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Colorado's oil and gas industry has again won another court battle against a town that banned or limited fracking.
A Boulder District Court judge on Wednesday tossed out a voter-approved fracking ban in Lafayette. The ban was adopted last year.
The Colorado Oil & Gas Association challenged the fracking ban.
Judge D. D. Mallard also struck down a voter-approved fracking ban in Longmont. She said in both decisions that local governments cannot regulate drilling.
An explosion shook BP Plc's Whiting, Indiana refinery, its largest in the United States, on Wednesday night but a resulting fire had been contained as of 9:30 pm local time (0230 GMT Thursday), according to a report by WFLD-TV.
Local officials did not know which unit was involved and a BP spokesman said the company was preparing a statement.
There were reports from local media that at least one person was taken to an area hospital. Other reports said no injuries had been reported in the blaze.
Runaway growth in the emission of greenhouse gases is swamping all political efforts to deal with the problem, raising the risk of "severe, pervasive and irreversible impacts" over the coming decades, according to a draft of a major new United Nations report.
Global warming is already cutting grain production by several percentage points, the report found, and that could grow much worse if emissions continue unchecked. Higher seas, devastating heat waves, torrential rain and other climate extremes are also being felt around the world as a result of human emissions, the draft report said, and those problems are likely to intensify unless the gases are brought under control.
Massive savings to health-care spending can be had if governments implement a cap-and-trade carbon reduction program, say researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
In their study, the MIT researchers examined three types of carbon reduction policies in the U.S. and their effect on health-care spending and published their findings in the journal Nature Climate Change.
While previous studies have found that death rates from emphysema, asthma and pneumonia fell dramatically as air quality improved, they did not examine the economics of emission reduction policies.
When it comes to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project, Nebraska's two gubernatorial candidates would have to search long and hard to find common ground.
Republican Pete Ricketts and Democrat Chuck Hassebrook hold polar opposite views on whether or not the pipeline should be built: Ricketts is a yes, Hassebrook a no.
They also differ sharply on several of the issues that flow from the pipeline.
Ricketts is "skeptical" of the idea that mankind is behind climate change, while Hassebrook believes that science has settled the case against fossil fuels.
The key to the slowdown in global warming in recent years could lie in the depths of the Atlantic and Southern Oceans where excess heat is being stored – not the Pacific Ocean as has previously been suggested, according to new research.
But the finding suggests that a naturally occurring ocean cycle burying the heat will flip in around 15 years' time, causing global temperature rises to accelerate again.
The slowdown of average surface temperature rises in the last 15 years after decades of rapid warming has been seized on by climate change sceptics and has puzzled scientists, who have hypothesised that everything from volcanic eruptions and sulphur from Chinese power stations to heat being trapped deep in the oceans could be the cause. Several studies have focused on the Pacific as potentially playing a major role.
The new study, published in the journal Science on Thursday, concludes that the Pacific alone cannot explain the warming "hiatus" and that much of the heat being trapped by greenhouse gases at record levels in the atmosphere is being sunk hundreds of metres down in the Atlantic and Southern Oceans.
Ka-Kit Tung, author of the paper and University of Washington professor, said: "The finding is a surprise, since the current theories had pointed to the Pacific Ocean as the culprit for hiding heat. But the data are quite convincing and they show otherwise."
"We are not downplaying the role of the Pacific. They are both going on [the oceans having an effect on temperatures]; one is short term [the Pacific], one is long term [the Atlantic]," he told the Guardian.
A shift in the salinity of the north Atlantic triggered the effect around the turn of the century, the study says, as surface water there became saltier and more dense, sinking and taking surface heat down to depths of more than 300 metres.
Using temperature data from floats across the world, Tung found the Atlantic and Southern Oceans "each account for just under half the global energy storage change since 1999 at below 300m." The study's result, he says, does not support the "Pacific-centric" view of earlier work on whether heat is being stored.
"We were surprised to see the evidence presented so clearly. When you go with the energy, you cannot argue with that," said Tung.
Enbridge Inc. (ENB) said it found a way to ship more Alberta oil to the U.S. that doesn't require a Keystone XL-like review: switching crude from one pipeline to another before it crosses the border.
The State Department, responsible for approving cross-border energy projects like the Alberta Clipper and the proposed Keystone XL line to the U.S. Gulf Coast, said in a statement that Enbridge can go forward with its plan under authority granted by previously issued permits.
The plan drew criticism today from environmental groups, including the National Wildlife Federation, opposed to new imports from Canada's oil sands because mining and processing the fuel releases more climate-warming carbon than other types of crude.
Two Michigan men testified Wednesday that a 2010 oil spill into the Kalamazoo River destroyed their business and they want Enbridge Inc. to pay for it.
Charles Blakeman, Jr. of Bellevue and Robert Patterson of Mason said they were prevented from guiding disabled veterans on deer hunts in Fort Custer Recreation Area because of the spill and that they lost thousands of dollars.
But Enbridge is arguing that the company, Extreme Adventures, did not have any business before the spill and didn't lose money because of it.
The Sustainability Group, a group aimed at fostering socially responsible investment, along with Walden Asset Management, which offers portfolio management services to socially responsive investors, have been working with Microsoft to encourage it to end its relationship with the corporatist group American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC.)
The Sustainability Group was successful. From a statement released today:
Last year, The Sustainability Group of Loring, Wolcott and Coolidge and Walden Asset Management engaged Microsoft over its affiliation with the controversial model legislation group American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC. Microsoft is a leader on carbon issues – in 2012, it committed to becoming carbon neutral, and is one of the largest corporate purchasers of renewable energy. Thus, we believe that its affiliation with ALEC, which is actively fighting policies that promote renewable energy, was incongruous. In addition, there were numerous other ALEC actions that conflicted directly with Microsoft's values.
We are pleased to report Microsoft is no longer a member of ALEC and is not financially supporting the organization in any way.
Oregon's Department of State Lands on Monday dealt a serious blow to Ambre Energy's proposed coal terminal, denying a key permit needed for a project to export 8.8 million tons of coal annually to Asia.
The state agency said despite a two-year review, Australia-based Ambre Energy hadn't done enough to analyze alternatives that would avoid harming tribal fisheries at the Port of Morrow in Boardman, where the company had proposed to build a dock to load coal onto barges.
The project, the state agency said in a press release, "is not consistent with the protection, conservation and best use of the state's water resources."
"This application has been scrutinized for months," said Mary Abrams, state lands director. "We believe our decision is the right one, considering our regulatory parameters laid out in Oregon law, and the wealth of information we have received from the applicant and the public."


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Can anyone explain the difference between these? Can any of them be stored, or are they all one-time use solutions? Do they all require the water solution to be warm in order to work? If so is it ok to heat it in a stainless steel brew kettle? What about relative stregnth? Which is the best at removing debris? Do they all require rinsing immediately after use?
Like my snazzy new avatar? Get Sons of Zymurgy swag, here, and brew with the best.Revvy's one of the cool reverends. He has a Harley and a t-shirt that says on the back "If you can read this, the bitch was Raptured. - Madman I gotta tell ya, just between us girls, that Revvy is HOT. Very tall, gorgeous grey hair and a terrific smile. He's very good looking in person, with a charismatic personality... he drives like a ****ing maniac! - YooperBrew
Revvy - you're getting some use out of the "beatin' a dead horse" pic today!
I was able to guess on an answer to most of the questions I've had about various sanitizers and cleaners, but I am still not certain about any of it. I don't feel my questions were ever fully answered by the searches I did (and I was never able to replicate the search results that Revvy posted) You really should not be so rude to people, especially people who are still learning. Did you miss this thread, by chance?http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f22/some...s-rules-47193/ I just stumbled across it while I was searching other threads, and it made me think of this thread I posted a while back. Your answers really did not make me feel very welcomed here.
It's not that we're being rude (or me), it's just that, which cleaners and which sanitizers to use questions often come up, and are answered in the same forum no less, everyday...and like I said, I've probably written most of them. And that particular day back in August I more than likely had already posted that answer several times, more than likely 5 minutes before you asked it... As of today there is another thread asking the same question... It really isn't that difficult to poke around on this forum to find those answers...I use search everyday...often to find my own posts to link to... I have even written a primer on how to get the most out of the search feature on here...to get the results that I got and posted to show you...(Which by the way I spent nearly 2 hours writing up...why would I do that?)http://www.homebrewtalk.com/1048306-post153.html And, I'll quote from the end of it, after I ran through the tips to using search more effectively.
My 2 cents - It ticks me off when people don't search for answers before asking. And if I forget to search or am too lazy I expect and accept being dinged and called out for it. Some posters on these boards spend countless hours providing knowledge and I have gone from doing no boil brews in 2008 to a recent all grain batch with just reading posts from helpful folks. I would buy them all a beer but it would bankrupt me! LOL Thanks
Welcome brewmonger. I use oxyclean and it works well for me. I can't compare it to the others since I've never used them.


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Gov Jindal talks budget controversy
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BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) — The battle over budget began to see movement today as Governor Jindal addressed three highly debated issues planned for discussion this week.
Governor Jindal opened this session by reasserting his plan to solve the $1.6 billion budget deficit without raising taxes. This morning, he summarized three proposals he believes will fill the gap without costing tax payers.
The state's TOPS program was his first priority. TOPS is the scholarships program for Louisiana students who attend a state college. Jindal says he wants to keep the program going.
An amendment has been drafted to protect $42 million of annual funding in place.
But that's where his plans to prevent cuts, stops.
The highly controversial move to privatize state prisons and the Office of Group Benefits are gaining the most attention.
In both cases he says that privatizing will create competition, and save money for the state in the long term. However, those plans have been met with serious opposition.
Governor Jindal did say he is open to any policy that would provide an alternative or reduce spending, but will veto any that raises taxes.


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Aston Villa midfielder Barry Bannan is prepared to fight for a first-team place rather than go out on loan.The Scotland international impressed Villa boss Gerard Houllier during the early part of his reign.But the arrival of Jean Makoun and Michael Bradley last month, plus the return to fitness of Stiliyan Petrov and Nigel Reo-Coker, served to intensify competition.Bannan, 21, said: "I've had loan spells before at Derby and then last season at Blackpool which was brilliant for me. But I don't really want to go out on loan again. Now I've played in the Premier League, I think I'm good enough to play for this club."You want to be playing every week but I'm still young and I've had a good few first-team games already this season. I wouldn't say I'm frustrated but, after a taste of it, I want more."Bannan, who recently signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract, added: "The gaffer has been brilliant with me and kept my head up. He let me know I'm a big part of his plans. He didn't have to go out of his way to do that, but he has which was reassuring. I know I've come a long way in a short space of time."
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- Not-so-surprising news out of London: Singer PJ Harvey has won this year's Mercury Prize for her latest album "Let England Shake." Harvey was the favorite, despite the runaway success of Adele and our earlier predictions-slash-wishes here on Click Track.
- Even-less-surprising news out of Nashville: Taylor Swift leads this year's CMA nominations with five, alongside Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, Jason Aldean and Brad Paisley. The Band Perry (hooray!) and Zac Brown Band (ugh) followed with four nods each. The awards will be handed out Nov. 9.
- And some still-surprising news from the campaign trail: Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman really does like Captain Beefheart. Slate has the details.
- Last week, when local duo Bluebrain announced its latest site-specific sound installation, " The Living House ," limited RSVP spots were gobbled up on Facebook almost instantly. But Facebook agnostics aren't completely out of luck . The group tells Click Track that hopeful attendees will be admitted to the venue site at 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night on a first come, first served basis.
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Linda appears in an article on the DisabilityScoop website, talking about...
Linda has recently appeared in an article on NorthJersey.com, where she...
Dr. Marina Masic and Linda Messbauer spent time together in NY in an MSE...
I always like getting the Bad News out of the way first, so here goes…...
Friday, February 20, 2015
Linda appears in an article on the DisabilityScoop website, talking about how Multi Sensory environments are gaining ground:
Linda Messbauer, an occupational therapist from New York City who designed and opened the first sensory room in the nation in 1992, said the benefits of these rooms are backed up by good scientific trends and research.
"Kids are influenced by their environment, and they want to control as much of it as they can. The room helps kids learn to control their behavior through understanding and using their sensory diet," Messbauer said. "You dim the lights, bringing about darkness, and it tells the child's nervous system that it should start to produce melatonin and this starts the calming process.
What is happening is causing more areas of the brain to be functional and to be pulled into the process, causing a change, usually bringing about more focus and attention. These rooms help them learn how to control themselves, assuming the therapist knows how to use it properly."
Read the full article Here.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Linda has recently appeared in an article on NorthJersey.com, where she talks about a Multi-Sensory Environment in the Phoenix Center, a private school in Nutley. The room was designed to stimulate neglected physiology in disabled students.
An Excerpt from the article:
Linda Messbauer, an occupational therapist from Queens who designed and opened the first sensory room in the nation in 1992, said the benefits of these rooms are backed up by good scientific trends and research.
"Kids are influenced by their environment, and they want to control as much of it as they can. The room helps kids learn to control their behavior through understanding and using their sensory diet," Messbauer said. "You dim the lights, bringing about darkness, and it tells the child's nervous system that it should start to produce melatonin and this starts the calming process.
What is happening is causing more areas of the brain to be functional and to be pulled into the process, causing a change, usually bringing about more focus and attention. These rooms help them learn how to control themselves, assuming the therapist knows how to use it properly."
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Dr. Marina Masic and Linda Messbauer spent time together in NY in an MSE connecting Art and Science. Linda is very impressed with this interview and hopes our AAMSE members and readers will have a "look see." It is both beautiful and, as Linda calls it, "brain-wise functional"....
Wednesday, May 07, 2014
I always like getting the Bad News out of the way first, so here goes…Unfortunately, my MSE room here in Queens is flooded thanks to climate change in late March. It had to be taken down and the room waterproofed. French Drains have been installed and a sump pump put in. It now will take ninety days for the concrete to cure before the room can be made ready again for an MSE session.
The silver lining – or good news – is that I have an opportunity to upgrade the MSE and make it new and better. With all this said, I hope to have Training up and going by Sept. 15th in a new and improved MSE!
I have attached pictures of the room, as it were. I'll add new shots as we progress. Stay tuned, as they say, and have a wonderful spring and summer!
Monday, May 05, 2014
Dr. Marina Masic, an art therapist, first emailed in 2011 with an interest in combining Art and Sensory, and a dialog opened between them.
Marina shared her dream of opening a Sensory Spa for Wellness, and so she visited Linda's MSE and learned much about the design aspects in relation to the human's functioning brain. Marina gained much insight into what sensations do for changing our arousal, focus, perspective and eventually our behavior. She clearly understands how we can become more intimately involved with the relaxation process and how art and design will influence our very being
I congratulate Marina and her colleagues on their award and hope you will watch their video and help sponsor them!
You can view the full article and Video here, and make a donation.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
An article posted on the Livingston County News of Geneseo NY, about the debut of the new MSE for Wayland-Cohocton Central School. The article mentions Linda Messbauer, who served as chief consultant and designer of the Multi-Sensory Environment.
A brief excerpt:
"A significant step came when the Hughes' learned about Linda Messbauer, a New York City designer of MSE rooms. Messbauer is on the autism spectrum herself and is one of the founders of the American Association of Multi-Sensory Environment and the developer of the first MSE in the United States in 1992. Jacqueline Hughes's sister, Jennifer Sullivan, CEO at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, contacted Messbauer and a group from the task force met with her in New York City. The Way-Co group worked with Messbauer to design their MSE room. She provided training to Way-Co staff on how the MSE equipment works. Messbauer attended the ribbon cutting at the school."
For the full article: please Click Here.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Linda Messbauer has recently been featured on the She Knows Parenting web site, in an article that details the creation and use of a Multi-Sensory Environment.
In the article, Linda states:
"A multi-sensory environment is not a plug and play toy," Messbauer emphasizes. "Look for a qualified person who has actually been through at least two to three days of training — at least 16 hours working and learning in an actual MSE room — and has worked with children in an MSE for at least one year for assistance and questions before you buy materials."
For the full article, please Visit this Link.
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Linda wanted to share with you a speech written by Mr. Robert Hughes for the Grand Opening of the MSE at Wayland-Cohocton Central School. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are both Teachers and the Parents of a Child with ASD. Their leadership and perseverance lead to this moment…Read Mr. Hughes wonderful account of their journey...
Isaac Newton, Yogi Berra, and the 14th Dalai Lama
Isaac Newton advanced our understanding of the physical world in ways unmatched by any other scientist. Though to us, much of what he said seems obvious today, in his time it was nothing short of revolutionary, (perhaps heretical) and his thoughts drew the jealous ire of his scientific contemporaries, with whom he maintained historically notorious feuds.
It is through his teachings that we have come to better understand the forces of Inertia and Momentum as fundamental concepts of science and Nature.
Inertia is a double edged sword. A body at rest remains at rest (inert) until a force is applied. Inertia is something that must be overcome if progress is to be made. Once in motion, however, a body will remain in motion in a direct line until acted upon by another force which can change its velocity as well as its direction.
Momentum is "mass in motion" and can be expressed mathematically by the equation: Momentum equals mass times velocity. Momentum, however, cannot exist until inertia is overcome, but once in motion, momentum can be compounded in two ways. Adding more mass increases momentum, as does increasing velocity. When you increase both mass and velocity, Momentum increases significantly.
I would like to apply Newton's "notions of motion" to a brief history of the development of our MSE room, and in so doing, drag Yogi Berra and the Dalai Lama into the conversation alongside Newton.
Lawrence Peter Berra, known to the world simply as Yogi, is perhaps best known to Yankee fans as owning the most World Series Rings of any man to ever play the game (10), but to Yankee-haters, he is just a big-eared fellow with a strange way of expressing himself through malapropisms that have come to be known as Yogi-isms. His statements leave some walking away shaking their head, yet they are remarkably concise ways to view a situation with uncommon clarity. They are brief, direct, and allow the rest of us to see an idea from a different perspective.
Yogi-ism #1: "When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
Our project began with a desire to re-think our educational approach to children with certain needs who are commonly diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. Having worked with a significant number of Asperger's and Tourette children as well as boatloads of undiagnosed, quirky and ADD/ADHD students in our careers at this district, my wife and I had witnessed first-hand the anguish these students endure particularly as children and adolescents. Although frequently challenging to work with, we had drawn great joy in their unique abilities and talents and came to strongly believe we could do a better job of helping them work through their challenges and realize their awesome potential. At first, our vision had very little mass (just a few folks) and zero velocity. Inertia was a barrier and we were going nowhere. Early on, we thought if we could just help these children work through their frequent meltdown behaviors we could get them back to class more quickly and increase their chances of success. We had an idea that we would create a calming space for them and began to brainstorm ways to accomplish this at our school.As time went by, our mass grew and we developed a task force of teachers, doctors, administrators, community members, and business people who shared our vision and brought diverse knowledge, abilities, and connections to the table. We now had mass, but still no velocity, and a resultant momentum of zero.
It soon became obvious that there would be no velocity nor momentum without financial support. Woefully limited state budgets for schools meant any real financial support would need to be sought out beyond the walls of our school. Our staff did a dress up/dress down day, our teachers association made a contribution, family members did likewise, and my wife and I canvassed local service organizations such as Rotary and Lions. Our ambitions were high and we started to get the word out. A conversation with Tim Costello at Gunlock prompted a meeting with Don Mead and we shared our vision with him. Don quickly ran with the idea and met with members from HNI charitable foundation and we were stunned when we were informed their corporation committed to providing $12,500, half our projected budget at the time. Inertia had now been overcome and momentum was building.
Yogi-ism #2: "If you don't know where you're going, you will wind up somewhere else."
As we continued to seek financial support, Jackie dove in head-first investigating all the latest research and what had been done elsewhere. Her efforts led her to Linda Messbauer, who had already established multisensory rooms around the globe and in the states, and we came to realize Linda was certainly the greatest mind in the field, now only if she would take our phone call and answer a few questions…In uncharacteristically bold fashion, Jackie took the bull by the horns and reached out to Linda and within a few weeks, members of the task force were driving to NYC, where Linda opened her home to us and blew us away with her knowledge and expertise. Our body was in motion and when acted upon by the force Linda provided, our velocity increased and our direction changed as well. Our Momentum was magnified ten-fold.Linda opened a whole new world of understanding to the task force. We no longer wanted to create a space for struggling students to work through meltdowns, we wanted to establish a special environment that would proactively help students avoid meltdowns altogether through relaxation and reflection in a safe environment. It was then that we realized our initial proposed budget of $25,000 would fall short of our vision and it was back to fundraising.
Yogi-ism #3: "You can observe a lot just by watching."
We believe we have a unique vision that is strongly supported by a committed task force and a group of dedicated counselors chomping at the bit to apply this new approach in our school district. Although we expect a learning curve, our counselors are flexible and mindful professionals who will make the most of this room and adjust their approach through observation and revelation. They plan to personalize the use of the room to the needs of each child they service and truly understand the meaning of the phrase, "If you've met one autistic person, you've met one autistic person." The momentum of this project is now in their capable hands and we are so very proud of the excitement and passion they possess.Yogi-ism #4: "If the World were perfect, it wouldn't be."
Will this room be a panacea for every struggling student? Certainly not, but we have a strong conviction that we will make significant strides in helping students help themselves as they grow. Though we don't have all the answers and we don't know exactly where this will take us, our vision takes into account the necessary flexibility to refine our approach and we are convinced there is tremendous power in this vision and our team.Yogi-ism #5: "I want to thank you for making this day necessary."
Teaching for nearly a quarter century each, my wife and I have seen many students who exhibit characteristics of Autistic Spectrum Disorder come through our classroom doors. In recent years, more and more are diagnosed as such, but I can assure you that many more have not been formally diagnosed, yet certainly reside on the spectrum. These students are often our most colorful and intelligent kids in the class. They can be extremely difficult to manage, yet their quirkiness is endearing. These are the sorts of kids who teach us more than we teach them, if we adults are smart enough to pay attention. For many of them, their potential is greater than the majority of their peers, but various barriers hamper their development. Years later, they remain as benchmarks of past teaching glory and will surely pop up as our most memorable students when we retire and look back on our careers. We also believe they often end up as the toughest kids in their class because their idiosyncrasies draw negative attention from their peers beginning at an early age and continuing into adulthood. They are the kind of kids you want to take under your wing and help them work through their struggles and we believe that the latest brain research indicates that many of their challenges can indeed be overcome in a proper setting.Yogi-ism #5: "The future ain't what it used to be."
It is hard to contain the excitement of our group. We deeply believe we now have a tremendous vehicle to make significant advances in the growth of our special students. We anticipate a few false starts as part of our learning curve, but strongly feel we will quickly find our stride and change the lives of young people.Now after all of these Yogi-isms and lessons on Newtonian Physics, it's time to look deeper into the character of these two gentlemen. Both men held the power to view our world differently, more clearly. Both men were also interesting personalities.
As for Isaac Newton,
He was born premature, not expected to live and it was said he could fit in a milk bottle as an infant.
During his boyhood years he occasionally didn't return home at the end of the day and searches for him found him standing on a bridge staring at the water as it flowed past below.
He had an overbearing step-father who piled on many chores and once when sent to fetch the family horse, he came home dragging the reigns unaware that the horse had slipped free.
He loved to draw as a child and his room was decorated with many colors.
In grammar school he was described as idle and inattentive and was widely known as the worst kid in school.
He was an avid list-maker and one of his lists included a catalog of every sin he had committed up to the age 19, among them no less than three threats to burn down his family's house with his mother and step-father inside.
He discovered that white light was actually a spectrum of different colors, and suffered a nervous breakdown when violently defending his ideas on light
Though not a strong student, Isaac attended Trinity College, only to be sent home during the plague years, to avoid the contagious black death.
It was during this time away from college that he became bored and developed his laws of motion.
Oh, and he also invented calculus in his spare time away from college, but didn't publish or share the concepts for more than 10 years!Imagine the world without Newton. We would never have made it to the moon and other great minds that built upon his work might not have been inspired to do so.
Now for Lawrence Peter Berra,
Yogi remains a character of the highest order. During his life he has accomplished a remarkable number of milestones. Despite an awkward body type he accomplished legendary things in the game of baseball:
He was an American League All-Star 15 times
He was the American League MVP three times
He won 10 World Series and remains the only catcher of a Perfect game in the Fall Classic
On one double-header day he drove in an astounding 23 runs between the two games
He was widely known to swing at just about any pitch regardless of where it was in the strike zone, yet seldom struck out, frustrating countless pitchers
In 1950, he struck out only 12 times in 597 at bats
Taking a break from the game to fight in WWII, Yogi was part of the D-Day Invasion on Omaha Beach
As a student, however, Yogi was less than stellar…
During his grade school years, an aunt asked him how he liked school and he replied "closed."
His 7th grade teacher once made the comment, "Lawrence, Don't you KNOW ANYTHING?" to which he replied, "Ma'am, I don't even SUSPECT anything."
Yogi quit school in the 8th gradeSome things both men have in common:
Both were poor students
Both had unusual abilities of concentration
Both had the capacity to see the world from a radically different perspective than the rest of us
Both were odd characters and non-conformists
And despite an ignorance of the world to the many manifestations of Autism in Newton's age, experts agree he and Yogi Berra (and Mozart, Leonardo Di Vinci, Bill Gates, and an entire Who's Who of significant humans) were certainly high functioning Autistic Individuals.You are all here this evening because you believe in the potential of all students and you were willing to contribute in some way to the realization of that potential. I can assure you that your support is profoundly appreciated and that this project will contribute to greater success for our students with special needs.
It was the 14th Dalai Lama who perhaps best conveyed the True Meaning of Life…
He wrote…
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WAYLAND - When special needs students in Wayland-Cohocton Central Schools return to school in the fall, they will have a new tool to help them succeed in the classroom.
The district is installing a "multi-sensory environment" room, which will assist children with special needs through sensory relaxation.
Children with autism spectrum disorder see the MSE as a safe environment to interact with their surroundings. For children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the MSE acts as a tool to help harness concentration and focus. The MSE can also provide an outlet to center their emotions and learn new useful coping strategies for children with emotional and behavioral disorders.
Jackie Hughes, project manager, has a child with autism and is a teacher.
"There needs to be more resources for these kids," Huges said. "This is a great thing."
The room was designed by Linda Messbauer, one of the founders of the American Association of Multi-Sensory Environments and the developer of the first MSE in the United States in 1992.
Equipment for the MSE room was purchased, with no cost to taxpayers, and installed in June. Hughes hopes the WCCS MSE, which will be the first multi-sensory environment in a New York State public school, will spark interest from other schools.
A fundraising goal was set for $25,000 to help fund the MSE, but thanks to the generosity of the community and local businesses, the organizing team was able to raise more than their goal. The Gunlocke Company matched the school $12,500.
The organizing team included Jackie Hughes, Robert Hughes, Jennifer Sullivan, Jim Sullivan, Stan Konopoko, Mike Wetherbee, Cora Saxton and Michelle Degrass.
The WCCS Board of Education approved the project last year.
Messbauer, who is an international speaker and trainer for the MSE, will train the Wayland-Chohocton staff this summer.
The project is hoped to be completed by September; a ribbon-cutting ceremony has been planned for Sept. 12.
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Reports Find Unwarranted Police Stops Targeting Minorities
Reports on police stops in New York and in England and Wales bring attention to police departments regarding patterns of racial profiling.
In New York City, police officers have stopped and questioned pedestrians for no explained reason tens of thousands of times over six years. That's according to a study prepared for the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), which examined NYPD data from 2004 to 2009. In that time span, police made 2.8 million stops on the street. But according to the New York Times, officers also failed to fill in justifications for the stops on police forms in hundreds of thousands of cases.
Now, CCR is suing the NYPD on the grounds that the study highlights a pervasive pattern of unprovoked stops and racial profiling and violates the department's stop-question-and-frisk policy. The department denies the charges.
It's hard to argue with numbers. The number of stops has spiked from 313,000 in 2004 to 570,000 last year, causing lawmakers and civil liberties groups to raise red flags.
The study claimed that police used force 14 percent more often in stops of blacks and 9.3 percent more for Hispanics than white suspects. Guns were rarely found, and weapons and other contraband were seized 15 percent less often in stops of blacks and 23 percent less with Hispanics than of whites.
But this isn't just a New York issue. Across the country, law enforcement practices have been thrust under the microscope. Arizona's controversial immigration law, for example, which requires immigrants to carry registration documents at all times, has been blasted as a vehicle for racial profiling.
And the profiling trend extends beyond American borders. An international study identified similar racial profiling patterns with blacks and Asian Britons in England and Wales. Conducted by the London School of Economics and the Open Society Justice Initiative, the study found that blacks were 26 times more likely to be stopped and searched than whites. Asians were 6.3 times more likely to be stopped. Using Ministry of Justice figures for 2008-09, Open Society Justice Initiative researchers said the figures illustrate the widest "race gap" in stop-and-search that they had ever seen in the world.
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There are more Jews in the United States than widely thought — 20 percent more.
That's the major finding in a new study conducted by the Steinhardt Social Research Institute at Brandeis University, which says that there are now 6.5 million Jews in America, 1 million more than the last time a major count was attempted.
The findings are a rebuke to the most recent National Jewish Population Survey, conducted in 2000-2001, which indicated a negative trend line for the Jewish population, with a loss of nearly 300,000 Jews during the previous decade.
Leonard Saxe, the Klutznick professor of contemporary Jewish Studies at Brandeis and the lead researcher of the recent study, had criticized the 2000-2001 survey, saying it failed to capture a true picture of Jewish demography due to a variety of methodological errors and that it served as what Saxe called a "self-fulfilling prophecy" for a community primed to believe that its numbers were in decline.
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Saxe and his Brandeis researchers gathered more than 150 nationwide surveys conducted by government agencies and national polling organizations over the past decade that asked about religious identity, and then synthesized the data. After reconciling the various surveys so their findings could be grouped together, Saxe's team drew on the responses of 400,000 people to arrive at his estimate for the Jewish population.
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"This is really a brilliant step forward," said Bethamie Horowitz, a socio-psychologist and researcher at New York University. "No one study is the perfect measure but if you have many studies, you can get an increasingly accurate range in which the estimate falls."
Horowitz also said that the study met with the approval of demographers outside the field of those studying Jewish population and was seen to be "scientifically on very solid ground."
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Taylor is upset after her breakup with Harry fueled stars like Tina Fey and Michael J. Fox to speak out against her! Read on for more details from this new report.
Taylor Swift was already feeling down on herself after her breakup with One Direction singer Harry Styles and according to a new report in Star magazine, she is now worried that her Hollywood haters are hurting her career.
"She can't snap out of it. Taylor is putting on a brave face to the public, but she is a complete mess," a source tells Star magazine.
A source tells HollywoodLife.com exclusively that "this could not be further from the truth."
In fact, Taylor was in Cannes, France on Jan. 26 for the NRJ music awards and it looked like Harry was the last thing on her mind as she was strutting on stage in a sexy outfit!
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At the Golden Globes on Jan. 13, all eyes were on Taylor when co-host Tina Fey dissed her by saying she should stay away from Michael J. Fox's son, Sam, 23!
"Taylor thought Tina's taunt was a low blow, and she bawled herself to sleep that night," the Star source adds.
Michael said in an interview that Taylor was making a career by talking bad about her ex-boyfriends. Fans did not receive that well and Taylor had to tweet on Jan. 18, "Hey everybody, Michael J. Fox got in touch with me today and we are good. Thank you for having my back."
On the outside, Taylor is staying strong, but the Star source says, "Taylor has been crying nonstop."
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"That's when it hit her that she has such a horrible reputation, it could affect her professionally," the insider tells Star.
"It breaks her heart to be made fun of so publicly, especially because her fans are starting to join in on the backlash. But she's putting herself in this position by dating so many high-profile guys and writing about them afterward."
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Posted at 1:10 AM on February 2, 2013
Taylor is waaaaaayyyy too dramatic over break ups she seriously needs to get over herself .. We all have bad break ups but she seriously needs to grow up. And realize that not all relationships are perfect and writing songs about her exs does nothing but make her look like a drama queen.. At first her songs were good now they are just all about breakups I can only think of 3 songs that are not a bout love or a break up…
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Michael J. Fox should never have apologized because what he said was true and these "fans" need to get their collective head out of the sand and understand that. When John Mayer talked about his ex-girlfriends – Taylor, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Aniston, etc. – he was trashed and called every name in the book. It's no better when Taylor Swift does it and she deserves everything she gets. After what she did to that awful attempted duet with Stevie Nicks "talent" is not a word I would use to describe her at all.
Posted at 9:43 PM on January 30, 2013
leslie lorene
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As much as I love her, she's brought this on herself. At first it was funny, now it's gone too far. She needs to be single and get things sorted out. She needs to connect with reality instead of looking for a fairy tale. Because unfortunatly they don't exist. I'm not saying she should settle for something that's not perfect, but I think she needs to figure out what perfect is.
Posted at 6:14 PM on January 30, 2013
thank you lorraine. it's nice to see that one of her fans has some common sense and maturity. i think she needs to just be by herself and learn to be happy by herself before she tries to fill her emptiness with a boy/man. (ayn rand once wrote, 'in order to say i love you, one has first to learn how to say i', or something like that. she needs to work on figuring out what 'i' is before she keeps pool-bumping from guy to guy.
Posted at 5:41 PM on January 30, 2013
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Stop with the don't write about me stuff….these boys are big enough to handle it. Do you know how many singers used their own life experiences to draw from? You want to date an iconic songwriter who looks like a Barbie doll with a huge heart (biggest charity donor) and who has more wealth than all of her past boys put together (music sales/cover girl/Keds/diet coke) then you grow up and you take the risk (nobody FORCED them to date her and she is HONEST about it.) Maybe if you knew her lyrics you would know that she has been PLAYED by some of these guys and many are womanizers. She deserves a REAL man who is ADULT enough not to give a….. what everybody else thinks and realizes that she would make an amazing girlfriend let alone wife. Really not one of you boys CARED enough to step up and DEFEND her? she will still be around long after their careers are gone. A little sad…because thought at least one of her ex-guys had some integrity…but I guess they were all PLAYERS otherwise they would be at her side.
Posted at 6:05 PM on January 30, 2013
"honest," please… she is the one choosing to date teenagers, so if they are not man enough for her, she has nobody to blame but herself. when she does date a man, she attacks them for not being gentle enough for her. let's get real. the problem is HER. she is a freak. if it took tina fey and michael j. fox to get her to take a cold hard look at herself, then she should be sending them thank you gifts. she's 23 years old. she needs to grow up and take responsibility for her sh!t and stop blaming everyone around her. fans are delusional, and who cares what they think- but she really needs to take a look at herself.
Posted at 4:56 PM on January 30, 2013
Kiss and tell is getting old. Is this girl 16? And thanking your fans for having your back? What are they, her minions? She sics her fans on anyone who doesn't adore her. HMMM. Sounds like what Justin and Selena do. Maybe these 3 should stay away from each other for a bit – or at least until at least one of them grows up, and I can't believe this, but I think Justin may be the most mature one of the three. Yikes!!!!
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thank you alice. yes… i don't know if "mad" is the right choice, but i am an adult, am not a directioner (honestly do not know one single song of theirs), and i am just sick of hearing about this stupid little twit's nonsense and prancing around like she is holier than thou. dear taylor, guess what, it takes two to tango… stop blaming everyone and acting like you're purer than the driven snow. sigh… so lame.
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All girls kiss and tell…you just don't hear it because they aren't world famous singers but they tell their girlfriends etc. And the songs come out AFTER they hurt her… so it makes no sense that it will encourage LTR to be quiet. If they were true to her they wouldn't get a bad song…most of her songs should make them feel pretty good about themselves as she immortalizes them in a song, The guy from BTD, My Cure, Begin Again, Love Story etc. should be very flattered to have those gifts given to him but I guess they are all too sensitive, those poor guys. I wouldn't give Harry the satisfaction of having a song he is a womanizer/player.
Posted at 6:11 PM on January 30, 2013
"honest"… hahaha… harry is AN 18 YEAR OLD BOY! womanizer… good grief. he's a teenage boy- still in puberty, if you ask me… of course his hormones are going to be interested in all the cute girls throwing themselves at him! that said, he seems a heck of a lot more mature than taylor. what 23 year old woman wants to date teenagers? something is wrong with her.
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SEATTLE -- No wonder Russell Branyan couldn't remember the last time he'd hit a grand slam.
It had been nine major league teams, four minor league stops, five trades and five free-agent contracts ago.Whew!"Was I with the Reds?" Branyan guessed correctly with a smile Sunday, after he broke out of a slump with his first slam in six years to help starter Ryan Rowland-Smith rebound from a shaky beginning, and the Seattle Mariners rolled over the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Sunday.Branyan hit the first pitch from Jeff Bennett in the sixth inning over the Rays' bullpen and off a back fence well beyond left field. It was the 33-year-old's first slam since July 21, 2003, when he was with Cincinnati."Yeah, I remember that," he said unconvincingly, rolling his eyes.Mariners rookie manager Don Wakamatsu moved Branyan from second to sixth in the batting order Sunday. The slugger with a sore back that is limiting his pregame batting practice was hitless in 11 at-bats before he capped Seattle's comeback from an early 2-1 deficit.His 26th homer extended his career high. It was the first home run to left field in two years from the left-handed pull hitter.Franklin Gutierrez's second consecutive three-hit game included a go-ahead home run in the second off Scott Kazmir.Kazmir (6-7) said he failed to mix his pitches. He continued to look like anything but Tampa Bay's pitching star of 2008, keeping the Rays from reaching a season-high 13 games over .500."Kazmir just had a tough time today," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "He was throwing the ball in bad spots ... and they pretty much beat us up."Rowland-Smith (2-1) allowed two early runs but nothing else. He struck out a season-high six in 6 2/3 innings, as Seattle took two of three games from last season's AL champions to stay on the fringes of the wild-card race.The Mariners, who lost 101 games last season, are now 4½ games behind wild-card co-leaders Boston and Texas."You're always looking at the scoreboard to see what other teams are doing. Yeah, it's talked about in here," Rowland-Smith said inside a clubhouse that has gone from dysfunctional to dreaming in less than a year."But, obviously, it's only August. Hopefully we can still be right there in September," he added.Rowland-Smith broke about a half dozen bats and struck out Rays on big, looping curves and floating changeups in his fourth start of the season. He spent 3½ months on the disabled list with elbow pain and then on an inconsistent rehabilitation assignment in the minor leagues.He said he simply decided "to pitch to contact." The switch was well-timed, one day after starter Ian Snell walked six and got just four outs in his Mariners home debut."Rowland-Smith picked us up big time," Wakamatsu said.The left-hander's only mistake was a two-run home run by Dioner Navarro that gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead in the second, on an 0-2 pitch. That extended the Rays' team-record of a home run in 14 straight games.Ichiro Suzuki singled in the tying run in the second before Gutierrez hit a chest-high fastball from Kazmir for his career-high 14th home run to turn Seattle's 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead.Suzuki, who was 0 for 4 Saturday, has not gone hitless in consecutive games since Aug. 13-15, 2008. That span of 144 games is the longest such streak in the majors since 1954.The longest AL streak of not going hitless in consecutive games is 164 by Earl Sheely of the 1923-24 Chicago White Sox.Kazmir hasn't won on the road since May 9 at Boston. The 2008 All-Star and starting pitcher in Game 1 of last fall's World Series lasted just 4 1/3 innings, his shortest outing since he returned in late May from missing a month with a strained quadriceps. He allowed nine hits and seven runs, increasing his ERA to 6.50."It was frustrating," he said.Game notes
Rays 1B Carlos Pena, tied for the AL lead with 28 home runs entering Sunday, sat because he was 0 for 5 with four strikeouts against Rowland-Smith. Willy Aybar played 1B and singled, walked and was hit by a pitch. ... Wakamatsu said 25-year-old RHP Doug Fister will make his first major league start Tuesday against the White Sox, to replace the demoted Jason Vargas.
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Scoring Summary
1st | J Lopez singled to center, I Suzuki scored. | 0 | 1 | |
2nd | D Navarro homered to left, W Aybar scored. | 2 | 1 | |
2nd | I Suzuki singled to center, J Wilson scored, I Suzuki to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 2 | |
2nd | F Gutierrez homered to left, I Suzuki scored. | 2 | 4 | |
5th | F Gutierrez scored, J Lopez to third on wild pitch by S Kazmir. | 2 | 5 | |
5th | M Sweeney hit sacrifice fly to left, J Lopez scored. | 2 | 6 | |
5th | M Saunders walked, A Beltre scored, R Branyan to third, J Wilson to second. | 2 | 7 | |
6th | R Branyan homered to left, F Gutierrez, M Sweeney and A Beltre scored. | 2 | 11 | |
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Game Information
Stadium | Safeco Field, Seattle, WA |
Attendance | 28,490 (59.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
Game Time | 2:39 |
Weather | 69 degrees, cloudy |
Wind | 0 mph |
Umpires | Home Plate - Bob Davidson, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Mark Carlson, Third Base - Tim Tschida |


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Drought - November 2006
NCDC transitioned to the nClimDiv dataset on Thursday, March 13, 2014. This was coincident with the release of the February 2014 monthly monitoring report. For details on this transition, please visit our public FTP site and our U.S. Climate Divisional Database site.
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National Overview |
Detailed Drought Discussion |
At the end of November
drought was concentrated in Texas, Oklahoma and northern Minnesota.
Hydrologic drought continued in the central and northern Plains,
Wyoming and Arizona. Except in Florida, conditions improved in the
Southeast. In Florida dryness has increased in the eastern, and
especially the northeastern, part of the state (November 28 Drought
Monitor). In the drought areas, soil
moisture was low, vegetative
health was fair to poor, and streamflow
was low.
Mandatory or voluntary
water restrictions were placed in effect in parts of Florida,
Texas, Oklahoma as lake and reservoir levels dropped and other
municipal water supplies were reduced. River transportation was
severely curtailed because of low levels of the Missouri and
Mississippi Rivers and their tributaries. Agricultural impacts of
drought include farmers being driven out of business and hay
shortages in Wyoming, and low crop yields in Colorado, South
Dakota, Missouri and Alabama. Wildlife population declines were
noted in Arizona, Oklahoma and South Dakota, and salt water
intrusion into Florida fresh water streams and lakes threatened
fresh water plants and animals. Burning bans were declared in
Florida and Texas as dry weather increased the potential for
wildfires. The extended drought in Oklahoma, coupled with hot
temperatures, led to a high number of cases of West Nile virus.
Impacts in drought-stricken areas have been collected and
summarized by county at the National Drought Mitigation Center's
Drought Impact Reporter. |
State/Regional/National Moisture Status |
A detailed review of
drought and moisture conditions is available for all contiguous U.S.
states, the nine standard regions, and
the nation (contiguous U.S.): STATES: REGIONS:
Pre-Instrumental Perspective |
Citing This Report
NOAA National Climatic Data Center, State of the Climate: Drought for November 2006, published online December 2006, retrieved on March 5, 2015 from http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/drought/2006/nov.


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Brett Keisel (and his beard) joins PFT to relate his Super Bowl experience and announce the next time he'll shave his face. Keisel played with Jerome Bettis when he announced Super Bowl XL will be his last game, and Keisel says that extra motivation is all a team needs to perform at the highest possible level.
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Jaguars glad to have John Idzik aboard, as they prepare to spend
Among other things, Jets fans grew tired of former General Manager John Idzik not spending money.
That won't be a problem for Idzik now, as he's on with a team looking to make a splash in free agency.
Via Ryan O'Halloran of the Florida Times-Union, Jaguars G.M. Dave Caldwell said he was eager to get Idzik on board as a consultant.
"We've got a big undertaking here with our situation," Caldwell said.
The Jaguars have $64.2 million in cap space, and are looking to spend a big chunk of it this year, the kind of splurge Idzik never took part in while running the Jets. But he started his new gig in Jacksonville Monday, working alongside Jags salary cap guy Tim Walsh.
"He spent the last two years in a very similar situation that we're in and probably spent the last year or so forecasting having a similar type of cap space that we have," Caldwell said of Idzik. "He made a great career in Tampa and Seattle of negotiating contracts and working the cap and that's one area I need help in. . . .
"Tim Walsh is great, but with the amount of cap room we have moving forward and if we do some deals in free agency, I thought we needed the extra help because Tim's the only guy in our [cap] department right now."
After taking the medicine in New York to try to fix a bloated cap and get them in competitive shape, Idzik should enjoy being with a team that's ready to see the other side of it.
Hernandez's lawyer may have opened the door for evidence of another shooting
When fashioning arguments, tactics, and strategies for trial, it's critical that a lawyer carefully consider the ramifications of every word that may come out of his or her mouth.
In the first Aaron Hernandez murder trial, the former Patriots tight end's lawyers may have failed to be as careful as they should have been.
Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports explains the latest fascinating turn in the case arising from the death of Odin Lloyd. By consistently referring to Lloyd as Hernandez's friend, Hernandez's high-priced lawyer may have inadvertently allowed evidence of another time Hernandez shot a supposed friend to be introduced.
The prosecution, per Wetzel, has filed paperwork asking Judge E. Susan Garsh to reconsider the question of whether evidence of the alleged February 13, 2013 shooting of Alexander Bradley will be utilized in the Lloyd case. The prosecution contends that Bradley was Hernandez's "friend and confidante" but that Hernandez allegedly shot Bradley in the face "in an isolated industrial area," dumped Bradley's body on the ground, and fled the scene.
Bradley survived, suing Hernandez in civil court for the shooting not long before Odin Lloyd's murder.
Despite Judge Garsh's prior decision to prevent such evidence, the prosecution contends that Hernandez's lawyers have "opened the door" by consistently referring to Lloyd as Hernandez's friend, with the clear message being that Hernadnez wouldn't shoot a friend.
Ordinarily, evidence of other conduct by a criminal defendant can't be used to make the defendant look generally like a bad guy. Rule 404(b) of the Massachusetts Rules of Evidence (like the Rules of Evidence in most if not all states) provides that evidence may be admissible to prove motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, identity, absence of mistake, or lack of accident. In Hernandez's case, the goal would be to show motive — specifically, that Hernandez would shoot a friend over the flimsiest of actual or perceived indignities. Bradley claims he was shot after a dispute over a bar bill that led to Hernandez refusing to take Bradley back to the bar to get the phone he'd left there that led to Bradley making "disrespectful remarks" about Hernandez.
The problem with Rule 404(b) evidence is that it can create a trial within a trial, with the trial of the main case being placed on hold while a mini-trial emerges on the question of whether the defendant did the other thing he's accused of doing. The bigger challenge comes from the requirement that the relevance of the evidence to the current case must substantially outweigh any unfair prejudice arising from it.
There will be plenty of prejudice to Hernandez flowing from proof that he shot another "friend" under circumstances similar to the shooting of Odin Lloyd. The question becomes whether the prejudice is unfair to Hernandez — and whether the notion of Hernandez having a hair trigger with so-called friends supplies sufficient proof that Hernandez had a similar overreaction to something Lloyd said or did.Judge Garsh will be tempted to reiterate her prior exclusion of the evidence because it's the kind of ruling that could result in a conviction of Hernandez being overturned by a higher court. The judges on the higher court, however, would have to be able to set aside the overall evidence suggesting that Hernandez truly is a bad guy, and that society may be much better off with him permanently kept out of it.
Jairus Byrd expected to be 100 percent in a few weeks
It's almost time for free agency to get underway, which means we're closing in on the one-year anniversary of safety Jairus Byrd's arrival in New Orleans.
Byrd signed a six-year, $54 million deal with the Saints early in free agency, a move that the team hoped would boost their defense to a level that would help them make a playoff run. Things didn't quite work out that way. Byrd missed time in the offseason after back surgery, struggled along with the rest of the defense in the first month of the season and then was done for the season after four games because of a torn meniscus.
They'd like a better showing the second time around and it would start with Byrd being fully healthy. That's expected shortly, according to coach Sean Payton.
"He's doing well," Payton said, via Jen Hale of FOXSports New Orleans. "His rehab is on schedule. He'll be cleared for minicamp. We're looking at about 2 or 3 weeks from him being 100 percent."
The Saints have some work to do to get their cap in shape for the start of the new league year and it's unclear how much they can add to the roster even after they make those moves, a situation that makes a full return from last year's big-ticket addition all the more important.
Over half the NFL owners represented on Forbes billionaire list
Apparently, the NFL is a good place to get rich, or at least to play once you're already rich.
A look at the Forbes list of the world's billionaires shows plenty of familiar football names.
The list is topped by Seahawks owner Paul Allen (who was Microsoft rich with $17.5 billion, 51st in the world, before he decided to dabble in sports).
But he's not alone, as more than half the NFL is owned by billionaires, with 16 other owners making the chart.
Forbes lists 1,826 people with a net worth of $1 billion or more (though they obviously left out Florio).
The other NFL names to make the list, with their net worth and rank: Dolphins owner Stephen Ross ($6.5 billion, 216th), Rams owner Stan Kroenke ($6.3 billion, 225th) Jaguars owner Shad Khan ($4.5 billion, 360th), Patriots owner Robert Kraft ($4.3 billion,381st), Cowboys owner Jerry Jones ($4.2 billion, 393rd), Bills owner Terry Pegula ($3.8 billion, 452nd), Browns owner Jimmy Haslam ($2.8 billion, 663rd) Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti ($2.7 billion, 690th), Falcons owner Arthur Blank ($2.5 billion, 737th), Texans owner Bob McNair ($2.4 billion, 782nd), Saints owner Tom Benson ($1.9 billion, 1,006th), Colts owner Jim Irsay ($1.75 billion, 1,105th), Washington owner Daniel Snyder ($1.7 billion, 1,118th), Lions owner Martha Ford ($1.5 billion, 1,250th) Chargers owner Alex Spanos ($1.25 billion, 1,500th) and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie ($1.1 billion, 1,638th).
Devin McCourty: It would be bittersweet to leave the Patriots
Safety Devin McCourty had no argument with getting what he called a "player-friendly" franchise tag from the Patriots, but things played out a different way on Monday.
The Patriots opted to use the tag on kicker Stephen Gostkowski instead, a move that McCourty said he didn't know was coming until the Patriots made it. McCourty said there was "no real information" from the team ahead of time about where they'd go with the tag and correctly surmised that the chances he winds up playing elsewhere are greater in light of the move.
As for that, McCourty said he wants to remain with the Patriots but he knows that the best deal may be coming from somewhere else.
"It would definitely be bittersweet," McCourty said, via Josina Anderson of ESPN. "You stay somewhere for five years and really make a name for yourself in that place. I've gotten a lot of help. I know a lot of people in the area, built great relationships, so it will definitely be bittersweet. But my mom always reminds me that comes with the territory. That's part of being in the NFL, that change is always coming."
With the Patriots still working out cornerback Darrelle Revis's situation for the 2015 season, it seems likely that McCourty is going to be talking to other teams come the weekend. As the top safety hitting the market, there's a good chance that one of them will make him an offer that leads to bittersweet feelings.
Woody Johnson leaning on his G.M. to bring Darrelle Revis back
Woody Johnson was quick to say he "misspoke" last year when he blatantly "tampered" with Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis.
Apparently, he's still talking about Revis, but keeping it within his building.
According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, Johnson "has been involved in serious internal discussions" with General Manager Mike Maccagnan to make a push for Revis if and when he becomes available.
The Patriots would have to pick up a $20 million option bonus by March 9, part of the "placeholder" deal that helped Revis win his first Super Bowl. They're working on a long-term deal to keep Revis there, and if nothing else, reports of Jets interest will at least make it more expensive.
But the Jets need Revis perhaps more than ever, since new coach Todd Bowles depends on his corners playing press-man so he can blitz more.
So it's one thing for Johnson to say he'd "love to have Darrelle back," but it's easier to put that plan into motion now. The Jets have $51 million in cap room, and the means to bring him back.
Now they just have to get him away from the Patriots, and every other team in the AFC with a link to him and a need (Rex Ryan in Buffalo and Mike Tannenbaum in Miami).
Andre Johnson not happy with idea of reduced role in Houston, still feels he's a starter
One way or another, Andre Johnson's time in Houston will soon come to an end.
The Texans granted the franchise's all-time leading receiver the ability to seek a trade. If no deal can be struck, the Texans will release Johnson and allow him to move on.
According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, Johnson said he was told he would be given a significantly reduced role in 2015 if he remained on the roster.
"I don't know how you tell a guy who catches 85 balls that he'll only probably catch 40," Johnson said. "I feel like the role they were trying to put me in I'd be held back from maximizing my talents. I feel like that was the best thing for both sides."
Johnson caught 85 passes for 936 yards and three touchdowns last season for Houston. For his career, Johnson averaged 96 catches and 1,297 yards for every 16 games he played. Johnson feels like that production doesn't warrant a reduced role.
"I don't see why I wouldn't be a starter in this league," Johnson said. "It didn't make sense to me. I'm pretty sure it won't make sense to a lot of other people."
That reduced role almost certainly would have come with a reduced paycheck as well. Johnson is scheduled to make $10.5 million next season on his current contract. That contract will also make it difficult for Johnson to find any teams willing to deal for him this offseason.
However, if (when) Johnson is released, he will surely get interest on the open market.
Sean Payton: Saints "want to keep" Mark Ingram
The Saints have been in contact with tailback Mark Ingram as free agency nears and would reportedly like to work out a deal.
During an interview at the Pelicans-Mavericks game Monday night in Dallas, Saints head coach Sean Payton indicated the club wanted to re-sign Ingram.
"Obviously he's someone that we want to keep," Payton told Fox Sports's Jennifer Hale, according to Nick Underhill of the New Orleans Advocate. "Hopefully we can do that."
According to the Advocate, Payton told Hale he had spoken with Ingram on Monday and that the club had a good working relationship with the tailback's agent, Joel Segal.
The 25-year-old Ingram rushed for a career-best 964 yards and nine touchdowns in 2014. He ranks 38th among PFT's prospective free agents in the Class of 2015.
Rugby star Jarryd Hayne to sign with 49ers
Jarryd Hayne left his Australian rugby team, the Parramatta Eels, in October in hopes of beginning a football career in the NFL.
That career will begin with the San Francisco 49ers.
According to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee, Hayne announced his intentions at a press conference in Australia Tuesday (Monday night in the states). Much in the same way a high school recruit announces his commitment with a hat ceremony, Hayne donned a 49ers hat to reveal his decision.
"You have to be all in — I have all my chips on the table," Hayne said. " I have no back up plan."
Hayne said he received a $100,000 guarantee from the 49ers, which is substantial considering he's never played football before.
Hayne had visited the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks as well. According to his agent, Jack Bechta, 16 teams showed interest.
It will likely be a massive climb for Hayne to make it onto the 49ers 53-man roster next season. He will likely compete at running back and on special teams.
Report: Andre Johnson will be released if Texans can't find trade partner
One of the standout wide receivers of his generation is set to leave Houston.
According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans are allowing Andre Johnson to seek a trade. If Johnson is not dealt, he will be released, the Chronicle reported.
According to the Chronicle, the Texans told Johnson he would have a lesser role in 2015, which led him to ask for his departure from Houston.
Johnson is slated to make $10 million in salary in 2015, per NFLPA data.
The No. 3 overall pick in the 2003 draft, Johnson has played his entire 12-season career with Houston, catching 1,012 passes for 13,597 yards and 64 TDs. He has made seven Pro Bowls.
While Johnson turns 34 in July, he should nonetheless appeal to clubs looking to add a proven veteran presence to their receiving corps. He caught 85 passes for 936 yards and three TDs in 2014.
A Miami (Fla.) product, Johnson quietly starred on a string of mediocre-to-poor Texans teams early in his career. Houston finally made the playoffs in 2011, his ninth NFL campaign.
If Johnson's Texans career is indeed at an end, he will leave having caught 10 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown in his final game with the club, a 23-17 victory over Jacksonville in December. Though the Texans took care of business in the season finale, they fell just short of the playoffs. In many ways, it was an apt end to Johnson's run in Houston — the star wide receiver doing his job well while the team fell just short in the end.
With Johnson likely gone, third-year wideout DeAndre Hopkins will become the Texans' go-to receiver, a role he's probably ready to assume.
Nevertheless, it will be jarring to see Andre Johnson, one of the Texans' all-time greats now and forever, playing for someone else.
Specialist franchise-tag trend continues with Gostkowski
When the Patriots gave placekicker Stephen Gostkowski the franchise tag Monday, it marked the third time the club had placed the tag on a kicker.
It also marked the seventh consecutive offseason in which an NFL team used the franchise tag on a kicker or punter.
Last season, the Jets gave kicker Nick Folk the franchise tag. The previous offseason, Colts punter Pat McAfee got the tag.
In 2012, four teams tagged kickers: Cincinnati (Mike Nugent), Cleveland (Phil Dawson), Denver (Matt Prater) and Jacksonville (Josh Scobee). Also, the Giants extended their franchise tag to punter Steve Weatherford.
In 2011, only the Browns (Dawson) tagged a kicker. This came after Pittsburgh (Jeff Reed) and Seattle (Olindo Mare) used the tag on placekickers in 2010. In 2009, Cincinnati tagged kicker Shayne Graham, with Atlanta tagging punter Michael Koenen.
Before tagging Gostkowski Monday, the Patriots had previously used the franchise tag on one other kicker: Adam Vinatieri, who received it in 2002 and 2005.
Titans to cut Bernard Pollard
A month ago, Titans safety Bernard Pollard asked to be released. Now the Titans have told Pollard they'll take him up on that.
The Titans let Pollard know today that he's being cut, Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean reports. The move isn't official yet, but it may just be a matter of making sure that Pollard, who ended last season on injured reserve with a torn Achilles, can pass a physical.
Pollard wasn't a happy camper in Tennessee, complaining after the season that when the Titans fired executive Lake Dawson, they fired the wrong person. Now Pollard will be free to see if some other team is interested in his services.
The 30-year-old Pollard was scheduled to make $3.1 million this season.
Falcons interested in Orakpo
Washington, despite having a new G.M., would like to extend its relationship with pass-rusher Brian Orakpo. Unlike last year, however, Scot McCloughan will have competition when it comes to keeping Orakpo around.
Per a league source, at least four teams are interested in Orakpo. For now, the leaders are believed to be Washington and the Falcons.
The Falcons desperately need help on the edge of the defensive line, a year after former coach Mike Smith successfully lobbied for the investment of offseason funds on interior defensive linemen. New coach Dan Quinn is emphasizing speed in all phases of the game.
Orakpo had 10 sacks in 2013. Last year, had managed only 0.5 sacks in seven starts under the franchise tag in D.C.
NFL's 12-team playoff format was enacted 25 years ago this week
As PFT's Mike Florio reported last month, the NFL would like to expand the postseason field in 2016. Any addition of playoff entrants would be the first such change made by the league in at least a quarter-century, and it would undoubtedly lead to an increase in television money for the NFL and its clubs.
The NFL last moved to expand the postseason field 25 years ago this week. On March 1, 1990, the league added two teams to the playoff pool, increasing the number of entrants from 10 to 12 — six per conference. The expansion went hand-in-hand with the league striking a new broadcast rights deal with NBC, ABC, Turner, ESPN and CBS.
At the time, the NFL had three divisions per conference (West, Central, East), making the sixth postseason entrant a third wild-card club. Twelve years later, the NFL added one division per conference and reduced the wild-card entrants by one per conference, keeping the total field at 12 teams.
All things considered, the addition of the sixth postseason berth worked out well for the league and its teams. For one thing, the extra playoff games gave the NFL more content to sell to the networks.
Also, the expansion has allowed 25-of-32 NFL clubs to garner a playoff berth they otherwise would not have earned under the old system. The Vikings have used this final playoff spot to make the postseason on four different occasions since 1990, with the Jets, Falcons, Chiefs, Dolphins, Lions, Ravens and Washington all earning the sixth seed three times.
No. 6 seeds have been especially competitive in recent years. Since divisional realignment in 2002, the final wild-card teams are 21-24 in postseason play, with at least one No. 6 seed winning in 8-of-13 seasons (2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014).
Two No. 6 seeds have won Super Bowls — the 2005 Steelers and the 2010 Packers. Three other final wild-card entrants have won multiple games: the 2008 Ravens and Eagles and the 2010 Jets.
This is not to say No. 6 seeds have been smashing successes. Overall, they are 28-48 in postseason play. Indeed, most of the final wild-card entrants have gone tamely.
Still, without the sixth playoff spot, we wouldn't have had Brett Favre heaving a cross-field bomb to Sterling Sharpe to beat the Lions in the Pontiac Silverdome in 1993, or Michael Vick leading a memorable upset in the snow in Lambeau Field in 2002, or the 2010 Jets knocking off the heavily favored Patriots in Foxborough.
Looking forward, the question is whether the seventh-seeded teams can provide these little bursts of drama, too. They will probably get their chance before long. We know this much: the playoff ranks aren't getting any smaller, given the popularity of the NFL and the amount of money the league's games can draw.
Suh situation shows the complication of simple restructurings
The slow growth of salary cap in the wake of the new labor deal resulted in plenty of teams having salary-cap issues in recent years. Which resulted in plenty of teams conducting the so-called "simple restructuring" of contracts, pushing cap dollars in the current years into the future.
But simple restructurings of big-dollar contracts can lead to potential complications. Eventually, those contracts expire. And the bloated cap numbers in the final years of those deals make it considerably more expensive to use the franchise tag on that player.
That's why the Lions ultimately couldn't use the franchise tag on defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. His salary for 2014 was $12.5 million; his cap number was $22.4 million. Since the franchise tag guarantees the player a 20-percent raise over Suh's salary in the prior year, the Lions would have had to invest $26.9 million for one more year with Suh.
And that would have become $32.25 million for 2016 under the tag. Which means it simply became too expensive to play the tag game with Suh — unless the Lions would have been content to keep him for only one more year at an exorbitant salary.
Next year, a string of simply restructurings could result in an unmanageable cap number for Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Though he'll make only (only?) $11.6 million in 2015, his restructurings-fueled cap number of $18.395 million will result in a franchise tag of $22.074 million in 2016.
So while fans tend to exhale when teams find a way to restructure contracts in order to create cap space in the current year, those efforts could result in some eventual puckering and, in the case of Suh, the possible end of his tenure with the team.