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Nobel Hypocrisy Wins AgainWritten by Stephen Lendman Subject: WAR: About that War
by Stephen Lendman
Call it a rite of fall. Nobel hypocrisy shows up annually. It came again this year. The only surprise was which disreputable honoree would win.
A surprise of sorts indeed. War criminals often become Peace Prize winners. This year a political/economic union won. Perhaps honoring Wall Street and neoliberal/war mongering organizations awaits. Or maybe Republicans and Democrats for causing so much harm globally.
Expect anything from Nobel Committee members. They represent wealth, power, privilege, imperial lawlessness, and war, not peace. Perhaps they believe war is peace. They'll have to explain why scoundrels regularly win their highest award.
Their announcement said in part:
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is to be awarded to the European Union (EU). The union and its forerunners have for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe."
"In the inter-war years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee made several awards to persons who were seeking reconciliation between Germany and France."
"Since 1945, that reconciliation has become a reality. The dreadful suffering in World War II demonstrated the need for a new Europe. Over a seventy-year period, Germany and France had fought three wars."
"Today war between Germany and France is unthinkable. This shows how, through well-aimed efforts and by building up mutual confidence, historical enemies can become close partners."
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to focus on what it sees as the EU's most important result: the successful struggle for peace and reconciliation and for democracy and human rights."
"The stabilizing part played by the EU has helped to transform most of Europe from a continent of war to a continent of peace."
Apparently Nobel Committee members never heard of NATO. Its member states infest the continent. The North Atlantic Alliance functions as an imperial tool.
It was always for offense, not defense. Post-WW II, Western states had no enemies. East/West war never threatened. Hitler ravaged Soviet Russia. It didn't regain normalcy until long after Stalin.
NATO was formed as an alliance for war, not peace. Cold War hyperbole incited fear. An arms race followed. So did permanent wars with or without NATO. From Truman to Obama they raged. They still do. NATO's dirty hands operate in multiple theaters.
It's a killing machine. America runs it. Leading EU member states include Germany, France, Britain, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Belgium. In total, 21 EU nations are NATO members.
They're allied for war, not peace. They're a dagger pointed at humanity's heart. NATO has global ambitions. It includes ravaging countries everywhere.
Maybe Nobel Committee members don't pay attention to what's ongoing. Perhaps turning a blind eye colors their thinking.
Their tradition is long and inglorious. Consider past war criminal winners. Henry Kissinger may qualify as the worst of the lot. His resume includes:
• three to four million Southeast Asian Vietnam War deaths;
• the bloody overthrow of Chile's Salvador Allende; Augusto Pinochet's reign of terror;
• support for some of the worst global despots;
• Indonesia's Surharto was one; Kissinger backed his bloody West Papua takeover; he also encouraged his East Timor genocide;
• support for Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, its rise to power and reign of terror;
• backing of Pakistan's overthrow of Bangladesh's democratically elected government; a half million deaths followed;
• his 1974 National Security Study Memorandum 200 (NSSM 200) advocated genocide; he called it forced world population control; he wanted worthless eaters removed; he recommended eliminating 500 million people by 2000 and millions more annually; and
• numerous other global crimes against humanity were committed during his tenure as Nixon and Ford's National Security Advisor and Secretary of State. He served as administration Svengali.
In 2001, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and the world body won. It was "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world."
Throughout his tenure, Annan violated the UN Charter's mandate. It's to "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war…."
Instead, he supported imperial lawlessness. He spurned peace. He never condemned or tried to end devastating Iraq sanctions. They killed around 1.5 innocent men, women and children. He stood by, watched, and did nothing.
He never denounced America's lawless 2003 war. He was silent while Washington-led NATO ravaged Afghanistan. He supported the worst of Israeli crimes.
He said nothing about America's failed attempts to oust Hugo Chavez or success removing Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Like NATO, he's an imperial tool. He resurfaced in Syria.
His so-called peace plan was cover for regime change. He's complicit in war crimes. He's a world class scoundrel. His record is testimony to failure, betrayal, and criminality.
His sole achievement was spurning peace for war.
Three former Israeli prime ministers also got Nobel Peace Prizes. In 1978, Menachem Begin won. In 1994, so did Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres.
All three are war criminals. They and other Israeli leaders reigned terror on Palestinian civilians for decades. Netanyahu continues their deplorable viciousness. He's Israel's worst ever leader. He's a world class thug. Expect Nobel Committee members one day to honor him. It wouldn't surprise.
In 2007, Al Gore won. He put politics over principle. He was pro-business, anti-union, pro-war, anti-peace, and no friend of the earth.
His "Earth in the Balance" book was more theater than advocacy. His so-called "green" credentials were used to further his pro-corporate/anti-populist/imperial agenda.
Numerous others like him comprise the Nobel Committee's hall of shame. Four US presidents stand out. In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt won. He once said he'd "welcome almost any war, for I think this country needs one."
He was honored for sponsoring the Spanish/American war and Philippines genocide. In May 1902, Senator George Hoar denounced him on the Senate floor, saying:
"You have sacrificed nearly ten thousand American lives - the flower of our youth. You have devastated provinces. You have slain uncounted thousands of the people you desire to benefit."
"You have established re-concentration camps. Your generals are coming home from their harvest bringing sheaves with them, in the shape of other thousands of sick and wounded and insane to drag out miserable lives, wrecked in body and mind."
"You make the American flag in the eyes of a numerous people the emblem of sacrilege in Christian churches, and of the burning of human dwellings, and of the horror of the water torture."
Having done that and more, perhaps he deserved two Nobels. He wanted Pax Americana enforced through the barrel of a gun.
In 1919, Woodrow Wilson was honored. He broke his campaign pledge to keep "us out of war." He wanted involvement in WW I. In April 1917, he established the Committee on Public Information (CPI or Creel Committee).
Its mission was enlisting public support for war and undermining opposition sentiment. It worked as planned. It turned pacifist Americans into raging German haters. The rest is history.
Wilson's resume also includes the 1913 Federal Reserve Act. For nearly a century, it let bankers wage financial war on humanity.
In 2002, Jimmy Carter won. He got Argentine death squad leaders involved in training Nicaraguan contras. He supported Salvadoran fascists. He helped Khmer Rouge killers. He backed despots like South Korea's Chun Doo Hwan.
He armed Suharto after his East Timor genocide. He began covert operations in Afghanistan. He enlisted mujahedeen fighters against Soviet Russia. He supported neoliberal harshness. In 2002, he won the award he wanted for years.
In 2009, Obama became the fourth US presidential recipient. He's the worst of the lot by far. Nobel Committee members said it was for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
"Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons."
He "created a new climate in international politics."
He supports efforts to strengthen "democracy and human rights."
"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future."
He was less than nine months in office. He was learning his trade. His crimes of war, against humanity, and genocide were just beginning. His war cabinet assured it. One observer called it a "kettle of hawks."
Neocons said McCain couldn't have chosen better. He'll continue where Bush left off. He did that and more. He's still at it. Maybe he'll become a double honoree.
Nobel Committee members reward warriors. They deplore peace. Their awards show what they value most. It reflects Alfred Nobel's legacy.
He got rich inventing dynamite and manufacturing weapons. He was a 19th century war profiteer. Late in life he reinvented himself. He established awards bearing his name.
One was for peace he deplored. His business depended on war. There was plenty around then. There's more than ever now. Nobel's legacy legitimizes wars and leaders who wage them.
Honoring EU nations shouldn't surprise. They're waging hot wars and financial ones on humanity. Committee members recognized their achievement. Perhaps they'll be encouraged to do more.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago and can be reached at email@example.com.
His new book is titled "How Wall Street Fleeces America: Privatized Banking, Government Collusion and Class War"
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The use of iris recognition to ensure security is a familiar concept, and is already used by some federal agencies. Pressured by Congress, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has been developing the necessary standards to enable it to be deployed throughout government.
But there's a snag. Unlike with fingerprints, which have been used in identity and forensic investigations for decades and are well understood, iris recognition isn't. Even though the uniqueness of the iris was noted at the same time as that of the fingerprint back in the late 1800s, the technology to exploit the iris has only been developed recently. People are still grappling with some of the fundamental definitions.
One of the question is how long the various iris templates used in biometrics databases are valid, because (so some people insist) the iris changes as people age. That's not a minor problem. If it's true, then a significant number of those inaccurate templates could exist at any one time, potentially throwing out false red flags that could cause security chaos.
That particular debate seems to be coming to a head. University and NIST researchers have recently been playing ping pong in an academic argument over this aging effect. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame, for example, produced a study questioning the value of current iris templates. NIST, which runs the Iris Exchange (IREX) as a support for iris-based applications, countered with its own study that downplayed those results. The Notre Dame researchers then came back with their own counter, basically saying NIST had screwed up the methodology it used.
This isn't the only potential problem with iris recognition. Security researchers have also identified ways that bad guys could essentially copy the digital code for iris scans and reproduce them at will, essentially eliminating that biometric from the identity profile of any affected individual.
It's not clear if any of this will affect the rollout of iris scanning systems, and the claim for iris recognition as one of the basic biometric supports of future security systems, along with fingerprint, voice and face recognition. Based on the previous assumption of iris recognition as a rock-solid science, agencies have already planned for its extensive use.
The Defense Department has been using iris scans for over a decade in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places to detect terrorists, and it plans to use it for physical access to facilities in combination with Common Access Cards. The FBI wants to use iris recognition in its Next Generation Identification System, the eventual replacement for its famed Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System. And Congress has been pushing NIST to come up with the necessary standards for other government uses of iris recognition, chiding officials in committee hearings about not living up to earlier promises.
Other governments around the world aren't waiting. India has already enrolled hundreds of millions in a national identity system that includes iris recognition. Mexico began using iris scans on ID cards several years ago, and Argentina is also using it in its national identity system.
There are other incentives brewing, not least the use of iris recognition in mobile systems. Apple is reportedly looking at adding iris scans in future systems to the fingerprint identification it already uses, while Samsung on the Android side of things is rumored to also be interested. Since more and more government IT seems to be driven by consumer innovations, that could also accelerate the use of iris recognition in government apps.
However, if there are problems with iris recognition, what would that mean for security? No security technology is foolproof but, based on that "rock-solid" assumption, iris recognition is perceived to be as close to it as you can come. If there really are major flaws that can be exploited, then agencies will be building security systems with unexpected holes in them.
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I'm a little late to this party, but would like to point out a couple of things. First, with regard to iris aging, it is critically important to remember that this will affect only the false nonmatch rate, as Kevin has pointed out. The result is inconvenience, not chaos. And re-enrollment mitigates the problem. Second, on the topic of reverse-engineering an iris template to spoof a system, the obstacles to defeat are myriad. Not only would one have to extract a template from a (hopefully) secure and possibly encrypted database, but having generated an image from it, figure out a way to present that image to an iris camera in a manner that didn't trigger the spoof detection features of most cameras. Generating the image from the template is the easy part.
I do not normally participate in blog comments. But a colleague sent me a pointer to this and I am one of the "Notre Dame researchers" whose work is mentioned, so here goes.
If anyone would like to have an informed opinion about the merits of iris and fingerprint as general biometric techniques, they should read the Center for Global Development Policy Paper 020 from May 2013. It is based on experience from Aadhaar, where people are being enrolled with both fingerprint and iris. It has some interesting conclusions - "… first conclusion is that iris authentication is more inclusive than authentication via fingerprints. Its FTC rates were much lower" ... "iris authentication was superior. At a common FAR of 0.01 percent, the FRR for fingerprints was 0.71 percent and for iris only 0.22 percent."
Much less is known about fingerprint template aging than is known about iris template aging. You can read the literature and verify this for yourself.
The problem that we point out with iris template aging is that it causes an increase in the false-non-match rate. This is not a security issue so much as a user experience issue. If you don't know the difference between a FNM and a FM, you shouldn't be in this discussion.
We did say that the NIST IREX VI report contains serious errors in methodology. To the point that it is a throw-it-away-and-start-over situation. If anyone is in any doubt of this, they should take a course in applied regression analysis.
Many countries are far ahead of the US in use of biometrics. The US will have to catch up someday, if, say, we want to know who it is holding that passport and boarding that plane.
Rick is dead on. While the discussion (not argument) between ND and NIST is important from a research perspective, the interpreatation in this article would seem to imply that ND and other evidence suggests Iris Recognition is not reliable or a good biometric which is absolutely not the case.
This article, like many others, trys to cast a negative image on biometrics, in this case iris recognition, but the facts surrounding the topics get left out of the press. Regardint the debate on iris aging, one major omission from this article is the acknowledgement that periodic re-enrollment of iris images (say every 10 years) will resolve any aging effect (if there is one). And the claim of "chaos" is a gross overstatement if the implication is the aging will generate false alarms (or false matches) - the aging effects do not alter the imposter distribution - all research agrees on this point. And, by the way, the research that showed that an iris code could be reverse-engineered to spoof the system came with several caveats about having inside access to the system and it is FAR from easy as this article implies. I wish reporters would consult with scientists before publishing these derogatory articles.
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Miss Melyssa Grace has toured with Hot Import Nights (HIN) and made the cover of Maxim Philippines. She was Miss Global Maxim Philippines 2008 and was Miss May in the Maxim Global Calendar, which was shot in Thailand. In 2008 she was featured on the covers of 5 magazines. In 2009 and beyond she hopes to break that record.
Birth date: June 5
Sign of the Zodiac: Gemini
Measurements: 34 / 26 / 36
Nationality: Filipina / German
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Turn-ons: Sweethearts, surfer boys and intelligence
Turn-offs: Cigarettes, drug addicts and yellow teeth
Pet Peeves: Bad breath
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PAS: Describe yourself in three words.
Melyssa Grace: Tall, exotic, kryptonite.
PAS: How long have you been modeling?
Melyssa Grace: I have been modeling for ten years now. I started as a runway model at the age of 14, since I was already awkwardly 5'9 inches tall.
PAS: Wow, that's really tall, especially for an import model. So what's the best part of being a model?
Melyssa Grace: The attention! (laughs) I also love all the traveling too. You really learn to appreciate who you are and where you come from when you visit other countries.
PAS: How did you get your start?
Melyssa Grace: I started with beauty pageants. After I won a few, I then begged my mom to put me in acting / modeling school. During that time, I was approached for a fashion show. From then on, the jobs kept falling into place for me.
PAS: Well, we promise to behave during this interview... for now. Have you had any strange or awkward photo shoots?
Melyssa Grace: Hmmm, one time I had to smile with five suckers in my mouth, while wearing these ridiculously large sunglasses. It was very fun, but I felt very silly. (smiles)
PAS: Can you tell us about your first kiss?
Melyssa Grace: I was 6, my Grandma was babysitting the twin boys next door. I liked one of them and told him to come with me to the kitchen because I had a surprise for him, then I cornered him and gave him a big, wet one!
PAS: Lucky guy, I'd bet that smooth move still works today. Any unfulfilled fantasies?
Melyssa Grace: I can't elaborate too much because my parents might read this, but let's say no clothes, some suntan oil and Mai Tai's on a private rooftop.
PAS: What would you say is your best physical feature? Anything you'd change if you could?
Melyssa Grace: I love my legs! I think they are a very rare find. It's not often that you can find a Filipina with legs for days (laughs). Sometimes I wish I could be blonde on Saturday nights. I hear they have more fun or something. (winks)
PAS: What frightens you the most?
Melyssa Grace: Spiders! Ewwww. Just the thought of one gives me chills. The whole "8 leg" thing is gross.
PAS: What three things would you take to a deserted island?
Melyssa Grace: I'd take my dog, extra underwear and some snorkel gear.
PAS: What is your favourite type of food?
Melyssa Grace: The fattening kind (laughs). It always tastes better. My most favorite candy bars are Snickers and Paydays, so take note boys (laughs).
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Melyssa Grace: A white Bentley Continental.
PAS: Were you ever picked on growing up?
Melyssa Grace: In school, I was picked on a lot for being so tall. Girls would be mean to me and also spread rumors. Now that I'm older and wiser, I can forgive those mean girls because I feel it made me stronger and allowed me to think about who I am and what really matters. Thanks girls!
PAS: Have you posed in the nude?
Melyssa Grace: Yes, I have, but the photos we're only implied nudity, so none of my "yummies" where really showing. I think a woman's body is very sexy if displayed in a classy way. In a photograph, a body is art.
PAS: What do you like to do for fun?
Melyssa Grace: Well, I do consider myself a myspace addict. I keep in touch with friends and fans through myspace mail. I also take my dog, Junior to the park to meet bitches (I mean other female dogs).
PAS: What is the sexiest thing about a man?
Melyssa Grace: Okay, I can't settle on one. First is humor, I love to laugh. It feels good. Second is brains, I like a guy who can teach me a few things. Third is a great smile, I like to know I make him happy.
Melyssa Grace:I can't tell you that. It's like my secret weapon or more like kryptonite.
PAS: Have any fantasies become reality?
Melyssa Grace: You mean like being featured in PAS Magazine? Yes, when I found out, it was a dream come true.
PAS: What is your motto?
Melyssa Grace: "Live today like it is your last."
PAS: Any upcoming projects?
Melyssa Grace: Soon, I'll be in the Philippines to host/co-host a few different TV shows.
PAS: Any shout outs or last words?
Melyssa Grace: I'd like to thank the team at PAS Magazine for this feature, you fellas are trouble! Also thank you to everyone that has been so sweet to cross paths with mine. Every single interaction, like a smile, a comment or even a wink has made me who I am today. Proud. Thank you all.
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The Emmy-nominated hit dance competition series will feature host Cat Deeley and resident judges Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy, as well as guest judges including Minnie Driver, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Wayne Brady, All-Star Stephen "tWitch" Boss and Adam Shankman, among others, at auditions in Austin, Boston, Detroit, Memphis and Los Angeles. Each two-hour show will again feature memorable performances as well as suspenseful eliminations, as the contestants compete to be named "America's Favorite Dancers."
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) you can buy without a prescription (not
a complete list)
Aspirin is another example of an NSAID you can buy without a prescription. But aspirin works differently from these other NSAIDs. See the topic Aspirin for more information.
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Voltaren is available in a pill, and also in a gel that can be rubbed on the skin over a painful joint.
If your doctor prescribed NSAIDs, take them exactly as
prescribed. Call your doctor if you have any problems with your medicine.
Always read and follow all instructions on the label.
NSAIDs reduce
inflammation and relieve pain by blocking
enzymes and
proteins made by the body.
NSAIDs relieve pain. They also reduce swelling and inflammation caused by an injury or a disease such as
NSAIDs help relieve symptoms of osteoarthritis. But they do not slow the disease process.1
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
Call your doctor if you have:
Common side effects of this medicine include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
Do not use a nonprescription NSAID for longer than 10 days without talking to your doctor.
NSAIDs are strong medicines. The actions they take in your body to help one condition can cause problems in other ways. NSAIDs may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, skin reactions, and serious stomach and intestinal bleeding.
Do not take NSAIDs if you have had
allergic reaction to this type of medicine in the
past. If you have been told to avoid a medicine, talk to your doctor before you
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Talk to your doctor before taking NSAIDs if you
Be sure to tell your doctor about all the nonprescription
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If you take NSAIDs regularly, your doctor may recommend
that you also take a medicine such as a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). These
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Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
If you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant, do not use any medicines unless your doctor tells you to. Some medicines can harm your baby. This includes prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, herbs, and supplements. And make sure that all your doctors know that you are pregnant, breast-feeding, or planning to get pregnant.
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Falls, Salamanca, Buffalo await long-overdue flow of casino cash
After more than three years of waiting, the Western New York communities that host the Seneca Nation of Indians' three casinos will get the money they've been owed.
Niagara Falls, the Salamanca area and the City of Buffalo will receive a total of $140 million that had been held up because of a dispute between the Seneca Nation and the state.
Under a deal announced Thursday by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Seneca Nation President Barry E. Snyder, Niagara Falls will get $89 million, while Salamanca and Cattaraugus County will get $34.5 million and Buffalo gets $15.5 million.
"This is one of the great, happiest days of my life, and I'm sure for all the people in the City of Niagara Falls," Mayor Paul A. Dyster said during a news conference in the Conference Center Niagara Falls announcing the agreement.
Though Buffalo had not included casino revenue in its most recent budgets, the impact of the casino cash standoff weighed heavily on the Falls, where the cash crunch led to budget cuts and the possibility of the city running out of money by the end of the year.
Having not received a payment for its share of slot machine revenue since the spring of 2010, the city has seen Moody's credit agency downgrade its credit rating twice between January and May.
Among the spending cuts, Falls officials had planned to repave fewer streets this year because of the financial squeeze.
Under previously existing terms, a number of entities were to be allocated part of Niagara Falls' share of the slot machine revenue from Seneca Niagara Casino.
The city school district, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, the Niagara Tourism and Convention Corp., the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority and a planned Underground Railroad museum each are entitled to some of the casino revenue.
The school district and the hospital had been receiving $750,000 per year, while the tourism agency got 7 percent of the city's 25 percent share.
In previous years, the NFTA's portion has been used for Niagara Falls International Airport.
Niagara Falls School Superintendent Cynthia A. Bianco said the casino funding will mean the district's reserves are no longer completely depleted.
In addition to education, some of the money will flow to help area tourism.
"Niagara Tourism and Convention Corporation applauds Governor Cuomo and Seneca President Barry Snyder for this unified action which will ultimately benefit the host communities," agency President and CEO John Percy said in a statement. "As a designated recipient of the casino revenues, we look forward to expansion of our marketing programs to further increase exposure of Niagara USA as a premier tourism destination."
Over the course of the dispute, Dyster believed the city was owed at least $60 million.
The city had been able to track how much it believed it was owed because of filings the Senecas had to submit to the federal Securities and Exchange Commission, submissions they were no longer required to make after they refinanced some debt, Dyster said.
The City of Salamanca was also hit hard because of the dispute.
Mayor Carmen Vecchiarella said his city has been "running on fumes" since the casino payments dried up.
The city has had to borrow $7.5 million from the state to help cover its expenses, $2.5 million of which just arrived two days ago, Vecchiarella said.
The city shares slot machine revenue from Seneca Allegany Casino with Cattaraugus County in a 75-25 split after some costs are covered, the mayor said.
Vecchiarella, who called the deal "great news for us," said the city does not have any definitive plans for the funding, and that he is waiting for more details about the figures.
Unlike Niagara Falls and Salamanca, Buffalo has not anticipated casino revenue to balance its recent budgets. However, a four-year plan the Brown administration released in May showed the city was counting on $29 million to use in future budgets.
"This agreement between Gov. Cuomo and the Seneca Nation is extremely good news for the City of Buffalo and the other municipalities that were impacted by it," said Mayor Byron W. Brown.
The city did not anticipate any revenue from the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino to balance the budget that begins July 1, but expects it will use $15 million in slot machine revenue in 2014-15, $9 million in 2015-16, and $5 million in 2016-17.
"It turned out to be a calculated risk that the mayor took, and it was successful," said Comptroller Mark J.F. Schroeder.
Depending on when the slot machine revenue arrives, the city will use it to pay general fund expenses that would have been paid with leftover surplus funds, known as fund balance. The city's continued use of fund balance has been a concern of credit rating agencies.
As long as the casino revenue continues to flow, the city will still have enough to use in future years, as planned, Brown said.
Buffalo last received a payment of casino revenues in 2009-10, when it received $2.6 million, which represented two years of revenue.
Since then, the city's yearly share of revenue has grown to about $5 million.
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Grilling Recipes from Bobby Flay
I'm going to put a new and colorful twist on southwestern cuisine," said Bobby Flay, host of Food Network's FoodNation and Boy Meets Grill, just before the 1991 opening of the now-celebrated Mesa Grill. Since then the flame-haired man from Manhattan has earned critical acclaim, including Gael Greene's choice of Mesa Grill as best restaurant in 1992. Mesa Grill's two-star review in The New York Times reported that "the sassy fare at Mesa Grill surpasses anything of its kind elsewhere in New York."
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I'm a 0x24 years old French geek. I'm a software engineer in the embedded field with a background in industrial automation and electronics among other things. A GNU/Linux user since 97 I think, heavily since 99, mainly since 2000.
During the summer of 2001, I looked for an embedded target to play with. My goals were:
- to explore a classic but non-Intel architecture (my job involve Intel's CPU at a very low, architecture dependant level),
- to experiment GNU and OSS tools in an embedded development context, after a few interesting experiments with Linux kernel driver and RTLinux modules.
I chose a German made Motorola 68K board, the NF300. Designed in an academic setting for pedagogical purposes, it offered the ubiquitous and GNU- supported 68K/CPU32 architecture with a good level of hardware documentation for a reasonable price. It also offers quite a few peripherals to play with without bothering adding custom-made hardware.
I started scanning through the whole NF300 and Motorola documentation, played first with the delivered DOS tools, then build a cross-GCC tool chain from scratch on Linux and its BDM cross-debugger and... And then time passed but I still didn't have a realistic but challenging project to actually do something out of it.
In the meantime my brother Gregoire became interested and this little board with the flashing LED sitting across my monitor. Working as a research engineer for the French National Geographic Institute, he's a geek too but in the scientific computing field. Dominique, a friend since 0x0f years was quite curious too. Dominique comes from electronic and happens to be good at mechanics too (though he would deny it) and yes, he can be described as a geek too.
The three of us shared common interests and curiosity for each other's knowledge, and started to think of building something together. In the winter of 2001, we saw a small robotic competition. That was it. A robot. We could do one. We (are supposed to) have the skills.
We wanted to have a "bill of contract for it". Requirements, deadline. We wanted rules, to have a clear goal and motivation. We needed a competition to provide these rules.
I started to look for robot competitions in France or near Europe, and quickly realized (without much surprised) that there weren't much, and worse they were all for students. We are not students. Sorry, not much we can do about that. The more interesting competition by far was the two competitions organized by the ANSTJ (Association Nationale Sciences et Techniques Jeunesse = Youth Science and Technical non-profit Organization): the Coupe de France de Robotique (in French) and the Eurobot . These are in fact one contest in two, a national and a European, sharing the same rules. I contacted the organizing ANSTJ and was informed that, though not automatically guaranteed, non-students teams could possibly compete, depending among other things on their input to the general and technical mood of the thing.
The project was launched. I chose "botzilla" as its name (though there are tons of *zillas out there that's a fun and easy to remember name).
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At the time the Second Amendment was written, the killing rate of a rifle was about three people per minute. Today, the Bushmaster can slaughter 500 people per minute. So is banning assault weapons really a chipping away of gun crazies' rights, or instead has there been 200 years of incremental piling-on of unintended "killing rights" which need to be checked?
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Sweeping collective bargaining proposal on November ballot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The state Supreme Court has ruled that a sweeping ballot proposal to expand public employee bargaining power will be on the November ballot, according to MLive.
Unions have spent millions to get the proposal, known as "Protect Our Jobs," onto the ballot, and it could make Michigan a battleground state for public employee labor issues, MLive reports.
Bill Ballenger of Inside Michigan Politics told MLive that "…[Unions are] trying to head off anything that might be coming from a Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Snyder, fearing they could enact 'right to work' legislation that would be the coup de grace for organized labor in Michigan."
SOURCE: MLive, "Supreme Court decision on Protect Our Jobs proposal could make Michigan national battleground," Sept. 5, 2012
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joshuatree EMERITUS (4.5)Each song acts like a personal journal entry, documenting Justin Vernon's experience bac...SowingSeason STAFF (4.5)...garth (5)Mr Vernon, you are magnificent....MarvellousG (4.5)It might not top the (now almost sacred) For Emma, Forever Ago, but Bon Iver's sophomore e...
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Album Rating: 4.5wut
ur not supposed to review things b4 they are released
Album Rating: 4.5isn't it "Holocene"?
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffNice writeup, I can kinda see where you're coming from
seems much less personal than For Emma to me which is the only thing that's sorta disappointing
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offinteresting
Album's not out 'till the end of June. =O
Album Rating: 4.5it definitely sounds a lot happier and less depressing than for emma
Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound OffAlbum's not out 'till the end of June. =O
There's already been a review up from Cam for a while
you convinced me that the lyrics are vague
that's about it
reading is hard
Album Rating: 4.0Damn, Jared, 2/5. I haven't listened to this yet, but I'm hoping I enjoy it given how much I liked For Emma, Forever Ago. Excellent writing as per usual.
So wrong but I can't say I'm surprised you feel this way.
Album Rating: 4.5Thank you, toolpeth.
This album is a lot different than For Emma, Matt, but I think you will enjoy it. I just don't, but thanks.
Album Rating: 4.0Interesting review, I obviously disagree, but I can see how you can feel that way. Great job in
getting your point across effectively and with a good flow to make it readable, I usually have
troubles with that.
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off
It's got something Tomboy-and-The King of Limbs-y about it, the feeling, something we were
afraid we might hear and have to face once again this year with flag-bearing indie bands and artists.
Album Rating: 3.5I've already lowered my rating on this album and I'm trying really hard not to. I thought this would be a grower but I'm actually finding it more and more boring.
Album Rating: 4.5
but by this logic and your recommended albums, i should think its a 4.5, right?
Album Rating: 3.5I never saw For Emma as ambiguous but this seriously is.
Album Rating: 4.5For Emma certainly isn't ambiguous.
What I'm saying is that, for me, I found a parallel between Radiohead, Panda Bear, and Bon Iver with their 2011 albums: they all three were following highly acclaimed releases - In Rainbows, For Emma, and Person Pitch - and they all tried to do something different than what worked before. I wasn't saying I was upset that he was trying new things, hence the summary, but that he wasn't successful, as I found the other two to fail as well.
Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Offanyway i agree with you on some points but once again youre playing this "new sound grumpy harumph" card when it need not be played. as in your tomboy review, you're hyper conscious of saying its not the change in sound but that it just doesnt sound right, but the third time around, after tomboy and king of limbs, its kind of starting to wear thin a bit
Album Rating: 4.0C'mon, this isn't that different from For Emma.
Album Rating: 3.5bon iver, bon iver ago
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Thanks to a pair of defensive linemen with compelling stories and intriguing names — Ziggy and Star — the 78th annual NFL draft, which kicks off Thursday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, could be one for the ages for the Beehive State.
BYU's Ezekiel "Ziggy" Ansah and Utah's Star Lotulelei are projected as top-15 picks in the first round. Some believe they both could be taken among the first five picks. If, as expected, Ansah and Lotulelei go in the first round, it would be a historic achievement. The Cougars and Utes have never had first-round selections in the same draft.
Meanwhile, this is the third-consecutive NFL draft where at least one Utah State Aggie is likely to be picked. Just a few years ago hearing the name of a Utah State player at the NFL draft was an anomaly. From 2000 to 2010 an Aggie was drafted just four times — a rare Chris Cooley or Kevin Curtis that was able to show his talent despite playing for a downtrodden team. Things are different now.
"I think it's a testament of where the program is," Utah State coach Matt Wells said. "It's a product of our recruiting and it's a product of our development."
While Ansah and Lotulelei headline this year's local crop of NFL hopefuls, a number of other players from the state could also be drafted.
From Uona Kaveinga to John White IV, here's a player-by-player rundown on the NFL prospects from universities in the state of Utah.
Contributing: Jeff Call, Dirk Facer, Kraig Williams, Trevor Phibbs, Landon Hemsley and Matt Petersen helped compile this list.
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Position: Defensive line
Height and weight: 6-5, 271
2012 stats: Totaled 13 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, six quarterback hurries and nine pass breakups.
Ezekiel Ansah's amazing ascension from unknown novice to coveted pass rusher is well-documented, as media outlets from around the country, including Sports Illustrated and ESPN, have chronicled his story.
Just years removed from living in Ghana and knowing nothing about football, the freakishly athletic Ansah has received considerable attention despite starting just nine games in his collegiate career.
"It's an amazing thing that he wasn't recruited, then he finds himself at BYU," said Cougar coach Bronco Mendenhall. "To see him having the success he is having is so much fun. It's an amazing story. As Ziggy would probably tell you, he was on the verge of quitting football 50-plus times over his three years here because of how difficult the transition was."
ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper, Jr. projects Ansah as a top-5 pick.
"He's enjoyed as meteoric of a rise up the board as any player in my 35 years covering the draft," Kiper said. "I would say (he goes) 2 to Jacksonville or 5 to Detroit. At worst, 8 to Buffalo. That's amazing considering he was off the radar — completely undrafted — when the season began."
Career highlights/honors: Named MVP of Senior Bowl in January. Named Pro Football Weekly All-America honorable mention, Phil Steele and FBS All-Independent First Team. Was invited to NFL scouting combine.
Position: Offensive line
Height and weight: 6-4, 305
2012 stats: Started in all 12 games, ranking second on the line in terms of plays. Finished with double-digit knockdowns.
Sam Brenner is the only son of two U.S. Marines. An Oceanside, Calif., native, Brenner was the person primarily responsible for bringing former Utah quarterback and current Hawaii offensive coordinator Jordan Wynn to the Beehive state.
Brenner, a year older than Wynn, regularly invited the quarterback to his home to watch Utah football as Brenner was preparing to enter college.
"I was always in his ear saying 'Hey man, Utah is pretty good,'" Brenner said. "Eventually, after awhile of me being around him, he decommitted (from Colorado) and came here."
During his time at Utah, Brenner played in every single game, starting every game on the offensive line during his junior and senior seasons — a truly remarkable feat considering the neck injury Brenner suffered during the third quarter of the 2011 season finale vs. Colorado that necessitated EMT care and an ambulance.
Brenner recovered and played in the Sun Bowl five weeks later.
The NFL draft tracker has Brenner going as a mid-round pick to a zone-blocking team that could start him inside and swing him out to tackle on occasion.
Career highlights/honors: Named Pac-12 second-team all conference in 2012. Two-year starter gave up just two sacks over 25 games as a junior and senior.
Position: Offensive line
Height and weight: 6-5, 310
2012 stats: Started all 13 games and was part of an offensive line that blocked for more than 150 rushing yards per game.
Brown was about the only part of the line that didn't struggle. He was one of two offensive linemen to start all 13 games for the Cougars.
Brown was fortunate to maintain his health in 2012. Furthermore, he is lucky to be alive at all. When he was 4 years old, his house caught fire. As Brown's parents rushed everyone outside, the 4-year-old Brown ran and hid in an upstairs closet. He is only alive today because his father came and rescued him, suffering serious burns in the process.
Now a 310-pound, legitimate draft prospect, Brown is optimistic and realistic about what will transpire in the coming days.
"My agent's heard different things from different teams. Some teams really like me. Some teams aren't really interested," Brown said.
"At the end of the day, it's out of my control and it's whatever team wants to take a chance on me. I know I can play in the NFL. I've worked really hard and I feel like wherever I'm drafted, I'm going to make that team better."
Career highlights/honors: Earned FBS All-Independent team honors and Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team honors for the second-straight year. Earned an invitation to the 2013 East-West Shrine game and NFL scouting combine.
Position: Wide receiver
Height and weight: 6-1, 200
2012 stats: Caught 22 passes for 301 yards and two touchdowns. Averaged 23.4 yards on five kickoff returns.
The receiving leader in 2010 and 2011 had what might be best termed a frustrating 2012 season. At the beginning, Christopher was the undisputed leader of the receivers, and coaches were working with him to refine and enhance his leadership skills.
Seven games into the year, the story had completely changed. Christopher's average yardage per reception was 11.1, well off his career average of more than 16. He fumbled a pitch at the goal line and tipped a ball into the waiting hands of a defender vs. Oregon State.
Christopher has the body of an NFL receiver. His large frame and strong hands are ideal for the pros. He also excels at repairing broken plays and turning them into positive yardage for his team. Scouts, however, are concerned about his speed, namely, that he doesn't have enough of it.
The NFL draft tracker has him going as a mid-round pick, as long as the NFL team that drafts him believes he'll be able to create significant separation on his routes.
Career highlights/honors: Led the Utes in receiving yards as a sophomore and as a junior. Named the Sun Bowl Most Valuable Special Teams Player in 2011. Converted quarterback was the 2007 Nevada Player of Year as a high school senior.
Position: Cornerback
Height and weight: 5-11, 186
2012 stats: 64 tackles, five interceptions, 17 pass breakups
Will Davis was the Utah State corner who tipped the ball away on the last play against the University of Utah to seal an overtime victory, the first for the Aggies against their southern rival in 15 years.
Davis is a relatively inexperienced talent, but talent is certainly something he has a lot of. He played one year in high school, rode the pine at Division-II school Western Washington University, transferred to De Anza Junior College in California, then earned a scholarship at Utah State University, where he led the team in interceptions and pass breakups.
His athleticism, work ethic and ball instincts should be enough to land him somewhere in the fourth to fifth round according to most draft prognosticators. USU Head coach Matt Wells didn't coach Davis last season, being the offensive coordinator, but says he saw plenty of him causing problems for his offense in practice.
"With Willie (Davis) it's all about confidence," Wells said. "He is a workaholic and will do everything he can to master his craft."
Career highlights/honors: Named third-team All-America by CBSSports.com, fourth-team All-America by Phil Steele and honorable mention All-America by SI.com. Selected first-team All-WAC. Won WAC Defensive Player of the Week twice (Nov. 5, Nov. 26). Invited to Senior Bowl and NFL scouting combine.
Position: Return specialist
Height and weight: 5-10, 172
2012 stats: Set an NCAA record by returning four kickoffs 100 yards for touchdowns. Set another mark with five 100-yard returns in his career.
Dunn will be remembered for years to come at the University of Utah. He returned four kickoffs for touchdowns during 2012, and his second return in a single game resulted in the team's fifth victory of the season against Colorado, 42-35.
"I can't for the life of me figure out why they kicked to Reggie Dunn," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said at the time. "But I'm glad they did."
Dunn was as electric — and as fast — as lightning during Utah's pro day. He ran a 4.26 40-yard dash, had a 36-inch vertical leap, a 10-foot-1 measurement on the broad jump and performed 17 reps in the 225-pound bench press.
"I hope a team likes me and they end up picking me up," Dunn said. "I think I did pretty good overall."
Dunn's draft prospects are based almost entirely on his potential as a kick return specialist. If he doesn't get drafted, it's likely he'll sign as an undrafted free agent.
Career highlights/honors: All-America kick returner in 2012. Received the 2012 College Football Performance Award Kickoff Returner Trophy and was the CFPA's National Special Teams Player of the Week twice.
Position: Offensive line
Height and weight: 6-5, 307
2012 stats: Started in 10 games, playing both guard and center.
As was mentioned previously with Brown, 2012 wasn't exactly the best sales pitch for BYU offensive linemen hoping to crack the NFL draft, but Braden Hansen's consistency as a four-year starter for the Cougars should help in that regard.
Hansen offers an intriguing combination of length and ability to get down quickly for his position, something that has NFL.com's draft tracker pegging him as a "potential late pick."
"I think Braden Hansen and Braden Brown are both guys you think of in the middle of the draft in that fifth- or sixth-round area," Kiper Jr. said on a conference call earlier this month.
Career highlights/honors: Named to Phil Steele All-Independent First Team and FBS All-Independent Team honorable mention.
Position: Quarterback
Height and weight: 6-2, 220
2012 stats: Hoke threw for 2,065 yards and 13 touchdowns during a difficult 2-9 season. He also ran for 540 yards and three scores.
QB Mike Hoke struggled to find his targets consistently (57.8 percent of his passes found their intended receivers), but that may have been due to a lack of a clear No. 1 receiving option. Hoke threw at least 20 attempts to four different teammates on the season, with none of them eclipsing the 600-yard receiving mark.
Despite such a wide array of targets, Hoke managed to keep his interceptions under the double-digit mark while showing a decent ability to run the ball when necessary.
Hoke isn't likely to get drafted, and like other local prospects, will need to make opportunities — rather than wait for them — if he hopes to play at a higher level.
Career highlights/honors: Finished with 4,564 career passing yards and 35 touchdown passes.
Position: Cornerback
Height and weight: 5-11, 185
2012 stats: James had a career season with 43 tackles, including 28 solo tackles. It was his first season with the Wildcats that he didn't record a single interception, however.
The Oklahoma product has shown exceptional quickness — both in short bursts and when running down ball carriers, even when coming from the other side of the field.
It's hard to overlook the decreasing production he suffered during college (three interceptions his sophomore year, one in 2011 and none in 2012). If James, however, can show a team the best of his assignment-shadowing abilities, he may be able to latch on somewhere.
Career highlights/honors: Finished with 98 career tackles, 58 solos and four interceptions.
Position: Linebacker
Height and weight: 5-11, 233
2012 stats: Started all 13 games at middle linebacker, recording 49 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, one interception, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups. Recovered a fumble and returned it 23 yards against Weber State.
Whether it was on opposing ball carriers or the BYU program in general, it's hard to do justice to the impact Uona Kaveinga had in his time with the Cougars. Raised in California and an initial USC signee, Kaveinga transferred to BYU to get more playing time, which he quickly earned before paying dividends in return.
The question now is whether his muck-it-up, hard-hitting style that BYU fans came to love can transfer to the pro level. His height is a concern, as is his initial quickness.
Such factors could keep his name from being called in the draft, but NFL.com says "his production and toughness should allow him to make a roster as an inside hammer in a 3-4 system."
Career highlights/honors: Named to preseason Butkus Award Watch List.
Position: Defensive line
Height and weight: 6-5, 300
2012 stats: Recorded 30 tackles, had one fumble recovery and 0.5 sacks.
Defensive tackle Dave Kruger is a player to watch. He is an older brother of Joe and a younger brother of Paul Kruger, who recently signed a lucrative contract with the Cleveland Browns after helping the Baltimore Ravens win the Super Bowl.
"A lot of teams are calling me and Joe," Dave said. "And I'm getting a little anxious."
Kruger was an animal during his time at the University of Utah. Kruger started every game for three seasons before suffering a leg infection that sidelined him for the 2011 Sun Bowl.
Kruger played as a defensive tackle, and his younger brother Joe played as a defensive end. Among his most memorable games in 2012 was the rivalry game vs. BYU. In that game, Kruger tallied five tackles and assisted on a sack, his only of the year.
Kruger is likely to be drafted, though not likely to be drafted higher than his younger brother.
Career highlights/honors: Four-year starter. Earned second-team freshman All-America recognition from Rivals.com in 2009.
Position: Defensive end
Height and weight: 6-6, 269
2012 stats: Made 30 tackles with 8 tackles for loss, six sacks, two quarterback hurries and one pass breakup. Returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown against Northern Colorado.
Defensive end Joe Kruger, also invited to the NFL scouting combine, is in the mix after deciding to give up his senior year of collegiate eligibility.
Kruger compiled six sacks in 2012 to lead the Utes. He also recorded 30 combined tackles — the same exact amount as his brother Dave — during the 2012 campaign.
One of Kruger's strengths during his time with the Utes was his relationship with his older brother Dave — also a likely draftee — on the Utah defensive line. On one occasion, Dave missed a practice due to illness. Line coach Chad Kauha'aha'a said Joe Kruger looked like "a lost puppy" until Dave returned that afternoon.
"And all of a sudden here comes Joe Kruger," Kauha'aha'a said. "So they've got that close bond. That love is there. They're inseparable."
The NFL draft tracker has Joe Kruger going in the first 100 picks, but realistically, Kruger could go anywhere from round two to round six. Regardless, he will almost certainly be drafted.
Career highlights/honors: Two-year starter earned Pac-12 all-conference honorable mention recognition in 2012.
Position: Cornerback
Height and Weight: 5-9, 186
2012 stats: Finished with 22 tackles, five pass breakups, three tackles for loss, two interceptions, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble.
Ryan Lacy arrived at the University of Utah as a receiver. Former offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig recruited him as a senior. He had played as a receiver virtually every down since middle school.
When Lacy arrived at school, however, the Utes were inundated with receivers and had a comparative dearth at defensive back. He immediately was switched over.
Lacy excels at defensive back because of his quick feet and eyes. He has great instincts for where and when the ball will be thrown.
"He has excellent anticipatory skills and also has the speed, feet, hips and very cat-like quickness," Utah defensive backs coach Sharrieff Shah said.
Lacy's draft prospects are unclear, though he clearly has the skill set to be a player at the next level. If he doesn't get drafted, he'll almost definitely sign a free agent contract somewhere and get invited to a fall camp.
Career highlights/honors: Recovered a fumble for a touchdown against UCLA as a senior. Netted Pac-12 all-conference honorable mention recognition as a junior in 2011.
Position: Defensive tackle
Height and weight: 6-3, 300
2012 stats: Started 10 of 11 games for the Thunderbirds and recorded 48 tackles with 23 solos, including 6.5 sacks.
Cody Larsen, a former Jordan High standout, proved to be as much a terror in the college ranks as he was in high school, garnering at least six sacks in each of his last two years with the Thunderbirds.
Mention of Larsen in mock drafts is scarce at best, though NFLDraftScout.com has him potentially going in the second round. There's something to be said for someone who produces well at each level he plays at, though Larsen may need to make opportunities to prove he can do so at the highest level of all.
Career highlights/honors: Larsen wrapped up his four-year college career with 130 total tackles, 72 solos, 18.5 sacks and 30 tackles for loss. He was named to the 2012 FCS All-America team.
Position: Defensive tackle
Height and weight: 6-2, 311
2012 stats: Tallied 42 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, five sacks, four fumble recoveries, four pass breakups and three forced fumbles.
The Utes have some "Star" power in this year's draft. Defensive lineman Star Lotulelei, a consensus All-American, is expected to go early in the first round Thursday.
"I'm excited for Star and his family. This is the culmination of a lot of hard work, being dedicated to his craft and what he's doing. This is a payday for him and it should be," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said. "Now he's got a lot of work ahead of him. That next level is a whole different ballgame as far as the speed and the size of the game, but there's no doubt in my mind that he's going to be an anchor to somebody's defensive line for a lot of years to come."
Although Lotulelei's draft status was uncertain after an abnormal heart test at the NFL scouting combine in February, all is well now following extensive testing that has cleared up the situation.
Lotulelei, thus, is expected to be back among the draft elite.
Career highlights/honors: Made six All-America teams and is a two-time first-team Pac-12 all-conference honoree. Won 2011 Morris Trophy as Pac-12's top defensive lineman.
Position: Linebacker
Height and weight: 5-11, 235
2012 stats: Led team for second-straight year with 102 tackles. Recorded 13.5 tackles for loss. Had four pass breakups and one quarterback hurry.
There's a sense of solidness with Brandon Ogletree, and that's not just because of the last name. Yet another staple of BYU's devastating linebacker group from 2012, nearly half of his team-leading tackles were done alone.
Still, the McKinney, Texas, product hasn't registered much of a blip on mock drafts, if any. If Ogletree doesn't get selected and still has hopes of cracking an NFL roster, he'll likely need to do it the same way he worked his way into BYU's starting unit — by working extremely hard.
Career highlights/honors: Named Phil Steele All-Independent First Team and FBS All-Independent honorable mention.
Position: Quarterback
Height and weight: 6-4, 230
2012 stats: Completed 62 percent of his pass attempts for 3,139 yards and 23 touchdowns.
Brad Sorensen, a California native, made a tough call in 2010, leaving BYU for Southern Utah after it became clear playing time under center would be hard to come by in Cougar blue.
Leaving for a bigger role in a smaller pond paid huge dividends, as Sorensen showed himself capable of leading a pass-first offense with a confident — and more importantly, capable — arm.
Many mock drafts have Sorensen as an encouraging late-round steal, with NFL.com leaving its final verdict:
"The 2011 Great West Offensive Player of the Year has the NFL size and arm to earn himself a late-round grade as a he fights for a spot on a team."
Career highlights/honors: Sorensen had a career completion percentage of 66 percent at SUU. He finished with 9,445 passing yards and 61 passing touchdowns.
Position: Running back
Height and weight: 5-8, 188
2012 stats: Ran for 1,041 yards on 218 carries. Had eight touchdowns rushing.
All of Ute nation is hoping and praying that Kelvin York, Karl Williams, "Bubba" Poole or "Lucky" Radley can play as well as John White IV did wearing Utah crimson. In short, the Utes would have been lost without his consistent play carrying the ball.
Utah won every one of the first 10 games in which White reached at least the 100-yard plateau, though the Utes did lose two of his final three 100-plus yard outings during 2012. Regardless, Utah's winning percentage when White successfully ran the ball was remarkable.
"I think it's just everybody doing their job," White said in 2012. "Everybody doing their one-eleventh, everybody just being on the same page and doing work as a team. That's all it is."
"The Wolfman" holds the single-season rushing record for the Utes. In 2011, he rushed for 1,519 yards to edge out the former record-holder, Carl Monroe, who in 1982 rushed for 1,507 yards.
Many mock drafts don't have White getting drafted, but if he doesn't get drafted, it's likely he'll get invited to camp and could sign as an undrafted free agent.
Career highlights/honors: Became the first Utah running back to reach 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons. Pac-12 second-team all-conference in 2011. Pac-12 honorable mention selection in 2012.
Position: Running back
Height and weight: 5-8, 195
Any doubts as to whether or not Kerwynn Williams would be able to carry the load Robert Turbin and Michael Smith left behind were quickly extinguished. Williams was flat-out electric in 2012.
Williams, the USU all-time leader in all-purpose yards, leaves behind a substantial legacy of his own as an Aggie feature back. If drafted, he will be the third Aggie running back to be drafted in the last two years.
Williams showed well at the NFL Combine with a 4.48 40-yard dash, leaving CBS Sports' Gil Brandt to describe him as "quick as a hiccup." NFL scouts will have concerns about his smaller size, coming in at just 5-foot-8, but his varied skill set could make him a sleeper in the later rounds.
"He deserves everything he gets. He's a talented kid and a better person," Aggie head coach Matt Wells said. "His skill set is very desirable in the NFL. He can catch the ball out of the backfield. He is an excellent blocker and he can even go back and field some kickoffs and punts."
2012 stats: 1,512 yards rushing, 697 yards receiving. 20 total touchdowns
Career highlights/honors: Won WAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 24. Ran for 235 yards and three touchdowns to be named MVP of the 2012 Famous Idaho Potatoes Bowl. Named honorable mention All-America by SI.com. Set Utah State and WAC marks for all-purpose yards at 6,928. Invited to NFL scouting combine.


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A new mate
Edward and Bella believed they were mates. What happens when the new vampire in town catches one of the cullen's eye? Things start to fall apart for a certain Cullen. What will happen to these vampires? ( Bella is still human, no renesmee, Jacob imprinted on a girl named Callie)
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( Bella's POV)
" Edward, where are we going? I'm still human, I don't have endless patience!", I yelled. I was already out of breath. We were in the forest somewhere. I thought we would go to our meadow, but I guess not.
" Oh, come on Bella! We are still teenagers, you should have endless energy!", he laughed, pulling me forward.
" I am human though! You've been a teenager for more than a hundred years! I've been a teenager for six years! I won't be a teenager for long!", I would be turning twenty in a year. I can't believe I stayed human just because of our honeymoon experiences.
" But you love being human now that we.... you know.", He would've blushed if he could. I laughed.
" Yes I know, I'm there every time. How much farther?", I whined.
" We are there actually.", we were back at his volvo. What the Hell!
" What the hell! I walked all over the woods just so I could get back to the car?", I gave him a mean look.
" I wanted to go on a walk. Look, it's a win win situation. We get some quality time together, and You get some exercise.", he smiled. It made me melt because it was my favorite smile. I could only smile back.
" If I wanted excersise we could've just gone to our own private home. We both could have worked out then.", I smiled and his eyes went wide. Esme had built us our own little house, she knew we wouldn't get alot of alone time in the main house.
" Why didn't you say so! Thats quality time too!", he basically threw me into the car and drove to our little house. I was laughing the whole way there.


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Every day our eyes catch the light of our memories – time spent with family, the journey to work, a special holiday, a beautiful sunset or a dark starlit night. Each image captured is a picture drawn in light – a photograph: only to be lost in our minds or forever forgotten. Nearly two hundred years ago a small group of amateur scientists achieved what had eluded mankind for centuries – the ability to capture a permanent record of an image seen by their own eyes – a moment in time frozen onto a surface. They had discovered Photography. They were the 'Catchers of the Light'.
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Line up's for annual Peter Conser Quilt show to be announced today
This Saturday November 5th at the Peter Conser Home. A fun day has been planned for all ages, Quilts displayed in the house, Tractors on display what a site to see. A 1946 Hay Press will be on display and working, the hay press used 8-10 people to run the machine which was a time saver compared to the number of hands required to stack hay in the fields and then bring in wagons to the barn. There will also be entertainment throughout the day at the annual event that brings travelers from all over to LeFlore County. The line-up's for that entertainment will be announced later today.


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Driving Under the Influence: FAQs
Q. How long do the effects of marijuana last?
Although the typical user feels the effects for about 2 to 3 hours, studies indicate that the user may be impaired long after the euphoric feelings have ceased.
Q. What are the long-term effects of using marijuana?
Marijuana has been observed to produce sharp personality changes, especially in adolescents. It can create paranoia and possible psychosis.
Other long-term effects: Lung damage, chronic bronchitis, lowering of testosterone levels, possible birth defects, stillbirths and infant deaths, acute anxiety attacks and chronic reduction of attention span.
Research indicates that physical dependence can occur with chronic use, and that withdrawal is similar to alcohol dependence withdrawal.
Q. Because drugs only effect those who use them, and I don't use drugs, why should I be concerned?
A recent study of inmates in state prisons conducted by the Bureau of Justice indicated that:
- About 49% of the inmates reported being under the influence of drugs or drugs and alcohol while committing the offense for which they were incarcerated.
- 17% of the inmates reported committing the offense to get money to buy drugs.
A study of fatally injured drivers found that nearly 20% had drugs or drugs and alcohol in their system at the time of the crash.
Q. What can I do to sober up?
There is nothing you can do to speed up the process - it just takes time. The body metabolizes alcohol at a rate of about .015% per hour. Drinking coffee won't help; a cold shower won't help, nor will exercise.
Q. What will get me drunk the fastest, beer, wine or distilled spirits?
A 12-oz. beer, a 4-oz. glass of wine, and 1 1/4 oz. of an 80-proof distilled beverage all have about the same alcohol content. Each drink will raise your blood alcohol level .02%.
Q. If a man and woman have the same amount to drink, why does the woman get drunk faster?
It comes down to the way men's and women's bodies naturally differ. Pound-for-pound, the average man has more muscle and less fatty tissue than the average woman. Muscle is mostly water and water has a chemical affinity for alcohol, i.e., water "absorbs" alcohol. Fatty tissue, on the other hand, contains less water than muscle.
So, when an "average" man and woman take a drink containing alcohol:
A man's body (having more water-bearing muscle) has more tissue to absorb the alcohol, which leaves less alcohol available to travel through the bloodstream to the brain.
A woman's body, having less muscle and more fatty tissue, has less water-bearing tissue to absorb the alcohol, leaving more of it to affect the brain and its functions.


text: Page Content 1Student Buzz Life Lessons Through Teaching Posing with some of the Benebikira Sisters are (back row from left) Joyce Ang '14, Kristen Dombrowski '14, Kaitlyn Greene '14, Sarah Christie '15, Carolina Fernandez, P'14, program sponsor, and Michelle Aellen, adviser/program coordinator; (middle row from left) Kelly Hoover '14, Chelsea Miller '15, Nicole Roscigno '14, and Katerina Akrivlellis '14; (front) Oriana Torres, MBA'13, adviser/program coordinator. Photo: Oriana Torres, MBA'13 Don't expect anything. It will all change. That was the advice Dennis Hanno, Murata Dean of the graduate school, gave to the group of students before they embarked on a month-long trip to Save, Rwanda, this past summer break. The eight students from the Women's Leadership Program and their two advisers had spent hours developing curricula covering entrepreneurship, English, and information technology, which they planned to teach to Rwandan middle and high school students at a boarding school run by the Benebikira Sisters. The sisters, who operate an associated orphanage as well as other services, had a relationship with Babson through Hanno and the Babson-Rwanda Entrepreneurship Center. The idea was to bring the Babson experience to the Rwandan students, who would be finished with regular school by that time. Hanno's parting words, however, proved true. Although Rwanda was supposed to change its school calendar so that summers were free from classes as in the U.S., the switch didn't happen. As such, the Rwandan students were still in school when the Babson volunteers arrived, which meant adhering to the government curriculum. "Dean Hanno warned us, you think it will all be one way, and then it won't," says Kelly Hoover '14. Figuring out how to negotiate between what they wanted to teach and what was mandated was tricky, says Oriana Torres, MBA'13, who as one of the group's advisers had helped develop the curricula. To adjust, the Rwandan teachers opened some of their class hours to the Babson teams, who scrapped a lot of their original ideas but came up with new ways to infuse their lessons into the Rwandan curriculum. "We would cover the topics, but in our own way," says Hoover. The Babson teams brought a drastically different teaching style to the Rwandan students. In Rwanda, there is almost no interaction between student and teacher. "The teacher literally copies everything on the board, and the students copy it in their notebooks," says Torres. "To ask, 'What do you think?' was weird for them. They weren't used to so many questions and so much encouragement to talk." With time and coaxing, however, the students responded. "The kids were so excited to see us," says Hoover. "They have an incredible happiness that couldn't be broken. Every day we'd teach something new, and they were teaching us, too." The teams used their teaching skills in other ways as well. Twice a week they taught classes in entrepreneurship and professional development and technology at the nearby National University of Rwanda. On an informal basis, they also taught some simple English to the nuns (English became the official language of Rwanda in 2008). "The nuns are so smart," says Hoover. "They would say, 'I want to learn this,' and then we'd tell them the English words, like for the seasons or parts of the body. And we taught them a few different prayers. It was really rewarding." "Sometimes we take so many things for granted," says Torres. "You forget the beauty and the challenge of trying to explain something to someone who never has seen or heard of it. So sometimes we were like, wait a minute, you really don't know that? And then you start finding creative ways for them to understand. It all comes down to the individual and your capacity to establish a connection with them."—Donna Coco


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Evaluation of workers' compensation costs & benefit changes since the beginning of the reforms
In 1995, the Commission initiated a project to determine the impact of the workers' compensation reform legislation on the workers' compensation vocational rehabilitation program.
The primary objective was to measure the impact of the reform changes on the vocational rehabilitation program. A model was developed to get baseline information that will provide comparative data in future years regarding the number of workers undergoing vocational rehabilitation, the duration and costs of rehabilitation programs and services and the results produced by those programs and services.
Questions addressed include:
Did the reforms reduce the costs of the VR benefit for employers?
How have changes affected outcomes for injured workers?
Recent results indicate that the reform efforts apparently achieved one major goal, to encourage more employers to offer modified or alternate (M/A) work and to pay these workers at or near their pre-injury wage. Offers of M/A work increased by 50% to include nearly one third of qualified injured workers. At the same time, nearly 80% of these workers received wages that were at least 85% of the pre-injury level and nearly 60% received wages equal to or greater than the pre-injury level.
The costs of the rehabilitation benefit declined dramatically as a result of reform. At the same time, outcomes for qualified injured workers, as measured by work status and several income measures are virtually identical despite this decrease in overall benefit costs.
Status completed
Further information
CHSWC Report: Vocational Rehabilitation Reform Evaluation (2000)
CHSWC Report: Vocational Rehabilitation Benefit: An Analysis of Costs, Characteristics, and the Impact of the 1993 Reforms (1997)
Quick Links
- CHSWC research reports
- Current CHSWC Annual Report of programs and data
- Guidebook for Injured Workers
- Guides about filing workers' comp claims
- Carve-Out/Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Young Workers and Workers' Compensation
- Meetings, What's New and Subscriptions to CHSWC
- Frequently asked questions about workers' comp for employers


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