TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Matt Grothe threw for a school-record 364 yards and two touchdowns Saturday, leading South Florida to a 27-10 rout of struggling Syracuse, which has lost five straight and has yet to win a Big East game under second-year coach Greg Robinson.
Grothe, one of the most productive freshman quarterbacks in the nation, tossed a 6-yard TD pass to S.J. Green in the first quarter and teamed with Taurus Johnson on a 79-yard scoring play in the third quarter.
Delbert Alvarado kicked a Big East-record 56-yard field goal for South Florida (7-3, 3-2), which has won four of five since a heartbreaking two-point loss to unbeaten Rutgers. Syracuse (3-7, 0-5) has lost 12 straight conference games and hasn't scored more than 17 points in any of the losses.
South Florida beat Pittsburgh the previous week to become bowl eligible, but the Bulls felt they needed at least one more victory to assure themselves a postseason berth for the second time in the program's 10-year history.
With road dates remaining against Top 10 opponents Louisville and West Virginia, Saturday's game against a team that hasn't won a league matchup since 2004 figured to be the best shot at a seventh victory.
The Bulls dominated despite having four turnovers. They might have beaten Syracuse more handily if not for two fumbles -- one stopping a drive near the Orange goal line -- and Grothe throwing his 11th interception of the season.
Syracuse, which hasn't won since beating Wyoming in double overtime Sept. 30, has been outscored 134-54 during its five-game slide, which also includes losses to Pitt, West Virginia, Louisville and Cincinnati.
The Orange were outgained 514 yards to 250 and didn't get into the end zone until Perry Patterson threw a 27-yard TD pass to Mike Williams early in the fourth quarter.
Patrick Shadle also kicked a 29-yard field goal for Syracuse, but saw his streak of 13 consecutive successful attempts -- longest for the Orange since Nate Trout made 16 in a row from 1998-99 -- end when his 45-yard try hit the upright in the second quarter.
Alvarado made his long field goal on the last play of the first half.
West Virginia's Brad Cooper (2004) and Pittsburgh's David Merrick (1994) shared the previous record for the longest field goal in conference history, 54 yards. Alvarado's kick gave South Florida a 13-3 lead less than four minutes after the kicker hooked a 30-yard attempt wide left.
Arizona linebacker Scooby Wright's left knee injury is not season-ending, according to an MRI Wright had after Thursday night's opening win over UTSA, sources told ESPN's Brett McMurphy.
Syracuse starting quarterback Terrel Hunt has a significant injury to his right Achilles, head coach Scott Shafer said after the Orange's season-opening 47-0 rout of Rhode Island.
The Mountain West told ESPN's Brett McMurphy that officials correctly ruled the final play that kept Colorado from getting a potential game-tying touchdown against Hawaii before time expired.
ESPN 300 running back Elijah Holyfield, the son of former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield, has decided to stay home and attend Georgia, he announced Friday.
Miami reserve linebacker Al-Quadin Muhammad has been suspended for the season opener against Bethune-Cookman on Saturday for a violation of team rules, a source confirmed to ESPN.com
Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones is "doing fine" after he was released from the hospital Wednesday night after being treated for symptoms related to a migraine headache.


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Are you confused about Omega 3 ?
I am including the full article taken from the eBook ‘It’s your Life, It’s your Choice – In sickness and in Health’ written by Jim Uttleymoore
For further reading – http://uttleyrawfood.com/ebooks
Fat is the most concentrated source of calories as it provides 9 calories per gram. What! Let’s do the maths, just 100 grams of fat equals 900 calories.
The average Australian diet is loaded with oil, fat and sugar which is the major contributor to the overweight and obesity epidemic. If you consume more than 30% of your daily calories in saturated and hydrogenated fats in the long term you may be staring cancer and heart disease [to name a few], right in the face. It’s not only the over consumption of fat that can cause the build up of fat on the inner walls of the arteries, but the fat cells that have been damaged by free radicals. This is called “oxidized fat” which causes the blood to become stickier thus enabling the fat to adhere to artery walls more easily. With heart disease and cancer being the two biggest killers in affluent societies
The right fats do play an important role for their energy producing qualities, as well as cellular protection and structure. The types of fats we consume have a telling influence on our health particularly the essential fatty acids of omega-3,-6 and -9. They are called “essential” because the body can’t produce them and they are (essential) to good health.
Omega-3, parent fatty acid is called ALA and the highest source comes from chia and flax seeds. Through a series of enzyme-controlled reactions the body converts this ALA into two other long chain fats EPA and DHA but unfortunately at a very low percentage rate which are really not satisfactory for the bodies vital needs.
The optimum nutritional sources of EPA and DHA are made by marine micro-algae. These are then consumed by fish and accumulate at high levels in their internal organs. Recently researchers have developed a new fermentation method that allows them to harvest these essential fats from the algae. This algae oil is ideal for those reluctant to take fish oil supplements, although high quality fish oil is far more potent.
For the ALA content like to take organic flax and chia as they are both so important, being 70% higher in omega-3, than omega-6.
I purchase my supply of fish oil based omega-3 from an Australian company who manufactures in Australia oil rich fish caught in the pristine Southern Ocean. This fish oil contains the two long chained fatty acids DHA and EPA, which are very important nutritional components that completes the essential oil, omega-3. Please be aware of the generic fish oil capsules, in most circumstances the origin of the oil is not disclosed and may carry toxic chemicals.
So what have we learnt so far, we have choices in how we select those vital three acids that make up omega-3.
So how does omega-3 fatty acids work?
Every cell in our body is surrounded by a cell membrane composed mainly of fatty acids. The cell membrane allows the proper amounts of necessary essential nutrients including water and glucose to enter the cell, and ensures that waste products are quickly removed. Researchers found that a combination of vitamin A and omega-3 protects our life giving cells by activating an enzyme that generates a compound which induces gene p22, a human tumor suppressor that ultimately causes cancer cell death.
The type of fat we eat determines the quality of our cell membranes. Hydrogenated fats harden cell membranes causing poor transference of vital glucose energy, and causes cell susceptibility to free radical attack.
Recent statistics indicated over 90% of people in the USA are deficient in omega-3, but on the other hand their blood is jam-packed with health retarding sugars, saturated fats and oils. If you feel you may fit into this category and suffer the symptoms of fatigue, itchy/dry skin, brittle hair or nails, frequent colds, poor concentration, lack of physical endurance, or joint pain, increasing your omega-3 intake may be your answer.
Fact: Omega-3 oils are extremely susceptible to damage from heat, light and oxygen, and should be stored in a dark glass container in the refrigerator.
Essential fatty acids transform into compounds known as prostaglandins, which are produced in the cells but only when omega-3 and 6 are in balance. They carry out important tasks in regulating blood pressure, kidney function, allergic response, intestinal integrity and most significant the reduction of inflammation causing pain and swelling.
The type of fat you consume determines the nature and quality of the cell membrane, which is the central factor in the development of virtually every disease. Over the last 50 years studies have shown the amazing potential health benefits of ALA, DHA, EPA, omega-3 oil, in reducing blood pressure, stimulating circulation, supporting cardiovascular health, brain and eye sight development and maintenance, and suppressing chronic inflammation due to arthritis and bronchial asthma.
Other reasons why there is so much publicity about the consumption of omega-3 based fish oil, flax and chia seeds. It simply is because most naturally oil enriched foods such as avocados, olives, corn, oats, soybeans, tempeh, tofu, hemp oil, and nuts like almonds, brazils, cashews, macadamias, peanuts, walnuts, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and dare I say it, meat and dairy are extremely high in omega-6.
A high ratio of omega-6 promotes platelet stickiness, a factor that leads to hardening of the arteries, heart disease and stroke. The point is, you may feel you are consuming a healthy natural diet eating the foods listed above, you are, [sort of] but the balance is all out of whack. Equal amounts of omega-3 to omega-6 allow those essential fatty acids to work as a team for your good health, rather than creating havoc. For balance in our diet covering all the body’s nutritional needs, creates a stable foundation for all aspects of our personal life. Feeling alive and contented in our own skin leads to a positive and harmonious outlook.
While we are on the subject of fat, please note: eliminate all margarine and other foods containing hydrogenated oils as they interfere with the body’s ability to utilize omega-3 and-6.

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The Sea, Ships & Sailors: Poems, Songs and Shanties by William Cole soon to be presented for sale on the wonderful BookLovers of Bath web site!
Published: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1968, Hardback in dust wrapper.
Illustrated by way of: Black & White Drawings;
From the cover: There is a fantastic variety to the sea and I have tried in this collection to represent all its moods. The sea is hurricanes and lullabies, gaiety and doom, crashing surf and quiet depths. It is, above all, unconquerable.
So writes William Cole in his introduction. He has collected eighty-five poems, songs and shanties of varying tenors and tones from such diverse sources as Lord Byron and W. S. Gilbert, Aldous Huxley and John Updike, Shakespeare and Walt Whitman. He has divided them into eight different sections and has included authentic sea shanties, A Cradle Song by Tennyson, and lan Serrailliers The Ballad of Kon-Tiki. While some of the poems in this collection hark back to the era of romantic tales and dashing stories, such as Brownings Herve Kiel and Masefields The Yarn of the Loch Achray.
Robin Jacques has brilliantly captured the spirit of the sea in his line drawings, which decorate and enhance the text throughout.
Very Good in Good Dust Wrapper. Unlaminated dust wrapper a little edgeworn and faded with nicks at the head of the spine and upper panel, heavier tanning at the spine and to the reverse. Text complete, clean and tight.
Blue boards with Gilt titling to the Spine. 236 pages. Index. 9¼” x 6½”.
Of course, if you don’t like this one, may I captivate you with this splendid selection hither or maybe further, hand picked, books in my Poetry catalogue?
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. here. HI! Boy can you give a review! You have my mouth watering. I was looking for a review of Mary Stewart;s book of poetry & I found your site review of it. Thank you! I didn’t know she did any poetry. Am recently widowed and regaining my life interests. The font I have encountered in books from the U.K. is smaller than American, so I ordered this Sea book off Amazon USA —- and the Mary Stewart Poetry I was lucky to get for $35.– US dollars. It is listed for $172.– US Dollars by some sellers. Anyway, I can’t afford the $172, can barely afford the $35.– but I do want to say how grateful I am to have run across your site. The love the name too, “Book Lovers of Bath”. I don’t get out much, my travels are through the internet, books, music, DVD’s. Thank you. HUGS FROM ACROSS “THE POND” 🙂

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text: Naples is the home of the real pizza. Every year at the pizza festival the best pizzerias are awarded. To the great surprise of the Neapolitans, a pizzeria from Japan is among them. Red tomatoes, white mozzarella and green basil: the national colours on the pizza for Queen Margherita gave the most famous pizza its name. In New York, Italian emigrants caused a sensation with pizza. Tony Muia, son of Calabresen, leads with his pizza tour to the best pizzerias in Brooklyn. Pizza is the most successful quick dish of all and still a healthy meal if you do it right. In NZZ Swiss made: Cake with history. The “Gâteau de Vully”, a speciality from the French part of Switzerland.

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Illa was born by observing nature. Membranes, cells and organic structures inspired this desk which furnishes houses and offices with an unusual elegance. Made of Adamantx®, Illa imposes itself in the space, communicating a great personality through its lightness and the casual geometry of the soft holes of its structure.
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Description: A dark and haunting tale of a young girl trapped in Winter, longing to be free. When Rose and her sister are left to fend for themselves and an ailing mother, they must fight both nature and the darkness of the soul to survive.
"I was taken aback by this piece. It was beautifully written, the rhythm and language of the author's word choice was something akin to a stake being pounded into your heart. And yet through the pain, you love it." ~ Kenneth Kao
"The timber and fiber of this book is remarkable. The characters are real and become even more so with each word. There is light and gentleness in the writing style. While the story is as old as time, the writer ensures it feels like the first time it's ever been written or read." ~ Leslie
I check the traps every day and watch for signs of life, in case they need to be moved.
For three frustrating weeks they remain empty.
Then, one day, just when I decide I’m a fool and don’t have a clue what I’m doing, I find magic when I go check, spotting through the trees and underbrush, a dark heap lying in the snow.
Excitement fills me and I can’t help smiling in satisfaction. My first catch. And whatever it is, it’s huge. A deer.
No, maybe an elk.
It’s a dark mound against the white ground, blood splattered around it like red rain fell in the night. I move closer, through the brush, and see a piece of my rope, tugged out and taut, across a fallen tree, like the beast tried to get away. I push aside a hanging branch.
A boot. A cloak.
A lock of brown hair curls over a pale brow.
It’s not a deer. It’s a man.
My heart lurches at the site of his strong hands, clutching the snow. His back, broad inside his coat.
Fear laces through me.
I can’t tell what I’m afraid of. He could hurt me. He could be dead. I don’t have a clue which idea scares me more.
His skin is pale and tinted blue at the fingertips, the lips. Tiny puffs of air emerge from his nose, slow, slow, and slower, like he’s fading away.
I move around his head, to his legs, and try to get a better view of his foot. It looks like the knife I tied to my string trap impaled his calf. There’s swaths of blood in the snow and on his pant leg. The flesh that’s around the wound is dark and swollen—a sign he’s been here for most of the morning, a sign he might be past fixing. But it’s the cold that’ll kill him first.
He moans, and I jump back, pulse quickening.
His face turns and I see now, he’s covered in mountain dust, his flesh smeared with black.
From the mines.
I move back another step and have to clench my leg muscles to keep from kicking him. I consider pulling my knife from his leg and walking away, letting him freeze to death in the snow. It won’t take much longer.
He’s a miner. He’s stains and soot and the smell of sweat in my lungs—
“Help,” comes a scratchy voice. His violet lips barely move. His eyes crack open, revealing green. Shimmery green, like summer.
I stare at him in wonder and shame. He looks so young. No more than seventeen or eighteen. He’s bleeding at my feet, and all I can think of is how I might make him suffer when he’s already in Hell.
I take in a deep breath and then kneel at his side.
I study the wound more carefully. I tear his pants and look for embedded dirt or sticks. I touch around the area, checking for places gone hard with ice. His eyes follow every one of my movements, wide and watchful. His brow is tight with worry. It could be my imagination, but he seems frightened of me.
He jerks back when I look straight at him, and then I remember. My eyes. They give me away for the witch I’ve become.
“Just be still,” I say, a little too rough. “We’ve gotta get that blade out and tie a tourniquet on the leg to stop the bleeding.”
“You’re just…a kid,” he mutters. “Don’t touch me.”
“Oh, and you’re an old man. Well, I guess I’ll just let you lie here, then. That is, until a pack of wolves come by to help you out of your predicament.” I take off my overcoat to free my arms up to work. “It’s me who set that trap and it’ll be me who gets you out.” I study him. “What’re you doing out here, anyway?”
He shakes his head, like he doesn’t know the answer to my question—or maybe he doesn’t want to tell me. “Running. Running away.”
“Running right into my trap,” I say.
He looks like he’s still running in his mind, fear clear in his features. He coughs and clutches his coat closer to his chest. “There was a cave-in. In the mine.”
“Another one?” I ask. When he doesn’t answer, I decide there’ll be time for questions later and say, “The wound doesn’t look too bad, but I’ve got to get the knife out, so sit still and look away.”
He doesn’t look away, but he keeps still as a statue.
I reach for the dagger with purpose and don’t let myself hesitate. I yank before I can think of the consequences or the pain I’m causing.
He hisses through his teeth and his face scrunches tight in agony.
I tear a strip from my skirt and cinch it tight to his leg, just below the knee, trying to stop the blood. Luckily, the flow is slowed from the cold.
“We’re gonna get you somewhere warm,” I say. “But you have to help. Can you move?”
His teeth start to chatter—from cold or from shock—probably both. He stares up at me, brow pinched in doubt and torment, then he mumbles something about witches eating him, before he passes out.
Perfect. Now I’ll have to drag him back to the hut on my own.


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Utopia Presents: Back to the Boogie
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After multiple sell-out shows Utopia is back in business kicking off Freshers week with a night to remember.
Taking you on a journey through sound as we explore the best in Disco, House, Breakbeat & Afro. Blessing Lakota with an eclectic mix of sounds and vibrant decor ready to keep the festival season going...

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SLOUGH: POLICE Appeal to locate witness after toddler, age 2, found alone in Street
The toddler was found in Stoke Poges Lane, Sough just after 9am Thursday (5th).
The woman, who is thought to live locally, was among other members of the public who came to the toddler’s aid. However, she left before police officers arrived.
Thames Valley Police is keen to speak to this person in order to assist with their investigation into neglect.
Det Sgt Matt Gow, from the Child Abuse Investigation Unit, said: “We would like to thank everyone who helped the little girl off the road safely, during what would have been busy rush hour.
“The toddler was home alone when she opened the front door and wandered onto the street.
“The incident is now under investigation.”
Detective Sgt Matt Gow can be contacted via the 24-hour Police enquiry centre on 101.
- A 37-year-old woman is currently on police bail until 24 February having been arrested on suspicion of neglect.
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If you’re buying foreign woman, you’ve probably pondered how to choose the ideal one. This sort of marriage can be hugely https://foreign-brides.net/asia/thai-brides rewarding, but there are many things you will need to remember when choosing a bride coming from a foreign nation. First of all, remember that this woman comes from a different customs. It will take a few hours to get used to their way of life. Second, bear in mind that a marriage with a foreign girl is going to take time and effort. You need to consider this the moment deciding on a worldwide girl.
When choosing a foreign woman, you should know the culture in the place the girl came from. For example, Taiwan contains a high-status population, and women out of this country could feel confronted by a poor guy. Even though this may be the case in some cases, most foreign birdes-to-be are indie and have limited time to connect with their potential partners in person. The problem with settling straight down with a foreign man is that she must adapt to his customs and terminology, and it can always be difficult to convince her to be able to to your home.
Another problem with foreign brides is that they don’t know the culture, and don’t have the necessary family skills to make a successful marriage. You can’t anticipate your international bride to marry a rich gentleman, and your woman may also want to get married to a low-income man so, who won’t set too much pressure on her. It is critical to remember that a foreign bride’s family life is probably be very different out of yours, and your father and mother should make themselves to get marital complications.
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Once you’ve found a good meet, you’ll need to persuade her to marry you. After all, she has to return to her region to live with her fresh spouse. While this is a massive step, is actually worth the sacrifice. If you occur to decide on a foreign bride, you’ll want to be sure she’s happy. She’ll have to face various questions that happen to be unfamiliar with her culture and can most likely decline you, nonetheless she’s generally ready to be around her new spouse after the starting weeks of marriage.

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Taking a ferry/catamaran between Dubrovnik and Split is one of the most popular ways of travel on this route.
The catamaran offers a relaxing, comfortable trip that is also a scenic way to experience Croatian islands. While onboard, you can relax, have a drink or snack, read a book, enjoy the scenery...
Read on to find out catamaran departure times, ticket prices, where to catch them and how to book the tickets online.
During summer, it’s wise to book in advance.
These ferries/catamarans operate starting from 1st April until end of October with 3 daily departures. 👉 Get your catamaran tickets here
Ferries/catamarans depart from Dubrovnik at 7am (Jadrolinija), 3:15pm (TP Line) and 3:30pm (Krilo).
These catamarans sails on this route from 4h 30min to 5h 20min, depending on the company. 👉 Book the quickest catamaran
The fares for catamaran ride from Dubrovnik to Split/Split to Dubrovnik start from €45 one-way.
Booking a ticket for catamarans is super easy. Just choose your date and time, pay and just like any normal online purchase, your ticket is emailed to you with a bar code which is scanned when you get onboard.
If you travel in high season (June, July and August), you should buy your tickets in-advance to secure your place.
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Reaching embarkation points in both Dubrovnik and Split is easy. Split ferry port is situated a short walk from historic centre and just across main bus terminal. There are plenty of bars to sit in and grab a drink or something to eat while you wait for your catamaran.
Dubrovnik ferry port is easily reachable from any other part of the city by public transport or taxi. It's also a short walk from main bus terminal.
Travelling between Dubrovnik and Split by bus is easy as numerous buses run on this route throughout the year.
The average bus ride between Dubrovnik and Split is around 4 hours but during the summer months it can be some delays due to the traffic on the way.
There are many companies offering bus rides on this route. The most convenient are Croatia Bus and FlixBus, both offering 5-6 departures daily, so you can choose the time that best suits you. Other bus companies mostly has one daily departure. The bus ride prices start from €18.
We recommend buying your bus tickets ahead, especially for rides during the peak summer months (June to August). If booked with FlixBus, you can easily manage your booking online (the ticket include 1 hand luggage, up to 7kg plus 1 hold luggage, up to 20kg).
Those who want to explore the beautiful coast between Dubrovnik and Split should consider renting a car.
This way you'll travel at your own pace, take a dip into crystal clear sea or stop for a tasty sea-food lunch on the way (pick from a daily or a weekly rental at Discover Cars).
The distance from Split to Dubrovnik is about 230 km and the drive will take about 3-3.5 hours depending on the traffic.
The Dalmatian coast offers incredible sceneries and travelling by car along it may offer a comfort of stopping wherever and whenever you like.
If you want to know more about renting car in Croatia, don't miss this useful guide.
For a smooth and relaxed journey between Dubrovnik and Split you should opt for a private car transfer. This is a bit pricey way of travel but it takes away the worry about driving in foreign country, border crossings and any other things.
You'll be picked up wherever you want (hotel/apartment, port or airport) and you won't need buses or taxis to continue your journey once you've finally reach your destination.
There are numerous companies offering these kind of transfers in Croatia and you can compare all offers here.
For making the most of your time, opt for Dubrovnik to Split transfer with a stop in the charming town of Ston (visiting oyster farm and a winery).
Or save your time and book a private door-to-door transfer from Split to Dubrovnik with sightseeing stops along the way (you choose from Arboretum Trsteno, Ston, Winery, Makarska or Klis Fortress).

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There was a delay, but my annual NBA 2K17 custom roster for PlayStation 4 has finally been released.
It's packed with more than 250 legends for all 30 teams. Many of them are user-created with faces created freehand or with the assistance of the spectacular tutorials from artist and YouTuber Tgor.
As usual, the ratings were generated from statistical analysis, YouTube video footage and other online resources.
The result is the most realistic and comprehensive legends project available.
The 15 most valuable players for every franchise have been included, which means a few players like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charles Barkley, Jason Kidd and others will appear on more than one team. Here's a video that shows a good number of the legends included:
The players were chosen based on a formula I created called the Franchise Player Value Rating aka the FPVR. It was designed to gauge each player's overall contribution to each organization that they've played at least three seasons.
- Years of Service: 3 points
- Scoring Average: Face value (31 points per game equals 31 points)
- Rebounding Average: Face value
- Assists Average: Face value
- Steals Average: Face value (Stats for steals not kept until 1973-1974 season)
- Blocks Average: Face value (Stats for blocks not kept until 1972-1974 season)
- Championship Rings: 3 points
- Playoff Appearances: 1 point
- Conference Finals Appearances: 1.5 points
- NBA Finals Appearances: 2 points
- NBA All-Star Appearances: 5 points
- NBA All-Star Game MVP: 0.5 points
- NBA MVP Awards: 10 points
- NBA Finals MVP: 10 points
- All-NBA 1st Team: 8 points; 2nd Team: 5 points; 3rd Team: 3 points
- Rookie of the Year: 3 points
- Defensive Player of the Year: 3 points (Award not created until 1982-83 season)
- Sixth Man of the Year: 3 points (Award not created until 1982-83 season)
- All-Defensive 1st Team: 2 points; 2nd Team: 1 point; 3rd Team: 0.5 points
While not perfect, the FPVR awards individual accomplishments, statistical excellence, seniority and team success. You can see a list of the players included here.
The FPVR for each team must be revisited and updated after every postseason, thus it could change and so could the players included in the NBA 2K18 version of this roster and beyond. For now, hopefully, this will provide a little more enjoyment for fans of the game until the next version is released more than likely in September.
The roster is called: "The Ultimate Legends Roster 3" and my PSN ID is franchiseplay99. Download and enjoy.

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Sinclair to Offer Compression Planning Institute in February
Dayton, Ohio – The Sinclair Community College Workforce Development division will offer a two-and-one-half day highly interactive Compression Planning Institute Feb. 8-10.
Compression Planning is a powerful meeting facilitation process that ensures the group's combined energy and innovative thinking is captured and the ultimate desired outcomes are reached quickly, effectively, and at least 30% faster. It provides a reliable, structured way to pull all of the pieces of information together, clarify what's next, recognize what's missing, and implement an action plan.
The seminar will be presented by Jerry McNellis, founder of the Compression Planning Institute, and his staff. It will be held at the Sinclair Conference Center on the college’s downtown Dayton campus.
Sinclair routinely uses compression planning within its Grants Office. “With compression planning, we have successfully been awarded over $100 million in grants over the past 20 years. This system allows us to produce better proposals 30% faster than our competition and has led to our office achieving a $40 to $1 return on investment over the past 14 years,” said Neil Herbkersman, Sinclair Director of Advancement, Office of Grants Development.
Some other examples of the effective use of Compression Planning (CP) include:
· The inventors of the world’s first electric car system used CP as their team planning system. Program manager Jim Ellis said “without CP the new technology would never have gotten wheels on the road.”
· A new mill was losing more than $1 million per week, hemorrhaging cash and threatened to bury the entire company. A young manager took over and brought McNellis in his first week on the job. Two weeks later the mill stopped bleeding and within months became the most profitable mill in the company.
· A pending bankruptcy threatened the closure of a school. Key leaders were demoralized because a previous effort spent 90 days raising a measly $20,000. Compression Planning led to the building of a new team that spent $900 and raised $640,000 in three hours.
For more information or to register, contact Hope Arthur, firstname.lastname@example.org, or call (937) 252-9787. The registration deadline for the Compression Planning Institute is Feb. 1.
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WASHINGTON -- Left-wing billionaire investor George Soros, who appeared to support Howard Dean for president, now is privately expressing doubts about the Democratic Party's front-runner.
In conversations with political friends, Soros confided he has become alarmed by Dean's recent performance and wonders whether the former Vermont governor is capable of defeating George W. Bush. In one such chat, Soros suggested he is interested in retired Gen. Wesley Clark.
Soros has made clear his visceral opposition to President Bush and his passionate desire to find somebody who can defeat him for a second term. The financier has pledged $10 million to America Coming Together (ACT) and $2.5 million to MoveOn.org -- both anti-Bush organizations.
LUGAR TO STATE?
Well-placed sources say Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is the leading prospect to succeed Colin Powell as secretary of State in the second term of a Bush administration.
Lugar, a 71-year-old, five-term senator, is close to Powell and shares his less hawkish views of the world. Powell is definitely leaving at the end of the first Bush term. His friend and colleague, Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, will leave with him. The choice of Lugar would be enhanced if his former aide, Mitch Daniels, is elected governor of Indiana next year so that a Republican in Indianapolis would select Lugar's successor for the last two years of his term if he leaves the Senate.
A footnote: Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, once thought to be in line for the top job at either State or Defense in the second term, is reported to have lost favor at the White House.
KATHERINE, DON'T RUN
Republican sources say that freshman Rep. Katherine Harris may soon be informed that President Bush prefers she not run in a crowded GOP primary for the Senate seat from Florida left open by the retirement of Democratic Sen. Bob Graham.
Harris is running first in Florida Republican polls with former Rep. Bill McCollum second and former Housing Secretary Mel Martinez third. Bush strategists believe Harris is running on name identification created by her role as secretary of state during the 2000 presidential vote recount and that her candidacy could hurt the president's prospects of carrying Florida next year.
A footnote: Martinez is the president's handpicked choice, but he may have waited too long to quit the Cabinet and go home to Florida. Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart and Mario Diaz-Balart have endorsed McCollum instead of Martinez, their fellow Cuban-American.
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The 16th annual HollyShorts Film Festival will open with the premiere of Jackson Lewis Lee’s new short film THOMPSON FARM. Jackson Lewis Lee is the son of legendary filmmaker and Oscar-Winning writer/director Spike Lee. Thompson Farm will screen as part of the HollyShorts opening night lineup on Monday, November 9th.
Thompson Farm tells the story of a quiet young man, compelled by his lucid dreams, to stand up to the extreme discipline of his adoptive father, who runs an illegal moonshine business.
Directed by Jackson Lewis Lee, Thompson Farm was written by Jackson Lewis Lee and Julius Pryor. Produced by Jackson Lewis Lee, Julius Pryor and Marttise Hill of Pryor Hill Productions.
Thompson Farm joins the HollyShorts lineup of 2 opening night programs that includes the following short films:
Yorgos Lanthimos’ NIMIC, Deon Taylor’s 8:46, Elvira Lind’s The Letter Room, Ashley Williams’ Meats, Jonathan Glazer’s The Fall, Zach Woods’ David, Skye Fitzgerald’s Hunger Ward, Rachel Harrison Gordon’s Broken Bird, Stuart Rideout I Wish For You, Kevan Peterson Cruel Shoes, Phoebe Tonkin’s Furlough, Sophie Kargman’s Query, Landon Liboiron’s Theo, Stefan Dezil’s Thirst, and Nat Wolff’s Youngest.
418 short films have been selected for the Oscar®-qualifying HollyShorts with 128 international short films coming from 36 countries. 388 shorts will compete for top prizes at HollyShorts, one of the world’s top short film festivals. This year’s festival will take place primarily virtually from November 9-15, 2020.


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A New Law could make “Magic Mushrooms” legal in Illinois
The bill lawmakers in the Land of Lincoln are discussing is similar to the one passed a couple of years ago out in Oregon. What exactly are lawmakers trying to legalize, and why are they doing it? Here are the details you need to know...
According to an article from News Channel 20, lawmakers in Illinois will debate a bill that would legalize psilocybin, which is the active drug in mushrooms. The bill would not make it so anyone could just start taking mushrooms to get high wherever whenever, like the legalization of cannabis, this bill would have very specific ways in which adults could use psilocybin as a treatment.
In the article, they say...
"A State Senator filed legislation in Illinois that would legalize psilocybin for adult-supervised use in a licensed service center. The legislation, known as the CURE ACT (Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act), aims to tackle treatment-resistant conditions such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, substance abuse, eating disorders, and other mental health conditions."
The article goes on to mention how this bill would in no way allow for the possession or sale of psilocybin for any sort of personal use. To read more on this proposed bill, click here!
Is this a good idea?
If you listen to big influencers like Joe Rogan then you know there are a lot of people who are huge proponents of the benefits of these "magic mushrooms" Joe Rogan himself is one. The movement is growing, and if the state can mandate the use of these drugs to help people who are suffering I don't see any issue with that. But I do know that people will argue that is a slippery slope to legalizing them for recreational use, just like what happened with cannabis. Will this bill pass? I don't know, but I will say, I will be shocked if this isn't legal in Illinois in the next decade.
LOOK: What major laws were passed the year you were born?
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Below: The Stormtrooper Training Academy attraction, grandly considered to be the best brave attraction at Disneyland
Stormtrooper Training Academy
April 21, 1980
Avg. queue length:
Learn to think like a Stormtrooper under the instruction of a real Stormtrooper trainer. Guests will even get to defend themselves by rubber-sword target practice with the cruel Christopher Robin!
- Warning: after your birthday, this attraction will be full of cheerleaders.
- After going on this attraction, you will be compelled to try something more magical.
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- Minimum height 28".
- During unfortunate hail, this attraction may be suddenly abandoned by cast members.
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Let’s continue to embrace the melodrama by taking a look at the 1956 best picture nominee, Giant.
Giant is a film about my home state of Texas. Texas rancher Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) goes to Maryland to buy a horse and ends up returning to Texas with a bride, socialite Lesley Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor). At first, Lesley struggles to adapt to the harsh and hot Texas landscape. Bick’s sister, Luz (Mercedes McCambridge) takes an instant dislike to Lesley and Bick is annoyed by Lesley’s concern over the living conditions of the Mexicans that work on Bick’s ranch. It sometimes seems like the only person who appreciates Lesley is Jett Rink (James Dean), an ambitious ranch hand who secretly loves her and who is planning on becoming a rich man. That’s exactly what happens when oil is found on the land around Bick’s ranch. While Bick stubbornly clings to the past, oilman Jett represents both the future of Texas and the nation. Meanwhile, Bick and Lesley’s son (played by a very young Dennis Hopper) challenges his father’s casual bigotry when he falls in love with a Mexican girl.
Giant is appropriately named because it is a huge film. Clocking in at 201 minutes, Giant tells a story that spans several decades and features a big cast that is full of familiar faces, all struggling for their chance to somehow stand out from everyone else around them. Even the film’s wonderful panoramic shots of the empty Texas landscape only serve to remind us of how big the entire film is. To a certain extent, the size of Giant‘s production is to be understood. In the 1950s, Hollywood was having to compete with television and they did this by trying to make every film into a major event. You watch a movie like Giant and you practically hear the old Hollywood moguls shouting at America, “See!? You can’t get that on your precious TV, can you!?”
For those of us watching Giant today, the length is both a blessing and a curse. It’s a curse because the movie really is too damn long. The opening scenes drag and many of them really do feel superfluous. It’s hard not to feel that the real story doesn’t really start until about 90 minutes into the movie. And once the story really does get started, there’s still way too much of it for it all to be crammed into one sitting. Oddly enough, you end up feeling as if this extremely long film is still not telling you everything that you need to know. If Giant were made today, it would probably be a two-part movie on either HBO or Lifetime and it would definitely feature a lot more sex.
However, to be honest, one of the reasons that I did enjoy Giant was because it was as big as it was. I mean, the film is about Texas so of course it should be a little excessive! Everything’s bigger in Texas and that includes our movies. Add to that, Giant may be too long but it uses that length to deals with issues that are still relevant today — oil, immigration, and racial prejudice. Rock Hudson may not have been a great actor but he is at least convincing as he transitions from bigotry to tolerance.
But really, when it comes to Giant, most people are only interested in James Dean. And they definitely should be because Dean gives a great and compelling performance here. Dean brings all of the emotional intensity of the method to material that one would not naturally associate with method acting and the end result is amazing to watch. Giant was released after Dean had been killed in that infamous car wreck. I can only imagine what it must have been like to be sitting in a theater in 1956 and to see this compelling and charismatic actor towering above the world on the big screen while aware, all the time, that his life had already been cut short and he would never been seen in another film.
Even better, Dean’s new style of acting clashes perfectly with Hudson’s old style of acting, making the conflict between Bick and Jett feel all the more real and intense. Much as Bick represents old Texas and Jett represents the new Texas, Hudon and Dean represented the two sides of Hollywood: the celebrity and the artist. Needless to say, Dean wins the battle but, surprisingly, Hudson occasionally manages to hold his own.
I can’t necessarily say that Giant is an essential film. A lot of people are going to be bored by the excessive length. But if you’re a fan of James Dean or if you’re from Texas, Giant is a film that you need to see at least once.


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Ami Barer Wins The 2014 Aussie Millions Main Event
Canadian Captures $1.6 Million AUD For Topping 668-Player Field
Canada’s Ami Barer emerged victorious in the 2014 APPT Aussie Millions $10,600 AUD no-limit hold’em main event. The 22-year-old topped a 668-player field to earn his first major live title, the $1.6 million AUD ($1,432,800 USD) first-place prize and 2,100 Card Player Player of the Year points. As a result he has been catapulted into third place in the overall POY race standings.
Barer topped a tough final table that featured the likes of Scott Seiver (7th – $152,235), Darren Rabinowitz (4th – $402,975) and Jacob Balsiger (3th – $582,075). In the end it came to a heads-up battle with fellow Canadian and 2010 Aussie Millions main event third-place finisher Sorel Mizzi. Barer held just over a 2-to-1 chip lead when heads-up play began, and he was quickly able to extend that lead before the final hand arose.
Barer had opened from the button and Mizzi had moved all-in over the top and Barer snap called with the AA. Mizzi held the Q8 and would need some help if he wanted to mount a comeback. The board ran out K223A however, giving Barer aces-full to secure the pot and the title of 2014 Aussie Millions main event champion.
Here is a a look at the payouts and POY points awarded at this final table:
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I think that the amount of crime in Canada would increase and the murder rate would increase.
If people can do something and think that they can get away with it then they are most likely going to try to do just that.
While deterrence is great, the death penalty still is not.
Even if we were to throw aside all other moral questions regarding the death penalty and focus solely on this point for reasoning that the death penalty is a good idea, we still could not find it satisfying because punishments are not made only because they are intended to deter future crimes.
In 1998, the homicide rate dipped below 1.9 per 100,000, the lowest rate since the 1960s.” In the United States, 10 of the 12 states without capital punishment have homicide rates below the national average, Federal Bureau of Investigation data shows, while half the states with the death penalty have homicide rates above the national average.
In a state-by-state analysis in the US of the last 20 years, the homicide rate in states with the death penalty has been 48 percent to 101 percent higher than in states without the death penalty.Canada abolished the death penalty in 1976; contrary to some predictions by capital punishment supporters, the homicide rate in Canada did not increase after abolition.On the contrary, the Canadian murder rate declined slightly the following year (from 2.8 per 100,000 to 2.7).There is no current information that would support this argument in its entirety.An inmate killing another inmate is also something that, by the economic argument those in favor of the death penalty attempt to use, will benefit society as we no longer have to pay for the deceased inmate’s incarceration expenses.Especially if we murder enough murderers and give it a chance.Unfortunately, the argument of deterrence is a rather weak on now that we have statistics and data and a more sober perspective of the issue with thousands of years of its use.Justice Arthur Chaskalson, President of the South African Constitutional Court, Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa in a 1995 decision he favored that ruled South Africa's death penalty unconstitutional.From this very point, we come to focus on the issue not domestically, but globally, and can draw serious conclusions about the nature of capital punishment with information from various countries and their subdivisions with very different circumstances surrounding the death penalty. It does not necessarily reflect the views expressed in Rational Wiki's Mission Statement, but we welcome discussion of a broad range of ideas.Unless otherwise stated, this is original content, released under CC-BY-SA 3.0 or any later version. Feel free to make comments on the talk page, which will probably be far more interesting, and might reflect a broader range of Rational Wiki editors' thoughts.


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Concepts is an infinite, flexible creative tool for all your good ideas. Available on iOS, Windows and Android.
Drawing Shapes Instead of Lines: 8 Exercises for Filled Stroke
Learn how to use Concepts' filled-stroke tool to create fluid, dynamic shapes in your drawings.
If you haven’t tried Concepts' Filled Stroke tool or aren’t sure what it’s supposed to do, these exercises will get you going. If you happen to already appreciate the Filled Stroke tool, you can use these exercises to expand your drawing toolkit, and enjoy how versatile, fun and useful the tool can be when visualizing your ideas.
As a designer, the Filled Stroke tool can give you a fast way to define shapes and spaces without extra linework.
Quick floor plan layouts using Filled Stroke - draw this with Snap or Shape Guides.
As an illustrator, the “brush” has a smooth, contemporary feel while giving you complete control over the details.
Scarlet Ibis and Polar Bear Wrap Design by Erica Christensen
How Filled Stroke Works
The Filled Stroke tool is a unique kind of brush that allows you to create any kind of filled space using your hand or stylus as the control. It’s different than a traditional bucket fill, which fills a pre-defined, closed area. The Filled Stroke tool follows your stylus’ motion on the canvas and fills any positive space inside it, from the moment you touch your stylus to the screen to the moment you take it away.
Each of these shapes are one stroke.
“Positive space” means an area filled by your motion between the start and end points that is not crossed over within the same stroke.
If the area is drawn over a second time within the original stroke, it becomes “negative space”, and is not filled.
Of course, if you cross over it a third time, it reverses again and becomes positive.
If you lift the stylus before reaching your start point, it will connect with a straight line.
If you pick up your stylus before reaching the original start point, it will connect your points for you with the shortest possible line between points: a perfectly straight line.
In tandem with Concepts' other tools, you can use the Nudge tool to push or pull your filled shapes, and the Slice tool to trim or cut through shapes (from the outside inward). Feel free to experiment with these tools, they work beautifully with Filled Stroke. The following exercises, however, are all about drawing with the tool.
Filled Stroke Exercises
As a creative tool, Filled Stroke offers a way to visualize in shapes instead of lines. The world is made of shapes, in all types and sizes, all around you. The leaf in the photo below is a simple shape, with contrasting color and textural shapes ingrained in it.
This plant is a colorful Croton.
You can recreate these shapes with the Filled Stroke tool just by outlining them with your hand. Using this photograph as inspiration, let’s get warmed up.
To start, let’s configure your Filled Stroke tool. Tap a slot on the tool wheel, and then tap again to open the Brushes menu. Find the Filled Stroke tool from among the basic tools.
On the inside ring of the tool wheel, you can see there are options for opacity and smoothness presets. Since you define the size of your stroke by drawing it, there is no size option. Choose a color and opacity.
Feel free to apply smoothing to the tool, as well. Values between 10% and 30% work well for polishing edges while you draw. A note to NOT set your Filled Stroke to 100% smoothness or you’ll never see the stroke you make. Smoothness shortens the overall distance between start and end points. As a 100% smooth line will become the shortest line possible between points, or a straight line, a 100% smooth shape will be the smallest shape possible no matter how giant your stroke appeared when you drew it. It will become a point. And it will disappear.
For a drawing using entirely fill, I prefer to set every tool on the tool wheel to Filled Stroke and give them their own colors and settings as I draw. This makes it a quick tap to toggle between fills. That said, if you like to have other tools on hand, you can also toggle fill settings using the preset values and the color picker.
Exercise 1 - Draw a Shape
Define a simple background by drawing a large, relaxed shape. No expectations.
The color you choose sets the emotional tone of your drawing. Pick something you’re in the mood for.
Exercise 2 - Outline a Shape
In a new layer, try drawing the outline of the leaf. Go upward from the stem and trace the general shape. Then without picking up your stylus, parallel that line and come back around.
I drew this line at 0% smoothing. You can see how rough the edges are. It isn't wrong, just an artistic mood.
Add a few more lines to define the most structural areas of the leaf.
I applied 30% smoothing to my stroke to soften things up for this piece.
Exercise 3 - Fill an Outline
When adding structural elements to your drawing, such as backgrounds, details or highlights, it can help to use layers to organize your work. This makes it easy to change colors or edit pieces by type, instead of editing the full drawing.
Open the Layers menu, and tap + New Layer to add a layer for a background fill. Place it beneath your outline layer. Trace the outline of the shape you drew to fill it in.
Awesome. Now that you’re warmed up and have a feel for the tool, let’s go a little deeper.
Exercise 4 - Create Smaller Shapes
Let’s add some detail to the leaf using smaller, organic strokes, some layers, and different colors. Feel free to experiment with each of these elements. You don’t have to stick to the photograph unless you’d like to. Take your time and enjoy the flow as you draw the shapes.
The light yellow pops with the red tones.
See how random and squiggly you can get? No leaf is ever the same, so give it some character and uniqueness.
I like to use the analogous colors palette in the color mixer to choose darker or lighter tones of the same color. (Tap it in the dynamic palettes section of the colors menu to activate it.) If you’re going for a true representation of the leaf, you can import the photo straight onto your canvas and use the color picker to extract the exact colors from the photo.
Looking closely at the leaf, there are dark blotches all over it. I’m adding them in.
Exercise 5 - Draw Highlights and Shadows
Now let’s create some depth. Study the photograph and see where the light illuminates the color tones. Or you can imagine your own light source and apply highlights where it hits the surfaces of the leaf. In a new layer, using a white fill at ~15% opacity, draw in those lighter shapes.
Can you see the sheen? I’ve kept to the upper edges of the leaf where I’ve imagined the light spills over, leaving the lower edges alone for shadows.
Now create one more layer and set a black fill to 12% opacity. Look at the photograph or imagine in your universe where both the full leaf and more specific areas of the leaf are darker. Draw the shapes in, layering the strokes on top of each other and paying attention to your contours.
Allow the light and the dark to balance each other on either half of the leaf. Don’t be afraid of contrast — bring it out to give your object life.
Mission accomplished! Are you feeling more comfortable with this tool? Let’s try a few more exercises to stretch you a bit.
Exercise 6 - Draw with Negative Space
Take a photo of something interesting to you, and try using only a 12% opacity black fill to draw the object.
Define the full shape first, as most objects have a little bit of mass and the outermost edge will be the lightest. Then study the shapes of the shadows, and use the fill to draw only these. Layering them on top of each other will create contrast and a sense of solidity.
As we draw, we tend to think about the positive shape of an object, like what a feather looks like, or a wing. Drawing only shadows forces you to think about the negative space, instead. In this case, I’ve started by defining the line of feathers, but then pulled the shadow down beneath them.
Exercise 7 - Draw Topography
Try creating a topographical map. In a similar manner with a single color, or using gradients of solid colors, use darker saturations to represent deeper areas. You can also create a dark base shape and use a low-opacity white fill to create the upper contours of the map. Remember to vary your shapes some to give them a true, organic feel.
A map from my imagination, but it works great for landscape plans to show grading differences, too.
Exercise 8 - Reimagine a Space
Use Filled Stroke to reimagine an existing space. Take a photo of a room or outdoor area and paint right over the top. You can apply the Filled Stroke with the precision guides for fast, perfect shapes with crisp edges. And if you select the shape once drawn, you can tap a control point or two and skew it to fit your perspective.
This is what my house looked like a couple months ago — torn apart, no kitchen, ceiling or floors, and a very dated stair rail we left to keep the little ones from falling over the edge. I needed to order a new one but was having a hard time deciding what I wanted — the old rail sucked my imagination away.
I snapped a photo with my phone, framer included, and roughed in my vision straight over it. From there, I was able to add measurements, finalize style choices and make the order.
How did your reimagined space turn out?
Great work! You are now a Filled Stroke master. I hope you’ve learned to see and sketch shapes a little better, and can appreciate how versatile the tool is for creating anything you’d like to imagine.
Do you have other ways you like to use this tool or techniques you’d like to see? Share your work in the comments or email us at email@example.com, and tell us what else you’d like to know. Thanks!
By Erica Christensen
Creating a Project Template - Instead of changing tools every time you change direction, save yourself some valuable sketching time by creating a template for your project.
The Concepts Sketchnoting Toolbox - Learn sketchnoting tips so you can sketch ideas and take notes visually, and use this guide to set up your infinite canvas and pens in Concepts.
Turning an Interior Design Vision into a Visualization - Interior Architect Jessika Wendel shares how everyone can learn how to create an interior design.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
So it is now approx. 1:30 am and I can barely keep my eyes open. I have been planning on making my lord a new fencing doublet for yule. DO YOU THINK I CAN DO THAT... Noooooooo. He is always curious about what I am making and love to watch me sew or doing embroidery. (handwork of garb is how I pass the time when he is playing video games) So I had to lie through my teeth, say I was going to sleep early and as soon as I knew he was asleep, get up and sew. Now the issue is that the machine rattles the table and makes a ton of noise. Sooo i am posting this out of sleep deprived annoyance. I will just sit on the couch and work on it by had, it's easier to do the padding that way. When it gets to look like a piece of clothing and not a pile of fabric i will post a picture. Until then I had better get some more work done before he wakes and discovers I am not there.


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The 26-year-old actress and model would like to set the record straight.
Suki Waterhouse would like to set the record straight.
The 26-year-old actress and model found herself the subject of headlines this week claiming she shot someone on the set of her new movie, Assassination Nation. However, she says that's not exactly what happened.
"I’ve just woken up and seen some articles about me ‘shooting’ someone on the set of Assassination Nation. Would like to clarify I did not shoot anybody!" she tweeted on Wednesday. "A bullet ricocheted off the target during practice and grazed my instructors hand, which is very rare but does happen."
"Safety was paramount throughout filming and I would hate for this story to undermine the work of the people who looked after us so well. ❤," she added.
According to Page Six, Waterhouse said she "hurt somebody" at Assassination Nation's New York premiere on Monday. "The bullet ricocheted. They hadn't seen that in 20 years. The bullet came back at the guy and hurt him," she explained.
The outlet also reported that Waterhouse said she and her castmates "didn't get extensive [firearm] training" on set. "I'm not gonna lie, it was maybe an hour," she confessed, per Page Six.
Assassination Nation, also starring Maude Apatow, Joel McHale, Bill Skarsgard and Bella Thorne, hits theaters on Sept. 21.


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Now is a great time to start tackling those big decisions you have been putting off ‘until next year’.
But before you do, it’s important to reflect on your ‘thinking’ process about those decisions.
For instance, do you make decisions automatically, decisively, instinctively? Or do you go about it in a more deliberate way, preferring to weigh up all the options in a slower, logical, ordered process?
In his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, prominent international psychologist and Nobel laureate Danny Kahneman talks about how these two divergent ways of thinking impact our judgments and decisions in life.
Whether you are more inclined to a speedy, intuitive view, or want to consider every possibility and take so long that it borders on indecision, it’s important to recognise which approach is guiding your choices.
And so it is with investing.
For instance, the human flaw of over-confidence can be a real disadvantage if you don’t recognize and address that inbuilt bias towards impulsive decisions.
Likewise, over-analysing everything and not being decisive enough can lead to missed opportunities. It can create what is widely recognized and known as “analysis paralysis”. In other words, over-thinking it and delaying decision-making – fired by anxiety about fear of losing money as much as fear of missing out – can be as risky as diving into investments based on instinct alone.
The message here is that even if we think we know ourselves well, it’s good to step outside of what we know, cast off any inherent bias we might have about certain financial strategies or products, and look at the bigger picture. In other words, consider new options with an open mind.
The best way to do that is to get impartial advice.
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TTG editor Sophie Griffiths is in Cyprus. She caught up with some of the many Thomas Cook customers – and businesses – affected by the operator’s collapse.
Cyprus is an island that depends hugely on tourism, and on operators like Thomas Cook.
Following the collapse of the 178-year-old company on Monday morning, local newspapers here reported of an emergency meeting chaired by the deputy tourism minster bringing together tourism stakeholders to examine the consequences of Thomas Cook’s collapse – not just for the estimated 15,000 tourists currently in the country,but also for the island’s crucial tourism industry.
I spoke with hotel receptionists, hotel managers and tourists on the streets and beaches of the popular resort of Protaras.
They all seemed totally bewildered and confused about what would happen next.
Mr and Mrs Sinclair from Manchester arrived on 15 September and are due to fly back on 29 September. “We’ve heard nothing,” they told me.
“We saw the rep yesterday and asked what was going on – she said we would get home safe but there’s no reps today and we haven’t heard anything at all from the hotel.
“It’s a real shock. We’re worried about whether our accommodation will still have been paid and what’s going to happen now.
“We’re on a package holiday but we don’t know now whether the transfers will turn up – the reps haven’t even turned up. You just don’t think something like this will happen – we deliberately booked with an established brand like Thomas Cook.”
I asked the Sinclairs if they could at least try to relax and enjoy the rest of their holiday. They gave me a grim smile: “We’ll try. But it’s in the back of our minds all the time – we just don’t know what’s going to happen.”
Sarah Parsons, 58, and her partner booked return seat-only Thomas Cook flights. They were, however, reassured by the government’s suggestion everyone would be repatriated – regardless of whether they were Atol-protected or not.
“I’m not concerned about our flights at the moment. I’ve been on the website and checked and they’ve said we’ll hear from them within 72 hours of our flights. We were relieved to hear the government said we could fly.”
I asked whether this might make them consider booking a package in future rather than a seat-only booking? “No,” she insisted.
“We’ve never booked a package and we’ve been fine this time. I also made sure we had travel insurance to cover us before we came too.
“We’ve had all the information we need. It’s all the people who’ve booked their holidays who are yet to travel that I feel for.”
Lindsay Thompson, 42, from Belfast is on holiday with her 18-month old son. She flew out to Cyprus on 18 September and is due to return home on Wednesday.
She had been due to return in October with her partner on another holiday, also booked with Thomas Cook, which will now no longer happen.
She also spoke of her frustration at the lack of information from either Thomas Cook or the hotel.
“I booked with a Thomas Cook travel agent in Belfast but they’re all shut up; I can’t get through to them.
“There’s no reps at the hotel – I’ve just heard nothing. The hotel was trying to call the office contact numbers that the reps gave them but they just keep going through to answer machines. It’s utterly hopeless.”
It’s not just the customers who are worried. “Jimmy”, who runs the Rising Sun pub at Fig Tree Bay, positioned at the top of a beach full of holidaymakers sunning themselves, said he was concerned about the impact of Thomas Cook’s failure on the many businesses here which rely on tourism.
“We have quite a few Thomas Cook customers who come in here. I am worried about it [Cook’s collapse], and that it will mean fewer people coming.
“It looks like we will have an early end to the season,” he sighed. “It would normally continue until the end of October but I don’t think we’ll have the normal gentle decrease of tourists we usually have – there will just be a sudden drop off.
“This will impact everyone,” he added. “Overall it ultimately means fewer tourists will be coming to the island. It’s just really sad news, and not just for us. I just keep thinking of all the people that have lost their jobs – the reps and everyone who worked for Thomas Cook. That’s the really serious problem.”


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5 Strategies to Take Care of Your Mental Health
January has been a heavy month for most, and 2020 has been quite a challenging year to say the least. A major commonality with most people in these times is they are feeling the mental health effects of coming back from the break of the holidays, COVID-19 impacts, SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), navigating the unknown, and racial tensions being at an all time high. It has been a lot to take on and many are not ok. One thing to remember is that it is ok to not be ok. Mental health is health, and just like you would go to the doctor when you have a physical ailment your mental health should be viewed through the same lens. You wouldn’t continue to ignore when you are in physical pain so don’t ignore when you are in mental pain. Let this article serve as a reminder that it is time to prioritize yourself and your mental health.
So how do you get mentally healthy in a time that may seem to have a dark cloud? Here are some strategies to start:
1. Assess your holistic health; proper nutrition, regular exercise and optimal sleep are underrated.
What you put into your body and how you treat it can directly affect your mental health. Think about it if you have been eating junk food and been sitting down for most of the day this can affect your mood and energy levels. The amount of sleep you get also affects your mental capacity and productivity—have you ever tried to do an activity that requires a high level of concentration with only a few hours of sleep, how much harder was it for you to do this activity?
One thing to remember is that it takes effort and planning to be able to incorporate and maintain healthy habits. Having proper nutrition in your meals may be easier if you have a meal plan for the week, regular exercise may require incorporating it in your regular routine, and optimal sleep will require discipline to go to sleep by a certain time. Without incorporating supports to help you maintain a holistically healthy body you will quickly revert to unhealthy habits. Think about what will help you maintain a healthy lifestyle; do you need an accountability partner, would a planner help, how about getting the whole family involved? Have supports in place to help get you there. If possible, seek professional help with your health care providers including but not limited to GPs, nutritionist, sleep consultants, etc. Take one step at a time if necessary, with the goal of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
2. Listen to your mind and body; slow down and take breaks when necessary
Next, as the old saying goes rest or your body will make you rest. Listen to what you know your mind and your body are telling you. There are many signs that you can clue into if you are not sure when you may need to slow down. For example, are you feeling unmotivated, are you starting to feel impatient or anxious, is your body and mind feeling tried, are you getting snappy with others, are you feeling stress in your body? Pay attention to these signs, they are there for a reason. A part of being mindful in your life is taking observation of your internal bodily signals. One approach you can use in stressful moments is the acronym STOP this stands for:
S: Stop. Whatever you’re doing, just pause momentarily.
T: Take a breath. Re-connect with your breath. The breath is an anchor to the present moment.
O: Observe. Notice what is happening. What is happening inside you, and outside of you?
P: Proceed. Continue doing what you were doing.
Understanding what your body is telling you may take time but it’s also important to incorporate rest and renewal in your life everyday. Be proactive-schedule and enforce your rest and renewal time daily and take natural breaks before and when you notice changes in your mood and behaviour
3. Limit social media consumption
According to Hootsuite social media consumption significantly increased in 2020 and people are now spending an average of almost 2½ hours per day on social platforms. Research also indicates the prolonged use of social networking sites is linked to signs and symptoms of depression. What’s different now is we tend to get our most of our information from social media and this leads to the inevitable “doom scrolling” where we keep scrolling more and more without noticing how long we have been online and how it has been affecting us. Placing limits on social media can be challenging when every app for many of us is on our phone. Limiting our social media consumption means we must be strategic, for example setting boundaries around when we look at it and for how long. This may mean looking at strategies that would make it more difficult to get on social media. Can you take off social media apps on your phone and only have it on another devise that’s out of your sight. What about downloading an app that limits your social media use for you and shuts down your social media applications when you use up all your time. How about involving your family and have phone free dinners or activities where no technology is present. If you notice that your social media usage is affecting your moods, the time is now to make a plan.
4. Focus on areas in your locus of control
Life can be unpredictable but in this currently climate even more so. When we feel thing are out of control it can bring on symptoms of anxiety such as worry, restless nights, sped up thought and breathing. This can be a normal reaction to dealing with the unknown. When we think about locus of control this means either attributing successes to your own efforts and abilities (internal) or attributing successes to luck or fate (external). People who have an external locus of control tend to experience more anxiety and feel more out of control in their lives. So how can you shift your perspective to focus on things you can control? First assess the current climate, take inventory for things that are out of your control. Once you do this now assess areas that have a direct impact from your efforts. You will start to realize there are lots of areas that you can influence, for example taking care of your health, doing your best to provide a safe environment for yourself and your loved ones, going after what you want in your life and career. Shift your focus to acting on areas in your life where you have a choice and make choices that best align with your vision. Let go of areas you cannot control, worrying about things you cannot control will not make them any better. Once you start to realize this the changes you make can start to make a direct impact in your life.
5. Re-discover what brings you joy
Lastly, time to sit down with yourself and remember what used to bring you joy and re-engage in these activities. Whether it’s re-connecting with your loved ones, volunteering, baking, dancing, reading, find something small you can commit to everyday and do more of it. Think about activities that make you smile, energizes you, and overall makes you feel good. Set a reminder for yourself to prioritize doing at least one feel good activity a day—your mental health counts on it!
Are you or members of your team feeling stressed? I can help, book a call with me to explore how.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Lily Dollhouse update #9
I finished the roof porch trim, painted and filled with wood putty and painted again.
I also added the gingerbread decorative pieces to the porch roof.
I also added the corner molding trim. That was trickier than I thought, at least getting them in the right order was more difficult than I thought.
Lincoln's knee is not infected, Praise The Lord! He just re-injured it under the new scar, so it's self contained.
Next is the porch railing.
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The "Photos with Santa" event was a huge success and helped raise over $300 for the Animal Rescue League of Boston! Thanks to everyone who participated. Click on the photo below to see all the great shots from Sunday.
And a special thank you to Fred Levy the photographer and Santa (a.k.a. Nancy's brother, Jeff) for donating their time in the spirit of the holidays. If you would like to purchase more prints please contact Fred directly through his website: http://www.fredlevyart.com.


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ONALASKA, Wis - Runners took part in a Zombie race and obstacle course to raise money for the Onalaska Jaycees.
The 5k run invited people to challenge themselves against zombies in an adventure run and obstacle course. To make the race more interesting volunteers dressed up like zombies to chase the participants.
More than 500 people participated in race. This is the first year of the event.
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Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them here, however, does not necessarily mean that we agree with every word, nor do they necessarily reflect Emerging Europe’s editorial policy.
Lessons from Estonia: why it excels at digital learning during Covid
Studies in the Baltic state moved seamlessly online thanks to its early adoption of education technology.
Moldova’s election will be bitter, divisive and very, very close
It is a divided country facing a bitter election campaign against a backdrop of fake news, allegations of corruption and Russian meddling in the political process. But this is not the United States, it is Moldova, a country of 3.5 million people sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine and – like much of Eastern Europe and the Balkans – two spheres of influence, Brussels on the one hand and Moscow on the other.
Hungary and Poland to counter critics with ‘rule of law institute’
Hungary and Poland plan to set up their own “rule of law institute”, to hit back against criticism of declining democratic norms in the two countries, as well as point out flaws in the systems of their critics.
East Europe fights for its life against virus it thought crushed
The leaders of seven eastern European countries who gathered in Bled, Slovenia, at the end of August were so certain they’d overcome the coronavirus that they staged a panel called “Europe after Brexit and Covid-19.” Less than two months later, that confidence has been shattered.
Sclerotic soft law: Understanding the role of the Minsk Group in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
The decades-old dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region of Nagorno-Karabakh has been reignited, with forces fighting for the two sides engaged in intense fighting since the end of September. Christopher R. Rossi writes that the recent escalation might prompt a reassessment of the ‘soft law’ approach embodied by the Minsk Group, which was formed from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 1992 to mediate over the conflict.
How Russia is winning at its own game
War and revolution are not inimical to Moscow if they follow paths Russian policymakers understand and even support.
How the pandemic brought labour rights out of the cold
Romanian union leaders are defending key workers from wage cuts in industries under threat from outbreaks of Covid-19 in the United Kingdom.
Tajikistan, where half of the population lacks access to water
According to the Tajik Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, the country is home to some 1,300 lakes and over 900 natural rivers and streams. Yet despite this natural water wealth, Tajikistan ranks 156th among 177 countries in the world in terms of its population’s access to drinking water.
Northern Aral’s promise stunted by dam height, international disputes
Humans have rehabilitated a small part of the disappeared Aral Sea. For now.
Slovakia becomes latest European country to hit the far right
A neo-Nazi Slovak MP has been slapped with a prison sentence, after Greece and Italy took legal measures against the far right.
How the playful portraiture of 100-year-old Valentina Rusu Ciobanu captured a century of Moldovan life
Born in Chișinău in 1920, Valentina Rusu Ciobanu is one of Moldova’s most visionary artists. Neither a dissident, nor a conformist, Rusu Ciobanu spent her career as a free spirit who always stayed loyal to her own artistic explorations.
The ‘Caspian Sea Monster’ rises from the grave
After lying dormant for more than three decades, the Caspian Sea Monster has been on the move again. One of the most eye-catching flying machines ever built, it’s completing what could be its final journey.
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Oops-a-daisy! Queen Máxima of the Netherlands almost takes a tumble in ENORMOUS heels during a visit to Utrecht
- Queen of the Netherlands was celebrating the 20th annivesary of Leidsche Rijn
- She donned an oversized green hat and a matching lace knee-length dress
- As Maxima approached the waiting crowds she appeared to trip on her shoe
She is normally the picture of poise and grace, but Queen Máxima nearly lost her balance on a visit to Utrecht today.
The wife of King Willem-Alexander was on solo duties for the 20th anniversary of the Leidsche Rijn when she appeared to take a tumble.
As the Queen of the Netherlands approached the waiting crowds she stumbled in her green stiletto heels before the local mayor quickly rushed to her aide.
The mother-of-three, who looked elegant in forest green, topped off her outfit with a signature oversized hat, which is a favourite style of the fashion-conscious royal.
As the Queen of the Netherlands approached the waiting crowds she appeared to take a slight tumble, looking down at her show she picked her foot off the ground
Queen Maxima, decked out in an all green outfit, appeared to trip and was knocked briefly off balance at the 20th anniversary of the Leidsche Rijn in Utrecht
The mayor quickly rushed to the royal's assistance as she regained her composure and moved towards the crowd who were waiting to greet the Queen
The mother-of-three was on a solo without her husband King Willem Alexander to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Leidsche Rijn district which houses 85,000 inhabitants
The Argentine-born consort donned a matching lace knee-length dress paired with the enormous titfer, similar to the straw one that caused a stir last week.
She was handed a colourful bouquet of flowers as she enjoyed a performance as part of neighbourhood's birthday celebrations.
During her trip to Leidsche Rijn Centre Máxima walked through and spoke to the residents of the neighbourhood including those who live in the studio apartments in De Kersenboomgaard and the Place2BU project, where young adults live together.
Leidsche Rijn is the largest new construction site in the Netherlands. What was once about 2,500 hectares ofgreen pastures and the villages of Vleuten, De Meern and Haarzuilens, is now the western part of Utrecht.
During her trip to Leidsche Rijn Centre she walked through and spoke to the residents of the neighbourhood including those who live in the studio apartments in De Kersenboomgaard and the Place2BU project
Queen Maxima chose to wear a matching lace knee-length dress paired with the enormous hat, similar to the straw one that caused a stir last week
Maxima looked delighted to be enjoying a sweet treat as she sliced the 20th birthday cake and handed out slices with the help of two youngsters
Maxima nearly lost her footing as she walked around the district. She was supported
The first building started in December 1997 and in October 1998 the first residents settled in Langerak.
Maxima also looked delighted to be enjoying a sweet treat as she sliced the 20th birthday cake and handed out slices with the help of two youngsters.
The ever-stylish Maxima had donned the brown hat as she arrived in Enschede for the National Loneliness Congress.
She stepped out in an enormous piece of millinery as she arrived in Enschede for the National Loneliness Congress this morning.
The oversized straw hat was certainly familiar to Maxima fans as the Queen has worn it on several occasions in the past and owns it in several colours.
Leidsche Rijn is the largest new construction site in the Netherlands. What was once about 2,500 hectares ofgreen pastures and the villages of Vleuten, De Meern and Haarzuilens, is now the western part of Utrecht
Maxima smiled in her large green hat as she carried a colourful bouquet of flowers, while children eagerly waved at the royal
Last week Maxima caused a stir by wearing an enormous brown hat as she arrived in Enschede for the National Loneliness Congress, pictured. The Dutch royal is a fan of bold hats
Maxima has three daughters, Catharina-Amalia, 14, Alexia, 13 and Ariane, 11, with husband King Willem-Alexander, 51.
Maxima has endured a difficult few months, recently flying to Buenos Aires for the funeral of her younger sister, Inés Zorreguieta.
Inés took her own life at the age of 33 following a lengthy battle with depression.
Máxima pulled out of several state visits in the wake of Inés death in June, bravely returning to work two weeks later.
Later that month, during a visit to a hospital in Groningen, she appeared to fight back tears as she gave a short speech.
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The Italian government, increasingly seeming like it will break beneath the burden of its enormous debt contagion, raided the offices
of the Moody's and Standard and Poor's credit rating agencies in Milan. Thinking that it cannot be entirely the fault of the government for the dire situation infecting the Eurozone, the authorities claimed they were just making sure that the credit rating agencies were abiding by regulations. Italy has joined the rest of Europe in criticizing S&P for daring to downgrade the rating of such beacons of fiscal sanity as Greece. After S&P warned the Italian government that it would lower its rating if it did not get its debt figured out, the government launched an investigation of the agency-- and expanded its investigation after S&P criticized the austerity measures passed by the government last month. Of course, we would not just round up and arrest rating agencies for their criticisms of government policy over here in America. They only arrest government critics in places like Burma
. Unless, of course, Michael Moore has his way.
Michael Moore, the overhyped and hyperactive documentarian, called on President Obama
to "show some guts" and arrest the head of S&P for lowering the country's credit rating, ruining the economy in 2008, and being friends with the Bush family (the most grievous offense one can commit in Mooreland). Praising the actions of the Italian government, he referred to S&P as a bunch of criminals who started the recession in 2008 and said we must toss them in jail before their cause another recession.
While individuals do put way too much faith and power in the opinions of the credit rating agencies, throwing them in jail for saying things like "if the government is too laden in debt it may have dire consequences" is not a logical conclusion. However, all logical conclusions point towards the progressive dream of the administrative leviathan being dangerous and unfeasible. With their ideology now so completely shaken and leading to disastrous consequences, it makes sense that they would instantly react the same way other sinking ideologues have in the past-- arrest the critics, blame them for everything, and pretend everything will be better now. The more desperate they get, the more it proves the weakness of their position.