More Premier League matches to be screened live on television
Friday 04 May 2012
More Premier League matches will be screened live in Britain than ever before from next year.
The league have announced 154 matches will be shown live on TV each season from 2013-14 - 16 more than currently and more than 40% of all top-flight games.
A PL spokesman insisted there was no intention to have fewer matches kicking off at 3pm on Saturdays, when no live screening is permitted, and that the extra 16 games would come from those matches moved to other kick-off times due to Europa League involvement or police advice.
The Premier League yesterday issued an invitation to tender (ITT) to interested parties for the domestic UK broadcast rights for the 2013/14 to 2015/16 seasons.
The 154 games will be split into seven packages - five packages of 26 matches and two packages of 12 matches. No single buyer will be allowed to acquire more than five packages or 116 matches.
Sky and ESPN, who both hold the current rights, are certain to bid and there is expected to be a powerful challenge from Al Jazeera which has already made major in-roads in France's football TV market.
A PL statement said: "This creates a more attractive and compelling offering for both broadcasters and fans; whilst allowing the continued protection of the Saturday 3pm 'closed window' and minimising further displacement of Premier League fixtures."
A separate sales process will be conducted for two "near live" long form packages each containing 226 matches and an internet-based clips package for all 380 matches.
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Bookmaker William Hill will open the first US in-stadia sportsbook following a deal with a Washington, DC-based sports and entertainment giant.
On Thursday, the US division of UK-listed bookmaker William Hill announced it had signed an exclusive sports betting partnership with Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE), the Ted Leonsis-controlled company that owns the National Basketball Association’s Washington Wizards, the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals and the Women’s NBA’s Washington Mystics.
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Construction of the new sportsbook will commence following regulatory approvals. William Hill US CEO Joe Asher predicted the new hub will become “a flagship venue for the industry,” while Leonsis believes the addition will make Capital One Arena “the premier sports and entertainment destination in Washington, D.C.”
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If you have diabetes, you may notice your pee smells sweet or fruity.
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If you’re dehydrated, you may notice that your urine is a dark yellow or orange color and smells like ammonia. Most people only experience minor dehydration and don’t require medical treatment. Drinking more fluids, especially water, will generally cause urine odor to return to normal.
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Diabetes insipidus is a rare condition that causes your body to make a lot of urine that is “insipid,” or colorless and odorless.
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SymptomsSkin and eyes that appear yellowish (jaundice)Abdominal pain and swelling.Swelling in the legs and ankles.Itchy skin.Dark urine color.Pale stool color.Chronic fatigue.Nausea or vomiting.More items…•Feb 21, 2020
Is dark urine a sign of diabetes?
Over time, high glucose levels can damage the blood vessels, including those of the kidneys. As the kidneys work harder to filter the blood, kidney disease can result. People with both diabetes and kidney disease may notice: very dark or bloody urine.
What is the first sign of kidney problems?
Signs and symptoms of acute kidney failure may include: Decreased urine output, although occasionally urine output remains normal. Fluid retention, causing swelling in your legs, ankles or feet. Shortness of breath.
What is yellow urine a sign of?
The standard color of your urine is referred to by doctors as “urochrome.” Urine naturally carries a yellow pigment. When you’re staying hydrated, your urine will be a light yellow, close-to-clear color. If you’re getting dehydrated, you’ll notice that your urine is becoming a deep amber or even light brown.
Which urine color is best?
What Color Is Your Pee? If everything is normal and healthy, the color should be a pale yellow to gold. That hue comes from a pigment your body makes called urochrome.
How can I test myself for diabetes?
Home testing follows these general steps:Wash your hands.Put a lancet into the lancet device so that it’s ready to go.Place a new test strip into the meter.Prick your finger with the lancet in the protective lancing device.Carefully place the subsequent drop of blood onto the test strip and wait for the results.
What color urine is abnormal?
The usual color of urine is straw-yellow. Abnormally colored urine may be cloudy, dark, or blood-colored.
Is dark urine a sign of liver damage?
Dark urine. Urine that is dark orange, amber, cola-coloured or brown can be a sign of liver disease. The colour is due to too much bilirubin building up because the liver isn’t breaking it down normally.
What can I drink to flush my liver?
How Do You Flush Out Your Liver?Flush out with plenty of water intake: Water is the best flushing agent. … Get regular exercise: Exercise helps to burn extra calories that reduce your risk of diabetes, excess weight, high blood pressure, and high blood fat. … Limit alcohol: Drinking too much alcohol seriously hampers liver function.More items…•Jan 4, 2021
What are the 3 most common symptoms of undiagnosed diabetes?
The three most common symptoms of undiagnosed diabetes include increased thirst, increased urination, and increased hunger.
Is clear Urine Good?
Clear urine is a sign of good hydration and a healthy urinary tract. However, if they consistently notice clear urine and also have extreme or unusual thirst, it is best to speak to a doctor.

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South Korea’s Kim takes shooting gold in 25m pistolAugust 2nd, 2012 - 1:22 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) South Korea’s Kim Jangmi shot her way to gold in the 25-metre pistol event Wednesday, edging out China’s Ying Chen despite a disappointing showing in the final.
Kim’s final score of 201.4 was only fifth-best in a competitive final, but her six-point advantage from qualifying was enough to see the world record holder to the gold medal with a score of 792.4.
Ying, who won the gold in Beijing four years ago with an Olympic record score, took silver with a total score of 791.4 after shooting 206.4 in the final.
Ukraine’s Olena Kostevych took her second bronze medal of the Olympics with a score of 788.6, following her earlier third place in the 10m air pistol Sunday.
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- Olympic fencing: South Korea's Kim earns sabre gold - Aug 02, 2012
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‘Elvis’ at Civic Aug. 16
With an uncanny likeness and incredible voice, Jeffrey Elvis performs the original hits of Elvis Presley like no other. A finalist in the Elvis Tribute Artist competitions of both Las Vegas and San Antonio, Jeffrey hits the road this August, shakin' his hips and wowing the crowds in Washington, Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, Oregon, and California. Jeffrey will deliver all the greatest Elvis hits like Blue Suede Shoes, Love Me Tender, Hound Dog, Suspicious Minds, Jailhouse Rock, Teddy Bear, Little Sister, and many more. Don't miss this one night only opportunity to see and hear Jeffrey Elvis at The Dalles Civic Auditorium on Thursday, Aug. 16 at 7 pm. The Civic's Club 22 will open at 6 p.m. for beer, wine, & light appetizers. Tickets $24.50, purchase online at: https://elvis.media or at the door.
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Friday, Aug. 10: Kick-Off to Neon Nights Weekend with singer-songwriter Jess Clemons, 7-10 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 11: Tracy Klas 7-10 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 12: Sunday Night Jam featuring The Reddy Black Trio, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Rivertap, 703 E 2nd St, The Dalles, 541-296-7870.
Howlin’ Woods at Zim’s
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Friday, Aug. 10: Howlin' Woods withJeff Carrell, Tracy Klas, Kenny Olsen and Jeff Minnick on drums, 7-10 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 11: The Incontinentals with Doc Doolittle, Selkie Mayer, Michael Bard on sax and Mike Grodner on drums, 7-10 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 14: Tues Taps & Tunes with Al Hare and Kenny Olsen, 7-9 p.m.
Zim's Brau Haus, 604 E 2nd St., The Dalles, 541-296-2368.
Daly & Russ at White Buffalo
On Thursday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m., singers-songwriters-guitarists, Mark Daly and Larry Russ perform at the White Buffalo. “Don’t miss this deliciously soulful blend of local, roots rock talent.” White Buffalo Wines, 4040 Westcliff Dr., Hood River; 541-386-5534.
‘No Quarter’ in TD Aug. 11
No Quarter, the “world's greatest tribute to the Led Zeppelin Legacy” is coming to The Dalles, one night only to perform at The Granada Theatre, Saturday, August 11.
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‘Fiber to Fabric’ History exhibit
Explore the world of working fiber into fabrics through The History Museum’s newest exhibition Follow the Thread, now through Aug. 31. Objects displayed include historic equipment used by spinners and weavers from the early settlers to the present day textile arts community, as well as their fabric creations. Special emphasis is placed on the textile arts in Oregon and Hood River County. History Museum of Hood River County, 300 E. Marina Drive, Hood River, 541-386-6772.
‘In A Landscape’ Aug 7, 18
Pianist and native Oregonian Hunter Noack performs on a nine-foot Steinway grand piano at 22 spectacular landscapes across Oregon and Southern Washington as part of the outdoor concert series In A Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild. Noack transports the piano on a trailer that acts as a stage. To meet the acoustical challenges of performing in the wild, music is transmitted via wireless headphones giving concert-goers freedom to explore the landscape. Reservations required. For tickets and full schedule, please visit inalandscape.org.
Aug 7 Wilson Ranches Retreat, Fossil
Aug 18 Government Cove, Cascade Locks
Revel In Dimes at The Ruins
Coming up at The Ruins, Tuesday night music starts at 6 p.m. with opening act.
Aug. 7: Revel In Dimes with PT Barton
Aug. 14: Quick & Easy Boys with The Hazelnuts
Aug. 21: Kory Quinn & The Quinntessentials with Phil Ajjarapu
Please note that effective now, if you park in the Mount Hood Railroad parking lot, the Mount Hood Railroad will charge for parking at all of The Ruins events. For more information contact the MHRR at 800-872-4661.
Wildwood Academy, 13 Railroad Ave, Hood River; 541-308-0700.
Plein Air exhibit at Maryhill
The plein air exhibition, featuring works created during the recent Pacfic Northwest Plein Air event, remains on view at the Maryhill Museum of Art from Aug. 5-25. Exhibition entry is free with museum admission. The Plein Air paintings are available for purchase. Pacific Northwest Plein Air is made possible by the generosity of American Easel, Dave Burbach Photography, Dog River Coffee, Framing Resource, Full Sail Brewing Co., Gamblin Artists Colors, The Griffin House on the Columbia River Gorge, Byron and Sue Henry, Stephen and Laura Muehleck, PleinAir Magazine, RayMar Art, and Scottsdale Artists’ School.
Maryhill Amphitheater Ben Harper concert Aug. 25
The Maryhill Winery 2018 Summer Concert Series comes to a close with Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite on August 25. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com. This will be the last show at the venue, as the winery owners have decided to discontinue summer concerts after 2018. Maryhill Winery, 9774 Highway 14, Goldendale, Wash.
Secret Salsa Society meets
The Secret Salsa Society meets on Wednesdays in August for Latin social dancing (Salsa, Bachata) at Crush Cider Cafe from 7-9 p.m.7 to 9 p.m. Great food! All ages. Crush Cider Cafe, 1020 Wasco St. Hood River, (541) 399-9585.
On Friday, Aug. 10, the group meets at Mt. View Grange Hall (1085 Main St., White Salmon, Wash) at 7:30 p.m. for a dance lesson with Rosie and Leo from Son Latino, followed by social dancing until 10 p.m. All ages, no partner or experience needed. $10 admission. facebook.com/ secretsalsasociety
Blues Cabaret returns Aug. 26
Dave Fleschner brings the Blues Cabaret back to The Griffin House on Sunday, Aug. 26. Fleschner’s original music has been “considered for a Grammy Nomination in 2016, and has been performed around the world. His song “I Want To Love You,” was recently performed in Beijing by the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus and Beijing artists.” His band features notable musicians from the Portland jazz scene. The show is a benefit for Hood River Valley High School music department. Doors open at 6 p.m., tickets at www.thegriffinhouse.com.
Willy and Nelson at The Pines
Coming up at The Pines:
Willy & Nelson Acoustic Trio
Friday, Aug. 10, 6-9 p.m.
Enjoy an energetic and fun display of rock and blues. This talented group loves to show the crowd a good time.
The Pines Tasting Room, 202 Cascade Ave., Hood River; 541-993-8301.
‘Daredevils’ at Everybody’s Aug. 10
Gorge favorites The Green Neck Daredevils return to Everybody’s Brewing on Friday, Aug. 10, bringing what they call “Texas Bluegrass Dance Music” to the stage. Music starts at 9 p.m.
Everybody’s Brewing, 177 E. Jewett Blvd., White Salmon, Wash; 509-637-2774.
County Line at Volcanic Aug. 10
County Line will be playing this Friday, Aug. 10, at the Volcanic Bottle Shoppe, starting at 6 p.m. Come and hear what's new in our mix of original roots-rock and Americana. The band features Kerry Williams on mandolin, Jeremy Hadden on bass, Matt Mesa on guitar and Tim Ortlieb on drums. Volcanic Bottle Shoppe, 1410 12th St., Hood River; 541-436-1226.
Barnburners at MoCo Aug. 8
Mosier Company celebrates its one year anniversary with music from local bluegrassers The Barnburners on Wednesday, Aug. 8, starting at 7 p.m. Mosier Company, 904 Second Ave., Mosier; 541-705-0302.
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“Everything is ready! Keeping our fingers crossed for the system to work,” Jonathan Corner from the European Parliament’s Information Technology Department told a representative of the government office more than an hour and a half before the presentation of the Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša. Moments before Janša’s performance, Corner once again confirmed that the video was ready. But then, Chairwoman Sophie in’ t Veld’s arbitrary withdrawal of the video happened instead.
Planet TV exclusively revealed the communication between the competent services of the European Parliament and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Janša, which proves that ahead of the Prime Minister Janša’s appearance before the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group, as part of the discussion on the rule of law and media freedom in Slovenia, everything was set up and ready for the video to be played, but the video was then arbitrarily removed by the Chairwoman of the discussion, Sophie in’ t Veld.
The arrangements for the broadcast of the video were initially being made through the Slovenian ambassador in Brussels, Iztok Jarc, who passed on an internal note with the confirmation of the Chairwoman In’ t Veld that they would also allow video and other graphic presentations.
“In’ t Veld confirmed that the time for each discussion is limited – initially, Prime Minister Janša and Minister of Culture Simoniti would have some time for the introductory presentation, which should be no longer than 10 to 15 minutes, followed by questions from the working group on a question/answer basis. If anyone wants to use graphic presentations in the discussion, that will also be arranged,” reads the internal note between ambassador Jarc and the government office.
Everything was arranged, and then the Chairman lied and withdrew the video
As we were able to see at the event itself, at the request of Prime Minister Janša to play the video, the Chairwoman faked ignorance: “Thank you to the Prime Minister, I do not know exactly what is in the video, but we received it at the last minute.”
Even Prime Minister Janša’s response did not help: “You received the video three hours ago. I am sure that the services of the European Parliament are paid well enough to be able to prepare such a short video for the screening in no time.”
“But we cannot play it at the moment because the interpreters will not be interpreting the video. It was sent to us just before the meeting, and we were extremely flexible, we tried to please you,” In’ t Veld lied, as evidenced by the correspondence between Jonathan Corner of the European Parliament’s IT department and the Prime Minister’s Office, in which Corner confirmed more than an hour and a half before the session that everything was set up and prepared for the video. Just before Janša’s introduction (at 3:18 p.m.), Corner once again confirmed that the recording was ready, and the Prime Minister’s Office asked him to play the video after Janša’s introductory speech.


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Blizzard said itself the Auction House was their biggest mistake.
Meh to each their own. The game was shitty. While the AH sucked it was not the worst of diablo 3s problems. The whole game sucked ass. The story is decent but honestly i question the sanity of anyone who actually wants to PVP in this game. It takes no skill its just a keyboard faceroll spam all your skills then melee/kite until you can do it again. People who enjoy MOBA games should just go play League of Legends or Dota 2.
Sorry if that post offends anyone but seriously this game is not worth it. I dont want you PS3 fans to go through what us PC players felt. We got super hyped up about the game. We were promised awesome features and then when the game came out it fell flat on its face.
The story is Ok but its not worth replaying nor is there anything else to do after youve completed it. Sure you can go monster grind to find awesome gear but whats the point? Its the same thing over and over.
I mostly play RTS and Moba style games now adays as well as ALOT of benchmarking. I do play other games however such as the witcher 3 and Crysis 3, and recently Ashes of the Singularity. I love gaming on the cutting edge and refuse to accept any compromises. Proud member of the Glorious PC Gaming Master Race. Long Live SHIO!!!!


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2. C16 timber framed building on site of at least 2 earlier buildings. Street facade, plastered 1st floor, ground floor has tiled mid C19 public house front with entablature and panelled pilasters. Large coved eaves, steeply pitched slate roof, brick chimneys. 2 storeys, cellars and 2 dormers. 2 bays but originally of at least 3 bays, eastern part now lost and eastern end wall, boarded over timber frame. 2 windows those of 1st floor contemporary oriels extending through coving to eaves. Ground floor has elliptically arched windows flanking centre round arched door with 7 panels, the top panel semi-circular. Door set in moulded architrave. Internally, substantial timber framing visible - front wall replaced but wall posts - curved to brace jetty remain. 3 of 4 corner posts visible on stone footing. Rest of ground floor now generally of stone or brick. Ceiling beams intact with stopped chamfers and centre chamfered beam extending across width of building, 1st floor has later ceiling inserted above tie beams. Western rear timber framed extension probably carried earlier staircase. (Present earlier/mid C19 dog leg staircase beyond, has continuous handrail and iron balusters). 1st floor internal walls have close studding exposed with tall panels grooved to take thin stone slab infill lath and plaster infill around windows and coving. Butt purlin roof with double purlins tenoned into trusses, arched wind braces and collars.
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A guy named Tareq Salahi was not invited to the White House dinner, yet he got through all that super-dooper Homeland Security wall of security (the one Senator Ted Kennedy had a hard time getting through sometimes), to rub elbows while the presidents of two countries were there:
The Secret Service is investigating how a couple aspiring to be reality-show celebrities managed to appear at President Obama’s first state dinner without being on the guest list, provoking questions about security at the White House.(New York Times). This underlines the same type of thing which happened a while back:
The Secret Service said its inquiry was focusing on one checkpoint.
The inquiry was begun after a Virginia couple, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, slipped past multiple layers of high-level White House security Tuesday night and managed to rub shoulders, literally, with Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and the White House chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, among others, at Washington’s most exclusive social event this year.
It only took 27 seconds for him to smuggle live bomb components through security detail in a federal building. Later, he assembled a bomb in the restroom, and then walked around the facility undetected.(Get Back Jo Jo). These stories get attention for awhile, then fade as deficit budgets are forged during lobbyist feeding frenzies once again.
Investigators from the the Government Accountability Office, Congress' investigative arm, were able to penetrate all 10 of the undisclosed federal buildings it tested across the United States.
But the bottom line question may be: "are cavemen really that good, or is security purposefully lax at times?"


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PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) -- A Senate panel approved two bills Wednesday that critics of the state's school voucher program say thwart the will of the voters.
The Senate Finance Committee passed the Republican-backed proposals along a party-line vote (6-4) after hearing nearly four hours of testimony from the public.
SB 1396 expands the number of kids eligible for Arizona's school voucher program, known as the Empowerment Scholarship Account, that allows parents to send their kids to private school with taxpayer money.
This comes just three months after voters roundly rejected Proposition 305, a ballot measure that greatly expanded school vouchers.
Before the hearing, Sharon Kirsch, a critic of vouchers, said lawmakers should respect the people’s decision.
"People voted no on Prop. 305 by a two-to-one margin, so the fact there is a bill being heard that would expand vouchers again is just astonishing to me," she said.
The packed hearing room was evenly split between supporters and opponents of the legislation.
Jenny Clark, who uses vouchers to pay for the education of her children, said there are elements of the bill that improve the program.
"It helps parents like me who have kids in the program with improvements like being able to purchase certain services devices that some of our special-needs kids have," she said.
Lawmakers also approved SB 1320, which takes powers away from the Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction to oversee the program.
Kathy Hoffman, the newly elected Democratic schools chief, was elected last year on a platform that was critical of vouchers.
The bill would give the Republican state treasurer, Kimberly Yee, the authority to oversee how the voucher money is spent.
Yee is a longtime supporter of vouchers going back to her days as a state lawmaker.

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2013 5.0 Magnaflow exhaust
This is better video of my 2013 5.0 California special. A quick walk around
and Exhaust sound clip of my Magnaflow
Exhaust with full 3in pipping and off
road x-pipe. I also changed my shifter to a hurst short throw shifter. It's
an mt82 plus 2 shifter.
Audi A4 1.8t Magnaflow Turbo back exhaust
Chapter 4: turboback Exhaust on Audi A4 1.8t
Hey Audi lovers, just installed my 3" turbo back Exhaust from FLP in Brandywine on my car... they
don't do test pipes, so had to drive the car back home to install the 3"
test pipe from ECS.. The rear flange on test pipe don't work with custom Exhaust set ups so had the guy to weld
custom flange on it.
3" test pipe, to 3" custom down pipe with flex, to 3" straight pipe, to
2.25" split, to Magnaflow straight through, to 4" tip
2010 Mustang v6 Magnaflow quad exhaust
Transformed my stock 2010 v6 into something completely different.
It took a lot of time effort.......and money to get this all completed.
The Exhaust is magnaflows competition
quad tip axle back hooked up to pypes x pipe/mid pipe kit. Nothing was a
direct fit so it turned into a complete custom hook up.
I knew before buying the axle back that nothing would (directly) fit. As
long as you (or a shop) have a way to cut and weld metal, anything fits.
So, that being said, yes, this kit fits 2010s even though it specifies
Along with this I have a Bama 93 octane race tune.
Custom trim/exterior painting done by myself using plastidip.
I painted rims, decklid, door handles, spoiler, grille, side mirror covers,
hood accents with pin stripes.
Tinted tail lights and headlights using VHT night shade.
Also used Rustoleum and painted my side skirts. (hardly noticeable but I
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Mustang MagnaFlow Catback Exhaust Kit and X-Pipe Installation 1999-2004
This MagnaFlow Stainless Steel Catback Exhaust Kit with 3.5" Exhaust Tips is for 1999-2004 Cobra Mustangs. It's made from 2.5"
madrel-bent, 100% stainless steel tubing, and will give your Mustang a smooth, deep Exhaust tone, while also giving you performance
gains in horsepower and torque.
MagnaFlow X-Pipe 2.5" Off-Road V8 1999-2004:
MagnaFlow's off-road X-pipe is made from 2.5" madrel-bent, 100% stainless
steel tubing and is designed for use with stock manifolds or shorty
headers. Included is all required mounting hardware.
For installation, first begin by removing the factory Exhaust system and factory H-pipe. Then, remove
the stock catback and tailpipe from the hanger, removing the factory
tailpipe. Move the oxygen sensors from the old H-pipe to the new X-pipe,
and you're ready to secure the X-pipe up into place.
Next, begin putting into place the new catback Exhaust, including the mufflers, tailpipes, and
Exhaust tips. Reconnect the sensors,
and your install is finished. Total installation takes around four hours.
350Z Magnaflow Exhaust
2003 Nissan 350Z Magnaflow Exhaust No
Resonator (delete) Exhaust full sound
test with Jim Wolf Technology Pop Charger. Magnaflow Exhaust itself sounds sexy but a little raspy on
a cold engine. Has a little bit of drone inside but easy to get used to.
Heres the link to the Updated Exhaust
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Fiesta ST MagnaFlow Cat-back Exhaust System 2014
This is Magnaflow's Stainless Steel 2-1/4" Cat-Back Exhaust System for 2014 Fiesta STs. Full 2-1/4"
stainless steel tubing features smooth mandrel bent tubing for maximum air
flow. The front of the cat-back houses a 4" x 4" x 14" resonator with a 5"
x 8" x 14" muffler just before the tips. A pair of 3-1/2" polished Exhaust tips exit on the same side just behind
the passenger tire. With the Magnaflow cat-back installed, you will see
gains in both horsepower and torque due to
the free flowing Exhaust system.
Magnaflow performs Dyno testing to ensure the most
power is made with their cat-back systems. This extra Boost in power is accompanied by a smooth,
In this video we show you the MagnaFlow already installed in our 2014
Fiesta ST. We also provide some various sound clips to give you and idea
how it sounds once installed.
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Mustang GT - Magnaflow vs Flowmaster
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2002 Ford Mustang GT
comparison between Magnaflow Magnapacks and Flowmaster Super 44s with UPR
o/r X pipe.
Magnaflow Magnapack cat-back link:
HHR SS NEW Magnaflow 3" Cat Back System
Sound is awesome; my camera mic did no justice. The sound is very similar
to your stock Exhaust, but it is much
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STI. "NEVER sounds like Weed-Eater Exhaust."


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Aman Dhattarwal Wiki
Aman Dhattarwal is an Indian YouTuber, Public Speaker, Influencer, career counselor, famous as Educator. He is also the founder of “Apni Kaksha”.Aman is well known for his educational and motivational videos, which he uploads on his youtube channel.
He was born on 4 March 1997 in New Delhi, India. He was studied at Delhi Public School, New Delhi, and completed B.Tech from the Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology (NSIT) college.
|Full Name||Aman Dhattarwal|
|DOB(Date Of Birth)||4 March 1997|
|Age||24 years old|
|Birthplace||New Delhi, India|
|Current City||New Delhi, India|
|Net Worth (Annual)||40-50 lakh|
|Qualification||Btech in IT from NSIT|
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|Hobbies||career counseling |helping students|
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- Aman Dhattarwal created his Youtube channel on 10 December 2014 in which he started uploading videos regarding board exam preparations and career opportunities.
- He became one of the best motivational speakers in India.
- Aman was a brilliant student in his school and college. He passed out in board exams with 95% in all subjects.
- His school and college journey was successful, and now he aims to make successful others by giving them educational speeches, tips, and notes.
- Aman is also a founder of Apni Kaksha and Hustlers Bay. It is also a YouTube channel created by Aman Dhattarwal. In this channel, he uploads videos regarding Btech education.
- He has more than 2.5M subscribers on his main youtube channel and more than 886k subscribers on his other youtube channel Apni Kaksha.
- Aman likes to travel and also travel with family.
- Aman likes to Play Lawn Tennis and has also played on the National level.
- He is very dedicated to his work. He frequently uploads videos and notes on YouTube as well as on other social media accounts for students.
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Supreme Court Allows Texas Voter ID Law To Remain In Effect Pending Appeal
Another pre-election stay ruling from the Supreme Court.
Things have moved fast in the past week in the legal wrangling over Texas’s Voter ID law. Last Friday, a Federal District Court Judge in Corpus Christi struck down the law based both on what she found to be a discriminatory impact on minorities and the poor and evidence of a discriminatory intent in passing the law. With less than three weeks left before Election Day at the time, that meant that the law could not be implemented during the upcoming midterm elections. Texas, however, appealed the Judge’s mandate putting the law on hold to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which lifted the stay late on Tuesday, meaning that the law could be implemented at the election. Opponents of the law responded by appealing the stay issue to the Supreme Court, which has faced a plethora of similar election law stay requests since returning in October from Wisconsin, Ohio, and North Carolina. Late yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Texas law could continue to go forward while the underlying appeal is pending:
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Saturday allowed Texas to use its strict voter identification law in the November election. The court’s order, issued just after 5 a.m., was unsigned and contained no reasoning.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg issued a six-page dissent saying the court’s action “risks denying the right to vote to hundreds of thousands of eligible voters.”
Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan joined the dissent.
The law, enacted in 2011, requires voters seeking to cast their ballots at the polls to present photo identification like a Texas driver’s or gun license, a military ID or a passport.
Those requirements, Justice Ginsburg wrote, “may prevent more than 600,000 registered Texas voters (about 4.5 percent of all registered voters) from voting in person for lack of compliant identification.”
“A sharply disproportionate percentage of those voters are African-American or Hispanic,” she added, adding that “racial discrimination in elections in Texas is no mere historical artifact.”
Texas officials quarreled with Justice Ginsburg’s math, which was drawn from evidence presented to a trial court. In their brief urging the justices to allow the election to proceed under the 2011 law, they said that trying to determine the number of people the law would deter from voting was a fool’s errand and called the estimate of 600,000 disenfranchised voters preposterous.
Justice Ginsburg also said the law “replaced the previously existing voter identification requirements with the strictest regime in the country.”
She noted that Texas will not accept several forms of ID that Wisconsin does, including “a photo ID from an in-state four-year college and one from a federally recognized Indian tribe.” Last week, the Supreme Court refused to let Wisconsin use its voter ID law in the current election.
Texans who lack a required form of identification cannot easily obtain it, Justice Ginsburg wrote. “More than 400,000 eligible voters face round-trip travel times of three hours or more to the nearest” government office issuing IDs, she wrote, and they must generally present a certified birth certificate to get one.
Birth certificates ordinarily cost $22. The state offers cheaper ones, costing $2 to $3, for election purposes, Justice Ginsburg wrote, but it has not publicized that option on the relevant website or on forms for requesting birth certificates.
“Even at $2, the toll is at odds with this court’s precedent,” she wrote, citing a 1966 decision striking down Virginia’s poll tax.
A brief filed by the Texas State Conference of N.A.A.C.P. Branches and other groups said confusion at the polls was unlikely under Judge Ramos’s injunction. “Expanding the list of acceptable IDs will not disenfranchise any voter,” the brief said, “since the forms of ID acceptable under the old voter ID system include all forms of photo ID specified by” the 2011 law.
Justice Ginsburg agreed, adding that Judge Ramos had found “the state’s efforts to familiarize the public and poll workers regarding the new identification requirements” to be “ ’woefully lacking’ and ‘grossly’ underfunded.”
“In short,” Justice Ginsburg wrote, “any voter confusion or lack of public confidence in Texas’ electoral processes is in this case largely attributable to the state itself.”
Lyle Denniston discusses Ginsburg’s dissent further:
The Supreme Court’s action was the fourth it has taken in recent days as controversies over this year’s election procedures began reaching it as actual voting approached. The Court has taken varying positions, blocking a voter ID law in Wisconsin but allowing a reduction of early voting in Ohio and restrictions on registration and vote-counting in North Carolina, and, on Saturday, allowing Texas to require new voter identification.
Justice Ginsburg sought to draw distinctions between what the Court had done in the Ohio and North Carolina situations and the Texas situation. Neither of those cases, her dissenting opinion said, “involved, as this case does, a permanent injunction following a full trial and resting on an extensive record from which the District Court found ballot-access discrimination by the state.”
The Justice Department and civil rights groups that filed court challenges to the Texas law had hoped that it would be a significant test case of the continuing effect of the Voting Rights Act after the Supreme Court had nullified a key section of the Act in its 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder.
Because the Corpus Christi ruling against the law is now on hold, it is unclear whether the judge will move ahead now with a separate review that she was asked to make, on the issue of putting Texas under a regime of court supervision based upon her finding of intentional racial bias in the voter ID law.
In the meantime, the state does not have to get the judge’s approval for any changes it might have considered to remedy the constitutional and legal violations the judge had found.
Once again, outside of Ginsburg’s dissent, we don’t have any real explanation for the majority’s actions here. As we’ve seen in the other cases, though, it seems likely that the Court was again looking at the issue of the stay in as it did the case in Wisconsin, through the lens of its 2006 admonition to the Ninth Circuit regarding changes to existing election laws in the period immediately prior to an election as set forth in Purcell v. Gonzalez. While the Court seemingly used that case in deciding to reimpose the stay in Wisconsin, the fact that the outcome was different here isn’t necessarily hard to understand. In the Wisconsin case, there had been a stay in place against the relevant law dating back to April and, in reliance on that stay, the various counties around that state began the preparations for Election Day based on the assumption that the Voter ID law would not be in effect on Election Day. Most importantly in that regard, there had been tens of thousands of Absentee Ballots mailed out in a manner that didn’t comply with the law. When the Seventh Circuit lifted the stay in September, it threw all of that into chaos and created the question of whether all of the people to whom those ballots had been sent would have their ballot nullified, whether new absentee ballots would have to be sent out (assuming there was even enough time for that when it came to overseas and military voters), whether the ballots would be counted provisionally, or whether the voters in question would be stuck with the option of having to appear at the polls on Election Day or not have their vote counted.
That issue does not exist in the Texas case. There, the Voter ID law had been in effect until the District Court ruling came down a week ago and, if anything, voting authorities had spent the last several months preparing for the election in reliance on the fact that the law would be in effect. That all changed with Judge Gonzalez handed down her order and said that the law could not be implemented for the upcoming election. Under a strict ruling of the Purcell case, such a last minute change to election laws is something that the Judge should have avoided, which she could have done by either delaying the effective date of her order or waiting until after the election to issue the opinion. Alternatively, of course, she could have issued the opinion much earlier so that authorities would have had a more reasonable period of time to adjust their preparations based on the changed status quo. Again, since the Court didn’t provide a lengthy explanation for its actions we can’t be sure what the reasoning was, but this is the most plausible legal explanation for the difference between the outcome here and the outocme in the Wisconsin case.
Hanging over this all, of course, are the issues raised in Justice Ginsburg’s dissent, especially those regarding Judge Gonzalez’s finding of actual discriminatory intent behind the law. This is a finding that has been missing from any of the other major Voter ID decisions to date, and it could potentially be a game changer for the ultimate fate of the case in an appeal on the merits. For example, it could be the reason why Wisconsin’s law ends up surviving on appeal while the Texas law does not. For the purposes of this stay request, though, it strikes me that these findings, which may not withstand scrutiny on appeal, should be given the heavy weight that Ginsburg would give them here. The question on the stay request is whether the status quo should be maintained, and given the ruling in Purcell it seems clear that the preference should be toward maintaining, for now, the status quo that was in place before Judge Gonzalez ruled last Friday. Justice Ginsburg’s arguments may indeed win the day, but that will have to wait for another day.
But remember, even if you lose your right to vote, speak your mind, assemble freely and worship the god of your choice, the conservative majority will make sure you get to own as many impractically oversized guns as you want! Because FREEDOM!!
Firstly, yes, I can understand the reason they did this- it’s way too last minute for changes and to be honest, the judge who kicked this off should’ve acted earlier or later, instead of picking the worst time available (Too late to change anything, not late enough for no-one to complain that they should try). If it was going to be a tight swing state rather than a gerrymandered red state like Texas, again the question would be more practically urgent.
On a less practical but more fundamental level, the presence of a gun license on the list and the omission of college ID is pretty much a confession of what they are after, even without them being caught with their proverbial hand in the cookie-jar. I can understand not wanting to muddy the waters just before an election (and the practical hurdles), but there must be some limit on how (openly) biased you can be before muddying the waters becomes an acceptable consequence.
But hey, the founders intended the constitution to be a partisan chew toy for the right, as long as the left doesn’t do the same thing (That’s judicial activism and it’s bad m’kay?).
Because denying the vote to people is as American as apple pie.
@CS: the presence of a gun license on the list and the omission of college ID is pretty much a confession of what they are after
Having a gun license makes you a resident of texas, Bill?
Or are you just full of it?
@Tlaloc: A Texas gun license, do i really need to fill in the blank?
i don’t have one but a chl requires residency i believe.
The Republican Party’s minority outreach effort continues.


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To these seven narratives of neurological disorder Dr. Sacks brings the same humanity, poetic observation, and infectious sense of wonder that are apparent in his bestsellers Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat.
David Hatcher Childress, popular Lost Cities author and star of the History Channel's long-running show Ancient Aliens, takes us to the mysterious ruins in the mountains of Peru and Bolivia in search of ancient technology and the secrets of megalith building. In his new book, packed with photos and diagrams, Childress examines the amazing stone cutting at Puma Punku near the ancient ruins of Tiwanaku near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. Learn More
It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government-but Area 51 has captivated imaginations for decades.
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SPRINGFIELD — Approximately 100 supporters of a proposed MGM Resorts International casino gathered at the downtown headquarters on Main Street at mid-afternoon Tuesday to launch the final canvassing effort, including door-knocking, telephone calls, and sign-holding at the polls.
Springfield voters have about three hours left to cast ballots in a referendum on the host community agreement between the city and MGM.
Both James Murren, chief executive officer of MGM, and William Hornbuckle, MGM president, arrived at the headquarters at approximately 3 p.m., thanking volunteers and urging them to keep the effort going to get the vote out before polls close at 8 p.m.
“Let's bring this home tonight, let’s win this day,” Murren said to the gathered workers and volunteers. “Let’s send a message to Boston that we don’t want to just win. We want to win big. We want to send a message to the chairman of the Gaming Commission, to your governor, that this deserves to be in Springfield.”
Gladys Oyola, election commissioner, said the turnout was just 11 percent as of 4 p.m., but she was expecting the vote to heat up in the final post-work hours. She was hoping for a turnout of 25 percent or higher.
Murren said MGM officials have been in Springfield more than a year, and have learned that the residents of Springfield “are fiercely proud,” and that a once-great Springfield can be great again.
“It is no longer OK to pass Springfield up,” Murren said. “Springfield wants to be heard in the state. And you are making that happen. Rally up the troops.”
Murren added that it is time to “stop talking about problems. Let us talk about solutions; stop talking about what is wrong with Springfield. Let’s talk about what’s right and what could be right about Springfield. Stop talking about 'it can’t be done.' Let's actually do it and get it done."
Hornbuckle also praised the supporters, saying “your hearts, your minds, your souls, your commitment into this is going to pay off tonight.”
It is a once in a lifetime economic development opportunity for Springfield, “so push hard,” Hornbuckle said. It is crucial to get everyone out to vote, he said.
Juan Rodriguez, of Springfield, both a worker and volunteer, said he is trying to get the vote out, and “understand what we are trying to do here.”


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When I was young, I believed in fairytales—or at least I wanted to.
I wanted to be a princess and be rescued and taken care of. But no one ever told me that once the princess was rescued, married and set up in her own castle, it wouldn’t be very fun.
It’s no fun living like that, just because someone somewhere said that’s how it’s supposed to be done.
After I ditched my crown, I went through a bitter cynical phase. I scoffed at the idea of soulmates. I didn’t believe in romantic ideals or the poetry of love. I absorbed the ideals of the people around me and found myself thinking that we’re each compatible with a number of people in this lifetime. It’s all about who we choose to love.
Now, the smarter, older me is calling bullshit.
There’s a reason why so much has been written about that once-in-a-lifetime kind of love—it actually exists. Whether we meet or choose our soulmate in this life—that’s another story.
But soulmate love exists. I know this deep in my bones.
And although I’m confident in this deep type of connection between two people, I don’t believe in fairytales. I don’t see them as the same, and I think that’s precisely why so many people mix them up.
The love we crave doesn’t look anything like what it’s supposed to. It’s not always pretty—or happy. It’s not the loss of common sense and spontaneous bursts of wonderfulness. It’s not someone doing everything we’d want them to. And it’s not two people being in such a people-pleasing mode that they stop living authentically happy and being true to themselves.
Soulmate love will never be perfect, because if it was, it would lack the necessary ingredient to be a soulmate: the ability to change us.
Change only comes from opposition, and only a soulmate can be a loving opposition that doesn’t try and change us, but instead inspires change within us and our lives.
The soulmate love that we crave is dirty and imperfect. It’s messed up and problematic at times, but it’s also in our veins, and no matter how hard we try, we just can’t quit it. It’s sleeplessness at 2 am, and a hunger we can’t satisfy. It’s not about living a life that looks good to others—it’s about living a life that feels good all the way down to our inner soul.
This is not the stuff of fairytales, because loving like this takes bloody courage—the courage to let go of everything we’re supposed to do, including how we’re supposed to love.
It’s letting go of how two people should live their lives, and instead journeying together to find out what works best for them. It’s about loving freely so that not only will there be space in our togetherness, there will be fluidity to it as well. It’s the courage to stand apart from everyone else with confidence, knowing we’re living the life that’s best for us.
Being soulmates isn’t a choice—we can’t choose the person we feel a connection that goes beyond reason with—but embarking on a journey with our soulmate is.
Sometimes we aren’t yet ready for the type of love that a soulmate can offer. It’s a gut-wrenching, honestly authentic love that rips our hearts from our chest. But oh, it’s also so very lovely.
And that’s what keeps us coming back for more.
We all have the ability to choose who we pursue romantically. Sometimes it’s easier to take the path of least resistance, but no great love story ever started because it was easy for two people to be together. Greatness can’t be born from simplicity.
Great love is born from challenges and the ability to overcome them.
It’s walking through darkness with the faith that there will be light on the other side. It’s the math problem that just can’t be solved. It’s everything we never knew we wanted and needed. It’s not knowing how the story will turn out, but being happy to even be a part of it.
It’s not believing in happy endings, because choosing soulmate love is just the start of a journey.
It’s a journey of love and self-discovery that will wind itself around our hearts, and bloom without us even realizing it. It’s smiling for no reason, and collarbone kisses. It’s the love that we feel not in our hearts, but in our souls.
That is the difference.
Are we ready and willing to give up the good and go for the great, the extraordinary—to choose life and love with a soulmate?
Bonus: The One Buddhist Red Flag to Look out For.
Author: Kate Rose
Editor: Evan Yerburgh
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MIST – Game Changer | New Music
MIST and long-time producer & partner in crime Steel Banglez have been back in the lab cooking up some more heat, in the form of a brand new single “Game Changer“. The single will serve as the first off his sophomore album Diamond In The Dirt (of which Steel Banglez stands as the executive producer on) and debuted exclusively on BBC 1Xtra courtesy of MistaJam.
This one is a salute to his own accomplishments, going from rising from an underground street figure to a notable name in the UK music industry. This cut is definitely right up MIST’s alley. Heavy on the bass and the synths but also sprinkled with a simple piano melody on loop, it’s definitely one to add to his repertoire of club bangers.
With the anticipation of his new album which is on the way and his performance as a main act at this years Wireless Festival in London to look out for, 2018 is looking to be a good year for the Birmingham rapper as it stands right now. Check out the new track below.
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Between January and February 2015, more than 600 LGBTQ community members and allies participated in small-group community conversations, one-on-one discussions, all-community town hall meetings, and online and paper surveys. This community engagement process was intended to help Q Center’s leadership better understand our community’s experience with the center, needs, hopes and expectations for the future, and what the community in general is needing. We are carefully reviewing this important information to help chart our future.
What we knew already was that Q Center has made mistakes in the past. Among them are missteps that further marginalized parts of our own community. HIV/AIDS survivors, Trans women, People of Color and others have been led to feel unseen, unheard and unwanted. This doesn’t align with Q Center’s mission and values, and we all should have been more active in making Q Center safer.
The new leadership at Q Center today is very sorry for the mistakes that have been detrimental to these parts of our community. We are committed to making amends and doing better in the future. We have great hope that we can change the experiences and perception of Q Center for some of our most vulnerable LGBTQQIAAP family, and move forward together.
As we walk the talk, new policies and procedures have been adopted, specifically defining discrimination and oppression, how we prevent it and how we deal with it when it happens. There are also new bylaws being drafted to govern Q Center staff, volunteers and board members, and we are exploring movement towards a member-based organization. As we continue to expand the board and hire a new Executive Director in the coming weeks, you can expect to see a new Vision and Mission Statement for Q Center, as well.
In the meantime, know that your voice is heard: we are listening. We hope to have an additional town hall and more information about Q Center’s future in April. Onward!
Staff Transitions: Congratulations Stacey Rice!
Steadfast Q Center staffer, Stacey Rice, is now Director of Operations & Programs. Stacey’s responsible for program coordination as well as oversight of volunteer-led administration. She’s the glue that holds us all together. Please be sure to say congratulations when you see her next. Thank you for all you do Stacey!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Pride Northwest Open House
Wednesday, March 25th, 6-8pm
Housewarming for Pride Northwest’s new office and collaboration with Q Center. Drop by, say hi, get the latest on Pride 2015, and check out their great work.
Saturday, March 28th, 7pm
Hosted by The Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, this will be a fabulous night of fun with proceeds benefitting Q Center. $15 for 10 games of Bingo. Food, Games, Bar and Prizes!
Open House Celebration
Sunday, April 19th, 2-6pm
Connect, learn and talk directly with many of the groups who meet at Q Center. More info to come.


Peter Kerasotis: More Controversy Rocks Saints
By Peter Kerasotis // April 24, 2012
My two cents of your free – yes, free – SpaceCoastDaily.com …
When you’ve been away from writing a regular column for as long as I have there are so many topics to catch up with you on, and so many more arriving daily.
So let’s get this thing started with something current.
As I write this, I’m en route to Louisiana for my annual sojourn to the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. I’m also reading a report (relax, my wife is driving) from ESPN “Outside the Lines.” It details allegations that New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis used an illegal eavesdropping device to listen in real time to opposing coaches and their play-calling from 2002 through 2004.
Loomis denies this. Though, to be sure, this is the same Mickey Loomis the NFL just slapped with an eight-game suspension for his role in the Saints’ now-infamous bounty program.
I have few.
It’ll be interesting to see how the NFL pursues this, and if proven true, what Loomis’ punishment will be. A few weeks ago, I told a colleague at a spring training baseball game that if you’re an NFL head coach, you’re better off if you brazenly cheat to win football games rather than attempt to injure opposing players to win football games.
My colleague is a New England Patriots fan. He knew what I was getting at. No doubt, you now know, too.
Back in 2007, Patriots head coach Bill Belicheat … uh, Belichick was caught filming an opposing team’s practice, something he routinely did. It came to be known as Spygate, but the extent of the cheating might never be known because the NFL destroyed all the evidence. Did spying on opposing team practices help New England win one, two, or perhaps all three of its Super Bowls?
What we do know is that for such an egregious breach of ethics that compromised the game’s integrity to its core, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell fined Belichick and the Patriots, took away a first round draft pick, and suspended the head coach for exactly … zero games.
That’s right, Belichick wasn’t even suspended.
But take a violent game and take it over the line with a bounty program, and Saints head coach Sean Payton is booted for an entire season.
That’s not to say the bounty program wasn’t wrong. It absolutely was. It was beyond wrong. It was morally reprehensible.
But something sure seems awry when one coach misses no games for an abject and intricate method of cheating, while another coach is banned for an entire season for a bounty program one of his assistants perpetrated and operated.
Again, not that Payton, his former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and the Saints’ franchise shouldn’t be punished. They should. Especially Williams.
But rather than the punishment fitting the crime, it instead fits into the NFL’s fear of the avalanche of lawsuits heading its way.
The NFL has to show – or maybe we should say make a show – that it’s concerned with injuries and player safety, even while it disingenuously wants to add two more games to the regular season, increasing the mayhem and the maiming.
Suspending Payton for a season wasn’t designed to send a message to other coaches and their assistants. It was designed to send a message to judges and juries.
The NFL is worried.
It should be.
According to NFLConcussionLitigation.com – yes, such a web site exists – there currently are 61 concussion-related lawsuits that have been filed against the league by upwards of 1,260 former players.
One of those former players was Ray Easterling.
The emphasis here is on the past tense was.
Easterling was part of a contingent of former players, which included Super Bowl quarterback Jim McMahon, who last year filed a lawsuit against the NFL over concussion-related issues. Last week, though, Easterling blew his brains out. It was suicide, and its implications are far-reaching.
Attorney Larry Coben, who still represents Easterling’s widow, told USA TODAY, “We’ll change it from a personal injury case to a wrongful death case.”
Yeah, the NFL is real worried.
And more is coming.
I was talking to my friend the other day, former NFL great Wilber Marshall, the Astronaut High product who is part of the inaugural class going into the Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame on May 11 (link to story here), and he told me about how he’d just returned from California, where he had his head examined.
Marshall told me how he’d suffered “a ton of concussions” as player, and how there are things he’s feeling, symptoms, that have him concerned.
He should be.
It was barely more than a year ago when Marshall’s friend and former Chicago Bears teammate, Dave Duerson, shot himself in the chest in South Florida. Before his suicide was complete, Duerson texted his family, requesting that his brain be donated to the Boston University School of Medicine, which has been on the forefront of researching chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
Sure enough, BU found that that Duerson suffered from neurodegenerative disease linked to multiple concussions.
Duerson was only 50.
Marshall turned 50 on April 18.
It’s a serious issue.
Much more serious than cheating to win football games.
The evidence against the NFL is mounting. But unlike the evidence against Bill Belichick and the extent and scope of Spygate, the NFL can’t destroy this evidence. All they can do is attempt to portray that they care.
Perception is a powerful tool.
It’s why the NFL threw the book at Sean Peyton and Gregg Williams, issuing unprecedented suspensions.
Something tells me, though, that if it’s proven that Mickey Loomis cheated, the NFL will go easier on him. Just like they did with Bill Belichick.
You see, the NFL isn’t facing a conga line of lawsuits over personal integrity. Just personal injuries.
There is a difference.
And the league has duly noted it.


LAHORE: The city district government will soon start its Responsible Citizens (RC) project and also start a helpline as a part of this project. The announcement came on Tuesday during a meeting presided over by District Coordination Officer (DCO) Noorul Amin Mengal. The meeting was held to discuss issues regarding e-governance. The DCO said that the RC project will enable the citizens to register complaints about adulteration, prices, nuisance at weddings, land grab and roads in need of patch work. He said that a strategy was being evolved to deal with such complaints at the union council level. He said the complainants will be informed about the progress of their complaints by keeping their names confidential.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 9th, 2012.
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Ethical investing is a key goal for crowdfunding platforms across Europe, according to a new report.
The CrowdSpace crowdfunding research project, created by tech company JustCoded, studied peer-to-peer lending and crowdfunding platforms in 19 countries.
He found that 27 percent already offer green energy and impact investing opportunities, while 12 percent focus solely on impact investing.
The report also found that 13% are proposing to invest in biotechnology and health alongside other sectors.
Almost half (49 percent) of the platforms surveyed said they have already implemented sustainable development policies and 19 percent have them at the planning stage.
“There is a growing trend to invest in impact and green energy,” the report says.
“More and more platforms are offering these kinds of investment opportunities, and some are focusing only on renewable energy, social impact and sustainability. “
Read more: EU P2P regulations “could be the death of some lenders”
The report also showed that adoption of open banking is relatively slow – the data-sharing initiative that mirrors the EU’s revised Payment Services Directive.
Only three percent of platforms use open banking and 14 percent said they intend to start using the initiative.
Platforms are even more hesitant to implement blockchain technology.
75% of platforms said they are not using blockchain and have no intention of doing so, only 5% of platforms have already implemented the technology and 20% plan to do so in the future.
Read more: Is Saudi Arabia on its way to becoming the next P2P hub?
Read more: Surprisingly high investment in UK tech start-ups
“Despite the popularity in the news, the implementation of blockchain is not a top priority for crowdfunding platforms, although it can add value to real estate crowdfunding platforms that would like to offer a tokenization of active, ”the report says.
The research also revealed that regulation is seen as a challenge by a number of platforms.
New alternative funding rules enter into force in the EU in November 2021, with the aim of harmonizing the crowdfunding industry and allowing platforms to grow across the bloc.
63% of platforms said they were preparing for the new regulation, while 31% said it did not apply to them and 6% said it was nowhere in their immediate plans.
“The majority of the platforms we interviewed are directly authorized by the regulator,” the report says.
“Some of them admit that they would like to expand into other countries, but the regulations are making it more difficult at the moment.”
In June, the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance’s Global Alternative Finance Market Benchmarking Report found that global online alternative finance transactions, excluding China, were up 24% year-on-year. to reach $ 113 billion (£ 81.6 billion) in 2020.


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Trustees have received a late-hour application for interim superintendent from Hector Montenegro, the former San Marcos CISD school district superintendent who went on to hold top administrative positions at school districts in Dallas, El Paso and San Diego.
Monday, July 21st, 2014
If he is confirmed by the school board, Tim Robinson will lead one of the oldest of Hays CISD’s 13 elementary schools. Pfluger Elementary and Live Oak Academy have new principals this year, as well.
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
The Austin Community College (ACC) district has contracted for 72 acres just south of San Marcos High School for the purpose of locating a campus in San Marcos. The purchase is contingent on voters approving San Marcos...
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
Hays CISD trustees hired principals for Lehman High School, Academy High School and Dahlstrom Middle School this week.
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
San Marcos CISD Trustees are considering whether to include career academies, specialized fields of study, within San Marcos High School. The board is aiming for a decision in February.
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Brantle Smith of Wallace Middle School won his second straight Hays CISD chess championship as the school district tries to build a chess program that can compete at the state and national levels.


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#BreakTheBias is the slogan for International Women’s Day 2022, and many sports and outdoor brands are also using the slogan together with the hashtags #InternationalWomensDay and #IWD2022 for their own campaigns in the “Women’s Month of March.”
On the occasion of Women’s Day, SGI Europe examined the quota of women in the senior leadership teams of the leading sports companies. The result: Around 20 percent of the top managers of the leading sports apparel brands are female. Of 201 managers of the top-selling sports apparel brands, 44 are female (details on the evaluation can be found at the end of the article).
Lululemon is far above average, with a leadership team of 11 consisting of 7 women and 4 men. At VF Corp., Under Armour, New Balance and Delta Apparel, about one-third of the top managers are female.
Diversity and gender parity are necessary
“As a modern leader, diversity must be on your agenda; if everyone in your organization has the same background, the same opinions and experiences, you stop developing,” says Sara Molnar, brand president of Peak Performance. Peak Performance has an even gender distribution, but there is “a lot of work to do to ensure a higher level of diversity and global representation within our brand, as well as in the industry.”
Read the interview with Sara Molnar here and learn how she wants to foster inclusion and diversity at Peak Performance.
For Ruth Oberrauch, brand manager of the women’s outdoor brand LaMunt, the challenge is that “we as a society need to make it possible for tasks to be shared equally between men and women.” She says: “We should not ask the question: How do women’s responsibilities need to change, but also how men’s responsibilities need to change.”
Her own brand, LaMunt, Oberrauch tells us, also came into existence because the previous sportswear brands of the Oberalp Group, Salewa and Dynafit, had “a very good women’s collection, but “none of the brands is more feminine than masculine.” That was what was missing, she said.
Ulrika Björk is CEO of Polygiene. She already sees a change in the industry but also in society with regard to diversity. ”Today, we have more women than men in the senior management team, and that is the first time it happened in my career. I have been part of several management teams, and often I have been the only woman,” she says.
But Ulrika is also aware that there is still a long way to go to achieve true equality. Her strategy: ”A good start is to start appointing more women into the boards of directors. That is the first step to break the norms to get creditability and walk the talk.” You can read our full interview with Ulrika here.
Female Leadership: the data for the analysis
Data transparency: For our analysis, we examined the 26 companies with the highest turnover from our sister publication SGI Europe’s statistics on the international sports apparel market. We researched each company’s senior management team / senior leadership team and included them in our calculation. We were unable to examine the exact staffing of 4 companies (Patagonia, Descente, Helly Hansen, Speedo) in that ranking. As a result, we left these companies out of the calculation. It was also noticeable that most women held management positions in HR.


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What To Do In Con Dao?
Con Dao is known as “hell on earth, it is also known as the paradise of beaches and beautiful small islands off the coast of Con Son Bay. Here are the activities that ones should not miss while staying in Con Dao:
Discover “the hell on earth”: Explore the system of political prisoners’ solitary confinement rooms hidden between the mazes of inner and outer gates to distract prisoners and distract observations. The most brutal forms of torture took place here.
Beach exploring: Lo Voi beach, An Hai Beach, Nhat beach, Dam Trau beach and Suoi Nong beach are wating for your foot-prints
Snorkeling: You can find a wide variety of corals as well as impressive fishes at most of the small islands like Bay Canh island, Cau island, Tai islands, Trac islands,…, the islands that create poetic beauty for Con Son Bay and are marine ecological conservation areas.
Watch turtles laying eggs: Experience a quiet yet captivating night on Bay Canh Island, you will be able to witness Green Turtles or Chelonia Mydas Turtles nesting and laying eggs on the beach (Available from May to September)
Watch baby turtles released to the sea: From June to the end of October, when turtle eggs hatched, is a great time to join this exciting activity at Bay Canh Island


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Katie Smither explains the recent hullabaloo over poet CAConrad’s ejection from the Philadelphia Magazine offices. The poet even appears in the article’s comments to explain his side of the events.
Everybody lies, or so the saying goes. But how long have we known this was true? At Slate, Katy Waldman reviews a new history of lying, delving into the knotty philosophy behind efforts to excuse deceit. You could also read our own Edan Lepucki and Janet Potter on deceit as it pertains to Gone Girl.
Amazon created an “Election Heat Map” to tally the number of “red” and “blue” books sold across the nation, and the count is updated hourly. The results are somewhat surprising to those who believe liberals read more than conservatives. (Perhaps liberals frequent more independent bookstores?) At the time of this writing, “red” books are favored by a margin of 7%.
Joel Rice has a new column up at McSweeney’s, in which he looks at “the literature of skateboarding.” All in all, this kind of reflective writing should pair nicely with Nick Courage’s fantastic Paris Review piece from last month. (Bonus: Rice’s column linked above also features a nice little bit of David Foster Wallace memorabilia.)
Over at Threepenny Review, Jess Row expounds on “blandness” in the work of Haruki Murakami, and particularly in his 2.8 lb. tome 1Q84—a book tabbed by Charles Baxter in last year’s Year in Reading as the best he’d read all year. Row contemplates the way Murakami’s characters and sentences “almost never lose this placid, observant neutrality,” or “continuous monotone.”
John McWhorter, linguist and author of What Language is (And What it Isn’t and What it Could Be), takes a look at the history of spoken and written language in an effort to understand how text messaging, IMs, and other informal forms of written language impact literacy.
This week poet Mark Baumer was struck and killed by an SUV while walking barefoot across the country. Baumer, 33, began his cross-country walk to raise awareness about climate change, and was documenting the journey on his blog (as well as Instagram and YouTube). Florida, where he was killed, was recently ranked “the most dangerous place for pedestrians” in the United States.


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Sinning Against God
It is amazing that we do such a thing. For He is our creator, our redeemer, our sustainer and keeper, our justifier and sanctifier, our counselor and guide, our portion, our everything. Without Him we can do nothing. But this sinful nature of ours which no longer reigns, but has not totally been eradicated, sometimes gets the best of us. In Romans 7:15-21 Paul states that the principle of evil is present in him, the one who desires to do good, but sometimes he is not practicing what he would like to do, but does the very thing he hates. We certainly can not use this principle of sin within us to justify doing more wickedness. For God said, "Be perfect as I am perfect” (Math.5:48). And in Romans 6:2, "How shall we who died to sin, still live in it?"
We see many examples in the Scriptures of sins against God. Two I will mention. In Psalm 51:4, David said, "Against You, You only, I have sinned, and done what is evil in Your sight." Now David certainly sinned against Bathsheba, her family, and Urriah and his family and others that were under him. But he is sure to mention that he sinned against God. Also, in Genesis 39:9, "How then could I do this great evil (wickedness in most translations) and sin against God?" This was Joseph's response to Potiphar's wife at her request to lie with him. These are serious things to consider, and God can deal quite quickly with these actions of ours. In Acts 5, we see Ananias and Sapphira falling down and breathing their last for lying to the Holy Spirit; in 1Cor.11 we see a number who sleep who ate the bread and drank the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner; and in Leviticus 10, we see Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, offering strange fire the Lord had not commanded, and fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them.
So should we run away scared, or give up on following the Lord because it is too difficult, or find another god who does not show wrath at all? No! We can, and will finish the course we are on that He Himself has begun in us. Remember, He is always for us since the time you believed in Him, and He will never thus be against you. Can we somehow find a way to not be overcome by acts of wickedness, to not continually grieve the Holy Spirit, but walk in a manner worthy of our calling? In Proverbs 14:27, "The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death." The great English Puritan John Bunyan states, "By the fear of the Lord, men depart from evil, that is, in their judgement, will, mind, and affections; not that by the fear of the Lord sin is annihilated, or has lost it's being in the soul; there will still be those Canaanites, but they are hated, loathed, abominated, fought against, prayed against, watched against, strove against, and mortified in the soul. This fear is called a fountain of life."
We have not been left as orphans, we do indeed have all the help we need. Another Helper, of the same kind as the Father and the Son are, now dwells within the believer. And we have one another, the body of Christ, who help us get to the finish line. James reminds us of helping one another, turning one another from the error of his way, and saving their soul from death, and covering a multitude of sins. We must grasp how important we are to one another. God is always immutably, constantly, immeasurably, unchangeably, perpetually good. Our goal must be to pursue, endeavor, and desire a life of holiness, and forsake, mortify, and hate a life of wickedness. Brothers and sisters, you are almost there. For the glory due His name, keep on fighting the good fight, keep running the race, and finish your course. He will see you home! He will hold you fast! Obedience shows the tree and the fruit are real.
Elder Randy Slak