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NEWS FLASH! Beyoncé gave birth last night to a baby girl with husband Jay-Z and the name is reportedly Blue Ivy….or maybe Ivy Blue. Stay tuned for breaking baby name news….
The Beyoncé Baby Name Watch is in full swing, with rumors (false) flying that the singer's baby girl with producer Jay-Z was born on New Year's Eve and named Tiana–May.
While Tiana–May might be a pretty name, we're frankly hoping for something more original, more exotic, more – well, more like Beyoncé itself from the woman who made her own unique name a household word.
The name Beyoncé was created from the singer's mother Tina's maiden name, Beyincé. Her full name is Beyoncé Giselle Knowles, while dad Jay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter.
Inventive names run in Beyoncé's family. Her sister's name is Solange Piaget. Solange is a French saint's name that means "solemn." The Knowles' girls' maternal grandparents were named Lumis and Agnez.
Beyoncé has even created an alter-ego with an imposing name: Sasha Fierce, whom she's described as super-confident and fearless in a way she could never be.

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It was midnight near the docks in Wilmington, and dozens of registered sex offenders rousted from their sleep stood against a wall, their hands tied behind their backs, as armed parole agents searched their rooms.
A helicopter gunship whirred loudly while swarms of police cars blocked potential escape routes.
Looking frightened amid the commotion were a young woman and her children – innocents caught up in the September parole sweep called Operation Safe Haven.
The older boy, 5, sat on his mother's lap, looking bewildered, not speaking, and Xiomara Flores-Holguin of the county Department of Children and Family Services tried to make him feel at ease.
"You're beautiful," she told him, in a friendly manner. "You look like your mom."
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In years past, the family might have been left to fend for themselves.
Back then, law enforcement officers tended to focus solely on their criminal targets. Now, they ride out with specially trained social workers, who care for minors encountered in raids on illegal gangs, drug cartels, weapons dealers, human traffickers, child pornography rings, cults, terrorists and others.
"These are not your everyday social workers," said Emilio Mendoza, a supervisor of the DCFS' Multi-Agency Response Team.
They are on call 24/7, undergo training in tactical operations, and can quickly spot signs of abuse, neglect and danger to children.
"To this day, there's nothing like this in the country," Mendoza said.
On this particular night, MART was part of a parole sweep of three city blocks listed as the addresses of about 60 registered sex offenders, who are barred by state law from living near schools and parks.
One of the men happened to have company during the raid. While parole agents questioned him, MART looked after his girlfriend and her sons.
This collaboration between law enforcement officers and social workers was forged in 2004.
"MART started out as a conversation with a sheriff's captain who handled child abuse cases and then was transferred over to gangs," said Flores-Holguin. "He asked them, `What do you do with the kids?' And there was no answer."
"The reason we're successful is we're able to maintain integrity of law enforcement investigations," Mendoza added. "We don't compromise their undercover agents or informants and, in return, we ask that child safety never be compromised in order to maintain a case."
To date, MART has accompanied law enforcement agencies such as local police and sheriff's departments, as well as the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Secret Service, Marshals Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on about 8,000 operations.
They have rescued about 10,400 children encountered in raids and then handed them over to DCFS caseworkers.
Mendoza remembers a mother in Lakewood using her children as human shields to prevent law enforcement officers from searching their home. The father, a suspect in a crime, was hiding in a bathroom.
MART social workers persuaded the mother to let them take the children away. As the evacuation got under way, however, the father started shooting.
"The father opened fire on law enforcement, and they returned fire," Mendoza said. "This as our MART team is pulling the kids out the door."
MART social worker Yvette Vega recalled rescuing children from a father who participated in a drive-by shooting while they were in the backseat.
Then there was the father caught trying to escape through the backdoor of his house, leaving his toddler asleep in a room with black tar heroin and syringes all over the floor.
MART also took care of a 9-year-old boy who showed deputies where an adult had stashed three loaded guns in their home. One of the guns had been used in a murder.
They have found many instances of children being exposed to weapons and drugs.
Often, it is hidden in their cribs, closets and even milk bottles.
For parole administrator Joseph Martinez, who helped lead Operation Safe Haven, MART can be indispensable.
"Usually when we have these large operations, we like to bring them along," he said. "MART is able to assess the situation and take the action they believe is necessary for the safety of children."
Even after decades on the job, Flores Holguin is still shocked that parents would use their babies' cribs to store drugs and weapons, and teach their toddlers to flash gang signs.
"I don't know if I've seen the worst," she said. "It's a very scary thought."


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Sometimes it's hard to remember that perpetually preggo/low-key mom Jennifer Garner first won our hearts as the hyper-alert, latex-clad CIA operative and SD-6 double agent on Alias. Sure, in later seasons the plotlines were harder to follow than one of the show's fabled Rambaldi codes, but audiences rooted for Round Kick Queen Sydney Bristow no matter what risqué disguise or mission she was assigned. It was almost enough to forgive Elektra — almost.
Secret weapons: Wigs, foreign languages, martial arts, whatever gadget Marshall invented that week
If we had our way, we'd start every morning with The Help's maid-turned-accidental-civil-rights-activist telling us, "You is kind, you is smart, you is important." Thanks to the courage from god — and the increasingly dastardly deeds of the horrible Miss Hilly Holbrook — this Mississippi lady had the courage to expose racism, mobilize her community, and finally set out to start a new life.
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Get an overview of this hotel5-star beach resort with a full-service spa
Popular property highlights
Located in Laksmana, this beachfront resort is connected to a shopping center and within 1 mi (2 km) of Petitenget Temple and Seminyak Square. Kuta Beach and Carrefour Plaza Kuta are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Resort Features
Catch some rays at the beach or spend the day relaxing at The Oberoi, Bali's full-service spa. Then enjoy a meal at one of the resort's 2 restaurants.
Room Amenities
All 74 rooms boast deep soaking tubs and offer free WiFi and sitting areas. Free wired Internet and 24-hour room service are standard, as are LCD TVs with satellite channels.
Guest Highlights
- Top-notch restaurant on site
- Good location
- Beach
- Pool
- Helpful staff
The Oberoi, Bali
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, The Oberoi, Bali features an outdoor tennis court and an outdoor pool. Dining is available at one of the resort's 2 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the resort's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.
Business amenities at this 5-star property consist of a 24-hour business center, limo/town car service, and a meeting room. Event facilities measure 1163 square feet (108 square meters). This luxury resort also offers a fitness center, spa services, and a library. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The Oberoi, Bali is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 74
- Number of floors - 1
- Bar/lounge
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-in
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Hair salon
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- One meeting room
- Luggage storage
- Shopping on site
- Laundry facilities
- Library
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Free valet parking
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Terrace
- Picnic area
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (feet) - 1163
- Year Built 1978
- Free area shuttle
- Number of restaurants - 2
- Free self parking
- Conference space size (meters) - 108
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach towels
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Outdoor pool
- Wedding services
- Free shopping center shuttle
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Garden
- 24-hour business center
- Free reception
- Outdoor tennis court
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Free self parking, Free valet parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Separate sitting area
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Phone
- Premium TV channels
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free bottled water
- Microwave (on request)
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Private bathroom
- Separate bathtub and shower
- Free toiletries
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Room service (24 hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Rollaway/extra beds (free)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Satellite TV service
- Pillow menu
Where to Eat
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Kura Kura Restaurant - Overlooking the ocean, this fine-dining restaurant serves dinner only.
Kayu Bar - Onsite bar.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the resort include an outdoor tennis court, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Windsurfing nearby
- Rafting nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Mountain biking nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Playground on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding on site
- Tennis lessons on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Ecotours nearby
Spa Services
The Oberoi Spa has 2 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and Ayurvedic.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
- Number of treatment rooms 2
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Ayurvedic treatments
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! One child 11 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
- Free rollaway/extra beds!
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- No pets or service animals allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between IDR 472500 and IDR 472500 for adults, IDR 270000 and IDR 270000 for children (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: IDR 650000 per vehicle (one way)
- Airport shuttle fee per child: IDR 650000 (one-way), (from 6 to 9 years old)
Hotel Name
- Oberoi Bali Hotel Seminyak
- Oberoi Bali Seminyak
- Oberoi Hotel Bali
- Oberoi Hotel Seminyak
- Oberoi Seminyak
- Seminyak Oberoi
- The Oberoi Bali Hotel Seminyak
- The Oberoi Bali Seminyak
- Bali Oberoi
- Oberoi Bali
- Oberoi Bali Hotel
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. One child 11 years old or younger stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation. No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.


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Petals Around the RoseLogic puzzles require you to think. You will have to be logical in your reasoning.
You roll five dice. The computer calculates the score. Your job is to find out what the computer based the score on.
If you roll 5, 4, 6, 3, and 5, the score is 10.
If you roll 1, 3, 3, 4, and 2, the score is 4.
If you roll 1, 6, 2, 6, and 4,the score is 0.
What is the method?
HintThink of the title. The score is never odd. Picture the dice in your head.
AnswerOnly the dice that have a centre dot are counted (3 and five). Count the number of dots around the centre dot. These "petals" are the score. A five on the die gets a score of 4, and a three on the die gets a score of 2.
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I walk on freakin coloring book-sized flat feet. 4E is comfortable for me. Dad wears 6E and I'm probably just used to nothing fitting so even 2Es are tolerable. Size is only 11 or so, just mega wide.
Buying things in-store I've been wearing New Balance and Vans only for like 15 years. DG only in the New B's. Considering buying online for the first time.
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Val Cleary and his wife, Margaret Jennings, took a big risk when they decided to open The Harp in 2010.
Val Cleary and his wife, Margaret Jennings, took a big risk when they decided to open The Harp in 2010.
A general contractor and an attorney, respectively, they both had full-time jobs. The location on the corner of South Third and Greenfield streets was marginal, and had been home to failed restaurants, including, long ago, a Hardee's. The building had been gutted back to the perimeter walls, and the couple had no previous restaurant experience. At the very least, the project would be an uphill battle.
The seed was planted when Cleary and his friend, John Sweeney, mused about the idea while enjoying a pint at The Dubliner. Jennings told me that if The Dubliner had food, The Harp probably would have never existed. The seed germinated – ironically, from lack of nourishment – and the friends went forward with the restaurant project.
A good deal of water has passed under the bridge since 2010. Sweeney has both left and returned, and The Harp has gone from a good idea to a neighborhood fixture.
There's an essence to the place that's difficult to grasp just by seeing it. From the outside, The Harp is a humble concrete block of a building with a bit of a patio out front. Inside, the d�cor gets pubbier with some dark wood and subdued lighting, but that scheme has been used heavily since the proliferation of McPubs in the '80s, so it can't be relied upon. The truth – the essence of the place – comes in a glass, on a plate, or in a bowl, served with care. The essence is comfort food and hospitality.
Although we pride ourselves on hospitality here in the South, we must admit that we did not invent it. The Gaelic phrase "c�ad m�le f�ilte," literally, "a hundred thousand welcomes," appears in embroidery over the bar at The Harp.
Cleary and Jennings are zealous about the food and the experience. The ingredients have to be good and fresh, and the preparation must be exacting. Side dishes like mashed potatoes might get a cursory regard elsewhere, but they are prepared fresh three times a day at The Harp. It may be an understatement, but the Irish are serious about their potatoes.
The only thing that comes in a can is Boddingtons Pub Ale.
The authenticity of the fare at The Harp is assured by Cleary, a Dubliner himself, but the menu goes well beyond the backbone of traditional Irish food. Daily specials make it possible for regulars to enjoy something different every night of the week, and for the talented kitchen staffers to flex their culinary muscles.
The family helps out at The Harp. Cleary's son, Dwayne, came over from Ireland two years ago to help run the place. His daughter, Richelle, is working at the restaurant over the summer before returning to Ireland to study law. Jennings' sister Betsy is a nurse who moonlights baking the delicious house-made desserts and rolls for The Harp.
In talking with the owners, it becomes clear that profitability and success aren't necessarily the same thing. Jennings mentioned a number of ideas she got from other people in the restaurant business that would help The Harp's profitability. Those ideas weren't considered because they would mean compromising on the food or service, or would disrespect the employees. She admits that a lot of decisions have been made in a seat-of-the-pants style, but said they've always been based on what was the right thing to do. Jennings describes it as mix of being ethical and stubborn.
At the end of the day, if you do the right thing, have a good product, get to spend time with family and feed people who appreciate the effort, then you can feel successful in your venture. By that definition, The Harp is a huge success.
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Looking at what should've been Wrestlemania 29
by, 03-05-2013 at 02:05 PM (5919 Views)
In this blog I'm going to look at what I believe should've been this years Wrestlemania card. Let me know what you think.
Main Event #1
Undertaker vs Cena
Now this match's build up would be simple it's The Streak vs Super Cena. As we all know Cena is almost unbeatable and the Undertaker has never lost a Wrestlemania match. This would be the match where people would think the Undertaker could lose.
Winner: Undertaker
Main Event #2
The Rock vs Daniel Bryan
This match's build up would've started at Raw 1000. (Where The Rock Rock Bottomed Daniel Bryan) At the Royal Rumble Bryan would've cost The Rock the title match with Punk. Then the next night on Raw Rock could've talked about how Bryan stuck his nose where it didn't be long and Bryan could've counter The Rock by saying that he wouldn't messed with The Rock if he hadn't of gotten in his business and besides that The Rock has no right to a title match he's a movie star not a wrestler. Then the GM would've given The Rock his rematch and Bryan would been barred from ringside. At the EC Bryan could attack The Rock in the back and again Rock would lose to Punk. The next night on RAW The Rock could call out Bryan saying, "I was a wrestler long before anyone ever heard of the bearded troll known as Daniel Bryan." Then, Bryan could say that if the Rock really wants to make a statement and prove that he deserved to be the number one contender he could face him in a match at Wrestlemania. Then sometime before Wrestlemania Bryan would put The Rock in the NO Lock and The Rock would say, "I'll see you at Wrestlemania. If you smell what The Rock is cooking!"
Winner: The Rock
WWE Title Main Event #3
CM Punk vs Lesnar
At the EC during Punk vs Rock; Punk would hit Heyman by accident and the next night Lesnar would show up and demand that Punk bow down to Heyman and hand the title over to him as a gesture of how sorry he is. Punk would say, "I don't bow down to you or anyone else. I'm the best in the world and I've been the champion for 400+ days. And to spell it out for you that means I'm better than you. I could leave you laying right in the center of this ring if I wanted." Lesnar would try to F5 Punk but he would escape. Then there feud would continue week after week with Punk being one step ahead of Lesnar. Then the week before Wrestlemania Lesnar would F5 Punk and leave him laying.
Winner: CM Punk
World Title
Big Show vs Ryback
Big Show would've never lost the World Title and Ryback would've never faced Punk for the title or The Shield. So it would be the unstoppable Big Show vs the undefeated Ryback.
Winner: Ryback
Iron Man Match
Jericho vs Ziggler
This match is hopefully going to happen but you never know. Now to how I would book the match. Jericho is making his entrance one night and Ziggler hits him from behind with the brief case. Then Ziggler could go to the ring and say, "I was trying to do you a favor last year when I ended your WWE career. No one wants to see you continuing to embarrass yourself day after day in this ring. When was the last time you won a match? Face it your washed up! So why don't you just go back to your band and maybe you'll make it there." Then we wouldn't see Jericho on TV for a few weeks while he toured with his band. Then one night on Raw he would attack Ziggler and they could brawl all over the arena. The GM could then sign the two up for a iron man match.
Winner: Ziggler
The Shield vs Orton, Kane, Sheamus
The build up for this match would be all that all these men have been attacked by the Sheild and want revenge. Simple.
Winner: The Shield
US Title
Cesaro vs Swagger
The US champion vs the All American; American. Swagger could start out by saying that Cesaro is not a real American and only real American's have the right to hold the US title. Cesaro could counter by saying the America is the land of the free and he came here to make a name for himself and to bring glory to the US title. I think that would be the start of a great feud.
Winner: Cesaro
Money in the Bank
Mark Henry vs Cody vs Damian vs Christian vs Wade Barrett vs Ryder vs Alberto vs the winner of the dark match
Winner: Cody
The Miz vs Ric Flair
The first person to apply the FIGURE FOUR wins.
Winner: The Miz
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Brandon Workman, RHP, Red Sox (Double-A Portland)
I've felt that Workman's ultimate role lies in the bullpen, but there's also been some improvement with loosening up the delivery and becoming less jerky with the arm action. The pitcher does still expend some extra energy, and longer frames do take their toll on him. I still see a seventh- or eighth-inning-reliever role as the best fit long-term, but more of a chance he can stick around as a starter for the near future. The growth of the fastball command is a good sign that Workman is taking steps toward getting closer to the majors, and should help boost his case for getting a crack at Triple-A as a starter. –Chris Mellen
Eddie Butler, RHP, Rockies (Low-A Asheville)
Alen Hanson, SS, Pirates (High-A Bradenton)
Defensively, Hanson still has some questions, but range in the field is not one of them. He routinely gets to balls that would get by a lot of shortstops and his glove is reliable. The errors (13 this year) can be attributed to his arm. He throws off-balance too often and gets lazy by dropping his arm and throwing across his body, which leads to errant throws. The rush in his mechanics seems to be caused by the lack of arm strength, a requisite skill for the left side of the infield. From what I have seen --and the other scouts I have talked to all seem to agree--second base will be his ultimate home on the diamond. With the energy and passion he brings to the field everyday, along with his bat, there will always be a position and spot in the lineup for a player like Hanson. –Chris King
Bruce Rondon, RHP, Detroit Tigers (Triple-A Toledo)
Garrett Gould, RHP, Dodgers (High-A Quakes)
Gould needs to refine his control and command of all his pitches if he is going to make it to Double-A this season. When he's going well, he can feature three league-average or better pitches. That is not something to give up on but if the control and command don't show up, he could be toiling in the low minors for a couple more seasons. –Chris Rodriguez
Domingo Santana, OF, Astros (Double-A Corpus Christi)
Mike O'Neill, OF, St. Louis Cardinals (Double-A Springfield)
Andrew Toles, OF, Rays (Low-A Bowling Green)
Gary Sanchez, C, Yankees (High-A Tampa)
At the plate there is a lot to like. He has a swing that doesn't have a lot of holes and consistently shows raw power. His approach is strong and with a nice level swing he can find gaps anywhere. Because he has natural power Sanchez doesn't need to swing with an uppercut to generate home runs. The one thing that has stood out so far this season is his ability and desire to work the count and improve his strikeout and walk rates. Last year he struck out 132 times to only 32 walks; this he has 24 Ks but 12 walks. Those numbers, and his five homers, are an encouraging sign that he's recognizing pitches better and willing to work an at-bat. Big-league teams can never have enough catching, so it would not be surprising to see Sanchez rise. –Chris King
Alex Yarbrough, 2B, Angels (High-A 66ers)
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May 06, 2013 07:24 AM
Wasn't Alex Yarbrough drafted from Ole Miss and not high school?
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Can we encourage making thread titles somewhat descriptive?
How much harder is it to write
"Nene likely to re-sign"
"Potential Free Agent PF Off Board"
Or, "Iverson wants to make comeback"
rather than
"He wants another shot..."
not to pick on these two, b/c there are many more like this...
but it seems a little bit like trolling for hits (why anyone would want to troll for thread hits is beyond me). Or maybe people are just not thinking about it. Anyway, I wouldn't mind if we changed these very vague thread titles when they popped up.


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Get an overview of this hotelStylish hotel with terrace overlooking Copacabana
Popular property highlights
Near Sugarloaf Mountain
Located on lively Avenida Atlântica, PortoBay Rio Internacional places guests just steps from Copacabana Beach. It's a 7-minute drive to the Sugarloaf Mountain cable car, and a scenic 30 minutes by car through Tijuca Forest National Park to the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue.
Panoramic views
Guests can enjoy panoramic views of the beach with a caipirinha on the terrace. The fitness center, pool, and sauna are also on the roof. Breakfast includes a tempting selection of tropical fruits, and La Finestra Restaurant serves classic Brazilian cuisine for lunch and dinner, daily.
A balcony and free WiFi
Each of the stylish, airy rooms and unique suites come with huge windows and a terrace, and some have sweeping views across Copacabana Beach. Guests can stay connected with free WiFi and watch their favorite shows on cable TV. It's easy to cool down with a frosty drink from the minibar.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Beach
- Breakfast and onsite bar
- Pool
- Helpful staff
PortoBay Rio Internacional
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an outdoor pool, PortoBay Rio Internacional provides a sauna, a steam room, and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant, open daily. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. A computer station is located on site and high-speed WiFi access is complimentary.
This 4-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center. 4 meeting rooms are available. This beach hotel also offers a terrace, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in the lobby. For a surcharge, a one-way airport shuttle (available on request) is offered to guests.
PortoBay Rio Internacional has designated areas for smoking.
- 24-hour front desk
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Free WiFi
- Computer station
- Rooftop terrace
- Luggage storage
- Designated smoking areas
- Concierge services
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors - 20
- Total number of rooms - 117
- Poolside bar
- Restaurant
- 24-hour business center
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Sauna
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Steam room
- Outdoor pool
- Television in common areas
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Premium bedding
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Free weekday newspaper
- Bathrobes
- Minibar
- Free toiletries
- Shower only
- Cable TV service
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Free WiFi
- In-room massage available
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Room service (24 hours)
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6 AM and 10 AM.
La Finestra - This brasserie serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a sauna, a steam room, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
Spa Services
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- No onsite parking is available.
- Tourism fee: BRL 3 per accommodation, per night
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: BRL 48 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: BRL 220 per vehicle (one way)
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Parents or a legal guardian traveling with children under 18 years must present the child's birth certificate and an identity card with photo (passport, for example) at the check-in. For international travels from Brazil, if just one of the parents is traveling with the child, she/he must present – in addition to the child's certificate of birth and identity card with photo – a letter authorizing the trip signed by the other parent with a notarial certification of signature. In case the parents or the legal guardian, as applicable, cannot or are unwilling to give this authorization, a judicial authorization is required. People who intend to travel to Brazil with children must consult with the Brazilian consulate before traveling for more information. Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Tulo, Fowler return to Rockies' lineup in finale
DENVER -- Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki and center fielder Dexter Fowler were back in the Rockies' lineup on Thursday. Tulowitzki was hit with a Dillon Gee pitch on the left elbow in the first game Tuesday and pinch-hit in the second game of a doubleheader. Tulowitzki said he could have played Wednesday had the Rockies-Mets game not been postponed by snow and cold, but that the day off was good for his elbow.
Fowler fouled a ball off his left foot Sunday at San Diego. He didn't play in Tuesday's first game and struck out as a pinch-hitter in the second game. Fowler said his foot was "a little sore" Wednesday "but nothing I can't play through." Before Thursday's game, Fowler said his foot was "still a little sore, but it doesn't matter."
Jack Etkin is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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WPS, Dan River rally
March 25, 2002,
New York — In a sudden and unexpected burst of good news — for an industry better known for its hard-luck stories — stock prices surged sharply higher last week for two major home fashions players, WestPoint Stevens and Dan River.
Beaten up and left for dead over the past 12 months — just like the broader textiles industry — both stocks had been trading near their 52-week lows until launching a strong rally a little more than a week ago.
Over the same time frame, WestPoint stock zoomed up by 28.2 percent, climbing to $2.50 a share from just $1.95 the week before.
Spokesmen for both companies declined to comment on the activity of the stock price.
The acceleration in stock price could signal a long-awaited recovery in the home fashions business and comes as major textiles producers are saying that first-quarter business, so far, is remarkably strong. Indeed, sales for the January through March period are rising at a heady double-digit pace, said several textiles producers, driven by refreshingly strong sales of home fashions at retail and low retail inventories that suddenly need restocking.
Indeed, in the Commerce Department's recent report on February retail sales, home-related categories were the strongest of all retail channels of distribution by a wide margin. Sales of furniture and home furnishings retailers jumped up by 1.5 percent during the month, following a 0.4 percent increase in January and a 1.4 percent jump in December.
And the picture looks even brighter when measured against the past 12 months. Since last February, according to government numbers, sales in furniture and home furnishings stores have climbed by 5.8 percent. In stark contrast, sales at clothing and accessories stores were virtually flat, edging up a skimpy 0.5 percent. And overall sales in department stores and discounters also moved up at a slower pace than those of home furnishings retailers, adding on 4.8 percent.
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Fog lifting at Denver Int'l Airport after delays
Operations are returning to normal at Denver International Airport now that fog there is lifting. Full story
Operations are returning to normal at Denver International Airport now that fog there is lifting. Full story
On Tuesday afternoon a tornado passed by the Denver International Airport. There were no reports of damage or injuries. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
Snow pounded Denver, Colo., Saturday, falling at more than an inch per hour at times. Nearly 500 flights out of Denver International Airport had to be canceled. The Weather Channel's Mike Seidel reports.
DENVER (Reuters) - A powerful Pacific storm dumped heavy snow across Colorado on Saturday, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights at Denver International Airport and the postponement of a Major League Soccer game. Full story
DENVER (Reuters) - A wind-driven snowstorm blanketed eastern Colorado on Sunday, creating blizzard conditions on the High Plains and prompting the cancellation of 200 flights in and out of Denver International Airport, authorities said. Full story
Colorado's mile-high altitude and welcoming attitude could bring a commercial spaceport to the Rocky Mountain state. Full story
A Transportation Security Administration worker rubs her hands across a elderly female traveler's chest during a patdown search at Denver International Airport in Denver November 23, 2010. REUTERS/Rick Wilking
A ground crew worker guides a Spirit Airlines Airbus A319 aircraft, arriving from Las Vegas, into gate A31 at Denver International Airport welcoming Spirit Airlines to Denver Thursday morning. Andy Cross, The Denver Post
Transportation Security Agency workers carry out security checks at Denver International Airport, the day before the Thanksgiving holiday in Denver November 24, 2010. The Obama administration said May 7, 2012 that Middle East authorities had seized an improved underwear bomb within the last 10 days
A truck sprays de-icing fluid onto an airplane preparing for takeoff during a storm that brought some snow and a fast plunge in temperature overnight to Denver International Airport, Tuesday April 9, 2013. Despite some cancellations, over one thousand planes have been deiced and flown out of DIA sin
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Southwest flight 513 blew three tires after it had to abort takeoff from Denver International Airport Monday afternoon, January 21, 2013.


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Most people look at the cedar in Drew Endy's front yard and admire its graceful green boughs, heavy with needles, sap and cones.
Endy sees something much different: an industrial manufacturing platform, waiting to be exploited.
"I dream we could someday reprogram trees that could self-assemble a computer chip in your front yard," exudes the brilliant and intense Stanford University scientist, who has emerged as a leading evangelist in the new field of synthetic biology.
One gene at a time, Endy and other elite teams of Bay Area scientists are striving to design and build organisms unlike anything made by Mother Nature.
It's not yet possible to create artificial life from scratch. But it's getting closer, through projects that essentially swap out a cell's original operating system for a lab-designed one. These made-to-order creations then can be put to work.
The Human Genome Project gave us the ability to read nature's instruction manual -- DNA -- like words in a book. But the real opportunities, scientists say, lie in our ability to not only read genetic code, but to write it, then build it using off-the-shelf chemical ingredients, strung together like holiday lights. It is the creation of new genomes -- and a new frontier in bioengineering.
Synthetic biology works because biological creatures are, in essence, programmable manufacturing systems. The DNA instruction manual buried inside every cell -- its software, in a sense -- can be replaced with a man-made version, giving us the ability to tell it what to make.
This presages the distant day when Endy's big Menlo Park cedar churns out computer chips, not cones. Or makes cancer-fighting drugs. Or fuels. Or building materials. Or anything else.
There are concerns about safety and ethics. In the wrong hands, lone villains or rogue regimes could unleash dangerous life forms. A review in 2010 by a White House commission concluded the field needs monitoring, but the risks are still limited.
Synthetic biology is different from genetic engineering, which simply inserts a gene from one organism into another.
"Syn biologists" are engineers who construct whole new genomes -- using made-to-order parts from foundries, or "fabs," much as industry orders up cast and machined metal parts.
They might use naturally existing genes, but they apply them for a new purpose. They might redesign them. Or they might design genes from scratch, like Legos.
Frustrated by the lengthy, ad hoc and trial-and-error progress of current "bio-manufacturing" techniques, the National Science Foundation and the Pentagon are funding foundries to produce the stuff of life.
A $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant established the Emeryville-based BIOFAB lab, led by UC Berkeley and Stanford engineers. It is expected to produce thousands of free standardized DNA parts -- and the publicly available codes needed to assemble them.
The Pentagon's science wing, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, has awarded a coveted $3.2 million grant to Stanford and $8 million to Emeryville-based company Amyris, co-founded by UC Berkeley's Jay Keasling.
The DARPA program, known as Living Foundries, "is focused on developing currently unattainable technologies and products ... including fluoropolymers, antifungal agents, enzymes, lubricants and coatings, as well as biosensors," DARPA program director Alicia Jackson wrote in an email.
The commercial market has jumped in, as well, selling genes or stitched-together gene sequences. The components can be ordered from companies such as Agilent in Santa Clara or DNA2.0 in Menlo Park. All they need is a credit card.
It's not easy to jump-start life. Almost any scientist can type out gene sequences on a computer, order the genes and then assemble them.
But getting them to communicate to do what you want them to do? That's far tougher.
Keasling has succeeded, making the first bona fide product using synthetic biology: a lifesaving anti-malarial medicine, artemisinin.
His team dismantled three organisms, extracted the genes they wanted, and then custom-built a new genome. But this wasn't just any genome: It held the instructions needed to produce chemicals for artemisinin.
Routine production of the drug is under way, with a goal of manufacturing 35 tons this year.
"It's like brewing beer or wine -- but instead of alcohol, you have your chemical of choice come out. And it is completely renewable," Keasling said.
What worked for artemisinin can work for other products, Keasling said.
"There's no reason why you can't produce petroleum from microbes," he said. "Or plants to clean up the environment, sucking carbon out of the atmosphere."
Others are moving toward the ultimate step: creating life in the laboratory.
Genome-sequencing maverick J. Craig Venter leaped forward in 2010, when his team in Baltimore created the first self-replicating "synthetic" bacterial cell -- proving that genomes can be designed on computers, made in a lab, transplanted into a cell and "booted up" to replicate itself.
As proof, Petri dishes full of its progeny thrive in Venter's lab.
Endy is reminded of the field's potential every time he pedals his bicycle out a driveway blanketed by his cedar's pollen.
"Holy cow," he said. "Imagine this surplus capacity! Biology is the most incredible manufacturing platform on the planet."
Contact Lisa M. Krieger at 650-492-4098.


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If you want a chronically injured former No. 1 pick signed for $4.5 million annually through 2021, check the waiver wire. Rick DiPietro is available.
The Islanders put DiPietro, healthy for the first time in years but barely playing, on waivers on Friday afternoon, according to Newsday's Arthur Staple.
—DiPietro: 'I learned the hard way'
The move makes sense for two large reasons: DiPietro's contract all but guarantees that he'll make it through waivers, and he needs to play. The AHL's Bridgeport Sound Tigers are good place for that.
DiPietro had made just 47 appearances over the last four seasons because of an endless string of injuries. So far in 2013, he's 0-3 with a 4.10 GAA and .855 percentage.
As is always the case with the Islanders, there's a financial component to the decision. DiPietro's contract still counts against the Isles' cap, courtesy of the new CBA's so-called "Wade Redden rule" that stops franchises from burying bad contracts in the minor leagues. That's actually a good thing for New York, because they need to stay above the salary cap floor.
The move also means that nearly $11 million of the Isles' $53-plus million payroll is eaten up by three guys who don't play for them. The team is still paying Alexei Yashin $2.2 million in buyout money, and Tim Thomas counts $4.04 million against the cap without actually collecting a salary.


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Welcome to the Symonds Home Page!
This page has been accessed times.
You will find some family and social history here.
In Cornwall, the paternal Symonds and Caust homes.
In Essex, the White and Hills families were also carpenters.
Apart from the personal interest, there will be contact with Cornish Associations and Family History Groups around the world.
Enjoy your stay with us!
[The paternal Symonds Family Story and its family tree - In Cornwall and Australia]
[The maternal Lloyd and Verran Story and the family tree - In Somerset, Cornwall and South Australia]
Or you might still like to look at the links to other places, images of a book and places in New South Wales,
before you move on to the many other pages on this site!
You can move down the page to:
[Symonds Family History Book - Cornwall & South Australia]
[Lloyd and Verran Family History - Muchelney SOM, Armagh SA AUS & Cornwall]
[Cornish Association of NSW]
[Clare Regional History Group, South Australia]
[Armagh near Clare SA and Muchelney SOM ENG]
My favourite sayings are ...
Find a hole in the ground; there be a Cornishman at bottom.
Find a Somerset man and he's making zoyder, so he says.
Some of my favourite places on the Web ....
Return to page top.
We live in Cronulla, NSW Australia.
From our front patio, we look out over Gunnamatta Bay.
The view on the Opening Day of the yachting season is like this.
Return to page top.
Personal Family and Social History
See my paternal Family History of 256pp, published 1993.
"Which Francis Symonds? Cornish Oak or Australian Eucalypt?"
A History of the Symonds Families in Cornwall and Australia 1675 to 1992
The earliest Symonds story can be read next, with more to come.
The Indian Queen Inn story is the story of my Symonds ancestors who built a posting house which became an Inn,
then gave its name to a village which became a town in mid-Cornwall.
My Symonds Family Tree has found roots in a Web Page so that you can explore those who appear elsewhere in the Symonds story.
Cornish Association of NSW Involvements
Waratah Flowers in the Blue Mountains
CANSW Stories Projects
The CANSW Secretary and the Webmaster have worked
together to transfer of the Stories of the Byng, Cadia and Cobar
regions onto a new set of CANSW pages at the
Please try it out.
The removal of these pages
Committee member and assisting with their history projects.
The CRHG Web Page can be accessed at History Group.
Meanwhile, if you need advice, contact the Curator, Helen Perry, by email
or write to Clare Regional History Group, PO Box 6, Clare SA 5453, Australia.
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South Australia
The origin of the CRHG membership began
with a search for
the Lloyd family property
at Armagh near Clare in South Australia.
You can explore how this happened in
the first Lloyd history page
Somerset, England
That search led on to Muchelney in Somerset
where you would see scenes such as these.
If you wish, you can go directly to
the Muchelney page.
View the connection between the Verran Family of Cornwall
and the Lloyds of Somerset in the Clare Valley at Armagh in South Australia.
If you wish to visit Clare to investigate history
- and of course the wines of the district - you could stay at what was
the site of the old Chaff Mill,
dating to the 1860s. It was originally part of Inchiquin, the estate of Clare's founder E.B. Gleeson and was threatened with demolition in 1987.
With a determined effort, it has become the Chaff Mill Village, with accommodation, gardens and shops.
Look at its Web pages to see what its history was and what it now is.
Visit it or stay there.
Member of: Cornish Association of Victoria, Society of Australian Genealogists,
South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society, Cornwall Family History Society,
Somerset and Dorset Family History Society.
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researchers have changed their surnames or are deceased.
If you have a link to these pages on your broswer, please delete it.
We regret that the S&D pages were closed as of 17 December 2010.
This Home page will remain as our main link for all the other pages on this site.
Many of the entries had incorrect email and postal addresses and some of the researchers have changed their surnames or are deceased.
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We regret that the S&D pages were closed as of 17 December 2010.
This page is maintained by John L. Symonds. Updated 1 June 2012.
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hi, my name is Justin. over the past year ive sat shikantaza in soto zen traditions, but I am more interested in Theravada and vipassana, which is what ive been practicing lately. I know there are some good teachers, centers, and retreats in my state. unfortunately, those are all in the northern part of new mexico, im as south as you can get. there are zen and Tibetan centers here, so im familiar with sangha stuff. i also watch a lot of videos by yuttadhammo and ajahn brahm. im registering and introducing myself because im sure ill have some questions. ive also checked these boards from time to time over the past year or so.
when i first became interested in Buddhism a few years back (but wasn't practicing, just meditation here and there), it was because i was intrigued. now, and over the past year, its been because ive bottomed out from suffering. beliefs are a form of suffering for myself too, and ive held them all, believe me. im not anti-supernatural stuff, or even an atheist, its just those beliefs have done nothing for me, and only bring me more suffering. that's why i like Theravada approach. and if i get to a point where i meet god in meditation, then i met him/her/it. if i get to a point where i "become one with everything" from my practice, then i will be one with everything. but as for now, those things are only talk and blanket statements to me and do nothing for my liberation.
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In case you hadn't noticed, Google (GOOG) broached $700 earlier this morning.
These past few weeks, the focus of the tech media has been on Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB) and even Yahoo! (YHOO) and Research In Motion (RIMM).
But what about Google?
The stock never had nearly as long a fall as Apple did, which has been declining from its all-time September high of $705. Google got up to an all-time peak of $774 in October, then dropped to $639 by the middle of last month. That's a 17% drop from the all-time high, whereas Apple's decline was 25% at the steepest point.
Now, with Google back to the $700 area, the stock has seen nearly a 10% gain from the lows.
What's been working for this name? Well, while Apple is the largest company out there, and has a target on its back as a result, Google does not. Because of that, its critics are less vociferous about future growth prospects, and market players don't use it like a cash machine for rebalancing in the same way they do Apple.
Google has also been keeping its head down, doing great search as its YouTube segment continues to take off. It's in the middle of the year-end quarter, and some reports say the company has seen positive results from its switch to paid listings in the "shopping" module.
Google is scheduled to report earnings in January, and there's likely little chance it will disappoint. We might see more evidence here of a lower cost-per-click rate due to the mobile shift, but that should be countered with the increased paid clicks -- which, again, seem poised to get a big boost the from shopping-module shift.
I think the stock will continue on its upward trajectory through the spring and summer, with a probable rise to the $800 area in store. The shares are in a nice little air pocket right here.
When the January report emerges, it will also be interesting to see what impact, if any, Google took from Apple's move in the latest iPhone operating system this quarter -- swapping the Google Maps app with its own Maps offering.


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The Q.i. Value ranks companies using four ratios. These ratios consist of EBITDA Yield, FCF Yield, Liquidity, and Earnings Yield. The purpose of the Q.i. Value is to help identify companies that are the most undervalued. Typically, the lower the value, the more undervalued the company tends to be. Aixtron SE (DB:AIXA) currently has a Q.i. Value of 59.00000. Investors often have a large selection of stocks to research when looking to add to the portfolio. Investors have the ability to employ many different strategies to help beat the stock market. In the end, the main goal is typically to maximize profits while minimizing risk. Investors commonly strive to diversify the portfolio in order to minimize risk. Most serious investors are well aware of the risks when entering the equity market. Investors may choose to own stocks across multiple industries to keep from having all the eggs in one basket. Others may choose companies of different size, and even delve into foreign markets. Finding those hidden gems in the stock market may not be the easiest of chores. Investors may have to spend many hours doing the research and crunching the numbers.
Checking in on some valuation rankings, Aixtron SE (DB:AIXA) has a Value Composite score of 67. Developed by James O'Shaughnessy, the VC score uses five valuation ratios. These ratios are price to earnings, price to cash flow, EBITDA to EV, price to book value, and price to sales.
The VC is displayed as a number between 1 and 100. In general, a company with a score closer to 0 would be seen as undervalued, and a score closer to 100 would indicate an overvalued company. Adding a sixth ratio, shareholder yield, we can view the Value Composite 2 score which is currently sitting at 62.
Watching some historical volatility numbers on shares of Aixtron SE (DB:AIXA), we can see that the 12 month volatility is presently 54.921900. The 6 month volatility is 45.397700, and the 3 month is spotted at 42.428300.
Following volatility data can help measure how much the stock price has fluctuated over the specified time period. Although past volatility action may help project future stock volatility, it may also be vastly different when taking into account other factors that may be driving price action during the measured time period.
We can now take a quick look at some historical stock price index data. Aixtron SE (DB:AIXA) presently has a 10 month price index of 1.74995. The price index is calculated by dividing the current share price by the share price ten months ago. A ratio over one indicates an increase in share price over the period. A ratio lower than one shows that the price has decreased over that time period.
Looking at some alternate time periods, the 12 month price index is 1.45913, the 24 month is 1.44089, and the 36 month is 0.79820. Narrowing in a bit closer, the 5 month price index is 2.30741, the 3 month is 1.36763, and the 1 month is currently 1.07975.
Aixtron SE (DB:AIXA) has a current ERP5 Rank of 12935. The ERP5 Rank may assist investors with spotting companies that are undervalued. This ranking uses four ratios. These ratios are Earnings Yield, ROIC, Price to Book, and 5 year average ROIC. When looking at the ERP5 ranking, it is generally considered the lower the value, the better.


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Hot 97's annual Summer Jam has provided no shortage of headlines each year. From Jay-Z infamously (pun intended) showing Prodigy's childhood dance class pictures, to the current spat between Nicki Minaj, Peter Rosenberg and Funkmaster Flex, the good folks at WQHT always manage to set the summer off with some controversy. This weekend found Lil Wayne pulling the first lady of YMCMB out of the Summer Jam festivities after some cameras caught Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg making what Nicki Minaj perceived to be a slight of her hit single, "Starships."
"I see the real Hip Hop heads sprinkled in here," Rosenberg told a small crowd. "I see them. I know there are some chicks here waiting to sing 'Starships' later. I'm not talking to y'all right now. I'm here to talk about real Hip Hop."
Offended by the remarks, Lil Wayne reportedly pulled Nicki and YMCMB out of the event when she was originally scheduled to be the headliner. This wasn't a particularly good look on either side. Like many terrestrial radio stations that cater to the "urban" demographic, Hot 97 bills itself as "the World's most recognized source of Hip Hop and R&B." So pulling the "not Hip Hop enough" card can be bad for business. And YMCMB ends up looking like the petulant children we often accuse them of being when they shut down media requests, throw sneak disses and have Twitter marriages.
The Semantics Of Labeling Something Hip Hop Or Pop
By traditional, East Coast, sample-based, boom bap standards, "Starships" is wack. If we're using that as the only standard, "Starships" isn't even Hip Hop. I'm confused, because as much as I hate Top 40 radio, I don't see Rosenberg as having said anything particularly wrong. It's all a matter of semantics and how you frame the argument. Nicki's boss—Cash Money co-founder and co-CEO Ronald "Slim" Williams—told Billboard magazine the same thing Rosenberg did.
"Nicki isn't like any other female rapper," Williams told Billboard in August of 2011. "We knew she had the goods when Lil Wayne signed her. She's not a female rapper—she's a pop star who happens to rap."
Niether Nicki nor her label want to be confined to strictly being a Hip Hop artist. Yet she has rapped and done so particularly well on occasion. And she's signed to a label that has traditionally made its name from Hip Hop. As Flex himself is prone to say, "Be clear." Before Jay Sean and any of the current YMCMB crossover pop success, Cash Money made a mint off of Juvenile, Mannie Fresh, B.G., UNLV and a bunch of grimy, less marketable artists. Its conveient to shun the label of being pop when Rosenberg is calling your single wack, but it helps to embrace such a title when you're breaking chart records.
The term "Pop" music is short for popular music. You can make a solid argument that once a song becomes popular enough—and we're judging popularity by legal purchases and radio spins—something from any genre can be considered pop. Do we consider everything that features a rhythmic, rapped verse on it to be Hip Hop? Because Madonna was technically rapping on "Vogue," as was Blondie's Deborah Harry on "Rapture." Now that Justin Bieber wants to freestyle and Katy Perry and Gwenyth Paltrow are covering "Ni**as In Paris," where do you draw the line?
When Starships And Multiplatinum Artists Come Back To Down To Earth
"Platinum don't mean that it gotta be hot / I don't gotta like it / Even if they play it a lot / You can hear it when they walk the streets / How many people they reach / How they use music to teach / Radio program ain't a figure of speech / So watch out / 'Cause you can be a radio freak…" –M1, "Turn Off The Radio" by dead.prez.
But let's not focus on labels, and look at the larger issue of crossover appeal. Despite what Hot 97 and YMCMB may have said or done, they both need each other. Regardless of the musical genre, huge crossover success is rarely sustainable. Even for Pop icons such as Michael Jackson, Prince and Whitney Houston, consistently crossing over is more a matter of economics than musical talent. Consistently crossing over to a large audience usually means appealing to the market with the most disposable income. If you're talking about record sales, a 2011 study by Nielsen states that group is the 18-24 year old demographic. I think this creates the problem of artistically and commercially stunting an artist's growth so they can remain appealing to the next crop of 18-24 year olds—even if they've outgrown their target audience.
In the case of a 50 Cent, Nelly or a Nicki Minaj, each artist appears to have a core audience. And a multiplatinum album serves as a statistical outlier of sorts because it appeals to the core audience and the millions of 18-24 year olds. When those 18-24 year olds with disposable income get older, artists are faced with the task of trying to appeal to their smaller, older core audience or once again reinventing themselves for the next crop of 18-year-olds. I think that's why we ultimately see 50 having multiple spats with Interscope, Nelly getting frustrated with his label and even a formerly bankable R&B star like Brian McKnight offering to "show you how your pussy works."
For an artist like Nicki, such early crossover success almost guarantees either one or both of two things. As far as sales go, she may regress back to the respectable average of 500,000 to 1 million albums sold like 50 Cent, T.I. or Nelly. In case you're wondering, that's exactly where Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded is currently at domestically. Or she may pull an LL Cool J, Queen Latifah or Will Smith move and opt for the secure bankability of a non-rapping career. Her performance on "Saturday Night Live" in 2011 shows she can probably pull it off.
Similarly, what we like to call "real Hip Hop" can only take you so far. If you're a programmer at WQHT, adding the biggest single by a female rapper in nearly a decade expands your listening audience. In theory, that means more advertising dollars. There's a delicate balance at play. You may want to give your audience songs like Nas' "The Don." But as dope and representative of "real Hip Hop" as Nas may be, Esco hasn't had a top 20 radio hit since 2003's "I Can." Conversely, few people think "Starships" represents the essence of hardcore Hip Hop—or Hip Hop at all for that matter. But it's also resting comfortably in Billboard's top five, and it's been on the charts for 10 weeks now. For an Emmis, Clear Channel or Radio One station (Hot 97 is owned by Emmis), it's not rocket science. A huge single like "Starships" essentially subsidizes "The Don."
And let's not even think about the future of Hot 97 without YMCMB. Take a look at their playlist. Six of the 21 songs, or almost a third of their entire play list—either feature or are performed by YMCMB artists. Are people going to tune in if "Crew Love" disappears and their listeners are left with Loverance and Cashout?
Full Throttle Hypocrisy
"Magazines said I was shallow / I never learned to swim / Still they put me on they cover 'cause I earn for them / Soon as I sell too much watch them turn on him / 'Cause that seems to be that shit that'll earn for them." –Jay-Z, "So Ghetto."
So why all the tough talk? I think we're seeing two of Hot 97's most vocal personalities balance both their personal brands and tastes along with representing the company. Rosenberg has his "Noisemakers" series among other ventures, and Nicki definitely doesn't fit within that universe as "real Hip Hop." I've interviewed Rosenberg about "Noisemakers" a few times, and he's consistent about the artists included—Pete Rock, DJ Premier and Nas to name a few.
On the flip side, Flex runs a blog (InFlexWeTrust) and his "Full Throttle" show on MTV. When Flex hosts Nicki, who is undoubtedly a ratings booster, where is all this shit about "the streets?" Because when Nicki makes an appearance, the issue of crossing over isn't discussed. All we seem to get his Flex gushing about Nicki's fashion choices and her derrière. Drop a bomb on that. New York City…If Flex thinks Nicki is such a sellout—as he claimed during his Summer Jam rant last weekend—why was he just beefing with DJ Clue about stealing a premiere of her "Beez In The Trap" single last month? Flex is a legend, and he practically built Hot 97. But weve seen stuff like this before in 2009 with his threat to ban all Interscope artists.
A Relationship Of Mutual Need
When you're a purveyor of culture, as deejays and bloggers are, I think you have to weigh giving people what's popular versus performing a certain tastemaker function. Nicki Minaj is extremely popular, but if you're a tastemaker that trades in traditional, East Coast, sample based Hip Hop, it's inconvenient to align yourself with a track like "Starships." From an artist's point of view, I think crossover success is rarely sustainable. And many artists find themselves looking toward the same cultural purveyors when diminished sales necessitate reconnecting with their core Hip Hop audience. Ask Eminem, 50 Cent, Nelly, Outkast, MC Hammer or any other Hip Hop artist that has sold over 10 million copies of an album.
You can't have your cake and eat it too. Radio programmers, bloggers and deejays want the related advertising money that comes with commercially successful artists. Those same bloggers and deejays are also paid to be personalities and voice their opinions—which, in theory, bring in ratings too. Those are two separate functions divided by a very thin line, and when they intersect, you might find a deejay calling a song by the headlining act at the concert his station sponsors "wack." Commercially successful works and critically panned works can sometimes be the same thing. This isn't something exclusive to Hip Hop, or even music for that matter. How ethical is it to milk an artist for ratings or pageviews and then question their authenticity? Maybe the answer to that question is irrelevant. Because you can be certain Hot 97 is still going to play "Starships" and any other Nicki Minaj single that increases their bottom line. And, as their Monday phone call showed, Nicki isn't done with Hot 97 either.
In 2002, Nas had his own boycott of Hot 97 when the station refused to let him lynch Jay-Z in effigy on the very same Summer Jam stage. That boycott was short-lived, because mainstream, major label artists and terrestrial, top 40 radio are locked in a system where both parties need each other. For what it's worth, Nas was one of the people filling Nicki Minaj's vacated performance slot last weekend during the current YMCMB rift. The ultimate solution may have come from one Ms. Lauryn Hill, who also graced the stage with Nas.
"I don't have details on exactly what transpired between the station and the artists, but I do support artists standing by their beliefs, and walking with integrity," Hill wrote, in a released statement. "We have to find a better way to commercially exploit music, while giving artists their proper respect. This cannot be done while taking their contributions for granted, or trying to control the scope of their growth and power through threats and fear tactics. We can do better than this, there is a better way, or else 'we' (the proverbial we) find ourselves in danger of being hypocrites!!!"
Omar Burgess is a Long Beach, California native who has contributed to various magazines, newspapers and has been an editor at HipHopDX since 2008. Follow him on Twitter @FourFingerRings.


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15 U.S. Code § 80a–41 - Enforcement of subchapter
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(a) Investigation
The Commission may make such investigations as it deems necessary to determine whether any person has violated or is about to violate any provision of this subchapter or of any rule, regulation, or order hereunder, or to determine whether any action in any court or any proceeding before the Commission shall be instituted under this subchapter against a particular person or persons, or with respect to a particular transaction or transactions. The Commission shall permit any person to file with it a statement in writing, under oath or otherwise as the Commission shall determine, as to all the facts and circumstances concerning the matter to be investigated.
(b) Administration of oaths and affirmations, subpena of witnesses, etc.
For the purpose of any investigation or any other proceeding under this subchapter, any member of the Commission, or any officer thereof designated by it, is empowered to administer oaths and affirmations, subpena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence, and require the production of any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, contracts, agreements, or other records which are relevant or material to the inquiry. Such attendance of witnesses and the production of any such records may be required from any place in any State or in any Territory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States at any designated place of hearing.
(c) Jurisdiction of courts of United States
In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpena issued to, any person, the Commission may invoke the aid of any court of the United States within the jurisdiction of which such investigation or proceeding is carried on, or where such person resides or carries on business, in requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, contracts, agreements, and other records. And such court may issue an order requiring such person to appear before the Commission or member or officer designated by the Commission, there to produce records, if so ordered, or to give testimony touching the matter under investigation or in question; any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof. All process in any such case may be served in the judicial district whereof such person is an inhabitant or wherever he may be found. Any person who without just cause shall fail or refuse to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, contracts, agreements, or other records, if in his or its power so to do, in obedience to the subpena of the Commission, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or both.
(d) Action for injunction
Whenever it shall appear to the Commission that any person has engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice constituting a violation of any provision of this subchapter, or of any rule, regulation, or order hereunder, it may in its discretion bring an action in the proper district court of the United States, or the proper United States court of any Territory or other place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, to enjoin such acts or practices and to enforce compliance with this subchapter or any rule, regulation, or order hereunder. Upon a showing that such person has engaged or is about to engage in any such act or practice, a permanent or temporary injunction or decree or restraining order shall be granted without bond. In any proceeding under this subsection to enforce compliance with section 80a–7 of this title, the court as a court of equity may, to the extent it deems necessary or appropriate, take exclusive jurisdiction and possession of the investment company or companies involved and the books, records, and assets thereof, wherever located; and the court shall have jurisdiction to appoint a trustee, who with the approval of the court shall have power to dispose of any or all of such assets, subject to such terms and conditions as the court may prescribe. The Commission may transmit such evidence as may be available concerning any violation of the provisions of this subchapter or of any rule, regulation, or order thereunder, to the Attorney General, who, in his discretion, may institute the appropriate criminal proceedings under this subchapter.
(e) Money penalties in civil actions
(1) Authority of Commission
Whenever it shall appear to the Commission that any person has violated any provision of this subchapter, the rules or regulations thereunder, or a cease-and-desist order entered by the Commission pursuant to section 80a–9 (f) of this title, the Commission may bring an action in a United States district court to seek, and the court shall have jurisdiction to impose, upon a proper showing, a civil penalty to be paid by the person who committed such violation.
(2) Amount of penalty
(A) First tier
The amount of the penalty shall be determined by the court in light of the facts and circumstances. For each violation, the amount of the penalty shall not exceed the greater of
(B) Second tier
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the amount of penalty for each such violation shall not exceed the greater of
(ii) the gross amount of pecuniary gain to such defendant as a result of the violation, if the violation described in paragraph (1) involved fraud, deceit, manipulation, or deliberate or reckless disregard of a regulatory requirement.
(C) Third tier
Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), the amount of penalty for each such violation shall not exceed the greater of
(I) the violation described in paragraph (1) involved fraud, deceit, manipulation, or deliberate or reckless disregard of a regulatory requirement; and
(3) Procedures for collection
(A) Payment of penalty to Treasury
(B) Collection of penalties
If a person upon whom such a penalty is imposed shall fail to pay such penalty within the time prescribed in the court's order, the Commission may refer the matter to the Attorney General who shall recover such penalty by action in the appropriate United States district court.
(C) Remedy not exclusive
The actions authorized by this subsection may be brought in addition to any other action that the Commission or the Attorney General is entitled to bring.
(D) Jurisdiction and venue
For purposes of section 80a–43 of this title, actions under this paragraph shall be actions to enforce a liability or a duty created by this subchapter.
(4) Special provisions relating to a violation of a cease-and-desist order
In an action to enforce a cease-and-desist order entered by the Commission pursuant to section 80a–9 (f) of this title, each separate violation of such order shall be a separate offense, except that in the case of a violation through a continuing failure to comply with the order, each day of the failure to comply shall be deemed a separate offense.
Source(Aug. 22, 1940, ch. 686, title I, § 42,54 Stat. 842; Pub. L. 91–452, title II, § 215,Oct. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 929; Pub. L. 100–181, title VI, § 623,Dec. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1262; Pub. L. 101–429, title III, § 302,Oct. 15, 1990, 104 Stat. 945; Pub. L. 107–204, title III, § 308(d)(4),July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 785; Pub. L. 111–203, title IX, § 923(a)(2),July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1849.)
2010—Subsec. (e)(3)(A). Pub. L. 111–203inserted "and section 78u–6 of this title" after "section 7246 of this title".
2002—Subsec. (e)(3)(A). Pub. L. 107–204inserted ", except as otherwise provided in section 7246 of this title" before period at end.
1990—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–429added subsec. (e).
1987—Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 100–181redesignated subsec. (e) as (d).
1970—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 91–452struck out subsec. (d) which related to immunity from prosecution of any individual compelled to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, after claiming his privilege against self-incrimination.
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 111–203effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.
Effective Date of 1990 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–429effective Oct. 15, 1990, with provisions relating to civil penalties and accounting and disgorgement, see section 1(c)(1), (2) ofPub. L. 101–429, set out in a note under section 77g of this title.
Effective Date of 1970 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–452effective on sixtieth day following Oct. 15, 1970, see section 260 ofPub. L. 91–452, set out as an Effective Date; Savings Provision note under section 6001 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Savings Provision
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–452not to affect any immunity to which any individual is entitled under this section by reason of any testimony given before the sixtieth day following Oct. 15, 1970, see section 260 ofPub. L. 91–452, set out as an Effective Date; Savings Provision note under section 6001 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of Securities and Exchange Commission, with certain exceptions, to Chairman of such Commission, see Reorg. Plan No. 10 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3175, 64 Stat. 1265, set out under section 78d of this title.
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Getting Here
The Belize climate is subtropical, with a cooling breeze from the Caribbean Sea. Belize has an annual average temperature of 79 degrees Fahrenheit (26 C). Summer high temperatures seldom exceed 94 degrees Fahrenheit (34 C), and winter lows are rarely below 60 degrees Fahrenheit (16 C) - even at night. The rainy season is between June and August and is the most beautiful time of year, where the rainforests truly come to life and where the short burst of mid-afternoon rain serves to cool. The dry season is from February through May. Please contact us if you would like to know what the Belize climate is like now.
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The official currency for Belize is the Belize Dollar (BZD; symbol BZ$). The exchange rate is approximately Bz$2 to US$1 and currency can be exchanged at most banks and hotels. ATMs (Hole in the wall) in Belize generally do accept foreign cards. Some businesses will accept dollars and American Express, MasterCard and Visa are accepted in many places.
Tourism is the number one industry followed by the exporting of marine products, citrus, cane sugar, bananas, and garments.
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Birds of Belize (Corrie Herring Hooks Series) by H. Lee Jones & Dana Gardner
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Jaguar - Field study and creation of Jaguar Preserve by Alan Rabinowitz
Rainforest Home Remedies: The Maya Way To Heal Your Body and Replenish Your Soul by Rosita Arvigo
An Archaeological Guide to Northern Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador by Joyce Kelly and Jerry Kelly
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No refunds will be available for no shows, late arrival, or early departure. Should the guest decide to cancel, a minimum of 60 days notice is required prior to arival for a full refund, minus a US$100 administrative fee. 50% refunds will be granted for cancellations 45-59 days prior to arrival. All cancellations 44 days or less prior to arival are non-refundable. Kindly allow for up to 30 days for refunds to be processed.
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Please hit them, GH
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
George Hill can't hit clutch fts
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
Drew the foul and misses.
Ha We can't guard Udrih.
Nice FT's George.
WTF Hill?
Come on, George.
This space for rent.
Instead of free throws can he shoot free 3 pointers for a point?
Bargnani should have taken that shot.
"We've got to be very clear about this. We don't want our players hanging around with murderers," said Larry Bird, Pacers president.
Umm 3 seconds?
Pump fake, dribble, step, step, step, step, step, pass, foul.
Like 3 walks on that play.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
You noticed no replay on that one.
Umm, travel???
lets just help them
What on earth is happening to our FT shooting?
This space for rent.
We are doing just enough to lose this game.
I feel like if the Knicks want to win, they should just apply the Hack-a-Pacer strategy. We would be 0-10 if teams knew about this.
You left out a step.
Udrih is the goat...
No foul on either end? Bull crap
If George Hill could make a FT we would have a 4-5 pt lead.
Oh my heart.
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THE chairman of West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority (WMFRA) has slammed government restrictions on how much cash they can raise from taxpayers.
Cllr John Edwards says a cap on increases to the fire service part of council tax bills in the region means the service will get an extra £1.05 next year from each household.
The limit amounts to a two per cent rise to £53.87, which cllr Edwards says is not enough while the government continues to cut grants.
Councillor John Edwards said: "The funding we get from the government has already been cut by £21m, which is more than a quarter of our grant. There are more cuts to come, and we face a £9.5m deficit in 2015-18.
"This year we are capped to a two per cent increase which will raise just two pence a week from the average council tax payer. This is meaningless in the context of the financial challenges around the corner.
"We need to be allowed to raise more money locally. If the government insists on capping to such ludicrously low levels in future years, there will be serious consequences in terms of the service we're able to deliver."
Last year, WMFRA was allowed to raise an extra £5 a year from the average council tax bill. The money funded the recruitment of 55 new firefighters. Sixty operational personnel leave the service every year as they reach the end of their careers.


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[I'm not sure how we're considering Linas, but I wanted to solidify his position before the season starts, hence this vote]
Linas has been playing shooting guard for the Nuggets all preseason. He's listed on Rotoworld as a GF. Look through this archive to see how he's been playing shooting guard since last season. They reference how his strong play was hurting JR Smith's vale, since he was replacing him in the rotation at times.
Since JR Smith is apparently in the Karl's doghouse, Chuck Atkins is out for 8 weeks and Yakhouba Diawara hasn't been playing well, he's looking to actually start at shooting guard.
NBA.com depth charts show him as a SF/SG.
Iverson is playing PG, also causing a shift in the rotation, leaving a lack of SGs.
He's listed as a GF on Yahoo Sports.
Sports Illustrated
Even the local Denver paper made reference to Linas playing SG:
"Karl said the battle to start at shooting guard is wide open, with Jones and Kleiza high in the pecking order and Smith, Yakhouba Diawara and Von Wafer also in the running."
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Both head coach Pat Shurmur and general manager Tom Heckert have been fired by the Cleveland Browns.
Shurmur posted a 9-23 regular-season record in his two years at Cleveland. The writing was on the wall for both Shurmur and Heckert when Jimmy Haslam became the Browns' new owner this season. It's been no secret that Haslam has been committed to improving the on-field product as soon as possible.
The firings had been reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Sunday. Both Haslam and recently hired chief executive officer Joe Banner plan to move quickly in landing a new coach and G.M.
Given that Banner formerly worked as president of the Philadelphia Eagles, former Eagles coach Andy Reid is on the list of candidates. Other hot candidates are University of Oregon coach Chip Kelly and current Browns offensive coordinator Brad Childress. Longer shots are two men on the coaching tree of former Browns coach Bill Belichick—University of Alabama coach Nick Saban and current Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.
After 4-12 and 5-11 campaigns, the job Shurmur did wasn't good enough to warrant confidence for 2013 and beyond. With a talented group of young players, especially offensively, the right replacement will be charged with developing those players, including RB Trent Richardson and QB Brandon Weeden.


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Charlie Edwards is bound for the Commonwealth Games after being crowned England's flyweight champion.
The 21-year-old triumphed at the England National Finals in Liverpool last weekend - and by beating GB squad team-mate Jack Bateson in Sunday's final, he was also crowned GB's number one in the weight division.
England selectors billed the finals as the litmus test for the Glasgow Games in July and Edwards is now in pole position to take the 52kg berth.
However, with Edwards being absent from the national finals (formerly the ABAs) for the past two years, and Bateson getting all the headlines in his absence, the Beddington boxer knew he had plenty to prove in Liverpool.
He said: "There were people doubting me ahead of the final so it's great to go out there and show them what I am all about.
"I've been away from the ABAs because of the Olympic qualifiers and my connection with the World Series Boxing and all that time, no one connected with the England team had seen me box, they had only heard about me.
"Jack is the one getting the attention because he's been winning in the ABAs, people were getting caught up in the hype about him, but I know if I had been there, I would have won."
He added: "I knew I had the beating of him on Sunday and now I am number one in Great Britain, and I am buzzing."
Although the England Team has not yet been officially announced, Edwards is already looking forward to the promise it brings and, moreover, the attention.
"I am really looking forward to the Games, I've gone through the Worlds, the Euros and the Olympic qualifiers so I have all that experience to fall back on," he said.
"I have learned to box clever working with Brian O'Shaughnessy, and the Games are a great opportunity to broadcast myself ahead of hopefully one day going professional."
En route to the National final, number one seed Edwards beat Shamin Khan (unanimous) and Blane Hyland (split).
And in the final, he had the measure of Bateson from the off.
He said: "I know a lot about Jack as we have sparred together. He's come up to my weight division but he is very tall and he likes to stand high in fights.
"He likes it when someone comes into him, but I stayed calm and collected, nice and relaxed and instead of walking into him, I stayed low.
"Every time he overstretched to get me, I would counter attack and get in under him."