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1- Arthur Brown LB Kansas St
Can play all 3 LB positions, something that Marvin and Zim covet in their LBers. He projects best at WLB, so if the switch of Burfict to the middle and Rey to the strong side happens, it will work out best. He has such range and speed, is a sure tackler, and has good coverage ability. A great pick in my mind.
2- DJ Swearinger S South Carolina
I know some of you aren't as high on him as me. I see him as the next great safety prospect. He plays with such passion and is a true playmaker. He longs to blow up runners and has the speed to matchup with players in the slot. He is the best all around safety besides Vaccarro or Cyprien in this draft. He is what Taylor Mays will never be.
2- Andre Ellington RB Clemson
Is the best all around speed back in this class IMO. Yes he has had injury concerns, but his homerun ability is enough to take a chance on. He has return ability, great hands, and has great vision. Would be a great compliment to BJGE.
3. Oday Aboushi RT Virginia
Played LT in college, but needs to switch to the right side in the pros. He has great size and strength and would excel in our scheme. Can learn behind Collins or whoever starts at RT until he is ready to take over.
4. Corey Fuller X-WR Virginia Tech
Player with great speed that can stretch the field. Has big play ability, but needs to work on route running and consistency. Would be great in the return game and provide another playmaker on offense.
5. Jon Bostic MLB Florida
Is good in coverage and has big play ability. Needs to work on being more consistent. Has trouble shredding blocks, but has the frame to put on more bulk.
6. Adrian Bushell Nickel CB Louisville
Very quick and closes to the ball well. Has KR ability and good ball skills. Needs to add more weight and become a more consistent tackler.
6. Armonty Byrant LDE East Central
Character issues drops him a lot. Has the ability to be a good player, needs to mature and stay out of trouble. Boom or bust player the Bengals love to draft late.
7. PJ Lonergan C LSU
Football smart and blue collar player. Not the best athlete but wont be for not trying. Can push for backup spot or PS.
7. Alex Carder QB Western Michigan
Brought in to compete at the QB position. Is smart and a good fit for the WCO.
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Deere I might just lose it if this was the draft. Brown is #3 on my big board, Swearinger #29 and each guys I really like.
I even love the under the radar picks. Corey Fuller is my favorite WR prospect in this class. Silky smooth player who wasn't even playing football before he came to VT, he was only running track at Kansas. Great athlete, tracks the football well and he's a talented wideout who can stretch the field too.
Bostic; you hit the nail on the head, struggles getting off blocks. I don't like him much but in round five he's fine. Bushell is another sleeper type. He has really quick feet and is an elite blitzer as a slot corner, he'll find a role in the NFL.
Bryant is great, I don't like Longeran but it's a seventh round pick.
Only choice I'm not a fan of is Aboushi. He simply doesn't have a mean streak. Also has a tendency to be beat with inside moves, causes a lot of issues in pass protection. With that said he does have potential, good feet, some potential.
But wow would I love this draft.
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Overall really like this mock. I would prefer Franklin to Ellington if he was there but overall really like this. First 2 picks are fantastic
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Assuming no LB is brought in (Dansby or Harrison), I can definitely get on board with Brown at 21. He probably fits best at WLB in the NFL (little small for the middle or SAM, IMO). Would allow the Bengals to move Tez to the middle and Rey to SLB, which I would definitely be in favor of. I like this pick.
I like Swearinger, but not as much as you or ark, obviously. I prefer Cyprien, Elam, and Reid all over Swearinger to be honest. He ran a 4.65 40, and I have doubts about his coverage abilities. He is a great in the box safety though. And I'd be surprised if he isn't available at 53.
Love Ellington at 53. Outstanding pick.
Really like Aboushi here. He profiles as a RT and needs to get stronger. Could be a starter by 2014. Good pick here, especially if Andre isn't re-signed and the plan is to go with Collins this year.
Fuller has a great size-speed combo, but is extremely raw. Just started playing football two years ago (at the college level). Is definitely a developmental pick; anyone who has high expectations for him in 2013 will probably be disappointed. If he progresses as a route-runner this could turn out to be a steal.
Bostic would be outstanding value in the 5th round. Really like this pick.
Don't like the Bushell pick. He doesn't profile to be more than a nickel corner and I doubt he'd make the roster. But it's a 6th round pick; I'm probably nitpicking at this point.
Bryant is a good pick here. Like you said, boom or bust. That's fine for the 6th round.
Lonergan is a good pick here; he could possibly push Robinson. Probably a PS squad guy though.
Not high on Carder, but considering we're at the tail-end of the draft at this point, I think I'll live.
All in all, a very good draft. I'd like to see a WR taken who could make a more immediate impact, but that's my only real problem with this draft. Could definitely live with this draft.
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Oh, and ark, do you have Brown as your #3 guy overall or #3 guy who could be available at 21?
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Oh, and ark, do you have Brown as your #3 guy overall or #3 guy who could be available at 21?
#3 guy on my big board.
1 - Star Lotulelei / DT / Utah
2 - Chance Warmack / OG / Alabama
3 - Arthur Brown / LB / Kansas State
4 - Jonathan Cooper / OG / UNC
5 - Sheldon Richardson / DT / Mizzou
That's the first tier of my big board.
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Well I've done this for years now, the bengals usually draft 1 or 2 of the guys I predict but I wouldn't expect anything like this
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Subject: Premarket Notification FCN No. 000105 for the Use of Sodium acrylate/styrene sulfonate copolymer as a boiler Water Treatment where Steam may Contact Food
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Stephen Harper says there's no need to hear an explanation from a Deloitte auditor who allegedly intervened in an independent audit into Mike Duffy's expenses at the behest of the Conservatives' top fundraiser and the Prime Minister's Office.
Mr. Harper said in Question Period Thursday that a trio of Deloitte officials, who testified to a committee last week, was enough to explain the firm's role in the Duffy saga. In doing so, he rejected a call to invite Deloitte's Michael Runia, who has not testified and who RCMP allege called the Duffy auditors at the urging of Conservative senator Irving Gerstein. RCMP say Mr. Gerstein, the Conservatives' fundraising chief, was in talks with Mr. Harper's office over how to approach the situation.
"Why are they blocking Runia if they've got nothing to hide?" New Democrat Leader Thomas Mulcair asked in Question Period Thursday.
"As you know, the auditors already have in fact testified before the Senate, and have testified as to the integrity of their audit," Mr. Harper replied.
The response came a day after Conservative senators voted down a motion to call in Mr. Runia to explain himself. On the same day, Mr. Gerstein unilaterally rejected a Senate committee motion that he step down as chair unless he explained his own role.
The Senate has now twice rejected a move to call in Mr. Runia. Without it, it doesn't appear he'll speak any time soon. Asked if Mr. Runia would do an interview, a Deloitte spokesman said Thursday that RCMP investigations into the Duffy ordeal are ongoing, and "it would be inappropriate for us to provide further comment while these investigations continue."
On Thursday, Mr. Harper also gave his second defence of Mr. Gerstein in as many days. Mr. Gerstein – his party's chief fundraiser, appointed to the Senate by Mr. Harper – has also repeatedly declined to comment on his role.
"The senator is not under investigation. There are no allegations against him," the Prime Minister said Thursday when asked about his fundraiser, a self-described party "bagman."
RCMP documents suggest Mr. Gerstein and Mr. Runia are key figures in the weeks that preceded the repayment of Mr. Duffy's expenses, which was done in secret at first.
The ordeal dates back to early this year, when the Prime Minister's then chief of staff, Nigel Wright, was trying to facilitate repayment of expenses claimed by Mr. Duffy, who Mr. Harper appointed to the Senate. RCMP allege that, at one point, those expenses were thought to be $32,000, and RCMP say Mr. Wright told investigators that Mr. Gerstein had agreed to pay that sum with the Conservative Party's fund, which Mr. Gerstein chairs. Mr. Gerstein told RCMP he was only considering paying the expenses with the fund, according to a police document.
The figure was later found to be $90,000, and the plan fell apart. Instead, Mr. Wright wrote a personal cheque to cover the expenses, a fact that was never revealed publicly until a media report. Mr. Harper has said that's when he found out, while RCMP allege Mr. Gerstein was among those who knew about the payment. RCMP are now investigating the payment. Mr. Wright has resigned from Harper's office and Mr. Duffy has been suspended from the Senate.
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Mr. Gerstein is also alleged to have called his contact at Deloitte, Mr. Runia, about the Duffy audit. The two men know each other from Deloitte's work auditing the Conservative Party's own books, RCMP allege. RCMP also say Mr. Gerstein made that call after speaking with an official in Mr. Harper's office. There are varying accounts of what information Mr. Gerstein was seeking about the audit.
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I'm going to talk about myself (I wouldn't talk so much about myself, as Thoreau suggested, "if there were anybody else whom I knew as well") and about Robert Frost several decades ago, and how his poetry and prose have been a part of me for these many years.
When I was an exploratory first-year student at Amherst, physics seemed as good a major as any—probably because my physics professor was a supreme showman. His name was Arnie Arons, and he used to lock the door to his lecture hall the moment the 8 o'clock bell rang (even on Saturday mornings), taking visible delight, it seemed to me, at the sounds of those late and wayward first-years who were sprinting down the long hallway imploring Professor Arons to keep his door open just a few seconds longer.
Their urgency was justified, for to miss an Arons lecture was to be condemned to studying from the book, and the book, as Professor Arons never ceased to remind us, was filled with omissions and errors. One learned from Professor Arons by absorbing his lectures with all the passionate attention one could muster at 8 a.m. For reasons perhaps only a therapist could fathom, I thrived in this punishing atmosphere.
At the start of a lecture one dark winter morning, Professor Arons announced Robert Frost's arrival on campus and suggested that we attend Frost's reading, which, Arons cryptically added, "may teach you something about physics." Poetry was not my strong suit, but Arons had spoken. Besides, Robert Frost was a household name—I had read some of his poems and had once heard my great-aunt Lillie recite something about "promises to keep /And miles to go before I sleep / And miles to go before I sleep."
So I went. Frost read or "said" several of his poems, and I could see what Professor Arons meant. Frost's poetry had a strong grounding in science, at least in what we had been studying in our physics class: the laws of thermodynamics, entropy, Niels Bohr's theories of complementarity; it was all there in some fashion. Indeed, Frost had urged us all to listen to his poetry as a means of understanding how metaphor lies at the heart of all our thinking, whether in science or in poetry.
As I returned to my dorm in the subzero New England air, Frost's slippery phrases about clarification and confusion haunted me, and I was inwardly chuckling over what had happened in the question period that followed Frost's reading.
You see, if we had learned anything from Professor Arons it was not to ask questions unless they were smart questions. Poor Joe Peterson (so I'll call him) had not learned this lesson, and in front of 300 students and most of the college faculty, he—poor Joe—a declared English major, at that—had asked Robert Frost a dumb question.
"Mr. Frost, sir," Joe Peterson had eagerly piped, "have you ever been confused?"
Dead silence. We waited with cruel anticipation.
"Do you know the game 'Confusion'?" Frost responded to Joe Peterson.
"No sir," said Joe in a voice of quivering politeness.
"Let me teach you: You start by asking me if I'm confused—go ahead."
"Are you confused, Mr. Frost, sir?"
"No. Now I ask you: Are you confused?"
"Well, I guess so, sir. Yes . . . ."
"I win," Frost declared to the astonishment of Joe Peterson and to the sadistic delight of his fellow students.
It was then that I decided to major in English—in part so I could ask Mr. Frost a smart question, in part because I relished the playfulness that seemed to characterize the language of poets, in part because I found Frost and his readings to be so engaging, and in part—in large part, I suspect—because my physics course was growing increasingly difficult.
I soon discovered that in English courses I had merely to read books and write papers. Unlike physics, the exams in literature pretty well took care of themselves if you'd kept up with your reading. Was this a legitimate or even a respectable way to choose a major? Probably not, but the dean needed an answer, and so did my parents. (Today, decision theorists draw a distinction between "mindful" and "mindless" choices.)
The more I saw of Frost in his brief visits, the more I wished to be like him: not old and craggy, but shrewd and sagacious, and possessed of a rapier wit which he used to dispose of his real or imagined rivals, as in his comparison of writing or reading free verse with the experience of playing tennis with the net down, or in his pronouncement about Carl Sandburg's poetry: that it had everything to gain and nothing to lose by being translated into another language. Vicious and heady stuff,this, for a callow student who had thought that physics was his calling.
Yet hadn't Frost's complex persona included a scrupulous meanness akin to what I found in Professor Arons's own style of teaching? And hadn't the strong opposing currents in Frost's presentation of self (this Socrates on a crackerbarrel), hadn't this intrigued me all the more? When Frost was asked by a professor of religious studies about the role of religion in his life and poetry (a smart or dumb question?), Frost answered by reciting a nursery rhyme:
Mary had a little lamb
His name was Jesus Christ.
God, the father, was the ram,
But Joseph took it nice.
Mary had a little lamb
His name was Jesus Christ.
God, the father, was the ram,
But Joseph took it nice.
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Drawing: Amherst College Archives and Special Collections; Photo: Mark Cherrington
Article about Frost by William Pritchard, the Henry Clay Folger Professor of English
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Interview with Frost about teaching at Amherst
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Acupuncture gaining favor, but skeptics still have doubts, Feb. 27, Health, C1
A technical glitch in the design of last week's Health section caused parts of three paragraphs to disappear in the printed version of a story about acupuncture. The section dealt with services offered by two Bay Area hospitals. Here's how the section should have appeared:
The converts appear to be growing at Highland Hospital in Oakland, where demand for acupuncture is so great it's hard to lock down an appointment.
The hospital started offering the service to inpatients in 2011 and expanded it to outpatients in July 2012. Doctors and volunteer acupuncturists say they treat about 50 patients a month and have seen more than 400 overall. Plans to add other Eastern therapies, such as meditation and tai chi, are in the works.
"Acupuncture has really minimized the side effects of patients (in order) to tolerate pain or tolerate drugs better," said Dr. Amy Matecki, who helped start the program as director of the hospital's International Center for Integrative Medicine.
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Across the bay in San Francisco, the new Chinese Hospital clinic is located in an alley near the Financial District, in a spot meant to draw both downtown workers who may be new to acupuncture and Chinese neighbors who have long depended on the therapy.


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I lived in Pittsburgh for a few years, did I tell you?
I lived in Pittsburgh, and went to Pitt for two years, then I dropped out to work full-time. I worked three jobs, and volunteered at the local radio station, and I had an apartment that I shared with my boyfriend.
He was ex-army, kicked out for abusing Percocet that he'd gotten for a knee injury (training, not combat — this is before Desert Storm). A terrific writer, but no follow-through. He'd get 10 pages into a story and then….stop. He wasn't really able to hold down a job. I supported the two of us. I was really kind of an idiot about him. But not so much of an idiot that I would have unprotected sex with him. No, I was not so much of an idiot as that.
We spent some holidays with his parents (he lived locally), and I loved his mom and sister.
We got a dog, and we both adored that puppy. And then, one day, my boyfriend got pissed about something that the dog chewed on, and kicked him.
He kicked our dog.
I packed up everything I owned, called my friend Steve Mahofsky (he had a car, a credit card, and a somewhat flexible schedule), and he rented a U-haul, filled it with my stuff, and drove me and my dog home to Brooklyn the very next day.
The Very. Next. Day.
Two weeks later, in Brooklyn, I didn't get my period. I thought it might be stress, you know. But I took a pregnancy test anyway when it still wasn't there five days after that.
It was positive.
I made an appointment with Planned Parenthood. There was no doubt in my mind about what I was going to do. I was NOT going to tie myself forever to a man who had kicked. my. dog. If he could kick the dog, he could hit me. Or a baby. No. Flipping. Way. I was NOT going to bring a child into the world to have that man as a father. I was NOT.
Being with him in the first place was the stupidest choice I've ever made. Having an abortion after I left him, was the best choice I've ever made.
And it's important to me that other women, that ALL women, be able to be free to make their own choices.
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Scout takes a look at some of the top defensive prospects expected.
Defensive Line
Two five-star prospects headline the defensive line group Saturday and they are Lorenzo Carter and Gerald Willis.
Carter is a rush end out of Norcross, Ga. with great length and speed while Willis is a strong-side end who could slide inside some due to his size and strength out of New Orleans, La. Both have all the major offers a prospect could want and both are elite prospects.
Elisha Shaw and Rashaan Evans are Scout 100 prospects too. Shaw is a defensive tackle out of Tucker, Ga. Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ohio State, and others are targeting this big 6-foot-3, 305 pound junior. Evans is a rush end who could play some outside linebacker on the next level as well out of Auburn, Ala. He has a great first step off the ball.
Poona Ford will travel down from South Carolina to compete in another NFTC. He shined in Orlando, Fla. in March. He has around 20 scholarship offers. He and Andrew Williams are both Scout 300 prospects and Williams has over 30 offers. He is being recruited to play end and outside linebacker.
Chris Williams is a state champion out of Sandy Creek (Ga.) and he has double-digit offers. This high energy defensive lineman is best at three-technique where he can use his quickness off the ball.
Some sleepers in the 2014 class look to make a name for themselves this weekend too. Justin Jones recently picked up offers from Miami and Old Dominion, so he is starting to pick up interest. Jon Michael Edwards, Taariq Shabazz, and Tae Thibodaux are all waiting for their first offers. Each of that trio is a defensive end in the 6-2/6-4 range and all weigh around 240-250 pounds. All three are considered Division 1 prospects by Scout.
The 2015 class will be well represented as well.
Mekhi Brown is a long and rangy end out of Columbus, Ga. and he recently committed to Alabama. He could play outside linebacker in their scheme.
Natrez Patrick is a rush end out of Atlanta and he has already been offered by Florida and Georgia. Austin Bryant plays linebacker for Thomas County Central, but will likely be a defensive end on the next level. Florida State has offered him. Schools like Alabama, Florida State, and Georgia have offered quick rush end D'Andre Walker already. He could be a stand up rusher on the next level.
Arden Key has double-digit offers and he is a long and rangy end out of M.L.K. in Lithonia, Ga. Georgia offered big defensive tackle Trenton Thompson earlier this year. Russell Ude is a junior to watch out of Atlanta too.
Five linebackers jump out when looking at the list of prospects who are expected in Buford Saturday.
Four-star linebacker Bryson Allen-Williams is the leader here. He is someone who can rush the passer, drop into coverage, and he always plays hard. He has a nose for the football and he is being pursued by schools coast to coast.
Shaun Hamilton is a true inside linebacker and he is expected to make his decision soon. Alabama, Auburn, and Clemson are three schools he is considering at this time.
KeShun Freeman, Kendall Joseph, and Camerson Seward are versatile backers with offers. Freeman recently added offers from Miami, Stanford, and West Virginia. Joseph has offers from Clemson, Duke, UCLA, and others. Seward picked up an offer from California last week and others like Boston College and Cincinnati have offered as well.
Defensive Back
The defensive back group looks to be deep at this camp. Wesley Green, a four-star corner out of M.L.K. will go out looking to earn an invite to The Opening this weekend. He has many offers and Clemson is thought to be the leader with Florida and Georgia trailing the Tigers.
Stephen Roberts is a Scout 300 corner out of Opelika, Ala. and Auburn and Alabama may fight this one out. He is a corner with good size (6-0/185).
Nick Glass is a big safety who could grow into a linebacker down the road. He is committed to Georgia, but is still taking visits to other schools. He is one that can hit and Scout is looking forward to seeing him in coverage this weekend.
Jermaine Roberts will be traveling over to Georgia from Louisiana this weekend. The corner out of St. Augustine has offers from schools like Alabama, LSU, and Texas among many others.
Not many prospects in Georgia have been hotter than Stanton Truitt over the past month. The Monroe Area star has over two dozen scholarship offers and he recently visited North Carolina.
Some other defensive backs to watch this weekend are Lance Austin, Marquice Dye, Jakari Allen, Qua Searcy, Cameron Glenn (Wake Forest commitment), Kendarius Webster, Darious Latimore, Christopher Murphy, and Khairi Lain. All are 2014 prospects.
Khalil Ladler is a 2016 corner out of Stone Mountain (Ga.) Stephenson and he already has offers from Alabama, Georgia, Vanderbilt, and others. Montrell Curtis is a 2015 safety to keep an eye on. For more from the 2013 Nike Football Training Camps, check Scout.com's Nike Football Training Camp Coverage.


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On Mon, 26 Jan 2004, Brad Gibson wrote:
> Last night I setup my m0n0wall to act as an Access Point too. I noticed that
> it doesn't support disabling SSID broadcasting. So I looked up in the
> archives and found this e-mail.
I just ordered some Prism PCI cards as the Linksys WMP11s I have arent
supported. Didn't realise (hadnt configured WLAN period under m0n0) that
ssid broadcasting couldnt be turned off. This really rules out WLAN usage
for me as I have four clowns in my street all with WiFi. I am only one
with ssid turned off on my AP the others all fight between each other and
when my cable modem fails I just use theirs :) However I have to be able
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Recently a fisherman sent me an e-mail asking if I thought the high-dollar hard baits are worth their $15-plus price tags. I thought I'd answer him here rather than send a personal reply.
In a word, "yes." I think a lot of those high-dollar baits are absolutely worth every penny they ask for them.
I'll admit, though, at first I was more than a little skeptical. After all, when you're used to spending three or four dollars for a lure, $15 or $20 seems like an awful lot of money. And it is, but when you look at the difference between our earlier baits and today's top-of-the-line stuff, you realize that the modern baits are a lot better.
Of course, there's also a part of me that thinks, "Bass have really tiny brains. Can they actually tell the difference between a $2 lure and a $20 lure?"
I think they can.
It starts with the paint jobs. The look of the modern Rapalas, Lucky Crafts and some of the other premier baits we have today is so much sharper and more realistic than what we had just a few years ago, it's amazing. And it just has to mean more fish, especially on the tough days when everything has to be just right to get a strike.
The action on many of these baits is better, too. The weight system in these baits helps them to wiggle and shimmy like nothing that came before. Many have a weight transfer feature that puts the heaviest part of the lure in the tail when you cast — right where you need it to be to make a long, accurate toss.
The hooks are a step up from what came on standard hard baits years ago, too. Most of the hooks on premium baits are really high quality and very, very sharp.
Don't lose sight of the fact that older, cheaper baits will sometimes give you a false sense of economy. But when you take a closer look at what you're getting, you realize that you might be better off spending more money for a lure.
Let's take a look at the average three or four dollar hard bait we used to buy. Many of us still buy them. After all, they still catch lots of bass.
When you get one of these cheaper lures home, the first thing you do is change the hooks on it because the factory installed hooks are often inferior. That costs us not only the price of the new hooks, but also our time. While we're at it, we may even need to change out the split rings or snaps, too.
If we're really hardcore, we then drop the bait in the sink or a bucket of water to see how it's balanced. For jerkbaits or suspending crankbaits, we need to see if it'll suspend properly. If it doesn't, we get out the SuspenDots or lead tape and doctor it up until it works the way it's supposed to work. We may even change the look of the bait with a marker or paint.
Before you know it, we've got some fairly considerable time and hardware invested in this lure that started out being inexpensive.
On the other hand, most of the high dollar baits out there are ready to fish right out of the box. They don't demand any extra tackle from us, and they don't demand any of our time. You can just tie them on and start fishing.
And if they also look better to the fish — and I think they do — that makes paying my hard-earned money even easier.
Of course, you can't buy as many $15 lures as you could buy $3 lures, so you'll have to be careful about where you spend your money. Stick with the baits that look especially good to you (remember that your confidence is truly priceless) or ask area experts what baits and colors work best for them on your home waters.
And remember, it's more about where you cast than what you cast. The best lure in the world can't catch anything if you throw it where there aren't any fish, but the worst lure will probably catch a few bass if you throw it in the best area.
Until next time, if you have any questions or comments, I'd love to hear from you. Please e-mail me email@example.com.


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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
We consider a typical body area network (BAN) setting in which sensor nodes send data to a common hub regularly on a TDMA basis, as defined by the emerging IEEE 802.15.6 BAN standard. To reduce transmission losses caused by the highly dynamic nature of the wireless channel around the human body, we explore
Body Area Networks (BAN) are an emerging technology that has attracted attention from researchers in academia and industry due to its significant potential in many different areas including health care, sports, military, and entertainment. A typical BAN application involves a number of low-power sensing devices, operating on or around the human body, that collect sensor data, possibly processing it locally, and transmit the information to a central device, known as a
The current draft proposal of the IEEE BAN Task Group puts forth a TDMA-based approach as the most appropriate MAC solution to achieve the desired energy efficiency [
A TDMA mechanism typically involves splitting time into super-frames, or rounds. At the start of each round, all the nodes turn their radios on to listen for the beacon packet, transmitted by the hub to convey important network management information and assist with time synchronization. This fact can be used in implementing a variable TDMA schedule, namely, by informing all the nodes (either within the beacon packet itself or in a separate packet transmitted immediately after the beacon) about the slot allocations for the upcoming round. Thus, any beacon-based TDMA MAC protocol (including the upcoming 802.15.6 standard [
Our contribution in this work is as follows. As a first step, we formulate the optimal variable scheduling problem based on a simple, two-state (on/off) Gilbert model of wireless links, and propose a number of scheduling strategies for the hub node based only on its observation of nodes' transmission outcomes (success or failure). Through simulation, based on Gilbert parameter ranges extracted from a set of experimental Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI traces [
The rest of the paper is structured as follows. Section 2 discusses the related work, followed by Section 3 that presents our system and wireless channel model and formulates the slot scheduling problem. Sections 4 and 5 present our proposed scheduling solutions with and without the observation of actual RSSI values, respectively. Finally, Section 6 concludes the paper.
The idea of dynamic assignment of transmission slots has been previously studied in the context of the 802.15.4 communication standard, where the network coordinator is able to vary the allocation of Guaranteed Transmission Slots (GTS) on a per-round basis and convey it to the sensor nodes in a periodic beacon packet. Initially it was noted that simple GTS allocation mechanism proposed in the standard is ineffective and leads to low bandwidth utilization due to the fact that large parts of the GTS remain unused [
All of the above works focus on application requirements and traffic characteristics when performing slot assignments, rather than the state of the wireless channel, which in a BAN can sometimes be highly volatile yet at other times can have a coherence time of up to 400 ms [
A variant of variable scheduling of TDMA slots that accounts for wireless link states has been studied in the context of TDMA-based cellular networks. A good discussion of the framework and survey of proposed algorithms in this context, usually referred to as
We consider a typical medical application of a Body Area Network, such as monitoring of vital life signs (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate or temperature) [
In our scenario, we set the data generation interval to be equal to the length of a superframe; in other words, each sensor node has one new data sample per round, which it transmits to the hub. Once the transmission attempt is completed, the sensor immediately goes to sleep as an energy-saving measure, regardless of the success of the data delivery. Generally, an ARQ mechanism employing acknowledgments from the hub and retransmissions by the sensor could be employed to increase the data delivery success rate. However, we do not consider such a mechanism in this work, as our focus is on the delivery rate improvements that can be achieved through variable scheduling alone, without expending additional energy for retransmissions (the performance of variable scheduling and its benefits in the presence of retransmissions are discussed in our separate study [
In order to gain initial insight into the design of efficient variable scheduling, we assume that each wireless link between a sensor node and the hub evolves according to a discrete Markov process, in which each state is classified as either "good" (allowing transmissions to be received successfully) or "bad" (in which no reception is possible). A similar Markov model for wireless links in BAN environments has been suggested by the IEEE BAN Task Group [
We denote the transition probabilities between the bad and the good state and vice versa by
If the probability of a link to be in the good state in a certain slot is denoted by
For the specific cases where a link is initially known to be in the bad state (
Note that
We emphasize that the simple Markov model outlined above is only used to develop an initial set of scheduling techniques that are evaluated in Section 4, while the strategies in Section 5 are designed and evaluated on experimental RSSI traces [
In order to obtain a set of realistic ranges for steady state and volatility values, we have used traces from a publicly available data set that contains experimental RSSI measurements from devices strapped to human subjects performing everyday activities over the course of several days [
For our numerical evaluations in Section 4, the values of
We now consider the slot assignment strategy by the hub assuming that the wireless links evolve according to the Gilbert model described in the previous section. We define an
However, while not entirely unrealistic, a full knowledge of all the link states by the hub would incur a significant communication and energy overhead at the start of a TDMA round, as each sensor node would then need to actively sample its wireless channel (e.g., with the transmission of a probe). Accordingly, we are particularly interested in scheduling strategies that only use information already available without additional probing—namely, the outcome (success or failure) of the transmission by each sensor in the previous round. If we denote the number of slots elapsed since the transmission of node
It is interesting to note that repeated slot assignments seeking to maximize (4) in every round may not necessarily lead to the long-term optimal performance. This is due to the fact that the information available to the hub depends on the scheduling decisions taken in the previous round; and hence we refer to a permutation that maximizes (4) as a
For the initial consideration of the optimal scheduling strategies, we assume that the statistical parameters
We initially consider the optimal scheduling under the assumption that full information about current channel states is available to the scheduling algorithm at the start of each TDMA round. As explained above, this can be achieved in theory by probing all the links before making a scheduling decision, leading, however, to an unacceptably high overhead in terms of both time and energy costs it imposes on the sensor nodes. We therefore emphasize that the assumption of full information is only used in this subsection to obtain an upper bound reference, and it will be alleviated thereafter.
If the channel state information is always available to the scheduler, then the optimal long-term performance is achieved simply by maximizing the rate of successful transmissions at each round independently. Thus, the optimization target is given by
We point out that well-known algorithms for solving the maximum-weight matching problem exist, requiring
To that end, we proceed by establishing a basic property of the optimal solution.
Lemma (1) captures the intuition based on a fundamental property of the function
Accordingly, we define the following scheduling approaches that will be evaluated further:
The rationale behind the
It is interesting to point out that the gain achieved by variable scheduling declines for extreme values of outage threshold. Indeed, when the threshold is low, the average volatility and steady state of all links are also low (as it was shown in
As explained earlier, requiring the nodes to actively sample their channels at the start of each round would impose an unacceptably high overhead, in terms of both time and energy. We now move away from that assumption and discuss scheduling algorithms that rely only on the outcome of the communication during the previous round, which is available anyway and does not require additional effort to obtain.
We first point out that, despite the delayed information, it is still true that the probability of being in a good state continues to monotonically decrease over time for any link that was known to be good in the previous round, and, conversely, monotonically increase for any link that was bad. Consequently, the result of Lemma (1) continues to hold; in other words, it is still always better to schedule all the links in the "good" group ahead of the "bad". However, it is no longer true that, if all the links have identical Markov transition parameters, then the ordering within each group does not matter. Our next result explains this fact in detail and presents the optimal transmission schedule in this case.
In other words, the order of the links in the "good" group should be reversed while the order of the links in the "bad" group should be kept the same as in the last round.
As a result of Lemma (2), we add another strategy to our repertoire: schedule all links that were good in the previous round ahead of the bad ones; and within the good group only, invert the order of the transmissions from the last round. We refer to this approach as the
The graph in
However, the most interesting finding is that the performance of the newly introduced
As mentioned earlier, when the scheduling is not based on the instantaneous channel state information at the start of the round, it is no longer necessarily true that a scheduling strategy that maximizes the expected number of successful links in each round will also achieve the best
Consider the following artificial example to illustrate this effect. Assume
The previous section explored scheduling strategies based only on the binary outcome (
Since the Gilbert model discussed in Section 3 does not capture the fluctuations of RSSI value, in this section we move away from any particular model and evaluate the scheduling strategies using the RSSI traces directly. We emphasize that the design of our algorithms is still based on the same insights from previous sections,
We proceed by examining how the probability of successful transmission evolves over time for different RSSI values, thus establishing a connection with the insights gained in the previous section.
Once again, we start with the simple case where the information (namely, RSSI readings) from all links is available to the scheduler at the beginning of the round. Recall that in the corresponding scenario based on the Gilbert model, we introduced three scheduling strategies:
As the next step, we aim to find out how the newly introduced
Despite the above fact, the RSSI information can still be useful for scheduling decisions based on the previous round outcomes, and we devised a strategy to combine the strengths of
Similar to our previous strategies, the hub defines two groups of nodes: those that should be scheduled as early in the round as possible (the "Early" group), and, conversely, as late in the round as possible (the "Late" group). Previously, the "Late" group corresponded to the subset of nodes with bad links and the "Early" group only contained those with good links, but now we allow more flexibility. More specifically, the steps taken by the Initially, the nodes are equally split between the two groups in a random manner. Every round, each node is moved to the opposite group unless it failed to transmit in the previous round, in which case it is forced to the "Late" group. Slots are assigned by increasing RSSI order in the "Early" group and by decreasing order in the "Late" group. If a failure happened in the previous round, that node is assigned a large negative RSSI value, implying that it will be scheduled as late as possible.
Initially, the nodes are equally split between the two groups in a random manner.
Every round, each node is moved to the opposite group unless it failed to transmit in the previous round, in which case it is forced to the "Late" group.
Slots are assigned by increasing RSSI order in the "Early" group and by decreasing order in the "Late" group. If a failure happened in the previous round, that node is assigned a large negative RSSI value, implying that it will be scheduled as late as possible.
Note that if the RSSI reading of each node remains constant across consequent rounds, then the algorithm will behave exactly as simple
To improve the reliability in Body Area Networks, we have presented a framework for variable TDMA scheduling, where transmission slots are assigned to nodes based on the information about their wireless links, with the goal of minimizing transmission failures due to bad channel state. Based on a two-state Gilbert link model we have developed the simple yet effective
Furthermore, we have conducted additional evaluations directly on an experimental set of RSSI traces, reinforcing the main scheduling principles and extending the
We highlight that all the techniques proposed in this paper operate by varying the transmission schedule of sensor nodes only, and the performance improvements are achieved without consuming any additional energy (e.g., by retransmissions) or increasing the latency of incoming packets. It is worth noting that in a separate work [
Our study has aimed to demonstrate the benefits of variable scheduling at a proof-of-concept level. There are many practical issues that remain to be addressed in the design of a full MAC protocol incorporating the ideas of this paper and [
Consider an allocation
We observe that both links improve their success probabilities as a result of the swap. Consequently, the assignment
The first and second claims of the lemma are essentially a repetition of Lemma (1) and follow trivially from the monotonicity of
Consider an allocation
Since the parameters of all links are identical, we can denote
The proof of the fourth lemma claim follows a very similar derivation to the above, and is omitted for brevity.
Typical ranges for steady state and volatility.
Performance based on link state information at the start of each round.
Performance based on link state information from the previous round.
Probability of successful transmission based on most resent RSSI reading, with attenuation thresholds of 80 dB and 85 dB.
Performance based on RSSI reading at the start of each round.
Performance based on RSSI reading from the previous round.


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If you need to report a disease but are not sure if it is a reportable disease or condition, see the list of Reportable Disease in Connecticut.
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Khadija Ismayilova is an Azerbaijani journalist who was trained in accountability journalism by Western practitioners. After a career in the Azerbaijan media, she went to work for RFE/RL. In 2010, she published a first story exposing the questionable business dealings of the Azerbaijani president and his family. A second story followed in 2011. Then in March 2012, while researching yet another expose, Ismayilova received in the mail graphic photos of herself and her boyfriend, taken by a videocamera concealed in her bedroom. A cover letter threatened her if she persisted in her reporting. The case stops as Ismayilova debates what her options are: remain silent or respond and, if the latter, how?
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Television Director Eric Dean Seaton Releases Graphic Novel Series "The Legend of the Mantamaji"
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"The Legend of the Mantamaji" series, created by Eric Dean Seaton, director of over 175 television episodes for Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, NBC, etc., is now available for order for comic book and graphic novel stores using item number #AUG140977. The series was the only Comic-Con Exclusive by an independent publisher at this year's 2014 San Diego event. A three book series, the book one is set for release on October 8th, with release dates for book two and three scheduled for December 10, 2014 and February 11, 2015, respectively.
"The Legend of the Mantamaji" follows the story of Elijah Alexander, a brash assistant district attorney, who suddenly discovers he is the last of an ancient race of warriors sworn to protect humans. Fast-paced, heart stopping action combines with a layered, thoughtful story full of hair-raising plot twists as Elijah struggles with the truth of who he is and what he means to the world. View sample here.
Diversity in comics/graphic novels has been a hot topic as of late, amplified by Marvel's multiple announcements ahead of San Diego Comic-Con. What's missing is the creation of new characters of color with rich canon that readers can argue about for decades.
The book features lettering by Deron Bennett, who was nominated for an Eisner Award two years ago for his work on titles like Jim Henson's Dark Crystal, Jim Henson's Tale of Sand and Helldorado, among others.
Seaton grew up wanting to become a director, yet never forgot the days he spent devouring comic books in his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio.


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After the first of two days at the Campbell County School Aquatics Center, both the Wyoming Cowboy and Cowgirl Swimming and Diving teams have established a commanding lead in the first ever UW meet held in Gillette, Wyo. The UW teams are leading a four-way dual meet with South Dakota, South Dakota State and North Dakota.
At the end of 12 men's and women's first day events, the Cowboys and Cowgirls did not lose an event.
In the multi-team dual meet, the scores following the first day are:
Wyoming 183 - North Dakota 41
Wyoming 188 - South Dakota 36
North Dakota 167 - South Dakota 57
Wyoming 176 - North Dakota 41
Wyoming 189 - South Dakota 33
Wyoming 188 - South Dakota State 33
North Dakota 146 - South Dakota 71
North Dakota 137 - South Dakota State 77
South Dakota 92 - South Dakota State 121
"This has been a great experience and everyone in Gillette has been extremely welcoming to our team," said UW head coach Tom Johnson. "As for the meet itself, I am very pleased with our performance today. The freshmen are getting better and the seniors and upper classmen continue to show leadership.
"Aimee Stinson had her best time in the 500 freestyle. Eli Bell swam very well and Brett Henehan is learning fast and did well the distance events."
Winning two individual events for the Cowboys were Brett Henehan (1000 freestyle, 9:54.24 and 500 freestyle, 4:48.20) and Eli Bell (200 freestyle, 1:42.50 and 100 freestyle 46.83). Also winning events for the Cowboys were Tommy Gregory (50 freestyle, 21.68), Brandon Fischer (200 IM, 1:58.10), Tyler Miller (three-meter diving, 306.30), Matt Urich (200 butterfly, 1:56.37), Tyler Kybartas (200 breaststroke, 1:56.00) and Alex Larkin (200 breaststroke, 2:07.20). The Cowboys also won both relays, the 400 medley relay (3:28.28), and the 400 free relay (3:09.78)
Multi-event winners for the Cowgirls were Stephanie Vint (1000 freestyle, 10:44.77 and 200 butterfly, 2:09.42), Aimee Stinson (200 freestyle 1:55.28 and 500 freestyle, 5:03.85) Cassie Stelow (50 freestyle, 24.21 and 100 freestyle, 53.01) and Megan Evans (200 IM, 2:10.47 and 200 breaststroke 2:21.87). Also winning events for the Cowgirls were Allie Smith (three-meter diving, 262.20) and Erin Wagner (200 breaststroke, 2:09.21). In the relays, the Cowgirls won the 400 medley relay (3.57.85) and the 400 freestyle relay (3:35.03).
"We swam very well and had a great team performance," added Johnson. "We hope we can continue that tomorrow."
The meet will conclude tomorrow morning with another 12-event day. Action will begin at 11 a.m. at Campbell County School Aquatics Center.


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Barbara Hershey was born Barbara Lynn Herzstein in Hollywood, California, to Melrose (Moore) and Arnold Nathan Herzstein, a horse racing columnist. Her father, born in Manhattan, was from a Jewish family (from Hungary and Russia), and her mother, originally from Arkansas, had English and Scots-Irish ancestry. Hershey was raised in a small bungalow, and had aspirations of being an actress from her earliest memories.
The multi-award-winning actress has been in some of Hollywood's most memorable films. She has been a winner of an Emmy and a Golden Globe for "A Killing in a Small Town". She won two consecutive Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival, (which is unprecedented) for "Shy People" and "A World Apart". She won a Gemini Award for "Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning" for PBS and a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Vienna International Film Festival.
Hershey was nominated for an Academy Award for "The Portrait of a Lady".
She's worked with some of the world's great directors, among them - Martin Scorsese, William Wyler, Woody Allen, Jane Campion and Darren Aronofsky.
The versatile actress was first discovered by a talent agent while she was attending Hollywood High School. She began working in television, "The Monroes", and film, "With Six You Get Eggroll", with Doris Day. And with roles in "The Baby Maker" and "Boxcar Bertha", Hershey quickly advanced to starring roles.
The 1980's catapulted Hershey's film career, when she starred in "The Stunt Man" with 'Peter O'Toole', "The Right Stuff", "The Natural" with Robert Redford, "Hannah and Her Sisters" with Woody Allen, "Hoosiers" with Gene Hackman, "Tin Men", "Shy People", "The Last Temptation of Christ", "A World Apart" and "Beaches" with Bette Midler.
Hershey returned to television in 1990 with her highly-lauded performance in "A Killing in a Small Town", "Paris Trout", "Return to Lonesome Dove", the British mini-series, "Daniel Deronda" and the last season of "Chicago Hope".
During the same period, Hershey remained active in features. She was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for "The Portrait of a Lady". She also starred in Merchant-Ivory's "A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries" and the award-winning Australian film, "Lantana".
Recently, Hershey has recently performed in James Wan's cult-hit, "Insidious" and Darren Aronofsky's award-winning "Black Swan", playing Natalie Portman's insane mother.
Hershey resides in Los Angeles.
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15th Anniversary Collectable Challenge Coin
Celebrate the museum's 15th anniversary with the release of this special collectors coin. This 1 3/4 inch coin is brass with antique gold plating and a roped edge. On the front side it shows the Fire Museum's original logo in 3D, and on the back, a 3D raised image of the famed E. H. Crump steam fire engine. This limited run of 500 coins is only available in the museum gift shop and comes in a protective cover.
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Time: December 3, 2011 from 12pm to 4pm
Location: Hell Gate on the Park
Event Type: active life, food & drink
Organized By: Ran Craycraft
Latest Activity: Dec 7, 2012
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Last year was ridiculous. We're taking off our coats/clothes for charity again this year in this holiday season strip/run! All coats and clothes will be donated to NY Cares.
Join WLA for our 2nd Annual Santa Streak for charity. Bring an old coat to donate, take it off, strip down as far as you want, then run like hell to the secret bar where we'll be serving up some free suds.
To find out the secret starting location, sign in, then RSVP for the event. We'll private message the location Saturday morning to all confirmed Streakers!
Also, NY Cares pointed out that they have a major shortage of children's coats. If you can additionally bring children's coats, we would much appreciate it.
Oh, and to make things interesting, we'll have prizes for the last male and female to finish the streak!
Would also like to thank, Astor Bake Shop, Hell Gate Social, Queens Kickshaw, Sunday Night Dinner in Astoria, and Astoria Park Wine & Spirits for donating prizes to our streakers!
Contact us if you're also interested in being an event sponsor.
Interview with the Daily News today--look for us in tomorrow's paper!
WLA is not encouraging or condoning illegal nudity (only the legal kind).
-Ran's attorney
Details added above. We'll send out the location to those who RSVP.
Can bring a good amount of people willing to strip/streak for charity. Details?
Im pretty stoked about this!!!!
I went by myself last year... I've been talking it up to friends and have a good handful of people who are excited about joining me this time around... I can rope more people into it if they have more info.


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Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
Missing Since: March 19, 2004 from Montgomery, Vermont Classification: Endangered Missing Date Of Birth: October 8, 1986 Age: 17 years old Height and Weight: 5'3 - 5'5, 105 - 118 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Brianna has a faint scar extending from her left eyebrow to her forehead. Her left nostril is pierced; she wore a small ring or stud in it at the time of her disappearance. She wears contact lenses, but they were left behind when she vanished. Brianna's nicknames are Bri and B. Medical Conditions: Brianna was taking medication for migraine headaches at the time of her disappearance. Her medication was left behind.
Details of Disappearance
Brianna was last seen at her dishwashing job at the Black Lantern Inn in Montgomery, Vermont, between 11:20 p.m. and midnight on March 19, 2004. Her coworkers asked her to have dinner with them, but she declined because she was tired and had to get up early to go her second job as a waitress in St. Albans, Vermont. She left work and was supposed to go home to where she lived with a friend in Sheldon, Vermont. She never arrived and her friend assumed she had moved back in with her parents and brother in East Franklin, Vermont. The friend called Brianna's parents on March 23 and found out Brianna wasn't there, and reported her missing.
Brianna's vehicle, a pale green four-door 1985 Oldsmobile sedan, was found abandoned on March 20, off East Berkshire Road and Route 118, across Dutchburn Farm Road, about a mile outside of Montgomery. It was parked partially inside an abandoned barn. Two of Brianna's uncashed paychecks were on the front seat of the car. She also left behind all her clothing, her medicine, driver's license, her makeup, and her contact lenses. Some of her belongings were strewn on the ground in front of the car. A woman's fleece jacket was found in a field near Brianna's car, but it apparently did not belong to her.
The Oldsmobile had sustained minor damage; it had apparently backed into the building and punctured a hole in the wall. Investigators later came to believe the accident may have been staged. Police did not initially report the abandoned car to Brianna's mother, who is the registered owner. They noticed Brianna's paychecks inside the vehicle and guessed that she was the primary driver, so they went to her place of work to try to find her and tell her about the car. The abandoned Oldsmobile and Brianna's disappearance were not connected until her disappearance was reported three days later. A photograph of the vehicle as it was found is posted below this case summary.
There has been some speculation that Brianna's disappearance is related to the disappearance of Maura Murray, a nursing student from Massachusetts who vanished February 9, 2004 in Haverhill, New Hampshire after getting into a car accident. She has not been found. Haverhill is only about 90 miles from Montgomery. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met with local authorities to discuss possible links between the cases. Both Murray and Brianna are attractive brown-haired young women, and both disappeared after car accidents in which their cars were left behind with personal items inside. However, the FBI and local law enforcement concluded that, despite the apparent similarities, Murray and Brianna's cases were probably not connected to each other. The theory is not being entirely ruled out, but investigators believe it is an unlikely one.
About three weeks before Brianna disappeared, she was reportedly attacked by a female acquaintance in front of several witnesses. The reasons for the assault are unclear. Brianna did not try to defend herself, although she has had several years of martial arts training. After the attack she went to the hospital and received treatment for facial cuts, two black eyes and a concussion. She filed a criminal complaint against her alleged attacker. The case was still pending when Brianna disappeared. After she vanished, the district attorney dropped the complaint, against the objections of Brianna's parents.
There is a possibility that Brianna left of her own accord; she mentioned to friends her plans for possibly making a short trip out of the area. She is described as an independent, restless young woman who was unhappy in her rural surroundings, and she has run away before. Brianna passed her GED examination on the day of her disappearance; she planned to attend college part-time. Authorities believe she was a victim of foul play and her disappearance is possibly drug-related; drugs are very common in the Montgomery area. Brianna's parents also think she came to harm, but they maintain their daughter was not seriously involved with drugs and drugs were not a factor in her disappearance.
Some agencies report that Brianna vanished from East Franklin or Sheldon, Vermont.
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