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"And that's why this plan is important, because it's intended to help preserve some of those major features, natural features, community assets over time so that as development occurs, we're able to retain those things that people love about McKinney," she said.
We are getting into the thick of the Fantasy Football season when you need to start jockeying for position. It is time to make aggressive moves via the trade market to improve your team. Now is the time to buy low on underperforming players (like Amari Cooper before Thursday’s performance).
If you were wondering what he would do after a breakthrough rookie season, Dak Prescott is proving he’s for real. He has multiple TDs in four straight, including 10 in his last three games. He is an as-advertised dual-threat QB in an offense that has not even hit its stride just yet. Prescott should be locked into your Fantasy lineup regardless of matchup. In dynasty formats, he should only be moved for a large sum, given his youth and upside. Prescott will be a popular DFS selection against the Niners this weekend.
Ben Roethlisberger is stumbling out of the gate and the entire Steelers offense is suffering, not to mention Fantasy owners. It wasn’t just the five INT game a couple of weeks ago, but that certainly didn’t help. Maybe retirement has more than entered his mind? It certainly looks like it, but there is simply too much talent on the Steelers to give up on him. With his recent play and much-discussed road struggles, Roethlisberger is not someone I want to start right now until things turn around. He’s a QB2 until further notice.
No one was probably happier to see Adrian Peterson leave town than Mark Ingram. Well, besides maybe Peterson owners. Ingram has more room to run and breathing room with Adrian Peterson gone. Now, Ingram is back to straddling the RB1 fence on a weekly basis. He will have to contend with talented rookie Alvin Kamara, who will eat into his touches and reception upside. The chance to scoop him up at a reasonable price passed after his two TD performance.
Adrian Peterson finally got a chance to run this season and he responded by racking up over 130 yards with two scores. The return of David Johnson is looming, but AP could very well put up Top 10 numbers in the meantime. He gives the Cardinals a much-needed threat in the run game. There was a chance Peterson was on your waiver wire last week, but he’s long gone by now. Consider him a strong RB2 option on a weekly basis.
Terrelle Pryor’s debut in Washington is off to a less than stellar start. He has just two games with more than 31 yards receiving and a lone score. Kirk Cousins is not slinging it quite as much as he did last season and Pryor has not asserted himself as a lead WR. He’s in a contract year and it will be very interesting to see how the next 11 games go for him. He’s barely a Fantasy starter right now and it’s only because of bye weeks. The 28-year-old’s dynasty value is leaking, which makes him worth a buy low check-in. Outside of that, though, it is best to stay away from this situation until Pryor shows any signs of turning things around.
Devin Funchess has been emerging as a reliable target for Cam Newton. With Greg Olsen out, Funchess has been seeing additional work and is a bench WR I want to own. If Kelvin Benjamin cannot go in Week 7, Funchess will elevate to a legitimate WR2/3 candidate. He has the size and ceiling to usurp Benjamin as Newton’s favorite target by 2018. His value has been up and down in dynasty formats, so whether you can still buy him at a reasonable price really depends on the rest of your league mates. His talent is certainly worth inquiring about. In redraft formats, he makes for a great throw-in target that could be valuable depth for you down the stretch.
George Kittle made some noise this summer but rookie TEs rarely make it worth your while in Fantasy. Still, the trade of Vance McDonald signaled the beginning of the Kittle era and it has gotten off to a solid start. He’s a definite upside TE2 and a streaming option. Those in dynasty leagues need to pay close attention to his development. If he is available on your waiver wire, throw Kittle on your bench for a rainy day. He has the size and athleticism to be a reliable pass-catching move TE for the Niners.
Delanie Walker has been a consistently strong TE1 option for the past three years. He has competition now at the position in the form of rookie Jonnu Smith. While a healthy Walker is still a Fantasy starter, he’s more of a back-end TE1 than no-doubt Top 5 option. Smith is not on the radar just yet, unless of course, Walker misses Week 7. Smith is a player that you will want to target in dynasty formats, as his future is extremely bright. Consider him the heir apparent to Walker and that could happen as early as next season.
First Citizens non-performing loans is 0.8 per cent.
The refusal of most of the worlds major oil and gas to bid on the deep water is not a reflection of the areas prospects.
Compelling evidence that this country faces a crisis of formidable magnitude, moral as well as environmental, is the unequivocal approval by the Minister of Public Utilities as regards the construction of an aluminium smelter on top of the Erin aquifer.
HCA 168 of 2003; Ray Williams v Mayor, Aldermen, Councillors and Citizens of the City of Port-of-Spain; before Justice Best; Judgment dated October 2006.
Time and time again local market commentators have bemoaned the lack of locally available investment opportunities generally but, particularly, in the energy sector for the individual investor.
Branding is a way to differentiate your company, product or service from competitors and to provide it with a personality that is both unique and appealing to potential customers.
We are into the Christmas/ end of year season where bonuses, a salary advance and increased spending is the order of the day. It is also a time when one should take time to reflect on the year that is about to depart.
NLRB Ruling No Fast Solution : Baseball: Action could lead to strike's end, but that probably would mean start of lockout.
The National Labor Relations Board said Tuesday it would issue a complaint against major league baseball owners for unfair labor practice, but the expected move is not likely to prompt a quick resolution to a bargaining dispute now in its eighth month.
Fred Feinstein, the NLRB's general counsel, said at a news conference in Washington that he would take another week before deciding whether to seek an injunction to make the owners reinstate the terms and conditions of the old labor agreement with the players.
Union leaders have said that if the NLRB obtains such an injunction, they will recommend to the players that the strike that began on Aug. 12 be terminated.
However, the owners seem certain to wage a possibly prolonged fight with the NLRB in court and to respond to any attempt by the players to return to work under terms of the old agreement with a lockout.
Acting Commissioner Bud Selig said the owners have no desire to play another season under the conditions of the expired agreement.
"This is just another manifestation of the fact that the only rational and practical way to end this dispute is at the table," Selig said.
John Harrington, chief executive officer of the Boston Red Sox and chairman of the owners' negotiating committee, said the owners "vigorously disagree" with the NLRB and "are quite confident that the clubs will prevail if the issues are litigated in federal court."
Negotiations that had been scheduled to resume Tuesday in Florida, were postponed when union and management representatives were summoned to separate meetings with Feinstein and informed of his decision to issue a complaint. Each side indicated a willingness to reschedule the talks as soon as possible, and are expected to try that today.
Nevertheless, it seems unlikely that a settlement could be reached in time to have striking players on the field for the scheduled season opener on April 2.
It also seems unlikely that the NLRB, hesitant to provide either side with leverage and hopeful that the dispute can be settled through negotiation, could obtain an injunction before then. If Feinstein waits a week before asking the NLRB's five-member board for permission to pursue an injunction, the board will require several more days to consider it, and it will probably take a federal judge in New York another week to schedule a hearing and reach a decision that could be appealed by the owners.
In addition, arguments on the merit of the unfair labor charge before an administrative law judge will not begin until May 22, and a decision that also can be appealed to the NLRB board is not likely until late this year or early next year.
Despite that tenuous timetable, the union expressed delight with Tuesday's decision--the formal complaint will be issued today--and pointed out privately that the owners face enormous legal and financial risks, with or without a lockout.
"The risk of damages doesn't depend on a lockout," a source close to the union said.
--If the owners persist in the illegal behavior and do not reinstate the old work rules, they could be exposed to treble damages under the collusion clause of the old agreement and ultimately be forced to pay a fine 10 times larger, perhaps, than their $280-million collusion penalty of several years ago.
--If they reinstate the old rules but order a lockout, they could be liable for back pay, plus interest, from Aug. 12--providing the administrative law judge rules they violated the National Labor Relations Act.
"Obviously, we're pleased with the result," union leader Donald Fehr said after meeting with Feinstein. "Obviously, it was the right thing to do. Sooner or later, people are going to realize that the reason negotiations are not moving forward is because (the owners) are not bargaining in good faith."
Feinstein said the complaint would allege that the owners "did not properly follow the rules of collective bargaining" when they illegally eliminated salary arbitration and violated the anti-collusion clause of the expired agreement by acting in concert against the signing of free agents.
Both violations occurred after the owners had agreed to reinstate the old work rules and withdraw their salary-cap system to avoid NLRB sanctions for declaring an illegal impasse before implementation of the cap on Dec. 23.
"The remedy we will seek will be restoration of these terms until such times as a new agreement is reached or until the parties bargain to a good-faith impasse on those issues," Feinstein said.
The owners tried to put their own spin on the decision by citing in a release that the NLRB recognized the clubs' right to bargain collectively through their Player Relations Committee, a move tantamount to a signing freeze.
Said an American League owner: "The union didn't come close to getting everything it wanted. This is not the way out for Don."
Cook had prevailed at the recent Tongyeong World Cup event, but was missing from the start-line in Ecuador last week.
She would form part of a nine-athlete leading group following the swim and bike sections of the Olympic distance race.
The breakaway group remained clear of the main peloton throughout the duration of the 40 kilometres bike leg, setting up a battle on the run for victory.
Cook would surge clear of her rivals after one lap of the 10km run, with the American eventually crossing the line in a winning time of 1 hour, 54min and 12sec.
She finished 38 seconds clear of her team-mate Taylor Spivey, who claimed the silver medal in the event.
The podium was rounded off by Emma Jackson, with the Australian athlete crossing the line in a time of 1:54:53.
"I am really happy with today’s race," said Cook.
"It felt great to be able to back up my win in Tongyeong last week with another win.
"I feel like I completed some things better than I did last week, so I am really happy about that and I am really happy about the process that I put forth in order to achieve my result today.
"I am looking to take these last two results and the things I accomplished from the whole process and take them into next season."
The World Cup season was brought to a conclusion with the men’s race, which saw Belgium’s Marten Van Riel win gold for the first time.
Van Riel found himself in a battle with Vicente Hernandez of Spain on the run section of the race, but he ultimately took the victory in 1:42:36.
Hernandez finished just three seconds adrift of his rival to take the silver medal.
The podium was rounded off by Denmark’s Andreas Schilling, who finished third in a time of 1:43:04.
Under the United States GSP programme, nearly 2,000 products including auto components and textile materials can enter the US duty-free.
Holding is Republican Co-Chair of influential Congressional India caucus.
A top Republican lawmaker has urged the US trade agency to put on hold its decision to terminate preferential trade status granted to India till the general elections in the country are over.
US President Donald Trump this month informed the US Congress about his intent to terminate the designation of India as a beneficiary developing country under Generalized System of Preferences(GSP) programme that facilitates duty free import of certain products from underdeveloped countries to help grow their economies.
Under the United States GSP programme, nearly 2,000 products including auto components and textile materials can enter the US duty-free if the beneficiary developing countries meet the eligibility criteria established by the Congress.
India was the largest beneficiary of the programme in 2017 with USD 5.7 billion in imports to the US given duty-free status, according to a Congressional Research Service report in January.
Republican Congressman George Holding in a letter to US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has urged to delay the termination to be able to have a more productive conversation free from the turmoil of politics.
"It is my request that the administration postpone the termination of India's GSP eligibility and revisit this decision after India's general election. At that point, we would be free from the turmoil of politics and would be able to have a more productive conversation," Holding said.
"I believe, the administration, and the US companies would be better served if India's termination from the GSP programme were put on hold until after the elections conclude in May," Holding said in the letter.
"While I understand the administration's intent to terminate India's eligibility finder the GSP programme, I believe it is important to consider that India is in the midst of general elections," said the Congressman from North Carolina.
In his letter dated March 27, Holding argued that it is in the best interest of all parties for India to institute meaningful market access reforms.
"However, it is my concern that by terminating India's GSP eligibility so close to their elections we politicise these negotiations and hinder a successful outcome," he said.
"Even worse, terminating their eligibility now politicises these negotiations and undermines our chances for a successful outcome," Holding warned.
In his letter, Holding applauded the Trump administration's efforts to ensure India provides reasonable market access to the US companies and does not institute unfair trade barriers that hinder commerce.
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Shawn Kressin wins Championship Flight in Appleton City Golf Tournament.
Green Bay resident Shawn Kressin wins Championship Flight in Appleton City Golf Tournament at Reid Golf Course.
APPLETON - Shawn Kressin closed out the victory in the Championship Flight at the Appleton City Golf Tournament on Sunday at Reid Golf Course.
Kressin, a 29-year-old from Green Bay, shot 72 in the final round to finish with a two-day total of 140. He won by five strokes over Troy Thiel, who shot 74 on Sunday.
Luke Menchl, Jake Kuklinski and Mike Morkin finished in a tie for third place in the Championship Flight at 148.
Ryan Miller won the A Flight title by beating James Brueggeman in a playoff. They finished tied at 155.
Joe Sarnowski won B Flight with a 162, Scott Van Eperen won C Flight with a 180, Terry Brady won D Flight with a 180 and Greg May won the Senior Division with a 159.
Michael Morzenti shot the low round of the day on Sunday with a 68 in the Championship Flight. Kressin shot 68 on Saturday for the only other sub-70 round during the tournament.
Championship Flight: Shawn Kressin 68-72-140, Troy Thiel 71-74-145, Luke Menchl 75-73-148, Jake Kuklinski 76-72-148, Mike Morkin 78-70-148, Ben Peterson 70-79-149, Cayden Janse 75-74-149, Alex Ly 76-73-149, Ryan Prickette 73-77-150, Paul Borek 73-77-150, Kai Thao 76-74-150, Michael Morzenti 83-68-151, Bailey Van Handel 75-77-152, Davis Cheney 73-81-154, Evan Van Enkevort 77-78-155, Alex Allinger 81-76-157, Grant Friemuth 82-76-158, Sam Kuklinski 82-86-168, Pat Heun 82-WD.
A Flight: Ryan Miller 79-76-155 (won playoff), James Brueggeman 81-74-155, Bruce Bishop 74-83-157, Jamie Chapin 80-78-158, Tom Hrubesky 83-75-158, Derek Glaser 81-79-160, Jeff Leeman 82-79-161, Jeff Winters 80-83-163, Tyler Limpert 80-83-163, Mike Zimmer 81-83-164, Dylan Van Dyn Hoven 88-76-164, Michael Niemuth 78-87-165, Sarah Needleman 82-83-165, Justin Ruetten 87-78-165, Jim Wittmann 82-84-166, Jim O'Neill 83-83-166, Zach Hull 88-78-166, Andy Fredrick 82-85-167, Bradley Brown 86-84-170, Jonathan Krause 92-85-177.
B Flight: Joe Sarnowski 87-75-162, Dan Ebben 85-78-163, Trey Anderson 84-80-164, Eric Treager 81-88-169, Rick Snider 87-83-170, Larry Sobeck 86-85-171, George Bielis 88-83-171, Steve Blank 89-83-172, Cliff Halley 89-85-174, Jeff Tess 95-80-175, Jeremy Reetz 92-84-176, Jeff Hall 93-84-177, Corey Berkers 97-82-179.
C Flight: Scott Van Eperen 94-86-180, Joel Zahari 101-91-192.
D Flight: Terry Brady 96-84-180, Kent Rohm 101-93-194.
Senior Division: Greg May 77-82-159, Michael Levenhagen 84-79-163, Norm Stoddard 85-81-166, Bob Stark 86-86-172, Mark Ambrosius 84-91-175, Jeff West 89-91-180.
A very, very brief power outage at a Toshiba factory forced the company to completely halt operations at the critical plant. This could mean as much as a 20% drop in chip shipments which could lead to product shortages everywhere.
A Toshiba spokesman said that "if the outage stops even for a moment, the air-purifying and conditioning system in a clean room (an area free of microscopic airborne particles that could damage a chip) all the chips inside may be ruined." The chips inside that "clean room" during the outage were NAND flash memory (widely used in products everywhere, especially Apple's).
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5: Number of Grammy Awards George Carlin won for his comedy albums. Carlin died on this day in 2008 at the age of 71.
June 22, 2009: Two Metro trains collide in Washington, D.C., killing nine and injuring more than 80.
In December 1975, Secretary of Defense Bill Clements wanted to know how much it would cost to modify F-15 and F-16 fighter jets so they could carry atomic weapons. Two months later, the Air Force sent back data on what it would take to upgrade those two types of aircraft—or the A-10—with nukes.
Needless to say, the Air Force didn’t recommend strapping atomic weapons to the A-10s. Nor is there any record that the Air Force considered the idea ever again.
Despite what the Pentagon and senior Air Force leaders might say, the A-10 Warthog is far from a “single-purpose airplane.” But dropping nuclear bombs might be one of the things the low- and slow-flying attackers actually can’t do.
But the Air Force once briefly considered the idea.
The total amount—equivalent to more than $65 million today—would cover developing and testing the required equipment, and installing it on the Warthog fleet.
The flying branch’s calculations included systems needed to support B-43, B-57 and B-61 bombs.
At the time, these three bombs were the standard nuclear weapons for aircraft in the U.S. military. If a shooting war broke out in Europe, America’s NATO allies would have gotten access to these weapons, too. Newer versions of the B-61 remain in service today.
Obviously, the Air Force never ended up arming the A-10s with nukes.
But Clement’s desire for more nuclear-armed aircraft is hardly surprising. During the Cold War, the Pentagon expected to use nuclear bombs, artillery shells and missiles to fend off a Soviet invasion of Europe.
For many in Washington, the devastating power of atomic arms was the only way to deter the Kremlin. On paper at least, Moscow and her Warsaw Pact allies had a terrifying advantage in sheer numbers of tanks and other armored vehicles.
“Since 1968 the USSR has built over 65,000 armored vehicles for maneuver—nearly four times as many tanks as the United States, some three times as many armored infantry carriers,” warned a recently declassified Central Intelligence Agency article published in 1980.
But why the Air Force would offer up a nuclear-armed A-10 as a potential solution isn’t entirely clear.
While the Warthogs boast an impressive and unequaled array of ground attack capabilities, the straight-winged strike planes are poorly suited at best—and a death trap at worst—for a nuclear bombing run.

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