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Everyone wants a better rate on their home mortgage and car loan -- but how do you improve a credit score to get it?
In the first week of April, Fair Isaac Corporation (NYSE: FICO ) made an acquisition that gives us a hint. Taking Infoglide Software in-house, FICO instantly gained access to technology that monitors social networking sites and mines them for data about credit habits and other personal information.
Fair Isaac says it will use Infoglide's software primarily to root out fraud and money laundering for its banking clients -- but do you really think they'll stop there? Chances are, FICO will soon be incorporating social networking data into how it calculates credit scores in short order. And this means that if you want to improve your credit score, it's essential to monitor your Facebook (NASDAQ: FB ) page, Twitter feed, and other social networking sites to ensure the information you put up there doesn't contradict what you're saying on your loan application.
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The CD has two distinct segments: the six-song "Saturday Nights" and the eight-song "Sundays Mornings." "Saturday Nights," produced by Gil Norton (who has worked with Counting Crows before, as well as groups like the Pixies and the Foo Fighters), is loud and raucous, with frontman Adam Duritz frequently voicing rage and confusion. "Sunday Mornings" -- produced, mostly, at separate sessions by Brian Deck, whose credits include Modest Mouse and Iron & Wine -- often substitutes acoustic guitars for electrics, and is reflective, melancholy and sweetly soulful.
"I don't believe in Sunday/And I don't believe in anything at all," Duritz sings in "Sundays," from the "Saturday Nights" portion of the CD. Other "Saturday Nights" songs portray him as a sad-eyed party animal, chasing good times but getting lost in the process. In "Le Ballet D'Or," from "Sunday Mornings," he tries to make a fresh start, singing, "Come now, leave your damage behind."
This is the band's fifth studio album, and its first since 2002's "Hard Candy." Like most of the band's past work, it's dominated by dark, carefully textured roots rock, with Duritz's brooding lyrics balanced by his gorgeous melodies. Some songs contain obvious echoes of past Counting Crows hits. "Los Angeles," for instance, has a yearning country-rock flavor, reminiscent of "A Long December," while "Cowboys" -- an internal monologue, delivered at a reckless pace -- is a cousin of "Mr. Jones."
While the band hasn't reinvented itself, it has honed its craftsmanship. The band's guitarists (Dan Vickrey, David Immergluck and David Bryson, who all double on other instruments as well) have never played with as much aggression as they do on "Saturday Nights" songs like "1492" and "Hanging Tree." And Duritz is stunningly intense on the album's best ballad, "On Tuesday In Amsterdam Long Ago." While consistency has never been this band's strength, there is only one total dud here: "You Can't Count On Me," a bitter breakup song, delivered in an incongruously breezy manner.
The "Sunday Morning" portion of the album does seem a bit anticlimactic after the exhilarating "Saturday Nights." But that's not surprising. Outside of the gospel world, Sunday morning songs are rarely as gripping as those inspired by Saturday night.
Download this: "Cowboys"
-- Jay Lustig
The B-52s
If hot pink had a sound, it would be classic B-52s. In the '80s, Athens, Ga., band's outlandish combination of '50s B-movie sounds and beehive hairdos made for a universal party soundtrack, with "Rock Lobster" and "Love Shack" as irresistible to yuppies as to hipsters. Longtime fans will welcome the group's first studio disc in 16 years, if even just to find out if Kate Pierson, Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider and tunesmith Keith Strickland can still muster the moxie to shimmy.
But "Funplex" isn't so much a party as like a camp where one is forced to keep doing things, over and over, that long ceased being a hoot. As camp councilors, Pierson and Wilson almost evoke nostalgia, chanting sweetly for us to "shake that jelly." Schneider, though, sounds like a confused senior as he yelps his tired non-sequitors ("I'm at the mall on a diet pill!" being a better one). Worse, the synthetic production feels kitschy -- and not in a good way.
Download this: "Funplex"
-- Bradley Bambarger
"Borrowed Arms"
2 Foot Yard
(Yard Work)
The songs of 2 Foot Yard are like skewed fairy tales set to music, equal parts sweet and spooky. An octopus pledges one of its three hearts to a lover, arms and eyes are borrowed, time empties out like a bottle and whistling past a graveyard may not save you. The tunes echo the circus one minute, a Casbah the next.
A bicoastal trio -- violinist-vocalist Carla Kihlstedt, cellist-vocalist Marika Hughes, drummer/guitarist Shahzad Ismaily -- 2 Foot Yard draws from a wide world of folk songs, avant-classical pieces and pop iconoclasts like Björk and Tom Waits. Along with sterling musicianship, the group's long-brewing second album, "Borrowed Arms," has a theatricality woven into it, as if the soundtrack to a lost Tim Burton film.
Although its music has an otherworldly ache, "Plane Song" is a dark joke about the joys of air travel. Kihlstedt half-sings, half-whispers, "the small boy in 21F lets out a holler/ he cries so hard that there's not enough air in the whole damn plane to feed him." Maybe, though, the kid knows something the adults don't, maybe the melody slopes down for a reason.
Kihlstedt -- who also plays in the longstanding folk-chamber group Tin Hat and the avant-rock outfit Sleepytime Gorilla Museum -- warbles the vows of affection in "Octopus," its dreaminess punctured by a noir-guitar solo by guest Jim Campilongo and her own sawing fiddle. The trio careens through "Seven Houses" like a Gypsy caravan on the run, while "Drizzle" gets an outburst of klezmer from clarinetist Ben Goldberg and Hughes pairs a honeyed vocal with a jazzy cello solo on the title track.
Most beautiful is "Hold My Own," in which a treasure hunter can't bear to part with his catch, even if it sinks him. The seasick strings and heartbeat percussion echo the atmospherics of the Gavin Bryars classic "The Sinking of the Titanic," although Kihlstedt's voice has a haunting quality all its own.
Download this: "Hold My Own"
-- Bradley Bambarger
2 Foot Yard plays May 1 in New York's Look & Listen Festival, held at the Robert Miller Gallery (524 W. 26th St.).
"Euro Groove"
Various Artists
A popular subseries of the Putumayo world-music compilations, the Groove CDs collect electronica that has roots in a particular region.
Euro Groove, like the others in the series, has an air of late-night, dimly lit gathering places, though the muted funk is too understated for dance clubs.
The artists are European-based, but traditional influences are pretty subterranean. Italy's Fiamma Fumana mixes the bagpipes called piva in with synthesized sounds, while the multi-national !DelaDap has a Gypsy fiddle that glides through a loungey, electro-bossa sound.
This collection is an easygoing sample of what a growing cadre of musicians are spinning for international audiences, a sound that spans eras as well as nationalities.
Download this: "Le Shin"
-- Marty Lipp
"Celtic Fiddle Festival"
On the heels of St. Patrick's Day, here's some Celtic music that, uh, isn't Irish. This trio of fiddlers come from England, Quebec and Brittany, playing tunes from across the Celtic diaspora -- even Ireland.
What began as a one-off project a few years ago has become ongoing, though all the players have other gigs. The old tunes get a good workout, a reminder that many were dance tunes designed to shake off the week's labors.
The players, though, also have a lyrical side that makes these wordless sets of tunes still seem heartfelt, whether it's a swinging reel or a more stately waltz.
Download this: "Reel Desjarlis/L'Accroche-Pied/Danse Acadienne"
-- Marty Lipp
"Strike Up the Band"
Dave Stryker
A sharply delivered, very fresh-sounding 2003 session that has just been released, "Strike Up the Band" showcases an all-star contingent under guitarist Dave Stryker's solid direction. The other aces handling the modern-mainstream-to-open-leaning material: pianist Xavier Davis, bassist Andy McKee, and drummer Billy Hart. "I Love You" characterizes the musicians' expansive approach: it's taken with an undulating beat, with rumbling Hart drums and a catchy piano-bass vamp setting up Stryker's glowing toned, economical remarks. The title track is reharmonized, allowing for expressive interplay from the band. Stryker's thoughts range from meaty morsels to beguiling streams, all delivered with rhythmic pop, as Hart bashes and Davis adds propelling support. The pianist works with emotion on his slow waltz, "The Message," and bassist McKee scores on his easy-motoring "Peace Song" -- his throbbing, appealing sound up front. The leader's blues acumen lights up "Blues Strut."
Download this: "I Love You)
-- Zan Stewart
Joe Beck
& John Abercrombie
(Whaling City Sound)
Guitarist Joe Beck and John Abercrombie make an A-1 jazz guitar duo. Both musicians are keen listeners, respond in the moment, employ open approaches to lay out anything from sweet lines to angular bursts with potent time. They each boast engaging sounds: Abercrombie's has a vibrant, modernistic twang, Beck's is more traditionally golden and gleaming. Occasionally, electronic effects enhance those sounds. The musicians investigate standards, blues, and originals with aplomb, delivering dynamic improvs and zesty phrase trades. Among the winners: a popping-grooved "All Blues," full of enticing remarks; a swinging "My Funny Valentine," with overlapping solo statements; Abercrombie's penetrating ballad, "Vingt-six"; the percolating "How Deep is the Ocean"; Ornette's "The Turnaround" and Beck's hefty "Mikey Likes It," two different views of the blues, both with compelling interplay.
Download this: "Mikey Likes It
-- Zan Stewart
Also in stores: "Pretty. Odd," Panic At the Disco (Fueled By Ramen); "Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947," Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder (Skaggs Family); "Live 1969," Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia/Legacy); "Reason To Believe," Pennywise (MySpace); "Day26," Day26 (Bad Boy); "Live at the Bass Performance Hall," Lindsey Buckingham (CD/DVD set, Reprise); "Music of the Spheres," Mike Oldfield (Decca); "In a Cave," Elf Power (Rykodisc); "Gave Me the Clap," Crash Romeo (Trustkill)

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Mapping the Imagination, Politics of Place, landscape, collage, Lake District, economic, social, contour lines, Africa, footprints, charity, famine, mud, journeys, poverty, food aid, dressmaking pattern, tea, coffee, stains, colonial, Britain, trade, commodities, human labour, map, legacy. power, tea-drinking, British empire, India, world, self-portrait, personal identity, rural past, urban
Conrad Atkinson (born 1940)
Postcard with gouache and wash on paper
Museum no. P.57-1980
© Conrad Atkinson
This collage centres on a postcard view taken in the Lake District, a popular tourist destination. Painted lines radiate from the landscape like contour lines on a map. Each is labelled with words and phrases calling attention to the invisible economic and social problems that pervade this seemingly idyllic setting.
Richard Long (born 1945)
'Africa Footprints'
Collotype in brown ink on paper
Museum no. E.340-1986
© Richard Long
This print was made for a famine charity appeal. It reproduces the artist's muddy footprints marking out a map of Africa. Although alluding to Long's own walks, it also suggests the journeys undertaken by poverty-stricken people walking long distances in search of food aid.
Christmas card for Kingfisher plc
About 2005
Blind embossing and offset lithograph on card
Published by Kingfisher plc
Museum no. E.265-2006
Given by Lady Ritblat
Kingfisher plc is one of Europe's leading home improvement retail groups, with customers and suppliers all over the world. The global reach of the brand is wittily illustrated by a world map formed from bird 'footprints' in the snow. It also hints at the company's commitment to corporate responsibility, sustainability and social issues.
Michael Druks (born 1940)
'Druksland - Physical and Social 15 January 1974, 11.30am'
Offset lithograph on paper
Museum no. E.3010-2007
Purchased through the Julie and Robert Breckman Print Fund
© Michael Druks
Israeli-born conceptual artist Michael Druks has lived and worked in Britain since the 1970s. His self-portrait/map is part of a body of work in which he explored personal and political identity using the idiom of mapping. He saw mapping as a universal vocabulary understood all over the world - 'an experiment to use international and visual language for individual purposes.'
John Dilnot (born 1956)
Inkjet print on paper and card
Museum no. E.3177:1 to 3-2007
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London/John Dilnot
In 'Map' Dilnot targets the urban fixation with a fondly imagined rural past. In a debased form, this romantic idyll saturates mass-produced domestic ornament and packaging. Here, evocatively titled colours from paint charts are arranged as a map of Britain, loosely configured around the real places after which the colours are named.
Susan Stockwell (born 1962)
'Tea Country'
Tea bags, cut and stitched, pasted onto paper
Museum no. E.716-2003
© Susan Stockwell
Stockwell has often used maps to explore the history of trade and economic power. Here, she has stitched together used tea bags to make a simple map. It is a witty allusion to the British obsession with tea-drinking, but also refers indirectly to the legacy of the British empire in India.


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KALAMAZOO -- I was exploring the Park Trades Center this month when I came across local artist James Jackson in the back of one of the studios.
Jackson, 69, said he recovers material such as railroad spikes, Plexiglas, honeycombs and even the old radiator from his house to make art. He calls himself an environmental artist who rescues stuff headed for a landfill and "attacks it." His intention is to share social, communicative and creative learning ideas through his projects.
There was a small metal sculpture in the corner of the Park Trades studio. Once Jackson had a small crowd, he asked if he could tell us a story about it. Jackson started the piece, called "Sailing," about eight months ago, and it evolved with the presidential election. One side of it resembles a sailboat with two white sails with a large red circle, representing the sun, sitting near the top of them. A small crystal sits in the center of the circle, and when light hits it just right, it sprays light everywhere.
Jackson explained America is at "a critical road in our history," and we need to decide the direction to counter issues such as the economy, yo-yoing gas prices and questions about retirement and health care.
He then turned "Sailing" around to show what looked like a man, painted black, peering through the other end of the crystal. The man, Jackson said, is Obama.
Jackson said the piece is saying people need to look beyond their differences and see the sailboat and the direction we have to take." He said "Sailing" symbolizes his hopes that the country will unify behind Obama.


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It is a flaw of our genetics that keeps the mentally ill enslaved to the nonsense of God, Aliens, Ghosts, magic crystals, etc. etc. etc.
It is also kept alive thanks to the greedy, power mongering "Holy Leaders" that will lose their cooshie lifestyle or the power they crave if they tell their followers that it is nonsense.


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There are a number of software projects that enable Web applications to run offline, including Adobe's AIR, Google Gears, and the Mozilla Foundation's Prism. What about Microsoft and its Silverlight browser plug-in?
Microsoft does not currently have specific plans to bring offline capabilities to Silverlight, but it's something it will eventually do, said John Case, general manager in Microsoft's developer division.
"It's something that we will want to do," Case said in an interview on Monday. "Eventually, customers will expect us to do it."
Silverlight is Microsoft's cross-platform plug-in for running media-rich applications in different browsers, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Apple's Safari.
Microsoft executives are expected to detail more enhancements to Silverlight at its Mix '08 conference in Las Vegas, which starts on Tuesday.
The company developed Silverlight as an alternative to Adobe's Flash Player, which is widely used for Web video and rich Internet application development.
Microsoft is trying to create a common development environment for Windows, Web applications, and its online Web services.
Until now, however, Microsoft executives have been quiet on the idea of bringing offline access to Silverlight, saying that its bigger priority is porting Silverlight to other platforms, including Linux and mobile devices.
Adobe last week released Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) 1.0, a download and development platform for making Web applications behave more like desktop programs, including offline access. Google Gears, still in development, allows Web applications to store local data.


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Marianna is a city in Jackson County, Florida, United States. The population was 6,230 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau is 6,200 . It is the county seat of Jackson County and is home to Chipola College. The official nickname of Marianna is "The City of Southern Charm."
Marianna is located at 30°46′35″N 85°14′17″W / 30.77639°N 85.23806°W / 30.77639; -85.23806 (30.776370, -85.238149).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.1 square miles (20.9 km²). 8.0 square miles (20.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.37%) is water.


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DNAtrix and VectorLogics have merged into a single entity that will retain the DNAtrix name and continue to develop the latter's lead early clinical-stage oncolytic virus-based glioblastoma therapy, DNX-2401. DNAtrix is focused on the development of modified virus-based treatments for aggressive cancers. A completed Phase I dose-escalation trial with DNX-2401 at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center met its key safety endpoint, and showed that direct injection of the product into human brain tumors resulted in extensive tumor killing, with no evidence of toxicity to normal brain cells. Treated patients demonstrated prolonged survival, including several complete responders, and one patient who remained in remission 25 months post-treatment.
DNX-2401 has also undergone an investigator-sponsored clinical trial in 21 patients with recurrent ovarian cancer who have already undergone tumor debulking and chemotherapy. This trial similarly showed that intraperitoneally administered DNX-2401 was safe, with no evidence of toxicity, and resulted in changes to clinical paramaters indicative of an antitumor response.
VectorLogics is developing products for the treatment of cancer and liver diseases using attenuated viral delivery systems. The firm's lead adenovirus-based oncolytic virotherapeutic AdΔ24-RGD, is in development for the treatment of ovarian and brain cancer, and has successfully completed a Phase I dose-escalation study. VectorLogics says it is progressing to a Phase I/II clinical trial that will combine that will combine AdΔ24-RGD with standard chemotherapy.
VectorLogics' second product candidate is an orally-administered therapeutic hepatitis vaccine based on an attenuated avian virus (Infectious Bursal Disease Virus, or IBDV). The firm says a Phase II clinical trial conducted in Hungary demonstrated the safety and efficacy of IBDV superinfecton therapy in 42 patients with acute HBV and HCV. Superinfection therapy exploits the phenomenon that infection by one type of hepatitis virus (e.g., HCV) can be abolished following superinfection by a second hepatitis virus (e.g., HBV). IBDV treatment also stabilized and/or improved the life-threatening complications of cirrhotic hepatitis patients.
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I really want to see this.
Food Inc., the movie May 21, 2009
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Me too! But what are the chances that it will reach our humble shores… I loved the trailer though!
Does anyone know where this is available so we can watch it? It isn't on Netflix.


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Oneida, NY -- State police have identified the 43-year-old man who was shot and killed by a state trooper Monday night during a domestic dispute at a home on DeRuyter Reservoir.
Thomas Jones, of Willis Avenue in Syracuse was shot in the torso by trooper Terry M. Duerr, according to Capt. Francis Coots, Zone 1 commander for Troop D in Oneida.
Coots said the man was holding a 13-inch kitchen knife to the throat of a 37-year-old Syracuse woman, who remains unidentified, when Duerr shot him from approximately seven feet away.
Duerr had responded to a call about a domestic argument shortly after 9 p.m. at 254 Seventh Ave., which is off of East Lake Road.
After ignoring several requests by Duerr to release the woman and put the weapon down, Jones began walking toward the trooper, Coots said.
State police did not release the identity of the woman involved. She was treated on the scene for abrasions and bruises to the throat, according to state police. An autopsy is scheduled today on Jones by the Onondaga County Medical Examiner's Office.
Coots said that Jones "had exhibited violence towards law enforcement officers in the past." He would not be more specific.
DeRuyter Reservoir is located in the southwest corner of Madison County, about 20 miles southeast of Syracuse.


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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh Networks and provider of pervasive, multi-frequency wireless solutions, today announced its selection by Northrop Grumman Corporation as a 2012 World Class Team Supplier Award recipient.
The awards program acknowledges suppliers who have consistently demonstrated outstanding achievements and support of Northrop Grumman programs.
"Rajant takes great pride in supporting all of our partners with reliable solutions for extreme conditions," said Rajant CEO Bob Schena. "Northrop Grumman has exceptionally high standards for its suppliers, and our team is committed to exceeding those standards on a daily basis."
To learn more about Rajant's proven and widely-deployed portfolio of wireless networking solutions in the mining, oil & gas, military, railroad, first responder, municipalities, service provider and telco markets, please visit Rajant.com.
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Get ready to go primal as you RUN WILD this June at the Run Wild 8K & Wild Mile Fun Run, benefitting The Center for Youth and Family Solutions. Head out to Wildlife Prairie State Park and join run the 8K cross-country run on a trail that challenges competitive runners with dirt and grassy hills through the backwoods of the park! Or, bring the family to explore the wilderness on the Wild Mile Fun Run! Register online today: www.cyfsolutions.org/run-wild-8k When: Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 9:00 am 7:00 am Gates open 7:00 – 8:00 am Race-day registration and packet pick-up 8:30 am Run Wild 8K begins 9:00 am Wild Mile Fun Run begins Location: Wildlife Prairie State Park, located on Taylor Road between Routes 116 and 8, ten miles west of Peoria, Exit 82. Awards Overall female and male finishers on the 8K Top female and male finishers in each age division on the 8K Entry Fee *A child is considered age 12 and under April 1 – April 29: $35 per person, $10 per child April 29 – May 20: $40 per person, $10 per child May 20 – June 1: $45 per person, $10 per child The Run Wild 8K entry fee includes race entry, dry-fit shirt, packet, and admission to post-race festival. The Wild Mile Fun Run entry includes race entry, t-shirt, packet, and admission to post-race festival. Plus, with the purchase of one adult ticket, you get one free child ticket into Wildlife Prairie State Park We can't wait to see you there!
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Track Paving - Leagues cancelled 5/10
We are widening the front stretch to get ready for the HUGE summer of events that is planned.
This will allow for slightly higher speeds through turn 1, nicely complementing the new exit curbing, elevated run off area, and the fence that was moved back. The wider straight will also make passing easier, and racing should be even more exciting.
Watch for pics of the completed work on our website as they are done.
The paving contractor had some delays, and we have to cancel League Racing this week. I hate to do it with the awesome turnouts we have been having, but the new asphalt won't be ready to drive on yet. The track will be open again on Saturday, and Leagues roll again on the 17th of May!
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Fully furnished and complete with full kitchens, this WorldWeb.com directory of Beverly, Massachusetts extended stay suites and hotels can assist you with finding the perfect accommodation for long-term stays. Whether staying in Beverly for an extended period due to work, relocation or an extended vacation, weekly and monthly rates are available. In-depth property descriptions, map points, website links and reader-submitted hotel reviews will assist you in booking with confidence. If you are an extended stay suite or hotel in Beverly, Massachusetts and are not listed in our directory, please add a complimentary listing.
Lakeview Motor Lodge has overnight amd long-term efficiency motel suites. Located in the center of Boston's North Shore, only 15 minutes to Salem and Gloucester and a three minute walk to the Boston train.


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The lurid allegations of child abuse surrounding Sir Jimmy Savile could end a project to transform his former Highland home into a respite centre for the disabled.
ITV is to screen a documentary tonight that will included claims by five women that the disc-jockey and presenter abused them in the 1970s. Other women have come forward with similar claims and the BBC has promised to help any police investigations into the late star.
Today, a spokesman for the Jimmy Savile Charitable Trust conceded that the furore had put the development of a cottage in Glencoe "in limbo".
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Nate Dunlevy points out that the injury to Terrell Suggs creates an opening in Baltimore for Dwight Freeney. Nate believes Freeney is headed elsewhere before the season begins:
Among the possible trade options open to the Ravens is Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney. Freeney has been repeatedly linked to trade rumors, and I believe he will be moved before the close of the preseason.
If the Colts can get anything of value for Freeney I believe they'll move him. Otherwise I see the team letting him play out his contract and taking the compensatory pick next year. There's little to be gained from a release as the $14 million they'd have in cap space wouldn't help–there's no one left to sign that would improve this roster dramatically.


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Wireless-industry analyst Roger Entner calls it the "Apple blackout." Fans of the old TV comedy series Get Smart might think of it as the Apple "cone of silence" - the shroud due to descend momentarily on just about any technology news unrelated to the iPhone 5, which Apple is expected to unveil next week.
The cone's inevitable descent surely explains why some of the biggest names in non-Apple technology took to the stage Wednesday to tout several of their latest inventions - mostly well before they'll actually hit the market.
Google and the handset-maker it acquired this spring, Motorola Mobility, presented three new versions of the Droid Razr - including the $99 Razr M, which will arrive next week in Verizon Wireless stores. Two higher-powered versions of the Droid, which runs on Google's Android operating system, are due "before the holidays," Motorola senior vice president Rick Osterloh promised.


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If you're facing retirement with financial anxiety - and who isn't? - chances are you worry about the adequacy of your savings and investments, and perhaps about the reliability of a pension. Both those pillars of American retirement look disturbingly wobbly nowadays.
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"Jim and Jenny have recently decided to end their five-year relationship," Carrey's rep Marleah Leslie tells PEOPLE.
The two had supported each other through many life events, including the birth of Carrey's first grandchild after the actor's daughter, Jane, gave birth to a son in February.
"I'm so grateful for the years Jim and I shared together," McCarthy, 37, said in a statement. "I will continue to be in his daughter's life and will always keep Jim as a leading man in my heart."
In announcing the split on his Twitter page, Carrey, 48, echoed her warm sentiments. "I'm grateful 4 the many blessings we've shared and I wish her the very best! S'okay!" Carrey Tweeted.
Still, the breakup came as a surprise as the pair had always appeared to be among Hollywood's happiest and most devoted couples.
In February, the two were the picture of happiness publicly. "Jenny is the first person that I've been with where I don't have a giant question mark over my head," Carrey told PEOPLE at an event they hosted to support McCarthy's autism organization, Generation Rescue, in Miami. He also discussed their upcoming plans for Valentine's Day, telling PEOPLE, that "everyday is Valentine's Day" with McCarthy.
Over the years, Carrey has also grown close to McCarthy's son, Evan, who has Autism. "He taught me how to love," Carrey said in 2008 at a march in Washington, D.C. "And without Evan I might never have seen the greatness of Jenny's spirit."
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I loved the first season and can't wait for the second season. Its based in LA which is where I will be on Thursday as I wait for 4 caveman to wait up for me so we can take a shuttle to SM then to Oxnard, CA (sorry but I enjoy rubbing it in right now).
Is Jamie Primal? No. Is what he doing a POSITIVE CHANGE? You bet. It is a HUGE step in the right direction. Watch. It is very inspirational.
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Working on a throttle hold switch on my DX6i. I have to bench test this still. the DX6i has a throttle cut button, but the throttle hold function does not work n ARCO, only in Heli. So I replaced the throttle cut button with a toggle switch.
I will tie the plane down this morning and test the function. The concern is that the full down postion on the stick is at 10% and the throller cut switch moves it to 0%. So what happens it you install a new battery with the switch on and then release it. More to follow.
On another note, I saw that one has to be careful when binding the receive to not hold the bind switch on the radio after it's tones, as that is when the failsafe info downloads. Holding the switch to long blocks that down load.
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ON Edit: I tested all sorts of sequences and could not create an issue that would cause a run away throttle. So I think I am going to like having this throttle hold function available. Switch and beauty ring/nut cost 6.06 with shipping. I had to cut away a bit of the mounts for the OEM throttle cut button, however tried to leave enough that it could be put back if need.
Update to esc problem changed it twice factory and turnigy still does same thing, throttle starts at 50% switched TX made no difference, so got tomake a run to FL for a couple days (hope the King Air don't act stupid), taking plane back to hobbytown when I return. I even bought new battery changed all connectors to EC3's still have same issues. Not mad or anything need to learn to fly my champ first so gamma is on back burner. I think I'll see if I can upgrade to the pro model. Futher updates to come.
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im in cali and just went to hobby town website trying to get best price possible for the rtf version and i believe i found it.
tucson arizona hobby town has rtf for $120 plus $5 shipping, i wont have to pay taxes. i think im going for it, finally, after so much thinking about going for pro then getting tx and rx charger batteries brushless system regular wing etc. etc. infinitum
i noticed on the tucson hobby town store website the rtf is $10 less than every other hobby town i looked at is because they charge at least 25% more for parts. so i think theyre taking a chance there. anyhow im itching to pull the trigger, $120 rtf for this plane. this or the stratos at $130
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Here is the newest stock plane, painted and ready to go. Also a pic of the newest project. A low wing Gamma. I am very curious to see if the low wing works. I still have the Twin engine Gamma. I moved the battery under the wing. It flies very heavy now. I will probably move it back to the front/stock battery area. It seemed to fly lighter there. If the low wing works, the next will be a low wing with ailerons.
On a side note, I have been using the E-Flight 480 with a 9x7.5 and think it is the best setup. It has great low end, and good sppeed as well. My buddy and I raced, well, as much as you can race, I pulled him quick on the bottom and he was barley pulling even at the end. We did a slight climb and about a 10 second full throtle burst. It also flies really well at slow speeds. Average 10 min flight with a 1300 3s. I can get as much as 15 min if I climb and glide.
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For me,the 8X6 slow prop from GWS works great with the brushless motor and the standard wing. Tried to fly with the stock 9X7 with the 2c battery as suggested by Ares but ran very slow with poor vertical. Is there a reason they suggested this set up?
Speed is not a beginner's friend.
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I will keep you updated for sure. As soon as we get a calm day, I am putting her up. Chino is spot on. The 9x7.5 works great with my motor because it has a lower kv. I have taken a tape to it and I can lift off and go straight up in 3.5 feet. I love my set up and was just putting it out there. One thing I like about the E-Flight motor is the shaft is bigger and wont bend as easy as the Ares shaft. Plus Ares doesn"t offer a replacement shaft, that I know of. E-Flight does.
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I'm a newbie and like it slow, but I just felt the 8X6 worked better with the 2 cell battery than the 9X7. Felt like the 9X7 made it difficult for the Gamma to gain altitude. There's nothing inherently wrong with using the 8X6 with the 2 cell battery, is there?
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Fortunately the issue you're experiencing is not related to a problematic ESC or transmitter. It's rather a difference in the endpoint values of the DX6i transmitter which can mostly be addressed by making the following changes:
- Raise the throttle trim to the highest possible position (and keep it there at all times)
- Enter the SUB-TRIM function and change the value for the throttle (THRO) channel to UP 100%
After making those changes the throttle should 'start' much sooner after you raise the throttle stick from the lowest possible position.
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Jason, could you do this with the DX5e?
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ckelly14, no, there is nothing wrong with it. Do what feels best or works for you. I fly half or less throtle most of the time, I just like the quick hit. In my opinion, this hobby, like so many others, is all about having fun and trying different stuff. I dont know if this weill help or confuse the throtle/transmiter/reciever debate. I run a DX6. With a ares motor and ar600 or ar400 reciever, I have about 1/8 before the motor hits. With the same DX6, a E-Flight motor and a ar600reciever, I have about 1/4 before the motor hits. I have always just assumed that it is just that way.
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WOW. For the fun of it I tried what Jason M said. It helped my E-Flight motor it hits within 1/8 now. The Ares, instant. Thanks Jason.
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I have noticed something. The Ares motors that I have will not spin freely, unless the battery is plugged in. My E-Flight motor spins freely no matter. Any ideas why?
Thanks Jason for responding I really like your product and plan on buying the pro model very soon, I'llbe back in town Thursday or Friday and will do as you recommend, I really hope it fixes my problem, as I said before not mad need to learn basic flying before I try the gamma will update by the weekend, Thanks again for your reply. Lane
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define procedure ' 'factorial' ' [N]: block 0: begin if N < 0, then: quit block 0; output <= 1; cell(0) <= 0; loop N times: block 1: begin cell(0) <= cell(0) + 1; output <= output * cell(0); block 1: end; block 0: end.The syntax is admittedly verbose, and the facilities are primitive. The only data type is a (potentially unlimited precision) unsigned integer, the only operators are add, multiply, less/greater than, and equals. You can do subtraction, if you're willing to work a little:
define procedure ' 'minus' ' [m,n]: block 0: begin if m < n, then: quit block 0; loop at most m + 1 times: block 1: begin if output + n = m, then: abort loop 1; output <= output + 1; block 1: end; block 0: end.BlooP does not have unbounded loops, and so can only implement what is known as PrimitiveRecursive functions, i.e. functions that can be expressed as combinations of loops with fixed iteration limit. It's still possible to do interesting work in BlooP, though. The following code returns the next PrimeNumber after n:
define procedure ' 'divides?' '[d,n]: block 0: begin output <= 0; kd <= d; loop at most n times: block 1: begin if kd = n: output <= 1; kd <= kd+d; block 1: end; block 0: end. define procedure ' 'prime?' '[n]: block 0: begin output <= 1; d <= 1; loop at most n-2 times: block 1: begin d <= d+1; if divides?[d,n]: output <= 0; block 1: end; block 0: end. define procedure ' 'prime-beyond' '[n]: block 0: begin output <= n + 1; loop at most n times: block 1: begin if prime?[output], then: abort loop 1; output <= output + 1; block 1: end; block 0: end.FlooP adds the mu-loop, which is equivalent to Java while(true) {...}, and so can solve problems outside BlooP's reach, such as computing the AckermannFunction. There are still problems FlooP cannot solve, and Hofstadter proposed a mythical language, GlooP, that could solve them. But then he concludes, In fact it is widely believed that there cannot be any more powerful language for describing calculations than languages that are equivalent to FlooP. This hypothesis was formulated in the 1930's by two people, independent of each other: AlanTuring ... and AlonzoChurch, one of the eminent logicians of this century. It is called the "ChurchTuringThesis". If we accept this thesis, we have to conclude that GlooP is a myth -- there are no restrictions to remove in FlooP, no ways to increase its power by "unshackling" it, as we did BlooP. B/FlooP, IIRC, does not support recursion. If it did, the beer song could be implemented without subtraction:
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UMaine Machias Students Learn Valuable GIS Skills
On March 31st, the Bangor Daily News featured an article on UMM's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) programs. The article appears in the BDN's "Perspective: Living" custom publication.
MACHIAS — Jobs await students enrolled in the GIS programs at the University of Maine at Machias.
In fact, the job demand is so great, "we would love to have more students in our programs," said Tora Johnson, GIS Service Center director at UMM. "The labor market is tough everywhere, especially in Maine, but these skills give our graduates an edge. In the current economic market, people with GIS skills on their resumes are out-competing other job seekers.
"Many people in the geospatial industry in Maine will be retiring over the next 10 years and will need to be replaced," Johnson said.
Geographic information systems (GIS) is a technology found everywhere from a car's GPS-based onboard navigation system to a laptop's Google Earth. At UMM, "we teach more than strictly GIS," Johnson said. "We teach and utilize GIS geospatial technology and geospatial science."
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quote: And there is absolutely nothing like AirPlay on Android right now. Tapping a couple of buttons and suddenly seeing wireless video on your TV (if you have an Apple TV) or your music on your speakers is something.
quote: I think the real fight for both will be when Windows 8 drops
quote: I can already tell you what the Android fans are thinking:
quote: Direct HDMI is also absolutely moot. You need to buy a cable if you want to go wired anyways, and Apple's cable not only delivers HDMI but keeps the tablet powered.
quote: Tablets are all about apps. You don't stare at your home screen for five minutes, you use apps.
quote: And, as for the quad-core processor... well, Anandtech's own benchmarks (mostly 3D) showed an iPad 2 already outrunning a Transformer Prime. Go quad-core on graphics and double the RAM and Apple's sitting in the stratosphere somewhere. Specs can matter, but don't believe the "bigger numbers are always better" myth -- it's what you're doing with the cores you've got that means the most.
quote: I was at Mobile World Congress. I used the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 2. Used Toshiba's new 7-inch tablet, Acer's quad-core Iconia Tab A700 and A510. Co-worker tried the new ASUS tablets. None of them scream out that you must buy them over an iPad; they're either extremely conservative tablets that are dead in the water (Samsung) or no better than a Transformer Prime, which is nice but not that exciting. They don't have the apps, they don't have the responsiveness, and they certainly don't have that display.
quote: So does MHL on my HTC sensation.
quote: No, I stare at my home screen for a few moments to see if I need to go into my apps vs. going into each app to check stuff.
quote: After 60FPS you won't notice the difference. I'm not playing 3d games on tablets either, that's a waste of time. As long as it can do 1080p video, I don't care.
quote: It's obvious you are an apple fanboi. We're not. It's a good product, but ever since apple arbitrarily killed google voice for no reason whatsoever, plus their endless lawsuits, I chose never to support apple. EVER.
quote: The fact that other devices do this is irrelevant. His point was that you can connect the iPad to a TV using HDMI, to disprove the argument sometimes made against iPad that you can't.
quote: It wasn't just Google voice they killed, it was numerous voice applications - and it was arguably largely influenced by AT&T. Either way, disliking Apple for that, while you're entitled to do it, is why it's obvious you're an Android fanboy and an Apple hater. That blinds your judgement.
quote: No, it was to address the fact I get charged while I use MHL on my phone just like the ipad
quote: Sorry if I stopped liking a company for irrationally banning apps on the whim of SJ's crusade against google or for suing over rounded rectangles. I already said the ipad is a good product, but I guess that still makes me a fanboi and hater.
quote: Right. That's why they approved it in the first place, ATT is on record as NOT banning it, didn't ban it on any other phone, makes no sense to ban it since it uses normal phone minutes anyhow, and the biggest reason of all, is apple's reason: "We haven't banned Google voice, we are studying it."
quote: they don't have the responsiveness
quote: have you used iPad? it's soooo much more responsive you are the one who is delusional.
quote: And about 2.8 million people bought Apple TVs in 2011; another million or so of the current generation in 2010, and more in 2012. Several times more than Google TV or any other networked media hub
quote: there's zero question that certain companies were simply trying to freeload off of Apple's work...Notice that big, central, iPhone-like home button
quote: And limiting a benchmark to the screens refresh rate is just insane. If it can't go any faster, then how the hell has my monitor been able to display 200+ FPS for oh, forever?
quote: Adobe is dropping mobile Flash because it joined Apple in seeing that HTML5 is superior. Dead argument.
quote: However, HTML5 is now universally supported on major mobile devices, in some cases exclusively. This makes HTML5 the best solution for creating and deploying content in the browser across mobile platforms. We are excited about this, and will continue our work with key players in the HTML community, including Google, Apple, Microsoft and RIM, to drive HTML5 innovation they can use to advance their mobile browsers.
quote: 4. The overall bar for apps is still higher, sorry. Not to mention that Google's mobile VP Andy Rubin openly despises tablet-native apps; he only wants universal apps, and he does nothing to help you find tablet-native apps on Google Play. Which platform as a tablet developer would you rather support?
quote: "But it doesn't have widgets, theoretically more freedom with apps, a microSD slot, or a quad-core processor! It's inherently inferior!"


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In his remarkably assured directorial debut, Patrick Wang revitalizes independent American filmmaking with the penetrating, wholly original In the Family. Eschewing formula and stereotype, Wang delivers a heartfelt story woven around child custody, "two-Dad" families, parental loss, interracial relations, and the human side of the law. The project is galvanized by strong performances from a veteran ensemble and music by the legendary Chip Taylor (Wild Thing; Angel of the Morning).
The film opens with the daily routines of an ordinary family in Tennessee, where Joey (Patrick Wang) and Cody (Trevor St. John) are raising their precocious son Chip. The narrative shifts into the extraordinary after tragedy forces Joey to raise his son alone. Joey's grief is compounded when he discovers that Cody's sister has been granted custody of Chip. This unforeseen legality unravels Joey's tenuous acceptance in Cody's family, which becomes further complicated by racial distrust.
Wang allows the film's ambitious length to patiently interweave flashback sequences that reveal the complex nature of Cody's relationship with Joey, their relationship with Cody's family, and Joey's relationship to his orphaned past. Rarely has the nature of what it means to be in a family been examined with such rewarding nuance. Refusing to demonize any member of the family, Wang offers instead a transcendent narrative that embraces how light and shadow both shape the human heart.
The film waxes its every moment into a crystalline pocket of time, finding the universal in the microcosmic, and always deepening itself with flabbergasting levels of imbued details.
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Critic's Pick! A remarkably fresh and unpredictable drama. One of the most accomplished and undersold directorial debuts this year.
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The James V. Brown Library offers teens a place to hang out with friends, eat snacks and play games once a month at Teen Night.
Games vary from the electronic versions such as Wii, Xbox or Playstation and the traditional ones such as Scrabble, Jenga and Dominoes.
This event is part of the Summer Reading Program, Dig into Reading.
The next Teen Night will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Friday and is open to youth ages 12 years old and up.
Registration is highly encouraged and can be completed online through our event calendar.
Youth also are invited to participate and register for the teen summer reading program. Completed reading logs will receive a special prize.
A special guest, Paul Miller of Flow Circus, will illustrate his passion for games.
Flow Circus has special skill toy kits that offer a dynamic and interactive way to ignite curiosity in tweens and teens.
Everyone will want to pick up and play with a variety of props that can be spun, balanced and tossed. There will be flower sticks, diabolos, spinning plates, kendamas and chatter rings.
Fans of Minute to Win It challenges, are invited to explore these hands-on, interactive games.
The James V. Brown Library champions the love of reading and opens doors to lifelong learning.
This summer, we are digging into reading which is about the wonders under our feet - root vegetables, buried treasure, dinosaur bones and critters.
For more information on summer reading program or the James V. Brown Library, visit 19 E. Fourth St., Williamsport, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday or online at www.jvbrown.edu.


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Most Burmese companies provide little to no information on whether they have policies on responsible business practices, a survey among 60 major firms has found, and almost half did not even have a website with general information about their activities.
A report by the Myanmar Center for Responsible Business, released on Tuesday, surveyed how much information companies posted on their websites on their human rights, health, safety and environment safeguards, organizational transparency and anti-corruption efforts.
The Rangoon-based, donor-funded center found that only nine firms had made information on policies, standards and practices in all three fields publicly available. Most other company websites provided information on only one of the categories, while 25 companies did not even have a website.
The information that was provided often dealt with the companies' organizational structure.
"Companies scored fewest points in the areas of human rights, including land acquisition, and [health, safety and environment], where the center was seeking evidence both of policy approaches and information about their implementation, given that these issues are of significant concern to the Myanmar people," the center said in a press release.
During the past decades of military rule, Burmese firms often gained business concessions through secretive deals cut with the regime. Corruption was rife and firms plundered Burma's natural resources, often through projects with heavy social and environmental impacts.
The ranked companies were given points on the availability of information in each of the three fields and gained a combined score of 1 to 10. The highest score was given to KBZ (Kanbawza) Group with 6.6 points, followed by Parami Energy Group of Companies with 6.58, and Max Myanmar Group with 5.8.
KBZ conglomerate is owned by tycoon Aung Ko Win and has interests in banking, insurance and airlines. The KBZ owner is also known to have had large mining interests. Parami Group is led by CEO Ken Tun and is a service provider in Burma's growing oil and gas sector.
Max Myanmar conglomerate is owned by tycoon Zaw Zaw, who has a range of business interests, including in hotels, banking, cement and construction. His group of companies remains on a US sanctions blacklist because of past connections with the former junta.
"A surprisingly large number of companies surveyed scored zero overall," the center said. "Generally because despite their size and activities in a number of sectors of significant public interest, such as hydropower, agriculture, mining, tourism and tobacco/beverages, they did not have a group website or corporate websites for the major subsidiaries."
Major companies without a website include Eden, IGE, Ruby Dragon, Shwe Thanlwin, Yuzana, Zaykaba, and the two military-owned conglomerates, Union of Myanmar Economic Holdings (UMEHL) and Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC).
"This is a study of what information companies publish, and not an assessment of their actual performance in these areas," Vicky Bowman, director of the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, said of the survey, which was based on methodology of Transparency International's research into 100 of the world's biggest companies.
"We therefore want to encourage the local media and Myanmar civil society groups to study the public commitments that these companies have made, and hold them to account to deliver on them."
The survey will be repeated in 2015.
In fact,Burmese cronies are businessmen who are actually just like wearing hoods.Since after 1988 incident ,their one or 2 men companies sprouted up in the country to make fast cash with the help of army generals in the cabinet.Sticking to one specific general to get secretive deals and making donation compared to their return it was very small are their tactics of business model.All their business deals are secretive,and no transparency at all.
Declarations of their business philosophy,social responsibilities and impact investing has nothing to do with them..Never heard them saying ..we don't invest in tobacco industry,we avoid logging that will help shrink the forests where lots of habitats depends on,we don't do farming or plantations on grabbed lands and others
The cronies' version of social responsibilities might be asking questions to specific general…When will your son's or daughter's birthday fall on? and .Please let me know if you need help(financial).I think most of the successful companies have close encounter with the Generals kind.


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Daughtery says budget is a priority for the county
By Steve Herring
Published in News on October 27, 2012 11:30 PM
The News-Argus posed three questions to candidates for the Wayne County Board of Commissioners. Here are the responses from Republican Joe Daughtery who is running in District 6. Incumbent Commissioner Jack Best of Goldsboro, a Democrat, did not participate. Q:...
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Drew Brees costing me a first round pick (9th overall) or David Wilson with an 8th round pick?
12 teams, with one keeper (likely keepers include (AP, Martin, Lynch, Spiller, Morris, Richardson, Ridley, Rodgers, VJax, Matty Ice, Amendola/RGIII); standard scoring; 2RBs, 3WRs, no flex. QB's tend to go fast so Brees might not be available at 9 and definitely not available at 16
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I think KUBIAK would recommend keeping Wilson, his ADP would be higher than 8th round for starters, and KUBIAK has him even higher than that - maybe even 3rd round. Depends how QB hungry your league is I guess. For me, I'd be happy to pass on Brees and take a 2nd tier QB like Luck or Romo or Stafford.
Other point is who could you get at 9th overall? Do those guys being kept count?
i would keep Wilson as well.


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Defamation suits by President Jacob Zuma were meant to intimidate South African media, cartoonist Jonathan "Zapiro" Shapiro told a press club meeting on Tuesday.
Zapiro and Mr Zuma have often clashed over the numerous satirical depictions of him. The president recently withdrew his claim for damages against the cartoonist "to avoid setting a legal precedent". Mr Zuma had sought R5m in damages for defamation and impairment of his personal dignity over the publication of Zapiro's Lady Justice rape cartoon in 2008.
Addressing the Cape Town Press Club on Tuesday, Zapiro said Mr Zuma always tried to play the victim and "he is a master at it".
"He has a number of defamation suits against a lot of people and he has not dropped them. He has not, by the way, dropped another defamation suit against me which stands at — I am told by my lawyers — at R10m ... the figures are stupid ... they could never get these kinds of amounts and it is all about intimidation but I think South African media people are feisty and thank goodness for that," he said.
The Lady Justice rape cartoon depicted Mr Zuma loosening his trousers while Lady Justice was held down by Julius Malema, president of the African National Congress Youth League at the time, Congress of South African Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi, South African Communist Party general secretary Blade Nzimande and ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe, all saying: "Go for it, boss."
In October, Mr Zuma's spokesman, Mac Maharaj, said the decision to withdraw the defamation suit against Zapiro was informed by three major considerations.
"Whereas the president believes that in an open and democratic society, a fine and sensitive balance needs to be maintained between the exercise of civil rights such as freedom of speech, and the dignity and privacy of others, that balance should be struck in favour of constitutional freedoms," he said at the time.
Mr Maharaj said on Tuesday that Zapiro's views on Mr Zuma "did not necessitate a comment from the Presidency".


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Charging the California punk rock scene with flammable and stimulating themes, Thrice also displays the creative wish to go beyond the restraining punk-pop formula. Delivering hardcore-inspired tunes supported by sharp lyrics, the band ultimately seems to be able to surpass the limits of one style. Dustin Kensrue (guitar, vocals), Teppei Teranishi (guitar), Edward Breckenridge (bass), and Riley Breckenridge (drums) secured the lineup of the California band, whose origins go back to 1998 when Kensrue and Teranishi first met. Following several months of rehearsals, the unit sharpened their sounds and decided on recording their first EP. First Impressions arrived later that year receiving considerable acclaim. During the year that followed, Thrice kept on gathering a major fan base, and by the end of 1999, settled on entering the studio again, this time to prepare their debut album. After securing the production expertise of Paul Miner, the band finally recorded Identity Crisis, their debut full-length, which hit the record stores in 2001. ~ Mario Mesquita Borges, All Music Guide
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DENVER -- A Denver police officer trying to break up a confrontation was shot and killed Sunday at a city park where hundreds of families had gathered for a free weekly jazz concert before gunfire erupted and sent hundreds fleeing.
The officer, who was shot in the head, was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead, police spokesman Sonny Jackson said. The Denver Post reported that one person has been taken into custody but added they had not been confirmed as a suspect.
NBC News station KUSA reported that officers were seen searching a dumpster near a lake on Sunday night.
According to the newspaper, the slain officer was a single mother who was originally from Detroit. She was a seven-year veteran of the police force, the Post reported.
'We will not surrender'More than 1,000 people were at the City Park Jazz concert, the fourth of 10 shows scheduled for this summer in the annual series that draws families and people of all backgrounds to one of the city's more popular summer events. The mayor said late Sunday that the concerts should continue.
"We will not surrender what we consider special in this city to anyone," Denver Mayor Michael Hancoock said.
Nakira Doss, a jazz singer herself, said she hopes the series continues. The 28-year-old mother was at the show Sunday and sitting near the stage with her children, ages 4, 5 and 7, when she heard at least two shots. As people ran past, she said told her children to "get on the ground" and then she laid herself over them.
"I'm trying to show them music, but at what cost," she said, nodding toward her own children.
City Park is one Denver's most famous and sprawls across several hundred acres east of downtown. It holds the Denver Zoo, Museum of Nature and Science, as well as ponds, trails and recreational fields.
Yellow tapeSamuel Bell, 19, of Denver, said he was in the parking lot looking for a space for his scooter, which police later cordoned off with yellow tape. He said he heard several shots.
"We just arrived at the park. It was crowded, it was looking fun," Bell said. "And then 'pa- pa-pa-pa' outta nowhere.
"We just ducked," Bell said. "We pulled off in enough time to get away. It was crazy."
He said he saw police officers administering CPR. He estimated he was about 10 to 20 feet away from where the officer was shot.
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- A female from the 200 block of East Fourth Street contacted police at 5:28 a.m. Wednesday about contemplating injuring herself. She requested EMT Ambulance and fire department first responders also arrived. She was taken to Salem Community Hospital for evaluation. Police had been called to the same residence at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday for the same type of situation, but a family member had just arrived home and was going to take the person to the hospital.
- An unidentified delivery driver for Dunkin Donuts approached a police officer at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday and reported seeing cows in the road on East State Street and Cunningham Road. Officers checked the area, but did not locate any cows.
- A woman called at 1:27 a.m. Wednesday to report hearing items being smashed and people arguing and shouting in the 100 block of Ohio Avenue. An officer made contact with a male and female couple residing together in an apartment. They were having an argument, with no injuries reported, only damage to personal property. The domestic violence laws were explained to them.
- Police responded at 1:03 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a patient at Salem Community Hospital making unnecessary calls to 911 from the hospital parking lot. After speaking to emergency department personnel, it was learned the person had checked himself out and then called a cab for a ride to a relative's residence outside of the city.
- An employee of the Salem Community Hospital emergency department made contact with police at 11:14 p.m. Tuesday to report being struck by a disorderly patient during treatment and receiving an injury. Information will be sent to the prosecutor's office.
- A suspicious vehicle reported at 10:58 p.m. Tuesday on Oak Street turned out to be a lost driver.
- Police were called to the 100 block of North Broadway Avenue at 10:28 p.m. Tuesday for a man who located a wallet and paperwork belonging to a person who had previously been in possession of his vehicle. The items were taken to the police station.
- Police were called to the Walmart parking lot at 9:53 p.m. Tuesday for a reported fight, finding several people congregating near vehicles in the northern part of the lot. They said the other parties left and it was only a verbal dispute. They were told to clear the lot.
- An anonymous caller at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday reported several juveniles standing in the parking lot at Lederle's repair shop in the 200 block of Penn Avenue. An officer responded and didn't see anyone there, but saw a suspicious male near a postal truck behind the post office. He said he was waiting for a ride from his mother after leaving the ROC on South Lundy Avenue. After awhile, he was left with his father on Columbia Street until his mother arrived in the area. Other juveniles had already departed with their parents.
- While investigating an incident on West 14th Street, an officer at 8:17 p.m. Tuesday was aware of an active warrant for a woman. Kathryn Sims, 21, of 273 W. 14th St., was taken into custody on a warrant for failure to appear and was turned over to a deputy.
-Police responded to a dog bite incident reported at 7:41 p.m. Tuesday at Waterworth Memorial Park. A juvenile had been walking a dog and a juvenile walking with him bent down to pet the dog and the dog snapped at the juvenile and bit him in the lower lip. He was taken to Salem Community Hospital for treatment and the dog was taken home, but the person in charge of the dog was at the park and spoke to police, providing information about the dog, which the officer provided to the hospital.
- Police were called at 7:12 p.m. Tuesday to the 400 block of West Pershing Street where the boyfriend of a female reported she had been gone most of the day and when she returned appeared to be under the influence of something. The report said she was foaming at the mouth and could not keep her eyes open. He requested an ambulance and fire department first responders and KLG arrived. She was taken to Salem Community Hospital.
- Police were called at 6:50 p.m. Tuesday to the 900 block of Jones Drive for a report of juveniles using a BB gun. The gun was found to be an air soft pellet gun. They were advised of the city ordinance.
- A resident in the 900 block of North Lincoln Avenue called at 4:52 p.m. Tuesday to report a box of video games and a game console were possibly stolen, but when officers arrived, they were told the items had just been misplaced.
- An employee of a business in the 200 block of East State Street reported at 4:44 p.m. Tuesday that a gold wedding band was found about a week ago. They held onto it to see if anyone claimed it and nobody did. The ring was brought back to the police station for safekeeping.
- A Ford Aerostar van ticketed on Aug. 4 as a junk vehicle in the 1100 block of East State Street was towed by order of police at 3:06 p.m. Tuesday. The plates had already been confiscated for the BMV.
- A woman found some items and brought them to the police station at 3:03 p.m. Tuesday. A message was left on the possible owner's phone.
- A Southeast Boulevard woman reported at 2:38 p.m. Tuesday that her truck mirror was damaged sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning at the Heritage Inn.
- A resident called at 1:49 p.m. Tuesday to report an unknown male in a red Ford Ranger pickup was seen on his property on Bentley Drive allegedly removing wood from the property, fleeing when observed.
- A caller reported a bicyclist was struck by a motorist at the intersection of South Beaver and West Washington streets at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The bicyclist was identified as Kathy Randolph, who said she was following her cross country team while they were running through the street for practice. Randolph said Dr. Wilson gave her his information before she went to the Salem Community Hospital emergency room. Randolph said her rotator cuff was injured.
- A woman reported Monday getting harassing calls from a man who claimed to be with the federal government and was going to file wire fraud charges against her, and she had no idea what he was talking about. Police called the number and a person with a foreign-sounding accent answered and refused to answer questions.
- A woman reported at 8 a.m. Tuesday she saw a flash and a pop in the area of Beverly Drive and thought it may be a transformer but wasn't sure. Police checked the area but didn't find any electrical problems.
- A Manor Drive man reported at 9:56 a.m. Tuesday his silverware was missing.
- A woman reported at 12:52 p.m. Tuesday the railroad gates on South Main Street were down and there was no train.
- David R. Wales, 23, Lisbon, was cited for driving under suspension and speeding following a traffic stop on Fairfield School Road at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday.
- Someone reported at 8:20 p.m. Tuesday that a suspicious vehicle was in the Metz Road ball field. Police found the people who said they were just talking.
- A woman reported at 9:25 p.m. Tuesday loud music from coming from the trailer park behind United Rentals. Police warned the female resident about the noise and she turned it off for the night.
- A Butcher Road woman reported at 11:12 a.m. Tuesday that someone overnight had ransacked her vehicle and took some loose change.
- A South Egypt Road woman reported at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday that someone had entered her vehicle and ransacked the glovebox but that nothing appeared missing.
- A South Egypt Road woman reported at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday that someone had entered her vehicle but that nothing appeared missing.
- Police responded to a domestic dispute in the 37000 block of state Route 558 at 8 p.m. Tuesday in which the resident stated that her sister had punched out a window at the home during an argument. Neither wished to press charges and the sister was taken home by her mother.
- Steven P. McGrew, 26, 16970 W. Pine Lake Road, Beloit, was arrested for disorderly conduct after police responded to his home at 12:15 a.m. Aug. 13 for a report of an argument between him and a woman of the residence. Both individuals denied any physical altercation occurred but McGrew allegedly tried to injure himself with a knife in the presence of officers and had to be subdued by taser.
- Police responded to a theft and criminal damaging report at a 14000 block Middletown Road business at 11:53 a.m. Aug. 13.
- Michael R. Martinez, 17, 1155 Homestead Ave., Alliance, and Anna M. Chavarria, 20, 57 Stevens Drive, Alliance, were arrested for theft after police responded to an 18000 block Fifth Street, Beloit, business at 2:15 p.m. Aug. 13 where an employee reported the they had allegedly stole numerous items from the store.
- Police responded to a theft report at a 13000 block Seacrist Road home at 8:42 p.m. Aug. 13.
- A 14000 block Smith-Goshen Road resident reported at 3:45 p.m. Aug. 14 that someone overnight had struck her mailbox with a vehicle.
- Officers investigated a breaking and entering report at an 11000 block Washingtonville Road home at 6:24 p.m. Aug. 14.
- Police responded to the Sharon Lynn Girls Home at 5:29 p.m. Aug. 15 where a woman reported a juvenile resident had kicked her in the face and bit her on the thigh. The juvenile was charged with assault.
- A 16000 block Calla Road resident reported at 9:38 a.m. Saturday that someone overnight had punctured all four tires of his vehicle.
- Police investigated an assault report at the Quaker Drag Strip at 9:50 p.m. Saturday.
- Samantha R. Kelley, 21, 769 W. Pershing St., Salem, was arrested for operating a vehicle intoxicated following a traffic stop at 2:27 a.m. Sunday for traveling left of center.


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Alicia Cochran never imagined she'd have a stroke before she turned 30. But she did.
The former Phoenix high-school teacher was weeks away from getting married when it happened, and the effects were debilitating. In March, Cochran contacted Call 12 for Action after her excuse to get out of jury duty was denied by Maricopa County's Superior Court.
"I was shocked," Cochran said. "I said, 'Really?' They want me to go ahead and judge somebody else? Judge someone's life!"
The stroke Cochran suffered impaired her speech. For our interview, she requested the questions upfront so she could type out her answers on her smartphone and refer to them. Otherwise, she said, she gets confused during conversations.
She sports a brace around her right ankle for support while walking. Even with that support, she has a hard time walking and she can't drive. In December 2011, Cochran's doctor deemed her "brain damaged" and "incapacitated."
But her condition apparently didn't offer enough reason for Maricopa County Superior Court to excuse her. After Cochran sent in all of her doctors' notes to the courts, she thought that would be the end of it.
"It was not the end," Cochran said.
The court denied Cochran's request, requiring her to serve jury duty in early April.
"I was between a rock and a hard place," Cochran said. "I knew you (Call 12 for Action) existed, so I contacted you."
Call 12 For Action reached out to Maricopa County Superior Court for answers as to why Cochran was required to serve on a jury considering her limitations.
Maricopa County Superior Court spokesperson Karen Arra sent Call 12 for Action this statement:
"Thanks for bringing this situation to the court's attention. The court appreciates the services of citizens as jurors and is always seeking to improve the jury process.
"Juror information is strictly confidential and as a result, we are unable to provide specific information in response to your inquiry. With that said, the court has reviewed the jury issue you raised and is in the process of notifying the juror of the resolution."
A few days after Call 12 for Action received this statement, Alicia received a letter excusing her from jury duty.
"I'm just really grateful and indebted to you guys for advocating for me," Cochran said.
These days, Cochran is happily married, but because of her condition she no longer teaches at Robert L. Duffy High School in Phoenix. She receives therapy at Swan Rehab, a neurological rehabilitation center in Phoenix, at least four hours a day.
Therapists at the facility help with her speech and her physical therapy. Cochran is considered 75 percent rehabilitated.
She said she would love to serve on a jury someday — just not now.


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By By Robyn Baer, Fort Sill CannoneerAugust 21, 2009
After years of hard work and persistence, the Fires Center of Excellence became reality during a flagging and patching ceremony in front of McNair Hall Friday.
During the ceremony, Soldiers from Headquarters Detachment, Fires Center of Excellence donned the new patch, and the unit's colors were unveiled by Maj. Gen. Peter Vangjel, commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Smith, command sergeant major of the Fires Center of Excellence.
Vangjel said the ceremony marked an important milestone for the Fires Center of Excellence on its way to the future.
"With the uncasing of the colors and the donning of the patch, we officially achieve our initial operating capability on schedule," he said. "Created to leverage each branch's contributions and gain greater effect in the 21st century operating environment, the Fires Center streamlines how each of the branches conduct business by combining similar and redundant functions at the center level. There is one staff, and it has subject matter experts from both branches in every directorate. The focus is to achieve efficiency and effectiveness through synergy and integration."
The FCOE commanding general is responsible for resourcing, planning and enabling the commandants in their work at the center. The commandants are responsible for their respective schools. They are responsible for branch specific training, professional development of their officers and management of their personnel.
He said the FCOE represents Army transformation at its best.
"This center is going to be a catalyst for change and drive the transformation effort," he said. "It's going to encourage and it's going to sponsor innovation, thinking out of the box, throughout the world as well as here at Fort Sill. We have got to ensure institutional agility. The world will not wait for us."
According to the Army Institute of Heraldry, the scarlet and yellow colors are the colors traditionally associated with artillery units. The arrowhead denotes the growth of the two branches in the western plains of the United States, the first "indirect fire" at Agincourt, and the symbol of the pointed tip for air defense artillery. The stars indicate excellence and the requirements in support of warfighting commanders. The cannon symbolizes the Fires Center of Excellence's mission to develop qualified fire warriors and leaders. The crossed lighting bolts signify the resolution for the future of the field artillery and air defense artillery branches in the direction of electronic warfare and directed energy aspects.


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Characters are frequently urged to "release the beast" in The Purge, a high-concept home-invasion shocker set in a future where one night a year, all crime is legal.
But what should be a clammy exercise in claustrophobic, queasy tension becomes, in the hands of writer-director James DeMonaco, an underpowered compendium of overfamiliar scare tactics and sledgehammer-subtle social satire.
DeMonaco overloads The Purge with all kinds of cumbersome exposition, mostly delivered via TV-news broadcasts. It's 2022, and in the United States, crime and poverty have dwindled drastically since the election of the "New Founding Fathers."
An annual 12-hour event called the Purge is a nationwide catharsis, during which time the violent, even homicidal unleashing of rage is encouraged as a patriotic duty.
A boom in private security spending lines the pockets of folks like security entrepreneur James Sandin (Ethan Hawke), who has equipped his own sprawling residence with the latest intruder-repelling technology. But no "lockdown" is airtight, and his family is under siege when it provides sanctuary to a homeless man (Edwin Hodge).
The Purge never threatens to become more than the sum of its various parts. Jolts tend to be of the "boo!" and "he's behind you!" variety. DeMonaco seems more engaged by the bluntly allegorical aspects of a tale in which America has been segregated into secure "haves" and terrified "have-nots."


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