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Caleb Swanigan poured in 24 points and snagged a dozen rebounds as Homestead came from behind for a 68-56 win over Wayne in the first semifinal.
Cam Leshore topped Wayne with 20 points
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Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe's announcement that she will not seek reelection is shaking up Maine's political landscape. Snowe announced today that she won't seek reelection, citing the partisanship in Washington as a reason for the decision, which she announced late this afternoon.
Three-term Sen. Olympia Snowe has announced that she will not seek relection to the U.S. Senate this year. Snowe made the announcement in a written statement about a half hour ago.
"It's a shock to me obviously, to everybody," says state GOP Chair Charlie Webster. Webster says Snowe, who has just turned 65, has indicated that she's frustrated with the way Washington works. "I think she just decided that things don't work the way she'd like them to work," Webster says. "I've heard her talk about how frustrating it is, and she just got tired of it and said, 'Give somebody else a try.'"
In her written statement Snowe says:
"After 33 years in the Congress this was not an easy decision. My husband and I are in good health. We have laid an exceptionally strong foundation for the campaign, and I have no doubt I would have won re-election."
She goes on to say: "I do find it frustrating, however, that an atmosphere of polarization and 'my way or the highway' ideologies has become pervasive in campaigns and in our governing institutions. With my Spartan ancestry I am a fighter at heart; and I am well prepared for the electoral battle, so that is not the issue. However, what I have had to consider is how productive an additional term would be. Unfortunately, I do not realistically expect the partisanship of recent years in the Senate to change over the short term. So at this stage of my tenure in public service, I have concluded that I am not prepared to commit myself to an additional six years in the Senate, which is what a fourth term would entail."
Snowe says she will look for opportunities to give voice to citizens who believe, as she does, that we must return to an era of civility in government.
Snowe says she will schedule a news conference in Portland on Friday to further discuss her decision.
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Miss Basketball Whitney Jennings of Logansport and Sydney Buck of Homestead each had 14 points to lead the Indiana girls to their 83-56 win over Kentucky.
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22 U.S. Code § 618 - Enforcement and penalties
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(a) Violations; false statements and willful omissions
Any person who—
(2) in any registration statement or supplement thereto or in any other document filed with or furnished to the Attorney General under the provisions of this subchapter willfully makes a false statement of a material fact or willfully omits any material fact required to be stated therein or willfully omits a material fact or a copy of a material document necessary to make the statements therein and the copies of documents furnished therewith not misleading, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than five years, or both, except that in the case of a violation of subsection (b), (e), or (f) ofsection 614 of this title or of subsection (g) or (h) of this section the punishment shall be a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
(b) Proof of identity of foreign principal
In any proceeding under this subchapter in which it is charged that a person is an agent of a foreign principal with respect to a foreign principal outside of the United States, proof of the specific identity of the foreign principal shall be permissible but not necessary.
(c) Removal
(e) Continuing offense
(f) Injunctive remedy; jurisdiction of district court
Whenever in the judgment of the Attorney General any person is engaged in or about to engage in any acts which constitute or will constitute a violation of any provision of this subchapter, or regulations issued thereunder, or whenever any agent of a foreign principal fails to comply with any of the provisions of this subchapter or the regulations issued thereunder, or otherwise is in violation of the subchapter, the Attorney General may make application to the appropriate United States district court for an order enjoining such acts or enjoining such person from continuing to act as an agent of such foreign principal, or for an order requiring compliance with any appropriate provision of the subchapter or regulation thereunder. The district court shall have jurisdiction and authority to issue a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining order or such other order which it may deem proper.
(g) Deficient registration statement
If the Attorney General determines that a registration statement does not comply with the requirements of this subchapter or the regulations issued thereunder, he shall so notify the registrant in writing, specifying in what respects the statement is deficient. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as an agent of a foreign principal at any time ten days or more after receipt of such notification without filing an amended registration statement in full compliance with the requirements of this subchapter and the regulations issued thereunder.
(h) Contingent fee arrangement
It shall be unlawful for any agent of a foreign principal required to register under this subchapter to be a party to any contract, agreement, or understanding, either express or implied, with such foreign principal pursuant to which the amount or payment of the compensation, fee, or other remuneration of such agent is contingent in whole or in part upon the success of any political activities carried on by such agent.
Source(June 8, 1938, ch. 327, § 8, as added Apr. 29, 1942, ch. 263, § 1,56 Stat. 257; amended Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 1024, title I, § 20(b),64 Stat. 1005; June 27, 1952, ch. 477, title IV, § 402(d),66 Stat. 276; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 849, § 1,70 Stat. 899; Pub. L. 89–486, § 7,July 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 248; Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 402(26),Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3359; Pub. L. 104–65, § 9(8),Dec. 19, 1995, 109 Stat. 700; Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title III, § 308(e)(19),Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–621.)
References in Text
The Immigration and Nationality Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act June 27, 1952, ch. 477, 66 Stat. 163, as amended. Chapter 4 of title II of the Act is classified generally to part IV (§ 1221 et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 12 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1101 of Title 8 and Tables.
Prior Provisions
Provisions on this subject were contained in section 615 of this title prior to general amendment of act June 8, 1938, by act Apr. 29, 1942.
1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–208substituted "removal pursuant to chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act" for "deportation in the manner provided by sections 1251 to 1253 of title 8".
1995—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 104–65, § 9(8)(A), struck out "or in any statement under section 614 (a) of this title concerning the distribution of political propaganda" after "or supplement thereto".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–65, § 9(8)(B), struck out subsec. (d) which read as follows: "The United States Postal Service may declare to be nonmailable any communication or expression falling within clause (2) of section 611 (j) of this title in the form of prints or in any other form reasonably adapted to, or reasonably appearing to be intended for, dissemination or circulation among two or more persons, which is offered or caused to be offered for transmittal in the United States mails to any person or persons in any other American republic by any agent of a foreign principal, if the United States Postal Service is informed in writing by the Secretary of State that the duly accredited diplomatic representative of such American republic has made written representation to the Department of State that the admission or circulation of such communication or expression in such American republic is prohibited by the laws thereof and has requested in writing that its transmittal thereto be stopped."
1984—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 98–620struck out provision that the proceedings shall be made a preferred cause and expedited in every way.
1966—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 89–486, § 7(1), inserted exception provision.
Subsecs. (f) to (h). Pub. L. 89–486, § 7(2), added subsecs. (f) to (h).
1956—Act Aug. 1, 1956, amended credit to section by redesignating section 20(b) of act Sept. 23, 1950, as section 20.
1952—Subsec. (c). Act June 27, 1952, substituted "sections 1251 to 1253 of title 8" for "sections 155 and 156 of title 8".
1950—Subsec. (e). Act Sept. 23, 1950, added subsec. (e).
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–208effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after Sept. 30, 1996, see section 309 ofPub. L. 104–208, set out as a note under section 1101 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality.
Effective Date of 1995 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–65effective Jan. 1, 1996, except as otherwise provided, see section 24 ofPub. L. 104–65, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1601 of Title 2, The Congress.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–620not applicable to cases pending on Nov. 8, 1984, see section 403 ofPub. L. 98–620, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1657 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89–486effective ninety days after July 4, 1966, see section 9 ofPub. L. 89–486, set out as a note under section 611 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective on the sixtieth day after Apr. 29, 1942, except that prior to such sixtieth day the Attorney General may make, prescribe, amend, and rescind such rules, regulations, and forms as may be necessary to carry out act Apr. 29, 1942, see section 3 of act Apr. 29, 1942, set out as an Effective Date of 1942 Amendment note under section 611 of this title.
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Romdeau wrote:Yeah if you sign up as an alternate and don't expect to play you're signing up with the wrong mindset.
Ok, to be clear, i'm ready to play.
my point was, alts were exhausted and then some... points at 2 issues actually:
1. turn-out rate
2. getting "hot blood" to join
I have no ideas on how to address those issues, but its worth pointing out.


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Iron Maiden
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|Iron Maiden
|British Jerusalem
|Years Active
|1975-The Rapture
|Whatever God says it is
|Holy Records!
|*deep breath* Paul Day, Terry Rance, Steve Harris, Ron Matthews, Dave Sullivan, *deep breath* Dave Murray, Dennis Wilcock, Bob Sawyer, Terry Wapram, Tony Moore, Thunderstick, Doug Sampson, Paul Di'Anno, Paul Cairns, *gasp* Paul Todd, Dave Mac, Tony Parsons, Dennis Stratton, *gasp* Clive Burr, Adrian Smith, Bruce Dickinson, Nicko McBrain, Janick Gers, and Blaze Bayley!! *passes out*
|Former Members
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Iron Maiden is a Christian heavy metal band from Great Britain. Originally formed by bassist and zealous protestant Steve Harris, they are influenced by Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, God, Jesus, and The Holy Spirit. Their mascot is Eddie, an immortal, decaying corpse used to get the attention of the youth, as well as to symbolize the eternal life ahead of those who worship God. They are one of the most successful Christian rock bands of all time, selling over 27 albums worldwide.
Formation, Early Career, and Rise to Fame
Iron Maiden formed on Christmas Day, 1975, with bassist and firebrand "fire and brimstone" preacher Steve Harris recruiting guitarist Dave Murray and raspy-voiced spiritual healer Paul Di'Anno. According to Harris, there was "something missing" from the heavy metal genre of music, and he felt he needed help figuring out what that something was. Harris stated that he was seeking "divine intervention," after looking up the word "divine" in the dictionary. Unfortunately, he never encountered divine intervention. He later decided to look up "intervention," but could not find it in the dictionary. Harris calls this experience one of the major disappointments of his life.
Instead of the more preferable help from the divine, Harris hired and fired numerous band members, so that by 1980 Iron Maiden consisted of Paul Di'Anno on vocals, Dave Murray and Dennis Stratton on guitars, Steve Harris on bass, and Clive Burr on drums. All were in some way connected to the Christian religions, from Harris' status as a preacher to Dennis Stratton's infamous encounter with an over-eager Catholic Priest.
They named themselves "Iron Maiden," after a poor, lost soul asked if Jesus was crucified on the iron maiden. After explaining to him that Jesus was never crucified, and he actually secretly flew to Mars, Steve Harris suggested that "Jesus Actually Flew to Mars" would be a good name. Unfortunately, this name was taken by another band, so Iron Maiden was accepted as a second choice. This paved the way for their first album, cleverly titled Iron Maiden. On this cleverly titled album was the cleverly titled song, "Iron Maiden." To this day, the band members refuse to say how they came up with such clever song and album titles.
Iron Maiden's next album was Killers, which contained songs about the Crusades, from the first crusade in 1095, to the Iraq crusades in 1990 and 2003, to The Last Crusade (which was ironically not the last at all) in 1989. Shortly before the recording of this new album, Harris fired Stratton, citing creative and personal differences, as well as Stratton's alleged Judaism. Said Harris during an interview: "...and so, that is why Christianity advocates love, and...what? A what? A fucking jew in our band!? GET OUT, JEW!" Stratton's replacement was Adrian Smith, who was previously a guitar-playing missionary to Guatemala.
The album contained such tracks as "Wrathchild," about the horrible people that the noble Catholic knights fought against in the Crusades, "The Ides of March," about one day that the horrible people that the noble Catholic knights fought against in the Crusades were particularly morally wrong, and "Killers," about the horrible people that the noble Catholic knights fought against in the Crusades. Iron Maiden's subject matter had clearly begun to diversify, and their widespread success was imminent.
By 1981, Paul Di'Anno was demonstrating increasingly self-destructive behavior, particularly by having casual, polite conversation with non-Christians that was not attempts to convert them. His lack of piety prompted Harris to fire and have him excommunicated, and Iron Maiden's search for a new singer began. Shortly, Bruce Dickinson joined the band. He was previously a member of the band Samson, but was fed up with the band's refusal to play songs that had lyrics about killing all the non-Christians. In 1982, Iron Maiden released The Number of the Beast, cementing their world fame. It contained such tracks as the curiously named "The Number of the Beast," about how the Number of the Beast is evil and how everyone that follows it is going to hell, and "Run to the Hills," about escaping from Satan, who is evil and lives in hell. The Number of the Beast sold over 6 copies worldwide, and Iron Maiden was officially the biggest Christian metal band in the world.
Fame and Famousness
A year after The Number of the Beast came Piece of Mind, Iron Maiden's fourth album. Before the recording, Clive Burr was fired from the band, allegedly for heresy, and replaced by Nicko McBrain. This lineup remained the same through the recording of Powerslave, Somewhere in Time, and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, their fifth, sixth, and seventh albums, but was changed again when Adrian Smith was fired for alleged heresy. He was replaced by Janick Gers, and the albums No Prayer for the Dying and Fear of the Dark were recorded with the same, heretic-free lineup.
Piece of Mind was accidentally misspelled by the record company, and contained songs about peace coming from eternal life after death. Powerslave was musically darker, containing songs about peace, love, and happiness and showcasing Iron Maiden's lack of fear to play music about the things nobody else wanted to talk about. Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son were both themed largely around the life of Jesus. No Prayer for the Dying was actually supposed to be titled "No Prayer for the Dying Musical Creativity of the Band," but this used more ink than was acceptable for the record company, who forced the band to shorten their title. One of its songs, Holy Smoke, was all about how listeners needed to send the band money, lest they be eternally damned to Hell. Fear of the Dark was actually written about Steve Harris's bizarre phobia that lingered even into his adulthood, and was not technically a Christian album. Iron Maiden disagreed, however, saying that since God created them, and they created the album, that it was still Christian.
All the while, Maiden continued to tour relentlessly, giving fiery sermons and singing their catchy, upbeat tunes about slaughtering the unbelievers.
Screwing it all up
In 1993, Bruce Dickinson decided to leave Iron Maiden, saying that "if the fucking roadies can't give me a realistic 200-foot manger, than I can't stand on stage and sing for a little while." After auditioning numerous vocalists and hating them all, the band members agreed that Jeff Biggsby was the right man for the job. Unfortunately, just days after his recruitment, he was found out to have been illicitly baptized. Biggsby was then publicly stoned by the band. In his stead, Blaze Bayley was hired to sing for the band, who had a "different vocal style," compared to Dickinson, which resulted in "mixed reception" by the fans. With Bayley, Iron Maiden sold 2.5 albums, their lowest sales numbers to date.
Returning to their senses
Luckily, the band was starting to return to its senses, and Harris agreed to lick Dickinson's shoes clean every day if he'd agree to return to the band. Dickinson also finally got his wish: a 200-foot-tall moving nativity scene, complete with a manger, all three kings, and a faulty and extremely dangerous pyrotechnics system. Iron Maiden officially stated, after several complaints from fans about being burned to death, that "those people didn't really die, now they just live in Heaven with God."
Third degree burns aside, both Adrian Smith and Bruce Dickinson returned to Iron Maiden, and the band soon released Brave New World, which contained songs about Heaven. The supporting tour eventually produced a live album, called Rock in Rio, which contained songs about Heaven. By 2003, the band had completed and released their 13th album, Dance of Death, which contained songs based around the concept of Heaven, and one song "Rainmaker" which is about making rain. The supporting tour eventually produced a live album, called Death on the Road, which contained songs about Heaven. Finally, in the autumn of 2006, Iron Maiden released their latest studio album, titled A Matter of Life and Death. This album contains songs about heaven. They plan to release a live album from the recordings collected from the supporting tour of the album. Though the album's name is as of yet undecided, the band has explicitly stated that the new live album will contain songs about the afterlife, though almost definitely not about Hell.
In late 2006, the band announced that they were breaking off with their ties with Holy Records! to form their own record company, saying that "We're gonna make our own clubhouse, and you're not invited!" The band announced the split after Holy Records!'s owner was caught stealing communion wafers from a church in London.
In early 2008, lead singer Bruce Dickinson got down to writing new songs for Iron Maiden's new album. In an interview, he states "I'm the only one who's gonna write the songs this time. For the first time in Maiden's history, our newer stuff is still going to have heavy metal roots to it, but with even more evangelical lyrics for the churches to play. I really have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ that people can still go out and have fun headbanging, but they have to headbang for our precious, precious God. If there's something for me to say, please don't listen to the devil; he only wants to use you so you can listen to black metal, and that's like, and that's like, uh.... not cool and not Christian.. And this twenty-...what number is this one, Steve? This fifteenth album will be released on December 21st, 2012, because on that day it will be the coming day for the Lord Jesus Christ! Finally, peace and holiness is coming! Let the Lord cleanse your soul of all evil in one day of soul-cleansing when your soul will be cleansed!"
The new album by Iron Maiden will be called Christian In A Christian's World (That's Right, it's OUR World You Heathens) and will be released on December 21st, 2012. The new single, "Worship God, Or We'll Fucking Kill You" will be released on December 22nd, 2012, but only in Heaven. Earth fans might have to wait a little longer before they receive it.
Throughout its history, Iron Maiden was the target of consistent criticism from non-Christian groups. Since they reached worldwide fame with The Number of the Beast, they attracted groups of protesters to their shows, who were outraged by Iron Maiden's blunt Christianity. Iron Maiden's Jewish critics disliked the explicit use of "Jesus," Islamic protesters were outraged that God was never referred to as Allah, and many Buddhists found the band's recurring theme of "killing the unbelievers" "somewhat objectionable."
In an interview about the protesters, singer Bruce Dickinson said "Look, it's not like we're forcing them to listen. Besides, it's not our fault that they haven't accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior and are going to hell. You hear that, you stupid fuckers!? You're. Going. To. Hell!"
Still, Iron Maiden assures fans that there is no end in sight for their brand of Christian heavy metal. "We know you need our guidance, my fellow servants of Christ," said Steve Harris in a 2006 interview. "And we'd give it to you even if you didn't."


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Country Club of Greene County
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Greene County Country Club is a semi-private facility located just outside Union Point City limits on Highway 278. Guest Play is encouraged. The course features Champion Bermuda Greens with Bermuda Fairways. The course is located on a rolling terrain that will challenge even the best golfers.
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I've checked out a few tutorials and am just beginning to understand how to digi scrap after years of traditional scrapping but have yet to come across anything about templates.
Why use one and how do you go about it?
Thanks in advance!
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I've checked out a few tutorials and am just beginning to understand how to digi scrap after years of traditional scrapping but have yet to come across anything about templates.
Why use one and how do you go about it?
Thanks in advance!
I think templates are awesome because they are a jumping off point on a layout... If you are using PS, you can use clipping masks to cut your photos into new shapes, and to cut your papers into shapes that the template gives you.
Templates are really great for helping you learn about scale and how large a photo can be or should be. Sometimes they help you achieve cool shapes across a page that you wouldn't have necessarily thought of yourself.
They also give you a jumping off point!! When I started using templates, I would use all the shapes and strips the template gave me and not much else... but my layouts had better composition than they would had I just thrown a couple photos on a page. Now that I am a much better scrapper and more accomplished user of templates, I take things out and add things in and make things smaller or bigger to match how I feel... These days, I almost always start with a template but by the time I'm done with the page, you can't hardly see any of the template left...
As far as the how do you go about using them... that really depends on which program you are using to scrap in...
If you are using Photoshop or PSE, you should be able to place your photo or paper in the layer just above the layer you want it to clip to and hit alt-control-g on your keyboard... This will clip your paper or photo to the shape of the layer of the template. Do this over and over until all the layers have papers or photos clipped to them. Add drop shadows and/or extra elements and you're done!! :D
In Paint Shop Pro, this is more difficult but can be done. You have lots of options actually in PSP of how to get the job done. My favorite is this: You can use the magic wand, make the layer of the template you want to clip your paper or photo to the layer you are on, and click your magic wand in a space where there is no shape. This should bring the "marching ants" around the shape of your template layer. In the layer palette, click the layer of the photo or paper you want to clip to make it the active layer and click on your keyboard Control-X for Cut (or go to Edit, Cut). This will cut away your extra photo or paper... Again, do this for all the shapes, and add drop shadows for a completed layout.
PSP is a little less forgiving than PS for using templates. It won't allow you to uncut a photo or a paper once you have moved on to the next layer. PS and PSE do allow you to undo a clipping mask much later so I prefer using templates in those programs. Either way, templates are an awesome scaffolding to get a feel for scrapbooking and to learn some neat features in your program of choice!! :D
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At first I wondered too about using templates.
I tried them out when I first started scrapping and found them to be a lot of work. But when I tried to do things by myself, I had such trouble with placement and sizing and making a page that looked put together. So I gave templates another shot. Using them really helped me to learn my program because I had to learn things about layering elements, clipping your photo or papers to the template pieces, and resizing. For me it was a great tool to get a page done that looked pretty, I got to play around with different papers and elements with ease, and I learned my program
I am not sure what program you use for scrapping. (I use Photoshop) Most templates that you buy will usually come with a layered file in a .psd format and the individual .png files for people whose software doesn't use .psd files.
Since I use Photoshop I tend to use the .psd layered file. It is quite easy to move the layers around, size elements, change direction and more. If you use .png files, you would just drag each .png file onto your workspace and arrange them.
There is great flexibility in templates. You can use the template as is, and just clip in or layer your own papers and elements. Or you can rotate the template, rotate certain elements and move things around to fit your photos. You can also use templates as a jumping off point -- maybe you have a template that has a fe photo frames and flowers scattered about. You might really want to do a boy page and have no need for flowers. You can replace those flowers with stars or buttons or bugs or whatever and place them where the flowers in the template are. The possibilites are limitless.
Thanks so much for your answers. I didn't even realize you could change things on the template. I thought you had to use it exactly as it is.
I am using PSE so hopefully it will be easy to figure out.
Thanks again,
So glad I found this. I am also new at digi and wondered--"why templates"? Since I don't know PSE (but my class starts Monday!!!) I don't have those capabilities you all spoke about. I just scraplift the template, in other words, following the template as a guide as I do my layout. I guess you would say I just use it as a sketch. But I am looking forward to learning all the stuff you were talking about!!!
Wow! A very helpful post. Thanks for sharing the information. Looking forward to trying out a template soon.
Definitely check out the sketch and multiphoto challenges here! They offer beautiful templates and often bonus templates as a posting bonus!
Thanks again to everyone. I will be sure to check out the challenges.
Thanks for the info on templates. I bought some, but have never used them.
Good info :) ..I often wondered why there were two options on some templates, ie: one with just a .psd file and then all the *bits* .. now I know :)


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Chesterfield, MO (KSDK) - He's back! Former Cardinal Albert Pujols was back in town Tuesday, creating quite a stir at the Chesterfield Athletic Complex.
On a day off from baseball he flew into the area to watch baseball.
Pujols came to watch his son play on a team that was once coached by St. Louis Cardinals Coach Mike Matheny.
People at the game seemed excited to see him. He was gracious to fans but did not want to speak to NewsChannel 5.
Pujols had a game Monday and will play another Wednesday, so his trip to St. Louis is likely wrapping up.


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GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WUSA) -- As the world has their eyes set on the London Olympics, Timmy La is focused on something else - the 2016 Paralympics.
"Making it to the Paralympics would mean the world; it would be a big accomplishment for me."
The Maryland Table Tennis Center (MDTTC) is filled with the sound of ping pong balls being fiercely hit back and forth on the table and sneakers screeching - most are not amateur players but professionals in training.
"In 2010 people started telling me about the Paralympics so now I started my training more intense."
But in order to achieve his goal Timmy, who was born without a finger on both hands, will have to play catch up as he recently discovered his love for the sport. Many Olympic hopefuls begin training before their teenage years.
In 2009, at the age of 16 he picked up his first paddle while playing table tennis with his father. That summer he registered for camp at MDTTC.
"[When summer camp first started] out of the 30 or so students I would say Timmy would have ranked last in his potential to eventually be playing for medals," Coach Larry Hodges said. "But Timmy started training really hard, hour after hour, day after day and now I think he secretly gets great pleasure from beating those who used to beat him 11-0."
And the quality of training he receives has also helped him progress.
Players of all ages and levels train at MDTTC, one of the largest and renowned table tennis clubs in the United States. The club is also home to world-class coaches like Cheng Yinghua and Jack Huang. Both are former Chinese National Team members and former U.S. Olympic players.
"In the beginning Timmy didn't have much strength in his grip and the paddle would flop around in his hand. But I think he's done a lot of weight training to build up his hand and finger muscles so he's able to hold it more tightly and [his grip] has gotten firmer and firmer," Coach Hodges said.
In his short time practicing the sport the Gaithersburg teen has already won a national tournament.
"The next step is the Paralympics," Timmy said.
Training for such an event will be demanding but his coaches are sure he can pull it off.
"If he is able to keep up the training the way he's doing now until the trails of the 2016 Paralympics, let's just say I feel sorry for those other players," Coach Hodges said.
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Posted on 4/5/2013
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After 6 years of service to Forsyth County, Corporal Jim Warren has retired from the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office.
Corporal Warren began his career in Law Enforcement with the NC Department of Corrections, where he served as a Probation Officer for over 30 years. He began working with the FCSO in November of 2006 as a part time Deputy. In 2007, he was hired full time working in the Courtroom Division. Corporal Warren has also been a School Resource Officer and was promoted to Corporal in 2010.
Corporal Warren's knowledge and guidance will be missed and we wish him the best in all future endeavors. Congratulations Corporal Warren!
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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and an assist
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Troy Brouwer and Wojtek Wolski also scored for the Capitals, who snapped a
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Although some opposition MPs express dissatisfaction over the way Speaker Anne Makinda runs the Parliament, interviewed legislators say it is too early to judge the new presiding officer.
This is only Makinda's second occasion to preside over a meeting of the 10th Parliament since her last November election to that position, which Samuel Sitta, currently the Minister for East African Cooperation, held in the 9th Parliament.
Rev. Peter Msigwa (Chadema- Iringa Urban) said: "One could judge the speaker wrongly…it may well be due to some MPs' ignorance of Parliamentary Rules," citing the fact that more than 70 per cent of them are new and are still learning the rules governing House business.
He said it would be unfair to judge her so soon because she is also new to the position. "Let's us give Speaker Makinda time while we also study Parliament Rules. The Parliamentary budget meeting starting in June may give us a picture of what kind of speaker we have," he said.
David Kafulila (NCCR- Mageuzi-Kigoma South) said it was the speaker's duty to positively deal with the challenges occurring in the debating chamber but she should "cut bureaucracy, " expressing concern over what he described as Makinda's strictness" with regard to Parliamentary Rules.
He observed that not every issue should be decided by the Parliamentary Standing Orders, claiming that there are national issues that demand quick attention and answers.
On the same issue, Kigoma North MP Zuberi Kabwe Zitto simply replied: "It is too early to judge her. She has five years. Remember Speaker Sitta was hated much between 2006 and 2007 but became very popular after the Richmond scandal…I think she is doing well, despite the challenges."
As for the Vunjo MP Augustine Mrema, Speaker Makinda has displayed performance that brings hope, especially praising her after uniting all the opposition parties in the Parliament.
"There are former speakers, whoI know, committed serious mistakes …some violated human rights and others did not follow the rule of law. Makinda could emerge as the best speaker this country has ever had.
Besides Sitta, other Speakers were the late Chief Adam Sapi Mkwawa, the late Chief Erasto Mang'enya and Pius Msekwa since independence in 1961.
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CHANTILLY, Va. (WUSA) - Parking garages at Dulles International Airport have reopened after police searched them Monday night after reports of a possible threat, according to media reports.
The garages were closed for several hours, leaving passengers who had parked there no access to their vehicles.
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AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ The Maine House Republicans have chosen Rep. Kenneth Fredette of Newport as their floor leader for the new two-year session.
Fredette, who's beginning his second term, defeated two other candidates for the minority leader's post Wednesday afternoon. Rep. Robert Nutting of Oakland, who was House speaker for the last two years, and Rep. Paul Davis of Sangerville also sought the job. Fredette was elected on the second balloting.
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Im In A Bit Of A Pickle!
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About the stock trailer. I am no expert, but they haul mustangs all the time loose in a trailer. Once the trailer is moving, most horses are pretty busy keeping their balance, to jump around.
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Posted 16 April 2012 - 08:19 AM
Anyway- her feet look like they have been taken care of, but she is so dehydrated and so sucked up. Please, call the authorities like already mentioned. This could come back and bite you, in a very bad way. If the authorites wo't do anything, contazct your local news station, they would be all over this!!
Good luck and PLEASE, keep up posted on this poor girl.
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Posted 16 April 2012 - 09:35 AM
"Friend and I got lost and came up on this half dead horse with no water. My friend immediately called 911 and the sherriff came out and....."
Edited by teampenninglady123, 16 April 2012 - 09:54 AM.
Posted 16 April 2012 - 04:43 PM
Call the authorities, local sheriff would be a good place to start. Find a mailbox on the same road and do some searches on Google Maps to try to locate the physical address. Do a CAD search for the City/County and see if you can figure out the owner of the property (combine a CAD search of the road name you are on along with using Google maps to try to matcht it up).
Perhaps it is something as simple as a water pump failure that the owner is not aware of.
I'd very much NOT recommend pursuing this much further without having the local authorities involved.
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Posted 16 April 2012 - 05:26 PM
As an inspector, if a horse is out on a large enclosure (acres it sounds like) containing potential forage and water is in clear evidence, then they have nothing by which to show that the owner is not providing the needed sustenance.
Does it suck? Yes it does. But, inspector comes out, see's whisps of bits of hay on the ground, sees water in a bucket.... well, the horse is being provided for. They can't just take someones word that it wasn't the owner that did the providing.
Sometimes it is better to let them suffer an extra day or two. Awful to say, but in the case of building a neglect case, really no way around it.
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I just want to say thank you for giving the poor thing water and hay.
Have you tried pulling into the first closest house and asking about the horse? Perhaps they know who owns it, or perhaps they own it themselves?
*Canter for the Cure*
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Anecdote: My college friends and I were driving around chatting after classes one day. We were out in the boonies - only pastureland with sheep, mules, and a few horses in sight. As we were driving we saw a horse with his leg stuck in the fence. It was one of those mesh fences and it was wide enough to get a leg through. I had my leatherman on me, so I figured we'd just go up, clip the fence and free the horse then repair, no harm no foul. As we approached the horse he started panicking and so we retreated and drove down the road. We went about 5 miles til we came across a house. We pulled in and described the area/horse and the situation, and the gal knew exactly who the horse was, and who it belonged to, and promptly called the owner up.
Small town/middle of nowhere places know everyone and their business.
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Posted 17 April 2012 - 07:02 AM
I say it's good you gave the horse food and water. I agree, the horse would not have survived without it. If it were me, and nothing was being done by the authorities, I would try contacting the neighbors, and I'd keep feeding the horse.
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Posted 17 April 2012 - 08:23 AM
Having said that, I would have done the same. The filly probably would have died if you hadn't stumbled across her. Document everything. Get a written letter from your friend, saying exactly how you found the horse, what you brought over in regards to water/feed. Pictures of everything, dates/times and content of every call you've made so far.
If the inspector or rescue are unable/unwilling to help, your best recourse is to try to find the owner of the land and offer to buy the horse. Another thing that sucks--sometimes buying them is the easiest and fastest way to save them.
Keep us posted please!
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Posted 17 April 2012 - 08:43 AM
Take the location, nearest corner and then x feet/miles N/S/E/W of the corner, or even better a GPS coordinate and go to the county USDA extension, court house or library and look at the county plat map. That will be able to tell you who owns the property.
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Posted 17 April 2012 - 10:31 AM
call 911 and say there is a horse on the road.
when they come...and see it is not...tell them it jumped back over the fence but you are not sure where it got out at.
Then say the poor thing probably is getting out b/c it is desperate for food and water...and let the cop see why.
They will HAVE to call/locate owner b/c of the hazard on the highway the horse could be.
We have cows that do this all the time...and man, they hunt us down to let us know.
They have to do something then. They become obligated to make sure the owner secures the horse properly b/c if something happens after the cops showed up and left, and they did nothing to loacte owner...they will be liable.
I would also write a note and put it in a ziploc bag and attach it to your water bucket with water in it and say:
Dear county inspector or police: This water here is NOT from the owner or caregiver of this horse. I put it here as a concerned citizen b/c without this water from me... it will DIE! Please handle this horse and the owner as I cannot keep coming back here and shouldn't have to. Thanks!
Make sure if they ask you if it is your note...tell them no and tell them you were just coming down the road when you saw the horse.
I hate like heck to tell you to lie...but I would for the welfare of this horse.
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Posted 18 April 2012 - 02:44 PM
I'll use myself as a recent example. A couple of months ago my mare went somewhat off her feed for a couple of days, just nibbling, kinda lethargic. Day 3, stopped nibbling, started showing classic mild colic symptoms. Vet out, tubed, medicated. Told to watch her and if not showing recovered appetite in 24 hours to call back. 24 hours later, I get the vet back out. They check her out, reflux style blockage, they want her in the clinic for IV and 24 hour monitoring.
She ended up at the clinic for the next 5 days. Did not ingest any food for the first four days, fluids via IV only. She was released back to me on day 6. She looked AWFUL. She had essentially not eaten or drank for 9 straight days other than what was tubed in. Seriously, she looked HORRIBLE, even though she was on the slow road to recovery.
Vet wanted her on a VERY specific, VERY limited diet while bringing her gut back up to speed. I put her in a dry lot so I would know EXACTLY what she was consuming when. If you had pulled up and given her 4 flakes of hay, you likely would have put her straight back at the vet clinic, and I would be trying to hunt you down to pay for the next 5 days of 24 hour ICU care. I'd have been extremely upset.
If you had called law enforcement and they contacted me, I would have happily provided them a copy of my vet bill, along with the instructions from my vet and the phone # to contact them and verify the horses condition.
Is it likely to be the case? No, probably not. But no one really knows until you go through the channels.
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The horse rescue called me this morning and said that the inspector went out there and saw the horse, and decided she was bad enough off to take her. So hes having to go through all this rigamarole to find out who they are. Once he contacted them, he was going to ask them to the surrender the horse or they were going to take them to court! So I sent her an email with my pictures of the horse I took on the day I found her just so if they needed to take them to court, they could build a case. I asked the woman if I could bring her water while all of this went through. She said hold off, but the mare had been 2 days without water!!! I decided to bring her water and let her drink all she wanted and take all of the evidence with me! But when I got there, there were truck and trailer tire tracks heading in, and no mare to be found! So someone came and got her. Not sure if it was the horse rescue, or the owners, or maybe someone sick of seeing her suffer just like me. But where ever she is, she's getting help. Im still expecting a call from the horse rescue probably tomorrow.
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Food Deserts: Where Have All the Inner-City Grocery Stores Gone?
Chicago entrepreneur Karriem Beyah grew up working in the grocery business, but when he courted some industry heavyweights to bring stores to the South Side, their response was disdainful: "Who wants to go over there?" It's not just a Windy City problem.


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There's an old Red Indian, or perhaps I should say Native American, proverb which states that if you find yourself mounted on a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.
It is with this approach in mind that I have decided to cease commenting on the economy, climate change, the Eurozone and the EU. I am not planning any more blog posts or any more appearances on news media on these subjects.
It's not that there isn't plenty to comment on or that I don't have lots of views, but rather that I have concluded that the exercise is futile. The process of commentary has become too politicised, too few people want to be told the truth, whilst much of the media has become totally unfit for purpose yet they are still believed.
I have been heading towards this conclusion for a while, but a few recent examples may serve to illustrate why I have decided to withdraw:
The IMF
I have commented before on my blog that the IMF is no longer an organisation which is fit for purpose or can be trusted. Under Christine Lagarde the IMF has become an instrument of French policy. Has anyone ever wondered why there have been a disproportionate number of French Managing Directors
of the IMF?
The Financial Times recently had as its "splash" headline the revelation that a senior Chinese auditor has said that Chinese local authority debt is 'out of control'. This is indeed big news. However, in
another article on the same front page it quotes Olivier Blanchard (let me have a wild guess as to his nationality), the IMF's chief economist, as saying that the UK government needs to consider reversing or softening its so-called austerity drive.
Apart from missing the point that there hasn't actually been any austerity in the form of overall spending cuts yet, I find hard to fathom why the FT does not see fit to comment about:
1. The apparent contrast between what the Chinese official is saying and the course of action Monsieur Blanchard is advocating;
2. That in the full article on this IMF's World Economic Outlook report on page 8 of the paper there is a table from the IMF showing that the UK economy is still forecast to perform better than the Eurozone; and
3. That the IMF far from acting like the world's central bank by promoting financial stability and sustainable economic growth, which are unsurprisingly amongst its stated objectives, is now advocating continuance of the same policies which caused the current crisis.
It is a strange world in which the world's central bank acts advocates that governments act with all the financial rectitude of a drunken sailor on shore leave and the world's leading financial newspaper offers no comment. I thought its slogan was "No FT, no comment".
The EU
I was out of the UK for a couple of weeks recently, but whilst I was away I note that Lord Mandelson has 'become a key strategist' for a pro EU movement called British Influence which intends to hold what it terms 'the Dirty 20' Eurosceptic politicians to account ahead of the proposed EU membership referendum. As the press noted the group's strategy 'bears many of his [Mandelson's] hallmarks.'
As Nigel Farage of UKIP pointed out this is classic Mandelson strategy: play the man not the ball. Note that the strategy is not to engage in debate with the Eurosceptics about the merits or demerits of EU
But then it must be hard for people like Mandelson and other vociferous supporters of the EU such as Ken Clarke, Richard Branson and others to engage in such debate given that they were also vociferous supporters of the UK joining the Euro which would clearly have been an unmitigated disaster as it is been for all the peripheral countries.
Somehow this lack of credibility goes unremarked and so does not lead them to shamefully withdraw from the debate. It merely seems to encourage more dirty tricks to which they resort because of their lack of substantive arguments, tactics which are tolerated by the pro EU media. It reminds me of the question: "Why do people take an instant dislike to Peter Mandelson? Answer: It saves a lot of time."
It seems not to have dawned upon the left wing supporters of the EU who admire its anti democratic tendencies, the imposition of suffocating regulation and EU desire for a large and interventionist government that their side has been hijacked by those who are in fact their natural enemies. Whereas in the 1975 EU referendum, Tony Benn and Denis Healey were prominent members of the anti EU camp, many in the pro EU camp seem not to have spotted that they are now marching side by side with Tony Bliar (not a misspelling), Peter "the Prince of Darkness" Mandelson, and the knighted bosses of some of the FTSE 100 and some of Britain's largest private companies. Perhaps they should reflect on why that is and whether they are comfortable given the notion that you can judge a person by the company they keep.
Climate Change
I have long been a sceptic of the quasi religious belief that there is man-made global warming and more particularly that many or any of the measures such as carbon trading, wind farms, solar energy or electric cars would be of any efficacy if there was or in many cases are any more than an outright fraud. I have come in for some vituperative comment and action from "Warmists" for this stance, even though I have never said that I don't think there is climate change, but that I would like some unadulterated evidence a) that it exists; and b) that it is man-made, and if that is provided, some
suggestions for dealing with it which might work rather than simply lining the
pockets of those who exploit this.
The media on climate change is so biased it would be laughable if it weren't for the fact that the subject and the waste of scarce resources on cons which pose as solutions are quite serious.
Then I read things like this: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/16/us-climate-slowdown-idUSBRE93F0AJ20130416%20
Compare and contrast the massive coverage for the self confessed scaremongering of the climate change lobby with the low key coverage of findings such as this i.e. that there has been no significant increase in temperature this century and the Northern Hemisphere experienced unusually cold weather this winter. Snow cover last December was the greatest since satellite monitoring began in 1966. The United Kingdom had the coldest March weather in 50 years, and there were more than a thousand record low temperatures in the United States. The Irish meteorological office reported
that March "temperatures were the lowest on record nearly everywhere." Spring snowfall in Europe was also high. In Moscow, the snow depth was the highest in 134 years of observation. In Kiev, authorities had to bring in military vehicles to clear snow from the streets.
The Associated Press has assured us, though, that this cold spell is not only consistent with a warming globe, it is actually caused by global warming. National Geographic News informed us that "global warming is the main culprit behind this month's eastern U.S. snowstorms. The proffered explanation is that cold weather in Europe is a result of melting sea ice in the Arctic. If this special pleading strikes you as unusually tendentious, it is all in the best tradition of explaining away ex post facto any weather event that appears to contradict the global warming religious beliefs.
In 2000, British climate researcher and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change contributor David Viner told the Independent that "within a few years, winter snowfall will become a very rare and exciting event." Sadly, he predicted, "children just aren't going to know what snow is." In 2008, environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote in the Los Angeles Times that "snow is so scarce today that most Virginia children probably don't own a sled."
Of course, faced with the evident lack of any actual global warming, the flying circus has begun to shift its ground to claim that what it really meant was that there would be increased extreme weather events. But not only has there been no increase in mean global temperature for 15 years, drought is not increasing, tornadoes are not increasing in frequency or intensity. Routine hurricanes such as Sandy and Katrina have been offered as evidence of climate change, but worldwide hurricane activity is near a 40-year low.
And this absence of evidence of the predicted dire consequences is not limited to weather. Over the
past 20 years, sea levels have risen by about five centimeters - an ominous trend unless you're aware that since the end of the last Ice Age, global sea level has risen 120 meters. At the end of March, the areal extent of sea ice in the Arctic was 3 percent below the 30-year average. Sea ice in the Antarctic, however, was elevated 24 percent. Global sea ice was above the 30-year mean and higher than it was in March 1980. Yet a study published in Nature Geoscience on March 31 concluded that the increase of Antarctic sea ice is caused by you guessed it global warming.
With each passing year, it is becoming increasingly clear that global warming is not a scientific theory but a political ideology or religious belief that has to be fiercely defended against any challenge and whose risible claims and contorted "explanations" are parroted by a media which has made its mind up before viewing any of the facts. Why would I waste my time arguing with people who had long since decided their beliefs?
Mrs Thatcher
During Baroness Thatcher's funeral I had one of those increasingly frequent moments in which I had to switch the TV off as the alternative would have been the need to purchase a replacement after I had put my foot through it. As a result though I can't tell you the name of the woman who was being interviewed on the BBC who said that the Big Bang reforms under Mrs Thatcher were to blame for the financial crisis as they had allowed risky behaviour by financial institutions.
I don't think it's easy to find a more outspoken critic of some of the behaviour and structure of the financial services sector from a person working in it than me. My Tacitus lecture last year had as its title "is Occupy right?" But it is patently nonsense to suggest that the Big Bang reforms or indeed any of the many faults in the financial services sector was the fundamental cause of the current crisis. It was a collective desire to borrow and spend way beyond our means, which persist to this day. Rather the banks and others were simply instruments enabling us to do so. Still I suppose acknowledgement of that would require a) some acquaintance with the facts; and b) a willingness to confront an unpleasant reality.
You probably won't recall that I wrote on my blog that Western support for the Syrian rebels against the Assad regime might be misguided because Assad may be a bad man but his opponents are much worse.
Well a couple of weeks ago one of the Syrian anti-Assad groups pledged allegiance to Al Quaeda. Now a couple of Syrian Christian bishops have been kidnapped by one of the rebel groups. A BBC correspondent reported an interview he conducted with a Salafist Jordanian who recruits jihadis to fight in Syria (in case you didn't know the Salafis are a kind of hard-core Wahabi Muslim group who make the Muslim Brotherhood look moderate). He said that the Assads were only the first stage, and that after they were done with them they would go after Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah in Lebanon.
So as predicted, the Syrian "pro-democracy movement" now has a nakedly sectarian group in its vanguard whose primary aim is to ethnically cleanse the Shiites, Alawites and Christians from the Levant. Ironically, in so doing it will help the US and Israel by getting rid of Israel's most effective opponent in the area (Hezbollah).
Sadly, my uncomfortable and unconventional prediction has turned out to be the correct one.
So faced with this level of ignorance, indifference and prejudice I have decided to bow out for now. I have faced threats from banks over my views about the need to reform the banking sector, withdrawal of monies from my fund over my views on climate change, a FTSE100 CEO advising an entrepreneur not to invest in my fund because I disagree with him about the EU, and calls from individuals at fund management groups to become more involved in the EU debate whilst their colleagues at the same group castigate me over my outside interests.
I will be concentrating on my businesses and personal interests. I wish you all well and thank you for reading and participating in my blog. I hope that my views about what will happen are wrong, but sadly I doubt it.


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Pick-by-pick results and analysis for Round 1:
Pick in Round 1; (overall pick); team; selection
1 (1) Chiefs: Eric Fisher, OT Central Michigan
Analysis: The new MAC daddy, Fisher becomes the highest-drafted player ever from the Mid-American Conference and first non-quarterback at No. 1 since T Jake Long went to the Miami Dolphins in 2008. Though he didn't typically face top-shelf competition, he more than held his own against Iowa and Michigan State last season before wowing scouts at the Senior Bowl. He might have just a bit more upside and nastiness than SEC-trained Luke Joeckel. If the Chiefs keep franchise-tagged OT Branden Albert, they'll enter the season with a solid set of bookends. If Albert is dealt, Donald Stephenson could step into the lineup unless Kansas City pursues a free agent such as Tyson Clabo.
2 (2) Jaguars: Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M
Analysis:New Jags GM Dave Caldwell seemingly takes the best player on his board - and two tackles top the draft for the first time ever - rather than addressing an anemic pass rush or spotty play under center or any number of areas on a deficient roster. Joeckel becomes an immediate friend to embattled third-year QB Blaine Gabbert and RB Maurice Jones-Drew, who's coming off a season-ending foot injury. With experience in pro-style and spread offenses for the Aggies, Joeckel should have no problem adjusting to whatever new Jacksonville offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch throws at him. The former bodyguard of Ryan Tannehill and 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel will likely start on the right side in 2013 but could switch to the blind side at any time, perhaps in 2014 if LT Eugene Monroe isn't re-signed.
3 (3) Dolphins (from Raiders): Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon
Analysis: Oakland GM Reggie McKenzie ships out the first Round 1 pick of his tenure - Oakland lost last year's first first rounder (and this year's second rounder) in the 2011 Carson Palmer deal made by ex-coach Hue Jackson - to stockpile some much needed picks to replenish his roster. And with five of the top 82 selections at the start of the night, Dolphins GM Jeff Ireland had the ammo to move up and gave McKenzie the 12th and 42nd choices in return. Miami had the ammo to move up. Miami spurns the opportunity to replace departed Jake Long to take Jordan, a rangy pass rusher who used to play tight end. He could stand to add a little weight, but he should be able to focus his talents as a pass-rush specialist out of the chute - much as Aldon Smith did for the 49ers in 2011 - behind starting defensive ends Jared Odrick and Cameron Wake, who will be happy to see fewer double teams with Jordan on the opposite flank.
4 (4) Eagles: Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma
Analysis: A converted tight end and quarterback, Johnson has rare athleticism for his position and may wind up as the best tackle of this draft in a few years. He should fit seamlessly into new coach Chip Kelly's high-velocity offense, which demands great movement skills from its linemen. In Johnson and Jason Peters, the Eagles probably have the most mobile tackle tandem in the NFL provided Peters' Achilles' is fully healed. Expect RT Todd Herremans to shift back to guard, his primary position from 2006 to 2010.
5 (5) Lions: Ziggy Ansah, DE, BYU
Analysis: The Lions lost both of last season's starting tackles (Jeff Backus, retirement/Gosder Cherilus, free agency) and defensive ends (Kyle Vanden Bosch, released/Cliff Avril, free agency) but don't get a shot at one of the draft's elite tackles. So they take Ansah to bolster their pass rush. It helps that the Detroit coaching staff worked with the Ghana native during Senior Bowl week. He's extremely raw and has a very limited football background. But he enters a situation where he shouldn't see very many double teams if Lions DTs Ndamukong Suh and Nick Fairley continue to crush pockets from the inside. But D-line guru Jim Washburn has a big job molding Ansah into an NFL-ready player.
6 (6) Browns: Barkevious Mingo, DE, LSU
Analysis: The Browns opt for a pass rusher rather than upgrade their secondary. Mingo also needs to bulk up, and AFC North teams will doubtless run at him at every opportunity in 2013. But he'll also put some stress on Joe Flacco, Ben Roethlisberger and Andy Dalton and gives Cleveland a nice young duo of edge players along with free agent addition Paul Kruger. If the Browns keep the heat on enemy QBs, their shortcomings in coverage won't be as glaring. However, Mingo better pan out since the franchise's new regime opted for him rather than a deal that might have recouped the second-round pick lost when WR Josh Gordon arrived via last year's supplemental draft.
7 (7) Cardinals: Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina
Analysis: Arizona needed tackle help, but Cooper is a very nice consolation prize and should solidify an O-line that will also be better with T Levi Brown back from a triceps injury that cost him the 2012 season. Cooper ought to keep new QB Carson Palmer fairly clean while providing daylight for recently signed RB Rashard Mendenhall.
8 (8) Rams (from Bills): Tavon Austin, WR West Virginia
Analysis: The Rams clearly entered the night needing wideout and safety help but weren't in position to get a prime prospect at No. 16 or 22. So they jump up to Buffalo's spot to get Austin. The dynamic playmaker only weighs 175 pounds, but typifies a new NFL which puts a premium on speed, versatility and the ability to play in space. Austin should immediately fill the shoes of departed Danny Amendola and serve as QB Sam Bradford's top target. Austin can work out of the slot, backfield or in the return game. He should be a terror in the Edward Jones Dome. The 49ers and Seahawks won't be the only tough outs in the NFC West.
9 (9) Jets: Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama
Analysis: Though they had two first-round picks, the Jets missed out on Austin and the top pass rushers, who all would've filled obvious gaps. But they had another void after dealing all-pro CB Darrelle Revis to the Buccaneers, and coach Rex Ryan can never have enough corners. Milliner will team with Antonio Cromartie and Kyle Wilson to give the Jets another tough trio to combat Tom Brady, and also a revitalized Dolphins passing game in the AFC East. On the downside, Milliner will be saddled with unfair comparisons to Revis from the moment he dons green and white.
10 (10) Titans: Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama
Analysis: Support QB Jake Locker's development or address the worst defense in franchise history? The Titans opt for the former, and Warmack - regarded in some circles as the draft's best pure football player - should only flourish under the tutelage of head coach Mike Munchak, a Hall of Fame guard himself. The additions of Warmack and free agent Andy Levitre (along with all-pro caliber LT Michael Roos) immediately thrust Tennessee's O-line into the league's upper echelon. Perhaps it again makes Chris Johnson a 2,000-yard back.
11 (11) Chargers: D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama
Analysis: A once-stacked San Diego roster fell into disrepair in the final years under deposed general manager A.J. Smith. None of the draft's elite blockers fell into the hands of new GM Tom Telesco, but Fluker is no slouch. He probably doesn't have the feet to protect QB Philip Rivers' blind side, but he should hold down the fort on the right side for a decade. Rivers has committed 47 turnovers over the past two seasons, and former coach Norv Turner laid much of the blame at the feet of a subpar O-line.
12 (12) Raiders (from Dolphins): D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston
Analysis: The initial first-round call of the McKenzie era finally reaches the podium, and the GM goes with the fast-rising Cougar. Hayden ran a sub-4.4 40 at his pro day after he was nearly killed by a practice collision last year that sheared a blood vessel in his heart. He joins a secondary that hasn't been the same since Nnamdi Asomugha left after the 2010 season. Hayden is charged with defending Peyton Manning and Rivers as a rookie, but you can bet he's more than happy to be alive for such opportunities.
13 (13) Jets (from Buccaneers): Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
Analysis: This is the only selection the Jets acquired from the Bucs in this draft as part of the Revis swap (they'll likely pick up a third rounder in 2014). And new GM John Idzik makes a Mike Tannenbaum-esque move as New York takes a defensive lineman in Round 1 for the third consecutive year (Muhammad Wilkerson, 2011; Quinton Coples 2012). Richardson seemed to project as a better fit in a 4-3 defense, and this could signal more four-man fronts for a unit that will be more closely monitored by head coach Rex Ryan after the loss of coordinator Mike Pettine to Buffalo. The bigger takeaway could be the decision by Idzik not to add offensive firepower for regressing QB Mark Sanchez, who watched his top tailback, tight end and both starting guards leave in free agency.
14 (14) Panthers: Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah
Analysis: The Carolina D-line is suddenly scary with pass rushing demons Charles Johnson and Greg Hardy flanking Lotulelei, who could also suck up blocks in front of defensive rookie of the year MLB Luke Kuechly. Matt Ryan, Drew Brees and Josh Freeman won't like this pick as the heat will be coming from every direction. Had Lotulelei's heart been pumping at full efficiency at the combine, he might've gone off the board much earlier.
15 (15) Saints: Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas
Analysis: A year after gaining an NFL record 7,474 yards, the Saints surrendered a record 7,042 in their Bountygate-besmirched 2012 season. But rather than tinker with a front seven that's converting to a 3-4 scheme, New Orleans goes for the draft's best safety in Vaccaro. He has range to cover tight ends like Tony Gonzalez and Greg Olsen and won't be afraid to put a lick on the Steven Jacksons and Doug Martins of the world. The Saints seemed set at safety with former first-rounder Malcolm Jenkins and two-time Pro Bowler Roman Harper. With no Round 2 pick - more bounty fallout - Vaccaro will probably be the only immediate starter New Orleans gets in the draft.
16 (16) Bills (from Rams): E.J. Manuel, QB Florida State
Analysis: Manuel becomes the first passer off the board, bypassing the more-hyped Geno Smith and Ryan Nassib, the former Orange quarterback who seemed a natural to reunite with ex-Syracuse head coach Doug Marrone in Buffalo. But Manuel has all the skills a modern offensive coordinator would want: arm strength, mobility and smarts. But other than RB C.J. Spiller and WR Stevie Johnson, the Bills don't have many weapons to assist Manuel, though that could change Friday given they now own two second rounders. GM Buddy Nix might have more time to expand the arsenal before Manuel even plays given Buffalo can roll with Kevin Kolb this season while the rookie adapts to the pro level.
17 (17) Steelers: Jarvis Jones, LB, Georgia
Analysis: This seemed like a natural fit assuming the Steelers were comfortable with Jones' poor offseason workouts and medical (stenosis) issues, and apparently they were. Jones had 14.5 sacks for Georgia in 2012 but will now be charged with replacing James Harrison. Jones should enable LaMarr Woodley to remain effective on the left side assuming he rebounds after a disappointing 2012 season.
18 (18) 49ers (from Cowboys): Eric Reid, S, LSU
Analysis: The Niners entered the night with a league-high 13 picks but couldn't possibly use them all on a roster already laden with talent. So they surrender a third-rounder to Dallas in order to jump for the LSU star, who will try to take over at free safety after all-pro Dashon Goldson took the money and ran to Tampa in free agency. A great scenario for Reid, who merely has to play within himself on one of the league's toughest defenses.
19 (19) Giants: Justin Pugh, OT, Syracuse
Analysis: Maybe not a buzzy choice, but it's hard to question the track record of GM Jerry Reese. Pugh played tackle for the Orange but may start out at guard in New York. The Giants' O-line has been getting long in the tooth, and Pugh offers a long-term (if not immediate) solution. He'll have excellent mentors in OL David Diehl and OG Chris Snee, either of whom might be eventually displaced by Pugh. Starting LG Kevin Boothe, who recently got just a one-year deal, should also have his antennae up.
20 (20) Bears: Kyle Long, OG, Oregon
Analysis: Another member of the Long clan enters the NFL. Kyle is the son of Hall of Famer Howie Long and brother of Rams DE Chris Long. Kyle eschewed football for baseball as a youngster before resurfacing on the gridiron with the Ducks. Jay Cutler's protection issues - 148 sacks suffered in 56 regular-season starts with the Bears - could be a thing of the past since Chicago has also signed LT Jermon Bushrod, G Matt Slauson and TE Martellus Bennett, who's also an excellent blocker.
21 (21) Bengals: Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame
Analysis: A bit of a surprise that Cincy goes for the tight end given 2010 first-rounder Jermaine Gresham is already on the roster. But the Bengals' recent postseason failures have proven the offense needs more pop and can't solely rely on WR A.J. Green. Eifert and Gresham could be quite a couple in a league that's increasingly featuring double-tight sets. Expect to see Eifert work quite often out of the slot, an area the Bengals have struggled to address, and become a prized target of QB Andy Dalton.
22 (22) Falcons (from Redskins through Rams): Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
Analysis: Thomas Dimitroff crafts a deal with Rams GM Les Snead, his former lieutenant. The Falcons have made some intriguing moves in free agency - RB Steven Jackson, DE Osi Umenyiora - but the cupboard was awfully bare at cornerback after the departures of Dunta Robinson and Brent Grimes. Trufant is made to order and should start immediately. He can play outside or in the slot and remedies a problem for a team clearly in Super Bowl-or-bust mode.
23 (23) Vikings: Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida
Analysis: The Vikings use their first selection of the night to end the free fall of Floyd, who was slotted at No. 3 in many mock drafts, including USA TODAY Sports'. Floyd should benefit from the wisdom of veterans Kevin Williams and Jared Allen, who have 19 combined NFL seasons. Playing alongside such cagey players, Floyd, who excels as an interior pass rusher, should make an instant impact as a rookie. Not good news for other NFC North teams, who all have some measure of concern on their respective offensive lines.
24 (24) Colts: Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State
Analysis: Indianapolis goes defense a year after rebuilding the other side of the ball. Werner was a defensive end for the Seminoles but will probably stand up in the Colts' 3-4 scheme while replacing franchise sacks leader Dwight Freeney. The Colts used their second rounder to acquire CB Vontae Davis last summer, so Andrew Luck will have to hope the O-line reinforcements added in free agency can better protect him.
25 (25) Vikings (from Seahawks): Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State
Analysis: Rhodes joins Chris Cook as another big-bodied corner in a secondary charged with defending monstrous receivers such as Calvin Johnson and Brandon Marshall on a regular basis (not to mention the fleet of wideouts Green Bay rolls out). Look for Rhodes to stay on the outside while 2012 third-rounder Josh Robinson assumes the duties of cap casualty Antoine Winfield in the slot.
26 (26) Packers: Datone Jones, DE, UCLA
Analysis: Little surprise that GM Ted Thompson opts to wait and fill his hole at running back and continues to reload a defense that he overhauled in the 2012 draft. With D-linemen B.J. Raji and Ryan Pickett both currently unsigned beyond 2013, Jones provides an insurance policy while adding more depth to a team that enlisted Jerel Worthy in the second round a year ago. Thompson has plenty of time to get a good runner (and maybe a safety or blocker) Friday.
27 (27) Texans: DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson
Analysis: Finally, the Texans grab an intriguing wingman/heir apparent for Andre Johnson, who will be 32 this season. Hopkins' legs have enough juice to make him dangerous on the boundaries while Johnson, TE Owen Daniels, and RB Arian Foster work the hashmarks and the flat. GM Rick Smith has now given QB Matt Schaub every arrow he could ask for in his quiver. If it's not put-up-or-shut-up time in Houston yet, it will be in 2014.
28 (28) Broncos: Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina
Analysis: The Broncos add some beef inside alongside recently resigned Kevin Vickers and free agent addition DT Terrance Knighton. Williams may not offset the pass rush loss of DE Elvis Dumervil, but he could generate push up the middle that helps free both LB Von Miller and DE Derek Wolfe on the outside. And remember, this team could still reel in DE Dwight Freeney at some point. But Williams is a talent who helps now while serving as a long-range building block.
29 (29) Vikings (from Patriots): Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee
Analysis: With yet another vault back into the first round - that's five Round 1 choices since 2012 - the Vikes clearly telegraph their intention to win immediately even though QB Christian Ponder remains an unproven commodity. However he's suddenly got two formidable pass catchers on the outside in electric Patterson and free agent addition Greg Jennings, who will surely be asked to take the rookie under his steady wing. Patterson may have a limited role in 2013, but he should every chance to win in man coverage since RB Adrian Peterson, Jennings and even TE Kyle Rudolph will garner for more defensive attention. Meanwhile the Patriots, who began the draft with just five picks (two of them in Round 7), create another windfall for themselves by picking up three additional choices, including Minnesota's second-, third- and fourth-round selections. With Minnesota off the clock until Saturday, it seems Manti Te'o is headed elsewhere.
30 (30) Rams (from Falcons): Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia
Analysis: Ogletree has caused some headaches off the field, but he can also create quite a bit of havoc on it. He should immediately line up next to MLB James Laurinaitis and should roam freely behind a D-line that already features three first rounders. And this is yet another classic case of Jeff Fisher (and Snead) rolling the dice on a player who broke the law (DUI) and team rules while with the Bulldogs. St. Louis' gamble on CB Janoris Jenkins in 2012 has panned out nicely so far.
31 (31) Cowboys (from 49ers): Travis Frederick, C, Wisconsin
Analysis: Unable to upgrade the middle of their offensive line or pick up Longhorns star Vaccaro to fix their issues at safety, Dallas drops down and winds up with Frederick, a center who wasn't projected as a first rounder in most circles. However, it's rarely a bad idea to pick a Badgers blocker, especially given the Cowboys' difficulties running he ball in 2012 (next to last in the league).
32 (32) Ravens: Matt Elam, S, Florida
Analysis: The Ravens retool at safety rather than opting for Te'o or a wide-bodied nose tackle. Elam will probably leave the ball-hawking to newly-signed Michael Huff, but the rookie could replicate some of the hard-hitting play Bernard Pollard provided the past two seasons. And with 11 picks still in his holster, Baltimore GM Ozzie Newsome is well-equipped to make a bold move Friday if he chooses.


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For me it's two words...Birth Defects.
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I like this simile.
Both are mind-altering, feel-good activities, but the sky-daddy junkies don't like competition.
Igtheists (ignostics) don't have time to even bother with the g-word.
Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence but religion has none to offer
I've seen no evidence for any god and every positive argument I've ever heard for a god falls flat.
Hay we are trying to have a nice day here, do you mind?
There's no good reason.
The extreme lack of falsifiable evidence supporting the existence of a god.
I don't know if there is but if there isn't i wouldn't believe because: Evidence
No one is perfect, nothing is perfect, not even the universe itself.
If God exists and is all-knowing and benevolent, there should be no reason to pray.
Because I don't believe! :)


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Brown was on his game tonight.
"Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing."
You're an idiot
so did you watch the game or just look at the box score for how many points brown scored? stupid thread. babb was very good.
ISU owned ISU tonight. God it's so frustrating.
just step away from the computer and wait until tomorrow to post again
"But lets see if the Cyclones can give everyone a nice big ****burger to eat. Opportunity awaits." -Brent Blum
"I am the one who knocks" -Walter White
No he didn't. For **** sakes 21
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You're an idiot
The OT is also absolutely correct.
y stupid post, babb was one of the only ones who played his role tonight. nobody else had their head screwed on straight.
Uhh yeah he did. He scored like 22 ******* points. He went OFF in the 2nd half. ANd I mean OFF>
I wonder about you sometimes.
You know, you're right. Babb really needs to step up his free throw defense.
9 points came from FTs. 14 points. Babb did his job. Everyone else didn't.
7 for 24. That's 29%. Dumb ***. That sure is owning!!
Originally Posted by Clones21
Uhh yeah he did. He scored like 22 ******* points. He went OFF in the 2nd half. ANd I mean OFF>
You must not have watched the game....and if you did and still think that then you are an idiot
Please ban clones21, he's the biggest idiot here.
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