In a multi-round, single-elimination tournament, winning is like winning a lottery. Per ESPN’s FPI, the team with the best chance of lifting the Vince Lombardi Trophy — the New Orleans Saints — have only a 30.5 percent chance of doing so; less than one-in-three. Each team is fatally flawed, and only one of 12 will avoid ending the season with a loss.
However, one will win the Super Bowl and it won’t completely be due to luck. The champs are the team that leverages their strengths the best over a three- to four-game period, and each of these teams have definitive strengths.
So for each team left standing, let’s look at the advantages that would lead to a title, no matter how unlikely said title may be. One again, we’ll use the SB Nation NFL data app for assistance.
1. The Kanas City Chiefs (12-4) offense is good at everything
Kansas City’s offense isn’t quite as dominant as it was before losing both running back Kareem Hunt and, temporarily, receiver Sammy Watkins. But the Chiefs are still absurdly well-rounded, ranking in the league’s top five in nearly every advanced (and not-as-advanced) statistical category and leading the league in points scored. They scored at least 26 points in every game and averaged 36 points per game against playoff teams.
They are going to get their points. You might, too, of course — playoff teams also averaged 36 PPG against them — but you’re going to have to. Even against a dominant Baltimore defense that confused Patrick Mahomes as well as anyone and made as many stops as you could possibly hope to make, the Chiefs still scored 27 points (24 in regulation) and averaged 5.3 yards per play. That was the floor.
This nearly perfect offense basically has one weakness: it can fall into third-and-longs pretty easily — over half of their third downs required seven or more yards to go (22nd in the league). But they countered that by a) producing the second-best third-and-long success rate in the league and b) generating 73 percent of their first downs before third down altogether.
2. The New England Patriots (11-5) are impossible to knock off-schedule
The Patriots are as reliably pass-centric as anyone in the league. Tom Brady has averaged at least 35 passes per game every year since 2006, and while his rate stats are a bit off of his 2016-17 late-career peak, they’re still superior to those of 2014, when the Patriots won the Super Bowl.
What’s funny is despite all this passing, New England’s offense fits the efficiency profile that you think you’d get from a run-first team. The Pats create and convert short third downs, they avoid passing downs, and they give opponents almost no chances to create takeaways with fumbles or passes into traffic. They are safe.
Offenses like the Chiefs’ and Chargers’ have more upside than New England’s, and lord knows the Patriots’ defense needs some work, but New England’s offense error-free offense makes it maybe the safest bet in the AFC. Again.
3. The Houston Texans (11-5) tilt the field until you fall over
Houston’s offense is the least reliable in the AFC; the Texans ranked just 21st in offensive DVOA heading into Week 17, fielding a run-first attack that was among the league’s least effective at running the ball.
Like Baltimore and Chicago, though, the Texans have an identity. They know exactly how they’re going to win games: by tilting the field and waiting. And they’re really good at it. They are the best field position team in the league, starting drives nearly six yards further up the field than their opponents (which results in 60-80 hidden yards over the course of a game), and they leverage you into third-and-longs in a millisecond. They have maybe the league’s best run defense, and they have J.J. Watt and Jadeveon Clowney (25 combined sacks) to haunt your QB on said third-and-longs.
Despite their own offensive inefficiency, the Texans scored at least 17 points in every game and held opponents to 17 or fewer points seven times. In a league with increasingly proficient offenses, the defense-and-field-position recipe might not be quite as much of a slam-dunk as it once was. But it can still work.
4. Every drive against the Baltimore Ravens (10-6) feels like it starts with third-and-long
Baltimore and Houston played with extremely similar philosophies in 2018, and when Lamar Jackson took over at quarterback midway through the season, that meant the Ravens were superior to the Texans in two ways: they defend even better, and they can actually run the ball like they want to.
As efficient as the run game has become, though, defense is still the reason why Baltimore will win the Super Bowl if Baltimore indeed wins the Super Bowl. The Ravens are merciless. They are in the league’s top two in terms of both efficiency and explosiveness — they force three-and-outs without the sort of big-play risks other teams have to take — and, predictably, they constantly force third-and-longs.
Quarterbacks like Mahomes, Brady, and Los Angeles’ Philip Rivers (the Ravens’ next opponent) can still make plays when behind schedule, but they aren’t going to make nearly as many as they want. And unlike a lot of the league’s other good teams, they only need to get their point total into the 20s to have an excellent shot of coming away with a win — no matter the QB, they were 7-1 when scoring at least 24 points.
5. The Los Angeles Chargers (12-4) win blitz downs, no matter who has the ball
For the Chargers’ fatal flaw, I noted that they are prone to facing more blitz downs than their opponents, and considering they’ll likely be playing all of their playoff games on the road, that seems like something that will catch up to them.
It hasn’t yet, though. They may face more blitz downs than their opponents, but they convert them at a much higher rate (34 percent to 26 percent). And when they convert them, they’re not picking up eight yards on third-and-8 like their opponent is — they’re picking up 18. Maybe more.
This is a dangerous way of living, but there’s a reason why Los Angeles is 7-1 on the road this year. It’s absurd that a 12-4 team doesn’t get to play at home in the playoffs, but the Chargers are better equipped to overcome that than any team in recent memory.
6. The Indianapolis Colts (10-6) leverage the field and finish drives
An inefficient pass defense will likely spell doom for Indianapolis at some point pretty soon, but the Colts have developed a strong identity, and it’s why they won nine of 10 games to reach the playoffs at all.
What’s that identity? Well, like New England, it starts with an efficient passing game. The Colts are just 28th in rushing marginal efficiency, but they’re still brilliant at creating manageable third downs (in open play, they are fourth in average third-down distance and fifth in third-down success rate) because of Andrew Luck and a receiving corps that gets contributions from everywhere — receiver (T.Y. Hilton and Chester Rogers), tight end (Eric Ebron), and running back (Nyheim Hines).
The combination of offensive efficiency, strong run defense, and what was, per Football Outsiders, the third-best punting unit in the league, has resulted in a brilliant field position game for the Colts. And if you create shorter drives for yourself and finish your scoring opportunities well (and again, despite the poor run game, the Colts do that brilliantly), then you’re giving yourself a shot. And Indy has given itself a shot in every game since October 4.
1. Yeah, good luck getting the ball away from Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints (13-3)
The New Orleans defense can rush the passer and create turnover opportunities, but it’s still a weak link overall. But that only matters so much when you’ve got Brees. Heading into Week 17 (when Brees sat during a meaningless loss to the Panthers), New Orleans ranked in the top five in a majority of offensive categories, including some of the most important: third in marginal efficiency, second in points per scoring opportunity, fifth in expected turnovers (a measure derived from your total fumbles and passes defensed).
Like New England, New Orleans has a passing game that’s safer than most run games; unlike New England, the Saints also boast one of the best run games in the league — they were fifth in rushing efficiency and sixth in rushing explosiveness heading into the weekend. They can do whatever you can’t stop.
Against the Steelers, they also rebounded from what appeared to be a late-year funk. After averaging 37.2 points per game through 11 games, they averaged just 16.7 over their next three, looking listless in a 13-10 loss to Dallas and narrowly surviving Carolina, 12-9, in Week 15. But they posted 31 points and 6.1 yards per play against a Steeler team that will go down as one of the best to ever miss the playoffs, and now Brees will get another week of rest before facing either Dallas, Seattle, or Philadelphia. It would be a surprise if this offense wasn’t enough to get them to at least the conference title game.
2. The Los Angeles Rams’ (13-3) offense is untouchable in open play (and most of your plays are in open play)
I define open play as any snaps that take place between your 10 and your opponent’s 30. Situational play matters, obviously, but 75 percent of a game’s snaps take place in open play — the teams that are best there are probably the teams that are the best.
Los Angeles is potentially the best team in open play. The defense is decent there (10th in standard downs success rate, 12th in third down success rate), and the offense is untouchable.
The Rams have a potential turnovers issue — 19th in expected turnovers on offense, 21st on defense — and they’re not as efficient in the red zone as some other playoff teams. But they are unstoppable in that 60-yard range that constitutes open play. They’re probably going to create more scoring chances than you, and you’re probably going to struggle to overcome that, even if the Rams defense isn’t as dominant as you would think it should be.
3. The Chicago Bears’ (12-4) defense really is absurd
If Baltimore doesn’t have the best defense in the NFL, Chicago does. The Bears’ offense doesn’t produce many big plays and probably isn’t going to score much without a field position advantage, but the defense provides that advantage. It even scores sometimes, too!
The list above is longer than most because there were just too many categories to choose from. The Bears are first in defensive DVOA for the first time since 2012, and trying to score on Chicago is an exercise in caution:
- You have to create manageable third downs because they don’t give you easy first downs (second in percentage of first downs allowed coming on first or second down)
- You have to avoid blitz downs at all costs (second in blitz down success rate).
- When they give you a big play, you better take it all the way to the house — the closer you get to their end zone, the better they get (first in points allowed per scoring opportunity).
- Oh, and they’re the most likely team in the league to create a takeaway from one of your mistakes (first in expected turnovers).
The Bears’ offense isn’t going to beat you single-handedly by any means. It also won’t have to.
4. The Dallas Cowboys’ (10-6) defense does the important things right
Make a list in your head of the best defenses in the league. Chicago, Baltimore, and Houston will definitely be on there, as will non-playoff teams like Minnesota, Jacksonville, and Buffalo. It might take you a while to think of putting Dallas’ defense on that list, and that’s a mistake: the Cowboys have one of the sturdiest defenses in the playoffs.
Until Sunday’s strange and mostly meaningless Week 17 shootout with the Giants, Dallas hadn’t allowed more than 28 points in a game all year. Against playoff teams, they allowed just 19.8 points per game. Granted, they also only scored 16.3 points per game against playoff teams, but still.
They defend the run well (which should come in handy against wildcard opponent Seattle), they prevent big pass plays (which will get significantly tested against the Seahawks), and they’re excellent in the red zone (eighth in points allowed per scoring opportunities). They likely won’t get too far because of their inefficient offense, but they’re going to be a tough out.
5. The Seattle Seahawks (10-6) make all the big plays
Reaching the Super Bowl as a 5-seed will likely require three road wins, at least two of which will likely come as underdogs. It makes sense, then, that only three percent of No. 5-6 teams have reached the Super Bowl since No. 5 and 6 seeds came into existence.
To become a member of the Three Percent Club, you’re going to probably need to rely on some high-variability outcomes and hope for the best. The most high-variability outcome of all: big plays. HEY GUESSS WHAT: Seattle is really, really, really explosive on offense.
Granted, that’s about the Seahawks’ only strength. Offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has installed a run-first offense that ranks just 23rd in marginal efficiency, and the high frequency of rushes means that when Russell Wilson is backing up to pass, it’s probably second- or third-and-long. He gets sacked a lot and runs for his life even more, but he also finds guys downfield at times, primarily the all-or-nothing David Moore (17.1 yards per catch with a 49 percent catch rate) or the all-or-all Tyler Lockett (16.9 yards per catch with an 81 percent damn catch rate).
The run game has picked up at least a little bit of steam in recent weeks, and Seattle’s scoring average increased from 23.5 points per game in the first eight contests to 31.3 in the last eight. Play-action is working, as is “Hey Russell, go run around for nine seconds and try to make something happen.” The Seahawks probably don’t have the juice to make a serious run, but they’re as dangerously volatile as a 5-seed can be.
6. Third downs against the Philadelphia Eagles (9-7) are third-and-longs
It’s really difficult to paint Philadelphia as a serious contender, but if you can get your defense off the field on third downs, you’re going to give yourself a chance in any game. In open-play situations, the Eagles create the longest third downs in the league, and they’re at least decent at capitalizing on them.
Granted, there are caveats. They don’t create enough third downs — in open play, they are 21st in the percentage of first downs opponents generate on first or second down, and they’re dead last in big-play rate allowed. This is their fatal flaw, and it’s severely enmeshed with their biggest strength.
That means you absolutely have to capitalize when you indeed find a third-and-long situation. But Philly has, and that’s a major reason why they won five of their last six games and squeezed into the playoffs. They were out-gained in two of those five wins, too — they’ll let you maneuver down the field, but they have been able to count on stopping before you get all the way into the end zone.


The ex ‘working again’ of the Seattle Seahawks and the Baltimore Ravens Alex Collins has died this Tuesday, on the age of 28 and with out particulars about the reason for loss of life, as confirmed by the 2 golf equipment and their agent, Kelli Masters.
“As a lot of you will have already heard, Alex Collins handed away this morning. My coronary heart is damaged and I’m misplaced. Alex, you had been beloved by so many. You impacted lives together with your pleasure and constructive, caring spirit…and that massive smile. I used to be very honored to be your agent,” Masters wrote on social media.
The consultant confirmed the information that the 2 NFL golf equipment during which he performed, the Seahawks and the Baltimore Ravens, have already introduced. “Completely heartbroken. Prayers are with the Collins household,” the Seahawks stated of the 28-year-old, although with out quick particulars on his explanation for loss of life.
A working again and a fifth-round choose by the Seattle Seahawks in 2016, Collins was one of the crucial fashionable gamers among the many Seahawks followers, because of his Irish dancing landing celebrations.
Collins performed in 11 video games with 125 speeding yards as a rookie in 2016 for the Seahawks earlier than being waived and signed by Baltimore the subsequent two seasons. He returned to the Seahawks in 2020 and performed 3 video games that season and one other 11 in 2021 with Seattle. He was Seattle’s second-leading rusher that yr with 411 yards and two touchdowns.
His 2021 season was ended by an stomach harm earlier than the ultimate sport of the season. Now not taking part within the NFL, he did play this spring with the Memphis Showboats of the American Soccer League in the USA.


Now that we know that Apple really does care about the Mac and is working on a new Mac Pro, it’s no longer a useless exercise to dream a little bit and make a wish list of what we’d like to see in Apple’s top-of-the-line Mac.
Apple says the new Mac Pro will hopefully ship next year. Once it does hit the market, here’s what I hope to find in the future Mac Pro.
A practical tower case design
There’s no denying that the current cylindrical Mac Pro is a design feat that’s nice to look at, but it’s impractical in so many ways. And the fashionable design is one of the last things pro users care about. It’s not like you’re going to sit there and admire the Mac Pro’s round edges and gunmetal glare while waiting for a 4K video to render. No, you’re moving on to other tasks. You’ve got to get stuff done.
A tower case design that provides easy access to the inside of the computer is what pros want. I’m not an engineer or a designer, but I imagine a tower is easier to deal with (and it’s a design proven over and over again) when it comes to thermal considerations, which Apple admits is a problem with the cylindrical Mac Pro.
Should Apple simply revive the “cheese grater” design of the original Mac Pro? Apple doesn’t believe in looking back. That tower design worked, but it was extremely heavy and bulky. Apple’s all about the sleekness and thinness of its Mac laptops, iPhones, and iPads, so expect the same for a Mac Pro tower.
The main reason I want a tower design is because it accommodates the other things I’d like to see in a new Mac Pro. Like…
Modern graphics processors and the ability to upgrade
When Nvidia recently started shipping its GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, I had the same thought I always have when a new beastly desktop graphics card hits the PC market: It’s too f-ing bad that a Mac can’t use that new GPU.
In its Mac Pro pow-wow with select members of the media, Apple admitted that it took the wrong approach to its graphic implementation in the cylindrical Mac Pro. Apple gave the impression that the new Mac Pro will accommodate the way GPUs are currently designed, resulting in better handling of 3D graphics, video, and virtual reality software.
But it’s not enough to include current GPUs in the Mac Pro. I can easily see Apple including a non-upgradeable GPU in order to accommodate certain design philosophies, and that would be wrong. Mac Pro users demand speed, and the ability to upgrade the graphics card when a faster one becomes available is key to fulfilling that demand.
During the Mac Pro briefing, TechCrunch’s Matthew Panzarino asked Apple about external GPUs. Apple VP Craig Federighi responded with a terse, “I think they have a place.” So neither a denial or confirmation. An external GPU opens up some interesting possibilities. It would work over a Thunderbolt 3 connection, and since it’s external, we could see an interesting and compact Mac Pro case design. It’s also feasible that an external GPU unit could also be used with a MacBook Pro or any other Mac equipped with the proper Thunderbolt 3 ports.
However, an external GPU is the exact type of product Apple historically would not sell. (An external GPU also requires some macOS issues to be worked out.) But it looks like the thermal issues with the current Mac Pro calls for some out-of-the-box thinking with the future Mac Pro.
In order to make my point about the CPU in the future Mac Pro, I’d like to talk about Apple’s current MacBook Pro. The MacBook Pro uses Skylake processors, which were released by Intel in 2015. Meanwhile, the PC market offers laptops with Kaby Lake Intel processors, the successor to Skylake that was released last year. Essentially, the MacBook Pro uses an older-generation processor, which might be fine for what people do on the laptop.
But the Mac Pro needs to have the latest Intel processor available. The Mac Pro is Apple’s way to showcase its implementation of the best technology available. Older-generation processors defeat that purpose. And as I’ve said before, Mac Pro users demand speed. Imagine the letdown if Apple revealed a Mac Pro in 2018 based around a Skylake processor.
As for the ability to upgrade the CPU, I don’t think Apple would or could do it. As PC users know, a CPU upgrade often requires a motherboard upgrade, and Apple has never gone that route. That’s another reason why Apple needs to use the latest processors.
Ports: Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, USB 3.0
This goes without saying, and it’s probably a done deal. Thunderbolt 3/USB-C is on the MacBook Pro, so there’s a precedence in the Mac lineup.
I would like to see a couple of USB 3.0 ports, though, to support legacy hardware that people use. Sure, Apple offers a USB-C to USB Adapter ($19), but since the future Mac Pro is going to be Apple’s most expensive Mac, adding a couple of USB 3 ports will not only be convenient, but it’ll also save the user from buying more adapters.
I’d like to see most of the ports on the current Mac Pro appear on the future Mac Pro: ethernet, the audio out ports, and HMDI. No need to include FireWire; I know some will disagree, but Apple moved on from FireWire a while ago.
512GB SSD to start
A lot of Mac Pro users rely on external storage, but you also need enough internal storage. The current Mac Pro includes 256GB of flash storage, and for content developers, that’s too small. At least 1TB is ideal, but it’s expensive. 512GB, while probably on the small side, is a good cost/capacity compromise.
You can upgrade the current cylindrical Mac Pro with a third-party SSD, like one offered by OWC. But the installation involves more than simply disconnecting and removing the old drive and connecting and placing the new one. A new tower case could make it really easy to perform a storage upgrade.
A complementary 5K display
Also revealed during Apple’s Mac Pro briefing: The company is working on a pro display. No details were offered on the display, but Apple worked with LG on the UltraFine 5K Display, which can lead you into the direction Apple will probably take with its pro display.
It sounds like the new Apple display is being designed with the future Mac Pro in mind, but I hope Apple remembers that an Apple pro display will be bought by non-Mac Pro users, as well. So hopefully any dependence of the pro display on the Mac Pro will be kept to a minimum.
I mentioned above how I’d like to see USB 3 on the future Mac Pro. The LG UltraFine 5K display includes USB-C ports, so we’ll probably see USB-C ports on Apple’s pro display. If Apple included a USB 3 port on the display and left them off the future Mac Pro, I’d be OK with that.


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Re: The Black Athlete: BC has some work to do
posted at 12/14/2010 8:24 PM EST
In Response to Re: The Black Athlete: BC has some work to do
[QUOTE]Yo LP, You've ignored my offer, but it's still on the table. Anyhow, I just don't get all the fuss about merit scholarships. Almost none of BC's peer institutions offer merit scholarships (South Bend included!) And neither should BC because the priority should be giving money to those who most need it. You may not know that BC is one of only a handful of private universities in the country with a 'need-blind', 'full need' admission policy. That means that BC does not consider an applicant's ability to pay when making acceptance decisions, and moreover, that BC guarantees to pay 100% of demonstrated need of EVERY student admitted. Obviously, most private universities opt not to have 'need-blind/full-need' admissions because it puts a huge burden on the school's endowment. It's much cheaper to consider need during the admission process. That way, you can weed out applicants who can't pay -- then you don't have to worry about coming up with financial aid for them. This is the strategy that BU, Tufts, and the great majority of private universities have adopted. With the money they save, they can then target (a relatively few) smart kids by offering merit scholarships. But, BC, for all its flaws, does try to be a Catholic university, and has thus committed itself to need blind/full need admissions because it is the just thing to do. Any applicant who is accepted to go to BC should be able to attend, irrespective of their ability to pay. Yes, it costs the university a heck of a lot of money every year. Yes, we could abandon need-blind admissions and use the money instead on merit scholarships, as LP and other alums have proposed. But I'd rather have an institution which uses its money to allow everyone to attend rather than to 'buy' a few smart kids. Call me a socialist. I'm just a Christian.
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Not sure you were on the boards a few months ago but the reason LP wants merit based aid and not need-based aid is very simple: he believes that merit-based aid tends to aid white people while need-based aid receipients are from a much wider range of ethnic and racial backgrounds.
LP sees merit-based aid as benefitting white people and need-based aid as benefitting minorities.
This was one of LP's first gripes. When he realized that - unlike him - none of us are card carrying members of the Klan, he swiftly changed his tune. But that is the origins of his gripes. This is where his nickname of Longracist comes from.
He doesn't bring it up any more becuase he knows people will hammer him for it, but what bothers him is not how the aid is rewarded. Rather it is who the aid is awarded to. I think he went back and deleted all his posts on the subject but others here will confirm his declarations that need-based aid is reserved "ALAHNA types". I forget his exact words and doubt we can find them in the archive , but that is the jist of it. A few other folks on these boards can shoudl be able to confirm it.
LP thinks that if you are a white Boston-area Catholic who has relatives who went to BC you should get a free ride.
It is the core of the entitlement mentality of LP: white Catholics should go to BC for free, no one should ever have to pay anything for tickets and no one who has a job at BC should ever be fired.
He bends over backwards to pretend he is racially progressive now, but probably the main reason people first got so riled up over him was his blatant racial resentments.

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I think I may found my new favorite thing to serve at any brunch I host or cater. Simple, easy to accommodate dietary needs, and super tast!
Breakfast Mini Baguettes
4 frozen mini baguettes, thawed (I use Rhodes brand)
2 tablespoons cream
8 strips bacon, cooked and chopped
¼ cup finely shredded Italian cheeses
2 green onions, sliced
salt and pepper to taste
extra cheese to sprinkle on top
Cut top off baguettes and pull out bread to make a deep hallowed depression in each one.
Mix all ingredients except extra cheese and pour equally into each of the 4 baguettes. Once filled with the egg mixture put back two or three big chunks of the bread into each of the baguettes to soak up some of egg mixture. Cover and let them sit in the fridge overnight.
Next day bake at 350°F 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle more cheese on top of hot baguettes. Serve warm
Love these sweet breakfast treats. Makes my family’s Saturday a little brighter!
Inside Out Cinnamon Roll Cups
2/3 of an 8-ounce block of cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 (17.5-ounce) can of jumbo refrigerated cinnamon rolls (5-count)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 6-cup muffin pan with butter (or spray with nonstick cooking spray).
Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until smooth. Slowly blend in powdered sugar and vanilla, then beat until smooth and well-combined. Set aside.
Open can of cinnamon rolls and remove one. Tear off a strip of cinnamon roll long enough to fit the circumference of the muffin cup with a little bit of overlap. Fit the intact center of the cinnamon roll into the bottom of the muffin cup, gently pressing down. Press the cinnamon roll strip inside the top of the cinnamon roll cup so that it’s sitting on top of the cinnamon roll base.
Gently press the seams together to seal and pinch the ends of the strip together to form a “cup.” Repeat with the remaining four cinnamon rolls.
Evenly divide the cream cheese mixture between the five cinnamon roll cups (about 1 1/2 tablespoon per cup).
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
Let cool in pan for 2 minutes, and then carefully use a thin knife to gently lift out each cinnamon roll.
Drizzle with icing from the packet that came in the can of cinnamon rolls.
Note : Be careful, as cream cheese filling will be hot!
Camping season is in full swing here in Minnesota. This recipe is great for a large family or if your camping with a bunch of friends.
1½ lbs. pork sausage
3 thick slices Sourdough
Wedge of Cheddar, shredded
3 cups milk
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. salt
Ground black pepper
Brown sausage and drain grease. Spread into greased 9 x 13 x 2” foil pan with torn pieces of bread and grated cheese. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over contents of pan. Cover with heavy duty foil. The next morning, bake over coals for one hour.

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Wingsong Copperstill Doubledog Dareu (CH Brooks Take a Dare x Brooks Glory at Wingsong)
Risky is a heavily muscled and extremely athletic show dog with traditional build and wonderful headpiece. He has great angles and impressive bone. He loves to retrieve, is strong in the water and loves birds! He is AKC major pointed toward his Champion title with 9 points. He is a very loving boy that is super clean and quiet around the kennel! He stamps his kids with a very loving demeanor making them the perfect gentlemans gundog and childs best friend! Risky has numerous offspring in homes with special needs children- he has been a blessing to so many families! On top of the wonderful temperament his puppies love to hunt!

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These are the Eight Scariest Sci-Fi Movie Scenes That, Well, Scared the Crap Out of Me
I woke up today wanting to watch a scary movie.
Does that ever happen to you? I just all of a sudden got the urge to feel my heart pounding in my throat, and to watch a movie I know is going to give me nightmares through the spaces between my fingers.
However, I have a job that doesn’t include watching movies all day. Luckily for me though, I can write about them! (That’s like the next best thing, right?) So I decided to dig up all those unpleasant memories and childhood traumas and write a list of specific scenes from science fiction movies that scared me way more than they had a right to. I’m talking the scenes that stick with you, that flit behind your closed eyes right before you drift off to sleep. You know the ones; everyone has at least one. It turns out that I have 8 that come to mind, so here’s my list of the eight scariest sci-fi scenes.
Without further ado, I present to you (in no particular order) the eight scariest sci-fi movie scenes I’ve ever sat through:
Scariest Sci-Fi Movie Scenes – 1. Ash’s Malfunction: Alien (1979)
I can still remember watching this movie for the first time as a child, all alone in a dark house, my little brother already asleep, my mom working late in the emergency room. I was digging it, because even as a little kid I was all about sci-fi. I was digging it, being the key phrase, because as soon as the android Ash gets all creepy and chases down Ripley with milky robot sweat dripping from his face, I started shaking with fear. But I was paralyzed! I had to watch the whole scene because I was too afraid to get close enough to the TV to turn it off (the second-hand TV we got from Goodwill didn’t come with a remote- go figure!). It took me years to forget the primal terror I felt, and when I did eventually re-watch and finish Alien, I still had to close my eyes for that whole scene. I may or may not have been in high school. But that’s not important anyway moving on!
Scariest Sci-Fi Movie Scenes – 2. Subsider Home Invasion: Daybreakers (2010)
The scariest part about this scene is that I didn’t see it coming. I was caught up in the drama between the “Hoo-rah!” vampire brother and the sensitive “I feel bad about my nature” vampire brother, when all of a sudden, BAM! [email protected] wrinkly [email protected]*&%$#@3r comes out of the shadows with his gnarly fangs and half-formed demon wings to wreck s**t (sorry kiddos, there was a lot of censored cussing in that sentence). Anyone who says they didn’t jump when that dude came out of the darkness is a liar. Daybreakers is in my opinion, one of the all-around best sci-fi vampire movies of all time, and this scene gave me the unshakable heebie-jeebies. Since I can picture it vividly with my eyes closed, this one definitely deserves a spot on my eight scariest sci-fi scenes list. Also, it’s a great movie!
Scariest Sci-Fi Movie Scenes – 3. Underwater Chase Scene: Sphere (1998)
I was recently told that Sphere is a bad film adaptation of the Michael Crichton book, and was told shortly after that it’s a bad movie in general. Well, call me a Philistine, but I enjoyed it, and the scenes where the crew is diving to repair the ship or rescue their dead crewmates and the guy on the radar keeps warning them that something giant is coming up behind them (“You’re not alone out there!!!”), and the camera angles make it seem like it’s gaining, hoooo-eee, that gets my heart going. There’s something exhilaratingly scary about an unknown menace of unknown origins and unknown size coming to attack you in an… unknown way!! Especially given the state of the corpse they found. “He’s been completely pulverized!” Yeah, I’ll pass. You can keep your evil Sphere.
Scariest Sci-Fi Movie Scenes – 4. David 8: Prometheus (2012)
(I couldn’t find a good video of David 8 being scary, so here’s this unnerving teaser.) Okay, so this one is less of a specific scene, and more of a specific character, but man do the Alien movies know how to make terrifying androids. David 8’s blatant disregard for the sanctity of human life is chilling, to be sure, but he has that predatorial look about him that frightens and intrigues (in the best way possible). For a specific scene, when David and Holloway are alone in the temple, you can just TELL that David 8 is going to do something awful to him. The anticipation-building atmosphere is so thick in almost all of the temple scenes that if you’re anything like me, you watched the movie with a sickening brick of dread in your stomach. But the scariest part? David 8 seems to enjoy causing fear and destruction, whereas Ash and Bishop from the other Alien movies did it unintentionally or because of a malfunction. And that is really freaky. If you’re locked in a scary place with a scary android with devious motives and a fondness for inflicting pain, you’re in big trouble, and Prometheus definitely inflicts that fear on its viewers.
Scariest Sci-Fi Movie Scenes – 5. The Shower Scene: Arachnophobia (1990)
Alright, to be fair, the shower scenes in any horror movie are the most terrifying. I would bet money that there’s not a single human on this planet who hasn’t had that moment of paralyzing fear when rinsing the shampoo out of their hair, when they close their eyes, naked and vulnerable, and feel an ominous presence RIGHT BEHIND THEM!!!
From the mottled, undead hand grabbing Sarah Michelle Gellar in the shower scene of The Grudge to the famous shower scene from Psycho, there is something indisputably terrifying of being caught at your weakest moment. The shower scene in Arachnophobia is no different. The way the scene was shot (including the toilet scene- talk about catching you at your most vulnerable!) just builds and builds that primal terror of things that creep, unseen, along the jagged edges of your darkest dreams. All that stuff aside, spiders are of the Devil and so they’re inherently scary no matter what they’re doing.
Scariest Sci-Fi Movie Scenes – 6. Raptors in the Kitchen: Jurassic Park (1993)
I went back and forth between the scene where the kids are stuck in the upside-down Jeep and this scene, and after watching them, this one was the clear winner. The most frightening part of this scene is the juxtaposition of the wicked curved claws clicking on the linoleum with the intelligent glint in the raptors eyes.
I mean, those things are freaky smart, and few scenes illustrate that as well as watching a pack of raptors using strategy to hunt down human beings.
I mean, jeez. They were so close to outsmarting the girl that it’s really, really disturbing. Thank god for meteors, am I right??
Scariest Sci-Fi Movie Scenes – 7. The Pantry and the Knife: Signs (2002)
I think a big part of the horror in this scene is due to the fact that we don’t get to see Mel Gibson really, genuinely scared in movies very often, and watching him stumble over his words and swallow the lump of fear in his throat really sticks with you. It’s like seeing your father cry. This big strong thing showing weakness? That’s how you know you’re in trouble. Another freaky part is that the film manages to maintain that sense of dread even after the big strong ex-police officer grabs a giant butcher knife. He moves so slowly and carefully, building that tension until he almost gives up, and then the alien tries to grab him!! And I don’t know about you, but I had a lingering bad feeling even after he cut the aliens fingers off.
Scariest Sci-Fi Movie Scenes – 8. Camera Flash: Apollo 18 (2011)
(I couldn’t find a video of this scene, so the video is another very creepy scene from Apollo 18.) This movie was 100% not what I expected going in. First of all, I didn’t expect it to be actually creepy, which it was, and second of all, rock monsters?! They’re like the evil alien twins of hermit crabs and I don’t like it one bit. The scene I had to cover my eyes for, the scene I don’t know if I’ve actually ever seen all the way through, is the crater scene. When the two astronauts split up, and the one guy goes down into the crater despite all his training and his friend’s warning, you know it’s gonna be bad. His narration as he descends into the darkness of the crater (“The ground it’s… it’s different. It feels… softer.” and the heavy breathing mixed with “It’s so cold..” Yikes!) mixed with the limited glimpses the viewer gets by way of the camera flash really is found footage horror done right. You just feel sick to your stomach knowing something is going to go horribly wrong, but when it does, it’s not what you expect. Stumbling across the desiccated remains of a cosmonaut who wasn’t even supposed to be there, seemingly attacking the astronaut as the camera continues to flash? I’m glad I didn’t follow through with that childhood dream of becoming an astronaut.
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What are your scariest sci-fi movie scenes, the ones that haunt your dreams? I’d love to hear them! As a human being, my memory isn’t perfect and I probably forgot some scenes that made me @#$% my pants when I first saw them, so I welcome you to relive that terror with me! It’ll be fun… muahaha. No, but seriously, let us know!

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Michael Laudrup : The Greatest Playmaker who was underexposed
Every generation has its football darlings – the players who are showered with plaudits by their numberless admirers and even respected by the ones who pretend to dislike them. Through the 1960s Pelé ruled the roost. In the 1970s, it was Johan Cruyff. In the 1980s, Diego Maradona thrived. The 1990s saw a proliferation of stars spring up to capture our attentions in the shapes of Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Roberto Baggio and many more besides. In the noughties, yet more legends wowed us with their phenomenal skill as Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo dominated pub talk and water-cooler conversations.
There will always be names and faces that tower over a certain period of history, but where there is glorious remembrance there will always be the jilted entertainers, the guys who somehow manage to miss out on inclusion in the top three or five performers of a particular era when push comes to shove. They achieve so much in the game and yet are somehow left out of greatest list for whatever reasons. It’s a mixture of misfortune, misplaced loyalties and a little miscalculation, too.
In many ways, Michael Laudrup has been one such player. Captivating in his prime, he has arguably attracted greater praise since retiring than he ever did when he was still active. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but one doesn’t often win awards retrospectively.
The Streets of Denmark
Let’s turn the clock back to June 15 1964, where a young Michael was born in the suburbs of Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. Michael was always destined to play football as he was born into a football family. Michael’s father was Finn Laudrup, who was an old Danish football legend. His uncle Ebbe Skovdahl played for the Danish national team; as well as his four-year younger brother, Brian Laudrup, the former Glasgow Rangers legend. Michael himself has two sons, Mads and Andreas, who both also play as professionals today.
As a young boy, Michael started playing football in his father’s childhood club “Vanløse” on the outskirts of Copenhagen. When his father then became player/coach of one of the biggest Danish teams, Brøndby, in 1973, the whole family had to move with him and both Michael and his brother Brian started playing for the club as well. During a documentary about his life, Michael revealed that despite being born into a football family, there was never any pressure from his father:
Serie A comes calling
In 1983, the defending champions of Serie A, Juventus, bought Michael for a Danish record fee of around $1 million. Juventus were lucky to get the young Dane as he already was due to sign for Liverpool on a three-year contract. Liverpool decided to make a last minute change, making the contract to four years, something which disrupted Laudrup’s decision:
“I think Liverpool at that time were one of the top three teams in Europe, So they thought that this young Dane would call them back and say ‘Of course I will come’, but I didn’t, and two weeks later I signed for Juventus.”
Laudrup’s time in Italy wasn’t entirely successful. Serie A’s foreigner rule meant that he was loaned to Lazio for two seasons (without his prior knowledge), and Laudrup suffered regular injuries in his final three seasons at the Stadio delle Alpi. Juventus already had two players such as Zbigniew Boniek and Michel Platini, Michael had to be transferred to newly promoted Lazio for a season loan deal — something which Laudrup had not been informed about before signing for Juventus.
After two years on loan at Lazio, Michael returned to Juventus in the summer of 1985, replacing Boniek and playing alongside the legend Michel Platini.
“In the four years in Juventus, the first one was fantastic. We won the championship and we won the World Cup (for club teams) against Argentinian Boca Juniors. At that time in the mid 80s, the top two players in the world were Platini and Maradona, and I played with one of them and against the other one. Only two foreign players in Juventus, me and Platini, it was a fantastic experience.”
In the following seasons, Michael suffered multiple injuries, Platini left, and Michael was left with huge expectations to lead the team in Platini’s place, playing alongside newly signed Welsh striker Ian Rush.
Professor Cryuff Welcomes him at Camp Nou
So in 1989, Laudrup joined FC Barcelona of Spain, as Laudrup’s childhood role model Johan Cruyff was trying to assemble a team which was going to strive for succcess. It was indeed a perfect match as immediately after he had joined, Laudrup enjoyed tremendous success under Cruyff’s leadership; citing the Dutchman’s philosophy and perception of the game as one of the main assets that helped foster his talent. He was one of the three restricted foreign players allowed in the team, alongside Hristo Stoichkov and Ronald Koeman. The three of them became the pillars of the Dream Team, which played beautiful and attractive football and were compared to the 1970s Ajax team. Alongside rising stars Pep Guardiola, Bakero and Begiristain, Laudrup and his teammates went on to win four consecutive La Liga championships in a row, from 1991 to 1994.
Where domestic supremacy leads, European success frequently follows. Laudrup’s Barcelona team would achieve theirs in the football spiritual home of Wembley. In 1992, they traveled to England to play the European Cup Final against Sampdoria. Koeman’s free-kick goal led Barcelona to victory and to their first European trophy in the club’s history. Laudrup was twice elected the best player of the year in Spain during his Barcelona years.
When Laudrup wasn’t chosen in the 1994 European Cup final squad against AC Milan, rumors had be going that Michael and Cruyff had been in conflict and that Laudrup would leave the next season. Pep Guardiola was so devastated about the news that he cried while begging to ask Laudrup to stay, as he said Michael was the one that had taught him everything that he knew about football.
On his Barcelona experience, he said
“Cruyff was the manager, and I had heard what he had done in his first season, changing a lot of players, playing in a total different way, so I thought I would try and take the chance. Johan was a fantastic player, one of my favorite players from when I was young, so I thought if we can play just a little bit as he did, then that would be perfect for me. After almost six years with Juventus, I thought it was time to move on. I had to make a new experience because otherwise I would get stuck there. Six years in Italy was enough for me. The Dream Team was just a name. I think we played some very good football, but I think most of all we demonstrated that even without getting the 10 best players in the world, you can have the best team.”
The Switch to Real Madrid
Laudrup’s time in Barca was over. That same year he completed one of the most controversial moves in La Liga history, changing the blue and red Barca stripes out with the plain white Real Madrid shirt. Fans were furious, claiming that it was a revenging act from Laudrup. However, Laudrup himself keeps saying that he did not have a hidden agenda.
Laudrup’s impact was immediate and would he have the last laugh against all the negative media and fans who had turned against him in Spain due to his move to Madrid. Laudrup went to guide Madrid to the championship the following season, making Laudrup the only player in Spanish football to ever win the Spanish league five times in a row playing for two different clubs. Laudrup was later voted the 12th best player in Madrid’s history.
Recognition Which he never got
So why did Laudrup not receive the recognition his talents warranted? Certainly not due to a lack of respect from his peers, judging by the list of those who consider him one of the game’s elite.
“I fully understand why he is considered one of the best players in Barcelona’s history and even the world,”
Andres Iniesta says
“Who is the best player in history? Laudrup,”
Johan Cryuff says
“When Michael plays it is like a dream, a magic illusion, and no one in the world comes anywhere near his level,”
Perhaps Laudrup suffered for his selflessness, his reputation as a gentleman footballer and his contentment to play the perfect supporting role for some of the world’s greatest strikers. Perhaps, Michel Platini was right when he said
“Michael had everything except for one thing: he wasn’t selfish enough,”
Or maybe, as his mentor Cruyff believed, Laudrup was simply comfortable with football as artform, as an aesthetic pursuit. A player for whom the difficult comes so incredibly easy can easily draw a reputation for laziness, however unfair that may be.
After many years in Spanish football, Laudrup left Madrid in 1996, to play in Japan. He then later joined Danish manager Morten Olsen in Ajax in 1998, where he ended his club playing career by winning the Dutch championship.
Slightly surprisingly, the perfect place to end is with former Swansea defender Alan Tate. When Tate told a radio station in August 2012 that Laudrup was still the best player in Swansea training at the age of 48, the presenters laughed at his banter. Yet rather than laugh with them, Tate was unmoved; it wasn’t joke.
That was Laudrup all over – incisive, silky, effective and captivating. More evident than all those characteristics, though, was his instinct to produce luxurious manoeuvers, the way he dragged the ball from one foot to the other to evade slide tackles and boxing stances, how he danced through gaps he created for himself, his artistic touches that put others in the limelight – because while it might be fair to say that he was underrated, there’s a little more truth in the notion that he was underexposed.
Then again, the best gems are always hidden.
Quotes and facts from : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zUsCZvol-I


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'Big Bang Theory,' 'Mythbusters' cast members, Hot Chip to appear at Academy of Sciences party
The California Academy of Sciences will get the celebrity treatment this month, when "Big Bang Theory" star and actual neuroscientist Mayim Bialik appears on stage with former "Mythbusters" host Kari Byron to talk about being a scientist on a hit TV show.
The Big Bang Gala and Big Bang: Party After Dark is part fundraiser and part NightLife shindig, with the event welcoming a high profile music act in Hot Chip (who will perform a DJ set), and bartenders serving cocktails.
Food trucks including Señor Sisig and Grilled Cheese Bandits will provide munchies.
Along with Hot Chip, dj christopher b. and performance artist duo The Bumbys will entertain guests as a silent disco takes place in the aquarium.
The Big Bang Gala and Big Bang: Party After Dark fundraiser takes place at the California Academy of Sciences on April 27, 2017. The Gala begins at 6 p.m., and the subsequent party starts at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available now for $125 via the official Cal Academy website.

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Teaches The Children’s Summer Institute
In addition to teaching The Children’s Summer Institute course at Loyola University Chicago, Anita Weinberg serves as a Clinical Professor and the Director of the ChildLaw Policy and Legislative Programs within the Civitas ChildLaw Center.
Anita Weinberg has worked on behalf of children and families for over 25 years as an attorney and as a social worker. Prior to teaching at Loyola, she served as director of Policy and Planning for the Department of Children and Family Services Office of Inspector General. Previously she was an Assistant Cook County Public Guardian representing abused and neglected children and supervising staff attorneys. She also was a staff attorney with the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago where she represented parents and children in the juvenile court, in class action litigation, and in legislative advocacy. Professor Weinberg was adjunct faculty at the University of Chicago School of Social Services Administration for nine years, where she created and taught a class on social work and the law. As a social worker she directed the Resources for Permanence Project at the Child Welfare League of America in New York City. Professor Weinberg involves students in interdisciplinary projects in the areas of child welfare and health. Most recently, she and students have been intensively involved in efforts to eliminate childhood lead poisoning in Chicago, an issue that has been linked to special education needs and other medical and behavioral problems that have the potential for limiting children's learning potential and opportunity. She is the recipient of grants from the Chicago Community Trust and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for work on lead poisoning prevention. She serves on numerous committees and councils devoted to children's rights. She has testified before congressional and state legislative committees on child welfare and health related issues. Professor Weinberg received an M.S.S.W. degree from Columbia University and her J.D. degree here at Loyola University Chicago.


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FOR LEXICAL ALIMENTATION, TAKE THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!
OTHER WORDS FROM Augustanpost-Au·gus·tan, adjectivepre-Au·gus·tan, adjective
Words nearby Augustan
Example sentences from the Web for Augustan
It would seem that society was shocked at the avowed infidelity of the Augustan age.The Apostles|Ernest Renan
The familiar use of these participles by the Augustan poets with an accusative attached (galeam indutus, traiectus lora).
In his later works, Pope took Augustan satire about as far as it could go.The Methodist|Evan Lloyd
The cross was adored by the ancient Greeks and Romans for centuries before the Augustan era.
Here was quartered the second Augustan legion, and this was the principal Roman town in the country of the Silures.

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Now this is promising. Samsung and Google have sent out invites to a joint event happening on October 19th. It’s taking place in Hong Kong at the All Things Digital: AsiaD conference. This is when both companies are expected to finally show of the Galaxy Nexus/Nexus Prime, but also the new Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” OS. The event starts at 10:00am HKT but you can watch a live stream via the YouTube Android Developers channel. There is a 12-hour time difference so the event will actually take place 10:00pm EST on October 18th.
Earlier this week a video popped up online, showing off the Prime and ICS – both looking amazing. It’s rumoured that this “pure Android” is 9mm thin and comes with a 4.65-inch HD display that has a resolution of 1280×720, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 8-megapixel that can capture 1080p HD videos and a 2050mAh battery.


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Owl Island (Mass Market Paperbound)
Ballantine Books, 9780345498717, 424pp.
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
About the Author
Praise For Owl Island…
“Gentle and elegaic, set in a landscape remote and dramatic, Owl Island illuminates its characters' longing for truth and meaning, and makes the reader believe in love in a whole new way.”
“Coburn’s beautifully realized second novel is a perceptive assessment of what women do in love. . . . A richly conceived portrait of memory and identity.”

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The office was founded by Nicolas Schuybroek in 2011 and cultivates a small scale philosophy. Nicolas Schuybroek architects reposes on Nicolas Schuybroek, Vincent Bauquis, Max De Decker, Thierry Pouilliart, Barbara Huszar, Nick Lammens, Milan Van Ostaeyen, Tiago Clérigo and Azul Klix.
Our work philosophy is one that cannot be narrowed down to or described by the type or scale of projects we handle. Each project is unique and deeply influenced by the context, the wishes and aspirations of the client and the strong relationship we build with our clients.
Our work takes time, passion and patience. We enjoy it.
Our work is a quest for in-depth substance and warmth. The process usually takes a metaphysical turn during the early design phase. From time immemorial, man has built to protect himself but our work adds additional layers to that definition. Although architecture is often described as something materialistic by its very nature, we pursue the idea of architecture as a way of creating a soothing, protective, or even healing atmosphere.
Our work is deeply rooted in the concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk, where architecture, interiors, art and furniture blend into one single “built object”. We are not interested in creating a “show-off” type architecture but rather by embracing the essence of materials and objects. What we do might seem simple, but only in appearance. We strive to generate emotions and define a new type of poetics of space.
Our work can be described as monastic, warm timeless minimalistic, quiet and serene. We seek to creating spaces and volumes carefully carved by proportion, geometry, circulation, voids and lines. The use of raw, authentic, simple and noble materials, helps us create pared-down architectures with a soul.
The office is small but global. A very committed team of people from different horizons which allows us to take on projects far beyond our borders, embracing cultural differences, in various languages.

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TEV-DEM Co-Chair: Turkish attack in Sulaymaniyah is multifaceted
TEV-DEM Co-Chair Ruken Ehmed said that the Turkish drone attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport on April 7 was multifaceted and targeted the fight against ISIS as well as Kurdish national unity.
The Turkish government closed its airspace to flights to and from Sulaymaniyah Airport on April 3 and attacked the airport with armed drones on April 7. The Turkish state, which freely carries out attacks anywhere in Bashur (South Kurdistan), has bombed several locations in Sulaymaniyah, including civilian settlements and public utilities.
The Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) Co-Chair Ehmed spoke to ANF about the attack on Sulaymaniyah Airport and its goals.
Ehmed pointed out that it was not a coincidence that this attack took place amid the negotiations between Qamishlo and Sulaymaniyah over Kurdish National Unity. She said: “There have been discussions and efforts concerning Kurdish National Unity for a while. The visit of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Leader Bafl Talabani to Rojava paved the way for talks. There are reciprocal visits between Sulaymaniyah, Qamishlo and Amed (Diyarbakır). In particular, the Sulaymaniyah region is an important place for Kurdish national unity activities. Targeting Sulaymaniyah Airport is tantamount to targeting the national unity of the Kurdish people. They wanted to overshadow the efforts of national unity. It is certainly not a coincidence that this attack was carried out amid the talks between Kurdish forces.”
TARGETS OF THE DRONE ATTACK
Ehmed listed the goals of the Turkish fascist government and its collaborators as follows: “The target is Kurdish national unity, which will be a source of hope and inspiration for the Middle East and all humanity, our people's hopes and expectations for national unity and peace and stability in both regions. Moreover, they aimed to cripple the 14 May elections to be held in Bakûr (North Kurdistan) and Turkey, which will significantly affect the Kurds, and the Kurds’ struggle against ISIS, which poses serious danger to the whole world. (The targeted group was stated to be a team involved in the fight against ISIS.)”
Ehmed also warned the KDP, which seeks to legitimize the Sulaymaniyah attack that posed a serious danger to the Kurds and all the people living in the region. She concluded: "We disagree with the KDP's statements that seek to legitimize the attack carried out by the Turkish state. We are warning the KDP once again about this. Our people in South Kurdistan, especially those in Sulaymaniyah, are politically minded. They are aware of what this attack means and why it took place.”

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Nexus BYT brings one of the world’s most loved musicals to Bendigo in this classic story of a young and spirited nun who transforms the lives of a family of seven children bereft of a mother. Kind, honest and generous, she wins the heart of the children’s autocratic father by teaching the children to sing. Set in Austria in the early days of the Second World War, the family are forced to escape the Nazis by climbing the Alps on foot. Based on the true story of the von Trapp Family Singers, this show is filled with familiar, heart-warming songs like ‘Edelweiss’, ‘My Favourite Things’ and ‘Climb Every Mountain’.
Treat your entire family to one of the most hopeful and enduring stories ever brought to the stage in this classic show, performed in Bendigo’s beautiful Capital Theatre.
At the Capital Theatre, Bendigo
Thursday July 26th - Saturday August 4th
Tickets: Adult $38 Concession /student $34 Family (2A+2C) $138
A Discount for Larger Groups (Tickets for 25+people) is available directly through The Capital Box Office: 5434 6100


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18-bedroom Villa On Private Lot - Great For Weddings & Events
Description from the manager
Las Mareas de Tamarindo is a privately owned lot featuring six 3-bedroom villas available to rent simultaneously for large wedding parties or family reunions.
Dreaming of the perfect destination wedding in paradise? Look no further. Our gorgeous, ocean view lot features panoramic views of the Pacific Coastline, Playa Grande, Tamarindo Beach and Las Baulas National Marine Park.
You can rent the lot for your entire group and choose to host the wedding at Las Mareas or across the street at our beautiful beach club, Pangas.
Pangas Beach Club is the exclusive beach club of Las Mareas and it is quickly becoming one of the hottest locations for destination weddings and events. If you're hosting your wedding or rehearsal dinner at Pangas and need accommodation for your group, look no further than Las Mareas.
Rent our complete, private lot with 6 guest houses to host your wedding party! Each villa can sleep between 6-8 people, so when you rent the property, you can house between 36-48 of your event guests.
Enjoy the infinity-edge pool overlooking the sparkling Pacific Ocean set against the lush Guanacaste coastline. Take in dramatic sunsets and cool tropical breezes from your patio while you sip a cold one with friends and family. Here, you're just steps from Pangas Restaurant & Beach Club, located on Tamarindo Beach at the mouth of the Tamarindo Estuary and Las Baulas National Park.
During your stay at Villa Las Mareas you will have direct access to Pangas Beach Club just steps from your villa on Tamarindo Beach. Upon your arrival, you will register at the Club and enjoy an exclusive villa discount on all food and beverages. No need to carry cash. Your credit card will be kept on file and you, your family members and your friends can all sign for refreshing drinks and mouth-watering fresh seafood meals. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and mid-day snacks are always available. Private lockers and surfboard storage at the Club make catching those waves out front a no-hassle pleasure. Not surfing? Just grab a drink and hang out on the beach for the day as you enjoy the cooling breeze in the shade of the magnificent Laurel de Indio tree.
This is the place to relax, let go and never feel rushed. You're in Costa Rica, slow down and remember what the locals say, 'Pura Vida' - No worries, the world will wait as you recharge yourself. You deserve it.
At Las Mareas, you'll experience the energy of Tamarindo, a vibrant beach town made famous for its pumping surf, outdoor adventures and international community. All the conveniences of shopping, nightlife and exploring are right in your backyard. But, at your villa in the El Tesoro gated community, surrounded by secluded Costa Rican jungle, you'll feel a world away with all the privacy and tranquility you desire. At Las Mareas, you can truly have it all as you experience the best of both worlds here in paradise.
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Home Again mission is never complete
Home Again St. Johns has been getting numerous inquiries and requests for updates following the recent article in The St. Augustine Record on the United Service Center and affordable housing project on Route 207. It is indeed great news that we were successful with our application request for utilization of disaster funding recently awarded to St. Johns County by HUD to help our community following Hurricane Matthew. Following a ranking of our project (which included being “shovel ready” and being able to serve as a hurricane shelter in the future) it was determined to allocate $14 million of the available federal grant to build the United Service Center and an estimated 80 units of supportive housing for homeless, as well as low to moderate income families. This has been the mission of Home Again since it was created, and this campus will serve both those in need as well as a center for the many great agencies in our community that serve them.
One of the stipulations made by HUD in moving forward is that county takes over control of the project from Home Again. In that our mission was to get this done, the Board of Directors of Home Again was unanimous in its decision to turn the project over to St. Johns County. This is in the best interest of our community (to include our homeless brothers and sisters) to ensure that this needed project gets done in a timely and efficient way. Thanks to the administration of St. Johns County for making this happen and for its support.
However, we want to let the community know that, even though we are no longer leading the efforts to build these housing units and a service center, we remain committed to providing needed services to the homeless, to include Dining with Dignity, shower and laundry facilities, medical and mental health transportation, employment-related counseling and a number of other outreach services. These grants from HUD will not support those efforts; we continue to depend on community support.
Please continue to support our efforts and be part of the solution in helping us, help others!
Thanks for your continued support and all you do to make this such a great community.
Blevins is president of Home Again St. Johns Inc.


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1 pound carrots
1.5 tsp. olive oil
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. thyme
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Wash and peel your carrots then slice them into even sticks that are roughly 4 inches long.
2. Put them in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil. Then sprinkle the salt, garlic powder, herbs and spices on top. Stir until all are evenly coated.
3. Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Make sure the carrots are evenly spread out and not stacked on top of each other.
4. Put the carrots in the oven and bake for about 25-35 minutes, checking halfway through to move the carrots around or flip them for even cooking.
5. Once you can pierce the carrots easily with a fork and there is a slight browning/crisping on the edges, they are done. Remove them from the oven, allow to cool and serve.
Note: Other spices that go good with carrots are ginger, cinnamon, lemon, orange, parsley and tarragon.
You will be pleasantly surprised at how awesome these are. Pair these with your next burger!


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"What has changed is the way we think about how we work across the industry in terms of providing interoperable solutions. Our focus has shifted over the last few years." Those are the words of Bob Muglia, Microsoft's senior vice president of servers and tools.
He was speaking at the Interop conference this morning in Las Vegas about the "new" Microsoft that is now embracing and extending beyond its stack to benefit customers, with "interoperability by design." This comes after Microsoft’s recent claim that open source software violates 235 of its patents, perhaps as a way to create roadblocks to the forthcoming GPL version 3. During his keynote, Muglia mentioned the patents and attempted to clarify Microsoft's position.
"Customers say it is problematic when they are working with open source, but don't have similar IP protection [compared to commercial software or hardware]," he said. "There is no mechanism to license opens source software with assurance not at risk. We are working with the industry and with open source vendors to provide very straightforward programs for licensing. If you want Linux, for example, Microsoft is proactively addressing [assurance] in a cost-effective, industry friendly way."
Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley doesn't believe that Microsoft has the best interest of customers at heart by asking them to license patent that it says open source software violate.
I'm stunned that after taking a number of seemingly positive steps vis-a-vis its thinking and strategy around open source, Microsoft has decided to blow away any bridges it built in a matter of weeks. Until recently, it was primarily CEO Steve Ballmer who was championing publicly Microsoft’s old “closed source is good/open source is bad” rhetoric. (For every three steps forward others at Microsoft took toward understanding and articulating ways that open source and proprietary source could coexist, Ballmer only managed to take two steps back.)
This newest Microsoft-sponsored study adds insult to injury. The company’s decision to go public with an alleged count of patent infringements has backfired and turned into a three-ring circus (If you doubt that, check out the list of nearly 300 individuals who’ve lined up on a public Wiki asking for Microsoft to “sue me first” for patent violations.)
Muglia announced three new licensees of Microsoft networking protocols--Juniper Networks, Aruba Wireless Networks and OnStor--as evidence that IP licensing is more than tolerated by customers.
On the theme of interoperability, Muglia, a 19-year veteran of Microsoft, defined it as "enabling IT systems and business processes to exchange data and facilitate the sharing of information and knowledge."
Microsoft has historically fixated on integrating its own set of applications--intra-operability.
Now, Microsoft is taking a more liberal approach to opening up its core software and playing nice with others. "There should be no vendor restriction in doing what you want with the data you create," Muglia said, "and we are working with the industry to facilitate [interoperability] through open standards and a wide variety of connectors and other mechanisms. One of the mechanisms is Microsoft's Open Specification Promise, which offers protocols such WS-* and Open XML royalty free.
In many aspects, Microsoft has been the platform and ecosystem feeding thousand of developers tied to Windows. At the same time, the company is a potential competitor as Symantec and McAfee have found in the security space, for example. Microsoft is partnering with multiple vendors on in the unified communications, federated identity and virtualization areas, but could someday eat their lunch. It's the law of the jungle, and could lead industry competitors to think that Microsoft is playing with loaded dice.
Microsoft has been a reluctant interoperator, but in going for enterprise customers, the build the moat mentality is being moderated. Of course that doesn't mean that Microsoft will accept anyone's definition of interoperability or formats. The debate over the OpenDoc Format versus Office Open XML last year was a good example of Microsoft's reluctance to be flexible, although it eventually sponsored the Open XML Translator project on SourceForge.net.
Muglia said the two weeks ago 20 CTOs from major customers were on the Microsoft campus offering feedback on interoperability problems.
"We were pleased as we walked into the interoperability council that 70 percent of the problems we found solutions for. If you look at the matrix of interoperability that customers have, you can understand the complexity of the environment they face. It really sets the context and why we have to change our approach to interoperability."
As an example, Greg Leake, director of the Microsoft application server group, demoed swaping interfaces between WebSphere and .Net without a single line of code using Web services.
Rather than putting a fork in the eye of open source by trumpeting its patents , Microsoft would be better off focusing on more efforts like Duet and reducing the friction in interoperating with external systems.


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this is the best lemon meringue pie i have ever made. yummy. my oven cooks real quick so i got a bit browner than it should have. but its fantastic. thanks chef potts made for Edition 3: MAKE MY RECIPEâ€”a game of tag!
I have made this recipe 5 times now. It is fabulous and I think by far the best recipe that I have found for lemon meringue pie. I do vary a little on the meringue, but only minor changes. This is divine.
Wow. My husband loves lemon meringue pie and this is far better than anything store-bought. Who knew it was so easy to make too?


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Babu Bangaram Kabali Release Dates
Superstar Rajinikanth’s Kabali release has been postponed several times. The makers have recently announced to release the movie on 22nd of this month. Past couple of days, there have been reports that, the movie would postpone to 29th. Contrary to these reports, the film is releasing on scheduled date of 22nd, as per reliable sources.
Kabali release confusions are giving troubles for few Telugu films. And one among them is Victory Venkatesh’s Babu Bangarama. The film’s entire shooting has been wrapped up, except for a song. The hilarious entertainer is planned for release on 29th. But, it would be postponed to August first week, if Kabali release shifts to 29th.
So Kabali on time arrival is giving clearance for Babu Bangaram to hit the screens by the month end. Nayanthara is playing female lead opposite Babu Bangaram being directed by Maruthi and produced by S Radhakrishna. The film’s music is composed by Ghibran and audio will be launched soon.


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We included a lot of options on the page. because we think the page is the most important things of theme like a portfolio or agency. on the page maximum thing, we can include with Elementor. But before that at here we discussed those options and why and how you can use this.
All things are like WordPress pages. the most important thing is page meta things. Now I would like to tell you why we included these tools and how is the uses.
At page options what we included?
Header: To managing page header we are trying to cover maximum options for you. Let’s see what we included here –
- Show header – If you want to disable page header then it will be for you.
- Select Header Type – Here are three options –
- Theme settings – Theme setting is for using theme settings. which is available at customizer.
- Custom Header – If you want to change the default header things then all header options are available at here.
- Header Main Logo – To include the different logo at page.
- Header Background – Change header background colors.
- Header Border Color – Change the header bottom border colors from here.
- Transparent Header – For using transparent header, just make it yes.
- Full-Width Header – Want to use full-width header then make it yes.
- Menu Type – We include two menus, one is for a hamburger and another one is a normal menu. you can select different menu type for your header
Sticky Header – If you want to enable sticky header then you can do it from here.
Select Header Template – At custom template means we included header and footer builder with elementor. So the template you make for the header that you enable from here. so that things you can build your own way.
Sticky Header Template – When enable sticky header then Sticky header template appearing.
Content Area: At the content area, we cover some option which is helpful for page content area. Although when you are edit page with elementor this is not necessary probably this helps you to customize everything. Let’s see –
- Spacing Top – For Add page spacing top
- Spacing Bottom – For add page spacing bottom
- Article Spacing Top – For article spacing top
- Article Spacing Bottom – For article spacing bottom
Footer: As like the header this very necessary to include an option for changing the footer. We are trying to give you the freedom to build any design or any website you want. Now see what can you do with footer –
- Show footer – If you want to hide footer from the page then you can do it form here.
- Footer Type – If you want to display custom footer template for page then you can do it from here. for that, you need to select a custom template from here.
- Select Footer Template – When you select a custom template then a list expands if you create a footer template from Materia Template. After selecting the footer template from here new footer is expanded

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Just in time for Halloween: Hulu has bought exclusive U.S. subscription-streaming rights to British supernatural miniseries “The Enfield Haunting” in a deal with Entertainment One.
The three-part drama is based on the bizarre real events that took place at a home in Enfield, London, in 1977 — in which a desperate family was terrorized by malevolent, otherworldly forces. The U.K.’s Sky Living originally commissioned the series, which launched in May, and eOne also recently licensed the series to A&E in the U.S. and streaming service Shomi in Canada.
“The Enfield Haunting” will be available to stream to Hulu’s subscribers starting Tuesday (Oct. 27).
The three-hour miniseries, adapted from Guy Lyon Playfair’s book “This House is Haunted,” is produced by produced by the U.K.’s Eleven.
“The Enfield Haunting” stars Timothy Spall (“Harry Potter” movies, “The King’s Speech”), Juliet Stevenson (“Emma,” “Truly Madly Deeply”) and Matthew Macfadyen (“Ripper Street,” “Frost/Nixon”) as paranormal investigator Guy Lyon Playfair.
Written by Joshua St. Johnston (“Walking on Sunshine”, “Sweeney Todd”) and directed by Kristoffer Nyholm (“The Killing”), the miniseries was executive produced by Adrian Sturges (“The Disappearance of Alice Creed”), Jamie Campbell and Joel Wilson. Sky’s Cameron Roach also served as exec producer.


A record number of applications, an all-time high in fundraising and the launch of several new campus-wide and global initiatives helped make the past year a strong one for MIT, President Susan Hockfield reported Oct. 2 at the annual State of the Institute Forum.
Hockfield and other senior administrators spoke at the forum, held at Kresge Auditorium and attended by several hundred members of the MIT community.
Hockfield asked every member of the community to re-commit to the stewardship of MIT and preservation of its core values--personal integrity, taking pleasure in hard work, and commitment to meritocracy.
"It is our responsibility to invent the future, in both research and education," Hockfield said. "I believe very deeply that the world needs MIT as much now as it ever has before."
The state of MIT is "very, very strong," and has grown stronger over the past year, Hockfield reported.
In the past two years, MIT has received record numbers of undergraduate applications, with a 9 percent increase in each of the past two years. This year, MIT accepted 12.3 percent of the record-high 12,443 applicants, and 69 percent of those accepted decided to attend MIT.
"Any way you look at these numbers, it shows a very strong draw for young people to MIT," Hockfield said.
MIT took in a record $332 million in total fundraising, a 37 percent increase over the 2006 total. Hockfield attributed that growth to early success of the Campaign for Students, which was announced in December 2006 with the goal of raising $500 million for undergraduate financial aid, graduate fellowships, new educational initiatives and student life.
Hockfield noted that the senior leadership team has undergone a great transition in the past year, with new deans for the Schools of Engineering and Science and the Sloan School of Management, plus several new vice presidents and other senior administrators.
She also reviewed the many collaborations that MIT has launched or joined in the past year, including the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, the Boston Area Autism Consortium and the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Disease.
MITEI, a campus-wide initiative to help transform the global energy system to meet future needs, has made great strides in the past year, Hockfield said. At the forum, she announced that four inaugural sponsors have signed on to support MITEI programs--BP (coal conversion), Ford (automotive technology), Ormat Technologies (geothermal power) and Phil Rettger (solar power). More energy partners will be announced in the coming weeks, she said.
With funds provided by the sponsors, MITEI has set up a seed fund and issued a call for proposals for energy-related research. Hockfield encouraged faculty, especially junior faculty, to apply for the funding. She also announced that over the next five years, MITEI will support 100 energy fellows, who will undertake research in a range of energy topics, from engineering to policy to economics.
Hockfield talked about the need for MIT to remain a "talent magnet," especially in recruiting a diverse faculty and student body.
"We really want MIT to be seen by people as the place you have to be if you want to be at the cutting edge," she said. "To be the best, you have to recruit the best."
That means accelerating the progress MIT has made in recruiting and retaining minority faculty and students, Hockfield said. The Institute has done well in that area, she said, "but we have to get even better."
After Hockfield spoke, Provost L. Rafael Reif outlined his goals for this year, which include increasing collaboration among MIT's five schools, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each school, increasing diversity of faculty and students, and promoting general Institute initiatives such as MITEI.
Chancellor Phillip Clay discussed the new fundraising Campaign for Students and the Task Force on the Undergraduate Educational Commons. Clay said he is committed to implementing the task force recommendations that don't need to wait for a faculty vote, such as improving undergraduate advising and promoting greater participation in international programs.
Theresa Stone, executive vice president and treasurer, reported that MIT's finances are in good shape. The Institute's total assets are $12.7 billion, and its endowment is $10 billion. Last year's endowment rate of return was 22.1 percent.
Stone also reported that several new building and renovation projects are underway or recently completed--PDSI, Whitaker College renovation, Media Lab/ School of Architecture addition, new Sloan School building, new cancer research facility, Vassar West streetscape and the 600 Memorial Drive renovation.


Learn why Ranger sniper Nick Irving earned the name ‘The Reaper’
If you have never read Nick Irving’s book, “The Reaper,” and want to learn more...
Watch: Former Army Ranger Nick Irving in the first episode of ‘American Grit’
If you missed the first episode, you can watch it HERE. Episode 2 will air tonight on Fox.
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(BPT) – Upwards of 100 million viewers will tune in to watch a professional sporting event this winter and spring season. As the fans wait for those historic moments of triumph and dramatic play-by-play recaps, they also partake in a celebration of food and feasting at halftime, and throughout the game.
Wings, onion rings, fries and potato skins get a lot of play when it comes to deciding what to serve for the big game. But there’s more to be said in favor of munching on a wholesome game-time snack, where the only numbers you need to worry about are on the scoreboard, rather than the calories on a nutrition label.
Whether you’re snacking through the biggest football kick-off of the year or an epic college basketball match-up – score big with lower-calorie, game-day snacks that won’t crush your passion, but will keep you fueled up for the game-winning play. Consider including these game-time snacking rituals next time you’re getting ready for the big game.
With the crunchy texture, flavor options and popularity as a favored dipping item over cut veggies, chips seem like a no-brainer as a salty game-time snack. But a 1-ounce serving of plain potato chips (and who eats just one ounce of anything?) contains about 159 calories – most of them from fat – according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Nutrient Database. With the length of a professional sporting event lasting at least three hours, those calories add up.
By contrast, the same serving size of standard Mini, Sticks or Nibbler pretzels contains 120 calories or fewer and almost no fat. Replacing chips with pretzels offers all the same taste and texture benefits with significantly fewer calories. Pretzels pack a powerful crunch, and thanks to pretzel pioneers like Snyder’s of Hanover, they are available in a variety of flavors, shapes and sizes, such as traditional Sourdough Hard pretzels, Sticks or Mini Pretzels.
Try game-ready flavors like Honey Mustard & Onion; Bacon Cheddar Pretzel Pieces, or Spicy Cheddar Pretzel Sandwiches. Mix tastes with new Snyder’s of Hanover Flavor Doubles available in either Hot Buffalo Wing & Buttermilk Ranch or Cheddar Cheese & Cracked Pepper. As a lower-calorie option, pretzels help balance the calories between snack and dip, while still offering a punch of zesty flavor that’s far from boring.
Discovering the fun of dipping usually begins in childhood, when ketchup, ranch dressing and honey mustard become persuasion enough to eat a host of otherwise less yummy foods served by parents. As adults, overzealous dipping in high-calorie, high-fat, creamy dips can really sandbag efforts to eat healthier.
By scooping up lighter spreads, grown-ups can get back in touch with the joy of childhood dipping and still enjoy great taste. Explore lower-calorie dip options such as salsa (which comes in a variety of flavors, not just plain tomato), yogurt-based alternatives, hummus, and even dips made with lower-fat or fat-free sour cream or mayonnaise. Or, use Greek yogurt as a replacement to mayonnaise. Punch up the taste of any low-calorie dip base by adding a variety of seasonings that contribute flavor without adding calories or fat.
Some snack foods are just too good to give up on altogether, so it makes sense to look for lighter versions of popular favorites. Sometimes, small alterations can yield significant caloric savings. For example, in a serving of deviled eggs – a big winner on any appetizer or snack table – use half the yolks, light mayonnaise instead of full-fat, and enhancements such as finely diced red onion, green bell pepper, or even ham or crab to add texture, volume and flavor – all with less fat.
Can’t face game-day without traditional wings or potato skins? Try baking the wings instead of frying them, and make your own buffalo sauce using lighter ingredients such as artificial sweetener or orange juice instead of sugar. It’s the cheese and bacon bits atop potato skins that send this favorite snack into the caloric stratosphere, so top the skins with lighter options like fat-free cheese, low-fat sour cream and veggies.
The most historic professional sports contest ever played could be right around the corner, and it pays to have a plan in place to manage the inevitable game-day munchies. By choosing healthier snacking options ahead of time, it will be easier to keep an eye on the ball when it comes to giving your favorite team the loyal attention they deserve.


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Winsted mayor moving forward with plans for youth council
Mayor Lisa Smith’s vision of a youth council, or a junior Board of Selectmen, is coming together as The Gilbert School and Northwestern Community College have partnered to provide sophomores and juniors in high school an opportunity to get their voices heard in town.
The idea was presented to Winsted’s Board of Selectmen and about 15 members of the public at Monday night’s meeting by principal of The Gilbert School Alan Strauss and Academic Associate at Northwestern Connecticut Community College Susan Dichter.
Strauss said Smith came to him with the idea and he thought it would be a great opportunity for his students.
“This was an opportunity to get some of our sophomores and juniors a chance to have a voice or at least be heard,” Strauss said. “Students need to be heard. They are the future of this town. They are the future of this community and of the country.”
Strauss said the council would be open to all juniors and sophomores — there wouldn’t be any academic criteria they would need to meet to be possibly elected.
Dichter said she contacted Smith when she heard about the idea for the Youth Council. She said Northwestern is already involved with two similar programs — one of those is a working relationship with the Gilbert School where their students get a college experience by getting involved with some of the classes at the community college.
Smith added after the meeting that Northwestern would be involved by having their college students actually be the senior members of the Youth Council to provide a mentoring experience for Gilbert students. At the base level, it will just be an opportunity for high school students to learn about what college would be like for them in a few years’ time.
Smith said it was a natural fit to work with Gilbert because of what the school already does to expose their students to government and politics.
“Gilbert school puts on the debates every year,” Smith said. “They even have their own mock elections before we have the real election. Having the youth council gives them more of an opportunity.”
The plan is still in its early stages. Smith is writing out the bylaws for possible future junior council members and after she gets those written up, she’ll send them out to the school. The next step would be to gauge the interest of the targeted sophomores and juniors by emailing them about the program.
Smith said the council would be about six to eight members, mirroring the Board of Selectmen. These “junior” selectmen will attend the two monthly board meetings and will have an allotted time to speak.
“[I just thought] what a great opportunity to reach out to these kids and start a youth council,” Smith said. “They can understand [the issues] and make a difference in the community. Their voice matters.”
Dichter said the college was excited about getting on board because of the prospect this presents for the town’s students.
“The high school kids can put this on their resume,” Dichter said. “They have actually been part of the youth council for their town.”
Smith agreed adding that the council would be a success as long as she could see “the faces of the kids and their enjoyment with being able to participate.”

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The patent shows three examples of how this would work: A block could extend to make the Move controller function as a sword, or rotate to give it the handle and feel of a shotgun. Add on another block for a secondary handle and the shotgun becomes a rifle. Or, in more technical terms, according to the patent: "In the present embodiment, multiple blocks are assembled or transformed, and the shape and position thereof are used as input values for information processing."
Keep in mind that patents are just patents, and there's no guarantee consumers will ever see a product like this that they could actually purchase. A patent for a transforming controller that featured both DualShock and Move functionality, for example, has yet to show its face in the real world.


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Eastern Carolina food pantries receive refrigerated trucks
PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) -Two local food pantries have received brand new box trucks free of charge to help expand their missions.
The Shepherd’s Pantry in Farmville in Pitt County and the Storehouse Pantry in Morehead City in Carteret County both received brand new refrigerated box trucks from the Food Bank of Central and Eastern Carolina.
Both pantries serve rural communities and the trucks will allow them to expand their operations.
Sandra Williams with the Shepherd’s Pantry says they provide food and household goods to hundreds of families every week. She says the refrigerated truck will allow them to provide more food including meats and dairy items and she hopes to begin delivering to homebound individuals and families.
Williams says, “This truck here my God it’s really truly a blessing. It’s the answer to a prayer that we needed.”
The trucks were provided through the Food Bank’s special grants program with Feeding America.
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Kendrick Lamar Invites Fan on Stage For “M.A.A.D. City” & Things Get Awkward Quick
Kendrick Lamar took the stage at Hangout Fest in Gulf Shores, Alabama late Sunday night and as part of his performance, he invited an eager fan on stage to rap the track “M.A.A.D. City” with him.
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The ability of the President to act independently is severely constrained by the Constitution.
It’s apparently part of Mohammed bin Salman’s 2030 Vision, ostensibly a plan for heaving Saudi Arabia out of its mediaeval mindset.
Trump’s daughter Ivanka was also made an adviser and given an office in the West Wing of the White House.
PM Modi’s handpicked candidate for President is Ram Nath Kovind, a dalit gentleman who was governor of Bihar until recently.