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Seattle at Green Bay
How Seattle got here: The Seahawks fought off a pesky Redskins team and ended up winning by a comfortable margin. They didn't exactly inspire too much confidence for this week's game though, since they still were trailing into the 4th quarter.
How Green Bay got here: The well-documented resurgence of Brett Favre and the little-documented emergence of Greg Jennings and Ryan Grant, who both played at Pro Bowl levels all year but are still unknowns because of the media's infatuation with Old Number 4. Plus, that defense matured into a very solid and reliable unit.
3 Strengths of Seattle:
1. Seattle has the deepest receiving corps in the NFC. Even though Deion Branch was out last week, they still had DJ Hackett, Bobby Engram and Nate Burleson to turn to. They are going to need to score some points this week so they will have to take advantage of this wealth of talent.
2. Seattle's linebackers are the fastest this side of Indy. When you combine the intelligence of Lofa Tatupu, the speed of Leroy Hill and the playmaking ability of Julian Peterson, you have damn near the best linebacking group in the NFL.
3. Seattle knows Green Bay. Holmgren knows what makes Favre tick. He also knows how to play in Lambeau in January which will help the Seahawks to not be intimidated by the cold weather and mystique of Lambeau Field.
3 Strengths of Green Bay:
1. Ryan Grant. It's amazing how much credit Brett Favre gets for the work Green Bay running backs do behind him. Its no surprise that the Packers greatest success during the Favre era was while they had excellent running back play, from Dorsey Levens to Ahman Green and now Grant, who emerged out of nowhere to make this a complete team
2. Green Bay's defense is steadily improving. Ted Thompson did a great job of reconstructing a woebegone unit from a few years ago. Now he has solid edge rushers and run defense as well as two of the better cover cornerbacks left in the playoffs.
3. Green Bay's home field advantage is still there. Nothing descibes the identity of the Packers more than cold games in January. While it may not affect the Seahawks as much as other teams, it will inspire and energize the Packers to play at a higher level.
3 Weaknesses of Seattle:
1. Oh where have you gone Shaun Alexander. While he was never the fastest running back in the league, it is painfully obvious that he has lost his lateral movement and quickness to hit the cutback holes that are so important in the Seahawks zone running. It's sad to see how far and quickly he has fallen.
2. Matt Hasselbeck still makes stupid plays. There was no excuse for his interception in the fourth quarter, and if Todd Collins doesn't give up 2 housecalls to the Seahawks defense, we may be criticizing Hasselbeck a lot more. Plus we all rememeber his dopey proclamation of Seahawk victory before giving up his own housecall to the Dreadlocked Al Harris
3. Josh Brown, you are still a pussy. Any kicker that needs to wear battery powered leg warmers cannot be trusted to make a big kick this week. If you were afraid of being cold, you should have played baseball in Venezuela, bitch.
3 Weaknesses of Green Bay:
1. Not only is Youth and Young Manhood an awesome CD by the Kings of Leon, it can also describe Green Bay's collective playoff experience. Most of the players on this team have never been in the playoffs, which could lead to some tight sphincters early in this contest.
2. Brett Favre has the chance to kill his team on every drop back. While he has been effective at avoiding the killer interception this year, he wouldnt be Brett Favre if he didnt scare you to death at least 3 times in this game with mind-boggling decisions. He better not make any bad throws around Marcus Trufant, just ask Todd Collins.
3. If Charles Woodson can not be effective in this game, the Packers lose their best defensive player. And with Seattle's array of wide receiving talent, his role is magnified in trying to shut them down. For the Seahawks, passing will be easy if there is no Charles Weezy.
Player to watch for the Seahawks:
Matt Hasselbeck. He didnt look very impressive against the Skins last week, and he will need to be much improved for Seattle to have a chance. This means no stupid turnovers, and accurate and timely passing all day since he probably won't have much of a running game to fall back on.
Player to watch for the Packers:
Charles Woodson. If he can play, and play well, the Packers defense becomes infinitely better. He is such a smart cover corner that he has the potential to shut down an entire half of the field, which would severely limit Hasselbeck's options.
Young Swole Prediction:
Seattle did not impress the Swole One at all last week, and Green Bay has had time to heal and prepare for a one-dimensional offense. Look for Green Bay to come out fast, force a few turnovers and lean on Ryan Grant in the 2nd half to ensure victory. Packers win 27-17
NY Giants at Dallas Cowboys
How the Giants got here: Eli Manning didn't do much last week, but he did not lose the game either. The Giants defense was also impressive and now faces an offense that while they are familiar with, have not been able to stop all that well in their 2 games so far this year.
How the Cowboys got here: For most of the season, they looked like the team to beat in the NFC. December was not kind however, as the Cowboys limped into the playoffs with some shaky performances and ill-timed injuries to important contributors.
3 Strengths of the Giants:
1. Its amazing what happens when the Giants make Brandon Jacobs the focus of the offense. Not only does he wear opponents down with his physicality, but he also makes things much easier for Eli Manning by keeping him out of 3rd and Longs and making the defense press up to stop the run.
2. Plaxico Burress has been dominant in both games this year against the Cowboys. He is too big for Terrence Newman and too fast for Anthony Henry to cover. He provides a huge target for Eli, and should be able to get behind the human matador known as Roy Williams with much ease, as he did in both games this year.
3. The Giants will not be intimidated. Even though they lost in both matchups to the Cowboys, you can guarantee they won't be scared of the 'Boys. This is a team that loves the spotlight, which means they play up in the big games, like this weekend.
3 Strengths of the Cowboys:
1. The Cowboys running game has been vastly overlooked this year. With Terrell Owens possibly hampered by his ankle injury, this running game may have to become the focal point of the Cowboys attack. Marion Barber is an absolute truck and if given the ball enough, could wear down the Giants smallish front seven.
2. The Cowboys rush defense has also been pretty effective all year. Whoever wins the matchup of the Giants offensive line against the Cowboys D Line probably wins this game, and the Boys definitely have the potential to dominate the point of attack.
3. Swole doesnt know why people still think Wade Phillips is a bad coach. He led a mediocre Bills team to the playoffs and should have beaten the Titans, he made the Chargers defense into one of the most fearsome in the league, and has now helped the Cowboys mature into a complete team in 2007. He may not be Bill Belichick, but he aint Tom Coughlin either.
3 Weaknesses of the Giants:
1. The Swole One is not sold on Eli Manning after one playoff win and probably never will be to be honest with you. He's had success against the Cowboys secondary in the past, but its hard to believe the Giants can pull out the win if Eli has to be the one to lead them there.
2. The Giants defense has been awful against the Cowboys this year. The Boys have the linemen to neutralize their speed rush and the downfield weapons to take advantage of the Giants weak corners.
3. Its going to be hard to bring the same intensity the Giants have the last 2 weeks. Yeah its a playoff game, but look at what happened to the Skins last week, they looked completely worn out by the end of that game both mentally and physically. If NY gets down by 2 touchdowns in the 2nd half, I could see the same thing happen to them as what happened to the Skins last week.
3 Weaknesses of the Cowboys:
1. Their is no bigger fraud in the NFL than Roy Williams. Jerry Jones should have either made him a linebacker or taken him out to pasture and shot him years ago. He gives up huge plays every week and is almost constantly out of position. Look for the Giants to throw deep and for Plaxico to have another field day against Ol' Roy.
2. For some reason, the Cowboys start with Julius Jones with Marion Barber on the bench. It is strikingly obvious that Barber is the much better runner of the two, and yet his potential impact on the game is limited because of the presence of Julius Jones and the 10-15 carries he gets every game.
3. Young Swole doesnt really see the point of this whole Romo controversy. Seriously, what NFL quarterback isnt fucking some absolute dime piece every day of the week. Even bums like Brodie Croyle pull in ridiculous trim, so why is Romo somehow different than everyone else. Jessica Simpson's axe wound can't be that good. If a loser like Nick Lachey waited around while she preached abstinence, got married to the bitch, and then subsequently dropped her like a McDonalds wrapper on the side of the highway, she can't be that good. I don't see how this could turn Tony Romo into Jim Sorgi, but maybe i'm underestimating the pussy of a bad singer who's obviously still fucking her dad on the side.
Player to watch for the Giants:
Brandon Jacobs. If he is the focal point of the offense, then the Giants can definitely win this game. If he is an afterthought in the game plan, then the Giants are Texas Toast.
Player to watch for the Cowboys:
Terrell Owens. Young Swole finds it funny how 2 years ago, TO couldn't take a shit without ESPN making it newsworthy. Now that he is the 2nd best reciever in the NFL and has been a solid citizen in Dallas, he doesnt even get mentioned despite the seriousness of his ankle injury. If he's not 100 percent the Cowboys offense is severely limited, because it takes away the space for Jason Witten to operate in the middle of the field. Somehow, this isnt more of story, but then again I dont write the news, Walt Disney does.
Young Swole's Prediction
Despite Terrell Owens not being able to play at 100 percent, and the manufactured controversy that is Tony Romo's love life, Young Sweezy feels the Cowboys have too much for the Giants this week. Eli actually played good in both their matchups this year and the Giants still lost. Maybe they can steal a W if Brandon Jacobs has a God-King performance, but it just seems like the Cowboys have way too many weapons to lose this week. Cowboys win 34-24


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About DJ Mike Thomas
Since 1989, event performance and production has been my full-time commitment.
- At my busiest, I was performing and/or managing almost 250 events a year.
- At 16, I took my drivers test in the company van on my way to an event.
- I started doing adult nightclubs when I was 17, and I reprogrammed 10 others over my career.
- I almost missed my graduation ceremony, because I was doing another event.
- I started doing corporate event production and weddings before my 19th birthday.
- I spent another 5 years learning the technical side of sound and lighting in a concert environment.
- I work directly with multi platinum artist, including: Black Eyed Peas, Chicago, Earth, Wind and Fire, Janet Jackson, N-sync, Ricky Martin, Vicente Fernandez and many more.
- I spent 7 years as a professional on-air talent/radio announcer in San Diego.
- During this time I was employed by KYXY 96.5, 103.7 The Planet, Jammin Z 90.3 and Clear Channel.
Over my career, I estimate that I have done thousands of events and hundreds of weddings. Even though some weddings are similar they are all very unique unto themselves, because each couple is different
Client Review of Mike Thomas
Mike ROCKED our wedding! We had a destination wedding at the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park and was facing the challenge of finding someone I could trust from over 300 miles away. We wanted someone who could effectively "feel" the room and play accordingly. We ended getting that and so much more with Higher Level Sound!
The ceremony music was exactly as we had selected and it was timed impeccably. We did not select music for the cocktail hour or for during the reception dinner. Instead we opted to let Mike play something appropriate (to "feel" the room) and it was amazing! We had person after person come up to us and exclaim that he was playing their favorite love or dance song. The other area where Mike was great was during the toasting as we chose open mic (eek!). We had several people come up to toast, but Mike made sure to move everyone on once the toasting session became long. He kept the flow going at just the right pace. I would very highly recommend Mike Thomas as he went absolutely above and beyond my expectations.

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Last year, more than 140,000 people bought a 3-series BMW, making it America's bestselling luxury vehicle. Yes, that's right—more than any high-end truck or car from either the Japanese or domestic automakers. And those 140,000-plus people all had extremely good taste, because the 3-series is a wonderful vehicle. BMW sells the convertible version only in rear-wheel-drive form, but the wagon, the sedan, and the coupe are also available with all-wheel drive, designated by an "x" in the model name. The wagon comes only with the naturally aspirated 230-hp, 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine in 328i and 328xi models, whereas all other variants can be ordered with a 300-hp, 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged six, in which case it is designated either 335i or 335xi. Buyers can choose a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic transmission. For 2008, BMW reintroduced the super-fast M3 sedan, coupe, and convertible—all powered by a 414-hp, 4.0-liter V-8 mated to a six-speed conventional manual transmission or a new, seven-speed dual-clutch automated manual.
The BMW 3-series is a perennial winner of Car and Driver's 10Best Cars award and has won every comparison test in which it has competed since the E90 series was launched in 2005. Apart from its slightly controversial styling, relatively high price, and infuriating iDrive interface, the 3-series is almost flawless. It is the best to drive in its class—fast, fairly fuel efficient, smooth riding, and roomy.
Click here to read our full review of the BMW 3-series.
Click here to read our latest comparison test involving the BMW 3-series.
What's New for 2008
The big news is the reintroduction of the top-of-the-line performance model, the M3, in coupe, sedan, and convertible versions. This high-tech autobahn stormer features a 4.0-liter V-8 engine making 414 horsepower, along with all sorts of electronic gizmos. The elegant 3-series convertible, which features a folding hardtop roof, was introduced in 2007 as a 2008 model. On all 3-series models fitted with the optional six-speed automatic transmission, steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters are available with the Sport package. New 16-inch wheels are standard on the 328i and 328xi sedans. The most significant change for the coupe for '08 is the addition of an all-wheel-drive model, the 335xi, to the lineup. All sedans, coupes, and wagons now have chrome tailpipe tips.


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Benefits of NLP
The benefits that can be achieved through NLP are vast. Here are just a few examples of what is possible
Personal Development
NLP can help individuals with challenges large and small in life, whether they are to overcome problems or increase performance:
- Change, adopt or eliminate behaviours as you desire
- Choose your mental, emotional and physical states at any time!
- Communicate more effectively with anyone you meet and even yourself!
- Remove limiting beliefs
- Access powerful internal resources
- Get the results you want
- Lead the life you want and deserve!
And all that means:
Being who you want to be, doing what you want to do, or having what you want to have, either personally or professionally.
NLP is already extremely popular in the business world, with many organisations and consultants utilising a variety of NLP techniques to get businesses great results and quickly:
- Improve people management and motivational leadership
- Build rapport with employees, customers and suppliers
- Communicate effectively to employees, customers and suppliers
- Develop presentation skills that really communicate to your audience and put you steps ahead of the competition
- Set up and run effective action based meetings – maximising time and results
- Recruit and plan succession management effectively– get the right person for the right job and at the right time
- Use strategies to maximise buying and selling opportunities
- Maximise advanced negotiating and influencing techniques
- Apply effective problem solving techniques
- Optimise sales using the 5 step sale process
- Remove limiting beliefs for self and team freeing you to achieve optimum performance
And all that means:
- Increased efficiencies and productivity
- Improved business performance
- More time to focus on results and not problems
- More content and motivated employees
- Staff development
- Reduced staff turnover
- More satisfied customers
- A healthier bottom line!!
NLP offers many key techniques to support sports people in achieving their performance goals and is well recognised throughout the sports world:
- Establishing achievable goals
- Increasing motivation
- Removal of limiting beliefs
- Reconnection with positive internal resources
- Modelling excellence in the field and applying to self for consistent positive results
It is recognised scientifically that there is a mind body connection i.e. our minds affect our bodies, positively and negatively. NLP is a valuable set of techniques to support both those working in the field of health and individuals who want good health for themselves.
For the practitioner:
- More effective communication skills with clients improving diagnosis and treatment
- Improved business management across all areas
- Broad range of techniques to improve health and wellbeing with clients
For the individual:
- improve health
- reduce stress
- increase energy
- engage the mind's ability to heal the body itself
- adoption of beliefs and attitudes to support health and wellbeing
Training/ Education
Teachers and trainers can apply NLP in many learning environments to maximise the learning of individuals and groups:
- develop effective presentation skills
- adapt language to individual preferences
- maximise learning strategies
- adapt to individual learning styles and preferences


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Saturday, December 6, 2014
Christmas Tag
I am entering this in
15 comments:
Amazing tag Lis, the textures are fabulous.ReplyDelete
Love and hugs
Fabulous tag. love the textures.ReplyDelete
Beautiful tag love the image and great textureReplyDelete
Carol x
Gorgeous tag Lis, I like the image and the coloursReplyDelete
Kevin xx
Girgeous tag Lis, I love your paper :o)ReplyDelete
Jackie xx
So very pretty, Lis. I love the Christmas Cardinal and the gold ribbon.ReplyDelete
So very pretty and elegant, Lis! Lots of awesome texture and the sparkling gold ribbon is perfect.ReplyDelete
Ooooo! This is so gorgeous!!! I love the layer, embossing and pops of gold!!! Most fabulous Lis!!!ReplyDelete
Beautifully festive tag, Lis, with such pretty textures and colors! xoReplyDelete
Very pretty tag(s)! I really like that little star clip accent with the gold ribbons too!ReplyDelete
Oh my word Lis this is absolutely gorgeous I love, love that wonderful image and what lovely texture this is super, duper,ReplyDelete
lorraine x
gorgeous gorgeous tag, I wish you lots of luck!ReplyDelete
hugs bibiana
I don't think I could bare to give this tag away if I could even make it!ReplyDelete
This is so beautiful Lis!! I have dabbled in making handmade papers myself but havent done it in years. After seeing your gorgeous projects I'm inspired to give it a try again!ReplyDelete
The tag is too nice should be the present!ReplyDelete


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This weekend...
Here they all are! I seriously can't believe that today is the last day of the handmade valentines giveaway, can you? I've had so much fun doing these 20 in 20 projects (both part 1 and part 2) and genuinely appreciate all of your comments and support. I'm considering continuing with 20 in 20 in March and am going to spend the weekend trying to figure out how to make that happen (this little project of mine is expensive...I need project sponsors, peeps!). Wish me luck and have a happy weekend! I'll be announcing the winners on Monday, so I'll see you then!
Posted by Aesthetic Outburst... at 10:19 AM
Labels: Handmade, this weekend, valentines, weekend
7 comments:
- Jessica Rae - Its a Freckled Kind of Life said...
I really love your blog. I've never posted a comment but when I read my bloglist I'm most excited to see what you're doing so THANKS!
- February 11, 2011 at 11:02 AM
- Kristen said...
Your Valentine's turned out amazing!
- February 11, 2011 at 2:56 PM
- Tids said...
I'd be prepared to put together a little surprise box of supplies to help you along in March. Think of it as a Red Cross Parcel only filled with lovely fabricy, buttony, glittery goodness :)
Tids xx
- February 11, 2011 at 5:05 PM
- Janee Lookerse said...
I just got my little car today! Thank you so much!
- February 11, 2011 at 5:13 PM
- Kickcan and Conkers said...
Absolutely fanstatic work - I love each and every one - wish I had the money to sponsor you!
- February 13, 2011 at 2:58 AM
- Trula said...
Great collection of projects. What do you have in mind for March?
- February 13, 2011 at 4:22 PM
- Trix's Mix said...
Your creativity is sooooo contagious! :)
- February 14, 2011 at 6:28 AM
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Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI): Qualifying companies: Advance assurance that a company will qualify for EMI
Before options are granted, the company secretary, a director, or an agent acting on the company's behalf may submit details of the company in writing to the Small Company Enterprise Centre (SCEC)
If HMRC is satisfied, on the basis of the information supplied, that the company will be a qualifying company once the options are granted, it will say so in writing. However, whether the requirements for qualification will be met in the event is a question of fact that cannot be known for certain in advance.
HMRC can only give an advance assurance about whether the company will meet the qualifying requirements. It cannot give any assurance about other aspects of EMI, such as, whether an individual is an eligible employee or whether an option agreement meets the requirements of the legislation.
Information needed about the company in order to get an advance assurance
- Registered Office address,
- Company Registration Number, and
- Corporation Tax 10 digit reference number.
Please note that if you fail to provide these details we will have to return your request for advance assurance.
It is expected that the following documents are enclosed with your application:
- a copy of the latest available accounts for the company and each of its subsidiaries with a permanent establishment in the UK,
- an up-to-date copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the company and details of any proposed changes, and
- details of all trading or other activities carried on, or to be carried on, by the company and its subsidiaries.


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NASCAR 2017 Monster Energy Series Playoffs Preview
Just a few weeks ago we were talking about the NASCAR 2017 season reaching its halfway point. Now we're just two races out from the end of the regular season, and the Playoffs are right around the corner. Anyone who has been following the season will know that there have been some surprises and even some upsets, but it has all made for exciting racing and some great opportunities for betting. While nothing is ever written in stone in NASCAR, particularly when it comes to race winners and finishing positions, the Playoffs will help to narrow down the options, and we can start to talk about what is to come in the following weeks.Here are our updated predictions, based on odds and performance, for the ultimate winners in the 2017 NASCAR Monster Energy Series Playoffs.
Race Schedule for the NASCAR 2017 Playoffs
Playoff races begin next month, and will wrap up with the championship decider towards the end of November. Here's the full schedule:
- September 17th – Round of 16 at Chicagoland Speedway
- Septmber 24th – Round of 16 at New Hampshire
- October 1st – Round of 16 Cutoff at Dover
- October 8th – Round of 12 at Charlotte
- October 15th – Round of 12 at Talladega
- October 22nd – Round of 12 Cutoff at Kansas
- October 29th – Round of 8 at Martinsville
- November 5th – Round of 8 at Texas
- November 12th – Round of 8 Cutoff at Phoenix
- November 19th – Champion Decider at Homestead
Anybody following the sport will be looking forward to that November 19th championship race, but there's going to be plenty of action before that time. There are a number of players in strong contention, and the odds aren't just reflective of who's currently leading the regular season. Drivers will carry playoff points through to the post-season, so there will be room for errors and nothing is a foregone conclusion.
Top 8 Potential NASCAR 2017 Monster Energy Series Championship Winners
#1 Martin Truex Jr.
Truex Jr. has impressed all year, and is the favorite to win the 2017 series, by quite a margin over Kyle Busch. Racing is always difficult to predict, especially in a stock car series like NASCAR, but Truex Jr. is easy to make a favorite, thanks to his consistent results all season. He is rarely outside of the top 10, and he has won more races and collected more playoff points than anyone else in the sport. He's hugely fast on his day, and his 'off days' are rare.
#2 Kyle Busch
2nd in the driver standings, and with 20 playoff points, Busch will be going into the post season with a lot of confidence and a good buffer of points. It looks like he's way too far behind Truex Jr. to win the regular season driver standings, but that's not really going to matter once we get to tail end of the season. He has won two of the last four races, including the NRA Night Race, so he'll be carrying good momentum through to the Playoffs.
#3 Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson has maintained such a high level of performance throughout his career, that it's hard not to see him as a top contender for all of the recent championships. Just look at his career stats: 83 wins, and 338 top ten finishes. At 41 years of age he is not slowing down, and he has as good of a chance as any of the younger guys in the race to the final championship decider at Homestead. The only real problem for Johnson is consistency. He has won three races this year, but the consistency is not always there, and in the last five races he has failed to finish in the top 10. Some would argue that he's saving his best for the post season, with 16 points that he'll carry through to the Round of 16 in September.
#4 Kyle Larson
Three race wins, and seven 2nd place finishes, Kyle Larson has been showing the kind of consistency that is needed to do well in the NASCAR post season. He's currently 3rd in the driver standings and he has 18 playoff points. That puts him just behind Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. in terms of playoff points. His consistency this year offers a lot of confidence with anyone wanting to bet on him in the playoffs or for the overall series win.
#5 Kevin Harvick
With 4th place in the driver standings and one race win behind him, Kevin Harvick will be giving Stewart – Haas Racing some optimism going into the Playoffs. He hasn't been the most consistent racer in this list but he does have a single win and 8 Playoff points in the bag. At this stage he's one of the most popular bets for the Playoffs.
#6 Brad Keselowski
Keselowski had a great start to the season finishing 1st in Race 2 and Race 6. He was in the top ten for eight of the first ten races, and he has shown great consistency throughout the season. Despite appearing to have hit a slump in the last three races, his wins give him some good Playoffs points and he maintains 6th position in the driver standings with two races to go in the regular season.
#7 Denny Hamlin
Look at Hamlin's recent races and it's no surprise why he's on this list as a strong contender. He finished 3rd in the last race, and despite a disappointing 16th at the Pure Michigan 400, he managed two 4th place finishes at the races prior. He won at the Overton's 301, and overall he's had eight top five finishes this year. The next two races will be about securing Playoffs points so that he can have a healthy buffer when we move into the final stretch of the 2017 season.
#8 Chase Elliot
Chase Elliott hasn't won a single race this year, but he's performed consistently which has allowed him to secure 7th place in the championship with two races of the regular season remaining. He has had seven top ten finishes this season, and six in the top five. His most recent top five was in Race 18 where he finished 3rd place at the Quaker State 400.Outside of the top 8 we have some familiar names, but the odds on them taking the top spot in the series are slim. We've got racers like Kurt Busch (one race win this year), Erik Jones (no race wins), and Jamie McMurray (no race wins). While these are still betting options for the overall champion, they're extremely risky and aren't safe for your main picks.
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A Concord Township couple recently opened Drifters Fly and Bait Shop in an ideal downtown Painesville location, just walking distance to the Grand River.
Bruce Norfolk and Latanya Coston were pleased to see their dream of owning a business come to fruition last November.
Just a few hundred feet away from Kiwanis Recreation Park with access to the Grand River and a fishing pond, the nearly 3,400-square-foot specialty shop is located at 218 E. Main Street.
They said they stumbled on the location when traveling to Kiwanis Recreation Park for their son's baseball game.
"We were driving by, I said to Tanya, 'Why hasn't anybody opened a fly shop there?' " Bruce said. "It's right by the river and it's in the perfect location."
The Grand River, which attracts visitors from near and far, is arguably the one of the best rivers for steelhead fishing, he added.
Although Bruce grew up on the west side of Cleveland, he said he would often drive to Lake County to go fishing.
"I love fishing," Bruce said. "It's been an idea of mine to open up a fly shop for many years."
He said he has been fishing since he was a teenager and specializes in fly fishing.
While Latanya does not have as much fishing experience, she is eager to learn.
Latanya said she tied her first fly the other day.
Bruce explains that a fly is a fishing lure made of various synthetic materials that resembles something in nature.
He said fly fishing is a very effective method to catch fish.
Drifters Fly and Bait Shop meets a need in the community, as there are no other fly and bait shops in the city.
They offer a variety of flies, maggots, wax worms, eggs, rods, reels and spinners.
Bruce said they recently entered into a partnership with Temple Fork Outfitters, a well-known brand of high performance fly and conventional fishing rods, and soon will carry TFO reels, rods and other products.
Bruce and Latanya have learned a lot in the few weeks that they have been open.
They recognized which products are in demand and discovered who are the best suppliers.
Latanya said they plan to expand inventory and offer demonstrations, seminars and classes.
"The first demonstration will be on Feb. 3," she said.
It will feature a fly tying demo and begin at 6 p.m.
While growth and expansion is a goal, the couple pride themselves on operating a smaller, more specialized shop.
"I have said over and over that we're not Bass, Cabela's or Wal-Mart, " he said. "We're smaller and more focused."
They said the overall response has been positive, noting that the foot traffic has been good.
The pair welcome suggestions and feedback from customers.
Drifters is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays; 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Tuesdays and is closed on Wednesdays.
Complimentary coffee is available and Latanya said she hopes to add a few pastries like bagels in the future.
She said a hot cup of coffee comes in handy when fisherman stop in to warm up.
Drifters carries a full range of supplies and is well-prepared for the steelhead fishing season.
For more information about products, events and river conditions, visit driftersfb.com or their Facebook page.
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Ok so what makes your character engage all those enemies without a sweat? Why doesn't the party route when faced with overwhelming odds? Why don't they turn and flee when their first buddy falls? Do they have steel nerves or is it that the players are safe and sound in someone's living room drinking Coke?
Morale is certainly something that doesn't come into play too often in D&D, at least not much on the player's side. Acting as a coordinated group is something that takes military and police units long periods of training. Yet a party meets at a local inn and all of a sudden they're the town's SWAT team. How's that so?
One type of training is weapon training and that's covered pretty well in the rules. You get a weapon and become good at it. Holding the line against an incoming foe and actually acting as a coordinated group is something else. The Romans were great at conquest because their units knew how to hold the line. Shouldn't parties go through some training to allow for this? How would you represent this in the game if so?
During combat players chat time should be a representation of what they really have time and foresight as characters. Usually there is too much planning (verbal planning) going on during the round. What if that were limited to a sentence the player could say or a note he or she could pass to the DM indicating the action. As the party adventures more and trains better (put $$ here) they can work as a unit and more player conversation is allowed. Even a set of formations and actions could be agreed upon to promote quick communication in combat. To change strategy and tactics quickly.
I'm including special training called infantry proficiencies that allow that sort of skills to be represented. To command and work in order. To work as a single shielded front. To stand as a group and improve the general morale of the party so as not to route at the first incoming Orc. That way players can plan and coordinate and be ready for a general set of encounters. By giving a bonus to this type of preparations I'm looking for better player integration and roleplay before and during the encounters. So it isn't so much an engage and hope for the best. Rather than that the party becomes a coordinated unit that is good at holding the line against an incoming foe.
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Haven's song "Freedom" became the anthem for a generation when he ran out of material after demand for numerous encores. Richie played through his entire set and had to keep playing due to the next act being late because of the insane traffic at the festival. He began splicing the blues song "Motherless Child" with "Freedom", and when the particular cut of the song was put on the film Woodstock, it instantly became an international hit. A pertinent song for these doleful times.
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The Artificial Aristocracy
Intelligence, itself, is NOT a physical attribute and cannot be "bred" or predicted as to where it will show up.
Those whom we call Slavemasters, well, they know that beyond any doubt, despite what you might see them heavily promote to the contrary.
Even Thomas Jefferson knew that was something they – the ruling classes – did not like having to admit more than two hundred years ago, because it would topple them from their undeserved positions of power.
There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.
…There is, also, an artificial aristocracy, founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents: for with these it would belong to the first class. The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature for the instruction, the trusts, and government of society.
…May we not even say, that that form of government is the best, which provides the most effectually for a pure selection of these natural aristoi into the offices of government?
The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provision should be made to prevent its ascendency.
— To John Adams, vi, 223. Ford ed., ix, 425. (M., 1813.), From The Jefferson Cyclopedia – available to view online at the Internet Archive and Hathi Trust.
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"I mustn't run away…I mustn't run away…I mustn't run away…"
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At this point in his life, Shinji's mental health is unstable but perhaps the most sound it could be throughout most of the Rebirth of Evangelion series. Though he does his best to avoid fear and stress through obedience, he also has that defense set as the foundation for most of his life. He believes his knows what he has to do to get through life on his own and that he will always be alone. It's a sad life but one Shinji seems to be able to live through without the added stress of the angels and Evas. It's because of those things that Shinji's mental instabilities seem to start growing worse in the future.
Shinji is a boy much like others his age. He is a scared boy who wants friends and the approval of his only living parent. He wanted to be able to lead a more normal life than the one he has. Deep down, he just doesn't want to be alone. He does wish for someone, especially his father, to take him into their arms and tell him it will all be alright. This is mostly thanks to his mother dying when he was young and his father abandoning him at the age of eleven. The unfortunate thing is Shinji doesn't make attachments quickly and is liable to sabotage growing connections due to this fear of them leaving and it hurting him. He also wants to be able to accept the fact he'll always be alone while not truly being alone. He has a complex about being alone that keeps him at arms length from most people and contradicting wants doesn't make it any better.
To cope with these conflicting wants, Shinji has adopted the defense mechanism to always do as he's told. He tries to silently follow orders and doesn't talk much either. He falls into a sort of; children are supposed to be seen and not heard mentality. Being a contradictory fourteen year old, he can ramble on when he's feeling distressed or scared about how he will just do as he's told and that he has no true freedom but most of the time he surrenders to repeating orders as a mantra and trying to walk through life with the thought that obeying orders will help him get through it all relatively unharmed.
Despite his drive to avoid what is hurtful, Shinji does know right from wrong. He strives to do what is right even if his own conflicting feelings tell him to run the other way. Though he may be scared, he will try his best to be good. This is shown when he agreed to pilot Unit 01 instead of the injured Rei. He wants to help people as well and is happy doing so without asking outright for anything in return. Truth is, he wants the praise and joy that comes from doing what is right, even if he doesn't always get it. He is a good boy at heart.
Shinji does also have the potential for change. It is inside him as is shown later in his life. He can learn to look at things from how others see them and can open up to others. It just takes him time to be able to push passed his issues to do it. Though as Shinji has positive potential, he also has negative potential. Shinji is easily depressed and each time he falls to it, it seems he falls further than the previous time. The boy is fragile. He needs and desires people around him to help him feel better but often has a hard time taking the first steps to do so. But if that potential inside of him can be woken up and if he can be nurtured in the right direction, he has the possibility to become a much stronger person than he is now.
Should Shinji form strong bonds with people, he becomes heavily attached to them. This often takes time and a sort of understanding about feeling alone or useless. There could be exceptions but usually there aren't. Once he has made these connections, he will do anything to protect those people. His fear of lost and sadness motivates him to go to huge lengths for people he sees as his friends. The switch side of this is he hates hurting those same people. If he feels he has, he will most likely try to leave and remove himself from their lives as a form of self punishment and protecting them from him harming them again. It is another unfortunate defense mechanism the boy has.
Overall, Shinji Ikari is a sad, scared, and very lonely teenager. He feels he is not worth a lot and strives nonetheless to make others proud. He yearns for praise and for the approval of his father. He desperately wants friends and perhaps even a family. The problem is he has half-succumb to the idea that he will always be alone and often falls back on defense mechanisms to avoid unpleasantness. He wants what is good and wants to avoid what is bad. The unfortunate truth is he doesn't know how to deal with the hardships of life and because of this seems weak. He's inexperienced and childish at times though has the potential and ability to be brave, even in the face of fear. He knows what is right and good and tried to be just that. He wanted to be wrong and to not runaway but it's hard for him to accomplish his own wants by himself. He mustn't runaway. That is Shinji in a nutshell.
Shinji is human through and through. In reality he has no real special powers or abilities outside of concerning Eva Unit 01. He has been shown to have a high sync rate with Unit 01 though his skills right now leave something to be desired. He also has shown to be able to make Unit 01 awaken after he passed out in his first and only battle this far in his canon point. Besides that, he has nothing much he can do.
Shinji also has talents in playing musical instruments, such as the cello and the piano. He also is a trigger for Impacts but the reasons are still a mystery.


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I like Leonardo's drawings.
These days I often look at them in my book and try to copy them onto my sketch book.
I have read an artist had said, "His works are too completed and not much interesting."
I think Leonardo was simply curious about nature, and he made pictures of not only correct figures of human bodies but many abstract and conceptual drawings of water flood and strange characters of people.
For myself, I also found the way of understanding the real world is very important, as well as the technique to make drawings.
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There has been plenty of schools, food, and thousands of hours donated, to build Africa.
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This is like teaching the times table with a calculator.
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As of Sunday night (technically Monday morning) I was back in the US! It was a long journey home, but it has been great to see my friends and family again. Last week, I traveled through the North Island with 5 of my friends for what was probably one of my favorite weeks in New Zealand. We spent the first day doing the Tongariro Alpine crossing, then went to the Waitomo Glowworm Caves on Monday. The caves are home to glowworms which are native to and only exist in New Zealand, and the tour takes you walking down through the caves and then on a boat ride where the entire ceiling is covered in glowworms. We then spend Monday night, Tuesday, and Wednesday in Coramandel, visiting New Chums beach as well as hot water beach and Cathedral Cove. Although I don't have many pictures of New Chums since I only brought my iphone and not my camera, it is ranked one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, and is very isolated due to the fact that you have to walk on rocks by the water and then through an unmarked path to get there. Then, we went to Auckland on Thursday before heading back to Wellington! All of the places we went were breathtakingly beautiful, and it was an amazing way to spend some of my last days in NZ. I have a bunch of photos from the week, which are below. I don't have any pictures of the caves, as you aren't allowed to bring cameras in. However, if you google Waitomo glowworm caves you can see pictures.
Hot Water Beach, where you dig a whole in the sand to form your own natural hot tub:
|Red Crater at the highest point of the hike
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"You will never be completely at home again, because part of your heart always will be elsewhere. That is the price you pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more than one place" -Miriam Adeney
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This four-part series explores the key technological advances that have defined ground warfare through the ages. From the gladius to the AK-47, from the chariot to the tank, from the trebuchet to the howitzer and from the battle ramp to the star fort, this film follows the punch and counterpunch of battle tactics and new technologies. With classic examples like the stirrup and lesser known innovations like the gunner's quadrant, the series reveals how even the smallest innovations can have a wide-ranging effect on the way wars are fought. Individual episodes explore the development of the soldier and his weapons; movement in the combat zone; the evolution of artillery; and battlefield engineering.
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Want to feel like the worst mom in history? Talk to someone after September 1st whose face still lights up when she's talking about having her kids home for the summer.
I love my kids. I do. I love having them home. I love making them dinner. I love taking them swimming and hiking and out to the video arcade. I love watching them race go-karts and teach each other how to play chess. And come the end of July my mental clock starts ticking down until the day I get to feed them breakfast, kiss their sweet little faces goodbye, and put them on that big yellow rolling thing that's going to whisk them away to a full day of education, entertainment and, hopefully, enjoyment…someplace else, for six precious hours a day.
1) School keeps them busy. Do your kids demand that every second of every minute of every hour of their day be filled with…something? Let me TELL you.
My boys, my boys are happy enough to putter around the house during the day. My daughter's a whole different story. She's not happy if she doesn't have a project in her hands. And since she isn't always good at coming up with those projects on her own, guess who she counts on to fill her day?
At school she has an entire curriculum sitting there waiting to keep her little hands filled from the time she gets to school until the time she gets back on that bus to come on home, and we're both okay with that.
2) Early bedtime. Oh, c'mon. You knew it was coming. We're all bedtime slackers here. There's too much to do to put the kids to bed early in the summer, and let's face it…it's kind of nice having them sleep in until 8 or 9 for a change!
That said, you gotta get some grown-up time in somewhere. And since I'm the antithesis of a morning person, that "somewhere" is after the kids go to bed at night. Why, last night, after I put the kids to bed, I poured myself a glass of wine, grabbed some chocolate, and…sorted socks. Two months' worth of socks.
On second thought…
September...it's almost here...3) Getting back into a routine. If I wanted to get up every morning, go to work at the same time every day and go to bed at the same time every night, I wouldn't freelance for a living. Knowing the kids will be in school from 8 am to 2:30 pm every day, however, does wonders for my ability to set up SOME kind of schedule for myself, instead of trying to juggle work, housework and a few hours of sanity around the pool, the library and whenever the heck the kids happen to go to bed.
4) Step away from the video games. Want to know my guilty little secret? I try and work when the kids are in school or in bed, but I've been known to put in my fair share of 10-12 hour days. As a mom whose kids liberally hock giant loogies on the word "nap", keeping them all occupied long enough for me to write more than 2 or 3 words at a time gets a little tricky.
I've been known to cave, waive video game and television restrictions and let the kids go nuts all day long as long as they're occupied and out of my hair.
When they're in school they don't get home until 3, have at least an hour of homework (yes, all of them), have to eat dinner, take a bath and, somewhere in there, go to dance/band rehearsals/scouts/swimming lessons. Even if I let them spend every free minute they had in an afternoon glued to a video game (which I don't), they still wouldn't spend more than an hour or two slow-roasting their retinas in front of the warm glow of their computer screen.
5) Having them around other kids. I'm not gonna lie. I have an open door policy when it comes to the kids' friends. They're happy when there's a houseful of people, I'm happy when they're happy, and I have as much of the neighborhood as possible in and out of my house all summer long.
But there are some parents I just don't know like that-mostly the ones I only see at school functions or Girl Scout dinners. We say hello, but when the kids ask if they can have a sleepover in the middle of July we all get that "deer in the headlights" look as we realize that we have absolutely no idea how to get ahold of each other.
The rejoicing that takes place when these guys get back together in September can make even the best parent feel like Scrooge. Trust me on this one.
What's your take on going back to school? Throwing a party, or counting down the days until June rolls around again?


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Well, scary images are subjective aren't they? So I decided to use what scares me most - BIRDS, eek, it's the wings, and the menacing looks they give as they cross my garden looking for dropped crumbs, not to mention their huge beaks which could probably peck a bear to pieces in minutes!
Anyway, back to the challenge....
First, the crowd of purple. I thought I'd struggle with this as we don't have much in the way of purple stash. Luckily I found this lovely glimmer mist.
Of course, for a tag challenge we need tags, pre made today although we do posses a lovely Sizzix tag die too.
Down to 'bears'ness. First I spritzed my tags with not only one crowd of purple, but about a football stadium full of crowded purple!
I then waited (im)patiently for the tags to dry. If you use mists, a good idea to make drying time whizz by is to either nap or munch!
Next I had to find a scary image
Eek, birds.
Stazon is a great ink for stamping over the top of mists, it also has the advantage of smelling almondy, mmm, food.
Next I stamped some mini images on a scrap of purple card.
And carefully cut them out, minding my delicate paws.
I glued the mini images to the decorated tag. I used one of the stamped mini birds as a mask, right hand corner of the tag
And stamped directly over the mask with more scary bird images.
Oh my goodness, i've just realised, I've been showing my pants!! How em'bear'rassing!
Ahem, back to the tags (once I've adjusted my trousers).
One scary bird tag, with crowds of purple.
Hmm, I forgot one ingredient- texture. I added some netting to one corner.
I also wanted to play with our new stamps
And I thought the clock headed person looked scary enough for this challenge. So, along with some more purple mini stamped and cut images,
I made this too.
What fun. I'm looking forward to the next challenge, that's if I can get back on here before any of the other pesky bears!
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Kindergarteners Meet K-9; Love Ensues
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office:
Today some kindergarteners at Ridgewood Elementary School received a surprise visit from K9 Deputy Louie and his Handler Colby Henson of the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office. Louie displayed his excitement for playing fetch (his reward for a job well done), took questions from the students, enjoyed lots of pats on the head, and gave them a tour of his patrol car.
The children enjoyed learning about Louie and especially exploring the vehicle made just for him. He even let them try out the lights and sirens.
Louie loved Kindergarten and is thinking of becoming a substitute teacher when he retires from the Sheriff's Department.


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Navy's offense returns its top two scorers from last year in junior attackmen Tucker Hull (23 goals and 24 assists) and Sam Jones (18, 13). After them, only one other player (attackman Taylor Reynolds who has since graduated) finished with more than 20 points.
That includes the midfield, a group that returns a pair of starters in junior Pat Durkin (13, 1) and senior Bryce Dabbs (9, 3). The midfielders will be counted on by coach Rick Sowell to be more effective in the upcoming campaign.
"We felt going into this year that we needed to be more productive, particularly from the midfield," he said. "If you look at our midfield scoring from a year ago, we didn't get a whole lot of point production from that position and given that we have most of our offensive players back – including the midfield – we think that's an area that will be much improved this year."
Durkin and Dabbs are competing with senior Jay Mann and sophomore Gabe Voumard for three starting spots, and Sowell said he has a simple criteria for deciding which ones will open the season opener against VMI on Feb. 9 as the starters.
"The ability to make plays and put the ball in the goal is really what it comes down to," he said. "We have a four-man first unit at this time – [senior] Bryce Dabbs, [sophomore] Gabe Voumard, [junior] Pat Durkin and [senior] Jay Mann – and they all bring something different to the table. I think what they have in common is they can create their own shot. In our sport, you need people that can break down a defense and we feel as though all four of them – in their own way – can do that. We also feel that the combination of [junior attackmen] Tucker Hull, Sam Jones and Austin Heneveld and [freshman attackman] Patrick Keena, there's a balance there. I think in the past couple years, Sam, Tucker and Taylor Reynolds, most of the point production was coming out of the attack position. We feel like those guys – Sam and Tucker now being juniors – are much improved from a year ago, and now that we have threats at the midfield position, we feel that our offense is capable of putting a lot of goals on board."
Mann posted 11 goals and two assists in 2011, but shifted to short-stick defensive midfielder last season. Sowell said Mann has warranted a look at returning to the offensive side of the field.
"Back from defense to offense, but he'll be playing defense as well," Sowell said. "He might be the old-school midfielder who plays both sides of the ball."


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Apollo High School Pilots New Lock Down System [VIDEO]
ST. CLOUD -- St. Cloud's Apollo High School is the first of its kind to implement a new external lock down procedure using blue flashing strobe lights.
Assistant principal Brian Baloun says the new system was inspired by a security concern, "what do we do to alert the people who are coming from outside of the school into the school to keep them out?"
The blue lights are located above each door on the outside of the building as a way to let outsiders know that the school is in a lock down procedure. Signs accompany the lights to explain the new procedure to Apollo's visitors.
Assistant principal Baloun says Apollo was chosen as the pilot school because the ISD 742 district offices are located in the building. There's more visitor traffic to the school.
The system is also a benefit for bus drivers who have been told to keep students on buses if they see the blue lights flashing.
School officials such as the principal and assistant principal have key-fob like buttons that are designed to instantly turn the system on. When the system is activated law enforcement officials and the alarm company are notified through a text message.
Baloun says when they tested the system law enforcement had about a two minute response time.
Baloun says Apollo is the pilot school for the blue light system but Sauk Rapids-Rice High School has a similar internal procedure. Apollo's external system can be modified down the road to include an internal alert system.
Installation costs were about $9,000. There is a $16 per month monitoring fee. Baloun says he thinks this is an inexpensive system that smaller districts could afford.
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April 1st, 1985. 25 years ago to the day. The 1985 NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship was played in Rupp Arena, in Lexington, Kentucky. The measley, woefully inadequate Villanova Wildcats were going to get crushed, embarrassed, and destroyed by the mighty Georgetown Hoyas, led by unstoppable center Patrick Ewing. Georgetown was going to capture its […]
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Im feling very quilty here..
I've been so busy, I totally forgot to get my post up for today..
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We also have a challenge going on HERE.
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Here is the card I made for thisweek.
This image and its 3 mates in the series, have been made specially for the challenge over on
Cards Galore, and as I am on the DT there as well, I got to work with the image twice. Now it was pure coincidence that I got the same image for both DT's so to see the other images in the series, do pop over to the
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PAT WALKER admits he won't be able to show his face in the classroom on Monday if Dumbarton don't secure promotion.
The geography teacher was the star at Mearns Castle High School on Thursday after he helped the Sons record a 2-1 win over Airdrie in Wednesday night's first-leg of the First Division Play-off Final.
And the classroom critics will be studying tomorrow's second-leg clash intently when BBC Alba again broadcast the match live from New Broomfield.
Walker said: "The kids watched the game, a few of them were certainly talking about it. But some of them were a bit confused that I could be a teacher and a footballer at the same time.
"They were pleased we won and I told them that their homework over the weekend was to watch us again and to cheer us on.
"They are a good bunch of kids but they were giving me a fair bit of stick at the start of the season when we weren't doing so well.
"Now we've been doing a bit better I've been able to join the banter and give some back. I'm sure there will be a bit more banter flying on Monday. Hopefully we'll have won and it'll all be good."
The 27-year-old has spent his career at the likes of Albion Rovers and Annan Athletic and has never sampled a league above the Second Division.
But with his side now just 90 minutes away from playing First Division football he's desperate to seize the opportunity.
Walker said: "You want to play at the highest level possible. This would be a great step for us and we have a chance now.
"There has been nothing between the sides this season and Airdrie is never an easy place to go. We will have to be at our best to take anything from the game.
"But it's in our hands at least and we're just delighted to have something to show from the other night. Any lead is a good one."
Meanwhile, Airdrie manager Jimmy Boyle admits his side need to shape up after Wednesday night's defeat if they want to bag promotion via the play-offs for the first time in their history.
He said: "We had possession but didn't do enough with it and didn't take our chances. Dumbarton are a difficult side to play against when they get in front as they proved against Arbroath in the semi-final.
"We know how difficult a 90 minutes we have ahead of us.
"A lot gets made of our record in the play-offs. We've had some bad times but this is a totally different side now.
"They've been working hard and are desperate to put that right. It would mean a lot to the club and there's a determination about them to get the job done."
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The nation's largest pension fund, the California Public Employees' Retirement System, has racked up another victory in its effort to halt any effort by municipalities to get out from under their crushing pension obligations.
Last month, CalPERS and the bankrupt city of San Bernardino agreed to a still-confidential deal that will require San Bernardino to begin making back payments. In 2012, the impoverished Inland-Empire city 110 miles north of San Diego filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy after facing a budget deficit of almost $50 million. It became Ground Zero in a fight of statewide importance.
Unlike the two other recently bankrupt northern California cities, Vallejo and Stockton, San Bernardino tried to treat CalPERS like any other creditor and stopped making its contributions to pay for its workers' pensions. CalPERS then used its formidable resources to challenge the bankruptcy in federal court, lest it set a precedent.
San Bernardino officials relented and began last year making its payments to CalPERS, but resisted making missed payments. This deal reportedly provides a payment schedule for San Bernardino to make good on the $16.5 million it owes to CalPERS. This is troubling news for any Californian who is not vested in a public pension system — more evidence that even in bankruptcy cities will not be able to reasonably trim their pension costs.
Most solvent California cities are being hit with large contribution-rate increases to make up for CalPERS' inadequate investment performance (and to pay for large increases in benefit promises over the last decade or so).
As a result, more cities may face what is known as "service insolvency." Such cities aren't insolvent per se, but they cannot provide an adequate level of public services because of their enormous compensation costs. They pay their employees and provide pensions, but can do little beyond that.
Commentary: More Steven Greenhut columns about California
CalPERS' position, backed so far by the courts, is that once a city council grants a pension increase to a public employee that new benefit level must be paid for the life of the employee and spouse no matter what happens to the municipality's budget. In the private sector, employers often trim benefits going forward. That can't be done in California's public sector.
That situation left some pension reformers thinking that cities could at least get out from under these pension debts if they go belly up. But Vallejo's and Stockton's officials came up with bankruptcy exit plans that increased taxes and cut services, staffing levels and some forms of compensation — but that leaves the promised pension benefits untouched.
San Bernardino was the outlier, in that it tried to put pensions on the table. But now that it, too, has buckled, we won't get to see whether California pensions can be slashed when a city can't pay its bills. CalPERS argues that California's law is different from Michigan's, home of the nation's largest bankrupt city of Detroit. There, a judge is allowing pension benefits to be slashed given that the Motor City is out of money.
Vallejo emerged from bankruptcy in 2011 and already reportedly is headed back into deep fiscal trouble. Financial watchdogs suggest that Stockton will face a similar situation in a few years because it also refuses to take on its biggest financial burden.
San Bernardino pays its top 40 firefighters an average annual salary of $190,000. It offers firefighters a pension plan that allows them to retire at age 50 with 90 percent of their final pay. Is it any wonder it can no longer pay its bills?
In 1999, CalPERS promised the California Legislature that it could pass a law providing large retroactive pension increases and it wouldn't cost the taxpayers anything. Now CalPERS is telling cities that they must make these full payments no matter what — even as they devour their budgets.
Something has to give. Now that San Bernardino has given in, that "something" will be those taxpayers who pay for and receive city services. The pension debate will have to wait for another day — or another bankrupt city.


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Daniel Craig squeezes into his speedo again as he and his girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell enjoy some motion in the ocean at the beach in St. Bart's on Monday afternoon (December 29).
The couple has been having tons of fun in the sun in the Caribbean these last few days.
The night before, Daniel and Satsuki were spotted making out at Nikki Beach Restaurant during the private beach party of Larry Gagosian, the world's foremost art dealer.


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If you want to really geek out on non-polluting cleaning products. There used to be a great natural everything store in SoHo called Terre Verde that is no more (though rumor has it that it might be coming back….), and they sold only one line of cleaners, Naturally Yours. Naturally yours has no slick marketing and getting their products in the mail feels like getting something from an inside source. They manufacture a complete line of cleaning products – surface, window, laundry, floor, toilet…. – that are all extremely concentrated and allow you to use them with water over a long period of time. They are also extremely non-bad: "Since all Naturally Yours products are made with ingredients derived from nature, our cleaning products are non polluting, biodegradable or naturally degradable, nontoxic, non-ecotoxic, nonhazardous, and noncarcinogenic. They are also cruelty free, alcohol free, dye free and artificial fragrance free." You can't beat that. As for cleaning power, they are strong, but you won't worry you when you spray the window and accidently inhale a fine mist of cleanser. It's not toxic. Problems? Their website sort of stinks, as far as ease of use, and I have yet to find a natural cleaner that can match the power of BLEACH on sinks and tubs, though NY gets close. If anyone knows about bleach substitutes, do tell. MGR


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Saturday, October 29, 2011
It Came From the Forums: Mechanicus themed army! Alien Daemons and Nasty Nurgle!
Old School here rolling out Day 5 of our Six Days of Horror with an It Came From the Forums post, including an Imperial army that actually is pretty scary, some seriously awesome Nurgle and an alien take on Daemons. We have a ton of photos to cover as we move through the work of Morback of Le Blog De Kouzes, so let's get rolling!
First off, how many people thought that the Knight Titan above was a rendering? I did. I had no clue it was real, but it is and the artists' blog and their forum post detail work like this and more ... by the way, they can consider just about everything here, likely to be used by me as inspiration for future work. The titan is mearly the tip of the creative ice berg! I absolutely love everything you are about to see!
First up, we will look at an army called Plaguebones, which, according to the artist is a Plague Marine army, but I see so many great conversions and pieces that I am not sure what everything is, but I like it!
As you can see, the army is filled with freaks, painted in a number of colors, from pinks to pale whites and bold reds. I can spot models and bits from several armies and game lines ... and, oh, did you see the portal on the Nurgling base? SICK!
A good shot of some of the Plague Marines.
... and here is a group shot of the army as a whole.
Next up is an army the artist calls: Maïnok Dynasties, a very cool take on the Daemons Codex!
The yellow paint scheme is very striking and if you look closely, there is a tone of freehand work across this army and every single thing is a conversion!
I like the one-eyed people eater theme here!
Combining Kroot and Bloodletters in the vilest way possible!
The artist left a link to the Dynasty's codex in Box.net here, but it is all in French.
Back to the Plaguebones, with more up close shots of the Ogryns, which are clearly converted from Ogre Kingdoms models.
I love the toad headed one on the left!
Alright, welcome to the Machine! This is the coolest take on Imperial Guard and Mechanicus I have seen yet! The bits and kits used to make this army range multiple companies and ranges from GW. It really is a beautiful concert of ideas from across the Wargaming industry.
Here is a "Drone" aircraft!
I am a sucker for anything in a monowheel! This is a beautiful take on the skaven doomwheel.
Here, we have some very cool rough riders!
Just to take you back to the enemy's of the Imperium again, here is a look at a Nurgle Knight Titan! It is simply incredible and I demand blueprints!!
As if the Mechanicus Titan wasn't cool enough, the artist proves his Titan-Legio chops with this piece!
... and we are back to the Imperium, with some great army-wide shots of the Imperial Guard/ Mechanicus.
The artillery of Mars is very cool. The low profile and small treads remind me more of a train than of a tank.
No army would be complete without psychotic Ogryn!
Mars Praetorians! An incredible kitbash and an inspiration to anyone about to pic up Twin Linked Awesome's Mechanicus Fandex!
Rough Riders, the Machine Cult Way!
This model is like a gruesome page ripped straight from the big artwork. The skulls, the viles, the ... everything is perfect!
I don't know what it is, but I like it!
Another Praetorian!
More Rough Riders!
More of the Red Machine!
Here is a close up on one of the rough riders. The level of detail in both the conversion and the paint job on the rider are very impressive!
and I will round this post off with some Skitarii. *exhale* Damn, this has been my favorite It Came From the Forums post yet!
If you are interested in more of this artist's work (Which is very extensive!), you can start with the MaxMini forum post where I found him ... or, you can check out the Imperial Guard tab on the Le Blog de Kouzes ... or just go straight to Le Blog de Kouzes and scroll away! Make sure you use Google Chrome to view it since it has a built in translation option! Enjoy!
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LOVE that Doom Wheel! Its just like those things Arch Enemy used in 'His Last Command'!ReplyDelete
Morback is one of the best modelers I've seen in recent days. Been following his blog for a few months. I love what he's been designing for Blight Wheel and MaxMini.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 30, 2011 at 5:18 AM
I am gobsmacked!ReplyDelete
Those are all _amazing_.ReplyDelete
This guy is amazing. And prolific! I'd be thrilled to complete a tenth of the amazing conversions he's made!ReplyDelete
Looks like you are governed by the second law of robotics and that it helped pick out your Sunday Best this week. Congrats and cheers for sharing yet again another killer blog post.ReplyDelete
Hi all!ReplyDelete
I'm really glad to read this article, and all these kind comments.
Thanks for all, I'm always happy to see people interested by my works. If they can inspire or motivate you, this would be amesome!
Everyone is welcome on Le Blog Dé Kouzes, foreign readers too! I try to translate some articles in english, but it takes a lot of time (and blogging takes a lot of time too, as you certainly know it!)
My current project is a Gretchin Army. So stay connected to see how this project turns in the future! ;)
Just saw this.. fantastic work on display!ReplyDelete
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Islam, Modernization, and Democratization:
The Case of Iran
Shireen T. Hunter
Within the context of modernization and democratization, Iran occupies a special place among Muslim countries. The following factors account for this situation. First, Iran has achieved a certain degree of modernization without, however, actualizing its potential and while still suffering from many ills afflicting developing countries. Second, Iran had a popular constitutional revolution in 1905–6 and has since intermittently experienced parliamentary politics, though it has been highly flawed. Third, Iran has had a strong socialist intellectual and political tradition dating back to the late nineteenth century without ever having gone through a revolution and never having been ruled by a socialist government. Fourth, Iran has had an Islamic revolution and has tried to create an Islamic republic by combining elements of a Shari'a-based polity and society with concepts of republicanism and popular sovereignty. Fifth, since the early 1990s Iran has been undergoing profound cultural and intellectual changes reflected in a broad-based and spirited debate that encompasses issues such as Iran's national identity and its underpinnings, Iran's future political system, and the role of religion in politics, civil society, and democratization. An important aspect of this debate has been the emergence of a reformist and liberal Islamic discourse involving both clerical and lay figures.
Iran has not yet resolved the contradictions inherent in its dualistic form of government—Islamic and republican. Similarly, differences between the conservatives and the more reform-minded and liberal elements within its leadership and polity still remain, and it is not yet clear when and how these contradictions will be resolved.
Yet, irrespective of its outcome, Iran's experience has relevance and implications for other Muslim countries. Iran's history of modernization and efforts at democratization are also instructive as examples of the enabling or hindering con-


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