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Woody Allen's next ensemble piece, which we recently told you would be set in Rome, is about to get a little more Italian.
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The Gucci Handbag done by Rinku after completing her Level 2 in March 2012....
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The University of Northern Iowa lived to play another day in the NCAA Tournament. The game was wild and filled with excitement. The Panthers prevailed over UNLV 69-66 Thursday night.
In a previous post, I confessed that this tournament would cause me little uneasiness because none of my teams were in the field. Okay, I confess. I was wrong.
The Northern Iowa game was a little nerve racking because I wanted to see my home state team perform well and win. So I must admit, I moved around a bit in my chair during the tightly contested contest.
I was pretty calm when the Panther's Ali Farokhmanesh hit the game-winning three point shot in the waning seconds. I am just happy I don't need to type Ali's last name on a frequent basis. Now, that would create some anxiety, ha.
Northern Iowa (better known as UNI here in Iowa) captured its first NCAA tourney win in 20 years. No wonder the state is celebrating.
It's not difficult enjoying this team. Ben Jacobson's squad is a bunch of hard working, no ego types. They practice the meaning of the word team. There are no stars, but parts that work into a whole component. And it's a joy to watch a team that actually makes free throws. I haven't seen much good free throw shooting this season in the college game.
So UNI opposes mighty Kansas Saturday in the next round. Here's hoping the Panthers forget about their opening victory and give a huge effort against the No. 1 ranked Jayhawks.
And before anyone discounts UNI, remember hope is a beautiful word in the NCAA Tournament. Just ask Murray State and Ohio about hope.


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EVERETT — The Everett AquaSox matched the Vancouver Canadians home run for home run Tuesday night, but just couldn't match them on the scoreboard.
Each team belted two home runs and the AquaSox kept it close throughout, but couldn't overtake the Canadians, who held on to defeat Everett 6-5 at Everett Memorial Stadium.
Vancouver didn't get a hit off Frogs starter Luiz Gohara (0-2) until the top of the third. It took one more inning for the Canadians to get on the scoreboard with the first home run — a three-run blast by Sean Hurley. Vancouver's No. 9 hitter belted the ball with two outs to give the Canadians (15-10) the early lead.
Franklin Barreto added another run on an RBI single later in the inning for Vancouver, which scored all six of its runs with two outs.
Everett (6-19) quickly responded in the bottom of the fourth, getting their first hit off starter Starlyn Suriel (2-1). After Chris Mariscal ripped a basehit off the glove of Vancouver's diving third baseman Alexis Maldonado, Corey Simpson crushed a two-run homer to left center field.
The Frogs got closer in the fifth when Jordan Cowan put down a squeeze bunt with two outs to score Kyle Petty. That cut the deficit to 4-3.
The homers continued in the sixth inning, with each team getting a hit that left the ballpark. Tim Locastro had a two-run shot off Everett's Vinny Nittoli in the top half of the inning. Mariscal led off the bottom of the sixth with a solo shot for the AquaSox.
Corey Simpson followed with an RBI single later in the inning to once again get the Frogs within one, 6-5, and chase Suriel out of the game.
But the AquaSox offense struggled in the later innings and couldn't get any closer. Vancouver's Kamakani Usui had a 1-2-3 inning in the ninth to earn his fourth save of the season.
Simpson batted 2-for-4 with three RBI and Mariscal (2-for-3) added two runs scored and an RBI for the AquaSox.
Hitting streaks
AquaSox catcher Adam Martin went into Tuesday's game with an eight-game hitting streak, which ties teammate Chris Mariscal for the team's season-high. During the streak, which started June 24, Martin has 15 hits — including five multi-hit games — and is batting .484.
For the season, Martin is batting .388 with two home runs and a .592 slugging percentage in 14 games.
Frogs teammate Austin Cousino, is also riding a hitting streak, hitting safely in his past eight games at Everett Memorial Stadium. He's batting .324 at home and .240 on the road during the streak.
Both of Cousino's home runs this season have come at Everett Memorial.
Short hops
Kyle Petty has had three multi-hit games in his past four starts, with three doubles, one home run and six RBI during the stretch. Petty had his home run and four RBI in the Frogs' most recent game, an 11-5 win over Tri-City on Sunday that snapped a nine-game home losing streak. … Outfielder Phillips Castillo, in his second year with the AquaSox, has reached base safely in 14 consecutive games. He also is the team leader in doubles (seven), home runs (three) and RBI (12). … In his past 11 games, Everett infielder Jordan Cowan is batting .349 (15-for-43).


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A rule-breaker with a fiery attitude, Ella always wore her heart on her sleeve. Then, she left everything behind to go to college, where she transformed into someone who follows the rules, keeps everything together, and hides all her problems. Now it's summer break and she has nowhere else to go but home. But once there, Ella fears that everything she's worked so hard to bury might resurface - especially with Micha living right next door.
Smart, sexy, and confident, Micha can get under Ella's skin like no one else. He knows everything about her, including her darkest secrets. If he tries to tempt the old Ella to return, he will be impossible to resist. But what Ella doesn't realize is that when she left, she took a piece of Micha's heart with her. Now he's determined to win back the girl he lost, no matter what it takes.
©2013 Jessica Sorensen (P)2013 Hachette Audio
"Another great New Adult Romance!!"
This is such a sweet 'new adult' style romance between two friends, Ella and Micha, who have known each other forever, growing up together. They both come from dysfunctional families – Micha's Dad ran out on them when he was 6 and Ella's Dad is an alcoholic and her mother suffers from bipolar disorder with delusions of grandeur.Just as Ella and Micha were about to take their relationship further than friendship one dark and stormy night, Ella decides to run to college without telling Micha where she is going. Traumas in her past that she blames herself for have pushed her over the edge and she decides to reinvent herself.Now, 8 months later, she is back, barely recognizable as the girl that had run from Micha. The old Ella burned brightly with an inner fire, she was reckless and fiery and passionate and always honest. Now she has repressed all that we she was deep inside and created a façade of a polite and preppy student but Micah can still see the old Ella, his Ella, burning on the inside and he wants her back.Ella broke my heart – her perceived guilt completely defines her. She's pretending to be happy as the new Ella and not quite getting there, she's not looking in mirrors because she can't bear to look at herself, and she's almost suffocating with panic over her memories. She's been able to change who she is on the outside but can't truly change what is on the inside and certainly can't mask her body's instinctive and fiery reaction to Micha and her blood is roaring with yearning to be close to him again. Micha has his own demons to contend with but, despite growing up on the wrong side of the tracks, he's incredibly mature and grounded and decides to hide these from Ella. He's worried about her and instinctively wants to protect her. He's confident he can rekindle the flame and bring the old Ella back.They're so sweet together. They complete each other. It's a lovely young romance and I'm looking forward to the next chapter in their story.
"Sweet and Touching"
This young adult novel was pretty good. It was very sweet and heart felt. Depending on your upbringing, seeing into the "secrets" of Ella and Micha will either reach out to you in a way that soothe your own wounds and maybe settle conflicts within yourself; or give you a window into what that can be like for a young person going through some of life's greatly unfair tragedies in life and how that can mold someone. I liked this novel mostly because the main characters overcame and grew from the obstacles they were faced in by realizing their love from one another. Their unconditional friendship and force-of-nature passion for one another melting and mixing together to create this unbreakable bond is quite beautiful to witness. The only thing that kept me from giving this novel 5 stars is because to me this novel feels very real, which is good, but is lacking the details of reality. Ya know? To me the core of this story is based within real life, it isn't like similar novels that have impossible situations/places/people, but looses its credibility by lacking details in the past and present background. You are might agree or disagree, but either way its worth the credit to find out for yourself. ;)
"Made my heart melt!"
This story was fulfilling, young and very funny. I just love all the characters. I cant wait for the third fourth book to come out.
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all of the sarcasm from the characters i would just start cracking up
Yes and I did
My favorite! better than 50 Shades!!!!!!
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TV production is up more than 33 percent in Los Angeles over the second quarter of last year. The numbers seem to be a bright spot in what has been a dismal run of statistics for southern California's entertainment industry. But officials with FilmL.A., a not-for-profit that tracks production figures through permitting for local productions, immediately tampered down expectations.
"Today's report illustrates the challenges we sometimes face in interpreting film industry data, Paul Audley, president of FilmL.A., said in a statement. "It's crucial that observers understand the losses the region has already suffered, so as to view reported short-term gains with the proper perspective."
Part of the reason for the quarter-over-quarter increase was that TV production was delayed in the first quarter. Moreover, the FilmL.A. report states, "it seems more local crews are working to support the early summer premiere of new and returning shows." These factors helped push second quarter permitted production days (PPD) to 5,761 — a 33.7 percent increase over 2013.
Nearly all TV categories were up: TV Drama (up 58.6 percent to 1,191 PPD), TV Reality (up 64.1 percent to 2,550 PPD), TV Sitcom (up 5.5 percent to 402 PPD) and Web-Based TV (up 3.4 percent to 379 PPD).
Two categories were down. TV Pilot production declined 26.6 percent to 282 PPD, and feature production declined 5.3 percent last quarter to 1,665 PPD.
Audley reiterated his group's support for an augmentation of the California Film & Television Tax Credit Program.
"History teaches us how quickly apparent gains in local production can be swept away," Audley stated. "Strengthening the programs that make California competitive and attractive for filming is essential to our state's long-term prosperity."


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Lautenberg Digs at Cory Booker in Senate Race
U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey says Newark Mayor Cory Booker is entitled to run next year for the seat he now holds but is not yet revealing his own plans.
However, talking with reporters Tuesday in Washington, he warned Cory Booker that he likely wouldn't be the only candidate "drooling at the mouth" over the job.
Lautenberg's comments on his fellow Democrat's announcement he is weighing a Senate run came in interviews with The Philadelphia Inquirer and Gannett's Washingon bureau.
According to Gannett, when the 88-year-old senator was asked if there was a chance he wouldn't run in 2014, Lautenberg said, "I don't see that. But who knows?"
When Lautenberg was asked about whether Cory Booker was being disrespectful, the Inquirer says the senator talked about how he gave his children a spanking when they were disrespectful and "everything was OK."
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I am using visual studio's 2005 and i am having a problem trying to run some code. The error says that
fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libc.lib'
I have searched google and found alot of people had the same issue with VS.net 2005. But i did not find a solution that works for me. I tried to ignore libc.lib by adding it into:
Project Properties->Configuration Properties->Linker->Input->Ignore Specific Library
But if i add it there i get this error:
error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __iob referenced in function _output_message jpeg.lib
I am guessing i am getting this error because jpeg.lib is looking for something defined in libc.lib.
Is there a way around this?


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9 Longform Stories We're Reading This Week: Jack Handey, Intervention, And Odd Future's Keepers
1. Christian and Kelly Clancy's Unlikely Empire — BuzzFeed
While Odd Future are the face of hip-hop's DIY audacity and Frank Ocean is R&B's most compelling ascendant superstar, their managers (and guardian angels) are making the most of the music industry's slow implosion. Read it on BuzzFeed.
2. The Promise: The Families of Sandy Hook and the Long Road to Gun Safety — The Brookings Institution
Matt Bennett delivers a comprehensive look at the past, present and future of gun control. "Time and again, high-profile gun crimes — from assassinations to mass shootings — had seemed to galvanize public opinion. Yet time and again, this sense of urgency had faded, as the gun lobby slowed momentum in Congress to a crawl and then, often, to a halt." Read it at the Brookings Institution.
3. Unity with the Universe — ESPN
A beautiful, careful essay by Wright Thompson about master fly fishing rod designer-cum-guru Tom Morgan, who, paralyzed by multiple sclerosis, relies upon his wife Gerri in nearly every respect. An ode to their love and trials, the Montanan country that envelops them, and their Melvillian quest for perfection. Read it on ESPN.
4. Jack Handey is the Envy of Every Comedy Writer in America — The New York Times Magazine
Dan Kois profiles the former Saturday Night Live writer — who, yes, is a real person — and has written a first novel called The Stench of Honolulu. "The novel also functions as a kind of thought exercise. The exercise is: What if the "Deep Thoughts" guy was a character in a book?" Read it in The New York Times Magazine.
5. An Oral History of "Intervention" — BuzzFeed
Natasha Vargas-Cooper explores how a cable show navigated the opposing forces of recovery and good TV. A history of the A&E hit, now cancelled, from the mouths of producers, interventionists, directors, and a recovered huffer. Read it on BuzzFeed.
6. The Only One — SB Nation
A look at 18-year-old Seth Jones, who was recently drafted No. 4 overall to the Nashville Predators. "…Jones, an African-American, wasn't the first player chosen on this stormy, sultry June day in Newark, N.J., it's clear that, given his upbringing, ethnicity, position and marketability — that he will likely be the most important." Read it on SB Nation.
7. Makers of War — WIRED
Matthieu Aikins embeds with the DIY arms makers Aleppo, who, prior to the Syrian civil war, were ordinary men, leading ordinary lives. "After two years of increasingly vicious combat, the civil war has become a battle of annihilation, one increasingly tainted by sectarian extremism and human rights abuses on both sides. Nearly 100,000 people have died, and the rebels all know that they too will likely join the dead if the government of Bashar al-Assad prevails." Read it in WIRED.
8. The Life and Death (and Life?) of the Party — Texas Monthly
Robert Draper examines Texas' Democratic Party — which five decades ago ruled the state — and the recent "Battleground Texas" push, aided by the likes of the Castro brothers and Wendy Davis. "The reality, however, is that the GOP has no intention of standing on the sidelines while its electoral support sails off into the wild blue yonder." Read it in Texas Monthly.
9. The Prancercise Lady Copes With the Dark Side of Internet Fame — The Broward Palm Beach New Times
A surprisingly fun read about the Prancercise Lady — Joanna Rohrback — and the life she's led since the internet found her retro, horse-imitative form of light exercise. "'Embarrassed?' asked Rohrback, who's amassed a cult following thanks to the revealing tightness of her spandex. 'If my camel toe doesn't embarrass me, why would this? I'm not embarrassed at all!'" Read it in The New Times.
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Global warming caught the attention of Longridge U3A members at their second meeting through a talk by expert Dr Robin McIlveen.
The topical subject gave members much food for thought as they took part in an informative question-and-answer session.
Plans are now well advanced for the next monthly meeting at 2pm on Wednesday, July 2, at the regular venue of Longridge Civic Hall.
The meeting will give an insight into Music and the Deaf, a charity founded by Dr Paul Whittaker which helps the nine million people in the United Kingdom with a hearing loss to enjoy music.
Paul has been deaf all his life. He gained a music degree from Oxford University and a post- graduate diploma from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.
He plays the piano, the organ, has trained choirs and was awarded an OBE for his work on promoting music for the deaf.
As well as the monthly meetings, U3A provides opportunities for people in Longridge and the surrounding area to join a number of special interest groups. Anyone interested in joining or learning more should visit its website, www.U3a sites.org.uk/Longridge


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New Delhi: Petrol and Diesel prices are falling rapidly due to fall in world's demand and increase in Shale gas production. Oil prices fall so much that it costs less than a liter of water. It is only due to the taxes levied by Government which makes it costlier.
According to news published in Zee News, cost of oil is $29.24 per barrel or Rs. 1955.86 on Friday and 1 barrel consist of 158 liters. Thus the cost of crude oil in India works out to Rs. 12.30 per liter which is less than the cost of 1 liter of water which is Rs. 20.
It is this excise duty which is helps reduce fiscal deficit of the government. Due to falling oil prices, Govt. is able to minimize trade deficit. From Indian perspective, fall in oil prices is beneficial for economy.


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The speedo on my 1996 1.3 ford ka became very iratic. One minute It would not work the next it would work but wobble, so I changed the speedo cable. This got rid of the wobble on the speedometer but it still only works every now and then and when it does work it wont kick in untill you hit about 30 mph. Also when I looked under the bonnet there is a wire coming from the speed sensor that isnt pluged into anything is this right?
Any help would be greatly apreciated


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Ellie Ypma Joins Board of Putnam County Community Foundation
June 29, 2009
June 29, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — Eleanor "Ellie" Ypma, who served as DePauw University's registrar for 33 years before her retirement in 2004, has been elected to the Putnam County Community Foundation's board of directors. The Community Foundation is a public charity which has awarded more than $5.13 million in grants since 1985.
Today's Banner-Graphic notes Ypma's election, and that her "professional experience includes various positions at DePauw University from 1971 to 2004 including registrar and associate vice president with a rank of professor. While working, she was active in professional organizations, serving as president of Indiana Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admission Officers, member of the American Council in Education's National Identification Program for the Advancement of Women in Higher Education State Planning Committee (ACE-INIP), and national executive officer of Kappa Delta Pi National Education Society. Since retirement she volunteers in the After School Reading Program at Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church and the Putnam County Museum. She serves on the Scholarship Committee of the Putnam County Community Foundation and continues to be active with the DePauw retirees group."
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(This story appeared in the Winter 2017 issue of SSA Magazine.)
The result of that dynamic is that policies often sound good in the abstract, but in reality are either too ambitious, not ambitious enough, or simply don't reflect the real needs of the people they are meant to serve.
Policymaking would likely be more effective if the nonprofit social service providers who are obliged to implement the policies had a seat at the table, but for the most part, they are strikingly absent from the process, says SSA Associate Professor Jennifer Mosley.
"When government agencies that fund social services are also the primary providers of social services, ideally there is a feedback loop that allows insights from the ground level to make it back up the chain to policymakers," says Mosley. "But that feedback loop isn't always there because in many cases state and local governments have ceded the actual delivery of services to nonprofit social service providers. For instance, most states used to run their own child welfare services. Now those services are run almost entirely by private nonprofit providers."
Unfortunately, few individual providers have the staff, the resources, or the political clout to conduct substantial policy advocacy on their own, but many are participating in various kinds of coalitions to amplify their voices. Another way providers come together to influence policy is through participation in collaborative governance processes—forums in which providers work together with government agencies to share in resource allocation and policy decisions.
Mosley has been studying how collaborative governance networks can expand providers' capacity to conduct policy advocacy and ensure that they and the people they serve have a voice in policymaking decisions.
Mosley's most recent research is studying how these trends have played out in the field of homeless services. In 1995, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development mandated that providers form collaborative governance organizations called Continuums of Care (CoCs) and submit a single application for HUD funding. HUD's goal was to streamline the funding application process and encourage local governments and provider agencies to coordinate the planning and delivery of services to the homeless. Because HUD didn't mandate how the CoCs should be set up, they vary considerably in scope and organizational model. They range from one CoC covering the entire state of Montana to nine in northern Illinois alone. Some are their own nonprofit member organizations; others are run out of state, city, or county bureaucracy.
As part of her research, Mosley conducted a survey of all of the CoCs in the country. Roughly 75 percent, or 312, of the networks responded to the survey. Mosley separated the CoCs into four categories: 1) those that created meaningful opportunities for member organizations to get involved, 2) those that engaged in a significant amount of policy advocacy, 3) those that did both, and 4) those that did neither. She then looked for differences. She is currently following up with an in-depth study of 18 CoCs nationally that vary in important ways. "My goal," says Mosley, "is to better understand the attributes that lead some CoCs—and by extension, collaborative governance units generally—to the next level of stakeholder voice and inclusion."
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The work of Associate Professor Mosley looks at how social workers can influence public policy making. Frequently the feedback loop is broken between the officials who make decisions about the policies and the agencies that are responsible for implementing the policies, she finds. She examines the services provided for people who are homeless and found a great variation in the ways in which local organizations participate in the collaborative governance organizations established by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mosley found that larger networks have a lot more capacity for advocacy, but having more staff support often leads to providers taking a step back. Smaller providers can feel lost in the system, she discovered. Social service agencies can increase their voices by participating in coalitions to advocate their positions, she says.
While Mosley is still collecting data, some clear trends are emerging. One is that capacity can be a double-edged sword. "Larger networks have a lot more capacity to be involved in advocacy, but having more staff support often leads to providers taking a step back," says Mosley.
Smaller providers can also feel lost within the CoCs. Having a way for all providers to have meaningful participation in the CoC is important, not only for accountability reasons but also to help the CoC operate better and better address homelessness. "It's like being a member of any other organization," says Mosley. "You want to feel like your voice is being heard."
Nancy Radner, AM '93, has firsthand knowledge of the collaborative governance process. She is the Chief Development Officer for the Primo Center for Women and Children and was formerly CEO of the Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness, a nonprofit organization of homelessness service providers that ran Chicago's Continuum of Care. Her experience conforms to the trends Mosley is seeing in her research.
"The concept of Continuums of Care was a brilliant idea," says Radner. "They were first started under Andrew Cuomo when he was US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He thought like a community organizer and wanted to give local bodies control over how they spent resources. How well they've worked depends on the location. The challenge for any individual CoC is managing a diverse coalition of organizations that are led by different personalities, are pursuing different agendas, and have very different levels of funding and staff capacity. And even though HUD mandated that CoCs be created, they didn't provide any money for their administration. So it's easy for the larger, more well-resourced organizations—the ones with staff time to sit on committees—to drown out the voices of the smaller organizations."
According to Radner, two factors contributed to the early success of Chicago's CoC. "One is that we made an effort to get to know all the stakeholders and their specific interests. The other is that the National Alliance to End Homelessness came up with the idea that we should be focusing on ending homelessness rather than just managing it. That gave us a shared vision that let us get over the turf wars and focus on the policy. And it worked. We became the first major city to develop a plan to end homelessness that was ratified by the mayor."
The experience of Evelyn Diaz, who earned her master's degree from SSA in 1998, also echoes what Mosley has been seeing in her research. In 2015, Diaz became president of Heartland Alliance, one of the world's leading anti-poverty organizations. Prior to that, she led the City of Chicago's Department of Family and Support Services, where she was responsible for administering social service programs for over 300,000 Chicagoans in the areas of children, youth, homelessness, domestic violence, aging, workforce development, and human services.
"There's definitely a need for more of a provider voice in policymaking," says Diaz, "in no small part because there's little, if any, policy coordination between federal, state, and local governments. And it's not like the administrators making that policy are poorly informed, but by and large they're elected officials or political appointees, so they have four years to show results. That creates a bias toward the newest and seemingly most innovative policy ideas and the easiest solutions to implement quickly, sometimes at the expense of ideas that are based in providers' experience and input."
Diaz has been particularly impressed by the way homeless organizations were able to coordinate their advocacy efforts. "The genius of their approach," says Diaz, "was they always had a plan going in, and each organization had a scripted role to play. Their goal was to reach a solution that would work for everyone. That level of coordination made their advocacy efforts very effective. Over the six years I was in city government, I saw them get funding for new programs that were more responsive, get funding reinstated that had been cut, and successfully weigh in on how the city's Point-in-Time Count (a census of homeless individuals) was conducted. Most recently, they worked with the Chicago Housing Authority to push for a special use of housing vouchers targeting family homelessness."
But Diaz has also seen limits to what even the most well-coordinated provider groups can do, and many of those limits again come down to lack of coordination between the government bodies they're trying to influence. "Access to decent jobs and affordable housing help move people out of homelessness. But housing policy, workforce development policy, and homelessness policy are established separately at the federal level. At the local level, they're handled by different governmental departments that don't coordinate with each other. It's hard for providers to bridge that gap. You have to be relentless, and it doesn't always pay off if there is no incentive for departments to coordinate. The most effective thing is when there is some mandate like HUD's CoCs that requires policy makers to pay attention to the impact of their policies on the people being served."
Other types of provider associations have had success doing policy advocacy, as well. Andrea Durbin, AM '93, is the chief executive officer of Illinois Collaboration on Youth, a statewide advocacy network for at-risk youth and their families. Her organization faces the same lack of coordination among government departments that Diaz identified, and the effects of that lack of coordination have been exacerbated by the budget impasse in Illinois. "Our providers serve kids who fall into foster care or the criminal justice system. We should be the system of last resort. But primary prevention programs have been tremendously strained by the state funding cuts, so more and more kids are falling through the cracks."
But state budget constraints haven't kept Durbin and her organization from having advocacy successes. "We've been part of a successful movement to reform the juvenile justice system," says Durbin. "Due to the collective voice of advocates across the nation, ours included, the Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that juveniles can't be sentenced to life without parole. Earlier this year, the Court ordered that juveniles sentenced before that ruling be given re-sentencing or parole hearings. We've also been able to reduce the automatic transfer of juveniles to adult prisons. Right now we're trying to ensure that young people aren't in shackles when they appear in court.
"In 2005 we also helped establish a pilot program called Redeploy Illinois. We went to counties with the highest youth incarceration rates and partnered with the courts and community organizations to provide evidence-based services designed to keep kids at home and in school and out of detention centers. That program allowed Illinois to close two youth prisons and save over $60 million. It also reduced the recidivism rate by two-thirds, which is huge because it stops kids from spiraling into the adult correctional system," she says.
As budgetary pressures in Illinois and other states continue to force providers to do more with less, it's important that individual providers, provider coalitions, and collaborative governance networks alike continue to advocate for adequate funding as well as for policies that make the most effective use of the funds available. In fact, some organizations are already exploring the possibilities of cross-field collaboration and advocacy that would address social issues in a way that brings together stakeholders from multiple areas. "Cross-field collaboration will be an important part of successful advocacy in the future," says Mosley. "For instance, it doesn't make sense to have organizations involved in substance abuse, mental health, and homelessness, be advocating in different policy silos. We need to look at ways of bringing providers in different fields together, and I'm already thinking of exploring that trend as part of my future research."


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Do you use them for Gumbo???
The way things are going we may have to eat snake one day.
years ago we saw a rattle snake. someone had run over it on the road. it was as big around at if you make a big O with both of your hands. it had like 13 rattles on it. that thing was the scariest thing i've ever seen in my life. it was as big around as your arm.
not one, and i'm glad! i hate snakes and if i wasn't on a riding mower when i saw one i'd run haha
Does it taste like chicken?
Just a few garter snakes so far. Usually see a few black snakes throughout the year but none of those so far. I always let them go on about their business. The only snakes I kill are the poisonous variety.
I guess I'm the only one who appreciates seeing wildlife and tries to take a photo instead if killing it.
Them buggers iz FAST though!
Reminds me of the bear we saw while camping once. We thought it was cool and mentioned it to the park ranger when we saw him.
He said "Yeah, some lady called to tell us about it and asked if we were going to kill it!"
He went on to say that he told her that she should be happy to have caught sight of one, as some people never get to see a bear in the wild. (and that no, they weren't going to kill it!)
I'm with you OakNut, I don't like to kill much of anything. The only things that I will terminate are bees and poisonous snakes. If it's not a direct threat to me or my loved ones...live and let live.
I live in the woods and generally don't kill muck stuff and seldom hunt. I will kill anything that gets under the house. Im trying to learn which snakes are poison, but if their around the house to me there all poison.


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Pospisil, the only seeded player on Monday's schedule, took out 18-year-old Kyle Edmund 6-3, 7-5. Pospisil fought off all four of the break points he faced and won nearly three-quarters of the points on serve.
Edmund also had a solid serving game -- landing 77 percent of his first serves and taking almost two-thirds of the points on serve -- but suffered one break in each set in the loss.
The other three first-round matches Monday were also decided in straight sets. Jiri Vesely topped Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 7-5, 6-2 with five breaks in 10 games receiving.
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Discussion in 'Shoes and Apparel' started by Jcarlisle2, Aug 13, 2011.
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how do you post pics?!!!!
Post the photos onto an image hosting site such as photobucket and copy/paste the image URL into your post.
Thanks I'll try later
Lets see if it works
Aggh, I'm excited to see these. Dam you interweb, work!
i kind of failed the fitframe part a bit but its still ok
Where can I get these?
sprayed it with spray paint,
great effort but it doesnt look like a very clean job. there was a guy who did something similar to his black/red vapor 6's. I dont know how you can do something that horrendous to those shoes
i did it in 10 mins that was ok for that amount of time
Diggin' these shoes. Epic v7 PJ.
Kinda remind me of clown shoes. Like something Ronald McDonald would wear
You should have just went with something simple like this. The front with red doesn't look bad, but I'm not really feeling the inner flap with red.
I feel really bad for those shoes... they took a stroll through the ugly forrest and were hit by every branch
that quote just made my day
Well, @ least the guy tried to do his best.
I have a pair of CB2.3's- currently being professionally customized
more explanation...?
The inspiration
The result
Those are AWESOME!!!!
Thanks he's been customizing my shoes for years.
We may have the worst and best shoe customizations in the history of mankind in one thread. Carlisle, what color Crayolas did you use?
With the 2.3, do you give him a pair of
2.3 and then he customizes it, or does he have the shoe?
Oh and do you wear them for tennis?
The 2.3's were mine. Originally, it was the white/grey colorway and I had a theme. I wanted the Spanish flag colorways but wasn't sure the inspiration. C2 has a great deal knowledge of old Agassi court challenge models. Yes, they will be worn for on court use.
I LUV YOU! I got a pair of Dunks on the way :mrgreen:
I see on C2 website that its $300-$350 for the standard customisation. Do you mind me asking how much your customisation cost?
I've known Chris, since he first started customizing for fee @ the age of 14. He's currently @the ripe old age of 21 now:shock: So, it's nowhere near at or above the price range. To answer "will the paint hold up for everyday or court use wear?" YES THEY WILL!
Did he change anything to the other side of the shoe (the side with the swoosh underneath a webbing of the Drag-on X)?
By the way, an awesome pair!
no, unfortunately this particular shoe offers a small canvas for him. the drag-on netting and mesh underneath was un accessable. He archived the old Agassi shoes that more or less had the same amount color and print. Besides, I wanted something clean and simple.
Wow those look awesome!! Thats what I'd call a fine piece of art!!
Kudos to Chris, fantastic job
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SHARES in Boeing slumped more than 3pc after the two biggest users of the new 787 Dreamliner plane grounded their fleets amid growing questions about the revolutionary airliner's safety.
Japan's All Nippon Airlines, which was the first carrier to take on the Dreamliner, said it had stopped flying its 17 jets, while compatriot JAL has also grounded its fleet.
The move came a day after an All Nippon flight had to make an emergency landing and passengers exited by escape chutes after cockpit instruments showed a battery malfunction and smoke warnings on the craft.
The incident, described by a transport ministry official as "highly serious", is the latest mishap to hit the world's first mainly carbon-composite airliner in recent days.
A lithium-ion battery, one of several used on a 787, caught fire in a JAL flight that had landed at Boston's Logan Airport last week.
That was followed by reports of a cracked windscreen on an All Nippon flight later in the week, while both airlines reported numerous fuel leaks in the planes.
The 787 represents a leap in the way planes are designed and built, but the project has been plagued by cost over-runs and years of delays.
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Robert Mann of RW Mann in New York agreed.
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This is it people! Big Brother's fourteenth season comes to an end tonight. Will it be the college kid, the nurse or the past winner? It's still anyone's game. The live feeds offered us some interesting hints about tonight's finale, including one houseguest practicing their jury speech and one growing suspicious about another's plans.
Spoilers ahead!
Dan and Ian will face off in the final Head of Household tonight, and whoever wins will decide the last eviction and who they want to take to the final two. (More details on the first two HoH parts and some pre-finale planning here.)
We can't be entirely certain who is planning what. On the surface, it appears Dan and Ian have agreed on taking each other to the Final 2. They have made a solid Renegades pact and ensured each other numerous times that they will definitely take each other. But there's no way of knowing for sure if they're planning on sticking to that. Dan has mentioned aloud (to himself) that he might have to throw the last HoH competition to let Ian win. Ian would (hopefully) take Dan to the end, and Dan wouldn't have to be the one to evict Danielle.
Danielle thinks Dan will take her to the end if he wins the last HoH. That's been the plan the whole time from her perspective. It seems to have occurred to her that he might be thinking about throwing the competition to Ian. She asked him about this last night and of course, he denied it. They sat at the table and went over the different tie-breaker questions that might come up (how many minutes, hours or seconds have they been in the house). Danielle might just be feeling a bit paranoid, since she has no chance of taking herself to the end, but asking Dan about throwing the final comp shows she is actually paying attention - or at the very least, she sees that it might benefit him to do that. Which it does.
Later, there was some talk between Dan and Ian about "collateral." From what was said, it sounds like this is something Dan did with Memphis. It sounds like they traded something that was dear to them, which they'll trade back once one takes the other to the Final 2. It sounds like a more solid way to seal their agreement than a pinky-promise at the very least.
There was some chatter and reminiscing between the final three. Tension in the house was minimal. And then they all went to bed. A little while later, Dan got out of bed and went outside to practice his jury speech. As he started running through the things he planned to say, he soon realized he wasn't going to have enough time to say everything in the minute-and-a-half he'd have to state his case. He actually went inside to the storage room, found the stopwatch and returned to the couches outside to run through his speech, over and over. Here are a few things he's trying to squeeze into the speech:
He wants to credit Joe for seeing through his funeral when no one else did.
He might mention coming into the house cocky and being "forced" to change his game to a more ruthless game.
He wants to make sure he "strokes" Frank, Ashley, Joe, Shane and Britney. (He notes that he has only 10 seconds for each of them).
He wants to explain the point of the funeral (that it blinded Britney from his plans, tricked the houseguests into thinking he was not on good terms with Danielle, and made him hated and a better candidate to be brought to the end).
He wants to point out that Ian didn't start the Quack Pack - reminding or revealing that Ian was only brought in as a fifth to the alliance between Dan, Danielle, Britney and Shane.
That last point could indicate that Dan's planning on going to the end with Ian (meaning he's either going to throw the last HoH or take Ian if he wins it). Or maybe he was just adding that on in the event that Ian wins and takes him. He also mentioned something about not having Ian's photographic memory. And I didn't hear him make any specific comments that indicated he might be sitting next to Danielle. It's technically still possible that he'll take Danielle, but right now, all evidence points to a Dan/Ian Final 2 (unless Ian is secretly planning to take Danielle but that would be a major surprise at this point). As a fan of both guys, I'd actually love to see Ian and Dan in the finale, so my hopeful thinking might be a tiny factor here, but I haven't seen much evidence that Dan plans to take Danielle, other than that he's told her he will IF he wins.
Dan sitting around practicing his jury speech is more evidence of the kind of player he is. Everything is part of the game. Granted, Ian takes a lot of solo-time on the hammock and he's sometimes talking quietly to himself. So he could have worked on his own jury speech too. I just find it fascinating to watch Dan work himself up, stopwatch in hand, and really plan out how he's going to try to win this game. If he loses tonight, it certainly won't be due to lack of preparation or effort.
Trying to predict who will win seems impossible. But let's break down the scenarios:
Dan vs. Ian - Toughest call to make. Both have played good games. Ian's biggest plays are likely to be getting Frank out of the house (something the houseguests had been trying to do for weeks) and creating the Quack Pack. But it sounds like Dan has the QP reveal up his sleeve, which could diminish that accomplishment for Ian. Still, the Frank eviction and multiple competition wins boost Ian's case. I wouldn't say Ian played the best social game, but I think that, of the houseguests, Frank, Jenn and Danielle might be the only three people who have issues with him enough to vote against him - assuming they're voting emotionally (I like to think Jenn will vote based on strategy). Dan has played a really cutthroat game this season, and against Ian, he might come off looking like the villain - not to mention the fact that he's already won this game. In that case, Ian would win. But if the houseguests are voting based on strategic moves, it's really anyone's game. Ian could definitely win, but I wouldn't be surprised if Dan managed to beat him anyway.
Ian vs. Danielle - If Ian surprises us and takes Danielle to the end, I think he has a chance at winning it. Doing the math from an in-house perspective, Danielle has more friends on the jury. But that's assuming none of them have turned on her since their eviction. It's possible they have talked to one another about things that have gone on in the house. If Frank or Jenn have told Britney that Danielle actively participated in Britney's nomination (which led to her eviction), Britney might not be so happy with Danielle. And if Shane thinks Danielle played him to get to the end, he might not vote in her favor either. I also think Ian would do better with the jury during the questioning with Danielle.
Dan vs. Danielle - Again, I know it seems like Danielle has more friends on the jury, but I still see Danielle coming out in second. Or at the very least, it's a toss up. But Dan has the argument that he guided Danielle - "his player" - to the end. Danielle would have a hard time arguing that she got there on her own merits against Dan.
It's hard to put a lot of stock in how the finalists do with the jury anymore, though. They used to speak to the jury before the finale. It was taped and edited as a segment for the last episode. Back then the houseguests presumably had more time to talk to the jury, and the jury definitely had more time to think about what was said and hash it out with one another. Doing the jury-questions during the live episode seems like a lot of too-little-too-late. I can't imagine many jurors come out onto that stage without their minds already made up, so what's really going to be said to change that? Still, you never know. We'll have to wait and see how things play out. Will Dan be the first Big Brother player to ever win the show twice? Or will super-fan Ian take the win? And there's always a chance Danielle could make it to the end.
The live feeds just went off and I'm not sure they'll be coming back, so this is likely our last Live Feed update of the season. Thanks for reading and check back in with us tonight! We'll have a final write-up posted after the episode ends!
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Raphael D. Benjamin, 32, of Cleveland, was found in his cell bunk about 1 p.m. Wednesday. Employees at the jail tried to revive Benjamin. The Westlake Fire Department responded to the scene and could find no signs of life.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigations and the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner are investigating.
Benjamin was arrested Tuesday when police pulled him over for a traffic stop about 1:50 p.m. on Interstate 90 in Westlake. Police said they found hypodermic needles, small bags, a scale and a small amount of marijuana in his car.
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An impact player may finally decide to return to Winnipeg.
Renewed talks with former Blue Bombers defensive back Juran Bolden have been heating up lately as Winnipeg desperately needs help in its secondary.
"I talked to his agent on Friday and again (yesterday)," Bombers GM Brendan Taman said yesterday. "Time's ticking, although he might be waiting until December to decide."
Bolden was released by Tampa Bay quite awhile ago and no other NFL team has picked him up since. Bolden, 33, was a key ingredient to the Bombers when they went to the 2001 Grey Cup. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound import then returned to the NFL, where he had been playing since 2002.
The Bombers are currently sixth in the CFL in pass defence. Whether Bolden finally returns or not, expect some new defensive backs and linebackers in camp when CFL practice rosters expand by five players on Monday.
"With the NFL cutdown period being right now, there are certainly going to be some guys come available to us and anybody else," said Bombers head coach Doug Berry. "If you're going to make any changes, the next two or three-week period would be the time to do it because you'd want your team to be pretty well-established going into the last third of the season."
TRACKING QBS: Bryan Randall is one of four quarterbacks on the Bombers negotiation list that Taman plans to track down.
"But the quarterback situation is not as big a need as other spots," Taman said. "We're running low on DBs and our (outside) linebackers aren't that experienced."
Taman also plans to contact the agent representing free-agent QB Casey Printers.
"I have not talked to him or his rep yet but I plan to," Taman said. "But some other teams have a bigger need at quarterback than us."
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats, for one, are apparently prepared to open the vault for Printers, who was recently released by Kansas City.
MILT AILING: Although veteran slotback Milt Stegall suffered a shoulder injury during Sunday's loss to Saskatchewan, he is apparently OK.
"Milt's got a shoulder muscle that's a little (bothersome) but he'll practise and we should be full-go," Berry said.
The Bombers, who were off the last two days, return to practise today at 1 p.m.
TROY TO RETURN?: Although placekicker Troy Westwood has been cleared to practise, Berry wants him to test his leg before confirming his return in this Sunday's Banjo Bowl. If he does return, Westwood will stick to field goals and kickoffs while Rob Pikula will continue to punt.
Berry is also tinkering with making backup tailback Fred Reid the main man on kickoff returns. However, Reid will not replace Albert Johnson III on the team's pathetic punt return team.
"Fred is not an experienced punt returner so, that's a dangerous thing to toy with," Berry said.
NO ROUGE: Speaking of special teams, Berry was asked why Pikula was not instructed to try to punt for a single point to give Winnipeg a three-point margin late in Sunday's game.
"The whole idea was to pin them down in there and get the ball punted out of bounds inside the 20-yard line," he responded. "We'd been playing somewhat OK on defence in the second half and felt like we could contain them down in there if we punted the ball decently.
"We had them at the 19-yard line and they had a long, long way to go into the wind and were able to be very successful in what they did."
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Using cotton thread from Guatemala and 60/2 silk for the inlay work, I am weaving a lightweight scarf on my backstrap loom. The main motifs were inspired by a small plant design that I was taught in Guatemala. I took the leaf pattern and expanded it into an imaginary tropical plant and flower.
The yellow and turquoise used together remind me of tropical seas and golden mangoes.
This project has also been an opportunity to explore the use of circular warps with a coil rod which I have seen being used by backstrap weavers in Ecuador and by my Montagnard (Vietnamese hilltribe) weaving teacher as well as on looms of Bhutan, Bangladesh and SE Asia.
Brightening the southern winter
I made some cheery bookmarks with Guatemalan sun and flower motifs in a supplementary weft patterning technique I learned in Santa Catarina Palopo. It is a single face technique which looks like embroidery but which does not show on the reverse. The 50 wpi cotton warp makes a nice thin fabric ideal for bookmarks. Part 2 of the tutorial on these techniques is on my blog this week.
Guatemalan colors
I learned to weave this single-faced supplementary weft patterning technique in Guatemala. My teacher, Lidia, lives in Santa Catarina Barahona near Antigua and I spent 4 days with her learning to weave, shopping for yarn and meeting her friends and neighbors-a wonderful experience. Women in this area weave their own blouses and use bright and lively colors. I chose a more subdued beige for my ground color and a few earthy tones mixed with some brights for the patterning. The large stars and plants are woven in a double-faced technique which looks like embroidery. I used this piece as the inside cover of my notebook where I have detailed all the warping and weaving instructions.You can see Lidia above in her gorgeous handmade blouse and with some of the pieces that she sells. The piece that I wove with Lidia has been used as the lid for my tool box (see photo)
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Learning to weave on a backstrap in Guatemala-what a fantastic experience!! Whenever I travel and learn a new technique or structure I make a book when I get home with warping and weaving instructions. I try to include step-by-step instructional photos as well as pics of my teacher, her work, her village and family etc. These are the covers for the book on single-faced supplementary weft patterning which I learned in Santa Catarina Barahona and double faced patterning-which looks like embroidery. The bird is the double faced one. Lidia, my teacher, had the patience of a saint and is the best teacher I have encountered in all my travels. The cover with the burgundy ground weave is the single-faced patterning that I learned in Santa Catarina Palopo on Lake Atitlan. Here my teacher, seventeen year-old Carmen, taught me to weave many little bird, plant and human figures in supplementary weft patterning. The additional photo on my project page is the inside cover of my notebook.Also pictured are my two weaving teachers in Guatemala andt there's a picture of me at home weaving the inside cover piece.
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Ezekiel Ansah listed as starter on Detroit Lions' first depth chart of fall camp
Guam_Bomb BARRIGADA, GUAug. 8, 2013 1:36 a.m.
Chris B is my hero! The trolling troll just hooked this entire thread, hook, line and sinker.
I was interested to see the comparison to Javon Kearse. Ansah is freaky fast with the size and strength Kearse lacked. Detroit should have the best d-line in the league this year. There just aren't enough bodies to double team their front four.
Ansah playing in the NFL is just one of those great things that happens to good people. For BYU fans to claim that he is in the NFL because he went to BYU is a joke. He is in the NFL because he is the most gifted defensive lineman to enter the draft since Ndamakin Suh. Just like Christian Akoye a generation ago, the novelty of having such an incredible athlete with such raw talent who is a relative newcomer to the game is a lot of exciting.
CO Ute PARKER, COAug. 7, 2013 7:50 p.m.
Glad to see Ziggy continue to progress and wish him the best in the NFL.
Since the DN didn't mention this, Star is also listed as the starter for the Carolina Panthers. Congrats to him as well.
Finally in reply to Just the Fax:
"There are more 2- and 3-star players playing in the NFL than 4- and 5-star athletes, and that's a fact."
You may be right only because of the sheer number of players in the NFL but I question the accuracy of your comment. If this is a fact, how about a source to verify the comment? Every article I have ever read indicates the chances of making it to the pro level directly correlates with the star rating system. In other words, a higher percentage of 5 star recruits make it to the NFL than 4 star recruits. A higher percentage of 4 star recruits make it to the NFL than 3 star recruits and so on. Sure there are lots of examples of 2 and 3 star success stories but overall the ranking system does have a lot of validity.
UteMiguel Go Utes, CAAug. 7, 2013 4:52 p.m.
Sounds like Ziggy is off to a great start. Hope he has much success.
Tators Hyrum, UTAug. 7, 2013 3:55 p.m.
@ Chris B:
It would be interesting to read your follow-up excuses for the way the star system works or is supposed to work after the event that happens on September 21st when yet another PAC10.2 team gets thumped. But since you've promised not to post on any more BYU articles after that date for a year, based on the outcome that is all but a given at this point, I guess it's something we're going to have to forego. But until then, just know that your comments continue to be LOL (lots of laughs)!
Y Grad / Y Dad Richland, WAAug. 7, 2013 2:35 p.m.
Somebody help Chris out please. I think it's time for an intervention...
Rational Salt Lake City, UTAug. 7, 2013 2:18 p.m.
Whatever language the word "Wookie" comes from, I'm sure it translates to "classy." I'd love to see more fans on both sides be like Wookie.
Wookie Omaha, NEAug. 7, 2013 12:07 p.m.
Chris, I don't get your comment at all. It appears that you are trying to make a point that the average player in the NFL has a star rating of 3.53 but then you point out that Ziggy has a 0 star rating? What does this have to do with Ziggy's success or abilities? Obviously he wasn't even on the radar of these so called authorities for the success in the NFL. Granted, the star system is getting more and more accurate, it still is not completely accurate as we have seen as Utah fans for years.
Needless to say, why muddy up the waters on an article celebrating the success of a kid from Africa that is making a name for himself?
Go UTES!!
Mike W Syracuse, UTAug. 7, 2013 11:57 a.m.
Happy for Ziggy and hope he has a productive career... note that Star Lotulelei was also listed as a starter on the Panthers depth chart, maybe the article should have covered both.
Surf is Up Miami, FLAug. 7, 2013 11:40 a.m.
"BYU and Ziggy Ansah, still living in your head..."Rent Free".... 24-7. Fantastic!"
What a dump they must be living in. They can do way better than that.
Rational Salt Lake City, UTAug. 7, 2013 11:28 a.m.
Ziggy was never evaluated by any "Star" system, so calling him "0 Stars" is both true and inaccurate. I think it is also fair to speculate that someone with his size and speed, who scored as well as he did at the combine, would be have been "5 Star" recruit had he played high school football -- but he didn't play, wasn't evaluated, and came to BYU BECUASE he is a "choir boy."
Just the FAX Olympus Cove, UtahAug. 7, 2013 11:23 a.m.
There are more 2- and 3-star players playing in the NFL than 4- and 5-star athletes, and that's a fact.
Three of the greatest players in the history of the NFL, Brett Farve (So Miss), Jerry Rice (Miss Valley St), and Walter Payton (Jackson St), were lightly recruited or not recruited at all, and didn't play in power conferences or, in some cases, didn't even play D-1 football.
I wonder how many stars they would have received.
The truth is, the ratings services completely whiff on far more player ratings than they actually get right. Even amongst 5-star players, there are plenty of busts.
Riverton Cougar Riverton, UTAug. 7, 2013 11:04 a.m.
"And I thought 2 star choir boys were just as good as 3 ad 4 stars?
That's what byu fans tell us."
So you admit that zero star Ziggy got drafted before ALL but 4 of those first round draftees, and still imply that it's impossible to for 2-star athletes to be just as good as 3- and 4-star athletes. Something's wrong with this picture...
Note: this 0-star athlete was better than anyone on Utah's roster.
Rational Salt Lake City, UTAug. 7, 2013 10:35 a.m.
In my entire life I've never read a quality thread comment that ended in LOL...
As the history of the Heisman trophy, All-American lists, All-State list tells us, there is not 100% correlation between performance at one level of competition and performance at the next level. That's why they NFL has combines: They know there is a (not 100% either) correlation between size and ability and performance at the next level.
I hope that wasn't to complicated for the biased mind to understand.
Bluto Sandy, UTAug. 7, 2013 10:29 a.m.
BYU and Ziggy Ansah, still living in your head..."Rent Free".... 24-7.
Weddle and Kruger?...2 stars.
Kaepernick and Flacco....3 stars.
Pitta...no stars.
Where are they....and where are you?
Your attempt at Universal Statements, fail the rule of exceptions, every time.
Chris B Salt Lake City, UTAug. 7, 2013 10:04 a.m.
Ziggy is indeed a remarkable rare story.
Care to know the average stars of the NFL first round picks(including a 0 star ziggy)?
So I guess there is something to those ratings after all.
And I thought 2 star choir boys were just as good as 3 ad 4 stars?
That's what byu fans tell us.
1978 Salt Lake City, UTAug. 7, 2013 7:50 a.m.
How is this possible? He wasn't a 4 or 5 star recruit with 5 offers from BCS colleges.
3grandslams Iowa City, IAAug. 7, 2013 6:34 a.m.
Way to go Ziggy! It sounds like he is surrounded by folks who are willing to work with him and are impressed by his upside. He is for sure tough enough to play, after all he was coached by Bronco.
samhill Salt Lake City, UTAug. 6, 2013 4:57 p.m.
"The former BYU standout, taken by Detroit with the No. 5 pick in this year's NFL draft, is the lone rookie listed as a starter on the Lions' depth chart."
This guy just continues to impress. Sure, his start as a rookie is helped by the fact that Idonije isn't 100%. But, it's still very unusual and one more indication that, raw and inexperienced as he is, he's the real deal.
Can't wait to see him in action. I hope I can find someone with TV coverage of Friday's game. :o/
thebigsamoan Richmond, VAAug. 6, 2013 4:49 p.m.
Great to hear Ziggy's progressing well in Detroit. Hope he becomes wildly successful and make a huge impact in that organization's future. Looking forward to watching him in action.
TheSportsAuthority Arlington, VAAug. 6, 2013 4:49 p.m.
Couldn't be prouder of Ziggy; from BYU walk-on to NFL starter, all because of his extraordinary athletic talents and determination, and BYU's willingness to give him a chance to develop those extraordinary talents at his own pace.
canadiancougar624 Provo, UTAug. 6, 2013 4:22 p.m.
Congrats Ziggy! Keep up the hard work!


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More than 100 runners gathered outside Luke's Locker in Dallas for a special morning run to show support for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Several Luke's Locker locations throughout North Texas held special 6 a.m. solidarity runs Wednesday.
Runners were asked to wear blue and gold clothing -- the colors of the Boston Marathon. Many runners who competed in the race in years past wore their official marathon jackets.
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Bookseller and bookselling are already words we know and
recognize. Bookseller is the person who rings you up at a bookstore.
Bookselling is what they're doing when they take your money and hand you a
Booksellering is what anyone who's crazy obsessed with books
does. It's likely that your local bookseller practices booksellering, but not a
given. Or at least, it's what separates the booksellers making wages from the
really, really good booksellers, who make indie bookstores special and
Booksellering is what you do when you see a stranger reading
a book you love, and you stop them. In public. To talk about feelings. And to
make sure that anyone standing near that conversation pick up that book as
well, even though they're giving their friends that sidelong eye contact that
confirms that they're talking with a crazy person, and you can see them doing
it, but you're like WHATEVER I DON'T CARE THAT BOOK IS AMAZING LET'S TALK ABOUT
ALL THE FEELS.Booksellering is proselytizing for books like it's a religion, minus the
dietary restrictions. It's not just recommending. It's standing up in front of
as many people as you can find and insisting
that you be heard. Because some books are just that good.
Right now, I am booksellering you a book that's coming out
in late August:
Two Boys Kissing, by David Levithan.*
I am not recommending you read this book. I am demanding it.
Narrated collectively from the perspective of the previous
generation of gay men, Two Boys Kissing
tells the stories of several different kids, all centering elliptically around
two who are trying to break the Guiness Book of World Records record for
longest kiss.
Levithan's minimalist prose matches perfectly with the
complex conceit of a first person plural narrator. The high level of
imaginative and intuitive empathy that is apparent in all of his works is
especially strong here—as not only are his protagonists fully realized, but so are
the voices of the collective narration, whose experiences are as varied as the
characters on the page.
Having read so many
of his other titles, I could not help but feel like this was the culmination of
many of the ideas he's worked with in other books, before—but here, they are
fully manifest, in one, slim and elegant novel.
It is the best book I have read this year. And you can bet
that I've read a lot of books, and excellent ones at that. If you do not read
it, I will cry on you
Booksellering complete.— Maggie, Children's Department Director
Entertainment Weekly, August 21, 2013:
"Author David Levithan's poignant novel follows the stories of gay teens joined through an unconventional protest. A-"
The Washington Post, August 20, 2013:
"Over the years, Levithan has consistently explored new creative territory...'Two Boys Kissing' reveals his command of an intriguing, complex narrative with an unusual point of view: the first-person plural. This 'we' is the combined voice of men who died during the AIDS pandemic several decades ago. As the boys' stories become more closely entwined and connect in a satisfying finale, the reflections of these 'shadow uncles' lend a quality of retrospection that is rare (and refreshing) in YA literature."
The Los Angeles Times, September 1, 2013:
"Open, frank and ultimately optimistic."
The Wall Street Journal Speakeasy, October 24, 2013:
"'Two Boys Kissing' couldn't have arrived at a more timely moment, just months after the Supreme Court decision on gay marriage. The shift in society's attitudes towards the LGBT community has long been embraced by many in the young adult crowd. Levithan seems to intuitively understand this generation—and his new book allows him to bring their particular struggles and joys to life."
Newsday, August 21, 2013:
"We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us, goes an oft-paraphrased line. David Levithan gives vivid voice to it in his latest YA novel, 'Two Boys Kissing'.
BookPage, August 28, 2013:
"Levithan's powerful, multifaceted novel explores just how far things have come for many gay teens—and how far things still need to go."
Starred Review, The Bulletin, September 2013:
"Both celebratory and elegiac… There's much to discuss here about identity, about social media, about community—and it would be a particularly stellar choice for a multi-generational LGTBQ-focused book club."
Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, June 3, 2013:
"A landmark achievement from a writer and editor who has helped create, in literature, a haven for queer youth."
"No one does heart-pulling emotion like Levithan, and this book, coming a decade after his groundbreaking debut, 'Boy Meets Boy,' has special resonance."
- Gayle Forman, author of Just One Day and Just One Year, for Bookish.com
"Brilliant, moving, important, and wise."
- Jennifer E. Smith, author of This Is What Happy Looks Like and The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
WAMC Northeast Public Radio, September 19, 2013:
"Two Boys Kissing will make you laugh and cry, but best of all, it will make you relive those perfect innocuous moments of finding and then being with your first love."
Romantic Times Book Review, September 2013:
"Thought provoking, poignant and beautifully written, above all this is an unbelievably important book for anyone who has struggled with identity, love and loss. The omniscient narration is incredibly moving and appreciative of the fragility of life. A groundbreaking addition to the LGBT genre and community."
Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2013:
"The novel has genuine moments of insight and wisdom...Inspiring."
Hypable.com, August 23, 2013:
"Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan takes the stories of all these boys and spins them into an interconnecting web that will leave you emotionally exhausted and absolutely thrilled to have read something so beautiful and unique...Will educate, entertain and move you."
Bookish.com, May 6, 2013:
"Levithan takes contemporary to a whole new space with this novel, finding new ground in storytelling around important issues that directly affect teens today."
Booklist, August 1, 2013:
"Levithan leans intensely into this work...There's little doubt that this title, with its weight, significance, and literary quality, will find its way into LGBTQ and wider cannons. Stock up."
School Library Journal, September 2013:
"The story will engage readers, both female and male."
"The high level of imaginative and intuitive empathy that is apparent in all of his works is especially strong here—as not only are his protagonists fully realized, but so are the voices of the collective narration, whose experiences are as varied as the characters on the page... It is the best book I have read this year."
- Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Books Inc.
"Everyone needs to read this, not just YA. How perfectly David puts the past, present and future into one small novel. Now, as soon as my eyes stop watering and the goose bumps on my arms go away, I can continue my day."
- Carolyn Anbar, Watchung Booksellers
"Levithan's choice of narrator was inspiring and heartbreaking. Giving a voice to that generation and exposing young kids to those voices, blew me away...Two Boys Kissing feels like a very important book, something I think everyone should read and something that's touched me in a way no YA has in a really long time."
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Mancini: City face Fernandinho fight
Roberto Mancini believes Manchester City could face competition from several of the world's top clubs to sign Fernandinho.
The City manager is an admirer of Shakhtar Donetsk's Brazil international midfielder but feels it will be difficult to lure him to the Etihad Stadium because a shortage of high-class players means elite clubs are chasing the same targets.
Shakhtar manager Mircea Lucescu has warned City that Fernandinho will not be allowed to leave for less than his £42.3 million (€50 million) release clause, while the FA Cup finalists reportedly value the 27-year-old at £17 million.
Mancini said: "We can talk about Fernandinho. Fernandinho is a good player, but he plays for Shakhtar.
"I don't think there are a lot of good players around the world. There are also four or five top teams who want to buy good players. It could be difficult."
The manager hopes City will be able to conduct their transfer business earlier this summer than last, when four of their five major deals were finalised on transfer deadline day.
But when asked about the club's plans in the market, he referred to speculation that he would be replaced by Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho or Manuel Pellegrini.
He asked: "You want to speak with me, with Pellegrini, with Guardiola, with Mourinho, with who? My strategy is only one - to get the second position and try and win the FA Cup."
Guardiola is certain to manage Bayern Munich next season, while Mourinho may return to Chelsea.
And Mancini is expecting a tougher title race next year. He added: "I think that it is important that next year there will be four or five teams who can play for the title. Not only two, like in the last two years.
"It is better for the championship. I think next year will be stronger than this year probably. We hope Liverpool, Tottenham, Arsenal can play for the title."
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NY Post: 'Abuse of Power' for marathon's media tent to get electricity
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It's shocking! The media tent at this weekend's New York City Marathon is being powered by "two massive generators... being run 24/7 in Central Park," reports the New York Post. "And a third 'backup' unit sits idle, in case one of the generators fails."
After a quick explanation about how the government could legally seize the generators and redistribute them to storm-damaged neighborhoods still without power, the Post reports they've been paid for by the New York Road Runners Club, which operates the marathon. "These are our private generators. We are not draining any resources from the city's plan to recover," New York Road Runners spokesperson Richard Finn "angrily insisted" to the paper.
The decision to stage the marathon has generated (sorry) a tremendous amount of criticism. It will take place Sunday despite a reduced schedule of pre-race events.
The tent will also "be used by runners carbo-loading during a pre-race pasta dinner tomorrow," the Post reports.