been the only father and son team to have reached the legendary peak.
Olly said: "I was desperately sad that my dad could not quite make the distance, but as I made the final ascent I thought I could sense my grandfather by my side who had died six months earlier."
He added: "Reaching the summit was an eerie experience. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion and I had continual experiences of deja vue as if I had been there before in a previous life."
"It was a magnificent feeling. Though we stayed on the summit for almost an hour it felt like I was there for only 10 minutes. I could see layer upon layer of clouds below me and for hundreds of miles in the distance repeated lightning flashes, just going off like someone striking matches."
Father Charles had agonised over the decision to let Olly go on ahead, a question made all the more problematic due to the death of an American climber four days earlier, an event which had raised the superstitious fears of their Sherpa guides.
Charles said: "I had a long, long chat with our guide Victor Saunders before I let Olly go ahead. When he left the final camp it was one of the most emotional experiences of my life."
"To see my son walk off into the distance, his silhouette receding as he got further up the mountain, was a very difficult experience and I am not ashamed to say that I had a few tears in my eye."
That experience was made worthwhile when Olly radioed his father from the summit. Olly said: "I was so emotional that I could hardly speak."
While his proud father added: "He might not have been able to speak but I could also hardly reply, I was so choked."
Olly's remarkable achievement is made all the more amazing due to his long term battle with ME .
He said: "Through the dark days of that illness when I really did feel pretty rotten I would look at the picture of Everest on my bedroom wall and know that I had something to aim for."
"It is a lesson to anyone suffering from a debilitating illness that you do not know what is round the corner."
The trip, however, was not only about reaching personal milestones, but raising money for the Ronald McDonald Children's Charity, a world-wide organisation that enables families to stay in purpose-built accommodation when their children are in distant hospitals.
Charles who has four McDonalds franchises in Cheshire, including the Wilmslow branch, said: "There would have been no point in doing the climb without a genuine purpose. McDonalds and our other generous sponsors Coca Cola, Barclays Bank, Hacker Young, Oatar Airways and many private individuals made this trip possible and I am delighted to say that we will have hopefully raised in excess of £15,000 for RMCC."
Olly's record breaking achievement follows his ascent of the Matterhorn aged only 13 - still the youngest person ever to climb the Alpine monster.
Peter Egerton, Vice Principal of King's Boys' Division, said: "It is quite simply a breathtaking achievement and I am sure just one of many for this remarkable young man."
The trip had taken over three years to plan, Olly using his year in industry during his Business Degree at Sheffield Hallam University to raise a significant sum of money to finance every aspect of the trip.
The previous year they had practised on the 6th highest mountain in the world Cho Oyu and from the time they left base camp to the time they reached the summit was another 60 days.
Charles said: "Altitude sickness can kill. It can fill your brain or your lungs with liquid and leaves even the fittest people struggling at relatively low levels."
Olly added: "That's why I appreciate all the more the achievements of men like Sir Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tensing, whom 50 years before us had climbed that mountain without the modern aids and expertise that we enjoyed. What they did was truly amazing."
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By Samantha Reid
With so many choices of movies and television shows on Netflix, it can be overwhelming to sift through all the options to find something worth watching, but there is something for everyone among all the titles. This week, the Torch has done most of the legwork and picked five film recommendations, all streaming on Netflix Instant.
Drinking Buddies (2013)
This indie comedy directed by Joe Swanberg didn't make a splash at the box office, but it has gained a following since its release on Netflix. The film includes an all-star comedic cast, including Jake Johnson from "New Girl," Anna Kendrick from "Pitch Perfect" and Olivia Wilde of "House," and centers around the tumultuous love triangle between the trio.
The movie is set in Chicago, and much of it is filmed at Logan Square's Revolution Brewery. While the movie is definitely funny, most of its charm comes from the emotion captured by the actors within the relationships. It's not your traditional romantic comedy — it strikes a chord much more reminiscent of real life.
Friends With Kids (2011)
Jennifer Westfeldt wrote, directed and stars in this ensemble comedy, alongside husband Jon Hamm and comedy heavy-hitters Maya Rudolph, Adam Scott and Kristen Wiig. The movie follows a group of friends as they couple up, get married and have kids. There is one glaring exception: Scott's and Westfeldt's characters. These two play best friends who decide to circumvent the traditional route of marriage-then-kids by platonically conceiving and raising a child together. Things don't go as smoothly as planned.
The movie manages to cover all the bases of human emotion, from love, to jealousy, to the desperation of growing up. It tackles anxieties felt by almost anyone in their 20s and 30s as they face the unknown of adulthood and what happens when life doesn't fit the mold we think it should.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
While this movie came out more than 20 years ago, watching it is the perfect way for Leonardo DiCaprio fans to prepare for Oscar season. The drama was DiCaprio's first major movie role, where he co-stars as Johnny Depp's mentally disabled younger brother, a role many have argued he deserved Oscar recognition for. The film follows the pair's family as they struggle to make ends meet in a tiny midwestern town.
Gilbert, Depp's character, doesn't look much beyond his small-town circumstances until he meets a girl who opens his eyes to the possibility of life beyond providing for his struggling family. The movie is very much a tearjerker, but the performances are so powerful that it makes it a must-watch for any fans of DiCaprio or Depp.
The Kids Are All Right (2010)
"The Kids Are All Right" might seem like your traditional comedy on the surface, but the premise is actually much more original. The movie centers around a lesbian couple's two teenage children and their quest to find out who their donor father is. Complications arise for everyone involved when their biological father becomes part of the lives of both his children and their mothers.
The plot is enough to make the film interesting, but what really pushes this into classic movie territory is the cast. Julianne Moore and Annette Bening play the loving but dysfunctional married couple, and Mark Ruffalo is a scene stealer as the family's sperm donor. Mia Wasikowska of Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" plays the precocious daughter Joni, while Josh Hutcherson from "The Hunger Games" rounds out the family as the sweet but naive son, Laser. Each character brings a unique facet to the complications of family life, making their strife feel all the more personal to viewers.
Bachelorette (2012)
Not to be confused with the reality show by a similar name, "Bachelorette" is much darker and funnier than anything safe for network television. Anyone with a soft spot for Rebel Wilson, the scene-stealing star of both "Bridesmaids" and "Pitch Perfect," will love to see her in another female ensemble comedy, this one including Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan and Isla Fisher.
The movie follows Wilson's bridal party as they navigate the often-turbulent world of a best friend's wedding, from the hectic rehearsal dinner to the downright disastrous bachelorette party. The characters are crude and selfish, but their antics definitely get laughs, and it keeps viewers on edge, wondering how everything will come together.
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