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July 24, 2015 at 08:09AM
July 24, 2015 By Dave Freeman
11 months ago we left Ely, Minnesota in Sig, our signature canoe to paddle to Washington DC to help protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from a series of sulfide ore mines being proposed on the edge of our nation's most popular wilderness. 101 day later we paddled into Washington DC and delivered our petition canoe to the head of the U.S. Forest Service. Portaging past the White House was a moment we will always remember. Together we can protect this special place, but we must act now. You can learn more at @savethebwca . #expeditionflashback #savethebwca #paddletodc #whitehouse #washingtondc #keepitwild #canoe #photooftheday
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area is a wild maze of lakes and river. It is being threatened by a series of sulfide ore mines along the southern edge of the most popular wilderness area in the United States. To help protect the Boundary Waters and stop the mines Amy and I will spend a full year in the wilderness to raise awareness about this amazing place and the mines that threaten it. Please vote for us by following the link in our Instagram profile once a day and help us win $10,000 to make this journey possible. #boundarywaters #wilderness #savethebwca #sawbill #keepitwild #photooftheday #onlyinmn
Waiting for the wind to die while kayaking the Inside Passage
April, 2010 A strong headwind picked up as we paddled North along the British Columbia coast. We stopped for an extended lunch to rest and wait for the wind to die. Amy cracked a book and was content reading in the sun, glancing up on occasion to see if the wind was letting up, and admire the snow capped mountains across the straight on Vancouver Island.
It was the first week of a 3 year journey across North America. I knew that paddling into the howling wind didn't make sense. We had more than 11,000 miles to go. We needed to let our muscles and tendons slowly adjust to hours of continuous paddling.
I think one of the main reasons Amy and I were able to paddle into Key West, Florida and complete this journey almost 3 years to the day after I snapped this photo is our ability to provide balance to each other. I am always pushing ahead. Amy is good at stepping back and taking care of details that I miss, or knowing when we should stop rest.
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Sailing across Georgian Bay
Expedition Flashback September, 2014
The sun set behind us as we sailed East across Georgian Bay. We were in the middle of a 100 day, 2,000 mile journey from the Boundary Waters to Washington D.C. to help protect the Boundary Waters from a series of sulfide ore mines being proposed on the edge of the Nation's most popular wilderness area. We had been canoeing and sailing for about a month and fall was in the air. The nights were starting to get cooler, and the leaves were bursting with color.
We had been sailing along with a brisk tailwind for much of the day, but as the sun set the wind slowly died. An hour later we would be anchored in a protected cove, cooking dinner and preparing for bed.
Close Encounter with a Poisonous Caterpiller in the Amazon
Our team of two Peruvians and 4 Americans were in the middle of a three week descent of the remote Pacaya River. The Pacaya River flows through the heart of Peru's largest protected area, the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve, which protects close to 5 million acres of rainforest. Finding a place to camp in the Purvian Amazon in the middle of the rainy season an be difficult because the floods into the forest. Finding a speck of dry land to camp on often required paddling or walking through the flooded forest in search of dry land. As my Peruvian friend Warren and I bushwacked through the dense forest looking for dry land and the end of a long day of paddling Warren started screaming in Spanish. I couldn't understand his rapid, frantic words, but they caused me to freeze. It turned out I was about to set my hand down on this poisonous caterpillar.
I always think of Warren when I see this photo, he knows more about the forest than anyone I have ever met. I feel so lucky to have had the privilage to travel deep into the Amazon Rainforest on 4 occasions between 2005 and 2007. I look forward to our 5th adventure together.
Kayak through Acadia National Park
Fall caught up to us as we were kayaking South down the coast of Maine on our way to Key West. When we launched our kayak into Lake Superior's cold clear water in early May the days were getting longer, and we had the whole summer ahead of us. Four months later we found ourselves in a very different place, pushed South by the same primal urges felt by Whales leaving their summer feeding grounds, and the Geese streaming towards the suns warms in large Vs over head. As the days grew shorter and the nights colder we found our selves paddling with a new found purpose. When the ocean was calm we often paddled from dawn until dark. On this day landed on a tiny island near Acadia National Park as after sunset and scrambled to pitch our tent before darkness completely engulfed our rocky home for the night.
Portaging along the upper Rio Roosevelt
As Paul Schurke and I worked our way down the upper Rio Roosevelt we started encountering more and more of the major rapids that the 1914 Roosevelt Rondon Scientific Expedition spent days portaging around.
We had relatively light packs, and a 65 pound canoe, but it was still hard work in the equatorial sun. We were able to line the upper portion of this rapid, but the lower rapid was really big. We camped on a rock out crop just above the major rapids so we would be ready to complete to portage in the morning before the sun rose too high in the sky.
Backpacking in the Tombstone Territorial Park
January 1, 2014 By Dave Freeman
Backpacking above treeline through the Tombstone Territorial Park in the Yukon Territory during the North American Odyssey.
During the North American Odyssey Amy and I spent 10 days backpacking through the Tombstone Territorial Park in the Yukon Territory. This amazing wilderness covers a large swath north of Dawson City. We were told there were a couple miles of trails in one corner of the park, but we spent 10 days without seeing another human or human footprint. The ridge tops were blanketed with beautiful alpine tundra and provided amazing views and easy travel. Bushwacking through the alders, and crossing the bogs and ragging rivers in the valleys was another story.
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"Tebow Time" Comes to an End
Posted on December 24, 2012 Updated on December 4, 2013
"Tebow Time" is officially over in my mind. I have finally given up on the man I once thought could do anything. It is as if I was 6 years old and found out Santa Claus was not real. Rex Ryan decided Tim Tebow's fate in the NFL when Ryan decided to start Greg McElroy over Tim Tebow in the final two games. Even with speculation of Tebow going to the Jaguars next year and competing for a starting job, he will never be a true NFL quarterback. In Jacksonville, Tebow will be used as a huge promotion. It will work because Jacksonville is his hometown and those who live there are sure to buy his jersey no matter what. Heck I will probably buy his jersey.
I still believe Tebow can be a good quarterback in the NFL, but he will not get a fair shot to prove it. He will never be a good quarterback in the ways that Tom Brady or even Cam Newton are, but he will be as Joe Flacco is. Flacco has been criticized for his statistics but still remains a good quarterback because of the wins he has. Tebow can do the same for a specific team in a specific style. The Wildcat is not the answer, nor is the typical drop back passing style Tim Tebow is used to. The style that will fit for Tim is a mix between Denver's option run type style and at Florida where they trusted Tebow's decision making more. The one reason I think the Jets would have been better off playing Tebow over Sanchez is because of Tebow's decision making. Tebow would never turn the ball over 25 times in 14 games like Sanchez was able to.
Call me crazy but I believe that the Kansas City Chiefs would be an ideal fit for Tim Tebow. While this will most likely never happen, I think it could work. With the Chiefs, he would be able to rely on a strong defense and amazing running game. The option run with Charles could work even better than it did with Broncos and Willis McGahee. In short yardage, defenses would have to worry about Peyton Hillis and Tebow. One thing the Chiefs have that the Broncos and the Jets did not is Dwayne Bowe. At Florida, Tim had Percy Harvin as his go-to receiver. When Tebow has a dominant receiver, he has success. Tebow was never comfortable with the receivers for the Jets or the Broncos for good reasons. With Bowe on the outside and an athletic Tony Moeaki at tight end, teams would not be able to stack eight or even nine players in the box. Moeaki would finally be able to use his skill set with Tebow. The Chiefs would use Moeaki as Aaron Hernandez was used at Florida with the option pass in which Moeaki runs behind the line along with Tebow and Charles to create three options for Tebow. While yes, he can't throw a spiral to save his life but after watching him since his Freshman year at Florida, he gets the job done. He will complete the passes in crunch time to keep drives going as he proved in the overtime victory against the Steelers in the playoff last year.
The only true chance of Tebow going to the Chiefs is on Madden with me as the controller. This is still something the Chiefs should at least look at because of how cheap Tebow will be at the end of the season. All I want for Christmas is Tebow to get a fair shot in the NFL to prove that he can win for some team. Since there is not an elite quarterback in this years draft, the Chiefs could get Tebow and be the next destination for "Tebow Time".
This entry was posted in Football, Football, Home, Midwest, National and tagged Chiefs, New York Jets, NFL, Tim Tebow.
The Other Peyton
Call it thunder and lightning, bam and boom, or chocolate and vanilla but the chiefs have formed a new running back tandem after signing former Cleveland Browns back Peyton Hillis yesterday. Hillis, who was last years Madden cover boy, signed a one year $3 millon deal after being allowed to test the free agency by the Browns. Though it is only a one year contract, I look for Hillis to add much needed depth at the running back position. It is almost reminiscent of Larry Johnson (pre ego problem) and Priest Holmes.
Even though adding a back up for Jamaal Charles was needed, the Chiefs still have other needs at valuable positions. Needs such as upgrades at the offensive and defensive line and getting better athletes at inside linebacker. The laundry list of needs for the Chiefs is the most frustrating part about being a fan. So we can enjoy the signing of Hillis, but there are still so many more things that needs to be addressed in free agency and the draft. This is just one less issue the Chiefs have to worry about. Expect the Chiefs to make splashes with more free agents but nothing that will blow the fish out of the water. With the cap being in place, the Chiefs will be forced to spend money. It will be interesting to see which positions are filled via draft and free agency.
This entry was posted in Football, Football, Home, Midwest, National, Uncategorized and tagged Chiefs, Free Agency, Jamaal Charles, Peyton Hillis, Priest Holmes.
The Badass Column: spring break chilling
And so it begins. Spring Break 2012. Where boys become men. Where the day and night fuse into one big party. Where even McLovin can get some love. And then there are the troopers still at home and not on vacation. Bored and yet entertained by the jerzathon. Paradox? I think so.
Luckily for all of us stay-at-homers there are sports and more specifically college basketball. With the start of Spring Break comes the finish of conference championship tournaments and the soon to start NCAA tournament first round.
Sharpen your pencil boys (and girls).
MU vs Baylor Game
Ya I was at the MU Baylor game. I called a couple of people who called a couple of friends who asked their mom and somehow I managed to get my hands on some tickets, and the spots weren't too shabby either.
My thoughts from the game.
1) Flip (Phil) Pressy is one of the best ballhanders I've seen, but is totally useless at the end of games because he can't make his free throws, and Baylor knew that, fouling him when the ball was in his hands and forcing him to make his free throws (he missed a couple).
2) Michael Dixon might cost Tigers a game in the NCAA Tournament. Don't get me wrong, the guy can flat out score, but he has some bad habits. One, he can get a little carried away handling the ball when a simple pass could easily penetrate the defense. And two, he turns the ball over a little too much.
3) The Bears will only ever be an above average team. As long as Scott Drew is the head coach for the Baylor Bears they will never become a "great" team. Take for instance his handling of timeouts in the Big 12 Championship Game. He decided to call a timeout at the 15: 34 mark in the 2nd half, leaving him with only 1 timeout left. The players go out on the court, and 15 seconds later after the ball goes out of bounds, there's the 15 minute tv timeout. Talk about poor time management. The Bears had 1 timeout left with 15 minutes left. Not good.
4) The fans behind me were annoying. I hate when fans act like "know-it-all's." News flash, the refs are going to make bad calls, and you yelling at them will not change the call in any way. No matter how many times you call them a worthless jack@#$, this will not change the call. Yes, it's true.
5) Perry Jones is the biggest mystery since the Hardy Boys graced my presence. One game he'll score 32 points and the next game he'll seem nonexistent.
6) Chanting Sec at the end of the game was classless. I'm sorry Mizzou fans but please save it for later. Thank you.
Let the feeding frenzy begin my friends. Peyton Manning is on the loose and his potential suitors are putting their final touches of make-up to impress him. The Chiefs should not be one of those suitors. Before you label this as blasphemous, I think you should let the better side of reasoning control you're thinking right now. With the Chiefs, yes, they need quarterback, and they need him now, but how wise would it be to pick up Peyton Manning. He'll cost a considerable amount, he's 36 years old, and he's coming off an injured neck, not a broken arm or a hurt toe, an injured neck that has reportedly taken three surgeries to fix.
The Denver Post reported that Peyton Manning declined a visit to Kansas City and Seattle. Photo from: USAtoday.net
To me this all adds up to a Linsaster (you thought I forgot about him…you thought wrong.). If the Chiefs ever want to be a serious Super Bowl contender they need to draft a quarterback. And no a fifth rounder on Ricky "how was I behind Tyler Palko on the depth chart last season" Stanzi will not cut it. If the Chiefs ever want to reach that upper echelon of teams (think Packers, Steelers, Patriots, Giants), they need to spend a considerable amount of commodities and get Robert Griffin III. Because even if they do get Manning, and he does pan out well the first season, how long will he last after that first season? Maybe one or two years. (I realize quarterbacks could play well into their forties, but do we really want an aging quarterback for the next 5 years and possibly suffer through a Brett Favre saga?) So Chiefs fans need to realize that Peyton Manning not coming to Kansas City it is not the end all be all for the Chiefs next season, and he probably won't because the Denver Post reported that he declined a visit to the Chiefs.
Tomorrow, I'll discuss why you shouldn't be watching ESPN these next few days before you fill out your bracket. Stay tuned
Blase Capelli
This entry was posted in Basketball, Football, Home, Midwest, National, Uncategorized and tagged Big 12 Championship, Blase Capelli, Chiefs, March Madness, Missouri Tigers, Peyton Manning, the badass column, Tournament.
The BIG Question (quarterback)
Posted on February 29, 2012 Updated on February 29, 2012
After listening to the local Kansas City radio station 610 Sports, I believe I have heard every angle of the Chiefs current quarterback situation. Outlandish fans saying we need to trade all our picks to get Peyton Manning, calm down that won't work. Others say they should trade this years first round pick and next years as well to get the Rams number two pick, unfortunately RG3's combine production made the asking price for his services a little higher. What about Cassel and a near $50 million dollar contract we gave him? From the looks of it, fans want to just throw Cassel out of Kansas City and start fresh at the quarterback position. Last to enter the quarterback Waltz is Ricky Stanzi, the pronounced savior of the Chiefs offense who was a steal in the third round in last years draft (that was a joke). All humor aside, who will be the starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs next year. That is the question that is going around Kansas City, along with will the Royals win the World Series this year?
I doubt he was saying "I will be taking your job" Picture from: http://arrowheadaddict.com/2012/02/24/peyton-manning-to-chiefs-talk-heating-up/
Before Peyton Manning's near career ending neck injury, he was arguably the most productive quarterback in the NFL, period. No one commands the attention of a defense like Peyton does, especially when he is at the line calling out fake audibles. His leadership is unquestionable, arm strength uncanny, and his knowledge of the game is one in a million for a NFL player. But a persisting neck injury sidelined him for the whole 2011-2012 season and now the Colts are considering Andrew Luck over him. I mean whoever thought the day would come that the Colts would take any other quarterback over Peyton, especially not a rookie. If the Colts do not pay Peyton the $28 million due to him by March 8th, he will become a free agent, then chaos will begin. The books in Vegas has the Chiefs at a 4/1 odds on acquiring Peyton in free agency. This is a tremendous jump from the previous 40/1 odds in January. The only team that have a better chance to get Peyton are the Dolphins, but if you compare the players that would surround Peyton the Chiefs roster would prevail.
Besides Brandon Marshall, who else does Peyton have to throw to? In Kansas City Peyton would have weapons such as Dwayne Bowe (he will sign), Steve Breaston, Baldwin, Tony Mo, and hand the ball off to Jamal Charles, pretty solid. This situation is reminiscent of when Joe Montana was let go by the 49er's later in his career to make way for Steve Young, and came to Kansas City. Almost instantly after the move the Chiefs became heavy favorites within the division and even had Super Bowl aspirations. If the Chiefs pick up Peyton, this year may truly be "Super Bowl or Bust."
RG3 performance at the past week's combine was nothing less than stellar. It was expected for him to run a fast forty just because he was a former All Big XII hurdler, but seeing it was another thing. Equally impressive was the consistent reports from NFL scouts and GM's who said Robert Griffin had great interviews and picked up the offensive and defensive concepts with ease. Those reports virtually eliminated the spread offense stereotype that said quarterbacks who played within the spread system in college would not be able to comprehend the complexity of NFL offenses. Though this was just a weekend of drills in tight shorts and shirts, but no one can deny how impressive Robert Griffin was. Saying that yesterday the Rams reportedly told NFL teams they will trade their number two pick. This created quite the frenzy for teams that are in dyer need of a franchise quarterback. The Chiefs are not that desperate for a quarterback, but the sound of RG3 in a Chiefs uniform sounds enticing. It would take a lot of draft picks to obtain the number two pick and may even require re-signing Brandon Carr just to put a cherry on top of the deal. This probable solution to the Chiefs quarterback problems would take by far the most effort and commitment.
Picture from: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/story/2011-12-09/heisman-preview-robert-griffin-andrew-luck/51754194/1
To say Matt Cassel was overpaid is quite frankly my opinion and most of Kansas Cities. The production just has not been $50 million dollars worth. I understand he had a LINtastic storyline backing up great quarterbacks through high school, college and the pros and finally get his chance, but I think the Chiefs took a gamble they are willing to get out of if possible. But still the fans, the great loyal people they are, want to see Cassel succeed at the Chiefs starting quarterback position. The Chiefs do not need Cassel to be Brady, Brees or Rodgers and to expect him to be like the three previously mentioned quarterbacks would set fans up to be highly disappointed. If Cassel does not perform up to the expectations Scott Pioli and Romeo Crenel have for him, this may be his last in a Chiefs uniform. Depending on how much faith they have that Cassel is the guy will determine if they make a move on Peyton or trade up to get RG3. As for Ricky Stanzi, regardless of the quarterback next year, keep the towel nearby so when the ball starts getting slick they can dry their hands.
This entry was posted in Football, Football, Home, Midwest, National, Uncategorized and tagged Chiefs, Matt Cassel, Peyton Manning, Robert Griffin III, Scott Pioli.
What to Do With Brandon Carr and D-Bowe
Now that the NFL is locked in for another ten years without labor disagreements, the decisions on key free agents for all thirty-two teams can be methodically thought out and well planned. Although the NFL's parody of a minute to win it free agency last year was exciting, it will be interesting to see how the plans for certain teams future change as veterans are let go to make room for the up and coming younger guys.
For the Chiefs, former first round pick Dwayne Bowe and CB Brandon Carr have played out their rookies contract and are looking to ink a new deal. Credit to both for actually playing out their rookies contracts entirely before asking for a deal they don't quite yet deserve, kudos. However looking at the infrastructure of the Chiefs, many question if either Bowe or Carr are necessities for the Chiefs to be a consistent competitor within the AFC west. First scenario: they keep both Carr and Bowe. The chiefs will need a solid, not necessarily great corner to oppose Flowers on the other side of Romeo's 3-4 Defenese, and Carr fits the bill. He is a solid player that will step up to the weekly challenge by opposing offenses who try to stay away from Flowers. Meanwhile, Bowe has made tremendous leaps in his career from when he started.
I personally still believe Bowe has more potential than his results show right now. Kansas city sports fans have tirelessly watched as former players are let go and then go off and have a pretty successful career. Names such as Damon, Beltran, Tynes, Allen, all fit the above description. Bowe gives the chiefs versatility in the passing game with his size and speed. If he goes elsewhere, in the right system, I believe he will join that list previously mentioned.
Second scenario:
They give up one or the other. With the chiefs securing their shut down corner in Flowers, will Scott Pioli be willing to fork up big money to Carr as well? Many will say we would be fine getting rid of Carr and getting a corner in the draft or picking up someone in free agency. With Carr, it's not a matter of production because in my opinion he is a solid player. It will be a matter of money. Bowe on the other hand (who at times forgets to use them on crossing patterns) has been inconsistent during his stint in Kansas City. Numerous no brainer dropped passes did not help the often times depleted Matt Cassel or Stanzi or Orton or anyone else who attended the open try out for the quarterback job last year. At times, Bowe is seen half jogging routes and not going all out on certain plays. He is too inconsistent with drops to carry around that attitude.
Also, the big kicker is the addition of Baldwin and Breaston. Baldwin, who some see as a identical player as Bowe, played well in a minimized role in Todd Haley's offense last year. I look for him to continue to grow on the field as long as he stays away from Thomas Jones in the locker room. Breaston gives the chiefs that vertical threat– add in a healthy McCluster and you have the modern day collection of NFL receivers.
I personally believe they will keep both Carr and Bowe. Bowe may be a little more expensive ticket than Carr, but I think Pioli will find away to lock him up for 3-5 years. Leaving more than enough money to address the grocery list of needs that consist of offensive linemen, defensive linemen, another back to complement Charles and more speed in defensive skill positions. With a trio of Baldwin, Bowe, and Breaston you have a solid receiving Corp. on paper. Also with Carr, Romeo has a duo of corners that, although this may be a premature comparison, resembles the likes of Ty Law and Asante Samuel in New England during the Patriots championship runs. It will take bigger,more physical corners in the new defensive scheme that Romeo brings tothe Chiefs and Flowers and Carr can get the job done. For the theChiefs, the decision to keep these two players are just a piece of theexpected off season moves by this organization. Only wins and losseswill determine whatever. move Pioli and the front office made as correct.
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Brian Daboll, the Chiefs O-Coordinator
Posted on February 7, 2012 Updated on February 7, 2012
The Kansas City Chiefs announced today that they have hired former Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as their offensive coordinator. Daboll was one of the three finalists, along with former Raiders offensive coordinator Al Saunders and (gulp) Chiefs quarterbacks coach Jim Zorn, for the coaching job. Daboll was the Dolphins' offensive coordinator in 2011. Now before you protest in shock (The Miami Dolphins offense?! Are you kidding me) you must realize that this was the first time in the Dolphins history to have a player rush for 1,000 yards (Reggie Bush) and have another player have 1,000 receiving yards (Brandon Marshall). The first time ever. I don't care if you're the baby from E-Trade, if you're the first to do that for a storied team like the Dolphins, you should be looked at and considered.
Daboll decked out in his Browns (white) gear. Photo from: http://www.phinnation.com
Daboll has a relationship with Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli and coach Romeo Crennel from their years together on the Patriots. Daboll was an assistant under Bill Belichick in New England from 2000-06. So he's from the "Belichick Brady Bunch," and might know a thing or two about cheating, spying, and basically helping Pioli hold down Arrowhead Stadium (new hidden seat cameras anyone?). After his stint with the Patriots, he was the Jets' quarterbacks coach in 2007-08. He was an offensive coordinator for the Browns under Eric Mangini in 2009-10, but we all know what happened to the Browns that year. (Ok I don't, but I'm going to safely assume they had a losing season—again.)
I like Coach Daboll because of how well he can draw up plays and recognize defenses. Although under Daboll the Dolphins ranked a miserable 22nd in total offense and 20th in points (20.6 per game) this season, they performed much better in the second half of the season, and they were missing their quarterback Chad Henne to injury and playing with Matt Moore. And, although a small jump, it is better than the Chiefs offense, which ranked 27th in the league and averaged only 13.2 points per game in 2011. Interestingly enough, Daboll has worked with Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel, who entered the league as a seventh-round pick of the Patriots in 2005. Daboll was the Patriots' receivers coach from 2002-06. So expect Cassel to be the starting quarterback next year.
This hire seems fitting because all Scott Pioli refers to is "The Patriots Way". And since Daboll was with the Pats, he will fit in perfectly. I assume that Jim Zorn will have a major role in the offense as well because of his experience and the familiarity of the team. The major void that the Chiefs have is still at the quarterback position. It is clear that Matt Cassel cannot win a Super Bowl. It will be interesting to see how the Chiefs and Pioli address the quarterback situation and the roster with the draft and signing of free agents, most notably Brandon Carr and Dwayne Bowe.
And people were saying that football is done for the year.
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Tweet and Tell
Posted on January 17, 2012 Updated on January 17, 2012
140 characters. So many and yet so few. An amount that can get a point across, but still leave things to the imagination.
Oh, the things you can do with a Tweet. Having girl problems? Tweet about it. Watching a great game? Let your followers know. Promoting a cause? Spread the word. The possibilities are endless.
And in the sports world, it's no different; Twitter has grown in popularity among sports reporters and sports fans alike. Funny tweets, serious tweets, stat-driven tweets, insightful tweets, they're all there for Twitter users, but, amid the thousands of accounts, the good ones can be hard to find. Here are some of the Tweets from the weekend that stood out to me, along with some commentary.
#letsgetstarted
Could somebody tell the Ravens that they have a double-digit lead against TJ Yates and this game should already be over?-Bill Simmons @sportsguy33
Me: Sure, Bill, hold on I'm going to call them. Let me get them on the line.
Coach Harbaugh: Who the hell is this? I'm in the middle of a game. Aunt Annie that better not be you! I told you not to call me when I'm coaching!
(to myself) Whoah! He responded. Crap! What should I say? I'll break the ice first. you can't go wrong with that.
Me: Hey Coach Harbaugh my name is Blase Capelli. My favorite color is green. I like playing Halo. I don't like…
Coach Harbuagh: I don't care what you don't like. Why are you calling me?
Me: Well, my friend Bill wanted you to know that you have a double-digit lead and TJ Yates is basically giving you the game so it should be over by now.
Bill, all I can say is I tried.
Just threw my hip out doing the "Raji"- 3guysinagarage @3guysinagarage
Does State Farm insurance cover that hip replacement or is it just a promotional thing?
Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there – with a replay to overrule a fumble!-Mike Engel @michaelengel
More like, like a good neighbor, State Farm is there- with a competent referee that can distinguish a clear fumble.
Throughout the weekend the refereeing was above average. There were no calls that changed the tide of the game, or calls that made your whole watch party yell at the television, or calls that made your Uncle Ned throw the remote at the wall. But when Greg Jennings was ruled down, and then the refs confirmed the call, it was clear Bill Leavy missed the obvious fumble call. The packers later scored on that drive, and Packers fans everywhere had their hopes up for at least one more quarter. Thanks Bill.
Ball drops are killing the Packers nearly as bad as they killed boy bands.-Faux John Madden @FauxJohnMadden
But that hasn't stopped them: boy bands all over are Tebowing in thanks of the creation of auto tune while T-Pain looks on in approval.
Put Champ on Gronkowski… Only hope.-Nick Wright @getnickwright
Well, really, the only hope for Denver was for Tebow to utilize his divine powers as the second coming of Jesus, and through his power, curse Brady and Gronk. But then again, Tebow would never do that, because that would be a sin, right? But then he could go to Mass on Sunday and ask for forgiveness and that would be acceptable, right? Good Lord, this mix of religion and sports is confusing me.
Haley…. I know it's you calling the office and heavy breathing in the phone. I have caller ID! It's my office now-Romeo Crennel @Grandpa_Romeo
Wow, this was a serious weekend for Pioli and the Chiefs. Apparently Pioli wiretapped all the phones at the Arrowhead offices. Seriously Pioli? Like the Chiefs didn't have enough problems already? With the lack of original ideas coming out of Hollywood, I'm considering sending this recent saga from the Chiefs Organization to a movie company.
Man (Pioli) takes over organization. Hires friend (Haley). At first, the friends get along, leading the Chiefs to a playoffs appearance. But Haley sleeps with Pioli's wife (or Pioli sleeps with Haley's wife, take your pick really). The good friends turn into enemies, as they fight throughout the season. Haley's fired (the apparent bad guy). Pioli hires Crennel (Crennel would mostly be in the movie for comedic effect). Later in the movie, the audience learns that Pioli wiretapped all the phones and didn't trust Haley or anyone in the organization. Pioli (the real villain) is overthrown by rampant Chiefs fans everywhere.
As for the casting, I see Denzel Washington with an extra 50 pounds as Romeo Crennel. For Todd Haley, I like Matt Damon. Damon has that "me against everyone" role down perfectly (see Borne movies). And finally for the man himself, Pioli, I would cast Jon Favreau (I have no idea how to pronounce the last name). Although relatively unknown, he was in Iron Man 2, and he looks almost identical to Pioli, so it will work.
The recent antics of Pioli has spawned a new movie for Hollywood: Drama at Arrowhead. Photo from Chiefscommand.com
Upon release of the movie, critics everywhere liken Drama at Arrowhead to Inception with its mind-boggling plot. All revenue from the movie is used to add secret cameras throughout Arrowhead, just so Pioli will know what's going on everywhere at all hours of the day.
And for next week, if you want your tweet to be featured in this column simply tweet @kcyoungguns. It can be anything from a question to an insightful statement, from a unique observation to an insult, and everything in between. We would like to here it.
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The eighteen hour ferry ride on the Northern Adventure from Prince Rupert to Port Hardy offered a prelude to the coming fourteen days on an island I knew very little about.
The people, many locals of 'Van Isle', we met briefly shared their little secrets, the special places we should visit. I got a sense these people looked at us not as tourists, but someone who would actually go to these places and respect them as they do.
Bare in mind this is mostly Northern Van Isle life, not much to do with the southern bit. Here there is a very strong sense of community, pride, hard work, and a lot of 'Island Time', or relaxation and fun. The culture, a diversity of Indigenous Nations is pronounced and well respected. The northern coastal people know deep secrets they share with few and, if you're fortunate you'll be invited.


This toybox tale about salvation shows a toy dropped into a place with old and broken toys. The toy was going to be picked up by a claw but escaped. Yoda explained that the claw was picking up toys to kids who want to play and love them. The toy wanted to be picked up but was too late and was taken by a monster instead.
Once upon a time, there was a man who thought he was the greatest man who ever lived. He learned his lesson the hard way when he was turned to a beast, and even a hamster. When he acknowledged that Jesus is the greatest man who lived through the help of Belle, the hamster was brought back to his old self and lived happily ever.
This is a powerful (and funny) parable of salvation. new balance mrl996 Through the adventures of three little knights Moe, Joe, and Boe — children will see how God allowed Satan free in order to teach us about both his power and mercy. End with a surprising death and resurrection of the main character, the King's Son, the Champion. This is a special series, each stands alone, but is part of a four part saga!


A Rockland woman was arrested for drunken driving early Wednesday after police said an officer found her passed out behind the wheel of a car with the engine running on Route 53.
A Rockland woman faces charges of second-offense drunken driving after police said an officer found her passed out behind the wheel of a car with the engine running on Route 53.
Alicia-Rose Velazquez, 25, Rockland, 14 Pleasant View Park, was also charged with driving without a license.
Police said an officer approached Velazquez's car at about 3:20 a.m. Wednesday after spotting it stopped on Whiting Street near Farm Hills Lane. The officer reported that he had to bang on the window of the car, which was in park with the engine running, for nearly two minutes before Velazquez responded.


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Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles est une ancienne commune du sud-ouest de la France, située dans le département de la Dordogne en région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, devenue le  une commune déléguée au sein de la commune nouvelle de Brantôme en Périgord.

Géographie

Généralités

Située dans le Brantômais, au nord-ouest du département de la Dordogne, la commune de Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles s'étend sur .

Elle est bordée à l'ouest sur près d'un kilomètre par un affluent de la Dronne, le Boulou, qui lui sert de limite naturelle, la séparant de la commune de Paussac-et-Saint-Vivien.

Son altitude minimale, , se situe à l'ouest de la commune, là où le Boulou cesse de servir de limite aux deux communes pour entrer définitivement sur Paussac-et-Saint-Vivien. L'altitude maximale, avec , est atteinte en deux endroits au nord-est, près des ruines de Laforest.

Le tranquille village de Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles, à l'écart des routes principales, se trouve, en distances orthodromiques, cinq kilomètres à l'ouest de Brantôme et vingt-deux kilomètres au nord-nord-ouest de Périgueux. Les principales voies d'accès, deux kilomètres à l'est et au sud du village, sont les routes départementales 78 et 106E2.

La commune est traversée par un sentier de grande randonnée, le GR 36 au nord-est et au nord-ouest où il longe le Belaygue, un affluent du Boulou.

Communes limitrophes

En 2015, année précédant la création de la commune nouvelle de Brantôme en Périgord, Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles était limitrophe de quatre autres communes.

Milieux naturels et biodiversité

À l'ouest, sur environ un kilomètre, le Boulou ainsi que sa vallée, ses coteaux et son affluent le Belaygue, forment une zone naturelle d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique (ZNIEFF) de  « Réseau hydrographique et coteaux du Boulou aval », présentant une importante variété faunistique sur Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles et six autres communes ou anciennes communes<ref>Carte de la ZNIEFF 720020047, INPN, consulté le 11 février 2021. Afin de visualiser correctement la zone par rapport aux communes, cliquer en haut à droite sur la fenêtre « Couches disponibles », barrer d'abord la couche « Orthophotos » avant de cliquer sur « Fonds de cartes », puis sur la couche « Fonds Cartographique IGN ».</ref>.

Trente espèces déterminantes y sont répertoriées :
 dix insectes : l'Agrion de Mercure (Coenagrion mercuriale), l'Azuré de la faucille (Cupido alcetas), l'Azuré du serpolet (Phengaris arion), le Cordulégastre annelé (Cordulegaster boltonii), le Cuivré des marais (Lycaena dispar), le Damier de la succise (Euphydryas aurinia), le Gomphe vulgaire (Gomphus vulgatissimus), le Lepture erratique (), l'Onychogomphe à crochets (Onychogomphus uncatus) et le Petit mars changeant (Apatura ilia) ;
 sept mammifères : la Genette commune (Genetta genetta), la Loutre d'Europe (Lutra lutra), le Vison d'Europe (Mustela lutreola), ainsi que quatre espèces de chauves-souris : Grand rhinolophe (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum), Noctule commune (Nyctalus noctula), Petit rhinolophe (Rhinolophus hipposideros) et Vespertilion de Bechstein (Myotis bechsteinii) ;
 sept oiseaux : le Cincle plongeur (Cinclus cinclus), le Faucon pèlerin (Falco peregrinus), le Hibou moyen-duc (Asio otus), le Moineau soulcie (Petronia petronia), le Pic mar (Dendrocopos medius), le Pic noir (Dryocopus martius) et le Pigeon colombin (Columba oenas).
 cinq amphibiens : l'Alyte accoucheur (Alytes obstetricans), la Grenouille rousse (Rana temporaria), le Pélodyte ponctué (Pelodytes punctatus), la Rainette verte (Hyla arborea), le Sonneur à ventre jaune (Bombina variegata) et le Triton marbré (Triturus marmoratus) ;
 une tortue, la Cistude (Emys orbicularis).

Deux plantes rares :  la Colchique d'automne (Colchicum autumnale) et la Fritillaire pintade (Fritillaria meleagris), y sont également présentes.

De très nombreuses autres espèces animales ou végétales y ont été recensées : cinq amphibiens, cinq reptiles, ,  ainsi que .

Cette ZNIEFF, tout comme la ZNIEFF « Réseau hydrographique et coteaux du Boulou amont », fait partie d'une ZNIEFF de  plus vaste « Vallée et coteaux du Boulou » représentant la quasi-totalité du cours du Boulou, depuis sa source jusqu'à la route départementale 106, située  avant sa confluence avec la Dronne<ref>Carte de la ZNIEFF 720020051, INPN, consulté le 11 février 2021. Afin de visualiser correctement la zone par rapport aux communes, cliquer en haut à droite sur la fenêtre « Couches disponibles », barrer d'abord la couche « Orthophotos » avant de cliquer sur « Fonds de cartes », puis sur la couche « Fonds Cartographique IGN ».</ref>.

La vallée du Boulou représente  par la  en espèces d'insectes  répertoriées dans les trois ZNIEFF de ce cours d'eau.

 Urbanisme
 Villages, hameaux et lieux-dits
Outre le bourg de Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles proprement dit, la commune se compose d'autres villages ou hameaux, ainsi que de lieux-dits :

 Toponymie
Le nom de la commune fait référence à saint Julien, martyr chrétien au début du , la seconde partie du nom s'expliquant par la proximité de Bourdeilles.

En occitan limousin, la commune porte le nom de .

 Histoire
Des traces de présence humaine sont attestées au Paléolithique et au Néolithique.

Le territoire de Saint-Julien fut probablement occupé à l'époque gallo-romaine. La première mention écrite connue du lieu, « Sanctus Julianus », apparaît au , postérieurement à la construction de son église.

Un aven sépulcral d'époque médiévale se trouve au lieu-dit Trou des Martres, au nord du hameau de Barneuil.

Au bord du Belaygue, au lieu-dit Moulin de Lafaye'', existe un ensemble de cluzeaux et d'habitats troglodytiques médiévaux, ainsi qu'une grotte réaménagée.

Depuis 1905, Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles possède sa propre adduction d'eau communale.

Au , Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles fusionne avec Brantôme pour former la commune nouvelle de Brantôme en Périgord dont la création a été entérinée par l'arrêté du 14 décembre 2015, entraînant la transformation des deux anciennes communes en communes déléguées.

Lors de l'élargissement de Brantôme en Périgord au , Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles reste commune déléguée au sein de Brantôme en Périgord (version 2016).

Politique et administration

Rattachements administratifs et électoraux
Dès 1790, la commune de Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles a été rattachée au canton de Brantôme qui dépendait du district de Perigueux jusqu'en 1795, date de suppression des districts. En 1801, les arrondissements sont créés en remplacement des districts. Le canton est alors rattaché à l'arrondissement de Périgueux.

Lors de l'importante réforme de 2014 définie par le décret du 21 février 2014 et supprimant la moitié des cantons du département, la commune reste attachée au même canton qui devient plus étendu.

En 2017, Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles, commune déléguée de Brantôme en Périgord, est rattachée à l'arrondissement de Nontron et en 2020, le canton de Brantôme est renommé canton de Brantôme en Périgord.

Intercommunalité
Fin 2001, Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles intègre dès sa création la communauté de communes du Brantômois. Celle-ci est dissoute au , remplacée au  par la communauté de communes Dronne et Belle.

Administration municipale
La population de la commune étant  inférieure à  au recensement de 2011, sept conseillers municipaux ont été élus en 2014. Ceux-ci sont membres d'office du  conseil municipal de la commune nouvelle de Brantôme en Périgord, jusqu'au renouvellement des conseils municipaux français de 2020.

Liste des maires puis maires délégués

Démographie

L'évolution du nombre d'habitants est connue à travers les recensements de la population effectués à Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles depuis 1800. À partir du , les recensements des communes de moins de  ont lieu tous les cinq ans (2004, 2009, 2014 pour Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles). Depuis 2006, les autres dates correspondent à des estimations légales. En , dernière année en tant que commune indépendante, Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles comptait .

Au , la commune déléguée de Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles compte .

Économie
Les données économiques de Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles sont incluses dans celles de la commune nouvelle de Brantôme en Périgord.

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments
 Église Saint-Julien, romane du , fortifiée pendant la guerre de Cent Ans. Elle renferme un retable orné de tableaux, des statues polychromes de saint Pierre et saint Paul, ainsi qu'une ancienne cuve baptismale.

Personnalités liées à la commune
 Bernard Mazouaud, maire de la commune de 1977 à 2014, fut député de 2004 à 2007, en remplacement de Frédéric de Saint-Sernin, nommé au Gouvernement.

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Dordogne (département)
 Périgord
 Liste des anciennes communes de la Dordogne
 Sentier de grande randonnée GR 36

Liens externes

 Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles sur le site de l'Institut géographique national (archive)
 Saint-Julien-de-Bourdeilles sur le site de la communauté de communes Dronne et Belle

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Ancienne commune en Dordogne
Commune déléguée en Dordogne

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Interview: Connan Mockasin Talks About New Album 'Jassbusters' + Summer Tour
Thursday 11th January, 2018 12:17PM
It's been almost five years since the release of Connan Mockasin's previous worldwide hit album Caramel, but if you thought the Hawkes Bay psychedelic-pop artist has been resting on his laurels you'd be wrong. Mockasin has maintained a busy schedule of collaborations and recordings, dropping the Soft Hair album with Sam Dust (of Late Of The Pier) in 2016, and working alongside such luminaries as Charlotte Gainsbourg, James Blake, MGMT and more. Back in Aotearoa for the summer, he's currently performing alongside Neil and Liam Finn on their 'Where's My Room' tour before heading out for a headline tour of New Zealand, his first in almost eight years.
We caught up with Mockasin just before Christmas, shortly after the artist arrived back to his Te Awanga family home following a run of shows supporting James Blake in California. Check out our conversation below where he generously took time out to chat about his upcoming concept album Jassbusters, recent work with the Velvet Underground's John Cale, challenges he faced working on Charlotte Gainsbourg's new album Rest, and more...
Hi there, whereabouts are you?
I'm in Te Awanga in Hawkes Bay, I just got back about three hours ago.
You must be pretty exhausted from travelling.
A little bit, I'm having a wine and sitting by the ocean. It's nice. The trip from LA's not too bad because the time zone's almost the same. It could be worse.
How did your shows with James Blake go over there?
Great, it was good. I did a solo performance at the San Francisco ones, and I'd never done that before and I had nothing organised, I improvised all (of it) so that was really liberating for me. It was really fun. That's what he wanted me to do I think.
You performed last month at a massive Velvet Underground concert with John Cale.
John Cale yeah, we did the fiftieth anniversary of the Banana Record. Velvet Underground.
Were you playing the entire album or were you guesting on specific songs?
I did a few tracks. I did 'Lady Godiva's Operation' in a nurses outfit, I did Lou Reed's interjecting parts. And I did one with Animal Collective, 'Here She Goes Again.' And I did another few, I can't remember the names of those.
You've had a very busy and productive year. You starred in the video for MGMT's recent single 'Little Dark Age'...
I was the caretaker.
How did you get to be involved with that video, and have you been working in the studio with those guys as well?
I have yeah, I did a little bit on their new record and Andrew (VanWyngarden) and I have become close friends, and Ben (Goldwasser) as well. He came to Te Awanga last year for Christmas, he stayed at my parents here with tents and stuff. Just really lovely people. Andrew and I did a surf trip to Iceland last year where we were making music for a surf film with some of our favourite surfers. We both enjoy surfing, we're not very good at it but we're fans of the sport.
Whereabouts do you surf in Hawkes Bay?
There's a break out the front here, there's a point break in Te Awanga. Or you can go down the road to Haumoana, there's a river mouth there. If you go around Cape Kidnappers theres's Ocean Beach and Wiamarama, around there. Beach breaks.
You've been involved with quite a few collaborations recently, and you've also been working on a new solo album?
I have yeah, but it's a band recording. The first one I've done. That'll come out next year (2018).
Is there a title for that?
Jassbusters (Mockasin spells out the title). J.A.S.S.B.U.S.T.E.R.S.
What ideas are you going to be exploring with that album? Will it be as sexy as Caramel?
Well it's a concept record in that it's a music teacher's album, and they are called Jassbusters. It's the first band recording I've done and it's in two halves, one half is the New York version and one half is the Paris version. That goes with the Melodrama series, or five-part movie if you will. I'm not exactly sure what to call it at this point. That's something I've been working on for twenty years with my brothers and my next door neighbour. So I thought it was a good time to do that now.
What's the Melodrama five-part series?
That's the music teacher and his relationship with one of the students. And that's his band, the Jassbusters. So that's their record that they put out.
You'll be heading around New Zealand on a headline tour in February right?
Yeah! First time in a long time.
What can audience members expect from your tour?
We'll get to have this touring band that's not been to these places, I usually come here for a holiday anyway, and we'll play a mixture from the last two, three records maybe even. And new things, I won't give away too much but I'm really excited and the band are as well. We never really did New Zealand properly and we did the rest of the world, this is sort of the end of this era and it would be nice to do it back home before we stop doing things this way.
Your headline tour will follow a big pile of shows you're doing with Neil and Liam Finn. That's about eighteen shows in a row then right into another tour straight away.
That's right yeah, it's a lot for a small country. You can't even do eighteen in America.
What's your role going to be in that tour?
I don't know yet. I recorded a bit on their record when they were making it, so I guess I'll be doing some of that. I think I'll be playing guitar mostly. Maybe some bass. We'll find out when we have a few days rehearsal.
You've also worked recently with Charlotte Gainsbourg and Vince Staples, What was your role with those projects?
I'm not sure if Vince's stuff ever got used or not. James (Blake) was producing some work with Vince and I came in for a week to do some sessions with them, and Dom (Maker) from Mount Kimbie. We were all doing that together.
With Charlotte, she had this place on an island in France. Her and I went out there for six weeks and wrote music. She was doing all the lyrics, she wanted to do it all in French which is really great, but I don't speak French. It was quite tricky but we wrote most of her record, and then Paul McCartney had done a track as well. But then the record label didn't really like the production I was doing, or the direction I was taking.
So they re-did a whole record (Rest) and they got SebastiAn who's a French electronic musician, and they had Guy (Emmanuel de Homem-Christo) from Daft Punk, and just used some of the tracks that I'd done as well. This is years ago we did this. And Paul McCartney's as well. SebastiAn produced it all and so it turned into that. I've only listened to it once. I'd love to do something with her that would be something that the record label would hate. Which is what we did. I'd love for people to hear what we did together. But y'know that stuff will never be allowed out, probably.
Are there any artists that you're finding to be inspirational in your own work at the moment?
I tend to tune out to things while I'm working. I've had obvious influences when I was younger, now I like searching for things that sound new to me, and excite me. Things do inspire you but I don't really like listening to something and go "I wanna, I wanna..." I mean there's no point is there, copying something that's already done? So no not really. But yeah I get inspired by something here or there but then I won't want to listen to it deliberately because I don't want to be influenced too much.
What does 2018 have in store for you?
I'm doing the yearly residency in Marfa (Texas), I'll be taking my Dad there to record with the band. I haven't been touring properly for over four years I think, because I've had a lot of time off enjoying life in Los Angeles. I'll be collaborating less and working more.
Connan Mockasin will touring throughout New Zealand in late January / early February, for more info and tickets head along here. You can catch Connan Mockasin playing at Laneway Festival 2018 on Monday 29th January.
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Related Gigs
2018-01-29 Mon 29th Jan	10:00am
Laneway Festival 2018
Albert Park, Auckland
2018-01-31 Wed 31st Jan	9:00pm
Connan Mockasin
Sherwood, Queenstown
2018-02-01 Thu 1st Feb	9:00pm
2018-02-02 Fri 2nd Feb	8:00pm
Captain Cook, Dunedin
2018-02-03 Sat 3rd Feb	8:00pm
San Fran, Wellington
2018-02-08 Thu 8th Feb	7:00pm
Hollywood Cinema, Auckland
2018-02-09 Fri 9th Feb	7:00pm
2018-02-10 Sat 10th Feb	8:00pm
Nostalgia Festival
Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch


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Class action lawyers reviewing potential lawsuits for people injured by Alere INRatio Monitors and Test Strips, linked to at least 18 deaths and 1,500 injuries.
Alere INRatio Monitors and Test Strips have been recalled after being linked to at least 18 deaths and 1,500 injuries that occurred due to false readings which caused patients to overdose on blood-thinning medications.
March 21, 2017 – Alere Inc. is seeking dismissal of a class action lawsuit alleging that it misled consumers by knowingly selling inaccurate home blood coagulation tests. Plaintiffs claim that the INRatio PT/INR monitoring system often provided "significantly inaccurate results" and exposed users to risks caused by inaccurate warfarin dosing.
The INRatio and INRatio2 PT/INR Monitor System and INRatio Test Strips are used to measure how quickly a patient's blood clots, and specifically measures the Prothrombin Time (PT) when taking the blood-thinning drug warfarin. The International Normalized Ratio (INR) is used to compare the results of a patient's PT.
It has recently been found that some INRatio and INRatio2 PT/INR Monitor System and Test Strips can provide significantly lower INR readings than those correctly analyzed through a laboratory plasma INR test, with readings from 3.1 to 12.2 units lower than clinical lab results. These false readings can result in severe medical complications because patients may be at risk for spontaneous bleeding.
In July 2016, a Class I recall was issued for the INRatio and INRatio2 PT/INR Monitoring System, which includes the INRatio or INRatio2 PT/INR Monitor and INRatio Test Strips.
In December 2014, Alere recalled its INRatio Test Strips after receiving at least 18,924 false reading reports since 2013. The company reported 9 adverse events, including 3 deaths.
Which Devices Have Been Recalled?
Lawsuits allege that Alere knew or should have know about the problems with its INRatio monitors and test strips, yet failed to inform the U.S. government and healthcare providers. The suits also claim that Alere neglected to perform adequate testing on the devices before bringing them to market, thus resulting in needless injuries and even deaths.
October 19, 2016 – A new report from The BMJ suggests that Janssen and Bayer knew about problems with INRatio monitors and test strips used during the Rocket AF clinical trial, which was used to approved the blood-thinner drug Xarelto (generic: rivaroxaban). The trial concluded that Xarelto had no significant difference in regards to the bleeding risk compared to warfarin, but did link warfarin to an increased risk for fatal bleeding in the brain (cerebral hemorrhage). However, if patients were exposed to unnecessarily higher doses of warfarin due to faulty data from an INRatio monitor, results of the study could be skewed, making Xarelto appear safer than it actually is.


As far as I know, you can queue exports in AME, but you have to add them one by one from Premiere, but I'm still new to Premiere from Final Cut. I don't know of any way of batch exporting directly from Premiere, but I hope it's possible because I've been batch exporting from Final Cut Pro 7 for years and it would be pretty lame if Premiere doesn't have that capability.... This wikiHow teaches you how to rotate a video clip in Adobe Premiere Pro to the orientation and aspect ratio you'd like. Start or open a project in Adobe Premiere Pro. Do so by double clicking... Start or open a project in Adobe Premiere Pro.
How to Import YouTube Video into Premiere for Editing?
You�re rarely going to edit a finished sequence in real time, so you�ll definitely do some fine-tuning. To make changes, the best way to refine a cut between two shots is to perform a roll edit , which is in the tool palette, or you can click the N key. how to buy online picknupat incheon airport Export Videos Using Premiere Pro CC. Once you have your edit done, you will want to export your video for Facebook. Go to File > Export > Media.
Before you export a QuickTime from Premiere, you should make a folder called "movies" in your project folder (located, as usual, on the Scratch Disk). This is where you will keep the "stand-alone" movie files that you render from the software.
You�re rarely going to edit a finished sequence in real time, so you�ll definitely do some fine-tuning. To make changes, the best way to refine a cut between two shots is to perform a roll edit , which is in the tool palette, or you can click the N key.
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Russia appoints Alexander Lapin as General Staff of the Ground Forces
By Peter McLaren-Kennedy • 10 January 2023 • 12:13
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Russia has made another change at the top of its military appointing Alexander Lapin as General Staff of the Ground Forces.
The appointment was confirmed by the Russian state news agency TASS on Tuesday, January 10.
Lapin, who was previously the commander of the Russian troops "Centre" in Ukraine, was recently awarded the title Heroes of Russia along with General Abachev.
The rise of Lapin who was commander of the Central Military District from 2017 to October 2022, has been quick as it has been for many of those who have been involved in the Ukraine "special operation."
The appointment has yet to be formally confirmed by the Kremlin, but news site RBC said: "General Lapin has indeed been appointed to the post of the Chief of Staff of the Russian Army."
Their source says that Alexander Lapin was appointed at the end of 2022 as General Staff of the Ground Forces, a position that has seen a number occupy since the start of the war in Ukraine. It also follows criticism of the leadership of the armed forces in Ukraine who have repeatedly suffered setbacks.
More Russian cruise missiles destroyed in Ukraine latest combat losses reveal
UN criticises the West's decision to supply Ukraine with tanks
Vladimir Rogov calls IAEA reports of explosions near the Zaporizhzhya NPP a provocation
Moscow's Patriarch Kirill accuses Ukrainain snipers of aiming for priests first on the battlefield
Prizoghin invites Wagner PMC critic and former DPR Minister of Defence Igor Strelkov to join them


WebProNews mentioned today that Google signed an agreement with Clear Channel, which is the "largest radio station group owner in the U.S." [more info] This has been mentioned before, but I haven't really payed a lot of attention to it.
I've been of the mind that Google Ads have mostly been effective because they're so transparent and streamlined with search results. When I initially heard about Audio Ads, I figured there'd be little "Play Now" buttons in the SERPs instead of textual advertising. I tuned the subject out of that, as I wasn't interested. Ooops.
The ability to push radio ads is actually really good. Usually this can be very expensive. With Google having reserved a "portion of guaranteed, premium 30-second advertising inventory on 675 Clear Channel AM and FM stations", I imagine they'll be very cost-effective.
You can get specific with your schedule too, choosing days and timeslots and target markets. Demographics seem to be mostly decided by music-style and where the music is recorded, or whether it was recording in a local recording studios near you. Thats not perfect as such – it'd be nice to be able to choose by age group, income (disposable and net), and so forth – but I think thats pretty decent for radio. You can also choose by location – so target specific ZIP codes or states.
There's the ability to "reserve" vs "auction" ads too. Reserve means you reserve ad-space in advance, ensuring your ads get played. Its more expensive, but could be useful for time-sensitive offers and promotions.
Create a custom radio ad. Creating a radio ad that's customized for your business is easy with our Ad Creation Marketplace, through which you can find professionals who can provide quality script, editing, production and voice-over talent – all on your budget.
Its not clear as to whether or not you can upload an audio file of a pre-recorded advertisement.
I'm pretty impressed with this offering. Depending on how expensive it really is, this could be an excellent way to boost sales in a lot of markets.
Unfortunately, the Audio Ads service is only available to US customers at this time. As I said, its still in beta – so hopefully they'll open it up to the global market in a couple months time.


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Gurit Reports Net Sales Growth of 18.0% and an Operating Profit Margin of 6.7% for Fiscal Year 2018
Zurich, February 28, 2019 – Gurit (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) today reported net sales ofCHF 425.3 million for the full year 2018. Gurit achieved an operating profit of CHF 28.6 million (6.7% of net sales) and net profit amounted toCHF 19.9 million in 2018.
Gurit`s Composite Materials Business achieved solid results in its various market areas. Wind material demand grew by 3.1% in 2018 over 2017 in reported Swiss Francs and was able to increase its sales in the second half of 2018 by 13% versus the first half. Demand in Europe and especially North America was good, while in China and India wind industry demand was soft. The Marine superyacht and leisure markets witnessed healthy growth. The same applies to Industrial markets, mainly supported by good demand in North America and Europe. In total, net sales in the Composite Materials Business increased by 6.1% (currency-adjusted: 4.1%) year-on-year from CHF 198.9 million in 2017 to CHF 211.1 million in 2018.
The newly acquired JSB business unit, now Gurit Kitting, contributed CHF 28.9 million to the 2018 net sales for a period of 2.5 months since the acquisition in mid-October 2018. This contribution represents the major share of the acquisition effect for the Gurit net sales growth reported.
Gurit`s Tooling Business reported yet another excellent year. Winning a new major global customer and solid sales in the existing customer base created this sales momentum. Net sales increased by 29.1% (currency-adjusted: 27.0%) to CHF 118.5 million in 2018 compared to net sales of CHF 91.8 million in 2017.
Gurit's Aerospace Business reported net sales of CHF 49.9 million, which represents an increase of 5% (currency-adjusted 2.6%). Slower build rates of a major European OEM recovered in the second half-year and have been supported by increasing demand from an American OEM.
Gurit`s Composite Components Business reported net sales of CHF 16.9 million in 2018 compared to net sales of CHF 22.3 million in 2017. This represents a sharp decrease of 24% in reported Swiss francs (-26.5% on a currency-adjusted basis). The abrupt demand decline in Gurit's biggest car part volume program in the first six months and the slow start-ups of several new programs in the second half year of 2018 caused this sales reduction versus 2017. As communicated on December 19, 2018, Gurit decided to re-structure and divest its Composite Components Business. This decision was taken due to the growth momentum in the automotive market – in particular automotive light weighting – has not been as dynamic as expected and Gurit has decided to further focus its business portfolio.
Sales by geographic location
Sales of material and part supply showed Europe once again as the largest destination for goods delivered, but the sales ratio in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has been almost matching Europe in 2018. Deliveries to Europe accounted for 37.6% of total Group sales in 2018 (2017: 40.1%); sales in APAC increased to 36.6% of total Group sales in 2018 from 35.8% in 2017. Goods delivered to the Americas accounted for 19.1% of total Group sales in 2018 (2017:19.3%) while supply to the rest of the world amounted to 6.7% (2017: 4.8%).
Profitability hampered by automotive components business
Gurit reached an Operating Profit of CHF 28.6 million in 2018 with a margin of 6.7% of net sales which compared unfavorably to the 2017 margin of 10%. In the Continued Operations the operating profit reached CHF 45.4 million with an 11% margin to net sales, which is in line with the 10.9% margin achieved in the fiscal year 2017 but higher in absolute terms by CHF 8.5 million. Gurit incurred significant losses of CHF 16.8 million in its automotive components business due to operating losses, restructuring provisions and impairments in both the UK and Hungary sites as part of the announced restructuring in the UK. The Profit after tax (incl. minorities) of Gurit in the fiscal year 2018 accounted to CHF 19.9 million and 4.7% of net sales. In the fiscal year 2017, Gurit had achieved a higher margin of 6.9% of net sales. This equals to earnings per listed bearer share of CHF 42.96 in 2018 (2017: CHF 53.32).
Cash Flow and Balance Sheet
Gurit generated a positive net cash flow from operating activities of CHF 19.4 million. The net operating cash flow is lower than in 2017 (CHF 30.6 million) due to the 2018 automotive business losses and the net working capital increases caused by business growth and customer late payments during the month of December 2018. In order to fund the acquisition of JSB (Gurit Kitting), Gurit had increased borrowings and therefore the net cash position in 2017 of CHF 32.7 million reversed to a net debt position of CHF 80.0 million at year-end 2018. Gurit intends to reduce the net debt starting with the calendar year 2019. At year-end 2018 the Gross debt to EBITDA ratio stood at 2.93 times, while the Net debt to EBITDA ratio stood at 1.83 times. The Equity ratio was reduced from 71.1% at year-end 2017 to 33.8% at year-end 2018 due to the goodwill out of the Gurit Kitting acquisition being immediately offset against equity after transaction closing. Capital expenditures were slightly higher than in 2017 and amounted to CHF 15.3 million in 2018 (2017: CHF 12.0 million).
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Gurit expects to exceed 500 million CHF in net sales in the calendar year 2019. The operating profit is expected to be in the target range of 8-10%. This is considering some automotive components operating losses still to be incurred up to the point of divestment and the profitability of the newly acquired Gurit Kitting business being below Group average.
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 9, 2019
The Board of Directors will propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM), scheduled for April 9, 2019, to distribute a total of 9.4 million CHF to shareholders – this corresponds to 20.00 CHF per listed bearer share. The full invitation to the AGM including all motions proposed by the Board of Directors will be available for download from March 7, 2019 onwards at: http://www.gurit.com/Investors/AGM
Online publication of Annual Report 2018, Media/Analyst conference and inter- national Webcast today, February 28, 2019
The GuritAnnual Report 2018 is available online at www.gurit.com/investors/reports
Management will discuss the results today in further detail at a joint media and analyst conference at 09:00 a.m. CET. The conference will take place at the Zurich Marriott Hotel, Neumuehlequai 42, CH-8006 Zurich. As always, the presentations will be held in English and will also be accessible as webcast on the following URL where an archived version will later be available for download:
http://www.gurit.com/Investors/Webcasts
About Gurit:
The subsidiaries of Gurit Holding AG, Wattwil/Switzerland, (SIX Swiss Exchange: GUR) are specialized on the development and manufacture of advanced composite materials, related technologies and select finished parts and components. The comprehensive product range comprises fibre reinforced prepregs, structural core products, gel coats, adhesives, resins and consumables. Gurit supplies global growth markets with composite materials on the one hand and composite tooling equipment, core material wind turbine blade kits, structural engineering and select finished parts on the other. Gurit operates production sites and offices in Canada, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, India, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States. For more information, please visit www.gurit.com
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E-mail. thomas.nauer (at) gurit.com
All trademarks used ormentioned in this release areprotected by law.
Forward-looking statements:
To the extent that this announcement contains forward-looking statements, such statements are based on assumptions, planning and forecasts at the time of publication of this announcement. Forward-looking statements always involve uncertainties. Business and economic risks and developments, the conduct of competitors, political decisions and other factors may cause the actual results to be materially different from the assumptions, planning and forecasts at the time of publication of this announcement. Therefore, Gurit Holding AG does not assume any responsibility relating to forward-looking statements contained in this announcement.
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An earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.7 occurred unselectively amidst coastal towns in regional South Australia early today, 6 June 2010 at 07:16:59 AM at its epicenter.
The earthquake severely shook a broad area, with residents reporting house shaking, items falling from walls and loud noise. It is believed there was an aftershock, however it is not yet confirmed.
The depth of this most recent earthquake in what appears a growing number of seismic events, was recorded as 15 km (9.3 miles) depth at its epicenter location.
The quake event occured precariously between suburban towns on the Yorke and Eyre Peninsulas in the South Australian Regional districts at 135 km (85 miles) NNE of Port Lincoln, 170 km (105 miles) SW of Port Augusta, 230 km (145 miles) NW of Adelaide. The earthquake occured 885 km (550 miles) WNW of Melbourne.
P-waves are type of elastic wave, also called seismic waves, that can travel through gases (as sound waves), solids and liquids, including the Earth. P-waves are produced by earthquakes and recorded by seismometers. The name P-wave stands either for primary wave, or pressure wave as it has the highest velocity and is therefore the first to be recorded.
It may be important to note that South Australia experiences earthquakes of a small magnitude almost every day. Some areas may have weak crustal surfaces although scientists warned back in 2008 that faultlines in Southern Australia were in fact on the increase at this point in earth's evolution.
The same scientists also warned and presented evidence that Australia was overdue for volcanic activity and that volcanoes were forming across the continent.
For more information on the growing concerns of reliable scientists regarding earthquake activity in Southern and South Australia, the following links may be useful.
USGS/NEIC: Longwall roof-collapses and non-planned mining-associated rockbursts and mine collapses have been reported in regular USGS/NEIC earthquake catalogs if their magnitudes were of a size that they might affect estimates of seismic hazard in the regions in which they occur.
Some large and otherwise atypical mining explosions might also be occasionally listed in the regular USGS/NEIC earthquake catalogs.
Information on mining related seismic events that have been listed in the regular earthquake catalogs of the USGS/NEIC may be obtained from the main USGS/NEIC website http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/ (see also Mining-induced events http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/mineblast/induced_pde.php in the earthquake catalogs of the USGS/NEIC).


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Today is World Food Day, and the future of food appears to depend on how climate change unfolds. That's because not only does climate change threaten to harm agricultural production, but it also risks great harm to many of the world's major cities. According to environmental authorities, we must reduce greenhouse gas significantly in our ..
By Ross Miranti, freelance researcher and grant writer, New York City At the People's Climate March last Sunday, an estimated 400,000 people came together in New York City to call attention to the severity of the climate crisis. The occasion for the march was the UN Climate Summit on Monday, which gathered world leaders from government, finance, business, and civil society at the behest of Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, with the stated goal ..
Many thousands of people are converging on New York City for this Sunday's People's Climate March, and with good reason. According to environmental authorities, we must reduce greenhouse gas significantly in our atmosphere by 2017 and at latest 2020 — or else melting polar ice will lead to rising seas that may doom New York City and hundreds of other ..
Food and Climate Change: What Are Students Saying?
By guest blogger Eva Malis, University of California, Berkeley (photo of Berkeley Student Food Coop from www.berkeley.edu) As the urgency of the climate dilemma looms over us like a swiftly approaching storm cloud, more people are desperately searching for easy solutions. And there are many of them—a whole world of creative solutions, all with debatable impacts. Food especially has become a hot ..
Backyard barbecues remain a hallmark of the Fourth of July, even though this means burning gas or charcoal, which emit significant amounts of greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gas emissions drive climate change, whose impacts are now visible at just about every national park visited by Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, she said in a recent interview. "In Historic Jamestowne, we've actually had 98 ..
We're announcing a friendly contest designed primarily for public good but that also offers a $100 prize for the entry judged by us to be the best one. Here's how it works: If you're musical, we ask that you consider creating a video of yourself and/or your musical group singing your own version of "Hey Food" — which ..
In the month before World Environment Day (today), the New York Times publicized a projection that large-scale melting of ice in the Antartica may now be almost inevitable, and this phenomenon could cause "enough sea-level rise that many of the world's coastal cities would eventually have to be abandoned." Yet hopeful measures to avert such an outcome have been proposed in a ..


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By Dr Christopher Birch SC and Penny Thew|04 December 2019
The High Court of Australia has refused leave in El Ali v Royal & Ors; Zreika v Royal & Ors, thereby leaving undisturbed the unanimous decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court in Zreika v Royal and Royal v El Ali (No 3), write Dr Christopher Birch SC and Penny Thew.
The Full Court of the Federal Court decision confirms that the indemnity principle is satisfied provided there is a contingent liability to pay fees at the time of making a costs order. This is in line with previous judicial statements recognising the importance of conditional costs agreements in promoting access to justice which may otherwise be unaffordable, as was said by Santow JA in Wentworth v Rogers, and as was recognised by the Victorian Court of Appeal in Mainieri & Anor v Cirillo as just and socially desirable.
The series of decisions leading to the High Court refusing leave arose from a finding in Royal v El Ali that a bankrupt [individual] had disposed of shares in his companies, and had thereafter caused the dissipation of real property owned by those companies, at undervalue with an intent to defraud creditors within the meaning of s37A of the Conveyancing Act 1919 (NSW), thereby rendering the transactions voidable.
Orders were then made in Royal v El Ali (No 2) giving effect to the principal decision, including orders vesting the shares in the bankruptcy trustee (being an applicant in the principal decision along with two creditors) and orders in respect of the proceeds of sale of the properties. Thereafter, in the costs hearing, the respondents argued unsuccessfully that the indemnity principal was not satisfied in respect of the costs agreements of both counsel and the solicitors and that therefore no costs orders could be made in favour of the successful applicants, which argument was rejected in Royal v El Ali (No 3).
The respondents appealed all decisions to the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia in Zreika v Royal and were unsuccessful in all appeals other than on one point not argued in the proceedings below. In relation to the appeal of the costs decision, the Full Court adopted in whole the findings in Royal v El Ali (No 3). The appellants then sought special leave only on the question of whether the indemnity principle had been satisfied, which the High Court refused in El Ali v Royal & Ors; Zreika v Royal & Ors.
The implications of this are that the findings in Zreika v Royal, which adopted Royal v El Ali (No 3) in which the unanimous findings in Mainieri & Anor v Cirillo were applied, constitute the current statement of law on the satisfaction of the indemnity principle under conditional costs agreements.
Dr Christopher Birch SC and Penny Thew, instructed by Michael France of Watson Mangioni Lawyers Pty Limited, appeared for the respondents in El Ali v Royal & Ors; Zreika v Royal & Ors [2019] HCATrans 227 and Zreika v Royal [2019] FCAFC 82, and the applicants in Royal v El Ali [2016] FCA 782, Royal v El Ali (No 2) [2016] FCA 1156, Royal v El Ali (No 3) [2016] FCA 1573 and Royal v El Ali (No 4) [2017] FCA 299.
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Family law system has been 'neglected, underfunded and under-resourced'
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Member Research and Reports June 4, 2015
Pittsburgh Leads Large-Scale Analysis of Medication Data that Provides Insights into Who is Covered by Affordable Care Act
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers the legality of tax subsidies to buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), an investigation by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, the RAND Corporation and Express Scripts provides an unprecedented look at prescription data gleaned from over a million initial enrollees.
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The analysis is published online as a Web First article by Health Affairs and in the journal's June issue.
The study found that among people who enrolled in individual marketplaces, those who enrolled earlier were older and used more medication than later enrollees. Marketplace enrollees, as a whole, had lower average drug spending per person and were less likely to use most medication classes than patients enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance. However, marketplace enrollees were much more likely to use medicines for hepatitis C and for HIV.
"Not since the 1960s has the United States seen an expansion of insurance coverage like that produced by the ACA, with millions of Americans enrolling in the first year," said lead author Dr. Julie M. Donohue, associate professor and vice chair for research in Pitt Public Health's Department of Health Policy and Management. "The insights gained by our analysis have implications for the marketing of ACA insurance plans, benefit design and out-of-pocket costs, as well as public health ramifications, such as expanding treatment for infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis C."
Dr. Donohue and her team looked at data on medication use from January through September 2014 on 1 million ACA-established marketplace insurance plan enrollees. The data came from Express Scripts – the largest pharmacy benefits manager in the nation – which kept individual information on enrollees confidential to protect their privacy.
"Our partnership with Express Scripts enabled an early look at the prescription use of around one in every seven marketplace enrollees, which is a unique vantage point to examine the ACA. Our findings on specialty medication use in marketplace plans are particularly important, given the general concerns about the rising costs of these medications for consumers," said senior author Dr. Walid F. Gellad, adjunct scientist at RAND and associate professor at Pitt and the Pittsburgh VA Medical Center.
This work was funded through a contract from Express Scripts to RAND.
For more information visit http://www.upmc.com/media/NewsReleases/2015/Pages/donahue.aspx.
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Monster In A House featuring Kitana Turnbull is a film about a husband and a wife's broken relationship manifested into a monster that only their daughter can see - and it must be defeated before they can be a family again. Take a look at the trailer below. Great work Kitana!