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Now that we have a method to determine salaries for safeties based on their expected production as well as an aging curve to estimate that production, we now must determine the term of the agreement the Bills should offer Jairus Byrd.
The NFL's Collective Bargaining Agreement, as negotiated before the 2011 season, doesn't explicitly put much restriction on the length of a free agent's contract.
However, portions of contracts extending beyond the end of the "Final League Year" (2020, as definited by the CBA) may count towards the 2019 and 2020 team salary. No player is currently contracted beyond 2019 (according to Spotrac.com), probably because the salary cap figures for 2019 and 2020 are not yet known. (Annual salary caps are determined based on a formula determined by the CBA, it can be found here: NFL CBA.)
Ten safeties signed new contracts for more than one year this offseason (Goldson, Quin, Moore, Reed, L. Landry, Chung, Huff, Wilson, D. Landry, and Sanford). Those players will be just over 29 years old next season, on average, and signed for an average length of 3.5 years. However, the average age of the players at the time when the contracts expire is more telling. Six of the ten players will be either 32 or 33 once these deals expire.
Jairus Byrd won't be 32 until 2018. Keeping him for that long would require a six year deal. Only Kyle Williams and Mario Williams have contracts that long. Kyle signed before the 2011 season and Mario signed before the 2012 season. Could Byrd be the third six-year deal for the Bills defense in consecutive seasons?
If we compare Byrd's expected production (as measured by EPA+ again) to the top safeties over the past six years, we can get an idea of the type of player the Bills might get every season. The graph below compares Byrd's expected production level to the average production needed to be a top-five or top-ten safety in the NFL.
Based on the graph above, Byrd should be a top-ten safety through the 2017 season. That would equate to a five-year contract, not unlike Goldson, Quin, and Moore. If Byrd is playing better in 2017 than the regression currently estimates, he could earn himself another large contract and become the next Ed Reed, who was a top-fifteen safety at 34 years old.
A five year deal for Byrd should be worth somewhere around $32.3 million to Byrd (based on the table in the last post). That's a total cap hit amount, not accounting for signing bonuses, workout bonuses, and other incentives. Would it be enough?
That might be a hard sell, since Dashon Goldson signed a five-year agreement worth $41.25 million earlier this spring. It seems that the Buccaneers overpaid quite a bit for a player with similar production as Byrd but is two years older. Buffalo's safety is undoubtedly looking for more.
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A much more satisfying week sales-wise, after a quiet period. (We have a theory that people holidaying in the northern-hemisphere summer probably prefer to take dead tree books on flights and beaches as they're less delicate than electronic equipment.)
Our leading seller this week was again RAVAGES, although the theory that 'no review is a bad review' has once more been proved correct by a revival of interest in STAGE WHISPERS.
Our average response time was steady, but not stellar, at 5 hours 52 minutes.
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And as if all this wasn't enough ... having our February 2012 books also nicely in hand, we now have two solid prospects for May 2012 (one by a returning author, the other by a new voice), and one more tentatively pencilled in for August 2012.
When we started this project we were looking at an initial trial period of two years, to see whether or not we could make a success of it. At this rate, it would probably be fair to say that we expect to be around for a little while after our second anniversary, too - fingers remaining firmly crossed!

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He's been out of the game for almost five years now, but Eli Roth will soon be making his return to the director's chair with The Green Inferno, a new film which he co-wrote with Guillermo Amoedo (Aftershock), from Roth's original story.
Slash Film reports that the film will be shot in Peru and Chile this fall, and Worldview Entertainment is set to finance. Beyond that, we know little else. The plot and casting decisions are being held under lock and key for now.
The Green Inferno will mark Roth's first directorial project since 2007 with Hostel II. However, the filmmaker has kept plenty busy as a producer in recent years. He's also maintained some acting work, including Inglourious Basterds and Piranha 3D.
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February 20 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pmFree – $15
The APA Florida Sun Coast Section is excited to announce that we will be hosting Joe Minicozzi, AICP of Urban3, LLC for two sessions! Mr. Minicozzi's work focuses on land use economics, a fiscally sound way to proactively manage growth and plan for different types of land uses. At these events, Mr. Minicozzi will provide a high level overview of Urban3's work in land use economics and property tax analysis, and the firm's methodology for linking these concepts to land use decisions. Participants will gain a better understanding of the tie between economic productivity and community vitality through land use.
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Episode 27 – A Child's Creative Point of View with Scarlette Adams
December 19, 2017
In Episode 27 you'll hear my great niece Scarlette Adams after her performance last week in Baltimore, Maryland's White Marsh Ballet Academy's The Nutcracker.
It's holiday time and whether you're in the middle of Chanukah, still gathering stocking stuffers, shopping for the kwanzaa feast, or setting up your Festivus pole, kids play a big part in the celebration. I am getting to know my relatives better after moving to the east coast. I am fortunate to live closer to some of my youngest relatives now. I took the opportunity to talk with my great niece and get her ideas on creativity, making art for the stage, choreography, how to get along with your fellow artists, and artistic endeavor as play.
Although Scarlette is not a professional performing artist, I think she has a lot to offer grown-ups. She still understands that making art is really fun. When we lose sight of that, we let the passion leak out. It's like my old air mattress. Despite the slow leak, I kept using it for guests thinking it would somehow fix itself.
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To expand the metaphor, let's say the mattress is your performance and your guest who is forced to sleep on the mattress is the audience. When you keep that mattress inflated with the passion and play that you felt in childhood, your audience's experience can be excellent. But when that passion starts to slowly leak out of the performance, your audience can expect a night of uncomfortable awareness. And your performance becomes presentational. When we take the opportunity to listen to what kids say about their own creative experiences, it can awaken us to that inner child who wants to play and have fun. We stop taking ourselves so seriously. It's okay, and even preferable to take art seriously the way kids take playtime seriously. But taking yourself seriously is not the same thing.
I hope you'll listen until the end of the interview for Concise Advice from the Interview, and today's special treat, Words of Wisdom from my Dad.
Concise Advice from the Interview
7 No matter what anybody says about you, just keep on doing what you should be doing.
6 Don't let those haters bother you.
5 When you witness bullying, do not be a bystander.
4 Be yourself.
3 When you create choreography, pause the music, work on your move and start over again going a little bit further and you can create a whole entire dance.
2 Think of something that you like and always smile.
1 Anyone can do something creative.
Check out the blog, SallyPAL.com, for articles and podcast episodes. Sign up for a FREE Creator's Notebook insert at SallyPAL.com/join. And for the person who asked, there's an iTunes link in the sidebar to my CD that has the song Stop for a Minute that you hear during the podcast.
Thank you for sharing, subscribing, reviewing, joining, & thank you for listening. I want you to pursue your dream to have original work on the stage in front of a live audience. It's scary, but I'm here with resources, encouragement, and a growing community of people like us. I'm Sally and this is SallyPAL (the P-A-L in PAL stands for "Performing Arts Lab").
If you're downloading and listening on your drive to work, or falling asleep to my breathtaking blarney like my sister does, let me know you're out there. I want to help you create original shows for a live audience… All the performances you've seen on stage once lived only in someone's imagination… Now… Think of something you like and smile!


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Public Performance Rights in the Age of Internet Streaming: A Discussion of Spanski Enterprises, Inc. v. Telewizja Polska, S.A.
This event is cosponsored by the D.C. Bar Intellectual Property Law Community and the AUWCL Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property.
What is the reach of U.S. copyright law when it comes to online video streaming services? Addressing an issue of first impression in the courts of appeal, Spanski Enterprises, Inc. v. Telewizja Polska, S.A.; concerns whether a copyright owner's exclusive right to control the public performance of an audiovisual work in the U.S. is infringed when the work is digitally streamed from foreign servers to viewers in the United States. The U.S. government filed an amicus brief arguing thatSpanski implicates both the interests of the Copyright Office in administering federal copyright law, as well as the U.S. Department of Justice's ability to prosecute large-scale criminal piracy of copyrighted works by foreign entities that stream copyrighted works over the Internet to U.S. viewers. Come hear more about these issues, which are currently being considered in Spanski by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Featuring: Megan Barbero, the U.S. Department of Justice attorney who argued on behalf of the government before the D.C. Circuit, and Regan Smith, Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Copyright Office. Ms. Barbero and Ms. Smith will discuss the facts and issues in Spanski and its potential impact on U.S. copyright law. In addition, Ms. Smith will discuss how the Copyright Office typically becomes involved in copyright litigation between private parties. They will also take questions from the audience.
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At times, the words dance off my keyboard and other times I gaze on a blank screen for an embarrassingly long time. The latter is particularly problematic when a deadline is looming. One does not often have the luxury of waiting around for the writer's block to cure itself, as a sniffly nose might. So, what to do to remedy the block? Here are my top four cures:
- Rx: I Make sure I know what the document needs to say. Often, my writing stalls because I don't know, precisely, what the document and its individual sections and paragraphs need to say. I'm either lacking information or focus. I need to identify which of the two it is. If it is information, I need to retrieve it through research of other means. If it is focus, I need to clarify the messaging and develop an old-fashioned outline.
- Rx: I write an email I don't intend to send. The blank page can be an intimidating thing. It can demand a level of perfection and polish that is near impossible to produce in a draft. Contrast this with what a blank email page demands and the intimidation evaporates. Beginning in email form takes the pressure off and helps the voice and the tone develop quickly and effortlessly. I have started many cases for support as an email to my now elderly aunt who lives in Sweden. In the email I tell her about the organization I'm working with, what I am enjoying about the project, the people I have met, the organization's cause, what makes it unique and necessary, and how it got started. I tell her about the client's vision, who it will benefit and what will happen if the vision is not supported. Once the words start to flow, I copy the content into a Word document and carry on.
- Rx: I make a speech I don't deliver. If the written words flow slowly, try to speak them instead. I set a stopwatch and give myself three minutes to make a speech on my client's behalf. I envision myself stepping to the podium. How do I begin? Do I share a story? Do I quote someone from the community? Do I paint a picture of the future the audience can help to create? What will be meaningful to audience and convey the client's message? What are the main points I need to convey? When the stopwatch buzzes, I am usually ready to transition to my laptop.
- Rx: I change my environment. Overcoming writer's block can be as easy as changing location. I often start a writing project amidst the hustle and bustle of a neighbourhood coffee shop. I think differently there. Go figure.
Three of the four ways to cure writer's block have to do with getting started. I might need to consider a fifth way: Write the beginning last. That way I would bypass the part that slows me down. I usually don't write the beginning last, but I know people who do. It works for them. They say it takes the pressure off and gives them an opportunity to find a voice before they need to write the all-important lead. I like to persevere and write the beginning at the beginning. It's there that I aim to create a lead that provides focus, structure and logical flow for the piece.
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The Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) is a valued client of ours in which we have produced a custom exhibition stand for many years now. This project is of a different nature somewhat compared to others that we take on, as this exhibition focuses on a much younger demographic.
The challenge that we faced at Ignition, was to create a custom exhibition stand that allowed for multiple conversations to be had at different stations. To further this, because of the younger demographic aspect, it had to look fun and interesting to attract their attention. We believe that this was developed effectively and we hope that ICE reaps the benefits of this.
Moving on to the exhibition itself, The Big Bang Fair has a wide variety of different companies showcasing their creative products and services to a young demographic in which to help and develop their future careers. The fair is on until the 19th so there's still time to get yourself over there and experience it!
If you're at the event this week then please do not hesitate to visit ICE over at stand 201 and maybe begin to shape your future!
Be sure to follow us on Twitter for all our inner thoughts and interesting ideas! And if you're more business inclined, check out our LinkedIn page!
Sorry this post is a little late seeing as though the event was around 2 weeks ago…but thought we'd get our experience out there and show off the great exhibition stand we made for ThumbsUp!
Spring Fair is a huge event, showing off a wide variety of different types of companies. However, Spring Fair is a show that is very product centric and focuses on buying/selling products via trade prices rather than a service based show and therefore, there was certainly a lot to take in…There was one exhibition stand that could literally be seen as you walked in, ThumbsUp!.As you can see in the above image, we went for the dark grey and striking red colours to make sure this exhibition stand stood out from the rest. We also incorporated some nice lighting to emphasise the key areas. Not only this, but we added some freestanding shelving areas for all of ThumbUp!'s products (and they have a lot of them) so customers have ease of access while also being able to view them. We, and ThumbsUp! received great feedback on the stand (obviously we knew it was awesome) and we hope to see you all at the next Spring Fair!
If you would like to see all our previous work done for ThumbsUp! and other clients, be sure to head over to our portfolio to feast your eyes on our other impeccable designs…
Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn to see our thoughts along with the business side of things.
Whoa! Spontaneous hat chat has broken out in the office (The Pleasures of a Warm Winter Head) and putting that together with a growing interest in scarves and 5 o'clock pensive glances at faded light and it can only mean one thing. It's getting to That Time of the Year again. Don't wince: why shouldn't we feel early-doors festive when we've got a great feel-good stand about to put in an appearance at Event City Manchester? If you're going down there to visit The Ideal Home Show at Christmas (14th – 16th November) take a look at the charming stand we've designed for Festive Lights. You can't miss it, it has that extra twinkle.
In beautiful Bloomsbury WC1 lies an essential source of information and inspiration for the built environment. The Building Centre lies on Store Street and has established itself as a hugely important forum for Architects, Planners, Specifiers and students.
The basement of The Building Centre is host to an impressive display of independent exhibition spaces where suppliers of a wide variety of materials, technologies and components are invited to exhibit in a semi permanent space.
Sika is the leading supplier of sealants for the construction industry and provides solutions from the basement to the roof. Comfort Floor is one of those products that Sika is keen to promote – a solvent free, low VOC emission certified, elastic, self-smoothing, PUR resin floor with an impressive range of applications. Ignition was invited by Sika to develop the exhibition space displaying the Comfort Floor range and Hygiene wall coatings. Ignition was very pleased to be delivering the creative concept, construction and project management but the application of the Sika product required a specialist contractor. Senso Floors were brought in to deliver the technical expertise and skill to apply the wall and floor finish.
After just two weeks on site the stand was completed and last week was unveiled to the public. The dramatic design and juxtaposition of material finishes, graphics and light create a space at The Building Centre that is unique. The video presentation created by Lightworkphotos and displayed on a Samsung display screen is informative and visually stimulating and with the inclusion of an iPad with the three Sika Apps more detailed data can be discovered at leisure while sitting on the fabulous Icon stool.
Well worth a visit.
As we are suffering from the miserable, often sub zero temperature here in the UK I am finding my mind wondering to warmer times last summer when we were at In-Cosmetics 2012 held Barcelona when we weren't working hard we were enjoying tasty tapas and fantastic design.
This was my first time visiting Barcelona, I was expecting to experience a rich design past with Gaudi influences all over the city however I found so much more. I was stunned, design is everywhere for everyone to enjoy…and all for free!
Happy pills – Its not only the 'Selfridges' of retail that indulge in fantastic design with stunning interior environments, creative retail spaces are everywhere in Barcelona. One I fell in love with was Happy pills, a surprising little shop designed to encourage adults to chase their ailments away with the sweet taste of candy…sugar pills! This shop is located in the narrowest retail space I have been in yet its exciting concept and great design and fantastic graphics provided a fantastic experience, I cant wait to go back…need help with the Monday blues!
Living apartments – this is the type of design that must enrich peoples lives, walking past this otherwise boring building you turn the corner to discover a beautiful cascading green wall full of life, providing the buildings residents with strawberries fresh from their balconies. An unexpected scene in a built up area.
Urban space art – Unusual and unexpected street art is everywhere in Barcelona and it really does have the power to make you smile, Barcelona beech is a perfect example of this and perhaps the seaside resorts in the UK should take notes, we have great sculptural artists in the UK see some of our home grown inspirational sculptures on our pintrest page.
In-Cosmetics 2013 is taking place at he moment in Paris and we are installing a brand new stand for our clients Vivimed Labs! I am sure we will have a blog coming soon with more tails of our travels!


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I was in Johor before I went to Singapore.
I only slept for 1 or 2 hours at the night before we leave because of my cousins. = =
Early in the morning, make up badly to cover my panda eyes.
It's seriously terrible. @@
Sorry for the pimple + weird expression. xDD
Got ready, had breakfast then go Singapore lorh!!!!
I can't wait for it, this is the first time I went to Singapore.
Reached Singapore and headed to Universal Studio, this is our aim.
After a serious traffic jam and finally we arrived.
I afraid I'll get lost in the car park. hehhehehe
Okay, the weather is not very hot, but is FUCKING hot!!!!! xDD
I wanted to play this but unfortunately, it's in service. =(
I watched 4D movie inside this castle~ It's really interesting!!!!
Enjoyed.. weeee~~~
4D spec look. hehehehehe
My lunch, quite nice~Just too spicy.
Girl's group.
Canopy flyer. We queue up for 45 minutes but only rode for 15 seconds.= =
This was the most interesting and excited game that I played. WOOHOOO~
Water show!! Nice sound and live show effects!!!!
He shooting water to a guest. Oww~pity..xD
Can you see a man is hanging on the toxic barrel??
Spinning cup. We spin 99 inside here. @@
The mummy. There's a very nice roller coaster inside.
I played this again and again for 3 or 4 times. hahah
I also took picture with many cartoons~
They act cool?? We say YO!!!! hahaa
This people 抢镜头!!!
I missed the Kungfu panda. So sad ='(
I prefer night view. Very nice~
Pink castle.
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In a slightly more cautious report, CBS says the president is expected to withdraw from the accord, but has also has discussed with senior White House staff an effort to renegotiate the agreement with an eye to making its provisions less onerous to USA industry.
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The tweet was posted soon after he left the G7 summit where he met with the leaders of Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Canada and Japan, who each reaffirmed their commitment to the climate deal. President Trump met with his Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) chief ahead of his decision on whether to pull the US out of the Paris climate change agreement.
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|141 Wanted Personalities Arrested in January 2017
|141 Wanted Personalities Arrested in January 2017
Authority : PSUPT IMELDA VASQUEZ TOLENTINO
Chief, Regional Public Information Office
Camp Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City
Date : February 7, 2017
Camp Efigenio C Navarro, Calapan City-In January 2017, 141 Wanted Personalities were arrested by the personnel of PRO MIMAROPA under the stewardship of PCSUPT WILBEN M MAYOR, Regional Director.
The successful police operations launched against the wanted criminals, to whom warrant of arrest has been issued by the competent authority was due to the concerted efforts exerted by the police personnel of PRO MIMAROPA , members of the Regional Support Units and other Law Enforcement Agencies under the stern supervision of PSSUPT ELMER C BANTOG, Deputy Regional Director for Operations who closely supervises the accomplishments of all Police Provincial Offices and City Police Office in line with the Letter of Instruction 03/11 MANHUNT CHARLIE in a weekly basis through the Office of the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division.
Based on the record of the Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division, MIMAROPA has two thousand one hundred forty-three (2,143) wanted personalities with standing warrant of arrest. Of the 141, five (5) belongs to the top Ten Most Wanted Persons.
Odious crimes committed by those arrested criminals were Rape, Violation to RA 9262, Frustrated Murder, Violation of PD 705, Homicide, Frustrated Homicide, Frustrated Murder, Theft, Robbery, Rape in Relation to RA 7610, Acts of Lasciviousness, Reckless Imprudence Resulting to Serious Physical Injury and Estafa.
Despite of these accomplishments, PCSUPT MAYOR still urge the Provincial Directors for their continuous efforts on anti-criminality campaign specifically on the arrest of at least one (1) Most Wanted Person on a monthly basis and the arrest of the 5% of the Other Wanted Person based on their respective total number of Other Wanted Person.
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Self Discipline Short Story First
The son didn't like living in his house, Normal household story. "You are leaving the room without switching off the fan""The TV on in the room where there is no one. Switch it off!""Keep the pen in the stand; it is fallen down"The son didn't like his father nagging him for these Self Discipline things.
I think pretty much like you feel too, anyways read on there is something for you our reader!
He had to tolerate these things till yesterday since he was with them in the same house.
But today, however, he has an invitation for a job interview.
"As soon as I get the job, I should leave this town. There won't be any nagging from my father" were his thoughts.
He left for the interview.
"Answer the questions put to you without any hesitation. Even if you don't know the answer, mention that confidently." Father gave him more money than he actually needed to attend the interview.
The son reached the interview center.
There was no security outside near the gate. Even though the door was open, the latch was protruding out probably hitting the people entering through the door. He put the latch properly, closed the door and entered the office.
On both sides of the pathway he could see beautiful flower plants. The gardener had kept the water running in the hose-pipe and was not to be seen anywhere. The water was overflowing on the pathway. He kept the hosepipe near the plant and went further.
There was no one in the reception area. However, there was a notice saying that the interview was in the first floor. He slowly climbed the stairs.
The light that was switched on last night was still burning at 10 am in the morning. He remembered his father's admonition, "Why are you leaving the room without switching off the light?" and thought he could still hear that now. Even though he felt irritated by that thought, he sought the switch and switched off the light.
Upstairs in a large hall he could see many aspirants sitting waiting for their turn. He looked at the number of people and wondered if he had any chance of getting the job.
He entered the hall with some trepidation and stepped on the "Welcome" mat placed near the door. He noticed that the mat was upside down. He straightened out the mat with some irritation. Habits die hard.
He saw that in a few rows in the front there were many people waiting for their turn, whereas the back rows were empty, but a number of fans were running over those rows of seats.
He heard his father's voice again, "Why are the fans running in the room where there is no one?" He switched off the fans that were not needed and sat at one of the empty chairs.
He could see many men entering the interview room and immediately leave from another door. There was thus no way anyone could guess what was being asked in the interview.
He went and stood before the interviewer with some trepidation and concern.
The officer took the certificates from him and without looking at them asked, "When can you join work?"
He thought ,"is this a trick question being asked in the interview, or is this a signal that I have been offered the job?" He was confused.
Self Discipline is Important
"What are you thinking?" asked the boss. "We didn't ask anyone any question here. By asking a few questions we won't be able to assess the skills of anyone. So our test was to assess the attitude of the person. We kept certain tests based on the behaviour of the candidates and we observed everyone through CCTV. No one who came today did anything to set right the hose pipe, the welcome mat, the uselessly running fans or lights. You were the only one who did that. That's why we have decided to select you for the job", said the boss. Self Discipline done its job there…
He always used to get irritated at his father's discipline and remonstrations. Now he realized that it is only the self discipline that has got him his job. His irritation and anger at his father vanished completely.
He decided that he would bring his father too to his workplace and left for home happily.
Whatever our father tells us is only for our bright future!
A rock doesn't become a beautiful sculpture if it resists the pain of the chisel chipping it away.
For us to become a beautiful sculpture and a human being we need to chisel out the bad habits and behaviour from ourselves. Those are what our father does when he disciplines us.
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MP Stories: The Growth of Mount Prospect, 1917-1970
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In this special Centennial Celebration program, Mount Prospect Historical Society Executive Director Lindsay Rice talks about the people and events in Mount Prospect history from its incorporation in 1917 to the booming years of the 1960s. Ms. Rice also screens the documentary "1917: Mount Prospect Goes to War," which won a top award at the Wisconsin Community Media's 2017 Best of the Midwest Media Fest. To register, visit www.mppl.org, stop by the library, or call.


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The Byron Bay Bluesfest 2017 is set to rock next year, as they have already announced their star-studded lineup that includes 70s punk-poet legend, Patti Smith. It seems that the organizers are trying to mix in a little bit of the old and new, because other performers include The Lumineers and Grammy award winners, Zac Brown Band. Another legend has also signed-up for his first performance down under – Buddy Guy. Others in the lineup include Mavis Staples, Billy Bragg, Beth Hart and Bonnie Raitt.
Of Patti Smith's appearance, there is something so super exciting that it would be a shame to miss something so iconic and ethereal as the melodious poet pulls off – she is going to be performing her debut album, Horses in its entirety! Yes, the same one that catapulted her to cult status and made her a face few would ever forget. The Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame inductee will give audiences bits of her magic from the 1975 album. Festival director, Peter Noble said: "It must be hard to believe, but it is very true, that months, and in a few cases, years of work have gone into this artist announcement. It has taken over three years to get the very in-demand Patti Smith confirmed…"
The organizers have really put every resource into next year's festival, as this year's was not so successful. Case in point – American rapper, Kendrick Lamar who was the highlight of the show. In his hometown, he is hailed as a brilliant voice of his generation and has won numerous awards, including Grammys for his work, To Pimp A Butterfly. However, old blues lovers weren't appreciative of his presence and almost half the audience walked out midway.
Bluesfest has been around for 28 years now and attracts over 100,000 visitors over its five days. Past performers have included legends such as Bob Dylan, B B King, Santana, Earth, Wind & Fire, John Meyer, John Legend and Grace Jones, among others. Bluesfest 2017 will be on from April 13 – April 17, 2017 and you can book your tickets now at the Official Bluesfest Website.


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- Records: MIT (7-1); Emmanuel (1-6)
- Score: MIT 80, Emmanuel 56
- Location: Boston, Mass. (Andy Yosinoff Court)
- The Lead: Led by 21 points from junior Cameron Korb (Los Gatos, Calif.) in his first start of the season, the MIT men's basketball team ran its winning streak to four straight with a wire-to-wire 80-56 road win at Emmanuel College on Tuesday night.
- MIT led from the outset after a three from Korb and quickly built to a 14-7 advantage following a hoop off the glass from junior Bradley Jomard (Paris, France). The advantage moved to double digits for the first time at 21-11 on a pair of free throws by freshman Hamilton Forsythe (Weston, Conn.) and MIT led by at least eight over the rest of the period. The Engineers closed the half on an 8-1 run, capped by a corner three from freshman Ian Hinkley (Raleigh, N.C.), as the visitors seized the 33-17 lead at the break.
- The Engineers forced 12 first-half turnovers by the Saints and held Emmanuel to 26.9 percent shooting while shooting 47.8 percent from the field in the period.
- The Engineers started the second half strong as well, leading 41-19 early in the period off a Korb three that began with a Saints turnover and a pass from Jomard. After a basket from junior Tim Roberts (Oak Bluffs, Mass.) made it a 67-37 margin, MIT maintained a sizable advantage en route to the non-conference victory. The 30-point lead was the largest deficit of the season faced by the Saints to this point.
- Korb finished with 21 points on 5-for-8 shooting from three, while Roberts had 12 points and Jomard led the game with 10 assists. Forsythe added 17 points in 24 minutes off the bench, while sophomore Aidan Einloth (Grayslake, Ill.) added 10 points in 14 minutes.
- Emmett Riddick was the lone Saint in double figures with 19 points as he was 7-for-13 from the field.
- MIT is receiving 38 votes in the latest D3hoops.com National Top 25 Poll, ranked just outside of the Top 25.
- MIT is back in action on Thursday, December 7th as the Engineers host Rhode Island College at Rockwell Cage for a 7 p.m. tipoff.
- For the latest on MIT Athletics, follow the Engineers via social media on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.


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12 Tags Of Christmas.. Tags 3 & 4
I know I'm going to fall behind on my tags as I venture off to Arizona next Tuesday.. this weekend is busy busy busy.. but today Lucinda was over and we had a girls "crafty day". It was kind of last minute which made it even more fun! Here are tags #3 and #4 of Tim's Tags Of Christmas. Check out his blog at www.timholtz.com. Ho Ho Hooooo...!
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MILAN (Reuters) - Torino named Walter Mazzarri as their new coach on Thursday having earlier sacked Sinisa Mihajlovic the day after he was sent off for dissent in a 2-0 Coppa Italia defeat against local rivals Juventus.
Mihajlovic, who as a player was regarded as one of the game's best-ever free kick specialists, had been in charge at the seven-times Italian champions for 18 months.
Torino, who have drawn 10 of their 19 league games this season, are 10th in Serie A.
Mazzarri's last job was at English Premier League club Watford in 2016-17 where they finished one place and six points above the relegation zone.
Before that, he had four seasons at Napoli, twice qualifying for the Champions League, and 18 months in charge of Inter Milan.
His first game as Torino coach will be at home to Bologna on Saturday.
Italian media said Mihajlovic, 48, had been told of the decision to sack him in the early hours of the morning and that a group of players had visited him to tell him that they stood by him.
"Torino announce the release of Sinisa Mihajlovic from his post of first-team coach," the club said in a brief statement.
"We thank Sinisa and his staff for the effort and passion he has shown in these 18 months."
There was no immediate comment from Mihajlovic himself.
Torino president Urbano Cairo said he was not happy with results this season and that the decision had nothing to do with Wednesday's game.
"We have strengthened the team but we have four points less than at the same point of last season," he told the Sportialia television channel. "We've been very inconsistent, among other things, and I didn't like the way things were going."
"It was a difficult decision - it's the first time in seven years we have fired a coach."
Torino was the sixth Serie A club of Mihajlovic's coaching career after Bologna, Catania, Fiorentina, Sampdoria and AC Milan, where he lasted less than one full season. He has also coached the Serbian national team.
Mihajlovic was sent off midway through the second half of Wednesday's game after protesting angrily at the referee's decision to award Juventus' second goal, a decision that the official stood by after studying the video replay system (VAR).
Torino claimed that midfielder Afriyie Acquah was fouled in the buildup to the goal.
Mihajlovic has mellowed in the last few years although still shows flashes of the fiery temper for which he used to be known.
Torino are the eighth Serie A club to switch coach this season after Cagliari, Benevento, Genoa, AC Milan, Sassuolo, Crotone and Udinese. Mihajlovic's predecessor Gian Piero Ventura was in charge from 2011 until 2016 when he left to coach Italy.
Ventura himself was sacked by Italy in November after they failed to qualify for the World Cup.
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Finn spares England blushes
England were thanking an unlikely source after they comfortably batted out the final day at the University Oval in Dunedin to secure a draw. Steven Finn, who had never previously made a first-class fifty, batted for nearly 5 hours and 203 balls whilst making 56.
England have often had to rely on their tail enders to bail them out in recent times. Monty Panesar and Jimmy Anderson's famous rearguard at Cardiff in 2009 instantly comes to mind, whilst Graham Onions' heroics in South Africa also warrant a mention.
Alastair Cook said the England team had "bribed" Finn to see out a certain amount of overs. Clearly, Finn will have had a bumper payday. Of course, England will be frustrated at the situation in which they found themselves. Starting tours badly has become something of a habit for England recently and it is one they must unlearn quickly if they are to climb back, and stay, atop the world rankings.
England should recover for the next Test, as they did in India late last year, and they will probably still record a series victory. For New Zealand, they will be disappointed at their inability to force a win from what was an eminently winnable situation. They are unlikely to catch England cold again and will have to work extremely hard to keep England at bay in the final two Test.
Whilst Hamish Rutherford showed undoubted quality, there is still a glaring lack of depth to their batting. As Finn showed, their bowling attack is hardly venomous and unless England's batsmen suffer from any further brain aberrations, they shouldn't have a problem negating Neil Wagner and co.
The pitch in Dunedin was remarkably devoid of life, whereas Wellington is expected to be a green seamer. Whilst both sides might be encouraged by this, it probably suits England better. Their bowlers, Anderson in particular, should exploit the conditions expertly and will likely cause New Zealand's frail batting line-up more than a few problems.
England's batsmen, meanwhile, have spent their entire careers in these types of conditions, years of early April starts in the Championship have seen to that. If New Zealand are to avoid the type of battering handed out to them by South Africa, they must start the match well. Continuing the momentum they gained in this Test will be crucial for them, take a few early wickets, get a big opening partnership, and they are in the game. If England take control, it's very difficult to imagine anything other than a crushing win for the tourists.


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Doesn't she look harmless? If you only knew!!!
Anyway here's that birthday girl...ok ok her birthday was in April, but I just got the images off my digital camera yesterday.
Anyway as you can tell it was a pool party, and I would like to show you the other kids that were there but some of them are in foster care so I can't.
God made this little one cute, so you could forgive her when she got all over your last blessed nerve.


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WALLACE: In the "Impact" segment tonight, how will congressional Democrats deal with President Trump? Congressman like Luis Gutierrez of Illinois maybe giving a hostile preview.
REPRESENTATIVE LUIS GUTIERREZ (D), ILLINOIS: I'm not going to this inauguration. I can't go to this inauguration because he continues to spew hatred, bigotry and prejudice even after he said he was going to bring us all together. He was going to unify us, but he is not. He continues to spew this kind of just hatred.
WALLACE: Joining us now with reaction, Delaware Democratic Senator Chris Coons. Let's start with those comments from Congressman Gutierrez. First of all, do you think that's appropriate? Do you think many Democrats will boycott Trump's inauguration and will you?
CHRIS COONS (D), DELAWARE SENATOR: Chris, I'm planning to go to the inauguration. I think regardless of how you feel about the election or who won, we owe it to our nation and to the world to show that we're going to participate in the orderly peaceful regular transition of power that has happened every four years throughout the entire history of our republic.
I think this is an important moment for us to show our country and the world that democracy works that we embrace the outcome of the election and the chance to work together across the aisle.
I choose to follow what I think has been the example of both President- elect Trump in his victory speech on the night of the election and then President Obama and Secretary Clinton in saying we all look for President- elect Trump to be successful.
WALLACE: I applaud you for your consistency, but not all of your fellow Democrats are being so consistent and, you know, I remember I was the moderator of the third debate and I asked Mr. Trump whether he would recognize the results of the election and he said I'm going to keep you in suspense.
Hillary Clinton said that was horrifying. People, Democrats, liberals, said they were horrified about citing the peaceful transfer of power. Now though that it is Trump who is the president, not all of them are sticking to that principle.
COONS: Well, I think what concerned folks in that debate with that I will keep you in suspense was the possibility that Trump if he were unsuccessful in the election would contest it not through legal orderly means but would refuse to accept it.
WALLACE: But now you have got the Green Party calling for recounts in three states. The Clinton campaign saying they are going to participate. Isn't this hypocrisy?
COONS: I think what's different there what's distinguishable is that Jill Stein, who is the presidential candidate of the Green Party, let's be clear --
WALLACE: Right.
COONS: -- is following a legal process to file contest against those three states, elections, and asking for a recount. That's quite different from saying you refuse to accept the outcome. Speaking from myself, I accept the outcome of the election. I think it's clear that Secretary Clinton won the popular vote and that Donald Trump won the Electoral College and he is going to be our next president. And I think we need to move forward past this election.
WALLACE: What do you think of moving forward? What do you think of the Trump agenda as he has laid it out so far especially the Carrier event yesterday in Indiana on this issue of really being tough on companies leaving the United States?
COONS: Well, there has been some criticism of that. I think the editorial board of the "Wall Street Journal" said from a sort of conservative economic policy perspective that they don't want the president job owning specific companies.
But I will tell if I had family that were working at that Carrier plant I would be pleased that their jobs were for now saved. What I would like to see is us coming up with a concrete bipartisan agenda for strengthening manufacturing in the United States.
And if we focus on improving infrastructure and improving the skills of our workforce and making our country more attractive place for investment, I think there is a place we can grow manufacturing employment.
WALLACE: One more issue, what do you think of the choice of Retired General James Mattis for secretary of defense. Will you vote to give him the waiver because he has not been out of the military for seven years? Will you vote to confirm?
COONS: I was very encouraged by his nomination. I have talked to a number of friends Marine Corps veterans who know him from service and said very positive things about him someone who reads a great deal, who served more than four decades in the Marine Corps and has personal experience both as a combat commander in Afghanistan and in Iraq and is knowledgeable about the challenges that we face.
WALLACE: Real quick, do you have a problem giving him the waiver?
COONS: I understand some of my colleagues are raising a question about civilian control of the military. It's been more than 50 years since we have given such a waiver. I'll consider it. But I think it's important that President-elect Trump surround himself with a national security team with the kind of experience and character and success in the battlefield that General Mattis has demonstrated.
WALLACE: Senator Coons, thank you, always good to talk with you.
COONS: Good to be with you.
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I need this done asap. It's now 10:02 central time.
Write a 500-750 word essay addressing each of the following questions:
- What is liberty? Provide a definition and at least one example.
- Why does it matter? Explain what you think the citizens of a nation might gain or lose through their liberty.
- What is your personal responsibility to protect it? Provide examples of what you can do, what you should do, and what you must do.
- In modern times, do you think Americans have gained/maintained liberty in the way the Founding Fathers described it in the Constitution? Why or why not?


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Looking for some more adventure on your South African trip? Look no further than Tsitsikamma. Located along the Garden route this popular area is famous for its adrenaline sports and many a visitor can not resist the extensive list of heart pulsing activities.
Approximately 615km from Cape Town, Tsitikamma is a easy point to stop along your way from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth along the south coast.
Here are my top tips while you are in the area!
Bungy Jumping Off Bloukrans Bridge.
If you fancy throwing yourself off the 216 meter high bridge then be my guest! Located within the National Park, most will pass over this bridge without evening noticing anything different about it. Because the bridge is still for road use you must walk in the metal cage attached to the underneath to get to the jump platform… Pretty scary already if you ask me!
With a turn off for parking and viewpoint even if you didn't fancy a jump it's worth pulling over and watching those daring enough!
Jumps can be purchased on the day, or pre booked online for a saving here.
Zip Lining
Unfortunately the one thing I couldn't fit in on my trip to Tsitsikamma due to not having done enough research before hand (and not being able to find a post like this before) we had to give this a miss this time!
We stayed right next door to the centre at the Tsitsikamma Village Inn (Which I highly recommend, I'll soon enough have my blog post up)
Plan ahead and book online, or risk booking on the day if spaces are still available, Due to safety restrictions numbers are limited throughout the day.
Ps. Travelling over your birthday? You get a free Zipline tour if joining a tour on the same day, Great excuse for a day trip if you ask me!
Lilo Rafting
Yep you read that right… If you are the first to blow up yours and jump in the pool on holiday then this trip is for you! Untouched Adventures take you out on a day you wont forget in a hurry! Starting as soon as you arrive a hike through the forest to get to the mouth of the river to start your rafting adventure, Starting in a kayak in the stronger waters you need to make your way down Storms river to arrive at the more narrow sections to get your lilo out and continue on your journey. If that does not sound strenuous enough for you, the guides will then take you on your own cliff jumping experience, or for those of you like me maybe you'll just enjoy a refreshing swim and some relaxing time.
Trips can be booked online here before your arrival.
Horse Back Safari At Hoggs Hollow
A beautiful rustic setting owned locally and managed by the family this small and friendly property offer daily horse back riding for private or group tours. Chose the setting for your day with a short farm visit or stay for longer and be taken out into the local area of the Tsitsikamma national park and visit destinations like the Craggs.
Tours can be booked online in advance here, And if you fancy continuing the experience check out the room rates to stay overnight, Book online here.
Also be sure to check out the coastal region especially around Natures Valley, Where the beach meets the headlands!


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Sheffield BID is very clear that begging and a range of other anti-social issues should be included in a PSPO.
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Title: Settle
Author: dracofiend
Rating: PG-13
Pairings: HP/SS, HP/DM
Summary: Love is love, even if it's not perfect; or, home is where the heart is.
A/N: A ficlet for the Fabulous No-Pressure Laissez Faire Challenge at
Prompt #96: Go into a lot of detail about the different settings the partners have. When A is with B, the room is dirty; when A is with C, the room is pristine, for example.
It's dim and crowded in the dungeon chambers where Severus is, crowded with shelves and cauldrons, with dusty vials and clean ones, dim with overburdened shelves and an absence of windows. Steam and fumes refract all the light, shifting the room's shapes into a dreamlike haze that curls thickly about one's throat. Snape is accustomed to his potions as they rise; the only moments he is affected by any sort of haze are those moments when Harry slips in through the door, like the flicker of a torch, heat without sound, warmth without weight. Harry comes without knocking. He has given up knocking, and he assists Severus with his work. Harry fumbles with knives or decanters or mortars and pestles; he bruises fresh lady's mantle, scatters dried nettles, upends an entire thimble of powdered unicorn horn. He bears Severus' stinging remonstrations, which are halting and endless, which puff large on impatience with unrealistic desires until they leap from clipped words into clipped gestures.
"Let me," Severus snarls, stopping Harry's clumsy wrist before it threatens anything more. Harry yields to him; Severus yields to himself. He pushes Harry down with great haste and misgivings, sweeping aside cutting boards and bottles and droppers and books. They clatter on the table or roll to the floor while Harry digs into Severus' robes and sets to war with hooks and closures. Harry shuts his eyes and Severus watches his mouth working, feeling the restraint of the walls, the cramp of the dark, the absurdity of his own hopes and the shards near his feet. It is the ruination, he is certain, of more than his potion.
* * *
"Thanks," Harry says, quickly shaking out his shirt before tugging it over his head. It catches on his glasses. He's never mastered the art—or exact science, more likely—of doing this, of pulling on his shirt without snagging his glasses, of smiling without discomfort after sex with someone he has sex with. Because he still feels awkward around Snape, particularly after, when he slides off the table and the skin is still sticky where his legs join his hips. He hikes up his trousers anyway, resisting the urge to wipe off the sweat, resisting the urge to kiss Snape on the mouth. He would do it, he wants to—but Snape is always occupied with clearing up the table, or fixing his clothes, or muttering to a cauldron with his hair hanging down. There isn't much light in here and the air tends to be thick; it's stifling and it's hard to see Snape's face.
"Uh, can I help you with that?" Harry straightens himself, pushes up his sleeves; he crunches over broken bits to where Snape's cauldron is beginning to boil. Snape's eyes are narrowed, focused on the contents; Harry looks away from him to banish the glass from the floor. He puts his wand into its pocket and turns back to Snape. The fumes are starting to smell. Harry holds his breath and touches Snape's elbow lightly. "Should I add the sagebrush?"
Snape's hair shifts, in the negative, and Harry can tell the odor from the potion will be in his own hair as well. "It's too soon," Snape mutters. "How many times must I tell you? Another minute, then stir in half a stem. Slowly!" he adds warningly, leaving his place against the table for a far-off shelf. Harry's eyes follow the man for a moment, then he returns his attention to the frothing brew. He wishes, while carefully breaking off acrid leaves over the cauldron, that the ceilings were higher, that the lanterns were brighter. Then maybe Snape would turn around, see him, and walk back.
* * *
Harry breathes in deeply as he pushes the door closed behind him; the scent of candles burned last night float in the air, and it smells great in here. Clean. It's a relief.
"Draco?" he calls out, dropping his keys on sidetable and flicking through the mail. There's nothing of interest. One largish square envelope is notably stiff and curlicued; it's already been opened, the top flap torn haphazardly and the contents resting on top. Harry's eyes skim the invitation, then lift at the sound of steps on the stairs.
"Hi," Draco smiles, padding over cream-colored carpeting, brushing past the picture frames hanging along the wall. "How was your day?" He jumps from the third-to-last step, pushing off the balustrade. "Oh, you want to go to that?" he asks while padding across the wide white floor--it's marble, but magically warmed. The bare slaps of his feet ring faintly, pleasantly, around the space of the entryway.
Draco hugs Harry in the midst of his shrug. "I don't know--seems like it could be boring, but we can go if you want," Harry says, pausing to kiss Draco chastely. "Watch out, I'm covered in filth," Harry cautions. He smiles at Draco and the sharpness, the pleasant and unpleasant keenness in him fades.
"Ack, and yet you kiss me still!" Draco makes bug eyes, then grins and crushes Harry's lips roughly with his own. "Did you have dinner? You want to eat something and watch the match?"
Draco's hair is fluffy from its obvious air-drying state; he's as fresh and masculine as French-milled soaps can make a man, and he thrusts a hand inside Harry's stained robe to give Harry's ribcage a quick little squeeze. Harry wrestles with Draco's arm for a moment and they laugh when Draco wins.
"Weak!" Draco says. His gray eyes seem translucent beneath the splendid chandelier, beaming all around from high overhead.
"Yeah," Harry grins back. "Let's go watch the match." He hopes the teeth in his smile will reflect away the light, because unlike Draco, he hasn't figured out how to turn transparent yet. He can manage a fair imitation though, in a room without clutter, with only pretty things, with softness underfoot and the world's best squashy couch. He links hands with Draco and swings them towards the bright and perfect living room.
* * *
The squashy couch isn't polished; it doesn't really match with the rest of the room. But Draco's glad he conceded to Harry on this point--Harry has a way of throwing himself down when the tide turns against his team, and Draco guesses there would be bruising, if the couch were properly firm. He wants the place to be polished--a calm and elegant space, one that looks good in magazines (it does) but is just as desirable to live in (it is). It's comfortable; not messy (or "cozy," as some might say), and Draco keeps it like that for the love of Harry's look, whenever Harry comes home. He'll glance up at the ceiling, then from wall to wall, and the corner of his mouth will quirk up, as if assessing.
"You don't like the paintings? The light fixtures? What?" Draco had asked once, when they'd just moved in.
"No! I love them!" Harry had told him. "They are brilliant paintings. And light fixtures. I guess it's just...hard to believe I'm really living here. It's so big, and grand, and. You know." He shrugged and grinned at Draco in that abashed and charming way. "Nice. Nicer than I could've dreamed."
"Ah," Draco said dryly. "Well, I'm very sorry it's not the dark, dank, rat-infested hole of your dreams--what did you have in mind?"
"You don't want to know," Harry had laughed, reaching for him. "And anyway," he added, pulling back from their kiss, "it wasn't meant to be." He had looked comically wistful then, and it had made Draco laugh too.
"Did you see that!" Harry suddenly shouts, landing hard on the squashy cushion and jabbing Draco in the shoulder. "That was a hell of a hit! Opened the lane for Bryson to score and he put it right in--the Keeper never had a chance. Fucking awesome!" He punches the air with his fist, his eyes fastened to the screen. Draco will see the replay, of course, because he needs to see the fucking awesome hit and the goal as well, but at this moment he simply watches Harry, flushed with excitement, sprawling back on the couch, his dark hair darker against the pale calfskin upholstery. Draco's heart skips a little, and he's certain that this--their home, their life, all of it--was meant to be.
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My mom surprised me by driving up yesterday (more on that later) and she brought some old home movies on an external hard drive for me to download. Naturally, I spent much of my evening watching myself as a two year old. It was quite entertaining, and I learned a lot about my family and myself.
- Apparently I was the spoiled child. But can you really blame me for that? I have some parents and grandparents that were all too willing to do it…
- Being an only child is the way to go.
- My development was stunted. My cousin who's only 2 months older than me could sing the ABC's. I could raise my hand and say "Me!" when my parents asked who the cutest girl in the whole world was. Behind the curve, much?
- The way I dance hasn't changed much in 18 years. Oh, baby, I knew how to boogie!
- My mom looked great with that perm. Let's start a petition to bring it back.
To be continued…


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War Evolves With Drones, Some Tiny as Bugs
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — Two miles from the cow pasture where the Wright Brothers learned to fly the first airplanes, military researchers are at work on another revolution in the air: shrinking unmanned
, the kind that fire missiles into Pakistan and spy on insurgents in Afghanistan, to the size of insects and birds
The base's indoor flight lab is called the "microaviary," and for good reason. The drones in development here are designed to replicate the flight mechanics of moths, hawks and other inhabitants of the natural world. "We're looking at how you hide in plain sight," said Greg Parker, an aerospace engineer, as he held up a prototype of a mechanical hawk that in the future might carry out espionage or kill.
Half a world away in Afghanistan, Marines marvel at one of the new blimplike spy balloons that float from a tether 15,000 feet above one of the bloodiest outposts of the war, Sangin in Helmand Province. The balloon, called an aerostat, can transmit live video — from as far as 20 miles away — of insurgents planting homemade bombs. "It's been a game-changer for me," Capt. Nickoli Johnson said in Sangin this spring. "I want a bunch more put in."
From blimps to bugs, an explosion in aerial drones is transforming the way America fights and thinks about its wars. Predator drones, the Cessna-sized workhorses that have dominated unmanned flight since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, are by now a brand name, known and feared around the world. But far less widely known are the sheer size, variety and audaciousness of a rapidly expanding drone universe, along with the dilemmas that come with it.
The Pentagon now has some 7,000 aerial drones, compared with fewer than 50 a decade ago. Within the next decade the Air Force anticipates a decrease in manned aircraft but expects its number of "multirole" aerial drones like the Reaper — the ones that spy as well as strike — to nearly quadruple, to 536. Already the Air Force is training more remote pilots, 350 this year alone, than fighter and bomber pilots combined.
"It's a growth market," said Ashton B. Carter, the Pentagon's chief weapons buyer.
The Pentagon has asked Congress for nearly $5 billion for drones next year, and by 2030 envisions ever more stuff of science fiction: "spy flies" equipped with sensors and microcameras to detect enemies, nuclear weapons or victims in rubble. Peter W. Singer, a scholar at the Brookings Institution and the author of "Wired for War," a book about military robotics, calls them "bugs with bugs."
In recent months drones have been more crucial than ever in fighting wars and terrorism. The Central Intelligence Agency spied on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan by video transmitted from a new bat-winged stealth drone, the RQ-170 Sentinel, otherwise known as the "Beast of Kandahar," named after it was first spotted on a runway in Afghanistan. One of Pakistan's most wanted militants, Ilyas Kashmiri, was reported dead this month in a C.I.A. drone strike, part of an aggressive drone campaign that administration officials say has helped paralyze Al Qaeda in the region — and has become a possible rationale for an accelerated withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan. More than 1,900 insurgents in Pakistan's tribal areas have been killed by American drones since 2006, according to the
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In April the United States began using armed Predator drones against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's forces in Libya. Last month a C.I.A.-armed Predator aimed a missile at Anwar al-Awlaki, the radical American-born cleric believed to be hiding in Yemen. The Predator missed, but American drones continue to patrol Yemen's skies.
Large or small, drones raise questions about the growing disconnect between the American public and its wars. Military ethicists concede that drones can turn war into a video game, inflict civilian casualties and, with no Americans directly at risk, more easily draw the United States into conflicts. Drones have also created a crisis of information for analysts on the end of a daily video deluge. Not least, the Federal Aviation Administration has qualms about expanding their test flights at home, as the Pentagon would like. Last summer, fighter jets were almost scrambled after a rogue Fire Scout drone, the size of a small helicopter, wandered into Washington's restricted airspace.
Within the military, no one disputes that drones save American lives. Many see them as advanced versions of "stand-off weapons systems," like tanks or bombs dropped from aircraft, that the United States has used for decades. "There's a kind of nostalgia for the way wars used to be," said Deane-Peter Baker, an ethics professor at the United States Naval Academy, referring to noble notions of knight-on-knight conflict. Drones are part of a post-heroic age, he said, and in his view it is not always a problem if they lower the threshold for war. "It is a bad thing if we didn't have a just cause in the first place," Mr. Baker said. "But if we did have a just cause, we should celebrate anything that allows us to pursue that just cause."
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-- The interesting thing is that, from what my sources on the inside are saying, this is something that has been going on for quite sometime now. A source I have in the NSA told me that they have robots that can literally go into your home, go through your dresser and through your clothes, plant evidence and then refold all of your clothes to make it appear that nothing has ever been there. This is a HUGE deal! Now we are to the point where they can have insect size drones flying around to spy on people....Orwell would be proud.
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