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ALAMEDA — No question, there is reason to be nervous that the Raiders took Derek Carr with their second-round pick. This franchise and quarterbacks work about as well as Hollywood marriages.
Still, it's hard to argue with the Raiders' bounty from the first two days of the draft. Including stud linebacker Khalil Mack, Oakland's first two picks were high-value selections who fell into the Raiders' lap.
"We were surprised that he was there at 36, yes," Joey Clinkscales, director of player personnel, said of Carr. "The Raiders need a little luck just like everybody else."
They got one of the highest-regarded quarterbacks in the draft, a projected first-rounder, with the fourth pick of the second round on Friday. Finally, the Raiders have someone worthy of sporting the quarterback-of-the-future sash that's been vacant for years.
Yes, they could have gotten a receiver — USC Marqise Lee was on the board — or another piece for the offensive line (which they did later in Mississippi State guard Gabe Jackson). Maybe a cornerback to shore up the secondary. But you don't pass on a top quarterback when he falls to you. Not after watching Terrelle Pryor and Matt McGloin take turns proving they aren't qualified for the title of "Next."
The Raiders spent free agency scooping up experienced veterans for the here and now. Their offensive line is patchwork and aging, but it should be able to hold up better than last season. The receiving corps isn't scary, but it's got a chance to be productive.
The draft is about the future. The Raiders got the best of both worlds in Mack, future star potential with the ability to step right in. But the one thing the Raiders did not have is a leader in training. At least having someone pegged for the role is an upgrade.
In an ideal world, starter Matt Schaub would take all of the meaningful snaps and allow Carr a chance to watch and learn. And work.
"The coaches know who they are getting," Carr said on a conference call with reporters. "I am going to come in and work, compete and try to make the team better. … I can't wait to get coached by those coaches."
Of course, that's a worrisome prospect, too. The Raiders haven't been experts at drafting and developing quarterbacks.
The last three signal callers the Raiders have taken in the first two rounds speak volumes about the franchise's failures at identifying future faces of the franchise: JaMarcus Russell, Marques Tuiasosopo and Todd Marinovich.
On top of that, Carr could end up on the field this year. Before he's ready. If Schaub looks anything like he did at Houston last season — which was closer to Al Bundy post Polk High than an NFL quarterback — Carr might be thrown to the fire.
At that point, it could be a crap shoot. He could thrive on his competitiveness, strong arm and ability to digest information quickly. Or he could be exposed for being the product of a spread offense and lackluster conference, as one who gets rattled under pressure.
But that's only looking at things through Raiders-colored glasses, expecting things to not go according to plan. Drafts, though, aren't disaster survival kits for teams expecting the season to crash on them.
The Raiders have a plan. It's a good plan. And through three rounds, it's working. They got a special talent in Mack and a guy with the skill set strong enough to assume the position as the quarterback to build around.
That deserves taking a moment to stop and offer up a golf clap.
The Raiders weren't deterred by the failed career of his brother, former top pick David Carr. They weren't so impatient as to take a player just because he can contribute right away.
They trusted their board, and Carr was at the top when they were on the clock. They got the most value they could get out of the No. 36, a player who some believe is the best quarterback in the draft and was a potential mid-first-round pick.
That's not to say Carr will pan out. That's not to say they won't be looking for a new sash-bearer in next year's draft. When your quarterback history looks like the Raiders, nothing is for sure.
But all the Raiders could do is they best they could do right now. And where they were, they couldn't do much better than Carr.
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Today, the market changed its mind on the weaker-than-expected reading of Macau's overall gaming revenue in January. The Hong Kong listed shares reversed course. Shares of Sands China (1928-HKG), controlled by Las Vegas Sands (LVS), rallied 10.9% from 7.5% loss yesterday. Wynn Macau (1128-HKG), a subsidiary of Wynn (WYNN), gained 3.9% after losing 2.9%. MGM China (2282-HKG), part of MGM Resorts (MGM), advanced 7.5% upon the 4.3% loss yesterday. Melco Crown (6883-HKG) gained 4%.
The January weakness seemed to be due to the early timing of the Chinese New Year this year, according to Deutsche Bank.
J.P. Morgan analysts Kenneth Fong and Daisy Lu agree:
The slower January revenue was mainly due to seasonality but not structural issues.
Unless there is any dramatic structural change (e.g. visa restriction, sudden credit crunch), the gaming revenue is unlikely to drop 45% in just one week's time [Barron's: JP Morgan refers to the last week of January, which seems to contribute to the January weakness]. As such, we see the fall is seasonal than structural.
The market is further encouraged by the strong early February revenue reading. Here is J.P. Morgan again:
Based on our channel checks, revenue for Chinese New Year holiday has been healthy, tracking only slightly lower than last October Golden Week (the record gaming revenue). We expect Feb gaming revenue to grow by 15-18%.
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As ban on open gays and lesbians in the military ends, active-duty military personnel come out, some who were discharged consider re-enlisting
DAVID TAFFET | Staff Writer
As the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell" became final this week, some active-duty service members came out while some who were discharged under the policy made plans to re-enlist.
Dallas celebrated the repeal with a reception at Resource Center Dallas during which
Dave Guy-Gainer, a board member of Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, presented his archive of photos, papers and other memorabilia to the Phil Johnson Library.
Among the papers was correspondence with senators and representatives about supporting the repeal effort. Also included was correspondence with the White House that concluded with Guy-Gainer's invitation to the final repeal signing ceremony in July.
Guy-Gainer said that he almost missed the invitation, because he almost forgot to check his email one Monday night. When he did remember and checked the inbox, he realized that he had received an invitation to the repeal certification signing ceremony in Washington that Wednesday.
Guy-Gainer said he immediately cleared his schedule and made plans to attend.
Despite repeal of DADT, Guy-Gainer said, SLDN's work is not over. Although gays and lesbians may now serve openly, those who are married will not receive 40 benefits that married heterosexual service members enjoy.
Those benefits include their partners having an identity card to get on base and using that card to shop in the PX or use the library.
Same-sex dependents will not be able to use the base attorneys to write wills and other legal papers.
Same-sex couples will not have the access to base housing that opposite-sex couples have, nor will they be eligible for subsistence payments to subsidize off-base housing. That money is offered to many heterosexual couples.
Dependents of heterosexuals also have access to full health care that same-sex partners of servicemen and women will not receive.
Across the country, a number of gays and lesbians who had been discharged under DADT started talking to recruiters Tuesday about re-enlisting, including Cully Johnson, one of the owners of Dallas Eagle.
Johnson was a captain and said he is consiering re-enlisting in the Air Force. He had an appointment with a recruiter to discuss the possibility on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Johnson said he was stationed in Germany for the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom. When Turkey refused to allow American planes to use its airspace, he said, he was responsible for finding alternate routes and bases that allowed the mission to happen.
After serving more than nine years, Johnson was dismissed from the military under DADT.
But like many who were dismissed, Johnson never "told."
Another member of the Air Force asked him out on a date. When he turned the man down, that airman went to Johnson's superior and reported him as being gay.
Johnson said there was no defense he could present. His attorney said that explaining the story of why he was turned in would just be seen as retaliation.
So Johnson was given an honorable discharge and he returned to Dallas while the closeted gay man who turned him in remained in the Air Force.
Johnson said he would like to finish his 20 years to take advantage of full military retirement benefits. Although he is talking to a recruiter, Johnson said that in addition to his business, he recently purchased a condo and has a new partner.
His partner was taking a wait-and-see attitude toward Johnson's re-enlistment.
"We'll deal with it when the time comes," said his partner, who works for an employer that doesn't offer nondiscrimination protection and asked not to be identified.
Because Johnson was an officer, there may not be an immediate slot for him in the Air Force. With President Barack Obama's proposed drawdown of armed forces, many who want to re-enlist whose specialties have been filled will also have to wait for an opening.
Pepe Johnson had an appointment with a recruiter on Wednesday also. Before his DADT discharge, he had been named soldier of the year at Fort Sill and became a sergeant.
Today, the former Dallas resident, who still owns a house in Oak Cliff, works as a petroleum land man in West Virginia.
"I want to sit down with a recruiter and look at the options available to me," Pepe Johnson said, adding that he holds no resentment against the Army for his 2003 dismissal.
"'Don't ask, don't tell' was a law created by Congress and imposed on the military," he said. "The Army was an incredible experience for me."
If he re-enters, Pepe Johnson said he would have to go through basic training again because of the length of time since he served. Then, he said, he'd like to enter officer candidate school.
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Primary objective is to evaluate the safety and performance of the implanted S-ICD system. A maximum of 10 subjects were to be enrolled and followed for one month to collect data on the safety, efficacy, and performance of the implanted S-ICD system. Additionally, patient comfort will be assessed as will cosmetic outcome.
|ACC/AHA/HRS Class I and II Indications for ICD Implantation
|Device: Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator (S-ICD) System
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Primary Outcome Measures:
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Single-arm with 6 patients implanted with an S-ICD System
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- Subjects unable or unwilling to provide informed consent
- Any condition which precludes the subject's ability to comply with the study requirements
- Remales who are pregnant or lactating and pre-menopausal women who are unwilling to use adequate birth control for the duration of the study
- Participation in another investigational device trial at any time during the conduct of the S-ICD system trial without written consent from the sponsor.
- Patients with a serious medical condition and life expectancy of less than one year.
- Patients with documented spontaneous and frequently recurring VT that is reliably terminated with anti-tachycardia pacing
- Patients with existing epicardial patches or subcutaneous electrodes in the left thoracic quadrant
- Patients with chronic renal failure, i.e. with a creatinine level of >2.5 mg/dl unless prescribed drug therapy known to increase creatinine levels in which case the value should be <= 3mg/dl
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.TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Tony Ugoh was described as the eventual replacement for left offensive tackle Tarik Glenn when the Indianapolis Colts selected him in the second round of the April draft.
The rookie found himself on an accelerated learning curve today when the team went through its first training-camp practice at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He was the starting left tackle with the offense.
I wasnt surprised, Ugoh said. I talked to (offensive line coach Howard Mudd) yesterday after the meeting and he pretty much gave me a briefing on how the day was going to go.
Many observers had speculated that second-year pro Charlie Johnson would open camp at the left tackle spot, which was made vacant when Glenn announced his retirement last week. Instead, Johnson took repetitions as Ryan Diems backup at right tackle.
A decision was made to go ahead and put Tony in there and Im running with it, Johnson said. Im behind the decision that was made 100 percent.
Simon failed physical
There has been no resolution between the team and defensive tackle Corey Simon, even though coach Tony Dungy said the veteran failed his physical exam.
Team president Bill Polian said he hoped to have a resolution relatively soon, but added any decision would have to wait until team physicians fully examined Simons results.
Safety Bob Sanders (shoulder) and linebacker Keith ONeil (sports hernia) opened camp on the leagues physically unable to perform list. The team is back on the field at 3:30 for an afternoon practice


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Augustana to Celebrate Sesquicentennial Day
Augustana will mark its 150th anniversary, and the beginning of the academic year, on Sesquicentennial Day, Wednesday, Sept. 8. The community is invited to attend Opening Convocation at 2 p.m. in the Elmen Center.
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Augustana Fund Reaches Record $1 Million
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NFL wants later times, dates
By Rudy Martzke, USA TODAY
Although changes could be a few years away, NFL fans shouldn't get too comfortable on their couches.
In the next TV contract for 2006, February might be a month with more playoff games. And fans could have an extra hour of Sunday leisure.
The NFL has floated several proposals to the TV networks to alter programming. Which proposal do you think is the best?
Move back Sunday kickoff times an hour
Drop the AFC/NFC designations for Sunday games
Start the season one or two weeks later
Switch 'Monday Night Football' to Thursdays
Add a fifth package of games to another network
Moving back the start of the season at least a week and pushing back kickoff times for Sunday games are among the proposals former ESPN/ABC Sports President Steve Bornstein has asked the networks to consider in negotiations. Bornstein, hired as NFL executive vice president, is charged with boosting the rights fees from the current eight-year, $17.8 billion deal.
It is expected that negotiations could be conducted this fall, a year sooner than scheduled.
Two high-ranking network executives outlined the proposal, but Bornstein and officials from Fox, NBC, CBS, ABC/ESPN and HBO declined comment.
"I am aware of some of these discussion points," TV consultant Neal Pilson said Thursday. "I think it makes sense the league is consulting with its partners on how to improve the television packages. I'm sure the networks welcome being consulted."
IMG's Barry Frank said, "I certainly respect the fact the NFL should explore every possibility. I'd think everybody would agree on moving up the negotiations.
"It's a good time to be negotiating. The ratings are strong and business has picked up."
Other proposals the NFL has floated to the networks:
Move back starting times for Sunday afternoon games on Fox and CBS an hour to 2 and 5 p.m. ET. A similar move in playoff games has resulted in higher ratings. CBS would probably be against the plan because it would further delay "60 Minutes," the network's highly successful news program.
Drop the AFC/NFC delineations on Sunday afternoon games. Fox and CBS would alternately choose games when the schedule is determined in April.
Move back the start of the season one to two weeks, with the goal of moving some of the playoffs into the February TV ratings sweeps period.
Move ABC's Monday Night Football to Thursday. That probably won't happen as MNF's ratings improved last year and NBC and CBS have traditionally had stronger counter programming on Thursday.
Add a fifth TV package of games, possibly on Thursday nights. TNT, HBO and Fox/Comcast figure to be interested in a new package that might be valued at $500 million to $800 million a year. If the NFL obtains 3% to 5% increases in the present packages, it likely would not pursue an extra TV partner.


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Washington raises the roof, agrees now is not the time to decide anything
After 16 days of debate, arguments and just plain childish behavior, our leaders have decided that the best they could do was to not decide anything.
All that transpired in Washington last Thursday was an agreement to move the decision to a later time. Congress pushed the budget debates back until December and temporarily raised the debt ceiling all the way to Jan. 15, 2014.
On the positive side, our parks are reopened and temporarily furloughed employees are back to work. Other than that, nothing changed.
We still face a national debt that is about to surpass $17 trillion and a budget that is spending an extra $700 billion more than our government brings in per year.
We have failed. Our leaders have let us down and I, for one, am very worried about the future stability of our economy because of it.
With the budget debates pushed back, I'd like to look at one of the proposals that is still being discussed.
The most troublesome change deals with how an IRA is inherited. Currently, when someone inherits an IRA, they have basically two options.
Option one: Take all the money out and pay tax on the entire distribution in that year. IRAs are considered income in respect of the decedent, which basically means the entire IRA is considered your ordinary income and so will be taxed accordingly.
If the IRA is large enough, say more than $400,000, this could place you into the highest tax bracket of 39.6 percent. This basically means that $160,000 of your inheritance is now gone, in addition to any applicable state inheritance taxes.
Hopefully this isn't the route you would go, but instead you may choose option 2: "Stretch out" the payments over your life expectancy.
The IRS assigns a life expectancy to every beneficiary and allows the money to continue to grow tax deferred but forces annual distributions based on your age.
This would allow the money to continue to grow and give you the opportunity to earn more on the untaxed portion.
The new budget proposes to do away with the "stretch" provision and force the payout over a mere five years (forcing beneficiaries into a possibly higher tax bracket and therefore a smaller inheritance).
From experience, I imagine if this proposal goes through, most people won't bother stretching the payouts over five years. Instead, they will take the money out all in one year.
This would be a huge tax mistake. However, I see individuals making similar mistakes with their IRAs every day. Typically, it is done out of ignorance of the tax code and unintentionally costs people thousands of extra unnecessary tax dollars every year.
Keep your eye on these budget talks. I know the media will be letting us know if and when Congress has reached a consensus. However, they won't necessarily show you the parts of the deal that will affect you the most.


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The William Carey University School of Education sponsors a float in Hattiesburg's annual Christmas parade. But instead of throwing beads or candy from the float, Carey students, faculty and staff give out books to every child along the parade route. The project not only benefits the children and families who receive the books, but also the students in Carey's teacher preparation program. The parade project is one of many community service initiatives of the university's chapter of Phi Delta Kappa.
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Kanye West has opened up about his relationship with Kim Kardashian on "Kris," the talk show hosted by Kris Jenner.
In an episode set to air this Friday, Kanye said that Kim, and their newborn daughter, North, 2-months, gave his life more meaning.
"After I lost my mother there [were] times I felt like, you know, I would put my life at risk," Kanye said (his mother, Donda West, died in 2007, the day after undergoing plastic surgery). "I felt like sometimes I didn't have something to live for and now I have two really special people to live for, a whole family to live for, a whole world to live for."
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The rap superstar admitted that people tried to sway him from dating Kim, but he brushed aside their concerns.
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"I'm being with this person because I love this person and she's worth it to me," he added.
Kanye addressed the recent death of his grandfather, Portwood Williams Sr., who died earlier this month at the age of 98. The rapper said that his grandfather lived for "joy," and that's something he has found in his new life with Kim.
"She's my joy and she brought my new joy into the world and there's no paparazzi and there's no blog comment that's gonna take that joy from me," he said.
The rapper tried to contain his enthusiasm for his relationship during the interview, and told Kris he wouldn't pull the move Tom Cruise once did on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," when the actor was madly in love with Katie Holmes.
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"I just dreamed about being next to her, and… I keep saying it — I don't want to start jumping up and down on the couch or anything," he said.
"Oh please, that would be so fabulous," Kris added.
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has anyone seen Just Add Water....the new Clay Marzo flick
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has anyone seen Just Add Water....the new Clay Marzo flick
ya just add water is pretty sick its like a documentary on his whole life, good surfing and awesome soundtrack.... anyone know when the movie picaresque is coming out? zansurf posted a link to the trailer earlier in this thread and it looks really good
i know what you mean. Some videos do need a little more storyline to them and Clay Marzo just add water was sick
Just add water is really good.
Stranger than Fiction sucked, yes, the surfing is good and all but they are surfers, not actors... the idea of the whole Taylor Steele skit in every movie he does is retarded...
i'm personally a fan of the lost videos... mainly because they have the "i don't give a f*ck what you think" attitude, and every shot isn't a perfect wave in INDO, they have shots from jersey to florida to texas.
just my .01 (.02 with tax)
the new lost video 5'5' x 19 1/4 looks sick as hell
the Decline is really good, so is What's really goin on...
5'5" x 19 1/4" redux looks insane!... can't wait for that to come out.
the new clay marzo flick blows. its boring as hell and clay marzo lacks a personalty, even if he does have that disease. Stranger than fiction is the best flick of 2008 by far.
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The nation's second largest dollar store chain may have rejected a buyout offer this week, but it struck a deal of another kind to help it grow sales of private brands.
Family Dollar said it had reached a strategic alignment agreement with Marketing Management Inc. help it with a range of private label issues including sourcing, product development, category analytics, assortment strategy, quality assurance and customer insights. Fort Worth-based MMI will maintain an on-site presence at Family Dollar's headquarters in Matthews, N.C. The strategic alignment with MMI was formally announced at a private brand summit Family Dollar held at it offices that was attended by 100 suppliers.
"Enhancing our private brand assortment to drive margin improvement and customer loyalty is a key strategic initiative for Family Dollar," said Don Hamblen, Family Dollar's SVP customer marketing. "A compelling assortment of private brand merchandise gives our value-conscious customer more choices at lower prices without lower standards. Our alignment with MMI will help ensure our assortment is focused on quality and value across all our consumables departments."
MMI is a sales and marketing company focused on private brands that maintains relationships with more than 600 product manufacturers in the food, household and health and beauty categories. Family Dollar said it is looking to grow its high quality, value-priced, private brand alternatives for shoppers and indicated that MMI and its partners are able to promote increased sales through innovative marketing programs that raise awareness and improve consumer perception of the retailer's brands.


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Indian domestic cricket is a complicated creature. The scorecards, the fat batting averages, the results conceal more than they reveal to the untrained eye. That is why you need an insider to guide you through its many complexities. Someone, who has waged many cricketing battles over the years, or someone who can talk about the sport with the authority of an academician. Luckily for us, there's Aakash Chopra who straddles the divide with ease.
Rajasthan, where Chopra is an opening batsman, became the fifth team to win the Ranji Trophy two years in a row. Two seasons ago, they were the wooden spooners. They turned it around. Importing players from other states (including Hrishikesh Kanitkar as captain), and hiring a support staff to manage the team off the field put the onus on the players to deliver. Deliver they did.
Chopra's recently-released book, Out Of The Blue, begins with these poignant words: "When you are Rajasthan, last in the Plate division, never having won the title, never even coming close to a final in over three decades, you don't play to win the honour, you play to save what you can of yours." This was last season. But did this feeling go away after winning the title?
He says whatever euphoria they had about being the defending champions evaporated quickly. They were thumped in the Irani Trophy (by 404 runs). Then, they were on the verge of relegation after conceding lead in their first five Ranji games.
"Reality hits you hard," he says. "We started as underdogs. But no matter how much we love the underdog's story, we crave to be the top-dog. We wanted to prove we weren't a flash in the pan. But after being humbled by Rest of India and then by Karnataka in the tournament opener, we the realised the tag of defending champions means nothing – you have to go out there and punch above your weight, try to be relevant, competitive all over again."
"It would have been humiliating to be relegated after winning the title," Chopra says. "But with the Orissa game, the luck which had eluded us, eventually arrived."
The standout moments were against Saurashtra and Haryana in the semifinal. Rajasthan's strength is pace, and they prepare pace-friendly wickets in Jaipur, their home venue. There, the pacers took all 10 Saurashtra wickets on the final day to score a big win. In the semifinal, Haryana bowled them out for 89 before the Rajasthan pacers combined to take all 20 wickets for a big win on a seaming wicket.
The final didn't make for pretty cricket. The Chidambaram Stadium pitch was slow. Tamil Nadu's Dinesh Karthik lamented that losing the toss equalled losing the game. Chopra says a Test centre is expected to deliver better. "TN came hard at us, but (as Rajasthan batted out two days losing just two wickets) their shoulders drooped. They were waiting for us to declare. When you see that, you know you have a foot in the door," he says.
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Batting averages can be inflated on such surfaces, which are available in plenty through the country. Have they become more batsman-friendly over the years? Or are these the same pitches have helped raise the Sachin, Dravids and Laxmans?
Chopra insists the tracks haven't changed over the years, and those players became great by playing at higher levels of the sport. "What have changed are the batsmen's attitude and coaching. Earlier, batting was much about technique and occupying the crease. Now, with T20 cricket, there's a radical shift towards scoring quickly, which has resulted in concessions on technique," Chopra says.
So what does that say about a bowler like Pankaj Singh? Someone who's been discarded after playing one ODI for India, but someone who retains his enthusiasm for the sport by taking bucketful of wickets on these wickets year after year.
"After 50 wickets in a season, and a Ranji title, you seek some acknowledgement for your efforts," Chopra says. "If it doesn't arrive, it can deflate you. If you let the disappointment linger, your performance will suffer and you are shooting yourself in the foot. The only person who suffers in this scenario is the player. It's a double whammy."
What next for Rajasthan? Chopra says beyond the obvious target of trying to retain the title, it would be great for their players to climb up the rungs of the domestic hierarchy – the zonal teams, the India 'A' teams, and gradually the national team.
"Robin Bist (with a thousand runs this Ranji season) Deepak Chahar, Ashok Menaria and Pankaj Singh need to be taken to the next level," he says. "They play for a champion side, so they are champions too. They may not be ready to establish themselves in the Indian squad, but they must be tried out for the 'A' tours and Duleep Trophy. They have the talent, hunger, desire to excel and their credentials are backed by sterling performances."
"You have to acknowledge this team has won twice. That's important to me," he says.


text: Meth lab busts double in W.Va. By Eric Eyre May 11, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia law enforcement agencies have seized 200 methamphetamine labs so far this year, setting a pace that's expected to shatter last year's record high.Authorities shut down 288 meth labs in West Virginia last year, according to West Virginia State Police data. This year, they're on pace to seize about 570 labs. Between Jan. 1 and last week, officers have been discovering labs at a rate of 1.5 per day, double the number of meth lab busts at this time last year.The increase comes despite a new law designed to curb the proliferation of meth labs."It's a true public health emergency," said Dr. Dan Foster, a former state senator who sponsored legislation designed to crack down on the clandestine labs, "and the problem now appears to be more widespread across the state."While meth lab busts have spiked, the sizes of the clandestine labs have gotten smaller, said Mike Goff, a state Board of Pharmacy administrator and former State Police trooper who has tracked the rise of methamphetamine use in West Virginia in recent years."A lot of it is the 'shake and bake,' or 'one-pot' method," Goff said. "You used to have one guy cooking for 20 people. Now 10 of those people are cooking it for themselves."The smaller meth-making operations are just as toxic as larger, traditional labs, Goff said. Criminals use soda pop bottles -- as many as eight to 10 at some sites -- to manufacture methamphetamine."With the plastic bottles, they're more of a fire hazard," Goff said. "It's a much simpler and quick process, but it's equally dangerous."During the 2012 legislative session, state lawmakers passed Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's substance-abuse bill, which included a provision that requires statewide electronic tracking of pseudoephedrine, a cold and allergy medication that's also a key meth-making ingredient. The new law also limits the purchase of pseudoephedrine -- better known under the Sudafed brand name -- to three boxes per month and 20 per year.Despite the tracking system, pseudoephedrine sales remain high. West Virginians have purchased about 40,000 boxes per month of the sinus medication so far this year, according to data from the state pharmacy board. "Wow. That's a lot," said Don Perdue, a retired pharmacist and chairman of the West Virginia House Health and Human Resources Committee. "In my days, we were selling about three boxes a month at our pharmacy."Starting in January, all West Virginia pharmacies started reporting to the tracking system -- called the National Precursor Log Exchange, or NPLEx. Last year, about 60 percent of the state's 625 pharmacies reported pseudoephedrine sales, Goff said.The system "helps law enforcement put meth labs out of business," according to Appriss, the Louisville, Ky.-based company that operates NPLEx.Foster said West Virginia's latest meth lab figures raise questions about the system's effectiveness."There's an apparent lack of benefit from the NPLEx system," said Foster, who unsuccessfully pushed for legislation that requires people to get a prescription before they could buy pseudoephedrine. "We're seeing a dramatic increase in labs, despite the institution of this new monitoring tool." However, Jim Acquisto, an executive with Appriss, said NPLEx is helping law enforcement agencies find and shut down meth labs, leading to the sharp increase in lab seizures. West Virginia authorities have requested more than 10,000 searches of the NPLEx system since January, Acquisto said."Now that they're able to see all of the transactions, they're able to identify more of the labs that were already there," said Acquisto, vice president of government affairs at Appriss. "It's an unprecedented way of finding everybody who's buying pseudoephedrine. Of course you're going to find more bad guys."Acquisto said the same thing would happen if the state gave every police officer a radar gun -- speeding tickets would increase, even though the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit didn't change.Twenty-five states, including West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky, have adopted NPLEx."We're giving law enforcement a tool so they can detect things better and respond," Acquisto said.Foster said methamphetamine makers pay acquaintances to buy pseudoephedrine at retail pharmacies, circumventing monthly and yearly limits on purchases of the cold medication. NPLEx blocks sales when purchasers reach the monthly or yearly limit under the law. "They just get different people or fake IDs," Foster said.With many West Virginians out of work, meth makers don't have too much trouble finding people to hire and buy pseudoephedrine at multiple pharmacies, Perdue said."It's a cottage industry," Perdue said, "and they're buying it legally."Acquisto said NPLEx helps police officers identify those criminals -- called "smurfers.""There's no way you would have known who they were before," he said. "There's no way to know it was even happening."Between 2004 and 2012, Kanawha County law enforcement agencies seized 235 meth labs -- the highest number in West Virginia, according to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration's National Clandestine Lab Register. Only four states had counties with more meth lab busts.Perdue said more West Virginians are using meth because it's cheap, highly addictive and easy to make."You can by everything you need at Walmart and make it in the parking lot," Perdue said. 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Twas the morning of Christmas and it was time for some fun...
Twas the morning of Christmas and it was time for some fun,
All the gifts were unwrapped, now you could go for a run.
The family shouted, "Where are you going?"
"I can't miss my run," you said, "there's no time for slowing!"
Before you left home, there was already delight,
Santa had brought you a new pair of cold weather tights.
That wasn't the only present that Ol' Saint Nick delivered for the year,
He gifted more new stuff, who doesn't like sweet gear?
You strapped on the Garmin, your route would be mapped,
And you donned an Under Armor hat so your head would be wrapped.
The new shoes were left behind, those would be for later,
Mom listed closely when you said, "I'm a pronator."
As you took to the streets, your body did warm,
Muscles started to loosen up as you came into form.
Your stride slowly lengthened, your cadence increased,
There had to be room for the family Christmas feast.
And as you smirked when thinking about the holiday cheer,
You couldn't help but ask, "What was I doing last year?"
This self-reflection helped you find your groove,
"How hard have I worked and did I improve?"
There may have been personal bests, records were broken,
"They'll speak our names in hushed tones," were words once spoken.
Or maybe your goal was to simply to stay injury free,
All of that PT work and stretching was good for the knee.
Or perhaps there were times of disappointment and sadness,
But hey this is running - it's all full of madness.
So we look to brighter moments, future or past,
There were too many performances that thankfully happened too fast.
Like Millrose and nationals, guys running doubles,
Waiting until the last day due to the qualifying bubbles.
The Oregon women, the Florida men,
There were so many relays, what is this, Penn?
Outdoors was nothing short of an exhausting season,
When it's an Olympic year, well that's the main reason.
Even before the Trials, there were championship meets,
Jaw-dropping finishes that emptied all seats.
Lest we not forget this past fall,
New course records and faces, champions above all.
Baxter, Saina, Kithuka, Cheserek,
Harriers in Portland, it sure was a trek.
We tried to name everything, but a poem does not suffice,
That's what our "Best Of" list is for, this is too concise.
And that's the real purpose for this holiday rhyme,
We here at Flotrack want to thank you for your time.
We would not exist without your support,
And without knowing it, you contribute so much to our sport.
Running is beautiful and should have more press,
That means improving live streams, which are kind of a mess.
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Debt Debate: What Government Is
If it is true that a failure to increase the debt limit on August 2nd has the potential to bring about economic Armageddon, shouldn't we be asking ourselves if it's a good idea to allow the political class in Washington to continue collectively play God with our lives? After all, these people are fallible human beings.
Spending Cuts and National Security
An op-ed by Peter Singer and Michael O'Hanlon in today's Politico questions the impact of spending cuts on the military. "Substantial defense budget cuts are possible, make no mistake," the Brookings' scholars concede, "But they could mean loss of capability, and some may increase security risks."
'Gang of Six' Plan is Lousy
My colleague Dan Mitchell discussed the good, the bad, and the ugly in the deficit reduction plan released by the bipartisan group of senators known as the "Gang of Six." As Dan noted, the plan is more of an outline and a complete assessment isn't possible until more details emerge. However, the fact that President Obama immediately embraced the plan ought to tell proponents of limited government all they need to know.
Gang of Six and Senator Coburn
The "Gang of Six" senators has released an outline of budget reforms that would supposedly reduce deficits by $3.7 trillion over 10 years. Revenues would rise by at least $1 trillion, while spending would be theoretically trimmed by various procedural mechanisms. The plan promises to "strengthen the safety net," "maintain investments," and "maintain the basic structure" of Medicare and Medicaid, which doesn't sound very reform-minded to me.
Two Trillion Isn't Enough
Washington is the only town where the circus never leaves. Elephants, donkeys, clowns and a ringmaster residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue — our nation's capital has it all. And what a show they're putting on for the American people over raising the debt ceiling for the umpteenth time in recent years.
Cato Video on 'Cut, Cap, and Balance'
Cato Institute scholars Chris Edwards and Dan Mitchell evaluate the plan offered by Republicans for lowering federal spending using a so-called "Cut, Cap and Balance" proposal that would make small cuts to federal spending in the short run, cap federal spending, and balance the federal budget using a tax-limited balanced budget amendment to the Constitution:
Repealing New Deal Labor Laws
Many of the laws covering today's workforce were written more than seven decades ago during the New Deal. Collective bargaining and the unemployment insurance system, for example, were both established in 1935. Since then, the U.S. labor force and industrial structure have vastly changed, which creates an opportunity to update the laws to better suit the modern economy.
Debt-Limit Deal: Cut $500 Billion Option
Charles Krauthammer is absolutely right that Republicans must call President Obama's bluff on the debt-limit vote. I suggested that the House GOP pass $2 trillion in cuts tied to a $2 trillion debt increase, thus handing the matter over to the Senate and the president and refusing to budge.
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has offered the president a way to raise the debt ceiling by $2.5 trillion without having to cut spending. The WaPo reports that "McConnell's strategy makes no provision for spending cuts to be enacted."


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New Media Series—Laleh Khorramian: Water Panics in the Sea
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Merging the traditions of drawing, printmaking, and collage with stop-motion animation, Laleh Khorramian's hallucinatory video,
Water Panics in the Sea
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Donnie and Patricia Eplee announce the engagement of their daughter Kelly Braswell to Jared Douglas, son of Greg and Susan Douglas. Miss Braswell attends Sante Fe College and is employed at Drummond Community Bank. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and attends New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the collegiate and missions pastor at Pince Grove Baptist Church.
The wedding will take place at Pine Grove Baptist Church on July 9 at 4:30 p.m. Reception will follow.
Carl and Amanda Colson of Chiefland announce the engagement of their daughter, Burgandy Colson of Chiefland to Christopher "Red" Arrington of Chiefland, son of Randy and Jeanne Arrington of Chiefland.
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Mrs. Chris Barber, of Old Town, would like to announce the engagement of her daughter, Constance Michelle Barber, to Robert Dale Langford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Langford.
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Announcing the wedding of Miss Donna M. Kaatz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Kaatz, of Fanning Springs, to Mr. Kenneth B. Duncan, III, son of Mr. Kenneth B. Duncan, Jr., of Fanning Springs, on Saturday, May 21, 2011.
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The Log Cabin Quilters met Thursday, April 14, at the Levy County Quilt Museum. We had a great day. Many were out with sickness, doctor visits or other appointments, so we appreciate everyone who can come and be here on Thursday. Next week we will have the Red Hat Ladies from Gainesville.
Greg and six boys were out Wednesday and we did get about two weeks work done with mowing, cleaning flower beds, putting up a quilt, moving sewing machines and so much more. Thanks Lancaster.
Gregory Adam Osteen was born Saturday, March 26, 2011, at 7:22 p.m. at North Florida Regional Medical Center. Gregory weighed 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 20 inches in length at birth.
His parents are Shelby and Franklin Osteen, of Trenton. The maternal grandparents are Randy and Georgianna Williams, of Chiefland, and the paternal grandparents are Frank and Kim Osteen, of Otter Creek.
Army National Guard Pfc. Ari J. Rak, whose wife, Many, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Harrison, of Williston, has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo. He is the son of Vikki Rak, of Smithridge Park, Reno, Nev.
Hospice of the Nature Coast honored over 100 volunteers and guests from its Alachua and Chiefland teams with a Mystery Theater Dinner Party at the Great Outdoors Restaurant in High Springs.
Mary Richardson (center of photo), of Chiefland, was one of those honored. Richardson's first work experience is as a volunteer at the new Chiefland Thrift & Gift Shoppe, where she has been for close to a year and has provided almost 1,000 hours of service.
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, 30 September 2004
Willie Currie has become APC's policy programme manager. A South African currently based in New York, from 1999-2002, Willie was a councillor with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) and the South African Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (SATRA).
In the mid '90s, he was special adviser to the Minister of Posts Telecommunications and Broadcasting in Nelson Mandela's cabinet and co-ordinated the telecommunications policy process that led to South Africa' first post-Apartheid telecommunications policy document.
Prior to this, as General Secretary of the Film and Allied Workers Organisation (FAWO), Willie was involved in the development of broadcasting policy during the transition to democracy in South Africa and a public campaign to 'free the airwaves'.
Having started in his new position with APC in early September, Willie has actually already been plunged in at the deep end, having represented APC at two international meetings in two different countries in his first ten days on staff. APCNews talked to Willie about his new role.
APCNews: You became APC's Communications and Information Policy Programme (CIPP) manager at the beginning of September. What attracted you to the APC?
Willie Currie: I'm basically a policy activist and am fascinated by processes of change and resistances to change.
I noticed that APC had managed to position itself globally as an ICT policy actor with the capacity to impact on policy spaces such as the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) and the UN ICT Task Force. At the same time APC was working on ICT policy at various regional and national levels. I thought this is incredible – to have this kind of reach both to facilitate and influence policy change – I want to work for APC!
I also noticed that APC operated in the North and the South. I felt this may also create possibilities for policy approaches that could draw on the strengths of both Northern and Southern activists. There often appears to be a strategy divide between ICT groups depending on their location and yet ICT policy issues increasingly have to be addressed across regional and global boundaries.
In addition, APC staff seemed to be primarily women and APC work has a strong gender focus. I enjoy working with women and recognise that progressive policy and practices require the full participation of women and barriers to participation need to be eliminated. Too often ICT policies pay lip service to women's participation while the sector remains doggedly male in orientation.
APCNews: What were you doing before you joined APC?
Willie Currie: I had recently completed a term as a councillor at the South African regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), which gave me some insight into the difficulties of ICT policy implementation and regulation. Prior to that, I had worked as a consultant and policy activist on telecommunications and broadcasting policy reform processes in post-apartheid South Africa. I was policy adviser to Dr Z Pallo Jordan, Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Broadcasting in President Nelson Mandela's cabinet. It was a period in which all the policies of the apartheid government had to be scrapped and replaced with progressive forward-looking policies. So it was an exciting time of hope, change and possibility.
After working for ICASA, I worked on small ICT consultancy projects and moved from Johannesburg to New York where my partner, Barbara, was offered an interesting job. In South Africa, I had noticed how global ICT policy impacted on national policy, in a context where we
were unable to adapt or challenge global policy prescriptions effectively.
In New York, I began a process of exploring the global ICT policy space and reading about globalization as well as observing how policy activists from the global South like myself see the world differently to those from the North.
I think this has to do with activists of the South having to operate under different conditions of struggle in which the presence of the North is built in as a factor.
The opposite is not true. Northern activists do not often operate with a consciousness of the global South in their activities. The South is not that present. If it is present, it appears chaotic, dangerous, authoritarian and poverty-stricken. A modern version of hell. They seldom grasp the dynamism and possibilities of contexts of struggle and transition.
What was interesting about the ICT sector in the USA was that ICT policy activists are confronting a similar set of issues that developing countries are also experiencing such as broadcast media ownership, the corporatization of the media, the transition to VoIP, the resistance of telecoms companies to competition, convergence, privacy and security, intellectual property rights, the power of Microsoft, and problems of affordable, equitable access to broadband.
It made me hopeful that synergies around policy could be reached between North and South that would not be solely on the North's terms.
APCNews: What are your immediate challenges as you take up your new post?
Willie Currie: I need to focus on the African and LAC Policy Monitor Projects and CATIA process as well as seeing how the policy programme can extend into Asia. At the same time, I need to assist with APC's global policy interventions in WSIS, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and regional WSIS processes. I also need to give some thought to issues of the environment and e-waste (which became part of APC's strategic priorities for 2004-7) and get on top of the CRIS Campaign issues. APC is also continuously carrying out revision and review of the ICT policy training materials curriculum that was launched last year.
(For more information on APC's Communications and Information Policy Programme: http://rights.apc.org/about.shtml)
APCNews: Clearly you've just started out at APC and you're still getting a feel for the programme's work and dealing with the immediate demands. But where do you see ICT policy issues going for APC and civil society over the next few years?
Willie Currie: I think there needs to be an initiative around global ICT policy that can ensure follow-through on the policy window opened by WSIS. I'm interested in exploring whether the co-operation agreement between India, Brazil and South Africa signed after the Cancun meeting of the Doha round could create a space for an alliance between progressive developing country governments and international civil society organizations like APC and CRIS to put greater flesh on ICT policy frameworks post-WSIS and stretch ICT policy in progressive directions. I believe there is an opportunity to develop such linkages without compromising the integrity of the organizations involved.
At the regional level, ICT policy gains such as the recent liberalization of VoIP in South Africa and Kenya need to be exploited to create a wave of policy change across Africa that can create open Internet access for all and the inclusion of the full spectrum of ICT issues at the same time.
What will be vital is to take full advantage of the policy window opened by WSIS and to work creatively to make concrete gains across the board. I am interested in finding ways of making ICT policy issues more manageable and intelligible. For example, in the African context, trying to crystallize policy around specific goals, such as :
• ICT as MDG (Millenium Development Goals);
• ICT policy/regulatory/legislative harmonization;
• Broadband infrastructure;
• Free and open source software (FOSS)
• E-government, e-health, e-learning, e-commerce;
• African content, community media and languages;
• Indigenous knowledge and reform of IPR regime;
• Open Internet access and rights;
• ICT for empowerment of women, youth and the disabled;
• ICT for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment;
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