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Teresa Giudice is it at again—another day, another ridiculous accusation. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star's most recent accusation is against her cousin, Kathy Wakile, who Teresa claims to be some sort of homophobe.
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However, Teresa claims that Rosie's sister, Kathy, wasn't always a fan of Rosie. In fact, Teresa is alleging that Kathy used to be disgusted by the fact that Rosie is gay and wouldn't even allow her around her own family.
"Every time I was with Kathy and I would always say to her invite your sister. Kathy never wanted to invite her before. They never got along," Teresa says. "Now all of a sudden—they're all best friends."
Kathy and Rosie both admit to having their difficulties at time, as all families do. However, Kathy was always accepting of Rosie, regardless of her sexuality, and even Rosie has verified that.
Teresa adds, "I'm just sayin'. Kathy didn't want her sister around her kids because she was gay and because she had a girlfriend at the time."
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Don't the four-week old Occupy Wall Street protesters deserve any attention from our nation's top leaders?
Thus far, only President Obama has made reference in his public speeches to the complaints, disparate as they may seem, of this growing number of discontented people who have launched rallies in at least 19 major cities.
Surely, it's time for the nation's leaders to meet with the Occupy Wall Street protesters and publicly address their grievances. The country's decision makers, most notably those in Congress, can't simply watch idly by and wish them away, as they appear to be doing.
The first thing President Obama could do is urge the protesters to form an advance group composed of their leaders or spokespersons so the White House can arrange for him to publicly address the increasingly restless Occupy Wall Street crowd and respond specifically to their concerns.
One of the major problems that most Americans feel is their utter sense of frustration and helplessness in the face of the mounting oppressive problems that the gasping economy and rudderless leadership in Congress have engendered. So this expanding public outcry shouldn't be surprising at all.
Those who want to minimize the Occupy Wall Street protesters, including New York City Mayor Bloomberg, aren't convinced about what the protest is all about, or its relevance. But their message is clear.
"The message — and the solutions — should be obvious to anyone who has been paying attention since the economy went into a recession that continues to sock the middle class while the rich have recovered and prospered," says The New York Times in an editorial on Sunday Oct. 9, 2011. "The problem is that nobody in Washington has been listening."
At this point, protest is the message, notes The Times: "Income inequality is grinding down that middle class, increasing the ranks of the poor, and threatening to create a permanent underclass of able, willing but jobless people."
Indeed, the huge number of young people enthusiastically participating in the protests reflect this disturbing prospect.
"On one level, the protesters most of them young, are giving voice to a generation of lost opportunity," notes The Times.
One of the loudest message from the protesters is that the nation's top leaders, especially those who have been elected to draft and pass helpful and sensible legislation to advance an economic recovery and provide gainful employment, have not been doing their job.
President Obama has asked Congress to approve his multibillion-dollar jobs bill specifically designed to stimulate the economy and create new jobs. Clearly, Congressional leaders should face up to that question and explain what they intend do with it, or at least come up with an alternative jobs plan.
Whoever wrote this article clearly does not understand the nature of the demonstrations down near Wall St. The movement has no leaders and that is what makes it such a threat.
Obama won't even meet congressional leaders over his jobs bill, so count him out. BTW, are there leaders to the protest besides big labor union organizers?
Public policy in this country should never be dictated by street mobs.
Why would Obama meet with the protestors. Obama and his operatives put them there. Identify the enemy and make it personal, so the book goes. The Wall Street protestors are Obama's covert efforts at re-election.
You can find Van Jones at the protest here for October 10th, Enjoy!
about 2 stories down.
Here is some more commentary on the White House's involvement.
And Patrick Gaspard shows up.
And not even the duped leftists are happy with White House involvement:
Your article is garbage. These so-called protesters have nothing to say. They only exist because you media types have given them cridibility. They are just plain old everday socialists who believe that those who have something should give it to those who don't. We see what socialism has has done for the PIIGS. There is much wrong with how corporate America behaves. Corporate America has bought the president and cngress, neither of which could exist without corporate bribes oops political contributions. If you media types would stop giving them coverage they would disappear. If you look at them they are well fed well taken care of folks who most likely live off of the sweat of others.
Can you answer questions for a crowd that doesnt have an agenda?
It's not fair! We're perfectly willing to work!They spend all
the money fighting each other, fighting US, fighting the
Forbes doesn't get it. This is a leaderless movement, a horizontal democracy. Maybe Washington should try a little democracy.


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---- — LAKE PLACID — Six years ago, the Sisters of Mercy were at a crossroads to end or renew their mission in the Adirondacks.
The religious congregation's decision to examine the real needs of Tri-Lakes communities was a throwback move to its founder, Catherine McAuley, who did the same in 19th century Ireland.
"They first came to the Adirondacks in 1895 to establish Sanitarium Gabriels to treat tubercular patients," said Donna Beal, executive director for Mercy Care for the Adirondacks.
Later, the Sisters of Mercy established Mercy General Hospital in Tupper Lake, which later became Mercy Healthcare Center, a long-term skilled-nursing facility, and Uihlein Mercy Center in Lake Placid, also a skilled-nursing facility.
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Mercy Care of the Adirondacks was established in 2007. Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, its mission is "to enhance the fullness of life of elders living in their community."
With a new mission, Mercy Care established three interrelated strategies: direct service for elders, community empowerment, and education and advocacy.
A Friendship Volunteer program is one of the initiatives providing direct service to elders.
"Friendship volunteers and parish nurses assist elders living in their own homes with informal support to help them to age in place more successfully," Beal said. "Right now, Mercy Care has trained more than 90 friendship volunteers since 2008. Nearly 100 volunteers and parish nurses serve more than 70 elders in the Tri-Lakes community."
Since 2008, Mercy Care has trained 40 parish nurses throughout the Diocese of Ogdensburg.
"Just this past year, we collaborated with Catholic Charities, and we trained 18 parish nurses in the Watertown area. Bishop Terry LaValley commissioned the new parish nurses, which was really exciting. There are currently 12 parish nurses in Mercy Care directly serving the Tri-Lakes area," Beal said.
Parish nurses hail from many faith communities, and Mercy Care serves elders of all faiths.
Mercy Care encourages each community to develop facilities, programs and policies that uniquely support fullness of life of elders.
"We only have a staff of three people," Beal said. "We're a very small organization. That is leveraged extensively by the hundreds of volunteers we have and many community-service volunteers through human-service agencies."
Mercy Care advocates community development.
"We provide the organizational support so each community itself will become empowered to develop in a manner that will make it more elder-friendly. In a nutshell, Mercy Care serves as a catalyst, convener and a facilitator for systemic change," she said.
Since 2008, Mercy Care has held 11 forums featuring state and national experts on trends in elder care. The next forum is Thursday, May 16. Topics are "Aging, Longevity and the Law" presented by Vera Prosper and Roger Abrams and "Elder Caregiving in Rural Communities" presented by Linda Lindsey Davis. Prosper is a senior policy analyst with the New York State Office for the Aging. Abrams practices law in Lake Success and is a national expert in health and elder law. Davis is the Ann Henshaw Gardiner professor of nursing at Duke University.
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This is a great web-site and a wonderful repository for any family history buff! My wife (Diane) and I have enjoyed dabbling with our genealogies since 1995 or so. We've met a number of great cousins along the way. We spent the summer of 2004 indexing the Bethel-Hawthorne Cemetery, Clarno (Monroe), Green County, WI...including photos. We'd be happy to share information with you. Please drop me an email if there are any corrections to be made in my listings.
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Hi Larry . . . thank you for your fast action to add the information about the Civil War service. I appreciate your time and thank you for volunteering!
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Hi Larry, Requesting permission to use the Prairie Mound Cemetery photo in our personal tree. Bruce has a cousin interred there and the photo will make a great addition to our tree.
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Larry, thanks for the transfers of the Garvoille's, my husband's grandparents and uncle.
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I see from your genealogy that Mike Malloy/Molloy's parents names are John and Mary Molloy buried in St. Marys Pine Bluff. If these are the correct ones, do you think you could link them to Mike?
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spriteless wrote:Prove it using only information available in 2013!
Taikei no Yuurei wrote: there is nothing stopping Erfworlders from using the word, they just don't, as it is akin to a curse word for them.
conmor wrote:charlie probably learned the words from the first pcw and decided to use them when talking to another person from the same place in an effort to make a better deal.
conmor wrote:charlie is nothing if not adaptable. my guess is that he spoke at least a bit with judy (with would be 38-40k be parson showed up) when she was not being mad at golems that 8used to be her friends. charlie already had a basis and would know words like kill or year or week or day. he spoke to parson at first through the eyebooks and would have time between responses to process a word that he didn't know if it showed up. there is a fairly limited amount of words that erfworlders wouldn't know and charlie would've had time to learn over half of that small list from Judy. sizemore had a problem understanding the concepts behind parson's speech than the words themselves.
Taikei no Yuurei wrote: the central idea there is that the dish lets Charlie see into our world to some degree. It could explain alot while still having him be an Erfworlder.
Alpha the White wrote:Regardless, I still think it's very important that Erfworld is like a huge joke that only Parson is in on...except that Charlie is, too.
Taikei no Yuurei wrote:Alpha the White wrote:Regardless, I still think it's very important that Erfworld is like a huge joke that only Parson is in on...except that Charlie is, too.
It's also a joke that Judy was in on, to at least a tiny extent. Remember that when she left, she said something about returning to Kansas, but Judy wasn't from Kansas, Dorthy was. So that only makes sense if she grasped that the world she was in was reflecting the Wizard of Oz as the movie she had been in.
I'm not sure why Parson thought she couldn't be the same Judy he knew, but my theory was that she didn't die in stupidworld, but was instead brought to Erfworld, and didn't come back to stupidworld till much later, when she couldn't be recognized. Or, she left, then returned right away, and that is where her 'death by drugs' came from: the heroine bud that has lethal withdrawal.
GWvsJohn wrote:I think if Transylvito used the SPW spell, they'd get a huge vampire fan.
Godzfirefly wrote:For the sake of discussion, I'll accept your premise that Judy might have been the original source for Frank L Baum's original The Wonderful Wizard of Oz book in the comic continuity. It's actually one of the most defensible arguments you've made to date anyway, since we have literally no evidence to suggest otherwise and it would give a semi-plausible way for the Wizard of Oz story to have played out in Erf and also be told in Stupidworld.
If we accept that premise, let's follow it to its logical conclusion.
A) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 1st edition was published in May of 1900. Frank L Baum was said to have written the book based on stories he told to his sons as they was growing up, and the first son was born in 1883. That's a reasonable range to work from, spanning 17 years or a little over 6200 turns during which Judy might have left Erfworld.
B) The Erfworld comic started in 2008, so it's safe to assume that was the year that Parson was summoned.
C) This means that anywhere from 108-125 years or 39420-45625 turns passed between the period of Haffaton's Fall and Parson's Summoning. That is a long time...
Certain things could be gleaned from this estimate, if it is accurate.
2) Being ruler of Jetstone is much more dangerous than being a barbarian warlord, a caster of Faq/Gobwin Knob, or Charlie. After all, there were 16 rulers of Jetstone in 80,000 turns (about 5000 turns or 14 years each, on average.) And, Jack, Jillian, Wanda, and Charlie all survived the alleged 40-45 thousand turns without significant death. This would also suggest that the Great Minds aren't all that old, since the oldest of them is 28,800 Turns or about 79 years...only about 2/3 the elapsed time.
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A Legal Legacy
The proper scope of the law includes conserving environmental quality, options, and access for future generations. Intergenerational accountability means acknowledging the nature of carbon buildup in our atmosphere, understanding the corresponding rights and duties that can provide intergenerational equity or justice, and advancing the law's role in translating ethical norms into legal practice. The case for the ecological rights of future generations and our responsibilities to them rests on persuasive legal theory and precedent.
Domestic legal systems have traditionally included mechanisms for protecting future interests of one kind or another. In the United States, for example, long-term ground leases and short-term leasehold contracts require the return of property in good condition for use by future tenants. Private and public trusts impose fiduciary duties on trustees to protect the trust corpus for future beneficiaries. In the 20th century, federal and state legislation took vast tracts of private land and conserved them as park land for the use and enjoyment of future Americans.
Each type of law—the bold conservation legislation of federal and state lawmakers, the interpretation of common law norms of stewardship by courts, and the private law made by contract between parties—has as its common denominator the desire to act in the present to ensure the well-being of those in the future. This capacity to define a legacy through law provides the starting point for making effective policy on climate change mitigation and adaptation. International law has explicitly linked intergenerational accountability and the environment for over thirty years.
Powerful Precedents: State, National, and International
Many current laws invoke fairness and the notion that our "social contract" is inclusive of environmental concerns. With the climate crisis closing fast upon us, it is time that we move boldly to hold each other accountable for the future of our children and their heirs.
- Montana's constitution lays out the strongest statement of conservation anywhere in the United States: "The state and each person shall maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations."
- Hawaii has environmental protections written into its state constitution, ensuring that everyone has a right to a clean, healthy environment.
- The "Alaska Permanent Fund" legislation mandates that natural resources be managed for future generations, and provides also a trust/money to its citizens—a "birthshare," the idea that each person owns a "share" of the earth at birth.
- The preamble to the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) declares that we must "create and maintain conditions under which man [sic] and nature can exist in productive harmony, and fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans." The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity affirms the principle that current generations shall not limit the options of future generations. The agreement aims to conserve biodiversity to maintain all current plant and animal species.
These are just some of the dozens of state, national, and international laws already in place that specifically address or support the concept of protecting the environment for present and future generations.
The CLI policy paper, Recalibrating the Law of Humans with the Laws of Nature: Climate Change, Human Rights, and International Justice, provides a thorough exploration of this body of law. And it points the way forward, including the development of a Law of the Ecological Commons that can safeguard and enhance a sacred heritage belonging to us all.


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A political action group is planning to picket Monday in Geneva as part of 162 "Fiscal Showdown" events nationwide asking legislators "to vote to raise taxes on the wealthy to fix the deficit."
MoveOn.org, one of the largest political action committees in the country, is making a local lobbying effort at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at the Geneva office of Republican 14th District Congressman Randy Hultgren. The office is located at 1797 W. State St.
"Congress faces a fiscal choice—not a 'cliff'—about whether to end tax cuts for the rich or cut vital programs and delay tax extensions for working and middle class people," the MoveOn.org website says. "The GOP is holding us hostage again, and we could slide back into a recession if they win."
The group is asking local advocates to sign up for the gathering "to share our stories and let Congress know we won't settle for a bad deal."
"We voted to end tax cuts for the wealthy in November, not let Republicans push us back into a recession by standing in the way and demanding cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security," the website says. "We need to unite Senate Democrats against any cuts to those programs and put the heat on House Republicans for opposing extending tax breaks for 98 percent of us."
The lobbying effort also seeks:
- No cuts to Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security.
- Cut the bloated Pentagon budget.
- No cuts to our already tattered social safety net.
A local MoveOn member, identified as "Mary S.," is organizing the rally in Geneva.
"We need a massive crowd so that our elected officials and the local press get the message," the website suggests.
According to a CNN report, President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met Sunday, but no major breakthroughs were made regarding the "fiscal cliff" decision facing Congress prior to the new year, when automatic tax hikes and spending cuts take effect.
In broad terms, Republicans say Democrats aren't willing to move on entitlement reform while Democrats say Republicans have refused to consider additional taxes on the wealthiest Americans.
"The latest news reports indicate that Republicans are still willing to raise taxes on working families by as much as $2,000, and are proposing devastating benefit cuts to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid," the MoveOn website said.


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Kansas City Chiefs
Jamaal Charles - #25 - RB
|5' 11"/ 199 lbs.
|Port Arthur, TX
|Years played
|2008, 3rd round, 10th pick by Chiefs
Patriots bring back Daboll
The Patriots are bringing former assistant Brian Daboll back to the staff, effective immediately, Bill Belichick told reporters during a conference call Monday.
Chiefs hire Packers' Dorsey as GM
The Chiefs announced during the first half of the Packers' game against the 49ers that they had hired longtime Green Bay personnel man John Dorsey as GM.
Pederson likes Chiefs roster; will evaluate QB
New Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson sees a beautiful swan in his inherited ugly duckling.
Chiefs hire Sutton, Pederson, nine assistants
The Chiefs announced several coaching hires on Friday to join Andy Reid's staff for 2013, including their new coordinators.
Chiefs better suited for 3-4 defense
The Chiefs' personnel suggests they should stick with running a 3-4 defense next season.
Quick fix in Kansas City
Observers around the league agree that Andy Reid will quickly right the ship in Kansas City the same way he did in Philadelphia.
Reid, Chiefs were made for each other
Andy Reid couldn't have landed in a more apppropriate spot. Both he and the Chiefs know heartache and disappointment intimately.
Reports: Chiefs agree to terms with Reid
The Chiefs agreed to terms with former Eagles head coach Andy Reid to be the team's head coach, ESPN first reported.
Chiefs, GM Pioli part ways
The Chiefs announced on Friday that they have parted ways with GM Scott Pioli.
More than logic applies to Pioli's future
The Chiefs' chosen direction — with or without GM Scott Pioli — is important when considering the events leading to April's NFL draft,
AFC West Spin cycle: Broncos get top seed, Chiefs get top pick
The 2012 season in the AFC West ended the way it began — the Broncos and Chargers won, and the Chiefs and Raiders lost.
Chiefs fire Crennel; Pioli safe for now
The Chiefs fired head coach Romeo Crennel on Monday, the team announced, but no determination has been made on the future of GM Scott Pioli.
Broncos rout Chiefs to earn top seed in AFC
Peyton Manning and the Broncos wrapped up home-field advantage through the AFC playoffs with a predictable 38-3 runaway over the Chiefs.
AFC West Spin cycle: Broncos taking care of business
Another typical week in the AFC West — the Broncos dominated, the Raiders and Chiefs fell and the Chargers took advantage of a weak opponent.
Luck breaks record, Colts clinch playoff berth
Andrew Luck threw for 205 yards to break the single-season rookie record, and the Colts beat the Chiefs to clinch a berth in the playoffs.
Charles was selected for the AFC's Pro Bowl roster.||||||| Despite the Chiefs' 2-13 record tied for worst in the league, Charles was one of five Kansas City players named to the roster.
An illness running through the Kansas City Chiefs the past few weeks kept running back Jamaal Charles, linebacker Tamba Hali and left tackle Donald Stephenson out of practice Wednesday.||||||| Charles was sent home, but his status should be OK for fantasy owners.
Charles busted loose for a huge game, finishing with 226 yards and a touchdown in the Chiefs' loss to the Colts on Sunday.||||||| It was Charles' second 200-yard game of the season. He had just 10 yards last week against Oakland.
Charles had his streak of 100-yard games end with a miserable performance in Sunday's 15-0 loss to Oakland.||||||| The Kansas City running back was held to 10 yards rushing on nine carries, giving him 14 yards on 14 carries in two games against Oakland this season. He had a 42-yard run called back on a penalty. Charles had topped 100 yards in three consecutive games and had 586 of his 1,230 yards over the previous five contests.
Charles ran for 165 yards and a touchdown during Sunday's 30-7 win over Kansas City.||||||| Charles broke off an 80-yard TD run on the game's first play for Kansas City but was relatively quiet after that. While he's too talented to sit, Charles remains a bit of a risky play given the Chiefs' offensive woes.


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PFW draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki previews the top prospects for the 2011 NFL draft, by position. In cases where a listed prospect is playing in a bowl game, we identify that upcoming matchup.
The underclassmen ranks feature a bevy of talented, young pass catchers, including a pair of elite receivers in A.J. Green and Julio Jones. In total, there easily could be as many as 10 underclassmen who declare early and start the run on receivers. The senior class is not as deep but does feature a good number of slot receivers with speed to burn who can bring added value as return men. Juniors are marked by an asterisk (*), third-year sophomores by two (**). An "e" indicates number is estimated.
1. Jerrel Jernigan, Troy
5-8 7/8, 181, 4.36
Short but not small, Jernigan is quick and explosive with the ball in his hands and shows the ability to create after the catch and in the return game, really standing out as a kickoff returner. He has returned two kicks for TDs this fall, including a kickoff against Oklahoma State. He can do a better job of securing the ball in traffic, especially when he is stringing moves together, as he will flag it too carelessly when he is looking to cut and set up his next move. However, he possesses legitimate top-end burst and playmaking ability and has shown he can line up all over the field and make an impact. He may be best in the slot.
Don't miss: Jernigan's Trojans play Ohio in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl at 9 p.m. ET Dec. 18.
2. Titus Young, Boise State
5-11 5/8, 170, 4.47
He's thin and wiry, and questions about his durability could worry NFL teams, perhaps even knocking him off some draft boards. What Young lacks in bulk he overcomes by how quickly he can eat the cushion of defensive backs. He's so fast that he often creates five steps of separation. He is an explosive downfield target with the elusiveness to factor heavily in the return game and flip the field. He was a bit immature upon his arrival, but with the NFL within his sights, he has improved his work habits and could bring value as a big-play weapon.
Don't miss: Young's Broncos play Utah in the Las Vegas Bowl at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 22.
3. Dwayne Harris, East Carolina
5-10 1/8, 200, 4.50e
The Pirates' new staff has been using Harris heavily out of the slot, and he has not been quite as dynamic as he was a year ago, but that is not to say he is still not producing at a high level. He has very good run balance after contact and keeps his legs driving on contact. His ability to make defenders miss and string moves together stands out on tape, and he has shown he can create every time he touches the ball. Is still growing into his role as a returner and will be best working out of the slot in the pros.
Don't miss: Harris' Pirates play Maryland in the Military Bowl at 2:30 p.m. ET Dec. 29
4. Greg Little, North Carolina
6-2e, 215e, 4.55e
As one of a number of high-profile Tar Heels forced to sit out his senior season after receiving improper benefits, evaluators will have to revisit Little's junior tape to assess his talents. Character concerns alone will knock him out of consideration for some teams. He will still command interest, however, as a big, strong possession receiver with some run-after-the-catch ability and attitude. He lacks long speed, but he has the competitive speed to uncover and the strength to run through contact after the catch. He possesses NFL starter-caliber traits as a "Z" receiver and could garner attention in the first three rounds if he shows up in shape after the season and proves he is willing to do the little things to be great.
Don't miss: Little's Tar Heels play Tennessee in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl at 6:40 p.m. ET on Dec. 30.
5. Edmund Gates, Abilene Christian
5-11 7/8, 190, 4.42
After Johnny Knox earned a Pro Bowl invite as a rookie, scouts were put on notice not to overlook this underpublicized program. Like Knox, Gates can flat-out fly and possesses the speed to run a hole in the wind. He is still raw, having come to Abilene to play basketball, and has dominated in only one season at the Division II level. Questions about his toughness and ability to play through pain could diminish his value, but as an outside-the-numbers, vertical threat, he can provide immediate value with speed that will keep defenses honest. He has been graded as highly as the second round by NFL evaluators and could become an Al Davis favorite once he finishes testing.
1. A.J. Green, Georgia*
6-4e, 210e, 4.45e
In the same class of receivers as Calvin Johnson coming out of Georgia Tech, Green has shown the ability to dominate since the time he arrived on the college football scene, making some unbelievable, acrobatic, one-handed grabs that few NFL receivers can make. After being suspended the first four games of the season for receiving improper benefits, he showed very well against one of the more talented CB tandems in the country, Colorado's. He has exceptional body control and hand-eye coordination and is surprisingly crafty. He can step into a starting lineup and factor as a No. 1 receiver readily, capable of taking the top off a defense and creating big plays. He's a top-10 cinch.
Don't miss: Green's Bulldogs play UCF in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl at 3:30 p.m. ET Dec. 31.
2. Julio Jones, Alabama*
6-4e, 220e, 4.50e
A physical, West Coast receiver with the strength to power off the line, beat the jam and run through tacklers after the catch, Jones is a big receiver who plays big. He played hurt most of his sophomore season and has battled through a broken bone in his hand this season. The break required pins to be inserted and has taken away some of his physicality and limited his hand usage at the line, forcing him to miss most of the Mississippi game. However, he is such a competitor that he has risen above the pain and continued to produce at a very high level, appearing dominant against Tennessee and matching up well against LSU's Patrick Peterson. He will fit as a "Z" receiver in a West Coast offense.
Don't miss: Jones' Crimson Tide plays Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl at 1 p.m. ET Jan. 1.
3. Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State**
6-0e, 205e, 4.55e
Few receivers are as strong, physical or competitive as Anquan Boldin, but Blackmon plays the game with a similar football temperament. After being suspended one game for a DUI arrest, the redshirt sophomore returned to catch 13-173-1 against Baylor, not to mention running 69 yards around the corner for a score. He's intensely competitive, plays with confidence and has terrific ball skills, taking the ball away from defensive backs in the air as he did repeatedly to Nebraska's Prince Amukamara. He overcomes his lack of foot speed with deceptively sharp route running, strong hands and great concentration in traffic, running as fast as he needs to. Although he still needs to mature, his style of play would attract some interest in the top half of the first round if he were to declare.
Don't miss: Blackmon's Cowboys play Arizona in the Valero Alamo Bowl at 9:15 p.m. ET Dec. 29.
4. Michael Floyd, Notre Dame*
6-3e, 225e, 4.55e
Floyd has suffered through a period of bad Irish football and has been one of the few bright spots on a marginal team. What has stood out especially this season is his physicality in the blocking game, where he will ride defenders into the sideline. He uses his body well to get positioning and routinely wins in traffic. One of the greatest knocks is that he lacks elite, top-end speed, and too many catches are contested because of his inability to separate with speed or quickness. He does, however, have the toughness and field awareness to be effective inside in the short-and-intermediate passing game. And he tracks the deep ball very well, will climb the ladder to get it and really competes for the ball in the air.
Don't miss: Floyd's Fighting Irish play Miami (Fla.) in the Hyundai Sun Bowl at 2 p.m. ET Dec. 31.
5. Jonathan Baldwin, Pittsburgh*
6-5e, 235e, 4.45e
A freakish athlete with unique speed and leaping ability for his size, Baldwin has had to deal with inconsistency at the QB position, which often forces him to make exceptional grabs far behind his body or stop in his tracks to adjust to it. He is a long strider who is not creative after the catch and is best working outside the numbers, where he can crack peanuts off the helmets of smaller defensive backs and consistently win the jump ball. He has terrific body length and leaping ability but has had some trouble against better cornerbacks such as Miami (Fla.)'s Brandon Harris, does not always play with confidence and is still immature and learning how to play the game.
Don't miss: Baldwin's Panthers play Kentucky in the BBVA Compass Bowl at noon ET Jan. 8.
Coming Thursday: Top TE prospects
Don't miss out on PFW's brand-new NFL Draft mobile app for iPhone, Blackberry and Android — coming soon. It will provide the very best in player analysis and inside draft info. Watch ProFootballWeekly.com for an announcement when it becomes available. Also, be sure to get your copy of PFW's 2011 Draft Guide magazine (on sale March 1) and PFW's 2011 Draft Preview book (on sale March 29). Both publications will be available at retail outlets and at PFWstore.com.


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Lu Chen
Michelle Kwan
Irina Slutskaya
Shizuka Arakawa
Mao Asada
Yuna Kim
so... we've gone from Lepisto attempting a flutz, to the history of flips at the Olys, to Evan's quadless victory... is there any more proof needed that 5 days is still too long for the next round in these polls?
Yeah, make the polls only 3 days long.
If Plushy just did a three jump combo in Vancouver, he would have won gold. His cockiness combined with his watered downed content (even in the footwork sequences and his spins) really hurt him in Vancouver.
But isn't it pretty standard for the team to be interviewed together? I seem to recall that set up after other Nationals.
So unless Terry Gannon is a liar / mistaken, she declined to be on camera with Tara and Nicole while Leslie interviewed them. I got the impression that was what she declined.
It looks like her interview with Leslie was subsequent to the interview with Tara and Nicole. In that interview, Michelle still seems to be very emotional, so I think that group interview was declined because she didn't feel physically able to keep it together?
Keeper of Nathalie Pechelat's bitchface.


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So many of the victims of Friday's shooting were just beginning their lives, but they had already made their beauty known to so many. Here are just a few of those stories.
Charlotte Bacon, 6
JoAnn Bacon had bought her daughter a new pink dress and boots for the holidays.
But Charlotte, an outgoing girl with long and curly red hair, couldn't wait, and JoAnn let her daughter wear the dress and boots and did her hair special for the end of the school week.
Her older brother, Guy, was also in the school, but survived the shootings.
Her parents, JoAnn and Joel, who had lived in Newtown for four or five years, and their extended family felt numb after the shooting, her uncle on her mother's side, John Hagen, of Nisawa, Minnesota, said.
"She was going to go some places in this world," Hagen said. "This little girl could light up the room for anyone."
Daniel Barden, 7
Daniel's family wrote in a statement: "Everyone who has ever met Daniel remembers and loves him. Words really cannot express what a special boy Daniel was. Such a light. Always smiling, unfailingly polite, incredibly affectionate, fair and so thoughtful towards others, imaginative in play, both intelligent and articulate in conversation: in all, a constant source of laughter and joy. Daniel was fearless in his pursuit of happiness and life. He earned his ripped jeans and missing two front teeth. Despite that, he was, as his mother said, 'Just So Good.' He embodied everything that is wholesome and innocent in the world. Our hearts break over losing him and for the many other families suffering loss."
Rachel Davino, 29
Rachel Davino, a teacher's aide at Sandy Hook, loved to cook, said her grandmother, Nicoletta Davino, of Waterbury, Conn.
The elder Davino said her granddaughter would visit her and she would share recipes from her native Italy.
Rachel Davino, who lived in New Britain, Conn., especially liked to make lasagna and tomato sauce. "Every year, we'd make tomato sauce together," Nicoletta Davino said.
Olivia Engel, 6
Dan Merton, a longtime friend of the girl's family, says he could never forget the child, and he has much to say when he thinks of her.
"She loved attention," he said. "She had perfect manners, perfect table manners. She was the teacher's pet, the line leader."
On Friday, Merton said, she was simply excited to go to school and then return home and make a gingerbread house.
Josephine Gay, 7
Josephine Gay turned seven three days before the shooting massacre at the Sandy Hook School.
In a photo circulating widely across the Internet and on news organization websites, the little girl is wearing a gap-toothed grin and balancing what looks like a traffic cone on her head and glasses on the very tip of her nose.
A guest on the website Legacy.com wrote on Josephine's page, "This photo shows your sweet fun personality. You will be missed and thought of always."
Dawn Hochsprung, 47
Dawn, principal at Sandy Hook Elementary, viewed her school as a model, telling The Newtown Bee in 2010 that "I don't think you could find a more positive place to bring students to every day." She had worked to make Sandy Hook a place of safety, too.
In October, the 47-year-old Hochsprung shared a picture of the school's evacuation drill with the message "safety first." When the unthinkable came, she was ready to defend.
Dylan Hockley, 6
Dylan was a playful boy whose family moved to the area after living in England, a neighbor said.
"The Hockleys have swingsets in their front yard and are pleasant neighbors," said Nick Germak, who also lives in the neighborhood.
"Just normal, happy kids," said Nicole Germak, Nick's 12-year-old daughter, who attended Sandy Hook when she was in elementary school.
Madeleine Hsu, 6
Dr. Matthew Velsmid was at Madeleine's house Saturday, tending to her stricken family. He said the family did not want to comment.
Velsmid said that after learned of the shooting, he went to the triage area to provide medical assistance, but there were no injuries to treat.
Velsmid's daughter, who attends another school, lost three of her friends.
Catherine Hubbard, 6
Catherine's parents released a statement expressing gratitude to emergency responders and for the supportive community.
"We are greatly saddened by the loss of our beautiful daughter Catherine Violet and our thoughts and prayers are with the other families who have been affected by this tragedy," Jennifer and Matthew Hubbard said.
"We ask that you continue to pray for us and the other families who have experienced loss in this tragedy."
Chase Kowalski, 7
Chase was always outside, playing in the backyard, riding his bicycle. Just last week, he was visiting neighbor Kevin Grimes, telling him about completing— and winning—his first mini-triathlon.
"You couldn't think of a better child," Grimes said. Grimes' own five children all attended Sandy Hook, too.
Nancy Lanza, 52, gunman's mother
She once was known simply for the game nights she hosted and the holiday decorations she put up at her house. Now Nancy Lanza is known as her son's first victim.
Authorities say her 20-year-old son Adam gunned her down before killing 26 others at Sandy Hook. The two shared a home in a well-to-do Newtown neighborhood, but details were slow to emerge of who she was and what might have led her son to carry out such horror.
Kingston, N.H., Police Chief Donald Briggs Jr. said Nancy Lanza once lived in the community and was a kind, considerate and loving person. The former stockbroker at John Hancock in Boston was well-respected, Briggs said.
Jesse Lewis, 6
Six-year-old Jesse Lewis had hot chocolate with his favorite breakfast sandwich — sausage, egg and cheese — at the neighborhood deli before going to school Friday morning.
Jesse and his parents were regulars at the Misty Vale Deli in Sandy Hook, Conn., owner Angel Salazar told The Wall Street Journal.
"He was always friendly; he always liked to talk," Salazar said.
Anne Marie Murphy, 52, teacher
A happy soul. A good mother, wife and daughter. Artistic, fun-loving, witty and hardworking.
Her parents, Hugh and Alice McGowan, told The Journal News in Westchester, N.Y., that she was a terrific woman who was smart and dedicated.
She was an artistic, fun-loving painter who was "witty" and "hardworking," Hugh McGowan told Newsday.
"She was a happy soul," said her mother, Alice McGowan. "She was a very good daughter, a good mother, a good wife.
"I'll miss her presence," added Alice McGowan. "She died doing what she loved. She was serving children and serving God."
Ana Marquez-Greene, 6
Ana Marquez-Greene spent last year's holidays reveling in celebrations with her extended family in her first trip to Puerto Rico, according to her grandmother Elba Marquez.
Elba Marquez said the child's nine year-old brother was also at the school, but escaped safely.
The family plans on establishing a music scholarship in memory of Ana, who loved to sing.
James Mattioli, 6
The Upstate New York town of Sherrill is thinking of Cindy Mattioli, who grew up there and lost her son James in the school shooting in Connecticut.
"It's a terrible tragedy, and we're a tight community," Mayor William Vineall told the Utica Observer-Dispatch.
Ray Horvath, who left the school 20 minutes before the shooter entered, runs a before-and-after school program for the children. Four 6-year-olds who lost their lives were in the program, including James.
"James was a sweetheart of a kid with such an innocent face."
Grace McDonnell, 7
Grace, "a real cute little blonde girl with blue eyes," lived in a house that was still was still "all ablaze with Christmas lights" on the night after she was killed, neighbor Todd Werden told the Washington Post.
Emilie Parker, 6
She was blonde and cheerful, a 6-year-old girl who loved to draw and hated new foods. Her father, Robbie Parker, said his daughter was always smiling. Through tears he said, "I'm so blessed to be her Dad."
Her grandfather lives in Ogden, Utah, where he raised Robbie. "Adults make the choices they do, but these innocent children, they didn't deserve any of this."
Jack Armistead Pinto, 6
Jack was an avid participant in a wide variety of activities including flag football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, and snow skiing. Jack was an incredibly loving and vivacious young boy, appreciated by all who knew him for his lively and giving spirit and steely determination, according to an obituary on the Newtown Bee.
In life and in death, Jack will forever be remembered for the immeasurable joy he brought to all who had the pleasure of knowing him, a joy whose wide reach belied his six short years.
Noah Pozner, 6
The reason the parents of six-year-old Noah moved from New York to Connecticut was so the boy, his twin sister and older sister could attend Newtown's top schools and live in a safe community, said the victim's uncle, Arthur Pozner, of Brooklyn.
The boy's twin sister and 8-year-old sister were also students at the school, but they had not been hurt, Pozner said.
He had not been able to reach the Connecticut family to see how they were coping with the tragedy.
Caroline Previdi, 6
"You were a sweet little girl and you will be missed."
That's how Paige Tremblay said goodbye to six-year-old Caroline Previdi on Twitter Saturday. Tremblay's five-year-old niece was a playmate of Previdi's, according to her feed. "It hurts even more to see a familiar name on that list," she said in a later tweet.
Jessica Adrienne Rekos, 6
Jessica loved horseback riding, learning about orcas, writing, and playing with her little brothers, according to an obituary in the Newtown Bee.
Avielle Richman, 6
Avielle was a dark-haired beauty who loved to read. Her favorite books were the Harry Potter books and her favorite color was red, according to a blog called Avielle's Adventures.
The blog is all about Avielle. It features a photo of the little girl, barefoot and dressed in a red, white and black dress, on a post about her birthday in October. The blog says Avielle celebrated her birthday with her friends and a party at the Zoar Ridge Stables, where she took riding lessons twice a week. Her training pony was named Betty.
Lauren Rousseau, 30, teacher
She wanted to a teacher "from before she even went to kindergarten" Lauren Rousseau's family said in a brief statement released Saturday. Her family told the Hartford Courant that Rousseau had worked as a subsitute teacher for years after graduating from the University of Connecticut. She had just recently gotten a permanent substituting job at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Rousseau's mother issued a statement last night on her daughter's death that was heart-wrenching in its brevity. "We will miss her terribly ... "
Mary Sherlach, 56, school psychologist
Mary Sherlach spent most of her professional life trying to help kids from taking a wrong turn.
A school psychologist at the Sandy Hook Elementary School since August 1994, she worked closely with students, parents and teachers.
I "am always ready to assist in problem solving, intervention and prevention," Sherlach, 56, wrote on her professional website.
She died while trying to protect others, Diane Day, a therapist who works at the school, told The Wall Street Journal.
Victoria Soto, 27, teacher
Victoria Soto was known as Miss Victoria Soto in Room 10, a smiling teacher who underscored her enthusiasm over teaching first-graders with exclamation points.
On her page on the school's website, she wrote: "I absolutely love teaching first grade!'' and "I look forward to an amazing year in first grade with my amazing students of room 10!"
Soto's lifelong dream was to be a teacher. The Stratford native's graduating class is establishing a memorial fund in their former classmate's name.
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Benjamin was 6 and a relative newcomer to Newtown. He was one of two sons of David and Francine Wheeler. David is a writer and performer with the Flagpole Shakespeare Repertory Theater. According to his biography on the website, he and his wife and two sons just moved to Newtown in April 2011. They had lived in New York City before that, where David Wheeler worked as an actor on stage, film and television.
Allison N. Wyatt, 6
People from British Columbia to Florida are offering their condolences, thoughts and prayers on a featured memorial page at Legacy.com for Allison.
No formal obituary has been posted yet, just a short sentence about the girl being one of the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre.
"Little child, you gained angel wings today," one person posted on the site anonymously on Saturday.


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Today many cities across Mid-Missouri are observing Veterans Day. Columbia is celebrating the service of men and women in the armed forces.
Some of the rarest of all North American Bison have now arrived at their new home in north Missouri.
At the fourth in a series of public input sessions Thursday night in Jefferson City, farmers and representatives of lawmakers shared opinions and criticism on how the corps handled the historic flooding last May, June and July.
Words Travel: Author Ibtisam Barakat talks about her latest project, a children's story for the Arab world, and beyond.
Ibtisam Barakat is a Palestinian writer who lives in Columbia Missouri and participates in many international writing and arts programs.


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Reason Roundtable: Nuclear Power and Energy Independence
Reason Foundation's latest roundtable feature examines the economic viability of nuclear power, with commentary by William Tucker, Jerry Taylor, and Shikha Dalmia. Read it here. Please feel free to join the debate in the comments section below. Going Nuclear - But Not for Energy Independence The case for nuclear ought to depend on its market, not political, viability By Shikha Dalmia Politics - Not Economics - Is Hampering Nuclear Energy People should consider nuclear as natural as the ground beneath their feet By William Tucker Nuclear Energy: Risky Business Those who favor nuclear power should adopt a policy of tough love By Jerry Taylor


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The Polar vortex may have come and gone, but it's only the start of winter storm season. From how to winter-proof your home and the supplies you need to your family's ultimate preparedness plan, we've got you covered for any wild weather situation this year.
Winterize Your Home
- Create a detailed home inventory of your possessions and keep it in a safe spot away from your home. Go here for a printable list.
- Check your roof for loose, missing, worn or damaged shingles to minimize flying debris and reduce the chance of possible water damage.
- Clean gutters and make sure they are properly aligned and securely attached to your house.
- Grade property so water drains away from the foundation.
- Replace caulk and weather-stripping that has lost contact with surfaces.
- Rake leaves away from drains to avoid street and property flooding.
- Check for loose handrails, banisters and stair coverings. Buckled or cracked walks should be repaired.
- Clear snow and ice from sidewalks in front of your home to avoid dangerous falls (this is the home/property owner's responsibility).
- Trim shrubbery away from siding to prevent insect and moisture damage. Remove shrubbery that interferes with walkways.
- Insulate exposed water pipes and outdoor faucets to protect them from freezing.
- Check smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and change batteries as needed. Replace units every eight years.
- Check basement and crawl space for dampness and leakage. Standing water could be a sign of improper drainage.
- Check all windows to make sure they open, close and lock properly.
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Build an emergency kit with at least three days of essentials for family and pets. Kits should be portable and ready to go in the case of evacuation. Always double-check expiration dates and update your emergency preparedness kit every 6 months. Use Daylight Saving dates as a reminder to double-check your kit. Go here for a printable emergency kit checklist.
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- Identify an out-of-area contact. After a disaster, long distance phone lines may be more reliable than local lines. Ask a friend or relative who lives outside of the state to be your "family contact." After a disaster, your family contact becomes a communication point to share information with all household members. Your plan depends on everyone knowing your contact's phone number.
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BHGP profiles new Iowa Hawkeyes assistants David Raih and LeVar Woods
The Iowa Hawkeyes are expected to name Siena head coach Fran McCaffery as their new head basketball coach Monday.
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Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony 2013-2014 Season
This ensemble, conducted by Maria Lorcas, provides a high level ensemble experience for advanced junior and senior high wind, percussion and string students.
Admission is by audition only. Auditions are held in September and January. The Youth Symphony meets once a week for 8 weeks in the fall and 8 weeks in the spring. To schedule an audition please call 540-432-4277.
The Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony is holding auditions Wednesday evening, January 22nd and Thursday evening, January 23rd at 7:00 (or by appointment) at Eastern Mennonite University. Talented and serious high school students (bassoon, trumpet, trombone, french horn and string players) are encouraged to apply to perform with this high-level ensemble. Call 432-4277 for information and to arrange an audition time.
Audition Requirements:
- Play one prepared piece without accompaniment (SRO piece is fine)
- 2 or 3-octave scale, your choice
- Sight reading
Public performances are scheduled during each session. Auditions are also held each spring for rising seniors who wish to perform a solo with the Youth Symphony.
2013-14 Youth Symphony Schedule
- Youth Symphony Rehearsals begin October 6th
- Fall Concert on November 24th at 4:00 pm in Lehman Auditorium.
- Spring Auditions January 22nd and 23rd
- Rehearsals resume January 26th for the Spring.
- Spring Concert on March 23 at 4:00 pm in Lehman Auditorium.
- Concerto Auditions for rising Seniors will be held in May.
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Making The Most of Every Season
We believe in making the most of every season in Marquette County. We offer opportunities to explore beautiful spring in Marquette County through kayaking, biking, hiking, stand up paddle boarding, hunting for waterfalls and so much more! Our miles of extensive trails and amazing hikes to magnificent views offer everyone the chance to experience the beautiful spring season unique to the U.P. So what are you waiting for? This is your invitation to find your human nature in Marquette County, don't let spring slip by without visiting one of Marquette County's many magical waterfalls. Contact us at 906.228.7749 and ask for your very own copy of our hike & bike guide or waterfall maps.
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Make a splash into the summer with a kayak or stand up paddle board adventure in Marquette County! Set up your adventure through one of our local outfitters such as Big Bay Outfitters, Uncle Ducky Outfitters, and the new Crestone Adventures. Or if stand up paddle boarding is more your style be sure to check out SUP Brah rentals. Most of these companies also offer guided trips.
To learn more about these great resources to help you get out and enjoy the waters of Marquette County click here.
Our BlogHiking – or Relaxing – on Little Presque Isle Beach
From inland gems like Teal Lake to the vast coastline of Lake Superior, Marquette County has no shortage of water frontage. If you're staying in the Marquette area during the warm season, you'll probably find yourself at the beach near Picnic Rocks at some point. You may even make it to the famed Blackrocks area on the far side of Presque Isle.
But what if you're looking for a Lake Superior beach that's a bit farther from the beaten path? You don't have to go far: Just a few miles up Big Bay Road from Marquette, Little Presque Isle Beach showcases the awesome splendor of the big lake and the rugged rises of the Huron Mountains in one secluded package. The area is a top hiking destination in all seasons, as well as a prime spot for sunbathing, relaxing, beach games, and (if you don't mind the water's chill) swimming. It's even as decent spot for freshwater surfing, as indicated by this regularly updated surf forecast.
One note: Little Presque Isle Beach is actually located on the mainland, facing the island of the same name. Little Presque Isle is separated from the beach by a submerged sandbar that's usually passable. (If the water is high, you can always swim, though you'll need to take proper precautions.) This area is one of the first parts of the lake to freeze in winter, making it easily accessible during the snowy season.


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ELF Released for Linux
The ELF tools for Linux have just been publicly released, after months of testing. What does that mean to the average Linux user? What is ELF, anyway?
ELF is a advanced new binary file format for executables, libraries, and object files (which are used to create libraries and executables). It is the native binary file format of Unix System V Release 4, and is far more powerful and flexible than the original binary file format used on Linux, which is often called "a.out".
The people who really care about this are the programmers who make it possible for you to run a Linux system. They care because ELF makes several things much easier for them to do, and even makes some things that were previously practically impossible easy. This will allow them to develop better and more interesting software—which every Linux user gets to use.
Also, the ELF shared libraries are much more flexible than the old a.out DLL shared libraries which have been the Linux standard for a few years now. Backwards compatibility will be much easier to maintain with the ELF libraries, which will give all Linux users a more stable platform. "Wizardry" should no longer be required to upgrade libraries or compilers, once you are using ELF.
Probably not yet. If you use Linux because it is an adventure, or to learn, then you probably do want to upgrade. However, if you just want to get work done, then you probably do not want to upgrade quite yet.
There are two ways to upgrade. One is to simply install the ELF libraries, and if you compile your own kernels, make sure that your kernel has been compiled with ELF binary support. This will allow ELF binaries to run on your system with no further work on your part. The first problem with this is that using both the older a.out shared libraries and the ELF shared libraries at the same time will use more memory than using all binaries of one type or the other, and therefore will almost certainly slow your system down. Therefore, this is only recommended it you want to be able to run occasional ELF binaries. The second problem with this is that you are required to rearrange some files in order to install the ELF libraries.
The other way is to wait until your favorite distribution of Linux is available in an all-ELF form, and re-install your system. As drastic as this sounds, it will lead to higher performance, especially if you want to run ELF binaries regularily. Hopefully, most distributions will make this easier than it sounds, perhaps by having an option to only install binaries. Distributions with package maintenance options should give you the option to uninstall your old packages and install new ELF-based ones without a fully reinstalling your system.
You will probably want to wait to reinstall your system until your favorite distribution has provided a (relatively) easy way to upgrade. If you want to use a new program available only in ELF (i.e., play with a new toy), your time will probably be better spent simply installing the new libraries. Unfortunately for normal users, it is not as easy as making a directory and dropping a few files in it. It requires installing a new ld.so and moving libraries. There has been some talk of a script to automate the process, and it will probably have been written by the time you read this, but I can't tell you where to get it because as I write this it doesn't yet exist.
The unfortunate fact is that to get to the state where it is so much easier to upgrade will require harder work initially. If you are patient, someone else may do the work for you; either someone who writes a generic upgrade script (this is only really possible thanks to the Linux File System Standard, which was explained in the July issue of LJ) or the maintainer of your favorite distribution. But there is no free lunch; either you have to do the work, or someone else does. The difference with ELF is that once that difficult work has been done once, the next time you need to upgrade your shared libraries, it will be easier than it ever has been—for whoever does the work.
For those following the Linux/Alpha port, Jim Paradis of DEC recently announced that the networking code in the Alpha port is starting to work, a few weeks after work on networking commenced. This rapid progress, which has been characteristic of the Alpha port, suggests that DEC is likely to meet their projected fall release of the full system.
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MPs call on HMRC to 'name and shame' tax scheme pushers
by Alex Steger on Feb 19, 2013 at 07:52
MPs have called on HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to name and shame promoters and sellers of tax avoidance schemes which use legal loopholes and abuse available tax reliefs.
The Public Accounts Committee said the promoters of such schemes were 'running rings' around HMRC which was losing 'a game of cat of mouse' in its bid to shut them done.
Margaret Hodge, who chairs the committee, said the current system worked in favour of the scheme promoters and their clients and that the taxman needed to do more than just publish details of the schemes it successfully closes, and should name and shame the people behind it and it clients.
'HMRC should publicly name and shame those who sell or use tax avoidance schemes in order to discourage such activity,' she said.
Hodge singled out film schemes.
'They create schemes which exploit loopholes in legislation or abuse available tax reliefs such as those intended to encourage investment in British films, and then sign up as many clients as possible, knowing that it will take time for HMRC to change the law and shut the scheme down,' she said.
'Their clients can then take advantage of this window of opportunity to make a lot of money at the expense of the UK taxpayer, while the promoter simply moves on to a new a scheme and repeats the process. It is a game of cat and mouse and HMRC is losing.'
Hodge's comments come as the Public Accounts Committee published its latest report which examined marketed tax avoidance schemes and was based on evidence from HM Revenue & Customs, Tax Trade, Future Capital Partners and Ingenious Media.
10 comments so far. Why not have your say?
Feb 19, 2013 at 08:30
Please could could the PAC print a definitive list of abusive and presumably abuse-free activities so I know how to behave and instruct my clients to behave in the future?
Presumably anything that is good enough for members of the committee is good enough for the rest of the general public?report this
Feb 19, 2013 at 08:37
Perhaps we should go back to the old days and shame those who offend the powerful by putting such people in the stocks? This is lazy politics, backward looking, headline grabbing but does nothing to cure the perceived mischief. I am sure that with a little deft googling and searching at Companies House the majority of scheme promoters and the leaders behind them could be easily identified by The Times reporters.
A simple cure to minimise abusive avoidance? Reduce tax rates to a reasonable level and apply them fairly, not regressively. Draft accurate and simple tax legislation and apply it fairly. Reduce the Civil Service by the 1m headcount added since 1997, use IT to its maximum potential in Government to make even more savings and spend our (taxpayer's money) diligently. Those 1m people could be helping the economy rather than adding to the deficit that our children and grandchildren will have to pay off.
The problem with the above is that Turkeys won't vote for Christmas, so politicians will not follow policies that reduce their spening power and/or voter base. Margaret Hodge still hasn't defined what paying your 'fair share' of tax means and tax connot be raised or collected by such woolly political concepts.report this
Feb 19, 2013 at 08:56
All tax avoidance schemes have to be declared and registered with HMRC before they are marketed to clients.
Unfortunately they do not have sufficient staff to close these schemes quickly enough. When they do close them the designers, who are frequently ex-HMRC, find another loophole, register another scheme and so it goes on.
The politicians have no understanding of the process. Tax avoidance is not illegal and quite frankly who wouln't take advantage of a scheme if they could?report this
Feb 19, 2013 at 09:09
No man in the country is under the smallest obligation, moral or other, so to arrange his legal relations to his business or property as to enable the Inland Revenue to put the largest possible shovel in his stores. The Inland Revenue is not slow, and quite rightly, to take every advantage which is open to it under the Taxing Statutes for the purposes of depleting the taxpayer's pocket. And the taxpayer is in like manner entitled to be astute to prevent, so far as he honestly can, the depletion of his means by the Inland Revenue."
Lord Clyde, 1929 - NINETEEN TWENTY-NINE!!!report this
Feb 19, 2013 at 09:36
Much better for MPs to name and legislate -that way it would be tax evasion which is illegal rather than avoidance which is legitimate! In a common law system you can't govern off the hoof! If MPs don't like it then legislate against it.
You work half the year for the government before you start to work for yourself!
I suppose the trick is to stop thinking of it as 'our' money, then we wouldn't feel so bad. Still, it's about time the government started to live within its own means, rather than ours.report this
Feb 19, 2013 at 09:38
@ Nick Lincoln - Lord Clyde's words still ring true today. The problem appears to be in the interpretation of the word "honestly", which seems to have now become synonymous with "legally", rather than "morally".report this
Feb 19, 2013 at 09:53
MPs find the tax schemes offensive. Many people find their over generous pension arrangements both offensive and unfair.report this
Feb 19, 2013 at 10:04
@ Man of Kent
It's a slippery slope to use morality as a starting point. Whose morality? If I said I found women voting, or same sex marriages or non-whites having degrees immoral would that version of morality be unnaceptable?
How about using the law as a starting point? The problem is that we have the 3rd longest tax code in the world after Alabama and India.
Perhaps some clarity and certainty would avoid the need for moral judgements?report this
Feb 19, 2013 at 10:10
I agree and endorse all the comments above.
Additionally I'd like to think that those taking advantage of these so-called 'schemes' - as well as other legitimate tax-planning strategies - are 're-cycling' their tax rebates back into the wider UK economy. Thereby effectively chosing where their tax gets spent....rather than relying upon those ill-qualified muppets at Westminster.report this
Feb 19, 2013 at 11:30
tax avoidance schemes call on MP's to disclose expenses !report this
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By John L. Ross, Staff Writer
A status hearing in Laurel County Circuit Court Friday left an arrest warrant active on a man indicted for shooting his girlfriend in the ankle.
Richard J. Lawson, of Keavy, was indicted in March for first-degree assault through domestic violence, a felony offense, and first-degree wanton endangerment.
Lawson's case in Laurel County District Court was dismissed in February. Judge John Paul Chappell had no choice but to "dismiss without prejudice" in that case because both the Laurel County deputy in the case, as well as the shooting victim, Gena Smith, 37, were not present in court.
Lawson's attorney for that case was Mike Brophy. It is not clear whether Brophy will remain Lawson's attorney for the circuit case, however, in court Friday, attorney Kelly Ridings stood in.
The only thing learned in court Friday was Lawson is not yet in custody.
It was learned in district court in February that the deputy was improperly subpoenaed for that case, however, it was not known why Smith was not present.
According to Sheriff John Root, on Feb. 3, deputies Shawn Boroviak and Brett Reeves responded to a Locust Grove residence to investigate a report that a woman had been shot.
Deputies were told Lawson was "very intoxicated" and had been in an argument with Smith. As Smith tried to flee the home, Root said Lawson retrieved a .22 caliber rifle and fired several rounds toward Smith as she ran down the hallway.
One shot struck her ankle, but she was able to escape to a neighbor's home to contact deputies.
Reeves and Boroviak reported discovering Smith at the neighbor's home, bleeding from the gunshot wound. Root said the deputies also discovered Lawson — he was passed out in a back bedroom, still clutching the rifle allegedly used to shoot his girlfriend.
The couple's 11-year-old son was in the residence at the time of the shooting.
Lawson had been jailed under a $25,000 cash bond.