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Holy crap! There was a bomb right by the finish line at the marathon. Just saw it on TV. So horrible. A lot of people seriously injured. Reports of more devices in the area... So horrible.
Piece of sh$t coward terrorists!!!
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Holy crap! There was a bomb right by the finish line at the marathon. Just saw it on TV. So horrible. A lot of people seriously injured. Reports of more devices in the area... So horrible.
Piece of sh$t coward terrorists!!!
yeah. muh hubbards should get them some drones and kill us the 'Merkin way.
what makes you think it's not a tea bagger making a point about the right to bare bombs.
Horrible news. I hope they find the basturds responsible
Sad. I wish terrorists would just go after the politicians they hate and leave the innocent civilians alone. I guess they wouldn't be terrorists then. ****ing cowards!
Just another example of our national security not being as good as we think it is. The military and police force need to step it up, this is a high profile event in a major city, how could this not be stopped?
Blame the military and police? If you have a better plan, please join the fight.
sad, sad, sad... Where are we safe anymore?
How many of you are ready to give up more of your rights? The Gubmint response will be to set up TSA grope centers on all street corners to keep us safe.
Not stupid to ask you to. YES, they all did sign up, yes I do believe did what they saw as their best effort to prevent this.
Excerpt from a speech by Theodore Roosevelt
Paris France, April 23, 1910
It is not the critic who counts;
not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles,
or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood;
who strives valiantly;
who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming;
but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions;
who spends himself in a worthy cause;
who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly.
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.


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The section of State Road 148 through Cedar Breaks National Monument that connects state roads 14 and 143 has been closed for the winter.
Heavy snow accumulations and drifting snow annually force closure of the road, although the monument remains open for winter activities, including snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling.
The portion of State Road 143 though the monument connecting Panguitch with Brian Head and Parowan will remain open through the winter except during periods of heavy or blowing snow.
For current conditions, call the Utah Department of Transportation Travel Information Service a 866-511-8824 or 511 if calling from within Utah.
For more information on the monument's winter activities, call 435-586-9451 or go to 1.usa.gov/arKQju.
The Salt Lake Tribune

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Palmetto Children's Poetry Festival set for Oct. 23
The University of South Carolina campus will be alive with poetry for children and teens Oct. 23 for the 2010 Palmetto Children's Poetry Festival.
The festival, to be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of the Thomas Cooper Library, is designed for children, parents, educators and established writers and will feature readings by famous writers of children's books, on-stage interviews with poets and arts-based performances by featured poets.
Among the featured poets will be Curtis L. Crisler, Dinah Johnson, Meg Kearney, Marilyn Nelson and Naomi Shihab Nye.
Split P Soup poets, USC's English Department and its Richland County School District partners will present poetry workshops for teens and children beginning at 10 a.m., followed by a musical performance by Kwame Dawes, USC professor of English, readings by noted poets and a book signing by Curtis L. Crisler.
For more information about the Palmetto Children's Poetry Festival, contact Charlene Spearen at the Arts Institute, 803-777-5492 or email@example.com. Dawes, director of the Arts Institute and Poetry Initiative, is available for interviews at 803-777-5492. firstname.lastname@example.com.
The festival is sponsored by the USC Arts Institute, the S.C. Poetry Initiative and the S.C. Humanities Council.
Palmetto Children's Poetry Festival
- Who: Curtis L. Crisler, Dinah Johnson, Meg Kearney, Marilyn Nelson and Naomi Shihab Nye among featured poets
- When: Oct. 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Where: In front of the Thomas Cooper Library


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Cheap Trick announces 2014 tour dates
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Cheap Trick has more road work on the horizon. The group has started rolling out dates for their 2014 tour.
The band will launch the trek on February 7th in St. Charles, Illinois - just 60 miles southeast of their hometown of Rockford. Cheap Trick will make stops in Florida, Wisconsin, and Louisiana as well as in cities throughout the Northeastern U.S. They'll end their run north of the border, with seven Canadian dates in March.
But Cheap Trick also has a number of shows to play before this year comes to an end. Their next concert is set for Charleston, South Carolina on December 3rd.
Cheap Trick Tour Dates
December 3 - Charleston, South Carolina, at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center
December 5 - Sarasota, Florida, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center
December 6 - Jacksonville, Florida, at the Florida Theater
December 7 - Miami, Florida, at the Magic City Casino
December 27 - Merrillville, Indiana, at the Radisson Star Plaza
December 28 - Mt Pleasant, Michigan, at the Soaring Eagle Casino Resort
December 29 - Seneca, New York, at the Seneca Allegany Casino
February 7 - St. Charles, Illinois, at the Arcada Theater
February 8 - Orlando, Florida, at the SeaWorld Bayside Stadium
February 14 - Ridgefield, Connecticut, at the Ridgefield Playhouse
February 15 - Montclair, New Jersey, at The Wellmont Theater
February 16 - Lynn, Massachusetts, at the Lynn Auditorium
February 21 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the BMO Harris Bradley Center
March 3 - New Orleans, Louisiana, at the New Orleans Convention Center
March 6 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino
March 7 - Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, at the Casino Regina
March 9 - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
March 11 - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at Hamilton Place
March 12 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at Massey Hall
March 13 - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the National Arts Centre
March 15 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada, at Metropolis
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Nail fungus is a common condition that begins as a white or yellow spot under the tip of your fingernail or toenail. As the fungal infection goes deeper, nail fungus may cause your nail to discolor, thicken and crumble at the edge. It can affect several nails but usually not all of them.
If your condition is mild and not bothering you, you may not need treatment. If your nail fungus is painful and has caused thickened nails, self-care steps and medications may help. But even if treatment is successful, nail fungus often comes back.
Nail fungus is also called onychomycosis (on-ih-koh-my-KOH-sis) and tinea unguium. When fungus infects the areas between your toes and the skin of your feet, it's called athlete's foot (tinea pedis).
You may have nail fungus — also called onychomycosis (on-ih-koh-my-KOH-sis) — if one or more of your nails are:
Infected nails also may separate from the nail bed, a condition called onycholysis (on-ih-KOL-ih-sis). You may feel pain in your toes or fingertips and detect a slightly foul odor.
You may want to see a physician if self-care steps haven't helped. Also see a doctor if you have diabetes and think you're developing nail fungus.
Nail fungal infections are typically caused by a dermatophyte fungus. Yeasts and molds also can be responsible for nail fungal infections.
Fungi are microscopic organisms that don't need sunlight to survive. Some fungi have beneficial uses. Others cause illness and infection. Fungi:
Nail fungus occurs more often in toenails than in fingernails, partly because:
Factors that can increase your risk of developing nail fungus include:
A severe case of nail fungus can be painful and may cause permanent damage to your nails. And it may lead to other serious infections that spread beyond your feet if you have a suppressed immune system due to medication, diabetes or other conditions.
If you have diabetes, you may have reduced blood circulation and nerve supply in your feet. You're also at greater risk of a bacterial skin infection (cellulitis). So any relatively minor injury to your feet — including a nail fungal infection — can lead to a more serious complication. See your doctor if you have diabetes and think you're developing nail fungus.
You're likely to start by seeing your family doctor or a general practitioner. In some cases when you call to set up an appointment, you may be referred immediately to either a doctor who specializes in skin conditions (dermatologist) or one who specializes in foot conditions (podiatrist).
To make the most of your time with your doctor, it's good to prepare for your appointment.
For nail fungus, your questions might include:
Don't hesitate to ask any other questions you have.
Your doctor will likely examine your nails first. He or she may scrape some debris from under your nail and send it to a lab to identify the type of fungus causing the infection.
Other conditions, such as psoriasis, can mimic a fungal infection of the nail. Microorganisms such as yeast and bacteria also can infect nails. Knowing the cause of your infection helps determine the best course of treatment.
If self-care strategies and over-the-counter (nonprescription) products haven't helped, your doctor may suggest a combination of prescription drugs and other approaches. But even if you find relief from your signs and symptoms, repeat infections are common.
Oral antifungal drugs. Your doctor may prescribe an oral antifungal drug. Studies show the most effective treatments are terbinafine (Lamisil) and itraconazole (Sporanox). These drugs help a new nail grow free of infection, slowly replacing the infected part.
You typically take this type of drug for six to 12 weeks. But you won't see the end result of treatment until the nail grows back completely. It may take four months or longer to eliminate an infection.
Treatment success rates with these drugs appear to be lower in adults over age 65. And treatment success seems to improve when you combine oral and topical antifungal therapies.
Oral antifungal drugs may cause side effects ranging from skin rash to liver damage. You may need occasional blood tests to check on how you're doing with these types of drugs. Doctors may not recommend them for people with liver disease or congestive heart failure or those taking certain medications.
Medicated nail cream. Your doctor may prescribe an antifungal cream, which you rub into your infected nails after soaking. These creams may work better if you first thin the nails. This helps the medication get through the hard nail surface to the underlying fungus.
To thin nails, you apply an over-the-counter (nonprescription) lotion containing urea. Or your doctor may thin the surface of the nail (debride) with a file or other tool.
Laser and light-based therapies. More study is needed, but these methods — alone or with medications — may help your nails improve. One study tested the effectiveness of carbon-dioxide laser therapy combined with antifungal nail cream. Most of the 24 people in the study benefited from the treatment.
Laser and light-based therapies are not available everywhere, are expensive, and often are not covered by insurance.
Often, you can take care of a fungal nail infection at home:
Try over-the-counter antifungal nail creams and ointments. Several products are available. If you notice white markings on the surface of the nail, file them off, soak your nails in water, dry them, and apply the medicated cream or lotion.
If you have athlete's foot as well as nail fungus, treat the athlete's foot with medicated powders or sprays and keep your feet clean and dry.
Trim and thin the nails. This helps reduce pain by reducing pressure on the nails. Also, if you do this before applying an antifungal, the drug can reach deeper layers of the nail.
Before trimming or using a nail file to thin thick nails, soften them. You can do this with the following nightly routine: Apply urea cream to affected nails, cover them with a bandage, and wash off the urea with soap and water in the morning. Repeat until the nails soften. Protect the skin around your nails with petroleum jelly.
If you have a condition that causes poor blood flow to your feet and you can't trim your nails, see a health care provider regularly to have your nails trimmed.
Some people have had success with alternative approaches to treating nail fungus:
These habits can help prevent nail fungus or reinfections:
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USC LEEDing by example
The University of South Carolina has much to celebrate with South Carolina's making the list of the top 10 states for LEED green buildings.
The only Southern state included on the U.S. Green Building Council list released March 2, South Carolina came in at No. 5 on ranking, which was based on square footage of LEED-certified space per person in 2010.
USC is a major driver of South Carolina's success, said Michael Koman, USC's director of sustainability.
"To see South Carolina ranked among the top states in the country is gratifying, as it shows that our commitment to sustainability and education is producing results," Koman said. "All of this, of course, would not be possible without the partnerships we have developed with others who are committed to green building and sustainability issues, such as the S.C. Chapter of the USGBC, members of the design and construction industry, other state agencies and regional manufacturers.
USC has constructed three LEED buildings that comprise 517,983 square feet of space, Koman said. The university's Columbia campus will more than double that figure in the next two years with the completion of several projects, including the renovation of a residentice hall, and a building on the historic Horseshoe. Add to that several buildings – 360,000 square feet – that were designed and constructed to LEED standards.
USC ushered in an era of building green in 2004 when it opened Green (West) Quad, the state's first public LEED building and the first green residential hall in the United States. Perhaps even more important of a first was that USC was able to build Green Quad at the same cost as traditional design, Koman said.
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Bisons, RailRiders rained out Thursday
Clubs to play doubleheader Friday at 5:05 p.m.
By Buffalo Bisons | April 11, 2013 9:08 AM ET
Thursday's game between the Buffalo Bisons and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders at Coca-Cola Field has been postponed due to rain and wet grounds.
The teams will make up the game as a doubleheader on Friday, April 12 at Coca-Cola Field. The teams will play two seven-inning contests with the scheduled first pitch of Game 1 at 5:05 p.m.
The doubleheader on April 12 is single-admission with all Coca-Cola Field gates opening at 4:30 p.m. The game is the Bisons first fridaynightbash!® of the season, presented by Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel. There will be a fantastic post-game pyrotechnics display following the conclusion of the second game.
Fans holding tickets to Thursday's game can exchange them for a comparable ticket to any future 2013 Bisons games (excluding special events). All ticket exchanges must be made at the Coca-Cola Field Box Office. Please note that these exchanges do not have to be made on Thursday, April 11. Fans with tickets can exchange them throughout the remainder of the 2013 season.
For more information regarding the exchange policy, fans can visit Bisons.com or contact the Bisons at THE-HERD (843-4373).
This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Lady Gaga to sing in space in 2015
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Earth to Little Monsters: In early 2015, Lady Gaga will become the first artist ever to sing in space!
Us Weekly reports that she will take part in a "high-tech music fetival" in New Mexico called Zero G Colony. She will blast off on the Virgin Galactic, and once in outer space, she will song one song on the third day of the festival.
A source tells the magazine, "she has to do a month of vocal training because of the atmosphere."
One small step for man, one giant leap for Little Monsters!
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NAIOP Roundtable 2011
The commercial real estate industry is clearly recovering. Companies are absorbing vacant space, build-to-suit development is active and abundant capital is pursuing core real estate. The key question remains, however, how do we compare with the other major markets when it comes to job and population growth?
In short, when will the market justify new development and how will the state and our local commercial real estate industry assist in this effort? To be sure, the future remains bright in Arizona but the recovery will last longer before the next boom.
— Mike Haenel
Q: What is different in July 2011 in our local commercial real estate industry than a year ago?
BM: The short answer is that the market is stronger, but still burdened by vacancy rates that are high by historical standards, despite being lower than recent peaks. What is decidedly different, however, is that the outlook is considerably brighter than it was a year ago.
Last year at this time, uncertainty was the overriding theme and it plagued the market. The industrial market had posted just one quarter of positive absorption, and it was unclear whether that was a one-time burst in activity or a sign that tenants were more optimistic and the industrial market was beginning to turn a corner. Now we can see that tenant demand for industrial space has been sustained for more than a year, vacancy is tightening, and rents are stabilizing. We are also seeing headline-making announcements from companies such as Amazon and First Solar that not only improve the numbers, but also renew confidence in the market as a whole.
The office market has been slower to bounce back, but it is far more stable today than it was a year ago. A year ago, we were averaging negative net absorption of more than 500,000 SF per quarter, and the vacancy rate was shooting higher. While absorption has been mixed in recent quarters — up one quarter, down the next — the overall vacancy trend is essentially flat. The market hasn't necessarily started to improve, but it's no longer in free fall. We're forecasting slightly positive absorption in the second half of 2011 and then positive absorption of nearly 1 MSF in 2012. We think rents will likely tick lower through the remainder of this year, because the high availability of space will continue to create competition in the marketplace.
MC: Activity is up, but it is still the quintessential "tale of two tenants." National companies with 200,000 SF+ warehouse requirements are in the market. And, there are definitely more of those types of requirements (including build-to-suits) in the market today than there were last year at this time.
When looking, however, at say deals in the 5,000 SF to 20,000 SF range, there has been an increase in activity, but the regional and local tenants who comprise a large portion of that market segment are still facing a lot of challenges, such as difficulty obtaining financing, and economic uncertainty. These challenges result in a constraint on their ability to expand and the lack of confidence needed to make long term real estate decisions, which is why we are still seeing a number of these tenants in the smaller size ranges wanting only short-term extensions in their current spaces.
TH: I sense that we are now a local real estate industry made up of survivors. The attrition of firms is over for the most part. Those remaining have right sized for this "new normal" that we find ourselves in. Companies in our business have had to make changes in their business plans and doing activities that they did not anticipate 4 to 5 years ago. I think that this transformation has completed where a year ago it was still finding itself.
Q: How would you compare our Metro Phoenix commercial real state market to other major markets throughout the Western U.S.?
BM: At present, the characteristic that best describes the Phoenix commercial real estate market is the vacancy rate, which is among the highest, if not the highest of the major markets in the Western U.S. In the period immediately preceding the recession, development in Phoenix was fairly active, and when the economy cratered and companies slashed payrolls, there was a significant supply/demand imbalance.
The difference between Phoenix and the major California markets — where employment losses were nearly as dramatic as losses here — is that those markets didn't have nearly as much speculative construction in the pipeline. As a result, vacancies rose in California, but not to the heights that they rose in Phoenix.
The other state that makes for an interesting comparison is Texas, where development has historically been quite active — just like Phoenix. The primary difference between Phoenix and the major Texas markets in the recession and thus far in the recovery is that the Texas markets weren't hit nearly as hard by job losses during the downturn and the state has led the way with job gains during the recovery.
Looking ahead, the picture brightens significantly. Most forecasts call for Phoenix to rebound favorably once the economic recovery really gains traction nationally. Long-term forecasts call for annual population and employment gains in the 2.5% range, which should be similar to the major Texas markets and far outpace the California markets. This anticipated expansion is the primary source of optimism in the Phoenix market — now we're just waiting for it to happen.
CW: The Metro Phoenix commercial real estate market has actually fared no worse or better than the other major Western U.S. markets. Retail and office continue to struggle in most markets while industrial vacancies for building over 500,000 SF have started to decrease. Recently a 500,000 SF speculative building broke ground in the Inland Empire and I believe if the economy stays as is we will see a speculative industrial building in Phoenix breaking ground by 3Q 2012. Where the Phoenix market differs from the rest of the Western U.S., with the exception of Las Vegas, is the residential real estate market. Metro Phoenix was too dependent on the residential construction market for creating jobs.
The reason this is so important until we create new jobs to replace these lost jobs, the retail and office sectors will continue to be slow to recover. People have to have a job, which allows them to have diposable income to spend at stores creating a need for new retailers. The same can be said for the office market. Until new companies locate to Metro Phoenix or are created here the need for office space will remain depressed. Most activity we are seeing in the office market are new investors coming to Metro Phoenix and buying distressed properties at a discount. This allows them to quote reduced rents forcing a downward pressure on existing landlords, who must rent space at a loss or lose a tenant. Office markets in some cities that have a more diverse economic base are recovering at a better pace than Metro Phoenix.
MC: While there has been increased activity across the Western U.S., the divergence is in the stage of recovery in primary markets such as the Inland Empire, vs. secondary markets like Phoenix.
The Inland Empire, for example, is one of the strongest industrial markets in the country with vacancy at 6.3%, which is the lowest vacancy rate in 14 quarters. By comparison, Phoenix's Q2 2011 industrial vacancy rate was 13.9%, which was our 5th consecutive quarterly decline. But, I would say that the steady decline in vacancy we are experiencing here in Phoenix is a positive indicator, and it is only a matter of time before our recovery picks up speed.


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UAS ENVS Faculty and Undergraduates at AGU
"It's overwhelming, there is so much going on, people researching similar information, but going about it in different ways."
UAS Environmental Science faculty and students were part of nearly a dozen presentations at the American Geophysical Union meeting December 15-19, 2008 in San Francisco. Physics professor Matt Heavner presented an interactive "melt model" and virtual tour of watersheds and glaciers in the SEAMONSTER sensor web project.* Heavner started attending the conference as an undergraduate, and has not missed the yearly event since 1993. The 2008 gathering at Moscone Center drew more than 16,000 scientists and academics from around the world.
Photo: UAS Environmental Science senior Josh Jones.
"It's overwhelming, there is so much going on, people researching similar information, but going about it in different ways," said first time participant and UAS ENVS senior Josh Jones. "It's been both humbling and mind blowing."
Jones presented his poster on using a computer model to calculate the melt from Lemon Creek Glacier to compare with measured runoff in Lemon Creek. "A Partially Glaciated Watershed in a Virtual Globe: Integrating Data, Models, and Visualization to Increase Climate Change Understanding" documented the use of the SEAMONSTER sensor web data as an input into Regine Hock's glacial melt model, and provided visualized model output (as maps or graphs) in a format that can be used in Google earth. The output can be used to study glacial hydrology and dynamics relative to climate conditions, to study mathematical modeling of the environment, or generalize how climate change is affecting parts of the Juneau Icefield over the period that data is available.
UAS undergraduates Nick Korzen and Josh Galbraith also presented at the conference. Jones notes that UAS is the only university in the U.S. that is within several glacial watersheds. "If you want to do undergraduate environmental science research, UAS is the perfect place," he said.
*(The South East Alaska MOnitoring Network for Science, Telecommunications, Education, and Research is a NASA-sponsored smart sensor web project designed to support collaborative environmental science with near-real-time recovery of environmental data. Initial geographic focus is the Lemon Creek watershed near Juneau Alaska with expansions planned across the Juneau Icefield and into the nearby coastal marine environment. http://robfatland.net/seamonster.


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Jil Sander Spring 2012
Where Raf Simons of Jil Sander leads, others are sure to follow. Even the most cursory glance at the spring shows reveals his influence, what with the use of neon color, the collision of athleticism and couture, and the predominance of the peplum just about everywhere you look. Of course, this season is the precise moment that Simons has decided to move on, locating his inspiration in the mid-century modern design movement, which was born out of an era of postwar reconstruction that envisioned a brave new world twinning humanism with urbanity. Anyway, enough with the conceptual theory, let's cut to the critical chase. All of this is a way of saying that with his accomplished and wonderful Jil Sander show, Simons relentlessly pursued an elegance that was fifties in appearance, but relentlessly forward thinking in attitude.
That was evident from the very opening looks, with impeccably cut and deliciously severe white poplin sheath dresses whose starting point was the classic shirt; the soignée vision they conjured up thrown by the kinky/clinical white lace-front, zip-back boots that hugged the legs. (Later, the brilliant Stephen Jones–designed ski hats with veils would have the same effect.) A white cotton sheath this strict isn't exactly for everyone, true, but think of it as a palate cleanser, marking the transition between what Simons had done for Sander recently, and where he would take it with this show. From then on, Simons moved through jackets, dresses, and coats, as tightly and expertly tailored as they were controlled, some configured with button fronts, or superslim three-tiered skirts, and all trimmed at the small of the back with gleaming crystal clips. (They also sparkled at the earlobes, so consider this notice that the return of costume jewelry is but a twinkle away.)
Simons has of late proved himself an original and inventive colorist and extremely adept at print; this time 'round, exquisite shades of deep green and raspberry, and a stylized Paisley that zinged in pink and purple as much as it was sober in black and white. Simons alluded to his mid-century theme further via the ceramics that Picasso created in Vallauris, rendering their abstracted 2-D visages on small, graphic sweaters. (Incidentally, the first time that the Picasso estate has allowed their use.) To close, four white cotton wedding dresses, done simply because the designer wondered what the Sander lover might want to wear when she decides to declare another kind of love.
Backstage, after taking his bow to rapturous applause, Simons articulated what he'd been thinking. "Everything in our world today refers back to that mid-century moment; it's the most important era," he said. "But it's not just that. It's also about how a woman looks after herself: the idea of her going to the beauty parlor, and of women being beautified by women, and the dialog that creates." And with this thinking, Simons sourced a profound idea of chic for women that speaks to women. The hair, for instance, swept back off the face, recalled the look of Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest. A mid-century modern late period Frank Lloyd Wright–style house played its part in the climactic closing scenes of that 1959 Hitchcock movie, but its real and potent symbol of the age was Saint's smoldering, confident presence, her sensuality rooted in the care and attention to how she put herself together. Thanks to Simons, it is with us again, and available to any woman who wants to feel like a grown-up come spring.


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GSAs USA.gov Earns Standard of Excellence WebAward
September 18, 2007
Contact: Diane Merriett (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON, DC – USA.gov, the federal government's official web portal, has won the international Government Standard of Excellence in the Web Marketing Association's 2007 WebAward, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced today.
"This prestigious award is important because it recognizes our success in using technology to simplify citizen access to official government information and services," said GSA Administrator Lurita Doan. "When we succeed, we also strengthen the crucial bond between citizens and their government."
The award recognizes USA.gov – which is managed by GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Communication - as one of the most effective websites in government today. USA.gov was one of more than 1,000 website entries from 19 countries evaluated on design, innovation, content, interactivity, copywriting, ease of use and use of technology. The judges included nationally recognized members of the media, advertising executives, website designers, corporate marketing executives, content providers and webmasters.
The award follows GSA's launch of the redesigned USA.gov in May 2007. The new design incorporated suggestions from users of USA.gov and GobiernoUSA.gov, the Spanish language counterpart of USA.gov. GSA's goal has long been to drive more traffic to the sites by offering the information and services people want most in a user-friendly format.
The annual WebAward Competition is conducted by the Web Marketing Association, Inc., an independent organization founded to evaluate and recognize standards of excellence on the World Wide Web. Past WebAward winners include Disney Interactive, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and FedEx.com.
Founded in 1949, GSA serves as a centralized procurement and property management agency for the federal government. GSA manages more than one-fourth of the government's total procurement dollars and influences the management of $500 billion in federal assets, including 8,600 government-owned or leased buildings and 208,000 vehicles. GSA helps preserve our past and define our future, as a steward of more than 425 historic properties, and as manager of USA.gov, the official portal to federal government information and services. GSA's mission to provide superior workplaces, expert technology solutions, acquisition services, purchasing and eGov travel solutions and management policies, at best value, allows federal agencies to focus on their core missions.
Did you know? USA.gov received more than 84 million visits during the past year.


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(1966) Ground-Water Levels in Indiana: 1955 through 1962
Basic data report by Robert J. Southwood. Primarily a compilation of ground-water levels based upon measurements in 28 key and 116 other observation wells in Indiana.


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The normal 46 chromosomes in our body are contained in the center of the cell, which is called the nucleus. Mitochondria are structures in the cell located outside of the nucleus in the cytoplasm, that also contain genes that are separate from the ones in the nucleus.
Unlike nuclear genes, which are inherited from both parents, mitochondrial genes are inherited only from the mother. If there is a mutation in a mitochondrial gene, it is passed from a mother to all of her children; sons will not pass it on, but daughters will pass it on to all of their children, and so on. The first human disease that was associated with a mutation in mitochondrial DNA is called Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, or LHON.
LHON causes a painless loss of central vision between 12 and 30 years of age. Both eyes are affected at the same time. Males will not pass the gene to any of their children, but females with the mutation will pass it to all of their children, regardless of whether they are sons or daughters.


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Calphalon Contemporary Nonstick Saucepan with Pour & Strain Spout, 3 1/2-Qt.
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Actress Stacey Dash is weighing in on Jay-Z and Beyoncé's recent trip to Cuba. Hip-hop's most powerful couple took a jaunt over to the island nation last week in celebration of their five-year anniversary.
On Tuesday, the "Clueless" actress took to Twitter to ask followers if they cared that Jay and Bey had "funded a communist oppressive regime" with money earned from fans.
Do you care that The Jay Z"s have taken the capital you have given them and funded a communist oppressive regime?— Stacey Dash (@REALStaceyDash) April 9, 2013
Dash wasn't the only one irked that the couple had a getaway in Cuba, something that is illegal unless the trip is authorized by the Treasury Department. Earlier this week, a pair of Florida Republicans wrote letters to the Treasury Department asking about the nature of the license the pair received in order to travel to Cuba.
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Tuesday, March 30 2010 - 9/11 Precedents
CIA Aided DOJ Prosecutors in 1995 OKC Bombing Case
See also the related note at the end from Gloria Chipman, Director of V.O.T.I.V.E.S. (Victims of Terrorism Information and Vital Exchange Services) and Jesse Trentadue. And keep these families in mind and heart as the 15th anniversary of the Murrah Building Bombing in OKC rapidly approaches, on April 19th. This is accompanied by nice, brief background summary, from Harmon Taylor.
Update 4/3/10 - Link to a recent in-depth radio interview with Jesse Trentadue regarding his Brother's death and the Oklahoma City Bombing: www.scotthortonshow.com.
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by Anthony L. Kimery
'Secret' CIA documents withheld in FOIA suit raise more questions than they answer
Questions about foreign complicity in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in downtown Oklahoma City for which Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were convicted, were disclosed Friday in a ruling by US District court judge Clark Waddoups on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the CIA for the CIA's refusal to completely declassify records it has acknowledged it possesses that pertain to the case.
It is the first indication that the CIA and the Department of Justice (DOJ) worked together in the bombing investigations and prosecutions.
The classified materials also were never made available to McVeigh's defense team, led by attorney Stephen Jones, who has publicly expressed his concern that the federal government knows more about the bombing than it has admitted.
The ruling Friday in Salt Lake City was in response to the December 12, 2006 FOIA suit brought by Jesse Trentadue, an attorney who sought numerous documents from the CIA, "including any [related to] potential involvement of foreign nationals in that attack."
Waddoups ruled that the CIA materials were properly classified by the CIA for the variety of reasons that the Agency had claimed, and that they would not be made available to the public. It was the first such national security defense ever used by the government in denying records to Trentadue.
While the exact content of the documents - which were not reviewed by Waddoups in camera - were not revealed, Waddoups in his ruling hinted at what they contained based largely on "supporting affidavits" and other materials that the CIA provided to him.
The judge's ruling constituted the first documented involvement of the CIA in the federal government's handling and prosecution of the bombing investigation, either before or after the attack that killed 168 persons.
In his ruling, Waddoups stated in reference to a "letter … prepared [for the CIA] in response to a Department of Justice attorney's request for information related to Mr. McVeigh's prosecution" that "it is clear that the CIA and DOJ were cooperating in the prosecution of Mr. McVeigh."
The letter "contains information, legal analysis and opinion prepared by a CIA attorney in contemplation of the prosecution of Mr. McVeigh," Waddoups wrote.
Another "four-pages of classified handwritten notes summarizing classified information that a DOJ attorney reviewed in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing prosecution" were properly classified "secret," Waddoups ruled, adding, "to the extent it matters here whether the DOJ attorney who made the notes marked classified had security clearances (and it is not clear that it does), that fact can be inferred from the fact that he or she was allowed access to review classified documents."
Still another September 6, 1996 eight-page letter from a CIA attorney to a DOJ attorney "respond[ing] to the DOJ's request for further information related to the Oklahoma City bombing trial" was properly classified secret in "its entirety," Waddoups ruled.
In another document, dated September 17, 1996, "… the CIA clarifies prior correspondence regarding CIA record searches related to the prosecution of Mr. McVeigh and Terry Nichols," continued Judge Waddoups.
Also properly classified "secret" in their entirety was a three-page May 10, 1995 cable "relaying information provided by a foreign government about the possible identification of a suspect in the Oklahoma City bombing," and a two-page April 19, 1995 cable that "relays information provided by a foreign liaison contact regarding the Oklahoma City bombing …"
Additional "secret" materials properly withheld in their entirety, Waddoups ruled, was a two-page April 21, 1995 cable "relaying information about the Oklahoma City bombing that was provided by a US Ambassador by a foreign official," and a one-page April 20, 1995 cable "outlining a federal prosecutor's attempts to extradite an organized crime figure from another country."
Other classified materials Waddoups ruled were properly withheld by the CIA in their entirety was a two-page May 2, 1995 cable "relaying information provided by a human source regarding the Oklahoma City bombing," and a three-page April 15, 1995 cable "relaying background information on a source who provided information to the CIA about" the bombing.
Asked by Oklahoma City KTOK Radio News Director Jerry Bohnen whether the ruling and description of the classified materials indicates that there was a foreign involvement in some manner in the bombing or the investigation, Trentatdue responded, "without a doubt. Without a doubt."
"If there was no foreign involvement, then why was the CIA asked to help federal prosecutors?" asked Trentadue, noting that the information about the CIA.
In its initial June 1, 2009 response to Trentadue's FOIA in which the CIA released only a few heavily redacted documents, the Agency asserted that the "documents contain little information other than the name of the person or agency to whom or to which they were directed," and "for all practical purposes the CIA completely withheld" the materials, Waddoups stated in his order.
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Email sent March 29, 2010
From Gloria Chipman, Director
(Victims of Terrorism Information and Vital Exchange Services)
A 1995 OKC Bombing Families, Survivors, and Concerned Citizens Group
Seeking the Truth Behind the Oklahoma City Bombing
This in from Jesse Trentadue. It is the court's ruling on the 12 documents Jesse was requesting from the CIA in his FOIA request regarding The Oklahoma City Bombing. Please read the description of the documents. Jesse underlined the important aspects for us. The court's denial to release these documents due to CIA's classification as "Secret" is very telling indeed. Check out April 15, 1995 document and the courts decision and why.
Thanks all for sticking in there. With the 15th year of remembrance fast approaching, our thoughts and prayers are shared with all.
A bit of background from an email sent by Harmon Taylor (reprinted here with permission):
Background for those who are new to the [information], and a refresher for those who have had other things to work on since last we discussed the Murrah Building bombing matters, Jesse Trentadue's brother was murdered in the custody of the authorities, because he looked like a fellow allegedly associated with the Elohim City people allegedly involved with McVeigh, who, with Nichols, allegedly planned the entire Murrah Building demolition and massacre.
The authorities did find the guy they thought Trentadue was, i.e., the guy were looking for originally. He, too, died in the custody of the authorities.
Jesse Trentadue's contributions to the exposure of the reality of what happened regarding the Murrah Building bombing is spectacular. His purpose/goal has been to find out who murdered his brother. That path led very quickly to the Murrah Building bombing, and beyond.
This recent news story comes as no real surprise, and the ball of yarn just continues to unravel as the reality is continually confirmed to be what it is. The farther this goes, the more confirmation exists that McVeigh and Nichols were flat out patsies and that various people in the "federal government" have very deliberately misled the courts, the nation, and the world about what happened, by whom, and why.
Who murdered Trentadue? Who murdered Officer Yeakey? And who planned and carried out the demolition of the Murrah Building, causing that massacre?
There are various definitions of "terrorism." In concept, it's a threat or act of violence (of the nature of intending to cause serious bodily injury or death) against non-combatants with the intent to cause political change. Recall how quickly the "anti-terror" legislation came into effect after the Murrah Building bombing. There's no question that we're talking about "domestic terrorism." The only question is when the real planners and perpetrators will be indicted and prosecuted.
Thanks is extended to V.O.T.I.V.E.S.. and to Gloria Chipman, for the commitment to keeping the information flowing regarding the developments regarding the Murrah Building bombing.
Harmon L. Taylor
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I have an ASUS P6T7 WS SuperComputer motherboard with 4 nvidia 9800GTx+ cards in it and I installed the aircrack-cuda program I learned about on these forums **.
I can rip through passwords using John The Ripper at about 200,000K/s but the program misses the password of a known .cap file that I have.
When I run aircrack-ng (normal) using a word list of all English words I can crack the capture easily, but when running the CUDA enabled version I get to the end of the list without ever finding the password.
Is this a Known issue or did I do something wrong?
I googled the problem but I always end up back at these forums with no answer.
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Posted 14 December 2007 - 12:19 AM
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Posted 14 December 2007 - 08:08 AM
As much as I love ACen and would give a left leg to stay up all night, I can't >>;; I need sleep~
But hopefully with how many nights I've been working and what not, maybe I will be up to staying up past 1 this year. o.o~ Too bad I'm not old enough for some of the con parties. lolol.
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Posted 14 December 2007 - 09:05 AM
I will promise myself -never- to do that again. It was not the right thing to do for a hobby.
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Posted 14 December 2007 - 09:05 AM
Short but sweet!!
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Posted 14 December 2007 - 10:28 AM
Last time I went I would go to bed around 12am and wake up around 8am then get ready very fast and head out
I would skiup breakfast to make it to ACEN before I wasted anymore time
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Posted 14 December 2007 - 11:00 AM
This year I don't plan on getting in until I absolutely have to.
Party hardy, hur-hur.
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Posted 14 December 2007 - 12:22 PM
Posted 14 December 2007 - 12:22 PM
MAINLY though, at that con I hitched a ride from Dallas to Austin with some friends, so they could drive back. Nowadays I usually drive to cons by myself (or transport carless friends), or if it's far away like ACen, I drive myself to the airport. So I need to get some kind of sleep over the weekend so I'm able to safely get home once I'm back in Dallas ;_;
Not to mention I get physically ill in unpleasant ways (let's just say I'm not talking your normal cold-like con plague symptoms X3) if I miss too much sleep coupled with the stress (even if it's fun stress, it's still stress) of running around the con. So it behooves me to get my darn 50 winks!
Usually I only sleep about...6 hours a night or so, though. That's not enough if I do it every day, but for a weekend I'm fine
Like I said...I know you can sleep any time and the convention is the only convention all year (well, it's not for me, but for a lot of people it is), but I really don't enjoy it if I'm tired and sick, so I try to avoid getting that way. If you want to stay up as long as you can, that's your thing, but if you can at least get a few hours of shut-eye I bet you'd be a lot happier (and please for the love of whatever you hold most dear and holy, don't combine total sleep deprivation with a diet of solely ramune and pocky XD HELLO AMBULANCE! I make the laughy emoticon but it's true!)
Posted 14 December 2007 - 01:53 PM
But so long as I remember to make myself eat enough, I can handle it fine, though I do tend to be completely wiped out by Sunday afternoon. Good thing last year, even though I didn't ask for the Monday after the con off, my boss gave me it off anyway (though he also called me at the con with my schedule, that was funny)
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Posted 14 December 2007 - 05:50 PM
ToxicQuiddity, on Dec 14 2007, 01:22 PM, said:
Then you aint staying in my room~
I need my sleep
Have fun sharing beds with a stranger X3
And I didn't mean staying up in the room.
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Posted 15 December 2007 - 05:59 AM
My husband INSISTS that I get a decent amount of sleep... and my meds knock me out, too.
No choice!
Posted 15 December 2007 - 11:29 AM
Basically, I will never share a room with more than two other people, and only if I know that those two people are not going to keep me awake by coming in and out all night, bringing other people in, etc.. My girlfriend basically describes our room policy as "The room is for sleeping, changing, and snacking and hanging out if they don't prohibit people from doing either of the other things."
Unfortunately, I work third shift, so I have to readjust my sleep schedule for cons, and usually have all of one day to do this in before I show up. So I crash at strange hours, and then am awake at 4 am even if I only got four hours sleep and am utterly exhausted, because my internal clock is going "Time to get out the donuts, fire up the grill, and make the first pots of coffee!" And then last year, this was compounded by lying awake most of Friday night and running over the script for our masquerade skit in my head... then I came home from the con Sunday and went directly to work. The next day, I was hallucinating, and not in fun ways.
So I don't actually sleep much at cons... but darnit, I TRY. I'd prefer not to catch con plague, or sleepily forget the blocking for our skit while onstage, or have disgusting bags under my eyes while getting my picture taken, or spend another night believing that someone's strangling me in my sleep and I'm unable to wake up...
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Posted 16 December 2007 - 05:03 PM
Besides, whenever I don't get enough sleep I either break out with acne or become really cranky, and it's no fun either way XD
Will not be attending ;-;
Posted 16 December 2007 - 08:46 PM
I tend to generally be working during ACen so i sleep a lot less.
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Posted 17 December 2007 - 04:29 AM
This past Acen I didn't leave until about 2 am each night and returned about 9-11 am. But I had to drive the three miles home, and then drive back and find parking. I'll probably stay awake longer and at the con longer this year seeing as I'm staying in the hotel
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Firstly I would like to offer my sympathy to Peter Wilson,who has spent the last few months trying his hardest to promote MMA in Murcia in Spain, the venue was booked,the figthers were found and all looked to be going well with a sold out event,unfortunatly for Peter,what he didnt see happening was his so called partner...MR ROBERT SPRIGGS!!!, who was in charge of purchising the cage and the financial side of things.
MR.SPRIGGS, scumbag that he is has disappeared with all the money,both for the cage and the money from ticket sales, yes it was a sold out event.
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means to our students and choral program," said LWC Associate
Professor of Music and Director of Choral Programs Gerald Chafin, who led the tour. "It was such
a tremendous experience that broadened our students' perspectives
in innumerable ways."
The LWC group also toured Lugano, Switzerland, as well as the
Italian cities of Florence, Milan, Rome, Siena, Venice and
"I know that later I'm going to remember a lot of things from
this trip, but right now my head is still spinning because it was
just an incredible experience," said LWC student Allison Chafin of
Some of the famous sights the LWC group explored included the
balcony in Verona mentioned in William Shakespeare's
Romeo and Juliet, ancient Roman ruins and the
Vatican City. They also saw Pope Benedict XVI from a couple hundred
yards when the pontiff made a public appearance to attend the
funeral of a Vatican official.
"Overwhelming" was the adjective several other students used
to describe the experience of touring and performing in Switzerland
and Italy.
"It's still kind of overwhelming. I don't know if I've taken
it all in yet," said LWC Singer Andrew Ferguson of Columbia. "We
toured six or seven hours a day, so we saw six or seven hours of
stuff a day for eight days, plus we gave some great
LWC had a total of 15 voices in the 172-member choir: the 13
LWC students plus alumnus Tyler McCubbins and Gerald
Adding to the experience for the LWC group was that student
Chelsea Pike of Campbellsville, Ky., was invited to perform a solo
at a performance at the Basilica of Saint Maria Sopra Minerva in
"Singing at the Basilica of Saint Maria place was one of the
most meaningful experiences we had," Ferguson said. "The fact that
Chelsea got to do a solo made it more meaningful because we had one
of our own in the spotlight."
To make the trip the students paid a good portion of the cost
with the remainder covered by donations from LWC alumni and
"The fact that they want to see Lindsey Wilson prosper and
for us to get the most out of our college experience really made a
difference to us," Allison Chafin said. "I'm just so touched when
people who have been blessed financially use some of their money to
change other people's lives. It makes me want to do the same thing
for the college later in my life."
The LWC students who made the trip were: Trey Ball of
Strunk, Ky.; John Brown of Albany, Ky.; Jacob Bryant of Louisville,
Ky.; Allison Chafin of Columbia; Amber Clark of Kennesaw, Ga.;
Kailyn Conner of Albany, Ky.; Andrew Ferguson of Columbia; Haley
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 6:30 am
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Okay, before I start my rant...do you think Ngata will go in the draft. I mean he was injured most of this year. If he stays for his junior year he could be a top 5 pick next year.
Now onto the meat.
Kennedy and Brandon are good at Saftey, and Lynch just being here has helped a lot. Brandon should be a suitable replacement for Lynch, but if I guy like Shazor or Pool drops to the mid-late second, they should go for him unless there's a sleeper DT on the board.
The Broncos really need a TE. The TEs this year have really hurt the passing game and were a big, if not the biggest reason for the Chargers loss. We need another Shannon, and even though I love the DJ pick, Ben Troupe would not have been bad if we resigned Ian Gold. However, I don't think a top flight TE will drop to the Broncos 1st pick, so looking at the Free Agents may be a better idea there.
I'm not too familiar on the defensive lineman in the draft, so I'll get back to you guys on that. However, a DT is one of the biggest needs for the defense right now. Also, I really like Reuben, but I don't see him as a career back. Trading up for a back may not be a bad idea. Call me crazy, but I think if Denver has a shot at one of the Auburn guys, trading up again like they did last year, that would be huge for the offense and would put it back to where it was before this year. Droughns is just too inconsistent to give him a TD or Portis load for the whole year.
As for Chris talking about Kennedy, I agree that he's the most important Free Agent for Denver to resign. He's a big smash mouth guy who terrifies guys coming across the middle. He may not be perfect in coverage, but he's a top 5 zone saftey and probably the best hitter outside of John Lynch at saftey in the whole league.
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 6:09 pm
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Didn't we try free agent TEs last off-season? Is this year's crop of FA TEs going to be any better than O. J. Santiago, Byron Chamberlain, and Jed Weaver? b/c those guys got cut. What FA TEs are going to be out there next year?
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Freddie Jones, Bubba Franks, Itula Mili, and Ken Dilger are all UFAs. Mili is the most likely shot (he's not great, but he's better than anyone we have right now) because Stevens is stepping up in Seattle. Dilger also probably won't be resigned by Tampa. As for Freddie or Bubba, they're obviously better and would cost more. I think Freddie Jones in Denver would be huge for the offense.
And Hape, Leach, and Putzier are all UFAs too, so either way Denver will have to work a contract with some TEs, whether they be already on the team or not.
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Posted: Sat Jan 01, 2005 8:21 pm
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None of those names leaps out at me as "Man, we gotta get this guy!" You're high on Freddie Jones of the Cardinals, but I'm curious as to his #s compared to Putzier's. Is he THAT MUCH better?
I know Leach, Hape, and Putzier are UFAs. We'll definitely keep Leach (long snapper) and Putzier (let him develop. no appreciable upgrade in FA market). Hape might be the only casualty, but Denver loves his versatility. Besides, I think they're all fairly inexpensive, but I could be wrong....
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I'm not saying that any of the guys I listed are going to be in the hall of fame, but Putzier has dropped some important balls (some lead to INTs), and Jones doesn't drop passes often. Stats are pretty similar. They've used Jones a lot less since getting Boldin and Fitzgerald.
Comp Yards Avg Lg Avg TD 20+ 40+
33 505 33.7 39 15.3 2 7 0
43 408 27.2 40 9.5 2 4 1
I also didn't mention Jermaine Wiggins, who is also a UFA. And his stats:
64 647 49.8 39 10.1 4 9 0
Overall, you're probably right on keeping Putzier. However, I don't think he's the big fix at TE. Getting another guy wouldn't hurt, but long term the solution probably won't be around for a few years unless Putzier improves a lot in the coming years, which wouldn't surprise me.
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Hopefully we trade Droughns, Anderson or Griffin, I'm sure we could get a decent pick out of one of the three.
IMO, Griffin wouldn't interest many teams. His yards per carry average stands at only 3.7 and that's in an offense which can turn anybody into a premier running back. Coupled with the fact that he's only 5'7" tall, I doubt any team would give up more than a 4th rounder for him (if even that high).
I like Mike Anderson a lot. However he is now over 30 and hasn't put up big numbers since 2000. I don't expect a team to make a move for him in the off-season. If they do, it'll be for a 4th rounder or later.
Reuben Droughns is an intriguing prospect though. He's a good runner and a solid receiver out of the backfield. Starting next season, he'll be only 27 years old. He figures to have about 5 years ahead of him. I think that a team may give up a late 1st round pick for him. Indianapolis might be a possible trade opportunity because if they lose Edgerrin James, Droughns would be a good cheaper alternative.
Out of the 3 RBs you mentioned I think that Droughns is the most likely to be traded and the Broncos won't miss him because Tatum Bell will step up next year and run for 1500yds.
What do you think the Broncos could get for one of them?
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Droughns would not command a 1st round pick, hell I don't think he could command a 2nd round pick.
I don't like the Broncos, but I think if they could find a good coach to bring in, they should fire Shanahan after there season ends. Sharpe was right about Plummer and what Mike is trying to do. Not only that but you guys picked up a 6+ million dollar option on Plummer next year because of Shanahan. Like I said I don't like the broncos but they're underacheiving and likely will be underachieving even more next year after another draft fills there few needs, other than QB.
Here's an interesting stat for you guys, Plummer leads the league in passes with no intended receiver.
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Droughns would not command a 1st round pick, hell I don't think he could command a 2nd round pick.
I don't like the Broncos, but I think if they could find a good coach to bring in, they should fire Shanahan after there season ends. Sharpe was right about Plummer and what Mike is trying to do. Not only that but you guys picked up a 6+ million dollar option on Plummer next year because of Shanahan. Like I said I don't like the broncos but they're underacheiving and likely will be underachieving even more next year after another draft fills there few needs, other than QB.
Here's an interesting stat for you guys, Plummer leads the league in passes with no intended receiver.
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I'd love to see us pick up...
Round 1 Shaun Cody
Round 2 Jason Campbell - perfect back-up for Plummer
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The Broncos need a defensive lineman more than any other position by far. I think it'd be nice to add Vincent Jackson, hes a 6' 6 receiver up here at UNCO, and he's entering the NFL draft as a tight end. He is a beast I' ve watched him play, and he's pretty fast. He's gonna be the 4th University of NOrthern Colorado player in the NFL.
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I have to agree about Vincent Jackson. After the Combine I think he is not much of a secret and will likely be a second round pick. Other Day 1 possibilities for a new Denver TE would be Heath Miller, Alex Smith, Matt Jones, Kevin Everett and Joel Dressen.
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i would take matt jones as a WR. if a team has about 2 years to teach him how to run routes and other WR stuff like that, they're gonna get a really good receiver. he's 6'6", 239 lbs, and he runs a 4.39 40 on a slow surface. that is god-given speed.
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Late last month we brought you news that Sarah Palin, the former half-term Governor of Alaska, had inked a deal with Discovery Communications' The Learning Channel (TLC) for her very own reality show - one that will apparently spotlight the natural wonders of her beautiful home state.
Cenk Uygur, co-host of radio's The Young Turks, is up with piece on Huffington Post concerning the show full of interesting details:
Last night on The Young Turks we broke the story of reaction to Sarah Palin's new show inside Discovery. We have an inside source at Discovery Communications and we've been leaked information on Sarah Palin's show for Discovery's TLC network.
Last week Discovery had its annual sales conference for ad buyers for all of its 13 networks. The presentation showcases all of their new shows across the different networks. That night the presentation was on Sarah Palin's Alaska.
Our source says "the whole thing [was] comical." Apparently the ad buyers were not impressed. This Discovery insider said, "When the promo was over, people (employees and buyers) were rolling their eyes, snickering, and even laughing. People were laughing and it's not even a comedy. No one took it seriously."
This person was concerned that given the lack of interest from ad buyers that Discovery would have to dump the show to "a crappy time slot" to cut its losses. They added, "Bottom line everyone thought it was a new all time low for Discovery. My guess is the show is going to tank big time."
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