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By Octavia Hathaway
I was one of those people who went into the law late in life. Prior to law school, I had a very successful career in medical research, and indeed, I was part of the team that was the first to implant an infant primate with a cochlear implant. I carried this "need" to serve into law school and as a lawyer.
For three years, I was a staff attorney at the Unemployment Law Project, a non-profit law firm that provides legal representation to claimants at administrative hearings. My clients were almost always desperate having lost their jobs. The unemployment check literally was the only thing separating them from homelessness. In fact, many of my clients did become homeless as a result of losing their jobs. I will always remember Tommy. He told me he had moved to a spot under the freeway. Since it is against ethical rules to loan or give clients money, I made him walk to my office for a 9 am appointment. He arrived early. I told him to go look for a job in downtown Seattle since he was already there. He came back about two hours later almost in tears because he did find a job that very day. He called me his guardian angel.
I do not practice law anymore, but continue to be very active in bar work and pro bono work. I am on the board of directors of the Northwest Justice Project. It is an honor to be a part of this wonderful organization and to consider part of my family the nearly 200 people there who have chosen to forsake money in order to help thousands and thousands of low income citizens of Washington State. Their dedication and commitment to service will never be forgotten.
Many years ago, I volunteered to be the Clinic Coordinator for the King County Bar Association's International District Neighborhood Legal Clinic. I still volunteer there. This is a great program with some very dedicated attorney volunteers and law students. The clients there are almost all Asian-Pacific Islander. The most common sentiment was how useful it is to them to discuss their legal issues with an attorney who spoke their native language. I met some of the nicest people on earth volunteering at the clinic. Many of them actually did not have a legal problem; they just thought they did. That half hour or one hour with them saved a lot of headache and needless legal fees.
All of us are blessed to be able to attend law school and practice law. I believe it is our moral duty to give something back. What better way and more meaningful way than to perform legal services work for those who need it the most. Imagine these things: losing your job; getting sick and having no health insurance; receiving an eviction notice; child custody battles; discrimination. Imagine crying out for help, but nobody listened. These things are happening everyday to someone. Perhaps it has happened to you or someone you love. I, for one, cannot stand by and do nothing. I hope you cannot either.
Octavia Hathaway was born in Manila and immigrated to the U.S. in 1978.
She received her B.S. from the UW and attended graduate school at Marquette University, then started her career working at Virginia Mason Research Center and the UW Primate Center on cochlear implants.
Hathaway received her J.D. from the University of Nebraska School of Law and has devoted almost her entire legal career to legal services, most recently at the Unemployment Law Project. She is currently a Program Manager for Career Path Services, a non profit organization that runs a community jobs program for recipients of public assistance. Hathaway also serve as a Hearings Officer for the Washington State Bar Association.
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The Italian Taviani brothers bring to life two stories from Nobel Prize-winning writer Luigi Pirandello. In the first, an aging opera singer must give up his career because of heart trouble. When his wife notices him laughing uproariously in his sleep, the retiring singer tries to remember what made him laugh -- and realizes it's the key to what makes him live. The second story compares two kidnappings in Sicily that took place a century apart.

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Meryl Streep stars as a mother who goes to extraordinary lengths to help find treatment for her epileptic son. When insurance coverage runs out, she immerses herself in medical research in a last-ditch effort to discover a cure. She learns of a controversial diet that could reduce seizures, but she forges ahead even in the face of intense disapproval. Jim Abrahams directs this inspirational tale based on a true story.


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''EU membership does not mean less commitment to the Council of Europe''
[28 JAN 2003] Addressing the Assembly today, Malta's Prime Minister said that his country's membership of the EU would not imply any 'abdication from the tasks willingly entered into many years previously by way of membership of the Council'.
There were areas such as human rights where the Union could not replace the Council. Edward Fenech-Adami, whose country is currently chairing the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers, also said that cross-cultural dialogue was one of the most urgent needs in international relations and ''central to warding off war and terrorism''.


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Lyme Regis did itself proud welcoming both the Royal Navy and a luxury cruise liner on a bumper weekend.
Mayor Sally Holman said it had been spectacular two days with the visit of the Type 42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh and luxury liner the Silver Explorer.
Dignitaries from the warship and cruise liner passengers also attended a ceremony to rename the seafront pavilion in honour of the Jubilee.
Coun Holman said: "It was a truly amazing weekend for Lyme Regis, it was spectacular.
"The experience was highly positive for everybody involved.
"The comments we have had from HMS Edinburgh and the cruise ship people have been really, really encouraging."
Commanding Officer of HMS Edinburgh, Nick Bourbone, Commodore Jamie Miller and crew members were in town for an action packed three-day visit.
The weekend started with a civic reception for HMS Edinburgh in the Guildhall followed by one at Ware House with Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset Minnie Churchill.
Then about 30 of the ship's company enjoyed getting acquainted with the town's nightlife.
On Saturday the crew joined in races with gig club and rose to the challenge of playing a friendly with Lyme Regis Football Club which ended in a diplomatic three all draw.
Football club chairman Howard Larcombe said: "It was very successful with a nice big crowd watching. It was a great afternoon played in a good spirit."
Second World War veteran Brian Hackett, 89, of Lyme Regis and his proud son Peter were also in town to see the ship.
Mr Hackett senior spent time talking with the commodore and ship's captain.
Son Pete said his father joined up aged 14 and was involved right up to the Korean War.
He added: "He was a Royal Marine bandsman and served on a number of destroyers and it was pretty grim.
"It took away all his teenagehood. He was very lucky to have survived it all.
"He served on the Russian Convoys, the Atlantic Convoys and he was in Japan after the bomb."
"They were very interested in talking to him and I think in the end he quite enjoyed talking to them."
The navy also took 180 people on a ship's tour, including Woodroffe School Combined Cadet Force and Bridport Sea Cadet Unit.
Some families were disappointed to learn children under 10 were excluded from the tour.
Harbourmaster Graham Forshaw said they were not told until 48 hours before that physical transfer from one vessel to another and steep and narrow stairs onboard were unsuitable for young children.
To make amends Mr Forshaw is planning trips to sea with mackerel fishermen and activities on the beach for those unable to get on the navy destroyer.
On Sunday evening HMS Edinburgh hosted a reception, which included a capability demonstration and look at the operations room and the bridge.
On Sunday town crier Alan Vian and a number of Lyme Regis councillors welcomed visitors from the Silver Explorer, the first stop for the 130 passengers on the 6,000 tonne vessel's round Britain cruise.
Coun Holman said there had been concerns cruise passengers would by-pass the town as they participated in excursions organised by the cruise company, but local attractions like fossil, historic and literary walks proved popular.
Coun Mark Gage added: "We have had a fantastic weekend, marvellous for the town and we hope for the cruise ship.
"One of traders commented that someone had said it was a beautiful town full of friendly people and you can't get any better than that."


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Just like a landline, an incoming international call will not have any add'l charges. But it will use minutes from your allotment, unless it is after 9pm (Or 7pm if you have an Alltel plan)
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Chrissy, you're safe to let your family know they can call you. As budone stated, you're not charged additional for receiving international calls, but it will be deducted from your minute allotment if during peak times. If you make calls to your family then you will be charged. Check vzw.com/international for rates.
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM (CDT)
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Join EverThrive Illinois for our annual statewide school health center and school nurse conference – Building Healthy Futures. The theme explores the importance of teamwork to educate and encourage all Illinois residents to make responsible choices regarding their health. The conference will promote collaboration among health care and educational professionals as well as other professionals including school personnel, health care providers, and community outreach advocates to expand evidence-based approaches and best health-practices.
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Don't Let California Use Cancer-Inducing Chemicals on Strawberries
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation is poised to approve methyl iodide for use in growing strawberries. Methyl iodide is a dangerous chemical used to intentionally induce cancer in lab animals, as well as causing lung, liver, kidney and central nervous system damage.
More than 90% of the strawberries in the US come from Califonia, and strawberries readily absorb pesticides that the consumer is then exposed to.
The CDPR is accepting comments until June 29, 2010 when, unless we make our voices heard, methyl iodide will be approved. Don't let California make this disasterous mistake!
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I am writing to comment on the proposed approval of methyl iodide for use in pesticide products in the state of California. Methyl iodide is a dangerous, highly carcinogenic chemical that has no business being involved in our food supply. The fumes can cause lung, liver, kidney and central nervous system damage as well as nausea, dizziness, coughing and vomiting. It is dangerous to the environment, to the workers who will have to apply it in the field, and to consumers who will ingest traces of it.
I refuse to buy produce grown with this dangerous chemical and I strongly urge you to deny approval for methyl iodide.
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New media has made new forms of marketing measurement possible. But many organizations are still unsure of how to evaluate legacy metrics like impressions, clicks, leads and revenue against the new reach, interaction and impact metrics native to the new generation of digital consumer/brand interactions. In this workshop, we'll examine how social media metrics are evolving, how leading brands are approaching the many challenges of social media measurement and which blend of quantitative and qualitative data can best illuminate online relationships. This session is for hands-on marketers seeking to tie new media programs into larger cross channel campaigns and strategic business objectives through metrics and analysis. Expect to get templates, frameworks and how-to techniques applicable to companies big and small.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI denounced abortion, same-sex marriage and the absence of religion in public life during a Nov. 6-7 visit to Spain, a country he called the "focal point" of tensions between faith and secularism in Europe.
"The generous and indissoluble love of a man and a woman is the effective context and foundation of human life in its gestation, birth, growth and natural end," Benedict said on Nov. 7, in a sermon at the Sagrada Familia (Holy Family) Basilica in Barcelona.
On his way to consecrate the 128-year-old (and still unfinished) church—the iconic masterpiece of modernist architect Antoni Gaudi—Benedict passed an estimated 200 demonstrators staging a same-sex "kiss-in" to protest Catholic Church teaching on homosexuality.
Church leaders have clashed with the Socialist government of Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero over its legalization of same-sex marriage and support for liberal laws on abortion and divorce.
Later on Sunday, Benedict visited a home for disabled children and youth in Barcelona run by Franciscan nuns.
"It is indispensable that new technological developments in the field of medicine never be to the detriment of respect for human life and dignity," the pope said, in an apparent reference to abortions chosen on pre-natal diagnostic data.
On Nov. 6, Benedict celebrated Mass outside the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain's national shrine, in the northwestern region of Galicia. The historic shrine draws millions of pilgrims every year, a tradition that Benedict said had helped to foster Europe's "spiritual unity."
"By making pilgrimages here, people have discovered themselves, they have discovered a shared European identity," the pope told reporters accompanying him on the flight from Rome on Saturday.
Reviving Christianity in increasingly secular Europe has been a major theme of Benedict's papacy, and is a priority for the Vatican's newly established Council for New Evangelization.
In his sermon at Santiago, Benedict deplored the absence of God in Europe's public discourse.
"How can it be that there is public silence with regard to the first and essential reality of human life?" the pope asked. "How can what is most decisive in life be confined to the purely private sphere or banished to the shadows?"
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The New England Patriots have just about concluded an extremely busy offseason which saw the team exploring every avenue for improving the roster on both sides of the ball. After being the last team to get started on the offseason after their dramatic Super Bowl 51 victory, Bill Belichick and the front office made up for lost time by attacking the offseason like Tom Brady attacked the tired Atlanta Falcons defense in the fourth quarter and overtime.
With the 2017 NFL Draft and the well-chronicled free agent frenzy the Patriots have stocked their roster with depth on both sides of the ball. Add in an undrafted free agent class of young and hungry players and the Patriots will have a number of position battles this summer. The undrafted free agents are important to get to know since Bill Belichick almost always gives one or two undrafted players a roster spot.
With the offseason workouts and organized team activities already started and rookie minicamps in the rearview mirror, the Patriots will be busy before the mandatory minicamp starts during the first week in June. Before the players are all together on the field in front of the media and on the practice fields, it is the perfect time to review the upcoming positional battles.
Part one of two kicks off with a look at the defense.
Newly Added/Retained: Alan Branch (UFA), Lawrence Guy (UFA-Baltimore), Josh Augusta (UDFA), Adam Butler (UDFA)
Departed: None
The New England Patriots had a quiet offseason at defensive tackle. The Patriots re-signed their only free agent at the defensive tackle position when they re-signed veteran Alan Branch. The defensive line was stout against the run in 2016 as the defense was third in the NFL in fewest rushing yards allowed and allowed the fewest rushing touchdowns (per Pro-Football-Reference.com).
Branch was the veteran in the defensive tackle rotation with younger players Malcom Brown and Vincent Valentine. The Patriots clearly needed more depth with Branch turning 33 years old during the 2017 season. They addressed this in free agency when an under-the-radar signing brought them former Baltimore Ravens 3-4 defensive end/tackle Lawrence Guy.
Guy at first seems like an odd fit in the New England 4-3 defense. He likely fits best at defensive tackle in New England as he clearly would not fit as a 4-3 defensive end. However, with the Patriots' primary defense a nickel defense with defensive ends moving along the interior and exterior of the line, at six-foot-four and 300 pounds Guy's strength at the point of attack and unique quickness would let him rush from the interior on passing downs and be strong against the run.
Malcom Brown and Branch are excellent run defenders, and while both have some ability to collapse the pocket when rushing the quarterback their bread-and-butter is funnelling running backs into the arms of linebacker Dont'a Hightower. Vincent Valentine is massive and eats space in the running game
Behind the top trio and Guy, the Patriots have a pair of returning young players in Woodrow Hamilton and Darius Kilgo. Hamilton held his own when forced into action against Cleveland and Cincinnati early in the season. Kilgo is a potential run-stuffer who can get low and take up space in the running game.
Kilgo and Hamilton will battle undrafted free agents Josh Augusta and Adam Butler for what is likely to be one spot on the practice squad. Augusta is intriguing as he was almost 400 pounds at Missouri due to a medical issue and down to less than 350 pounds. He was also used on offense in the backfield. Butler is a smaller, penetrating defensive tackle who would have to show an ability to get to the quarterback in the preseason to stick on the practice squad.
The Patriots added a versatile depth piece on the defensive line in Guy and brought back Branch to join with former first round draft pick Brown and last year's third round draft pick Valentine. They added versatility in Guy and brought back consistency and leadership in Branch.
Keeping their defensive tackles healthy and developing practice squad depth is the goal for this preseason at the position.
Newly Added/Retained: Kony Ealy (trade), Derek Rivers (3rd round), Deatrich Wise (4th round), Corey Vereen (UDFA)
Departed: Chris Long, Jabaal Sheard
The Patriots made their intentions clear last season when Jabaal Sheard was benched in the middle of the 2016 season after a breakout 2015 season. Chris Long got his Super Bowl ring and left to maximize his playing time and positional preference after re-establishing his value by not complaining and providing value lining up at left and right defensive end.
The stunning trade of Pro Bowl defensive end Chandler Jones prior to the 2016 season was mitigated by the emergence of 2015 fourth-round draft pick Trey Flowers. Flowers--who was drafted with the pick New England received from Tampa Bay for Pro Bowl guard Logan Mankins in 2014--had flashed in the 2015 preseason before missing almost the entire season to injury. Flowers moved inside on third downs and rushed from the edge on early downs maximizing his strength to set the edge in the running game, a quick first step and explosive pass rushing skills.
Flowers was the defensive star of Super Bowl 51 with 2.5 sacks and New England added the defensive star of Super Bowl 50 with three sacks of Peyton Manning, Kony Ealy, in exchange for moving down a handful of spots from the second to third round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
Ealy fell out of favor in Carolina when he struggled early in the season but came on down the stretch with all five sacks coming after week seven. Ealy has all the skills to be a solid pass rusher in the NFL and may just need a change of scenery and proper motivation. New England defensive line coach Brendan Daly will be tasked with getting Ealy to contribute in 2017.
Behind Flowers and Ealy there is little proven depth of the roster. Rob Ninkovich has lost a step and is playing what is likely his final season in New England. Ninkovich was never a great pass rusher but his versatility to play defensive end and linebacker and great technique setting the edge makes him a solid part-time contributor.
Defensive end Geneo Grissom was actually taken four spots ahead of Trey Flowers in the 2015 NFL Draft and has been a major disappointment in his first two seasons. After playing occasionally at defensive end on defense as a rookie in 2015 he played just 10 snaps on defense in 2016 (per ESPN). Grissom contributed only on special teams and is on the roster bubble heading into training camp this summer.
New England doubled-up at defensive end in the 2017 NFL Draft and grabbed athletic pass rusher Derek Rivers in the third round and Trey Flowers' running mate at Arkansas in Deatrich Wise. Rivers is from small-school Youngstown State and will have a rough adjustment to NFL-caliber offensive tackles and the speed of the game in 2017. That said, he held his own and excelled in the Senior Bowl and played for former NFL (and Patriots) coach Bo Pelini and could contribute as a third-down pass rush specialist as a rookie.
Wise is the same size and build as Flowers with good length and technique. Like Flowers, he fell in the draft due to some teams seeing him as a tweener and not a fit in their defensive scheme. New England will use Wise on the edge and slide him inside on passing downs to rush from the interior as well. In addition, Wise was clearly slowed by injuries during his last season at Arkansas and like Flowers could be a mid-round draft steal.
Undrafted free agent Corey Vereen has a tough road to a roster spot in New England. He was productive playing for defensive coordinator Bob Shoop in Tennessee and may be a practice squad project to convert into a Rob Ninkovich style linebacker/defensive end hybrid. Vereen had first-round draft pick Derek Barnett drawing attention opposite him at Tennessee but could be a player to watch in 2018.
Newly Added/Retained: Dont'a Hightower (UFA), Harvey Langi (UDFA)
Departed: None
The Patriots took care of business this offseason by re-signing unrestricted free agent linebacker and captain Dont'a Hightower. Hightower surprising had little interest in free agency and his total contract paid less than was initially expected to retain him. He did visit the Jets (the embarrassing Cupcake episode) and the Steelers. Neither team was interested in overpaying him and were likely scared off by Hightower's injury history.
Hightower is the prototypical Bill Belichick linebacker as he is big and can stuff the run, has excellent blitzing instincts, and has is deceptively quick for his size in zone defenses dropping into the middle of the field. His only knock has been his durability as he has missed games each season due to nagging injuries which are a by-product of his aggressive role on defense.
The Patriots surprised everyone by trading away Jamie Collins at mid-season sending him to the NFL's version of Siberia (Cleveland) and filled his role with a trio of linebackers. Young veterans Shea McClellin--a 2016 free agent signing from Chicago--and Kyle Van Noy--a 2014 second-round draft pick by Detroit acquired via trade--both brought different skills to the linebacker position.
McClellin and Van Noy are both versatile and a full offseason and training camp should help integrate both into the defense. Sixth round draft pick Elandon Roberts showed good speed and tackling ability in the middle of the defense, but his coverage skills were poor and he undersized for a New England linebacker. He remains an intriguing prospect to develop.
A 2015 contributor at linebacker missed most of last season and returns to add vital depth in 2017. Jonathan Freeny was a key special teams performer and serviceable backup in New England after being signed away from Miami and could step in as the top backup again in 2017. He adds much-needed depth at linebacker.
Freeny will compete with undrafted free agent Harvey Langi from BYU and former Maine Black Bear Trevor Bates for what is likely one roster spot in training camp. Langi was tied to the Patriots throughout the draft process and has the best chance of any of the undrafted free agents to make the roster. He is great against the run and also capable dropping into coverage. At BYU he was versatile and played inside, outside and nickel linebacker as well as defensive end.
Retaining Hightower was one of the biggest moves of a busy offseason. Linebacker has solid depth with Freeny returning and Roberts, Van Noy and McClellin back. While Bates is likely a practice squad longshot, Langi has an interesting skill set and could bump Freeny or Roberts from the 53-man roster in September.
Newly Added/Retained: Stephon Gilmore (UFA), Malcolm Butler (RFA), Dwayne Thomas (UDFA), D.J. Killings (UDFA)
Departed: Logan Ryan (UFA)
The New England Patriots made a rare splash at cornerback signing unrestricted free agent cornerback Stephon Gilmore away from division rival Buffalo on the first day of free agency. Gilmore has all the size and talent of a number-one shutdown cornerback but has overlooked in Buffalo due to some terrible safety play behind him and multiple head coach and defensive coordinator changes. The consistency of the New England defense will help Gilmore reach his potential.
The Patriots went from being criticized for reaching for cornerback Logan Ryan in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft to losing the two-time Super Bowl champion after he signed with the Tennessee Titans as an unrestricted free agent with a three-year $30 million contract with $16 million guaranteed. Ryan gave New England four solid seasons but the long, strong, and aggressive Gilmore is a significant upgrade at the position.
High drama ensued throughout the offseason with disgruntled cornerback Malcolm Butler a restricted free agent. Butler visited New Orleans and allegedly had a deal in place but the Saints were unwilling to surrender their first round draft pick for him. Trade rumors swirled right up to the NFL Draft but the Saints and Patriots could not work out a trade. Butler may not be happy to be back in New England, but he should be free to leave next year as an unrestricted free agent.
Stephon Gilmore's five-year $65 million contract with over $30 million in guaranteed money played a big role in paving the way for Butler's eventual departure. Head coach Bill Belichick and defensive coordinator Matt Patricia are clearly building a secondary focused on long, lean cornerbacks capable of playing press-coverage with Gilmore and last season's in season pick-up, Eric Rowe.
Rowe and Gilmore are the likely outside cornerbacks heading into 2017 with Butler most likely moving inside to play the slot position, but depending upon the match-up they could keep Butler outside opposite Gilmore and kick Butler inside on passing downs and bring Rowe in for that package. With Butler, the Patriots have flexibility at cornerback to mix and match depending on the wide receiver group they face.
With last year's second-round draft pick Cyrus Jones, Jonathan Jones and Justin Coleman for depth, the cornerback position seems set. Jones should bounce-back and get significant playing time in the slot. He will be pushed by Jones and Coleman who have both have flashed talent over the past two seasons and may be battling each other for one spot.
The Patriots brought in undrafted free agent D.J. Killings by paying him $31,000 in guaranteed money. Killings is a smaller cornerback and played on some Central Florida teams that were lacking talent around him on defense. Killings has the calling card of position flexibility having played outside and in the slot as well as free safety and covering tight ends.
New England also signed undrafted free agent Dwayne Thomas from LSU. Thomas opened eyes at the Senior Bowl but a slow 40-yard dashed dashed his chances of being drafted. He is slot cornerback with blitzing skills and may be buried in a numbers game at cornerback.
If Malcolm Butler eventually gets traded away prior to or during training camp, New England still has options in free agency with safety Devin McCourty's twin brother Jason still available after being released by Tennessee. Also, the possibility of a healthy, motivated and lighter Darrelle Revis returning to New England remains a possibility if he wishes to play in 2017.
Gilmore should be the replacement for Aqib Talib that Belichick has been looking for since 2014. Butler should be motivated to play well to increase his stock as a free agent after the season. A full offseason and training camp will help Rowe assimilate to the defensive scheme. There is a lot of depth behind the trio and cornerback should be an entertaining training camp battleground this summer.
Newly Added/Retained: Duron Harmon (UFA), Brandon King (ERFA), David Jones (UDFA), Kenny Moore (UDFA), Jason Thompson (UDFA), Damarius Travis (UDFA)
Departures: None
At safety, the entire unit returns as Devin McCourty is locked in at free safety and Duron Harmon re-signed to return to his third safety role. Patrick Chung, after two excellent seasons, regressed last season and may face competition from 2015 second-round draft pick Jordan Richards. Behind them, special teams aces Nate Ebner and Brandon King are listed as safeties but only play on defense in the preseason.
McCourty remains one of the top free safeties in the NFL with athleticism, smarts, and strong coverage skills. His versatility is enhanced with Duron Harmon back allowing Harmon to use his speed and knowledge of the defense to play centerfield and let defensive coordinator Matt Patricia maximize McCourty's skills.
Chung had better-than-anticipated 2014 and 2015 seasons but struggled in coverage last season. Those struggles were highlighted in the Super Bowl against Atlanta with tight end Austin Hooper abusing him on his touchdown reception. The drafting of Richards in the second round in 2015 was considered a reach and he has done little to change that way of thinking. Chung's contract has been extended twice and Richards will need an impressive training camp and preseason to steal snaps from Chung.
There is a lot of competition at safety with undrafted free agents David Jones (Richmond), Kenny Moore (Valdosta State), Jason Thompson (Utah) and Damarius Travis (Minnesota) all signed. Jones brings athleticism that makes him intriguing and gives him a chance to stick. Moore could play safety or slot cornerback giving him good versatility. Travis and Thompson are the most likely to compete for the strong safety position with good size. Thompson was a former college quarterback and athletic while Travis may open eyes with his thumping run defense at strong safety.
Safety is probably the deepest position on the defense with McCourty, Chung, and Harmon all roster locks. Richards could be on the roster bubble with Ebner and King if any of the undrafted free agents standout in training camp. Like the rest of the defense, there is versatility and depth on display heading into the 2017 season.


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I've been chasing this issue on my 2004 530i (98K miles) for over 8-months now and I can't figure it out. And now the problem is starting to get worse.
I've had the common "increased emissions" check engine light on for a long time. The only codes I would get were a strange:
2750 - Electronic Throttle Control Sticking
2751 - Electronic Throttle Control Permanently sticking
The car ran and drove fine for months and months.
Then all of the sudden the car has been going into limp mode. When that happens I get the "Engine Fault! Reduce power" alert, and a cruise control alert, an Active Steering fault, and a "drive control sys! Drive moderately" warning.
And then, this is where it gets really weird: one of my angel eyes went out and I got a parking light failure, yet the bulb is fine and goes back on after a battery reset.
After it goes into limp mode for a 2nd time last night, I scanned it I got these additional faults:
2752 Electronic throttle control hard movement
27A1 Electronic throttle control Start Check
2796 Electronic throttle control adaptation wrong.
This has happened twice and after leaving the car off, it resets itself and is fine for a few more weeks. Runs great. No issues. Then I get a lagging throttle and minutes later it goes into limp mode.
So I get it, it's the electronic throttle control. But after doing search upon search, I haven't found anyone who's had this issue on an E60. Is the electronic throttle control the drive by wire controller in the gas pedal? Or is it referring to the control motor at the engine? I know it needs to be replaced, but what part is it referring to? I looked on RealOEM and can't find a corresponding part.
And why the heck am I getting cruise control and active steering faults and a non-working parking light warning at the same time that goes away right after?
Also: I changed the battery thinking that because these cars are sensitive to voltage it might have been a tired battery, but it changed nothing. Same thing happened again. Also changed the DISA valve, but totally unrelated I think.
Anybody have any insights?
Don't give up too easy on the battery as part of the problem. Actually seems to me you have multiple issues here that may not be related.
Just because you changed the battery may not be good enough. You need to double check that it is in fact fully charged, that it is a good battery, that the charging system is charging it, that there is no parasitic drain on it from another malfunctioning system, and so on.
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I'll give the battery another look... because all the crazy errors would point to the battery, but I'm pretty sure my charging system is good. Here's why:
The old battery was installed and married to the car just before I bought it last year, so it's just over 12 months old according to the records. I know these cars are sensitive with the charge, and I know sometimes a battery might not last a year if there are other issues, but I'm getting a good charge at the alternator. And just to be safe I replaced the old battery with a brand new one to completely rule out the battery, which was not cheap, but I'm still having the same issues.
When I replaced the new battery all the codes went away, the CEL went away, everything was great. I thought great I fixed it!
But then it happened to me again trying to take my son to school.
Maybe it's not the battery or the alt but the IBS cable? Could what I'm experiencing be caused by a bad "Intelligent Battery System" cable?
I have a new throttle body that should be coming in today which is my best guess to what the diagnostics might be referring to as a "Electronic Throttle Control" but I'm just guessing here.
After a new throttle body... I'm out of ideas.
One more thing to add: I pulled both the old and new batteries out of the car and had them load tested at O'Rileys and both batteries checked out as good. I want to check the battery off the list of culprits, but who knows.
not sure what it is called... but maybe something up with the steering wheel mechanism thats connects all the buttons and switches network to the car network. Seems like I have read about something needing replaced in there for a few people. Cruise and active steering could be related to something like that.
good work on really putting in the effort to rule out the battery.
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I had a lot of errors and what supposedly went wrong was the alternator and voltage regulator weren't sending consistent voltage to the car's many computers. This brown out caused many problems.
So the dealer replaced the alternator and voltage regulator and the battery, and I've not seen the same problems since!
Ok, just replaced the throttle body and cleaned out the ICV while I was in there. Plugged the battery back in and it started right up. I got the active steering fault again, but I simply did the hard left then hard right then restarted the motor and it cleared. As mentioned before, there might be more than one issue here, so I'll start poking around for loose connections as was mentioned. From what I've researched though, the active steering seems to be finicky on these cars with a lot of errors that just go away. Hopefully mine isn't a bigger issue.
I've been driving it all afternoon and I have now have no codes and seems to be running much better. Acceleration is "crisper" and not feeling any hesitations.
I did some research on some of the 3-series boards and I saw one post where a gentleman was getting the same "electronic throttle control sticking" error and it was his throttle body.
I'll continue to drive it as much as possible to make sure that it's ok. It'll take a while before I have confidence in it again though.
Replacing the throttle body wasn't too bad of a job. Three hours and two beers. Fingers crossed that was the issue. In the meantime, if anyone has any other theories, let me know. This was an intermittent yet debilitating issue in the past, and while I think I got it solved, you never know.
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This may also be my line, and I am trying to work out the ancesters of my Andrew Chrsity, b.NC abt 1878 married to Frances Brown in Adair Co. KY in 1815 then Larkin Christy - Leonard Christy-John Will and on down. I was intrigued as your post indicates a John W married to a Brown. Would love to share any information.
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It took me over a month to make an appointment. The staff is horrible, rud and inpolite. They don't run the practice the way it should be. My appointment was at 3:00 I saw the Dr by 6:00. The Dr is nice the staff is the one who makes him look bad. No one at the front, when they answer the phone all you hear is "hold on" they don't come back to the phone. Look for another Dr the time you waste on that practice plus the rudeness of the staff is not worth it
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A late-morning outage in Cambridge on Tuesday left hundreds without electricity, contributed to a traffic accident that sent a local woman to the hospital and brought firefighters to City Hall to investigate a report of strange odors.
A tree uprooted and brought down a wire in an isolated area, said American Electric Power spokesperson Suzanne Priore. It was difficult to get to.
The tree reportedly fell outside the city limits about 11:30 a.m., Priore said, though the 496 affected customers, both commercial and residential, as well as City Hall on Steubenville Avenue, were within the city limits.
Affected areas included Highland and Steubenville avenues, as well as East Wheeling Avenue and some customers on the north side of the roadway. No emergency service provider facilities were affected, Priore said.
Crews were dispatched from the Cambridge service station. Arriving at the scene about noon, power was restored shortly before 4 p.m.
The Cambridge district of AEP services 18,300 customers.
In the areas affected by the power outage, traffic lights were inoperable, contributing to a traffic crash at 12:05 p.m. on Highland Avenue.
As 50-year-old Diane M. Caldwell pulled the 1987 Chevrolet S-10 pickup she was driving to a stop at the intersection with Steubenville Avenue, it was struck in the rear by a southbound 1998 Dodge Stratus driven by 28-year-old Russell D. Parsons, Cambridge.
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Scientific samples from Mars may soon be brought back to Earth for study, raising concerns over potential detrimental effects on the environment. This is why Central Michigan University geology professor Kathy Benison and a group of leading experts from around the country have collaborated on "MARS: Sample Return Missions" — a book about how to manage samples obtained from space while protecting Earth from potential threats.
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"The issues presented in this book are important to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency because samples of environmental media from outer space, including Mars, may include living entities, be radioactive or have other contamination of concern," said Neil Stiber of the EPA's Office of the Science Advisor.
With future space missions currently being planned to return samples from Mars to Earth, the committee's book replaces a 1997 edition for NASA, the European Space Agency and U.S. Congress.
"The big challenge for the committee, and its job, was to figure out if and when we bring samples of rocks and sediments back to Earth, how we would make sure that we are not contaminating the Earth with life or organic compounds," said Benison.
Benison explained that in the past several years, data from Mars suggests the possibility that it once hosted life. Benison, a long-time researcher on extremely acid and saline environments in Australia and Chile, said these environments share similarities with those on Mars.
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Otley Lions are inviting all budding young authors to enter their new creative writing competition.
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The sight of discarded snake skins, scurrying scorpions or spine-tingling tarantulas took some getting used to, but Rebecca Randell's focus on the animals she was in Belize to assist helped her to overcome those creepy crawlies.
The 20-year-old from Corner Brook recently returned from spending three months in the central American country, living in a thatched-roof cabana that also took a little time to acclimate to.
Randell decided to go to Belize to fulfill the international internship requirement of her degree in the leadership studies bachelor program at the University of New Brunswick's Renaissance College. She chose Belize after listening to a presentation from two graduating students of the program who went there last year.
Like those other students, Randell volunteered with WildTracks, an organization that specializes in rehabilitating primates and manatees native to Belize.
"There were other opportunities, like teaching English in Africa and so on, but this was something I didn't know much about and I just thought it would be a great way to expand my knowledge," Randell said of her decision to head south.
She spent 10 weeks with WildTracks, working most of the time with Geoffroy's spider monkeys. The facility also rehabilitates Yucatan black howler monkeys and had two adult and one baby manatee on-site while Randell was there.
"Most of the animals there are injured and found or are monkeys confiscated from the illegal pet trade," said Randell. "The purpose of WildTracks is to rehabilitate them and release them back to the wild."
Volunteers were all assigned to care for their own monkeys. Randell's schedule consisted of a 6 a.m. rise daily and a 6:30 a.m. feeding of fresh fruit and water for the monkeys.
The baby manatee, named Khaleesi, also had an early morning feeding of milk made from baby formula. The biggest manatee, two-year-old Ramses had to be fed his diet of seagrass and water hyacinth six times a day. Three-year-old Duke, a manatee with stomach problems and weighing in at just 240 pounds, required to be tube-fed by a trained expert as he continued his journey towards being healthy enough for release back into the wild.
While she got well acquainted with some of the spider monkeys at the site, Randell could not get too close to most of them.
"The monkeys are always kept in enclosures and you couldn't go in with all of them because they can be dangerous and unpredictable," she said.
There were some friendlier animals, like Frisky and Frolic — a pair of monkeys that had been kept as pets for many years before arriving at WildTracks.
While she was not involved in any release operations, there were some groups of animals that were rehabilitated to the point where they could be let go into a nature reserve while Randell was there.
She also got to watch a baby monkey with a broken arm get his cast off.
"It was exciting to see him learning to use his arm and watching the fur grow back on his arm where he had his cast on," she said.
As she was getting ready to leave, WildTracks was in the process of building some new, larger enclosures for monkeys to help better prepare them for release. The facility is also seeking more funding to provide better resources for the additional baby manatees that arrived shortly before Randell's departure.
"One of the baby manatees they have there now is being kept in a little kiddies pool," she said. "Obviously, that's not a permanent solution for that."
As for herself, Randell will graduate from the leadership program at the University of New Brunswick next spring. She is considering doing a one-year educational degree program before likely heading out to teach abroad and expanding her horizons.
"I'm not 100 per cent sure what my plans are, but I would definitely like to continue travelling and see more of the world," she said.


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North Carolina Votes To Add Gay Marriage Ban To State Constitution
Last night North Carolina became the 3oth state in the country to approve a constitutional amendment defining "marriage" as a union between a man and a woman. NC law has already had a law banning gay marriage for the past 16 years, but Amendment One will include the specific definition of marriage to the state constitution. According to reports from 95 percent of counties, 61 percent of the votes supported Amendment One. Meanwhile, only six states — Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Iowa — plus the District of Columbia allow gay marriage. In response to the NC ban, President Obama's campaign released a statement saying the president was "disappointed" in the outcome and found the amendment to be "divisive and discriminatory."
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