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NetGear SC101 Storage Central (0GB)
Manufacturer: NetGear Part number: SC101NA
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- More than just a networked hard drive enclosure, the SC101 provides some very useful features at a low price, making it a compelling choice for shared storage.
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- Reviewed by: Jon L. Jacobi
- Edited by: Felisa Yang
- Reviewed on: 10/17/2005
- Released on: 09/12/2005
The good: Easy to set up; drive spanning; private and shared volumes.
The bad: Currently accessible from only Windows machines; passive cooling could be a problem with faster hard drives.
The bottom line: More than just a networked hard drive enclosure, the SC101 provides some very useful features at a low price, making it a compelling choice for shared storage.
User reviews
Bright idea with some short comings
by MarcusSternberg on October 4, 2005
Pros: - It works like it states; Nice small size
Cons: - Hot; some poor engineering; odd disconnecting; slow; annoying autoplay and drive letter recognition; not NTSF nor FAT32
Summary: I was looking for a device to put into my home automation structured wiring cabinet so I could all the computers in the home back up software to this unit. ...
Summary: I was looking for a device to put into my home automation structured wiring cabinet so I could all the computers in the home back up software to this unit. The device does achieve my goal, but I'm returning it because of its short comings.
Netgear needs to fix these simple but basic problems and this device will sell like hot cakes.
- All computers with Netgear's software downloaded onto it could read/write to this drive.
- It is really small (~ 4 inches wide). They made it very simple (I like simplicity).
- Signs of shoddy engineering (particularly in the install software).
- Runs very hot. It needs to be air cooled. It would never be acceptable in a Structured wiring case.
- Having odd disconnects from it. I think the reason is that it gets too hot, that the mechanics make it run unreliable.
- Slow. Writing to it was reasonable (@ 25% the speed of a normal HD), but reading items from it takes unbearably long. This is acceptable to backup items which is what the main purpose for this drive is.
- Can't get it to keep a consistent drive letter on XP. I want it to be always 'H' on all my computers but I'm having no luck. After reading the forums, it is partly Microsoft's problem too.
- Always runs 'AutoPlay' every time the computer boots up. Again, it is annoying.
- Hard disks are formatted in a proprietary format (not FAT32 nor NTSF). They cannot be switched back into one's computer internal drive and be able to read from it.
56 out of 58 users found this user opinion helpful.
Not quite ready for prime time
by Mike0007 on September 20, 2005
Pros: Really cool idea......exactly what I need
Cons: Was this product even tested before it hit the stores
Summary: I installed my SC101 yesterday, plopped in two WD250GB drives and connected the SC101 to my WGU624. I installed the SC101 admin software from one of my laptops, mirrored the ...
Summary: I installed my SC101 yesterday, plopped in two WD250GB drives and connected the SC101 to my WGU624. I installed the SC101 admin software from one of my laptops, mirrored the disks, and was able to connect to the drive letter, create a few file etc. So far, beautiful.
I then tried to copy a large directory of pictures from the laptop (802.11a) to the SC101......hmm.....after about 5-10 minutes of copying, the laptop stopped copying....and the process showed up as "not responding". Next step was to grab another laptop....... maybe 802.11a was a bit much.....so this time I tried it with 802.11g. Same result
Last attempt......take the laptop, and connect it via a cable to the WGU624. Try to copy the same 10GB of files. This time success
So the real question I have......I can't imagine that this should not work with my wireless connection. How can this not work out of the box?
Another problem I have with the the SC101 is the heat it produces.......the enclosure does not allow for enough venting. I'm sure my drives will burn up in no time with the amount of heat that is generated.
8 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
Perfect single device to store everything digital in your home!
by Calibrie on September 22, 2005
Pros: Easy to use for non-techies like me; helpful for cleaning up electronics clutter and keeping everything stored safely in one place.
Cons: Haven't really found any yet - haven't had the box for too long.
Summary: This is a really cool little gadget. And unlike other gadgets that are fun to have but not necessarily "needed," I think this one is important for just about every ...
Summary: This is a really cool little gadget. And unlike other gadgets that are fun to have but not necessarily "needed," I think this one is important for just about every home to have, especially one like mine which has become cluttered with too much electronics junk over the past decade.
My husband is a digital pack rat. Our computer hard drives are always overloaded with stuff - TONS of music files, photos, video and voice files. Not to mention my TV scripts and screenplays that I would just DIE if I lost. We back-up, but to CDs. So we've got all these old hard drives, CDs and even old floppy's cluttering up our drawers and closets. I couldn't stand it anymore, so I put my foot down.
Storage Central has been incredible. I didn't even think anything like it was available. There's tons of storage capacity (we loaded it with two drives right away). We're transferring ALL of our stuff onto the thing. The great part is that I usually have to rely on my husband to do these things because they're too technical and I don't have the energy to deal with it. But Storage Central's interface is really easy to use - much like using Windows. And I've discovered that you can create separate drives for different categories of files. For example, create a G drive for photos, and H drive for music, an I drive for video, etc. It all gets saved to the same place, but it appears to you that the files are in separate places, making it easier to organize. Very clever!
My husband is also very impressed with Storage Central's ability to back-up files so that if your system fails, your data won't be lost forever. Something called mirroring. I don't know how to explain it, so I'll take his word for it.
Anyway, I'm very happy with my new toy. I hope this review helps those of you who aren't technical wizards and who don't understand half of what's usually written about in these CNET reviews!
(I'm giving it a perfect score for now. If I run into any issues/problems, I'll revise.)
10 out of 17 users found this user opinion helpful.
Finally! Simple network storage.
by ryan3926 on September 12, 2005
Pros: Easy setup, great performance, choice of capacity, RAID 1
Cons: Not many, maybe the GUI (which you only run once or twice)
Summary: This thing rocks! I finally got my unit from CDW ($115) and I was up and running in no more than 10 mins. I've got 4 PCs sharing 3 ...
Summary: This thing rocks! I finally got my unit from CDW ($115) and I was up and running in no more than 10 mins. I've got 4 PCs sharing 3 volumes for all my media. I even played a different ripped DVD from the same unit to three PCs at the same time with not issues.
SmartSync so far is really cool, backup and synchronization, which means I can work from any computer and have backup to.
Make sure you use the mirroring feature with Storage Central. Most people don't realize that consumer-priced hard disk drives can fail. This has a great mirroring feature which will keep you protected if it dies.
I am getting another one for work....all my MP3s....YES!
6 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
Total Disaster!
by NG Enemy on July 23, 2006
Pros: If it worked as advertised, it would be great.
Cons: It fooled me into doing 3 fresh Win XP reinstalls on 2 PCs in four months
Summary: My problems didn't start until about a week after installing the SCM software. I did one good backup from two network PCs. Soon after that my PCs started acting ...
Summary: My problems didn't start until about a week after installing the SCM software. I did one good backup from two network PCs. Soon after that my PCs started acting funny. They would intermittently get very sluggish or freeze, requiring a reboot after a forced power down. In addition, they wouldn't power down when Windows shut down. All this was intermittent and didn't happen on both PCs at the same time. After a couple of weeks of fiddling with Windows and searching the net for solutions, I discovered the network drives didn't show in Windows Explorer. I hadn't looked for them in maybe two weeks because I was so busy trying to get the PCs working properly again. To make a long agonizing story ..., I finally began with a fresh install on one of the computers. It worked for a while, even after I reinstalled the SCM software (but I made no backups for a while). Then I did a fresh reinstall of Windows on the second PC. Before I was done with that -- took three days -- the first PC started acting up again. And I discovered I still couldn't see the network drive on either PC. So I contacted Netgear support, but unfortunately it was already more than three months since I'd bought the damned device, so I settled for email support. Useless! Two more months of going nuts, until it suddenly came to me in a flash that all my problems were being caused by the SCM software. I uninstalled it on both PCs and immediately all my troubles were over. I'm sure I can't get my money back by now, but I'll live with that. I am pretty sure the problems are caused by the unsigned drivers the Netgear CD installs.
4 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.
Just DON'T!! Huge Waste of Time!!
by sfolwell on October 6, 2005
Pros: Great Idea... BUT IT DOESN'T WORK!!
Cons: Completely Unreliable, Not Good for Data Storage!
Summary: Bought two. One for home, one for the office. Both had glitches during setup. Mirrored drives took a LONG time to "format". One partition dissapeared and I had to delete ...
Summary: Bought two. One for home, one for the office. Both had glitches during setup. Mirrored drives took a LONG time to "format". One partition dissapeared and I had to delete it and start over (before I had data on it). I should have stopped then. After deploying both and switching the office to the SC101, a day later the main mirrored partition became "unallocated" and unrecoverable. We lost a full day of changes in a five person office. At about 40 hours to deploy and about 40 hours worth of lost work, this episode should not be replayed by anyone lucky enough to read my review. I hope I can get Buy.com to take them back!!
5 out of 7 users found this user opinion helpful.
Avoid at all costs!!! CNet review hard drive provided by NetGear.
by HektikLyfe on February 23, 2007
Pros: It turns on.
Cons: It doesn't work.
Summary: Information on the box is intentionally vague. It can NOT use any size hard drive. The list of compatible hard drives is VERY small. It cannot be viewed from separate ...
Summary: Information on the box is intentionally vague. It can NOT use any size hard drive. The list of compatible hard drives is VERY small. It cannot be viewed from separate subnets. It requires software to be installed on each and every PC that accesses it. It uses a proprietary file system that reformats the hard drives. In case of a disaster you're out of luck.
Terribly slow transfer speeds. Files are protected from entire PC's not user based security. I tried and tested multiple hard drives, different software versions and different configurations. None of which worked. Netgear customer support was traditionally horrendous.
It uses TCP/IP but is not IP based. The vital instructions vary from link to link on their own website. They require for you restart each and every single network device on your network whenever the Storage Center loses connection with the network. Which it frequently does.
Occasionally prone to Blue Screen inducing problems.
Just do a search for this product and you'll find plenty to rant about. Perhaps they'll get it right the next time around.
I guess I'll have to wait for Windows Home Server.
3 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
Looks like a LAN-connected toaster and works about as well as one too
by Pete987 on September 17, 2006
Pros: Great idea and a great price
Cons: Severely buggy
Summary: Netgear had a great idea, but dropped the ball and released a seriously subpar product.
The old adage "you get what you pay for" was never more true than with ...
Summary: Netgear had a great idea, but dropped the ball and released a seriously subpar product.
The old adage "you get what you pay for" was never more true than with this thing.
* You have to have special software on each PC in order to access the partitioned drives within the unit.
* Even with the appropriate software installed, the drive(s) within the SC-101 can only be mapped successfully on boot approximately 15% of the time when you configure the partitions ("drives") as a shared resource.
* If the drive isn't seen by the PC on boot, the software hangs the PC during shutdown (not a guess, but confirmed via multiple tests).
* The performance is horribly slow for a NAS device.
All in all, this is one of most disappointing purchases I've made the past several years. I should have done my homework first and read the user reviews on CNET. There's a very good reason why the user rating is as low as it is - this thing is junk.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
If I can't find my sales receipt I'm going to smash it.
by vancester on May 21, 2006
Pros: It looks really, really cool on my desk.
Cons: Everything else.
Summary: I've had mine for a week. Gave it my best shot and tried to stay positive despite what I read here and everyplace else but it's going back ...
Summary: I've had mine for a week. Gave it my best shot and tried to stay positive despite what I read here and everyplace else but it's going back to the store now. The comments on this device are all true; it really is a piece of junk. I can't believe that NetGear released this to the public!
The first thing, when I tried to slide the hard drive into the "toaster" the metal strain relief tab holding the power cable secure inside the toaster was not bent back to where it was supposed to be. Had I not noticed this, stopped and bent it into place first before forcing it, it would have removed the components off my hard drive's PCB.
My second problem was partially my fault. The hard drive you choose to put in the SC101 should be empty. (And it can't be just ANY hard drive as it clearly states on the box) You can't just put a hard drive full of data in and expect it to work, although you SHOULD be able to. After you install your drive it will format your hard drive to it's own special file system without specifically warning you all data will be gone forever (but I should have known) and so if it's not empty you can kiss everything good bye. I did that. It seems the engineers at NetGear didn't think someone might have a very large hard drive in their machine already that they might want to use for this purpose.
It also falls asleep and if you're lucky takes 15 seconds or longer to wake up when you click on the drive letter in explorer. If you're not lucky then you will have to reach behind the toaster and unplug it, then plug it back in, it will re-boot for a minute or two and you are up and running for a short time.
Last night I was moving data to the toaster and halfway into it got an error message that it couldn't continue. Upon searching the toaster was nowhere to be found. Again, stop everything, unplug the thing and plug it back in and wait.
It slows everythng else down on my computer. I don't like the fact that it requires third party software to operate, it shouldn't. Why can't you just plug it in? The software is running ALL the time, robbing resources and the Zone Alarm program shows network activity even when you're not doing anything.
The bottom line, it's really cute. Other than that there's not much there. Wait until they get the bugs worked out or buy something else. Although I haven't looked for an alternative yet, I will start today.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
Can't Recommend
by rrritchey on May 19, 2006
Pros: Setup easy, compact
Cons: Short warranty, 90 days, then you pay
Summary: I got one of these. It worked OK for about 5 months. Today it died. Tech support would not help without paying. It is also really annoying how every time ...
Summary: I got one of these. It worked OK for about 5 months. Today it died. Tech support would not help without paying. It is also really annoying how every time you go into Windows Explorer it takes 10-20 seconds for the software to read the drive before you can continue. In fact this happen in any file dialog, the software has to go out an re-read the directory even if you are not going to use anything on the drive. It also is not cooled well. I think some hardware died in mine but they would not give me any support unless I paid $33. I would rather spend the $33 on something else at this point. This is pretty much the same issue I have had with all Netgear stuff. It breaks. It is not reliable in the long term. I probably will not buy any more Netgear products.
2 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.
- Manufacturer: NetGear
- Part number: SC101NA
- Description: NETGEAR offers wireless, Ethernet, powerline and phoneline networking products through a complete line of routers, gateways, switches, hubs, and adapters. NETGEAR products offer the strongest security and privacy options available to protect home and business customers.
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type NAS server
- Host Connectivity Ethernet 10/100
- Installed Devices / Modules Qty 0
- Width 4.3 in
- Depth 7.1 in
- Height 5.7 in
- Weight 3.1 lbs
- Localization North America
Storage Controller
- Type Fast Ethernet
- Interface Type IDE/ATA
- Supported Devices Hard drive
Hard Drive
- Type Standard - 3.5" x 1/3H
- Capacity 0
Hard Drive (2nd)
- Type None
Optical Storage
- Type None
Optical Storage (2nd)
- Type None
Storage Removable
- Type None
- Video Output None
- Type Network adapter - Integrated
- Data Link Protocol Ethernet ,
Fast Ethernet
Expansion / Connectivity
- Expansion Bays 2 (total) / 2 (free) x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
- Interfaces 1 x Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
- Power Device x Power adapter - External
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP SP1 or later,
Microsoft Windows 2000 SP4 or later
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
- Humidity Range Operating 10 - 90%
Product series
NetGear SC101 Storage Central (0GB)
Manufacturer: NetGear
Specs: PC,
Fast Ethernet
Manufacturer info
- Manufacturer profile
- Browse NetGear products on Shopper.com
- Manufacturer:NetGear
- Address:
350 East Plumeria Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1911
- Phone: 1-408-907-8000
- Email: email@example.com
- Fax: 1-408-907-8097


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Interested in taking a spin in a natural gas vehicle? The public will have the opportunity to test a natural gas vehicle at a conference next week.
Professionals in the natural gas and automotive industries will be in Charleston for the first-ever Appalachian Basin Natural Gas Vehicle Expo and Conference starting Monday. The event runs though Wednesday and is hosted by the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association along with Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.
Participants in the conference will be treated to a concert featuring Landau Eugene Murphy of American Idol fame. Most presentations will be on Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. through 2:45 p.m.
Speakers include Richard Kolodziej, president of NGV America; Brian Holtz, Waste Management; and Elizabeth Ames Jones, Patton Boggs LLP. The conference wraps up on Wednesday, May 15 with a special luncheon at 12:00 pm hosted by Governor Tomblin and guests.
On Wednesday, the general public will be incited from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to meet with industry experts and visit displays. Part of the exhibit will include an opportunity to take a ride or drive a natural gas powered vehicle.
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In its heyday, the city of Tucson's five golf courses were fat and happy, making enough money that city leaders used the profits to fund other programs.
Those days are long gone.
Tucson Golf now operates at a $1.2 million annual deficit and has an $8 million debt it can't repay.
But the problem is not limited to Tucson.
There are five municipal courses in Phoenix which hold a $17 million debt.
Both cities are looking for answers because it's a dwindling taxpayer dollar which makes up for the shortfall.
"We have streets to take care of, we have police and firefighters to take care of," says Ward ! Tucson city council member Regina Romero. "We have other services which are a much more important priority."
It's not that golf can't take care of itself on a day to day basis.
Golf has seen a small 1 percent increase in the past year. To golf supporters, that's a light at the end of the tunnel.
But that's a long shot at best.
"We still haven't addressed significant issues like irrigation and carts at Fred Enke," says Parks Director Fred Grey. "Ultimately your parking lots, roofs, air conditioning, things along those lines that need attention."
They have garnered attention. But not the kind supporters hoped for.
""As we stand now, we have about five million in capital improvement in golf that we don't have money for," Romero says.
Phoenix is having the same issue but has put off major capital repairs for several years. Despite that, the debt continues to grow.
"Per capita, Phoenix has one of the largest numbers of golf holes in America," says DAvid Urbinato, communications director for the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department.
That means competition to fill the golf courses is intense.
"That's going to lead to operating deficits which is what Phoenix has been struggling with for many years now," Urbinato says.
Phoenix and Tucson are taking opposite paths in trying to solve the problem.
Phoenix will treat is golf courses as parks, using a dedicated fund to pay down its golf debt.
This follows a series of meetings where the public showed support for that decision.
"The overwhelming consensus was please keep the golf courses open," he says.
The people told the parks department "it's an important recreational activity."
Tucson on the other hand, has decided golf courses are not like parks which are subsidized by the taxpayer.
"Parks cost much less to manage and operate and are free and open to every single person," Romero says. "Anyone can go to a park."
Romero says Tucson golf has $5 million in capital needs "which the city does not have money for."
"We don't like to see any course fail," says Grey. "But it's a sign of the times."
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Microsoft has reached collaboration agreements with Twitter and Facebook to get their members' public status updates and messages indexed and presented in useful ways on the Bing search engine.
Yusuf Mehdi, senior vice president of Microsoft's Online Audience Business, made the announcement on stage at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco.
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The partnership with Twitter has it working with Microsoft to optimize how Bing crawls and indexes "tweets." Microsoft in turn will apply search algorithms to the Twitter messages, so that Bing users will not only be able to see a real-time feed of "tweets" but also rank them by how relevant they are to their query, Mehdi said.
"This is a big deal we've been working on for a long time," Mehdi said.
To rank "tweets" by relevance, a feature Microsoft calls "Best Match," Bing will take into consideration a number of factors, such as who are the authors of the messages based on a "social relevance" score Bing will assign to them, Mehdi said.
Bing will also evaluate the message's quality, noticing, for example, if it contains a link to an online article or Web page. It will also take into consideration how popular the message is by calculating how many times it has been "re-tweeted" by others.
In addition to providing links to Twitter messages, Bing will extract the URLs of the pages that the messages are making reference to, so that users can go directly to that source of the information.
When providing links to "tweets" that contain a shortened URL, Bing will put in parenthesis the main Web domain of the link, so that users know, before clicking, whether it's a reputable site and thus avoid landing in a malicious phishing or malware-laden site.
Bing will also display a tag cloud of the most popular Twitter topics, so that users can click on and dive deeper into them.
The Twitter deal is nonexclusive, and hours later rival Google announced its own agreement with Twitter.
"The 'tweets' will be integrated universal-search style, ranked alongside the other [different types of] results, and you'll be able to click on those results and go to a page that shows only 'tweets' and real-time updates," said Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of search products and user experience, in an interview after her appearance on stage at the Web 2.0 Summit to announce the news. Users will also be able to restrict results to Twitter posts from the get-go using the engine's filtering controls.
Google has so far been crawling Twitter posts on its own, but the subset of content available in this manner has been very small, she said. With this Twitter partnership, Google gets access to what Twitter calls its "firehose" API (application programming interface), which was recently released, she said.
"So we can do this really comprehensive coverage and indexing of 'tweets' integrated into Google search," Mayer said.
Like Microsoft, Google has identified what Mayer calls "relevance signals" in Twitter posts, such as the links they contain and the people authoring them. The latter remains constant, so a Twitter author's level of competency in a given topic can be analyzed and evaluated, she said.
However, Google is looking at social-networking content in a broader scale beyond Twitter. When asked if Google is interested in striking a deal like this with Facebook, Mayer said, "We're interested in comprehensiveness, which is a fundamental element of search. We need to have all the answers in order to find the answers for people."


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This was our 4th cruise (2nd with Carnival). Even though there were more people on this ship, it did not feel any different than prior ships we had been on. We never had a problem finding a table for breakfast, lunch or finding deck chairs. Of course, if you go at peak times it can be a little bit harder. Carnival still has the issue with deck chairs being saved, but I heard they were trying to fix this problem. On one of our sea days, we would see chairs saved for 4 or 5 hours and no one would ever come and sit in them. That is absolutely ridiculous!
Our room was great. This was the first time we stayed in a balcony room and it was definitely worth it. I do not think I will go back to an interior room again! My sister and her husband stayed beside us, so our steward opened up the door separating our balcony's. It was cool to feel like we had a little bit extra room.
We LOVED the comedy shows! Thomas Brown was a comedian the first couple of nights and he was hilarious! We made sure to get to his shows about 45 minutes before to make sure we got a seat. Definitely worth it. I will say that the security at the comedy club could do a better job at maintaining the lines at the door. We waited in line for 30-45 minutes sometimes and people would walk up at the last minute and break in the line! This was aggravating, but did not ruin the experience.
Our room steward Jonathan was awesome and our dining staff was amazing! They knew our names by the 2nd night and always remembered our drinks. "Rod" got our drinks for us each night and they were sitting at our table when we got there. Excellent service!
We were impressed with St. Thomas and St. Maarten. We have been to Nassau before and we do not care for this port. We stayed on the ship. We did the Jeep Tour excursion in St. Thomas and it is definitely worth the money. The excursion ended up being an hour over what the original time frame was, so we definitely got our monies worth. We went to Maho Bay in St. Maarten to watch the planes land. My husband is a pilot, so of course, their was no question where we were going. I would say, if you are going to Maho beach, get their early! We arrived around 8:30am (We took a taxi as soon as we ported) and we had about an hour where it was only a few couples on the beach. By 10 or 11, the beach was full. This beach is small, so this many people on the beach is a bit suffocating. We left by 12. We could not deal with the crowds. There were literally people right on top of us. But, watching the planes fly over was really cool! We got some great pictures.
Overall...this was an amazing cruise. I would highly recommend the Dream to anyone who was considering it. If only John Heald was our cruise director...I would have given it a perfect 10!


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As we all know the CBA expires this year and there has been no news of any kind of progress being made on a new one. This means that 2010 will likely be an uncapped year. This brings to mind visions of players getting huge bucks and owners going wild with their money. On the surface it seems like a good thing for the players and a bad one for the owners. However, the reverse might be more true.
Join me below the jump as we talk about what the CBA does and what an uncapped year means for free agency.
The CBA
There are several things that need to be pointed out about the current CBA.
1. The current cap is 128 million (BTW the first salary cap was only 34 million)
2. There's also a minimum cap of 112.1 million.
3. Built into the salary cap are minimum wages for veterans
4. Right now players who are at the end of their contracts become unrestricted free agents after 4 accrued seasons.
5. If they have less than 4 accrued seasons they are restricted free agents.
There are also rules in place for length of contracts for players drafted in later rounds.
The salary cap has some interesting things about it. Every contract that is offered to a player has to be approved by the NFL to make sure that it doesn't go over the salary cap. If it does the team has to renegotiate. There are some tools in place to help with the salary cap though. Any signing bonuses are spread out over the length of the contract. For example we signed Aubrayo Franklin to a 3 year deal worth $6 million. $3 million of that was a signing bonus so that's spread out over 3 years of his contract. His base salary this year is $1.1 million, so he basically counts $2.1 million against the cap for us. A team can also sign a four-year veteran to the minimum and only have half that count towards the salary cap.
Many fans don't realize that there is also a minimum salary cap. Owners can't be cheapskates and pay a pittance to their team in the hopes of maximizing profits. The minimum is set at just over 87% of the maximum, and the maximum is based on the overall revenue generated by the NFL.
Veteran minimum salaries are as follows:
0 years--$310,000
1 year--$385,000
2 years--$460,000
3 years--$535,000
4-6 years--$620,000
7-9 years--$745,000
10+ years--$845,000
Free Agency
There are two types of free agents. There's the Unrestricted Free Agent, and a Restricted Free Agent
An Unrestricted Free Agent is a player who has reached the end of his contract and has at least 4 seasons in the league. The player has to have been on the 53 man roster (or on IR or PUP) for at least 6 games in a season to have the season count for him. This is called an accrued season.
A Restricted Free Agent is a player who has reached the end of his contract but does not have 4 accrued seasons. There are several levels of RFA, determined by the offer from the player's current team.
Level 1--Right of First Refusal (RFR). If a team offers $1.01 million dollars they have seven days to match any proposal that the player receives. If they do the player stays with his current team. If they don't the player is free to sign elsewhere and his old team receives no compensation.
Level 2--RFR + Original Draft Choice. Team offers $1.01 million or 110% of the previous year's salary (whichever is greater). If he signs with another team the player's old team gets a 2nd round choice from the new team.
Level 3--RFR + First round. Team offers $2.198 million or 110% of previous salary (whichever is greater). If he signs with another team they are compensated a 1st round choice
Level 4--RFR & 1st plus 3rd. Team offers $2.792 million or 110% of salary (whichever is greater). If the player is signed by another team his old team gets a 1st round and a 3rd round draft pick as compensation.
Franchise Tags
Teams have another way that they can keep players, and these are through the use of tags. There are two (well three really), tags that a team can use. There's the franchise tag, and the transition tag.
A team can designate one of it's RFA's or UFA's as a franchise player. At that point they need to determine if the player is going to be an exclusive franchise player or non-exclusive. An exclusive franchise player can not sign with any other team. His salary is going to be the average of the five largest salaries at his position (as of the end of free agency for that year), or 120% of his previous year's salary (whichever is largest). A non-exclusive player receives an offer of the average of the five largest salaries for the previous year or 120% (whcihever is greater). If the non-exclusive player signs with a new team his previous team will be compensated with two 1st round selections.
A transition tag can be used instead of the franchise tag. The transition tag gives the player's old team Right of First Refusal. The offer is the average of the top 10 players at his position or 120%, whichever is greater. If he signs with another team his original team receives no compensation.
2010 and the CBA
If a new CBA is not reached by 2010, all of this changes. There will be no salary cap, meaning teams can try and buy themselves a championship (like the New York Yankees). On the flip side of it, there's no minimum cap either, so miserly owners can spend as little as they like on player salaries. Some big name players will receive huge payouts, but the vast majority of players will not because there will be no veteran minimum. The biggest change is to the rules of free agency. Currently it takes 4 years in the league to become an unrestricted free agent. With an uncapped year it takes six years of accrued service to be a UFA. Teams will have one franchise tag and two transition tags available to them.
Let's look at some examples to make sense of what this means.
Our favorite nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin is a FA at the end of this year. He was drafted in 2003, so this is his 7th season making him an UFA in both a capped and uncapped year. We signed him in 2007 for $6.15 million ($3 million signing bonus). His salary this year is $2 million. His salary will undoubtedly be higher than that because nose tackles are included amongst regular tackles for wage purposes so Hayneworth's huge contract will be nice for Aubrayo
Someone who won't be happy about an uncapped year is San Diego LT Marcus McNeill who will be left out in the cold. He was drafted in the 2nd round in 2006 (50th overall) and signed a 4 year contract (which included a $1.24 million signing bonus). His base salary this year is a paltry $585,000. As an RFA San Diego could offer him a contract worth $2.792 million and receive a 1st and a 3rd if another team decided to pick him up anyway.
Will there be an uncapped year? Who knows. The NFLPA and the NFL have agreed to a media blackout so there isn't any real news coming out. A few months ago Goodell seemed positive that there would be an uncapped year, but there are some glimmers of hope.
In my experience negotiations between unions and employers generally come down to the last hour. Last fall the union I'm a member of renegotiated it's contract with my employer. For several months there was bluster back and forth with hardly any progress being made on the new contract. At 3AM on the day we were going to walk out on strike they got the deal done.
I kind of suspect that's what's going on now. There's been a media blackout which is something that generally happens when you're in discussions. It makes sense to both the players and the owners to get a job done. Profootballtalk has had some reports (rumors?) about progress in the negotiations. The league has sent a proposal to the NFLPA that includes a rookie wage scale. The NFLPA has also apparently formed several subcommitees to address various aspects of the proposal.
Because of the blackout news will be slow in coming, and anything that is released will be unreliable.
Sports Business Daily has about all the information available on the current status of negotiations. If there's more out there I haven't been able to find it.
Fooch asked me to include some links to my sources so here they are.
Rotoworld (You can search for any NFL player and find their current salary and when they are a FA. The figure listed is their actual salary, not what their cap amount).


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The emerging IEEE 802.11ac wireless LAN standard will be able to deliver faster connections wherever it's used, but the biggest benefit may come at public hotspots -- eventually.
On Wednesday, the Wi-Fi Alliance started certifying pre-standard 802.11ac products for interoperability with other Wi-Fi gear. Assuming nothing unexpected happens in the standards process, that means all products the Alliance approves as 11ac gear will work with each other and with older versions of Wi-Fi.
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The Wi-Fi Alliance claims 802.11ac can offer two or three times the speed users get on most of today's networks, though real-world results can vary because of a wide range of factors. A second wave of 802.11ac, which the group isn't certifying yet, is expected to offer even higher speeds.
The new standard boosts performance through several improvements, including wider channels and better modulation techniques. But one reason 802.11ac can go faster is that it operates only in the 5GHz spectrum band, which has more channels and less competition for airspace than the 2.4GHz band most frequently used in Wi-Fi.
The 5GHz band is nothing new in Wi-Fi, and manufacturers can implement it with the current 802.11n standard. But in handsets, they usually don't. The iPhone 5, with dual-band 802.11n, and Samsung's Galaxy S4, which already has prestandard 11ac built in, are exceptions. Even many laptops aren't equipped to use the higher band, analysts say. Adding frequencies costs money, and device margins are slim.
Just as most mobile devices haven't tapped into the 5GHz band, Wi-Fi hotspots that serve those devices often don't either. But the performance boost promised by 11ac, combined with growing demands on Wi-Fi hotspots, may prove too enticing to pass up.
"It's running on a completely different set of channels than most hotspots are currently ... so the capacity is more than doubled for the user devices there," said Greg Ennis, technical director of the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Capacity is key for mobile operators, especially in crowded locations with many heavy users of mobile data. Carriers are picking up some additional frequencies through expensive auctions of private spectrum, but Wi-Fi networks running on free, unlicensed spectrum are a key element of their strategies. In busy places with heavy mobile users, such as airport lounges, the 2.4GHz band is starting to fall short, according to Yankee Group analyst Ken Rehbehn.
"The older Wi-Fi bands are just hideously overcrowded right now," Rehbehn said.
The 5GHz band, by contrast, has 25 distinct channels totalling about 500MHz of spectrum. It hasn't been used as heavily for Wi-Fi and isn't as crowded with other technologies, such as Bluetooth.
It takes both network operators and device makers to embrace a new technology. The carriers, primarily, will drive adoption of 11ac in mobile, Rehbehn said. "That's where the bets are being made," he said. Most manufacturers will follow cautiously, when it's clear there are places where users will benefit from it, he said. AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA, the U.S. carriers that have invested most heavily in Wi-Fi, were not able to share any information about the types of infrastructure deployed in their hotspots.


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This is the second semester of a two-semester sequence that covers the fundamental characteristics of living things. This course represents a general survey of living systems with emphasis on processes at the cellular level. The basic foundations of biological diversity, plant and animal physiology, and behavior and ecology are presented as they apply to all living organisms.
Audesirk, T and G. Audesirk (2013). Biology: Life on Earth (10th edition). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. It is available in several formats:
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Ambrose, H. W. and K. P. Ambrose. A Handbook of Biological Investigation. Knoxville, Tennessee: Hunter Textbooks Inc.
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Semester Hours Credit: 4
Prerequisite: Bio 111, eligible to take English 111
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There are no make-ups. No test, for whatever reason, may be "made-up". However, a comprehensive exam on lecture material will be given on the last day of class to replace one test. Any additional missed exams will be treated as a grade of 0%.
There are also no make-ups for labs or lab practicals. You must rely on you lab group for missed information. Missing a lab practical will be treated as a grade of 0%.
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Children on Campus Policy: Per CFCC policy (Catalog & Student Handbook), children cannot be taken into classrooms, laboratories or shops unless authorized by College personnel. Please be advised that, in part due to liability issues, children are not allowed into any classroom!
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Unconditional: DLP
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Samantha Crawford's life is a storybook life: shes happily married, she lives on a ranch where she keeps her beloved horse, and the stories shes told and illustrated since childhood have become published books. When her husband Billy is killed in a senseless act of violence, Sam loses her faith and her will to live. But a death-defying encounter with two children leads to a reunion with Joe Bradford, her earliest childhood friend. As Sam witnesses "Papa Joe" love and care for the kids in his under-resourced neighborhood, she begins to realize that no matter lifes circumstances, the love of God is ever-present and always reaching out to us. Inspired by true events, Unconditional stars Michael Ealy (Think Like A Man, Barbershop) and Lynn Collins (John Carter).
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Jeter says he'll be ready for opening day
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Derek Jeter said his fractured left ankle is healing as expected – putting him in line to start at shortstop on opening day. "We have a long way to go before the season starts, but I'll be ready," the Yankees captain told Michael Kay on ESPN Radio on Monday.
Also, Jeter laughed off a recent tabloid photograph that suggested he'd gained weight during his convalescence.
"I guess there's a lot of things you can do with a picture. Evidently, I haven't been staying in shape," Jeter said in disputing that notion.
Jeter will shed his walking boot in a few weeks and begin his usual off-season conditioning program. The captain played for weeks on an injured ankle that gave way during Game 1 of the ALCS.
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Mets manager Terry Collins spoke briefly to David Wright after the third baseman agreed to an eight-year, $138 million contract that should be formalized by his presence here Wednesday. "I just said congratulations. And thanks for staying."
Collins is hoping to have ace R.A. Dickey for years to come, too. "We're doing our due diligence to make it happen," Collins said. But the Mets will seek trade partners if they fail to extend the NL Cy Young award winner's contract, which expires after the 2013 season.
Regardless of Dickey's status, the Mets are unlikely to rush top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler to Citi Field. Collins likened his situation to Matt Harvey, who was called up shortly after the 2012 All-Star break.
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As Yankees owner, Jacob Ruppert bought Babe Ruth from Boston and presided over 10 pennant-winning clubs and seven world champions. Ruppert, who died in 1939, was elected Monday to the Hall of Fame by the Pre-Integration Era Committee.
"Under his leadership, the Yankees became the most popular and successful team in baseball, setting the standard which we try to uphold today," Yankees manager partner Hal Steinbrenner said in a statement. Ruppert's induction could pave the way for George Steinbrenner's inclusion in Cooperstown. Umpire/player Hank O'Day and 19thcentury player Deacon White also were elected.
Joe Torre, manager of the U.S. team in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, has added Willie Randolph as one of his coaches. … Robinson Cano will play for the Dominican Republic and Wright has committed to play for Team USA. … Free agent Carl Pavano has recovered from shoulder issues and wants to pitch in 2013.


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The Dallas Cowboys and Dez Bryant have come up with a series of guidelines for the wide receiver's behavior when he is away from the field, in light of Bryant's offseason troubles. These rules are likely a result of a July 14 incident in which Bryant was accused of allegedly assaulting his mother. ESPNDallas.com has a closer look at some of the new guidelines:
Sources say some of the rules Bryant must abide are as follows:
• A midnight curfew. If he's going to miss curfew, team officials must know in advance;
• No drinking alcohol.
• He can't attend any strip clubs and can only attend nightclubs if they are approved by the team and he has a security team with him.
• He must attend counseling sessions twice a week.
• A rotating three-man security team will leave one man with Bryant at all times.
• Members of the security team will drive Bryant to practices, games and team functions.
Owner Jerry Jones notes in the article that this will not be the first time the team has imposed such guidelines on players, mentioning that these new Bryant rules are not even the most strict the team has issued to Dallas players.
For more on the Dallas Cowboys, visit Blogging The Boys and SB Nation Dallas. For news and analysis across pro football, make a trip to SB Nation's NFL hub.


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Reading the excellent guide 'MIDP 2.0: Tutorial On Signed MIDlets' I came away with the notion that buying a code signing certificate from Verisign and signing your application would allow your MIDlet to execute in the 'Trusted Third Party' domain.
This would appear to not be the case when tested with the 6170,7610 and 6230 (the application is untrusted).
Following this up I have two questions:
Do any Nokia handsets trust the application if it's signed by a developer's code signing certificate?
And is there any other way to become a trusted application without going down the Java Verified route (as only a handful of handsets have the certificate)?


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Girls' Generation will be releasing the Japanese version of their cute, cheerleader-concept hit 'Oh!' which will be the title track of their 5th Japanese single. The new single which consists of 2 songs will be officially released on Wednesday, September 26th. The ringtone will be available for download starting September 14th through mobile music download site, Recochoku.
Besides 'Oh!', the other song included in this single is entitled 'All My Love Is For You', which has been unveiled through the release of its MV on September 4th. The much anticipated MV for the Japanese version of 'Oh!' will be revealed on September 14th through Girls' Generation's official Japanese website (http://girls-generation.jp/) and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/girlsgeneration.jp).
Here's the track list and details of the 5th Japanese Single:
First Press Edition including DVD – Price – 1890 Yen (including tax)
1. Oh!
2. All My Love Is For You
1. All My Love Is For You (Music Video)
*Digipak tall case
*Cover design – Version A
*Bonus: Sticker
Regular Edition – Price – 1260 Yen (including tax)
1. Oh!
2. All My Love Is For You
*3p Case
*Cover design – Version B
Credit: cdjournal.com/Yurui.kr
UPDATE 1: Oh! The PV is out!!!
In the early morning of September 14th, the music video of Oh! (Japanese version) was released through SMTOWN's official YouTube channel.
Through its morning broadcast, Japan's FNN 'Mezamashi TV' introduced the PV and stated, "Girls' Generation released a music video that features their transformation into cheerleaders. 'Oh!' was first released in Korea and since the song is a big hit, the music video for the Japanese version was produced especially for the Japanese fans".
In the music video, the girls put on cheerleaders' costumes and simple but cute outfits such as baseball jumpers with matching shorts. Girls' Generation members' loveliness that matchess well with the cheerful atmostphere of the song are highlighted in the music video.
Although most of the lyrics are in Japanese, the phrase 'Oppareul Saranghae' was maintained as it is (in Korean), making the song sounds much more interesting and fun. The 5th single 'Oh!' is set to be released on September 26th and the girls are expected to carry out various promotional activities after that.
Credit: osen.co.kr/SMTOWN@YouTube
Tags: 5th Japanese Single, Girls' Generation, Oh!, SNSD


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The Connecticut Critics Circle Awards, honoring theatre in that state, were announced, with the Long Wharf Theatre production of Wintertime winning in two of four categories: Lighting designer Robert Wierzel and costume designer Christal Weatherly. Jeff Cowie took the set design award for the Hartford Stage revival of The Night of the Iguana and sound designer Christopher A. Granger won for the Stamford Theatre Works production of A Kiss Before Dying.
A full list of winners follows:
Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella, Yale Repertory Theatre
Me and My Girl, Goodspeed Musicals
Annalee Jefferies, The Night of the Iguana, Hartford Stage
Leon Addison Brown, Master Harold" . . . and the boys, Westport Country Playhouse); James Colby, The Night of the Iguana, Hartford Stage
Josie de Guzman, The King and I, Downtown Cabaret Theatre
Hunter Bell, Me and My Girl, Goodspeed Musicals
Bill Rauch and Tracy Young, Medea/Macbeth/Cinderella, Yale Repertory Theatre
Scott Schwartz, Me and My Girl, Goodspeed Musicals
Lisa and Gary McIntyre, Swing, Downtown Cabaret Theatre
Set Design:
Jeff Cowie, The Night of the Iguana, Hartford Stage
Costume Design:
Christal Weatherly, Wintertime, Long Wharf Theatre
Lighting Design:
Robert Wierzel, Wintertime, Long Wharf Theatre
Sound Design:
Christopher A. Granger, A Lesson Before Dying, Stamford Theatre Works)
James Alexander, Rosena M. Hill, Danette E. Sheppard, Charles E. Wallace, and Carla Woods, Ain't Misbehavin', Playhouse on the Green
bobrauschenbergamerica, Stamford Center for the Arts
Royce Johnson, A Lesson Before Dying, Stamford Theatre Works
Tom Killen Memorial Award:
Governor John G. Rowland
Special Achievement:
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, writer-performer, Lackawanna Blues, Long Wharf Theatre


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Lake Michigan Paradise in Grand Haven
- bedrooms 4
- baths 2½
- sleeps 8
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed no
- type House
- community North Shore Estates
rates (USD)
/ night
$ 2,450 - $ 3,700 / week
vacation rental description
Lake Michigan Grand Haven area.
Contemporary casual style home on the shores of Lake Michigan. 107' of private white sandy beach and sometimes referred to as the "gold coast" of West Michigan. The home has all you need to enjoy a wonderful vacation. You can walk for miles in either direction. And if you tire of the beach scene you can head downtown which is just 15 minutes away. The photos describe the home more than words and additional photos are available upon request. Grand Haven is a unique resort area and offers quaint shops and restaurants to meet whatever you are looking for.
The Master Bedroom is on the main floor with a queen size bed and its own bath. The lower walk out level has 3 bedrooms with double beds. Main level has the kitchen, dining, living room and 1/2 bath and a large deck off of the living room with casual outdoor furniture which over looks the lake .Lower level also has a family room. You walk out from the lower level to go to the beach.
vacation rental location
property availability
- dates with deals
- unavailable dates
Last modified on 08-26-2014 at 10:55 AM.
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JoAnn Landman
house rental amenities
The main attraction is Lake Michigan with its magnificent sunsets (a photographers delight) which are ever changing. Here is what could be a typical day: breakfast on the deck overlooking the beach and planning your day's activities- maybe even an early morning swim or run, then down to the beach for relaxing under an umbrella reading all those books you intended to read all last year, then either a picnic on the beach or back up on the deck for lunch, then followed with a nap on the beach listening to the sounds of the lake or taking off for a game of tennis or golf. The day just kinda slips away. Paradise. So many restaurants to choose from if you don't just want to hang out and grill and watch another fabulous sunset. Everything you want/need is just minutes away.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This is a single family residential neighborhood so only single family rentals are allowed. No groups, weddings, reunions etc. No parties with more than 10 people.
activities and attractions in Grand Haven Michigan
Whatever you are looking for it is here. Golf, tennis, marinas, shopping, restaurants not to mention the beach. Lake Michigan is great for just about every water activity - you can launch your boat at the near-by marina and if it is a wave runner or jet ski or small sail boat you can park it on the beach in front of the cottage. If you are into fishing you can hire a boat and go out in the lake or you can fish off of the north pier. Downtown Grand Haven is great for just walking around. There is a boardwalk which offers views of the lake and local shops.
vacation rental rates
Early spring and fall rates : minimum of 3 nights at $500.00 per night plus a cleaning fee of $150.00 and a refundable security deposite of $400.00
July & August are prime weeks - $3700.00 per week weeks!!! Partial week rate is $528.57 per day.
Cleaning fee is non-refundable ($150.00) and a refundable security deposit of $400.
1/2 of the rent is due at time of booking
Final payment is due one month prior to occupancy.
There is a non-refundable cleaning fee of $150.00 and a refundable security deposit of $400 due with final payment.
Rents from Monday to Monday.. Please check availability on the calendar.
Off season rates: $500.00. per night with a minimum 3 night rental.
June & September - $3200.00 per week.
$3200.00 + 150. (cleaning fee) + a refundable security deposit $400.
Winter - $1500.00 per month plus utilities
JoAnn Landman
payment methods
Owner has not provided their accepted payment methods
Prior to paying a reservation deposit, always verify payment instructions by calling the phone number displayed on this listing page. By contacting the owner directly and paying by an approved method - credit card, paypal, check or bank transfer - your reservation payment will be protected up to $1,000.Learn more in our Security Center
Top things to do in Grand Haven
- Walk on the boardwalk
- Ice Cream at Miss Lisa's
- Nightly musical fountain
- World known Pronto Pups
- Fishing on the pier
Top things to do on a budget
- Bike trails
- Hoffmaster State Park hiking
- Beach and more beach
- Walk on the boardwalk
JoAnn Landman , owner


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Otto Reich: Mariela Castro's visas and an untrue story
The controversy surrounding a visa granted recently by the Obama administration to Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuba's military dictator, Gen. Raúl Castro, has now involved me. I wish to set the record straight about the Mariela Castro visa before false allegations morph into another urban legend.
Last week, a local Democratic Party spokesman, Freddy Balsera, while attempting to defend the administration's decision, stated on a popular local Spanish-language TV interview program, A Mano Limpia, that Castro's first visits to the United States, in 2001 and 2002, "were authorized by the assistant secretary of State for the Western hemisphere at the time, Otto Reich."
That is not true.
I know Balsera and consider him an honorable man. I do not believe he is lying; I assume he simply does not know the facts. Balsera was only doing his job of defending the indefensible: Mariela Castro, in her current capacity of propagandist for the Castro dictatorship should never have been granted a visa by the Obama administration. What the Obama spokesmen are trying to do now is to shift attention from their mistake by pointing to the alleged errors of the previous administration. Let me review the actual record:
On October 4, 1985, President Ronald Reagan issued Presidential Proclamation 5377, which prohibited the entry to the United States "by officers or employees of the government of Cuba or the Communist Party of Cuba." This policy remained in effect until 1999, when President Bill Clinton modified it to allow U.S. visas to Cuban officials below the rank of vice minister. Clinton further revised the approval process by reducing the rank of the U.S. officials authorized to grant such visas. Whereas, before, high-ranking officials (assistant or deputy assistant secretary) were required to approve Cuban visas, thereafter the authority was reduced to the level of (country) desk officer and equivalent.
The Clinton administration's objective was to "depoliticize" the Cuba visa approval process. It was that policy that was in place in 2001 and early 2002 when Mariela Castro was granted visas to visit the United States in her private capacity as an alleged expert in the field of sex therapy. Castro had no official government position and therefore did not qualify for denial (nor did she attract or receive any public attention).
The Bush administration, however, was determined to change the Clinton policy of passivity towards Cuba. But President Bush's nominee for assistant secretary of State, this author, was denied a confirmation hearing for the entire first year of the administration. Sen. Christopher Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut, a notorious apologist for the Castro dictatorship, blocked my hearing, purposely delaying the president's hemispheric policy review. President Bush was able to bypass Dodd's obstructionism by granting me a "recess appointment," as authorized by the Constitution, on Jan 11, 2002.
The preceding timetable shows that I had nothing to do with the granting of the visas to Ms. Castro since I was either not in office (2001) or in the chain of command for the decision (2002). Nevertheless, since I was in office in 2002, I assume responsibility for the second visa, if it was ever issued (there are questions as to whether Mariela ever came to the United States in 2002). I should have been informed and should have stopped it.


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Here are several whispers we've been hearing from around the AFC East:
• Donte Whitner hasn't produced the big plays the team would like out of their starting strong safety, with no sacks or interceptions on the year. But the fifth-year pro has emerged as the team's defensive leader. A vocal player who can pump up his teammates and intimidate opponents, Whitner has been a key to the Bills' defensive improvement over the past few weeks, as the "D" produced a fumble return for a touchdown in Week 11.
• Despite having the best record in the NFL, Jets coaches are worried about the rising number of penalties by the team. Head coach Rex Ryan wants his players to be aggressive, but the team is averaging 7.6 penalties for 68.2 yards a game, with both figures among the 10 highest in the league. As the games become more important as the season progresses, the Jets will have to show better discipline or it could really cost them.
• While the Dolphins' offensive line issues were front and center on national TV in Week 11, they have been a problem all season. We hear that when Chad Henne was starting at quarterback, he would often audible to add more protection. The Dolphins actually were one of the better teams in the league in protecting the QB before the Bears debacle, but it's possible that Henne's decision to add more protection slowed down an offense that has yet to get rolling this season.
• An injury to nickel corner Jonathan Wilhite has given Patriots second-year CB Darius Butler more playing time. Butler, who was demoted from the starting lineup after Week Two and was even a healthy scratch earlier this season, needed to work on his fundamentals. An athletic player who was supposed to be the team's top corner when Leigh Bodden landed on I.R., Butler seems to have responded to his benching and could even resume a battle with the struggling Kyle Arrington to get more snaps.


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text: Flowered Shoes For Little Girls Spring 2013 Steps to Spring! 12 Flowered Shoes For Little Girls by Katharine Stahl 3/18/13 1 Reactions 11 Shares Print 0 5 6 0 0 If you haven't noticed, we're pretty obsessed with kids' fashion around here. (Did you check out our Spring trend report? Or the loveliness of these Easter dresses?) But it's not just tiny clothing that gets us unnaturally excited to shop. We're equally enamored of kids' accessories, which style up our tots from head to toe, and this week we're fixated on Spring-y, floral shoes made just for little girls. Whether you're going for Gap's flower-topped jellies, which are a bargain at under $20, or splurging on Gucci's glam gold-and-flower espadrilles, one thing's for sure: your little lady needs to rock daisies (or tulips or pansies) on her toes this Spring! Stride Rite Brenna Sandals What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 In sizes for toddlers 2-4 years old, Stride Rite's Brenna sandals ($48) have cool patterns and candy colors along with Sensory Response Technology to help your little girl develop a healthy walking gait. 1 / 12 Gap Embellished Flower Jelly Sandals What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Available in bright pink, electric blue, or sweet peach, Gap's embellished flower jelly sandals ($17) come in little girl shoe sizes 5-11 and feature a flower with a glitter gem and a metal hook and loop closure at the ankle. 2 / 12 TOMS Yellow Glitter Flower Slip-On What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 In sizes for girls 0-4 years old, TOMS's flowered slips-ons ($29) are made exclusively for Neiman Marcus and feature Spring flowers on a glittery backdrop. 3 / 12 Umi Karolina Sandal What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 A tough sandal with a sweet edge, Umi's Karolina ($48-$55) comes in sizes for girls 2-12 years old. The water-friendly sandals feature delicate flowers and a cushioned insole comfortable enough for all-day play. 4 / 12 Pediped Daisy Infant Shoes What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pediped's Daisy infant shoes ($35) come in sizes for babes 0-24 months old and feature a fun floral design in leather on the front. 6 / 12 Enzo Ilana Sandals What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Available in orange and pink (shown here) or silver, Enzo's Ilana sandals ($54) are made of synthetic leather with a floral adornment. A double hook and loop closure makes for a secure, adjustable fit. Available in toddler shoe sizes 8-12. 6 / 12 See Kai Run Genevieve What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Available in gold or purple, See Kai Run's Genevieve sandals ($58) have leather straps with floral embellishments, a hook and loop closure, and a padded collar to provide additional comfort to the heel. 7 / 12 Agatha Ruiz de la Prada Mary Jane What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's Tulip Mary Jane ($89-$93) comes in sizes for girls 2-8 years old. Bright tulips on a glossy little Mary Jane are made for welcoming warmer weather. 8 / 12 Laura Ashley Flower-Print Fabric Sandals What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Available in three color combos, Laura Ashley's flower-print fabric sandals ($33) come in sizes for girls 1-4 years old. 9 / 12 Jumping Jacks Sunflower Sandals What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Available in silver or gold in sizes for girls 1-4, Jumping Jacks' Sunflower Sandals ($35) have three little flowers on top of a water-repellent sandal with a faux-buckle closure. 11 / 12 Gucci Golden Floral-Print Espadrille What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tiny fashionistas will love Gucci's golden floral-print espadrille ($210), made just for toddlers. Floral-print fabric, metallic leather, an adjustable buckle ankle strap, and an espadrille add to the style of this sandal. 11 / 12 Umi Elain Mary Jane What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 Umi's Elain Mary Jane ($50) comes in sizes for girls 1-4 years old. Pretty posies and a cushy footbed will make these a springtime favorite. 12 / 12 0 5 6 0 0 Back to Homepage Comments Read More Girls ShoesKid ShoppingSpringFlowersShoes Spring 40 Outdoor Date Ideas For Summer Lovin' 7/20 9 Ways to Brighten a Dark Home 7/18 20 Prime Recipes to Pack on a Picnic 7/18 The Patio Anyone Can (and Should) Copy 7/11 Floral Centerpieces For Every Occasion 7/07 18 Appetizing (and Healthy!) Strawberry Recipes 6/23 What's Your Reaction? 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Reactions Link Love Mom forced to stop feeding baby homemade formula — BabyCenter Blog The easiest ways to save on organic food — The Stir A look inside Fergie's second baby shower — Celebrity Baby Scoop Danielle Jonas debuts her baby bump — People Moms & Babies 7 light and fresh recipes to take you through Summer — FitPregnancy Does where you live affect your risk for PPD? — The Bump Where to find the best deals on school supplies — Real Simple Now this is how you announce a pregnancy! — HuffPost Parents


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On Sunday afternoon, the Minnesota Department of Transportation closed three major highways in west central Minnesota over the whiteout conditions caused by the blowing snow.
By Sunday night, both t he Minnesota State Patrol and MnDOT advised no travel in southern and western Minnesota. All highways in the south central and southwestern portion of the state are closed.
MAP: Current road conditions, closures
In Stearns County, Sheriff John Sanner is recommending no travel because of deep snow drifts, high winds and blowing snow creating whiteout conditions. The following highways have been closed in some areas due to drifts that are 5-6 feet deep:
- Highway 15
- Highway 4
- Highway 71
The major closures began in western Minnesota, where the following highways were officially closed to traffic at 4 p.m.:
- Interstate 94 from Moorhead to Alexandria
- Highway 10 from Moorhead to Detroit Lakes
- Highway 210 from Breckenridge to Fergus Falls
All closed roads will remain so until further notice, officials said in a release. Although plows were dispatched to the area, they were pulled from the roadway after dark due to low visibility.
Any motorist found traveling on a closed road may be fined up to $1,000 and could also be sentenced to up to 90 days in jail. Anyone requiring rescue could also face additional expenses and penalties, and officials warn that the conditions will delay emergency response for anyone who becomes stranded.
Motorists are advised not to travel southern and western Minnesota until conditions improve and the roads are reopened. By Sunday night, MnDOT officials also extended the no travel advisory to the Twin Cities metro area.
Officials with the Department of Public Safety Homeland Security and Emergency Management are working with local officials to open shelters in several Minnesota cities. Gov. Mark Dayton has authorized the use of National Guard armories in both Albert Lea and Olivia, Minn.
Open shelters can be found in the following cities:
- Albert Lea
- Danube
- Hector
- Olivia
- Renville
- Sacred Heart
- Windom
By 9:30 p.m., the Red Cross in Windom had 63 people seeking shelter at the Business Arts & Recreation Center -- including 37 members of a Sioux Falls-area hockey team heading home from a weekend tournament in the Twin Cities. A total of 60 cots were set up for stranded motorists there.
Additional information on road conditions and closures can be found online at www.511mn.org or by calling 511.
Phone: (952) 944-9999
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