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Last week after the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup people talked about how the city of Washington got the monkey off their backs. It was the first time in 27 years the Nation's Capital saw a championship won (1991 Redskins).
So it led me to think about putting a blog up on the cursed sports cities in America. I originally was going to do it as one blog, but realized that there are a lot of sports cities that are cursed or believe they are cursed and have numerous reasons why. So I opted to make it a weekly blog of cities that have been plagued by having heartbreaking moments, lack of a championship resume, stinging events, and disastrous roster moves among them as well as moving of teams out of that city. And there has to be at least 2 professional teams among the city to happen (meaning MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, and MLS though I know some don't count it yet).
I'm starting with the city I'm most familiarized with in part because I live in the vicinity: Atlanta, Georgia.
Not counting Florida, Atlanta is the largest city in the Southeast region of the country. It's famous for having CNN, TBS, and TNT come out of it. Coca Cola originated here and is pretty much Atlanta culture. This is where Martin Luther King, Jr. was born and raised. Urban lifestyle meshes with country. The city also hosted the 1996 Olympics, as a growth of industry and population boom kicked in (also the last time the United States hosted the Summer Olympics) And a population of nearly 6 million in the metro area, which is 9th in the nation. Which means it has sports galore, both college and pro. But the sports scene has been maligned in a few ways as with the population boom the fans had previous loyalties to their previous teams (mostly teams from northern cities as people moved to the Atlanta area). If the Atlanta teams are winning, the places are packed. If the Atlanta teams are losing, the places are empty or filled with the opposing team's fans. So this gives Atlanta the label of being "Bandwagon Town, USA" thanks in part to the inability to sell out home playoff games for the Braves, Hawks, and even the Thrashers. Though to be fair, go anywhere in the nation and you have that same problem where fans don't show up when the teams lose and opposing teams fans raid the local venues (save maybe for the playoff issue). Anyway, but Atlanta gets thrown at the forefront of it.
CURSED RESUME: 1 combined World Championship (Braves-1995), Championship drought of 23 years. Two teams relocating from the city (Flames to Calgary, Thrashers to Winnipeg).
ATLANTA BRAVES (MLB, 1966-PRESENT, 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, DROUGHT OF 23 YEARS): The Braves came to Atlanta from Milwaukee in 1966, and up until 1991 had mixed results in the town. The Braves had a couple of future Hall of Famers in Hank Aaron and Eddie Mathews to get fans excited. But Mathews was traded after 1966 as his career was nearing an end (and possibly the first sign of any curse was when Mathews won a World Series ring with the Detroit Tigers in 1968 though he was nearly a zero factor for the Tigers in 67 or 68). The Braves won the NL West in 69 but lost to the famed Miracle Mets in the NLCS that year and again in 1982 to the eventual world champion Cardinals. In between those years and up until 1991 the Braves were a middle-of-the-road/near the bottom of the baseball team despite having players who could launch them out of Fulton County Stadium (nicknamed the Launching Pad) such as Aaron, Rico Carty, Darrell Evans, Bob Horner, Dale Murphy, Chris Chambliss, etc.
Of course, where the Braves came into the golden years was from 1991-2005 as 14 straight division titles happened, but in those 14 division titles, only 1 had the World Series title attached to it and it was 1995, and many believe it was somewhat of an * because it was coming off after the 1994 Players Strike. Even in Atlanta, that year isn't as widely talked about as it was in 1991 and 1992 when the Braves would get to the World Series after being dead last the year before and the famed Sid Bream slide that would get Atlanta into the World Series in 1992. After 1995 championship, there were gut-punches to the Braves, from blowing a World Series lead to the Yankees in 1996 (highlighted by a game-tying home run from Jim Leyritz that will live in Atlanta infamy), to Livan Hernandez's pitching performance in the NLCS which umpire Eric Gregg had a strike zone the size of the planet Jupiter that day, to unexplainable series losses to San Diego (98), San Francisco (02), etc. And Chris Burke's walk-off home run in the NLDS losing to Houston in 05. Atlanta lost its grip on the division to the Mets, Phillies, and Nationals after 05, but fielded good teams from 09-13, but an early round exit in 10 to the Giants, blowing an 8.5 game lead on the Wild Card in September in 2011 and being eliminated on the last day of the season to the Cardinals, losing to the Cardinals in the Wild Card game notably after a poor call by umpire Sam Holbrook, calling an infield fly rule after the ball dropped in the middle of the outfield, thus negating what would have been a Braves rally. And then an NLDS loss to the Dodgers where Juan Uribe hit a late-inning game-winning 2-run home run. Since then until this season, Atlanta had pretty much went on fire sale mode, trading their stars for prospects, which admittedly has worked well.
CURSED MOVES: It seemed like the Braves in the glory years couldn't have done any wrong. They made great signings & trades such as getting Greg Maddux, Fred McGriff, Denny Neagle, Andres Galarraga, etc. to keep the train rolling, but there were other moves that really hurt the Braves. The first one was trading World Series hero David Justice and All-Star centerfielder Marquis Grissom to Cleveland for Kenny Lofton and Alan Embree. Justice did great in Cleveland while Lofton was one-and-done and never fit in to the Braves clubhouse all. Another stinging move was trading away Adam Wainwright to get JD Drew. Drew stayed in Atlanta after one season before moving to the Dodgers and then Boston where he won a World Series ring in 2007. Wainwright became a major fixture in the Cardinals rotation, being their ace and having Cy Young caliber seasons from 2008-2014. And then the Braves practically traded the farm in 2007 to get Mark Teixeira from Texas. Included in that deal was Elvis Andrus (who has become an All-Star), Neftali Feliz (who was more than a serviceable reliever for a few years), Matt Harrison (who didn't pan out), and Jarrod Saltalamacchia (who had a lot of hype to him early on, but has been more of a backup catcher for most of his carer). Teixeira only lasted one year in Atlanta before being traded to the Angels for Casey Kotchman (and only Casey Kotchman).
DEFINING CURSED MOMENT: Jim Leyritz smashing a game-tying home run off Mark Wohlers in Game 4 of the 1996 World Series. The Braves (and maybe Atlanta itself) has never been the same.
CURSED RATING ON THE BRAVES: 4/5 (Pretty cursed).
ATLANTA FALCONS (1966-PRESENT; NO SUPER BOWLS, 2 SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES): From 1966 to really 2008, the Falcons were considered more of a joke in the NFL. Yeah, there were years the Falcons had that were memorable (Grits Blitz in the 70's, the 2 Legit 2 Quit Falcons defense in the early 90's, the Dirty Birds in the late 90's, the Vick-led Falcons in the mid-2000's) and great players (Deion Sanders, Andre Rison, Michael Vick etc.) but Atlanta never strung consecutive winning seasons at all. Most of the time Atlanta served as San Francisco's punching bag in the NFC West (alongside New Orleans). And the great players they had were tired of losing. Deion Sanders, tired of being on losing seasons for the Falcons, left for San Francisco (and won a Super Bowl) and then Dallas (won a Super Bowl there). Andre Rison, having outside issues plague him, left after 94, and won a Super Bowl in Green Bay 2 years later. The Falcons had a miraculous season in 1998, going 14-2 with the Dirty Birds bit and stunned everybody by bringing down the high-powered Minnesota Vikings in the 1998 NFC Championship, but after all-pro safety Eugene Robinson was arrested the night before the Super Bowl soliciting a prostitute and then had a horrible Super Bowl performance where Denver stomped on Atlanta (the score was closer than the actual game; 34-19). 3 years later the Falcons drafted a dynamic star in Michael Vick, who could scramble unlike any other and was supposed to be Atlanta's future. However, inconsistencies, injuries, and off-field troubles hindered his career in Atlanta, including a 2 year prison trip due to dog-fighting, gambling, and animal cruelty. At the same time when Vick was in prison, Atlanta hired Bobby Petrino to coach them, only to quit midway through the season after players did not like his style and then lying to his owner saying he would stay on for the remainder of the year (though I believe it was a blessing in disguise for the Falcons).
Atlanta's fortunes changed in 2008 when they put new front office heads in Thomas Dimitroff notably while drafting Matt Ryan and later on Julio Jones. The Falcons strung together winning seasons from 08-12 and being a threat in the NFC. However, gut-punches along the way as the Falcons failed to win any playoff game in 08, 10, and 11 including an embarrassing 48-20 loss to the Packers at the Georgia Dome in 2010. The biggest gut-punch came in 2012 when the Falcons blew a 17-point lead in the NFC Championship to San Francisco at home and was stopped 5 yards short of going to the Super Bowl. Worse, Ryan was starting to become a divided topic by Atlanta fans, some thinking he cannot win the big one and others still believing Vick should have never lost his job when he was sent away. When 2016 arrived, things looked for the better as the Falcons had a young athletic defense who really took the playoffs by storm, embarrassing both Russell Wilson in the Divisional and Aaron Rodgers in the NFC Championship. And for the first half of the Super Bowl, Tom Brady. And then they played the 2nd half…..(and I'm not even going to mention 1st and goal against Philadelphia in the Divisional)
CURSED MOVES: Save for Deion, Ryan, and Julio, and until the last few years of the Quinn era, the Falcons hadn't drafted that well. But the biggest trade move was the Falcons trading Brett Favre to Green Bay after the 1991 season. Um, oops.
DEFINING CURSED MOMENT: 28-3. Unless or until the Falcons ever win the Super Bowl, this will be a deep scar for Falcons fans. I'm not elaborating on it.
CURSED RATING: 5/5 (VERY Cursed)
ATLANTA HAWKS (1968-PRESENT; NO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATLANTA; NO NBA FINALS APPEARANCES IN ATLANTA): The Hawks moved from St. Louis after the 1967-68 season, but really hadn't been a major factor in the NBA until the mid 80's when Atlanta put out some great teams led by the Human Highlight Reel of Dominique Wilkins and the likes of Kevin Willis, Doc Rivers, Spud Webb, etc. as the Hawks were in the mix of the rough & tumble East alongside Detroit, Chicago, Boston, and Milwaukee. Wilkins was an NBA superstar, right up there with the likes of Jordan, Bird, Isiah, Magic, etc. He won Slam Dunk contests that are still memorable to this day and put on a show with Jordan in one of the Slam Dunk contests. And in games, he could put up points like no other. He had a classic playoff duel with Larry Bird in 1988 in the Eastern Conference semis. However, Wilkins finished second to Jordan in that classic dunk contest and Boston beat Atlanta in that war with Larry Bird and the Hawks missed their window in that time as Boston ruled followed by Detroit and Chicago. After Jordan retired in 1993, the East was wide open and the Hawks swooped in and was one of the hottest teams in the league for most of 1993-1994. And then the trade deadline approached…and then they traded Wilkins to the Clippers for Danny Manning, who like Lofton with the Braves, didn't fit in and didn't want to be in Atlanta. After a near 1st round elimination as a #1 seed, Atlanta couldn't find any scoring against Indiana in the 2nd round and was bounced.
However, after a few years the Hawks revamped into more of a team game with the likes of Mookie Blaylock, Steve Smith, Dikembe Mutombo, and were in the thick of the East with New York, Orlando, and Miami, but could never escape out of the first or second rounds. Tired of a slow pace, Atlanta went for more of an up-tempo game when Philips Arena was built and traded the steady shooting Smith to Portland for Jim Jackson & JR Rider and signed Lorenzen Wright to a big deal. It was a complete mess as Rider was a malcontent who never made it past a full season in Atlanta, quarreling with Mutombo. It would take 8 years before the Hawks were a playoff team. And much like most years after, the Hawks were a first or second round casualty. Their biggest moment was the 2014-2015 season when they had the top seed and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time, but only to get swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers. After two failed playoff runs despite trying to get fans excited of bringing Atlanta native Dwight Howard back (with mostly mixed-to-negative reviews), Atlanta blew up the roster and are starting from scratch.
CURSED MOVES: I mentioned the Smith-for-Jackson/Rider trade set the Hawks back for years. I mentioned the issues with Rider and Jackson, who had been somewhat labeled as a malcontent for the first portion of his career, notably in Dallas, Philadelphia, and Golden State, notably being unhappy with his role or being on losing teams (yes, kiddos, the Warriors were a losing franchise for a LONG TIME actually). Jackson was unhappy with the Hawks being a losing franchise in his second year with the team.
But the key cursed move that I think still has a lingering effect to this town was the Wilkins trade. He was Atlanta's guy, a Georgia graduate, and a superstar. Yes, the Hawks didn't sell out even with Wilkins there, but he still created abuzz. After that move, the fans just could not relate to team anymore and if you were near the Omni on a weeknight when the Hawks were in town there had been rumors, they gave away free tickets because the place was nearly empty. Even when the Hawks have been good, the Omni or Philips Arena has been pretty much been a cavernous place.
DEFINING CURSED MOMENT: I still think it is the Wilkins trade. I don't remember a team who was sitting near the top of the NBA, that traded their superstar player at the deadline. This is a cardinal sin in the NBA, or really any major sport, and the Hawks violated it.
CURSED LEVEL: 5/5 (VERY Cursed)
ATLANTA UNITED (2017-PRESENT; 1 PLAYOFF APPEARANCE): Well, honestly it is beyond too early to tell, but the United doesn't seem to be plagued by the curses that the other Atlanta teams have or had. One year in and they are a playoff team. Two years in and they are the best team in the League (having the most points) so maybe this breaks the chains. However, their playoff exit, many Atlanta fans view it as "a loss in the most Atlanta way possible" as really the United dominated their game but lost on a shootout to Columbus.
CURSED MOVES: None yet.
DEFINING CURSED MOMENT: So far just the playoff loss to Columbus, but honestly, is it really a curse that you get to the playoffs in your first year?
CURSED RATING: N/A (way too early to tell, but I'd say a 0 at this point)
ATLANTA FLAMES/THRASHERS (1972-1980-Flames, 1999-2011-Thrashers; 1 Division Title-Thrashers 2007): NHL will probably never come back to Atlanta after two failed stints. The Flames had a decent run in Atlanta after their dud of an expansion year, having 5 winning seasons and making the playoffs 6 of the 8 years. But the Flames could never escape the first round nor finished higher than 3rd place in the old Patrick Division. However, given the playoff woes and playing in a quickly outdated Omni, which lacked luxury suites as well, the Flames were relocated to Calgary (who would win a Cup in 1989).
As for the Thrashers, I already talked about their woes. If you want more detail, read it here.
However, I'll sum it up for you: near the bottom of the NHL for the first 3 years, failing to make the playoffs for the first 8 years, get swept in lone playoff appearance, have one of your rising superstars get into a major accident while having your teammate and good friend get killed, have another superstar reject a major contract extension and then trade him away, poor trades, and promoting the GM who was as inept as they come to president, well, yeah, you're cursed.
CURSED MOVES: Can't speak on behalf of the Flames, but when it came to the Thrashers, take your pick. Yes, the draft woes Atlanta had can't go unnoticed, but the trades were equally as damning. There are a lot from trading Donald Audette as his stock was high for a prospect named Kamil Piros who did nothing. Trading your star Dany Heatley for Marian Hossa, and then trading Hossa to Pittsburgh for a package headed Colby Armstrong and Erik Christensen (who were both gone in 2 years). Trading Ilya Kovalchuk to New Jersey for Johnny Oduya, Nicholas Bergfors, and Patrice Cormier (as the first two were traded out of Atlanta before the Thrashers moved to Winnipeg a year later and Cormier never amounted to anything). But to me, the worst move ever was trading up-and-coming defenseman Braydon Coburn to Philadelphia for Alexei Zhitnik, a player well past his prime and did nothing for the Thrashers. Coburn has enjoyed a nice NHL career with an All-Star to his credit. Zhitnik was bought out by the Thrashers after the 2008 season.
DEFINING CURSED MOMENT: Unfortunately the Dany Heatley car accident, which killed teammate Dan Snyder was probably it. Heatley was coming off an amazing 2002-2003 campaign where he showed the world what he could do in the All-Star Game, winning MVP honors and nearly gave the Thrashers a late push for a playoff spot. On top of that, Atlanta was the team everybody was expecting to be on the upswing in the NHL. Then Heatley gets into an accident with Snyder, thus shaking his foundation and being in the Atlanta area haunted him from it. And it also just took the wind out of the sails of the Thrashers fans and Atlanta fans in general.
CURSED RATING SCALE: 5/5 (VERY Cursed).
Overall, people still point to the likes of Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Minnesota as being the most cursed sports cities in America, but to me if Atlanta isn't THE Cursed Sports City then they are definitely top 3. Of course, other fans will gripe saying that Atlanta fans don't care therefore it isn't that cursed. Given how Atlanta is labeled as a Bandwagon Town by the nation, they have that looming over their heads as well. So overall, it is going to be hard to convince me that another city is more cursed.
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Another advantage of the compound bow over the recurve or longbow is that you will be able to adjust the draw strength of the bow which cannot be done with both recurve or longbow since they already have set draw strength when fully drawn. In a compound bow, you simply need to change the pulleys and cams on the bow to adjust it. What is great about being able to adjust draw strength is that anyone can use a single compound bow which simply need to be adjusted depending on the user's size and strength. You can have this advantage if you are using a compound bow.
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Andréa Tyniec, solo violin
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Studio 700
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Bar opens at 7:00pm | Concert starts at 8:00pm
General Admission seating. All ages welcome.
It is no exaggeration to say that Andréa Tyniec is one of the best violinists around. An in-demand soloist on the international stage, Andréa has been praised for her "exceptional musicality and intensity" (La Presse). She plays the Baumgartner Stradivarius (1689) on loan from the Canada Council's Musical Instrument Bank.
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Ana Sokolovic
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J.S. Bach
Partita in E major
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Sonata No. 2
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Love Song for M. A. D. (for solo violin and computer)
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Related Info
National Post article on the Musical Instrument Bank, featuring Andréa Tyniec
Whole Note Magazine review of Andréa Tyniec's recording of the Ysaÿe sonatas (scroll down to read)
A Culture Days interview with Andréa Tyniec
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text: Political conventions are necessary evils. I despise them because they are so boring. Both parties shared a pressing problem of unifying their parties. I would have to say that the Republicans succeeded beyond their wildest dreams and the Democrats are hopeful. In this area McCain's pick of Sarah Palin was a stroke of genius. She has energized the common folks more than any candidate I can remember. The scuttlebutt is that the McCain campaign received over $10 million in donations after the announcement. She is not perfect but you cannot help but marvel when you hear a few folks say admiringly, "Yes and she is only a heartbeat away!"


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"The weakness of impotence is related to a fear of responsibility - a fear, that is, of making concrete decisions and being held to account for concrete consequences. Problems are much simpler when viewed from the office of a liberal weekly than when viewed in terms of what will actually happen when certain ideologically attractive steps are taken.
``Too often the Doughface really does not want power or responsibility. For him the more subtle sensations of the perfect syllogism, the lost cause, the permanent minority, where lie can be safe from the exacting job of trying to work out wise policies in an imperfect world.
``Politics becomes, not a means of getting things done, but an outlet for private grievances and frustrations. The progressive once disciplined by the responsibilities of power is often the most useful of all public servants; but he, alas, ceases to be a progressive and is regarded by all true Doughfaces as a cynical New Dealer or a tired Social Democrat.
"Having renounced power, the Doughface seeks compensation in emotion. The pretext for progressive rhetoric is, of course, the idea that man, the creature of reason and benevolence, has only to understand the truth in order to act upon it.
``But the function of progressive rhetoric is another matter; it is, in Dwight MacDonald's phrase, to accomplish "in fantasy what cannot be accomplished in reality." Because politics is for the Doughface a means of accommodating himself to a world he does not like but does not really want to change, he can find ample gratification in words. They appease his twinges of guilt without committing him to very drastic action.
``Thus the expiatory role of resolutions in progressive meetings. A telegram of protest to a foreign chancellery gives the satisfaction of a job well done and a night's rest well earned. The Doughfaces differ from Mr. Churchill: dreams, they find, are better than facts.
``Progressive dreams are tinged with a brave purity, a rich sentiment and a noble defiance. But, like most dreams, they are notable for the distortion of facts by desire."
Arthur Schlesinger: The Vital Center
Anyone who wants liberalism to succeed in a world where authoritarianism lurks at every corner must read Arthur Schlesinger's 1949 book: The Vital Center. It was the book that laid the groundwork for 20 years of liberal dominance and gave liberals all the rebuttals they needed to conservative smear tactics. But just as important was its vociferous denunciation of Democrats too uncompromising to be bothered with governing. When a leader makes the compromises necessary to implement his agenda, there are inevitably howls of betrayal from people who would rather see no deviation from the desired results than give up on their dreams. One of the most important keys to effectively govern is to prevent those who would stop compromise from gaining leverage over policy. Compromise is life, and without it there is only fanaticism and death.
It is one of the weird ironies of history that FDR is now used as a blunt instrument to clobber Obama for his inadequacies. Seventy-five years ago, the blunt instrument was Abraham Lincoln, and progressives used Lincoln tirelessly to whip FDR. Seventy-five years before that, progressives (ironically then called 'Radical Republicans') used any instrument they could find to beat Abraham Lincoln for being too moderate. Anybody who gives themselves too quickly to a cause doesn't really believe in it.
Four years ago, I did not like Barack Obama. Don't get me wrong - I voted for him in the primary. John Edwards managed to repaint himself as a social populist when only four years before he was a politically moderate corporate shill. Republicans would have tarred and feathered Hilary Clinton with all the brushes we'd not seen since the last Clinton administration. If you think the Obama White House had it bad, just imagine another Clinton facing Mitch McConnell...
But there was something about the mass passion Obama inspired that was, and is, irrational. Irrational well past the point of passion and into the realm of dangerous. At least Bill Clinton gave the appearance of appealing to people's reason. For all his sugar-coated empathy, it took two minutes of watching Clinton to see that this was a man with no compunctions about miring himself in the mud to get what he wants. And whereas Bill Clinton looked dirty at his first stump speech, Obama seemed untouched by muck. Obama offered an utterly false promise of a world without partisanship and ideology. He spoke to people's longing for a world where we could make a clean break with the past and push the reset button on all the developments of America's past fifty years. Just as Bush's two elections were a monument to the naivete of a right-wing too stupid to realize how they sabotage their own interests. The entire Obama movement was a towering monument to the arrogance and naivete of generation of American progressives too spoiled to stop the right from destroying the country.
But contrary to popular opinion, liberal democracies rarely get the leaders they deserve - they get the leaders they elect. The Obama movement deserved Howard Dean, the mirror image of their perfect politician: A volatile demagogue who would keep liberalism in the minority for yet another generation. Instead, they got President Obama, the most effective leader America has had in more than half-a-century; and the last best hope for our generation to avoid the cataclysms that inevitably come to be when a world power is in decline. Barack Obama saves us from economic depression. He gives us near-universal health care. He captures Osama bin-Laden. He reverses a century-long policy of America supporting Arab dictatorships. He reduces the stockpile of nuclear weapons. He raises fuel-efficiency standards. He raises the standard of pay for women. He lifts the ban on stem-cell research. He resurrects the American auto industry. He raises funding to prevent violence against women. He protects borrowers in student loans. He holds defense contractors accountable. He bans torture in interrogations. He protects the poor from corrupt credit card companies. He protects the poor from corrupt health insurance companies. He expands hate-crime legislation to include sexual orientation. In eight years, Bill Clinton, that dirty fighter, did not do this much to advance liberal causes. In everything he's managed to do, Obama has proven the far dirtier, and deadlier, fighter than Clinton. All that Obama has achieved was done against the backdrop of two government branches that will do everything they can to see him fail at the expense of the country's well-being. The Republicans may yet succeed in rolling back every one of Obama's landmark achievements. Time and again, Obama has proved the one pillar that prevented this country from disasters far greater than those of which progressives have warned.
And yet Obama is still not good enough for them.
Barack Obama's rise was made possible by a movement of people who felt too entitled to engage problems meaningfully. But against their expectations (and mine), Obama engages problems more meaningfully than any President since the postwar era. He, in the debt ceiling negotiations more than ever before, demonstrated the capacity to be another Roosevelt or Lincoln - a truly transformative leader who defines an era. He may yet be the reason that America does not fall into a collapse the likes of which we cannot yet imagine. But if he falls, it will in part be made possible by the rage of entitled people who are too angry that they didn't get everything they wanted to effectively mobilize for him. We could be fifteen months away from a Rick Perry Presidency. We would have a President who just two years ago said that Texas might secede from the union. Just last week, Perry subtly incited the American people to violence against Fed Chair Ben Bernancke, only for the crime of saving America from economic depression (soon to be twice). If the commitment from liberals to keep Obama President is lacking, Rick Perry could very well be our President. Contrary to the opinion of many self-proclaimed liberals, there is still a much better option than Rick Perry. The Obama movement deserved a demagogue. They got a leader.
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Defense Leads App to Sun Belt Title Game
By BJ Bennett
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Appalachian State has now held seven of its past ten foes to ten points or less.
One of college football's best defenses will be on display in the first-ever Sun Belt Conference Championship Game as Appalachian State clinched a division title, and a berth, with a 21-10 victory over Troy. The Mountaineers continued their remarkable defensive play in their regular season finale, limiting the Trojans to just 232 yards and 12 first downs, Troy's second-lowest totals in two dozen games, and ten points, the Trojans' fewest dating back to early last October. Appalachian State has now held seven of its past ten foes to ten points or less.
Since losing in overtime at Penn State to open the season, the Mountaineers have allowed 12.4 points per game; only Georgia Southern scored more than 17 in that span. Saturday was yet another example of that dominance. Appalachian State allowed merely 4.9 yards per pass and 2.3 yards per rush to Troy, forcing four turnovers. As the Trojans tried to mount a late comeback, the Mountaineers gave up just 25 total yards on their last five possessions. Troy was a combined 3-of-18 on third and fourth down conversions.
Appalachian State, which hasn't surrendered more than 229 yards through the air in any game this fall, solidified itself as a top five pass defense nationally, holding Sawyer Smith to 50% on his completions. All-American candidate Clifton Duck recorded his 12th career interception and Thomas Hennigan, a wide receiver, recorded his first defending a Hail Mary. The Mountaineers recorded three sacks and eight tackles for loss. This is a unit that entered the weekend tied for first in the country having given up just nine plays of 30 yards or more, a total that still stands.
The regular season is now in the books and the Appalachian State defense is allowing 278.2 yards per game; the Sun Belt record for total defense in a single year is 290.2 yards per game, set by North Texas in 2002. Appalachian State, ahead of Championship Saturday in college football, boasts one of the historically great Group of Five defenses.
Up next for the Mountaineers is a conference championship game rematch with Louisiana, winners of the Sun Belt West. The Mountaineers defeated the Ragin' Cajuns 27-17 back on October 20th, slowing their powerful ground attack to 3.4 yards per carry, the lone rushing score coming late in the fourth quarter of a decided game. Appalachian State will host Louisiana at Kidd Brewer Stadium, aka The Rock, a nickname that now comes with multiple distinctions; no visitor has scored over 17 points in Boone all season.
Fittingly, the Mountaineers are headed to the inaugural Sun Belt Conference Championship Game. Their defense enters as the headline attraction.


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The Royal family sure has been busy lately! Prince Louis was born in April, Prince Harry & Meghan Markle got married in May, Princess Eugenie had a surprise Royal Wedding last Friday and Prince Harry & Duchess Meghan announced another Royal Baby is on the way next Spring! Wow, we are tired just thinking about it.
Congrats to Meghan & Harry, we have no doubt that this little Royal Baby will be as adorable as his or her cousins!
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Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the Spring of 2019. Their Royal Highnesses have appreciated all of the support they have received from people around the world since their wedding in May and are delighted to be able to share this happy news with the public.
So what did our listeners think about the Royal Baby news? Was it too soon? Should the couple have waited? Do they have Royal Baby fever? Find out!


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Installing a Portable Mist Cooling To Sun Umbrella
During the steaming hot sweaty days of summer, being outside is both a miserable idea and a dream for many. The sun is too warm, the shade is too scarce, and being under direct UV is dangerous. In these conditions there is no doubt that being outside becomes a horror thought instead of a pleasant one. But there are rather low cost solutions which you can implement right away, to cool down the temperature at your back yard, so you could enjoy the summer outdoors.
Get a UV Sun Umbrella
The first thing you need is a UV sun umbrella. Not every sun canopy blocks UV. Actually most of them don't. So being under a canopy which gets the UV filtered and blocked is highly recommended. If you plan BBQ dinner outside, and know you and your family are going to spend many hours in the sun, the long term damages of UV should cross your mind.
You need to look for the UPF rating which is 40-50. These are the highest Ultraviolet Protection Factor available. These will block most of the harmful UVA and UVB. You should know that some UV may reflect from the pool water or from other reflecting surfaces (white walls, glass doors). So wearing UV clothes or adding a sun screen when outside is wise.
Sitting under a wide UV sun umbrella canopy, can itself reducer the air temperature in several degrees.
Sun Umbrella With Built In Mist Cooling
A sun umbrella with a built in cooling mist system, is the most perfect way to decrease temperatures in sweaty hot summer days. But you do not have to buy an expensive mist cooling system embedded in an umbrella. You can do it yourself in a fracture of the investment.
Cooling the Sun Umbrella Sitting Area
Having a sun UV blocking umbrella is better than a regular umbrella. But if you have a regular one, you can still make it more pleasurable under it during summer. One of the best solutions may be adding a portable cooling mist system to the sitting area.
Those who have a patio may want to install a permanent mist cooling system for summer. These are extremely effective and very low cost to purchase and install.
The portable mist cooling vaporize tiny droplets of water into the air, this spray of cool water into the air, immediately cools the air. The temperature under such systems drops by 10-20 degrees. The warm winds become a cool breeze, and a shade becomes a pleasant place to sit in.
Click here and get the easy portable mist set to add to your existing sun umbrella.
The main pros of such a cooling system is that it can be added to any existing sun umbrella. The sitting area can be placed anywhere in your garden or yard as long as the hose will reach it for constant water supply. The portable mist does not need electricity, the water pressure creates the cooing fog effect needed.
Click here – Get a super effective low cost portable mist system you can install practically anywhere.
This would be much cheaper to install and use, than portable air conditioning device which throw mist via large built in fan.
We wish you a cool summer and lots of shaded dinners in your backyard.


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Original Halloween Headquarters has everything for season
Since 1971, Goodwill NCW has been serving up deals for Halloween that fright and delight.
Whether our costume consultants help you pull together the perfect one-of-a-kind look with our donated treasures or you choose one of our ready-to-wear costumes, Goodwill has everything you need for the season and is the place to be for adding air or scare to your costume, home décor, party or yard.
And by shopping Goodwill, you're helping the community you live in. How's that for a treat!
This Halloween — and every Halloween — your local Goodwill store comes to play for Halloween ghosts and goblins, princesses and cowboys, kiddos and grown-ups.
In each of our 27 retail stores and training centers across Wisconsin, row after row of donated clothing items and accessories give the creative Halloween shopper a great place to stretch themselves and find a distinctive look.
Gowns, dresses, pants, shoes, purses, scarves, belts, hats, sweaters and more … it's all here for you.
Goodwill also offers new Halloween costumes and accessories — Wigs! Masks! Robes! And more! — for shoppers who need a great look in a big hurry. We also supply Halloween and fall décor to help make your home look as frightening or as welcoming (for little trick-or-treaters) as you like.
There's no need to be scared of your Halloween costume options at any of the 27 Goodwill NCW retail stores, from one side of Wisconsin to the other.
But we urge shoppers to take advantage of not only what we have in our stores, but HOW we help you get the most for your money: We give you hands-on help in creating the best costume you can buy!
- A costume idea book will be available in every Goodwill NCW retail store, offering dozens of suggestions for your distinctive look.
- That 38-page book is also available online at http://bit.ly/GWLookBook
- A wide selection of makeup to change your usually cheery look into something far more ghoulish.
- Every store has hundreds of apparel and ready-to-make costume items. If the costume is for neighborhood trick-or-treating or a night out on the town, Goodwill NCW has what you'll need for a great memory in the making!
- Shoes, hats, accessories, gowns, beards, masks, wigs … all at bargain prices, and all for a great cause.
- The princesses in your world will want to see our tutu collection. We have a LOT!
- Want to be a cheerleader for the local team? We can make that look happen in green and gold, red and white, and other team-color combos.
- Goodwill team members will dress up to make the shopping experience fun. Steal their ideas!
- Throwing a Halloween party? We have party accessories for the perfect gathering.
- Beginning Oct. 5, costume consultants will be available in all Goodwill NCW stores to help you create a one-of-a-kind costume.
Here's when you'll get a great hand-up in pulling together your Halloween costume:
- Friday: 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- Saturday: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
- Sunday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Special weekday additional hours:
- Monday-Thursday, Oct. 22-25 and Monday-Wednesday, Oct. 29-31: 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
- For the fourth consecutive year, we're getting help from radio personalities across our 35-county footprint. They'll be dressing in full costume and competing on social media as best-dressed! More details when we get closer to their online contests.
No doubt, Goodwill NCW stores come to play for Halloween. But shoppers make a difference in ways other than their looks. Every purchase supports Goodwill NCW's 24 programs and services. In 2017, those human-services programs touched the lives of 72,937 people across Wisconsin.
From providing employment opportunities to people with disabilities through job training and job placement to Miracle League baseball (kids from ages 4-19 play the sport on a special rubberized field, with volunteer "buddies") to FISC (financial counseling) from Payment Partner (payee services and money management) to our VITA program (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance), shopping at Goodwill makes a hometown difference.
Goodwill NCW's mission — Elevating People — is lived 365 days each year and supported by retail revenue and generous donations, many of which are part of Halloween costumes.


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Political Science Professor Nils Ringe is one of four faculty members teaching the four-week course Understanding Contemporary European Politics. Ringe is a faculty affiliate of the La Follette School.
The course, offered through UW–Madison's Division of Continuing Education, begins Tuesday, April 9 at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. It will feature discussions about European politics with a broad overview and case studies of individual countries.
As in the United States, the politics of Europe include debates about national identify, immigration, partisan political processes, economics, and changes in contemporary society. Yet those issues also manifest in profoundly different ways because of geography, history, and the European Union.
Details and more information are online; the cost is $60.
Ringe also is presenting The Twilight of Angela Merkel: Implications for Germany and Europe on Tuesday, April 9 at 5:30 p.m. The hour-long program is at The University Club, 803 State Street.


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EP 50: (MINISODE) How to Avoid a Divorce While Investing with Your Spouse with Liz & Andresa
Are you ready for another MINISODE by Liz & Andresa?! These minisodes are short, 10 minute personal stories from your co-hosts that provides quick (but powerful) lessons!
This week, Liz shares some key tips and strategies when it comes to investing with your spouse. It was a tough day back in 2008 when she heard her husband Matt say the words to her – "If we don't change something we are headed for a divorce." This comment created real change for her and her husband. And over the past 15 years of working with her spouse, she has learned how to stay happily married and grow a real estate business!
During today's minisode, Liz answers some powerful questions:
- How do you "enroll" your spouse and get them "onboard" if you want to invest in real estate and they do NOT?
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This is your comprehensive guide to memory care in Glendale, AZ. Memory care communities offer housing and care for seniors with Alzheimer's disease and other kinds of dementia. Memory care enables seniors with memory impairment to stay as active and engaged as possible, while living in a dignified, comfortable and supervised environment. Our local Senior Living Advisors understand memory care in Glendale, AZ and surrounding areas. After an initial consultation, your advisor will prepare a list of memory care communities that fit your loved one's individual imperatives for care and living preferences, as well as your family's budget.Memory Care Costs in Glendale, AZ
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Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, located about nine miles (14 km) northwest from Downtown Phoenix. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city is 226,721.


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Blue Obsession
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Kikwit Town
By michael mcdonald and chester thompson
From a house comes the sound of an infant crying
People stand and stare at the door
They dare not go in
Where a child lies sobbing beside a lifeless body
Trying in vain to awaken the mother within
This chain of death has so many faces
From the frightened man to the pitiful child
Where is our deliverance here?
Will this not pass over?
I won't go back to kikwit town
I won't go back
I won't go back to kikwit town
I won't go back
They would not give us my father's body
The men in orange suits started gathering Ў®round
They asked the names of all who live here
As they threw him down in hole and burned his house down
What have we done to deserve this?
God's wrath has surely come
He lets the devil walk among us
He lets death into our homes
Where is our deliverance here
From this demon loosed upon us?
Is it not enough we live in this squalor?
Is it not enough these sacrifices we make?
Are we not entitled to some mercy
On this short journey we take?
They said come down and answer all our questions
It's best for all if I turn myself in
But I know as sure as I walk through that hospital door
I will never see daylight again
What have we done to deserve this?
God's wrath has surely come
He lets the devil walk among us
He lets death into our homes
Where is our deliverance here
From this demon loosed upon us?
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In comic shops this Wednesday, DC Comics is set deliver the Softcover Collected Edition Graphic Novel Batman: The Dark Knight Detective, which will contain the collections of Detective Comics # 568-574 ('86-'87) and #5 79-582 ('87-'88).
Art by Norm Breyfogle (Batman: Birth of the Demon, Batman: Brotherhood of the Bat), Alan Davis (Batman and the Outsiders, Batman: Full Circle), Jim Baikie (Vigilante, Blackmask), Terry Beatty (Return to Perdition, Batman: Gotham Adventures), Eufronio Reyes Cruz (Ghosts, Jonah Hex), Carmine Infantino (Flash of Two Worlds, Tales of the Batman), Klaus Janson (Batman Vs. Superman, Batman: The Dark Knight: Master Race), Dick Giordano (Batman Vs the Incredible Hulk), Green Arrow: Hunters Moon), Pablo Marcos (Secret Society of Super-Villains, Freedom Fighters), and Al Vey (Aquaman: The Legend of Aquaman, Thundercats: Dogs of War).
Cover by Alan Davis and Paul Neary.
Written by Mike Barr (Batman: Year Two, Batman: Son of the Demon), Jo Duffy (Catwoman, Batman: Knightfall: Knightsend), and Joey Cavaleri (Huntress, Superman Vs. SHAZAM).
"In these stories that immediately follow BATMAN: YEAR ONE, the Dark Knight must rescue Catwoman from the clutches of the Joker, contend with a newly paroled Mad Hatter and deal with the maddening double crimes of Two-Face! While this might seem like a normal week for Batman, he also jets over to London to work on an unsolved Sherlock Holmes mystery with the Elongated Man and Slam Bradley."
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The importance of information and data stewardship.
At a high level within an organisation, problems are presented as a business requirement – a question. But more often than not, in drilling down and analysing the requirement more questions are revealed, which ultimately land on data and information.
So who controls these valuable assets, ensuring their accuracy, quality and how to use them?
Data and information stewards take centre stage.
Information and data stewardship are the accelerators for evolving information and data quality, ultimately allowing value-adding insights for an organisation.
Determining data and information quality cannot be underestimated.
Without trusting your data and information, or without knowing what you're working with, evidence-based decisions lack one key component: evidence.
Given that most organisations have many data applications in operation at any one time, the data landscape can become quite complex. Stewardship allows organisations to truly understand their information and data, from their anomalies to their level of quality. When you understand your data to the most granular level, nothing will surprise you – and we've seen that failure to do so is often the cause of bungled migration and integration projects.
Council amalgamations: a cautionary tale
Amalgamated councils in Queensland have already experienced these challenges, and the warning rings true for those councils south of the border preparing to amalgamate in New South Wales.
Data anomalies often rear their heads further down the track after the data or integration has already been defined.
The organisation is then faced with a significant financial decision resulting in costly re-work, remediation, or both. So how do we mitigate these costly risks?
As the quote goes: "Change won't come from the top, change will come from a mobilised grassroots." Moving our focus from enterprise-wide to 'grassroots' analysis means applying a magnifying glass to the most basic activities that the organisation does.
So how do organisations – particularly councils on the cusp of amalgamating – avoid repeating these mistakes?
Now is the time to plan and ask questions like:
- What is the quality of the data and the information we hold?
- Where is the data coming from, and where should the data come from?
- What mappings and transformations are involved and how will this be done?
- What are the conceptual and logical limitations?
- Can we use our data to draw insights, or are we wasting too much time cleaning poor-quality data?
- How can we start to improve our use of data and information stewards in the organisation?
Questions like these help manage the lifecycle of information and its underlying supportive data, realising the value of information and data stewardship.
Ultimately all organisations want to use their information and data in a way that supports their decisions. By answering these questions you can determine how closely your data and information objectives can support the overarching business goals for a more efficient return on investment.


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There were over 60 dental offices in North Van that were competing for this prestigious nomination! Please check the North Shore News Reader's Choice Awards edition that comes out February 28th, 2016, for the final results.
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The Coral + She Drew The Gun + Cut Glass Kings at The Leadmill, Sheffield, UK – 7th October 2018Posted by Bianca on Sunday Oct 7, 2018 Under Indie rock, Neo-psychedelic
Gig Review and Photography by Mark Loraine
Rock n Roll gigs on a Sunday night? Whose bright idea was that? Well it must have worked because tonight the iconic Sheffield venue The Leadmill is fair full to the rafters and all to see a bunch of lads from the Wirral who have been through the indie mill and have actually come out the other side.
Originally part of the Britpop scene The Coral, starting out around 1996, the band have released a number of top 40 albums and singles to match and they have a new album out, 'Move Through The Dawn' So hopefully tonight will be a miix of old and new, which is not a chore as, remarkably, the new album is really very good and worth of any self respecting music fans ears.
But first to supports! We are spoilt tonight as we have two support acts, Cut Glass Kings, a duo that resemble the Slaves and Royal Blood (in that there are two of them) but sound not at all like them. They play a more melodic sort of punk-ish rock that is in turns heavy but somewhat tuneful throughout. Thoroughly enjoyed these guys, as did the audience, which again is often not the case for first support.
Next we come to She Drew The Gun. These are, I am led to believe, under the wing of a certain Mr Skelly and it is true that they have a certain scouse twang, which I believe is from the more refined Wirral – incredibly, as mentioned, birthplace of The Coral. The band is a refreshing mix of Psychedelic pop rock, mixed with some pretty awesome guitar work . Fronted by two charismatic singers, the band pump out a set of addictive, catchy tunes that has the whole audience chomping at the bit for the main event.
Now I have been a peripheral fan of tonight's headliners for a very long time. Their laid back West Coast-ish groove and the amazing songwriting talents of James Skelly on tracks such as Pass it On and Bill MCcai has always been instantly recognisable for me, breaking through the mish mash of the late Britpop scene and surviving to this day. That fandom was rewarded tonight as they pretty much played a greatest hits set, performing the previously mentioned top 40 tracks, speckled with tracks from the new album such as 'Reaching Out For A Friend' and the incredible guitar work on 'Stormbreaker'.
As I mentioned previously, tonight we were in one of Sheffield's iconic venues, made famous by bands such as Arctic Monkeys, Reverend and The Makers etc., but tonight's act harks back to an age before that, indeed they really have earned their place alonside the likes of Pulp who of course graced this stage back in the day. Tonight The Coral did British jangly guitar indie proud and I for one was glad I managed to be there on a cold Sheffield night to enjoy it.
One Response to "The Coral + She Drew The Gun + Cut Glass Kings at The Leadmill, Sheffield, UK – 7th October 2018"
October 16th, 2018 at 10:10
I do wish your writers would think about what they write: Firstly, The Leadmill was famous – and indeed made famous – long before Arctic Monkeys and Reverend & The Makers (seriously?)
Secondly, the day She Drew The Gun become simply "Psychedelic pop rock" is I suspect the day Louisa stops writing politically relevant songs such as "Poem". Poor research I assume hence the use of the words "two charismatic singers". No mention of the co-writer of most of the second album. James the bass player! So I wonder why your photographer simply concentrated on producing unsharp pictures of just the women in the group.


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When asked to name a popular toyline from the '80s, most people will plump for He-Man, Transformers or Cabbage Patch Kids. Very few would mention M.U.S.C.L.E (AKA 'Millions of Unusual Small Creatures Lurking Everywhere'). It's the toy fad that time forgot.
Originally from Japan, these bubblegum pink, lycra-clad action figures enjoyed a brief popularity boom in the mid 1980s. They combined everything kids from that era loved – monsters, robots, superheroes and wrestlers – distilled into the size of a pinkie finger.
The M.U.S.C.L.E toyline sprang from the Japanese manga Kinnikuman by the artist/writer duo Yudetamago. It follows the adventures of the titular superhero-cum-wrestler and his colourful friends and foes.
In 1985, Mattel brought the toys to Western supermarkets in a bid to capitalise on the rising popularity of WWF wrestling. (In addition to the intergalactic wrestling plot, many of the figures were loosely based on real-life wrestlers.)
Manufactured from a hard flesh-toned rubber, the figures were reminiscent of handcrafted coral and had a similarly high level of detail. Many of the character designs were downright bizarre, with giant hands, sentient pyramids and humanoid toilets standing out amongst the lycra.
The toys proved to be an instant hit with pint-sized wrastlin' fans. With four-figure blister packs costing around a dollar, they also appealed to cash-strapped parents. Strategically placed at supermarket checkouts, they frequently made their way into the trolley during a weekly grocery run.
Kids (and adult collectors who really should have known better) quickly set out to find the rarest figures. Interestingly, M.U.S.C.L.E's marketing did the whole 'catch 'em all!' thing around a decade before Pokemon existed. With well over 200 figures created, amassing a complete collection took some dedication.
At the height of its popularity, M.U.S.C.L.E spawned everything from fashion accessories to a Nintendo video game. But its time at the top was short lived. Within a few years, kids had moved on to the likes of G.I Joe. The introduction of fluro coloured figures failed to win kids back and by 1988 it was all over.
In 30 years time, we imagine Coles' Little Shop Miniatures will be half-remembered in much the same way. With that said, a tiny subset of humanity continues to covet M.U.S.C.L.E, with the rarest figures going for thousands of dollars on eBay. Better hold onto that mini Vegemite, just in case.
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The harness is hand-made by manufacturer from Rita Quaid. You can find some interesting patterns on their web site. I was interested strictly in this from Lena's collection. Wearing the harness, I am meeting with a great interest, from the side of people that are not connected the this kind of style. This may be caused by celebrities, who are wearing such element. What do you think about such "decoration"?
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Winning start for Chennaiyin FC U-18s in final round
The Chennaiyin FC U-18s beat Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) 4-1 in their Group B opener of the Hero Elite League (U-18 Youth League) final round at the Don Bosco Ground, Goa. Goals from Kartik Nayyar, Joysana Singh and a Vijay Thangavel brace handed CFC a win in the first game of their debut appearance in the final round, as Aman Chetri starred with three assists.
The CFC U-18s will aim to carry the winning momentum into their next Group B encounter when they take on defending Hero Elite League champions Shillong Lajong FC U-18s at the Nagoa Ground on Wednesday January 30 at 3 PM.
Defender Hendry Antonay led the CFC boys out in their debut appearance in the final round of the competition in just their second year of participation, having won the Chennai zone with an unbeaten record of six wins and two draws. Both of CFC's top scorers from the Chennai zone – Joysana Singh and Aman Chetri with eight and seven goals respectively, started on the wings. Cuddalore-born J. Jaya Ruban (3 goals) led the line alongwith Bengaluru boy Vijay Thangavel (5 goals).
CFC got off to a flying start with Aman Chetri the creator. The Assamese winger's surging run on the right saw him beat three defenders and square the ball to the onrushing Kartik Nayyar, who made no mistake in opening the scoring in the 11th minute.
Jaya Ruban then had a chance to make it 2-0 when he was put through on goal. However after rounding the keeper he couldn't keep his balance and sent his effort wide.
RFYC came hard at CFC in search of the equalizer and created a couple of good chances, which also saw them hit the woodwork. Their goal eventually came midway through the first half through a strike from distance by Muhammed Nemil.
Bengaluru boy Vijay Thangavel had the opportunity to restore CFC's lead immediately from the restart, but his header from a Harsh Bartwal cross went just wide.
The chances kept coming CFC's way in an eventful first half. Jaya Ruban was again involved, this time missing a sitter from six yards out with the goal gaping. Few minutes later he was put through one-on-one with the keeper, but his shot lacked power and was straight at the latter.
Chennaiyin's persistence paid off before half time though. Aman played a short corner to Harsh, whose inviting cross was headed into the back of the net by Joysana. The Manipuri winger continuing his rich scoring streak to notch his ninth goal in the Hero Elite League in as many appearances as CFC went into the break with a 2-1 lead.
The second half began on a scrappy note with both sides failing to create any clear cut chances. Jaya Ruban had another half-chance which he failed to make the most of it in the final third, at the end of a good run. He was eventually replaced by Yunus Shaikh as Vellore boy Pradap Balashanmugam also came on for CFC goalscorer Kartik.
CFC then enjoyed a good spell and were rewarded with their third goal, when Vijay headed home from Aman corner's in the 66th minute.
Chennaiyin kept the pressure on RFYC in search of a fourth. They won a series of corners and looked dangerous on the break. From one such counter attack, Joysana played Aman clean through on goal, but the latter took his shot early and sent it straight to the keeper.
CFC did make it 4-1 in the closing stages at the end of a superb team move. After a series of passes, Ajith played Aman through on goal who did well to round the onrushing keeper and cross unselfishly to Vijay, who had the simple task of heading into an empty net. As CFC capped off a dominant display going forward, Aman registered a hat-trick of assists.
Score: Reliance Foundation Young Champs 1 (Muhammed Nemil Valiyattil 23′) lost to Chennaiyin FC U-18s 4 (Kartik Nayyar 11′, Joysana Singh 43′, Vijay Thangavel 66′, 84′)


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Table of Contents
Chapter I. Concerning Divine Revelation.
Chapter II. Concerning the Being and Perfections of God.
Chapter III. Concerning the Unity of God; and the Trinity.
Chapter IV. On the Decrees of God.
Chapter V. Concerning the Creation of the World, Particularly of Man.
Chap. VI. Concerning Divine Providence in General.
Chapter VII. On the Providence of God, as It Respects Moral Agents, Angels and Men.
Section I. Concerning Divine Providence, as it respects the Angels.
Section II. Concerning the Providence of God, as it respects Man in a state of Innocency.
Chap. VIII. On the Apostasy of Man, and the Evil Consequence to Him.
System of Doctrines. Part II. Concerning the Redemption of Fallen, Lost Man, by Jesus Christ.
Chapter I. Some general Observations on the Redemption of Man.
Chapter II. Concerning the Person and Character of the Redeemer.
Chapter III. Concerning the Design and Work of the Redeemer.


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Caddytunes is no longer a new name in music scene,as he has dropped numerous hits for us all to enjoy…He recently celebrated his birthday and he has a massive gift for us all…
Here's Fatasi by Caddytunes….Produced by Ace producer Mic Daviz|Mixed and mastered by top sound engineer Swaps! Enjoy!!!
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Ex-Navy SEAL: height of RBS, UBS gay pride flag unpatriotic
The colors of the rainbow should never trump the red, white and blue, says a retired Navy SEAL and unflagging defender of the president.
Frequent Fox News guest Carl Higbie ripped the Royal Bank of Scotland and UBS on Twitter Tuesday over a gay pride flag display outside the Americas headquarters of RBS in Stamford, which the financial services giants share.
Higbie said that's not proper flag etiquette.
"Lower that flag below my American flag," Higbie told Hearst Connecticut Media. "I would never fly a flag above the American flag. I think anybody who does is putting whatever that cause is above patriotism."
RBS, now part of NatWest Markets, acknowledged the flap and said it was inadvertent.
"The height of the rainbow flag raised as the same height as the American flag was an oversight and in no way was it our intention to offend anyone in any way given the spirit of our message," said Kathleen Hanley, a spokeswoman for NatWest Markets. "The height of all flags have now been rectified. At NatWest Markets we are committed to fostering an environment that celebrates our diversity and creates a culture of inclusion and respect. Raising the rainbow flag sends a strong message of support to our employees and the wider community which we care so much about."
UBS declined to comment.
The United States Flag Code stipulates that "the flag of the United States of America should be at the center and at the highest point of the group when a number of flags of States or localities or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs."
Higbie, who served two tours of duty in Iraq, said he has nothing against gay pride.
"I'm not telling them to take it down," Higbie said. "It doesn't bother me. If you want to be gay and proud of it, I don't care. Just lower it one flag length, and I'll be happy. That goes for the Connecticut flag, too, not just the gay pride flag."
The subject of a Washingtonian magazine report that he interviewed for White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's job, which was disputed by Trump's administration, Higbie has been a lightning rod.
Last month, he told Katy Perry to "go to hell" during a Fox News appearance in which he slammed the pop starlet's call for tolerance after the Manchester, England, terrorist attack. Higbie made headlines last fall, when he suggested that a Muslim registry would be constitutional and compared it to Japanese internment camps during World War II.
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The arrival of new investors to the region has produced after the housing crisis and maintain this trend in the coming years
The Costa del Sol has been one of the real estate destinations in Europe and the world since the 50`s. We are currently experiencing a revival of the real estate market after the sharp drop that occurred during the collapse and subsequent real estate crisis in 2008. The region has been the benchmark of growth in purchasing real estate in Spain exceeding the figures achieved in the rest of the country.
This region has positioned itself as one of the best destinations for those who want to invest in real estate, regardless of nationality, as 85% of people who buy properties here are foreigners. Mostly looking for a place where you can enjoy an excellent climate, beautiful beaches, and best properties. On the Costa del Sol you can get from holiday apartments and town houses with two bedrooms to large villas of hundreds of square meters with pool and all the luxuries you can imagine.
This area of Andalusia is characterized by the luxury that exists in their properties, combining with the environment that is surrounded by golf clubs, harbors and yachts, as well as some of the best Mediterranean beaches with beach clubs, also some of the best nightclubs in the country are here.
That is why also is common the visit of famous artists worldwide and jet set personalities possessing properties in the area, and it is common veraneen on these beaches. Kings and presidents of countries also visit the coast to spend their holidays. Then we will make a count of the main reasons why you should make your investment in the Costa del Sol.
1. The quality properties ensure investment
If something has always characterized the Costa del Sol is its high degree of luxury and exclusivity. And this can range from apartments, houses, town houses, villas for sale and mansions that are located in locations with excellent beach landscapes accompanied by clubs, golf courses and ports as well as some of the best nightclubs in the country.
This makes the Costa del Sol stand out from other beach areas of Spain and even Europe, mainly due to the price- value that makes Marbella and the rest of its neighboring municipalities, Estepona and Benahavis, the most demanded by buyers foreigners throughout Europe.
In this way the market has been increasing since the real estate crisis and is expected to continue in this way in the coming years, ensuring excellent investment for holiday purposes to rent.
2. Excellent time of the real estate market
The second provincial of increased purchases by foreign citizens in Spain is Malaga, where the Costa del Sol is located with a total of 4,739 properties, only in the first quarter of 2014, and this is a recovery process that started from the year 2012.
Increases were seen in both the number of purchases and the number of sales, which have increased by 28% and 2.2% respectively in the region. This trend is expected to continue in the coming years, mainly in shopping, while prices may continue rising but not at such a rapid pace.
The trend for price increases this year, is expected to continue according to 2015 where there were increases of up to 15% in the most demanding areas such as Madrid, Barcelona and Marbella, mainly in the areas of greater luxury and exclusivity. By 2016, although it is expected that the trend is positive, the increase is not thought to be so abrupt, and it is estimated that this between 3% and 5%, however, may be higher in coastal areas such as the Costa del Sol, where it can produce up to 10% increase.
Among the causes attributed to the increase in real estate activity in the region is the fact that banks have made easier the process of obtaining credit, which in general terms to foreign buyers can get mortgages for 20 years interest rates up to 2.75%. This has aroused the interest of many buyers interested in Marbella and its surroundings were a while ago, but they have after the fall in prices during the housing crisis, and with these banking facilities, they determined to make the decision to buy a property in the region, which for many real estate analysts, is considered as a safe investment.
3. The best climate and Mediterranean beaches
Known as the Costa del Sol, Costa del Golf, or the Florida of Europe, it belongs to Malaga, located in the community of Andalusia and has one of the best climates in Europe with 300 days of sunshine a year and an average temperature of 19º C. therefore has become a favorite for vacationing in Europe since the 50`s destinations.
Tourits are fans of going to the beach for sunbathing and activities and beach sports. Marbella has an impressive 23 beaches along 27 km of coastline are bathed by the Mediterranean Sea, it should be noted that in all there are 7 beaches with blue flags, an international standard to indicate the excellent water quality, services, and meeting a range of environmental conditions and facilities. Among the most outstanding beaches of Marbella they are:
– Bounty Beach: It is perfect for relaxing and also its location is very convenient as it is close to the city. Chill out music features, and prices of services are quite accessible.
– Nikki Beach: His name has become famous worldwide as synonymous with celebration and fun, and this tradition is still maintained today, with champagne and some of the best beach parties to which it can assist in Spain.
– Playa Nagüeles: Distinguished by its exclusivity and golden and clean sands, is located in the Golden Mile and is visited by the rich and famous, and there are the most expensive restaurants and clubs most important beach in Marbella, there you can you can also go cycling along the promenade and rent yachts for the day.
4. Some of the best golf courses in Europe
The Costa del Golf, as is known Marbella, Estepona and Benahavis has close to 100 golf courses all of them really close to each other. That makes the perfect combination for real estates business and golf courses, Ignacio Acosta claims.
This makes the region perfect for people who want to enjoy of the sports and for those who choose to make business through this way. In Marbella found the Aloha Golf Club, a natural field of diverse vegetation in which a hole is never like another. Neither too short nor too long, the course is perfectly maintained. Los Arqueros Golf & Country can be enjoyed by all kinds of players, from the highest to the lowest handicaps. The variation of holes and the unsurpassable views of the sea and mountains make a visit to The Archers the beginning of a hobby. The Artola Golf has a 9-hole; the Cabopino Golf Resort with 18 holes. Original is also the Golf La Dama de Noche, a single field in Europe because it is illuminated by 36 staffs of 12 meters high. La Quinta Golf & Country Club features a remarkable 27-hole course. Los Naranjos Golf Club is considered a paradise for the practice of this sport. The Marbella Club Golf Resort has in its complicated course with 18 holes . It is located on the road from Cadiz and is a field of competition, characterized by small greens and a natural course of varied vegetation. And finally we could cite the Real Club de Golf Las Brisas; Santa Clara Golf; Green Life Golf Club; Club de Golf Rio Real; Flamingos Golf Club, or the Santa Maria Golf Club, exceptional greenery all fields.
5. The nightlife has no comparison
Artists and famous people share the music of the most famous DJ`s of the music scene in places like Olivia Valere, Pangea, Cavalli, Seven, Tibu, among others. Perhaps you do not want only go to a club, you can also enjoy in a pub or in a beach club in front of the sea like Nikki Beach. Gather all together, it makes the perfect combinatios for unforgettable nights.
6. artists and Jet Set pass their summers here
The glamor that has accompanied Marbella since the 50`s is directly related to the stars and celebrities who used to visit her and many still continue to do so.
The city whose history as an international tourist destination is linked to the jet set and the glamorous era when Hollywood stars such as Deborah Kerr, Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli regularly visited this coast bathed by the sun.
After years of inactivity by American visitors, Hollywood stars likes Prince, Melanie Griffith and George Clooney have rekindled passion for Marbella, and its wake seems to have left also influences the large investments have been made in this region. US investors, having acquired several luxury housing complex in Marbella and surroundings, are looking to expand their participation in the area, with a budget of over 400 million dollars.
These have been joined by the famous Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie couple, who spent several summers in the city as well as the Paris Hilton socialite, who followed the footsteps of his grandfather, not so much to create a hotel chain but enjoy Marbella, since Conrad Hilton in 1969 came personally to inaugurate a hotel belonging to his signature, although its establishment has been sold. Michelle Obama, though, is another of the personalities who have visited the Costa del Sol and also made touring the rest of Andalusia.
Written by: CAPD
Contribution to the reader: Know the diversity of reasons to invest in the Costa del Sol, whether for quality, excellent real estate market situation or entertainment purposes.
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Church of St Tysilio, Llantysilio, Denbighshire
north wall
| St Peter, St James the Great, St John
firm/studio: Lavers, Barraud & Westlake
about 1891
Church of St Idloes, Llanidloes, Powys
north wall
| St James and St John the Baptist
Church of St James, Cardiff
north wall of the north aisle
| Apostles and Characters from the Book of Genesis
firm/studio: Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co.
designer: William Morris
designer: Edward Coley Burne-Jones
designer: Ford Madox Brown
Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff
north wall of the north aisle
| St Barnabas and St James with Local Scenes
firm/studio: Chapel Studio
Church of St Mary, Swansea
south wall of the chancel
| Christ in Glory with Saints and other Characters from the Bible
firm/studio: G. Maile & Son
Arlington Road Presbyterian Chapel, Porthcawl, Bridgend
rear wall
| St James and St John
artist: Alfred L. Wilkinson
Church of St James, Pyle, Bridgend
south wall of the sanctuary
| Virgin and Child with St James, St John and St Winefride
firm/studio: C.E. Kempe
Church of St Cynfarch and St Mary, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire
south wall
| Christ with St James and St Margaret
firm/studio: Celtic Studios
designer: Howard Martin
Church of St Margaret, Crynant, Neath Port Talbot
east wall of the chancel
| St Catherine, St James the Great, St Laurence and a Bishop
restorer: J. Bell
early sixteenth century, restored in 1877
Church of St Asaph and St Cyndeyrn, Llanasa, Flintshire
east wall of the north nave (window number: nI)
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Cabinet changes, new and more ministries, how about creating one more ministry or renaming the Manpower Ministry to Ministry of Manpower and Employment. If the government is serious about improving the life quality of Singaporeans, it is important to provide quality jobs to local PMETs and ensure above poverty line income for the low income workers.
Why employment? Why employment for Singaporeans is more important than manpower planning of foreign labour? And employment is more important than collecting CPF if there is no employment there is no CPF?
Families need to have employment income for Social and Family Development. Poverty families with continued low income will find difficult to appreciate Culture, Community and Youth. Low income families will find Communications and Information hard to understand and digest.
As we are a capitalist society, employment means money and income. It is important to have a good job and a reasonable income to fight poverty rather than creating new ministry or changing ministry names. When a family has a stable employment income, it will distribute the money and engage the activities of the 3 ministries.
Since the government is not willing to provide safety net and social welfare to Singaporeans, it is important it provides good quality jobs and regulate the low income job market to ensure compensation are paid above the poverty level. More good jobs created and more income for low income families, less activity and administration will be required for the 3 ministries.
Is it because the government is not able to create quality jobs and ensure minimum income for low wage workers, and then they have to think of creating and re-structuring the 3 ministries?
The past and even current pay structure for low income workers is not helping them to fight the vicious circle. As explained by Professor Lim Chong Yah, the real income to low wage workers has not increased for many years. These workers will not have a chance to come out of the poverty. The change from 2 to 3 ministries will not help low income families much if the bread earners continue to earn low wages. In paper and administration, you can create more assistance; however, this is not teaching low income workers how to fish, rather it is providing them a broken hope of safety nets.
NTUC supposes to help workers, especially low income workers. It is now more interested to make money and goes into businesses. Even for training of workers, it has become an enterprise for NTUC. Skill Developments Fund is a cash cow in the form of training grants. No wonder NTUC forgets its duty is to improve the life of workers. Low income workers will continue to have low wages and they have not received assistance from NTUC either. The proposed Employment Minister will have to look into this matter.
The economic re-structure will result to mismatch of employment opportunities, more short-term or contract jobs, more difficult to find a job offering same or higher salary for PMETs if they leave the current jobs.
Manpower planning is easy. For locals just send them for re-training, re-skilling, or retirement. For foreigners, just send them back to their home countries. Is it really that simple?
Perhaps, this is the job of Manpower Ministry but not Employment Ministry. Employment Ministry is to ensure low income workers have their fair share and not receiving a wage that will keep them in the poverty circle. Employment also means quality jobs are created for locals and fair treatment for locals, disadvantaged, and women with children.
If really there is a change of government priority, even though our unemployment rate is low, the mind-set has to change from just simple manpower supply and demand to creating quality employment and fair compensation for low income workers.
So far, the cabinet changes and the 2 to 3 ministries have no indication of such a change of mind-set and thinking. Maybe creating quality job for locals and paying fair compensation to fight poverty is still not the priority for the PAP government.
Anyway, with the promotion and new ministries, they have created good and quality jobs for themselves. We now wait and see how they create quality jobs for local PMETs and ensure fair compensation for low income workers.