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For these great seafarers, the waterways of the world's oceans were unpredictable routes filled with unknown perils. Today, the uncertainties and hardships of earlier explorers have given way to the many years of experience of the people on board the BREMEN and the HANSEATIC. However, the passion for new destinations has remained and will ensure unforgettable moments during your expeditions.
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The 85th line of latitude – 480 km from the North Pole. Thick fields of pack ice cover the water. There seems no way of getting through this untouched landscape of ice with its bizarre floe shapes. But thanks to the experience of the people on board – the captain, officers, expedition leaders and cruise directors – even spectacular routes like the Northeast Passage will be conquered. The captains of both ships have completed more than 100 cruises in the Arctic and Antarctic in total. They know where to find the most beautiful aspects of the polar regions.
Accompanied by the sound of ice rumbling at the hull, the ships will carve through these massive obstacles, which most vessels simply cannot manage. The BREMEN and the HANSEATIC are the only two ships certified with the highest ice class for passenger ships, and they will safely transport you to breathtaking, unspoilt regions. The team on board know where to halt the ship to present you with striking panoramic views – such as the fjords of Greenland. Everyone on board shares a passion for exploration. Even the officers will stand on the bridge, their eyes wide, looking for the blow of a whale. Sightings will be announced immediately over the loudspeakers to ensure that you can enjoy this natural spectacle. For your trips ashore – for example, on Spitsbergen – a scout boat will be dispatched in advance to find the best landing place for your excursion. Your expedition leader knows where – with a little luck – you will be able to spot some polar bears. In other climate zones, such as the Solomon Islands, they will show you the most beautiful places to snorkel.
The renowned experts who accompany each expedition are also selected based on their expertise. They have visited the destinations many times and conducted in-depth studies and research or written about them in travel guides. Hand-picked experts, each a specialist in their field. Experienced, highly qualified, fascinating, entertaining and passionate about their specialist area. The experts on your cruise will depend on the focus – you may find yourself travelling with biologists, ethnologists, glaciologists, geologists, biophysicists, volcanologists or historians. Rather than taking an overly academic approach, they will impart new knowledge in a clear and vivid manner. In fascinating talks on board, on trips and landings with the Zodiacs and, of course, during personal chats, you will uncover details not printed in any book. During on-board preparation and follow-up sessions for trips ashore, they will get you in the mood for the experiences to come and intensify what you have seen. On selected cruises for young explorers, they will also inspire guests aged 10 to 17 years old.
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She ended up the biggest star of the whole movie thanks to her role as Cady Heron in "Mean Girls," but Lindsay Lohan actually wanted a completely different part.
Getting down to work on their latest project, Amanda Seyfried and Mark Wahlberg showed up on the set of "Ted 2" in the Times Square district of Manhattan on Sunday afternoon (October 5).
The "Lovelace" lady dressed for the chilly weather in a baggy three-quarter-length plaid jacket along with black leggings and high top sneakers as she hopped into a car with the "Boogie Nights" hunk.
Guys and gigs come and go, but Amanda Seyfried has one constant companion she takes everywhere- her dog Finn.
On Monday (July 7) the "Lovelace" lady posted a photo of her paddleboarding with the prized pooch, and they couldn't have looked happier.
Gearing up for an outbound flight, Amanda Seyfried arrived at LAX International Airport on Monday afternoon (June 30).
The "Lovelace" lady showed her affinity for pets with her Best Friends Animal Society t-shirt teamed with skinny jeans and grey Converse All-Star sneakers.
During promotions for "A Million Ways to Die in the West," Amanda Seyfried revealed that acting isn't her only talent.
The "Mean Girls" babe stopped by BBC Radio's 1Xtra with her co-star Seth MacFarlane and proved that she definitely has some rapping chops.
Showing some love to her Japanese fans, Amanda Seyfried showed up at a press conference for Shiseido in Tokyo on Monday (June 2).
The "Les Miserables" lady was joined by Shiseido honcho Keiichi Fujii as she plugged the new "Cle de Peau Beaute" launch, sporting a gorgeous black dress.
Showing some love to their UK fans, Charlize Theron joined Amanda Seyfried and Seth MacFarlane for a photocall to plug their new movie "A Million Ways to Die in the West" in London, England today (May 27).

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Robert McGraw, 85, died March 10th 2013 in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was born in East Liverpool, Ohio and worked as a machinist at Gougler's in Kent for 39 years.
A one in a million father and husband, whom was beloved by his wife of 64 years, Colleen, son, Mark McGraw (MaryAnn) of Aurora, daughter, Debbie McGraw (Todd Strasser) of Cincinnati, and his four- legged grandchildren.
A celebration of his life will be held on April 6, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the United Church of Christ Chapel, 1427 Horning Rd. in Kent, Ohio. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be sent to the Animal Protective League, or the Kent United Church of Christ.
Deb- Hearing about your Dad through you all of these years, helps me realize what a loss he will be to you and your family. He was a great guy, I'm sure! I will pray for comfort to you and your family.
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For even God would not allow
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Worker Wins $64 Million after Construction Site Accident
Ronald Bayer was 36-years-old when he took a fall while on the job that changed his life forever.
In 2007, Bayer was building an Illinois warehouse for the electronics firm Panduit when, while walking on an iron beam, he tripped. Bayer fell 20 feet and landed head first. He remains paralyzed.
Bayer's attorney, Clifford Horwitz, argued there were studs sticking out of the iron beams that caused him to trip and no harnessing equipment had been installed which could have prevented his fall.
But lawyers for Panduit argued Bayer was at fault. According to the company's attorney, Bayer ignored instructions to stay in the bucket of a cherry picker.
"[He] decided on his own to climb out, untie himself and fell off the beam," said John W. Patton Jr., an attorney for Panduit who said he will appeal the jury's $64 million verdict.
Bayer's attorney disagrees with Patton's allegations. "Ron was known to his friends and co-workers as a hardworking, diligent and cautious union ironworker, before his life was shattered as a result of Panduit's alleged carelessness," Horwitz says.
"[A]fter carefully reviewing all the evidence, the jury recognized that Panduit maintained an unsafe jobsite in violation of OSHA regulations, ANSI safety standards and internal safety rules. As a result, Ron suffered horrifying injuries, including quadriplegia and a traumatic brain injury with many complications."
Following the verdict, Horwitz said his client, who now needs round-the-clock care, "just wants to live a normal life."
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I have to agree. Chasing them was a very bad idea. Now because of that and leaving the scene of an accident, it will cost him more than the value of the property taken. Not too smart on his part.
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3 men booked in beachside home invasion | floridatoday.com | FLORIDA TODAYBroad daylight!3 men booked in beachside home invasion
BY SUSANNE CERVENKA FLORIDA TODAY May 28, 2008
Brevard County sheriffs agents have arrested three people in connection with an armed home-invasion robbery this morning in the north Satellite Beach area.
According to the sheriff's office, three armed men entered a residence at 160 Flamingo Avenue in Satellite Beach at about 10:45 a.m. and robbed the occupants at gunpoint.
One of the victims called 9-1-1 and told a dispatcher that the men fled in white Mercury Grand Marquis and that her boyfriend had chased after them in a Dodge Durango. The men reportedly took a computer, an undetermined amount of cash, Sony PlayStation and a small Pit-Bull puppy.
The chase led onto Pineda Causeway until the boyfriend's vehicle collided with a Hyundai Sonata driven by an unidentified female and unrelated to the initial incident. The female driver sustained injuries and was transported to a local hospital. The boyfriend who gave initial chase then returned to the Flamingo Avenue residence and was later arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol on charges relating to the accident.
Working with information obtained from the victims, deputies identified one of the suspects as Anthony Rommell, 20, of Palm Bay. A short time later, Rommell and another male, Jason Dillard, 21, of Palm Bay, along with Arron Bristol, 20, of Melbourne arrived at Rommell's residence and were detained.
The victims of the home invasion were transported to the Palm Bay location and positively identified all three men as their assailants. The stolen dog was recovered from Rommells possession, deputies said.
The reported getaway vehicle was later located behind the Subway Restaurant near the intersection of Palm Bay Road and Minton Road. Additional items of evidence were recovered from that vehicle.
All three men detained are now in the custody of agents form the South Precinct General Crimes Unit. The weapons have not been recovered.
This is just moments from my church and home. Nice, little sleepy area of FL where nothing ever happens...once upon a time.
Chasing...not good.
Leaving the scene of an accident...even less good.
Anyone. Anywhere. Anytime.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. - Jim Elliott
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Albert Einstein
I have to agree. Chasing them was a very bad idea. Now because of that and leaving the scene of an accident, it will cost him more than the value of the property taken. Not too smart on his part.
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And now a woman who had zero to do with any crime or his own loss has now suffered loss of property at his hand along with who knowns what in medical injuries and potential loss of income immediate or long term.
If she chooses to sue for damages in civil court, and she would be entitled and right to do so, then Mr. Boyfriend is going to take an even larger loss.
- Janq
"Killers who are not deterred by laws against murder are not going to be deterred by laws against guns. " - Robert A. Levy
"A license to carry a concealed weapon does not make you a free-lance policeman." - Florida Div. of Licensing
This happens in Orlando everyday. Ocala here I come!!
Gee, Biker. That could be like the guy that said Hiroshima sucks, I'm moving to Nagasaki.


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All-Time Roster
From 1921-2016, this is a database of players who have played in at least one regular-season or playoff game with the Packers. The list includes years and regular-season games played.
The Packers have been around for so many years that you might encounter some quirks when searching by position. In the early years of the NFL, running backs, quarterbacks, linebackers and defensive backs were generally known as Backs. Wide receivers, linemen and corners were simply known as Ends. Both of these terms were gradually phased out by the late 1960s. Additionally, the term Tight End wasn't used by the NFL until 1957.
There are 1,639 Packers on the all-time roster!
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Challenge ... John Gardiner and John Richards. Photo: Anthony Johnson
Friends John Gardiner and John Richards are proof it is never too late to be a Sun-Herald City to Surf debutant.
Mr Gardiner, 75, and Mr Richards, 74, are taking part in their first Sun-Herald City to Surf on Sunday, August 8.
Both men have thought often about doing the race - Mr Richards originally planned to participate nearly 30 years ago - but just hadn't got around to it before.
"A couple of months ago, John and I were talking and the [Sun-Herald City to Surf] came up in conversation," Mr Gardiner said. We both said we'd like to do it and I asked 'What's holding us up?' The answer, of course, was nothing, so we entered straight away."
Both Mr Gardiner, from Asquith, and Mr Richards, of Yagoona, are fit men and are looking forward to the challenge of the notorious "heartbreak hill" stretch of New South Head Road.
The two men met eight years ago at the Woodstock walking club, run by the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation, and together have tramped many kilometres around Sydney in the name of enjoyment and fitness.
There are about 40 walking clubs in the metropolitan area involving several thousand people, mainly retirees.
Mr Richards organises walk routes for his club and, according to Mr Gardiner, has never taken a group on the same trek twice.
The two friends, who plan to take their time and enjoy the entire 14 kilometre city-to-Bondi experience of The Sun-Herald City to Surf, appreciate that the race is both for runners and walkers.
"I can't believe that Steve Moneghetti bloke," marvelled Mr Richards. "In the time he did his record run [40 minutes, 3 seconds in 1991], there would still have been people coming up William Street.
"That will probably be us this year."
To enter The Sun-Herald City to Surf turn to page 52 for an entry form. Alternatively, for entrants 18 years or older, log on to http://www.sunherald.com.au/city2surf . Children under 5 years of age can be entered for free.


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Haviland China Limoges St Lazare Vegetable Bowl Sch 70c
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This pretty pattern features brownish pink flowers, pale green leaves outlined in brown, some blue leaves and tiny blue flowers. The backstamp H & Co with the L and France underneath was used between 1888 and 1896. It also has a mark which reads "J. Mc. D. & S. Co". This would be the mark of the retailer or exporter.
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GERM-659 From Rasse to Race: Afro Germans in Theory and Culture
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Germany offers an intriguing case of thinking about race: at once the nation that drove racial science and biological racism to the extreme of state-organized genocide, and the place where, after the Holocaust, the term 'race' was expunged from public and academic discourses to an extent that critiques of racial discourses, and racism, are still difficult to undertake or legitimate. In recent years, however, a growing number of scholars have begun to look at the ways in which conceptualizations of difference changed as a result of West Germany's integration into western democratic alliances. While racial discrimination was officially disparaged by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the occupation experience demonstrated to Germans the commensurability of democracy and institutionalized racial segregation. While essentialist notions of difference sometimes merely shifted from biology to culture in the reconstruction era (but retained associations of unbridgeable alterity and hierarchy), the dissemination of postcolonial models of hybridity, syncretism, and multiculturalism, articulated increasingly by minority artists and intellectuals themselves, produced a more dynamic and porous—as well as a more celebratory—sense of difference in the 1970s and 1980s. At the same time, many minority thinkers insisted on the reintroduction of 'race' as analytical concept in the 1990s.
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I believe it depends on the kind of tune you want, you can tune more for performance or economy. 91 burns a little smoother than 87.
Does the ECU in the focus not adjust to octane ratings like other cars? Example, my V6 accord will adjust to different octanes and advance or retard timing to compensate, but switching from one to the other you need to go about 500 miles on the certain octane before the computer recalibrates for the octane. Running 91 instead of 87 will get rid of pinging and get me slightly better milage although on 87 I can average 35mpg on the freeway (about 1 mpg better with 91). A honda engineer has said running 91 instead of 87 will give you a 10hp bump in the accord as well. All this without a tune.
Thanks for bearing with me, trying to expand the knowledge of my vehicles.
Thats pretty inpressive= 10hp running 91 over 87 on a stock motor. All I said was w/ a 91-92 octane tune you'd better mpg than w/o= you wouldn't have your foot into it w/ a tune than w/o. You will find w/ a tune your motor runs better= more spark/ injecter timing, etc. With a tune you have ascess to a lot of different parameters= wot fuel adjustment/ idle rpm/ spark advance/ trans shift points/ tire size-rev per mile/ cooliing fan temps/ rev & speed limiter & a lot more.
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...days when I wish that John Henry and his compatriots at FSG had bothered to speak to him last summer because Rafa understands the Liverpool fans. Because Rafa is, when all is said and done, a Liverpool fan.
But then I remember the reasons that I was disenchanted with him in the last year of his reign. I remember that he was too busy conducting private (and very definitely not so private) battles with the owners to concentrate on actually winning the league for us in the season that had been our single best chance in twenty years.
And then again, I remember the glory; Istanbul, Cardiff, beating United 4-1 at Old Trafford in the same week we beat Real 4-0 at Anfield, winning at the Nou Camp. I think of the fact that when Liverpool 'let him go' that Benitez donated swathes of his severance money to local charities; that he significantly donated 96k to the Hillsborough Family Support Group. I still feel an attachment to Rafa. I always will. And tonight more than ever.
Rafa should never have been the manager of Chelsea. It was a ridiculous decision to give him the role. Perhaps Chelsea fans may wish to question the decisions of the man who gave him that role a little more strenuously? Perhaps they could have taken their anger out on Abramovich for the appalling treatment of Roberto DiMatteo rather than greet their new manager with the torrent of abuse that they chose instead to provide.
And there's the other reason that Rafa should never have been given the position; when, as Liverpool manager, he criticised Chelsea fans for lacking desire, for needing the club to provide multitudes of small plastic flags to wave, when he indicated that they were not as knowledgable, experienced or passionate as Liverpool fans, he meant it. It wasn't gamesmanship, the actions of a manager paying mind games; that was what he thought of Chelsea fans in comparison to Liverpool fans.
And he clearly still feels that way.
Chelsea fans were never going to accept Benitez. He would never be loved there. In the same way that Torres has never really become a Chelsea player. And that's okay; in their position we would all feel exactly the same. Their behaviour to their new manager was a disgrace. An understandable and completely avoidable disgrace but a disgrace, nevertheless. Liverpool fans are adamant that Chelsea don't deserve Rafa; the club isn't good enough for him, it lacks class ( and isn't that that sentence going to cause trouble?)
So while the inevitable complaints follow, remember this; I didn't give you Rafa. Rafa didn't give you Rafa. Roman gave you Rafa. But you can't complain about Roman because he gave you everything that you are. No Roman, no success, it's an easy equation but one nobody seems too happy to ponder for too long. Roman can do anything he likes, hire anyone, fire anyone. You're his toy. That's the bargain you made for those league titles, so while fans ring phone ins and complain "look what he's done to our club" yes, look what he's done. Given you everything you would never have had otherwise. And. It's not your club, it's his.
So, while Rafa rails against the word interim being put into his title after he'd accepted the job, he realises that there was never anything he could do about it; he was powerless before Roman. Just like everybody else.
But again, tonight Rafa proved one thing; he is still, and always will be, a Liverpool fan. He's one of us.
And, in fairness, he has accomplished one thing in his time at Chelsea; he's got the fans making their own banners at last.
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Our Cincinnati plastic surgeons help women from across the United States with body contouring procedures. As a result, we deal with our share of stretch marks. What are stretch marks and why do they happen? More importantly, what can you do about them? Stretch marks are also known as "striae." They are essentially tears in the deep layer of the skin, called the dermis. They tend to happen during periods of growth or weight gain when the skin is stretched. If the skin is stretched beyond its ability to adapt, small cracks or fractures form in the dermis. As the body heals, new collagen is formed in these areas, similar to a scar. Stretch marks are often red or pink at first, then fade to a more pale color with time.
Certain steroids and hormones seem to predispose a person to developing striae by decreasing the skin's ability to adapt to stretch. This explains why teenagers going through their growth spurts and pregnant women are more likely to develop them. There seems to be a genetic component as well, because some women develop them without significant weight fluctuation.
It is unclear if you can prevent stretch marks. If you have a genetic predisposition to form them, you are probably out of luck. However, avoiding excess weight gain is important if you seem to be more prone to striae.
If you develop stretch marks, you can easily find many lotions, potions and creams designed to help. There is not any evidence that any of these products eliminate stretch marks. You can improve the appearance of most scars with the application of moisturizer and massage. I suspect these products are a more expensive version of this therapy. Although this may improve the appearance of stretch marks, they will not go away completely.
Fractionated lasers, like Fraxel, may have some potential to improve the appearance of stretch marks, too. Beware that it will take many treatments, may be expensive and probably will not completely remove the striae.
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Deadline to Comment on ESSA Draft Plan--FEBRUARY 15, 2017
The first draft of Iowa's Plan for implementation of the ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) is available until February 15th for review and comment. I urge you to go look through the draft and make comments online regarding the role of teacher librarians and effective school library programs.
The fast way to do this is to go to the plan and search for all mentions of libraries and librarians and read what they have planned. Then go to the online survey to make specific comments. Director Wise recommended that when commenting about language that suggestions be made such as, "In section 4 on page 48, amend the language under ENVIRONMENT, Physical Environment to read, "The extent to which school facilities are adequate, [add]equitable, clean, and up to date."
I attended the ESSA meeting with Director Wise and Associate Director Tilly in Marshalltown, and listened to their explanations of the plan. I urge you to comment.
Thanks to the work of Christine Sturgeon, Becky Johnson, Val Ehlers, Sarah Staudt, and others in our organization, our voice has been heard loud and clear. But we cannot afford to go quiet.
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once the cobb ap is installed on an 03 wrx, to change maps do i have to put it in test mode again? (meaning connecting the green and white wires again?) or do i just have to connect the odbII port?
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For a reflash (which is best) you need to connect the test connectors. You can switch without connecting them though with a realtime flash. I would reflash the map you use most.
realtime:a uploaded calibration for immediate use. The calibration will remain in the ecu until the ecu losses power or is reset
Reflash;Permanent reflash of the calibration onto the ecu.
I would reflash the map you use most often. Are you using off the shelf maps or custom maps? never mix the two! Meaning if you have a custom map reflashed dont do a realtime flash to a off the shelf map.
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Hi. My PSD template was rejected. Here is the review:
Unfortunately your submission Kreativo PSD Template isn't quite ready for ThemeForest and requires significant improvements and changes before it can be resubmitted and reconsidered.
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Your template has a good start, unfortunately, due to our high requirements your template is not ready for the PSD template category.
This suits better in Site Templates — or another category, it has potential to be accepted but it may require more improvements before it's approved under another category.
Your are not providing an unpleasant template but the PSD category requires higher quality in terms of aesthetics.
Should I try to slice it into wordpress, just the way it looks now? What is your advice? Thank you.
The reviewer said site templates, which I guess could mean wordpress. But since this is the most difficult in terms of work (unless you've done it before) it might be wiser to try a .HTML template.
At least that is what I understand from the reply.
thank you kungfu-themes for your advice. any other opinions?
yah , you should try in html or wordpress .. I got the same review of my PSD and'm doing html version .. as you said, the theme is fine but the PSD category is harder ..
Thank you for your reply. I started the wordpress version, hope it will not get rejected again, this would be very sad.
reviewer message does not mean that will be approved by 100% , i have do html version with the same message and I got rejection , means you have more chance of being accepted into an HTML category or wp .. after that this going to depend on other factors of course ..
No problem. I have my own website where I can sell the theme, in case I got another rejection. That's what I did with the PSD also. What doesn't pass TF goes there, so nothing is wasted
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With some more improvements you could get accepted into PSD.
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Anxiety, Depression and Coronary Artery Disease among Patients Undergoing Angiography in Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, Iran
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ABSTRACT: The prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) is increasing in Iran. Patients with depression who have a myocardial infarction are more likely to die and patients who have depressive symptoms during hospitalization may have increased cardiovascular events. This study aimed to determine the relationship between anxiety, depression and coronary artery disease among patients undergoing angiography in Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad. This was a case-control study conducted between September 2011 and August 2012 among patients undergoing coronary angiography in Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, Iran. There were 486 cases that were found to have one or more coronary stenoses, with a stenosis of equal or more than 50% of the diameter of at least one major coronary artery. The other patient group consisted of the patients in whom the coronary artery stenosis was less than 50% in diameter which was classified as angiography negative, and a control group that consisted of 440 healthy adults aged 18 years old and above who were selected among people who attended for routine medical checkup and medical examination of employment. The dependent variables were Beck Anxiety and Depression Inventory scores and the independent factors were coronary artery disease, and socioeconomic profiles. Validated and reliability-tested questionnaires were used for data collection. The mean age of patients was 55.75 ± 10.64 years and in the healthy group was 55.83 ± 8.55 years; there was no significant difference in age between subject groups (p = 0.897) nor a significant difference in the gender frequency distribution of subjects (p = 0.610). There was a significant difference in anxiety score between the Angio positive and Angio negative patients and healthy control subjects (p
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Professor of Physics, Barnard College, Columbia University
Telephone: (212)854-5102
Ph.D. 1987
Harvard University
Mentors: Bert Halperin,
Mehran Kardar, Edouard Brézin
Princeton University
Thesis Advisor: David Gross
1+1 KPZ Class PDFs:
Ulam, Tracy-Widom & Baik-Rains, THH/LL,
Phys. Rev. E 89, 010103 (2014).
*Editor's Suggestion
2+1 KPZ: Experiment,
Europhys. Lett. 105, 50001 (2014). *Editor's Choice
2+1 KPZ: Universal Distributions, THH,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 170602 (2012).
Phys. Rev. E88, 042118 (2013).
The Dynamics of Conformity & Dissent,
Arne Soulier & THH, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 258103 (2003).
Directed Polymers vs. Directed Percolation PRE58, R4096 (1998).
Chemical Wave Refraction Phenomena, Sin-Chun Hwang BC'96, & THH, Phys. Rev. E54, 3009 (1996).
Kinetic Roughening, Stochastic Growth, Directed Polymers & all that,THH & Y-C Zhang, Phys. Rep. 254, 215-415 (1995).
Disturbing the Random Energy Landscape, THH & D. Herbert BC'92, Phys. Rev. E48, 1617RC (1993).
Depinning by Quenched Randomness, Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 3463C (1991).
Diverse Manifolds in Random Media, THH, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 442 (1989).
My primary interests include phase
transitions, critical phenomena, & the renormalization group; secondary
concerns: kinetic roughening, reaction-diffusion systems, nonlinear dynamics, Nature's
pattern formation. In recent years, I have concentrated
my efforts on understanding the statistical mechanics of directed polymers
in random media (DPRM), a baby version of the spin-glass and one of the
few tractable problems in ill-condensed matter. Because of a mapping via
the stochastic Burgers equation, the DPRM pays off handsomely, with important implications for vortex-line wandering in disordered
superconductors, the propagation of flame fronts, domain-wall roughening
in impurity-stricken magnets, as well as the dynamic scaling properties
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Listed at left are a number of papers that I take particular pride in. They give
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Another week of the mostly expected in college football led to little change around the top of the USA TODAY coaches poll, a component in the initial Bowl Championship Series standings due out later Sunday.
Oklahoma retained the No.1 spot, with LSU and Alabama still on a collision course. The Sooners overcame a sluggish start and pulled away from Kansas 47-17 to retain 31 of 59 first-place votes. LSU, a 37-7 winner at Tennessee, kept the 15 firsts it had a week ago. Alabama netted a No.1 vote but is still third overall after pounding Ole Miss 52-7. No.4 Wisconsin also coasted by Indiana 59-7 and kept the remaining No.1 nod. Stanford remained No.5 after a 44-14 romp at Washington State.
MORE: USA TODAY Top 25 poll
Oklahoma State is closing in on the top five. The Cowboys overtook Boise State for the No.6 slot after a 38-26 win at then-No.21 Texas. The Broncos demolished Colorado State 63-13 in their first Mountain West Conference game but continue to lose ground to teams from stronger BCS conferences.
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The rest of the top 10 saw some minor shifting. Clemson had to rally from an 18-point deficit but prevailed 56-45 at Maryland. The Tigers stayed unbeaten but now share the No.8 ranking with Oregon, a 41-27 winner against No.25 Arizona State. Arkansas had a bye but slid up to replace Michigan at No.10 after the Wolverines lost their first game of the season at Michigan State. The Spartans, who host Wisconsin next week, climbed to No.13, while Michigan fell to 17th.
No.24 Washington moved into the poll this week for its first top-25 ranking since 2003. Auburn returned to the No.23 slot. Texas and Baylor were the week's dropouts.
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Fagin is a kitten - only three months old, and pretty flexible when it comes to eating. He liked canned food over dry (not surprising), and after doing a lot of research, I concluded I wanted to start feeding him raw food.
Since he's a kitten, I figured no problem. Right?
Well, it's not as easy as I expected.
Step one was simply handing the BARF over. Yes, BARF. Biologically Appropriate Raw Food. Aussies love calling their raw stuff BARF. Don't as me why, just go with it.
Patty down, he sniffed it once, then turned up his nose. Denied his perfectly good Roo meat! I was surprised.
Then I thought - maybe it's because it's roo? So I took a step back and mixed half of the patty with half of his old canned food. Success. Ate it up like there was no tomorrow.
Same thing for breakfast, then I tried just the RAW again. He did the same thing - sniffed it, a few licks, then nothing.
Kitten overlord has me puzzling whether because of what's in canned food that's making him reluctant, or if it's because it's roo type. I'm going to switch over to turkey type next, since he's had that in his canned. I'm hoping I can get him to have both kangaroo and turkey, although since I know they have turkey and rabbit, I much prefer to use those...
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Park51 Imam in Hiding
Yesterday, during a press conference held by Muslim leaders, voicing support for Park51, one of the organizers, Zaheer Uddin, noted that Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf hadn't attended their one-day summit on the project. Security concerns, according to Uddin, had kept Rauf away. According to CNN, he's now avoiding New York City and is getting protection from the NYPD.
"There's just a lot of crazies and that's why he has police protection from the NYPD," the Rev. James Parks Morton said Monday of his friend Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf.
"I know that he's being guarded, that he's not been staying in the usual places, that he's not working from his office and that he's concerned for his safety," said another friend of the imam's, Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon, in an interview Sunday night.
"He's staying in an undisclosed location, as they call it," said Matalon, a rabbi at B'nai Jeshurun on New York's Upper West Side.
The New York City Police Department did not respond to requests for comment.
Rauf has made just a few media appearances since returning from an overseas trip earlier this month. His last public event was at the Council on Foreign Relations, on the 13th.


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At Private Berlin, agent Chris Schneider has disappeared. The Private team retraces his footsteps to his cases: a billionaire suspected of cheating on his wife, a world-famous soccer player accused of throwing games, and the owner of a seedy nightclub. All of them are suspects.
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Private, the world's most respected investigation firm, has branches around the world, each staffed with the smartest, fastest, and most advanced agents, who have cutting-edge forensic tools that not even the most powerful governments possess. At Private Berlin, agent Chris Schneider has disappeared. Chris had taken a secretive personal leave and hadn't spoken to anyone from the office in days. The Private team retraces his footsteps to the cases he was investigating before his disappearance: a billionaire suspected of cheating on his wife, a world-famous soccer player accused of throwing games, and the owner of a seedy nightclub. They were the last people to see Chris--and they're all suspects. And someone is lying. The Private team is led to an abandoned Nazi slaughterhouse where all hope vanishes. As Private digs further into Chris's past, a terrifying history is revealed, and they begin to suspect that someone very dangerous and very depraved is responsible for Chris's disappearance. And he's not finished in Berlin. PRIVATE BERLIN has more twists, action, and deception than any other James Patterson thriller ever.
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Don't let the small size of this Nuova Simonelli MCI Grinder fool you, it has the same quality and consistency of many of its larger commercial counterparts, it just doesn't occupy as much space inside your kitchen. Pair that size-related perk with the MCI's stepless adjustment and much quieter motor, and you're looking at everything you could ever need in an espresso grinder. Fine tune your grind texture with the simple spin of the Nuova Simonelli MCI's adjustment dial. You'll also find that the MCI is extremely easy to use, just push your portafilter into the switch and watch as the perfect grind falls gently into your basket.
How the Nuova Simonelli MCI Works
- The Nuova Simonelli MCI is very intuitive and easy to use, as all you need to do to get espresso quality grinds is select a grind setting and push your portafilter below the chute.
- The switch below the chute will activate the grinder, and in moments, your portafilter will be filling up with a wonderfully consistent grind.
Features & Functionality of the Nuova Simonelli MCI
- Doser Version: Perfectly suited for a higher capacity home environment, this doser grinder makes it easy to go full speed ahead with coffee grinds production.
- Stepless Adjustment: With silly things like numerical values not holding you back, the stepless adjustment on the MCI allows for you to completely customize your grind setting.
- Easy To Use: Select a grind setting and push your portafilter into the power switch to get your grinds. No complicated buttons, no menus, no random options, just ground coffee.
- Precision, Precision, Precision: Don't sit there and worry about how consistent the grinds will be that come out of this machine, it can handle most settings with ease, which won't leave you guessing if your grind consistency is an issue.
- Built Like A Tank: This grinder honestly looks like it was built to survive the apocalypse, durable as almost anything we have seen thus far.
- Quiet: The motor on the MCI doesn't seem to cause house shaking quakes every time you press to grind, which is a nice change of pace for everyone in the household.
|How Does it Compare?
This is one of the smallest grinder in this class and at this level of performance.
|Tips and Tricks
We suggest redistributing the grounds to decrease clumping.
|Suitable Applications
|Espresso, Fine Drip / Pour Over, Turkish
Additional Information
|Nuova Simonelli
|4.0 inches
|6.5 inches
|13.0 inches
|Product Weight (lbs.)
|Case Material
|Stainless Steel
|Bean Hopper Capacity
|8 oz
|Dosing Options
|No Progamming - All Manual
|Grinder Style
|Burr - Flat Steel
|Burr Diameter
|Stainless Steel
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Warranty Information for the Nuova Simonelli MCI
|What it Covers:
Nuova Simonelli espresso machines and grinders
- Home Use: 1 year parts and labor (Musica, Oscar, Grinta & MCI)
- Commercial Equipment: 2 year parts, 3 months labor (can be extended to one year with Gold Plan)
|Who Supports the Warranty:
|Seattle Coffee Gear, Extended Gold Plan supported by Nuova Simonelli
|Warranty Contact Information:
|866-372-4734 or email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
|Eligible for SCG Extended Warranty?
|Yes, home machines
|Can SCG Repair?
|Yes. Read more about our out-of-warranty repair services.
Caring for the Nuova Simonelli MCI
- Clean out the bean hopper every week or so to remove any potential oils that may have built up over time.
- We recommend using Grindz every couple of weeks, depending on frequency of use.
User Manuals for your Nuova Simonelli MCI Grinder
Videos Featuring the Nuova Simonelli MCI Grinder
- An excellent companion to my NS OscarReview by Adam
Price Quality Value
The MCI delivers consistent single- and double-shot doses into the respective portafilters. Grind fineness and quality are stable. I much prefer filling the portafilter directly to what I had to endure with the Braun - grind the beans, then spoon the ground coffee oiut of the hopper and into the filter. The MCI is so much more convenient, and is a joy to operate. (Posted on 1/2/2017)
- No buyer's remorse hereReview by bbqncigars
Price Quality Value
- not a happy camperReview by jerrymarin
Price Quality Value
- Very difficult to use and learnReview by JERRY MARIN
Price Quality Value
JERRY MARIN (Posted on 1/3/2016)
- Meets my needsReview by MarkGregory
Price Quality Value
Ok, here's where I get geeky. This grinder actually brings a smile to my face when I am using it. It feels so professional. Makes you feel like you are a Barista. Would I buy it again. Absolutely. I researched grinders for several months before buying the Nuova Simonelli MCI and would definately recommend it as a high quaility all-purpose coffee bean grinder for home use.
(Posted on 7/4/2014)
- small and prettyReview by anm8rchick
Price Quality Value
great metal body, simple design, very heavy for it's size. nice and quiet.
grinds perfectly everytime.
looks really pretty beside my rocket cellini
Easy To Use
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"Inspiring", "motivating", and "stimulating" - most definitely not "mediocre" - these are the views from the students and teachers already benefiting from the new schools in the Building Schools for the Future programme (£35bn revamp will produce generation of mediocre schools, July 21). For Partnerships for Schools, design is not an end in itself, but a means to helping transform education. Indeed, in comparison with the proposed designs reviewed by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, actual BSF schools now open demonstrate the impact of high-quality design. The Bristol Brunel academy has not only recently won a Riba award, but independent research by the National Foundation for Educational Research illustrates the positive impact that the new learning environment is having on students.
As guardians of billions of pounds of taxpayers' money, we at PFS are working hard to make sure this unprecedented investment is spent wisely, and we are learning and applying the lessons from earlier phases of the programme to later schemes. This is happening in the realm of design and procurement, with many more opportunities now for students and teachers to influence finished design through bodies like the Sorrell Foundation, and a growing awareness within the design community of what makes a safe and inspiring school.
Tim Byles
Chief executive, Partnerships for Schools
It is possible to deliver very good school buildings within the BSF programme. Our practice has built seven highly rated schools under the private finance initiative/BSF frameworks. However, the results are not as good as they should be. This is partly because the selection procedure is flawed as well as being clumsy and wasteful. In assessing bids from consortia, design quality is accorded a shockingly low priority.
In our most recent bid for schools in an inner-London borough, our team's designs were predominantly rated "excellent" by Cabe, but this was trumped in the assessment scoring issued by the local authority by the scoring for ICT - computers and software - which as usual formed part of the total bids by the consortia. Cost was not an issue, but a bid with designs rated "mediocre" by Cabe was chosen.
The same thing has happened in our three most recent bids - with different consortia - all in London boroughs. This short-sightedness not only results in poorer designs being chosen in the individual cases, it also encourages some consortium leaders - realistic builders and financiers - to downgrade the importance of design quality in the preparation of bids. Thus the government's enthusiasm for computers in schools is contributing to the low quality of design reported in your newspaper. We believe that the computer systems should be procured separately from the buildings, so that the best of each can be chosen.
Nicholas Hare
Nicholas Hare Architects
I have taken early retirement from teaching rather than be subjected to the flawed architecture and pedagogy being proposed by my local authority under the banner of BSF. The architects seem more concerned about the aesthetics rather than the functionality of the new building, while the LA is proposing a deeply flawed pedagogy of a cross-curricular, thematic based approach, both of which have resulted in large, open-plan, glass-fronted hothouses that will be almost impossible to manage.
Roy Shannon
Southport, Lancashire
As well as offering mediocre designs, the BSF programme will also leave a legacy of poorer sports facilities. The Kingsthorpe community college in Northamptonshire lost its swimming pool under this scheme in 2007, despite being a specialist sports college, and Stockwell Park high school in London will also lose its existing pool.
The latest casualty is the pool at the Buttershaw college in Bradford, which closed on July 12. This pool lies in the sports minister's constituency (Gerry Sutcliffe's). It seems incredible that a £35bn revamp can include the deliberate destruction of existing school pools.
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NY menswear stays American, but adds elegance
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Menswear at New York Fashion Week has shed its scrappy image and developed its own style to rival Paris and Milan runways, showing cleaner, better-tailored clothes while staying true to all-American style, experts say.
For the fall and winter 2011 New York menswear collections, which ended on Thursday, designers embraced a more toned-down elegance by mixing American style with European taste.
"We've seen this Americana thing over the last couple years, but this year everything was a little cleaner," said Kevin Harter, vice president of fashion at U.S. department store Bloomingdale's.
Young designers such as Richard Chai have finally hit their stride, Harter said, lending men's lines at Fashion Week more gravitas.
"I did not find it scrappy this season," Harter said. "The young, emerging designers really impressed me this year."
Some designers such as Band of Outsiders held their first runway show. Others like Patrik Ervell returned to the runway after years of simple presentations. Ervell's sleek and toned-down clothes may end up on Bloomingdale's racks for the first time, Harter said, a sign Ervell's designs have hit the right balance for a wider market.
The focus on American heritage items such as workwear, consisting of lumberjack shirts, heavy boots and cuffed denim, so prevalent on runways in past seasons, has been toned down and refined for greater elegance, buyers observed.
Style elements imported from abroad were given the American treatment. Tartans and tweeds at the Rag and Bone show were loosened and layered, reinvented for a more American look. Continued...


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Paul Scholes exclusive: Robson and Gascoigne were my World Cup idols
At the 1986 World Cup Belgium tried and failed to stop Diego Maradona. As they once more face an Argentina team dominated by one player, our columnist reveals his idols and gives quarter-final predictions
Growing up, Bryan Robson was my idol. This wasn't just because of the way he played for Man United, but England too. He was a tough, goal-scoring midfielder and that was something I always wanted to be. I probably didn't play like him that much in the end but, for me, scoring goals from midfield was always the ambition.
From an England point of view, I loved to watch Paul Gascoigne. I remember the 1990 World Cup and how good he was in those games, setting up goals against Egypt, Belgium and Cameroon. Gascoigne was sensational. Being English, he was somebody I idolised.
Players like Robson, Gascoigne, and Lionel Messi inspire a team when it matters, which we've seen in this World Cup.
At Man United we knew Messi was the main man, but Barcelona had others, like Xavi and Andreas Iniesta who could destroy you. Trying to jog my memory of the Champions League Final in Rome in 2009 and Wembley 2011, when I came on, I remember not having the ball, and it was no fun. It's not a pleasant experience playing against Messi. Yes, you might know he's going to go onto his left foot, but just try to stop him. That's the challenge facing Belgium, much like 28 years ago against Diego Maradona in Mexico.
However, Argentina are relying too much on Messi in Brazil. If Belgium can stop Messi, they have three or four in-form match winners, and players like Romelu Lukaku or Divock Origi have come off the bench to score – of six Belgium goals, four have come from subs.
Against the USA, Belgium deserved to win in 90 minutes and had the chances to do it. Just because the World Cup is in South America, some people think Argentina will go all the way, but I'm convinced Belgium can beat them.
Suarez will be making a mistake if he signs for Barca
If Luis Suarez does sign for Barcelona from Liverpool, will Lionel Messi 'accept' him? Suarez is a centre forward and he won't want to play out wide. I can't see Suarez and Messi linking well together. It seems to me, if Messi likes you, you'll play. If he doesn't, you're wasting your time. And, to be honest, I think Suarez is making a bit of a mistake going to Barcelona – he'd be better suited to Real Madrid.
Deschamps sacrificed Nasri for the good of the team
I said before the Germany v Algeria game how slow Germany were at the back, and Algeria were really threatening against them. Per Mertesacker and Jerome Boateng were exposed. So, I have a feeling France will beat the Germans.
When the France manager Didier Deschamps left out Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri (above) I thought: what's he doing? But he left Nasri out for the good of the team and he's done something special because France were in disarray in 2010. Descahmps has sacrificed one of his better players and they've been rewarded for it.
In midfield, PSG's Blaise Matuidi has been a revelation for France. He covers the pitch, gets stuck in, and creates openings for others. Beside him, Paul Pogba has really impressed me. He's still got room for improvement, but with a World Cup quarter-final, at least, behind him, he can reach his potential. [BET: France to win at 9/5]
Netherlands v Costa Rica
I still don't believe Holland are a great team. They have a couple of great individuals with the pace of Arjen Robben and quality of Robin van Persie (with Wesley Sneijder, on his day). However, Costa Rica stumbled through against Greece, and Holland will be too strong for them. [BET: Holland to win at 1/2]
Brazil v Colombia
My son's been raving about James Rodriguez for ages. With five goals and two assists in his four games he's really been one of the stars and, if he scores again, he could get player of the tournament. Still, It's Brazil to win, but they need to calm themselves down for the national anthem and conserve this energy for the first-half. [BET: Brazil to win at 17/20]
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We are re-doing our bathroom, and when we removed the wall we found the wall was built with extra studs laid flat against all the existing studs to build the wall out an extra 1.5" to accommodate the soil stack. Our bathroom is very narrow, and we would like to gain the extra inch and a half. Will a 3" pvc pipe fit within the wall (sounds like O.D. of a pvc 3" pipe is 3.5"), or will we still need more room since that will leave no extra space between the drywall and pipe? The soil stack currently vents the toilet, and bathroom sink that you can see attached to it in the picture. The shower also connects, but it also has its own vent.
If a 3" pipe will fit, could I also drop the sink drain below the floor, and then hook into the vent stack there? I believe it would be about 4' away from the p-trap for the sink. I have been searching, and it sounds like the minimum distance might be 3'?
3" PVC will fit, and is used in modern day drain/vent schemes.
Local code may allow 3", but I would not advise changing it from 4".
I seen wood lath plaster and galvanized supply plumbing, which dates the house aas pre 1940's. I would definitely get rid of the galvanized supply, however. Cast iron is supposed to be good for about 100+ years. Replacing it with 4" PVC and fernco hubs might give you a little more room. But the plumbing will be much nosier.
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You could use 3", in fact, the code I run with would allow 2". However, I still need vents that are collectively equivalent to 4"(or bldg drain size) at their termination. I'm assuming this 4" is about the only vent stack in your house, except maybe the kit sink. So, I would leave it.
Not sure what your plan is for the lav. Sounds like an illegal s trap configuration. Can you explain more?
Thanks for all the replies and also pointing out the s-trap. I looked into it, and that was probably where I was heading with it. The main reason we are replacing the stack is to be able to remove the extra studs turned flat against the existing studs to open the bathroom up a little more.
I imagine, to be able to get the 3" pipe in the wall, I could not have any other joints or fittings in the wall since they would stick out farther. Would my other option for the lav be to have a vent go directly up once in the wall, and then connect to the stack in the attic before exiting the roof? That way I could then have the drain drop down through the floor and connect with the soil stack there?
To answer one of the other questions, the shower has its own vent, along with the kitchen sink.
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NFL notebook: Urlacher announces retirement
CHICAGO — Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Bears.
The eight-time Pro Bowler and 2005 NFL Defensive Player of the Year announced his retirement through social media accounts Wednesday.
"After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire," Urlacher said in a statement. "I'm proud to say that I gave all of you everything I had every time I took the field. I will miss this great game, but I leave it with no regrets."
Urlacher was the face of the Bears, and he ranks among the best middle linebackers to suit up for a franchise with an impressive list that includes Hall of Famers Bill George, Dick Butkus and Mike Singletary.
Smith joins Jay-Z's group
Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith chose Jay-Z's new Roc Nation Sports to represent him. Smith fired his agents shortly after the NFL draft.
The former West Virginia star met with a handful of agents before announcing that he had chosen Jay-Z's agency.
Smith insisted after practice that Jay-Z didn't play "that big of a role" in his final decision — although the quarterback recently tweeted a photo of him with the hip-hop star.
Crabtree has surgery
Niners leading wide receiver Michael Crabtree had surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon Wednesday, one day after suffering the injury during an organized team activity.
Coach Jim Harbaugh did not speculate when Crabtree might return to play, but the injury is not necessarily season ending.
Crabtree had career highs last season with 85 receptions for 1,105 yards and nine scores.
Rams lineman suspended
Rams offensive lineman Rokevious Watkins was suspended without pay for the season opener for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.
Watkins was a fifth-round pick last year and played in one game before going on injured reserve with an ankle injury. He's expected to contend for playing time this season.
Tebow time in AFL?
Philadelphia Soul part owner Ron Jaworski said he was serious about his offer to former Jets quarterback Tim Tebow to join the Arena League team.
Jaworski, a former Eagles quarterback, reached out to Tebow a day after the Jets released him in April. Jaworski has yet to hear from Tebow but expects to eventually.
"I love the guy," Jaworski said. "I want him here just for his leadership."
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