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More than seven months after announcing it was entertaining a proposal to use eminent domain to acquire underwater mortgages to help stabilize the local housing market, a San Bernardino County joint powers authority on Thursday rejected the proposal.
The proposal, rolled out by San Francisco investment firm Mortgage Resolution Partners last summer, intrigued cities and counties across the nation hardest hit by the subprime mortgage crisis and garnered national opposition by the real estate and mortgage industries, which joined forces in an effort to stop the proposal in its tracks.
But it was potential risk and a lack of community support, not threats of litigation and the cutting of credit to homebuyers in San Bernardino County, that prompted the Homeownership Protection Program - the joint powers authority (JPA) composed of the county and the cities of Fontana and Ontario - to back away from the proposal, said Greg Devereaux, chief executive officer of both the county and the JPA.
"It introduced risk into the market that we couldn't quantify," Devereaux said following Thursday's meeting. "My conclusion was that I was not in a position and didn't have the knowledge to asses that risk, therefore, it had to be a community decision."
But community support for such a program never materialized.
"It wasn't a decision a board like this should make unless there was overwhelming support in the community for going forward with that and assuming that risk," Devereaux said. "That support never materialized. Had it, maybe it would be a different discussion, but it didn't."
The five-member JPA board unanimously voted to solicit proposals from organizations and/or individuals on ways the county could stabilize its housing market and thwart foreclosures, but took the proposal by Mortgage Resolution Partners off the table.
A formal request for qualifications will soon be going out, with responses expected in the next four to six weeks, Devereaux said.
Representatives of Mortgage Resolution Partners, who have traveled the country pitching their idea to other cities and counties over the last seven months, opted not to attend Thursday's meeting after learning the JPA would not be considering their proposal.
"We are disappointed that the JPA in San Bernardino chose not to explore all options to prevent mortgage foreclosures in their jurisdiction, a jurisdiction where roughly two thirds of the (private label securities) mortgage holders are currently underwater and some one third are already in default," said Steven Gluckstern, chairman of Mortgage Resolution Partners, in a statement Thursday. "JPA members have publicly stated previously that to not fully explore all options would be irresponsible."
Gluckstern said he and representatives from his firm are currently in discussions with two dozen other cities or counties across the nation, including cities in San Bernardino County.
One of those cities is a member of the joint powers authority - Fontana. Mayor Acquanetta Warren on Thursday said the city, where 49 percent of its homeowners owe more on their homes than they are currently valued at, is considering the proposal separately from the JPA.
"We continue to believe that it would be irresponsible for the city of Fontana to not examine all options available to strengthen our community by helping our underwater homeowners," Warren said. "While the JPA today apparently decided to limit the scope of the options they would consider, it is our intention to go forth aggressively to help find local solutions to Fontana's mortgage and foreclosure crisis."
More than 150,000 homeowners in the county owe more on their homes than they are currently worth.
Mortgage Resolution Partners has proposed targeting underwater loans held in private label securities, loans that are held in trust but bundled and sold to Wall Street instead of being held by a bank or mortgage lender.
Under the proposal, the county would seize the loans using eminent domain, a process traditionally used by government to acquire private property, at fair market value, via a court order for redevelopment purposes.
Once acquired, the underwater loans would be modified to reflect the current market value of the properties, lowering monthly mortgage payments and allowing people to stay in their homes. The loans would then be sold to hedge funds, pension funds or other investors, with the proceeds being used to pay off outside financiers who fund the eminent domain process.
The JPA has also agreed to collaborate with several real estate and mortgage servicers on a campaign to inform and educate both local government and homeowners on existing mortgage assistance programs and promoting their use.
Among the organizations the JPA has agreed to partner with include the Inland Valleys Association of Realtors, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the Association of Mortgage Investors (AMI), the California Mortgage Bankers Association (CMBA) and the California Bankers Association (CBA). All the organizations joined forces in opposition to the eminent domain proposal.
"All we're trying to do is promote coordination, cooperation and communication between the various interested parties," said Timothy Cameron, managing director of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. "There's no simple solution to the problem because the circumstances surrounding each individual's case is a little different."
Paul Herrera, government affairs director for the Inland Valleys Association of Realtors (IVAR), said his group's biggest concern was eminent domain, if utilized to acquire and renegotiate underwater loans, having a chilling effect on the housing market.
"What happens in six months when someone's trying to buy a home? Trying to get a loan," Herrera said.
He said he was pleased with the JPA's decision to work with the real estate and mortgage groups in finding a middle ground and achieving the same goals.
"We have to creative about how that works - how we look for things that make a difference without having a negative reaction," Herrera said.
Yucaipa resident Bobby Duncan supports any program or effort to assist him in staying in the home he has lived in for the last 16 years with his wife, which he fears he may lose to foreclosure.
Duncan owned three printing shops and had 12 employees before the economy tanked in 2008, knocking the wind out of him and throwing him into a panic.
Now, like so many Americans, Duncan, who is also a Yucaipa City Councilman, faces losing his home.
"I've been trying to modify my loan and I'm telling you it's been impossible," Duncan told the JPA board Thursday. "There's a good chance I'll lose my house. I will do everything I can to support this initiative and this cause."


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If you win the case and the judge issues a judgment in your favor, you can start collecting your judgment right away as long as:
The court will not collect the money for you. But the court will issue the orders and other documents required to force the debtor (the party who owes you money) to pay. Keep in mind that not all judgments are collectable because the debtor may not have any income or property of value.
There are some initial steps you can take:
Note: Judgments expire (run out) every 10 years. To avoid this, learn how to renew your judgment.
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Bill O'Reilly Spins His 2007 Comments About Sylvia's To Defend Limbaugh From Media Matters
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Bill O'Reilly complained extensively about "the vicious Media Matters outfit" on his March 22 show, alleging that we are "in business to demonize anyone with whom [we] disagree" and that we "are dishonest to the core." O'Reilly was expressing outrage over our recently announced advertising campaign to "educate advertisers about the damage their financial support of [Rush] Limbaugh's program can do to their brands."
O'Reilly concluded: "There is something very fascist about all this. Shut down your opposition. Don't let them speak. Punish people who support them. In every totalitarian state in the world, that is tactic number one: silence the opposition."
But in his rush to show that we have "no integrity whatsoever," O'Reilly again accused us of deceptively editing a clip of him in a post highlighting Fox's coverage of the increase in gas prices. He claimed Media Matters "cut out the part where I criticize Republicans, trying to persuade folks that I'm being unfair to President Obama." In fact, as we noted the first time he brought this up, O'Reilly missed our point. He likewise failed to demonstrate how we edited the clip in a deceptive manner.
In a later segment with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, O'Reilly continued his attacks on Media Matters and argued that when he made racially insensitive remarks in 2007 on his radio show, we took them out of context in order to try to get him fired.
In fact, nothing is further from the truth.
Discussing a dinner with Rev. Al Sharpton at Harlem restaurant Sylvia's in September 2007, O'Reilly stated that he "couldn't get over the fact that there was no difference between Sylvia's restaurant and any other restaurant in New York City. I mean, it was exactly the same, even though it's run by blacks, primarily black patronship." O'Reilly added: "There wasn't one person in Sylvia's who was screaming, 'M-Fer, I want more iced tea.' "
But while defending Limbaugh on the Factor Thursday, O'Reilly stated that he was talking about his grandmother "and how fearful she was of African-Americans 'cause she'd never met one." O'Reilly said he wished he could have taken her to a place like Sylvia's -- "a top-flight restaurant that's no different from any other restaurant, my grandmother might have been swayed and not have these very narrow opinions." He continued:
O'REILLY: I was trying to do a good thing and then Media Matters absolutely took it out of context, twisted it around, and then tried to get me fired -- tried, tried to get the black community -- and thank God they didn't rally -- but tried to get me off the air because of that.
Here is what O'Reilly actually said on his radio show on September 19, 2007:
O'REILLY: Now, how do we get to this point? Black people in this country understand that they've had a very, very tough go of it, and some of them can get past that, and some of them cannot. I don't think there's a black American who hasn't had a personal insult that they've had to deal with because of the color of their skin. I don't think there's one in the country. So you've got to accept that as being the truth. People deal with that stuff in a variety of ways. Some get bitter. Some say, [unintelligible] "You call me that, I'm gonna be more successful." OK, it depends on the personality.
So it's there. It's there, and I think it's getting better. I think black Americans are starting to think more and more for themselves. And they're getting away from the Sharptons and the Jacksons and the people trying to lead them into a race-based culture. They're just trying to figure it out: "Look, I can make it. If I work hard and get educated, I can make it."
You know, I was up in Harlem a few weeks ago, and I actually had dinner with Al Sharpton, who is a very, very interesting guy. And he comes on The Factor a lot, and then I treated him to dinner, because he's made himself available to us, and I felt that I wanted to take him up there. And we went to Sylvia's, a very famous restaurant in Harlem. I had a great time, and all the people up there are tremendously respectful. They all watch The Factor. You know, when Sharpton and I walked in, it was like a big commotion and everything, but everybody was very nice.
And I couldn't get over the fact that there was no difference between Sylvia's restaurant and any other restaurant in New York City. I mean, it was exactly the same, even though it's run by blacks, primarily black patronship. It was the same, and that's really what this society's all about now here in the U.S.A. There's no difference. There's no difference. There may be a cultural entertainment -- people may gravitate toward different cultural entertainment, but you go down to Little Italy, and you're gonna have that. It has nothing to do with the color of anybody's skin.
Media Matters provided the full context of O'Reilly's remarks at the time, including posting an audio clip and an extensive transcript, which can be read in its entirety here. But after his remarks went public, O'Reilly quickly accused Media Matters of taking his commentary "out of context," saying we had "distorted the entire conversation."
O'Reilly's comments were widely criticized, including by Rev. Jesse Jackson, who suggested O'Reilly had "underestimate[d] the civility of blacks," which "was insulting to many people."
On his Fox News show, O'Reilly insisted: "I just want to show you that this isn't -- this is about me, it's about you, it's about Rush Limbaugh, it's about everybody."
However, as Media Matters founder David Brock wrote recently:
There is a myth that advertiser actions, like those now targeted at Limbaugh, impinge on his constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech. The truth is just the opposite: They are a demonstration of the power of the First Amendment.
We are not a government entity attempting to stifle Limbaugh's speech. Instead, we are using our right of free assembly to join together and raise our voices against Limbaugh. We are, in fact, engaging in the marketplace of ideas, one in which people, examining all of the facts, can choose whether it is in their financial interest to support hate radio.
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Brevard, N.C. – The Brevard College football team is finishing up their pre-season this week and is beginning to set their sites on their 2008 season opener this Saturday night. The Tornados will open up the season at home, as BC will host the Braves of UNC Pembroke at 6 p.m. at Brevard Memorial Stadium.
Saturday night's gridiron contest will be the first ever meeting between Brevard and UNC Pembroke, as both teams are still in the beginning phases of supporting a football program. The Tornados are in only their third year of existence, starting the football program in 2006, while UNC Pembroke's inaugural year for football was last season.
Brevard is once again led by head coach Paul Hamilton, who helped guide the Tornados to a 2-9 overall record last season, improving in every statistical category along the way. Coach Hamilton is in his second year at Brevard College and is excited for what the season holds having worked with all of the returners in the spring, as well as brought in a very strong recruiting class.
While the Tornados are a season older, the roster remains quite young for Hamilton and his staff as there is only seven seniors on the 87 man roster, which also contains 48 underclassman.
The Tornados will look to rely on both returnees and newcomers on both sides of the ball in their home opener on Saturday night. The Tornados will once again be led by running back John Taylor (Richmond, VA), as he returns for his senior campaign. Last season out of the backfield, Taylor led the Tornados in rushing yards (766), rushing attempts (165), and touchdowns (11).
Depth in the offensive backfield will come from two experienced juniors in Tyrone Arrington (Jacksonville, NC) and Desmond Wilson (Mt. Holly, NC) that have bought into Coach Hamilton's offensive game plan and have seen a considerable amount of playing time over the past two seasons.
Under center this season will be newcomer Kye Hamilton (Charleston, SC), who previously played quarterback for two years at Elon University under Coach Hamilton. Hamilton, a junior, will bring much needed experience and poise not only to the quarterback position but to the entire BC offense while also giving the Tornados a more balanced attack with a strong passing game, looking for receivers such as Cory Pertz (Charlotte, NC), Donald Hudson (Augusta, GA), Darius Williams (Henderson, NC), John Compton (Atlanta, GA), Richard Bush (North Augusta, SC) and Shaton Pratt (Winston-Salem, NC) make plays down the field.
On the offensive line, returners Jacob Richardson (Charlotte, NC), Jeremiah Davis (Pickens, SC), Darrell Neely (Laurens, SC), Charles Byars (Central, SC), and Zach Metts (Leicester, NC), who all saw a considerable amount of action last season or in the spring, will look to use their experience to help clear the way for the running backs and protect Hamilton as BC plans to put forth a more balanced offensive attack in 2008. Returners Adam Cordell (Hartwell, GA), Brent Abendroth (Mocksville, NC) and Tyler Underwood (Pickens, SC), along with newcomers Caleb Campbell (Black Mountain, NC) and Thinh Ho (Atlanta, GA), will look to bolster the front line for BC.
On the defensive side of the ball the young Tornado defense will look to stop a Brave's squad that is returning nine of its 11 starters from last season's 4-7 team, including their leading rusher in Rashon Kennedy as well as starting quarterback Cory Smith.
On the defensive side, the Tornados return linebackers Elliot Collins (Lenoir, NC) and Stanley Jones (Spartanburg, SC), who were both in the top-three on the team in tackles in 2007. Jones, who posted 73.5 total tackles a year ago, will help bolster a Tornado defense that will be a mix of newcomers and returners.
Junior Brandon Rawls (Perry, GA) will move from defensive end to linebacker in 2008, looking to use more of his speed in the Tornados new 3-4 scheme. In addition to returners Ricky Morton (Mebane, NC), Joe Bullard (Waxhaw, NC) and Cory Reynolds (Fletcher, NC), newcomers Prince Simunyu (Wake Forest, NC) and Jeremy Long (Tyron, GA) will all add depth at the linebacker spots, looking to make an impact all the defensive side of the ball.
Senior Justin Jefferson (Greensboro, NC) along with junior John Hardee (Granite Falls, NC) and sophomore Richard Ray (Asheville, NC) will look to wreak havoc and make plays up front on the defensive line, with freshman Augustus Dukuly (Duluth, GA) adding depth to the defensive front.
In the secondary, returners Shorick Johnson (Seneca, SC), Austin Williams (Charlotte, NC), Dwayne White (Bennettsville, SC), Dominic Simon (Sumter, SC) and Joshua Durm (Franklin, NC) will bring even more intensity to the defensive secondary having gained a lot of experience in 2007.
A number of new faces will bring depth to the secondary, headlined by sophomore Trey Wilborn (Acworth, GA) who suited up a quarterback in 2007. Freshmen Chase Waldo (Charlotte, NC), Salonik Amos (Grovetown, GA) and Michael Gist (North Augusta, SC) should all see plenty of time in the secondary as well.
The Tornado special teams units was an area of constant focus for the BC coaching staff this pre-season as the Tornados continued to work toward limiting their opponents on both punt and kick-off returns.
Punter Luke Lovelace (Hendersonville, NC) returns for the Tornados has he averaged over 36 yards per attempt a year ago, with 17 punts pinning the BC opponents inside their own 20.
The Tornados Chase Henry (Franklin, NC) returns as the place kicker for BC in 2008, as Henry was a perfect 5 of 5 in field goals last season with his longest being from 40 yards out.
As for UNC Pembroke, the Braves return 18 of their 22 starters from a year ago in which they posted an overall 4-7 record in only their first year of existence.
On the offensive side, the Braves return their two leading rusher from a year ago in Rashon Kennedy and Brandon McLaurin. The two combined to average 110.4 yards per game in 2007, with McLaurin playing in all 11 games and rushing a team-high 135 times.
Quarterbacks Cory Smith and Ryan Horton both return this season for the Braves, as Smith is slated to be the starter in the season opener. In 2007, Smith played in six games where he was 54 of 91 attempts for 715 yards and four touchdowns.
On defense the Braves return four of their top-five leading tacklers from 2007, headlined by linebacker Adam Deese had 51 total tackles over 11 games and two fumble recovers. Defensive lineman Spencer Littlejohn also returns having led the Braves in sacks with seven in 2007.
The kickoff time is slated for 6 p.m. at Brevard Memorial Stadium in Brevard, N.C. The shuttle buses begin running at 4 p.m. and the gates will open at that time as well, two hours prior to the opening kickoff.
You can catch the game via live broadcast brought to you by the "Voice of the Tornados" Rob Walden over the radio at WSQL 1240 AM or over the Internet at www.wsqlradio.com. You may also visit the Brevard College Athletics website at www.BCTorandos.com.
Week 1 - UNC Pembroke vs. Brevard College Game Notes


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What is the best way to modify my query so that I also get the full name of the receiver in addition to the sender?
select u.uID , concat (u.firstname, ' ', u.lastName) as sender , m.senderID , m.receiverID , m.senderMessagefrom users u inner join messages m on u.uID = m.senderIDwhere u.uID = m.receiverID or u.uID = m.senderID;
Join the user table again (with another alias), this time on the receiverID
and removes that WHERE Clause
That didn't work, unless I misunderstood what you were saying:
select u.uID, concat (u.firstname, ' ', u.lastName) as sender, concat (x.firstname, ' ', x.lastName) as receiver, m.senderID, m.senderMessage, x.receiverIDfrom users u inner join messages m on u.uID = m.senderIDinner join users xon u.uID = x.receiverID;
change the part in red to --
x.uID = m.receiverID
Ok I tried what you said Rudy and got this error, "Unknown column 'x.receiverID' in field list".
Yes. You didn't try what Rudy said The part in red is what you wrote, and is wrong. You must change that to the code he posted at the end. And there is no x.receiverID in that code.
Checking further it was because I had x.receiverID earlier in the select statement before the FROM. I took that out and it works. Thanks to both of you!
Very good


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Both vineyards are carefully tended to produce low yields and great concentration. The grapes are double sorted and crushed at Quintessa, one of the Napa Valley's most technologically sophisticated wineries, featuring gravity-flow design, oak fermentation and naturally cooled caves. View all Faust Wines
About Napa Valley
It's hard not to think of Napa Valley when thinking of California wines. The region is, after all, the one that brought world recognition to California wine making. The area was settled by a few choice wine families in the 1960's who bet that the wines of the area would grow and flourish. They were right. The Napa wine industry really took off in the 1980's, when vineyard lands were scooped up and vines were planted throughout the county. A number of wineries emerged, from large conglomerates to small boutiques to cult classics. Cabernet Sauvignon is definitely the grape of choice here, with many winemakers also focusing on Bordeaux Blends. Whites are usually Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.
Notable FactsWithin the Napa Valley lie smaller sub-AVAs that lend even more character specifics to the wines. Furthest south is Carneros, followed by Yountville, Oakville & Rutherford. Above those two is St.-Helena and finally, just granted an AVA, Calistoga. These areas are situated on the valley floor and are known for creating rich, smooth Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay. There are a few mountain regions as well, nestled on the slopes overlooking the valley AVAs. Those include Howell Mountain, Stags Leap and Mount Veeder. Wines from the mountain regions are often more structured and firm, benefiting from more time in the bottle to evolve and soften.
About California
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.


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6/13/2013 2:36pm, #1
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Joseph Louf - ATD MMA? Beverly, MA
Hey everyone,
I'm just checking on a school called ATD MMA in Beverly, MA. I found this by a facebook post on Joe Lauzon's wall. There is a guy on the thread named "Joe Boston" telling Joe that he's cutting weight all wrong and being a very strong keyboard warrior. I found out that he trains at ATD MMA (is in the instructor in fact). Under his credentials it says that he is a "4th degree black belt". The whole thing is fishy...
"Sensei Louf has studied martial arts since he was 7yrs old. Moved to Miami/Fort Lauderdale area where he worked at some of the best schools in the business like Black Belt Champions & American Top Team where he studied under great martial artist Ricardo Liborio. He studied Muay-Thai under Guru Master Toddy. Sensei held the ISKA Featheweight Kickboxing Title & currently is thinking about a career in MMA. He has 3 black belts in 1st Degree in Tae Kwon Do, 2nd Dan in Aikido, & 4th Degree Black Belt in Okinawan Shorinji-Ryu Kempo Karate. He is Currently on his way to his 4th black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a certified personal trainer, dietician, & nutritionist."
6/13/2013 2:40pm, #2
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So you've started a thread and you have a list of claims, now you should start doing some research. Look up the orgs, see if he's listed, shoot some emails. MABS threads should have research, not just point everyone in the direction of someone and ask them to do it.
6/13/2013 3:44pm, #3--
"I had a friend who went here. Things started out okay, however soon the leader began to be so disrespectful cursing at the students including young children. Eventually it was too much to bare and my friend decided it would be best to respectfully leave and that is when the true abuse began. The leader and his girlfriend began harassing my friend writing her the most insulting things I have ever heard. What kind of way is that to talk to a customer who has paid you for services. Please think twice before joining this place especially if you have young children unless you would like to pay someone to verbally abuse and harass you."
^ red flag
XMA = red flag
Joseph Louf:
Joe "Boston":
Same guy. Note the first review on his FB page is from Joe "Boston"
Something not right about this guy.... will keep digging.
6/13/2013 3:48pm, #4--
Nothing on here the ISKA website about a featherweight championship...
6/13/2013 4:05pm, #52
Sent the following to ISKA Admin in FLA. Hopefully I'll get a response:
Dear Mr. Respold,
I hope this e-mail finds you well. I'm reaching out to you today in an attempt to verify a claim made by Mr. Joseph Louf.
Mr. Louf claims to have held the "ISKA Featherweight Kickboxing Title" at some point in the past, but in doing a web search I am unable to verify this claim. Mr. Louf is not listed anywhere on your site as being a champion or ranked by your organization:
I noticed that the amateur champion section of your page is currently under construction. Perhaps Mr. Louf's accomplishments would be listed here?
Mr. Louf's claim can be found here (bottom of the page):
Any assistance you can provide to verify this claim would be greatly appreciated.
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6/14/2013 6:26am, #7--
A Mr. Joseph V. Louf of Salem, MA was arrested for DUI in 2011. Listed as 34 years old at the time. Most likely the same gentleman (he claims to have graduated from Northeastern U in 2000, which would've made him around 22/23 back then).
6/14/2013 6:37am, #8--
Mr. Louf also claims a past residence in Oakland Park, FL.
Oakland Park is in Broward County.
Could also be the same Joseph Louf.
6/14/2013 6:55am, #9--
I have a good friend that is an NU alumnus. Asked him to check the alumni DB for this guy. Will report back.
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Hi all,
How to access internet in an open wireless networkss like Hotels (Without username and password), where by such networks will redirect you to a login page, once u enter the user name and pass then u will get to use the internet?
A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
Well Im very sure the info they provide will help, and I dont have to ask here
To be successful here you should read all of the following.
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Failure to do so will probably get your threads deleted or worse.


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5-6 not a big drinker, lightweight haha
depends what ive ate. but im not a big lager drinker. 8 pints and im well served. im usually so gassy after that i couldnt stomach more lager.
Bullshit I can't hear you. Sound off like you got a pair!
I'm a lightweight; I'll be drunk at about 5 beers, but I don't get wasted til about 7, after that I can keep drinking and I don't get any drunker, until I touch the spirits...
10's usually my limit.. depends on how fast I drink though
I can drink normal 4 OR 5 % beer all day and night
I did recently find a top beer for partys/a few beers with the lads in the house
king cobra... 8%... 750ml, 6 units per bottle, with it being the same size as 2 or 3 normal bottles, or a tin an a half, it lasts ageeeeeeeeees as well
3 or 4 of these bad boys and your a mess!
and i love booooooooooooooooobies!
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God only drinks ambrosia and honey but God loves massive boobies.
God is sponsered by SBMMA.co.uk. For real.
I seem to get drunk far easyer these days and the hangovers last even longer....
My record was roughly 12 pints and I could still walk with concentration, speech was getting blurred, though. If I down a few shots with it, I get wasted a lot faster.
This thread will get 100% truthful answers, guaranteed


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Kaley Cuoco at a riding competition.
Kevin Connolly is still recovering from his broken foot.
Katie Holmes wandering the streets of NYC again.
Also in NYC last night were Kate Upton and Cameron Diaz.
Matthew Modine showed up at their premiere that also had
Taylor Kinney and
Russell Simmons show up.
Gayle King was there too.
Lindsay Lohan previews her future career.


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There is no way I'll update to 6.1.1. I'm very happy with my jailbroken 6.1 ))
The next BETA should patch the jailbreak. Apple is just playing with these Evasi0n people.
I posted this yesterday right after you guys announced the beta release. no mention of bug fixes in the update, but then again who knows?
Here's a copy of the release notes. Look like updates for maps. But who knows what else they thru in there LOL. Maybe be a cover up!
iOS 6.1.1 beta 1 includes the following improvements to Maps for Japan:
● Improved pronunciation of roads during turn-by-turn navigation
● Optimized directions to more strongly prefer highways over narrower roads
● Now indicates upcoming toll roads during turn-by-turn navigation
● Added labels for junctions, interchanges, on-ramps, off-ramps, and intersections
● Added indicators for transit station buildings, subway lines, and traffic lights
● Updated freeway color to green
● Updated icons for some location categories including fire stations, hospitals, and post offices
● Added 3D buildings including Tokyo Station, Japan Imperial Palace, and Tokyo Tower
The portion of sales resulting from jailbreaking is not as high as everyone seems to think it is. By now I'm sure the number is over 2 million but when you take into account how many iOS devices are running iOS 6 that number is not as high as you think.
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The demonstration of the policing research platform will define and measure key dimensions of organizational performance.
The goal is to produce norms or benchmarks on diverse aspects of agency performance including leadership, supervision, accountability,
use of data and technology, relationship to the community, styles of policing, work climate and so forth.
The research will identify factors that shape an organization's performance and accountability systems, supervisory practices,
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for understanding both officer and supervisor data.
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representing different backgrounds, bureaus, functions and experience.
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From a performance standpoint, both Rick Porcello and Drew Smyly have a strong case to be made for the job of fifth starter on the team. Both posted FIP's and xFIP's (fielding-independent pitching, on the same scale as ERA) just under four. Smyly got there by relying more on strikeouts (8.5 per nine innings) while Porcello relied heavily on ground balls (53%, 21 double plays).
Smyly's ERA was nearly a half point lower than Porcello's in his rookie season, but Porcello posted a similar ERA in his debut season as well, and has decreased his FIP each year since.
There are other factors that could be taken into account, but realistically, should be ignored. Porcello has more experience with four full seasons under his belt, including a handful of playoff starts, along with a start as a rookie in game 163 back in 2009. But there's no reason Smyly can't build that experience over time, and while Porcello has shown improvement, it's likely that improvement was due to him improving his skill-set in a prime development age (20-23) as opposed to experience benefitting him.
Multiple individuals have argued that Smyly would be a better fit because he's a left-hander in a rotation full of right-handers. While some managers may take such a thing into account, the most important piece in examining this theoretical competition is, who does a better job of getting outs? Perhaps left-hander vs. right-hander could be a tie-breaker, should all other variables net out even. However, choosing an inferior pitcher for a role as a starting pitcher because he throws with the other hand is rather foolish.
From a contractual and financial standpoint, this clearly favors Smyly. As a second year player, Smyly is still two years away from arbitration and won't be eligible for free agency until after the 2018 season. That's many future years of affordable production. Just looking at this year, Smyly's contract will be renewed at a minimal salary in the neighborhood of $500,000. Comparatively, Porcello was a super two last year (eligible for arbitration), will be due another raise this year in the neighborhood of $4 million, and will be a free agent after 2015. So, Porcello will likely cost in the neighborhood of eight times more than Smyly, in addition to being able to garner a big free agent contract much sooner as well. Of course, $4 million vs. $500,000 isn't all that much when considering the Tigers payroll for 2013 will be in the neighborhood of $150 million.
Availability to contribute is also an important factor that needs to be taken into account. In four years of big league service time, Porcello has never once gone on the disabled list, nor has he ever experienced any significant injury. He was sidelined for the final month of his lone minor league season, but that was due to non-baseball-related reasons. When it comes to pitching, Porcello has been a model of health.
Smyly on the other hand hasn't had the same durability. He missed his entire freshman season at Arkansas with a stress fracture, and he was sidelined in 2011 with elbow soreness, making only 21 starts over the year. He also spent two weeks on the disabled list in 2012 due to a blister on a finger on his throwing hand. These sorts of durability concerns cannot be overlooked, as missing even a handful of starts, especially without a reliable alternative, can significantly drop the value received by the Tigers for the fifth starter's spot.
Looking at "fit" with the Tigers, it's no secret that Porcello hasn't been the ideal arm for a team with an infield defense like the Tigers. Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder are both below average defensively, while Jhonny Peralta has limited range at shortstop. It's a contributing reason why Porcello saw his average on balls in play jump to .344 in 2012, the highest in MLB. And just to counter some arguments that Porcello just served up easy to hit balls, Max Scherzer's BABIP at .333 was second in MLB, and the Tigers overall were fourth in baseball at .307. The Tigers don't convert ground balls into outs as much as other teams do, and that's a problem for a pitcher that only averages 5.5 strikeouts per nine innings, and has more than half of his balls in play on the ground.
From a ceiling standpoint, as counter-intuitive as it may sound, there's a good argument that the ceiling with Porcello remains higher. His troubles remain two-fold. One, he has never seen the development of a go-to out pitch, constantly waffling between a curveball and a slider over the years (and much of this fault rests at the feet of the Tigers, it's worth noting). Second, he appears to tire quickly, with an OPS against ballooning to over 1.000 after the fifth inning as well as on pitches 76 and up.
On the former trait there remains hope; manager Jim Leyland told Lynn Henning earlier in December that Porcello's slider and curve are both strong pitches in his bullpen sessions, but they lose their effectiveness when on the mound in live games. The fix is easier said than done, but the hope remains that a strong slider paired with his sinker would make him a very good, middle of the rotation pitcher. That would also put him closer to the pitcher many projected when he was one of the top prospects in baseball. If that doesn't come about, he'll remain a durable back of the rotation starter, dependent on his defense to get him outs.
Smyly on the other hand has less than a full season of experience, but might be much closer to his ceiling than some might be willing to admit. His four pitch mix (fastball, slider, curve, change-up) is effective based on his command of those pitches, along with mixing them (including two-, four- and cut fastballs) to keep hitters off-balance. His velocity sits around 91, and none of his breaking pitches will likely ever be true plus pitches.
The story comes together with two pitchers with their strengths and weaknesses, and no clear cut winner. Smyly is the cheaper option that brings a better ability to get outs on his own, but has durability concerns and likely won't elevate past the level of a number four starter. Porcello on the other hand won't come cheap, and will hit free agency much sooner. But he's a good bet to turn in 180 or more innings across 30 starts for a season, and he still has the potential to take another step forward in his development.
With no obvious holes in the lineup or on the club, there shouldn't be a strong urgency to move either pitcher at this point in time. But if they do elect to part with one, it's hard to say which will be the better move for the club, and could well come down to which pitcher nets the best package in return, as Smyly is likely the more cost effective option, but might not be the best on the field.


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Location: Commodity Utilization ResearchTitle: Measurement and analysis of the mannitol partition coefficient in sucrose crystallization under simulated industrial conditions Author
|Eggleston, Gillian
|Wu Tiu Yen, Jenny
|Alexander, Clay
|Gober, Jessica
Submitted to: Carbohydrate Research
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/1/2012
Publication Date: 6/5/2012
Citation: Eggleston, G., Wu Tiu Yen, J., Alexander, C., Gober, J. 2012. Measurement and analysis of the mannitol partition coefficient in sucrose crystallization under simulated industrial conditions. Carbohydrate Research. 355:69-78. Interpretive Summary: In recent years it has emerged that mannitol (a small chain sugar alcohol) is a major deterioration product of both sugarcane and sugar beet bacterial deterioration. How mannitol affected sucrose crystallization in the factory and refinery was unknown. The extent of how much mannitol enters the sucrose crystal depends on the amount of sucrose that is in the syrup feedstock. The mechanism of how it enters the sucrose crystal is also described.
Technical Abstract: Mannitol is a major deterioration product of Leuconstoc mesenteroides bacterial deterioration of both sugarcane and sugar beet. The effect of crystallization conditions on the mannitol partition coefficient (Keff) between impure sucrose syrup and crystal has been investigated in a batch laboratory crystallizer and a batch pilot plant-scale vacuum pan. Laboratory crystallization was operated at 65.5 °C (150 °F), 60.0 °C (140 °F), and 51.7 °C (125 °F) with a 78.0 Brix (% refractometric dissolved solids) pure sucrose syrup containing 0, 0.1, 0.2, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, and 10% (at 65.5 °C only) mannitol on a Brix basis. Produced mother liquor and crystals were separated by centrifugation and their mannitol contents measured by ion chromatography with integrated pulsed amperometric detection (IC-IPAD). The extent of mannitol partitioning into the crystals depended strongly on the mannitol concentration in the feed syrup and, to a lesser extent, the crystallization temperature. At 65.5 and 60.0 °C, the Keff varied from ~0.4 to 3.0% with 0.2 to 3.0% mannitol in the feed syrup, respectively. The mannitol Keff was lower than that reported for dextran (~9-10% Keff), another product of Leuconstoc deterioration, under similar sucrose crystal growth conditions. At 10% mannitol concentration in the syrup at 65.5 °C, co-crystallization of mannitol with sucrose occurred and the crystal growth rate was greatly impeded. In both laboratory and pilot plant crystallizations (95.7% purity; 78.0 Brix; 65.5 °C), mannitol tended to cause conglomerates to form, which became progressively worse with increased mannitol syrup concentration. At the 3% mannitol concentration, crystallization at both the laboratory and pilot plant scales was more difficult. Mannitol incorporation into the sucrose crystal results mostly from liquid syrup inclusions but adsorption onto the crystal surface may play a minor role at lower mannitol concentrations.


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This Is Apparently What Christian Grey of '50 Shades of Grey' Looks Like
A British academic used police software to create a composite of '50 Shades of Grey's' Christian Grey. Hot? Or just kind of creepy?
-Lucia Peters
Media outlets across the globe have been playing the 50 Shades of Grey casting game for months—but now, we've got a look at what Christian Grey might actually look like once he gets off the page and into the physical world, courtesy of the above picture. What do you think, Bettys? Does he look the way you'd imagine he would?
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the image is the work of British professor Dr. Faye Shelton of the University of Central Lancashire. With the aid of police software used to create composites of criminals, Dr. Shelton took a number of female readers' descriptions of Christian, pulled features from a variety of male celebrities' faces, and cobbled the whole thing together into one shot. The version of Christian depicted here features (among others) Channing Tatum's and Brad Pitt's hair, Patrick Dempsey's and Johnny Depp's eyes, David Beckham's face shape, Chris Hemsworth's nose, and Val Kilmer's lips (we're assuming that we're talking about Tombstone-era Val Kilmer here, not Mark Twain Val Kilmer).
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Truthfully? It's… kind of creepifying. This isn't the first time it's been proven that taking the best bits of a whole bunch of good-looking people and slapping them onto the same face is NOT necessarily a recipe for gorgeousness (remember the computer-generated "most beautiful woman in the world" composite?). I also think Crushable had it right when they remarked upon the image's strong resemblance to Jonathan Taylor Thomas. Is anyone else weirded out by the idea of a 50 Shades/Home Improvement crossover? Shudder.
Dr. Shelton does admit that the image is far from the ultimate in Grey-ness; after all, she only used 12 readers' descriptions when putting the project together. She told the UK Daily Mail, "While we don't want to intrude on anyone's fantasies, based on a small sample of women, this is the image of Christian Grey they have in their heads when reading the novels. Personally, I think he's quite handsome," she added, "although everyone's interpretation will be different." All in all, she considers the exercise "just a bit of fun," but she does point out that her little pet project "does show the quality of image we can now generate" with the software.
Anyway, now you've got a Christian Grey mugshot to go with your Christian Grey lingerie. Enjoy.
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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August 31, 2011
Governor John Hickenlooper would like to extend an invitation to the Gold Star Families of Colorado and Colorado 9/11 Families and Survivors to attend the upcoming "Colorado Remembers 9/11- 10th Anniversary Remembrance" on Sunday September 11th, 2011 in Civic Center Park, Downtown Denver.
To begin the day on the morning of Sept 11th, pieces of steel from the World Trade Center will be on display and available to view for an hour of "Reflection & Remembrance" for the Gold Star Families of Colorado and the Colorado Families and Survivors of 9/11 from 8:30am-9:30am in Civic Center Park. In order to attend this special hour of "Reflection & Remembrance", Families/Survivors must arrive in Civic Center Park between 8:00am -8:30am and check-in at the Greek Amphitheater to receive a pin to be escorted to the WTC steel. No official program is planned for this hour of "Reflection & Remembrance", however, Chaplains/Gold Star staff/State of Colorado staff will be on site and available if needed. Families may bring commemorative items to be placed with the WTC Steel (ie photos, mementos, flowers, candles, etc). All items placed at the memorial will be archived at the end of the day with the State of Colorado. Families/Survivors may spend as much time as they would like at the WTC Steel during the hour of "Reflection & Remembrance".
Upon completion of the hour of "Reflection & Remembrance" Families/Survivors may choose to stay for the 9/11 Memorial Ceremony (12:45pm-2:00pm) and/or the Commemoration Concert (2:00pm-5:00pm). A special seating section (to include pre-set seating along with space on the grass in the park) for the Gold Star Families and 9/11 Families/Survivors will be set aside close to the stage for the Memorial Ceremony and Commemoration Concert. Some pre-set seating will be available but it is recommended that folks bring their own blanket/chairs to ensure seating for the Memorial Ceremony/Commemoration Concert. In order to have access to this special seating area, Gold Star Families and 9/11 Families/Survivors must have a pin (which may only be picked up between 8:00am-8:30am in the Greek Amphitheater). We recommend that folks save their seats early, once this area fills we may not be able to reserve additional space as the Ceremony time approaches. For those staying for the Ceremony, we will have Chaplains/Gold Star staff/State of Colorado staff to assist as needed, and folks may choose to depart following the Memorial Ceremony.
Agenda for the Memorial Ceremony includes:
· 9/11 Remembrance Processional March from the Colorado State Capitol to Civic Center Park (to include Colorado Emerald Society Pipe Band and approx. 400 representatives from Colorado Law Enforcement/Fire/Rescue/EMS Agencies)
· Posting of the National/State Colors
· National Anthem
· Invocation
· Colorado 9/11/01 to 9/11/11 remarks by: Governor Hickenlooper, Mayor Hancock, Senator Udall, Senator Bennett
· Moment of Silence
· Bell Tolls for those lost on 9/11/01
· Firing Team, Taps, Flyover
· Benediction
· Retire the National/State Colors
· 9/11 Remembrance Recessional March from Civic Center Park (to include Colorado Emerald Society Pipe Band and approx. 400 representatives from Colorado Law Enforcement/Fire/Rescue/EMS Agencies
There will be a 15-20 minute transition period from the end of the Memorial Ceremony to the beginning of the Commemoration Concert. Upon completion of the Concert, Governor Hickenlooper will conclude the event, approx. 5:15pm.
We request those Gold Star Families and 9/11 Families/Survivors please Rsvp by Thurs Sept 8th if they plan on attending any of the above events, so that we may reserve space for the events in advance, please email: email@example.com
On behalf of Governor Hickenlooper and the State of Colorado, thank you in advance and we hope you are able to join us on the 11th-
Janelle Darnell, Chief of Protocol
Office of The Adjutant General
Colorado Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
6848 South Revere Parkway
Centennial, Colorado 80112
720-250-1462 office
720-250-1519 fax
303-941-6745 cell
-Remembers 9/11-
10th Anniversary of 9/11/01
September 11, 2011
Civic Center Park
Denver, Colorado
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Pledge Bill Passes
(AP) Oklahoma schoolchildren would be required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance every day under two bills that cleared a legislative committee on Monday. The Senate Education Committee passed both bills on Monday with just one dissenting vote. Both measures can now be scheduled for a hearing before the full Senate. One bill would force elementary students to recite the pledge each day, while it would be optional for other public schools in the district. A second bill would require the pledge to be recited every day in all public schools. Under current law, the Pledge of Allegiance is authorized but not required.


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During WWII the people of the Nazi occupied Danish town of Gilleleje helped 1,700 Jews escape to Sweden. This book tells the story of those brave residents and one night in particular when they had to figure out a new way to lead an escaping family to the ships that would take them to safety.
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I'm asking again with different case. Situation same after i'm get upgrade from BT5 R1 to R2.
My x windows cannot be started and just blink the screen than all gone ... hang-up.
I'm already do Xorg --configure and get /root/xorg.conf.new
trying starting the x with that configuration just getting small cursor at left top screen, then blank, blink the screen twice, then gone .. system hang-up
This problem persist after i upgraded into R2.
then after RTFMed at this forum, somebody suggest install the CUDA, and follow the instructions from http://www.backtrack-linux.org/forum...ad.php?t=48510 .. but the result still same ... blink then gone
PS: i've use on my sony vaio laptop series Z115GG that has dual video card, 1 is NVIDIA with CUDA, 2 is Intel Graphics Accelerator
NVIDIA with CUDA when i search is NVIDIA GT-330M (300 Series Mobile)
What that i've been missed / mistake?


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In a spontaneous act of call and response, we all whoop and start clapping back, united by euphoria.
Here they would dance and drink and sing and whoop it up like hell, till—till—Yes, that's what would happen.
The finish was a whoop on the low note so loud that it lifted my hair.
Then he glanced at the heading of the letter and let out a whoop.
But to be let down and out by the only woman I ever gave a whoop for in all my life, for a fellow like that!
Then with a whoop he threw it from him, and catching his mother about the waist whirled her around the room in a wild war dance.
He only left out the whoop from deference to the B.M.'s feelings.
He gave one whoop, the car shot down, and I was on the drag.
You must do it all in one run; no pausing on the way—but, whoop!
And we could hear Ed Gurney whoop when he held a tin of it aloft.
mid-14c., houpen, partly imitative, partly from Old French houper "to cry out," also imitative. It is attested as an interjection from at least mid-15c. The noun is recorded from c.1600. Extended form whoopee is attested from 1845, originally American English; whoopee cushion is attested from 1960. Phrase whoop it up "create a disturbance" is recorded from 1884. Expression whoop-de-do is recorded from 1929. Whooping cough (1739) is now the prevalent spelling of hooping cough; whooping crane is recorded from 1791.
whoop (hōōp, hwōōp, wōōp)
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Monday, October 18 2010 - In the Media
Could WikiLeaks Have Prevented 9/11? Former FBI Agent Says Yes
[Editorial by Rowley & Dzakovic originally posted in the LA Times below.]
– Ed.
Jon Wiener
As WikiLeaks prepares to release 400,000 Iraq war documents, two former government security officials argue that WikiLeaks could have prevented 9/11, if the website had been around in 2001.
The two ought to know: Coleen Rowley, the Minneapolis FBI agent who tried to sound the alarm a month before 9/11, and Bogdan Dzakovic, a special agent for the FAA's security division, who was a leader of the agency's "Red Team" that was warning officials about vulnerabilities in airport security just before 9/11.
"Things might have been different if there had been a quick, confidential way to get information out," the two write -- and WikiLeaks could have provided exactly that, according to their op-ed in the LA Times on Friday.
The information they wanted to get out was about Zacarias Moussaoui, the French Moroccan attending flight school in Minnesota who was interested in learning how to fly a commercial jet, but was not interested in learning how to land one. Rowley was one of those trying to sound the alarm about him. And a foreign intelligence service had reported that Moussaoui had connections with a foreign terrorist group.
Less than a month before 9/11, an FBI supervisor sent a warning to officials in Washington. He pleaded that he was "trying to keep someone from taking a plane and crashing into the World Trade Center."
It doesn't get much more specific than that. But FBI officials in Washington refused to act, or make any public statement about Moussaoui.
"WikiLeaks might have provided a pressure valve for those agents who were terribly worried about what might happen and frustrated by their superiors' seeming indifference," Rowley and Dzakovic argue. "Their bosses issued continual warnings against 'talking to the media' and frowned on whistle-blowing, yet the agents felt a strong need to protect the public."
The 9/11 Commission concluded that the 9/11 hijackers probably would have postponed their action if information about Moussaoui's secret arrest had become public. And if WikiLeaks had existed, it could have made the information public.
"Official channels for whistle-blower protections have long proved illusory," Rowley and Dzakovic write. Worried and frustrated FBI agents could go to the media, "but that can't be done fully anonymously, and it also puts reporters at risk of being sent to jail for refusing to reveal their sources."
Therefore, they conclude, "WikiLeaks provides a crucial safety valve"--one that could have prevented 9/11.
WikiLeaks and 9/11: What if?
Frustrated investigators might have chosen to leak information that their superiors bottled up, perhaps averting the terrorism attacks. By Coleen Rowley and Bogdan Dzakovic
October 15, 2010
If WikiLeaks had been around in 2001, could the events of 9/11 have been prevented? The idea is worth considering.
The organization has drawn both high praise and searing criticism for its mission of publishing leaked documents without revealing their source, but we suspect the world hasn't yet fully seen its potential. Let us explain.
There were a lot of us in the run-up to Sept. 11 who had seen warning signs that something devastating might be in the planning stages. But we worked for ossified bureaucracies incapable of acting quickly and decisively. Lately, the two of us have been wondering how things might have been different if there had been a quick, confidential way to get information out.
One of us, Coleen Rowley, was a special agent/legal counsel at the FBI's Minneapolis division and worked closely with those who arrested would-be terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui on an immigration violation less than a month before the World Trade Center was destroyed.
Following up on a tip from flight school instructors who had become suspicious of the French Moroccan who claimed to want to fly a jet as an "ego boost," Special Agent Harry Samit and an INS colleague had detained Moussaoui. A foreign intelligence service promptly reported that he had connections with a foreign terrorist group, but FBI officials in Washington inexplicably turned down Samit's request for authority to search Moussaoui's laptop computer and personal effects.
Those same officials stonewalled Samit's supervisor, who pleaded with them in late August 2001 that he was "trying to keep someone from taking a plane and crashing into the World Trade Center." (Yes, he was that explicit.) Later, testifying at Moussaoui's trial, Samit testified that he believed the behavior of his FBI superiors in Washington constituted "criminal negligence."
The 9/11 Commission ultimately concluded that Moussaoui was most likely being primed as a Sept. 11 replacement pilot and that the hijackers probably would have postponed their strike if information about his arrest had been announced.
WikiLeaks might have provided a pressure valve for those agents who were terribly worried about what might happen and frustrated by their superiors' seeming indifference. They were indeed stuck in a perplexing, no-win ethical dilemma as time ticked away. Their bosses issued continual warnings against "talking to the media" and frowned on whistle-blowing, yet the agents felt a strong need to protect the public.
The other one of us writing this piece, Federal Air Marshal Bogdan Dzakovic, once co-led the Federal Aviation Administration's Red Team to probe for vulnerabilities in airport security. He also has a story of how warnings were ignored in the run-up to Sept. 11. In repeated tests of security, his team found weaknesses nine out of 10 times that would make it possible for hijackers to smuggle weapons aboard and seize control of airplanes. But the team's reports were ignored and suppressed, and the team was shut down entirely after 9/11.
In testimony to the 9/11 Commission, Dzakovic summed up his experience this way: "The Red Team was extraordinarily successful in killing large numbers of innocent people in the simulated attacks ...[and yet] we were ordered not to write up our reports and not to retest airports where we found particularly egregious vulnerabilities.... Finally, the FAA started providing advance notification of when we would be conducting our 'undercover' tests and what we would be checking."
The commission included none of Dzakovic's testimony in its report.
Looking back, Dzakovic believes that if WikiLeaks had existed at the time, he would have gone to it as a last resort to highlight what he knew were serious vulnerabilities that were being ignored.
The 9/11 Commission concluded, correctly in our opinion, that the failure to share information within and between government agencies -- and with the media and the public -- led to an overall failure to "connect the dots."
Many government careerists are risk-averse. They avoid making waves and, when calamity strikes, are more concerned with protecting themselves than with figuring out what went wrong and correcting it.
Decisions to speak out inside or outside one's chain of command -- let alone to be seen as a whistle-blower or leaker of information -- is fraught with ethical and legal questions and can never be undertaken lightly. But there are times when it must be considered. Official channels for whistle-blower protections have long proved illusory. In the past, some government employees have gone to the media, but that can't be done fully anonymously, and it also puts reporters at risk of being sent to jail for refusing to reveal their sources. For all of these reasons, WikiLeaks provides a crucial safety valve.
Coleen Rowley, a FBI special agent for more than 20 years, was legal counsel to the FBI field office in Minneapolis from 1990 to 2003. Bogdan Dzakovic was a special agent for the FAA's security division. He filed a formal whistle-blower disclosure against the FAA for ignoring the vulnerabilities documented by the Red Team. For the past nine years he has been relegated to entry-level staff work for the Transportation Security Administration.
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BERLIN - With the wartime generation rapidly disappearing, a television drama about five young Germans in World War II has revived debate in Germany about the role ordinary men and women played in the Nazis' murderous campaign to conquer Europe.
Millions tuned in last week to watch the three-part series "Our Mothers, Our Fathers," which follows five young Germans - two brothers, a nurse, an aspiring female singer and a Jewish tailor - as they struggle through one of the bloodiest conflicts in history.
Three of the characters, including the Jew, survive - disillusioned and physically broken - to confront each other and their own demons in the final episode in the ruins of Berlin.
The series begins in 1941, as the Nazis launch their doomed assault on the Soviet Union, with each character slowly realizing that the world they believed in is falling apart. The brothers learn that the German army isn't as noble as they thought; the nurse regrets betraying a Jewish colleague; the singer's liaison with an SS member turns sour; and the Jew has to fight his fellow Germans to survive.
The mixed reactions to the series underscore how, nearly 70 years after World War II, the conflict remains a source of bitterness in Europe, even for people born after the fighting ended.
Many critics have praised the series as a milestone in Germany's troubled reckoning with its past and an overdue examination of individual guilt in the war. But the drama's depiction of Polish resistance fighters as anti-Semites and Russian soldiers raping the German nurse have drawn particularly angry reactions in Eastern Europe, which suffered the most from the slaughter.
In Germany, meanwhile, some accuse the film of sidelining the Holocaust and depicting Germans as victims rather than a nation responsible for starting a war and committing genocide.
"A film about World War II that omits the bothersome question of six million dead Jews," remarked columnist Jennifer Nathalie Pyka in Juedische Allgemeine, Germany's leading Jewish weekly.
Jan Sueselbeck, a researcher at the University of Marburg, said the series reflects wishful thinking rather than historical facts. The drama glosses over Adolf Hitler's rise to power and the outbreak of war by beginning the story in 1941, two years into the European conflict.
"This film depicts Germans once more the way they would like to have been, but in fact the broad masses were never like that," Sueselbeck said.
On Wednesday, Poland's ambassador to Berlin, Jerzy Marganski, slammed the series in a letter sent to German public television station ZDF, which broadcast the 14 million-euro production.
"The image of Poland and the Polish resistance against the German occupiers as conveyed by this series is perceived by most Poles as extremely unjust and offensive," Marganski wrote. "I, too, am shocked."
Among other criticisms, Marganski said viewers learn nothing of the Warsaw uprising, in which up to 200,000 Polish civilians died, nor of the many Poles who helped Jews. Producer Nico Hofmann said the depictions of "the Polish situation … are based on historically vetted material" and there was no intention to defame the Poles.
The series also includes an improbable ending in which the Jewish character, Viktor, survives the war but his German lover Greta is executed after trying to save him.
The only American shown is a cigar-chomping officer who ignores Viktor's anguished protest against forgiving a former SS member in the post-war West German administration.
Many Germans born after the war remain largely ignorant of what their parents did because, like many combat veterans or survivors, the elders don't want to talk about it.
Hofmann said one of his goals was to encourage a national debate among the generations "to speak for the first time about the experience" of the war. He said the third and final episode drew a 20.5 percent market share among viewers aged 14-59 years, which he described as "extremely high" for ZDF.


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Hey guys. So any of you guys can't get pyrit up and running here are some other options if pyrit isn't being nice and is not installing.
If your getting
cpyrit/_cpyrit_cpu.c:35:26: error: openssl/hmac.h: No such file or directory
cpyrit/_cpyrit_cpu.c:36:25: error: openssl/md5.h: No such file or directory
cpyrit/_cpyrit_cpu.c:37:25: error: openssl/sha.h: No such file or directory
cpyrit/_cpyrit_cpu.c:38:25: error: openssl/aes.h: No such file or directory
Try this.
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
if libssl-dev doesn't install and you get
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
libssl-dev: Depends: libssl0.9.8 (= 0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.6) but 0.9.8k-7ubuntu8.8 is to be installed
E: Broken packages
Try this
Add the following to /etc/apt/sources.list :
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main
type in the terminal:
sudo apt-get update
Then, delete the newly added entry of the sources.list.
After that "apt-get install libssl-dev" should be working.
Thanks to samiux (samiux.blogspot.com/2012/03/howto-backtrack-5-r2-on-intel-x79.html)
If your still getting the same broken packages error last resort try this
1. In a terminal window, first type apt-get install synaptic
Wait for that to install and then start synaptic by typing synaptic in the terminal.
2. Wait for synaptic to update its search results and then in the search bar type dhcp3-common
3. Click on it and then in the Package menu at the top, select Force Version The shortcut is ctrl+e.
4. In the drop-down menu, select 3.1.3-2ubuntu3.2 (stable) and click force version and then Mark.
5. Press the Apply button with the green checkmark. Double-check to make sure youre doing the right thing in the pop-up window. You will be removing dhcp3-common, dhcp3-gtk, dhcp3-daemon, and also Wicd.
6. Wait for Synaptic to do its thing and then close it. (Dont reboot or anything like that!)
7. Since Wicd is important for starting and stopping networking with a GUI, reopen the terminal window and type apt-get install wicd
After that "apt-get install libssl-dev" should be working.
Thanks to thespiritbomber (http://pbnsec.com/?author=2)
I thought I'd share this with everyone because I had to do the last resort. I've spent a few days filtering though forums and the web for answers before pulling out my hair, nearly throwing my computer across the apartment in furry before finding my fix. I wasn't about to ask for help just yet lol. Hope this collaboration of articles helps someone out.


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USC School of Music presents world-class guitar festival
The University of South Carolina School of Music, in conjunction with its guitar program, invite the public to the 2011 Rosario Guitar Festival and Competition May 12 – 15. The festival will include master classes, workshops, a competition and performances by some of the world's finest guitarists. The adult and youth competition features cash prizes of more than $2,600.
The Rosario Guitar Festival is a four-day event filled with the sounds of classical, Spanish and Latin guitar music. International recording and performing artists to be featured include Nicholas Goluses, Marco Sartor, Edel Munoz, Elliot Frank, You Wang and Jonathan Gangi. Guest artist recitals and other ticketed events include the following:
Thursday, May 12—7:30 p.m. – Jonathan Gangi and Elliot Frank.
Friday, May 13—7:30 p.m. – You Wang and Edel Munoz.
Saturday, May 14—4:30 p.m. – Division II Finals Concert.
Saturday, May 14—7:30 p.m. – Division I Finals Concert.
Sunday, May 15—11:30 a.m. – Rosario Guitar Orchestra Concert
Sunday, May 15—1 p.m. – Marco Sartor and Nicholas Goluses.
Tickets for evening concerts are $15 for adults and $10 for students. For Sunday's events, a single ticket purchase provides admission to the two concerts.
All concerts are held in the USC School of Music recital hall.
On Thursday and Friday of the festival, collegiate and youth competitors will battle for cash prizes in the largest guitar competition in South Carolina. All competition events are open to the public.
The project is funded by the Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties and the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the John and Susan Bennett Memorial Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina.
For more information, contact Jonathan Gangi at 330-472-9939, firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit www.rosarioguitarfestival.com.
Rosario Guitar Festival and Competition
- When: May 12 – 15
- Where: School of Music recital hall


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An ancient story from the Talmud offers an answer to the question, "Where will I find the Messiah?" A Rabbi asked Elijah, "When will the Messiah come?"Elijah replied, "Go and ask him yourself.""Where is he?""Sitting at the gates of the city.""How shall I know him?""He is sitting among the poor covered with wounds. The others unbind all their wounds at the same time and then bind them up again. But he unbinds one at a time and binds it up again, saying to himself, "Perhaps I … [Read more...]
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Every individual is at risk for depression. At Victoria Counseling Services, we assist individuals in overcoming the debilitating symptoms of depression using psychopharmacology and/or psychotherapy. On your initial evaluation, we see to illicit the core reasons for the depressive symptoms and provide you with an individualized treatment plan. Your active participation in your treatment plan is encouraged during each visit


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Hello everyone, recently i got a awus036h because i read a lot of good stuff about on this website.
The problem isn't the tx power i'v put that on 30dbm so no probs But i have really slow connection when i connect to different networks.
Now i noticed that the power management of the adapter is off so how is it possible to turn it on?
When i doi get the following error:Code:iwconfig wlan0 power on
Error for wireless request "Set Power Management" (8B2C) :
SET failed on device wlan0 ; Operation not supported.
I've been breaking my head over it just seems impossible to turn it on?
Can someone please help me would be nice if there was a solution for my debian squeeze machines as well.


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Welcome to the Hassayampa Inn
The warmth and romance of the historic southwest comes to life at the Hassayampa Inn, a beautifully restored 1927 hotel set in downtown Prescott, Arizona.
Every inch of our boutique hotel exudes character and charm. From the hand-painted lobby ceiling and dramatic wall murals to the quirky vintage elevator, the Hassayampa Inn transports you back to the Roaring Twenties. This is where some of history's most note-worthy celebrities used to come to unwind, including Will Rogers, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable and Steve McQueen.
Each guestroom blends Old World décor with more modern amenities, like wireless Internet access and flat-screen TVs. Enjoy a workout at the fitness center and then relax while listening to live jazz at the cozy lobby bar. Arrive at the Art Deco-inspired Peacock Room to savor decadent cuisine while soaking up the stylish ambience.
Our event facilities provide the perfect space for conferences, meetings and elegant weddings. Host a large gathering in our Marina Ballroom or plan a memorable get-together on the rooftop terrace or courtyard patio. We offer full-service banquet facilities and a variety of meeting packages.
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And the winners are…
We were going to start with a video clip of Beatles fangirls or Oprah audience members just absolutely losing their shit, but why not just cut right to it?
Marti of Tofu and Sprouts
Rachel of My Munchable Musings
Congratulations, ladies!
Competition was stiff—so stiff, actually, that we wanted to just keep on going and award more and more and more.
We want all our scholarship applicants to be able to join us in August, so we've got a proposition for you, world. We'll meet you halfway. For every $125 you donate, we'll award another scholarship. We've got a good handful of bloggers who could really use this conference and just won't be able to make it if we don't help. Whattaya say?
To donate (any amount—every little bit helps):
• Visit Paypal.
• Click the Send Money tab.
• Our email address is email@example.com.
• Enter the money as payment for Service.
• In the message space at the bottom, mention it's for the Scholarship Fund.
Thanks to everyone who submitted, and congratulations to the winners! We're really looking forward to seeing you this August.
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I donated! (Under my "real" name — you'll figure it out…JL….)
Again, thank-you, thank-you, THANK YOU a million, billion, trillion times!! You really have no idea how much I appreciate this and how excited I am for this opportunity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had 25$ in my "conference savings" and while that alone obviously isn't enough – am going to PayPal that to you so it be added to other donations, and can go towards someone elses scholarship.
Congratulations Marti and Rachel! I'm excited to check out your blogs!
Congrats Marti and Rachel! I hope to meet you there. I'm broke as a joke too, but I sent a little something your way. It's not much, but it's all I can afford.
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Anyone to help?
Hi guys. I think that I have some problems (hardware?) with Alfa Awus036h and BT5 (KDE).
When I'm starting BT5 in my netbook with alfa plugged it it shows it only in iwconfig list. and not in ifconfig!! I saw another posts but I didn't get some help.
So, My internal wifi card is wlan0 and alfa is wlan1
If I type airmon-ng start wlan1 it says and it freezes!!:
and it freezes!Found 2 proccesses that could cause trouble.
If airodump-ng, aireplay-ng or airtun-ng stops working after
a short period of tie, you may want ot kill (some of) them!
PID Name
1301 dhclient3
1353 dhclient3
Process with PID 1301 (dhclient3) is ruunnin on interface wlan0
Interface Chipset Driver
wlan1 Realtek RTL8187L rtl8187 - [phy0]
(monitor mode enabled on mon0)
After that I tried airmon-ng check kill and to try again the command. But it is still freezing!
Is there any way to find out the reason of this? Also sometimes wicd is freezing for some seconds when it tries to connect to my AP
I don't think that the card is damaged because I can connect to my AP. Is there any log file to check?
Maybe it's a conflict with my other internal card and I can't disable it.
Thanks in advance
Last edited by khaos; 09-16-2011 at 01:41 PM.
Anyone to help?
in MY laptop(kde 64) i had a similar problem and fix with:
(terminal) pyrhon-switcher --python26
after my wicd don't freeze!!
and try to put down WLAN0(if necessary) bye
sorry :
python-switcher --python26
Last edited by khaos; 09-17-2011 at 07:42 PM.
wicd is now fixed?
for your wlan0 i'dont know try:
airmon-ng stop wlan0
ifconfig wlan0 down
"iwconfig wlan0 txpower off" if your wlan0 chipset support set tx power (es:the rtl8187 ok)


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Firefighter hurt while battling Downtown Charleston fire
A resident of the 10 unit row house reported smelling smoke and dialed 9-1-1. Fire personnel arrived on scene at 2:50 AM and forced entry into the vacant home and discovered the fire. Emergency crews quickly evacuated the adjacent residents and rapidly searched the vacant structure while bringing the fire under control.
The fire damage was primarily contained to the first floor of the unit, with minimal fire extension to the second and third floor through wall voids, with heavy smoke damage throughout. Adjacent units suffered minimal smoke damage. "Due to a rapid response and quick actions of fire personnel the damage was contained to one unit of this historic structure." said Deputy Chief John Tippett. One firefighter suffered a minor shoulder injury and was treated on scene.
Members of the Fire Marshal Division investigated the fire and determined the fire originated near the stove in the kitchen of the home. The electric stove was accidentally turned "on" the previous evening and ignited the combustible materials that were stored on the stove surface. A new tenant was in the process of moving into the home but was not at the residence at the time of the fire.
The Charleston Fire Department would like to remind citizens of the following:
· Never store combustible materials on a stove or cooking surface.
· Always maintain working smoke alarms in your home – this will improve safety of residents and it may also provide notification to neighbors or adjoining residents in your absence.
· Check smoke alarm batteries monthly by pressing the "test" button on your alarm.
· Change smoke alarm batteries at least once a year. We recommend changing the batteries in your smoke alarm when you change your clocks for daylight savings time.
· Install smoke alarms inside and outside of bedrooms or living spaces. There should be a smoke alarm for each floor of your home.


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The table below contains links to project documents for the US 181 Harbor Bridge Replacement Project.
|Table of Contents
|1. I-37 Plans by Control Section Job Number (CSJ)
|2. US 181 Plans by CSJ
|3. SH 286 Plans by CSJ
|4. Environmental Studies
|5. Harbor Bridge Inspections
|6. Pavement Management Information System
|7. Public Involvement
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Signed Rick Porcello (RHP) to one-year deal worth $5.1 million
Signed Austin Jackson (OF) to one-year deal worth $3.5 million
Signed Alex Avila (C) to one-year deal worth $2.95 million
Signed Brennan Boesch (OF) to one-year deal worth $2.3 million
Signed Doug Fister (RHP) to one-year deal worth $4 million
Signed Phil Coke (LHP) to one-year deal worth $1.85 million
The Tigers have consistently tried to avoid arbitration with players, and the news of signing six of the team's seven arbitration eligible players is certainly good news to that end. The six players will combine to make nearly $20 million, most notable among them Porcello, who has been rumored to be on the trading block, and Brennan Boesch, who had a disastrous 2012 year but the Tigers still elected to tender a contract.
The lone hold out from signing is Max Scherzer, who exchanged numbers with the Tigers on Thursday, as the two sides are approximately $1.4 million apart.
Reports from Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, Jason Beck of MLB.com and the Detroit Free Press contributed to the above information
Posted by Wez, 01/20/13
Signed Michael Hernandez (LF) to minor league contract
Signed Michael Dubee (RHP) to minor league contract
Signed Pat Misch (LHP) to minor league contract
Posted by Wez, 01/10/13
Signed Luke Summer (LHP) to minor league contract
Gustavo Nunez (SS) returned to Tigers from Diamondbacks
Posted by Wez, 12/21/12
Released Adam Wilk (LHP), sell contract team in Korean Baseball League
Out-right Matt Hoffman (LHP) to Toledo
With the additions of Pena and Sanchez, the Tigers needed to clear roster spots, and Hoffman and Wilk were among the easiest to let go. Hoffman still has potential as a left-hander out of the bullpen, but wasn't in high demand, while Wilk had likely fallen out of the Tigers plans as he continued to be successful in Triple-A, but couldn't translate that to big league success.
The 40-man roster now sits at exactly 40 members, so any other moves the Tigers make to the roster will require a corresponding move as well.
Posted by Wez, 12/19/12
Tigers re-sign Anibal Sanchez (RHSP) to five-year deal worth $80 million
The Tigers seemed interested in bringing back Sanchez, but seemed unwilling to go beyond a four-year deal in the neighborhood of $50 million. That is, up until the Chicago Cubs made a five-year, $75 million offer, forcing the Tigers hand. Whether you consider it the Tigers blinking or just only willing to pay what the market would give him is up to debate, but either way, the Tigers came to the table and gave Sanchez the big money deal, solidifying another spot in the rotation for the foreseeable future.
With the move, it's likely that the Tigers will move one of their other starting pitchers, most assume it will be Rick Porcello, who hasn't quite lived up to expectations since debuting in 2009, but has also been hampered by a porous infield defense.
Posted by Wez, 12/14/12
Tigers sign Brayan Pena (C ) to one-year deal
The Tigers maintained that they were content with Bryan Holaday as the team's backup catcher, but Pena gives them a more reliable option as an experienced backup. Holaday could still compete for the position, but will more likely be the everyday catcher in Toledo, and be the man called upon should someone get hurt.
Posted by Wez, 12/10/12
Tigers acquired Boston Red Sox Rule 5 selection Jeff Kobernus (2B) (selected from Washington Nationals) in exchange for Justin Henry (UT)
Tigers acquired New York Mets Rule 5 selection Kyle Lobstein (LHP) (selected from Tampa Bay Rays) in exchange for cash considerations
Tigers lose Jay Voss (LHP) to St. Louis Cardinals in Triple-A Rule 5 draft
Tigers lose Efrain Nieves (LHP) to Toronto Blue Jays in Triple-A Rule 5 draft
Tigers select Eliezer Mesa (OF) from Oakland Athletics in Triple-A Rule 5 draft
After years of remaining mostly quiet in the Rule 5 draft while making big splashes at the Winter Meetings with trades and free agent signings, the Tigers reversed their tune this year, adding two players to the 40-man roster via trades from the Rule 5 Draft.
Kobernus is a speedy infielder that has played almost exclusively at second base since being drafted out of Cal in 2009, but was being viewed as a potential #2 hitter in the Nationals organization, before they elected to leave him unprotected. He'll likely compete for a reserve infielder role with the team, in addition to Ramon Santiago and Danny Worth.
Lobstein has been mostly effective as a starter for the Rays, but will likely be looked at for one of the two left-hander relief spots in the bullpen for the Tigers this spring.
In the Triple-A portion of the draft, the Tigers lost a pair of left-handers in Efrain Nieves and Jay Voss, while adding speedy outfielder Eliezer Mesa. Voss is still rehabbing in Lakeland from midseason surgery, but had potential prior to going under the knife. Nieves had a very good year at Connecticut, but has never pitched above A-ball and is 23 years old.
Mesa hit .255 across three levels for the Athletics last season, posting a .641 OPS with 25 stolen bases.
Posted by Wez, 12/06/12
Traded Andrew Oliver (LHP) to Pittsburgh in exchange for minor league catcher Ramon Cabrera
The organization had clearly soured on Oliver after another disappointing season in which he struggled to maintain consistency, or see any development with his breaking pitch or the control of his power fastball. The move provides Oliver with the chance for a fresh start. On the flip side, the Tigers acquirinig Cabrera is a bit of an odd exchange as well. The Tigers have already invested heavily in the position in recent years in the draft, and their big league starter is just 26-years old. Cabrera is not a high ceiling player, but does appear to make the upper levels of the farm system more crowded at catcher. A bit odd, but a relatively low impact move in all likelihood.
Posted by Wez, 12/06/12
Signed the following players to minor league contracts for 2013:
RHP Trevor Bell
RHP Cesar Carrillo
RHP Shane Dyer
RHP Shawn Hill
RHP Micah Kellogg
RHP David Kopp
RHP Victor Larez
RHP Carlos Monasterios
RHP Jesse Todd
LHP Jose Alvarez
LHP Ramon Garcia
LHP Efrain Nieves
C Brad Davis
IF Argenis Diaz
IF John Lindsey
1B Lance Durham
UT Marcus Lemon
UT Kevin Russo
UT Matt Tuiasosopo
In adding their list of minor league free agents, Tigers fans familiar with the farm system will see a number of familiar names, including returning veterans like Lemon and Durham, as well as Argenis Diaz, who has been solid at short for Toledo the past two years. Shawn Hill is a veteran that pitched for the Blue Jays both in 2010 and 2012 and could add depth in Toledo. Carlos Monasterios is another arm to watch, as he was solid for the Dodgers in 2010, before undergoing surgeries in 2011 and 2012 for Tommy John surgery and to repair his ulnar nerve.
Posted by Wez, 11/26/12
Release Ryan Raburn (UT)
Outright contract of Tyler Stohr (RHP) to Toledo
Purchase contract of Bruce Rondon (RHP) from Toledo and place on 40-man roster
Purchase contract of Melvin Mercedes (RHP) from Lakeland and place on 40-man roster
Purchase contract of Dixon Machado (SS) from Lakeland and place on 40-man roster
Acknowledging that adding Rondon was a no-brainer, the Tigers also elected to protect Mercedes and Machado from the Rule 5 draft, clearing space by officially releasing Raburn after his dismal 2012 season and outrighting Stohr after be again battled injury issues. Mercedes remains a high potential guy that the Tigers wanted to protect, while Machado is a classic case of trying to protect a player susceptible to being snagged and stashed on a roster as a utility infielder for a year. The risk on losing either was low, but given that the roster space was easily made available, it's a good decision to play it safe and protect both.
Posted by Wez, 11/20/12
Signed Torii Hunter (OF) to two-year, $26 million deal
Hunter quickly became a top priority for the Tigers, and the Tigers a top priority for Hunter as he quickly narrowed down his options, sought out Detroit, and agreed to the two-year deal within a day of his visit. Hunter had an outstanding 2012 season with the Angels, and while he might struggle to duplicate that performance, he'll provide the Tigers with a steady presence in right field and in the middle of the Tigers lineup.
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"Teen Mom 2" Star Jenelle Evans Marries Courtland Rogers
Only three months after their first date and two weeks after his proposal, "Teen Mom 2" star Jenelle Evans married fiancée Courtland Rogers.
The young mother's sister, Ashleigh Evans Wilson, broke the news to Radar Online on Tuesday. The stunned Ashleigh revealed, "My mother was totally shocked and had to hear it from someone else. Our whole family is shocked because they have not been dating very long. I'm sure she did this to distract from all the drug accusations that have been flying around and of course she thinks it will help her get custody of [her son] Jace back from mom if she is married. At this point, after all that she has been through, she should know better than this."
The 20-year-old reality star's new husband isn't a stranger to the legal system either. Back in 2011, he spent four months in jail for larceny after already serving a four month stint in 2006.
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DJ Khaled has teamed up with Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future, and Jeremih for a brand new super collaboration "Hold You Down." Khaled's late summer jam is off of his upcoming album I Changed A Lot, which is expected to be out this fall.
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EL SEGUNDO -- This is not the Lakers team you know and love.
This is a mess.
Buckle up. The offseason could be even more dramatic than this past season gone wrong.
There should be no pleasure taken that this season is finally over, because it could get uglier, with the front office staring at an aging, expensive roster. Hard to imagine this is the fate for a franchise that has won 16 NBA championships.
The Lakers lost in horrid fashion Sunday after they were swept in four games by the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA's Western Conference first-round playoffs. Injuries, namely to star Kobe Bryant and starters Steve Blake, Steve Nash and Metta World Peace, decimated the team. However, the Lakers were blown out - an unthinkable end to one of the league's most storied and decorated franchises.
On Tuesday, the Lakers packed up for the summer, finishing their exit interviews. Expect drama and uncertainty to follow.
The Lakers want to re-sign Dwight Howard, but is the love mutual? Will Mike D'Antoni be back as coach, or could the front office change its mind? How will Bryant heal from a devastating injury and when will he return?
And what will happen with Pau Gasol, who's likely gone if Howard returns?
The Lakers want Howard, a free agent, back and Bryant said he does too. Howard would receive a five-year, $118 million deal if he remains with the Lakers. Howard has given no indication if he wants to return, and already, it seems he will drag this out.
"I'm just going to get away," Howard said. "I don't think I should get pressured by anybody to make a decision. This decision is for myself and myself only."
Howard walked off the Staples Center court in embarrassing fashion after he was assessed two technical fouls and was ejected early in the third quarter in Sunday's loss, leaving the Lakers in a bind.
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The center could add one more obstacle to this franchise. If Howard waits too long to make a decision - and Gasol's future surely rests with Howard's - the Lakers could play catch-up in trying to put together a competitive team.
"Obviously, I'm hopeful and optimistic," Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said. "... I think (Howard) understands the sooner he makes a decision the better it is for everybody. I don't know if that means a week, a month or seven weeks."
Bryant, who had the stitches taken out of his recently repaired Achilles tendon, believes he'll be ready for the start of the regular season. Whether that comes to fruition - and what type of player he will be once he returns - remains to be seen.
He's still a major player when it comes to his opinion on who his teammates should be.
"All I can do is voice my opinion on what should be done, but I'm not the one that has to cut the check," Bryant said. "I give my 2 cents and go from there."
He flexed his vocal cords Tuesday, telling Kupchak and D'Antoni that he wanted forward Gasol and center Howard to return. But with the new NBA luxury tax, in which teams are levied hefty fines for going over the salary cap, that's not likely to happen.
D'Antoni will remain the Lakers coach - or will he? Kupchak confirmed nothing has changed from his comments two weeks ago, when he said D'Antoni would return as Lakers coach for the 2013-14 season.
D'Antoni took over for the fired Mike Brown early in the season but was a slow learner to figure out the old, slow Lakers couldn't fit into his uptempo system.
D'Antoni tweaked the system, but it happened so late that the Lakers (45-37) didn't have enough time to adjust on their way to barely making the playoffs.
He believes the Lakers should still contend for an NBA crown, but that could be lofty expectation.
But he must get used to it. Lakers fans are used to nothing less.
"I think championships should be the expectation," D'Antoni said. "As a matter of fact, I would think 30 teams are talking championships in September. They should. Why not? Realistically, we have enough talent if everything remains the same or whatever tweaks Mitch and the organization make. We should have (enough) to win a championship."
And enough drama to get through what promises to be a tumultuous offseason in Los Angeles.