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Idi Amin
Joined: 05 Mar 2005
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Location: Long Beach, Cali
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:16 am
Post subject: Outsider's Look at Your #3 Pick
I figure that Romeo plans on modelling the Browns along the same lines as the Patriots, so with your #3 pick I'm thinking...
They won't take a QB, Smith for the obvious reasons stated, if Rodgers were to fall, Romeo will want to build a powerhouse D then plug in a QB from a later draft pick (I really like the Dilfer pick up)..and it won't help to have a sh-tty O-line in front of him and a mediocre receiving core.
I like Suggs...he hasn't gotten a fair shake imo because of the franchise trying to justify the William Green pick which made no sense to me at the time...not only am I a Miami fan and thought very highly of Portis (Lions pissed me off by passing on him) but he got suspended and the game he missed his crappy BC team almost beat Miami if not for Ed Reed's heroics...made me wonder how much an impact Green really had...back to the point, you have enough holes that even an upgrade at RB in the event Ronnie Brown falls to you, RB is not your main concern
WR is interesting, you got some talent, but no #1. Bryant has always had talent, but he needs to put it together. Winslow and Williams would be a redzone nightmare for any team...just so tempting from my standpoint.
Again, its the wrong year to pick #3 as their is no OL worth taking before #10, so Barron and Brown are out of the picture
The D-line seems to be in shambles especially with the necessary trading of Warren and Brown being on the chopping block...I think Romeo would love to get a stud DL a la Seymour, but this is the wrong year to have the #3 pick.
DJ vs. Rolle
Romeo has made a living taking good LBs and making them play GREAT as a unit...he has never had a DJ, which may make him drool. However, Cleveland has a lot of ability in the LB core and I think romeo beleives he can coach them up and if he gives up on them, it won't be until next year.
I think he sees another Ty Law (but more athletic) and will build his defense around Rolle regardless of the 5 yard rule. Jump all over me if you want to, I just don't see them taking offense and that leaves DJ vs. Rolle and Romeo hasn't had time to work on the field with his new LB core, just has film...if this were next year there would be a higher probability of him taking DJ, but this year its Rolle.
What do you guys think?
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:05 am
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Good analasys for an outsider. I just want to respond to a couple of things.
Romeo does not make the pick, and Savage drafts BPA. So whoever he thinks is the best player available, he will take. I am only sure that it will not be Alex Smith. Rodgers is a possibility if he is there, but Ronnie Brown and Shawne Merriman both have the ability to be the lynchpins for their respective sides of the ball for years to come on this team.
DJ has too many question marks for a #3 pick, IMO. If he is still on the board after Miami (or whoever) picks before us, we'll have 15 minutes to find someone (with a 4-3 defense) to trade down with.
We need either an elite rushing attack or pass rush from the first pick. Both would make this team much better.
The defensive line isn't that bad off, we just need a NT to make everything work. Orpheus Roye played end in Pittsburgh's 3-4, and Lang will be around until we can get someone like Jarvis Green. Drafting a big body in the late rounds seems to be the best way to fix the NT problem. After all, the only thing they have to do is take on blocks.
I think 3 is too high to take a corner. Even one like Rolle. We have two physical corners already, we need a speedy cover guy. The second round pick has a few possibilities.
Thanks for your post.
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:06 pm
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I dont like the idea of taking a corner at #3 now, because we signed Gary Baxter... I am also not worried too much about trading down because there should still be a few decent OL left in the 2nd round... It would be nice if we could trade down though and get a couple of 1sts and give up a 3rd or 4th so that we could get Shawne Merriman and maybe Pac-Man Jones, because if he fell to us, we couldnt pass on him, because he is a ballhawk....But we would def. have to pick up Merriman.... But as Ditchdigger said, Savage would pick up BPA and you never know who that could be....
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:16 pm
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I disagree with you in one area, and that is the area of Running Back.
First, the fact that Suggs did not get a fair shake, true or not, must not affect our selection this year. If Ben Hogan had not been hit by a bus, he probably would have won 10 more major golf tournaments. Unfair happens.
If Ronnie Brown is as good as he seems to be, then perhaps he is the best choice given where the Browns play and the weather they play in. He could be a monster advantage to the Browns as an excellent, complete running back and scoring machine. Holding the ball longer on offense also will help any defense, and Ronnie Brown might be the best player available to do just that.
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:24 pm
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Idi, I agree with you that we will probably go defense. Personally, I'm a big fan of Suggs, but I would jump all over Ronnie Brown if he fell to us - I think he has more value @ #3 than Rolle or DJ.
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Idi Amin
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:03 pm
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Personally, I don't see any way that Miami does not take Ronnie Brown at #2 (Unless of course Benson goes beserk at pro day)
So do you guys still feel that way if Brown is off the board...do you want Caddilac or Benson over defense?
In regards to Merriman, You also may be able to work out some sort of deal with Minnesota who seems to be making a move for either Brown or DJ up at #2...perhaps offer a deal to move down to #7 and get Merriman - but trading top ten picks is a b-tch...#3 is too high for Merriman, especially if Savage is strictly a BPA.
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:08 pm
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Idi Amin wrote:
In regards to Merriman, You also may be able to work out some sort of deal with Minnesota who seems to be making a move for either Brown or DJ up at #2...perhaps offer a deal to move down to #7 and get Merriman - but trading top ten picks is a b-tch...#3 is too high for Merriman, especially if Savage is strictly a BPA.
If we move down to #7, Pac-Man, Rolle, Barron or Mike Williams would all be on my list of guys to look at.
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:39 pm
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I just dont want us to draft a QB or a WR neither of the QB's in this draft will ever be anything great or lead their team anywhere great. also next year there is the likes of Lienart hometown school QB Omar Jacobs and Brad Smith who is also born and raise in ohio plenty of great QB's next year that will be better than either of these guys. As Far as WR we do NOT need a stud number 1 reciever not with winslow at TE taking away alot of coverage. we have Northcutt Davis and Bryant with a good QB and Winslow taking off alot of pressure this will be a good recieving group also athletes like CJ Jones and Richard Alston where resigned and butch davis's little snitch in the locker room Andre King hasnt been asked back so we have some play makers at WR. Another spot that would be sad to see them draft is HB suggs hasn't had his fair chance and can be a 1300 back if not more easy with a good o line that takes away injuries which none we serious enough to keep him out had he be our starter anyway. Along with suggs echimandu ran tuff the few carries he had and who knows maybe green will run like he did the last 7 games of his rookie season again. We need Defense, mostly run stopping defenders and offensive linemen.
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:45 pm
Post subject: IN Answer to Your Question:
No: I don't take Benson or Cadillac at #3 if Ronnie Brown is not available.
He is special enough to take instead of defensive help, but I don't see any others in that category.
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:31 pm
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First of all, just because Suggs didn't get a 'fair shake' at the RB job doesnt change the FACT that Ronnie "Jim" Brown would make us the best team we are capable of being. History means nothing to Savage and Crennel, see Big Money.
If Ronnie is gone, I say we do everything we can to get Minnesotta to bite on a trade, to prevent Chicago from getting a player they covet. Maybe give them a more than fair deal, dont ask too much.
If we can move down, it comes down to PacMan or Rolle (whichever the titans pass on) or Merriman.
But I am hoping Miami does the better job of convincing a team to move up for DJ, so we can get Ronnie Brown. IF nobody has noticed, I really want the Browns to make the commitment this year to field an elite running attack.
If not Ronnie B, and we cant trade down, I would pull for a stud defensive back, preferably Rolle, to team up with Sean Jones, and Baxter and form the AFC North's premier defensiec backfield--one that stops the run with an attitude.
So, in summation my first round hopes are as follows:
1. Ronnie "Jim" Brown @ #3
1a. Trade down for Merriman
2. Trade down for Rolle or Pac Man
3. Merriman @ #3
4. Rolle @ #3
But, Idi Amin, good stuff.
I appreciate all of you who are realizing how good we would be with Ronnie B.
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:34 pm
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I'm startin to like Merriman a lot...
This is called TRUTH!
Rest In Peace David, Renee and Joe (Crakburn)
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Fallon, Siobhan. You Know When the Men are Gone
This series of interconnected short stories explores the lives of those men and women who make sacrifices for the sake of the U.S. Army—both the soldiers in Iraq and those they leave behind. Centered around the Army base of Ft. Hood in Texas, each story explores the all-too-common issues faced by Army families—from the death of a loved one to infidelity, from loneliness to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. While some increased variation in the story's themes might be wished—perhaps the story of a husband left behind when his wife went to war?—these short stories are sure to be fascinating to both those families who have experienced this lifestyle and those who wish to better understand the sacrifices made by our armed forces everyday.
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Your child has a colostomy. This procedure involved cutting (and sometimes removing) part of the colon (large intestine). The end of the colon was attached to a small hole made in the abdominal wall. This creates an opening in the skin called a stoma. Stool and mucus pass out of the body through this opening into a holding bag. Below are guidelines for home care after a colostomy. The doctor and nursing staff may give you additional instructions for your child.
Care for your child's healing stoma as you were shown. Ask your child's doctor or nurse for an instruction sheet about stoma care. This will help remind you how to care for the stoma.
Be sure to do the following after surgery:
Care for your child's stoma as instructed.
Unless told not to, wash the surgical incision(s) with soap and water and pat dry. Your child can shower or bathe as needed, but avoid having water spray right on the incision.
Check the healing incision(s) every day for redness, drainage, swelling, or pulling apart of the skin. Call the doctor if you notice any of the signs listed in the tint box below.
Follow all instructions from the doctor about watching the amount of output into the colostomy bag.
Keep your child from lifting anything heavier than 5 pounds until the doctor says it's OK.
Keep your child from rough play and contact sports. But let your child be active, such as taking walks. If traveling in a car for long periods, stop often to let your child stretch.
Ask the doctor when your child can return to school. Most children are able to do so within 2 to 3 weeks after surgery.
Give your child any prescribed medications as directed. Don't skip doses.
Don't give your child over-the-counter medications unless the doctor says it's OK.
A stoma can be temporary (used for a short time) or permanent. Your child's health care provider can tell you more.
Tell your child's teachers and the school nurse that your child has a colostomy.
A colostomy bag doesn't smell and can be hidden under clothing. The bag can be emptied into a toilet in privacy.
A child with a colostomy can still play most sports. Talk to the doctor about your child's special needs.
Make follow-up appointments as instructed.
Call the doctor right away if your child has any of the following:
Excessive bleeding from the stoma
Bulging skin around the stoma
Fever over 100.4°F (38°C)
Redness, swelling, bleeding, or drainage from the incision
Change in the color or size of the stoma
Signs of dehydration (excessive stoma output, dry mouth, extreme thirst, no tears when crying)
Bloody or black, tarry stool
Stool that is more watery than normal for more than 5 hours
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Hi everyone!
I am new in backtrack and Linux OS. I do fallow all the tutorials in the site, usually all of them work without problem, but not and the wireless card one, for a broadcom.
I am using the BT5 Live CD , on a USB stick, everything work well except the wireless. I am using Lenovo S12 with wireless card Broadcom NetLink. I do fallow the tutorial that I have found here
Getting BROADCOM Wireless to work in BackTrack!
I done everything like they said and no success at all.The only thing that did say "no file or directory found" it was some of the kind was for the last command "insmod wl.ko ". The thing that I notice is the wireless LIGHT, it is OFF and I can not make it flash, I do try the side botton of the laptop but nothing happen. I want to make this working and then save that OS as a live CD so I can use it like that. The reason I post here instead of the other thread its because I am using BackTrack 5 and the other one is in BT4 I have no idea does that really matter, I do check the all thread there for posts releated to my issue and did not find any.


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The Department of Music at Bridgewater State University presents Lilit Karapetian-Shougarian in concert on Tuesday, March 5 in Boyden Hall's Horace Mann Auditorium. She has performed extensively in her native Armenia and the former Soviet Union as well as internationally. Her solo appearances and recent contributions to a number of ensembles have won acclaim from renowned authorities in the musical world, including praise from Paul Badura Skoda, Mikhail Pletnev and Daniel Pollock. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Admission is free and the event is open to the general public and members of the campus community.


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Chagrin River Metropark reopening
(Willoughby) - Because of flooding, Lake Metroparks closed its Chagrin River Park Saturday. The park located in Willoughby and Eastlake was affected by ice jams on the Chagrin River.
Today, the park is starting to reopen again. Lake Metroparks executive director Paul Palagyi says The Reeves Road entrance to the park is now open because waters have receded. Visitors can come out and look at the ice jams and take pictureS if they like.
Palagyi tells Newsradio WTAM 1100 that the Erie Road entrance remains closed. He's hoping it will reopen on Monday as water levels continue to decline.
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Village Theatre's Kidstage is offering free previews of its summer performance lineup at the Everett Performing Arts Center Plaza, 2730 Wetmore Ave., Everett.
Selections from Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" will be presented at noon Friday. "Into the Woods" is a tongue-in-cheek musical that gives a twist to familiar fairy tales.
Enjoy a preview of "A Year With Frog and Toad" at noon July 19. The beloved children's book about the two friends' adventures is transformed for the stage.
At noon July 26 kids can enjoy selections from "Into the Woods" as well as "Shrek the Musical" that features the same snarky cast of characters from the "Shrek" films.
Selections from "Shrek" will also be presented at noon Aug. 2.
Catch up with "Frog and Toad" again at noon Aug. 9.
Of course, the full-length Kidstage performances of these plays continue in July and August at the Everett Performing Arts Center.
For more about the free events and the plays, along with times and ticket prices, go to www.village theatre.org/epac.php. You can also call the Everett Performing Arts Center box office at 425-257-8600.
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The Office of Assessment is a resource for faculty and departments that want to demonstrate what students are learning in their programs, both to help maintain program excellence and to prioritize areas for program development.
We consult with departments on strategies for collecting evidence of student learning and success, help departments identify and access relevant institution-level data, and assist with analysis of assessment data.
The Office of Assessment also coordinates outcomes assessment in departments and collects campus-wide data on how students see their experiences at UI.


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Spending has topped $1.8 million in the race to fill the remaining open seat on the Los Angeles Unified school board, with East San Fernando Valley voters deciding how the transformation of the nation's second-largest school district will play out.
Tuesday's runoff for the District 6 seat has become as much about the future of Superintendent John Deasy's reform agenda as who will succeed outgoing board member Nury Martinez. The winner of the contest between teacher Monica Ratliff and self-described education reformer Antonio Sanchez could become the swing vote as the seven-member board decides contentious issues like teacher evaluations and the growth of charter schools.
"The balance of power on the school board is still the most salient issue in the race," said Tom Hogen-Esch, a political science professor at Cal State Northridge. "You've got a division on the board between people who believe in the market approaches to issues like school choice and testing and accountability for teachers, and critics who think those kinds of approaches create an incentive for things like teaching to the test."
Demonstrating how critical the seat is to the reform movement, political action committees spent $1.2 million on Sanchez's campaign in the March primary, and $600,000 more since then. Sanchez has raised $67,000 in individual donations for Tuesday's election.
Most of the money came from the Coalition for School Reform, a group formed by outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Sanchez's former boss. The donations have funded glossy fliers and phone calls to the district's 252,870 registered voters, while Sanchez himself campaigns full time, knocking on doors and speaking to community groups.
Ratliff received no help from independent expenditure committees, instead relying on the $27,000 raised from individual donors to fund her grass-roots campaign. She's continued to work at her full-time job teaching fifth grade at San Pedro Elementary before heading out to neighborhood meetings and fund-raising receptions.
Both candidates were endorsed by United Teachers Los Angeles, which made two $500 contributions to Ratliff and none to Sanchez.
Ratliff, 43, is a former public-interest lawyer who turned to teaching as a way to help lift families out of poverty. Now the UTLA chapter chair at her K-5 school, she was openly critical of Deasy during her primary campaign but has since softened her stance.
"I'm interested in keeping a strong leader at the helm," she said last week. "I would (vote to) keep him unless he does something that makes it impossible to keep him."
She supports Deasy's effort to toughen requirements for teachers to get tenure, and to end seniority-based layoffs. She's in favor of expanding high-performing schools - traditional or charter - and also suggested that teachers be paid a bonus to work at hard-to-staff schools.
She believes the district is "on the right track" in using student test scores to evaluate teachers, but only to help improve their performance. And she spoke passionately about her desire to increase local control at neighborhood schools, empowering principals, teachers and parents to decide how to best keep their kids safe and help them succeed.
Ratliff is the daughter of a Mexican immigrant mother and a U.S. born-father who died when she was an adolescent. Ratliff's mother went back to school while raising Monica and her two younger brothers, an accomplishment that now helps her understand the challenges facing kids and parents today.
"I'm so very proud of my mother and my heritage," she said. "It connects me to my students. Their parents come here so their children can have a better life and they stay here so they can have a better life."
Sanchez, 31, also related his campaign to his experiences growing up in the East Valley and going to local schools. He recalled having to walk past a dangerous corner on his way home from Pacoima Middle School, a problem he doesn't want today's students to have to deal with.
"We need safe walking routes for kids and figure out how the district can work with the LAPD so we can collaborate on providing a safe environment," he said.
Sanchez has been an unwavering supporter of Deasy, voicing support for the superintendent's efforts to use student test scores to evaluate teachers and to bring accountability to turnaround efforts at low-performing schools. He's also an advocate of increasing the number of charter, pilot and magnets schools as a way to enhance parental choice.
But he said the East Valley isn't getting its fair share of district services, and he's prepared to fight for more resources.
Education leaders concede that the school board race may not have the sex appeal of the mayor's race, which will be on the same ballot, but that it's vital that voters get engaged.
"Political campaigns for school board seats can seem like inside baseball, but they have a huge impact on the future of the city," said Ama Nyamekye, executive director of Educators 4 Excellence Los Angeles. "The next generation of college students, workers and elected and community leaders hinges on the quality of education that LAUSD offers.
"The process of voting on the future leadership of schools is what makes 'public education' public."


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PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania men's lacrosse team fought back from a two-goal deficit two different times on Saturday, but it was washed away in a second as Yale scored in overtime to defeat the 13th-ranked Quakers, 7-6, at Franklin Field.
With the loss, Penn fell to 5-3 overall, 1-2 in Ivy League play. Yale, which had been a hard-luck team with Ivy losses to frontrunners Cornell and Princeton, improved to 4-3 overall and 1-2 in Ivy play.
Penn won the faceoff to start overtime, Danny Feeney again besting Yale's Dylan Levings. However, the Quakers' possession went by the boards as Drew Belinsky's quick-stick shot was stopped by Yale goalkeeper Eric Natale. The Bulldogs brought the ball down, and Brandon Mangan completed a superb game by coming around to the left post from behind and finding an open Kirby Zdrill in front. Zdrill quick-sticked the shot past Brian Feeney to end it.
It was a day where offense was hard to come by, especially of the 6-on-6 variety.
It did not appear that would be the case early. Penn jumped out to a 2-0 lead just three minutes into the game, first Zack Losco scoring unassisted and then Will Davy rebounding and finishing a shot less than a minute later.
As it turned out, that was pretty much Penn's offense in the quarter. Yale outshot the Quakers 13-5 in the period, 23-7 in the half, and if the Bulldogs had put the ball on target more this game could have been a lot different. Instead, the first goal did not come until just 4:33 remained in the half, Mangan finally scoring in a man-up situation off a John-Willi McGovern feed. The penalty was a non-releasable, and Yale took advantage to score again, Mangan and McGovern reversing roles the second time.
Colin Flaherty gave Yale its first lead with 3:08 left in the half on an unassisted goal. In the third quarter, nearly 10 minutes went by before anyone scored, again Mangan from McGovern on the extra man to give the Bulldogs a 43 advantage.
Penn ended a scoreless drought of 38 minutes and 40 seconds when Losco finished a Tim Schwalje feed in a man-up situation, then Schwalje evened the score off a feed from Nick Doktor with 2:27 left in the third quarter.
Yale responded. Mangan finished a Zdrill feed with 1:36 left in the third, then opened the fourth-quarter scoring with an unassisted tally, his fourth of the game. That made the score 6-4.
Penn made it 6-5 when Belinsky rocketed a feed from Schwalje past Natale, and then the Quakers drew level again on a crazy sequence that saw Yale called for two one-minute penalties (one non-releasable), get the ball back, but then be offsides on offense after breaking Penn's pressure defense. Given a second chance, Penn made no mistake -- Schwalje found Isaac Bock, and he finished to tie it. That set the stage for overtime.
Yale outshot Penn 40-27 for the game, and the face-off battle was fairly even as Yale won it 9-8. Feeney ended the game with nine saves in the Penn cage, while Natale had 10 stops for Yale.
Penn returns to action next Saturday, traveling to Providence for another Ivy League game against Brown. The Quakers and the Bears will face off at 3 p.m.
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Former Rep. Gordon Scherer
R Ohio, 1st (1959-1963) Not In Office, Died, Aug. 13, 1988
PowerBrief gives you all the information you need about members of Congress and their staff in one printable PDF document. It is the perfect solution for getting you and your colleagues prepared to work with Capitol Hill.
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Scientific Research
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Chong, T.L., Matsufuji, Y. and Hassan, M.N. (2005) Implementation of the Semi-Aerobic Landfill System (Fukuoka Method) in Developing Countries: A Malaysia Cost Analysis. Waste Management, 25, 702-711. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2005.01.008
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Biogas Estimation as a Basis for the Implementation of an Intermunicipal Landfill: Michoacan, Mexico
Iván Vera-Romero, José Martínez Reyes, Claudio C. Espíritu-Barragán, Melitón Estrada-Jaramillo, Agustina Ortiz-Soriano, Lenin E. Medina-Orozco
Municipal Street Lighting, Alternative Energy, Public Health
Journal of Environmental Protection,
Vol.5 No.7,
solid waste (MSW) generated in the municipalities of Sahuayo, Jiquilpan and
Venustiano Carranza in Michoacan, is deposited in open dumps becoming hot spots
for health and the environment. The total population in the three
municipalities is 130,497 habitants, with a per capita waste production
estimated in 0.718 kg·hab-1·day-1 (34,203 t·yr-1).
The aim of this study was to estimate the formation of biogas for power
generation from the decomposition of waste. The model used was the mexican
model of biogas (version 2.0), assuming a useful life of 21 years of the
landfill at a cost of 0.19 USD per kWh, the average CFE rate for municipal
public lighting. Four possible scenarios were evaluated: one optimal recovering
68% of the biogas (10,095 tonnes of methane in 20 years), having a savings
concept in electricity of 8,015,252 USD; in the second case (optimistic
intermediate), it is assumed that it obtains 61% of biogas (9046 tonnes of
methane) with benefits in power generation for 7,159,679 USD; the third case
(pessimistic intermediate) estimating 48% of biogas recovered, being captured 7118
tonnes of methane with profits of 5,633,846 USD into electrical energy, the
latter case (pessimistic), assuming 40% of biogas recovered, transforming 4672
tonnes of methane resultant in an economic benefit of 3,697,324 USD for
electricity generation. The results justify the investment of the landfill and
it is a measure to mitigate climate change and disease prevention.
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Being Djibouti passport holders, you are required to have a Vietnam visa to visit this country. Good news is that at the moment, there are two available ways to get a Vietnam visa for Djibouti citizens as follows:
- Apply for Vietnam visa on arrival with Vietnam-visa.com; OR
- Apply for visa at Vietnam Embassy
1. Apply for Vietnam visa on arrival with Vietnam-visa.com
You simply send us passport copy and proposed arrival date to Vietnam to our email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Afterward, our visa consultant will be glad to assist you in getting Vietnam visa approval letter online. You will fly into Vietnam with this document and receive stamped visa at Vietnam Airport once you arrive. Processing time for visa approval letter is 7 working days.
It is most recommended for Djibouti passport holders who travel by air to Vietnam to apply for Vietnam visa on arrival.
2. Apply for Vietnam visa at Vietnam Embassy
This way is recommended if you wish to obtain a full Vietnam visa beforehand or if you do not travel to Vietnam by air.
To apply for this kind of visa, you should contact the embassy in advance for exact information about required documents and visa procedure as it may vary from embassy to embassy.
Unfortunately, there is no office of Vietnam Embassy in Djibouti. If you want to use this option, you must contact the embassy in another country which you find convenient for you. Here is directory of embassies of Vietnam around the world: https://www.vietnam-visa.com/vietnam-embassy-information/.
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MU students have organized a month of prayer throughout October. They believe strongly that Jesus wants to move powerfully through this campus to impact the world and they have committed to praying 24/7. Faculty, staff and students are invited to take part, dedicating themselves to what Christ has planned for MU.
How do I get involved?
Hour-long prayer shifts are still available on the calendar by the cafeteria. Simply write your name down by the shift you would like to cover.
Won't you join us in praying for what God might do through the people of Multnomah?
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What to Read on a Stormy WeekendBy Sadie Stein
Here in the Northeast, we are all hunkering down for what could be a lot of snow, or at least a little slush. Either way, it will be a weekend for staying indoors with a good book, and we asked some of our bookish friends what they recommend for such occasions.
I Capture The Castle, by Dodie Smith, and Laurie Colwin! —Emily Gould, writer, founder of Emily Books
I am reading a dated but rad detective novel called The Daughter of Time, by Josephine Tey, wherein a detective laid up in the hospital clears King Richard III of the crime of murdering his nephews using deductive logic and dubious speculation. This is part of my ongoing celebration of Richard III's skeleton's coming-out-the-closet or whatever you call it. Otherwise keeping busy with hoarding seltzer/Snackwell's vanilla cremes. So this is a pretty normal weekend for me. —Pete Beatty, editor
Right now I find myself on page 1400 of Proust, by circumstance. Hoping to make some real headway in the next forty-eight. (Yesterday I was reading it on the A train, and this woman got down on her knees to look up to see what was the giant book I had in my hand. Like, she could have asked. Maybe she was saving me the pretension of responding, "Proust.") —Brian Ulicky, publicist Read More


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LG Display (LGD) has developed a full HD 23-inch 3D LCD panel with enhanced brightness for monitors.
The 3D panel employs LGD's proprietary technology to realize full HD images with twice the brightness of conventional 3D LCD panels, according to the company.
In conventional 3D LCDs, the technologies are generally installed outside the panel or into the viewing glass. But LGD embeds most of the 3D technologies directly in the panel, and makes 3D viewing possible with low-price polarized glasses, the company said.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.


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"Deadbeat Bailout": Right-Wing Media Attack Struggling Homeowners, Whitewash Alleged Foreclosure Abuse
Right-wing media have responded to the $25 billion foreclosure settlement between banks and government authorities by attacking struggling homeowners who could potentially benefit from the deal -- calling it a "deadbeat bailout" -- and by whitewashing banks' alleged foreclosure malpractice. This is yet another right-wing media attack on efforts to assist struggling Americans.
Banks, Government Reach Foreclosure Abuse Settlement
WSJ: Banks Settle With Federal Government Over Alleged Foreclosure Abuses. On February 10, The Wall Street Journal reported:
The $25 billion settlement with banks over alleged foreclosure abuses will provide financial relief to an estimated one million at-risk borrowers, raising new hopes for an economy still hurting from the mortgage bust.
The pact, announced Thursday between five large U.S. banks and government officials, will offer reductions in loan principal and other assistance to qualifying homeowners. The largest portion of the aid, valued at $17 billion, goes to borrowers at risk of foreclosure.
While the deal won't be a cure-all for the housing market or to the majority of borrowers at risk of foreclosure, the settlement also includes a provision that will let some homeowners who are current on payments refinance mortgages even though they owe more than their homes are worth.
In addition, the deal will provide cash payments to other borrowers who went through foreclosure during the past four years. These people will be eligible to receive around $1,500 to $2,000.
Banks will have three years to meet their obligations. [The Wall Street Journal, 2/10/12 [1]]
Right-Wing Media Respond By Attacking Struggling Homeowners As "Deadbeat[s]" ...
Fox & Friends Calls Settlement A "Deadbeat Bailout." During the February 10 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, co-host Steve Doocy teased a segment on the foreclosure settlement by saying:
DOOCY: Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the "fairness era." The president of the United States announcing his new plan that takes your hard-earned money and gives it to people who don't pay their bills. Is that fair?
During the segment, on-screen text stated, "Deadbeat Bailout." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 2/10/12]
Fox's Bolling: Most Of The Settlement Will "Help Kind Of Deadbeat Homeowners." During the February 10 edition of Fox News' America's Newsroom, Fox News host Eric Bolling claimed that most of the settlement will "help kind of deadbeat homeowners." From the broadcast:
BILL HEMMER (co-host): Are we headed for more foreclosures? New details on that $25 billion settlement that the government reached with major banks to help homeowners. It could take years before many of the homeowners see any of that cash. But in the short term, is there another wave coming now that will force people out? Let's bring in Fox Business Network's Eric Bolling, also co-host of The Five on the Fox News Channel. Eric, how are you doing? Good morning to you.
BOLLING: Good morning, William. Good morning. Good morning.
HEMMER: More foreclosures, now why would that be?
BOLLING: Well, here, let's look at it this way. There is $25 billion that the government has told the banks, Ally Banks, Citi Bank, some of the big mortgage holders in the country, that they need to fork over because of some practices of foreclosures that they may or may not have been involved in. They decided to settle and say, "yes, here is your $25 billion." Very interestingly, though, of the $25 billion bill, $1.5 billion is going to people who were victims of those robo-signings and other forms of quick foreclosures.
The rest is going to be to help kind of deadbeat homeowners -- homeowners who have either paid their bills and are underwater or who haven't paid their bills. So, going forward there is somewhere between 1 and 2 million homeowners, home -- people holding loans who are having trouble, who are going to get a check somewhere around 1 to $2,000.
So what it is, it's another $25 billion taken from the private sector and put it towards, you know, people who are in need of help, another redistribution of, you know, of private sector money. [Fox News, America's Newsroom, 2/10/12]
Fox's Gasparino: "A Deadbeat Bailout." In a February 10 New York Post column titled, "A Deadbeat Bailout," Fox's Charles Gasparino wrote:
It's hard to imagine a less-deserving group of victims: people who gambled during the housing bubble by purchasing homes with borrowed money that they knew or should have known they couldn't afford, but who are now able to stay in the homes they should have never bought because of what amounts to paperwork errors on the part of the nation's big banks.
These home-owners didn't really own their homes; many, in fact, barely plunked down a downpayment for a mortgage.
By borrowing far more heavily than what they could afford, they were also gambling that housing would keep rising in value, defying basic rules of economics.
Now they're being rewarded for their mistakes.
Why are these deadbeats getting bailouts? Aside from election-year politics, at issue is the foreclosure practice known as "robo signing" -- a procedure in which low-level bank employees, without direct authorization, approve perfectly legal foreclosures on a bank's behalf.
The foreclosures themselves were legal; the only apparent illegality is that the banks streamlined the foreclosure process, with clerks signing the bank officer's name on legal documents. [New York Post, 2/9/12 [2]]
... And By Whitewashing Alleged Foreclosure Abuse By Banks As "Shoddy Paperwork"
Fox's Kilmeade Calls Alleged Foreclosure Abuse "Shoddy Paperwork." Later, during the February 10 Fox & Friends, Doocy and co-hosts Gretchen Carlson and Brian Kilmeade discussed the foreclosure settlement. They claimed that the foreclosure issues were not prevalent and that the settlement "is a complete scam in an election year." From the broadcast:
CARLSON: Let's talk about a big thing that happened yesterday, because it was $25 billion with a "B." This was the administration's new sort of outlook on foreclosures. Remember, they've tried a lot of different programs to get the housing market --
KILMEADE: All failed.
CARLSON: Yeah, and most of them have not done well. So, this is being deemed by people who do not agree with it as the "fairness era" because basically the banks -- five big banks are going to give $25 billion back to people who were foreclosed on. They're going to make it easier for them to refinance on their homes, and in some cases, if you've already lost your home, you will be eligible for only $2,000.
KILMEADE: And guess why this is out? Why are they really doing this? This is no BP disaster where they got the BP officials in and said look --
DOOCY: Right.
KILMEADE: -- you just destroyed the Gulf. Pay up some money. What their leverage was -- was the shoddy paperwork that --
DOOCY: Robo-signing.
KILMEADE: Yeah, with the robo-signing that allowed people to say, well, the banks are being corrupt when, in reality, government officials have privately said that 95 percent of those who are going to be bailed out from foreclosures, there was really no corruption at all.
DOOCY: Exactly right. So there are two great editorials you can read today: Charles Gasparino writes in the New York Post and also in The Wall Street Journal, they talk about how this is a complete scam in an election year. One line from The Journal says, "Washington is taking money from bank shareholders and investors in mortgage-backed securities who will see the value of their holdings fail and giving it to people who aren't paying their bills. Welcome to the 'fairness era,' " The Wall Street Journal writes.
CARLSON: And the argument is it could be a re-election gimmick because it's delaying the real pain, according to these op-eds, that the housing market, they believe, really needs to go all the way down to the lowest possible prices before it can pick up steam again and that this move will just delay that possibly until after November 2012.
KILMEADE: And the banks are going to be shelling out to bailout these homeowners at the very least temporarily, it will be about, what, affect about 2 million.
DOOCY: Yeah, it's not that much. The administration needs to look like they're doing something in an election year. Interestingly enough, though, because over the last year, the administration has been negotiating with 50 attorneys generals across the country and the various states and the banks have gone slow on foreclosing on homes. Now that they've got a deal, look for the number of home foreclosures in this country to actually go way up real fast. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 2/10/12]
WSJ: "Bankers Coughed Up Shareholder Money To Settle A Pseudo-Foreclosure Scandal"; Banks Had "Sloppy Paperwork Practices." In a February 10 editorial about the settlement, The Wall Street Journal claimed, "The bankers coughed up shareholder money to settle a pseudo-foreclosure scandal," and that "[t]he banks did have sloppy paperwork practices." From the editorial:
Obama Administration officials and various state Attorneys General looked gleeful yesterday announcing a $25 billion settlement with five big tobacco--er, banks--and why not? The bankers coughed up shareholder money to settle a pseudo-foreclosure scandal, while the White House moved closer to its political goal of guaranteeing every home mortgage.
Rarely have so many politicians cashed in so blatantly on so little wrong-doing.
The banks did have sloppy paperwork practices, but they were also dealing with a historic wave of foreclosures created in large part by government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. To date there's no evidence that borrowers current on their mortgage payments were improperly ejected from their homes.
Washington is taking money from bank shareholders and investors in mortgage-backed securities, who will see the value of their holdings fall, and giving it to people who aren't paying their bills. Welcome to the "fairness" era.
They are being rewarded for not paying their bills. [The Wall Street Journal, 2/10/12 [3]]
But This Whitewashes The "Pervasive" Misconduct That Led Regulators To Order Banks To Overhaul Procedures
The Washington Post: "Problems ... Are So Widespread That Some Judges Approving The Foreclosures Ignore Them." In a September 23 2010 article titled, "Amid mountain of paperwork, shortcuts and forgeries mar foreclosure process," The Washington Post reported:
The nation's overburdened foreclosure system is riddled with faked documents, forged signatures and lenders who take shortcuts reviewing borrower's files, according to court documents and interviews with attorneys, housing advocates and company officials.
The problems, which are so widespread that some judges approving the foreclosures ignore them, are coming to light after Ally Financial, the country's fourth-biggest mortgage lender, halted home evictions in 23 states this week.
During the housing boom, millions of homeowners got easy access to mortgages while providing virtually no proof of their income or background. Now, as millions of Americans are being pushed out of the homes they can no longer afford, the foreclosure process is producing far more paperwork than anyone can read and making it vulnerable to fraud.
Ally Financial is now double-checking to make sure all documents are in order after lawsuits uncovered that a single employee of the company's GMAC mortgage unit, a 41-year-old named Jeffrey Stephan, signed off on 10,000 foreclosure papers a month without checking whether the information justified an eviction.
Many of the homeowners in fact might have been in default. Some might have been unfairly targeted. But the flawed process is creating an opening for borrowers to contest some of the more than 2 million foreclosures that have taken place since the real estate crisis began. [The Washington Post, 9/23/10 [4]]
Los Angeles Times: "Citing Pervasive Misconduct In Foreclosures, Federal Regulators Have Ordered The Nation's Biggest Banks To Overhaul Their Procedures." In an April 2011 column, the Los Angeles Times reported:
Citing "pervasive" misconduct in foreclosures, federal regulators have ordered the nation's biggest banks to overhaul their procedures and compensate borrowers injured financially by wrongdoing or negligence.
[R]egulators said the changes agreed to by banks and other major home-loan servicers would address frequent complaints about understaffed and undertrained foreclosure operations as well as shortcuts taken at the expense of consumers. Among the changes, the banks now must:
* Designate a single person for distressed borrowers to contact so they aren't bounced around from one call center employee to another.
* Put the foreclosure process on hold if a mortgage has been approved for a trial modification.
* Establish "robust" controls and oversight for the actions of law firms and others hired to help with foreclosures.
* Hire outside auditors approved by the regulators to review foreclosure proceedings in 2009 and 2010 and identify improper foreclosures, violations of state and federal law, and errors, misrepresentations or negligence that caused financial harm to borrowers.
* Compensate borrowers found to have been harmed financially by bank wrongdoing or negligence, including setting up a process for aggrieved borrowers to make claims for remediation. [Los Angeles Times, 4/11/11, accessed via Nexis]
Federal Reserve Board Noted "Pattern Of Misconduct And Negligence Related To Deficient Practices In Residential Mortgage Loan Servicing And Foreclosure Processing." From an April 13, 2011, Federal Reserve Board press release:
The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced formal enforcement actions requiring 10 banking organizations to address a pattern of misconduct and negligence related to deficient practices in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing. These deficiencies represent significant and pervasive compliance failures and unsafe and unsound practices at these institutions.
The Board is taking these actions to ensure that firms under its jurisdiction promptly initiate steps to establish mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processes that treat customers fairly, are fully compliant with all applicable law, and are safe and sound.
The 10 banking organizations are: Bank of America Corporation; Citigroup Inc.; Ally Financial Inc.; HSBC North America Holdings, Inc.; JPMorgan Chase & Co.; MetLife, Inc.; The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.; SunTrust Banks, Inc.; U.S. Bancorp; and Wells Fargo & Company. Collectively, these organizations represent 65 percent of the servicing industry, or nearly $6.8 trillion in mortgage balances. All 10 actions require the parent holding companies to improve holding company oversight of residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing conducted by bank and nonbank subsidiaries. [Federal Reserve Board, 4/13/11 [5]]
This Is Another Right-Wing Media Attack On Efforts To Help Struggling Americans
Fox's Carlson Claimed She Has Spoken To "Tons" Of Economists While Downplaying Employment Impact Of Payroll Tax Holiday. During a September 2011 interview with White House press secretary Jay Carney, Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson downplayed the employment impact of a payroll tax holiday, claiming that "[w]e've already had that," and "I see dismal [job] numbers." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 9/8/11 [6], via Media Matters]
For more on the economic benefits of the payroll tax cut, click here [6].
Fox's Bolling: Obama's Plan To Help Americans With Student Loan Debt Is An Attempt To "Buy The Young Vote." During the October 25, 2011, edition of The Five, Bolling attacked President Obama's plan to help Americans consolidate and lower their payments on student loans after college before it was even announced. Bolling claimed the administration was attempting to "buy the young vote" and asserted that it "should be illegal." [Fox News, The Five, 10/25/11 [7], via Media Matters]
For more right-wing attacks on student loan relief, click here [8].
Right-Wing Media Have Repeatedly Attacked Food Stamps. In August 2011, right-wing media mocked Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack for stating that food stamps are "economic stimulus." [Media Matters, 8/17/11 [9]]
For more right-wing attacks on food stamps and the truth regarding their stimulative effect, click here [9].
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