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Following attempts to ease ban on female prayer at Western Wall, extreme Eda Haredit faction points finger at Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz for giving access to liberal Jewish groups to begin with
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Last week, the Israel Movement for Reform and Progressive Judaism, women's organizations and various pluralistic movements filed a petition with the High Court of Justice
on against the prime minister and the Western Wall Heritage Foundation.
The groups are demanding that seculars, Reform Jews and women be given equal representation in the management of the Western Wall, and are asking the court to remove the control of the holy site from the hands of the Western Wall rabbi.
The Eda Haredit article stated that "under the burden of the Zionist occupation," the Western Wall has turned into "an entertainment center, Heaven forbid, which attracts gentiles and hookers who arrive to corrupt this place of Divine presence, Heaven forbid."
Women praying at Western Wall (Photo: Dudi Vaaknin)
In the current situation, Eda Haredit argued, "it's no wonder that all kinds of reformists are drawn to the place, asking to hold their prayer ceremonies on the site with a mixture of men and women, Heaven forbid, and in a provocative chaos in which women wear prayer shawls and approach the (prayer) pillar (to serve as cantors), etc, Heaven forbid."
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Do you track your net worth? I do and so does Five Cent Nickel, who recently talked about his historical net worth numbers [3]. The most interesting part about his historical look back, with the help of Quicken, were the notes and they put the percentage changes into a little bit of perspective.
Let's say you're looking at your historical figures and you see a 21% drop in your net worth. That is, your reward for all that hard work the last 12 months left you with less value than when you started. That's a pretty tough number to swallow… until you put it into context. In 1999, Five Cent Nickel's net worth did just that… it fell 21%. It fell because his wife left her job and they bought a new minivan. That makes the 21% decrease palatable, that's what happens when you're young, in love, and starting a family (it's expensive!). The next year, Nickel switched jobs, they had a child, and their net worth more than doubled.
Numbers are just numbers and meaningless in a vacuum. If I said my net worth increased 5000%, it'd be awesome, unless it was only a penny to start. Annotating your records will put them in context and you can choose to be as detailed or as broad as you would like. While you can remember everything now, try remembering things ten years from now and differentiating them from 2007 and 2006. Outside of major events like births, you'll find it a struggle to get it correct without some deeper research. So, lesson the day, keep notes on your net worth figures.
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What does a 3/4 rough in consist of ? I am having a new home built and paid 475.00 for a 3/4 rough in for the basement. All I see in the area of the rough in is a clean out, 1- 3" 1-2" pipe and a 2" pipe that connects into another 2" pipe that vents out the roof. I guess what my question is did I get what I paid for ? Also, the shower and sink will use the same pipe for draining ? Thanks .
I had to rack my brain on this one. You see a 3" pipe ok let's assume thats for the water closet. And you see a 2" pipe. Let's assume that's the stub up for the shower. But you see a 2" vent pipe vtr. The only way this is legal is with a sewer ejector pump. That's where all the wastes are dumped into a crock with a pump, that expels the wastes into the main house drain that is above the basement floor. The term rough-in more refers to the measurements and where or what the plumber is making his connections of each individual plumbing fixture. For example a toilet would be roughed in 12-1/2" off a back wall, and either a 3 or 4" pipe would then be stubbed up. Ask the builder if a 3/4 rough-in was for a full bathroom that includes a tub and or shower, a lav (sink) and a water closet (toilet) The 3/4 part may be in terms of only a powder room.
Rough-In could refer to the amount of work the plumber is going to do. I had a house built this year and the plumber just roughed-in everything. He left stubs for drains and water lines in each room. I hooked up the shower, put the valves on the water lines, attached the sinks, etc.
He roughed it in. I finished it. I never heard him use the term 3/4 rough-in thou.
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Why Does Poetry Have To Be Self-Reflective?
Darren Cole
Deakin University
Why does it have to rhyme?
Why can't I write poetry about video games or the Green Lantern?
Because poetry is the master art,
Because it is the magnum opus of all serious wordsmiths.
But shouldn't it be fun?
Shouldn't it be an expression of our enjoyment?
Darren Cole is a twenty-year-old Geelong writer who hopes to one day work in the film/television industry, or work in comics. Usually a genre writer, Darren likes to branch out and try other styles whenever possible.


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The Supreme Court's opinion in the case was handed down in early 1879. The decision held that Mormon polygamists had no constitutional right to engage in a form of marriage directly prohibited by Congress. In the process, the Court explored the interdependence of marriage and political structures, and the importance of religion to both. Subsequent decisions sustained and amplified the essential premise of Reynolds, which remains a frequently cited precedent. The staying power of antipolygamy jurisprudence is remarkable, for many nineteenth-century cases were buried under the weight of twentieth-century rights doctrines that consciously eschew the nineteenth-century Court's restrictive interpretation of civil rights.21
At the time, and for many decades afterwards, Reynolds was a popular and politically important decision. It marked a watershed in anti-polygamy activity and theory, galvanizing reformers, politicians, and lawyers into renewed commitment to the cause. The carefully crafted jurisdictional arguments of the Mormons evaporated in Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite's analysis for the Court. They were replaced with a lesson in historiography that has dominated the constitutional analysis of law and religion ever since.
Reynolds used historical analysis of the legal experience of the states in the service of federal power. The decision translated the politics and jurisprudence of disestablishment and free exercise at the state level into a mandate for dismissing the constitutional claims of George Reynolds. The research that went into the Reynolds opinion raises interesting questions about the institutional stature of the Supreme Court in the 1870s, and the relationship of the federal Supreme Court to state jurisprudence. Until recently, the postwar Court has not been viewed as any great improvement over what came before. And before the Civil War, of course, there was Dred Scott. The apparent rigidity and class bias of the Court's decisions, legal scholars maintain, revealed a deep concern with formal distinctions between public and private life that frequently obscured basic questions of justice and humanity. Certainly most Mormons at the time, and legal historians of Mormonism since, have echoed those sentiments.22
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Master of Saint Francis (artist)
Umbrian, active third quarter 13th century
Saint James Minor, c. 1272
tempera on panel
painted surface: 48.3 × 22.5 cm (19 × 8 7/8 in.) overall size: 49.8 x 24.2 cm (19 5/8 x 9 1/2 in.) framed: 58.7 x 33 x 6 cm (23 1/8 x 13 x 2 3/8 in.)
Samuel H. Kress Collection
On View
Object 2 of 8
Executed in all probability for the church of San Francesco al Prato in Perugia, where at least part of the fragments belonging to the same altarpiece were still preserved in 1793;[1] probably privately owned in Perugia;[2] Anton de Waal [1837–1917], Rome;[3] probably (Paolo Paolini, Rome), by 1921;[4] Philip Lehman [1861–1947], New York, by 1928; sold June 1943 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[5] gift 1952 to NGA.
[1] William Young Ottley (A Series of Plates Engraved after the Paintings and Sculptures of the Most Eminent masters of the Early Florentine School, London, 1826: pl. 1) describes having seen the Deposition and Lamentation, from the same altarpiece and now in the Galleria Nazionale in Perugia, in the convent of San Francesco in Perugia in 1793. Evidently, as Dillan Gordon ("A Perugian provenience for the Franciscan double - sided altar - piece by the Maestro di S. Francesco," The Burlington Magazine 124 [1982]: 72 n. 41) observes, the altarpiece had already been sawn apart at that time; see the following note. Previously, Robert Lehman (The Philip Lehman Collection, New York, Paris, 1928: nos. CXII–CXIII), Edward B. Garrison (Italian Romanesque Panel Painting. An Illustrated Index, Florence, 1949: 171), and others proposed a provenance from Assisi for both NGA 1952.5.15 and .16. Jurgen Schultze ("Ein Dugento - altar aus Assisi? Versuch einer Rekonstruktion," Mitteilungen des Kunsthistorischen Istituts Florenz 10 [1961]: 59-66; "Zur Kunst des Franziskusmeister," Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch 25 [1963]: 109-150; "Die Fresken in der Unterkirche von San Francesco zu Assisi und andere Werke des Franziskusmeister," Raggi 7, no. 2 [1967]: 44-58) and Luiz C. Marques (La peinture du Duecento en Italie Centrale, Paris, 1987: 61-64) maintain that the painting to which the NGA panels originally belonged was executed for the high altar of the lower church of San Francesco in Assisi, but most others have abandoned that theory.
[2] The two panels with Stories of Christ entered the Accademia di Belle Arti in Perugia in 1810 (and thence into the Galleria Nazionale, as no. 22) following the suppression of the religious orders. The panel of Saint Anthony (no. 21) that originally flanked the scene of Lamentation was acquired some time later by the Municipio of Perugia for the then Pinacoteca Civica (see Francesco Santi, Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria. Dipinti, sculture e oggetti d'arte di età romanica e gotica, Rome, 1969: 28). Probably, as in various other cases (see for example Miklós Boskovits and David Alan Brown, Italian Paintings of the Fifteenth Century, The Systematic Catalogue of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2003: 120), the components of the dossal remained in the convent even after its dispersal, perhaps distributed for devotional reasons in the cells and then removed by individual friars after its suppression. Whatever the case, the panels that did not enter the Galleria Nazionale in Perugia apparently surfaced together on the art market in the last decades of the nineteenth century. It was probably in the same period that the figure of the Prophet Isaiah entered the treasury of the basilica in Assisi.
[3] Anton de Waal arrived in Rome from his native Germany in 1868 and in 1873 became rector of the Collegio Teutonico of Santa Maria in Campo Santo in the same city, where he formed a small museum (Erwin Gatz, Anton de Waal (1837-1917) un der Campo Santo Teutonico, Freiburg/Breisgau, 1980). According to Schultze (1961, 64), the four panels formerly forming part of the altarpiece in San Francesco al Prato were sold by the arch-confraternity of Santa Maria della Pietà in Campo Santo Teutonico in 1921.
[4] According to John Pope-Hennessy and Laurence B. Kanter (The Robert Lehman Collection, I, Italian Paintings, New York and Princeton, 1987: 80), the panel with Saints Bartholomew and Simon now in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Robert Lehman Collection, no. 1975.1.104), was with the dealer Paolo Paolini in Rome before Philip Lehman purchased it together with NGA 1952.5.15 and .16.
[5] Robert Lehman, The Philip Lehman Collection, New York, Paris, 1928: nos. 61, 62. The bill of sale for the Kress Foundation's purchase of fifteen paintings from the Lehman collection, including NGA 1952.5.15 and .16, is dated 11 June 1943; payment was made four days later (copy in NGA curatorial files). The documents concerning the 1943 sale all indicate that Philip Lehman's son Robert Lehman (1892–1963) was owner of the paintings, but it is not clear in the Lehman Collection archives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, whether Robert made the sale for his father or on his own behalf. See Laurence Kanter's e-mail of 6 May 2011, about ownership of the Lehman collection, in NGA curatorial files.
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The Red Cross standard
Should society give moral approval to a lifestyle choice that disqualifies a person from giving blood?
IT'S A GOOD THING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WAL-Mart is just 150 yards from my office. In my very informal Belz Blue-Collar Poll on Homosexual Marriage (see last week's issue), I forgot one very important follow-up question, and had to hurry back this morning to get a few more opinions. (This very unscientific approach is why you should attach no statistical significance to my findings.)
To put this account in context, you need to know that a couple of days ago, I had also stopped by for a visit to the local unit of Red Cross, where I go as often as I can to give a pint of blood. It was, in fact, what I confirmed at the Red Cross that sent me back this morning to visit with a few Wal-Mart customers.
It's a good bit more demanding to be a blood donor these days than it used to be. Walk into the lobby, and you're handed "the book," a bulky three-ring binder you're asked to read through to see if you qualify. "The book" gives you half a dozen opportunities to disqualify yourself before anyone sees the first drop of your blood. The technique is to scare you up front rather than to embarrass you later.
Next stop, if reading "the book" didn't scare you off, is "the clipboard" in the next room. Here, you're asked to check off more than 50 separate fine print questions about your own health background and personal practices. Now you shiver and quiver a bit, knowing that answering just one of these yes/no questions the wrong way might send you packing. Indeed, the nurse in charge suggested that all of us potential donors keep enough physical distance from each other so that if someone did have to 'fess up and leave, he wouldn't be embarrassed to do so.
But here's the point that leaped off "the clipboard" with startling clarity: Under the heading, "Who can not be a blood donor," was disqualification No. 7: "If you are a male, [and have] had sex even once with another male since 1977." In other words, no honest practicing male homosexual can be part of the blood-donor system in our culture.
So careful is the Red Cross on this issue that through the rest of the process, they ask you repeatedly whether maybe you misspoke or forgot. They even offer you a little sticker to put on your form at the last minute that lets you discreetly admit after you leave, "I lied. Maybe you should throw away my blood after all." And finally, they give you a phone number to call when you get home just in case a bit of honest remorse overtakes you.
In any case, I was jolted again by a fact that has gone unnoted in our media. Here is a whole category of people in our culture today unable to perform a basic function of human society-to share their blood with their fellow humans.
Granted, "the clipboard" also makes it clear that others may not give blood. A friend of mine who was treated for cancer a couple of years ago was deferred the same morning I was allowed. If I'd had malaria or hepatitis in the last few years, or if I'd traveled in certain tropical countries, or if I'd been on certain medications over the previous week, I could not have been a donor this past Saturday. But not a single one of those conditions involves a conscious lifestyle choice like that exercised by homosexuals.
Two other groups are excluded by the Red Cross as donors, both identified on the basis of their lifestyle choices. Neither prostitutes nor drug users, if they tell the truth about their habits, can give their blood. But neither prostitutes nor drug users-at least so far-have lined up to ask the courts of America to give them special privileges to marry and enjoy the rights and benefits society has traditionally given to married people.
It was that distinction that drove me back to augment my Wal-Mart survey. Would it make a difference to folks who might be otherwise tolerant of homosexual marriage if they knew that even a politically correct organization like Red Cross is allowed regularly to discriminate against homosexuals on this issue?
"Wow!" answered the first man I engaged in conversation. "Boy, howdy. I'd never thought about that before."
"You are hateful! That's ugly. Why don't you just go away?" said the second.
I talked to about a dozen people. Only two thought my concern was inappropriate. The rest seemed to agree it was an issue that at least deserved some further consideration.


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This Achievements menu is represented by the gold and purple ribbon in the bottom right corner of the screen. Every achievement is worth a certain number of points, so that you can compare your progress with your friends, and every achievement is also detailed with a brief explanation of how to earn it.
Thankfully, all of your progress up until this release has been carried over, so you'll likely have at least a dozen or more achievement rewards waiting for you when this feature rolls out. That's right, not only will you receive points for earning achievements, but you'll also receive prizes like coins and other goodies locked in Mystery Boxes. For instance, a Bronze Mystery Gift might contain a bundle of Goods. You'll need to claim each of your prizes manually by clicking on the "Completed" button inside the Achievement menu.
You can also check how close you are to your next award by looking at the green bars underneath most achievement icons. For instance, the "You Spin Me Right Round" achievement can be completed by having 10 attractions at Level 4 or higher, so you'll be able to see how close you are to completing that achievement by simply clicking on it in the menu.After you've caught up with your previously unlocked achievements, you'll know when you've received another thanks to the small fireworks display that takes place over the feature's ribbon icon, and a notification number letting you know that a prize is available. More achievements will likely be rolled out in the future, so make sure to complete as many as you can now to stay ahead of the game.
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By Kalwinder Kaur
Named Carey, after a fish biologist, the Wave Glider robot is investigating the Pacific Ocean beyond the California coast. The research involving marine predators has been led by Stanford marine sciences Professor Barbara Block and her research team.
Inspired by the 10-year long Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP) project focused on great white sharks, this Blue Serengeti Initiative has been carried out.
Block and her colleagues found North America's West Coast to contain several varied creatures like tuna, white sharks, sea turtles, seals, and albatross. Therefore, the California Current is likened toAfrica's Serengeti.
This initiative also involves wiring up the favorable regions discovered during TOPP. As part of the initiative, a cost-effective technology has to be adopted for long-term tracking of sharks, and bringing listening stations to the water.
At present, acoustic tags have been equipped to 120 white sharks along with five mako sharks and 27 salmon sharks, in addition to other creatures. Those buoys are moored in Tomales Point, Año Nuevo, and the Farallon Islands, which are three foraging hot spots that are populated with seals, sea lions, and other prey attracting white sharks. A shark's transmitter or any animal having an acoustic tag can be detected by the buoys beyond 2,000 ft. The data is rapidly transmitted in near real time to mobile devices.
The unmanned Carey "surfs" up and down the coast, near the hot spots. Liquid Robotics-made device features an underwater glider linked to a 7-foot-long "surfboard" having scientific equipment glides on the surface. The glider is vertically pulled in accordance to the floating of waves. The glider's fins rotate, converting an upward wave motion to forward thrust and in the opposite direction. Based on this cyclical, nonstop action, the glider pulls the float along a route set by the scientists.
Carey carries sensory gear. The link is powered to a satellite via solar panels on the floating board. Sensing of rainbow trout eventually led to picking king salmon and several sharks.
The new project highlights acoustic detection data fed into an iPhone and iPad app. Shark Net, being offered in iTunes Store, enables users to track the behavior of about 20 white sharks.
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What to do in Oklahoma on July 5, 2014: Check out OKC Improv at Reduxion's Broadway Theater
Today's featured event:
Everybody and Their Dog, one of Oklahoma City's first comedy improvisation troupes, will perform a 20th anniversary show at 9 tonight at Reduxion Theatre Company's Broadway Theater, 914 N Broadway Ave., as OKC Improv begins its "Wet Hot Improv Summer" run through July 26.
"Performing improv for 20 years has been enjoyably risky," said Sue Ellen Reiman, a founding member of Everybody and Their Dog, in a news release. "Because we make our scenes and stories up while on stage in front of the audience, we never perform the same show twice. It's an adrenaline rush that we all love."
Just as Oklahoma City has emerged as a world-class city over the last 20 years, the cast of Everybody and Their Dog has watched the urban comedy scene blossom into a thriving community.
While some members have remained, many have performed for a season then moved to cities such as Los Angeles and New York City to further pursue professional opportunities. This summer's show will reunite troupe alumni for a super-sized show.
"We started on the Water Stage in Myriad Gardens and played in the Paseo at Medina's Coffeehouse and Galileo's. We'd also perform in colleges, restaurants or bars or wherever we could find someone to watch, though we were a regular Kerr Park in the summers and Opening Night in the winter. It's definitely been a rewarding experience," said Shane McClure, another founding member, in a news release.
In addition to the Dog's performance, OKC Improv presents two more shows tonight, plus shows every Friday and Saturday July 11-26 as part of the "Wet Hot Improv Summer." Weekly improv classes for adults are also offered all summer. Show and class information can be found at www.okcimprov.com.
OKC Improv is a community arts organization dedicated to building a thriving and sustaining improv scene by providing performance opportunities for area improvisers and by raising awareness and understanding of improv as an art form through outreach and education.
Tickets for tonight's anniversary show are $10. Audiences are encouraged to come at 7:30 p.m. for the early show and stay for 9 and 10:30 p.m. shows. Combo tickets are reduced to $15 and include all three shows. At the door, tickets are buy one, get one free with a Keep It Local card, or a copy of a dining receipt the night of performances from Elemental Coffee, S&B Burger, Po' Boys and Urban Roots. Shows may sell out, so advance ticket purchases are encouraged.
With steady venues and classes, the improv community has grown since the time that Everybody and Their Dog hit the scene as improv pups. As many as 25 groups perform during each run and provide sold-out audiences with one of a kind entertainment using whatever the audience suggests.
To get more information or buy tickets online, go to www.okcimprov.com.
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New York Comic Con Signing Schedule at the Archaia Booth, #1546
Are you going to New York Comic Con this weekend? Archaia has dozens of writers and artists who will be on hand to sign copies of their books at our booth, #1546!
Check out the schedule here!
Here's a list of who you can see at the show!
A. David Lewis
Writer, Lone and Level Sands, Some New Kind of Slaughter
Alex Eckman-Lawn
Artist, Awakening
Alex Kain
Writer, Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard
Andrew E. C. Gaska
Writer, Critical Millennium: The Dark Frontier, Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes
Andrew Rostan
Writer, An Elegy for Amelia Johnson
Ben McCool
Writer, Immortals: Gods and Heroes
Ben Templesmith
Artist, Bleedout, Immortals: Gods and Heroes
Blake Leibel
Story, Syndrome
Brent Schoonover
Artist, Mr. Murder Is Dead
Brian Clevinger
Writer, Immortals: Gods and Heroes
Chad Michael Murray
Writer, Everlast
Chandra Free
Writer/Artist, The God Machine
Artist, Fraggle Rock, Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes
Chris Eliopoulos
Artist, Jim Henson's The Storyteller
Chris Mangun
Story, Feeding Ground
Colleen Coover
Writer/Artist, Jim Henson's The Storyteller
Dave Lanphear
Letterer, Fraggle Rock, Return of the Dapper Men
David Gallaher
Writer, Immortals: Gods and Heroes
David Marquez
Artist, Days Missing: Kestus, Syndrome
David Petersen
Creator/Writer/Artist, Mouse Guard
Dennis Calero
Artist, Immortals: Gods and Heroes
Emily Carroll
Artist, Spera
F.J. DeSanto
Writer, Immortals: Gods and Heroes
Grace Randolph
Writer, Fraggle Rock
Janet Lee
Artist, Return of the Dapper Men
Jason Becker
Writer, Killing Pickman
Jeff Stokely
Artist, Fraggle Rock
Jeffrey Zornow
Artist, Moon Lake
Jim McCann
Writer, Return of the Dapper Men, Immortals: Gods and Heroes
Joe LeFavi
Writer, Fraggle Rock
Jon Rea
Artist, Killing Pickman
Josh Hechinger
Writer, The Grave Doug Freshley
Josh Tierney
Writer, Spera
Kate Glasheen
Artist, Hybrid Bastards!
Kate Kasenow
Artist, An Elegy for Amelia Johnson
Katie Cook
Writer/Artist, Fraggle Rock, Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard
Kevin Colden
Artist, Immortals: Gods and Heroes
Kyla Vanderklugt
Artist, Spera
Luke Crane
Designer, Mouse Guard: The Roleplaying Game
Marc Deering
Inker, The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury: Time Runs Out
Mark Smylie
Writer/Artist, Artesia
Michael Lapinksi
Artist, Feeding Ground
Mike Kennedy
Writer, Bleedout
Nate Cosby
Writer, Jim Henson's The Storyteller
Neil Kleid
Writer, Fraggle Rock
Nichol Ashworth
Artist, Fraggle Rock
Paul Tobin
Writer, Immortals: Gods and Heroes, Jim Henson's The Storyteller
Rafael Kayanan
Artist, Immortals: Gods and Heroes
Ramón Pérez
Artist, Jim Henson's Tale of Sand
Ron Marz
Writer, Immortals: Gods and Heroes, Jim Henson's The Storyteller
Ross Campbell
Artist, Fraggle Rock
Sam Humphries
Writer, Fraggle Rock
Sean Rubin
Artist, Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard
Steve Ellis
Artist, Immortals: Gods and Heroes
Swifty Lang
Writer, Feeding Ground
Tim Beedle
Writer, Fraggle Rock
Tom Pinchuk
Writer, Hybrid Bastards!
Trevor Roth
Creator, Days Missing, Days Missing: Kestus
Victor Quinaz
Writer, Mr. Murder Is Dead


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I am working on Python/Django and I am trying to use South to manage my database. In local environment is working great. The problem comes when I deploy to Heroku. The issue is that when I create a migration with
$heroku run manage.py schemamigration mydjangoapp
It looks like it works (the shell confirmed it), however, then I try to use migrations and it won't work. When I do:
$heroku run python manage.py migrate mydjangoapp
I get this;
The app 'createtuto' does not appear to use migrations
I checked on the problem and it looks like heroku doesn't allow South to create the migration directory at /myDjangoapp/migrations.
Is there anything I can do to make it work?
I tried to use convert_to_south, but I got the same results: At the beginning it looks like it worked, but It did not, not migration created.


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Definition: 'Mature Ovarian Follicle'
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1. a follicle ready for ovulation; in the human ovary, its antrum attains a diameter of 6–8 mm and presents a surface bulge, the follicular stigma; a first maturation (meiotic) division of the primary oocyte usually occurs just prior to rupture of the follicle.
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In an interview with GameIndustry.biz Panorama producer and director Emeka Onono, explains why the BBC news program decided to tackle the subject of game addiction. While Onono claims that the program is not "anti-gaming," his comments to GI.biz do not sound game industry friendly.
"What we've said is there's a potential for things in games to be addictive," he explains to GamesIndustry.biz. "There is a potential there. And that's something that the industry's always doggedly denied. The fact is it's there and however small or large that possibility is it needs to be researched and acknowledged."
Onono also accuses a segment of the games industry of being "very defensive" on the issue of addiction:
"There have been some scientific studies which are suggesting there could be a problem. A small problem, but given the ubiquity of games a small problem could be a big problem in that there could be a serious underlying issue that needs to be looked at. That's what started off the investigation."
While the program, which GI.biz caught an early screening of, does show the worst of the worst when it comes to gaming addiction, it also reveals that many of the subjects highlighted in the show have underlying issues or personalities prone to addictive behavior. It also reveals that some of the parents in the program had little or no idea just what their children were doing online. Viewers will have to decide if the Panorama episode is fair to both sides of the issue.
You can catch the full interview with Emeka Onono on GI.Biz. The Panorama program airs tonight at 8:30 PM UK time on BBC One in the UK.


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Do You Know Who's Watching You? Miss Teen USA Spied On By a Hacker
Here's a frightening thought: someone could be watching your every move simply by hacking into the webcam built into your computer. It happened to Miss Teen USA, Cassidy Wolf, who recently shared her experience on Fox and Friends.
Terrifying: Stranger Hacks Texas Family's Baby Monitor, Speaks to Little Girl
There is currently a federal investigation being conducted to find the person who hacked into the 19-year-old's computer camera. The person allegedly told Wolf they had shots of her in her bedroom and tried to extort her for money.
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GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. -- Time is ticking for the Atlanta-based Rudy Vaughn Band to win the gig of a lifetime.
Voting for the Hard Rock Cafe's Battle of the Bands contest ends Sunday at midnight. Help send the Rudy Vaughn Band to London to open for Bruce Springsteen at Hyde Park by voting for them on-line.
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Want to hear them? Rudy Vaughn will II be playing an acoustic set at Sunday's "Unplugged in the Park" event, at Park Tavern at Piedmont Park, from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
After working birthday parties and restaurants and clubs and churches across Metro Atlanta, the up-and-coming rock band, the Rudy Vaughn Band, has a shot at the biggest break of all -- performing at next month's annual, giant Hard Rock Calling weekend music festival in Hyde Park in London with the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews and Neil Young.
The band members found out officially a couple of weeks ago that they had reached the semi-finals of a nationwide, Hard Rock Cafe "Battle of the Bands" contest that began with 150 competitors. All the band has to do now to get the gig with Springsteen and the others is win a vote on the Internet and beat out the other four surviving bands in HardRock.com's Battle of the Bands. "This is a big contest," Rudy Vaughn, vocalist and saxophone player, said Tuesday, shaking his head almost in disbelief, talking and laughing with the other band members about how far they've suddenly come after years, among them, struggling and writing their own music. "We're a band that consists of friends. We play parties for people in the community here. We're just a humble band from Atlanta" that is beginning to realize how big a deal this could be. "This is a dream come true" to be one of the last five bands standing, said Vocalist Sam Tesh. "We've probably played your birthday parties, we've probably played in your favorite restaurants," he said as they all laughed excitedly, again, at the prospect, now, of playing before 100,000 people. "I think it's going to be probably overwhelming" if they win the contest and perform in London, Vaughn said. "But I think it's something that we all can handle. We play in front of quite a few people in town. Never 100,000, never 50,000, but we've played in front of many thousands," most recently before 8,000 people at a concert at the new Gwinnett Braves stadium. The Rudy Vaughn Band plays mostly its own compositions -- several of the five frontmen and three back-up singers are composers and have performed solo and with many other groups over the years. The band's "home base" is 12Stone Church, on Ga. Highway 20 just north of Ga. Highway 316 in Gwinnett County. "If it wasn't for this church, we wouldn't probably be here," said Keyboardist Emerson St. Pierre, "we wouldn't be able to do any of this." The musicians and singers all met each other at the church and, about a year ago, began performing together. During the week they rustle up places to play, and work on the beginnings of their first CD that they hope to release within the year. Sunday mornings, they play at all three of the church's contemporary services. Their tastes are wide ranging -- including rock, jazz, R & B, blues. "But I'd say that, probably, pop-rock would be the best definition," Vaughn said. "Radio friendly. Accessible to most people." The band attracted a sponsor, Radio Station Rock 100, and auditioned twice in the Battle of the Bands, performing two sets of three songs each, at Hard Rock's Velvet Underground in downtown Atlanta. After the first set, the band was called back for the second set on May 6. Then, judges that included Little Steven from Springsteen's E Street Band picked the five semi-finalists. The Rudy Vaughn Band is the only Georgia band among the five. The Internet vote on HardRock.com will decide the winner. "I'm just extremely humbled" said Vocalist Jessica Taylor, "I'm extremely humbled that I get this shot" with the others. "It's an honor to be able to represent [Atlanta] and to do it with great musicians," said Shane Hulsey, the lead guitarist. "It's just a great opportunity and I'm looking forward to meeting Bruce Springsteen" if we win. "That's going to be great." Win or lose, the young musicians will keep focusing on what they believe is their calling. "There's a lot of joy on stage when we're up there," said Vocalist Dustin Ahkuoi. "We really are a family, we want to bring laughter, we want to bring joy" to people who come to listen. The voting runs though June 7th, and, said Vaughn, "we need everybody in Atlanta to vote for us!"
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When we left off I gave you guys some food for thought on past rushing receivers and how they translate to the NFL. While this information is interesting, it doesn't help or serve a purpose for your current developmental or rookie drafts, as those featured players are already in the NFL. As a result, I decided to take a look at what happened in 2013 with some current college receivers. I had a few requests for longer lists, so I lowered the criteria and am taking you for a ride through the elimination process.
Initial List
To qualify for this list, players
- Averaged six yards, or more, per carry
- Have over five carries
Here are the players who made the list, based on those qualifications:
A few things I noticed:
- Wide variety of heights and weights.
- Six juniors, eight sophomores and three freshman
- Huge discrepancy in YPR (yard per reception)
- Huge discrepancy in touchdowns
After looking over the prospects for the first time, I decided to make the first round of cuts based off what I perceive as weaknesses that won't translate to the next level.
Reasons for being cut:
- Weighing less than 170 pounds
- Under ten yards per catch
First Cuts
17. Tommylee Lewis, Northern Illinois
Height, weight and yards per reception were major red flags for Lewis. He's a very productive college player, but I don't see NFL potential. Here are a few plays for you to check out:
As I mentioned above, he's a solid college player but I don't see someone at his size getting much, if any attention from NFL teams.
16. J.D. McKissic, Arkansas State
We're looking for explosive players that can get it done both after the catch and running the ball and 8.1 YPR isn't getting it done. He was obviously a big part of the team and his overall volume was towards the top of the list, but even if he caught every pass at the line of scrimmage, that's not cutting it.
I found this:
Here, he displays some really solid ball skills, but I fear he's a little too slow for the next level. He may benefit from a switch to running back altogether. With a solid frame and really tough after the catch, could see him carving out a decent role as a 3rd down back. I see a little Bruce Ellington to his game.
15. B.J. Knauf, Purdue
We have a really small sample size and he was only a freshman, but Knauf just missed out with a 9.7 yard per reception. As a young player in a major conference, we will definitely keep tabs on him and see if Purdue increases his role in year two. For now, he's off the list.
14. Shane Williams-Rhodes, Boise State
I can't get over that size. 160-pound wide receivers simply don't exist anymore. Once again, I am not knocking Rhodes as a college player as he's ultra productive and scores a lot of touchdowns, especially for being so small.
13. Jakeem Grant, Texas Tech
As with most of the others, weight was his undoing. Everything else was above average but I have a hard time seeing a player at 5'6" and 160 pounds making it in the NFL, never mind earning a significant role. Grant is definitely a player to keep an eye on to see if he can bulk up and keep that speed in his junior season, but unfortunately, as far as this list is concerned, there are better options.
So, now we're left with these 12 players
- Ricardo Louis
- Rannell Hall
- Jameon Lewis
- Ty Montgomery
- Keevan Lucas
- Bryan Underwood
- Keon Hatcher
- Tyler Boyd
- Stefon Diggs
- Aaron Grubb
- Sterling Shepard
- Mario Alford
[inlinead]This is where thinning the herd gets tough. While it was difficult, I found a line of demarcation that separates the good from the best. The final requirement is having a yard per touch above 12.0.
Just Missed the List
12. Aaron Grubb, UTSA
Grubb barely made the last weight cutoff of 170 pounds, so I suppose it's not much of a surprise he didn't make it past the second group. We don't have much of a sample size, so there is little to go on, but things don't appear promising for Grubb as far as NFL aspirations are concerned. He could certainly turn it around, bulk up and run wild in 2014, but I think it's more likely he's an above average college wide receiver. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's not what we're looking for. If tthis data was from his freshman year I'd be more optimistic, but Grubb is heading into his junior season, so the clock is ticking on him gaining weight and improving his play.
11. Bryan Underwood, North Carolina State
Underwood made some nice plays in his junior year at North Carolina State, but at this point in his career, heading into senior year, you'd like to see a little more volume and results. I'm not the biggest fan of his size, at just 5'9" and 179 pounds either, combined with his 11.8 YPT and the road ends here.
He did have a nice run against Clemson:
10. Ricardo Louis, Auburn
Initially Louis was one of my favorite players on this list. Hailing from a big time school and possessing an ideal height/weight for a rushing receiver, Louis looks the part. After looking a little closer, and after calculating YPT (yard per touch), the shine wore off. His rushing ability was good, but not good enough to balance out his lack of big play ability after the catch. Louis had a big 73-yard touchdown reception against Georgia last year, a play that bounced off two Bulldog defenders and landed softly in Louis' hand. Taking away that 73-yard bomb and his YPR falls all the way to 9.6. I still think there's potential here, as Louis is everything you want physically, but I just can't recommend him yet.
Here's the big play I mentioned:
9. Keevan Lucas, Tulsa
Lucas was only a freshman last year, so he's still got time to grow. He had to deal with being on a 3-9 team last year, and losing tends to have a negative effect on stats. While the team may not be great, Lucas is in line to be the main receiver in the offense next year, so if he's the same guy or better than what he represented last year, he could end up on the final list for 2014.
8. Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma
You know what? There's pro potential here. Shepard is slow for a 5'10" receiver, but he's very elusive, has solid ball skills and was a touchdown machine in 2013. I did notice him going down very easily on first contact, but his ability to avoid tacklers altogether is his bread and butter. Obviously, he didn't make the top seven, but I'd say he's right on the cusp, and he's closer to group one than group two. That being said, you can see where his limitations are, and he may have already maxed himself out.
Cream of the Crop
7. Jameon Lewis, Mississippi State
The worst of the best, and there's no shame in that though. Lewis has major speed and big playmaking ability, and if he weren't going into his senior year I'd be higher on him. While his height and weight aren't an issue personally, when comparing to the rest, I see higher ceilings. Lewis is extremely fast and very decisive with his cuts, a deadly combo. Three rushing touchdowns on 13 rushes is also a great sign. I'm almost sure Lewis will make it into the NFL, but his role is questionable. I see a potential full time special teams player while being a boom/bust fourth or fifth option on offense.
For those of you who remember former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jermaine Lewis, that's about how I envision Lewis' career going if he maxes out his potential.
6. Mario Alford, West Virginia
One of the more interesting players on the list is Mario Alford. Although we have a very small sample size, Alford posted 20.4 YPR, over three yards more than second place in the initial list. I move with caution because Alford hasn't gotten much opportunity through three years, but you have to imagine Stedman Bailey and Tavon Austin had something to do with that. Another player with a clear path to 2014 production, Alford has the most receiving yards of any returning player on West Virginia, and is the team's top option. This is a make or break year in terms of pro potential for Alford, he'll have to show NFL teams he can dominate with more volume before a draft pick will be spent on him.
5. Keon Hatcher, Arkansas
This is where it really gets good, as the top five are all players I could see going on day one or day two of the NFL Draft. Hatcher shined in a small volume role in 2013. At 6'2" 210 pounds, Hatcher is a surprisingly explosive athlete. Based on the way he moves, you'd think we were dealing with a 5'10"-6'0" type of prospect. Either way, Hatcher Is the definition of a Swiss army knife. While a solid receiver, I'd argue he's even better as a runner. Hatcher had no rush for less than five yards in 2013 and seven of his 11 carries went for nine yards or more. While I didn't include it in the spreadsheet, Hatcher was also an elite kick returner, averaging 22 yards on his nine returns. I don't think he's the athletic freak Cordarrelle Patterson is, but any player with his height/weight combination who can also run a 4.45 40 is worth taking seriously.
4. Rannell Hall, Central Florida
Hall isn't the beast Hatcher is, but he's a much more polished receiver and has more strength and tackle breaking ability after the catch. Hall is definitely a pure receiver at the next level, but he'd be most valuable if he had a few rushes and screens sprinkled in. With Hall and the more well-known Breshad Perriman, Blake Bortles had some very underrated weapons last year. He's got a little Torrey Smith to his game and he catches the ball effortlessly and shows the ability to fully extend. Combine that with his obvious athleticism after the catch and I see a currently undervalued future NFL receiver.
3. Ty Montgomery, Stanford
My Goodness, I could care less that Montgomery is a senior; he's one of the best athletes in the country. His best trait is his balance. Montgomery is deceptively fast because he always looks so balanced and under control. His second best trait is he's 6'2" and 215 pounds of pure muscle. Montgomery isn't a very subtle player, but with the gifts he's been blessed with, I'm not sure it matters. He crushed the spreadsheet portion, coming in third in YPT at 15.1 and first in touchdowns (12). He may not be a totally refined receiver yet, but he's worth a late first round pick simply based on ceiling, which is immense.
In terms of body type and the way he carries himself after the catch, he reminds me of Demaryius Thomas. While he's miles apart when comparing ball skills, you'd have to imagine Thomas could get by even if he wasn't a borderline elite hands catcher.
2. Stefon Diggs, Maryland
We all know about Stefon Diggs. He's explosive, elusive, fast, has good ball skills and is extremely tough to tackle after the ball gets in his hands. He broke out in his true freshman season, posting 848 yards on 54 receptions. He also added two kick return touchdowns. Diggs was well on his way to posting an amazing 2013 season, but his year was cut short when he broke his leg, ending his season only seven games.
All signs point to Diggs being fully recovered and ready to roll, so I expect him to get back to the level he was last year at some point in mid to late 2014. It may take a few games to get acclimated to football again, but don't be discouraged. Overall, I think Diggs translates to a top 20-30 pick. He's also extremely young for a junior, a he just turned 20 in February and will have just turned 21 by next year's NFL Draft.
Two easy draft comparables would be Kendall Wright and Brandin Cooks (both were 1st round, pick 20). It sounds irrational to say he's better than both of them, but if he makes a full recovery, it's true. Strictly based on draft position, that's where I think he'll fall.
Here's a video from Diggs TRUE freshman season
1. Tyler Boyd, Pittsburgh
I've talked about him enough, I wrote this about him a few weeks ago.
He's not only my top ranked rushing receiver, he's my #1 overall receiver in college football.
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Is Tyler Boyd nfl draft eligible for 2015 as a sophomore or will he not be eligible until his Jr year? Because I have 3 first round picks in 2015 and would love to draft him if he is eligible.
he's not unfortunately, only a true sophomore.
lucky for you though, the 2015 class is shaping up to be really nice. nothing wrong with guys like Amari Cooper and Ty Montgomery
Just curious….will this recent evaluation cause an adjustment for Montgomery in your WR rankings where he's currently 22nd?
Thanks for the great read this morning!
yes, I'll be moving him up on my next update, for sure!
nice work! Seems like the NFL is transforming and will have a place for WRs that are not the "prototypical" 6'3″+ 225 lb
Russell, what about from this past draft that included a player like Cooks? Who would be say your top 5 or 10….I'm thinking of taking Cooks with my 1st round #4 pick but I also have pick 6 in the first along with picks 2,5,6 in the 2nd and also picks 2 and 12 in the 3rd for my rookie draft this yr.
Cooks 2013 was tremendous. take him at #4 and be extremely happy.. there's definitely going to be a solid WR or player there for you at #6 as well


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Let's be honest… the average Joe Trade is awful at picking stocks. I am awful at picking stocks (don't ever listen to my stock suggestions). Everyone I know is awful at picking stocks… but everyone knows what the hot sectors are these days right? During the Internet boom, everyone knew Internet stocks were crazy! Get in on the IPO and get rich! The problem was Joe Trader picked a stock, it tanked, he (or she) was burned, and quit trading all together. Diversification is Joe Trader's best friend and ETFs/Mutual Funds allow Joe Trader to capitalize on the "hot sector" concept without swinging at the blazing fastball and striking out miserably. ETFs are like fast moving mutual funds because you can trade them throughout the day, whereas with a mutual fund you need to wait until the end of the day. That's why ETFs are becoming more popular.
Yahoo! Finance [3] has a great section [4] on ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds). Morningstar [5] has a very good ETF section [6] as well. Read them and understand them thoroughly because I'm not going go into them in detail. The main difference is that ETFs have intraday prices and trade like stocks (with commission fees too!) whereas mutual funds are traded using end of the day prices.
Money is rushing into ETFs like crazy, ETF assets grew 47% to $222 billion, according to Morningstar. (Article [6], requires free registration, use BugMeNot [7]) Why? Because ETFs empower the regular trader and allows them to invest in a "hot sector" with little work involved. Do you believe, like everyone, that Biotech and Energy are hot? Invest in an Energy-ish ETF. Right now they top Morningstar's lists of great performers [8].
There are downsides to ETFs, mostly regarding commission fees eating into your return, so do your due diligence. Allow this article to open your mind to the concept of ETFs and what they can do for the average trader. Instead of pumping all your cash into Company X because you believe that sector is hot, you can consider pumping it into an ETF for that sector instead.
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Gibbering Gemstone
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The Gibbering Gemstone is a miscellaneous crafting material in Diablo III. It is used to construct the Staff of Herding, which is necessary to access Whimsyshire.
It has an Item Level of 1 and requires a character level of 1.
"It seems to be active but it's difficult to tell."
It can be found in the second level of Caverns of Frost, a dungeon located in the Fields of Slaughter (Act III - Machines of War, The Bridge of Korsikk is the nearest waypoint). Start sub quest Destroy Ballistae in Machines of War and you will be on the bridge, start moving north, Fields of Slaughter are there.
There is only one of two possible dungeons in the Fields of Slaughter at a time, one being the Icefall Caves, the other being Caverns of Frost. The caves can spawn in any of several possible locations on the map. It is strongly recommended to begin the chapter after as the ballistae for the quest also spawn on the cave locations, and it will eliminate 3 possible spots.
Ballista spawn points share the same locations as the Caverns of Frost/Icefall Caves. If Machines of War has been completed, the ballista spawn points are still a possibility; they will just be empty. At least one of the two possible dungeons will always be on the map regardless what quest is currently active. Waiting to regenerate the map until after completing Machines of War will not increase the chance the Icefall Caves dungeon will spawn. It will, however, mark three spawn locations with broken markers, making the search for the caves much more simple.
Also note that after the checkpoint after completing Machines of War, Tyrael will join you for a short time. If you exit and restart to recreate the Fields of Slaughter map Tyrael will not immediately rejoin your party. When you move on to the Rakkis Crossing bridge Tyrael will reappear in your party.
When you find the Caverns of Frost you will be looking for a unique Lacuni Huntress called Chiltara, that usually spawns in the second level of the cave. Chiltara does not always spawn, so you may need to clear the dungeon several times. When she spawns, she has a rare chance to drop the Gibbering Gemstone. The item will be account bound as soon as it drops.
It may be better to reload the map if Chiltara doesn't spawn in Cavern of Frost level 2.
The gem itself is a reference to the hysteria-inducing "Chat Gem" that was present in the Battle.Net lobby in Diablo II. The gem was initially blue, but would turn purple and state that the gem had been "activated" in the chat window above. If clicked enough times rapidly the prompt would instead say, "Moo." It had no other noticeable effect, leading to rampant fan speculation. A similar gem is located at the bottom of the Diablo III forums.
As of patch 2.0.1 Chiltara can't drop The Gibbering Gemstone <-- This was not a bug but instead the droprate had been lowered to +/- 0% - 5%, in patch 2.0.5 the spawnrate of Chiltara has been increased.


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Soccer star David Beckham to play for L.A. team next season
CARSON - The world's most famous soccer player, British midfielder David Beckham, will become a member of the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in what is being called the biggest deal in sporting history, worth $250 million, it was announced Thursday.
The deal is already paying dividends to the Galaxy. Timothy J. Leiweke, president and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns the Galaxy, said the team has sold 1,000 season tickets since the announcement that Beckham was joining the team.
"I hear what the industry experts are saying, which is that David has the opportunity to earn up to a quarter of a billion dollars," Leiweke told reporters on a conference call. "I think he can. I think obviously a lot of that is going to be the commercial side."
"We've been told, and I believe it's true, that he had better offers on the table from other places, so this was not a matter of taking the highest offer," he added. "We structured our deal so that it involves a lot of different opportunities for David and for us."
The Galaxy sold 1,000 new season tickets this morning, according to Leiweke. He said it is likely the team will sell out all of its games at The Home Depot Center, which has a capacity of 27,000.
The 31-year-old Beckham will join the Galaxy after his contract with Real Madrid expires on June 30, according to AEG. He has agreed to a five-year deal to play for the Galaxy, which opens its season April 8 in Houston.
"This week, Real Madrid asked me to make a decision regarding my future and the offer to extend my contract by a further two seasons," Beckham said.
"After discussing several options with my family and advisers to either stay here at Madrid or join other major British and European clubs, I have decided to join the Los Angeles Galaxy and play in the MLS from August this year."
Beckham was captain of the English soccer team and a draw for two popular soccer clubs, Manchester United and Real Madrid.
"I am proud to have played for two of the biggest clubs in football and I look forward to the new challenge of growing the world's most popular game in a country that is as passionate about its sport as my own," Beckham said.
Promoters of soccer hope Beckham's move to Los Angeles will make the sport more popular in America.
"David Beckham will have a greater impact on soccer in America than any athlete has ever had on a sport globally," Leiweke said.
"We are acquiring an individual that will not only be the best ambassador and the best role model for athletes and fans of soccer but the best example of what any athlete can and should be. David is truly the only individual that can build the bridge between soccer in America and the rest of the world."
MLS Commissioner Don Garber echoed that sentiment.
"David Beckham is a global sports icon who will transcend the sport of soccer in America," he said. "His decision to continue his storied career in Major League Soccer is testament to the fact that America is rapidly becoming a true soccer nation with Major League Soccer at the core."
The agreement was negotiated by representatives of Beckham's international personal management agency 19 Entertainment and CAA Sports.
"David Beckham is an extraordinary sporting icon," said 19 Entertainment's Simon Fuller. "His achievements to date as a player would satisfy even the most ambitious athlete. However, David's decision to move to the Los Angeles Galaxy and play in the MLS is the beginning of probably his greatest and most important adventure of all."


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