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This September Arthur's Day returns bigger and better than ever. Where better to celebrate Arthur's Day this year than in the Capital's City Centre. This year head down to one of the many live music venues. Performers at last years events included Ellie Goulding, Mika and Professor Green including many more so you never know who you might see. For more information please click here.
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The Army Corps of Engineers is looking into how the agency should review proposed plans for a new cruise passenger terminal in downtown Charleston, an official said today.
The action comes a day after the Army Corps and the State Ports Authority dropped their appeal to a federal judge's decision overturning a permit for the $35 million cruise terminal at a former warehouse at Union Pier.
The two agencies were challenging a September ruling by U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel, who ruled that the Army Corps did not fully review the effects the project would have on the city's historic district, saying the permitting agency gave the study "a bum's rush." Gergel then ordered the Army Corps to redo the study with a more extensive review.
Army Corps spokesman Sean McBride released a statement today, saying the agency was reviewing how it should study the issue.
"Now that the decision not to appeal has been finalized, the Corps will further consider the appropriate scope, parameters and process for reviewing the cruise terminal construction on Union Pier consistent with the remand from the U.S. District Court, and communicate this information to the SPA to enable their decision of how and when to proceed as project proponent," according to the statement.
The Coastal Conservation League and the Preservation Society of Charleston filed the lawsuit after the Army Corps issued a permit allowing the five pilings to be driven on the waterfront.
The opposition groups have said the agency didn't take into account the impact on historic properties that surround the area.
The SPA, which joined the lawsuit as a defendant, has been seeking to relocate its cruise terminal to the north end of Union Pier from the south end for about three years.
The case is one of three legal challenges regarding expanded cruise operations in Charleston.
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"Life happens," said the McCain camp about 17-year-old Bristol Palin's pregnancy. Life also "happens" in Hollywood, whether it's on the set of a movie (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie), at home with the nanny (Jude Law), or even in a car with a prostitute (Hugh Grant).
Here at Scandalist we don't judge extramarital affection — and we would never condone tagging an actor's home with the word "SLUT" (poor Sienna Miller). Nonetheless, we've compiled a gallery of celebs who've been branded as cheaters and homewreckers. See their pictures. Read about their indiscretions.


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Our research involves theory and computation as applies to problems in nanotechnology, properties of materials, macromolecular structures and dynamics, molecular self-assembly, optics, materials physics and biophysics. We are also interested in electronic structure methods, in quantum and classical theories of dynamical processes, and in using these methods to study the reactions of molecules at interfaces.
A major interest is in the optical properties of metal nanoparticles and aggregates of nanoparticles, including applications in extinction and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy, Rayleigh scattering and a variety of nonlinear optical properties. Much of our optical property work is concerned with classical electrodynamics, where we have developed new methods for describing light scattering and absorption, and methods for extending electrodynamics down to small structures. We are also learning to use electronic structure methods to describe nanoparticle optical properties, and in combining electronic structure theory and electrodynamics for these studies.
We are very actively studying the properties of nanostructured materials, especially as pertains to metal nanoparticles that are linked by polymers such as DNA. This work includes molecular dynamics studies of DNA attached to gold nanparticles, the statistical mechanics of aggregate formation, DNA photochemistry and the properties of DNA in the cell nucleus. A related interest is in the deposition and self assembly of thin films. Many of these projects are being done jointly with Professors Mirkin, Hupp, Odom and Van Duyne, and involve applications to chemical and biological sensors.
The mechanical properties of materials are another general topic of interest, particularly concerning the properties of carbon-containing materials such as carbon nanotubes, graphene and diamond. Here we are using molecular mechanics and molecular dynamics methods to study the stress-strain properties of these materials, typically under nonequilibrium conditions.
Another area of interest is chemical processes that take place under nonthermal conditions, especially processes that take place at surfaces. Here we are performing electronic structure and molecular dynamics calculations to characterize the reactions of high energy species (such as atomic oxygen) with either liquid or solid surfaces, so as to determine the mechanism of reactions that occur in these gas/surface collisions.
Selected Publications
Using DNA to link gold nanoparticles, polymers and molecules: a theoretical perspective, One-Sun Lee, Tatiana Prytkova, George C. Schatz, J. Phys. Chem. Lett, 1, 1781-1788 (2010).
Classical electrodynamics coupled to quantum mechanics for calculation of molecular optical properties: a RT-TDDFT/FDTD approach, Hanning Chen, Jeffrey M. McMahon, Mark A. Ratner and George C. Schatz, J. Phys. Chem. C, 114, 14384-392 (2010).
Reversing the size dependence of surface plasmon resonances, Sheng Peng, Jeffrey M. McMahon, George C. Schatz, Stephen K. Gray, Yugan Sun, PNAS, 107, 14530-34 (2010).
Conformational control of thymine photodimerization in single-strand and duplex DNA containing locked nucleic acid TT steps, Mahesh Hariharan, Martin McCullagh, George C. Schatz and Frederick D. Lewis, J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 5215-21, 2010.
Unraveling the Effects of Size, Composition, and Substrate on the Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Frequencies of Gold and Silver Nanocubes: A Systematic Single-Particle Approach, Emilie Ringe, Jeffrey M. McMahon, Kwonnam Sohn, Claire Cobley, Younan Xia, Jiaxing Huang, George C. Schatz, Laurence D. Marks, and Richard P. Van Duyne, J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 12511-16 (2010).
Structure-Activity Relationships in Gold Nanoparticle Dimers and Trimers for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, Kristin L. Wustholz, Anne-Isabelle Henry, Jeffrey M. McMahon, R. Griffith Freeman, Nicholas Valley, Marcelo E. Piotti, Michael J. Natan, George C. Schatz, and Richard P. Van Duyne, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132, 10903-10910 (2010).
Coarse-grained molecular dynamics study of permeability enhancement in DPPC bilayers by incorporation of lysolipid, Nicolas D. Winter, George C. Schatz, J. Phys. Chem. B 114, 5053-5060 (2010).
DNA Melting in small-molecule-DNA-hybrid dimer structures: experimental characterization and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations, Tatiana Prytkova, Ibrahim Eryazici, Brian Stepp, Son-Binh Nguyen and George C. Schatz, J. Phys. Chem. B, 114, 2627-34 (2010).
Scattering dynamics of hyperthermal oxygen atoms on ionic liquid surfaces: [emin]NTf2] and [C(12)min][NTf2], Bohan Wu, Jianming, Zhang, Timothy K. Minton, Kenneth, G. McKendrick, John M. Slattery, Scott Yockel and George C. Schatz, J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 4015-27 (2010).
On the linear response and scattering of an interacting molecule-metal system, David Masiello and George C. Schatz, J. Chem. Phys., 132, 064102 (2010).
Selected Honors/Awards
- Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, Dreyfus Fellow
- National Fresenius Award, Phi Lambda Upsilon
- Fellow, American Physical Society
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Max Planck Research Award
- Senior Editor, Journal of Physical Chemistry
- Fellow, International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Member of the National Academy of Sciences
- Bourke Medal of the Faraday Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry
- Ver Steeg Distinguished Research Fellow
- Feynman Prize of the Foresight Institute
- Fellow of the American Chemical Society
- Peter Debye Award of the American Chemical Society


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In the latest issue of Forbes (5/9 cover date), I have a story about fishing for Atlantic salmon with Yvon Chouinard, Bill Taylor, Charles Conn and Tom Montgomery last summer on Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula. The story is on newsstands Friday. Or you can read it here. (Suggestion: Tom Montgomery's great photographs look better in the magazine.)
We stayed at The Salmon Lodge, a comfy 100 year-old guest house. We had some excellent fishing on the Bonaventure River and had an equally excellent time off the river. Oh, and I fell in the river. Head and all.
And in case you're wondering, yes that is a Silly Bandz on my wrist in the photo (you can barely see it in this smaller version). My daughters gave it to me before I left for the trip and asked me to wear it. Tom asked me to take it off before he took the photo, but I politely refused. When Tom came to visit us in Brooklyn late last year, my kids gave him a few Silly Bandz. I think they're trying to start a new trend in the Atlantic salmon world.
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Man threatens to kill mom, self
CORPUS CHRISTI - A man who claimed to be armed ended a 4 1/2 hour standoff with police at a Southside home Wednesday by peacefully walking out of the house.
Police blocked off a cul-de-sac in the 6300 block of Seamist Drive and surrounding streets after responding to a disturbance call about 1:20 p.m., said Cmdr. Brian Uhler.
The first officers to arrive found a man in his 50s inside the house threatening to kill his mother, himself and others if authorities didn't leave, police said.
More than a dozen police cruisers, a mobile command center, several police vans and a SWAT team truck lined streets leading to the house. The man's mother walked out of the home at about 3 p.m., and he walked out at about 6:10 p.m.
"The goal here has been to keep everyone here safe -- the officers, the community and the man himself," Chief Bryan Smith said. "Time was on our side."
The man was taken into custody and immediately taken by ambulance to Christus Spohn Hospital Memorial for psychiatric evaluation, Smith said.
Inside the home, which belonged to the man's mother, police found nine handguns and two shotguns, Uhler said.
It wasn't clear if the man let his mother leave or if she walked off when he wasn't paying attention, Uhler said. Police said they did not release names and exact ages of the man and his mother partly because the man suffered from a mental illness. Officials said the man may have been under the influence of drugs.
Hostage negotiators had been in contact with the man throughout the afternoon, and police were speaking with the man's doctor by telephone, Smith said.
About 12 SWAT officers took shifts waiting in the hot sun crouched near the home, employing a strategy of trying to wait the man out after he was the only person inside the home. Two SWAT officers needed IV lines to be re-hydrated, Uhler said.
Police evacuated residents on Seamist Drive at the incident's start, including several children in a nearby home, Uhler said. Residents on adjacent Catherwood Drive set up lawn chairs, took pictures of the commotion and opened their homes so officers could use the restroom.
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Sinclair Broadcast Group has purchased VertigoXmedia's new Xstation to launch a new DTV subchannel at WBFF-TV, in Baltimore, MD. Xstation contains all the tools needed to create, schedule, and air DTV subchannels, complete with national, regional and local content.
Once successful, Sinclair will launch similar Xstation-driven channel-in-a-box subchannels at its other stations using surplus bandwidth in the DTV spectrum.
By linking pre-created graphics templates to live data sources such as AP, Bloomberg, and STATS as well as local and networked files, databases, and Web feeds, Xstation allows graphics to be created very quickly with little or no manual intervention, allowing subchannels to operate with minimal staffing.
At WBFF, Xstation will be used to provide the complete automation and media playout system including all video, audio, and graphics for a new channel airing on WBFF's secondary DTV spectrum. Xstation will provide up to 500 hours of long-form clips, advertisements, and promos and will render all of the channel's branding graphics, bugs, EAS, tickers and headline crawls.
The system will be integrated with the OSI traffic system at WBFF to ingest the daily log, generate the automation playlist, trigger and render the playout, and generate an as-run log for traffic reconciliation.
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I stood in the room staring at that hard wooden floor.
Thought of him and then closed the door.
I looked back up and everything was black.
Suddenly I knew the pain was back.
But he loved me.
I knew that much.
Black and gray rags were scattered everywhere,
And all I could do was stare.
But he loved me .
I knew that much.
I sat on his bed and noticed that the tears started to shed.
Then I saw a very dark closet.
I heard our song and wanted to pause it.
I felt my heart slowing with the rhythm.
But he loved me.
I knew that much.
Light began to shine through the enormous window.
I looked over,
And there...was a shadow.
The giant black drapes turned blue.
I thought to myself:"This can't be true."
Because I knew he loved me.
The roses came back to life.
And the bed turned white.
The rags turned into his clothing.
The music slowed and I didn't know what I was being shown.
But I loved him.
A light came from the closet.
A light that was brighter than any of the stars in the sky.
I saw a figure,and again,I started to cry.
I saw his face,saw his smile,
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And he said I love you.
Those three words meant the world to me and him .
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By: Dan Conradt
(ABC 6 NEWS) -- It's a disease that has affected all of us, one way or another.
Raising funds to aid the search for a cure is the focus of the second "Paint The Town Pink" events in Austin.
And one member of the committee organizing has a personal ... and emotional ... story to tell.
"I'm fine with it. This is God's plan" Barb Nelson told us.
"2001 I discovered a lump in my left breast, and it kept getting bigger."
Two weeks before Christmas 2011 a biopsy confirmed that Barb nelson had a malignant tumor.
"My first chemo appointment, Christmas eve and that was the worst Christmas. I couldn't walk ..." Barb nelson recalled.
At first the chemotherapy was working:
"It started going backwards, it started growing so fast that they couldn't believe it" Barb Nelson said. "In May they said we've got to get you in now for a double mastectomy."
Cancer she believes was caused by the stress of caring for her husband while HE was dying of cancer.
"My insurance cancelled because of my husband's cancer. It was topped out."
It was three months before she could get into radiation.
"I found two more tumors, then I started getting headaches and my hip started hurting" Barb Nelson said.
It meant another trip to the doctor.
"He just looked at my eyeballs and he could see the tumors, and it's escalated ever since."
At age 46, Barb Nelson has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and her doctors are reluctant to predict she will live for another five years.
"They're hoping for three, but it could be three, six or nine months."
On the morning she helped kick off this year's Paint The Town Pink events in Austin, Barb Nelson underwent another round of radiation. And telling her story is going to be part of her legacy.
"I'm okay with myself. If I can help on person, that's all that matters."
And however much life she has left she's living one day at a time.
"It's the only way you can make it through it is accept God's plan. I know I have a beautiful husband up there waiting for me, and my kids will be fine. But I just want to save other people. That's the miracle I want."


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Kitniyot: Not Quite Hametz
Although rice, millet, corn, and legumes are not among the five prohibited grains on Passover, Jews of European origin have traditionally avoided them during the holiday.
By Jeffrey Spitzer
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There are five grains, and five grains only, that, according to Jewish law, can ferment and become hametz. These are wheat, barley, spelt (also known as farro), oats, and rye. These are also the only grains that can be made into matzah. Traditional Jewish law forbids eating, owning, or deriving benefit from these five grains in any amount and in any form throughout the holiday (other than when they are baked into matzah).
Little Things That Make Big Problems
On its own, this rule requires fairly extensive effort to observe, but it is, at least, quite clear. For the past 700 years, however, Ashkenazic Jews have complicated Passover observance by avoiding rice, millet, and legumes. These are collectively known as kitniyot, from the Hebrew word katan (little).
Although the earliest mention of the custom to prohibit kitniyot dates from the 13th century, the discussion concerning their use goes back to Tannaitic times. The second century Rabbi Johanan ben Nuri considered rice and millet to be close enough to the five grains that one could use them for matzah:
"Our Mishnah [which defines the five grains that can leaven and can therefore be used for matzah] disagrees with R. Johanan b. Nuri, who holds: Rice is a species of grain, and one is punishable for [eating it in] its leavened state. For it was taught: R. Johanan b. Nuri prohibits rice and millet, because it is close to leaven" (Bavli Pesachim 35a).
Here, the Talmud points out that Johanan b. Nuri's approach disagrees with the Mishnah. A later Talmudic discussion mentions that the amoras (rabbis of the third to sixth centuries) R. Huna and Rava used to put rice on the seder plate, from which behavior, Rav Ashi concludes, "We do not pay attention to the opinion of R. Johanan b. Nuri" (Bavli Pesachim 114b).
Reasons for Prohibiting Kitniyot
During the 13th century, rabbis in France began to refer to a custom of prohibiting kitniyot, including rice, dried beans, millet, and lentils, although most of the reasons explaining (or justifying) the prohibition were developed later. The 13th century talmudist Rabbenu Peretz b. Elijah of Corbeil suggests that people might get confused because hametz and kitniyot are boiled similarly, and in some places they make kinds of "bread" out of kitniyot. People might wrongly assume that what is permitted for rice or beans might also be permitted for the five grains. In the 14th century, R. Jacob b. Asher, the author of the Arba'ah Turim, suggested that grain might be mixed up with kitniyot during storage.
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Guess it wasn't the show we deserved or needed right now. The "Batman Live" tour has cancelled its San Antonio performances at Freeman Coliseum slated for Dec. 27-30. According to the announcement, "San Antonio is one of multiple stops canceled by the tour." Ouch. The announcement says "Batman Live" tickets will be refunded at the […] [Read More]
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New Mexico – Gov. Susana Martinez has signed legislation into law to stop public schools from disciplining students with corporal punishment.
Martinez said Wednesday the decision should be left to parents on whether to paddle or spank their children.
Only 36 of state's 89 school districts allow corporal punishment. Thirty states and the District of Columbia ban corporal punishment in schools, according to the Center for Effective Discipline, a Columbus, Ohio-based group against corporal punishment.
The governor vetoed legislation to lessen the penalty for someone who sells or serves alcoholic beverages to a minor. The measure would have made a first-offense a misdemeanor rather than a fourth-degree felony. Supporters had argued that current penalties are too harsh for a bartender who makes a mistake in serving alcohol to someone under age 21.
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North-East Central Durham target of poverty fight
Mayor Bill Bell wants to focus the neighborhood-level anti-poverty initiative he called for in his annual state-of-the-city address on a portion of North-East Central Durham where half the households make less than $22,585 a year.
The mayor explained the reasoning behind that choice to community leaders on Wednesday, during an early morning meeting at the Durham Rescue Mission.
"I'm trying to do something that's really data-driven," he said later.
The target area covers a space that reaches, northwest to southeast, from East End Park past Durham Tech.
It already has received a substantial amount of public investment in recent years.
Projects there funded in whole or in part with public dollars include Eastway Elementary School, the city's Eastway Village housing complex, part of the Durham Housing Authority's Hope VI redevelopment, the Holton Career and Resource Center and the incentives-backed private renovation of the former Y.E. Smith School.
But a recent analysis commissioned by the N.C. Metropolitan Mayors Coalition still listed the area among the 162 most economically "distressed" census tracts in the state.
The analysts behind the work, from UNC's Center for Regional and Urban Studies, consider an area distressed if its unemployment rate is 50 percent higher than the state's, its per-capita income is at least a third lower than the state's and its poverty rate half again the state's.
The section of North-East Central Durham the mayor is targeting is home to about 3,466 people. It has a 61.4 percent poverty rate, annual incomes there averaging $10,005 per person.
It isn't the economically worst-off part of Durham, however. That distinction goes to the Rolling Hills/Southside area, where city-hired developers are in the midst of building new low-cost apartments and single-family homes.
There, two-thirds of households live below the poverty line.
But it's been home to only about 1,331 people. Bell prefers focusing the new initiative on North-East Central because more people live there.
A neighborhood-level approach is one of the key features of the anti-poverty initiative that the mayor called for last month.
Another is that Bell wants all of Durham's key governmental, education, business and nonprofit institutions to play a part.
Wednesday's meeting drew more 100 people to the rescue mission, including City Council members, County Commissioners, Sheriff Mike Andrews, school board members and Duke University officials. N.C. Central University Chancellor Debra Saunders-White attended, as did housing authority CEO Dallas Parks and Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce President Casey Steinbacher.
"It was a complete cross-section of folks," City Manager Tom Bonfield said.
Bell asked participants to organize themselves into task forces to gather information about any shortcomings in education, health care, employment, housing and public safety in the target area.
"He wants them to meet on what resources can be directed there or emphasis can be directed there and come back in a three- to four-week period with some recommendations for going forward," Bonfield said.
The approach should bring more resources to bear on the problem "because we're going to be more collaborative," said Minnie Forte-Brown, a school board member who said that Durham Public Schools could use help from local universities when it comes to meeting the mentoring, social work and mental-health needs of its students.
Bell said the geographic focus of the initiative could be narrowed even further, with participants identifying particular streets to work with.
The target area isn't economically homogeneous, as the estimated median household income of its northern reaches, around Eastway Village, is about $31,423.
But in its central portion, along the East Main Street corridor west of Alston Avenue, the estimated median household income drops to $16,391. To the south, along Angier Avenue and East Pettigrew Street, it's $18,563.
"You aren't going to be able to do this overnight," Bell added. "It's a long-term project."


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As we know, Mischa is in the process of launching her very own line of products – all available at MischasPlace.com. The website is currently acting as a bit of a preview of what's to come when Mischa opens a physical store location in London later this year. You can currently purchase everything from the wildly successful handbags to the newer items like body products, make-up and of course a clothing collection.
It's the clothing collection that brings me to this post when I noticed Mischa sporting the Aspen Waistcoat during her night out with Revenge stars Ashley Madekwe and Christa B. Allen.
You can purchase the Aspen Waistcoat at Mischa's Place or just simply stop by to check out the rest of the collection. The biggest improvement for the website is that they've been adding portrait photos from the lookbook shoot for the collection. This means that we can now see what the clothing looks like on a model rather than just illustrations, which, I think, definitely shows off the clothing much better.
It looks like 2012 could be the year of Mischa Barton's comeback, and I'll be the first to say, "Finally!" Ever since I watched Fox's The O.C., I've envied Barton's ability to wear cute, casual looks without treading into adolescent territory. "When I was younger, I tended to dress much more sophisticated than the average teen since I was fortunate enough to have some of the world's top designers willing to dress me," said Barton."I've become a bit more playful in my style as I've matured."
The British-born actress has flown under the radar for the past few years, but little did we know that Barton has been expanding on her eponymous handbag line that she launched last fall. "Accessorizing has always been my favorite means of sprucing up an ensemble, which is one of the reasons I've launched my own handbag line," said Barton. "It'll culminate in my own boutique in London this spring that also includes clothes and make-up"
Barton is also wrapping up two new films, "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" and "Apartment 1303 3D", so she admits she hasn't had time to plan for her 26th birthday this Tuesday. "I haven't put much thought into how I'll celebrate, but I imagine it will be with a close-knit party of family and friends. Each year, people approach me with fantastic getaways or Vegas experiences, which can surely be fun," said Barton. "But for me, it's more about who I'm celebrating with rather than how or where, so I tend to prefer a low-key dinner at a favorite restaurant."
While Barton celebrates her birthday, we asked her to share her thoughts on a few outfits from the past nine years. Check out her commentary in the captions, and tell us, which look is your favorite?
Source: Stylelist
Also, make sure to visit the Stylelist page to view the photo gallery of some of Mischa's looks which also features brief commentary from Mischa herself.
Some very exciting and massive news today, Mischa has launched her very own online store called Mischa's Place. The amazing online store has a huge collection of Mischa Barton products including a clothing line, bath & body products, cosmetics, candles, accessories (like scarves and leggings) and of course the handbags.
Also, make sure to follow Mischa's Place on Twitter and check out the Facebook page. Hopefully this extended step into branding will be as successful for Mischa as her handbag collection has been.
And I think I see some shoes on the front page of the website, so I wonder if that means there is a shoe collection on the horizon?
I'm sure I speak for all the fans by saying that I'm very proud of Mischa with this huge move she's made. She must be thrilled and it seems like Mischa has a great team behind her, supporting the brand all the way!


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Yes, Dark Souls 2 on your Macbook Air.
To stream, users must log into Steam on a Windows PC (for now), and then log into Steam on another computer on the same network. Then check out your Steam library and start streaming some games. Once a game is installed on one computer, there's no need to install it on the other streaming computers. As Steam describes it:
"When you play a game using In-Home Streaming, video and audio are sent through your home network from your high-end gaming PC to another device in your home. From here, your keyboard, mouse, and controller input is sent back to the remote computer."
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A picture is worth a thousand words. Upon seeing one picture, an area cafe owner wants it to be worth a thousand pies, maybe more.
"Operation Desert Pie" at Royer's Round Top Cafe in Fayette County urges people to purchase its famous desserts for shipment to American servicemembers deployed overseas in time for the holidays. Even if you don't know a person serving, Royer's will ship them to unit commanders, who will then distribute the pies to the troops, especially those who may not be receiving much.
In the tiny community of Round Top west of Brenham, Royer's Cafe has made a name for itself. It's been a cafe since 1946 when a serviceman returning from World War II started the place, but in 1987, Bud Royer took it over.
When they're open, customers find a colorful world backed up by a big menu. Getting a seat quickly might be as tough as finding Round Top on a map, but it's word of mouth that's built Royer's into a Texas institution.
"In 25 years, we've spent less than $2,000, really, in advertising," Royer said. "It's all been building relationships."
With a reputation that's reached across the country, packing pies on a Monday afternoon has become a big effort, one that Royer is happy to take on. But in December of last year, they aimed to serve those who serve the country.
It began with Bud's most famous dish, a chocolate chip pie, sent to Afghanistan by a mom to an American serviceman. Next month, Royer got a picture in his e-mail, soldiers in the desert enjoying his dessert.
That spawned "Operation Desert Pie." Purchase two pies, and they go to the troops. The deadline for getting them to the front lines in time for Christmas is December 5.
In addition, for every pair of pies purchased, Royer's will donate $5 to the Fisher House Foundation, which provides lodging for servicemembers, veterans and their families undergoing treatment at military hospitals.
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- At the time of surgery/procedure is scheduled.
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- A defined procedure should be in place for patients who refuse site marking
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Procedures for non-OR settings including bedside procedures.
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Gadgets, Opinion - Written by Renai LeMay on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 22:47 - 26 Comments
Watching Media Watch's iPad coverage
opinion In its criticism of the media coverage of the launch of Apple's new iPad in Australia this week, the ABC's normally stellar Media Watch program went too far, alleging journalistic impropriety where there was none, and unfairly targeting media outlets for legitimately covering an important news story which the public was interested in.
I have for a long time (dating back to the days of then-host Stuart Littlemore in the 1990's) been a stalwart fan of Media Watch. The show's role as a watchdog on the nation's media is an important one that has a great deal of benefit to the public, and I enjoy seeing some of the most arrogant individuals in the nation's fourth estate snarkily taken down a peg on occasion.
In addition, viewing Media Watch every week has obvious benefits for my own career. Viewed with an open mind, the show can act as a significant educational force for journalists like myself — showing us the boundaries of our often free-flowing ethics and highlighting others' mistakes as signposts which should guide all of us in the media in our daily lives.
In short, I love nothing more than to settle into the couch with a hot chocolate on a Monday night each week and watch the show's unsettlingly insightful host Jonathan Holmes tear shreds off the media industry in satisfying style. Its chilling tagline — 'everyone loves it until they're on it' — and sardonic witticisms ring all of my bells, and I usually applaud its efforts. I await the day Media Watch chooses to attempt to tear Delimiter to shreds with keen anticipation.
However, this week I couldn't help but feel that Mr Holmes and his team of researchers had gone too far when analysing coverage of one particular segment of the media sphere which, as a technology journalist, I am rather an expert in — over-hyped product launches by iconic gadget giant Apple.
Media Watch's three minute segment on the Australian launch of the new iPad several weeks ago started off in standard territory — accusing the media of being too "compliant" in "eagerly dishing out free publicity" for every new launch of an Apple product. This, of course, has long been fair game for media analysts, and every technology journalist worth their salt is aware of the criticism that the media treats Apple differently than it does other companies.
But from that point on, as Media Watch showed clip after clip of the Australian media outlining the new iPad's features outside various Apple stores teeming with avid wannabe new iPad owners, the program's criticism of the issue descended into baseless accusations.
"Geeks," Holmes pronounced, were "queuing up for no reason" to buy the new iPad. This factor, "combined with an all-too-eager media", generated a "completely artificial story" about the new iPad's launch in Australia.
In February, he pointed out, Samsung had launched a rival product which supported 4G speeds, "a genuine technical advance on what's currently available", whereas the nation's current affairs programs had failed to inform Australian viewers that the new iPad wasn't capable of the same. And when they did, they didn't do it well enough. Holmes told his viewers: "Unlike Seven and Ten, the guest geeks on Nine and the ABC did eventually get around to the 4G issue – though it was no big deal, said [ZDNet.com.au reporter] Luke Hopewell."
"So that's all right. Go buy a new iPad."
The ABC came in for particular criticism, due to a well-known clause in its editorial guidelines which stops the broadcaster's journalists from mentioning product brands on air too much. "Why on earth," Holmes wondered, "did ABC News Breakfast spend nine minutes in all on a bunch of tech-heads queuing outside a shop with a piece of fruit on it, to buy a marginally updated product that they could have got anywhere?" Written between the lines was Media Watch's obviously self-aware attempt to adhere to those same guidelines itself.
The only problem with this is that from the perspective of someone who's been covering Apple and technology products in general for a decade now, the overwhelming majority of the coverage which the Australian media generated around the launch of the new iPad locally — and certainly every clip Media Watch showed this week — was spot on the money; a fact which Media Watch did not appear to understand.
Almost all of Australia's tech press correctly reported that the major new feature on the new iPad was the significantly enhanced resolution of its display, which genuinely represents something of a step change in touchscreen technology. This level of technology is simply not available from any other manufacturer and really enhances users' experience of tablets in a way which has not been seen before.
In addition, while there is some interest in 4G mobile broadband speeds from early adopters, most of Australia's more than a million iPad owners appear to be more than happy with their 3G speeds on their iPads so far. The new iPad does offer significantly enhanced network speeds in Australia over the previous iPad 2 due to, as Hopewell plainly noted, its dual-band HSDPA support, and I can't see many people not buying a new iPad because of the lack of 4G support.
Recent research from IDC has even suggested that most Australians who are buying tablets are buying Wi-Fi only models — indicating that mobile broadband support is often not an issue at all. There will no doubt be some, but I cannot see a significant proportion of the market buying a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 4G instead of an iPad (you see, I can happily mention product names, as Delimiter is part of what Holmes referred to as the "commercial" press) on the basis of its support for 4G speeds.
In fact, as analyst firm Telsyte has recently revealed, not many people are buying tablets that aren't iPads at all.
In 2011, the company reported, Apple sold about one million iPads in Australia, representing around 76 percent of the total local market for the tablet category (and that's a conservative estimate: I personally estimate Apple's share as being much higher in Australia, and IDC agrees, estimating 84 percent). Other companies — Samsung, ASUS, Acer, Toshiba, Research in Motion, HP and others — took virtually no market share.
Why? Well, to put it bluntly, and I can, because Delimiter has reviewed almost every tablet available in Australia, the rival products are usually not that good. With the potential exception of one or two promising models, Delimiter's reviews of tablets over the past year have shown that the iPad is the clear winner in the tablet category, by virtue of its feature set, software support, build quality and more. This makes sense, when you consider that the tablet category is one which Apple singlehandedly created several years ago. Everyone else is still playing catch-up.
In short, Media Watch's complaint that technology journalists are focusing too much on Apple's iPad really makes no sense, when you consider the fact that for Australia's consumers, the word "tablet" basically equals "iPad", in any practical sense. The ABC would be hard-pressed to avoid mentioning the iPad in its coverage of the tablet market. Why? Because the iPad basically is the tablet market. And the device is currently revolutionising everything from cabinet meetings to restaurant menus. It is more than a product; it represents a wave of techno-sociological change.
Media Watch's other major criticism of the coverage — that it was silly to film queues outside Apple stores — also rings hollow.
As sociologists globally have made clear over the past few years, and as I have witnessed when I have personally interviewed consumers at half a dozen Apple queues over the past few years in Sydney, customers do not queue up outside Apple stores solely to be the first to buy the company's new products when they launch. They do it because Apple has become something more than a gadget company, and its customers have signed on to something which is more akin to a social movement than a simple product buy. Apple is truly a company which has truly made a 'dent in the universe', and people line up to buy its products to support the realisation of that incredibly ambitious ideal, which has changed the world forever.
"The Apple lines have become a cultural phenomenon," social psychologist Matt Wallaert told the Daily Mail in the UK several weeks ago. And the Guardian even reported a poll which said that a significant proportion of consumers reported they were queueing up because they were "die-hard Apple fans", or "there to soak up the atmosphere". That's right — they care about Apple, the company and its products, and want to be part of a social movement.
It's a completely legitimate idea to want to be part of such a movement, and in fact such movements are very common in the technology industry, which has a habit of changing people's lives in revolutionary ways. Over the years sub-cultures have grown up around companies and platforms such as Apple, Windows, Linux, Android, broadband, video games and many others. Each is legitimate and useful for its time in its own way; in fact, important technological innovation is often directly spurred by such communities.
For Mr Holmes and his team to mock this as "geeks queuing up for no reason" belittles this sub-culture and is an example of exactly the kind of media stigmatism and stereotyping which Media Watch is normally so good at highlighting at other media outlets.
As the ABC's head of continuous news Gavin Morris told Media Watch, in a response (PDF) which Media Watch chose not to broadcast on its program: "I do not disagree with the program team's decision to cover the story. Any event which prompts people to camp in the street for days in anticipation has relevance to the audience and merits some coverage."
I don't disagree with Media Watch's decision to examine and criticise the media's coverage of the Australian launch of the new iPad. I hate hype around Apple products as much as the next man. But this segment didn't deliver what I have come to expect from Mr Holmes and his team — insight and understanding of the issue which they're reporting on. Perhaps next time Media Watch can actually dig under the surface rather than grasping at well-worn straws.
PS: One more thing, Media Watch: Now that I've got your attention, could you take a look at News Ltd's coverage of the National Broadband Network debate? Here's a good place to start. Or here. Or, you know, here. Or here. Australia's frustrated technology sector would really appreciate that. Cheers!
Image credit: Still from the ABC's Media Watch program, believed to be covered under fair use
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Mr LeMay really is too precious. Apparently buying an Apple tablet is not a simple purchase but part of a a "social movement". This is a typical comment from an Apple proponent, and gives an insight to what motivates many Apple purchasers. It's a status thing, an expression that I'm hip and up with the latest and most desirable "toy". As it turns out, since its release, there have been a few significant problems with the untouchable iPad – overheating, battery charging problems, lack of Apps for the high-definition Retina screen. Not to mention the ACCC charges of false advertising relating to 4G coverage. But, of course, to people like Mr LeMay, these things are not important as long as you are seen around with the latest Apple product.
Bob, thats so unfair to Renai its terrible.
Now I'm probably the furthest from any sort of Apple Supporter ever; (honestly, I'd rather stab myself with a rusty fork than use an Apple product) – but Renai certainly isnt what Id call a fanboy or even a proponent of Apple. Hes a tech journo and is incredibly good at calling a spade a spade. This does sometimes give the impression in his writings that hes selling one thing over another, I've just found that to be his writing style, not a necessary reflection on some part of visionary grandeur that may eminate from some Apple cult bullshit.
What Renai says is totally true, the rest of the Tablet market sucks. It just does. Until Microsoft arrives with Windows 8 and (excuse the pun) upsets the Apple Cart, its going to stay that way. Im also in agreeance with him that Samsung is likely the only manufacturer that will come even remotely close in the next year to the iPad, for both Android 4.0 AND Windows 8.
As for the comments about things not being important with regards to iPad failings in the recent model, hes partially covered that within the iPad review he did last week and another part in his previous article today on the ACCC and Apple.
Renai's probably one of the exceptionally knowledgable writers around, I'd take his opinion over those fuckwits at News Limited – as should any reasonable person. They're the ones you should be firing at, not this man here.
Apollo – a well reasoned and expressed response. However, I stand by my comments.
Purchasers want to be "part of a social movement"; the iPad "a wave of techno-sociological change"?
Come on, its only a blinking tablet
Seriously "Apple stores teeming"? WTF???
They removed the barriers around 9.30am because hardly anybody turned up!
Wasn't the the first one iPad3's sold at a Telstra Shop?
I recall earlier puff stories about Malcolm Turnbull before he became untenable to blindly support
* the "new" ipad
I watched the piece on media watch and had similar thoughts. Despite that media watch thinks that the upgrade was inconsequential, the fact that this was the strongest launch of an iPad yet and of any tablet indicates that it was a big deal and that it was newsworthy.
Well said Renai.
Apple is the most valuable company in the world and I would expect it to be well covered in the media both in it's failings and success. Clearly it's currently experiencing great success in the market place and that is being reported.
There has also been harsh criticism, such as from Mike Daisey, which was widely reported. I had though Media Watch was going to weigh in to "the retraction" from TAM – surely an interesting event in the media analysis landscape where most "we were wrongs" are delayed, small and buried.
Take a step back and don't take Media Watch's critisism personally and you'll see that many journo's did not do a great job of being objective and reporting the facts. They got caught up in Apple's and their own hype and instead of being journalist they became sales people for Apple. The biggest question that I've not heard any of the media ask is where is the new iOS. iOS 5 is looking tired compared with Windows Phone and Android ICS. It's to be expected – not a revolution. Apples invention of the tablet in its current form and price was a revolution; but the new iPad is not. Higher res screen, more RAM, increased graphics processor cores – these are step upgrades just like have been occuring the PC industry for the past 20 years. It's back to business as usual in the tech industry – minor incremental improvement. Even Apple knows this and it's reflected in the name.
As for the queues outside the Apple store – this is the media's self fulfilling prophecy. Everyone I know who really wanted the new iPad ordered online and had it delivered somewhere between 9am and 10am on launch day. There was no need to queue outside the store except to be on TV or if you don't have a credit card.
Do I detect a slight twinge of fanboyism here, Renai? ;)
Look, I agree that the release of a new iPad constitutes some sort of news story, as does the phenomenon of the queues of rabid Apple consumers that accompany any release of a new iDevice. But I can also see the value in Media Watch taking journos to task over the extent of the coverage, and the professionalism – or lack thereof.
The average journo, especially on TV, is not a techie. They need to cover the launch of the new iPad, but what do they say? Well, get some cameras on those infamous midnight queues! And then I guess you need to explain why people are so excited that they would queue overnight… Better find out what the new features are! And then it basically becomes a free press release, because there isn't really any room for proper analysis (favorable or otherwise).
The best point here is that Media Watch's time would be better spent taking NewsCorp to task for its NBN coverage. I couldn't agree more.
I love media Watch too but this episode appeared to be written by a jaded Android fanboi upset that no one gives a stuff about any tablet bar the iPad!
Frankly, if media watch want to play in the tech sector, they should turn their focus to the NBN, the shoddy reporting coming from the major news papers and TV stations is breathtakingly biased and dishonest!
Oh good grief. It's a tablet. A reasonably well built one, with good app coverage.
That's why it sells. It. Just. Works. Which is also why it sells. Claims of fanboyism are typical when there's simply nothing else to claim.
Finally, people have learned that Apple purposefully delays and withholds stock; thus many had pre-ordered. That and people just buy stuff online a lot more now, than they did even just a year or so ago.
The days of huge queues at Apple stores are all but over. So the press, whom assumed there would be a massive physical demand discovered there really wasn't anything to report. Surprise.
Not so much a 'social movement' more a 'social phenomenon' that has been with us for a long time.
I remember my father taking me to queue for the latest Matchbox toys in the 60's and I also queued for that latest Dylan and Led Zep albums in the 70's, my father also told me of queuing just to look at the latest Hornby Trains in the 1920's
I have to admit too seeing little value and even find it cringworthy in queuing for the latest Apple product.
To me coverage of Apple product rates right up there with the other hi-brow interest's of the media such as the Kardashians!
Impeccably said, Mr LeMay. I'm sure your Steve Jobs award for (Apple) Journalistic Excellence will soon be winging its way to you.
Some of your readers, however, may be sceptical about your wilder claims. "A step change in touchscreen technology"? One that most users wouldn't notice unless they look hard. "A cultural phenomenon"? Here, let me help you to spell "hyperbole".
No other tablets visible in the Australian market? Well surprisingly enough, I know of several non-geeks in my workplace who are both aware of and want non-Apple tablets.
You might even consider comparing Apples with Apples, so to speak, rather than with Androids. They deliver to different markets. The Apple tablet and phone are "Here's the device, we made it so it works the way you will want it. No, you can't change anything or it won't work the way you want it". Android, on the other hand, allows you to tinker. Different markets, and so they end up with different users. I'm an ex-iPhone user, my wife is very happy with my ex-phone. My manager is an ex-iPad user – her nerd husband bought it because he figured she'd want something "simple". She loves her Samsung phone, and intends to get a Samsung tablet.
Don't just claim there isn't a market out there for anything but your beloved Apple, or indeed claim that "nobody does it better". And definitely don't claim that media outlets are doing their job by advertising a company's products for free.
While I didn't watch the Media Watch story, you have surely gone above and beyond in rescuing Apple from the ABC's ravages.
Frankly if you haven't watched the episode mentioned your posts should be deleted, the report was so far over the top it wasn't funny!
FWIW, my phone is a HTC Sensation w/ the ARHD 6.5.4 ICS rom on it, I also own an iPad2 & an AppleTV2 and my wife has an iPhone4s + we have a Netbook, a WHS2011 Server and a PC in the house (no Macs anywhere).
I realise this is hyperbole, but as someone who studies physics at uni, reading that 'Steve Jobs made a dent in the universe', a universe that the Earth is only a fraction of a part of, made me want to throw up..
Brilliant post! When Moses handed down the tablets, one of them must have been an iPad.
This post was meant in response to Stephen at 6.54pm.
Good article. I thought much the same watching media watch (via iview on my iPad)
I really do not agree with this article at all. It sounds like something written by the Steve Jobs fan-club.
@paradox, did you watch the episode described? because if you didn't you really have no grounds to comment. I too think the media's coverage was shoddy but the vitriolic tone of media watch was in this case at crusade levels!
PS, FWIW I'm a Media Watch fan.
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Board of education sponsors community-wide meeting on safety
Feb. 20, 2013 @ 12:01 AM
School administrators, students and area residents have been invited to attend a community-wide safety meeting Tuesday at E.M. Rollins Elementary School in Henderson. This one-hour meeting will take place in the school auditorium at 7 p.m.
Residents interested in increasing community safety and protecting county youth should attend. Those who wish to speak to the audience are asked to prepare written statements.
The Vance County Board of Education, who is sponsoring this meeting, is inviting community figures, such as government officials, business owners, law enforcement personnel, area clergy and local educators to take part.


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A new effort by Tam?°stslikt Cultural Institute could bring fresh eyes and ears to the museum that sits on a windy plain and is not always in the forefront of everyone's minds.
The museum is behind Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Mission, east of Pendleton on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The contemporary building is tucked back just enough to be invisible from the roadway and has less-than-perfect signage to point the way, officials said.
They are anticipating a new approach could increase traffic and visitor demographics. A program called Community Academy will begin this month with a storytelling session on Feb. 11, a sort of open mike morning for those who have a story to pass on.
Native American storytellers are sought, of course, but others are welcome. Novice storytellers are invited to exercise their bravery in front of a live audience by sharing a story or two, noted Susan Sheoships, the institute's education coordinator.
Three experienced tribal storytellers will help kick off the event, which could make a great group event, she said. "We defintely need an audience."
Tribal nations everywhere are on the cusp of losing their storytellers. "For example, when Tam?°stslikt opened in 1998, there were several active traditional storytellers," explained Bobbie Conner, director of the institute. "Today, there are very few. We are hoping to grow the cultural assets of our reservation by connecting interested people with a teaching resource."
The stories told at the open mike won't be recorded, Sheoships added. "It's just for experience 'in the now.' We're hoping to bring some people out who have the raw materials to be good storytellers."
Community Academy won't always be about a tribal-specific activity, Conner said. "It's very much a community-driven program, and we are open to suggestions. Suggestions can be posted on Tam?°stslikt's Facebook."
Even with good representation now from the community at large, Tam?°stslikt officials hope to make the museum a "more friendly place to come to," a place people think of as hosting active, learning events, in addition to the exhibits that change on a regular basis, Sheoships noted. "It's part of an effort at making ourselves more visible and recognizing a lot of our community assets could use beefing up."
This event and more to follow -- including tribal dances in May -- will be free for participants and spectators.
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Fantasy Football Actives, Inactives and Weather Sunday Week 2
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BYE WEEKS: None
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NFL Questionable and Doubtful Players for Week 2 that FFLockerRoom are Following
PK's – Kai Forbath
QB's – None.
RB's – Bernard Pierce, Shonn Greene, C.J. Anderson, LaMichael James
WR's – Julio Jones, Roddy White, Travis Benjamin, Deonte Thompson, Damian Williams, Larry Fitzgerald, Mike Brown
TE's – Dwayne Allen, Travis Kelce, Marcedes Lewis
OL's – Sam Baker, Ryan Jensen, Josh Sitton, David Stewart, Carl Nicks, Chris Kuper, Will Rackley
CB's – Asante Samuel, Jarrett Bush, Dimitri Patterson, Dunta Robinson, Jabari Greer, Patrick Robinson, Corey White, Rashaan Melvin, Omar Bolden, Prince Amukamara, Alan Ball, Brandon Browner
DE's – Chris Long, Ahtyba Rubin, Anthony Spencer, Glenn Foster, Akiem Hicks, Tom Johnson, Damontre Moore, Chris Clemons
DL's – None.
DT's – Jonathan Babineaux, Arthur Jones, Brandon Williams, Nick Fairley
LB's – Sean Weatherspoon, Zaviar Gooden, Kavell Conner, Jerrell Freeman, Erik Walden, Lorenzo Alexander, J.T. Thomas, Kaluka Maiava
S – Darian Stewart, T.J. Ward, Jairus Byrd, Morgan Burnett, Ed Reed, Don Carey, Roman Harper, Antrel Rolle, Jeron Johnson
NFL players that have been ruled OUT for WEEK 2
PK's – Dustin Hopkins, Kai Forbath, Dan Orlovsky
QB's – Pat Devlin, Blaine Gabbert, Matt Barkley, McLeod-Bethel Thompson, Pat Devlin, Tyler Bray, Rex Grossman, Brian Hoyer, Case Keenum, Brad Sorensen, Ryan Lindley, Kellen Moore,Zac Dysert, Ryan Nassib, Matt McGloin
RB's – Kenjon Barner, Vick Ballard, Zac Stacy, Josh Vaughan, Mike Gillislee, Joseph Randle, Evan Royster, Shaun Draughn, Cierre Wood, Shonn Greene, Khiry Robinson, Peyton Hillis, Ryan Williams, Mikel Leshoure, C.J. Anderson, Michael Cox
WR's – Jacoby Jones, Marquise Goodwin, David Reed, Cole Beasley, Chad Hall, Deonte Thompson, Damian Williams, Seyi Ajirotutu, Nick Toon, Ryan Broyles, Mike Brown, Juron Criner
TE's – Rob Housler, Tom Crabtree, Joel Dreessen, Adrien Robinson, David Ausberry, Emil Igwenagu, Brandon Williams, Dwayne Allen, Andre Smith, MarQueis Gray, Chris Gragg, Tom Crabtree, Rob Housler, Marcedes Lewis, David Ausberry
OL's – Shawn Lauvao, Doug Legursky, Dennis Kelly, Jason Fox, David Diehl, Menelik Watson, Matt Tobin, Shelley Smith, Barrett Jones, Brandon Washington, Harland Gunn, Ryan Schraeder, Jeff Baca, Brian Folkerts, Dallas Thomas, Danny Watkins, Jeff Linkenbach, Khaled Holmes, David Arkin, Darrion Weems, Eric Kush, Josh LeRibeus, Martin Wallace, Jah Reid, Ryan Jensen, Sam Montgomery, Andrew Gardner, Cody White, Brian Schwenke, Byron Stingily, Lane Taylor, Doug Legursky, Brian Folkerts, Johnnie Troutman, Terron Armstead, Carl Nicks, Bobby Massie, Leroy Harris, John Moffitt, Chris Kuper, Brandon Mosley, Menelik Watson, Antoine McClain
CB's – Quinton Pointer, James Dockery, Ron Brooks, Stephon Gilmore, Casey Hayward, Will Davis, Jamar Taylor, Bradley Fletcher, Michael Adams, Champ Bailey, Dwayne Gratz , Shaun Prater, Melvin White, Dunta Robinson, Jarrett Bush, Stephon Gilmore, Ron Brooks, Quentin Jammer, Marcus Burley, Chimdi Chekwa
DE's – Vinny Curry, Gerald Rivers, Stansly Maponga, George Johnson, Wes Horton, Caesar Rayford, Ahtyba Rubin, Armonty Bryant, DeAngelo Tyson, Tim Jamison, Keyunta Dawson, Lavar Edwards, Josh Boyd, C.J. Wilson, Tyrunn Walkers, Glenn Foster, William Gholston, Steven Means, Jack Crawford
DL's – Jaye Howard
DT's – Brodrick Bunkley, Tyrunn Walker, Jordan Hill, Travian Robertson, Chase Baker, Sione Fua, Montori Hughes, Chris Neild, Brandon Williams, Drake Nevis, Nick Fairley, Alameda Ta'Amu, Johnathan Hankins, Abry Jones
LB's – Ernie Sims, Manti Te'o, Michael Mauti, Gerald Hodges, Josh Kaddu, Kavell Conner, Nico Johnson, Josh Martin, Paul Hazel, Zaviar Gooden, Nate Palmer, Terrell Manning, Alex Okafor, Allen Bradford
S – Isa Abdul-Quddus, Darian Stewart, Kemal Ishmael, Zeke Motta, Mistral Raymond, Delano Howell, Jordan Pugh, Jose Gumbs, Ed Reed, Morgan Burnett, Jairus Byrd, Brandon Taylor, Don Carey
FFLockerRoom Fantasy Football Injury News from Ziad Dahdul for WEEK 2
St. Louis Rams @ Atlanta Falcons – Sunday 1:00, DOME
St. Louis – Daryl Richardson (foot injury, Probable): Richardson could be seen limping off the field last week against the Cardinals after he suffered an apparent foot injury. He got the day off Wednesday as a precaution, but was able to return to practice as a full participant on Thursday and Friday. With Isaiah Pead back from suspension this week, Richardson may get a few less carries as both a precaution and a way to get Pead some much needed touches. Either way, Richardson will be fine this week and remains a solid RB2/Flex option.
Atlanta – Roddy White (high ankle sprain, Questionable): Now this is a tough situation. White played last week despite reports that he wasn't 100% and it was clear early on that he wasn't right. This week, he was just a limited participant in practice again and even took to twitter to "warn" folks before playing him. With White only being a limited participant again in practice all week, you can't feel too comfortable throwing him in your lineup again this week. High ankle sprains (this is what White is reported to have) don't heal quickly and I just don't know how much better he'll be just seven days after being hobbled on the field during week 1. If you have a legit fourth WR, you may be better off going that route until White can show he's healthy. If you don't, then 75% of White is probably better than a low level waiver wire pickup.
Julio Jones (knee injury, Questionable): This one caught fantasy owner by surprise this week. Jones was a limited participant in practice on both Thursday and Friday, which is where the questionable injury tag came from. There is no word on what type of knee injury Jones suffered and he really didn't look to be hobbled at all during last Sunday's contest, so it's tough to speculate exactly what's going on with Jones' knee. To me, if he's active, you play him without a doubt. He may be a guy that bears watching as Sunday gets closer, so keep an eye on him and make sure he'll be active before you get him in your lineup.
Cleveland Browns @ Baltimore Ravens – Sunday 1:00, 77 Mostly Sunny
Cleveland – None.
Baltimore – None.
Carolina Panthers @ Buffalo Bills – Sunday 1:00, 67 Degrees and Partly Sunny
Carolina – None.
Buffalo – None.
Minnesota Vikings @ Chicago Bears – Sunday 1:00, 65 Degrees and Cloudy
Minnesota – None.
Chicago – None.
Washington Redskins @ Green Bay Packers – Sunday 1:00, 62 Degrees and Rain
Washington – None.
Green Bay – Jermichael Finley (sprained big toe, Probable): Looks like Finley will be out there Sunday against the Redskins as he was able to practice on a limited basis on Thursday and Friday. There's no doubt Finley will have to play through pain, as it's impossible to run and cut without placing strain on the big toe, which basically means you can only protect the area to an extent. Every time he goes to push off, he will feel pain. Every time he engages a defender while blocking, he'll feel pain. So just know that he's not going to be close to 100% going into Sunday's game, but he will definitely suit up and play.
Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans – Sunday 1:00, DOME if Necessary
Tennessee – None.
Houston – Owen Daniels (groin strain, sore back, Probable): Daniels took a beating in Monday's night come from behind win over the Chargers and appears to have paid a small price for his breakout game. Both the groin strain and sore back are considered minor in nature and his ability to at least practice to some extent all week is a good sign for his availability and usage this coming Sunday. Expect a motivated Texans offense this Sunday when the face a trash-talking Titans team this Sunday.
Miami Dolphins @ Indianapolis Colts – Sunday 1:00, DOME if Necessary
Miami – None.
Indianapolis – None.
Dallas Cowboys @ Kansas City Chiefs – Sunday 1:00, 77 Degrees and Partly Cloudy
Dallas – Dez Bryant (sprained foot, Probable): Bryant doesn't seem concerned about his sprained foot at all after practicing all week without limitation. He looks like he'll be a full go against the Chiefs. I may be the minority here, but keep an eye on him during the game to see if there are any signs of re-injury. I don't like the combination of a speedy, athletic WR and a sprained foot, even if it is mild. But it is great news that he was able to practice without issue all week. I think he'll be just fine and will hopefully get more touches this week after being doubled all game against the Giants.
Tony Romo (bruised ribs, Probable): Romo was also a full participant this week after bruising his ribs during last week's contest. He was reportedly moving well and didn't show any signs of discomfort. The expectation should be that he wears some protective gear over the ribs to protect the apparent cartilage strain in order to allow Romo to stay upright and mobile. He should be ready to go against a rough Kansas City defense.
Kansas City – Jamaal Charles (quadriceps strain, Probable): Charles did not practice Wednesday (precautionary), was limited Thursday, and a full participant Friday. This doesn't seem to be anything more than a minor strain, so it looks like he'll be good to go heading into Sunday's contest against the Cowboys. Expect a big game from Charles.
San Diego Chargers @ Philadelphia Eagles – Sunday 1:00, 73 Degrees and Sunny
San Diego – None.
Philadelphia – None.
Detroit Lions @ Arizona Cardinals – Sunday 4:05, DOME if Necessary
Detroit – Reggie Bush (groin strain, dislocated thumb, Probable): We talked about Bush earlier this week and it appears that he's made progress all week, as he was a full participant each and every day. Coach Jim Schwartz even stated that there will not be a snap count limitation this week on Bush, so it looks like there is no concern about him heading into week 2. Joique Bell did play very well in week 1, so expect him to continue to get some carries, but it looks like this groin strain and thumb dislocation won't limit Bush in any way this week. Expect him to be a full go.
Arizona – Larry Fitzgerald (hamstring strain, Questionable): Fitz suffered a mild hamstring strain during Sunday's loss to the Rams. It looked to be nothing more than a minor issue and would not limit him at all in Week 2. However, Fitz re-injured the hamstring during practice on Wednesday, causing him to leave practice early. He did practice Thursday and Friday and was moving around well during individual WR drills on Friday, so it looks like he's on track to play against the Lions on Sunday. He'll most likely continue to get treatment on the hamstring over the weekend and is considered a game time decision. This is tricky considering the Cardinals-Lions game is a 4pm ET kickoff, which leaves you with limited options on the off chance he doesn't play. My money is on Fitz playing and not being terribly limited as he's only missed 4 games his entire career.
New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Sunday 4:05, 91 Degrees and Mostly Sunny
New Orleans – None.
Tampa Bay – None.
Denver Broncos @ New York Giants – Sunday 4:25, 71 Degrees and Mostly Sunny
Denver – None.
New York – Victor Cruz had a heel injury last week. I think he's fine. Ask the Cowboys.
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Oakland Raiders – Sunday 4:25, 67 Degrees and Mostly Sunny
Jacksonville – Maurice Jones-Drew had a relatively quiet return to the field Sunday, logging 15 carries for 45 yards and not catching a pass out of the backfield. Gabbert being out actually serves as a blessing for MJD, as Henne is a much more proficient passer and, while terribly inconsistent, will at least make defenses think twice before stacking eight in the box. I expect MJD to slowly get his feet under him and hit the ground running Week 2, as he actually looked very good moving around on the field. If you own him, stay patient. I think he serves as a terrific buy low guy if you find an owner who's already willing to cut bait.
Oakland – Blaine Gabbert will be out this week against the Raiders. I'm just trying to figure out if anyone cares? Anyways, he suffered a laceration to his throwing hand during Sunday's game, which required stitches. He was already dealing with a thumb issue, so this early designation should allow the laceration to heal and give his thumb some rest in order to help with his grip and strength of his throwing hand. Chad Henne gets the start this week, but again, you reeeeaaally shouldn't care.
San Francisco 49ers @ Seattle Seahawks – Sunday 8:30, 73 Degrees and Mostly Cloudy
San Francisco – None.
Seattle – None.


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