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KANSAS CITY – The Raiders offensive line had its hands full against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday even in the best of circumstances.
Imagine the task when the offensive line was forced to play with career right guard Mike Brisiel at center and rookies Lamar Mady and Matt McCants summoned for duty in the middle of the game.
"It's something we've been battling, but it's the name of the game," Brisiel said. "You've got to keep moving on. You've got to find a way. We can't use that as an excuse. We've got to keep moving forward somehow."
The Raiders entered Sunday's game with a makeshift offensive line that was minus two starters and one starter playing out of position.
Things got worse in the second quarter when backup center Andre Gurode, who was starting in place of injured regular Stefen Wisniewski, left the game with a knee injury.
That necessitated Brisiel sliding over to center, a position he last played in 2007 when he was with NFL Europe.
Matters got almost comical when right offensive tackle Tony Pashos left the game at halftime with a groin injury.
Gurode and Pashos were playing to being with only because of injuries to Wisniewski and regular left tackle Jared Veldheer.
The Chiefs showed that they could get to quarterback Terrelle Pryor from the outset. However, it's worth noting that seven of their 10 sacks came after Gurode and Pashos were gone.
"As good as they are on defense, you want to have all of your weapons, all of your guys up front to protect," Raiders coach Dennis Allen said. "But that's the NFL, and we have to be able to go out and function and play. We weren't able to do that (Sunday)."
By halftime, the Raiders had no offensive linemen playing the position they played last season or were projected to play this season.
— Raiders rookie cornerback D.J. Hayden once again turned in a feast-or-famine performance that showed he still is adjusting to life in the NFL.
On a second-quarter drive, Hayden got beat for 17 yards on a pass to receiver Dwayne Bowe and committed a pass interference penalty on a third-and-10 play.
The latter play gave the Chiefs 17 yards and a first down at the Raiders 7-yard line. The Chiefs scored a game-tying touchdown on the next play.
"I didn't get my head around," Hayden said in explaining the penalty. "All I got to do is get my head around and I'll be alright."
Hayden atoned for his spotty play by forcing a fumble on a short pass to receiver Donnie Avery. Fellow cornerback Charles Woodson recovered the loose ball.
"I don't care if it's D.J. or whoever out there, you're going to get some pass interference calls," Woodson said of Hayden's performance, "but you can't quit playing. We know he's not going to quit playing. He came up with a huge play when they were driving down."
— It's reached the point where the Raiders can say they have Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles' number.
Sure, Charles scored two touchdowns Sunday, but that owed more to favorable field position than what Charles did.
Charles finished with 78 yards on 22 carries for a 3.5-yard average. He averaged 4.3 in the Chiefs first five games.
Last season, Charles rushed for 1,495 yards and averaged 5.5 yards in 14 games against teams other than the Raiders. He totaled 14 yards on 14 carries in two games against the Raiders.
— Running backs Darren McFadden and Rashad Jennings played Sunday despite lingering hamstring injuries. They combined for 64 yards on 20 carries and four receptions for 40 yards.
— Sebastian Janikowski missed short on a 51-yard field-goal attempt early in the second quarter. That marked his fourth miss this season, or one more than he missed all last season.
— The Chiefs padded their league-leading sack total (31) with 10 takedowns of Pryor. The Raiders fared pretty well in that category, as well, as they sacked Alex Smith three times and improved their season total to 16
— Wide receiver Andre Holmes was active for a regular-season game for the first time since he returned from a four-game suspension. He had one pass directed his way.
The Raiders waited a week before they activated Holmes to their 53-man roster upon his return from the suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
Coincidentally, second-year receiver Juron Criner was deactivated for the sixth straight game.
— The Raiders averaged 8.8 penalties for 67.2 yards their first five games. They got flagged 11 times for 68 yards against the Chiefs.


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Release Notes: This version offers upgrades of key software and few new additions. The PXE version is included with the other downloads. Clonezilla has been upgraded to 3.9.49, Partclone to 0.2.70, and drbl to 2.8.6. The Linux kernel has been upgraded to 3.14.2 and kernel-firmware-20140415git. A rare crash with Gsmartcontrol on some SSDs has been fixed. NTFS-3G has been upgraded 2014.2.15. OpenSSL has been upgraded to 1.0.1g.
Release Notes: Clonezilla has been updated to same version used in the stable release of Clonezilla Live. Make sure you boot in uEFI mode from the GRUB2 menu to ensure the Windows uEFI boot loader is properly installed. GParted is now 0.18.0. The Xorg Server has been updated to 1.15.0. Ddrescue-gui was updated to version 1.3. This version of Parted Magic is built on top of the Linux 3.13.4 kernel. After some careful testing, the authors were finally able to upgrade to gsmartcontrol-0.8.6 and smartmontools-6.2.
Release Notes: This version of Parted Magic updates many programs, introduces a few new ones, and adds a new module system. The most notable program updates include Linux kernel 3.12.6, ClamTK 5.01, File Roller 3.10.0, Mozilla Firefox 26.0, and GParted 0.17.0. A few programs were added. These include Gpointing Device Settings, Rdiff Backup, Wimlib, PCRegEdit, and many new Perl modules for the ClamTK upgrade. A new module system drastically reduces the amount of RAM needed to use extra programs, and works exactly like the old system.
Release Notes: The default File Manger and Desktop Manager is now PCManFM. There is a one-click option in the Network menu to install VirtualBox. At this time, only 32bit is supported. uEFI support for CD/DVD booting has been improved. The 64bit and 32bit kernel modules are now in two separate initramfs. There are lots of little improvements in the Secure Erase GUI. Parted Magic now includes Redshift GUI for those spending many hours at the machine at night. All Xorg drivers have been updated to the newest releases. The Linux kernel has been upgraded to long-term support version 3.10.18.
Release Notes: This version includes a new GUI for Secure Erase and a GUI for DDRescue. It now boots normally on Windows 8 machines with Secure Boot enabled. There is a completely new layout for the panel menu, and many updated programs.
Release Notes: This unstable version adds a new GUI for Secure Erase. More testing needs to be done before it's safe to use on production systems.
Release Notes: This release adds improved international language, USB, and video support. Dutch, Ukrainian, and Turkish language support has been added. Asian language support has been improved by adding the SCIM input method by default. The panel menu now has vastly better translations for all supported languages. pptp networking support has been added to the Network Manager. Support has improved for USB and USB flash drives and for ATI and Intel graphics cards.
Release Notes: This is probably the most thoroughly-tested version of Parted Magic that's been done in a while. More attention has been given to fixing old problems than to adding new features (though there are quite a few new ones). The program to download virus definitions has been overhauled to show more information after the download is complete, such as the size of the files and the version. You can also decide to download the main, the daily, or both. The program which displays which programs are installed has been split into groups instead of a 1,000-package list.
Release Notes: This release has moved away from extracting udev from systemd to using eudev. So far, the results have been an improvement. Clonezilla has been updated. There is also a reworked syslinux.cfg and an all new GRUB UEFI menu.

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Istanbul Province is located in a central position in Marmara Region, Turkey. It connects Europe and Asia.
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Istanbul Province basically extends over two peninsulas surrounded by Black Sea, Bosphorus, and the Sea of Marmara—Çatalca to the west of Bosphorus on European mainland and Kocaeli to the east of Bosphorus on Asian mainland.
Since 2005, Istanbul Province is officially co-terminous with the city of Istanbul, as the city borders were extended to include everything within provincial borders, but whatever official designations say, other than the huge metropolitan area—in a triangular shape, which has its base on the Marmara coast, covering an area up to 25-30 km long from the southern mouth of Bosphorus at each side, with the height of the triangle going all the way to Black Sea along the Bosphorus—the rest of the province is rural, or at least suburban, in character.
On Çatalca Peninsula, geographically an extension of Thrace, a continuous conurbation formed by summer houses of Istanbulites—concrete cottages in usually densely packed, albeit somewhat leafy, housing estates, which people of the crowded city flee in every possible opportunity, which makes highways west of city highly congested on Sunday evenings in summertime—lines the southwestern coasts along Marmara. Inland is mostly open farmlands producing much wheat and sunflower, and dotted by villages, although landscapes get more industrial as you get closer to the major highways or the outskirts of Istanbul. The vegetation gets lusher as you approach Black Sea coast, although some of the forests close to the shore are pierced by ugly open pit-mines. Another feauture along Çatalca's Black Sea coast is quite large Lake Terkos (Terkos Gölü, a.k.a. Durusu Gölü), a freshwater lake although seperated from brackish Black Sea only by a series of dunes and one of the major sources of drinking water of Istanbul.
On the Marmara coast of Kocaeli Peninsula, the city of Istanbul proper well extends to (and beyond) the provincial border. Inland of this peninsula is more verdant than Çatalca, with some of the hills (around Alemdağ) covered by heathlands, a rare habitat that is found only in a handful of locations across the World naturally. The Black Sea coast of this half of the province is also wooded, but again just like its counterpart to west, is cut through by open-pit mines at several locations.
While the official standard of Turkish is based on Istanbul dialect, five decades of heavy immigration from all over Turkey means that just about any dialect or language spoken in the country can be heard in Istanbul. In the western reaches of the province, around Silivri, Çatalca, and the surrounding countryside, Thracian dialect prevail among natives, although that is hardly a barrier to communication for travellers speaking Turkish, as that dialect is fairly close to standard Turkish.
Get in
Virtually among all options of getting into the province, you will have to touch down Istanbul first in one way or another, although it is generally possible to get off the buses heading for Istanbul from locations in Eastern Thrace in Silivri, around 60 km west of Istanbul.
Get around
Due to the geography of the province lying elongatedly on peninsulas, major routes follow a west-east axis.
The highway D100 which closely follows the coast of Marmara on both sides of Bosphorus, and the motorway/toll-road O-3/E80 which lies in parallel with D100 a few km north to inland, are the main backbones of the traffic in the province (and also the main roads connecting it with neighbouring regions), turning into a congested urban road, especially in the case of D100, when crossing the city of Istanbul proper.
D020 and D010 (which is essentially a continuation of D020 through Belgrad Forest), lie further north of O-3/E80, mostly traversing wooded rural areas of northern parts of the province, on both sides.
A few daily trains from Sirkeci Station connect a number of remote inland villages in addition to the town of Çatalca to Istanbul. Other than the line in the city of Istanbul itself, which lies along the Marmara coast, there is no railtrack on Kocaeli side, so your option of getting around by train there is pretty much limited to suburban trains plying between Haydarpaşa Station and Gebze out of provincial borders.
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Hike to peaks near Tofino for breathtaking panoramas of Clayoquot Sound and the Pacific Ocean.
Two hikers admiring the views (Picture BC photo)
Some of the best hiking anywhere in the world is found on and around Vancouver Island.
The landscapes are varied and beautiful, with sandy beaches, temperate rainforest, caves, waterfalls and rugged mountains. The trails here range from easy one-hour strolls to grinding seven-day treks.
British Columbia's most renowned trail is the West Coast Trail, situated in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve on the southwest coast. Considered by some to be the toughest trek in North America, the trail traverses 75km/47mi of wild and remote coastal areas, cedar, hemlock and spruce forests, cliffs, beaches, sandstone ledges and suspension bridges spanning rivers and streams. It's pure wilderness all the way, so hikers must be fit and well equipped for the backcountry.
Further south, the 47km/29mi Juan de Fuca Marine Trail in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park boasts scenery similar to the West Coast Trail, but with several vehicle accessible points en route, making it a favourite for novices and day hikers.
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The Insular Mountains of Vancouver Island stretch along the entire length of its interior, reaching heights of more than 2,000m/6,562ft. Strathcona Provincial Park, near Comox and Campbell River, is BC's oldest provincial park, and is dominated by snowcapped peaks, alpine meadows and tarns – as well as Canada's highest waterfall. Trails here cater to all ability levels.
Also near Comox, Mount Washington Alpine Resort has chairlift-accessed hiking, complete with panoramic views of Strathcona Park, the Comox Glacier, Mt. Arrowsmith, and the Strait of Georgia.
On the coast, keep watch for whales, sea lions, otters, and harbour seals as well as tidal pool inhabitants such as red, purple and orange sea stars, sea urchins, blue mussels, green sea anemones and sea cucumbers. Up in the mountains, hikers may sight elk, black tailed deer, squirrels and marmot. Bears, cougars and wolves may be present in any part of the island.
While having a car will give hikers access to a larger number of trails, coach buses service a variety of Vancouver Island parks and communities, including Tofino and Ucluelet on the west coast.
Shuttle services are available to transport hikers to and from the trailheads of the West Coast and Juan de Fuca trails from either Nanaimo or Victoria. This option is actually more convenient than taking a car.
Along the coast, there is always the risk of hypothermia in the event of heavy fog and wind, and hikers must be equipped with the proper rain and safety gear. Remember the following:
See remnants of 19th-century Danish settlements along the 48km/30mi return trip Cape Scott Trail, which traces an old telegraph line to Cape Scott Lighthouse. Old-growth Sitka spruce dominate portions of this challenging route, while rocky promontories, salt marshes, jagged headlands and white sand beaches punctuate the coastline. Coastal wildlife includes sea birds, seals, sea lions and sea otters.
The trail is located at the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island, 64km/40mi west from Port Hardy via a combination of provincial highways and logging roads.
The 47km/29mi Juan de Fuca Marine Trail stretches along the western shoreline of southern Vancouver Island, from China Beach to Botanical Beach. Exceptionally beautiful and endlessly interesting, the trail features spectacular ocean and mountain views, waterfalls, grottos, old-growth forests, curious rock formations and estuaries. It also provides many opportunities to view a wealth of intertidal flora and fauna at close range.
While remote, the trail is well equipped with wilderness campsites and sanitary facilities. It is accessible by car at multiple points. Both casual and experienced hikers will enjoy this trail. The Juan de Fuca Marine Trail is accessible from multiple points along Highway 14, between Jordan River and Port Renfrew.
Mount Washington offers a number of exceptional trails for hikers of all levels of ability. Experienced hikers who climb the rugged West Summit Ridge Trail to the 1,588m/5,210ft summit are rewarded by spectacular, 360-degree views of Strathcona Provincial Park, the Comox Glacier, Mount Arrowsmith, the Strait of Georgia and Mount Baker in Washington State. The summit is also easily accessible via the Eagle Express, a soaring chairlift ride.
Top of the World Trails (intermediate), found at the top of the chairlift, are a quick yet invigorating 0.7km/0.4mi; Linton's Trail (intermediate) is a 2.1km/1.3mi route – and Giv'r Trail (advanced) challenges hikers for a steep 1.3km/0.8mi. Interpretive signs along these higher routes identify the unique flora and fauna found in this "mile-high" alpine. Lodge Trails (easy) and Memory Lane (easy) each ramble a pleasant 0.4km/0.25mi on bark mulch from the base of the mountain.
Mount Washington Alpine Resort is easily accessible from Vancouver by car via the Horseshoe Bay-Nanaimo ferry route. The Comox Valley Airport and Campbell River Aiport are both serviced daily from Vancouver.
The 35km/22mi Nootka Island Trail follows an ancient route used by Aboriginal people for at least 4,000 years before Captain Cook first set foot on the island in 1778. Ancient village sites, a totem pole and the remains of a shipwreck are poignant visual reminders of this island's storied past.
Today, this trail is an unpatrolled wilderness route that in places can only be traversed at low tide. Natural highlights include old-growth forest, waterfalls, sea caves, remote beaches and abundant wildlife. Hikers must be experienced and geared for extreme weather, and should check in with the Gold River RCMP (police) before setting out.
Nootka Island Trail is accessible from Gold River year-round by water taxi or charter plane and seasonally by ferry.
Strathcona Provincial Park is an immense mountain wilderness of over 250,000ha/617,763ac. The scenery along its many trails is distinctly alpine. At 440m/1,444ft, Della Falls is one of Canada's highest waterfalls and is found in the southern part of the park.
Strathcona Provincial Park is located in central Vancouver Island. There are two main access points to the park: in the south via Highway 19 and Mount Washington Road, a 30- to 40-minute drive from Courtenay and in the north via Highway 28, a 30-minute drive from Campbell River.
The 75km/47mi West Coast Trail is wild, remote and not for the faint of heart. It was carved out of the rainforest in 1906 to provide a refuge and way out for mariners shipwrecked along a stretch of coastline so dangerous it was dubbed, "The Graveyard of the Pacific." Highlights of the route include sandstone cliffs, waterfalls, caves, sea arches, sea stacks, secluded beaches and abundant wildlife.
The trail stretches between Bamfield and Port Renfrew. There are three trailhead access points: Pachena Bay at the north end, 3km/1.9mi from Bamfield, Gordon River in the south, which is accessed by twice-daily water taxi from Port Renfrew (fees apply), and Nitnat Narrows, at roughly the mid-point of the hike. Maps and tide tables are absolutely essential here.
There are two gateway points to the trailheads: Port Alberni, 90km/55mi from Bamfield via gravel road, and Port Renfrew, 70km/43mi north of Sooke. Passenger ferry service to Bamfield is available via Port Alberni; contact Lady Rose Marine Service for details.
Hikers wishing to access the trail from Nitnat Narrows must contact the Ditidaht First Nation Visitor Centre in Nitnat Village.
This full-day, guided adventure begins in Tofino with a 30-minute water taxi ride to Flores Island. The Nuu-chah-nulth community of Ahousaht is the starting point of this 11km/6.8mi hike along white sand beaches and through the forests of Flores Island.
A beautiful trail along one of Vancouver Island's most picturesque rivers (the Cowichan is a designated provincial heritage river), the Cowichan River Footpath stretches 20km/12mi from just west of Duncan to Skutz Falls.
Just west of Coombs/Errington in Oceanside, the Mount Arrowsmith area offers several moderate to difficult hiking trails, including a five-hour hike from the Cameron Lake picnic site. Mount Arrowsmith Regional Park is accessible from Hwy 4. The area between Mount Arrowsmith and the shores of Oceanside has been designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Once a rail bed for logging trains, this 20km/12mi hiking and cycling trail begins at the Port Alberni Visitor Centre and meanders through the forests of the Alberni Valley to the McLean Mill National Historic Site. This historic mill can also be reached by an equally impressive restored steam train.
This spectacularly scenic trail in Ucluelet has two sections: an easy 2.5km/1.5mi section that includes Amphitrite Point and Lighthouse, and a slightly more difficult section that traces the shoreline for almost 5km/3.1mi.
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Georgia linebacker Jarvis Jones surprised some when he came back for his junior year with the Bulldogs.
Jones said he felt he needed to improve before heading to the NFL.
Jarvis Jones believes he is ready for the next level.
The all-American linebacker from Columbus informed Georgia today he is leaving school to enter the NFL draft.
It is not that surprising of a decision.
Most NFL draft analysts believe Jones will be a top five if not the first overall pick in April.
Jarvis Jones transferred to Georgia from Southern Cal in 2010.
After sitting out that year, he was a two time all-American for the Bulldogs.
He is third all time in quarterback sacks.
Playing just 28 games.
He also this year broke David Pollack's single season sack record at Georgia.
Jones and linebacker Alec Ogletree have announced they will enter the NFL draft.
Quarterback Aaron Murray and defensive lineman Kwame Geathers are also deciding whether to return for their senior seasons.
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KODAK 14n & Leica Digilux 1
Posted 28 January 2003 - 12:30 PM
With the advent of the 12-24 DX lens, the cropped sensor cameras may well become preferred for wide angle due to the cost and size of the lens and associated ports, while the full frame sensor cameras may be preferred for macro due to the better utilization of the various macro lenses (remember you can manually crop a full frame image to achieve equivalent results).
I could see someone using their 14n-class camera for macro, then switching to their S2 for wide angle. Wonder if we'll see any good macro lenses in the DX class?
- Col. John "Hannibal" Smith
Nikon, Seatool, Nexus, Inon
My Galleries
Posted 28 January 2003 - 03:17 PM
Remember, the larger the photosites, the lower the dynamic range, and the more noise. So, I would rather spread my 14 million (x4) photosites over a full frame sensor and make them bigger, than try to squeeze them into the smaller sensor footprint.
With that said, all $$$$$ being equal (which hasn't happened yet), I would take the full-frame with 35mm lenses anyday, over the smaller sensor with shorter focal lengths.
But that's just my opinion. And since I own the S2, I am totally drooling over the 12-24mm lens.
Dual Ikelite Strobes
Photo site - www.reefpix.org
Posted 28 January 2003 - 04:53 PM
Still, I find this interesting.
- Col. John "Hannibal" Smith
Nikon, Seatool, Nexus, Inon
My Galleries
Posted 29 January 2003 - 04:50 AM
Sensor size relative to the number of pixels can also affect noise. If you pack more pixels into the same size sensor the pixels get smaller and there is a greater probability of electronic interference which creates noise, thereby reducing dynamic range.
It's all becoming moot. Megapixels and pixel size won't matter much any more. It's how the signals are processed that will generate wider dynamic range. That's where the science is going.
That's all I'm going to say about photosites/pixels/noise. Techie talk bores me. Somebody post some photos.
Posted 29 January 2003 - 05:55 AM
Dual Ikelite Strobes
Photo site - www.reefpix.org
Posted 29 January 2003 - 06:39 AM
I had 6 rolls of Velvia in the fridge before Cayman, bought some more thinking I'd be able to use all but one roll. Came back with 9. Duh!!!
Posted 17 February 2003 - 09:08 PM
Although it has less features than the EOS 1Ds it is equally rugged, half the weight and far less ugly. Housings may be more practical too, taking some advantages off the rc port.
At full res TIFF files arrive at 41 Mb!
ISO speeds 80 - 800 in 1/3 increments and D-TTL flash control. Multiple memory options etc.
The new Leica Digilux 1 (based around TOR Panasonic electronics) looks a great package: Classic Leica looks - Easy to house and comes with an incredibly sharp Leica zoom lens. It focuses down to just 1 cm.
The rear LD screen is an unbelievable 2.5" complete with removable shade. It comes with a 64 Mb SD card Li rechargeable battery kit and hotshoe.
The images I have seen in varying conditions are amonst the best digital I have yet seen and it's only 4 Mp's!
Cost in UK is £749.00 Singapore 30% less. Website - ]Here
[QUOTE]incredibly sharp Leica zoom lens. It focuses down to just 1 cm.
The Lecia website indicated that it focuses to 6cm in macro.
I too am interested in this camera, but am having some trouble finding info on it. It seems to get mixed reviews. The main complaint is storage capacity (in TIFF format you can only get about 20 shots on a 128mb smartmedia (RAW not avail)). however, if lag is virtually nonexistant I am still interested. ANYONE have experience w/ this camera?
Posted 18 February 2003 - 03:30 AM
Digital Camera buyer
Jessops are due to stock the Leica. Their website is here
Did you try B & H in NY?
Posted 04 March 2003 - 09:29 PM
Posted 22 March 2003 - 12:48 AM
Looks extremely noisy.
From Michael @ Luminous Landscape: "In the meantime I am reluctant to draw any conclusions. Looking initially and strictly at a few selected aspects of image quality, and nothing else, I am concerned that what I am seeing is not up to the standards that potential purchasers should expect from a $5,000 DSLR. But, I will continue to test the camera further and will look at a great many other considerations over the next few days."
Posted 27 March 2003 - 04:42 PM
Posted 15 April 2003 - 05:42 AM
Mike Oelrich
Canon EOS 40D in Seatool housing, 100mm macro, Tokina 10-17, INON Z-240s.


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ZEBRE (10th) v MUNSTER (2nd), Stadio XXV Aprile, 7.30pm local time/6.30pm Irish time (live Mediaset/RTÉ Two extended highlights on Saturday evening)
Team News: Ireland lock Donnacha Ryan will make his first start of the season when he lines out for Munster against Zebre at the Stadio XXV Aprile on Friday.
The returning Ryan will make his first 2013/14 appearance in a Munster jersey, starting next to Ian Nagle in the second row.
Andrew Conway, who scored a try in the limited time he played against Gloucester in the pre-season game, makes a return from the dead leg he sustained that day, while James Downey, capped for the first time on Ireland's summer tour, is named amongst the replacements.
Damien Varley will captain the side from hooker and is joined by fellow Ireland international David Kilcoyne and John Ryan in the front row.
The last outing against Zebre saw Munster only narrowly defeat the Italian side 27-25 in Parma and the Italians, who suffered a 25-16 defeat to Connacht last weekend, will be looking to open their home campaign with a positive start.
The province's head coach Rob Penney said: "They were pretty robust against Connacht and they'll be heading home with the desire to get their stadium off to a winning start so that brings some hurdles of their own.
"Zebre are a physical, challenging side and we found that out last year. They've some good players there and they are not the roll over team that people think they are."
Please note the game will not be televised in Ireland - there is coverage in Italy on Mediaset - but RTÉ Two will show extended Zebre v Munster match highlights on Saturday from 5.05pm.
Meanwhile, for their first home fixture of the campaign at the refurbished Stadio XXV Aprile, new head coach Andrea Cavinato has made seven personnel changes from the Connacht game.
Two of those switches come in the back-three where Dion Berryman and Giulio Toniolatti make way for Ruggero Trevisan and Leonardo Sarto at full-back and on the right wing respectively.
It is all change in the front row as Salvatore Perugini, hooker Andrea Manici - the scorer of Zebre's late try in Galway - and Luca Redolfini combine up front.
Injuries have forced Mauro Bergamasco and Emiliano Caffini out of the reckoning, with Filippo Ferrarini and South African Andries van Schalkwyk taking over from the pair in the back row.
ZEBRE: Ruggero Trevisan; Leonardo Sarto, Kameli Ratuvou, Gonzalo Garcia, Giovanbattista Venditti; Luciano Orquera, Brendon Leonard; Salvatore Perugini, Andrea Manici, Luca Redolfini, Quintin Geldenhuys, Marco Bortolami (capt), Filippo Ferrarini, Andries van Schalkwyk, Samuela Vunisa.
Replacements: Davide Giazzon, Matias Aguero, Dario Chistolini, George Biagi, Filippo Cristiano, Alberto Chillon, Tommaso Iannone, Dion Berryman.
MUNSTER: Denis Hurley; Johne Murphy, Casey Laulala, Ivan Dineen, Andrew Conway; JJ Hanrahan, Cathal Sheridan; David Kilcoyne, Damien Varley (capt), John Ryan; Donnacha Ryan, Ian Nagle; CJ Stander, Tommy O'Donnell, Paddy Butler.
Replacements: Mike Sherry, James Cronin, Stephen Archer, Dave Foley, Niall Ronan, Duncan Williams, Ian Keatley, James Downey.
Referee: Andrew McMenemey (Scotland)
Assistant Referees: Elia Rizzo, Francesco Russo (both Italy)
Television Match Official: Alan Falzone (Italy)
Match Odds (Paddy Power): Zebre to win: 12/5; Draw: 22/1; Munster to win: 1/3
Pre-Match Quotes: Ivan Dineen (Munster) - "It has been a good start for me. It's the first season I have been completely injury free in terms of doing a whole pre-season not being injured with my knees or my hip, so it has been a good start against Gloucester and Edinburgh.
"It's also probably the toughest season for positions, across all the squad, there are four or five good centres there, the standards are good everywhere. I'm hoping to kick on but the competition is tough.
"I can even see from 12 months ago to now the standard of even how we pass the ball and how we move and play, the game we play has gone up hugely and there is no option but to be that good.
"Against Edinburgh I think there was only one ball or two maximum that hit the ground. That's the standard they had to be at but it was outstanding.
"I know that Felix (Jones), Simon (Zebo) and Keith (Earls) will come back and get their chances but they'll have to play excellently following those early performances.
"If you don't perform the 80 minutes you might have to wait another two weeks to get a shot and it might be too late. It has got everyone concentrating on the fact that each 80 minutes you play you have got to be playing at 100%.
"It cranks up the pressure in terms of selection because there is a lot of quality around, especially in the second and back rows and the back-three and only so many can go into the Heineken Cup squad."
Andrea Cavinato (Zebre) - "We were too cautious in attack, giving Connacht too many points without showing the intensity needed to score. For example for their first try we defended well beforehand, only to lose our lineout (and give them an intercept score).
"For Connacht's second try we gave them possession and then made errors in the first phase, missing tackles when we had enough numbers. The first 20 minutes were positive however.
"Despite conceding a stupid try, we tried to play with diligence and organisation. There are positives from the changes we made to raise our game - there was an improvement from the pre-season games."
Top Scorers - 2013/14 RaboDirect PRO12: Zebre - Points: Luciano Orquera 11; Tries: Andrea Manici 1; Munster - Points: Ian Keatley, JJ Hanrahan 7 each; Tries: Denis Hurley, James Coughlan, James Cronin, Ivan Dineen, JJ Hanrahan 1 each
Friday, October 26, 2012 - Munster 29 Zebre 3, Thomond Park
Friday, May 3, 2013 - Zebre 25 Munster 27, Stadio XXV Aprile
- Zebre's barren spell in the RaboDirect PRO12 continued with their 25-16 loss to Connacht in Galway last Saturday
- Munster defeated Edinburgh 34-23 in Cork last Saturday running in five tries, as they aim to keep up their record of not losing a round 1 or 2 game in the PRO12 since the 2009/10 season
- Munster got the better of Zebre (27-25) on their only previous visit to Parma in round 22 of last season's league


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The idea of patents being bad for the economy is MY intellectual property.
I'm suing the author, the poster (meaning everyone who has ever posted as anon), and Slashdot.
The idea of patents being bad for the economy is MY intellectual property.
Then you might want to send a cease and desist to President Obama. In his remarks to the press today, he mentioned "patent reform" as part of his agenda for the next 14 months.
We'll see what comes of it, but I've got the feeling we're going to be seeing hearing a little more media coverage of the issue of patent reform, at least until the next celebrity overdose or semi-attractive white woman on trial for murder.
It'll be interesting to see how the anti-US government Fox News covers the story. Patents seem to be the very definition of "big government" and all "intellectual property" is "anti-free market".
I say, "Get the government out of our business and do away with all patents, copyrights and trademarks. We don't need no stinkin' Big Government to be involved with their job-killing regulations and picking winners and losers by giving patents.
We'll see if FreedomWorks and the Chamber of Commerce gets behind THAT anti-government message.
Then you might want to send a cease and desist to President Obama. In his remarks to the press today, he mentioned "patent reform" as part of his agenda for the next 14 months.
Patent reform from Obama, with the R's in the house? Right... I'm skeptical, but if we get a bill it will go something like this. Obama says "We need to remove patents from certain areas like software, and we need to shorten the length of time for other areas." The R's will say no we need "To extend the lifetimes of patents indefinite
Anything that is a regime is absurd!
Just make things free and democratic okay? Otherwise it's gonna be regime-change time!
Those Fascists who run the Patent office are a bunch of Commies...
Human genes [acs.org] can be legally patented, according to a Federal Appeals court.
Now, the difference here is that the genes are isolated from the body as a whole, but it seems like we're not too far from being in breach of patent every time we get it on.
I believe the justification for this is that they don't want genetically modified crops escaping to the wild in case they have some adverse effects. It's a happy coincidence for the companies that make the seeds, but there is some non-evil logic to it as well.
Actually no, making plants grown from hybrid seed sterile has been used long before there was genetic modification*. Seed companies been seeking that trait to protect their patented seed lines since the 30s.
* Genetic modification has been going on via the much slower means since human kind started in agriculture.
The problem comes in when the pollen from those crops renders grain in neighboring fields sterile as well.
The terminator gene is dormant until germination. At that point it becomes active and kills the plant.
That's actually not necesarily GM work. Lots of crops work based on a breeding stock, and a yield stock. You need to grow enough of the breeding stock to get seeds to plant for the yield stock, but due to the selective breeding, the yield stock is often sterile.
Not that Monsanto isn't 95% evil or anything (I gotta give 'em some credit for Golden Rice), but sterile yield crops isn't necessarily due to them.
Now, the difference here is that the genes are isolated from the body as a whole, but it seems like we're not too far from being in breach of patent every time we get it on.
No we're not, but the company is already charging thousands of dollars [blogspot.com] for you to know if YOUR copy of the relevant gene is mutated and if you should be more vigilant about breast or ovarian cancer*, which is of course criminal by any sane standards.
(* to those two women who are reading slashdot, this applies. For everyone else, well, it still raises your health insurance)
Here's the really ugly part
A doctor receives a patient. The patient has cancer, and to the amazement of the doctor the man survives and is discovered to have extraordinary traits of interest to the doctor. The doctor patents the cell line he develops from the man, keeping him coming to his office for years after he has been cured on threat of relapse and death, all for the purpose of furthering his personal research. The doctor can make the argument that this ones man's year perhaps even decades of sufferin
On a similar note, I suppose you have never heard of Henrietta Lacks [hamptonroads.com] and how pharmaceutical companies patented her cancer cells, the strain which makes them billions of dollars and responsible for causing her untimely demise.
Water is wet, the sky is blue, and I didn't RTFA.
The often-wonderful This American Life show covered this topic quite recently. They tried to find out what the deal was with Intellectual Ventures and their ilk, and made some surprising discoveries. (I don't want to give away any spoilers.)
You can listen to a podcast of the show here:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/441/when-patents-attack [thisamericanlife.org]
The Economist, Public Radio... we might be reaching a tipping point regarding patent trolls. When CNBC starts covering the idiocy of patent trolls, I'll know that the end of the insanity is near.
The piece on This American Life is basically the same as the Planet Money piece mentioned in the Economist article - the same Planet Money people did both. When TAL did their award-winning show on sub-prime mortgages [thisamericanlife.org], it was a compilation of Planet Money shows from the foregoing months.
They're the go-to guys when it comes to clarifying these financial issues. I've been listening to them for years, and can highly recommend them. I mean, how many other journalists actually went out and bought a toxic asset [thisamericanlife.org]?
Very fascinating podcast. If I were the reporters, I would follow the transaction from Intellectual Ventures to Oasis Research and other companies that it sells its patents to...
I'm thinking that the companies that paid the protection money are still not sued by the new patent owners... thus still receive the 'benefits' of the protection. I would also think that the sales are designed to isolate I.V. from being "evil" and open the opportunity for predatory enforcement/collection (to promote settlement re
Copyright isn't absurd the way software patents are.
Pretty much everyone, including OSS software developers, desire the benefits of copyright. The way that the MPAA/RIAA goes about enforcement is definitely out of control, but the fundamental issue is okay.
Software patents, on the other hand, are (at least) well in the the grey area surrounding "what should be patentable". A business process, a mathematical formula, a procedure, an idea? How ethereal can something be and still be someone's property?
The MAFIAA are trying to change the rules to suit their own interests. Patent trolls, on the other hand, are functioning just fine with the rules the way they are.
The solutions are simple, but not easy, for political reasons. End software and genetic patents, reduce the length of remaining valid patents. It's clear that the vast majority of businesses that have a stake in producing imaginary property wish for nothing to ever enter the public domain ever again--these same corporations are also the most effective lobbyists in the debate and have controlled the message for years, or decades depending on which specific industry you look at.
The exact extent of how much this can impact an Empire's economy can easily be seen by looking back a little bit into history. A couple of hundred years ago a major world-spanning power had quite restrictive and onerous patent and copyright laws (to the point where certain types of boats could only be constructed in particular home ports), and one of their upstart colonies took advantage of that with much more open and innovation-friendly rules.
The countries in question of course are England and the USA.
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire has absolutely nothing to do with it's patent regulations.
I mostly think it was a piece of the puzzle. And I don't believe it was a major influence in the why of the split. But it did provide a major benefit after the split that the USA didn't have to abide by England's patent system any longer. In certain industries, (notably shipbuilding) this had major impacts, and basically revived US industries. I think it correlated more closely to the decline of the economic power of the British Empire than anything else, probably as a part of a self-feedback loop like
The exact extent of how much this can impact an Empire's economy can easily be seen by looking back a little bit into history. A long time ago a major galaxy-spanning power had quite restrictive and onerous patent and copyright laws (to the point where certain types of ships could only be constructed in particular space ports), and a few of their upstart colonies took advantage of that with much more open and innovation-friendly rules.
The groups in question of course are the Empire and the Rebel Alliance.
FTFY, and it still has just as much applicability as what you said!
There just isn't any interest among politicians in changing the patent system (or copyright either) until they get nice fat juicy campaign contributions from the people who are screwed by the current "intellectual property" regime.
And no current airplanes are direct decedents of the Wright brother's planes. All current planes are derived from competing models that didn't violate the Wright brother's patents.
The Wright brothers may have been the first to build airplanes that could be adequately controlled and sure they patented it. However, the Americans were the only nation who didn't have operational airplanes during WWI because the patent protection basically prevented improvements of the flaws in the Wright brother's patent protected design. They ended up buying French airplanes instead.
This is wrong in almost every way. The Wright brothers had patents in France. And the Americans had operational airplanes during WWI both from the Wright brothers and from the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. Now, sure, the Americans bought airplanes in France for WWI... because, y'know, the war was in France, and they didn't exactly have transatlantic aircraft carriers or flights then.
The Wrights' preoccupation with the legal issue hindered their development of new aircraft designs, and by 1911 Wright aircraft were inferior to those made by other firms in Europe.[9] Indeed, aviation development in the US was suppressed to such an extent that when the U.S. entered World War I no acceptable American-designed aircraft were available, and the U.S. forces were compelled to use French machines.
The US government plainly does not care whether their policies make sense, or help the people they ostensibly intend to. All that matters is that the right people get kickbacks and that politicians get reelected.
See the War on Drug Users. This has always been an absurd effort. There has never been an honest argument in favor of criminalizing drugs, and every effort to define a rational policy(from LaGuardia in 1939 to the present day) has recommended decriminalization. Still, the US has waged war on its own citizens for decades, refusing to even allow serious discussion on alternative policies.
You can expect to see the same here. There will be a war on patent infringers and a war on copyright infringers. They will be devastating to individual liberties, and they will be a drag on our economy. Still, the US will not consider alternatives, and will even put the full force of the US propaganda machine against those who do.
War on drugs is different. America is puritan and most politicians are afraid to take a stance that the electorate could see as not being morally pure. But with patents, majority of people either wouldn't care or would favor the little guy. So if a compelling case is made and an anti-software-patent lobby starts pushing (led by Google maybe?), things may change.
So how exactly is the US going to fix these problems, given its current political, economical structure and corporate culture? Is there any hope of fixing all the big problems from within the system?
There is no such thing as a benevolent dictator. The concept is self-contradictory.
Can we "fix" the system from within? Sure, as long as we don't resort to stupid solutions like setting up dictators.
I refuse to accept any benevolent dictator! Unless I get to be the dictator of course...
the patent system is good for lawyers, who are disproportionately represented in the pools of elected officials, lobbyists, and political contributors. The current system is extremely good for them, and mildly good for politicians in generals as it helps finance the whole lobbying/contributions rigmarole.
since both parties benefit, and have no balls anyway... things will stay that way.
But aside from the bad decision of allowing software patents, the big problem has been the apparent incompetence of the Patent Office itself: issuing patents for things it never should have (because of things like prior art for example).
History [wikipedia.org] paints a slightly different story. The Patent Office initially refused to allow software patents and the total number of patents granted per year was fairly small. After being overruled by the supreme court in Diamond v. Diehr, the Patent Office was forced to change its policies. From the wikipedia article:
In the 1981 case of Diamond v. Diehr, the United States Supreme Court upheld the CCPA's reversal of the USPTO, and ordered the grant of a patent on an invention, a substantial part of which involved use of a computer program which used a well-known formula (the Arrhenius Equation) for calculating the time when rubber was cured and the mold could therefore be opened. The Supreme Court stated that in this case, the invention was not merely a mathematical algorithm, but a process for molding rubber, which was therefore patentable. In the Diehr case, there was no concession that the implementation was conventional, and the process did effectuate a transformation of substances (from uncured rubber to cured rubber). After this point, more patents on software began to be granted, albeit with conflicting and confusing results. After its creation in 1982, the CAFC charted a course that tried to follow the Diehr precedent. Patents were allowed only if the claim included some sort of apparatus, even rather nominal apparatus at times, such as an analog-to-digital converter front end, or in one case a scratch-pad memory for storing intermediate data. A representative decision from this period is In re Schrader, in which the CAFC set forth probably its best and most detailed formulation of the rule it was attempting to follow. Dissatisfaction with the perceived artificiality of this rule erupted, however, in rulings beginning with the en banc 1994 decision in In re Alappat, in which the CAFC majority held that a novel algorithm combined with a trivial physical step constitutes a novel physical device. Therefore, a computing device on which is loaded a mathematical algorithm is a "new machine", which is patentable. This ruling was followed up in In re Lowry, which held that a data structure representing information on a computer's hard drive or memory is similarly to be treated as a patent-eligible physical device. Finally, in State Street Bank v. Signature Financial Group, the CAFC ruled that a numerical calculation that produces a "useful, concrete and tangible result", such as a price, is patent-eligible.
"History [wikipedia.org] paints a slightly different story. The Patent Office initially refused to allow software patents and the total number of patents granted per year was fairly small. After being overruled by the supreme court in Diamond v. Diehr, the Patent Office was forced to change its policies. From the wikipedia article:"
You must have misunderstood me or gotten my context wrong, because I do not (and did not) disagree with any of this.
You must have misunderstood me or gotten my context wrong, because I do not (and did not) disagree with any of this.
Sorry, I should have clarified my point after the except. Basically, what I was trying to point out is that, per the new policy, the addition of an 'apparatus' makes an idea novel. Thus, adding the word 'the internet' to another patent already granted is technically a valid, patentable idea. While anyone with common sense can see its not novel or can think of similar things that have already been done, the fact is the USPTO must follow these ridiculous policies and blaming them for this mess when there is
I'd love for you to explain in detail with real world examples what makes software patents so much worse than regular patents. With brothers in both chemical and mechanical engineering, they deal with the same crap we do.
The problem is not with the patent office itself. Its 'easy' for us to decide what is and is not a valid patent in hindsight looking back on history and dealing with abstracts.
It's much harder to figure out what a patent is when reading the claims section of an actual patent when an indus
"I'd love for you to explain in detail with real world examples what makes software patents so much worse than regular patents. With brothers in both chemical and mechanical engineering, they deal with the same crap we do."
And I'd love to take a couple of hours to explain it all to you. But I have done so here on Slashdot about 5 different times in the past, when this subject has come up, and I really don't feel like doing it again, even if I had the time to do it.
But I will briefly summarize, and you can look it up for yourself:
Software is fundamentally nothing more than a collection of very simple instructions, slung together into different combinations, in order to produce an effect. Guess what else is like that? Wri
Even if you were to end software patents, you would still have methods as a statutory class of invention. I must say that I am unsure what additional protection simply claiming a computer readable medium on which is stored software that preforms the same steps that the applicant claimed in a separate method claim actually provides.
"And no, I absolutely don't think you should ever separate the laws from the administration of said laws. I think this is one of the absolute WORST things you can do as a public official."
No, I did not say that public officials should separate the administration of laws from the laws themselves. What I wrote was that in discussing what the problems are, we need to recognize that sometimes the problem is the law, and sometimes the problem is bad administration of the law.
Johnson was not exactly my favorite President, but he hit that right on the head:
"You [should] not examine legislation in the light of the benefits it will convey if properly administered, but in the light of the wrongs
The flaw in your logic is the same as all centrally planned things. It is easy to describe something in a law or paper but impossible to administer in the real world. It stems from the fact lawyers write laws to be confusing because it gives politicians mo power since you never know if you are violating one.
Engineers deal with this all of the time with project requirements. A real requirement needs a way to verify it has been met. So a requirement that an assembly machine should run quickly and scrap a mini
"The flaw in your logic is the same as all centrally planned things."
The flaw in MY logic? I think you may have gotten a couple of things backward.
First off, that's basically what I was saying: we have to recognize that at least sometimes it is bad administration of the law, rather than the law itself.
But secondly, patents have absolutely nothing to do with "central planning". Quite the contrary. Apples and oranges.
By law, patents are granted to inventors based on the merits of the invention. The government itself (theoretically) has no control over that. According
Other than the software patent ruling, the system per se isn't flawed.
Why do you think software is fundamentally different to, say, electronics? Or design patents? Should someone really be able to patent a phone with a "flat glass screen and rounded edges", or any one of the other patents that the cell phone industry is currently tearing itself apart with?
Maybe software patents only seem ridiculous because we are all familiar with how software is written? Maybe a patent on wood bonding techniques seems equally ridiculous to a carpenter. Perhaps patents on circuit designs ar
Patents are supposed to be non-obvious to an expert in the field. If that were actually enforced, I suspect 99% of patents would cease to exist.
It's not supposed to be non-obvious to an expert, rather to one of ordinary skill in the art. In some fields that might require PHd knowledge, others a high school education. Now that being said, how would you meet that standard? The examiner might say its obvious, but that is based on opinion. The applicant will say no its not, and bring a 1.132 declaration by a to
How do you propose that the USPTO become expert in all non-software endeavors? This isn't purely a question of just administration.
It seems to me that software patents aren't all that great, but I'm no expert on that and can't easily say whether reforms or just better enforcement of the existing rules are needed. There are other issues with the patent system, though, that aren't purely mismanagement.
Patent trolls have found a loophole in patent law. Namely, that someone other than the inventor can claim ownership of an invention they have no intention of producing. I think something along the lines of the rules below could help solv
It's not just software patents, that's bullshit. Patents are bad in all fields of technology, full stop.
Just look at Edison's patent trolling. Or how US patents of Wright brothers [wikimedia.org] made the US the only side of WW1 without planes usable in war. Or the effects of patents on medicine.
Let's look at two areas of technology: video quality and JavaScript performance.
With video quality, the relevant technologies for modern techniques are patented. This means that competing products are of a poorer quality or are artificially restricted. The companies that hold the patents are less likely to innovate and build on their existing work (except to create more patents), so the state of the art gets held back and is slow to advance.
So which one is better for innovation?
With video quality, the relevant technologies for modern techniques are patented. This means...
...competing companies have incentive to innovate and build on their existing work to compete with the patented technologies, so the state of the art is fast to advance.
With video quality, the relevant technologies for modern techniques are patented. This means...
...competing companies have incentive to innovate and build on their existing work to compete with the patented technologies, so the state of the art is fast to advance.
The key part of your sentence is "build on their existing work". They can't build on the existing work of the patented standard. They can only duplicate effort. And if, by chance, the patent in question covers a mathematical algorithm that is provably the most efficient, then it is inevitable that they will come to the same result (the patent), either intentionally or accidentally, and be unable to continue. Meanwhile, the owner of the patent knows this, and takes his jolly good time improving the paten
A big company or even a ghost company can blow up your proyect because it looks like the application of a concept they patented but never developed. On the other hand, China is allowed to mass produce copies of western products and never face the consequences.
Maybe thats the new paradigm, grant a Troll say 20% of future revenue of any patent in exchange for them defending it. Not much different from insurance. Such an arrangement might make someone else think harder before infringing.
And sorry for using the word 'paradigm' in an open forum.
Why would patent troll settle for 20%, when a patent is becoming useless to the inventor, and they're expected to take the risk of losing in court? They might give you 20%, if the patents are especially exploitable. Likely you could only use them as a means to exact revenge, giving all financial gain (and risk) to the patent troll.
and the other side AKA china is just as bad where any thing can get ripped off with little to no recourse.
Citation needed that it actually causes significant harm?
The author of the linked blog post is Will Wilkinson [willwilkinson.net]. That wasn't immediately obvious to me when I clicked through, so I thought I'd share it. Wikipedia describes his approach [wikipedia.org] as libertarian and "a mixture of John Rawls's principles and Friedrich von Hayek's methods".
Interesting guy and a good writer.
My darlings... the people that have ever greater control over the very atoms of modern life, from our government to our choice of breakfast cereal, have been busy reshaping the world in their own interest. Whatever purpose the patent system might have served when it was created, it now exists to bludgeon the common man into shutting up and doing what corporations tell him to do. IP has been collected and packaged like so many bad home loans, and now the laws are bent to give corporations dominion over what
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Good run by Gore. Definitely helps their cause.
Matty Slush.
Good run by Gore. Definitely helps their cause.
Wasn't exactly a banner possession for SF, but should be enough
Middle of the field? Really? Not that it mattered. 2 games, 2 blown leads, pitiful.
Great game!
Now let's hope Baltimore knocks off New Gayland.
Great game, but if the Niners have to face the Pats with that secondary they are gonna get torched.
Matty Ice!
I thought SAR said if you lose the conf championship game, you can't possibly win it the next year
Great game SF. Congrats on the win good luck in the SB
Must be nice getting an opportunity for your sixth Super Bowl.
Maybe one day after 45 years our team will stop being a disappointment and get their second.
Guess I have to root for the Ravens now.
Kinda feel bad for Tony Gonzalez. Pretty happy for the kid Kap though.
Sixth Super Bowl, sheesh. I won't live to see the Jets make their second.
i just watched the replay what a game.
qb is the key to winning.
randy moss showing leadership and vet skills on the field and on the sidelines encouraging others to step up stay focused.


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International News
Xinhua Examines HIV/AIDS in China
November 30, 2011
Xinhua posted several articles examining HIV/AIDS in China. The first looks at HIV/AIDS infection within the general population. The article notes that 346,000 people are living with HIV in China, and the "number is predicted to hit 780,000 by the end of 2011, according to an expert panel ... [c]onsisting of members from China's Ministry of Health (MOH), the World Health Organization and UNAIDS," the MOH reported in a statement released on Tuesday (11/29). A second article discusses HIV/AIDS among the older population, especially men, and college students (11/30).
"China has made 'fantastic progress' combating HIV/AIDS in recent years, according to a senior UN official in the country," a third article reports. "'Over the last eight years, there has been a reduction in mortality due to AIDS of about 60 percent,' said Mark Stirling, UN country coordinator for AIDS in China," the news agency writes. "By 2015, China plans to reduce AIDS deaths by 30 percent and reduce new infections by 25 percent," Xinhua notes, adding, "To achieve these goals, Stirling said China needs to double its HIV testing rate and increase its antiretroviral therapy rate to 80 percent (11/30).
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Stockton, CA
Maria Lip
February 27, 1921 - May 1, 2013
Maria "Drika" Lip, affectionately known by many as Moeder, passed away May 1st, at the age of
92. Although born in the Netherlands, Moeder has called Stockton home for the last 57 years. She immigrated in 1955 with her three daughters; Nell, Regina and Catrina, to join her husband, Otto Lip. It was a source of pride for her to be the wife of a farmer. A retired rural mail carrier, Moeder kept herself busy tending her rose garden and prized chickens, completed various types of needle work and playing Rummikup with her close friend Bep. A lover and supporter of the Arts, Moeder had a great passion for museums, theater and the symphony. As a member of the choir at Stockton's Cathedral of the Annunciation for over thirty years, she shared her deep and abiding faith in the Catholic Church with many. An avid storyteller with a wicked sense of humor and a knack for trouble, Moeder often told of her adventures singing for the Pope in Rome, getting lost in Yosemite Park and family Sunday drives. Her joy for life grew as her family did with the addition of two son-in-laws, six granddaughters, four of whom are married, five great-grandchildren and the announcement of a sixth to come. She is survived by her sister and two brothers, Trina Hoeymakers and Wolter Kersten of the Netherlands and Herman Kersten of New Zealand. Moeder touched the lives of many; bringing with her the appreciation of good company, great food and a strong cup of coffee.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. at Cathedral of the Annunciation, 425 W. Magnolia Street, Stockton, CA. Also there will be a 2nd Mass of Christian Burial at St. Anne Catholic Church, 2800
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Iwas blessed to be born to a lovely mother and father. My mother gave me her good looks and her strength. My father gave me his dry sense of humorand some of the best gifts I could ever have asked for — a good ear and a deep appreciation for great music. It is safe to say that my dad fueled my love for music and finding new artists.
The first band I really obsessed over was Guster. My dad and I shared the obsession, and soon, Guster Fever spread through our household and snaked its way into the lives of our close friends and extended family — because, as dad has taught me, the point of finding new music isn't to keep it a secret. The point is to take your boom box and pretend you are John Cusack from "Say Anything" so that everyone will hear it.
My dad actually discovered Guster thanks to me (you're welcome, dad.) I was 5 years old and was cast as Cinderella in a local play. The song playing as I made my exit? None other than "What You Wish For" by the band Guster, hailing from Boston and only starting to break away from its mainly college-student fan base.
As I my dad heard Guster's delicious melody flooding his ears, he knew he had to have it, so he drove to the nearest Virgin Records store, where he purchased the band's first three albums — "Parachute," "Goldfly" and "Lost and Gone Forever."
Partly because of us, no doubt, Guster did go on to great success, releasing three albums since that fateful night, the most recent being "Easy Wonderful" (along with two live albums).
The band continues to evolve and now plays to a fan base of "5 to 55-year-olds," drummer Brian Rosenworcel says, noting that it has long left behind its days of playing to solely college-student audiences and now shares the stage with acts like Ben Folds, John Mayer, Jack's Mannequin, Philadelphia-born and bred Good Old War and comedian Jeff Garlin.
One possible explanation for this is the fact that Guster isn't simply an act that shows up and just plays. Guster truly performs: Rosenworcel is wild on the drums, lead vocalist Ryan Miller not only impresses with his vocal chops, but also with his comedic abilities. Adam Gardner, lead guitarist, pops in once in a while with a witty comeback to Miller's dry humor, while bassist Luke Reynolds looks ridiculously handsome, practicing his smolder on the ladies in the audience ... and plays a mean bass-line while doing so, which takes more talent than people realize.
After the show, Guster doesn't disappear. The guys interact with fans. They want to know their fans and want to reciprocate the love they receive from them while onstage.
So Guster stays in touch. Rosenworcel writes a hilarious road journal that can be found on the band's website, guster.com. Miller updates a Guster Twitter account regularly and spares no detail of life in the band or life on the road.
Considering this, I was surprised when Rosenworcel divulged that in his spare time he has been writing prose. I begged for a sample, but was unfortunately turned down.
Instead, I discovered that he has recently become somewhat YouTube-famous for a video of him instructing viewers on how to "Moby-wrap" twins, using his babies, Nico and Marshal, to demonstrate the method.
I brought up the fact that Nico and Marshal will be able to look up their father on the Internet some day in the near future, and asked him if that made him feel pressure to be more "PG" in his road journals, videos, or even his music, to which he assured me he felt no such pressure at all and that his kids would just have to deal with having an embarrassing father.
While Rosenworcel works on expanding his online persona for his children to discover when they come of age, Miller has taken a liking to scoring films, such as indie-hit "Safety Not Guaranteed," while Gardner and his wife expand their nonprofit Reverb, which works with musicians to "green" their tours by utilizing sustainable practices.
While Guster recently toured the country with the Guster Strings Players, a tour that received rave reviews from fans and spawned a live album released earlier this year, Rosenworcel promises new material in the "not too distant future."
So fear not, Gusterrhoids! After you catch them at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts on July 18 playing alongside "old friends" the Barenaked Ladies and Ben Folds Five, stay on the lookout for Guster on the musical horizon.
Maybe some of Rosenworcel's prose will make it onto the next record; maybe he will keep his writing to himself for a little while longer. Either way, this longtime Guster fan is ready for some more Rosenworcel percussion, Reynolds bass and Miller/Gardner harmonies.
As I head off to Tulane University this fall to begin my first year of college, I know I will be sharing Guster Fever" with my new comrades.
After all, it doesn't matter where you go — "People like melodies," Rosenworcel says. "We're good at melodies."
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Reader Reaction: On Matthew Shepard
Because so much of the reader reaction to this story on "The Laramie Project Ten Years Later" was similar, I'm just presenting one representative letter, with my answer (there's more reader comment at the bottom of the story linked to above):
The letter:
"[Laramie] is rewriting the crime not as a hate crime…the primary killer now admits that it was."
Sorry to hear if Laramie's dishonest. Perhaps that's a hate-crime too. Or at least hate-dishonesty.
My impression from the beginning of the tragedy was that no one could doubt that it was a hate-crime. Mr. Moore correctly tells us that "much of the debate over the past decade has been whether a hate crime is worse than any other crime." "Ironically," one of the murderers' "own words might help settle that argument."
Given that Mr. Moore tells us this has been much of the debate, I awaited his settlement throughout the rest of his piece. I'm still waiting. Waiting for the irony too. I found some conclusory statements, such as "morph a horrible incident into something…less horrible" and "what this is about is dignity, respect and the treatment of all people," but I found no settlement of the debate. Thus Mr. Moore's piece, in that respect, may be listed as propaganda. Which may be why it's in the A&E section.
Why would hate make Mr. Shepard's murder worse than had he been so murdered "neutrally" or "lovingly"? Had his death involved less suffering, then that should have been reflected in the evidence and consequent enhancements or absence of enhancements. In other words: It's already part of our criminal law. There's no need for redundant bigoted "political" law. Such is in fact counterproductive to due process and equality for all people under the law, including other classes of victims besides Mr. Shepard's particularized class.
In regard to equal crimes, all victims are equal.
Walter Smetana, Highlands Ranch
My response:
Hi Walter, thanks for weighing in.
First, as far as what more you were expecting me to say about the hate-crimes legislation, I'm not sure what more was necessary, because I did complete the thought. I introduced the decade-old debate and suggested that McKinney's own words may perhaps settle it, because he now admits that it was a hate crime. Then I quote him as saying: "Matt Shepard needed killing." Then I offer further quotes that McKinney said the reason he needed killing was because he was gay. That was the point: McKinney exacerbated a crime of his own doing, he now admits, solely because the victim before him was gay. And yeah, it's ironic that if one guy wants another guy dead just for being gay, making the admission McKinney now has, that can only help sway the debate in Congress as this legislation nears a vote.
I respect that you might take exception to that, but my pointing that out does not qualify as propaganda.
*It's in the A&E section because the story is built around nationwide readings of the new 'Laramie Project Epilogue' on Oct. 12, the one that reveals the new McKinney prison interview. I'm an arts writer. It's an arts story.
*As for your question, aren't all crimes hate crimes? Hard for me to answer because my own beliefs have no place in the story … but since you ask … We agree on your statement: "In regard to equal crimes, all victims are equal." McKinney isn't getting out of prison ever again, thanks to consecutive life sentences, because of what he did to Matthew Shepard — hate-crimes law or no.
But I think those who advocate for hate-crime legislation would respond by pointing this out: If Matthew Shepard's not gay, he's just a robbery victim. Period. He loses 30 bucks, maybe takes a shot to the face and goes home, to live another day. But because he IS gay, he's further pistol-whipped, tortured, tied to a fence and left to die five days later. Because he hates who he is.
Now, let's say a guy robs a bank, maybe konks a guard's head and puts him in the hospital with a concussion. True: The jerk is going to get a sentence equal to his crime. He should. But his victim is going to go home, recover, and get back to work, raise kids and enjoy all that life has to offer. Because he's just an obstacle to his cash. No hate.
Matthew Shepard didn't get that same chance for one reason only — because he was gay. The killer says so.
My reading of the hate-crime advocates' argument is that the purpose of the proposed legislation is to call a spade a spade, and give it a name. There's no doubt now that this crime was exacerbated by McKinney's hatred for gays. It doesn't change his sentence one bit to simply call it what it was — a different kind of crime.
So why not give it a name?
Thanks for the dialogue on a very volatile, and difficult issue, with many valid points of view. I respect your take on it.
Walter's response:
Thanks John.
The reason i felt that you did not complete the thought was because the debate as you presented it (and i agree) is whether, from the law's (government's) perspective, hate crimes should be different then the same crime 'without hate.' The debate is not and was not whether dear Mr. Shepard's murder was a hate crime. Personally, I neither never doubted it was, nor am i personally familiar with anyone who thought or said it wasn't; or who feels 'hate-crimes' aren't bad for their victims.
And thus one of the killers' confession that it was a hate-crime (because the victim was gay) does not make or necessarily make the killing worse or qualitatively different then if Shephard had been murdered because of robbery, or because of a bar fight, or because of a Manson-like cult, or for fun, or because he fought back, or because he was a stranger, or any other reason.
Nor does it make the impact on the community different. Because: some people ARE killed because of robbery or nonbigotry reasons. And their community shouldn't be given less legal protection than the gay or other specially-protected communities.
Claiming that a heinous murder transpired because the victim was gay – therefore gays deserve protection above and beyond other communities – qualifies as 'propaganda' because it is a fallacy. It is a fallacy because it does not logically follow. People (sadly) suffer the same fate (heinous murder) for all sorts of reasons. And one class (or classes) of victims should not be singled out to be protected above all others. That is simply incorporating bigotry into the law. No matter how noble the reasons. The ends do not justify the means. This killer's confession has nothing to do with settling the debate, as you framed it, one way or the other. That's why your suggestion that it settles the debate, especially without explanation on your part, qualifies as propaganda. I fail to see how it even contributes to the debate. Except emotionally.
That emotionally this confession may effect Congress or others, i agree. But the law should be rational before it is emotional or vindictive.
In regard to your comment that your own personal beliefs have no impact on discussion of law or society in the U.S. or that they're absent from your writing: please forgive me for finding that odd and untrue. Because: why not? You too are a voter, subject to criminal law whether as defendant or victim or voter, just like all the rest of us including Shepard and Congress and these convicts. You too live here. But more important, i find that your views must be present in that you (in my humble opinion) confused 'the debate' with the admission that this was a hate crime. The debate is not and was never whether hate- or bias-crimes exist!!
Lastly (and i hope you've taken no offense at my remarks—i need to learn to express myself in the most polite way, and you can probably help me learn to do that; and i also thank you for your patience if you're still reading this) :
Crimes ARE given names. As i told you i understood from the very start, even before a trial, that this was an anti-gay murder. It doesn't need an offical name, or a different law to be called what it is. It cannot be hidden. It should not be hidden. It isn't being hidden. And it potentially may change the sentence for unfair reasons. If it is a different crime than a 'nonhate' murder. Murder is murder. There are hate and torture enhancments as part of the criminal process Already. There is no need for hate-legislation. That (unless every crime against another person is labelled some form of 'hate') simply serves to treat victims differently than other victims from the get-go. Hate-, torture-, depravity-, cruelty-, motive-, means- enhancements already exist in the criminal law.
If Shephard had not been murdered, or if he had been robbed only because he was gay – that would be the different crime of robbery! Robbery is robbery! Robbery with whipping is robbery with assault or battery! Robbery with intimidation is robbery with intimidation. Regardless of the reasons for the robbery, whipping, intimidation, or lack of any of the above. There is absolutely no need for 'hate-robbery' as a different crime altogether – applied only to certain kinds of victims and not other victims of the identical suffering. That is instead somebody 'politicizing' or bigotizing the law.
Thanks for taking the time to respond to me Mr. Moore.


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Residents of a north Boulder neighborhood have hit a dead end with the city in their efforts to get a stop sign, crosswalk or any other traffic-slowing measure installed at what they say is a "horrifically" dangerous intersection leading to a park.
But city officials say they've studied the site, and there's not nearly enough traffic at the Dakota Ridge intersection in question to warrant a stop sign or crosswalk.
Additionally, Bill Cowern, transportation operations engineer, said the city cut funding in 2003 for neighborhood traffic mitigation, such as speed bumps and traffic circles.
Alexandra Hodel said she and her neighbors in the Dakota Ridge subdivision have exhausted efforts to get the city to address their safety concern. She said the way the street curves near the neighborhood park, compounded with parked cars, makes it impossible -- especially for children -- to see if it is safe to cross the street near Fifth Street and Dakota Boulevard.
"With summer coming, kids are going to be running back and forth to the park -- and it's a death trap," Hodel said. "We're not asking them to move a mountain; we're asking for a reasonable way to keep our kids safe."
She said that nine children live in the three houses next to the intersection leading into the park, which the city built in the neighborhood a few years ago. Hodel -- who won't let her own 6-year-old daughter cross the street unless she's accompanying her -- raised additional concerns that there are several electric vehicles in the neighborhood, so it's hard for kids to even hear if a car is coming.
Cowern said the city has protocols -- both national and local -- that it follows when deciding whether to add stop signs and traffic mitigation.
One of the considerations for deciding whether to install a four-way stop is whether there is a large, steady amount of traffic. The other factor is whether there have been accidents that could have been avoided.
Transportation staff members, including Cowern, have made site visits to the Dakota Ridge neighborhood in response to the residents' concerns.
"There haven't been any accidents, and there's so little traffic," he said.
He said people have a tendency to run stop signs if they are in areas that aren't busy, which can pose even greater dangers.
"If you just put a random stop sign in the street, the first question people ask is, 'Why do I need to stop?'"
As for crosswalks, the city has two requirements: significant pedestrian activity and heavy enough motor vehicle traffic. Again, he said, the intersection in Dakota Ridge doesn't meet those standards.
For now, M'Lisa McKee, a mother of four who lives across the street from the park, puts out bright green crossing signs to alert motorists that there are children playing in the area.
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Who cares if we have to start over?
I'd rather start over than continue to tread water with a bunch of clueless jackasses running the operation.
1. The growing concept of money>>>>>winning. And its not just the Jets. The Cowboys have done it forever and college football is getting into the act as well.
2. It makes me still leery of firing Rex Ryan if they end up 7-9 or over. I just go back to when the Chargers fired Marty after 14-2 and have done nothing with Norv Turner since. Unless Rex has a bomb of a season, then there is no point in firing him, Plus we would have to start over which would take another few years.
3. Mark will have a very short leash on him Sunday.
4. Anyone saying Rex is stupid for doing this should refer to the first point.
5. I'm now completely convinced that Woody Johnson was solely behind the Tim Tebow signing. And Tim also is to blame because he could have gone to Jacksonville and he chose not to.
Who cares if we have to start over?
I'd rather start over than continue to tread water with a bunch of clueless jackasses running the operation.
I would have started McElroy, but I can understand the reasoning for going back to Sanchez.
Lets hope he straightens out and we finish strong.
Has anyone ever thought maybe just maybe Rex was behind the decision to get Tebow simply because he thought Tebow would be a weapon in the wildcat? Has that crossed anyone's mind?
This repeating theme that Rex must not have wanted Tebow here because he hasn't started him is beyond foolish. Think for a second folks. Rex never brought him here to start. He brought him here for the WILDCAT. Get it into your brains. Rex not wanting to start Tebow has absolutely nothing to do with Rex not wanting him here.
This whole notion of setting the franchise back for years if there is a change at HC and GM is simply false. This roster needs to be upgraded regardless of the coach or GM, Keeping the existing coach and GM is not going to speed up that process. If anything, this franchise in recent history has performed its best when making a change. See Mangini and Rex's first seasons.
This season isn't over yet, though the playoffs don't appear to be in the cards, they can still finish strong.
Rex took over a team that was basically loaded aside from the QB position and was expected to make a run at the playoffs from the get-go.
Of course Kubiak gets more leeway.
Not to mention Kubiak has never turned his team into a circus act or guaranteed Superbowl victories only to have the team totally unprepared half the time.
And what does a strong finish to the season with no playoff birth get us? A cookie?
All it does is take us out of position to draft a blue chip prospect and force us to witness another year of Rex calling the shots, Tanny making personell decisions, Sparano running an inept offense and Mark Suckchez orchestrating said offense.
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I'd say that's a pretty damn sweet setup. Certainly a helluva lot better than what Mangini initially had to work with.


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This event, hosted by Boeing and Northrop Grumman, is to promote collaboration on interoperability issues; this year we grow into a sharper focus on design, production, and visualization. The formal mission is to promote awareness, address today's tactical challenges, advance industry solutions, and leverage open standards for product data interoperability.
GPDIS is exclusively attended by employees of Boeing and Northrop Grumman, valued vendors of these two companies are invited to participate as sponsors and present. Dassault Systemes has been participating in GPDIS for several years will again be present this year. In addition to having a booth in the ehxhibit hall to feature our solutions and network with the attendees, 3DS will also present 2 sessions on the agenda. Topics covered will be, "Enabling the Comprehensive Behavioral Digital Aircraft" presented by Matt Macias, SIMULIA and "Version 6 Platform Openness Enables A&D Business Transformation" presented by Christopher Derey, CATIA
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BenQ has launched two very similar compact digital cameras.
Apart from the CCD megapixel ratings and price - the C740 is 7 megapixel camera retailing at £139.99, and the C540 offers 5 megapixels for £89.99 - the models appear to be identical.
The pair sport a 2.5inch LCD screen and a Pentax lens with 3x optical zoom.
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Over the last two weeks we've taken a position-by-position look at the performance and production of the Vikings roster in 2013.
PHOTOS: "Best Of" Special Teams In 2013 >>
In Mike Priefer's three seasons as special teams coordinator in Minnesota, the Vikings as a team have yielded varying results, registering an 18-27 record and going to the playoffs once in that span. One thing that has not varied for the Vikings over the past three seasons, however, has been special teams play. Under Priefer's guidance, the Vikings have boasted one of the NFL's top special teams groups as a whole, and 2013 represented yet another outstanding season in that area. Remarkably, the Vikings committed just one penalty on kickoff return all season and just five penalties on punt return, including just one in the season's final nine games.
The highlight of this past season's special teams output was the performance of the team's kickoff return and punt return groups, specifically the production the Vikings realized from kickoff returner
Since 2011, Priefer's first year in Minnesota, the Vikings are tied with the Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos and Tennessee Titans for the most combined kick return touchdowns with six (four kickoff returns, two punt returns), and the four kickoff return touchdowns rank first in the NFL in that time.
Aside from Patterson and Sherels, credit should go to Priefer's scheme and the Vikings 10 other players on the field for the return game. Without that combination of factors, Patterson and Sherels would have a more difficult time pushing the ball out and giving the offense good field position. It should also be noted that the Vikings had 12 others besides Patterson field a kickoff, a testament to the respect opponents had for Patterson. Outside of a fumble by
A close second behind the performance of the Vikings return groups was the continued improvement and generally solid play from rookie punter
After putting together a spectacular rookie season that included game-winning kicks in both Week 1 and Week 17 (to put his team in the playoffs) as well as a 10 for 10 mark on 50-yard field goals, Walsh was solid in 2013 and displayed resiliency and toughness while kicking through the first injury of his pro career. Walsh hit on 26 of 30 field goals and, while power may be his main attribute on kickoffs, he continued to work on his kickoff placement on the season progressed.
The Vikings young kicking battery of Locke and Walsh is fortified by veteran long snapper
There are certainly improvements to make to the Viking special team group as a whole; Priefer is never one to be satisfied with his own work. But generally speaking, special teams is a strength of the Vikings and figures to remain as such heading into 2014 thanks specifically to young talent at key positions (kickers and returners) and one of the more respected coordinators in the NFL.
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Jeff Locke: 75 punts for 3,316 yards (44.2) with a 39.2 net average; 23 punts I20, 3 TBs in 16 games
Cordarrelle Patterson: 43 KO returns for 1,393 yards (32.4) and 2 TDs
Marcus Sherels: 22 punt returns for 335 yards (15.2) and 1 TD
Blair Walsh: 26 of 30 on FGs and 43 of 44 on PATs; 86 KOs with 44 TBs in 16 games
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A Systematic Review of the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Depression among Iranian Adolescents
Depression is the most common mood and psychiatric disorder. The aim of this comprehensive study was to provide a complete picture of the prevalence and risk factors of depression. The study employed a systematic review methodology, searching Iranian and international databases. After screening and evaluating the articles, a synthesis of 53 articles was accumulated. A meta-analysis of the studies showed that the prevalence of children and adolescent depression was 43.55% using the BDI, 15.87 % using SCL-90, and 13.05% using CDI. Also, the prevalence of depression was higher among girls than boys based on the BDI and CDI results. The most important factors contributing to depression were: the female sex, poor inter-parental relationship, poor adolescent-parent relationship, low socio-economic status (SES), state of parenting styles, low level of parental education, and poor academic performance. The comparatively high prevalence of depression among Iranian adolescents call for further investigation and measures.
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It happened on 817 East Adams Street just after 2 pm this evening.
So far officials believe the fire started in the kitchen and quickly spread.
Officials had to cut power off and make sure there were no gas leaks around the home.
Right now they say the fire is under control and hope to put it out soon.
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Currently we're using our lateral area truck to get above the fire and extinguish the fire. They're making headway at this time. happy to report that everyone was able to get out of the home there's no injuries reported and no injuries to the firefighters here on the scene, said Chris Etheredge.
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