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Syria à la Carte Turkish Invasion Highlights Rapidly Shifting Alliances
One common description of chaos theory holds that the flapping of a butterfly's wings can trigger a tornado. And it could very well be that the theory is the best tool we currently have available to describe the complex situation in Syria . The butterfly wings in this case was the late July decision by the Syrian regime to recruit new tribal militia fighters in a remote northeastern province. The tornado it triggered four weeks later was threefold: the invasion of northern Syria by the Turkish army; the sudden expulsion of Islamic State from the border town of Jarabulus; and the US military suddenly finding itself on both sides of a new front in Syria -- that between the Turks and the Kurds.
"It is 3:30 p.m. and we have almost reached the center of Jarabulus and have suffered almost no casualties. But we only just crossed the border this morning!" Saif Abu Bakr, a defected lieutenant and commander with the rebel group Hamza Division, sounded on Wednesday as though he couldn't believe what had just happened. "We set off with 20 Turkish tanks and 100 Turkish troops from Karkamis" -- the border town in Turkey -- "and headed through the villages west of the city and then on to Jarabulus."
More than two-and-a-half years after Islamic State (IS) conquered the border city, displaying the heads of its adversaries on fence posts in the process, the jihadist tumor was removed in mere hours. Jarabulus was one of the last IS bastions on the Turkish border and the group had long been able to use the border crossing there unchallenged, allowing them to funnel both men and materiel into the parts of Syria under their control. "Almost all of them fled three days ago, except for a few local followers and a couple of foreigners," Umm Chalid, a widow from the city, said of the IS fighters. "All the residents left too. We knew that something would happen."
The invasion in the north is a turning point in the Syrian war, marking the first time that Turkey has become directly involved in the conflict. At the same time, many of the complicated alliances in the region are suddenly shifting, with some allies becoming estranged and some enemies discovering common interests.
Primary Goal
In the days leading up to the Turkish invasion, a bizarre procession could be witnessed traveling along the roads on the Turkish side of the border -- the product of the Turkish army's attack preparations, which involved bringing in rebels belonging to a variety of groups from Idlib and Aleppo in buses and pick-ups. The fighters were mostly from small, Pentagon-supported units, such as the Hamza Division, the Sultan Murad Brigade and the Levante Front. Large and powerful hardcore Islamist groups like the former Nusra Front were not part of the operation.
Once the Turkish tanks had established their position on a hill west of Jarabulus, they began firing on the fragmented IS units in the city. But they also fired on those troops that had likewise been seeking to liberate Jarabulus from IS: the Kurdish-controlled SDF militia, which had advanced on the city from the south. For the Turks, it was a two-fold success: For one, they attacked IS, which Ankara believes was behind the attack last weekend on a wedding in Gaziantep which killed over 50 people. For another, Turkey was able to pursue its primary goal of stopping the advance of the Kurds, who are seeking to establish a contiguous territory stretching across all of northern Syria. That is something Ankara wants to prevent at all costs.
The events are consistent with the pattern that seems to govern the involvement of most powers active in Syria. Each party is fighting its own war: It's Syria à la carte. The Turks are interested in battling the Kurds. The Americans are only interested in defeating Islamic State. The Kurds are seeking to establish their own state. And the Russians are primarily intent on demonstrating to the world that they are once again a global power.
The Turkish army's new invasion partnership with Syrian rebels -- car-sharing included -- is just the latest of the rapidly shifting alliances of convenience used by all to pursue their interests. Taken together, they have transformed this horrific war into a completely unpredictable battlefield. The cards have been reshuffled -- and one of the catalysts was local skirmishes in the remote northeastern province of Hasakah.
Rapid Escalation
But first, a bit of background. For years, a tense alliance of convenience had existed in Hasakah between troops loyal to Syrian ruler Bashar Assad and Kurds with close ties to the PKK, the Kurdish militant group in Turkey. The Kurds have continually founded new PKK offshoots in the region, an alphabet soup of groups including most importantly the YPG (which stands for People's Protection Units in Syria) and, more recently, the SDF, or Syrian Democratic Forces. All the groups share personnel, funding and leadership and the image of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan can be seen everywhere. The YPG did not participate in the uprising against Assad and in exchange, the group was allowed to expand its control in Kurdish areas with Assad's unspoken acquiescence. There have been occasional skirmishes between the YPG and Assad troops, but the conflicts have always been rapidly resolved.
Map: Areas under the Control ...Foto: DER SPIEGEL
Because it is running out of troops, however, Assad's army in July began recruiting a new militia as part of the "National Defense Force" from Sunni tribes in Hasakah -- fighters from the same clans that were involved in earlier plundering and killing of local Kurds when they rose briefly in 2004. The Kurds haven't forgotten and within days, the situation escalated, with the two sides firing on each other and the Kurds conquering almost the entire provincial capital, likewise named Hasakah. Then on August 18, the Syrian air force bombed Kurdish positions in the region for the first time in five years.
The air strikes didn't have much impact on the local fighting, but they completely altered the international balance of power. Though Turkey has long been fighting against Syrian President Assad, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recognized that the Syrian strikes against the Kurds could be useful. As a leading member of Erdogan's Justice and Development Party formulated it in June: "Ultimately, Assad is a killer and tortures his own population. But he doesn't support Kurdish autonomy. We abhor one another, but in this respect, we are pursuing similar policies."
Assad's attack on the Kurds also facilitated rapprochement between the Turkish and Russian governments on the Syrian question. Ankara and Moscow have long been far apart on Syria. Erdogan has been demanding Assad's deposition since 2011 and finances some rebel groups. Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, has preferred to prop up the Assad regime in the hopes of a more orderly transition of power. But the ice age between Erdogan and the West, which has only become colder since the recent putsch attempt in Turkey, has once again made Russia a potential ally for the Turks.
Dropping the Kurds
On the other hand, the Kremlin is no longer making much progress towards its own vision for Syria. The Russian air force, to be sure, has been effective in propping up Assad's rump empire despite ground troops from Iran, Afghanistan and elsewhere doing their best to defeat him. But Bashar Assad has refused to make even the tiniest of concessions. His renewed military strength is entirely the product of Russian support and Moscow's plan was not to dump him, but to present him as an example of their own successful strategy of intervention.
Were Turkey to accept a transition goverment under Assad's leadership, this would be easier to achieve. Assad would never step down on his own, but the Russians would be in a position to swap him out with a favorable general at their convenience. That would clear the way for an international agreement -- with the West likely footing the bill for Syrian reconstruction -- and for Russia's departure from Syria.
Turkish support would make the plan easier to achieve -- and such support appears to be forthcoming: Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said last weekend that Turkey would tolerate an Assad-led transition government. The deal would involve concessions for Turkey in exchange for Ankara's agreement that Assad could remain in power for the time being. Russia, meanwhile, would then drop the Kurds as an ally, a partnership that only came into being last autumn.
In the tactical shifting of alliances in Syria, the Kurds had hoped to be the cleverest player. Now, however, it looks as though they may have risked too much.
To make matters worse for the Kurds, their relations with the US have likewise deteriorated rapidly, despite being Washington's closest ally in the fight against Islamic State. After pushing IS out of its own areas, Kurdish fighters did not, as had been agreed with the US, turn their attentions to the de facto IS capital of Raqqa but opted instead to head in the opposite direction and push IS out of the Arab city of Manbij before heading north to Jarabulus, another predominantly Arab city.
From the Turkish perspective, any further Kurdish advance west of the Euphrates River crosses a red line -- and the Turkish name for the tank operation in northern Syria, Euphrates Shield, indicates as much. The US is likewise uninterested in seeing the Kurds conquer additional Arab cities. "We've put a lid on the Kurds moving north," a US government official told the Wall Street Journal this week, "or at least doing so if they want any support from us, which I think is a fairly significant piece of leverage."
The Turkish operation in Jarabulus also received US air support and US Special Forces are thought to have participated. Furthermore, just hours after the invasion, US Vice President Joe Biden landed in Ankara in an attempt to smooth over tense relations between the two countries. The upshot, though, was that on the ground south of Jarabulus, the sudden change of course very nearly led to two American-supported groups firing on each other.
The recent events mark an unfortunate example of history repeating itself -- of the PKK allowing itself to be used by the Syrian regime only to be dropped at the whim of Damascus. For many years beginning in the 1980s, Assad's father and predecessor Hafez Assad allowed the PKK to maintain a presence in the Syrian-occupied Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. But when Turkish tanks appeared on Syria's northern border in 1998, Hafez turned his back on the Kurds and the PKK had to abandon its Bekaa Valley camps. That marked the beginning of Öcalan's odyssey across the world, which ended with his arrest by Turkish special forces in Kenya.
Now, it looks as though the PKK has once again miscalculated. The group had hoped to take advantage of the US and Russian battle against IS to establish a Kurdish state in northern Syria. And Russia had been happy to use the Kurds to pressure the Turks. Now that Moscow has achieved its goal, though, it looks to be abandoning the PKK.
On Wednesday, Shirwan Darwish, spokesman for the Kurdish military leadership in Manbij, issued a threat to Turkey during a conversation with DER SPIEGEL. "We have established our defensive lines on the Sajur River (west of the Euphrates) and will defend ourselves against anyone who even comes close to this line. It has been drawn with the blood of our martyrs."
Most of the residents who fled Jarabulus, the majority of whom are Arabs, see the situation a bit differently. "If you liberate an area, that doesn't mean that it subsequently belongs to you," says Darwish Chalifa, a local politician. "The majority of the people here are for the Free Syrian Army and against Assad. We hope that our Kurdish brothers understand that and don't begin fighting against us."
The fact that Assad's air strikes targeting the YPG were close to a US Special Forces camp has finally moved the US to prevent all Syrian planes from flying into the region -- "that is extremely positive," says Chalifa.
"As soon as the situation has calmed down, we want to go back home," says Ahmed Abd al-Hossein, a member of the city's former municipal government. "We've been preparing for months and have established a stabilization committee for several villages. First, we intend to evaluate the damage that has been done and then to meet with international aid organizations next week to determine what is needed. The FSA has promised to withdraw, with the exception of one small unit, and then we plan to open up a police station."
Under the Eyes of the Russians
City elections are expected to be held soon. A naive hope maybe, but it at least offers a clear perspective. For the larger protagonists in the region, it isn't yet clear whether they will profit from the recent changes or not.
- Islamic State, which all sides insist is the true enemy, has lost Jarabulus and will quickly be forced to give up its last bastions on the Turkish border
- That will likely mean that the willingness of the Kurds to attack the IS stronghold of Raqqa on behalf of the West has sunk dramatically.
- Syrian rebels are rejoicing over the successful invasion. But a rude awakening could be on the horizon when Turkey turns its back on them so it can join Assad in the battle against the Kurds.
- Turkey has improved its relations with Russia and the US and put a halt to the Kurdish advance. But the conflict may now flare in Turkey. Already, several hundred people have been killed there in recent months in skirmishes between the Turkish military and the PKK.
- Bashar Assad has now added the Kurds to his list of enemies, but Turkey isn't as great of an enemy as it used to be. His fate, though, remains in the hands of Moscow.
- And the US now has the problem of having two allies in Syria who actually would like to shoot at each other.
The Russians would seem to have gained the most, and the Kurds look to be on the opposite end of that spectrum.
The fighting in Hasakah, where it all began, was hastily brought to an end on Tuesday. Emissaries from the government in Damascus and YPG representatives agreed to put a stop to the skirmishes. Furthermore, the only road to Qamishli is to be reopened: Assad's troops still control part of the town in addition to its airport, which is the only airfield in northeastern Syria.
Negotiations for the agreement took place at the Russian air force base at Khmeimim, which has long since become a second center of power for the Assad regime. It is here where the government leads talks with all manner of Syrian groups -- under the close watch of the Russians.


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Comparing Cash Bail and Surety Bonds
There are three bail bond options for defendants in Upper Marlboro. They include posting a cash bond or a surety bond. A cash bond is perhaps the least widely used because it requires that someone post the entire amount of the bail on behalf of the defendant. This is usually a family member, but anyone is allowed to pay bail to have a defendant released. At the conclusion of the case, provided the defendant has abided by all bail conditions, the cash is usually returned to the individual who made the bail payment. A cash bond isn't used very often because bail may be set at thousands of dollars.
The second option is a surety bond, which is the most common way that defendants are released on bail. Obtaining a surety bond involves going to a bail bondsman and making arrangements for the defendant's release. The bail bondsman, perhaps in partnership with an insurance company, assumes responsibility for the bail payment in exchange for a non-refundable percentage of the bail.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Bailing Someone Out of Jail
Getting a phone call from a loved one being held in jail is never an ideal situation, but it is one that many parents, spouses, siblings, and others have faced-sometimes multiple times. If you're willing to bail a loved one out of jail, then a bail bondsman in Upper Marlboro is your best resource. A bail bondsman can walk you through the process step-by-step and answer any questions you might have about posting bail .
Obtain Important Information
This is a crucial step that many people neglect. Often, a person is so flustered by receiving an unexpected call from the local jail that he or she forgets to ask what the amount of the bail is. If your loved one is calling you before the initial hearing, then you will have to wait until after the hearing to find out if he or she will be allowed out on bail and if so, what the amount is. In addition to the amount of the bail, you will need the specific charges your loved one is being held on and you'll need to know exactly where your loved one is being held. If you're a friend of the person who was arrested, you might not necessarily know his or her birth date. Be sure to ask for this information when you speak with him or her.
Call a Bail Bondsman
Once you've written down all of the necessary information, you can call a local bail bondsman. Provide the details of the situation, along with your loved one's full name. The bail bondsman will let you know what your options are. Usually, people opt to use the surety bond option.
Pay a Percentage of the Bail
Obtaining a surety bond requires that you pay a percentage of the bail amount. The bail bondsman will let you know the amount of your payment and your payment options. You can expect to fill out some paperwork.
Go to the Jail Facility
Once you've made arrangements with a bail bondsman, he or she will arrange for your loved one's release as soon as possible. Drive to the jail facility where your loved one is being held; he or she will need a ride home or to a lawyer's office after being released.
What Are Bail Conditions?
After posting bail in Upper Marlboro , it's crucial that defendants take the time to fully understand the conditions of bail bonds. Bail bonds are only issued with the understanding that the defendant must reappear in court when ordered to do so. However, depending on the particular case, there may be other bail conditions that the defendant must abide by.
You can learn about these conditions by watching this video. This expert explains that after posting bail a defendant may be ordered to abide by travel restrictions and have regular check-ins with the bail bondsman. The defendant might also be required to continue employment and take court-ordered classes or treatment programs, such as alcohol and drug treatment classes. Any violations of these bail conditions can result in the defendant's arrest, revocation of bail, and remand into custody.
The Booking and Bond Hearing
After an arrest, a suspect is taken to the local precinct for processing. Processing, which is also known as booking, involves taking the suspect's fingerprints and photographs, recording essential information, and taking an inventory of the suspect's personal belongings. After processing, the defendant can expect to wait in a jail cell for a while before being taken to court for the arraignment. During the arraignment hearing, or initial hearing, the judge reads the charges against the defendant, the defendant enters a "not guilty" or "guilty" plea, and the judge determines whether to release the defendant on bail bonds . If a defendant is released on bail bonds in Upper Marlboro, he or she is given temporary freedom while awaiting the outcome of the case.
It's recommended that defendants be represented at the bail bonds hearing by a criminal defense attorney. An attorney can argue in favor of the defendant's release and may even be able to get the amount of the bail reduced. If the judge decides to set bond, then the defendant may turn to a bail bondsman for help securing his or her release from jail.

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The Orioles released a little teaser of what the Cal Ripken Jr. sculpture is going to look like, but good luck guessing the pose.
The O's posted the above photo on their Facebook page today, no doubt to help drum up anticipation for Thursday night's unveiling at Camden Yards.
There's been plenty of speculation about what pose Cal has been bronzed in -- perhaps more so than any of the other legends.
Will he be tipping his cap, as he did on the night he broke Lou Gehrig's streak? Making a tough throw from the hole at shortstop? Hitting in any one of those numerous batting stances he used through the years?
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Dr. Grace Barnes is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in the provision of comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational evaluations to children, adolescents, and young adults. She has worked in a variety of clinical settings including private practice, a university counseling center, a residential treatment program for adolescents, and a young adult substance abuse treatment program, providing both direct care treatment services, psychological evaluations, and consultation services to other mental health professionals. Dr. Grace Barnes completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at Emory University and her master's and doctoral degrees from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology in Atlanta. Working in various programs within the hospital consortium, she completed her APA-approved doctoral internship at Broughton Hospital in Morganton, NC. Dr. Barnes completed her post-doctoral training with a focus on the assessment of children and adolescents and has been working independently in private practice since 2007. Since joining the CReATE team in February 2011, Dr. Barnes has participated as a member of various multi-disciplinary treatment teams and served as a consultant in a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. Her extensive training and experience allowed her to integrate easily into the CReATE team and she provides comprehensive and empirically-driven psychological and psychoeducational evaluations.


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I'm into riding…
Hello. I'm Steve and I write the posts and manage the activity you see on this site. I'm probably a lot like you and most other riders you know – a committed and enthusiastic cyclist with a job, a family, a few other passions and generally a pretty full life. If it works within the budget, I'm always open to replacing, upgrading or adding a piece of gear that will help improve my riding performance and experience. But, there's always new stuff coming out, features I'm not sure I understand or need, product jargon to learn that's often hard to distinguish from marketing BS, and riders opening my eyes and filling my ears with ideas of what they think is making a difference for them.
It's really hard for any of us to find the hours to do the research that will get us to a confident choice about what and where to buy that next thing that will make our riding better – to track down, read through and analyze all the information from so many sources and then hunt down the best places to buy the product, in inventory, with a good price and good service. No shop, site, magazine, reviewer, online forum, riding buddy or other sources I know of is doing this in an independent, comprehensive, comparative, disciplined, or rider-friendly way.
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I'm doing the work to solve that problem. I set up this site and later the Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts for my friends and anyone in the cycling community who can't easily spend a lot of time trying to pick what may end up being the wrong piece of gear or pay more than they need to and who would prefer to spend their time riding their bike confident that they just made a great decision on something that boosts their cycling experience. My goal is to put you (and me) in the know about what cycling gear to get next and where to get it. It's become a passion for me and I'm making the time to do it.
I and my fellow testers spend countless hours riding, evaluating, and comparing products for each review. We do this for products across an entire category, condense down what we've found into something that is both comprehensive and easy for most anyone to read and understand, and make recommendations that will be right for most cycling enthusiasts. This is the way you would do it for yourself if you had the time, discipline, and experience to make smart, objective, and confident choices. We make the time to do it for you (and it's a heck of a lot of fun too).
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Off the bike, I'm an engineer by training and work professionally as a business advisor. I ask a lot of challenging questions, have the analytical training to research and assess a lot of different types of information, and pull things together in an insight-rich and decision-oriented way. My clients ask me to help them come up with solutions to tough issues and recommend answers to complex questions that take a lot of research, analysis, and judgment. I've tried to combine this professional training with my enthusiasm for and knowledge of cycling to put you in the know.
On the bike, I've been riding 5 or 6 days a week, about 3-5,000 miles a year for many years, outside from March through November and mostly on the trainer during the winter. I ride several road centuries most years, have added gravel riding to the mix, train with buddies, with a cycling club and on my own, and do every combination of training from distance rides to intervals to sprints to hill repeats and Zwift rides.
I have goals, follow a training program, and track my stats. (It keeps me going.) My road disc brake bike is a Parlee Altum that has an endurance fit with a race bike feel. On gravel, I ride a Giant Revolt Advanced. When I started this site, I rode (and still occasionally do ride) a carbon fiber endurance rim brake road bike – a Specialized Roubaix SL3 Pro with Dura-Ace components that cost about $3K back in the day. I'm regularly demoing or buying, trying out, and then selling different wheelsets, components, clothing, and accessories for reviews but own more than I'd like my wife to know about so I won't get any more specific here.
I ride, mostly in the New England region of the United States where I live, because I love it and it keeps me in shape, clears my head, and offers some friendly competition. I've broken my collar bone, and femur and been hit by a car while riding. Still kicking it.
My friends Nate, Miles, Aiyana, and Conor also test gear and kit for In The Know Cycling reviews and add perspective and talents that complement or go beyond and, in some cases, well beyond mine.
Nate is a tester that sets the pace. Literally. He leads the fast group rides in our 300+ person cycling club including the Tuesday morning "Bullet Train" that moves along at 25-26 mph. He also finishes on the top step of the podiums for his busy-working-guy-with-wife-and-young-kids age group on some of the toughest hill climbs in the northeast. Mt. Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb, for example. He's also a top CX racer and likes getting dirty on gravel. He's got more bikes than I can list without getting him in trouble but they include Specialized S-Works Venge road disc and S-Works Tarmac rim brake bikes, a Cannondale cross bike, a Giant Revolt Advanced gravel bike, a fat bike, a commuter bike, and who knows what else.
Miles is a Masters and Pro/1/2 racer. He does 35-40 races a year including regional crits, road races, stage races, CX, and gravel grinders. He wins a bunch of them and is in the first group of finishers most of the time. He's been on the podium in his age group crit at USA Nationals, PanAm cyclocross, Longsjo, and Killington Stage Race, and was 10th overall in the Vermont Overland. A fast dude. If you can ever catch him, or more likely get passed by him, you'll see that he rides a Giant Propel Advanced SL Disc and a Cervelo R3. He's got
several many, many more for each discipline but before he showed me all of them one day in his special clean-room bike lair that used to be a basement, I had to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
Aiyana has raced around the world, has a career in finance, is raising a family, and still does 1-3hr rides 5-6 times a week because "my legs and lungs allow me to explore." Superwoman. Damn good cyclist too. Tons of energy and enthusiasm and a whole lot of fun to ride with.
And the socks and jerseys she wears are special.
Aiyana seems to have a bike for every season and activity. She rides a Storck on the road, a retired BMC Time Machine on the trainer, and a classic Triumph townie for getting around the neighborhood. Off-road, you'll see her on a Velocity XC racing bike, a metal Specialized Stump Jumper for mountain biking, and a Motobecane fat bike for winter riding in the New England snow.
Conor started racing mountain bikes in high school and rode with the Team Fat Chance junior development team–he still has his Yo Eddy! Hardtail in his basement! Later, he got into road riding, then cyclocross racing during the heyday of the Gloucester/Providence "holy week" in New England, earning some podium finishes along the way.
These days, he does most of his cycling in rural Vermont where he rides as much of that state's spectacularly beautiful network of dirt roads as he can. He's embraced most of the marque gravel events in New England (Overland, Rooted, D2R2, The Ranger, Guilford Gravel Grinder, etc.) and has had some respectably fast results in many of them. Conor thinks any gravel-loving cyclist should ride the 180K route of D2R2 at least once. He currently puts most of his miles on a Giant Revolt Advanced gravel bike.
I'm the stereotypical middle-aged cycling enthusiast always looking to spend money on new gear to help get beyond the limits of my God-given 18-20mph, 3.25 w/kg endurance riding talent.
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Hi Steve,
Just found the intheknowcycling website while looking for value
Carbon wheel sets. Thank you for the great info and for the knowledge and expertise you bring. Will certainly be following you for advice on all things cycling.
Keep up the great work,
Mike D'Arcy
Hey Steve, Your advice has been great and the new POC Helmet and the Specialized shoe you recommended have been excellent. Question, I'm about to take delivery of a new Matt finished F12 and would like to protect it and hopefully make it a little shinier if possible. What should I use that is safe to use and where to get it? I waited 5 months for this bike and want to not make any mistakes. Keep up the great work and thank you for everything! Steve
Good afternoon Steve,
Just bought a Wilier Cento 10 NDR frame. As it is an Italian brand, I am thinking of using Campagnolo components. Namely the Record 12 groupset and Bora WTO 45s wheels. Not a bad build; correct?
My big question is, if it was your bike, you would go with rim or disk brakes? I am kind of old fashioned and I don' generally to go riding when it rains. So one of the big advantages of disk brakes is not really a plus. The stopping power, modulation and lower hand pressure do remain advantages. On the other hand, rim brakes are easier to repair/adjust, have been around for ages and work quite well, especially with Campognolo wheels. They are also lighter than disk brakes and both the rim version wheels and groupset are 20%-30% cheaper. The Wilier frame can be fitted with both options so the question remains. Any comment that will help me decide? Think I have identified the pros and cons of each and don't want to read anymore on the subject…
I will keep this bike for many years.
Many thanks,
I have a question – do any indoor cycling shoes allow for orthotics to be inserted? I have narrow flat feet, so shoe shopping is always a challenge.
Hi, I need a gear shift part shown on your web site as:
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Are you able to mail this to the United Kingdom and if so, what would be the cost please and time availability?
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Even though we have not had a Skyrim DLC for months and months now, that does not mean there isn't new content available. That's right, we are talking about mods, and this is the time of year where PC gamers look for seasonal mods to apply.
We have a Skyrim Christmas mod list that consist of four in all, and while they do not add any new story lines or missions to the game, it does add a fun and festive feeling to the game.
Having the PC version of Skyrim means it is easy to inject the Christmas spirit into the game, but for those with the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, we are afraid it's still the same old layout.
The four modes are as follows: Christmas Lanterns, Saturalia, It's Christmas In Skyrim and Seasons Of Skyrim. What you get is some villages decorated with Christmas decorations, NPCs dressed in red and white seasonal clothing, as well as plenty of snow.
What would help finish it off would be Santa Claus and his sleigh being pulled along by a dragon.
If we had to pick a favorite, it would have to be Christmas Lanterns because it helps to bring the holiday season to what is often thought of as a drab and boring place.
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Incredible, dynamic sunset tonight. I LOVE being on the edge of the world here. It is so comforting to me that there is nothing but ocean for miles and miles and miles ahead. This time of year is a time of amazing sunsets (they all are, really!). From the perspective of our living room, the sun now sets front and center.
This is the view from our loft, which is also my sewing studio.
Zooming out
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Emma's vibrant and distinctive mixed media paintings on gesso panels demonstrate a strong emotional connection with her subject. Her unique technique of weaving of paint, light, colour and mood onto textured
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Bright and early while most Americans were still tucked away in their comfy and cozy beds, and minutes before the UFC was set to make their debut in Singapore, the planet's premier MMA promotion held a press conference to confirm their return to Macau.
"The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale" takes place March 1 inside CotaiArena inside the Venetian Resort in China. As reported yesterday, a welterweight shootout between Dong Hyun Kim and John Hathaway headlines the gig.
On Saturday, a trio of other scraps were added to the lineup.
Heavyweight Matt Mitrione (pictured) meets Shawn Jordan, featherweights Hatsu Hioki and Ivan Menjivar will collide and Yui Chul Nam faces Kazuki Tokudome.
The event will be made available to watch exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. Unfortunately, the online network's two-month free trial ends the night prior to this event. Therefore, you will have to pay $9.99/month to stream this show.
Here is the card's current lineup:
Yui Chul Nam vs. Kazuki Tokudome
Hatsu Hioki vs. Ivan Menjivar
Shawn Jordan vs. Matt Mitrione
Dong Hyun Kim vs. John Hathaway


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What kind of activists are we bloggers?
The Chicago Tribune article titled, A black man forgave a white cop who shot and killed his brother, reported what occurred in the courtroom after the white cop was found guilty.
The Purpose of This Post
Is to compare King Solomon 3000-year-old observation about chance to this sad occurrence and to reflect on the purposes of blog posts written to inspire righteousness vs. evil. .
King Solomon
I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.
Moreover, no one knows when their hour will come: As fish are caught in a cruel net, or birds are taken in a snare, so people are trapped by evil times that fall unexpectedly upon them. (Ecclesiastes 9:11,12)
Hatred stirs up conflict,
but love covers over all wrongs. (Proverb 10:12)
What's My Point?
Reading about this story reminded me of the day I self-parked my car in a public garage and mistakenly believed when I returned that my car was stolen. I discovered my mistake when I finally decided to go back to the elevator and have the garage security call the police. When I pushed the elevator button it dawned on me that I was on the third floor instead of the second floor where I parked my car.
My car was not stolen, I had somehow mistakenly gotten off the elevator on the wrong floor.
I do not know anything else about the cop or family or any of the details of this trial. Frankly, I have empathy the victim's family and the cop. The cop who mistakenly was on the wrong floor when she entered the apartment and stated she thought was hers, and shot the victim believing he was an intruder.
I then thought of a King Solomon observation of life 3000 years ago to compare to this sad occurrence.
My point is not only about comparing the chance error. It is about what the Tribune Columnist reported what the brother of the victim said to the cop while at the same time outside the court angry activists were inspiring to bring about hatred of the judge's sentence of ten-year sentence being too lenient.
What the Columnist Reported
"Speaking during the sentencing phase of the trial, barely able to keep his composure, Jean (brother of the victim) laid out feelings he had not previously expressed even to his family."
"I don't even want you to go to jail," he said. "I want the best for you. … The best would be giving your life to Christ."
"Perhaps it was for the same reason the African American judge embraced Guyger at the end of the trial, too. And for the same reason a black female bailiff was seen stroking Guyger's blonde hair after she was found guilty of murder."
"And for the same reason some family members forgave white supremacist Dylann Roof for shooting up a prayer meeting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people."
In My Opinion
The reason the brother forgave the cop was there may have been a Bible activist in his life who inspired him to believe "in spiritual acts of forgiveness,".
If Interested
Read the Source Links below are links.
You Decide
Have you ever experienced a chance encounter in life that did, or might have ensnared you into an evil time or circumstance?
Are we bloggers activists to inspire forgiveness or hatred on our blogs?
Regard and goodwill blogging.
Source Links
Chicago Tribune
Finding God's Forgiveness
Don't Let Your Anger Mature into Bitterness
Bible Verses on Forgiving Your Enemieshttps://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-Forgiving-Your-Enemies/


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Fad Fitness: Inside CrossFit's Black Box
The CrossFit gym is an austere, open space that's referred to by CrossFitters as a "box." It looks more like a gym from the early 1900s than today's posh fitness clubs, with rings, pull-up bars, plenty of open space for push-ups, lunges and other bodyweight exercises, ropes for climbing and racks with dumbbells and weights for all of the heavy lifting. The only machines? Rowing—the most bare-bones of gym equipment.
CrossFit South Brooklyn (CFSBK), when it was founded in late 2007, was located inside the Brooklyn Lyceum, a cavernous one-time public bathhouse that it shared with arts organizations, public batting cages, Zumba and hula-hoop classes and a small café. In 2010, it moved to its equally Spartan but more fitting current location in a former warehouse in Brooklyn's industrial Gowanus neighborhood. It's a temple to fitness and, like a fit body, has trimmed the unnecessary "fat" that's common among posh fitness clubs. There are no mirrors on the walls to gawk at your muscles getting bigger. Instead of rows of treadmills and ellipticals, a garage door emblazoned with the gym's badass Jolly Roger logo (part of the reason I came here, I admit)—this is, after all, take-no-prisoners fitness—opens up to the sidewalk (and to the elements), where all runs are taken. There are no saunas or televisions or even private lockers, for that matter. Nothing detracts from the goal of fitness. Also, there's an understanding that everything—changing rooms, storage, workout space—is shared with the community.
Although CrossFit itself is free (or, as founder Greg Glassman likes to call it, "open source"), with Workouts Of the Day (WODs) posted daily at crossfit.com and plenty of demonstration videos for self-instruction, its heart lies in the group class. Most of the time, boxes don't allow members to work out alone, save for the occasional open gym hours for making up workouts or practicing a movement/skill. At CFSBK, there are 43 group classes a week. Each one has a high instructor-to-student ratio to ensure movements—particularly ones involving weights—are performed safely and efficiently. The typical, hour-long class starts with a warm-up, moves on to skills development—fine-tuning a type of clean or press, say—and then transitions to the posted WOD. The workout is typically short—20 minutes or less—and intense, demanding all-out physical exertion, but it's scalable so people of all levels can participate.
My three Foundations classmates and I are three classes deep, and still very much novices. Our trainer, Josh Martinez, is patiently teaching us to bend our bodies into often unnatural-feeling positions—jabbing your elbows back during a squat to create a "shelf" on your upper back for the barbell; thrusting a kettlebell into the air with hips rather than relying on your arms, shoulders and upper back—that are the bread and butter of CrossFit. Our WODs can still be fairly intense, but I can't help but think this is the tip of the iceberg. Once we graduate from Foundations (more on that in Week 1)—there's a test on Thursday—and are unleashed on unwitting group classes, this is probably going to get real hard. With the time off for Thanksgiving, my muscles are forgetting what pain feels like. Three straight days—Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday—ought to fix that. Cross your fingers for me.
Class 3
Focus Lifts/Movements
• Rowing
• Low Bar Back Squat
• Box Jumps
Workout (WOD) (8x)*
• 20 seconds box jumps
• 10 seconds rest
*As with most WODs, everyone is encouraged to track their results. I did 69 jumps and step-downs on a 20-inch box in the allotted 160 seconds.
About the Project: The Active Times' Fad Fitness Challenge is a six-week-long project in which five hapless writers will immerse themselves in five popular fitness programs—CrossFit, Insanity, Barre, Flywheel and Kettlebell classes—for the dual purposes of getting in shape and evaluating them for our readers. We guinea pigs will bust our butts, burn calories and discover muscles we'd long since mothballed and, if all goes well, emerge into the New Year with a well-rounded perspective of the top fitness fads. Check back every weekday from now until the New Year to come along for the ride without breaking a sweat. Click here to check out the rest of the programs.


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Casual sex with no complications sounds like the perfect setup: Boy has needs, girl has needs— why not help each other out? After all, isn't that what friends are for?
Well, not exactly. (That is, unless you have a friend as hot as Mila Kunis—then you get a lifetime pass.)
Although we've seen this same scenario play out in romantic comedies time after time, somehow the Friends with Benefits gig never seems to be as mind-blowing as movies hype it up to be. And contrary to what Kunis and Justin Timberlake say—and Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher before them in No Strings Attached, which happened to be the exact same film—the whole "no emotions, just sex" game plan never quite goes as planned.
More From Men's Health
"One of the reasons that having a 'friend with benefits' seems so appealing is that there's this idea that having anything more would be emotionally complicated, and too challenging," explains Rebecca Plante, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Ithaca College. "The irony is, with these relationships much of our research has showed that having casual sex with a friend often leads to complications, challenges and emotional distress."
More from MensHealth.com: Her Friend, My Benefits
You've probably been in one (or ten) of these 'relationships' before, so we're a bit past the point of reiterating why shacking up with your friends is a bad idea in the first place. But let's say you need out—like if she's pressing for a relationship-with-a-capital-R. Consider this your friends with benefits escape plan.
1. Fess Up
Although that 'ignore' button on your cell looks awfully tempting every time you see her number pop up, pretending the issue isn't there doesn't actually make it disappear. Plante suggests when letting her down gently, it's best to keep the golden rule in mind: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.
Or in simpler terms, man up and be honest. Let her know why the so-called benefits are not all that beneficial anymore. (May we remind you why? Read Good Reasons Not to Sleep With Her.)
2. Lay Low
Now it's time to put your money where your mouth is. You've let her know that the casual hookups just aren't cutting it anymore, but in order to truly free yourself from the situation, you'll need to make some adjustments to your routine.
"In order to end the sexual part of the relationship, stopping all contact for a while is a must," says Plante. Make it clear that the sexual aspect of your friendship is over, so by distancing yourself for a while, that tension will eventually fade.
Make sure to avoid any scenario that could come across as intimate: No grabbing a quick bite to eat, no catching up over drinks. Plante notes that casual hook-ups typically flourish after a few drinks. (See, experts really do know their stuff!)
3. Play It Smart
Your last step in gracefully breaking it off is preventing yourself from falling back into old behaviors. If you know you'll be running into her again in the near future, avoid scenarios in which the two of you will be alone, Plante says.
If you're not sure whether she'll be at the bar tonight, bring a mutual friend or two just in case. Extra company can squash any lingering temptation to hook up again.


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Well, I was so busy getting out of town that I wasn't even able to post the closing! It is spring break and time for college visits, followed by our trip to the FIRST Worlds Championship. I will need a huge break after dragging myself through six states with 1 grumpy teen (this week) and 12 excited teens (next week).
The four to six hours of tours a day is already really old and we are only on college #2. Three more to go (yea!). Engineering always has its own tour to add on and yikes these land grant colleges are huge.
So if I am not answering emails that quickly, I am likely glazing over in some room listening to meal plans and some silly story about how you won't graduate if you step under that arch. Truly these could be compressed significantly! I think it is some sort of additional hazing that all families need to go through - you would think that college tuition would be enough hardship.
I will try to get some interesting and useful blogs up over the next few days while soaking my feet. :-)
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Omicron Alpha Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities.
Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established by African Americans, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in the United States. The visionary founders, known as the "Jewels" of the Fraternity, are: Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy.
The objectives of this Fraternity shall be: to stimulate the ambition of its members; to prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, freedom, and dignity of the individual; to encourage the highest and noblest form of manhood; and to aid down-trodden humanity in its efforts to achieve higher social, economic and intellectual status.
Since its founding on December 4, 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has supplied voice and vision to the struggle of African-Americans and people of color around the world.


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Duct tape sales have risen amid fears of a terrorist attack. Perhaps the terrorists themselves have increased the demand for duct tape. Did you ever think of that? They have to attach the bombs to their bodies with something and duct tape is not only strong, but very economical.
Experts have said that the public could even use duct tape to combat a chemical weapons attack by making their homes airtight. If you believe that, you're a moron! Don't get me wrong, I think duct tape has a lot of uses around the house. But saving me and my family in the event of a chemical or biological weapons attack isn't one of them–that's just plain silly.
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aargh, yesterday I posted a funny comment here but… but… *sob* it's not here anymore! It was funny. About tape.
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Moving In to Tufts
One of my favorite parts about working for Tufts University is the opportunity to showcase students who might not otherwise get the spotlight. Don't get me wrong — There are a lot of extremely talented students here that are often the first ones highlighted by the folks in marketing and admissions, and they're almost always the exception compared to the average student. When it comes down to finding relatable personalities, I often look elsewhere.
This year, I was able to work on a joint project with my colleague, Alonso Nichols, as we highlighted the journey of two students, Anna Rodriguez and Mateo Galeano. Both of these students are part of the BLAST (Bridge to Liberal Arts Success at Tufts) and BEST (Bridge to Engineering Success at Tufts) programs, respectively, which cater to underserved high schools, first-generation students, and/or college placement programs. Anna was coming 15 minutes up I-93 from Boston's Roxbury neighborhood, getting dropped off by her parents before they had to go to work, while Mateo was hopping on a Greyhound bus by himself from Queens, N.Y. – both neighborhoods that might otherwise be foreign to the typical Tufts University undergraduate.
Our goal was simply to show Anna's and Mateo's journey to Medford.


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Gustavus Adolphus track and field athlete Colin Rust is currently in eighth place with 2572 points after day one of competition at the MIAC Decathlon hosted by Carleton Thursday afternoon in Northfield, Minn. Ryan Ness is also representing the Gustavus men's outdoor track and field team at the meet, as he is currently in 11th place with 2356 points.
Rust finished fifth in the 100-meter dash (12.07), sixth in the 400-meter dash (56.92), seventh in the long jump (18' 10.50"), ninth in the shot put (31' 9.50"), and 11th in the high jump (5' 0.25"). Ness was fifth in the high jump (5' 5"), seventh in both the 100-meter dash (12.66) and 400-meter dash (58.81), ninth in the long jump (17' 7"), and 12th in the shot put (29' 1").
The MIAC Pentathlon will continue, weather permitting, tomorrow in Northfield, Minn.


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Mediterranean diet is beneficial for heart and can reduce stroke risk, says a new study. According to researchers, people who eat Mediterranean diet are less likely to suffer from ischemic stroke when compared to others.
Dr. Paul Wright, chair of neurology at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY told TWS, "Overall, there is strong evidence, based on this study, that strict adherence to a Mediterranean diet significantly reduces stroke risk".
For the study, scientists analysed more than 104,000 teachers including 133,500 female in California with an average of 52 years. All the participants were divided into five groups based on their Mediterranean diet frequency. The diet consists of fruits, fish, fresh vegetables, olive oil, lean poultry, legumes and nuts while it restricts the consumption of red meats, saturated fat and sugar.
After rigorously analysing the data, researchers found that women who strictly followed Mediterranean diet had lower risk of ischemic stroke. However, the diet didn't have any effect of hemorrhagic stroke. Even after taking account of factors like smoking, physical activity, etc. which increases stroke risk, nearly 18 percent stroke risk was reduced in women on a strictly Mediterranean diet.
However, researchers still don't know the exact cause of interlink between the Mediterranean diet and reduced stroke risk. Stroke has become one of the most common diseases today, and the new study gives new hope for the patients with such a simple and cost-friendly solution.
"With stroke being one of the biggest disease burdens in the U.S. and throughout the world, and treatments not being as extensive as we would like them to be, diet is a risk factor that people can control," said stroke neurologist Ayesha Sherzai, MD, of Columbia University Medical Center, New York City."


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Richard Gere may be considering a bid for Congress—or at least those near and around New York's 18th Congressional District are talking about the possibility that he might, maybe run. To wit, Middletown Mayor Joe DeStefano told Page Six, "Richard Gere's name is being whispered about among Democrats. We'll see what he's made of."
What is he made of? Sixty-eight, Buddhist, and rumored to be expecting a baby, he would have his hands full, but Gere is a longtime activist for Tibetan rights, and involved in politics. His outspoken tack against alleged human-rights abuses in China reportedly got him banned for life from the country and banned for a time from the Oscars. The actor has launched two nonprofits, the International Campaign for Tibet and the Gere Foundation in New York. Gere's representatives did not immediately confirm a potential run.
Gere would be running for Representative Sean Patrick Maloney's seat, which takes us into the weeds of New York politics, where fellow actor Cynthia Nixon has waded before. Maloney is a Democrat and New York's first openly gay Congressional member, and he's attempting to kick aside precedent and maybe also some campaign finance laws to run for both attorney general and the House at the same time. The legality of the twofer run has been challenged at the state level, and, if he's allowed to go through with it, Maloney would still have to win the A.G. race to even open the door for the American Gigolo.


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April 9, 2012 | 4:33pm ET
Dance-pop, '80s artwork, and telekinesis at last come together in Miniature Tigers' music video for "Sex on the Regular". In the Max Goldblatt-directed clip, a man uses his vast mind powers to draw brightly-colored, post-modern portraits (not to mention your standard, run-of-the-mill singing vagina). The only downside to this feast of bubbly synths and rainbow hues is the lack of a Scanners-inspired exploding head as the piece de resistance. Watch the video below (via IFC.com).
The band's latest album, Mia Pharaoh, is out now via Modern Art.


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Aleksandra Kruni is a Serbian professional tennis player who was as of 30 July 2012 ranked No. 174. Kruni has won six ITF events - five in singles and one in doubles. On 25 April 2009 Kruni debuted for Serbia Fed Cup team in a doubles match versus Spain. She partnered Ana Jovanovi against Lourdes Domínguez Lino and Nuria Llagostera Vives but the match was cancelled. Kruni was the runner-up of 2009 Australian Open in Girls' Doubles along with Sandra Zaniewska.
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With NHL 19's official release right around the corner, it seems appropriate to start looking through each team's roster and seeing which teams appear to be the strongest and which appear to be the weakest in the newest installment of this legendary video game franchise.
Related: NHL 19 – A Refreshing Twist on the Classic Game
To kick things off, the Atlantic Division – a division that should see another top-heavy race to the finish in 2018-19, will be looked at and briefly analyzed. The ratings presented are from the Aug. 31 2018 rosters for NHL 19 – ratings that could change when the game is officially released on Sept. 14 2018.
Boston Bruins:
- Patrice Bergeron – 90
- Tuukka Rask – 90
- Brad Marchand – 88
- David Pastrnak – 87
- Zdeno Chara – 85
- Charlie McAvoy – 85
- Torey Krug – 84
- David Krejci – 83
- John Moore – 82
- Jake DeBrusk – 82
When looking at the Bruins initial roster ratings, it's clear that the perception of the Bruins as a top-heavy team with an average supporting cast is shared by those at EA Sports. The Bruins did have arguably the best line in hockey last season and the ratings reflect as much in this year's game.
While Tuukka Rask should likely be rated lower and Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak have legitimate cases to be rated higher, the general placement of most players on this list doesn't seem to be too off the mark.
Buffalo Sabres:
- Jack Eichel – 87
- Rasmus Ristolainen – 86
- Jeff Skinner – 84
- Kyle Okposo – 83
- Sam Reinhart – 83
- Carter Hutton – 82
- Marco Scandella – 81
- Vladimir Sobotka – 81
- Conor Sheary – 81
- Zach Bogosian – 80
The Buffalo Sabres are a team that is looking to finally put it all together in 2018-19. While the competition is fierce in the Atlantic Division, the Sabres have compiled one of the very best prospect pools in the NHL – a prospect pool that should lead to many new faces in the Sabres lineup this season.
For one reason or another, Rasmus Dahlin was nowhere to be seen on the Sabres' roster and a deeper dig found him as an 82 overall player on the Frolunda Indians in the SHL – the team he was drafted out of in Sweden. Based on that, Dahlin would fall at around No. 6 in the Sabres ratings with Zach Bogosian being knocked off entirely.
Detroit Red Wings:
- Henrik Zetterberg – 84
- Dylan Larkin – 84
- Jimmy Howard – 83
- Gustav Nyquist – 83
- Anthony Mantha – 83
- Danny DeKeyser – 82
- Jonathan Bernier – 82
- Mike Green – 82
- Andreas Athanasiou – 81
- Thomas Vanek – 81
Once the gold standard in the NHL with over two decades of consecutive playoff appearances, the Detroit Red Wings have become one of the NHL's worst teams. This was reflected in their NHL 19 counterpart as well with their top-rated player receiving a score of only 84 – far and away the worst top-rating in the Atlantic Division.
The Red Wings did have a very good draft in 2018, however, and things could start looking up for the Red Wings in a few years when their high-end prospects help alleviate cap pressure put on the team by some of the more abysmal contracts on the team (and across the league).
Florida Panthers:
- Aleksander Barkov – 88
- Aaron Ekblad – 86
- Vincent Trochek – 86
- Jonathan Huberdeau – 86
- Evgeni Dadonov – 85
- Roberto Luongo – 85
- Mike Hoffman – 84
- Mike Matheson – 83
- Keith Yandle – 83
- Nick Bjugstad – 83
The Florida Panthers late-season burst last season didn't happen by accident. With a young team filled with first-round talent and a solid supporting cast of veterans, the Panthers are one of the better teams in the Atlantic Division heading into the 2018-19 season. This remains true in NHL 19 as well as the Panthers lowest rated player in their top-10 still has an impressive rating of 83.
Montreal Canadiens:
- Carey Price – 92
- Shea Weber – 87
- Brendan Gallagher – 84
- Jonathan Drouin – 84
- Max Domi – 82
- Jeff Petry – 82
- Simon Despres – 81
- Joel Armia – 80
- David Schlemko – 80
- Phillip Danault – 80
Due to the official rosters last being updated on Aug. 31 2018, the Canadiens roster still featured Max Pacioretty on the list as an 87-overall player. To make this list more accurate, Pacioretty was removed and the next highest-overall player was selected in Danault.
The Canadiens are going to experience a lot of lows in 2018-19 with their current roster and that should be no different in NHL 19. Only two teams in the Atlantic Division of their 10th-best player ranked as low as an 80 this season. The Ottawa Senators ninth-ranked player is also an 80-overall but with the Canadiens 8th, 9th and 10th players all ranked as 80-overalls to start the season, things are likely to get worse for Montreal before they get better.
Ottawa Senators:
- Mark Stone – 87
- Matt Duchene – 85
- Bobby Ryan – 81
- Craig Anderson – 81
- Thomas Chabot – 81
- Ryan Dzingel – 81
- Mikkel Boedker – 81
- Mike Condon – 80
- Zach Smith – 80
- Cody Ceci – 80
Erik Karlsson was a part of this list prior to the trade sending him to the San Jose Sharks. Following that deal, however, the Senators ratings went from bad to worse with the subtraction of the 90 overall defender.
Fast-forward to the 2019 offseason and it's also a possibility that the Senators will be without Stone and Duchene as well as they are both set to be unrestricted free agents. The Senators have done a good job at drafting and while they have some high-end prospects on the way, the team will likely be among the league's worst teams in 2018-19. Unfortunately, that won't do them any good as their first-round pick in 2019 belongs to Colorado as a result of the Duchene trade.
Tampa Bay Lightning:
- Steven Stamkos – 91
- Nikita Kucherov – 91
- Victor Hedman – 91
- Andrei Vasilevskiy – 88
- Ryan McDonagh – 87
- Brayden Point – 85
- Antoine Stralman – 84
- Ondrej Palat – 84
- Mikhail Sergachev – 84
- J.T. Miller – 83
The Tampa Bay Lightning are one of the NHL's very best teams. Whether it's their real-life team or their NHL 19 version, the fact that Steve Yzerman (prior to stepping down as the general manager of the Lightning) was able to construct this team, pay the players and even add more through trades is a testament to how good he was at his job.
With three players ranked at 91 overall, the Lightning promise to be one of the most feared teams in NHL 19. Their supporting cast also received a very solid set of ratings and their prospect pool also appears to be in good shape in the game – an accurate reflection of their real-life situation.
Toronto Maple Leafs:
- John Tavares – 90
- Auston Matthews – 89
- Frederik Andersen – 88
- Mitch Marner – 86
- Morgan Rielly – 86
- William Nylander – 85
- Nazem Kadri – 85
- Jake Gardiner – 83
- Patrick Marleau – 82
- Nikita Zaitsev – 82
After acquiring John Tavares through free agency in 2018, the Toronto Maple Leafs quest to win their first Stanley Cup since 1967 is alive and well. Their video-game version also got rated favorably as well with their seventh-best player ranked at 85 overall.
The Atlantic Division will feature some of the best and some of the worst teams in all of hockey this season. While the race at the top will likely feature three or four teams vying for supremacy, the race at the bottom may be just as interesting with the Canadiens, Senators and Red Wings all appearing to have a rough season in store for them.
Brandon Share-Cohen has covered the NHL and various professional sports for seven years. Working with The Hockey Writers, Brandon works extensively on covering the Boston Bruins in addition to his role as the News Team Lead.


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When a person associated with a good job along with an impressive station in life commits a crime associated with his area of work, the crime is known as a white-collar criminal. White-collar crimes typically overlap with corporate crimes and in most cases include fraud, identity theft, computer crime, embezzlement, inside trading, bribery, and forgery. Of each one of these crimes, nonetheless, there is nothing a lot more rampant but difficult to identify than mortgage fraud. Lawyers for investment fraud cases provide high-quality experience and exemplary representation for investors.
Mortgage fraud describes a selection of measures which were deliberately inflicted on maliciously acquire the loan or perhaps, if currently eligible for the loan, to acquire a better one. Oftentimes, mortgage fraud is prosecuted as mail fraud, wire fraud, bank fraud, and money laundering. You will find a different kind of fraud, foremost of that is fraud for profit. In this particular kind of fraud, mortgage lending experts and also borrowers conspire to be able to defraud the lender of huge sums of cash.
The credit report of a straw borrower is made use of. A straw borrower is somebody whose name, social security number, and credit history is utilized by a mortgage fraud distribute to defraud a lender. What generally occurs is an appraiser who's in cahoots with the borrower overstates the worth of the home concerned making it possible for the borrower to find a better mortgage amount.
Another typical type of fraud will be appraisal fraud. This occurs when a property's great is both deliberately overstated or perhaps deliberately understated. The former leads to more cash being obtained by the borrower.
Identity theft is also regarded as a kind of mortgage fraud. This occurs when somebody assumes the identity of another person who's got an excellent credit standing. The theft then is applicable for a loan without the expertise of anyone whose identity the former has assumed. Failing to disclose liabilities is yet another kind of mortgage fraud. This kind of fraud involves concealing obligations which the borrower may have including mortgage loans on various other qualities also as recently acquired charge card debt.
This can lead to the borrower acquiring a larger quantity of mortgage compared to what might have initially been provided had other loans been made known. This is instead of income fraud in which the borrower misstates his or maybe her income and also helps make it show up they're qualified for a mortgage (or perhaps for a specific amount of loan).
Albeit less known compared to others, occupancy fraud likewise happens. This is when the borrower obtains a loan for an investment home naming like the primary residence or address of the borrower. What this means is the borrower gets paying a reduced interest rate than the one initially intended for non-owner-occupied properties.
Some other methods by which mortgage fraud is committed calls for cashback schemes, shotgunning, and home flipping.
The Fraud Recovery Act of 2009 that had been enacted in May of the mentioned season sets forth the recommendations by which mortgage fraud criminals will be penalized. This ACT also offers for extra money of US$165,000,000 to the Department of Justice, $20,000,000 to the secret program, and also $21,000,000 to the Securities as well as Exchange Commission, among others.


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Here you'll find an archive of selected teaching materials from undergraduate and graduate courses that I've taught, organized by subject matter in reverse chronological order. Each course where I served as part-time faculty was constructed around independently conceived and crafted curricula based on the prime learning objectives and types of essays required by the departments where I was teaching at the time. (The exception is Consumer Media Culture, which I "inherited" from Dr. Jack Bratich after serving as his TA for two years; aside from updated examples and a "reverse engineering" assignment I designed, I kept the material more or less the same.)
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