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Graz outfit post IIPosted on January 19, 2014
50 Comments
Ajnira MuminovicJanuary 19, 2014 at 2:59 pm
stunning :)))
Neira DeliriumJanuary 19, 2014 at 3:28 pm
Suknja je bombastična, tražim nešto takvo sto godina 😀
NoraJanuary 19, 2014 at 3:30 pm
Love the sweater! Nice!
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mariafelicia magnoJanuary 19, 2014 at 3:43 pm
great outfit.. i like your sweater
LaunnaJanuary 19, 2014 at 3:52 pm
Sabrina, I adore this skirt, it can be paired with so many different shirts and jewelry, such a great wardrobe piece <3
Amy Fashion BlogJanuary 19, 2014 at 4:25 pm
your sweater is super cute
Elmedina TiricJanuary 19, 2014 at 4:26 pm
Divna kombinacija. Ruksak mi se baš sviđa!<3
Marija MarovicJanuary 19, 2014 at 4:43 pm
Ova kombinacija je definitivno pun pogodak! Cvetno i kozno!!! Pozzz
Sol Bela MeleJanuary 19, 2014 at 5:03 pm
I love your outfit and those heels are amazing!
Sure we can follow each other, i'm following you via GFC and bloglovin'
Hope you follow back. Kisses.
Love From SimmieJanuary 19, 2014 at 5:06 pm
Absolutely LOVE this outfit! <3 Especially the skirt
Thanks for visiting my blog, followed you via GFC & Bloglovin. Hope you do the same!
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Shannon BoyceJanuary 19, 2014 at 5:18 pm
That sweater is so so cute! I just love this outfit.
Giada FicheraJanuary 19, 2014 at 5:24 pm
Very pretty! I love the skirt and the bag <3 Your new follower Giada Mitzilove
Gabi from Velvet AvenueJanuary 19, 2014 at 5:34 pm
So cute! You look amazing!
Sure i want to follow each other, following you now, waiting for you to follow me back!
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:)) I like your style You look very nice
I follow You 😉
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you're gorgeous!! following you now on bloglovin =)
zazaJanuary 19, 2014 at 6:11 pm
svakim novim postom me vise odusevljavas
emyniaJanuary 19, 2014 at 6:29 pm
Lovely look <3 Of course we can follow each other;) I'm following you already on gfc and facebook 😉 I hope for the same;)
♥ ♥ ♥
Nicky mywishstyleJanuary 19, 2014 at 6:38 pm
Lovely skirt and sweater too!
Of course, we can follow each wih pleasure, keep in touch!!!
Eléonore BAYROUJanuary 19, 2014 at 7:15 pm
Lovely pictures
Kriti JaitlyJanuary 19, 2014 at 7:49 pm
love your sweater and bag….
keep in touch
Charline .January 19, 2014 at 8:01 pm
Amazing look, love your skirt!
Thank you so much for visiting my blog
See you xx
Carla FlorendoJanuary 19, 2014 at 8:06 pm
love your sweater.. thanks for visiting my blog.
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Thank you for a lovely comment on my blog, I like yours too, and would love to follow each other. Just followed you on GFC and Bloglovin. Hope you follow back.
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SandraJanuary 19, 2014 at 8:21 pm
ovo mi je super, suknja i džemperak predivnom ali mjesto ja savršeno <3
Chezka CenonJanuary 19, 2014 at 8:30 pm
Such an adorable sweater! I love the floral pattern and how you mixed with with those Litas =)
– Che
SimplybeautifulelegantJanuary 19, 2014 at 9:13 pm
sure! follow me on all platforms and I will follow back!
Adriana CarmenJanuary 19, 2014 at 9:22 pm
cute look! love your sweater!
Helen*January 19, 2014 at 9:22 pm
Hello lovely, thank you for the sweet comment on my blog, I really appreciate it!
I'm your newest follower and look forward to your next post – I love your style!
GagCloudJanuary 19, 2014 at 9:59 pm
Following back dear
Jessica KoperJanuary 19, 2014 at 10:12 pm
Hey there Sabrina! This look is so lovely! That skirt is adorable!
I'm your newest follower, super excited for your new looks! Follow back?
Dez OffrilJanuary 20, 2014 at 2:38 am
you are absolutely beautiful, love this fit!
Minela JusufovicJanuary 20, 2014 at 9:27 am
Predivna si mi ! Suknja je bas posebna i onako kako volim 😉
LizzyJanuary 20, 2014 at 10:33 am
really a great outfit dear!
thedailylace.comJanuary 20, 2014 at 10:39 am
this a great look!love the sweater add so much character!!
la joie de vivre!January 20, 2014 at 10:46 am
so beautiful! xoxo
Samra SeljpicJanuary 20, 2014 at 11:35 am
predivna sabrina mjesto mi se toliko svidja i sve nekako savrseno sa tom kombinacijom..ma zracis ljepotom <3
AdelajdaJanuary 20, 2014 at 2:56 pm
Lovely shoes and backpack! Thanks for comment on my blog. Greetings from Poland, xoxo
misskitinJanuary 20, 2014 at 8:24 pm
Beautiful sweater and shoes ! Very nice look !
andysparklesJanuary 21, 2014 at 12:54 am
hey dear, thx for your comment! I'm already following you on gfc
Amy AguileraJanuary 21, 2014 at 5:50 am
Love your backpack most!
Thanks for your comment on my blog!
Of course I'd love to follow each other!
I'm now following you on GFC!
Have a nice day!
MaddieJanuary 21, 2014 at 12:56 pm
Such a lovely outfit! I love the mix of soft and hard with the rose sweater & the leather skirt! Beautiful pictures as well!
LarissaJanuary 21, 2014 at 6:57 pm
Hey dear!
What an awesome sweater! I love it!
Thanks for your comment on my blo. It would be awesome to follow each other and to keep in touch with your great blog! I follow you now and I wait for you
Gloria IpJanuary 21, 2014 at 7:02 pm
following you now lovely [: hope you return the love!!
PaulineJanuary 22, 2014 at 2:47 am
your sweater is amazing!
VikeeJanuary 22, 2014 at 9:59 pm
beautiful outfit
you look stunning
loving your sweater
Izzy CunhaJanuary 24, 2014 at 8:18 pm
Lovely blog!! For sure following! Check mine out if you get a chance!
JohannaJanuary 25, 2014 at 2:36 pm
I love love love your sweater.
Ana LagunaJanuary 29, 2014 at 6:49 pm
Great outfit!! I love the backpack
Uzo OFebruary 14, 2014 at 4:22 pm
i love the skirt , and those shoes are stunning . You look beautiful.
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Although this topic is heavily discussed across various threads on the forums, I think it deserves a thread of its own due to its implications for the long-term future of the club. I've done some digging into Arsenal's finances, and my findings have horrified me to the core: Arsenal are in a financial crisis, which puts our long-term future is in jeopardy.
First, I looked at the latest financial figures released by the club (for six months ending in November 30th, 2017). The figures painted a worrying picture: our football revenue dropped by 12.2 percent (£23.4m), which saw our operating profit drop by a whopping 71.2 percent (£38.6m). Our profit before tax doubled from £12.6m to £25.1m, which was largely due to the net profit of £15.5m on player trading as opposed to the loss of £27.6m. In other words, we had to sell players to get in the black.
The financial figures for 2017-18 haven't been released because Kroenke's full takeover of the club has removed the obligation to do so (quelle surprise!). However, Arsenal Supporters' Trust put out estimates which not only corroborate the story told by the interim report but are even worse. AST estimated that we lost 9.5 percent of our football revenue last season, which led to an operating loss of £44m. We turned in a profit before tax of £69m largely due to net income from player trading of £124m. Chillingly, AST estimated that Arsenal would turn in an operating loss of around £60m and a loss before tax of nearly £70m in 2018-19. They also estimated the club would have around £40m to spend on transfers in summer 2019.
These figures are indeed hair-raising, and the message they send is clear: Arsenal are no longer self-sufficient. Our business model has broken down, which is due to both negligent ownership and poor management over the last few years. Unless we get back into the Champions League this season (which looks unlikely), the consequences will be catastrophic. Unless the new regime (Emery, Mislintat, Sanllehi, Venkatesham) can work wonders on a shoestring budget, I can see us slipping into mid-table mediocrity permanently very soon. That's a grim vision for the future of Arsenal.
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Upgrading the Firmware
Congratulations, you now have root. Chances are, if you're on an older version of firmware you'll want to upgrade to the latest 8.1, or 9, whatever. I'm going to assume here that you're booted to a version lower than 2018.24.
You cannot install anything beyond 18.24 into a pre-18.24 CID because they'd changed the firmware signing key (so you must do 18.24 first), and then there are the maps changes around 18.28.5. Now the impending change in version 10 from OpenVPN to websocket (aka 'herpes', er I mean 'hermes') for comms security. So you must either have these versions, or find someone who has access to the firmware repository. I've been asking for volunteers who have access but so far no one has enough time. (or is willing)
So let's assume that your car boots fine and is functioning reasonably well (or not so), but well enough to log in.
You may want to dd a new firmware image to mmcblk0p1 and/or p2, but don't. Just don't. Build your eMMC image as recommended and be sure to use the version which matches that on the Spansion chip. Some day I'll do an article on how to find that out if you don't already know. To upgrade or downgrade this way if you do not dd the exact firmware version that the car was running, it means a mismatch with code in the Spansion chip, and thus code-signing failure, therefore boot failure and black screen.
We are going to do this firmware install the Tesla way. Except we are not going to fetch firmware from the Mothership, we are going to serve it using our own http server. There is a complete firmware repository, and if you know specifically the versions you need maybe someone with access will provide it to you. You can put the firmware file in the root of any webserver you have, as long as the CID can see it. Do -not- serve it through SSL; you must use http protocol.
Presenting the Firmware File
Set up a Webserver
This is necessary as it's what cid-updater demands. I know that we now have lots of space on the eMMC in /home to lay down a firmware image (since we've upgraded to the Swissbit chip), but referencing that from cid-updater does not work -- it must be an http-served file. And you can't put it in Dropbox or Megaupload, etc, as by default they all use SSL. And even if you can find a non-SSL server out there on The Internets™, when you point the CID at it it will go through the parrot interface (external GSM) and the download usually fails. (Don't ask me how I know, but try it if you must)
And it can not be uhttpd or other embedded webserver. (Don't ask how I know) In my case I have an Arduino Yun installed in the car and on the same switch as the CID and IC, so I installed uhttpd on the Yun. Thirty-one failures trying every-which-a-way until I changed tack.
Maybe you're already running Apache. Like most others my websites automatically redirect from port 80 to SSL on 443, but we can't use SSL here because the CID isn't smart enough. So for whichever is your default Apache virtual host (usually the first one), comment out that redirect. Make it look something like this:
<VirtualHost *:80> ServerName example.com # Redirect permanent / https://example.com/ DocumentRoot /srv/html/example.com/ </VirtualHost>
Then put your firmware image in that root directory. Be sure to set the firmware's permissions such that Apache can read it. Restart Apache.
Now if you're like me, your webserver is a virtual machine on your LAN, and you have a nanocomputer in the car which is on a switch with the diag port. Of course my webserver is in a DMZ and the nanocomputer is just a citizen on the LAN. Can't get the firmware by reaching out on The Internets™ as above-mentioned, so what's a po' fella to do?
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~~ About Reverse SSH Tunnels ~~
In Linux a daemon ('demon') is a service which is running all the time on a machine to serve some purpose, such as providing the correct time to other machines, a webserver, DNS service, etc. Most daemons listen on a 'port', which is an artificial location in the machine that other processes can look to for a service.
In my case the Apache server daemon is listening on 10.2.10.19, port 80, which is a location in my DMZ. Problem is the CID in my car can't reach that because it is in a different IP domain. (CIDR) The CID must get the firmware, which must (appear to) be on the nanocomputer.
So we use a wonderful mechanism known as a reverse SSH tunnel. This allows a server's port to be extended to a client, to look as if the server is -local-. (127.0.0.1) On the client any time you need the server you point it at 127.0.0.1, the client reaches into its own bellybutton, and puls out the server's response, all through an military-grade encrypted tunnel on the LAN (or WAN)
I use reverse SSH tunnels everywhere in my LAN, like on my laptop I can just look at localhost:8090 to see all of my (remote) security cameras. My laptop reaches into its bellybutton and pulls out the server for all my security cameras. Very nice.
So the nanocomputer reaches out to the Apache server using SSH, authenticates, and is allowed to bring port 80 from the webserver to itself, as if it were the webserver itself. For every purpose it thinks it is the webserver, which satisfies the CID. Why? Because we -must- use Apache (or nginx) to serve the firmware or the upgrade will fail.
The first thing to know is that on the Apache webserver, the SSH daemon must allow root logins. (temporarily) Certs don't work, at least with the Arduino Yun. So edit /etc//ssh/sshd_config to make sure that root can log in, and restart sshd.
Try it, from your nanocomputer:
Now on the nanocomputer set up the (temporary) reverse SSH tunnel:
If you have further interest in reverse SSH tunnels see Bonus - Setting up Reverse SSH Tunnels Permanently.
Invoking the Firmware Update
Now log in as your suser to the CID:
# ssh carl@cid sagitta:/etc# ssh carl@cid carl@cid's password:
Linux cid 4.4.35-release-03mar2017-g352318b-dirty #see_/etc/commit SMP PREEMPT 1202798460 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux
Welcome to Ubuntu!
* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/
Last login: Sun Feb 23 09:11:04 2020 from 192.168.90.125
carl@cid$ sudo -i
[sudo] password for carl:
So if your car is in an indeterminate state or you're unsure what condition its ECMs are in, it's always best to refresh the current version of firmware first. Put that version on your http server. Then we'll set cid-updater to download the firmware from the webserver and write it to the unused partition, either 1 or 2. It'll then determine the configuration of your car and load the appropriate ECM binaries for your car into /var/spool/cid-updater/staged, and install those binaries into the car's ECMs one-by-one.
cid-updater and ic-updater can be in an indeterminate state, maybe busy with previous attempts or stopped, so let's start fresh with a master reboot of the CID, gateway, IC, and all ECMs in the car. On the CID:
root@cid# emit-reboot-gateway
When it comes back to consciousness again log in to the CID as root. We are about to invoke the cid-updater daemon's shell to install the firmware, which does many things, one of which is passing control to the IC to do the kernel upgrade, CID upgrade, etc:
root@cid# nc localhost 25956
Welcome to Model S cid-updater ONLINE Built for Package Version: develop-2018.24-7330-baf6ebc570 (b243baac3e2a2ccb @ baf6ebc5700c61275e90f8341266c992ccf2793c) up 136.641545000s!
> install http://192.168.90.125:80/18.24.image
That file is not being served
Now see; this is its funny little trick. If you take it seriously and believe it you will be wrong.
Monitoring Progress
It actually did work, and we want to monitor it. Open another terminal window and ssh to the CID and root up. Then:
root@cid# tail -f /var/log/syslog |grep cid-updater
2020-03-22T11:20:38.119609-07:00 cid : cid-updater:10138: cid-updater Transferred 966367680/973008960 bytes
2020-03-22T11:20:44.900398-07:00 cid : cid-updater:30655: sid 156 has just asked to be kept awake
2020-03-22T11:20:44.901584-07:00 cid : cid-updater:29316: download filename=/dev/mmcblk0p2 pass=0.0 status=complete got_bytes=973008960 expected_bytes=973008960 offset_bytes=0
2020-03-22T11:20:44.903225-07:00 cid : cid-updater:29317: pending_command for retry: install http://192.168.90.125:80/18.28.5.image -o 966367680
2020-03-22T11:20:44.918062-07:00 cid : cid-updater:10032: uinotify /update_downloaded
2020-03-22T11:20:44.921541-07:00 cid : cid-updater:29334: download status=complete
2020-03-22T11:20:44.923060-07:00 cid : cid-updater:26675: flush_relays sid=156 filename=/dev/mmcblk0p2 abs_filename=/dev/mmcblk0p2
2020-03-22T11:20:44.923522-07:00 cid : cid-updater:26693: relay status=relaying monitor_sid=156 monitor_name=download relay_sid=162 relay_name=handle_http_request filename=/dev/mmcblk0p2 sent_bytes=972705025 expected_bytes=973008960 idle_seconds=0
2020-03-22T11:20:45.130245-07:00 cid : cid-updater: 7308: handle_http_request filename=/dev/mmcblk0p2 pass=UNK status=continuing sent_bytes=973008960 expected_bytes=973008960
2020-03-22T11:20:45.130651-07:00 cid : cid-updater: 7312: queue_file status=pre_eof sid=162 fd=18 read_this_much=1024 fbq=973008960 xbe=973008960 pending_output=queue_file /dev/mmcblk0p2 973007936
2020-03-22T11:20:45.130870-07:00 cid : cid-updater: 7316: queue_file status=post_eof sid=162 fd=18 read_this_much=1024 fbq=973008960 xbe=973008960 pending_output=queue_file /dev/mmcblk0p2 973007936
2020-03-22T11:20:45.131565-07:00 cid : cid-updater: 7337: queue_file status=post_onclose sid=162 fd=18 read_this_much=1024 fbq=973008960 xbe=973008960 pending_output=
2020-03-22T11:20:45.133166-07:00 cid : cid-updater: 9180: flush_output_then_close sid=162 circ_buffer_used=1024
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2020-03-22T11:20:46.141823-07:00 cid : cid-updater:10149: Remote says: ic-updater:29317: pending_command for retry: install http://192.168.90.100:20564/dev/mmcblk0p2 -o 966367680
2020-03-22T11:20:46.142014-07:00 cid : cid-updater:10149: Remote says: ic-updater:10032: uinotify /update_downloaded
2020-03-22T11:20:46.146694-07:00 cid : cid-updater: 9684: Remote says: ic-updater: 7703: unexpected write error on sid 181 fd 15: Connection refused (errno 111)
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2020-03-22T11:20:46.147553-07:00 cid : cid-updater: 9684: Remote says: ic-updater: 9889: Retrying with session->pending_command get http://localhost:4070/update_downloaded -o 0
2020-03-22T11:20:46.147735-07:00 cid : cid-updater: 9684: Remote says: ic-updater: 4703: FOO RETRY: /update_downloaded: SOCK_STREAM parent: 178 fd:15 addr:127.0.0.1:36007 dtx:15770 rx:0 tx:0 px:0/0 inb:0 outb:128 READY:ox pending: get http://localhost:4070/update_downloaded -o 0
2020-03-22T11:20:46.148489-07:00 cid : cid-updater: 9684: Remote says: ic-updater:28576: do_HTTP_GET offset=0 download_retries=0 check_signature=0 reporting_name=doget argv_localpath=http://localhost:4070/update_downloaded
2020-03-22T11:20:46.148976-07:00 cid : cid-updater: 9684: Remote says: ic-updater:28266: HTTP Client sid 183 using session->xfer_filename = http://localhost:4070/update_downloaded 2020-03-22T11:20:46.155497-07:00 cid : cid-updater: 9684: Remote says: ic-updater: 7703: unexpected write error on sid 183 fd 17: Connection refused (errno 111)
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It gets down to this point and stops -- don't worry, you're in good shape, it's checking that the signature is correct for the firmware. Be patient, it will continue forthwith.
When it starts giving you this jazz:
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... what it really means is get yer red arse out to the car and authorize that upgrade.
Carl A. Cook


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French police clash with 'eco tax' protesters in BrittanyComments
French police clashed with angry demonstrators in the Breton city of Quimper on Saturday. They were protesting against a proposed tax on heavy goods vehicles, despite the government suspending plans for the tax during the week.
Previous demonstrations by farmers and truckers in Brittany prompted the government's backpedaling on the controversial "eco tax."
France is under pressure from European partners to reduce its public deficit. That has led to tax rises and fueled rising discontent. Opinion polls show François Hollande with the lowest approval rating of any French president on record.
Hollande's Socialist government has also backed down on a proposed tax on savings, reinstated a tax break on education costs and dropped a planned new tax on business turnover, each after protests by interest groups.


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SIGNIFICANT RENT HIKES, resisting illegal evictions and dealing with landlords were some of the issues discussed this week at a meeting of tenants in Dublin.
About 40 people gathered in an upstairs room in Connolly bookstore in Temple on Monday evening for a public forum organised by the Dublin Tenants Association.
The DTA is a grassroots, peer-advocacy and tenant support group based around Dublin 7.
The organisation assists people living in the private rental market and facing problems.
The group's stated aim is to "educate and empower ourselves as tenants in the private residential sector to advocate for ourselves and secure our right to housing".
The group meets weekly so that people are able to air concerns and seek support for the issues they are facing. The meeting this week was a special tenants forum around evictions.
Close to a quarter of people in Dublin are living in rented properties, and the market has become increasingly strained over the past few years.
Longtime homelessness campaigner Fr Peter McVerry spoke at the forum about the added strain being put on the private rental market and the knock-on effect it is having on people's livelihoods and wellbeing.
"We have a totally dysfunctional housing system," said McVerry.
"In private housing we're building less than half the number of houses which we need just to keep apace with the growing population.
"So where is everybody having to go who can't get a mortgage, can't find a home?
They're being pushed into the private market. And because there's so little social housing, people are being forced into the private rental sector.
McVerry also said that people should lump all landlords together in the same category, and that if the group was to succeed it should work with landlords.
Mick Byrne (33) is one of the founding members of the DTA. He and three friends decided to set up the organisation in early 2015 as a response to the increase in evictions and rent increases they were seeing.
"We notice that a lot of our friends in Dublin 7 were getting evicted and at the time same time people were getting their rent increased as well," said Byrne.
We were aware that something was up in the rental sector so we decided to get together and see what we could do.
Byrne said that the group puts the emphasis on working with the affected tenant and helping them with their problems.
"It's about tenants supporting each other to fight for property rights on every level," said Byrne.
We don't take on many cases but if we do we have your back throughout the whole process.
Monday's forum was open to anyone who had concerns or issues to raise in relation to their own experience as tenants.
People on the floor spoke about resisting evictions from landlords, dealing with vulture funds and the difficulties in sourcing any accommodation.
Representatives from the Irish Housing Network – a collection of about 15 separate grassroots activists groups – spoke about their own efforts to resist eviction and keep people in their homes.
The speakers all advocated collective action as means for resisting evictions and remaining in homes. Anyone who felt like they were being evicted unfairly was told to contact Citizens' Information or to take a case to the Private Residential Tenancies Board.
The forum functioned as a place for people to come and talk about what was bothering them.
"It's a place where you can also talk about your experience and you can have a rant and vent," said Byrne.
The social aspect to it is important too.
Read: Locked out: Most people on rent benefits still can't afford to rent
Read: Judge orders probe as families claim they were paying rent to random man called Brian


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We are three weeks into the season and the fantasy landscape is starting to take shape. This week I'll take a look at the top 15-20 players by fantasy points (PPR scoring) from each skill position, and provide my take on which players belong and which are destined to decline.
The Usual Suspects - Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees are in the Top 4 after three games. Tom Brady has been sensational in the last two weeks after a disappointing Week 1 home loss to Kansas City. He has catapulted to the top, despite losing his top receiver, Julian Edelman. The Patriots and their offensive system continue to thrive, no matter who earns their way onto the field. Aaron Rodgers has three 300-yard games, but he has an interception in each game. His yardage and six touchdown passes is enough to be ranked 2nd among quarterbacks, and he's doing it while two big receivers have missed action in Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb. Drew Brees has fewer yards, but he has six touchdowns and zero interceptions while boasting one of the better QB ratings in the league (109.7) despite a 1-2 record.
Hanging around - Alex Smith may not be a high yardage quarterback, but he's the captain of a prolific offense with outstanding coaching and play calling. As a result, he's a fantasy commodity that is shining bright right now. Smith is not a career Top 10 quarterback, but sometimes average quarterbacks have great years. This may be one of those years for Alex Smith. He has play makers all around him on offense and the Chiefs defense is making it easier, giving the offense short fields, not to mention momentum.
Carson Wentz has two 300-yard games with five total touchdowns and two interceptions. No player on the Eagles has over 100 yards receiving or rushing in a game this year which makes Wentz's stats all the more impressive. He's spreading the ball around as evidenced by four different receivers with 100 yards receiving this season with four different receivers catching touchdowns. Wentz is coming together in his second year in the league. I'm not sure where his ceiling is, but he definitely looks better than last year's version. The uncertainty of the ground game may slow down his progression, but for now, enjoy the ride.
Matthew Stafford, Russell Wilson and Trevor Siemian make up 6th - 8th place in the rankings. Dak Prescott, Kirk Cousins and Jared Goff aren't that far behind. The difference between 16th ranked Blake Bortles and 4th ranked Drew Brees is a mere 10 fantasy points. It's early and margins haven't started to grow yet, but that's an encouraging sign for those who prefer to stream quarterbacks.
Streaming Options - Week 4
Playing matchups and streaming quarterbacks is a science that can be successful if the right decisions are made. The Patriots, Saints, Colts, Vikings and Titans have been determined to be the teams that allow the most passing yards to this point. They can be exploited - however there are exceptions, look at Carolina vs. New Orleans last week. The Saints came into the game with a 141.4 QB rating against through two games. They were 32nd in the league in total defense and both tackles and cornerbacks were out. Seems inviting doesn't it? There were some hints of uncertainty, and many people, this author included, didn't pay much attention to them. Keep in mind, this was a divisional game and Carolina was without their two best offensive weapons in Greg Olsen and Kelvin Benjamin (granted Benjamin's injury happened early in the game). Cam Newton hasn't shown signs of being completely healed from his off season shoulder surgery. Either that, or he isn't mentally prepared to make the right read or he lacks touch on short passes. Whatever the reason, Newton isn't in MVP form, at least not yet. Their All-Pro center Ryan Kalil was out for the second game in a row. Their All-Pro right guard Trai Turner left the game early, causing the offensive line to adjust on the fly, which didn't bode well. It all resulted in a lackluster effort that was over once Carolina became one-dimensional. When Drew Brees and the Saints get a lead, they are hard to beat. The matchup looked great, but whatever glitters isn't always gold. Several favored teams learned that lesson last week.
Jay Cutler will get a crack at the Saints in London in what could be a favorable game script for the Dolphins. Houston hosts Tennessee, which also looks like an inviting matchup, but again it's a divisional game. Watson may be a rookie, but these two teams know each other well. Perhaps he's not the best option to stream. Minnesota will host Detroit. So far the home Vikings quarterback, whether it's Sam Bradford or Case Keenum has been surprisingly effective and impressive. This is one example of a divisional matchup that I might look to exploit. Keenum would be my second option after Cutler. Jared Goff vs. Dallas is appealing as long as the Rams offensive line can withstand Demarcus Lawrence and the Dallas pass rush. Eli Manning at Tampa Bay may have some teeth, especially with the defensive injuries that are affecting the Buccaneers.
There's a ton of surprises here. Just like at this time last year, nearly everyone is a surprise. Devonta Freeman and Melvin Gordon III are the only Top 10 backs that were drafted as a Top 10 back, unless you count Kareem Hunt, if you drafted after Hunt's Thursday night opener. Todd Gurley, Leonard Fournette, Ty Montgomery, Carlos Hyde and maybe Dalvin Cook are the only others who were remotely close to their preseason draft ADP. This definitely supports the notion of using the upside down drafting strategy or "zero-running back" strategy.
LeSean McCoy, Le'Veon Bell and Ezekiel Elliott are waiting in the Top 20. They did not start off strong out of the gate, but I am a firm believer that each of them will be back to the Top 10 sooner rather than later. Chris Thompson and Tarik Cohen are the biggest surprises on this list. Both occupy the same role with their respective teams and both have been active on nearly every down, not just third down. They are offensive weapons and they are being used anyway they can. I don't expect to see an increase in snaps or carries from either back, but what they are doing in limited opportunities is impressive and potentially sustainable. There will be better games than others, but their role is firmly carved in their team's offense. I don't see their role growing, but I also don't see it diminishing. They may eventually fall out of the Top 10, but I see them continuing to be key contributors and fantasy commodities.
What if there's an injury? There's always injuries. Proactive waiver claims and roster stashes are a big part of fantasy success. Two running backs that I have my eye on include Malcolm Brown (Rams) and D'Onta Foreman (Texans). Alvin Kamara is growing on me, but there's still too many options in the Saints backfield for him to be a difference maker. Mark Ingram II would have to go down for me to be all-in on Kamara. I still think James White is going to be a difference maker for New England, but their offensive tendencies at running back vary week to week. A general rule of thumb for New England backs is to target pass-catching backs against teams with strong run defenses. If New England struggles to run, a quick 3-5 yard pass is just as good. This week against Carolina appears to be a game that favors the short passing game. Carolina will scheme to take the big play away and give away short yardage plays. This favors James White.
Not pictured includes many, but the main ones are Marshawn Lynch, Lamar Miller, DeMarco Murray, Ameer Abdullah, Bilal Powell, Jay Ajayi, Joe Mixon etc. Some of these may rebound to the Top 20, but others won't, whether it's injury related or not. It's the cycle of an NFL running back. Here one day, gone the next. In order to stay on top of things you need to have some luck, skill to see opportunities, and ability to make trades, especially buy low trades.
It's early but the rules of thumb are starting to take shape. Generally speaking stay away from these opponents for rushing: Denver, Washington, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Chicago, Arizona. Exploit these opponents: NY Giants, Los Angeles (Rams and Chargers), Seattle, Jacksonville, NY Jets, New England, Cincinnati, New Orleans and San Francisco.
Stefon Diggs has looked incredible in two of his three games (both home). In his two home games he has 7-93-2 and 8-173-2. His lone road game at Pittsburgh he had a dismal 2-27 performance. He's home again this week against Detroit, who have given up three touchdowns to wide receivers this season. Diggs is a player I had my eye on in the draft season as someone who could potentially reach the Top 10. He's proving me correct early on this season. So far the Vikings have had outstanding efficiency at quarterback, especially at home. Adam Thielen cracked the Top 10 despite not scoring a touchdown yet. The Vikings receiving duo has started off red hot and with five of their first seven games at home, that streak may continue.
Like Diggs, Tyreek Hill is a surprise in the Top 10. My opinion of Hill started to take a turn in his direction as the draft season ended and as I began to realize how potent the Chiefs offense can be. What makes Tyreek Hill (and Kareem Hunt for that matter) so special is Andy Reid and the Chiefs coaching staff's ability to harness their strengths and incorporate it into their offense. Hill has developed into a solid receiver with the skills to get separation in routes and after the catch. As long as Kansas City continues to have experience under center and Andy Reid's play calling, Hill should continue to thrive.
New England - There's gold to be mined in the Patriots receiving corps. So far, no one player has picked up the slack in Julian Edelman's place. At this time last year Edelman led the Patriots with 18 catches. This year the top receiver outside of Rob Gronkowski is James White with 12 receptions. We've seen Danny Amendola, James White, Chris Hogan and Brandin Cooks be the go-to target for Tom Brady on different occasions. We should start to see someone emerge soon enough, but so far the story is too complicated to read. The water is too murky and the fantasy lineups are too difficult to decide. The matchup this week against Carolina leans to favor Gronkowski and potentially Chris Hogan. Brandin Cooks could be a big play guy this week, but I don't see him as a conistent option unless they make him more of a short yardage receiver.
I suspect Julio Jones, Jordy Nelson and Odell Beckham Jr Jr. will vault into the Top 15 and perhaps the Top 10 soon enough. Beckham is finally healthy and he showed it last week with a two-touchdown performance. Nelson and Jones are right around the corner and should produce a big game soon. Michael Crabtree continues to be the better fantasy receiver over teammate Amari Cooper. Crabtree has capitalized on red zone plays and Cooper has not. The biggest difference is Crabtree has caught 81% of his targets, while Cooper (a dismal 43.5%) has not. TY Hilton's clutch Week 3 performance (7-153-1) has him in the Top 15 and with Andrew Luck lurking around the corner, things are looking up for the Colts early season MVP. He has established a rapport with Jacoby Brissett, which will help his numbers until Luck returns (hopefully Week 6). Hopefully Luck won't have any ill-effects of his shoulder rehabilitation. We've already seen Cam Newton struggle after having a similar but less-invasive procedure.
Not pictured - Mike Evans, DeVante Parker, Jarvis Landry (all with one less game), Allen Hurns, Randall Cobb, Dez Bryant, Alshon Jeffery, Rishard Matthews, etc. Several of these receivers will make a jump into the Top 20. I'm confident in that. Bye weeks, injuries or matchups have been key factors in their struggles or lower ranking.
Generally speaking, target wide receivers facing these teams: Tampa Bay, WR 2 playing Minnesota, Philadelphia, Tennessee, Arizona, New England, Dallas, NY Jets, LA Chargers, New Orleans.
Generally speaking, tend to fade wide receivers facing these teams: Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Washington, NY Giants, Baltimore, LA Rams, Cincinnati, Carolina, Green Bay
Rob Gronkowski's place at the top is not a surprise, but there are some eyebrow raisers at the tight end position. I had Zach Ertz in my preseason Top 5 and so far he has proven me correct with a number two ranking. The trade of Jordan Matthews and no firm rushing attack has funneled plays to Ertz and so far, he's making good on his chances. Charles Clay has become the top receiving threat for Buffalo outside of LeSean McCoy. Jordan Matthews and Zay Jones have not hit their stride yet and Tyrod Taylor has lived on the short-intermediate passing game, which is right in Clay's wheelhouse. Jason Witten is another beneficiary of an efficient offense. Dak Prescott is learning to trust his arm more and more, but his go-to target is still a high percentage short or mid-range pass, which is perfect for Witten.
Rookies Evan Engram and David Njoku are in the Top 15, but that may change as we get further into the season. Engram is third on the Giants in targets with 19, but Odell Beckham Jr (18) will soon pass him, making him less of an offensive fixture. Njoku has two scores, but only seven catches in three games mean he is not a consistent fantasy option yet.
The Ravens statistically look like they have played only two games. The mistake in London is hopefully just an anomaly, but bad numbers aside, Ben Watson's 11 receptions leads the team. He has come alive in the last two games (even against Jacksonville) and keep in mind, he had only one target Week 1. The Ravens offense is productive when the tight end is heavily involved. If Watson becomes more of a fixture in the offense, good things will come. I can see him making a jump into the Top 10 if his usage continues to increase. Only Mike Wallace has more offensive snaps for the Ravens than Watson heading into Week 4.
Teams who have not allowed a touchdown to a tight end: San Francisco, Green Bay, Tampa Bay, Carolina, Cincinnati, LA Chargers, Arizona, Buffalo, Kansas City.
New England and NY Giants have allowed a touchdown to a tight end in every game this season. Baltimore has allowed four touchdowns to tight ends, including three to Marcedes Lewis last week. Remember that when considering Jesse James this week.
Nearly every team in the Top 10 is a surprise. Deciding to wait on defense is a popular strategy and one that continues to pay off. Streaming a defense is definitely in and the method for doing so takes some clever schedule glancing. Making waiver decisions for defense is best done by scouting the schedule and finding gems either for the upcoming week or if you really like a matchup, a full week ahead. I usually look at these four factors. Sacks, sacks allowed, home team and opponent's record.
Top teams in sacks include: Jacksonville, Dallas, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, LA Chargers, Buffalo, Cincinnati and LA Rams.
Most sacks allowed include: Houston, Green Bay, Kansas City, Arizona, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, New England, San Francisco, Carolina.
Home Team - most of the teams in the Top 10 are on the road this week, but Jacksonville (at NY Jets) is appealing, as is Cincinnati (at Cleveland). Of the home matchups, Atlanta at home vs. Buffalo is decent, so is LA Chargers vs Philadelphia or Arizona vs. San Francisco. Kansas City vs. Washington is appealing, but the Chiefs defense is probably not available on the waiver wire. Seattle is tempting at home vs. Indianapolis, but there are some hints that might lean towards fading the Seahawks defense, even at home.
Not pictured - Minnesota, Seattle, New England and Denver are nowhere to be found in the Top 15. All four were consensus Top 5-8 defenses selected in drafts. That's not to say those teams won't rebound, but as of now, they are under-performing. Minnesota, Denver and Seattle have a combined 0 fumble recoveries and 0 defensive touchdowns. Seattle is averaging a hefty 146 rushing yards allowed per game. Denver and Minnesota are a much stronger 59 and 62 respectively. That stat alone tells me a rebound is more likely for them than Seattle. It's still only three games into the season, but the tendencies and weaknesses are starting to reveal themselves. We'll know more about Seattle after their Week 4 game vs. Indianapolis. If things continue to sputter, it may not be their season.
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ISLAMABAD Jan 03 (TNS): Pakistan has been ranked the world's top travel destination for 2018 by the British Backpacker Society, which described Pakistan as "one of the friendliest countries on earth, with mountain scenery that is beyond anyone's wildest imagination".
The British Backpacker Society announced the results, ranking the world's top 20 adventure travel destinations for 2018, which also includes Russia, India, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan and China.
"Pakistan is the clear winner of the British Backpacker Society's top 20 adventure travel destinations 2018 and we encourage keen travellers to book a trip now" the backpackers, who have travelled to over 101 countries, shared on social media.


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How to Get Rid of Garter Snakes in Your House
Finding a garter snake in your house can be quite an unpleasant surprise. Snakes often look for a warm setting to sleep or eat. The question becomes not why the snake came inside but how it got there. Ultimately, once the snake goes away, you should concentrate on avoiding a return visit.
Call animal control to remove the snake. Even if you think it's a garter snake, you may be wrong. Animal-control employees know how to deal with snakes, so let them handle removal.
Take a walk through the backyard. Clean up any clutter, such as leaf piles. Mow the lawn and trim bushes close to the house. There should be no loose woodpiles on the ground. Snakes like to hide; removing their hiding places will encourage them to move.
Look around the foundation of your house. The snake got into your house so there must be an opening. Fill any cracks in the foundation. Close the windows. Try to figure out how the snake made it into the house and fix it.
Call an exterminator. Snakes need to eat. You may be enticing them with mice or insects in your home. Have the exterminator remove their food source so they have no reason to come into the house to eat.
Lay out snake-repellent products. Go to the hardware store or even a pet store and ask what you should use to keep the snakes away. Make sure to let the clerk know if you have pets or small children. Some possible choices include mothball flakes or sulfur.


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Do you like or hate Donald Trump, and why?
Submitted by dimitrios10 on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 17:10
I am curious if you guys like DonaldTrump, or do you hate him?
" ...... Complain all you like about Murdoch, but we don't have to buy his news...and he has helped both sides depending on how he judges competency......it's hard to argue he was wrong on both Hawk and Howard ...... ".
You are correct here Blob, I don't buy Murdoch media. Further Murdoch did support Hawke but not on the basis of his competency (which he was away) it was because he was after some sort of media reform that favoured his business. Well known/recognised at the time. Howard also bent over and bared his arse for him in that regard.
Murdoch always asks for dividend for his political support.
"...Complain all you like about Murdoch, but we don't have to buy his news...and he has helped both sides depending on how he judges competency......it's hard to argue he was wrong on both Hawk and Howard..."
Dead right blob - well part of it anyway - murdoch was no issue at all for the perpetually outraged when he was behind hawke. Howard well, let's not go there.
But it does annoy the fuck out of me how much of a fuss is made about murdoch press these days. Yep he's a big monilithic opinion piece, but clearly there is a market for it, which shows its representative of something. And, really its market is only shrinking with new technology, so any percieved influence is fastly diminishing. Yet apparently murdoch is the evil mastermind controlling everything (which he kind of is...a little anyway - but in reality, people have more choice and free will than ever regarding media)
". Right wing Internet media came about as response to leftist homogeneity. It is not about balance but a necessary counterbalance..."
This is the interesting thing. Left wing media would argue that they are generally innocent of any imbalance. And that, any perceived imbalance is just the abc/nyt trying to counterbalance the rabid bias of murdoch and co. Also, that the slip, to what is now more propaganda from both sides, rather than reporting of the news, is the result of 'liberal' press chasing fox news down a fake news rabbit hole of deceit.
Yes fox news changed the landscape.
But, I would argue that the 'liberal' press long ago scurried past the fox in that rabbit hole. Gouging, Kicking, and scratching it's way past in the race to the bottom. Yes fox news is bias and trashy, but at least they don't try and hide it, they own it. Whereas the other side, it's all diversions, deceit and denial. And has been for some time.
@ Blob
I'm not a classic, sanctimonious progressive as such, rather a pragmatic (mostly) centrist individual who endeavours to listen and learn from varying opinions. I'm progressive on certain environmental issues, worry madly about overpopulation of our extremely fragile desert nation, species loss, preservation of our coastal littoral heritage, contamination of ancient seed stock by big GM agribusiness and overall resource depletion. I care about the plight of indigenous Australians and often work closely with them which I enjoy very much. I've never voted Liberal-Nats or minor parties before . . . but that doesn't make me a progressive either. I'm conservative in many other areas in a time of rapidly slipping moral and ethical standards.
As much as I enjoy both stations at times for their content, I will freely say that the (Australian) ABC and SBS is packed to the rafters with a strong (mandatory) leaning and entrenched biased left culture of middle class journalists who live in a bubble, are punch drunk internationalists and believe they are holier than thou - and by dint of beliefs more intelligent than the unwashed masses. They (management) can argue all they like but constantly fail to deliver a range of voices in this vital area of democracy. I could name names and programmes but it is essentially an exercise in futility. Authentic diversity of views and opinions have long been censured and it is infuriating but typical of other services around the world marching to the same drum.
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So spuddy, what opinions exactly are suppressed? I hear a range of views across mainstream media.
I'm with you word for word , Spuddy.
I like the cut of your jib. What is really nice is that now I can kick back knowing that my point is being put across.....by you.
Views that are suppressed or given little weight often include points many of us might find unpalatable or contrary to our own views - alternative views on Christianity versus atheism, contentious and detailed points of view on climate change - the other voice, bone loony or measured, being given a truly fair sounding board. Immigration, a sacred cow that needs to be challenged without fear or favour - those questioning key aspects of immigration policy are smugly ridiculed by(the aforementioned agencies) of the electronic fourth estate and dismissed out of hand or worse.
Population policy is one of the greatest and pressing issues of our age, and the implications for future generations, as adaptable or resilient as they may or may not be, are enormous; much of the media ignore the reality and share the proscenium with the future plundering growth obsessed corporate arena. The played down, suppressed/deescalated reportage of major racial tensions and events in Europe - Auntie does this continually. The greater emphasis placed on calling out the frailties, follies and fuck-ups of conservative parliamentarians; though I'm not an acolyte of any of them as such, this is a seemingly congenital habit.
Murdoch does not have the fine qualities of his mother - and she knew this - but his Australian broadsheet gives us Philip Adams, Peter Van Onselen and Greg Sheridan and numerous other voices in the one gig and probably remains one of the more sober and balanced organs in the English speaking world. The late, great cartoonist, Bill Leak, courageous and hilarious in his satire, vilified constantly by the (always correct )moral arbiters biting at his ankles.
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Nothing there spuddy that is not debated openly and regularly across a variety of outlets. Ridicule and satire are part of robust debate and used liberally on all sides. The problems in Europe have been dealt with objectively and in detail on SBS nightly news. The Australian does employ some decent ethical journalists but what about the Daily Telegraph which is a low life exploitative tabloid arsewipe? If you want to understand how low Murdoch can go look up "Milly Dowler" on your favourite search engine.
Must admit I have never read the Daily Telegraph or even held a copy - sounds pretty down market; tabloids are sad and crippling. SBS is robustly defensive and hagiographic on all things multi-culti, but their World Movies and Scandinavian Noir series are excellent. Thanks for the Murdoch heads up . . . will go and have a look-see. I find some good fairly balanced lyric in Germany's Der Spiegel for European news. I guess it's more necessary than ever to read widely and question much.
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Stunet says 'I watched a THIRD of the tape....nothing there to worry about..'
( paraphrasing for brevity not distortion)
Well that's helpful...
"00:49:10) An employee asks if Google is willing to "invest in grassroots, hyper-local efforts to bring tools and services and understanding of Google products and knowledge" so that people can "make informed decisions that are best for themselves." Pichai's response: Google will ensure its "educational products" reach "segments of the population [they] are not [currently] fully reaching."
(00:54:33) An employee asks what Google is going to do about "misinformation" and "fake news" shared by "low-information voters." Pichai responds by stating that "investments in machine learning and AI" are a "big opportunity" to fix the problem.
(00:56:12) Responding to an audience member, Walker says Google must ensure the rise of populism doesn't turn into "a world war or something catastrophic … and instead is a blip, a hiccup."
(00:58:22) Brin compares Trump voters to supporters of fascism and communism, linking the former movement to "boredom," which Brin previously linked to Trump voters. "It sort of sneaks up sometimes, really bad things" says Brin.
(01:01:15) A Google employee states: "speaking to white men, there's an opportunity for you right now to understand your privilege" and urges employees to "go through the bias-busting training, read about privilege, read about the real history of oppression in our country." He urges employees to "discuss the issues you are passionate about during Thanksgiving dinner and don't back down and laugh it off when you hear the voice of oppression speak through metaphors." Every executive on stage – the CEO, CFO, two VPs and the two Co-founders – applaud the employee."
I need some bias busting training
spuddy I find SBS usually well balanced. Their brief is multi-culturalism but I remember them putting some pretty direct questions to members of the Melbourne Sudanese community about gang behaviour. If you see something that you think was biased or unbalanced put it up and I will have a look. I don't watch a lot of SBS or ABC current affairs programs as they usually just rehash opinions I have read elsewhere but I usually watch SBS news.
"I need some bias busting training"
You wont get that reading Breitbart
Your premise is total BS.
You were extreme left and now a Trump supported hailing Breitbart, total BS unless it was a change of Meds.
ABC one of the most trusted news sources in Australia versus a mouth that just got done for vexations behavior....total BS.
Poor hard done by Trump treated unfairly....wasn't he a leading proponent of the birther movement, crooked Hillary anyone, lock her up?
Trump surrounded himself with criminals complementing his criminal behavior how could a enquiry like Mueller get started under a Republican administration, it wasn't an accident.
And the economy FFS, if you throw $1.5 trillion of stimulus at the rich and business with no regard for debt then you are a genus.
Sypkan and Spuddyjack
I agree on all counts...
They will tell you your open minded balance is not a problem....then call you a facist....so who are the real fascists?
Urbanisation has already destroyed the natural character of much of the East Coast
Is it Alan Jones or SBS that is actually making it hard for Labor and the Liberals to keep pumping 100,000 more people into Sydney each year?.
Are you obfuscating again?.
Do you think the ABC and SBS have left wing bias or not?.
Do you understand that the charter of the ABC requires it to be balanced?.
The level of bias in our public broadcasters is criminal. Be honest about it.
Those who excuse the bias while saying they defend the ABC are the in fact the ones endangering the ABC
They're smoking something
Blob if you believe there is bias please give specific examples and I will try to view them. If you read my comment about all I watch on those stations is the SBS news, which I believe to be unbiased. If you think not, you need to be specific. Generalisations are meaningless without substantial evidence so to make your case you need numerous specific instances of bias. If you are unwilling to do that then the discussion is just a waste of time.
Blob. your smoking gun is those excerpts you reference?
Your reading way too much into it.
Blob, I've been around long enough to make sense of media bias, even *gulp* studied it at university - no doubt by scoundrel bleeding heart lefties, eh? Of course I also work in the media so I see self-serving bias all the time, and I have to parse what people's motives are, what agenda they're keeping. None of this is new.
My own media consumption is a cross-politics spread from The Australian to Crikey, taking in around six or seven titles I pay for or are free to view, and from that I form my own opinion. But Breitbart is a step too far for me. I'll tune in now and again but it's more just matter-of-fact perusing: seeing how coloured the editorial is, how extreme the comments are. It provides an indicator to the state of play rather than information on specific stories.
For mine, a prima facie read of the Breitbart articles shows nothing compelling, nor does a more acute decoding, unless you already have a deep inbuilt bias.
And if you wanna take it a fraction further. Breitbart's political colours are libertarianism mixed with economic conservatism: they're largely for small government, low taxes, and minimal regulation. Well, Google is apparently ticking all those boxes, are they not? I mean, this is what you get when the govt cedes control and regulation is non-existent. They should be lauded by Breitbart - except, of course, their machinations are being directed against Breitbart's boy.
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Extreme bias to the right or left really frustrates me...I think its damaging...and is primarily what has led to the rise of the likes of mr trump politically. I think the majority of people naturally exist in the moderate zone...but as mentioned somewhere above...we now get media that suits our bent...so while we may start out moderate left...but if we get all our information from that side...we may end up extreme...without even realizing it
I guess intelligence is a really difficult thing to judge...and can be measured different ways...and is therefore debatable to some extent...but just take note of Mr trumps limited vocabulary...AND considering that most of what he says would be written by others...I cant argue he is a man of high intelligence. I guess some would argue that he is just speaking the language of the people...maybe
I agree with above comments regarding SBS...their world news is generally good watching
Not so long ago we had empires ruled by emperors, then we had kingdoms ruled by kings, but now we seem to have countries....
Well done Westof .
It's sad what it's come to. Before Trump the president of the USA was a universally respected figure with remarkable ntellence and acumen . I sure miss the days when I knew the person with their finger over The Button wasn't some random clown with more connections and money than political ability.
I focus
This is getting tedious....and ironic
You may assert that I am biased and that you are unbiased, and that my sources are lying while your sources tell the truth,
....but I don't share your OPINION, and unless you support your assertions with facts they are just ......assertions.
You don't get to be right just because you call people wrong.
You may think Breitbart is unreliable, but since you raised birtherism I hope you understand that it's beginnings have been debated in media for years.
As in you frame Trump but Hillary started it.
I accept there are two sides to this story but I'm also sure Obama's Kenyan, Indonesian, communist background was ignored in hopes of helping him get elected.
I don't think there is any question Hillary tried to differentiate herself from Obama by focussing on her Americaness and his otherness. Her supporters heard the dog whistle and the conspiracy theory grew.
When she fell behind in the contest her team took it further.
All supported with fact
But you focus on Trump
Now since Breitbart is so bad you will have no trouble demolishing this excuse for journalism.
Was Hillary a 'birther' or not I Focus?.
'....President was a universally respected figure...'
Umm, nope, never
You really need to get out more
And I think you need to take something to cure your irony deficiency.
Blob may words were ".....seems to believe he is a dictator." Not quite the same thing.
Blob I seem to remember that Obama did produce his birth certificate which was validated by the Hawaiian authorities so whoever you blame it was nonsense from start to finish. Trump, on the other hand, still refuses to release his tax return. Obama had nothing to hide, there is a serious chance Trump does ...... such as paying somewhere between zero and SFA.
Blob your view that the world is black / white, left evil / right good my tribe should rule over your tribe or binary is the same language that despots use to divide societies as they play every card of division including the dog whistle to racism.
Despots always undermine the very institutions that that hold up democratic values attacking anything that holds them accountable, 1st to go is the 4th estate .............sound familiar.
Read back though Blind Boys, Stu's and others posts here and you with see nuances, this is how real world is.
As you already know the issue with Trump's tax returns isn't the tax paid, it's where the money came from after US banks stopped lending to Trump hence the Russian connection.
Manafort is filling Mueller in about that right now.
Agree I focus but I think how little he has paid would also be an issue.
special commendations go to westofthelake's 10.14 comment and ifocus' 1.43 & 1.53 contributions.
Its 12.48 am in Washington DC right now and soon another day will dawn with Manafort singing like a canary to Mueller. 49 days to go to the mid terms and counting.
@ Blob,
President Obama was a fundamentally decent man, a beautiful orator and an idealist. He lacked foreign policy experience and battled with a belligerent, intransigent and ever hostile senate. His country of birth had been clarified, but was obfuscated with conspiratorial drag. In Australia, even a newly arrived migrant can theoretically get a guernsey upon locking in singular citizenship - perhaps the yanks have something to learn here.
I am a PAYE taxpayer and like to know that I am contributing to a fair and balanced society - roads, schools, hospitals etc. Moreover, I am not preoccupied with trying to minimise my payments through write-offs either. Kerry Packer would've called me a mug, maybe so, but I also don't want to have left the world as having been an avaricious taker abrogating my responsibility as a good citizen. What kind of example does that set? Trump and his like-minded cronies have turned personal and company tax evasion into a lucrative international sport and the Trumpster has left a legacy of catastrophes and heartaches through his bankruptcy escape hatches with no obvious qualms. Those players of his ilk don't worry about moral equivalence because they lack any sense of responsibility to greater society. One of his former wives - Ivana - from recollection, asserted that "paying taxes was for the little people." A pathetic and contemptuous outlook and one that Trump is unlikely to ever resile from with any sense of moral awakening. It's a wonder he didn't write off Stormy Daniels as a stress relief advisor. One can only postulate as to how much he really owes major contractors and others and to what extent his finances are geared behind Shell companies in the Cayman Islands or wherever. Overall, this self-serving collective den of thieves, (from sport, politics, old and new money, weapons and drug manufacturing and the arts), has some US seventy trillion dollars stashed away. Think what a fraction of that could do on so many levels for a more equitable world.
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Trump showing Dirk Ziff how to go about business in foreign countries.
Your 'university.....scoundrel bleeding heart lefties' sarcasm seems a little redundant.
Sneer at Bettina Arndt
Breitbart is full of stories like this....but you don't see them.
Do you believe the humanities in Colleges and Universities lean left or not?.....I know, it's a tough one.
Multiple studies in the US have found that the proportion of professors in the humanities who are Republicans ranges between 6 and 11 percent, and in the social sciences between 7 and 9 percent.
From a Liberal...
So Breitbart is a step too far for you.
You tout your balanced media diet then immediately quantify the level of your own bias. Mmm
The Breitbart article about the Google meeting went to GREAT lengths to show they made no interpretation of facts.
It quoted the meeting verbatim and recommended the reader listen to the whole unedited tape to make up their own mind.
See, Breitbart know they get called out for bias so they let people read exactly what was said so they can make up their own mind.
Again you don't address the point though....that other media ignored the story .....and by doing so prevented readers from making up their own mind.
I'm getting plenty of irony in my diet thanks
Do you think the mainstream media is biased to the left? I know, another tough question.
As for Google ticking Breitbarts boxes....that is so dumb I guess you must be joking right?.
Do you not get that Global, globalist, progressive mono culture, open border monopolies don't tick any conservative boxes.
....and is your last sentence a joke too?, cause it totally contradicts your claim there is no evidence of Google tampering with the political process.....'their machination are being directed against Breitbarts boy'
What machinations are you referring to?.
Obama doesn't give me the same thrills.
I repeat: you never heard anything critical of Obama in regular media and you never hear anything positive about Trump.
This is not because Obama was without scandals, he had plenty, it's because the public are being played.
Obama installed tariffs on Chinese made tyres ... China responded by opening tyre manufacturing plants in America.
So it's resulted in an immediate return to manufacturing in the USA.
That'll show Trump and the stupid people who believed him when he said he'd return manufacturing to the USA.
So it's resulted in an immediate return to manufacturing in the USA.
That'll show Trump and the stupid people who believed him when he said he'd return manufacturing to the USA.
Nobel Peace Prize winning Buddhist channels racist Trump
Blob. Is that what you read into the dalais statements?
think harder.
Which of the two major U.S. political parties was the most instrumental in outsourcing their manufacturing base in the first place. Either way in an emerging push for 'globalisation' as the new leap forward, it happened rapidly because big business generally wanted to curtail operating costs, put the brakes on reasonable wage growth and keep more of the profits - to the unequivocal detriment of large slabs of the population. Many of whom would, with sad irony, later bail out the "corporate dynamos" during the GFC. The question now remains as to whether the Chinese will yield to Trump's will so easily? Interesting times in mercantilist battles and, that said, only time will tell.
I have never been in the thrall of any political figurehead. Yes, readily conceded, Obama's presidency was disappointing and underwhelming; more was hoped for and there had been a lot riding on it. He certainly made mistakes and tended to prevaricate and vacillate on key matters - something Trump doesn't do - though perhaps to his detriment at times and Trump continually cops it not so sweet from the media. Blob you mentioned that we never hear anything positive about Trump, but by God, seemingly inured, that doesn't bother him or many of his acolytes.
Obama certainly displayed all the key hallmarks of an earnest nominee for the POTUS - namely good education, a sharp mindset, empathy and a commitment to finding reasonable consensus; he was not a hard core Washington swamp monster. He managed to avoid as much scrutiny as Trump, I think for pretty obvious reasons. But right now, the fact remains that until polity within the senate moves from cut throat and bitter rancour to constructive civil interchange and some serious pragmatic give and take, US politics will remain mired. One might well ask: Given the opportunity, which of the two men would one prefer to have a meal with and a conversation with some depth? Which of the two of them will leave a more definitive legacy as leaders of their times? Everyone has an opinion and that's a good thing.
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It was a jab
What do you think the anti Trump media's reaction would have been if Trump had said refugees should go home because Europe belongs to Europeans ?
Think hard now....
Ha ha.....they would have a field day on it if Trump said that, would be all over the news.
God i love the Dalai Lama, such a wise but simple guy, like a real life Yoda.
Are people's memories so bad?
Trump did blunder his way into domestic UK and European politics in regard to refugees and it was all over the news internationally and locally.
Pfft. You can guarantee when Trump says it (he already has of course, and not just about Europe) it's full of plenty of other nastyness. I think one of the more recent gems was that all migrants should be immediately turned around and sent home....no process. Just pack em up and truck off. Pretty sure the word 'infestation' has thrown about previously. I'll hazard that guess. Course there was that other stuff about rapists and terrorists and Africans needing to return to their huts.
Guess it comes down to choice of words. Should a leader be careful or haphazard.
Somebody tell me how the sums work if Trump's tariffs cause a devaluation of the yuan so deep it will negate the Chinese hurt.
Are people's memories so bad?.
Trump did blunder his way into domestic UK and European politics in regard to refugees and it was all over the anti Trump news internationally and locally
Wasn't Trump contradicted and criticised for saying no go zones were real?
Who was right?
Tariffs are too complex for me although it seems the usual truisms don't necessarily apply when an imbalance of economic power is effectively leveraged.
So Obama's China tyre tariffs were said to be counterproductive, pushing up prices and costing a couple of hundred thousand for every job they created, .but Trump is no Obama.
There are also national security issues beyond the balance of trade...as in one Trump advisor said 'if you don't have steel you don't have a country'
When a migrant attempts to cross a border illegally why should they not be denied entry?.
This thread is full of lies
Lies and liars
Step back from the chatter and see the big ugly obvious picture
Because your democracy is only as good as the information in the hands of the voters
Most information is now sifted through the bias of left leaning, city based progressive media elites.
ABC, SBS, 7, 9, 10, BBC, CNN, NBC, MSNBC, Google, Facebook, Twitter, Hollywood, comedians.....academia. Etcetcetc.
Who do they represent?
They are an oligarchy of unelected influencers where the left/right split may be as much as ...
Yet the split in the general population is more like...
With the balance of our voting as fine as it is the influence of this cabal is ALREADY swinging elections.
The left would struggle to win anything without this media advantage
Eg. Elected with a big swing Abbott was deposed in a coup generated by a media blitzkrieg that evaporated as soon as the more acceptably progressive Turnbull was installed.
Hillary outspent Trump Two to one and had a media tailwind that was really only a New York Los Angeles sea breeze
Check out the elites when reality hits them....
The leftists on this thread will ignore, deflect, nitpick, deny and mock...
They'll stand in the sunshine and say it's nighttime.
...and sneer at any deplorable so dumb and ignorant as to disagree with them
So of course they are apoplectic about Trump and aghast at his support.
Trump won because the voters woke to the fact the elites were lying and were so blindly arrogant they thought they could get away with it.
Ha ha funny how when you come to jobs like journalism which require education, intelligence and a relative absence of greed you end up with lefties. All the right wingers of similar ability go in to law and suck on the corporate tit.
Blob asks " When a migrant attempts to cross a border illegally why should they not be denied entry?"
Nice try at rewriting international law.
It is not illegal for a refugee to seek safety by crossing a border. Full stop.
I guess you were always going to get to this weren't you?
Journos are geniuses
Wow...that was 'intelligent'
Explains everything


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SUMMARY: Every civilization has economic, political, moral and social elements, and depends on geological and geographical conditions for its existence. But what preserves civilization is its transmission to our children — and the technique of such transmission is education.
"Civilization is social order promoting cultural creation." Four elements constitute it: economic provision, political organization, moral traditions, and the quest for knowledge and art. "It begins where chaos and uncertainty end." Because when man ceases to be afraid, his curiosity and constructive spirit are freed, and he naturally goes in search of understanding towards the embellishment of life.
Civilization depends on certain factors, and any of them may be decisive for its flowering or perishing.
As geological conditions, it is understood the fragility and ephemerality of man in relation to nature. Glaciations, volcanoes, earthquakes and tsunamis are just some of the geological factors to whose whims civilizations are conditioned.
As geographic conditions, there is the heat of the tropics and their parasites and diseases, the amount of rainfall, the quality of the soils, the availability of rivers and natural harbors in the indentations of the coast, and, above all, if a nation finds itself located on world trade routes. "Geography, though it can never create it, smiles upon civilization, and nourishes it."
Economic conditions are even more important. A people may possess orderly institutions, a high moral code, and even a tendency toward the arts, but if it does not transcend the stage of hunting and its existence continues always depending on chance, it will never pass completely from barbarism to civilization.
The main economic condition is a steady supply of water and food. The primordial culture is agriculture, for it is when man establishes himself in a fixed place and begins to plow the soil and accumulate provisions for the uncertain future that he finds the time and motivation to be civilized.
But while civilization begins with agriculture, it is with the city that it flourishes. It is there that the riches and minds produced in the countryside are directed. And it is at this crossroads of trade with minds that the intelligence of man sharpens and becomes creative power. There, some men can afford to abstain from manual labor and produce science and philosophy, literature and art. "Civilization begins in the peasant's hut, but it comes to flower only in the towns."
There are no racial conditions for civilization. "It is not the great race that makes the civilization, it is the great civilization that makes the people." But there are certain important psychological conditions. There is a need of political order, so that man does not worry about being stolen or killed at every corner. It is necessary to have a unit of language and a unifying moral code. A certain unity of belief is usually advantageous as well. Finally, there must be education: there must be some technique in which the cultural heritage of a people can be transmitted to the young – "the very instrument through which they are turned from animals into men."
But civilization is not something innate or indestructible. On the contrary, its existence is tenuous and must be maintained and renewed with each generation. It is through education that we preserve it.
- What is civilization?
- What are the elements of civilization?
- What kinds of conditions are necessary for its existence?


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If you've got a fear of clowns this must be a really sucky time for you. Stephen King's It has brought Pennywise memes back into fashion, and now Warner Bros. is giving you multiples takes on the Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker. We've now seen a pair of looks at Joaquin Phoenix in Todd Phillips' Joker film, one in plain ol' civilian garb as Arthur Fleck, his real name, and the other in his villainous makeup.
Now we've got a brand new image from Phillips, and this one adds a full clown getup, complete with giant, floppy clown shows, into the equation. I have my doubts this is what he'll be wearing whenever he goes off on his eventual psychotic rampage, but this is a completely different take on the character so you never know.
We won't really know how Phoenix will approach Joker until we see some footage, which could be a long ways off still. But if you believe the Internets (and who doesn't?), Phoenix has some competition from an unlikely source: The Room's Tommy Wiseau. Nerdist asked the cinematic weirdo to play the Joker in a scene from The Dark Knight, and people are flipping out over it. Is it good? I mean…sure, compared to the rest of Wiseau's shitty acting it's fucking brilliant. The bar is super low, though, am I right?
Anyway, check out Wiseau's performance below. Don't expect to see him in Joker when it opens on October 4th 2019.


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Youngsters recognised for Scouting achievements with top awards
PUBLISHED: 12:21 06 February 2018 | UPDATED: 12:21 06 February 2018
Four members of the 1st Southwold Scouts have been presented with the highest accolades for their age group.
Cub Scouts Angus McLean from Hinton, Charlie Chalker from Wenhaston and Samuel Burrows from Blythburgh, gained the Chief Scout's Silver Award - the top award in the Cub pack.
A further award was presented to Jack Barrett-Kelly, from Gisleham, who achieved the Chief Scout's Gold Award - the top award for the Scout troop.
The awards represent a great deal of hard work and determination from the boys, and their efforts were praised by group leader Bob Mole.
He said: "The boys have been extremely loyal to the Scout group rarely missing a night or an activity. It is this and their determination that has made this award possible and where many youngsters let themselves down."
Each boy gave a brief presentation of their journey to gaining their award, explaining that the various badges represented a wide range of interests, skills and sports. They particularly enjoyed working towards the astronomer badge which they did with Professor Michael Rowan-Robinson.
The badges were presented by Peter Jarvis, deputy county commissioner for Suffolk Scouts, who told the boys they should be proud of their efforts.
He said: "When you look at what these boys did to pass their awards you will see a huge variety of activities and skills achieved, only Scouting offers such opportunities for our young people."
He thanked the parents for encouraging their sons to take part in Scouting and for driving them to the various activities. He also thanked the team of adult leaders for their hard work.
Each award winner was also presented with a certificate by the mayor of Southwold, Matthew Horwood, who is a former member of 1st Southwold Scouts. He congratulated each of the boys on their achievements and thanked the leaders of the group for their good work in the local community.
The three boys who gained the silver award have now moved up into the Scout troop and have stated working towards their gold. And Jack has offered to stay on as a young leader to pass on his skills and knowledge to others, while working towards his platinum award.
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Ideas with Impact—Making a Mark on Healthcare
Honors College students engage in research with the goal of contributing to the global community. Nursing major Audrey Ferguson (Class of 2012) combined her passion for healthcare with a global perspective, studying Nursing alongside a minor in Global Affairs.
As part of her Honors 490 Clinical Research Internship course, Audrey conducted research in the Rehabilitation Medicine Department at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Her study examined the relationship between exercise self-efficacy and fitness outcomes in individuals with pulmonary hypertension. Audrey found that in patients with pulmonary hypertension taking part in the exercise intervention she implemented was associated with an increase in their confidence in their ability to exercise.
In order to conduct this research Audrey worked with researchers at the NIH Rehabilitation Medicine Department along with the project's principal investigator, Dr. Randall Keyser. Subsequently, Audrey presented her research to the George Mason University community in a poster presentation entitled, "Exercise Self-Efficacy and Pulmonary Hypertension."
Audrey credits the Honors College faculty and staff with encouraging her to pursue challenging and exciting opportunities. "The Honors College advisers challenged me to accept projects that took me outside of my comfort zone. As a result of that encouragement I have already had the training and maturity needed to excel in overseas work that I am passionate about," said Audrey.
Since completing her research Audrey has continued to display leadership with a global focus. In 2011 and 2012 Audrey was awarded the United States Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study language in Dhaka, Bangladesh.


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Of al the genres of photography, weddings are definitely near the top when it comes to the amount of preparation they require and how much your success depends on how you set yourself up beforehand. This great video will give you five quick and helpful tips to make sure you're ready to go when the big day arrives.
Coming to you from Andy Marcus with B&H Photo and Video, this great video will give you five quick and helpful tips to make sure you're fully prepared for shooting a wedding. Weddings are a quickfire succession of critical moments, and any hole in your preparation can turn into a huge problem on the big day, especially when you don't get a second chance for many important shots. Having a list of required items and tasks that you use every time can go a long way to ensuring both that you're prepared and that you don't miss any of the most important shots. As Marcus mentions, backups are absolutely crucial. This starts with having two memory cards in your camera, but you should be backing up elsewhere as soon as possible as well. Check out the video above for more.
And if you really want to dive into learning wedding photography, check out "How To Become A Professional Commercial Wedding Photographer!"


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Your husband had an affair. I'm sorry to hear that, I really am. I know how difficult it can be to deal with something like that. It can seem like your whole stomach just drops right down through the floor, you feel dizzy, and none of it seems like its really happening.
What can be even more infuriating though is the thought that another woman went and willingly started meddling in your marriage and pulled your husband away from you. A lot of women may even feel motivated to confront the other woman just to get a better idea about what she's thinking.
First of all, yes, I understand that not all women know that the man they're sleeping with is married. Some of them are in the dark on the whole situation. You can't really blame them if your husband slips off his wedding ring before he approaches her at a bar and starts things. In all likelihood, she probably just thought he was a charming single man.
But what about those women who know that he's married? Why would they try to tear your marriage apart?
Well, chances are that she isn't some kind of evil-doer who takes pleasure from tearing happy couples apart.
If your husband cheated, then there's a good chance that there were some serious problems in your marriage to begin with. He probably wasn't getting all of his needs met, either emotional or physical needs.
The other woman probably started out as a simple platonic friends. Somewhere along the line, he probably confided in her about the problems in your marriage and the specific frustrations he was having with it.
Being a friend, she empathized with him and out of their sharing and discussion, the spark of attraction started. When all she hears from him is all the problems he's having with his wife (you), it's easy for her to stop seeing you as the unique, multi-faceted person that you really are. Instead, you become some kind of oppressor to this wonderful man. It's because of this mentality that she probably doesn't feel much guilt in having the affair.
Now, I'm not saying that she's right or that you are a bad person. Indeed you are probably a good person, and so is the other woman. It's just how she sees things from the story she gets from your husband.
Maybe there is some value in approaching the other woman and talking to her. Don't do it for revenge though, if you do it make sure it is to gain understanding or to try and convince her to cut off the affairs.
Remember, that regardless of what happened, it was still your husband's choice to have the affair. Perhaps the other woman isn't free from all guilt, but this is still your husband's choice and he ultimately holds the responsibility for his actions. It's easy to point the finger at a the third party, but remember that an affair is ultimately a symptom of a problem between you and your husband, and you need to deal with that first and foremost.
If you would like to learn more about confronting the other woman, please check out http://whydoguyscheat.com.
Alex Haight is a relationship writer helping women with relationship problems and specializing in affairs and infidelity.