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National Homelessness Strategy 2005-2009 Demonstration Projects and Communication Activities List
Round Two Funding
|Organisation & Project Name
|Target Client Group/Area
|Project Description
|Mareeba Shire Council 'Mobile Response to Rural and Remote Homelessness Project'
|People at risk of homelessness
|Mareeba, Cooktown, Atherton Shires, Queensland
|Project aims to engage stakeholders outside of the homelessness sector to take joint action in responding to the needs of people at risk of homelessness who live in a rural and remote region. The project will trial and evaluate a mobile outreach early intervention service model; seek to increase housing stock and build the capacity of stakeholders to address homelessness in the region.
|Youth Off the Streets 'Out Place, Walgett Youth and Young Families Project'
|Indigenous young people and young families
|Walgett and surrounding region, NSW
|Project uses a community development and social capital building model to implement a number of activities for young people and young families at risk of homelessness. The project aims to:
|Hanover Welfare Services - Lead Agency (Homelessness and Education Consortium of Hanover Welfare Services, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Education Foundation of Australia)
|Families and children in the years 5 to 9 experiencing homelessness
|Frankston, Cheltenham, Victoria
|Children experiencing homelessness have lower school attendance, higher prevalence of early school leaving and lower levels of educational attainment including post-compulsory schooling. Objectives of project are to:
|Agencies for South West Accommodation Inc Home Assist Project
|People who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless exiting mental health services, prison and SAAP services
|Bunbury, WA
|Project is trialing a one-stop shop model to streamline and improve pathways into affordable, appropriate and sustainable housing for homeless people and people at risk of becoming homeless with high and complex needs exiting mental health services, prison and SAAP services. Project explores innovative ways to utilise existing resouces by:
|Aboriginal Family Support Services 'Moving On Project'
|Indigenous young people aged between 12 and 25
|Adelaide, SA
|Program works closely with young people, foster family or supported accommodation provider to assess and develop a plan to assist the young person acquire the skills to live independently. Support is provided to the young person to access appropriate accommodation, entry in education, training and employment and support in developing positive community links.
|Djabulukgu Association (Kakadu Health Service) Bidygarrme Helping Everyone 'Project'
|Indigenous people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
|Jabiru Kakadu, NT
|Project delivers integrated and effective access to social support services in a culturally appropriate manner. The program addresses the contributing factors of homelessness such as substance misuse and family violence. Project uses a three stage model of intervention that seeks to:
|Catholic Healthcare Ltd - Mercy Arms Community Care 'Home but not Alone project'
|Older homeless people or those at risk of becoming homeless who are over the age of 45 years
|Metropolitan Sydney, NSW
|Project provides a single point of contact for older homeless people recently housed in and those at risk of becoming homeless. The Project aims to prevent recurring homelessness through provision of longer term monitoring and case management. The project uses a collaborative case management model of support working alongside existing homeless services so client receive support while they are in the process of settling into their accommodation.
|Salvation Army (QLD) Property Trust 'SAMH (Salvation Army Mental Health Project'
|Homeless people and those who are at risk of becoming homeless due to a mental illness
|Brisbane, South East Queensland
|This Activity will research knowledge gaps in front line workers and develop a training kit and resource guide. It will also facilitate a pilot support group for people with a mental illness who may be at risk of homelessness and create connections between support agencies, churches and mental health services through the establishment of community workshops and network meetings.
|ASeTTS (Association for Services to Torture and Trauma Survivors inc 'Newly Arrived Youth Settlement Services' Program
|Youth from a refugee background and service providers
|Perth, WA
|This Activity is a preventative strategy to complement the 'Newly Arrived Youth Settlement Services' Program. The aim is to educate service providers and youth from a refugee background on the issues which contribute to the risk of homelessness through a series of workshops.
|Sacred Heart Mission 'Women Housing Complex Needs: Service Coordination Framework Project'
|Single women over 18 years who have multiple and/or complex needs and are at risk of homelessness
|Melbourne, Vic
|This Activity is phase three of a project initiated by Hanover Welfare Services. A Project officer will implement a service coordination framework designed to improve outcomes for women 18 years and over who have multiple, complex needs. Workshops will be held to implement the service coordination framework which will provide a forum for agencies to share information.
|The Salvation Army - Australian Southern Territory 'Prison Break Project'
|Prisoners on short term sentences
|The aim is to improve housing and community integration outcomes for Victorian prisoners on short term sentences at risk of homelessness. The project will operate across all thirteen Victorian prisons. A 'Relocation and Community Integration Information' CD will be developed. It will contain information relevant to the particular geographic area as well as more generalised information on a range of issues including housing, education, health and income support. The Activity also aims to create new and enhanced responses and linkages between existing programs and services.
|Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia (YACWA) 'Roofs for Youth'
|Young people aged 15-25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
|West Perth, WA
|The Activity will further develop the outcomes and recommendations from the first two phases of the 'Roofs for Youth' project by:
|Queensland Community Housing Coalition (QCHC) "Building on Common Ground Project"
|Private and community sector and all levels of government
|South Brisbane, Queensland
|The Activity will develop a community/business toolkit for housing homeless people. QCHC and Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) will research and adapt the USA Common Ground experience into a template and toolkit. The Activity will create opportunities for partnerships between the various target groups in the supply of supportive housing to homeless people and will apply international and Australian knowledge to develop the toolkit. Education seminars will be held to roll out the toolkit in four capital cities.
|St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia Inc
|Front line staff and volunteers that engage with people experiencing homelessness and/or mental health issues.
|Deakin ACT
|Funding for this Activity will contribute to the cost of a two day conference in Sydney in October 2007 for St Vincent de Paul employees across Australia. The conference aims to achieve better outcomes for service delivery in homelessness and mental health, and to identify and share best practise in capacity building and service operation.
|Homelessness Australia
(formally know as Australian Federation of Homelessness)
|Government and community Service organisations hose work impacts on homeless people, such as homeless people, mental health, shelter organisations and social policy academics
|Hackett ACT
|Funding for this Activity will contribute to planning for the fifth Homelessness Australia Conference, being held over two days in May 2008. The focus of the conference will be on removing barriers to better outcomes for homeless people, sharing best practise and developing a system of knowledge management for the homelessness sector.
|Broome Community Information Resource and Learning Exchange Housing Broome
|Disadvantaged and vulnerable people in Broome.
|Broome WA
|This Activity will develop a coordinated housing strategy across the Broome Community with the aim of improving housing availability and affordability for low income people and increase effective support available to homeless people and vulnerable tenants. Its aims include improving outcomes and reduce the incidence of homelessness through new initiatives and better coordination of services.
|The Uniting Church in Australia (Q) Trading as Blair Athol Accommodation and Support Programme Development of responses to homelessness front line staff in key agencies
|Target front-line service providers including police, mental health, drug and alcohol and emergency department personnel, local government regulatory staff and accommodation providers.
|Bilinga, Gold Coast
|The training provided as part of this Activity will ensure key front-line staff are appropriately informed about homelessness issues and available best practice responses. The activity aims to:
|Community Restorative Centre Inc Gimme Shelter Activity
|Ex- prisoners at risk of homelessness
|Sydney NSW
|This Activity will raise awareness of the issues that contribute to the high rates of homelessness amongst ex-prisoners with the aim of achieving better outcomes for ex-prisoners seeking accommodation. This Activity will produce and distribute information and resources to community organisations and government departments on homelessness amongst ex-prisoners.
Resources will include;
|Plenty Valley Community Health Inc Housing Service Increasing Private Rental Options Activity
|Low income people needing to access the private rental market
|Epping VIC
|This Activity aims to increase the opportunities for disadvantaged low income people to be able to access private rental properties in the outer metropolitan region of Melbourne. Workshops will be held that will develop the skills required to successfully apply for and maintain a co-tenancy in the private rental market.
|Iramoo Youth Refuge Inc Live Smart Activity
|Young people experiencing housing crisis, and those accessing information and support services
|Footscray VIC
|This Activity will enhance access to information for young people who are experiencing housing crisis, and those working with young people, through the development of the Live Smart website. This Activity will develop the Live Smart Website which is an enhancement of the current printed form Live Smart Diary. The website will enable young people to access relevant information on a variety of;
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Round One Funding
|Organisation & Project Name
|Target Client Group/Area
|Project Description
|Anglicare Tasmania "My Place"
|Mental Health
|Launceston and Burnie
|The project is targeting people moving through acute mental health services in the Burnie and Launceston areas of Tasmania. It aims to reduce the incidence of homelessness resulting from periods of acute mental illness and to establish protective factors against accommodation breakdown for people with mental illnesses at risk of homelessness. Tools are being developed to identify patients who are at risk of homelessness and cross sector linkages are being developed to foster greater understanding of the difficulties experienced by people with mental health issues who are isolated and vulnerable to homelessness.
|Canberra Fathers and Children's Service (CANFaCS) "Dad's Place"
|Single Fathers and their Children
|This project is intervening early to prevent homelessness by providing safe and secure accommodation for non-resident fathers to have continued overnight contact with their children. Case management is being used to create links to enhance fathers' relationship with their children and the community. The project also aims to provide a pathway out of homelessness for men who have become estranged from their children as a result of long term homelessness.
|Merri Outreach Support Service Inc "Bright Futures"
|Children under 12 years
|North and West Metropolitan Melbourne
|The project is focusing on children who accompany their parents to SAAP services and present with issues such as loss and grief, difficulties with learning and or schooling, and health issues. Children are being supported for a period of three months to allow sufficient time to conduct thorough assessment of needs, build rapport and plan/implement/monitor and evaluate their cases. The project is also enhancing the capacity of SAAP workers and services to meet children's support needs.
|Micah Projects Inc. "Homelessness to Home"
|At risk families with children (with Indigenous component)
|This project is delivering a collaborative model of practice to enhance the capacity of the local service system to respond more effectively to the needs of homeless and at risk families. The project also seeks to meet the special needs of Indigenous families with children presenting at mainstream services for housing and support The project incorporates support from frontline homelessness services and general services that help to build family capacity and resilience and mitigate risks contributing to homelessness.
|Mission Australia "Indigenous Homelessness Project"
|Urban Indigenous
|This project targets Indigenous people in urban areas who are vulnerable to homelessness. Multiple and related factors cause homelessness among urban Indigenous populations and prevent them from being able to readily change their circumstances. The project incorporates a number of Indigenous targeted programmes operating out of the Mission Australia Centre.
|Sisters Inside "A Place to Call Home"
|Women Exiting Prisons
|Brisbane and Townsville
|This project supports women who are released from Queensland prisons (Brisbane and Townsville) experiencing multiple social and economic disadvantage pre and post release. A large proportion of women exiting prisons in the project's target area are Indigenous. The aim of this project is to help women overcome the conditions prevalent in prison and issues they face in their lives that make it difficult for them to find and sustain suitable accommodation prior to and post release from incarceration.
|Southern Youth and Family Services "Australian
Foyer Model in the Illawarra"
|Homeless and disadvantaged young people aged between 15-23 years
|NSW South Coast (Illawarra and Shoalhaven)
|The project incorporates housing and employment/education support to enhance employment prospects. It delivers early intervention in identifying young people at risk of homelessness and other interventions to young people who are experiencing homelessness and linking them into a variety of service responses all 'under one roof'.
|YP4 Consortium: Hanover Welfare Services, the Brotherhood of St Laurence, Loddon Mallee Housing Service, and Melbourne Citymission
|Young Homeless Jobseekers
|Urban and Regional Victoria
|This project is trialing the provision of integrated support services to homeless young jobseekers in relation to housing, health and personal development and employment. For the first time, homeless young jobseekers are able to receive all the help they need from a single agency. The project includes a rigorous evaluation. The outcomes for the trial participants are being compared with those for a control group.
|Dar al Shifah "Understanding Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Community Crisis Accommodation Needs"
|Service providers, governments, the CALD community and Muslim leaders
|The activity investigated the specific needs for religiously and culturally appropriate crisis accommodation needs for people in CALD communities (particularly Muslims). The activity sought to build awareness amongst service providers, governments, the CALD community and Muslim leaders and enhance the community's capacity to better respond to homelessness.
|Australian Federation of Homelessness Organisations (AFHO) "Report on the 4th Annual National Homelessness Conference's National Indigenous Workshop"
|Indigenous service providers
|National Conference (held in Sydney)
|The production of a report outlining the findings drawn from the 4th Annual National Homelessness Conference's Indigenous Homelessness Workshop. The workshop brought together Indigenous service providers to discuss Indigenous homelessness policy, advocacy and research issues.
|City of Sydney "Understanding Homelessness - Training for volunteers"
|Volunteers and other service workers having contact with homeless people.
|This activity is developing and delivering an online, interactive homelessness training course consisting of three modules targeted to volunteers and other service workers having contact with homeless people.
|Youth for Christ (YFC) Australia "Creative Arts competition called CRASH (Creative Arts Spotlight on Homelessness)"
|Youth and young people through churches and schools
|CRASH was an innovative creative arts competition for youth and young adults aimed at raising community awareness of youth homelessness. The competition theme was "a response to homelessness". Entries were under three categories, multimedia, performing arts and visual arts. Entries closed on 15 May 2006 and a finals night was held on 2 June 2006.
|Council to Homeless Persons "National Homelessness Research Seminar"
|Homelessness Researchers and Key Stakeholders across Australia
|In April 2007, the Council to Homeless Persons conducted a National Homelessness Research Seminar. The seminar sought to improve knowledge of homelessness research being conducted across Australia and develop ideas to improve the communication of this research. Key issues, themes and challenges related to homelessness and the role of research in responding to these issues were discussed.
|The University of Newcastle, Family Action Centre "Supporting Caravan Park Residents - A National Best Practise Forum"
|Workers providing services to caravan park residents
|In October 2006, the University of Newcastle, Family Action Centre held a National Best Practice Forum on supporting caravan park residents. The Forum brought together workers from five state and territories. The project is developing a web page and best practice guidelines on a number of issues, including working with children, park managers and fathers and men in caravan parks.
|St Vincent's Hospital "Building Networks and Links project"
|Government and non-government providers of services to elderly people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless
|Inner City Sydney
|St Vincent's Hospital Psychogeriatric Service worked with key service providers to develop a coordinated approach to the identification, assessment and management of elderly people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless in the hospital's catchment area of inner-city Sydney. Workshops were held with key service providers to build working relationships, facilitate information sharing and to develop a best practice model for the referral, assessment and management of the elderly people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
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The popular opposition to Islamist-led governments in Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Tunisia, and Sudan have been cited by experts as a sign that the once-popular ideology is waning.
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The Egyptian army toppled the Muslim Brotherhood from power on July 3, marking the beginning of a strong opposition by some in the region to Islamists. And in Tunisia, the like-minded ruling Ennahda movement has its rule under threat after agreeing to appoint a caretaker government in the coming weeks. In May, massive protests against Turkey's ruling Islamist AKP party erupted in Istanbul's Gezi Park, revealing that a significant portion of the country's population opposed the government's increasing aggressiveness in forcing its views on the public.
In Syria, there is mounting evidence that the country is becoming a stew of Islamist groups, both al-Qaida-affiliated and other Muslim Brotherhood-type groups. A United States official, who has access to intelligence reports, told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday that Syria may become similar to the tribal areas of Pakistan, where al-Qaida and other radical groups are based. US officials have also made comparisons to Afghanistan and Yemen.
Gulf States, while opposing al-Qaida and the Muslim Brotherhood, have nonetheless been supporting Islamists in the quest to overthrow Syrian President Bashar Assad. The Egyptians, who voted the Brotherhood into power, have largely turned on the group and the jihadists in Sinai that have been launching attacks against the army.
In addition to Syria, al-Qaida or affiliated or similar groups have been active in places such as Nigeria, Egypt, Somalia, Kenya, Iraq, Libya, Tunisia, Mali, and Yemen.
Seth Jones, an associate director at the International Security and Defense Policy Center at the Rand Corporation in Washington and a former representative for the commander of US Special Operations Command to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations, spoke to The Jerusalem Post about the rising tide of al-Qaida attacks in the Middle East.
Jones, who also served as an adviser to the commanding general of Special Forces in Afghanistan, said that he recently gave testimony in Congress about the rising number and the growing geographic scope of al-Qaida affiliates and other extremist Sunni groups across North Africa and the Middle East.
One of the reasons for their rise, he says, is that the Arab uprisings have created weaker regimes in the region. The resulting power vacuum and lack of control over territory has created an opportunity for groups like al-Qaida to establish a foothold.
The primary issue from a US perspective is to stop attacks and plots against the US homeland and its citizens. For example, Jones referred to uncovered plots against US airplanes and embassies. Worrying about attacks on allies comes second, he said.
He explained that al-Qaida has become fractured and decentralized, and that we are increasingly seeing the rise of affiliate groups such as al-Nusra in Syria.
Asked about the US's views about the Muslim Brotherhood, Jones said that these vary quite a bit, but since there is little evidence that they are plotting attacks against the US, they are a secondary worry to that of jihadist groups.
He added that some segments of the Muslim Brotherhood are unhelpful and deeply anti-American, also opposing US allies in the region.
Jones said he believed that the rise of the jihadists was also due to the growing sectarian conflict in the region, particularly in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. For example, he said that fatwas – Islamic religious decrees – had been issued in Egypt, calling on fighters to go to Syria to participate in the jihad.
He added that the sectarian nature of the conflict has led to a surge in resources, money, and fighters flowing to battle zones.
On a positive note, he said that there has been pushback against jihadists in Somalia and Mali, where the terrorists have lost ground.
Regarding Israel, Jones said the biggest threats tend to be from groups in the West Bank and Gaza, as well as the growing jihadist threat from Sinai. He said that Al-Nusra has training camps not far from the Israeli border, and that while the group is focused for now on the Syrian regime, they definitely view Israel as an enemy.
"A concern would be if any of these groups would be able to cooperate in the long run. If I am sitting in Israel right now, I am worried about Hamas and Hezbollah," he said, adding that the al-Qaida groups are a secondary threat to keep an eye on.
Jonathan Schanzer, vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told the Post that in his estimation al-Qaida and its affiliates are on the rise, and that "the al-Qaida network was neither decimated or weakened when the administration said it was last year."
Commenting on the Brotherhood, he said that the group has lost some of its luster in recent months. "But there does not appear to be any ideology or political movement capable of countering it. So, the Brotherhood is basically grappling with itself. If it is able to regroup and rebrand, it will find a way to reassert itself in politics around the region," he said.
Daniel Pipes, president of the Middle East Forum, spoke at the conference held by the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies this week at Bar-Ilan University, and presented the original thesis that the events over the past few months may mean that Islamism has peaked in the region and has begun its decline.
He cited the popular opposition to Islamist-led governments in Turkey, Iran, Egypt, Tunisia, and Sudan.
"The more you know it, the less you like it," he said in reference to Islamism. "It is not popular in the long-term."
Another important point, he said, is that Islamists cannot get along with one another. Turkey and Iran had grown closer only to have relations cool because of the Syrian war. Meanwhile, in Lebanon and in the region there is a Shi'ite-Sunni clash as well as divisions within each of these camps. In Turkey, there is a growing division between President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan; in Syria, there are Sunni Islamists fighting each other; in Egypt, there are divisions between the Salafists and the Muslim Brotherhood; and in Tunisia, there is a conflict between the Salafists and the ruling Islamist Ennhada party.
In an interview with Pipes after the conference, Pipes told the Post that if there is a concern for people getting killed, then al-Qaida should be the focus; but that he sees this battle as heavily one-sided.
"Who is going to win, the US versus al-Qaida? The answer is very clear," he said, pointing out that the success of the former Soviet Union was not based on terrorism. "Terrorism is a strategy when you have no real options."
In the short-term there is obvious danger, he said, but there is "no way they are going to win."
It is much more dangerous when Islamists decide to work through the system, and rule a state like in Turkey, where they can do real damage to US interests, he said. But on the other hand, "can Boko Haram take over Nigeria?" asked Pipes, adding that in Somalia, al-Shabaab controls a small swath of the country – they can wreak havoc, but have no shot at gaining wider power.
He pointed out that the September 11, 2001 attacks turned out to be counterproductive, as they woke people up about the threat of radical Islam. Similarly, "Going on a rampage in a mall in Kenya does not impress me as a victory for Islamists but rather as an indication of their failure to convince people of their message," asserted Pipes.
Remarking on Egypt, Pipes said that "the size and vehemence of anti-Islamist opposition is mind-numbingly large, verging into anti-Islamic sentiment – it is extraordinary, and for civilization this is positive."
Pipes hedged his argument, noting that things are fluid, and that recent events could reverse themselves. "I am not suggesting the Islamists are finished, but from a long ascent from the late 1920s and a sharp increase in the late 1970s and in 2002, it may be that they have peaked."
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Losing arguably our best player kind of sucks. As a result the season can turn out one of several ways:
1. Isles perform worse than expected...and even worse without MS.
2. Isles perform as expected...and slightly worse without MS.
3. Isles perform better than expected...and narrowly miss the playoffs #@$%!
4. Stanley Cup!
The corresponding draft positions are as such:
1. A pick out of 1-4
2. 5-8
3. 9-14
4. 30
As you can see there is only one possible outcome if we make the playoffs.
Considering our chances of attaining another high draft pick are that much higher now, it's been fun reading up on the possible next addition(s) to Garth Snow's stable of rebuilding materials.
Here are some of the places I've been on my travels:
TSN surveys scouts resulting in a three-way tie for #1. (Sept. 14)
The Hockey Writers sets a ranked list of the top 60 players. (Sept. 14)
MyNHLDraft has a mock draft based on player rankings and team odds to win it all. (updated Sept. 20)
HFBoards has a 150 player ranking (hey, 5 rounds!), but that link goes to the latest variation that consists of unlinked names. So here is the thread starting with the Jan. 4 ranks, regional ranks, and tons and tons of user comments. (updated Sept. 15)
and finally, Wikipedia's 2011 NHL Entry Draft page with ISS's July 1st top 10, listings of teams' traded picks, and conditional picks. Quick, let's give the Isles the first 15 picks!
Now we can deliberate over who best would fit into Snow and Gordon's plan and system, where we'll finish,...and prospects in general. Please post any other links on prospects in comments...anything to get our minds off Streit.


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A defense attorney in Alabama's gambling corruption trial says the jury in the current trial appears much different than the jury in the first gambling trial last summer.
Attorney Susan James said the first jury appeared hostile, and people in the hallway of the federal courthouse could hear arguments inside the jury room.
She said the current jury isn't showing any signs of conflict.
The jurors chatted and smiled when going to lunch Tuesday, which was the sixth day of deliberations. The jury in the first trial deliberated for seven days before convicting no one, acquitting two defendants and declaring itself deadlocked on some charges.
That prompted the current trial for casino owner Milton McGregor, state Sen. Harri Anne Smith, former Sens. Jim Preuitt and Larry Means, and two others.
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text: I'm looking into buying a Spyderco Citadel. I have many knives and Ive had a few Sypdercos, and Sypderco just seems to be superior to any other knife. But really my main question is how good are the Citadels? Also im getting the sv30 steel because ive been wanting a "super steel" knife. I have many types of steel with vg10 being my favorite so far, but im going to go out on a limb and get sv30. Thanks


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During the winter, the population of Vielha increases as the ski resort of Baqueira attracts skiers from all over the world.
The regional cuisine is wide and varied. In Vielha you can find top quality restaurants with a range of prices.
Vielha is famous for its beautiful Romanesque churches due to their architectural perfection and for the beauty of their frescoes and carvings decorating the interiors. Amongst the main attractions are:


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SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Chargers agreed Saturday to a two-year deal with aging star pass rusher Dwight Freeney that could be worth $13.35 million.
The deal to bring Freeney to the Chargers came four days after outside linebacker Melvin Ingram tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in a padless practice.
The addition of Freeney also helps cushion the loss of outside linebackers Antwan Barnes and Shaun Phillips to free agency.
"It's great to add a solid veteran who brings valuable experience to our defence," Chargers coach Mike McCoy said in the release announcing the deal. "His proven pass-rush ability is a perfect fit for our defence."
Freeney is 33 and entering his 12th season. He will make $5.25 million this season.
He was Indianapolis' career sacks leader with 107 1/2 but the Colts decided not to re-sign him in the off-season. After recording 13 1/2 sacks in 2009, his totals declined each of the past three years. He had five in 2012.
Freeney, a seven-time Pro Bowler, never seemed comfortable after moving from a 4-3 defensive end, where he spent his first 10 NFL seasons, to a 3-4 outside linebacker. The Chargers run a 3-4 defence.
Freeney was the 11th overall selection in the 2002 draft. During his time with the Colts, he combined with Robert Mathis to form one of the most fearsome pass-rush tandems in the league. His 44 forced fumbles are the most by any NFL player since 2002 and he was one of 13 players in Colts' history to participate in more than 100 victories.
Freeney led the NFL with 16 sacks in 2004.
Chargers rookie general manager Tom Telesco was with the Colts before being hired by San Diego in January.
The Houston Texans selected defensive end Jadeveon Clowney first overall in the 2014 NFL Draft.
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Ray Guy, Derrick Brooks, Walter Jones, Michael Strahan, Andre Reed, and Aeneas Williams, headlined this year's Hall of Fame class. More...
Pro Football Hall of Fame VP of Communications Joe Horrigan joined Game Night with Jim Tatti & Andy McNamara to talk NFL Hall of Fame Weekend
SunMedia NFL Columnist, John Kryk joined Bryan Hayes to discuss the potential of Manziel & EJ Manuel's struggles in camp.
ESPN NFL Analyst, Jim Trotter joined Bryan Hayes to discuss Tony Dungy's comments about Michael Sam, Brett Favre's Packers legacy & Johnny Manziel.


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Sam Simononis came off the bench to score a team-high 11 points and Lauren Buschmann added 10 points to lead Vermont past Stony Brook, 46-43, before a season-high crowd of 3,006 at Patrick Gymnasium.
Vermont improves to 8-17 overall and 5-7 in league play, and snaps a five-game losing streak. Stony Brook falls to 13-13 on the year and 5-8 in America East. With the victory the Catamounts move into a tie for fourth place with UMBC in the America East regular season standings.
"I'm extremely excited for our team and proud of the way they played. It was a battle out there, it was very physical and our team played the most complete game in terms of toughness we have played all year. From that standpoint I couldn't be more pleased. Execution wise it was a little ugly at times, but we had a lot of different people step up and play hard and play well," said Vermont head coach Lori Gear McBride.
Stony Brook held a three-point lead at the 15:35 mark, but Vermont held the Seawolves without a field goal over the next 15 minutes and out scored SBU 21-5 to take a 24-11 with 2:06 left in the half.
Vermont went into the locker room with a 24-14 lead. The Catamounts held Stony Brook to 16.7 percent shooting from the field in the first half.
Stony Brook cut the lead to seven in the opening minutes of the second half but UVM used an 8-2 spurt to push its lead back to double digits, 36-23, with 9:22 remaining in the game.
SBU climbed back within six, but the Catamounts pushed back out to a 12-point advantage, 43-31 with 2:40 remaining, behind a 7-1 run. Stony Brook's final rally of the game came up short as the Seawolves cut the lead to three twice with under a minute left.
Jessica Previlon scored a game-high 12 points and added 11 rebounds to lead Stony Brook. Chikilra Goodman added nine points and 10 rebounds and Brittany Snow finished the game with 10 points and seven boards.
The Vermont bench out scored the Stony Brook reserves 21-5 in the game behind Simononis' performance. Gracia Hutson also added a spark, grabbing seven rebounds and drawing three charges for the Catamounts. Niki Taylor led UVM on the boards with 10 rebounds and added seven points.
Vermont returns to action on Wednesday (Feb. 20) when it travels to Maine. The game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Alfond.
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text: Instead of leaving a couple dollars on the table for his or her server, a patron of a California restaurant left a political note on a little card. It reads: "As a direct result of Proposition 30 and President Obama's insistence that I pay "MY FAIR SHARE IN TAXES," I find that I must cut back on discretionary spending and gratuities. I wish it didn't have to be this way for both of us." The photo was posted on Reddit four days ago and has since gone viral.


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gu112)It has long been taken as common knowledge that people prefer media messages that support their views...The hypothesis was shown to be correct, the students choosing to read articles that supported their views 58% of the time. Time permitting, many students did ty try to balance their exposure by reading article written from both friendly and unfriendly perspectives...
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I feel like our point guard play is needing the most improvement of all the pieces to grow as a franchise. This is what I propose in a trade that would bring us a good point guard and some pieces that could help the culture of our team to win in crunch time.
The 3 teams that would particapate in this blockbuster trade would be Memphis, Boston, Phoenix and MN.
Minnesota Timeberwolves Gets-
Phoenix Suns Gets-
OJ Mayo
Memphis Grizzlies Gets-
Sebastian Telfair
Nikola Pekovic
Boston Celtics Gets-
It works for all teams and cap wise, obvious draft picks and cash would be involved too, but what do you all think?


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The following post is sponsored by FitFluential, LLC on behalf of Polar. As always, all opinions are my own. Stay tuned for a giveaway at the bottom of this post where you have a chance to win a Polar Loop of your own!
Polar Loop Review
Having a goal motivates me. It doesn't have to be a big, lofty goal. Small goals add up to some pretty amazing accomplishments, right?
When I received the opportunity to try out the Polar Loop, an activity tracker that notices every jump, step and run, I was very intrigued and immediately agreed! I had a feeling it would motivate me to move more throughout the day and I was absolutely right. That is my favorite thing about the Polar Loop: It's motivating!
I see so many people at my gym wearing fitness trackers and I've heard more than a few of my clients rave about them, so I couldn't wait to set up my Loop and get moving when it arrived in the mail.
Set Up + Battery Life
A little tip: When fitting the Polar Loop to your wrist, check out the instructional How To video online.
Though directions are included, I found it much easier to watch someone go through the steps of fitting the Polar Loop to their wrist than figuring it out with the illustrations.
Once I had the Polar Loop fit to my wrist, I charged it using the USB cord that came with the Loop and set up an account on Polar.com. An important side note: The Polar Loop has great battery life and charges quickly! I figured I would need to charge it at the end of each day, but it lasts several day without needing a charge.
When I created an account on the Polar Loop site, I loved checking out the map of the world to see what people around me were doing! I zoomed in on Florida and enjoyed looking at the activities my fellow Floridians were completing.
You can also set your profile to private (which is what I did) if you'd like so no one can see what you're doing and you can be oh-so-sneaky. Or, you can allow only certain people to see your profile by adding them as "followers" which I think is a great way to sync up with friends and family members to motivate each other to move more throughout the day.
Once the Polar Loop is set up, you can press the button on the front of the tracker to view the LED display that flips between showing you the time of day, calories burned, total steps and your daily activity goal.
Polar Flow App + Inactivity Alerts
The Polar Loop can also connect to the Polar Flow (free) app and give you real-time updates about your movement and activity levels for the day.
Here's an example of the breakdown:
One thing I really liked about the Loop was the inactivity alerts! If you've been sitting for too long, an alert will let you know and that was a big motivator for me to get off my butt and walk around or move even if it was for only five minutes or so.
Adding Your Heart Rate Into The Equation
The Polar Loop does not come with a heart rate monitor so this is an added cost if you want it, but it's a great way to get accurate data about your overall calories burned and how hard you are working at certain times during the day. The Polar Loop retails for $109.95 and the heart rate monitor is an additional fee, but even without the heart rate monitor the Loop can tell the difference between activities like sleeping, walking, running and more. It's also safe to use in the pool!
What Trends Did I Notice?
Some days it was really easy for me to hit my activity goals. On Saturdays, Ryan and I often work out and then take Sadie for a long hike after breakfast, so meeting my activity goals on Saturdays is rather easy. (And if I incorporate running into my workouts, it's much easier to hit my goals!) On other days when I am working from home or even days when I am personal training, it's a little harder because I am often sitting or standing around and only walking from one place in the gym to the next.
Since my hometown is not very walkable, the best way I found for me to hit my activity goals was to increase the distance of Sadie's walks!
So, I think it's safe to say Sadie is the Polar Loop's number one fan.
On days when I might be more inclined to play fetch with Sadie in the backyard, if I was under my goals on the Loop, I'd leash her up for a walk instead so she wasn't the only one getting exercise.
Polar Loop Giveaway
Now here is your chance to win a Polar Loop of your own!
To enter this giveaway, please comment on this post and tell me what feature of the Polar Loop intrigues you most. Are you most excited to see your overall activity for the day tracked? Are you interested in your sleep data? Do the inactivity alerts intrigue you? Let me know!
I will randomly select a winner on Friday.
Good luck!


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Tax Increases Would Cost Jobs, Mayor Warns
By Eric Lipton
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, interjecting himself again into the contest to succeed him, warned yesterday that the Democratic mayoral candidates who have advocated tax increases risk hurting the city economy by forcing the elimination of thousands of jobs.
"There is no question that there is an enormous correlation between cutting taxes and jobs," Mr. Giuliani said yesterday at the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. "Raising taxes
will take us back to where we used to be, which is a city that locked people in poverty." The remarks came as Mr. Giuliani presided over the release of a new study by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative research group, that concluded that city tax cuts over the past four years created about 80,000 private sector jobs, or about a fourth of overall job growth since 1997.
The study, prepared with the assistance of a Boston economist, David G. Tuerck, uses 25 years of data on city tax changes and compares them with dips or increases in employment and other variables. Out of that comparison, a formula is devised that is used to estimate how recently imposed or proposed changes in city tax rates might affect overall employment.
The report suggested that without the tax cuts imposed over the past four years, the employment growth in New York City would most likely have been just under the national average of 0.4 percent. But with more than $2 billion in tax cuts in that period, employment in the city jumped nearly 11 percent.
"In every prior economic expansion since 1950, including a couple of roaring bull markets on Wall Street, New York City has trailed annual job growth in the rest of the country," said
Edmund J. McMahon, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and the chief author of the study. "The difference this time has been tax cuts."
Based on this analysis, the same study suggested that reversing a small personal income tax cut approved this year, as Fernando Ferrer, the Bronx borough president, has advocated to help pay for after-school programs, would ultimately wipe out about 6,335 jobs.
An even larger increase in personal income tax, which Comptroller Alan G. Hevesi said he would consider if necessary to reduce class sizes and make other school improvements, could cost 24,500 jobs, the study suggested.
Mark Green, the public advocate, has said he would support "as a last resort" raising taxes to pay for police protection or improving schools, but unlike Mr. Ferrer and Mr. Hevesi he has not specified which taxes he might increase. And Peter F. Vallone, the Council speaker, has ruled out any tax increases if elected mayor.
Spokesmen for Mr. Ferrer and Mr. Hevesi defended their tax proposals yesterday, saying that regardless of the mayor's comments, more money must be invested in city schools or after-school programs, which they said had been neglected during the Giuliani administration.
"We risk losing a generation of children," said Josh Isay, a spokesman for Mr. Hevesi.
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| Virgin Media supposedly, at least according to their website, have a specific department to deal with protection of privacy issues. At least that's the case according to their Privacy Policy
Attached is a letter I sent to them a few days ago. I'm going to be amazed if I get a reply:
Group Compliance
Virgin Media
160 Great Portland Street
Dear Sirs
Subscriber Privacy: Virgin Media & Phorm
I read with some disgust and alarm of the proposed tie up between Virgin Media & Phorm. This apparently, somehow, involves the disclosure by Virgin Media, to a third party (Phorm) of my web browsing habits, supposedly for marketing purposes.
I am not clear how exactly this works, and frankly am not interested in the technology. I am concerned about my privacy, which I expect you to reasonably protect.
I can find nothing in Virgin Media's stated privacy policies, terms and conditions or service, or indeed anywhere else that permits Virgin Media to disclose my browsing habits or indeed any personal information to third parties, other than as specifically required by law. Indeed, until recently, there were clauses in the Acceptable Use Policy which indicated that as my ISP you did not even monitor how I used my services. That seems to have been insidiously dropped. Perhaps you can explain how, in view of your policies Virgin Media can now disclose my information without my specific consent?
My interpretation of guidance from the Information Commissioners Office, and elsewhere is that this advertising system would be an electronic transmission and thus requires me to specifically opt in. I hereby confirm I do not opt in. Indeed it should not be necessary for me to even have to spell this out to Virgin Media.
I also note it might be the intention of Virgin Media and / or Phorm to operate an "opt out" system which relies on cookies placed on a users computer. Such a practice is flawed. I am not obliged to retain on my computer any means of storage of information of my preferences, which may be used by others. Please see the Information Commissioner's Office: Guidance on the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003, Part 2, section 2.2. Thus reliance on a cookie to prevent transmission of my browsing habits to Phorm via Virgin Media, or simply to prevent me seeing their served up electronic ads breaches these rules. I confirm I do not give consent for such a cookie to be placed on my computer. Thus Virgin Media, if they persist with this ill-advised scheme, must find another method of securing my privacy.
For the avoidance of doubt, I do not consent to my browsing habits, or indeed any other personal data being disclosed to third parties, or even other Virgin Group companies. This applies to any marketing or other purposes that are not directly associated with the supply of the services I have contracted to receive.
At best this smacks of sharp practice in order to prop up Virgin Media's poor balance sheet. At worst, this whole thing is probably illegal.
Yours faithfully
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|I should have said "Please do feel free to use copy amend" :D
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MGP wrote ...
Virgin Media supposedly, at least according to their website, have a specific department to deal with protection of privacy issues. At least that's the case according to their Privacy Policy Attached is a letter I sent to them a few days ago. I'm going to be amazed if I get a reply:
MGP, with your permission I'd like to use that as the basis for the complaint template to Virgin Media. Would you mind if I were to take that and make it available as such on this site?
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|Jim, no problem with use of that in any form.
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|Isn't this an infringement of The Telecommunications (Lawful Business Practice) (Interception of Communications) Regulations 2000
It must surely give rise to access to sensitive data under the Data Protection Act which requires express consent!
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|Thanks MGP,
I've taken this as the inspiration for a letter to Sir Branson at Virgin Management. I'll post any correspondence as/when I get a reply.
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|I have received a reply to this letter. I'll post a copy when I get access to a scanner.
The reply doesn't really say much other than Virgin Media have yet to implement it and will undergo rigourous due diligence. Apparently all customers will be notified before implementation, and will not be forced to use the system. Unfortunately the Virgin Media letter doesn't really deal with the fact that, by my having written to them, I have now opted out.
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|Huw Jerse
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|I've taken this as a start point for a letter to my MP - he's usually quite responsive on these things - and quite techy too for an MP :)
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Our country heading to dysfunction, oblivion
To the Editor:
Our country is trapped in a vehicle speeding and careening rapidly on the downhill slope of despair into total dysfunction as a once-proud republic, to land in the black pit of oblivion. I do not exaggerate. We are asleep at the wheel. The nation is no longer; it died on Nov. 6, 2012. We have blindly abdicated the power of the people to a monstrous civil government now run by socialists, if not outright communists. If one will take the time to read and research, this will be proved true.
Only a handful of public servants, duly elected by us, without proper vetting, represent the America that I and many others were privileged to experience. Where has love of country gone? Nowhere do I see young people, or people of any age, asking what they can do for America. Instead, a multitude of them are demanding that the country do for them.
Disbelievers should read what our forebears have sacrificed for all of us. Begin with the settlers, then the founders, many of whom suffered greatly during and after the American Revolution. Study the lives of both the Union and Confederate leaders, what they sacrificed. Remember Sgt. Alvin York from World War I? Read Louis Zamperini's account of his World War II experience, or about the survivors of the Bataan Death March, or the story of Audie Leon Murphy, the most-decorated American soldier of World War II. Read about John McCain's survival in the infamous Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War, and how he continues to serve us today. Read the story of a modern-day Medal of Honor recipient, Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer, for his heroism in Afghanistan.
The president is the biggest promoter of racism I've seen in my lifetime. He exhibits no pride in unity. We are no longer Americans, living in a common country and sharing a common belief in it. We are hyphenated Americans, again promoting divisiveness and fractiousness. The so-called middle class has all but disappeared. People are bombarded daily by the media with attacks on "the rich" and demands that they pay more. I grew up believing that I had an equal start in life, just by being born in America, and that I could be or do whatever I chose if I had the talent and worked hard enough. That was the American dream. Many folks have achieved that dream. Why should they be penalized and not allowed to keep all they have earned?
And of course many people refuse to acknowledge and accept the fact that America was indeed founded on Judeo-Christian principles. This is not shameful; it is indeed cause to rejoice. Re-examine your American history; the facts will support this.
I weep for my country. I weep for those who cannot or will not see what has happened to us. And I pray always for my country.
Joan Gardner Bice
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"Step right up, ladies and gentlemen," shouts the salesman, "and be among the first to witness the marvelous qualities of these newfangled gadgets. They're guaranteed to last at least 100 times longer and work for almost any application you can imagine!" The salesman reaches out with a flourish and opens his hand to reveal a miniature device only a few millimeters wide, made of tiny semiconductor chips containing gallium nitride (GaN) and a mix of aluminum, indium, gallium, and phosphorus (AllnGaP), all encapsulated in a clear epoxy. "Aw, that's just a stupid LED; we've seen those for years," someone exclaims with disgust, as the crowd quickly dissipates. "You just wait and see," says the salesman quietly to himself, now alone. "They might soon surprise you."
I remember my first glimpse of the personal computer, in 1981, just before I entered the lighting business. At the time, I was freelancing as a programmer on gigantic IBM 360 mainframe computer systems that packed entire rooms. I stood in a crowd of other programmers, managers, and system operators (read: "geeks") who listened to the entire presentation and then turned away, loudly proclaiming that few people would ever choose to purchase their own computer. "Bah, humbug," they all said, "they're way too complicated for consumers." Did I rush right out and purchase 1,000 shares of International Business Machines? Unfortunately, no.
It seems that every few years there is at least one emerging or developing technology that sprouts up at the corner of every LDI aisle and offers a tantalizing, albeit somewhat hazy, glimpse of the future. People stop to try to determine how this up-to-the-minute technology is going to impact their lives. Manufacturers look eagerly for early adopters among the crowd — lighting and fixture designers, end-users, and owners interested in experimenting with the technology even before it has achieved a certain measure of success in our marketplace.
In the case of light-emitting diodes, lamp manufacturers have surely seen the writing on the wall, as Philips, Osram Sylvania, and General Electric have all recently formed partnerships or joint-venture agreements with companies such as LumiLeds, Siemens, and GELCore. Already, the market for high-brightness (HB) LEDs exceeds $1 billion, according to market research firm Strategies Unlimited. As compared to an estimated $12 billion spent each year globally for incandescent, fluorescent, and other types of traditional lamps, however, we have a long way to go before the old-fashioned light bulb is permanently relegated to a shelf in the Smithsonian, I'm afraid.
Still, I noted with interest an announcement in February that LumiLeds has developed a single white LED with an output of 17 lumens, nearly 50% brighter than previous designs. In August, Toshiba debuted a new driver-integrated circuit that boosts efficiency of white LEDs used in certain applications by as much as 85%. According to a source at Agilent, an LED that produces in excess of 1,000 lumens could be less than a decade away, although its initial pricing may well prove an insurmountable barrier to demand, at least at the consumer level.
LEDs have been around since the early 1960s, but it was a breakthrough in 1993 by a Japanese engineer, Shuji Nakamura at Nichia Chemical, that set the stage for the creation of white LEDs. Using a new material, gallium nitride, he was able to create a blue LED with a reasonably high level of efficiency for the first time, a necessity to get to white. Therein lies the true promise for our industry — a light source capable of generating bright, vibrant colors that mix uniformly to white while simultaneously emitting low heat, consuming small amounts of energy, and lasting years longer.
Current programs sponsored by both the Department of Energy in the United States and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry in Japan are evaluating solid-state lighting solutions for the future. Strategies Unlimited has estimated that the HB market will be worth $3.25 billion in 2005 with applications such as display signage, automotive interiors, and signals such as brake lights, mobile handsets, and traffic signals. And that does not include a significant contribution from general or specialty illumination applications, namely us.
Today, there remain numerous barriers to the widespread use of LEDs for our markets, including the adoption of standards for power conversion, control electronics, optics, and housings plus concerns about high initial costs, reliability, and efficiency as measured against more traditional alternatives. Despite these limitations, both theatrical and architectural fixture manufacturers have already begun to embrace LED technology and odds are it's only going to get better with each passing year. The question to be asked is when will the technology truly become viable and who will lead it there?
Peter Lynch, former manager of Fidelity Investments' Magellan mutual fund, said that one of the best places to look for stocks is within your own backyard, so to speak. Given that the LED market may eventually encompass nearly every residential and commercial customer on the planet, I'm going to keep on reading those press releases and attending those trade shows.
While researching this column, the author even discovered a website detailing how to upgrade his model train with white LED headlights!


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Grass lake was on the road at Hanover-Horton. And some nice work Randy Cole has done at Grass Lake.
Caleb Sabo had the ball, and had a nice run to the 10-yard line. It set up a Warrior score, and Sabo got the honors - into the endzone for a Warrior touchdown.
Then, Grass Lake got the ball back. And the workhorse ran hard - Cody Brown went into the endzone.
The Warriors shared the Cascades title again, 47-6, over Hanover-Horton.


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Not sure what to make of this new effort …
Several news stories crossed the Pack News Wire this morning, concerning the development of a new group hoping to be a resource for information on the topic of the welfare of farm animals in Iowa.
The Sioux City Journal reports several groups are teaming as the Iowa Farm Animal Care Coalition – "Iowa State University colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture and Life Sciences and the state veterinarian's office at the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship" and animal welfare experts and agricultural industry leaders.
The article notes this: "" The state Farm Bureau Federation and Pork Producers Association are funding the project. "" But the executive director of the Animal Rescue League of Iowa will also be on the advisory committee.
I hope this a good step forward for the welfare of animals on factory farms in the state. But I'll admit I'm looking at this with a bit of caution. Will the factory farming industry really move forward, with concern for the emotional and physical well being of the animals?
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For some reason I have my doubts about this, because it just seems to be a conflict of interest to have the Pork producers Association trying to protect animals? I doubt that will happen. Their goal is to produce as much pork as possible, not to care for their pigs.


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News: DJ Green Lantern Snubs Majors, "We're Moving Towards The Indie Game"
Tuesday, Jun 23, 2009 4:20PM
DJ Green Lantern recently spoke on the overall shift of hip-hop artists from major record labels to independent deals and which artists have been able to benefit.
With the popularity of record companies like E1 (formerly Koch Records), Green expressed his thoughts on the independent hustle.
"With major labels shrinking down because the record sales are decreasing, they can't afford to pay this overhead," he said in an interview. "It's getting back to a more independent game...There's like five people who are strong names that are independent. Jim Jones to Fat Joe, there are a bunch of people who can do things on their own, with no label clearances...The point is we're moving towards the independent game and independence is always the best thing. Take your destiny into your own hands...Nine times out of 10, if you're dong what you do for the money...your art is wack and it is going to suffer. You're not going to move forward and it's not going to be anything that anybody is going to look at years later." (Hip Hop DX)
Rap newcomer Drake, who recently said he had a record deal on deck, previously spoke on the advantages of possibly releasing his debut album independently.
"There's a lot of [labels] trying to put a bid in but I refuse to let this album be about politics," he said in an interview earlier this month. "A lot of people argue about my buzz, 'Oh it's just the Internet buzz' or 'Oh it's not real, it can't materialize,' so I think if I did put out an album with no label, I think I could really prove a point which is the changing of a generation because we don't have the same marketing tools Roc-A-Fella used years ago, that Master P used to sell albums. We don't have those tools, the game has changed. I feel like if I sign to a label and go platinum the first week, they'll be like 'Oh, it was the label push,' but if I did it without, people might say this is really changing, the Internet is a powerful tool. And when you use it the right way, you can make magic happen." (Semtex TV)
Cassidy has also addressed his reasons for preferring to avoid major record labels.
"The focus and direction of artists [has changed]," he explained in an interview last month. "It's bigger than it's ever been...People [are] making business music as opposed to making good music...Yeah, I don't want a deal right now. I'd rather have my freedom without people over me telling me what to do. If you was ever in the industry, you'd know what I mean." (Rolling Out)
G-Unit producer Sha Money XL recently called out Interscope Records for their poor efforts as of lately.
"Honestly, G-Unit is going through a new phase right now and Interscope right now is not the best home for them," Sha said in an interview. "It's a point in time where employees and everybody just not ethused enough to making things move forward and the staff...honestly, everybody rode off the G-Unit wave. They didn't have to f*cking work, we f*cking created the wave and they rode it. So soon as it's time to work and they gotta show and prove, ain't nobody show and proved and f*cking getting radio and nobody doing what they gotta do 'cause it's a f*cking c*ck sucking industry, aight?" (The Urban Daily)


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Some South Georgia Sheriffs are teaming up to raise money for underprivileged kids. Mitchell and Baker county Sheriffs offices will participate in the 4th annual poker float and raft race Saturday.
Participants will canoe or kayak down ten miles of the Flint River, or participate in a homemade raft race and pick up cards for a game of poker along the way.
Organizers hope to raise up to $20,000.
"They're basically for underprivileged children. We give them a stable home environment and send them to school. And they're ran primarily from donations and fundraisers, so we're just trying to help them out," said Sheriff Dana Meade, Baker County Sheriff's Office.
The day will include T-shirts, food, and live entertainment.
Registration begins at the Rocky Bend Flint River Retreat at 7am. The raft race begins at 3pm. Entry fees vary between the kayaking event and the raft race.
Meade said raft race participants will be competing for a Kindle.
He said people who aren't able to attend the day, but want to make a donation to the Georgia Sheriffs Youth Homes can call the Baker County Sheriff's Office at (229)734-3003, or call the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office at (229)336-2030.
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Rectangular yoga blocks made of hard foam are standard issue at most contemporary yoga studios. These blocks have many uses, including raising your seat in sitting postures and offering you support in balancing poses. But if you have ever come to lie over the block in a heart opener, you have undoubtedly noticed that its blunt shape can be a little uncomfortable. Here's where you need the ergonomically designed Three Minute Egg.
Three Minute What?
The Three Minute Egg is basically a traditional block that has had its corners rounded into an oval shape (hence the egg). It can perform pretty much all the same tricks as a rectangular block, but its curves make it much more comfortable to use in several key postures. I found three ways in which this prop improves upon a rectangular block.
Egg Vs. Rectangle
1. Supported Supine Heart Opener
By far my favorite application is the aforementioned heart opener. Placing a block between the shoulder blades as you lie over it has always sounded to me like it should feel amazing, but whenever I do it, I always end up with the corners of the block uncomfortably digging into my back. No corners = no discomfort. I am loving this pose now because the Three Minute Egg supports the contours of your body.
2. Mountain Pose
Mountain pose is often taught with a block squeezed between the legs to encourage you to engage the thighs and sense the rotation of your femurs. The shape of the Egg allows it to fit perfectly between the legs, an area that is usually not very rectilinear.
3. Supported Triangle/Side Angle/Ardha Chandrasana
Using a block under your hand in poses like triangle, side angle, and ardha chandrasana helps you maintain the open rotation of your chest and reach the floor at the same time. While a traditional block works just fine for this, I liked using the Egg because its slight instability actually stops you from leaning too heavily on it. You get the height you need without losing the integrity of your core.
The Egg has many other possible uses, many of which are detailed on the website maintained by the Egg's inventor, Jason Scholder (www.threeminuteegg.com). The Three Minute Egg is a great addition to the yogi's tool chest.
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In light of the recent controversy concerning Reggie Bush and his connection to 'agents,' I wonder if there is a potential issue with former Southern Cal football player and current felon O.J. Simpson's involvement with recruitment infractions...
Recently, O.J. Simpson requested and was granted the priviledge to use binoculars to "bird watch." Actually, inmate #1027820 wanted to observe the football practices of the high school adjacent to the Lovelock Correctional Center.
Question --- by sending tweets to players he considers potential players for his alma mater, does he cross the line (or in his case the barbwire) in the college recruting process?
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Forever has always existed.
In the mythology of Oceanic peoples, it's been there along with Darkness and the Sea.
The Earth came from the efforts of Old Spider, who soared over the endless sea and found a giant clam. She opened it and crawled inside, finding a snail there to share the space with her. She set the snail in the west and made it into the Moon to shed some light into the darkness. Together they raised up the top of the clam shell to make the sky, pushing it until it was wide open.
Then they pushed the bottom half of the clam shell in the other direction to make the ground. The earth was called Papa and the sky Ranga. These are the two first beings who created all the flowers, plants, trees and animals on the islands, and fish in the sea.
They celebrated all their open space by making as many beautiful creatures as they could imagine, but they still remained separated by the work of the original Old Spider. Each night, Ranga weeps for his beloved Papa earth, and this is where the morning dew comes from.
Polynesia means "many islands" and when you see these pictures, you will want to visit all of them. To make it simple, the islands sit in a triangle described by connecting Hawaii, New Zealand and Easter Island.
There are over a thousand of these islands of surfer's paradise in the central and south Pacific Ocean. It's stunning. Look at the color of the water here! And the sunset... these speak for themselves. Could you be happy in this little house? How about some reef diving inside a lagoon?
Put this one in full screen and don't come back. Love, 360.
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Welcome to Elwood, Utah!
Elwood is in Box Elder County, Utah, with a population of about 1000 residents. Elwood was officially incorporated as a town in 1933, and a town hall was built in 1983 to host governmental functions, after 50 years of meeting in the old Elwood church. To learn more about Elwood's history, click on the "History" tab.
Event Calendar
Elwood Town 4th of July Celebration 2014
Elwood Town 4th of July Celebration at Hansen Park 2014
7:00 a.m 5k/Mile Walk & Bike Race Snacks
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BARCELONA, July 23, 2013 (AFP) – Chinese diver He Zi won gold in the women's 1m springboard final on Tuesday by the finest of margins as she edged out Italy's Tania Cagnotto by just one tenth of a point.
European champion Cagnotto looked set for gold as she led by five points going into the final round of dives but He produced the best effort of the competition with her final attempt to squeak into first place with 307.10 points to the Italian's 307.00.
China also took bronze through Wang Han who tallied 297.75 points.
The gold is He's second individual world title after also winning six years ago in Melbourne but she was made to produce her very best by Cagnotto as the two were separated by the lowest ever margin between first and second place at a world championships.
"I was a bit surprised with the victory but I am obviously very happy," He said afterwards.
"Before the last dive, I was really nervous because the marks were very close. I managed to remain concentrated and I got the gold."
Cagnotto moved ahead in the second round with her best dive of the day as her forward two and a half somersault pike was rewarded with a score of 65 from the judges.
She then consolidated her advantage in the fourth round as her lead grew to the biggest it had been all day.
However, He's exceptional reverse one and half somersault and twist saw her land a 66.3 to move her back in front with the very last dive of the competition.
The 28-year-old was disappointed not to have won gold but insisted she was happy to have run He so close after missing out on a medal in the 3m springboard competition at the London Olympics last year.
"It was the first time I got so close to the Chinese and this is a good sign. I am getting closer to them," she said.
"I got nervous going to the last dive as I had a real opportunity of getting my first world title. In the end I remained calm but the dive was not perfect."
"In London, I lost the bronze medal by 0.20, here I lose the gold by 0.10. At the Games, I was really disappointed but here I am happy."
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- Publisher: Electronic Arts
- Release Date: Jan 26, 2010
- Also On: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Summary: The Mass Effect trilogy is a science fiction adventure set in a vast universe filled with dangerous alien life forms and mysterious uncharted planets. In this dark second chapter, Saren's evil army of Geth soldiers has just been defeated, and humans, who are still struggling to make their mark on the galactic stage, are now faced with an even greater peril. [BioWare]… Collapse
- Developer: BioWare
- Genre(s): Action RPG
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
Positive: 54 out of 55
Mixed: 1 out of 55
Negative: 0 out of 55
Everything about the game – plots, combat, progression, characters – comes together in a tidy, satisfying package.
A stunning example of cross-game persistence, genre-blending and adaptive narrative. [Mar 2010, p.62]
The gameplay is extremely effective in terms of its new cover system and leaner, more focused action. The lore and mythology is involving and the story pulls you into the universe. The voice acting, soundtrack and graphical fidelity are the icing on the cake.
Modern, fascinating and truly innovative, Mass Effect 2 is a brand new take for the western rpg, Bioware reached a perfect mix between action and storytelling, graced by stunning visuals and a long and challenging gameplay.
On most levels it's hard to fault Mass Effect 2; this is a sequel that polishes many of the original's faults, tightening the combat and turning the screw on Shepard in the fight to save humanity with an impressive flair.
By making choice, dialogue and characters the key ingredients, Mass Effect 2 delivers an experience in which the player feels directly at the core - more so than any other game we can think of. It effortlessly expands the scope of the original, creating a universe which is deeply engrossing and a plot that you can't help feeling part of.
Remove the ho-hum gunplay, and the rest is an interactive action movie that's decent enough for one walkthrough. Don't go for seconds, though. And if you're still craving for a space opera fix by the time you're done with Mass Effect 2, better rent all five seasons of Babylon 5.
Score distribution:
Positive: 390 out of 475
Mixed: 48 out of 475
Negative: 37 out of 475
Mar 21, 2011ME2 was a huge improvement over its predecessor. Not only did they remove many of the irritating tidbits that bogged players down in the level-up and equipment screens for hours, but they also improved gameplay drastically. The result is a well-made, fun game that easily makes the top of my list of games in 2010.… Expand
Jul 6, 2014This is my favorite game ever the story was hands down the best it had a huge improvement from the first game like NO **** ATV (it annoyed the hell out of me) and I do like the clips instead of unlimited (it was so overpowered) the characters are just bad-ass and you also get to see the characters from the first game and fight with some of them again the gameplay is just fun (u finally get to slide over things). I have played over 200 hours on this game doing ever choice every class every ending. Overall amazing game I highly recommend getting this game.… Expand
Jun 15, 2012I'll start by stating that I'm anything but a Sci-Fi fan, so I guess what I have to say might carry a bit more weight than if I was.
I must say I dind't enjoy any game like I enjoyed Dragon Age:Origins for a long time, and yet, given the choice to play DA:O (which is more in line with the games is enjoy the most) or ME2, I'd have to think for a while and then probably choose Mass Effect 2.
I loved it so much I even started looking for a tactical first person shooter (which not my kind of game, really), which eventually lead to the discovery of Battelfield 3.
Overall, though not in my usual vein of games, probably the most satisfying game I ever played.… Expand
Sep 28, 2011From Bioware comes the next installment in their sci fi shooter Mass Effect 2. Things begin right after Mass Effect 1's ending and the Normandy and it's crew are sent to investigate the Terminus System where ships have dissapeared. Once again you can play as Shepard who is violently killed when the Normandy is attacked then the organization Cerberus rebuilds you and you have to find out what is happening and stop it. Instead of being bossed around by the alliance you are bossed around by the Illusive Man voiced by Martin Sheen. The Game looks beautiful and the sound of plasma rushing past your head is great too. The combat is similar to Mass Effect 1 there is some new powers it is lighter on the RPG side but I did not mind that because the devs put extra detail into the battles. This time you have ammo instead of guns heating up which is great. You go to different planets in the game and gather up a crew to fight the enemy. There are little side missions to gain the crews loyalty too to increse the survivability on the final mission and if you suck bad on the final mission you can even get Shepard killed. I didn't make any sexy relationships this time over all that I did was have a girl over for dinner though but then she died. The game is great I have played through it 15 times since i got it ill give it a 9.5 this review will be on my blog also at http://www.maximalistgtg.blogspot.com/… Expand
May 6, 2011[FR] La suite magnifique d'un jeu exceptionnel. Mass Effect est un jeux qui mélange jeu de tir à la première personne et jeu de rôle où chaque décision prise influence intégralement l'avenir de votre personnage... Les actions et décisions que vous prennez dans Mass Effect 2 se répercuteront (parfois de manière dramatique) dans la suite tant attendue; Mass Effect 3. Le système d'amélioration d'armes est un pur plaisir et la manŅ Expand
Oct 4, 2013it is a terrible PC port, typical average console game...
dont buy it if you want to play an FPS on your computer. clunky, dumbed down controls, MASSIVE (hence the name i suppose) amounts of cutscenes, boring combat, weak role play, no physics engine, dull graphics, no options to gameplay, stupid achievements, dumbed down game play, the list of goes on and on
no idea why this game had such good reviews that made me buy it, to my dismay… Expand
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