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Getting info from GVEA
As those members who come to board meetings know, GVEA prepares a single binder for members to look at when the meeting starts. This has sometimes nothing but the agenda and more often more info on items that are on the agenda. Members are not given copies or allowed to take anything from the binder. They have to request it on a form and wait for it to be approved/rejected. In order to save paper and make it more efficient to provide, I request the information electronically.At the July board meeting I requested the following and got them in the mail a couple weeks later with a courtesy watermark on them. I've never seen this done with any requests. Perhaps the GVEA President wants to know where information I get is disseminated or checking up to see that board members don't give me anything - perish the thought that my board representative would share with me! Anyway, I'm baffled by this, but I am pleased to share what should be easily accessible by members.
Nominations Process Review
The recent Nominations Process review, after the messy nomination process of District 2 last spring. Note that, of the recommendations on page 4, the board did not approve term limits (item 7). Note also other recommendations which encourage more/better member communications. I'm not holding my breath. Three board members did apparently favor term limits: Tom Delong, John Sloan and Bill Digan (making one think he might not run again, as he's already server about 16 years. The other remaining members that did not support term limits on the board have been on that board in excess of 20 years, I believe.
GVEA Policy 1.2
Cooperative Mission, Vision, Values and Strategic Goals
This seems like something that members ought to have ready access to and been solicited on input. Instead, it was not provided to members until the meeting and, considering member comments take place at the beginning of the meeting, little time to evaluate and comment.
GVEA Policy 5.4 Equity Development
This is what determines the basis for rates. It was discussed heavily during the attempted implementation of the Generation and Transmission Co-op. The higher your tier, the more you have to save and the less that comes back to the members in capital credits. There is an amount that generates better credit for borrowing, but it is a balance. I'd recommend learning about TIER (Times Income Earned Ratio) and talking to your board rep.
GVEA 2008 Annual Meeting minutes (draft)
These are the minutes the board approved to forward to the membership. Please note that the members who spoke were acknowledged by name only and general topics brought up without attribution. I'd think it would be respectful of members who did speak that they be given one sentence each saying what they spoke about and what their opinion was. If this is not revised, the membership can move to include this information. It would be a lot more helpful if the board asked this be done in advance. It really makes them look bad and really, for no good reason.
I also asked for a copy of the board retreat report. This gave a good picture of the workings of the board, valuable for anyone who might be willing to run and serve. I was told this was an internal document, thus would not be provided. I submit that, it was not considered executive restricted material and was available to members at the meeting, so it should be available to members by copy.
In this posting, I've discussed ways that GVEA makes it hard for members to get information from them. Interestingly enough, in the above strategic goals document, page 1 3. Values, it pledges 'open and transparent communications with our members'. You gotta love those little inconsistencies.
At least one can now see the agendas and minutes (1.5-2 mo. after the fact.) on line. It only took a 5 year effort to make that happen.


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Manchester program bringing Santa to solitary seniors
MANCHESTER - A local organization is running a gift-giving drive for a group its organizers say may be overlooked in the midst of the giving that happens with each holiday season.
The Be A Santa For A Senior program, run by Home Instead Senior Care, looks to provide a bit of Christmas cheer to senior citizens who may be alone during Christmas.
"The idea behind this program is to remember and recognize the seniors in our community that so often are forgotten, lonely or financially challenged," said Pattie Hayes, the program's community relations director. "This program brings the magic and the warmth of the holidays to them."
It works fairly simply. A donor selects an ornament from a tree at several participating locations, including at the Home Instead office on Middle Street. The ornament has a name and a gift wish on it. The donor gets the gift and brings it back to be delivered to the senior.
Hayes said the statewide program, which began in 2008, is part of a national drive to make sure seniors are not forgotten among the numerous other programs to benefit disadvantaged children.
"Rightly so, the children are important," Hayes said. "At the same time, the other end of the spectrum tends to be forgotten."
Hayes said the program typically collects about 300 to 500 gifts each year, but she said she would "like to have the problem" of having to deliver more than 1,000 gifts.
"Three hundred to 500 gifts is just the tip of the iceberg of the need that is out there," she said.
The program has a deadline of Dec. 10 to provide a gift. More information about the program, including ways to give or become a sponsor, is available at beasantatoasenior.com.
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30 June 2011 The Religious Aspect of the Taeping Rebellion. February 2, 1863. We were all startled when, some years since, we heard that those who had risen against the Tartar dynasty and government in China made profession of the Christian faith and hailed the English and other christian as brethren. Little was however known respecting either the origin or the character of the Christianity, which the rebellious party had adopted as their faith and used as a mark of distinction and instrument of opposition to the state religion. This want has now been supplied. Commander Lindsay Brine, R.N., in a work publish last year, entitled " the Rise and Progress of the Taeping Rebellion," gives an account of the reception of Christianity by the chief of this movement, which threatens the overthrow of the Chinese government. This work was reviewed in the October No. of the quarterly Review; and from that work we propose to glean such particulars as may enable our readers, who have not consulted the work or the review themselves, to form some correct idea of the religious aspect of this formidable rebellion. To arrive at this it will be necessary, first, to give some account of the conversion of the chief of the rebel movement. Hung-siu-tsuen, the rebel chief, is the son of a poor but upright man, who was headman or elder of a village about thirty miles from Canton. The boy early envinced more than average abilities, and made rapid progress in his studies. All his efforts, however, failed to obtain for him his bachelor's degree. This was, however, partly owing to the poverty of his parents, which prevented him from devoting himself to his studies under proper instructors. It was on the occasion of his unsuccessful attempt to obtain his degree that an incident took place that led to his adopting Christianity; and we may give the particulars in Commander Brine's own words: "About the year 1883, he visited Canton, in order to be present at the public competition trial. Here he met with a man who, from the description must have been a Protestant missionary. On the following day he met two men, one of whom had in his possession a parcel of books, the whole of which he gave to Hung-siu-tsuen. The work consisted of nine volumes and was entitled 'Good Words Exhorting the age,' the donor proved in distributing tracts. The author of these was a man named Leang-Afah, a convert of Br. Milne's at the college of Malacca. Leang subsequently return to China, (his native country), and there Dr. Morrison, finding that he was anxious to become a distributor of the Gospel, ordained him for that purpose. Dr. Morrison states that in 1832 Leang-Afah had printed nine tracts, of about fifty pages each, composed by himself, and interspersed with passages of Sacred Scripture. The title of the whole was 'Good Words,' &c. these books contain a good number of whole chapters of the bible, according to the translation of Dr. Morrison; many essays on important subject from single texts; and sundry miscellaneous statement, founded on Scripture." It appears that Dr. Morrision's translation of the bible, though most creditable to him at the time it was executed, has been found by modern scholars to abound in grave errors and that the author of "Good Words" was very incompetent as a commentator. These were the materials from which the future leader of the Chinese rebellion acquired his knowledge of Christianity. "Hung-siu-tsuen on his return home took these tracts with him and not deeming them of much importance, he simply, as he has since asserted, glanced at their contents and put them aside. It is plain, however, that he had done something more. In 1837 he again went up for examination at canton and again failed. Broken down in health and spirits, he return home to his village and was through home to his village and was through illness confined for some time in his bed. At this time he was 23 years of age. Strange visions appear to have now filled his mind. "In one of his visions," says Commander Brime, "he imagined himself to be carried away in a sedan-chair by a number of men playing on musical instrument, and after visiting bright and luminous places and having all his impurities washed away, he entered, in company with a number of virtuous, aged, and venerable men, into a large hall, the beauty and splendor of which were beyond description. A man, venerable from years and dressed in a black robe, was sitting in an imposing attitude in the highest place. As soon as he observed Siu-tsuen he began to shed tears and said—'All human beings in this world are produced and sustained by me; they eat my food and wear my clothing, but not a single one among them has a heart to remember and venerate me; what is, however, still worse, take my gifts and therewith worship demons.' Thereupon he gave Siu-tsuen a sword, commanding him to exterminate the demons, but to spare his brothers and sisters; a seal, by which he would overcome evil spirits; and a yellow fruit, which Siu-tsuen found sweet to the taste. He then gives him a charge to do the work of bringing round the perverse; and, taking him out told him to look and behold the perverseness of the people upon earth. The sickness and visions of Siu-tsuen continued about forty days and in these vision he often saw a man of middle age, whom he called his elder Brother, who instructed him how to act, accompanied him in his wanderings to the uttermost regions in search of evil spirits, and assisted him in slaying and exterminating them." After his recovery, he returned to the occupation of schoolmaster, in which he had been engaged before his illness. "One day the bundle of tracts which he had brought from Canton excited the attention of a brother schoolmaster, named Li, who, after perusing them, told him they were extraordinary written, and differed considerably from the Chinese books. Hung-siu-tsuen, for the first time, carefully read them and was astonished to find that they supplied a key to his own visions." The venerable old man whom he had seen seated on high, he understood to be God, the Heavenly father, and the middle-aged man, whom he called his Elder Brother, and who had assisted him to exterminate the demons, he understood to be Jesus, the Saviour of the world. Learning from the books the necessity of being baptized, Li and he administered the rite to each other. After this they discarded their idols and removed the tablet of Confucius that was placed in the schoolroom. For this act Siu-tsuen lost his place as a teacher. He, in company was a few converts, went to the neighbouring province of Kwang-si, where the party remained some months and made above a hundred converts. The number was greatly increased by the labours of one who remained behind; and the converts soon began to meet for worshipping, and became known as "the congregation of the worshippers of God." Some time after his return home, Siu-tsuen repaired to Canton to seek instruction in the Christian religion from the American Baptist Missionary, the Rev. Mr. Roberts. He remained at the mission house about two mounts: during which time," according to Mr. Roberts, "he studied the Scriptures and received instruction, whilst he maintained a blameless deportment. He requested to be baptised, but he left Kwang-si before we were fully satisfied of his fitness." When he quitted canton, he joined the society of God-worshippers, who adopt him as their leader; and their number rapidly increased. Their forms of worship were vague Above all thins they insisted on the destruction of idols. When they met for worship it was customary to praise God by the singing of a hymn; an address was delivered either on the mercy of God or the merits of Christ and the people were exhorted to repent of their sins, to abstain from idolatry and to serve God with sincerity of heart. When convert were baptised they were required to promise 'not to worship evil spirit, nor to practise evil things, but to keep the heavenly commandments.' After this confession and promise they knelt down and from a large basin of clear water, a cupful was poured over the head of every one, with the words—"Purification from all former sins, putting off the old and regeneration." Several singular rites followed and appear to have entered into their forms of worship, among which was the sacrifice of animals at festivals, marriages, and burials and at the New Year. The God-worshippers, from destroying their idols, began to interfere with the worship of their neighbours, but seem to have been restrained by the authorities, which led to Siu-tsuen returning and remaining some time at home. During his absence, the congregation ran into some religious extravagances, some of them having had ecstatic fits, in which they professed to have revelations. Soon after Siu-tsuen joined them, he became austere and severe in his manners, strict in his moral behaviour and severe upon the shortcomings of his followers, who submitted implicitly to his dictates, although he had been absent when the society of God-worshippers was formed and also when the extasies or revivals first took place among them. "Up to this point," says the reviewer, "however we may lament the ignorance and mistakes of these people, the general tendency of the movement seems to have been good and the object of Hung-siu-tsuen laudable. To awaken the people from the miserable torpid idolatry of Buddhism and to show to them even a glimpse of the Divine nature and of Christian morality, was surely a great noble design, however blind the leader may have been to the cardinal truths of Christianity which he desired, but was never permitted to know. But the God-worshippers, as we have seen, soon became suspected by the authorities, and in the end became identified with local parties. It may almost be said the 'rebellion lay in the way and they found it.' " It is not our purpose to follow these God-worshipers through their career of revolutionary warfare and can only notice it so far, as is necessary to trace the religious element. The war is considered to have grown out of their operations as religious reformers. "The immediate cause of the outbreak is stated in several different ways. It is said that a young believer and iconoclast, being thrown into prison at the instance of a certain graduate, who was a determined enemy of the God-worshippers, perished through want and evil treatment. Some disturbances having arisen, the magistrates attempted to seize Hung-siu-tsuen and another of the leaders. Their own people came to their rescue and the rebellion commenced. He summoned the God-worshippers now increased by the wholesale conversion of the Puntis, to unite together. They had begun to convert their property into money and to deliver the proceeds into the common treasury, a principle that has been adhered to throughout. Old and young, rich and poor, all the members of the congregation came with their families to join his banner, which soon attracted to it, in addition, such people as those who were fain of old to resort to the cave of Adullam." The rebellion, which commenced about the end of 1850, has gone on increasing until the present time. In November 1851, the new potentate, who had already assumed the title of Heavenly King, and was proclaimed the first emperor of the new dynasty of Taeping, or Great Peace, issued a proclamation in which he required all his officers and soldiers to follow his doctrine, which he proceeds to lay down:---"Our Heavenly Father the Great God and Supreme Lord is one True Spirit (God): besides our heavenly father, the Great God and supreme Lord, there is no Spirit (God). Besides our Heavenly Father, the great god and Supreme Lord, is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent---the Supreme over all, there is not an individual who is not produced and nourished by Him. He is Shang (Supreme); He is the Te (Ruler). Besides the great God, our heavenly father and Supreme Lord, there is no one who can be called Shang, and no one who can be called Te. "Therefore, from henceforth all you soldiers and officers may designate us as your lord and that is all. You must not call me supreme, lest you should encroach upon the designation of our Heavenly Father, Our Heavenly Father id our Holy Father and our Celestial Elder Brother is our Holy Lord, the Saviour of the world. Hence, our Heavenly Father and Celestial Elder brother alone are holy; and from henceforth all you solders and officers may designate us as your lord and that is all. But you must not call me holy, less you encroach upon designation of our Heavenly Father and celestial Elder Brother." The Taepings, during the progress of the rebellion, have proceeded steadily northward; by fearful carnage and sometimes by utter exterminations; and they remind us of the Jews, in their wars with the nations of Canaan. Horrible as this mode of warfare is, we must yet remember that they are Chinese and that—according to the testimony of Mr. Forest, a gentleman belonging to our consular establishment—"on the score of cruelty, the case must be about even between the two contending parties, inclining to the imperial side, if we may judge on the principle that the more cowardly the more cruel." The reviewer concludes his account by saying—"We have now endeavoured to give our reader a notion of what the Taepings really are; and. Situated as we are, it becomes necessary to dismiss on the one hand the fancy that they are Christians, and, on the other hand, to recognise the fact that they and the Imperialists are equally cruel." On the first these points, we may observe, that although the conduct of the rebels, in the war, is as remote as can well be conceived from the principles and precepts of pure Christianity, yet we are to reflect that they belong to a nation that has very little regard for human life, and that the little knowledge they possess of Christianity has been derived from books which are acknowledged to contain many grave errors, even by those who profess a faith far removed from that revealed in the Gospels. We are inclined to think it is possible that the seed, not very good ground, may contain germs that may survive the present time and rise out of the corruption, which surrounds it, and, like the mustard seed, grow up and become a goodly tree. The Taeping are said to maintain an army of 400,000 men, and to have dominion over an area of 30,000 square miles. It is at least devoutly to be wished that providence may bring some ultimate spiritual good out of this singular religious, as well as political warfare. The heathen restiveness under Christian impact remains and is beginning to be widely perceived, and to excite ecclesiastical comment. Japan furnishes an illustration. In The mission field for June 1891,p, 211, quoting from Mr. Onishi in the Japan mail, Dec. 5, 1890, we have the following: "Anybody who proposes to take a new departure in religious matters naturally thinks of adopting a line suited to the genius of his nation; and when a man desires to adopt such a course, he become inevitably dissatisfied with the orthodox theology brought from the Occident, and wishes to strike out an independent part of progress….It is evident that the new school maintains on several points opinions which are at variance with the creed of ordinary orthodox believers. In the doctrines of the Trinity, for instance, of Redemption, and of Inspiration, there is an undisguisable difference of opinion between the parties….In short, men of the new school make it their object to do away with the antiquated theology, and at the same time to preserve the vital force of religious belief. How to solve this difficult problem is the point engaging the supernatural elements of Christianity—miracles for example, neither do they attach paramount importance to the belief in such elements as articles of faith. They give greater weight to good conduct in practice that to belief in theological dogmas." To this the Bishop (of Japan?) adds: "Such extracts might easily be multiplied. Notwithstanding the attendant dangers, it cannot be doubted that the result of this stir and ferment of opinion will intimately be favourable to catholic truth. It has tried the faith of some and shaken that of a few, but on the other hand it has driven many, who had only feebly apprehended the first truths of the Gospel, to face them more fully, and to understand them more truly. "The first truths of the Gospel,—are they the utterances of the Lord Himself? Or are they the dogmatic decrees of councils? Catholic truth, the radiance that will enlighten all nations on the earth, so that there shall be one fold under one shepherd, is the true perception of the Lord Word, simple for the simple. The Missionary, be he White or Black, who does not adopt Mr. Onishi's ways, will find himself arrested before rocks of temperament creation-high, and often heaven-high, which no alien dogma can scale. He will have to the adjacent trader's factory, and concern himself there. The race he addresses vomits him forth. Two races have rejected Christianism as dogmatically presented to them—the Jews, and more especially the Mahometans. Doubtless the hardness of their hearts is in fault; but the dogmas lend them excuse. They both believe in one God. They reject the idea of three persons; and the more, considering what the three persons do in the conduct of God's moral and spiritual universe: for they act, as good and just men ought not to do, and are bad examples for human conduct. These are cardinal examples of the waste of missionary work. We do not say that any adaptation of truth will convert Jews or Mahometans to Christ; but that the dogmas of the Trinity and Atonement are not apposite to win any monotheist who believes in God, and that faults of conduct can only be atoned for by repentance—by shunning the faults as sins henceforth, and leading a New Life. The payment of the ransom for the sins of the world by an infinite being as Christ is still preached to be, is incommensurate with the occasion. Our naughtiness, bad as it is, requires our own finite personal self-sacrifice, and no other—our ceasing to do evil and learning to do well. If Jews, Mahometan, and African reject our Christian meat, and there is a large outlying world besides in the East, will there not be a reaction on the centre from the refusal of religious sympathy by the circumferences? We may be certain that we are playing a double game in the world, and that the Missionary Societies and the Bible Society carry with them two different ends and causes. Also that Dr. Blyden's remark, that the Negro in the United States for the most part simply succumbs to the white man's learned dogmas without heeding them, applies more forcibly to the various peoples among whom isolated missionaries live. It is absurd to think that credal catechisms are of weight with them. Ritual they can comprehend, especially if music and costume, paintings and statures, are added. And the Word of God in their own languages tells its Divine narratives, and children of all colours—black, red, yellow, olive, and white—can feel interest in them, and ask questions, wonder, and weep. A basis is laid there, and there is no dogma near it as yet. And to this, some ritual as a symbol of a higher than everyday order is helpful. But the indifference of the Negro to dogmas may be extended into the formula. That the simple everywhere, in England for instance, are outside of care about them. They do not deny them, especially if the clergy set them forth; but they read their Bibles mainly, uninfluenced by clerical Theology. They are at the end of the process of which the converted heathen are in the beginning. And theses two ends of the world will have an important part to play in the new Christian Church. Can it be that two such simples, by a mysterious agency working upon them, and edifying, are themselves its New Hope? Possibly ritualism itself is quitting Theosophical dogmas, such as Trirtheism and the Atonement, in the pressing interest of ecclesiastical order, in which case ceremonies with their presumed holy internals become of first importance in the Church. Such ceremonial worship is not unsuited to the last stages of the Christian Church, and to the earliest stage of heathens converts. It is the panis et circenses of Theosophy. It is not however, adapted to intelligent heathens. The area of it is worship, and its claim obedience; and thinking races cannot yield the obedience without private convincing reason independent of Rites. We are compelled to say that all the Christian dogmas without exception—what Mr. Onishi calls "antiquated theology"—are tenets or opinions valid only on the authority of the Church. They do not seek attestation, but claim to be mysteries of which faith is the organ. You can enter into them no further than by professing to believe them. When you performed this homage you have done with them, except that you must periodically in public and private restate your profession. But they have no interest for the mind, and they would shut it to all the highest, not question, but insights. Far different is it with true doctrines. These have no mysteries excepting the incapacites of the understanding and aversion of the will and affections in different persons. Every question that can be asked, if you are on the road of truth, with intent of good, and devotion to use, can be answered. And at the beginning of education in such doctrines there are childlike perceptions, seeming to be voices of common sense, which formulate the first reception of the greatest truths. Take the truth that God is a man, in the Form of a Man. It is the beginning of all Theology. Any child, any simple man, any savage, can receive the impression of it, and learn it in a moment, and then ruminate about it. No idol or fetish gainsays it or obstructs it. The rudest block can be made into a word that illustrates and expresses it. The idolater should be taught not to throw his image-god away until he has done with it. He should be taught that it is his first lesson in the truth. What is it but some sort of image more or less remote of creator or creative power, or something that power has touched and endowed with awful privileges. If even it be evil power, it is not unmanlike on that account. It is supernatural and to be feared. It can excite all the affections and dreads, hope and fears, of the mind. It deepens the man merely to look at it and converse with its mysterious nature. And when the savage man learns that God Himself is a Man, and that all forms, power, places are exhibitions of Him, a step is gained which need not be cast away. The missionary, even perhaps a Livingstone, would teach the untutored African that his idolatry is sin, and the cause of all his woes. Sin there was at first when the children of Jehovah preferred an Egyptian image to Him who was not visible to their sensuality; but present idolatry is no sin: it goes against no Divine commandment know to the Gentiles, and departs from nothing. It retains enough of humanity to exclude Pantheism: to be syllabic of a human god; and to be a medium of the doctrine of the Word, that God is a man. Dogma is a high as ecclesiastical power. Doctrine is as high as God's Heaven, and when the mind is open to him, His light touches us through it, and we see His Face. For this reason it is that such truth is like Jacob's ladder. You may, if a child, a simple good man not apparently yet open far or gifted, or a savage,---you may sit on the lowest and first step of it. The place is a good and sure one. If it makes your head giddy to mount, you need not lift your feet from the ground, or have the ladder believed for your basis. Believe in your ground and your first position. If is a chair, and will not alarm you. But the ladder, being of doctrinal perceptions, statements, and elevations, with real altitudes for the mind,—altitudes which no mind can safely climb of itself,--opens up views as is ascended, and each view is clearer and wider than the last. The faculties in their several distinct planes of power and perception come into their own vision at their various orderly heights. The initial doctrine, for instances, that God is a man, because transfigured into thoughts of goodness and power or truth that fill the human idea of Divine form, and justify the creature who is a man in so imagining the creator. On every step of the ladder of orderly Divine thoughts has the Angels of God ascending—first ascending—and descending upon it, and their presence is so much divinely apportioned light and strength. . . . .
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Weekend brings more book worms to Delhi fair
New Delhi, Aug 25 : Around 80,000 people visited the Delhi Book Fair Sunday, showing a remarkable increase in footfall, an organiser said.
The third day of the fair witnessed a huge rush with all the five halls packed with visitors and the sales looking up.
The estimated figure for those who came to the fair was close to 80,000, said the organiser.
Amarnath Verma, chairman of Star Publication which publishes ethnic books and dictionaries, said their books attracted youth,
This year the revenue for the first day has increased by 150 percent as compared to 2012, he said.
A book titled "Guru Darshan - Tera Safar" by author H.H. Ghasita was also released.
The day also saw book release function by Kant Darshan Publishers and painting competition by B Jain publishers.
M.L. Bhatia, assistant editor (Punjabi), National Book Trust of India, said that apart from fiction, children books and life histories were a major attraction for the visitors this year.
The book fair was inaugurated Friday at Delhi's Pragati Maidan.
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For all the headlines about this being the best June since 1997, it surely does not feel like it. The devil is in the details. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) opened the month at 12,455 on June 1 and closed at 12,880 a gain of 425 points (3.4%). The total gain is attributable to two of 21 trading days; June the 6th when the Dow gained 287 points, and June the 29th, the last trading day of the month, with a gain of 278 points (2.2%). The remaining 19 trading days account for a negative 140 points.
If this does not qualify as a June "swoon", I don't know what does.
The picture was much the same for the Nasdaq (COMP), which gained a total of 125 points (5%) for the month; 85 points on June the 29th, and 49 points was on June the 6th. The other 19 trading days account for a negative 9 points. The S&P 500 (SPX) gained 84 points (4.8%) for the month, 33 points on the final day of the month, 30 points on the 6th of June and the remaining 21 points over a four day period from June the 14th to the 19th. Incidentally the S&P 500 closed at almost exactly the same on June 29th (1362) as it did on June 19th (1358) but not until it had swung down to 1309.
With the markets in a funk for 19 out of 21 trading sessions surely the argument for taking a summer vacation still does make sense. Besides, it is extremely difficult to make money in a directionless market even with the wide daily ranges. Remember "the trend is your friend" mantra. Well, a non-trending market is not a trader's friend.
The markets seemed to discount bad economic data, and both rallies were fueled by optimism that the European crisis was resolved. The earnings season is due shortly and will bring macroeconomic issues and fundamentals back to the forefront. My guess is the 2-day June rally is going to be undone as quickly as it came, proving that it was in fact a fluke. Ultimately, as in years past, those who reduced their positions in May and went away will have missed absolutely nothing; the markets are still down from their April closing.


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Cancun: Global Hysteria, Wealth Redistribution
Thousands of climate dignitaries representing almost every national government on Earth flew to Cancun, Mexico, for the great event. Security precautions were extensive: Battleships could be seen from the beach while thousands of soldiers and police lined the jam-packed roads. It was time for the 16th "Conference of the Parties," or COP16 for short. The annual summit, which was held this year from November 29 through December 10, is an extravaganza of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC. The previous year's COP15 in Copenhagen was massive — over 50,000 attendees in all, not counting protesters. It was well publicized, too. But after the spectacular failure of COP15 to deliver a binding climate treaty, and with little hope of securing one this time, expectations for COP16 were purposefully set low.
WikiLeaks Climate Revelations Spark Fury, Gloating
After a series of secret U.S. cables released by WikiLeaks exposed American and European officials plotting bribery, blackmail, threats, and even espionage to advance their "climate" agenda, the reaction to the revelations around the world has been enormous.
Cancun Climate Protesters Throw Feces, Destroy Property
Global-warming protesters in Cancun for the United Nations COP16 climate summit poured human feces in the streets, threw eggs at police, attacked American fast-food establishments, and generally went on a rampage demanding "action" and "climate justice," among other things.
Skeptics Have Their Say at COP16, Press Refuses to Report
Amidst prayers to ancient Mayan goddesses, dire predictions of climate catastrophe, and alarmist proposals to ban everything from children to kerosene lamps, a few eminently qualified "skeptics" of the United Nations' global-warming alarmism held a press conference at the summit in Cancun to share their views.
COP16 Attendees Sign Petitions to Ban Water, Harm U.S.
Climate dignitaries, "experts," and activists in Cancun for the United Nations COP16 global-warming conference were caught on film over the weekend signing a petition to ban water and another to cripple the U.S. economy if the American government refused to cooperate with the "international community."
Climate "Experts" Propose Global One-child Policy, Socialism, Taxes, Carbon Rationing
Among the climate "solutions" proposed by scientists, officials, and others for the Cancun COP16 "global-warming" summit are ideas like a global "one-child policy" modeled on Communist China's brutal system, a carbon rationing scheme for every person on Earth, world socialism, and a series of global taxes paid to the United Nations.
Cancun Climate Summit Ridiculed in World Press
While United Nations global-warming dignitaries were invoking ancient Maya goddesses for help in hammering out a wealth-redistribution "climate" treaty, prominent columnists and publications around the world were heaping scorn and ridicule on the whole COP16 extravaganza currently underway in Cancun — even heralding the end of the whole "scam."
Carbon-credits Market Could Collapse Absent Cancun Deal
The multi-billion dollar "market" for so-called "carbon credits" could be in jeopardy as the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, which created the framework for the emissions-limiting scheme, expires in 2012 — with no apparent successor agreement in sight.
UN & Big Business Call for Global Light Bulb Ban to Save Climate
Day 1: Everybody Wants Something at Cancun's Climate Summit
Amid low expectations and widespread disillusion, thousands of "climate dignitaries" from around the world descended on the Mexican resort city of Cancun for the first day of global-warming negotiations, each hoping to get something. A massive security presence — over 3,000 extra police and soldiers, along with warships off the coast — was deployed to protect the event and its participants.


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Why its still a good idea to pick up a Wii
Written by Erik Kubik, kube00 Thursday, 15 March 2012 06:00
The Wii is on its last days and the future release list is short. But fear not fellow gamers, this Nintendo system still has its uses. The Wii is primarily known for its robust first party gaming library featuring Zelda and Mario but the Virtual Console is where its at. Granted the PS3 and the 360 both have a decent selection of classic games, but the Wii has the best selection.
The Wii has an extensive library of classic games to download. There are almost 400 games and include titles from the SNES, NES, GB, GBC, N64, Sega Master System, Commondre 64, Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, and Neo-Geo AES. Outside of the usual Nintendo/Genesis/SNES classics, I highly recommend looking at the TurboGrafx-16 and Neo-Geo libraries. A lot of these games and their consoles are tough to find and are not cheap. A few games I can personally recommend are Blue's Journey, Street Slam, and Magical Drop.
The Virtual Console also has the Wii Virtual Arcade. The Virtual Arcade is best known for having arcade classics from the 1980s with such titles as Mappy, Rygar, 1942, Golden Axe and several others. The best and most overlooked aspect of the Virtual Console is that there are several titles on the VC which were never released in North America. Until their release on the Wii, many gamers paid a large premium to import and play these games. Here are some great examples: the original Sin and Punishment for N64, Alien Soldier, Bomberman '94, Super Fantasy Zone, Castlevania: Rondo of Blood, and Puyo Puyo 2.
Finally, there are the Wiiware games. Some of the better games include World of Goo, Mega Man 9, Bomberman Blast, Swords and Soldiers, and my personal favorite, Tetris Party. The Wii is almost to the $100 or less price point. By now all gamers should have gone out and picked a Wii up just to play some of these classic games. I've seen used Wiis for as low as $75 on eBay and Craiglist. All you need to get started on this retro journey is the console, a classic controller, and some sort of 2GB or larger SD card to back everything up as well as to expand the on-board storage. Thus, if you are a retro minded gamer, this may be the most affordable and space saving way to get most of these games legally.


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You think correctly. Apparently Maliken released their future plans:
Guess what - they rather add bots and maps then a decent custom map maker or even allow multiplayer in custom maps...
AI would be somewhat useful for map making though.
Custom Zombie Survival Map for HoN
i still believe custom maps should be proirity
I don't need stupid bots which is current priority to them. I want maps, maps, maps custom gameplay mods and maps. Thats what i want!
almost 1 year ago, are we still in "near future"?
The petition started last month was anything but successful, and not enough people requested maps and mods for the anniversary. So yes, we're still in "near future" - no maps, no decent map maker, no multiplayer and no mods for anyone.
I hear the same thing happened when Dota 2 announced their all hero's free to play stuff, should we make our last stand petition from 0-6 months after Dota 2 has fully implemented custom maps, guessing by their VERY frecuent trend of only applying real changes to the game when being forced by the competition, this would be our best and last chance. :/.
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If One of my suggestion gets impelented i will rest in peace


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2013 NFL Mock Draft (First Round): Post-Super Bowl Edition
By (Featured Columnist) on February 4, 2013
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It's not months until the official 2013 NFL mock draft but that doesn't mean it's too early to start mocking which players will go to which teams.
Unlike previous seasons, there is no clear-cut number one pick. There was no "Suck for Luck" campaign. The quarterback class is one of the weakest in recent years, with the first 10 picks likely to contain a steady supply of offensive and defensive linemen.
The NFL Scouting Combine will undoubtedly affect the stocks of any player looking to get drafted. It will vault some athletes into the discussion for the top 10 while simultaneously dropping others out of the first round.
It's still early but here's a look at how the NFL draft may go down come April.
1. Kansas City Chiefs: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
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Andy Reid has a difficult decision to make with the first overall pick. The whole world knows how much he loves his linemen. After all, his final three first-round picks in Philadelphia were all linemen (Fletcher Cox, Danny Watkins, and Brandon Graham).
Reid inherits a 2-14 Kansas City Chiefs team desperately in need for a quarterback. The problem is that there's no clear-fire first overall QB. Reid likes to think of himself as a quarterback guru, so I envision him trading for a guy like Matt Flynn, Alex Smith, or even Nick Foles.
That means Reid will draft Joeckel and stick him at left tackle until 2025. Joeckel is extremely talented as both a pass and a run blocker, and he should make life much easier for already one of the game's best running backs in Jamaal Charles.
2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M
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It's too early to abandon quarterback Blaine Gabbert. He hasn't shown much promise but the Jacksonville Jaguars need to surround him with more weapons.
The team really needs to improve its horrific pass rush though. As a whole, the Jaguars accumulated just 20 sacks in 2012. That's fewer than J.J. Watt had (and he went one pick ahead of Gabbert in the 2011 NFL draft).
There are a handful of talented linemen the Jaguars could select. Damontre Moore from Texas A&M would make the top two players each from the same school. Moore had a stellar junior season, registering 12.5 sacks and a ridiculous 20 tackles for a loss.
3. Oakland Raiders: Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah
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Like the Jacksonville Jaguars a pick before, Oakland needs another defensive lineman. Richard Seymour is still a borderline elite player. Pairing him with Star Lotulelei would really improve the pass rush.
Lotulelei is a tremendously talented player that can excel in a 4-3 or even a 3-4. He's the kind of player that could be a fixture on the Pro Bowl roster every year, and Oakland will need a guy that can get to Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers.
4. Philadelphia Eagles: Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia
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With Luke Joeckel gone, this seems to be the likeliest pick for Chip Kelly. He's going to want to make his first pick with the franchise a selection on the offensive side of the ball.
Geno Smith is a high-risk, high-reward player that could run the kind of offense Kelly wants to run (considering Nick Foles can't run the read option). Smith showed a knack for passing the ball as a senior, turning in a handful of truly tremendous games. He doesn't run a lot but he has the ability to run, which makes him a picture-esque fit for the offense.
Imagine trying to stop an offense with Smith, LeSean McCoy, DeSean Jackson, and Jeremy Maclin all playing to the best of their abilities. That's Kelly's goal.
5. Detroit Lions: Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State
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Like most of the teams that select in the top five in the NFL draft, the Detroit Lions need a pass-rusher. Cliff Avril rejected a $30 million contract and likely won't be back. Kyle Vanden Bosch had his worst season in ages, and he's in his mid-thirties.
Pairing a fine defensive end with sensational tackles Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley is a good move. The Lions have a lot of money committed to Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson, and Suh, and they're going to have trouble keeping the team competitive.
Getting to the quarterback is one way to help the defense, and Werner does that with the best of them.
6. Cleveland Browns: Jarvis Jones, DE/OLB, Georgia
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Jarvis Jones' draft stock will only continue to drop heading up to the 2013 NFL draft. As of now, it's doubtful he would slip much past this spot.
But there are concerns about his future in the league. He's already 23 years old and he has spinal sternosis, a condition that forced former San Diego Charger Marcus McNeill into retirement at age 28.
Jones is a talented enough pass rusher that Cleveland is still getting a fine player. Jones is still ranked as the number one overall player on many big boards. He's a defensive end/outside linebacker who registered 15 sacks last year. He projects to be a Von Miller type of player in the NFL.
Add Jones to a Browns defense that already includes Jabaal Sheard, Phil Taylor, D'Qwell Jackson, and Joe Haden, and there's an outside shot of a winning season in 2013.
7. Arizona Cardinals: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan
If the Arizona Cardinals don't select an offensive lineman in 2013, they don't care about their quarterback. Kevin Kolb has struggled, John Skelton is nothing more than a backup, and Ryan Lindley is awful.
But playing behind tackles like D'Anthony Batiste and Bobby Massie didn't help. The pair graded as the worst duo in the NFL, per Pro Football Focus. Nate Potter, who filled in for Batiste, wasn't much better.
They combined to give up 32 sacks and 88 quarterback pressures while committing 15 penalties. Compare that to Peyton Manning's tackles (five sacks and 32 pressures allowed).
The Cardinals are getting themselves a fine offensive lineman in Eric Fisher (although remember when they thought that about Levi Brown?). Fisher is 6'7" and he plays well against speed rushers. He can play both left and right tackle, and that should make him a top-10 pick in the upcoming draft.
8. Buffalo Bills: Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse
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It's extremely tricky to predict what the Buffalo Bills will do with the No. 8-overall pick. A trade up for Geno Smith might make sense, since the team needs a franchise quarterback.
But predicting trades is all but impossible to do, so this mock has the Bills going with Ryan Nassib as their new signal-caller. Nassib would be reunited with his Syracuse coach, Doug Marrone, which would make a lot of sense.
Ryan Fitzpatrick isn't a bad quarterback, but he's not the $60 million quarterback he's being paid like. Nassib would inherit an offense with an underrated offensive line and playmakers in Stevie Johnson, C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson, plus a big red-zone tight end in Scott Chandler.
9. New York Jets: Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee
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Rex Ryan may be a lame-duck head coach heading into 2013, so he has to know it's the offense that's been costing him.
The New York Jets are all but forced to go with Mark Sanchez for the fifth consecutive season. Surrounding him with some talent to throw to would be nice. Santonio Holmes' contract may make him expendable, and Dustin Keller is a free agent.
Enter wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson into the mix. Patterson is a big target at 6'3" and 205 pounds. His 2012 stats weren't overwhelming (46 receptions for 778 yards and five touchdowns). What he brings to the table, though, is the ability to be a downfield threat and a No. 1 receiver.
Patterson is extremely versatile. He can catch passes, run with the football and return kicks. Hopefully he can make life much easier for Sanchez and Ryan.
10. Tennessee Titans: Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU
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Many mock drafts have the Tennessee Titans selecting Alabama guard Chance Warmack. That would make sense since the interior line wasn't a strength and the team needs better run blockers for Chris Johnson.
But the guards weren't the problem in 2012. It was Johnson's lack of effort, a problem that may lead to his release this offseason.
The Titans finally got a breakout campaign out of pass-rusher Derrick Morgan, who registered 42 quarterback hurries. The other pass-rusher, Kamerion Wimbley, didn't make much of an impact.
Selecting Barkevious Mingo would be a best-player-available type of pick. Mingo had a standout collegiate career at LSU, teaming with Sam Montgomery to be an explosive player off the edge.
11. San Diego Chargers: Chance Warmack, G, Alabama
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There's no way the San Diego Chargers can pass on Chance Warmack at this point. The offensive line has been a liability for several seasons now.
Warmack is as talented a guard prospect as the NFL has seen since Steve Hutchinson in 2001. Warmack is a tremendous pass-blocker, and he's going to open holes for Ryan Mathews in the running game.
Warmack can be penciled in as the starter for at least the next decade, and he's going to make a slew of AP All-Pro teams.
12. Miami Dolphins: Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama
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This seems low for a player of Dee Milliner's caliber, but that's just the way it worked out in this draft.
The Miami Dolphins traded away Vontae Davis and may lose Sean Smith to free agency. They could use a top-flight cornerback like Milliner, who was a shutdown player at the University of Alabama.
The Dolphins may have to trade up to select Milliner, since he could very well be gone by pick No. 12. If he is gone, other solid selections would include an offensive tackle to replace Jake Long or a pass-rusher opposite Cameron Wake.
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon
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Dion Jordan would give the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a handful of highly-drafted defensive linemen on their roster.
There's already Adrian Clayborn, Gerald McCoy and Da'Quan Bowers, plus Michael Bennett, who has turned into a stud after being an undrafted free agent. Jordan is a former tight end who could probably still play that today. He's extremely athletic and even lined up in coverage against some wide receivers at the collegiate level.
The question of where Jordan plays in the NFL is one of the advantages of drafting him. Every coach loves versatility, and that's exactly what Jordan offers.
14. Carolina Panthers: Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
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The Carolina Panthers have the makings of a team that can win games because of its defense. Luke Kuechly, Jon Beason, Charles Johnson and Greg Hardy are a quartet of Pro Bowl-caliber players in the front seven.
Sheldon Richardson would make the Panthers' defense even more formidable. He's a comparable player to Fletcher Cox. Richardson is lightning quick off the line of scrimmage. He's a force as both a pass-rusher and run-stopper, and he can even cover a little.
15. New Orleans Saints: Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
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Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to an average of nearly 30 points per game, but the team finished 7-9. Some of that can be blamed on the loss of Sean Payton, but the shoddy secondary is equally responsible.
Patrick Robinson had a terrible season. Roman Harper and Malcolm Jenkins are below average as a safety duo. The Saints could really use an upgrade in the secondary, especially since they play in a division with Julio Jones and Roddy White.
16. St. Louis Rams: Keenan Allen, WR, California
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The St. Louis Rams really need an upgrade on the offensive line, but they can't possibly ignore the wide receiver position anymore.
Danny Amendola is a solid slot receiver and Brian Quick and Chris Givens could develop into good players. But it's time for the Rams to go out and spend a first-round pick on a receiver that can give Sam Bradford his first true No. 1 receiver.
Keenan Allen has good hands and he picks up a lot of yards after the catch. He's not a tremendous deep threat but he should be an asset to the team.
17. Pittsburgh Steelers: Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have two tremendous safeties in Troy Polamalu and Ryan Clark. But Polamalu has struggled to stay healthy throughout his career.
He missed nine games in 2012, two in 2010, 11 in 2009, three in 2008 and five in 2007. That's an average of six games missed per season over the past five years. Couple that with Polamalu's age (32 in a few months), and the team has to start looking for his replacement.
Kenny Vaccaro is a similar player to Polamalu. He's a great run-stopper but he can also play coverage. Vaccaro's 2012 stats were impressive: 92 tackles, four tackles for a loss, five passes defensed, two interceptions, and two forced fumbles.
The Steelers missed the playoffs in 2012 but they still have a good defense. Adding Vaccaro to that defensive backfield would help contain playmakers like A.J. Green and Torrey Smith.
18. Dallas Cowboys: Matt Barkley, QB, USC
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Surprise! This may be the boldest prediction of this mock draft but it's something that could very well happen. The Dallas Cowboys have themselves a good quarterback in Tony Romo, but not a great one.
Romo's failure to play well in clutch situations has likely done him in. He's set to become a free agent after the season, and the Cowboys may look to move on from the soon-to-be 33-year-old.
Matt Barkley's draft stock has dropped after a disappointing senior season at USC. However, he's still a potential first-round talent. Barkley did throw 36 touchdown passes, and he did so behind a shoddy offensive line. Jerry Jones wants to win now, and Barkley will inherit plenty of talent in Miles Austin, Dez Bryant, Jason Witten and DeMarco Murray.
19. New York Giants: Alex Okafor, DE, Texas
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The New York Giants have won two Super Bowls under Tom Coughlin, largely because of their stellar defensive line. That being said, it's time for another upgrade.
Osi Umenyiora is a free agent and probably won't be back. Justin Tuck has just nine sacks in his last two seasons combined. Even Jason Pierre-Paul was held to 6.5 sacks in 2012.
Alex Okafor would be a talented addition to the Giants. He's slightly undersized at 260 pounds but he's equally impressive against both the run and the pass. Okafor registered 12.5 sacks last year at the collegiate level using a ferocious bull rush. That's production that would really improve Big Blue's defense.
20. Chicago Bears: Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma
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If the Chicago Bears ignore the offensive line again, Jay Cutler may not survive. J'Marcus Webb is simply overmatched at left tackle. Gabe Carimi has struggled so badly at right tackle that he was moved inside to guard. Pro Football Focus rated this unit as the fifth-worst pass-blocking group in the NFL, but even that seems generous.
Lance Johnson is 6'7" and a little over 300 pounds. Adding 20 pounds to his frame would significantly help his ability to fend off the top pass-rushers in the NFL. Johnson did well for the Oklahoma Sooners at left tackle and, ideally, can be the franchise left tackle the Bears have lacked for so many years.
21. Cincinnati Bengals: Ezekiel Ansah, DE, Brigham Young
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This becomes a best-player-available pick for the Cincinnati Bengals. Ezekiel Ansah has been creeping up big boards heading up to the NFL draft, and for good reason.
He's a force as a pass-rusher. Ansah is 6'5", 270 pounds, and said to be crazy fast for a man his size. Ansah is comparable to Chandler Jones or Jason Pierre-Paul in that he didn't have great college production but should still be a star at the NFL level.
Ansah has tremendous size, speed and power. He lined up at defensive tackle a lot in college as well. Pairing him with Geno Atkins and Carlos Dunlap will spell trouble for the opposing quarterbacks.
22. St. Louis Rams: Matt Elam, S, Florida
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Quintin Mikell is still playing at a high level for the St. Louis Rams, but Craig Dahl needs to be replaced.
Matt Elam from the University of Florida is flat out a playmaker. He had a terrific collegiate career and made plays all over the field. Elam doesn't have great size, at just 5'10", but he gets results. Add him to a secondary that already has Cortland Finnegan and Janoris Jenkins, and that's a tough defensive backfield.
23. Minnesota Vikings: Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
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Antoine Winfield may be the most underrated player in the game today, but he's going to be entering his 15th NFL season in 2013. Opposite him, Chris Cook, A.J. Jefferson and Josh Robinson were exposed all year.
Drafting a corner is a must for the Minnesota Vikings. Their offense is pretty stout, and it's too soon to try a different quarterback.
Xavier Rhodes has had success against some of the top receivers, particularly Michael Floyd late in 2011. Rhodes is excellent in man coverage and he has terrific speed and athletic ability.
24. Indianapolis Colts: Barrett Jones, C, Alabama
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Despite finishing 11-5 in 2012, the Indianapolis Colts really weren't a good team. Their offensive line needs an overhaul and the defense is old.
Adding Barrett Jones to protect Andrew Luck would be a great move. Jones can pretty much play anywhere on the line. Anthony Castonzo is penciled in as the left tackle, but the other spots are up for grabs.
Jones helped deliver a national championship to Alabama, paving the way for two terrific running backs. He's probably best suited as a center at the NFL level, and it's not as if A.Q. Shipley is the long-term solution for the Colts.
25. Seattle Seahawks: Robert Woods, WR, USC
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The Seattle Seahawks have a great defense, but they could probably use another upgrade at wide receiver. Golden Tate is an up-and-coming player. Sidney Rice hasn't been able to stay healthy, though.
Robert Woods would be a terrific addition for Russell Wilson. Woods played under Pete Carroll at USC. He's not physically gifted at just 6'1", 180 pounds, and he had a subpar senior season. Woods struggled with injuries, which led to less-than-stellar numbers.
After his junior season, Woods was looking like a potential top-five overall pick. If he can recapture some of that magic, he's worth a first-round pick. Woods is fast and he's terrific after the catch.
26. Green Bay Packers: Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama
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It's time that the Green Bay Packers finally get a talented running back for Aaron Rodgers. They've spent the past three seasons rotating players like James Starks, Cedric Benson, Alex Green and Ryan Grant.
Eddie Lacy was a tremendous runner at Alabama. He did play behind an NFL-caliber offensive line, but the Packers have a fine one themselves with Bryan Bulaga, Josh Sitton and T.J. Lang. The Packers also have plenty of offensive weapons for Rodgers to throw to, which could give them a top-three offense for the next five years or more.
Lacy is a power runner who averaged a ridiculous 6.4 yards per carry in 2012. He torched Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship Game, rushing for 140 yards on 20 carries. The Packers haven't spent a first-round pick on a running back in a number of years, but it's time to do so.
27. Houston Texans: Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia
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It's amazing that Andre Johnson has been as productive as he is despite the lack of a solid No. 2 receiver. Johnson totaled a ridiculous 112 catches for 1,598 yards in 2012.
He's entering his10th NFL season, and if the Houston Texans want to win a Super Bowl with this current core of players, they need another deep threat. Tavon Austin is undersized but he's a similar player to DeSean Jackson.
Austin is ridiculously fast and athletic. He's going to be a nightmare for opposing defensive backs. That is, if Austin has the size to make it in this league.
28. Denver Broncos: Jonathan Jenkins, DT, Georgia
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It's time the Denver Broncos upgrade their defensive line. They have playmakers on defense in Elvis Dumervil, Von Miller and Champ Bailey.
But they could use an upgrade over Justin Bannan and Kevin Vickerson. Jonathan Jenkins is best suited as a 3-4 nose tackle, although he could certainly fit in a 4-3. Jenkins is a massive man at 6'5" and 360 pounds. He's really athletic for a man of his size and he would certainly help out Miller.
29. New England Patriots: Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
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The New England Patriots have really been strapped at cornerback in recent years. Devin McCourty has been moved to safety, and regardless of whether Aqib Talib is re-signed, an upgrade is necessary.
Enter Desmond Trufant of the University of Washington. He's the brother of Seattle Seahawks corner Marcus Trufant and New York Jets corner Isaiah Trufant. This Trufant has the potential to be a great one at the NFL level.
He's tremendous in man coverage. He has great speed and he's proven he can excel against great receivers. Trufant would probably start from day one for this Patriots team.
30. Atlanta Falcons: Alec Ogletree, ILB, Georgia
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The Atlanta Falcons could probably use a running back, but Alec Ogletree might be their pick because he's the best player available.
He's a talented inside linebacker who is fast and instinctive. He is a playmaker who is always around the ball, and the Falcons need an upgrade to finally get to the Super Bowl with Matt Ryan.
31. San Francisco 49ers: Margus Hunt, DE, SMU
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After Sunday's Super Bowl, it was fairly evident the San Francisco 49ers need some serious help in the secondary. The cornerbacks were exposed and the safeties may take a hit, especially if Dashon Goldson leaves in free agency.
But their defensive line also needs an upgrade. The best player, Justin Smith, just finished his 12th NFL season.
Margus Hunt is an extremely athletic defensive end. He's 6'8" and over 280 pounds with an 82-inch wingspan. Hunt would play opposite Smith in the Niners' 3-4 scheme, and he would just help a formidable defense get even better.
32. Baltimore Ravens: D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama
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Congratulations to the Super Bowl-champion Baltimore Ravens.
Head coach John Harbaugh pulled off a gutsy move late in the season when he moved veteran tackle Bryant McKinnie back into the starting lineup and Michael Oher to right tackle. McKinnie really improved the offense down the stretch.
He's not the long-term answer, though. The Ravens could use a franchise tackle. Oher has been a disappointment, and he's a free agent after 2013 anyway. Kelechi Osemele should be the right tackle of the future. Add in D.J. Fluker to the mix, and the line should be much-improved.
Fluker is a mammoth of a man. He is a tremendous pass-blocker and a first-round talent. The Ravens will undoubtedly be signing Joe Flacco to the contract of his choice, and they need to keep him standing tall.
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I think this project is an example of hounds tooth gone wrong! I had this great idea for an asymmetrical closing vest (i love vests and hounds tooth). I love the cut of the vest, i love huge collars as well but this is just way too much hounds tooth. If anyone has suggestions of fixing this thing please let me know. maybe black trim would fix it or a black collar?
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love the blue contrast!!
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I agree, I think replacing the collar with black fabric and adding black trim would really help.
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3 Dunsandel, Portballintrae BT57
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Address | 3 Dunsandel, Portballintrae |
Style | Apartment |
Status | Sale agreed |
Price | Offers over £110,000 |
Bedrooms | 2 |
Bathrooms | 1 |
Receptions | 1 |
Heating | Economy 7 |
EPC Rating | C72/B81 (co2: D67/C69) |
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This first floor apartment occupies a prime position along Beach Road and although the property requires some modernisation it will certainly be of interest to alot of buyers. The coastal view in just sensational and only really changes with the weather. An ideal base for those seeking a holiday home near all the tourist amenities that the Causeway Coast has to offer like the Giants Causeway, Royal Portrush Golf Club, Bushmills Distillery etc ....
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