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The U.S. knows very little about China's newest stealth fighter prototype, the Shenyang J-21. But the just-released photographs of the Chinese jet reveal it to have a barely noticeable but key detail — one that suggests the jet might be hauled by China's future fleet of aircraft carriers.
The Shenyang J-21, according to the three photos of it circulating on the Internet, has twin nose wheels. That's kind of tough landing gear usually associated with naval fighters optimized for launching and landing on the heaving decks of aircraft carriers at sea. Could the J-21 be a tool of Chinese naval power?
Just two days after the J-21 — or J-31, as some observers think it's designated — made its blurry Internet debut at a factory airfield in northeastern China, there are far more questions than answers about the new airplane's origins, characteristics and purpose.
How stealthy is it — and how far along in its development? Is the J-21 a copy of the U.S. F-35 based on blueprints stolen by Chinese hackers, as some China-watchers contend? Is the new plane meant to compete with, or complement, the larger Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter prototype that debuted 21 months ago? And was the J-21′s first appearance timed to send a forceful message to U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who is China on his first visit as Pentagon chief?


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---- — It appears that Danvers has been left by the wayside as a Maryland casino developer courts Boxborough residents in its quest to open a slots parlor.
The Cordish Companies, which spoke with Danvers officials earlier this year about the possibility of a slots parlor at the Liberty Tree Mall, hasn't shown up here since February and is actively campaigning for popular support for a hotel and slots parlor in Boxborough.
Some, no doubt, will feel sorry for Danvers' loss.
We're inclined to believe the town has dodged a bullet.
All you have to do is consider how Salem's monthlong Haunted Happenings festival changes the entire North Shore each October, drawing an estimated 250,000 fun-loving visitors — and their cars. For residents in Salem and neighboring communities, it means miles of weekend traffic backups extending all the way up Route 128, past the malls and into Salem. It can be a chore to get to the mall, or anywhere else, for that matter. In some areas, residents can feel like prisoners in their homes.
Now multiply that effect a few hundred times to get a feel for the possible impact from a year-round, 24-hour-a-day gambling emporium. A casino that the same company operates at a Maryland mall gets an estimated 14 million visitors a year. Now add alcohol to the mix, a major component of most gambling outings. It's not just nearby condominium neighbors who would feel the effects; everyone who lives in this neck of the woods could expect to be impacted.
Of course, Haunted Happenings pumps an estimated $9 million into the regional economy, tourism officials say. That boost seems like a fair offset for a month of inconvenience, making it possible for residents and neighbors to enjoy all the restaurants and attractions it helps to sustain during the rest of the year, when the tourist hordes go home.
A slots parlor, too, would surely have economic benefits for Danvers and for the region, but would come with a far-steeper price — year-round inconvenience on a much grander scale. With no train station in Danvers, it's reasonable to assume that millions more drivers would clog roads like Route 128 that already struggle to handle the existing traffic volume.
It's still possible The Cordish Companies could come courting here. They say they've not excluded any options yet, as they wait to see how Boxborough reacts. But in the meantime, we won't be shedding any tears over Danvers' loss.

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2:00pm Saturday 8th February 2014 in News By Alex Bysouth, Sports reporter
A NORTHWICH MP celebrated a £75,000 investment into football in the county by taking part in a disability demonstration with members of the England Blind team.
Graham Evans, MP for Weaver Vale, met Dan English and Lewis Skyers at the Houses of Parliament to mark the launch of the FA's Disability Football Development Fund.
The FA is committing £1.5million to the Fund between 20014 and 2017, which includes £75,000 for Cheshire FA.
Mr Evans said: "The FA is committed to delivering football for everyone. Through this funding The FA aims to gain more than 30,000 new participants with a disability in football and create almost 600 new disability football teams.
"The investment will be used to develop 27 projects across the country and will employ 17 Disability Officers to strategically manage the local provision.
"The remaining 10 projects will support existing provision delivered through professional football club community schemes, County Football Associations or third sector groups."
Mr Evans, who took a penalty wearing a blindfold as part of the demonstration, believes the investment is a welcome boost to the disabled game in Cheshire.
"It was great to meet Lewis and Dan and speak to staff from The FA about the organisation's commitment to Disability Football," he added.
"Disability Football is the nation's most played disability team sport and with this investment The FA aims to grow the sport even further.
"This investment is a welcome boost for the sport and I am so pleased that investment like this will open up football as a recreation and profession to so many more people."
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On the second play of the second quarter in last week's 31-24 win over the Philadelphia Eagles, the Buffalo Bills forced an incomplete Michael Vick pass on third down to thwart a scoring chance and force a lengthy field goal try. Instead, a late hit on Vick made by second-year outside linebacker Danny Batten was flagged for a personal foul, Philadelphia's drive continued, and the Eagles scored a touchdown four plays later to tie the game at seven.
Now, according to Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com, that hit will cost Batten more than just a drive-ending play; PFT reports that the South Dakota State product has been fined $15,000 for the hit to Vick's head.
It's a stiff fine for a first-time offender, but though Batten doesn't strike us as a dirty player, his hit on Vick was egregious, unnecessary and can certainly be labeled dirty. Batten will be in the starting lineup for a second straight week tomorrow when the Bills visit the New York Giants.


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Video: SlayerBob Returns with Slayer-Themed Christmas Light Display
December 13, 2013 at 4:28pm
Awesome!!!! I know Jeff is probably loving it!!! R.I.P Jeff Hanneman
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The Lewis Center for the Arts will present O Where Are You Going?, an original play written and directed by Program in Theater senior Daniel Rattner, on April 26, 27, 30 and May 1 and 2 at 8:00 p.m. in the Marie and Edward Matthews '53 Acting Studio at 185 Nassau Street.
O Where Are You Going? tells the story of two sisters, Mike and Kitty, who return home for their father's second wedding to a much younger woman. They are reunited with old love and an old babysitter as they attempt to reconnect with each other, encounter old friends, and face many changes. In the process they discover new hope for letting go of the past and moving on with the future as they come to terms with the kind of lives they wish to lead.
Rehearsing a scene from O Where Are You Going?, a new play premiering at the Lewis Center for the Arts, are Erin O'Brien '16 as Kitty (left) and Savannah Hankinson '13 as Mike, running April 26, 27, 30 and May 1 and 2. Photo by Daniel Rattner '13
Rattner has been involved in the Princeton theater community and at the Lewis Center for the Arts over the past four years. He has appeared in such productions as The Baltimore Waltz, Fuente Ovejuna, an original 2010 senior thesis production, Other People's Houses, and Are You There, Dod? It's Me, Marquand, the 2012 Triangle Spring Show. He has also directed Garden District by Tennessee Williams and Dead Man's Cell Phone by Sarah Ruhl.
He has taken a number of playwriting courses at the Lewis Center. O Where Are You Going? began as an assignment for a course with Program in Theater faculty member R.N. Sandberg, whose newest play, Roundelay, is currently running at Passage Theatre in Trenton. This is Rattner's first full-length play.
Students in the Program in Theater complete a senior thesis project in fulfillment of the requirements for a certificate, similar to a minor, and which is in addition their major area of concentration. The project can focus on any aspect of theater such as directing, acting, writing or designing.
Rattner is a Classics major. He is writing his senior thesis on sisters in Greek tragedy as they appear in Sophocles' Antigone and Electra. He has drawn on this research, as well as other classical mythic stories, such as Persephone's return home from Hades to her mother Demeter, in writing O Where Are You Going?
According to Rattner, "O Where Are You Going is a play about finding yourself situated between the old and the new, the young and the old, finding yourself looking backward, as you try to move forward. Mostly, it's a story about two sisters."
The cast of O Where Are You Going? includes Princeton undergraduates Savannah Hankinson '13, Sarah Paton '13, Erin O'Brien '15, Phil Rosen '14, and Cody O'Neil '14. Hankinson's roles serves as her senior thesis project in Theater as well.
Tickets for O Where Are You Going? are $12 general admission, $10 for students and seniors, and are available through Princeton University Ticketing by calling 609.258.9220 or on-line at princeton.edu/utickets/ , or at the Frist Campus Center Ticket Office.
The Lewis Center's Program in Theater annually presents a major, professionally produced play in the fall, as well as a number of student senior thesis productions throughout the year.
To learn more about this event, the Program in Theater, and the over 100 other event presented each year at the Lewis Center visit princeton.edu/arts.
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Photo caption: Rehearsing a scene from O Where Are You Going?, a new play premiering at the Lewis Center for the Arts, are Erin O'Brien '16 as Kitty (left) and Savannah Hankinson '13 as Mike, running April 26, 27, 30 and May 1 and 2.
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It's a Moody Blues forecast for Utah's mid-week: The summer sun is fading as the year grows old and darker days are drawing near.
After Tuesday's perhaps final blast of summer-like, 80-plus degree weather, the National Weather Service predicted a 15-degree drop in temperatures for Wednesday. Clear skies were to be the rule, with lows in the 40s overnight.
Summer lingered in southern Utah, though Wednesday's highs — in the low-90s — will mark a retreat of a few degrees from Tuesday's forecast highs. Utah's Dixie also expects clear skies.
The Utah Division of Air Quality is flying its "Green," or healthy air quality banners statewide.
Forecasters were hoping a brief spell of "Red Flag," or elevated wildfire risks would not ruin those clear skies. The warning, for an area stretching from Logan south through Wendover, Milford and Manti, was to expire Wednesday evening.
Salt Lake City's high temperature Wednesday is pegged at 68, down from Tuesday's forecast of 83 degrees; Ogden looked for 66 and 80 degrees, respectively; Provo 70 and 82; Logan 64 and 80; Wendover 66 and 81; Duchesne 69 and 75; Cedar City 83 and 85; St. George 93 and 95; and Moab 87 and 84 degrees.


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Husband charged with murdering Janee Parsons (From Bicester Advertiser)
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Husband charged with murdering Janee Parsons
7:24am Tuesday 4th December 2012 in News By Jason Collie, Assistant Editor
THE husband of Janeé Parsons will appear in court today charged with murdering her.
Mrs Parsons, a 31-year-old mother-of-two, was found dead in the family's home in Lucerne Avenue in Bicester by police on Saturday morning.
Andrew Parsons was arrested and late last night was charged with murder.
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Pros: The body style is classic. The paint still looks wonderful. It still accelerates like the dickens,even being this old. Maintenance free.
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Overall review: I love this car! After l50K+ miles, it runs like a trooper and does not look it's age! We bought it 4 yrs ago at a great price from a private owner. I hope that it runs forever as I will probably not be able to afford another.
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Days after a reporting project by University of British Columbia journalism students ran in The New York Times, Brazilian authorities began arresting suspects in the murder of Guarani tribal chief Nisio Gomes.
A reporting project by University of British Columbia journalism students, in collaboration with the New York Times, has exposed violent conflicts over resources and territory in Brazil, as the emerging superpower grapples with an increasing demand for food and electricity.
An innovative UBC Graduate School of Journalism project provides a hard-hitting look into efforts by Aboriginal communities to address such major health and social issues as suicide, sexual abuse, diabetes and the survival of traditional languages.
In advance of a United Nations conference today on the global challenges of treating cancer and other diseases, the UBC Graduate School of Journalism has launched an ambitious multimedia site, The Pain Project, which documents one of the greatest challenges to treating chronic illnesses: severely constrained access to morphine.
The UBC Graduate School of Journalism has launched the only university journalism course in Canada dedicated to improving the quality of Aboriginal representation by the news media.
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Jimmie Tupper, 75, cried for joy when he thought he'd won a sweepstakes.
He thought it would provide money to finish building a little chapel behind his house in the country near Elton.
"I was so happy 'til I just didn't know what to do, you know I broke down and I started crying," Jimmie said.
Jimmie had received a letter in the mail saying he won, but didn't respond. Then, he received a phone call from a man saying they were on their way to bring the prize money and a new BMW.
"He called me and told me they were on their way over here with the money, that they were in Lafayette," Jimmie said.
But there was just one catch -- the man said the Tuppers needed to pay $8,000 to cover the taxes on the prize. That was when they knew it was a scam.
"My wife talked to him. She told him we didn't have the money. After she told him that, well she just hung up. He wanted $8,000 to pay the tax," said Jimmie.
Jimmie has been fighting prostate cancer for a number of years. He didn't lose any money, but still suffered a great hurt.
"I just wanted to do something for the Lord before something happened to me maybe," said Jimmie.
His wife, Gertie, wonders if those who perpetrate such scams have any idea how cruel they are.
"I thought that was mean because I knew it built up his hopes and, that guy, I just hope it will fall back on him to hurt people," said Gertie.
Jimmie gets choked up just thinking about it.
" It hurts in my heart, you know, to know some people try to scam poor people like that, you know," he said.
Still, the chapel is coming along as time, energy and resources allow. And the Tuppers feel blessed they lost nothing and are able to warn others.
"Maybe we can keep other people from getting hurt, you know, like we did," said Gertie.
"I didn't want anybody to be hurt no more than I was," said Jimmie.
Again, Carmen Million with the Better Business Bureau reminds people, if you have really won, they won't ask for money.
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When I first joined the team that built Django, back in late 2005, they were hard at work doing something they called "Magic Removal." Apparently, Django's first few iterations had been way too magical, and it had now been deemed desirable to break down the illusions and make it very obvious how everything was being done.
This seemed absurd to me. In my very limited understanding of Django at the time, I totally agreed—it was magic. It made things that I'd previously never been able to do not only possible, but so easy and—dare I say—fun. I couldn't understand why anyone could possibly want to remove that magic.
See, I meant "magic" like Steve Jobs means it, or maybe like Arthur C. Clarke meant it. "Magic" is an awesome marketing term. To be able to say something "is magic" or even "feels like magic" is pretty damn powerful. I felt like Django lived up to that bill.
But the developers of Django had an entirely different meaning for "magic." Despite what Wikipedia has to say about [magic in programming](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_(programming), the Django developers definitely considered it to be a dirty word, with very negative connotations. To them, "magic" was abstraction taken to a ridiculous level, such that it was very difficult to understand why a thing worked like it did—or worked at all. Sure, it works, but I can't for the life of me figure out why, and that scares me.
This all probably sounds like it's leading up to something interesting, since, you know, I usually have a lot of interesting things to say, because I'm very smart and I articulate my points so well (also, I'm very attractive). Right?
Well, it's not. This is all apropos of nothing, really, other than the fact that I enjoyed this article (and also this one) today.
The whole anti-magic thing is what sold me to Django over Rails years ago. I've since moved back to Ruby (but not to Rails), but I still stay away from those awesomagical frameworks that do all that hard work without anyone knowing how or why.
Yes I agree with you,this is interesting and you articulate your points so well..
There is no such thing as magic. It's all programming. Some could argue that Python's dynamic typing is magical. Well, it is! But that doesn't mean that we should go back to C.
Sometimes, developers refer to something as "magic" simply because they are not comfortable enough with the API, or didn't read the documentation.
Magic == Must read the documentation.
Once you understood, it's no longer magic. Hmm, just like magic.
Sounds like it is leading to something, Jeff. Please do tell :) Seriously though, are you reconsidering Django?
The link to Magic(programming) is broken. :)
But wikipedia suggested the correct article. I suppose most of your readers already know what magic means so they didn't click the link. :(
And yes, I agree with the reasons why you have interesting things to say. Haha
I think the point about magic—the trouble with it—is that when something doesn't work magically the way you expect it to, it will be much less clear why or how to fix it.


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The Selection
Author: Kiera Cass
Publisher: Harper Teen
Publication Date: April 24, 2012
Pages: 327
Series: The Selection, book one
Source: Purchased
About the Book: For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in the palace and compete for the heart of the gorgeous Prince Maxon.
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.
Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself- and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.
My Thoughts: Oh man. Where to start with this one. It was one of my waiting on Wednesday picks a while back. The wait was worth it! The Selection was a fun and engaging read yet it still had me thinking about some "big issues." I love it when a book does that! So often it's all fun or all serious. There's nothing wrong with either of those but when I get them both in one book I feel like I got a bonus
America's life changes so much just by being "Selected." Watching her adapt and figure out what was really important to her was one of my favorite aspects of the book. I also really enjoyed seeing the ways the girls related to one another. It's a competition but they're also living together and getting to know each other. Friendships are bound to form. Whether or not they're real or strategy remains to be seen!
I would be remiss if I didn't mention the boys… oh Aspen and Maxon! I love them both and for different reasons. If I hadn't met Kiera Cass I'd be tempted to say she is mean, mean, mean for making America pick! (She is actually super sweet so I cannot call her mean!) Once you've read the book I can tell you who I think is best for America. It'd be too spoilery now!
The Selection was worth the wait… now I'm just anxious for book two!
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fever here....... I would like to introduce my new, good friend, lottwasgangsta. A fellow BTSCer, who is a fan of the San Francisco 49ers. He is helping me cohost a poast dedicated to reasonable, intelligent and fun, discussion of the upcoming MNF game.
Steelers at 49ers.......should be a great game.......Can't Wait!
Warning! Pictures of Cheerleaders ahead. No sneakpeekin. PixburghArn, this means you.
steeler fever--- Thanks for making this poast with me lottswasgangsta! He has humbly agreed to provide pics, of the 1 thing besides Patrick Willis, that I covet from his team. Stay tuned.
lottwasgangsta--- Absolutely. Thanks for having me/us. Though we're all going to be screaming at the other's team for 3 hours on Monday night, it's cool that we can have a reasonable, thoughtful back and forth discussion. How would you guys feel about trading Maurkice Pouncey for Chilo Rachal?
steeler fever---Chilo whochal? But the answer is no. Pouncey is a keeper.
A little discussion of pressing NFL news before we get to the game.
What is your opinion, about James Harrison 1 game suspension?
lottwasgangsta--- Joe Staley is thrilled! Seriously though, it's a mixed bag. I think Harrison's a hell of a player, I definitely agree that he's been targeted by the league, but on that tackle, I think McCoy WAS a runner, so the QB protection rules don't quite apply. On the other hand, there's no reason he couldn't have led with his shoulders, wrapped up, and made a cleaner tackle. Is he being targeted by the league? Absolutely. Is he doing everything he can to help his position? No.
steeler fever---I took a poll of BTSCers and so far the answer is, that its a 100% BS, I tend to agree. James didn't slam Colt down or anything. Basically Colt ran into James, knocking himself out. Its not his fault that he is a peice of granite and most players are fragile in comparison. At least this should cement James Harrison as the offical meanest player in the game. We like em mean in the Pittsburgh. Make that mean and non suspended.
What are your feelings on Team Tebow?
lottwasgangsta--- I'm Tebowing as I type this! Seriously though, I feel that he's probably a nice kid, and the sporting world's most clutch virgin. That said, he's just not a very good QB right now, he's riding a good defense, and sooner rather than later, will be exposed. The hype is also making me hate him, but that's not only his fault. NE destroys them, mark it down.
steeler fever--- Who cares. So, so QB on a so, so team. Who am I kidding? First I became a Gayaholic and now I am drinkin the Tebow koolaid. Tebow for the Pro Bowl. Go Broncos, whip that patsie ass!
Is Green Bay really this good?
lottwasgangsta--- Their offense is. That said, there are a few teams in the league who are built to compete with them, and they mostly haven't played them. I think they are excellent, but beatable, and ripe for a playoff upset. I actually think home field advantage could hurt them if the conditions are sloppy and muddy, and they have to play a team like the Niners or Giants.
steeler fever--- This years version of the Packers, remind me of the Colts with Peyton Manning. A high powered offense and a D that relies on the O scoring a bunch of points, because the D aint that good. Usually teams like this, don't do well in the playoffs. If the D come on, and resembles last years playoff D. I hate to admit it, but they have to be your SB favorites.
On to the game. Steelers are at the 49ers. GO STEELERS!!! Whoops, some times that kind of stuff just slips out at inopportune times. I can't seem to stop!
How did your team do last week?
lottwasgangsta--- I think if you took a large dump, and then gift wrapped it, that would be about comparable to our level of play versus the Cardinals. The upside is that under Harbaugh, this team has always bounced back well from losses, so I think the Steelers get our best effort this week.
steeler fever--- They got a little stink on em from the Browns. That large dump of which you speak, thats the City of Cleveland. The game, well.......it was the Browns, on a Thursday night. So it was a stinker! James Harrison knocked out another Browns player. SOS. We got to play em again, this year, thats the sad thing and in Cleveland, UGGGHHH. That should be the game, Harrison ought to miss, not this game against SF.
Keys to the game?
lottwasgangsta--- On offense, we need to pick up the blitz better, and use hot routes to get the ball to our playmaking tight ends (Davis and Walker) when you guys send the house. Davis also needs to hold onto the ball. On defense, I think we stop the run, put a safety over Wallace, and I think the key will be to keep getting pass rush with 4 guys, which we've mostly done successfully. Honestly, I think we also have to target inside when we blitz, to take advantage of your guard problems.
steeler fever--- Our D will need some guys to step up at OLB. Interested in seeing what Coach Labeau does. Will Troy P stay at the line of scrimmage? Steelers need good game planning on both sides of the ball, Bruce Arians, I am looking at you! On offense, we need to keep Big Ben upright and establish a running game early.
Anything got you worried?
lottwasgangsta---Legursky. That guy's a beast! Honestly though, I want to see who wins the Woodley/A. Davis matchup in the second half; that should be good. I love the Wolverine, but I don't want him anywhere near 1 of our 5 Smiths. Polamalu is obviously an impact player in terms of turnovers. I want to see how our DB's do against your small but super-fast receivers…I'll admit that has me slightly concerned.
steeler fever--- Chris Kemoeatu. nuff said. Gore will be stopped. I don't see y'all passing on us much either. Besides LG, my worries are. Big Ben getting hurt even more and James Harrison getting to play against SF, while the suspension is being appealed, and retiring at your QB's expense. He might just lose it and pile drive another QB. Vince Young was never the same.
Predictions on the outcome?
lottwasgangsta--- I am pretty sure I get kicked out of California if I don't pick the 49ers. I think they use the national stage to show that last week and the Thanksgiving games were NOT who they are- I predict they win a tight, defensive slugfest.
steeler fever--- Getting kicked out of California is a bad thing? Sorry for ya lottwasgangsta, I think SF peaked early and is on a downhill slide. I do beleive SF will give a good effort in primetime, but Pittsburgh has an excellent MNF record over the years. Sometimes we have really shined in those games. We shine here, and get a big win, against all odds and start looking like Super Bowl contendors.
Thank you for your participation lottswasgangsta! OK fellow BTSCers, lets keep it clean, limit the personal attacks, and any complaints about the cheerleader pictures should be directed at me, as it was my idea. Though our cohost, was more than willing to provide pictures for us. And reportedly, spent many hours researching, before submitting pictures for our mutual enjoyment.
Gold Rush
San Francisco is very scenic.
Naughty, nice, who cares? Hot!
fevers fave, he likes it when they bounce~
We put her in when Alex plays poorly; the defense gets distracted.
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Jhoulys Chacin had a performance that he will certainly remember. He made his return from bereavement leave following the loss of his grandmother, and made note of her in the post-game comments. It was a night full of emotion for him, but he delivered another one of his trademark performances. He allowed two runs on four hits and four walks. He faced just one over the minimum before allowing a leadoff home run to Ed Lucas in the bottom of the fifth for the first run of the game.
The offense showed small signs of life early in the game, including doubles from Troy Tulowitzki and Nolan Arenado, and scattered singles and walks. However, the first run didn't come until the sixth inning, when DJ LeMahieu tripled and later came home. The Rockies rallied in the eighth inning. After Michael Cuddyer drove in Tulowitzki to tie the game, Ryan Wheeler hit the go-ahead run, which earned the Rockies -- and Chacin -- the win.
Come-from-behind wins that come on the road tend to be the exception, not the rule, for this team. While the Rockies no longer have postseason aspirations, it is absolutely an encouraging sign of life.
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The students improved their grades in at least two subject areas form the second to the third grading period this year. Such improvement resulted from the diligent and hard-working efforts of the students. The school and Kirtland Kiwanis also commend the parents, the principal and the teachers of these students for their support of academic excellence.
This year, 28 students were recognized:
Sixth grade: Sofia Alfieri, Octavian Donca, Kyle Aquila, Kaitlyn Mancini, Michael Bottesch, James Martz, Dawson Cosgrove, Emma Price, Shelby Dikowicz, Gent Semaj, Gabriella Svigel
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Eighth grade: James Faught, Bradley Mathews, Domenic Lazzano, Beth McClendon, Breanna Malvicino, Elyse Mueller, Ben Marsh, Matthew Reed
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The NFL and Super Bowl XLVI organizers in Indianapolis are completely prepared for a lockout — as long as it only postpones the league's annual season-ending game in 2012 by one week.
Yes, rest assured, fans: Hotel rooms have been set aside for Feb. 5 and Feb. 12 — just in case.
''This is not unusual as local Super Bowl host committees will include in its bid a number of possible dates it could host the Super Bowl,'' league spokesman Brian McCarthy said. ''As part of its … bid, the Indianapolis Super Bowl Host Committee said it would hold both Feb. 5 and Feb. 12, 2012 as possible dates. We have listed Feb. 5 as the tentative date for the game, but have flexibility to hold it in Indianapolis on Feb. 12.''
And if the league and the NFLPA get into a protracted labor stoppage that could force more than a one-week delay? Well …
Colts owner Jim Irsay dismissed any suggestion Indy could lose the Super Bowl if a labor stoppage forced the game to be canceled.
''I really feel we will have a Super Bowl, and, hopefully, we can do it as planned,'' Irsay said. ''If not, we've made some plans to give us some flexibility.''
See, don't you feel all better now?
NFL VP Jeff Pash appeared on ESPN's Mike and Mike show one day after NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith appeared on the same show talking about the labor issues in the NFL. We've detailed some of the union's perspective on these topics which can be read here.
Here are a few topics Pash addressed in his segment on Mike and Mike.
On the lack of money being spent:
"The thing you're seeing right now on both sides is a tremendous amount of uncertainty. It's really no different than what you see in the broader economy. Businesses all over America are sitting on cash, they're not expanding, they're not hiring because they don't know what the economy will be like, what the government regulations will be like or what the taxes will be like. That type of uncertainty tends to freeze a lot of activity."
On the NFLPA's call to keep the current system in place:
"I think when someone tells you that they're happy with the deal and they should just extend it and not change a thing, that's a code for saying it's a pretty one-sided deal."
On the growth of the game:
"There's no question economics platy a role in this. If the clubs have shown anything, they've shown they have very good ability to grow the game and develop revenues, 60% of which go to players. If you look at the last few years of player salaries, they've gone up quite substantially."
Are the players resistant to HGH testing?
On the suggestion that the NFL owners are in collusion because of the lack of first round picks signed:
"I don't think the level of rookie signings is indicative of anything other than the fact that there's a lot of uncertainty out there. People don't know what the system is going to be like going forward. The clubs and the players are having to figure this out. I think you'll see signings move ahead as we get closer to training camps opening and into camp. It's a function of the uncertainty of the market place right now."
On a rookie wage scale:
"I think the rookie wage scale would have a lot of positive advantages. Starting with making it possible to shift money from untested rookies to proven veterans and including retiree benefits."
On Tuesday a few SB Nation bloggers talked with reps from the NFL Player's Association, including Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, learning more about their message, which has become particularly important (and public) as the clock continues to tick on the current labor agreement.
One of the biggest "myths" the NFLPA talked about was that the players received 60% of the total revenue. The 60% number is the one you hear most often thrown about as the players' piece of the total pie.
Not so fast on that, the union says.
The NFL is a $9 billion a year business and nearly everyone cites the players portion of that as 60%. The NFLPA added a little clarification to that, which a spokesman called one of the biggest issues they face.
Yes, the NFL brings in $9 billion in total revenue. However, the league gets $1 billion shaved off the top of that and the players get 60% of the remaining $8 billion -- not $9 billion. If you use the actual total revenue, according to the NFLPA, the players portion is closer to 50%, which is a sizable difference when you're talking billions.
Meanwhile, Executive Director DeMaurice Smith went on to tell us there are two key ways to measure the success of the NFL -- assets and profits.
As far as assets, the NFL has grown by 500% in the last 15 years. Several NFLPA employees have tried to find businesses that have had similar growth but haven't been able to do so, they say, which is a mark of how successful the league has been. No one's denying the incredible success of the league and the record breaking revenues it brings in each year. In fact, the Packers, the NFL's only team that publicly reports it's financials, posted record-breaking revenue numbers this year.
The other side of measuring success, profits, isn't available to the NFLPA (other than the Packers, the smallest market). They have repeatedly asked the NFL to "open its books" to which the NFL has repeatedly declined. The NFLPA's stance on this is that they "can't negotiate blindly" and need to know what they're negotiating against. The NFL obviously feels there is a problem with the current system, which is why they opted out of it, but will not provide the NFLPA with information they say they need.
It is important to note that every other CBA has been completed without the NFL opening its books. To this, Smith says, "That doesn't make it right."
Smith wouldn't directly answer questions as to whether the NFL opening it's books would be contingent on getting a deal done but strongly believed that was the best route to take.
Smith said he was "optimistic" a deal could get done because the fans and the players want to get something done. You can read more about what Smith had to say on the prospects of football in 2011 at SB Nation's Hogs Haven.
The Packers are a publicly owned franchise which means, by law, they must issue a financial report at the end of their fiscal year.
Why is this important?
Because they're the only publicly owned franchise and thus the only team that publicly reports their financials. The NFL and the NFLPA are in the midst of CBA negotiations and one of the key sticking points is the NFL's refusal to "open their books" so to speak regarding the financial status of each team. Because the other teams are privately owned, they're not required to issue financial reports like the Packers.
The NFLPA has used this as their main talking point in public discussions about the negotiations of a new CBA.
The Green Bay Post Gazette has details on the Packers report, which was released today.
The Packers today reported a record $258 million in revenue and net income of $5.2 million, an increase from $4 million in 2008-09.
They also reported that players costs are increasing 11 percent annually while revenue is growing at a 5 percent rate. Profit from operations was $9.8 million, compared to $20.1 million in 2008-09.
More details from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:
Expenses, especially player costs, increased markedly. Operating expenses jumped to $248 million, up from $228 million. Of that amount, $161 million went to player costs, up from $139 million.
From the NFLPA's perspective, they're going to tout that record number in revenue as evidence that NFL teams are making money. Expect to see plenty of headlines about that.
Packers president Mark Murphy echoed the NFL's perspective, "Player costs continue to grow at a rate faster than our revenue."
Earlier this week NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell called the implementation of a rookie salary cap a "critical" part of the CBA negotiations with the NFLPA.
From the NFLPA perspective, they would argue that it's the team's decision to pay this money -- not the players. They would also point out that first round picks are guaranteed an average of $11 million. The other picks are hardly that lucrative. Second round picks are guaranteed an average of $2 million and all other picks are guaranteed a max of $668,000.
It seems as if both sides are willing to change the current system which currently pays the top 12 picks an disproportional amount of guaranteed money and often traps late round rookies into contracts which they outperform.
The NFLPA's answer is the Proven Performance Plan.
In a nutshell, it would shorten the life of rookie contracts and create savings for underpaid players as well as retired players.
Here's how it would work:
First, it entails shortening rookie contracts to a max of three years. This takes care of the problem that clubs often face of paying a player picked high in the draft a lot of money when he ultimately ends up as a bust. It would also allow players who have outperformed their contracts to negotiate market friendly deals sooner.
Second, the NFLPA says this would save clubs approximately $200 million.
$150 million of this would go to a Proven Performance Fund which would award rookies and veterans who signed contracts that are below what their market value is. The NFLPA also proposes the remaining $50 million in savings be devoted to retired players with NFL owners matching that each year to create an extra $100 million per year for retired players.
Commissioner Goodell has previously said that if rookie contracts are leveled out, the savings could then go to veteran players. However, the NFLPA would point to the over $400 million in unused cap space as evidence that the owners won't necessarily use any savings on the veteran players.
The NFLPA's plan is similar to the performance-based pay system that was in place before the salary cap went away. The difference is that the total money would be more (last year the performance based-pay system was just over $100 million) and a portion of it would go to retired players.
It's an interesting plan and, even though the league has rejected it, it's a good start for both sides because, at the very least, it's a proposal, which means they're talking. The only way a new CBA will get done is if both sides continue to talk.
NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith told Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com that he's seeking to negotiate a new CBA that runs for six years through the 2016 season.
Currently, the CBA is set to expire in March of 2011.
Recent reports have indicated the two sides are far apart from a deal but recently NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell expressed optimism that something would get done.
"There will be an agreement at some point," said Goodell, who is heading his first CBA negotiations since replacing retired commissioner Paul Tagliabue in 2006. "Everyone would like it sooner rather than later, whether it's the players, the owners or the fans.
"It's important for us all to get more productive dialogue. Sometimes, these things don't happen until you get a little closer to the end (of the CBA). That's just the reality."
As for the NFLPA side, Smith again called for the league to open their financial books so the union knows exactly where they stand with respect to the need for a new CBA.
"We haven't seen any financial information whatsoever that would suggest to us team profits are trending downward. Everything we've seen indicates to us team profits and revenues are trending upwards. Even if there was a down year this year for all 32 teams, it seems to me if they believe there is something functionally wrong with the operating business model, provide us with some shred of financial information that says teams are losing or not making enough money. Let that serve as the driver for fundamental change."
Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke at the NFL's rookie symposium this week and reiterated his desire for a rookie salary cap.
A new rookie compensation system is critical. It's important that we have a system that is designed to reward players who succeed on an NFL field. When a player is paid a lot of money and doesn't make it in the NFL and that money leaves the system, that's not good for anybody. We need to reward performance on the field.
It's a strange place to bring this topic up because the rookies are the only ones who benefit from such a windfall of money at the top of the draft.
\Why this has never been done previously is beyond me. This is an issue controlled by the league and the union. The league wants the price tag for these top-end rookies to fall. The NFLPA represents active players, who want the rookies to stop being paid so much so that more money can come to them.
This won't be easy to get done but it's a good start that both sides want something to happen.
NFL and NFLPA officials met today for another negotiation session regarding the new CBA. They also discussed the possibility of expanding the NFL regular season to 18 games.
From the NFL's perspective, there are several key ideas to take out of this: any changes wouldn't be adopted until 2012; NFL would consider reducing the preseason games; roster sizes could be expanded and injured reserve rules could be tweaked; extra bye week could be added; developmental league could be added.
"I think this is an idea that is really gaining momentum particularly within the owners," Packers president Mark Murphy said of the enhanced season. "It's something we've talked a lot about over the last year."
The NFL also said they would not impose the rules "unilaterally" meaning they would want the NFLPA in on it. George Atallah, a rep for the NFLPA, expressed some concern over three issues with the NFL's proposal.
Two prominent NFL players -- Tom Brady and Ray Lewis -- have expressed concern about expanding the regular season.
"I've taken part in several postseason runs where we have played 20 games," Brady said. "The long-term impact this game has on our bodies is well documented. Look no further than the players that came before we did. Each player today has to play three years in order to earn five years of post-career health care. Our Union has done a great job of raising the awareness on these issues and will make the right decision for us players, the game and the fans."
Added Lewis: "I've been blessed to play this game for so long, but it's time to start thinking about what legacy and impact changes like this will leave for the players of tomorrow and us after we retire. I know our fans may not like preseason games and I don't like all of them, but swapping two preseason games for two end-of-season games -- when players already play hurt -- comes at a huge cost for the player and the team."
The NFL says the idea is gaining momentum with the owners but it sounds as if the players have plenty of reservations.
A couple of weeks ago in our interview with NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, he told us that the union would be meeting with the league at some point in June.
Liz Mullen of the Sports Business Journal (via PFT) reports that meeting will take place Wednesday.
This is another round of negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Given recent events, it might make for an awkward negotiating session. The NFLPA recently filed a complaint against the NFL's TV deals essentially calling them "lockout insurance". That is being heard by the Special Master. The Louisiana Legislature has encouraged both sides to get a deal done and prominent agents have spoken out calling this the worst NFL offseason in years.
This is also the first time the NFLPA will negotiate with who they've dubbed the "lockout lawyer".
When the NFL entered the uncapped year, some thought owners like Jerry Jones of the Cowboys and Daniel Snyder of the Redskins would go crazy spending millions upon millions of dollars. Even with a salary cap they had shown a willingness to spend more than anyone else.
More than three months into the uncapped year and that hasn't happened. In fact, spending is down significantly.
And the NFLPA wants answers, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. Collusion, of course, is illegal. It's essentially a way to limit competition (i.e. free agency) via secretive means between two or more teams (or all the teams in the NFL's case).
The NFLPA has been consulting with agents to gain more knowledge as to whether a case should be filed.
Per Florio, one piece of evidence would be the letters teams have been sending to restricted free agents alerting them that their tender level was going to be reduced on June 15. The letter is not required anywhere in the CBA and, according to several agents, the text of the letter is somewhat uniform suggesting collaboration by the owners.
Florio also passes along that the rumor mill says some owners didn't spend aggressively out of fear of being "dressed down" at the league meetings in March and May.
Peyton Manning is just one man but his contract could help us understand the future of the NFL as we know it. Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports has an interesting article that details why the Manning contract -- he's entering his final year -- could determine future negotiations between the league and the players regarding a new CBA.
"If Manning [of the Indianapolis Colts] doesn't get the kind of contract we all expect or, worse, doesn't get a deal done at all, that really means it's going to be war," an agent said last week. "There has never been a player with more leverage than him. No one. If he can't get a deal done at his price, we're all in trouble."
The point is essentially that if Manning -- about as perfect of a player as they come -- can't set a new bar in terms of money per year, then the owners flat-out won't be spending enough money, which would cause the players to dig in their heels at the negotiating table.
The Manning deal is expected to be completed sometime before the start of the season and he's expected to be the highest paid player in the NFL.
We know the players aren't happy since many of them are restricted free agents and unable to land a big payday. Now, we're starting to hear the player agents aren't happy either.
"This is the worst offseason that I have been associated with since I have been an agent, and this is my 23rd season," agent Drew Rosenhaus told Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal via Pro Football Talk. "This has been a terrible offseason for NFL players for the most part. Collusion or not, the NFL has decided not to be aggressive in signing guys."
At some point, you're going to hear the NFLPA talk about collusion.They could say the owners have acted collectively to bring down spending, which would be illegal.
Rosenhaus also goes on to suggest that unhappy players would mean a dip in performance. On the surface, that's a logical statement but at the same time these players will eventually be paid. And if they want to maximize the amount of money available, they'll want to be playing at a high level.
This is just another wrinkle in what will be an incredibly difficult negotiation period between the NFL owners and players.
The NFLPA has trained what seems like everyone to understand that the NFL will be locking out the players. If you look at the NFLPA website, it even says "Lockout Watch" at the very top.
But can you blame them? The NFL has taken steps to give the perception that they are in lockout preparations -- doing the TV deals to guarantee payment in 2011 even in the absence of football, writing coaches contracts with protection from a work stoppage, hiring the NHL "lockout lawyer", the American Needle case and hiring Troy Vincent, former NFLPA president.
The players on Wednesday took legal action against the owners regarding the TV contracts they've negotiated arguing that the creation of the "lockout fund' comes at the expense of the players -- a violation of the 1993 agreement between the two sides -- and that the NFL "left money on the table" in order to secure guaranteed payments in 2011 thus not maximizing revenue -- another violation of that 1993 agreement.
With the players taking legal action against the owners, how will this affect the CBA negotiations? On the surface it seems that this would hurt the negotiations.
DeMaurice Smith said during a conference call Wednesday it would not affect the discussions between the two sides but declined to elaborate.
Upon further review, it may actually help the chances of avoiding a work-stoppage.
Look at this way: Arguably the league's biggest advantage over the players is the presence of the $4 billion "lockout fund' that they'll receive regardless of whether there's football. This allows them to make payments on their stadiums and pay whoever it is they need to pay. In fact, with no costs, they could actually see a "windfall of profits" as Smith calls it.
If the players win this case -- and that money is put into escrow and unable to be touched by the league -- they lose arguably their biggest bargaining chip. This would potentially push the owners into a higher level of urgency to get a CBA deal done and eliminate much of their leverage.
So in the end, what might be best for the game would be a win for the players in this case.
DeMaurice Smith and NFLPA counsel Jeffrey Kessler held a conference call on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the NFLPA's recent complaint to the Special Master regarding the NFL's TV contracts.
Smith set the tone from the start explaining the complaint from the union's perspective.
It is critical for everyone to understand that that settlement agreement created a fiduciary agreement on behalf of the owners to the players on certain obligations. It will not be enough, according to the players, for any party or owner to say, 'Yes we maximized revenue'. If that was the only obligation they had under the settlement agreement we would not be here. I would urge everyone to take a look at what obligations flowed from the years of litigation and the settlement. It continues to be the settlement under which our CBA currently operates. Jeffrey Kessler was there for that settlement and he negotiated that settlement. We are aware of what our obligations are under that settlement as well as under the league.
The NFLPA is basically asking the Special Master to confirm that the NFL did or did not act in good faith to maximize revenues in the latest round of TV contracts. The NFLPA's complaint alleges that the NFL "left money on the table" in 2009 and 2010 in order to guarantee payment from the TV companies -- a/k/a "lockout insurance".
Kessler was then asked more about the 1993 ruling that is essentially governing the current TV contracts.
I was there when the [Reggie] White settlement agreement was being negotiated, which was an agreemnt that came after years of anti-trust litigation on a whole variety of subjects. And entering into that settlement, there were a variety of different obligations that were placed upon the owners in order to protect the players from what might happen going forward.
Those obligations consisted of the following: First, there was a duty to use their best efforts to maximize revenues during the term of the agreement -- not in general -- but during the term of the agreement. To make sure that the players would benefit from those revenues during the term fo the agreement. One of the fundamental problems we have with what shpapened is that it appears that the owners have traded revenues during the rerms of the agreement to maximize their own welfare at the expense of the players once the term is over.
Kessler's translation: The NFL negotiated their TV contracts to provide the "lockout insurance" in 2011, which implicitly means that it was benefiting the owners thus coming at the expense of the players -- a violation of the agreement.
There is a specific expressed duty to operate in good faith, to carry out the terms of the CBA, and there is also an obligation of specific duty not to engage in transactions to circumvent the terms of the CBA as set forth in the CBA. Those obligations of good faith and non-circumvention, has required that the NFL not engage in the negotiations in which for example they gave the rights -- take DirecTV for example -- to broadcast over the internet, NFL Sunday Ticket, to sell it to mobile phones, to carry the NFL REDZONE, for which the NFL received no revenues during the terms of the CBA and instead they got this lockout insurance protection. Those are the types of obligations that they violated and that's really what we set out to protect against back in 1993.
Smith went on to say that throughout the course of this process, they may compare the NFL's TV contracts to other leagues, presumably in order to demonstrate that these are not standard contracts.
Kessler added:
I would just add that it would be hard pressed for the NFL to stay it's standard even for the NFL or other sports leagues, to convey substantial digital rights and get no compensation during those years...
Kessler also went on to say that this is the first case of its kind with respect to other professional sports leagues.
The only two agreements that have this type of set of duties upon the leagues that I'm aware of are in the NFL and the NBA. While there have been questions raised by players before in both those sports, with the league as to whether something was being done in good faith to maximize revenues, this is the first time I believe that a case has actually been filed as opposed to the matter being settled informally.
Smith also confirmed that, despite the recent complaint, negotiations with the NFL on a new CBA would continue in June.
On Wednesday, the NFLPA announced that it had filed a complaint with the Special Master regarding the NFL's TV contracts.
The NFL has issued a response to the NFLPA's complaint:
"The television contracts that the union attacked today were agreed to during the worst economy in our lifetimes. Far from failing to maximize revenue, the contracts grew league revenue to fund higher player salaries and benefits. No wonder DeMaurice Smith said publicly this year, 'My hat's off to Roger Goodell. Television is locked up until 2014 to the tune of about $5 billion a year.' The union's meritless charges, including many inaccuracies, will be addressed in the proper forum, but they are simply a distraction and do nothing to get us any closer to a new CBA."
The NFLPA alleged that the NFL "left money on the table" in regards to the TV contracts so that more money was funneled into 2011 and beyond when there may not be football. The NFL will receive payment from the TV deals in 2011 whether there is football or not.
The NFL Player's Association has filed a complaint with the NFL's Special Master regarding the NFL's television deals.
The NFL has negotiated their TV deals so that in the event there's no football in 2011, they would still be paid that money. It's not exactly "free" as the NFL's side would argue that they have to pay that money back in future years when football returns.
The guaranteed money that the NFL will receive regardless of whether there's football in 2011 has been called by Union sources as a "lockout fund".
Further, the NFLPA alleges the league did not maximize their revenue in the recent TV deals.
The NFLPA argues in the complaint that, under their 17-year-old agreement with the NFL, the NFL cannot breach its fiduciary duties to the players in order to strengthen its bargaining position. Furthermore, the NFLPA says that the NFL's inclusion of the lockout provisions is a clear violation of the contract because the league didn't use its best efforts in good faith to maximize total revenues from DirecTV, Fox, CBS and NBC. Reports on the recent re-negotiations of the ESPN contract indicate that it will likely incorporate similar lockout payment provisions.
This essentially alleges that the league left money on the table in order to secure a deal that would allow them to be paid in the event there was no football. The NFLPA is arguing that this is an example of the NFL not bargaining in good faith in order to maximize revenues.
The NFLPA alleges that the DirecTV deal is the most "glaring" example of the NFL's financial protection in the event of a work stoppage.
The league opted not to allocate any of the increased revenue from the deal with the satellite service during the 2009 and 2010 seasons, moving all of that money into 2011 and beyond, after its current contract with the players expires. So DirecTV was given immediate new broadcast benefits for two seasons with no price increase for those two seasons. These immediate benefits include access to a new REDZONE channel and the right to sell access to broadband and mobile phone transmission of games.
What that quote means is that the NFL gave it's TV partners "broadcast benefits" -- such as the REDZONE channel -- in 2009 and 2010 but aren't having their TV partners pay for it until 2011, the year their agreement with the players expires.
The league has yet to issue a statement on the situation but it's fair to assume that a major part of their argument will be that the money they collect in 2011 -- if there is no football -- will have to be repaid in the future, as the NFL's General Counsel Jeffrey Pash recently said.
"The networks aren't going to hand over larger amounts of money to us, and if they don't get a product [in return] tell us to go ahead and keep that money," Pash told NBCSports.com. "We will have to give it back to them and take reductions about what we get from them in future years. … It is not a payment, it is a financing mechanism. It is no different than borrowing on a home equity line. You still have to pay it back."
Rather than the NFL owners split the TV money, the NFLPA wants the money to sit in escrow instead.
Just how important is pro football in Louisiana? Important enough to get the House and Senate to step in and encourage both sides to get a deal done.
The House resolution states:
"To urge and request team owners of the National Football League and the representatives of the National Football League Players Association to work diligently and quickly to resolve their labor differences."
And the Senate resolution includes:
"...a work stoppage in the National Football League would have a detrimental impact on countless Louisiana businesses, including restaurants, bars, transportation companies, hotels, and other travel related businesses and therefore would reduce tax revenue and jobs for our state."
Both resolutions detail how successful the NFL has been in Louisiana and how important it is to the local economy.
The full text of the House resolution can be read here and the Senate resolution here.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke with reporters following Tuesday's owners meetings. On the topic of the status of labor negotiations,
I wouldn't say there are any developments or any specific progress that I would report today. We continue to have dialogue on a variety of different matters. We will be having another formal negotiation in June. We need to focus in on the importance of getting progress in some of these key areas. You know all the issues.
The two key points out of that short paragraph are that the two sides are having a dialogue and a formal session will be in June.
For more of Goodell's Q&A with the media, check out the full transcript.
Back at the NFL Draft, Chad Ochocinco asked NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith on a scale of 1-10 what the chances of a lockout were. At the time, he said it was a 14.
A month later and not much has changed. Smith told SI.com in a recent interview that the likelihood of a lockout was again a 14 on a 1-10 scale.
Throughout the article he details the NFLPA's plans to prepare for a lockout.
We've asked players to save 25 percent of their salary last year, 25 percent of their salary this year.
He says the players should never feel they need to make decisions based on money because they're making exponentially more than the average American.
On the flip side, he said the owners are preparing for and willing to lockout the players.
We're trying to get a deal done. If you remember, right before the uncapped year, we said, look, we'll take a deal that's very similar to the deal we have now, let's just extend it. And the owners said no. I know that they've renegotiated every assistant coach's contract to envision a lockout, and I know their lead negotiator now is a guy named Bob Batterman, who locked out hockey for a year. They also negotiated every one of the television contracts, FOX, NBC, CBS and DirecTV with this in mind.
If public perception is anything, Smith is doing his darnedest to make sure the average football fan knows the players want a deal and the owners don't.
The labor issues in the NFL have been well-documented.
In 2008, the league opted out of the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) causing 2009 to be the last capped year and, in 2010, no salary cap. If no new agreement can be reached by the start of the 2011 season, there won't be football.
It's a major battle that, for the most part, has been played in the media. Apparently, the two sides aren't talking much and even when they do, you get things like this:
"At this point, we are as far apart as I could imagine," Batterman told the Hofstra Chronicle in a recent interview.
Batterman is Bob Batterman, one of the NFL's lawyers brought in for these labor talks. Batterman's name is familiar because he represented the NHL during the longest work stoppage in sports history. Some have nicknamed him the "lockout lawyer".
The two sides have already committed to the uncapped year in 2010. There will also be a draft in 2011.
After that, it's up in the air.
Nothing can be done until the two sides sit down for an extended period of time and hash out the issues. Judging by Batterman's words, they have a lot of work to do.
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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) – 3 On Your Side looks into a complaint about debris causing a creek in northeast Jackson to backup.
The creek is a tributary of Eubanks Creek, which flows all the way to the Pearl River. It's just east of the old Meadowbrook Shopping Center parking lot, under Meadowbrook Road.
There is, in fact, some debris in the creek but it is not completely clogged. We happened to be there just as heavy rain started and we waited awhile to see if it would back up as severely as we had been told. It did not.
Charles Rosamond wrote us claiming trash, trees, leaves, logs/stumps, plastic bags/bottles, basketballs, beer cans, whiskey bottles are stopping up the bridge over Eubanks creek, making water threaten his home at 430 Meadowbrook Road.
City spokesman Chris Mims said the creek is one of the city's hot spots and is checked regularly. He promised to check it again and deal with the problem.
Rosamond says the creek has been this way for six years.
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This IDC study identifies IDC's semiconductor research team's top 10 predictions for the worldwide semiconductor market for 2013. As in the past, some of our top predictions for this year are natural extensions of trends that began in 2012 or earlier. Several others are relatively new phenomena and have yet to gain the attention of the industry. Examples include LTE proliferation, NFC introduction in smartphones, and tablet encroachment into the notebook space, to name a few.
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NFL Penalties to Cost Cowboys Robinson?
Apparently it has become a subconscious goal of mine to become King of the FanShots. Archie can keep his draft guru status, I just want my own little island here on the sidebar. Also, I swear I'm not Bill Barnwell's agent, or receiving any compensation from him or said agent. Nor is he a family member or close friend. In fact I haven't even seen him since the restraining order, so there. Barnwell speculates (as have we all) that the $10mm hit won't be too prohibitive because we can cut a few contracts (Hello, Newman) and spread it out over two years. He offers this paragraph, though: "Dallas will also likely miss out on re-signing wideout Laurent Robinson, who impressed as a starting wideout during Miles Austin's absence this past season. With the team committed to Austin and Dez Bryant as their starting wideouts, the Cowboys won't be able to match the starter money Robinson can get elsewhere. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, they built their team and now they're mostly stuck with it." Ouch.