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Maxi Lopez has revealed he turned down offers from other clubs to join Chievo from Catania.
Lopez, who had one year remaining on his contract with the relegated Sicilian club, will now play his football in Verona during the 2014-15 Serie A campaign.
The 30-year-old has an option to extend his stay for a further year if the Flying Donkeys defend their top-flight status.
"They really wanted me and I immediately understood that this would be an important opportunity for me," Lopez told his new club's official website. "I have the same grit as Chievo.
"I had other offers but Chievo was a life choice, one that also took my family into consideration.
"It's important to play for a team in which I can show what I can do.
"This is perhaps the best choice for me and the encouraging words from coach Eugenio Corini give me great motivation to do well.
"Now I have to do a good job on the pitch in order to repay the trust the club and the coach have placed in me."
The former Barcelona star spent the second half of last season on loan at Sampdoria and scored one goal in 12 league appearances.
Chievo finished 16th in the Serie A table in 2013-14, only four points clear of the relegation zone.

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Teen says pink toy ovens discourage boys from kitchen playBy Emanuella Grinberg, CNNUpdated 12:09 PM ET, Thu December 6, 2012Just WatchedGender-neutral Toy MarketingreplayMore Videos ...Gender-neutral Toy Marketing 00:59Story highlightsNew Jersey teen asks Hasbro to use boys on packaging for Easy-Bake Ultimate OvensMcKenna Pope says packaging discourages boys from baking, enforces gender stereotypesPope, 13, launched Change.org petition on behalf of 4-year-old brother who asked for the toyActivists glad that a teen is speaking up rather than usual advocates and opinion writersMcKenna Pope's 4-year-old brother wanted an Easy-Bake oven for months and she was more than happy to get it for him. She wants him to know it's OK for boys to enjoy baking cookies. But she's worried that toy makers are sending boys a different message. The 13-year-old reached this conclusion last week during a shopping trip with her parents. They searched the shelves for an Easy-Bake Ultimate Oven and found pink and purple boxes that show only girls using the kid-friendly appliance. They decided not to buy it because they thought the packaging would make him feel like he was playing with a "girl's toy" he wouldn't want. Still, McKenna decided to take it up as a cause and launched a petition asking Hasbro to feature boys in the packaging of Easy-Bake Ultimate Ovens. "I feel that this sends a clear message: women cook, men work," Pope wrote in her Change.org petition, which has earned more than 30,000 signatures since it went up Friday night. "I want my brother to know that it's not 'wrong' for him to want to be a chef, that it's okay to go against what society believes to be appropriate."With more people shopping for children's toys during the holiday season, McKenna and others are reviving debate over the effects of gender-biased toy marketing in a year that has seen intense discussion on the issue and even some progress. It's easier for girls to play across gender lines, said McKenna, who spoke from experience. When she played with Nerf guns, people called her a tomboy, at worst, she said. But she has seen male classmates endure harsher name-calling for playing with dolls."I'm sure there are a lot of kids out there like my brother who want Easy-Bake ovens but don't ask for them because they're told they're not supposed to want them," she said. "There's a lot toys specifically marketed towards boys and girls, but guys need to learn to cook and take care of children, too."Hasbro's Easy-Bake Ultimate OvenHasbro did not respond to a request for comment. Not everyone believes children should play across gender lines. In a previous CNN story on the topic, some commenters said that allowing children boys to play with dolls or other toys typically associated with girls could make them targets of bullies. Others suggested that some color-coded marketing works and that selling pink LEGO or science kits packaged in purple attracts girls to toys that they might shy away from otherwise.Toys come in different colors based on feedback from consumers and retailers, said a spokeswoman for the Toy Industry Association, a non-profit trade association that represents businesses involved in the creation and marketing of toys."Toy companies are basically businesses that respond to consumer requests," spokeswoman Adrienne Appell said. "If there's a market to explore, a company is going to want to put their marketing efforts behind products that families are going to buy."Comments on the petition echoed McKenna's views about how the packaging and marketing might enforce gender stereotypes. Some parents, including men, agreed with her statement that boys benefit from playing with kid-friendly appliances and other toys typically associated with girls."I loved my Easy-Bake oven when I was a boy and I love cooking today. All boys should have access to the kitchen. And it's never too early to let them have that access," one commenter wrote."This goes for craft kits, too! My son (also loves cooking), has shown an interest in sewing, yet the kits out there are all geared toward girls. Cooking and sewing are basic life skills that all our children should learn ... especially when they show an interest," another commenter wrote.Activists are heartened that a teen is speaking up on behalf of a sibling, rather than the usual advocates and opinion writers.McKenna's voice lends credibility to the argument that traditional gender stereotypes are losing relevance among her generation, said Deborah Tolman, co-founder of SPARK, a nonprofit group that trains teens and young women to be media activists. "People really listen when it comes from a young person or the actual consumer. It's different from adults making arguments in sophisticated words," Tolman said. "How can you ignore young people when they say they don't like what you're selling them and they want choices? It's pretty much a win-win situation for the advertiser and the consumer."It's an issue close to SPARK, whose teen activists have orchestrated several campaigns in the past year to raise awareness of portrayals of women in media and popular culture. Last November, they launched a petition over LEGO's busty, pinkwashed "Friends" line asking the company to return to its gender-neutral approach to marketing. SPARK's efforts continued in 2012 by pressuring Seventeen and Teen Vogue to stop photoshopping models.The fact that McKenna did it on her own -- as she and her mother claim -- shows that people her age are capable of scrutinizing media messages, said Dana Edell, executive director of SPARK. "It matters most when it comes from them because they're the future leaders of the world who will be making decisions about marketing and advertising," Edell said. "So many people like to say, 'Who cares? Girls will always play with dolls and boys will always play with trucks and it doesn't matter.' So, it's encouraging to see someone who's not an adult stand up and say 'Wait a minute, actually, it does matter.' "Toy marketing saw a shift this year when British store Harrod's re-opened its toy department organized by themes rather than gender. More recently, Sweden's Top-Toy Group, a licensee of the Toys "R" Us brand, published a catalog featuring a girl aiming a toy gun and a boy styling hair with beauty accessories.The gender-blind catalog prompted Carolyn Danckaert to start her own Change.org petition asking Toys "R" Us to follow suit in its catalogs and marketing materials in the United States. The company did not respond to a request for comment."People are recognizing that the divisions being created aren't necessary and it just makes more sense to be sorting toys thematically rather than by gender," said Danckaert, founder of "A Mighty Girl," an online marketplace for books and movies that feature females as main characters."We hear from parents all the time who see the value in allowing boys to play with baby dolls," she said. "A lot of people believe that it's desirable to encourage boys to become nurturers and develop the whole child, from analytical skills to the ability to empathize."Since launching the petition, McKenna said she has learned a bit about scrutinizing ads."Now, whenever I see a toy commercial, I feel my mind automatically shooting to: 'Why are they marketing it this way?' " she said. "I can't help it. 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Bone marrow: A reader from Manlius is urging Central New Yorkers to consider donating bone marrow. The need is particularly great for people of Asian, African-American, Hispanic, Latino or of mixed race backgrounds. Patients who need a transplant are more likely to get a match from someone from their own racial or ethnic groups. With so many people adopting children from other countries, the need is great. Read more here.
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Votto, Reds look to ground Cardinals again
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John Grieshop/Getty ImagesWith a league-leading 35 doubles, Reds All-Star Joey Votto is on pace to become the seventh player to hit 60 two-baggers in a season.
Despite Cueto being replaced, the Reds have still only used five starting pitchers this season. Only the Marlins have also only used five. The Elias Sports Bureau tells us the Reds' 29 players used and 20 different starters are both the fewest for any club in the majors this year.
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The Cardinals have struggled against the league's better teams this season going 16-25 against teams with a .500 or better win pct and 30-17 against teams with losing records. They won three of the first four games vs the Reds this season, but have lost three of the last four. St. Louis has not been swept since May 18-20 vs the Dodgers and the final game of that series was also on Sunday Night Baseball.
Despite being just four games over .500 heading into Sunday's game, the Cardinals offense hasn't missed a beat without Albert Pujols.
Jake Westbrook takes the mound for the Cardinals looking to improve to 2-0 vs the Reds this season. In his last outing against Cincinnati back in April, Westbrook went seven innings allowing just one unearned run for his first win.
Westbrook has the second-highest groundball percentage (60%) among NL starters and the third highest percentage of pitches down in or below the strike zone (53%) in the NL this season.
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Joey Votto has been a big reason for the Reds' success. Since 2010, Votto ranks in the top three in the NL in several major categories.
Votto is on pace for 65 doubles. Earl Webb holds the single-season record with 67. Votto led the NL with 40 doubles in 2011. He's already five shy of that total.
Even if he doesn't get to 67, Votto could become just the seventh player to hit 60 doubles in a season, and the first since Charlie Gehringer and Joe Medwick in 1936.
The Reds need more production from the top of their order. Their leadoff hitters have a combined batting average of .200 and a .244 on-base percentage, which ranks last in the NL. They are also near the bottom in slugging percentage, runs and walks.
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He served as U.S. Commissioner General to the Shanghai 2010 World Expo, a post to which he was named by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Mr. Villarreal currently serves on the board of directors of Union Pacific. From 1998 to 2006 he served on the board of directors of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Mr. Villarreal has been recognized by numerous publications for his achievements and in 2011 he received a distinguished alumni award from Purdue University. In 2001, Mr. Villarreal was inducted into the prestigious Academy of Law Alumni Fellows by the Indiana University School of Law.
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- Assistant Attorney General, Texas Attorney General Office, Public Finance Division
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Banks serve Australia well
PUBLISHED: 14 Feb 2012 00:04:05 | UPDATED: 14 Feb 2012 06:19:15PUBLISHED: 14 Feb 2012 PRINT EDITION: 14 Feb 2012Steven Münchenberg
The structure of Australia's banking system has proven durable and effective. Photo: Louie Douvis
The article by Mark Bouris and Christopher Joye in yesterday's AFR (Opinion, February 13) raises important public policy questions. No one, including bankers, likes the idea of commercial enterprises being supported by government, and a clear case needs to be made to justify such support.
It is true lower funding costs resulting from government support are an advantage in banking, just like cheap energy helps steel makers.
But funding is not the only variable in the banking market. In the years leading up to the global financial crisis, the major banks had higher credit ratings than smaller banks but still lost housing finance market share, demonstrating that small and nimble has benefits. At one point, the four major banks were issuing only two in three mortgages.
Our banking concentration levels are around the middle of the pack globally. It is healthy to have competitors with different business models, as was seen in 1992 with the emergence of Aussie Home Loans.
It is true that concentration has increased since the global financial crisis, but whether this has led to a materially higher profit performance is yet to be proven. Major bank returns on equity are no higher than they were pre-GFC.
One undeniable fact is that the credit ratings of major banks are in part related to the federal government's willingness to provide financial support in a crisis.
So why do banks have government support? It is not because banks are popular with government. Banks are criticised by politicians on both sides.
Government support for banks is largely designed to ensure that the functions they provide – making loans to businesses and households – will continue under any adverse circumstances. Central to this is the ability of the major banks, in particular, to import capital.
Australia still runs a current account deficit, which means there are insufficient savings in Australia to support investment. So banks issue bonds abroad in order to secure funds. Without AA credit ratings, due in part to government support measures, this task would be much harder and more expensive.
In terms of the retail deposit guarantee (Financial Claims Scheme, or FCS), it is instructive to note the banks fought for a decade against implementation of this measure. The industry argued it was unnecessary given depositor priority laws and Australia's history of depositor protection.
The government provided the FCS free of charge, not because it wanted to be nice to the banks; it did so on the premise that there was no realistic scenario that it would ever be used. Policymakers argued that the deposit guarantee was needed to turn an implicit guarantee into an explicit one. And it is an industry-funded (not taxpayer) scheme.
But the debate does not finish there. There is a big quid pro quo.
In return for support, the government extends extraordinary influence over bank management.
First, there is a dedicated prudential regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, which sets minimum bank capital levels. APRA's reputation is one of significant conservatism when compared with other countries.
Second, the banks are subjected to extensive consumer protection and disclosure laws. The retail payments system is subject to widespread regulation. In addition, there is a Code of Banking Practice, an Electronic Funds Transfer Code of Conduct, and banks are subject to extensive regulation addressing money laundering and other financial crimes.
Also, the government is now even directly regulating financial product features. Mortgage exit fees are banned, as are credit card late fees and unsolicited credit offers.
Other mortgage originators enjoy government support without many of the regulatory impositions on banks. While the banks may have support, they also have huge imposed obligations. That side of the equation is often overlooked.
Apart from being financially strong enough to import capital at reasonable cost, another advantage of large banks is their ability to easily absorb smaller institutions that get into trouble. Additionally, more concentrated banking systems are probably easier to supervise.
The structure of Australia's banking system has proven durable and effective. While all sorts of criticisms are made of it, the reality is that it withstood the GFC and delivers for consumers.
Steven Münchenberg is chief executive of the Australian Bankers Association.
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Sojourner Truth (pronounced /soʊˈdʒɜrnər ˈtruːθ/) (c. 1797 – November 26, 1883) was the self-given name, from 1843, of Isabella Baumfree, an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York. Her best-known speech, Ain't I a Woman?, was delivered in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
Truth was one of thirteen children born to James and Elizabeth Baumfree. James Baumfree was a slave captured from the Gold Coast in modern-day Ghana. Elizabeth Baumfree, also known as Mau-Mau Bet to children who knew her, was the daughter of African slaves from the Coast of Guinea.[1] The Baumfree family were slaves of Colonel Hardenbergh. The Hardenbergh estate was in a hilly area called by the Dutch name Swartekill (just north of present-day Rifton), in the town of Esopus, New York, 95 miles north of New York City.[2] After the colonel's death, ownership of the family slaves passed to his son, Charles Hardenbergh.[3]
After the death of Charles Hardenbergh in 1806, Truth, known as Belle, was sold at an auction. She was about 9 years old and was included with a flock of sheep for $100 to John Neely, near Kingston, New York. Until she was sold, Truth spoke only Dutch.[4] She suffered many hardships at the hands of Neely, whom she later described as cruel and harsh and who once beat her with a bundle of rods. Truth previously said Neely raped and beat her daily. Neely sold her in 1808, for $105, to Martinus Schryver of Port Ewen, a tavern keeper, who owned her for 18 months. Schryver sold her in 1810, for $175, to John Dumont of West Park, New York.[5] Although this fourth owner was kindly disposed toward her, his wife found numerous ways to harass Truth and make her life more difficult.[3]
Around 1815, Truth met and fell in love with a slave named Robert from a neighboring farm. Robert's owner (Catlin) forbade the relationship; he did not want his slave to have children with a slave he did not own, because he would not own the children. Robert was savagely beaten and Truth never saw him again. Later, he died from the previous injuries.[6] In 1817, Truth was forced by Dumont to marry an older slave named Thomas. She had five children: Diana (1815), fathered by Robert; and Thomas who died shortly after birth, Peter (1821), Elizabeth (1825), and Sophia (ca. 1826), fathered by Thomas.[7]
The state of New York began, in 1799, to legislate the abolition of slavery, although the process of emancipating New York slaves was not complete until July 4, 1827. Dumont had promised to grant Truth her freedom a year before the state emancipation, "if she would do well and be faithful." However, he changed his mind, claiming a hand injury had made her less productive. She was infuriated but continued working, spinning 100 pounds of wool, to satisfy her sense of obligation to him.
Late in 1826, Truth escaped to freedom with her infant daughter, Sophia. She had to leave her other children behind because they were not legally freed in the emancipation order until they had served as bound servants into their twenties.[4] She later said:
She found her way to the home of Isaac and Maria Van Wagener, who took her and her baby in. Isaac offered to buy her services for the remainder of the year (until the state's emancipation took effect), which Dumont accepted for $20.[4] She lived there until the New York State Emancipation Act was approved a year later.
Truth learned that her son Peter, then 5 years old, had been sold illegally by Dumont to an owner in Alabama. With the help of the Van Wageners, she took the issue to court and, after months of legal proceedings, got back her son, who had been abused by his new owner.[3] Truth became one of the first black women to go to court against a white man and win the case. See also Elizabeth Freeman
Truth had a life-changing religious experience during her stay with the Van Wageners, and became a devout Christian. In 1829 she moved with her son Peter to New York City, where she worked as a housekeeper for Elijah Pierson, a Christian Evangelist. In 1832, she met Robert Matthews, also known as Matthias Kingdom or Prophet Matthias, and went to work for him as a housekeeper.[3] In a bizarre twist of fate, Elijah Pierson died, and Robert Matthews and Truth were accused of stealing from and poisoning him. Both were acquitted and Robert Matthews moved west.[4]
In 1839, Truth's son Peter took a job on a whaling ship called the Zone of Nantucket. From 1840 to 1841, she received three letters from him, though in his third letter he told her he had sent five. When the ship returned to port in 1842, Peter was not on board and Truth never heard from him again.[3]
On June 1, 1843, Truth changed her name to Sojourner Truth and told her friends, "The Spirit calls me, and I must go." She became a Methodist, and left to make her way traveling and preaching about abolition. In 1844, she joined the Northampton Association of Education and Industry in Northampton, Massachusetts. Founded by abolitionists, the organization supported women's rights and religious tolerance as well as pacifism. There were 210 members and they lived on 500 acres (2 km²), raising livestock, running a sawmill, a gristmill, and a silk factory. While there, Truth met William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and David Ruggles. In 1846, the group disbanded, unable to support itself.[4] In 1847, she went to work as a housekeeper for George Benson, the brother-in-law of William Lloyd Garrison. In 1849, she visited John Dumont before he moved west.[3]
Truth started dictating her memoirs to her friend Olive Gilbert, and in 1850 William Lloyd Garrison privately published her book, The Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave.[4] That same year, she purchased a home in Northampton for $300, and spoke at the first National Women's Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts.
In 1851, Truth left Northampton to join George Thompson, an abolitionist and speaker. In May, she attended the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio where she delivered her famous speech later known as "Ain't I a Woman". The convention was organized by Hannah Tracy and Frances Dana Barker Gage, who both were present when Truth spoke. Different versions of Truth's words have been recorded, with the first one published a month later by Marius Robinson, a newspaper owner and editor who was in the audience. Robinson's recounting of the speech included no instance of the question "Ain't I a Woman?" Twelve years later in May 1863, Gage published another, very different, version. In it, Truth's speech pattern had characteristics of Southern slaves, and the speech included sentences and phrases that Robinson didn't report. Gage's version of the speech became the historic standard, and is known as "Ain't I a Woman?" because that question was repeated four times.[8] Truth's own speech pattern was not Southern in nature, as she was born and raised in New York, and spoke only Dutch until she was nine years old.[9]
In contrast to Robinson's report, Gage's 1863 version included Truth saying her 13 children were sold away from her into slavery. Truth is widely believed to have had five children, with one sold away, and was never known to boast more children.[9] Gage's 1863 recollection of the convention conflicts with her own report directly after the convention: Gage wrote in 1851 that Akron in general and the press in particular were largely friendly to the woman's rights convention, but in 1863 she wrote that the convention leaders were fearful of the "mobbish" opponents.[9] Other eyewitness reports of Truth's speech told a calm story, one where all faces were "beaming with joyous gladness" at the session where Truth spoke; that not "one discordant note" interrupted the harmony of the proceedings.[9] In contemporary reports, Truth was warmly received by the convention-goers, the majority of whom were long-standing abolitionists, friendly to progressive ideas of race and civil rights.[9] In Gage's 1863 version, Truth was met with hisses, with voices calling to prevent her from speaking.[10]
Over the next decade, Truth spoke before dozens, perhaps hundreds, of audiences. From 1851 to 1853, Truth worked with Marius Robinson, the editor of the Ohio Anti-Slavery Bugle, and traveled around that state speaking. In 1853, she spoke at a suffragist "mob convention" at the Broadway Tabernacle in New York City; that year she also met Harriet Beecher Stowe.[3] In 1856, she traveled to Battle Creek, Michigan, to speak to a group called the Friends of Human Progress. In 1858, someone interrupted a speech and accused her of being a man; Truth opened her blouse and revealed her breasts.[3][4]
Truth sold her home in Northampton in 1857 and bought a house in Harmonia, Michigan, just west of Battle Creek.[4] According to the 1860 census, her household in Harmonia included her daughter, Elizabeth Banks (age 35), and her grandsons James Caldwell (misspelled as "Colvin"; age 16) and Sammy Banks (age 8).[3]
During the Civil War, Truth helped recruit black troops for the Union Army. Her grandson, James Caldwell, enlisted in the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. In 1864, Truth was employed by the National Freedman's Relief Association in Washington, D.C., where she worked diligently to improve conditions for African-Americans. In October of that year, she met President Abraham Lincoln.[3] In 1865, while working at the Freedman's Hospital in Washington, Truth rode in the streetcars to help force their desegregation.[3]
Truth is credited with writing a song, "The Valiant Soldiers", for the 1st Michigan Colored Regiment; it was said to be composed during the war and sung by her in Detroit and Washington, D.C. It is sung to the tune of "John Brown's Body" or "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".[11] Although Truth claimed to have written the words, it has been disputed (see Marching Song of the First Arkansas).
In 1867, Truth moved from Harmonia to Battle Creek. In 1868, she traveled to western New York and visited with Amy Post, and continued traveling all over the East Coast. At a speaking engagement in Florence, Massachusetts, after she had just returned from a very tiring trip, when Truth was called upon to speak she stood up and said,
In 1870, Truth tried to secure land grants from the federal government to former slaves, a project she pursued for seven years without success. While in Washington, D.C., she had a meeting with President Ulysses S. Grant in the White House. In 1872, she returned to Battle Creek and tried to vote in the presidential election, but was turned away at the polling place.
Truth spoke about abolition, women's rights, prison reform, and preached to the Michigan Legislature against capital punishment. Not everyone welcomed her preaching and lectures, but she had many friends and staunch support among many influential people at the time, including Amy Post, Parker Pillsbury, Frances Gage, Wendell Phillips, William Lloyd Garrison, Laura Smith Haviland, Lucretia Mott, and Susan B. Anthony."[12]
Several days before Truth died, a reporter came from the Grand Rapids Eagle to interview her. "Her face was drawn and emaciated and she was apparently suffering great pain. Her eyes were very bright and mind alert although it was difficult for her to talk." [3] Truth died on November 26, 1883, at her home in Battle Creek, Michigan, and was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek, beside other family members.
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The former Colts 1,000-yard rusher had joined the Patriots on May 10. He was on the field for most of the spring OTA action and mini-camp, sitting out one day with an apparently minor injury. He's battled injuries in recent years and really hasn't been all that productive since 2007. In theory he was probably brought in to be the veteran presence in New England backfield that's quite young at this point.
It's possible that the team decided that Addai just didn't have much left in the tank, although the timing of the move would seem to be curious if that was the case. There's also the chance that Addai wasn't able to pass the team's conditioning run to open camp. But there obviously could be a number of other reasons as well.
Now, New England has just four tailbacks on the roster. All are young, relatively unproven. Danny Woodhead is the veteran entering his fifth season. But he's really only been a "player" for the last two years.
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Those two could be the top cogs — with Ridley the most likely replacement starter for the departed BenJarvis Green-Ellis – in Josh McDaniels' backfield committee. A group that once included guys like Kevin Faulk and Fred Taylor, now has little experience to lean on.
The only other option is undrafted rookie
But are McDaniels and Bill Belichick really comfortable going into the season without a veteran running back? Even though the ground attack has been a complementary aspect of New England's pass-first offense, are they willing to go with such inexperience in the backfield?
The other possibility is that Addai was cut so that another veteran can be brought in. Shortly before signing Addai this spring New England also worked out former Packers free agent Ryan Grant. Like Addai, Grant has had injury issues. Grant is much bigger than Addai and more of a true feature back type. He's had a pair of 1,200-yard seasons and shown the ability to be a guy who can average 5-plus yards a carry.
Is it possible that Grant was looking for bigger money earlier in the process and has now decided to lower his price to play with the Patriots? After all, if he's not in Green Bay then New England is probably the next best offense for him to play in.
Other veteran names to bandy about the rumor mill are Faulk, Sammy Morris or Cedric Benson.
Maybe Belichick will just go with the total youth movement in the backfield. Maybe it will be Ridley, Vereen, Woodhead and a couple fullbacks. Maybe. But at this time of year there are still a lot of moving parts on rosters and I won't be surprised if we see some other veteran running back walk into Gillette at some point.
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on Saturday, May 26th, i'll be signing at the comic shop Heroes Your Mom Threw Out in Elmira, NY, 2pm to 4pm! the store is at 128 West 14th Street, Elmira Heights, NY 14603 (more info here). i'll have new Glory and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles prints, copies of my TMNT: Leonardo issue, probably some original art, and i'll be doing however many sketches time allows for!
and THEN on the same day, i'm doing a Q&A at 6:30pm to 9:30pm at the Elmira Elks Lodge #62, 300 East Gray Street, Elmira, NY 14601 (more info here). both things are free to get in.
i don't do very many store signings, mostly because i always assume nobody knows who i am or if they do they don't care so i don't want to be sitting there with nobody talking to me, i can't take that kind of blow to my fragile ego! this is only the second store signing i've ever done, so try to catch me here if you can. also show up so i'm not lonely and embarrassed! XD


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It's the Circus, It's the Circus! (Giveaway)
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No, I am not referring to my household. Although, that would be very close to the truth. I am talking about the fact that the Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to town (Dayton & Cincinnati, Ohio). I am SO excited!
Why am I so excited? You might think that it is because I have a 17 month old and I am looking forward to seeing the wonder of the circus and the animals through his eyes. Whereas that is the truth, the real reason I am so excited is that I have never ever been to the circus before! Seriously! How am I 33 years old and never been to the circus?
I was so excited when the great folks a Mom Central contacted me to ask me if I would be interested in taking my family to the circus and to give away a set of tickets on my site! What a dream come true for me. Going to the circus is literally one of my "want to do before I die" list of adventures and excursions. How funny that my cooking blog is making that dream a reality.
Here are the details of the shows near us:
Wednesday, March 10 7:00 pm
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I am giving away 4 tickets to a reader for the opening night show in Cincinnati, Wednesday, March 10th at 7:00 pm. If you live in the Dayton, Ohio area, sit tight, I will be doing a giveaway in mid-March for another reader to take their family to the Dayton opening show on April 29th. If you don't want to wait around to see if you won tickets you can order your own tickets and simply use the code "MOM" to get 4 tickets for $44 to the weekday shows or $4 off weekend shows.
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8 Responses to "It's the Circus, It's the Circus! (Giveaway)"
Favorite part about going to the circus? It used to be the tiger act. Now it's anything that captures my young ones' hearts.
I'd say my favorite part of the circus is the clowns. While I know MANY who are afraid, I always loved their silly antics!
On a separate note, I don't think I've been to the Ringling Brothers/ Barnum and Bailey Circus since I was 5 (although I've been to other circuses). That time, I got briefly separate from my parents and they still tell that as the "time we lost Beth" story. Hopefully, if we win, I won't reinact this story with my little one!
I'm a fan of the Ringling Brothers/Barnum and Bailey Circus on FB.
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I just became a fan of the Ringling Brothers Cincinnati FB page.
I really hate to say this to you, love your site and hope you don't ban me forever :( But Ringling Bros beats the animals, you should google it, and you shouldn't go to the circus or promote them. Nothing fun about tortured animals that only do tricks because they've been beaten into submission. :(
My Mom swears she took me and my cousin (same age as me) to the circus when we were little. We both swear (my cousin and me) that we've never been. So, if she did take us, it was a missed Kodak event! :~) I've never been to Ringley's Circus – we did take my youngest to the other circus in town about 4 years ago and it was so cool. Would love to see the much grander event of this circus.


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The former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Norway, Thorbjørn Jagland, aged 63, was also the President of the Storting (Norwegian Parliament) and the leader of the Norwegian Labour Party. He is currently the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the Nobel Peace Prize.
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He was the President of the Storting (Norwegian Parliament) from 2005 to 2009.
He was elected Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, which awards the Nobel Peace Prize every year.
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Took mine to a nice open grass spot (near Elk's in hometown) and actually where emergency helis land. Wind was gusting to 20 I would guess, went for my first flips. First one on low rates (dx4e) was huge loop and had it all the way around and some how lost it at the bottom. 2nd I just flipped the sticks quickly (high rates this time) and saw it go inverted quickly and then back, no crash. 3rd was not good, battery was too low to attempt anything. No damage (other than a few canopy cracks may be a little worse than they already were). I know nothing much to the advanced flyers but still pumped. Flew my V939 quad a little, thing was tipped at 30 degrees just to hold itself in place with the wind. Also cool little flyer.
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No I dont think it will be as nuts as the hop03s but I think it will most likely make a nice conversion on 8T. If you wait a bit I am sure Ampdraw will know shortly how it goes since he already has that motor Personally I havent tested much of an assortment yet. Only Nano's, Turnigy's, stock and some old misc batteries I have. Out of those three stock is by far the best. I am about to order some 190's in hope that is enough for an 8t for the way that I fly. If they dont work out well for the whole discharge I will stick with 7T instead of increasing the battery size more |
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Altitude hold in the wind?
I was in the yard playing a bit this eve. Loving the nano, really building my skill set quickly (nothing inverted yet, but banking turns like a pro now!). One thing I noticed, the AS3X is awesome at holding attitude, but in gusting winds the bird tends to gain or lose altitude pretty quickly. Is this normal and something I'll learn to compensate for?
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I flew mine in 10mph sustained and 15mph gusts today, that's too much wind I don't care what anyone says. It was a battle just to not get blown away. |
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PRESS RELEASE From the Office of State Senator Leticia Van de Putte
For Immediate Release May 28, 2014 Contact: Lee Nichols, 512-463-0126
(San Antonio) -- A report issued today by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) confirms that systemic problems exist in the VA's Health Administration. The report detailed nationwide and long-standing problems with improper logging and manipulation of wait times for veterans to receive medical care. Texas state Senator Leticia Van de Putte, Chair of the Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations, issued the following statement:
"From the beginning, I've believed the wait list issue was systemic. This OIG report confirms it.VA staff need to be held accountable. I mean fired, not allowed to retire with a pension, so they can't cheat veterans and then live out their lives on a comfortable government salary. If veterans died because of intentionally manipulating waiting lists, somebody needs to go to jail. "While our reality is that this is a federally run and funded agency that serves Texas residents, that does not mean that Texas cannot ensure that our veterans are taken care of in the honorable way they deserve and have earned. I am working with Texas leaders to set up a Veteran Hotline in cooperation with the Texas Veterans Commission and the Texas Veterans Land Board. Through expanded Strike Force Teams, TVC will be able to help veterans navigate the VA's complicated system and get the medical appointments they need."
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This MWCDC Mainstreet fundraiser has been expanded from a "Taste of Shiloh Street" to a "Tast of the Mount" due to the great turnout. Each purchase of a wristband goes to benefit the community through beautification, marketing, or additional special events. Cost is only $15 for one or $50 for 5 wristbands. Tickets are available in the MWCDC office located at 301 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh PA 15211 or by calling 412-481-3220 x 201. If you are unable to contact us during business hours you can purchase your wristbands online at www.tasteofthemount.eventbrite.com
Here are just some of the specials wristband holders will be entitled to for their support:
Shiloh Grill – 25% off of your food bill
Di Fiores Ice Cream – $2 Ice cream cones
Grand Brew Cafe – $2.50 Lattes
Redbeards Bar and Grill – 20% off of your food bill!
Havana – $4 Mojitos & 1/2 price selected tapas
Sloppy Joes – $2 Domestic bottles
Packs & Dogs – $3.50 Seasonal craft beer drafts
DeAndrea Designs Silver Jewelry – 10% off
Art Zebo and Treasures – 10% off candles and video games
Bigham Tavern – 50% off of everything!
La Tavola – Free dessert samples! (one per customer) (reservations are recommended for dinner)
Jennifer's Hair Studio – Present wristband before October 15, 2011 and recieve 15% off.
Dawn's Creative Styles – Present wristband before October 15th, 2011 and recieve 1/2 off one retail product with a hair service.
Nikos – $1.50 Yuengling 16oz drafts, $5 Martini's, 2 Cheese burgers for $3. Come and see our new interior!
Wallace Floral – Present wristband before October 15th and recieve $5 off an arrangement of $25 or more.
Fox's Pizza – Present wristband before October 15th and recieve 20% off food bill (not valid with any other offers / carry out only)
Roll n Puff - 10% off cigars and $3 off roll your cigarette cartons.
Ink-Line – 20% off tattoo's and $2 off a haircut.
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Mother's Day in Mount Washington
Make this Mother's Day special by making a trip up to Mount Washington. Mount Washington, in addition to the many amazing restaurants, has an array of great gift shops and flower shops.
Gifts and Flowers:
ArtZebo Creations-Open Friday 10am to 5:30pm
DeAndrea Designs-Unique Silver Jewelry Open Friday 11am to 6:30 and Saturday 12pm to 5pm
Eiseltown- Hanging Baskets 15.99 Fresh Plants and Flowers and Unique Gifts Open Sunday 9am to ?
Wallace Floral- Fresh Plants and Flowers
Patricia Boutique- Beautiful boxed note cards and gifts from The Metropolitan Museum
Mount Washington Restaurants:
Bella Vista Restaurant– 1204 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-1660
Bigham Tavern– 321 Bigham Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-9313
Café Cravings– 402 Bigham Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-481-2700
DiFiore's Ice Cream Delite– 120 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-381-4640
Georgetown Inn– 1230 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-481-4424
Golden Palace Restaurant– 207 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-381-8500
Grand Brew– 120 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-325-6288
Grandview Saloon– 212 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-1400
Havana– 200 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 724-766-4556
Isabela on Grandview– 1318 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-5882
J.J. 's Restaurant– 101 Virginia Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-381-1822
La Tavola Italiana Restaurant– 1 Boggs Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-481-6627
Le Mont– 1114 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-3100
Monterey Bay Fish Grotto– 1411 Grandview Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa 15211,
Packs and Dogs– 223 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-3730
Redbeard's Bar and Grill– 201 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-3730
The Shiloh Grill– 123 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh, Pa, 15211, 412-431-4000
Mount Washington is the place to be for Cinco de Mayo 2011, with our own Latin inspired neighborhood hang out. Havana Tapas and Wine bar is a great place to hang out with friends this Thursday. You can get into the Cinco de Mayo mood and enjoy the open doors that lead out on to Shiloh Street. Definitely feel like you are in Havana, but be a block away from scenic Grandview Avenue.
Havana is offering the following specials Thursday, May 5th:
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Check out www.havanapgh.com for more details.
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A Taste of Shiloh Street is a fundraiser of the MWCDC Main Street Committee.*
As a thank you, ticket (wristband) holders will be entitled to specials and discounts at participating businesses. Come join us and show your community pride on Monday evening, May 2, 2011 from 5-10pm. Mount Washington. T-Shirts will also be for sale for $15 the night of the event to help us meet our goals while creating a festive atmosphere for the event. Tickets are available at the MWCDC office M-F, 9 -4 at 301 Shiloh Street, Pittsburgh Pa 15211 for $15. We will take a credit card over the phone as well, by calling Greg at 412-481-3220 x 203. Tickets will also be sold that night for $20.
Particpating businesses and their specials are listed below however a complete list of business specials will be available on www.vuplus.org :
Shiloh Grill: 1/2 Price on everything!
Di Fiore's Ice Cream / Grand Brew Café: $1 off of all smoothies
Redbeard's Bar and Grill: 1/2 Price Appetizers, $2 domestic bottles (bar room only)
Havana: $3.50 mojitos
Nikos: 25 cent wings
Sloppy Joes: $2 domestic bottles
Packs and Dogs: $3.50 Seasonal craft drafts
DeAndrea Designs Silver Jewelry: 10% off
Scarpaci's: 1/2 Price 18oz drafts (including Framboise & Guinness)
Art Zebo: 10% off Aromatherapy, soaps, candles and lotions
JV Raschi's Treasures: 25% off of video games and 10% off everything else
* Proceeds will be used for beautification projects in Mount Washington's Business Districts such as hanging baskets, planters, maintenance of landscaped areas, and more.
Patricia Boutique has relocated to Mt. Washington after 12 years in Aspinwall.Continuing to feature "wearable art" and the work of several Pittsburgh fiber artists,the boutique specializes in great white shirts, gifts and accessories.
You will also find jewelry, tee shirts, umbrellas and notecards from The Metropolitan Museum.
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You can find out about my local campaigns across the Esher and Walton constituency here. I am also regularly asked what national priorities I stand for. You can read my regular commentary on national debates on my blog, here. My top ten priorities for a better Britain are:
Salvage bankrupt Britain: Digging Britain out of the deep hole in the nation's finances will demand tough choices – on both taxation and spending – but we must cut the budget deficit. Under Gordon Brown, we were spending as much on debt interest as on our schools. That is economically reckless and socially unsustainable. The new government has introduced an Office of Budgetary Responsibility (OBR), an independent body to monitor public spending and debt. So, we now have an independent check, every time the Chancellor – of whichever party – leaves Number 11 with that brown briefcase, heading off to Parliament to deliver the budget. If spending or debt is above a sustainable level, the OBR will trigger an almighty warning siren, alerting MPs, the media and the public to a reckless budget.
Give business back its cutting edge: Companies of all sizes suffered during the last recession, but none more than small businesses. Taxes on British business are too high. British economic competitiveness fell down the international rankings under Labour. We need to cut business taxes - including corporation tax - to get government off the back of British business. We also need to free our entrepreneurs from the reams of unnecessary red-tape, so they can drive the economic growth that creates jobs and pays for public services.
Support families, end the 'couple penalty': According to the Centre for Social Justice, under the system created by the last Labour government, the average couple was £12,000 better off each year through the tax and welfare system, if they split up. If we are serious about supporting the family, I believe we need to address the perverse social incentives created by the 'couple penalty'.
Welfare reform: In 2010, Britain had over 5 million people claiming out of work benefits, and a million NEETs (16 to 24 year olds not in education, employment or training). So, welfare reform is a national priority. We need more training to support people into work, but a tougher line on those playing the system. Welfare reform is an economic issue – we just can't afford the bill. But, in my view, it is also a social issue - vital to replacing the welfare dependency culture with a stronger ethos of personal responsibility.
Zero-tolerance policing: Britain needs to follow the example of law enforcement leaders in the US. Bill Bratton, Rudolph Giuliani's legendary police chief in New York, turned round that crime-ridden city. He recently retired as Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, where again he halved violent crime. The formula is to cut police red-tape to get officers spending more time on patrol. Next, replace Whitehall's micromanagement with locally-elected police commissioners, directly accountable to local communities and responsible for the police budget and law enforcement strategy. Then, roll out comprehensive crime-mapping, so police – and the public – know exactly where the hot-spots are.A dedicated Border Police Force: The facts speak for themselves. The street price of heroin and cocaine in the UK plummeted under Labour's lax border controls, whilst the upper police estimate of human trafficking into Britain quadrupled. Almost every UK counter-terrorism investigation, with any international dimension, seems to throw up some failing or oversight at the border. A dedicated Border Police Force would help secure our porous borders.A multi-track Europe: The EU has brought substantial economic benefits to Britain. However, we need to deregulate and liberalise the common market, to make it more internationally competitive – given the rising competition from India, China and Latin America. I believe we also we need to regain British authority over a range of areas including employment and social policy and criminal justice. Over the longer-term, I believe a multi-track Europe – allowing groups of countries to proceed at different speeds, in different policy areas - would best serve Britain, our European partners and the EU as a whole. That means Britain should re-negotiate her relationship with the EU to repatriate powers, and the British people should be given their say over the future direction of those relations with the EU. Defend Britain's tradition of freedom: We need to defend Britain's proud tradition of freedom, which dates back to Magna Carta. That means scrapping Labour's ineffective and ludicrously expensive ID cards, reducing pre-charge detention to the maximum necessary for our security, and pursuing reform of our blunt extradition regime.Back the Underdog: I don't support positive discrimination, social quotas, or the excessive political correctness generated by Labour's Equality Act. I believe people should get what they deserve in life, based on their talents and hard-work. So, I have set out ten illustrative policy ideas that can help strengthen equality of opportunity, meritocracy and social mobility here. Strengthen local democracy: Whether it is giving people a greater say over local healthcare priorities, strengthening councils' powers to protect the greenbelt or giving local authorities a greater share of the revenue raised from business rates, local democracy is the British democratic revolution waiting to happen.


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Most of today's cameras do all the work for the user, yet more and more photographers are looking to add some agility and aptitude to their do-it-all cameras. Digital Photography Exposure For Dummies builds upon skills introduced in Photography For Dummies to guide you through creating the perfect shot. Using aperture and shutter speed techniques, as well as knowledge of ISO sensitivity, lens choice, lighting, and color, you will learn a variety of methods and scenarios to produce astonishing and gripping images.
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Established in 1973, Triangle Marine Center is celebrating 38 years of service in Lake County and the surrounding Central Florida boating community. For two generations we have thrived through good times and bad, and today, we have thousands of friends and customers.
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PUBLISHED: 12 Apr 2013 08:44:00 | UPDATED: 13 Apr 2013 00:35:18PUBLISHED: 12 Apr 2013 PRINT EDITION: 13 Apr 2013Microsoft's Modern interface, formerly known as Metro
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Microsoft is working on a 7-inch version of its Surface tablet that should be available this year, a US report says.
The tablet would help Microsoft compete with Apple's popular 7.9-inch iPad mini, Amazon's 7-inch Kindle Fire and Google's 7-inch Nexus 7. There is a definite trend towards smaller tablets, despite the nasty things Steve Jobs had to say about them, and now it seems Microsoft is jumping on the bandwagon.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft is developing new Surface tablets to complement its 10.6-inch Surface and Surface Pro tablets, which have not exactly set the world on fire, despite being not too bad in my opinion. (Not that we've yet had a Surface Pro here in the labs. Microsoft is taking its sweet, sweet time bringing that model to Australia. The little message on the Surface Pro website that it's "coming soon" is starting to grate.) The thought of a 7-inch Windows tablet is not a completely new one. Last year HTC was said to be working on a 7-inch Windows tablet that could make phone calls, possibly suggesting that the device (which has yet to appear) would run Windows Phone rather than Windows.
That is the big question for "tweener" devices in Microsoft land. Where Apple runs the same software on its tablets and on its phones, Microsoft has different software, depending on the size of the device and what chip is inside it.
Ten-inch tablets run Windows 8 or Windows RT, and 4 to 5-inch phones run Windows Phone. What happens when the screen is somewhere between the two? Which operating system do you use?
In large part it will come down to which chip the device is using. If Microsoft puts an ARM chip in the 7-inch Surface, then expect it to run Windows RT, and don't expect to find many of your favourite Windows apps in its app store. Despite being called Windows, Windows RT does not run regular Windows apps.
If, however, Microsoft does the sensible thing and puts an Intel Atom chip in the 7-inch Surface, as it should have done with the 10.6-inch Surface, then expect it to run Windows 8, and expect it to have more apps than you can shake your fist at.
Not that many, or even most, of those apps will look terrific on a 7-inch screen. Seven inches is pretty small for regular Windows Desktop apps, but it should be quite a good size for Modern (formerly known as Metro) apps. Indeed, 7 inches could be the perfect size for Modern apps.
A big criticism of the Modern interface (the one with the chunky, colourful tiles, as pictured left is that it lacks information density: there's just too much wasted screen space on most Modern apps. Shrinking the screen down to 7 inches could be just the thing.
But that brings us back to Windows RT, and the ARM chip. If the device is going to be all about Modern apps rather than Desktop apps, then you might as well cripple it by running an ARM chip and Windows RT, becasue there are almost as many Modern apps for Windows RT as there are for Windows 8, and ARM chips are cheaper.
It is a choice between a rock and a hard place. We shall have to wait and see which uncomfortable resting place Microsoft chooses.
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As we approach the end of the semester, I am writing to remind you of the policy on Incompletes.
While most students complete the semester without incident - they take their finals, write their papers, and complete all work within the set deadlines – some students experience incapacitating illness or serious family emergencies. Students in these rare circumstances may request an Incomplete. Supporting documentation of the emergency situation is, however, required.
A series of library workshops in the next three weeks provide an excellent opportunity to acquire new skills for your work and research in the months ahead, with presentations on digital video editing, bibliographic citation management, qualitative analysis of textual, image, and media sources, personal database creation, and a new class on options for creating and managing research notes and sources.
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