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Echo Ion XL Select Largemouth Bass Fly Rod Outfits
Echo Ion XL Select Largemouth Bass Fly Rod Outfits feature the powerful Echo Ion XL Fly Rod, Lamson Liquid Fly Reel, Rio Freshwater Fly Line, Backing, and Tapered Leader, shipped professionally rigged ready to fish...just tie on a fly!
The Echo Ion 6wt 9'0" fly rod is one of the most powerful fly rods that Echo produces. The 6wt has the reserve power to throw large streamers to stalky browns, or perform tight loops on the flats as a ultra-lightweight saltwater rod for bonefish. This is a favorite to the big streamer anglers for its lightweightness and power. If you will be throwing articulated flies, the Echo Ion is the perfect choice.
Echo Ion XL Fly Rod
The Echo Ion XL fly rod is one of the most powerful fly rods that Echo produces. The 6wt has the reserve power to throw large streamers to stalky browns, or perform tight loops on the flats as a ultra-lightweight saltwater rod for bonefish. This is a favorite to the big streamer anglers for its lightweightness and power. If you will be throwing articulated flies, the Echo Ion XL is the perfect choice.
Fast, tough, get after it kind of rod series. The Ion XL has always had that "Work Horse" air when it comes to durability and function. But do not make the mistake thinking this rod is a beast and not fun to cast and fish, it will surprise you.
Casting large flies into a stiff breeze is best done with high line speed and tight loops. Fighting big fish often requires rods with a stiff backbone. Creating a rod that can do both well without causing undue hand and arm fatigue is no easy task. Generating high line speed without fatigue was the design goal for the ECHO ION XL series of rods. If you plan to cast all day and still have enough strength to drive home you need a rod with just enough power to get the fly to the fish and a little extra power in reserve "just in case". The ION XL rods are the toughest / strongest rods we have ever produced and will take anything you can throw at them. You might be tempted to buy the ECHO ION XL because of its matte stealth grey blank, but we think you should buy one because of its perfect blend of action and power.
- Four piece travel design
- Alignment dots for quick assembly
- Grey cordura covered rod tube
- Matte stealth grey blank color
- Full wells cork handle with composite pressure zone
- 1 1/4" or 2" fighting butt, depending on model
- Oversized stripper guides
- Hard chrome single foot snake guides
- 30" fish hero mark
- Echo lifetime warranty
Waterworks-Lamson Liquid Fly Reel
Looking for the new trout, bass, or light steelhead fly reel the has a superb buttery smooth drag system and the durability to hold up to the most demanding fish, look no further than the New Waterworks-Lamson Liquid Fly Reel. Designed for fly rods between 5-7wt, the Lamson Liquid 2 will power the larger fish into the net!
The Lamson Liquid Fly Reel die cast focuses on the virtues and advantages a pressure-cast process can offer. Structurally you can do things with casting that you can't machine, such as full radiused compound curves, near zero-radius inside corners, and for precise fit and finish you can go back and machine the cast part in critical areas amplifying the best aspects of the process.
We pushed back on other boundaries as well. How much of a reel at this price can we make here in the U.S.? Quite a lot as it turns out, and it's a good mix. These high quality castings are imported, but the components critical to the drag system are CNC-machined here in the U.S. Liquid reels are assembled in Boise,Idaho alongside our highest priced reels.
Scientific Anglers Frequency Magnum Fly Line
The New Scientific Anglers Frequency Magnum Fly Line featues a taper specifically designed for big heavy flies. The Frequency Magnum Fly Line will turn over large dries, streamers and split shot with ease. This will be a perfect fly line for the streamer angler fishing with big articulated streamers or the bass angler throwing larger poppers on the surface.
- Turns over large dries, streamers, and split shot with ease
- Welded Front Loop
- Half-Size heavy design loads fast action fly rods
- Braided Multifilament Core
- Features Advance Shooting Technology
- Sizes: WF5-WF8
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Summer's Hottest Must Try Trend
There are plenty of looks that you could actually try out this summer, but there is one particular that is a must try especially if you are a big fan of fashion and style. So what exactly am I talking about, well, I am talking about the half up top knot. This particular style is quickly catching up in Hollywood among a number of high top celebrities from the likes of Jennifer Lopez to Khloe Kardashian and the good thing about is that it will work in almost every hair type and it even works on short hair too as proved by Kate Mara. So how can you do this, well its pretty simple just follow the instructions below and you will be good to go.
If you are looking for a sleek type style then take a gel, for example a Bumble gel, and use it at the roots of your hair's front section. Proceed by taking a tooth comb and use it to pull your hair backwards. Now simply twist your hair into a knot and add a pin so as to pin it at the right place and you are good to go.
If you are more into a tough girl look, then I would suggest you go for the messed up style version of this look. First off take a texturizing powder and sprinkle it onto your roots, by doing so, you will be adding a little grip. Use you hands to rub off the texturizing powder. Proceed by pulling your hair into a half top that is loose then finish it ff with Redken Windblown. 7

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Ninja Seed Bounce Flap
- For 50 & 90-series drill boots
- Unique forward bend
- Puts more seeds in the bottom of the furrow
- At least 5x wear life vs other brands!
- Doesn't break off
- Fits Standard and Extended Wear boots
Exapta's Ninja flexible seed bounce flap keeps more seeds in the furrow, and is less prone to breakage in the field (less brittle) as compared to OEM or other aftermarket flaps.
The flap on the seed boot is what keeps seeds from bouncing out of the furrow, and this is even more critical on air drills, since the air stream is also trying to escape and may carry seeds along with it. However, JD & aftermarket flap suppliers use a straight flap, made from materials that are too brittle—often snapping off in the field. The issue with straight flaps is that it leaves a triangular gap for seeds to escape, and this gap gets larger when the straight flaps bend upward during use, due to riding on the sidewall.
Our Ninja flap has a 20-degree forward bend to help close this gap, thus keeping more seeds in the furrow. The forward bend helps deflect seeds downward into the furrow bottom before dust and chunks of sidewall fall in ahead of the seed. The flexible material and tapered end prevent the Ninja flap from riding on the sidewall. The result is better seed placement. Ninjas also shed mud better than OEM and competitors, and proven to have superior wear characteristics — our Ninjas will last at least 5 times longer than OEM or competitors! (indeed, we don't know of anyone who has actually worn any out!)
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"The Ninja seed flaps are great. I put half Ninjas and half [competitor's] on to start the 2015 season. Probably did about 3,500+ acres this year with 30′ drill. The [competitor's] get pretty worn after a couple hundred acres, but I left them on all year for the PITA factor. Yours [Ninjas] are not near replacement yet."Jordan Reimnitz


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The 2018 IEEE IAS Electrical Safety, Technical, Maintenance and Projects (ESTMP) Workshop takes place in Calgary, March 12-14, 2018.
The ESTMP Workshop provides a forum for exchanging and advancing industry knowledge in the areas of electrical safety, engineering, project optimization, maintenance and reliability of electrical systems. The Workshop is designed to share new and innovative concepts, best practices, successes and lessons learned that deliver value and stimulate innovation.
In addition to presentations, two panel discussions are planned, as well as half-day tutorials. Potential topics include:
– Power system maintenance
– Project execution
– Safety
– Green Power
– Reliability in Design
Suggestions for other topics are welcome.
Printable Call for Presentations: http://site.ieee.org/estmp/files/2017/05/IEEE-ESTMP-2018-Call-For-Papers.pdf
For more information, please visit: http://site.ieee.org/estmp/
Important Dates:
– Notice of intent to present – July 30, 2017
– Abstract of presentation due – September 30, 2017
– Notification of acceptance – October 15, 2017
– Draft Presentation due – December 15, 2017
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Dr. Paul Armitage
Lecturer in MRI Physics
Department of Infection, Immunity & Cardiovascular Disease
University of Sheffield
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Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Telephone: +44 (0) 114 215 9149
Fax: +44 (0) 114 271 1714
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I joined the Academic Unit of Radiology at the University of Sheffield in 2011 as a Lecturer in MRI Physics, having previously worked in Medical Image Analysis at the University of Edinburgh and University of Oxford.
Research Interests:
My primary research interest is in the development of post-processing methods for quantification of MRI data. In particular, for techniques such as diffusion tensor imaging, dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, arterial spin labelling, image registration, MR signal modelling and their application to stroke, brain tumours, epilepsy and small vessel disease. My imaging interests span the entire age range from the foetus through to the ageing population.
Current Projects:
- Arterial Spin Labelling and DCE-MRI for perfusion measurement in paediatric neuroimaging.
- Methods for improving detection and surgical planning in Epilepsy.
- Quantitative diffusion tractography in neuroimaging.
- Developing MR imaging for measurements in bone.
- Permeability imaging in small vessel disease.
For Key Publications see below. For a full list of publications click here.
Journal articles
- Armitage PA, Farrall AJ, Carpenter TK, Doubal FN & Wardlaw JM (2011) Use of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI to measure subtle blood-brain barrier abnormalities. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 29(3), 305-314.
- Armitage PA, Schwindack C, Bastin ME & Whittle IR (2010) Pretreatment tumoural perfusion correlates with an imaging-based response to dexamethasone in patients with glioblastoma multiforme. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 81(4), 446-448.
- Wardlaw JM, Doubal F, Armitage P, Chappell F, Carpenter T, Muñoz Maniega S, Farrall A, Sudlow C, Dennis M & Dhillon B (2009) Lacunar stroke is associated with diffuse blood-brain barrier dysfunction.. Ann Neurol, 65(2), 194-202.
- Wardlaw JM, Farrall A, Armitage PA, Carpenter T, Chappell F, Doubal F, Chowdhury D, Cvoro V & Dennis MS (2008) Changes in background blood-brain barrier integrity between lacunar and cortical ischemic stroke subtypes. Stroke, 39(4), 1327-1332.
- Muñoz Maniega S, Bastin ME & Armitage PA (2008) Effects of random subject rotation on optimised diffusion gradient sampling schemes in diffusion tensor MRI. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 26(4), 451-460.
- Armitage PA, Schwindack C, Bastin ME & Whittle IR (2007) Quantitative assessment of intracranial tumor response to dexamethasone using diffusion, perfusion and permeability magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 25(3), 303-310.
- Carpenter TK, Armitage PA, Bastin ME & Wardlaw JM (2006) DSC perfusion MRI - Quantification and reduction of systematic errors arising in areas of reduced cerebral blood flow. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 55(6), 1342-1349.
- Karaszewski B, Wardlaw JM, Marshall I, Cvoro V, Wartolowska K, Haga K, Armitage PA, Bastin ME & Dennis MS (2006) Measurement of brain temperature with magnetic resonance spectroscopy in acute ischemic stroke. Annals of Neurology, 60(4), 438-446.
- Armitage P, Behrenbruch C, Brady M & Moore N (2005) Extracting and visualizing physiological parameters using dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the breast. Medical Image Analysis, 9(4 SPEC. ISS.), 315-329.


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City Year provides a powerful double bottom line: improved outcomes for students in high-need schools and the cultivation of the next generation of leaders through our alumni.
Since 1988, City Year has:
Served more than 2 million children
Completed over 57 million service hours
Graduated more than 30,000 alumni
Improving Outcomes for
Students in High-Need Schools
Supporting School-Wide Gains
According to research by Policy Studies Associates on 600 schools in 22 school districts,1 schools partnering with City Year—as compared with similar schools without City Year—were:
Up to 3x more likely
to improve proficiency rates in math
2x more likely to improve
on state English assessments
These schools gained the equivalent of approximately one month additional English and math learning, compared with schools that did not partner with City Year.
Reducing Early-Warning Indicators
A national randomized control trial found that schools that partner with Diplomas Now—a collaboration founded by City Year, Communities In Schools and Talent Development Secondary—significantly reduced the number of students at risk of dropping out according to the research-based early warning indicators: low attendance, poor behavior and course failure in ELA or math.2
The study also found statistically significant impact on reducing chronic absenteeism in middle schools, defined as missing more than 10 percent of school days in a single academic year.
Ensuring more students are on track to graduation
Students who reach 10th grade on time and on track in their attendance, behavior and course performance are three times more likely to graduate from high school.3 City Year has helped drive a:
- 51% reduction in the number students off track in English Language Arts.4
- 50% reducation in the number of students off track in mathematics.5
Enhancing whole school learning conditions
Students stay in school, are more engaged and perform better academically when they feel connected to at least one adult at school.6
92% of partner teachers agree that City Year AmeriCorps members helped to foster a positive learning environment for their students.7
88% of partner principals agree that City Year AmeriCorps members helped to improve students' active engagement in learning.8
Improving Attendance
Nationwide, more than 7 million students are chronically absent, defined as missing at least 10 percent of school per year, or the equivalent of a month of school.9
Students coached by City Year improved their attendance by at least 2 percentage points,10 which translates to an additional 3.5 days in school, or more than 5,900 collective additional days of instruction.
Strengthening Social-Emotional Development
City Year helped 66% of students identified as needing support to move on-track in their social-emotional skills.11 Skills measured include self-awareness, self-management and relationship development, which research shows contributes to college and career readiness.12
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Cultivating the next
generation of leaders
Through their intensive work in schools and high-need communities, City Year's diverse AmeriCorps members acquire valuable leadership and professional skills that prepare them to lead and contribute in a variety of professions after their year or two of national service.
30,000 City Year Alumni
are leading and serving in a wide range of professions, including education, business, law, health, corporate social responsibility, government and public policy.13
94% of City Year Alumni
agree that their City Year experience had a significantly positive impact on their lives.14
City Year Alumni are 45% More Likely
to be civically engaged or belong to a community organization.15
300+ City Year Alumni
each year decide to become teachers after their year of service, creating a diverse pipeline of talented and trained educators committed to student success.16
1 Policy Studies Associates. (2015). Analysis of the Impacts of City Year's Whole School Whole Child Model on Partner Schools Performance. For more on the study, visit our Research section.
2 Diplomas Now Brief. i3 Early Impact Report: Analysis and Implications. (2016). For more on the study, visit our Research section.
3 Bruce, M., Bridgeland, Fox, and Balfanz. (2011). On Track for Success: The use of early warning indicator and intervention systems to build a grad nation. Retrieved from: The Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University.
4 2017–2018, ELA course grade recovery, Gr.6-9, n=1,878.
5 2017–2018, math course grade recovery, Gr.6-9, n=1,845.
6 Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute. Best Practices for Effective Schools. Retrieved from the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute.
7 Spring 2018 teacher survey, n=1,626.
8 Spring 2018 principal survey, n=458.
9 Attendance Works. (2018). Retrieved from: Attendance Works.
10 2017–2018, attendance, Gr. 6-9, 1,703 students coached by City Year improved ADA by 2% or more, n=4,681.
11 2017–2018, Gr. 3-9, SEL n=6,282 (SEL as measured by Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA), a validated observational assessment that measures social-emotional competencies in students in K-8).
12 Why social and emotional learning and employability skills should be prioritized in education. (2016). Committee for Children and CASEL. Retrieved from: Committee for Children.
13 2018 City Year alumni data.
14 2018 City Year Alumni Survey. The survey was delivered to 16,000 alumni and received a 33 percent response rate, a statistically significant sample with a 95 percent confidence interval and one-point margin of error. Over half of the survey respondents are from those who graduated from City Year between 2014 and 2017; therefore, the data is most reflective of recent alumni sentiments.
15 The City Year Experience: Putting alumni on the path to lifelong civic engagement. (2007). Retrieved from: Policy Study Associates.
16 Assumes 110 City Year AmeriCorps members per site/city served; average of 11 corps from each city entering teaching each year.


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The YPS Premium Vintage Lightroom Presets Collection is out! 🙂
As you know, it was your highest request that I create high quality Lightroom presets and when you guys ask, I listen!
I just launched the first of many Premium Lightroom Presets Collections. I decided to start with a bang and go for something in very high demand all over the Net: Vintage Lightroom Presets. If you like Instagram like effects or you're nostalgic for the 60s and 70s then this collection is perfect for you!
I've been creating these presets for over a year now and in the last few weeks I've been perfecting them to get them just right for you. Each of the 20 Lightroom Presets in the Vintage collection was tested on at least 10 photos, both RAW and JPG to ensure a high quality feel to your images.
One of my pet peeves with most current Lightroom preset packs sold online is that I don,t know which preset works well on portraits, or on landscape photos. So I'm stuck wasting time going through all of them randomly sometimes not finding what I need. This is why when I created the Vintage Lightroom Presets collection, I took the presets better suited for various photo styles and grouped them in to 3 categories (Portrait, Landscape and Urban) to speed up your workflow and reduce your frustration.
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So what's next? I'm currently working on 3 new collections for you: Movie Looks, Light Leaks and Insta Film. My favorite one to create at the moment is Light Leaks! I'm having so much fun creating these amazing light leak for you. And what's great about them is that you'll be able to layer them on top of all the Vintage Presets to create unique and wonderful effects! Stay tuned!
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Syndicate Group is focused on being the best employer in its field by creating the right atmosphere to engender growth. Syndicate offers every ambitious job seeker potential for high growth and skills enhancement.
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Percentage of Veterans Hired for Executive Branch Increases
From an Office of Personnel Management News Release
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2013 - The federal government's executive branch hired the highest percentage of military veterans in more than 20 years during fiscal year 2012, surpassing the previous high set in fiscal 2011, Office of Personnel Management officials announced today.
The numbers were contained in the report of Employment of Veterans in the Federal Executive Branch for Fiscal Year 2012, which also was released today.
The government hired about 195,000 new employees in fiscal 2012, compared to about 230,000 new employees in fiscal 2011 ? a reduction of more than 34,000 total hires. Some 56,000 of the fiscal 2012 hires, 28.9 percent, were veterans, officials said. This is a 4.9-percentage-point increase over the fiscal 2009 baseline of 24.0 percent, and about 0.6 percentage points higher than the 28.3 percent realized in fiscal 2011, they added.
In fiscal 2012, veterans represented 29.7 percent of the workforce. In fiscal 2009, about 25.8 percent of the workforce was composed of veterans.
President Barack Obama signed an executive order establishing the Veterans Employment Initiative in November 2009 to improve employment opportunities for veterans. Through the leadership of the Council on Veterans Employment, this initiative continues to produce positive results by recruiting and employing veterans, OPM officials said.
*Related Sites:*
Office of Personnel Management [ http://www.opm.gov/ ]
Employment of Veterans in the Federal Executive Branch for Fiscal Year 2012 [ http://www.fedshirevets.gov/hire/hrp/reports/ ]


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The only reason that I have a Quidco account is so that I can earn cashback on in-store purchases. This service is extremely quick and easy to set up and, once you have registered your credit and debit card numbers with Quidco, the cashback is automatically credited to your account when you make purchases at participating stores. One added benefit is that you don't have to worry about things like taking photographs of receipts or showing a discount code on your mobile phone to a shop assistant.
Whilst you can also use your Quidco account to make online purchases, I find the TopCashback website and mobile phone app to be more user-friendly. If you are interested in learning how the cashback system works for making online purchases I suggest that you read my previous post here. Although that previous post is in relation to the TopCashback website, the process at Quidco is almost identical.
In-Store Cashback at Quidco
There are 3 parts to the process of receiving cashback on in-store purchases:
- Create an account at Quidco
- Register your credit and debit cards on the Quidco Website
- Make in-store purchases at participating shops
(1) Create an account at Quidco
If you still haven't created an account at Quidco, the process is explained here in my previous post on that subject.
(2) Register your Cards
Simply click on the blue "Manage your Cards" menu heading (shown in the first image on this post) and you will be taken to the card registration screen. You can add as many cards as you wish. I know that some of you will be concerned about providing your credit and debit card details to quidco, but it is in fact safer than providing your card details online or over the telephone when actually making purchases. The reason that it is a safer than a normal online or telephone purchase is that you DO NOT have to provide your 3-digit "security number" to quidco. The only thing that they ask for is the card number so that whenever you use that particular card to make purchases the "system" detects that it has been used and cashback can be awarded to you. The card numbers that you are also encrypted so that members of staff at Quidco don't actually know what your card numbers are. The card security systems are explained more fully under the blue "About Card Security" menu heading (shown in the first image on this post).
(3) Make in-store purchases at participating shops
It okay, I'm not going to insult your intelligence by telling you how to buy things in shops!
Registering your credit and debit cards at Quidco is a great way to earn cashback on in-store purchases. It takes no more than 5 minutes to do and, afterwards, you can just forget all about it and be pleasantly surprised every time you check your Quidco account and find that you have been earning cashback on the high street without even realising it.


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Blind Adam( Thanos Kyriakides), the hope for the future of Art in Greece (And not only)
Using black wool yarn Blind Adam creates a hand knotted universe of thread. A method that begun mechanically in 2007, has now evolved into a coherent art practice, which incorporates wall based works, sculptures and installations.
Blind Adam has retinitis pigmentosa, a genetic condition that constricts the visual field resulting in visual impairment. His works track the process of articulating a personal language, the crystallization of thought, like a primitive manuscript, each black knot represents a letter or a word in an abstract flow of sentences.
" Kyriakides is a gifted spy investigating the properties of perception, his compositions evocative mediums that elicit subjective narratives like Rorschach tests. Both monumental and intimate, his immersive installations demonstrate the deceptiveness of physical form and the fallibility of vision in a strange and wondrous universe comprised of vibrating objects, variously solid and nonexistent, held together tenuously by invisible forces. Blindness makes the world fragmented – a sudden blow to the head out of nowhere reveals only the existence of the branch, hanging in isolation, and nothing of the whole tree – but it is perhaps not so different from the way any given sighted person experiences reality. How we see the world around us, through the interplay of our limited senses, is indeed a hallucinatory projection of our own minds. As such, you could say that every version of reality is true. One thing is certain: Kyriakides' objects are visions of beauty, no matter how you look at them." -Cathryn Drake
It is a great honor for us to have Thanos Kyriakides in Fashion Workshop! Welcome!


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Are you ready for some Friday cuteness? Because we have 36 newborn pandas for you to see!
A video posted to YouTube shows the panda cubs making their debut to the media in Sichuan Province, China on Friday. According to Euronews, the pandas were born at the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center this year and they're all one to five months old.
The China Global Television Network Twitter account also posted an adorable video of the panda cubs on Friday.


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Tralee Harriers Ladies shine in Bronze at National Seniors
Three Tralee Harriers athletes competed in the Irish Life Health National Senior Indoor Championship at the new The Sport Ireland National Indoor Arena in Dublin last weekend.
Aoibheann O'Brien was first up and first to the podium to get her medal. She took Bronze in the Long Jump with a jump of 5.57m.
Solange Diogo followed Aoibheann to the podium by taking a bronze in the Triple Jump 11.24m. This was only just .04cm shy of a silver medal.
Both girls are now ranked 3rd in the national rankings, in the respective jumps so great work.
Rachel Bowler was also taking part in both events and finished a very credible 5th in both events; this is a great achievement for an athlete who is still ranked a Juvenile, Rachel is sure to make the podium in the coming weeks in the U19 age group.
Conor Commane U14 attended the Kerry Sports Star Awards in the INEC in Killarney on Friday night. He was honoured with the Kerry Juvenile Athlete of the Year award.
Rachel Bowler U18 left the Long Jump pit in Dublin on Saturday and headed to Tullamore to attend the Emerald Crystal AAI Sport star awards. Rachel was honoured with the National award for Kerry Juvenile Athlete of the Year Award, before returning to Dublin to take part in the Triple Jump on Sunday.
Well done to both athletes
Next Events
This coming weekend 25 athletes attend Nenagh for the Munster U13 to U19 Indoor Championships. They will be competing in a total of 81 events. This is the biggest number of athletes and events the club has had in the past few years. We wish them all the very best of luck in their events.
Training for coming week:
Training Times and Venues
Thursday 23rd February
6.30-7.30 U9-U11 CBS The Green Downstairs
7.00-8.30 U15 – 23 CBS The Green Upstairs
7.30-8.30 U12-U14 CBS The Green Downstairs
Friday 24th February
7.00-8.30 Castleisland Track ONLY Competitive athletes for Munsters to attend
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When you hear the words, perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is Sacha Baron Cohen's rendition of "I Like to Move It," from Madagascar 2. (Yup, enjoy that running through your head for the next little while.)
But they've been co-opted for better purposes, we hope, in the upcoming photography exhibit titled Move IT! — and yes, that exclamation point does serve to highlight all the action within.
The exhibit is the culmination of a regional photography competition sponsored by the Colorado Springs Independent and Imagination Celebration. Amateur and professional photographers of all ages were invited earlier this year to enter pictures "that capture the many ways we move and play, compete and unite, in athletic and fitness activities of all types."
Eligibility was limited to images either taken in the Pikes Peak region or captured elsewhere by Pikes Peak region residents. More than 125 entries wound up being submitted in the categories of Professional, Amateur, Under 18, Video and "Spirit of Olympics."
The jury consisted of: Rich Clarkson, a 50-year veteran sports photographer published by the likes of Sports Illustrated, ESPN and National Geographic; John Fielder, nationally regarded nature photographer and preservationist; Carol Dass, senior instructor of photography in the visual and performing arts program at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs; Sean Cayton, Indy freelancer and locally award-winning wedding photographer; and local developer and hobbyist photographer Chuck Murphy.
The award-winning photos you see on these pages (whose caption information was compiled by Matthew Schniper) represent only a sample of all the winners, listed below. And even that list only hints at what will be on display for free at the Imagination Space inside Citadel Mall through Saturday, Aug. 25. (It's open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.) Select photos and videos will travel to other locations for viewing, including four Pikes Peak Library District branches, the Olympic Training Center and the U.S. Olympic Committee Headquarters.
Move IT! will also hang in coordination with Photojournalists in Action (see p. 20), a collection of six local, professional photographers' images of the Waldo Canyon Fire.
And now that "I Like to Move It" has faded from your subconscious (um, oops, sorry about that), we invite you to enjoy some fine local photography, as it pertains to the beauty of motion.
Randy Poe, 49, Colorado Springs • "2D Pole Vault Girl" • Spirit of Olympics
Poe photographed his 3-year-old granddaughter Dani-Lyn Kirby from atop a ladder in his driveway on May 16, using household items to create the illusion of a pole vault. Without a wide lens, he took several shots that he later stitched together in Photoshop, and also doctored portions of the chalk. Poe, who's recently graduated from Pikes Peak Community College and is launching his own photography business, says he likes to play with "strange perspectives and unusual ideas." He formerly worked in print shops and drove a school bus, among other jobs: "I always felt like I should be doing something more — this is that something more."
Donald Savage, 58, Pleasant Valley •
"Climbing Under a Silvery Moon" • Gold, Amateur
'It was total serendipity," says Savage, describing the timing of this March 4 photo. A retired Navy and NASA worker, Savage was at the Garden of the Gods photographing a soldier friend's family — the husband was about to deploy and wanted photos. Savage kept noticing these climbers as he worked, and after his shoot, he began photographing them. He noticed the moon rising around 6 p.m. and quickly positioned himself in just the right spot to place it between the climbers in the frame.
Makena Mueller, 14, downtown Colorado Springs • "En Pointe" • Gold, Under 18
For an assignment in her photography class at Fountain Valley School of Colorado last spring, Mueller, then a high school freshman, enlisted the assistance of a friend who dances locally at Ormao Dance Company. The two shot a whole roll of film to create a visual biography of the dancer. Mueller played with this particular print in the darkroom, developing it both too light and too dark before finding just the right exposure time for ideal contrast. This upcoming school year, she aims to continue taking photography and art classes.
Marilyn Benton, 34, Widefield • "Wild Horse Race" • Silver, Amateur
At last summer's Roughstock Rodeo in Cripple Creek, Benton captured this image during the wild horse race, just as the three horses were let out of their pens. To win the race, the cowboys must get control of the horse, get a rider on, and ride back to the other end of the arena. Benton stood at the fence to take the photo, shooting manually and cropping the image in post-production to create the panoramic effect. The stay-at-home mom is currently working on launching Photography by Marilyn, a photo business.
Alex Somosky Jr., 29, Colorado Springs • "Girls Can Play Too" • Fielder Award
'Photography is a passion that complements some of my other passions," says Somosky. "Being immersed in the river and in nature is my peace, my 'church.'" When Somosky's brother returned from service in Iraq four years ago, they began kayaking; Somosky taught himself photography largely by shooting whitewater scenes on river trips. Here, he captured professional paddler Emily Jackson practicing during Buena Vista's Paddle Fest, over Memorial Day weekend in 2011. Somosky also won a second Fielder Award for another kayaking photo.
Craig Sommerdorf, 49, Fountain
"Life's Hurdles" • Silver, Professional
Sommerdorf captured Mesa Ridge High School senior Rachael Jackson during the girls 100-meter hurdles race at the 2012 Harrison Panther Invitational this past spring. Now a retired police officer, Sommerdorf has volunteered at the school for the past eight years, photographing sports on a regular basis while contributing photography to the Fountain Valley News. This photo was shot manually, and Sommerdorf later used a blur tool in Photoshop to spotlight Jackson's movement.
Gold: Tanya Walter, "Hold on Tight"
Silver: Craig Sommerdorf, "Life's Hurdles"
Bronze: Russ Stamp, "Movement Captured"
Honorable Mention: Deus Lucem, "Determination"; David Vessey, "Soccer"
Gold: Donald Savage, "Climbing Under a Silvery Moon"
Silver: Marilyn Benton, "Wild Horse Race"
Bronze: Jordan Hoyle, "The Heart of a Maverick Moves the Thunder Wolf"
Honorable Mention: Marilyn Benton, "Twirling"; Donna La Cour, "Moving Down Main Street"; Eric Sprinkle, "Barefoot Rock Climber"
Juror's Choice: Elizabeth Carter, "Air born"; Carolyn Intemann, "Red Rock Canyon"; Charlotte Miller, "Andy Schleck"
Gold: Makena Mueller, "En Pointe"
Silver: Hallie Nolder, "Kiyop!"
Bronze: Ally Reeder, "Walking on Air"
Gold: Orry Allen, "Parkour and Freerunning"
Silver: Isaiah Branch-Boyle, "Mountain Philosophies"
Bronze: Shell Acker, "Libby 2012"
All gold winners receive more than $200 in gift cards and services from The Citadel mall and Veda Salon & Spa; silver winners, more than $150; bronze winners, more than $100; honorable mention and Juror's Award winners, $25.
Donald Savage, "Climbing Under a Silvery Moon"
For winning, Savage will participate in Fielder's June 2013 workshop.
Russ Stamp, multiple entries
For winning, Stamp participated in the July 2012 Sports Photography Workshop.
Marilyn Benton, "Wild Horse Race"
Austin Buck, "Jump"
Brad Flora, "Untitled"
Jason Lee, "Touch the Sky"
Craig Sommerdorf, "Life's Hurdles"
Alex Somosky Jr., "Girls Can Play, Too" and "Narrows"
Russ Stamp, "GEORGE!"
David Vessey, "Soccer"
David Yack, "Inverted"
John Fielder Award winners receive copies of Fielder's Best of Colorado Photo and Travel Guide.
Randy Poe, "2D Pole Vault Girl"
For winning, Poe receives $1,000 from the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Another brand of moving imagery
Six professionals who captured some of the most poignant moments from the Waldo Canyon Fire have generously agreed to share their images in Photojournalists in Action, an exhibit shown in tandem with Move IT! at Imagination Space in the Citadel mall. Bryan Oller, who shoots for the Independent as well as the Associated Press and other news organizations, helped pull together Jerilee Bennett, Carol Lawrence, Christian Murdock and Mark Reis from the Gazette, as well as the Denver Post's Helen Richardson, to tell the story of the fire, in pictures.
If Move IT! captures the way we act in good times, Photojournalists in Action captures the way we react in crisis. With no small thanks to Portrait Lab on West Colorado Avenue, which donated printing and mounting services, these images pay tribute to the firefighters and first responders and, to an extent, the photojournalists themselves — all of whom put themselves in harm's way during the fire.


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Le Pen or Macron, which is worse?
The French presidential race has come down to a similar situation to the US one last year. There are two choices and both are looking pretty bad. So if you are a French voter how do you decide which one to not vote for?
In the red corner we have Emmanuel "Teacher's Pet" Macron. As I've blogged before, he's a fully paid up member of the French establishment, particularly the left-leaning statist segment of it. Macron is young (39) and if elected would be the youngest French President for a very long time if not ever. Being young and only having had a very limited career as a public politician, the non French press has recently published numerous articles about his marriage (his wife is 25 years older than he is and was his drama teacher in school when he was a teenager, which is how they met). They seem to be happy together but a lot of people (including me and everyone I've talked to in France and outside) think this is pretty creepy. However while the creepiness factor may sway a few votes, it isn't the reason to vote against him.
His opponent, in the blue corner, is Marine "Pinkwash" Le Pen. She is the current generation's leader of the French anti-establishment and daughter of Jean Marie Le Pen, the previous anti-establishment leader. Le Pen is also relatively young (~10 years older than Macron) and would, if she wins, not only be the first female president of France, but also notably younger than the last few Presidents (Sarkozy was 52 when elected, Holland 58, Chirac and Mitterand were both over 60). She is claimed to be "far-right" and thus racist, Islamophobic etc. etc. Unlike Macron no one seems to care about her private life (3 children, divorced twice), probably because she's been making headlines for her political statements for at least the last 15 years.
The Le Pen Platform
Ms Le Pen is, fundamentally, a nativist. Many of her statements sound remarkably similar to ones made by British figures like Nigel Farage. She wants to limit immigration to France, she wants to halt the erosion of French culture by foreign influences, primarily Islamic ones but also Hollywood, and she wants France to control it's own destiny and thus leave the Euro and the EU. She has been particularly outspoken on what she sees as the pernicious influence of Islam on France and the way that the French state has ceded areas of its cities to control by immigrants from primarily Islamic cultures.
If that was all then I'd have no hesitation in recommending her, unfortunately it isn't. She's also extremely protectionist and wants to massively expand the French state rather than raise money through privatization. She wants to reverse large chunks of recent globalization, especially the global trade in agricultural produce, and to strongly encourage local consumption of foodstuff. Various commentators have described her policies as Fascistic, undoubtedly because they want to discredit them, but that seems to me to be inaccurate. Her proposals more resemble the policies of Juan Peron in Argentina and the similar policies of other Latin American states in the 1950s and 1960s. Given that these policies led to the continent stagnating economically and then to hyperinflation, military dictatorships and endemic corruption there is no need to tar her with the brush of Hitler or Mussolini to point out just how bad a Le Pen presidency would be economically.
Another way the Fascist tag lies is that it strongly suggests homophobia and anti-semitism. This is misleading because she's also been accused of "pinkwashing" the FN by having numerous gay advisors and if anything she's more pro-semite than the majority of the French establishment – although that's not exactly a high bar. That pro-semitism is possibly a case of "my enemy's enemy is my friend", but given the rise of anti-semitic incidents by the Islamic immigrant community in France and her intent to stamp down on all such Islamic activism she's likely to get a lot more Jewish votes than a superficial reading of the situation would predict.
In addition to the protectionist economic idiocy her opinions on global politics are mostly troubling. Unlike Trump, there really is a good deal of evidence that she is sympathetic to Putin's Russia and to his desires to rebuild something similar to the Soviet sphere of influence. Her attitudes to the world are generally extremely isolationist and hence she's likely to want to leave NATO completely as well as the EU. Unlike most pro-Leave politicians in the Brexit vote a year ago, who complained about the EU stifling free trade and access to the rest of the world, Le Pen wants the leave the EU and slam the doors closed on what she perceives as foreign exploitation of France.
The good bit of the Le Pen program is that she recognizes that France needs to actively enforce its culture on its immigrant communities and that she recognizes the harm that the EU and the Euro have done to France. The bad bit is her proposed solution to the EU/Euro induced economic stagnation, her credulity with regards to Putin and her isolationism.
The Macron View
Despite the claims to be an outsider and to be bringing something new into politics, Macron's proposed policies sound very, very similar to ones proposed by Hollande, Sarkozy and even Chirac. To be sure there are glosses of difference in emphasis but overall Macron wants to somehow reform the bureaucracy and energize France while yet loving the EU, the Euro and global institutions. He also plans to spend money on stuff that the private sector won't like new railways without raising taxes (much) but yet somehow meeting the Eurozone government borrowing requirements. This view of the world plays well amongst the French elites, and indeed amongst the people – elite or not – that benefit from the system that allows cheap consumer imports and yet permits one to have a job with a decent pension at the end of it.
Unfortunately those policies have not, in the past, done anything to actually energize France except in the form of strikes and other protests by entrenched rentseekers and useful idiots. The result is that France has an abysmal youth un(der)employment rate – and many of those employed are an temporary contracts that magically end just before they have to be converted to permanent ones. The idyllic "Vie Française" of the past, with its cafés, bistros and boulangeries, and old men playing boules under the plane trees in the Place de la Republic of the local town only exists in places where there's a lot of money – be it from tourism / foreign retirees on the Riviera or government employees (and tourists) in Paris. In much of France the out of town hypermarches have done exactly what they've done to high streets in the US and UK – i.e. out-competed them – and so what is left is a handful of struggling businesses, mostly either pharmacies or in the food business, and a lot of boarded up and graffiti decorated shop fronts.
Short Term vs Long Term
In the current (Spring 2017) issue of City Journal, Christopher Caldwell has an excellent (go and read it all now) article about Christophe Guilluy and his diagnosis of the problems of France. The Guilluy books are not available in English but Caldwell's article provides a good summary of the arguments presented in them and how Guilluy sees France divided into haves and have-nots with little chance of the latter turning into the former. Critically absolutely none of the Macron proposals show any sign of recognition of the problem let alone a way to fix them. Thus, as I said in my post last week, a Macron presidency will continue the gradual decline of France.
In the short term this has to be better than the likely chaos brought by a Le Pen presidency. Unfortunately, it doesn't address the problems faced by half of the country and, in fact, seems likely to exacerbate them because it's not going to bring the liberalization and deregulation that is a prerequisite for widespread economic growth. As the Spectator's blog post by Robert Tombs explains, the French system works when then President is accepted and respected by the majority of the voters and (implicity) by the majority of the bureaucrats at his command. No matter whether Le Pen or Macron wins, neither will be able to command the required level of respect and acceptance. Assuming the current opinion polls predict the result in two weeks, Le Pen will get close to 40% of the vote despite being branded as "fascist" etc. by everyone in authority in France. That means that somewhere between a quarter and a third of the electorate will feel disenfranchised if she is not elected and demonstrates that there's a huge fissure in the French electorate. Actually potentially more than one, since the far left that voted for Melanchon may also feel that they too are not represented by Macron (or Le Pen).
If there was any confidence that Macron would turn things around for France, there would be absolutely no reason to hesitate in recommending him as next president. Unfortunately the last decade suggests that even if he wants to implement the sorts of reform that are required (which is far from obvious) he will be unable to implement them because entrenched interests will riot, strike and otherwise protest so much that he will be forced to back down.
The lack of a turn around means that in five years time, when we get to the next election, the fissure between the haves and have-nots identified by Guilluy will be far more marked and at present the only party who can make a serious claim to be looking out for the latter is Le Pen's FN. Every other party, as Caldwell writes, denigrates them:
French elites have convinced themselves that their social supremacy rests not on their economic might but on their common decency. Doing so allows them to "present the losers of globalization as embittered people who have problems with diversity," says Guilluy. It's not our privilege that the French deplorables resent, the elites claim; it's the color of some of our employees' skin. French elites have a thesaurus full of colorful vocabulary for those who resist the open society: repli ("reaction"), crispation identitaire ("ethnic tension"), and populisme(an accusation equivalent to fascism, which somehow does not require an equivalent level of proof). One need not say anything racist or hateful to be denounced as a member of "white, xenophobic France," or even as a "fascist." To express mere discontent with the political system is dangerous enough. It is to faire le jeu de ("play the game of") the National Front.
This is not a recipe for peaceful resolution of differences. In fact I think it means France is likely to have a period of severe unrest. Especially because the Euro/EU imposed external rigidities mean that ever more parts of French society will be relegated to the "have not" category. It is worth noting that France has had periods of unrest every 50 years or so since the French Revolution and some have been bloodier than others. The last was relatively bloodless because De Gaulle used it to establish the fifth republic.
Riot Now or Civil War Later?
So. Is it better to have that unrest now? There's a plausible case for taking the nasty medicine now and getting it over with rather than delaying and procrastinating and having to have far more nasty medicine later. Right now, if Le Pen is elected there will be riots by the French equivalent of Antifa – they had a riot just because she made it into the final – and her policies will undoubtedly cause unrest in the immigrant
ghettos suburbs that may well spill over in to wider violence. But the violence is probably containable now and if she does manage to set France on a path of leaving the Euro (and presumably the EU), she'll manage to set up the conditions for future growth. Five more years of decline and economic stagnation will make everyone far more desperate and that desperation could lead to more widespread loss of order. In the worst case it will look like a replay of the Spanish Civil War (PS the exact same forces are at work in Spain so civil war 2 could well occur) with a mass of different factions fighting, rather like Syria come to think of it. Or Lebanon in the 1970s/80s. Against a scenario like that 5 years of unrest as Le Pen generally fails to implement her desired economic policies but yet manages to disrupt the EU sound pretty good.
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|01. 12:11am, Changi
I love airports and I love the feeling of meeting friends and folks at the arrivals area. I've never done so in Terminal 3 and it's a pretty swanky terminal, so it was nice to walk around (it was very cold) and see the Hello Kitty cafe!
02. 10:32am, Geylang
It's always nice to take a look at how people decorate their houses and it's interesting because this piece was apparently found on the street as is. I honestly thought it was restored and re-painted. I never would have picked it up but it looks pretty great.
03. 10:55am, Geylang
I'm horrible at legends and figures. I love The Noun Project is always a nifty place to look for some. So it was funny to see some noun-project-ish icons not online but in real life. I'm still not sure what it all means though.
04. 11:08am, Geylang
I love me some Kaya toast and I definitely do not have it enough considering I live Kaya Toast country. So it was nice to have some for breakfast with my usual Kopi Ping and the Singapore heat (the only thing I could have less with). Not a bad way to start half the day.
05. 11:54am, Geylang
For more things to love about Singapore, it's how incredibly safe I feel even when I see signs like this one which shows it's not ~so safe~ anymore and yet, I find this still reassuring. I don't know, maybe I've been brainwashed but these signs still make me both smile and laugh.
06. 11:59am, Geylang
I was supposed to check out this market but apparently it's closed for one more week! It's too bad because i was looking forward to it a bit and now, I'm not sure I'l be non-lazy enough to go back. Perhaps next time. We'll have to see. I cant see that far into my future anymore.
|07. 01:44pm, Geylang
And now I kill time before i leave for a birthday party. It's always nice to get to read for a bit and chill and not fall asleep. I love falling asleep -- it's like my number one priority -- but it's nice to get to do other things and not be distracted for a while.
08. 02:23pm, Boon Keng
I love the bus system of Singapore and it was nice to get to my friend, Clara's place without the hassle and the traffic. I've never really explored this area so it was nice to get to walk for a very short bit before heading to her place. Really nice area, too.
09. 03:40pm, Riversuites
I don't think I've had Brazilian food before but it was amazing. Clara is Brazilian and it was her birthday and she happened to find a Brazilian lady who made amazing treats. I literally had to walk away from the table to stop myself from gorging on the food. it didn't help that i brought the food closer to me, either.
10. 04:58m, Riversuites
Yes, they are obsessed with Ru Paul's Drag Race and they've converted the entire party. I am still finding glitter all over my bag and clothes but it was all good. Hannah is pretty fun at creating games and Clara enjoyed it very much. And that's all that really matters.
11. 07:53pm, Boon Keng MRT
And it's back home for me. I will never fail to marvel at the transport system here and the purple line will always be my favourite -- just because it's the one nearest my home. I am also amazed at how well maintained and clean the tunnels are. I'd love to walk through the all these tunnels one day.
12. 08:40pm, my room
And it's on to continuing my new project. I haven't knitted in a while -- since before April when Brian came over and I sent him his scarf -- so it was fun to start something new and try something out. I hope I'm able to pull this off and that it'll be a nice surprise.


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For the most part, the bye weeks are over. This week is one of the most crucial weekends, as this probably marks the time that teams begin to clinch playoff spots. Now that your team will probably be at full-strength, it's time to move away from high floor guys and focus on high ceiling guys who could win your league for you. Hopefully, unless somebody suffered an injury, your team is filled and ready to win. Let's take a look at some possible league-winners. All these players are owned in under 40% of Yahoo! leagues. With a few exceptions, players from previous weeks will not appear.
Marqise Lee (39% owned) - Marqise Lee hasn't really had the ideal year, but he's done pretty well. He's got 49, 83, 72, and 75 yards receiving in Jacksonville's last 4 games. Pretty good. Lee just caught his first touchdown of the year Sunday so hopefully that's a sign of things to come. Lee's the clear WR1 on a team that can surprise you in the passing attack, meaning he returns top-30 value almost every week. The Chargers are a tough matchup, but games against Cleveland, Indianapolis, and Houston aren't too far away.
Josh McCown (35% owned) - If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Josh McCown makes his second appearance on the waiver wire article in as many weeks, meaning people still aren't taking advantage of his numbers. McCown has the fourth most points of any quarterback over the past 5 weeks, and faces a Tampa Bay defense this week allowing the 7th most points to opposing QB's. Need I say more?
Josh Gordon (35% owned) - What did I say about upside? Josh Gordon was exactly who I described above. Especially now, you could drop your QB or TE's backup to pick up Gordon. He's eligible to return Week 13 and met with team officials today at the facility. People forget that he had back-to-back 200 yard games back in 2013. We've seen flashes of DeShone Kizer being really good, so there's always a possibility Gordon improves on what he did back in 2013. If he did, it would be legendary and I don't want to miss out on the fun. Pick him up!
Damien Williams (33% owned) - In the first week without Jay Ajayi , both Damien Williams and Kenyan Drake did well. They both had at least 60 yards with Drake totaling 104. However, he lost a fumble. Williams had a strong second effort on a touchdown catch Sunday night against Oakland. Miami would be smart to mask Jay Cutler behind their two backs. Oakland's run defense isn't exactly good, but they still got a fair amount of carries. I'd say Williams is the guy to start Week 10.
Thomas Rawls (13% owned) - Seattle tried to get Eddie Lacy going Sunday, but it just didn't work. He ended up leaving the game and is injured. Despite having one of the league's best quarterbacks in Russell Wilson, Seattle is committed to the run game. When Rawls took over, he did pretty well, touching the ball 11 times for 70 yards. On a short week, it doesn't appear that Eddie Lacy or CJ Prosise will be ready for the game. Rawls is a top-24 option this week and could start to produce consistently with games against Atlanta and San Francisco in the near future.
Marquise Goodwin (12% owned) - The 49ers have to throw the ball to somebody, I think. Carlos Hyde probably can't catch every single pass even if that feels like what he's doing. Pierre Garcon is out for the year with a neck injury and slot WR Trent Taylor could be out multiple weeks, leaving Goodwin as the WR1 for the team. He's really fast, which could mean huge fantasy production some weeks. San Francisco plays the Giants this week, who got absolutely torched by Jared Goff and allowed a 67 yard touchdown pass to Sammy Watkins. Garcon was able to build value off of being the lone weapon, so let's hope Goodwin can do the same.
New England Patriots (39% owned) - The Patriots still don't have a very good defense, but they've shored things up recently, allowing under 20 points in 4 straight games. They're also coming off of a bye, and I can't imagine Coach Belichick and the staff didn't take some serious time to fix the unit. Also, they play Denver. Brock Osweiler is currently the man at the helm of that offense, which isn't a good thing. I don't know why, but he is. I'm going to make a not-too-bold prediction here and say Denver's offense doesn't do much and the Pats generate a turnover or two.


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The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
The Lives of Tao is the debut novel from Wesley Chu, an action packed, secret organization, globetrotting sci-fi thriller. As an action junkie, this book his all the right notes for me - think The Matrix meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
The story follows Roen, a down on his luck programmer who is wearily plodding through the daily motions of his depressing life. That all changes one night when Tao, an ancient alien life form who survives through a symbiotic coupling with a human host, is forced from his current body and has no choice but to couple with the nearest human - who just happens to be Roen. Tao is not alone, he and his race have lived on Earth for a very long time, influencing events by coupling with some of the most influential people in history. Roen is thrust into the middle of a secret war between the two factions that govern Tao's race (the Prophus and the Genjix), and since Tao is a highly sought after target, Roen must get fit and become a fighter if he wants to survive.
The Lives of Tao is a reasonably straight forward story, one that plays out like a big game of hide and seek / training montage until Roen has built up the necessary skills to start going out on missions. It's almost like a coming of age story for a mid-twenties programmer with no ambition and no hopes for the future. The training montage probably went on for too long, but it was handled very effectively. We get to know both Roen and Tao inside out as the two of them work together to build up Roen physically and mentally, and the frequent action scenes that occur when Genjix agents find Roen are great at demonstrating Roen's progress. But once Roen starts heading out on missions, the action is cranked up a few notches and destruction ensues. This is loads of fun, and I can't wait to see what Chu comes up with next.
In terms of characters, Chu has put together a very Matrix like cast which I think suits the style of the story very nicely. Roen is our Neo - he is not a great student and he often acts like a five year old and throws tantrums when things get too hard, but he is brave and will do reckless things to help out people in need. Tao is our Morpheus, a wise sage with ridiculous amounts of experience who has a very personal stake in the war with the Genjix. Sonya is our Trinity - a prodigious young woman who was raised by The Prophus and acts as Roen's training partner. Chu's characters aren't just transplants of the Matrix characters, they are very much their own characters with their own strengths and weaknesses, but they do share very similar roles with their Matrix counterparts, and I think it makes for an interesting comparison.
The Lives of Tao is a fun book with a lot of energy and it really worked for me. Full of action, adventure, martial arts, gunplay, and large quantities of geeky goodness. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for something a lighter than the current swathe of serious sci-fi / fantasy.
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