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The End of Nick Blackburn
by, 07-26-2012 at 04:28 PM (783 Views)
Originally posted at Knuckleballs.
Yesterday afternoon 32,261 baseball fans were treated to a 4.1 inning performance fromNick Blackburn in which more batters hit home runs (2) than struck out (1). Before he was yanked midway through the 5th inning, Blackburn faced 23 batters, and gave up 10 hits and 8 runs (all earned). Unfortunately for Twins fans, this marked Blackburns 8th start of 2012 in which he gave up 5 or more earned runs and failed to get through the 6th inning. In fact, Blackburn has pitched into the 7th inning just once in 2012, just last week when he went 6.2 innings and gave up just a single earned run, his best start since July 15th of 2011 when he was able to go seven full innings without giving up any runs, despite being tagged with a 2-1 loss.
Originally drafted in the 29th round of the 2001 amateur draft out of Seminole State College, Blackburn made his MLB debut as a September call-up in 2007, going 0-2 in 11.2 innings spread out over 6 relief appearances. In 2008 he made the team coming out of Spring Training and has been a perennial fixture in the Twins rotation since then. Blackburn pitched fairly well in 2008 and 2009, posting ERAs just a blip over 4 in back to back seasons, and averaged almost 200 innings a year. Coming off of his 2009 season the Twins inked Blackburn to a 4 year $14 million dollar extension that included an $8 million dollar team option for 2014. Since that time he has struggled to stay healthy and seen his ERA increase, despite playing in the pitcher friendly confines of Target Field for half of his starts.
2010 was a down year for Blackburn as his ERA rose to a career high 5.24 due in large part to career highs in HR/9 and BB/9 and a career low 3.8 SO/9. In 2011 Blackburn rebounded early in the season and had a 3.64 ERA through the end of June and looked like he had finally become the pitcher the Twins had hoped he would be. He was striking out almost 1 more batter per 9 than he was in 2010 and his BB/9 were down to a minuscule .84 walks per nine innings. However, Blackburn fell off significantly after the All-Star break and was shut down at the end of August and never made another appearance in 2011, finishing the year with just 148.1 innings pitched and an ERA of 4.49.
Heading into 2012 the Twins were hopeful that Nick Blackburn would return from the arm issues that cost him the end of the 2011 season and once again be the dependable innings eater he was in 2008, 2009, and even the first half of 2011. Unfortunately things have been anything but smooth for Blackburn in 2012. His ERA is 7.46, hes giving up more home runs than any other time in his career, and opposing teams are just spraying the ball all over the field against him. Opponents are hitting .327/.368/.566 against him, good enough for an OPS of .934, the same OPS as Melky Cabrera. Definitely not a recipe for success.
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C. A. Stamper, 84 of Newton, MS, died Thursday,October 25, 2012 at his residence in Newton, MS . Funeral services will be 10 A.M. , Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Newton County Funeral Home North in Newton,MS with Bro. Ron Gilstrap officiating. Burial will be in Beat Line Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 P.M. - 8 P.M. at Newton County Funeral Home North on Friday, October 26, 2012. Newton County Funeral Home of Newton, MS is in charge of arrangements. 601-635-3200
He was a lifelong resident of Newton County. He was retired from La-Z-Boy South and a Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was an active member of First Baptist Church in Newton. He enjoyed being outdoors and fishing.
Preceded in death by: His Wife: Emogene Price Stamper His Parents: Glover and Elma Addy Stamper Two Sisters: Maggie Lou Miley & Verna Pendergrass
Survivors Include: One Son: Randy Stamper of Newton One Sister: June & husband Bernard Nelson of Petal Two Brothers: Melvin & wife Betty Stamper of Lawrence Purvis & wife Janiece Stamper of South Carolina
Friends and family may sign an online guest book at www.newtoncountyfuneralhome.com

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The second annual Blues and BBQ Festival is almost here!
The music festival is scheduled for Sept. 29, with a rain date of Oct. 6, and the committee of volunteers working so hard to plan it is looking for help.
Live blues music will go from noon to 10 p.m. at the outdoor ampitheater.
This year the event will also feature a motorcycle rally, beginning at 11 a.m. and ending at the festival at 1 p.m. The fee is $25 per bike which gets a free t-shirt, and $15 per passenger. Riders are asked to collect pledges, the rally pledge form is attached to this article.
Blues and BBQ Festival Line-Up:
- Lone Shark
- Frank Fotusky
- Stone Blue
- The Incinerators
- 9 Below
- Jennifer Jordan Band
- The Spider Daniels Band
- Chuck Lambert
- And others
To volunteer to assist in this event, please email Councilman Lt. Col. Jeff Cantor at firstname.lastname@example.com.
To download the vendor and sponsor forms, visit the township website or see the forms attached to this article.
This event will benefit the Special Operation Warrior Foundation.


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COLUMBUS (AP) -- To outside observers, it looks like a mismatch.
No. 6 Ohio State is 10-0, can clinch a share of the title in its Big Ten division and can keep alive any flickering hopes of being the last unbeaten standing when the final poll votes are cast.
Illinois (2-6) has lost its last five games and in conference play is 0-4 this year with a 10-game losing skid. With problems on both sides of the ball, the Illini are four-touchdown underdogs.
For both teams, the opponent isn't as important as how each team plays.
The Buckeyes' Urban Meyer doesn't want any letup as his team cruises into its bye week before two last, pivotal games to end the season.
"Here's the thing: How good are we?" Meyer said. "That's the question to as stellar at times. They've played sporadically all year on both offense and defense, surrendering big points and yardage (a 42-39 win over Indiana) and at other times gutting out a low-scoring struggle (17-16 at Michigan State).
As the wins have added up, the Buckeyes say they don't feel any weight of the expectations.
"No pressure, no pressure. We felt we could win every game, we said it at the beginning of the season, So why not? Why give up? Why stop right now?" cornerback Bradley Roby said. "There's no pressure. We're putting pressure on ourselves, but there's no pressure from the outside."
It's a different kind of pressure at Illinois. Coach Tim Beckman, a former Meyer assistant, is seeking a sign of hope in an otherwise dreary season.
"We understand Ohio State is a good football team," he said. "The only thing we can control is what we do. Those are the things that we talk about every day that we step there on the practice field or in the meeting rooms -- how can you improve yourself today? That's what we ask our players to do."
The Illini figure if they can put things together for a change it just might be enough. After all, Illinois has won seven of the last 11 meetings at Ohio Stadium.
"They're undefeated so we're going to have to go up there and play our best game," Illini defensive tackle Akeem Spence said. "We can't make stupid penalties, we can't turn the ball over and we can't give up big plays. I think if we do that, we can slow them down."
All week, Ohio State's coaches have been showing clips of Illinois highlights, stressing how talented the Illini are rather than how poorly they have been playing. They are last in the Big Ten in most offensive and return categories.
The point is trying to get the Buckeyes to not look past thellowed (almost 4 a game), scoring (18 points per game) and total offense (just 317 yards a game).
He's got an idea of what lies ahead on Saturday.
"It's a tough test. They're playing as well as anyone in the country right now," Scheelhaase said. "For sure you're not always going to be favored in those games, but that's why they play (them)."
Beckman was the head coach at Toledo a year ago and nearly pulled off a stunner in the Horseshoe. His Rockets had the ball late in the fourth quarter, trailing by five points, but were unable to pull off the upset.
After much success as a head coach and an assistant -- he coached defensive backs on the Ohio State team in 2006 that was unbeaten and No. 1 before being walloped 41-14 in the BCS title game by Meyer's Florida team -- for the first time he is dealing with losing.
"You learn how to take defeats. I hate losing, but it's just how to react to the players after continued defeats, I think is very important," he said. "I guess (I've learned) how to continue to motivate and continue to push your football players to be the best they can be."


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Support is growing for a $4.3 million plan to build a new stadium for Athens Drive High School as part of the first major renovation of the schools athletic facilities since 1978.
Wake County school board members were briefed Wednesday on three proposals, ranging from $4.3 million to $9.3 million, for modernizing its football field, improving other fields, adding more parking spaces and making it more handicapped-accessible. Leaders of the schools booster club backed the cheapest option and school board members responded theyd work to get funding included in a school construction bond referendum that could go on the fall ballot.
Were going to get things done. Trust us, said board member Jim Martin to parents as they left Wednesdays facilities committee meeting.
Its a hopeful sign for parents whove been pushing for renovations at Athens Drive, located in west Raleigh near Lake Johnson, for decades. Frustrations grew so high that last summer the booster club hired a lawyer and threatened to take legal action if steps werent taken to improve the facilities.
Its encouraging that its on the table now, said Karin Evanoff, past president of the Jaguars booster club and the parent of two Athens Drive students.
The focus is Williams Stadium, which hosts football, soccer, lacrosse and track and field events. The stadium is nearly a half-mile from the high school on land that is owned by the city of Raleigh and leased to the school system.
The stadium lacks a field house, forcing athletes to walk to the campus to use lockers, restrooms and showers. Booster club members say the stadium is dimly lit, difficult for emergency crews to reach, with limited parking and lacking enough accommodations for handicapped people.
A major hurdle was overcome in January 2012 when the Raleigh City Council gave permission for renovations.
A study commissioned for the school system came up with three options.
One option would consolidate all athletic facilities on campus and included building a new stadium, an elevated parking structure, a reconstructed baseball field and new tennis courts. The price tag would be $9.3 million.
A second option would continue to use Williams Stadium, but fully upgrade the facility and build a field house. The cost of this option is $4.5 million.
The third option, costing $4.3 million, is a hybrid of the other two. Wake would build a new stadium on campus for football, soccer and lacrosse, allowing athletes to use the existing locker, shower and restroom facilities. Williams Stadium would still be used, but only for track and field and as a multipurpose field, reducing upgrades there.
No decisions or recommendations were made Wednesday, but Martin said hes confident the school system would include Athens Drives funding in the bond issue.
When you have a problem thats 30 years old, it doesnt take a rocket scientist to identify a need, Martin said.
One possible stumbling block, however, is the strained relations between the school board and commissioners.
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In the meantime, the natural gas boom has led to cleaner power and greater energy independence. That's why my Administration will keep cutting red tape and speeding up new oil and gas permits. But I also want to work with this Congress to encourage the research and technology that helps natural gas burn even cleaner and protects our air and water.
Indeed, much of our new-found energy is drawn from lands and waters that we, the public, own together. So tonight, I propose we use some of our oil and gas revenues to fund an Energy Security Trust that will drive new research and technology to shift our cars and trucks off oil for good. If a non-partisan coalition of CEOs and retired generals and admirals can get behind this idea, then so can we. Let's take their advice and free our families and businesses from the painful spikes in gas prices we've put up with for far too long. I'm also issuing a new goal for America: let's cut in half the energy wasted by our homes and businesses over the next twenty years. The states with the best ideas to create jobs and lower energy bills by constructing more efficient buildings will receive federal support to help make it happen.
America's energy sector is just one part of an aging infrastructure badly in need of repair. Ask any CEO where they'd rather locate and hire: a country with deteriorating roads and bridges, or one with high-speed rail and internet; high-tech schools and self-healing power grids. The CEO of Siemens America – a company that brought hundreds of new jobs to North Carolina – has said that if we upgrade our infrastructure, they'll bring even more jobs. And I know that you want these job-creating projects in your districts. I've seen you all at the ribbon-cuttings.
Tonight, I propose a "Fix-It-First" program to put people to work as soon as possible on our most urgent repairs, like the nearly 70,000 structurally deficient bridges across the country. And to make sure taxpayers don't shoulder the whole burden, I'm also proposing a Partnership to Rebuild America that attracts private capital to upgrade what our businesses need most: modern ports to move our goods; modern pipelines to withstand a storm; modern schools worthy of our children. Let's prove that there is no better place to do business than the United States of America. And let's start right away.
Part of our rebuilding effort must also involve our housing sector. Today, our housing market is finally healing from the collapse of 2007. Home prices are rising at the fastest pace in six years, home purchases are up nearly 50 percent, and construction is expanding again.
But even with mortgage rates near a 50-year low, too many families with solid credit who want to buy a home are being rejected. Too many families who have never missed a payment and want to refinance are being told no. That's holding our entire economy back, and we need to fix it. Right now, there's a bill in this Congress that would give every responsible homeowner in America the chance to save $3,000 a year by refinancing at today's rates. Democrats and Republicans have supported it before. What are we waiting for? Take a vote, and send me that bill. Right now, overlapping regulations keep responsible young families from buying their first home. What's holding us back? Let's streamline the process, and help our economy grow.
These initiatives in manufacturing, energy, infrastructure, and housing will help entrepreneurs and small business owners expand and create new jobs. But none of it will matter unless we also equip our citizens with the skills and training to fill those jobs. And that has to start at the earliest possible age.
Study after study shows that the sooner a child begins learning, the better he or she does down the road. But today, fewer than 3 in 10 four year-olds are enrolled in a high-quality preschool program. Most middle-class parents can't afford a few hundred bucks a week for private preschool. And for poor kids who need help the most, this lack of access to preschool education can shadow them for the rest of their lives.
Tonight, I propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every child in America. Every dollar we invest in high-quality early education can save more than seven dollars later on – by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing violent crime. In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children, like Georgia or Oklahoma, studies show students grow up more likely to read and do math at grade level, graduate high school, hold a job, and form more stable families of their own. So let's do what works, and make sure none of our children start the race of life already behind. Let's give our kids that chance.
Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a technical degree from one of our community colleges, so that they're ready for a job. At schools like P-Tech in Brooklyn, a collaboration between New York Public Schools, the City University of New York, and IBM, students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree in computers or engineering.
We need to give every American student opportunities like this. Four years ago, we started Race to the Top – a competition that convinced almost every state to develop smarter curricula and higher standards, for about 1 percent of what we spend on education each year. Tonight, I'm announcing a new challenge to redesign America's high schools so they better equip graduates for the demands of a high-tech economy. We'll reward schools that develop new partnerships with colleges and employers, and create classes that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math – the skills today's employers are looking for to fill jobs right now and in the future.
Now, even with better high schools, most young people will need some higher education. It's a simple fact: the more education you have, the more likely you are to have a job and work your way into the middle class. But today, skyrocketing costs price way too many young people out of a higher education, or saddle them with unsustainable debt.
Through tax credits, grants, and better loans, we have made college more affordable for millions of students and families over the last few years. But taxpayers cannot continue to subsidize the soaring cost of higher education. Colleges must do their part to keep costs down, and it's our job to make sure they do. Tonight, I ask Congress to change the Higher Education Act, so that affordability and value are included in determining which colleges receive certain types of federal aid. And tomorrow, my Administration will release a new "College Scorecard" that parents and students can use to compare schools based on a simple criteria: where you can get the most bang for your educational buck.
To grow our middle class, our citizens must have access to the education and training that today's jobs require. But we also have to make sure that America remains a place where everyone who's willing to work hard has the chance to get ahead.
Our economy is stronger when we harness the talents and ingenuity of striving, hopeful immigrants. And right now, leaders from the business, labor, law enforcement, and faith communities all agree that the time has come to pass comprehensive immigration reform.
Real reform means strong border security, and we can build on the progress my Administration has already made – putting more boots on the southern border than at any time in our history, and reducing illegal crossings to their lowest levels in 40 years.
Real reform means establishing a responsible pathway to earned citizenship – a path that includes passing a background check, paying taxes and a meaningful penalty, learning English, and going to the back of the line behind the folks trying to come here legally.
And real reform means fixing the legal immigration system to cut waiting periods, reduce bureaucracy, and attract the highly-skilled entrepreneurs and engineers that will help create jobs and grow our economy.
In other words, we know what needs to be done. As we speak, bipartisan groups in both chambers are working diligently to draft a bill, and I applaud their efforts. Now let's get this done. Send me a comprehensive immigration reform bill in the next few months, and I will sign it right away.
But we can't stop there. We know our economy is stronger when our wives, mothers, and daughters can live their lives free from discrimination in the workplace, and free from the fear of domestic violence. Today, the Senate passed the Violence Against Women Act that Joe Biden originally wrote almost 20 years ago. I urge the House to do the same. And I ask this Congress to declare that women should earn a living equal to their efforts, and finally pass the Paycheck Fairness Act this year.
We know our economy is stronger when we reward an honest day's work with honest wages. But today, a full-time worker making the minimum wage earns $14,500 a year. Even with the tax relief we've put in place, a family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. That's wrong. That's why, since the last time this Congress raised the minimum wage, nineteen states have chosen to bump theirs even higher.
Tonight, let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9.00 an hour. This single step would raise the incomes of millions of working families. It could mean the difference between groceries or the food bank; rent or eviction; scraping by or finally getting ahead. For businesses across the country, it would mean customers with more money in their pockets. In fact, working folks shouldn't have to wait year after year for the minimum wage to go up while CEO pay has never been higher. So here's an idea that Governor Romney and I actually agreed on last year: let's tie the minimum wage to the cost of living, so that it finally becomes a wage you can live on.
Tonight, let's also recognize that there are communities in this country where no matter how hard you work, it's virtually impossible to get ahead. Factory towns decimated from years of plants packing up. Inescapable pockets of poverty, urban and rural, where young adults are still fighting for their first job. America is not a place where chance of birth or circumstance should decide our destiny. And that is why we need to build new ladders of opportunity into the middle class for all who are willing to climb them.
Let's offer incentives to companies that hire Americans who've got what it takes to fill that job opening, but have been out of work so long that no one will give them a chance. Let's put people back to work rebuilding vacant homes in run-down neighborhoods. And this year, my Administration will begin to partner with 20 of the hardest-hit towns in America to get these communities back on their feet. We'll work with local leaders to target resources at public safety, education, and housing. We'll give new tax credits to businesses that hire and invest. And we'll work to strengthen families by removing the financial deterrents to marriage for low-income couples, and doing more to encourage fatherhood – because what makes you a man isn't the ability to conceive a child; it's having the courage to raise one.
Stronger families. Stronger communities. A stronger America. It is this kind of prosperity – broad, shared, and built on a thriving middle class – that has always been the source of our progress at home. It is also the foundation of our power and influence throughout the world.
Tonight, we stand united in saluting the troops and civilians who sacrifice every day to protect us. Because of them, we can say with confidence that America will complete its mission in Afghanistan, and achieve our objective of defeating the core of al Qaeda. Already, we have brought home 33,000 of our brave servicemen and women. This spring, our forces will move into a support role, while Afghan security forces take the lead. Tonight, I can announce that over the next year, another 34,000 American troops will come home from Afghanistan. This drawdown will continue. And by the end of next year, our war in Afghanistan will be over.
Beyond 2014, America's commitment to a unified and sovereign Afghanistan will endure, but the nature of our commitment will change. We are negotiating an agreement with the Afghan government that focuses on two missions: training and equipping Afghan forces so that the country does not again slip into chaos, and counter-terrorism efforts that allow us to pursue the remnants of al Qaeda and their affiliates.
Today, the organization that attacked us on 9/11 is a shadow of its former self. Different al Qaeda affiliates and extremist groups have emerged – from the Arabian Peninsula to Africa. The threat these groups pose is evolving. But to meet this threat, we don't need to send tens of thousands of our sons and daughters abroad, or occupy other nations. Instead, we will need to help countries like Yemen, Libya, and Somalia provide for their own security, and help allies who take the fight to terrorists, as we have in Mali. And, where necessary, through a range of capabilities, we will continue to take direct action against those terrorists who pose the gravest threat to Americans.
As we do, we must enlist our values in the fight. That is why my Administration has worked tirelessly to forge a durable legal and policy framework to guide our counterterrorism operations. Throughout, we have kept Congress fully informed of our efforts. I recognize that in our democracy, no one should just take my word that we're doing things the right way. So, in the months ahead, I will continue to engage with Congress to ensure not only that our targeting, detention, and prosecution of terrorists remains consistent with our laws and system of checks and balances, but that our efforts are even more transparent to the American people and to the world.
Of course, our challenges don't end with al Qaeda. America will continue to lead the effort to prevent the spread of the world's most dangerous weapons. The regime in North Korea must know that they will only achieve security and prosperity by meeting their international obligations. Provocations of the sort we saw last night will only isolate them further, as we stand by our allies, strengthen our own missile defense, and lead the world in taking firm action in response to these threats.


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Rolls-Royce history timeline
Rolls-Royce is one of the most famous names in engineering throughout the world. In this section you can explore a brief history of the company and see a graphical timeline of the milestones in our history.
Rolls-Royce grew from the electrical and mechanical business established by Henry Royce in 1884. Royce built his first motor car in 1904 and in May of that year met Charles Rolls, whose company sold quality cars in London.
Agreement was reached that Royce Limited would manufacture a range of cars to be exclusively sold by CS Rolls & Co – they were to bear the name Rolls-Royce.
Success with the cars led to the formation of the Rolls-Royce company in March 1906 and to the launch of the six-cylinder Silver Ghost which, within a year, was hailed as 'the best car in the world'.
At the start of the First World War, in response to the nation's needs, Royce designed his first aero engine – the Eagle, providing some half of the total horsepower used in the air war by the allies.
The Eagle powered the first direct transatlantic flight as well as the first flight from England to Australia – both in the Vickers Vimy aircraft.
The late 1920s saw Rolls-Royce develop the 'R' engine to power Britain's entry in the International Schneider Trophy seaplane contest. It established a new world air speed record of over 400mph in 1931.
Subsequently it established new world records on both land and water. More importantly, as subsequent events were to prove, it gave Rolls-Royce the technological base to develop the Merlin, which Royce has begun to work on before his death in 1933.
The Merlin powered the Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire in the Battle of Britain. Demand for the Merlin during the Second World War transformed Rolls-Royce from a relatively small company into a major contender in aero propulsion.
In parallel, Rolls-Royce began development of the aero gas turbine, pioneered by Sir Frank Whittle.
The Welland engine entered service in the Gloster Meteor fighter in 1944 and Rolls-Royce had the confidence immediately after the war to commit itself to the gas turbine, in which it had a technological lead.
Rolls-Royce entered the civil aviation market with the Dart in the Vickers Viscount. It was to become the cornerstone of the universal acceptance of the gas turbine by the airline industry.
The Avon-powered Comet became the first turbojet to enter transatlantic service and in 1960, the Conway engine in the Boeing 707 became the first turbofan to enter airline service.
The other major manufacturers in Britain between the wars were Armstrong Siddeley, Blackburn, Bristol, de Havilland and Napier.
The leader among these was Bristol which, in 1959, merged with the motor car and aero-engine maker Armstrong Siddeley. Three other smaller engine companies were absorbed into Bristol Siddeley and Rolls-Royce in 1961.
Finally, the capability of the British aero-engine industry was consolidated when Rolls-Royce and Bristol Siddeley merged in 1966.
With the emergence of the widebody airliners in the late 1960s, Rolls-Royce launched the RB211 for the Lockheed L-1011 Tri-Star.
Early problems with the RB211 led to the company being taken into state ownership, and the flotation of the motor car business in 1973 as a separate entity.
The three-shaft turbofan concept of the RB211 has now established itself at the heart of the Rolls-Royce world-class family of engines.
Rolls-Royce returned to the private sector, undergoing a number of mergers and acquisitions to create the only company in Britain capable of delivering power for use in the air, at sea and on land.
In 1990, Rolls-Royce formed an aero engines joint venture with BMW of Germany. Rolls-Royce took full control of the joint venture from January 2000. The legal name of the company is now Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG.
Allison Engine Company in Indianapolis was acquired. Allison brought with it major new civil engines including the AE3007 for Embraer's new regional jet, and existing, successful defence programmes.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars was sold by Vickers to Volkswagen, although BMW hold the rights to the name and the marque for use on Rolls-Royce cars, having acquired the rights from Rolls-Royce plc for £40m in 1998.
BMW took over responsibility for Rolls-Royce cars from the beginning of 2003.
Rolls-Royce took full control of its oil and gas joint venture, Cooper Rolls, with the acquisition of the rotating compression equipment interests of Cooper Energy Services. It also acquired National Airmotive in California, a major repair and overhaul facility now part of Rolls-Royce Engine Services.
The 1990s ended with the £576m acquisition of Vickers plc which, with primarily the Ulstein and Kamewa products and capabilities joining the Rolls-Royce existing gas turbine activities, transformed Rolls-Royce into the global leader in marine power systems.
Since its inception, the Rolls-Royce name has become synonymous with integrity, reliability and innovation associated across its four main business sectors - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.
Today it is the world's second largest civil aero engine company, the world's second largest defence aero engine company, a global leader in marine propulsion and a leading supplier of energy solutions. All of these businesses have gas turbine technology at their heart.
Rolls-Royce celebrated its centenary throughout 2004 with a series of special events for customers, partners from education and industry, as well as employees, families and friends in the UK, Germany, Scandinavia North America and the Far East.


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I have a couple of fish tanks that have a slight crack, barely noticeable, but still suitable for mice, rats, gerbils, turtle, spiders, lizards or any critter that does not need a tank full of water
2 of the tanks can hold water, but I would rather sell them for other uses
I have 3 tanks for $5 each
They need some cleaning, and clean pretty easily
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This month's Player's Handbook 3 debut content introduces skill powers. These are utility powers that characters qualify for based not on their class but by virtue of their training in a particular skill. Skill powers are available to every character in the game, whether it's a fighter built using only the Player's Handbook or a genasi hybrid invoker/wizard using content from a wide range of resources. All of this content comes directly from the pages of next year's Player's Handbook 3, and you get to see it months before everyone else: just another of the great benefits of being a D&D Insider!
A skill power is a way for a player to make a skill important in whatever situation he wants. If you want your high Diplomacy character to feel like a charismatic leader in battle, just pick out a combat-useful Diplomacy power. With a skill power, you extend a skill into whatever situation that power applies to.
About the Authors
Mike Mearls is the Lead Designer for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. His recent credits include H1: Keep on the Shadowfell and Player's Handbook 2.
Robert J. Schwalb works as a freelance designer for Wizards of the Coast. His recent credits include Martial Power, Draconomicon, and the Forgotten Realms Player's Guide. Robert lives in Tennessee with his incredibly patient wife, Stacee, and his pride of fiendish werecats, but is happiest when chained to his desk, toiling for his dark masters in Seattle.


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|WPFF is Now K-Love
For several years we have been blessed to be a part of this community through these radio stations. We have seen, and heard of, so many lives that have been changed through these stations.
WPFF and WNLI have turned over its broadcast facilities to K-Love and Air 1. Our board of directors made this decision to transfer these stations to K-Love not just based on economics, but also a respect and appreciation for the excellent programming K-Love has provided for over 30 years now. We know that K-Love's and Air 1's music and message will continue to impact this area for Christ. Bethesda Ministries will continue to operate One Child Matters, and hope to continue sharing that work with you in the future to bring hope, truth, life, love and mercy to children living in extreme poverty around the world.
Thank you for letting us be a part of your lives for the past several years! You have truly blessed these stations, this ministry, and our lives!
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Pella — 1 pouch (1 lb. 1.5 oz.) Betty Crocker peanut butter cookie mix
3 T. vegetable oil
1 T. water
1 egg
2 T. sugar
36 Hershey's Kisses milk chocolates, unwrapped
1. Heat oven to 375F.
2. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until dough forms.
3. Shape dough into 36 1" balls; roll in sugar. Place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
4. Bake 8-10 minutes or until light golden-brown. Immediately press 1 milk chocolate candy in center of each cookie.
5. Remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 20 minutes. Store cookies in tightly covered container.
Makes 36 cookies.


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By Marthe Stinton
Some may wonder how a Harvard Ph.D. who was reared in Michigan ended up in Commerce, but Dr. Kathryn Jacobs' journey from the Midwest to the East Coast to East Texas is partly luck, according to this professor of English at Texas A&M; University-Commerce.
According to Dr. Jacobs, there are only a certain number of jobs for a teacher's particular specialty — she is a Medieval Renaissance specialist — so she applied to Texas A&M; University-Commerce and was soon on her way from the East Coast to East Texas.
"When I came here, it was after I had taken off a few years from teaching to raise my family. It had also been many years since I had gotten my Ph.D. I taught at Glassboro State College, which is now Rowan University in New Jersey, for five years before I took off, but I didn't have much teaching experience," said Jacobs. "When I applied, I told the university that my family was grown and I was serious about teaching. They believed me and I got the job."
Dr. Jacobs, a professor in the Department of Literature and Languages, was born in Germany and grew up in Ann Arbor, Mich. Following high school, she graduated from the University of Michigan with both a B.A. and M.A. in English, and then received her Ph.D. from Harvard. While attending the University of Michigan, she became interested in the Middle Ages after reading Tolkien.
"My particular area of expertise is literature before 1660. I particularly love Chaucer and Shakespeare. I came across the Middle Ages by reading Tolkien, the "Lord of the Rings" series to be exact. Many of the creatures he writes about are all old English words and creatures that appear in Beowulf. I got interested that way and then my teachers gave me Shakespeare. I had a professor, a great professor, who really liked Shakespeare and spent time on him so I was able to read the language," explained Jacobs. "My mother is British and would always encourage the British side of literature, so I think that's why I leaned so much toward British literature."
She now teaches graduate courses on Chaucer, Medieval studies, Beowulf, Shakespeare, development of drama, Victorian and modern literature as well as undergraduate courses on Medieval Canterbury, Survey of British Literature, Shakespeare, Literature of the Western World, Mythology, Introduction to Literature and Composition.
Although she said she had always loved English, she was once told to choose another profession. But, fortunately, she chose not to listen.
"I was given some rather bad advice when I was young; I was told not to go into English. I really loved literature, and it finally occurred to me that I was much more likely to thrive in an area I was good at and liked. I went with what made me happy," Jacobs said. "I always wanted to teach. I would sit in elementary school and listen to teachers ask if anyone didn't understand and if a student raised their hand, the teacher would go back and give the exact same explanation, word for word, over again. While I was listening to her, I would sit and think of how I would explain it in order for them to get it."
Jacobs has developed her own style of teaching that has received praise from students.
"I have always gotten such nice complements from students. The most common one I get is that I am so energetic. But it's when students tell me that they are switching to become English majors that I really feel honored," Jacobs said.
Chris Nance, a student of Dr. Jacobs, said her Shakespeare class was really enjoyable. "Dr. Jacobs is a professor who obviously works hard to ensure that her students enjoy literature as much as she does," said Nance.
Jacobs has been in Commerce since 1993 and regularly attends the Commerce Church of Christ. She has been married to her husband, Douglas, for 29 years and has three children, Rachel Jacobs, 25, Elizabeth Jacobs, 20, and Elizabeth's twin brother Raymond, who died at 18.
Jacobs has written one book, "Marriage Contracts: From Chaucer to the Renaissance Stage," and is in the process of publishing some of her many poems in "Advice Column," a chapbook due out later this fall. Since January of 2007 Jacobs has published more than 65 poems.
Stinton is a student at Texas A&M; University-Commerce in Dr. Lamar Bridges' summer journalism class.


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Clark Park is home to one of the largest and most well-populated farmers' market in Philadelphia, and boasts over a dozen vendors manning tables piled high with organic fruits, heirloom vegetables, milk, eggs, cheeses, meats and more. Sweet pastries and breads fresh from Amish ovens line the walkways, and the smells of honey, cut flowers, dried herbs, and chocolates perfume the park.
43rd St. & Baltimore Ave.
Saturday, 10am-2pm (year round)
Thursday, 3pm-7pm (June-October)
Every Saturday morning, Clark Park blooms with fresh, local produce, flower stands, food carts, and shoppers of all ages and backgrounds.
Clark Park Farmers' Market operates year round and is located at 43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue. Hours of operation are from May through November from 10am-2pm on Saturdays, and 3-7pm on Thursdays and from 10am-2pm on Saturdays December through April.
UCD works with The Food Trust to organize and promote the enormous Clark Park Farmers' Market, and to provide shopping tips and education about lesser-known produce. The Food Trust's goal is to help market-goers and their families understand and enjoy fresh, nutritious and local food.
But the Clark Park Farmers' Market is more than just an opportunity to buy food and flowers. It's an integral neighborhood event, where neighbors and visitors come together to talk, shop, and revitalize their community. They can meet the farmers who grow their food and help support local agriculture, all while eating produce more flavorful and sustainable than anything found in a supermarket. Learn more about the Food Trust or sign up for their Fresh Times Newsletter.
All of the farmers at the Clark Park markets accept the FMNP vouchers and WIC checks for fresh fruits and vegetables.
The ACCESS card is accepted at every stand at the market, excepting the prepared food stands.
Winter weather makes the December-April Saturday market a little unpredictable, but the following vendors are often present:
Little Baby's Ice Cream
Philadelphia, Pa
Distance to Clark Park: 0.2 miles
Attends: Sporadically
Forest View Bakery
Lancaster, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 72 miles
Attends: Year-round every Saturday
Amish baked goods and groceries. Homemade jellies and preserves, pickles and castup. Some of the doughiest, softest cookies you can find: chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, ginger, molasses and the Lancaster favorite, snickerdoodles. Try an apple dumpling. It's a fresh apple, cored and roasted with cinnamon until buttery soft, then baked in crispy pie dough. Seasonal sweet breads and pies are very popular: zucchini bread, pumpkin bread and carrot bread, and pecan pies, pumpkin pies and apple pies. This is the stand where you can buy famous Amish whoopee pies: fresh whipped cream sandwiched between two homemade cookies. Our favorite way of eating them is sticking them in the fridge and making ice cream sandwiches. Elmer and his family also bring some fresh slicing breads: white, whole wheat, raisin and honey wheat. Specialties: whoopee pies, sweet breads, sticky buns, apple dumplings, pickled watermelon rinds.
Fahnestock Fruit Farm
Lititz, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 78 miles
Attends: from May to beginning of January
The Fahnestock Fruit Farm is the only vendor still around from the market's first year, twelve years ago. If you're a regular customer to Clark Park, then you know all about their juicy tomatoes and peaches and you've tried all their apples and cider. If you're new to the market, then this should be your first stop. In May, the Fahnestocks bring their greenhouse tomatoes and basil plants. In the summer, it's peaches and more peaches. In the fall, they bring a wide variety of apples and barn-made cider. The Fahnestock grandchildren are continuing the farming tradition. They've started their own garden patch and you'll also see more and more vegetables: peppers, eggplants, carrots and beans. Specialties: apples and cider in the fall, greenhouse tomatoes and basil plants in the spring and summer, peaches in the summer.
Slow Rise Bakery
Lancaster, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 82 miles
Attends: Year-round every Saturday
Specializes in wholesome, nutritious fresh breads and baked goods. Customers line up for Brian's bread before he arrives at market and often spends the first twenty minutes selling out of his mini-van to patient customers craving their favorite Slow Rise Bread. Seven Grain, Organic Whole Wheat, Sunflower Flax, Organic Sprouted Wheat, Maple Oat, Walnut Raisin, Jalapeno Cheddar: each one has its own fanbase. The baker and founder of Slow Rise, Brian Hernon is very proud of his sourdough breads too, including Sourdough Banana. Other fan favorites: Four Seed Cookies, Maple Walnut Granola, fresh baguettes, brownies and the dogs even like his homemade dog biscuits. Ask Brian what his newest experiments are for the week and you might go home with a loaf of pumpernickel bread made the old fashioned way overnight in the hot ovens, or Irish Soda Bread, or his newest Chocolate Breads. Specialties: Four Seed Cookies, baguettes, sourdoughs, all of his sliced bread flavors.
Landisdale Farm
Jonestown, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 102 miles
Attends: Year-round every Saturday
Certified organic produce and grass-fed beef. Also offers CSA shares during the summer. This family grows a wide variety of fruits and vegetables all year round. On sale during the winter: carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, kale, turnips, rutabagas, potatoes, parsnips, onions, beets, chard, kohlrabi, sweet potatoes, winter squashes, and many more seasonal fruits and vegetables. Look in their coolers and you'll find all different cuts of their grass-fed beef. This is the perfect stand if you're interested in maintaining a diet of local, seasonal food or just to watch the seasons change on a farm stand. In the winter, you'll find lots of hearty fruits and vegetables that won't freeze in the fields and that store well in the fridge, and then come spring, you'll see the first green at the market on the Landisdale tables. Specialties: cauliflower, broccoli, sweet potatoes, heirloom carrots, kohlrabi, winter squashes, grass-fed beef.
Margerum Herbs, etc.
Thorofare, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 15 miles
Attends: Year-round every Saturday
Some of the most local food that can be found at Clark Park all year round. Using the fruits and veggies grown on their family farm, Noelle Margerum and her sister Carole still use all the old family recipes to make their jams, jellies and preserves. You'll also find a wide variety of spices, herbs, tea mixes, dried beans and lentils, honey sticks and dried fruits. Shop here too for local winter fruits and vegetables, like parsnips, onions, apples and winter squashes. Specialties: homemade jellies, jams and preserves. Some of our favorites: sour cherry, pear honey, elderberry and strawberry.
Hails Family Farm
Wyalusing, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 162 miles
Attends: Year-round every Saturday
Fresh milk and dairy products, cheese, yogurts, butter and, if you're lucky, eggnog. Ask farmer Paul Hails if his whole milk needs to be fortified with vitamins to make it healthy. This is some of the freshest and healthiest milk you can find in Philadelphia and Paul uses it as the base for all of his dairy products. Paul also sells grass-fed beef and eggs. Specialties: whole milk, chocolate milk, yogurt and cheeses, especially the sharp cheddar and muenster.
Eden Garden Farm
Dillsburg, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 120 miles
Attends: Year-round every Saturday
Apples and cider all winter long. The Christophel family knows apples. They also know cider, which they press in their barn every week for market. During the winter, they also bring sweet potatoes, white potatoes, cabbage, onions, and giant winter squash. Try the Hubbard Squash. It might break your knife cutting into it, but it's got some of the sweetest squashiest flavor you'll ever find. In the spring, they are usually the first to market with asparagus and strawberries. Specialties: apples and cider, hubbard squash, sweet potatoes, strawberries and asparagus in the spring.
Livengood's Family Produce
Lancaster, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 70 miles
Attends: December to February
Earl Livengood is a legend among farmers. He's been coming to Philadelphia to sell his organic fruits and vegetables for over four decades now. On sale at his stand in the winter: wide variety of potatoes, kale, celeriac, beets, winter squashes, collards, chard, chestnuts, brussel sprouts, broccoli, cauliflower and grass-fed beef and pasture-raised pork. Specialties: cauliflower, brussel sprouts, kale, potatoes, pasture-raised pork.
Pennypack Farm
Horsham, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 30 miles
Attends: Alternating Saturdays starting January 8th, then year-round starting in May
Pennypack Farm is an education center located just 30 miles away from Clark Park. On sale at their farm stand: hearty winter greens, Griggstown sausage, locally made hummus, Lancaster cheeses, and other local products.
Mountain View Poultry
Walnutport, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 72 miles
Attends: Alternating Saturdays starting January 15th, from January to May
Barb Shelly brings organic poultry, sausages, broths, chilis and eggs to market. Her chickens and turkeys are raised in an open pasture without the use of antibiotics or any other chemicals. Barb is also one mean cook. Try her Barbecue Chicken or her homemade sausages. Specialties: whole chicken and chicken parts, turkeys, turkey sausages, barbecue chicken
Honest Tom's Tacos
Philadelphia, PA
Attends: Year-round every Saturday
What's that big line waiting for at the corner of 43rd and Chester? That's Honest Tom's Taco Shop and that's Honest Tom himself taking orders in the window of his psychedelic truck. He rolled onto the scene a couple years ago with a simple idea: take the food from the market and put it in a taco. If you get to the market early enough in the summer, you might see Tom shopping with the farmers for eggs, tomatoes, onions, potatoes, even cilantro for his salsa and guacamole. Just this winter, he joined forces with local sausage-maker Renaissance Sausage and has added a sausage taco to his menu. Specialties: breakfast taco, Stumptown French-pressed coffee.
Melange Tea Cart
Philadelphia, PA
Attends: Year-round every Saturday
"This is not a hot dog cart," says the sign on the hot dog cart on the corner of 43rd and Chester. It's the Melange Tea Cart, run by tea scholar and supreme beverage alchemist Boris Ginsburgs. Boris has a daily selection of over fifteen teas, all made from real tea leaves, all with their own history and story. Each tea is made to order so it is served at the peak of its aromas and flavors. Read his descriptions of the teas before making any selection or just ask him for a recommendation. If you have a cold or are feeling unwell, tell Boris your symptoms and he'll make his own special blend to lift your spirits and clear your sinuses. We've seen him do this for many sniffling customers. Boris also makes one of the finest cups of coffee in the city, brewed with no electricity in an artisanal style using tubes and vessels normally found in a mad scientist laboratory. Specialties: rare international teas mindfully made, Café L'aub coffee, interesting conversations.
John & Kira's Chocolates
Philadelphia, PA
Attends: Year-round every Saturday
Gourmet chocolates, each one hand-made. John Doyle likes to partner with local farms and growers to incorporate fresh ingredients in his chocolates, including the gardens at the University City High School which grows the mint used in John & Kira's chocolates. Specialties: chocolate ladybugs, chocolate cherries, fruit squares or just ask: what's new this week?
Market Day Canele
Philadelphia, PA
Attends: Year-round every Saturday
Enjoy a bite of Bordeaux in the heart of West Philly. The ingredients are fresh whole milk, eggs, sugar, flour, rum, butter, Tahitian vanilla and orange zest. These ingredients are baked in molds brushed with a bit of beeswax to crisp the exterior and to allow the canelé to slip from its mold. You've never tasted anything like this.
Brogue Hydroponics
Brogue, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 80 miles
Attends: end of March to end of May
Family owned and operated for 25 years, Brogue Hydroponics brings to the market the first of the year's lettuces, herbs, and spring vegetables. Specialties: herbs, butterhead lettuce, edible flowers, potted plants.
Triple Tree Flowers
Gap, PA
Distance to Clark Park: 56 miles
Attends: April to October
This stand is a show-stopper. The King Family from Gap, Pennsylvania, turn Clark Park into the land of Oz. You'll be able to mix and match their beautiful cut flowers and decorative grasses to create your own arrangement, or ask Mr. or Mrs. King to make your bouquet. Specialties: cut flowers, zinnias, potted herbs.


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More here: Olympics security failure is 'humiliating shambles,' boss concedes - CNN.comQuote:
British lawmakers tore into the chief executive of the security contractor that will be unable to deliver enough guards for the Olympic Games, forcing Nick Buckles to agree Tuesday that the fiasco is "a humiliating shambles."Buckles, the chief executive of G4S, said the company should not have agreed to provide 10,400 guards for the Olympics, six days after the security giant admitted it could not do so."We regret signing the contract," Buckles said under pressure from lawmakers.The company's failure forced the government to call in 3,500 military personnel to help, and will also require extra police to be deployed.


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NEW ALBANY — Carmel Clay Schools has announced Bruce Hibbard, superintendent of New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp., as one of three finalists for their district's top spot.
Hibbard was given a $28,500 raise just more than a year ago by his district's board of trustees. After that vote, Mark Boone — a board member who was the board president at the time of the raise — said he was concerned Hibbard would leave the district partially because of his low salary relative to superintendents in similar districts.
Before the raise, Hibbard was announced as a finalist for superintendent jobs in Florida and Tennessee in April 2011.
In an emailed statement, Hibbard said moving to Carmel — which is just north of Indianapolis — would bring his family closer to his parents and in-laws.
"This is a great opportunity for me and my family," Hibbard said in the statement. "If I am fortunate to get the job, it will allow my parents and my wife's mother to spend more time with our children. My wife is from a very close family and she really misses being close to home."
Hibbard is scheduled to attend a community listening session in Carmel at 4 p.m. today, March 27.
Tricia Reynolds, community relations coordinator for Carmel Clay Schools, said their board will deliberate in executive session after the last finalist session Thursday to begin naming their choice for the job. She said after a contract is negotiated with that candidate, it should be announced sometime in April. Reynolds said Hibbard's name was submitted through a company they used to field candidates, BWP Consulting.
The contract of Carmel Clay Schools' outgoing superintendent, Jeff Swensson, shows his base salary as of 2011 at $163,569. Hibbard's base salary is $170,500.
D.J. Hines, New Albany-Floyd County's board president, said he doesn't think Hibbard's application to another district is linked to pay, but personal connections and other reasons. He said Carmel Clay Schools might appear to be a little more prestigious than New Albany-Floyd County Schools and the family component of the issue is something the district just can't compete with.


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Lewis Hendrie is a young up and coming guide and instructor, with youthful enthusiasm for the sport he has grow up to love, whilst fishing on Exmoor and the surrounding area.
He has been fortunate enough to fish many fly fishing destinations around the world, such as New Zealand, Australia, Canada, The United States & throughout Europe. Some of these destinations were experienced whilst representing the England youth fly fishing team over several years, attaining several Home-International and World Championship caps.
Throughout his time fly fishing he has had great opportunities spending time and working along side many outstanding and influential people in the sport, through these people he has been able to acquire and development various skills that has enabled him to enhance both his fishing and teaching abilities.
Lewis offers a brilliant day out, as well as all the knowledge he has to offer he is the perfect host from the start of the session to the end, for more information and booking contact on:
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Tad Reeves is Scientologist, a website systems engineer, and a parent of two adorable children. He has a great time applying Scientology as a parent, and keeps up a website entitled ScientologyParent with tips and successes that he, his wife, and his friends have had in applying Scientology to the joys and challenges of parenting. I think that communication skill is one of the single most – if not the single most undervalued yet utterly essential skills in being a parent, a husband … [Read more...]
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Editorial: Working for a Living – New Data Prove How Difficult it is to Live on Fast-Food Wages
The Anniston Star, October 15, 2013
Calhoun County could serve as the poster child for those who make our Big Macs, Whoppers and cheap tacos, and for their advocates.
From Oxford in the south to Piedmont in the north, our county is eaten up with fast-food restaurants of various sizes, owners and menus. In parts of it – particularly along Alabama 21, which snakes its way through the county – burger joints, subway shops and chicken places are ubiquitous. So, too, are those whose earned income comes from fast-food shops.
That means a notable portion of the county's workforce may live on minimum-wage salaries and work fewer than 40 hours a week, common practices in that industry.
On Tuesday, two new studies about the effect low wages among fast-food workers have on the U.S. economy were published. The headline: taxpayers fork out almost $7 billion annually to augment the salaries of fast-food workers.
That assistance comes in the form of earned income tax credits ($1.9 billion a year), food stamps ($1 billion a year) and Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program ($3.9 billion a year). The "core" worker in the fast-food industry is twice as likely to need public assistance than those in other jobs, according to the report from economists at the University of Illinois and the University of California at Berkeley.
The second report, by the National Employment Law Project, which advocates for workers, said the seven largest publicly traded fast-food companies earned a combined $7.4 billion in profits and gave their top executives $53 million in 2012.
Added together, these two reports create a toxic mixture of haves and have-nots. The have-nots work but receive little for it; the haves enjoy the fruits of their labor and others', as well. And with so many adult Americans working in the fast-food industry's lowest-paying jobs – positions historically dominated by high school and college students – the bottom line is our aforementioned headline: American taxpayers are paying for the fast-food industry's decision to pay its workers menial wages.
"These statistics paint a picture of workers not being able to get their fair share of the largest, richest economy in the world," Sylvia A. Allegretto, lead author of the report by the university economists, which was paid for by Fast Food Forward, a group supporting fast-food workers, told The Washington Post. "It is a good thing that we have these work supports, but they should be a last resort."
President Obama listed increasing the federal minimum wage as one of his second-term goals; it's hardly been mentioned amid the partisan turmoil in Washington. But without an increase in the $7.25-an-hour minimum wage, adult fast-food workers by and large have little hope of seeing a bump in their paychecks.
That means the $7 billion in taxpayer-funded assistance may not decrease anytime soon, either.
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It's the San Francisco 49ers versus the Baltimore Ravens this year on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013 in New Orleans. An added twist this year is brother vs. brother coaches.
Jim Harbaugh coaches the 49ers while his brother John coaches Baltimore. One of the Harbaugh brothers is sure to win.
Watching the Superbowl at home, whether in a small group or part of a larger party, requires some great football food.
Since this year's Super Bowl happens in New Orleans, why not prepare some of the area's traditional foods, but in a healthier way.
Here are a few recipes and ideas from HealthCastle.com.
Most Americans may not travel all the way to the Big Easy to watch the game, but anyone can capture the essence of the region by serving Cajun and Creole-themed foods at a Super Bowl viewing party. Classic Louisiana foods tend to be heavy on fat, calories, and sodium, but some simple variations can help cut down on post-game regret.
With her editorial team at nutrition network HealthCastle.com, dietitian Gloria Tsang examined five of the best-known New Orleans food items to create simple suggestions for lightening up the classic recipes.
"Louisiana's rich food culture gives Super Bowl fans lots of options for regionally appropriate Super Bowl party foods," Tsang says. "We just tweaked them so that they work as healthier snacks while maintaining the classic flavors."
Here are HealthCastle.com's recipe tweaks for healthier New Orleans–style party foods:
- Po'boy: Keep the mayo serving small and pan-sear shrimp (rather than deep fry) dipped in egg white and tossed in bread crumbs. Serve cut into quarters or eighths.
- Gumbo: Stick with seafood versions, and serve over brown rice to get the benefits of whole grains.
- Jambalaya: Try chicken breast instead of sausage and pile in lots of veggies (especially New Orleans favorites onions, bell peppers, and celery).
- Muffuletta sandwich: Try serving this sandwich's strongest flavor component – olive salad – on thin rounds of broiled or toasted baguette, bruschetta style.
- Red beans and rice: Use turkey sausage instead of the traditional meats and serve over brown rice.
These recipe tweaks can help any football fan serve up healthier snack versions of some favorite New Orleans foods. More simple, small achievable actions to reclaim health are available on HealthCastle.com.


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Because trhe supporters of sotero are so friggin ignorant, all it takes is any False-Flag to work them into supporting attacking any country, for anything…
Amerikaners wonder why we Hate Amerikaner leaders. Last night the Senate voted 92-6 for an amendment that requires the Department of Defense to supply to the Congress a report on what military activities would be required to deny the government of Assad the use of airpower against opposition forces in Syria. The 'opposition' forces are America's darlings: Saudi Arabia and Qatar's Jabhat al-Nusra and Other Terrorists Dominate Anti-Assad Fighters in Syria. Plus the Anglo-French terrorist groups. America that funds Chechens have brought them in to fight Assad. America – the Continent of PLAGUE on ALL nations of the World.
Back to the Greedy, Corrupt, War-Thirsty American Senate. Sen. Rand Paul , the only member of the Senate to speak against the amendment. Said that it requires the President to submit to Congress a plan for a no-fly zone. The Only sane man, as far as we can see from here, pointed out correctly the uncertainity the rebels would be freedom-loving, tolerant, constitution-toting believers in a republican form of government or whether they will institute an Islamic republic that will have no tolerance for Christians and no tolerance for people of another faith. There are some 130,000 Russian Orthodox Christians living in Syria. You think Russia is going to stand by and watch Satan America destroy her ally and her people?
As I wrote yesterday, America and Amerikaners need their daily ration of BLOOD & GORE of the Innocents to have a good night's sleep. That's why they elected a Psychopath, a Muslim, Obama has already demonstrated a propensity for engaging in acts of war without the Constitutionally- and statutorily-required Congressional actions. If the American Constitution is 95% dead, its because of Amerikaners.
An Evil Continent that the world must pray to God Destroy Satan's domain.
PS: As I write, it is reported, Satan Amerika's darlling Nigger, Wahhabist 0bama and his fellow Wahhabists are on a killing spree of Shiites in Indonesia. The path to blowing up the Asian Continent via an Asian Spring? We know America's EVIL CIA is already in Indonesia throw drums of gasoline into a Wahhabi Fire.
So, it has made it to ATimes. Asian media was full of it.
Do you know America's Stinking Cunt, the Lesbian Whore Murderess of Vince Foster and together with her husband Murderess of 87 other Amerikaners, told Russia's Lavrov that Assad's fall was Inevitable. And Amerikaners laud about their nation's oh so democracy, human rights, BULLSHIT on this blog. The Incompetent Stinking Cunt that only a BANKRUPT nation like America can put in a seat of power.
And now we come to the Other Real Reason why INSATIABLY GREEDY US wants Syria. In August 2011, Syrian exploration companies discovered a huge new gas field in Homs near its border with Lebanon and just east of the Russian-leased Naval port of Tartus on the Mediterranean situated above the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
So while the Continent of Perennial Plague had its Whores (MSM) promote Terrorists to oust Assad, Vladimir Putin of Russia was quietly changing the geopolitical complexion of the region with dire consequences for the Satanic West. A Pipeline that would run from the Iranian South Pars gas field to Damascus via Iraq territory.
The publication of which appeared in the Wall Street Journal in July 2011.
Any export of Syrian-purchased Iranian gas to the EU would thus be transited through the Russian-docked port of Tartus. For with Russia acting as shipper and liaison with its established European energy market via its energy giants, Gazprom and Rosneft, Russia's role as the EU's leading natural gas and oil supplier would be enhanced by the Syrian pipeline. The rewards for Putin—considered by many to be a "geopolitical genius"—are manifold, both for Russia's purse and its political leverage with regard to the EU. American Dungheads, and they ARE dungheads, think Russia is Libya. And Putin can be removed. IDIOTS!!!HAHAHAHAHA.
Oh, Satan Amerika's ally Turkey? Of no consequence. Turkey IS dependent on 58% of its natural gas from Russia's Gazprom. All they could do was muted saber-rattling until now, when Satan America sent its Murderers NATO to set up War Preparations in Turkey.
Putin has set up offshore companies and bank accounts in Russia exchanging in both euros and Russian-rubles.
Thus Syria would be able to pay for its imports and receive payment for its crude exports, with all parties maintaining confidentiality, in order to prevent the EU and the US to track the work of these companies and include them on their list of sanctions.
Is it any surprise then that Amerikaners and Amerika hate Putin with a raving, maniacal passion…? Putin has brains. Amerika has a Dunce Nigger, a Psychopath to satify their vampire appetite for blood and gore, and 12 million Psychopaths running around loose in the Cursed Continent.
Should the same thing what happened in Libya happens in Syria, Israel could be hit with a chemical attack. By the USA who will use their darling MUSLIM rebels.
And all America will Rejoice! Fucking Ugly Truth!!!
Good on you MJ. You might get a letter of appreciation from that Great man. He keeps peace for the world. Unfortunately, for the Vampires of America , too.
And now we read that it is CONFIRMED :
The Pro-Islamist/HATE-DESTROY ISRAEL Muslim regime of America ARMED their darling terrorists in Libya.
And American DUNGHEADS, the Apostate 'christians' sing: god bless America.
0bama's jihad in Libya was to Plunder, Murder, Destroy Libya . Plunder Gaddafi and Libya's wealth for the Parasites of America , for the insatiably greedy queen of england, and the bush family. 0bama took his cut.
His Arab Spring is to Encirlce Israel and make the entire ME Judenrein! We will see in coming days, what Yahweh thinks about it.
RT reports the Perrenial of Evil Satan America has sent its boots as US troops arrive near Syrian shore on USS Eisenhower.
The US is now ready to launch such action "within days" if Syrian President Bashar al-Assad decides to use chemical weapons against the opposition, the Times reports. Not the LIES that is floating around that Assad would use those weapons against his own people.
The United States now stands ready for direct military intervention in the Syrian conflict when the weather permits," the news source wrote.
The PARASITES euphemism for Entitlement Bums of America are delighted. It would mean money would roll onto their laps to sniff drugs and watch porn all day, prowl the streets at night to hunt and rape.
A careful analysis of investment patterns, oil, arms, shipping, minerals, pharmaceutical, defense and others, beginning with 2001, indicate a pattern of advanced knowledge and even manipulation of historical events. We know that.
Since the Korean Wars, we have seen EVIL US/West initiate wars to chase Resources and Enslave people of the world. Fortunately, God broke their Will & their Pride and the US has NEVER won a single war. Not even against slippered Afghan!!
Read the Sickening News of Satan's Evil — represented by America. Watch for a False Flag by the US as an excuse to bomb Syria like they did Libya. And get ready for Thermonuclear War.
I read that Iran's sleeper cells in the US have been activated. Hey guys, please take down the US. Do an EMP attack and set the nation back for 50 years. Thanks.
BTW, Iranians are PERSIANS. Not stupid, dunghead Arabs that Amerikaners like because you know, birds of a feather……..
Fantastic website. thanks. Pictures speak 1000 words. Proof.
You notice something MJ? Amerikaner commenters are so Quiet. Can't face the truth about their Evil Continent.
You know, my part of the world is very, very volatile. when 2 Buddhist nations can arm themselves to the teeth to fight over no-man's land which has a 4000 year old hindu temple, you can just imagine: all it takes is One teeny spark — and Khaaabooom — the whole region is up in flames.
The LIES& BULLSHIT from the VAMPIRES of the West:
1. The chemical threat made it urgent for the alliance to send Patriot anti-missile missiles to Turkey, Rasmussen said.
FACT: Turkey requested patriot missiles some time ago on the basis of "border security"
It seems doubtful that anyone would believe the "border security" narrative as a viable meme. Since Turkey has allowed the free flow of terrorists and weapons over it's border into Syria, hence the chemical weapon rehash.
Flashback to November: Turkey says it has right to intervene. Turkey plans to officially request NATO deploy a Patriot missile defense system in its territories as a security precaution against a potential large-scale military offensive from Syria as Syrian shelling on the border raises tensions.
Action of which STRAINED Turkey-Russia relations.
2. Remember America's LIES & BULLSHIT?
Catapult the propaganda
HAHAHAHA. Great how american minds work. When the fire is blazing, educate the people inside how a fire starts.
HAHAHAHA. Do American dolls come with a penis? I am a Father of two growing boys.
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That's just how it is.
The only thing she 'hates', is evil.
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To hear Maryam Namazie on a panel discussion on banning the burka on Newstalk Ireland's Wide Angle programme, January 31, 2010, click here. Go down list to Wide Angle programme Click on part 2 The discussion begins at around 7:46.
Monthly Archive: January 2010
Jan 31 2010
Ban the Burka, yes please!
Jan 28 2010
Two executed in Iran for enmity against god
Iran Solidarity is shocked and outraged at the news that two men involved in recent protests have been executed by the Islamic regime of Iran for the 'crime' of 'enmity with god' today at dawn. The two men are Mohammad Reza Ali Zamani and Arash Rahmanipour. Iran Solidarity sends it condolences to the families of …
Jan 28 2010
Fundraiser tonight
Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010 Time: 1900 hours Venue: Central London gastropub Fundraising Dinner to raise money for the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain and One Law for All Keynote Speaker: AC Grayling Comedian Nick Doody, Singer/Songwriter David Fisher and Magician Neil Edward will do acts
Jan 27 2010
Irish Times article on debate on women's rights and religious doctrine
To see an article on debate that took place on women's rights trumping religious doctrine in which Maryam Namazie debated Anjem Chaudary amongst others, click here.
Jan 26 2010
Conflict between religion and women's status
Maryam will be debating on the conflict between many of the world's most followed religious doctrines, the place of women, and equality in society today. Date: 26 January 2010 Time: 7pm Venue: University College Dublin Law Society
Jan 25 2010
Sharia versus human rights
Maryam Namazie will be speaking on Sharia versus human rights at a meeting organised by the SW London Humanist Group in Richmond Date: 25 January, 2010 Time: 8pm
Jan 25 2010
Manifesto of Liberation of Women in Iran
This March 8th, in memory of Neda, symbol of people of Iran's struggle against the Islamic Republic of Iran Manifesto of Liberation of Women in Iran The very existence of the Islamic regime of Iran is incompatible with freedom of women. The Islamic Republic of Iran is a misogynist state, architect of gender apartheid and …
Jan 19 2010
Iran: A turning point
Extract from interview with Hamid Taqvaie, Leader of WPI about the Dec. 27, 2009 events in Iran It is obvious that the revolution in Iran has entered a turning point. It seems that it has become more determined and energetic than ever before, what do you say about the events of December 27th., when hundreds …
Jan 19 2010
The Kahrizak case shall not be closed until the fall of the Islamic Republic
It is seven months since the Islamic Republic has been floundering under the pressure of its own villainy in the infamous hellhole of Kahrizak. It is seven months since they have been trying to rid themselves of the pressure of this case. They have bustled a lot to conceal their crimes. They have scrabbled a …
Jan 19 2010
International solidarity with the 'women's revolution' in Iran
To women's rights and human rights organisations and progressive people around the world! At the forefront of the revolution of the people of Iran for liberation from despotism and religious reaction are women who are fighting to break the chains of gender slavery. This revolution and the role of women in it are political events …
Jan 18 2010
I am a human being
Hoshyar emailed this poster today. It says something to the effect: I am a troublemaker, a spy, a mercenary, an alien force, and now a Mohareb (warring against god) [labels the Islamic regime of Iran has given protestors]. 30 years has past – you still don't know my name? I am a human being.
Jan 15 2010
On Index on Censorship's decision to not publish Danish cartoons
Jonathan Dimbleby Chair Board of Trustees Index on Censorship Free Word Centre 60 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3GA Dear Mr Dimbleby We are deeply shocked and disappointed by the decision of Index to censor its own magazine from publishing one of the Danish cartoons to illustrate an article relating to the subject. We believe this …
Jan 15 2010
On the resignation of the Islamic regime of Iran's diplomats
Following the resignation of the Islamic regime of Iran's ambassador in Norway, a former high ranking diplomat added that several other diplomats had also quit their posts. He confessed in an interview that in the past two weeks alone, five diplomats including at consuls or embassies of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Norway, Germany, …
Jan 15 2010
Islamic Republic's Embassies should be shut down!
Islamic Republic's embassies should be shut down. This is the command of the people's revolution in Iran. This is the command of the people that in the past seven months have shown the world that they do not want the Islamic regime and want to topple it. Islamic Republic's embassies pretend to act in the …
Jan 13 2010
My message to people of the world – support the revolution of Iran
Here is my message to people everywhere. People see themselves in the unfolding revolution in Iran; they see their hopes, their aspirations, their desire for a different world… Supporting the revolutionary movement of the people of Iran is a historical task and duty…
Jan 13 2010
Interview on New Channel TV on Iran Solidarity
To see my interview on New Channel TV (in farsi) today on Iran Solidarity, click here.
Jan 13 2010
People across the World: Help Organize Groups in the Fight against Execution
By: Farshad Hosseini Jan 13, 2010 Torture and execution are the only strings in which the Islamic Republic of Iran is hanging from, without which the regime would not last an hour. We need to take away this tool from the Islamic Republic with a forceful, united and pre-planned action throughout the world. The biggest …
Jan 12 2010
We need your support!
Hello As you know, working against Sharia and religious laws, or coming out publicly as an ex-Muslim to break the taboo that comes with renouncing religion (an act punishable by death under Sharia) is not easy in this day and age. We've managed to do quite a good job nonetheless, thanks in large part to …
Jan 11 2010
Conversation With Mother of Kurdish Activist on Death Row
"To all freedom-loving people wherever they may live." – A Conversation with the Mother of Farzad Kamangar, a Kurdish Activist on Death Row. By Mohammad-Amin Kamangar On Monday, January the 11th, 10:00 am Iran time, Farzad Kamangar contacted his family. This is the conversation they had. Farzad: Hi mom, I hope you are well. Farzad's …
Jan 10 2010
All Hands On Deck to Free Political Prisoners
by Shahla Daneshfar Translated on January 10 2010 According to published reports, during the mass demonstrations on the 26th and 27th of December 2009 (Tasua and Ashoura), approximately one thousand people were arrested. There are no accurate statistics of the numbers of arrestees, but according to news leaked from the prisons, the numbers are so …


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Exit Interstate 24 at the Manchester/Woodbury Exit 110. Turn toward Manchester on Hwy. 53 for approx. 1/4 mile. Turn right onto Hendrixson Drive for another 1/4 mile. Fairgrounds are located at the corner of Hendrixson and Lakeview Drive with main entrance gate at 99 Lakeview Drive.
For more than a century, the Coffee County Fair has showcased our local heritage through exhibits of livestock, agricultural products and domestic arts. Carnival rides also provide an entertaining family outing. Easy access from anywhere in Middle Tennessee.
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Availability: St James's Hotel & Club
Deluxe RoomMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Executive Room, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
Junior Suite, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
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5-star Art Deco hotel in London (Mayfair - Marylebone) near Buckingham Palace
This luxury hotel is located in London (Mayfair - Marylebone), close to Spencer House, Buckingham Palace, and Trafalgar Square. Also nearby are The Mall and Piccadilly Circus.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, St James's Hotel & Club features a bar/lounge. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and 24-hour room service.
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Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, iPod docking stations, and air conditioning.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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- General
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. This 5-star property offers access to a business center and a meeting room.
High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Art Deco hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
St James's Hotel & Club is a smoke-free property.
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 60
- 24-hour front desk
- Number of floors - 7
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
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- Room service (24 hours)
- Smoke-free property
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Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
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Valet parking (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Video-game console
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- Cribs/infant beds available
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- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Flat-panel TV
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- iPod docking station
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
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Seven Park Place - This fine-dining restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare.
Williams Bar and Bistro - This restaurant serves light fare only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
24-hour room service is available.
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- Accessible bathroom
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Check-out time is noon
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
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- Breakfast fee: GBP 24.00 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: GBP 58 per night (in/out privileges)
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It appears that first-round picks will have four-year contracts, per the soon-to-be-completed CBA, with a fifth-year option that could pay those players among the top 10 at their respective positions.
This is crucial because it will mean that highly touted first-rounders essentially will have three years to prove themselves. Think about it: In Year Three, either they will have done enough for their team to pick up that expensive fifth year, or they will have been enough of a bust for the club to cut them before they ever get to that point.
That jacks up the pressure even more on first-rounders — and shortens the time frame to succeed. But last season we saw that, given time, talented players — guys like Darren McFadden, Mike Williams, Gosder Cherilus, Jason Babin, Robert Meachem and others — can produce.
With them in mind, here are a few players to watch as potential late bloomers who break out in 2011:
Texans DT Amobi Okoye
People tend to forget that he is only 24 years old. That's where you start with Okoye, who has started all but six games in his four years in the NFL but has yet to break out the way some people expected him to.
Really, the expectations were unreal to begin with when he entered the league at age 20 and had a two-sack game as a rookie in Week Two at Carolina, his second NFL contest, and sacks in each of the next two games.
What could hold him back this season is the team's switch to a 3-4 scheme, which either makes him a nose tackle, a five-technique or a bench player. If the Texans move on and don't get anything for Okoye, be sure to keep an eye on where he lands.
One personnel evaluator suggested, "what he needs is a DL line coach to whip his (tail) and light a fire under it, a real old-school guy." Then that talent could come out — and thrive.
Raiders WR Darrius Heyward-Bey
Heyward-Bey, a size-speed prospect who has yet to put it together, has been somewhat of a predictable failure to this point. Honestly, he might never be anything close to worth the seventh pick in the draft, as he formerly was.
But there were enough flashes last season — check out the Rams and Seahawks games — that make you think he won't be a total waste, either. The Raiders have an intriguing young stable of receivers, and yet it's disturbing that a pair of fourth-rounders (Louis Murphy and Jacoby Ford) have looked so much more advanced than Heyward-Bey has.
We might need to think of him going forward as more of being a big-play specialist than an 80-catch guy. If Seattle's Williams can do it, Heyward-Bey can too.
And the pressure is on. Head coach Hue Jackson made sure it was known when he said "there's no question" that DHB had to step up this season. He's 24 now, and the time might be now.
Chiefs DE Tyson Jackson
The good news is that Jackson is a hard worker, and he played much better in the second half of last season after dealing with a pesky knee injury. Although Jackson has to be much better against the run, there is enough athleticism and upside to think he quickly could turn into a quality defender against the pass.
The Chiefs' defense has some young, quality parts around him, and a healthy season from Jackson could make Year Three his best. Defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel has a way of coaxing the most out of talent.
Chargers OLB Larry English
Some observers hated the English pick back in 2009, but others saw a pass rusher with upside. And like Jackson, he was affected by an injury in 2010, so we shouldn't draw too much from his play.
But the time is now and the opportunity is there on a talented defense to finally make a splash. He doesn't have to be a 15-sack player, but he must provide consistent pressure and hold up against the run for a team with Super Bowl aspirations.


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