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Top 15 Recent NFL Teams We Can't Believe Didn't Win A Championship
In under two weeks, the NFL playoffs will be upon us. Championship hopes that began in OTA's and summer camp will be put on the line for 12 teams, ranging from some who have already won this decade (New England and Seattle, step right up) to those hoping to finally break through like the Miami Dolphins.
Wait, Miami's in the playoffs???
Already, teams like the Patriots, Packers, and Cowboys figure to be frontrunners to be holding the Lombardi Trophy in Houston on February 5, but history has shown that frontrunners aren't always the best ones to pick in the playoffs. Unlike any other sport, the NFL postseason is truly a crapshoot; it isn't out of the realm of possibility that a Wild Card team can be the same team that captures a Super Bowl victory (hello, New York Giants). All it takes really, is a team getting hot at the right time. Single-game elimination makes it easier for fluke teams to break through and makes it easier for amazing teams to get eliminated, due to one bad outing.
Today, let's take a look at 15 recent playoff teams that we still can't believe, for one reason or another, just couldn't get it done in the postseason.
Today, let's take a look at 15 recent playoff teams that we still can't believe, for one reason or another, just couldn't get it done in the postseason.
15. 2010 New York Jets
Remember when Rex Ryan managed to find his inner Jim Jones and was flying high as the coach of the New York Jets? Few stars were as bright as the former Ravens' defensive coordinator's after a 2010 season that saw the team appear on Hard Knocks, dominate the NFL with a ground 'n' pound approach which led to 11 wins and a second straight AFC Championship Game.
And for as strong as the AFC was in 2010 (the Jets were the sixth seed with an 11-5 record), this Darrelle Revis-led team were maybe the third-best team in the AFC on paper – and I say that with no bias in the world. Between that insane defense and Mark Sanchez playing competently, it took one of Ben Roethlisberger's best Pittsburgh Steelers teams to finally knock the Jets back to life.
And now, Rex just got fired from his second head coaching job in three years and the Jets have one winning season since that AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh. He's gone from Jim Jones and flying high to Jim Jones, killing everyone around him in sight with his own stupidity.
14. 2004 Philadelphia Eagles
How did an offense with Donovan McNabb, Brian Westbrook, and Terrell Owens never win a championship in their lone two seasons together? Well, let's just say that Terrell Owens was an absolute team killer – and not in the way the Eagles expected where he'd tear up a defense like it was no one's business. Alright, that did happen, but Owens also killed the team's chemistry with selfishness.
McNabb also was hurt during the Super Bowl against the Patriots, but that gets forgotten about because of Lord Owens the Selfish. This is one of the more frustrating teams on this list, though, because this was full of players one could root for on a team that people were rooting for. Unlike the Patriots or Cowboys who had previous success and had legitimate reasons for fans to hate them (looking at you, Spygate).
13. 2007 Dallas Cowboys
Another NFC East team, except one that people may have had more incentive to root against; these were the Cowboys, after all, and who was their number one wide receiver? Lord Owens the Selfish in what was his final Pro Bowl and All-Pro season before becoming a journeyman for his final three seasons in the league.
Featuring the league's second-best offense, second-year starter and former undrafted rookie Tony Romo threw for 4,211 yards and 36 touchdowns while running backs Marion Barber and Julius Jones combined for 1,563 yards; the duo averaged 4.25 yards a carry altogether, helping the offense score 20 or more points in their first 14 games of the season. How did this team lose to the New York Giants in the divisional round?
12. 2008 Carolina Panthers
Like the 2007 Dallas Cowboys, the 2008 Carolina Panthers had some of their playoff hopes dashed by the New York Giants – though theirs came in the fight for home-field advantage throughout the postseason, something that ended up not mattering since both lost in the second round. Regardless, I think plenty of people expected these Panthers to have a serious case for the Super Bowl, with a ground 'n' pound offense led by DeAngelo Williams and rookie Jonathan Stewart.
Then, Jake Delhomme collapsed, throwing for a 6-7 TD-INT ratio in his final eight games before totally imploding against the Arizona Cardinals in the playoffs. That night, Delhomme threw five interceptions, putting the Panthers in a position they could never come back from. The franchise went into a tailspin following that game, and didn't recover until Cam Newton rose to become one of the NFL's biggest stars.
11. 2006 New Orleans Saints
I know what some of you are thinking: how could arguably the second-greatest season in New Orleans Saints history — and at the time, the greatest — possibly be unappreciated? The answer is simple: people only really think of one play from the 2006 Saints because the 2009 team was the one that achieved victory in the Super Bowl.
That one play, though, wasn't a kickoff return by Reggie Bush or a long touchdown by Drew Brees. No, it was something from a 29-year-old special teamer who once was a member of the XFL.
Brees, fresh off a shoulder injury that led to the Miami Dolphins infamously passing up on him, has averaged 4,856 passing yards, a 35-15 TD-INT ratio, and a 68% completion percentage. Oh, and he won Super Bowl XLIV against the Colts. Not bad!
10. 2005 Seattle Seahawks
Best offense in the league? Check. Shaun Alexander racking up 1,880 rushing yards? Check. The defense only allowing 30 points or more once, even with the postseason games factored in? Check. Seattle had a five-year stretch from 2003-07 where they made the playoffs every year, but 2005 was the lone season where they managed to make the Super Bowl in a game that Seahawks fans loathe talking about.
Take away whatever happened with the referees in that game and you really have to ask yourself how this Seahawks team didn't win the Super Bowl that year. Shaun Alexander had a career year that landed him on the cover of Madden NFL 07, Matt Hasselbeck had a 24-9 TD-INT ratio with a career-best 65.5 completion percentage, and the defense played better than most people expected them to. What could have possibly gone wrong?
9. 2011 New England Patriots
This team was a botched Wes Welker catch away from winning the Super Bowl. I'm serious when I say that I have no doubt in my mind that Tom Brady, with his 5,235 passing yards and MVP resume, would have found a way to get his long-awaited revenge on Tom Coughlin's New York Giants instead of choking the game's final drive away.
Even as a Jets fan, I still can't believe that this Patriots team – one I thought was the scariest entering the playoffs, even more so than the 15-1 Green Bay Packers – couldn't win it all in 2011. This was the type of year where every department where people expected the Patriots to struggle – the running game, the defense, even the offensive line – showed up as Bill Belichick's boys won their final eight games after a 5-3 start to the season.
But, no Super Bowl ring. Maybe Victor Cruz was right in his comments about Tom Brady and the Patriots after all…
8. 2014 Dallas Cowboys
These guys are recent, so I'll try my best to keep it quick. Every single thing that could have went right for the 2014 Dallas Cowboys — Tony Romo and DeMarco Murray both staying healthy, the defense keeping them in the game, and even Jason Garrett not making ridiculous decisions — went right and America's Team was just a catch away from an NFC Championship Game appearance.
We forget how good the Cowboys were in 2014 partly because of the Dez Bryant incident and partly because the team fell to 4-12 in 2015, but make no mistake: these guys were good. At least now, the Cowboys seem to have figured out their future with Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott instead of the fragile Tony Romo and the current Tennessee Titan DeMarco Murray.
7. 2008 New York Giants
There was a lot of deserved hype about the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants coming into the 2008 season and, to be fair, it was all justified. These were the road warriors, led by an improved, more mature Eli Manning and a suffocating defense; add in the post-Super Bowl jubilation and the lack of a hangover as the team started 11-1, and we were most likely looking at a second straight Giants appearance in the Super Bowl.
Then, Plax happened. Once Plaxico Burress shot himself in a New York City nightclub – leading to a memorable interview between WFAN's Mike Francesa and Hot 97's Fatman Scoop – the Giants went from 11-1 to 12-4 before losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional Round. The reason why this team didn't win a championship make sense, but that doesn't mean we can't say, "we can't believe the Giants didn't win a championship in 2008!"
6. 1998 Minnesota Vikings
What? I'm ranking the 1998 Minnesota Vikings, a team that went 15-1 and had the league's #1 offense, too low on this list? The truth is, for as much of a shock as it was at the time that the Vikings fell short of a Lombardi Trophy, was it really? I mean, Gary Anderson's missed field goal was the catalyst as to why Minnesota missed out on a Super Bowl showdown with the Denver Broncos, but let's think for a second.
Randall Cunningham had that amazing year at age 35, but would the veteran quarterback really have had some more magic against the Denver Broncos? Was Minnesota's defense really going to stop John Elway and the Broncos offense? You hate to play the what-if game and I do think things would have been competitive early on, but maybe the Vikings dodged a bullet by avoiding the Broncos. Who knows?
5. 2005 Indianapolis Colts
Everything I'm going to say here pretty much applies for any Peyton Manning-led Indianapolis team, but there's a caveat here: these Colts started 13-0, lost two of their final three games, and were knocked out of the playoffs in the Divisional Round by some Pittsburgh Steelers magic.
Seriously, how did this team not win the Super Bowl in 2005? Edgerrin James ran for 1,506 and 13 touchdowns in his final year with the Colts. Peyton Manning had a 28-10 TD-INT ratio on a passing offense that had two 1,000 yard receivers. The Colts even had the second-best defense in terms of points allowed! And yet, they lost because of some Steelers magic? That must have been a bad day at the betting offices…and yet, this isn't even the last Colts team on this list.
4. 2004 Indianapolis Colts
This one, fine, I understand it because the Colts again failed to make the Super Bowl and again faced elimination from Tom Brady's New England Patriots…and yet, I don't understand why no one really talks about this team despite it being one of the best Indianapolis squads Peyton Manning played on. Once again though, the Pats proved to be Indy's kryptonite.
Obviously, Manning played on some fantastic Colts teams but in 2004, the guy threw for a staggering 49 touchdowns — a combined 27 of which went to Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne — and engineered an offense that also featured 1,548 rushing yards from Edgerrin James. Keep in mind, this was well before the dynamic, pass-heavy offenses now where 4,500 passing yards is chump change.
Where's the love for Peyton's boys, I ask?
3. 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers
Back when Ben Roethlisberger's name couldn't even fit in Madden, these Steelers were dangerous. Really dangerous. Dangerous as in Jerome Bettis and Duce Staley combined for 1,771 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground. Dangerous as in despite only having 78 catches between them, Plaxico Burress and Antwaan Randle El combined for 1,299 yards – with Burress averaging nearly 20 yards per reception.
Dangerous, as in Hines Ward catching 74.1 percent of balls thrown his way. This team had all of the makings of a Super Bowl contender. They had one of the most prolific offenses of this generation. They had a defense that was by no means great but kept their team in ball games. They had a Hall of Fame coach that was a great motivator…and then were blown out by the Patriots at home in the AFC Championship. Bill Belichick strikes again!
2. 2006 San Diego Chargers
Prime LaDainian Tomlinson and his NFL record 28 rushing touchdowns should be all I have to say here, but to be fair, I'll be more descriptive and say a few other names. LT could have done things all by himself, but who would I be to deprive the others of their shot at glory?
– Philip Rivers threw for 3,388 yards, a 22-9 TD-INT ratio, and completed 61.7 percent of his passes as a first-year starter.
– Antonio Gates caught 71 passes for 924 yards and nine touchdowns.
– Shawne Merriman and Shaun Phillips combined for 28.5 sacks on a defense that ranked fourth in points allowed.
– Quentin Jammer, Donnie Edwards, Dayton Florence, and Clinton Hart combined to pick off 13 passes. 13!
And somehow, this team didn't win a championship??? What happened – oh, they ran into the Tom Brady train. Next…
1. 2007 New England Patriots
Well, you probably saw this coming from the get-go because yes, the 2007 New England Patriots – the same team that went 16-0 in the regular season and entered Super Bowl XLII 18-0 – are most likely the greatest team of all time to never win a championship in any sport. In addition to that, they are most likely the most unappreciated team of all time to never win a championship in any sport, even more so than the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors.
Forget the 18-1 jokes for a second and just look at the stats. Tom Brady threw for 50 touchdowns in a time where 35-plus was MVP worthy. Randy Moss caught 23 touchdowns, something even elite wideouts don't do in a three-year span. Wes Welker came out of nowhere to shine as a slot receiver.
And yet, they get mocked for losing to a Giants team that 'barely' made the playoffs. Keep in mind, this is a Jets fan praising the Pats!
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Day 7 was a Sunday and we left the bad B&B in Galway (see Ireland: Doolin to Galway for that story) and headed for Sligo at 6:30a.m.. My last name is Irish and my dad told us to go to Sligo to see this famous statue of one of our "relatives". The sisters and I showed up and nothing was open. It turns out that on Sundays shops open up around noon, if at all. Here are a few pictures from Sligo.
Cool modern architecture.
We wondered around Sligo looking for the statue my dad told us about and I finally asked an older Irish gentleman if he knew where it was. Hi did. It was an hour south of us. Great. We decided not to try to find it and pushed on for Donegal.
It was another beautiful day in Ireland and Donegal was having a festival called Donegal LIVE. The town was packed and there was all kinds of live music going on. The sisters and I walked around the town a bit taking in some of the sites.

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This was the shocking thing; that the slime of the pit seemed to utter cries and voices; that the amorphous dust gesticulated and sinned; that what was dead, and had no shape, should usurp the offices of life. And this again, that that insurgent horror was knit to him closer than a wife, closer than an eye; lay caged in his flesh, where he heard it mutter and felt it struggle to be born; and at every hour of weakness, and in the confidence of slumber, prevailed against him, and deposed him out of life.
Times are changed with him who marries; there are no more by-path meadows, where you may innocently linger, but the road lies long and straight and dusty to the grave. Idleness, which is often becoming and even wise in the bachelor, begins to wear a different aspect when you have a wife to support.
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Running a red light at the intersection of Summerfield Parkway and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard April 4, could mean more than a traffic citation for 22-year-old Lindsay Damery.
Damery, who drove a 2004 Chevy Malibu, struck 83-year-old Donald Mader, which caused him to run into his wife, Joyce. The couple both rode bicycles into the intersection at the same time as Damery.
As Damery ran through the red light, she hit the left side of Mader's body and his bicycle.
The collision caused minor injuries to Joyce, but Donald suffered major injuries and died April 5, at Blake Medical Center in Bradenton. Mader was a member of the Modification Review Committee.
Those who knew Mader remember a "dedicated and committed man," who loved Lakewood Ranch.
Funeral arrangements haven't been announced, yet.
Read the full obituary in the April 11 issue of The East County Observer.
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Four cloud pirates from the floating land of Magonia had been chained and imprisoned for days before the Bishop heard of them.
These so-called cloud-dwellers, three men and one woman, had allegedly paid storm-makers, the tempestarii to raise a gale and destroy the crops of the hardworking farmers. The tempestarii used their magic to guide the cloud sailors to the farmers' fields, where they could steal the grains and leave the crops in ruins, ensuring the farmers would starve.
Someone had to pay. The Magonians from the 'Land of Thieves' had to be punished. The local tempestarii had to be found and lynched.
Luckily for those facing a gruesome death by stoning, the Bishop Agobard of Lyons convinced the accusers that they had become unbalanced, and that the accused were flesh and blood and not mystical creatures hailing from ships floating above the clouds (Eastman, 2007). Agobard, so incensed by the matter, wrote a letter calling out the stupidity of the common man in a 9th century piece entitled, "Contra insulsum vulgi opinionem de grandine et tonitruis." To those of us who don't speak Latin, the title translation boils down to: "Against the foolish belief of the common sort concerning hail and thunder," or commonly referred to as, "On Hail and Thunder."
In these regions, nearly all men, noble and common, city and country dwellers, old and young, believe that hail and thunder can be produced by human will. For as soon as they hear thunder and see lightning, they say 'a gale has been raised.'When they are asked how the gale is raised, they answer (some of them ashamedly, with their consciences biting a little, but others confidently, in a manner customary to the ignorant) that the gale has been raised by the incantations of men called 'storm-makers,' and it is called a 'raised gale'.
This wasn't the Bishop's first run-in with the tempestarii. The belief in weather magic was an ancient practice tracing back to Greco-Roman, Celtic, and Teutonic roots (Kwiatkowska, 2010). Earthquakes, thunderstorms, and hailstorms shaped the fears of those living in Medieval Europe. Full of power, lightning, and incredible winds, meteorological events struck terror in the hearts of the farmers desperate to raise crops that would feed their families through the winter. Without understanding the cause of such destructive forces, the belief in weather magic conjured by storm-makers—also called weather witches, or tempestarii—remained culturally strong despite the turnover in religious practices.
If the common folk had been converted to Christianity, how did the tempestarii survive? Were these weather witches waging an underground religious war against the Christian monks? Or had they been declared Christians on paper, yet still honed their black art skills on the side? The fact was exactly that in 815 A.D.: "Many people were nominally Christian, and their world view remained pagan for many centuries" (Meens, 2014). Agobard wasn't the first to be frustrated by the pagan practices surviving within the seemingly Christian flock. St. Augustine considered witchcraft a lie, and any who believed that humans could rule the weather had been deceived by the devil. Charlemagne declared that those who accused another of witchcraft should be punished instead, because believing in magic enough to accuse someone of magic was deceit, and deceit was the language of the devil (Kwiatkowska, 2010).
As Christianity usurped the idea of pagan rituals by slipping in their own, such as ringing church bells or weaving special Sunday charms to stave off bad weather, surprisingly, the issue of pagan persistence wasn't the crux of the Church's irritation with the tempestarii (Meens, 2014). For the common folk, persecuting the tempestarri wasn't worth the risk of supernatural wrath when they could pay the witches a small fee, called a canonicum, for a united alliance against the Magonias. The pay-off system worked—except when the tempestarii didn't do their duty to stop a raised gale—until the Christian Church came calling, asking for a tithe.
Suddenly, taxes had increased and we all know what happens when taxes go up.
Farmers refused to pay the tithes. After all, they'd already paid the magicians. God wasn't responsible for storms, and keeping the local weather witch happy was more important than supporting faith. Survival was on the line.
Finally, the Bishop Agobard of Lyons deemed it necessary to put an end to the pagan nonsense and prove that weather magic wasn't a man-controlled force, but something only God had omnipotent power over. He had the Holy Scripture to prove it.
It is necessary that we examine by the authority of Holy Scripture whether it is true as the masses believe. Moreover, if it is false, as I believe without any doubt, then it must be emphasized most strongly how much lying a person is guilty of when he attributes divine actions to men. For by making this claim he is shackled between two deadly and enormous lies, since he claims that man can do what God alone is capable of, and that God does not do what He in fact does.
By picking apart the perceived power balance between man and God, Agobard essentially explained that a man who lies about his power, believes that lie, and spreads that lie disrespects God. While that spelled potential sin for those walking the line between religious conversion, a diatribe on diction interpretation proved to be not enough. Citing numerous examples from the Holy Scripture where God called down storms, one of Agobard's first arguments comes from the first mention of hail in the Holy Scripture: The seventh plague of Egypt and the myth of Moses.
'Behold, I will cause it to rain tomorrow at this same hour, an exceeding great hail: such as hath not been in Egypt form the day that it was founded until this present time.' In these words, the Lord said that He Himself, not some human, would send hail on the next day — certainly not Moses or Aaron, who were righteous and men of God, nor Jamnes or Mambres, the Egyptian enchanters, who are recorded as the Pharaoh's magicians, whom the apostle said resisted Moses.
In a masterful psychological twist, Agobard cinched his argument for those who didn't quite buy his other points. If farmers still believed the tempestarii controlled the weather, then why didn't the common folk pay them money to bring good rain? Where was their magic when you needed it?
In our own time, too, we sometimes see, after the crops and vintage have been gathered, that the farmers are unable to sow on account of drought. Why don't you arrange with your storm-makers that they send 'risen gales' which would water the earth, and afterwards you would be able to sow?
While Agobard's letter was lost until 1605, his argument remains a central idea depicting logic during the Carolingian Renaissance before the witch hysteria that would arise decades later. Now, as our oceans rise and our ice melts, it seems like a longed-for wish to ask a hidden weather witch to re-shape our climate with an exchange of coin.
Eastwood, Bruce. "Order the Heavens: Roman Astrology and Cosmology in the Carolingian Renaissance." History of Science and Medicine Library. (2007): 172-173.
Kwiatkowska, Theresa. "The Light was Retreating Before Darkness: Tales of the Witch Hunt and Climate Change." Medievalla. Vol. 42 (2010): 20-27.
Meens, Rob. "Penance in Medieval Europe, 600-1200." Cambridge University Press, 2014. Print.


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Alan Bradley is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Mark Eden from 1986 to 1989.
Alan is one of the most famous villains in the history of the Street. He made his first appearance in 1986 when his ex-wife Pat was killed in a road accident. Because of his absence, working away from home, his daughter Jenny was temporarily fostered by Rita Fairclough.
Alan soon began relationships with both Rita and the Rovers' barmaid Gloria. He dropped Gloria after learning the extent of Rita's financial assets, but at first he appeared to be genuinely in love with her. He tried unsuccessfully to persuade her to marry him. He also confessed to her that he had a conviction for assault. Later, Alan left Rita for another woman, but she coaxed him back to live with her; he was motivated by the fact that his business was in trouble. The woman in question warned Rita that Alan was only interested in her money. In fact, Alan had already "borrowed" the deeds to Rita's house, and had impersonated her dead husband, Len Fairclough, in order to get a mortgage to support his business.
In 1989, when Rita discovered Alan's deception, he assaulted her and almost killed her. At the conclusion of his trial, his plea bargain meant he walked free. He then returned to the Street and conducted a campaign of harassment against Rita, who had a breakdown and moved to Blackpool, having lost her memory. Many residents believed that Alan had murdered her, and he became the object of widespread hatred and suspicion. Having tracked her down, Alan famously met his end after being hit and killed by a Blackpool tram while chasing a distressed Rita across the tracks. His final words to his partner were "RITA!" 26.93 million viewers watched the character meet his untimely demise in 1989. As of 2010, it is the 9th most-watched UK broadcast of all time.[1]
The first episode of series 2 of Phoenix Nights contains a visual reference to the death of Alan Bradley, where flowers with a sign 'In Memory of Alan, 8th Dec 89', RIP' are tied to a lamp-post beside the tram line.
On 8 December 2009, Mark Eden unveiled a blue plaque to mark the 20 year anniversary of the screening of the famous Coronation Street episode. The plaque is located outside The Strand Hotel, North Promenade, Blackpool which was the venue chosen for the filming of much of the footage.[2]
In further episodes of Coronation Street references to Alan occur, most recently in the episode aired April 2015 when Jenny called into Rita's shop The Kabin, in which Norris Cole asked her if she was travelling to the shops by tram; intended as a cutting quip referencing the way Alan died. In June 2016, Alan's daughter Jenny would save her ex-boyfriend Kevin Webster's (Michael Le Vell) little son Jack (Kyran Bowes) from a tram, once again referring to Alan's famous demise.
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- ^ Tapper, James (1 May 2005). "The biggest TV audience ever ... it is now". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
- ^ Helen Steel (5 April 2010). "Blackpool: A love affair with the nation's favourite street". Blackpool Gazette. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010.


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Legumes can transfer significant amounts of symbiotically fixed N to neighboring plants, and a putative pathway for N transfer is decomposition of fine roots (those that are not secondarily thickened) and nodules. Our objective was to quantify the amount of N in living and dead roots and nodules of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.). These values were used with estimates of root length and nodule numbers that decomposed during a season to estimate the size of this pathway of N transfer. Birdsfoot trefoil and effectively and ineffectively nodulated alfalfa were grown in root observation boxes filled with 15N-labeled topsoil (Typic Hapludolls). Roots and nodules were removed according to age and analyzed for total N and C. Specific N content of fine roots older than 2 wk was 0.22 mg N m−1 in alfalfa and 0.14 mg N m−1 in trefoil, and did not change with age. Specific N content did not decline in dead, nondecomposed roots of N2-fixing plants, indicating either that no significant N remobilization occurred or that N import equaled N export in these organs. Large, active birdsfoot trefoil nodules (>2 mm) had twice the N content of large active alfalfa nodules. Dead nodules, observed in birdsfoot trefoil only, had significantly lower N content than live nodules, indicating N remobilization during senescence. Fine roots contained up to 69% of N from fixation in alfalfa and 47% in birdsfoot trefoil, and nodules contained 89% and 94% fixed N, respectively. We conclude that alfalfa releases more N through decomposing roots than nodules, whereas birdsfoot trefoil contributes more N to the soil through decomposing nodules than roots, but neither process could account fully for published estimates of N transfer.
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A controversial defense contractor who was the key target of a federal case that ensnared a former FBI agent from Sleepy Hollow has been released from prison after cutting a deal with prosecutors.
Michael Taylor, who faced up to 25 years in prison if convicted on two indictments in Salt Lake City, is now home and will serve no more than 10 more months after a deal to cooperate in the case against former FBI agent Robert Lustyik and childhood friend Johannes Thaler, a former Tarrytown resident and ladies shoe salesman at Macy's.
Taylor pleaded guilty in both cases, admitting that he used insider information in 2007 to land a $54 million contract in Afghanistan for his company, American International Security Corp.
Taylor also claimed that he sought Lustyik's help in 2011 when he learned that the government had launched a fraud investigation into the contract.
The plea agreement makes Taylor — who was held in Utah for 14 months prior to his release — the key witness in the case. Legal experts said it also signals the government's shift in focus from Taylor to Lustyik.
"Using Taylor as a witness is going to strengthen the case enormously," said Ben Gershman, a professor at the Pace University School of Law in White Plains.
Black residents of Maryland are about 30 percent of the population, according to 2012 U.S. Census Bureau numbers—by far the largest population of color in the state.
Yet, the ranks of Maryland State Troopers are just slightly more than 10 percent Black, a number that has been dwindling for more than a decade.
According to state statistics, only 197 of the state's 1,453 troopers are Black compared to 312 Black troopers out of 1,612 or about 20 percent in 2000.
"There has been a decline in (Black) membership due to attrition however, the attrition has not been favorable…The members have not been retiring as much as they have been leaving for other reasons, i.e. resignations and looking for jobs in other locations," said Rodney Morris, president of the Coalition of Black Maryland State Troopers.
Morris, who retired from the department after 25 years of service, has been president of the Coalition since 2011. He said many Black troopers feel alienated within their own ranks for several reasons.
"There is a non-inclusive feeling (among Blacks) within the department," he said. "The Maryland State Police is not a Democratic-led organization. You have a lot of Western Maryland and Eastern Shore… residents generally running the operation…and their ideology is not always consistent with the Governor's office. They have a policy of diversity, but it's not being practiced."
Morris, who entered the department in 1986 says Blacks were aggressively recruited in the 1980's, a sentiment echoed by Dr. Tyrone Powers, director of the Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Institute at Anne Arundel Community College.
Powers, a former state trooper and FBI agent, was recruited directly out of high school in the early 1980's by two Black state troopers and after he left the department was recruited by Black FBI agents, who convinced him to join their agency. Powers and other critics said state law enforcement's efforts towards diversity in the 21st century are woefully inadequate.
"Over the last 10 years, when the agency said they were going to increase recruitment of minorities and specifically African Americans, they've actually kind of gone in the other direction," Powers said.
Powers says Maryland troopers don't do enough recruiting on HBCU campuses. Also, he said recruiters could approach criminal justice instructors like him to identify students who could be candidates for law enforcement positions.
"So, they talk a great deal about diversity and recruitment, but if you look at the program, their approach to recruiting a diverse police community it's not happening," Powers added.
Elena Russo, spokeswoman for Maryland State Police, said diversity within the department is critical for effective law enforcement.
"People in the recruiting office go all over the state, all over the country to recruit," Russo said. "In the last couple of years we've celebrated some significant accomplishments. For instance, we had our first African American female major appointed in 2012. A large part of our recruiting is focused on women, so we do recruit minorities. We try to recruit, retain and promote employees who reflect the state's diversity."
Russo also pointed to the work of the State Police Superintendent's Council of Advisors on Diversity and Inclusion, consisting of several community, political and law enforcement leaders including Baltimore City Council President Bernard "Jack" Young.
"They meet quarterly and provide diversity management initiatives, educational opportunities and are trying to come up with new diversity strategies," Russo said.
Powers said efforts to increase diversity within all law enforcement agencies should transcend ideology, politics and prejudice.
The Homeland Security Department has fired an employee who runs a website predicting and advocating a race war, about four months after he was put on paid administrative leave.
CHICAGO — Claims that the Chicago Police Department has a lying problem — its very own "no-snitch" code of silence — have always been easy for critics to make, but difficult to prove.
Cops who lie often get exposed in high-profile cases, but lying to cover up misdeeds within the ranks doesn't always make headlines.
A DNAinfo Chicago investigation has found that since 2008, Chicago police — from beat cops to lieutenants — made up stories, filed false reports or told lies to cover up their actions or to back up the lies of fellow cops in all kinds of situations.
Officers lied about throwing a bag of dog excrement on a neighbor's front porch, planting drugs, shooting an unarmed teenager, aggressively flirting with twin sisters at a Walgreens and repeatedly punching a man handcuffed in the back of a patrol car.
Other cops were accused of lying about punching a CTA bus driver, making illegal searches, punching a news photographer during NATO and raiding the wrong house during a barbecue celebrating the birth of puppies.
Police even lied to cover up accidentally discharging pepper spray at a River North steakhouse, according to a review of records.
It's a story that can be told by taking a closer look at a little-known provision in the Police Department's disciplinary code: "Rule 14: making a false statement, written or oral."
Currently, most Rule 14 investigation details remain hidden from the public.
The police union contract prohibits the city and Independent Police Review Authority, or IPRA, from naming officers accused of misconduct or disclosing details of administrative investigations, including Rule 14 violations, unless the allegations are proven true or an officer requests they be made public.
DNAinfo Chicago obtained through sources a list that named officers investigated by IPRA who were accused of breaking Rule 14.
The list was used to search public records — including thousands of pages of civil and criminal court records, police board and IPRA documents, depositions and police reports — and to conduct dozens of interviews with victims, civil rights lawyers, accused cops and current and former police brass to take a closer look at the code of silence that a 2012 federal court ruling called a "persistent widespread custom" within the Police Department.
DNAinfo Chicago found that IPRA has investigated 87 cases — involving 160 officers — that included alleged Rule 14 violations between 2008 and 2013.
And during that same time period, the Police Department's Internal Affairs Department leveled Rule 14 allegations in 140 more misconduct cases and completed investigations that determined officers violated Rule 14 in 90 more cases, according to public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
Police union officials claim the number of Rule 14 allegations made each year simply aren't enough to claim that a department with 12,500 sworn officers harbors a culture of lying.
But last year, a federal jury ruled a Police Department code of silence emboldened former Police Officer Anthony Abbate, who conspired with fellow officers under cover of law to cover up the drunken, videotaped beating he gave a female bartender in 2007.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration attempted to have that part of the jury's judgment taken off the books, but U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve refused.
The judge's written ruling states the jury verdict should stand as a matter of principle that has "ramifications for society" and "social value to the judicial system and public at large."
Experts who study law enforcement statistics say the few Rule 14 cases that are publicized offer just a glimpse of the culture that St. Eve declared a matter of "public interest."
University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman, who has studied Chicago police misconduct for 15 years, said one must look beyond the numbers — particularly when it comes to Rule 14 allegations, administrative findings made against police officers by law enforcement officers — to fully understand how pervasive the code of silence is within the department.
After reviewing more than 1,000 police misconduct cases, Futterman said that neither the Police Department's Internal Affairs Department nor IPRA charged an officer with violating Rule 14 every time an officer was accused of filing a false report in cases that involved alleged dishonesty.
"A charge of making a false report could be submitted in any police misconduct investigation. It's present in every single complaint in which an officer doesn't admit, 'I did it.' Those are allegedly false reports," Futterman said. "And we're not seeing those charges added or investigated in any systematic matter by Internal Affairs or IPRA."
IPRA's acting director, former Drug Enforcement Administration supervisor Scott Ando, said the agency never files charges that officers lied unless they make "material false statements or reports" after they are allowed to review initial police documents and any previous statements they made to investigators.
"We don't make those allegations in a cavalier way, because we realize how significant it is and how devastating it can be to a police officer's career," Ando said. "It impacts their credibility as a witness, and in so many instances can be a career killer."
Some of the Rule 14 cases reviewed by DNAinfo Chicago either occurred or were investigated under the watch of former police Supt. Jody Weis, a retired FBI supervisor despised by many rank-and-file officers who considered him an outsider.
Weis said that during his tenure, dozens of officers explained to him why the culture of lying exists within the department.
"The culture here is if you get in trouble, if there's an administrative inquiry, you can lie and do whatever you can to get out of it because the penalty for lying will never be greater than the trouble you're in," Weis said. "The 'Thin Blue Line,' … to say it doesn't exist, is naive."
Chicago police union officials take offense to the idea of a code of silence being part of Police Department culture.
"It's a slap in the face to the dedicated police officers that work the streets in the city of Chicago on a daily basis," Fraternal Order of Police spokesman Pat Camden said.
"They're out there putting their lives on the line, and you've got people thinking, 'Well, they're all out there lying.' It's really disheartening."
But Chicago's most prolific civil rights attorneys say it's not fair to argue the Police Department's trouble with the truth is the work of just a few bad apples.
Attorney Jared Kosoglad, who represents several people suing police officers accused of covering up misconduct, said it's obvious to him that police stay silent to protect other officers.
"They'll watch misconduct. They'll watch officers beat people up. They'll watch false reports being made and lies being told under oath, and nobody will stand up and say, 'Hey you know this is fraud and it's wrong,' " Kosoglad said. "That police officers routinely lie is obvious. The best part is, they lie even when [my] client is guilty."
A Chicago beat cop with more than 10 years on the job offered his perspective on the issue, answering questions from DNAinfo Chicago on the condition of anonymity, because he said he fears retribution from fellow officers.
Personally, he said he knows and tries to avoid "certain people on every watch, in every unit" who go "above and beyond in a bad way.
"Sometimes you see these people at a job and just keep driving," the officer said. "You don't do this because you don't want to back them up. You do it because you don't want to get sucked into their bulls---."
And he said that presents the kind of quandary regular folks face when they witness violence but don't cooperate with police because they fear retribution for violating the "no-snitch code of silence" on the street that the Police Department says is the top reason more shootings and murders don't get solved.
"On some levels, police officers are no different than a street gang when it comes to the culture of silence. We are not supposed to snitch, just like they say on the street. Yet we implore those that live in high-crime areas to put their lives at risk and [be a] witness against gang members," the officer said.
"Most officers play by the rules. … The department does not endorse silence, lying, etc. It's the culture within the department that makes it possible," he said.
The officer said he's never been openly asked to lie, but that's not how the Police Department code of silence works, anyway.
"The key phrase used is, 'Get your story straight.' There is an expectation to fall in line with the narrative of an event, even if it differs from what you actually saw," he said. "I haven't had this happen often, maybe a handful [of times] at best. But it does happen."
Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said there's no doubt that Chicago cops who lie tear at the entire department's credibility with Chicagoans, especially with folks who already don't trust the police.
"The third rail in departments across the country is Rule 14s, lying. 'You lie, you die,' that's what they call it in Boston. You get terminated if you lie during an official investigation. And I support that," McCarthy said.
"If you boldface lie ... my policy is termination. It has to do with our credibility."
But even when officers get caught violating Rule 14, some of them serve out suspensions and wind up back on the job doing police work, according to IPRA findings and Chicago Police Board decisions.
When that happens, McCarthy says his hands are tied.
"That's why we need to terminate people who get convicted of a Rule 14," he said.
McCarthy blames the department's "convoluted" disciplinary process — IPRA recommends punishments, and then the police superintendent files charges with the police board, which makes the final decisions — for not doling out consistent punishment that sends a message to the rank-and-file that lying won't be tolerated.
By Former City Councilor Bob Anderson December 21, 2013 NewsWithViews.com
Grants Pass Oregon, Where The City Government Fears The Truth. Tell It, And They Send The FBI To Shut You Up.
Grants Pass, Oregon: - I've lived in Grants Pass Oregon for 30 years. It's where I raised my family on blue-collar wages. I own a house and property and pay my taxes. I'm a good citizen. Why then, did FBI Special Agents visit my private shop today?
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A retired Chicago police officer wants justice for seven fellow officers who he contends were wrongfully convicted in a 1996 police corruption investigation.
At a Friday, Dec 20, press conference at New Tabernacle of Faith Church, 531 N. Kedzie, Otha "T.C." McCoy alleged that the investigation of seven Austin police officers was a "shame" perpetuated by the F.B.I. and the Chicago Police Department's Internal Affairs Division.
McCoy is calling for a special federal prosecutor to investigate the incidents that led to the arrest and the eventual prosecution of seven 15th District tactical officers, since known as the "Austin Seven."
McCoy wants the special prosecutor to look at all aspects of the investigation, including the prosecutingU.S.attorney at the time, Jim Burns. McCoy alleges that prosecutors were aware that the corruption investigation was a fraud.
A Texas judge claims he wasn't choking his girlfriend — he was saving her life.
Dallas County Judge Carlos Raul Cortez was arrested Saturday morning after his 26-year-old girlfriend told police he strangled her, dragged her by the hair to his apartment balcony and choked her some more against the railing....
Whenever I read comments by politicians defending the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Predator and Reaper program – aka drones – I wish I could ask them a few questions. I'd start with: "How many women and children have you seen incinerated by a Hellfire missile?" And: "How many men have you seen crawl across a field, trying to make it to the nearest compound for help while bleeding out from severed legs?" Or even more pointedly: "How many soldiers have you seen die on the side of a road in Afghanistan because our ever-so-accurate UAVs [unmanned aerial vehicles] were unable to detect an IED [improvised explosive device] that awaited their convoy?"
Few of these politicians who so brazenly proclaim the benefits of drones have a real clue of what actually goes on. I, on the other hand, have seen these awful sights first hand.
NEW YORK -- The FBI has denied Freedom of Information Act requests for records related to federal officials' interviews with Dylan Davies, a security officer who claimed to have witnessed the Benghazi, Libya, attack in a now-discredited "60 Minutes" report.
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Scores of retired New York City police, fire and corrections officers were arrested today in a crackdown on disability fraud stemming from the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The fraud cost taxpayers millions of dollars, prosecutors claim.
The Manhattan district attorney's office accuses the retired workers, along with their lawyers and doctors, of faking work-related stress, including feigned psychiatric disorders related to 9/11.
Among those busted today was John Minerva, the disability consultant for the Detectives Endowment Association, officials said.
Today's arrests cap a two year investigation, aided by federal investigators, the city's Department of Investigation and the NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau.
The alleged fraud cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars in improper Social Security benefits.
None of the accused actually suffered from debilitating stress, officials claim. Many were caught working after retirement, a violation of disability benefits.
And some of the retired officers retained their gun permits. Retired officers cannot possess guns if they are being treated for stress.
Most of the arrests in the fraud sweep took place in the city, with others being busted in Florida and elsewhere in New York State.
It was the second 9/11 scam to be revealed this week. On Monday, two New Jersey men pleaded guilty to raising and keeping $50,000 for a Sept. 11 charity that was supposed to help families who lost loved one in the catastrophe.
Thomas Scalgione and Mark Niemczyk never gave any of the more than $50,000 in proceeds to the victims' families or to charities as promised, they told the court.
Four ringleaders coached the former workers on how to feign depression and other mental health problems that allowed them to get payouts as high as $500,000 over decades, Vance said. The ringleaders made tens of thousands of dollars in secret kickbacks, he said.
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I used to be one of those guys:
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High intensity and volume was the name of the game. But despite eating right and training multiple times per week, it left me with nothing to show for. Before long, I would be injured and/or feeling exhausted, and subsequently could never string together enough consistent training to meet my goals.
So I dialed things way back, reaped the rewards, and that's what my current training program is all about.
Sustainability vs short term gains. Consistency vs carelessness. Back to basics.
Using the structure I'm about to outline this week on The HERO Podcast , I've been able to build a regular movement practice without the nagging injuries and constant setbacks.
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It leaves me feeling fresh.
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I hope that if you decide to give it a go, it's able to do the same for you too.
What we cover in this week's episode of The HERO Podcast:
- Why so many workout programs are unsustainable and often lead to overtraining, injury and burnout.
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I have just received my first electricity bill with solar panels working for a full period. For the months of mid-May to mid-July this year is £22, last year same period it was £57 and I will be getting paid for power put into grid and earn NIROC income. Last year's bill might have been based on a SSE estimate and I have probably become better at turning things off, even so it is a bigger drop than I was expecting not least following last Autumn's 18% SSE price increase. Thank you Andy.
Robert Price, Belfast
We started looking at solar last year after several mail shots in the post. We rang numerous companies from the MCS website and invited several to survey. It was very easy to do business with Planet Solar. They provided a detailed design and quotation, and explained exactly what was involved including Building Control and grid-connection. Their pricing was competitive and we believe they offered better advice, proven experience and more value for money.
Lyle Watson, Ballymena
A good friend recommended Planet Solar to us, so we arranged for a survey and consultation. We have a tree-lined plot and an air-tight home built to high thermal standards. The main house was found to be unsuitable for solar so Andy carried out a detailed assessment of our potting shed including shade from surrounding trees. We decided to install a 3kWp system. Although the affect of shade reduced output predictions we have been delighted with how the system has performed and see lower bills as a result. The system was commissioned in late August 2013 and has produced over 1,400 units of clean electricity to date so we're confident we'll beat the predicted output of 2,138 kWh as the summer approaches. Andy keeps in touch and is always on hand to answer any questions as they arise.
Mike Bland, Dromore
I first worked with Andy during 2007/08 when we both worked on Northern Ireland's first zero carbon home in Holywood, the Green House which featured a 4kWp solar slate array to meet zero-carbon standards. When we decided to go solar at home last year, Planet Solar NI was our obvious choice. Andy applied the same attention to detail when designing and installing our system that he always has. Despite his years of experience, he treats every project as a unique job and designed an array specific to our home and requirements. Whether working on new-build or retro-fit, Planet Solar NI make going solar simple and it is reassuring to have someone that you can trust.
Graham & Glynnis Shilliday, Saintfield
We decided to wait for several months before writing to you about our experience of working with Planet Solar NI, to see how things worked out. Although we installed in late October, we saw our electricity bill drop immediately, and we appreciate the time you took to explain how to make best use of the solar electricity we are generating. Now the days are getting longer and brighter, our Direct Debit has been revised from £82/month to just £35/month so we'll save £564/year before the additional benefit of export and NIROC's are factored. I've attached the two review letters that show the savings:
This is a fantastic result. We spoke with several installers before deciding who to work with, the Planet Solar NI difference was clear – and I was very confident everything would work out as planned. In the unlikely event of a problem I knew I could call you – personally – not a call centre or another individual who was not connected to our project. Having worked closely with you and the Planet Solar NI team, we would recommend any one thinking seriously about going solar to get in touch. Thanks again and best wishes for continued success.
Mark & Marie Bradshaw, Toomebridge
We spoke with several companies before choosing Planet Solar NI. There were many good reasons to go with Andy and the team, and his attention to detail throughout the process was reassuring. He prepared a detailed proposal including a full system design report so we knew exactly what we were getting. We liked that he has been designing solar with the same German manufacturer since 2010 so he knows how to optimise system performance based on real-world experience across hundreds of projects. Following installation, he personally tested and inspected the system to ensure everything met his exacting standards. He helped us complete all registration paperwork and provided a detailed Owners Manual for future reference. We discussed our plan to invest in an electric car during the handover, and he has since installed a car-charging point for us. We are now reviewing a range of technologies with Planet Solar NI to further our transition to a low carbon household. His ongoing commitment to helping with this is fantastic.
It was difficult to differentiate companies until we met with Andy. Having worked with the team at Planet Solar NI we are convinced we chose the most experienced team to help us go solar.
Sean & Ita McCann, Ahoghill
A good friend got us interested in going solar and put us in touch with Andy at Planet Solar NI. We had several roofs that seemed suitable including the main house. During the survey, Andy assessed the voltage drop between several buildings and was then able to recommend the most suitable roof in terms of maximum system output per kWp. He visited us to review the options and we decided to proceed with a solar array on our barn roof. This is very old, natural slate and the roofing team repaired the roof as they went with reclaimed slates. In all, over 100 slates were replaced and the roof is now good for the foreseeable future. We have produced nearly 1,200 units of solar electricity since the system was commissioned at the end of November. We even produced 16 units on Christmas Day and hit 30 units on several days this year. Andy has a meticulous approach to solar design and prioritised system performance throughout. We have no hesitation in recommending him to anyone who is looking seriously at going solar.
Brian & Rose Henderson, Holywood
We decided to go solar this summer and appointed Planet Solar NI to design and install our system. Our priorities when selecting a contractor were experience, and technical knowledge. We were seeking a high-performance system to maximise the savings we could make on our electricity bill and provide hot water during the summer without running the central heating. Planet Solar NI helped us evaluate the options and clearly explained how their performance figures were worked out. We decided to go for their Premium Plus system which includes a 40 year performance warranty and remote monitoring. We have a 25-YEAR old fibre-cement slate roof and the roofing team carefully installed the system without any damage to the roof. The electrical installation was also very neat and quickly done – including installing an access hatch into our garage roof space, and an Immersun to divert surplus power & maximise hot water potential. We were kept well informed of progress throughout the project, and Andy provided a full handover of the system and helped us complete the NIROC's paperwork a couple of days after installation. Although we looked at a number of alternatives, Planet Solar NI offered the best long-term value for money, the most in-depth technical know-how, and a problem-free installation of a reliable solution. Having worked with their experienced team, we would recommend them without hesitation.
Mr David Torrens, Garvagh
We recently installed a 5.17kWp PV system with Planet Solar NI. The system was installed over two days and both the roof work and internal electrical installation were completed extremely neatly. A couple of days after installation, Andy returned to carry out a full handover and we completed all the NIROC and system registration paperwork together. At 15:45 on the Friday, the system was producing 4.99kWp. We shopped around before deciding who to work with. We chose Planet Solar NI because of their thorough design approach and focus on providing the best of everything at a realistic price.
Mr Graeme Ewart, Aghalee
We have just had Solar electric installed by Planet Solar NI. What a pleasure from start to finish, friendly and co-operative during the contract session, answered all questions promptly and well. The installation was carried out promptly and to the dates scheduled. It was installed quickly, all work was neat and tidy, cleanly and in a very friendly manner. Although it is early days the system seems to be "doing exactly what it says on the tin" and has more than met our early expectations. I am a very happy customer.
Mr Doug Hare, Limavady
We recently installed a Planet Solar NI system and found them very easy to deal with. From start to finish, Andy was thorough and took time to work out exactly what we wanted. We also liked that he dealt with us directly throughout the project. There was a short delay with the delivery from Germany but he informed us of progress throughout. He didn't just sell the system, he designed it, project managed the installation and then returned with a comprehensive owners manual to handover the system.
Mr Harry Ditty, Castledawson
Very knowledgeable, professional and helpful throughout. The property involved is non-optimal in terms of location but the supplier made me aware of this and the probable output from the system. The installers were courteous and neat and did a great job overall. The system is performing slightly ahead of predicted output.
Mr Brian Lewis, Newtownabbey
The Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service has a strong track record of environmental and sustainability performance. Our core focus is to reduce fire incidence, and respond promptly to fires to reduce carbon emissions directly. Over the last five years, we have recorded a 39% fall in fire incidence with CO2 savings of 7,522 tonnes. We have extended our sustainability focus to include transport, resource management, waste minimisation and energy.
We worked alongside Andy during 2012 to develop our solar strategy, and we envisage the installation of solar PV across our estate of buildings and fire stations. Following economic and technical feasibility reporting, we allocated a budget to install approx 130kWp across three sites during FY 2012/13. Andy provided a detailed performance, quality and experience specification that enabled us to integrate our tender with an existing supplier framework. Andy undertook a detailed analysis of the multiple tender submissions and was able to verify the supplied data. This reinforced our decision making process and ultimate contractor selection.
Post contractor selection, Andy continued to support us as we prepared for the construction phase of the project and has maintained a genuine interest in the project beyond his scope of direct responsibility.
This first phase represents a significant investment for GMFRS, and even more ambitious investment is planned next year. We found real value in employing Andy's services, he is a PV industry insider with over seven years experience of system design, specification and installation and provided very practical as well as technical input.
Andy provides a level of solar focused services that are not readily available from the usual Low Carbon and M&E practices, and we would recommend Andy as a trusted and experienced solar professional.
Mr Sam Pickles – Environment Manager, GMFRS
I worked with Andy between 2007 and 2010, when solar was just getting going in N. Ireland. We started by installing integrated solar tiles on an existing property and were amazed how fast and simple the project was. We installed two further systems on existing properties, and then integrated solar with a re-roof project. After two years of all systems performing ahead of expectations, we started working with Andy on new-build projects where solar became part of construction programmes. Across multiple projects, he always provided impartial advice, and supplied industry leading technology with the highest available performance. I researched the market before and after working with Andy and his team, and always found he provided best value for money, and impeccable service standards throughout the project life-cycle. I know of no one else who has deployed more of this exciting technology in N. Ireland. He'd be the first to admit he's a solar evangelist, and he's spent many, long years developing the market in N. Ireland. I would recommend Andy as an experienced and trusted solar professional without hesitation.
Mr Alan Rea, Belfast


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Consequences of Regret Aversion 2: Additional Evidence for Effects of Feedback on Decision Making
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Strapless dresses can look sleek and sexy -- with the right undergarments. All sorts of wardrobe disasters, such as dress slippage or gaps at the bust, are imminent without a proper bra. And, of course, you don't want the straps of your everyday bra to be visible in your stunning dress. Create the right infrastructure for a strapless number to keep style mishaps at bay.
1. Begin With a Bra
Wear a bra that works well with a strapless dress. Because of its lack of straps, strapless bras of all styles rely entirely on fabric strength, underwire shape and band design for the support of your breasts. A well-fitting bra will help you avoid "spillage," which happens when flesh is pushed outside the bounds of the bra. To steer clear of spillage, ensure that the cups are deep enough to pull the breasts forward and large enough that your breasts aren't crowded out of them. Make sure your bra band fits low and snug at your back. The bandeau bra is a strapless bra with no underwire and very little support; it's best used for coverage. Convertible bras have detachable straps that can be rearranged into any style to suit your clothing; simply remove the straps to turn it into a strapless number. Longline strapless bras have bands that extend to the waist or lower; they smooth your figure from the bust downward.
2. Shape It Up
With rigid fabrics or elastic cut into particular shapes that condense body fat, shapewear molds -- and holds -- your figure in place. From boy shorts to girdles to slips, each shapewear piece is designed to work underneath whatever you're wearing. For a strapless dress, wear boy short-style shapewear with a convertible bra. While the convertible bra will eliminate the strap issue, the shorts -- which should reach up high enough to compress your belly -- will smooth out your lower half. Still, don't be afraid to experiment; a half-slip style, for example, may work for you as well.
3. Stick It to 'Em
The sticky, or self-adhesive, bra is actually just a pair of bra cups lined with a layer of adhesive; no straps or bands are attached. They may be held together by a clasp in the front, or remain separate. This type of bra is ideal for coverage, not support. It hides erect nipples and, in styles enhanced by silicone, can add to your bust size. Most self-adhesive bras stay in place until you take them off yourself, and can be worn several times. Just remember to peel them off carefully to avoid injury.
4. Sticky Situation
A strapless dress can slip little-by-little throughout the day or night. Avoid a wardrobe malfunction by using double-sided tape; wig or toupee tape will also work in a pinch. The tape will hold up your dress by adhering it to your body, allowing your clothes to stick as closely as a second skin. Determining where to place the tape along your body is a matter of trial and error. Place it about an inch below the top of your dress for support at the top, and along your rib cage to hold the dress up from below.
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