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Will Gov. Brown make history (that's one word for it) by vetoing money for the accredited UCR Med?
Only a fool would predict what this governor might do. He has been diagnosed as a terminally unorthodox politician. Second opinion? Unconventional, too.
But facts is facts: The peeps passed his Prop. 30 — a temporary sales and income tax jolt that spared billions in cuts. Gov. Brown just anointed himself Gov. Black: The Golden State's no longer in the red. And to the dismay of Riverside's new (super-majority) Demo legislators, the governor's $100 billion budget contains not a penny, let alone a relatively measly $15 million, for UCR Med.
Local Super Demos are gonna sit right down and write themselves a bill to fund this school. But the guv could blue pencil it right out.
What goin' on? I wasn't sure until the guv, whose new budget is mighty kind to the Cap 'N' Gowners, flung a little chin music at Higher Ed: "I've got a whole book showing how the university is spending money it doesn't have to," he told the LA Times. Such as? "…certain kinds of research, sports, gardeners, a lot of things."
He wants the UC and Cal State systems to slash admin expenses. The Times cited a 2010 faculty study (yes, consider the source) showing the Golden State's Higher Ed population of "senior administrators" has gone forth and multiplied by 125 percent since 1997. Increase in students: 33 percent.
I have no idea how much Higher Ed admin costs should be slashed. But is there a little bulge behind the old belt? The guv may be unorthodox and unconventional, but he is a proven fat detector. His 2011 war on state-issue cell phones rounded up 48K devices and saved the state $20 million a year — $5 million more than local legislators hope to snare (annually) for UCR Med!
Looks like the deal goes something like this: OK, UCR, you want med school money? I'm already giving the UC system, which includes you, an extra $250 million. Take it out of that! Or earn your $15 mill in med money by cutting some fat. I know it's there. You know it's there. Show me the money!
Would the governor of California really use UCR Med money as a bargaining chip? Don't bet against it.
SLASHER ADD — When the guv talks of slashing admin expenses does he mean UC's many "centers," including UCR's recently-in-the-news Center for Sustainable Suburban Development?
UCR spokeswoman Kris Lovekin calls the 10-year-old center "super important for practical research" about "water, air quality, city planning, the intersection of suburbs and wildlands…" Its annual $150K budget comes from "regular administrative funds" and partially supports three staff members (whose salaries come from two other budgets, too). It has nine profs (paid from other budgets) and a new director: ex-Riverside MayorLuv. He'll get about $16K from the center and another $73K to teach two classes.
Still, could "sustainable suburban development" be an example of what the governor has in mind?
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Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the "Company") previously announced on September 23, 2013 that Geoffrey G. Jervis intended to resign from his position at the Real Estate Debt Strategies group of The Blackstone Group L.P. ("Blackstone") to pursue other opportunities, effective at such time as a successor chief financial officer of the Company was named by its external manager, BXMT Advisors L.L.C. (the "Manager"), an affiliate of Blackstone, under the terms of the Company's existing management agreement with the Manager.
On December 10, 2013, the Manager named and the Company's Board of Directors appointed Paul D. Quinlan, a Managing Director in the finance division of Blackstone, to serve as the Company's chief financial officer and assistant secretary. Mr. Quinlan, age 36, in his business development role, was a key member of the Blackstone deal team for the December 2012 strategic transaction with the Company, which was then known as Capital Trust, Inc. Mr. Quinlan will also serve as the Chief Financial Officer of Blackstone's Real Estate Debt Strategies group, which encompasses all of Blackstone's commercial real estate debt investment vehicles, including the Company. Mr. Quinlan most recently served as Blackstone's head of Financial Planning & Business Development, with oversight of management and public reporting, and strategic mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Quinlan was also the Chief Financial Officer for Blackstone Advisory Partners L.P., encompassing Blackstone's Advisory, Restructuring & Reorganization and Capital Markets businesses. From 2004 until joining Blackstone in 2010, Mr. Quinlan worked as a Director in the Global Principal Investments Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, focusing on strategic corporate mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and private equity investments. Prior to this, Mr. Quinlan worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch and PricewaterhouseCoopers Securities. Mr. Quinlan received a B.S. in Finance and English cum laude from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. with distinction from New York University's Stern School of Business.
Because the Manager is responsible for managing the Company's affairs and for compensating any individuals it provides to the Company under the terms of its existing management agreement with the Company, neither Mr. Quinlan nor Mr. Jervis has entered into any compensatory arrangement with the Company in connection with the foregoing events.
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Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release issued by Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. on December 10, 2013.

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The man at the center of the hepatitis C scandal in southern Nevada is recovering after a second stroke.
Doctor Depak Desai and four other doctors own the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and other offices. The health district says the reuse of syringes and vials of medicine led to at least nine patients contracting hepatitis C.
Doctor Desai has become the face of the largest health crisis in southern Nevada. The health district and CDC identified his practice of re-using syringes and single dose vials of medicine as the cause for the spread of hepatitis C.
There are multiple investigations into Desai, his partners, and his surgical centers.
It's been seven months since health inspectors uncovered the problems. The outrage has not diminished as seen in the latest health district board meeting.
Now Desai missed a planed state medical board pre-disciplinary hearing. Desai's attorney was supposed to hand over a witness list, evidence for the disciplinary hearing, and Desai's testimony defending his medical license.
His attorney told the board she has not been able to work with Desai on the information because of his stroke.
The hearing was postponed six months until February 24, 2009, but also moved to Las Vegas.
Health conditions may have affected the medical board disciplinary hearings, but it will not affect the criminal case.
"Investigators will continue investigating regardless of the health conditions of targets," said District Attorney David Roger.
Desai is not the only target. Sources say nurses with intimate knowledge of the unsafe medical practices talked with detectives. Charges will center on nurses who refused to talk and other doctors associated with the surgical centers.
Detectives have not given a timeframe for charges.
"When they feel they have a case that we can prove beyond a reasonable doubt, we will move forward," said Roger.
The State Medical Board of Examiners has scheduled a September 23, 2008 status check. The board wants an update on the condition of Desai and may order a review by a board appointed physician.
The board eventually could revoke Desai's license, suspend him, fine him, force him to do more training or reprimand him.


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At 3:51 p.m. EDT on Sunday, all but one of the eight games were under the six-minute mark in the fourth quarter, with Patriots-Bills the only outlier with 10-plus minutes remaining.
It had just been announced that the right hand of Eagles QB Michael Vick was broken. I gave a quick look to the NFL scoreboard. Every single game was within one score.
Eight games, none more than eight points apart. Now that is a sport you can market.
Whatever problems the league had two months ago are now gone. In fact, the NFL is more popular than ever. Why? Every week is full-on drama, and no one knows how it will end up. No one.
Consider what happened in a short amount of time around the league. It's stunning, really:
- The Giants led 22-16 after Victor Cruz outjumped Nnamdi Asomugha for a score, and they got the ball back after Vick was replaced by Mike Kafka, who threw a first-pass INT. On the ensuing drive, the mentally tougher Giants drove a stake through the Eagles' defense with a 10-play, Chinese-water-torture drive capped off by an Ahmad Bradshaw screen pass for 18 yards and the score. Untouched. The NFC East now officially is a grab bag.
- Matt Hasselbeck, who took over from his own five-yard line down 14-10 with under eight minutes left, hit TE Craig Stevens on a seam route for 58 yards. All hail the Titans' vertical passing game! Three plays later, Hasselbeck hit Daniel Graham, another tight end, naturally, for the game-winning score. The Titans are 2-1 and should perhaps be 3-0. Hasselbeck has 326 more passing yards than Vick.
- Saints TE Jimmy Graham had just hauled in a fade route — is this the era of the tight end, or what? — to cut the Texans' lead to 26-24 with 9:35 left. There would be three more touchdowns (one off a tipped pass that could have been an INT), two two-point conversions by Lance Moore in his first game of the season, and 24 total pass plays. The Saints came back to win in a 73-pointer in the Dome. Prediction: This is not the last shootout either of these teams will have to win this season.
- Cam Newton, Mr. 400, had been held to 81 yards passing through three quarters. In easily the strangest game of the day, the Jaguars led 10-8 behind Blaine Gabbert in his first start when the wheels started coming off. Newton hit TE Greg Olsen for a 16-yard score and then Jeremy Shockey for the two-point conversion (again, the tight ends!). Newton had 81 passing yards in the fourth quarter. He survived the biblical rain in the first half, some awfully high throws, and found a way to earn his first NFL win. That's winning without your best fastball, something a lot of six-year vets can't do.
- Colt McCoy hit Mohamed Massaquoi on a 14-yard TD with 43 seconds left. About four real-time minutes later, the Browns picked off Chad Henne and finished off the Dolphins. Even the worst game on the board had tangible drama, and hey, the Browns have a better record than the Eagles. Crazy league.
And of course, that was not all. There was the pièce de résistance up in Buffalo. How exactly to sum up the Bills' comeback against the Patriots, down 21-0? How to signify its meaning in the grand scheme? It's tough to, really.
This is a franchise that measures itself against the Patriots and tries to mimic their on-field approach (3-4 defense, no-huddle spread attack). And given that the Patriots had beaten them 20 of the past 21 meetings, with the majority of them crushing, either by blowout or by heartbreaker, this one was huge. This was the first time the Bills probably felt not only like they could beat the Patriots but that they even should beat them.
But going in a three-TD hole to the scariest offensive team in the league normally is a deathblow. Instead, this scrappy, fear-no-evil Bills outfit just kept chipping away. Cut it to 11 at half. Cut it to one score, then tied it. Kept the Patriots on their heels defensively and forced them to be uncharacteristically passive offensively. And with 68,104 fans sensing the enormity of what was happening, the Bills responded with a huge drive and what would be the game-clincher. Fred Jackson and Ryan Fitzpatrick, the everyman heroes of this ragtag bunch, once more keyed a dramatic win.
"It's the biggest win of my career," said Bills LB Chris Kelsay, who had lived through the years of losing twice to the Patriots. "I can't think of any bigger."
What made the scene even more surreal was the sight of the Patriots — with the game tied 31-31 but the edge clearly to the Bills as they were milking the clock and getting ready for the game-winning field goal — lose their cool. For years in this rivalry, it was the Bills who lost their cool, and before the comeback, this looked like it would continue.
Instead, we got a comeback for the ages and a great story developing in Buffalo. Goes to show you don't ever know.
At 4:27 p.m. EDT, Lions PK Jason Hanson kicked the game-winner in overtime of a game the Vikings blew despite leading 20-0. That capped off an incredible 36-minute period in pro footballdom.
Right as the late games were starting up ...
Controversial call of the week
Might as well keep the real-time timeline thing going on for one more section.
I sent a mocking tweet as the Vikings faced a 4th-and-1 from the Lions' 17-yard line with 11:40 left in the fourth quarter. They were leading 20-17, and though a field goal still keeps it a one-score game, it at least gives you points and stops the bleeding somewhat.
For the second week in a row, the Vikings had blown a double-digit lead but were still leading by three. And at first, it appeared that Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier wanted to kick the field goal as PK Ryan Longwell headed out onto the field.
But Frazier and the Vikings had a change of heart: They would go for it. With Adrian Peterson as the I-back and Toby Gerhart offset right, with a tight end off the line on the right side, it was a predictable formation for a power run to the right. But instead of Peterson, who was killing the Lions in the first half, the Vikings gave it to Gerhart on a fullback dive.
Kyle Vanden Bosch, Sammie Lee Hill and Andre Fluellen all collapsed the Vikings' line and converged on Gerhart, who had nowhere to go. It was short.
It was at that point that you knew the Vikings would lose another lead and another game, later becoming only the fifth team ever in NFL history to blow a halftime lead in each of the first three games of a season.
"I thought that they were going to kick a field goal," Lions LB Justin Durant told me from his home Sunday night, replaying the wild game. "They decided to go for it, and we came up with a huge stop."
Was Durant surprised it was Gerhart and not Peterson?
"No, Gerhart is a good back, too," Durant said. "That didn't shock me. Our D-line got a great push, so I think we would have stopped either one of them."
Frazier was grilled by the media just as much for going for it as he was for not giving it to his best player.
"We were thinking about if the field-goal unit wanted to kick or not. We were confident that we had a good play that would get us the first down, and that was about it," he said. "Based on what they were doing on defense, we felt that the play we had worked out at that time would be the best situation, but it didn't work out for us."
Very little is working out for the Vikings, who have given up halftime leads of 10, 17 and 20 points in the first three weeks.
The wow factor
This week's edition features the good, the bad and the ugly.
The Good: Darren McFadden — Is there a more underappreciated star in the game? And that's what he is. It's a bit odd that a college star who was the fourth pick in the draft doesn't get more pub than McFadden, especially in this fantasy-geeked world we live in. But McFadden is a big, fast thoroughbred and the game's best home-run runner now. Yes, he might be a hamstring injury waiting to happen. But consider me undaunted.
The Bad: The Eagles' offensive line committed four false starts ... at home. It was just one of those days. How bad was it? The Eagles kicked a field goal in the third quarter to take a 16-14 lead. The fans booed.
The Ugly: Michael Vick ripping the refs after the game, adding insult (a likely league fine) to injury. There might be some truth to what he said about not receiving the same degree of protection from the officials as other quarterbacks, but it's a dangerous thing to do.
Entertainers and icons
Pretty sure I could run anchor leg in the 4x400m with these three and win a shiny medal, but right now I am only impressed with two of them on the football field.
Packers TE Jermichael Finley: I love watching him run. For all the tight ends I mentioned earlier, Finley might be the best pure pass catcher and he showed it off with the first three-TD game in his career. He looks like he is seven feet tall out there, and his hands and leaping ability are second to none at the position. Can you tell I am impressed? Basically, he's not a tight end; he's half wide receiver, half small forward. What an athlete.
Eagles RB LeSean McCoy: He might be the most exciting running back in the league. He has been the Eagles' most consistent offensive player through three games. Heck, he might be the best back in the game, although I get it if you want to go with Adrian Peterson. If it's 3rd-and-1, I understand if you want to take Peterson. But McCoy can do so many things. No back right now plants his foot and goes on the inside zone run like McCoy.
Dolphins RB Reggie Bush: At one point, his line read: five carries, one yard, two fumbles. It's just not working. Another failed offensive addition by the Dolphins, who struggle to get the most out of their offensive players. Bush is a punt returner and a slot receiver/third-down back. Period. Don't make him something he is not.
Ten takeaways of the week
Here are 10 things I took from Week Three, aka the separation between boys and men:
1. An early-season theme has been the big comeback. It being a passing league — a nuclear passing league — likely portends that. But we could see some epic comeback stats this season like the one we were given Sunday: Dating back to 1950, the Bills became the first team to win back-to-back games in which they trailed by 18 points or more, according to STATS LLC. It should be fun, and you know we'll be along for the ride.
2. Matt Forté said it best Sunday: The Bears' loss to the Saints was a step back. The loss to the Packers was a "major step back." He's right. Mike Martz can't help himself. The Packers took the run away early, and it brilliantly played into Martz becoming even more one-dimensional than he had been in Week Two, angering legions of Bears fans. The Bears ran nine called runs to Forté. They gained two yards. Good teams don't ditch the run when they fall behind. The Bears are not a good team right now. Week One's win over the Falcons stands as a distant memory. Lovie Smith needs to get control of his offense, the "Bears offense" as he likes to call it, just as Smith did during their bye last year. It saved the season.
3. The postgame press conference with head coaches has become utterly worthless. I tend to skip them when I go to a game. But when the coaches are wholly unhelpful to the media, it really is irksome. Andy Reid and Bill Belichick are two fine coaches, and they each suffered hard losses today. But that doesn't mean they don't have obligations to uphold. Each was out of the room faster than you can say "blown leads." I did word counts on their postgame pressers from Sunday: Belichick, 203. Andy Reid, 211. Thanks for the help, guys!
4. Dave Toub's "Where is Devin Hester?" punt return at the end of the Packers-Bears game was a stunning bit of creativity. Special-teams coaches are among the more inventive in all of football, but this was a high-water mark for me. The Bears' special-teams coach is among the best, and late in the game he had Hester attract about two-thirds of the Packers' coverage team on a punt with just over a minute left. The problem? The ball was kicked to the other side of the field. The Bears' entire blocking scheme and Hester were lined up on their left side while Johnny Knox snuck out to the right where the ball was kicked. Clearly, it was an audible situation that Toub put on for this game, and it worked: Knox ran it back 89 yards for a score ... but it was called back because of a (phantom) holding call on Corey Graham. I am still looking for the hold. But Toub's terrific setup had the Packers completely fooled. "It was a bad call," Knox told the Chicago Sun-Times. "Corey didn't even touch him."
5. Count me among the people who vaulted the Rams up to the top of the NFC West prematurely. I still stand by my contention that they have their best football ahead of them this season, but I worry that the ceiling might be far lower than expected. For me, the biggest disappointment has been on defense. Yes, we all thought Sam Bradford was ready for a breakout, but I'm not impressed with the play of those around him, either. The schedule clearly is not doing them favors, but the Rams must regroup during the Week Five bye. The good news is that the division is still very winnable with the shaky 49ers (2-1) atop the West.
6. Don't give me that nonsense about the Rams having something to gripe about because Joe Flacco was throwing the ball late. This is still a contact league, right? You can still punish a quarterback, no? I say this: If you are going to throw against me and you're up 30 points — as the Ravens were, chucking it deep late in the game with a 37-7 edge — I am going to blitz you and make your QB pay. Not dirty. Not late hits. Just hard. But I have nothing to say if I don't stop you. Don't be bush league, St. Lou, and cry foul. Credit to Steve Spagnuolo for not whining.
7. The Vikings were the first team to pressure the Lions and disrupt the timing of Matthew Stafford and the Lions' passing game. The Lions' O-line had done a nice job prior to this game, but it was pretty sad early on at Minnesota. ORT Gosder Cherilus was benched for Corey Hilliard, OLT Jeff Backus had back-to-back false starts and the Vikings had five sacks (for minus-40 yards). Stafford was hit seven times, too, which shows how tough he was in leading his team back from being down 20-0. But geez, if that is how the O-line played against the Vikings, will it be worse against the chaos of Rob Ryan and the Cowboys next week? Just thinking aloud here ...
8. Jacquian Williams is going to be a player. The Giants' sixth-rounder from South Florida is fast and active, and he looks very good on blitzes. Williams is most famous in his three-game career for the flop job he pulled on Monday night against the Rams, faking an injury to slow down their fast-break offense. But Williams put his best foot forward on Sunday, pressuring Vick on a pass that became an interception and leading the Giants with nine tackles.
9. Eagles LB Casey Matthews has to be benched. He's just not where he needs to be. I know the coaches love his smarts and his toughness and all that, but the kid has been physically overwhelmed so far. He was beaten on a wheel route by Giants RB Brandon Jacobs for a 40-yard TD on Sunday and was replaced in the nickel by Brian Rolle, another rookie. One personnel director said his team had sixth-round grades on Matthews because he looked like a special-teamer. Putting him in the middle of a "Dream Team," fair title or not, is just unfair for the kid.
10. I wrote the past two weeks that this Colts team has too much pride, and I knew they would play with emotion Sunday night against the Steelers. Deep down, they probably know the season is lost as far as the playoffs are concerned. But Sunday's loss to the Steelers, in which Pittsburgh was pushed to the brink, showed a lot about the Colts' character. They might have been dealt the biggest injury blow of the season, losing Peyton Manning, but I have a ton of respect for Dwight Freeney, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark and the rest of the veterans who easily could have mailed this in. They have not. Colts fans should be proud.
Early Week Four teasers
The top five story lines heading into next week:
- The Lions are 3-0, but they know they are facing a crucial stretch, starting with Sunday's game at Dallas. "We have to keep working hard, watching extra tape and prepare like we have to get to 3-0, but we have to play even better," said LB Justin Durant, the underrated tackles leader for this young defense. Other than Kyle Vanden Bosch, Durant (fifth season, 26 years old) is one of the few "older" guys on this group. "We're hardworking and hard-hitting," he said. "That's what people are going to find out about us." And they'll be on TV quite a bit, too. The Lions host the Bears in their first Monday-nighter in 10 years, then the 2-1 49ers and the down-but-not-out Falcons in three straight weeks. Down the line the Lions have games against the Saints, Raiders and two against the Packers. We shall find out if they are for real.
- The Raiders are for real, and they get a great test when New England visits the Black Hole. One thing that can't be overlooked: It's horrible business to bet against a peeved Patriots team. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have an ungodly record a week after a loss, and when you're the Patriots, every loss is a disappointment. But we must honor the Raiders: That D-line, run game and those special teams are for real.
- The Jets and Ravens are fun no matter what, but there obviously is some familial connection between Rex Ryan and his old team. But we now must ask the question: Which is the better team?
- The Titans and Browns are 2-1 — for real — and both got here after losing to teams they probably should have beaten in Week One, Jacksonville and Cincinnati, respectively. The winner is a surprising 3-1, although most people will assume that neither team is for real. This game might provide answers, but the Kenny Britt injury (if it's major) could be a killer for Tennessee.
- The Eagles, perhaps Vick-less, are 1-2, in last place. The 49ers are 2-1, in first place in the NFC West. Raise your hand if you had that quinella. It very well could be Mike Kafka vs. Alex Smith at The Linc. And the Eagles' season could be hanging in the balance. Hey, no pressure, Northwestern. None at all.


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By Juma Nsubuga
The chief of defense forces, Gen. Aronda Nyakayirima has issued a statement on Gen Sejusa. Nyakayirima says that following statements attributed to Gen Sejusa a.k.a David Tinyefuza in the Daily Monitor news paper of 7th May 2013, I wish to put the record straight as follows:
In his document he claims that through the Director General Internal Security Organization (DGISO) he delivered a message to H.E The President in which he highlighted Intelligence concerns about likely consequences of what the public has dubbed the "Muhoozi project". In the document he states that the issue is becoming divisive and creating fertile ground for causing intrigue especially in the UPDF. The General further states that the so called "Mbuya Barracks attack" was conducted by some senior officers in the UPDF.
As the Chief of Defence Forces of the UPDF, I am not aware of such concerns neither does the Intelligence Community. The statement therefore is not only false but misleading. First of all it is out of procedure for the Coordinator of Intelligence to communicate to his appointing authority who is the President and Commander-In-Chief through his subordinate.
I wish to point out that obviously with such a statement the author is operating outside the law, and his statements are aimed at tarnishing the good image of the UPDF and create the impression that it is not cohesive which is totally false.
Similar arguments have in the recent past been raised by some members of the radical political opposition and in particular Dr. Kiiza Besigye with clear intention to divide the UPDF.
The President and the Commander- In – Chief has had the occasion to give a clear response to those falsehoods and educate the public about the historical role of the Special Forces in UPDF.
Given that Gen Sejusa is a serving officer of the UPDF he should be aware that all officers and militants of UPDF are subject to military law. They are also bound to be faithful to and bear true allegiance to the President by virtue of the Oath of Allegiance they take which is in the Fifth Schedule to the UPDF Act. The statement he allegedly issued therefore not only contravenes the law but also contradicts that of President issued to the media earlier.
The code of conduct as clearly stated in the UPDF Act of 2005 requires proper authorization before a member of the Defence Forces makes public statements to journalists. That authorization must always be expressly sought and obtained and cannot be implied from any circumstances. Some officers like Gen Sejusa have on different occasions given a wrong impression to the general public that they are exempted from seeking authorization before making public statements. This is wrong. The General being a senior member of the UPDF should have sought to address his concerns in the right forum including the High Command to which he is a member.
The UPDF takes exception to the fact that the spirit of the General 's letter simply champions the agenda of the radical and anarchic political opposition hence rendering him partisan contrary to Article 208 of the Constitution of Uganda.
I would like to take this opportunity to reassure the general public that the UPDF is a cohesive, effective, efficient and pro-people Force. The UPDF shall also remain loyal to the people, the Commander- in -Chief and the Constitution of Uganda.
Finally I would like to warn any serving officer who goes against the law that he or she will be dealt with accordingly.


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Miley Cyrus has shacked up with Australian boyfriend Liam Hemsworth in her parents' house after she gave them the ultimatum 'Let him move in, or I'll move out.'
This isn't the first time Miley's had a live-in boyfriend. Her parents Billy Ray and Tish allowed 20-year-old Justin Gaston to live under their roof when Miley was 16 ...under the condition that she keep her bedroom door open at all times.
Liam has been banished to a separate bedroom, but whatever Miley's parents are trying to prevent, it probably already happened when the pair took a romantic trip to Australia earlier this month!
"In the end, Billy Ray and Miley's mom, Tish, decided they'd rather have Miley under their roof with Liam than not knowing where she is at night," a family friend told The National Enquirer.


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YUMA, Ariz. (KSWT News 13) - A convicted sex offender has a new address in Yuma.
Police tell KSWT News 13 that Antonio Aguilar, 28, now lives at 1426 E. 22nd Place in Yuma.
In April 2000, Aguilar forced his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend into his car, took her to his house, and threatened her with a knife when she tried to leave.
In July 2000, he plead guilty to one count of unlawful imprisonment and one count of attempted aggravated assault in Yuma County Superior Court.
Aguilar was sentenced to 120 days in jail and four years of intensive probation.
He was recently released from prison.
Aguilar is considered a "level 3" sex offender with a high risk to re-offend.
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I'm really wondering if it's ever possible for any man to keep it in his pants. For every one of these Arnold-Dan Marino-Tiger Woods stories we hear, there are ten more that are being kept quiet. Dan Marino paid his baby momma off but the story still got out.
Men…you can't live with them. You can't bury the in the back yard.
The married gridiron great — a pregame analyst for CBS since 2003 who will be doing this Sunday's Super Bowl broadcast — sired a love child with a networkunderling and then paid her millions to keep quiet, sources have exclusively told The Post.
The ex-Miami Dolphin QB — who has long had an image as one of pro sports' most squeaky-clean guys — knocked up Donna Savattere, a then-35-year-old production assistant at CBS Sports' Manhattan studio.
She gave birth to their daughter, Chloe, in June 2005.
"They had an affair, and she had a baby," said a source. "Everything was on the down-low and secretive."
News of the affair and child comes as Dan Marino is set to work Sunday's big "Super Bowl Today" telecast.
He and other former NFL greats, such as Boomer Esiason and Shannon Sharpe, will jaw about the big game for hours before the 6:30 p.m. kickoff between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. The revelation could make for some awkward moments during the long broadcast, which starts at 2 p.m.
CBS said in a statement today, "Dan has said all there is to say on this matter, and will be in his usual role on our broadcast Super Bowl Sunday."
Marino yesterday admitted to his dalliance.
"This is a personal and private matter. I take full responsibility both personally and financially for my actions now as I did then," he told The Post in a written statement. "We mutually agreed to keep our arrangement private to protect all parties involved."
At the time of the affair and Chloe's birth, Marino was married to his wife of 20 years, Claire, with whom he had six kids, including four sons and two adopted daughters.
The birth of baby Chloe came about two months before Marino's Hall of Fame induction — at which his son Daniel made what danmarino.com called "a moving tribute to his father."
Marino insisted that his marriage is still intact, despite the affair. "My wife and I have been married for almost 30 years and have six children together," he wrote yesterday — which happened to be his 28th wedding anniversary. And we continue to be a strong and loving family."
Marino agreed to pay Savattere millions to care for Chloe, sources say, and she moved to Texas as part of the deal.


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R. Marangoni, C. Felicioli, "BpMatch: An Efficient Algorithm for a Segmental Analysis of Genomic Sequences," IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 1120-1127, July-Aug., 2012.
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GB wrestling JV Invite, 8 a.m.
Hall of Fame game tickets being sold
The Greensburg Pirates boys basketball team will participate in the prestigious City Securities Hall of Fame Classic on Saturday, Dec. 28. Greensburg will play Mt. Vernon in the first game (11 a.m.) followed by Columbus North versus Evansville Harrison. The consolation game between the two losing teams will be held at 6 p.m. followed by the championship game.
Tickets for all four games are being sold in Mr. Edwards' athletic office each day for $10 per ticket. There are no assigned seats and there is not a limit on the number of tickets a person can purchase and they are for sale to all people.
If tickets remain at the door on the day of the tournament, they will cost $20. Greensburg wants to have a tremendous amount of fans at the Classic, so purchase your tickets as soon as possible.


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Well, it's that time of year again. And no, we're not referring to snow flurries or hot cocoa, but the ongoing lists, ranks and various awards qualifications that roll out every December. As listmaking in general tends to be reductive (let alone year-centric surveys), the actual moving images—from films both big and small, blockbuster and arthouse—tend to be overlooked or forgotten. But luckily, some folks with time on their hands and video editing skills cut together what it was like to see movies in 2013.
Over the weekend, we saw one 7-minute tribute land online, and this morning brings an 8-minute look back from the folks at JoBlo. The supercut starts off with a pretty clever riff on the opening of "Gravity" that declares: "Life Without Movies Is Impossible." From there, the video reel goes headfirst into the movies mainstream and indie, funny and dramatic and everything in between that crossed your path this year. Tell your boss you have a conference call, and watch below.
Glass | December 10, 2013 8:43 AM
Thank you! Finally a good yearly movie wrapup video.
shark | December 9, 2013 12:24 PM
That video has some positively brilliant editing. The "you can't repeat the past" segment in particular was very clever, using About Time, The World's End, and then showing Paul Walker and James Gandolfini.


text: Understand, the savvy part about moves like this isn't so much about buckets of money that are going to pile up in the NHL coffers. The fact of the matter is that with enough effort, the young tech-savvy generation can do much of this stuff already. The NHL is merely riding that wave, building business relationships and a fan-friendly reputation along the way.


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Accessible and wearable with pieces that will be just as good for some years to come, it's about high quality separates with some big statements spun in for Raoul autumn/winter 2011-12. See it on the catwalk here.
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Two long weekends await employees and students for the month of December 2012. December 24, which falls on Monday was declared a special non-working holiday throughout the Philippines under Proclamation 361 to give people full opportunity to celebrate Christmas with their family and loved ones.
December 31, a Monday was also declared as a holiday as the Last Day of the Year. It is a special non-working holiday.
Below is the complete list of holidays for December 2012:
- December 24, Monday – (special non-working day by virtue of Proclamation 361, s. 2012)
- December 25, Tuesday – Christmas Day (regular holiday)
- December 30, Sunday – Rizal Day (regular holiday)
- December 31, Monday – Last Day of the Year (special non-working day)


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Once again the mainstream media boohooed over a false and misleading seasonally falsified industrial production number, bemoaning that the SA number was down 0.4% month to month in May. They are playing into the Wall Street mob's desire for manna from Ben next week. It's totally bogus, supported only by false and misleading SA data, not the real activity.
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Parent-Initiated Motivational Climate and Young Athletes' Intrinsic-Extrinsic Motivation: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Relations
Daniel O'Rourke, University of Washington, USA
Theme: Motivation and self-perceptions
Poster Number: 54
Program ID: POS-1
Presentation: October 3, 2013 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Room: Napoleon
We studied links between perceived parent-initiated motivational climate, and motivational dynamics in youth sport participants from a Self-Determination Theory perspective. Measures of parent-initiated motivational climate and athletes' motivational patterns were administered at early- and late-season over a period of 32 weeks. At both early- and late-season, high mastery and low ego parent-initiated motivational climate behaviors predicted higher levels of intrinsically-oriented motivation. Conversely, high ego and low mastery parent-initiated motivational climate behaviors were associated with more extrinsically-oriented motivation. Prospective longitudinal analyses of change revealed that early-season parent motivational climate predicted changes in the strength of intrinsic-extrinsic motivation over the course of the season. Specifically, a high mastery climate predicted increases in intrinsically-oriented motivation whereas a high ego climate predicted decreases in intrinsically-oriented motivation. The latter result has not been observed in studies of coach-initiated motivational climate, suggesting that parent-initiated motivational climate, particularly an ego climate, may differ somewhat from coach-initiated motivational climate in its impact on intrinsic-extrinsic motivation. Given the prevalence of positive effects under a mastery climate, including greater sport enjoyment, performance, and well-being, interventions have focused on developing a more prominent mastery climate. Effective interventions to promote a mastery climate have already been developed for use with coaches. Our results support the potential value of parent intervention programs that teach parents how to promote a mastery motivational climate.


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Dubstep has arrived. It's in the clubs. It's on TV, insidiously creeping into commercials and terrorizing radio waves around the world; from Berlin to New York City and everywhere in between, Dubstep is a force to be reckoned with. The once-underground phenomenon crossed the pond and went mainstream. Thanks to its growing popularity, amateur producers just flip on their low frequency oscillators and take a nap. Drab and derivative, the genre has been co-opted by DJs simply regurgitating the work of others. There is one act, though, that has been leading the way and setting the standard for live performance Dubstep/Electro/House for over five relentless years. One force that does it live.
The cyber-kinetic bass juggernaut EOTO is Dubstep's savior and innovator. Two twisted demons blasting razor-bass and shrapnel beats from coast to coast and beyond. Snarling and brutal, these psy-dub beat sorcerers create Dubstep from the ground up, night after night, using only real instruments and their sonic wizardry. No pre-programmed loops, no heavy samples snatched from other producers, Jason Hann and Michael Travis bring Dubstep to life in real time, and push the movement into unexplored territories. Their soul-shattering brand of lazerstep is as mesmerizing as it is evil.
Those who haven't been exposed to the two-headed, buzzsaw-juggling behemoth best check their schedules. EOTO is in the process of throwing down an unprecedented 60 performances in 64 nights. There's no break, there's no solace, just a vicious bass onslaught from the South to the Rocky Mountains to the West Coast, and back across the Midwest. And that's before festival season even kicks off. Beginning with Summer Camp, and running through Wakarusa, The Big Up, and Nateva in August, EOTO is already charting its course of summer destruction. You can bet they're planning something perverse and especially warped for the season's most anticipated gathering of subsonic junkies: Sonic Bloom Festival.
There is no stopping EOTO from spreading a near lethal dose of dance music to the masses. The duo just unleashed a FREE 10-track sampler from their 2011 Colorado tour on SoundCloud and is also expected to release the third rendition of their annual live tour compliation called "K-Turns and U-Turns" on May 17th (Album Art). The 39-song-collection was recorded live in 2010 with each disc meticulously mixed to flow like a live show.
To educate and prepare the unwitting masses for their awesome destructive power, EOTO just wrapped up filming for their soon to be released live DVD. Soon, the world will be able to witness these two dark ninjas maneuvering in precise symbiosis through technology, slaying crowds in high definition, and will understand that Travis and Hann have been, and always will be, true pioneers of Dubstep. Their debut concert DVD will capture their entirely original, completely improvised sonic assault. Beware of the release date, to be announced this summer.
For more information about EOTO or their spring/summer tour check out their website at www.eotomusic.com and don't forget to check out their new ticketing service offering only $2 ticketing fees on all advance tickets.
Spring Tour 2011
"If everyone played the ukulele, the world would be a better place." -Jake Shimabukuro
Jake Shimabukuro is recognized as one of the world's most exciting and innovative ukulele players and composers, having "given the ukulele a new respect altogether" (All Music Guide), as he demonstrates on his forthcoming album 'Peace Love Ukulele,' out January 4, 2011 on Hitchhike Records.
But as his career continues to blossom, Shimabukuro, a Hawaiian, is also busy giving back to his island community, using the ukulele as his tool. He's currently the head spokesperson for Music is Good Medicine (MIGM), a living-healthy community program that tours schools, hospitals and senior centers around Hawaii and on the US mainland, as well as in Guam, Saipan and Japan.
Shimabukuro's belief that music is good medicine goes all the way back to his childhood. "Ever since my mother first put a ukulele in my hands at the age of four," he says, "this magical instrument has been a positive force in my life – helping to steer me away from drugs, violence and other negative influences. It fueled my passion for music, which has helped me to develop in mind, body and spirit."
He points to the therapeutic, stress-reducing benefits of playing music and says the ukulele is one of the easiest instruments to learn, as well as one of the most affordable. "This tiny, four-string instrument is a universe of joy and healing, with a childlike quality about it that returns us to our youth and energizes us."
in 2003 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Crystal Castles consists of
producer Ethan Kath and vocalist Alice Glass. They are named after the
lyrics "The fate of the world is safe in Crystal Castles" and "Crystal
Castles, the source of all power" both from the theme song for She-Ra's
fortress. They are known for their melancholic lo-fi sound and their
explosive live shows. Their debut album was included in NME's "Top 50
Albums of the Decade".
Crystal Castles musical style has been
described as "ferocious, asphyxiating sheets of warped two-dimensional
Gameboy glitches and bruising drum bombast that pierces your skull with
their sheer shrill force, burrowing deep into the brain like a fever".
The band has headlined numerous tours in the U.S., Europe, Japan, and
Australia and have also appeared at festivals around the Globe
including Ireland's Oxegen Festival, Coachella, All Points West, Leeds
Festival in England and will also take part in Australia's "Big Day
Out" 2011 Tour.
The music and live show of the Crystal Castles is not one to miss. As the band themselves say,
"we are crystal castles we are 1 boy and 1 girl we are named after She-Ra's home we play rough"
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When members of New Monsoon, Railroad Earth and String Cheese Incident come together to create an album the result is Roostsy Americana bliss. Contribution, an appropriate name for a group whose members have bestowed many a musical gift to the masses with their previous bands, will drop Which Way World on March 30.
An album bursting with country gumption and raw poetic flare, this debut showcases the artistic veracity and harmonious nature of some of the best musicians on today's jam circuit. A balanced blend of old-time charm and aggressive string-heavy muscle, this collaborative effort exemplifies the razor-sharp skills of Tim Carbone (violin, vocals Railroad Earth), Jeff Miller (guitar, mandolin, vocals, New Monsoon), Phil Ferlino (keyboards, New Monsoon), Keith Moseley (bassist, the String Cheese Incident), and Jason Hann (percussion, the String Cheese Incident).
From the initial notes, "Come Around" takes off like a tumbleweed in a dust storm, moving with force, freely charting out its own territory in a sandy soundscape of earnest handclaps, vocal harmonies and a fierce web of strings. Chameleon-like in nature, this opening track captures both a mischievous apathetic side and one of comforted hope. The dichotomous lyrics of "Never mind/never mind/why?" and "Sometimes you gotta lose yourself/find yourself/come around again" play out like a fencing match of internal conflict. The track rounds things off with a whiskey soaked "I don't care!" from Carbone.
"Time Was Only Yesterday" initially breathes saloon-singer vulnerability, and holds that vintage desire to relive the past. Unexpectedly, lyrics about a "carnival parade" are quickly met by a collage of festive circus-esque clamor. The colossal racket is spiked with the scream of brassy horns and faded shouts you would imagine escaping from the lips of a vagabond ringleader.
"Better Days" proves to be one of the most lyrically poignant tracks on the album. The need for nostalgia, once again, resurfaces. While it gets off to a mellow start, the harmonized sturdy chorus of 'Gone gone away are better days,' which culminates with the tinge of tambourine, stands out like a mighty oak left upright after a forest fire.
Brilliance isn't limited to the instrumentals when you stop to absorb the momentous metaphors and similes just swimming around in the ocean of sound – "Couldn't see the danger there/ like children scaling rocks beside the sea…"
"Fear of Nothing" hits the listener like a sun shower on a sweltering day. Cool, refreshing and unapologetic, it reigns down with honky tonk tenacity. The upbeat, electrifying piano-laden, tune exudes a sense of rock n' roll, gospel and blues. Sprinkling a ferocious feminine energy to the mix, are the Black Swan Singers who come equipped with fierce pipes—strong enough to stir a corpse. By far the most danceable tune on the disc, it resembles a hybrid of Great America Taxi meets the Black Crowes.
'Wind Me Up' is more spoken then sung and comes across like a sincere monologue of someone who has grown tired of, but accustomed to, going through the motions. The accompaniments and vocals are reminiscent of something quirky country alt-rockers Wilco would create.
"Which Way World," the title track of the album, captures a Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young vibe and yet at times it sounds more like a top ten contemporary country radio hit. Slow, steady and straight up Zenful, it's a letter to our spinning sphere inquiring bout the very nature of its direction.
"Samsara" opens with piano playing that is rapidly coated by the lush emotion-evoking violin, proving that there is nothing like strings to set a melancholic mood. Capturing a rather dark tone, it sounds like a Celtic pagan homage to the earth— "I am the sky/speak through the wind/I am a shadow/darkness within..."
Let the musical monsoon of earthy cheese-coated goodness splash full force in a downpour that will have you tossing the umbrella and caution to the wind.
Four years after the DVD Live@Shrine, Femi Kuti returns with a generous, powerful and timeless new album, continuing to explore and push back the frontiers of Afrobeat. Thirteen titles that grab your belly, your feet, your heart and your head. From the ghettos of Lagos to the palaces of corrupt politicians, Day by Day takes us through the winding roads of African paradox. Why is such a rich continent inhabited by the world's poorest people?
Day by Day is Nigeria in all of its states. We find elaborate instrumental patterns, both in their texture and in their structure ("Demo Crazy") refrains as soulful as the best old hits Curtis Mayfield hits ("Eh Oh") and hot numbers to set light to any dancefloor. His group, Positive Force, built the foundations in Lagos and, during timely visits during sessions in Paris, other artists brought their building blocks to the structure. Keziah Jones made his guitar swing on "Tell Me" and "Dem Funny," Femi's young son, Madé, also joined the adventure, participating in all the tracks on this delicious album – to be released on November 18th.
Copying note for note his Father's music has never been Femi's goal. If he accompanied Fela's musicians during his youth, he decided as early as 1986 to free himself up and create his own band. Whilst always respecting his musical heritage, Femi has refined over more than twenty years, an afrobeat with soul-jazz nuances that is entirely his own.
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Arians still inlove with throwing the ball
Arians crush on Big Ben still continues as he gives Big Ben praise, he says this is the best Ben has ever looked. He says he plans on getting back to steelers football by not running "more" but running it 'better." But BA thinks he can still he can get 4000 yrds passing and two 1000 yrd receivers, really?!?!? Arians can't remember Roethlisberger being in such good shape or throwing the ball this well so early during any of his previous six camps. Roethlisberger has yet to have a pass intercepted during team drills, and he has gone entire practices without throwing an incompletion. "He's in the best shape I've ever seen him," Arians said Tuesday. "His arm is live, and he has no interceptions and very few incompletions unless they were dropped. This may be the best I've ever seen him right now." Instead, Roethlisberger has looked so sharp, Arians is focusing more time on figuring out what the Steelers will do offensively during the suspension. Available at NFLShop.com 2010 fantasy preview magazine Get a leg up on the competition with NFL.com's fantasy preview magazine. Order now! The answer: Probably not as much as they could if Roethlisberger played a full season. Byron Leftwich, who's all but certain to start for the Steelers while Roethlisberger sits out, possesses an intimate knowledge of the offense and throws the deep ball well, but he isn't as mobile. Dennis Dixon, a third-year pro from Oregon, runs better than any Steelers quarterback since Kordell Stewart but has only started one NFL game. He'll likely begin the season as the starter if Leftwich is hurt. Arians believes Pittsburgh's offense can be as good as it was last season, even though Roethlisberger can play no more than three-quarters of the season. Roethlisberger threw for a career-high 4,328 yards in 15 games in 2009, and Hines Ward and the now-departed Santonio Holmes each had more than 1,000 receiving yards. "We want to improve the running game, but we damn sure don't want to step back in the passing game," Arians said. "We want to have another 4,000-yard passer and two 1,000-yard receivers, and I don't care who they are. Now put the running game back to where it belongs, and I think we're pretty potent offensively."


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While the Blues didn't exactly bounce back in their lat game, we did have a correct guess in our Pick the Goal Scorer Contest! Alex Steen was the first to strike in a disappointing game against the Ducks.
Who will score first for the Blues tonight? Give us your best guess! Remember, you just need to comment on this post to be entered into the contest; the person with the most correct guesses at the end of the season will win something dripping with Blues awesomeness.
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Game Info:
Location: Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO
Opposing Netminder: Jonathon Bernier (per Daily Faceoff)
Starting Goalie: Jaroslav Halak
Probable Starting Line Up: (Per Lou Korac's In the Slot)
Defensive Pairings:
Scratches: Russell & Schwartz
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This past weekend, I traveled to Buffalo, New York, to watch the women's swim team compete in the A-10 Championships. "Buffalo in February?" a friend asked. "Are you crazy?"
Arriving at the team's hotel, the swimmers' families immediately and generously drew me in, shuttling me to and from the event facility, patiently explaining the language and rituals of college swimming, and describing, one after another, how much their daughter loves the University of Richmond.
Over two days, I witnessed Coach Matt Barany in action. Kneeling by the pool or standing behind his team, Matt whispered, whistled, and yelled his encouragement to the swimmers as they triumphed in event after event. From overhead stands where we watched the competition, parents praised Matt's holistic approach to their daughters' education, one in which knowledge derives from connections between classroom and competitive sport and from relationships with one another. One father boomed, "he should be called Professor Barany!"
It was the women, however, who impressed me most. Westhampton College's core mission is to strengthen students personally and intellectually. As smart and caring women, these swimmers live our mission. The pressures they face as Division 1 student-athletes at a small liberal arts university are extraordinary; the week before midterms finds them competing for championships while grabbing snippets of time to read an anthropology text or write a history outline. And yet, on the team whose fellow Spiders recognize as having the most rigorous practice schedule, more than three-fourths of the students have above-3.0 grade point averages. Their passion for swimming is obvious, but even more important is taking care of one another. And this is why, late Saturday night, they captured their 10th A-10 Conference championship.
Buffalo in February? If this is what crazy means, call me crazy.


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Major Needs: S, CB, OLB
Round 1:
This round entirely depends on which CB's and Safeties are selected before our pick. I have no doubt that Dennard (CB) and Ha Ha (S) are snagged before our pick. If this is the case, I see Justin Gilbert and Calvin Pryor being our top two choices.
My Pick: Calvin Pryor. This kid would be our bruiser we've been on the hunt for the last few years. At 6'2 and about 210, his size is terrific. His coverage is decent, and obviously has no problem stopping the run. His ceiling might be even higher than Ha'Seans.
Round 2:
Our choice here would depend on what we do in the 1st. if a corner is chosen instead of Pryor, a safety will more than likely be selected. In this case, we already got our stud safety, so a corner or an OLB would be the ideal selection.
My Pick: Jeremiah Attaochu. I went with the linebacker instead because the talent drop off from here and on is rather steep for this position of need. He is a little raw, but supremely athletic. With the proper coaching, I believe he could be an impact pass rusher that we are in dire need of. Marcus Smith could also be an option here.
Round 3:
In this round, I'd be looking for to add the highest rated corner, or nose tackle, because I think we may need a little more beef up front. (Saints game).
My Pick: Whoever is available between DaQuan Jones (NT) or Kyle Fuller (CB). Jones would give us the beef that we need and Fuller would give us the size and youth we'd like at corner. I think we'd need to trade up to the early part of the third round to get Fuller, but if we don't and he's taken before us, I think Jones would more than make up for it.
Round 4:
In the round, i'd be targeting a potential number 3 receiver (behind Maclin/Cooper and Desean).
My pick: Josh Huff. This guy would be a great fit at slot receiver for us, and not just because he's a duck :)
Round 5-7: BPA. Hopefully a corner, and some o-line depth because our guys are getting up there...unfortunately.
Well thats it my fellow Eagle fans, hoped you guys enjoyed the read! any feedback would be great since this is my very first post on BGN. Wonderful site. I've spent countless hours on here but today, decided to create an account. (Very dumb). Take care guys and gals.


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Save money! Make a costume out of footies and you get to use the footies all year long. Do-it-yourself costumes are always better than one from the mall.
A group of fruits (like our blue grapes costume idea) or vegetables is a great group costume.
How to make an Adult Carrot Costume from an orange pair of footie pjs:
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Reporter: Mark Kelly l Videographer: Ira Quillen
Roanoke, VA - D-Day is credited with turning the tide of history and keeping Western civilization free and democratic. Wednesday, one very generous man served a meal in honor of those who fought and served.
June 6, 1984, Bernard Marie started hosting a big meal for D-Day veterans. And every year, he would pick up the tab. This year, he opened the dinner invitation to even more veterans - those who fought on D-Day and those who fought in any part of World War II.
Marie is part philanthropist and part host, making sure each veteran at the dinner is honored. His generosity has not gone unnoticed.
"Crazy about him because he remembers - remembers his childhood when our troops came ashore, his family had hidden him in the cellar," said George Snead, a WWII veteran.
Marie was just 5 years old on D-Day. Born in Nazi-Occupied France, Marie remembers fondly the Americans liberating his country.
"That's when I learn my first English word - Hershey. They gave me a piece of chocolate," said Marie laughing.
In 1979, Marie immigrated to America. He was disappointed to see that Americans were forgetting D-Day. He started serving these meals so everyone would remember D-Day's place in the history books. Veterans surely can't forget.
"It stopped Germany in its tracks, reversed the direction of the war, it ensured that Europe remained free and democratic for 60 years since it took place," said Anthony Balch, WWII veteran, British Royal Navy.
Preserving Democracy was no small feat. For Marie, there's no better way to say thank you than over a meal. Their service is priceless, even if the dinner is not.
"You won't tell us how much it cost?" we asked Marie.
"No, no," Marie said. "Perhaps you'll see me at the corner of a street somewhere."
This is the first year Marie hosted a dinner. In the past, it's been a luncheon. The only year he did not host the event was 2003 when France's opposition to the war in Iraq created some friction between the French and Americans.


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Anonymous on 11/05/2012
This apartment lied to me and rented me the worst bed bug infested apartment ever .... I moved in and moved out the next day. I moved twice. The other tenants say they get sprayed every month. The landlord wouldn't give me damage or rent back. For 2 months. I left my bed and 2 couches. It was that bad in 24 hrs living in that building. The landlord told me they get sprayed for ANTS. and that they are PARANOID... Ha I saw it. This building should b demolished or condemned it put my life in shambl
es!!!! Horrible management!!!
Anonymous on 07/15/2011
Yet again the bed bugs are back! I have notified my landlord and of course Nacel Properties is asking the landlord to find where they are coming from. I have found them in my couch. From reading the past reports of this address it seems this building has had a problem for a number of years now. Im thinking it's kind of hard to find the orgin of the problem as the little buggers can spread FAST! I have treated my place as best as I can. I have not seen a bug for a bit now but im sure they are not
gone. This needs to be dealt with. I think it's time to move!
Anonymous on 07/11/2009
Management wont take care of the bedbugs in the building.We have been telling them for months. Finally he hired a one man company that has no credentials and only spraying a couple of apartments out of three floors of apartments.He has known about it over a year now, this is disgusting. Necal properitys was under a different name but changed there name because
their reputation was terrible.
From someone who lives here but not for long!!
bite me on 07/28/2008
in spring time 08. 517 bluemountain st. in coquitlam bc. keep getting new bites each night over a period of time. went to the doc. they thought it was allergies. it continued. went to doc again. said it was bedbugs. freaked out. went home. found one on matress. brought to doc to bring to lab. i have a young baby. i\'m not going to stand for this. told landlord, bagged up everything, washed 1 bag of clothes changed into clean clothes, went to friends house. waited for landlord to spray. took him
2 weeks! we still don\'t know what were going to do.have been bite free for 3 weeks and i don\'t want to move back in there. don\'t even know what to do with our stuff. considering abandoning everything, starting over with nothing, i know this sounds harsh but really what else seems reasonable? this incident fucks with me mentally. especially sux cuz landlord has not been helpful. hopefully he will give us a good reference cuz were moving regardless.
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Vijaypath star Ajay Devgan is ready again for the second time to fight against big cat ( Tiger ) In Upcoming movie "Himmatwala" . Ajay Devgan will experience this second time in life who previously fought with Tiger in "VIJAYPATH".
According to the Gossips , Sajid Khan who is the Director of the movie cleared that "Himmatwala" is real again and Ajay is going to fight against Tiger In His Movie .
Ajay Said that "Its His Second time he have fought big cat in life after Vijaypath".
Ajay further said that his team took complete safety precautions and this time its more than easier to do it again. In First movie in which he fought with a tiger at that time there was no real safety. Only Ajay and Tiger was in the Cage.


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(CNS) The LA City Council could vote today ban all medical marijuana outlets citywide.
For years, local politicians have been trying to negotiate the tricky turf between state and federal law...and now some are to 'throw out the baby with the bath water.'
Other cities have tried all-out bans, but a state appellate court panel said municipalities did not have the authority to ban something permitted under state law.
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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 1.2
Fix Version/s: 1.3
Environment:Windows XP, android sdk
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I got multi-module (6 modules) android project with .pom file and "sign" profile defined. When I execute with 'sign' profile:
- in Maven 3.0.1 - it signs 3 modules and fails. when I resume the execution (mv <goal> -rf) it signs another 3 modules and fails again. The reason for failing is: [INFO] jarsigner: attempt to rename xxx.jar to xxx.jar.orig failed.
- in Maven 2.2.1 - it doesn't work at all, even for first module; it returns "error code 1"
However, I tried the same .pom - everything works perfectly in Linux (Ubuntu).
I was afraid that it might be the issue with spaces, so I hardcoded the paths - the error I got from maven than was:
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-jarsigner-plugin:1.2:sign (signing) on project MyProject: Failed executing 'cmd.exe /X /C "C:\tools\JavaTMSEDevelopementKit\jre\..\bin\jarsigner.exe -verbose -keystore "C:\tmp\debug.keystore" -storepass '*****' -keypass '*****' xxx.jar '*****'debugkey"' - exitcode 1 -> [Help 1]
Attaching pom file which I am using.
Please help?
What is the error message you get from jarsigner if you run it directly from the command line?
cmd.exe /X /C "C:\tools\JavaTMSEDevelopementKit\jre\..\bin\jarsigner.exe -verbose -keystore "C:\tmp\debug.keystore" -storepass '*****' -keypass '*****' xxx.jar '*****'debugkey"
Possibly related tidbit to consider:
We have Windows scripts to install various IDEs and local servers, which involves using keytool.exe to import needed certificates into keystores. When we ran the imports back-to-back, it would fail with files in use (sometime it would just hang).
What we found was we had to impose a 3-5 second delay between commands before they would work. Don't know if its a Windows issue or perhaps an issue with some of the JDK tools, but perhaps something similar is happening here...
Would be nice to at least have the option to NOT rename the file to .orig before signing...
Hi Kurt,
Thanks for bringing a live project to the table. It is so much easier to debug when you have something real to work with.
We have several projects at my day job that uses this plugin, and they all work fine on Windows. I tried to see what differed between your project and ours. I took a while but finally I stumbled upon this comment in our POMs:
<!-- This needs to run after the Jarsigner plugin execution --> <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId> <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId> ...
The problem seems to be that both jarsigner and assembly plugins are bound to the package phase. At least in our case the assembly should contain the signed artifact. So I think Chris is right in assuming that there is some file locking problem that is specific to the Windows platform.
Anyway the solution to this problem, and I have verified it on jUDDI, is to move the assembly execution so that it comes after the jarsigner execution in the POM. If this solves this issue for you I'll add an FAQ entry for it in the plugin documentation.
Super Dennis, this fixed it for us! Cheers --Kurt
Hi @Dennis, Have you add your entry in the project FAQ? I don't see it, could you done it to close this issue efore next release (I hope to do it soon after releasing maven-shared-utils, maven-jarsinger,...).
Entry added in FAQ at rev1553915