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2013: Things to look forward to
by Matt Smith January 1, 2013
written by Matt Smith January 1, 2013
It's New Year's Day and even if you're not the sort to be conjuring up New Year's resolutions, the changing of the calendar does offer the opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and to look ahead to what may be in store in the year ahead.
Naturally, quite a lot of my thoughts revolve around baseball. Here are some of the things I'm looking forward to in 2013.
The WBC returns for the third staging of the marquee international competition this March. It's a shame that Great Britain couldn't make it through the qualifying stage, but Spain did come through their qualifier to add a third European team to the traditional pair of the Netherlands and Italy. The Dutch were a revelation in 2009 and have won the Baseball World Cup since then, so they could spring a few more surprises this time around.
Regardless of the fortunes of our European representatives, it promises to be another colourful and entertaining tournament.
A Spring Training surprise
The excitement of the WBC will have the unfortunate side effect of showing up how tame the pre-season Spring Training games are. The joy of having baseball, any baseball, back soon gives way to the feeling that Spring Training goes on a good 10 to 14 days too long for us fans eager to watch competitive games once more.
In spite of this, there is always a player or two that catches the eye, sometimes a highly-touted prospect getting some at-bats or innings before starting the year in the Minors or occasionally a youngster hoping to win a Major League roster spot. Last year, I watched part of an Atlanta Braves game and witnessed the dazzling defensive skills of Andrelton Simmons. He had to wait until 2 June to make his Big League debut and it was all the more enjoyable to watch him impressing having seen him back in Spring Training.
An encore from my Oakland A's
I entered the 2012 season carrying very modest expectations for the A's and they were exceeded in spectacular style with an unexpected AL West division title.  The amount of young talent on the roster gives cause for optimism that 2012 can be built upon, although there's no doubt that the level of competition in the American League will make it a real challenge to return to the playoffs in 2013.
Still, part of what made the A's season so memorable was that they were a team full of character and full of characters. Even if they don't quite live up to their 2012 campaign this season, they should be a fun team to follow day in, day out.
Is winning the Blue Jays' way?
As well as the A's surprising playoff place, the 2012 postseason included the Baltimore Orioles (previous appearance 1997) and the Washington Nationals (their first appearance since moving to the U.S. capital in 2005).
Toronto haven't played in the postseason since 1993; however they have had the most impressive offseason of any team so far and – even with the Miami Marlins being a recent warning from history on putting too much emphasis on 'winning the offseason' – whether they can break through in the AL East will be one of the long-running stories of the season.
Dodgers delight?
The Blue Jays have added the most Major League talent this offseason, but no team has undergone a more dramatic transformation than the Los Angeles Dodgers over the past year. They've moved from bankruptcy proceedings to the largest payroll in the Majors. Whether manager Don Mattingly thinks it's fair or not, the Dodgers' spending has put the team firmly under the media microscope and there will be no middle ground in assessing their 2013 season. Like the New York Yankees before them, it's either success through winning the World Series or failure through any other outcome.
Year two from the baseball's new dynamic duo
Little captivates sports fans more than seeing young players bursting onto the scene. Mike Trout and Bryce Harper more than lived up to the hype in 2012 by producing incredibly impressive seasons and much is expected of them in 2013. They have quickly become stars in the game and, regardless of the team you support, it will be a lot of fun seeing how they get on.
Good times ahead for Great Britain?
2012 was an exciting year in prospect for the Great Britain Senior National Team and unfortunately it didn't go as well as we all had hoped.
Missing out in the World Baseball Classic qualifier to Canada, and being soundly beaten by the Germans along the way, was a shame, but the real disappointment came in an underwhelming European Championship showing that demoted Team GB to the B-Level qualifiers for the 2014 event.
2013 is a new year and the creation of a new GB Lions Development Team, combined with the appearances of Ben Pearson (Cartmel Valley Lions), Gary Davison (Southampton Mustangs) and Michael Trask in the Senior National Team last year, bodes well for the future. Team GB are provisionally scheduled to travel to Zurich, Switzerland, in July to compete against the hosts, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Slovenia and Ukraine to gain entry to the 2014 Euros.
Further progress in British baseballÂ
After another enjoyable year of domestic action in 2012, hopes are high that 2013 will be a year of progress with plenty of competition throughout the leagues in the adult competition, youth set-ups going from strength to strength and improvements to facilities.
The baseball and softball facilities at Farnham Park are coming along well and, subject to the grass bedding in, hopefully will be hosting games during 2013. Having good quality facilities that can act as a national centre should be another important step forward, coupled with plans to build a new site in the north a few years down the line too.
BBC MLB coverage
BBC Radio continued to support baseball in 2012 with Nat Coombs, Josh Chetwynd and the rest of the team doing a superb job throughout the season. The baseball community banter that was a hallmark of 'Baseball on 5' really came to the fore in the team's best year yet.
Fingers crossed that the coverage will continue again in 2013 and perhaps we'll even see a free-to-air TV return for MLB after NFL fans were treated to some TV games on the BBC red button in 2012.
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The highlight of my writing year in 2012 was contributing two chapters to the Nine Aces and a Joker book (an excellent way to spend a few pounds of Xmas money if you've not already bought your copy, I may add!).
As for this website, 2012 saw the introduction of a new site design that seems to have worked well in combining the shorter blog posts with longer articles. I moved away slightly from regular columns to 'writing on a whim' which worked to an extent but also showed me that I quite enjoy having a structure and schedule to work around. So, my 'Weekly' Hit Ground Ball MLB column will return in 2013 alongside a modified British Baseball Beat column and a few other new features as well.
I can't wait to get started.
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Referee doesn't want to talk about blown Saints call. These fans didn't care
Referee Bill Vinovich looks on during the NFC Championship game between the Rams and New Orleans Saints on Jan. 20.
(Sean Gardner / Getty Images)
By Chuck SchilkenStaff Writer
Jan. 25, 2019 11:20 AM PT
Bill Vinovich does not want to talk about the missed pass interference call in last weekend's NFC championship game that might have cost the New Orleans Saints a spot in the Super Bowl.
Some fans at a college basketball game Vinovich was officiating Thursday night did not feel the same way.
Vinovich was the referee for the Saints' game against the Rams on Sunday in New Orleans. It was a member of his officiating crew that did not throw a flag against the Rams' Nickell Robey-Coleman on what clearly was pass interference late in the fourth quarter.
Had the call been made, the Saints would have been in position to run down the clock before attempting a potential game-winning field goal. But instead the Saints had to kick the field goal right away, leaving the Rams enough time to tie the game in regulation and eventually win it in overtime.
Asked about the controversial play after the game, Vinovich replied, "I personally have not seen the play."
Vinovich was still being asked about the non-call several days later, this time by fans at the St. Mary's-Brigham Young basketball game he was officiating in Provo, Utah.
"Was it pass interference," one fan asked Vinovich from the stands.
"I don't want to talk about that stuff," Vinovich answered, according to tweeted video that showed part of the interaction.
Bill Vinovich when asked if it was a pass interference - "I don't wanna talk about that stuff" pic.twitter.com/1rz4IpiKMn
— matt (@MattMoon00) January 25, 2019
He apparently came to the wrong place for that. One group of fans held up a sign that read, "Bill, Don't Screw These Saints!"
Bill Vinovich is one of the refs in the St. Mary's at BYU basketball game on ESPN2. Surprise No. 1: His crew overturned a call. Surprise No. 2: He's not working the UCLA game at Pauley Pavilion. pic.twitter.com/Hvd7N3a2xv
— John Bialas (@johnbialas) January 25, 2019
According to BYU radio host Jarom Jordan, Vinovich asked the fans to remove the sign.
After the first media timeout, referee Bill Vinovich asked a group of BYU students to take down a sign that said "Don't screw these Saints, Bill."
Excellent line from @boneyfuller tweeted earlier today.
— Jarom Jordan (@jaromjordan) January 25, 2019
The Deseret News reported that the BYU student section hassled Vinovich throughout the game, at one point chanting his first name when a call was reversed in their team's favor. The Cougars won the game 71-66.
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Amanda Dudamel reveals the words she said to Miss USA after losing the crown
After a week of having held the controversial 71st edition of the beauty pageant Miss Universe, the first finalist and representative of Venezuela Amanda Dudamel has revealed the first words he said to the winner R'Bonney, Gabriel Miss USA, just after being announced as the winner of the contest.
The most recent celebration of Miss Universe, whose final was in the city of New Orleans, United States, It was totally overshadowed by the harsh accusations against the organization of the contest, which claimed that the contest could have been arranged so that the local representative would take the crown.
However, there was another controversy at the time of the coronation, since the first finalist, Miss Venezuela, could not hug Miss USA when the winner was announced. Amanda has responded to this moment as follows:
"I'm sorry I couldn't hug her, we really are quite friends, I was talking with her a while ago and I would have liked that congratulatory hug," said the talented 23-year-old in an interview for the network Telemundo.
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Over the past 4+ years, BTU has informed the market on some of the most influential and market-driving events through our free Energy Market Commentary. As our loyal readers know, we have also used late November to dive deep into the casual relationships between Thanksgiving and the oil and gas markets. Topics such as average well size vs average turkey size, wells drilled vs turkey population and demand boosts due to Thanksgiving (part I and II) have all been covered with astounding levels of quasi-analysis aided by the author's preoccupation with his favorite holiday. Yes, I like Thanksgiving.
*fair warning, no need to read further if you are hoping to be enlightened on the gas or oil markets by reading this piece.
There are numerous ongoing pipeline projects meant to aid the Marcellus' desire and necessity to expand into contiguous markets as it has outgrown its Appalachian home. I can't think of a more market-consensus and downright common knowledge statement than the one just written. But, what if? What if the Toms, Jakes, Gobblers and Hens are really pulling the strings on what land is cleared for right-of-way and where? What if the growth in PA's turkey population and average turkey size has caused some of the more progressive turkeys to take matters into their own feet? We've all heard of snow-birds, right?
While we in the O&G industry see the map above illustrating prudent and necessary projects for Appalachian producers and Atlantic coast gas consumers, our feathered friends likely see this as the fast-track to new, southern homes. Yes, they will have to compete with indigenous turkeys for the best trees to roost in, but I believe this is a risk they are willing to take in order to bask in the +12° swing that they'll enjoy during an average January by flying, strutting or walking from Pittsburgh, PA to Richmond, VA. For those willing to take the full journey down Atlantic Coast Pipeline, they can enjoy a January with highs in the mid 50's in Robeson County, NC, a 20° swing from western PA!
While the romantic notion of a nice long walk in the woods to new, exciting habitats sounds great, turkeys don't migrate. According to Wikipedia (like I said at the beginning of the article, quasi-analysis), "because wild turkeys don't migrate, in snowier parts of the species' habitat…it is important for this bird to learn to select large conifer trees (as roosts) where they can fly onto branches and shelter from blizzards." Also, because of their size, they cannot fly much more than a quarter mile, making any dreams of heading south for the winter nothing more than a feathery, far-fetched dream.
As I make my pilgrimage east to enjoy Thanksgiving with family, I'll take solace in the fact that I won't encounter any convoys of gobbling gangs looking to establish new turf. Instead, Thanksgiving's most important guest will be slowly cooked in an oven burning cheap and abundant Appalachian natural gas.
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Q: Cheers to that! I posted a question on another forum and there seemed to be different opinions on whether "cheers to that" was idiomatic. I believe I've heard it and seen it in moves in scenarios like this:
Two guys sit at a table in a bar, each with a beer in hand.
Guy #1: ...But I'm feeling a lot better now.
Guy #2: Well, cheers to that.
They drink.
Would it be natural/idiomatic to you?

A: Yes, it's very common, at least in Canada and the US. It means something like, "Let's drink to that" or "I'd drink to that (if I had a drink)".
Here's 100+ video examples, including some famous YouTubers like Hank Green.

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Q: Insert Logging In Functions ASP.NET I have an .ascx containing javascript and div elements.
I want insert a log statement inside a function for troubleshooting.
May I know how can I achieve it?
Below is my code snippet:
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Below is a log which I attempted but failed. I will use a try-catch if the error info needs to be provided.
var logFileName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["logpath"] + "Debug_" + DateTime.Now.ToString("ddMMyyyy_hhmmss") + ".log";
var itemPerPage = document.getElementById("<%=txtItemsPerPage.ClientID%>").value;
Log(DateTime.Now.ToString("ddMMyyyy_hhmmss") + " - itemPerPage = " + itemPerPage);

*logpath configured in app.config.

Thank you for your time.

A: To log any javascript variables you can use :
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and open chrome console to see the value.
If you want to send variable value to server you must go to ajax call by calling server method for logging.
I hope that I understood your question.


Celebrate the amazing life and inspiring legacy of Fort Thomas' hometown sweetheart, Michelle Chalk, on June 19th with residents and local businesses in the Midway district. Proceeds from participating businesses will go directly to the Michelle Chalk Scholarship Fund.
The Live Free Like Michelle Fundraiser came together after local residents and friends of Michelle's mother Patty Chalk, Kim Moore and Carrie Clukey, decided to put their efforts toward maintaining and bolstering contributions to the scholarship fund. Preserving Michelle's legacy through the award given in her honor each year serves the Fort Thomas community and is a way for residents to come together and continue the healing process which is never truly complete.
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Ensuring the longevity and sustainability of the Michelle Chalk Scholarship through continued contributions is a way for the family to keep the memory of Michelle strong while inspiring and helping others.
In October of 2017, two months after losing their beautiful daughter, Keith and Patty Chalk began discussions with Laura Menge from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation to create the Michelle Chalk Scholarship Fund. The Greater Cincinnati Foundation is a local 501(c)(3) organization that partners donors, businesses, and communities for the greater good.
Patty and Keith launched the website MichelleChalkScholarshipFund.org where those who want to give can easily donate and stay up to date on the latest news. You may also visit Patty Chalk's blog, My Girl Michelle, to read personal reflections and memories of Michelle from family and friends.
The Michelle Chalk Scholarship Fund was established to create scholarship grants to graduating seniors to keep the memory of Michelle Chalk alive in the community that she lived and loved.
Michelle Chalk's death was felt by her family, friends, and the community of Fort Thomas, KY. She was a beloved daughter, sister, niece, cousin and granddaughter. She was a friend to everyone she met. She loved singing, dancing and performing on stage.
Thanks to the donations of many people this fund has been created.
Michelle has entered the hearts of those who knew her personally and those who have only heard about her kind and generous soul. Kim, Carrie, and many others have made it part of their work to make sure she will never be forgotten. She continues to inspire and bring out the best in our community. She is truly Fort Thomas' Sweetheart.
The Midway Cafe, Fort Thomas Ice Cream, and The Evergreen Designs will be donating a percentage of sales from June 19th to the Michelle Chalk Foundation. Enjoy lunch and an ale at Midway Cafe then head over to Fort Thomas Ice Cream for a special ice cream sundae of strawberries, angel food, and rainbow sprinkles - some of Michelle's favorite things!
Fort Thomas Ice Cream will donate 10% of proceeds to the Michelle Chalk Foundation and is currently collecting $1 donations for each vote cast to name the special ice cream sundae. We love all three options: Michelle's High Five Sundae, Over Michelle's Rainbow Sundae, and Michelle's Heavenly Sundae.
Midway Cafe will donate 10% of sales for the entire day. Order a pint of Live Free Cream Ale or High Five IPA on draft and $1 of each will go to The Michelle Chalk Foundation.
Order a custom sign or pillow at The Evergreen Designs between June 1st-June 15th and pick up on June 19th at Fort Thomas Ice Cream between 6-7pm. 25% of all sign and pillow proceeds go to The Michelle Chalk Foundation.


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Is it permissible to marry the daughter of one's father's paternal uncle?
Is it permissible for my brother's son to marry the daughter of my paternal uncle? The grandfather of my brother's son and the father of the girl are full brothers, and I am married to her sister. Is the marriage of my brother's son to my wife's sister permissible according to Islamic teaching?
Shaykh 'Abd ar-Rahmaan as-Sa'di (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Similarly, one of the things that Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) has in common with the believers is the words: "and the daughters of your 'Amm (paternal uncles) and the daughters of your 'Ammah (paternal aunts) and the daughters of your Khaal (maternal uncles) and the daughters of your Khaalah (maternal aunts)". That includes paternal uncles and paternal aunts, and maternal uncles and maternal aunts, whether close in degree or otherwise.
Can he marry the daughter of his mother's paternal uncle?


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Dances for Inside and Outside
A dance created for our times, in the make since the beginning of the Pandemic.
Join a thrilling and fast moving dance explosion of eight stunning dancers from Ireland, Nigeria, France, Poland and Ethiopia, unleashed in a live performance to celebrate life, athleticism and joy. A cycle of dances for our times, created by John Scott and the determined dancers of Irish Modern Dance Theatre, Dances for Inside and Outside is a coming together of eight vastly different, virtuosic dancers, searching for safe space and trying to be together. They are celebrating life and searching for joy, despite the limitations imposed by Covid-19. Dances for Inside and Outside was made using social distancing and the limits of bodies being together in a space as a movement inspiration. The work embodies what we have all been through and what our reality is now. There is a vital physicality and necessity in how the dancers interact together, mixing joy and fear and trying to be safe. Dances for Inside and Outside was premiered online in 2020 and subsequently shown at Philadelphia Dance Project.
Diarmuid Armstrong is a dancer and musician who studies at Fontys dance academy in Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Dylan Holly is an urban and contemporary dance performer and lecturer. Through communication and teaching he has been developing effective ways to design ways of learning.
Rebecca Reilly is an art/dance practitioner. She combines different mediums in her own work and recently she co-created a sculpture/movement/voice piece about climate breakdown called 'this was never going to be normal'.
Sarah Ryan is a dance artist based in Dublin who has worked extensively as a freelancer for the last 8 years. She particularly enjoys working in collaboration with other artforms.
Ashley Chen trained at the CNSMD in Paris. He joined the Merce Cunningham Dance Company in New York in 2000. As a freelance dancer he has worked with choreographers such as John Scott and Liz Roche, Michael Clark, Michele Ann de Mey, Philipe Decouflé and Boris Charmatz. He has created Habits/Habits (2012), Whack!! (2015, in collaboration with Philip Connaughton), Chance, Space & Time (2016), Unisson (2018) and Rush (2019).
Favour Odusola (Proud African King) is a Nigerian-Irish multidisciplinary artist based in Dublin Ireland and a professional member of Dance Ireland and Create Ireland. He has worked across several contexts from traditional dance & percussion, to commercial work and contemporary theatre for over 15 years.
Mintesinot Wolde is a professional contemporary dance artist who graduated with an MA from the University of Limerick. He's the artistic director of Mintesinot Wolde Dance.
Magdalena Hylak is a Clifden-based dancer and choreographer. She studied cultural studies, including theatre and dance, at University of Wroclaw, Poland.
Choreography: John Scott
Dancers: Diarmuid Armstrong, Ashley Chen, Dylan Holly, Magdalena Hylak, Favour Odusola, Rebecca Reilly, Sarah Ryan, Mintesinot Wolde
Photography: Ewa Figaszewska
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Costumes: Justine Doswell, Luna Hosty
Company manager: Greta Bourke
Proudly supported by The Arts Council of Ireland, Dublin City Council, Dance Ireland
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1 Synthesis, Characterisation and Antimicrobial Activity of Chalcones.
2 Synthesis & Biological Evaluation of Some Chalcones.
3 Synthesis, Characterisation and Anti-Bacterial Screening on Schiff Bases of N-Methyl Isatin Derivatives.
4 Synthesis, Characterisation and In-Vitro Antibacterial Activity of 5-Substituted Isatin Derivatives.


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Lavenham Guildhall
Lavenham Guildhall; a piece of history in itself is one of our village's finest medieval monuments.
Discover the history of the village and in particular its strong association with the cloth industry, from which it gained so much of its former wealth, in the magnificent surrounds of Lavenham Guildhall; a piece of history in itself. Learn the stories of local families as well as the proud farming heritage and agricultural roots.
Plan your visit to Lavenham Guildhall in Suffolk and visit the National Trust's website:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lavenham-guildhall
After, explore the thriving village of Lavenham. We're lucky to be blessed with a strong community spirit, a hub of art galleries, cafes, pubs and more than 320 buildings of historic interest.


My name is Davendra kumar Gupta and i am run my own Business. I have completed my B.Com.. I grew up in a Upper middle class, Joint family with Moderate.
I'm successfully employed as a Teaching / Academician in a government firm. I belong to the SC caste and am looking for a match from the same community. To describe about my family, we are a nuclear family and carry a liberal outlook towards life. I reside in the beautiful city of Bulandshahr.
I am self-employed with a Bachelor's degree currently living in Khanpur. I belong to a Middle class, Joint family with Moderate values.
I am a businessperson with a Bachelor's degree currently living in Dibai. I come from an upper middle class, nuclear family background with moderate values.
My brother is self-employed with a Bachelor's degree currently living in Khurja. We come from a middle class, nuclear family background with traditional values.
I have a Bachelor's degree and I am employed in Private Sector as a Teaching / Academician currently based in Bulandshahr. I come from a Middle class, Nuclear family background with Liberal values.
My name is Asad Khan and I am working as a Manager in the Private sector. I have completed my Aviation Degree. I grew up in a Upper Middle Class class, Nuclear family with Moderate values.
I'm successfully employed as a Health Care Professional in a private firm. I belong to the Jat caste and am looking for a match from the same community. To describe about my family, we are a nuclear family with strong traditional values. I reside in the beautiful city of Bulandshahr.


The lovely folks at Capcom wishes you a very happy Valentine's day with a some of Super Street Fighter IV's deadliest characters.
To celebrate V-day, Capcom's released a video featuring the some of the game's characters including Chun-Li, Juri, and Cammy.
They've also released some Street Fighter Valentine's Day cards. Check them out below the break.
The fighter releases on April 27 for North America, and April 30 for Europe. The game's character roster list was recently exposed.


With his 12 years on the faculty of the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business, Brad Barbeau, 46, was no stranger to the basics of borrowing money. When he needed growth capital for his Monterey, California-based all-organic soft drink producer, The Monterey Beverage Company, borrowing seemed like the best way to go: Rates were low, his community lender was eager to help him create new jobs, and he qualified for an SBA guarantee.
Barbeau was prepared for some tough terms and conditions from the bank. He wrote a solid business plan to justify the loan amount. He even signed over his own home as collateral. Along the way, though, he learned that negotiating commercial credit is a multistep process that begins well before the application is submitted . . . and never really ends.
Call Early and Often: Like most things in business, negotiating a loan starts with building a strong personal relationship. Start by inviting a banker to your place of business; wow them with product samples; take them to lunch. A little kindness goes a long way.
Bruce Enright, president of Tallgrass Technologies, a computer reseller in Kansas City, Kansas, has always held regular meetings with his banker. They meet as often as once a month, "partially because I want to build his comfort level so his decision-making is not influenced by the element of surprise, and also for his input and experience in a variety of industries," he says. "More formally, I will likely include him in our new board of advisors."
in companies in the first quarter of 2002, down 24% from the previous quarter.
When Enright, 42, needed $400,000 to buy out his business partner, that long-standing relationship was key. Although the bank's loan review committees looked critically at Enright's balance sheet ratios, he had a champion inside the organization who could go to bat for him. "The strength of that relationship," he says, "overcame the weakness of tight leverage and downward-trending profits."
Get the Book: Every banker will tell you business loans are often predicated on meeting and maintaining some well-established operating parameters. Take a glance at the banker's bible for these crucial business metrics: Robert Morris Associates' Annual Statement Studies (The Risk Management Association) or RMA.
This guide to over 600 industries includes common financial ratios and statements culled from a national survey of commercial loan accounts. Get a glimpse into the mind of a banker by picking up a copy of the RMA at a bookstore, library or bank. RMA benchmark ratios can become targets to qualify for, or maintain, commercial credit.
Offer More: If you want to get a loan out of a banker, the best enticement is a hefty portfolio of other banking needs. What most banks want are depository accounts and fee-generating services. If you can't offer more than a monthly loan payment, be prepared for a polite "No, thank you."
The reason is, the margin between what banks pay for money and what they charge for it has been shrinking. Margins are so narrow that loans are only mildly interesting to most bankers.
For Enright, shifting deposit accounts to his ultimate lending institution was all part of the deal. "As they stretched their ability to loan," he says, "the reward was fee-based business including payroll accounts, wire transfers and credit card processing."
Anticipate Failure: It may seem counterintuitive, but a great way to gain a banker's trust is by discussing how your business could fail. Write down 10 things that will challenge your business-and the ways you'll overcome those challenges. This list of potential pitfalls not only shows that you have thought through your business, but also gives your banker great ammunition for the tough questions his loan review committee will ask.
Be sure to include the old standby: key-person risk. If you die tomorrow, how would you repay the bank's money? Key-person risk is present in every business and can best be addressed only by substantial life insurance. Barbeau and his business partner were each required to have life insurance policies that would pay twice the amount of the loan. It's morbid. It's expensive. But it shows you are thinking through all possibilities and helping the bank reduce its exposure to risk.
Plan Pessimistically: When his loan closed, Barbeau's negotiations were just beginning. Spending the money was more arduous than getting it.
"We were granted the SBA loan based on the projected expenses and revenue in our business plan," says Barbeau. When he began using the money, however, the bank expected expenditures to fit the original budgets. "As soon as the ink dried on the business plan, we had to make adjustments," he explains. Each variance meant showing the bank why the costs were necessary. "We had to present receipts for each purchase, which was allocated into buckets. In the end, we drew out only $132,000 of our $165,000 loan because we couldn't spend the money as quickly as budgeted," Barbeau says. The lesson? "I should have gone for more money," he says.
A thorough business plan with clear projections is vital to getting a loan approved. But projections that are too optimistic will get you in trouble. "The glass always looks half full when you are going into these things," Enright advises, "but you want a good cushion."
Negotiate Smartly: Barbeau and Enright say careful planning and good relationships earned them rates and terms that saved them thousands in the long run.
Start negotiations with what's most important to you. For Enright, that was some protection from risk; he made it clear his home and retirement savings were off-limits as collateral. The bank agreed-and crafted special terms that protected him in a worst-case scenario.
Stay Vigilant: Although Enright negotiated a five-year loan amortization schedule, his bank is not going to close the deal quite yet. The loan's covenants can change every quarter, and the whole loan is reviewed every year. Based on early discussions with his lender, Enright is confident he can keep the loan renewing annually. But any policy change at the bank could make the terms of his loan unworkable.
Once you put together all the pieces-a great relationship, a solid business plan, risk coverage, and upside for the bank-you're ready to negotiate a generous loan package. For a well-prepared borrower, everything is negotiable.


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Barry Bonds Bio
Home Run Record
Barry Bonds and Balco
Tetrahydrogestrinone
Judging Barry
Judging Barry Bonds Steroid Use
Who are we to judge Barry Bonds' steroid use? If Barry Bonds was an average or slightly above average baseball player, he would have been forgotten by now. He would have played an extra year or two of baseball, and retired like every other major leaguer. However, because Barry Bonds was arguably the greatest baseball player in the history of Major League Baseball, the topic will never die. Pressure was put on the GMs of Major League teams, and no one would sign Barry Bonds. In Barry Bonds' last year, he hit 28HRs with a .480OBP in only 340 at bats, but with all the hatred towards Bonds, no one wanted to risk signing him in fear of fan backlash. (Or MLB front office backlash!)
Many hate Barry Bonds, many said they will never watch baseball again, and that he ruined the sport. However, the majority that judge him, know very little about baseball. A steroids cycle won't help you hit a home run if you can't hit the ball. Steroids or not, Barry Bonds was perhaps the greatest hitter of all time. Steroids have been in the game of baseball for decades, he didn't introduce them to the game, he was caught up in the steroid scandal involving an undetectable steroid. There are thousands of baseball players that used steroids before Barry Bonds, and thousands that will use after Barry Bonds. Not only baseball players, but all athletes look for that 'edge', and most will do whatever it takes to get that edge. People forgot about McGwire. People forgot about Manny Ramirez, and he was caught only a short while ago! But people will never forgive or forget Barry Bonds


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People of Extraordinary Ability (EB-1A)
Nov 07, 2018 (last modified Nov 30, 2018)
What is the EB-1A immigrant visa category?
Employment-Based immigrant visas are divided into five (5) preference classes. EB-1A is a subcategory of the first preference. It is reserved for individuals of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics.
Do I qualify for EB-1A immigrant visa category?
You may apply for this visa, if you possess an extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics. You must have achieved national or international acclaim, must be at the very top of your field, and must plan to come to the United States to continue working in that field.
This immigrant visa is available where
the applicant has an extraordinary ability in the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics which has been demonstrated by sustained national or international acclaim and whose achievements have been recognized in the field through extensive documentation,
the applicant seeks to enter the United States to continue working in the area of extraordinary ability, and
the applicant's entry into the United States will substantially benefit the United States.
If you qualify as possessing an extraordinary ability, you would not need to go through labor certification process at the U.S. Department of Labor. In addition, you can directly self-petition, i.e., you would not need the employer to file a petition on your behalf. You still need to have a job offer in order to show that you are coming here to continue working in the same field of expertise.
EB-1A visas are usually immediately available for citizens of most countries and there is no waiting time, except for processing time, to acquire this visa. You may check the visa availability of a particular visa category for your country of origin. See Priority Date & Visa Availability.
What evidence do I need to show for EB-1A classification?
You must show having received a major internationally recognized award, such as Noble, Olympic Medal, Oscar, or Pulitzer, Noble.
Alternatively, you may present evidence for at least three (3) of the following ten (10) types of achievement:
Receipt of any lesser nationally or internationally recognized prizes or awards for excellence in the field of endeavor
Membership in associations that require outstanding achievements of their members as judged by recognized national or international experts
Published materials in professional or major trade publications or major media about the applicant which relates to the applicant's work in the field
Participation, either as a panel member or individually, as a judge of the work of others in the same or in an allied field of specialization
Original scientific, scholarly or business contributions that are of major significance
Authorship of scholarly articles in professional journals or other major media
Displaying at artistic exhibitions or showcases
Playing a leading or critical role for an organization with a distinguished reputation
Commanding a high salary or other remuneration for you services, when compared to others in the field
Enjoyment of commercial successes in performing arts
If you succeed in showing sufficient evidence in at least three (3) of foregoing categories, then the USCIS will examine the totally of the evidence submitted, to determine whether you have achieved sustained national or international acclaim and are one of that small percentage of individuals who have risen to the very top of their field of endeavor.
Finally, you must show that you are coming to the United States to continue working in your area of extraordinary ability.
How can I file a petition for EB-1A classification?
To apply for EB-1A classification, you may directly file an Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker (Form I-140) together with extensive, supporting evidence, which can be rather complicated.
To see the current USCIS fee for your petition, see USCIS Fee Schedule.
To see how long the USCIS would take to adjudicate your petition, see USCIS Processing Times.
Premium processing is available for this kind of petition, meaning that you may be able to obtain a decision in 15 calendar days.
What happens after the EB-1A classification petition is approved?
If you are in the United States and qualify, you may apply for Adjustment of Status. If you qualify to file for adjustment of status and a visa is immediately available to you, you should file an Application for Adjustment of Status together with the petition.
If you are outside of the United States or do not qualify to file for adjustment of status, you must go through Consular Processing, to actually receive an immigrant visa.


Linnansaari island: cafeteria (opening hours are announced in the journal), fire place, cooking shelter, outdoor toilet.
There are resting places and maps along the route. The routes are prepared and our route masters measure the thickness of the ice.
In November - January, depending on the ice conditions, we arrange skating excursions on the lake. Courses available for both beginners and for more advanced skaters.
Feel the fascination of speed and see the magnificence of lake nature in winter, by tour skating or kick sledding. During the excursion we will enjoy a snack and warm drinks by open fire.
... and return with sleigh.
We start by getting the equipment for skating or kick sledding. The guide will show you the right techniques. The lenght of the route to Linnansaari is 5 - 14 km depending on starting place. In Linnansaari we serve coffee and pancakes.
A shorter program can also be done to Lapinsaari.
Gear: All participants must have warm outfits for skating. Price includes skating gear, safari outfit, helmet, boots, coffee with pancake and guidance.


ColourPop has a ton of fantastic products in its line-up. The brand has gorgeous eye shadows in about a billion shades. It boasts a brand new concealer that was an instant hit. And on top of all that, the brand's liquid lipsticks are so good, they can stand up to prestige brands. ColourPop is constantly releasing new shades, and many become instant fan-favorites. Now, it's releasing a new holiday collection that includes 14 new colors, including 10 new Ultra Matte Lips and 4 new Ultra Glossy Lips, and you're going to want every single one of them.
The new holiday shades come in gorgeous, festive tubes that with gold dots and applicators, and there are plenty of colors to choose from. Ten of the new colors are in the Ultra Matte formula and four are Ultra Glossy, so no matter what your preference, there's something for you. Personally, I love a red for the holidays, and ColourPop has gifted us with multiple red-hued options. There's Snowfleek and Star Crossed in the Ultra Matte formula, and there's also Imagine in the Ultra Glossy formula.
As usual, they're all $6 on ColourPop's website, and while you're shopping, you can also check out other items from the holiday collection, like the new Pressed Powder Highlighter in Touché and the Pressed Powder Shadow Palette in All I See Is Magic.


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Wajid Khan MEP
About Wajid
Labour MEPs call for action on Kashmir
Labour MEPs today called for action on Kashmir, in dialogue with human rights activists at the European Parliament. Mr Wajid Khan MEP chaired the event and he was honoured to hear the voices of Kashmiri women speaking up about human rights abuses.
The chief guest, Shamim Shawl, spoke of her direct experience of violence in the Jammu and Kashmir region. Undeterred by her experiences, she speaks out on behalf of Kashmiri women and calls for their calls to be listened to: "Kashmiris are not voiceless they are simply not heard".
In a frank discussion the various MEPs gave their opinions. Alex Mayer MEP urged the Kashmir advocates to build bridges with even more MEPs around the European Parliament. Siôn Simon MEP said that he and his constituents were primarily interested because of the importance of standing in solidarity with human rights abuses sufferers internationally. John Howarth MEP wondered why India, often touted as the largest democracy on earth, is content to have this blight on its record.
Wajid Khan said "Kashmiris should not have to wait another 70 years for justice. Kashmiris are not asking for charity, they are simply asking for their rights as promised to them."
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The YM-1(B) APM has been recovered from munitions caches in the Middle East. Externally, it appears very similar to the earlier Iranian-produced YM-1 antipersonnel mine, which itself is a copy of the Italian (Tecnovar Italiana SpA produced) TS-50 antipersonnel mine.
However, the YM-1(B) incorporates an apparent safe-arm mechanism heretofore not encountered by most demining organizations. Distribution and employment of both the YM-1 and the YM-1(B) beyond the Middle East is presently unknown.
This information is being provided because the modified YM-1(B) may be encountered during demining and mine clearance operations currently being conducted in Afghanistan2. The modifications may lead many demining organizations to believe that the YM-1 (B) incorporates an antihandling feature.


Something very special, authentic and attractive from Namibia!
Note: The unusual marks like !, /, # and ' in the spelling of the titles and the names are not mistakes but denote clicking sounds in Nama-Damara language.
The Damara tribe inhabiting the Northern part of Namibia is one of the oldest peoples in the country. Relatively tall, stout and black Damaras call themselves nu-khoin ('black man'), whereas their religion and traditions differ substantially from other Africans. For a long time Namas kept Damaras subjected to them, many members of the tribe being actually in slavery. During the period of German colonization (1883–1915) Damaras were given a piece of land in South-Kaokoveld which became their new homeland.
Damaras speak the Nama-Damara language which is conspicuous for its 5 clicking sounds produced with the help of the tongue and palate. While singing, those sounds give an impression of a small accompanying percussion instrument.
Through times Damaras have been cattle breeders and outstanding handicraftsmen, preserving and passing on from generation to generation the traditions and beliefs of their tribe. An inseparable part of their life has been music, poetry and tale-telling as well as traditional handicrafts like ornamental leatherwork, jewelry, pottery and production of musical instruments.
The "Orient" Festival team discovered the folk ensemble by chance on their trip through Namibia, hence, "Orient 2007" came to be the debut of the group outside their native village.
Black people's extraordinary sense of rhythm is a widely admired phenomenon and common knowledge, however, much less is known about their choral singing skills. Folk songs of quite complicated polyphonic vocal structure are not arranged by conductors but flow freely as an on-the-spot creation by the singers. The members of the ensemble are not professional musicians, their regular occupations being a cook, a waiter and a dishwasher.


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using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class HandToggle : MonoBehaviour {

  HandController hand_controller_;
  private bool show_hand_ = true;

	// Use this for initialization
	void Start () {
    hand_controller_ = GetComponent<HandController>();
	}

	// Update is called once per frame
	void Update () {
    if (Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.H))
    {
      show_hand_ = !show_hand_;
    }
    HandModel[] models = hand_controller_.GetAllGraphicsHands();
    foreach (HandModel model in models)
    {
      Renderer[] renderers = model.GetComponentsInChildren<Renderer>();
      foreach (Renderer renderer in renderers)
      {
        renderer.enabled = show_hand_;
      }
    }
	}
}

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"From changing your life to better time management or leaving the rat race. - This new book is full of expert advice, real experiences and a step by step guide to living your life differently"
This is a course designed for women who want to get more out of their lives or who want to do something different with their lives.
Come and join us for this profound but fun course that changes people's lives. Visit us at our beautiful location - Castle Court, Cumbria. Overnight bed and breakfast accommodation is available. Why not treat yourself - bring a friend - and make a break of it. Don't you deserve a relaxing break away from work, chores, home or the family? Well this course will offer you that and much, much more.
Courses are normally held at weekends.
The cost of the course is £95 per person and includes all refreshments, a lunch dedicated to local Cumbrian produce and all course materials. Accommodation is from £30 per person.
Contact us for dates and further details.


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Q: Passing data to PageKeyedDataSource I am using PageKeyedDataSource to make paging by calling an API and using Retrofit.
And I am using Dagger 2 to make the dependency injection.
@Provides
Repository provideRepository(...) {
    ...
}

@Provides
PageKeyedVideosDataSource providePageKeyeVideosDataSource(Repository repository) {
    ...
}

@Provides
VideoDataSourceFactory provideVideoDataSourceFactory(PageKeyedHomeVideosDataSource pageKeyedHomeVideosDataSource) {
    ...
}

@Provides
ViewModelFactory provideViewModelFactory(Repository repository, VideoDataSourceFactory videoDataSourceFactory) {
    ...
}

Now, I need to do the same thing, however my call needs a new parameter: an id.
@GET(Urls.VIDEOS_BY_CATEGORY)
    Observable<RequestVideo> getVideosByCategory(
            @Path("id") int categoryId,  // <-- Now I need this new parameter
            @Query("per-page") int perPage,
            @Query("page") int page);

Before, my PageKeyedVideosDataSource needed only the page and the per-page to make the call, it was easy. However, now I need to put this new parameter id dynamically inside the PageKeyedDataSource.
I saw PagingWithNetworkSample and figured it out that they put a new parameter in PagedKeyedDataSource by adding it in the constructor. Then, I thought about doing this:
public PageKeyedCategoryVideosDataSource(int categoryId, Repository repository) {
    this.categoryId = categoryId;
    this.repository = repository;
}

However, if I add the id in the constructor, I think I'll not be able to use dagger 2 anymore because by using dagger 2 the PageKeyedVideosDataSource is not created dynamically, therefore, I can't keep changing the value of the id.
I need to create the PageKeyedDataSource dynamically like this:
int categoryId = getCategoryId();
PageKeyedVideosDataSource dataSource = new PageKeyedVideosDataSource(categoryId, repository);

*

*Should I do this and not use Dagger 2?

*Is it possible to dynamically create the DataSource still using Dagger 2?

A: Although late answer, maybe could help others.
When you need "dynamic" parameter to be passed into dagger's graph, dagger can't create instance of your dependency. In that case dagger would provide Factory for your PageKeyedVideosDataSource, but you'd have to manually pass parameters into constructor.
You would have factory (kotlin example, but would work in java as well):
class PageKeyedVideosDataSourceFactory @Inject constructor(
  private val repository: Repository
) {

  fun create(categoryId: Int): PageKeyedVideosDataSource {
   return PageKeyedVideosDataSource(categoryId, repository)
  }

}

and then instead of injecting the instance, you'd inject the PageKeyedVideosDataSourceFactory factory and manually call factory.create(categoryId) on it.
If you'd want to automate the factory creation, you may check AssistedInject library (from Square) which can create implementation of the factory.


Update: I've been added as a contributor to the project on GitHub. With a link to my site. I'm happy with that.
The copy below is nicely decorated, in colour. But, there are no artist initials.
I just went through and deleted all my art from Zazzle, all but closed up shop there, due to stolen art on the web. So much of it, without a link back to me, without any credit for the original artist. People still assume any ASCII art is there for the taking. Wrong!
This script created with my ASCII Art Christmas tree has been downloaded 179 times in the last month. It is a project on Github. I would think people working in open source would give credit to people who have done the work.
In the past, I have given permission to people who wanted to use my art. Mostly because they asked. No one has asked in a long time. They just take.
I especially like the idea that these styles of art, ASCII art, typewriter art, teletext and others, keep coming, without influence one from the other even. Just something people get an idea to make when they site down at the machine.
These things did not evolve one from the other, so much spontaneously regenerate down through the years, time and again.


Ellis Patents > Why Ellis?
Richard Shaw, Ellis Patents' managing director.
Arthur Ellis epitomised what today would be termed entrepreneurial spirit. In 1962 he recognised plastic was the material of the future and Ellis Patents was born. Before retiring in 1987, Mr Ellis sold the business to its current shareholders and secured its long-term future. Since then driven by design, development, short circuit testing and continuous investment, a groundbreaking range of metallic and composite cable cleats and cable hangers was created.
We produce innovative and often bespoke cable cleats and other products, driven by ongoing investment in research and development.
Our experts have the skills and tools to excel in the toughest environments, providing cable cleat solutions that meet the unique challenges of any site.
Ellis Patents is represented by a strong network of international agents serving more than 28 markets worldwide.
We respond promptly and provide the best product knowledge and advice at all stages of your project, from research and design to installation.
Whether you make an enquiry via our head office or global distributors, the service you receive will be as high quality as our products.
We deliver 99.8% of all orders on time and in full.
This success is demonstrated by the long list of prestigious projects on which we have worked, where our integrity, unrivalled expertise and attention to detail has positioned Ellis Patents head and shoulders above our rivals.
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1.) The seat of power/ Control tower.
Having explained to you what the sense organs do in connection with the mind, it should be easy to understand why the mind is referred to as the seat of power or the control tower. When signals are sent to the mind and the mind has not decided what to do there is nothing the body can do. In other words the actions human beings take are consequent upon the conclusions in the mind. When you are fully awake it is because your mind is fully alert. When you are not fully awake it is also because your mind is not fully alert. When the communication signal between your eyes and your mind becomes so thin then your eyes begin to shut down. It is your mind that tells you what to do and what you do comes around to make you who you are. You are a product of your mind and that is why it is called the control tower. A man is not as powerful as the position he occupies but as his mind. The power available at my disposal is dependent on what my mind offers me. This explains why some people go craving for external powers only through position because they do not understand that power is from within. Brain power or mind power is the only real and lasting power a man has to operate with.
2.) Your mind is a transmitter.
When you look at the life of a man critically there will be no need to ask him what he is thinking about or what has been going on in his mind. Take a good look at television stations. You don't need to ask what's going on in the studio or in the editing room or in the control room. You only need to put on your television to see what's going on there. You can tell what's going on there not only because you have the receiver in your house but because there is a transmitter in the television station that sends signals to all of the people who care to know what they are doing. For human beings our attitude or character is like the device showing to the world what the mind is transmitting. When you open your mouth to speak your mouth becomes the device showing what your mind is transmitting. When your hands move other people get an idea of what your mind is transmitting. When your legs move or you take any kind of action you are simply telling the people around what your mind is transmitting. It therefore means that your five sense organs don't only receive messages for the mind to interpret, they also reflect what the mind has interpreted and has decided to do.
3.) Your mind is a receiver.
Just like it has been said earlier, everything that you sense organs get will go into your mind and they remain there. It is as a result of the several things that have gone into your mind and have settled down there that we have what is called the mind set. Rev. Sam Adeyemi as a speaker who has an engineering background likes to explain mindset using the example of a concrete in a frame work. When the concrete is mixed it is not usually solid and it has not shape but then it would be poured into the framework. After staying there for a while it settles and solidifies. It also takes the shape of the framework. At that point the concrete becomes hard to break. That is how a mindset works. The things that went into your mind consistently and settled in there became fixed and even hard to remove or hard to break.
4.) Your mind is a computer system.
Understanding how the computer works will help you understand how your mind works. Let's start with the keyboard for a practical example. Most of the things that go into the computer go in there through the keyboard. You strike some keys on the keyboard and the central processing unit recognizes the key you struck. After the key has been recognized it will then be displayed by your monitor. In this case the keyboard for your mind can be your eyes. It takes pictures, colours, objects and tells your mind what they do. Your mind is the hard disk that recognizes these things like the central processing unit of a computer. Just like we have the monitor that displays what has been stored in a computer, I already told you that your character is the monitor that shows the whole world what was stored in your mind. The routes you are taking today are simply a reflection of the map spread out on your mind. Remember that you cannot get out of the computer what you did not put in there.
The computer has a CD-Rom and I will want to liken this to your mouth. When a bad CD goes into the computer system it starts making noise and is most like to hang – have difficulty in processing commands and stop working temporarily. If a bad CD going into the system can make it hang then a bad thing going into your mind through your mouth can make your life hang. Therefore you need to watch what goes into your mouth and what comes out of your mouth.
There is a part of the computer that is called the USB HUB. I don't want to disturb you with computer jargons so let us focus on the word hub. It simply means a connecting point. Several devices can connect to the computer through the hub. You can connect a printer, a scanner, a mobile phone, an ipod, a mouse, a keyboard, a led light and a speaker. That's the same way your mind works. It is a hub, a connecting point, and you must be very careful to make sure not just anything goes into your mind. The most recent laptops being produced come with a facility that does not allow just any programme on your computer until you give access to such. You need to make your mind work like that computer that does not allow just anything into your mind.


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A Ramble on Sunsets, Superbowls and Senility
14th October 2016 17th October 2016 Vincent Richardson
When Derek Jeter retired in 2014, it was in a near-fairy tale fashion. A walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th in his last game in Yankees Stadium allowed for him to walk off into the sunset. He was able to walk out to the place at short-stop that he had occupied for over a decade and take in the cheers of a crowd that couldn't get enough of him. Whilst David Ortiz might not be able to provide the full-stop to his career that Jeter did, Red Sox fans should be more troubled by his loss than the Yankees' were by Jeter's.
For the final two seasons of Jeter's career he had ceased to be the hitter he had once been. Whilst his final season batting average of .256 is certainly good enough to merit a place on a major league team, it is certainly not that of a featured star. More worryingly, the once Gold-glove defender had become a genuine liability. The forty-year-old struggled to cover ground and his arm had certainly begun to fade. David Ortiz has never been a defensive force, it has been nearly a decade since he was regularly used as anything other than a specialist hitter. Fortunately for Ortiz, he has continued to hit at a level that puts him among the game's elite. His one-hundred-and-twenty-seven RBIs (runs batted in) ranked second in baseball, whilst his batting average of .315 and home run total of thirty-eight both ranked eleventh. This can all come across as a bunch of out-of-context statistics and yet it all amounts to a clear backing for viewing Ortiz as a genuine asset, even at the age of forty.
Even so, Ortiz has made it very clear that he plans to stick to his plan to retire at the end of the season, despite his continued excellence. His retirement should be that of a man walking away before fans are subjected to watching him slowly decline. However, with the baseball play-off now underway there is a chance for Ortiz to add to both his legacy and the splendour of his retirement. Should he somehow be able to guide the Red Sox to another World Series title he would be able to leave on a high that very few are able to compete with.
More than any statistic could express, Manning was simply painful to watch
Sometimes even that glorious ending isn't sufficient to make up for a player's fading talent. By winning Superbowl fifty with the Denver Broncos this spring, Peyton Manning would, on the surface at least, have seemed to have cemented his legacy as a genuine contender for one of the best players of all time. That would be, however, if he had subjected the viewing public to a tortuous season that reminded everybody of how far he had fallen. His seventeen interceptions in just nine starts was his highest-per-game average since 1998, his completion percentage was the lowest since that same year and his nine touchdowns was the fewest per-game of his career. More than any statistic could express, he was simply painful to watch. He could barely throw the ball far enough to complete even basic passes, resulting in easy interceptions and several incompletions. Injury did play a part and his benching mid-season in order to recover did seem to help, but many Manning fans would rather he had walked away earlier, ring or no ring.
All this bring us to Tom Brady, who by the time this article comes out will likely have played his first game of the 2016-17 NFL season. This follows a four-game absence resulting from his alleged involvement in intentionally deflating balls during a play-off game against Indianapolis two seasons ago. Having won three of four games without Brady, the future for the Patriots after his eventual retirement looks strikingly less bleak than it once did and, as a result, questions are starting to be asked about when he himself might start to look for an exit.
It is fair to say that, like Ortiz, Brady is still operating at an extremely high level and could justify his place on a winning side for at least the next season and likely the one after that. But, at thirty-nine, there is a very good chance that the Brady we see now will not be the Brady we see in a year or two. ESPN analyst Max Kellerman is a strong proponent of the idea that Brady is edging closer to the career precipice that the likes of Jeter and Manning experienced. Kellerman is admittedly a hack who is likely to say anything that will get his name on television screens; bashing a player who is seen as the closest thing the NFL has to God could well be just the next in a long list of bogus stories. However, there is a logic to his argument that is very hard to ignore. One could argue that Warren Moon had one good season in 1997 with Seattle after he turned forty but beyond that there is no example of players being able to play at a high level beyond that age, one that Brady will achieve next season.
There has never been a player who has been as able to mentally dominate a game as Brady
However, if anybody is able to play beyond their years, it is likely to be Brady. His game has never been based on athleticism but he is athletic enough that his undeniable aging will not prevent him from being able to make most, if not all, passes. Beyond that, there has never been a player who has been as able to mentally dominate a game as Brady. Manning was the master of the no-huddle, but Brady executes a plan in a way that few have ever been able to Patriots has been able to be successful with sub-par players for a prolonged period of time largely due to the brilliance of their offensive system and the ruthlessness with which Brady executes it. In that regard, as long as he is mentally able to diagnose defences and has the arm to get the ball to where it needs to be he will continue to be successful.
Despite all this, should Brady be presented with an opportunity to leave on a high, he should take it enthusiastically. Brady has been overrated by some, especially early on in his career, but it is hard to deny that he is at least in the same category as the likes of Montana and it would be a shame to see one of the all-time great players slowly fade into the background. Crucially, whether Brady opts to walk away in the next year or chooses to keep battling on, he should be the example for all young quarterbacks going forwards. It doesn't matter how athletic you are or how brilliant a player can be at times, unless you are able to execute a scheme in the way that Brady has done, it will be hard to have continued success. It has been said that in the NFL, defence and a running game are what travels, what works when the chips are down, but if you can ruthlessly execute a system then you stand a very good chance of being great.
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You and me are the middle point between the Spiritual and physical world that we have created for ourselves.~I just learned yesterday that the body releases cortisol whenever a person is engaged in gossip and releases serotonin when a person is helping others or relaying genuine, heartfelt compliments. Which one sounds for engaging and inviting for you to both give and receive? Please do your own research and learn what type of reaction works best for the desired vibration that you care to experience.
**We live in amazing times!" There are so many people choosing to look more within themselves to life's questions, than to look for answers outside of themselves.
We are all born and bred into our current life to live, learn and to teach ourselves lessons that must be learned first, before we are equipped to help or serve others.
It is our responsibility to share the knowledge that we gain throughout this process that we call living. Albeit it not always an easy or smooth process; the process is still work that needs to be engaged and absorbed by each one of us, respectively. It is up to me and you to be more in tune with what our life experience has to offer us.
Seek to consistently be in a cognizant mindset; always be ready to serve and assist in your own responsibility for your own mental development. Learn and prepare yourself for higher self-value. Start by engaging less physical distractions, by doing this or by not doing this you manifest things in your physical world. You can heighten your understanding of how your thoughts have energy, and gain more mental and internal clarity. When utilized correctly, mental clarity has the power to productively simplify your thinking.
With less physical stress or distractions, you enable your mind to think more positively and clearly, thus you invite more internal answers, and attain the desired external/physical manifestations that you want to experience. Realize that all manifestations are designed by the energy of your own thinking. Pay attention to what absorbs your mind and thought patterns.
You ask,"what do I mean by recognizing what absorbs the minds thoughts and patterns?" Every facet of your life leaves an energetic vibration that is stored in the subconscious mind to be absorbed either now, or to be processed at a later time, or on a later date. Whichever occurs first, what you engage, you absorb, know that whatever you process causes an energetic release to your thoughts and feelings. This emotive or thought energy then causes a ripple effect that gets passed onto your surroundings and palpable energy field.
Once emotions are entertained they are released energetically, these emotional vibrations are let loose into your energy field. This energy then invites and energizes into your physical world. ** Do your own research, everyone and everything releases energy.
We are all much akin or like decorative, electrical lights that can either shine brightly and invite happy events, or offend by dull colors, or emit low energetic frequencies that others also can absorb.
I just learned yesterday that the body releases cortisol whenever a person is engaged in gossip and releases serotonin when a person is helping others or relaying genuine, heartfelt compliments. Which one sounds more engaging and inviting for you to both give and receive? I know how I wish to feel and when I believe it, I deserve and then I make the call into the Universe and I expectantly receive my desires because the Universe is eager to provide what you ask it to provide.
Please do your own research and learn what type of reaction works best for the desired vibration that you care to experience.
You and me are the hyphens that come between both our spiritual and physical worlds by the way that we choose to feel, act, interact or react to our world.
When you are more in alignment with happiness, joy, forgiveness, ease and peace you are operating in a Spiritual realm.
When you are in alignment with dissatisfaction, criticism, cynicism and gossip you are more in alignment with the physical world, that can only bring you more things to see and hear that bring you more discord and disdain.