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For a few years now writers and columnists from the 32 NFL cities have been doing a live mock draft. The idea is to have folks with a solid finger on the pulse of their teams run through the exercise and see how the actual draft might go.
The first leg of that draft happened Sunday, as 13 selections were made. I made the selection for the Dolphins among the list of national media. (And I recognize you are now asking, 'Why did Salguero make the Miami pick if it's supposed to be done by someone with a good idea what the team will do?')
Folks, this isn't science. I made the pick for Miami, like it or not.
I am not predicting this will be Miami's pick.
The greater point is, judging from the picks made by folks ahead of the Dolphins, I would tell you the Dolphins will have quite a few talented players to pick from at No. 12 if the writers have any clue what their teams might do.
The exercise suggests that when Miami picks at No. 12 great talent will remain on the board for the Dolphins if they do not trade down. In this mock, Earl Thomas, Jimmy Clausen, Mike Iupati, Derrick Morgan, Dez Bryant, Sergio Kindle, and Dan Williams are all available to Miami at No. 12.
If that happens on draft day, I would tell you the Dolphins will try to bug out of No. 12. Clausen will have value to someone. Bryant may have value to someone. Thomas will have value to someone, as well as to Miami.
The Dolphins may be able to trade down and get back a second or third round pick. Of course, all this is speculation, an opportunity for you to disagree. It's a mock draft.
1: St. Louis Rams (By Jim Thomas, St. Louis Post Dispatch).
The skinny: After passing on Mark Sanchez and Matt Ryan in the past two years, the Rams won't pass on Sam Bradford this year. Only what GM Billy Devaney calls a "king's ransom" of picks and players in a trade down will keep St. Louis from taking Bradford. After three subpar seasons, two-time Pro Bowler Marc Bulger was released, leaving only A.J. Feeley, and small-school projects Keith Null, and Mike Reilly on the roster at QB. The pick: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma.
2: Detroit Lions (By Mike O'Hara, longtime Lions beat writer for Detroit News).
The skinny: The Leos have ranked last in the NFL in yards allowed for three straight years, and the interior defense has been especially soft. Ndamukong Suh can give them more than a run-stuffing tackle. He can get pressure up the middle on the quarterback, and his presence will free up players such as Kyle Vanden Bosch and Cliff Avril to get single blocking to rush the passer. The pick: DT Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska.
3: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (By Ira Kaufman, Tampa Tribune).
The skinny: The Bucs finished last in rushing defense and their starting DTs were Ryan Sims and Chris Hovan. Enough said. It's hard to imagine the Bucs passing on either Suh or Gerald McCoy at No. 3. If both are gone, the Bucs will entertain offers to move down and perhaps land S Eric Berry. Other pressing needs are DE, WR, CB and G. Tampa Bay was strangely silent in the offseason for a 3-13 club, signing free agent S Sean Jones and trading for Eagles WR Reggie Brown. Second-year QB Josh Freeman desperately needs more weapons, but GM Mark Dominik and coach Raheem Morris are committed to rebuilding a once-proud defense and the D-line is in shambles. I believe they prefer Suh over McCoy, but they won't mind turning in a card with McCoy's name on it Thursday evening. The pick: DT Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma.
4: Washington Redskins (By David Elfin, longtime beat writer for the Washington Times).
The skinny: If there was any doubt that the Redskins would use the No. 4 on a LT to replace Chris Samuels (who had to retire because of spinal issues), that was erased when they traded for Donovan McNabb to replace incumbent Jason Campbell. After a 4-12 season, their worst since 1994, the Redskins have plenty of needs (see above) not to mention unhappy DT Albert Haynesworth and LB Rocky McIntosh, who skipped this weekend's "voluntary" minicamp, but they are bereft at LT beyond the marginal Stephon Heyer, who started at RT last season. Washington hopes that Okung can be a carbon copy of Samuels, who made six Pro Bowls in 10 seasons after being chosen second overall in the 2000 draft. The pick: OT Russell Okung, Oklahoma State.
5: Kansas City Chiefs (By Randy Covitz, Kansas City Star).
The skinny: I would be lying if I said I had any idea what Scott Pioli is thinking other than I know it's something completely different than the rest of us (see Tyson Jackson). While they don't have a safety to line up and play a game, I'm not buying into the Eric Berry hype. Just too high a pick for a safety when the Chiefs can grab one with one of their two second-rounders. Of course, some say they can get an OT in the second round. I really think Pioli wants to trade down, pick up extra picks, take a Rolando McClain or an Earl Thomas later in the first round or one of the second-tier OTs. Short of predicting trades, I've been giving them Iowa OT Bryan Bulaga with the fifth pick in most mock drafts, though if Suh falls there, they'd have to grab him. They can play Bulaga at RT or move Branden Albert from LT to RT and plug in Bulaga at LT. He's a safe pick and fits their profile. The Chiefs allowed 45 sacks last season. Trent Williams' inconsistency and work ethic does not fit what Piioli calls The Right 53. The pick: OT Bryan Bulaga, Iowa .
6: Seattle Seahawks (By Danny O'Neil, Seattle Times).
The skinny: General manager John Schneider is running his first draft, and in Green Bay he worked for a team that made a habit of trading down in the draft order to acquire more picks. Trading down will be a consideration at No. 14, but at No. 6, expect Seattle to take a left tackle. While Walter Jones has not officially retired, the Seahawks are planning as if he won't return. Seattle started four different players at left tackle last year, two of whom were not on the team's roster when training camp began (Brandon Frye and Damion McIntosh). Seattle held its first minicamp last week, which showed just how thin Seattle is along the offensive line. Both of the tackles on the second-string offensive line were tryout players. Seattle is high on safety Eric Berry, who played for Monte Kiffin last season at Tennessee. Kiffin remains a formative influence on new Seattle coach Pete Carroll, but the Seahawks' needs on offense are simply more urgent as Seattle hasn't chosen an offensive player in the first round since choosing center Chris Spencer in 2005. The pick: OT Trent Williams, Oklahoma.
7: Cleveland Browns (By Tony Grossi, Cleveland Plain Dealer).
The skinny: Forget a trade up with Rams. Forget taking Jimmy Clausen. Mike Holmgren's statement to me about wishing he liked Clausen more was not a smokescreen; he was being candid. Could he have been won over by now? Possibly, but Holmgren realizes the team has many more urgent needs. He paid Jake Delhomme $7 million for 2010 and thinks the world of backup Seneca Wallace. Odds are down to 50-50 that Holmgren even picks a QB, perhaps using two 3s to move into 2d for McCoy. Otherwise, he might wait till 5th ... I seriously doubt they would trade up with Kansas City to take Eric Berry. I just don't think they like Berry enough to give up a 3 for him. Like everyone else, they like to move down. Potential move-down possibilities are Penn State DE Jared Odrick (they love him and they've got nothing but over-30s at DEs) and OG Mike Iupati. If they stay at No. 7 and Berry's there, I'd say Berry. If he's not there, they may consider Odrick that high, but my best guess would be Texas S Earl Thomas (if Berry's not there). CB Joe Haden was eliminated when they traded for Sheldon Brown. Dez Bryant or C.J. Spiller? I think Bryant scares them (post-Braylon Edwards). Spiller is a glorified Jerome Harrison, who they already have. Derrick Morgan or Jason Pierre-Paul? Neither are fits in the 3-4 and the Browns had more sacks (40) last year than 8 playoff teams, including God's gift to the NFL, the Jets. The pick: FS Eric Berry, Tennessee.
8: Oakland Raiders (By Nancy Gay, AOL Fanhouse)
The skinny: Al Davis is tempted – really tempted – to pick Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen here, since he is still on the board and even the owner seems to be losing patience with JaMarcus Russell. But can the Raiders afford another first-round quarterback mistake? No way. The team has four quarterbacks on the roster now (Russell, Bruce Gradkowski, Charlie Frye, Kyle Boller) but has no legitimate left tackle to protect any of them. He may consider Oklahoma OT Trent Williams here and is intrigued by the potential of USF. DE Jason Pierre-Paul, but Davis won't be able to forget what one of the Combine's celebrated workout stars. The pick: OT Bruce Campbell, Maryland.
9: Buffalo Bills (By Mark Gaughan, Buffalo News).
The skinny: The Bills' entire 2009 season was held hostage by the OT position. But the top three tackles are gone. Don't think they will reach for Anthony Davis here. I don't think they will go with Clausen even though you could make a good case for it. They're kind of stuck. Look for a surprise pick. They will go best player available. Possiblities include C.J. Spiller, Dan Williams and Rolando McClain. The pick: RB C.J. Spiller, Clemson.
10: Jacksonville Jaguars (By Vito Stellino, Florida Times-Union).
The skinny: What they want to do is trade down. They hope somebody will want to trade up for Clausen. They want more picks and don't think they'll get value at 10. Think they'll have to overpay. They would have liked one of the 3 OT tackles and could play Eban Britton at guard but they're gone. So is Spiller. Gene Smith is a best available guy. The pick: ILB Rolando McClain, Alabama.
11: Denver Broncos (By Jeff Legwold, Denver Post)
The skinny: If the Jags or anybody else indeed take McClain as this scenario had unfolded, they're going to be looking to get out and move down. They're looking wide receiver at the top of the second, though Josh McDaniels (some smokescreen) went on and on Friday about how Dez Bryant is not a bad guy. So that is a slight possibility here. However, they would love to move down a little, get a pick and take Florida center Maurkice Pouncey, who could start from the moment they draft him. So, that's who I would give them here with the caveat they would try to move down to do it. They do like Dan Williams as well as a guy to go in the rotation at the nose so he is a possibility as well. But Pouncey would be my pick with a move down to do it. The pick: C Markice Pouncey, Florida.
12: Miami Dolphins (By Mando, The Miami Herald).
The skinny: The Dolphins are in the market for extra picks. They want to recover the second-rounder they gave up for Brandon Marshall. Another reason they want to add picks is they currently have no proven starter at FS, SOLB, and LG. NT is also a problem because 36-year-old Jason Ferguson will serve an 8-game suspension for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. He won't be availabe until November, meaning Miami has issues at NT as well. If Miami cannot get out of the pick and add a second- or third-rounder in the process, it will look to fill one of its top needs. Bill Parcells is still looking for his new Lawrence Taylor. After carefully considering Earl Thomas (who's visited twice and worked out) and Dan Williams (who has the measurables at NT), the Dolphins go with the pass-rusher. The pick: OLB Derrick Morgan, Georgia Tech.
13: San Francisco 49'ers (by Nancy Gay, AOL Fanhouse).
The skinny: Offensive tackle (LT Joe Staley is very solid but RT Adam Snyder struggles in pass protection and is really a backup thrust into a starting role); cornerback (LCB Walt Harris is recovering from ACL surgery, big-money free agent bust Nate Clements was replaced in the starting lineup last season by '07 fifth-round pick Tarell Brown and talented Shawntae Spencer is better as a nickel CB); outside linebacker (Niners need a hybrid pass rushing LB/end who can excel in both fronts); nose tackle; wide receiver. The 49'ers are thrilled to grab the top-rated CB in the draft, who excels in press coverage and should have an easier transition to the NFL than most college cornerbacks. Coach Mike Singletary isn't worried about the knocks on Haden's speed; he's more impressed with Haden's physical play against top SEC receivers. The pick: CB Joe Haden, Florida.
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FOUR PICTURES COMBO - A dove which was freed by children flanked by Pope Francis during the Angelus prayer, is attacked by a seagull in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014. Symbols of peace have come under attack at the Vatican. Two white doves were sent fluttering into the air as a peace gesture by Italian children flanking Pope Francis Sunday at an open studio window of the Apostolic Palace, as tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter's Square below. After the pope and the two children left the windows, a seagull and a big black crow quickly swept down, attacking the doves, including one which had briefly perched on a windowsill on a lower floor. One dove lost some feathers as it broke free of the gull, while the crow pecked repeatedly at the other dove. The doves' fate was not immediately known. While speaking at the window, Francis appealed for peace to prevail in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two white doves that were released by children standing alongside Pope Francis as a peace gesture have been attacked by other birds.
As tens of thousands of people watched in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, a seagull and a large black crow swept down on the doves right after they were set free from an open window of the Apostolic Palace.
One dove lost some feathers as it broke free from the gull. But the crow pecked repeatedly at the other dove.
It was not clear what happened to the doves as they flew off.
While speaking at the window beforehand, Francis had appealed for peace in Ukraine, where anti-government protesters have died.

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Emergency Financial Manager to Take Over Detroit
Citing runaway deficits and long-term debts Detroit could never repay on its own, Gov. Rick Snyder announced he will appoint an emergency financial manager for the state's largest city.
By Matt Helms
Citing runaway deficits and long-term debts Detroit could never repay on its own, Gov. Rick Snyder today pulled the trigger and announced he will appoint an emergency financial manager for the state's largest city. Snyder said he has a top candidate in mind, and that person would be in charge for 18 months.
The decision means Motown will soon have a new boss in charge of restructuring Detroit's dire financial mess. That restructuring likely will include drastic cuts in public services and a top-down rethinking of the type of government a shrunken city with a dwindling tax base can afford.
In many ways, those questions have been nipping at Detroit for decades, but the issues came to a head over the last 18 months as increasingly dour economic forecasts found a city unable to address fundamental questions about its debt.
"I look at today as a sad day, a day I wish had never happened in the history of Detroit, but also a day of optimism and promise," Snyder said.
He reiterated that Detroit, once among the most prosperous cities in the nation, "went from the top to the bottom over the last 50 years," losing more than half its population.
"Today is a day to call all hands on deck," Snyder said. "The key answer that all of us want to get to" is a more prosperous city.
Snyder told an invited audience for a broadcast discussion on his decision. The forum was moderated by Stephen Henderson and Nolan Finley, editorial page editors of the Free Press and the Detroit News, at Wayne State University.
Snyder said he will not name who the emergency manager will be right away.
He was flanked on the stage by signs saying "Detroit can't wait" and conveyed a message that Detroit's financial collapse -- under $14 billion in long-term bond debt and retiree pension and health care benefits and a $327-million accumulated deficit, has to fix its finances.
Snyder declared the city in a financial emergency and said it's time to work toward "a bright and shiny future" for Detroit. State Treasurer Andy Dillon, a key Snyder aide on Detroit's financial troubles, said just after the governor's announcement that he believes the state will help out with quick action on fixing Detroit's broken streetlights this summer and, in a restructuring of the Detroit Police department, restoring some of the pay cuts the force has taken in recent years.
Citing the newly created Detroit Public Lighting Authority, Dillon said, " We can start hanging lights this summer. The other thing I think is critical: If we don't restore the morale of the police department and show the public that the police force is functioning well, I think we'll lose a lot of momentum, so those would be the two biggest items for me."
He said he anticipated a slightly smaller police force, largely through retirements, but one with more officers assigned to street patrols.
Public safety has been a critical issue as murders in Detroit spiked last year to the highest level in nearly two decades. Mayoral candidate Krystal Crittendon issued a statement minutes before Snyder's remarks.
"As Detroiters hold vigil, waiting for Governor Snyder to announce his plans regarding the appointment of an Emergency Manager for the City of Detroit, I urge the governor to consider the many flaws and inaccuracies contained in the Financial Review Team's report," said Crittendon, who served as corporation counsel under Bing and former Mayor Ken Cockrel Jr.
"We continue to ask for transparency in the resolution of this fiscal matter. We need to have a full review of everything which is owed to the city as well as everything that the city must pay."
From behind his desk at City Hall, Council President Charles Pugh watched Snyder's announcement in silence with several reporters and TV cameras in attendance. Afterward, Pugh refused to comment.
Council President Pro-Tem Gary Brown issued a statement today in response to Snyder's decision.
"I don't support the appointment of an EFM as it eliminates democratically elected leadership in our city," said Brown, a former deputy police chief. "However, the question is does Mayor Dave Bing and the City Council as-a-body going forward have the will to abandon the privatization ordinance, alter the City Charter to address roadblocks, and support state legislation to change the pension board? In my view, as-a-body City Council is not willing to make these changes. The only alternative is for the governor to appoint an EFM who has the will to implement the necessary reforms."
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SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Today host Matt Lauer will continue to handle NBC's primetime and late night (tape-delayed) coverage of the Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Thursday, as Bob Costas continues to sit out with an eye infection.
Costas' Cal Ripken-like streak of 157 consecutive NBC Olympic anchor appearances ended earlier this week. The longtime sports broadcaster battled through the worsening infection -- which appeared late last week -- for a few days, before finally relinquishing his duties.
"I was trying to throw a complete game here," Costas told Lauer on air earlier this week, "but I think we're going to have to go to the bullpen. I don't know if you're aware of this or not, but you're Mariano Rivera, at least tonight."
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Azusa Pacific, Wayland Baptist Crowned NAIA Track Champs by Narrow Margins
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Junior Aron Rono led Azusa Pacific to championship, their sixth in the past 13 years, by winning a pair of events Saturday, the men's mile (4:09.46), for the second straight year, and the 3,000 meters (8:17.87). He then anchored the Cougars to victory in the distance medley relay (10:04.37), rallying the quartet from fifth place when he took the baton to what proved to be the national-championship clinching victory.
In the subsequent and final event of the meet, the 4x400-meter relay, Oklahoma Baptist had to finish at least in second place to overcome Azusa Pacific in team title race, but the Bison finished third (3:13.51), missing second-place and the national championship by just .46 of a second.
"As stressful as it is, that's just the best way to win a national championship," said Azusa Pacific coach Kevin Reid, who was named the NAIA Men's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year. "It tests you and it tests the kids when it comes down to matching performance-for-performance in every event with another quality team like OBU."
Dickinson State University (N.D.) finished third with 55 points, and
Wayland Baptist, on the other hand, capped an all-day see-saw battle with Azusa Pacific in the women's title chase by getting the necessary second-place finish (3:48.95) and the eight team points that come with it in the 4x400, edging third-place
"I'm really happy for our girls," said Wayland Baptist's Brian Whitlock, the 2008 NAIA Women's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year. "They've really worked hard and finally got it done. My palms were a little sweaty on that 4x4 but I knew we had a very good anchor leg in Kimberly."
Simon Fraser University (B.C.) finished third with 59 points, while Oklahoma Baptist came in fourth with 47 points.
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Old Fall River Road will be closed for repairs starting July 28
On Monday, July 28, Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park will close to all uses including pedestrians and hikers, as major repair work begins on the road and the Alluvial Fan bridge.
Old Fall River Road sustained significant damage during the September 2013 flood. The road has been closed since last September to vehicles and bicycles but pedestrians and hikers had been allowed on the road.
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The closure area on Old Fall River Road will extend from the road west of the Lawn Lake Trailhead parking area to the Alpine Visitor Center. This closure includes the Alluvial Fan, and the east and west Alluvial Fan parking areas. The closure extends 200 feet from the center line to both sides of the road corridor. This closure does not include the Fall River waterway and bank.
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Repair work from flood damages has been completed in many areas of the park. Work is ongoing on some backcountry bridges and trails. For more detailed information and updates about flood impacts in Rocky Mountain National Park visit the park's website, http://www.nps.gov/romo or call the park's Information Office at 970-586-1206.
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Explore congruences of triangles on a sphere. Other useful tools that are also available are a plastic sphere, with hemispherical ``overhead transparencies'', great circle ruler, compass etc. One can also make very effective models with plastic spheres from a craft shop and cut-off plastic containers for rulers.
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What polyhedral shapes make fair `dice'? What are the physical properties? What are the geometric properties? What is the root of the word ``polyhedra'' (and why does this fit with the use as dice?) Can you list all possible shapes? What numbers of faces can appear? What other (non-polyhedral) shapes are actually used in games?
What polyhedral shapes appear in crystals? List them all. Why do these appear? Why don't other shapes appear? What is the connection between the big outside shape and the inside ``connections of molecules''? Reference: [Sen]
Consider a plane ``grid'' composed of squares (say 4 squares by four squares) made of bars and joints. Which diagonals of squares will make this rigid? What is the minimum number? Can you give a recipe for deciding which diagonals will work? [There is a COMAP module related to this problem.] If the grid is composed of a trapezoid and its image after a half turn, alternating, does the same recipe work? [This is a research problem which has NOT been thoroughly worked out! firstname.lastname@example.com]


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Fundraisers with a black-tie and tennis shoes dress code aren't exactly a dime a dozen; we can think of maybe four that happen here every year. They're loads of fun, but when it comes to being unique, none of them hold a candle to the ArtReach-sponsored Dine & D'Art.
Dine & D'Art guests don't wear sneakers to be cool. They need 'em to gain traction for the D'Art portion of the evening — the mad scramble to get one's hands on a coveted painting, photograph, sculpture, jewel or piece of furniture created for the occasion by such artists as Darrell Anderson, Zoe Tessier, Agnes Sanchez, Sharon Feder, Lucia De Giovanni, Tadd Moskal, John Atencio, Laurie Maves, John Fielder and Ivadell Marie. Each item is worth at least $400.


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A Greenpeace activist, dressed as a polar bear, sits inside a police car after being detained outside Gazprom's headquarters in Moscow, Russia, on Sept. 5, 2012. Russian and international environmentalists are protesting against Gazprom's plans to pioneer oil drilling in the Arctic.
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The Associated Press reports — Put your paws in the air.
Moscow police have arrested 10 environmental activists, including four dressed in polar bear costumes, who were protesting outside the main office of Gazprom, the Russian oil and natural gas giant.
The protest Wednesday by members of Greenpeace called upon Gazprom to halt its offshore drilling in the Arctic. The protesters blocked a driveway into the Gazprom headquarters, laying down fake snow, which those dressed as bears rolled in. Continue reading.
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I don't bake pies all that often, especially of the savory variety.
It is for that reason that I'm sending out two huge thank yous to our hosts for this weeks TWD recipe: Emily of Capitol Region Dining and Raelynn of A Place They Call Home. With this recipe being next up on the schedule, I swallowed my fears about pie crusts and boldly tied on my apron.
This delicious recipe for "PIZZA RUSTICA" found here is, in my mind, a cross between a pie, a pizza and lasagna and was easier to make than I anticipated.
As I do, I made a few small additions to the original ingredients for the crust.
To the called for ingredients of flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter and eggs, I tossed in some fresh thyme leaves and some cracked black pepper.
The dough came together quite easily (thanks goodness for food processors) and my confidence level was on it's way up! Wrapping up my dough for a top and a bottom crust, I placed it in the fridge to cool before I was ready to roll, bake and fill.
A few hours later, I was ready to roll (and fill).
To the original ingredients of ricotta cheese, eggs, mozzarella cheese and black pepper, I made the following few additions and substitutions: I added some cottage cheese in replacement for 1 cup of the ricotta. I substituted thick cut bacon for the prosciutto. I added 1 jar of roasted red peppers (chopped), and substituted dried basil and oregano for the parsley. I also substituted freshly grated Parmesan cheese for the Pecorino Romano.
So far, so good. Now it was time to make the lattice top and I was excited and ready to see how this was going to turn out. It was actually a really, really fun process and one I'm anxious to try again (perhaps on a fruit pie).
A quick egg wash of the crust and we're ready for baking.
Now this will bake in a 375 degree oven for approximately 40 minutes, BUT half way through the process, check on your pie to make sure the outer rim of the crust isn't browning far faster than the middle. If that happens (and it most likely will), make a quick and loose "cuff" for your crust rim with aluminum foil and continue baking until the pie is uniformly puffed and browned.
You can almost smell it, right? Mmmmm.
Allow your pie to cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing and serving to insure the most attractive presentation possible (I did not wait as long as I should of, as we were starving and ready for dinner).
I served mine with a side dish of sauteed zucchini, cherry tomatoes and onions and it was seriously tasty!!!
I would totally encourage you to try this recipe and not be intimidated if you think you're not a pro in the pie crust department. If I can do it…so can you!!!
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Jennifer Hudson will address the October 2008 murders of three of her family members on an upcoming episode of VH1's "Behind The Music."
According to MTV News, the star will "talk at length" about the loss of her mother, brother and nephew in the episode, which will debut Monday on the network.
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As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, her mother, Darnell Donerson, and brother Jason Hudson were found dead at the time inside the family's Chicago home with the body of her nephew, Julian King, found several days later.
William Balfour – the estranged husband of Jennifer's sister, Julia – was charged with the killings.
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The star has mentioned her heartbreaking losses several times in the year and a half since the murders, though never at length.
"I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time," she wrote on her MySpace page in November 2008. "My sister and I take great comfort and strength from your love and concern."
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Does one say kaddish for a non-blood relative such as (chas v'shalom) a daughter-in-law? I know that a husband says kaddish when the parent of his wife passes away, but my understanding is that this is because women don't generally say kaddish, and he says it instead of his wife. With a daughter-in-law, though, the husband is still alive to say kaddish, so does his father say it or not?
The reason that I ask this question is because one might say that marriage adds someone to the family. I am basically asking whether that person is "part of the family" for the purposes of kaddish.
I know that one can say kaddish for anybody. I'm asking about halacha and/or common practice.


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Inappropriate speed is the most common reason for road traffic accidents world wide. Thus, a necessity for speed management exists. The so-called SUNflower states Sweden, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands - each spending strong effort in traffic safety policies - have great success in reducing mean road speeds and speed variances through speed management. However, the effect is still insufficient for gaining real traffic safety. Thus, there is a discussion to make use of technical in-vehicle devices. One of these technologies called Intelligent Speed Adaptation (ISA) reduces vehicle speeds. This is done either by warning the driver that he is speeding, or activating the accelerator pedal with a counterforce, or reducing the gasoline supply to the motor. The three ways of reducing the speed are called version 1-3. The EC-project for research on speed adaptation policies on European roads (PROSPER) deals with strategic proposals for the implementation of the different ISA-versions. This thesis includes selected results of PROSPER. In this thesis two empiric surveys were done in order to give an overview about the basic conditions (e.g. social, economic, technical aspects) for an ISA implementation in Germany. On one hand, a stakeholder analysis and questionnaire using the Delphi-method has been accomplished in two rounds. On the other hand, a questionnaire with speed offenders has been accomplished, too, in two rounds. In addition, the author created an expert pool consisting of 23 experts representing the most important fields of science and practice in which ISA is involved. The author made phone or personal interviews with most of the experts. 12 experts also produced a detailed publication on their professional point of view towards ISA. The two surveys and the professional comments on ISA led to four possible implementation scenarios for ISA in Germany. However, due to a strong political opposition against ISA it is also thinkable that ISA is not implemented or the implementation process starts after 2015 (i.e. outside the aimed period of time). The scenarios are as follows: A) Implementation of version 1 by market forces with governmental subventions. B) Implementation of version 2 by market forces supported by traffic safety institutions and image-making processes. C) Implementation of a modified version 3 by law for speed offenders instead of cancellation of the driving licence. D) Implementation of various versions in Germany because of a broad implementation of ISA in the SUNflower states. X) Non-implementation of ISA leads to the necessity of alternative speed management measures. The author prefers scenario B because - ceteris paribus - it seems to be the most likely way to implement the technology. As soon as ISA reaches technical maturity, the implementation process has to be accomplished in three steps. 1) Marketing and image making 2) Margin introduction 3) Market penetration This implementation process for ISA by market forces could effect a percentage of at least 15% of all vehicles equipped with ISA before the year 2015.
Wetlands are special areas that they offer habitat for terrestrial and water life. Wetlands are nest sides also for amphibian, for this reason wetlands offer wide range diversity for species. Wetlands are also reproduction regions for birds. Wetlands have special importance for ecosystem because they obstruct erosion. Wetlands absorb contaminants from water therefore wetlands contribute to clean water and they offer more potable water. Wetlands obstruct waterflood. In that case wetlands must be maintained and conserved. Wetlands must be conserved because wetlands vanish very rapidly because of contamination, excessively agriculture, urban sprawl, dams…etc. this PhD thesis contributes to solve problems of wetlands that they are affected from urbanization especially metropolitan areas. Growth of cities requires more land for settlements; the more settlements bring about the more urban sprawl. The more urban sprawl deteriorates more natural regions. In this cycle wetlands are also affected from urbanization effects. In this sense some precautions should be developed in order to protect wetlands from urbanization effect. These precautions should include anticipation about effects of urbanization. An important tool for conserving wetlands and protecting these regions from cities is land uses and land use planning in city and regional planning. First step of land use planning is determination of settlement appropriateness. Settlement appropriateness contributes to choose correct locations for settlement in this respect wetlands can be affected in minimum level from urban sprawl. This PhD thesis inquires a method about buffer zones around wetlands and Thresholds in basin of wetlands; and this method is examined in two case study areas Mogan and Büyükçekmece Lake. According to results of Mogan and Büyükçekmece Lake the PhD method will be generalized to other quasi wetlands that they exist near cities and are affected from urban sprawl.
This research work focuses on the generation of a high resolution digital surface model featuring complex urban surface characteristics in order to enrich the database for runoff simulations of urban drainage systems. The discussion of global climate change and its possible consequences have taken centre stage over the last decade. Global climate change has triggered more erratic weather patterns by causing severe and unpredictable rainfall events in many parts of the world. The incidence of more frequent rainfall has led to the problem of increased flooding in urban areas. The increased property values of urban structures and threats to people's personal safety have hastened the demand for a detailed urban drainage simulation model for accurate flood prediction. Although the use of 2D hydraulic modelling approach in rural floodplains is in practice for quite a long time, the use of the same approach in urban floodplains is still in its infancy. The reason is mainly due to the lack of a high resolution topographic model describing urban surface characteristics properly. High resolution surface data describing hydrologic and hydraulic properties of complex urban areas are the prerequisite to more accurately describing and simulating the flood water movement and thereby taking adequate measures against urban flooding. Airborne LiDAR (Light detection and ranging) is an efficient way of generating a high resolution Digital Surface Model (DSM) of any study area. The processing of high-density and large volume of unstructured LiDAR data is a difficult and time-consuming task towards generating fine resolution spatial databases when considering only human intervention. The application of robust algorithms in terms of processing this massive volume of data can significantly reduce the data processing time and thereby increase the degree of automation as well as accuracy. This research work presents a number of techniques pertaining to processing, filtering and classification of LiDAR point data in order to achieve higher degree of automation and accuracy towards generating a high resolution urban surface model. This research work also describes the use of ancillary datasets such as aerial images and topographic maps in combination with LiDAR data for feature detection and surface characterization. The integration of various data sources facilitates detailed modelling of street networks and accurate detection of various urban surface types (e.g. grasslands, bare soil and impervious surfaces). While the accurate characterization of various surface types contributes to the better modelling of rainfall runoff processes, the application of LiDAR-derived fine resolution DSM serves as input to 2D hydraulic models and capable of simulating surface flooding scenarios in cases the sewer systems are surcharged. Thus, this research work develops high resolution spatial databases aiming at improving the accuracy of hydrologic and hydraulic databases of urban drainage systems. Later, these databases are given as input to a standard flood simulation software in order to: 1) test the suitability of the databases for running the simulation; 2) assess the performance of the hydraulic capacity of urban drainage systems and 3) predict and visualize the surface flooding scenarios in order to take necessary flood protection measures.
Scenario-Based Sustainability Assessment to Provide Interactive Decision Support for the Long-Term Transition of Urban Water Supply Systems (2014)
This dissertation focuses on the evaluation of technical and environmental sustainability of water distribution systems based on scenario analysis. The decision support system is created to assist in the decision making-process and to visualize the results of the sustainability assessment for current and future populations and scenarios. First, a methodology is developed to assess the technical and environmental sustainability for the current and future water distribution system scenarios. Then, scenarios are produced to evaluate alternative solutions for the current water distribution system as well as future populations and water demand variations. Finally, a decision support system is proposed using a combination of several visualization approaches to increase the data readability and robustness for the sustainability evaluations of the water distribution system. The technical sustainability of a water distribution system is measured using the sustainability index methodology which is based on the reliability, resiliency and vulnerability performance criteria. Hydraulic efficiency and water quality requirements are represented using the nodal pressure and water age parameters, respectively. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPANET software is used to simulate hydraulic (i.e. nodal pressure) and water quality (i.e. water age) analysis in a case study. In addition, the environmental sustainability of a water network is evaluated using the "total fresh water use" and "total energy intensity" indicators. For each scenario, multi-criteria decision analysis is used to combine technical and environmental sustainability criteria for the study area. The technical and environmental sustainability assessment methodology is first applied to the baseline scenario (i.e. the current water distribution system). Critical locations where hydraulic efficiency and water quality problems occur in the current system are identified. There are two major scenario options that are considered to increase the sustainability at these critical locations. These scenarios focus on creating alternative systems in order to test and verify the technical and environmental sustainability methodology rather than obtaining the best solution for the current and future water distribution systems. The first scenario is a traditional approach in order to increase the hydraulic efficiency and water quality. This scenario includes using additional network components such as booster pumps, valves etc. The second scenario is based on using reclaimed water supply to meet the non-potable water demand and fire flow. The fire flow simulation is specifically included in the sustainability assessment since regulations have significant impact on the urban water infrastructure design. Eliminating the fire flow need from potable water distribution systems would assist in saving fresh water resources as well as to reduce detention times. The decision support system is created to visualize the results of each scenario and to effectively compare these results with each other. The EPANET software is a powerful tool used to conduct hydraulic and water quality analysis but for the decision support system purposes the visualization capabilities are limited. Therefore, in this dissertation, the hydraulic and water quality simulations are completed using EPANET software and the results for each scenario are visualized by combining several visualization techniques in order to provide a better data readability. The first technique introduced here is using small multiple maps instead of the animation technique to visualize the nodal pressure and water age parameters. This technique eliminates the change blindness and provides easy comparison of time steps. In addition, a procedure is proposed to aggregate the nodes along the edges in order to simplify the water network. A circle view technique is used to visualize two values of a single parameter (i.e. the nodal pressure or water age). The third approach is based on fitting the water network into a grid representation which assists in eliminating the irregular geographic distribution of the nodes and improves the visibility of each circle view. Finally, a prototype for an interactive decision support tool is proposed for the current population and water demand scenarios. Interactive tools enable analyzing of the aggregated nodes and provide information about the results of each of the current water distribution scenarios.
Urban Design Guidelines as Design Control Instrument with a case study of the Silver Triangle Superblock, Jakarta (2001)
Urban Design Guidelines have been used in Jakarta for controlling the form of the built environment. This planning instrument has been implemented in several central city redevelopment projects particularly in superblock areas. The instrument has gained popularity and implemented in new development and conservation areas as well. Despite its popularity, there is no formal literature on the Indonesian Urban Design Guideline that systematically explain its contents, structure and the formulation process. This dissertation attempts to explain the substantive of urban design guideline and the way to control its implementation. Various streams of urban design theories are presented and evaluated in term of their suitability for attaining a high urbanistic quality in major Indonesian cities. The explanation on the form and the practical application of this planning instrument is elaborated in a comparative investigation of similar instrument in other countries; namely the USA, Britain and Germany. A case study of a superblock development in Jakarta demonstrates the application of the urban design theories and guideline. Currently, the role of computer in the process of formulating the urban design guideline in Indonesia is merely as a replacement of the manual method, particularly in areas of worksheet calculation and design presentation. Further support of computer for urban planning and design tasks has been researched in developed countries, which shows its potential in supporting decision-making process, enabling public participation, team collaboration, documentation and publication of urban design decisions and so on. It is hoped that the computer usage in Indonesian urban design process can catch up with the global trend of multimedia, networking (Internet/Intranet) and interactive functions that is presented with examples from developed countries.


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Report: Sandy Hook Shooter Tried to Emulate Norway Massacre
(CNN) — Investigators have found evidence that Sandy Hook Elementary School gunman Adam Lanza "was obsessed" with other mass murderers, a source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN Tuesday.
This news follows an earlier report that Lanza may have been motivated by a desire to outdo Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian man who killed 77 people in July 2011, law enforcement sources told CBS Evening News.
The unnamed CBS sources said Lanza saw himself as being in direct competition with Breivik, who killed eight with a bombing in downtown Oslo before he moved to a nearby island where he hunted down and fatally shot 69 people.
According to the sources, the 20-year-old Lanza wanted to top Breivik's death toll and went to the Connecticut school on December 14 because it was the "easiest target" and had the "largest cluster of people."
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The same officials also linked Lanza's actions to violent video games.
The officials, who have been briefed on the Newtown, Connecticut, investigation, told CBS that evidence shows Lanza was likely acting out the fantasies of a video game in killing 20 children and six adults at the school.
Lanza's mother, Nancy, also was found shot dead at her Newtown home. Police believe Lanza killed his mother before beginning his school rampage.
He took his own life with a handgun as authorities closed in.
Police dismiss report
A spokesman for the Connecticut State Police dismissed the CBS report, calling it speculation.
"It's inaccurate … I talked with CBS and told them that," Lt. Paul Vance told CNN. "We are dealing with a deceased shooter and trying to rebuild history."
Vance, however, did not dismiss the notion that investigators may have looked at the Norway shooting.
"We'll look at everything," Vance said. "One thing leads to another."
Authorities have been largely tight-lipped about their investigation.
Hundreds of state troopers, detectives and other law enforcement personnel are analyzing every round of ammunition fired, examining the gunman's medical history and computer use and talking to witnesses, Vance said previously.
A final report on the Newtown shooting is expected this summer.
The Norway attacks
July 22, 2011, will live long in the memory of all Norwegians after the carnage that unfolded that day.
After detonating a bomb outside the prime minister's office in Oslo, killing eight people, Breivik took a ferry to Utoya Island and embarked on a shooting spree that took the lives of another 69 people attending a youth camp.
Authorities said Breivik roamed the island shooting at campers, before members of an elite Norwegian police unit took him into custody.
In August 2012 Breivik, who boasted of being an ultranationalist who killed his victims to fight multiculturalism in Norway, was judged to be sane at the time of the attack.
He was convicted of voluntary homicide and committing acts of terror and sentenced to 21 years in prison.
CNN's Susan Candiotti contributed to this report.
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Here's one for all you out there that think you can't use the virtual keyboard on an iPad, iPhone or Android tablet to do real work. I admit the title to this post is very, very ambiguous. Is this an app for New FamilySearch or a new app for FamilySearch Indexing? Well, it turns out that ambiguity or not, there is really an app for doing Indexing on a tablet computer. I haven't tried it on an iPhone, but judging by the number of people I saw keyboarding away at RootsTech 2012 on their iPads or other tablet computers, I would guess they would have no trouble with keying in the data for Indexing.
The link takes you to the LDSTech blog where there are screen shots of the new app and an extensive explanation of what it does and how it works. This is a very timely product given the huge push to index the entire 1940 Census is record time. Any guesses as to how long the indexing will take?


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All but two Sussex MPs backed the Government's plan for air strikes on ISIL targets in Syria last night.
Andrew Tyrie, MP for Chichester, was one of only seven Tories to vote against military action after a ten hour debate in the House of Commons last night, while Green MP for Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas, also voted in opposition.
Peter Kyle, Hove MP, was one of the 66 Labour MPs to side with the Government and Prime Minister David Cameron said they had 'taken the right decision to keep the country safe'.
The final vote was carried by 397 to 223 with Crawley MP Henry Smith, Mid Sussex MP Sir Nicholas Soames, Bognor Regis and Littlehampton MP Nick Gibb, East Worthing and Shoreham MP Tim Loughton, Horsham MP Jeremy Quin, Nick Herbert, Arundel and South Downs MP, Sir Peter Bottomley, Worthing West MP, Amber Rudd, Hastings and Rye MP, Lewes MP Maria Caulfield, Wealden MP Nus Ghani, Eastbourne MP Caroline Ansell, Bexhill and Battle MP Huw Merriman, and Brighton Kemptown MP Simon Kirby all backing military intervention by the UK.
Before voting against the Government, Mr Tyrie said he had not heard enough justification for the intervention.
He said: "The timing of this vote has everything to do with the opportunity to secure a majority provided by the shocking attacks in Paris.
"Everybody feels a bond with the French, but an emotional reflex is not enough. Military action might be effective at some point, but military action without a political strategy is folly. We have yet to hear that strategy, so I cannot support the Government's motion tonight."
After the debate, Mr Loughton tweeted: "Majority 174 2 extend current British military involvement in Iraq into Syria-right result after a good debate but no grounds 4 complacency."
Meanwhile Dr Lucas added: "Thanks to all who campaigned to say #DontBombSyria - struggle goes on. Will go on opposing & do all I can to hold Gov to account #SyriaVote."
The debate saw scores of MPs speak on the issue, with voting taking place shortly after 10pm.
Members from all parties applauded after a rousing speech from Labour shadow foreign secretary Hilary Benn, who urged his colleagues to vote in favour of the motion.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn had earlier called for MPs to oppose the bombings.
Mr Benn said: "We are faced by fascists — not just their calculated brutality, but their belief that they are superior to every single one of us in this chamber tonight and all the people we represent.
"They hold us in contempt. They hold our values in contempt. They hold our belief in tolerance and decency in contempt. They hold our democracy — the means by which we will make our decision tonight — in contempt."
RAF jets took to the skies for the first air strikes just hours after the Commons vote.
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Fine art collections can pose a challenge for portfolio management. The issues are well-known and include a lack of liquidity and market transparency, plus transaction fees and storage/protection costs. Collectors know how to deal with those problems, but an often-overlooked issue is the quantitative treatment of art as part of clients' total portfolio.
One solution is to ignore collectible art's investment features and treat it as a personal asset, but that approach overlooks art's potential risk and return, however.
Michael Moses, Ph.D., and Jianping Mei, Ph.D., co-founded Beautiful Asset Advisors LLC and the Mei Moses Fine Art Index to help address this situation. The firm's index tracks repeat-sales pairs at art auctions — think of it as the S&P Case-Shiller index-construction method for home prices applied to art transactions. (A repeat-sales pair means that the firm has a record of the last two times an art object was sold at auction.)
Their database includes 27,000 repeat-sales pairs and is growing by 3,000 pairs each year. The firm uses that data to track price movements in several major art categories; they sell access to their database and analyses online.
A 2010 "Journal of Investment Consulting" article by Mei and Moses, recently analyzed by "Artes Magazine" noted that the most recent five- and 10-year periods for art, as measured by the Mei Moses All Art Index, were 3.6% percent and 4.9%, respectively.
These returns were higher than those earned by S&P 500 Total Return Index of 2.3% and 1.4% for the same respective periods. Stocks outperformed art over the past 25 years with 10.4% CAR vs. 6.5% for art, the 50-year returns were similar: 8.9% for art vs. 9.4% for stocks.
The returns for art were less volatile than for stocks, however. Mei and Moses report that the standard deviation of the changes in annual returns for the art index was 14.1% versus the S&P's 20.5% over the past 10 years and 17.6% versus 18.2%, respectively, over the past 25 years.
Their conclusion: Art can reduce portfolio risk without substantially reducing returns. That's good news for collectors, though it raises a question: How should an advisor include art in portfolio analytics and optimization?
One approach would be to overlook clients' art holdings and treat them as personal assets. But that would be a mistake, Moses pointed out in a phone interview. "For clients who already have art, the art should not be ignored, because if you ignore the art, you're exposing the client to more risk by your other allocations than you need to," he said.
The solution Moses recommends: Use the indexes as a proxy for the asset class.
"We have lots of art indexes now for different collecting categories so you can even build a model that uses multiple indexes," he explained. "You would then optimize everything else based on a certain percent of the total assets that the individual has allocated to the existing collecting categories. That allows you to optimize all the other allocations based on the existing art allocations."
It's unlikely that a client's collection will correlate perfectly with one of the computed indexes, although the use of multiple indexes can help address that. Nonetheless, the use of art-category indexes as proxies for clients' collections makes sense as a starting point for portfolio design that recognizes art's investment potential.


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Thoughts on Every Chapter of the Bible
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In the Key Word Commentary: Thoughts on Every Chapter of the Bible, the 929 chapters of the Old Testament and 260 chapters of the New Testament are outlined, analyzed, and summarized. The editor has drawn on a range of Bible scholars, evangelists, and preachers. These include quotations from the classic Bible commentaries of Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wesley, J. B. Lightfoot, Charles Hodge, Matthew Henry, John Owen, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, and many others.
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A useful outline book based on every chapter of the books of the Bible.It gives the topics of the chapters before and after the chapter that we are reading. It analyses the the chapter by dividing it into topics and gives the key verse of the chapter.
Next, it gives some key contents of the chapter such as: word/phrase, event/person/theme, thought, thing to look for, cross reference, by way of explanation links it to another Bible verse or passage and quotable quote from a famous figure that ties in with the thought of the chapter concerned.
These outlines are of great help for those who are preparing their sermons/talks, Bible Study surveys or for just a general overview of the chapter before actually reading it.


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How deep did coverup go in Penn State child sex abuse case?
STATE COLLEGE, Penn. — Jerry Sandusky, the once famed defensive coordinator who dialed up blitzes at Linebacker U and helped Penn State win a national title in 1986, surrendered to authorities Saturday morning to face child sex abuse charges recommended by a grand jury investigation that found evidence he molested eight boys he met through The Second Mile, the charity he started.
The grand jury investigation also resulted in charges, announced Saturday, against Penn State Athletic Director Tim Curley and Gary Schultz, the university's interim senior vice president for finance and business.
The grand jury found evidence that Curley and Schultz lied during grand jury testimony in Dauphin County in January about information they received about a report of sexual abuse by Sandusky.
Curley and Schultz are charged with perjury, a felony, and failing to report abuse, a summary, and are expected to surrender to authorities at 2 p.m. Monday in Harrisburg.
The charges against Sandusky, 67, came after a two-year investigation by the state Attorney General's Office into a 2009 report of a sexual assault of a Clinton County boy who was a guest at Sandusky's College Township home. The grand jury found that Sandusky indecently fondled the boy, performed oral sex on the boy and had the boy perform oral sex on him.
The charges are: seven felony counts of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, one felony count of aggravated indecent assault, eight counts of unlawful contact with a minor and felony, eight counts of endangering the welfare of a child, eight counts of corruption of minors, seven counts of indecent assault and one count of attempted indecent assault.
In making public its investigation Saturday, the Attorney General's Office asks anyone with information about other possible victims to call investigators at 814-863- 1053 or state police at 814-470- 2238.
The grand jury took testimony from university officials including Curley, Schultz, as well as President Graham Spanier and head football coach Joe Paterno. A 23-page document made available Saturday on the attorney general's website contains the only publicly available information about the case.
The document reveals the grand jury's findings, detailing the abuse that Sandusky allegedly perpetrated against eight boys, which included showering with them, fondling and touching them, kissing them, and having oral and anal sex with them.
The incidents are alleged to have happened between 1994 and 2008 in the showers of Penn State football buildings, in Sandusky's home, in a local hotel, even during trips to Penn State's bowl games.
Sandusky retired as a defensive coordinator for Penn State in December 1999 after the Alamo Bowl — a fitting 24-0 shutout of Texas A&M. It was a game that one of his alleged victims attended as part of Sandusky's travel contingent. The grand jury found Sandusky threatened to send the boy home after the boy said he rejected Sandusky's advances.
Months before, Sandusky told this boy about a meeting he'd had with coach Joe Paterno in May 1999: Sandusky was informed he wouldn't be the next head football coach, the documents state.
The most damning incident found by the grand jury, in which a graduate assistant testified he saw Sandusky having sex with a 10-year-old boy in a shower of the Lasch Building in March 2002, wasn't reported to police or Centre County Children and Youth Services by university officials.
"This is a case about a sexual predator who used his position within the university and community to repeatedly prey on young boys," Attorney General Linda Kelly said in a statement. "It is also a case about high-ranking university officials who allegedly failed to report the sexual assault of a young boy after the information was brought to their attention, and later made false statements to a grand jury that was investigating a series of assaults on young boys."
Spanier offered his support to Curley and Schultz on Saturday, saying he was sure the charges against them would prove "groundless."
He called the allegations against Sandusky "troubling," saying "it is appropriate that they be investigated thoroughly. Protecting children requires the utmost vigilance."
Penn State athletics officials referred all questions to university officials in Old Main.
Nils a Frederiksen, spokesman for the Attorney General's Office, said it's unknown if Curley's and Schultz's alleged activities constitute a "cover-up."
"Whether the lie was to cover their own behavior, their lack of action or something else, we'll find that out," he said.
A quiet Sandusky, dressed in a suit, was escorted from his arraignment Saturday at the office of District Judge Leslie Dutchcot in Ferguson Township by his attorney, Joe Amendola.
Amendola said he hadn't had a chance to review the allegations and couldn't comment on them, but he said Sandusky has known about the investigation for three years and maintains his innocence.
Amendola described Sandusky's condition as "shaky" and said he is taking the allegations seriously.
"He came back to State College voluntarily last night from out state — he was visiting relatives — and when he was told that he needed to be here today as opposed to returning on Monday when he planned to return, he drove back last night to face these charges," Amendola said. "So, we're hopeful that after we review this, we'll have some resolution in mind and we'll go from there."
Sandusky was arraigned Saturday and released on $100,000 unsecured bail. A condition of the bail is that Sandusky not have contact with anyone younger than 18.
Amendola said Sandusky is not considered a flight risk nor is he a danger to the community.
"In this case, the last allegation goes back to December of '08. There hasn't been any allegations of anything since, even assuming that the allegations were true," Amendola said. "Jerry has been aware of these allegations for three years and ... he has never even talked or thought about leaving the area or going somewhere else.
"And these are only allegations at this point, and he's certainly not a flight risk and he's certainly not a risk to hurt anybody," Amendola said.
Sandusky is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday in county court, but Amendola said it likely will be delayed by weeks because of the number of witnesses and the amount of preparation that will need to be done.
If convicted, Sandusky could face a lengthy prison sentence, Frederiksen said. The seven involuntary deviate sexual intercourse counts carry the harshest punishment, up to 20 years in state prison for each count.
The grand jury found that Sandusky met the boys he allegedly molested through The Second Mile, in contrast to the organization's denial that it or its programs were part of the investigation.
Attempts to reach its CEO, Jack Raykovitz, on Saturday weren't successful.
Sandusky founded the Second Mile in 1977. The charity was first a group foster home for troubled boys and later developed into one that helped children with absent or dysfunctional families. Sandusky retired from daily involvement in 2010.
Sandusky was named Penn State football defensive coordinator in 1977 and was thought to be the heir apparent to head coach Paterno.
He's credited with turning the Nittany Lions into a defensive juggernaut that earned the nickname "Linebacker U," grooming All- Americans like Shane Conlan, LaVar Arrington and Brandon Short.
In the 1987 Fiesta Bowl, No. 2 Penn State, behind Sandusky's defense, intercepted Heisman Trophy-winner Vinny Testaverde five times to beat the No. 1 Miami Hurricanes, 14-10, for the 1986 national title.
But just as glorious as his accomplishments were on the field, the allegations in the grand jury's investigation are heinous. The grand jury's presentment details the sexual abuse victim by victim, including graphic references of the acts he's alleged to have done.
In some cases, Sandusky is alleged to have fondled or showered with the boys, some when they were as young as 8 or 9 years old. In others, the court documents state he had sex with boys in the showers of locker rooms in Penn State football buildings.
"One of the most compelling and disturbing pieces of testimony in this investigation came from an eyewitness to a late-night sexual assault that allegedly occurred in March of 2002, in the locker room of the Lasch Football Building on the University Park campus," said Kelly, the state's attorney general. "Hearing what sounded like sexual activity in the showers of a building that was supposed to be empty, a graduate assistant reportedly observed Sandusky sexually assaulting a naked boy who appeared to be about 10 years old."
Sandusky was retired at that time but had an office on campus and was a regular presence, with access to football facilities like that locker room.
The graduate assistant, who was not named, notified Paterno the next day, and Paterno reported the incident to Curley the day after that, according to the grand jury presentment. About a week and a half later, the graduate assistant met with Curley and Schultz, who told the graduate assistant they would look into the incident. Paterno wasn't at the meeting.
The graduate assistant was told a few weeks later that Sandusky's keys to the locker room were taken away and The Second Mile had been notified, according to the grand jury. In addition, Sandusky was told not to bring any Second Mile children into the Lasch Building.
The grand jury found the graduate assistant's testimony was "extremely credible."
But the grand jury concluded that Curley and Schultz lied during their testimony.
Curley called the reported activity "horsing around," according to the documents, and denied that the graduate assistant reported it was of a sexual nature. Schultz testified the allegations weren't serious and that he and Curley "had no indication that a crime had occurred," the document states.
The grand jury found that neither Curley nor Schultz reported the incident to police and didn't attempt to identify the child in the shower.
Schultz oversaw Penn State police as part of his duties as senior vice president for finance and business.
Spanier testified to the grand jury that the incident wasn't reported as sexual and Curley and Schultz didn't indicate they planned to report it to either police or a child protective services agency.
Penn State police had investigated Sandusky previously, in 1998. The mother of an 11-year-old boy reported that Sandusky had showered with her son in a locker room next to Holuba Hall. The investigation was closed after then-District Attorney Ray Gricar said he wouldn't file criminal charges, the document states.
Gricar disappeared in 2005 and was declared legally dead this summer.
Schultz told the grand jury he knew Sandusky was investigated in 1998 for similar allegations. Spanier said he didn't know about the 1998 investigation.
Another boy, who met Sandusky when he was 7 or 8, got invitations to football games, possibly as many as 15. The document states that Sandusky showered with this boy, but the boy resisted his advances, and the boy thought that was why he didn't get invited to any football games after that.
One of the eight victims' identities is unknown.
In another alleged incident, a janitor at Penn State saw Sandusky performing a sexual act on the boy one night during the fall of 2000, and the presentment indicates the janitor didn't report it. The janitor, told his supervisor, and the supervisor testified before the grand jury. The janitor suffers from dementia and was unfit to testify before the grand jury.


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So whether you're a wiz-kid on the computer, or haven't so much as opened a spreadsheet in eons, Neil's just the kind of charismatic ace you'd want to learn from. He'll walk you through the basics of the browser-based 3D modeling program Tinkercad, where you'll design a dream creation of your own. By the end of the class your creation will be ready to go to print, which is exactly what it'll do. In just one week's time you'll be able to pick it up at MODA and bring it into the real world with you.
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The North Face Ultra 104 GTX XCR
These shoes are indestructible! Bloody comfortable,…
Price Paid: 160 AUD
These shoes are indestructible! Bloody comfortable, can walk all day with a heavy pack too.
Great for walking around cities when traveling to. If I ever see another pair of these shoes in the shops I'm going to stock up.
I've been using them for 2 years now and they are not showing any signs of dying anytime soon. Be around the world with me!
Traction is very good offroad on all trail conditions…
Materials: g-tex xcr
Use: multiple mile dayhikes and trail runs of 10 miles
Traction is very good offroad on all trail conditions but if you walk indoors on a tile floor you risk falling flat on your tail bone as these are treacherously slippery when wet. But offroad they do shine with traction and breathable waterproofness.
My first use was in the Adirondacks for a 4 day backpack. They did shine even though everything from 4000 to 2500 feet was still snow in 80 degree weather in May and the snow would not allow you to take more than 15 steps without dropping in your full leg length for the entire afternoon.
The next day below that the creeks were running knee deep and if you stepped in over your shoe the shoe did not drain so you walked all day in your own personal puddles. Some competitors do offer drains in the insole so I did look for them.
tomando en cuenta que no hago excursiones, el zapato…
Materials: gore tex
Use: de uso diario
Break-in Period: 3 meses
Weight: 100kg
Price Paid: 69000
tomando en cuenta que no hago excursiones, el zapato en cuestion es de muy mala calidad ya que solo duraron tres meses antes de rajarse a los costados
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Cyber underpins all communications, records and control systems. The definition of cyber or cyber security, such as the cyber threat, seems to be ever evolving, but the more common definition appears to relate to the protection applied to computers and networks and the information it stores/relays.
We believe, the objective of computer security includes the protection of information and property from theft, corruption or natural disaster; while allowing the information and property to remain accessible and productive to its intended users.
Is The Threat Real?
So, clearly the cyber threat relates to computers, networks and the information it stores/relays. Over the last few years there is no lac of media reports regarding cyber break-ins, identity theft and more — all going a long way to highlight/identify the problem, but in our view, representing only the tip of the iceberg.
The crux of the threat seems to be that our reliance on networks grows more interconnected every day from cell phones, email, credit cards, social security numbers and more. Ever more important, the electric grid, stock exchanges, banks, municipalities, the Pentagon and more are dependent on computer networks, making the US very vulnerable. We are not a lone voice in this regard as the DoD claims there are over 100 foreign intelligence corporations trying to break into U.S. networks.


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One Direction Fans Dump Their Tickets in a Fit of Adolescent Fury as Haylor Reunion Rumors Fly
One Direction's ticket sales shot up after Harry Styles and Taylor Swift split, but now that there's talk of a reunion in the works, the same fickle, delusional Directioners are scalping their seats.
T-Swizzle recently had some promotional stops to make in France, so she also stopped in the U.K., ostensibly in hopes of meeting up with Styles to hash things out. And when that news hit the interwebz, 1D fans made it rain -- with their concert tickets.
Viagogo, a ticket reseller, told Unreality TV that ever since Swift arrived in Europe, there's been a 32 percent jump in the number of One Direction tickets listed for resale.
"It seems that One Direction fans are protective of their boys," a Viagogo rep said. "The rise in ticket listings may well be due to their disappointment at Harry being off the market again."
But maybe it was all for naught. We've yet to find a legitimate source that claims the couple once known as Haylor has patched things up and started combining their names again. But spies did spot Styles partying with a mystery blonde who wasn't Swift, hitting up classy establishments like, um, McDonald's before speeding away back to his place.
What we're saying is it's safe to assume Harry and Taylor are never ever getting back together. Like, ever -- so you may want to hold on to your nosebleed seats. You never know. You (or, you know, Emma Watson) may be the next reason for everyone else to sell them again.


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Is Robert Pattinson shy? The 'Twilight' star offers fans everywhere a glimpse into his mind on Wednesday's "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
On the program, Ellen comments that Rob seems more at ease acting than chatting on a talk show, and she says she thinks he might be shy.
"I just like doing things where you have a little time to think about what you're saying," Rob replies. "I've always had a problem actually thinking before I open my mouth."
"Being spontaneous?" Ellen asks.
"Yeah, being spontaneous or just thinking. I have a problem with thinking… Thinking in real time," he explains.
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