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Browns receiver Brian Robiskie signed a four-year, $4.908 million contract Friday, according to profootballtalk.com.
The web site said the 36th overall choice from Ohio State received a $2.125 million signing bonus. The site said the deal also included an $800,750 one-time playing-time qualifier, which, if reached, would increase his average annual salary to $1.23 million.To read more or comment...
Rookie kicker Parker Douglass was waived to make room for newly signed second-round pick Brian Robiskie, which could mean that kicker Phil Dawson elected to report to training camp with the veterans Friday.
But Browns coach Eric Mangini could also have put Douglass, a South Dakota State product, on stand-by until a roster spot comes open. The Browns could also be checking out available free agents. Ex-Browns and Ravens kicker Matt Stover is among those available.To read more or comment...
All eight Browns draft choices are now in the fold as receiver Brian Robiskie agreed to terms of a four-year contract, his agent Joel Segal confirmed Thursday night.
Further terms were not disclosed.To read more or comment...
Parking for fans attending Browns training camp from Aug. 1-19 will be available in the Baldwin-Wallace College lot off of Beech Street near George Finnie Stadium.
When students begin returning to Baldwin-Wallace on Aug. 20, the Browns' public parking will be at St. Paul Lutheran Church at the intersection of Bagley and Eastland roads and at the now-closed Station restaurant at the intersection of Depot and Front streets.To read more or comment...
Without fail, negative preseason press continues to roll in for the Browns. In ESPN's power rankings, the Browns are 28th out of 32 teams. They list the Chiefs, Raiders, Rams and Lions below the Browns.
Pete Prisco of CBS Sport wasn't so kind. He ranks Cleveland as the 31st best team in the league. Fortunately for Browns fans the Lions exist. They are the only team Prisco has lower.
Of the Browns Prisco says: "Their biggest issue is picking a quarterback. I would pick Brady Quinn, but Eric Mangini said it's an open competition. The Browns will be feisty this season, but they won't win more than four games."
According to several reports, the Browns have come to terms with wide receiver Mohamed Massaquoi. The team's second pick in the second round signed a four-year contract, according to Pro Football Talk. The deal is worth a maximum of $3.636 million.
Former Ohio State wide receiver Brian Robiskie is the only rookie the team has yet to sign.
For his career at Georgia, Massaquoi caught 158 passes for 2,282 yards and 16 touchdowns.
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Remember the brown pants worn by the Browns against the Giants in preseason last year? Probably not, because they were so hideous you pushed it out of your brain.
In his story Sunday, Tony Grossi of the Plain Dealer intimated that the Browns might be considering the look again.
Browns linebacker David Veikune, the 52nd overall pick from the University of Hawaii, agreed to terms of a four-year contract and was expected to participate in the team's rookie orientation program Sunday, according to a source.
Terms were not disclosed, but according to the Honolulu Advertiser, Veikune received a $3.5 million contract with $1.8 million guaranteed.
Profootballtalk.com reported his signing bonus as just under $1.4 million.
Disgruntled Pro Bowl special teamer Joshua Cribbs intends to report on time to Browns' training camp Friday, but still hopes to renegotiate his six-year, $6.7 million contract that has four years remaining, a source said Saturday.
The first full-squad practice is scheduled for Aug. 1.To read more or comment...
As of Saturday morning, representatives for rookie receiver Brian Robiskie had not received a call to begin negotiations, even as the team wrapped up a five-year deal with first-rounder Alex Mack in the wee hours Friday night.
Robiskie, a second-round pick from Ohio State selected 36th overall, is expected to compete for the No. 2 receiver spot opposite Braylon Edwards.To read more or comment...
Friday night negotations lasted into the wee hours of Saturday before Browns rookie center Alex Mack signed a five-year contract, a source confirmed.
A resident of Santa Barbara, Calif., Mack flew to Cleveland Friday, but didn't put pen to paper until just after 1 a.m. The University of California product was selected 21st overall.To read more or comment...
Although there was some progress in negotiations with first-round pick Alex Mack, it looks unlikely the center from Cal will report for the start of Browns rookie orientation Friday.
Barring late-night negotiations Thursday, it appears the Browns will be without their top four picks -- Mack and second-rounders Brian Robiskie, Mohamed Massaquoi and David Veikune.To read more or comment...
Four days of two-a-days highlight the first week of Browns training camp, which begins Saturday, Aug. 1 at the team headquarters in Berea.
The Browns announced a partial schedule Wednesday.To read more or comment...
The Browns and representatives of first-round pick Alex Mack exchanged contract proposals Tuesday, according to a source. But negotiations would have to gain steam to have an agreement struck by Friday, when rookies are scheduled to report for orientation.
Mack is expected to unseat incumbent Hank Fraley in the starting lineup, but a holdout by the 21st overall pick from Cal might not help in that regard. Veterans report to camp on July 31, with the first practice scheduled for Aug. 1.To read more or comment...
It appears the Browns will begin their rookie orientation Friday with only half of the 2009 draft class signed.
According to sources, there has been little to no contact between the organization and its top four picks -- center Alex Mack (No. 21), receiver Brian Robiskie (No. 36), receiver Mohamed Massaquoi (No. 50) and linebacker David Veikune (No. 52).To read more or comment...
When Browns veterans report to training camp on July 31, expect to see specials team/experimental wide receiver Josh Cribbs in attendance.
Cribbs assured as much while on the air with Mark "Munch" Bishop of WKNR (AM-850) saying "No. 16 will be on the field, proudly." He said contract talks have not been furthered, but he's happy to have a job.
"I don't have the contract I would like, but nonetheless I have it better than others," he said.
Cribbs is in the first half a of a six-year, $6.77 million contract and wants it to be restructured. He's set to make a reasonable $690,000 this season.
Even as he's threatened to ask for a trade and skipped some "voluntary" workouts, he insists he wants to play for the Browns and will continue to work hard.
"I'm going to still play as hard as I can," he said. "I don't know any other way to play. I don't want to go anywhere else, I want to stay in Cleveland. I'm going to do everything I can physically and business-wise to stay in Cleveland because this is where I want to be. If something else happens, I don't think it's on me.
"I can't make every person understand my point of view and a lot of fans just don't understand the nature of football and the contract situations and everything. I'm just going to keep playing and I don't mind any fan express any point of view to me and I will respectfully converse with them. I want to see us win big and be a part of that when it happens. Hopefully that happens this year and I'm on that team."
You can listen to the entire interview here. The interview is about 20 minutes long, but worth the time. Cribbs talks some about his community involvement before getting into the contract situation.
What makes it so interesting is that Cribbs continually talks about wanting to play in Cleveland and being a hard worker. Moments later, though, he says that playing in the NFL was his dream, just not necessarily with the Browns.
He's clearly a conflicted player. It's hard to tell which is more important to him – the money or the opportunity. From the standpoint of a jaded Cleveland fan, it seems a little too much like the former.
Former Browns tight end Kellen Winslow reveals details concerning his staph infection last season in an article that appears in the July 27 edition of ESPN The Magazine.
Winslow told ESPN's Seth Wickersham that he had to have fluid drailed from his testicles to play in an Oct. 19 game at Washington. Afterward, an angry Winslow told the media that the way the Browns treated him during his hospitalization made him feel ''like a piece of meat.'' His remarks, directed at former general manager Phil Savage, drew a one-game suspension that was later rescinded.To read more or comment...
Browns rookie Brian Robiskie is participating in a course for wide receivers at the new football stadium at the University of Minnesota, according to a story by Jim Trotter on SI.com.
The course is the brainchild of Minnesota native Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals. Last week's instructor was Hall of Fame-bound Jerry Rice, with Cris Carter taking over this week.To read more or comment...
The Browns are suspending their Legends program for 2009 while the organization examines the selection process and future qualifications for inclusion.
Forty-four players and one coach, Paul Brown, have been chosen for the Legends since the program began in 2001. Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were automatically inducted, along with one player from four eras (1940s-50s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s-90s) every season.To read more or comment...
Browns Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Thomas was among 19 active and retired NFL players who visited Capitol Hill Wednesday to lobby members of Congress against an impending labor lockout.
''Never before, that I know of, has the union taken this direction of going to Congress," NFLPA president and Tennessee center Kevin Mawae said on the Players Association's web site. ''But we want to let members of Congress know we're more than just football players. We are businessmen and we know that if there's a lockout it would hurt us in providing for our families, hurt our communities and hurt everyone whose work is affected by NFL games.''To read more or comment...
The Browns announced the signing of cornerbacks Don Carey and Coye Francies and running back James Davis, giving them three of their eight draft picks under contract.
Carey agreed to terms Tuesday, along with linebacker Kaluka Maiava, who was not mentioned in the Browns' release, while Davis agreed late last week.To read more or comment...
Following the news earlier that the team has come to terms with rookie linebacker Kaluka Maiava, it looks like the Browns have signed another draft pick.
Carlos Holmes of the Dayton Daily News is reporting that the team has signed cornerback Don Carey to a four-year deal.
Carey was the team's first of three players selected in the sixth round. A four-year starter at Norfolk State, Carey finished his collegiate career with 179 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 10 interceptions and 35 pass deflections.
Carey impressed Browns head coach Eric Mangini during minicamp in June.
''He's impressive in terms of the questions he asked,'' Mangini said. ''I saw that in the very first meeting I was in, the very first meeting he was in where he asked a question most vets don't ask a month down the road. He caught it right away and asked it. At that point you know he's paying attention and he's very bright.''
The Browns' Don Carey should not be confused with the Portage County Don Carey who is growing 7,000 tobacco plants.
Browns rookie inside linebacker Kaluka Maiava agreed to terms of a four-year contract with the Browns, his agent Ken Zuckerman confirmed Tuesday.
According to the Orange and Brown Report, the value of Maiava's deal was just under $2.5 million.To read more or comment...
According to John Taylor of the Orange and Brown Report the Browns have come to terms with Kaluka Maiava, a fourth-round pick from Southern California.
Taylor says the four-year deal for the outside linebacker is likely worth just under $2.5 million.
At USC, Maiava only started his senior year, but played in 51 career games. During that time, he had 164 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and 7 pass breakups. In 2008, he was named to the Pac-10 all-conference second team.
He was twice named the Trojan's co-special teams player of the year. It is likely he'll be a backup and special teams contributor for the Browns.
Maiava is the second Browns draftee to receive a contract following the recent signing of running back James Davis.
Notes... Scott Wright of Draft Countdown just reviewed the team's draft. He gave the Browns a B-. Here's an excerpt:
According to Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Talk, the Browns have come to terms with rookie running back James Davis.
Davis, a sixth-round draft pick, reportedly signed a four-year contract worth $1.85 million. He is the first of the Browns' eight draft picks to sign.
For his career at Clemson, Davis rushed for 3,984 yards and 47 touchdowns. He also caught 51 passes for 526 yards and two touchdowns.
Davis had an up-and-down college career, rushing for 1,219 yards as a sophomore but only 751 as a junior. One aspect of Davis' game that was consistent was his hands. In 805 carries, he only had two fumbles.
Is it odd at all that none of the eight Browns draft picks have signed with training camp beginning July 31? Even the Bengals are busy signing seventh-round players.
A couple quick links to check out:
- Beacon Journal columnist Pat McManamon was the guest chatter with the Orange and Brown Report's Barry McBride last night. Read the chat, if you get a few minutes. It's some good insight on covering an NFL team.
- Continue to check out Dawgs by Nature, the SB Nation Browns site. There's always some great analysis going on. Right now, head writer Chris Pokorny is breaking down each position going into training camp.
Tickets for the 2009 Cleveland Browns season will go on sale at 10 a.m. starting July 11. Tickets can be purchased through various TicketMaster outlets. You can buy tickets at the Cleveland Browns Stadium ticket box office beginning July 13.
Ticket prices start at $32. If you pick up some tickets, let us know the game you're going to, how much you spent and where you set is located. And don't forget, if you're ever interested in having your game day pictures ran here on the Bulletin, e-mail me.
If you recall, the Browns went a woeful 1-7 at home last season.
Notes... The Browns are officially on Facebook and Twitter.
Browns receiver Donte' Stallworth had at least a trace of marijuana in his blood when tested following his March 14 car accident in Miami Beach that killed pedestrian Mario Reyes.
A statement released by Stallworth's attorney David Cornwell on Monday confirmed that fact, first mentioned by Hall of Famer Jim Brown. Stallworth's blood alcohol level was .126, well over Florida's legal limit of .08.To read more or comment...
Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown ripped Tiger Woods for his lack of social activism in a recent interview on HBO's Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel.
During a profile of Brown and Bill Russell, Brown praised the attitude of the world's No. 1-ranked golfer on the course, but not his work off it.To read more or comment...


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Berner Golf Classic boasts fresh student vigor
Student energy injects fresh vigor into the annual Wes Berner Homecoming Golf Classic, using it as a learning experience for sport business students; its revenue will benefit all Stetson athletic programs.
A double eagle dose of youthful vigor and fresh ideas is being pumped into a tired homecoming golf tournament this fall to put it on the leader-board as a major athletic fundraiser and a real world experience for sport business students.
"It's exciting to be the first class on campus to be in charge of planning and hosting an event this large," said Adriana Jaimes, a senior from Palm Bay.
"This is real life with real people expecting a real event," said her classmate, Garron Workman, a senior from Jupiter. "Experience doesn't get any better than that."
Both students study event management under sport business professor Benjamin Goss, Ph.E. The class is rebranding an alumni golf event begun in 1990 in memory of Wes Berner, a standout Stetson University golf coach of the 1950s and 60s who died in 1973. The event's name has changed over the years as its popularity and fundraising power waned.
In 2011, it attracted only about 40 golfers and raised a mere $850, said Larry Watson, director of golf operations and men's golf coach. It was basically a social get-together for a few alumni, he said.
That's changed.
The number of golfers doubled in 2012 and income jumped 10 times when Watson, a former PGA golfer and player relations executive, personally managed the event. This year, he and Goss switched strategy and will mentor a class of students who need an event management project.
Students hope to raise $100,000 at the Nov. 8 event.
"The students are new energy. They'll take it from being a boring penny-ante event to an exciting big dollar affair," said Watson. All athletic programs will benefit from the revenue, said Goss, but students will benefit from the experience.
"Practical experience is vital to enter the sports industry, even to land good internships," said Goss. "The conundrum of 'I can't get a job without experience, and I can't get experience without a job' is solved with practical elements like this built into our courses."
Producing a golf tournament gives students strong, basic practice in an actual event and work experience for their resumes, he said.
"Not many students get an opportunity like this," said Bryan Provanzano, a junior from Boca Raton. "We're applying class lessons to a real project to support a real athletic department."
Following textbook formulas, the class created five teams to focus on promotions, partnerships, audience, environment and revenue. They're brainstorming ways to make money before, during and after the event.
Virtually everything about the event – breakfast, lunch, tees, holes and greens – can be sponsored by a business, club or individual.
Athletes from all Stetson's varsity teams are expected to hobnob with golfers and guests. Numerous competitions are planned, and personalized sports memorabilia, merchandise and season tickets are among the prizes. Even mulligans will be sold. Stetson's entertaining mascot, John B., will meet, greet and pose with participants while Tommy Smith, "Voice of the Hatters," will announce golfers' names as they approach the first hole, said J.R. O'Flynn, a junior from Lima, N.Y.
"We think if we make the participants feel like celebrities for a day, they'll keep coming back and reinvesting in Stetson athletics," O'Flynn said.
Students say they're learning skills and lessons needed in sport management or in any career.
I'm learning about time management and how it's essential to success," said Jaimes. "I'm gaining leadership and teamwork experience. These are skills I can take with me to any field."
The Wes Berner Homecoming Classic is open to Stetson alumni, friends and fans. It begins at 8 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8, at Victoria Hills Golf Club, 300 Spalding Way, DeLand. Breakfast and lunch are part of the event. For information on play, sponsorships and all aspects of the event, contact Larry Watson at (386) 822-7713 or email, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Pictured, courtesy of Stetson University, from the 2012 Wes Berner Golf Classic: Roger Chapin and Andrew Starling.
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Is treating glaucoma with marijuana all hype, or can hemp actually help?
If you think marijuana has no ill effects on your health, this article from Missouri Medicine may make you think again.
Tricks to help you quit for good.
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Shaun White doesn't even medal in Halfpipe
(NEWSER) – The stage was set for Shaun White to make history with a third straight gold medal at today's halfpipe event in Sochi. Instead, the American didn't even medal, coming in fourth. Iouri "I-Pod" Podladtchikov of Switzerland took gold, while the Japanese pair of Ayumu Hirano and Taku Hiraoka grabbed the silver and bronze respectively. It was the first time the US has ever failed to medal in the event, which was introduced in 1998.
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Castro Charged With Multiple Felonies In Cleveland Kidnapping Case
(Cleveland, OH) -- Multiple rape and kidnapping charges are being leveled against the man at the center of a triple kidnapping case in Cleveland. City of Cleveland prosecutor Victor Perez says 52 year old Ariel Castro has been charged with four counts of rape and three counts of kidnapping concerning the abduction of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight. Each of the three were kidnapped as teenagers about ten years ago.
Cleveland Deputy Police Chief Ed Tomba says information provided to federal and state authorities by the victims led to the charges being filed. Tomba says some 200 items were removed from the house where the three were held captive and they will be analyzed. The women were rescued Monday when Amanda got the chance to escape. A neighbor heard screams from the house and came to the porch and helped her get out. Tomba says Monday was the first time any of the three women tried to escape.


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Lady Antebellum releases 'Golden Deluxe'
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Lady Antebellum's Golden Deluxe is arriving in stores Monday.
The revamped edition of their May release features six additional tracks including their current single, "Compass." The country trio has also added two other new songs along with new versions of their hits "Need You Now," "I Run To You," and "Just A Kiss."
And Lady A has some TV appearances coming up in support of the project. The group will make a release-day stop on NBC's "Today," and perform two songs from the album.
On Thursday Lady A will visit Katie Couric's syndicated talk show, "Katie," and also give a full performance for the "Late Show with David Letterman's" Live On Letterman concert webcast series. On Friday the group will be a guest on Letterman's CBS show.


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Another jet lead: 300 more objects detected
(NEWSER) – Another big lead, but yet more frustration in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Officials say a Thai satellite has detected "300 objects of various sizes" floating near the search area in the Indian Ocean, reports the AP. Another set of satellite images released yesterdayshowed 122 "potential objects"—but severe weather prevented planes from searching the area today, Reutersreports.
- Some 11 military and civilian aircraft had been on the way to the area, but the forecast "was calling for severe icing, severe turbulence, and near-zero visibility," a US Navy spokesman says. "Anybody who's out there is coming home and all additional sorties from here are canceled."
- The latest images, together with the possible debris field spotted by a French satellite, add to what the BBC calls "a growing body of circumstantial evidence" suggesting the flight came down in a remote part of the Indian Ocean—though the Boeing 777's black boxes could now be hundreds of miles away from any floating debris.
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It is possible to develop panic disorder with or without the risk factors listed below. However, the more risk factors you have, the greater your likelihood of developing panic disorder is. If you have a number of risk factors, ask your doctor what you can do to reduce your risk.
Panic disorder typically develops between the ages of 15-24, especially for men. However, it can also begin in the 30s and 40s, especially for women. The prevalence of panic disorder seems to be increasing in younger generations.
Panic disorder is twice as common in women as in men. Pregnancy can either improve the condition or make it worse. Panic disorder with agoraphobia is more common in women, too. More than 75% of people with severe agoraphobia are women.
Family History
There is some evidence that panic disorder and other anxiety disorders tend to run in families. Many studies have shown that panic disorder is common among first-degree relatives of people with panic disorder. Family dynamics, such as overprotective behaviors and failure to learn effective coping skills, may play a role in panic disorder.
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The initial appearance of panic attacks often follows a highly stressful event, such as, history of childhood sexual or physical abuse, being the victim of a crime, or the loss of a job, loved one, or important relationship.
Increased Sensitivity to Physical Sensations
This occurs when the circuits in the brain take normal events or surroundings and exaggerates them, creating a sense of anxiety. These feelings of anxiety can heighten into repeated panic attacks.
Anxious Temperament
A method of approaching or thinking about ordinary situations and exaggerating them to a point where the body physically reacts to them. The physical response to the anxiety contributes to the onset of panic attacks.
Having Another Mental Disorder
If you have another mental disorder, such as depression , alcohol use disorder , or drug addiction , your risk of developing panic disorder is increased.
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SHOCK RULING: Judge lets rapist off with light sentence because 14-year-old 'wasn't the victim she claimed to be'
It was an unheard of probation condition — ordering an admitted rapist to do volunteer work at a rape crisis center.
Now the Dallas County district judge who ordered it is rapidly backpedaling.
"I'm sure she probably thought that it was his way of giving back perhaps. But it's just not an appropriate place for him to do his community supervision," said Bobbie Villareal, executive director of the Dallas Area Rape Crisis Center.


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Fossil Find: Penguins the Size of NBA Players
(NEWSER)– At 90 pounds, the emperor penguin has earned the title of World's Biggest Penguin—but it once had a relative that could have blown it out of the proverbial water. Researchers have discovered fossils of a 250-pound penguin on Antarctica's Seymour Island, Phys.orgreports. Palaeeudyptes klekowskii lived some 37 million to 40 million years ago. That period was "a wonderful time for penguins, when 10 to 14 species lived together along the Antarctic coast," a researcher tells New Scientist.
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler in first Golden Globes 2014 promo
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler star in the first promo for the 2014 Golden Globes, which the funny friends will co-host once again.
The spot features the duo at a piano, trying to find the right harmony for their show-opening number.
Fortunately, they still have more than a month to prepare.
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Alan Nunnelee on Homeland Security
Proponent's Argument for voting Yes:
[Rep. Blackburn, R-TN]: This bill gets the Federal Government--and Federal taxpayers--out of the business of buying radio programming they do not agree with. This is a bill that is long overdue. Regardless of what you think of NPR, its programming or statements by its management, the time has come to cut the umbilical cord from the taxpayer support that has become as predictable as an entitlement program. Much has changed in the media landscape since the wiretaps, to seek certain business records, and to gather intelligence on lone terrorists who are not affiliated with a known terrorist group. The Patriot Act works. It has proved effective in preventing terrorist attacks and protecting Americans. To let these provisions expire would leave every American less safe.
Opponent's Argument for voting No:
[Rep. Conyers, D-MI]: Section 215 of the Patriot Act allows a secret FISA court to authorize our government to collect business records or anything else, requiring that a person or business produce virtually any type record. We didn't think that that was right then. We don't think it's right now. This provision is contrary to traditional notions of search and seizure which require the government to show reasonable suspicion or probable cause before undertaking an investigation that infringes upon a person's privacy. And so I urge a "no" vote on the extension of these expiring provisions.
The Christian Coalition voter guide [is] one of the most powerful tools Christians have ever had to impact our society during elections. This simple tool has helped educate tens of millions of citizens across this nation as to where candidates for public office stand on key faith and family issues.
The CC survey summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: "Enforcing the 1993 law banning homosexuals in the military"
Congressional Summary:Expressing the conditions for the US becoming a signatory to the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
Opponent's argument against bill:(United Nations press release, June 3, 2013):
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|2012 Governor, House and Senate candidates on Homeland Security:
|Alan Nunnelee on other issues:
MS Gubernatorial:
Phil Bryant
MS Senatorial:
Chris McDaniel
Roger Wicker
Thad Cochran
Travis Childers
Left 113th Congress, 2013-2014:
AL-1: Jo Bonner(R,resigned)
FL-13:Bill Young(R,deceased)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R,arrested)
IL-2: Jesse L. Jackson(D,convicted)
LA-5: Rodney Alexander(R,resigned)
MA-5: Ed Markey(D,elected)
MO-8: Jo Ann Emerson(R,resigned)
NC-12:Mel Watt(D,appointed)
NJ-1: Rob Andrews(D,investigated)
SC-1: Tim Scott(R,appointed)
Newly-elected special elections 2013-2014:
AL-1: Bradley Byrne(R)
FL-13:David Jolly(R)
FL-19:Curt Clawson(R)
IL-2: Robin Kelly(D)
LA-5: Vance McAllister(R)
MA-5: Katherine Clark(D)
MO-8: Jason Smith(R)
NC-12: Pending Jul.15
NJ-1: Pending Nov.4
SC-1: Mark Sanford(R)
Won primary 2014:
GA-11:Barry Loudermilk(R)
MA-6 :Richard Tisei(R)
TX-4: John Ratcliffe(R)
VA-7: Dave Brat(R)
AL-6 :Gary Palmer(R)
AR-4 :Bruce Westerman(R)
CA-11:Mark DeSaulnier(R)
CA-33:Ted Lieu(D)
CA-35:Norma Torres(D)
CA-45:Mimi Walters(R)
CO-4 :Ken Buck(R)
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Ed Sheeran announces first solo U.S. tour
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Ed Sheeran has booked his first-ever headlining tour in the U.S. The British singer-songwriter has announced new dates across North America, on the heels of the release of his single, "Sing" and an appearance on "Saturday Night Live."
The trek is set to kick off in Seattle on August 22nd and will hit arenas in cities like Glendale, Philadelphia, Boston, Nashville and Chicago before wrapping up in Toronto on September 18th. It marks his first major visit back to the U.S. since traveling with Taylor Swift on her "Red" tour last year.
The dates will follow the release of Ed's sophomore album Multiply, which drops on June 23rd.
Meantime, the singer-songwriter also may have let it slip to TMZ that he has a collaboration in the works with rapper Rick Ross.
Ed Sheeran 2014 U.S. Tour Dates:
Aug. 22 - Seattle, WA - Wamu Theater
Aug. 23 - Vancouver, BC - Ambleside Live
Aug. 29 - Las Vegas, NV - The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
Aug. 30 - Las Vegas, NV - The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan
Aug. 31 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com Arena
Sept. 2 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
Sept. 4 - Cleveland, OH - Wolstein Center
Sept. 8 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 9 - Boston, MA - Xfinity Center
Sept. 11 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
Sept. 12 - Atlanta, GA - The Arena at Gwinnett Center
Sept. 13 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
Sept. 15 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
Sept. 16 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
Sept. 18 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
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Pope Francis Issues a New 'Thou Shalt Not'
(NEWSER) – Pope Francis is a published author of a major work for the first time under that name, having issued his first apostolic exhortation. The topic: money. The 84-page document rails against unfettered capitalism as "a new tyranny," and had this to say: "How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points?" He implored the rich to share their wealth, explaining that just as we are guided by the words "'Thou shalt not kill' ... we also have to say 'thou shalt not' to an economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an economy kills."


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Carrie Underwood's 'Sunday Night Football' theme surfaces online
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Football and country music fans are getting their first listen to Carrie Underwood's new "Sunday Night Football" theme. A clip of the opening to NBC's weekly sporting event has surfaced online.
Underwood is taking over performing "Waiting All Day For Sunday Night" this season, following Faith Hill's six-season "Sunday Night Football" run.
The first game to feature Carrie's theme will air on NBC on September 8th.
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NSA Nutjob: Anatomy of a Fake 'Observer' Story
For those desiccated journalists old enough to remember, the scandal-plagued presidency of Bill Clinton was the golden age of enterprising conspiracists, imaginative cranks, and swivel-eyed charlatans. Back then, before the Internet allowed for the easy dissemination, repetition, and debunking of sinister nonsense, a certain amount of skill was required to spread conspiracy theories. For Clinton's tormentors, the most reliable route for dodgy information was the sympathetic foreign reporter. Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, the Washington correspondent for Britain's august, right-leaning broadsheet The Daily Telegraph, dutifully "raised questions" about the suicide of former White House staffer Vince Foster and the president's supposed involvement in a cocaine-smuggling ring. The stories were then laundered back into the mainstream American news media ("According to a report in London's Daily Telegraph...").
The Telegraph was—and is—a great newspaper, which is why Evans-Pritchard's dive into the anti-Clinton fever swamps so annoyed the White House. The Guardian, one of the Telegraph's left-leaning competitors on Fleet Street, is also a great newspaper, as is its sister publication The Observer. (Both papers are owned by the Guardian Media Group and share a website but have separate editorial staffs). So it's troubling that The Observer splashed a front-cover story Sunday on the NSA, "Revealed: Secret European Deal to Hand Over Private Data to Americans," citing a single source named Wayne Madsen.
Shortly after going to press, and after a flood of tweets from outraged readers like me, The Observer realized that the story's author, Jamie Doward, failed to conduct even the most perfunctory Google search on Madsen. That would have revealed him to be a paranoid conspiracy theorist in the tradition of Alex Jones, on whose radio show he often appears.
Recovered from my own perfunctory Google search, here are a few of Wayne Madsen's greatest scoops: Norwegian terrorist Anders Breivik was an Israeli agent who murdered 69 people on behalf of his handlers in Tel Aviv. The attacks of 9/11 were masterminded in Israel and Washington, D.C., as a "false flag" operation. The 2000 terrorist attack on the USS Cole was also a "false flag" operation, executed by—you guessed it!—the Israelis.
When not mumbling about the perfidious Jews, Madsen is enlightening readers on President Obama's gay past (he wore "clear nail polish" and was a habitué of Chicago bathhouses), speculating that a "White House S&M ring order[ed] special videos from Abu Ghraib," and reporting that President Bush's "feces and urine are classified top secret" and "captured" from special toilets and "flown back from Europe." (This last story is available on the Holocaust-denial website Rense.com, incidentally.)
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The website coverage of the Horse Shows by the Bay signals an extended bonanza for equestrian fans as it adds to HRTV.com's concurrent coverage of the I Love New York Show from Lake Placid, NY -- which also continues through Sunday, July 7.
Founded in 2004, Horse Shows by the Bay Equestrian Festival is a series of prestigious week-long summer competitions staged annually at Flintfields Horse Park in Traverse City. The festival attracts thousands of the nation's best horses and riders competing in the International Olympic disciplines of show jumping and dressage.
Horse Shows by the Bay's Equestrian Festival on July 7 features the Series I $30,000 Danny & Ron's Rescue Grand Prix of Traverse City, sponsored by Missy and Doug Smith and hosted exclusively by HRTV.com. Similar to the Lake Placid Shows, this event is part of HRTV.com's coverage of the "Road to the Alltech Grand Prix."
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Stop expecting NFL stars to abandon old friends
(NEWSER) – The Philadelphia Eagles cut DeSean Jackson in the midst of reports that he has ties to gang members. Is he in a gang himself? Fellow NFL player Richard Sherman, who grew up with Jackson near Los Angeles, doesn't know one way or another, but he's got a little trouble with the term "gang ties," he writes at Sports Illustrated. "I think about all the players I've met in the NFL and all of us who come from inner-city neighborhoods like mine in Los Angeles, and I wonder how many of us could honestly say we're not friends with guys doing the wrong things," he writes. "I can't."
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Meet the Facebook Police
Chances are they'll never see the things you post on Facebook.
But cross the line—share a video of a Syrian soldier getting decapitated or a filtered, topless selfie—and you'll meet the cops of the world's premiere social networking site.
The junior analysts who make up the User Operations team are the human decision-makers behind the generally faceless Facebook machine. They are very real people who have been hired, oftentimes with only a few years of experience, to judge whether the videos and photos you post—or report—are potentially offensive, walking the line of propriety that would send the site spiralling into the irresponsible.
And last week, they were the ones who unwittingly found themselves in the spotlight after Facebook first revoked, then quickly reinstated, restrictions on "beheading videos" that depict gruesome footage of decapitations.
The back-and-forth caused an uproar that peaked when UK Prime Minister David Cameron called the move "irresponsible" and said Facebook "must explain their actions to worried parents."
Facebook declined to comment for this story, but in a post on their site, the company tried to shed light on their policy. "When people share this type of graphic content, it is often to condemn it," the company said, explaining when "beheading videos" will be allowed to stay on the site. It's when the content is being shared "for sadistic pleasure or to celebrate violence" that Facebook decides to pull the plug. The company promised it would "take a more holistic look at the context surrounding a violent image or video, and will remove content that celebrates violence," and, "consider whether the person posting the content is sharing it responsibly."
(These aren't the only questions they've pondered. The team has alsostruggled with the age-old question, "Is that art?!" And were forced to weigh in on breastfeeding—is it a natural part of life or an obscene image?)
Holistic look? Responsible sharing? That's a complicated nut to crack.
And they can never let their guard down.
When one group signs off in Menlo Park, California, their colleagues in Hyderabad, an Indian city stretched along the banks of the Musi River, sign on. There is an office in Austin, Texas. Another in Dublin, Ireland.
To join the User Operations team, according to listings on the company's career portal, Facebook wants applicants who have a passion for online safety issues, an ability to multi-task, and are ready to face ambiguous problems. Once hired, the employees are paid an average of $43,518 a year, according to 13 former staffers who reported their salary to Glassdoor, a website where anonymous current and former employees can review their companies.
The ideal amount of experience required to land a gig on the team ranges from 1-3 years. This makes it perfect for recent graduates with lofty values, worldly ideals, and an interest in "solving challenging problems and—most importantly—helping to prevent them," to cite a common refrain in the listings.
Speaking to The Daily Beast earlier this year, a Facebook spokesperson described the team's' important role in the site's daily operations, saying "Our dedicated User Operations Team reviews millions of pieces of this content a day to help keep Facebook safe for our nearly billion users." She continued, "Our policies are enforced by a team of reviewers in several offices across the globe," adding that they look at hundreds of thousands of reports every week.
It's a challenging, complex system.
Detailing the process in a note posted last summer, "What Happens After You Click 'Report'," the company explained that the team is made up of four units focused on certain types of offenses and reports: safety, hate and harassment, access, and abusive content.
"When a person reports a piece of content, depending on the reason for their report, it will go to one of these teams," the note says. "For example, if you are reporting content that you believe contains graphic violence, the Safety Team will review and assess the report."
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How much credit does Jim Leyland deserve for Tigers' wakeup after lineup shakeup?
DETROIT – Between the hours of 4 a.m. and 9 a.m., a cell phone ring, ding or chime means something is very wrong. The worst is an early-morning call, of course, though sometimes a text message can be sneaky-bad. News that can't wait until 9 a.m. is usually not news to be savored.
The phones of the Detroit Tigers' position players started buzzing around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Most were still asleep, the grind of the American League Championship Series and another flaccid day of hitting leaving them weary. Torii Hunter peeled his eyes open and read a message from Mac – Lloyd McClendon, his hitting coach: "You're leading off tonight. You OK with that?" Sure, Hunter replied, even though he hadn't done so in 14 years. Once Hunter gave the go-ahead, the other texts pinged through, and Jim Leyland's plan to rouse his team from its doldrums was in motion.
Leyland does not like change. He is not a tinkerer. He writes a lineup, sticks with it and rides it. This can be to his detriment. It is also why his players love him. They know what they're getting. So this – an on-the-fly overhaul that dropped Austin Jackson from the leadoff spot to the No. 8 hole and moved seven players up a spot – was Leyland's not-so-subtle way of saying even an old mule can grow tired of something, and he damn sure wasn't going to let the Tigers' season end on account of his inaction.
He didn't gloat after the Tigers rode the new-look batting order to a 7-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 4 of the ALCS, knotting the series and ensuring a return this weekend to Fenway Park.Leyland, in fact, dismissed causation, correlation or any sort of relationship between the runs – which in the first three games had come in trickles and drips – and his fiddling: "I don't know that it had anything to do with it. I doubt it very much."
Except there was Jackson, sitting atop the dais, in front of a microphone and a few Gatorade bottles in case he got parched from talking about his big night. And he was saying, yes, it did have something to do with it, and anybody who doubted that ought to take a leap inside his head to validate as much. Maybe this was confirmation bias, and maybe it was Boston starter Jake Peavy's willingness to blend erratic command with hittable stuff down the middle, and maybe it was nothing more than a good major league player, which Jackson surely is, being a good major league player.


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GOP's strong field has no front runner for 2016
Contrary to conventional media wisdom, this week's CPAC proved Republicans are likely going to put a formidable team on the presidential field in 2016—and they'll have at least one advantage going into the election: Their primaries are going to be much more interesting, dramatic and entertaining than the Democratic primaries. This means Republicans are going to soak up a whole lot of press coverage and attention while the media and voters largely tune-out what is likely to be a foregone conclusion on the Democratic side.
Now, I believe someone will rise up, albeit briefly, to challenge Hillary Clinton. There will likely be a scare. Someone will emerge as the alternative and provide some "giant killer" storyline for awhile. But what was thought to be "inevitable" in 2008, will be more so in 2012, and the Hillary machine should role up the nomination early.
But, on the Republican side, never have things been more undecided and uncertain. And, therefore, a whole lot more fun. The typical paradigm of handing the baton to the senior statesman who has paid his dues and waited patiently in line (Nixon, Reagan, H. W. Bush, Dole, McCain) is out the window.
There is no frontrunner on the Republican side, thanks in part to Bridgegate. Chris Christie may survive the scandal, but he's scarred and has become just another mere mortal candidate. Jeb Bush may decide to run, but he will get no immediate dynastic anointment and will have to navigate a much different kind of primary electorate than his brother or father.
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NFL Preview Week: Top 10 players who need to do less' this season
Most NFL fans would love to say a player on the team they support led a statistical category. It is a badge of honor for some players to break records. There is nothing like being regarded as one of the top NFL players at their position.
However, it is a gift and a curse.
While it may sound like a great idea to have a player who can do it all, that does not always lead to success in team sports. One man can change the outcome of a game in the NBA, but Calvin Johnson can post one of the most prolific NFL seasons ever and his team still lose eight straight games and finish 4-12.
Here are 10 players who need to do less for more team success in 2013:
10. London Fletcher, LB, Washington
Fletcher will take over as the active NFL leader in consecutive games played (241) and consecutive games started (200) on Monday Night Football. This iron-man has enjoyed an incredible career, which includes a Super Bowl title. The addition of veteran Nick Barnett should provide depth at linebacker, while the return of Brian Orakpo from a season-ending pectoral muscle injury in 2012 improves Fletcher's unit.
9. Marshawn Lynch, RB, Seattle
Russell Wilson was a pleasant surprise as a rookie, but Lynch carried this team once again. Lynch had 315 attempts last season, and is currently 27-years old. The good news is Lynch has Robert Turbin and Christine Michael behind him, and once Percy Harvin returns from injury he will make this team more potent offensively.
8. James Laurinaitis, LB, St. Louis.
Talk about a guy who has carried the load. Laurinaitis had 120 tackles in 2009, 114 in 2010, 142 in 2011 and 142 in 2012. Why is this guy not a Pro Bowler every year? St. Louis added linebacker Alec Ogletree in the draft this offseason, and Laurinaitis may another linebacker to lean on.
7. Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay
He is arguably the NFL's best quarterback, but has been forced to carry this team forever without a reliable running back. Rodgers is good enough to win games with his arm, but a little balance never hurts. Packers rookie running back Eddie Lacy has the ability to make opposing defenses more honest, and if plays like he did in the preseason, Green Bay's offense will have the diversity of New England's.
6. Darrelle Revis, CB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Revis' presence meant everything to the Jets the past few seasons, but he joins a team which is arguably as talented defensively as his previous playoff squads. Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy is a Pro Bowler, while safety Dashon Goldson is a two-time Pro Bowler and coming off a Super Bowl appearance last season. Revis just needs to blend into a very good defense.
5. Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings
There is no questioning Peterson's ability, but after an incredible performance last season following knee surgery, he is the one guy Minnesota cannot afford to lose. Minnesota added Greg Jennings in free agency, and it is time for Christian Ponder to step up and make plays.


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'American Hustle' & 'Gravity' lead Oscar nominations
(Yahoo!) - As always, there were some big surprises with this morning's Academy Award nominations.
Not surprising: That awards heavyweights "American Hustle" and "Gravity" tallied the most nods, with 10 apiece, while "12 Years a Slave" (widely considered the frontrunner to win Best Picture), scored a not-too-shabby nine nominations.
Those three titans are joined by "Captain Phillips," "Dallas Buyers Club," "Her," "Nebraska," "Philomena," and "The Wolf of Wall Street," making for a total of nine contenders in the top race.
Left out of Best Picture: "August: Osage County," "Inside Llewyn Davis," "Lee Daniels' The Bulter," and most surprisingly, "Saving Mr. Banks."
Even bigger surprises came in the acting categories: Tom Hanks was a double snub, failing to make the cut in Best Actor ("Captain Phillips") or Best Supporting Actor ("Banks"). Robert Redford, considered an early frontrunner, also missed the boat for "All Is Lost." Christian Bale received a somewhat unexpected Best Actor nomination for "American Hustle."
Meanwhile, Hanks's "Banks" costar Emma Thompson was MIA from the Best Actress list, while Oprah Winfrey, also considered an early top contender, missed out on Best Supporting Actress for "The Butler."
Full list of nominees:
Best Picture
"12 Years a Slave"
"American Hustle"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
"Captain Phillips"
Best Director
Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity"
David O. Russell, "American Hustle"
Steve McQueen, "12 Years a Slave"
Alexander Payne, "Nebraska"
Martin Scorsese, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Actor
Christian Bale, "American Hustle"
Bruce Dern, "Nebraska"
Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Chiwetel Ejiofor, "12 Years a Slave"
Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyer's Club"
Best Actress
Amy Adams, "American Hustle"
Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"
Sandra Bullock, "Gravity"
Judi Dench, "Philomena"
Meryl Streep, "August: Osage County"
Best Supporting Actor
Barkhad Abdi, "Captain Phillips"
Bradley Cooper, "American Hustle"
Michael Fassbender, "12 Years a Slave"
Jonah Hill, "The Wolf of Wall Street"
Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyer's Club"
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"
Sally Hawkins, "Blue Jasmine"
Lupita Nyong'o, "12 Years a Slave"
Julia Roberts, "August: Osage County"
June Squibb, "Nebraska"
Best Animated Feature
"The Croods"
"Despicable Me 2"
"Ernest and Celestine"
"The Wind Rises"
Best Original Song
"Alone Yet Not Alone" from "Alone Yet Not Alone"
"The Moon Song" from "Her," Karen O. and Spike Jonze
"Let It Go" from "Frozen," Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
"Ordinary Love" from "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," U2 (Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr.) and Danger Mouse (Brian Burton)
"Happy" from "Despicable Me 2," Pharrell Williams
Best Original Screenplay
"American Hustle"
"Blue Jasmine"
"Dallas Buyers Club"
Best Adapted Screenplay
"12 Years a Slave"
"Before Midnight"
"Captain Phillips"
"The Wolf of Wall Street"
Best Foreign Language Film
"The Broken Circle Breakdown"
"The Great Beauty"
"The Hunt"
"The Missing Picture"
Best Documentary - Feature
"20 Feet From Stardom"
"The Act of Killing"
"Cutie and the Boxer"
"Dirty Wars"
"The Square"
Best Documentary - Short Subject
"The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life"
"Facing Fear"
"Karama Has No Walls"
"Prison Terminal: Last Days of Private Jack Hall"
Best Live Action Short Film
"Aquel No Era Yo (That Wasn't Me)"
"Avant Que De Tout Perdre (Just Before Losing Everything)"
"Pitaako Mun Kaikki Hoitaa? (Do I Have To Take Care of Everything?)"
"The Voorman Problem"
Best Animated Short Film
"Get a Horse!"
"Mr. Hublot"
"Room on the Broom"
Best Original Score
Steven Price, "Gravity"
Alexandre Desplat, "Philomena"
William Butler and Owen Pallett, "Her"
John Williams, "The Book Thief"
Thomas Newman, "Saving Mr. Banks"
Best Sound Editing
"Captain Phillips"
"All is Lost"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Lone Survivor"
Best Sound Mixing
"Captain Phillips"
"The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"
"Inside Llewyn Davis"
"Lone Survivor"
Best Production Design
"American Hustle"
"The Great Gatsby"
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Jack Hannahan was one of three players with whom the Indians parted company today by failing to offer them contracts for 2013.
Veteran left-handed reliever Rafael Perez already had been designated for assignment, almost assuring that he would not return. Another lefty reliever, Chris Seddon, also was designated Friday to make room for a player claimed on waivers..
Undoubtedly General Manager Chris Antonetti's most difficult decision was what to do with Hannahan, who was the club's regular third baseman for most of 2011 and 2012. The decision to let go of Hannahan indicates the Tribe is ready to make a commitment to Lonnie Chisenhall,
Starter Corey Kluber underwent a menisectomy to his right knee Friday at the Cleveland Clinic, with Dr. Rick Parker performing the arthroscopic procedure. .
Kluber is expected to be free to participate in all activities by the time spring exhibition season begins late in February.
The Indians made another waiver claim on today, acquiring first baseman Mike McDade from the Blue Jays.
Last season, McDade, 23, played at Double-A New Hampshire and Triple-A Las Vegas. He batted .275 with 15 home runs and 49 RBI in 100 games at New Hampshire before being promoted to Las Vegas, where he batted .338 with two homers and 18 RBI in 18 games.
McDade wss the Jays' sixth-round pick in the 2007 draft. To make room on the 40 man roster or him, left-hander Chris Seddon was designated for assignment.
The Indians today signed free-agent right-hander Fernando Nieve to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to major-league spring training camp.
Nieve, 30, spent the past season at Triple-A Albuquerque, the Tribe-A affiliate of the Dodgers, where he posted a 7-9 record and 5.96 ERA in 25 appearances, including 24 starts.To read more or comment...
After claiming right-hander Blake Wood on waivers from the Royals on Nov, 2, the Tribe signed him to a one-year deal late Thursday.
Wood underwent elbow reconstruction surgery last year but is expected at some point to pitch next season. In 2011, he was 5-3 with one save and a 3.75 earned-run average in 55 relief appearances (69 2/3 IP).To read more or comment...
The Indians are scheduled to play 36 exhibition games next spring, with the opener set for Feb. 22 against the Reds at Goodyear Ballpark.
Feb. 22 Reds Goodyear
Feb. 23 Reds Goodyear
Feb. 24 Reds Goodyear
Feb 24 Brewers Maryvale
Feb. 25 Athletics Phoenix
Feb. 26 Royals Goodyear
Feb. 27 Mariners Goodyear
Feb. 28 Rangers Surprise
March 1 White Sox Goodyear
March 2 Padres Goodyear
March 3 Dodgers Glendale
March 4 Cubs Mesa
March 5 Giants Scottsdale
March 6 Dodgers Goodyear
March 7 Giants Goodyear
March 8 Royals Surprise
March 9 Cubs Mesa
March 10 Rangers Goodyear
March 11 Angels Goodyear
March 13 White Sox Glendale
March 14 Royals Goodyear
March 15 Brewers Maryvale
March 16 Giants Goodyear (7:05PM)
March 17 Reds Goodyear
March 18 Brewers Goodyear
March 20 Angels Tempe
March 21 Diamondbacks Salt River
March 22 Diamondbacks Goodyear (7:05PM)
March 23 Mariners Peoria
March 24 Cubs Goodyear
March 25 Rockies Salt River (7:10PM)
March 26 Athletics Goodyear
March 27 White Sox Glendale (noon)
March 28 Padres Peoria (noon)
March 29 Royals Surprise (noon)
March 30 Reds Goodyear (noon)
All games are at 1:05 p.m. Goodyear time unless otherwise noted,
In the biennial vote for Major League Baseball Players Association officers, Indians starter Justin Masterson has been elected alternate association player representative, joining Carlos Villanueva.
The alternate player rep post ranks one step below the union's highest elected player position, association player representative, a position held by Curtis Granderson and Jeremy Guthrie.
One other recent Tribe pitcher, Kevin Slowey, was elected as one of two alternate pension committee representatives. Slowey is currently a free agent.
The Tribe's Arizona League shortstop, Dorssys Paulino, 18, was named to the nine-player Topps Short Season/Rookie League Team.
Paulino batted .355 with 14 doubles, six homers, 30 RBI, an OPS of 1.015 and a slugging percentage of .610 in 41 games in Arizona. Late in the season he was promoted to Mahoning Valley, where he batted .271 with five doubles, one home run, and eight RBI in 15 games.
The Indians have completed their minor-league organizational staffing assignments for the 2013 season.
The minor league field coordinator will be Tom Wiedenbauer, who was the Tribe's first base coach last season. Ruben Niebla, interim pitching coach in Cleveland the second half of the season, will be minor league pitching coordinator. Hitting coordinator will be Alan Zinter, and the hitting coordinator will be Adam Everett. Travis Fryman returns as a special assistant.
Chris Tremie, who managed the Aeros last season, is moving up as skipper at Columbus. Phil Clark will be the Clippers' hitting coach, and Tony Arnold will be pitching coach.
Taking over as manager at Akron will be Edwin Rodriguez, who last season managed at Class A Carolina. Jim Rickon will be the Aeros' hitting coach, and Greg Hibbard will be the pitching coach.
After managing at ""low A'' Lake County last season, Dave Wallace will take over managerial duties at Carolina. He will be assisted by hitting coach Rouglas Odor and pitching coach Jeff Harris.
Carolina's 2012 hitting coach Scooter Tucker has been elevated to manage Lake County. Steve Karsay will be the Captains' pitching coach, and Tony Manolino will be the hitting coach.
Ted Kubiak will manage short season Mahoning Valley. The hitting coach will be Shaun Larkin, but the pitching coach has yet to be determined. The Tribe's Arizona Rookie League team will be managed by Anthony Medrano, with Scott Erickson the pitching coach and Junior Betances the hitting coach.
The Indians announced numerous coaching changes for the 2013 season within their minor league system on Thursday.
Manager Chris Tremie is moving from Double-A Akron to Triple-A Columbus after leading the Aeros to the 2012 Eastern League title and an 82-59 record. Tremie is entering his 8th season in the Indians organization and spent the last two in Akron. Pitching coach Tony Arnold will follow him to Columbus.To read more or comment...
Left-handed reliever Nick Hagadone, who has been on the disqualfied list since July, has been added to the 40-man roster. To make room for him, Rafael Perez has been designated for assignmwnt.
Hagadone ran afoul of the Tribe when he struck an object with his hand after a poor performance and fractured a bone. The Indians placed him on the minor-league disqualified list, which meant he could not receive his salary or service time.To read more or comment...
The Indians today signed free-agent utility player Nate Spears to a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to major-league spring training camp.
Last season, Spears, 27, batted .240 with 10 home runs and 38 RBI in 108 games at Pawtucket, the Triple-A affiliate of the Red Sox. He played every position except pitcher, catcher and center field. In April, Spears played three games for Boston in place of Jacoby Ellsbury, who was injured.
Spears, a left-handed batter, also played in the Orioles' and Cubs' organizations.
The Tribe also outrighted right-hander Fabio Martinez to Columbus on Monday after he was designated for assignment Nov. 20.
Long time minor-league manager/ pitching coach and consultant Ken Rowe died of pneumonia on Thanksgiving Day after spending 59 years in professional baseball, much of it in the Cleveland organization.
Rowe, 78, spent 21 years in the Tribe's player development system as s minor-league coach and last year as an advisor. He was pitching coach at Akron and Canton from 1992-1994 and worked at virtually every level of the Indians' minor-league system.
After signing with the Tigers in 1953, Rowe pitched professionally for 15 seasons and worked in the bullpen with the Dodgers and Orioles in the '60s.
The Indians added four players from their farm system to the 40-man roster tonight: outfielder Tim Fedroff, right-handers Chen-Chang Lee and Trey Haley and left-hander T.J. House.
Fedroff, 25, who probably will be a candidate to make the club in spring training, played last season at Akron and Columbus, batting a combined .316 with 79 runs, 23 doubles, 12 home runs and 54 games in 123 games.
Lee, 26, underwent right elbow reconstructive surgery June 1 and was limited to five relief outings at Columbus. He has been named the Tribe's 10th best prospect for 2013 by Baseball America.
Haley, 22, pitched for both Class A Carolina and Akron and also rehabbed in Arizona after undergoing surgery for a sports hernia. He posted a combined record of 4-1 with a 2.33 earned-run average in 25 relief outings, opposing batters compiling an average of only.188. He also struck out 49 in 38 2/3 innings.
Haley recently posted s 1.64 ERA in 11 innings in the Arizona Fall League. Baseball America rates his fastball as the best in the Cleveland farm system.
House, 23, spent last season at Carolina and Akron, combining for a 10-5 record and 3.65 ERA in 27 starts. He also pitched in the Arizona Fall League, posting s 3-1 record and 3.00 ERA in 27 innings, all as a starter.
To make room on the roster, which now stands at 40, Matt LaPorta and Brent Lillibridge were outrighted to Columbus and right-hander Fabio Martinez was designated for assignment.
The Indians today signed two free agent outfielders to minor-league contracts that include non-roster invitations to big-league spring training camp.
Matt Carson, 31, spent most of the past season with Rochester, the Triple-A affiliate of the Twins and batted .282 with 28 doubles, 14 home runs and 53 RBI in 115games. He also was summoned to Minnesota twice -- in August and September -- and batted .227 in 26 games. Carson was chosen in the fifth round of the 2002 draft by the Yankees and has appeared in 72 major-league games with the Twins and Athletics.To read more or comment...
COLUMBUS: The Indians today acquired shortstop Mike Aviles and minor-league catcher Yan Gomes from the Blue Jays in exchange for reliever Esmil Rogers.
Aviles, 31, spent last season as the everyday shortstop of the Red Sox, batting .250 with 13 home runs and 60 RBI in 136 games.
He was traded last week to Toronto in the transaction that allowed Jays manager John Farrell to take the Red Sox managerial position.
Gomes, 25, spent most of the 2012 season at Triple-A Las Vegas, where he batted .328 with 13 homers and 59 RBI in 79 games. He also appeared in 43 games for Toronto (including 20 at first base), batting .204 with four home runs and 13 RBI in 98 at-bats.
Both Aviles and Gomes bat from the right side. Gomes is the first Brazilian player to reach the major leagues.
The Tribe acquired Rogers from Colorado in mid-June. The hard-throwing right-hander had problems throwing strikes until he got to Cleveland, where he quickly moved up the ladder to become a trusted late-inning reliever. He posted a 3-1 record and 3.06 earned-run average, striking out 54 and walking 12 in 53 innings.
The Indians completed a trade today with the Toronto Blue Jays to acquire shortstop Mike Aviles and catcher/infielder Yan Gomes for right-handed pitcher Esmil Rogers.
Here is the Indians release on the trade. Check back later on Ohio.com for more on the trade.To read more or comment...
Trying to catch lightning in a bottle, the Indians today claimed right-hander Blake Wood on waivers from, the Royals.
Wood, 27, missed the entire 2012 season with an elbow injury that eventually required surgery. Wood began to feel pain in his right elbow during spring training and was told he needed reconstructive surgery, which he had on May 25.
In the two previous seasons, Wood made 106 appearances out of the bullpen and posted a 6-6 record and 4.30 earned-run average in 119 innings. He was an important part of the Kansas City relief corps in 2011, when he went 5-3 with a 3.75 ERA in 55 games, throwing 692/3 innings.
Wood was the Royals' third-round pick in the 2006 draft out of Georgia Tech.
In other moves, the Tribe activated right-handers Josh Tomlin and Carlos Carrasco plus left-hander Rafael Perez from the 60-day disabled list.


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(WABC) -- Airline passengers in Philadelphia came together in a show of support for a legally blind man who they believe was mistreated by a flight attendant.
The incident happened aboard a U.S. Airways Express flight to MacArthur Airport on Long Island Wednesday evening.
The issue was over the Albert Rizzi's guide dog, which the airline says was out of control.


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WATCH: College senior proposes to girlfriend before tipoff on 'Senior Night'
The mood in Lincoln (Neb.) following the Nebraska Cornhuskers' win over No. 9 Wisconsin was pure jubilation. The atmosphere inside the Pinnacle Bank Arena just before tip-off: just as celebratory — thanks to Mike Peltz's rousing on-court marriage proposal.
After taking the microphone in front of a sellout crowd of 15,998 on Senior Night, Peltz first reiterated some ground rules during his pregame introduction. "You all know the rules and there's no sitting or kneeling of any kind," the senior guard reminded the crowd to reinforce the team's "No-Sit Sunday" request to keep fans on their feet.
But then, documented beautifully by the Big Ten Network, Peltz made "an exception" to that rule by getting down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend Shelby Campbell at mid-court.
VIDEO: @Huskers Mike Peltz just proposed to his girlfriend at end of Senior Night speech. She said, "Yes." WATCH - http://t.co/RdSyPACklk
— BTN_Nebraska (@BTN_Nebraska) March 9, 2014
Her reaction was a lot like his teammates' and the home crowd's: stunned and overjoyed. Two halves later, Husker fans were treated to even more excitement as Nebraska upset Wisconsin to close in on its first NCAA tournament bid since 1998.


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Dolly Parton to play UK's Glastonbury Festival
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Dolly Parton has added a stop to her upcoming European tour. The country superstar tweeted Thursday that she was "incredibly excited to FINALLY announce" that she was bringing her Blue Smoke World Tour" to Britain's Glastonbury Festival.
I'm incredibly excited to FINALLY announce that the #BlueSmokeWorldTour is coming to @GlastoFest on June 29th! ;) Stay tuned for more info…
— Dolly Parton (@DollyParton) February 27, 2014
Rumors about Dolly appearing at the long-running UK event began circulating last year, and event organizer Emily Eavis tells BBC Radio 6 it's something they'd been trying to make happen "for a long time."
While the Glastonbury schedule hasn't been set yet, Dolly is expected to fill the Legends spot on the final day of the event. It would mark the second consecutive year an American country veteran has been tapped for the performance, following Kenny Rogers last year. The 2014 Glastonbury Festival is set for Pilton, England from June 25th through the 29th.
Parton is spending this year on the road in support of her latest album, "Blue Smoke," which will arrive in stores on May 13th. She just wrapped up the Australian portion of the trek in Perth on Thursday. Dolly has a series of U.S. dates scheduled for late May. She'll head to Europe in early June.
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Chiefs WR Bowe Arrested For Speeding, Pot Possession
(Kansas City, MO) -- Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe is dealing with some legal issues after being arrested Saturday night. A Riverside, Missouri Police press release states that Bowe was pulled over for speeding and arrested for marijuana possession. Two passengers were in the vehicle with Bowe, who was booked for speeding and possession and was later released on 750-dollars bond.
After smelling pot, a K-9 officer used a dog to detect three separate containers in the vehicle with amounts ranging from 3.8 grams to 6.6 grams. Two of them were in a black bag that appeared to belong to Bowe, whose wallet was inside the bag. The third container apparently belonged to one of the passengers. The third passenger was not arrested, but posted bond for the other two. A court date of December 18th has been set. Kansas City was on a bye this past weekend. The 9-and-0 Chiefs play the 8-and-1 Denver Broncos this Sunday


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This is the snow blower that runs on a rechargeable battery, eliminating the hassle of refilling a gas tank or untangling a power cord. Powered by a 40-volt lithium-ion battery, the emission-free, environmentally friendly blower can throw powder for up to 40 minutes before needing a recharge. Ideal for quickly clearing small outdoor spaces such as a patio or walkway, the single-stage blower is strong enough to tackle 8"-high drifts and clear an 18"-wide path in a single pass. Its steel rotor gnaws through heavy wet snow and ice, but the tips of its two blades are edged in rubber to prevent damage to pavers or deck boards. The blower is activated by a simple button instead of a pull-cord, and another button rotates the chute up to 180� to direct blown snow up to 20' away. An ergonomic handle prevents arm fatigue, a bright LED headlight simplifies clearing after dark, and an LCD screen indicates remaining battery life. Includes one battery. Battery recharges in about three hours with AC adapter. 43" L x 37" W x 21" D. (31 lbs.)
"The cordless part of this snowblower is really great. No gas or oil to mess with and no cord to drag along!" - M, Illinois
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Very impressed and then some!
By Homeowner Lee
from Lindenhurst, New York
I'm so impressed with the snowblower. It's powerful and lightweight. My son laughed at me because it looks small and he thought it wouldn't do the job, that's until I dug his car out with it and then he was grateful that I had it. It was so easy to put together and the battery lasts a very long time. Two of my neighbors have already asked about it and I suggested very strongly that they get one.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Perfect for Boomers!
By Michigan girl
from Ann Arbor, MI
I was ready to look for a condo, at 64 the snow was getting too much for me. But I've always loved winter. So this is perfect. I can do our shared driveway and both front sidewalks in no time. Quiet, light, a joy to use!
(15 of 15 customers found this review helpful)
so far so good
By LD
from NJ
I bought this after injuring my shoulder using a gas powered blower with a pull cord. This is pretty much all plastic. Its easy to assemble & very light. The first time I used it, we had a heavy wet snow; 4-6 inches. Initially it was a little difficult to use. I had to do the driveway in layers. When there was only about 2-3 inches it was easy. Last night we had about 3 inches of relatively light snow. Did the driveway in no time. This blower is pretty quiet & I didn't have to deal with the smell of gasoline! It's not very big & not heavy, but it is easy to use & got the job done.
(14 of 15 customers found this review helpful)
Surprisingly very efficient... powerful
By Boots
from Marblehead, OH
Perfect size if storage space is limited.Surprisingly powerful...even goes through packed snow at end of driveway
(12 of 13 customers found this review helpful)
Shoveling Made Easy!
By Guy
from Chicago, IL
I like everyting about this Snow Blower/Snow Thrower. What was a 2 hour job before has been reduced to 30 minutes! Hooray!
Love that it runs on battery!
By Veronica
from Keansburg, New Jersey
I used this to clear my driveway, my walkway and the sidewalk around my house.Was so easy I even cleared a path for my neighbor! I love the fact that it runs on battery and that the battery was included! I would definitely recommend to a friend.Fast delivery. I couldn't wait for snow so I could use it!!
(10 of 11 customers found this review helpful)
Money well spent!
By D path maker
from Philadelphia, PA
Couldn't have picked a better time to purchase! After not really having a true winter for a couple of years, Philly started to have snow storms regularly. I ordered the blower early a.m. Thursday & arrived Friday afternoon by UPS. Just in time for snow storm that Saturday! Being my first time using a snow blower, this was very simple! Everything in the ad's description is true! Does good clearing. The light is very handy. Works well in light snow but of course you would have to take time with heavy snow. As long as you start with a fully charged battery, you can get your job(s) done. No complaints & money well spent.
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Better than I expected!
By Colleen
from Lowell, MA
The snowblower was REALLY easy to put together - 4 screws with knobs - no tools required! I am a "senior" and bought this for clearing the walk and a path to the bird feeders because I have someone who plows out my 2-car-wide driveway. We got our first snow/sleet storm and it left 3" of heavy, wet snow - almost slush. My plow person was not available and I was able to clear the driveway and the walkway with this snowblower! I had to push it hard and go over some of it more than once because of the weight of the snow but it got the job done and I wasn't lifting heavy shovelfuls. It would not go through the heavy stuff the plow left at the end of the driveway and walk but that was huge, icy chunks by the time I got to it. Oh, and I only used one battery charge to get the job done! I would and have recommended this snowblower to friends.
By JACKIE BLUE
from CLEVELAND, OH
It works - with caveats
By The Chuckster
from West Virginia
It was a little sluggish in wet snow, but it worked. And, it was easy to clear an area in the yard for the dog. The battery lasted about 40 minutes - I ordered a spare so I can get more time. That's about how long I'll need to clear just about every surface I need to clear.
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(NEWSER) – Kentucky State University's new president has given the lowest-paid workers on campus a pay raise out of his own salary. Before his contract as interim president was approved last month, Raymond Burse asked how many employees earned less than $10.25 per hour and volunteered to take a pay cut to bring their salary up to that level, reports the Lexington Herald-Leader.
The board agreed to cut his annual salary from $349,869 to $259,744. "This is not a publicity stunt," he says. "You don't give up $90,000 for publicity. I did this for the people. This is something I've been thinking about from the very beginning." The pay raises will stay in place after he departs.
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Guns N' Roses are heading back to Vegas. The group has announced plans for a second Sin City residency, which is coming up this spring. The band will launch their "No Trickery! An Evening of Destruction" run at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on May 21st. The engagement includes nine shows over two-and-a-half weeks, wrapping up on June 7th. Tickets go on sale Friday.
Guns N' Roses played their first Vegas engagement in the fall of 2012. "Appetite For Democracy" celebrated the 25th anniversary of the band's 1987 debut album, Appetite for Destruction, along with their most recent release, 2008's "Chinese Democracy."
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OpenStack has so many players and technologies sprouting up it is becoming harder and harder to ascertain if it can actually solve the problems that started the movement. There are so many moving parts with complementary or overlapping technology initiatives, resulting in an ever-changing landscape. Cutting through the noise and defining a clear set of strategies can help companies exceed their expectations and leverage OpenStack to achieve both business and technical objectives.
OpenStack experts from AMD and Forrester will review the current situation of where OpenStack is and where it is heading into the future. The key takeaways of the session will be:
- Determine which OpenStack strategy (public, private or hybrid cloud) is the right strategy
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Copper is a trace mineral that is essential for human health. It works with enzymes, which are proteins that aid in the biochemical reactions of every cell. Copper assists these many of these enzymes in crucial reactions in the body.
Copper's functions include:
- Assisting in energy production
- Protecting cells from free radical damage
- Helping lysyl oxidase, an enzyme that strengthens connective tissue
- Assisting the conversion of the brain neurotransmitter dopamine to norepinephrine
- Helping your body make hemoglobin, which is needed to carry oxygen to red blood cells
- Keeping the immune system, bones, blood vessels, and nerves healthy
- Helping in the formation of the pigment melanin
Recommended Intake
*Adequate intakes
Copper Deficiency
Many studies show that Americans consume less than adequate amounts of dietary copper. However, copper deficiency in adults is rare. A deficiency may occur, though, due to certain genetic problems, long-term shortages of dietary copper, or excessive intakes of zinc and iron. In addition, premature infants and infants suffering from malnutrition may have deficiencies of copper. People who have had gastric surgery or have conditions that affect how their bodies absorb nutrients are also at risk for copper deficiency.
Symptoms of copper deficiency include anemia, bone loss, a decrease in certain white blood cells, loss of hair color, neurologic problems, and pale skin.
If you are unable to meet your copper needs through dietary sources, copper supplements may be necessary. Copper supplements are usually taken by mouth, but in some cases are given by injection. Your doctor should determine if you need such supplementation.
Copper Toxicity
Cases of toxicity from copper are rare.
Excess copper intake may lead to liver and kidney damage. Symptoms of copper toxicity may include:
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Loss of consciousness
- Signs of liver damage like yellow eyes or skin
Major Food Sources
Foods high in copper include:
- Beef liver
- Shellfish
- Cashews
- Sunflower seeds
- Almonds
- Hazelnuts
- Lentils
- Chocolate
Health Implications
If you have a condition that impairs your body's ability to absorb, use, and excrete copper, your doctor may recommend changing your dietary intake of copper. For example, Wilson's disease is a genetic condition in which the body cannot excrete copper resulting in increased copper levels in the body. Another genetic disease, Menkes syndrome, prevents copper absorption in the intestine and produces symptoms of copper deficiency.
Taking certain medications or supplements may also affect your copper levels. Zinc supplements, for instance, can interfere with how your body absorbs copper. If you are concerned about how much copper you are getting in your diet, talk to your doctor.
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Randy Travis' brother arrested on drug charges
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There's more trouble for Randy Travis' family. WSOC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina says the country star's younger brother has been arrested for allegedly operating a meth lab in his home.
Police say they discovered evidence in a search of David Traywick's home, and have charged him with conspiracy to traffic meth. Two other women, including Traywick's wife, were also arrested.
This isn't Traywick's first drug-related arrest. Police say David is also facing similar charges dating back to last year.
Randy Travis, whose birth name is Randy Traywick, has been hospitalized since July 7th in Texas. He was initially hospitalized for a heart condition, and a few days later suffered the stroke. Doctors say he has a lengthy recovery ahead of him.
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