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Since 2008, SolarCity has raised separate tax-equity funds with Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Arizona, Pacific Venture Capital and Greystone Renewable Energy Ventures, and three separate funds with US Bank.
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Skip to comments.Loftus - CNS News Service document find backs Bodansky
Posted on 10/04/2004 7:49:27 PM PDT by Perdogg
Loftus says that the documents are a "bomb shell" and that they back the claims made by Bodansky.
The documents are from Saddam's Military Intelligence (Al-Istikhbarat al-Askariyya).
No word from the LAME STREAM MEDIA!!
If events follow historical precedent, though, Bush and Rumsfeld will disavow them.
Well... CNS better make sure these files are vetted to the extreme... and then they better pass them to the MSM... time's a wasting...
exactly right - its a non story until the administration makes a case for it.
Exclusive: Saddam Possessed WMD, Had Extensive Terror Ties
(CNSNews.com) - Iraqi intelligence documents, confiscated by U.S. forces and obtained by CNSNews.com, show numerous
The election is Over- Kerry knew about this as a Senator on the Intelligence Commitee and he LIED, LIED!
The timing is suspicious.... </ daschle>
The CNS News article Loftus referenced:
Exclusive: Saddam Possessed WMD, Had Extensive Terror Ties
CNSNews | October 4, 2004 | Scott Wheeler
If events follow historical precedent, though, Bush and Rumsfeld will disavow them.
Keep in mind the story 60 Minutes bumped for the fraudlent Bush Guard story was one that took the Bush team to task for being taken in by forged documents. Lost of forgeries coming out of Iraq these days. Let's not get too carried away until they are authenticated.
Please post link to Bodansky claim.
Who is Loftus?
John Loftus is a raving lunatic. Somehow I knew this would come from him.
And Bodansky has been wrong so many times I'd run outside to check if he told me the sky was blue.
I wonder if the White House is preparing for that Rose Garden announcement, or better yet, a Presidential News Conference.
Fox News discussing live on 770 AM NYC right now.
Shove this October suprise, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Rather.
Hey there Perdogg....sounds like a good one. Wonder if there is enough chems to make a good case for WMD? What ya' think?
they risk having it looked too contrived, too staged, this close to the election.
the perfect forum would be at saddam's trial.
What is Loftus?
Saddam ordered mustard gas and anthrax in 2001!!!!!!
Shield, don't be silly! The tin-man said the other day there were no wmd in Iraq. ;)
OK...I hear you loud and clear. Great name for him...Tin Man...LOL now that's funny. My favorite name for him is dickhead. Tin man also called our President a liar...what a complete assh*le he really is.
Can you tell me why you think they do this?
Monica Crowley reports that Rumsfeld STUNNED the press room by refusing to answer question about SH AQ ties.
why stunned?
Did he refuse or did he deny there were any? (I hadn't heard about this)
because they know the environment - that unless the evidence is overwhelming, it would be a political negative because the media would cut them up. as opposed to clinton claiming "genocide" as an excuse for bombing Serbia - accepted as fact by the media.
Rumsfeld doesn't talk about things he hasn't researched.
He simply refused to say one way or another.
Wait a minute--Isn't there an article posted already that claims Rummy says there isn't any ties between SH and AQ? Maybe I read the headline wrong or I'm going senile...
AP/Yahoo versus Monica Crowley. She was there. Your call.
I think I've lost count of how many times AP LIED!!!
C-B.S. is bad, but AP is still getting away with its deceit!
Loftus is a democratic hack who's already said he's voting for Kerry. Take what he says with a large grain of salt is my opinion.
BUMP to keep following this with fingers crossed!
This sounds like the BIG october surprise or the beggining of it..and loftus is a dem,who says this is damning and a slam dunk!!
"Wait a minute--Isn't there an article posted already that claims Rummy says there isn't any ties between SH and AQ? Maybe I read the headline wrong or I'm going senile..."
The reporter for this article was mistating what Rumsfeld actually said (just wishful thinking on the part of the reporter).
Monica Crowley was actually there. She said he wouldn't commit himself. He just said that he was astonished at the way CIA reports had migrated from one position to another.
CNS is going to publish the document. They'll be all over the net before the Alphabet Soup networks know what hit them.
this was a big quote of hers--He said he had seen intelligence on that migrate in amazing ways in the past year, adding that there were many differences of opinion in the intelligence community. He did not elaborate on that but said relationships among terrorists evolve and change over time.
i think and hope that bushies are setting a huge trap for Lurch..i can't believe poof no WMD's after all we saw in the 80's-90's
how could he know?? he was never at the meetings..he missed all but 2
Why would they do that ..??
With Loftus being a dem .. it could be a set-up!
When Loftus say he was voting for Kerry? He trashed Kerry in the summer, he said he 'supported' Edwards in the primary.
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The Gospel according to Luke 9:7-11
At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen. Herod said, "John I beheaded; but who is this about whom I hear such things?" And he sought to see him. On their return the apostles told him what they had done. And he took them and withdrew apart to a city called Bethsaida. When the crowds learned it, they followed him; and he welcomed them and spoke to them of the kingdom of God, and cured those who had need of healing.
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IT Infrastructure: Windows 8 Evaluation: Demystifying the New Tiled Interface
The Windows 8 Tile Interface
This is the famous (or infamous) tile interface that you've heard about. It looks and works just like the user interface on the Windows Phone. You'll notice partial tiles on the right side of the screen. If you scroll the screen that way, you'll see tiles for individual applications. You'll see more of these if you install Windows 8 on a machine that was already running Windows 7 and had some applications installed. Note the tile in the lower left corner named "Desktop." That's one way to get to the Windows desktop.
The first time you run Windows 8, you'll likely feel intimidated by the unfamiliar interface and the changes in how it works. But it's not that hard to get used to it, and it doesn't take much to set up the Windows desktop look and feel that you are familiar with. The tiled interface of Windows 8 is designed for tablet computers, and if you have one of those or if your notebook or ultrabook computer has a multi-touch pointing surface, then using Windows 8 is easy and intuitive. But if you're installing Windows 8 on a machine for evaluation, chances are you won't have that. Instead, you'll have a keyboard and mouse. Fortunately, that works just fine as well. Microsoft kept the Windows desktop and it looks very much like what you're used to seeing with Windows 7. One potential issue is that right now there doesn't appear to be a way to boot directly to the desktop, but that may change by the time Windows 8 is released in October. Meanwhile, this eWEEK slide show will help demystify the installation process and the new look for Windows 8.
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In the restaurant you will find a relaxed ambience full of style and comfort with its smart interior, crisp white napkins, and a evening menu offering food which changes regularly using Devon's finest produce.
The team at The NoBody Inn have created an exciting and varied menu, which consistently delivers course after course of ever-changing range of meats, fish, pastas, risotto and vegetables are all served to suit all palates, using fresh ingredients, locally sourced where possible.
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: I currently have a sink that has a vent (iron pole) that is rather
: unsightly. The plumber told me that the only way to get rid of it is to do
: an island vent under the sink or cut and move vent inside of ceiling to a
: wall. Either way, the vent will not have a straight through path and the
: plumber tells me that even though this is fine, it may mean needing to snake
: out the sink more often and possibly some release of gasses? Should I avoid
: moving this straight through vent unless I have to, or is it no big deal to
: do it? What would you recommend?
Michael, As long as you have other vents going out the roof it would be ok to install a studor auto vent. Check your local codes if you want to see if it is approved in your area. The IPC cod approves it. The UPC doesn't. But they work. Dale's Plumbing Service LMP
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Cross-Class Plans
by gwilson on May.05, 2009, under Uncategorized
Today I met with Hyunshun Shin, our Organic Chemist and Molecular Biologist Heidi DiFrancesca to discuss a research proposal the two are putting together. While collaboration among scientists is not unusual, I have to say that this partnership has some unique qualities. In the end, it may mean an exciting breakthrough in cancer research, productive research for the two scientists, and some incredible experiences for their students.
The project centers on a discovery made by Dr. Shin of a chemical that has shown activity against cancer cells. Though it has been proven to be potent, its toxicity has not proven to be useful (efficacious, I believe clinical folks would say). Still, previous work suggests the potential for a derivative of the compound to exhibit the Holy Grail of selective toxicity seems high. She will use part of the second half of the regular Organic Chemistry course she teaches to have her students synthesize derivatives for testing. At the same time, Dr. D's class will test the toxicity of the derivatives against breast cancer cells and normal tissues. So, this represents students in two normal classes taken by all BIMS majors collaborating across class lines to work together in cancer research. Every BIMS major, then, will have participated in the synthesis and testing of anticancer drugs before their senior year in college. Somehow, my Organic class's synthesis of isoamyl acetate pales in comparison!
Such use of regular classes as the stage for involving students in research is a strong reason for McMurry's BIMS program to be recognized as one that represents the future of science education. Is this an approach you'd see at UT or MIT or Stanford? More and more, these cross-class connections will be used to teach our students through participation in science, rather than teaching them about science. We're committed to science as a verb, rather than science as a noun!
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In the graduate program, the department offers a Master of Science degree in Computer Science.
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In the fall of 2011, the CIA asked that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev 's name be added to to a primary terrorism watch list after Russian officials raised concerns about his radical Islamist views and possible plans to travel abroad, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
The CIA request was made to the National Counterterrorism Center, unidentified officials told the newspaper.
Tsarnaev's name was added to Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment database, but it was not clear which agency did do. The Post writes that the database "feeds a series of government watch lists, including the FBI's main Terrorist Screening Database and the Transportation Security Administration's 'no-fly' list."
The CIA's request came after the FBI had interviewed Tsarnaev and closed a preliminary investigation after Russian security authorities had also raised concerns.
The 26-year-old Tsarnaev died late Thursday after shootouts with police in Watertown, Mass.
His 19-year-old brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, has been charged in connection with the deadly bombings that killed three people and injured more than 260 Monday. He is in a Boston hospital in fair condition with wounds suffered during the shootouts and manhunt.
Earlier Wednesday, their father said he and his wife would travel to the United States from Dagestan on Thursday to assist with the investigation.
FBI agents traveled to the Russian republic to interview Anzor Tsarnaev and his wife, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, to try to determine how their sons became radicalized.
She took a taxi to the offices of the Russian security services, or FSB, in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, where she was interviewed by U.S. and Russian officials. But Tsarnaev was not questioned, telling officials he felt ill.
He later told the Russian news agency RIA Novosti that the couple would travel to the United States the next day to offer assistance.
A lawyer for the family said, however, that the family had not finalized their plans.
Investigators are looking into whether Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who spent six months in Russia's Caucasus in 2012, was influenced by the religious extremists who have waged an insurgency against Russian security services in the area for years. The brothers have roots in Dagestan and neighboring Chechnya, but neither spent much time in either place before the family moved to the United States a decade ago.
Shortly before he died, Tamerlan called his mother, TheWall Street Journal reported, telling her: "The police, they have started shooting at us; they are chasing us. Mama, I love you." Then the phone went dead.
Dzhokhar, who has answered some questions of U.S. investigators regarding the April 15 bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, has said that he and his brother acted alone and without any help from anyone, foreign or domestic, according to a law enforcement official.
The mother of the Boston bomber suspects, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. has asked the media to leave her alone as she grieves for her sons. She says she is trying to understand how they are implicated in the deadly blasts. (April 23)
He has also said that the brothers were motivated by religious fervor and anger over U.S. involvement in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
The parents returned to Dagestan without their children several years ago. They have claimed that their sons are innocent of involvement in last week's bombings and are being framed by police.
"It's a big show, a spectacle. Americans love a show," Zubeidat Tsarnaeva told the Daily Telegraph.
She also gave an exclusive interview to Britain's Channel 4 News, calling the bombing a "a terrible thing."
"But I know that my kids have nothing to do with this," she said. "I know it. I am mother. I know my kids."
The U.S. Embassy delegation made the trip on Tuesday "because the investigation is ongoing, it's not over," said an embassy official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. He said the U.S. team is working with the FSB.
"This is a horrible tragedy for our country, but one positive development might be closer cooperation on this set of issues with the Russian government," the embassy official said.
Anzor Tsarnaev is an ethnic Chechen born in Kyrgyzstan. Zubeidat Tsarnaev is an ethnic Avar from Dagestan.
It was unclear exactly which officials were carrying out the interviews, but the AFP news agency quoted an embassy official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, who said that the FBI is receiving cooperation from the Russian government in its investigation.
Heda Saratova, a prominent Chechen rights activist providing support to the distraught mother, said she first went in for questioning on Tuesday, returning late at night. Saratova said she had no details about the discussions, but that Zubeidat Tsarnaev said they were "cordial."
A Dagestan security source told AFP that the parents, asked about Tamerlan's trip to Dagestan in 2012, replied that he did not make contact with radical Islamists.
Abdurashid Magomedov, Dagestan's interior minister, has also denied that Tamerlan became a follower of radical Islam while in the republic, according to Russia's Interfax news agency.
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4 To The Bar
"4 TO THE BAR" are undoubtedly pioneers of the lounge culture, which held its way into bars, night clubs and discos in the early '90s. Elegance of style and understated luxury are suddenly
back on the agenda. There is a new desire for timeless beautiful clothes, design classics and of course, also for the music defining this lifestyle. The quartet around bass player and vocalist Andreas Stroh, understands it perfectly, to resound the soundtrack to the newly awakened lounge style.
With a twinkle in the eye, the band performs light footed Bossa Nova, NU Tango, relaxed Samba, Swing or danceable Jive ¢ always giving it a contemporary sound. In the past 20 years, "4 TO THE BAR" conquered the world with their "jazz-chic".
Befitting they also play concerts at highly fashionable places and enthuse the Audience with verve and rapture. That "4 TO THE BAR" is highly creative in the studio is proven with the release of their fifth studio album "Your Heart Is Too Slow". The musicians present themselves in best shape and accurate renewed sound livery.
Finely balanced between handmade and electronically-produced - is the sound of the bandÆs astonishingly modern and timeless appearance. Needless to say that, musicians with the highest claims donÆt just interpret famous tunes, but also write their own songs. "A pictures pops into mind, when thinking of a wordō is how Andreas Stroh defines the creative process. From these pictures, he makes melodies that take the listener on a journey. "From Rome to Brasilia, from Oslo to Lima", is the starting point of the album. What follows is a colorful trip through a world full of longing, joy, melancholy and tender-heartedness. Those who listen carefully will notice that the texts are not mere illustrations to a glamorous vibe. They, for example, tell from the solitude of the jet set life or the appreciation for small things in life. "Sunny Day" takes the listener into a clear summer day, right after a downpour. In "Forever and Ever", the musicians dress a declaration of love in genteel 60s cinematic sound.
Miriam Skroban creates all these moods in such a wonderful way. She belongs to the band since 2008, but for the first time, her voice is heard on a "4 TO THE BAR" CD. Through her voice, the production has a warm soulful sound; sometimes it sounds dreamy, carefree, and sometimes electrified. Keyboarder Claudiu Gheorghiu masters the high art to act sparingly, but always with a lot of groove. The rhythm section of Andreas Stroh and Robert Kopp swinging springily easy: thatÆs what gentleman attitude sounds like!
Guest musicians Jürgen Schwab and Joo Kraus are part of the band. The latter has already caused for excitement with the formation TAB TWO with his trumpet and the Flugelhorn. His play highlights the casual elegance of the band. Guitarist Jürgen Schwab adds tastefully and skillfully highlights and gives "4 TO THE BAR" a subtly new sound dimension.
Clearly, this noble sound is built on the illusion of a cosmopolitan jet-set world. But exactly this is what the musicians have a lot of fun with, because they do not take themselves and their music more seriously than necessary. "4 TO THE BAR" are stylish, but not jaded. They have a natural groove, a unique sound and an appealing stage presence. All this is combined in "Your Heart Is Too Slow" and shows that this band plays their music with passion and on international highest level.
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The media is full of reports saying Android malware is exploding and that Android users are at risk. Does this mean you should install an antivirus app on your Android phone or tablet?
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Android itself has some built-in antivirus features. Before considering whether an antivirus app is useful, it's important to examine the features Android already has:
- Google Play apps are scanned for malware: Google uses a service named Bouncer to automatically scan apps on the Google Play Store for malware. As soon as an app is uploaded, Bouncer checks it and compares it to other known malware, Trojans, and spyware. Every application is run in a simulated environment to see if it will behave maliciously on an actual device. The app's behavior is compared to the behavior of previous malicious apps to look for red flags. New developer accounts are particularly scrutinized – this is to prevent repeat offenders from creating new accounts.
- Google Play can remotely uninstall apps: If you've installed an app that is later found to be malicious, Google has the ability to remotely uninstall this app from your phone when it's pulled from Google Play
- Android 4.2 scans sideloaded apps: While apps on Google Play are checked for malware, apps that are sideloaded (installed from elsewhere) were not checked for malware. On Android 4.2, when you first try to sideload an app, you'll be asked whether you want to verify sideloaded apps are safe. This ensures that all apps on your device are checked for malware.
- Android 4.2 blocks premium rate SMS messages: Android 4.2 prevents apps from sending premium-rate SMS messages in the background and alerts you when an app tries to do this. Malware creators use this technique to rack up charges on your cell phone bill and make money for themselves.
- Android restricts apps: Android's permission and sandboxing systems helps limit the scope of any malware. Apps can't sit in the background and watch every keystroke or access protected data, such as your online banking credentials from your bank's app. Apps must also declare the permissions they require at installation.
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Prior to Android 4.2, the majority of Android's anti-malware features weren't actually found on Android devices themselves – the protection was found in Google Play. This means that users who download apps from outside the Google Play store and sideload them are more at risk.
A recent study by McAfee found that over 60% of Android malware samples they received were from a single family of malware, known as "FakeInstaller." FakeInstallers disguise themselves as legitimate apps. They may be available on a web page that pretends to be an official website or on an unofficial, fake Android Market with no protection against malware. Once installed, they send premium-rate SMS text messages in the background, costing you money.
On Android 4.2, the built-in malware protection would hopefully catch a FakeInstaller as soon as it's sideloaded. Even if it didn't, Android would alert the user when the app tried to send SMS messages in the background.
On previous versions of Android, you can protect yourself by installing apps from legitimate sources, such as Google Play. A pirated version of a paid app offered on a suspicious website may be stuffed with malware – just like on Windows.
Another recent study by F-Secure, which found that Android malware was exploding, found a scary-sounding 28,398 samples of Android malware in Q3 2012. However, only 146 of these samples came from Google Play – in other words, only 0.5% of malware found was from Google Play. 99.5% came from outside Google Play, particularly on unofficial app stores in other countries where no checking or policing for malware is done.
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These studies indicate the majority of malware comes from outside the Google Play store. If you only install apps from Google Play, you should be fairly safe – especially if you check the permissions an app requires before you install it. For example, don't install games that require permissions to send SMS messages. Very few apps (only apps that interact with SMS messages) need this permissions to function.
If you only install apps from Google Play, you shouldn't need an antivirus. However, if you regularly sideload apps from outside Google Play, you should probably install an antivirus app just to be safe. Of course, it's generally best not to sideload suspicious apps in the first place. There are exceptions, such as installing apps from the Amazon Appstore, downloading games you've purchased from the Humble Indie Bundle, or installing the Swype keyboard from Swype's website, but you probably shouldn't downloaded pirated games from suspicious websites – of course, that's just common sense.
If you do want an antivirus, there are some good free options. avast! Mobile Security for Android is particularly well-reviewed and is completely free.
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The first app I installed on my SIII was 'Prey'
Same goes for my son's laptop, and my wife's new phone.
Lookout is great as it locates missing phones and backs up your contacts for you
Btw, with Avast if you want only the anti theft feature you can uninstall the anti virus once you have the anti theft set up. At least I know you can with the root anti theft set up.
I use Netqin, it has an anti-thefty, Power booster, data bar, backup, Privacy Advisor, System Performance, Internet Protection, Network Manager, Billing Cycle, Excessive Data Alert …
android does not need antivirus or antimalware, because android just like any other os using linux kernel. android is safe and protected from viruses or malware.
Just because the linux kernel is used doesn't mean it is safe. Rootkits for one can be used.
I stick to Symantec's Norton. It's on all our PC's tablets and phones. Can be managed from within one account and is a very complete suite.
IMO the best way to verify sideloaded apps would be to install BlueStacks and test it on PC.
avast works great for me on ICS, which doesn't have some of the security features.
@Areeb VirusTotal is another good way to scan sideloads.
I've only got 2.2. on my HTC Legend and I have picked up malware. I've no idea how as I only use the Play store. Even with "Lookout" running regular scans, it doesn't get rid of little "stars" and "plus" signs at the top of the screen from xapush which then installs it's own apps.
Any idea how to get rid of this?
I guess the thing that I don't get (and I'm not a computer person AT ALL) is that if you're using your tablet for things like email or facebook, then isn't the likelihood of downloading a virus so much higher? I have a Kindle Fire HD which I plan to use mostly to read, but so far I have have FB on there as well.
I'm using the Amazon App store.
Please advise. Thanks.
Ok but what do we do about Google teaching and spying on Android users???
Thanks for the well written article!
Very interesting information. As the growth use of Android, people should know that. Thanks,
grate! But it is primary stage in india.
Helpful and informative post. The 1st app installed on my s3 was Lookout security and recommend to all. They scan every app before it gets installed. When my battery gets to 5% they send an email with the phones location..
How useful is that email. I mean, is it detailed enough to tell you that your phone is either at home or at work, etc. If this email ever comes in handy, wouldn't it be because your phone is lost, not because your battery is low?
The idea of android being at high risk for malware came from anti-virus companies in the first place as a tactic to get you to use their apps on your android device. They say there are apps which can root your device, which is true (it's possible to root your device by installing an app and pressing a button. This works on many devices.), but to take advantage of root access they must be given root access by you through an app called superuser, which allows you to allow or revoke root access to any app at any time. @Tony: I think it's implied that Sam wouldn't let his battery get down to 5% unless he lost it for an extended period of time and wasn't able to charge it. In others words if the battery is that low Lookout assumes the phone is lost or stolen and automatically locates the phone. That's seems like a good feature to me.
this article and all the comments are forgetting internet access.
the link in my post above and the link below in this post show malware can affect smartphones. whether the current antiviruses available for smartphones are capable of countering these, I can't say and I'm not willing to test. but be aware, it is possible and will become a greater threat.
P.S., for those not willing to read the entire article, look for the ZITM part. that's the malware that's installed on your phone ;)
kindly send me antivirus software
To those who think that androids are immune to viruses are delusional, in fact this article is full of false information considering that quite a few times i have downloaded apps from google play store and only used google play store and not only have they had malware that can read your contacts information and send that on but can hijack your phone. So if you want to be oblivious and be like the people that say Macs dont get viruses either, wake up do some google and find out more before putting your guard down.
Great article, thank you.
I did want the locate my android feature, and found "Where's My Droid?" on Google Play. It's impressive. In addition to locating your phone (within 3 meters) you can remotely make it ring, take a photo (front or back camera) and view it online, lock it, delete contents from the phone, etc. No anti-virus — it's just for locating your phone if it's lost or stolen.
You forget to mention that many antivirus solutions on android have call block and SMS block feature. To me this is the most useful of all since I get harassed badly by collection agencies due to poor economy. Avast call and SMS block feature doesn't work on LG phones. Free antivirus like comodo is more than enough. I have Kaspersky and I think I was stupid to have paid for it


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Now that I finally have internet again I can read this chapter, and with the ending, I think Rimi should have saw that coming by now XP.
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Spoiler!Okay... I'm really sorry, but when Rimi did that one punch, I couldn't help but think it looked like Gomu Gomu no Rifle XD
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2002-03: 2.26 GAA, .922 SV% 2003-04: 2.13 GAA, .918 SV% 2005-06: 3.29 GAA, .892 SV% 2006-07: 2.77 GAA, .902 SV% 2007-08: Leksands
Now I just know I've seen a four-season pattern like that somewhere – oh right, here it is:
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[G]oaltenders Miikka Kiprusoff, Niklas Backstrom and Evgeni Nabokov have been the three most dominant players at their position in 2008-09, making them the three most-deserving [Vezina]finalists.
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Nabokov is one of the eight best goalies in the league, in my opinion. He's in that second tier below Brodeur, Luongo, Kiprusoff, Backstrom and Lundqvist.
With nine shutouts, and a goals-against average of 2.23, Mason should get some strong consideration for the Vezina Trophy as the best goalie, an award voted on by the NHL GM's, although the Bruins' acrobatic Tim Thomas (2.11 average, 931 save percentage), Calgary's Miikka Kiprusoff (42 wins) and Wild's Nik Backstrom (2.37 average, seven shutouts, 62 games), also have legitimate shots.
But I suppose that really doesn't matter. Miikka Kiprusoff, who debuted in Calgary midway through 2003-04 and led them to the Stanley Cup Finals, did it with a .933 SV%. His save percentage has dropped every year since that cup run, and now sits a full thirty points lower, at .903 SV%. Of the 47 goaltenders to play 25 or more games, that .903 ranks 33rd – tied with Joey MacDonald, a 29-year old journeyman playing his first NHL season as the starting goaltender for the New York Islanders. And despite the somewhat farcical Vezina consideration Kiprusoff is receiving, what really matters isn't individual awards – it's performance on the ice. The simple fact of the matter is that the Calgary Flames are not going to go anywhere in the playoffs this season unless Kiprusoff turns his season around – and a first round exit for the fourth consecutive year might finally get people wondering about the Finnish goaltender.
April 09 2009, 08:56AM
@ topshelf FMNF:
And yet they are in 3rd place in the west, we are in 11th and no playoffs. we suck.
It's playoff time. Can't talk about our boys so it only makes sense to start ripping on the buck-tooth sister humpers from the south.
But who do we talk smack about after the 1st round?
April 09 2009, 09:02AM
@ Rob: No chance. I'd still rather be an Oilers fan than a Flamer any day of the week. Playoffs, 3rd place or not.
April 09 2009, 09:06AM
He makes the spectacular save and that gets him overated. Same story with Garon... You still hear Oiler fans claiming Garon was better then Rollie.
@ topshelf FMNF:
Don't get me wrong, I hate everything Calgary. I'm majorly jealous right now though. I got bad feelings about the oil this summer too, probably lose half the team again over the summer.
April 09 2009, 09:08AM
Good article JW I tend to agree with your assessment. I always believed that Kiprusoff's numbers were inflated by the great defensive game the Flames have played for the last few years. As the Flames have started to open it up more they expose their goalie more frequently and his numbers show it.
@ Rob: Our season of disappointment is over. The disappointment is only just starting for the Flamers.
Rob wrote:
@ topshelf FMNF: Don't get me wrong, I hate everything Calgary. I'm majorly jealous right now though. I got bad feelings about the oil this summer too, probably lose half the team again over the summer.
After the season we have had we can only hope we lose half the team.
April 09 2009, 09:12AM
@ shakey: And their expectations were higher than ours. I can't wait to witness their fall from grace. Hope it hurts.
His ES SV% over the course of March was a ghastly .892. It was one of the major reasons the Flames faltered so badly.
But don't you dare go to a Flames messageboard and suggest that Kipper has been mediocre: a large segment of the fanship will argue - vehemently - that he is still amongst the top 5 in the league.
Hell, that hasn't been true of Kipper for 2 seasons now. At least. I'm beginning to wonder when reality will set in.
WOW! Season's not even over yet, and you've moved on to bashing the PLAYOFF BOUND Flames. Typical. Kipper'll be alright. They've gpt bigger things to worry about (namely Reghyr's injury).
But I guess it's always fun to bash a playoff team, when yours hasn't made it since "the magical run" the Oil went on in 06. Oh it was fun... but it set this team back...BIG TIME.
Kipper may not be in the top 3, and he has been inconsistent at times, but he was also the reason they got on such a good roll there for a while. He'll make the spectacular save, but then let in a soft goal. But to suggest he is washed up or overrated is a little much... even for the "inferiority-complexed" Oiler fan.
*(But we won 5 Cups in the 80's - WE THE BEST)*
Ya.............riiiiiiiiiiight. And I scored 9 goals in a game once when I was 7.
April 09 2009, 09:33AM
I meant to post this article solely at FlamesNation; it wasn't my intention to provide Oilers fans a place to pile on the Flames so much as to provide Flames fans a place to discuss the implications of Kipper's performance and contract.
I'm going to fix it now.
April 09 2009, 09:35AM
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But to suggest he is washed up or overrated is a little much…
JW has stated his numbers which show that he is overrated. With reference to goalies, it's not like there are different ways to measure their play other than their statistics. How can you argue that?
@ RossCreek:
Your right...in the 80's we WERE THE BEST. Now, not so much. And neither are the Flames. We'll see what happens in the post season. You guys have been known to lay a few eggs there. Good luck. I think your team will need it.
@ Ogden Brother:
Yes, Garon is a more skilled goalie then Roloson. I am a huge oiler fan, but roli was not, is not, and will not be good enough. He lets in too many soft goals at bad time. He has the compete level that i wish so many other players on the team had. a 4th line LW can get away with working hard to cover lack of talent, a goalie can not.
No other goalie had the opportunity to play enough here this season to show that they were as good if not better.
@ topshelf FMNF: Alright, if you're arguing he's overrated and isn't in the top 5 but is in the top 10, I'll stand down. If you don't think there are 15-20 teams that would love to have him over their current guy, then you are wrong.
April 09 2009, 10:12AM
@ RossCreek: Kippers SV% is 33rd best in the NHL among goalies who have played 25 games or more this year. His GAA is 34th best among that same range. Saying all this, I agree with you that most teams in the NHL would welcome him with open arms but to say he is still in the top 10 is an overstatement.
April 09 2009, 10:12AM
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@ Ogden Brother: Yes, Garon is a more skilled goalie then Roloson. I am a huge oiler fan, but roli was not, is not, and will not be good enough. He lets in too many soft goals at bad time. He has the compete level that i wish so many other players on the team had. a 4th line LW can get away with working hard to cover lack of talent, a goalie can not. No other goalie had the opportunity to play enough here this season to show that they were as good if not better.
Rollie is far better positionally then Garon, Rollie doesn't make the spectacular save because he doesn't have to. Acrobatic goalies like Kipper/Garon make the routine save look like an acrobatic save because of all their flopping around
@ RossCreek: So is it OK to make the playoffs (barely last year) but not do anything? Be another teams stepping stone to the second round? Or would you rather have one magical run to hang onto and remind you of the better times to get you through some very dark times?
You guys have a chance if you get Columbus but there's no way you're beating Chicago.
And BTW the Oilers only won 4 cups in the 80s, and one in the '90s. Not to mention they've played more rounds in the playoffs than the Flames since the lockout.
The tough thing to quantify with Kipper is that it's tough to reconcile his stats with his performance in the games himself.
Belfour, in his last seasons, was clearly costing the team games that they would have otherwise won.
Kipper on the otherhand has had lots of bad games with soft goals - but rarely in games that the flames were reasonably in.
By the same token, he will still singe-handedly win a game or two, or at the least keep Calgary in games they otherwise have no business in (not nearly as much as in '04 - but on occasion)
That doesn't excuse the troubling downward trend in the stats themselves, but it does explain why an angry mob with torches and pitchforks has yet to gather in Olympic Plaza.
April 09 2009, 11:47AM
Brad wrote:
Belfour, in his last seasons, was clearly costing the team games that they would have otherwise won.
IIRC, Belfour actually outplayed the starter (Alex Auld) and took over the main job.
Kipper on the otherhand has had lots of bad games with soft goals - but rarely in games that the flames were reasonably in.
I don't know - I don't watch every Flames game, but that last game against Detroit stands out as an example where he almost single-handedly cost the team an important game.
I think blame just tends to get deflected elsewhere when Kipper has a bad game; much like the Stars were doing with Turco over the first half of the season. That's just my opinion, though.
April 09 2009, 12:02PM
@ Brad: The reason he isn't costing them games is because finally the Flames are starting to score more. Back when he used to be leaned on heavily to win them games, the Flames were only scoring 2 or maybe 3 goals so they needed him to stop all but maybe 1 or 2. I can't remember a time the Flames won as many games with a score like 6-5 as they have this year.
If I were a Flames fan, which thank the baby Jesus I'm not, I'd be very concerned about the future of our goaltending. Kipper's stats have gotten worse every single year for nearly the last half-decade, and he's not getting any younger.
Though, to be fair, it could be much worse. Kipper's not into his 40's and at the end of his contract yet.
April 09 2009, 05:51PM
It like baby J-dub just looked at the stats and hasn't seen Kipper play this year.
Goaltending can't measured strictly by GAA or SV%.
April 09 2009, 10:05PM
drunk broadcaster wrote:
It like baby J-dub just looked at the stats and hasn't seen Kipper play this year. SV% AND GAA DON'T SPEAK TO QUALITY OF CHANCES. Goaltending can't measured strictly by GAA or SV%.
Oh, absolutely. I was completely converted by Quain's response to me when I mentioned this a week or so ago:
"Look, let me break it down for you Jonathan, because I know you've never played professional hockey like I have.
Kipper is easily a Vezina candidate this year because he makes the BIG save. Nobody cares that Smith was making little saves in losing efforts. He wasn't making saves that were going to win the team the game, because he's a poor goaltender. If he were a good goaltender, he'd make the BIG saves and prevent HUGE goals. His team would have confidence in front of him to make BIG plays and SCORE BIG goals.
Kipper, on the other hand, makes HUGE saves. Like, last night: Sure, he was given a 4-1 lead and nearly blew it by giving up two goals, but what happened when it was 4-3 and Detroit was knocking? HE MADE THE BIG SAVES. Sure, he had the save percentage of an AHL goaltender last night, but he WON the GAME with BIG saves at THE right MOMENT. All that matters is BIG SAVES, not being laying flat on your belly while Datsyuk rips one from the sideboards above you. BIG SAVES.
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My last column quoted unusually blunt remarks by Pakistani Brig. Gen. Atta M. Iqhman and his
deputy Col. Bom Zhalot. They expressed concern about the inadequacy of U.S. procedures for handling
nuclear weapons and condemned U.S. double standards about nuclear weapons. Attentive readers
wondered why they had not heard of the Brigadier-General before and why the only source produced by
a Google search on his name was my article. Does a person's reality have to be affirmed by Google,
Wikipedia, or Who's Who for his opinions to matter? Others asked if it would be possible to hear
more from Atta M. Iqhman given his refreshing candor. Fortunately, I was able to win an exclusive
interview with Iqhman.
Question: We were hoping Col. Bom Zhalot would be with you.
Atta M. Iqhman: Unfortunately, he's been transferred to Waziristan following some
injudicious remarks he made at a recent press conference.
Question: How unfortunate. Maybe we could begin by talking about Iran. Many U.S.
analysts believe Iran is seeking to acquire nuclear weapons. Does Iran's nuclear program concern
Iqhman: Pakistan is not eager to acquire yet another neighbor with nuclear
weapons. On the other hand, U.S. hysteria about Iranian nuclear weapons is a little hard to fathom.
U.S. defense intellectuals have spent years telling us that nuclear deterrence is only stable when
one country's nuclear weapons are balanced by another's. For 40 years U.S. policy makers justified
each new nuclear weapon by saying it was needed to stabilize deterrence. At the moment, Israel's
nuclear weapons are not balanced by others in the Middle East. Presumably the region would be
stabilized if one of Israel's neighbors acquired a nuclear capability. Wouldn't that be better for
Question: The Bush administration wants to sign an agreement to sell nuclear fuel
to India for its reactors, although India has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
(NPT). How threatening is this to Pakistan?
Iqhman: Pakistan is concerned that, if India can run its reactors with U.S. fuel,
it can then divert more of its locally produced nuclear material into weapons. And it has not
escaped our notice in Pakistan that, although we have made great sacrifices to help the United
States in its struggle with the Taliban, it is India, not Pakistan, that gets rewarded with nuclear
fuel. But there is a silver lining to this cloud: U.S. actions are undermining the NPT.
Question: That's a silver lining?
Iqhman: Absolutely! Israel, India, and Pakistan are the only countries not to have
signed the NPT. This leaves us potentially quite isolated. Now, as our former Prime Minister
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said, the Pakistani people would eat grass if necessary to get the Bomb. But we
would rather not pay for our Bomb with international isolation. When the five official nuclear
powers ended nuclear testing in the 1990s we lost a valuable fig leaf for our own nuclear program.
So we are quite relieved that the Bush administration has decided to weaken the nonproliferation
regime by carving out exceptions that gratify its short-term commercial interests. This benefits
the U.S. in the short term but it helps Pakistan in a back-handed way in the long term.
Question: Wouldn't Pakistan be safer if India and Pakistan denuclearized and the
nonproliferation regime was strengthened?
Iqhman: I notice you don't say anything about U.S. denuclearization. Why are
Americans, sitting atop their throne of thousands of nuclear weapons, always telling other
countries that they would be safer without nuclear weapons? The Bush administration plans to spend
$150 billion on a new production complex for nuclear weapons even as it preaches nuclear abstinence
to us.
Question: Your point is well taken; but still, wouldn't India and Pakistan be
better off if they could walk back from the nuclear precipice.
Iqhman: I don't think so. Quite apart from the fact that our nuclear deterrent
equalizes the balance of power with our larger neighbor to the east, nuclear weapons are also a
status symbol in the international system. It's no coincidence that the five members of the U.N.
Security Council were the first five countries to get nuclear weapons. The Pakistani people got the
message loud and clear that, to be respected as an international power, you must have nuclear
weapons. By successfully testing the Bomb in 1998, our patriotic scientists put us far higher in
the international system than our GDP alone would justify. We have a pretty awful human rights
record, but we get respect internationally because we have the Bomb. We now, as you Americans would
say, punch above our weight.
Question: So nuclear weapons are a sort of status symbol, like having a Lexus?
Iqhman: Well, that's not all. They are also an insurance policy against the United
States. Why, despite the fact that the Taliban operate freely in our tribal areas, are there U.S.
troops all over Afghanistan but not Pakistan? Because we have nuclear weapons and Afghanistan does
not! As India's General Sundarji famously said, the lesson of the 1991 war between the United
States and Iraq was not to get into a conflict with the United States unless you already had
nuclear weapons.
Question: Do you have a preference between Republicans and Democrats in the United
Iqhman: Although the United States constantly intervenes in our domestic politics,
I would not want to be accused of interfering in yours. Let me just say that we are very satisfied
that the United States has in recent years elected mostly hawkish administrations with a
pathological hatred of arms control agreements. The U.S. military budget is larger than the
military budgets of all the other countries in the world combined. If there were no nuclear weapons
anywhere, no country in the world would be safe from U.S. conventional military dominance.
Fortunately, a group of ideologues in your Congress and your defense and foreign policy
institutions have defunded arms control institutions and gutted arms control treaties. People like
John Bolton, who has never seen an arms control agreement he didn't want to destroy! Such people
fortunately do not understand how arms control treaties often lock in the hegemony of the strongest
power and instead have opted for a constant race for military dominance which they believe the
United States will always win. In the process, they have made it easier for us to pursue our own
military programs--indeed, they've often sold us the parts we need to grow our military programs.
Then they act surprised when we test a bomb, and they try to blame it on the arms controllers!
Question: Thank you for your time Brigadier-General. I hope you too don't get
reassigned to Waziristan.
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AutomationDirect.com stores terabytes of data on an EMC box.
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Most online retailers measure their data storage requirements in gigabytes. But AutomationDirect.com measures its needs in terabytes—thousands of gigabytes—and its investment in a powerful storage system is paying benefits, says Doug Lincoln, captain of the technology team, or what other companies might call the chief information officer. And he hopes it will pay additional benefits once his team can put all of its product into a single data warehouse and use it to more effectively promote products online.
AutomationDirect.com distributes factory automation equipment and stores lots of documentation, gigabytes worth for a single product in many cases. That includes computerized blueprints, known as CAD (for computer-aided design) files, training videos and other documents and images.
"We also keep those documents for every version of every product," Lincoln says. If a customer has a problem with a component 10 years from now, even after the manufacturer has discontinued production, AutomationDirect.com will be able to provide the needed information to repair it, Lincoln says.
In all, the distributor, which closes more than half of its sales online, holds nearly 100 terabytes of data. It used to store that data in some 50 storage devices of varying makes and models, each monitored in its own way and with its own maintenance contract. "It wasn't a homogeneous environment," Lincoln says. "We thought there could be a lot of resources recovered by moving to a single enterprise storage system."
With that in mind, the company in early 2012 purchased and deployed in its data center a VMAX 10K storage device from EMC, a maker of large data storage devices. It wasn't cheap—Lincoln said it cost well over $1 million with the added capacity to store 100 terabytes of data—but he says it's worth it. (EMC says the base price of the unit is between $50,000 and $100,000.)
The biggest benefit is that his systems administrator, Trace Nabors, no longer spends his time troubleshooting the hodgepodge of storage devices the company previously operated, freeing him up for other tasks. What's more, the company no longer has to buy more storage capacity than it needs in order to be able to retrieve data fast—utilization of disc storage space is at least double what it was, Lincoln says. Plus, visitors to AutomationDirect.com and the company's call center agents can get product data more quickly, he says.
More gains will come, he says, when the company finishes a master data management system that will provide a single window into all the terabytes of product data the company stores. That will enable the web site to tell a visitor buying a programmable logic controller, AutomationDirect.com's core product line, that other buyers of that product also bought these five related items. The company can do that now, but it requires product managers to manually produce those recommendations. Once the new data warehouse is complete, probably early in 2014, that process will be automated and the web site will produce accurate recommendations instantly based on sales data.


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- 1 can (21 ounces) cherry pie filling
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- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons sugar
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DENVER – From near nightmare to near perfection, Peyton Manning provided a reminder Sunday night of why he just might be the league's most underrated tough guy.
There was a reason, after all, that for 13 straight seasons, Manning didn't miss a single game.
Manning banged his right thumb on a helmet late in the second quarter of the Broncos' 34-14 win over the Saints at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, and spent the two-minute warning getting the digit examined by Broncos trainers. He threw two more passes before halftime, one incomplete, and neither impressive, and all across the Rocky Mountains, Broncos fans wondered if it would be a thumb – and not the neck – that could derail Manning's comeback season.
"Quarterbacks, probably the biggest fear is a thumb on a helmet of a defensive lineman," Manning said.
BOX SCORE: Broncos 34, Saints 14
Turns out, it's nothing a manicurist can't fix. Manning cracked the nail on his thumb, but otherwise escaped injury.
"It'll be sore tomorrow, but I'm probably a bit lucky," Manning said.
Though Manning was the final player to return to the field after halftime, just in time for a couple of warm-up tosses, he led the Broncos on an 11-play, 93-yard touchdown drive, the Broncos' second scoring drive of more than 90 yards in the game, and a score that gave Denver a 24-7 lead early in the third quarter.
"The only thing that ever kept him out of a game was something where you've got to go have surgery, the most serious injury you can have," Denver tight end Jacob Tamme said. "He definitely is a tough guy. When he gets hit, he hops up, and that's the kind of guy you want as your quarterback."
FANTASY: Brady on target; Stafford heats up in Week 8
By the time the Broncos wrapped up the blowout, Manning had put together his finest performance as Denver's QB – 305 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions, and a season-high passer rating of 138.9. It was his fifth straight 300-yard passing game, and he was allowed to watch the final two minutes of the game while rookie Brock Osweiler directed the Broncos' final possession.
"He feels good about himself, he feels confident in his body, that he can last and sustain hits, and play great football," said wide receiver Brandon Stokley, Manning's longtime friend and teammate.
That Manning is playing better now after seven games than he was in September is exactly what the Broncos need as they prepare for a playoff push. The Broncos (4-3, 2-0 AFC West) have a one-game lead in the AFC West over San Diego and Oakland, both 3-4, two teams the Broncos already have defeated head to head.
This game was supposed to be a shootout, yet only the Broncos seemed ready for one.
The Saints, who arrived in Denver with a two-game winning streak, received little boost, emotional or otherwise, from the return of interim head coach Joe Vitt after a six-game suspension for his role in the Bountygate.
"There's nothing I can do to put pixie dust on this team to make it play better, to make it play more emotional, and there's probably more hype than substance on my part," Vitt said.
Saints quarterback Drew Brees threw a touchdown pass (a 29-yard catch-and-run to Darren Sproles early in the second quarter) to extend his NFL record to 50 games, but was flustered by the Broncos' pass rush and tight pass coverage. Brees, who added a late touchdown pass to tight end Jimmy Graham, had only 213 passing yards, his lowest total of the season.
New Orleans converted only one third down. Brees successfully lobbied Vitt to try for a fourth-down conversion near midfield in the second quarter, when the game was tied at 7. Denver linebacker Wesley Woodyard leapt to intercept Brees' pass. Denver scored five plays later, and though the Broncos led only 17-7 at halftime, the Saints never again provided a significant challenge.
"That was just very stale," Brees said. "Never felt like we could ever really get anything going."
Nor could the Saints defense do anything to help.
Vitt, perhaps in an effort to better prepare his defense for Manning's no-huddle offense, benched two run-stopping defensive tackles, and went light on the defensive line. The Broncos responded by leaning heavily on running back Willis McGahee. A week after his 31st birthday, McGahee turned in his 33rd 100-yard rushing game, with 122 yards on 23 carries.
"Our running game really came alive," Manning said. "All of the deep passes were off play-action. If you're not running the ball well, there's no reason for a defense to bite on play action."
Manning completed passes to seven receivers, a sign that the Broncos' offense is continuing to evolve. Eric Decker caught two of Manning's touchdown throws, and Demaryius Thomas – the game's leading receiver with seven catches for 137 yards – added another.
It was as complete a game the Broncos have played all season, yet as Manning prepared to leave the stadium late Sunday, he was already thinking about the big picture. A Chargers loss earlier in the day meant sole possession of first place in the division, with an AFC road game at Cincinnati next week.
"We're going to build off this win, build some consistency as an offense, and hopefully I can just continue to just make strides and be on the same page as the receivers," Manning said.


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1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!! & NE
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Giants need to go Guard, TE, or CB in the first round no doubt about it. I'm assuming they resign Beason in this because MLB is a big need if they don't and CJ Mosley from Bama would be perfect in the middle of their defense. But assuming Beason's back I'd go with Darqueze Dennard the CB from Mich. State, he is big physical, helps against the run, and has that swagger that this defense would need. Rolle, Amukamara, and Dennard along with Stevie Brown, would be one of the best secondaries in the NFL, I think Dennard has a Aqib Talib talent level and physicality level great pick to get at 12


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