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State of the Steelers Franchise
The Steelers went 8-8 in the 2013 season and failed to make the playoffs for the second straight season. The last winning campaign came two years ago (12-4) and, head coach, Mike Tomlin heads towards his eighth season knowing that he needs to get something done.
The Steelers front office, with General Manager, Kevin Colbert, will have to make some shrewd moves in free agency, particularly when dealing with his own players.
One of the first things they must prepare for is to start the 2014 season on the right foot; their first quarter play this year brought them a 0-4 record in a tough division that always left them playing catch-up with the rest of the field.
There had been much talk about the Steelers' coaching staff but that appears to have got a real injection of experience and intellect. Pittsburgh have hired James Saxon as running backs coach and Mike Munchak, the former Titans head coach, to train the offensive line. However, question marks remain over offensive coordinator, Todd Haley.
Defensively, things remain the same, with Dick LeBeau still in charge of the back line; although, it is now looking like the defense needs new blood and fresh faces. Fans betting NFL know cap space has always appeared to be a problem in Pittsburgh and again work is required.
One of the developing storylines could involve three Steelers regulars – Troy Polamalu, Ike Taylor, and Heath Miller; they combine for $32 million in cap room. All three will be candidates for contract extensions or pay reductions, and if an agreement cannot be reached, they could be released.
Free agency is always a worry for any franchise and the Steelers have 21 unrestricted free agents on their roster but only six are current starters. They now need to consider what their needs are in the draft; largely, defensive positions, but some NFL betting pundits believe they could find themselves wanting at cornerback and safety in the new season.
The Steelers enter the 2014 offseason with plenty to address but with a relatively sound foundation to build on.
Pittsburgh – A Team in Transition
Change with all sides has to happen over time, and there has been a gradual change in the personnel at the Steelers over the past few years. The challenge ahead this year for head coach, Mike Tomlin, will be getting back to having a winning season after a 12-4 record and a playoff loss to Denver in 2011 turned into an 8-8 season in 2012.
Defensively, the biggest loss was linebacker, James Harrison, who was released after salary-cap issues (and is now with the Bengals) but it was the offense that saw the biggest changes, with new back-ups behind quarterback, Ben Roethlisberger, a new backfield, a much-changed receiving corps, and a new look on the offensive line.
The steady part of the Steelers offense is Roethlisberger; he is the main constant in the attack and, with a new supporting cast this year, fans betting on the NFL will be hoping that he (for once) can stay healthy this year and play all 16 regular season games, something that has happened only once in all his seasons as a starter.
His fitness is vital, especially with veteran backups, Charlie Batch and Byron Leftwich, gone and replaced by another veteran, in Bruce Gradkowski and fourth-round draft pick, Landry Jones, who must be considered a work-in-progress. Jones went from a potential first-round pick to a fourth-rounder after a disappointing senior season; he certainly isn't NFL ready – yet.
Pittsburgh has always been considered a team that can run the football but, last year, they couldn't accomplish that, mainly due to injuries. This year, they certainly expect improvement to come in that department, as they have drafted Le'Veon Bell in the second round; he should quickly take over as the featured and starting back.
He's a workhorse back with good size (6-1, 244); he's durable, and can take tacklers a few yards; he's also very powerful and relentless, a good acquisition for the Steelers' style of running game that they like to play.
Bell should have solid support on the ground with Issac Redman and Jonathan Dwyer competing for the number two spot on the roster. As things stand, it looks as though Redman will get the nod. Bell is likely to see the field on 3rd down as long as he continues to improve his pass blocking & blitz pickup. Will Johnson returns at fullback and will be a good addition in a mainly blocking role.
Question marks must remain over the receiving corps though, especially as Heath Miller at tight-end, their leading receiver in 2012 (71 catches), is not yet slated to return after injury. With him missing, the receivers look like a weaker group, especially as Mike Wallace was also lost to the Dolphins.
So, what have the Steelers got in this department? Well, Emmanuel Sanders, who was a nice slot receiver last year is going to have to step-up and improve his numbers for a start.
Although he did well in 2012 (44 catches for 626 yards), he will have more pressure on him this year and will be expected to produce more; it remains to be seen if he can handle that situation. Antonio Brown needs to improve again after his form rather levelled off in 2012. After those two, the Steelers receivers are a mixture of draft picks and veterans and it remains to be seen who of those make the full roster for the season. Offense is one area where the Steelers are looking a little light, unless Sanders or Brown really engage overdrive this year.
The offensive line gets a very new look and protecting Roethlisberger will be all important; two starters are gone from the "new look" – guard, Willie Colon, and tackle, Max Starks, and it will be three-time Pro Bowl center, Maurkice Pouncey, who anchors the line.
Marcus Gilbert and Mike Adams are being lined up as the tackles but there is still some doubt from NFL betting pundits over who will play left and who will play right. Guards, David DeCastro and Ramon Foster, complete the front five and it looks like the Steelers have a real belief in this line as a unit that could stay together for years – it certainly looks solid enough, providing a platform from which Roethlisberger has time and room to operate.
All in all, 'transition' is the right word to use about the Steelers offense – there are elements of stability there, Roethlisberger, for instance. However, much of the cast is new and it may take a while for it all to knit together.
This year, with an increased running game, we can see the Steelers getting back to their "ground and pound" style as the staple for whatever success may come their way, a return to their roots and some "blue-collar football".
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I'm not sure who created this image but it's awesome. It features the Pittsburgh Skyline, Steelers players, the Terrible Towel and many special effects. If you created this photo, please comment on this post.
The players featured in this photo are:
1) Hines Ward
2) Troy Polamalu
3) Heath Miller
4) Ben Roethlisberger
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Miller Doubful
Pittsburgh Steelers pro bowl tight end is still doubtful for the game against the Cincinnati Bengals this week.
Miller suffered a concussion last week against the Baltimore Ravens in a helmet to helmet, defenseless receiver collision. Although not penalized, the Ravens McClain was fined 40k for the play on Miller.
Fantasy Focus: Steelers vs Browns
This week kicks off another entry of our fantasy football prediction blog. Steelers face off against the 1-4 Cleveland
Browns today at 1pm at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA. The Steelers have the opportunity to win its 3rd straight game against a struggling Cleveland Browns team. Last week, the Browns somehow pulled out a 6-3 victory against the Buffalo Bills which was one of the most painful games I had to watch in a long time. Starting Browns quarterback, Derek Anderson went a miserable 2-17 in passing, but somehow the Browns were victorious.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are coming off a 28-20 win against the Detroit Lions. The Steelers offense looked impressive again with Rashard Mendenhall averaging over 5 yards a carry and Ben Roethlisberger distributing the ball nicely to a wide range of his weapons including Santonio Holmes, Hines Ward, Heath Miller and rookie, Mike Wallace.
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Not so impressive was the Steelers defense. Again, the defense allowed an inferior team to come back in the first quarter until a streak of sacks by LaMarr Woodley and James Harrison ended the game. From the defensivie perspective, the good news is that all-pro safety, Troy Polamalu is returning to action for the first time since the season opener against the Tennessee Titans. The bad news is standout defensive end, Aaron Smith, who is critical to the Steelers 3-4 is out for the rest of the season with a torn rotator cuff.
And now for our Predictions:
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ben Roethlisberger – Big Ben is off to one of his best starts in his already very successful career from a statistical perspective. Roethlisberger is 1st in the league in completion percentage and second in total yards only behind Peyton Manning. Roethlisberger is being considered a league Most Valuable Player (MVP) by most and I expect his numbers to only get better especially against a struggling Browns team. Big Ben is a strong pickup this week amongst fantasy owners.
Heath Miller – Miller is on pace for his first Pro Bowl appearance and has been exceptional for the Steelers passing game so far this season. Miller is second on the team with 29 receptions and 235 yards. He also leads the receiving corps with 3 TD's. Expect about 60 yards receiving and another touchdown for Heath Miller this week.
Hines Ward – Ward is the Steelers leading receiver thus far this season with 33 receptions and 440 yards receiving. With Holmes wrist injury continuing to be a nagging problem, Ward will see more balls thrown his way. However, it's concerning to fantasy owners that Ward only has 1 touchdown so far this season. With all things considering Ward is still a good play this week against the Browns.
Rashard Mendenhall – Mendenall has looked real impressive the past couple of weeks with Willie Parker being out due to a turf toe injury. In two games, Mendenhall is averaging over 5 yards a carry and has 3 touchdowns. Against the league's worst running defense Mendenhall is expected to start and will see the majority of all carries with Fast Willie being the change of pace back as he recovers from his injury.
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Cleveland Browns
Joshua Cribbs – Unfortunately for the Browns, based on their play thus far this season, Cribbs is the only guy I would consider as a fantasy owner this week. With Braylon Edwards being traded to the Jets, Cribbs should see some increased action as a 3rd WR. Aside from that, Cribbs is well known to be an extremely dangerous kick-off returner and has had prior success against the Steelers special teams unit.
Steelers Edge Lions
The Pittsburgh Steelers edged out another close one Sunday with a 28-20 victory against the one-win Detrot Lions. Once again, the Steelers jumped out to an early lead only to let Daunte Culpepper resurrect the team. Culpepper lead his team down the field with less than 2 minutes to play executing a drive which easily could have been the game tieing score. The Steelers defense had other plans which resulted in 3 straight sacks of Culpepper and ultimately ending the game with James Harrison leading the way.
Steelers fans have reason for concern. The Steelers have not been able to close teams out. They need to be able to put the "nail in the coffin". In years past, the Steelers were able to control the clock with running the football. Well, those days seem to be long gone for this Steelers group. Against the Lions, the Steelers had no trouble moving the football but actually scored to quickly in respect that the Lions controlled the clock the majority of the second half.
Game Stats
Ben Roethlisberger – 23-30, 277 yds, 3 tds
Rashard Mendenhall – 15 car, 77 yds, 1 td
Hines Ward – 7 rec, 85 yds, 1 td
Heath Miller – 5 rec, 54 yds, 1 td
Mike Wallace – 2 rec, 52 tds, 1d
Fantasy Focus: Steelers vs Lions
This week kicks off another entry of our fantasy football prediction blog. Steelers face off against the 1-3 Detroit Lions at Ford Field at 1pm today. The Steelers will be visiting Ford Field for the first time since capturing their fifth Lombardi Trophy during Super Bowl XL.
Unlike previous versions of our fantasy focus articles, this one will only feature Pittsburgh Steelers players.
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Ben Roethlisberger – The Detroit Lions have given up more points than any other team in the NFL to opposing quarterbacks in fantasy football. Roethlisberger should be in for a big game today against a struggling Lion's defense. However, if the Steelers jump out to a big lead early, Roethlisberger could be pulled or you'll see a heavy dosage of Rashard Mendenhall. The Steelers won't run up the score and pad stats.
Rashard Mendenhall – With Willie Parker out with a turf toe injury, second year pro Rashard Mendenhall could be in for another huge day against the 20th ranked Lion's run defense. Last week, Mendenhall had his breakout game against the Chargers totaling 165 yards and 2 touchdowns against the San Diego Chargers defense. Mendenhall will receive the majority of the carries except on certain 3rd down situations where he'll be relieved my Mewelde Moore.
Heath Miller – On pace for 96 receptions, Heath Miller is on pace for his best season of his career. Miller is underrated in most NFL circles, but he's in for his first pro bowl season of his career. Miller has been getting open in the middle of the field and is an obvious mismatch for many teams. With Santonio Holmes receiving double coverage, Miller is seeing more balls thrown his way. Last week against the San Diego Chargers, Miller had 70 yards receiving and 2 touchdowns.
Santonio Holmes – He has been targeted by Roethlisberger more than any other player, Holmes is due for a big game. Even though Holmes has been seeing double coverage as the Steelers #1 receiver, he's got the speed to beat those double teams and make plays deep down field. Outside of week 1, Holmes has been quiet thus far this year; expect him to have close to 100 yards and a TD today against a weak Lion's secondary.
Fantasy Focus: Steelers vs Chargers
This week kicks off another entry of our fantasy football prediction blog. The Pittsburgh Steelers play at home for the first time since the NFL opener against the Tennessee Titans. This is a must-win for the Steelers in order to keep up with the division leaders, Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens are currently up 2 games on a struggling Steelers team and the Steelers are looking to rebound against a very talented San Diego team after losing two close games in which they should have won convincingly. Here is a list of fantasy football matchups that you may want to consider:
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Ben Roethlisberger – Big Ben is going to have to come through against San Diego's solid defensive front. Even with the loss of Jamal Williams, the Chargers defense is loaded with playmakers. However, Ben plays his best against good competition in prime time moments. I expect more of the same from Big Ben. Ben will put up 30 points on this
Chargers defense, at home, in primetime and display to the NFL why he is an elite quarterback in this league
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Mike Wallace – Wallace has been the only pleasant surprise for the Steelers this year. He caught the most passes of any Steelers receiver last week totaling over 100 yards. Wallace is a mismatch waiting to happen at the #3 spot. He's got amazing speed and quickness and hasn't dropped a pass this season. During the NFL draft, Wallace's stock fell because scouts said his hands were suspect at best. I don't see that with this young kid, however I can't say the same for Limas Sweed.
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Heath Miller – Miller is "Mr. Dependable". He always seems to do his job and do it well. He has great hands and is a good blocker. He "seals the edge" when lined up as a tight end and does surprisingly well when lined up as a fullback. Last week, he was dominant on the first couple of drives as a receiving tight end. But for some reason, offensive coordinator, Bruce Arians stopped designing plays to go to Miller.
Arians has been heavily criticized by Steelers fans and rightfully so. Why would he not get Miller more involved in
this offense?
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Rashard Mendenahll – This is a "dark horse" pick. Per Mike Tomlin, Mendnenall didn't play one snap last week because he didn't feel comfortable that Mendenhall knew his assignments (i.e. he failed the weekly written game plan test). We need Mendenhall to step up now and I think he'll show-off some of his talent this week (IF HE ACTUALLY RECEIVES PLAYING TIME).
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San Diego Chargers
Philip Rivers – Rivers was expected to be an MVP candidate this year. He has loads of talent and is surrounded by talent. This could be a shootout-type game resulting in a classic Rivers vs Big Ben show down. I expect both quarterbacks to put up good numbers this game. With the Steelers pash rush less than desirable, Rivers could be in for a big game.
Antonio Gates – Gates is in for a big game against this struggling defense. With Polamalu out with an injury, the Steelers don't have a good solution for the All-Pro tight end. Lawrence Timmons has the speed and athleticism to cover Gates but it will be a challenge as is for any linebacker in the NFL.
Darren Sproles – Sproles is the type of running back the Steelers always have trouble with. He has great cutback ability (i.e. Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew) and has acceleration through the hole. He's also difficult to find behind a massive San Diego offensive line at 5-8 185 pounds. Sproles might be most dangerous as a kick-off returner. The Steelers special teams and defense must stay in their lanes and play disciplined football or Sproles could take one to the house on any given play.
Fantasy Focus: Steelers vs Bengals
This week kicks off another entry of our fantasy football prediction blog. The Pittsburgh Steelers travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals. This may be a more difficult game than what most Steelers fans are anticipating. The Bengals have 3 straight division games starting with the Steelers so expect them to try to set the tone against the Steelers.
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Ben Roethlisberger – Big Ben will rebound just fine against the Bengals defense. The offense struggled last week to put points up on the board but they were able to move the ball against a solid Bears defense. I see Big Ben and company putting up 27 points against the Bengals this week.
Hines Ward – Historically a Cincinnati killer (just ask Keith Rivers). Ward is closing in on his 10,000 yards receiving mark and it very well could happen this week against the Bengals.
Santonio Holmes – Holmes had one of his worst performances in recent memory last week. 3 dropped balls including a tough but catchable winning TD catch capped off a disappointing day for Holmes. Even though the weather was less than desirable and the field was messy, Holmes dropped several catchable balls that ended up as "drive killers". I expect Holmes to rebound and post a solid overall performance with over 100 yards and a TD.
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Parker / Mendenhall – Parker has been the most disappointing player on the team so far this season. He's not running the ball with any authority and he's been "tip toeing" to the line of scrimmage. Mendenhall might steal some of Parker's opportunities and rightfully so. It's time for one of these two to step up and provide some sort of rushing attack. The Bengals run defense has struggled so this might be a good game to get this offense going.
Heath Miller – Miller continues to be one of Roethlisberger's favorite targets. He's consistent, has great hands, and picks up first downs. With the offensive line struggling, Miller is a nice safety net for Big Ben.
Steelers Defense – Although the Steelers defense hasn't necessarily struggled, they do have some flaws. For one, the Steelers outside linebackers including Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY), James Harrison and emerging star LaMarr Woodley only have a combined 2 sacks on the year. Lawrence Timmons appears to be healthy which should hopefully add to the pass rush this week. This is a shocking statistic that no one would have guessed going into the 2009-2010 season. With the loss of Polamalu, Tyrone Carter was exposed by Jay Cutler last week being responsible for 2 touchdowns.
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Carson Palmer – If last game was any indication, Palmer appears to be healthy. Palmer has one of the best deep balls in the game and is typically very accurate. If the Steelers defense doesn't get a pass rush against Palmer, it will be a long day for the Steelers and their fans.
Chad Ochocinco – Ochocinco has had just one 100-yard game and three touchdowns against the Steelers since Ike Taylor's rookie season in 2003 so don't expect much out of him today. He talks a good game and is being outspoken against Steelers cornerbacks William Gay and Ike Taylor but until he produces on the field against the Steelers, I would steer away from picking Ochocinco.
Cedric Benson – Benson has been one of the bigger surprises this year for Cincinnati. However, like most other running backs, expect Benson to struggle against the Steelers stellar run defense. Don't start Benson this week on your fantasy team.
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Fantasy Focus: Steelers vs Bears
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Ben Roethlisberger – Expect Roethlisberger to put up solid players against the Bears defense today. I don't see the
Steelers being able to run against this defense (again). Our o-line is simply outmanned and not talented enough against most defenses of the Bears caliber. Roethlisberger will throw over 30 passes and display why he's an elite quarterback in this league.
Santonio Holmes – With Roethlisberger throwing 30+ passes, Holmes will be the primary target of many of those. Holmes has been "lights-out" since the playoffs started last year. Holmes will have over 100 yards and a touchdown against the bears.
Hines Ward – Ward only needs 117 receiving yards to reach 10,000 for his career. What an accomplishment for a receiver in a run-oriented offense! I could foresee both Ward and Holmes going for over 100 yards yet again.
Heath Miller – While Miller won't have huge stats, he's one of Roethlisberger's favorite targets. I expect around 50 yards receiving and a touchdown this week. It's also possible that given the Steelers offensive line struggles especially against good defenses, Miller may see more action as a "safety net" for Big Ben.
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Chicago Bears
Matt Forte – Even given the Steelers great defense, Matt Forte would be a solid pick this week because he does so many things in both the passing and rushing attacks. Forte is a very underrated back with a good combination of speed and power. However, don't expect Forte to get 100 rushing yards this week against arguably the best running defense in the league. I would say that he will have 100 all-purpose yards
Jay Cutler – Cutler is "hit or miss" in this matchup. Last week he struggled with 4 interceptions and had an overall poor performance. If he plays like that again, the Steelers defense will make it a miserable day. If Cutler is on target, he could pose some challenges for the Steelers secondary. Cutler torched the Steelers defense before and he could do it again.
Devin Hester – He's a big play waiting to happen. The Steelers secondary must respect his speed and athleticism. If he gets behind the secondary, Cutler has the arm and accuracy to take advantage of it. As proven, Hester's punt return ability is off the charts. Special teams could play a big role in the outcome of this game.


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Overcharged for Shipping
One of the problems with shopping online is that the transaction isn't completely finished after placing the order.
When you buy something from a store, you just walk in, select the merchandise, pay for it, and leave.
When it's online, however, you constantly have to monitor a bunch of different things, making the transaction take several days or even weeks. First, you have to place the order and wait for shipping confirmation. Then you have to follow up to make sure the order goes out in a timely fashion. After that, you have to wait a few days to make sure the order arrives, is in good condition, and contains the right products/colors/sizes/quantities. Then you have to check your credit card statement to make sure you were charged the proper amount. Whew! That's quite a lot!
I'm bringing this up because I'm now in the middle of a headache transaction thanks to the University of Missouri bookstore. When I placed my order, I was quoted one shipping price, but when the order actually shipped, I was charged 3 times the original shipping price! I was ordering heavy textbooks, not just a tiny heart pendant necklace or a t-shirt, so I was prepared to pay more for shipping. But the thing that drives me nuts about this transaction was that MU didn't even notify me of the higher charges prior to shipping, nor did they give me a chance to cancel!
That is outrageous. If they had notified me, I would have been able to shop around, maybe buy the books from Amazon, B&N, or another discount textbook seller at a lower rate. And who knows, maybe MU actually offers the best rate and I would have had to purchase from there anyway. But the point is that they didn't even give me the opportunity to agree to the extra charges or take my business elsewhere.
You better believe I will be disputing the extra $40 charged to my credit card. I tried calling the MU bookstore today, but the customer service manager wasn't there. If they don't help me, I will go through my credit card company. I should NOT automatically be held liable for whatever the hell the store decides to charge for shipping. I never checked a box or agreed to any terms that said charge me anything you feel like for shipping costs.

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Pe Ell, WA – On April 16, 2012, at approximately 4:25 p.m., deputies from the Lewis County Sheriff's Office received a report of a missing person who was last seen participating in the Pe Ell River Run on Saturday, April 14th. The deputies learned Daniel Kuhn, a 24 year-old Olympia man, was rafting with several other people. He was last seen in a small rubber raft in the Chehalis River near the Elk Creek Road Bridge around 4:30 p.m. He fell behind the rest of his group and indicated he would meet them downriver near the Chandler Road Bridge. When he did not arrive by 8:00 p.m. Saturday, the rest of his group departed. They thought he may have left with other friends and did not realize he was missing until Monday afternoon when they made the report.
The Lewis County Sheriff's Department said yesterday that searchers from the Chehalis Fire Department's Swift Water Rescue Team were navigating a three-mile stretch of river with kayaks attempting to locate any sign of the missing man. Deputies from the Lewis County Sheriff's Office are also following other potential leads to determine whether he may have left the area.
The Pe Ell River Run is an annual event held on the second Saturday of April. Participants navigate the river from Pe Ell to Doty utilizing various means of flotation devices.


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Why oh why do sportswriters ask such stupid, stupid questions? Apparently -- and this is a shock -- Drew Bledsoe refuses to say "yes" when Buffalo writers ask him if he should be replaced by Shane Matthews. First of all, I know Bledsoe has been bad, but Shane Matthews? And what do the writers expect him to say? "Yes, I have no idea why they are running me out there every week. I am truly pathetic." Asking questions with obvious answers is one of the things that makes fans lose respect for the local media, and one of the local media's worst habits.
An idiot's (two idiots'?) guide to Thanksgiving football, prepped and primed for the monsters-in-law who only watch these three games in a year.


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This is one of those very single-minded meals that you can eat any time, with anyone. An average-sized cauliflower will serve two people as a meal and four as a side dish.
Feeds 2 to 4. Takes 1 hour.
1 whole cauliflower, about 1kg
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Heat the oven to 180C/Gas mark 4. Trim the base stem so that the cauliflower will stand upright and make a few small slashes in the thickest part of the stalk.
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WINDER - Even though the guardsmen of the 121st Infantry are being deployed to Fort Stewart, followed by a year in Iraq, Sunday was a day for food, fun and family.
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Members from the American Legion and the VFW came together to put on the family day event, held at the John Rich Pentecost Post 53 of the American Legion in Winder, to recognize those guardsmen going overseas.
"We wanted to do something for them. They've put their lives on hold," Cmdr. Steve Pierce of the American Legion said Sunday. "They've put their jobs on hold, they've put their families on hold ... to go overseas and fight for something we, here in America, sometimes take for granted."
Pierce said the event was to focus on the guardsmen and their families.
"We have door prizes, they're going to be fed, this is their day," he said.
The infantry, members of the 48th Infantry Brigade, 1st Battalion, are expected to report initially to Fort Stewart, near Savannah, followed by exercises at the U.S. Army's National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. The brigade is expected to deploy for a 12-month rotation to the Middle East sometime next spring. Some of the guardsmen ship out to Fort Stewart today, while the remaining will deploy in January.
Cpt. Bill Bailey said he could not say specifically what the guardsmen will be doing in Iraq, and exactly how many of them are being deployed, but that only a skeletal group will stay behind in the states.
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Pfc. Craig Perkins, center, and his mother, Annie Blocker, are two of many who were served a holiday meal at the post Sunday.
Bailey said the unit is a logistical company that includes mechanics, ammo handlers, fuelers, medics, truck drivers, infantry and others.
"I've got it all," Bailey said. "Our guys are fired up, morale is high and we've got a bunch of good people going."
He continued to speak highly of the troops while addressing them as a whole. "I appreciate your flexibility, I appreciate your support. I can't say enough about you guys," he said.
Sen. Ralph Hudgens of Comer also spoke to the troops, and told them to be prepared to fight for their country.
"You not only have to be mentally prepared to go, not only physically prepared to go, but spiritually prepared to go," Hugdens said Sunday.
The 48th Infantry Brigade has headquarters in Macon and bases in more than 30 locations throughout Georgia, including the 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry based in Winder.
More than 1,200 guardsmen of the 48th Brigade will report to duty in December, with another 2,300 expected to be called up after the first of the year.
The last mobilization for the 48th Brigade was in 2001 when 1,200 members served eight months as part of the peacekeeping forces in Bosnia.
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Company Blogs 25 février 2013 Par James Falkner
Time for another community roundup! It's been far too long since the last one, and as usual a lot has been happening in and around our community. I hope everyone has had a good beginning to the new year, and will find some interesting and useful items below. Warm up your clickers, and read on!
- Slides and recordings from last year's autumn Liferay Symposiums can be found on the landing pages for the North America, Europe, Spain, and Italy symposiums. You may also be interested in the news reported from the symposia, or the awards (my favorite part - recognizing awesome community contributions!).
- If you rely on Customizable Pages within Liferay, you may find this tidbit from Bin very useful - how to allow users to customize pages, but not too much :)
- As you know, last year we began the Community Verifier team, to help verify existing issues in Liferay, and clean up our JIRA database of backlogged issues. Once again we are taking a run at the backlog, with a leaderboard and some prizes! If interested, join up in this thread.
- Thank-yous go to our awesome 2012 Q3 and Q4 top contributors: Prakash Khanchandani, Victor Zorin, Jignesh Vachhani, Jan Geißler, Aniceto P Madrid, and David Kubitza! These members gave a lot of virtual sweat over the last 6 months! If you see them about, be sure to give them some gratitude!
- After a brief hiatus, Radio Liferay has continued, with episodes featuring Jim Hinkey from the Liferay Knowledge Management team, Sam Kong on Security, and most recently the man himself (Olaf) on Liferay's well hidden features. Spice up your daily commute with gems from our community rock stars!
- We have had a lot of interest in new user groups recently. Since the last roundup, we now have groups in Southern California, Colorado Springs, Australia, Japan, Montreal, Poland, and Sweden. In addition, several user group founders contributed to a Presentation Template, providing a set of nice-looking and relevant slides to use in creating and giving presentations at community meetups.
- Notable user groups with recent activity include India, Montreal, Netherlands, Japan, and SoCal. Also, check out the UK User Group's recent meetup reports. They are using Social Office for the group site, and it's looking good!
- A community Ruby Gem to create and manage Liferay projects? Yes, please!
- The Liferay Marketplace is now fully armed and operational. Several notable apps have been published, such as Xtivia's Carousel Portlet, Permeance's Documents and Media Downloader, and Neurones' Property Search Portlet. Here's a list of all of them, including Liferay's apps.
- From the releases desk: Liferay Portal 6.1 CE GA3 continues to bake in the oven. Several issues related to PACL have been fixed, hopefully making it possible to publish even more apps on the Marketplace. Liferay Portal 6.2 is also under active development. The latest Milestone release (Milestone 4) is undergoing community testing. Watch the Release Dashboard for updates!
- The Liferay Faces team has been busy since the acquisition of portletfaces.org - check out the latest release, and Neil's interview with Kito Mann, and don't miss the latest release!
- Nice tip from Snig on how to get rid of Alfresco Share navigation headers when using it with Liferay. Thanks, Snig!
- Tomas shows us how to run Liferay's built-in unit and integration tests. Of course these are run whenever someone commits, but it's nice to run it for your own projects as well.
- You may have noticed that when you are filing issues at issues.liferay.com, the ticket type New Feature and Improvement are gone, replaced by a single Feature Request ticket type. More to come on this, but this is the start of a cool new Community Ideation process we've wanted for a long time, allowing requests to bubble up via socializing of ideas, voting, commenting, etc. Good things ahead!
- Accessibility is not trivial, and Liferay has gone to great lengths to make the platform accessible. Watch Julio navigate a Liferay site blindfolded!
- AlloyUI has had a storied past with Liferay. With the launch of version 2.0, it has a new look and feel, a fantastic website, improved documentation, and much more. There's even a new
#alloyuiIRC channel on FreeNode!
- You probably saw this, but Milen made some really cool eye candy and shows you the activity in Liferay's source base.
- Fun fact of the day: "Liferay, the most popular Java-based content management system, has increased its user base by 44.3% in the last year." Link.
- Bitergia has done an interesting analysis of our open source community, looking at Git and JIRA data over the last few years. Of course, the total activity is ramping up as Liferay grows and is used more and more, but more interesting are the quantiles graphs - showing roughly how long it took to resolve tickets opened in a given month. These and other kinds of metrics are constantly being monitored and used to improve the effectiveness of our open source community. Look for additional efforts in the future!
- A Liferay and OSGi combination is a quasi-nirvana state that we are steadily approaching. Check out Miguel's slides from the Spain Symposium for a brief glimpse into this promising future for modularity in Liferay! As an example, check out shell-level access with Gogo. I can't wait to ssh into my running Liferay and fool around!
- The Liferay website underwent an upgrade to 6.1 EE last month. The site itself didn't change much, but the web team can now concentrate on an information redesign (including our beloved community site!). Don't worry, your favorite stuff will continue to work as usual! But better!
- XMLPortletFactory continues to add awesomeness thanks to its community of developers, and now developers can easily integrate their custom actions with Liferay's Activity Framework. I continue to bang on the "unappreciated feature drum" when discussing Social activities within Liferay!
- Tabbed and paginated search results with no javascript. Thanks Amit!
- IRC traffic on
#liferayhas been steadily increasing - at one point last week, we had over 40 people in the chatroom, a record for Liferay. Kudos to all of you who are contributing to our little group!
- Nick shows us how to use the popular Twitter Bootstrap framework to build responsive layouts within a Liferay site. Well done!
- Jorge from Liferay has a remarkable series of posts on Liferay's internal architecture. The first 5 parts are: Overview, Services Layer, Web Services, Caching, and Service Builder. This is a great reference for any new or experienced Liferay developer.
- NightHacking on Liferay, with Sampsa. Enough said!
- We in the community are serious about security. With the formation of the Community Security Team last year, we have a better way of educating developers and providing source and binary patches for security issues. In addition, there seems to be a renewed interest in documenting all the ways of hardening Liferay. Here's a nice post describing how to test for vulnerabilities, and how to protect against them. There's also a wiki page that shows you additional security best practices.
- There have been many awesome blog posts and wiki updates, and we try to keep everyone up to date monthly via the Community Pulse newsletter. If you wish to receive this, sign up here.
- If you're attending EclipseCon, Portal Tech Days, Congres Intranet, JAX, Gartner PCC, KCDC, Community Leadership Summit, OSCON, or JavaOne this year, please.. stop by and say hi!
That's all I have for you today. Until next time (and hopefully such a time isn't that far out in the future next time!).


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b2tob3 0.4
Help migrate HTML files and templates form bootstrap 2 to 3.
Easier migration from Boostrap 2 to Boostrap 3
b2tob3 is a command line tool to help migrate Web projects from bootstrap 2 to bootstrap 3 by performing a set of replacements that reflect bootstrap 3 class name changes.
b2tob3 searches all files ending in .html, .htm, .css or .js in the current directory and its subdirectories. You can specify the working directory with the d option like b2tob3 -d /path/to/dir.
b2tob3 does not fully automate migration, but it takes away some of the tedious work. Still, you'll most likely need to perform manual fixes too.
pip install b2tob3
cd /project/html/ b2tob3
Follow these steps to avoid frustration:
- Put your HTML/template files under version control, if they aren't yet.
- Change to the directory with the files containing Boostrap 2 specific markup.
- Run the b2tob3 script once and only once.
- Review the changes with a diff tool suitable for the version control system you use.
- Perform the rest of the necessary changes manually.
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The Dance Company's team performed 11 numbers and received elite gold awards for all pieces.
The numbers performed at the Lakeland STARPOWER competition will be part of the Spring concert, "Steppin' Out," and silent auction June 3-4 at Flagler College Auditorium. Call 829-1617.
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Every LGBT person in America should understand where we stand on Same-Sex Marriage, because we're not as close to full equality as most assume.
The genesis of this post was the assumption by someone on Twitter who said that "Obama should just legalize gay marriage!" So, let's get this out of the way first: Obama has no specific power over same-sex marriage in the United States. He can push the agenda for Congress to find a solution, he can use his bully pulpit, but he does not have the power to enact same-sex marriage.
The "Defense of Marriage Act" (DOMA) is a federal law that allows states an "exemption" from the agreement ("Full Faith and Credit Clause" of the Constitution) to honor marriages performed in other states. For example, if you are heterosexual and marry in Indiana, your marriage, per the Full Faith and Credit Clause, is also recognized by the state of Florida. DOMA allows states to ignore that, so that even if Massachusetts allows same-sex marriage (which it does), Indiana does not have to recognize it. This law was passed by Congress, and must be repealed by Congress.
DOMA also stops the Federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages for Federal benefits. So, same-sex couples can't file as partners on their Federal taxes. This is really one of the biggest issues — there are over 1,000 rights and responsibilities of marriage in the United States, at the Federal level.
Even if we were to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (which President Obama has said he wants Congress to do), there is still another problem. Over 35 states have laws and state-Constitution amendments barring the recognition of same-sex marriage in their state. Even though Federal law overrides state law, there is no guarantee that states would recognize same-sex marriages from other states, because of these laws and amendments.
That being said, getting all of the Defense of Marriage Act repealed is really the first step in this process, because it will at least allow the Federal government to provide the vast benefits and responsibilities necessary to protect LGBT couples and their families.
Once that is accomplished, there are only three ways of ensuring that same-sex couples have all the rights and responsibilities of marriage in ALL of the United States of America. Here's where it gets really scary:
- The Supreme Court rules that state-level laws barring the recognition of same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. If this were to happen, all states would have to recognize same-sex marriages performed in any state in the US. This possibility is "in the pipeline" because of the case to repeal Proposition 8 (Perry v. Schwarzenegger), backed by the American Foundation for Equal Rights. You can find out more about where that case is right now on the AFER website. The down-side to this case is that, If we lose at the Supreme Court, Proposition 8 and other laws like it will stand, and our marriage movement will be set back 20 years or more.
- We repeal each law or constitutional amendment in each state where they exist. This would require 30+ legislative and proposition battles, millions of dollars fighting the battles, and likely 10-15 years.
- We pass an amendment to the United States Constitution requiring that LGBT people are treated equally and that same-sex marriage must be allowed in all states and recognized in every state. This is a difficult route, but the route that ensures equality on our terms. While a Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage would ensure that we can marry throughout the United States, it would do nothing about employment discrimination or a host of other LGBT legal issues. A Constitutional amendment protecting our rights could be crafted in such a way to sweeps every type of LGBT discrimination off the table. The best way to accomplish this would be to ally ourselves proponents of the (failed) Equal Rights Amendment, and other minority groups, to create a "super ERA," protecting each minority group by name.
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The Jefferson City Council annexed 35 parcels of unincorporated land Monday, completing the first part of the council's plan to bring all of the unincorporated islands within the city limits under the city's fire and police protection by February.
While several Jackson County residents attended the council's previous meeting to protest the city's annexation of their land, only three people attended Monday's voting meeting, according to Jefferson City Manager John Ward.
The council approved most of the annexations unanimously, but Councilman Bosie Griffith recused himself from a few votes that involved family property and voted not to annex a few other parcels, Ward said.
About 65 other unincorporated islands are slated to annexed at the council's February meeting.
Those annexations will first be reviewed by members of the Quad Cities Planning and Development board at a Dec. 16 meeting, Ward said.
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Apex Mountain Resort has lots of fun events and activities for all ages and abilities. Whether you want to join in our off mountain festivals or our on mountain competitions, we have something for everyone! Check out our Events Calendar to plan your vacation! You can also find Event Updates at: 1 877 777 2739 If you have any questions regarding events, or would like your event posted on our website, please contact our Events Coordinator Apex Mountain Resort will be open to the public from November 28th, 2015 to April 3rd, 2016.
Activities at Apex
Tube Park – Opening December 18th
Lift accessed and located next to the The Mountain Shop at Apex, this fun ride will keep you sliding for hours. A very popular activity ideal for all ages. Tube park is included in your 2015/2016 seasons pass! The Tube Park is open every day throughout Christmas break (Dec.18th-Jan.3rd) and every day throughout Spring Break (Mar.12th-Mar.29th).
Hours of Operation: Saturdays from 10:00 am-9:00 pm Sundays from 10:00 am -3:30 pm
$15.00 + GST for Adult / Student / Senior $12.00 + GST for Junior $10.00 +GST for Master / Child Ticket Vouchers are valid for 2 hours. Additional hours can be purchased for $4.00/hour.
Friday Night Special from 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Tickets $7.50 + GST *Friday Night Special ticket is valid from 4 pm-9 pm and is available all season long!
Interested in hosting an event? Contact our Events Coordinator at to arrange a private bonfire with hotdogs, marshmallows and hot chocolate right there at the park!
Apex NHL Sized Hockey Rink – Opening December 19th
Our NHL sized outdoor hockey rink is the perfect location for a pick-up hockey game, curling, bonspiels and skating practices. Private bookings are available, contact
The hockey rink is lit, Zamboni maintained and available for group use. We have a selection of skates available for rental. The Hockey Rink can be rented out for $110.00 + GST / hour.
Cross-country Skiing
Nickelplate Nordic Center offers the longest season in Canada on 56 km of beautifully groomed trails for classic and skate skiing. http://www.nickelplatenordic.org/
One of the fastest growing snowsport adventures. Exercise in the fresh air while enjoying the natural beauty of Apex Mountain. There are plenty of snow shoeing trails all over the resort from easy strollers to challenging hill climbs. This is a perfect way for outdoor enthusiasts to spend their day. Contact Hoodoo Adventure Company at www.hoodooadventures.ca for added information about their tour and rental options.
Adventure Skating Loop- Opening December 19th
Skate through the trees on our 1 km long Zamboni-maintained ice loop. The loop is lit in the evenings until 11 pm.
Daily Skate Ticket – $4.00 + GST
Skate Ticket + Rentals – $11.00 + GST
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Free Mountain Host Tours
Come experience the terrain, history, personalities, and magic that make Apex a amazing place to spend your winter season. These wonderful tours are for all abilities and depart daily at 9:30 am and 1 pm. Meet in front of the Edge Bistro by the Mountain Map in the village.
Night Skiing
Fridays and Saturday and Holidays from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Tentative opening night is December 18th. Night skiing and boarding $15.00 + GST. Friday Night Special $7.50 + GST. Please contact us to inquire about additional evening operational hours during the holiday season.
Other Activities
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Bid to allow farmers develop hen harrier land
FARMERS whose land in North Cork have been classified as special areas of protection for the hen harrier may finally get to plant trees on their land.
A proposal by junior Agricultural minister Tom Hayes will be brought to Europe for the reintroduction of afforetation in the six hen harirer special protection zones.
Since the suspension of the hen harrier compensation scheme in April 2010 it has, in effect, prevented farmers from planting or improving their land because of the designated tag for the hen harrier.
Deirdre O'Shea, acting executive, IFA, Nation Farm Forestry Committee said if farmers whose land is in the designated zone could plant their land its value would rise to between €4,000 and €6,000 per acre.
She said with 168,000 hectares nationally designated a special areas of protection for the hen harrier it affects 4,000 land owners. "Of these only 366 farmers were accepted into the hen harrier compensation scheme before it was prematurely suspended in 2010. Currently, there are thousands of farmers in designated areas who are receiving no compensation and their land is effectively sterilised," she said.
IFA Farm Forestry chairman Michael Fleming has also welcomed Minister Hayes' commitment to bring the proposal to Europe for the reintroduction of afforestation.
"The option to plant this land would provide some kind of financial security for these farmers. It would also give farmers the option to sell the land. Currently, farmers cannot even get a bid on this land as it will not generate guaranteed income and is viewed as being worthless," said Mr Fleming.
He also said that designated lands have caused serious financial hardship for farmers and will continue to do so until the National Parks and Wildlife Services remove the designation or adequately compensate the landowners.
Until now, no 'ownership' of this issue was shown by either the Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine or the Dept of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, outlined Mr Fleming.
"Farmers were referred from one department to the other with no one accepting responsibility or offering solutions. Therefore, this first step taken by Minister Hayes is greatly welcomed by our members and it is vital that this proposal by the government provides a favourable outcome for farmers in hen harrier designated areas," said Mr Fleming.


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I read many, many, many reviews before applying for a card to try and improve my credit score. I have a horrible score, as I was very irresponsible at a young age, had a thin file for a long time and basically ruined my credit before it was established. My score is 552. The card I settled on after reading reviews was a secured card that had many success stories from people like me with low scores needing help. I only have one (old collections) account on my file being paid off and the one credit card in my account that was past due 3x is being paid off with less than $100 to go. Now, with having applied to this card and being denied it will be another bad mark on my score... what do it do. I have really no way to build my credit if I can't even be approved for a secured card... HELP, Please!
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Once you get the collection account closed, that will help. It is probably a little late for a "pay for delete agreement" but do some reading on that anyway. Also do some reading on "Goodwill Letters" (these are letters asking creditors/collectors to kindly remove negative info from your reports.
There is more than one credit card company that issue secured cards, so search for another one. You did not mention what company you applied with, but check with Capital One or OpenSky if you haven't tried them yet. Worst case you may want to check with a company like Credit One or First Premiere, but they are very expensive and cards that you really want to avoid if possible. You may also want to check into a Secured loan as well, but make sure it would report to all three credit bureaus.
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Refuge 'boomer blind' available
A prairie chicken viewing blind is available to the public on Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge. From the blind, observers can see the spectacular annual mating ritual of the Greater Prairie Chicken, in an activity known as "booming". This primitive ceremony pits bird against bird as male chickens stake out territory to attract hens for mating. The most dominate and aggressive males will hold the center of the "booming ground", which is called a lek. Younger males on the edge of the lek will challenge the older males. Males confront each other aggressively, jumping high in the air and striking each other with feet, wings, and bill in ritualistic fighting. Prairie chickens have a distinctive pinnae or long feathers on each side of their neck. While on the booming ground, the males raise these feathers exposing bright yellow air sacs along the neck. The air sacs expand while making their distinctive low booming sounds.
The blind is located 10 miles northwest of Detroit Lakes and can seat 4 adults. The public may make a reservation for use of the blind by calling the Wetland Management District office at 218-847-4431. Reservations are required, but are no cost to the public. A confirmation letter, information package and map will be sent after reservations are made. The best time for viewing the booming ground activity is during the month of April.
Wetland Manager Scott Kahan believes the public will have a very high quality wildlife experience, and noted that the 2010 blind has been moved closer to the dancing ground.
This is the first prairie chicken lek to develop on Hamden Slough Refuge and is the nearest booming ground to Detroit Lakes. The lek developed on the refuge in 2003, with 17 adults performing their mating ritual. In 2008, at the peak of the mating season, 30 prairie chickens were on the lek.
Prairie chickens once numbered in the millions but their population rapidly dwindled with the loss of prairie habitat. The species has been reintroduced into southwest Minnesota and Iowa, but nesting populations are not yet well established.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting, and enhancing fish, wildlife, and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the National Wildlife Refuge System that includes more than 540 refuges nation wide. Within Becker County, the Service is represented by the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge, Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge, and the Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District. Becker County enjoys an impressive diversity of both plants and wildlife as a result of its location where the eastern deciduous forest meets the prairie. Plan a visit to experience Tamarac, Hamden Slough, or one of the many Waterfowl Production Areas and enjoy your public lands.


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Over 50 members of Gilead Sciences, Inc. will gather at the Saturday, September 15th Liver Life Walk at Crissy Field in San Francisco. Clad in Gilead T-Shirts, team members will bring much needed awareness and support to millions of Americans living with liver disease.
Gilead is no stranger to community support and has been a longtime champion of American Liver Foundation (ALF) and other health-related causes in the Bay Area. Members of the walk team are excited to expand their passion for raising awareness of liver disease.
For many years now, Gilead Sciences, Inc. has been a generous sponsor of American Liver Foundation events including the annual Salute to Excellence Awards Gala and the Liver Life Walk. We look forward to seeing Team Gilead on walk day all laced up and ready to go!
Pia Goco-Smith of Gilead is eager to point out that a partnership between Gilead and ALF is a positive step for both organizations. Gilead has recruited employees and their friends and families through email newsletters, creative signage and intranet write-ups. Gilead volunteers in charge of promoting events collaborated on a pre-event rally including an internal kickoff event to show their spirit.
Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need. Gilead aims to deliver innovative therapeutics that improve the lives of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide, including treatments for chronic hepatitis B. The company is also researching new treatment options for the potential treatment for hepatitis C. For more information go to http://www.gilead.com.
ALF encourages corporate team participation and is honored to have Gilead again as an event sponsor and a premier Liver Life Walk team.
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Giuliani in hospital as first Republican vote looms
As his once-buoyant campaign for the Republican presidential pick begins to show signs of fragility, Rudy Giuliani was himself struck with illness, checking himself into hospital with flu-like symptoms.
The former New York Mayor began feeling unwell while in Missouri on Wednesday. It was only when he was aboard a plane in the evening bound for New York, his home base, however, that he turned around for hospital.
A spokeswoman said Mr Giuliani, 63, made the decision after talking to doctors on the phone. He spent the night at the Barnes Jewish Hospital in St Louis.
Mr Giuliani was discharged from hospital last night and resumed his trip back to New York. In a statement Katie Levinson, Mr Giuliani's communications director, said: "Mayor Giuliani is being released from Barnes Jewish Hospital with a clean bill of health.
"Doctors performed a series of precautionary tests and the results of all the tests were normal. The mayor is heading back to New York this afternoon and he continues to be in high spirits."
In 2000, Mr Giuliani was forced to give up campaigning in New York against Hillary Clinton for a US Senate seat after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. His withdrawal helped clear the path for Mrs Clinton's victory. Mr Giuliani has since declared himself to be in good health.
The sidelining however brief of Mr Giuliani comes amid further evidence that among Republicans especially, the nomination race remains wide open. Officials say it has been decades since party members have gone into the primary season without any clear front-runner to gather around.
There are now less than two weeks before the Iowa caucuses, when members of both parties begin whittling down the candidates to select the final two who will face each other in the election. After the Iowa caucuses on 3 January, the New Hampshire primary follows just five days later.
The pressure is therefore on all of the candidates as they try to close the deal with voters before their attention drifts away to turkey and Christmas dinners. However, Mr Giuliani may be feeling the heat more than anyone. A new NBC-Wall Street Journal poll published yesterday showed him in an exact tie nationally with Mitt Romney, the former Governor of Massachusetts. With 20 per cent each, meanwhile, the two men were only marginally ahead of Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas Governor, whose campaign has been turbo-boosted in recent days.
It suggests a dramatic slippage for Mr Giuliani, who through December has been hit with a barrage of unflattering media coverage both about his past marriages and business dealings, including those with his former New York Police Commissioner, Bernard Kerik, recently hit with federal fraud charges.
Mr Giuliani had the comfort of leading nearly every national poll through the autumn and usually by fat margins. But the new poll shows him slipping 13 points since the last survey in November. Mr Huckabee, meanwhile, has shot up in the rankings after being only in single digits before.
Mr Giuliani has shifted his focus in recent days away from Iowa and New Hampshire to states that will vote some weeks later, notably Florida on 29 January and a flurry of states, including Missouri, New York and California, on 5 February.
It is a risky and highly unusual strategy. It may have been forced upon Mr Giuliani, however, after a blitz of television advertising in New Hampshire earlier this month failed to lift his ratings there. He has never considered himself competitive in Iowa.
Questioned about his strategy on Wednesday, Mr Giuliani said that losing one or two early races need not be critical.


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When i go on facebook.com, certain pages wont load right like it loads like just the top part...... not the whole page... so in order to load the whole page i have to refresh the page and it loads.... I try to load facebook in FF, IE, and google chrome and still same problem.. I know its not the facebook server because when i try it on another computers it has no problem..... what should i do? Its very annoying.
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Go to the computer manufacture website/ Help-Support sections and look for Graphic's/ Video card driver updates.
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Go to Internet options/ Advanced/ Check the top box-Use software rendering instead of gpu rendering/ Apply and Okay.
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CANTON -- A summer theater workshop will take place July 7-18 at the Canton High School auditorium at 6 p.m. each day.
The two-week class is for children in grades four through eight.
Participants will learn all aspects of putting on a production and will perform a one-act play for the public.
The cost is $25.
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Sunscreen is necessary but can be pretty expensive. Do you really get more for your money?
Talk to anyone who is fighting skin cancer and they'll tell you the hassle (and cost) now will save you lots of money down the line in doctor visits.
When you select your sunscreen this summer, consider this advice from San Diego dermatologist Peter Rullan.
- Look for sunscreen with Zinc Oxide and Titanium Dioxide
- Wear sunscreen of 30 SPF or greater
- Don't use sunscreen sprays but lotions for greater protection
- Use less expensive sunscreen for your legs, arms and back
- Use more expensive sunscreen for your face
Rullan said you should apply sunscreen twice for the best protection. If you're athletic you should reapply every two hours.
Rullan said most people don't worry about using sunscreen until they visit the doctor with skin cancer. But the Scripps Mercy doctor said it is easy to explain why sunscreen is essential. "A sunburn is like taking away the police in your city. All the cells that protect you from cancer development are burned off with the sunburn," said Rullan.
One thing the skin doctor doesn't like is sunscreen that comes in a spray.
"It's an easy, convenient thing but it doesn't stay on you," said Rullan. "It goes out into the air, it goes in your neighbor's face more than your own skin. You need a thick layer not a convenient quick spray."
Also, check the date on that sunscreen. The FDA requires sunscreen last three years but if the bottle lasts that long, Rullan said, it's a sign you're not using enough.


text: Clearly Dope [ The Fanciest Red Solo Cups You've Ever Seen By John Riggs April 28, 2012 You know, for those high class gala events. Read More Category: Photos Tags: Fancy, red solo cup Send to a friend! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr!


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Regretful sale of my lovely old John Grey Broadway kit.Jazz/bop/downbeat sizes: 20" bass drum, 12" tom, 14" floor tom. (the 12" is pre-intl, btw).Probably mid-late 60's. As you can see in the pics, not bad for 40+ yrs old! Bright shiny chrome with still-glossy wrap. I've always kept the drums in bags or cases, so any markings are minimal & pre - my ownership. Very rare colour: Red Storm Pearl; very 60's, man! Die-cast hoops on the toms, which have a silver painted interior (looks original), the small tom has its damper, but it looks like the f/tom never had one anyway. (Clearly seen in pic of small tom which also shows the thin shell with re-rings). Bass drum has had some mods over time, mainly different tom mounts & spurs. The current tom mount is a very rare 60's Pearl President one. Also on the bass drum is a 70's Lokfast tom holder which I fitted as a cowbell holder c/w L-arm. (I found this so much better than the hoop-mounted type, and allows some serious bashing ie the chorus of "hard day's night"!!). Further down on the side is a mount for a cymbal arm.There are some surfacemarkings to the side of the bass drum (just below lug in photo - difficult to photograph, but thought I'd mention it!).The bass drum will also come with an Evans EQ pad inside, plus a felt damper ... read more


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But there are times when I think I want to pile them all in the middle of the street, rent one of those things the highway department uses to roll down roadways and smash them to bits. Or bytes.
Thursday was one of those times.
Here's what actually happened, no matter what you may have read on Facebook, been texted on your Blackberry or tweeted on your, uh, tweeter.
A 16-year-old student whose curiosity far exceeded his judgement and his sense of responsibility, picked up a cellphone—not his—called 911 and informed the operator an intruder had a weapon at the high school.
It wasn't true.
The campus was locked down, police responded, searched the school, found no weapon, figured out who made the call, caught him, asked him why he did it.
The student confessed and said he wanted to find out what would happen in the event of a lockdown.
What happened was, he was arrested for making a false alarm or report.
It wasn't the first time something like this has happened. We've unfortunately had several instances of prank calls to schools in past years.
This time, though, it happened in a society where it seems everyone over age seven has a personal communications device.
Police found their searches of classrooms were no secrets, certainly no secret to the perpetrator for whom they were searching.
"We'd leave one classroom and the students in there had already texted the students in the next one," Police Chief Thomas Harris said. "They knew where we had been and where we were going.
In the middle of it about 50 parents showed up at the locked down school and tried to take their students home.
Many did anyway after it was over. How did they know what was going on? High-tech again.
Except the trouble with hightech is it's not always true-tech.
Here's what I heard Thursday and I'm sure this was by no means an exhaustive list:
• There was a bomb in the school.
• Somebody was shot.
• Police found a gun and/or made a drug arrest.
• Classes were cancelled and everyone was sent home.
• Police and school officials lied about the incident being a prank, it was "real," whatever that meant.
None of those were true.
Now let's back up and assume— Please, God, that it never happens— that Thursday's call was not a wacky kid who stumbled onto a phone but the real thing.
You would have a gunman in a school knowing where the police were as they searched for him.
Depending on his state of mind, the gunman could elude capture and pick more targets or—when they were closing in and he would know it—take down as many kids and teachers as he could before either shooting himself or electing "suicide by cop."
And what about all the parents who showed up trying to get into a locked down school? Lots more targets, lots more people for the police and school authorities to protect, lots more confusion.
The reason for instituting a lockdown is precisely for limiting access to a secured area.
Then there's the troubling issue of who, and what, people choose to trust.
It's disheartening that some (many?) chose to believe the E-version of reality instead of trusting the two entities, police and school officials, who did such a professional and excellent job of protecting our students.
Yes, our students. I had one in that school Thursday, too.
Ironically, what we found out Thursday is that the lockdown procedure works. Thanks to some excellent work by dispatchers Monica Baxter and Shanna Goodrich and the rest of the police force, the perpetrator was apprehended.
Report card: Police, A; School, A; high tech, F.


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Gerry would have loved Pat's move -- Tubs
LATE broadcaster Gerry Ryan would have been delighted with Pat Kenny's decision to leave RTE, according to 2fm presenter Ryan Tubridy.
"He would have been delighted," Ryan told the Herald. "I don't want to put words in his mouth but he would have been delighted about it."
Ryan hit the town this week with Pat, Gay Byrne and celebrity agent Noel Kelly for a few drinks.
And the Late Late Show host says Gerry's absence was definitely felt.
"Gerry Ryan used to be great at organising lunches and things like that and he was very much missed from that gathering by everyone, he would have loved it. I'm just glad we're continuing in that vein. A glass was raised to him," he said.
The three generations of Late Late Show hosts were joined by Joe Duffy and Dave Fanning in O'Donoghue's pub on Merrion Row.
"It was more a gathering of heads -- The Late Late Show club is tiny. It only has three members, Pat and Gay and myself."
"When you sit down with Gay and Pat for dinner, they have such a shared knowledge, we go through people and bosses and dissect things -- the state of RTE that sort of thing."
"It was quite impromptu the whole thing -- it kind of felt like the leaving party in the end, it was very relaxed, very convivial, and it was lovely to see everyone."
And Ryan says there's no better man then Sean O'Rourke to take over from Pat. "I met Sean yesterday; I'm very pleased for him. He is one of the nicest guys you can meet in RTE."
Ryan was speaking at the launch of Cannonball 2013 at Mondello Race Course. The annual event raises funds for the Laura Lynn Foundation and several high profile stars including Kathryn Thomas, Shane Lynch, Rozanna Purcell, Gerald Kean and Lisa Murphy will be joining the star-studded convoy.
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Decision makers
- Richard D. LevyEVP, Controller
- James M StrotherEVP, General Counsel
- Michael J. HeidPresident Home Mortgage and EVP, Wells Fargo
- Patricia CallahanSenior EVP, Cheif Administrative Officer
- Timothy SloanSenior EVP, Chief Financial Officer
- Michael LoughlinSenior EVP, Chief Risk Officer
- David A. HoytSenior EVP Wholesale Banking
- Carrie L. TolstedtSenior EVP, Community Banking
- Avid ModjtabaiSenior EVP, Consumer Lending
- Mary EshetHead of Corporate and Financial Communications
- Oscar SurisEVP, Director of Coroprate Communications
- David M CarrollSenior EVP, Wealth Brokerage and Retirement Services
- Kevin A. RheinSenior EVP, Cheif Information Officer
- Board of DirectorsThe Board
- Richele MessickMedia-ATM Banking, Consumer Deposits, Government Relations
- Ancel MartinezMedia-Finance, Human Resources, Legal
- Alexandra BallMedia-Corporate Properties/Corporate Risk
- Alanson Van FleetMedia-Social Responsibility and Executive Communications
- Janis A. SmithMedia-Executive Communications
- John G. StumpfCEO
Even if you have signed up for overdraft protection AND you are linked to an account that can cover the overdraft in the event of a mistake-- Wells Fargo is STILL REQUIRING YOU TO PAY A FEE OF $35 per overdraft up to FOUR OVERDRAFTS PER DAY. You could be charged $140 per day EVEN when you signed up for the service THEY say will protect you!
The inherent benefit to signing up for overdraft protection, especially when linked to an account that can cover the overdraft is NOT be charged at all. What, then is the point of having the overdraft protection?
It is tough enough out there in this economy. It is way out of line to be charging these outrageous fees. The Wells Fargo commericals and even the "integrity" statement listed by the CEO's picture on the website ( https://www.wellsfargo.com/about/corporate/corporate_governance) leads us to believe that the banks are really trying to help with the very issues for which they have been most culpable.
This high fee practice erodes the public trust and faith, let alone penalizes people who rely on the very programs set up to protect us. It is a violation of the worst order and only contrbutes more toward corporate greed .
Wells Fargo has consistently stepped over the line--let's put them BACK IN LINE, or go elsewhere!
- EVP, Controller
Richard D. Levy
- EVP, General Counsel
James M Strother
- President Home Mortgage and EVP, Wells Fargo
Michael J. Heid
- Senior EVP, Cheif Administrative Officer
Patricia Callahan
- Senior EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Timothy Sloan
- Senior EVP, Chief Risk Officer
Michael Loughlin
- Senior EVP Wholesale Banking
David A. Hoyt
- Senior EVP, Community Banking
Carrie L. Tolstedt
- Senior EVP, Consumer Lending
Avid Modjtabai
- Head of Corporate and Financial Communications
Mary Eshet
- EVP, Director of Coroprate Communications
Oscar Suris
- Senior EVP, Wealth Brokerage and Retirement Services
David M Carroll
- Senior EVP, Cheif Information Officer
Kevin A. Rhein
- The Board
Board of Directors
- Media-ATM Banking, Consumer Deposits, Government Relations
Richele Messick
- Media-Finance, Human Resources, Legal
Ancel Martinez
- Media-Corporate Properties/Corporate Risk
Alexandra Ball
- Media-Social Responsibility and Executive Communications
Alanson Van Fleet
- Media-Executive Communications
Janis A. Smith
John G. Stumpf
I just signed the following petition addressed to: WELLS FARGO-Challenge their overdraft protection policy, or change banks!.
Wells Fargo is now charging outrageous overdraft fees, EVEN when the customer has signed up for the overdraft protection service, that THEY are marketing to protect you!!
Even if your overdraft protection service is linked to an account that can cover the overdraft, THEY WILL STILL CHARGE YOU A FEE OF $35 per overdraft up to FOUR OVERDRAFTS PER DAY. So, for an innocent mistake, you could be charged $140 per day EVEN when covered by the service THEY say will protect you!
The inherent benefit to signing up for overdraft protection, especially when linked to an account that can cover the overdraft is NOT to be charged AT ALL, since there is no loss to the bank. What, then is the point of having the overdraft protection at all?
These fees are onerous, and overstep the bounds of decency.
I respectfully ask Wells Fargo to drop these fees, and ask anyone signing this petition to request the same, or change banks for more reasonable and consumer friendly policies.
On the Wells Fargo Corporate Governance webpage, the CEO, John Stumpf has listed the following quote by his picture...
"Integrity is not a commodity. It's the most rare and precious of personal attributes. It is the core of a person's — and a company's — reputation."
- John Stumpf, Chairman and CEO
Please tell Mr. Stumpf and the rest of the Wells Fargo decision makers that this is NOT a display of intergrity, decency or even rational thought.
Drop these fees or risk losing a loyal banking base.
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It was decided by our international group of Lipstick Bandits that this instalment was going to be all about Summer brights and corals.
It's somewhat amusing that I'm writing this post in late autumn, sitting in bed wearing two scarves, long johns, and sharing a hot water bottle with Dizzy. This is my little glimpse of warm weather, which I'm quite enjoying!
– Two Faced Shadow Insurance to prime lids
– NARS Grand Palais Duo (dusty pink side) on mobile lid past the crease. (review and swatches here)
– MAC Embark eyeshadow to darken outer V and smudged under bottom lashline.
– Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Espresso Ink to line upper lashline and lower waterline
– Majorca Majolica Lash Expander Plus mascara
– Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eyeshadow in Champagne to highlight inner corners and cupid's bow.
– MAC Golden Bronzer to contour
– MAC Peachy blush
– Chanel Rouge Allure Velvet 'La Ravissante'
Make sure to check out the other corals we've picked for you- I can't wait to be able to click through to the other Lipstick Bandits posts later on.
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I wore this to work the other day and I quite liked the effect of pairing a warm peachy brown base (Ellis Faas Creamy Eyes E106) with a cooler gold taupe (Fyrinnae Beholder eye shadow). I've also really been enjoying using a dark brown gel liner to create a softer day time smoky eye lately, and Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Espresso Ink is probably the best dark brown liner I've used.
You have no idea how long I've been looking for a deep dark neutral brown liner that stays on my waterline and doesn't have any shimmer/ bronzey tones/ red tones (MAC Teddy Eye Khol is more of a bronze, MAC Costa Riche liner has a reddish undertone which makes me look ill, MAC Dip Down Fluidline is not dark enough, my Stila Smudge Pot in Brown dried up so quickly and was unusable after a few weeks, and Urban Decay Whiskey pencil doesn't stay on my waterline for more than 5 minutes). So as you might imagine it was a happy day when I first came across the Bobbi Brown Espresso Ink liner.
keep reading after the jump!myfunnyvalentine on May 25th, 2012 in Bobbi Brown, Ellis Faas, FOTD, Reviews | 48800 comments. http%3A%2F%2Fmyfunnyvalentineblog.com%2F2012%2F05%2Fwork-makeup-soft-taupe-smoky-eye-and-nude-lips-fotd.htmlWork+makeup%3A+Soft+taupe+smoky+eye+and+nude+lips+FOTD2012-05-25+06%3A27%3A01myfunnyvalentinehttp%3A%2F%2Fmyfunnyvalentineblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4880
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Pratima is a New York based skin care company with roots in Ayuverdic medicine, and their Neem Rose sunscreen is a popular product among sunscreen fanatics. Pratima only ships within the U.S. , but I really wanted to try it for my sunscreen review series-so I ended up getting it parcel forwarded along with a Sephora purchase. I'm glad I tried this because it's one of the most elegantly formulated Zinc Oxide sunscreens I've used.
price: $18.00 2fl oz/60ml
availability: www.pratimaskincare.com
The Pratima Neem Rose Sunscreen has 18.6% micronised Zinc Oxide which gives good UVA and UVB protection and excellent photostability (doesn't easily break down in presence of UV light). Not the highest % of Zinc Oxide out there (Marie Veronique Moisturising Face Screen, Soleo Organic and Invisible Zinc have 20- 22.4% ) , but 18.6% is still reasonable.
The Pratima only use physical blockers (staying clear of chemical filters) and does not contain petrochemicals, parabens, or photosensitizing agents (like Vitamin A derivatives and citrus family essential oils).
note: not sure about the difference between chemical and physical, UVA and UVB, and what SPF really means? go to my Sunscreen Lowdown Part 1.
The majority of physical sunblocks available are either greasy and heavy, or heavy and drying; Pratima is none of those things. The Pratima Rose Sunscreen is lightly moisturising with a creamy, lotiony texture and probably the most elegant formulation I've come across. It goes on silky and after application there is no greasiness on the skin, no shine, and no tackiness (which is BurnOut Physical Ocean Tested Sunscreen's achilles heel).
The Pratima Neem Rose sunscreen has virtually no white cast, much like the BurnOut sunscreens.
This sunscreen doesn't seem last long on the face when you're exercising, so it's more of an everyday sunscreen rather than a sports sunscreen.
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I youtubed again- this time I ventured out of my normal beauty blogging comfort zone and did an outfit vlog, for better or worse! I had fun making this video and I think I'll continue to do these 'OOTD' posts, it seems to be an appropriate outlet for squee-ing about clothing purchases (I don't tend to do this in real life).
Feedback appreciated!
Posted by myfunnyvalentine on May 18th, 2012 in Style and Fashion, YouTube | 48620 comments. http%3A%2F%2Fmyfunnyvalentineblog.com%2F2012%2F05%2Footd-vlog-on-youtube-what-im-wearing-this-week.htmlOOTD+vlog+on+youtube+%27What+I%27m+Wearing+This+Week%27+2012-05-18+01%3A40%3A25myfunnyvalentinehttp%3A%2F%2Fmyfunnyvalentineblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D4862
Optometrist/beauty blogger/crazy cat lady. It's Jenny, not Jennifer.
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Paula's Choice Berry & Bright Lip Collection: Review and Swatches
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Nelson Cruz tweaked his off-season routine in hopes of not tweaking his hamstring.
The slugger is so determined to stay off the disabled list and play a full season this year for the Texas Rangers that he worked to drop 12 pounds from his previous playing weight of 240 and take some pressure off his lower body.
He did more jumping drills to strengthen his troublesome legs. He met up with teammate Mike Napoli in Miami to work out this winter and find a program he believes will work.
Last year's AL championship series MVP has played 128 games or fewer in each of the past three seasons because of injuries -- with five DL stints since 2010.
Manager Ron Washington insists Cruz could have an MVP season if healthy.
Published at 1:26 PM CST on Feb 28, 2012