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The Pittsburgh Steelers are allowed to meet with 60 players for 15 minutes each at the 2014 NFL Combine this week and while we will never know the full list of players they met with, a few names have started to emerge.
According to Jim Wexell of Steel City Sports on Twitter, Florida State wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin and Mississippi wide receiver Donte Moncrief have both said they are scheduled to meet with the Steelers.
Benjamin reportedly measured in at the combine at 6 foot, 5 inches, 240 pounds and has 34 7/8 arms to go along with a 10 1/4 hand size.
Benjamin, an underclassmen who declared for the draft after FSU won the National Championship, caught 54 passes for 1011 yards in 2013. His 15 touchdown receptions led the ACC and ranked tied for third in the nation. He is currently projected to be drafted somewhere in the first round.
Moncrief reportedly measured in at the combine at 6 foot, 2 inches, 221 pounds and has 32 3/8 arms to go along with a 9 1/8 hand size.
Moncrief, who declared for the draft following his junior season, finished his Ole Miss career ranked third in school history in receptions (156), receiving yards (2,371) and receiving touchdowns (20) and second in 100-yard receiving games (9). In 2013 he registered 59 catches for 938 yards and six touchdowns.
Moncrief is currently projected to be drafted in the third or fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Only 6ft? Everywhere else has him listed as 6'2″-6'3″
Ohhhhh boy…where's donate moncrief guy at? His heads gonna explode
I think that was a typo.. pretty sure he's 6'3
I wonder if she can double caps?
Great value in the 4th
Word. I was gona say I'm 50/50 on the guy but at 6ft I wouldnt be interested.
Would be a good pick if he's there in the 4th IMO
I bet Duchess "ALL CAPITALS" Hershberger is having an org*sm right now.
Dave's article says 6′ 2″.
Sidebar….you know what would be kinda funny? If they interview all these tall WRs and all these reports their draftin one and told Ben they're getting one if after all of that…..they draft Brandon cooks lol
marquis lee at 15 would be a steal
With the way the draft plays out, always so unpredictable, and the way that most Teams are secretive about their intentions..it wouldn't surprise me. Although I do think they'll draft a WR with size this year that in no way means they intend to do so in the 1st Rd.. they could end up taking a guy like Moncrief or Coleman in the mid Rds
Banned maybe???
I just read that Benjamin is 240 pounds and he says only 4% is body fat, strong fella he is
No tape of the "low-lights"?….drops, etc….????
I have a feeling they will be interviewing many WR's and TE's this year….
May Gerry Dulac was right
The thought of the potential he has gets me excited. Some feel he's a reach at 1.15, and maybe he is, but I'd be very excited if they grab him. IMO he has as much potential as anybody in the draft. AB, Benjamin, Wheaton, Cotchery and Bell and an improved O-line could prove to be lethal.
I think the steelers are thinking of trading back in the 1st n drafting benjamin or they think he might slip to the 2nd…remember v jackson was a mid 2nd even after blowing the combine with his measurables…I would prefer Evans from texas a &m…but I think he might b gone by the time we pick at 15(I thik he might blow it up at the combine n with his basketball background team are going to covet him more)…benjamin kind of reminds me of limas sweed…I hope im wrong if we draft him!!!!
Wouldn't mind them picking Benjamin 1.15 though. Then maybe the stars align and every other NFL team forgets about Fuller and he falls to us in the 2nd. Then we find out after we select Benjamin he actually runs in the low 4.3s and is an excellent kick and punt returner and turns out he plays nose tackle very well too.
No way he run in 4.3 range, let alone 4.5 range. He's more of between 4.6 and 4.7's, that's not a bad thing; Ashton Jeffrey and Keenan Allen both proved they still can be productive with bad 40 yards. Its more about separation for the flanker position. While I'm happy the Steelers FO finally wrapped their heads around this… this isn't a good year to draft a tall receiver, really no.
I wished we'd had went after Aaron Dobson last year (who went to Patriots after Wheaton's pick) in general I'm very interested in this draft because it has potentials to be a very good class or very bad. Nervous about what the FO see in players after Jarvis Jones' pick last year.
Everyone knew that Benjamin was a big dude, but I'm still blown away by those measurements. If Benjamin runs a 4.4, forget about him being available at 15.
And here the Duke thought it was all his funky lovin'…
Sweed…really? Not even the same kind of player imo…Sweed was tall, but much faster, just couldn't catch.
Evans might be gone @ 15, but don't count on Benjamin being there in the 2nd round. The big WR is in vogue now…if he runs a good 40..
I'll be interested to see what Moncrief runs. He seemed to be a deep threat at Ole Miss, and has terrific hands, could be a better Mike Wallace (not as fast, more consistent though). Plus he's only 20. Benjamin has a great frame, but it didn't seem like he dominated games, and I question his hands as well. He's also slightly older at 23, so I'd be inclined to take Moncrief with the R3 comp we should be getting over Benjamin at 1.15, being a project. IMO Moncrief could contribute sooner and has a higher floor.
Yeah, I agree that Benjamin won't last till R2, and I don't see the Sweed comparison either. One site compared him to Burress, actually, although KB is about 10# heavier. Like Burress, a RZ threat, but KB does seem beefier.
so where'd that guy go that has been screaming (aka all caps all day) Moncrief? maybe this calmed him down?
Benj doesn't run 4.6/4.7 .. he's a solid 4.5 guy … u can see it on tape …. also like the big guys this year more than last not sure what u liked last year
I think Steeler people just like throwing his name when they think a WR is a bust. Benjamin might bust too, but they are nothing alike as players imo.
i think there are better WRs than Benj in the draft but i think he would be the best complement to our team … provided that the FO thinks he fits the organisation
sure looks like he was a nice security blanket when the play broke down and in the redzone. would fit well for the Steelers as Ben likes to extend plays and we have real problems with redzone offense.
there has a lot been said about his hands, but honestly i think its a little overblown … i saw where it was reported that he had a 9% drop rate … i could live with that .. luv AB and i know he dropped around 10 balls this year .. u can see Benj makes some nice catches so its not his hands, maybe just a concentration/fundamental thing where he drops some of the easy ones … I'm sure they can work with him
If I remember correctly , a while back Dave posted the completion percentage of the top 10 WR in this draft.
And Benjamin's was the lowest of the 10 WRs at 61%.
Now did he drop a lot or had a lot of poorly thrown passes come his way?? I don't know the answer to that.
I would be OK with Moncrief, Not a star but a good risk reward pick
Completely agree i think he'd be that missing piece and i'm praying that we could snag Fuller in the second long shot but i wouldn't mind
And WRT Sweed, he had some skills, plenty of upside, it just makes you wonder what happened. Confidence (lack thereof) seemed to play a role, both on his part and Arians not giving him a shot. Thin line between making it and busting. I thought Sanders would be what AB is today, and vice versa. Similar skill sets. What made AB the guy he is, and Sanders the guy he is?
Fuller is a long shot in the 2nd but good God that would be awesome. I really wouldnt mind if they traded back to get Fuller later in the 1st.
Any drops that we get from Benj, Lee, or whomever will just fill in fine with all of the drops we get from Brown, and Sanders…that has been really frustrating to watch last year.
Think he got banned…
I was much more in favor of Lee over Benj, but I have to admit, the "highlight reel" is impressive, although it looks like Benj body catches more than i care for. Plus this doesn't show any blocking which we all know is important in our system. The more research I do and the more I think about it, the more I think that we will NOT draft a WR in the first round, especially with the needs at CB, S, DE and LB (either OLB or ILB depending on free agents and Spence)…I agree with a lot of people, maybe trading back in the first round to pick up extra picks and still get a Fuller, Gilbert or Dennard would be ideal for us. Of course, we need a partner for that…
Sorry to change the subject but has anybody seen the footage of Rice dragging his unconcious fiance out of wherever he was staying at the time he knocked her out? What an effin a-hole! I hope V. Williams takes his head off with a career ending blow. I always thought Rice was a high character guy… guess i was wrong.
go on youtube and type in kevlin benjamin drops 2013. it makes me a little worried.
yeah i saw it, he didnt get very far. he was only averaging about 3.1 yards a carry
i wouldn't mind to trade up in the second either i think he will be a special player
how about multi org#sm. He is done and we may never see him again
What do you think of the idea of trading out of the first round with the browns. They get our first round pick and we get the browns second, third and fifth round pick. The patriots made a move somewhat similar to this with the Vikings last year.
I hear ya…they worry me too, and I saw a few during the year…I really like Lee, but he had his own share of drop problems last year too.
LOL! I shouldn't have laughed because of the premise, but that was funny.
How ironic would it be if we drafted Moncreif, he turned out to be a star and Dutchess couldn't tell us she told us so…..REPEATEDLY
Wow, Benjamins measurables are something…this would be a tough kid to bring down after the catch.
I think the Steelers will select Benjamin at 15 especially if Justin Gilbert is gone. We can always get a CB in the 2nd round.
I really like Matthews from Vandy
Thanks for the obvious comparison to the fellow Ole Miss-er there.
Anybody watched tape on Brandon Coleman from Rutgers? 6'5" 220…projected currently between rounds 3-5…
name 5 really good receivers in the nfl that are 6′ 5′ and above not named Calvin Johnson. If you come up with 5 guys then ask yourself this question would you use the first round ,15th pick on them. Every team wants the next Calvin Johnson and this is a pipe dream. Calvin Johnson is a physical freak.
That's why I like mike evans. Surest hands in the draft IMO
Big Ben was not the most mature with the Steelers. Seems he just settled down in the past 2 years, before that he was a Wild Buck!
Sweed had vision problems. Tried glasses and contacts – No help.
Andre Johnson with the Texans is no sloutch. He is 6-3 but just as good.
I don't want a WR in the first, and I don;t expect Megatron, but I also want a tall guy with a good wing span, that might even be a TE. Why? Because I would be happy with 500-700 yards and 10-12 TD's, most of which would come in the red zone. You do remember how crappy we are there, right?
They are not drafting WR in the 1st. It's all a fake out, so that some crazy team will fall in love with Benji, ask the Steelers for a trade and voila, my dream comes true.
They make some steal of a trade that allows them to get a quality CB in the 1st, Van Noy or someone similar in the 2nd, maybe a WR in the 3rd and safety next with the comp pick. That would be ideal. Now if we can figure out exactly who they like.
Dobson went in the 2nd.
Doesn't hurt that his Uncle is Jerry Rice either.
On the Ike Taylor Show, Ike said Benjamin was training down at Tom Shaw's. He also called Benjamin a broke Calvin Johnson. He's only broke because he hasn't been paid yet. Ike had a lot of good things to say about Benjamin. If we go after him then we will have 2 Big Ben's.
If Mack slips do we take him? By the way I think he is a top 5
j co scored 10 tds
yes and this draft is loaded with big wr that can be selected in later rounds such as cody Hoffman from byu
he got married and had little ben who the steelers already drafted, shhhh, don't tell anyone.
Brown and Wheaton don't have any where near the drops that Benjamin has had. It will even get worse for him in the NFL when the pressure amps up. He has little swagger because he's a mild mannered person. Pressure will get to him. He will drop a lot of balls. Fans will get on him and he will have a tough time adjusting. Jmo
Not as tough as Jace Amaro.
Poor route running and his inability to separate will be his demise in the NFL.
Actually the big CB is in vogue now, who are keeping the big WRs in check (IE: the latest SB). I think teams would be wise going with small, quick, fast WRs that these bigger CBs can't keep up with… Like Brown…why do you think he's doing so well?
not happening at 15. WR at 15 that's WR Evens if still on the board, Trade down to 20 something. Then maybe it's Bengy
The way Ike played this past season, almost everyone would look like Calvin Johnson.
Yes, it is happening.
Disagree. While he certainly lost a step, he still performed reasonably well – especially early in the season. Not sold on him making at corner next season at all, though.
He Is 20. He has time. He wouldn't be drafted for that anyways, his job would be to go up and get the ball
A trade back in the 1st to get an extra pick and a trade up to get Fuller in the second.
ya it was … but i think you can safely say AB more than made up for his … sanders thats another story
i dont quite see it that way … didnt watch Benj for the whole season but if his 9% drop rate was accurate thats not really that bad … (thats like saying you catch 10 balls a game and you drop one) he made a lot of hard catches thats for sure … and while everyone differs on what a drop is ( i usually think if both hands are on the ball its catchable) i would put AB's rate right up there with those numbers which are more than acceptable as he put in stellar performances week in and week out !
she was playing possum
like trading down in the 1st and picking up Ebron, Benj or Amaro … but if we could trade to the 2nd and get 3 extra picks … couldn't argue with that as i think the 2/3rd rounds have the most value …
we could easily get both a Good DB and Big Wr
as long as they make good choices … I'm of the opinion we can't put all our eggs in one basket in regards to the DBs …so that way its much better to pick up like 3 of them that way less chance we strike out .. would love 2 DBS in 2-4th rounds and another late guy like the OU kid colvin that got injured … if we traded back like u said and got all those picks i would actually shoot for 4 DBs … and pick up that florida kid from W Kentucky Dowling in the 6th … easily the best hands and best anticipation I've seen so far from any of the DBs
He gave up 73 receptions for over 1000 yards, worst in the NFL. That is not playing reasonably well. He was the worst starting corner in the league.
like most of the guys this year better than dobson … Matthews will be a star
mike evans doesn' have the surest hands in the draft. Landry and Matthews have great hands
they do both have good hands. But i think Evans' are better. my opinion though
Donte Moncrief? Anybody out there know anything about this guy? I just watched him on YouTube, interested to see what his time will be at the combine today.
4.40 timed, 4.34 untimed, third fastest in this years WR class, and I believe the best WR in this years draft.
Moncrief will be a star for somebody. Not a better or surer bet at WR coming out this year.
I hope I get invited to the wedding…lmao!!!
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Cook bacon over medium-high heat in large saucepan until crisp.
Remove to paper towels; set aside.
Add onion and garlic to drippings; cook and stir 3 minutes.
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First struck in 1879, the Flowing Hair design was engraved by young Charles Barber and was struck again in 1880. George Morgan also produced a design for the stella with the figure of Liberty having coiled hair. The overwhelming majority of Flowing Hair stellas are dated 1879 with 415 pieces reportedly struck. Mint records indicate that only 15 pieces were produced in 1880, but this number is obviously in error as some 18-25 examples are known today, making the total minted probably around 50 coins. As an individual issue, the 1880 Flowing Hair is closer in rarity to the famed Coiled Hair pieces. The 1880 is 12 to 15 times scarcer than its 1879 Flowing Hair counterpart, but it seldom sells for more than twice the price.
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Starting Pitchers: Hughes (Yankees) vs. Verlander (Tigers)
Date/Time: October 16th, 8:00 P.M. EST
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- The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing Detroit
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- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games at home
- Detroit is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
- Detroit is 4-2 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Yankees
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The Detroit Tigers could be on the verge of the World Series if they can take this MLB betting battle on Tuesday night against the New York Yankees.
The Yankees know that they are in a heck of a lot of trouble. They don't have Derek Jeter any longer, Alex Rodriguez is under a tremendous amount of criticism, Curtis Granderson can't hit the backside of a barn, and Robinson Cano has broken the record for the most consecutive at bats without a hit in a single postseason. Now to make matters worse, New York has to go against one of the best pitchers in the league, and it doesn't exactly have its best option out there either. Phil Hughes has a lousy chance of winning this game. He did pitch well in his first start in the playoffs, allowing just one run on four hits in 6.2 innings of work five days ago. He did win 16 games over the course of the season, and he struck out 165 men in 191 innings of work. Hughes hasn't thrown more than 102 pitches in a game since August, and without the ability to throw over 100 pitches, the bullpen could be overworked once again.
Detroit is up two games in this series already, and it knows that this series should be said and done with. Though there is still a problem with the bullpen, especially at the back end with Jose Valverde losing his job as the closer for the time being. However, the man of the hour is going to be Justin Verlander in this one. Verlander knew that he was going to have to go the distance in Game 5 against the Oakland Athletics, and he did just that. Verlander is just a freakish horse, and he threw 238.1 innings this year. Getting to 100 pitches is routine for the righty, and over the course of his most recent five starts, he has thrown 122, 121, 117, 114, and 122 pitches. In the last four, Verlander has 11, 11, eight, and eight strikeouts as well, and that's going quite a long ways as to why he is one of the most dominating pitchers in the game and might win the Cy Young Award this year.
We're sorry, but we think that the time is here to turn the lights out on the Yankees. Verlander just isn't going to get beaten at this point in the season, especially against a team that just can't hit the ball at the moment. Expect a complete game out of Verlander, and he might have a shutout to show for his work. Detroit 4 – New York 0
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Valve disses PS3 and PC community in one swoop
Recently Valve struck out at the PS3 community once again leaving many angry at the studio. An employee of Valve indicated that the Xbox 360 and PC community is "head and shoulders†above the PS3 community. He stated this as the main reason why Left 4 Dead was not on the PS3.
As a company and a veteran studio in the industry, many expect a certain level of professionalism from Valve. However, many where shocked at Valve's fanboyish stance against the PS3. Doug Lombardi, VP of marketing for Valve made some negative comments towards the PS3 in the past and recently Chet Faliszek, project lead for Left 4 Dead made some questionable remarks in an interview with CVG.
Faliszek implied that the reason why L4D is not on the PS3 is because that the PS3 community is not a good fit with their games. He states, "In hooking up with your friends and the community aspects, I think the Xbox 360 is head and shoulders above the PS3. The 360 and PC are on par, right?" I am not sure what the difference in Xbox 360 and PS3 community aspect Faliszek is talking about, as there is nothing different between the two platforms that is "head and shoulders†apart.
What aspect of the PS3 community could make it impossible for L4D to be on it? To date, the PS3 is the only platform that supports mods, which is a huge deal for Valve. The PS3 is also the only platform that offers open support for mouse and keyboard play, which is another huge deal for Valve. Could the folks at Valve be making excuses for their laziness by dissing the PS3?
In addition to getting flak from angry PS3 owners, Faliszek is getting some fire from the PC community for stating that the 360 and PC are on par.
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It seems like there is some ulterior motive to making these comments as Faliszek is pressuring gamers not to hold off on buying L4D waiting for a PS3 version. I am not sure what is going on with Valve, but Its never a good idea your burn bridges with powerful companies in the video game business as it may eventually come back to bite you.


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Dear Madam or Sir, Supposedly, Brett Gardner is pondering a September comeback as pinch runner. No. No-no-no-no. En. Oh. NO. We'll kill the guy. He returns too soon, tries a headfirst slide, pops a gonad and it's, "Hello Dr. Snipsnip." Forget Gards. Let him heal. Better idea: Sign Usain Bolt. No kidding. The world's fastest man.Wait, Bri, put down that rolling pin. OWW! That hurt. OK, I know what you're thinking: The Oakland A's tried it with Herb Washington in 1974. The guy couldn't get a jump, and Mike Marshall picked him off. True. But Herb the Verb stole 31 bases, and that was nearly 40 years ago, back when Olympic sprinters took a whopping 10.4 seconds to plod through a 100-meter dash. That's YESMO compared to Usain, who covers it in 9.6 seconds. Bolt would leave Washington so far behind, he could break the tape and re-tie it by the time Herbie's bus arrives. Usain Bolt won't need to take a lead. Just give the first base coach a starter's pistol. Usain can get into
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Doors Documentaries Streaming Free for Jim Morrison's Birthday
Jim Morrison would have turned 70 on Dec. 8, and while it's impossible to imagine what he might have done over the past few decades if he hadn't passed away in 1971, he'd probably have Internet access if he were still alive -- which he could use to stream a trio of free Doors films from Qello.
Surviving Doors to Pay Tribute to Morrison & Manzarek
Dead Rock Stars Today
46 Years Ago: The Doors Banned from the Ed Sullivan Show
45 Years Ago: Manzarek Fills in For a Passed Out Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison made a career of nodding off at inopportune moments. He passed out when the rest of the Doors were expecting him in the studio. He passed out in the studio. He passed out before concerts and after concerts. And sometimes, like on Sept. 15, 1968, he passed out during concerts -- onstage as the audience and his bandmates watched him collapse into an unwashed mound of rock-star excess.
Blues Fix at 6 August 7, 2013
Jim Morrison and John Lee Hooker - Roadhouse Blues from Stoned Immaculate (2000)
Walter Trout - Gone Too Long from The Outsider (2008) Trout will be at Old Skoolz in Sioux Falls for two shows: August 13 & 14
Cole Allen - Bye Bye Baby from Cole Allen (2013) Allen will be at Downtown Riverfest in Sioux Falls August 17
Remembering Jim Morrison
Lizard Species Named For Lizard King
John Densmore Talks Doors Battle
Doors drummer John Densmore has just released his second memoir, called The Doors: Unhinged - Jim Morrison's Legacy Goes On Trial. The book details Densmore's successful five-year battle against surviving Doors Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger over their use of the band name for new projects and the Doors' music for a proposed $15 million commercial deal with Cadillac.


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Why is Star Trek Into Darkness rated PG-13?
Official MPAA Rating: Star Trek Into Darkness is rated PG-13 for for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence
Violence: The film contains frequent depictions of non-graphic violence, explosions and gunfire exchanges along with portrayals of peril for numerous characters. Characters are shot, beaten and killed after being sucked out of their ship into space. Numerous officers are killed when a bomb is set off in an underground facility. Officers are gunned down. A man with bloody injuries dies. A woman slaps her father. A man's head is crushed. Characters are brutally punched and kicked.
Sexual Content: A woman is seen in her underwear. A man is in bed with two women. Brief kissing (one involving alien tongues) and embracing are shown. Some mild sexual innuendo is included.
Language: The scripts includes nearly four dozen mild and some moderate profanities along with the limited use of slurs and some terms of deity.
Alcohol / Drug Use: At least two characters turn to alcohol to deal with disappointments. One is portrayed as drunk.


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Welcome to the official website of the Coryell Central Appraisal District! Within this site you will find general information about the district and the ad valorem property tax system in Texas, as well as information regarding specific properties within the district.Holiday Schedule 2015
2015 Appraisal Notices Are in the Mail
If you disagree with your value, you may file a protest. Protests are due June 1, 2015 or 30-days after the notice has been mailed. You may file the form that came with your notice. You may also file online.
Click Online/EFile Protest to protest your appraisal online. If you are a new user, you will need the EFile PIN located on your notice of appraised value. If you used our online protest website last year, you will use the same login.
Property owners may find the following information helpful:
- How to Present Your Case at an ARB Hearing: A Homeowners Guide
- How to Present Your Case at an ARB Hearing: A Guide for Small Businesses
Property Tax Exemptions Available
We are now in the process of accepting exemption and special valuation applications for 2015. Please see our forms link for applications including: Residence Homestead Exemption, Disabled Veteran's, Non-Profit Organization, Agricultural Valuation and others. Please contact our office if you have any questions.
There is no fee or cost associated with applying for an exemption. April 30, 2015 is the deadline for submitting an application. Some exemptions may be filed late. Please contact our office for more information.
Business Personal Property Mail-out
Renditions for 2015 business personal property have been mailed. Section 22.01 of the Texas Property Tax Code indicates that a person shall render for taxation all business personal property used for the production of income that the person owns or that the person manages and controls on January 1, 2015. See our Frequently Asked Questions for more information and help in completing the application. Example renditions are found here: Under $20,000 and Over $20,000.
Agricultural Application Mail-out
In order to ensure accurate information and confirm qualifications for agricultural valuation (ag exemption), our office has mailed agricultural applications. Applications are also being mailed to new owners of previously agriculturally valued property. Complete this form and return to our office by April 30, 2015. Adjoining properties may be included on one application. Properties that are not adjoining will need separate applications. Please see our Frequently Asked Questions, Example Ag Application and the Coryell County Ag Manual for your convenience. Feel free to call our office if you have questions or need assistance completing the application.
Homestead/Over-65 Exemption Mail-out
In order to ensure accurate and correct application of exemptions, many property owners are being asked to confirm their qualifications for the Residence Homestead / Over-65 exemption (or surviving spouse). Applications are also being mailed to new owners of previously homesteaded property. The completed form should be filed with our office by April 30, 2015. A copy of the applicant's Texas issued ID with address matching the homestead application must be provided (Texas Property Tax Code Sec 11.43(f)). Active military may provide military ID with a utility bill for the subject property.
Discovery Phase of the Appraisal Cycle
During this time of year, appraisers may be seen throughout the county measuring new residential and commercial construction, and reviewing and updating characteristics of existing real property and business personal property accounts. Appraisers will have a badge and business cards identifying them as employees of the Coryell Central Appraisal District.
Interactive Map
We have launched an interactive map of Coryell County. Please be advised not all parcels are mapped at this time. For questions regarding discrepancies, incorrect or unmapped parcels or if you have information i.e. deeds, surveys, etc., please contact our office by email firstname.lastname@example.com
It is not the responsibility of Coryell CAD to establish tax rates or collect property taxes. For questions concerning tax payments and taxes due please visit the Coryell County Tax Office website at coryellcountytax.com or call the Coryell County Collector/Assessor at 254-248-3142.
Low Income Housing Rate
The capitalization rate which Coryell CAD will use in the valuation of properties with a Community Housing Development Organization designation is 8% for 2015.


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Companies at Twiistup 2 included JibJab, Fafarazzi, CampusBug, CrowdRules, and ElephantDrive, among others.
Tech events in Los Angeles reached a fever pitch last week, and reminded us of an earlier, more innocent time.
The third Twiistup party celebrated the companies and people responsible for the Los Angeles tech community.
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The rancor between de Blasio and Moskowitz has at least some roots in substantive education policy disagreements.
The rancor between our two professions is heightened by an obvious bias toward nurses in the media.
Even those Christians who do want to minister amid the rancor of race and policing are missing the mark.
c.1200, from Old French rancor "bitterness, resentment; grief, affliction," from Late Latin rancorem (nominative rancor) "rancidness, a stinking smell" (Palladius); "grudge, bitterness" (Hieronymus and in Late Latin), from Latin rancere "to stink" (see rancid).


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Gen-Probe appears poised for a big buyout
That would mean a deal valued at more than $5 billion based on the number of outstanding Gen-Probe shares on March 31.
Such a price would be among the highest ever paid for a company in San Diego County.
A Gen-Probe spokesman declined to comment for this story.
While mergers and acquisitions sometimes lead to major layoffs and the closing of entire operations to eliminate redundancies and squeeze shareholder value out of deals, Lawson predicts a far better fate awaiting Gen-Probe if a sale occurs. He said the deal could play out more like Swiss drug and diagnostics giant Roche's $3.4 billion buyout of suburban Tucson-based Ventana Medical Systems in 2008.
Since the sale, Roche has expanded Ventana's operations and added more than 250 employees to the company, said Roche spokeswoman Meghan Freeman.
"If you're buying something, and you think it's best in class, you're not going to do much to it," Lawson said.
Gen-Probe's products can be divided into two areas — robotic testing machines and the assays, or tests, that are run through the devices.
More than 550 of the company's main testing instrument — a large copier-sized device called the Tigris — are in place in large medical laboratories and blood banks around the world, according to Gen-Probe. Each machine can run tests on up to 1,000 samples a day.
In addition to blood screenings, Tigris runs tests for chlamydia and gonorrhea, two of the most common sexually transmitted diseases.
Perhaps nothing has improved the company's allure to potential buyers more than its portfolio of new products, the analysts said.
The first one, known as Aptima Trichomonas vaginalis, tests for a vaginal parasite that can make women more susceptible to HIV infection. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 2.3 million women have the bug, making it one of the most common curable sexually transmitted diseases.
The Food and Drug Administration in late April cleared the sale of the test in the United States.
Gen-Probe is still waiting on answers from the FDA on two other experimental genetic tests, one for prostate cancer in men and the other for human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer in women.
Gen-Probe is betting that the high reliability of the new assays will make them stand out from others already on the market. Both tests use novel methods for detecting their targeted diseases.
The Aptima HPV test uses a Pap smear sample to look for an overabundance of two cancer-causing genes that appear in persistent cases of the viral infection. Other tests that only look for the presence of the virus aren't sensitive enough to screen out the large numbers of women whose bodies will naturally fight off the infection before the cancer-causing genes take root.
Similarly, the Progensa prostate cancer test screens for the overexpression of the PCA3 gene in a urine sample. It's designed to be used with the standard test for prostate-specific antigens, or PSA, in a sample of blood.
The problem with the PSA test is that the antigen it detects can be produced by healthy cells as well as cancerous cells in an enlarged prostate, and it can generate a false-positive result. To avoid that outcome, doctors often perform a biopsy of the prostate, but that procedure can deliver a false-negative result if the tissue sample happens to come from a healthy area of the gland.


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Faculty Profiles - Slavic & Eurasian Studies
Dr. Thomas Garza – Language Teaching Pedagogy and Russian Language and Culture
Academic Background: Ed.D., Teaching, Curriculum and Learning, Specialization: Foreign Language Education and M.A., Russian Linguistics, Harvard University – Cambridge, MA; M.A., Russian, Bryn Mawr College – Bryn Mawr, PA; B.A., Russian Language and Literature, Haverford College – Haverford, PA
What made you decide to go to graduate school?
By the time I was finishing my undergraduate degree, I knew that teaching was in my future, and that my subject was turning out to be Russian language. I had an amazing mentor/role model professor at Bryn Mawr College, who showed me how much really excellent teaching could have an impact on a student. We're still good friends and colleagues even today. His example was key to my decision to continue my education – especially because I would be the first person in my family to pursue a doctorate, so I really didn't want it to be the wrong decision.
What was your dissertation topic when you were in grad school?
The title of my dissertation was "Russian Learning English: An Analysis of Foreign Language Instruction in Soviet Specialized Schools." This project involved my teaching in four different "special schools," in which students began languages in the second grade, as a Fulbright Scholar in 1985-86. It was right at the beginnings of Gorbachev's "glasnost" period, so I had unprecedented access to classrooms, students, and teachers – as well as being permitted to videotape a number of classes. A good dissertation topic can make all the difference in how the actual writing will go in producing the finished document.
What are your areas of specialization?
My primary area of specialization is language teaching pedagogy, which is concerned with the methods, materials, and techniques used in effective language teaching. This area couldn't be more important now, as more and more academic institutions face tighter and tighter budgets that demand that we all look seriously at how we "deliver" our subjects to students. So pedagogy is proving to be a very useful and practical area. I also do a great deal of work in contemporary Russian culture, and actually, this area is very closely connected to my teaching of Russian language. I firmly believe that language cannot be effectively taught without cultural content, and our students are naturally particularly interested in the culture of their peers in Russia.
What is your current research focus?
At the moment I'm working on two projects. The first involves looking at ways and means of doing intensive language training to bring students to higher levels of functional ability in the language as efficiently as possible. This kind of course involves extensive outside work on the part of the student, using web-based materials, much more interactive activities in class, and a great deal of self-study. My other project is a comparative study of contemporary popular "portraits" of masculinity in Russian and Mexican film. I'm interested on how these cultural products portray images of machismo in the language and culture of modern Russian and Mexican men.
Is there a hot topic currently being discussed by Russian studies scholars in the U.S. or around the world?
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, much scholarship has focused on the Post Soviet experience, everything from literary works previously repressed, to migration of populations, to the effects of diaspora in the emerging states. But much of the scholarly conversations today are being eclipsed by the immediate topic of educational budgets damaged by the economic crisis and what effect these cuts will have on programs in the humanities – especially foreign languages.
Did you participate in a research project as an undergraduate?
Yes, I was fortunate to get a National Endowment for the Humanities "Youth Grant" in my senior year and used it to support a research project on the Russian verbal system. I worked with my faculty mentor, used resources in outside libraries (This was in 1979 – way before the internet would have made this work much easier and cheaper!), and actually compiled a small handbook of Russian verbs that got used in a number of colleges. Undergraduate research is crucial for students even thinking about graduate school. It allows then to try their hand at taking on a project, developing it, and bring it to completion – a kind of practice run for a master's thesis. It helps them understand how to use a faculty adviser, work with original documents, and bring a project to fruition. It's a great experience all around.
What topics do you teach at UT?
I teach Russian at all levels – from first year to fourth, and a graduate course on language teaching pedagogy, as well as undergraduate courses in Russian culture and literature, including Russian Youth Culture, Bulgakov's Master and Margarita (a source study of what I consider to be one of the best novels of the 20th century!), the Russian Fairy Tale, Russian Cinema, The Chechen Wars, and – my favorite – The Vampire in Slavic Cultures.
What makes a good grad student?
A good grad student really needs to want to pursue an advanced degree. It should never be a solution to figuring out what you might want do later, or a stop-gap to a bad economy, or an alternative to "getting a real job!" Graduate school is a very serious and demanding enterprise, and a good grad student enters it with such an understanding. That said, when the good grad student finds a good program match, one's graduate years can be the most enjoyable and fulfilling of a lifetime. So a good grad student understands what s/he is getting in to, has a serious commitment to the area of study and scholarship, and demonstrates a desire for a lifelong commitment to the academy.
What are your top three tips for students interested in applying to your program?
- Talk to several students currently in programs that you might be interested in. Don't be shy about asking them the tough questions about studies, lifestyle, and money.
- Talk to your adviser and favorite teachers about your interest in pursing a graduate career. Again, be candid with your questions, and be sure that they talk to you candidly about their personal experiences during graduate school, as well as whatever they can tell you about other current graduate programs.
- Have a serious conversation with yourself about your interest. Be certain that this enterprise is really what you want to pursue at this point in your life. If your family and friends are very honest with you, talk to them as well. Encourage them to try to talk you out of your decision, so that you're very sure that you want it!
What are the top five Russian studies graduate programs in the US?
If I'm advising a student to pursue the pedagogical side of Russian study, then I recommend schools – besides UT – that include Bryn Mawr College, University of Pittsburgh, Indiana University, and University of Wisconsin. For Russian literary and cultural studies, my list would include Columbia University, University of California at Berkeley, UCLA, Indiana University, and University of Wisconsin.
What careers do alumni generally pursue after graduation from the program?
Most Ph.D. students pursue careers in university teaching and research, with some going into private sector jobs, or government service. But our MA students are actually much more diverse in their employment record, landing jobs in the military, government think tanks, in-country businesses and government agencies, teaching in schools, and public service.


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Here I want to briefly show you a few different example edges that you may be interested in using. And then I want to take a look at how we can use some of these edges on our images. Well I am in the example subfolder here. And I'll go ahead and press the Spacebar key, and then just click through these images where I've added a similar border or edge to a set of photographs. And one of the reasons why I want to show this is sometimes adding an edge or a border can kind of unify pictures, or bring them together. To exit out of this Full Screen View mode, I simply press the Escape key.
Now, all of these edges actually come from a software program that's put out by the folks at onOne Software, and it's called Photo Frame. Let's take a little bit of a closer look at some of these examples. We are going to go ahead and click in the chapter 11_custom_borders folder and open up the image, examples, as well as the image, sophia_amanda. On a Mac, hold down the Command key and click on both images. On a PC, hold down the Ctrl key and click on both images. And then press Command+O on a Mac and then press Ctrl+O on a PC.
What we are going to do is start off back here with these couple of portraits. Let's press F to go to Full Screen View mode, and then we'll zoom in just a little bit here on the photograph. I am going to double-click the Masks tab, so I can really focus in on my layers. Well, here I have two different portraits of the same person, two very different look and feels. One of the things that we can do is we can bring frames into our layer stack and then start to turn those on. And you'll soon discover that different images will respond differently to different types of frames.
Like for example, I really like this layer here, f4, with this image, because the toning kind of has this old feel to it. It feels really vintage. And this frame fits. And that what's really important, not to just add something, kind of slap it on your image, but think about the intent of the photograph, and how it works. Does the frame overpower the image? Does it complement it? What works best? And again, just clicking through a few different options. That's a real nice simple film edge. And then a couple of other options, a little bit more dramatic.
And then finally, one more that has a crop and composition in it. The fun thing with all of these different frames is to turn on different images and say, well, how did different images respond in these different contexts? And again, different images will look better in certain frames. And all of these frames come from Photo Frame. And one of the things that's interesting that you can do is you can play with these frames that I've included here, and here is how you can play with them. I am going to exit out of Full Screen View mode so that I have these two images side-by-side.
Next, I'll turn on the Visibility of all of the frames. Click in the top layer, hold down the Shift key and then click in the bottom layer. And I'm going to select all of these frames by doing that. Then, with the Move tool selected, go ahead and click and drag and drop these frames into a new document. Now, in this case, the orientation is different. We came from a portrait orientation to landscape. So I need to rotate the frames. No big deal. Press Command+T on a Mac, Ctrl+T on a PC, and then we will go ahead and simply click and drag those.
And then I am going to reposition these so that they fit on here really nicely. And then press Enter or Return. Now, at this juncture, I can then begin to play with these frames on this photograph. Here is one option that actually might work with this image. And then I am just going to go ahead and click these on and off, just so we can get a feel for how different images will work with different frames, and also so that we can begin to see how we can combine these frames with other photographs that we have.
So if you haven't ever experimented with frames, I definitely recommend that you do so, like this little subtle frame kind of has a nice accent around the edge, especially with the sepia toning. And sometimes some of the older frames look really good with certain tone versions of an image, and other times they don't look so good. Perhaps in this case, it might be better to have a color photograph. And I'm just barely scratching the surface here. This program, called Photo Frame, has so many different options, yet the whole point here is just to get you to begin to think about how much fun you can have with frames, and how they can really affect your images.
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