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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Yes, there have been moments, times when Justin Wade has had to face the ignorance of racism like a slap shot to the body.
"I grew up playing the sport," the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders defenseman said. "I've dealt with situations before. But I don't really think about it."
Wade became the first black player in RoughRiders' history when he joined the club midseason in a trade from Fargo. He picked up the sport at a young age thanks to a work friend of his father's, the dad of longtime NHL player Mike Rupp.
Wade went to see Rupp play, and that was it.
"It was like 'All right, let's go try hockey,'" he said.
Being involved in a sport predominantly played by white kids never mattered. That's even though he dealt almost immediately with racism.
The Wade family lives in suburban Chicago.
"First time was when I was 7," Justin said. "That was from a parent of another kid. But a lot of times, it's usually on the ice. Those are really the only times I've dealt with it, is on the ice. Some kid tries to say it after I did something to him. They try and say it under their breath, usually to my back. No one has ever really said anything to my face. They always say it to my back."
There have been well-publicized stories in the last couple of years of black NHL players dealing with racism. Joel Ward of the Washington Capitals was subjected to numerous racial epithets on Twitter after scoring a playoff series-winning goal last season against Boston.
Wayne Simmonds of the Philadelphia Flyers had a banana peel thrown at him from the stands before a shootout attempt in a game at Montreal last season and was taunted with chants of "monkey" early this season while playing in the Czech Republic.
An old Fargo teammate of Wade's was involved in an incident last season in which he admitted calling Des Moines forward Trent Samuels-Thomas a "monkey" on the ice during a game. That led to an altercation the following night in the stands after a game between the player (Neal Goff) and three Des Moines players.
Police charges were filed because of the scuffle, and Goff was suspended by the United States Hockey League.
"It was pretty disappointing that he said that," Wade said, adding Goff apologized to him directly. "But I know Neal really well, and he's a really good kid...It was a moment of weakness, you know? Everybody messes up. Sometimes things happen in the the heat of a game. He served his suspension. I'm not holding it against him."
Wade said that's the only time in his three-year USHL career he has had to deal with racism. There are seemingly more and more black kids picking up hockey every year.
Seth Jones, son of former NBA player Popeye Jones, is considered a sure-fire first-round NHL draft pick this coming summer, a probable top-five pick. There's a chance Wade, who is headed to Notre Dame next season, could be taken in the draft as well.
"Playing hockey for so long, I just really don't think about it too much," he said. "I remember somebody commenting to me that I was the first black person to play for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. I never even thought about that coming here. I think it's just something interesting ... a lot of people don't realize there's not that many black people that play hockey. There are so few of us, it's like it's new to an organization."
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Two runners from the West Virginia University cross country team competed in the Canadian Cross Country Championships in Vancouver, BC, on Saturday, Nov. 30.
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"These were two excellent performances by Jillian and Megan," says coach Sean Cleary. "After running in the Big 12 Championship, the NCAA Regional Championship and the NCAA Championships over the past four weeks, and to still have the stamina to perform so well in these championships, is a testament to their conditioning."
Forsey's second-place finish automatically qualifies her for the Canadian National Team, which competes in Trinidad and Tobago in February.
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Most people with rheumatoid arthritis have joint stiffness in the morning that can make just getting up and out the hardest part of the day. A few simple changes can help.
- Switch to big buttons, button hooks, or Velcro closures. Buttons the size of a nickel or larger are easier to manipulate. Closures in the front are better, especially for bras and dresses.
- Use lamps activated by touch or by your voice. And small, hard-to-turn switches on lamps can be replaced with larger grip-and-turn knobs.
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Bathing and grooming with rheumatoid arthritis can be especially hard. Think about these options:
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- A raised toilet seat with side rails reduces the strain of getting on and off.
- Long-handled sponges help you to wash your legs and feet without bending. Also, large sponges are easier to grip than washcloths.
- Easy-to-pull shower curtains are better than heavy shower doors.
- An electric toothbrush with a fat handle is easier than a regular toothbrush.
- By putting a seat in front of your sink you can avoid leaning forward; the same with using a freestanding mirror for grooming.
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A History Lesson: Guess Who Wins?By
In the last few weeks of HHS influenced dead-horse beating and extended discussions on Women's Health™, I consistently find myself coming back to the idea that President Obama and his administration really think they can take on the Catholics and win.
They are obviously trying to win at all costs.
After all, at Notre Dame the President of the United States LIED about respecting conscience. Then he LIED about accommodating us Catholics (last time I had an accommodation like that was when I had my prostate checked).
The Church has a pretty good track record of outlasting other empires. So, I thought it would be particularly helpful to review some of the different powerful groups that the Church has bested.
Way back in 476 A.D., the Roman Empire bit the dust.
Romulus Augustus lost control and had to run away, but the Church was still going strong under Pope St. Simplicius.
The Mayan Empire lasted somewhere around 3,540 years. They were powerful and strong.
Until the Catholics showed up.
In 1540, the Mayan Empire ended but the successor of Peter, Pope Paul III, was still going strong.
100 years ago, the last Chinese Emperor, Alsin-Gioro Puyi, was overthrown and that was the end of the Chinese Empire.
But the Church kept on rocking under the leadership of Pope St. Pius X.
The Ottoman Empire was one of those go-to answers I always used in high school.
"Who won the battle of blah-blah-blah? – The Ottoman Empire"
It was also a good one to just drop into an essay to show that you really knew world history. Plus you could also try and sneak in a furniture joke or drop a Dick Van Dyke reference.
Unfortunately for the Ottomans, their empire went bye-bye in 1922 under Sultan Mehmed VI.
Meanwhile, the line of Fishermen was still going strong under Pope Pius XI.
I'm sensing a trend here and though I've probably made my point, I'm having too much fun.
Remember the Nazis? They were pretty big back-in-the-day. Hitler's Third Reich seemed to be everywhere.
But of course it didn't last. They were done in 1945.
But the Catholics?
Oh yeah, they were still going strong with Venerable Pope Pius XII.
The Soviet Union was pretty big in its day. They had a pretty intense run from 1917, but then hit a brick wall in 1991 when they were officially dissolved under Mikhail Gorbachev.
Of course, who can blame them when you're up against this guy:
Okay, so that's probably enough examples.
But just so you know, Wikipedia says that 145 "empires" have gone out of existence in the time since the Catholic Church was founded. So, we've seen a lot of power build up and fade away.
Someone once told me that the reason the political left cannot stand the Catholic Church is that they simply cannot fathom how on earth we still exist. We were supposed to have collapsed decades ago.
To them, our continued existence is beyond belief. How does this tired, stupid, outdated myth continue to persist and even grow? It makes no sense.
So when President Obama and his minions try to take on the Church, I say:
We will outlast you. We will crush you. And if you try to oppress us, you will just increase our numbers. You cannot destroy us. We will still be here long after you and your government have perished from this earth.
So bring it, Mr. President.
I know who wins.
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Looking from outside the US I see that you need more than prayers to defeat Obama, you need serious strategic planning & execution to stand a chance against Obama and his fake catholics. Strategic planning must encompass attacking Obama on many fronts not just religious liberty and supporting his rival.
Mayan Empire? What Mayan Empire? There was no Mayan Empire by the time the Spanish arrived. The Empire was long gone – the people and the culture were still there but the Spanish faced the Aztec Empire, not the Mayan Empire.
Other than that though, pretty accurate commentary!
Mr. Thornton,
Your last paragraph:
"We will outlast you. We will crush you. And if you try to oppress us, you will just increase our numbers. You cannot destroy us. We will still be here long after you and your government have perished from this earth."
sent a chill through me. It reminds me so much of the emphasis that American Protestant Evangelicals give to the Old Testament's version of a violent, vengeful and petty God; the Old Covenant, over that of Christ's New Testament. I have always found that ironic and sad.
Do you really have such a triumphalist view of the world? I am asking with an open heart, I am not picking a fight I truly want to know if you have that view.
It seems to me that there is such an emphasis on the strict "letter of the law", The Magisterium,over all other considerations that to me, and I can only speak for me that Christ's Love is in someways not at the forefront when I read these articles.
They make me fill at times, cold, numb with what I see as, again in my opinion a lack of Christ's Love, that above all, the "Law" is paramount just for the sake of the Law. I almost despair, but, in those moments I pray the Prayer of St. Francis and I am reminded of His love, grace and mercy.
Thank you for letting me post this.
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"…reminds me so much of the emphasis that American Protestant Evangelicals give to the Old Testament's version of a violent, vengeful and petty God; the Old Covenant, over that of Christ's New Testament."
I have no doubt that your heart is in the right place and your comments are appreciated as we all need to check ourselves constantly to see if our actions exhibit the love we claim to bear in our hearts. Your response certainly does effect that end.
I am sorry that you are disturbed by the closing of this article. What worries me more is that you seem to be sliding along the edge of heresy of Marcion who believed and taught that the God of the Old and New Testaments were different.
Know that the same God who caused these praises to be recorded in the Old Testament:
Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the LORD, saying,
"I will sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.
The LORD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him,
my father's God, and I will exalt him. The LORD is a man of war; the LORD is his name. (Ex 15:1-3)
Also caused these words to be recorded in the new:
But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumph, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.. (2 Corinthians 2:14)
Consider also the following:
God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfil it? (Numbers 23:19)
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today and forever (Hebrews 13:8)
Every good endowment and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. (James 1:17)
The love that we bear to all, the desire we have for the salvation of souls, is not at odds with the war we wage – indeed it is the inspiration for our battles and it is is the source of our strength in the same.
In the end, God will finalize his triumph and we who are is own – like Miriam and Israelites before us will rightfully rejoice.
I am not sure if this will help or not – I hope it does – in any case, you are in my prayers.
1Peter 1:16 and CCC 2286 refer to exactly this issue. We have responsibilities and not to the Democratic Party.
Please read "faithful dem".
Great history lesson, Patrick.
Love the article. Oh, the cheekiness of it all! Love the sign off. Waving to FBI!
Very well done. Now what? When do we see more priests like Fr. Sammie Maletta speak openly and honestly (his homily on YouTube is a must-view). When do we realize that our government is on the offensive to establish a secular society based on amorality,self-gratification and entitlement? Bishop Daniel Jenky(Peoria) sees this with great clarity. His directive to include the Prayer to Saint Michael at all masses is most prudent and appropriate. This has become a war. It is a time for prayer (including one seeking the intercession of a sword-bearing archangel). It is a time for Americans to stop and think about the meaning and value of freedom and liberty in their lives. It is time to pray for the courage of John Paul II when he addressed the Polish people with four simple words: "Do not be afraid". Don't stop writing to us,Patrick Thornton. I think you've been sent to us by that archangel.
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First of all, yes, my new position is quite interesting. Although, being an associate professor at a highly-respected community college with bright and fascinating students in a major metropolitan area cannot compare to sitting in a leaky, asbestos-infested basement shuffling photocopies from one file to another. Also, having colleagues who respect me and demonstrate interest in my work places so much responsibility upon my shoulders. Life was much easier when all of my colleagues not only underestimated my abilities, but also undervalued my skills by eroding all of my responsibility in order to shore up their own position and develop their martyr complex of being "overworked." There is so much more pressure here; but, as you know, one must follow the money, and since I am being paid three times what I was making at the Peeport – as much, if I am not mistaken, as my former supervisor's supervisor and, perhaps, yourself – that I had to make the change. Of course, that means that I can no longer plead the moral superiority of poverty so evident in most of the Peeport employees.
Which brings me to the purpose of my last missive. Perhaps I did not make myself clear. I understood that you make an initial charge for image reproductions and a later charge, after publication, for the licensing. I am, after all, educated, with three graduate degrees, can read your policy despite the ways that you make it less than easily accessible on your website, and do actually read my email. My question actually went to the origins of this policy. As you must know, given that you mention your association with local historical societies repeatedly and constantly in every conversation, that most institutions charge for both the reproductions and rights in a lump sum at the time of the transaction. Since the Peeport's policy seems to double the cost for the use of an image, and create more work on your end, you can see how I might be curious, as a former archivist, why this unusual policy was put in place and if it might cut into the use of your collections.
As you say, you think the Peeport's policy is a fair one. I would not expect you to consider it otherwise, as your job and your sense of importance depend entirely upon collecting these fees for the Peeport. You are also correct in that few other repositories offer what you do. They merely provide excellently scanned images, as half of the cost of the Peeport, and within a week (over a weekend in the case of the tiny institution down the street from yours).
The Peeport, on the other hand, was kind enough to stall its response to my query for two months, when I had the great pleasure of contacting you to remind you of my query. Perhaps this was planned upon your part, since the delay caused you to provide me with the employee rate for the images, which you would not do when I was an employee because you wanted to treat me with the same consideration as you would any other professional historian. At least, that was true when it came to the charges. In regard to the research, the library staff was very considerate in not pestering me with questions or suggestions about my research, as they do with other historians who visit the institution.
The Peeport was also gracious enough to offer the services of its Publicity Department to write part of my manuscript for me in exchange for a discounted rate on the images. Naturally, the Peeport's policies are ethical enough to offer only to write the sections that would deal with the Peeport itself. As your Big Wig Local Historian pointed out to me when I first asked if he would consider looking at my manuscript, he was not going to do my work for me.
Indeed, I was quite impressed with your institution's desire not to foster competition, and therefore bad blood, among its employees. When I met with Big Wig Local Historian, he made it clear that I was not to compete with the reprint of his own book – for twenty years an established standard history for an industry that existed in the town for 50 years of its nearly 400 year history. Since he does have a lifetime of research in the area, and I am only a young upstart with a PhD and a single other publication with a mere academic press, I had to agree that his took precedent. Unfortunately, my own ego forced me to continue with my own project, but he was professional enough to refrain from criticizing my book in a public forum in exchange for $1600 and a credit. His sense of ethics, of course, deemed that he correct some of my grammar to merit the title of "consultant."
Again, I must reiterate that I am not challenging your charges nor refusing to pay. In fact, between Historian and your department, I do believe that the Peeport has made more money from my book than I ever will, and I wrote the thing! Isn't the irony amusing? (Even photographer of the cover image did not receive payment. He is an employee of the Peeport, as you know, and you have an agreement that he pay you a percentage of the sales from his images that include the Peeport. So, I suppose that you received 10% of nothing in this case! Yes, irony abounds and it is amusing!) All jesting aside, you all are the most important institution in the town, if not in the entire region of southern New England, or New England itself. Thus, it is only right that you derive some profit from anyone's work on the area. I should absolutely pay any price that you name since my own appellation will forever be associated with the town (and, by extension, the Peeport). In fact, I should pay every business in the town, maybe even every resident or at least every descendant of its original settlers whose names I mention (which would include you several times over, would it not?), for the same privlege since I am attempting to make my name from the town's history, and the town's people should receive some of the profit.
Additionally, I do understand the need for libraries and historical societies to charge for some of their services in this era of evolving technology. As you say, "many historical societies don't know enough to charge more for the images and information they offer." They would have much larger budgets if they abandoned that pathetic concept of not-for-profit and that old New England tradition of free public libraries. Information is power, and those who control it should have the right to profit from it. After all, if we can't pay the price, then we shouldn't be in the game of researching history. We less-than-wealthy historians should leave research to the leisure class, who are probably more competent at writing the correct type of history than mere academics.
So, once again, I thank you for your time and interest. Of all of my colleagues from my time at the Peeport, you certainly show the most enthusiastic interest in the progress of my book. Rest assured, as soon as I begin to receive royalties for its sales, you will receive a check for the licenses for the images.
One more thing: there has been some noise from Speilberg's and Scorsese's people about the movie rights. Should I also have them contact you?
Clio Bluestocking.
****No, I did not send THIS letter! I wanted to, desperately. In fact, I wanted to send another one that consisted primarily of suggestions that she and her institution violate themselves repeatedly. Instead, I thanked her for her information that "this has always been the policy" and pointed out to her that the reason that libraries and historical societies don't charge more for their services might be because they are not run for a profit.
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- vuboq said...
I think I might have to start referring to urinals as "peeports."
Are you enjoying teh snow?
- 2:25 PM, January 17, 2008
- Clio Bluestocking said...
Hee! And the Peeport was a bit of a urinal in so very many ways!
Teh snow is pretty! Prettier still for the knowlege that it will go away in a day or two.
- 7:45 PM, January 17, 2008
- Hahn at Home said...
That is a letter that definitely needed to be SENT.
Thanks for your vote, too!
- 1:17 AM, January 18, 2008
- Clio Bluestocking said...
Well, given that the cleaned-up, polite-suthun-lady version automatically set Madame Moneygrubber into a defensive mode, she might have had me banned from the Peeport for this one.
By the way, the name "Peeport" is not one for which I can take credit. My Human (an occasional character in this blog and constant character in life) came up with the name when he first visited the place. His full name for it was "The Little Disney Peeport." Considering the way the place was run from on high, the name was quite accurate, so it stuck. Plus, it just sounds funny.
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If it's possible to make people more excited to see the "Gone Girl" film, just keep the trailers like this one coming.
Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) is presumed guilty as well as "the most hated man" in America. At least that's how it appears in the newest trailer for the upcoming David Fincher film adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best-selling novel. Viewers also get to see what seems like the answer to how Amy's (Rosamund Pike) diary will be featured in the film adaptation -- through voiceover.
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Watch ye therefore & pray always that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass Luke 21:36
For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? Revelation 6:17
There is a storm coming, you can see it over the horizon, the sun is just about to set and we see the atmosphere is beginning to prepare for a great tempest, and unless you see the light of the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ you will perish in the storm.
In Mark the 13th Chapter we see how Jesus himself is preparing us for the storm which is about to take place for "in those days... the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars of heaven shall fall, and the power that are in the heaven shall be shaken." Mark 13:24-25
We are told to watch and pray because no man knows the hour when the Lord cometh, we must not be found sleeping. Paul warned us "that the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh up them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape." I Thessalonians 5:2-3
This is why God the Father sent his son Jesus to be our saviour. "for the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them." Luke 9:56
Now listen carefully, the word save means to deliver from danger or harm; to guard from destruction or loss, too rescue from a horrifying experience. Hell as we know it is a horrifying experience.
In the book of Luke 16;23-24, here we see the account of Lazarus and the rich man, where the rich man lifted up his eyes in hell and was being tormented in the flames!
Remember what the Lord spoke, "behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: but I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not:" Luke 22:31-32
Do you remember the old game show Let's Make a Deal? Imagine behind one door there is peace, joy, love and harmony and behind the other door there's is pain, suffering, hatred and death. No rational mind would choose the latter, yet many inadvertently will. Look around you. Can you see the storm approaching? Perilous times are coming. Wars and rumors of war, bizarre temperature changes, global warming, earthquakes in divers places, and so on and so forth. Coincidence, I think not! If Christ came back today would you be ready? If not, I strongly urge you to give your life to Jesus today. Tomorrow might be too late.
My friend, you can run but you can't hide. Take heed to the words that have been spoken. There will come a time. A time of great devastation. A time on earth where "in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it: and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them?" Revelation 9:6
You are already in the midst of the storm, reach out and grab hold to that knight and shining armor, our rescuer, the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is waiting.
We invite you to now receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal savior. Upon doing so, yo will become a part of the family of God.
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I come to you in the name of Jesus Christ and I ask you to forgive me for all my sins and to cleanse me from all unrighteousness. I accept the fact that you died for me at Calvary and rose again from the dead. I open my heart to receive you as Lord and Savior of my life.
You said in Romans 10:9, that if I would confess with my mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in my heart that God has raised Jesus from the dead, I would be saved. I ask you to come into my heart Jesus and help me to live for you and be all that you have called me to be. You told us in Acts Chapter 2 the 21st verse that "whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." I call on you now Jesus and ask you to forgive me for all my sins. Save me Jesus and help me live for you! Thank you Father for saving me. Amen!
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New Imac G5 noisy DVD roms?
Hi, I just got my sister hooked up with a new IMAC G5 from the apple store. It seems like the dvd rom is pretty noisy sometimes, kinda like a vibrating humming sound... any one else notice this on their machines???
I told her to get the tower, but nooooo she wanted the sleek looking imac.
My G5 tower is pretty quiet until it starts using the DVD drive and then it gets QUITE LOUD! A lot louder than my G4 tower.
Yeah, the optical drive on the G5 tower isn't exactly quiet...Although after a minute or two it calms down...
Hi there. Purchased an iMac G5 December 04 and the Superdrive has the same symptoms you mention. Can't see how a drive can last long behaving like that. I've refered this problem to Apple as I want it noted while still under warranty. Cheers from New Zealand.
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Big win for GE smart meters shows pros and cons of North American market
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Quick Take: Most analysts have written off the North American smart meter market for the near- to mid-term. The good news: there are still some big deals to find, as this win by General Electric demonstrates.
The bad news: Deals of this size take years (no exaggeration) to close. And when they finish, they are typically winner take all. European utilities tend to source from multiple suppliers, to hedge their bets and spread both risk and reward. But in North America, a vendor can spend tens (sometimes hundreds) of thousands of dollars over 12, 18, 24 or more months, only to get absolutely nothing.
As a result, only deep-pocket players can afford to bid on these big contracts. And even those with deep pockets have to suffer through very "lumpy" revenue lines - the highs are very high, but the lows are very low.
GE has long had top-notch meters, yet they were largely absent from the mind-share wars of 2005-2010. But even if they were doing a bad job of building brand awareness, they were clearly doing a good job of behind-the-scenes negotiations. This win vaults them back into the race.
Incidentally, this project is a big win for Silver Spring Networks, as well. Its networking platform and smart grid applications will be at the heart of the system, eventually connecting 4 million homes and businesses.
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GE and ComEd sign $200M smart meter deal to modernize Chicago's grid
§ GE is Helping ComEd Create an Integrated, End-to-End Smart Grid
§ GE and ComEd to Deploy Approximately 4 Million Smart Meters through 2021 in the Chicago Area, Bringing approximately 50 GE Jobs to the City of Chicago
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CHICAGOâ€"July 9, 2013â€"GE (NYSE: GE) has been selected by ComEd, a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NYSE: EXC) and the electric utility serving Northern Illinois, to deliver approximately 4 million smart meters from 2013 to 2021 in a deal worth more than $200 million (U.S.). The smart meters will allow ComEd's customers to better manage their energy usage and help ComEd more quickly detect and restore power outages.
"Deploying smart meters will not only strengthen economic growth, create jobs and modernize our electric grid, but empower our customers to take more control over their energy usage," said Anne Pramaggiore, president and CEO, ComEd. "Working side by side with GE, we are able to create a modernized grid that will improve reliability, provide new ways to save energy and money and benefit the Illinois economy."


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The man, later identified as Jeffrey B. White, 52, approached a group of men who were gathering in the 100 block of North Franklin Street, police said.
Police said White offered to sell the bag for $40, but the victim's boyfriend was hanging with the group and recognized the bag. He demanded that White give him the bag. White let the bag go and ran away, police said.
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The countryside around the town of Middlemarch is farmland, studded with schist outcrops. It can get incredibly hot here, and they have snow during the winter. All of my stories are set during summer so my characters can frolic outside!
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Most serious racers want to start their season at the Chili Bowl.
The 28th annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals presented by General Tire Jan. 14-18 at the Tulsa (Okla.) Expo Center comes at a time when drivers mostly don't have other obligations. And, it gives them an opportunity to race against drivers from other series. You get top NASCAR drivers, top sprint car drivers, dirt late model racers, and even an occasional drag racer all running against each other for what amounts to bragging rights.
NASCAR's Kasey Kahne, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Larson are among the prominent drivers entered to race, with entries still be added.
A handful of Greenfield-area and central Indiana drivers are also headed for the Chili Bowl, including:
Hines, a New Castle native, is a journeyman race driver competing regularly in the USAC midgets, sprint cars and Silver Crown cars. He came up through USAC and eventually found his way to NASCAR. He ran pretty well in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. However, like many drivers, he fell victim to the lack of sponsorship money. He returned to USAC and has more or less made peace with the fact that returning to NASCAR is not in the cards. The exception to this is the NASCAR truck race at Eldora. He ran it last year and plans to run it again this year.
In 2013 Hines finished second in pavement midget points and fourth in dirt midget points. He finished third in dirt midget owner points. To that he added a sixth in USAC Sprint Car points and a third in USAC Silver Crown points.
Hines first ran the Chili Bowl in 1996. He won the championship in 2005; and he has won his preliminary night three or four times.
This year Hines will be in Bob Parker's Spike/Toyota with sponsorship from Toyota, Parker Machinery and Carolina Nut.
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Company Profile
Buffera Ltd was founded by Julian Peppit in January 1998 to market and distribute the original multifunctional item of headwear called Buff® . After literally bumping into Buff® and the European Sales Manager on a mountain in Europe, Julian initially helped with the set up of the European marketing and distribution network for Buff® sand when the opportunity arose for distribution in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, he recognised the potential for the product and Buffera came into being.
Since 1998, the company has moved premises four times and our warehousing space has increased seven fold. Our office team has trebled during this time and together with our network of established sales agents throughout the UK, we provide a focused team dedicated to building the Buff® brand and spreading the word about multi-functional headwear.
Since the company was formed we have concentrated solely on the one brand and have seen sales of multi-functional headwear grow year on year, we also opened an office on the west coast of the USA where, through a commercial tie up with the CBS Survivor show (a customised Original Buff® is currently worn by all the contestants), we have seen sales of Buff® headwear explode, thus exposing the American nation to multi-functional headwear.
As a team effort Buffera Ltd has started a new trend for what will undoubtedly become an essential clothing accessory that's here to stay! Buff® multifunctional headwear is now to be found in most of the leading multiple and independent retailers in the outdoor, motorcycle, cycle and equestrian markets, with new outlets in the angling and garden leisure markets coming on board as well. This is set to grow further as the latest addition, Buff® Apparel brings out twice yearly tehcnical garment cellections for outdoors enthusiasts.
The company now has a dedicated team dealing with customised Buff® headwear for sales promotions and incentives, working with companies such as Microsoft, Discovery Channel, Castlemain XXXX, Subaru, Kawasaki, Salomon, The North Face and other well-known and respected names, as well as several licensing companies with a view to broadening the marketplace.
If you require further information with regard to Buff® or have any questions please feel free to call or e-mail us: a team Buff® member will be more that willing to help!
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drought of the late 1980's and early 1990's saw pintail breeding populations fall to 1.8
million birds, their lowest numbers ever recorded. In 1999, following 5 years of excellent
water conditions, the pintail population rebounded to 3 million birds, but this figure is
still far below the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) objective of 5.6
million breeding birds. Researchers speculate that much of the pintails' major prairie
breeding range in Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, and the Dakotas has been permanently
altered by modern agriculture, and these landscapes may never again be productive pintail
breeding habitat. Fortunately, many parts of Montana still have exceptionally high
nest success due to extensive tracts of rangeland and Conservation Reserve Program
grasslands and a coyote dominated environment with relatively few red fox, raccoon, or
striped skunk. This geographical area with intact ponds and grasslands remains a critical,
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The John C. Campbell Folk School will hold its annual Gala & Benefit Auction Saturday, June 11, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Keith House. This special evening will give attendees the opportunity to support the Folk School by bidding on pieces of art and craft of the highest quality. Attendees will also enjoy delicious Southern fare, drinks, and live music, as they peruse the sundry items available for the bidding. A silent auction will kick off the evening, followed by local auctioneer, Bob Grove, leading the spirited bidding during the live auction.
Pieces represented in the auction include works of pottery, basketry, woodturning, metalwork, textiles, jewelry, painting, woodcarving, and more. Talented local and national artists generously donated some of their finest pieces for this year's auction. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser will benefit general programming at the Folk School.


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Ragdoll Avalanche II is a small flash game in which you control a ragdoll dodging falling spikes. Move the ragdoll with the arrow keys (left, right, up, down) and try to survive as long as possible!
This game is the sequel to Ragdoll Avalanche, which was my first game in flash and is pretty similar (this is better though). If you like this game be sure to try out our downloadable game Ragdoll Masters, which has the same control system and similar ambience. Thanks to Grom PE for the red explosion animation! Music is from Opuzz.com
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From ColecoVision To iPhone Games: Some High Water Marks In Video Game Design History ? Part 10Posted on 2010 under iPhone | Comments are off
In this ongoing look at significant moments in the history of video game design, we have already taken a look at Bungie's Halo & Halo 2, Bethesda's Elder Scrolls series, Nintendo's Mike Tyson's Punch-Out and several others. The goal of this series is to go beyond simple gaming magazines and iphone apps reviews, and take a closer look at what defines memorability and quality in game design. In this tenth part of the series we will examine some more of those classic moments where video game designers undoubtedly got it right and delivered a memorable, enduring and progressive gaming experience.
Half-Life 2: Years of perceived and actual delays, a highly publicized code theft and endless speculation made up just part of the massive discourse leading up to the release of Valve Software's follow up to their mega-hit Half Life. The rare sequel that surpasses the original in nearly every aspect, Half-Life 2 released to incredible sales and nearly universal praise from game critics and players worldwide. While trying to single out an element of Half Life 2 to praise above others is akin to locating a unique snowflake, we can simply play it safe and focus on the game's true star, the gravity gun.
Manipulation of the environment in video games was not a new thing when Half Life 2 released in 2004. Classic games like Lode Runner and next generation titles such as Red Faction had used these kinds of tactics in the past and managed to make them an integral aspect of gameplay. However, where those games relied on environmental manipulation as a component of gameplay, Half Life 2 (HL2) used it as the central thesis for its entire gameplay strategy. As Half-Life will forever be known for its crowbar, its sequel has become synonymous with the gravity gun, and it is this single weapon/device that is the focus of this light of praise.
One of the most well known promotional videos for HL2 involved a clip showing the player defending a home from invaders. The gravity gun was used in this video to push appliances in front of the door in order to block it from invading zombies, to pick up and hurl objects at said intruders and to perform other gravity defying tasks. This video served to prepare the player for what was to come and whet the appetite of mod developers worldwide. Despite this warning, players the world over were completely unprepared for the incredible leap forward in videogame weapon design that was the HL2 gravity gun.
Perhaps the best aspect of the gravity gun was how incredibly diverse its usage was. Certain puzzles throughout the game depended on intelligent use of the gun in order to continue forward progress. At other points, the gun was critical in defeating enemies and completing specific goals. However, it was the non required use of this tool that makes it go down in videogame history as one of the most perfectly realized and designed objects of all time. Uses of the grav gun included: throwing pieces of the environment at enemies (including paint cans, saw blades and random garbage), using it to build a defensive position for yourself, overturning vehicles and, in the final sections of the game, using it to toss enemies around levels and at each other. For the purposes of pure fun, the gravity gun in HL2 is one of the most rewarding weapons in videogame history. The reason this gun is worthy of mention in this article series, however, is not due to its incredible fun factor, but is leveraging of technology and harmonization with videogame design. Simply put, the gun is fun, functional, incredibly progressive and allows the player to build their own experience and dictate the way they will interact with their gameplay environment. If you have never experienced the joy of HL2 and the pleasures the grav gun delivers, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy as soon as possible (you can thank me later!).
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•Photography Workshop. Wednesdays, May 22-June 5, 1 p.m. Register at front desk. Free.
•Ping pong. Call center for availability.
•Reflexology. Second Friday. $53 for 55 minutes. Experience foot massage as a form of stress management. 410-313-7213 to schedule an appointment.
•Scrabble. Tuesdays, 1 p.m.
•Sixty-Plus Wills/Legal Screening. Third Wednesdays, 1 p.m. Services include simple wills, powers of attorney, living wills, small estates and deed changes. 410-313-1400 to schedule an appointment.
•Theatre Club "New Day." Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.
•Thursday Afternoon Movies. May 9, "Skyfall," 1 p.m.; May 23, "Sparkle," 1 p.m.
•Trivia Time. May 24, 9:30 a.m. Free.
•Wii Club. Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m.
•A non-competitive, peer-led, bicycling club featuring weekday rides during daytime hours. Adults of all ages and riding abilities welcomed. Rides vary in length and difficulty and depart from various county senior center locations. Jennifer Lee, 410-313-5940 or email@example.com. http://www.howardcountyaging.org/cycle2health.
East Columbia50+ Center
6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. 410-313-7680.
•Authentic Latin Jam Dance. Thursdays, 1 p.m. Monthly fee.
•Chess Club. Thursdays, 1 p.m.
•Clutter Busters. Wed., May 15, 11 a.m.
•Emotional Freedom Techniques. Wed., May 15, 10 a.m. An acupuncture alternative based on a simple process of tapping acupuncture points. $10.
•Harmonize Exercise. Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. Monthly fee.
•Low Vision Book Club. Tue., May 14, 11 a.m.
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2011 Lee Tunis Memorial Golf Outing
The annual Lee Tunis Memorial Golf outing will take place at Newark Country Club on April 13, 2011, at 9:30 am. The cost is $95.00, which includes lunch. cart, golf, prizes and fun. You need to contact Roger Morley at Morley Roger
We have gotten much better attendance from some of the younger brothers and some of the actives. Come out and enjoy a great day.
We have gotten much better attendance from some of the younger brothers and some of the actives. Come out and enjoy a great day.
Annual KAEF Meeting
The Annual KAEF Board meeting will take place on April 14, 2011 at the KAstle. The meeting will start at 10:00 am and there will be lunch afterwards. Come out and find out what is going on with Beta Epsilon. The Board is open to new members and ideas.
KAstle in the news
KA- BE is on the front page of the Review - for something good!
The article recognizes "iconic" student houses in Newark!
The article recognizes "iconic" student houses in Newark!
2011 Chapter Visit by Jake Howse from National
The following is a report prepared by the Associate Director for Chapter Services "ADCS" who visited your chapter. Please read the report carefully and share the information with your officers and members. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your ADCS to assist you.
Filed by: Jake Howse (540) 784-8811 email@example.com
Chapter: Beta Epsilon
School: University of Delaware
Visit Date: March 7-9, 2011
Website: www.kaud.net
Number I: Scott Sussin
No. I Cell Phone: (845) 264-0443
Email Address: email@example.com
Alternate Phone: Luke Smith / (973) 224-6893
Province Commander: Douglas Ewalt
Email Address: email@example.com
Greek Advisor: Scott Mason (Interim)
Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com
Alumnus Advisor: Dr. Steve Hastings
Email Address: firstname.lastname@example.com
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Steve Hastings
Email Address: email@example.com
Chapter Induction: 3/13/11 11
Date Number of Men
Chapter Initiation: TBD TBD
Date Number of Men
Executive Summary
Beta Epsilon is blessed with an incredible KAstle right in the middle of University of Delaware's campus and the brothers do a fine job with the up keep of the house. This past Fall Beta Epsilon achieved a 3.05 GPA which is above the all-men's average. The active chapter stands at 68 members which is above the IFC average for chapter size. The brothers are commended for their efforts. The chapter could be an award winning chapter if they focus on improving their operations in certain areas. The chapter is ranked 7th out of 17 IFC chapters for their chapter's GPA. Beta Epsilon could become one of the top chapters on campus by instituting a written scholarship plan with incentives for brothers who achieve success. Ideas for a strong scholarship plan were shared with the Number III and the goal is for the chapter to be above the all-men's and all-IFC average GPAs. Alumni relations could be greatly improved by utilizing social networking. The 1300+ Beta Epsilon alumni could be invited to join the chapter's Facebook page. A list of all initiated brothers can be sent to the chapter if they would like to undertake this operation. The chapter's ritual proficiency is not meeting the standard of 75% memorization. The specifics on how to coordinate a proper initiation ceremony were shared with the officers involved. A substantial amount of time and effort must be invested in practicing for the ceremony to achieve the Order's standard for ritual proficiency. The chapter plans on submitting an Ammen application this year. By documenting their progress throughout the year, it will streamline the application process and give Beta Epsilon the best chance of winning an award. Each officer has been instructed on the individual duties of his office. If each member works diligently to achieve success in his position, the chapter can become an award winning chapter.
Opportunities for Improvement
Get every brother on an OmegaFi contract (Immediately)
Order dual signature checks to become compliant with KA Law (Immediately)
Return sorority composites (Immediately)
Create a written scholarship program with proper incentives (Immediately)
Update recruitment action plan (Immediately)
Set initiation practice schedule (Immediately)
Purchase missing regalia items (April 1st)
Keep track of community service hours and philanthropy event details (Ongoing)
Apply for Award for Chapter Excellence (Ongoing)
Utilize Facebook to communicate with Beta Epsilon alumni (Ongoing)
Grade Point Average
Grading Scale: 4.00 Active: 3.136
Term: Fall 2010 New Member: 2.261
Chapter: 3.051 Academic Rank: 7 of 17
Formal Fall Recruitment Open Recruitment/Bidding Year-Round
Formal Spring Recruitment Deferred Recruitment
No Formal Recruitment Delayed Recruitment
Active Chapter Minimum Expectations
Ritual Proficiency 25 (% Memorized) 2-4 (# of Practices)
Academic Performance 2.97 (All-Men's Average) 3.14 (IFC Average)
Membership Growth 68 (Chapter Size) 43 (IFC Average)
National Financial Status $0.00 (Owed to NAO) $0.00 (Other)
Membership Education Programming (Date) (% of Chapter)
(Date) (% of Chapter)
(Date) (% of Chapter)
(Date) (% of Chapter)
Chapter Checklist
customs ID #: M393 M394 Fireproof safe/lock box
Charter Written Member Awaiting Initiation Program
Complete set of Regalia New Member Supplement
Officer Jewels No Hazing Poster displayed ($100 fine)
Chapter Register Written Scholarship Program
Chapter Minutes Project Outreach Information
Kappa Alpha Laws Alumni Newsletter
Chapter Bylaws Complete Set of Manuals and Guides
Council of Honor Program Officer Notebooks
Robert's Rules of Order Written Recruitment Plan
Written Budget Certified Chapter Recruiter
Filed IRS Form 990 Chapter has a Cannon
Reconciliation of financial transaction Cannon has been rendered inoperable
Chapter Phone List and Roster Alumni Advisory Committee (3 or more)
Compliance with Risk Management
Dry Rush/Recruitment Events No purchase of Alcohol
Closed Parties Hazing
Fire Safety Dry Member Awaiting Initiation Functions
Social Function Management
Non-Drinking party monitors Risk Management Certificate complete
Safe transportation available Stamp ID to control underage drinking
Tag/Ticket system Alt. Food/Beverage provided
Security Guards Emergency #'s posted
Crisis Management plan Maintains a copy of the R.M. policy
Chapter House (Occupancy/Capacity) 19/21
Corporate Name: Kappa Alpha Educational Foundation Corporate Location: 19 Amstel Avenue, Newark, DE 19711
Corporate Date: 01-01-1950 Square Footage: 10,268
President: Roger L. Morley Internet: Yes
Phone: (302) 547-5645 Library/Study Room: No
Email: email@example.com Chapter Room: No
Property Value: N/A
Corp. Contact: Roger L. Morley Annual Student Rent: N/A
Phone: (302) 547-5645 Average Campus Rent: N/A
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Sprinklers
Educational Sessions with Chapter During Visit
Risk Management (2 hrs) The Kappa Alpha Order Risk Management Policy was discussed with the chapter as well as the new members. All were given an opportunity to ask questions about the policy. The Claim & Dispute Resolution Plan was discussed with both groups as well.
Philanthropy (1 hr) Beta Epsilon should advertise all community service and philanthropy events to the entire Newark community. The chapter could easily put on a KA blood drive. The philanthropy chairman was encouraged to keep track of all community service hours and events using an Excel spreadsheet. He was also instructed on how to complete the Project Outreach Report.
Recruitment (1 hr) The chapter must remember that philanthropy events double as recruitment events, if they are done on campus. The chapter should partner with a Newark mobile blood bank and host an "Operation Crimson Gift Blood Drive" on campus. The recruitment officers were reminded to advertise the chapter's outstanding GPA to all new members during the recruitment cycle.
Scholarship (1 hr) The Number III was introduced on the elements of a strong written scholarship plan which includes incentives for individual chapter members and new members. The chapter's Google Docs page could be used to upload class evaluations. The scholarship program should include some type of monetary budget.
Public Relations (1 hr) The chapter's Public Relations strategy was discussed with numerous chapter officers. The chapter was encouraged to send flowers to sororities on their Founder's Day. The chapter should get positive chapter news published in the local and school newspaper.
Alumni Relations (1 hr) The chapter could create a Beta Epsilon (University of Delaware) Facebook page and use it as their main form of communication with Alumni.
Finances (1 hr) The VI was reminded to keep accurate memos on each check. We reviewed helpful features on OmegaFi. Each member should get on an OmegaFi contract as soon as possible. All new member dues should be collected two weeks prior to initiation. Dual signatures are required on every check drawn from the chapter's account, according to KA Law.
KA Laws (30 min) The Number VII was briefed on the important laws in Titles 8, 9, and 12. The chapter should institute a working Prudential Committee. The "opposition to chapter growth" law could be utilized to ensure the chapter is able to extend bids to quality young men.
Ammen Award (15 min) The chapter should divide the Award for Chapter Excellence among the chapter officers to make the application process manageable.


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NFL Pick of the Week – 2013 Week 11
- Updated: November 14, 2013
Matchup: Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Texans
Date/Time: November 17th, 1:00 PM ET
Television: CBS
NFL Betting Odds from WagerWeb.ag
Spread: Houston -7
Total: 41.5
Week 11 of the NFL season is here! With all of the games on the docket each and every week, we are going to be zeroing in on just one side or total that we think is the best of the bunch. Join us today, look at the game on Sunday, November 17th between the Oakland Raiders and the Houston Texans.
It's not all that often that you see an underdog which is considered square, but Oakland is that underdog this week at +7 against the Texans at Reliant Stadium. We faded Oakland last week, and it managed to cover us and nearly win the game thanks to the fact that QB Eli Manning couldn't take advantage of the fact that his defense held down the Raiders to 213 total yards of offense. That said, we're going back after the Raiders once again in a game that looks awfully similar to us in Houston.
We mentioned the injury report for Oakland last week, and we are doing it again this week. QB Terrelle Pryor has an MCL injury, and he sat out practice on Wednesday, giving some doubt about his status for this week's duel. RB Darren McFadden is probably going to sit once again with a hamstring injury, and nine others are listed as questionable or worse on the roster. That's a heck of a lot of men on a team that wasn't all that good in the first place that might not be playing, and it makes us wonder whether Oakland has the worst team in the league right now on paper, especially if Pryor doesn't play.
We were right last week when we said that the ground game was probably going to be limited for the Raiders against the New York Giants. Pryor only had 19 yards on five carries, and he didn't look like himself in the pocket. The Giants sacked him four times on the day. RB Rashad Jennings had a respectable day, rushing for 88 yards on 20 carries, but there wasn't a single play by the Oakland offense that went for more than 23 yards.
The Raiders have scored 20 points or more in three straight games, but there still isn't a game in which the team has scored more than 27. Oakland's offense isn't nearly as good as those numbers suggest though, as it is averaging just 330.8 yards per game, and it has a date with one of the most talented defenses in the NFL on Sunday.
It also must be noted that this is a horrid road trip for the Raiders. They played last week in the Big Apple and had to fly all the way back to Oakland, and the road trip to Houston isn't exactly a short one. This is the first time this year in which the Raiders have played back to back road games. They only did it once last year, and the second road trip to the San Diego Chargers was a significantly shorter trip than the one to Houston, not to mention the fact that this is a 1:00 p.m. ET start, which feels like 10:00 a.m. back home.
The last two times that Oakland played the second leg of back to back road games with the second being a 1:00 p.m. ET start, it allowed 46 to the Green Bay Packers and 38 to the Buffalo Bills, both situations of which occurred in 2011.
Houston hasn't won a game in seven tries, and it is certainly turning into the biggest disappointment in the league this season. The argument could be made that the Texans should have been beaten by the San Diego Chargers in Week 1, and they could have been beaten by the Tennessee Titans in Week 2. Really? An 0-9 Houston team? It wasn't that far from reality.
That said, the Texans have played a brutal schedule, and they probably should have more wins than this under their belts. Just in the last four games, Houston had a chance to beat the Kansas City Chiefs, had the Indianapolis Colts dead to rights, and had the Arizona Cardinals threatened. On top of that, a Week 4 game against the Seattle Seahawks never should have been lost either.
Head Coach Gary Kubiak is back with the team, and that might give it an emotional lift. The last we saw of Kubiak, he and his Texans were leading big at halftime against the Colts when the head coach collapsed on the sidelines and suffered a stroke. Houston never looked good in the game again, and it ended up losing last week without Kubiak in Arizona.
Yes, a whopping 10 Texans are on IR right now, but all really isn't lost yet. The team has to have some faith. There are still two games left with the Jacksonville Jaguars, and winning those two and this one would leave the team at 5-7 with four games to play. It isn't likely to run the table to get to 9-7, but if the team could find a way to be even 7-8 going into Week 17 against the Tennessee Titans, perhaps it could backdoor its way into the playoffs.
Remember that the Texans have the #1 ranked defense in the game at 280.0 yards per game, and opponents are only passing for 166.6 yards per game against them. This is the first game since October 13th in which the team has been favored, and it comes against a team that it should have no troubles knocking off.
The Raiders are in a bad spot in this one, and though they did win their last trip to Reliant Stadium in 2011, they are only 2-5 ATS all-time against the Texans. This is a really nice spot to back a Houston team which many has left for dead. QB Case Keenum and the gang will find a way to get a win in this one in a big time way to at least hopefully begin to salvage what's left of this season.
Week 11 NFL Pick of the Week: Houston Texans -7
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Southampton have confirmed they have received international clearance for Guly do Prado.
The Brazilian midfielder has moved to the npower League One club on a five-month loan deal from Italian side Cesena with the option to make the move permanent in January.
The 28-year-old could now be handed his debut against Bristol Rovers on Saturday.
The Saints were handed another boost on Friday when midfielder Harlee Dean joined the development squad after agreeing a two-year contract.
The 19-year-old arrives from Dagenham & Redbridge following a pre-season trial period with the Saints.
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