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I have moss on my roof. I suspect this isn't good but I really don't know. The area had been shaded by a large oak tree that died and had to be removed. I have considered going up on the roof with a heavy sidewalk brush and trying to remove it by brushing it off. I certainly hope this is not going to force me to get a new roof. This one is I estimate is about 15 years old. I bought the house five years ago. What can you tell me about this condition? How serious is it and what, if anything, can be done about it?
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After several flooded basements this year it may be a good time for you to review for me the rules as they relate to the use of a wet vac. Several years ago my basement leaked due to gutters that I had not cleaned out prior to the storm and the sump pump drain line paying out at the bottom of the cellar steps into a clogged drain running under ground. After that experience I have made some changes in the sump pump location and I have made sure the gutters and downspouts are clean and not leaking at the joints.
Dana Barish, a homeowner in the Arnold community of Twin Harbors said, "When I moved here, I wanted waterfront. I wanted beach."
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(BPT) - For people building new homes in the coming months, the ever-increasing pain of monthly utility bills for cooling and heating their homes has them looking for more energy-efficient construction methods. In 2014, homeowners have been burdened with electricity costs that rose 5 percent, heating oil 7 percent and natural gas 10 percent, as reported in USA Today. At the same time, homebuilders are challenged to meet increasingly stringent energy codes imposed by cities and counties.
(BPT) - Moving up – vacating your current, smallish home for a larger, roomier abode – was the American way before the Great Recession. Now that the economy is humming again, at least some of the people who stayed put during those lean years will be looking to move into larger, nicer homes this summer. High demand and low inventory, however, may leave many with nowhere to go. Some will rediscover a time-honored space-gaining technique: attic conversion.
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(BPT) - Remodeling a bathroom can increase the value of your home but short-sighted planning can wash projects down the drain.
(StatePoint) As a result of the recent housing crisis, many potential homebuyers, especially first-timers, are hesitant to enter the market. But if you're holding back, evaluate why. Experts say your reasons may be based on myth.
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(StatePoint) The number of U.S. renters has expanded significantly since the burst of the housing bubble, and renters now represent 34 percent of all households, according to government statistics. Meanwhile, rents climbed 3.2 percent last year.
(BPT) - When the weather warms up, so does the real estate market. Spring and summer are traditionally the seasons when both home buyers and sellers are most active across the country. If you'll be putting your home on the market this year, simple, cost-effective upgrades can help ensure a speedy sale at a good price.
(BPT) - Beauty is in the details when it comes to home exteriors. That's why choosing the right exterior trim products and decorative elements is essential, whether you have a modest home or coastal mansion. In fact, exterior trim is one of the most important architectural accessories you can use to dress up your home.
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Diamondbacks have shown interest in Jhonny Peralta. But Tigers won't trade him unless/until they get someone better at shortstop.— DKnobler (@DKnobler) November 20, 2012
Peralta, 30, hit .239 with 13 home runs and 63 RBI last season. He scored 58 runs and stole one base.
Those numbers are not particularly great, though he hit .299 with 21 home runs and 86 RBI the season before.
The veteran is slated to make $6 million next season after the Tigers exercised an option in his contract, and is regarded as a solid-but-not-spectacular defender.
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It now appears a Grand Jury will convene April 10 to consider murder charges against a Florida man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin three weeks ago.
Police say George Zimmerman, who is Hispanic, while acting as a neighborhood "watch captain," had a 9 mm handgun and followed Martin, a black teenager, past several houses in the neighborhood; Martin was holding a plastic bag and told his girlfriend on his cell phone "some guy's after me." Zimmerman shot Martin once in the chest as they reportedly fought on the ground.
Zimmerman claimed the homicide was justified under Florida's so-called "Stand Your Ground" law. Florida's law, like Michigan, takes the issue of "self-defense" several steps further than many states, by allowing deadly force "anywhere (you) have a lawful right be," not just in homes or vehicles.
Could this happen in Michigan? What's the current state of the law here regarding self-defense, and when can you use deadly force in defending yourself, your home, and others?
Castle doctrine: Generally, in Michigan, the "castle doctrine" (derived from the phrase "Your home is your castle") provides that someone attacked in his home can use reasonable force, which can include deadly force, to protect his or another's life without any duty to retreat from the attacker.
However in recent years about 15 states, including Michigan, have adopted laws expanding and enlarging the circumstances where a person can use self-defense without retreating and containing provisions such as civil immunity.
In 2006, Michigan enacted the Self Defense Act, which allows an individual to use deadly force anywhere she has a legal right to be, with no duty to retreat. The new law changed the old "duty to retreat before using deadly force" rule, unless a person is inside his home.
The ability to defend oneself against physical attack is a fundamental right recognized by Article 1, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution. This right is not absolute, however; the key test for determining when the use of deadly force is justified is whether a person "honestly and reasonably" believed he was in danger of imminent death or serious bodily harm. Nevertheless, deadly force is not permissible without a showing that the defendant had done "all which is reasonably in his power to avoid the necessity of extreme resistance."
There are three major exceptions to this rule:
- when one is suddenly, fiercely, and violently attacked;
- when one believes the attacker is about to use a deadly weapon; and
- when a person is assaulted in her own dwelling.
The Self Defense Act: The 2006 Self-Defense Act (MCL 780.971) is similar to Florida's laws; a person is allowed to use deadly force, without the duty to retreat from any place she has the legal right to be if she honestly and reasonably believes that death, great bodily harm or sexual assault to herself or others may be imminent. In addition, MCL 768.21c was enacted to expand the castle doctrine to include not only a porch or garage, but fenced-in grounds and buildings immediately surrounding a house or dwelling.
Thus, Michigan citizens acting in self-defense now have substantial immunity from both criminal and civil liability under the new laws. When using defensive force against someone, a person is now automatically presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death, great bodily harm or sexual assault, as long as both the following apply:
(a) The individual against whom deadly force or force other than deadly force is used is in the process of breaking and entering a dwelling or business premises or committing home invasion or has broken and entered a dwelling or business premises or committed home invasion and is still present in the dwelling or business premises, or is unlawfully attempting to remove another individual from a dwelling, business premises, or occupied vehicle against his or her will; and
(b) The individual using deadly force or force other than deadly force honestly and reasonably believes that the individual is engaging in conduct described above.
This legal presumption must be overcome by the prosecutor, who is required to present evidence at each stage of the criminal proceedings, to rebut the presumption that the individual did not act within the constraints of the Self-Defense Act.
There are, however, exceptions to the presumption cited above. These include the following:
- The person against whom force is used has a legal right to be present in the dwelling or vehicle (such as an owner, lessee or titleholder);
- the person being removed is a child or grandchild or in lawful custody of the person against whom the defensive force was used;
- the person against whom defensive force is used is a police officer engaged in performing official duties; or
- the person using defensive force was engaged in an unlawful activity or using the dwelling or vehicle to further an unlawful activity.
If none of these exceptions apply, then the person is essentially immune from criminal prosecution.
Conclusion: Michigan's laws of "Self-Defense" are somewhat similar to Florida's "Stand Your Ground" laws that are the subject of the recent Trayvon Martin shooting. Each case must be individually analyzed for justifying a homicide, however; even though Michigan has done away with the "duty to retreat" rule, a shooter who "followed, chased or went after" – as some reports suggest Zimmerman did in Florida – will be regarded as highly suspicious, and not likely a valid case of self-defense.
(Richard G. Marcil www.MarcilAttorney.com 586-412-0444 is an attorney in Clinton Township practicing in criminal defense, divorce and family law, civil rights, and personal injury cases, as well as juvenile, probate, real estate and business litigation.)


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Miralem Pjanic claims he is in demand and the midfielder has refused to rule out leaving Roma at the end of the season.
The Bosnia-Herzegovina international has reportedly caught the eye of the likes of Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Liverpool following some impressive displays for the Serie A club this season.
Pjanic, 24, has just over a year left on his contract and the Eternal City outfit are said to be in talks over a new deal.
The former Lyon man has admitted that there has been interest in him, but he is concentrating on keeping Roma's faint hopes of winning the league title alive and then featuring in his first FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
He told Sport.ba: "I am used to these rumours, and I have to admit that there is some truth to some of these.
"Anyway, as I have always said, I am a Roma player and I still have one year on my contract. At the moment I cannot say with certainty what will happen, that's football.
"But to be honest, currently I am not thinking a lot about it, because Roma have some important goals this season.
"I want to think about this, and of course the World Cup. There will be time to think about contracts and transfers later.
"The title race? Unfortunately, the league does not depend only on us. The merit is Juve's, who have an eight-point advantage. We can only hope that they suffer a few shocks.
"After two difficult seasons, we can return (to the UEFA Champions League). We are very close as a group. We are playing well, we have given continuity to our game, particularly in view of the next Champions League."
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Looking for a lawn gnome? They've got it. A hot-pink ballerina figurine? They've got that, too—along with 6,000 square feet of other party decorations and, well, stuff. While an off-site warehouse holds some of the overflow, the Berkeley Street headquarters of Rafanelli Events remains jam-packed with memorable scene-setters that could show up at your next big soiree.
1. A recent Beth Israel event set on a farm in Wayland included livestock-inspired decorations like this rooster, as well as hot-air balloon rides and square dancing.
2. Doubling as party favors, furry maracas adorned the tables at a private 30th birthday fete.
3. A Christmas shindig in Brookline for 100 featured personalized gingerbread houses (this one's iced with the name of Rafanelli creative director Billy Evers).
4. At another Beth Israel event, held last summer at Oyster Harbors, life preservers served as hors d'oeuvres trays as part of the nautical theme.
5. Between building sand castles and making trips to the ice cream truck, guests at a kids' party paused for breathers on this pint-size stool.
6. For Boston Ballet's Dream Ball this past April, Degas-esque ballerina statuettes took center stage on the dinner tables.
7. Forty chandeliers bought at Home Depot for a wedding eight years ago have since been reincarnated (with the help of spray paint and some trimmings) for a half-dozen events, among them an ICA gala and several nuptial blowouts.
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I really enjoyed this chapter as well. Again, great story.
So sad that their sister died. =/
I'm glad she told Andy that she likes him. (:
So sad that their sister died. =/
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Important finds at Tell Sabi Abyad
1988 A prehistoric village
The settlement dates from about 5900 B.C. The village and the finds provide insight into the origin of organised societies in prehistoric Syria.
1991 The 'Burned Village'
About 6000 B.C., this village was destroyed in a blaze. Among the exceptionally well-preserved remains were finds of pottery, tools, jewellery and a huge number of stamp-seal imprints in clay.
1992-1995 The Assyrian fortress
About 1200 B.C., the fortress and neighbouring settlements were built on top of the mound by the Assyrians. It was one of the crucial fortifications along the western border of their empire. So far, it has been the only fortress from this era that could be excavated almost complete.
1997 A private archive
In 1997, the team of researchers found parts of grand vizier Assur-iddin's private archive, dating from about 1200 B.C. The texts on the clay tablets prove that the officials of that time took bribes on a regular basis.
1998 Another archive and a gold treasure
Tammite was a steward and the right-hand man of grand vizier Ili-pada, Assur-iddin's son. His archive consists of 130 clay tablets with 3200-year-old inscriptions in cuneiform. The inscriptions prove that an extensive civil service ruled a large area from the fortress. Another spectacular find was an urn holding the remains of a cremated body and a gold treasure in a grave, consisting of rings, pendants, beads, jewellery encrusted with precious stones, and golden, bronze and iron objects.
1999-2001 Registering the finds
The excavations in the fortress and prehistoric villages were continued, but in this period, the emphasis was primarily on research and registration of the many finds from the previous years.
2002-2003 Jewellery, a cylinder seal and earthenware pots
Once again, the team found clay tablets in the Assyrian fortress, although these 36 specimens were less well-preserved. An extraordinary find was the imprint of a cylinder seal, showing a picture of the demon Pabilsag, a precursor of the Sagittarius sign of the zodiac. In one of the graves, jewellery and more than 1,200 beads of gold and precious stones were found.
2004 Syria's oldest earthenware
Dozens of complete pots, jugs and jars dating from the period 6800-6300 BC were found. This is the oldest earthenware pottery ever found in Syria, and possibly even the oldest in the entire Near East. The reddish-brown hand-made pottery is rough and simple in shape. The team also concluded that around 6300 BC the prehistoric inhabitants of the hill left their village for a while, a move that could have been connected with the major world-wide climate change that occurred around that time. Finally, 37 clay tablets with cuneiform texts inscribed, dating from around 1200 BC, came to the surface from the remains of the Assyrian fortress.
2005 Yet the oldest pottery from Syria
This year the research team found pottery that was older still! The usually polished, sometimes even painted pottery is truly unique: it has never been found at any other site in the Near East thus far. The pottery comes from a prehistoric village nearly 9000 years old with rare preserved houses, platforms, ovens and hearths.
During excavations of the Assyrian fort, a number of clay tablets were again discovered with cuneiform writing from the Assyrian era. The over 3200-year-old texts stem from the administration of grand vizier Ili-pada, the boss of the fort.
2006 No excavation
2007 Search for changes to climate and society
Attention this year was devoted mainly to the prehistoric layers of civilisation on Tell Sabi Abyad. Fieldwork is part of a new research project on the relationship between changes in the climate and in society - sponsored by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research. The excavation yields crucial data on 1001 changes that occurred in society circa 6200 B.C. The elaboration on the research is fully underway. The research team stumbled upon a historic graveyard: over forty graves of children and adults, dating to circa 6100-6000 B.C.
2008 Unique graveyard nine millennia old
The research into the prehistoric graveyard at the top of Tell Sabi Abyad produced a spectacular find this year: a graveyard with dozens of graves from the seventh millennium B.C. A graveyard from that time has never before been found in the Near East. The burial customs are very diverse and there are indications for epidemic occurrence of diseases such as tuberculosis and meningitis. Researchers from the Amsterdam Medical Centre are called in.
2009 Even more graves
Again, the prehistoric graveyard from circa 6100 B.C was the key goal of the 2009 excavation campaign. The researchers exposed dozens of graves of men, women and children. The graves attest to a great diversity in how they dealt with their dead. Many graves contain gifts for the dead, in the form of earthenware pots or jewellery. The artefacts of the prehistoric village next to the graveyard were also researched thoroughly. Architecture that was magnificently preserved emerged, rising around a central interior plaza - the village square! Dozens of stone bowls and plates were found in one of the houses - all complete and beautifully finished.


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Tonight as I looked back through my photos for the day I was thinking about how even within days that aren't "normal" there are opportunities to tell stories about "normal" things happening in our lives right now – little things that were captured through the lens that I might not even have seen at first glance.
It's a good reminder that there are often many stories to be told within a single photo.
STORY ONE | A huge portion of our day included participating in a neighborhood garage sale. I feel exhausted even though we didn't have a ton of stuff.
STORY TWO | One of my favorite parts of the day was connecting a bit more with our neighbors in this joint endeavor.
STORY ONE | If you asked Simon what his favorite thing from today was he'd tell you playing "Super Simon." Then he'd tell you about how he was rescuing people from all kinds of disasters (like rouge locomotives). He might also tell you how he rescued a favorite too-small shirt and PJ set from the rack of clothing for sale.
STORY ONE | Anna spent the first part of the sale checking out her clothes that are too small and asking to put them on. I think she had on at least six different shirts/outfits over the course of the day.
STORY TWO | Purple and pink. She loves them big time. And her Dora shoes.
STORY ONE | If you asked Anna what her favorite part of today was she'd say something about playing with "the boys." Our neighbors grand-kids were over for the sale today and the two boys and Anna had a great time going back and forth between our houses. They played cars and built with blocks and chatted and played puzzles and rode trikes and the boys missed her while she was taking her nap.
STORY TWO | The ease that Anna has in hanging out with other little kids is sometimes a shock to me. It's really so fun to see her very naturally engage and flow so easily into a playing rhythm.
STORY ONE | While cleaning out a toy closet for the sale I came across this paper airplane kit that Simon received for Christmas last year. It's got cool colorful papers and all kinds of different ways to fold airplanes.
STORY TWO | Something about where the kids are in their relationship to Chris at this point in time. Watching, listening, teaching, learning, having fun.
STORY ONE | Anna needs to have her bangs cut (or needs to learn to like having a clip in her hair).
STORY TWO | The development of her personality is cracking us up so much lately. The things she says, her cadence, her little toothy grins, the way she's connected to Simon, etc.
STORY ONE | Simon loves to pull down some of our stemware for his water from time to time.
STORY TWO | He's just getting so big. He's also getting sillier. I think he's starting to pick up some things that are funny that he's missed in the past.
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This month, the ISU women's basketball team recorded its 18th straight win. The victory also marked the milestone 100th career win for ISU women's head coach Jim Wiedie. He and Edith Godleski are the only two women's basketball coaches to achieve that mark in ISU history. Local golf enthusiasts may remember Edith from her impressive record in local golf tournaments.
The backbone of the ISU team consists of five seniors responsible for leading their team to 80 of those 100 wins. Erin Hendrickson, Ashley Clark, Lisa Verhoff, Kristen Weddle (THS graduate) and Melanie Boeglin (THS graduate) have dominated their competition while racking up an impressive record for the school and for themselves.
This year, senior guard Boeglin broke school records and Missouri Valley Conference records. She is currently an All-American candidate. Local sports afficionados may remember Melanie from the 2002 Terre Haute South Vigo High School state championship team.
In recent years, there has been a tremendous amount of growth and success in women's sports within the Wabash Valley. Some recent local standouts in high school basketball include all-stars Dorcas Lawson, Courtney Risinger, Candace Dark (now playing for Ohio State) and Brigett Branson (now playing for Indiana University).
One of the greatest players from the area in recent years has been Stephanie White of Seeger Memorial High School (1995 Miss Basketball, National Player of the Year). White went on to play for Purdue and the WNBA. She is now assistant coach at the University of Toledo. Another young star on the rise to keep your eye on is Brittany Rayburn of Attica.
Women's basketball has surged in popularity since the advent of the WNBA in 1996. Olympic gold also stimulated interest and increased participation. Our schools have built state of the art facilities for women's sports equal to the facilities provided for men's sports. We've come a long way since women were limited to playing field hockey out in the GAA (Girls Athletic Association) parking lot down at Gerstmeyer and Wiley high schools back in the 1940s and 1950s.
This past Friday evening, I took a trip down to The Boys and Girls Club on North Third Street to watch my granddaughter Sydney play basketball. I sat with my daughter Kathy Miller, a teacher at Otter Creek Middle School, currently running for a seat on the county council in the Third District, and watched her daughter Sydney run up and down the court. There is no greater joy than to watch your granddaughter participating and having the time of her life with her friends. Her little brother Zach even shared his popcorn with me. We had a great time.
Looking around the gym, I took note that the facilities these 5- and 6-year-old children were playing in are superior to the facilities that Terre Haute and Vigo County high schools had back in the 1950s when I was coaching basketball. I'm speaking about the boys' teams. The girls were playing in the parking lot, if at all.
These days, all of our children and grandchildren have facilities, equipment, coaching staffs, sponsors and support that we would have never dreamed of back then. It's a great time to be a young person. It's a great time to be a young lady. There are more opportunities for women in our society today than at any point in our history. Make sure you take advantage of these opportunities and get involved.
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For Immediate Release
Airport: Strong Growth in First Two Months of 2012
The number of people using the Springfield-Branson National Airport grew 10% in the first two months of 2012, compared to 2011. 103,752 total passengers used the airport in January and February, up from 94,311 total passengers during the same period in 2011. February passenger numbers alone increased 16%.
All four airlines serving the airport (Allegiant, American, Delta and United) saw an increase in passenger numbers. "We are very pleased," says Brian Weiler, airport director of aviation. "It shows that even in a constantly changing and challenging airline environment, there is strong passenger demand in Springfield."
The airport saw an 8% decrease in passengers in 2011, due mainly to airlines providing fewer seats in the Springfield market — the number of available seats was down 21.5% in 2011. "Last year the airlines cut costs by shrinking their route systems to respond to the recession and high fuel prices. Airlines cannot afford to fly around empty seats and many airports across the country saw a decline in available seats," says Weiler. "But these recent growth numbers may be a sign we've bottomed out and growth will continue."
The airlines seem to agree. Allegiant added seven flights to its March schedule in Springfield and is now using larger 166-seat MD80 aircraft on its Phoenix and Los Angeles routes. Delta added a fourth daily flight to Atlanta in February, and United adds a fourth daily Denver flight in April.
"We think the airlines are probably done cutting in Springfield," says Kent Boyd, airport marketing director. "But that could change if fuel prices spike later this year."
What's driving the growth so far this year? "The improvements we're seeing in the regional economy have a lot to do with it," says Boyd. "In December the Springfield unemployment rate was less than 7%. That's very good compared to the rest of the country. Employment is a key driver in passenger demand: if more people have a job, more people will fly."
Boyd says another reason for the growth is the airport's marketing efforts. "We've made a concerted effort to raise public awareness about what the airport offers: ten non-stop destinations and four airlines, including low-cost airline Allegiant, which often has round trip fares to places like Los Angeles and Florida for less than $200. As more people find fares like that, passenger numbers are bound to grow."
For more information, contact: Kent Boyd, 417.868.0500 x2008 or 417.844.2255 (cell)
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An excellent example of a River Birch (Betula nigra) is found among the landscaping on the corner of the Enterprise Rental business. The Crossville Tree Board would like to call attention to this great species of Eastern trees. As the name entails, the River Birch loves wet, acidic soil and while it can stand periods of heavy rain and flooding, it doesn't need those conditions to thrive. It can do well in dry soil as well. This species makes a nice landscape choice because it transplants easily at any age and grows into a medium tree of about 40' to 70'. Since the birch's wood has very little commercial value the people have evolved it into an extremely popular ornamental.
This tree of distinction on Hwy. 127 N shows how the River Birch can be used in a landscaping setting. Once the area's leaf canopy diminishes in the fall, the distinctive, exfoliating bark really shows off and provides an interesting texture to winter scenery.
The bark is the best way to identify a River Birch. A younger tree is smooth, pinkish-white, sloughing off in curly papery sheets. When older the bark is shaggy and silver-gray. There is an old Native American legend that talks about why the Birch tree wears 'slashes in its bark,' which unravels a tale of why the bark is so curiously marked. It was common to tell tales for lessons learned and this one may have been told to help i.d. the tree because Native Americans boiled the sap as a sweetener similar to maple syrup, and consumed the inner bark as a survival food. The River Birch is an important dietary component to deer and other mammals as well as birds who eat the birch buds, catkins, and seeds.
To find a mature example of a River Birch one may travel to the Obed River Park. Within its boundaries is a tall River Birch growing along the water's edge in a natural setting. To find this mature River Birch, park at the second shelter and find the Arboretum sign. This is where you can begin the section of paved trail closest to the river. The paved trail winds to the right and when the wooden bridge comes into view along your path look left (due NW). The mature tree is leaning across the river with its roots holding back the bank. A perfect example of how the River Birch can aid in stream bank erosion prevention is seen here. This one also shows how the young papery curls of the younger birch's bark is no longer present and the mighty, grey shaggy bark is the replacement.
As you walk the path you will notice identification markers the Arboretum has placed to identify other nice examples of trees: Black Gum, Serviceberry, White Oak, are just a few.
Just a note: The Arboretum is within the Obed River Park's boundary and was established by the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council in conjunction with many local partners to recognize Crossville's nice living collection of woody plants for educational and scientific purposes.
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Frank Hancock of Kimball died peacefully Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 64.
A Celebration of Life is being planned at a future date.
Geneva Bennett of St. Cloud, formerly of Paynesville and Eden Valley, died Monday, Oct. 21, 2013. She was 84.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Church of God in Eden Valley at 553 Maple Street. Burial will take place in the Eden Lake Cemetery of Eden Valley. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church in Eden Valley.
Donald "Duck" Swanson of Watkins died peacefully at his farm near Forest City Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. He was 88.
A private family service will be held at the Emmanuel Home, and a public memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at the Ostmark Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Interment will be in the Lake Ripley Cemetery following the family service. Military Honors will be provided by the Litchfield Military Honor Guard.
George Robuck of Annandale died Monday, Oct. 14, 2013, at his home. He was 83.
Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., with memorial services held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Concordia Lutheran Church with Rev. Timothy Nerud officiating. Interment will be at Concordia Lutheran Cemetery.
Todd Alan Roy, of Annandale, formerly of Fairhaven, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013, in Watkins. He was 45.
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, at St. Anne Catholic Church with Fr. Thomas Olson as the Celebrant. Burial followed at St. Anne Catholic Cemetery. Friends called from 4-8 p.m. Friday at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, Kimball and one hour prior to services, Saturday at the church. Parish Prayers were at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.


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Bringing together researchers who share an interest in cosmologically informed approaches to anthropology, CROC's research programme focuses on such topics as religion and ritual, mythical landscapes, indigenous knowledge, cosmologies of modernity, cosmopolitics, emergent imaginaries, and questions of ontological alterity. Run since 2005 as a fortnightly gathering of staff and students, CROC has established itself as one of the leading international centres for the anthropological study of cosmology, hosting regular seminars, major international events and collaborations, a series of on-going research projects, as well as fostering research-led teaching in the context of UCL Anthropology's degree programmes. For more information, contact Dr Allen Abramson (firstname.lastname@example.com) and/or Dr Martin Holbraad (email@example.com) who run CROC together.
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Martin Holbraad is presently preparing a major comparative research project on cosmologies of revolution, in association with the I-SCI research cluster on Images of Democracy and Revolution. Provisionally titled 'Securing the Self: The Political Autology of Revolution', the project builds on Holbraad's previous research on socialist ethics and religion in Cuba (British Academy, 2004-06) and his on-going collaboration with the Centre for Advanced Security Theory, Copenhagen University, exploring the interface of anthropology and securitization theory in International Relations. The aim of the project is to provide a comparative ethnographic perspective on the emergence of new forms of revolutionary action and political organisation, and their relationship to cosmological dimensions of religious devotion and ascetic action in different contemporary settings. Incorporating current CROC research students working ethnographically on political subjectivities and cosmologies in Latin America and the Middle East, the project aims to be recruiting Doctoral and Post-Doctoral researchers during 2013 and 2014. More information will be posted here as the project develops in coming months.
Jerome Lewis, and social anthropologists working in the cross-disciplinary Resilience Project are focusing their research on the range of ways that people make their cosmologies manifest – from ritual action, music and dance, to taboo and myth, language styles, the gendered division of labour, social organization and spatial arrangements. Through detailed ethnography we seek to illuminate the processes that enable cosmologies to be re-discovered by each new generation, and to be made manifest through activities and artifacts that construct persons in particular and distinctive ways.
Allen Abramson is currently researching the spatial and cosmological coordinates of 'extreme sports', 'outdoor activities' and adventure practice (including space journeying) in neo-liberal contexts. Together with post-doctoral students in the department he is working up two projects. One is on the metaphorical appropriation of 'extreme sports' by third-sector, state and commercial organisations. The other is on the locii of cosmology-production in contemporary UK society, a project that will include studies of amateur astronomers and astrologers, but also contemporary religiosities from e.g. The New Age, Pentecostalism, Quaker and Unitarian denominations.
In November 2012 CROC hosted a panel in the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) in San Francisco, on the theme Moving Scales and Scales of Movement: Cosmologies of Borders and Crossing Building on a workshop held at UCL on this theme in June 2012 (see below), the panel was chaired by Alice Elliot, and included papers by Alice Elliot, Tobia Farnetti, Martin Holbraad, and Antonia Walford, with Morten Axel Pedersen as discussant.
In June 2012 CROC research students Alice Elliot, Tobia Farnetti, Alison Macdonald and Antonia Walford organised the two-day workshop Moving Scales and Scales of Movement: Cosmologies of Borders and Crossings. Exploring how questions of movement and scaling creatively intersect at the level of ethnography, analysis and methodology, the workshop brought together researchers from the anthropology departments of UCL, LSE, Goldsmiths, Cambridge, Bergen, Aarhus and Copenhagen. In addition to graduate students from these departments, participants included Allen Abramson, Joanna Cook, Annelin Eriksen, Martin Holbraad, Morten Nielsen, Morten Pedersen, Knut Rio, Michael Scott, Marilyn Strathern and Brit Winthereik.
In May 2011 CROC organised a major international workshop on Contemporary Cosmologies and the Cultural Imagination, with speakers including Marshall Sahlins, Gregory Schrempp, Caroline Humphrey, Don Handelman, Stephan Feuchtwang, Morten Axel Pedersen, Knut Rio, Michael Scott, Soumhya Venkatesan, and Daniel Miller among others. An edited volume based on this event is currently under consideration by Manchester University Press (see below).
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Emerging out of the research activities of CROC, a course in Cosmos, Society and the Political Imagination is co-taught annually at UCL Anthropology since 2012 by Allen Abramson and Martin Holbraad at BSc and MSc level, and involves guest lectures by Professor Bruce Kapferer.
Selected Publications
Abramson, Allen & Martin Holbraad (eds.)
Forthcoming in 2013. Cosmologies: Making Contemporary Worlds. Submitted to
Manchester UP.
Lewis, Jerome. (In press 2013) A Cross-Cultural Perspective on the Significance of Music and Dance on Culture and Society, with Insight from BaYaka Pygmies. In Michael Arbib (ed) Language, Music and the Brain: A mysterious relationship. Strüngmann Forum Reports, vol. 10. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Tassi, Nico and Diana Espirito Santo (eds.) In
press 2013. Making Spirits: Materiality and Transcendence in Contemporary
Religions. London: I.B. Tauris Publishers
Abramson, Allen & Martin Holbraad. 2012. Contemporary cosmologies, critical re-imaginings. Religion and Society: Advances in Research, Vol. 3
Holbraad, Martin. 2012. Truth in Motion: The Recursive Anthropology of Cuban Divination. Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press
Marc Brightman, Vanessa Elisa Grotti, and Olga Ulturgasheva (Eds) 2012 - Animism in Rainforest and Tundra. Personhood, Animals, Plants and Things in Contemporary Amazonia and Siberia, Berghahn Press, Oxford
Cook, Joanna. 2010. Meditation in Modern Buddhism: Renunciation and Change in Thai Monastic Life. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Abramson, Allen. 2009. "The Lie of the Land: Suturing the Jural and the Ritual in Fiji, Western Pacific". In: Freeman, MDA and Napier, D. (eds.) Law and Anthropology. Pp. 269-291. New York: Oxford University Press:
Lewis, Jerome 2008. Ekila: Blood, Bodies and Egalitarian Societies. In Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 14:2: 297-315
Abramson, Allen. 2006. Worlds of knowledge, cosmologies of skills: ethnography outdoors in a neo-liberal university. LATISS Learning and Teaching in the Social Sciences 3(1): 5-28.
Amiria Henare, Martin Holbraad, Sari Wastell (eds.) 2006 - Thinking Through Things Theorising Artefacts Ethnographically, London: Routledge
Abramson, A and Theodossopoulos, D, (eds.) 2000 Land, Law and Environment: Mythical Land, Legal Boundaries. Pluto Press: London.
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Saginaw Police are investigating after a shooting claimed the life of a 27-year-old man on Monday afternoon.
Officers were dispatched to 3145 Russell Street in Saginaw around 2 p.m. after someone reported a man down. That's on Saginaw's south side.
Upon arrival, police found the man suffering from gunshot wounds. Ambulance crews responding to the shooting pronounced the man dead at the scene. The man's name is being withheld until his family has been notified.
No further information was released. Saginaw detectives ask that anyone with information on the shooting call police at 989-759-1598 or CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-800-422-JAIL.
Monday's incident is Saginaw's first shooting homicide of 2013, but second murder overall. A few weeks ago, a man in his 50s was found beaten to death in his front yard. Several people were arrested in connection to that man's death.
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Viewers tuning in to the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards could be forgiven for thinking they were watching an updated version of "Groundhog Day." The show was flavored with a taste of déjà vu.
Despite a few surprise wins — notably freshman series "Homeland" ruining the win streak of "Mad Men" as outstanding drama series — the ceremony was dominated by victors who had previously made trips to the Emmys winners' circle. In upholding what has become an unofficial Emmy tradition, the results in the dramatic, comedy and reality categories demonstrated that Academy of Television Arts & Sciences voters continue to lean toward the familiar when it comes to handing out honors.


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Texans sign rookie TE Chris Coyle
The Texans have re-signed rookie tight end Chris Coyle, the club announced Tuesday.
Coyle (6-4, 243) signed with Houston as an undrafted free agent on May 16, but the club waived the Arizona State product a little more than a month later. He garnered first-team All-Pac-12 honors as a senior in 2013, catching 29 passes for 423 yards and five touchdowns.
In other roster moves Tuesday, the Texans waived fullback Brad Smelley and defensive end Tim Jackson. According to the NFL's transactions, Jackson was waived with the "failure to disclose physical condition" designation.
The Texans have 30 rookies on their roster. The club has two open roster spots.
Report: Jamaal Charles will hold out from Chiefs camp
In a surprise move, one of the NFL's best players has reportedly decided not to report to training camp.
Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles will not show up when the Chiefs report to camp on Thursday. Charles is holding out for more money, KCTV-5 reports.
Charles still has two more years left on his contract and is due $3.9 million this year. He's correct if he thinks he's a lot better than a lot of players who are making more money than him, but the Chiefs may feel that they have no reason to give more money to a player who is under contract through 2015.
If Charles is serious about making his holdout a long one, that would be very bad news for the Chiefs: Charles led the team last year not just in rushing with 259 carries for 1,287 yards, but also in receiving with 70 catches for 693 yards. There may not be any non-quarterback in the league who is more important to his team's offense than Charles.
Jaguars' Ace Sanders says he's facing a four-game suspension
Jaguars second-year wide receiver Ace Sanders disclosed Tuesday that he's in line for a four-game NFL suspension.
Sanders, whom the Jaguars placed on the non-football illness list Tuesday, said he will not participate in training camp and will seek counseling, according to a team-issued transcript of his remarks to reporters.
"I've made some mistakes that I do regret, that I do honestly regret," Sanders said, according to the club. "I could have handled situations a little differently. I'm still just dealing with it. I'm trying to be a better person and a better teammate for everybody and everybody around me.
"I decided to go seek that help, get that attention that I need, hopefully somebody can help me out and I should be okay. I should be fine. I just want to get better and come back and be ready to play."
Sanders was second on the Jaguars in receptions (51) as a rookie. The Jaguars drafted wide receivers Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson in May, and the club also returns leading receiver Cecil Shorts III (68 catches, 777 yards, three TDs in 2013). However, this is another setback for a receiving corps already without 2012 first-round pick Justin Blackmon, who's serving a substance-abuse suspension handed down last fall.
Sanders said he would not appeal a suspension. He also declined to disclose the nature of the NFL violation.
"I have some personal issues that I am dealing with," Sanders said. "I'm trying to get everything straightened out. It's been really tough. It's been a tough road for me the past couple of months."
In opening his remarks, Sanders publicly apologized to the organization and fans. He also said he was heartened by the support of the team during this tough time, including that of his fellow receivers.
"That room is just like a brotherhood. They rallied behind me and told me that they were sending prayers and to just do what I have to do to get back and that when I get back that we'll just play ball like we've been playing," Sanders said. "It just made me feel loved and feel good inside to know that they still have my best interest whether I'm out there with them or trying to get myself together."
PFT's preseason power rankings, sorted by division
PFT wrapped up our 2014 preseason power rankings Tuesday by unveiling our top-ranked team, the defending-champion Seattle Seahawks.
Perhaps not surprisingly, the top two teams are out of the same division, with the San Francisco 49ers — NFC West and NFC runners-up a season ago — taking the No. 2 spot.
With the ultratough West in mind — what a challenging draw for the Cardinals and Rams — here's a division-by-division look at the power rankings. Teams are ordered within their divisions by their overall ranking:
AFC East
4. New England Patriots. (AFC rank: 2.)
19. New York Jets. (AFC rank: 9.)
28. Buffalo Bills. (AFC rank: 12.)
31. Miami Dolphins. (AFC rank: 15.)
AFC North
7. Baltimore Ravens. (AFC rank: 3.)
9. Cincinnati Bengals. (AFC rank: 5.)
15. Pittsburgh Steelers. (AFC rank: 6.)
22. Cleveland Browns. (AFC rank: 10.)
AFC South
8. Indianapolis Colts. (AFC rank: 4.)
25. Houston Texans. (AFC rank: 11.)
29. Jacksonville Jaguars. (AFC rank: 13.)
30. Tennessee Titans. (AFC rank: 14.)
AFC West
3. Denver Broncos. (AFC rank: 1.)
16. San Diego Chargers. (AFC rank: 7.)
17. Kansas City Chiefs. (AFC rank: 8.)
32. Oakland Raiders. (AFC rank: 16.)
NFC East
13. Philadelphia Eagles. (NFC rank: 8.)
18. New York Giants. (NFC rank: 10.)
23. Washington Redskins. (NFC rank: 13.)
24. Dallas Cowboys. (NFC rank: 14.)
NFC North
5. Green Bay Packers. (NFC rank: 3.)
12. Chicago Bears. (NFC rank: 7.)
21. Detroit Lions. (NFC rank: 12.)
27. Minnesota Vikings. (NFC rank: 16.)
NFC South
6. New Orleans Saints. (NFC rank: 4.)
10. Carolina Panthers. (NFC rank: 5.)
14. Atlanta Falcons. (NFC rank: 9.)
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (NFC rank: 15.)
NFC West
1. Seattle Seahawks (NFC rank: 1.)
2. San Francisco 49ers. (NFC rank: 2.)
11. Arizona Cardinals. (NFC rank: 6.)
20. St. Louis Rams. (NFC rank: 11.)
Jameel McClain OK after injury scare at training camp
There's good news on Giants linebacker Jameel McClain, who was carted off the field on Tuesday at training camp.
According to multiple reporters on the scene, X-rays were negative and McClain is believed to have nothing more serious than soreness in his foot. If McClain is still in pain tomorrow he'll get an MRI on the foot, but it appears that the Giants' starting weak side linebacker will be fine.
It wasn't all good news on a hot and humid day at Giants camp, as coach Tom Coughlin said he was disappointed that multiple players had to step off the practice field for heat-related reasons. But in the case of McClain, things have turned out OK.
Ravens expect NFL to be "fair" and "judicious" to Ray Rice
The Ravens are bracing themselves for being without running back Ray Rice.
But they're not worried about how long, at least not yet.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said he didn't think the timing of Rice's punishment (for assaulting his now-wife) would be a problem for the team, as long as they knew by the middle of the preseason.
"It's not my decision to make or any of us here," Harbaugh said, via Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun. "It's in other people's hands. I'm sure there's a lot of complications making those kind of decisions. There are many sides to every story, and there are a lot of factors. There are other people involved.
"There are other disciplinary situations involved around the league. That has to be weighed and taken into context They're going to have to sort through that to be fair about the whole thing. I know the league is really judicious about that. I think they work really hard to do the right thing. I don't think they worry about public opinion too much. I think they want to do the right thing by the people involved and see where it goes."
Of course, if the Ravens were concerned about public opinion, they might not have live-tweeted Rice's wife apologizing for getting knocked out.
But that's just one of the issues they've faced this offseason, as they led the league with five arrests.
Asked how he addressed that surge in off-field activity, Harbaugh replied: "I think the point has been made."
Now we get to sit back and see if it is heeded.
Coughlin thinks Giants will be rejuvenated under new offense
The oldest coach in the NFL wanted some fresh blood in his offense.
That's why, Giants coach Tom Coughlin told Josina Anderson on ESPN, he decided to hire Ben McAdoo as offensive coordinator. Coughlin said he thinks McAdoo's playbook will go a long way toward making Eli Manning look more like he looked in the Giants' two Super Bowl seasons, and less like he looked during his 27-interception 2013 season.
"I felt like this would be an opportunity for us to rejuvenate those veteran players who were here, Eli for one, to force all of us to learn, again, a new system, a new communication process," Coughlin said. "For 10 years we had used the same system — we got two Super Bowls and accomplished an awful lot of things offensively — but last year wasn't one of those years. We turned it over way too much."
Coughlin was careful not to make it sound like he was taking shots at former offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride. But it's clear that Coughlin believed a change was in order.
"I just felt like after Kevin retired that this might be the time to make a wholesale change and in so doing reinvigorate the entire system, the coaches that were kept, the veteran players who have been here, to put new energy into their preparation," Coughlin said.
Rejuvenating the Giants' offense this year may be Coughlin's last hope of making a run at his third Super Bowl ring.
Texans, Andre Johnson's agent are communicating
On Monday, Texans receiver Andre Johnson reportedly was back in the building. On Tuesday, agent Kennard McGuire declined to address those reports.
"I am not refuting, confirming or denying any reports or stories," McGuire told Mark Berman of FOX 26 in Houston. "Per the collective bargaining agreement there's a period in which veteran players are not allowed to participate or be in their team's facilities."
As explained earlier in the day, veteran players currently may work out on their own at team facilities. Which is all that Johnson could have been doing, under the CBA.
While not addressing whether Johnson visited the team's facility, McGuire admitted that he has been talking to the Texans on Johnson's behalf.
"While I am personally in contact with the Texans organization, those conversations will remain between myself, the organization and Andre Johnson," McGuire told Berman.
Johnson reportedly was willing to report for OTAs, but the Texans refused to give him a chance to earn back a $1 million roster bonus that Johnson forfeited by missing the first two phases of the offseason workout program. That impasse caused Johnson to skip all remaining offseason activities, including a mandatory minicamp. The question now becomes whether Johnson will show up for training camp.
Veterans are due to report in Houston on Friday.
Saints sign two undrafted rookies
The Saints have added two undrafted rookies who had previous short stints with other NFL clubs, signing linebacker Marcus Thompson (ex-Dolphins) and nose tackle Tyrone Ezell (ex-Texans) on Tuesday, the club said.
A Rutgers product, Thompson (6-1, 250) recorded 5.5 sacks in 2013 and was one of the team's defensive MVPs. The Dolphins waived him on July 1.
Ezell (6-4, 305) had a three-day stint with Houston in May. He was a 12-game starter for the University of Pittsburgh in 2013 and was a team captain.
In corresponding roster moves, the Saints waived/injured third-year outside linebacker Cheta Ozougwu and undrafted rookie nose tackle Moses McCray.
The Saints have all 90 roster spots filled.
Pat Angerer signs with Falcons
When the Falcons lost linebacker Sean Weatherspoon for the season, there were several veteran free agents mentioned as possible signings to shore up the team's inside linebacker group.
Former Colt Pat Angerer was on that list and he worked out for the team on Tuesday. The workout apparently went well because Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun reports that Angerer is the newest member of Atlanta's roster.
Angerer ended the 2013 season on injured reserve after hurting his knee and required microfracture surgery to repair the injury. That kept him from shopping himself as a free agent this spring, but things have obviously progressed well enough to satisfy the Falcons.
Angerer, a second-round pick in 2010, played 54 games and made 39 starts during his time with the Colts. The Falcons have Paul Worrilow, Joplo Bartu and rookie Prince Shembo among the in-house options who will compete with Angerer to fill the starting linebacker jobs come the regular season.
Shoulder healed, Eric Fisher gets back to left tackle
When the Chiefs made Eric Fisher the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 draft, they didn't intend for Fisher to be the team's long-term right tackle. Now that Branden Albert has exited via free agency, Fisher can flip back to his natural position.
"It's like riding a bike," Fisher told reporters on Tuesday regarding the change. "I felt good out there today. It's a lot more natural for me. I'm really excited about it."
Fisher has been permitted to show up early for camp because of the shoulder injury that resulted in surgery. His weight is at 315 pounds, he's been lifting again since before OTAs, and he's ready for his second NFL season.
"I've been working my butt of and am just glad to be out here," Fisher said. "I never really lost strength. I've been in there working and when you can't bench there's other things you can do and that's what I was doing."
Fisher said his shoulder is healed and he's "ready to go." Fisher believes he'll take part in the first padded practice of the year, on Saturday.
Apart from the injury, Fisher struggled at times as a rookie, creating real concerns as to whether he's ready to play left tackle for the Chiefs.
Doug Marrone indicates there's competition to back up EJ Manuel
The Bills' backup quarterback situation is one to watch, even if only for the events of a season ago.
Starter EJ Manuel missed six games because of injury in 2013, and key veteran Kevin Kolb suffered a career-ending concussion in the preseason, leaving Thaddeus Lewis (five starts) and then-rookie Jeff Tuel (one start) to carry the load at times.
An undrafted free agent from Washington State, Tuel struggled in his first NFL season, completing just 26-of-59 passes (44.1 percent) with three interceptions and just one score. Lewis, who had prior NFL stints in Cleveland, St. Louis and Detroit, fared somewhat better after taking over as the top backup. He was far more accurate, completing 59.5 percent of his attempts (93-of-157). However, he had more turnovers (six) than touchdowns (five).
However, if Lewis is going to win the top reserve role once again, he may have to hold off a challenge from Tuel, who reportedly got some work with the second-team offense on Tuesday. Afterwards, Bills coach Doug Marrone told reporters there was competition for the primary backup job behind Manuel.
"Sure, we have a battle for the second team quarterback," Marrone said, according to a transcript of his post-practice remarks from the club. "We're trying to find out who it's going to be, and Jeff did a nice job in OTAs, and he's earned himself some more reps."
The Bills carried just two quarterbacks to begin the 2013 season. And that means Tuel, Lewis and fourth-stringer Dennis Dixon could potentially be fighting for just one spot.
Broncos make Joel Dreessen an even lower-paid ($0) tight end
If Joel Dreesen thought tight end pay was unfairly low before, he's in for a shock this summer, with no pay whatsoever.
The Broncos announced they had released the veteran tight end with a failed physical designation Tuesday.
He caught 41 passes for the Broncos two years ago, but only caught seven passes last year as Julius Thomas flourished as a target for more catches (and ostensibly, more money).
He had three operations on his left knee in the span of a year, and battled through problems with that joint this offseason.
So now the Broncos get to take his $2.5 million in base salary and give it to another tight end.
Or not.
Chargers part ways with Larry English
The Chargers haven't opened up training camp yet, but they've already decided that linebacker Larry English won't be a member of their 53-man roster.
The team announced Tuesday that they have released English. The Chargers also announced that they have signed center Khalil Wilkes.
English was a first-round pick in 2009, but never developed into the player they hoped to get when they selected him out of Northern Illinois. English made just nine starts in his 52 appearances with the Chargers and produced 11 sacks and one forced fumble over that stretch. Injuries contributed to keeping him off the field, including a pec injury that sent him to injured reserve last season, but English wasn't much of a factor when he was healthy.
English is not subject to waivers, so he is free to sign with any team once now that he's been officially dropped by the Chargers.
Dispute over Patriots' Hernandez records resolved
The lawyers representing former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez wanted to get a wide variety of documents from the team. The team didn't want to surrender certain things. A middle ground has been identified.
According to the Associated Press, attorney Michael Fee said in court on Tuesday that the dispute has been resolved. Lawyers for both Hernandez and the Patriots declined comment.
The Patriots previously had agreed to surrender 317 pages of personnel records, but the team refused to produce a scouting report and a one-page summary of Hernandez's pre-draft psychological assessment.
Hernandez's lawyers have argued that the documents may contain critical information about Hernandez's state of mind, which could be a hint that the lawyers are exploring the possibility of using some type of insanity-based defense as an alternative to arguing that Hernandez didn't kill Odin Lloyd.


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Big Powderhorn Mtn.-What a great TEAM!
by nanaandpapa - 30th March 2011
Pros: Still great in the face of disaster!
Cons: Terrain Parks are better but not awesome yet.
We arrived right after the huge fire that destroyed the Main Ski Lodge on January 13, 2011. Unless you looked at the burnt Main Lodge building, you'd never... Full review


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Trading Places
Inside views on the jobs market
Jobs Roundup
Selected links from the financial industry's roller-coast week, which left thousands out of work and even more worried about their future.
Wall Street Journal: B-Schools Move to Assist Alums
The day after Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said it would file for bankruptcy protection, University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business career office had already made personal calls to all of their 26 alumni from the 2008 class who worked at the firm.
Workforce.com: Wall Street Woes Have Recruiters Scrambling as Firms Try to Poach Talent
"It is historic and it is a feeding frenzy," said Darin Manis, CEO of financial services recruiter RJ & Makay in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
U.S. News & World Report: Where Wall Street's Unemployed Can Turn
Generally, when you lose your job, you can rely on friends to help you through. But what if all your friends lost their jobs, too?