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If Hopkins Wants The Ultimate Challenge, Fight Kovalev Or Stevenson
For anyone who has read this column before, you have to know the abundance of respect I have for IBF light heavyweight title holder Bernard Hopkins 54-6-2 (32) as a fighter and thinker, both in and out of the ring. Hopkins is the oldest and most successful fighter in boxing history. He has the discipline of a Chinese monk and the confidence and courage of an alpha male lion. He's also rare breed of bully, being that he is a front runner and will attempt to bully anyone, only he doesn't back down when he's punched back or met with resistance mentally or physically.
Hopkins is no doubt one of the pound-for-pound best fighters in boxing, and he's one month shy of his 49th birthday. He's won and defended both the middleweight and light heavyweight titles and is looking to close out his career with a signature fight and win.
A few months ago he talked about meeting pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather in a ridiculous catch-weight bout at 160. That went nowhere and will never happen, so he better look for another monumental challenge that is more realistic. And guess what, he doesn't have to look any further than his own division. This past weekend two light heavyweights who are both making a lot of noise fought on the same card and scored impressive knockouts.
The first was a legitimate life-taker named Sergey Kovalev 23-0-1 (21), who destroyed Ismayl Sillakh 21-2 (17) in less than four minutes of fighting. Sillakh was no patsy, yet he was virtually undone the first time Kovalev touched him with something big. Kovalev has dynamite in both hands and he's clearly a tough guy who harbors no fear and is only concerned with decapitating his opponent with every punch.
After Kovalev went through Sillakh, WBC light heavyweight title holder Adonis Stevenson 23-1 (20) took apart a tough guy named Tony Bellew 20-2-1 (12) in six rounds. Stevenson (seen in photo by Ed Mulholland for HBO) had to work harder than Kovalev did to get the knockout, but his showing was impressive just the same. Stevenson is more reckless than Kovalev and is more one hand reliant, but he's very physically strong and is awkward to fight because of his southpaw style and power. It appears that Kovalev and Stevenson are on a collision course to meet sometime next year. And therein lies Hopkins' chance to do something really spectacular, and that's challenge and then knock off either Kovalev or Stevenson before they get to each other.
As great as Hopkins has been and was as a fighter, it's always been scary to pick against him. I've seldom picked against him and have contended that I'd rather be wrong picking him to win than get it wrong picking him to lose. That said, I think Hopkins would be a sizable underdog to both Kovalev and Stevenson.
However, if he were to fight and beat either one before they met, it would be an off-the-charts accomplishment and perhaps the most significant and defining victory of his storied career.Sergy Kovalev impresses me as a tough guy, top to bottom, someone who you can't psyche out at all.If you beat him, you've got to actually beat him. There's no way Hopkins could get over on Kovalev with experience and deception alone, he'd have to physically fight him and hope that he possessed something in his arsenal that could slow Sergy down a bit. Kovalev doesn't give you a moment's rest to let you do that. Besides Ward, I don't see anyone around who I'd pick to beat him.
As for Stevenson, his style and semi-awkwardness along with his strength and power would be a tall order for Hopkins to contend with. However, Stevenson I believe, might be vulnerable to Hopkins mind games and ring trickery. I could see a scenario where if Stevenson didn't hurt Bernard early, and Hopkins stood up to him early in the bout, Adonis might become un-nerved by Hopkins' game and thug mentality once he's in war mode. Again, it's a big maybe, but at least there's an imaginable path to victory for Hopkins versus Stevenson, as opposed to none if he were to confront Kovalev.
For Hopkins, he's either had to look below or above his natural weight division for a monumental challenge. Not now, both Kovalev and Stevenson are right there breathing down his neck. Aside from Hopkins, they're clearly the two best and most formidable light heavyweights in the world. It's hard to make a compelling case that Hopkins would come out on top against either one of them if they fought, and that's the challenge he said he needs to get truly motivated to fight at his advanced age.
It would be a sight to see how Hopkins would navigate the disciplined aggression and power of Sergy Kovalev. It would be nearly just as drama filled watching how Hopkins would go about getting inside of Stevenson's head and mind in an attempt to trip him up and neutralize his style and strength.
Again, if Hopkins somehow defeated either Kovalev or Stevenson at age 49, it would be perhaps the most impressive victory of his ring career, one that would elevate his stature among the greatest of the greats. Sure, Hopkins is already considered one of the greats, but a win over Kovalev or Stevenson would surpass George Foreman's victory over Michael Moorer or Roberto Duran's victory over Iran Barkley, just to name a few. If Hopkins wants to exit boxing with a signature win, then he has a great chance to achieve that by taking on and beating Kovalev or Stevenson in 2014.
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Boxing Needs More John Scully's
"Iceman" John Scully might be complex or he might be uncomplicated, but whatever the case and unlike many in the periphery of boxing who have a disproportionate sense of self-importance, he is real, humble, accessible, well-grounded, direct in a nice way, and a brutally honest person who has done it all; and I mean all.
He was an outstanding amateur boxer, a skilled boxer-puncher with an extraordinary ring IQ, who concluded his amateur career with a Bronze medal winning performance at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials. His proudest moment was defeating Darin Allen in 1988 to qualify for the U.S. Olympic trials. He says, "Darin was a world amateur champion, a national champion and one of the most well respected boxers in the world at the time, and I always knew that a fight with him would be like a Super Bowl type event for me."
He became a two-time title contender in the professional ranks, finishing with an admirable 38-11 record (though he was not quite able to transfer his amateur success). He was only stopped once and that was by the mysterious Drake Thadzi who had just won a decision over James Toney. Scully's opposition included names like Littles, Nunn (one of his best performances in a losing cause), Maske, Thornton, Bridges and Rocchigiani.
After retiring in 2001, he did some excellent TV commentating with Joe Tessitore on ESPN Classic. He was a cerebral, smooth and articulate ringside analyst for that network's Boxing Series. By all accounts, he should have been picked up by one of the national networks, but it was not to be. Nevertheless, he took what he had learned over the years and put it all together, turning it into a successful training career. At the age of 51, he still spars with his charges.
There were signs along the way of the kind of values John possessed. When William Papaleo "Willie Pep" passed away on November 23, 2006, sadly only three ex or current boxers attended the funeral. One was John .
In 2009, he was a relatively early inductee into the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame. The following is noted on its web site: "Boxing has been in Scully's blood for nearly his entire life. He was a highly successful amateur. He was a solid professional. Now a trainer, Scully has worked with world champions. Scully twice fought for the world light heavyweight title. The lifelong Windsor resident won a New England middleweight crown and also captured an Eastern Regional national amateur championship…". John has been the primary boost for getting boxing back into the Hartford area.
He also has been writing, chronicling his days in the ring with the "Iceman's Diaries," a work in progress. Scully is considered an outstanding historian–especially regarding his knowledge of his idol, Muhammed Ali, whom he tries to emulate by "living out his values, but having fun in the process."
Very recently he was awarded the prestigious Bert Sugar Trophy by RING 10 in New York City. The award recognizes those "who carry a proficient knowledge of the history of boxing and preserve its memories."
"I never turn down an interview request now because I find it pretty funny, it's really a trip that you even care enough what I have to say to ask me," Iceman says. But the fact is, he is a much sought-after interviewee and always thanks the interviewer for his or her time.
I plan on training fighters for as long as I am alive on this earth.–Iceman John Scully
Even while boxing, he began to train other fighters as early as the late 1980's. However, he became a sought-after trainer much later, guiding several boxers to world championships including: Liz Mueller, WIBF Lightweight Champion; Jose Antonio "El Gallo" Rivera, WBA Junior Middleweight Champion; Mike Oliver, IBO Super Bantamweight Champion; and "Bad" Chad Dawson, WBC Light heavyweight Champion. His highest achievement may have been in May of 2006, when he guided underdog Rivera to the WBA Junior Middleweight Championship, with a dominating points victory over defending champion Alejandro "Terra" Garcia (25-1 coming in) in Worcester, MA.
"Iceman" has also had a hand in the professional training of such notable boxers as heavy-handed Israel "Pito" Cardona, smooth Matt Godfrey, slick "Sucra" Ray Olivera, the super exciting Scott "The Sandman" Pemberton, talented Lawrence Clay-Bey, rugged Matt Remillard, and Puerto Rico born Francisco "The Wizard" Palacios.
John is currently a part of TEAM Artur Beterbiev, led by Marc Ramsey. Beterviev is one of the best in boxing, as attested to by the Chechen's violent stoppage over previously undefeated Callum Johnson on October 7th in Chicago. And while in the Windy City, he took the time to check on the legendary Wilfred Benítez, who resides there under the care of his sister, Yvonne.
As an aside, this is what Scully has to say about Beterbiev: "Artur… is a monster. He's a very powerful guy with unusual strength for a guy his size. As an amateur, he had over 300 fights. Beterbiev actually fought as a heavyweight (201 pounds) as an amateur, winning the European title and handling all the bigger guys….Beterbiev beat former world champion, Sergey Kovalev as an amateur."
Scully (married with one daughter and three stepsons) also signed on to take part in a 10-year study at the renowned Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas, NV. Once a year, he and others undergo six hours of different kinds of testing and then the results are monitored to track progress or regression over a 10-year span. Happily, his results have been well above average thus far. In fact, Scully's memory is exceptional.
And so the laurels go on and on and keep pouring in. Indeed, there is not enough space to write about all of them, including his community activism amongst other things. But then this is not as much about his many varied accomplishments (and renaissance-man persona) as it is about his less visible activity of reaching out to help other ex-boxers as they struggle with the transition from boxing. He gives the phrase "reaching out" a more noble meaning.
Reaching Out
The following from Facebook is representative of just one of the many such things the "Iceman" does to assist his boxing brothers and sisters: "RJ signed a "Roy Jones 2X World Champ" hat for me in June that I am currently auctioning off, with the highest bidder receiving it ASAP. Proceeds to go to the great, but badly ailing, three-time world champion Wilfred Benítez."
He is in touch with Gerald McClellan's loving sister and caregiver, Lisa. In fact, in 2017 he participated in a big event in Harlem that served to bring more awareness to G-Man and his difficult situation. Scully was able to secure a very generous donation for him from the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame committee. Currently, John has some beautiful special-edition boxing posters by Richard Slone that he plans to sell off, with the revenue to go directly to Gerald. Over that last few years, he has sold various pieces of boxing memorabilia, with the proceeds going to different former fighters.
The thing is, Gerald and Wilfred are the ones that everyone knows about; there are others who remain anonymous here, but they are out there and they are in need. As someone once said (it might have been Steve Buffery), boxers rarely leave the sport with more than they brought in. Scully has aligned himself with former middleweight Matt Farrago, President of Ring 10 in New York City and another former middleweight Alex "The Bronx Bomber" Ramos, with The Retired Boxers Foundation in Los Angeles; both of whom have done some amazing things for ex-boxers in need. Getting to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. remains a goal, as the good that Floyd could do for struggling ex boxers is virtually unlimited.
John also organizes fun gatherings (aka reunions) of ex-boxers, and recently had one at Fortune Boxing in Hollywood, California. He has also held them at three different spots in Harlem and New York City, in Las Vegas at Russ Anber's Rival Boxing store, and at both casinos in Connecticut (Foxwoods and The Mohegan Sun). This past February, he conducted one in conjunction with USA Boxing at the New England Golden Gloves tournament in Lowell, Massachusetts. Guys like Roy Jones, Mike McCallum, Marlon Starling, Lamon Brewster, Montell Griffin, Ronnie Essett, Mickey Bey, Felix Nance and Micky Ward have attended, as have such entertainers as actor Frank Stallone and rappers Flava' Flav' and R.A as well.
As Ice puts it, "A lot of former boxers are unfortunately not sailing off into the sunset but, rather, are now being forced to fight much different and much harder types of battles in retirement. Fortunately, there are guys in the game who haven't forgotten them and are constantly pushing for them to get the help they need. It really is a special thing to see, real boxing people helping real boxing people." John is one of them. This is where the talk stops and the help begins; where the rubber hits the road.
'Iceman' John Scully "… is an uncomplicated man who picks directions, identifies preferences and sticks with what works. It's always been that way, and it applies to everything in his life." (Taken from an article titled Windsor's 'Iceman' John Scully To Be Honored For Boxing Contributions, by Mike Anthony in the Hartford Courant dated September 22, 2018.)
John needs to keep doing what he is doing for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which being that it just might become contagious.
Floyd Mayweather Junior, are you listening?
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Crawford Ends it Like a Champ
This past weekend WBO welterweight titleholder Terence Crawford 34-0 (25) retained his title stopping Jose Benavidez 27-1 (18) in the 12th round. Crawford was cruising along dominating the fight from the sixth round on, then came out hard in the last round and went for the kill against a tiring Benavidez. It ended abruptly when Crawford jarred and dropped Benavidez with a right uppercut to the chin. Benavidez beat the count but was immediately overwhelmed by Crawford as soon as the fight resumed and it was halted.
Prior to the bout Crawford was considered the best pound for pound fighter in boxing by many. His performance against Benavidez further endorses that sentiment….unless Benavidez being competitive during the first five rounds is enough to make some re-think their position. For those who weren't aware, Benavidez was the fifth undefeated opponent Crawford has defeated in a title bout over three weight divisions and he's now 12-0 (9) in world title bouts.
The Benavidez fight was Crawford's first 147-pound title defense since winning it from Jeff Horn this past June. And it started in typical Crawford fashion. For the first two rounds Crawford surveyed Benavidez (who may be the biggest and longest welterweight in the division) while Jose was looking to apply his physical advantages. Crawford fought from a conventional stance through the first round and then as it was winding down he reverted to fighting as a southpaw and stayed in that stance for the rest of the fight. In the second Crawford did a little of everything but was mostly trying to get a read on Benavidez's long jab. He tried leading and countering both on the move and in flurries but wasn't initially met with overwhelming success. Benavidez forced Crawford to work as Jose moved in from a slight crouch hoping to lure Crawford into going first, and he did. However, Crawford disrupted his plan by slamming him to the body. In return, Jose also went to the body but the difference over the first five rounds was Crawford's quicker hands and more imaginative offense.
By the time the sixth round rolled around, Benavidez, who initially showed up to win, was reduced to accepting that he couldn't outfight Crawford. Thus, he was reduced to doing just enough to keep Crawford from brutalizing him and to save face. During the mid-rounds when Crawford was killing his body and then flurrying with right hooks to the head, the only thing Benavidez could offer back was a shrug of his shoulders. In other words Jose was trying to con the judges into thinking Crawford was fighting his rear off yet he couldn't do any real damage. Muhammad Ali applied the same con job against Joe Frazier during their first fight, and like Frazier, Crawford ignored it and kept working the body and mixing things up.
By the eighth round, Benavidez was slowed to a walk and his punch output was reduced to just doing enough so Crawford couldn't go at him with total impunity. However, that was about to change. Crawford raised the rent in the 10th round and started to plant more and forced Benavidez to retreat after whacking him with straight lefts and counter right hooks to both the head and body. The more Benavidez refused to engage and shrugged his shoulders trying to convince Terence he couldn't hurt him – Crawford knew better and in turn stayed focused and kept going at Benavidez when he knew he really was done fighting and hoping to go the distance. The problem was the bad blood between them was something Crawford wouldn't let go of nor was he about to show his thoroughly drained and beaten opponent any mercy….it's not in Crawford's DNA.
Finally, after a pretty spirited fight, and winning all but maybe two rounds going into the 12th, Crawford had Benavidez where he wanted him – and that was right in front of him, tired and defenseless with little punch or resistance left. It was obvious as the fight wore on that Crawford wanted a stoppage victory and wouldn't be happy until he separated himself from his lanky opponent and the only way to achieve that was by ending the fight inside the distance.
"It was coming," Crawford said. "It was just a matter of time. He slowed down tremendously. He was tired. That's when I seen my opportunity to take my uppercut shot. Every time I'll feint, he would pull back. So I was like, 'Now is not the time.' But once he slowed down, I seen that I can catch him with it and then that's what I did."
Crawford met Benavidez, who attempted to stem the tide, at the start of the final round. Terence unloaded on Benavidez to the head and body, wasting few punches. Crawford worked with the intent to finish his younger and beaten opponent. Crawford landed a jarring right uppercut that had Benavidez go down, nearly in a half somersault. Once they resumed engaging, Crawford flurried and the bout was stopped with 18 seconds to go in the fight.
The showing was impressive on Crawford's part because he was troubled early due to Benavidez's size and somewhat unconventional style. Jose had his moments and found moderate success with his jab and a few right hands he landed when Crawford retreated, sometimes moving back in a straight line with his hands low. But other than that the fight wasn't close and the fact that Benavidez realized he couldn't win by the fifth round, he did what he could to prevent Crawford from beating him up but not much else.
Due to the fight going almost the entire distance, some observers feel Crawford was underwhelming; I don't. And the reason is, Benavidez is better than most thought and he was the bigger man and it was pronounced seeing them in the ring together. In beating his bigger foe, Crawford emptied his toolbox. He boxed during the periods he was devising an attack strategy, he moved and forced Benavidez to use his legs and work…..and then countered when Jose tried to be assertive. Crawford's body punching to both sides was impressive and truly paid dividends down the homestretch. And the right uppercut that dropped Benavidez showed that although Crawford isn't a life-taker when it comes to power, he consistently lands clean shots that his opponents never see coming.
Crawford closed the fight like the champ he is and once again demonstrated that he's stylistically the most versatile fighter in boxing. He answered mostly all of Benavidez's punches with his own which is a staple of his style. Terence showed he's capable of fully concentrating while fighting mad and seems to have an answer for anything and everything he's confronted with. Crawford has no real weakness other than him not being a big welterweight.
There isn't one welterweight in the world on his level. For Errol Spence, Keith Thurman or Shawn Porter to beat him – they have only one option. They better hope and pray that their physicality along with the ability to apply it can be a game changer…because if they can't overwhelm him physically, they'll be picked apart and totally outfought and out-thought starting around the third or fourth round when they eventually meet.
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Terence Crawford Has Conquered the World, and Now He's Won Over Nebraska
It was a day of even more anguish for Nebraskans, making for a night of even more exultation in a state where boxing – or, at least a particular boxer – is emerging as a hero and much-needed source of pride for citizens left wondering about the sorry state of the once-mighty Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Hours after those Cornhuskers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, blowing a 10-point lead in the final 5 minutes, 21 seconds to fall 34-31 in overtime at Northwestern and begin a college football season 0-6 for the first time in program history, WBO welterweight champion Terence "Bud" Crawford defended his title with panache and power, stopping previously undefeated challenger Jose Benavidez, Jr. in the 12th round to buttress his argument that he is the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. There are still pockets of resistance to his claim to that designation, of course, but none coming from the ESPN broadcast crew of Joe Tessitore, Timothy Bradley Jr. and Mark Kriegel, all of whom intermittently offered their opinion that the switch-hitting Omaha resident has now firmly established himself as best of the best.
The 31-year-old Crawford's latest bravura performance was met with shouted hosannas of approval from the sellout crowd of 13,323 in Omaha's CHI Health Center, a record for a boxing event in Nebraska, and a stark contrast to the burgeoning sense of panic among Cornhusker partisans, who have to be wondering who these impostors in the red-and-white uniforms are.
Crawford grew up in a poor section of Omaha as an avid Nebraska fan, and after his latest demonstration of nimble footwork, fast, accurate hands and surprising power you could hardly blame his fellow home-state citizens from wondering if he might be persuaded to enroll at NU and play quarterback for his floundering favorite team. The ability to finish strong, taking the fight even harder to Benavidez in the final round when the more prudent move might have been to simply run out the clock, stamps Crawford as the pugilistic equivalent of Tommie Frazier, the option master who led the Huskers to back-to-back national championships in 1994 and '95. But even the legendary Frazier wasn't perfect; he was 43-3 as a starter during his four-year college career. Crawford, now 34-0 with 25 wins inside the distance, has a vision of someday retiring undefeated, a goal that at this stage seems entirely reasonable.
Top Rank founder and CEO Bob Arum, Crawford's promoter, cited the fighter's 12th-round mugging of Benavidez, the key blow being a ripping right uppercut that he had hidden up his figurative sleeve like a card sharp's ace, as proof that the three-division world champion is indeed separate and above the madding crowd.
"Most fighters today, in that position, having clearly won the fight, would back off in the 12th round, not take any chances and run out the clock," Arum said. "Not him. He's a performer. He wanted to close the show, and that's what he did. That's what makes him special. That is not the mindset most (other fighters) have. But Terence is a showman. He wants to make a statement."
He especially wanted to make it, and as loudly as possible, against the mouthy Benavidez (27-1, 18 KOs), who has been talking smack about Crawford for months and gave him a hard shove at Friday's weigh-in, which precipitated a retaliatory right hook from the champion. It missed, thankfully, but no matter. Crawford landed plenty of shots that did when it mattered, smoothly alternating, as always, from an orthodox stance to southpaw and back again.
"We just took our time today," Crawford said, referring to himself in the plural rather than the singular, a nod toward his support team, most notably manager-trainer Brian McIntyre. "Everything that went on this week, he was trying to get in my head, wanting me to have a firefight with him. I knew if we got in a rhythm we could do whatever we wanted, and that's what we did.
"He made me work in the early rounds. He was trying to counter me, working on my distance. I couldn't figure it out at first. But once I got my distance, it was a rout from there."
Maybe the rout evolved methodically and in a controlled fashion because that's what Crawford, who had vowed to "punish" Benavidez for his impertinence, had in mind all along. He is a man of his word, and, also as he had vowed, he declined to touch gloves with Benavidez or to offer even a halfhearted hug after the final bell. No surprise there; like fellow Omaha native Bob Gibson, the St. Louis Cardinals' Hall of Fame pitcher, he regards all opponents as the enemy and thus off-limits to fraternization of any kind.
What about that kept-in-reserve uppercut, which sent Benavidez tumbling awkwardly to the canvas and in obvious distress?
"I'd been seeing it rounds and rounds ahead of time," said Crawford, who is now 5-0 in Omaha and 6-0 in Nebraska, counting a sole appearance in Lincoln. "I seen him pulling back,but then he stopped pulling back so I started leaning more and more because I was touching him to the body. Then I threw the shot, and it landed."
For those with a need to crunch numbers, official scorecards through 11 completed rounds all had the overwhelming wagering choice – Crawford went off at minus-3,000, or a 1-to-30 favorite – winning big on the scorecards tallied by judges Levi Martinez (110-99), Robert Hecko (108-101) and Glenn Feldman (107-102). Punch statistics furnished by CompuBox also were conclusive if not necessarily off-the-charts, with Crawford landing 186 of 579, a decent but not overly so 32.1 percent, to 92 of 501 (18.4 percent) for the outclassed but game Benavidez. But boxing is basically an art form, not math, and like all artists Crawford is more about aesthetic impression than raw data.
For his part, Benavidez, who had promised to "shock the world" by "exposing" Crawford, figured he had done as well, if not better, than most of Bud's previous victims.
"I gave him a hell of a fight," Benavidez reasoned. "But I got tired. Boxing, you know. I was pretty impressive. I wanted to give the fans a fight that they paid to come watch. I know he didn't think I would be that good.
"I take nothing from him. He's the best of the best for a reason. He's a good fighter, you know? But I'm a good fighter, too. I had that fight close."
In the co-featured bout, 21-year-old featherweight Shakur Stevenson (9-0, 5 KOs), a silver medalist at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, was much more dynamic than he had been in scoring a relatively pedestrian eight-round unanimous decision over Carlos Ruiz on Aug. 18 in Atlantic City, blasting out Romanian veteran Viorel Simion (21-3, 9 KOs) in one round. The southpaw Stevenson's weapon of choice was the right hook, which he used to telling effect to floor Simion three times, prompting referee Curtis Thrasher to wave the bout off after an elapsed time of three minutes.
Simion, a 36-year-old Romanian whose previous losses were to former world champions Lee Selby and Scott Quigg, was penciled last in as a replacement for the injured Duarn Vuc, had never been stopped in his 12-year pro career and he looked askance at Thrasher, as if disbelieving that he would not be given the opportunity to fight his way out of trouble in the scheduled 10-rounder. But, his legs still wobbly, he was not pleading a winnable case.
"My power was here tonight, and my speed," said Stevenson, who claimed the vacant WBC Continental Americas 126-pound title. "Ain't too much more that I can work on, but I'm going to keep staying sharp and get right back in the gym."
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By Dan Balz and Claudia Deane
A strong majority of those surveyed said the charges Starr is investigating -- perjury, intimidation of witnesses and obstruction of justice -- represent serious allegations. But there appears to be no strong appetite for removing Clinton from office, even if Starr produces convincing evidence of wrongdoing. However, only a fraction of those surveyed said Clinton should escape completely if the charges prove true.
Ronald Martin, 58, of Lawrence, Mass., said he preferred a reprimand by Congress to impeachment if there is proof of wrongdoing. "I think it would hurt the country," Martin said of impeachment. "Let him finish out his term. I don't think it warrants removal from office unless something else more serious is there."
Clinton's job approval rating remained strong in the new Post poll, as it has throughout the controversy over allegations that he had an affair with former White House intern Monica S. Lewinsky and that he or others may have urged people to lie to cover up the relationship. Clinton has denied the allegations.
But the president's personal ratings have taken a beating from the allegations that surfaced in January. Half of those surveyed in the latest poll said they believed he has broken the law.
Complicating Starr's job in the weeks ahead is the continuing belief among a majority of Americans that he is politically motivated, rather than working simply to find the truth in a complex case. Of those surveyed, 56 percent said Starr's goal is "hurting Clinton politically," while 32 percent said Starr is working "to find the truth."
A total of 809 randomly selected adults were interviewed from Thursday through Saturday. Margin of sampling error for the overall results is plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
The poll found growing impatience with the independent counsel's four-year inquiry into a host of issues, from Arkansas land deals to the alleged relationship between the president and Lewinsky.
One in three Americans said Starr should end his investigation now, given the dismissal of Jones's sexual harassment lawsuit last week. Another third said he should impose a deadline on the investigation. Only a quarter said he should be allowed to continue his investigation as long as he believes is necessary. Even among Starr supporters, a third said there should be a time limit and 4 percent say it should end right away.
"I think it should stop right now," said Robert Deware, 75, a military retiree who lives in Sanford, Fla. "He's been at it for quite a few years. . . . This isn't doing the country any good."
David Watrud, 52, a small businessman from Edina, Minn., said: "Out here in the heartland, people are far more than weary of the Kenneth Starr investigation. Out here in the Midwest, people are saying, 'Come on, Ken, get a life.' "
But David Van Name, 38, who lives in Liberty, S.C., offered a dissenting view. "My personal opinion is that you shouldn't put a time limit on this because they [Clinton and his legal advisers] can stall and you'll never get to the truth, and that's what this whole thing is about, is the search for the truth."
Even if Starr presents Congress with compelling evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the president, Republican leaders will face a difficult decision in determining how to proceed. Three-quarters of those surveyed said the charges Starr is investigating are serious, but people are widely split on what they think a proper disposition of the case should be.
Almost four in 10 said proof of illegal conduct should warrant impeachment or resignation, while 16 percent of those surveyed said Clinton should face no penalty or accountability. The rest of the population was divided as to whether Clinton should be reprimanded by Congress (22 percent) or apologize to the country for any proven misconduct (21 percent).
Both Republicans and Democrats believe Clinton should be held accountable if he is found to have lied under oath or encouraged others to lie. But they differ on just how severely the president should be punished.
More than half (54 percent) of all Republicans said Clinton should resign or be impeached, while one-fourth said Congress should formally reprimand the president but not force him from office. Thirteen percent said Clinton should apologize, while 5 percent believe nothing should be done.
Democrats were far more divided and far less punitive when asked what they thought should happen if Clinton committed perjury or urged others to do so. Roughly equal percentages favored each of the four options.
"I think whether or not the president lied under oath is important," said Joanne Manning, 35, a Fort Worth accountant who voted for Clinton in 1992 and 1996. But she added that "what happens in his personal life" should not be of great concern to the country. "A reprimand is probably in order," she said. "I don't know that he's done anything to put the country in jeopardy."
"I think that, just like anybody else who lies under oath, he should be punished to some extent," said Toni Arellanes, 34, who lives in Livermore, Calif. "As far as being impeached, no, I don't think so."
But Crystal Renee Martin, a 21-year-old gymnastics teacher from Rusk, Tex., who also voted for Clinton, said the president should consider resignation if he is found conclusively to have lied under oath or obstructed justice. "I don't want a president who lies to his people and who sexually harasses other women," she said.
It is not clear what kind of evidence must be produced to put Clinton in real jeopardy. Even some people who believe he has lied do not appear ready to call for serious action. "Most people lie about sexual encounters," Deware said, adding, "I don't want him impeached. . . . I think he should be made a little embarrassed about it. I don't think Congress should get involved in it."
Clinton's healthy approval rating and the strong economy continue to bolster the president in the face of the ongoing investigation. His 65 percent approval rating is 4 percentage points lower than his peak, which was achieved in the week after the Lewinsky charges broke.
Also, 55 percent of those surveyed said the country is going in the right direction, compared with 41 percent who said it is off track. Those findings are slightly less optimistic than at the end of January, and well above the levels recorded during most of Clinton's presidency.
"He's not my husband, and I have no questions for him," said Carrie Santos, 28, a social worker from Milford, N.H. "Just make sure you keep unemployment down and jobs available and the economy great and that's all I need."
As Republican congressional leaders ponder their next steps, The Post poll found the public almost evenly divided in its judgment of how well Congress is doing its job (47 percent approve, 45 percent disapprove). Congressional approval peaked in January at 56 percent, but the current level is still better than anything recorded during the first three years of the GOP-controlled Congress.
Congressional Republicans also will face the reality that Clinton is viewed far more favorably than either Jones, Lewinsky or Kathleen E. Willey, a former White House volunteer who said Clinton made a sexual advance in the Oval Office suite in 1993. Even among Republicans, only 16 percent have a favorable impression of Jones, compared with 53 percent who have an unfavorable impression.
Whatever the next phase of the investigation may bring, the American people appear comfortable with the decision by U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright to dismiss the Jones case without a trial. The Post poll found that two in three people surveyed approved of Wright's ruling. About four in 10 said they were "pleased" by the decision, with a quarter saying they were "relieved." Another quarter of those surveyed said they were "disappointed," while just 7 percent said they were "angry."
"It should never have been an issue," Santos said.
When asked whether they believed Clinton made a sexual advance to Jones, 42 percent said they thought he did, 21 percent said they thought he did not, and 37 percent said they had no opinion.
But even among those who believe that Clinton did make an improper sexual advance toward Jones, 36 percent said they are relieved or pleased the case was dismissed.
On a related question, three in five Americans said they believed Clinton had engaged in a pattern of sexual misconduct over the years. In separate questions, majorities said Clinton "has only himself to blame" for his problems and that his political enemies "are conspiring to bring down his presidency." When asked to say which was the more important factor in bringing about the current situation, 48 percent said Clinton's conduct, compared with 46 percent who said his enemies.
A majority of Americans said they believe the scandal could hamper Clinton's ability to govern in the future, although slightly less than half of those surveyed said it would be only a minor hindrance.
But 68 percent of Americans said Clinton's presidency may be remembered more for allegations about his personal life than for his accomplishments in office.
Polling director Richard Morin contributed to this report.
© Copyright 1998 The Washington Post Company


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Please join us on Tuesday December 3rd, 2013 at 4 pm pacific time as we host Hawthorn faculty member Dr. Eric Wood, ND for a webinar entitled "Hiding in Plain Sight-Part 2: Exploring Solutions for Toxic and Damaging Dental Health Issues."
As discussed in the first webinar lecture, "Hiding in Plain Sight: Part 1", many people are experiencing considerable overall health issues due to focal problems in the mouth from things such as dental amalgams, root canals, and more. In this webinar, we will discuss possible options for remediation from these problems to help people first deal with getting rid of the offending agents/problems, and secondly, dealing with the probable health consequences and issues resultant from such dental issues. Options for consideration and implementation will be discussed with general recommendations to be considered when working in close contact with a qualified health care provider. Specific supportive foods and supplements will be reviewed, with the caveat that these may need to be adjusted considerably based on the individuals we work with. To view Part 1 of this webinar please click here.
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Since then, he has built a multidimensional career in consulting, practicing, educating and writing. He worked as a specialty physician for nearly five years for two leading supplement companies in North America: Neuroscience Inc. and Life Extension in the areas of oncology, tick-borne illness, and neurotransmitter/hormonal balancing, assisting thousands of clients/patients during that timeframe in these areas. He has practiced naturopathic medicine across the US and currently serves as medical director for a nationally based anti-aging medical clinic, practices at the Physical Health Complex in Ft. Lauderdale, and is completing three book projects all this year on adrenal fatigue, the Paleolithic diet, and weight loss.
Additionally, he is Associate Professor of Nutrition at Hawthorn University, where he works remotely with graduate level students from across the globe and is involved with curriculum development in holistic medicine/nutrition. A certified Neuro-endocrine immune specialist, he has completed considerable additional training in hormone replacement, detoxification, IV therapies, European Biological Medicine, HCG weight loss, homeopathy and more.
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Science News and other outlets reporting on BPA-free receipts identify for the first time a substitute chemical being used by one of the largest manufacturers of thermal paper. It has been referred to incorrectly in blogs as "bisphenol sulfonate" or "diphenyl sulfone," but it is actually a chemical known as bisphenol S (Update, 11/15/10: 4,4′-sulfonylbisphenol). As the name indicates, it is structurally very similar to bisphenol A (BPA). And although it has not been studied as much as BPA, preliminary studies show that it shares hormone-mimicking properties as well.
In 2005, a group of Japanese scientists compared BPA and 19 other related compounds for their ability to mimic the female hormone estrogen. They tested the effects on human cells and found that bisphenol S was slightly less potent than BPA, but not by much: bisphenol S was active at 1.1 micromolar concentration, BPA at 0.63 micromolar. One micromolar is roughly equivalent to a packet of sugar in 3,000 gallons of water.
Other researchers have found that bisphenol S is much less biodegradable than BPA. In their study of eight bisphenol compounds, bisphenol S was the most persistent.
While much more is known about the effects of BPA – particularly at ultra-low doses – the existing data on bisphenol S suggests the substitution should be made with caution. Hormone-mimicking behavior and environmental persistence are intrinsic hazards that should be avoided. As the Science News story mentions, an assessment by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Design for the Environment program may shine more light on the matter.


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Lazidi restaurant, Azonto
"I am glad you could come," Jariye said to her. "What are you talking about? I should be the one expressing my gratitude to you. You are putting your life on the line to find my father's killer…and Dilingo's. Thanks!!!" Isabell replied. "You are welcome, Isabell. I am doing my job as an investigative attorney," replied Jariye. "I still can't stop worrying about you, all the same," Isabell remarked. She took his hand in hers and rubbed it gently. Then she looked in his eyes and said, "Thanks!" "You are welcome. Let's go inside. I made a reservation for the two of us," Jariye answered.
The killer puffed a spurt of smoke in the air as he watched them enter the restaurant. There has to be another one, he thought as his eyes scanned the vicinity. "Do you have a reservation?" The waiter asked Jariye and Isabell. "Yes we do. It is under the name, Maxwell Ilemba," Jariye answered. The waiter squinted at the computer for a moment and then glanced back at them with a smile. "Come with me," he said, waiving in the direction of a table at the back of the restaurant. "Thank you," they echoed.
"Maxwell Ilemba?" Asked Isabell as soon as they were seated.
"I did not want to use my real name. The entire city appears to be crawling with people looking to gun me down."
"I understand. I am sorry about that. You can walk away from this case you know."
"Yes, I can but I won't. I am not a quitter. I have not discussed this with you before…"
"Discuss what?"
"The person who killed your father and Dilingo also killed my sister, Grace; the girl that was killed in the bomb blast following your father's death at the police headquarters."
"I am very sorry to hear that," Isabell replied in tone that conveyed her sympathy.
"Thanks," Jariye said calmly.
Again, she placed her hand on his, staring into his eyes. It had been long since he felt such warmth. His work barely allowed him to keep relationships. It felt good though to feel her warmth and tenderness. Soon, they ordered and went down to business. They talked in low tones to make sure no one overheard them. Jariye was carefull to peep under the table and around in search of any listening device. He found none. He told Isabell that he felt her mother was involved in her father's death somehow.
"I feel the same way too. Here is the video recording I mentioned to you." She carefully handed him the DVD. Jariye shoved it into the inner pocket of his suit. They ate quietly afterwards. Isabell would not take her hand away from his. "So, what is your next line of action?" She asked him. "I have to find concrete evidence as to whether or how far your mother is involved."
"I don't think there is any doubt as to whether she is involved. I know she will never admit it, but from that recording, you will come to the same conclusion that she is perhaps, the architect behind the whole thing."
"Well, you said it yourself…she will never admit it. What we think mean nothing in the court of law. I have to find evidence…concrete evidence that implicates her directly."
"Abugu Mabali has to be involved if my mother is involved."
"I agree with you. I am thinking along the same line too. I have to ask you this, how do you feel towards your mother? Would you want to see her go to jail?"
Isabell took a deep breath. "Don't get me wrong," she answered. "I love my mother…a part of me wants her to be innocent, and at the same time, a part of me is mad that she may have killed my beloved father. I was very close to him. I just want to know the truth. If she is innocent, that will help my relationship with her a lot, but if she is not, it will hurt a lot, but at least, I would live with the truth."
"I will do my best. I have to go and see Ozama's mother tomorrow. I have not seen her since Ozama went missing. I know her disappearance is tied to this case, and it makes me feel guilty. She may have been abducted or even killed because of her ties to me. By the way, did she mention anything to you before she went missing?"
"No…except that she was going to a Nightclub the night she went missing."
"What nightclub?"
"She did not mention which one."
"Which one does she normally go to?"
"Ozama is a free spirit. She went to all of them. She never really had any favorites."
Jariye made a note in his notepad, which he placed back in his inner coat pocket. "I have to leave now. I will call you soon."
"You can't leave now. Please Jariye, come with me tonight. You look disheveled. You need a good night's sleep. I will help you shave. Tomorrow you can start again."
"No, I have to leave. I want to See Ozama's mother and then find out what Abugu is up to."
"One night, Jariye. Rest for a night," Isabell pleaded with him.
He looked at her and she tilted her neck to the left. Her lips hung open and her bold bright eyes peered back at him, pleadingly. She stroked his hand gently. Her gloss-coated lips were invitingly luscious. "Okay, I will get some rest tonight. We are not going to your place though. I don't think it is safe there. I will take you somewhere else."
"I will go anywhere with you," Isabell answered excitedly. She could hardly hide her joy.
Cool evening breeze wafted into their faces as they exited the restaurant. "I am packed over there, do you mind if I walk to my car to pick up a few personal effects. You know…ladies stuff. I will be right back. Besides, I have to tell my driver to leave." "Okay, I will be over there," Jariye pointed. He stepped into a shaded area, away from the glow of street lights. His eyes were perusing everything that moved on Erialor Street. He made sure to watch Isabell in case someone followed her. "I will be seeing a friend for the night. You can ride home now," Isabell told her driver after picking up a few items from the back seat.
She stood there and watched the driver pull away. Jariye saw the driver pull away in Isabell's official Jaguar. Isabell looked around. She needed to drop off the second DVD quickly, but there was no sign of the man she had arranged with to pick it up. She walked towards the exit of the massive stadium car park. Then, he appeared. "What took you so long, Emerugha?" She asked. "I wanted to make sure you were not being followed. A lot of people are getting gunned down in Azonto these days," he explained. "Here it is," Isabell said, handing him the DVD. "Make sure it is on air by tomorrow," she said with a hint of insistence. "It will," Emerugha answered.
Emerugha was an investigative journalist who worked for Katakata Television Station, one of the privately owned television stations in Agudugba. He had been investigating Maxwell Iningo's death as well as the killing of several other people in Azonto over the past year. Isabell had rung him up on his way to meet with Jariye. She walked briskly towards Jariye. Emerugha took a different exit – a window. He leapt onto a lush-green lawn behind the main car park and walked casually towards his car. His eyes were working overtime, looking for anything out of the ordinary. Before he got to his car, a figure appeared from behind the flowers. Emerugha squatted anticipating a gunshot. He was right. The man, who wore a black overall, fired several shots at him. He tried to crawl under his car, reaching for his gun at the same time, but it was too late.
A bullet tore through his collar bone and another one pierced his chest, severely damaging his heart. More gunshots rang out and then, darkness ensued. Emerugha, the vocal investigative journalists lay dead on the grass. A pool of blood surrounded his flaccid body. The killer hunkered down and searched his pocket. He found what he was looking for – the DVD. He placed it in his pocket and ran towards Jariye. He had seen him position himself away from the glow of street lights. He knew Jariye was a seasoned shooter with military training, so that was the reason he went after Emerugha first.
"I heard gun shots," said Jariye. Isabell was just arriving at the spot where he was standing. "Me too," she answered. Her hands began to shake and so did her legs. She could not help but think that Emerugha had been killed. By who? She pondered frantically. "Come with me," said Jariye. He bent over, removed Isabell's high-heeled shoes and quickly broke off the heels. He tossed them away and placed Isabell's feet back into a flatter version of the shoes. "We have some running to do tonight," he announced. They quickly ran around the building, crossed the street and joined a stream of people moving in all directions. The killer had seen them dart across the street. He followed them as fast as he could. His hand was firmly placed on his gun inside his pocket, ready to shoot at any time. His heart was beating feverishly. He too feared that Jariye could gun him down.
He spotted them meandering through the crowd. He ran as fast as he could. Jariye looked behind and saw him dashing towards them. He made a sharp right turn onto Izumbe Street, dragging Isabell with him. As soon as they entered the street, they ran. Without warning, Jariye dragged her into a building that was bustling with humanity. It was an old 3 storey building with numerous apartments. The paint on the building was rapidly peeling off. Most of the balconies were devoid of any protective railings; completely open. Clothes dangled and waved from balconies whose railings were yet to fall off. A large group of children were playing in front of the building while men and women chatted away nearby, laughing raucously to jokes as they unwound from the day's stress. The stairs creaked as Jariye and Isabell climbed to the third floor.
The killer stopped in the middle of Izumbe Street. There was no sign of them. Where have they gone to? He thought. He flickered through his brain for answers. He quickly decided to ask the happy crowd in front of the old, battered building. "Did you see a man and woman walk by?" He asked a woman who was carrying a baby girl on her back. "I did not see any one. I had my back to the road," she answered." "What about you," he asked the man standing next to her. He shook his head. Then the killer pulled his gun and aimed it at the woman carrying a baby. If no one answers my question correctly now, I will shoot her and the baby," he warned. He waived his gun menacingly. A chill swept through the crowd. He definitely got their attention. The woman began to shake. She clutched her baby firmly and closed her eyes as fear ravaged her body and mind.
No one seemed to have seen Jariye and Isabell walk hurriedly into the building. Jariye and Isabell could see the killer waiving a gun at the woman and her child. They were hiding on an unlit balcony on the third floor. "I can't let him shoot her," Jariye said. "What are you going to do?" Isabel asked.
"Shoot him."
"What if you hit the woman or her baby?"
"That is the reason I have not shot him yet. I don't have a clear shot yet."
"I hope he does not kill that woman."
"I don't think he will. I think he is trying to squeeze the answer out of them, but they did not notice us enter the building."
"Who is he?"
"I don't know, but I have a feeling he is after the DVD you gave me. Did you give another one to someone else back at the car park?"
Isabell kept quiet. She did not know how to answer his question. "I am sure you heard my question," Jariye remarked with a hint of insistence. He stared down at the events below as he talked to her.
"Yes, I did. I gave another copy to a journalist who is looking into the case as well."
"You don't trust me to solve the case?"
"I do, Jariye. I really do. I just wanted to expose the governor, and perhaps apply some pressure on him to do something that would allow you to nail him."
"What makes you think he would do something irrational?"
"I don't know. I was…I was just thinking of a way to help unearth the truth."
"I like it when people trust me to do my job. If I feel that I can't solve this case, I'd tell you so. Don't go trying to do things behind my back. I don't like it."
"I am sorry."
"Who was the guy you gave the other DVD?"
"Emerugha Oshoyeda."
"The investigative journalist?"
"He used to work with my sister. I know him well. I hope he is not dead."
"I saw a man and a woman walk into the building," a little boy shouted. The children had frozen in fear on seeing the killer brandish a gun pointed at a helpless woman and her child. "Are you sure?" The killer asked. "Yes," the boy replied. The killer ran into the building, climbing the stairs quickly. The crowd began to run away from the building, shouting fearfully as they ran for their lives. Jariye's phone beeped. He quickly glanced at the screen. He had a text message from a number he did not know. He swiped the screen of his Samsung Galaxy and read the message, which read;
Mrs. Juliet Iningo is definitely evil, but she did not kill her husband. Someone else did. I have unearthed vital information that points at someone you have not even looked at. I will call you tomorrow. Don't worry, I will tell you who I am at the right time. This is beyond what you think!
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(Part 2 - coming soon)
Friday, January 11, 2008
11 Comments:
- Rachael said...
It doesn't seem to be working for me, and as far as I know, I have the most recent form of Safari. I can't select either of the two "reopen" options from the History menu.
- kipeloff said...
it is working fine for me. Leopard and latest Safari.
Rachael, make sure that you are not mixing Tab with Window :)
- Stephen Levon said...
Oh my god - that would have to be the best tip ever - I wish I knew that a while ago cause every now and then my browser will just close by itself because of an error and I loose every page that I have open - tabs and all. Thanks for the tip.
- Leisa said...
Firefox on mac has this too , via History- recent closed tabs :)
- Maggie said...
Directly after reading this tip- I tested it out and it worked great for me! It's a really simple feature esp. if you checking back with something that has to be updated, such as ebay, tracking a package, mail. ect.
- Steve said...
It apparently will not work if "Private Browsing" is turned on.
- Francisco said...
Rachel, it didn't seem to work on my Macbook either (the command wouldn't appear highlighted, no matter what I did), and suddenly it came to me that first I should close a window. If you do close a window, then the command "Reopen Last Closed Window" on the History menu becomes highlighted and functioning.
- Carl said...
The sucky part of Safari is that even if you undo closed tabs, it won't recover the history of those tabs… it's a fly in the ointment.
- Brian said...
When I test this out, Safari opens the last viewed page from the previous day. Still cool though.
Hey Carl, What's a "fly in the ointment."?
- Fabian said...
It just opens the last closed window but not the last closed tab. Know someone how i can open the last closed tab in Safari?
- Zach said...
Allow for the last closed tab to be reopened. This is a no-brainer and an easy fix to an annoying problem.
Safari reopen last closed tab.
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This guide will show you the right and safe steps which you should follow to update and install a new official firmware version on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925F, The update process will be done manually using Odin3 flasher, And we will use 4Files firmware package as an example, But you can use the same steps to install a new one file update package.
Guide Sections:
- Collecting the needed files, Programs, And tools.
- Important steps before starting the update process.
- Odin3 settings.
- Selecting the firmware files.
- Installing the new firmware on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925F.
- Notices.
Collecting the needed files, Programs, And tools:
- Download and install Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925F USB Driver on your PC.
- Download Odin3 flasher, And extract the zip file.
- Download and extract the wanted Official Firmware package for Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925F.
Important steps before starting the update process:
- Charge the phone's battery to be at least at 90%.
- Type *#1234# Using the phone's Keypad, And write down the installed firmware version.
- Backup any wanted data before updating the device firmware, Read this Backup Guide.
- Connect the phone to PC via the USB cable to install the needed USB driver.
- Restart your PC after installing the USB driver.
Odin3 settings:
- Run Odin3.exe program as Administrator.
- Auto Reboot, F.Reset Time options must be checked.
- Do not check Re-Partition option, Unless you have the PIT file.
Selecting the firmware files:
- Click on PIT button and select: ZEROLTE_EUR_OPEN.pit
- Click on BL button and select: BL_G925Fxxxxxxxx_CL4497415_...REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
- Click on AP button and select: AP_G925Fxxxxxxxx_CL4497415_...REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
- Click on CP button and select: CP_G925Fxxxxxxxx_CL4497415_...REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
- Click on CSC button and select: CSC_Oxx_G925FOxxxxxxxx_...REV02_user_low_ship.tar.md5
Installing the new firmware on the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925F:
- Turn Off the Galaxy S6 Edge Smartphone, And wait for 10 seconds.
- Put the phone into Download Mode.
- Use the USB cable to connect the phone to the PC.
- Wait until Windows detects the new connected device completely.
- You should see the COM port number of the phone at Odin3 window (0:[COMxx]).
- Click Start button.
- Odin3 flasher will start installing the new firmware files into the Galaxy S6 Edge.
- Wait until Odin3 flasher reboots the phone.
- If you see PASS! Word at Odin3 program's window, That means the update was done successfully.
- Disconnect the phone.
- After the device is completely on, Type *#1234# Using the phone's Keypad.
- You should see the details of the new installed firmware on screen.
- Now the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925F has a new firmware version.
- In this Guide we used a full firmware package, In case you download one file firmware package, Then you have to select the one file as AP file only, And complete the other steps as explained.
- You can update your device software version without using any PIT file, So use the PIT file only if you need to fix your device partitions.
- If your Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-G925F is locked to any network worldwide, You can Unlock it so easy, Cheap Samsung Unlock Code is available.


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Octuplet mom settles reality deal details
Each of her 14 children to earn $250 per dayOctuplet mother Nadya Suleman has signed agreements for each of her 14 children to earn $250 a day to star in a reality television show.
The contracts filed Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court guarantee the children will collectively earn about $250,000 over three years. The contracts require a judge's approval.
European production company Eyeworks has inked the deal with Suleman. Eyeworks lists "Breaking Bonaduce" and "The Biggest Loser" among its television credits.
The show is slated to begin filming Sept. 1, according to the documents.
The payments outlined in the contracts say Suleman's kids will collectively earn $125,000 for 36 days of shooting in the first year of production, $75,000 for 21 days in the second year and $50,000 for 14 days in the third year. Any extra shooting days will be compensated at the same rate.
The contract also states that 15 percent of the gross compensation will be deposited by Eyeworks into a "Coogan Trust Account," as required by California law. The monies can't be touched until the children turn 18 or become legally emancipated.
A call to Suleman's lawyer Jeff Czech was not immediately returned Friday afternoon. He has said previously that the family has hired an entertainment lawyer and established a trust for her children, ages eight and under.
Suleman and a Website that shot video of her children have faced allegations of labor abuses in recent months.
State regulators brought four citations against Web site RadarOnline for their video taping of the first two octuplets to go home from the hospital. The state Labor Commissioner said the Web site failed to get required state permits, videotaped the infants at hours and for periods that were illegal and failed to provide a child monitor during the tapings.
A hearing is scheduled on Monday in Orange County Superior Court, in the lawsuit brought by attorney Gloria Allred. Allred asked for a labor investigation and the establishment of a trust for the children on behalf of former child entertainer Paul Petersen, president of a group dedicated to the protection of child performers.
Suleman gave birth to the world's longest-surviving set of octuplets on Jan. 26. The medical curiosity of their delivery turned to public outrage when it was learned that the single, unemployed mother had been caring for her six other children with the help of food stamps and Social Security disability payments for three of the youngsters. Suleman said previously that some of the disability money was spent on in vitro fertilizations, which was used for all 14 of her children.
A phone call placed to Netherlands-based Eyeworks Holding B.V. Friday evening rang unanswered.


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I'm sure you heard about Yahoo TV picking up Community for its dreamed about sixth season... but this move also paves the way for the also-dreamed about movie—and Sony exec Zach Van Amburg appears to be INTO IT.
There's no way we're not making the movie now! I think once we make the movie, let's look up and decide how much more Community the world wants. We promised six seasons and a movie, how much more do you want?! [Laughs.] … I'd be lying if I told you that we have not had some very early and preliminary conversations that are very exciting about what a potential movie could be and who might direct it. It's early but it's completely in our thought process.
Better Call Saul—the Breaking Bad spinoff starring Bob Odenkirk—will be both a prequel AND a sequel, according to the New York Post:
Executive producer Peter Gould says that the show will feature scenes that move back and forth over several decades, including the era where Walter White cooked and sold crystal meth.
"One of the great things about having a time line which is flexible is that perhaps some of it takes place before 'Breaking Bad,' during 'Breaking Bad,' and after 'Breaking Bad'. That gives us the ability to bring back characters that were killed on 'Breaking Bad,' " he says.
Here's a reviewer who thinks Orange is the New Black focuses too much on WOMEN. (Let the guillotine fall!)
Judge Judy finally takes on a case that involves Grindr—and while justice is served, she's still kind of confused by the whole thing.
And finally, here's Dolly Parton playing the Benny Hill theme song on a tiny saxophone, which I suppose doesn't have anything to do with TV—but it's still a wondrous thing to behold.


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When David Cameron said last month that it was time to face down "inflammatory claims" from "powerful vested interests" in the public services about the long-awaited austerity cuts, it was the police he had most in mind.
It followed dire warnings from the police staff associations that the possible loss of up to 40,000 police jobs would mean "Christmas coming early" for criminals, and the "thin blue line" left too stretched to cope with the inevitable risk of social and industrial unrest.
The home secretary, Theresa May, duly accused police leaders of indulging in scare tactics and said that any attempt to pre-judge next Wednesday's comprehensive spending review was pure speculation.
Her police minister, Nick Herbert, went further: "They were saying there's going to be murders and rapes through reductions in budgets. Then we've had the head of the Police Superintendents' Association saying there would be riots. What next? Plague and pestilence?"
Both sides have calmed down since those headline-grabbing exchanges three weeks ago clearly demonstrated that the political impact of cutting police budgets was going to be out of all proportion to the actual contribution made by a 25% cut in the Home Office's £10.2bn budget.
With the shadow home secretary, Ed Balls, ready to blame any rise in crime between now and the next general election on coalition cuts in the police, May's hopes of having a "rational debate" on police reform look unlikely to be fulfilled.
May has argued that it is time to end the party-political auction over numbers, insisting that fewer police does not have to mean rising crime: "In many forces in the UK, and in many countries, we have seen significant reductions in crime alongside stable or even falling police numbers." In New York police numbers had fallen from 41,000 to 35,000 over the past decade and crime was down by a third.
So what will happen to policing next week? The Police Federation says its estimate that 40,000 police jobs are at risk is based on reports from its branches across England and Wales. But should we regard that prediction as alarming or alarmist?
The police family, as Whitehall calls it, now stands at a record 244,000 full-time staff. It includes 144,000 police officers, 17,000 police community support officers, and 83,000 civilian workers.
The Home Office is believed to be close to settling its budget with the Treasury but the deal to protect counter-terrorism spending is expected to lead to a further squeeze elsewhere, particularly on neighbourhood policing. May says savings can be found without cutting the frontline by looking first at, say, procurement, operational support and the back office. Savings of £135m, from overtime cuts and buying uniforms centrally, are in the pipeline. A further £82m will come from merging bodies such as the National Police Improvement Agency into a national crime agency. The first "comprehensive" review of police pay since the shelved Sheehy report in 1993 has been announced with initial results expected in February. "Nothing will be off-limits," said May.
For their part, the Police Federation and Police Superintendents' Association have expressed disappointment that policing will not get the same protection from the cuts as the NHS. Yet constables and superintendents have said they accept the estimate from Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary, Sir Denis O'Connor, that £1bn, or 12% budget cuts, can be found through a "total redesign" of police working practices without affecting the frontline.
O'Connor says police spending has risen by 47% since 1997, and big savings are possible by reorganising the way the police work – such as altering shift patterns – without sacrificing availability to the public. But the HMIC did say cuts beyond 12% would mean fewer police on the street and fewer officers for responding to emergency and non-emergency calls.
Sir Hugh Orde, the Association of Chief Police Officers' president, has tried to calm things. Last week he told a Tory fringe meeting that "a 25% cut in funding does not necessarily mean a 25% cut in people".
But Acpo's private submission on the spending review to the home secretary says bluntly that even on an optimistic projection, savings in uncontroversial areas, such as procurement and bureaucracy, could never realise more than an overall 1% budget reduction.
In a foreword to a leaked "restricted" document Orde says: "It is incumbent on us to do all in our power to ensure that (however severe the final settlement is) we preserve at all costs the frontline of the service. I'm confident that I speak for all chiefs when I say this mission is clearly understood. We also know we will have to deliver with fewer people – that is simply a harsh fact for an organisation that spends over 80% of its budget on people."
To the anger of police bloggers such as thethinblueline, Orde argued that £450m a year of savings could be found by scrapping "Spanish practices" and perks. For example, Acpo suggests ending "double bubble" – paying overtime at twice normal rates for shifts on public holidays.
The police service's senior management also says: "The new economic reality will make a number of forces unviable, some sooner than others. The prospect of force amalgamations may well be placed back on the table."
While ruling out any forced mergers, May is keen to encourage any voluntary amalgamations or money-saving collaborations. But confirmation that serious cuts in officer numbers are on the way is shown by the fact that some forces have already announced their own reduction plans. Five of the 43 chief constables have given a figure on expected job losses over the next four years; together, that total is nearly 6,500 jobs across the five forces.
Some chief constables have legal advice that they can use police pensions rules to compulsorily retire officers with 30 years' service on grounds of "force efficiency". The staff associations have not contested that advice. North Wales intends to use the regulation to retire 254 officers over the next four years in this way.
The Police Federation believes the floodgates could open for thousands to be laid off across the forces. That could mean an exodus of experienced officers in many specialist units, such as child protection and domestic violence.
Leaders of the police staff groups have tried to reassure ministers in recent weeks that they do "get it". They say they want to be consulted rather than told what will happen. One senior police source ruled out any repeat of the anti-Sheehy campaign that saw 10,000 officers stage a Wembley protest rally in 1993. "We had public sympathy then, we don't now," he said.
May and Herbert have already conceded that the frontline extends far beyond bobbies on the beat. Herbert says it is absurd to suggest that lowering policing costs must mean higher crime; with only 11% of the record 144,000 police officers in England and Wales being "visibly available at any one time" the test of an effective force must be how the officers are used rather than just the headcount.
But Balls is not going to give up that numbers game so easily. As rising unemployment fuels the upward pressure on the crime rate, Labour will seek to out-tough the coalition on law and order and blame it for every bad set of crime figures.
The net result is that those parts of policing, such as tackling terrorism and organised crime, which have the bigger political clout in Whitehall will always be protected at the expense of neighbourhood policing and the drive to tackle anti-social behaviour.
Intentions announced by chief constables so far:
• West Midlands has warned 2,000 jobs could go over next four years, including 1,000 police officers; 302 officers could be forced to retire early
• Lancashire: up to 1,000 jobs are under threat, 600 of them officers. Expected to end 24-hour helicopter support and reduce roads and intelligence units
• Hampshire has said 1,400 of its 6,700 staff – 20% of the workforce – could go b. Force spotter plane to be scrapped and two helicopters shared with Sussex and Surrey forces
• Kent has warned that 500 officers and 1,000 civilian staff jobs could go over the next four years mostly through natural wastage and retirement; plans being drawn up to protect the frontline but 200 new recruits had their training places cancelled in July
• North Wales: plans to compulsorily retire 251 officers and cut 316 support staff jobs, including community support officers. Has said cuts to beat patrols can't be ruled out.
Pay and perks that could be immediately abolished – according to Acpo
• special priority payments – made for 'less popular geographical areas' or demanding roles
• chief officer performance pay scheme
• reduce double time payments for working public holidays to time and a half
• pay actual hours of overtime worked rather than four hour minimum
• make shift payments only for shifts worked
• reduce compensation for cancelled rest days to time and a half


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Taylor's Website Cited Among Best Educational Resources on the Web
A website created by ECE Professor Emeritus Leonard Taylor titled "A Gallery of Electromagnetic Personalities" was selected as one of the best education resources on the Web by StudySphere.com.
Professor Taylor's site contains biographical information about a number of different historical figures who were integral contributors to the development of electromagnets. The site can be visited at: http://www.ee.umd.edu/~taylor/frame1.htm.
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Mary Maxon, the Lab's head of Biosciences Strategic Planning and Development, has been chosen to be the first executive director of a new non-profit organization whose goal is to increase philanthropic funding for basic science by $1 billion over the next five years. The Science Philanthropy Alliance was founded by six foundations committed to discovery-driven scientific research: The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Kavli Foundation, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Simons Foundation, and the Research Corporation for Science Achievement. Maxon is leaving the Lab at the end of July to begin her new position. Her first task will be to develop a strategic plan for enhancing the role of philanthropy in catalyzing discovery through substantive investment in basic science research.
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"If I don't do well you will show me as one of '3 Idiots'. It is a shame and it should not be done" is how Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said, lambasting the media for criticising him.
Fuming at the criticism for his poor performance recently, Harbhajan Singh, who helped India win the second Test against South Africa with a five wicket haul, said it was a fitting reminder to the media who have portrayed him as one of the '3 idiots' that he is still a match winner.
"You show Mahendra Singh Dhoni as another of '3 idiots'. That is not right, I know it sounds funny but it is not. It is a shame and it should not be done," said Harbhajan.
"I have been hearing a lot of things from the media but today they were on the receiving end. They (media) should be getting that kind of treatment because they should know what to play on national television and what not to play," he added.
Asked about his celebration in front of the press enclosure after clinching the last wicket, the feisty off-spinner said he was angry at the media for picking him whenever he had a lean phase.
"Thanks to all the media, they create sensations that Bhajji is not bowling, that Bhajji is doing this, doing that. We play for our country with a lot of passion and it disappoints all the players sometimes to see what characters they make out of us," Harbhajan said.
"But if that is the way you want to sell your programmes we are not worried about that. I was there for a bigger purpose, I was playing for my country which was more than anything for me. I won a game for my country and that is a special feeling and I am sure the whole country is happy today," said Harbhajan who finished with five for 59 to give India a dramatic win.
He was also angry that a section of the media said that India's number one Test status was a fluke.
"There has been a lot of talk about us that it was a fluke to be the number one side and all that. It was not a fluke at all, we have worked really hard to reach the top and today we have showed the world that we deserve to be number one," he said.
Harbhajan though was all praise for the South Africans for putting up a tough fight in the series.
"To be honest, South Africa are really a good side and they played fantastic cricket in Nagpur. We played better cricket here and we set our fields, bowled according to the fields and we created pressure."
"We batted well, (VVS) Laxman was special, (MS) Dhoni was brilliant, Sachin (Tendulkar) was amazing and so was Viru (Virender Sehwag). I think overall we played terrific cricket and we are very happy," said the off-spinner.
Encouraging words from his former captain Anil Kumble helped him in concentrating on his game after his recent poor form to play a big role in India's victory over South Africa in second Test here, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh disclosed today.
Harbhajan said Kumble had spoken to him recently and that has boosted his confidence to do well against South Africa.
"Anil bhai will probably always be the one who will call me and tell me that there is nothing wrong with me. He just told me to be the way I am and I will be bowling well," Harbhajan said.
"He (Kumble) told me 'You have taken 350-plus wickets and it doesn't come through fluke. You know what you can do and I have played so much with you. You just have to be confident and it is just a matter of time before you will get the wickets'. He was pretty much right," added Harbhajan.
Harbhajan said he also had learnt a lot from the retired leg-spinner, particularly on how to set fields against batsman like Jacques Kallis.
"I would like to give him a big thanks for the advice and even on the field settings that for particular batsmen like Jacques Kallis I should have a particular kind of field. Thank you to Anil bhai for helping me out," he said.
Harbhajan also disclosed that he was bowling with pain today.
"My shin was hurting but I tried to bowl the way I can do and I am very happy today. I am taking two ODIs off because of my sister's wedding, so I should be fine for the third one," said Harbhajan.
He also said that there was something in Eden Gardens that brings the best in him like the Feroze Shah Kotla for Kumble.
"Every player has his own special ground. Anil bhai always enjoyed bowling in Delhi and I always enjoyed bowling at the Eden because I have always done well here, touchwood. I really enjoyed the way I bowled here. Eden has always been special for me," said Harbhajan.
"The crowd was fantastic. I have not heard this kind of noise anywhere in India. Eden has probably been the best ground as you get the crowds for the whole five days. It does not matter whether India is batting or bowling so it is fantastic," he said.
On Amit Mishra coming in as leg-spinner after Kumble's retirement, Harbhajan said, "Those are big shoes to fill. Anil bhai was fantastic from the other end and Mishra is very new and young in international cricket. He is learning everyday but he bowled well in the match. He is improving with every game and I am sure he will play for India for long time
Asked whether he has extra pressure in the absence of Kumble, Harbhajan said, "I just don't look at it that way that I have to take extra pressure that Anil bhai is not there anymore, bowling from the other side. I just bowl the way I can bowl and try to bowl in partnerships with Amit Mishra or Zaheer Khan.
"I think Zaheer has been fantastic in the last three or four series. We have got the unit, we have got young bowlers, talented bowlers and we need to help them," he said.
On the two South African late order partnerships which frustrated the Indians, Harbhajan said, "In cricket, partnerships will happen. You just have to be ready for the chances and you to keep on bowling the way you know you can get people out."
"You need to have patience and believe in yourself that you can get them out. I think their last wicket batted really well but we bowled well and took our catches. It is great to be part of this team and to be number one."
He said his side felt the absence of Zaheer Khan in the South African second innings.
"I think all three bowlers and Virender Sehwag, have taken the pressure. We have taken the responsibility, we knew that we were one guy and we had to do it with whatever resources we had and I am glad we have come out winners."
He heaped praise on Hashim Amla who has a mindboggling 490-run average this series.
"Obviously Amla batted very well. Most of the teams when they come here, they don't know much about the spin, whether it is turning, bouncing or keeping low from the wicket."
"But he was very calm throughout his batting and that was probably the key. He kept on playing on to his style of cricket, he never took any chances, he never looked to do something fancy, he just played cricketing shots. I think he was the best batsman in the South African batting line-up."
Harbhajan lambasts the media
"If I don't do well you will show me as one of '3 Idiots'. It is a shame and it should not be done" is how Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh said, lambasting the media for criticising him.


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