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– Above is the latest episode of WWE Game Night with Titus O'Neil, Nia Jax, Rhyno and WWE Intercontinental Champion The Miz playing the new WWE Edition of the Watch Ya Mouth party card game. You can purchase the new game via Amazon at this link.
– WWE has a new poll asking fans their favorite couples in WWE history. As of this writing, 25% voted for Nikki Bella and John Cena while 17% voted for Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella, 16% for WWE Hall of Famer Randy Savage and Miss Elizabeth, 13% for Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, 12% for WWE Hall of Famer Edge and WWE Hall of Famer Lita, 11% for Rusev and Lana, 6% for Matt Hardy and Lita.
– Kairi Sane returned to WWE NXT TV on last night's episode and resumed her feud with Shayna Baszler, as seen in the video below. Baszler had NXT Women's Champion Ember Moon down on the outside of the ring, preparing to do more damage at the end of their title match when Sane made the save. There have been rumors on WWE doing Sane vs. Baszler vs. Moon in a Triple Threat at the NXT "Takeover: New Orleans" event during WrestleMania 34 Week. Baszler vs. Moon was apparently confirmed for Takeover at the recent NXT TV tapings but they left it open for Sane to be added to the match or for a stipulation to be added.
#MaeYoungClassic winner @KairiSaneWWE just gave @QoSBaszler a hefty dose of her own medicine! #WWENXT @WWEEmberMoon pic.twitter.com/N6lq18LGeM
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Cute Hayley
well i do not know what to post and tonya said i need a new post so i will tell you something very cute that hayley ray did. It was a cold day and we were all under a blanket watching a movie. and hayley goes to my mom and says" i got a present for you" (and yes she says that alot) and my mom says what. Then she smiles the biggest in the hole world and says ME in a cute squicky voice and then crawls up on her and falls asleep and now she says it to every body there you go tonya there is your new post.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
all about me
hi i am tammy and this blog is about me and my friends and family and all the crazy stuff we do together and i am going to blog all the time. i love basket ball and the out doors and i also love shoping and fashon. i hope you enjoy my storys .
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USAC Western States Midget Series
By Lance Jennings
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016… Taking the lead from Cory Elliott on the twenty-fifth lap, Cody Swanson (Corona, California) scored last Saturday's feature win at Santa Maria Raceway. For Swanson, the $1,000 USAC Western States Midget triumph was his first victory of the campaign. Fast qualifier Ronnie Gardner, Elliott, Frankie Guerrini, and Shannon McQueen chased Cody to the checkered flags.
Piloting the family owned #71S Marcie Campbell Realtor / Advanced Racing Suspensions Spike, Cody Swanson qualified eighth out of twelve racers and ran second to Cory Elliott in his heat race. Starting fourth in the main event, the former VRA Midget Champion slipped by Ronnie Gardner for second and chased down Cory Elliott for the top spot. Earning the night's Keizer Aluminum Wheels / Rod End Supply "Hard Charger / Best Passing Job" honors and his second series win, Swanson is seventh in points with five top-10 finishes and 6 feature laps led.
Ronnie Gardner (Corona, California) had a strong night at Santa Maria with a second place run. Driving the Six8 Motorsports' #68 Baldozier Racing / Esslinger Engineering Stewart, Gardner earned his third Woodland Auto Display Fast Time Award and won the night's Extreme Muffler's Heat Race #1. The three-time champion heads to Tulare with an 82-point lead with four feature wins, eight heat race victories, one Keizer Aluminum Wheels / Rod End Supply Hard Charger Award, ten top-10 finishes, and 104 feature laps led to his credit.
After leading the first twenty-four laps, Cory Elliott (Bakersfield, California) finished third at Santa Maria Raceway. Racing the family owned #11E FK Indy / Oilwize Spike, Elliott was sixth quick in time trials and won the night's DJ Safety Heat Race #2. To date, last season's Rookie of the Year ranks fourth in the point standings with four heat race victories and eight top-10 finishes in the campaign.
Frankie Guerrini (San Rafael, California) scored fourth in the 30-lap main event. Piloting the family owned #63 F&F Racing / Davis Motorsports Spike, Guerrini qualified seventh overall and ran second to Ronnie Gardner in his heat race. Last year's BCRA Champion left Santa Maria sitting third in the point chase with one heat race victory, one Competition Suspension Inc. / Rod End Supply Semi-Main win, nine top-10 finishes, and 16 feature laps led on the year.
Shannon McQueen (Bakersfield, California) had a solid evening with a fifth place finish at Santa Maria Raceway. Driving the McQueen Racing #7 Simpson Racing Products / Lucas Oil Spike, McQueen was fourth fast in time trials and placed third in her heat race. The 2012 Champion heads to Tulare ranked eleventh in points with one heat race victory and three top-10 finishes on the season.
After taking a break, the USAC Western States Midget Series will return to action at Tulare's Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway on October 8th. The "KRC Safety Fall Shootout" will also feature the King of the West Sprint Cars, Western RaceSaver Sprint Cars, and the "Legends of Kearney Bowl" Vintage Cars. For more information, visit www.tularethunderbowl.com or call 559.688.0909.
The USAC Western States Midget Series thanks Hoosier Tire, Brown and Miller Racing Solutions, Competition Suspension Incorporated, DJ Safety, Diversified Machine Incorporated, Extreme Mufflers, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Light Up The World Beverages, Rod End Supply, Stand 21 Racer Goes Safer Foundation, Ultra Shield Race Products, and Woodland Auto Display for their support. If you or your company would like to become part of the series, email PR Director Lance Jennings at [email protected]
For more information on the series, visit the United States Auto Club (USAC) website at www.usacracing.com. You can also find exclusive content on the USAC Western States Midget Facebook and Twitter pages.
Loudpedal Productions has USAC Western States Midget DVDs and videos on demand available for purchase at www.loudpedal.tv and 805.407.7229.
September 17, 2016 – Santa Maria, California – Santa Maria Raceway
1. Ronnie Gardner, 68, Six8-14.322; 2. Michael Faccinto, 35F, MF-14.474; 3. Maria Cofer, 57, Cofer-14.533; 4. Shannon McQueen, 7, McQueen-14.587; 5. Courtney Crone, 25, Rodela-14.842; 6, Cory Elliott, 11E, Elliott-14.881; 7. Frankie Guerrini, 63, Guerrini-14.883; 8. Cody Swanson, 71S, Swanson-14.943; 9. Dylan Ito, 73, Ford-15.358; 10. Tyler Dolacki, 18, Dolacki-15.522; 11. Randi Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-18.774; 12. Robert Dalby, 4D, Dalby-NT
EXTREME MUFFLERS FIRST HEAT: (8 laps)
1. Gardner, 2. Guerrini, 3. Cofer, 4. Crone, 5. Pankratz, 6. Ito. NT
DJ SAFETY SECOND HEAT: (8 laps)
1. Elliott, 2. Swanson, 3. McQueen, 4. Faccinto, 5. Dolacki, 6. Dalby. NT
LIGHT UP THE WORLD BEVERAGES FEATURE: (30 laps – With Starting Positions)
1. Cody Swanson (4th), 2. Ronnie Gardner (1st), 3. Cory Elliott (2nd), 4. Frankie Guerrini (3rd), 5. Shannon McQueen (6th), 6. Michael Faccinto (8th), 7. Tyler Dolacki (10th), 8. Courtney Crone (7th), 9. Maria Cofer (5th), 10. Randi Pankratz (9th), 11. Dylan Ito (11th), 12. Robert Dalby (12th). NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-.24 Elliott, Laps 25-30 Swanson.
KEIZER ALUMINUM WHEELS / ROD END SUPPLY HARD CHARGER: Cody Swanson (4th to 1st)
1. Ronnie Gardner-763, 2. Michael Faccinto-681, 3. Frankie Guerrini-589, 4. Cory Elliott-578, 5. Courtney Crone-493, 6. Randi Pankratz-433, 7. Cody Swanson-431, 8. Robert Dalby-427, 9. Maria Cofer-418, 10. Tyler Dolacki-335, 11. Shannon McQueen-301, 12. Sean Dodenhoff-242, 13. Alex Schutte-223, 14. Dylan Ito-200, 15. Darren Hagen-195, 16. Ashley Hazelton-178, 17. Taylor Simas-177, 18. Terry Nichols-168, 19. Shane Golobic-165, 20. Tanner Thorson-156.
October 8: Merle Stone Chevrolet Thunderbowl Raceway - Tulare, CA (KRC Safety Fall Shootout)
October 29: Ventura Raceway – Ventura, CA
November 19: Bakersfield Speedway – Bakersfield, CA
November 24: #Ventura Raceway – Ventura, CA (Turkey Night Grand Prix)
# = Co-Sanctioned Event with USAC National Midgets.
This schedule is subject to change.


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A Scientific Approach to Weight Control
Medical science in the 21st century has made remarkable advances in understanding how the body's metabolic system works. The metabolic system controls the energy use and storage inside your body. Changes in the modern lifestyle, mainly eating sugar and not getting physical activity, have led to a "metabolic dysfunction" that is the root cause of several chronic (and deadly!) diseases including diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, strokes, and liver disease. Obesity is just a symptom of metabolic dysfunction, not the cause. Obesity is the result of left-over energy molecules (lipids) that are packed into the fat cells and can't get out because the metabolic system is not working well enough to utilize that energy.
Unfortunately, the science is pretty complicated, which is why it took so long to discover! This web page attempts to break it down and make it easier to understand. Be prepared: it's still going to be difficult because many of the concepts go against what we have learned as "the truth" during the previous century. However, it is vitally important that we learn this new science in order to turn back the epidemic of chronic disease that has made the life expectancy of humans worse than the prior generation for the first time since the Middle Ages.
Our Mission
The Healthy Weight Kids Coalition was formed as a community partnership in 2005 in Bowling Green KY to serve the region of South Central Kentucky.
We hope to greatly reduce the epidemic of metabolic dysfunction through preventive measures in the following areas:
(1) Work with schools to improve nutrition teaching and to improve the nutritional quality of foods available to children while at school. Increase the opportunities for physical activity in schools.
(2) Educate physicians to identify and treat metabolic dysfunction (overweight) in their patients. Provide resources for them to educate their patients about prevention, and treat those who are already affected.
(3) Make the public aware of the problem of metabolic dysfunction so that parents can recognize it (as overweight) at an early stage in their own children. Make the public aware of the serious health hazards resulting from metabolic dysfunction, and the options available to treat it.
(4) Influence the local and state legislatures to bring about laws which favor the reduction of overweight (metabolic dysfunction) in children, and promote cultural changes that allow children to maintain a healthy weight.
(5) We also hope to guide and improve existing overweight treatment facilities within the community, improve access and availability of exercise and fitness resources within the community, and to set an example for treatment facilities everywhere.


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Restaurant & Marina
Special Event
Take Out Ordering
About Us
Welcome to the Sea Shore Restaurant & Marina located on Historical City Island
Come by land, come by sea. Free dockage available for boating customers
If you are searching for unique dining and or reception venue that is convenient to all we invite you to visit the Sea Shore Restaurant and Marina.
At the edge of Westchester you will find the Historical City Island. Easily accessible to the tri-state area the Sea Shore Restaurant originally opened in 1923 has beenc ompletely renovated and transformed into a preeminent event location for tri-state area.
It is the ideal waterfront location for intimate dining as well as stylish weddings, corporate receptions, fundraisers, anniversary, retirement parties, or any special event.
Perfect for hosting up to 150 guests this waterfront location with spectacular sunset views provides the perfect backdrop for pictures.
Our world-class staf will ensure that your guests are treated to fresh seafood specialties, sushi bar, exceptional wines and tropical frozen drinks in our elegantly appointed interior.


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Hurry and get your 25% discount off the "Gridiron UK" DVD and a chance to win a framed Crewe Railroaders jersey, signed by the cast and crew!
This great new comedy is the one and only British film about American Football and will be released on DVD on 3rd October. The Oxford Saints and Safecracker Pictures have joined forces to bring you this fantastic offer!
About the movie:
In 1985, against all the odds and all good sense, Gary Delaney formed the Crewe Railroaders… now he's written and directed a movie about his experiences, "Gridiron UK".
Not only does the film boast a host of UK acting talent it also stars Dorsey Levens as Coach James. Dorsey is a retired NFL running back and while playing for the Green Bay Packers, he rushed for 1,000+ yards twice and was selected to the Pro Bowl after the 1997 season.
In 2009, Dorsey was elected to the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. Dorsey also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants during his career.
How to buy
Follow the link below and subscribe to claim the discount and enter the competition to win a framed jersey!
Once you subscribe, you'll be taken to the shop where you can add the DVD to your basket. Make sure you enter gridironuk20 into the coupon code box, which will reduce the movie to just £8.00 including shipping!
You'll also receive a email asking you to confirm your entry to the prize draw, so make sure you check your emails for a chance to win.


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Posts tagged 'North Fork Bed and Breakfast'
North Fork Bed and Breakfast in Lisbon, NY is now open for business
Maple Scones
To say it's a long story would be an understatement. A lot has gone on in the recent past but good news is we're back!! In some ways things are different and in some ways they are the same. The important thing as I said is that we're open. So, if you're coming to the north country to take your child to Crane Camp or a college visit, you're looking for some amazing tea or a place to relax…..it's all right here at North Fork. Specialtea Teas is our new tea shop that will be similar to our gift shop but the main focus will be on tea. Baker Road Bakery is on site as well with freshly baked goods for you to purchase to take home. Of course there will be baked goods on our breakfast table and snacks upon arrival as available. We hope you'll come and see us!
June 25, 2016 at 7:31 pm North Fork Bed and Breakfast/Gifts Leave a comment
Organic Loose Leaf Tea Etc.
Lisa has been working on learning all kinds of new things. Since January of 2012, she has been learning about and selling loose leaf organic teas and tea accessories. The gift shop was emptied out to make room for loose leaf teas that can't deal with the fragrances of soaps and lotions. The soap and lotion making has taken a back seat to baking and tea blending and packaging. The gift shop was moved and attached to the coffee roasterie. North Fork Gifts is now Baker Road Bakery and Specialtea Teas. About a year ago Tim purchased Jernabi's, a coffee shop, in Potsdam. Lisa now does all of the baking for the shop, runs the B&B and sells loose leaf teas. It's been a very exciting and sometimes very trying first year of retirement. It has been an unparalelled learning experience to say the least. During this time the B&B website was also rebuilt and the blogging came to a screeching hault. As I struggle to make a schedule that makes sense and is doable, I long to return to blogging which is why I'm doing this post. So, hopefully, I'm back at it and can keep people informed about the happenings here at North Fork B&B.
We are looking forward to the upcoming Bass Masters Fishing Tournament and hoping to have some of the participants stay with us. Tim and I will both be at the 3 day event. Tim will be selling brewed hot coffee, iced coffee and iced tea. I will be selling baked goods and organic loose leaf tea and tea accessories. So if you go to the tournament, please do stop by and say hello! Look for more blog posts too!
July 21, 2013 at 2:43 pm North Fork Bed and Breakfast/Gifts Leave a comment
Strong Winds Wreak Havoc at North Fork B&B/Gifts
Well the good weather I recently spoke of certainly did not last! Strong winds, rain, ice pellets and yes, snow, greeted us yesterday. As I walked it started out clear, then it began to sprinkle, then ice pellets, then later in the evening snow. All the while, blustery winds. This is one result of the strong winds. Unfortunately, we have to have these trees taken down. After over 20 years of enjoying them and being graced by their presence. I love trees and these have had everything from Kestrels to racoons nest in them over the years. When my daughter was 6, she rescued baby birds from these trees. They hold many happy memories and it saddens me that they will have to go. At this point they are simply dangerous, plain and simple. Cotton wood, great to plant and fast growing but certain to cause problems to someone down the line. Our house was built in 1868 and I believe whoever built the house, planted these trees. In the ice storm of 1998 they sustained damage and had to be topped. Lesson learned, topping trees is not always a good idea. At any rate, they are scheduled to be taken down sometime within the next 2-3 weeks. I'll be sure to let you know how that goes and share the experience. This is the middle tree. Originally there were 4. We had to have one removed about 5 years ago.
Through all of this nasty weather, the flowers have shown their tanasity by blossoming anyway. I have such admiration for these daffodils! And yes, those crocus are still at it. When I took this photo, the crocus were closing for the night but they stood tall and proud despite the weather.
On another note, I made my first ever soy pillar candle yesterday. To see this and the process, check out our North Fork Gifts blog at www.northforkgifts.com Please sign up for this blog and also please "like" my blogs and become a follower. I appreciate those that continue to follow my blog. I enjoy writing and wish I had more time. After being on break, it's back to school for me today!
April 18, 2011 at 6:24 am North Fork Bed and Breakfast/Gifts Leave a comment
Maple Scones Make a tasty breakfast…
We are very lucky to be able to get our maple products from the Orebed Maple Sugar Shack. These scones use granulated maple sugar, which they have and I put maple crunchies on the top for added flavor. Our Maple scones have been a hit for our breakfasts every time we've made them. The recipe will be on our recipe page if you'd like to try making these delicious scones.
August 23, 2010 at 1:34 pm North Fork Bed and Breakfast/Gifts 1 comment
French Breakfast Muffins,Mmmmm…
This morning's breakfast featured French Breakfast Muffins served with St. Lawrence Valley Roasters Baker Road Blend coffee. These muffins have a little bit of nutmeg in the muffin and after baking them they are topped with melted butter and dipped in cinnamon and sugar. Our guests just loved them! Once again, I will be putting the recipe on our recipe page so if you'd like to make them, go for it!
The batter is a little bit different and you need to be sure not to over stir when putting them together. Have fun with these tasty breakfast muffins.
August 13, 2010 at 9:01 am North Fork Bed and Breakfast/Gifts Leave a comment
Baking for Baker Road Bakery
On Friday, the last day of school and graduation, I came home from work and began baking for the market. On Saturdays throughout the summer I plan to be at the Green Market in Ogdensburg,NY. Saturday it rained. The rain really ruins Tim's coffee labels. Tim left early and went down to the market only to find pouring rain. He had to return home. We plan to be at the market on Saturday July 3rd so if you're in the area, please stop by. I do want to share what's going to available so far. Hopefully, I'll have even more to choose from by the time Saturday rolls around!
Here's the finished chocolate chip cookie dough just before it goes onto the cookie sheet and into the oven to bake.
June 27, 2010 at 1:01 pm North Fork Bed and Breakfast/Gifts Leave a comment
The HMS Bounty in Ogdensburg
This wonderful tall ship was my adventure yesterday. I had heard that it would be in the Ogdensburg port and just had to go and check it out. It's the HMS Bounty built in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia for MGM Film Studios' 1962 movie, Mutiny on the Bounty starring Marlon Brando. Now I ask you, who could resist climbing aboard the very same ship that Marlon Brando was on? This very same ship was also used for Treasure Island, Yellow Beard, Sponge Bob Square Pants, and Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean-Dead Man's Chest.
When I climbed aboard this tall ship, I was taken back to my childhood days and Mystic Seaport where I spent a great deal of time with my grandmother. We would go through and look at and read about everything! It was always fun and always interesting. Many of the children and children at heart, had that same gleam in their eye as they toured this vessel. I just kept thinking about our song and the tall ships and getting pictures to show my students. It was a lot of fun!
The height of the masts is what I always find amazing. The way it all fits together to form a most picturesque ship in full sail. It was a wonderful experience indeed!
June 21, 2010 at 9:02 pm North Fork Bed and Breakfast/Gifts Leave a comment


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Date: 8th November 2018
Workshop Duration:
2 Consecutive Days (8 - 9 November 2018)
Workshop Time:
9:30 – 16:30
$420.00 for registration and payment received by 11/10/2018
Full fee: $440.00 including morning tea, all associated handouts and a certificate of attendance.
BYO Lunch
Workshop Venue:
Lighthouse Resources Upstairs Training Room
Kyabra Street RUNCORN, QLD. 4113
Target Group:
For any Case Managers, Team Leaders, Senior Practitioners, Counsellors, Facilitators, Mental Health Clinicians, Child Safety Officers, Allied Health Professionals, Support workers, Foster Carers Support Workers, Guidance Officers, or anyone who has an interest in strengths-based approaches to difficult conversations.
Workshop Outline:
Have you ever found yourself lost for words? Not knowing how to begin a potentially difficult conversation in which emotions could escalate?
In our work in the human services there is a diversity of moments in which we need to engage in difficult conversations. These conversations may be with clients, colleagues, staff, supervisors, supervisees or other stakeholders. In these moments, have you wondered how to raise concerns in ways that invite collaboration for preferred change?
This workshop offers the opportunity to gain insight into a range of strengths-based approaches that could open the door to working partnerships despite challenging circumstances. Strengths-based principles will be unpacked to act as a guide to respectful and collaborative processes. Key strengths-based informed skills will be offered to scaffold participant's conversational pathways. The workshop will offer a playful environment to experiment and have-a-go at the skills demonstrated throughout the day. A variety of practice stories will be offered to demonstrate these strength-based skills in action.
Workshop Outcomes:
By the close of the workshop participants will have:
• Unpacked strengths-based principles to explore their practice implications for difficult conversations.
• Reflected on the conditions needed for strengths-based approaches to difficult conversations.
• Identified strengths-based feedback processes.
• Explored constructive ways of raising a concern, in ways that separates the person from the issue.
• Considered strengths-based planning to support preferred change.
• Considered the relevance of the ideas for their own practice contexts.
"I really enjoyed the interaction with the fellow participants and the facilitator"
"The practical demonstrations and role modelling really enhanced my learning during the workshop"
"Thank you for your hard work in putting together such a great resourceful training"
"Positive feedback and acknowledgement can be an amazing tool of social change, it helps cultivate just society"
"The facilitator creates a supportive space where I felt comfortable giving feedback if needed and felt comfortable sharing"
"Thank you very much, as always I thoroughly enjoyed attending your training"
"I have the confidence and more of a template to have/tackle difficult conversations"
"I will now use the use of the strengths cards as a part of my practice and engagement with clients"
"I will change the way I avoid difficult conversations"
Facilitator Bio:
Some of Kath's therapeutic practice has seen her working with children and young people who have significant trauma and abuse, women reclaiming their lives from domestic violence, families who have experienced state intervention, young women who have experienced sexual violence and women living with the effects of eating issues. She brings a commitment to contextualize the problems that people face. Kath has enjoyed the challenge of finding creative and collaborative ways of working with children, young people, adults and groups to make more visible their skills and knowledge in the face of some significant problems. Kath has also enjoyed co-creating spaces of learning, to share strengths based and narrative ideas in experiential ways. Read More
Workshop Cancellations:
By completing and submitting this registration form, you are indicating your intention to attend this workshop and you will be liable for the full fee as indicated.
If you are unable to attend the workshop for any reason, fail to attend without notice or cancel your registration payment will not be refunded.
Workshops occasionally need to be cancelled due to insufficient participant numbers. Should this be necessary, we will notify you as soon as possible and a full refund will be given.


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Things I worry about that I probably shouldn't:
- The conclusions to which other people arrive when they see me.
- The prospect of nerves overcoming me at the oral interpreter test and making me vomit all over the judging panel.
Things I don't worry about even though I should:
- Making sure I take the time to study for the test.
- Doing the laundry so that not a single member of my household is forced to go to work/school wearing a Halloween costume even though it is not Halloween.
- That my larder contains food that could actually be used for cooking a meal. No, chips and salsa do not count.


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High Speed Daisy Chain For Wahoo Fishing? The Most Deadly Technique there is!
One of the most under used technique in Wahoo fishing by far, in my humble opinion, is utilizing a daisy chain. When many big game anglers think of a Daisy Chain with Lure they think of a cool little bird, some feathers or plungers, etc and a nice line skipping and creating commotion on the surface attracting pelagic fish like tuna, mahi, marlin, sailfish and what have you. This works great and is well known among sport fishing addicts.
What many fishermen and fisherwoman do not consider is the effectiveness of a submersed daisy chain especially as a Wahoo Lure!
Let me explain just a few of the benefits:
- You get all types of other pelagic species
- You hide your wire leader
- You attract more fish to the spread
- You get more bites and more Wahoo.
This all is a fact. We have gone to most of our spreads running at least one underwater cavitational Daisy Chain Wahoo lure for all our serious Wahoo trips. Take a look at this lure for an example: Savage Daisy Chain
Now the important factor for the chain is to use cavitation heads on the wire. What this does is shoot a jet stream down the line so the wire becomes invisible (and this is why you get so many more strikes from other species other than Wahoo). So now you have 1 bigger bait chasing 2-4 smaller baits under water and creating a realistic commotion like that of actual baitfish.
This technique is little known for Wahoo, but I can honestly say that it is perhaps the most effective technique I know of for putting Wahoo on the deck. Here is a 1.5 day trip with mostly savage daisy chain Plomero and Plomerito Wahoo Lures.
We also believe that a similar color string tends to work better, but we are no strangers to experimenting. Consider the waters you are fishing in, the clarity, the common baitfish, and the common lure colors that tend to work in your grounds. Consider all this when purchasing or assembling your Wahoo slaying Daisy Chain.
If I had to choose one lure in a race to catch as many fish as possible this would be the one.
I encourage you all to give it a try. Report back with the results. I am confident you will be pleasantly surprised.


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Wahoo Schools Will Close To Mourn 16-Year-Olds
Wahoo Schools Will Close To Mourn 16-Year-Olds
Wahoo Public Schools will be closed on Monday so students can mourn two honor students killed last week in a car crash.
Kyle Clark and Nathan Worley, both 16, were killed at about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday as they drove down county Road 15 east of Wahoo.
The Saunders County Sheriff's Department said Clark was driving westbound when he lost control, entered a ditch and rolled.
Previous Stories:
- October 19, 2006: Wahoo Grieves For Honor Roll Students Killed On Road


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The Essay and Proof Famiy Tree, Part 2By James E. Lee
There are two remaining major sources that were responsible for the release of essays and proofs into the philatelic marketplace. The fi rst source was the archives of the American Bank Note Company. The second source was the proof emissions and archives of our Post Offi ce Department and Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
By 1879, all of the bank note companies that had produced stamps for the P.O.D. had merged into the American Bank Note Company. These mergers resulted in ABNC acquiring all dies and archives of their predecessors. By 1880, Henry G. Mandel was the offi cial counterfeit and color expert for American and was in a position to have access to all of the company's dies, artistic fi les, and records. He not only pulled prints of the early stamp essay dies on various papers, he also formed a collection of other experimental work from the archives. This body of material found its way into the collections of The Earl of Crawford in England and that of Boston attorney, Edward H. Mason. In the early 20th century both of these collections were dispersed into the philatelic main stream. This was an enormous amount of material and probably accounts for 60% of the material available to collectors today.
As a side note there have been subsequent sales of the archives of American in the past 25 years. There were two auctions held by Christie's in 1990 and two sales by H.R. Harmer, Inc. in the past 12 months.
A secondary bank note company source was the dies and archives of the one of the last independent company's, the Philadelphia Bank Note Company. When this company failed a portion of the assets were acquired by Ernest Schernikow, secretary of the Hamilton Bank Note Company. Shernikow is said to have paid $10,000 for these assets. He offered but did not sell the master dies and stamp essays dies to Hamilton. In 1903 he had reprints made of the 1861progressive essays dies that had been engraved by Toppan, Carpenter and Company, the 1876 essays of the Philadelphia Bank Note Company and the Great Central Fair stamps produced by Butler and Carpenter Company. It is said that the reprints were made to be sold to recover his investment. These reprints continued to be fl ogged to dealers on Nassau Street in New York City by an unknown man from a large suit case as late as the 1940's.
The final source has been the direct emissions from the Post Offi ce Department and other proof material that has come from their files.
On five separate occasions between 1879 and 1895 the Post Offi ce Department directed the American Bank Note Company to provide 500 sets of card board plate proofs of each of the postage stamps that had been produced since 1847. These sets were given away by the department. In 1903 the department had the Bureau of Printing and Engraving produce 85 albums containing die proofs of all of the stamps that had been produced since 1847.
These albums came to be called Roosevelt proof albums since they were produced during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt. The albums were given to public offi cials and a few went to prominent Americans. The release of the albums caused such a stir by the populous that the government ceased releasing proofs. However, over the years there were many other instances that resulted in proof material reaching the market place.
In 1915, the Bureau produced three to five sets of die proofs on a yellowish wove for the Post Office Department exhibit at the Pan-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco. These proofs eventually reached the market.
During the 1920's and 1930's, a prominent Washington, D.C. collector, Hugh M. Southgate had a significant relationship with the Post Office Department. In exchange for material that he provided to the national stamp collection and other favors he received specially prepared die proofs of most of the 20th century commemorative stamps. These proofs were not mounted on card blotters and they contained the blue Bureau control number below the design on the face of the proof. These proofs reached the market place via a Robinette auction in 1942.
At the end of Coolidge administration, postmaster general, Harry S. New had 10 sets of die proofs produced, which contained examples of every stamp issued during the administration. Two sets were given to President Coolidge with the balance going to offi cials of the administration. Most of these set now rest in the collections of collectors. Not to be out done our stamp collecting president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was given die proofs of most of the stamps issues during the early part of his administration by postmaster general, James Farley. FDR also received die proof examples of the Washington-Franklins and the commemoratives produced prior to his administration. These treasures were sold as part of the sales of the Roosevelt collections by H.R. Harmer, Inc. in a packed auction room in New York City in 1946.
Finally, Max Johl had unfettered access to the Bureau's records when he was writing his four-volume opus, United Stated Postage Stamps of the 20th Century. He wound up with hundreds of Bureau photo essays of rejected designs. May of these entered the market via a Roger Koerber auction in the 1970s that took place in a suburg of Detroit.
While there are other minor instances of essay and proof material reaching the philatelic market place, I have endeavored to cover the major contributions. Through both legitimate and shady routes we have a marvelous pool of material from which to draw and form outstanding collections of essays and proofs.
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Pumpkin hot white chocolate + a fall music playlist
The first time I had a cup of hot white chocolate was when I walked from the train station to university. I was a first year student, still living at my parents'. Close to the humanities department there was a small coffee shop, serving all kinds of warm beverages.
After one sip I was hooked. I have a pretty sweet tooth so it was love at first sight. I had it almost every day for a month or so. Of course I was sick of it after a while, so I quit buying the stuff.
Two years later, while living in Flagstaff, Arizona, I had my next cup of hot white chocolate. At Starbucks. In Target. Can you ask for a less cozier setting? I think not. But I didn't care at the time. In fact, I loved Target. To me Target was the epitome of the American consumer society. And since we had to study that particular topic over and over again in college I loved to just watch & observe while sipping my cup of hot white chocolate.
Six years later. For the first time in over half a decade I am having a cup of hot white chocolate again. This time prepared in my own kitchen, adding my own twist, my own flavor, using only pure ingredients. Yay!
Because it is fall & because I love squash, I added some pumpkin puree. Just for the fun of it. Of course you can omit it, but then I would maybe add some cream to give it that smooth and velvety texture.
Also, I am very much in love with this year's autumn. Normally it's raining a lot during this time of year, often accompanied by stormy weather. Not 2015's fall though. A lot of sunshine, high temperatures and little wind. It almost helps me prepare for winter.
As if I now only have to survive three months of darkness instead of five or so. I can't help it, I just hate winter. Not snow though, snow is magical (says she who would name Lorelai Gilmore as her female role model) . Also I am a fan of sweaters, knits, scarves, and mittens. But why talk about this in November. There is really no need yet.
So back to this delicious warm drink. It's just such a nice change from your regular cup of joe. I would be thrilled if you'd give it a try. Let me know what you think of it! Speaking of cups, these enamel cups are perfect for a warm drink like this one. You can get them at Comptoir des Objets a web shop who I've teamed up with for this post. They sell gorgeous products which are a blessing for your kitchen and home. Their store consists of high quality everyday objects with a good story, just like these falcon cups.
PS: tell me who of you watch How to Get Away with Murder? We should start a discussion group. Oh my gaaawd, I am so hooked!
PS II: I created a fall music playlist for you all! Consisting of my favorite evergreens. ;-)
Pumpkin hot white chocolate
(serves 2)
You need:
2 cups unsweetened almond milk
1 vanilla bean – seeds scraped out
/2 cup pumpkin puree
1 tsp pumpkin spice
2 soft dates – pits removed
1/2 cup raw cacao butter – cut in rough pieces
1 tbsp lucuma powder (or honey)
vegan whipped cream (optional)
Pumpkin spice (recipe by Faring Well)
1 tbs ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp ground cloves
How to make it:
1. Place almond milk, pumpkin puree, vanilla seeds and bean, and pumpkin spice into a saucepan and heat milk just until steaming, not boiling. Whisk to avoid lumps. Remove from heat and cover.
2. Gently melt the cacao butter on a double boiler, making sure not to overheat it to keep all the nutrients intact. Whisk in the lucuma powder and mix to combine.
3. Pour the milk mixture into a high-speed blender, passing it through a sieve. Add the dates and blend until very smooth.
4. Slowly add the milk mixture to the melted cocoa butter, whisking constantly until completely blended. Gently warm again, if needed, on a double boiler, but don't overheat. Pour into cups, add whipped cream sprinkle with pumpkin spice or sprinkles/other fun deliciousness!
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An escaped cow was shot by armed police after a massive operation.
Armed officers, police and a helicopter were all called out after three cows escaped from a field near the Rising Sun Country Park in Wallsend.
Concerns had grown that the animals could have caused serious injury to pedestrians or motorists as they appeared to be heading to the Coast Road at around 2.25pm on Sunday, May 17.
One cow was found on a field near the Coast Road and was shot and killed by police marksmen. The others were recovered by their owners.
A police spokesperson said: "Police attended the scene to locate the cows which had escaped from the nearby Rising Sun Country Park.
"One cow was located on a field near the Coast Road. The Coast Road was closed in both directions to allow attempts to be made to recover the cow.
"However, the cow was in a highly distressed state and considered to be a significant risk to members of the public and motorists.
"The decision was made for the animal to be destroyed by firearms officers at the scene."


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SRU's Social Sciences Career Expo offers employment connections
More than 20 potential employers will take part in the 2016 Slippery Rock University Social Science Career Expo, Nov. 17, in the Smith Student Center
Nov. 16. 2016
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - With more than 20 organizations eagerly on the lookout for new talent, Slippery Rock University will host its second annual Social Sciences Career Expo from 12:30-2:30 p.m., Nov. 17, in the Smith Student Center.
The networking event targets students majoring in criminology, public health, special education, music therapy and therapeutic recreation.
Participating employers will include: The Allegheny County Department of Human Services, the U.S. Peace Corps, Children and Youth Services, George Junior Republic and Glade Run Lutheran Services, among others.
"More than 56,000 jobs have been posted in the U.S. in the past year for therapeutic support staff, case workers, social workers, mental health counselors and other commonly identified social science positions," said John Rindy, SRU director of career education and development. "This fair will bring many of those jobs right to students' front doors."
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the median annual wage for social science occupations was $62,160 as of May 2015.
Rindy suggests student attendees wear a pre-printed name badge to the event as "(those) are looked upon favorably by employers, and you always want to make a great first impression."
The event is business casual and walk-ins are welcome, but student attendees are encouraged to pre-register at www.sru/careerconnection.
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Review
Based on the series of books by Patrick O'Brian and directed by Peter Weir (Dead Poet's Society and The Truman Show), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World follows the fate of the crew of the HMS Surprise - a British Naval ship on a frantic search for their adversary, the French Man O'War Acheron during the Napoleonic war.
Russell Crowe stars in the lead role as Captain "Lucky" Jack Aubrey, assisted by a competent crew which includes his life long friend and ship's surgeon, Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany). Aubrey is a charismatic character, a revered seaman who relishes a challenge and holds the concept of duty above that of individual lives. But when he is outwitted by the Captain of the Acheron and almost destroyed on more than one occasion, even his crew begin to doubt the sense in continuing their mission, and rumours begin to circulate that they are cursed...
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is not a complex movie. The tale is basic at best, and simply revolves around the cat and mouse game between the two ships. You may wonder how this could possibly translate into a movie exceeding two hours in length - especially when the Acheron makes an appearance in the opening moments and almost destroys the Surprise without breaking a sweat - but hold the viewer's attention it certainly does. The characters are all watchable, though aside from Crowe, Bettany and a couple of others, they remain largely anonymous to us; it's really only the Captain himself and surgeon who we get a real sense of, which is revealed through the conflicts in their friendship as events transpire to make them clash. But the combination of a good script and gritty, realistic action makes this an undeniable winner, despite this weakness.
Realism features highly in the movie, with some effective camerawork combined with excellent special effects making our voyage with the Surpise an authentic and at times intense experience. Some may criticise Master and Commander as being light on story, for as I've already mentioned the premise is basic, but Weir executes everything well enough for it not to become too lightweight, and never does it become boring. There's none of the usual Hollywood gloss here, and the film is all the better for it. Grime, hardship and blood abound, and though the heart of the beast is simple, it really is a beating heart. Well worth a viewing.
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The church is the most unlikely place to open its doors to prostitutes. But Rahab Home for Divine Intervention, a church located at 31, Akanno...
The church is the most unlikely place to open its doors to prostitutes. But Rahab Home for Divine Intervention, a church located at 31, Akanno Street , Oke-Odo in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos is a safe haven for prostitutes. The home is involved in the rehabilitation and reintegration of prostitutes back into the society.
Emmanuel Eniola, pastor in charge of the church told Newswatch that on May 30, 1992 God gave him a vision to establish a home for the liberation of prostitutes from the hands of Satan. Because of the business he was running then, he actually started in 1994. He said, he started out as an NGO before God told him to plant a church, that will be used to raise funds and run the ministry. Once the prostitutes are liberated they are known and called brides of Jesus.
Eniola said, it takes a total of eight to 12 visits to convince the ladies of Gods genuine love and lead them to repentance. Thereafter, they are taken to the home, where they would be schooled more in the training of Gods work.
According to him, during the visit to the hotels, the home gives out such gifts as foodstuff, clothes and a weekly allowance of N700 to the new converts to enable them cope with their new life.
Later, they are introduced as official members of the church to the congregation who heartily welcome them into their midst. The brides are expected to stay two years in the home. Newswatch learnt that during this period, the home tries to resettle them by giving them accommodation and employment in different areas of commercial life. According to Eniola, it cost N65,000 to train and rehabilitate each of the ladies while those that wish to go back to school are given the privilege to do that.
He said so far, 400 of the brides had been well rehabilitated while 2,000 had relocated back to their states. Newswatch gathered that about 375 hotels have been visited so far with results within Lagos and Ogun, but due to lack of funds, they have not been able to reach out to other states.
Eniola believes that prostitution can only be reduced: "If we can make these scarlet ladies understand that prostitution is a sin against God and their body, we would be getting somewhere," he said. He stressed that prostitution was caused by several factors, top of which was the demon bobonigora, with seven other lesser demons. He listed other factors as frustration with life, poverty, having covenant with Satan and those suffering from nymphomaniac.
He informed Newswatch that the brides also go for AIDS test so that they can get treatment on time and prayers as well. He revealed that he took this decision when one of the girls who came out died of AIDS. In another instance, one of the brides went back to prostitution but came back fully restored and is married with two kids. One of the things that make him fulfilled in the ministry is seeing the brides live a normal healthy life. Recently, five of the brides had gotten married one of whom is an evangelist with the church.
Nelson Awanfo, a deacon with the church told Newswatch that he has been working in the home since February 2001 and explained that the work being done was a testimony of Gods grace to every person. He commended the brides of Jesus for their courage and described them as women of substance and virtuous women.
Tina, one of the girls who spoke with Newswatch said Rahab Home had given her an opportunity to start life afresh. According to her, a friend had lured her to Lagos from Oron with promises of a better future, only for her to come and find herself in the hotel. Now a computer student in one of the schools, she is grateful to the home.
Cynthia John, another bride from Ondo State told Newswatch that if not for Eniola, she would have died as a prostitute. She said frustration forced her into the trade and she had been in it for five years before she was rescued. Now she runs a shop in Ipaja, a suburb of Lagos . "In fact, Pastor Eniola has given me a new lease of life," she said.
Mary Godwin, 28, from Delta State , Tonike Ozaze, 22, from Edo State and Funmi Akinmola, 28, from Ogun State are among some of them said to have become brides of Christ.
Some of the ladies too support the home by going out for witnessing and using themselves as examples and singing in the choir.
The name, Rahab Home for Divine Intervention, according to Eniola, was given by the Holy Spirit. It was taken from the Bible to represent the prostitute who was divinely rescued from death after she had helped the Israelites. So to him, the name is very relevant to what he is doing. He, however, lamented that there are no people willing to support his cause though other pastors have lent their support in one way or the other.
As of now, Rahab Home needs a rehabilitation home and a shopping complex to cater for the ladies once they step out of the hotels.
Eniola is married with eight children.


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But then we shift to a rocky planet and an archaeological crew trying to blow a hole into the side of a mountain in order to unearth the lost city of Telos36, the legendary tomb of the Cybermen. It seems the Cybermen have disappeared from history "many centuries ago", and now archaeologists are keen to learn more about them. The Doctor and his friends stick around as they explore the lost city (which looks more like just a largeish building up top, but never mind), and then in the cliffhanger, a Cyberman emerges to kill one of the party...
There's an air of confidence about this, even as the odd accents and bizarre characterizations abound; Kaftan and Klieg might as well be wearing flashing "villain" signs for all they try to disguise their ulterior motives. Kaftan in particular seems spiteful, apparently trapping Victoria in a Cyberman recharging closet just for the hell of it. But there's a self-assuredness about the direction that makes up for these lapses in the serial. And being able to see the episode adds to one's enjoyment enormously -- you wouldn't know about all of Troughton and Hines's interplay from the soundtrack alone. Note in particular the lovely moment where the Doctor, entering the tomb for the first time, takes Jamie's hand in the belief that it's Victoria's, realizes what he's done, and throws it down in disgust. Great fun.
Episode 2 continues the fun, as Klieg manages to open the hatch leading down into the tomb (thanks to some help from the Doctor, oddly -- he seems to be conflicted here, as he warns the expedition against meddling with things that should be left alone, yet he's eager to give them a helping hand when necessary; maybe his curiosity is getting the better of him). But before that there's some stuff with the Cyberman in the testing room (actually a robotic dummy), with another fun Troughton/Hines moment. The Doctor's trying to work out the sequence of events that led up to Haydon's death, and he needs Jamie to show him what buttons and levers he used. "Now there is a distinct element of risk in what I'm asking you all to do, so if anyone wishes to leave they must do so at once. Not you, Jamie," the Doctor adds, as Jamie moves to leave.
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These two episodes are often a little loose in acting and plotting, but that aforementioned confidence helps carry things off. It also helps that these two episodes are building up to the end of episode 2, when the Cybermen finally emerge from their tomb. Their presence hangs over all the proceedings, and their emergence is justly iconic. So far, The Tomb of the Cybermen is a winner -- we'll have to see how things go next time, to see if they can keep it up.
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Blacks are suffering like no other race in America, always have, and still are today. But ask yourself, what do racists ultimately want? To deny us jobs? I can see that. To prevent us from getting a higher education? Sure. But ultimately, racists want us gone. And unfortunately they're winning. They are winning the numbers game. Whoever scores the most wins. Every life lost is a score for the opposition. We see the battle being raged on three fronts. One, the high disproportionate rate of abortion among blacks. Two, the higher mortality rate among blacks. And three, the higher infant mortality rate among blacks. Addressing the numbers on these three fronts will fix black America.
Push them aside
Putting our hope in the system to make change is a lost cause. They feed us lines to win our support for their own pursuits. Pursuits that do not have our interest in mind. We must push the politicians aside and take action ourselves to solve the problems we face.
Quickly, reduce abortion rate
How can reducing the numbers of abortion help fix black America? To answer that, you need to ask, "what would it take to eliminate the need for women to seek an abortion?" The answer is bridging the gap. Bridging the gap of what's broken and of utmost importance for any group of people, the family. By establishing free childcare for all black children ages 0-5 yrs old, we can bridge the family gap and achieve the following:
- Time for all parents to pursue jobs and/or education.
- Safe places for all black children to operate five days a week.
- Provide every black child with basic pre-k education fundamental to being competitive in school out the gate.
- Keep the community growing at a rate consistent with the other races in order to maintain power at the polls 100+ years from now.
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Solve The City Recommendations
- Childcare operations to be run by a single non-profit organization, one per state.
- All churches to offer their facilities five days a week for childcare services.
- All facilities are outfitted with CCTV to help ensure the safety of children.
- Employers to offer one or two days paid time off to individuals who would volunteer to support the childcare services.
- Childcare services available from 6am – 6pm.
- Children are taught basic pre-k education to set them up for success moving forward.
- Pre-K proficiency examination/data gathering for all kids moving out of services and into kindergarten.
Reject the southern lifestyle
Solve The City's segmentation of the data for the problem of higher mortality rate amongst blacks lead us to a hypothesis that the southern lifestyle, likely eating habits, has had a negative affect on mortality rate amongst both whites and blacks. Our model being,
"The southern lifestyle ( eating habits, etc.) plus a majority of blacks residing in the south and/or have taken the southern lifestyle with to another region, is driving the overall mortality rate difference between whites and blacks."
Now we know, that, the south has not been good for blacks in the past, except, so we thought, the food. Yet, even the food is possibly having a negative impact on our life expectancy. If so, we need to reject it, so that:
- Our grandparents stay around for a long time to pass on knowledge and help support the family.
- Our fathers stay around for a long time to help their kids grow into men.
- Our wives give birth to babies that are at a lower risk of infant mortality in its first year. There's a link between unhealthy living and higher rates of infant mortality.
However, even though blacks currently have a higher mortality rate, the data suggests, in regions other than the south, that blacks live as long or even longer than whites. This is good news simply because it shows that closing the gap is very much achievable.
We need to bridge the family gap that exist in the black community by putting in place a childcare system that is free and is capable of maximum positive impact by its coverage capabilities. This system will allow dads and moms to pursue jobs and/or education while knowing that their child is in good hands. It will ease concerns about being able to raise a child, decreasing the number of aborted black babies. Also, we need to focus on healthy living so that we're around as long as possible for our children and grandchildren. Otherwise, if times are hard now with all that is going on, how will our children deal with life without us in the years to come?
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Orlando Magic Power Rankings Roundup: Time to sound the alarms?
Around the league, writers have placed the Magic near the bottom of their power rankings this week. Is it too early to start sounding the alarms?
At the risk of making too much out of a tiny sample size, the Orlando Magic have struggled at what they were expected to excel in – controlling the paint.
The Miami Heat scored 74 points inside. Even though Bismack Biyombo was gone, that is far too many for a team whose biggest strengths are supposed to be frontcourt depth and defense.
That said, it might be unfair to jump to conclusions about the team's makeup so soon.
The three teams they have faced are not exactly pushovers, especially when it comes to scoring and defending inside.
The Magic are a team with an (over?)abundance of resources that will need time for any coach to figure out, so ultimately it makes sense for the Magic to be where they are at regardless of end-of-season expectations for the team.
John Schumann, NBA.com
San Antonio Spurs
Last week: 4-0 record
Last rank: 3rd
Phoenix Suns
Last week: 0-3 record
Last rank: 23rd
Orlando Magic
Last week: 0-3 record
Last rank: 30th
New Orleans Pelicans
Last week: 0-3 record
Last rank: 26th
Bismack Biyombo was out for the season opener against the Heat, so putting too much stock into that one performance might be a little premature. But Biyombo finished with a worrisome three rebounds in 23 minutes against the Detroit Pistons in his debut. He bounced back to finish with nine boards in 19 minutes against Cleveland.
Andre Drummond had his way with the Magic on the boards, finishing with 20 rebounds — another red flag for a team expected to do nothing else if not lock down the paint.
Some might argue that has more to do with the fact that the Magic missed around 65 percent of their shots than any weakness on the glass, but Drummond's defensive rebounding percentage was around 48 percent in the 28 minutes he played.
For context, only two players in NBA history averaged 25+ minutes per game and a defensive rebound rate better than 35 percent in a season – Marcus Camby and Dennis Rodman.
Aside from missed shots and rebounds, struggles on the pick and roll have definitely hurt the team so far. The team has looked lost here and in transition defense.
Aaron Gordon has actually looked great defensively, managing to slip through screens and take advantage of his length to stifle perimeter players. Communication and decision-making will have to improve very soon if the Magic are to start winning.
Marc Stein, ESPN.com
Cleveland Cavaliers
Last week: 3-0 record
Last rank: 1st
Phoenix Suns
Last week: 0-3 record
Last rank: 27th
Orlando Magic
Last week: 0-3 record
Last rank: 22nd
Philadelphia 76ers
Last week: 0-2 record
Last rank: 29th
A seven-rank drop seems a bit harsh.
Attributing the Magic comeback in Cleveland simply to the Cleveland Cavaliers deciding to "take it easy" is misguided. There is not a team in the league that does not want to put their opponents away any chance they get, especially if they are vying for a championship and it is this early in the season.
The Magic hit more shots and defended the Cavaliers more effectively than they had the Pistons or Heat.
While some of that may be due to Cleveland taking advantage of a large lead to experiment with lineups and such, Serge Ibaka shooting 7 for 12 is absolutely reason for optimism given his previous performances.
Matt Moore, CBS Sports
Cleveland Cavaliers
Last week: 3-0 record
Last rank: 2nd
Philadelphia 76ers
Last week: 0-2 record
Last rank: 30th
Orlando Magic
Last week: 0-3 record
Last rank: 26th
"Slow and uninterested" or "confused and disorganized?"
The Magic defense is not where it needs to be, but it has more to do with players not being in the right places at the right times than it does with anyone not caring.
The Magic's most glaring defensive weakness thus far is in the paint.
They have suffered elsewhere too. But that is where it starts. They have the personnel they need to lock down the paint, but they simply have not executed.
It is simply a matter of rotations and communication – all these new players (and coach) have to figure out how to work with each other to maximize the team's potential. Once opponents cannot score in the paint at such a high clip anymore, the Magic's overall defense will start to come together.
These first three games are not that surprising. But they are a worst-case scenario. In fact, it is about as bad as it can get for the first three games of a season.
That said, the Magic have everything they could reasonably ask for to turn it around.
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Have you ever been to a casino? They're designed to be exciting, and to get the adrenaline going. And every detail is very carefully planned so that you'll spend the maximum amount of time there, and wager the maximum amount of money.
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In Agatha Christie's Death in the Clouds, for instance, we are introduced to London hairdresser's assistant Jane Grey. She's just won a lottery, so she decides to take a trip to Le Pinet, where many of her clients go. She doesn't have much luck at the casino, but she does meet some of the characters who figure later in the story. One of them is Lady Cicely Horbury. She's got a gambling addiction, and has the bad judgement to think that her next roll will wipe out her debts. She has a run of bad luck, though, and is desperate for money. So, she borrows money from Marie Morisot, a Paris moneylender who does business as Madame Giselle. When she can't pay the money back, Madame Giselle prepares to use the 'collateral' she has – private information that Lady Horbury does not want her husband to learn. Everything changes when Madame Giselle suddenly dies during a flight from Paris to London. It looks at first like heart failure due to a wasp's sting. But it's soon clear that this was murder. Hercule Poirot is on the same flight as Madame Giselle, as are both Jane Grey and Cicely Horbury, and all three get caught up in the investigation.
In the US, several Native American Nations generate revenue by operating casinos on their land. One of them, a casino in the Ute Nation, figures in Tony Hillerman's Hunting Badger. In it, the casino is robbed by a group of far-right militia members who want to use the loot they stole to buy arms and equipment. If you know about casinos, then you know it's well-nigh impossible to steal from them without 'inside help.' Deputy Sheriff Teddy Bai works part-time at the casino as a security guard, and the police suspect that he's in league with the thieves. He claims he's innocent, and his friend, Navajo Tribal Police detective Bernadette 'Bernie' Manuelito, believes him. She takes her concerns to Sergeant Jim Chee, and he starts asking questions. It turns out that this case is linked to the past, and to an old Ute legend.
In Michael Connelly's Trunk Music, L.A.P.D. detective Harry Bosch investigates the murder of mediocre filmmaker Tony Aliso, whose body is found in the trunk of his Rolls Royce. He was killed execution-style, and all signs point to this being a Mob 'hit.' As Bosch looks into that possibility, he follows the trail to a seedy Las Vegas casino – and to former FBI agent Eleanor Wish, who's become a professional poker player. He and Wish develop a relationship that ends in marriage, and it's interesting to see how their story arc impacts the novels that come after this one. And in this novel, there's a really telling scene between them that takes place in a casino.
As you'll know, Havana was, at one time, a mecca for those who liked casinos. And many of those watering holes were owned by, or at least controlled, by Mob members. That's one of the plot points in Mayra Montero's Dancing to 'Almendra', which takes place in the years just before the revolution that put Fidel Castro into power. In that novel, we are introduced to fledgling journalist Joaquín Porrata, who works for the Diario de la Marina. Most of what he writes is 'lightweight' news, such as interviews with film actors. But then, he hears of the murder of Umberto Anastasia, who was killed in a New York barbershop. Anastasia was known as 'The Great Executioner of Murder, Inc.,' and Porrata thinks he was killed because he 'stuck his nose' into Mob business in Havana casinos. If that's correct, then there's a major story here. But instead, Perrota is told to write a story about a hippopotamus that escaped from a Havana zoo and was later found killed. He does what he's asked to do, but his interest in the Anastasia murder is renewed when he uncovers a link between it and the hippo's death – and yes, there is one. Throughout this novel, we see the role that casinos played in Havana's economy and society during the last years of the Batista regime.
Andrew Nette's Gunshine State features a different sort of casino. In it, professional thief Gary Chance goes from South Australia to Brisbane when a robbery he was involved in goes wrong. There, he meets Dennis Curry, who runs certain poker games for wealthy people who don't go to 'regular' casinos. Curry wants to rob one of his clients, Frederick 'Freddie' Gao, and he wants Chance's help. It sounds like an opportunity for a big payout, so Chance meets the rest of Curry's team, and agrees to join it. The robbery is planned, but it doesn't turn out to be anything like what Chance had imagined…
And, of course, I don't think I could bring up the topic of casinos in crime fiction without mentioning Ian Fleming's James Bond. Fans of these novels can tell you that he's as comfortable at the baccarat table as he is anywhere else. And there are several important and tense casino scenes in the series.
But that's just the thing. Casinos lend themselves to adrenaline, tension and suspense. And a lot of money is at stake. So, they do make really effective contexts for crime novels, and scenes in them.
*NOTE: The title of this post is a line from Billy Joel's Easy Money.


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Beach Moon/Peach Moon - "Kite Without A String"
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Cloning the the warm, sedimentary guitar tone of the early 90s that's especially present in the droney garage-pop inflection of Pavement, Butterglory and Yo La Tengo, Beach Moon/Peach Moon bridges the gap between the detatched, sarcastic indie rock ethos of the past with the introspective melancholia that dominates today's bedroom pop scene. "Kite Without A String" is the title track of the project's forthcoming LP, blanketing minimal percussion in warm, buttery guitar riffs. Frontman Robert Prisco's vocals sound muffled by their cloak of cozy post-rock instrumentation, reminiscent of Elvis Depressedly's warbly, strained delivery. Composition definitely takes presence over lyricism in BM/PM's work however, as about two-thirds of Kite Without a String consists of instrumental improvisation; peals of distortion ring out like firework bursts in the night sky as trebly, tremolo-picked leads act as faint constellations. Though the album has yet to be officially released, Kite Without A String's title track is sure to make for a stunning closer.


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electropop.11 - Various Artists - (CD Album)
In a time when it is becoming increasingly difficult to sell CDs, especially for smaller labels, the publication of a compilation, which contains many new and (even more) unknown bands, means a certain risk. In addition, the illegal digital music spread over the Internet.
Despite these facts, conzoom Records has decided to continue the "electropop" series with volume 11. With a fresh cover design by Corinna Samow it goes into the new round electropop. And the makers behind electropop have been able to find many great bands in the last months, who just deserved to be represented on this compilation. In addition to new artists like EMT, Mirreya, The Sweetest Condition or even Polyester8 the label is very pleased to present with Midnight Resistance, Rroyce, Rename or even Shelter some more prestigious bands.
And for the first time, there is an rare bonustrack on this electropop.11 release. conzoom Records is delighted that all electropop fans will enjoy the demo version of Robert Marlow's classic "No Heart" as a special treat at the end of this new electropop.
Track Listing
- emt - regret (sinestar extended mix)
- insight - alive (techni-ka remix)
- janrevolution - man without return (extended mix)
- kosmos - keine macht dieser welt (paralyzed extended remix)
- mechatronic - don't bother to knock (extended version)
- midnight resistance - under glass (extended mix)
- mirreya - when tomorrow comes (extended version)
- nordika feat. felix marc - illumination (extended version)
- polyester8 - my kingdom (extended version)
- rename - avalanche of fear (oren amram remix)
- rroyce - i like it when you lie (oren amram entirely club mix)
- shelter - blur the lines (extended version)
- the sweetest condition - control (extended remix)
- robert marlow - no heart (alternate vocals and bassline - rough mix)
Bar Code: 9008798196050
Catalogue Number CRCD011
Label: Conzoom Records
Release Date: 27th January 2017


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Mindjet 11 for Windows now includes an AutoCalc function. This allows you to perform a few statistical rather than mathematical operations on the topic properties of subtopics and display the results in the topic properties of the parent topic (easier to see below!). You can display the sum, average, count, maximum and minimum values.
You cannot perform arithmetic functions e.g. price x quantity or price + tax or price – discount. Use the Mindjet Spreadsheet or Insert Excel Range to display these type of calculations.
The basics are:
- Create a parent topic and the subtopics the calculation is to be based on.
- Apply AutoCalc to the parent topic, create the value and calculation type.
- Edit the subtopic properties to add values and see the result.
- Add more properties and edit value names if required.
The map below expands graphically on the above:
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Big data is not just a technology issue nor is it only about data. Big data is about enabling business users to make decisions that create value. It is important to define what the technology toolset must address to enable FS businesses to establish organizational trust and harness the innovation possibilities of big data. But companies tackling big data should not limit their focus to the technology solution. Their goal should be to help business leaders (CMOs, CFOs and others) make better sense of the real data they have, get to it quickly and make valuable decisions.
What do financial services (FS) companies need to know to derive the right business opportunities from big data? This paper focuses on helping FS companies maximize the value they generate from big data from the business perspective. To better understand the technology component of big data value generation, see Grabbing Value from Big Data: The New Game Changer for Financial Services.
Matching Business Objectives and Data Analytics
The journey toward being able to use data to gain insights about your business is a challenging one, involving six distinct steps: Setting business objectives, acquiring the data, cleansing it, analyzing it, gaining actionable insights, and achieving successful outcomes. At each stage, firms are faced with pitfalls that arise. Improperly stored, improperly cleansed, or non-indexed data may obstruct the task of data acquisition. Similarly, improper categorization of data, not gathering data at the desired frequency and not being able to separate the good data from the bad data can make the task of marshaling data effectively non-achievable. Furthermore, the insights generated might be rendered non actionable if they are not in sync with business objectives.
In most cases the pitfalls that occur in the big data journey are because of a lack of congruence between the data analytics approach and the business objectives set early in the journey. First and foremost, it is critical that financial services firms follow a business objective-led approach. This means that the types of problems the bank or insurer tackles should be based on the business outcomes it most wants to achieve. Furthermore, when considering possible business outcomes, financial services firms should be unconstrained in their thinking about what technology can support. As big data technology can process massive volumes of data in near real-time, opportunities previously considered unattainable may now be possible.
ICICI Bank in India focused a big data effort on operational efficiency by working to derive actionable insights to improve debt collection. India's ICICI Bank wanted to improve its rates of debt collection without alienating customers. It also wanted to bring efficiencies to a process that traditionally had been carried out manually by agents in the field. By taking advantage of non-intrusive channels, such as e-mail, phone calls and letters, the bank hoped to improve collections from early delinquents while still maintaining strong relationships with them. The challenge was to match each case to the most appropriate collection channel, based on the level of delinquency.
The bank adopted an analytics system that captures the details of each delinquent case and assigns it to the appropriate channel or agent. The model factors in a wide range of parameters, including exposure, risk behavior, customer profile and even the efficiency of the collector, to identify the best method of collection. The new system has helped to substantially reduce credit losses and improve productivity. In the area of auto loans, for example, the bank increased debt collections by 50 percent. In some areas, it has reduced its manpower needs by 80 percent. And turnaround time on collections has been condensed from five-to-six days, to a matter of hours.
A leading U.S. retail bank focused its big data effort on improving the customer experience. This bank collects massive amounts of data on customer behavior and channel interactions, but kept it stored in different data warehouses. The bank wanted to bring all the data together to analyze it and create a more holistic picture of customers. With the in-depth customer data it hoped to develop more targeted product offers as well as more appealing online content. The ultimate goal was to improve the overall customer experience.
The bank installed an analytics system that integrates data from online and offline channels, resulting in a more global understanding of customers and how they interact through all the bank's touch points. This integrated data feeds into the bank's customer relationship management platform, supplying the call center with more relevant leads. It also informs the bank's decisions on how to design its web site to optimize customer engagement.
Through the detailed insights it offers into customer behaviors and preferences, the analytics system is helping the bank deepen customer relationships and create more personalized experiences. Specifically, the bank has increased conversions from inbound and outbound calls by 100 percent. It also has executed three major website redesigns in 18 months, using data-driven insights to optimize the content and increase customer engagement.
Diamonds in the Rough
With business objectives in mind, there are a few big data "diamond" initiatives financial services firms should consider—ones that, in most banks and insurance companies are likely to drive specific, positive business outcomes and are "real"and operational today.
Sentiment analysis
Sentiment analysis can be used to determine insights into stakeholder (customers, employees, regulators etc.) sentiment from massive, complex unstructured data. All types of electronic communication data from emails to documents can be analyzed to determine sentiment trends over a period of time, correlate sentiment time series with any other time series of interest and generate actionable messages for a given user or entity (product, geography).
Business applications include such things as a 'Voice-of-Customer' platform based on data available in call records,emails, blogs and social media data or to improve predictive models for risk, fraud, or cross-selling by combining Sentiment Analytics. Customer sentiment can also be used in product development to accelerate speed to market and employee sentiment can be used to analyze data such as employee satisfaction surveys for staff retention insights and other HR objectives.
Customer churn and next best action In customer churn analysis multiple streams of data such as transactions, customer profiles, and social media data are sourced and stored on a big data platform. The data is then analyzed to create sentiment scores and determine the churn probability of customers. This platform also provides the insight for financial services firms to offer the right product to the right person at the right time (next best action) by determining and recalculating probabilities and offers based on customer actions in a near real-time mode. There are numerous business applications for customer churn analysis including cross-selling and attrition mitigation to increase profitability for retail banking or insurance, determining product pricing trends and determining how a particular offer will be received by a customer or set of customers.
Insurance subrogation
Subrogation analytics can be used to determine the probability of a successful subrogation. Even a small improvement in subrogation efforts can yield an attractive return on investment. An insurance company with an effective subrogation department can offer lower premiums to their policyholders. Any monies recovered through the subrogation process go directly to the insurance company's bottom line.
For instance, for auto collision claims, Capgemini has built the capability to calculate a fault measure score using text analytics on unstructured data such as police reports, emails, survey responses etc. The idea behind this measure is to attribute the fault probabilistically to either driver and then to inform the claims department to focus only on the likely to succeed claims where the fault of the non-policy-holder is deemed to be greater. Fault measure in turn is used to calculate two key outputs: Probability of the success of subrogation and the settlement amount from successful subrogation.
Fraud detection
Big data can be used to determine circular trading or trade manipulation patterns for a given instrument in a specific period of time and thus increase detection of internal trading. It can also be used to determine potentially fraudulent transactions in near real time based on multiple characteristics or factors which can be aggregated by combining other data such as utility bills, taxes paid, magazine subscriptions etc. to decipher footprint (in physical world) and behavior patterns and to differentiate false identities from real ones.
Each of these diamonds is well aligned to financial services company business objectives, is readily operational, and can typically be implemented based on data the FS firm is already collecting.
Value Creation: Target Actionable Areas that Impact Business Outcomes
There are both technology and business dimensions to determining the value of big data initiatives. From a business perspective, accurate and timely decision-making allows firms to reduce risks and losses, lower regulatory capital requirements, compete more effectively in their target markets, capitalize on emerging business opportunities and enhance investor confidence. To successfully leverage the huge amount of data at their disposal, banks and insurers need to establish confidence in the minds of executives who struggle with trusting information used to make decisions. They need to create the governance required to leverage data effectively across the enterprise and adopt technology strategies that are led by business objectives. Then, they must pick specific actionable areas to address that will impact the desired business outcomes.


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