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Busy time ahead for EU courts
Summer blog: ECJ to rule on Spanish inheritance tax, French state-aid, and a host of other cases.
After a long summer break, the European Court of Justice will be back in full swing next week, with almost 30 judgments to be published on Wednesday and Thursday (3-4 September).
Moldova celebrates completion of gas connection to EU
Prime minister says pipeline will end the country's dependence on Russian energy.
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- Salmond comes out on top in second Scottish debateSummer blog: Facing the prospect of a 'No' vote in the Scottish independence referendum on 18 September, the first minister went for the jugular in the final televised debate.
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Start thinking in circles
The chief executives of Unilever and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development discuss how to build a circular economy in Europe.
- Demographic shifts are manageableOne might think that a shrinking population is a bad thing, but in fact the benefits of demographic stability – or even decline – outweigh any adverse effects, writes the former chairman of the UK's Financial Services Authority.
- Scotland's EU reform agendaWith a month to go until Scotland votes on whether to leave the UK, the Scottish government is setting out its vision for a future relationship with the EU, writes Fiona Hyslop, Scotland's external affairs secretary.
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France is a free country which shouldn't be aligning itself with the obsessions of the German right.Arnaud Montebourg, France's economy minister, criticises the French government's austerity policies.
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Anthony Luzzatto Gardner – Obama's oracle
Profile of Anthony Luzzatto Gardner, United States' ambassador to the European Union.
Anthony Luzzatto Gardner is hoping that before he leaves his post as the United States' ambassador to the European Union, the EU and the US will have signed the biggest bilateral trade deal ever. If he achieves this goal, he could plausibly claim that no US ambassador in Europe has had as great an economic impact since the envoys who helped establish the US's post-war Marshall Plan.
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Juppé announces French presidential bid
Centre-right political veteran wants to be the UMP's choice at the next election.
- Martin Callanan to sit in House of LordsThe former leader of the ECR group, voted out of office in May, will sit in the UK's House of Lords.
- Michael Cashman becomes lordThe former MEP and head of the Parliament's LGBT intergroup will sit in the House of Lords, Britain's upper house.
- Cable association appointments
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Switzerland's relationship with the EU is at a crossroads, with the country facing a choice of developing closer ties or greater isolation.
- Switzerland: on the outside, looking in
- Time to re-define the EU-Swiss relationship?
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Switzerland's vote to curb immigration suggests that relations with the European Union are close but fragile.
The EU-Switzerland relationship has been put under increasing strain by a Swiss vote to cap migration from the EU.
A strict interpretation of the constitutional amendment would be "incompatible" with the bilateral agreements and the free movement of people between the EU and Switzerland.
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Christoph Blocher to step down from the federal parliament after almost 35 years.
Switzerland has made major concessions on tax transparency, but how much further will it go?
The Swiss economy has weathered recent economic storms thanks to a strong currency and the health of its close neighbours.
Many Swiss lenders are looking to put tax evasion investigations behind them to concentrate on their core business,
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Hi all,
I'm making a game for Nokia N9, and when I run my game, I see this mysterious bar at the bottom of the screen. It does not appear when I use the emulator; only on the N9 phone itself.
The mysterious bar
Initially, I suspected that the problem lies with the default qml files: main.qml and MainPage.qml, but commenting all of their contents did not make any difference.
I created the project using Qt Quick application, and the objects used so far are:
- QtDeclarativeEngine
- QtDeclarativeComponent
- QDeclarativeItem
- GraphicsScene
- QGraphicsView
I've been trying to solve this problem for days, and still no luck so far. Anyone experienced the same thing when using the classes mentioned?
I'm using Qt SDK 1.1.4 Qt Creator 2.4.0 and Qt 4.7.4 (32bit).
Thanks in advance


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When the season began, San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers braced himself for a rocky transition. Thatĺs the way coaching changes go: Comfort dissolves, even in favor of the greater good, and players settle in for a long road back to relevance.
Which is why, when Mike McCoy replaced Norv Turner before this season, it was natural for Rivers to expect a difficult year. Instead, McCoyĺs first order was to center his offense on Riversĺ comfort, tailoring a no-huddle offense to the 31-year-old passerĺs intelligence and ability to adjust. And through seven games this season, Rivers has built one of his best seasons and a 111.1 passer rating, second only to the Denver Broncosĺ Peyton Manning.
ôHeĺs the Philip Rivers that, four years ago, you were like: ĹOh, boy. This guy is a handful,ĺ ö ESPN analyst Herm Edwards said by telephone Tuesday. ôHeĺs playing at that level again.ö
In recent seasons, Rivers became the disappointing face of a team whose Super Bowl window slammed Ś often because of self-inflicted wounds. Rivers was talented, compared occasionally with the leagueĺs best passers, but late turnovers and a knack for wilting under pressure seemed to ruin his promise. It didnĺt help that many of Riversĺ most talented teammates Ś running backs LaDainian Tomlinson and Darren Sproles and wide receiver Vincent Jackson Ś have moved on, and San Diegoĺs offensive line has been inconsistent. Rivers played as if his teamĺs only chance to win was if he threw only deep passes.
Edwards, who as a former NFL coach game-planned against the Chargers, said in the old days Riversĺ first read was always downfield, and heĺd wait for open receivers or force passes into heavy traffic. That became a weapon defenses used against him.
ôHeĺs not afraid to throw the jump ball up,ö Edwards said. ôAnd sometimes it works, sometimes it doesnĺt.ö
So after Turner was fired after the 2012 season, another disappointment in which Rivers threw 15 interceptions and was sacked 49 times, new coach McCoy surrounded his new quarterback with talent. Not on the field, exactly, but on the coaching staff. McCoy hired Ken Whisenhunt, who had revived Kurt Warnerĺs career in Arizona, and former NFL quarterback Frank Reich as Riversĺ position coach. Together, they made a decision: It was time to set Rivers free, taking away the constraints of Turnerĺs slow-developing offense of years past.
ôFlexible is the way we look at it,ö Whisenhunt said recently.
The simple explanation is that McCoy and Whisenhunt allowed Rivers to adjust plays based on his pre-snap read, checking out of the assigned play and into something he deemed more appropriate. Offensive huddles, if they exist at all, are now quick, giving Rivers a few extra seconds to study how the defense will attack him. If defenders appear to drop into coverage, Rivers opts for a short-yardage throw; if they blitz or take away underneath routes, he looks deep.
ôAll part of the system,ö McCoy told reporters. ôTake what the defense gives you, is number one.ö
The first-year coach, a former college quarterback, worked last year as Manningĺs coordinator in Denver. Now, McCoy is using Manningĺs famous pre-snap system against him, a thousand miles west in San Diego, but still in Manningĺs division.
ôHe has the freedom to check plays whenever he wants,ö McCoy said of Rivers. ôWe have given him that freedom.ö
Edwards said that freedom has given defenses more to think about Ś and less time to react.
ôItĺs almost like the two-minute [offense] out there,ö the former coach said. ôHe knows: ĹI just want to move the chains. I can look downfield, but my first preference is to move the chains.ĺ ö
The Chargers are 4-3, still far from perfect, but approaching the seasonĺs midpoint, who would argue that it appears McCoy and his staff have elevated Rivers back into the conversation about elite passers? If nothing else, the veteran quarterback seems more comfortable, and his completions (184), yards (2,132) and touchdown passes (15) are among the top 10 in the league. His 73.9 completion percentage is the NFLĺs best.
ôAs far as percentage-wise, this is as good as weĺve been by far,ö Rivers told reporters recently.
Not exactly the transition he was expecting.
ôMaybe a piece of me thought I was prepared to handle maybe a few more bumps,ö he said, ôbut it has gone rather smoothly.ö


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(CelebNMusic247-News) Ice-T's Wife Cheating
Rumor has it, Ice T's wife was allegedly caught cheating, but the news comes from MTO.
Apparently, Coco was the subject of cheating rumors after suggestive photos surfaced with her and rapper AP.9 of Mob Figaz.
But since the photo surfaced, it seems no one has any other evidence that she was stepping out on her hip hop legend husband.
Here's the drop:
In the pics, Coco and the rapper seem to be very, very "cozy," with AP.9 planting kisses on her cheek. Coco hopped on Twitter to shoot down any notion that she was cheating on Ice-T.
Although Coco has been seen in HUNDREDS (if not thousands) of photos with her a$$ and tiddays on blizzast, these pics seem to rub Ice the wrong way and he took to Twitter to let it be known that he's very unhappy with his better half.
Ice posted on his Twitter:
Coco Tweeted:
"Woke up to people in a panic about some pics,please guys I'm happily married,sometimes fans & friends take silly pics.Its harmless. #RELAX."
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Anger at fare increase for Transport for London users
Updated 9:04am Wednesday 8th January 2014 in News By Bruce Thain
Increases in Transport for London fares have been attacked by politicians who say people will be paying for a worse service.
Fares on TfL are due to increase from January 19, but members of Harrow Labour group argue that the rise will hit those affected by a cost of living crisis.
Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced there would be a cap of increases at the level of inflation of 3.1 per cent, but Labour has pointed out some rises are higher.
London Assembly member for Harrow and Brent, Navin Shah said: "Despite his promises many transport fares in London will go up above inflation this month.
"This couldn't come at a worse time as Londoners continue to be hit by the cost of living crisis.
"We've seen food, fuel and rents all going up above inflation, rather than using his position to provide some much needed release to Londoners Boris has whacked them with another fare rise.
"To make matters worse these fare rises come at the same time as Boris is planning to cut 750 frontline station staff across our city. People will be paying more money for a worse service."
Increases above inflation include the price of a Zone 1 to 4 annual travelcard, which has gone up 3.2 per cent to £1,800 and bus pay as you go services, which have gone up to £1.45, an increase of 4.8 per cent.
However some of the increases are not above the rate of inflation, including the cost of a monthly travelcard from Zone 1 to 5 will rise to £205.10, an increase of 3.1 per cent.
Also an annual travelcard from Zone 1 to 5 has gone up by £64 to £2,136, an increase of three per cent.
TfL say on average fares across the whole network will rise by 2.7 per cent, below that of inflation.
It added in its latest business plan sets out how it plans to save £16billion across the whole service while increasing investment in infrastructure over the next ten years.
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This is a guest post by Josh Nason.
Rafael dos Anjos used a wild right hook to knock out George Sotiropoulos at 59 seconds of the first round at UFC 132 in Las Vegas, NV.
Sotiropoulos was aggressive early, but during an exchange at the center of the Octagon, dos Anjos got some space and threw a wild right hook that landed square. Arms open, Sotiropolulos fell backward and the fight was called by referee Yves Lavigne.
Dos Anjos (15-5) was an injury replacement for Evan Dunham and was coming off a 2nd round submission loss to Clay Guida at UFC 117. He is 4-1 in his last five fights and 4-3 overall in the UFC.
After eight wins in a row, Sotiropoulos (14-4) now has two straight defeats and the 33-year-old is now 7-2 in his UFC career.
Josh Nason (@JoshNason) is a New England-based MMA journalist that contributes to Bloody Elbow, FIGHT! Magazine and Wrestling Observer/Figure 4 Online. He co-hosts the weekly MMA Show on New Hampshire ESPN Radio affiliate WGAM 900.


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(12/20/12) - How is your hearing? When most of us think about having a hearing
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It happened to the woman you are about to meet - Kerry Aitken. And it made her life nearly unbearable. Imagine hearing your own heartbeat pounding inside your head, your own voice echoing. Imagine every sound you make, every sound you hear - amplified!
Kerry says that was her life. "My whole world just changed. I had no control over myself anymore."
For nine months, Terry suffered from dizziness, nausea and depression. Doctors did not know why. She was even told to see a psychiatrist.
"It was way too much for her to handle," her husband said.
"She was pretty beaten down. She had lost a lot of weight," says Kerry's neck surgeon, Dr. Quinton Gopen.
Gopen, of UCLA, pinpointed the problem inside Kerry's ear. "The problem that Kerry had was at the top of this balance chamber here, the superior canal, a little opening in the bone formed."
Dr. Gopen opened Kerry's skull, moved the brain to get to her ear and filled the two millimeter hole with a bone wax, lined the area with muscle, and covered it with a tiny piece of bone from her skull.
"People wake up in tears, not from pain, but from joy because the noise is gone immediately after surgery," Gopen says.
And that is exactly what happened with Kerry. "The first thing I did not hear was that wonderful heart beating. I was so happy."
Kerry's problem is called Superior Canal Dehiscence. The condition wasn't discovered until 1998 and it's just beginning to be taught to students in medical schools.
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December 11, 2010 Michigan deer harvest estimated LANSING?— Initial estimates suggest Michigan firearm deer hunters killed about the same number of deer statewide this year as in 2009, according to the Michigan... more »»
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Buckmasters to host hunters event Nov. 18
November 13, 2010 IRON MOUNTAIN — Buckmasters American Deer Foundation will host a "Successful Hunters Night" on Thursday, Nov. 18, at Northwoods Wilderness Outfitters. The family event will be held from 6:30 p.m. more »»
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WOW SO ANNOYING, they won't stop calling my cellphone!!
its rogers wireless...pay your bill...they will stop calling....they call me too...if they werent such twits..I would pay my bill on time...but they are
WOW SO ANNOYING, they won't stop calling my cellphone!!
its rogers wireless...pay your bill...they will stop calling....they call me too...if they werent such twits..I would pay my bill on time...but they are
do not want them every calling me
this number has been calling repeatedly in the past few weeks. I do not answer, and will not! They don't leave a voice message, so obviously not credible. it is SPAM and have seen the otther complaints against it. I have no outstanding debts so I know it is SPAM.
this number has been calling my cell and my home! I spoke to a lady today and asked her for her name. She gave me her first name, but said she couldn't give me her last name. Then I asked for her ID number. She paused and then slowly gave me a number that didn't sound real. I then asked for her supervisor and she hesitated to give me another person, but asked again if I would pay by credit card. Totally fake!!! don't answer these calls!!!
its not Rogers ask them for some info on your account... Ask them what plan u have they have noooo idea
I don't use any Rogers services, so this is definitely a scam.
Calling me repeatedly as well, claiming to be Rogers, saying I'm overdue, which is impossible since payment is automated. Ignore/blacklist, don't give any info.
Its not rogers, i spoke to a rogers agent a day ago regarding a payment and this number calls non stop 3 - 4 times a day.. and rogers doesnt call from that number regarding reminders about over due bill i saved the rogers number in my phone so i knew who was calling me.. scam.. do not give any info out
She claimed to be Rogers and asked me if I knew my bill this month is overdue. (I pay my bills by pre-authorized monthly debit so I knew immediately she is not Rogers.) Then she asked me if I'd like to make a payment with a credit card today. Before I could say anything, she said "Will that be Visa or MasterCard". After I said I'll make my own payment the regular way, she asked if I'd like to set up pre-authorized payment. By the way, at the beginning she even said "this call will be monitored for quality control purpose." Very real.
its rogers.
i just get calls from this no. like 6 times a day.....and when i pick up the phone..no one answers!pretty annoying!!!
ive been called by this number 18663494596 like 4 times this week but ive always missed the call, so i guess im glad i missed it haha. stupid
this number is really starting to get to me.. I called rogers to stop it and they told me that I would have to pay extra monthly to block calls. To me this sounds like a scam by rogers to get people to pay more....I think the worst thing you could do is answer the call,, it just promotes more calls..
i did blocked this number how come it still goes through ?...pls completely block it
18663494596 is a trick calling number,don't tell them your information about your cridet card, call the police,don't trust them or you will loss money.
18663494596 is a trick calling number,don't trust them or you will loss money.
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hbc credit services
This Number continuously calls my Girlfriend. Originally it claimed to be CBV Collections, and wanted to collect on a Telus bill. She did not have a Telus account though. Finally after enough harassment she told them she doesnt have Telus, she has Rogers. Now it claims to be Rogers, trying to collect on a overdue bill. But she pays her bills monthly. Regardless its a scam. Those posting here that its "Definately Rogers" Are people who were smart enough to google search the company themselves and make it sound convincing.


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From the grounds up, study seeks sustainable 'java'
How climate-friendly is your cup of coffee?
Coffee drinkers are encouraged to buy environmentally-friendly coffee, whether it be certified, organic or shade coffee (grown under the shade of trees that are important habitat for birds), but how effective are these ways ...
Lab experiments question effectiveness of green coffee bean weight-loss supplements
A major ingredient in those green coffee bean dietary supplements—often touted as "miracle" weight-loss products—doesn't prevent weight gain in obese laboratory mice fed a high-fat diet when given at ...
Starbucks gets frothy NY Times digital deal
The New York Times and Starbucks are teaming up to give coffee drinkers a way to leap over the newspaper's digital paywall—as long as beverages are savored in stores.
Why coffee drinking reduces the risk of Type 2 diabetes
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A Bible may have saved the life of a bus driver who was attacked in an apparent gang initiation.According to WHIO, Rickey Waggoner was doing mechanical work outside his bus in Dayton, Ohio early Monday morning when three young men approached him.One of the men shot Waggoner twice at close range, but a Bible in his pocket absorbed the bullets.Officials stated the wounds probably would have been fatal had the book not been there. Waggoner, 49, was also shot in the leg, but he managed to grab the gun as well as a knife away from the suspects before they fled the scene.Police believe the incident was gang related with one of the suspects being required to shoot and kill the bus driver.Waggoner is recovering Tuesday morning.*WHIO contributed to this report.
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text: A friend's recent entry sparked an old memory to surface and the significance of this memory is just so comical I couldn't believe I had filed it away. In junior high, we moved in with my grandmother as our new house was being built. We took few of our belongings with us as we wouldn't have been able to bring a family of seven's objects to my GaGa's immaculate house. We lived like that for nearly 6 months, I took the bus to school with the kids int he neighborhood that I did not know. I remember trying to act cool. One day, after school GaGa tells me to get in the car because we're going to run errands. I always liked going place with GaGa, she'd tell me stories about places we'd pass and she's always hum under her breathe at the stop lights. That day she took me to a sort of department store, a sort of Target back in the day. We shopped around and I followed looking at all the things not wondering once what we were doing. It was like that with her, just go with the flow no questions asked. We stopped in the shoe section right in front of a Keds display and she said to go choose what I liked. My eyes grew large. I still remember that feeling. After looking around for a while, I finally resolved myself to a pair of plain whites Keds. Remember, I wanted to be cool and to be cool when I was in junior high was to wear the plain white Keds. Somehow my grandmother had picked up on this. She always knew these kinds of things. We paid and went straight home. No other errands to run but to get my shoes. Looking back, I see how GaGa really helped my self esteem. She was amazing like that. That evening, I modeled my shoes for my sisters who were jealous but knew with GaGa their turn would come. She was always fair when it came to us five kids. That night, in my pajamas and my Keds, I prepared for bed. Brushed my teeth. Washed my face. And with my Keds on, I crawled into bed and admired them by the moonlight shining through the window. I fell asleep with the new Keds on my feet and awoke to my mother looking down at me with a puzzled look on her face. I'm not sure if my mom knew but I knew she would come in and watch us sleep and I'd lay there feeling safe that she was there. At the sight of seeing the Keds on my feet, she laughed to herself and unlaced them and let them fall to the floor. She pulled the blankets over my exposed feet and went to bed. When I saw the light go off in my parent's room, I sat up, put on my new Keds and re-laced them again. Took a moment to admire them and went right to sleep. The next morning when I awoke they were again unlaced and on the floor. Clearly, this was the moment my shoe obsession began. I think my mom knew something of it. She never said anything but whenever I wore my Keds, she would always look down at my feet and smile.


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Yahoo! Movies Pulls the Plug on The Projector
One journo's good fortune can sometimes be another one (or two's) misfortune. Or so it appears at Yahoo! Movies.
Just a day after we reported about the addition of Thelma Adams to the site's awards season coverage ranks, the tandem of Will Leitch and Tim Grierson were today over lunchtime tweeting about a less savory, sudden development:


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Train dogs when they're tired. Exercise is important, but pooches about to be asked to concentrate need to work out their excess energy first.
Establish eye contact when delivering commands. "If you think your dog is obedience trained but he's not looking you in the eye, he has not conceded that you are the leader," McMillan says. "Every dog needs a leader."
Be consistent. When getting into the car, always have your dog enter through the same door as you, and go through all doors before your pet does. Make your dog look you in the eye to seek permission before "door jumping." "An open door should not be an invitation to run," McMillan says.
Control the food bowl. "Food, love, and play are resources," she says. "Show your dog you are the provider of all resources."
The most important command your dog must learn is, Come! "If you only do one thing, this—we call it 'recall'—is it," she says. "Gardeners leave gates open. Snakes will bite. Coming when called is the number one safety behavior." How to achieve it? Treats work for some dogs, but the key is to establish yourself as "the alpha."
Get help. If your dog is aggressive, it may be anxiously asserting itself because its owner (that's you) has left a leadership void. If your dog won't stop barking (despite getting exercise and being generally obedient), call an expert. The longer you let a behavior continue, the harder it is to break.
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I've just received delivery of the new 5100 today but it is almost impossible to turn on due to the design of the on/off button. My 13 year daughter has no chance of turning it on which is a bit of a problem as the phone is aimed at the youth market.
Apart from that it's a great phone.


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On Saturday, November 19, 2011, the Diocesan Office of Worship and the Office of African Ancestry Ministry and Evangelization presented a Day of Reflection featuring Mr. Rawn Harbor. Mr. Harbor is one of the preeminent African American Catholic liturgists and musicians in the U.S. today. A gifted pianist and composer, he is also a much sought-after workshop facilitator, speaker and liturgist. Currently director of liturgy at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, California, Mr. Harbor has taught and served as coordinator of liturgy for the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans.
Approximately 70 catechists and music ministers from 13 parishes in the Diocese attended the day-long presentation, as Mr. Harbor taught and demonstrated the implementation of Gospel Music in the new Roman Missal. He addressed the changes in music and wording and advised the music ministers on approved liturgical music resources. The Church has a tradition of liturgical chant, Mr. Harbor said, referring to Gregorian chant. But black music also has a chant tradition, he explained, which can be heard in many traditional spirituals, and can be incorporated into the Mass.
Fr. Marcos Leon, Vicar for AAMEN, learned about Mr. Harbor and his work during graduate studies at Xavier University. Fr. Leon said that those in attendance were extremely appreciative that the Diocese had brought someone of Mr. Harbor's stature to this gathering. "This is the best attendance we have had for a day of reflection," he said.
Above: Mr. Rawn Harbor during presentation at AAMEN Day of Reflection held at St. Mary Catholic Church in Goldsboro.
Above and below: Catechists and music ministers from 13 parishes taking part in day-long event on the implementation of Gospel Music in the revised Roman Missal.


text: In a summer when filmgoers were beaten over the head with far too many senseless, overpriced, and over-hyped blockbusters (with seemingly every trailer leading off with the trite, "In a world where . . ."), one picture quietly yet effectively defied the pack. A project originally conceived by the late Stanley Kubrick, A.I. Artificial Intelligence is that long-overdue breath of fresh air sought out by those who yearn for truly visionary Science Fiction. Rather than subject audiences and critics to more of the same "popcorn movie" drivel theyve come to expect and despise, A.I. Artificial Intelligence offered those who experienced it much more to think about than just big explosions and fetching female figures. Forget the stable of "professional critics" who mercilessly panned the picture for its uneven flow and apparent syncopated pace; its these qualities that make the film so powerful and thought-provoking. Now, with this stunning new Special Edition DVD from Dreamworks Home Entertainment, were afforded an even better opportunity to more fully witness and internalize this very important motion picture. Its a time when polar ice caps have melted, coastal cities are deluged, and life-like robots "mechas" are created for human servitude and companionship. David (Joel Haley Osment) is an experimental prototype robot that, unlike any before him, is programmed to experience and elicit the emotion of love unconditional love. Offered to Monica and Henry Swinton (Frances OConnor and Sam Robards) whose real son, Martin (Jake Thomas) is in cryo-stasis with an incurable disease, David demonstrates an undying love for his "mother." But when Martin experiences a miraculous recovery, Monica ultimately abandons David, literally leaving the boy-mecha in the rainforest of New Jersey. Now, Davids only desire is to become a "real boy" and regain Monicas love. His quest leads him and his conscience-like Teddy (a SuperToy) on an exodus through a veritable Sodom and Gomorrah where man and machine face off in all things, pleasure and pain. Accompanied by mecha Gigolo Joe (Jude Law), David seeks out the only true being with the power to grant David his ultimate humanity. Shades of Pinocchio? You bet, but in a much more stylish and undeniably darker tone. It is a fairy tale at its heart, but it teems with a grimness that makes it all the more powerful than if presented as a saccharine feel-good fantasy. Clearly, the mood is all Kubrick, who had spent his cinematic career probing the blackness of the human heart. Some have proclaimed his views as far too fatalistic yet his pictures always seem to strike a nerve as we ponder his intent and puzzle over his decidedly enigmatic conclusions. The eventuality that Steven Spielberg would bring Kubricks dark Utopian vision to the screen is nothing short of a blessing. Theres no doubt that many believed A.I. would be just another E.T. And, to Dreamworks discredit, the ad campaign for this very important film was sadly mishandled it does seem to herald yet another Summertime kiddie-flick. But, this one is clearly not for youngsters, who will likely become disturbed over the harsher sequences. But, despite the cute ad campaign and despite some moviegoers distrust that Spielberg could ever again deliver a picture with adult-level impact (such as Jaws and Schlinders List), A.I. shows just how capable this director can still be as he delivers an uncharacteristically less-than-rosy perspective of the human condition.Granted, much of the schizophrenia that others charge the film is rife with is what makes it all work. Its obvious that this three-act narrative sways between Kubricks bent toward hopelessness and Spielbergs eternal optimism. Interestingly enough, I found that I was very distrustful of the film and where it would lead me, intellectually and emotionally. With the opening act, it showed all the markings of a Kubrick ambush (to the tune of my isnt this interesting and wonderful, then over the cliff you go.) yet it appears to be Spielberg who saves us from a miserably depressing experience. Clearly, Spielberg worked diligently to stay true to Kubricks framework, but still be prepared for Spielberg to masterfully play your heartstrings. Yet, watching the film vacillate between hope and resignation, I found it was a journey to be given in to, making is all the more poignant in its final message. And, I will admit, this one had me welling up, big time; something I havent done since E.T. back in 1982. But, I say, to get the most of the experience, you must let yourself go, open you mind and heart, and prepare for a somewhat confounding odyssey that certainly demands additional viewings. And I could go on and on about this film, from its impeccable acting (Haley Joel Osment is astonishingly believable here) to the superlative visual effects that are a feast for the eyes yet never denigrate to becoming needlessly overindulgent or unnecessary. Composer John Williams score is one of his best ever, which is quite a statement, I know, given his incredible body of work. The oddest thing about it all is I never dreamed I would wind up being so enraptured with this picture (again, I fault the marketing minds a Dreamworks for robbing this picture of the audience it so deserved). I, too, at first glance thought this to be another one of those cookie-cutter money-makers and was so overjoyed to see it dare to break the modern-day mold of Hollywood brain-drains. This is definitely required viewing for just about anyone who longs for a real cinematic experience. As for this new DVD, it too is nothing short of spectacular. Disc One features the film in an anamorphic widescreen transfer (framed at 1.85:1) that easily ranks as a "reference quality" treatment. Most striking are the well-controlled color levels and the near-impeccable image detail. Given its a very busy picture, visually, this one receives highest marks for never becoming over-saturated nor over-enhanced. The black levels are perfect with nary a trace of graininess or murkiness. The source print appears to be equally pristine with no evident flaws. This is a truly beautiful image to behold.On the audio side, the discs 5.1 Dolby Digital and 5.1 DTS tracks are equally impressive (with the nod going to the DTS track for its slightly fuller performance). Just as the story itself sways in mood, so too does the soundtrack. The surround channels get a good dose of exercising, from booming effects crescendos to very subtle ambient information. The LFE channel kicks in quite dramatically during the "Flesh Fair" sequences. John Williams score finds consistent presence throughout the presentation and dialog is always clear.On the extras side, there are so many special features that youll want to plan an additional sitting to take them all in. The bevy of documentary material actually begins on Disc One with Creating A.I. in which director Spielberg and his cast offers some general behind-the-scenes insight into the making of the film. Disc Two continues with Acting A.I. and Designing A.I., both which comprise of dual featurettes that go deeper into the characterization and visual style of the film. Next up is the very exhaustive A.I. Archives that consists of six galleries of material including storyboards, pre-production sketches, portrait galleries, and behind-the-scenes photos of Steven Spielberg at work. This section also includes two of the films theatrical trailers. Then theres Visual Effects/ILM, a five-featurette package that covers the impressive work of the ILM team. Robots of A.I. is most captivating as were given a tour of effects master Stan Winstons studio and how he and his team brought the various mecha effects to the screen in most convincing manner. And theres more: Lighting A.I. is a short featurette in which cinematographer Janusz Kaminski discusses his approach to lighting the film. The Sound and Music of A.I. catches up with sound designer Gary Rydstrom and composer John Williams as both discuss their approach to adding the necessary aural texture to the film. The only throwaway featurette is Closing in which Spielberg ponders the concept of artificial intelligence in everyday life while the disc credits roll. Finally, there are cast and crew bios and production notes. Whew! What a healthy dose of bonus content.At the end of the day, I find little to quibble over with this picture. Yes, it does have a few faults and inconsistencies, many of which other critics and reviewers have pounced upon with incriminating relish. But, for a picture with this sort of ambition bravado, if you will that steps forward to break the tiresome predictability of genre films of this day, A.I. is the only true major motion picture to come from the otherwise empty Summer of 2001.


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Fall Classes Begin
Sept 2, 2014
Nutcracker Casting Call and Parent Meeting
Sept 13, 2014
Nutcracker Outreach
November 20, 2014
10am and 1pm
November 29-30, 2014
Spring Classes Begin
Jan 5, 2015
Evening of Contemporary Dance
Feb 13, 2015
Spring Performance at CBT Studios
April 25-26, 2015
Donor Thank You Performance
May 16, 2015
Ballet Exam Day
May 30, 2015
Exam Presentation
June 6, 2015
Observation/Bring-a-Friend-to-Class Week
June 8-13, 2015
Last Day of Class
June 13, 2015
CBT follows Fairfax County Public School closings for inclement weather.
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CBT presents an exciting 2014-2015 season with an exciting Spring Production and our holiday classic, the Nutcracker. This year we brings a mixed program of neoclassical and contemporary in An Evening of Contemporary Dance after our successful debut at the Reston Community Center three seasons ago.
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The Nutcracker
November 29 and 30, 2014
Our much beloved holiday performance sells out every year. Join us again this year in NVCC-Annandale for this Northern Virginia tradition.
Three performances this year:
Saturday, November 29, 2014, at 2pm and 7pm
Sunday, November 30, 2014, at 2pm
The Nutcracker Outreach Performances
November 20, 2014 — 10am and 1pm
An Evening of Contemporary Dance
Friday, February 13, 2015
At CenterStage in Reston Community Center
Spring Performance
April 25-26, 2015
All Shows Are Held At CBT Herndon Studios
Donor Thank You Performance
Friday, May 16, 2015
Exam Presentation
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Level 1 through Level 7 students of CBT present a special performance of their ballet exam routines to show the community what they have learned this year.
At Reston Community Center. Free Event.
Our performances take place at NVCC Annandale Campus or our studios in Herndon unless otherwise noted.
NVCC-Annandale address:
Cultural Center Theater
Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus
8333 Little River Turnpike
Annandale, VA 22003
CBT Herndon Studios address:
Classical Ballet Theatre
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Herndon, VA 20170


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Ah, the Red Wings. Before Gary Bettman started screwing with everything in the NHL, you were one of our greatest rivals. Back in the Norris division, there were great battles, and then there were the great number of years where both the Leafs and the Red Wings suck.
You do remember that, don't you? 1974 to 1987- 13 straight losing seasons. From the original expansion in 1967, until 1987, you qualified for the post season only 5 times. You yourselves had to endure 40 years without a cup, until you managed to get a Hall of Fame coach with a Hall of Fame roster to fix that for you. But nowadays, it seems you've completely forgotten that. 10 years of competitive hockey, 4 Stanley Cups – and suddenly, you're the biggest group of self-entitled hockey fans outside of Quebec. Please, remember when you were the most maligned franchise in the league, and come back to reality. Your arrogance and conceit is sickening.
PS - We still have more cups than you.


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Awesone lakefront condo on the first fairway of Chaparral Country Club. The largest condo offered in the club and updated just this year. Stainless steel appliances are Kitchen Aid, Sullivan's shutters throughout, large tiles laid on the diagonal in all areas but the bedrooms which are newly carpeted this spring. Private spa in the atrium. Golf is available by the time or by the month. Eight lighted tennis courts and 21 heated pools and spas. Located very close. Smooth ceilings, sound system and flat screen Samsung T.V.'s plus H.D. DVD players and cable boxes on each set. Higher baseboards are tile in the tiled areas and wood in the bedrooms.
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Golf, tennis, swimming, hiking, tours of The Living Desert, The Desert Museum in Palm Springs, Horseback riding at Smoke Tree Stables with tours of the Indian Canyons, shopping at the fashionable El Paseo which is the Rodeo Drive of the desert or the outlets at Cabazon. Fine dining is on site as well as many other fine restaurants in our beautiful desert. Take a trip to Joshua Tree or gamble at any of our local Indian casinos and see the shows.Tennis tournaments and golf tournaments abound. This is the golf capital of the world with over 100 golf courses in the Coachella valley. Coucourse D'Elegance, Music festivals, art walks, Fine shopping or dining. One will find it here.
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You name it, we've got it except surfing. Malibu for lunch? Less than two hours away. Newport Beach is close enough for a day trip too.
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Byron Bay Students Anthropomorphize The Internet for School Play!
How cool is this? Local Byron students are putting on a play this weekend where they become "characters" such as Firefox and Safari (pictured). I hope I can catch it, if I do I'll update with a review.
(Source - The Northern Star)
AVATAR - Where Alice in Wonderland meets Cyberspace- is a multimedia experience featuring drama, dance, dance, photography, film and visual design.
The production has been created by Cape Byron Rudolf Steiner Schools's Year 11 Drama, Media and Design students in its entirety. Avatar is intended for ages 13 years and up, a great experience for the family.
Avatar is a play that reveals the, so far uncovered, inner workings of the cyberspace through the notion of it being an existent physical manifestation.
The play immerses it's audience in the world of the internet, telling the story of one who manages to be "sucked in" to this virtual reality.
A bored young girl is unexpectedly pulled into a world that is completely different to anything she has ever dreamt of when surfing the net.
She is confused with identity issues and homesickness when she must learn to exist in this new world of hyperlinks and computerized people on her own. This is a world that she only ever thought of contacting through cartoons and Myspace, a world only for looking at. Never did she guess that people existed and maneuvered through it.
Throughout this play the audience will find themselves unexpectedly affiliating with the protagonist and even some of the virtual characters as they are taken on a journey of mixed genres and abstract experience.
The result is an exciting original piece that explores areas of modern life only lightly touched on before.
Avatar - Alice in Wonderland meets cyberspace will be presented at 7pm on Friday September 19th, and Saturday, September 20th at the Mullumbimby Drill Hall.
For further information contact Delaney Crawley or Simon Richardson on 66847400 or 0401 235 588.


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Former Bills WR Andre' Davis has signed a deal with the Houston Texans.
Davis was not a huge part of the offense last season, but was an integral part of the punt coverage units that helped P Brian Moorman earn a Pro Bowl berth.
If I'm being honest, I'm a bit surprised that Davis wasn't brought back based solely on his special teams performance. Perhaps this is an indication that Levy plans to address wideout (early) in this draft?


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A longtime West Virginia Supreme Court law clerk will become its newest justice.
Voters elected Republican Allen Loughry on Tuesday. He joins Justice Robin Davis, who won re-election to the state's only appeals court.
Loughry had chronicled West Virginia political corruption in a recent book. That research became a major theme in his court campaign.
Loughry's campaign also received public money from a pilot program created as an alternative to traditional fundraising. But the Supreme Court blocked that program from providing additional funds in a September ruling.
The two-seat Supreme Court race also featured Republican Circuit Judge John Yoder and recent State Bar President Tish Chafin, a Democrat. There are five seats on the court.
Voters handed Davis another 12-year-term to the five-member court on Tuesday. The Democrat has sat on the state's only appeals court since 1996.
Davis has campaigned on court projects targeting truancy and child neglect. She's also supported the new court created to hear disputes among businesses.
West Virginia's court system has been under fire for several years, mostly from business groups. Davis argues that new rules for handling civil appeals resolve those concerns.
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Important: SideSync software is recommended for use with the Samsung Galaxy S2 and up or the Galaxy Note 2 and up. Functionality with other mobile device models is not guaranteed.
Keyboard/Mouse Sharing lets you use your mobile device with your PC's keyboard and mouse. For example, you can open apps with your mouse, or use your PC keyboard to type text messages.


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Usher Opens Up to Oprah on 'Next Chapter' [Sneak Peek]
Usher doesn't hold back during his sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey. The media mogul travels to the R&B superstar's house in Atlanta for a candid conversation about his highly-publicized custody battle, breaking down on stage in Berlin, and being an absentee father. Plus, does he make love to his own music?
Usher speaks for the first and last time about some of these topics on "Oprah's Next Chapter," airing Sunday, September 16, at 9 p.m. on OWN.
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text: Do you own one of these mini USB fans? I love them and I think whoever introduced them is ingenious because they don't need to be plugged to a power socket. Instead, they're powered by the USB port of your computer, laptops or even PS3 game machines. I bought two of these from Home-Fix a couple of months ago and I have one sitting permanently on my desk, keeping me cool while I'm working on the computer. Then the other day, I was painting my nails and I realized that these mini fans can help to dry the nails! Why didn't I think of that earlier?


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Zwanger placed an ad in PGN in December 1993 looking for Mr. Right and Kram replied. The pair met for brunch at Café Nola on Jan. 2, 1994, and nearly 20 years later, on Nov. 2, 2013, they married at their home in Betterton, Md.
The couple also has a house in Old City.
Kram, 64, works as a veterinarian and is certified in animal acupuncture. He currently works at a private small-animal practice in Delaware. Zwanger, 57, is a board-certified emergency medicine physician. He has worked at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and works as a physician advisor at Executive Health Resources.
Once Kram contacted Zwanger through the ad, they talked on the phone before eventually meeting in person.
It was through those initial conversations that they realized opposites truly do attract.
"We talked on the phone for a while and of course I made the faux pas of saying I hated animals and of course he is a veterinarian," Zwanger said. "We had a blind date at Café Nola and Malcolm probably thought, Why am I meeting this person? He has every trait I am not happy with."
But Zwanger said the date went well and they quickly agreed to see each other again.
"We made plans to get together at his place and he volunteered to make dinner," Zwanger said.
"Which he hated," Kram interjected.
"I discovered I was not a big fan of polenta," Zwanger joked. "There was a topping on it and I sort of played with it and moved it around and didn't eat it."
But during the date they both made efforts to learn more about the other's passions, with Zwanger bringing Kram's dog treats, and Kram inquiring about Zwanger's Porsche.
The pair said their varying interests and approaches to life have helped them both individually and as a couple.
"I am quick to act, and Mark has to process, so I know if I want to get something done, I have to talk about it with him," Kram said.
The couple said they have found acceptance in their Maryland community, despite their initial hesitance.
"We live in a small town that has a history of being very Southern in its attitudes. When we first moved down there, it was a concern that we were a gay couple but then we found out that there were two other gay couples from the Philly area who lived there," Kram said. "We found that it has been an open, welcoming community. We've had no issues about being gay — they have just accepted us as being a couple."
With their 20th anniversary approaching — and once Maryland's marriage-equality law went into effect last year — Zwanger said the time felt right to tie the knot.
Zwanger got to planning the perfect proposal — although it didn't go quite as planned.
While Kram was at a neighbor's house on July 5, Zwanger set up the couple's gazebo.
"Mark is very creative and throughout our relationship, he has always surprised me," Kram said. "We tend to watch certain TV shows together, one of which is 'Glee,' and so he took the 'Will You Marry Me' 'Glee' video and had speakers going and he is sitting there waiting for me. I was taking my sweet time having a glass of wine with this neighbor and when I arrived, he was not happy and that put me in a funky mood. So as the song was playing, I was like, 'Is he proposing to me?' Eventually it sunk in."
They returned to the gazebo four months later for the wedding, officiated by Mark Mumford, clerk for the circuit court of Kent County.
Zwanger, who now considers himself a huge animal lover, said the pair had their dog, Babka, and their new kitten, Kugel, present for the ceremony.
While the wedding was a fitting way to mark their 20 years together, Zwanger said it also was past time for the couple's union to garner the legal recognition it deserves.
"It just made sense for us to protect ourselves and get all the rights that everybody else has."


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Craniotomy Care
- Overview
- What It Is
- Reasons For
- Complications
- What to Expect
- Results
- When to Call a Doctor
Craniotomy Details
If your surgery is planned, your doctor will review the surgery and what to expect afterwards. At your appointment before your surgery, your doctor may:
- Perform an exam to check how your nerves and brain work
- Order an MRI scan , CT scan , or PET scan of the brain
Ask questions like:
- What kind of help will you have at home?
- Do you have any new symptoms?
Be sure to ask your doctor any questions that you have, such as:
- What will my recovery be like?
- Will I need rehabilitation after surgery?
- When will I be able to return to work?
Other things to remember:
Talk to your doctor about your medicines. Your doctor may ask you to stop taking some medicines up to one week before the procedure, like:
- Anti-inflammatory drugs (eg, aspirin )
- Blood thinners like clopidogrel (Plavix) or warfarin (Coumadin)
- Arrange for a ride home from the hospital.
- Arrange for help at home while you recover.
- You will be asked to fast for 8-12 hours before your surgery. Because of this, ask your doctor if you should take your regular medicines with a sip of water before your surgery.
General anesthesia is used for most craniotomies. General anesthesia will block any pain and keep you asleep during the surgery. It is given through an IV (needle) in your hand or arm.
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Once you are asleep and no longer feeling any pain, a breathing tube will be placed. Your head will be shaved and your skin washed with an antiseptic. The surgeon will cut into part of your scalp. Next, part of your skull will be removed and your brain covering will be opened. Depending on the reason for your surgery, several things may happen: a tumor may be removed, a part of your brain tissue may be taken (biopsy), a tube may be placed, or repairs to your brain or its vessels may be done. The brain opening will then be sewn back into place and your skull replaced. Staples or stitches will be used to close the cut. A drain may be inserted to remove blood and fluid for the first few days after surgery. A dressing will be wrapped around your head.Immediately After Procedure
After your surgery, you will be taken to the recovery room for observation. If all is well, your breathing tube will likely be removed. Your mental status and vital signs (temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, and respirations) will be checked often. After being in the recovery room, you may spend some time in the intensive care unit (ICU) or step-down unit, before being moved to a hospital room. This will depend on the reason for your surgery.How Long Will It Take?
Several hours (depending on the type and reason for surgery)How Much Will It Hurt?
During surgery, you will feel no pain. After surgery, you will be given pain medicine to manage any pain.Average Hospital Stay
3-7 days (Your doctor may keep you longer if complications arise.)Post-procedure Care At the Hospital
To reduce the risk of brain pressure build-up:
- You may receive steroids and other medicines to keep your body fluid level low.
- The head of your bed will be raised.
- Fluids given to you may be limited.
- You may be given medicines to prevent vomiting.
- Do not strain or hold your breath unless your healthcare staff says it is okay.
- Your mental status will be checked often.
- You may receive medicine to prevent seizures.
- You may receive antibiotics to prevent infection.
- Your dressing will be removed 24-48 hours after surgery and be replaced with lighter dressing.
- You may have a drain inserted after surgery. In most cases, it will be removed in the hospital.
- You may be asked to get out of bed and walk around to prevent complications like blood clots or pneumonia .
When you return home, do the following to help ensure a smooth recovery:
- Get some help from family and/or friends as you recover.
- Keep your cut clean and dry. Check it for redness, swelling, drainage, or separation of the edges.
- Do physical therapy, occupational therapy, and/or speech therapy if ordered by your doctor. Therapists may come to your home, or you may see them in their office.
- Get enough rest and eat a healthy diet to help your body recover.
- If you feel depressed , talk to a therapist, psychologist, or other counselor.
- Be sure to follow your doctor's instructions .
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Gov. Tom Corbett is now 3-for-3 when it comes to signing state spending plans before the deadline, but some lawmakers question the haste.
With less than two hours to spare, Corbett signed the 2013-2014 spending bill into law Sunday night. After a long weekend, some lawmakers spent Monday second-guessing certain line items.
State Representative Glen Grell (R-Cumberland) touted overall success.
"Anytime you pass an on-time budget without a tax increase, that's a success," Grell said.
State Senator Rob Teplitz (D-Dauphin) voted "no" on the budget. He said he felt there was not enough funding for public schools, specifically the ailing Harrisburg School District.
"Overall, I'm just not happy about how public education was treated," Teplitz said.
The $28.4 billion budget gave basic education an increase of $122 million, including $2 million for school safety programs and upgrades. With an exception to Penn Tech College's $2 million in state funding, higher education remained flat for the 14 state-run universities and the four state-related universities.
State prisons, state parks, and state police all received an increase in funding. Businesses will receive special tax breaks and incentives.
Teplitz said a timely budget doesn't necessary mean victory because lawmakers failed to pass transportation spending, liquor, and pension reform bills.
He also said Medicaid expansion should be a "done deal." A House committee on Monday stripped from a budget-related bill a Senate provision that would have required Corbett to seek federal approval for an expansion of Medicaid eligibility to hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians.
"I don't understand what the argument is," Teplitz said. "I think it's an ideological argument more than a mathematical argument."
"I don't know much about that," Grell responded. "I don't rely upon the federal government to make good on promises to pay us money they don't have either."
Despite an on-time budget, the clock is still ticking on several key issues before the summer break.
"It's not just the big three or the big four that we're talking about," Grell said. "There's other significant legislation that hopefully we can move forward with."
"It's been an interesting few days," Teplitz said, "and I think it's going to be an interesting few days ahead."
In honor of the sesquicentennial commemoration of the Battle of Gettysburg, it was interesting to give the budget talk some historical context. According to the U.S. Census Bureau statistics, lawmakers passed a $7.6 million budget in 1863.
Information from several historical texts indicate the state legislature did so while packing up the Capitol in fear the Confederate army was closing in on Harrisburg.
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Apparently "situational" means we get the ones out there for some light jogging and then see what the backups can do. So while Bray went 5 of 12 for 80 yards and 2 TDs and Rogers & Hunter had one catch each, Justin Worley got a ton of work and delivered (15 of 28 for 229 and 2 TD/2 INT), as did Rajion Neal in a limited burst (8 for 47). Full stats & update at the link above.


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I have had an itch to make a poll, so why not.
Before Josh McDaniels and Jay Cutler couldn't get along, I knew McDaniels mostly as one of the faceless guys I could hire in Brad Childress's place in the Madden universe and improve my team quite a bit. Fantasy isn't always reality, but it was great to think that there could be some young coach out there who could get along with whomever was on the roster, build on what was there already, and win a Super Bowl in about 3 years.
I really wanted to make six polls, so here are the first five to be discussed in the comments (and feel free to discuss the offficial question in comments, too):
1) Before Jay Cutler was traded to Chicago, what was your impression of Josh McDaniels relative to Brad Childress?
2) Do you think that Josh McDaniels tried to trade for Matt Cassel because McDaniels believed Cassel to be genuinely better than Cutler or for the familiarity factor of having his guy running the team?
3) Who do you believe is the better QB, Cutler or Cassel?
4) Any members of the Kyle Orton fan club out there?
5) Did anyone read Mel Kiper Jr.'s recent column about Cutler being overrated from day one? Didn't Mel hype him as the best QB of his draft class? Wasn't he right about that after all? What is he thinking? (I don't have insider access.)


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THE Queen's Baton Relay (QBR) will come to Oxford in the run up to the Commonwealth Games, it has been announced.
The baton is set to visit the city on June 6 during its trip across England before the games in Glasgow on July 23.
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As teams lock up the best talent earlier and earlier, chasing after the remaining flawed and expensive free agents is not where the Giants want to be. The historical track record has its wins (Barry Bonds, the best signing in MLB history) as well as the obvious downers (Squatting Rowand Hidden Zito). The chance of any player even half as good as Bonds ever hitting the market again is nil. The draft is where teams will win and lose, more than ever before. Develop or suffer the second division team consequences.
For the 2012 draft the Giants hold the 20, 84, and 115 picks in the first 3 rounds. After that they pick 148 for the 4th, and every 30 down the line, 178, 208, 238, etc. The draft has been cut from 50 suggested rounds to 40 rounds. The Giants have historically participated to the bitter end. As most late round picks are flyers or favors to agents, cutting out the last 10 should be a welcome move.
I'm curious what they will do, especially with regards to John Barr's pattern of picking college position players. So I decided to look at the entire Sabean era for patterns on picking from the HS, JC and 4 year college ranks.
What I did: I split each draft into 3 segments: Rounds 1-10, the meat of a teams draft; Rounds 11-30, the value area; and Rounds 31-50, the flyer/throwaway section. I went through the 1993-2011 drafts and sorted by HS, JC and 4 YR. Then I looked for broad trends.
What I didn't do: split out pitchers versus position players. That is a lot more work but would be interesting. I also didn't bother with signing versus unsigned. Hopefully I can revisit those 2 in the future.
What emerged are 4 rough groupings. The first one runs from 1993 to 1998. This grouping was marked by heavy concentration on HS at the back end as well as a fair amount of trade fodder to support the big club. The second one runs from 1999-2003 and can be described as the getting serious about pitching drafts, also marked by changing up the back end to skew even split among the HS/JC and 4 YR. The third grouping is a mixed bag; it contains the punt draft pick years of 04-05 as well as the 06-07 save Sabean's job years. The final group coincides with the new sheriff in town, John Barr being hired to run the 08-11 years. This grouping is marked by heavy emphasis on college across the board.
However, one thing that is surprisingly consistent under Sabean is the ratio in the early rounds. For the entire period, the 1-10 rounds run 19.7% HS, 9.9% JC and 70.4% College. Under the Barr group the 1-10 runs 20% HS, 10% JC and 70% college.
In the entire period between 1993-2011, the Giants have drafted 249 HS players (25.7%), 203 JC players (21.0%) and 515 college players (53.3%). In edition to the early 1-10 listed above, the 11-30 rounds feature a split of 19.5% HS, 21.1% JC and 59.5% college. The late rounds 31-50 feature a split of 34.5% HS, 26.9% JC and 38.6% college.
1993 Draft: Steve Soderstrom/Chris Singleton/Billy Mueller
1994 Draft: Dante Powell/Bob Howry/Keith Foulke
1995 Draft: Joe Fontenot/Russ Ortiz/Joe Nathan
1996 Draft: Mike White/Mike Caruso/Damon Minor
1997 Draft: Jason Grilli/Dan McKinley/Scott Linebrink
1998 Draft: Torcato/Bump/McDowell/Jones/Urban (5 in top 41)/Vogelsong
The Giants drafted 1-10: 21.7% HS, 8.7% JC and 69.6% 4 YR.
11-30: 22.5% HS, 27.5% JC and 50% 4 YR.
31-50: 50.4% HS, 28.5% JC and 21.1% 4 YR.
Ancient history at this point, but one thing I am looking for is an explanation for the Giants failure to develop position players besides "they suck at it" (although that may just be the plain truth). Sabean joins in 93 as the assistant GM/VP scouting. One factor I hadn't thought of was the scouting budget getting cut 75% under Bob Quinn during the 94 strike year. Don't know enough details on this but if that indeed happened that would explain the emphasis on pitching, devoting scarce resources to the area they might have felt is their comfort zone. Dick Tidrow joins in 94 as the head American League scout but isn't put into director of player personnel until prior to the 1997 season. This is an important detail, as Tidrow runs the drafts for Sabean from 1997 until 2008.
And trade fodder the picks were. Singleton is traded in 97 for Charlie Hayes. Billy Mueller is traded in 2000 for Tim Worrell after being a Good Giant. Howry, Foulke and Caruso are traded in the White Sox white flag of 97. Joe Fontenot with others for Rob Nen. Russ Ortiz is a Good Giant until Dusty hands him the game ball, he gets traded for Damien Moss and Merkin Veldez (Still the closest Sabean has ever come to a prospects grab). Nathan is bundled up later on in one of the worst trades in history, which put a stop to Sabean's big moves. Linebrink is traded for Doug Henry. Grilli is bundled with Nate Bump for Livan. Vogelsong is the big item for Jason Schmidt.
Coupled in with the trades are some first round busts. Soderstrom, Powell and White never panned out. The grab HS guy's late strategy doesn't pan out. The only interesting picks were JD Drew and Brad Lidge, both of whom didn't sign.
So in 1998 the Giants try something new. For losing Doug Henry, Roberto Hernandez and Wilson Alvarez, they are blessed with 5 first rounders, all in the top 41 picks, as well as 8 in the top 100. Its worth noting that 3 were HS: Torcato, McDowell, and Jones. This complete bust might have convinced Sabean that chasing after draft picks is a waste of time, further cementing his proven vet in the hand mentality. 2nd rounder Chris McGruder was later a part of the Big Cat deal in 2001. It also might have soured him early on HS talent before he ever came across the name Wendell Fairley.
So although they drafted a fair amount of pitchers to this point, they also drafted a bunch of outfielders early, who didn't work out. Was it bad luck or bad scouting? The trades made in this period paid serious dividends to the product on the field.
1999 Draft: Kurt Ainsworth/Jerome Williams/JT Thomas
2000 Draft: Boof Bonser/Lance Neikro/Brian Treadway
2001 Draft: Hennessey/Lowry/Linden/Foppert
2002 Draft: Matt Cain/Fred Lewis/Ortmeier/Correia
2003 Draft: David Aardsma/Craig Whitaker/Nate Schierholtz/Brian Wilson
The Giants drafted 1-10 17.9% HS, 12.5% JC and 69.6% 4 YR.
11-30: 24% HS, 25% JC and 51% 4 YR.
31-50: 31% HS, 33% JC and 36% 4 YR.
Looking at this, lots of pitching and some of the biggest names for position player development frustration between Neikro/Linden/Lewis/Ortmeier and the jury still out on Nate the Great. The pitching though, this is a hard luck story if there ever was one.
Ainsworth, Foppert and Williams were all extremely highly rated. Noah Lowry's injury still makes me sad. Matt Cain is Matt Cain. Boof was packaged with Nathan and Liriano and showed some flashes but never panned out, is famously back with the Giants recovering from TJ surgery. Aardsma was packaged up with Williams for LeTroy Hawkins. Ainsworth with Damien Moss in the ill fated Sidney Ponson deal. JT Thomas was swapped for Dustan Mohr. Hennessey and Correia, after some 5th starter and pen adventures were allowed to dangle. Foppert after his awful injury is packaged with Yorvit for Randy Winn.
I can't say this is a bad set of drafting. Things didn't work out, and the trades weren't nearly as useful as the past grouping, but they weren't terrible either with the exception of the Nathan/AJ fiasco. At the end of this the Giants are about to call up Pedro Feliz as their first home grown prospect since Mueller. It is getting ugly on the position player front.
Worth noting two things: first, the 2003 draft the A's got the Giants pick and a supplemental for signing Ray Durham. The Giants got the Astros pick and a supplemental for losing Jeff Kent. Losing Jeff Kent is a watershed moment. While Ray Durham was a nice player, Kent was on an entirely different level. He gave huge positional advantage. This grouping ends with a mini "stock up" in the draft and the Giants come up with Aardsma and Whitaker for their troubles. Further evidence that draft picks are not worth the trouble for the greybeards?
2004 Draft: Eddy Martinez-Esteve/John Bowker/Kevin Frandsen/Johnny Sanchez
2005 Draft: Ben Copeland/Alex Hinshaw/Sergio Romo
2006 Draft: Tim Lincecum/Manny Burriss/Pill/Rohlinger/Bocock/Downs
2007 Draft: MadBum/Alderson/Fairley/Noonan/Williams/Culberson
The Giants drafted 1-10 18.4% HS, 7.9% JC and 73.7% 4 YR.
11-30: 15% HS, 13.75% JC and 71.25% 4 YR.
31-50: 23.75% HS, 27.5% JC and 48.75% 4 YR.
There are 2 stories here: a horrible strategy of punting draft picks followed by 2 incredible swoops with the #10 pick. There is an up tick in taking college players overall especially in the middle rounds. I don't think it is an accident. I think the Giants are targeting college pitchers in the middle rounds. Also of note is in the late rounds the Giants are moving more 4 YR centric as well. JC is getting de-emphasized.
Not much to say here, you have the deliberate plucking of sad faced Michael Tucker to lose the draft pick instead of the bold move of grabbing Vlad Guerrero. The lunatic fringe springs forth fully formed. Eddy EME is drafted with the 70th pick. There are some very nice 2nd round players that year, but overall it's not a stellar year and I shouldn't cherry pick the good ones. I will note that 14 of the 30 picks have played in the majors and have put up 63.1 WAR so far. EME is not among those. The really bad news is Sabean thinks its such a great idea he does it again in 2005, one of the most legendary draft classes ever. Signs Omar first day to a 3 year deal nobody else would have offered, grabs Metheny away from the Cards with an overbid and then goes and snags Armando Benitez to cap it off. The Giants don't pick until the 132nd pick, one Ben Copeland, they finally snag Alex Hinshaw (third times a charm!) in the 15th, pull off a nice snag with Romo in the 24th. Of note the Tucker year is of course Johnny Sanchez, a steal in the 27th. The Giants also grabbed arms such as Dan Runzler, Joe Paterson, Joe Martinez and Steve Edlefsen in this period in the middle rounds.
As the team breaks down around Barry with the Steve Finley grand slam in 2004, the Bonds injury in 2005, the oldest OF ever fielded in 2006, the Zito signing in 2007 along with fabulous Dave Roberts and Bochy Ball coming on board, Sabean reverses course because he can't punt his protected pick.
Cue the Rocky theme. Tim Lincecum. Job saved. 2007 brings a bunch of draft prep that impresses Peter the Pink (unaware of knives sharpened behind his back at this point?) and is another clear win with MadBum, although the rest of the early crew picked alongside him aren't looking so hot. Alderson is shipped for Freddy Sanchez with not good results in 2009, and quite stellar results once Fragile Freddy takes the field in 2010.
The other clear change is Sabean holds onto most of the prospects from this point. He makes small moves such as the Accardo/Hillenbrand trade. He trades off his lousy signings, Morris for Rajah Davis. Tucker for Kevin Pichardo. Benitez for Randy Messenger. Where he used to be almost hyperactive now there is nothing going on, a ghost town with an outdated Razr. And still no position players being developed successfully. More of the classic names: Bowker and Frandsen. Burriss and Pill still hanging around.
2008 Draft: Buster Posey/Gillespie/Kieschnick/Crawford/Surkamp
2009 Draft: Zach Wheeler/Tommy Joseph/Dominguez/Brandon Belt
2010 Draft: Gary Brown/Parker/Jurica/Rosin/Kickham/Hembree/Jones
2011 Draft: Joe Panik/Crick/Susac/Oropresa/Marlowe/Osich
The Giants drafted 1-10 20% HS, 10% JC and 70% 4 YR.
11-30: 13.75% HS, 13.75% JC and 72.5% 4 YR.
31-50: 25% HS, 16.25% JC and 58.75% 4 YR.
Barr has overseen an up tick in college players, at the expense of JC picks. The HS ratios haven't changed much, but it is clear the Giants as an organization have a pretty healthy distrust of unproven youth, even in drafting. This really is emphasized in position players, where the only pick in the first five rounds of the Barr drafts is Tommy Joseph.
With the Timmy pick, the signings of AnVil and RafRod, the huge bonus for Posey, the Giants finally stop being cheap with development. I am not sure how much scouting was hired, but there are some hints that an increase in this area happened during 2006-08. Pablo Sandoval breaks through, and the Giants finally have a legitimate home cooked all-star. Posey wins the rookie of the year and the world series.
If you take a cautious view the Giants haven't turned the corner yet but might be trending upwards with positional player development with Posey and Sandoval as cornerstones. Brown and Panik are highly rated picks, coming in the tail end of the draft. Brandon Belt may turn out to be a huge steal, or another in the long line of AAAA all-starts the Giants have specialized in. The quest for power hitters hasn't gotten off the ground yet. John Barr has a rep for taking highly touted prospects who drop due to injury or other tarnishes. Crawford, Dominguez and Oropresa all fit that mold.
The apparent strategy is to merge Barr's eye for the college bat with Tidrow's eye for the power arm. The early returns look quite promising on the past 4 years of drafting. But there is the chance that this is just Kool Aid drinking on the part of Giants prospect hounds. The odds of breaking through to the majors are extremely hard, especially after the wave of first round picks.
The Giants have always been very conservative with draft picks. Overall, only 40 High School players have been drafted in the first 10 rounds in 19 drafts. While on one hand the drafting of the past six years has improved immensely with high profile success, the overall ratios haven't changed much over the years. The ability to develop their own hitting prospects is a huge part of sinking or swimming, not only due to the free agent market being weak but a very mixed track record of overpaying for mediocre bats.
That is not to say everything is bleak. The Giants have had great success in the middle rounds in the past 10 years. They have a stellar record of pitching development. They appear to be locking up all their homegrown talent they have developed. The ability to compete strongly with the goal of championships will be won and lost on how well the Giants continue their drafting and player development. A legitimate criticism of ownership has always been that they are content to compete, fill the park and profit. The extra step, such as signing Vlad Guerrero, has alluded them. The free agent market may not be the answer, but falling on their face with drafting and development is definitely the route to failure.
They have a core group of players that are young and highly skilled. It is balanced towards the pitching end however. They have to juggle immediate fill in needs of role players versus taking a swing at unproven and high upside high school talent. It is a big challenge. They have to balance restocking the pitching versus the desperate need for hitting. They have to balance more immediate help of a college bat versus the chance for a truly special HS talent. All that from a not very good draft position, although better than in the past 2 years.


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Well Niner Faithful it has been a rough 6 years. We will all remember the day the Rodgers was passed over for Smith, and 6-years later we still don't have a QB of the Future.
As this latest disappointing season comes to an end we have to ask ourselves "Is this going to be Smith's last game in a 49ers uniform?" How will he be received by the crowd?
I believe this will be his last game for us and I don't see him as a long term starter in the future.
What do you think?