home. She has been gardening ever since.

The Colemans’ home already had a developed backyard, originally established by the great Steele Burden and later modified by landscape architects Jon Emerson and Wayne Womack. Burden’s style featured graceful curved beds filled with camellias, azaleas and other local plants along the perimeter of the property. In the 1990s, Emerson made some design changes, and Womack introduced new plantings.

Douglass views her yard in two parts — the yard and the garden, which she added in 2013. Landscape designer Michael Hopping created the basic structure, which includes six garden boxes set in a bricked area with a central walkway and varying trellises.

At the center of the walkway is a soothing fountain made in a huge copper kettle and a tall trellis with alike Pangea, as well as Campus Pantry,” said Jessica Litvack, senior coordinator of student engagement and faculty programs.

The garden could reduce the need to bring in food from outside the university. Some of the fresh ingredients grown in the garden will be given to the UA Campus Pantry, an on-campus organization with the goal of reducing food insecurity in the UA community. The pantry holds distributions on Fridays where students and staff can have food for free.

The current goal is to wrap up planning for the garden by the end of April in order to build the garden over the summer and have it operating when school starts next August, Litvack said. The garden would be student-run, giving UA students interested in the environment or sustainability an opportunity


of JMMDS, a landscape architecture and design firm in Saxtons River, Vermont (create parks and residential gardens around the country). Julie’s lecture, Landscaping Ideas that Work, will provide a host of visual ideas as well as design tips, before-and-after images, case studies, and essential information to initiate the process from thinking ‘big picture’ about your property down to the details.

The closing speaker will be Bill Cullina, Executive Director-Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Bill is a popular lecturer and teacher for garden, conservation and professional horticultural groups in the U.S. and Canada. He has written five acclaimed horticultural references on subjects ranging from wildflowers, native trees, shrubs and vines, growing woody plants, understanding orchids, native ferns, moss and grasses and understanding perennials. His numerous awards for the advancement of horticulture“Today Angelenos came together … to reinforce this vital notion and answer King’s call to service.”

Attendees included Los Angeles City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell and former Laker Derek Fisher.

Corporate sponsors included Target, Kaiser, Macy’s, Accenture, In a Perfect World Foundation, and the Jonathan Club.

Dorsey High School’s mission is to be the cornerstone of success in the community, providing a quality education that will empower students to compete and succeed in their post-secondary endeavor.

Not too far from Dorsey, City Year organized about 700 volunteers at Crenshaw High School beautifying the school’s grounds by painting 35 murals, 120 college logos and completing two gardening projects.

The day of service was sponsored by Disney. City Year is an education organization fueled by national service, that partners with public schools in 28 urban, high-need


NORTH Queensland superstar Jason Taumalolo has revealed a desire to become the next Paul Gallen of the NRL as it emerged the Kiwi Test star was in negotiations for a potential move to Cronulla.

Taumalolo is this week living out one of his rugby league dreams, forming a backrow partnership with Gallen in the NRL All Stars team and learning from the NSW skipper Gallen he has idolised his entire career.

It is a combination which could become more permanent with Taumalolo last weekend spotted in the Shire meeting with Cronulla as the Sharks join the likes of the Sydney Roosters in circling the off contract 21-year-old.

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The Cowboys remain confident they willGrass fire burning in central Utah town of Spring City

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

A grass fire is emitting a lot of smoke and prompting a voluntary evacuation in northeastern Sanpete County.

There is a voluntary evacuation in place for the Pine Mountain subdivision. The 30-acre blaze, dubbed the Aspen Springs Fire, is burning east of Spring City, which is about 2 miles south of Mount Pleasant. The Sanpete County Sheriff's Office announced through its Twitter feed that the flames are threatening structures as it moves southwest. There are as many as 50 homes in the area of the fire.

The Salt Lake


Auditions set for Shrek The Musical

ROCHESTER — Rochester Opera House Productions will hold auditions for Shrek The Musical on Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18 at 6 p.m. at the Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St.

Casting includes adult and youth actors from ages 13 and up for the characters Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, Lord Farquuad, Dragon and for a large ensemble that play all of the fairytale creatures and townspeople. Prepare to sing approximately 32 bars of a song from a musical (pianist provided) and to perform a comic monologue. There will be a dance call and some cold readings from the script. Call back will take place on Wednesday, June 26 at 6 p.m. at The Governor’s Inn, 78 Wakefield Street.

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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 25: Two plain clothed New York Coty Policemen stand on the side of the Gowanus Canal as a common dolphin comes up for air after getting stuck on January 25, 2013 in Brooklyn borough of New York City. Officials are waiting till high tide in the hopes that the stuck dolphin will be able to free itself from the canal. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)


On May 29, 2013, all Gmail inboxes were updated to show three tabs instead of just one inbox. The tabs, Primary, Social, and Promotions, were meant to help users deal with overcrowded inboxes. They simplified the user experience and kept personal emails separate from marketing emails.

For many people, this was a clear shot across the bow of email marketers. Times were changing. And the power of Google was out to get you.

While I could not find an exact date, Google recently rolled out their new Gmail Sponsored Promotions (GSPs) to all Gmail users. In the past, your Gmail inbox was surrounded by ads that companies could manage through AdWords managed placements. But now, the GSP ad shows up at the top of the Promotions tab, looking just likeCLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Philippines (Reuters) - Australia on Tuesday announced the expansion of its security support to the Philippines, which will involve training in urban counter-terrorism, to fight the rise and spread of Islamist militancy in the region.

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The announcement follows the end of the 154-day battle for Marawi city which stunned the Philippine’s military inexperienced in urban combat, and fueled concerns Islamic State loyalists wanted to use the southern island of Mindanao as a base for Southeast Asia activity.

The battle for Marawi ended on Monday. Philippines authorities said 920 militants, 165 troops and police and at least 45 civilians were killed in the conflict, which displaced more than 300,000 people.

Australia, along with the United States, Singapore and China, provided weaponry and technical support, including


and we are committed to working with our partners and allies to ensuring Daesh cannot establish a geographic foothold in the region.”

Payne said Australia was concerned with Islamic State fighters returning from Iraq and Syria to home countries in Southeast Asia and was working closely with Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore to monitor militant movements.

Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said in the same briefing the government had been provided by Kurdish intelligence, through Manila’s embassy in Baghdad, with a list of Indonesians, Malaysians and a few Filipinos who might return home.

Lorenzana said the Philippines and Australia are now reviewing the deployment of surveillance planes, which flew four times a week over Marawi since late June.

Apart from urban warfare training, Australia will also enhance provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissanceside of the ball. He expects players to constantly play defense which fits directly in with the culture that Mills and Perry are looking to craft in New York.

Weaknesses:

The biggest concern with Wright is his lack of experience at the Pro-Level and how well he would be able to manage egos. Many college coaches struggle with the adjustment to the NBA, however there are coaches such as Brad Stevens who make the shift seamlessly. If Wright has a smooth adjustment, he would have the opportunity to grow with this team and establish a culture in New York.

David Blatt

Overview:

Blatt is one of the most decorated European coaches in recent memory, he has led his team to multiple EuroCup championships and is seen as one of the best coaches currently


unemployed in the NBA. His most recent job was in Cleveland, which ended in his firing after butting heads with Lebron James.

Strengths:

Blatt’s calling card is developing young talent, he was originally brought into Cleveland to develop a team of Kyrie Irving/Dion Waiters/Andrew Wiggins/Tristan Thompson, but that was all thrown away following Lebron’s signing in Cleveland in the summer of 2014. Blatt runs almost the entirely same offense that the Cavaliers currently run under Tyronn Lue, just at a slightly lower pace. Spacing the floor with shooters and running a high pick and roll with an athletic rim runner (Porzingis) and a playmaker with the vision to read the defense and find the open man. (Ntilikina? Burke?)

Weaknesses:

As I covered before, the fracture within the locker room with the divideis a concerning sign. But it had nothing to do with Blatt’s basketball IQ, it had more to do with the way the offense was not being run to Lebron’s liking. Lebron wanted a coach where he could instill his own sets and play how he wants to play. Which is why he was fired for a figure-head type coach such as Tyronne Lue. The key to Blatt would be seeing how he adjusts to a new team and the direction in which he leads the team into the future.

Jerry Stackhouse

Overview:

Stackhouse is the youngest coach on this list and is currently coming off a season in the G-League coaching the Raptors 905. He showed his ability to develop young talent and make them ready to compete at the


pro level with players such as Jakob Poeltl and Fred VanVleet.

Strengths:

Stackhouse boasts age on his side as well as being a tremendous basketball mind. He played in the league for 18 seasons and knows almost every divot of the NBA game. He understands the importance of the three ball and was a great shooter during his time in the league and showed that he could coach at a high level through the G-League playoffs. He also has the potential to grow with the team and will allow the team to preach continuity without having to worry about a retirement, as well as being the team who gave him a chance at the next level may allow for more loyalty.

Weaknesses:

Stackhouse has no notable experience at the Pro-Level and itpro team. He was a defensive minded coach who took over for Dave Jaeger and led the aging Grizzlies to the playoffs. This past season was a struggle following an injury to their point guard Mike Conley, but Fizdale is a solid coach.

Strengths:

He will go to war for his players, the most notable is when he went directly after the referees in order to defend his players. He has a strong passion for the game and will do whatever it takes to win. His passion for basketball can grant the Knicks the full cultural overhaul that this team would desperately need. Fizdale would certainly find minutes for Joakim Noah to be our defensive anchor and revitalize his career, while shielding our young players from the media and going


to battle for them.

Weaknesses:

For as strong of a personality that he is in the clubhouse, his rotations were suspect at times and he ended up feuding with Marc Gasol in an attempt to end a losing streak. This resulted in his firing and raises some of the concerns that David Blatt has with player relationships, but he has nowhere near the same pedigree as Blatt. He was given a rather unfair shake in Memphis following the injury of Mike Conley and the departure of Zach Randolph, but his behavior was unacceptable towards the team’s best player.

Notable Exclusions:

Mark Jackson: I was really turned off by the way that he handled the clubhouse and turned players against each other.

Mike Woodson: I love Woody, but he’s no better than an averagePAGE 14A HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, JANUARY 12, 2018
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Iranian students protesting at the University of Tehran, Dec. 30, 2017.
By Ron Kampeas
WASHINGTON (JTA)--Ira-
nians are taking to the streets
in spontaneous demonstra-
tions across the country to
protest government corrup-
tion and a failing economy.
The depth and breadth of
popular Iranian anger have
taken the West by surprise,
nowhere more so than in
Washington, where the focus
on Iran since Donald Trump
assumed the presidency has
been on whether he would
preserve the 2015 nuclear
deal.
Until Dec. 28, this was the
calculus: Would Trump kill
the agreement or be content
with dismissing it as "the
worst deal" in history? The
deal forged between Iran and
six major powers trades sanc-
tions relief for a rollback of
Iran's nuclear program.
Now the question is
whether Trump sees the
demonstrations and their
repression by Tehran as an ad-
ditional spur--or even the last
straw--that would convince
him to pull


at
oppression of the protesters,
if it intensifies, could change
that calculus.
Whether to waive the
nuclear sanctions: The deal
requires the U.S. president to
do. The sanctions are renew-
able every 120 days under laws
passed early in the Obama
administration. Trump may
also reimpose the nuclear sanc-
tions by executive order at any
time. Not waiving the nuclear
sanctions or reimposing them
would effectively pull the United
States out of the deal.
We asked experts who favor
and oppose the Iran deal two
questions: How would the
protests influence Trump's
decision-making on whether
to stick with the deal? And is
there a connection between
the deal and the protests?
Here's what they had to say.
The protests may be the
straw that breaks the deal's
back.
Mark Dubowitz, the director
of the Foundation for Defense
of Democracies, who has
counseled the White House
on its Iran strategy, said the
protests could spur Congress
and America's European allies
to finally take up Trump'schal-
lenge in October. That's when
the president refused to certify
Iranian compliance with the
deal and essentially said his goal
is to "fix it or nix it"--amend
the terms or walk away.
Dubowitz said the protests
"may increase the incentive
for all sides to come together
and find a legislative solution."
"The protests reinforce the
administration's view that the
Iranian regime is an odious,
expansionist and destructive
force in the Middle East," he
said. "Its foreign adventurism
and domestic repression must
be confronted using all instru-
ments of American power."
Richard Goldberg, a former
top Senate aide who helped
shape the nuclear sanctions,
said it made little sense for
Trump to waive them now.
"With people pouring into
the streets crying out for a new
regime, it's hard to imagine
how the president waives
sanctions and keeps money
flowing into the regime's
coffers," he said. "Whether
you were a supporter or op-
ponent of the nuclear deal,
.mI
assumption that ethnic Jews
and


one of
the areas where protesters are
rightfully blaming the regime
for squandering relief on sup-
porting terrorists and foreign
adventurers," said Shapiro,
who is now a fellow at Israel's
Institute for National Security
Studies.
Daryl Kimball, who directs
t he Arms Control Association,
said killing the deal would be
a gift to Khamenei.
"If Trump decides to re-
impose the nuclear-related
sanctions waived under the
terms of the Joint Compre-
hensive Plan of Action, he will
be creating a nonprolifera-
tion and security crisis and
providing top Iranian offi-
cials-particularly Ayatollah
Ali Khamenei--a propaganda
bonanza," Kimball said. "If
Trump unilaterally reimposes
all the nuclear sanctions, it
will allow the Iranian regime
to blame the U.S. for the
regime's failures to address
the grievances of those who
are marching in the streets."
Additionally, Shapiro said,
itwas not in theWest's interest
to free an Iranian regime al-
ready rattled by the protests to
accelerate a nuclear breakout.
The Iran deal, for at least 10
years, keepsIran a year away
from a nuclear bomb.
If sanctions were lifted,
he said, "We could be right
back to Iran two to three
months away from a nuclear
breakout."
Alireza Nader, a senior Iran
expert at the Rand Corp a
think tan k that frequently con-
suits with the Pentagon, said it
made no sense to rattle the Iran
deal when there were many
other non-nuclear sanctions
options that could squeeze
the regime. Taking Iran off
the list of Muslim-majority
nations whose citizens are
banned entry to the United
States would be a signal to
Iranians that the United States
is heeding their plight.
restricted their employment
rights, denied them promo-
tions, or subjected them to
harassment and abuse, for
pretextual reasons."
Among the incidents cited,
according to reports and first
reported by TMZ, is a flight
attendant who says she was
fired in March because she is
Jewish. While the company
says it fired her because she
missed a flight,


the woman
says she was on maternity
leave at the time.
In a second incident, a
non-Jewish flight attendant
who shared her travel com-
panion pass with a longtime
Jewish friend was suspended
without pay and had her travel
privileges revoked. She alleges
that it is because the friend
was Jewish.
Another measure would
be to remove sanctions on
U.S. information firms doing
business in Iran, Nader said.
That would "make sure that
Iranians have access to tech-
nology that gets information
in and out of Iran," he said.
On Thursday, a top Trump
administration official said
freeing technology use for
Iranians was on the agenda.
"It is absolutely a core U.S.
interest that this informa-
tion flow into Iran and the
operation of key social media
platforms like Telegram, like
Instagram, is preserved,"
Andrew Peek, the deputy as-
sistant secretary of state who
handles Iran, told the BBC's
Persian service. He also said
that sanctions were in the
works targeting individuals
who violatedFirst ODI: Aussies spun out against England in first match of Justin Langer era

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Aussie captain Tim Paine has backed his batch of bowlers and their variety-filled bags of tricks to trouble England in Cardiff after an opening game loss at The Oval.

But he also knows his batsmen need to find a way to combat spin and post a number to defend after the touring top five failed to fire in the three-wicket defeat.

England chased down Australia’s 214 all out with three wickets and six overs to spare.

England captain Eoin Morgan declared he sensed a weakness among the touring side against his slow bowling options and will


A surgeon that seriously injured a woman after he accidentally stapled her vagina during routine surgery three years ago has been stood down after another 'significant clinical incident.'

This time the doctor - previously on a $350,000 yearly salary - left a middle-aged man with 'massive urological trauma' during a botched hernia operation, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.

The doctor, who conducted the surgery at the Robina Hospital on Queensland's Gold Coast, was stood down on February 1 and is now being investigated by the Office of the Health Ombudsman and the Health Practitioners Agency.

A surgeon has been stood down and is being investigated after two significant accidents during surgery

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This week we welcome Rob Decker from National Park posters. He is the founder of the company as well as the artist creating the designs. All his posters are printed on recycled domestically produced materials and use nature friendly soy based inks. Along with the posters, his designs are available on larger artist canvases and as postcards. Now he has his first sticker, which we talk more about.

This week we welcome Rob Decker from National Park posters. He is the founder of the company as well as the artist creating the designs. All his posters are printed on recycled domestically produced materials and use nature friendly soy based inks. Along with the posters, his designs are available on larger artist canvases and as postcards. Now


second-last after a string of injuries deprived the team of many of its experienced players. A decision was taken to promote U17 players with a view to giving them experience ahead of the 2018 season.

2018 season
Striker Dylan Wenzel-Halls scored 23 goals in 11 appearances, before being signed by Brisbane Roar on a professional contract.

Coach Graham Harvey lead Pride to 2nd in the table by Round 16, before departing to take up a professional contact in Hong Kong.

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 Kasey Wehrman

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 Nigel Dabinyaba

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 Russell Woodruffe
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The year before, in 2015, property prices had risen an average 8.7 per cent and showed no sign of slowing down.

At the time Mr Shorten promised to "put the great Australian dream back within reach of working and middle class Australians, who have been priced out of the market for too long."

Fast forward to 2019, and it's a completely different story.

Nationally prices fell by 5.1 per cent last year, with the consensus view that prices will continue to fall this year.

Rhianna Woolnough and partner Michael Moragn are hunting for their first home but are worried about rising house prices ( ABC News: Mitchell Woolnough )

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Tracy Goodway has worked closely on the development of SE+ , collaboratively defining the research which underpins the maturity framework and co-authoring much of the current content. Tracy has worked within school improvement in a variety of roles for over 25 years in which she has applied her extensive experience of leadership and teaching. She has led and managed a variety of large scale projects and consultant adviser teams and was also seconded to the DfE as a School Standards Adviser.Voting with their wallets: The relationship between a top U.S. executive at UBS and President Barack Obama “makes people’s hair stand on end” at the bank, The New York Times reports. Robert Wolf, the Swiss bank’s chairman for the Americas, has raised $500,000 for the president’s reelection campaign, and frequently sends friends photos of himself with the commander-in-chief. The relationship may have been considered an asset in 2008, when Wall Street shelled out to elect President Obama. With the financial services industry shifting support to Republicans in the coming election cycle, UBS took what The Times calls an unusual step in requiring Mr. Wolf to route all media inquiries through the bank’s press office.

Elsewhere on the fundraising circuit, Capital New York reports on financiers who donated to a


original bathhouses were detached, low-lying wooden structures dependent on a fire lit inside to provide heat. A stove in a corner is made of large round stones that, when heated, are lifted with iron rods and placed in a wooden tub. Once the fire is built, the bather then removes the fire and flushes out the smoke before beginning the bath. Hence the soot and the term "black bathhouses" (chernaya banya).

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For every one book or article on the Conservative Party, there used to be ten on Labour and the Left. Lacking as they were in sympathy for Toryism, most academics seemed also to lack curiosity about it. Today the position is very different. The shattering experience of living through Mrs Thatcher’s counter-revolution has awakened both historians and political scientists to the fact that Conservatism is one of the central mysteries of 20th-century British history. The discovery of enormous gaps in our understanding is particularly exciting for younger academics who,


irrespective of their own political views, are attracted by sweeping prospects of revisionism.

The new study of Conservatism is more than a question of narrow politics. In the broadest sense it is a question of national consciousness and the ability of the Conservatives to identify themselves with the Crown, the Empire, the Union, England, Englishness, family life and fair play. With their long record of waste and incompetence in office, the Conservatives have seldom been electable on grounds of efficiency or value for money. Time and again they have got by with appeals to patriotism and the character of the nation. Even now, when they are so far behind in the opinion polls, they propose to recover by transforming John Major into a Europhobic John Bull.

The other key toold, left school at 16 and is by no means rich: more than half the sample had an annual income of £20,000 or less, and the presence of a large number of retired people is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter are getting by on less than £10,000. There is no sign, however, of the classless society of John Major. Only 8 per cent are manual workers, and only 3 per cent read the loud-mouthed, plebeian Sun, which ranks lower in the esteem of Party members than Jacques Delors or the TUC. This is Telegraph country, with the Mail and Express in support.

Party members, it turns out, are no more extreme in their views than the average Conservative voter. They are ‘Thatcherite’ in the sense


WASHINGTON — To advance a cause that has defined her political career, Sen. Dianne Feinstein brought the father of a child killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School to Capitol Hill, where he talked about the last time he saw his first-grader alive. She brought in police officers to press her case against her law-and-order opponents.

She made it personal, evoking the time she had sought a pulse on the wrist of San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, shot seconds before, and found her fingers “in a bullet hole.” And she erupted in a rare display of public anger when a Republican senator questioned her understanding of the Constitution.

But on Tuesday, none of that was enough as the Senate majority leader, a fellow Democrat, excluded Feinstein’s proposed assault weapons ban fromMoscone and Milk were shot to death at City Hall in 1978.

She pushed for the 1994 ban after a series of shootings, including a 1993 rampage in a San Francisco office building that left eight people dead and six wounded. She has become a favorite nemesis of the NRA, which has used her visage to raise money.

This time around, she spent weeks working to rally support for a new ban in the belief that the December school massacre would turn the debate. She pushed back against the notion that assault weapons should be allowed for hunting.

“Who is going to respect the hunter with a 30-round clip and an assault weapon going after a deer?” she asked at a recent hearing.

Republicans questioned whether the 1994 ban reduced gun violence,


and contended that the new proposal would jeopardize the rights of law-abiding citizens. They called instead for better enforcement of existing gun laws and stronger efforts to keep guns away from people with mental illnesses.

In making his decision and risking Feinstein’s wrath, Reid was attempting to remove an impediment to passage of more widely supported measures that expand background checks for gun purchases, crack down on gun trafficking and fund school safety improvements. All are seen as more likely to win passage.

He said the assault weapons measure was likely to win fewer than 40 votes in the 100-member chamber, well short of the 60 needed to overcome a filibuster. His count underscored Feinstein’s struggle to line up support from rural-state Democrats, some of whom are up for reelectionJo Dee Messina Opens CMA Music Festival

When the CMA Music Festival officially kicked off Thursday morning (June 10), the first song performed was a cover of “Carry On Wayward Son,” a 1977 hit for the rock group Kansas. Jo Dee Messina delivered it during the Country Kickstart Show at the Riverfront Park stage in downtown Nashville.

Messina was exuberant as she performed material from her upcoming album, Delicious Surprise, rather than the greatest hits set fans usually expect from artists during the festival. Like many others, Messina is having a bit of trouble remembering that the event formerly known as Fan Fair is now touted as the CMA Music Festival.

“Is it hot enough for you?” Messina said when she greeted the thousands gathered at the grassy amphitheater on the


bit of my childhood is gone.”

The Country Kickstart Show was just the first of a series of concerts during the CMA Music Festival taking place through Sunday (June 13). Later in the day, several major country acts signed autographs at Fan Fair — now the name of the area at the Nashville Convention Center. Among them: Montgomery Gentry, Lonestar, Blake Shelton, Mark Wills, John Berry, Pam Tillis and Charlie Daniels.CIA consulted on the prisoner transfer, which was so secretive that even many people close to the CIA detention program were kept in the dark.

CIA spokesman George Little said: “The so-called black sites and enhanced interrogation methods, which were administered on the basis of guidance from the Department of Justice, are a thing of the past.”

Before dawn on Sept. 24, 2003, a white, unmarked Boeing 737 landed at Guantanamo Bay. At least four al-Qaida operatives, some of the CIA’s biggest captures to date, were aboard: Abu Zubaydah, Abd al-Nashiri, Ramzi Binalshibh and Mustafa al-Hawsawi.

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Binalshibh and al-Hawsawi helped plan the 9/11 attacks. Al-Nashiri was the mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole. Zubaydah was an al-Qaida travel facilitator. The admitted terrorists had spent months overseas enduring some


of the harshest interrogation tactics in U.S. history.

By late summer 2003, the CIA believed the men had revealed their best secrets. The agency needed somewhere to hold them, but no longer needed to conduct prolonged interrogations.

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The U.S. naval facility at Guantanamo Bay seemed a good fit. Bush had selected the first six people to face military tribunals there, and a federal appeals court unanimously ruled that detainees could not use U.S. courts to challenge their imprisonment.

And the CIA had just constructed a new facility, which would become known as Strawberry Fields, separate from the main prison at Guantanamo Bay.

The agency’s overseas prison network, meanwhile, was in flux. A jail in Thailand known as Cat’s Eye closed in December 2002, and in the fall of 2003 the CIA waspreparing to shutter its facility in Poland and open a new one in Romania. Human rights investigators and journalists were asking questions. The CIA needed to reshuffle its prisoners.

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The prisoner transfer flight, outlined in documents and interviews, visited five CIA prisons in Afghanistan, Poland, Romania, Morocco and Guantanamo Bay. The flight plan was so poorly thought out, some in the CIA derisively compared it to a five-card straight revealing the program to outsiders: Five stops, five secret facilities, all documented.

The flight logs were compiled by European authorities investigating the CIA program.

The flight started in Kabul, where the CIA picked up al-Hawsawi at the secret prison known as the Salt Pit. The Boeing 737 then flew to Szymany, Poland, where a CIA team picked up 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh


Mohammed and took him to Bucharest, Romania, to the new prison, code-named Britelite.

Next it was on to Rabat, Morocco, where the Moroccans ran an interrogation facility used by the CIA.

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At 8:10 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2003, the Boeing 737 took off from a runway in Rabat. On board were al-Hawsawi, al-Nashiri, Zubaydah and Binalshibh. At 1 a.m. the following day, the plane touched down at Guantanamo.

Unlike the overseas black sites, there was no waterboarding or other harsh interrogation tactics at Strawberry Fields, officials said. It was a holding facility, a place for some of the key figures in the 9/11 attacks to await trial.

Not long after they arrived, things began unraveling. In November, over the administration’s objections, the Supreme Court agreed to consider whether Guantanamo Bay detainees couldthat could expose these detainees to individuals outside the government was a nonstarter,” one U.S. official familiar with the program said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the government’s legal analysis.

In early March 2004, as the legal documents piled up at the Supreme Court, the high court announced that oral arguments would be held in June. After that, a ruling could come at any time, and everyone at the island prison Ã¢â‚¬â€ secretly or not Ã¢â‚¬â€ would be covered.

On March 27, just as the sun was setting on Guantanamo, a Gulfstream IV jet left Cuba. The plane landed in Rabat the next morning. By the time the Supreme Court ruled June 28 that detainees should have access to U.S. courts, the CIA had once again scattered Zubaydah,


Summary:In Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny, players experience a new epic story line and participate in a bitter struggle for power. Behind the conflict are the war-like Viamontians and their calculating, ruthless king, Varicci II. Also, powerful figures of Dereth who hid in the shadows in yearsIn Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny, players experience a new epic story line and participate in a bitter struggle for power. Behind the conflict are the war-like Viamontians and their calculating, ruthless king, Varicci II. Also, powerful figures of Dereth who hid in the shadows in years past will be thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning revolution to help define Dereth's new destiny. The third installment of the original Asheron's Call series features an exhaustive amount of new game play tocompliment the massive amounts of existing episodic content. Players can now choose to play Asheron's Call as a warlike Viamontian, which have long been the scourge of the nations of Ispar. The Viamontians' bids for continental domination have finally resulted in a rapidly expanding kingdom under the leadership of King Varicci. Along with the new race, players will discover and explore a unique archipelago in the North of Dereth, which is held by the Viamontians. [Turbine Entertainment]…Expand

Current fans will enjoy the new content and better graphics, but new players won’t be as impressed. The solid gameplay of the original shines through, although it is a bit rusty in places after a few years.

Throne of Destiny suffers from the same affliction every long-running online RPG suffers from--feature bloat. In


whether you're in our out of combat.

You can enjoy this game of madcap experimentation and tactical combat with up to three friends, to boot, and that's where things start to get really interesting because you're not forced to work together or even stay in the same part of the world. Indeed, there are plenty of reasons to work against each other. The player is always in the driving seat, and with four players, collisions are inevitable. Just remember: if you freeze your friends and then start poisoning them, at least apologize after.

Disco Elysium

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Release date: 2019 | Developer: ZA/UM| Steam, GOG

Disco Elysium returns to the absolute fundamentals of tabletop RPGs. It's all about playing a role and becoming your character and embracing whatever success or failure thatnow still feels like a revelation. It’s hard not to wonder what Hall’s planned sequels could have achieved.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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Release date: 2018 | Developer: Warhorse Studios | Steam , GOG

In this historical RPG set in the muddy fields of Bohemia, 1403, you play as a peasant called Henry who gets swept up in a war for his homeland. It's a detailed RPG, with a deep sword fighting system, hunger and thirst systems, crafting and more than a dozen equipment slots to fill with meticulously modeled gear inspired by the raiments of the time. It's also surprisingly open-ended. If you want to wander into the woods and pick


grinding painless.

Legend of Grimrock 2

Release date: 2014 | Developer: Almost Human Games | Humble Store, Steam

We loved the original Legend of Grimrock and the way it embraced the old Dungeon Master model of making your party—mostly a collection of stats—explore the world one square at a time. The one drawback is that it was too literal of a dungeon crawler. The enemies might change, but for the most part you kept trudging down what seemed like the same series of corridors until the game's end.

The sequel, though, focuses on both the dank dungeons and the bright, open world above, resulting in a nostalgic romp that's immensely enjoyable and filled with even deadlier enemies and more challenging puzzles. As with the first outing, much of its power springs fromfast riding. The metagame of alliance-making, marriage, looting, and economics underpinning these battles makes Warband a satisfying game of gathering goods, enemies, and friendship. Even when the base game wears thin, Mount & Blade’s mods and multiplayer give you more to do, with some even moving the action to a galaxy far, far away .

Neverwinter Nights 2

Release date: 2003 |Developer: Obsidian Entertainment | GOG

We loved BioWare's original Neverwinter Nights from 2002 (and especially its expansions), but as a single-player experience, Neverwinter Nights 2 was in a class all of its own. Whereas the original had a fairly weak main campaign that mainly seemed aimed at showing what the DM kit was capable of, Obsidian Entertainment managed to equal and arguably outdo BioWare's storytelling prowess in the sequel when


you so profoundly for scrutinizing its lore and unfurling its secrets, and Dark Souls 3's faster, tighter controls and animation make it the most fun Souls game to play.

The Witcher 2

Release date: 2011 | Developer: CD Projekt Red | Humble Store, Steam

The epic scale of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is remarkable, but it's the power of choice in an unrelentingly ugly world that makes it unforgettable. Moral ambiguity has never been so powerfully presented: the decisions you make actually matter, and the outcomes are often unforeseeable and rarely as good as you'd hope.

One of the most impressive things about The Witcher 2 is the way it blends two very distinct experiences. Early in the game, Geralt must make a choice that will take him down oneof two other entries to this list, we have high hopes for the unexpected third entry to the series.

Planescape: Torment

Release date: 1999 | Developer: Black Isle Studios | GOG

There is no other story in gaming like the Nameless One’s. His is a tale of redemption in the face of countless sins, a tale of not knowing who you are until you become the person you’re trying to be. The tattoos the Nameless One wears are marks to remind him of who he is, who he was, and who he wants to be.

That open-endedness is central to what makes Planescape: Torment so captivating. At a literal level, you spend the game trying to discover who the Nameless One is, but your actions also help to define him. It’s one


to his village, where he would teach and preach in the mosque. Azzam graduated with highest honors in 1966, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Sharia. Thereafter he returned to the West Bank, where he taught and preached in the region around his village. After the 1967 Six-Day War ended with the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank, Azzam and his family left the West Bank and followed the Palestinian exodus to Jordan.

In Jordan and Egypt
In Jordan, Azzam participated in paramilitary operations against the Israeli occupation but became disillusioned with the secular and provincial nature of the Palestinian resistance coalition held together under the umbrella of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and led by Yasser Arafat. Instead of pursuing the PLO's Marxist-oriented national liberation struggle supported bypreached that jihad was
 the transcendent in importance – 'one hour in the path of jihad is worth more than 70 years of praying at home';
 and had global significance – 'if a piece of Muslim land the size of a hand-span is infringed upon, then jihad becomes fard `ayn [a personal obligation] on every Muslim male and female, where the child shall march forward without the permission of its parents and the wife without the permission of the husband'
Azzam had considerable impact. Fatwas going back to the Crusades had urged Muslims to defend one another against an invasion, but his contention that "such defense was a global obligation," that "Muslims everywhere were personally bound to take up arms" against invasions such as the Soviet's, was "all but


his mouth, lets go of the steering wheel and slams his fist into the heel of his left hand three times. After a few seconds of silence, I ask. He allows that we passed a horse farm.

There was a colt in the paddock, he explains. A white colt.

That's what you're supposed to do whenever you see a white horse. Brings good luck. Something he picked up from an old woman while sitting around a campfire in Pendleton, where he once worked as a cop. Dowsing he learned from his landlord when he was a logger in Grants Pass, living behind a tavern.

Turns out our engineer is another desperate skeptic; the municipal water line servicing his 26 forested acres is off indefinitely. His family has been drinking water boughtDivers, cheats, con-artists - call them what you will but players guilty of "simulation" to give it its dummed-down title are becoming a sickly stain on modern-day football.

Ross County striker Alex Schalk yesterday joined a list of Scottish football's most dishonourable when he collapsed like he'd been hit by a double decker bus to win his side a penalty against Celtic .

To say there was clear daylight between himself and the nearest Hoops defender - Erik Sviatchenko - is putting it mildly. Schalk looked like he'd had the legs taken from him by the Invisible Man.

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But it would be remiss of us to think the Dutchman stands, or falls, alone in the conman category.

Unfortunately acts


being caught money laundering. In 2009 the sheer scale of the corruption of our banking industry became clear. In 2009 a man named Antonio Maria Costa, then head of the UN Office for Drugs and Crime went on the record saying after the financial crash of 2008, but for drug money many large international banks would not have had any cash liquidity. "By ensuring prohibition ends we would be able to end the biggest crime wave our world has ever seen. We would be able to protect millions if not billions of people around the planet who have been ravaged not just by the drug war, crimes and the vicious violence but also by terrorist groups funded largely by this trade who continue to maim and kill aroundBase Jackson for the British and American servicemen who went there. It is now known as Sanguin District Centre. It was the first building that the para's bought and negotiated their way into in 2006 and it became the headquarters of British operations. It was one of the houses of a guy called Lal Jan who was a prominent operator from the Ishaqzai tribe tribe in Helmand, who before the British arrived, controlled the Sanguin Bazaar where he levied a tax on most of the opium that went through it, the most lucrative thing going. They weren't around when the British came in, so this building which is now the Sanguin DC was sold to the British not by the owner but the owner's rival tribe's elder who


obviously saw a great way of getting his rival out. He gave up this house for a couple of thousand dollars, for a house that wasn't his and the British and the Americans and now the Afghan security forces have been there ever since. "The majority of the fighting that has been done, over eight years, 106 British servicemen, about 100 Americans in Sanguin alone, has been from members of this tribe from the guy who wants his house back and wants control of the market where he can level the tax on opium back. It's just staggering to think that this is what it comes down to. "The Helmand economy is the opium economy. When I was there we weren't being shot at too much because despiteone of my best soldiers. He was a 21 year old lance corporal who had failed a compulsory drugs test because he had taken a pill at a festival having come back from seven months in Afghanistan where he had put seven of his best mates in a box. The guy that signed his discharge papers —my boss, who is also an absolutely brilliant soldier, he'd had a six month rack on the knuckles earlier that year for his drink driving conviction. In 2008 15 people died from MDMA related deaths — and goodness knows what that actually means, dehydration other substances etc — while 1350 serious life changing injuries resulted from drink driving and 350 fatalities, which is almost as many lives as we lost in Helmand


to work with drugs. It cannot possibly work while we spend money on criminalising people who are doing probably less harm to themselves than some of the people who go binge drinking. "One of my abiding memories is of a politician called Michael Howard, when he was home secretary and I was a chief constable and we were invited to a lunch in London to celebrate the ten year anniversary of an organisation called Addaction. There was a fairly big table filled with the great and the good, you can visualise it. He was the guest of honour because he was Home Secretary and I was there representing the police service. We were the only two people around the table who didn't drink alcohol and I remarked aboutmedical attendance. "At that time this was against the resistance of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime in Vienna. Since that time we have no disorder problem in the public area of Münster caused by drug consumers. For example 180,000 used needles are exchanged in the consumption room each year. Before these would be found in the public parks and the children's playgrounds in the city, this was a real disorder problem".

James Duffy: Former Head of Strathclyde Police

"Prohibition has been an out and out failure. It hasn't worked anywhere in the world. Anywhere at all. I joined the police in 1975. In 1975 we talked about tenner bags. I left 32 years later. We still talk tenner bags. If inflation had kept pace with it, it


Mayor of Where? Mayor of Kirklees Coun Ken Smith plugs district on BBC Radio 1

Coun Ken Smith featured on BBC Radio 1.

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The new Mayor of Kirklees took to the national airwaves to promote our district – but the radio hosts had no idea where it was.

Coun Ken Smith featured on the ‘Mayor of Where’ slot on Greg James’ Radio 1 show last Wednesday – where the DJ, along with newsreader Chris Smith, have to guess which city or town their civic guest represents.

The Mayor gave a couple of clues, including it is the home of swimmer Anita Lonsbrough and former Speaker of the House of Commons Betty Boothroyd.

He also said the district was famous for a beer engine, which “gets a very nice tight head on aXinjuan WuPresident, Chinese Nursing AssociationImage 109

Another spring sowing and autumn harvest have passed in the blink of an eye. We are bidding farewell to a fruitful 2019 and looking forward to a promising 2020.

2019 was a significant year for the development of the Chinese Nursing Association (CNA). This year, we happily observed the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China with all Chinese people. We also held the Belt and Road International Nursing Congress to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of the Founding of the CNA. The Congress was attended by the Chief Nursing Officer of the World Health Organization (WHO), the president of the International Council of Nurses, and the Chief Nurse of the International Committee of the Red Cross. It also attracted leaders and experts of


new association standards have been set up to promote the innovative development and national standardization of nursing procedures.

Let's sail into the wind and set off to a brighter future. 2020 is the final year of China's "Thirteenth Five-year Plan," making it the perfect time to build a prosperous society in all respects. It is also the year to achieve the First Century Goal. 2020 also marks the bicentenary of the birth of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, and the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife (YONM). In the coming year, we will continue to uphold the great traditions of the CNA that have lasted more than a century. We will dedicate ourselves to people's health needs and unite and lead all Chinese nurses in ourAccidents in the school environment: perspectives of staff concerned with data collection and reporting procedures.
School-accident reports document incidents that have resulted in children requiring assistance from staff in the education and healthcare sectors. This study was undertaken to investigate the collection and use of data by agencies concerned with the school-accident problem. Our aim was to determine if the annual collection and use of such a large body of data might be improved through better management procedures. Interviews were conducted with primary and secondary school staff in one education authority. Interviewees completed a questionnaire on accident activity and accident reporting in their school. In the healthcare sector, staff from the Schools' Office and the ambulance unit servicing the schools provided information on their collection and use of data.


Showtime announced the premiere dates and released trailers for several shows during their session at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Saturday.

Season 3 of “Billions” will launch on Showtime on March 25 at 10 p.m. The new season finds Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) and Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) in a world that has shifted on its axis. Both men are still determined to destroy the other, but must also battle for their own survival amid new forces and powerful enemies. Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff) Chuck’s wife and Axe’s performance coach, is all in for both of them, an uneasy and dangerous position for her, and one that ultimately puts her to a decision that could alter the direction of her life irrevocably.

The cast also includes Malinalso includes Ari Graynor, Clark Duke, Michael Angarano, RJ Cyler, Andrew Santino, Erik Griffin, Al Madrigal, and Jake Lacy. It is based on the non-fiction book of the same name by William Knoedelseder. The 10-episode second season goes into production this month in Los Angeles. The series is executive produced by David Flebotte, Jim Carrey, Michael Aguilar and Christina Wayne, with Cindy Chupack and Adam Davidson joining as executive producers on Season 2.

Season 4 of “The Affair” finds Noah (Dominic West), Helen (Maura Tierney), Alison (Ruth Wilson) and Cole (Joshua Jackson) in their own orbits, alienated from each other, spinning further and further away from where they all began. Every character is involved in a new relationship, forcing them each to decide if they’re ready and willing to


leave the past behind for good. Sanaa Lathan joins the series as Jenelle, the tough-as-nails principal of the charter school where Noah teaches. Ramon Rodriguez stars as Ben, a Marine veteran now employed by the VHA and Alison’s new love interest. Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi (In Treatment) created the series. Treem, also the showrunner, and Levi serve as executive producers. Jessica Rhoades is also an executive produce on season four.

Showtime also released the first trailer for “Patrick Melrose” starring Benedict Cumberbatch. Set to debut later this year, the series is based on the acclaimed Patrick Melrose series of semi-autobiographical novels written by Edward St. Aubyn. This five-part limited series tracks the protagonist’s journey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery.

The seriesalso stars Jennifer Jason Leigh, Hugo Weaving, Anna Madeley, Blythe Danner, Allison Williams, Pip Torrens, Jessica Raine, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Holliday Grainger, Indira Varma, and Celia Imrie. Each episode, devoted to one of the five novels, is written for television by David Nicholls and directed by Edward Berger. Michael Jackson, Rachael Horovitz, Cumberbatch, Adam Ackland, and Helen Flint will executive produce.

The series is a co-production between Showtime and Sky Atlantic.

Finally, Showtime announced that they will air documentaries on the New York Times and whistleblower Chelsea Manning.

Produced by Pulse Films, “XY Chelsea” follows Manning, whose 35-year sentence in an all-male maximum security prison was commuted by President Obama in 2017. Shot over two years, the film picks up on the day in May when she leaves prison and follows her


through her journey of discovery, while also examining her place in the conversation on national security and the fight of the transgender community for rights and visibility.

The documentary was directed by Tim Travers Hawkins and produced by Pulse Films in association with First Look Media’s Topic Studios, Field of Vision and British Film Institute. Thomas Benski, Julia Nottingham and Lucas Ochoa of Pulse Films are producers. Laura Poitras, Mary Burke, Michael Bloom, Adam Pincus, Charlotte Cook, Sharon Chang, Blaine Vess, and Christos V. Konstantakopoulos serve as executive producers.

The multi-part Times documentary series “The Fourth Estate” explores the process and progress of The New York Times and its journalists in covering the Trump administration. Produced and directed by Liz Garbus, the project chronicles the major issues facing journalism today.Why We Love Wakeboarding

Wakeboarding is a type of surface water sport where people ride a wakeboard over the water, towed behind a motorboat or a cable on a circuit. Wakeboarding uses a mixture of water skiing, snowboarding as well as surfing techniques and emerged in the 1980s.

The sport is largely recognized to have been invented by Canadian Paul Fraser, who developed the concept and design with the help of his brother Murray. But it was in the mid 1990s, when wakeboarding was added as a competitive sport in the X Games II, that it became really popular. The interest in the sport was so intense that it prompted the World Skiboard Association to redefine itself as the World Wakeboard Association.

Although it looks tricky, wakeboarding is quite easy to


get into and very addictive. The boards are buoyant and the core is usually made from foam or honeycomb mixed with resin and coated with fiberglass. There are metal screws inserted, which attach bindings and fins. There are lots of different fin styles and shapes. Generally, the closer the fins are to the center of the wakeboard the better the board releases from the wake.

Riding the wakeboard is quite simple, in theory at least. The rider performs jumps by hitting the wake and launching into the air or by hitting a special ramp known as a kicker. There is often a rail bar – known as a slider – which the rider can balance along in the same manner as a skateboarder.

As with any extreme sport, there are1914. The regiment was broken-up in Canada, and supplied the 2nd Canadian Divisional Cavalry Squadron (perpetuated by the 1st Hussars) and two squadrons formed the Canadian Mounted Rifles Depot in England. The regiment disbanded on 11 April 1918. The Battalion did not serve in the Trenches.

The 216th Battalion (Bantams), CEF was authorized on 15 July 1916 and embarked for Britain on 18 April 1917. There, its personnel were absorbed by the 3rd Reserve Battalion, CEF on 5 May 1917 to provide reinforcements to the Canadian Corps in the field. The battalion disbanded on 1 September 1917.29

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Details from the regiment were called out on service on 26 August 1939 and on active service on 1 September 1939 as The Governor General's Horse Guards, CASF (Details), for local


and the North West Rebellion
 Lt Col Frederick Charles Denison, CMG. Commanded the Canadian Voyageurs on the 1884 Nile expedition
 Air Marshal William Avery "Billy" Bishop, VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED. World War I fighter pilot ace
 Lawren P. Harris, official war artist and son of Group of Seven member Lawren Harris, served from 1939 to 1944.
 The Famous Boxer "Razor" Ruddick served as a Corporal in the 1980s.
 Captain Frank J. Merlo, former musical director of the GGHG from 1995 to 2012.
 Captain P.J. VanAuken, director of the band from April 2012 to August 2019.
 Colin Rowe, drum major of the band until 2002.

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 Household Cavalry
 Governor General's Foot Guards
 Canadian Grenadier Guards
 Canadian Guards
 List of armouries in Canada
 MilitaryOBO, Central African Republic—Somewhere in dense savannas and jungles spanning four African nations is Joseph Kony, a self-proclaimed prophet and commander of the Lord's Resistance Army. On his trail are thousands of Ugandan troops, smaller forces from nearby countries and the U.S. Green Berets.

The Americans joined the hunt about six months ago to track a man whose followers have cut a swath of violence through the heart of Africa—leaving rape victims, child soldiers, mutilated bodies and destabilized governments in their...


on TT:R (TwinTip boards) has been selected as the discipline and equipment for the Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Buenos Aires.

The focus of this high-octane discipline is on equipment handling and technique and includes reaching starts, reaching courses, and obstacels to jump.

Expression

The Expression Disciplines currently include Freestyle, Big Air, Wave Riding, Strapless Freestyle and Park. Competition is judged on difficulty and execution rather than "first past the post".

World Sailing, IKA and GKA have agreed to share the responsibilities for the Expression Disciplines with the Open World Titles awarded through professional tours.

Youth Olympics

Kiteboarding has been included in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games with a boardercross event on IKA TwinTip:Racing equipment, for boys and girls born between 2000 and 2003.

Have a look here to learn more about equipment limitations, formatsand qualification opportunities.

Olympic and Regional Games

The IKA continues to campaign for an inclusion of kiteboarding in the 2020 Tokyo Games and several Regional Games on One Design Kitefoiling Equipment.

The Formula Kite class is the only afforadable solution for emerging and developing nations to compete in high performance classes and ticks all boxes of the IOC requirements, especially for youth and media appeal.

On Day 4 of the 2014 Kiteracing Youth and Masters Worlds the wind filled into the racing area early in the morning, allowing the race committee to stay on schedule. The breeze had eased a little compared to earlier in the week, giving an opening for the lighter riders to gain an advantage, finish higher up the fleet and edge their way up the overall leaderboard.

The day


opened with the Masters Silver fleet, where Erwin Gruber, father of the kiting star Florian, again flourished in the conditions, to knock out a winning performance of 3 bullets from the 4 races.

In the Masters Gold fleet series leader, Wilson Veloso from Brazil, secured two race wins and one second place finish, as he dueled with Poland's Tomek Janiak. Third place on the leaderboard remains wide open with many contenders in with a shot to claim the bronze medal in tomorrow's Championship deciding day. Amongst the likely frontrunners for the bronze is Spain's Pedro Garijo Velasco, who found his form yesterday, and was back on pace today, winning the first race of the day.

In the Youth fleet, Maxime Nocher, the young gun from France, delivered an astonishing performance– a monumental full house of aces – 4 back to back wins in the 4 races. Florian Trittel from Spain had been waiting for his moment to attack, and today he executed a perfect strategy, outfoxing Poland's Maks Zakowski in two of the races - finishing in second place behind Maxime, and also securing a 4th place . The girls are racing in the open fleet, so head to head against the boys. Elena Kalinina from Russia took every advantage from the decrease of breeze and powered around the track, to twice finish in 3rd overall and clamber up the leaderboard to qualify through to tomorrow's Medal Race. Maks' scoreline gave him two second and two third places, so he has lost some ground on his title


a woman and was divorced, and did an MA at Loyola University in 2000.

Kahrl started on hormones in 2002, transitioned socially 2003, and professionally 2004.

Christina is a sports-writer formany US publications including Sports Illustrated, and Playboy. She is co-writer of the revered Baseball Prospectus website and book series, with its pioneering statistical analyses. She is also an associate editor of The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia.

She counseled fellow sports writer Christine Daniels when the latter announced her own transition in 2007. She is also friends with Bobbie Dittmeier, another trans sports writer.

In 2010 the HBO program Real Sports devoted a program to Christina, Bobbie Dittmeier and Christine Daniels, following Christine's suicide the previous year.

In 2010 Ross forman quoted Christina: "I consider myself immensely fortunate because
of the women who didhave the courage to come out [ before me, ]. They made life so much easier for people such as me who
transitioned [ after them. ] Sure, the challenges are still there,
but there is so much more knowledge." Since 2007 Christina has been active as a speaker for trans persons and against police harassment in the Chicago area. She is also a board member for Equality Illinois. In 2013 she was named to the bord of directors of GLAAD.
In April 2014, Kahrl was a co-signer with 350+ others who protested against Calpernia Addams, Andrea James and many others who had come out in earlier decades. She has also campaigned to make 'tranny' a slur word.

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profits was one of three precise figures testified to by CSE's expert witness on damages, Bernard Kavanagh, a certified public accountant and CSE's auditor since 1975.  Of the two other figures to which Kavanagh testified, one was higher and one was lower than the figure the jury and judge chose.  Kavanagh's calculations were based upon three different profit and loss forecasts produced in evidence by CSE.  From each of these forecasts he extrapolated CSE's projected profits over the five-year term of the extended contract.

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Qantel's first objection to the damage award for lost profits is that the forecast upon which it was apparently based, Exhibit 66, was inadmissible hearsay.  Exhibit 66 was a one-page document that was purportedly a projected profit-and-loss statement for the secondThe Story

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JUNI is before any the story of a passionate Norman woman !

Aurélie LECORNEUR was born in France in Normandy where she stayed up to the age of 17 years. To pursue her envy and her studies, she leaves the region after scientific first studies. Fascinated from her youngest age by the creation, she integrate a Preparatory school for entrance to High school of Arts then a two-year technical degree in Industrial design which confirm her envy to create and integrates in 1996 one of the famous Parisian schools of design : the ENSCI, more known under the name “Les Ateliers” where she is awarded a diploma in 2001.

Thus, after fourteen years in Paris, shared between creation and development, very high-end accessories for our friends dogs


and custom-made promotional object for the most famous brands of perfume, decides to return to her Normandy in 2010 to create her own brand of leather goods.

The “J” revealing his eyes all a female symbolic, she attaches it and quickly JUNI was born… female first name inspired by the goddess Junon, June month in many languages, announcing sun and good mood… departure is given for JUNI.

In March, 2011, she creates the company BRUNT to launch and market JUNI and positions the brand on a high segment. The WHO’S NEXT PREMIERE CLASSE trade show in Paris host the brand in January 2012, JUNI is launched.second and third aperture are formed at least partially in the first or second shells. The apertures are adapted to facilitate routing fluid lines coupled to the fitting and coupling the containment apparatus to a vacuum source. In another embodiment, a containment apparatus prevents leakage from a fitting coupling a gas panel to a semiconductor processing chamber from reaching the surrounding environment.
In another aspect of the invention, a method for preventing fluid leakage from a fitting coupling a first and second conduit from entering an environment surrounding the fitting includes the steps of enclosing the fitting in a volume defined between a first shell and a second shell, evacuating the volume, and drawing air from the surrounding environment into the volume from between the shells.


Reports, formerly known as School Report Cards, were redesigned in large part to meet the requirements of the state’s waiver of certain provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) granted by the federal authorities. Unfortunately, in making these changes, the department sacrificed simplicity and readability and has failed to meet the needs of parents and children.

Two aspects of the new reports are particularly controversial: the introduction of a new peer group methodology and the use of percentile ranks within those peer groups.

In the past, districts, not schools, were placed into eight groups based on the socioeconomic conditions of the communities they served. Now, the DOE has employed "Propensity Score Matching," which creates a list of "peers" for each school in New Jersey, grouping them together basedBobby Wood has reportedly caught the eye of some big-name clubs.

According to reports out of Germany, Wood has drawn attention from several English clubs looking to take advantage of his buyout clause. For a fee of €12 million, Wood would reportedly be free to leave Hamburg in the summer, prompting the club to look towards negotiations on a new deal. As things stand, Wood is reportedly one of the least-compensated players at the club, reportedly making just €1.5 million annually.

Everton, West Ham, Southampton, Stoke City, Leicester City and Liverpool are reportedly among the clubs interested in the U.S. Men’s National Team forward. Each club reportedly sent scouts to Germany to scout Wood’s match against Borussia Monchengladbach this past weekend.

Wood is set to miss out on the USMNT’s upcoming


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Underclassmen Declaring for the2017 NFL Draft - Dec. 2:

Underclassmen Declaring for the 2017 NFL Draft - Nov. 30:

Underclassmen Declaring for the 2017 NFL Draft - Nov. 27 or earlier:

2017 NFL Draft Underclassmen Rumors:

Brad Kaaya will reportedly declare for the draft.

Jabrill Peppers' mother has begun vetting NFL agents by having them complete a 41-question document.

JuJu Smith-Schuster is leaning toward signing with Roc Nation.

Major Prospects Going Back to School:

Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming

Height: 6-5. Weight: 230.

Projected 40 Time: 4.70.

Projected Round (2017): 1-3.

I was actually hoping Josh Allen would declare because it would've been intriguing where he'd land. Allen is a big quarterback with a huge arm, and he also has plus mobility. However, he's been a starter for just one year and managed to complete just 56 percent of his passes in 2016. Allen's


upside may have gotten him into the first round, but he probably would've been a second-day selection. Thus, Allen is making the right decision by returning to Wyoming. With another year of experience, Allen could make himself a viable first-round prospect. I have him being chosen in my 2018 NFL Mock Draft.

The Verdict: Good move

Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia

Height: 5-10. Weight: 220.

Projected 40 Time: 4.54.

Projected Round (2017): 2-3.

Nick Chubb was once considered a possible first-round prospect. That's no longer the case. Chubb has dealt with a knee injury and hasn't been the same since his return. He has lost his explosion, and as a result, he's entered the third round of my 2017 NFL Mock Draft.

I don't blame Chubb for going back to school, as he can rehabilitate hisWatts is a very instictive safety who had a great year for Texas A&M. He was widely projected to be a second-day selection. It's a bit surprising that he's returning to school, as he risks hurting his draft stock. However, Watts could also strengthen it with another great season. Perhaps Watts will be on the edge of first-day consideration with a terrific 2017 campaign. I think a strong argument could be made for or against Watts entering the draft.

The Verdict: Neutral move

James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State

Height: 6-0. Weight: 205.

Projected 40 Time: 4.49.

Projected Round (2017): 1-2.

James Washington has informed everyone that he's returning to school for another year along with quarterback Mason Rudolph. Washington had a chance to be chosen in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft,


that I missed this early declaration. Marlon Mack has been a highly productive runner for South Florida during his three years at the school, gaining 1,000-plus yards in each season. Mack has a shot of making it into the second day of the draft, but will probably be chosen early on Saturday because of how deep this running back class is. Still, Mack had very little left to prove at South Florida, as he only risked injury by returning for his senior campaign.Good moveAdoree Jackson shut down Calvin Ridley in the 2016 opener, and that set the tone for his great season. It wasn't clear if Jackson would declare for the NFL Draft because of an injury he suffered in the Rose Bowl, but he just made hisschool, as he had nothing more to prove coming off a great season.Good moveIshmael Zamora is making a huge mistake, and it's not his first one. He's just a redshirt sophomore with one season of contribution at Baylor; he caught 63 passes for 809 yards and eight touchdowns. If his projected inability to separate from NFL cornerbacks wasn't bad enough, there's a video of him abusing his dog that got him suspended for only three games (Baylor's ethics aren't the greatest). Zamora should've remained in school and showed contrition over the next couple of years. Instead, he's highly unlikely to be drafted.Dumb moveMarlon Humphrey is definitely making the right decision despite being a redshirt sophomore. Humphrey has been great for Alabama over the past two seasons. NFL personnel


He runs good routes and doesn't drop too many passes, but the production just isn't there. Rudolph will likely be a third-round pick this April. He should've returned to school to improve his stock, so he's making a mistake.Bad moveMarshon Lattimore, a redshirt sophomore, was initially thinking about returning to Ohio State, but as with Malik Hooker, he changed his mind. He's making the right choice. Lattimore is an excellent prospect, and it's not out of the question that he could beat out Marlon Humphrey and Quincy Wilson as the first cornerback to be chosen in the 2017 NFL Draft. It would be a huge upset if Lattimore wasn't chosen in the first half of the opening round, and he's avoiding injury risk by not returning to school,consider though, and that would be Deshaun Watson's decision to enter the NFL. With Watson gone, Scott's stock could decline with worse play at quarterback, so I can't exactly blame him for going pro.Neutral moveJabrill Peppers has been one of the most overhyped players in the country this year. He had a good year for the Wolverines, but as a draft prospect, Peppers has been underwhelming to NFL decision-makers. Charlie Campbell said it best in his 2017 NFL Draft Safety Prospect Rankings : "[NFL evaluators] think Peppers is a great athlete who has some deficiencies in pass coverage. That is evidenced by his one interception during his entire career. Sources say they are projecting Peppers to be a hybrid dime linebacker and safety, similar to Arizona's Deone Bucannon."Peppers


is not an elite safety prospect, as he's not on the same level as Malik Hooker and Jamal Adams. That said, Peppers still figures to be a first-round pick. He might be chosen in the late teens or early-mid 20s, which is slightly earlier when Bucannon was chosen. Given that he's a likely opening-rounder, Peppers can't be criticized for declaring, though I think the better decision would've been returning to Michigan and working on his pass-coverage problems.Neutral moveWhen teams that are desperate for an offensive tackle don't want anything to do with Roderick Johnson, you know that he's a pretty underwhelming prospect. Johnson came into this past season with first-round hype, and many in the media are still projecting him to be chosen in the first two frames.However, Johnson was absolutely abused in numerous games this year, and team sources have pegged him to be chosen anywhere between Rounds 3 and 5. Johnson had an awful 2016 campaign, and he should have returned to Florida State to revitalized his capsizing draft stock.Bad moveWayne Gallman was reportedly told that he was graded as a second-day prospect, and I think that sounds about right. Gallman missed some time with a concussion this year, but going to the national championship, he averaged 5.9 yards per carry. Power is a question with Gallman, but he has great athleticism, so he'll intrigue some teams with his upside. I like his decision to declare, as running backs are very prone to injury.Good moveRyan Ramcyzk's decision is a bit surprising, considering that


could even pull the trigger if it's panicking. I'd like to have seen Watson return to school to work on his flaws. However, by declaring, he's avoiding injury and selling his draft stock at an all-time high. I can't criticize him for that.Good moveCurtis Samuel has drawn comparisons to Percy Harvin, and there's a decent chance he'll be chosen in the first round. Thus, I can't exactly criticize him for declaring; on the contrary, he's making the right decision. Due to the nature of his playing style, he's pretty prone to injury, so returning to school could've been detrimental to his draft stock, and I don't know how much he could've improved his standing in the NFL Draft with another year at Ohio State.Good moveThis grade is counter-intuitivebecause Mitch Trubisky is not ready for the NFL, and he'd be better off with another year at North Carolina. He's just a 1-year starter, and he's just such a raw product. Teams we've spoke to agree; Charlie Campbell noted in his 2017 NFL Draft Quarterback Prospect Rankings that several teams gave Trubisky second-round grades, but expected him to be chosen in the first round because of his upside and position. The NFL Draft Advisory Committee agreed.With that in mind, I can't give Trubisky a bad grade for his decision. I have him going in the top six of my 2017 NFL Mock Draft , after all. Had Trubisky returned to school, he could've become a more-polished product, but he also could've presented scouts with some flaws, and


they may have downgraded him in the process. Thus, I can't blame Trubisky for playing it safe.Good moveJuJu Smith-Schuster has seen his stock drop this year. He was shut down by some talented cornerbacks, and questions have arisen about his ability to separate from NFL cornerbacks. Smith-Schuster was once considered a likely first-round selection, but now it's more probable that he'll be chosen on Day 2 of the 2017 NFL Draft. Smith-Schuster should've returned to school, as he would've had a major opportunity to revitalize his stock with Sam Darnold throwing the ball to him. I won't call this a bad move because Smith-Schuster is avoiding injury, and he's still likely to be a second-round pick, but this doesn't seem to be a very smart decision on hispart.Neutral moveNoah Brown should part ways with whomever is advising him. Declaring for the 2017 NFL Draft is incredibly shortsighted on his part. Brown had a chance to be a first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, but as a redshirt sophomore, he's considered a Round 2-3 prospect because he's not ready to contribute right away. Brown has tons of upside, but caught only 32 passes in 2016. He would've gained a lot by returning to Ohio State. Instead, he's in danger of falling into the third round this April.Bad moveElijah Lee is an undersized linebacker who seems destined to be chosen on Day 3 of the 2017 NFL Draft. He could maybe, possibly sneak into the third round, but he'll likely be taken as a reserve and


special-teamer. There was no reason for him to declare so soon.Bad moveMama mia, what is this guy doing declaring for the NFL Draft!? Damien Mama has endured weight issues during his time at USC. He's a great run-blocker, but his pass-protection skills are very shaky, at best, and there's no guarantee he'll be able to keep his weight under control in the pros; Mama was 400 pounds at one point. He should've gone back to school.Bad moveHoward Wilson isn't making a very good decision. There are major question marks surrounding the redshirt sophomore. He hasn't been very durable in his collegiate career, and he doesn't appear to be ready for the pros. He's talented, so he'll garner some third-round consideration, but he'll likely be a Saturday selection. Hechosen in the top 25, as a disruptive three-technique who can place lots of pressure on opposing quarterbacks. There really wasn't any reason for Brantley to return to Florida, especially with so much talent moving on, so his decision is definitely a good one.Good moveIt would've been shocking had Jamal Adams not declared for the pros. Jamal Adams is currently No. 7 in my 2017 NFL Mock Draft , and he could go as high as fifth overall. Adams was incredible down the stretch in 2016, completely shutting down Evan Engram and then dominating versus Alabama. He has great athleticism and instincts, so it would be surprising if he fell out of the top 10.Obvious moveJoe Mixon has the talent to be chosen in the first round. Unfortunately,


the scuttlebutt is that no team is going to draft him because of a video that surfaced where he was seen hitting a woman. Mixon, who was also suspended for domestic violence in 2014, might just be blackballed from the NFL, so I have to question his decision to declare for the pros. He should've remained in school for two more years and showed contrition, hoping that teams would forgive him if he stayed clean off the field for an extended period of time.Bad moveI've criticized prospects for selling low on their draft stock, so I'd be a hypocrite if I didn't praise Chris Godwin's decision. Godwin had an incredible Rose Bowl performance, as he was unstoppable versus USC's prolific defense. Godwin, who was already considered a strongroute-runner, was able to really bolster his draft stock by what he did against the Trojans. He's now in the conversation to be a second-round pick, though his most likely destination is Round 3. Still, Godwin's stock is at an all-time high right now, so he's making the right choice.Good moveJalen Tabor isn't exactly selling his stock high. He was seen as a potential top-10 pick entering the 2016 season, but he certainly didn't play like it. He wasn't bad or anything, but he struggled with deep speed and missed some tackles. Teams may still like Tabor in the second half of the opening round because of his great instincts and ball skills, but working against him are some off-the-field concerns. Tabor probably should've returned to school so


that he could reenter top-10 conversation, but given that he still has a decent chance of being a first-round pick, I can't exactly fault him for declaring.Neutral moveGarett Bolles told the media that he would declare for the 2017 NFL Draft if he received a first-round grade from the NFL Draft Advisory Committee. Apparently he did, so it's hard to argue this decision, especially considering the fact that Bolles turns 25 in May. Bolles has just one year of experience on the 1-A level, but he made it count, dominating the Pac-12 competition. It's not out of the question that Bolles could end up being the first tackle chosen in the 2017 NFL Draft.Neutral moveGarrett Sickels is somewhat of a surprise declaration. He had a strong 2016 campaign,he'll eventually regret.Bad moveSomeone needs to sit Speedy Noil down and tell him how stupid he is for declaring for the NFL Draft. Noil caught just 21 passes in 2016, so why does he think he stands a good chance of being drafted? Noil does have great speed and potential, as he was one of the top high school recruits a few years ago, but he's been nothing but a disappointment at Texas A&M. He should've returned to school to prove that he's not completely worthless.Bad moveCarl Lawson isn't selling high on his draft stock, as he had a pretty pedestrian showing in the Sugar Bowl versus Oklahoma. Lawson appears to be a third- or a fourth-round prospect, as he's not very athletic. He might sneak into the


to school and worked on getting better in pass coverage.Bad moveSolomon Thomas had a terrific bowl performance in which he was unblockable, so he's leaving for the pros at the exact right time. When prospects decide whether they want to enter the NFL or not, they need to consider whether they're selling high on their stock at the moment. Many unfortunately don't do that, and they learn to regret it, but Thomas certainly is utilizing that strategy. Thomas projects as a potential top-25 pick, so he's making the right choice.Good moveQuincy Wilson didn't have much experience heading into 2016, but he was highly impressive this past season. He was excellent, leapfrogging teammate Jalen Tabor in the eyes of scouts and teams we've spoken to. Wilson stands a verywill also be a concern for teams. Sharpe could be chosen early on Day 3, but there's a chance he'll go undrafted, making his decision to declare insanely stupid.Bad moveThis decision can't have shocked anyone. Derek Barnett was one of the top pass-rushers in the country this past season, accumulating 13 sacks. He also set the school record for most sacks (33) over a career. He had nothing left to prove at Tennessee, and he's a likely top-10 pick, making his choice a no-brainer. I currently have him No. 8 to the Bengals in my 2017 NFL Mock Draft Obvious moveGareon Conley has improved tremendously each year at Ohio State. He was just OK in 2015, but upgraded his play considerably in 2016. Charlie Campbell noted that teams


took a strong liking to Conley while scouting him in training camp practices prior to live game action, and then that was echoed during the regular season, as Conley has reportedly shot up draft boards. Conley, who now has a decent chance to be a first-round pick, is doing the right thing by selling high on his stock, as he could've returned to school next year and regressed a bit, ruining his shot at being chosen on Thursday night.Good moveSidney Jones had a terrific 2016 campaign, and this was no fluke, as he has played on a high level every year at Washington. With tons of experience and great tape, Jones is declaring for the NFL Draft at the right time. While it's possible that Jones will slipinto the second round, he's more likely to be a Thursday night selection, making his decision to go pro a very easy one.Good moveBudda Baker is a talented safety, but doesn't seem quite ready for the NFL. He needs to get stronger to perform on a high level in the pros, and he could've done that with another year at Washington. That said, he's avoiding injury by declaring for the NFL Draft, and he could also shore up his greatest weakness in an NFL strength-and-conditioning program. Thus, while I don't agree with Baker's decision, I at least understand it.Neutral moveElijah Qualls is a run-stuffing nose tackle who is capable of getting a sack once in a while. He's the least-talented of the four Washington players who declared for


Watt projects as a late first-round pick, or at the very worst, a high second-round selection, though he could definitely improve his stock with a strong combine performance and ultimately be chosen in the middle of the opening frame.I have mixed feelings about Watt's decision, however. Watt obviously risked injury by going back to school, and he has a decent chance of being picked on Thursday night. However, with another strong year, Watt could've been a top-15 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Thus, he'll need to do well in pre-draft workouts to justify this decision.Neutral moveSamaje Perine became Oklahoma's all-time leading rusher in the Sugar Bowl victory over Auburn. With that in mind, Perine really had nothing left to prove in college, making his decision to enterthe 2017 NFL Draft.With that in mind, Mahomes is making a great decision. Going back to school would've allowed scouts to find potential flaws in his game. Mahomes enjoyed a terrific 2016 campaign, so he's selling high on his stock, which is always a good thing. It wouldn't surprise me at all if some team chose Mahomes at the bottom of Round 1. The Texans, in particular, stick out, unless Brock Osweiler suddenly improves in the playoffs. The Browns, 49ers, Jets and Bears could move up into the back end of the first frame as well if they opt to pass on DeShone Kizer and Mitch Trubisky.Good moveI've had Brad Kaaya high in my 2017 NFL Mock Draft once upon a time. He had a disappointing 2016 campaign,


declare for the 2017 NFL Draft. Ross had a great 2016 campaign, and he projects as a dynamic slot receiver in the NFL. Comparisons to Brandin Cooks and Sterling Shepard have been made.Ross could've gone back to school to improve his draft stock, as he'd still be able to play with his quarterback, Jake Browning. I would've been fine with that as well, as there's a chance Ross could fall to Round 2. However, declaring is the smarter decision; an injury to Ross could've been devastating for his draft stock.Good moveMarcus Williams is a talented safety with an extensive history of a high level of production. I have no major issue with him declaring for the NFL, as Williams, who had five interceptions in 2016, thanks to histerrific coverage skills, is likely to be chosen in the second round.Having said that, the concern with Williams is his frame; he's only listed at 190 pounds. He needs to pack on some weight, so he could've done so with another season at Utah. At just 20 years old, Williams didn't have to rush to leave for the pros.Neutral moveSomething is going on at Virginia Tech, because the Hokies are losing everyone. Isaiah Ford's decision isn't nearly as poor as Jerod Evans', as he has tons of experience and an extensive track record of high production. Some league sources have given him a third-round grade.I would've been a bit down on Ford declaring for the pros, as he could've improved his stock more with another year in school.


However, in the wake of Jerod Evans' decision to bolt for the pros, this seems so much better because Ford could've struggled with the new quarterback.Neutral moveI don't understand this decision at all. Jerod Evans is a slightly undersized, one-year starter who was expected to play another season at Virginia Tech. Evans was set to lose Isaiah Ford and Bucky Hodges to the NFL, but that didn't mean that he had to bolt for the pros either.Evans is not ready for the NFL, and league decision-makers are bound to agree. He has upside, and he's coming off a great year, so he'll be taken around the fourth round at the latest. There's a chance a team could fall in love with him and select him early on Day2, but that's the best-case scenario. Evans would've done better with another year of experience.Bad moveDavon Godchaux is a talented defensive tackle who put plenty of pressure on opposing quarterbacks this past season. He has the skill set to be chosen late in the first round, but will slide into Day 2, thanks to some off-the-field issues. Godchaux was suspended on charges of domestic abuse battery and child endangerment, but the charges were dropped for some reason. Though the suspension was lifted, this will undoubtedly concern some teams.Godchaux should have returned to school. He could've stayed clean for a year, proving to teams that this was a one-time incident, and that he could be a model citizen. However, his recent suspension is still fresh in everyone's mind, and


it could prompt some teams to completely remove him off their board. Godchaux is still almost certain to be a second-day selection, so I can't completely call this a bad decision, but he could've done better with another year at LSU.Neutral moveA few weeks ago, Malik Hooker told everyone that he was "100-percent sure" he would be going back to Ohio State next year. Well, whether it was the Buckeyes' blowout loss to Clemson, or the realization that he would be chosen extremely early in the 2017 NFL Draft, something changed since then because Hooker has announced that he will be entering the draft.Hooker, who has drawn comparisons to Ed Reed, is now one of the top prospects in the 2017 class. He could go as high asfinished product, as he really needs to work on his blocking. He has been productive as a receiver though, and he could be chosen on the second day of the 2017 NFL Draft, especially in the wake of Jake Butt's knee injury. I think Hodges had a chance to be a first-round selection in the 2018 NFL Draft - check out my 2018 NFL Mock Draft - but that won't be the case this April. Hodges is entering a loaded tight end class, though Butt's injury will help Hodges be drafted earlier than previously projected. That said, I can't completely criticize Hodges because he could be a second-round pick, and he's also avoiding injury by going pro.Neutral moveJosh Malone made some clutch catches for Tennessee this season, and


he finished with 50 receptions for 972 yards and 11 touchdowns. That could be attributed to the struggles at quarterback. Still, Malone isn't considered to be anything more than a third-day prospect. With that in mind, I can't say I support Malone's decision.Bad moveBoom Williams isn't exactly entering the NFL on a high note, rushing for only 35 yards in his bowl game loss to Georgia Tech. Williams' decision to bolt for the NFL is a bit of a head-scratcher. Sure, he's a running back, but he hasn't been very productive at Kentucky, eclipsing 1,000 yards in only one season. Williams is going to need a great combine performance to assure himself of being selected in the 2017 NFL Draft. He could do it, as he's capable ofhim right now. McKenzie's decision to declare for the draft is a very poor one. He could be chosen at the beginning of Day 3 as a kick returner, but he doesn't seem like a very good receiving prospect. There's a chance he could go undrafted, so I don't know why McKenzie isn't returning to school.Bad moveIt would be great if Vincent Taylor could go back to school. It's likely that he'll be taken in the third round or so, but there's a chance he could fall into Day 3. However, his decision to bolt for the pros makes sense from an age perspective, as he'll turn 23 in early January. Waiting another season would make him a 24-year-old entering the draft process, which is far from ideal.


that he made the decision to head for the pros. In an ideal world, it would be nice for Cannon to return to school and cement his second-round status, but his choice is understandable. With a new coach coming into Baylor, Cannon's role on offense could change, so it makes sense that he wouldn't want to risk anything hurting his draft stock. Cannon is also likely to excel at the combine, so he could still be chosen on Day 2.Neutral moveCarlos Henderson was a very productive receiver at Louisiana Tech - 1,406 yards, 17 touchdowns in 2016 - and he also doubled as a dynamic kick returner. However, because Henderson won't be able to participate in the Senior Bowl, or anything, he'll have to impress teams at thecampaign, so more carries may have resulted in injuries, which would've knocked him into Day 3.Good moveNumerous teams and other NFL sources we've spoken to consider DeShone Kizer to be the top quarterback prospect in the 2017 NFL Draft. He has a great physical skill set, and as Charlie Campbell wrote in our 2017 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings , "Kizer is capable of making beautiful touch passes with superb accuracy and ball placement while being under fire from the pass rush. His field vision is very good as he moves his eyes through his progressions, even with defenders bearing down on him. Additionally, Kizer has the arm strength to make all the throws and beat good coverage."It's highly likely that Kizer will be chosen in the top half


of the opening round, and he's currently projected in the top five. With the Browns, Bears, Jets and even the Jaguars needing a quarterback, some team will take him early. As a result, Kizer is making the correct decision by declaring early, especially considering the coaching turmoil Notre Dame is currently dealing with.By returning to school, teams and scouts would've questioned Kizer's competitiveness, and they may have found some flaws in his game. Plus, Kizer would've had to pass Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen and Lamar Jackson in the 2018 NFL Draft, and it's possible he could've been behind all three. Thus, bolting for the pros was a no-brainer.Obvious moveJames Conner's comeback story from cancer, as well as his knee injury, has been amazing. Conner returned to the fieldreceiver coming off a big year, is expected to be chosen on Friday night at some point.Neutral moveLeonard Fournette is one of the top running back prospects to declare for the draft in the past decade, widely drawing comparisons to Herschel Walker. Fournette hasn't enjoyed his best season, but only because he has dealt with an injury. When healthy, he's a destructive force who can dominate games.There was no reason for Fournette to return to school. He had nothing else to prove, and waiting for another year would've just put him at further risk of injury. He's almost certain to be chosen in the top 10 - I have him fifth to the Jets in my current 2017 NFL Mock Draft - so going back to LSU would've


was initially announced that D'Onta Foreman would declare for the draft, but his father denied those rumors. Well, it's official now, as Foreman will enter the 2017 NFL Draft. This is a good move, as Foreman is widely projected to be a second-day selection, and any running back who is expected to go that early should declare. It's also worth noting that Foreman will have had to learn a new playbook at Texas in the wake of the Charlie Strong firing, so why risk being a bad fit in the next scheme? Returning to Texas could've gone poorly for Foreman, so he's making the right decision.Good moveEddie Vanderdoes has a chance to sneak into the second day of the 2017 NFL Draft, but he will probably be chosendrafted.IrrelevantJalen Tabor has seen his stock slip this season. He's still projected as a first-round prospect, however, so it's hard to criticize this decision. Tabor is making the right choice to go pro. Though he could potentially rebound in 2017, he could also slip further, so he shouldn't risk it.Good moveCharles Walker has been enjoying a solid 2016 campaign. He's likely to be chosen on the second day of the 2017 NFL Draft as a result. I don't think he could've entered first-round territory with another season, so he could've risked falling had he returned to school, with either declining play or injury. Thus, Walker is making the right move.Good moveMike Williams' decision to declare for the 2017 NFL Draft seems so much better after his dominant performance