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...three major categories: wins against teams in descending order of ranking in the ratings percentage index (RPI)—1-5 is worth five points, 6-10 four points, 11-15 three points, 16-20 two points, and all other wins one point—in addition to strength of schedule index, determined by how each team performs against its tough opponents; and normal RPI rank, based on winning percentage, opponent’s record, and opponent’s strength of schedule...
...According to Anderson, it is likely that quality wins and strength of schedule were highly weighted, as the squad notched 14th in the former and sixth in the latter...
...discuss the strength of your Muslim faith in your book. Do you have a favorite Koranic verse? There is a verse that says God swears by time. Anything you gain in life, you pay for with your time. Time is the most important thing that has been given to man. This inspires me because it reminds me how short our time here...
Dine Originals is throwing its life preservers to small restaurants across the country. Facing competition from national chains that add more muscle every year, many small food establishments are finding the strength to compete by exploiting the power in numbers. First called the Council of Independent Restaurants of America, the group started life in 1999 as a conventional trade association; its main activity was organizing well-meaning promotional events like food and wine tastings. About six months ago, it started using the brand name Dine Originals, shortly after forming a coordinated purchasing and marketing pool that helps the little guys...
...were hitting their mark," but that he "uncovered the inner workings of the ever-cheapening discourse that passes for political debate. He reversed and flattened the meaning of the words he spoke." Colbert attacked both Bush and "the whole drama and language of American politics, the phony demonstration of strength, unity and vision." All during the dessert course, no less. The Salon piece also drafted Situationist writer Guy Debord as a character witness on Colbert's behalf, who cited the comedian's brilliant "semiotic inversion." Bringing in a French theorist to help you prove someone is funny is like asking...