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Drought or not, feeding and caring for unwanted horses can pose big financial problems for their owners. Three years ago, 13-year-old 4-H'er Lacey Edge decided to do something about it for her community service project.
After some research, and support from her mother and fellow Silver Saddle 4-H Club members and leaders in Denton, Lacey obtained funds from the Unwanted Horse Coalition in Washington, D.C., and the services of a Pilot Point veterinarian.
The result was the annual Operation Gelding Clinic, now in its third year, which offers essentially free castration of stallions to the public.
Edge, now 15, said the clinic is essentially a way of "taking stallions out of the dating game."
"And it's pretty much all free," said Edge. "Usually we do ask for a $50 donation, which is still pretty cheap compared to what you usually pay. But everything else is covered. The coalition pays for everything else. They pay for the medication and putting them under anesthesia, and the vet donates his time."
This year's gelding clinic will be Oct. 27 at Mustang Veterinary Surgical, 10222 Farm-to-Market Road 2931, Pilot Point. The procedure is done by appointment only. Coalition funding allows for no more than 20 animals to be gelded per year, and Edge said they already have 12 appointments made for this year. To make an appointment or for more information, call Edge's mother, Kaye Garrison, at 214-734-0565.
"The unwanted-horse problem has been growing for two reasons," said Dr. Paul Dean, the Pilot Point veterinarian who donates his services for the clinic. "One is the fact there is no place to take unwanted or severely injured horses for slaughter anymore. And that situation has been compounded by the drought, which has been on-and-off for at least 10 years."
The drought has reduced grazing and hay production, which means greatly increased costs to feed and maintain a large animal like a horse, he said.
"So we're seeing more instances of neglect. Sometimes it's intentional. Usually it's not, but it's still neglect, where horses aren't fed or watered for whatever reasons," Dean said.
Edge said that in addition to preventing overbreeding of horses and donkeys, gelding also results in a gentler horse that is "more rideable, more trainable and more salable, allowing it to be used in several careers."
The service is also available for equine rescue groups or stallion owners who can't afford the cost of gelding, Garrison said.
Garrison also noted that to be eligible for the clinic, horses must have documentation showing a negative Coggins test for equine infectious anemia has been performed in the last year. If the test hasn't been performed, Mustang Veterinary Surgical is offering it for those bringing their horses to the gelding clinic for the special price of $15.
The test must be done by appointment only and performed by Oct. 24 at the latest. Edge emphasized the special $15 fee is only for those who have enrolled the horse in the gelding clinic.
Edge said she usually gets more interest than she has slots so wants to set up another gelding clinic this coming spring to accommodate those horse owners who couldn't get in the October clinic.
"I'm going to try to make it a point this year to get more people from other areas involved," said Edge, who aspires to become a veterinarian herself. "We now have two 4-H clubs involved, and I want to get another 4-H club set up nearer where other people are who are involved with horses.
"We've had some pretty interesting horses come through the program. We've gelded thoroughbreds; we've done Percherons. We've even gelded donkeys."
Operation Gelding is co-sponsored by the Denton County Veterinary Science 4-H Club, Garrison said.
"The two clubs are closely linked, and many of the girls belong to both clubs," she said.
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I have never taken the time to create a treasury list because I didn't know how. Now I do! And I love the "Find Your Passion in Every Day". That is going on my inspiration wall :)
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- January 7, 2012 at 10:30 PM
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I love this! I didn't know how to make one of these, but I love looking at all of them. I may become hooked!
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I get a thrill when somebody puts one of my items in a treasury!
I have had fun making those too.
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Will John Elway and the Broncos draft guard David Yankey in the first round, defensive end Trent Murphy second, inside linebacker Shayne Skov third, free safety Ed Reynolds fourth, running back Tyler Gaffney fifth, fullback Ryan Hewitt sixth and center Khalil Wilkes seventh?
The Broncos' seven picks are Nos. 31, 63, 95, 127, 151, 191 and 223. Yankey will be the first or second guard selected in the NFL draft, Murphy is ranked in the 40s overall as a second-rounder and Skov is rated the fourth inside linebacker. Reynolds is among the top 100 prospects and Gaffney is in the 150 range. Personnel people have Hewitt as one of the four best fullbacks and rank Wilkes 10th at center.
Yankey — who grew up in Australia, not New York — could fill the void left by Zane Beadles' departure. Murphy would fit into the defensive line rotation. Skov could compete for the starting job at middle linebacker. Reynolds, Gaffney and Wilkes could provide depth, and Hewitt would be the team's only fullback.
Elway — now the general manager, which he really was before, anyway, as well as the executive vice president of football operations — does in title and in fact rule over the Broncos' draft.
During the Duke's reign, the Broncos have selected 23 players. Nineteen are on the Broncos' roster, three more are with other NFL teams and one is out of the league.
Fourteen of the Elway-era draft picks have started games in the past three seasons, and two others are backup quarterbacks Brock Osweiler and Zac Dysert.
Half the 22 starters on offense and defense in 2014 are expected to be players who were drafted from 2011-13. They may be joined by a couple of starters from the Class of 2014.
Only one draft pick in the Josh McDaniels error, er, era remains. Demaryius Thomas is the last man standing. Ryan Clady is the sole player left from the Mike Shanahan drafts.
Elway's first draft, in 2011, was a boon — with Von Miller, No. 2 overall, becoming defensive rookie of the year (before he self-destructed); Rahim Moore (second round); Orlando Franklin (2B); Nate Irving (3); Quinton Carter (4), a starter before suffering an injury that has kept him out since 2012; Julius Thomas (4B); and Virgil Green (7). Upon reflection, that draft deserves an A grade.
The 2012 draft gets an incomplete because we don't know about Osweiler's future. The Broncos didn't have a first-round choice. Derek Wolfe, selected in the second round, hadn't become a dominant defensive end before he was struck by seizure symptoms last season.
Ronnie Hillman, picked third, fumbled his way into invisibility. Omar Bolden hasn't been much. Center Philip Blake was a bust.
But Malik Jackson, drafted in the fifth round, has become a steady defensive lineman, and Danny Travathan, the Broncos' final pick, in the sixth round, is a star in progression at outside linebacker.
The 2013 draft is marked a D, for dud, that could be improved to an A, depending on the development of Sylvester Williams, Montee Ball, Kayvon Webster and Quanterus Smith, who was on injured reserve the entire season.
Williams was a did-not-play and a nonfactor most of the season. Ball came on — he and Hillman shared a dog condo for quite a while — and is assumed to be the starting running back. Webster, a hitter and a ham, could be the nickel back. One of the roles for DeMarcus Ware will be to help teach Smith to be a Ware (and be aware). Tavarres King was a rook without moves and ended up on the practice squad, then in Carolina. Vinston Painter was a practice-squader who might transform into an offensive lineman. Dysert must stand and wait.
So, after the completion of the Broncos' Grand Spending & Signing Spree during free agency, what are their wishes and wants in the draft, pushed back this year to May 8-10?
On offense, they wish for a guard, a wide receiver and a running back. On defense, they want a middle linebacker, a cornerback, a defensive end and a safety. Seven positions, seven picks.
So, what's the problem with drafting the seven quality players listed in the first paragraph?
Does John Elway have the guts, the daring-do, the audacity, the school spirit to draft seven players from Stanford, his alma mater?
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French court orders Twitter to identify users who posted racist, anti-Semitic tweets
Twitter must reveal details about users who posted racist and anti-Semitic messages on the site, a French court ruled on Thursday.
The ruling stems from legal action by France's Union of Jewish Students and other groups over tweets connected with a hashtag, #unbonjuif (#agoodjew), which they argued violated France's anti-racism laws, France24 reported. The court ruled Thursday that the U.S.-based social networking site must hand over data to help identify the users "within the framework of its French site."
"This is an excellent ruling that will stop a feeling of impunity among Twitter users that they can post whatever comments they like," the associations' lawyer Stephane Lilti told reporters, according to France24.
Twitter — which removed a number of the postings in October, but has also repeatedly said it will not monitor its users or content — has 15 days to cooperate with the order to hand over the data, or it will be fined 1,000 euros per day. A Twitter spokesperson told POLITICO "we are currently reviewing the court's decision."
The social networking site has a "country-withheld content" policy, where it will block an account if the government requests it. Twitter first acted on that policy in October 2012, when it suspended the account of a neo-Nazi group in Germany.


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Geoff Swinfield has written an interesting review of a talk he attended last Thursday at Gresham College, London, given by geneticist Steve Jones, which was called Incest and Folk-Dancing: Two things to be Avoided.
It's a good write up, and from what I can gather an enjoyable talk. The bottom line is we're all inbred genetically! Have a read at Geoff's blog at http://researchlondon.info/genealogical-research/incest-and-folk-dancing.
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A month ago, President Barack Obama vetoed a bill that would have made it far more difficult for borrowers to prove that banks were engaging in foreclosure fraud. The bill was a complex, highly technical bailout for megabanks that have defrauded millions of borrowers, flaunted the rule of law and and driven our economy off a cliff. The legislation passed both houses of Congress quietly and without much attention, but once consumer advocates sounded the alarm, Obama rejected the legislation, and the bill appeared dead.
Not anymore. Despite widespread public anger and presidential rejection, the House will vote on the issue again today in an attempt to override Obama's veto. The legislation was reintroduced by Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va. The bill would require every state to accept notary signatures from any other state. This essentially defeats the purpose of notarization itself, since a notary is supposed to attest to having first-hand knowledge of a specific case. If two parties sign a mortgage contract in Ohio, a notary from New York probably wasn't there to watch it happen.
In foreclosure fraud, this is important because banks are robo-signing documents in order to cover-up problems with their loan documentation. In the GMAC scandal that ignited the recent controversy, a robo-signer named Jeffrey Stephan had hundreds of thousands of these documents notarized in Pennsylvania, even though they concerned foreclosure cases all over the country. If courts have to accept out-of-state notarizations, it becomes much more difficult to demonstrate that GMAC is committing rampant fraud.
The bill would also allow notaries to sign-off on electronic documents– something that also defeats the basic purpose of a notary. A notary is essentially a credible witness, but if they can sign off on electronic documents, they don't have to be present at the signing of documents to collect fees. Somebody can forge a document, scan it into a computer, and ship it off to a notary for approval, replicating the GMAC scam online. Banks have been using electronic tricks to get around technicalities like "signatures" on "contracts" of late– they scan a signature from one document and electronically copy it to others.
I don't have much more to say about this issue than I did in October. It's despicable for Congress to be contemplating a bailout like this for openly criminal activity.
Policymakers in Washington, D.C. are moving all over the place on the foreclosure crisis. Yesterday, key officials from Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase were grilled before the Senate Banking Committee. Consumer advocates and academics repeatedly caught the bank officials lying or misleading Senators about the way banks treat borrowers, and the incentives currently in place that encourage banks to illegally foreclose on borrowers. Committee members clearly wanted to appear angry– Sen. John Tester, D-Mt., even said "some heads will roll" when he heard that banks actually encouraged borrowers to miss payments in order to qualify for loan modifications. This kind of thing happens all the time, and once the borrower actually misses a payment– after being encouraged to do so by the bank– the borrower gets foreclosed on.
But at the same time, the Federal Reserve is pushing a new regulation that would effectively strip borrowers of their only federal remedy to fight illegal predatory lending. Now the House is considering bailing out Wall Street again, directly on the backs of the borrowers they've defrauded. We'll be counting the votes.
Rep. Scott's PR guy just told me the Congressman just happened to be around to make a procedural vote. He says Scott "was in the wrong place at the wrong time" and does not support the legislation. David Dayen at Firedoglake argues that this entire reconsideration of the bill is likely a separation of powers dispute between Congress and President Obama regarding the technical procedure Obama used to veto the bill. The legislation may not even come up for a vote. Or it might, for separation of powers purposes, and the result might be bad.


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At least six people have died from a tornado that crashed through the southern Illinois town of Harrisburg on Wednesday morning, according to an AP report from the Harrisburg Medical Center.
At least six people have died from a tornado that crashed through the southern Illinois town of Harrisburg on Wednesday morning, according to an AP report from the Harrisburg Medical Center.
The Saline County Sheriff's Office said the tornado hit the town at 4:56 a.m. About 100 people are injured, between 250 and 300 houses are damaged or destroyed and about 25 businesses are damaged or destroyed.
The sheriff's office says numerous power lines are down and gas lines are leaking. Ameren Illinois has not released a time when power is expected to be restored.
Emergency crews were removing bodies and were digging through rubble for those still trapped this morning. Harrisburg Police officer Tom Leverett experienced the storm and immediately went to work.
"It sounded like a train blowing its whistle. It was loud. Stuff was shaking," Leverett said. "We had a big limb come through the roof. We all were running to the bathroom when the limb came down right through the middle of the roof."
Leverett and his family were not hurt, so they went outside.
"We walked outside and all you could hear were people screaming for help. We found people laying in the field and everything else. It was bad," Leverett said.
Streets leading to the area of the worst damage and to the hospital were closed to all but emergency crews that arrived from as far away as Carbondale and Carmi.
"It's heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking," Mayor Eric Gregg said as crews finished loading the second fatality into the Saline County Coroner's van on Water Street.
"I'm so proud of our city and our people. We've got everybody here. Our community has rallied around to help us."
Emergency agencies were to hold a meeting later today at the SIC Foundation Building.
Gregg said he noted just prior to the tornado all was eerily quiet.
The tornado hit at the worst possible time, when many were still asleep and not tuned into local media to hear warnings. The Harrisburg warning siren sounded, but it is an outdoor siren and may not rouse those indoors.
"We've lost some of our loved ones today," Gregg said.
-- Staff reports from the Harrisburg Daily Register contributed to this story.
Tornadoes and severe storms did damage elsewhere in the Midwest, with two confirmed deaths in Missouri. Deaths were reported in Dallas County and Barry County. In Harveyville, Kan., a tornado touched down Tuesday night, and Kentucky was hit as well.


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CBS This Morning on Friday spun Mitt Romney's upcoming meeting in Utah with prominent Republicans and top fundraisers as a "secret summit." Just a week earlier, the morning newscast didn't even devote a full report to President Obama's fundraising jaunt to New York City, merely playing three soundbites on the Democrat's $40,000 per plate dinner at the home of liberal actress Sarah Jessica Parker.
Political director John Dickerson also bizarrely labeled the upcoming GOP event as "kind of a mix between a shareholders' meeting and a renewal of vows."
Anchor Erica Hill was the first to use the shadowy reference to the Romney event during a teaser at the top of the 7 am Eastern hour: "Details of the secret summit between Mitt Romney and dozens of major donors." Correspondent Jan Crawford filed a report on the "three-day retreat at the exclusive Deer Valley Resort" 11 minutes later, and used the same "secret summit" phrase near the end of the segment:
CRAWFORD (on-camera): Now, what's unusual about this weekend's, kind of, secret summit is this access that these donors are getting to Romney. Of course, big-time donors always have access to the candidate and the campaign, but this is different. This is a much more organized and efficient way of just getting everybody together - all at one time.
Back on June 15, 2012, the morning show didn't even give a news brief on Obama's celebrity fundraiser in the Big Apple. The only mention came during their regular "Eye Opener" segment at the start of the program:
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN 1 (voice-over) (teaser): A busy, busy night for the President, packed with fundraisers.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN 1: In Manhattan with Sarah Jessica Parker at an event.
JIMMY KIMMEL (from ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live"): Kind of funny, considering the fact that Carrie Bradshaw didn't have one black friend in six seasons of Sex and the City, isn't it? (audience laughs)
Co-anchor Charlie Rose brought on Dickerson after Crawford's report to discuss the Romney shindig. Rose asked, "So what do we make of this, if anything? I mean, the people who support Mitt Romney getting together - the money people, the policy people, Condoleezza Rice. It all seems transparent, or is there something I'm missing?" The CBS political director included his strange analogy in his reply:
DICKERSON: Well, this is -- the fundraisers here are people who gave $50,000, or raised $250,000 or more. And so, this is a kind of -- it's kind of a mix between a shareholders' meeting and a renewal of vows. They're all gathered together to see Mitt Romney....He'll do some stroking of them, and thank them for all the good work they've done. And it is a unity moment, okay? So bring in all of these people, who might have supported other candidates, show them how well things are going.
Near the end of the segment, Hill asked Dickerson about the Romney campaign's possible reaction to the Supreme Court's forthcoming decision on ObamaCare. The liberal CBS journalist played up the possible risk to the Republican candidate if the Court struck down the law:
DICKERSON: Well, Governor Romney has to be careful here, because if the individual mandate is struck down, that might bring up a long conversation about the individual mandate in Massachusetts and -- which he supported then in the state. He argues that state experiments are fine. It shouldn't be taken to the national level. So, what they want, though, is to look like a big thumbs-down on the President, and then, move back to the question of jobs.


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It was the perfect day to jump out of an airplane as we had sunshine and a complete blue sky without clouds. I was so excited and I could not wait to start the adventure. The Nzone team was great and really friendly. I felt comfortable and secure doing my jump with Nzone. Before we headed off with an airplane I got prepared for the jump and introduced to my camera man and my instructor. After a short interview we got on board and took off. The flight was already amazing to be able to see Queenstown, the mountains and lakes from a total different angle. The height of 15000 ft were achieved, the door opened and I DID IT!
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City of Madison Information Technology and Metro Transit are excited to announce the launch of the new Metro Transit website. The IT Web Team and Metro have worked together to produce a new website that offers significant improvements for bus riders.
Highlights of improvements and new features:
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The city is proud of the improvements that the new Metro Transit website will offer to City of Madison residents and visitors.
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Turn the Water Tank Temp Up or Down? It's a Hot Question.
Is your hot water safe?? Too hot and you can be seriously burned. Not hot enough and your hot water may harbor dangerous bacteria. It's not a simple question!!
What's the "correct" temperature at which to set a water heater?
Stairways and Decks Aren't Safe Unless their Railings Are Secure
You're standing in the basement waiting for a friend, who is following you down the stairs. Missing a step, your friend reaches for the railing, which breaks away from the wall. This will not end well for your friend, who may be seriously injured or worse; and it may not end well for you, because of the law suit and liability claim that will follow, and the friendship that will almost certainly end.
This isn't an article about the importance of having adequate insurance; it's about the importance of having secure railings on your stairs.
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Fire safety probably isn't high on the list of concerns for buyers when they purchase a home. But the statistics indicate that it should be. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), in the United States:
- Most fire-related deaths (more than 80 percent of them last year) occur in residences.
- More than 4,000 people die and 25,000 are injured in fires every year.
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If we were writing a Steven King-style horror movie, it might begin with a real estate broker discussing all the attractive features of a new home. After noting the "brilliant design," the high ceilings, state-of-the art kitchen and the exciting architectural details, the broker happily, assures the buyer, "The house is fully compliant with the building code, so you can be confident that it has no structural defects and that the construction quality is superb." Cue the eerie music and note the black storm clouds forming in the sky.
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Guys, the Knicks lost a preseason game. The season is totally over, like, really. Kill everything with fire. Panic mode: ENGAGE. Hold up a second, that's what Nets fans are saying right now because they lost two preseason games in a row. BOOM. Obviously, I'm just kidding about the Knicks, but it's funny enough that there are people that are already panicking in preseason form. This is the first time the Knicks faced the new Raptors young gun core, which included my current tall Lithuanian hero, or the other STAT, Jonas Valanciunas (I'm Lithuanian. Screw you, Linas Kleiza). That other guy that was being made fun of because of his execrable jump shot last season, particularly from beyond the arc, and just in general, Landry Fields, faced his former team for the first time as well. In case you didn't watch this game, you didn't really miss anything new. Actually, you did miss something important. This important thing I'm talking about is Amare's preseason debut. Oh wait, I forgot! There's another VERY substantial occurrence you also missed. Kurt Thomas was tagged with a technical foul. Ah ha! That's what I was thinking about all this time! Anyways, here are some more notes:
- As I just mentioned, Amare Stoudemire made his preseason debut after being out for the first two preseason games with soreness. His new and improved post game that he had worked on with Hakeem Olajuwon over the summer didn't really appear that much in the game, but when it did, it was mediocre. Watching Amare's post game was like watching a Milli Vanilli music video. It seemed like he was predetermining himself more than performing fluid natural movements. Since Amare only displayed his new post game approximately 2 times, I'll let it slide. On one of Amare's post possessions, he performed a beautiful spin move to the basket, which was then rejected by Jonas Valanciunas. I know Amare's post game can improve. Again, being judgmental over preseason games is like saying you can drive a car with an empty oil tank. There were flashes of Amare's mid-range game from his inaugural 2010-11 season, which made me very jubilant because that was one of his offensive staples back in the 2010-11 season. I'm not worried about Amare right now. I think he'll be fine. After all, he ended up going 8-11 from the field scoring 18 points.
- As usual, Melo was off to a slow start. Shockingly, in the 1st quarter, Melo was called for a travel. A rarity? Yes, indeed. Although he finished with 24 points, Melo went 0-7 from the perimeter, missing mostly wide open attempts received from Raymond Felton and…PRIGS. Then Melo got lazy and went iso Melo. Despite all of that, his involvement in fantastic team ball movement sequences were key. Also, Melo connected with Amare on a pick and roll in the first half. It wasn't really pretty, but it was better than nothing.
- Raymond Felton committed 6 turnovers, 4 of them being in the first half and dished 4 assists. Prior to tonight's game, Felton only turned the ball over twice. But aside from all of the negatives, Ray had a couple of nice sharp aggressive drives to the hoop including a nifty reverse layup in the 4th quarter.
- Tyson Chandler was out of the picture. Free throw shooting woes were looming over him, as he went 2-8 from the charity stripe. You're still the minister of the defense, Tyson.
- In the second quarter, Kurt Thomas performed one of the most epic tip-ins ever. As I mentioned in the first paragraph above, Crazy Eye Kurt still has the fire inside him after being tagged with a technical foul in the 3rd quarter after an outburst. Vintage, ruthless Kurt. Hilarity ensued where refs were reviewing a Thomas clear path foul on DeMar DeRozan. I went to the bathroom, and by the time I got out, which took me about 5 minutes, the call was still under review. Apparently, reviewing clear path fouls in a preseason game is a big deal.
- Landry Fields threw up a brick assist to Andrea Bargnani, and in the 4th quarter, he threw a behind-the-back pass to DeMar DeRozan in a 2 on 1 fastbreak. His girlfriend is still hotter than his jump shot, though, and always will be (tee hee hee).
- Mike Breen pronounced Novak as "No-Vock" and if you sound out "No-Vock" yourself, you sound like Ivan Drago.
- Jason Kidd was actually not that bad. His extra swing passes on the perimeter were lightning quick, which led to open threes. Kidd also hit Pablo Prigioni on a marvelous backdoor cut. Kidd may have been good on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he was absolutely obliterated. On one play, Alan Anderson mesmerized Kidd with an awesome hop step drive to the basket. Kidd's BAC level was more than twice the legal limit at the time of the incident.
- Once again, Pablo Prigioni reigned supreme over Jason Kidd. Prigioni ran the pick and roll and exploded on defense in the 4th quarter. I haven't seen a Prigioni-Amare pick and roll synergy yet, but when it happens, man, it's gonna be totally awesome. I might be getting a Prigs jersey in the future.
- Chris Mullin was talking to Tina Cervasio on the sidelines about the Knicks offseason acquisitions during the 4th quarter and called Pablo Prigioni "Pieroni." When Mullin said it with his heavy New York accent, I was laughing hysterically. Love you, Chris.
- James White had flashes of defensive brilliance throughout the game. He assisted Tyson Chandler on the double team numerous times. Picture James White as that decent swingman that can provide you on the defensive end. "Flight" White, baby.
- The man that's likely to get a roster spot because of his excellence in the preseason game prior to tonight's game, Chris Copeland, was pretty quiet tonight. Check that. On the defensive end, he was excellent. Whenever he touched the ball, I went bonkers because for some odd reason, he's really awesome to me. I even posted three tweets in a row with his name mentioned in them.
- Steve Novak hit a couple of threes, and one of them was so mind blowing, it was out of this world.
- Walt Frazier was his usual self asking Mike Breen if he had any plans for dinner.
- Mychel Thompson played a minute and had a -6. He should of had one assist, but guess who ditched that assist by throwing it out in a dumpster? John Shurna.
- And speaking of John Shurna, actually, you know what? Screw him.
Yeah, the season is over, guys and gals. Tank the season. Hang up your Knicks jerseys, custom T-Shirts and jerseys in the season. We lost a damn preseason game. TRAID everyone (not really). The Knicks rematch the Celtics tomorrow night. Will Fab Melo or Jared Sullinger post up Amare and or Tyson Chandler and succeed in doing so? We'll certainly see tomorrow night.


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Wi-Fi light bulbs are almost here. Plug them in to an ordinary light socket. Fire up the Wi-Fi device that comes with them. Grab the app.
Now, you've got yourself an instant "smart home" where you can program your home lighting from your tablet or phone, no rewiring required.
GreenWave Reality, the maker of the Wi-Fi light-bulb system, has just gotten approval to sell it in the U.S. market.
Wi-Fi lights let you do things like turn all your lights off at once, program your outside lights to turn on at certain times, or turn lights on and off when you are on vacation, so it looks like you are home.
Here's a diagram of what GreenWave's setup looks like:
GreenWave plans to sell the system through utility companies and other partners. This will allow it to qualify for Energy Star rebates and other incentives that utilities offer to get people to move from old-fashioned incandescent bulbs to energy-saving options. The starter kit, which includes the Wi-Fi device and four LED bulbs is expected to cost around $200. Extra bulbs are priced at about $20 apiece, reports Brent Rose at Gizmodo.
For those using incandescent bulbs, the switch to Wi-Fi bulbs could pay for the whole setup in a little over a year. Replacing 10 incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs could save the average consumer $150 a year on their utility bill, GreenWave says.
If $20 per bulb sounds steep, think about this: An LED bulb can last about 25,000 hours—or 22 years if used about three hours a day.
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It's only been two weeks into our school year and I am already finding myself in a lunchbox rut. Freezer cooking to the rescue! Every month, I plan to try a lunch box friendly recipe and share my results.
This month I choose Frozen Fruit Cups to try. These healthy cups are full of fresh fruit with a little orange juice.
Verdict: They are delicious! However, they melted too much before my daughter's lunch time. So, instead of packing these in her lunchbox, we are using these as a healthy after school snack.
Homemade Frozen Fruit Cups
Preparation Time – 5 minutes
Cooking Time – 0 minutes
- Bananas, sliced
- Grapes
- Berries (I used frozen but fresh works great too!)
- Orange Juice
- Other fruit as desired. Ideas: pineapple, kiwi, etc.
- Add about 1/4 cup of mixed fruit into each 1/2 cup Tupperware container.
- Pour about 1/4 cup of orange juice over each fruit cup.
- Freeze.
- Before serving, let thaw for 5-10 minutes. Enjoy this cool, healthy treat!
For more ideas for freezable lunch items, check out our Freezer Meals for Back to School Lunches post!


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Joe Biden went to Delaware to prepare for his Vice Presidential debate, but he's… gone missing.
Vice President Joe Biden was supposed to be in Wilmington, Delaware prepping for the vice presidential debate Thursday. However, the Obama campaign released a statement this morning saying that the debate prep team has lost Biden. "He wandered out to get some hair gel and nobody has seen him since."
Biden must've had dodged the Secret Service contingent that was with him. "The President wanted campaign advisers with him around the clock to keep an eye on Joe, just in case he decided he wanted to speak to the press. The President does not want Joe speaking in public… or in private."
Some in Washington are speculating that Biden's disappearance was staged so he would not have to face Paul Ryan in this weeks' debate. "The campaign is very nervous about what Joe will say in the debate and they'd rather forfeit (due to his disappearance) rather than debate Ryan."
Sources close to Biden say that the Vice President realized only two days ago that he would be debating Paul Ryan. He thought he'd be debating this woman again:
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One wonders why we have the special laptop_mode if a simple call to fsync can just circumvent it. Tytso already suggested to patch the kernel in his blog as a solution. But he never really looked into it AFAIK. Now I did.
And it really turns out to be much easier than I had thought. The following will show you how to stop your hard disk from spinnig up due to fsync while you're in laptop_mode (echo 5 | sudo tee /proc/sys/vm/laptop_mode). All you need to do is to compile your own kernel with 5 additional lines of code. So get your kernel source ready...
The file to modify is fs/sync.c:
Search for "fsync," and insert at the beginning of the function (after "{"):
SYSCALL_DEFINE1(fsync, unsigned int, fd)
if (unlikely(laptop_mode))
return 0;
That's all you need to add. Now if laptop_mode gets enabled, fsync gets disabled. No need to restart your programs or do anything. And if your system leaves laptop_mode, fsync will come back to life right away.
Be aware that this does *not* disable all and any syncing. Especially the "sync" command in your shell will still work as expected and spin up your hard drive. So "sync" is not a valid test to see if fsync is disabled. But e.g. Chrome is good for testing as it fsyncs every time you close a tab - very bad for disk and battery.
All the hack does is to reroute the fsync call. You probably also want to patch fdatasync. And then you will probably want to disable the printk once you know it's working, otherwise your dmesg will fill up quickly. I bet this has a positive influence on benchmark results by the way (though it's cheating of course).
But in any case:
There's absolutey no warranty. In the opposite: Be warned, playing with laptop_mode and especially with fsync can lead to data loss! This is the consequence of laptop_mode in any case, though. To make sure something is written to disk in laptop_mode you must use "sync" on the command line. This will immediately wake up your HD and write everything in the buffer to disk.
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I tried "return " before but that somehow leads to tons of requests following.
Return 0 tells the application that the call was successful. Of course that's a lie. Instead you could use return -EINVAL. It tells the application that the fsync call is not valid for that file. But the problem is that then it might not call fsync again for the file. Hence it would probably be worse at least if you want to switch on demand between fsync and no fsync for open files.
Actually it's good if the application keeps making fsync calls. That's what we want to. This way we can choose whether to fsync or not depending on the laptop_mode setting.
The unlikely() means that the compiler is told that laptop_mode being active is the exception. This is mean to avoid slowing you down in your normal everyday fsyncing. Of course fsyncing is usually rather expensive anyway so it probably wouldn't make a big difference...
I love it. This is the power of Linux. If I want to try something out, I can just do it myself!
And who knows, maybe this hack will spread and eventually even enter the kernel?
ps. Half way down this post "quotemstr" explains why he thinks this modification is a very bad idea to be in the mainline kernel. Though I think he misses the point that laptop_mode is never active out of the box (e.g. just because you're on a laptop). It isn't. You have to activate it. And it warns you quite clearly that there will be data loss and you can even set how much data loss you are willing to accept. So I think this patch would be worthy of mainline inclusion, as it simply makes laptop_mode behave as expected.
There are more interesting discussions.
You can use ftrace to check out what's using fsync on your system.
trace-cmd record -s 10000 -b 10000 -g '*fsync*' -p function_graph


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She doesn't like the expression "item number", but actress Hamsa Nandini, who has grooved to four popular dance songs in southern films in just a few months, says the reach that such numbers give to actors is phenomenal.
She is ready for more dance numbers in films as she is not a "mainstream heroine" and she is happy to do it for the audiences, who want to see more of her on screen.
Hamsa has featured in chartbusters such as "Mirchi" and "Bavagarlu" in the recent past.
"Firstly, I don't think they are item numbers because I don't expose in any of my songs. I don't have a problem doing these songs because I'm not a mainstream heroine yet, and moreover if audience wants to see more of me, I would happily oblige," Hamsa told IANS.
"So many producers call up every day asking me to dance in their films, but I have been very choosy. I have forgone so many opportunities because I seek a purpose even behind these songs," added the performer, who has worked in Telugu and Tamil films.
She admits these songs help in reaching out to the masses.
"It gives you phenomenal reach especially if you're paired opposite big stars. I believe it is a good platform to reach out to the masses. I'm happy doing a five-minute dance number that assures me a lot of attention rather than featuring in 10 scenes in a film with no scope for performance," said Hamsa, who started career as a model.
Currently, one of her item numbers with superstar Nagarjuna is awaiting release. Her dance sequence with Pawan Kalyan is seen in Telugu film "Attarintiki Daaredhi".
"Doing a song with Pawan Kalyan or Nagarjuna is truly a blessing. These are opportunities I would never want to miss. I'm extremely happy that with every song, audiences have only expected more from me. They have created an image of me and I want to live up to it," she added.
"There have been so many actresses who have featured in item numbers over the years, but very few gave repeat performances. I'm glad that audiences have not discarded me and are still expecting something more from me," said Hamsa, who has also featured in a dance number in Junior NTR-starrer's upcoming Telugu action-drama "Ramayya Vasthavayya".
Hamsa says item numbers are not all about glamour.
"It just appears glamorous on screen, but nobody knows how many days of rehearsals we do for the song. I remember for 'Mirchi', I had to dance barefoot in a chilli field under the hot sun. You can imagine how hot that would have been, but I still did it," she added.
She says she is careful before she gives a nod to the directors.
"I also give importance to directors because not all of them can make you look good on screen. Very few directors have an eye for making an actress look sexy yet not dirty in these songs. The reason I agreed to work in 'Ramayya Vasthavayya' is because of Harish Shankar (director)," she said.
"I have seen his work in the past and I was convinced that he will portray me on screen well. Secondly, it wasn't just a song; he offered me a small role too," she added.
Are you not interested in taking up roles?
"I have landed a plum role in the period flick 'Rudhramadevi'. I'm playing a challenging role and I'm giving my best because for the first time viewers will actually get see my performance. This film means a lot to me and it packs a surprise factor," said Hamsa.
"I have been offered a few roles, but as I pointed out already, I don't want to be seen in a few scenes without any purpose. If I get a performance-oriented role, then I'll be more than happy to take it up," she added.
"Rudhramadevi" is being directed by Gunasekhar. It also features Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati, Aditi Chengappa, Nathalia Kaur and Baba Sehegal.
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Create MySQL User With mysqladmin
When setting up a server or group of servers for the first time you may find yourself wanting to create MySQL users without having to login to MySQL. It would make sense for the mysqladmin command to offer this functionality but it does not. Instead you can create the MySQL user with the mysql command as shown in the below example performed on a server running Ubuntu Linux 12.04 also known as Precise Pangolin.


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an artificial receptacle for liquids.
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a refrigerated storage tank for milk collection from a farm.
horse flotation tank
used to suspend horses with limb-bone injuries during repair phase. Water is warmed and filtered and the horse may be kept in the tank for periods of up to 3 months but if suspension has been almost complete and is ceased suddenly the osteoporosis due to weightlessness may cause bone fractures.
x-ray processing tank
usually in four compartments, one for developing, one for wash water, one for fixing and one for rinsing.


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NFL free agency chatter is already underway, but players with expiring contracts can't officially begin switching teams until 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday (they can re-sign with their own teams at any time), by which time all 32 teams must comply with the $123 million salary cap for 2013. Who could be hitting the market? Here's USA TODAY Sports' top 50 available players:
1. Greg Jennings, WR, Packers: Yes, at 29 he's three years older than Mike Wallace and lacks his elite speed. But we love Jennings' smarts, hands and route running —not to mention his demeanor — and believe the injuries he suffered in recent years were more fluky than chronic. Imagine how effective he might be with the benefit of a ground game on a team that badly needs a wideout after trading its best one ... Best fit: Vikings
2. Mike Wallace, WR, Steelers: We'd like to see him polish his all-around game. But he's got the tools to be special and already stretches every defense, creating opportunities for himself and his teammates. Best fit: Dolphins
3. Paul Kruger, OLB, Ravens: He had nine sacks in a breakout 2012 season before adding 4½ in the playoffs. Only 27, Kruger has just seven starts in four seasons, so there's every reason to think he's far from maxing out his potential. His ability to line up at defensive end is a bonus. Best fit: Colts
4. Dashon Goldson, FS, 49ers: Coming off consecutive Pro Bowls, he could eventually stake a claim as the league's best safety. He has 14 interceptions since 2009 but will also come into the box to lay a lick on a ball carrier. Best fit: Eagles
5. Sebastian Vollmer, T, Patriots: He can play effectively on the left and right sides and is a very good pass blocker. The only red flag is a back injury that will flare up and required surgery after the 2011 season. Best fit: Patriots
6. Cliff Avril, DE, Lions: He's produced 29 sacks over the past three seasons while playing on an excellent defensive line. But can he replicate such numbers with a lesser group, and will he learn to avoid getting swallowed by run-blocking right tackles? He could very well thrive at outside linebacker for a 3-4 team. Best fit: Browns
7. Aqib Talib, CB, Patriots: More and more teams are coveting big, physical defenders like Talib (6-1, 205 pounds), who stabilized New England's secondary after arriving in a November trade. He's the best of a deep corner market. Best fit: Patriots
8. Andre Smith, T, Bengals: It all came together in 2012 for Smith, who graded out as profootballfocus.com's top right tackle. The question is whether he will maintain that level after he gets paid given the bad habits he's shown in the past. Best fit: Bengals
9. Michael Bennett, DE, Buccaneers: Martellus' brother racked up nine sacks as a full-time starter last season and was stout against the run. Best fit: Jaguars
10. Wes Welker, WR, Patriots: So many of his catches are glorified handoffs. He's caught at least 100 balls in five of his six seasons in New England and suits Tom Brady and the offense perfectly. Best fit: Patriots
11. Steven Jackson, RB, Rams: Did you know he's got more than 10,000 rushing yards, most in Rams history? But with his 30th birthday looming, Jackson realizes he probably doesn't have enough time to win a Lombardi Trophy in St. Louis, so he opted out of the final year of his contract. He could be a capstone to a contending roster. Best fit: Packers
12. Jake Long, T, Dolphins: It's rare when a perennial Pro Bowl left tackle hits the market in his prime. Long is just 27 but has ended the past two seasons on injured reserve, and there is some concern his play doesn't equate to a contract that might have to pay $10 million annually. But if the top pick of the 2008 draft recaptures his pre-injury form, he could also be a bargain. Best fit: Cardinals
13. Andy Levitre, G, Bills: Ever noticed Ryan Fitzpatrick doesn't get sacked much while Buffalo runners often gallop through gaping holes up the gut? Levitre, who deserves credit on both counts, can play anywhere on the line. Best fit: Titans
14. Keenan Lewis, CB, Steelers: Who led the AFC in pass breakups last season with 23? This guy. Like Talib, he's aggressive, big (6 feet, 208 pounds) and young (26). Best fit: Browns
15. Dannell Ellerbe, ILB, Ravens: Viewed solely through the prism of on-field production, Baltimore is better off losing Ray Lewis than Ellerbe, who made a game-saving tackle on Frank Gore at the end of Super Bowl XLVII. Best fit: Ravens
16. Connor Barwin, OLB, Texans: No way to say it nicely — he had a poor 2012 season. But past performance doesn't always portend future returns. Houston may be ready to move on to 2012 first-rounder Whitney Mercilus, but Barwin will be an asset somewhere. Best fit: Jets
17. Victor Cruz, WR, Giants: If he wasn't a restricted free agent who will come with a first-round transaction fee, he'd be much higher on this list. Chances are he's not going anywhere, though we wonder if perhaps the Rams — they own two Round 1 selections — might make a bid to sign him. Best fit: Giants
18. Tony Gonzalez, TE, Falcons: He's still the NFL's best tight end. And he'd also be ranked higher if he wasn't mulling retirement. If he buckles up his chin strap again, it will almost certainly only happen in Atlanta. Best fit: Falcons
19. Phil Loadholt, T, Vikings: This massive mauler is a major reason Adrian Peterson ran for 2,097 yards in 2012. Loadholt has missed one game in four seasons. Best fit: Vikings
20. Charles Woodson, DB, Packers: Has he lost a step? Maybe. But he's smart as a whip, leads like a general and can play deep or in the slot. He could also be the missing piece for a contender. Best fit: 49ers
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21. Desmond Bryant, DT, Raiders: Young run stuffer is only 27. A Harvard education doesn't hurt, either, when it comes time to learn a new playbook. Best fit: Titans
22. Jermon Bushrod, T, Saints: Solid — if not elite — left tackle, but he's done a fine job looking after Drew Brees. Best fit: Saints
23. Ed Reed, FS, Ravens: He may not be the ball hawk he once was, but he remains a de facto coach on the field. Don't be surprised if the Patriots and/or Colts make a serious run at Reed. Best fit: Ravens
24. Chris Houston, CB, Lions: Just a complete all-around player who doesn't get enough recognition. Best fit: Lions
25. Philip Wheeler, OLB, Raiders: Took a one-year, prove-it contract last year with Oakland and more than distinguished himself. Best fit: Cowboys
26. John Abraham, DE, Falcons: Too old? Sure, he's about to turn 35, but he's averaged 11 sacks over the past three seasons. He should fit in 3-4 or 4-3 schemes. Best fit: Seahawks
27. Reggie Bush, RB, Dolphins: He's known for ankle-breaking runs and game-changing ability. He deserves more credit for his leadership and improved durability. Best fit: Lions
28. Jared Cook, TE, Titans: Tennessee has done a poor job fully implementing Cook's talents into their gameplans. But team brass sure sounded committed to harnessing his ability at the combine even though Cook was ultimately not franchised. Too bad he might get away. Best fit: Browns
29. Phil Dawson, K, Browns: Who cares if he's 38? Over the past four seasons, he's drilled 87% of his field-goal attempts, many in poor conditions: Best fit: Seahawks
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30. Louis Vasquez, G, Chargers: Given the relatively poor blocking in front of Philip Rivers in recent seasons, it's difficult to fathom why San Diego hasn't re-signed underrated Vasquez yet. Best fit: Colts
31. Israel Idonije, DE, Bears: He's been overshadowed in Chicago, but he's a complete player who also excels as a kick-blocking special teamer. Best fit: Buccaneers
32. Osi Umenyiora, DE, Giants: He's vowing to emerge as the defensive player of the year this season. Sacks won't be a problem, but you're gonna have to stop the run better, Osi. Best fit: Falcons
33. Sean Smith, CB, Dolphins: At 6-3, 218 pounds, he's enormous. Seems like the ideal guy to line up opposite Calvin Johnson, Brandon Marshall and Jordy Nelson. Best fit: Vikings
34. Eric Winston, T, Chiefs: Penalties are a bit of an issue. But you can essentially plug him into the right side of your line and then worry about something else. Best fit: Rams
35. Brandon Moore, G, Jets: He's been overshadowed by Pro Bowl teammates in New York, but this guy's a beast, especially when he's moving forward. Best fit: Bears
36. Dwight Freeney, DE, Colts: He did OK at outside linebacker last year in Indy, but his best position is right end on a four-man front. Best fit: Patriots
37. Ahmad Bradshaw, RB, Giants: He's productive. He's tough. He's great in pass protection. He's also had chronic foot problems that will drive down his price and should limit his touches. Best fit: Falcons
38. Danny Amendola, WR, Rams: The NFC's version of Welker is also an outstanding return man. Best fit: Eagles
39. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Eagles: Could revert to Pro Bowl form with a fresh start. Best fit: Buccaneers
40. James Harrison, OLB, Steelers: Bum knee cost him burst off the edge in 2012 (six sacks were a career-worst as starter), but he still thrived at knocking down running backs. Best fit: Browns
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41. Mike DeVito, DE, Jets: You've probably never heard of him, but gap-plugging ends on 3-4 defenses tend to go unnoticed. Best fit: Bills
42. Glover Quin, S , Texans: Houston values the versatility of a guy who used to start at corner. Best fit: Texans
43. Gosder Cherilus, T, Lions: Detroit can move on to last year's top pick, Riley Reiff. But Cherilus' protection will be a boon to another young passer. Best fit: Colts
44. Martellus Bennett, TE, Giants: Good combination tight end just turned in career year with New York. Quirkly personality can take some getting used to. Best fit: Titans
45. Brandon Gibson, WR, Rams: Owns amazing hands and has surpassed 50 grabs in two of past three seasons. Ideal guy to ride shotgun to a No. 1 wideout. Best fit: Bills
46. Dustin Keller, TE, Jets: He picked a bad year to be dogged by a bum ankle. Someone will get a steal considering Keller averaged 60 catches, 751 yards and five TDs in the previous two seasons. Best fit: Dolphins
47. Brent Grimes, CB, Falcons: Got slapped with the franchise tag last year, then blew out his Achilles on opening day. He'll have to re-establish his value, and the best way to do that might be staying put. Best fit: Falcons
48. Donald Thomas, G, Patriots: He's going to make some tailback very happy. Best fit: Chargers
49. Sam Baker, LT, Falcons: He flashed the ability last season, but can he stay off the operating table? Best fit: Dolphins
50. Shonn Greene, RB, Jets: He's a decidedly ordinary, two-down back. He also shows up every week and would be quite a capable clock killer for a contender. Best fit: Steelers
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Quarterbacks: Derek Anderson, Jason Campbell, David Carr, Chase Daniel, Bruce Gradkowski, Rex Grossman, Josh Johnson, Byron Leftwich, Matt Leinart, Josh McCown, Luke McCown, Brady Quinn, Drew Stanton, Tyler Thigpen.
Running backs: Cedric Benson, Ronnie Brown, Justin Forsett, Peyton Hillis, Rashad Jennings, Felix Jones, Rashard Mendenhall, Kevin Smith, Michael Turner, Beanie Wells, Danny Woodhead.
Fullbacks: James Casey, Jerome Felton, Greg Jones.
Wide receivers: Donnie Avery, Austin Collie, Julian Edelman, Devery Henderson, Michael Jenkins, Mohamed Massaquoi, Randy Moss, Louis Murphy, Jerome Simpson, Brandon Stokley.
Tight ends: Dallas Clark, Fred Davis, Anthony Fasano, Brandon Myers, David Thomas, Delanie Walker, Ben Watson.
Tackles: Khalif Barnes, Nate Garner, Winston Justice, Sean Locklear, Bryant McKinnie, Tyler Polumbus, Barry Richardson, Geoff Schwartz, Max Starks, Will Svitek, Jeremy Trueblood.
Guards: Kevin Boothe, Ramon Foster, Tyronne Green, Leroy Harris, Doug Legursky, Lance Louis, Stephen Peterman, Mike Pollak, Matt Slauson, Rob Turner.
Centers: Dan Koppen, Todd McClure, Brad Meester.
Defensive ends: Victor Butler, Andre Carter, Robert Geathers, William Hayes, Jason Hunter, Lawrence Jackson, Ropati Pitoitua, Juqua Parker, Frostee Rucker, Trevor Scott, Matt Shaugnessy, Kyle Vanden Bosch.
Defensive tackles: Alan Branch, Chris Canty, Shaun Cody, Glenn Dorsey, Dwan Edwards, Ron Edwards, Sedrick Ellis, Aubrayo Franklin, Casey Hampton, Sammie Lee Hill, Ricky Jean-Francois, Jason Jones, Ma'ake Kemoeatu, Terrance Knighton, Sen'Derrick Marks, Roy Miller, Sione Pouha, Richard Seymour, Isaac Sopoaga, Kevin Vickerson, Corey Williams.
Outside linebackers: James Anderson, Michael Boley, Justin Durant, Quentin Groves, Erin Henderson, Manny Lawson, DeAndre Levy, Calvin Pace, Shaun Phillips, Nick Roach, Daryl Smith, Erik Walden, D.J. Williams.
Inside linebackers: Nick Barnett, Chase Blackburn, Jasper Brinkley, Dan Connor, Larry Foote, Bradie James, Brad Jones, Rey Maualuga, Bart Scott, Takeo Spikes, Brian Urlacher.
Cornerbacks: Kyle Arrington, Sheldon Brown, E.J. Biggers, Darius Butler, Antoine Cason, Nate Clements, Derek Cox , Cedric Griffin, DeAngelo Hall, Kelvin Hayden, Quentin Jammer, Mike Jenkins, Adam "Pacman" Jones, Brice McCain, Captain Munnerlyn, Terence Newman, Tracy Porter, Jerraud Powers, Aaron Ross, Cary Williams.
Safeties: Ronde Barber, Yeremiah Bell, Patrick Chung, Chris Clemons, Chris Crocker, Louis Delmas, Dawan Landry, LaRon Landry, Quintin Mikell, Kenny Phillips, Glover Quin, Jamarca Sanford, Gerald Sensabaugh, Madieu Williams, Adrian Wilson.
Kickers: David Akers, Nick Folk, Shayne Graham, Jason Hanson, Steven Hauschka, Ryan Longwell, Olindo Mare, Lawrence Tynes.
Punters: Nick Harris, Donnie Jones, Shane Lechler, Brian Moorman, Sav Rocca.
Kick returners: Joshua Cribbs, Ted Ginn, Domenik Hixon, Stefan Logan, Roscoe Parrish, Darius Reynaud, Micheal Spurlock, La'Rod Stephens-Howling, Brandon Tate.
Special teamers: Lorenzo Alexander, Kassim Osgood.
NOTE: Chiefs LT Branden Albert, Bills Pro Bowl FS Jairus Byrd, Broncos all-pro LT Ryan Clady, Bengals DE Michael Johnson, Colts P Pat McAfee, Chicago Bears Pro Bowl DT Henry Melton, Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl pass rusher Anthony Spencer and Miami Dolphins Pro Bowl DT Randy Starks all bear the franchise tag and are unlikely to switch teams.
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THE POET'S INVOCATION TO HIS MUSEby Irving Layton
My alter ego, my diabolical other Selfwhere are you? A whole mouth goes by,yet not a single peep from you.Let me have it straight! Did you grow carelessfrom too long service? Or was it the tremors of old agemade you spiteful and prankish. You goneinvoking your attendancemy scribbles are as pale as a watermark.No fire in them, no punch. Return, make my brainboil again. Make it seethe with the bloodof electrified hitmen and of gallant warriorsdying in an odious cause. How many sheetsmust I blacken before you [set?] a premonitory fireto make my Self [shudder?] with familiar joy.I'm serious, not even Coleridge's famous odeon despondency cheers me, nor Shelley's moan,marvellous and eloquent, while the bay's watersaround him sparkle and dance.What hope for that mortal so lost to gloom evenanother's misery fails to restore his self-esteem[to rectitude?] with one of life's vital lies or illusions.My case is desperate. Haul your ass over herepronto. Abandoned, I'll sit here foreverlike a paralytic, like a just-invented Frankensteinwaiting for that first charge to shock him back to life.(One of Layton's last poems, found in Box 31 of the Layton collection at Concordia University in Montreal. A clutch of pages stapled together; multiple drafts of a poem the poet began, but never completed, towards the end of his writing life. Transcribed by Donald Winkler, with help from Anna Pottier. Photo by Terry Brynes. Originally published in Books in Canada, March 2003. )
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A man looks at an art installation by Douglas Gordon of Scotland at the 29th Sao Paulo International Biennial. Some 159 artists from 39 countries are exhibiting their artworks at the biennial, carrying the theme "There is always a cup of sea to sail in a line", according to the press release. The exhibition runs till December 12. REUTERS/Nacho Doce.
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is rooted in the idea that it is impossible to separate art from politics. By procedures and means that are distinctive to it, art constantly questions and interrupts the sensorial coordinates by which one perceives and inhabits the world, thus inserting themes, subjects and attitudes that did not fit there before.
This curatorial platform takes into account two related facts. Firstly, the evidence that, as traditional paradigms of sociability (at both local and global level) have been called into question in the last few decades, art has affirmed itself as a privileged medium for both apprehending and reinventing reality. Secondly, the recognition that this process has brought art and politics together to the point of almost non-distinction, thus underscoring the urgent need to emphasize the difference between art and other realms of knowledge.
The exhibitions title, There is always a cup of sea to sail in a line taken from Brazilian poet Jorge de Limas major work Invenção de Orfeu [The invention of Orpheus] (1952) , sums up the primary objective pursued by the 29th São Paulo Biennial: to assert that the utopian dimension of art is to be found in art itself, rather than in what lies outside or beyond it. This cup of sea, this infinity close at hand which artists relentlessly produce, is what provides the power to move forward in spite of all adversity.
As a space for the reverberation of this commitment in many of its forms, the exhibition will enable visitors to think about and experience the world beyond the consensuses that organize it and keep it a small place, one in which not everything or everyone can fit in. The exhibition will put the visitor in contact with the politics of art.
The 29th São Paulo Biennial is therefore intended to celebrate art-making while also asserting arts responsibility towards life; to unsettle the senses at the same time as it generates knowledge not found anywhere else; to draw visitors into the irreducible experience artworks offer, as well as stressing their ability to critically reflect the world they are inscribed within. Ultimately, the 29th São Paulo Biennial is intended to offer examples of how art weaves its own politics.
The exhibition displays works by 159 artists from all over the world selected by the curatorial team. The so-called national representations a model adopted by the São Paulo Biennial until 2004 have been definitively dismissed by the institution, as they do not convey the complex networks of cultural flows that characterize contemporary life either locally or globally. However, it is of the utmost importance for the 29th São Paulo Biennial to stress the place and time of its conception: Brazil, at a moment of rapid global geopolitical reorganization.
Tackling the challenges posed by the curatorial project involves more than just the choice of artists and works. Designed as a place where one can meet, talk, share and argue with the other, and where one can acquire knowledge whilst being challenged on ones own values, the exhibition environment itself will echo the potency of politics as something that creates what is not given, or as something that makes conceivable what was once not even foreseeable.
In order to deal with such ambition, six spaces of conviviality will be built inside the São Paulo Biennials permanent site, Oscar Niemeyers 30,000 square-meter modernist pavilion located in Ibirapuera Park. Projected by guest artists and architects, these spaces will be used both as resting places along the exhibition path and as the venues for talks, lectures, screenings, performances, musical presentations, poetry readings, and (re)enactments of plays, among many other activities. Named Terreiros, these constructed territories will symbolically recall the spaces (mixes of squares, temples and backyards) where people in different parts of Brazil gather to celebrate, debate, sing, mourn, party, and practice the nations hybrid spirituality.
The curatorial project for the 29th São Paulo Biennial does not therefore exhaust itself in the presentation of an articulated set of works of art, even though this is clearly its core and main purpose. From the programming for each of the Terreiros, many questions will be raised and discussed evincing the deep and diverse presence of art in life. Between a cup of sea to sail in and a piece of land on which to gather, art asserts its politics.
Moreover, the 29th São Paulo Biennial will be limited neither to its main site nor to the exhibition dates, but will extend into different locations and start well in advance of the opening of the exhibition proper. Through an innovative educational program already underway in hundreds of schools in São Paulo and nearby cities, a project of residencies, workshops and talks for both artists and curators scheduled to run from March to December 2010 and an interactive website expected to go online in July, the 29th São Paulo Biennial has the ambition to be a multi-faceted and de-centered project in which art is nevertheless at all places and times affirmed as capable of changing the way one understands and occupies the world.
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People magazine has issued a preview of its upcoming yearly Most Beautiful People list, and this year's roundup includes several of country's top stars. Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift were all named to the list in 2013. The magazine asked each of the stars to explain what they've learned about themselves that makes them feel beautiful.
For Underwood, it's the love of her husband. "I've spent a fair share of money on creams and makeup to help minimize my scars," she reveals. "Then I met Mike Fisher. He made me feel loved and beautiful ... scars and all."
Swift has always been self-conscious about her skin tone. "I'm pretty pale," she says. "In high school I was insecure and thought it'd be cool to go to a tanning bed. Now I just let it look the way it looks."
McGraw shares that it's his confidence in his own decisions that makes him feel the most attractive. "I've learned that my instincts are usually pretty good and to trust them," he states.
Reba McEntire is also profiled in the Beautiful at Every Age feature.
The new issue of People will be available on newsstands on Friday (April 26).