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FRISCO, Texas — More than 40 offensive linemen were flanked in a horseshoe formation with their eyes plastered to the screen at the front of the room. They were all transfixed.
The oversized group was watching clips of Denver Broncos pass-rusher Von Miller dominate offensive linemen across the league while Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Mitchell Schwartz provided a scouting report of his rival. Schwartz suddenly stopped mid-sentence and nonchalantly blurted, “Don’t watch that one.”
The comment drew chuckles across the room as they watched a clip of Miller getting the best of Schwartz on a rep last season. Schwartz then continued with his assessment of Miller’s game. Others added their input on the seven-time All-Pro.
“He’s got elite quickness and elite timing,” one lineman said. “That is a pretty s—ty combo to go against.”
This is why all these offensive linemen gathered last weekend at the Baylor Scott & White Sports Therapy & Research at The Star, around the corner from the Dallas Cowboys‘ training facility. They were sharing trade secrets and trying to improve their games, figuring out how to stop or minimize the damage some of the league’s best pass-rushers inflict on Sundays.
None of the men in that room, no matter their accomplishments or resumes (some of which are quite impressive), are impervious to getting beat by Miller when they face off for potentially 60 to 70 snaps in a game. So for the second straight year they congregated at the OL Masterminds and devised plans to stop players such as Miller, Khalil Mack and Aaron Donald.
Schwartz, Eagles tackle Lane Johnson, Saints tackle Terron Armstead, Bucs center Ryan Jensen, Raiders tackle Trent Brown, Bears tackle Charles Leno Jr., Broncos guard Ronald Leary and Eagles guard Brandon Brooks were some of the more dominant voices in the room. They talked about how Mack’s get-off is simply to get them to open up, how not to fall for DeMarcus Lawrence‘s head fakes, how to avoid getting bull-rushed by Cameron Jordan, and why it was mandatory to use an attacking and physical pass set against Donald.
More than just seasoned All-Pros digested the knowledge. The group also consisted of some of this year’s top draft picks (the Vikings’ Garrett Bradbury and Saints’ Erik McCoy), free agents who have played in the league such as Hugh Thornton and Jeff Allen, retired veterans such as Geoff Schwartz and even a few college linemen.
Renowned offensive line trainer and scouting consultant Duke Manyweather and Johnson organized the event, the offensive line’s version of what Miller has done the past few years in California with some of the league’s top pass-rushers. Manyweather introduced the conversations, which ranged from how to train, take care of their bodies, handle conflict with coaches and deal with crowd noise and self-confidence. Even the veterans were taking notes.
“There are a ton of things I learned the past few days. There are some techniques that I was like, ‘Damn, I’ve been doing this the hard way the whole time.'”
Eagles guard Brandon Brooks
But a majority of the two-plus-hour classroom sessions from Friday to Sunday centered around the best players they face on Sundays (Miller, Lawrence, Mack, Donald, JJ Watt, Geno Atkins, Jurrell Casey and more). Different linemen who play different positions chime in on each.
“Just finding a way to stop some of those guys and having those blueprints on field,” Armstead said. “They’re like study guides. It’s work done for you in a sense in that you can see how effective it can be, or ineffective. And then make your plan from there.”
It’s a start, but it’s hardly foolproof.
“There is more to it than the plan,” Armstead added. “You still have to execute.”
Trying to get better
Manyweather, along with offensive line consultant Brandon Thorn, have the clips loaded. There is a slide that notes each pass rusher’s top moves, counters, best practices and some notes on their preferences — such as the frequency with which Miller used his spin move in 2018.
Then the floor opens and the conversations flow. Anything goes.
“This stuff is all about offensive linemen trying to bounce ideas off each other,” Leno said. “We’re just trying to get better. Get better and improve offensive line play. We’re saying all this stuff, and to think we’re going to go out there and block every single defender, no. They get paid, too.”
The idea is that the offensive linemen can take some of the ideas and techniques discussed and add them to their arsenal. Armstead explained during one of the sessions how he utilized something from last year’s OL Masterminds during an early matchup with the Buccaneers’ Jason Pierre-Paul.
Pierre-Paul beat Armstead early in that Week 1 matchup with a cross-chop move. This prompted Armstead to make an in-game change. He switched to a striking technique that was discussed by Mitchell Schwartz (among others) at the previous year’s OL Masterminds. After that adjustment, Pierre-Paul went silent. His name did not make the stat sheet.
This doesn’t necessarily mean that what worked for Armstead that week will work for another offensive tackle. Everyone in the room seemed to concede that. Linemen come in all shapes and sizes. Not everyone can take the same approach that Trent Brown did, when his pass sets begged Mack to bull-rush into his chest. Not everyone is 360 pounds and has Brown’s 36-inch arms.
In fact, Schwartz talked about how early in his career in Cleveland he was trying too much to imitate future Hall of Famer Joe Thomas when he was not Joe Thomas. Schwartz believes his game elevated to the next level when he focused on his individual strengths. That played right into the theme of the second annual OL Masterminds, which seemed to be to trust yourself and do what you do well.
The information sharing that occurred at OL Masterminds and at Miller’s pass-rush camp has been met with criticism by those who view it as helping the enemy. But the players don’t seem to have reservations about the sessions.
“Even if we didn’t have this, there are guys in here that know each other,” Brooks said. “They are going to discuss the same things. It’s just a great idea where guys from all over come. There are a ton of things I learned the past few days. There are some techniques that I was like, ‘Damn, I’ve been doing this the hard way the whole time.’ You have some O-line coaches who teach their ways. There are different line coaches and players who teach it a different way that just so happens to work for you.”
Johnson noted that players speak immediately after games, even if it’s only for a few minutes. Some then train together and talk about techniques and opponents in the offseason. So why not get all this offensive line knowledge in one room to better yourself and the overall line play around the league? All the information in the world doesn’t necessarily make a good lineman or mean that the individual digesting it can stop or contain Miller or Mack.
“Mike Tyson said it. Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth,” Johnson said. “Basically, there is no recipe. There are going to be guys that get their ass kicked. Sometimes I’m on the other end of that. But the more you can prepare, you’ll be in a better position to be your best self. That is what I like about [OL Masterminds].”
Patriots’ Bill Belichick denies involvement with videographer caught taping Bengals’ sideline
It has raised suspicions around the league and drawn some comparisons to “Spygate,” the 2007 incident that led to penalties for Belichick and the Patriots. Belichick said the franchise has altered its approach since then.
“We’re competitive and we’ll try to be competitive in every area,” Belichick said during a conference call with Cincinnati media Tuesday morning. “But we don’t knowingly, intentionally want to do anything that’s across the line.
“But since that’s [Spygate] happened, I’d say we’ve tried to keep a good distance behind the line and not maybe take it as far as we would might have in the past. But it’s never really fundamentally changed there.”
In 2007, Belichick was fined $500,000 and the Patriots were docked a first-round pick in the 2008 draft after a team employee was caught recording unauthorized footage of the Green Bay Packers and the New York Jets. A league investigation found eight tapes of game footage and written notes on scouting information accumulated over the seven previous seasons.
During Tuesday’s call, Belichick said he “didn’t have anything at all to do with this” after the Patriots confirmed that a videographer captured shots of the field and Bengals’ sideline on Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium, one week before Cincinnati hosts New England.
According to the Patriots, the advance scout in the press box for the Bengals’ 27-19 loss to the Browns was being filmed for a series on employees that is featured on the team’s website. A Bengals team employee spotted New England’s videographer filming Cincinnati’s sideline for the entire first quarter, a source told ESPN.
During his news conference the next day, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said he believed the league was investigating the matter. In a statement released Monday evening, the Patriots said the crew immediately turned over all footage to the league and cooperated fully, and takes full responsibility for the incident.
On Tuesday, Belichick declined to say whether he had any contact with Cincinnati regarding the situation.
“I would say I’d keep that between us and the Bengals,” Belichick said on the teleconference.
The Patriots (10-3) have a one-game lead over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC East heading into Sunday’s games. The Bengals (1-12) have the worst record in the NFL.
Adam Vinatieri says he should have had knee surgery in offseason, missed start of season
INDIANAPOLIS — Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri’s 24th year in the NFL was full of disappointment, as he made a career-low 68% of his field-goal attempts before a knee problem caused the team to put him on the season-ending injured reserve list.
If Vinatieri had to do all over again, though, he wouldn’t have waited so long to have left knee surgery.
“Hindsight, if I had a crystal ball I would have gotten it fixed last offseason because we dealt with it last year as well to a little bit lesser degree,” Vinatieri told ESPN on Tuesday. “Unfortunately, in the middle of training camp it came back and that’s why we rested it in and took anti-inflams to try to get it under control.
“In hindsight, I didn’t want to miss any games at the beginning of the year. I probably should have missed a couple games at the start of the season. I was bullheaded. I said I can go, I can kick. It was kind of lousy the whole year.”
The Colts finally shut Vinatieri down for the season Monday after his knee flared up in practice on Dec. 4. The team claimed Chase McClaughlin off waivers that same day and he made 2 of 3 field goals and all three of his PATs against Tampa Bay on Sunday. Vinatieri is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday after going to get a second opinion on his knee.
“If I was going to play the rest of the season we were going to have to inject it every time I kicked, every single game,” Vinatieri said. “Nobody felt real good about that situation. The doctor said we were masking bigger problems. At that point they said if I ever want to kick again, go get this fixed. They said rehab wise it’s going to take a while. We need to do it sooner rather than later. They encouraged me not to wait a month or two to get it done.”
Vinatieri, the league’s all-time leading scorer, went 1-of-3 on field goals and 2-of-5 on extra points in the first two weeks of the season. His three misses cost the Colts the game in their 30-24 overtime loss to the Chargers in Week 1. Rumors swirled about Vinatieri’s future with the Colts in Week 2. He left the locker room without talking to the media, which was rare for him, and then said he had a lot of work to do to “get those demons so I can go clear-headed, step on the field and just do my job” two days later.
The Colts stuck with Vinatieri despite working out more than 10 different kickers during the season. Doing so hurt them because Vinatieri missed a league-high 14 kicks, three of which were blocked, and he also cost the Colts a game at Pittsburgh in early November.
“I’m not making excuses for anything,” Vinatieri said. “Anytime I’m on the field, I need to make every kick that’s in front of me. But I do know technique wise, the discomfort and pain in my knee was changing my technique and form. Unfortunately, I probably could have kicked better if my knee feeling better.”
Vinatieri’s performance this season is one of the reasons why arguably the NFL’s greatest kicker and future Hall of Famer said he isn’t ready to say he’ll definitely retire despite turning 47 years old on Dec. 28.
“I don’t like how this year ended for me and I wish I could have done more to help the team,” he said. “I’m going to rehab and bust my butt to get healthy and strong and we’ll see where we’re at. If May, June comes around and I feel good, I’m kicking a good ball, then we’ll re-evaluate. If it’s not there, it’s not there. I understand everything ends at some point, but I’m not sure it’s there now or not.”
Returning to the Colts for Vinatieri — if he plays a 25th season — is murky because he’ll be a free agent in the offseason and these final three games of the regular season are basically an audition period for McClaughlin.
“I really don’t want to be a journeyman,” said Vinatieri, who has spent has spent his entire career with the Colts and New England Patriots. “I’m not going to spend four weeks here, two weeks there. To be 100 percent honest, the only thing I’m thinking about is having this surgery, getting healthy and getting strong and back to where I need to be. If I’m not, none of that matters. “
Fantasy intel for all 32 NFL teams ahead of Week 15
The Fantasy 32 analyzes the NFL from a fantasy perspective, with at least one mention of each of the league’s 32 teams. Though efficiency will be discussed plenty, the column will lean heavily on usage data, as volume is king (by far) in fantasy football. Use these tidbits to make the best waiver-wire, trade and lineup decisions for the upcoming week and beyond. Be sure to check back each week of the season for a new version of the Fantasy 32.
Throughout the below team-by-team rundowns, I’ll be referencing “OFP” and “OTD.” OFP stands for opportunity-adjusted fantasy points. Imagine a league in which players are created equal. OFP is a statistic that weighs every pass/carry/target and converts the data into one number that indicates a player’s opportunity to score fantasy points, or his “expected” fantasy point total. For example, if a player has an OFP of 14.5, it means that a league average player who saw the same workload in the same location on the field would have scored 14.5 fantasy points. FORP is the difference between a player’s actual fantasy point total and his OFP. OTD works the same way, except instead of fantasy points, it’s touchdowns. Volume is king in fantasy football, so this is not information you want to overlook.
That said, here is the post-Week 14 OFP Leaderboard:
Next, here are the players who exceeded their OFP by the largest margin this past week and are thus candidates to see a dip in fantasy production moving forward, assuming they see a similar workload:
And these are the players who fell short of their OFP by the largest margin last week, and thus you shouldn’t be too quick to overreact to their performance when making lineup, trade or waiver decisions:
David Johnson caught a touchdown on Sunday, which marks the first time he has found the end zone since Week 6. If you’re wondering if this means Johnson is “back” as a viable fantasy starter, the answer is a resounding “no.” Johnson played 36% of the offensive snaps and was held to 43 yards on five touches in the game. He remained well behind starter Kenyan Drake, who soaked up 67 yards on 14 touches while playing 64% of the snaps. Chase Edmonds was also more involved, adding one carry and a pair of targets on 10 snaps. Drake is an RB2 option against Cleveland this week. Johnson remains a handcuff.
Austin Hooper returned from injury and played 64% of the snaps against Carolina on Sunday. Hooper actually played 72% of the snaps during the first three quarters, but only 36% in the fourth quarter with Atlanta way ahead on the scoreboard. Hooper was held to two catches for 32 yards, but was targeted six times. Hooper, who was playing 83% of the snaps and averaging 7.9 targets per game prior to his Week 10 injury, will be a candidate for a larger workload in Week 15 and should remain locked into lineups. Hooper has finished only three of 10 weeks outside the top eight tight ends in fantasy points and Sunday marked his first finish worse than 14th.
Marquise Brown‘s boom/bust rookie campaign continues as the speedy receiver has been limited to minus-1 yard on five targets over the past two weeks. That, after he scored a pair of touchdowns in Week 12. Brown has now scored at least one touchdown in four games, but has fallen short of 50 receiving yards in six of his other seven outings. He has posted three top-15 fantasy weeks, but has also finished 49th or worst six times. Operating in Baltimore’s low-volume, but high-scoring passing attack, Brown is a low-floor, touchdown-dependent flex in deeper leagues.
John Brown was held to 26 receiving yards on eight targets on Sunday and has now fallen short of 40 yards in three consecutive games. We knew a tough schedule was coming for Buffalo and that has proved to be an issue for Brown against Denver, Dallas and Baltimore. Life won’t be any easier on the road the next two weeks against tough Pittsburgh and New England pass defenses. Brown remains an every-down player and handled eight targets on Sunday, which keeps him in the WR3 discussion, but fantasy’s No. 18 wide receiver shouldn’t be considered a must-start down the stretch.
Ian Thomas put up a 5-57-1 receiving line while matching a career high with 10 targets against Atlanta on Sunday. Thomas played 85% of the snaps with Greg Olsen sidelined with a concussion. The strong “handcuff” production is hardly a surprise after Thomas filled in for Olsen with the sixth-most fantasy points among tight ends during Weeks 13-17 last season. Thomas posted a 25-246-2 receiving line on 31 targets during that stretch. Olsen could be back in Week 15, but if not, Thomas can be considered a top-15 play against a Seattle defense that has allowed the second-most fantasy points to tight ends this season.
Mitch Trubisky threw for 244 yards, ran for 63 yards and totaled four touchdowns against Dallas in Week 14. Trubisky has now produced at least 18 fantasy points in six of 12 games this season, including four of his past five. Of course, Trubisky has also finished the other six weeks outside the top 21 in fantasy points at the position. Trubisky’s improved production is enough to put him back in the weekly streaming discussion, but we should remain leery of his league-worst 9.6 yards per completion rate and extremely poor 6.2 yards per attempt. He isn’t a good starting option at Green Bay in Week 15.
Joe Mixon had one of his best games of the season on Sunday, registering 186 yards and one touchdown on 26 touches. Mixon now has 15-plus carries in six consecutive games and nine of his past 11. He also has scored four touchdowns in his past four games. Mixon continues to handle a massive workload — he’s top 10 at running back in both snaps and touches — which keeps him locked into the RB2 mix. He will need to be downgraded against a New England defense allowing the fewest fantasy points to running backs this week, but Mixon is not a must-bench with 20 touches likely on the table.
David Njoku returned from injured reserve on Sunday, but was limited to only 38% of the offensive snaps. Stephen Carlson played 73% and Ricky Seals-Jones 19% with Demetrius Harris sidelined. Njoku was targeted three times and produced one catch for 4 yards. The third-year tight end produced a solid 4-37-1 receiving line in his only full game this season back in Week 1, but he won’t be a reliable TE1 until he returns to an every-down role. Consider him a high-risk/high-reward lottery ticket against the Cardinals’ league-worst defense against tight ends this week.
Michael Gallup put up a strong 6-109-0 receiving line on 10 targets against Chicago in Week 14. The big night brings the second-year receiver to five top-30 fantasy weeks this season. Gallup has shown a solid floor thanks to a generous 22% target share. He’s averaging 8.5 targets per game and has handled at least six in 10 of 11 games. Gallup remains a viable WR3 and should benefit from Jalen Ramsey shadowing Amari Cooper in Week 15.
Drew Lock completed 22 of 27 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns, adding 15 yards with his legs in a shocking upset at Houston on Sunday. Though he tossed a pair of early touchdowns to Courtland Sutton, Lock posted an ugly 4.8 yards per attempt in his NFL debut in Week 13, so Sunday’s performance was a much-needed step in the right direction. Denver heads to Kansas City on Sunday and, while Lock isn’t yet safe enough to consider starting, the likes of Sutton, Phillip Lindsay and perhaps Noah Fant are viable fantasy options.
With T.J. Hockenson on injured reserve, Logan Thomas played 58% of the snaps, Jesse James 52% and Isaac Nauta 9% in Sunday’s loss at Minnesota. Thomas caught two of four targets for 24 yards, James hauled in one of two targets for 23 yards and Nauta added 3 yards on his only target. Even if Matthew Stafford returns, this underwhelming committee is well off the fantasy radar, even in two-tight end leagues.
Despite a strong matchup at home against a struggling Washington team, Aaron Rodgers was held to 195 yards and one touchdown on Sunday. Rodgers tossed four touchdowns against the Giants in Week 13, but has combined for three touchdowns while averaging 173.3 passing yards during his other four games since Week 9. Rodgers sits eighth at quarterback in fantasy points, but has been extremely boom/bust with four weekly finishes better than fourth, but also eight finishes of 19th or worse. Rodgers is best left on benches this week against a Chicago defense that has allowed the fifth-fewest fantasy points to quarterbacks.
With Will Fuller V sidelined on Sunday, Keke Coutee saw his highest target total (eight) since last season’s wild-card playoff game. The second-year slot receiver converted the usage into five catches for 68 yards. Despite the decent day, Coutee has yet to produce a weekly fantasy finish better than 30th this season, failing to reach 12 fantasy points in a single game. Coutee figures to revert to the bench once Fuller is back in the lineup with DeAndre Hopkins and Kenny Stills. Coutee should be on rosters only in dynasty leagues.
Parris Campbell returned from injury on Sunday, but was limited to 51% of the offensive snaps before going down with a broken foot that will cost him the rest of the season. The rest of the Colts’ wide receiver snap shares were as follows: 100% for Zach Pascal, 88% for Marcus Johnson, 22% for Ashton Dulin and 10% for Chad Williams. Johnson and Pascal each reached seven targets and are the only viable flex options in deeper leagues. Campbell, meanwhile, sees an underwhelming rookie campaign that included only one weekly fantasy finish better than 57th come to an end. He’ll be a 2020 sleeper as a potential second-year breakout player.
DJ Chark caught nine of 10 targets for 75 yards during Sunday’s blowout loss to the Chargers. It was a nice bounce-back day from a player who had failed to reach 48 yards or score a touchdown during his previous two games. Chark has now reached 16 fantasy points in seven of 13 games this season and is fantasy’s No. 8 scoring wide receiver. Armed with a 22% target share (8.1 per game) and with Gardner Minshew back under center, Chark remains a fine WR2 play. Assuming he recovers from his left foot injury, Chark should obviously be fired up against Oakland’s struggling defense this week.
Spencer Ware made his 2019 debut with the Chiefs on Sunday and the veteran back shockingly paced Kansas City backs in snaps (28 of a possible 70). LeSean McCoy played 22 and Darwin Thompson handled 18. Ware was not effective, totaling 2 yards on six touches. McCoy managed 44 yards on 12 touches and Thompson racked up 33 yards on eight touches. This backfield has become a major headache and Damien Williams could be back in the fold as early as Week 15. None of these backs are safe enough to start against Denver in Week 15 and can be dropped in most formats.
The Chargers put up a season-high 45 points on Sunday and the offense was led by yet another elite performance by Austin Ekeler. Despite splitting 56 backfield snaps right down the middle with Melvin Gordon, Ekeler put up 101 yards on eight carries and 112 yards and one touchdown on five targets. Gordon was good in his own right with 84 yards and a score on 17 touches. Ekeler has now produced at least 16.7 fantasy points in three consecutive games despite working behind Gordon. In fact, Ekeler now sits seventh at running back in fantasy points since Gordon’s return in Week 5 (Gordon is 13th during the same span). As has been the case for a while now, both backs belong in weekly lineups.
The Rams crushed the Seahawks on Sunday night and did so despite Cooper Kupp playing a much lesser role. Los Angeles’ slot receiver was on the field for only 19 (or 28%) of the 66 offensive snaps. That’s a career low, which is saying something considering it includes games he left injured. Kupp entered Week 14 having been on the field for 86% of the offensive snaps this season, including 87% of pass plays. Kupp still managed a decent fantasy day, catching all four of his targets for 45 yards and one touchdown, but the massive dip in usage is concerning going forward. Robert Woods has emerged as the Rams’ No. 1 target and now easily the best play among the team’s pass-catchers. The game script figures to dictate more passing at Dallas this week, so Kupp is a candidate for more playing time, but he’s now best viewed as a borderline WR3 or flex.
DeVante Parker made it 17 snaps and Albert Wilson 15 snaps before leaving with injuries during Sunday’s loss at the Jets. The injuries led to expanded roles for Isaiah Ford (75% snap share) and Mack Hollins (14%) behind Allen Hurns (78%), though Miami also leaned more heavily on multiple-tight end sets. Ford had what was easily a career day with a 6-92-0 receiving line on nine targets. The 2017 seventh-round pick entered the game with two receptions for 9 yards on seven career targets. Even if Parker and Wilson miss time, Ford will not be a reliable flex option in Week 15, even against a weak Giants secondary. Hurns would be your best dart throw after he reached six targets for the third time in four games on Sunday.
A shoulder injury cut Dalvin Cook‘s Week 13 short, but the young back was busy in his return to action on Sunday with 75 yards and one touchdown on 20 touches. With Minnesota nursing a double-digit lead throughout the game, Cook was limited to 46% of the snaps, which allowed Alexander Mattison 16 touches himself. Cook has finished only one of his past five outings as a top-12 fantasy back, but he also has finished a week worse than 16th only twice this season. Cook is, of course, a strong RB1 against the Chargers in Week 15.
Sony Michel played nine snaps and was limited to 9 yards on six carries against the Chiefs on Sunday. James White, meanwhile, played 37 snaps, with Rex Burkhead playing 18 and Brandon Bolden one. Michel was a top-20 fantasy running back and had found the end zone six times during Weeks 1-7, but he hasn’t cleared 8.5 fantasy points in a game or found the end zone in six games since. A nonfactor as a receiver (10 receptions in 12 games), Michel requires heavy rushing volume and touchdowns in order to produce RB2 numbers. He’s not getting it right now and shouldn’t be close to lineups.
Alvin Kamara played 76% of the snaps on Sunday in a game that saw the Saints score 46 points. And yet Kamara was still a major disappointment in fantasy. Kamara was held to 25 yards on 13 carries and 18 yards on six targets. Kamara has now gone eight consecutive games without a touchdown, though Sunday’s 8.3 fantasy points were his fewest since he had 7.0 back in Week 2 and his second fewest since Week 5 of the 2018 season. Kamara entered Week 14 averaging 18.0 fantasy points per game and remains the clear feature back in New Orleans’ high-scoring offense. Keep him locked into lineups.
Darius Slayton hauled in five of seven targets for 154 yards and a pair of touchdowns against the Eagles’ embarrassing perimeter corner defense on Monday Night Football. It was Slayton’s second-biggest fantasy performance of his career, which is saying something, considering it was only his 11th professional game. Slayton has now scored exactly two touchdowns in three games, all of which have come since Week 8. The flip side is that he’s posted receiving lines of 3-32-0, 2-28-0, 1-6-0, 4-67-0 and 6-44-0 in the other five games during his past eight outings. Slayton trailed both Sterling Shepard and Golden Tate in snaps on Monday but has now handled seven-plus targets in four-consecutive games and very well could be emerging into New York’s No. 1 wide receiver. Fantasy’s No. 23-scoring wide receiver since his debut in Week 3, Slayton should be in lineups against the Dolphins this week.
Le’Veon Bell missed Sunday’s game with an illness. Bilal Powell was the feature back in his place, posting a 19-74-0 rushing line and adding 14 yards on three targets while playing 80% of the snaps. Ty Montgomery played 32% of the snaps and racked up 61 yards on 12 touches. Bell is a good bet to return in Week 15, but if he remains sidelined, Powell should be considered a flex option in a tough matchup against a Ravens defense allowing the sixth-fewest fantasy points to running backs.
Josh Jacobs was sidelined with a shoulder injury on Sunday, which left Oakland with a DeAndre Washington/Jalen Richard backfield committee. Washington had the bigger day, playing 63% of the snaps, which helped him to 53 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries, as well as six receptions for 43 yards on seven targets. Richard put up 28 yards on seven carries and 18 yards on three targets. It’s very possible Jacobs will miss additional time, so Sunday reinforced that Washington is the primary handcuff here. He’s worth an add on waivers, whereas Richard should be considered only in very deep PPR leagues. Oakland backs will be upgraded big-time this week against a Jacksonville defense that was annihilated by Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler this past week and has allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to the position this season.
Boston Scott enjoyed a career night on Monday Night Football, rushing for 59 yards and one touchdown on 10 carries and catching all six of his targets for 69 yards. Scott played 37 offensive snaps, which matched his career total entering the game. The strong performance should lead to more work for the 2018 sixth-round pick, but Miles Sanders and Jordan Howard (who appears close to a return) remain ahead of him on the depth chart. Scott should be rostered in deeper dynasty leagues but is no more than an end-of-bench option in season-long leagues.
Diontae Johnson caught six of eight targets for 60 yards and one touchdown in Arizona on Sunday. He also returned a punt for a touchdown. The rookie was on the field for 68% of the snaps and doubled the next closest Steelers player in targets (James Washington had four). The big day from Johnson wasn’t completely unexpected considering he entered the game with five-plus targets in four straight games and against Arizona’s struggling pass defense, but that doesn’t mean the production is sustainable. Johnson also entered the week with no more than three catches, 29 yards or 5.9 fantasy points during his previous three games. Johnson has posted double-digit fantasy points during one of his past five and two of his past eight games. Pittsburgh is leaning on its defense and a run-heavy offense under Devlin Hodges, which makes its wide receivers extremely risky plays. Johnson and Washington belong on benches this week against a terrific Bills pass defense that has allowed only seven touchdowns to wide receivers this season.
The headache that is the 49ers’ backfield reared its ugly head again in Week 14. Raheem Mostert picked up where he left off in Week 13 with 69 yards on 10 carries, 40 yards on two targets and a pair of touchdowns while playing 60% of the snaps. Matt Breida played 19% of the snaps in his return from injury and ran for 54 yards on six carries, adding 4 yards on his lone target. The biggest surprise was Tevin Coleman being limited to three carries for 6 yards on 16% of the snaps. Kyle Shanahan’s hot hand approach makes anyone in this backfield hard to trust, but Mostert is currently your best flex option of the group.
Rashaad Penny went down with an injury on his first snap of Sunday’s game and is expected to miss the rest of the season. With Penny sidelined, Chris Carson returned to workhorse duties, playing 50 of 62 possible snaps. Carson carried the ball 15 times, ran a route on 26 of the team’s 41 pass plays and was targeted four times. C.J. Prosise (one carry and no targets on nine snaps) and rookie Travis Homer (zero snaps) were relative nonfactors. Carson is set up for 20-plus touches this week against a Panthers defense that has allowed the most touchdowns (24) and fantasy points (390) to running backs this season. He’s a candidate for one of his best games of the season.
O.J. Howard caught four passes for 73 yards on five targets against the Colts on Sunday. After reaching 60 receiving yards once during his first eight games this season, Howard has hit the mark in back-to-back outings. He reached five targets in both games after doing so twice during Weeks 1-12. Howard has found the end zone only once this season and is far from a sure bet to continue his recent surge in production. That said, he’s a much more attractive streaming option with Mike Evans expected to miss at least one week, if not the rest of the season. Howard is still best viewed as a TE2 most weeks and on deck is a matchup against a Lions defense that has been good against tight ends this season.
A.J. Brown caught five of seven targets for 153 yards and two touchdowns against Oakland’s weak pass defense on Sunday. Brown’s boom/bust rookie season continues, as he has reached 24 fantasy points in three different games, but has 12 or fewer during his other nine outings. In fact, Brown’s past five games have produced fantasy point totals of 12, 3, 24, 8 and 32, respectively. Brown looks legit and has emerged as Ryan Tannehill‘s top target, but he also has fallen short of six targets during four of his past six games. Brown obviously has big upside, but the floor is low enough that he’s not a must-start every week. That being said, he does get an upgrade to WR3 territory with a Houston defense on deck that has allowed three-plus passing touchdowns in seven of its past nine games and that was lit up by Drew Lock on Sunday.
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Located in Brgy. Ambatali in Ramon, Isabela, it is the first hydro power plant constructed by the company since the acquisition of the 380-MW Magat hydroelectric power plant in 2007.
SN Aboitiz Power-Magat Inc. (SNAP-Magat) has invested P2.15 billion for the newly inaugurated power plant that took two years to build.
The plant consists of two Kaplan generator units with a nameplate capacity of 4.25 MW each. The units were commissioned on October 24 and November 6, 2017, respectively.
“Maris is special not only because it is the first power plant constructed by SNAP, this project is also especially meaningful because this project is wholly SNAP,” SNAP president and CEO Joseph Yu said during the ceremonial switch-on.
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All of the female characters suffer through it on at least one occasion. When Cunegonde describes the attack on her family’s castle and her subsequent rape she states that it is “the customary way of doing things.” (23) The narrator describes another violent scene: “Girls who had been disemboweled after having sated the natural needs of some of the heroes were breathing their last.” (9) The rape of women is viewed as “natural” and the rapists are “heroes” of the story. This perspective highlights how little power women possessed at that time. The characters in Candide seem to accept the rape as an unfortunate, but common occurrence. Paquette is the only woman who seems to view her situation with any sort of bitterness.
Which in turn she would use to her own advantage to get what she wanted out of them. Also, using her own body and sexual accounts to her own use. Which was pretty monstrous of a thing to do for a woman in this time period. Although Chaucer portrayed women of this time to be evil, unfaithful creatures most may say the wife of bath display’s all of those
More specifically, the Leibnizian Optimism way of thinking. This is the same philosophy that Candide and Dr. Pangloss preach. The notion that all events good or bad are all part of God's grand plan is an absurd concept to accept. Voltaire takes this idea to the absolute extremes in his novella. He makes the optimists Candide and Dr. Pangloss experience torture, unjust executions, rapes, robberies, and violent acts of nature.
These women did not conform to the traditional role of the wife and mother. Femme fatales are usually destroyed in the end, either by being killed or being domesticated, as though they are being punished thinking they can compete with men. Male dominance is always restored by the end of the film. In established film noir, the new economic, social, and sexual freedom that women experienced during the war years as they joined the workplace was quite unsettling to many American men. This fear of strong, independent women and the need to show the danger of this independence was shown, whether consciously or not, in most film noir.
The Victorian Era is known for a pious, sexless society where women were considered inferior. While strides have been taken, there is still an inherent bias against sexually liberated women. This shame is still relevant to society today because of its abuse by those in power. Day by day, political scandals involving sexual assault and rape are being revealed on the news. This is only indicative of the willingness of the elite to abuse those working under them- especially young naive women.
Voltaire uses satire, irony and extreme exaggerations to poke fun at many aspects; such as optimism, religion, corruption, and social structures within Europe. Candide begins to realize that life is not always as it seems. The most prevalent use of satire is demonstrated by Pangloss, the optimist. His philosophy is that they are living “the best of all possible worlds” and that everything happens for a reason. Candide and his tutor are a perfect example of blissful ignorance.
She was told and shown, so often, how vile it was that she finally believed it; he made her believe it. An ordinary, beautiful, admired woman was dispossessed of her own self-worth by the man whom she was married to. He abused her into hating her birthmark. Georgiana would of not died on that day if Aylmer had not caused her to hate something she once appreciated about
Phaedra and Medea The women of Euripides are sympathetic victims of the patriarchy. From the start of both plays it is clear that Phaedra from Hippolytus and Medea from Medea by Euripides are both fated to be victims because their actions, though cruel, are simply reactions to the injustices they have been subject to and occur as a result of the lack of power among women and the subsequent actions of women that can arise from oppression. Both women cause severe pain to their husbands and children in order to preserve themselves. Moreover, Phaedra and Medea are complex and well-developed characters, antithetical to the ideal Greek woman, that utilize their small amount of power in unexpected ways with dramatic consequences. The theme of women being helpless, having little power and being bound to maternal chains is established early on in Hippolytus.
But you’re just like Othello- gullible and violent”. Juliet unlike Desdemona is remade to be able to embrace her sexuality. It is all that Juliet can think about, killing herself for love. This thirst for suicide was so strong the Constance could not help but notice. She starts out as I have mentioned as a shy, meek thing of a woman.
Women are especially perceived as the cause for social order disruption due to their “uncontrolled” sexual habits outside of marriages which can cause diseases. They are also seen as unvirtuous women who had too much freedom. “Attached to the idealized monogamous model of marriage were ideas about sexuality and morality, particularly the restriction of sexual intimacy to one man and one woman who were married for life. Women who “lost their virtue” before marriage were regarded as “utterly destitute of moral principle” (25). Sexuality is controlled by the state though blaming women for having too much freedom.

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Last Update Wed May 4 10:32:00 CDT 2011
Develop community growth (also known as `build-out`) scenarios for several locations along Lake Superior`s North Shore to demonstrate potential effects on natural resources based on existing zoning, a conservation design scenario, and a smart growth scenario. The three locations are; the Lester-Amity watershed, Lakewood Township, and the town of Two Harbors. We have determined the guiding principles and growth amounts for the Conservation Design and Smart Growth scenarios and have chosen example locations within each community to show what each scenario type would look like "on the ground". We have developed our list of indicators to use to compare the scenarios and determined the types of data and calculations needed for each indicator. The data will be generated either by Community Viz or by ArcGIS. The Lakewood Township comprehensive planning group continues to be interested in our project and keeps in touch. We gave a presentation on our approach and progress at the May 1 State of the Coast conference, with many local planning groups in attendance. This project is now complete and a full final report, along with our presentation, have been submitted. We have given a number of presentations on the results of this research.
A build-out scenario creates a map showing changes in land use patterns and development of infrastructure (chiefly roads) that would result from a particular land use plan or set of zoning regulations. Such scenarios are used to help communities visualize the results and potential impact of their land use decisions for some time period in the future. Thus, these scenarios represent possible "futures" for communities and can help them make decisions based on their priorities. These scenarios can also help communities estimate potential impacts of various zoning regulations or growth types to significant environmental and community resources. The goal of this project is to demonstrate how local units of government can better protect north shore aquatic resources by applying a land use planning tool that promotes natural resource protection while still allowing the full amount of community growth that would have been expected.
We have compiled the current zoning ordinances for the four townships, city of Duluth, and town of Two Harbors, and these have been coded into the Community Viz software. Creating the futures scenarios requires accurate projections of growth in each community for the next 50 years. We have refined population projections using census information from all project areas. Finally, we presented a summary of our project's goals and objectives to the NRRI Advisory Board, the Northeast Landscape Association, and at the Watershed Festival, highlighting how the information generated by this project can be used in future planning efforts by north shore communities.
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End Date 12/31/2008


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The pilot courses of the Master’s program in Public Administration (MPA) launched by the European Union funded project “Support for Public Administration Capacity Building in Turkmenistan” more and more involves international experts with interesting lectures. The next session of the pilot courses covered the MPA module “Methods of research in social sciences” presented by the project expert Dr. Annika Jaansoo. The training event was organized in the conference hall of the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan with participation of specialists from different partner institutions.
The aim of the short term online courses on MPA Program is to evaluate the effectiveness of the developed modules and get the expert opinion of the civil servants for prevention of possible difficulties in actual implementation of the program.
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Back last month, I was watching the tube and saw a commercial for these shrimp and lobster raviolis (ready made) from some pre-packaged food stuff giant. Which usually means butter…milk…inedible. So, being the industrious kitchen-y type, I figured I could make them myself, using dairy safe products, and come up with a suitable, tasty, had-to-be-better-than-packaged alternative.
A couple of key tidbits of information here….
1. I make lousy pasta
2. I’ve always made lousy pasta
3. I always think this time I’ll have magically grown some Italian, pasta-making gene and be able to produce Italian grandmother style pasta
4. I never do…
5. My pasta still sucks..yet rest assured, I’ll try it again… be forewarned.
This was no exception. My pasta roller thingy wouldn’t hold onto the counter, so it was slip-sliding all over the place – meaning that I had to man-handle the thing, which only succeeded my hands slipping off the crank, knocking over the flour container, and coating the kitchen in a fine dusting of flour – leaving me to roll out the pasta by hand….
it was uneven, thick, dry (from having to sit while I cleaned up the flour)…bah..
I stuffed them and tossed the bag in the freezer – I’d lost all interest in ravioli for dinner. I’d deal with them later….
Fast forward to this week.
I was digging around in the freezer, checking the magic meat barrel (I’ll get to that later), seeing what I had cooked and stored for late night food stuffs, seeing what I needed to buy….when I came across the bag of lobster / shrimp dumplings. I was never going to cook them so I needed to either:
a). throw them out – or -, b). figure out something to do with them… $7.99 a pound for lobster was just too much to toss.
I retrieved the lumpy bits and decided to deconstruct them into something else… Lobster Gnocchi.
Man! I don’t usually get excited about reworked food, but these turned out better than great…they were amazing!
I’m giving you the recipe for making them from scratch. I don’t really expect anyone to have lumpy lobster dumplings hanging out in the fridge. (But in case you do…. drop off all the “pasta” ingredients and just use your own leftover pasta)
Lobster Gnocchi with a Lemon / Caper tomato Sauce
2 Large Baking Potatoes
1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
1 Cup Semolina Flour
2 large eggs
1/3 Cup Tofutti(c) Cream Cheese Substitute
2 Small Lobster Tails (the frozen type)
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
3/4 Teaspoon Pepper
1 Can Petite Diced Tomatoes – Drained
1 Shallot – Minced
1 Tablespoon Lemon Zest
1 Teaspoon Capers
4 Tablespoons Olive Oil
2 Tablespoons butter substitute
Salt and Pepper to taste
Chopped Parsley or Basil for Garnish
1 Stand Mixer
1 Dutch Oven
2 medium Sauce Pans
For the Gnocchi –
- Wash potatoes and wrap in aluminum foil.Bake at 400° for 1 hour or until tender.
- (…that’s what I would say if I were afraid of the microwave… actually, wrap the potatoes in plastic wrap and pop in the microwave on high for 15 minutes. After the time is up, let them sit in the microwave for another 5 minutes with it off, then continue with the next step)
- Peel potatoes, discard the skins and mash the pulp with a fork – set aside to cool
- Cook and mince the lobster
- Add the pulp, both flours, eggs, Tofutti, 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese, lobster, salt and pepper to the mixer and mix on medium speed to combine.
- Remove from the stand mixer, cover and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface.(The dough will be very tender)
- Divide dough into 8 equal portions, and coat each portion with flour.
- Knead portions with well-floured hands until smooth and no longer sticks to your hands
- Roll each portion into 3/4-inch diameter ropes
- Cut each rope into 3/4-inch lengths
- Using a gnocchi board, roll each piece off and drop onto a baking sheet
- (if you don’t have a gnocchi board – I don’t, actually – use the back side of a dinner fork and roll each dough pillow down the tines to create the ridges around the pillow)
- Bring 3 quarts of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat in a large Dutch oven.
- Drop dough pieces, 10 to 12 at a time, into the water and cook 2 to 3 minutes or until gnocchi rises to the top.(Do not walk away from them while they are cooking)
- Lift out the gnocchi with a strainer and drop into a bowl to hold them (Stir the bowl every now and then to keep the little bundles of goodness from sticking together)
For the Sauce –
- On medium high heat, add 2 tablespoons oil to the sauce pan
- When hot, add the shallots and saute until tender (about 2 minutes)
- Add the tomatoes, salt and pepper, reduce the heat to medium – cover and cook for 5 minutes
- Add the lemon zest and capers, stir to combine
- Cover and remove from the heat.
- Bring a sauce pan to medium high heat with the remaining oil and 2 tablespoons butter
- Add the gnocchi and cook for 3 minutes – (nudge them around, turning them, so they will brown slightly on all sides)
- Serve them up with a good ladle of the sauce on top
- Shave a little extra Parmesan and sprinkle with the parsley or basil

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I decided I have time this evening to bake another “gifting loaf.” This time it will be Fresh dill bread with onions and cream cheese. I have started growing my own herbs on the back porch and thought this would be a good opportunity to harvest my dill. I am really looking forward to the smell of this one, it is bound to be incredible.
I have also decided to mix and knead this in the machine, but I will bake it in 2 loaf pans in the oven.
Into the bread machine pan, I placed: 3/4 cup water, 1 large egg, 5 ounces of cream cheese, 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, 4 1/3 cups bread flour, 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon gluten, 1/2 cup finely chopped yellow onion, 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, 1 tablespoon dried dill (I didn’t have enough on my plant for 6 whole tablespoons of fresh,) 2 teaspoons salt and 2 1/2 teaspoons SAF yeast. Because this one will be oven-baked, I set the machine for the dough cycle and let it go. The author notes that the onion is added at the beginning of the cycle so that the “action of the mixing and kneading makes the pieces smaller and distributes them throughout the dough.”
(I will note now that the dough was looking really stiff, so I added another tablespoon of water. This may work fine, or I may have shot myself in the foot.) I think it will be alright.
The dough cycle has finished. I am making two different sized loaves. After greasing my loaf pans, I shaped the dough, covered the pans and set a timer for 1 hour. In the original recipe, Ms. Hensperger states that this is a slow rising dough, so while the standard final rise usually takes about an hour, I figure this may take a little longer. I will check it at 1 hour, and add on more rising time if necessary.
After the first hour, both loaves had risen well, but I decided to give them another 15 minutes and let the oven preheat to 375 degrees. Once the oven was up to temperature, I put the larger loaf in to bake for 10 minutes. While that was getting started, I kept the smaller loaf covered so it would stay nice and warm, and continue to rise. After the time was up put the smaller loaf in with the larger and reset my timer for 20 minutes.
They really do smell incredible and you can see the bits of dill and onion on the surface of the bread.
My freezer is nearly full of bread now. I should hold off baking any more “gift” loaves until I see my friends next weekend.
I sent one of these loaves with my sister, Becky and another with my friend, Nancy. Becky hasn’t tried her’s yet, but here is what Nancy had to say,
“The dill cream cheese we had toasted with butter like a garlic bread, was delicious”


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The majestic effect of natural stone on residential homes simply can’t be overstated. There is probably no other cladding material in use today that so powerfully summons up images of permanence, value, integrity and natural beauty. Resonant with historical overtones – think medieval castles, French countryside villas and colonial field stone farmhouses – yet versatile enough to fit in with the most contemporary and transitional of architecture, stone can be used to spectacular effect to accent chimneys, cover exposed foundations and add grandeur to exterior walls.
However, the prohibitive cost of transporting and installing stone – not to mention the material’s considerable weight, which can stress walls – has placed it out of reach for many homeowners.
Veneers: Elegant Look, Lower Cost
Thanks to recent advances in technology, stone veneers can be added to your home’s exterior for a fraction of the cost of conventional full stone. These veneers are available in both natural stone and “cast” stone; the latter, also referred to as molded stone, faux stone, architectural stone and manufactured stone, is composed of a mixture of cement, aggregate and iron oxide pigments. Cast stone veneers can be purchased as individual “stones” or in pre-designed panels.
Increasingly authentic-looking, these cement-based cast stones,may feature striations, swirls, infused colors and other natural accents that allow them to rival the natural, organic beauty of the real thing.
Of course, natural stone – stone that has been quarried – adds a protective element to your house that stone veneers can’t duplicate. However, when it comes to enhancing the appearance of your home, durable cast stone veneers can perform nearly as well, and have the advantage of being much cheaper to purchase and install.
Like natural stone, both natural stone veneers and cast stone veneers can add considerably to the value of your home.
In order to protect the veneer from seeping moisture, a tar paper, asphalt felt paper or other weather-resistant barrier must first be attached to the exterior wall. This is usually followed by a layer of self-furring galvanized lath, over which a ½ – ¾” scratch coat of mortar is applied. After a 24-hour drying period, the stone is attached and secured with type-S mortar, then grouted by using a grout bag and more mortar.
With conventional grouting, the material in the joints is“raked” to achieve a neat, consistent level and appearance. In a technique known as over-grouting, mortar is allowed to protrude past the level of the stones for a more irregular, rustic and handcrafted look. With “dry stacking,” no mortar is required; the stones are precisely stacked, in the manner of interlocking puzzle pieces.
Unless you have considerable masonry or tile-laying experience, most experts recommend leaving exterior stone veneer installation to the professionals.
Figuring the Cost
Stone veneers come in two pricing units: corners and flat pieces. To estimate the cost, you will need to add the expected price of your corner pieces – figured in linear feet – to the expected cost of your flat pieces, which are normally figured in square feet.
Figure the height of all your corners, factoring in an additional fifteen percent for improper cuts or breakage, and multiply that total by your price for linear foot. Then, figure the dimension of all walls you need to cover, remembering to exclude areas taken up by doors and windows. Add on an additional 15 percent for wastage, then multiply that amount by the cost per square foot.
Adding the linear and square foot costs together should give you your total cost.
Of course, the amount of mortar you plan to use between stones will affect the number of stones you should order. Most stone is packaged and sold assuming that you will use a ½-inch mortar joint; if you or your contractors plan to have larger joints, or to overgrout, you will need less stone.By the same token, planning to use the dry stack method means you will require more stones.
Caring For Your Stone Veneers
The routine care and maintenance of stone veneers is fairly simple; regular rinsing with a hose is usually all that is necessary. To remove efflorescence — the crystalline deposits of dried salts that occasionally form in response to moisture — it is permissible to use a mixture of 5 parts water to 1 part white vinegar, applied with a bristle brush. Avoid the use of harsh acidic cleaners and power washers.
There is nothing like the look of proud columns or imposing walls of stone to make you feel as if you are truly living in a modern-day castle. With proper care, your stone veneers should last for the lifetime of your home, making you the lord, or lady, of your manor for many years to come. Enjoy!
About the Author:
Molly Hilton is the owner of Renaissance Painters in Toronto and has devoted more than 30 years to home renovation, painting, and custom home building. Her unique design concepts bring homes to life with colours and unique pieces that are artfully placed to draw attention to the most powerful and distinctive features of a home.


In June, Emma Stone (The Help, the upcoming The Amazing Spider-Man) decided to pass on the lead role of Elizabeth Bennett in Liongate's adaptation of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, but was hardly the only name associated with the role. Prior to Stone, the studio reportedly "flirted" with actresses Mia Wasikowska and Anne Hathaway without much results, while Scarlett Johansson was rumored for the part last year after Natalie Portman dropped out.
Recently, reports have revealed that Gossip Girl actress Blake Lively was offered the role and, after a few weeks of contemplation, it looks like Lively will put starring in summer box office bomb Green Lantern behind her as she takes on an exciting, high-profile role with a built-in fanba...wait, nope, she didn't take it, either. Didn't expect that. Variety writer Justin Kroll revealed the news on his Twitter.
Wilde in formula one biopic; Schwarzenegger gets company >> Posted 10.06.11 by Ryan
Casting update, news broke a couple weeks back that Blake Lively was offered lead in PRIDE PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES. She has officially passed


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Website development involves several steps to ensure the correct operation of the final product and is free from errors. The tests are carried out throughout the programming life cycle to verify the quality of the individual functions, as well as the overall performance of the application. This can be done during the creation of a consumer product or before the introduction of a new system in an organization. In commercial environments, Website tests help identifies defects that prevent the consumer from completing the required tasks. Commercial tests include verifying the correct operation of the necessary processes to avoid additional downtime of the system. The creation of an application includes a response cycle in which the requirements are defined, developed as functions, are coded by the development team, defects are verified, sent to the programmer for correction and then evaluated again before to put the system into operation or release the product. A cycle can occur countless times before the final product is considered ready to use. Programmers need reliable tools to manage the many tasks assigned to them when they work on projects of various sizes. A lost problem can affect all the functionality of a system or program. Tracking tools offer a simple method to manage the responsibilities of developers, testers and engineers.
Task tracking Website: a vital tool for developing applications or systems
The 먹튀 tests verify compliance, verify appropriate functionality and help the organization determine if the features will remain unchanged during installation. The process occurs at different times throughout the entire development process, even at the end of large stages and when a particular function requires further evaluation. In most programming scenarios, most tests are performed after defining the requirements and coding. It was at this time that engineers or support specialists repeatedly reviewed each function, trying to find defects or missing functions. Any item found is pointed to the manual, which then assigns the problem to an individual or development team for correction. Task tracking Website can be used to determine initial development responsibilities, track coding requirements or to manage problem resolution throughout the development cycle.
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The active ingestion of xylem sap by aphids is hypothesised to be an important mechanism for rehydration. When starved bird cherry-oat aphids (Rhopalosiphum padi) were allowed to feed on wheat (Triticum aestivum) treated with a sublethal dose of the xylem-mobile neonicotinoid thiamethoxam, analysis of feeding behaviours using the electrical penetration graph revealed a reduction in xylem feeding that was reversed on removal of the toxin. To test the importance of xylem-feeding behaviour as a rehydration mechanism, the effects of the sublethal dose of thiamethoxam on aphid water content, honeydew excretion, growth and fecundity were investigated. Body water contents of starved R. padi feeding on wheat treated with thiamethoxam were significantly reduced compared to aphids feeding on wheat treated with distilled water (74.5+/-0.23 and 75.6+/-0.18%, respectively). In addition, the sublethal dose of thiamethoxam had detrimental effects on aphid performance. At reproductive maturity, aphids that had been born on wheat treated with thiamethoxam were significantly smaller (as measured by body plan area; 1.07+/-0.03mm(2)), lighter (0.31+/-0.04mg) and less fecund (2.85+/-0.36nymphs/day) than aphids born on wheat treated with distilled water (1.87+/-0.02mm(2), 0.72+/-0.03mg, 11.28+/-0.58nymphs/day, respectively). Regardless of whether the observed impairment of xylem feeding is due to a neurotoxic or an antifeedant effect, these results have important implications for commercial crop protection as the behaviour-modifying effects of the sublethal dose of thiamethoxam may change the efficacy of this pesticide throughout the growing season.
- Xylem feeding
- Electrical penetration graph (EPG)

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Host Jonathan Zarov interviews guest Jen Rubin, Coproducer of The Moth: True Stories Told Live which begins its run in Madison on February 15, 2016 at The High Noon Saloon. The Moth currently runs slams in 25 cities.
Jen is a former New Yorker living in Madison for the past twenty years. An obsessive maker of mixed tapes, and perhaps the best challah baker in Madison, she has worked for social change throughout her career. She likes to tell and hear stories.
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The Immigrant Rights Project (IRP) is a one-semester, six-credit clinical education program in which law students represent non-citizens in immigration matters. Clients include persons seeking asylum in the United States as a result of persecution or fear of persecution in their home countries, as well as non-citizen victims of domestic violence and other crimes, unaccompanied non-citizen minors, or other non-citizens subject to removal and immigration detention.
Representation may occur in adversarial administrative hearings before immigration judges; in non-adversarial agency interviews; in appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals; or, as necessary, in appeals to the federal courts. This clinic is offered in both the fall and spring semesters.
The IRP provides a combination of practical legal experience, theory, intensive training, and supervision not available in most traditional law school courses or legal jobs. The clinic also provides opportunities to engage in action, collaboration, reflection, and service that are immensely rewarding and frequently inspiring. It is also a cross-cultural experience. Students learn a great deal about their client’s country and face the challenges and rewards of overcoming the barriers to understanding posed by differences of language and culture.
Structure of the Clinic
Client work is central to a student’s clinic experience. Students in the Immigrant Rights Project assume primary responsibility for client representation. Students work together on cases in teams of two. The tasks that students may perform in a case include client interviewing; fact investigation; preparing clients’ applications for relief; developing corroborating evidence; preparing the testimony of witnesses, including experts; and representing a client at an immigration interview or a removal hearing in Immigration Court. Students typically spend a minimum of 18-20 hours a week working on their clients’ cases.
Case Team Meetings
Each student team meets regularly with clinic Professor McCormick for an in-depth discussion of the casework. These meetings are used to help students recognize, analyze and resolve the multitude of strategic, tactical, ethical and interpersonal issues that arise in representing clients. Clinic students and faculty, together with clients and witnesses, also participate in “moots” to prepare for each immigration interview or hearing.
The IRP seminar meets once a week, for two hours. Classes are used for a variety of purposes. Early in the semester, classes are used to survey the substantive law involved in clinic cases. Other classes are devoted to teaching essential lawyering skills that students will use in their casework; many of these classes involve role-playing exercises or workshops based on students’ actual cases. Class time is also used for “case rounds,” in which students share and learn from each other’s experiences. Guest speakers, including immigration judges and domestic violence experts, may be invited to selected classes.
In the Media
- Oklahoma Policy Institute Blog — Professor McCormick talks about next steps for children at Fort Sill
- Public Radio Tulsa — Professor McCormick presents at 2014 Oklahoma Summer Policy Institute on immigration reform
- Tulsa World — TU law students may work with undocumented youth at Fort Sill
- KJRH Channel 2 — IRP to assist children at Fort
TU Law students assist detained families at Karnes County Residential Center
TU Law Immigrant Rights Project students spent Spring Break 2015 assisting families detained at Karnes County Residential Center near San Antonio, Texas. Read complete story
Marlina Rogers (JD ’15) shares her experience at Karnes County Residential Center
Rogers, a former Immigrant Rights Project student is featured in this Raices video seeking volunteers to help immigrant women and children detained in south Texas detention centers.

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I was wondering do any of you out there in bird land have one of these birds as a pet? I am quite keen to have one as a pet but want to know all the pros and cons of having one but can't seem to find anyione with anything posotive to say about them! I know they can he loud demanding co-dependent on their primary caregiver and with some induviduals agressive but what about the good side of them? Australia Zoo reckon they make great pets and one person replied to my post on another forum and said they are great birds but I want to even up all the bad stories with some good stories to a 50/50 ratio so I can make a more informed decision I know they don't really mix with any other species so if I get one my Rainbow Lorikeet and Coackatiel will be locked safely in their cages. I have a cage 91cm high 51cm deep and 80cms long(That I originally bought for my rats) coming from eBay and from what I've read on Google a cage of this dimension is approprate for a SCC.
So to all you cocky owners out there. Tell me about your squarkers tell me why they have you wrapped around their crest and why you decided on a bird of their species..
Thanks in advance!
BTW feel free to add me to your hotmail contacts list. I'm on MSN instant messaging and am online every night
Cocky is the nickname Aussies give most of the cockatoos. It's nothing pornographic! It's a shortening of the word 'Cockatoo' a bit lke a prson called Ann Marie might have their name shortened to 'Annie'
Anyway if there aren any cocky owners out there please tell me your stories!
I have just recently aquired a SCC myself.. He is adorable to say the least and I am having a ball with him.. The only problem we are having is he goes psycho and bites when we try to put him away for the night.. Just tonight he bit straight through my hubby's ear.. Needless to say Woody was PROMTLY put back in his avairy..lol..
This is second hand info at best as I don't have one either, but I have seen problem birds on tv where the birds have adopted as you say the primary care giver as their mate. As a result they have become territorial around that person and attacked other family members for coming too close to their mate.
I know African Grey parrots have the IQ of a 3 year old child so if these guys are as clever maybe if you have a hand reared one and train it well maybe the porblems are less. Never had anything bigger than a budgie so this truely isn't the voice of experience. Definately best to wait till you have ALL the info about them before you buy, they live for YEARS so include plans for what would happen to the bird if the bird were to out live you. Would other family members take it on in your absence. Good for you to get your facts together first, wish more people did the same then there would be less unfortunate birds screwed up by ignorant handling.

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On January 6, 2021, a mob, incited by outgoing US President Donald Trump, stormed the US Capitol building, in an attempt to halt the in-session congressional certification of the 2020 election results. Within the mob, as scholar Gabriel Rockhill points out, were many current members of the military and police. Some of the leaders of the organizations involved, such as Proud Boys' Enrique Tarrio and Joseph Biggs, had direct ties to US intelligence agencies, having served as FBI informants. Only one fifth of Capitol Police were on duty that day, both unprepared and underequipped, even though the US national security state had advance knowledge of the plot. Capitol Police were seen opening barricades and fraternizing with the mob.
This post was originally published on PopularResistance.Org.

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The unmistakable intense and perfumed scent of talcum powder that for decades has integrated many baby layettes and reminds us of our childhood or our children’s is after all potentially carcinogenic.
The mythical white powder is obtained from a phyllosilicate mineral found in ultrabasic rocks, as is the case with soapstone. It is only after rigorous preparation and testing that the cosmetics industry uses it, but even so, according to scientists and experts, there is a risk of causing degenerative diseases in the lungs and ovaries. At stake is the asbestos that the US authorities, since 1970, have imposed its removal so that it could be marketed as a cosmetic. However, further investigations continue to associate the risk of serious diseases, and although there is no scientific consensus, US courts give reason to the Johnson & Johnson victims. Only in 2017, there were three judgments in which 200 million dollars in damages were decreed. But there are still 13,000 other cases underway against the multinational and its suppliers.
The plaintiffs, who have used Johnson & Johnson’s personal hygiene products for decades, have accused the company of never having uncovered on the packaging of their products that talc could develop ovarian cancer. An accusation that gets even stronger because the company knew of the many studies that had warned about this danger since the 1970s.
Some studies and investigations find no link between the use of talcum powder and ovarian cancer (these are the ones that Johnson & Johnson’s use in defense of their reputation), but others reveal that women who use talcum powder regularly in the genital area have plus a 40 percent chance of getting ovarian cancer, according to Sky News.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, from the World Health Organization (WHO), characterizes talc as a “possibly carcinogenic” substance.
In Portugal, the Ovarian Cancer Study Group states in the Ovarian Cancer Manual that “the use of cosmetic talcum in the perineum, whether in intimate hygiene lotions, in sanitary napkins, condoms or contraceptive diaphragms, has been incriminated as a possible risk factor for ovarian cancer”.
But be careful because talc can also be found in make-up products, in deodorants, wipes or surgical gloves, among others. In the case of powdered gloves, the US Food and Drug Administration has even banned all health care providers for “adverse events”, including severe airway inflammation, hypersensitivity reactions, allergies (including asthma), inflammation and lung damage, granulomas and peritoneal adhesions.
The potential risk for cancer has led the medical class over the years to discourage the use of talcum powder as it is not essential, though many experts claim that since 1970 they have been producing asbestos-free talc (asbestos-like substance). For example, pediatricians have begun to recommend ointments for babies.
However, talcum powder continues to be present in our daily lives, despite the warning risks. It is used in depilation, as oil shampoo, as a make-up fixative, to remove sand from the beach, dry skin, deodorant, help stain, reduce odors. But it is also used in the manufacture of tablets, soaps, chewing gums, to polish the rice grains or to improve the transparency of olive oil, among many other applications. And then there is the application of industrial talc that is used in ceramics, pulp and paper, animal feed (for example for pig concentrates), agriculture through herbicides, fungicides and insecticides, paints and varnishes, plastics, fertilizers, products pharmaceuticals and veterinary, chemical and civil construction, among others.
The foundation of the talc industry is based on three large global blocks (China, India and the USA) accounting for 47.4% of all global production. Only China, the world’s largest producer, accounts for a third of the world’s talc production.
In Europe, the largest applications of talc are made in the plastics and paint factories, which together account for about 50% of total talc consumption.
If you do not want to be subject to the risk associated with talcum powder then the only way to prevent it is to check the ingredients of the products you consume in order not to have a strong exposure and opt for equivalent substitutes. Do not risk your health or the health of your family, because the price to pay may be high.

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