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Deal Forming for ICL: Save Hotels at Dead Sea, Pay Lower Royalties
Government officials are considering a compromise with Israel Chemicals: if it takes action to save the hotels at the Dead Sea, the state will settle for a smaller share of the company's revenues from mining and selling minerals.
Israel Chemicals belongs to The Israel Corporation, which in turns belong to the Ofer family. The idea being hashed out at the Finance Ministry is based on ICL bearing a bigger share of the cost of saving the hotels from the rising level of water in the salt pools from which ICL, through subsidiary Dead Sea Works, mines minerals.
The ICL operations and the hotels are at the southern part of the Dead Sea, which has essentially turned into a giant evaporation pool. Salt-rich water is constantly brought by canal from the northern section of the sea. But as the water comes, so does silt. The upshot is that the ground level of the southern half of the sea is rising, and therefore, so is the water level, sadly for the hotels built along its shore.Four disputes
It could be said that ICL and the state are at loggerheads over four issues. One is whether the company paid enough royalties in past years: some say not.
The second is royalties in future years: Under the company's privatization agreement, in 2010 the state is entitled to change the royalty rate. Treasury sources estimate that raising the royalties could add tens of millions of dollars a year to the state kitty.
The third area is much more significant to ICL's bottom line: The state could cancel the company's tax breaks, if an amendment to the Investment Encouragement Law is enacted into law. ICL's tax bill could grow by as much as NIS 800 million a year, at peak profitability levels.
Yet the costliest dispute of all is potentially the fourth one: the cost of lowering water levels in the salt pools from which ICL mines the potash and other minerals that it sells world-wide, which threaten to flood the hotels.
In fact, if not for barriers, the hotels would already be flooded. But the barrier is not a thing of beauty, and it constantly needs to be raised higher as the level of the land - and water - steadily rises. The state wants a more permanent solution.
In 2008, the state established The Dead Sea Preservation Government Company, whose mission was to find a solution. It came up with three alternatives.
One involves harvesting vast amounts of salt from the bottom of the ICL evaporation pool, enough to keep the water level where it is. That is considered to be the most expensive alternative, estimated to cost NIS 7 billion until 2035, which is when DSW's franchise runs out. Just the cost of moving the salt would be prohibitive.
The second thought is to build an artificial lake, a lagoon, around the hotels, from which and only from which the salt would be harvested. That wouldn't come cheap either: NIS 5 billion, the company estimates.
The third concept is to raze the hotels and build new ones somewhere else. Extreme though that may sound, it's the cheapest concept, in theory it is NIS 2.8 billion. If that option is chosen, the government must act fast. The barrier wall won't be able to protect the existing hotels beyond 2013, judging by the speed at which the water level in the south of the sea is rising.
The Israel Hotel Association has made clear it abhors the last idea and has petitioned the High Court of Justice on the matter.
The state hasn't decided which of the three alternatives it prefers, and once it does, the question of who pays what will arise.
ICL pays 39.5% of the cost of building the barrier: the state and hotels pay the rest. ICL stresses that its acquiescence to share that cost is voluntary and is not a precedent on which a future arrangement can rely.
Treasury officials are leaning toward folding that negotiation into royalties talks. Possibly the state and company could reach a package deal in which it helps save the hotels in exchange for a break on royalties.
DSW stated that it knows of no compromise and added that it would be happy to discuss the issues involved.
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Alaska: The Alaska Legislature appears to be on track to levy a 3-percent sales tax. One effect it is already having in the capital is opposition to Gov. Frank Murkowski's proposed tax break for oil companies. The Republican governor and long-time advocate of resource development says the tax breaks are needed to spark an increase in oil exploration in the state. Even some GOP members have been quoted as saying past tax incentives did little to spur more development and resulted only in oil companies paying less to the state. The Senate is set to vote on the proposal this week.
Arizona: A cadre of moderate Republicans have reportedly been on the attack against a budget agreement that observers consider fragile at best. The $6.2 billion spending plan erases a $1 billion deficit, however proposed spending cuts in education and health care are too much for the dissenters to accept. Calling themselves the "cellar dwellers," the unhappy lawmakers want to restore $161 million in social spending, which would be paid for by higher drunken-driving fines and springing a number of non-violent offenders from state prisons. Members of the leadership predict the budget will pass unchanged, although Gov. Janet Napolitano agrees there are a lot of quirky items hidden in the budget plan.
California: With great fanfare, Gov. Gray Davis unveiled a new budget proposal that he hopes will receive the bipartisan support needed to pass a spending plan by the end of the fiscal year in June. Davis says California is under the gun and must have the budget in place before Wall Street will accept the bond sale he has proposed as a means of eliminating a $38 billion deficit. Republican lawmakers are livid about the plan's tax increases, however deeper spending cuts risked alienating Davis' Democratic allies even further.
Hawaii: Hawaii received bad news this week when new revenue forecasts indicated that yet another $100 million would have to be trimmed from the budget by June 30. Individual tax collections are down 56 percent this year, and corporate collections are off nearly 37 percent. Gov. Linda Lingle blames loopholes in the state's high-tech tax credit and says the state budget passed by the Legislature simply can't be funded. In the meantime, Lingle has gone public in chastising the Legislature for cutting school maintenance funds, threatening some retaliatory vetoes against lawmakers' pet "pork" projects.
Idaho: Lawmakers adjourned after more than 100 days, a marathon in Idaho. Legislative budget writers last week restored funding in seven agency budgets that will over increases in employee health insurance premiums. A bill raising Idaho's sales tax by a percentage point passed, but only after the measure received a thorough raking over by the Legislature, which makes other new revenue enhancements unlikely.
Montana: Montana's Legislature adjourned at the end of April. The 2005 revenue bill passed in the waning days of the session was packed with increases in sin taxes and levies on hotels and rental cars that will be paid for by tourists and other visitors. While Gov. Judy Martz expressed regret at having to sign off on any tax increases, her fellow Republicans are pleased that they erased a $232 million deficit without a major hike. An issue for the next session may be prison conditions. The state Supreme Court ruled in late April that a policy of locking naked prisoners in solitary was inhumane and ordered corrections officials to document their changes in practices by the end of the year.
Nevada: The Legislature is on track to end its session as scheduled on June 2, thus avoiding the need for a special session. Statehouse observers believe the lawmakers are prepared to bite the bullet and enact a $1 billion tax hike that Gov. Kenny Guinn swears is necessary to keep vital state services at their current level. The tax hikes include business licenses, cigarettes and property, although late maneuvering might exempt "low-margin" businesses such as supermarkets and car dealerships. School districts across Nevada have until May 21 to submit their requests for state funding. Many educators and parents are bracing for the worst. Secretary of State Dean Heller complains that a campaign-finance reform bill he is championing is being quietly gutted while the Legislature deals with the higher-profile budget.
Oregon: The state Senate passed a measure that "disconnects" Oregon from President Bush's planned federal tax cuts. Like many states, Oregon's tax structure is based on the 1040s residents file with the IRS. Analysts say cash-strapped Oregon would lose more than $100 million in revenues annually under the Bush plan. Ideological opponents call the move a tax hike in disguise, but proponents say it's a move that is necessary to prevent an even further deterioration of public education in the state. Despite the Doonesbury jokes, Oregon's legislative leadership is holding the line in opposing tax increases despite a $2.7 billion shortfall.
Utah: The Legislature's two-month general session ended last month with passage of a budget battered by $700 million in shortfalls over two years. Revenue figures released this month peg Utah's revenue shortfall at $25-$31 billion. Gov. Mike Leavitt's staff says that's less than 1 percent of the total $7.4 billion budget. State officials reported back on an earlier request by lawmakers to look into the option of bailing out of the No Child Left Behind program. The conclusion was it would cost Utah $100 million in annual federal aid. By sticking with the program, however, the state will be on the hook for un-funded mandates and the need to add new administrative staff and pay for teacher training.
Washington: A special session is under way in Olympia as Washington struggles with a $2.6 billion shortfall. Senate Ways-and-Means Chairman has proposed some hefty cuts in health care and erased raises for state workers. He also wants tax credits for businesses to help get the struggling economy going, however he'll have to get those moves past Democratic Gov. Gary Locke. Locke vetoed a measure prohibiting illegal immigrants from paying in-state tuition rates at Washington colleges. Voter-approved measures the benefit schools and teachers will likely be suspended, which will no doubt lead to criticism from educators, teacher unions and parents.
Wyoming: Wyoming's Legislature adjourned in March and this month received a "C" grade from the Wyoming Economic Development Association. The group said the middle-of-the-road mark illustrated a sharp split on the question of how the Legislature views development issues. They also concluded that some lawmakers who say they are all for growing the economy turn right around and vote against bills the association sees as important to growth. The best thing the Legislature did in the past term was take steps to revive the Wyoming Natural Gas Pipeline Authority with the aim of increasing the price of gas produced in the state and shipped around the West.


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Vaughan Athletic CenterAurora, Ill. 2006
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Transparency is the primary concept driving the Vaughan Athletic Center's design. Large expanses of exterior glazing serve both as marketing tools for activities available at the center and as means of transmitting natural daylight. Sunscreens, horizontal mullions and butt-glazed vertical joints on the curtainwalls emphasize this strong design element. Interior clerestories and other windows greatly simplify the wayfinding process, increase visual interest in the building's programming and ensure ample daylight.
Two large, basic forms comprise the massing, supplemented by a lower curved element located on the street side of the site. This curved mass, complete with canopies, helps bring the building to a more human scale. A primary control desk is placed just within the main entrance and on the axis of major corridors and intersects the primary building spaces, including the field house, natatorium, locker rooms, administration, child-care and concessions areas. The desk also has a strong vertical connection with the second-floor fitness center.
The exterior and interior color palettes are derived from the Fox Valley Park District's colors of blue, yellow and white. Exterior glazing is tinted blue, the precast concrete wall panels are a warm yelloworange, and the aluminum curtainwall and window framing systems are white. Athletic flooring is used throughout the center and is primarily blue, yellow and gray. White ceilings are accented with blue fabric panels.
Project DetailsArchitect: Cordogan, Clark & Associates Inc.; Aurora, Ill.
Aquatic Design Engineer: Water Technology Inc.; Beaver Dam, Wis.
Programming/Operational Consultant: Williams Architects; Carol Stream, Ill.
Construction Cost: $24.35 million
Square Feet: 225,000
Occupancy: August 2005
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The Seattle Seahawks have released safety Deon Grant, who has been a starter the previous three seasons.
Grant turned 31 on Sunday, and he was in Hawaii attending the NFL Players Association meetings on Maui as one of the Seahawks' representatives.
Grant has been a defensive captain for the Seahawks, and reached by phone after the announcement, he was very professional though he did say that this was a move he didn't necessarily see coming.
"No, not really," Grant said. "Not really. I just got the phone call the other day."
Grant is 31 and was scheduled to make $4 million next season.
Grant said he felt the defense was just coming together toward the end of last season, and said he was disappointed he wouldn't be able to continue that.
"Definitely started feeling one another," Grant said. "We really didn't get a chance to see it through."
Grant played three seasons for Seattle after being signed in 2007, one of the signature free-agent additions that season along with defensive end Patrick Kerney.
"Me being in it for a minute, you do know that it's a business," Grant said. "I don't have anything bad to say about them. They gave me the opportunity to come and continue my career."
• Also, defensive end Darryl Tapp has signed his one-year tender with the Seahawks. Tapp was a restricted free agent, and his signing the tender ends any suspense in that regard.
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The much anticipated iPhone 4 went on sale in Apple Stores nationwide Thursday morning at 7 a.m. A Las Vegas Sun reporter camped out at the Apple Store in Town Square - the only Apple Store in Las Vegas to allow customers to line up Wednesday night. Getting there at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday made her fifth in line and gave her the perfect vantage point to document the next 12 hours of more than 600 fiercely loyal Apple fans wrapped in an endless line around the mall, nerd-aimed insults from passersby, families sleeping on mattresses in the bed of their pickups, and the jubilant moment when Apple's doors opened and the first customer showed off his iPhone 4's higher-resolution display, high-definition video recording and editing, multitasking capability, camera flash, and front-facing camera for video calls and easy self-portraits.
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Lions boost Aussies by losing late wickets
The England Lions batsmen made only limited progress on the first day of the unofficial Test match against Australia A at Old Trafford and had reached a modest 140 for four off 66 overs at the close of play.
Lions skipper Eoin Morgan made 50 and Nick Compton added 46 after morning rain had wiped out the morning's play at Manchester. But the efforts of the two England batsmen on a slow wicket were particularly well timed given that the full national side's middle order may soon have one or two vacancies available.
Ravi Bopara, who had only been called into the Lions squad on Sunday evening after withdrawing from the Headingley Test match for personal reasons, put his immediate international future in doubt by also withdrawing from this game, saying in an ECB statement that it was "too early" for him to return to action.
The squads for both the World t20 and the two limited-overs series against South Africa are to be announced shortly and it would seem almost certain that Bopara will need to prove his readiness to play cricket before the selectors include him in their considerations.
Given the doubts surrounding Kevin Pietersen's future as an England player after his outburst following the Leeds Test, the sight of Morgan, Jonny Bairstow and Nick Compton batting at Old Trafford reinforced the importance of the Lions matches.
However, the England batsmen were given a thorough workout by an Australia A side which, included four players with Test experience. Openers Compton and Joe Root had a torrid time when facing the new-ball pairing of Jackson Bird and Mitchell Johnson, and left-arm seamer Johnson dismissed Root for six with a lifting delivery which the batsman could only glove to Tim Paine.
Compton and Morgan shared a solid partnership which yielded 79 runs in thirty overs before Compton was beaten in the flight by off-spinner Nathan Lyon and gave a simple return catch to the bowler.
Bairstow joined Compton and the Lions skipper reached a patient 50 off 119 balls with a cut off Bird before both batsmen were dismissed in the space of five balls. Having made only eight, Bairstow edged a catch to Paine off Lyon and then Morgan's leading edge off Johnson gave the easiest of catches to Jon Holland at mid-on.
But Craig Kieswetter and Samit Patel made sure the Lions suffered no further loss before close of play. For Australia A Lyon took two for 45 and Johnson finished with two for 23 off 15 overs.
Although slow, the Old Trafford wicket offered none of the excessive turn seen in Lancashire's last championship match on the ground and a meeting of ECB Pitch Consultant Chris Wood with two Liaison Officers, Jack Birkenshaw and Tony Pigott, and groundsman Matt Merchant had been planned for some time and was described as "routine".


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Stifel Nicolaus initiates its coverage on Student Transportation (NASDAQ: STB) with a Buy rating and a $7.30 price target.
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Representatives are elected to represent the views of their constituents not their given political party. I'm sad to say that our representative in Jay McNamar is guilty of just that. Jay voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage regardless of his district voting overwhelmingly in favor of the ban in November. Jay McNamar is proving that he believes his political party's agenda is more important than the views of his constituents and district 12A should be outraged. Jay's in his first term as representative of district 12A and with his personal views overshadowing the views of constituents, should be a one term representative.
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For a company that prides itself on listening to its fans, I wonder how much weight it gives to 3 hours and 20 minutes of near silence (except for the very loud You cant wrestle chant aimed at Fandango, even if he did deliver a sweet flying leg drop). I think the dead crowd speaks volumes about the upcoming WrestleMania card and the lazy booking that goes along with setting up a string of rematches people werent really clamoring to see in the first place.
In fact, for the first time in years, I find myself more intrigued by the undercard than the main events, as I think matches like The Shield versus Orton/Sheamus/Big Show, Team Hell No versus Dolph Ziggler and Big E. Langston (Ziggy and Big E.), and Mark Henry versus Ryback all have the potential to steal the spotlight from the series of higher-profile matches where the outcomes hold little doubt or interest (so wait, Triple H, who was retired, is forced out of retirement and then tricked into wrestling a retirement match!?!).
Were less than two weeks away from the biggest wrestling show of the year, and instead of buzz, the fans seem stuck on mute.


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If the start of a new year has inspired you to make a real, lasting impact in your community, then you are in luck!
Friends of Trees is holding a Crew Leader training for our Green Space team this January 30th. Our Green Space program is focused on planting native trees and shrubs to restore watershed health and these community tree plantings occur in parks and natural areas across the greater Portland Metro region. With over 50 planting events in the 2015-2016 season, we need the help of trained Crew Leaders to ensure our events are both fulfilling and successful. Space is limited, register HERE to claim your spot at this training in Tualatin, OR!
The Crew Leader role is a fun and rewarding way to connect with your community, learn about trees, and share the importance of a healthy urban forest. Not only will you learn how to plant a tree that will benefit our communities for decades to come, you will gain valuable leadership skills with the support of Friends of Trees staff.
Becoming a Friends of Trees Crew Leader is as easy as 1-2-3!
ONE: Aspiring Crew Leaders attend a ONE-day comprehensive training that covers everything from native plant and tree identification to planting day roles & responsibilities. It's a great day where you can meet your Friends of Trees support staff, learn anything and everything about the Green Space program, and meet fellow Crew Leaders!
TWO-THREE: Following your 1-day training, we ask that you sign up for at least 2-3 Green Space planting events for the remainder of the 2015-2016 season. The Green Space team has 25+ future Saturday morning events scheduled across Washington, Multnomah, and Clackamas Counties and you will be free to sign-up for whichever events fit your schedule! At each event in your first season, we will partner you up with a seasoned Crew Leader so that you can build upon your training with on-site planting and group leading experience.
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When: Saturday, January 30th, 9am – 3pm
Where: Brown's Ferry Park Community Center, 6159 SW Nyberg Ln, Tualatin, OR 97062 (map)
What to expect: We'll start the training with hands-on outdoor planting demonstrations and breakfast treats/coffee. After finishing planting, we'll break for a tasty lunch provided by Friends of Trees and the City of Tualatin. The afternoon will be spent in an indoor classroom session with presentations from Friends of Trees and City of Tualatin staff members, experienced crew leaders, and arborists to teach you everything you'll need to know about this important role. A coveted "Tree Team" tshirt will be provided at the end of the training.
If you have any questions or need more information about this role, please don't hesitate to contact Jenny & Randi in the Volunteer & Outreach Program at 503-595-0213 or by emailing email@example.com. We look forward to working with you!
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Angkor Wat Interactive on National Geographic
Angkor Wat fans who enjoyed "Divining Angkor" – National Geographic's July 2009 cover story by Richard Stone – should also visit their website for more stunning visuals in a special animation presentation. Angkor Wat Interactive on National Geographic
The feature includes profiles of seven major Khmer temples including Angkor Wat, Phnom Bakheng, Prasat Kravanh, Phimeanakas, Ta Keo, Preah Khan and Bayon.
The highlight of the site is a series of eight 3D animations of landscapes and daily life at Angkor in the 13th century CE. This page on NASA's website features two images not included on the National Geographic page. Readers interested in historical animation should also see our article Virtual Tourists Experience Angkor Wat in 3D Visit.
These views and ambiant soundscapes were created collaboratively by Monash University and the University of Sydney. One example is a village shrine, shown below.
The Monash animation team, coordinated by Tom Chandler, was assisted by Roland Fletcher, Christophe Pottier, Martin Polkinghome and the Monash Faculty of TT and the Monash Asia Institute.
The site includes one page on spiritual beliefs of the Khmers…
The site's overview of female imagery in Khmer temples is unfortunately inaccurate and quite superficial. Calling all female images in all Khmer temples "celestial dancers" and "apsaras" contradicts a considerable amount of research on this site, as well as the work of Trudy Jacobsen, Peter Sharrock, Miranda Shaw, Sappho Marchal, and many other scholars.
"Some 1,700 apsaras [sic] are carved on the walls of Angkor Wat alone; thousands more – individual in dress, hairstyle, and ornamentation – appear in almost every Angkor temple, Hindu and Buddhist alike." In our view, true apsaras are only featured at Angkor Wat above the Churning of the Sea of Milk bas relief. We refer to to other types of female images by the more general term "devata" until specific types of women are defined.
National Geographic's estimated count is accurate because Devata.org provided their researcher with a count in April 2009 (1,796 devata are at Angkor Wat in our present inventory).
The Khmer Empire Timeline is rather general, picking out only a couple significant events and structures for each century.
Finally, there's a Cambodia quiz with fun questions. But don't people leave incense for the Buddhas as well as lotus flowers? I guess I'm just miffed because I got one wrong. (-:
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine apparently has an enemy besides George Allen.
In multiple recent fundraising e-mails, the former Democratic governor is warning against Chris LaCivita, a Virginia GOP strategist who is best known as an adviser to the Swift Boat Veterans who targeted John Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004.
"Now I finally get the respect I deserve,'' LaCivita quipped. "I got John Kerry.''
The senator from Massachusetts writes that he is well familiar with his LaCivita's tactics.
"This year, LaCivita has set his sights on Governor Tim Kaine,'' he writes. "I know firsthand how important it is to have the financial resources to take on LaCivita's venomous attacks -- and respond to them immediately and forcefully."
LaCivita has worked for Allen, the former senator and governor who will likely become the GOP nominee for U.S. Senate, in past years. He does not work for him this year, though he remains a longtime consultant for the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
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The House Committee on Government Reform's Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources will hold a hearing Friday on the federal funding of faith-based initiatives that will include representatives from a far-right group that promotes "reparative" therapy for gay men and lesbians. Focus on the Family, a fundamentalist Christian organization that uses intense therapy and religious piety as a means of "changing" homosexuals into heterosexuals, will make a pitch for a piece of the federal tax-dollar pie that the House is considering giving to faith-based organizations.
"It is unconscionable that our federal elected officials would even consider using the hard-earned tax dollars of millions of parents to fund the denigration of their children," said David Tseng, executive director of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
Focus on the Family has confirmed that five of their representatives will testify at the hearing. One witness, Mike Haley, will devote his presentation to advancing Love Won Out, the organization's program dedicated to "reforming" gays and lesbians. The Love Won Out Web site states, "Focus on the Family is promoting the truth that homosexuality is preventable and treatable.... We want people to know that individuals don't have to be gay."
But PFLAG's deputy field and policy director, Roy Gilbert-Higginson, a former clinical psychiatric social worker, called that claim "nonsense.... There is nothing reparative about this destructive and psychologically harmful practice, which is based on outdated and disproved pseudo-science and fundamentalist religious prejudice." Ex-gay therapy was publicly decried in 1999 as unethical by both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association.


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Thank you, Bridesmaids! Even though some of the post-Bridesmaids films have not always been as good, nor as successful, as Bridesmaids, finally filmmakers and audiences are acknowledging that women can be just as funny and as raunchy as the next guys.
Perhaps these types of movies will eventually become so ubiquitous that media outlets (such as ours!) will not have to point it out as though it were a special event.
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On June 11, 2010, Nebraska changed college football forever by applying for Big Ten membership. Little did we know what effect this would have on rivalries both far away and close to home.
Colorado defected for the Pac-12 soon after as that conference made a bold bid for Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech. The Big 12 decided to stay together after all, and Utah received the coveted invitation to the Pac-12. BYU decided to set out as a football independent shortly after.
Then, the Big 12 lost Texas A&M and Missouri to the SEC and picked up TCU and West Virginia. The Big Ten raided the ACC for Maryland and Rutgers. Teams fled the former Big East as if it was the Titanic, which in turn led the rebranded American Athletic conference to pick up C-USA teams.
Things seem to have calmed down, but some of college football's finest rivalries have fallen victim of the earthquakes of conference realignment.
Lafe Peavler is a national college football featured columnist for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter @MasterPeavler
This rivalry goes back farther than even college football itself.
The Border War has its roots in the pre-Civil War conflicts between Missouri and the then-new state of Kansas. The rivalry continued in a less bloody fashion as the Jayhawks faced the Tigers every year.
That is, up until Mizzou up and left for the SEC.
Yes, this rivalry wasn't as nationally relevent as some of the others, but as recently as 2007 both teams entered the game ranked in the top five. Besides, Missouri probably misses playing in the Big 12 against Kansas as it has gone 2-6 so far in SEC play.
Everyone wants to be Notre Dame's rival, but Michigan's rivalry with the Irish has been particularly entertaining. The last five games came down to 11 points or less, and four of the last five were decided by a touchdown or less.
Why would anyone want this to stop?
Even though neither team is making any conference changes in football, Notre Dame joined the ACC for basketball and has also signed a scheduling agreement with the ACC. Apparently, Notre Dame couldn't find any room for Michigan in the future.
Michigan head coach Brady Hoke accused Notre Dame of "chickening out," according to ESPN. Then, when the Wolverines beat the Irish 41-30 in the final game of this rivalry, Michigan fans danced the "Chicken Dance" to bid their former rival farewell.
The Backyard Brawl used to be one of the top five fiercest rivalries in college football. Who can forget when Pittsburgh ruined West Virginia's chance to play for the 2007 national championship? The No. 2 ranked Mountaineers fell to the Panthers 13-9.
All of that came to an end when West Virginia jumped off the sinking ship formerly known as the Big East to join the Big 12. Pitt wouldn't stick around for much longer and joined the ACC this season.
However, there's some hope that Pitt and West Virginia could play each other again as soon as 2015, according to FB Schedules.
Nebraska started this whole mess of college football realignment.
The controversial ending to the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game had something to do with it as officials put one second on the clock after an incomplete pass. The Longhorns beat the Cornhuskers on the following play and Texas went to the BCS National Championship Game.
However, the Longhorn Network was enough to push Nebraska to run into the waiting arms of the Big Ten, even if it meant leaving the rivalry with Oklahoma behind. Thus ended a storied rivalry that spanned four conferences (MVC, Big Six, Big Eight and Big 12) and 71 consecutive seasons of pure rivalry goodness.
The sad thing is that we won't see the Sooners and Cornhuskers face off again until 2021.
Watching the Aggies play the Longhorns used to be as much a part of Thanksgiving as the turkey. Now, that tradition has gone the way of the dodo.
The rivalry came to an abrupt end as Texas A&M left the Big 12 for the SEC last year. It's no secret that A&M resented the way that Texas lorded over the conference, and the new Longhorn Network was the final straw, according to Andy Staples of SI.com.
Of course, these two schools could have worked things out so that this rivalry would continue. After all, Florida makes time for Florida State and USC always makes sure to play Notre Dame.
Instead, pride won out.
Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin completely blew off the importance of this rivalry, according to CBS's Chip Patterson. "It's not relevent to us anymore. That's the whole point. It's not an important issue."
College football nation doesn't see it the same way. State Rep. Ryan Guillen introduced a bill to force Texas to play Texas A&M every year, according to ESPN.
It didn't pass, and Texas vs. Texas A&M is no more.
After Saturday's rumble at LaVell Edwards Stadium, it will be three long years before BYU makes the trip to Rice-Eccles Stadium to resume its longstanding rivalry against Utah. This in-state rivalry started with a post-scrimmage brawl all the way back in 1896. They remained conference rivals through the WAC and the MWC.
Then the Pac-12 invited Utah, and everything changed.
Ironically enough, Utah was BYU's best friend (off the field, of course) in the Mountain West, particularly when dealing with the conference's terrible TV deal. When the Utes left, the Cougars decided to set out on their own as an independent.
To both teams' credit, BYU and Utah have done more to preserve this rivalry than any other disrupted by college football realignment. The Cougars and Utes managed to keep the yearly game going for two years after Utah joined the Pac-12.
After a two-season hiatus, the best in-state rivalry will resume in 2016.


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For Sale :: Ducati 860 Cafe Racer by Bryan Heidt
We all dream of building our very own proper custom yet many of us don't possess the skills, resources and budget to see a true custom to life. It really takes a combination of all the above, along with hours upon hours of blood, sweat and more blood to pull of many of the finished products we see more and more frequently these days. If you can't do it yourself, you can always commission one from your favorite builder, assuming he has the time and you have the budget. Every now and then, one of those builds you drooled over on BikeEXIF might actually go up for sale. Well, today is one of those days.
Monday, March 6, 2017
'Candylegs the third' CB750 racer
While racing technology and styling often trickles down into on-road vehicles, there's no substitute for the real thing. Race bikes will always be cooler than street bikes. Fact. With race bikes, function (almost) always prevails, and everything down to the safety wire becomes its own form of sexy - if you're into that sort of thing.
Thursday, March 2, 2017
Harley Sportster Cafe Racer by Get Lowered Cycles
We haven't featured too many Harleys here on The Bullitt but a few quick favorites come to mind; Icon1000's Iron Lung, Deus Ex Machina's American, or Noise Cycle's '52 Panhead. We figured it'd been long enough since we featured one, so when the guys at Get Lowered Cycles submitted their cafe'd Sportster to us, we were happy to share.
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Finish the sentence. Tell me the worst thing you've ever done or the worst situation you've ever been in. Go anon for this one, unless you're feeling feisty. ;)
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by Emerald Member on Oct. 2, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Slept with another man before my divorce was finalised
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A "friend" and I lead police on a 45 minute chase at speeds exceeding 100mph through 3 different counties.. with a meth lab in the back of our truck and perfinillia inside. We were abscounding from the state we lived in and did this is another state. Yes, it was bad, we could have been killed and we could have killed someone else while running from the police. Yes I had a big drug issue, and I have recognized the bad shit I did and caused, and made a lot of steps over years of time to fix myself. My friend is still on prison, and honestly I should probably be there too, he just caught more of the charges than I did.
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I saw Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project speak today along with Alan Newton, who spent 22 years in prison before DNA evidence proved he was innocent. It is pretty riveting stuff. They have freed hundreds of innocent convicts.
Newton has a mesmerizing demeanor. I'm not sure how old he is--presumably in his forties, if not early fifties--but he looks much younger, and has a certain scary concentration in his demeanor that you sense is at least partly the result of the mental effort of staying sane and fighting for his life while locked up in jail for two decades. (Scheck alluded to many innocent prisoners who "implode," "go crazy," "give up," or "lose the will to fight.")
Both men discussed two kinds of evidence that seem solid but are unreliable: eyewitness testimony and confessions. Eyewitness testimony is just notoriously shaky. When presented with a lineup, witnesses will often pick the person who looks most like the person they saw... even if it's not identical to the person they saw.
And DNA evidence has proven that numerous defendants who confessed were actually innocent--they confessed because they were threatened, lied to, or worn down by long interrogations. One 16 year old (Tankleff... if you live near NY or NJ you may know this one) confessed to his father's murder after being told his father had woken up, been shot up with adrenaline, and identified his son as the killer. Another man confessed to five rapes after hearing about the sentence he was likely to receive if he didn't take a deal... the actual rapist then traveled around the country for years, raping hundreds of women.
Alan Newton:
Oh yeah, one another thing: the Innocence Project is one of the many social justice programs and charities badly burned by the evil sociopath Bernie Madoff (how has this man not committed suicide yet? come on, Bernie... YOU CAN DO IT).
I just donated some money to them. Consider doing so, it's a good investment in your mood in addition to being a good thing to do.
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Assad's Dirty Skinny Secret: A Sex-Posing Other Woman?
Did Bashar al-Assad derive some of his murderous staying power from this suggestive near-naked bombshell found baring all but her identity in his private inbox? The latest Assad-Gate revelation would suggest as much. With his track record of murder, he doesn't need to be 'busted' for adultery by his supportive wife as well as what remain of his supporters.
In amongst the curious disclosures to come out of the 'Assad Emails,' one revelation has captured the fancy of people more than any other. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was, if the findings of the Guardian's leaks are to be believed, sent a photograph of a near-naked woman posing provocatively on his personal email account. Apparently this is taking the pressure off the leader's brutalities but re-diverting the scrutiny to his personal life and the 'saucy' secrets in his cyber-closet.
The undated picture, discovered among thousands of emails from the personal accounts of Assad and his wife after their passwords were smuggled by opposition groups, showed the woman, clad only in scanty white lingerie, pressing herself against a wall as her clothes lay abandoned in a heap to the side.
The photograph was sent to Bashar al-Assad on December 11, 2011 - full swing into the Syrian crackdown - by a woman other than his wife, The Telegraph reports.
Aspersions are being cast by members from the Syrian opposition that this woman who bore all in email, may also have a second email account under an alias, which she used to send Assad a string of intimate messages.
This account appears to have been set up on December 1, 2011, and as an apparent test an email was sent to Assad's address saying simply "hi".
Around 18 minutes later he replied with the rejoinder "Hi and a half". (translated from an Arabic habbit of adding 'halves' or doubling for emphatic as well as playful effect).
The exchange becomes more flirtatious over several weeks, as they traded romantic music by favorite Lebanese singer Fairuz, leading to a gift token or voucher offering from Bashar to his presumed fancy woman, another exhibit in this treasure chest of incriminating evidence of foul-play.
On January 17, Assad received an email from the second account with a single Arabic character meaning "I love you" and on January 25 another email contains only an x, the popular sign for a kiss.
All the more intriguing given that there is considerable evidence in the emails that the Assads as a couple began to draw even closer together as the fighting grew fiercer in Syria. On December 28, his wife Asma wrote to him, "If we are strong together, we will overcome this together...I love you..".


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Evaluating the Impact of Development Projects on Poverty : A Handbook for Practitioners
Very little is known about the actual impact of projects on the poor. Many are reluctant to carry out impact evaluations because they are deemed expensive, time consuming, and technically complex, and because the findings can be politically sensitive. Yet a rigorous evaluation can be powerful in assessing the appropriateness and effectiveness of programs. Evaluating impact is particularly critical in developing where resources are scarce and every dollar spent should aim to maximize its impact on poverty reduction. This handbook seeks to provide project managers and policy analysts with the tools needed for evaluating project impact. It is aimed at readers with a general knowledge of statistics. Chapter 1 presents an overview of concepts and methods, Chapter 2 discusses key steps and related issues to consider in implementation, Chapter 3 illustrates various analytical techniques through a case study, and Chapter 4 includes a discussion of lessons that have been reviewed for this handbook. The case studies, included in Annex I, were selected from a range of evaluations carried out by the Bank, other donor agencies, research institutions, and private consulting firms. Also included in the annexes are samples of the main components that would be necessary in planning any impact evaluation - sample terms of reference, a budget, impact indicators, a log frame, and a matrix of analysis.
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OLYMPIA – Salmon anglers fishing out of Ilwaco (Marine Area 1) and Westport (Marine Area 2) will be able to fish seven days a week and retain two chinook per day as part of their two-salmon daily limit beginning Friday, July 23, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW).
"This management action is consistent with meeting our conservation objectives while providing anglers with greater access to harvestable numbers of fish," said Phil Anderson, special assistant to the WDFW director. The move also means an opportunity for increased economic benefits to coastal communities, Anderson said.
Salmon fishing has been confined to a Sunday-through-Thursday schedule with a daily limit of one chinook per angler since the season opened June 27.
Through July 11, anglers in Marine Area 1 had caught 7,464 coho and 296 chinook salmon; the season coho quota for Marine Area 1 is 101,250 fish, and a chinook guideline of 8,000 fish.
Anglers in Marine Area 2 had caught 3,613 coho and 1,472 chinook through July 11; the season quota for coho in Marine Area 2 is 74,900 fish and a chinook guideline of 30,800 fish.
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"More powerful" and "flatter shooting" are not necessarily the same. The 35 Whelen is more powerful than the 30-06 and shoots about the same trajectory, but not flatter. If you want flatter shooting, but don't want a lot more recoil and muzzle blast, then try the 300 RCM. It will give you about 75 fps more velocity, with very little more recoil.
The problem with velocity is, it takes a lot more powder to make a little improvement. So if you really want flatter shooting, you need a pretty big boost in case size, which means a lot more recoil, blast and expense. To gain 4" in trajectory at 400 yards with a 180 grain .308 bullet, you have to double the recoil. Is it really worth it???
Mono-metal bullets like the Barnes TTSX give tremendous pentetration and tissue destruction with much lighter than standard bullets. You can gain 2.5" of trajectory with the 150 grain TTSX in the standard 30-06, and actually have a little
recoil than the 180 grain load. If you handload, I'd go that route.
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Germline (n): the genetic material contained in a cellular lineage that can be passed to the next generation. Also (slang): secret military program to develop genetically engineered supersoldiers.
One hundred years from now, Russia and the United States are at odds again. This time the war has gone hot. Heavily armored soldiers battle genetically engineered troops hundreds of meters below the icy, mineral-rich mountains of Kazakhstan.
War is Oscar Wendell's ticket to greatness. A reporter for the Stars and Stripes, he has the only one-way ticket to the front lines. The front smells of blood and fire and death—it smells like a Pulitzer.
But Kaz changes people, and the chaos of war feels a bit too much like home. Hooked on a dangerous cocktail of drugs and adrenaline, Oscar starts down a dark road he won't be able to turn back from.
©2011 T. C. McCarthy (P)2011 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
"Compelling…. Recalling the work of Remarque, Willi Heinrich, and especially Michael Herr, McCarthy's delirious narrative avoids cliché and raises intriguing questions about what it means to be human." (Publishers Weekly)
"A military sci-fi that isn't sci-fi at all"
It is a military sci-fi that doesn't include weapon-porn (so we are not subjected to what size rounds fit in which type of gun, nor how many revolutions ammunition might make in a gun barrel, or the armour penetration per inch by weapon type, etc). I like military-ish fiction that doesn't include gun/military enthusiasts' fantasies, so this book fit the bill for me.
Sure, some of the military stuff was glossed over, and some of the sci-fi was glossed over... and really, it wasn't all that sci-fi-y. It's almost like a straight up "look, I survived an atrocious war even though I came out scarred" novel. There was nothing in it that is outside the current realm of possibility: although some of the tech might not actually exist yet, the theories behind the tech does.
But the book isn't really even about war, it's about the people impacted by war...
The main character isn't a soldier. And that means we get to see a very long war from an alternative point of view. I also think it allowed Oscar to be better written, and more humanized than he would have been if he was a proper soldier. i.e. there was no real harm in him being high as a kite in the midst of battle since he wasn't really supposed to be there anyway.
The story is actually one of growth and maturity: it's the maturation of one man - because of, or in spite of, a horrendous war background. There is some (not overly moralistic) message about how war scars people psychologically, and how our veterans may not receive the respect and help they require after returning... particularly in circumstances where the "war" has slipped from the front page.
The narration is fine. Surprisingly, there is not much gore or swearing, and there is no detailed sex. The story is wrapped up completely at the end.
"Intense and brutal"
Intense and brutal, Germline is a totally absorbing military SF novel. It is also difficult to describe. It reminds me a lot of the stories that came out of World Wars 1 and 2 in that it is not about glory and has very little heroism. It is more about the ultimate hopelessness of war and the physical and mental destructiveness, even for those who survive.
The term "germline" refers to genetically engineered soldiers who form an important part of the fighting forces. However, to me that isn't what the story is about. It is a grim, grim story of battle and it is also a story about friendship and caring.
The main protagonist is Oscar Wendall, a reporter for Stars and Stripes. He has a drug problem and sees his career spiraling downward. He hopes that an assignment to the front will let him redeem himself. That isn't how things work out. Instead, he finds himself trying to survive in the midst of a brutal, all-out, no-holds-barred struggle -- a struggle in which his own personal demons come out to haunt him.
In the hands of a less skillful writer, this story would be a caricature of war. But, T.C. McCarthy pulls it off very well.
"Great Story Marred by Poor Performance"
I think fans of science fiction--and in particular, military scifi--deserve accurate pronounciation of terms. It is "core-man," NOT "cores-man," and yes, I know how it's spelled. The "s", just like the "p" is silent. There were other mispronounciations as well, but this one just screamed out at me every time I heard it. There are no acceptable excuses. I don't blame the reader, who in every other regard did a fine job. No, I blame the producer and the director. Take some care and pride in your work. I paid good money for this audiobook. I deserve the words to be pronounced correctly.
"A Truly Engaging Story"
This book really surprised me, and once the story had me I couldn't put it down (well, pause it I suppose). The story was excellent, the characterization superb, and the portrayal of the conflict very realistic. It reminded me very much of my first reading of Micheal Herr's Dispatches. The narration was spot on, and perfectly in-tune with the personalities in the story. Probably one of my best purchases thus far on Audible.
"Best of Audible SFF, July 2011"
In her review for Bull Spec #6, C.D. Covington called Germline ???equal parts The Forever War and Hammer???s Slammers??? and that???s pretty high praise. The book doesn???t have the star-spanning scope of Joe Haldeman???s The Forever War, and it doesn???t have the attention to detail of Hammer???s Slammers. But neither of these is the point. The novel is a first person foray into a future war through the eyes of an increasingly strung-out failed journalist. There is no lengthy exposition of how the battle suits work, what the weapons or countryside look like, or, in fact, lengthy exposition at all. There are missteps (particularly in some of the major transitions) and the book doesn???t achieve perfection, but there???s just something to it: something which vaguely recalls Vonnegut, or even Kerouac, in its bouncing, drug-blurred narrative. Publishers Weekly name-checks ???Remarque, Willi Heinrich, and especially Michael Herr??? but these names don???t mean much to me (though a quick trip to Wikipedia was quite informative). At a brisk 9 hours, very well-cast with Corren???s narration, it was exactly the summer change-up I needed from the 40-50 hour epics of George R.R. Martin. (Which I enjoyed immensely in that mode, but there???s a certain discount factor when comparing books of 9 and 50 hours!)
"Scifi war for adults"
The future of war on earth is shitty. Shitty reasons, shitty conditions. This book is a good counterbalance to scifi war books that are just a grand adventure (which I also enjoy). Worth your time.
"Excellent book"
I enjoyed this book. It is a grimy / dirt military adventure with Strong characters and excellent writing. The author will move to the upper portion on my list.
"Amazing just simply outstanding"
I couldn't stop listening. I started reading the book a few years back, but the book disappeared from the duty desk.
"Difficult to review"
I have no problem with the writing in this book. It is written well. The only thing I do not like about the book is sometimes in flashbacks, the transition is not clear enough. This may have been intentional due to the nature of the narrator, but it still made it difficult to follow.
Book ratings are subjective. Objectively, this is an excellent book. It delves well into what happens to people in war. I have not experienced it myself, but it feels authentic. What I have seen from the outside of soldiers that have served in wars, it seems realistic.
And that is my SUBJECTIVE reason for giving this book 2 stars. Objectively, I would probably give this 4 stars, subjectively... the subject matter is too foreign to me, to odd, and to... real. I tend to read/listen for escapism. This book is brutal reality, and just... not MY type of book.
So take this as a SUBJECTIVE opinion, and don't ignore this book if it is your type of book.
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Philadelphia Couple Wins Scratch Weddings DJ on Facebook
Edward Quaresima and his fiancé, Michele Kakas, will celebrate their wedding this summer with a marquee DJ from Scratch Weddings. And it won't cost them a dime.
The Philadelphia couple won our March 1 "Win a DJ " drawing, which attracted entrants from Facebook users across the country.
We launched the contest in February as a way of calling attention to the new Scratch Weddings page on Facebook. Eligibility was simple: anyone age 18 and over could enter simply by liking Scratch Weddings.
As Edward and Michelle work with their DJ to select just the right genres, artists and tracks for their wedding, our team is readying new ways for fans of Scratch to interact with us on Facebook. We encourage you to participate in the conversation about weddings, music and, of course, DJs.
Congratulations again, to Edward and Michele. Your wedding is going to rock!


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