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Madison, Ind. (March 25, 2014) – Rotary LiftRAI company to have at least one Automotive Lift Institute (ALI) Certified Lift Inspector on staff.
ALI Certified Lift Inspectors are proven qualified to inspect any manufacturer's vehicle lifts in accordance with ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2008, the national standard covering vehicle lift operation, inspection and maintenance. There are already more ALI Certified Lift Inspectors in Rotary Lift's RAI network than in any other manufacturer's distribution channel. Rotary Lift is the first manufacturer to support the ALI Lift Inspector Certification Program with a certification requirement for its service network.
"There are nearly 400 RAIs across the United States and 60 percent of them currently have employees enrolled in the ALI Lift Inspector Certification Program," says Ron Lainhart, parts and service manager for Rotary Lift and an ALI Factory Designated Trainer. "We are requiring the rest of our RAIs to enroll a participant by the end of 2014. As a result, Rotary Lift RAIs will be fully equipped to meet the changing needs of the vehicle service industry. The ALI Lift Inspector Certification Program has professionalized the vehicle lift inspection process, and anyone who does not start adapting now will be left behind."
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Jane Fernandes, provost at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, has been named Guilford's ninth president by the College's Board of Trustees.
A Message from President-Elect Jane Fernandes
I very much appreciate the warm welcomes and kind words I've received from all facets of the bright jewel that is the Guilford community. During the crucial transition period underway, I am particularly grateful for the efforts of Ed Winslow and Nancy Quaintance in forming two transition teams. The work of these teams will help me prepare in the short weeks ahead to hit the ground running on July 1. We have our work cut out for us and it is reassuring to know the teams are in place to begin moving that forward.
Jim and I and our daughter Erin are looking forward to moving to campus soon. Our son Sean will be interning in Raleigh in July and August, and he will join us on campus some weekends, we hope. We are all excited to learn more about the values that permeate life at Guilford. We've started reading books on the history and beliefs of the Society of Friends, and we are looking forward to learning how Guilford College's culture and ways are shaped by that heritage.
Thank you for allowing my family and me the opportunity to embrace and be embraced by all that is good about Guilford College. We can't wait to live here.
A Message from Board of Trustees Chair-Elect Ed Winslow
We are moving forward with the "transition" process to support Jane Fernandes as she assumes her role as our president. Our objectives are to introduce Jane to Guilford College, the Greensboro community and beyond (statewide and nationally) as our leader.
At the same time, Jane has much to learn about us. Much of her transition will consist of listening. We want to ensure that Jane has opportunities to hear from all important quarters.
We are creating two transition groups. They are (1) the Transition Committee of the Board of Trustees, which includes Nancy Quaintance, Carole Bruce, Hector McEachern, Pete Cross and Ed Winslow; and (2) the Guilford Community First Year Committee. Its members are:
• Faculty—Karen Spira (foreign languages) and Melanie Lee Brown (biology)
• Academic Affairs—James Shields '00
• Communications & Marketing—Ty Buckner
• Admission—Grace Sullivan '14
• Advancement—Ellie Yearns
• Alumni Relations—Jerry Harrelson '72
• Administration—Jon Varnell
• President's Office—Joyce Eaton
• Quaker Life—Max Carter
• Finance—Eric Krpejs
• Local Government—Jeff Thigpen '93
• Greensboro Community—Reid Phillips
• Student Life—Jen Agor
• Community Senate—Jose Oliva '17
• CCE SGA—Monica Jones '15
• Trustees— Nancy Quaintance
The First Year group will provide Jane with important College introductory information and opportunities to gain a greater understanding of the values and traditions of Guilford and the Quaker culture. In addition, the group will recommend a plan to maximize Jane's engagement with students, faculty, staff, alumni and other key constituents—especially in her first year—and to communicate her story and Guilford's story effectively.
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A good reverse-engineering book?
I am looking for a good entry-level reverse-engineering book. I have come across these books:
1) The IDA Pro Book: The Unofficial Guide to the World's Most Popular Disassembler (2008)
2) Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering (2005)
3) Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition (2008)
4) The Shellcoder's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting Security Holes (2007)
There are other ones, but these ones seem more popular.
I am a programmer and I took an x86 assembly language course 10 years ago (but I don't remember much!). I am looking for an introduction/hand holding book to start...
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That must've been one rockin' party the Gods of Ancient Greece had with the hotties of America back in the early 90s, since they left behind a string of demigods with absentee-daddy issues. Poseidon (Kevin McKidd) has full command over water, but he apparently couldn't keep his trident from getting wet when he met Sally Jackson (Catherine Keener, not my idea of a MILF, but then, I don't wear godly beer goggles).
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Former teacher to lead Incline schools' K-12 endeavor
June 19, 2013
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — A former Incline Village teacher will be tasked with leading the effort to transform the community's public schools into the flagship program for Washoe County.
The Washoe County School District recently appointed Leslie Hermann to be the district's first K-12 administrator. Her role of overseeing Incline elementary, middle and high schools begins Monday, July 1, and meeting the community will be among her first priorities.
"I want to be able to reach out to any parent … to come talk to me about their experiences and about their visions for K-12 alignment," Hermann said. "I have a very open-door policy — they want to work and meet with me, and I want to meet with them."
Hermann is familiar with Incline Village, having starting her career in education teaching French and English at Incline Middle School from 1983-1990.
After teaching stints at Billinghurst Middle School and Galena High School, she spent the past 12 years as assistant principal at McQueen High School in Reno.
There, she served as Advanced Placement coordinator, helping host a yearly AP workshop for teachers in Northern Nevada and California.
She started McQueen's Mandarin program, which eventually led to the creation of the school's Signature Academy in Global Studies, and also helped create the school's Freshman Academy, a intervention program for at-risk ninth-graders.
Hermann, who owns a Bachelor of Arts in French Literature and masters degrees in Teaching English as Second Language and Administration, anticipates her first year as K-12 administrator in Incline to be a busy one.
"My first initiative is to assess what's happening in the classrooms of all three schools, and that means a lot of walkthroughs and visits, a tremendous amount of time during that first year to assess what's in place," she said. "It's determining 'what is,' and then ultimately determining 'what will be.'"
"What will be" is to align with the school district's strategic plan, Hermann said, along with Superintendent Pedro Martinez's vision to make Incline's three schools the flagship of Washoe County.
Martinez unveiled his vision earlier this year, based on the idea of challenging students with a personalized, college-oriented curriculum while also allowing them to explore their interests and talents that could lead to a career.
"Leslie is an amazing leader who will help us realize our vision … and who will work to ensure that Incline schools become the flagship K-12 system in the Washoe County School District," Martinez said.
In the K-12 structure, site administrators at each school will report to Hermann — Mark Zimmerman at the high school, Sharon Kennedy at the middle school and a yet-to-be-hired person at the elementary school, where Kathleen Watty is retiring.
Hermann, who will have an office at all three schools, said she needs time to study each campus and meet with all staff before determining if changes or improvements need to be made.
"Ultimately, this is a small school, and the rules of a large school do not apply," she said. "It's not a one-size-fits-all situation, so what is right at McQueen might be completely inappropriate at a place like Incline."
With a daughter entering her senior year at McQueen, Hermann said she doesn't have immediate plans to relocate to Incline Village.
Aside from education, Hermann — a former national-ranked ski racer during her high school years — said she enjoys many of the recreation opportunities the Sierra affords, including hiking, camping and biking. She's also an avid cook.
"I love to cook for my staff — it's a really important part of the relationship with my teachers. I like to take really good care of them," she said.
And like any educator, she likes to read. Her current book is "The Ten Traits of Highly Effective Schools: Raising the Achievement Bar for All Students," by Elaine K. McEwan.
"I'm rereading it, actually," she said with a chuckle.
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The U.S. government defines poverty in relative terms - goods and services that are commonly taken for granted by most people in the country but are unaffordable to those in poverty. In 2012, the poverty threshold in the U.S. for a family of four is $22,050. Minnesota and Wisconsin are relatively well-off states.
In 2012, for example, 11.6 percent of the U.S. families fell below the poverty level but only 7.6 percent of those in Minnesota (tied for fourth-lowest out of 50 states and the District of Columbia) and 9.0 percent of Wisconsinites (ranked 16th lowest). In addition, the Minnesota and Wisconsin counties in the St. Croix Valley form a relatively prosperous part of these relatively prosperous states. For most indicators of poverty included in this section of the website, you will see that the St. Croix Valley Counties have somewhat lower indicators of poverty than their respective states.


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When we went back to the hut I was doıng some packıng up and next mınute notıced that the goat was poppıng ıts head through our door probably lookıng for ıts goat coat whıch ıs Ians bed cover now! It had escaped ımagıne the comedy that followed I was tryıng to get the goat back on ıts leadto the place where ıt should be the other goat kept tryıng to mount ıt and me and then ıt kept eatıng all the flowers ıt was too funny ın the end luckıly the man came back and they had a comedy half hour tryıng to get them back ın there own sheds.
Ian was talkıng to the men ın the bar from the nıght before and was askıng ıf they knew where he could go and watch the football as Unıted where playıng ın the champıons league and playıng a team from Istanbul so he thought that places would play ıt they told us that a bar down the road would have ıt on and ıf we lıke they would take us there thats how nıce they are honestly they cant do enough for you. Anyways ın the end we went for a drınk there and they had got a tv out of the back room and set ıt all up wıth the satılıte and put on the football just for Ian so we sat and watched that wıth them Ian had a Rakı whıch ıs the tradıtıonal turkısh mens drınk ıts terrıble lıke Ouzo and Pastıche and he was so drunk after ıt fallıng over and snorıng wıth the party popper noıces agaın.


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Applications for law school academy are due March 31
(March 22, 2005)--Applications are available for this year's UTSA Summer Law School Preparation Academy (SLSPA) conducted by the UTSA Institute for Law and Public Affairs (ILPA) in partnership with the UT School of Law, Austin. The application deadline is March 31.
Students from all academic majors are encouraged to apply. Selections are based on recommendations from faculty admissions committee members.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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SLSPA is a rigorous academic program designed to enhance the preparation of undergraduate students who plan to apply to quality law schools. Professors from the University of Texas School of Law and other law schools, the directors of admissions for several law schools, judges and leading attorneys participate in the summer seminars and programs.
In SLSPA, UTSA faculty members teach seminars focusing on improving analytical skills, critical reading, research abilities, and written and oral communication. Topics covered in colloquia outside the formal classes include the law school application process, minority admissions, how to succeed in law school, and when and where to apply to maximize admission options.
Students completing 12 hours in SLSPA receive the Certificate in Legal Reasoning and gain admission to a special LSAT preparatory course. The majority of students selected for SLSPA are awarded financial stipends.
Students can earn 12 or more credit hours through enrollment in SLSPA during one or two summers. SLSPA faculty members recommend spreading course work across two summers with students entering phase I after completing their sophomore year and phase II after their junior year. Exemplary students enter after completing their freshman year.
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UTSA painting exhibit highlights women artists during Black History Month
(Feb. 1, 2005)--As part of Black History Month, UTSA hosts the painting exhibit, "Subjective Visions: Contemporary Art by African American Women," highlighting the work of five Texans ranging in age from the mid 20s to early 60s. The exhibit, free and open to the public, runs through Feb. 28 at the Durango Building gallery on the UTSA Downtown Campus.
An opening reception hosted by UTSA President Ricardo Romo is 6-9 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 10 in the Southwest Room, adjoining the gallery. The reception, free and open to all, is an opportunity to meet the artists. A student reception is 4-5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 8. Regular gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
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- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Artists Tracey Durland, Tonya Engel, Vonja Kirkland, Vicki Meek and Deborah Roberts created the 19 works in the exhibit from a variety of media including watercolor, oil and acrylics.
"We're excited to feature the work of these talented artists in representing African American culture," said curator Bernice Appelin-Williams. "Each artist gives critical insights into the circumstances of race, gender, class representation and identity in the ongoing struggle to establish the voice of black, women artists."
Vicki Meek's work, known internationally, is featured at the Houston Museum of Art. Her art connects the icons of the Yoruba religion with historical African American figures including slave-revolt leader Nat Turner and civil-rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer.
Deborah Roberts contrasts early African American stereotypes such as minstrels and Aunt Jemima with contemporary hip-hop images. Exhibited internationally, her work is in the collections of entertainers such as Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby and Nancy Wilson.
Tanya Engel has exhibited her work as far away as the Netherlands. Part of the collection of the UT Austin Department of African American Studies, her paintings use old-world colors and techniques to address contemporary issues such as defining beauty.
Vonja Kirkland has exhibited her art in the National Gallery of Art in Senegal, West Africa, the Smithsonian Institution Anacostia Museum and Copenhagen, Denmark. In watercolor and oil, she uses abstract, colorful images and the grain in wood to evoke mythological characters.
Tracey Durland, a self-taught artist, participates in her first exhibition with work in a folk-art style inspired by spirituality and dreams.
For more information, contact Arturo Almeida at (210) 458-4101 or Bernice Appelin-Williams at (210) 227-6960.


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Knowing there is nothing more powerful than collaboration and partnership, the D-backs and University of Phoenix committed their resources to working with Arizona's most respected corporate and education partners on a series of Teaming Up for Education programs to demonstrate both organization's comprehensive investment in improving education outcomes for students throughout the state.
The Arizona Diamondbacks, University of Phoenix & Paul Goldschmidt are teaming up to offer fans an opportunity to receive one of three full tuition scholarships to University of Phoenix. Visit phoenix.edu/dbacks for more information.
Through the D-backs Give Back $100,000 School Challenge, presented by the University of Phoenix, the D-backs provide educational grants all around the state of Arizona, funding projects ranging in need from school improvements to innovative educational programs. The School Challenge program, which launched in 2012, has donated $500,000 to 100 Valley schools. More »
The D-backs and University of Phoenix partner on the D-backs Honor Roll and D-backs Outstanding Student youth education initiatives to reward students with tickets to regular-season games at Chase Field for accomplishments and behaviors that improve education outcomes. For more information, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
The 500 Club Reading Program allows students to download an online reading log and then be rewarded with complimentary tickets to D-backs' home games, courtesy of University of Phoenix, after reaching a target goal of reading for 500 minutes. More »
As the premier fundraising event of the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation, Evening on the Diamond presented by the University of Phoenix has raised more than $8 million for our community. More »
Each winter D-backs players, coaches and executives interact with more than 600 children in need at the team's annual Winter Classic presented by University of Phoenix. More than 100 employees from University of Phoenix and the D-backs assist children in selecting a new pair of shoes and participating in a variety of activities to include the University of Phoenix Reading Corner, where each child receives two new books, as well as music, crafts, a friendly game of baseball and a visit from Santa. View photo gallery »
The Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation and Chase are proud to join forces to revitalize struggling high school baseball and softball programs in Arizona. Together, the D-backs and Chase will help high school programs and student-athletes reach their academic and athletic potential by chasing the dream! Visit dbacks.com/chaseyourdreams »
Team mascot D. Baxter and musical mascot Bobby Freeman entertain children at various schools throughout Arizona with a baseball-themed act that infuses relevant messages into a delightful musical variety show designed to communicate messages of courage, character, friendship and social responsibility. Students are encouraged to make great food choices and avoid tobacco to be healthy, recycle to protect our planet and make friends to support an anti-bullying message. Visit dbacks.com/baxter »
Since 2008, the D-backs and the Rodel Foundation of Arizona have hosted and celebrated the contributions of more than 750 of Arizona's best teachers and principals at games at Chase Field. More than 100,000 elementary school children have participated in the Math Achievement Club by Rodel (Mac-Ro) to raise the math achievement of students, which all has been funded by a $100,000 Grand Slam Award grant from the Arizona Diamondbacks Foundation in 2008.
The D-backs host students from schools throughout the state for an educational trip to Chase Field each spring that includes lessons in sciences, math, nutrition and physical education. All lessons on the field trips are approved to meet academic standards set forth by the Arizona Department of Education and have included experts from local television weather stations, Arizona Science Center and Phoenix Zoo in the past. The cost of the field trip is $8 per student and includes two tickets to a D-backs game.
The D-backs provide opportunities for schools from throughout the state to host family nights at Chase Field each season and purchase tickets at discounted group-rate prices. Most schools use family night games as fundraising opportunities, as the D-backs contribute $5 from each ticket sale back to the school. More than $15,000 is donated back to school fundraisers each season.
The D-backs provide opportunities for high school baseball teams to play Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) sanctioned games at Chase Field or Salt River Fields at Talking Stick each season while also allowing student-athletes to raise money for their baseball programs. The D-backs contribute money back from each ticket sold through group sales fundraisers conducted by high school baseball programs.
Middle and high school band and choir programs can earn the chance to perform prior to a game at Chase Field while also selling tickets to generate funds for their traveling events each year through the D-backs' Band and Choir Nights.
The D-backs offer specially-priced tickets and free bus parking to after-school and educational summer camps throughout Arizona to a mid-day game each summer at Chase Field.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are honored to work with United Blood Services, sponsoring their High School Challenge Program and supporting their Save Our Summer Blood Drive, Community Awareness Day and other initiatives. With 182 high schools holding blood drives during the 2009-2010 school year, the UBS High School Challenge Program saw nearly an astonishing 25,0000 blood donations made at high school blood drives last year. Participating high schools who contributed in the greatest of ways are honored each year at Chase Field, during a ceremony on the field prior to a game. To learn more about United Blood Services, visit them at www.unitedbloodservices.org/


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Elevated Alleviation in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Archer's Mountain Inn • Banner Elk, NC
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- A Two-night Stay for Two in Any Lodge Room Type Based on Availability, Sundays through Thursdays ($170) or Fridays and Saturdays ($217)
- $25 Credit to Jackalope's View Restaurant
- Bottle of Champagne and Snack Basket
The Destination
North Carolina's Beech Mountain stands at 5,505 feet above sea level, making it one of the tallest points in the eastern United States. The area surrounding Beech's peak is a mecca for hiking and biking enthusiasts, with a network of forest trails and expansive Blue Ridge vistas to delight nature lovers. Look down on the snow-laden valleys during a sledding adventure, or drop a line in Lees-McRae's Historic Mill Pond during warmer months.
The Digs
Perched on the side of Beech Mountain in Banner Elk, Archer's Mountain Inn's lodge rooms feature rustic accents like exposed wooden beams and large fieldstone fireplaces. Dinnertime calls for a hearty mountain meal at on-site Jackalope's View restaurant, where you can inquire about the fresh mountain trout on the menu each night. Or, opt for specialties like the bleu cheese-crusted pork chop or the triple sausage-stuffed chicken, filled with chorizo, Andouille, and Polish sausages.
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"A what! A homemade mirror stand to hold up the mirror. Great idea. This would be so cute and pretty in a girls room on her dresser or even on a make-up table. This paper has a shine to it so it reminds me of something a princess would have. If you have some mirrors around the house or look at yard sales or thrift,grab a fun foam core and some holographic(neverseen that before, but it is beautiful)paper and have a craft day with the girls. Imagine how they will feel when they complete this beauty. So simple and fast. Thanks."
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Want to know how to make a bean bag chair from some inexpensive rugs? Check out these recycled rug poufs from Heather Mann and you can make chic poufs for your home using materials from the dollar store!
- 3 nylon throw rugs
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First of all, some nylon throw rug discussion. If you don't like these cheap rugs, you can use slightly more expensive rag rugs (from Ikea or Target, about $3-5 each). When working with the rugs, avoid cutting them up at all costs, as they won't hold together when the nylon strings that hold them together are cut up. Likewise, be gentle when working with the long edges of the rugs.
- Sew the rugs together: Sew two rugs, right side together, along the fringed side. Make sure they are sewn securely.
- Add the third rug to the other side of one of the rugs, sewing right sides together along the fringed side. Make sure the seams are all on the same side of your long rug.
- Sew the two ends of the two outside rugs together, sewing right sides together along the fringed side.
- You now have a tube. It's a very short tube with very large openings.
- Crochet/gather the top of the tube:Using a medium-large crochet hook and regular acrylic yarn, insert hook in top edge of rug tube and slip stitch around the top of the tube, with a stitch about every half inch. On your second row, decrease by the following method: Draw up a loop in next stitch. Again, draw up a loop in the next stitch. (There should now be 3 loops on the hook.) Yarn over hook. Draw yarn through all 3 loops on the hook. (One decrease made). Draw string as tight as possible between each decrease stitch. Continue around the rug until it's gathered all up. This might take four or five rows around.
- If you don't crochet: Use yarn and a large plastic needle to weave in and out of the edge of the tube, drawing as tightly as possible. Cut a cover for the puckered area out of complimentary-colored circle of felt, wool felt, or a felted sweater and sew over pucker.
- Gather the bottom of the tube:You can gather the bottom of the pouf in the same way as above, but stuff the pouf before the hole gets too small. I actually created a drawstring effect on the bottom of my pouf so I could stuff and unstuff it at will. Instead of gathering all the way to the center of the circle, I left it open and threaded a string through the edges so I could tie it closed.
- Stuffing the pouf: For the sample, I stuffed it with a large fleece blanket and towels, but you can buy a body pillow and use the stuffing inside it for a cheap alternative to fiberfill. Or stuff it with recycled packing peanuts, or your large collection of plastic grocery sacks (if you don't mind the plastic crinkly sound effect!).
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I love this idea! I have a whole bunch of fiberfill left from re-making my sofa-back cushions with foam. Now I know what to do with it!
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Dec 11, 2015
This would look great in my new apartment. I might also make one for my little sister who's going off to college soon. Super psyched that there's an option for those of us who don't crochet.
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May 11, 2014
With the exception of the plastic bag idea, I think these things would be very heavy and difficult to move around.
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Jun 20, 2013
These would be great for dorms or small apartments by tying one end closed so that extra blankets, etc. could be stored inside instead of old stuffing, etc. stuff the stuff into trash bag before stuffing the poof to keep the stored things clean, and enclose a fabric softener sheet to keep the stored stuff smelling sweet........
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Jan 21, 2012
Great for kids who don't care how soft the cushion is, I am sure there are other inexpensive things for those of who do. I also used the crinkly bag idea before for my cats, but I out thought myself and cut the bags into strips not realizing it wouldn't be as crinkly or take up as much space as the whole bags do. Oh, well you live and you learn. Hmm? though. I do have a ginormous plethora of grocery bags. I keep forgetting to bring my reusable one's.
Ado Annie
Nov 30, 2011
I really like green projects like this. For a different look the long edges could be overlapped and sewn with a tight zigzag stitch along the inside of the fringe. This would leave three fringe lines on the outside of the pillow for decoration.
Apr 26, 2011
What size rugs are these? I was at Walmart today, so I looked at some rugs, just to see, and it seems like they would be too small. Meaning, really wide tube, but really short to make a beanbag chair, even for kids.
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Mar 14, 2012
the poufs that are being talked about here, are more of an ottoman than a bean bag. they are very much in style right now and super expensive. they can be used as extra seating if it is needed but is more of an ottoman.
Amy Leisure
Apr 26, 2011
Great idea. I like that you've stuffed it with old blankets too.
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Nov 27, 2012
I didnt know who to reply to, but I have made these great poofs, only I stuffed them with fabric scraps from my sewing projects, old miss matched socks that have been hanging around the laundry room looking for their mates. I still say the grimlins ate the mates! I took old pillows, washed them and used them--there is everything and anything inside my poofs! Love them! Oh...I put a zipper in mine and closed up the drawstring area and added a large button to cover the tops. My next poof is going to be made from blue jeans! Cant wait!
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(March 30, 2007)--Nearly 100 UTSA alumni who are employees of Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) recently attended a reception hosted by the UTSA Office of Alumni Programs.
The event celebrated the collaborative programs of UTSA and SwRI and re-energized the Roadrunner spirit in SwRI employees. The Office of Alumni Programs recently organized similar receptions with H-E-B Grocery Co. and Valero Energy to reach out to alumni through the business community.
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At the reception, UTSA President Ricardo Romo and SwRI President Dan Bates touted the collaborative projects of the two institutions including master's and doctoral degree programs in physics established in fall 2005. Romo encouraged alumni to visit the UTSA campuses and participate in the many events and programs.
David McComas, senior executive director of the SwRI Space Science and Engineering Division, said that the 27 students applying for the doctoral degree program in physics almost doubles the number of enrolled when the program began.
"The students seem to love it because they are getting to work in laboratories with real-flight hardware and handling aircraft that will be up in space," said McComas. "We're starting to really draw nationally from students who could go anywhere, but they are wanting to come here due to the strength of our joint program."
Additional presenters included UTSA College of Engineering faculty members Philip Chen and Harry Millwater, who are working with SwRI scientists on projects involving developing new techniques to monitor the health of aircraft jet engines.
Among the alumni in attendance was Sandra Dykes, who has three UTSA degrees, including a master's in chemistry and a doctorate in computer science. Her husband, James Dykes, is a UTSA associate professor of psychology.
Dykes' research focus is network security, but she also works on space flight and satellite software. "It's that kind of diversity of work that I think makes Southwest Research Institute a really exciting place to be," said Dykes.
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Our most immediate challenge was that the brewery which does our bottling, Harrington's Breweries in Ferrymead, lost power for two weeks due to the earthquake.
Their factory near the AMI stadium was one of the hardest hit areas and the factory didn't have a generator. The fruit drinks we had in tanks were bottled but this ended up having to be dumped.
We also store our fruit with a cool store company in Prebbleton. During the earthquake our 200 kilo drums toppled down on other products piled up on pallets but the frozen stock remained intact.
Probably the biggest impact on the business was the disappearance overnight of around 20 cafes, in the core of the Christchurch's CBD. It was the majority of our local market, one of our most important ones in a way. Some of these cafes have now been re-established in other parts of Christchurch, others have reinvented themselves, and some have jumped ship altogether. We have been fortunate to be a fast growth company and have been taking on new customers around the country.
The insurance worked
Fortunately I was insured for damage of stock - this remains my only type of insurance with PGGWrightsonAon Insurance. It wasn't rocket science. I could tell them this is what I lost and this is what it equates to in cost. I had 4000 litres of juice in tanks which got damaged and had to be binned. They gave me my insurance payout promptly. I think they realised the situation and the the business could really go under quite quickly if they didn't act.
Additional help
The Canterbury Recovery Agency stepped in to help tide businesses over through that initial difficult period. They gave me a grant which helped minimise that immediate effect. It was done in a very nice way, with the implication that once I recovered I could pay it back but there were no strings attached. It makes you feel that you will pay it back.
Lessons learned
What it did make me do was to realise the importance of having the capacity to send my product to different locations. Immediately after the earthquake I rang McCashin's Brewery in Nelson and they said they could do the bottling there no problem. That was really great to have people there to be able to help me out if I needed them, which in the end I didn't. If you are reliant on one location it just makes you so vulnerable.


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I'm working on a new project called "Plaxico Jones". We are actually recording a song in a studio right now called "Salt Lake Blues" that we will put on itunes.
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All of the above are over 58 percent completions for their careers. Phil was at 55.4, which is also higher than a lot of good players. I just think stats are an Importent tool that I will always look at when analyzing players, like I said, they do not tell the whole story but to discount them completely seems like cutting of your nose to spit your face, but to each their own
[QUOTE=Roosevelt;593545]If you've been watching the game as long as you say you have, then you know the changes in the sport which favor the offense.
I do take those things into consideration, but do not think that means you can not use stats from that time period for arguments sake. There have been things that both players have dealt with, Eli has worked with a good amount of different players on the offense, has had the playing style of the offense change, and if you really want to get serious, the difference in the athletic abilities of players from the 80s to the 2000s, as well as the quality of the defenses from each time period. The argument to discount stats is just something I disagree with, would you buy a stock without looking at a companies history?
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No one in Packer land was ever questioning whether or not Rodgers was great.
Entire Team Let Eli down today - NYG4l
The QBR rating is a joke! Plz don't anyone else bring that up!
We made it, 100 pages on why Eli is a better QB then Simms!
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Players come and go on the Free Agency Merry-Go-Round, but the N.Y. Giants will always be here!
There really is no way to accurately relay a qb performance on paper, too many intangibles go into each play to accurately map out with stats, but they do play in important roll in the analysis of players. Some of the things that are hard to map out are; pass protection, if there was any miscommunication setting the play, if everyone heard, understood, and reacted correctly to audibles being called at the line, protection changes at the line, if routes are ran correctly, if a throwing lane is there, and then all of the things the defense are doing. The one thing that I dislike the most abut it is that it gives no credit to certain plays even if there were multiple offensive formations used in previous plays to set the d up for a simple screen, or a quick throw, something that takes advantage of the formations the d is using, and the rating system certainly has a problem with the way the analysis works, because it could be subjective to the person who is looking at each game.
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Cyber experts warn space saboteurs could hijack and misuse satellites
It sounds like the imaginings of science fiction writers. However cyber experts warned yesterday that hackers could send the world back to the 1960s by hijacking satellites dotted around space, creating havoc below.
Our overwhelming reliance on space technology makes us acutely vulnerable were it to ever break down or be deliberately sabotaged.
For those gathered at the conference on national security and space at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI) yesterday it was an issue they felt needed to be confronted more openly.
"It is a real issue and a real vulnerability," explained Mark Roberts, a former space and cyber expert at the Ministry of Defence who has recently moved to the private sector.
"What we are doing is making ourselves more vulnerable to attack than we had been formerly. My personal view is that a day without space is not going - as some people say - to send us back to the dark ages. It's more likely to put us back into the 1960s."
Every day, miles above the Earth's atmosphere, an army of satellites provides us with a vital stream of information. From our mobile phones to satnavs, from shipping channels to television broadcasts, from the monitoring of our melting polar ice caps to the running of vital defence systems - our world would struggle to function without the satellites above us.
Cyber experts from across Britain gathered in London yesterday to ponder what would happen if we were forced to deal with a "day without space".
The threats against our satellites are as varied as they are numerous.
From solar storms that temporarily knock out communication, to mid-stratosphere crashes and deliberate attack, satellites are frighteningly vulnerable.
One of the issues causing the most concerns - that has somewhat belatedly sparked attempts to initiate a clean-up - is the sheer amount of litter surrounding Earth.
Nasa estimates that there are as many as 16,000 pieces of debris larger than 10cm orbiting within 2000km of earth - the region where most of the world's satellites are positioned.
Each piece can travel at tens of thousands of kilometres an hour, and could easily destroy any satellite it meets.
It's also getting crowded up there. Since the space race began in the late 1950s, more than 6500 satellites have been sent up, of which only 994 are still operational.
As Professor Richard Crowther, from the UK Space Agency put it: "Space is infinite, but the space around the earth is finite."
Three years ago the world was given a frightening glimpse into what will happen unless we reduce the number of redundant satellites in space when a working telecommunications satellite built by the United States firm Iridium smashed into a defunct Russian Kosmos satellite.
The computer models predicted the satellites would pass within half a kilometre of each other. Instead the collision, which took place at 41,840km/h, created more than 1000 extra pieces of debris larger than 10cm - which are still causing problems to this day. Given the carnage that can be unleashed by a collision, the array of redundant satellites provides an opportunity for malignant hackers looking to cause mayhem for strategic or anarchic reasons.
Mark Roberts, who pioneered the introduction of cyber elements into the war games that the MoD runs, hypothesised a scenario in which hackers take control of one or multiple redundant satellites and use them to crash into more vital ones.
"There are lots of satellites in orbit at the moment that have been taken off line," he explained.
"They still have propulsion, they have the ability to be restarted. Somebody particularly nasty could hack one of these things and then start to manoeuvre it."
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6500 Satellites have been sent up since Sputnik
400,000 Pieces of debris smaller than 10cm in orbit
994 Operational satellites orbiting Earth
3000 The total number of satellites orbiting Earth (including those that are now defunct).
16,000 The number of pieces of debris larger than 10cm orbiting Earth in the area where most satellites are based.
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The Canadian Press: Commissioner David Stern considers NBA regular-season games in Europe
Except maybe on a Sunday they won't be playing any of those games during the daytime and playing night games in Europe for the fan in the U.S. that wants to watch the games live is a nightmare. Who today should have to watch an NBA regular season game delayed? Garbage for the U.S. fan but great for the Europeans and for Stern's, the owners' and the players' wallets. Playing in Europe will increase the number of and value of the European marketing deals that players sign. Also traveling back and forth between Europe and the U.S. will reduce the quality of the play due to jet lag and other assorted problems arising from international travel.
If this happens, they should change the NBA to the WBA (World Basketball Association). Naismith invented the game. I say keep the games here. If it were soccer, then North American athletes can go live across the pond. I realize this sounds very ethnocentric, but I really don't care. Stern likes the idea because it helps grow the league worldwide. All about marketing, folks. If the Euros want to watch the game, they have satellite TV over there. Imagine if Manchester United or Arsenal suggested playing a few regular-season games over here to waken the States' awareness of soccer. There would be bedlam in England.
It would actually be a very smart move for them to do that.
Why would that be? There are not enough English expatriates in this country that would make it worth while. The U.K. soccer teams including their owners and the head of their leagues could probably care less about coming over her to play Yanks or even Hispanics. If you don't know why, you might want to live in Europe for a while. If you have lived in Europe already then I still don't agree with you. Of course you could be correct that it would be a smart move, but I doubt that we will ever live to see it happen.
I lived in Europe. I could really care less to have regular season games overseas. There were only 14 home games a year and there's no way I'd agree to not be able to go. Imaging having NFL games in Europe, that would be similar.
That is why it only makes sense for a preseason game. The NBA has so many games that it would be less of an issue though. I think that traveling and feeling like you are representing the game of basketball would be a good experience for a lot of NBA players. However, the best marketing happens when a player from a foreign country makes it into the NBA. Yao Ming.
Charter a Concord, the plane can still fly.
I can't help but to think this is a distraction from the ref scandle. Perfect timing right before the pre-season begins. If they played regular season games over there they would have to find a way to compensate the team owners for the lost gate revenues. How would the fans over here feel about having that many less games to attend? US fan considerations seem to be low on that guys list anyway. If they established a Euro league and integrated them into the playoffs I am not sure how that would work. Have to cut down on the reg season games to have this extra series.
No thanks. There are safer lower risk from terrorists ways to fly to Europe. I am talking from experience and research on this one.
All my follow up comments since the above quote have been directed at that quote which is about soccer and not at basketball. Sorry for the confusion folks.
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Stern sounds like Neville Chamberlain. How many great European teams have played in the continental U.S.? I don't see any desire or move by the European teams to play here. It seems to me for the American fans living in the U.S. it should be a two way street, not just U.S. teams playing in Europe but also European teams playing in the U.S. For U.S. expatiates living in Europe or Military serving in Europe it would make it more convenient for them to watch the NBA teams, but those can't be more than 1% of all American basketball fans. Stern's proposal as I now understand it makes him sound like Neville Chamberlain.
We're just talking about a handful of games to be played in Europe each year to help expose the NBA to the world. I don't see this as disrupting the world economy. It won't even affect 90% of the teams. I don't think a game or two in Europe will wear down players either. Anaheim took the Red Wings to a shootout at Joe Louis just a couple of days after playing in London. The Kings were given 5 days off after they played in London.
Anaheim did take Red Wings to shootout. But it was all because of their goaltender who was the equalizer that night. The Wings were all over Anaheim and even said after the game that it looks like Ducks were still recovering from the jet lag. I don't necessarily know if it is that much of a factor or not, but it took me a while to get back to normal after spending 10 days in Europe.
This is "normal" for you? I think the Red Wings will be "all over" a lot of teams this year! I know what you mean about the jet lag, though. It does take a couple of days to adjust.
That is what you may be talking about. But Stern has mentioned money and NBA expansion a large number of times when he talks about this subject. What Stern is talking about is an international league, with all NBA teams going over to Europe once or twice a year in the format of an international basketball league, without requiring the European teams to come to America. Stern has maxed out his power level with the current NBA configuration. By expanding the NBA into an international league under the direction of Stern his power increases immensely along with his income. That is what I think he is talking about.
The way currency exchange is going, it's 50% more expensive to play in Europe than it was a few years ago. This is just expansionist corporate vision. It does nothing for the domestic fans, and nothing for the game itself. It's obvious that Stern thinks he's saturated this market, so using the cabal of team owners, they'll start investing in new markets with profits made in the domestic market from the fans, favorable arena deals from the state and a comfortable collective bargaining agreement. Get used to seeing the fruits of prosperity exported.
Since I seem to be the only one who clicked the Yes box, thought I'd offer a rationale. Basketball is the only sport with a chance to have a full global following. Yeah, I know soccer is the sport of the rest of the world, but it's time to call it a failure in the U.S. and move on. We've had a generation or two of kids growing up playing the game and it's still going nowhere. Basketball has caught on like wildfire in Europe and in Asia. There is room in the world for a game that can garner big numbers of fans in every country. The NBA can either lead that or basketball either won't fully develop as the world's sport, or it will take much longer. I don't see any reason why they wouldn't want to lead. Soccer grew into a global game from grass roots – amateur teams turning semi-pro and then turning into big business. Basketball will grow as a corporation does, branching out country by country. Soccer grew from the ground up, basketball will be pushed from the top down. Soccer was and is nationalistic - world basketball will follow a different model. One impact of this is that there probably won't be national teams that compete for the world championship. I suspect the U.S. private ownership model won't hold either, and we will eventually have corporate teams (think Rollerball). This means that players will move across borders, not when they're old and washed up, but in their primes. Western and Eastern Europe, China, and parts of South America seem obvious candidates for expansion. It's not too hard to imagine a basketball world cup happening every couple of years. Given the potential, it's hard to imagine that the NBA, as the premier basketball league in the world wouldn't push its brand outside the U.S. and Canada. First some preseason games, then perhaps some regular season ones, then perhaps buying a European league – who knows what might happen?
What's in it for the American fan? Live European games will be on TV after midnight and before sunrise in America. Are you going to be watching? Tape delayed. Only Lee and other NBA analysts would watch a game on tape. Most casual internet viewers are going to watch the live games the next day. I would rather watch the Pistons play live in America than on a tape replay the next day from Europe after I already know what the score was.
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Posted at 7:51 AM on January 26, 2013
He is so gorgeous, and yet it seems he is conflicted, From what I have seen, money can never buy true happiness or fulfillment in your soul. I hope he and Kristen work things out and that they get Married living long joyful lives together and have children. They are a great couple..God bless!
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C'mon! Does he have to taunt us like that? Seriously, it's a sin to look this good. Good Lord, I could stare at him all day. He never has to worry about being unemployed. If the acting gig doesn't work out, I'm sure a modeling career would be perfect for him. He is so photogenic. But then again, the camera has to have something to work with. And does he ever have something to work with! I would love to see him in person. Just to see if he's for real. What makes him even more attractive is that he seems so down to earth. It doesn't even occur to him how good looking he really is. He's just so adorable. I can't imagine what he'll look like when he's in his thirties or forties. Men like him get even better looking as they age. Unlike women, unfortunately.
Posted at 6:47 AM on November 8, 2012
I mean really gals..study him! why so much Pity? he is a happy man!
might I Remind you..here had the most amazing artistic music talant..
that outs very Rare & unique. I grew up with musicians…it's in ur blood..
who he is well rounded; Esrthly; down to earth.; very Gifted..sexy beast.
if u got it…flaunt it in everyway…he looks gorgeous just waking up!
if he isv sad feeling "Half a man. without kristen""then he has some confidence issues. which in his case … or hers.. I think they are growing thru tuose insecurities together for good reason… just let themb be SEXY with and without eachother. at th e hip. it shows they TRUST eachother. u young pups. are still learning..mso let LOVE. BE. LOVE!!
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Yes he look tired. He just been in a airplane for 14, hours .And he had to go right to his interview . When he was give his interview you could tell he was tired.But he kept on talking and smiling. This is why I like Robert Pattinson you can tell that he is not a man that is stuck on his looks. He mostly wear clothing like he`s not trying to add to his looks. I think we the fans do that.
Posted at 7:28 PM on October 25, 2012
Robert looks like he need a bed to sleep a few days. Some people said that he seen sad, but I don't think so, he rather needs sleep more than 24 hours…. guess what? Did someone see how look Rob after he came back with Kristen? he look same as before they are left: his shirt need that someone ironing it, his appearance is neglected, what happened to him? When he was alone he have more time for him or when he was alone he change his appearance to showed Kristen that he will continuing his live without her; and now that she will be back and still with him, he get back to the same look careless that he had again……
Posted at 5:01 PM on October 25, 2012
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Posted at 10:38 PM on October 23, 2012
He looked real yummy. He only smiled in one of the pictures the others he looked sad. Rob really needs a haircut. When he runs his hand through his hair it flops down onto his forehead. It is a bit long but still ok. He looked a bit weary, but that it is to be expected because of the long flight. I hope he got a good nights sleep on Monday night when he finally went to bed.
Posted at 1:55 AM on October 23, 2012
I love the way that Robert Pattinson has absolutely no respect for buttons! LOL! It's like he starts to button his shirt, and then thinks to himself, "Yeah, that's enough…"! Seriously! It cracks me up! I'll just bet that it drives the fashion houses (that furnish his wardrobe for these functions) crazy! LOL! Am I the only one that notices this about him? He neglects at least a couple of shirt buttons in every photo shoot! Sometimes he "miss-buttons", and his shirt is all "wonky"… It's kind of endearing, actually. Like somewhere, under all of that hyped-up image that's presented to us by the studios, he's still a regular guy who does normal guy stuff…
Posted at 11:16 PM on December 27, 2012
Yes, I've noticed the same thing. It's just another one of the reasons why we love him so. He's just not like all of the other so called "good looking" actors out there. They all seem so sure of themselves and think they are God's gift to mankind. Rob is just so un-aware of himself or his allure. Does that sound right? I think you know what I mean. Like I said, he's just so adorable. You just cannot help but love him.
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so cool rob!! I'm happy for u and Kristen.haters always tell that u shoudnt be with Kristen, but hu else do they want you to be with?? they're just dreaming for a cindirella story! gudluck to Robert and Kristen. may ur relationship last.. if it's rili worth fighting for then go for it..
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i suspect the do make copies of the current m-16a2s and m4s today. and that thir greatly improved from china's past attempts.
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Let's talk about what has changed in the iPhone 5. The most noticeable (or just advertised) differences include a larger screen, new connector, faster processor, and better headphones. On top of all that, the back of the phone is now made of an aluminum backing instead of glass (I'm still baffled why anyone would make the back of a phone out of glass, but I digress)
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The new lightning connector has received a lot of attention because of how drastic the change is. Every accessory you own for your old iPhone will no longer work with your new one. If you're new to the iPhone, you'll have to wait a little bit before manufactures can catch up and make accessories to include this new adapter. To top it off, the adapter that takes it from the new connector to the old 30 pin costs $30 and it won't support 'iPod Out'; a feature that allows you to control your device through the accessories controls (such as your dashboard or stereo system). On the upside, my iPhone 5 appears to charge much faster than my 4s.
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Fewell does neither ... hence why I don't think Jones would do well in our current defense.
It's my personal belief that the writing is on the wall for Tuck, and they try to replace him. They're already talking about swapping JPP and Tuck which doesn't make a lot of sense since Tuck isn't a speed rusher. The only speed rusher expected to be around in the first round is Damontre Moore who wouldn't be a bad choice, but I worry about his size (that and he doesn't have the freaky leverage of someone like an Elvis Dumerville). Moore is a little more intriguing since he's played both sides.
I think the Giants may find it easier to keep JPP on the weak side and replace Tuck with a Werner (if he drops) or Okafor. I'd love to see JPP slim down a little to get his step back (I think they overshot with him in that regard).


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Play-By-Playmate: Power Rankings
Jaime breaks barriers this week with her cross sport power rankings.
I'm gonna try a little experiment here with my cross sport Playmate Power Rankings. It's one thing to rank teams in one sport but I'm going break some barriers (something I've never been afraid to do) and rank the big four's best teams against one another. Take that ESPN.
- New York Giants
I grew up a giants fan. The first game I ever went to was a Giants-Bucs game so I'm pretty happy to see that no team has more momentum than these guys. I mean any team left standing in the NFL has some momentum but as far as power rankings go, these guys take the cake. They barely made playoffs, beat Atlanta by 22 points and knocked off the defending champion Packers. They've got the "no one thought we could do this" underdog thing going for them and proved yesterday that they aren't just a fluke like some other teams I could mention. Cough Broncos cough.
- Chicago Bulls
Five in a row at home, 12-3 in their last 15? That my friends, is what you call a hot streak. With their next five games against teams with .500 records or worse, I fully expect it to continue.
- San Francisco 49ers
I had goose bumps the whole time the Niners/Saints game was on. I have goose bumps right now just thinking about it. That game was one of the best I've ever seen. My only problem now is that they're going to play the G-Men next week which puts me between a rock and hard place. I guess you'll just have to check out my Picks-in-Pics on Twitter to find out who I'm rooting for.
- Boston Bruins
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- Oklahoma City Thunder
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- Los Angeles Angels
As much money as my Marlins shelled out this season, I think the Angels are at the top of the heap in terms of talent. Throwing C.J. Wilson in with Dan Haren and Jered Weaver spells trouble for any team with a weak lineup and they kind of added insult to injury taking him away from a division rival. I think that rotation backed by the bat of Albert Pujols makes them an early season favorite for the West.
- St. Louis Blues
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 4870, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015:
"I applaud today's passage of the fiscal year 2015 Department of Defense Appropriations bill. This legislation plays a crucial role in providing our military men and women with the resources that they need to protect America's interests at home and abroad in an increasingly dangerous world.