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MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano's nomination to head homeland security, changes to the H-2A program, suspension of a refugee family-reunification program, and more.
The subject of immigration was almost nonexistent in the general-election contest between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain though both candidates sought the Latino vote.
Contrary to a widely held view, not all immigrants have little education. About one in three immigrants is a person with either a U.S. or foreign college degree.
MPI's Muzaffar Chishti and Claire Bergeron report on the 2008 presidential election, two Supreme Court cases on immigration, Arizona Proposition 202, and more.
In the United States, asylum on the basis of sexual orientation was first granted in 1994. Swetha Sridharan of the Council on Foreign Relations explains why U.S. immigration law focuses on sexual identity rather than sexual conduct, and what this distinction has meant for asylum seekers.
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For an increasing number of scholars, international migration has undergone a transformation particularly in the last decade or so. Although circular migration's impact on development is far from settled, a review of the current literature suggests increasing optimism about its developmental potential.
¿Qué clase de política y sistema de inmigración podría aprovechar los beneficios de la inmigración para avanzar los intereses nacionales de EE.UU. en el siglo XXI? El Grupo de Trabajo sobre Inmigración y el Futuro de los Estados Unidos fue convocado por el Instituto de Política Migratoria (MPI) debatir este tema.
This report examines the debate over whether immigrants depress wages and displace native workers in the U.S. labor market. It provides an overview of research since the mid-1990s studying the impact of immigration on native wages and job displacement, and reviews additional factors that may affect labor markets.
New immigration legislation must include changes to achieve effective and resolute enforcement of the immigration laws. Because border and workplace enforcement have been addressed elsewhere, this policy brief offers suggestions for other key enforcement improvements that Congress should implement.
This report provides an estimate of the taxes paid by immigrants in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, which encompasses the federal district and portions of Maryland and Virginia. It compares the tax payments of immigrant households with the contributions of native households between 1999 and 2000.
Debates on immigration policy often discuss calibrating immigration levels to meet the labor needs of the nation's economy. Indeed, it is clear that immigration strongly affects U.S. labor markets – over the past thirty years, foreign-born workers have grown to record numbers.
This report provides a background for policy discussion on high-skilled immigration to the United States by presenting an occupational profile of foreign-born professionals and highlighting their contributions to the U.S. economy.
This report examines how counterterrorism strategy relates to border security and immigration reform, and how terrorist mobility should be countered. The author argues that terrorist mobility comprises a set of problems distinct from the challenges of managing large-scale global migration.

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Jan 5, 2010 11:50 PM by Stacy Daniel
A new state law brings up an old controversy on the Cal Poly campus. The newly passed law makes it illegal to display a noose on any school campus. In October of 2008, students living in a university-owned house put up a display. It included a noose.
Because of free speech laws the students were not punished. That's changed now because of the new law. Displaying a noose on a school campus is now a misdemeanor. Punishable by time in jail or a steep fine.
It's an image burned into the minds of many Cal Poly students. Symbols of hate and prejudice hanging outside a campus owned property. The display not only included a noose but also a confederate flag and a sign with racist and anti-gay words written on it. Amanda Cretcher is a fifth year student at Cal Poly. She says," I was pretty horrified. It was a pretty disgusting act, especially for Cal Poly, which, I consider a progressive school. So, I don't know. I would expect more from it's students." Administrators say they could have used a law like this back then. Cal Poly Pro-Vost, Bob Koob says, "We were in effect handcuffed from taking any action."
Students KSBY talked with said the law should have been in the books from the beginning. But they add, it's better late than never. Cal Poly Freshman, Bijan Ghaffari says,"I think that's a step in the right direction because hanging a confederate flag, that might be freedom of speech but, I feel like a noose itself is a threat. It's specifically a threat." Cretcher says,"It's just not a good symbol. It really just brings a lot of bad connotations with it. So, making it illegal is a great choice I think. This is not us. This is just a certain group of students doing what they were doing."
As shocking and hurtful as the display was to some students, many say something good came from it. It forced students to stand up and say racism and intolerance don't fly on the Cal Poly campus.
Students we talked to said it's hard to believe something like this would happen again. But, they say, if it does, it's nice to have a law against it. The ban on nooses stretches beyond school campuses. The new law now makes it illegal to display a noose in workplaces and at parks.
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this about the thrid year that my Sorbet peony has bloomed sort of. It sets flower buds, and then they get about an inch fat, then sit there and eventually die. One year, I had one flower on this plant that did open, but it was distorted and unhealty looking, the rest of the buds never matured into full blown flowers. A certain amount of the flower buds, also just quit growing and turn hard and disappear. This plant receives a lot of sun, but is planted west of a lilac bush and so is blocked from the early morning sun. A peony to the east of the lilac blooms fine. Is this a problem of location and should I move this plant? If so when? Borde |
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Demonstrating the historical reliability of the Bible through archaeological research and related apologetic investigation.
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I bought Sun Glow today and the colours alot nicer than my Lancome bronzer. Its really cheap and not messy and has a nice shimmer. It would be nicer though of it was more shimmery or sparkly. And all the stores either dont carry it anymore or are selling there last shipment of it. Stock up before it gets discontinued!
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Very cute but too yellow for me! I use it as a slightly irridescent wash of eyecolour. it's no good as a bronzer for me. (Blue toned PPP) On the plus side at least its subtle!
I love this stuff! I still go tanning but this helps to enhance what I have already. AND the price? So cheap. Unfortunately, my Walmart carried it until it sold out then never restocked it! BUT, as much as they give you, this should last me quite a while. Very happy! :)
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People | 7 |
Bedrooms | 3 |
Bathrooms | 2 |
Property type | house |
Minimum Stay | 4 - 7 nights |
Our low 2014 rates are $199/night for 1-6 people.
We can sleep up to 6 people in four beds (Master BR: one king, Guest BR: one queen and Second Guest BR: One full and One twin. We want our guests to have a great time on Kauai so please be sure that your guests can sleep in these four beds as there are no other sleeping areas available.We can also accommodate an with infant in portacrib at no extra charge..
Our regular nightly rate is LESS THAN a standard 2 bed hotel room on Kauai. Here are some of the extras you get:
* Full kitchen * Gas BBQ * Full Size Washer/Dryer * 3 full bedrooms * 2 full baths * High Speed Wireless (usually $15/day at hotel) * Free Parking (usually $20/day at hotel), plus living room with HD TV, Stereo, DVD player and assortment of beach accessories!
We are a legally operating Vacation Rental permitted by the County of Kauai. Permit #TVNC 1165.
There is so much to do on this beautiful island, so minimize your driving time and STAY WITH US! Where time is concerned, it's all about Location, Location, Location. Stay in the CENTER of Kauai!! The weather is great here--not too hot like Sunny Poipu can be and not to wet like Princeville/Hanalei can be and it's perfect from a sight seeing and activity starting point.
This amazing location is situated just three to five minutes from everything! Wailua Beach, Lydgate Beach, Wailua River, fern Grotto, Wailua Falls, and Smith's Tropical Paradise for the best Luau in Kauai! Also, you are cetrally located on the island to you are half way to each side of the island. Allows you to take off on day trips to all the various sights whether they be to the far West side and Waimea Canyon or to the North end of the island to watch a sunset at Hanalei Bay or famous Kee (Kay-A) Beach.
This comfortably appointed single family home sits at the end of a quiet cul de sac that backs to Sleeping Giant Mountain Forest Reserve.
As you enter this charming home, you will be graced with the warm tropical feelings of Hawaiian ambiance. The living room features a comfortable place to relax at the end of the day. A HD Television and CD Stereo system are provided for your enjoyment. The adjoining kitchen has lots of natural light and ample room for the cook to spread out. Step out onto the patio off the kitchen and have your morning coffee or an refreshing evening drink.
NOTE TO GUESTS: We stock the home with 2 rolls of toilet paper for each bathroom and one roll of paper towels to get you started during your stay.
For outdoor activities, hiking trails up Sleeping Giant Mountain are just steps from this home and end at a picnic shelter atop the mountain which is perfect for viewing one of Kauai's gorgeous sunsets.
You are also only 3 minutes away from one of Kauai's most beautiful beaches at Wailua beach. This beach provides miles of endless beach walking and sunbathing. Also at Wailua beach's Lydgate park, enjoy the lava wall enclosed swimming and snorkeling area and the wonderful Kamalani Playground and picnic area.
Or just 5 minutes away, take a boat ride up to the Famous Fern Grotto, attend a luau, go shopping, see a movie or eat in one of Kauai's eateries offering freshly caught pacific ocean fish--the best!
Another visitor destination, the world famous Hindu Temple, is a 7 minute drive away (only 2 miles up the road).
This beautiful facility is a structure in which every piece in this Temple was hand-fashioned in India and transported to Kauai whereit has been lovingly reassembled. The grounds and serenity of the setting are beautiful.
Kauai also provides three Tropical Botanical gardens, one in Poipu and two on the north shore. Visit Na Aina Kai and walk thru their sculpture and maze gardens. These are simple day trips from our home.
It is important to know that the Kauai Ordinance regarding vacation homes, all of which are located in quiet neighborhoods, addresses noise levels. In respect to the County Code and to our neighbors, we limit our guest count to 6.
A note on sleeping: The Plumeria room has a King Bed and private bath, The Hibiscus Room has a Queen Bed, and the Gardenia room has Full Size bed. Sleeps 1-6 comfortably.
Until you've visited Kauai, the best is still ahead of you!
****NOTE TO ALL VACATION RENTERS***** Kauai has recently enacted a strict ordinance requiring Vacation Rentals to be REGISTERED AND APPROVED and are closing down on those operating without Rental permits. TVNC 1165.
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When we decided to leave the snow country for something "tropical" we decided to make this quiet, cozy home our winter get a way.
We were delighted with our choice. Everything we needed was provided in this house. The owners live next door and were available to answer all our questions and to tend to any needs.
The home is on a very quiet cul de sac in Wailua Homesteads. There is a small grocery store walking distance (2 blocks) for those emergency needs. Shopping, dining, great beaches and activities are just 3-5 minutes away.
If we have the opportunity to do this again, this would definitely be at the top of our list as a place to spent 4 long winter months! Highly recommend this for anyone undecided.
Other Activities: Parasailing, water skiing, snorkeling, diving, horseback riding, deepsea fishing
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Refundable Damage Deposit | $300 |
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Tax Rate | 13.25% |
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Required State Taxes 9.25% TAT and 4% GET = 13.25% Fully Refundable Security Deposit refunded within 14 days = $300.00 Minimum stay 4 nights Early check in or late check out, cost 1/2 the nightly rate IF AVAILABLE, and must be requested at booking. Without exception, payment and signed contract, with all guest's names listed, required to confirm your reservation |
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I was just wondering if anyone else watches this series because I am up to forty right now and all I can say is that this anime wont let go once it gets a hold onto you. This is a dark drama about a doctor who has created a 'monster'; a person who kills with no remorse, extremely intelliegent. I dont want to spoil any more of the story for those interested.
The animation is mediocre, which may lead some away, but the characters and the way each episode is carried out is amazingly good. There are few animes at all that have great character developement and a plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat almost every episode.
I just want some feedback on what people think about this series.
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Date Taken: | 9 Dec 2012 - 4:50 PM |
Focal Length: | 45mm |
Lens Max Aperture: | f/5.6 |
Aperture: | f/5.6 |
Shutter Speed: | 1/160sec |
Exposure Comp: | 0.0 |
Exposure Mode: | Shutter speed priority AE |
Metering Mode: | Spot |
Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
White Balance: | Auto |
Title: | Tiny Crime Scene |
Username: | cattyal |
Uploaded: | 9 Dec 2012 - 5:23 PM |
Tags: | Crime scene, General, Humour / fun, Wooden man, Woody |
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Thanks for a great laugh on a grey day.
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Super scene and great imagination, love how you have constructed this. Excellent photo.
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I love humour in pictures so couldn't resist this - also like the detail that is revealed on close inspection.
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Quote: The chap at the back is a wimp - he faints at the smallest bit of sawdust......
Who could resist wit like this? Still love this one.
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A humorous and highly original concept which you have executed brilliantly
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Thank you again everyone - and thank you very much to Helen and Moira for your awards - much appreciated
I've got another crime scene pic planned - it needs a bit of preparation though so might take a few days. Hopefully I'll have plenty of ideas to use with this tape!
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Wood have been better if sharper! Then again I'd stick with what you have here (snigger).
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We recently had to book a hotel last minute and I was scrambling. We had 2 days notice to book 4 nights stay. What's worse is the last thing on my mind was about how to save money and make the most of our trip – the two things I always think about! Sadly, we had a death in the family and we did not have a choice. Luckily I had a read a fellow blogger's post a while back about the Top 5 Reasons to Use Priceline and remembered something about booking last minute travel.
How To Book Last Minute on Priceline
I have not tried Name Your Own Price but plan to try this option at our next opportunity. In the meantime, I went to Express Deals as I wanted them to tell me what the prices were right then and there. I had very little time! Now note I had an idea a couple days ahead of time that we would be going to Maryland. I knew where my parents would be staying and wanted to stay near them, but did not want to pay the price that they were paying.
You need to know the town of where you want to stay or nearby and Priceline will give you an area that you can then look at a map to see how far north, south, east and west this covers.
It will also give you the list of hotels that you "could" get. The thing about Priceline is that you don't know which hotel you will stay at, so make sure the list that is provided for the area you are looking at is somewhere you would want to stay.
As an example, my parents were staying in the North Jessup area of Maryland but one of the hotels listed for that area was La Quinta Inn. Although I have stayed at La Quinta Inn when I was in college it had been many years, and the ratings were not great on this hotel. I liked the options better in South Jessup. Yes, we would have to drive a little further but it was worth it.
Where We Stayed With Priceline
We ended up at the Extended Stay America. I had never stayed there before but it was so-so nice! We had a full suite and only paid $127 after taxes and fees for two nights. Can I tell you that when our family asked where we were staying and I told them how much we paid, they were very jealous! Most of them paid this for just one night! Plus we had a kitchen, comfortable bed, and a pull-out couch for Jolie. Talk about winning the lottery!
Other Options
I have written before about getting those miles and points and this is why. For the last two nights of our stay, we opted to use points from two different hotel chains. Yes, we would have to switch hotels but we decided to visit other family in Maryland that was a little farther away so this worked out well for us.
The first night we stayed at a Holiday Inn Express. No trip is perfect and this is where we found imperfection. Unfortunately there was a wedding party celebrating two doors down from us so let's just say it was the worst hotel we've ever stayed at. We typically like Holiday Inn Express so it was disappointing and we were glad it was just for one night. Luckily, Starwood refunded all our points for this night.
The second night we stayed at Chase Suite Hotels. This was a surprise as we booked it using some little points my husband had from American Airlines. It was quiet, clean, and very big!
Booking a hotel last minute can be a daunting experience, but I have to say that Priceline.com really is all it is made out to be and saved us so much money and time when we needed it most. Also using points with hotel rewards is easy to cash in on and quick – it's not like trying to get a flight where you have to wait for that 1 seat to be available! Besides, who wants to think about saving money when they've got other important things happening.
Thank you Priceline and Adam from Visit Flyover Country for pointing me in the right direction!
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The Grinder 04 / George Motz
Posted on 05. Feb, 2013 in American, Author, Authors, Burgers, Caribbean, Street Food, The Grinder
The Grinder originally started as a written Q&A with folks who were involved with Burgers. This new version is produced by Chat Chow TV and is part interview, part roast and 100% fun. All guests do not know what exactly they are going be asked or be put through. But, hey those are the breaks if you're gonna be on The Grinder.
About George Motz
America's foremost hamburger expert. Since the release of his documentary film Hamburger America (on the Sundance Channel in 2005), and now the book of the same name (Running Press, 2008/2011), he has been asked daily of his opinion of where to find some of the best burgers in the country. He has taught a course on hamburgers at NYU, and has consulted for many hamburger restaurants. In 2006, Hamburger America (the Film) became required viewing in a food course at Princeton University and was nominated for a James Beard Award. Hamburger America (the book) can now be found in just about any bookstore.
A long time ago, George tried to explain to a reporter that he was a filmmaker, not a hamburger expert, but the press would have none of that. So George has resigned himself to the fact that based on his travels and intensive research maybe he really does know a lot about burgers. His passion for greasy nourishment and American nostalgia probably helps.
In his real life, George is an award-winning freelance Director of Photography based in New York City. Over the past 20 years he has worked on numerous television commercials, films, music videos, documentaries, and promos.
In 2000, George received his first New York Emmy Award for a spot lensed for Thirteen WNET. And in 2006 he took home two more New York Emmys for a WNET station ID campaign.
In 2007, George and Chef Harry Hawk created the NYC Food Film Festival, a multi-sensory film festival where food films are screened along with the food profiled in those films. The 6th Annual NYC Food Film Festival was held in Oct 2012 and 3rd Annual Chicago Food Film Festival took place Nov 2012. In 2013 the Food Film Fest added a 3rd city – Charleston.
The book Hamburger America is coming to life in the form of a television series on Travel Channel (currently in development) and the free iPod/iPad app 'Burger GPS' was released May 2011. The completely revised edition of Hamburger America includes 52 new burger joints (for a total of 150) and is available at bookstores everywhere.
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No more doubts haunting me, fear no longer free to consume me; never again a slave to the power of infirmity. I am alive in Him and He is in me, unparalleled perfection, a beautiful circle of unity. He welcomes me in His embrace and the truth lies within the scars on His hands. Simply, even when I can't, He is the only one who can. With a love undefined by limits, boundaries, and unscathed by length; He is my help for the Lord God is my strength.
He gives me power to shatter the barriers that once held me back. Through Him bold freedom has filled the crevices once occupied by lack. The past behind me, determinedly I press in. The promise before me, I surrender with reckless abandon. Trusting completely in He who reigns and basking in the love that breaks every chain. No longer lost and afraid, He has found and He has saved me. Safe in His grace for He is my personal bravery.
Impassable, unbeatable and unyielding He goes before me. Untouchable, insuperable, and powerful, immersed in authority. Soaring now, no longer confined by gravity; He is my shield and my armor, His crest my identity. I am unrestricted by the weight of yesterday's shame, reborn through Him, I have a new name. He is my everything and by His side I yearn to be. He is my Savior, my protector, My invincible army.
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This summer, Preserve Minneapolis will offer 27 unique tours that highlight the built, natural, and cultural treasures found throughout the City. The 2014 schedule runs from June 7 through September 21. Preserve Minneapolis tours are the best way to get to know the city, to experience our diverse neighborhoods, and to become familiar with Minneapolis' many historic resources.
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This year's line-up is marked by many new topics, from the relatively modern history of Riverside Plaza to the long-ago days of the Minneapolis riverfront; from the Camden neighborhood in north Minneapolis to West 49th Street in the southwest. Other new topics include the city's LGBT history, Lakewood Cemetery, and the little-known story of Architect Avenue.
On each tour, guides with experience in fields like architecture, history, and preservation will tell the "stories behind the stories" and give participants a greater understanding of the area's social and built history…with fun and a sense of humor. We leave the lecture hall behind and delve into the human stories that made, and make, Minneapolis neighborhoods real.
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The optical mouse eventually replaced the roller-ball, but the desktop mouse has remained essentially unchanged for more than 30 years. A few crafty companies, though, are rethinking how we interact with machines. Enter the evoMouse from South Korean firm Celluon.
Touted by Celluon as the "evolution of the mouse," the evoMouse is a digital mouse that turns your finger into the pointer, using sensors to track your movements. Set the gizmo on any flat surface and start gesturing in front of it. You can tap to "click," "right-click" using two fingers and drag and scroll with gestures. The evoMouse can connect to almost any PC or laptop using Bluetooth or a USB connector.
The mouse should launch in the U.S. in mid-2013, according to Celluon spokesman Chris Chon.
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Valentine's Day Special: 5 Easy Guitar Songs to Impress Your Sweetie
Is there anything more romantic than sharing a special song with the one you love? We want to help you pull out all the stops this Valentine's Day, so San Diego guitar teacher Allen D. stopped by our office really quick for an easy Valentine's Day guitar lesson. All you need are a few basic guitar chords and a little bit of courage, and you're sure to impress the heck out of your favorite lady or gentleman!
In the video below, you'll learn how to play:
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Originally published Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 8:06 PM
You haven't seen the last of Chris Polk
The former standout running back at Washington deserved better than to be passed over in the NFL draft. But he'll be back.
Seattle Times staff columnist
Chris Polk went from God's Play to Draft Hell.
The dynamic Washington running back, who often carried the Huskies back to significance the past three seasons, who scored that heavenly, season-saving touchdown against California in 2010, endured an unfortunate, unexpected and unnerving nosedive during the NFL draft.
Shockingly, Polk didn't get drafted after being considered a second-round pick. He was supposed to be one of the top five running backs chosen. Instead, 20 running backs were selected — including two from Utah State and one from Abilene Christian — while Polk sat at home, snubbed.
Why? It still doesn't make sense. Reports of a degenerative shoulder surfaced, and none of the league's 32 teams was willing to risk a draft pick on Polk despite the toughness and durability he displayed the past three years.
Polk dislocated his left shoulder during the second game of his freshman season in 2008 and missed the remainder of the year. He returned as a sophomore and ran for 1,113 yards (Washington coaches estimated about 700 of those yards came after contact), but he tore the labrum in the same shoulder, played through it the remainder of that season and had surgery in the offseason. And he went on to become one of the most complete running backs in college football.
Now, after starting 38 straight games, after rushing for 4,049 yards as a Husky, after getting progressively better, Polk was hearing that his shoulder wasn't dependable enough. It's difficult to digest for Polk and for anyone who watched him drag, stiff-arm and run over defenders with his physical style.
After the draft, Philadelphia quickly snagged Polk as an undrafted free agent, and the Eagles will get both a nice talent and a spurned, determined man eager to prove his worth to the entire league. I don't know if Polk has Arian Foster ability, but I'm certain that Polk is about to join Foster on the list of undrafted running backs who became major factors in the NFL.
Polk should've been a second-round pick. Third, at worst. Before the draft, I thought that Polk had a chance to be the second-most productive running back in this class, behind Trent Richardson. His combination of power running between the tackles, the occasional big-play burst and rare receiving skills makes him a quality back, a starter for as long as his body allows.
But as an undrafted free agent, he'll have to grind to reclaim that status. Polk can make the Eagles' roster, but running back LeSean McCoy is the man in Philly. If Polk sticks there, he will be a complementary back at best. Maybe that's what his body needs after all the shoulder issues and the minor knee surgery he had last preseason.
The word "degenerative" never sounds good when you're asking your body to hold up in a collision sport. Still, it's hard to imagine Polk changing from rugged to incapable anytime soon. After the Huskies' spring game on Saturday, Washington coach Steve Sarkisian expressed shock that Polk's medical condition was reportedly deemed so serious.
Let's say the sand is trickling rapidly through the hourglass for Polk right now. How long does he have? It's impossible to know for certain. And I'd be willing to bet that he has several years of potential productivity before that shoulder fails him.
That's why it's so surprising that, as the draft turned to the sixth and seventh rounds, some team didn't take a chance. His medical report must've been startling. It's hard to believe that 32 teams refrained from selecting a highly regarded running back as he slipped into the sleep-deprived rounds of this draft. You can't find a talent like Polk after the fifth round. Not even close. Most late draft picks are Hail Mary heaves anyway. Why wasn't Polk, given his superior talent, worth such a try?
It's as puzzling as his unexplained health status. Polk's agent, Steve Caric, didn't return multiple calls Saturday. Polk answered his cellphone immediately after the draft, said he wasn't ready to talk, asked me to call back later, but didn't answer the phone after that.
Poor kid. You can feel his disappointment. This weekend was supposed to be the one of the greatest of his life. Instead, he was left to wonder what happened.
Polk deserved better. After 4,049 rushing yards at Washington, he was ready for the big time. And then he got big-timed.
He'll be back, though. Polk isn't a spoon-fed star. He knows how to grind through adversity.
This agony is just another defender standing in front of him. And you know how hard he is to tackle.
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Hitachi Creates Quartz Glass Archival Medium
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116guttentag writes "Hitachi has announced (original press release in Japanese, translated to English) a new storage medium that uses a laser to imprint dots on a piece of quartz glass that correspond to binary code. The dots can be read with an optical microscope and appropriate software. The company says this medium is resistant to extreme heat, radiation, radio waves and should still be readable after a few hundred million years. It's intended as an archival format with data density similar to a music CD (40MB per square inch with 4 layers)."


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Know anyone who's a Jagoff? Email us and maybe we'll post it.
There are a LOT OF GREAT THINGS ABOUT PITTSBURGH, but there are still Jagoffs out there trying to make the rest of us look bad.
Also, for those Pittsburghers that are living in other towns, for now, SURELY you've come accross a few Jagoffs in YOUR town. Well, we wanna know about'em!!
There won't be any CYBER-bullying here or nasty name calling but we will call out those who deserve it!
In case ya don't know what a Jagoff is, CLICK HERE ya Jagoff.
Meantime Go Steelers, Penguins and, yah, even GO PIRATES!!
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"No anyone that's a Jagoff?"
Needs to be changed to
"Know anyone who's a Jagoff?"
The No/Know makes a HUGE difference but the that's/who's, not as much. Please, please fix it! I want to send this site to many people but I just can't with that in the very first sentence! America already thinks we talk funny but then to have a true error, gives them ammunition!!
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Still waiting for that "No" "Know" correction. Please fix it. Don't be a Jagoff honey.
Brilliant idea for a website! I unfortunately know a lot of people who meet the jagoff criteria.


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Nocilla is a sweet hazelnut and chocolate confection beloved throughout Spain by children of all ages. For decades, it has been a favorite treat for spreading on bread and pastries, or for sneaking spoonfuls right from the jar!
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Why do most people on here act like Mossberg and Remington are the only two manufacturers that make shotguns. I know there are more of these two manufacturers than any other but give me break..... I almost dread coming to the shotgun forum anymore because I know what it's going to be
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I know exactly what you mean. And twice a day someone wants help choosing between the two.
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ok time for my new xmas gun what should i get? needing a 28 ga and i cant decide between a beretta 687(have 12 and 20 already) or a browning citori (have 1 in .410) want to finish my skeet set but need something i can add on to for when the zombies come ie bayonet laser breeching tool ect any ideas? any one know where i can get 28 ga slugs or buckshot? how about dragons breath rounds? thanks in advance for the advice(that i wont listen to)
No but really which one should I get lol JK. I've owned both and the only shot gun that has any value to me is my old Winchester 27a. It was my very first gun and that little 20 killed and WHOLE BUNCH of squirrels.
Well, you elitists can pretend there're others but I'm going for the Mossy 870 or the Rem 500 shotie. And with 00 Buck 'cuz it's the best.
If you want a great dependable shotgun that shoots great and will not break the bank to buy, get a Weatherby uplander. I got mine in 12 gauge. What a terrific gun!! comes with a set of chokes.
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I believe I saw a combination breaching tool/bayonet mount for a 28 gauge Citori just the other day. The breaching attachments are old hat, but a bayonet mount is a must have for HD. Decision made !!! You can load Dragon's breath loads for any gun. Just fill the case - brim full of course - with a 50/50 mixture of Blue Dot powder and powdered magnesium. Oh, and be sure and use a Magnum primer. The coarser ground magnesium powder carries further. Be sure and video it too !


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Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Marvin L. Binion, age 59, of Hyattsville, Maryland, today to 38 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release and ordered Binion to pay a fine of $60,000, following Binion's agreement on the eve of trial to plead guilty to13 counts of aiding and assisting in the filing of false income tax returns, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.
According to his plea agreement, from 1997 to about 2001, Binion owned and operated Universal Tax Services, a tax return preparation business located in Hyattsville, Maryland. He reduced client taxpayer liability by fabricating or inflating expenses claimed on their tax returns, including: charitable contributions; employee business expenses; and miscellaneous expenses such as tax advice, investment counseling and job search expenses. Binion created false charitable contribution receipts to support the fabricated expenses. He also routinely overstated cash and non-cash contributions well in excess of the amounts his clients reported to him. He identified numerous clients on tax forms as being self-employed when the clients were not self-employed and never claimed to be.
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After a single broadcast of The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, the verdicts were in — although, no doubt, some verdicts were in well before Couric appeared on-air Tuesday evening. As USA Today's Robert Bianco wrote yesterday: "It's no big news that Katie Couric provokes strong reactions. That means, in part, that whatever you thought of Couric after last night's [broadcast] is probably exactly what you thought before — particularly if you came away loving or hating her." In other words, viewers had strong opinions about Couric well before her CBS debut; their minds were already made up.
And so, it seems, were the minds of many media reporters, columnists and critics, whose next-day Couric reviews had a predictable, Mad Libs quality about them, a certainty and finality that belied the fact that this was night one of Couric's four-year contract, and a frequent fixation on the superficial. (Katie Couric made her CBS debut last night and, with exactly one broadcast under her belt, I am here to tell you What It Means for Nightly News and for Journalism In General [insert hand-wringing.] Couric wore ____ which was inappropriate/unflattering because it _____. There was a particularly low-gravitas moment when Couric quipped ____. In sum, [hand-wringing and more hand-wringing]). Judging by much of the coverage that preceded Couric's initial broadcast, many a media critics' knives were out and sharpened well before Couric even uttered her first word ("Hi …") Tuesday night.
Two weeks before Couric's inaugural broadcast, MarketWatch.com's Jon Friedman foretold that she would be a "brilliant failure" — which, after viewing Couric's inaugural run, he tweaked to the more strident "journalistic nightmare." Couric "dropped the ball" Tuesday night, Friedman wrote, adding that "at its worst, the show reinforced all of the worries of grizzled veteran journalists" — which, Friedman figures, "wasn't all Couric's fault … her producer let the cuteness get way out of control." So much so that the "show was silly at times; full of fluff at others; and, faithfully, All About Katie. All the time."
And yet, other media commentators praised CBS for achieving precisely the opposite effect: managing to make the debut "be not all about Katie — or even mostly about her … almost as if CBS belatedly made a decision to low-key an event it has been ballyhooing all summer (per the South Florida Sun-Sentinel); not being "a huge showcase for [Couric]" (according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette); and, not going "into Katie overload … CBS' viewers didn't see appreciably more of her than ABC and NBC viewers did of Charles Gibson and Brian Williams" (USA Today).
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Utah Jazz at Los Angeles Lakers
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Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas Mavericks
It's hard to believe the Clippers are 13th in the West, but that's what a three win month will do. Nonetheless, Dirk's back, Blake's great and this might be a very good game. First time around, the Clips lost by 16, but that was on Halloween so it shouldn't count since they all played in costumes.
Denver Nuggets at Washington Wizards
Bit of a drop-off in quality here. At least the Wizards are good at home and the Nuggets are bad on the road. Put those together and you have the makings of a decent game. Maybe.
Charlotte Bobcats at Sacramento Kings
Would you rather be a Bobcat or a King? Exactly. Pick Sacramento in this one. Not because they're royalty, but because the Bobcats' second unit is really banged up.
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SAN JOSE, October 14, 2013 – Over the last forty or fifty years, numerous groups or organizations have disparaged celebrations of Columbus Day with growing contempt because of the mass genocide attributed to Columbus when he encountered the Native Americans in the Caribbean.
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It seems that the pendulum of political correctness has swung far to the left and away from previous popularity the explorer enjoyed. Certainly, Columbus receives much less respect today than he enjoyed in the dark days of the Great Depression when Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared October 12 to be a federal holiday to honor the Genovese explorer.
Recent American Columbus Day celebrations have been stifled in importance, and have been tainted by the lingering fallout of animosity and bitterness leftover from the tragic clash of cultures between Western European and Native American cultures. More seriously, students in this day, who learn about Christopher Columbus, must themselves negotiate tempestuous waters of contemporary historical scholarship bearing a definite political or ideological perspective regarding his journeys to the Western Hemisphere.
However, while it may be important for people to recognize Columbus for what he truly was (he was no saint), the academically initiated character assassination is not only unwarranted, it detracts from a more fundamental reality.
The current narrative neglects the fundamental reality that Columbus lived in an age in which kings ruled the earth and were all powerful. It provides the groundwork from which a more comprehensive understanding of Columbus can be derived. Especially, Americans should appreciate the perspective of living in a free society and being able to speak freely, assemble peaceably for protests, publish incendiary psuedo-intellectually based materials, and worship the deity of choice – or worship one's right to believe in no deity whatsoever.
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Yet, Columbus, nor any of his contemporaries living in Spain in 1492, did not enjoy these freedoms. They lived under an absolute monarchy.
The marriage of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella united the kingdoms on the Iberian Peninsula and the monarchs managed to combine forces to drive the Moors from their land. This perspective is an essential component in comprehending Columbus and his time. Yet, it is often lost because Americans look back into history through lenses crafted within the Land of the Free.
Americans often lose perspective when we deal with the concept of kings. It is understandable that King George III was viewed as a tyrant by the Founding Fathers because a study of United States history makes this point crystal clear. Yet, understanding the concept of kings as ruthless dictators may seem foreign to Americans today.
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella who agreed to back the sailor with whatever means they were willing to muster for his support were ruthless dictators. That being said, how can it be more realistically driven home? One fact that is not often linked to the narrative of Columbus is that these two kindly monarchs were the same two dictators who initiated the Spanish Inquisition. Unfortunately, a serious lack of understanding of where the Spanish Inquisition fits in history may not help a reader grasp how ruthless the monarchs of Spain were in their heyday. Unfortunately, additional homework may be necessary.
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The Spanish Inquisition was generated in 1478 by Ferdinand II, king of Aragon and Isabella I, queen of Castile. The ostensible purpose was to maintain the purity of religious worship in the Catholic church and the fundamental adherence to the traditional Roman Catholic orthodoxy. Interestingly enough, there was already in existence a Medieval Inquisition which had been under Papal control, but King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella wanted to have direct control under the government.
Not surprisingly, after the Reconquista, the recovery of Spain from the Moors, royal decrees issued in 1492 and 1501 ordered Jews and Muslims to convert to Catholicism or leave the country (dead or alive was irrelevant).
If Ferdinand and Isabella were willing to severely permit torture and death of their own citizens for the sake of a pure Roman Catholic country, what could they be expected to do to some primitive heathens from the Caribbean? If one can view these two monarchs as more like a Godfather in the Mafia, it may help to more realistically visualize the type of people Columbus was dealing with in the 1400s. Columbus, who was a commoner and Catholic (if he had not been, the sailor would never have been able to make a contract with Spain). Amazingly, he managed to emerge from this environment as an historic figure, but what the monarchs provided and promised, they also would take away.
For most Americans, who have never lived under a despot, it is hard to fully comprehend the vulnerability of Columbus when he submitted himself to the Spanish crown. His desire to find a new route to Cathay and obtain status and wealth impelled him to contract his services with any government which would provide the means with which he could pursue his dreams, but his demands were perceived as unreasonable.
Negotiations initially broke down over money because Columbus demanded a contract guaranteeing him a 10% cut of any wealth he could claim due to his endeavor. That in itself required courage and only the royal treasurer managed to reverse the monarchs' rejection of Columbus's initial proposal.
Unfortunately, when Columbus surprisingly returned from his journey in 1493 with bold and glittering promises to the monarchs regarding his discovery of gold in the foreign lands, it changed the paradigm. To a recently established nation with depleted treasuries due to battles with the Moors, gold would have provided a powerful incentive to remedy the impoverished Spanish state.
The ensuing quest for gold followed with many of those who ventured with Columbus harboring their own visions of wealth and substantial personal gain. Sadly, the rush for wealth shifted to real estate when little gold was able to be extracted from the islands.
Spanish nobles who ventured with Columbus were better connected to the king than the foreign explorer, and many had fought alongside King Ferdinand in ridding Spain of the infidel. Suffice it to state that the people who went with Columbus on his second voyage were not going for some Caribbean vacation; they had been smitten by an insatiable desire for wealth, or even more wealth. However, as colonization progressed from concept to the actual settlement, Columbus was on the receiving end of the increasing dissatisfaction and outright animosity of the colonists. Nobles increasing malice toward Columbus lingered because they felt deceived by his exaggerated accounts of the abundance of gold.
As simple common sense question would be the degree to which the Spanish monarchs were so much more indignant over the failure to obtain as much gold as the Italian had promised. Thus, his relationship with the monarchy became increasingly strained. And, among the colonists, as a desire for gold was replaced with a more realistic approach to obtain land, they had to deal with the essential problem of the king's decree, designating Columbus as the "governor" of the lands claimed in the name of Spain.
The Spanish nobility and conquistadores must have viewed the mere commoner as a ridiculous anomaly and an imposter in the position of "governor."
As early as 1495, the Spanish Crown attempted to get a better handle on their investment by sending a royal commission to report on the colony and to judge the governing capabilities of Columbus. However, returning to Spain in 1496, Columbus managed to appease the Royals, but they took their sweet time (two years) before sponsoring his third voyage. Tensions did not die though and after he returned in 1498, Columbus was eventually accused by his detractors and their complaints to the king are essentially the crimes repeated by people today.
By May of 1499, the king appointed Francisco de Bobadilla as the replacement of Columbus as governor and chief justice of Hispaniola.
Bobadilla, a Spanish nobleman and a loyal knight who fought in the wars against the Moors, was given all that the crown had bestowed upon Columbus, but he received even more authority and power. Bobadilla arrived in Hispaniola in August of 1500, briefly investigated the charges of incompetent governance against Columbus and his brothers, had them all arrested, and had them shipped back to Spain in irons in October.
The monarchs left them in a Spanish prison until December of 1500 when Columbus was allowed to defend himself. The result of the trial was that the outrageous charges against Columbus be dropped.
Although criminal charges were dismissed, the outcome permanently removed Columbus as governor, and by 1500, the sailor was out of the loop. The trial seems to be a convenient method for allowing the Spanish Crown a reason to break the original decree designating Columbus as governor.
Students of Columbus and all Americans should know that the King of Spain was always in charge of Columbus' expeditions, and definitely made sure the Spanish Crown was in charge of the dominion of the Caribbean islands and the lands beyond.
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