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US dairy farmers say they are using expensive robots to milk their cows because immigration restrictions mean they cannot use Hispanic migrants.
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I think it won"t be a bad change for the workers. Farmers will save money from this.
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I think that this is good that the farmers can use robotics because it will keep the farmers costs down and will keep our prices down when we buy milk in the store.
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Madison - The son of a slain Sikh leader in Wisconsin has taken his father's ashes to India, where they will be sprinkled into a holy river as part of the grieving process.
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BEVERLY, Mass. — Dugie Russell found a fungus so large, it's difficult to get your arms around.
Russell hauled in a 59-pound Hen of the Woods mushroom from the woods of Ipswich, Mass. He won't reveal its exact location, protecting a prime mushroom picking spot, but says it was near the place where he found a 52-pounder three years ago.
"One tree is quite a producer," he said.
Russell, a retired court officer who lives in nearby North Beverly, has been picking mushrooms for 45 years.
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Well.. the fun continues. This summer we will have the root cellar built as well as have the garage done.. I hope. I have posted some pics of the beginning of what will be the raised beds as you can see here.
Moving dirt via modified Subaru brat (another hobby of mine), since the Nissan Titan is getting deer damage repaired. Had to cut some rail road ties for the end caps for the wife and use the bucket of the M to do some leveling.
This type of chore will be turned over to my grader blade on the cub thanks to sale from sod buster. I am waiting till the cheesy cubfest to get it on thou.. because we don't already have enough to do there..
and before some one asks the reason I have not sheet metal on the M is because the exhaust pipe coming off the manifold was busted off by the guy I bought it from. The nose cap is off because I just got done doing the TSP treatment to the radiator.
Here you can see my father in law and girls in the distance planting the fruit trees and doing some worm hunting.. We now have 17 tree plus a few grapes.
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You and your wife certainly don't let any grass grow under your feet, do you?? Great pics of the land and work you are doing...
It will be great to see you at the Cheesy Fest!!
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That field down behind your father in law looks like a good place for a big time garden. If but half of the stuff planted made, you would still have a plenty.
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It's more of a valley then a field.. pretty steep one at that. We plan to put a cow down there or a pig or a goat.or a pond.. who knows. I let my wife decide that type of stuff. If you look in the middle of that same screen shot you can see my only mature apple tree.
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Looks kind of lonesome don't it. As for the "valley", hogs are good eating, cows = milk and butter and a calf to butcher, goats = good bar b que, or pond with fish. All are good choices. Everything I plant or set out on my place will make me something to eat. Pretty things are all right but they don't make good gravy. (grin)
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Well I don't have my grader blade mounted on the cub yet and we needed to level the ground so we took out the Montgomery ward tiller to do it. This tiller was given to me by my father in law. It must be pretty old because he is in his 60's and it used to belong to his dad. It still had the original spark plug in it and the air filter media was missing for heavens knows how long. So when I pulled out the spark plug (which need a breaker bar) and looked in the cylinder head it was very interesting to say the least and half of the electrode was gone on the plug. Heavens knows how long this thing was sucking in dirt. I changed the front gear oil and motor oil and add a bit of mikes M.O. put some sea foam in the gas and put a new cj 18 spark plug in it as well as some air filter media and it fired up on the second pull. I need to sharpen the tines but I am pretty happy with it. It needs new belts and bearings need to be lubed also. Here is a pic of the Tiller with my partner running it.. Oh yeah what would a dirt working picture be with out a bit of farmers crack.. . Thanks to my oldest.
Oh one more thing kind of off topic but if I pull the head to clean this motor do you think that there is any gasket paper out there that I could use to replace the old head gasket?
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I love it all, wish I was able to build like that where I am at. I think we are gonna try to find us a better spot and fairly flat a little later on. I am in dire need of a barn/shop. Good job and Good luck.... Mandel T.
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We are going to start construction on the root cellar this month we have to get all the dirt from the cave in cleared out . I guess we will see how good My "M" skill have gotten.
In this pic you can see some of the leveling work I have done pluss the brand new built trellis my father in law put up. It will be the gate way to the road that leads to the front of the root cellar and to the back of the house.
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Thanks we still have alot to do. This summer I plant to expand the dog kennel build another retaing wall. Finish the root cellar and get the concrete pourd for the garage floor. That should at least keep the coveanets nazis off me..
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Now it is time to lay up our second retaining wall.
I had some grading work done here (via cub) so the ground would be mostly flat so the M could get close enough to move some dirt.
Now it is time to unload the Ties, I like using my bucket on the M to do it but the tranny fluid is low so it will sit this one out. Pluss all you realy need is a big dumb mamal.
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And my wife and one of my daughters, removing the last bit of dirt for the footings. Time for some more rebar.
I hope to have this done by the end of this month. Then comes the Root cellar
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Hey John,
How is that grader blade working for you?? Let's see some action shots of it!!
You guys are great at keeping the projects rolling... Way to go!!!
Mike in La Crosse, WI
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You putting deadmen in to hold the retaining wall from blowing out? How tall will the retaining wall be? Lotta cool projects!
I had a root cellar out front, but took it out for all the granite that they built it with.
It was 33' long by 6' wide and 5' deep. It had some huge pieces of granite covering it. I then dug a root cellar that I can get to from the cellar of my house. I also dug the house's main cellar down to a full 8'-0 deep. The house was built in 1881 and the cellar was only 6' deep. I poured a new floor and painted it to look like granite/stone flooring. The door to the root cellar is in the pix beyond the stairs. Did all the digging by hand, and poured all the concrete retaining walls by hand and lugged hundreds of bags of concrete down there. Glad that is done. [img][/img][img][[IMG]http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss302/Chuckwheat_Farm/Picture088.jpg[/img]/img]
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My cellar will be all cinder block with a gravel or dirt floor. Storey county has a nice pamphlet on how to do it even if your a one man team. I will be putting in some deadmen What ever rail road ties I have that are not up to snuff will be cleaned up with a chain saw and use as so. Do you know that "dead men tale no tales"... Sorry a little pirate humor there. I can not see your pics because I am at work but I look forward to seeing them when I get home.
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One of my pix didn't post right. The main cellar floor is pretty cool. The root cellar has a dirt floor and concrete walls. It's under the farmer's porch that wraps around the front of the house (another big project).
The whole house was a big project. I put on 4 additions up and out. Mostly by myself but have had 150 friends at various times chip in. Anyway my root cellar has concrete walls because building forms and pouring was easier for me than blocking up.
Arrrrgh keep the pirate humor coming!! Chris
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Ask and you shall recive
Here is the finished wall. All that is left is for us to level the dirt then there will be room for the lean-to green house next year.
Now on to the root cellar!!
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A friend of mine is not computer savvy and needs an answer to a question. He has a 140 that has a weld on a bolt flange on a drop axle where it bolts onto the differential (trans housing?). His question is, would the tractor be ok for work use, considering where the weld is? This is all the information I have, so if more info is needed, or maybe pictures, let me know and I'll contact him. Thanks
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I think the only way to get a definitive answer on something like this is to take a picture, and the answer is going to relate to where the break is, and what kind of stresses are put on it. Is it going to sit, just for show, or is the tractor going to be used like a tractor.
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I was told that the tractor was going to be worked and not be a show piece. I'll ask him to take a picture of it and provide a few more details.
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Frankly, I wouldn't give it a moment's thought.
Put the tractor to work and keep an eye on the weld. If it breaks, fix it.
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The only thing I can say about that, is that it depends on the situation, but when something breaks, it puts you out-of-service for that particular job, unless another tractor is available to take over. And that's not always possible, if the broken tractor was using an attachment or implement specific to it. To me, a good farmer would take care of things in the off-season, while that particular tractor is not needed. So if there's a risk of something failing, be pro-active and fix it before it lets you down. For example, if I thought there was increased stress when a plow is attached, I'd rather fix it in the winter than wait until spring and find out when I start to plow.
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I would be wondering why the casting broke in the first place. I would disassemble and inspect.
Until I knew the answers I would be more than a bit cautious about using the tractor.
What is the history on this tractor? New purchase and newly discovered flaw?
I have an excuse. CRS.
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All good questions, but I won't see my friend again until Monday, hopefully. However, just found out that Isaac may swing a little bit and head for the Louisiana coast. We may be a little busy next week.
I'll try to get some pictures and a little more history. I think this tractor was found and taken out of the scrap yard. That may tell you a little bit.
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The strength of the weld is dependent on the materials and process in which it was welded, and of course the ability of the welder who made the repair. If none of the above is known, it's impossible to tell you it's inherent strength.
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Raymond's right. If the welder knew his stuff, the weld should be stronger than the parent metal.
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"We have learned that goat meat is a pretty good substitute for antelope," Offiong, a federal pension agency staffer, said with a Santa-worthy laugh. "You have to improvise when you are far from home, but we find ways to have a very Nigerian Christmas."
Such are the holidays in Washington, where one in five residents are foreign born and immigrants and expats improvise, import and adapt Christmas traditions from all over the world. Even in the age of Internet shopping, global trade and Pier 1, decking the halls can be an effort if you want to deck them with straw "yule goats" (Swedes), defecating manger shepherds (Catalonians) or bamboo-and-tissue parol stars (Filipinos).
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Such as reindeer, which is another head-scratcher for local butchers. He doesn't even ask for whale meat.
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It's an ancient Icelandic custom that mischievous jolasveinar, or yule lads, will leave a trinket in the shoe of a nice child (or a potato for a naughty one). A few of the 13 Santa-like characters also made an appearance at the Jolaball, an annual Christmas fete hosted by the Icelandic Association of Washington that rocked Bethesda's Emmanuel Lutheran Church on Saturday.
"It's important to us to maintain our national idiosyncrasies," Jonsson said. "It's very easy in Washington to do that. The whole world is here."
For idiosyncratic holiday traditions, it's hard to beat the Catalan-born residents who bring out a little crouching shepherd, called a caganer, for their Washington manger scenes. The traditional carved or ceramic figurines, sold in the markets outside the Barcelona Cathedral, are shown doing something a Crate & Barrel ornament never would: defecating.
"You can't get those anywhere around here," said Mar Tarres of Herndon, Va., who works for an international telecommunication company in Washington. (There is one online vendor, but the website might not be safe for work.) "I stock up on those when I'm in Spain."
Tarres helped organize the annual Christmas celebration of Washington area Catalonians this month in Rockville. Several dozen families gathered in a party room for another holiday ritual: children whacking the gifts out of a caga tio, the Catalan pooping log.
"This is very different," Tarres said. "We come from a very traditional Catholic country, but we do have a lot of these pagan traditions. They are very dear to us."
The caga tio is a hollowed log, sometimes real and sometimes papier-mache, with a happy face painted on one end. Grown-ups "feed" the log small packages before the ceremony, and then the kids descend with glee, pounding it until the gifts are, uh, delivered from the other end.
For the accompanying Christmas feast, many families order Spanish ham and bonbons from La Tienda, an online vendor based in Williamsburg, Va. But many will make a pilgrimage to Rodman's, the pharmacy-turned-gourmet grocery in the District of Columbia's Friendship Heights area that has become holiday central for expat communities in the Washington region.
At this time of year, the Rodman's parking lot is crammed with diplomatic license plates, its aisles are a babble of languages and the shelves are crowded with seasonal specialties from many a time zone: haggis from Scotland, Kipling mincemeat pies from Britain, Sachertorte from Vienna, Brazilian panettone, Spanish turron.
"People love to come and find these old friends from home, especially at this time of year," said Roy Rodman, who begins placing his overseas orders six months in advance. "Our sales double."
Washington's Coptic Christians don't find it hard to stock up on holiday provisions: They celebrate Christmas with a 40-day fast. Some Copts, most of whom come to the area from Egypt, eat no food during the day; others cut out all meat and dairy products.
"You eat a lot of french fries," said Michael Meunier, an information technology specialist in Fairfax County who was born in Egypt. "At night, you can have a little wine. At least, I do."
At the end comes a massive feast in the wee hours after midnight mass Jan. 7, the traditional Coptic Christmas.
"It may be 3 a.m., but it's the biggest meal you want to see," said Meunier. "You can't wait for the next day."
Copts celebrate on Dec. 25th as well, Meunier said. On both Christmas Eves, his church, St. Mark Coptic Orthodox in Fairfax, Va., will hold mass in English, Arabic and Coptic. On both mornings, kids open presents.
"We tell our children, 'You are lucky. You get two Christmases,' " Meunier said. "The tree stays up and the gifts come back."
Cecilia Browning's children get no presents until they've eaten at least a bite of lutefisk, the gelatinous, pungent, lye-soaked whitefish that has come to mean Christmas to Swedes around the world. (Norwegians spell it lutefisk; Danes spell it ludfisk.)
Browning, who runs the House of Sweden cultural center in Washington's Georgetown area, orders her fish online. But there are abundant local shopping options for Swedish expats; Ikea sometimes carries Christmas hams. And Klaradal shop in Olney, Md. does a brisk December business in vanilla sugar, Marabou mork choklad and the spices for glögg, the Scandinavian winter drink of mulled wine and brandy.
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But for Washington Swedes, the key December import isn't foodstuffs, it's girl singers.
Every year, Kerstin Hendrickson rounds up Swedish au pairs in the region and trains 30 or 40 of them as a roving troupe of white-robed St. Lucia singers. The young women visit churches, schools and the Swedish Embassy to perform the medieval procession commemorating the burning of the future saint by ancient Romans. One of the girls, representing Lucia, wears a crown of candles.
"We do eight or 10 Lucias every year," said the Swedish-born Hendrickson, who lives in Beltsville and works as a nurse in Annapolis, Md. They've already performed this year for the Swedish ambassador and a Swedish Christmas bazaar. "I don't know who enjoys it more — the older people or the girls who are homesick. They are thrilled to learn there is such a big Lucia in Washington."
But the expats are still far from their lands of origin. Jonsson reflected on the one custom he and his fellow Icelanders have not been able to import. At home, families shake the winter skies with fireworks on New Year's Eve. In Bethesda, he doesn't dare.
"You do not mess with the Montgomery County police," he said, "even with diplomatic immunity."


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Falcons DL Anderson embracing role
It doesn't look like he will ever become the top-tier pass rusher the Falcons thought they were getting in the 2007 draft, but the team still seems confident that Jamaal Anderson can be a very useful piece on the ...
Falcons DT Babineaux suspended
The NFL has suspended Falcons DT Jonathan Babineaux one game for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
Falcons' pass-rush pressure issue to watch
Mustering more of a pass rush — both off the edge as well as inside — might be just the ticket for overall defensive improvement for the Falcons, who are coming off back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history.
Falcons agree to terms with Weatherspoon
Falcons rookie OLB Sean Weatherspoon will be reporting to training camp on Friday with a five-year contract.
There's something about Harry
Falcons WR Harry Douglas is a supersleeper to take a flier on late in fantasy football drafts, writes PFW's Dan Parr.
NFC South training-camp reports
In the seventh chapter of our training-camp reports, we look at the NFC South teams, including a Panthers team led defensively by LB Jon Beason.
Mysterious knee could limit Falcons DT Jerry in camp
There has been speculation that Falcons DT Peria Jerry's recovery from knee surgery is not moving as quickly as the team anticipated.
Falcons sign fifth-round pick Meier
The Falcons have signed fifth-round WR Kerry Meier to a four-year contract.
Falcons' RCB battle wide open
The Falcons will have at least four players competing for the starting job at right cornerback in training camp, and this is a legitimate battle.
Texans, Falcons hoping to get over hump
With Houston and Atlanta being the highest-rated teams not to make the playoffs last season, NFList examines how other recent "near-miss" clubs fared the following season.
Falcons LB James suspended
The NFL has suspended Falcons LB Robert James for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances, a league spokesperson announced Thursday.
Falcons' Robinson says teammates are buying into confident approach
As the Falcons' defense looks to improve on its 21st ranking from last season, CB Dunta Robinson, the team's top offseason addition, shared his thoughts on what it will take for the unit to succeed.
Falcons sign rookie OG Johnson
The Falcons signed OG Mike Johnson, one of their third-round picks in the 2010 draft, on Saturday.
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Falcons first-round pick Sean Weatherspoon has drawn positive reviews from coaches and observers through OTAs and minicamps, and it appears that, at the minimum, he'll be involved in the team's nickel package on defense.
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The New York State Health Department sponsored study, published this month in the American Journal of Medicine, concluded that bathing patients in an antiseptic called chlorhexidine significantly reduced the rates of central line bloodstream infections in ICU patients. As a result of the study, the procedure is now recommended by the Centers for Disease Control as a way to reduce central line infections.
"The nurses in the ICU were all very excited about the positive results,'' said Barbara Savatteri, RN, CIC, Director of Infection Control/Employee Health at Hudson Valley Hospital Center, who led the study at HVHC. "Not only are our patients doing well, but this data will be very helpful to hospitals nationwide. A lot of work, by a lot of people went into this study.''
Savatteri said that from April 1, 2008 through December 1, 2008, HVHC used 2 percent solution of chlorhexidine to bathe patients and during that time bloodstream infection rates were cut by 50 percent. She said during the post study period, results were even more dramatic with a 0 percent rate of infection.
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Heather Root has found at least one new type of tiny tree mite at the Huntington Wildlife Forest near Newcomb. Root does her research while dangling in a harness high above the ground in the maple tree canopy, where she also found rare forms of lichen not seen in the Adirondacks for decades.
A Look Inside Temple Beth Joseph, Tupper Lake
Beth Joseph Synagogue in Tupper Lake is the oldest synagogue in the Adirondacks. Built in 1905, its origins stem from the late 1800s, when Jewish immigrants from Russia and eastern Europe arrived in America. It had been closed up for decades when a summer resident asked to take a look inside. What she found was a national treasure.
St. William's on Long Point
In the late 1800s, St. William's was the parish church for Raquette Lake and served many of the Irish and French-Canadian Catholics who were the early pioneers on the Lake. Today, it's a seasonal camp and cultural center, accessible only by boat. Todd Moe visited during restoration work.
Skiing The Route of the Seven Carries
Over the weekend, temperatures in the Adirondacks topped sixty degrees. There's not much snow in the backcountry, but many lakes still have a solid layer of ice�and people are still getting outdoors. Brian Mann skied the Route of the Seven Carries�a traditional canoe route north of Saranac Lake.
90 Miles by Canoe in a Single Day
The 90-mile Adirondack Canoe Classic takes paddlers from Old Forge to Saranac Lake. Race organizer Brian McDonnell paddled the entire course in a single daya journey he describes as the "90-mile cannonball."
A Trek up Mt. Adams
A land deal will add thousands of acres to the state forest preserve, but it will almost certainly mean the removal of an antique fire tower that sits on Mt. Adams, near the town of Newcomb. Brian Mann made the climb.
Adirondack Rail: on the Old New York Central Line
For seventy years, the New York Central carried passengers to Malone and Lake Placid and points in between. The old line is all but abandoned now. But trains still make the run a few times each year, bringing supplies and equipment to the tourist railroad in Lake Placid. Brian Mann made the trip this spring.
Children's Camps in the Adirondacks
The Adirondack Museum opens today for the summer season. A major new exhibition looks at the history of the region's summer camps.
Gary Randorf: Wild Adirondack Photography
Gary Randorf is one of the region's veteran photographers. His new book is called The Adirondacks: Wild Island of Hope. Brian Mann talked with him on a shoot in the Dix Mountain Wilderness.
Summer at the Seagle Music Colony
For 87 years, the Seagle Music Colony in the eastern Adirondacks has offered talented young singers a secluded summer haven to polish their skills.
Winter Camping in the Adirondack High Peaks
The Adirondacks' High Peaks can be a hard place to find peace and quiet during the busy summer months. Many people choose the winter to get their fix for solitude among New York's tallest mountains. Winter camping offers unique pleasures and sometimes, unexpected perils. Brian Mann and David Sommerstein got plenty of both on a late winter expedition to Lake Colden and Algonquin Peak.
Rock Climbing in the Adirondacks
People climb looking for adventure and amazing viewsand a deeper connection to the mountains. Brian Mann climbed Hurricane Crag during the peak of this year's leaf season.
Discovering Adirondack Old Growth Forest
The Adirondacks are home to some of the East's largest Old Growth Forests. Martha Foley talks with a naturalist who spent part of this summer finding the towering trees.
Preserving Adirondack Alpine Meadows
Adirondack Nature Conservancy program volunteers haul rocks up into the High Peaks to protect fragile ecosystem from erosion.
A Barn-Raising in Upper Jay (Real 6:23)
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Jerel Worthy - #99 - DE
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|Michigan State
|Years played
|2012, 2nd round, 19th pick by Packers
Packers release FS Collins
The Packers announced Wednesday that they have released three-time Pro Bowl FS Nick Collins.
Packers re-sign OLB Walden
The Packers have re-signed OLB Erik Walden, the club announced Monday. Terms were not disclosed.
Bush's heart leads him to stay in Green Bay
To hear Jarrett Bush tell it, even Don Corleone would have had a hard time coming up with a strong enough offer to convince him to sign elsewhere this offseason.
Packers cut OLT Clifton
The Packers released OLT Chad Clifton on Monday, it was announced by GM Ted Thompson.
Packers' schedule highlighted by start and post-bye stretches
The Packers start their 2012 regular season with three games on three different days of the week but will face their greatest tests at the end of the year.
Driver not dancing out of Green Bay just yet
If Mike McCarthy can be taken at his word, popular veteran WR Donald Driver will not be packing his bags to leave Green Bay any time soon.
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NFC North draft needs
As several teams in the division look to draft a cornerback early, highly rated LSU CB Morris Claiborne is a possibility, if he's still available.
DL Hargrove announces he's headed to Packers
The Packers have reached a deal with DE Anthony Hargrove, the lineman tweeted on Thursday morning. Terms of the agreement were not announced.
McCarthy shows support for Clifton, Driver
At the NFL owners meeting's annual NFC coaches' breakfast, Packers head coach Mike McCarthy hinted that the team could be bringing back both Chad Clifton and Donald Driver.
Packers receive four compensatory picks
The Packers received four compensatory picks for the 2012 NFL draft, including two in the fourth round.
Raiders sign OT Barnes, ex-Packers CB Lee
The Raiders have re-signed OT Khalif Barnes and also have picked up ex-Packers free-agent CB Pat Lee, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Packers sign DT Muir
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The Owls had won the College World Series in 2003, the team's fourth appearance in Omaha in the last seven years.
Monday's First-Year Player Draft helped alleviate some of the pain for the Owls, or at least for three of their pitchers.
The New York Mets made Philip Humber the No. 3 pick in the draft, Tampa Bay took Jeff Niemann right behind him at No. 4 and Baltimore grabbed Wade Townsend with the No. 8 selection.
All tall. All right-handed. All fastballers.
"After [Sunday], we were pretty disappointed," Humber said. "This definitely helps. It's kind of surreal. Ever since I came to Rice, this has been in the back of my mind."
Humber, a 6-4, 220-pound junior, finished the season 13-4 with a 2.27 ERA. He struck out 154 and walked 37 in 115 innings.
But he suffered both of Rice's losses over the weekend, falling to Texas Southern as a starter Friday and to A & M on Sunday in relief.
"I knew I'd get drafted pretty well," he said. "I expected to go in the first six picks. I couldn't ask for anything better."
The 6-foot-9 Niemann put together a sensational sophomore year, with a 17-0 record and 1.70 ERA. But he underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow in the offseason and missed part of this spring with a groin injury.
His numbers were more modest this season. He posted a 6-3 record and 3.02 ERA, and he notched three saves.
But he proved himself in the regional. He pitched 1 1/3 innings to earn a save Saturday in a 6-3 win over Lamar, then threw a complete-game four-hitter on Sunday to beat the Aggies, 3-1, and force a final game.
"We definitely needed me to go nine to save the bullpen for the second game," he said.
"I think I answered all the questions about my health this weekend," he continued. "There's been a lot of rumors going around. My elbow's been fine all year. My groin is back to 100 percent."
Niemann was pleased to see Rice's two other outstanding pitchers also go high.
"That was awesome," he said. "For all of us to be called in the top eight is something special. We take pride in the things we've accomplished as a group.
"The breaks didn't go our way [in the NCAA tournament] this weekend. We almost pulled it off. To get one [College World Series title] is special."
Niemann didn't know Tampa Bay would draft him.
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Townsend played mostly first and third base as a high school student in Dripping Springs, Texas, near Austin.
"I was easily a better hitter than pitcher in high school," he said. "I've been thinking about [the draft] for four years. You're definitely nervous."
Townsend compiled a 12-0 record and 1.80 ERA this year, and struck out 148 in 120 1/3 innings. He also picked up two saves. Some predict he will be used as a closer in the Majors because of his intensity. Others compare him to the Astros' Roger Clemens.
"I'll take it," he said of the comparison to the Rocket. "You could say that about Roger Clemens [should be a closer]. Look what he's done [as a starter]. It's really interesting to see how he pitches. Every pitch has a purpose to it."
Townsend pointed out that he finished his college career 22-1 as a starter.
The trio could have been pitching for Rice for another three weeks if the Owls had reached the championship game of the College World Series.
Now they have time to rest before reporting to their new teams.
"It makes the transition a little easier," Humber said. "It's like turning the page."
"I'm going to take some time off," Townsend said. "Maybe just disappear for a few days, pull a vanishing act." The closest that he had ever come to Camden Yards was the Baltimore airport.
Humber has never been to Shea Stadium, and he has never seen the Mets play in Houston.
He has made two journeys to New York. One, in 2001, was for his senior trip in high school; the other was with USA Baseball, which played some games on Long Island in 2002.
"I'm from a small town in Texas," he said of Carthage (population 6,500), located about 20 miles from the Louisiana border. "New York was just huge -- all those buildings. We hung around Times Square. Not many pine trees."
Gene Duffey is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A Morgan County family who has been at odds with a local funeral home owner is finally at peace. The family contacted FOX 5 about a dispute over a loved one's headstone, and at last, they've seen action. Jestine Salter turned to FOX 5 in late January, nearly two years after burying her father in a Morgan County cemetery. Bennie Lee Clark's grave bears no headstone, but it will soon. Clark's family claims that Rockdale County funeral home owner George Levett placed Mr. Clark's name on the wrong side of the double headstone his family purchased after his death in 2011. Levett insisted the headstone was engraved exactly like the family ordered, and refused to replace it. Instead, he offered to dig up Clark's remains and move them to the other side of the headstone bearing his name. Nearly two years after her father's death with both sides at an impasse, Salter filed suit and called FOX 5. About a week after our story on the situation aired, Salter says other members of the Levett family who aren't affiliated with the Conyers business contacted her. She says they were very apologetic. Salter says the family members offered to give her a new headstone, reimburse her for the money spent on the original gravestone, and pay for her attorney's fees and court costs. She says she is very thankful for their help. Salter told FOX 5 the situation was never about the money, and that the family didn't want anyone else to suffer as they had. They're grateful to everyone who had a hand in resolving the matter.
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By Nick Massey
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You know the old one-liner jokes that start with "You know you're in trouble when … ." Now we can add one from the world of finance: You know you're in trouble when the Greek stock market beats your stock market.
From the end of 2012 through the middle of August, all four BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) could claim this dubious distinction. In U.S. dollar terms, Brazil's stock market was down 29.9 percent, Russia's market was down 14 percent, India's market had fallen 21.4 percent and China's market had dropped 7.1 percent.
During that same period, the Greek stock market posted a 1 percent return. The point here is all about the BRICs, the recent darlings of the investment world, and how they have fallen.
In large part, global consumption drove the incredible growth in these four countries — along with many others around the globe — during the past 15 years.
The thirst for energy and gadgets exploded during the late 1990s and early 2000s, giving raw material providers and cheap labor countries an incredible boost to their economies and their markets.
Yes, the 2008 financial crisis briefly hit these emerging countries, but then the central banks of the world took over. As they flooded the world with cheap capital, providers of raw materials and cheap labor got their second wind. It seemed for a couple of years, from 2009 through 2011, these countries would be able to take a pass on the fallout from the greatest financial upheaval since the 1930s. Until now.
The feeling was that a rise of economic activity in these young, developing nations could offset a drop in activity in the aging countries of the world. This view held for a while, but then reality hit. It turns out that, while these youthful economies do have legitimate domestic consumption and growth, most of their outsized gains are reliant on selling to those stodgy, old, Western economies (as well as Japan) that are now limping along.
Without the U.S., the European community and Japan buying more and more, the BRICs had to devise their own plan for creating growth, which typically involved extending a lot of credit on easy terms. We all know how this story ends — with lots of bad loans and questionable assets on bank books.
As the Fed lowered interest rates to basically zero, the hot money went looking around the world for better returns. Money poured into emerging market countries looking for higher rates. This also drove their currencies higher and created challenges as to what to do with all the money. As is often the case, not all of it was deployed wisely.
We are now seeing a preview of what happens when it goes the other way. In the past few months, with just the hint that the Fed "might" begin tapering the amount of QE (bond buying), the hot money has been leaving emerging countries like rats leaving the ship. Currencies in India, Brazil, Indonesia and many others fell like a rock. Of course, the Fed says that is not their problem, but if it spirals out of control it will become our problem.
The same buyers who poured into these emerging market currencies are now quickly rushing out. This leaves developing countries with few options and all of them are bad. They could raise interest rates (attracting more carry trade buyers), but that would slow or choke their economic growth. They could buy their own currencies in bulk to prop up prices, but they'd deplete their currency reserves. Or they could do nothing (allowing the free market to figure it out), which likely would put emerging market currencies into a free fall and create high inflation. This is truly one of those "between a rock-and-a-hard-place" scenarios.
The global economy is teetering in a precarious position. All it will take is one major crisis to trigger a chain of events that spirals out of control. The collapse of emerging market currencies, much like what happened in 1997, could be it. You could call this being hit by a BRIC. Beware. The one positive consequence for us, as I've been saying for a while now, is a bullish outlook for the dollar.
Nick Massey is a financial adviser and columnist for the Edmond Sun in Edmond, Okla. You can reach him through nickmassey.com.


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February 5, 2010
Cynthia McKinney sets the theme for Black Resistance to Police Terrorism Month, marked by five events in two weeks – four in Oakland, on Feb. 7, 17, 21 and 22, and one on Oscar Grant in Los Angeles, on Feb. 18, the eve of killer cop Mehserle's Feb. 19 hearing – featuring your favorite speakers coming to Cali from around the country. And pack the courtroom Feb. 22, 8:30 a.m., 1225 Fallon, Oakland, for Minister of Information JR's trial. Free JR!


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Associated Press
Publication: theday.com
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut authorities say a police cruiser camera recorded a state trooper stealing $3,700 from a man who was dying after motorcycle crash on the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield.
An arrest warrant affidavit obtained Tuesday by the Connecticut Post says the camera caught the actions of Trooper Aaron Huntsman after the Sept. 22 accident that killed 49-year-old John Scalesse of Orange. Huntsman was charged with larceny, interfering with police and tampering with evidence.
The affidavit says Huntsman denied stealing the money.
Police allege Huntsman took the wad of cash after paramedics found it in Scalesse's pocket. Troopers say Huntsman told other officials he was taking it as evidence.
Huntsman couldn't be reached. A phone listing for him wasn't in service. No one answered a call to his lawyer's office Wednesday.
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