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The San Bernardino County supervisors will hold their first meeting of the year on Tuesday at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the County Government Center in San Bernardino.
On the agenda are employee contracts for staff members of new 1st District Supervisor Robert Lovingood and new 3rd District Supervisor James Ramos.
Lovingood has tapped a High Desert newspaper editor as his special assistant at a salary of $152,731, including benefits.
An employment contract for Victorville Daily Press editor Donald Holland calls for him to receive an annual salary of $84,480 and $68,251 in benefits.
Holland said in an email Friday that he has given notice at the Daily Press, where he has worked for the last 18 years, 11 of them as editor.
"I've known Robert for years and look forward to joining his team doing important, meaningful work for the community I love," Holland said in the email.
Lovingood, who represents the 1st District, has been busy assembling his staff since being sworn in on Dec. 3 but has reserved comment until his staff is fully in place.
Lovingood did not respond to a request for comment on Friday.
The board will also consider employment contracts for three full-time field representatives for Lovingood: Curtis Green, Ronald Frame and Ken Anderson. It will also consider a part-time field representative employment contract for Regina Weatherspoon-Bell.
Lovingood appointed Anderson as one of his field representatives last month on a $20,361 contract that expires Feb. 15. The board's action on Tuesday will be on an amended contract.
Lovingood has yet to appoint a chief of staff.
New 3rd District Supervisor James Ramos has also been putting his staff together. The board will also consider on Tuesday an employment contract for Beverly Lowry, who will be Ramos' community services liaison at a salary of $36,875, including benefits.
In November, Ramos appointed Phil Paule, a French Valley resident and former candidate for the 67th Assembly District, as his chief of staff. Last month, he hired as his deputy chief of staff Christopher Carrillo at an annual salary of $161,361, including benefits, and Molly Wiltshire as his communications assistant at a salary of $77,691.
Ramos also hired last month as his administrative analyst Otoniel "Tony" Mejia at a salary of $111,518, including benefits.
Reach Joe via email, call him at 909-386-3874, or find him on Twitter @SBCountyNow.


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SLE795 - New Media and the Environment
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CBD: Students are required to attend 3 x 1 week intensive seminars per trimester via community-based delivery (and/or supported by face-to-face intensive study blocks).
Enrolment in this unit is handled by the Institute of Koorie Education.
This unit begins by considering the role and relationship of interpretation in communicating the values and significance of a heritage site and its conservation management. This is followed by discussing the ideas, principles, strategies and stages of interpretive planning, and then examining the range of communications and techniques available to the heritage interpreter. These include face-to-face presentations such as talks, demonstrations and tour guiding, as well as interpretation based on the written word, such as signs and brochures. We also consider the role and design of websites and online information, audiovisuals, interactives and the visual and performance arts. The process of interpretation planning for a heritage place is examined, including assessment of significance, the visitor experience, concept development and design. Throughout the whole process students are reminded of the importance of constant evaluation and reflection. Issues of the control and representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage are considered in relation to community cultural protocols.
Plan of interpretation 20%, design of an interpretive device 40%, presentation of a guided tour 40%
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When you are immature, selfish, and don't give a crap about your work, your co-workers, your company, or your reputation.
Normally when you skip work and don't call in to let them know where you are, are late for work meetings, yell at your boss on national TV, get fined every week for insubordination, and shoot yourself with an unlicensed firearm in a NY nightclub which damages your very career, you might say you are feeling Plaxidaisical about your job.
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Hey guys!
I have to do some bachelor work at university and I thought about writing about "Attacking Database Servers".
I mainly want to focus on Network Discovery, Common and Specified Attack Scenarios and Protection Mechanism.
I do NOT want to focus on SQL Injection (I might add a little chapter on effects but not on how to SQL Inject an application), I really want to write about attacking the database servers as itself, not via an application.
I would be glad about every literature or input you know oh this topic, mainly about Oracle, MSSQL and MySQL.
I thought about The Database Hacker's Handbook: Defending Database Servers as main literature but everything else would be really appreciated since I need a lot of different literature.
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LISTEN: Michelle Williams reunites with Beyonce and Kelly Rowland on 'Say Yes'
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Maybe no one has to wait on a Destiny's Child reunion after all.
With Michelle Williams dropping her new single, featuring Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland, no one can complain. The best part is? The track is four minutes long. Who can complain about this one? The catchy beat will have your head rocking back and forth. Summer jam, anyone? Absolutely.
Williams takes the first verse, followed by Beyoncé stealing the second verse, then Rowland saves the best for last. This is not the first time Destiny's Child released a gospel-related track. Hello people, did you honestly forget about "Gospel Medley?"
"When Jesus say yes, nobody can say no!" Williams, Rowland, and Beyoncé sing on the verse. Oh, don't worry, you'll be replaying this one. It's no "Say My Name," or "Survior," but hey, this reunited track is something everybody should be thankful for.
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Sacks, Oliver. An Anthropologist on Mars.
Neurologist and practicing physician Oliver Sacks has written nearly a dozen popular books on the unusual functions of the human mind and, in doing so, has given us new insights into what constitutes humanness. An Anthropologist on Mars is one of my favorite books of essays by Sacks. This is a collection of seven essays, including an essay about a painter who loses all sense of color after an accident and a narrative about Temple Grandin—from which the title is derived. One of my favorite essays in the collection is about a highly regarded surgeon who is consumed by the compulsive tics of Tourette's Syndrome unless he is operating. Oliver Sacks' books are thought-provoking, entertaining, and inspiring. Read this one if you haven't read it already. And you can look forward to his new book,Hallucinations, which is due out this coming fall.


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Reynolds, 66ers build 2-0 Finals lead
Angels prospect holds Giants to three hits over seven innings
By Josh Jackson / MiLB.com | September 13, 2013 10:16 PM ET
Consider Dan Reynolds redeemed.
After allowing six runs on one hit and six walks over 2 1/3 innings in his first two postseason starts, the Angels prospect has recorded a crucial save and a key win in a three-day span.
Reynolds allowed a run on three hits over seven innings Friday night as Inland Empire rolled to a 9-1 victory over San Jose and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 California League Championship Series.
The 22-year-old right-hander pitched a scoreless 15th inning on Wednesday against Lancaster to wrap up the 66ers' five-game triumph in the Southern Division finals. It was his only relief appearance of the year.
"I said to our pitching coach, 'Hey, I haven't really been pitching that strong, but if you put me in, I'll be ready,'" Reynolds said.
"I had three walks in each of those first two starts. Tonight, I wanted to challenge hitters and throw strikes. I believe we have the best defense in the league, so I wanted to let them hit the ball at my guys."
The Inland Empire defense factored almost immediately. Of the three hits Reynolds surrendered, two were consecutive singles by Mitchell Delfino and Myles Schroder in the second inning. Catcher Abel Baker erased Schroeder by picking him off first base.
"It kind of went from a pressure situation to being able to breathe and relax a little bit. That was huge," Reynolds said. "I think that was the game-changer early in the game. They were knocking on the door there, Baker kind of shut it down. It was a huge sigh of relief. Baker is on [in the playoffs] -- he's hitting, handling pitches, throwing guys out ... "
Reynolds worked a 1-2-3 third but plunked Mac Williamson for the second time leading off the fourth. Williamson moved up on a wild pitch, took third on a groundout and scored on Trevor Brown's sacrifice fly.
"I was just trying to throw it high and make him chase the first time. It sailed on me and hit him on the wrist," Reynolds said. "The second time, I was pitching away and I wanted to keep him honest by going inside. I just dropped my arm angle down. You can't do too much about that, push it aside and go forward."
The 2009 sixth-round pick retired 10 straight to end his night, getting the last two batters on punchouts. He threw 61 of 92 pitches for strikes.
"It was just throwing strikes and challenging hitters," said the Las Vegas native, who struck out five and did not walk a batter. "I wanted to let my defense work and minimize walks and not have any big innings."
Michael Snyder went 3-for-3 with three runs scored and Andy Workman homered and drove in three runs for the 66ers. Baker doubled in a pair during a five-run seventh.
Giants starter Kyle Crick (0-1), San Francisco's top prospect, was charged with two runs on four hits and three walks over 3 2/3 innings. He struck out five.
A win away from the California League title, Inland Empire travels up to San Jose for the remainder of the series. Game 3 is Saturday night.
"San Jose is the best team in the Northern Division, it's nothing to laugh about," Reynolds said. "I don't think this seals the momentum for us at all. We have to go up there and keep playing the way we've been playing."
Josh Jackson is a contributor to MiLB.com. 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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CEL is a library built on top of the Crystal Space SDK to provide a set of commonly used abstractions to specifically game programmers boosting productivity.
Written in C++, CEL can also be interacted with via Python or Xml. Using CELStart it is also not neccessary to use C++. This means that since the base code is C++, CEL is fast while being extremely easy to use yet, very simple if Python and/or Xml are used.
The first place to start is the manual.
Also worth checking out is the Planeshift summary and Once CEL tutorial.
Latest Release (1.0rc1)
The latest CEL release can by find on the sourceforge project page in the downloads section.
Example Demos/Games
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Report: Marilyn Manson working on new song & cameo for 'SOA'
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Marilyn Manson apparently has a new song on the way and a new TV gig.
"Sons of Anarchy" creator Kurt Sutter recently tweeted that he was listening to a "potent, creepy, and cool" track that Manson supposedly penned for the hit FX show. He also told fans to look for Manson in the upcoming seventh season.
Sutter adds that the rocker will be "the guy riding the dragon," leading some to believe he'll be playing a drug addict. "Sons of Anarchy" is expected to return this fall.
listening to one of @marilynmanson new songs. potent. creepy. cool. look for him in season 7. he'll be the guy riding the dragon.
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Bāmīān Bamiyan is first mentioned in 5th-century-AD CE Chinese sources and was visited by the Chinese Buddhist monks and travelers Faxian (c. AD 400 CE) and Xuanzang (630); it was by that time a centre of commerce and of Buddhism. Two enormous figures of the Buddha were created there in the 4th and 5th centuries; the larger was 175 feet (53 metres) high, and the smaller was 120 feet (about 40 metres). The statues were carved from the living rock and were once finished with fine plaster and painted. When Xuanzang saw the figures, they were also decorated with gold and fine jewels. The two Buddha figures, together with numerous ancient man-made caves in the cliffs north of the town, made Bāmīān Bamiyan a major Afghan archaeological site. However, in early 2001 the country's then-ruling Taliban regime had the statues destroyed, despite worldwide pleas to save them. During the subsequent search for a colossal reclining Buddha—also reported by Xuanzang and thought to be some 980 feet (300 metres) long—in 2008 an additional Buddha was discovered nearby. The 3rd-century statue, which was badly damaged, represented the Buddha in a sleeping position and measured 62 feet (19 metres) in length.
The caves at Bamiyan are of various forms, and the interiors of many bear traces of fine murals that link them with contemporary caves in Xinjiang, China; some of these paintings were also destroyed sometime before 2001. Analysis of the murals revealed the use of oil-based paints, making the 7th-century murals some of the earliest examples of oil painting in the world. The area and archaeological remains were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2003.
The modern town lies below the caves. It was ruled in the 7th century by princes, probably Hephthalite, but was subject to the Western Turks. The rulers first accepted Islam in the 8th century. The Ṣaffārid ruler Yaʿqūb ibn Layth captured Bāmīān Bamiyan in 871; after changing hands several times, it was destroyed and its inhabitants exterminated in 1221 by the Mongol invader Genghis Khan. Since that time it has never regained its former glory. In 1840 Bāmīān Bamiyan was the scene of fighting in the First Anglo-Afghan War. Pop. (2006 est.) 10,400.


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After joining up at d unit only a few months ago, i dislocated my shoulder throwing a ball for my dog on monday, i have previously dislocated the same shoulder once before 3 years ago so monday caught me by total surprise as i have had almost no issues with it. Naturally i am now really concerned about it happening again, and i was wondering if anyone has any exercises, advice for things to do when im looking to go back to the gym. I have been looking online at shoulder straps/supports but not sure if they are any good or a waste of money so if anyone has any experience of these that would be appreciated. gutted i cant get to the gym for a few months, but most of all worried about how my shoulder will be after it. any advice appreciated.


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Writing Assignment, Fall 2012
Because all scientific disciplines are changing rapidly, new ideas are commonly presented in journals months or years before they are incorporated into textbooks. In order to introduce you to some of the current ideas in environmental geology I would like you to read an article from the recent literature as part of your coursework. Then, starting from the premise that one of the best ways to understand something is to explain it to someone else, I also ask that you write an outline and an abstract (concise summary) of that article. Developing the ability to recognize which elements of a presentation provide key support for its conclusions and then communicate your analysis to others through a well-organized, clearly-written narrative is a skill that will serve you well in whatever work or studies you pursue.
Instructions for each part of the writing assignment
- Article: First, read one of the articles listed below. If you would like additional background you may want to look back (or ahead) at our text's discussion of the topics covered by the article you choose. Remember, however, that your outline is to present information only from the article and not from other sources.
- Outline: Second, write a outline of the article's key points using complete sentences. A good way to begin organizing your outline may be to imagine that you are telling a friend what the most important conclusions of the article are and what data support them. If you can lay our your statements and data this way you'll be well on your way to writing a good outline.
- Your final version needs to be typed, and you should identify yourself only by typing your class PIN—not your name—on the upper, right-hand corner of the first page.
- The outline is worth 10 points, and will be graded on grammar, completeness, and the relevance of the material to the main ideas of the article (focus on major points, not peripheral details) according to the accompanying rubric. You should also review this sample outline, which was written from an article previously used for this assignment, so that you can get an idea of what sort of detail your outline should include. Because the rubric and sample outline (as well as the other sample documents linked below) are PDF files you will need to install a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them if you do not already have one on your computer.
For some helpful advice on writing style and mechanics, check out: The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing.
Here is a list of the annotations I make on student writing assignments when I review them.
- Abstract: Third, prepare an abstract that summarizes the most important observations and conclusions of the article according to the instructions given on the accompanying template. (If you're not using Word, this abstract layout page will show you the correct margins and column sizes for your abstract and the PDF version of the template will give you other key information although it cannot be edited.) If you're not familiar with what an abstact is, check out this classic essay on what makes a good versus a bad abstract by Kenneth Landes.
- Your final version needs to be typed using the format given in the template. Just highlight each element of the template (title, author name(s), journal title, abstract text, index terms, etc.) and type in the corresponding text for your abstract. The template will correctly position and space text on the page. Be sure to save the edited template so that if anything goes wrong you won't have to type it again. Your abstract text should fit into the space available in the left-hand column but not wrap over into the right-hand column. If it does you'll need to shorten the text accordingly. Also, the top line of the right-hand column should be flush with the title in the left-hand column. If it's not, be sure to remove any extra carriage returns in the right-hand column. Finally, you should only identify yourself by typing your PINnot your namein the space indicated near the top of the right-hand column.
- You will want to work from your outline, but be careful not to paraphrase the article too closely or include text directly from it without attribution. Doing so constitutes plagiarism and will result in a loss of points.
- The abstract is worth 20 points, and will be graded about 2/3 on content (clarity, originality, and thoughtfulness of answers) and 1/3 on form (spelling, punctuation, and organization) according to the acompanying rubric. You should also review this sample abstract, that was written from the same article as the sample outline above, so that you can see how the narrative content of the abstract is related to the ideas presented in the outline.
- Revised abstract: Fourth, prepare a revised abstract that takes into account all of the comments you received on you first version. This revised abstract will be graded using the abstract rubric (see above) but with special emphasis given to those sections where you were asked to make changes. It will also be worth 20 points.


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The Songs of the Summer, 2012 Edition
Domestic box office: $260M
Before 1975, big studios generally filled summer with the kind of excrement that was considered successful if it made a couple bucks more than it cost. Then Jaws came along and made studio heads realize they were gonna need to aim for something more. Jaws whet corporate appetites for big profits so quickly that, as one critic put it, "studios wanted every film to be Jaws." One might assume the movie-going public agreed, having made it the highest-grossing film ever at the time — after only 78 days.
Runners-up: Return of the Pink Panther
Domestic box office: $61M
In addition to Jaws's animatronic shark and iconic poster, it was a huge hit largely because of the marketing strategy employed by Twentieth Century Fox: heavy TV advertising followed by a summer release. The studio tried it again with Omen and succeeded in making devil-child horror huge. Unlike Jaws, the movie did not get a ride at Universal Studios.
Runners-up: Logan's Run
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AR 37 Bow for sale
I have an Archery Research Bow and attachments for sale.
Aarow Rest
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Bow Features and setup:
Speed 312 fps
Camo Finish Mossy Oak BreakUp TM
Axle-to-Axle Length 36.8"
Let-Off 70%
Brace Height 7"
Draw Pound: 70#
Mass Weight 3.6 lbs.
Draw Length: 30"
Cam AR Ram Cam TM
Idler AR 4"
String Length 97"
Cable Length 38.75"
*Bow is in Excellent condition, Pulled back and used less than 75 times*$400.00 obo
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Stags Leap Manor, as it was called in the 1920s, was known as one of the prominent country retreats in the Napa Valley at a time when resort and spa business was big. In addition to lodging and dining, amenities included lawn tennis, swimming, horseback riding, children's activities, golf, music, cards, a library, and Napa Valley wines and liquors (prior to and after Prohibition).
An intimate valley within the greater Napa Valley, Stags Leap is a place of natural beauty, storied buildings and gardens, a lively history, and a reputation for elegant wines showing finesse and intensity.


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Did you know?
You can see beautiful rock engravings, the work of the San people, at Wildebeestkuil outside Kimberley.
The Northern Cape province is the largest, least-populated and one of the most scenic of South Africa's nine provinces, spanning the might Orange River and comprising mainly of a semi-desert landscape from the rocky plains of the Upper Karoo through to the red dunes of the Kalahari with a remote stretch of coastline on the cold Atlantic Ocean.
And it's the vast, remote, rugged nature of this landscape that keeps bringing the tourists back.
In August and September, the area of Namaqualand (also referred to as Namakwaland), is transformed into a brilliant carpet of wild flowers which draws botanists, photographers and other tourists from around the world.
The Upper Karoo is famous for its wide open plains and star-studded skies. Here, a trip to Sutherland, home to the Southern African Large Telescope, is a must for those interested in astronomy. And in the not-too-distant future, the town of Carnarvon will be the gateway to the Square Kilometre Array facility, a radio telescope that forms part of an international project to look deep into space right back to the Big Bang.
Heading northwards, you'll encounter the provincial capital of Kimberley, which grew up out of a diamond rush that was sparked by the discovery of the Eureka diamond clos to the Orange River in 1866. You can learn more about this history at the Big Hole Visitor's Centre in Kimberley where you can go on a guided tour, and also view the famous hoel that was excavated by hand during the diamond rush.
Even further north, around the town of Upington, you will encounter an area known as the Green Kalahari along the banks of the Orange River, improbably lined with lush, green vineyards on the edge of the desert, fed by the waters of the river that rises some 2000km to the east. Popular tourist activities here include multi-day paddling trips down the river allowing you to camp outdoors and enjoy the silence and majesty of the landscape in your own time. Also on the river is the Augrabies falls, the largest waterfall in South Africa best viewed at the end of summer after good rains.
A major drawcard in the Northern Cape is the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, one of the largest nature conservation areas in southern Africa and one of the largest protected natural ecosystems in the world, which has a wild population of lions, leopards and cheetah. The park, characterised by grassland and rolling red dunes, has a surface area of more than two-million hectares that spills over into neighbouring Botswana. Once you have experienced its sheer size, clear skies, flamboyant sunsets, brilliant starry nights and incredible silence, you will never forget it.
For an entirely different landscape visit the |Ai-|Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park which is to be found in the north-west corner sharing a border with Namibia. Here the rocky, mountainous, lunar landscape is home to unique succulent vegetation that still sustains the semi-nomadic Nama people who have rights to graze their sheep and goats here. The Richtersveld is popular with 4x4 enthusiasts and nature lovers who truly want to get away from it all.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Northern Cape Tourism
Tel: +27 (0)53 832 2657
Email: email@example.com
SANparks Reservations
Tel: +27 (0)12 428 9111
Cell: +27 (0)82 233 9111
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
Best is to use Kimberley as a starting point to explore the Northern Cape. Kimberley has direct air links to Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Best time to visit
The Northern Cape is a semi-arid region with little rainfall in summer. The weather conditions are extremely cold in winter and extremely hot in summer. Factor this into your planning.
Around the area
Pella Mission is truly in the middle of nowhere. Approximately 150km from Springbok, Pella boasts a striking yellow cathedral that was built by French missionaries in the late 1880's.
Get around
To explore the Northern Cape at your leisure, it is advisable to hire a car. Be prepared for long trips though: the Northern Cape is a vast area and it can take many hours to travel between destinations.
Length of stay
Given the distances that need to be covered exploring the Northern Cape, you'll want at least a week to explore.
What to pack
Lots of sunscreen, a hat and, if you plan on driving yourself, take plenty of water along.


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Right-wing media don't want to stimulate the economy
Since President Obama took office, right-wing media figures have opposed every major package proposed to stimulate the economy, despite support from a consensus of economists and economic analysts. Recent opposition has included Obama's newly proposed infrastructure plan, the extension of unemployment insurance, aid to states, and food stamps, all of which have been shown to stimulate the economy.
Conservatives oppose the infrastructure plan
Drudge: "Obama Addicted to Stimulus" On September 6, Matt Drudge declared [1] that in proposing the infrastructure plan, Obama was "addicted to stimulus" :
Doocy links infrastructure project to original "porkulus." On September 7, Fox News' Fox & Friends co-host Steve Doocy said [2] the plan would be a second stimulus, "much like the so-called 'porkulus,' $787 billion."
Opposing the "son of stimulus," Doocy said that "White House need a plan B." Later during [3] that program, Doocy said that "it seems like this White House needs a plan B, but they keep going back to plan A" with "this son of stimulus."
Varney: "It is a stimulus plan for the unions." Fox & Friends also hosted [4] Stu Varney to attack the infrastructure program, which he claimed was a "stimulus plan for the unions." He later false [5]ly [6] suggested that the stimulus didn't work, claiming: "It's all about government spending, take it from this group, give it to that group, and it hasn't worked."
Morrissey: Obama's jobs plan is the "same failed and expensive Keynesianism that he tried in February 2009." In a September 6 Hot Air post [7], right-wing blogger Ed Morrissey falsely claimed that the stimulus bill of 2009 was a "failed policy" while discussing Obama's new jobs proposal:
What happens when over a hundred billion dollars in borrowed cash gets plunged into infrastructure spending and it fails to kick-start the economy? According to this administration, spend another $50 billion on the same failed policy. Barack Obama will unveil his new economic stimulus [8] plan in Wisconsin today, while Russ Feingold looks for a place to hide [9]:
In this election cycle, pork may be all Democrats can use as an argument for re-election. They certainly larded the first stimulus bill with plenty of home-town pork, and with $50 billion more in borrowed cash, don't expect them to be shy the second time around.
However, don't expect it to work, either. The original Porkulus had $105 billion in so-called "infrastructure investments," and none of it produced any economic growth. Transportation accounted for $48 billion; energy infrastructure and R&D got the same amount of money. Housing got $10 billion. Front loaded or not, the money got allocated and borrowed, and we're back to flatlining economic growth just eighteen months later -- only now we have a lot more debt on top of the other problems we had.
Economists agree spending on infrastructure a "good idea," a second stimulus package is needed
Krugman: Infrastructure plan is "a good idea," although what has been proposed is "much too small." In a September 7 blog post [10], Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman wrote that the proposal to spend $50 billion on infrastructure spending was "a good idea," although he felt the proposed amount of money to be spent was "much too small." He argued that it was "better" to "put $50 billion of resources that would otherwise be idle to work" by using the money "to produce public goods like improved roads," than it would be to spend the money on "private goods like more consumer durables." He added:
And there's a pretty good argument to be made that we are, in fact, starved for public goods in this country, so that it would actually be a good idea to shift some resources to public goods production even if we were at full employment; in that case, we should definitely give priority to public goods when trying to put unemployed resources to work.
Tyson advocates for increased infrastructure spending to create jobs and "the ability to grow and be productive in the future." When asked about the possible need for larger stimulus spending on the September 5 broadcast [11] of CBS' Face the Nation, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Laura Tyson said:
I believe that we should look at infrastructure because we know before the recession, before the great recession, we know that we were vastly under-spending on the nation's infrastructure. You can sort of, therefore, start with the notion: infrastructure spending is terrific in two ways. It creates demand right away when you go out and get the project started and get the workers started. It also creates the ability to grow and be productive in the future.
Krugman: "Back in January '09 ... a number of us said, 'This is not commensurate with the scale of the crisis.' " On the September 5 broadcast [11] of ABC's This Week, Krugman noted that many economists raised concerns [12] that the stimulus might not be large enough when it was first proposed. Krugman said, "Back in January '09, when Obama was first announcing his plans, a number of us said this is not commensurate with the scale of the crisis." Krugman later added, "What we need is more demand."
Morgenson: "The stimulus was not big enough ... we need something instant." Also on Face the Nation [11], New York Times assistant business and financial editor Gretchen Morgenson, who received [13] the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for coverage of Wall Street, said: "The stimulus was not big enough. Because you would have seen far greater recovery. The unemployment numbers would be better, I think, if you had, if we wanted to think the stimulus was enough. But again I think that it has to be targeted. I think that what Laura, the point she made earlier is a good one. That is, let's go for things that will have a more immediate impact like, say, a payroll tax cut holiday or a payroll tax holiday. We need something instant, something a little bit quicker."
Zandi: "[A]dditional help" for the recovery "would be prudent." When asked about the possible need for a second stimulus on Face the Nation, Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Analytics and a former economic adviser to John McCain's presidential campaign, answered [11]:
Well, we are talking about other stimulus, right? I mean, an R&D tax credit, payroll tax holiday, job tax credit. All these things are different forms of stimulus. In fact, the federal government has provided a couple hundred billions dollars in additional stimulus beyond the recovery act stimulus that we put in place a year-and-a-half ago. So, we are doing that. In my view the recovery needs some more help. It would be prudent, I think, to provide some additional help through some of the things that we're talking about.
Conservatives opposed extending unemployment insurance
Fox hosts guest to deny that "unemployment check[s] creates jobs." On the July 15 edition [14] of Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade hosted Partnership Staffing Inc. CEO Bill Auchmoody, who claimed that unemployment benefits prevent unemployed workers from searching for jobs. During the segment, Kilmeade played House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's statement that unemployment insurance stimulates the economy and asked Auchmoody to comment. Auchmoody stated: "I don't know how an unemployment check creates jobs. You know, businesses create jobs. The economy and the government getting out of the way, in my opinion, helps create jobs."
Kilmeade: "Maybe" eliminating "unemployment benefits will get people to sober up" and get jobs. Referencing Senate Republicans who have blocked extending unemployment benefits, Kilmeade concluded [14] the interview by telling Auchmoody that "maybe" the elimination of "unemployment benefits will get people to sober up and take some of your offers."
Varney seizes on WSJ op-ed to claim that "unemployment would be at 6.8%, not the 9.5%," if Congress hadn't "extended unemployment benefits." On the August 31 edition [15] of Fox & Friends, Fox Business host Stuart Varney cited a Wall Street Journal op-ed [16] by Harvard economics professor and Hoover Institute senior fellow Robert Barro to claim that, in Varney's words, "If we had not extended unemployment benefits to 99 weeks from the standard 26 weeks, [Barro] says, unemployment would be at 6.8%, not the 9.5%." According to Varney, Barro argued that "you extend benefits like this and it discourages people from going out to look for work especially, you know, the start of the benefit period because it's nearly two years."
Conservatives: Pelosi's statement that unemployment insurance is "a job creator," "laughable," and "provably incorrect." Following Pelosi's statement [17] that unemployment insurance "injects demand into the economy" and "is a job creator," several conservative media figures mocked the notion. For example, blogger Ed Morrissey wrote that "the laughable notion from Nancy Pelosi that jobless benefits provide the biggest possible stimulus to the economy that Congress can create" is "both ridiculous and provably incorrect." Similarly, after playing Pelosi's comments on the the July 2 edition [18] of Fox & Friends, co-host Alisyn Camerota called them "curious" and said it was "hard to parse the logic" of them." Glenn Beck also reacted [19] incredulously to Pelosi's statement, asking, "Have you ever head of a guy who said, 'Hey, just a sec, I'm gonna pay you out of my unemployment check'?"
Economists agree that unemployment insurance has strong stimulative effect on GDP, employment
Krugman: "Aid to the unemployed creates jobs quickly." In his July 4 op-ed [20], Krugman wrote:
One main reason there aren't enough jobs right now is weak consumer demand. Helping the unemployed, by putting money in the pockets of people who badly need it, helps support consumer spending. That's why the Congressional Budget Office rates aid to the unemployed as a highly cost-effective form of economic stimulus. And unlike, say, large infrastructure projects, aid to the unemployed creates jobs quickly -- while allowing that aid to lapse, which is what is happening right now, is a recipe for even weaker job growth, not in the distant future but over the next few months.
CBO scores "increasing aid to the unemployed" as the highest-scoring policy proposal to stimulate economy. In a January 14 report [21] on "Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in 2010 and 2011," the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) stated:
Policies that could be implemented relatively quickly or targeted toward people whose consumption tends to be restricted by their income, such as reducing payroll taxes for firms that increase payroll or increasing aid to the unemployed, would have the largest effects on output and employment per dollar of budgetary cost in 2010 and 2011.
According to a table [22] in the report, CBO estimated that increasing aid to the unemployed would have the greatest effects on GDP per dollar of budgetary cost and the second highest cumulative effect on employment of the policy options considered.
Elmendorf: Policies such as unemployment insurance "have a significant impact on GDP." In January 2009, CBO director Douglas Elmendorf testified [23]:
Transfers to persons (for example, unemployment insurance and nutrition assistance) would also have a significant impact on GDP. Because a large amount of such spending can occur quickly, transfers would have a significant impact on GDP by early 2010. Transfers also include refundable tax credits, which have an impact similar to that of a temporary tax cut.
A dollar's worth of a temporary tax cut would have a smaller effect on GDP than a dollar's worth of direct purchases or transfers, because a significant share of the tax cut would probably be saved. The nonbusiness tax cuts in H.R. 1 would reduce revenues much more in calendar year 2010 than in calendar year 2009 because much of the reduction in taxes would be realized by households when they filed their returns in 2010.
Zandi estimated that extending unemployment insurance benefits provides significant stimulus. In his July 24, 2008, House testimony, [24] Zandi rated "Fiscal Economic Bank for the Buck," defined as "One year $ change in real GDP for a given $ reduction in federal tax revenue or increase in spending." "Extending UI Benefits" was the second-highest of 13 policy options, behind "Temporary Increase in Food Stamps." The Economic Policy Institute [25] created the following graphic based on Zandi's figures:
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: "The money gets spent fast and its effects spread through the economy." From an April 16 Center on Budget and Policy Priorities document [26]:
Temporary increases in unemployment insurance benefits score high in "bang-for-the-buck" calculations of their economic impact as stimulus. The money gets spent fast and its effects spread through the economy. As a result of such policies, local businesses are less apt to lay off workers and cut back on orders from their suppliers during a downturn; and in the early stages of a recovery, they are more apt to hire additional workers and step up their orders. Policymakers have always ended these emergency UI benefits once a strong and sustainable economic recovery is underway.
Joseph Stiglitz: Stimulus "should begin by strengthening the unemployment insurance system." In a January 23, 2008, op-ed [27], Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz wrote that "America's economy is headed for a major slowdown" and that "[t]he country needs stimulus." Proceeding to describe the "optimal package," Stiglitz recommended: "We should begin by strengthening the unemployment insurance system, because money received by the unemployed would be spent immediately."
Blinder: "Extending unemployment benefits is one of the best forms of stimulus we know." On July 2, NPR reported [28] that former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve and Clinton economic adviser Alan Blinder "supports the effort to extend expiring unemployment benefits." NPR quoted Blinder as saying: "Extending unemployment benefits is one of the best forms of stimulus we know."
Martire: Stimulus from unemployment benefits "greater than any other fiscal action government can take." In a June 30 piece in the State Journal-Register of Springfield, Illinois, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability executive director Ralph Martire wrote [29]:
As for the contention that extending UI encourages people to avoid finding jobs so they can stay on the public dole -- well, it's just plain goofy. In May 2010, the private sector created only 41,000 jobs. That's 72,000 less than what's needed to keep up with the demand generated by natural work-force growth, much less creating the positions needed for the unemployed to find work. No one's thumbing a nose at getting hired to live in luxury eating government cheese -- there simply are no private sector jobs available.
Perhaps the hawks have forgotten that consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of the nation's economy. The best consumers are low- and middle-income folks, who don't earn enough to save, so they spend their paychecks. That is, when they have paychecks. See, if they've lost their jobs and the private sector isn't creating jobs and the feds cut off unemployment benefits, their ability to spend drops to, well, nil. Which is why the amount of private sector economic activity stimulated by unemployment benefits is greater than any other fiscal action government can take. In fact, dollar-for-dollar, it's five times more stimulative than the Bush tax cuts.
Sure, the long-term deficit has to be dealt with -- but honestly and responsibly. Short-term, deficit spending -- particularly on things like unemployment insurance, food stamps, housing assistance and the like -- is creating jobs and saving the U.S. economy from disaster.
EPI's Mishel explains why unemployment insurance is "such good stimulus." In a June 10 hearing before the House Ways and Means Income Security and Family Support Subcommittee, the Economic Policy Institute's Lawrence Mishel testifed [30]:
As I have explained, the only real option for increasing economic activity and consumer demand for goods and services is federal government intervention in the economy, specifically through more deficit spending. The safety net programs are a vital part of this picture.
The reason extending unemployment insurance is such good stimulus is that it gets money to people who are the most likely to have depleted their savings and thus tend to have no choice but to quickly spend essentially every dollar they receive on necessities found in their local economy. In other words, virtually every dollar spent on extending unemployment insurance benefits goes directly, and immediately, toward the purchase of local goods and services, providing an extremely efficient demand boost. Not only is extending and expanding UI benefits the right thing to do for the people hurt most by this economic downturn, it is also excellent economic policy.
CEPR's Schmitt: Unemployment insurance helps "sustain a community." In an April 28 article [31], McClatchy Newspapers reported:
And allowing workers to fall off the unemployment insurance rolls can have negative ripple effects, said John Schmitt, senior economist with the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
"It hits individuals hard, but it also hits their communities, and more broadly the country," Schmitt said. "Having unemployment insurance benefits can help sustain a community through a very difficult time."
Conservatives opposed aid package to schools and states
NYP's McMahon: " 'Rescue' plan to sink New York." In an August 6 New York Post column, [32] E.J. McMahon declared the $26 billion aid package to states and school districts to be "[m]ore stimulus poison." He claimed that the "the result" of the package "will be even more spending that New York taxpayers can't possibly sustain."
NYP attacked plan by falsely suggesting it would increase the deficit. An August 12 New York Post editorial misleadingly claimed [33] that CBO said the recently passed state aid bill "will bloat the deficit another $13 billion over 10 years, using 'pay as you go' accounting." However, that figure excludes much of the savings used to pay for the bill, and CBO said that when accounting for these savings, the measure reduces deficits by around $1.4 billion over 10 years.
Hoft: "Nancy Pelosi's Cash for Democrat Reelection Program." In a August 10 Gateway Pundit post [34], Jim Hoft dubbed the aid package "Nancy Pelosi's Cash for Democrat Reelection Program" and highlighted GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann's dubious claim that the money would "allow public employee unions to run ads against the GOP in the upcoming election on the taxpayers' dime." Hoft declared this to be "outrageous."
Malkin: Pelosi "deserves a swift rap on the knuckles for hiding underneath the desk of the American schoolteacher." In an August 11 column [35], Michelle Malkin attacked the aid package as an example of "fiscal recklessness." From her column:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi deserves a swift rap on the knuckles for hiding underneath the desk of the American schoolteacher. In a cynical ploy to evade accountability for the Democrats' continued fiscal recklessness, Pelosi accused opponents of the $26 billion public employee union bailout bill of "demeaning" teachers -- and nurses, police officers and firefighters.
Beck: State aid is "trapping your state into making sure that they cannot tighten their belt." On the August 11 broadcast [36] of Beck's radio show, he asserted that the aid package is "trapping your state into making sure that they cannot tighten their belt." He added that they're "putting cement in front of the exit doors" and that the assistance will lead to a "global system." Beck also falsely suggested [37] that the assistance package would add to the deficit and spoke [38] in a drawl and got down on his knees to attack this package.
Economists stress the stimuluative effects of state aid
Zandi: State aid boosts GDP by $1.36 for every dollar spent. In testimony [39] given on July 24, 2008, before the House Committee on Small Business, Zandi noted that "General Aid to State Governments" would boost real GDP by $1.36 for every dollar spent. Zandi also testified to the benefits of providing aid to state governments, specifically in the form of expanding Medicaid funds:
Another economically potent stimulus is aid to financially-pressed state governments. This could take the form of general aid or a temporary increase in the Medicaid matching rate, to help ease the costs of health coverage. Such help appears unlikely in the current stimulus plan, but this could quickly change in coming weeks if the economy's problems grow more severe and widespread as the legislation is being fashioned.
Fiscal problems have already developed in half the nation's states. Tax revenue growth has slowed sharply with flagging retail sales and corporate profits. Income tax receipts are also sure to suffer as the job market weakens. California and Florida are under the most financial pressure, but states as far-flung as Arizona, Minnesota, and Maryland are also struggling.
As most state governments are required by their constitutions to quickly eliminate their deficits, most are already drawing up plans to cut funding for programs ranging from health care to education and cutting grants to local government. Local governments are having their own financial problems; most rely on property-tax revenues, which are slumping with house prices. Cuts in state and local government outlays are sure to become a substantial drag on the economy later this year and into 2009.
The following table accompanied Zandi's testimony:
Center for Budget and Policy Priorities: State aid "would constitute one of the most effective uses of" federal dollars. In a March report [40], Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) economists Iris J. Lav, Nicholas Johnson and Elizabeth McNichol concluded:
State fiscal assistance under ARRA will end or largely be exhausted by the end of calendar year 2010. Unfortunately, big state deficits are expected to continue through state fiscal year 2012 -- that is, for another 18 months or so after 2010 ends. If states do not receive additional federal assistance beyond the scheduled expiration of such aid, they will be forced to institute further deep budget cuts and/or substantial tax increases. Such actions would place a drag on the U.S. economy, impeding the recovery and costing many jobs. Such measures also could cause serious hardship for many families and individuals that have lost their jobs and are relying on Medicaid and other key state services to make it through this unusually painful economic downturn.
For both economic and other reasons, the provision of some additional fiscal relief, so that such relief is extended or phased down after 2010 rather than ending abruptly at that point, would be highly desirable. It would constitute one of the most effective uses of additional dollars to boost the weak economy and preserve or create jobs.
EPI: State aid "can help prevent" further economic downturn." In a January 11, 2008 report, the Economic Policy Institute noted [41]:
During times of recession, state budgets are hit particularly hard. Reductions in tax receipts and cyclical increases in state spending put pressure on budgets -- and since most states have balanced budget requirements, they are forced to either reduce spending or increase taxes in times of decreased economic activity. These actions perversely add to economic troubles by decreasing the total demand for goods and services, and thus intensify a recession. As such, direct federal assistance to states can help prevent these outcomes and stimulate the economy. In the last recession, Congress provided $20 billion in aid to the states, split between general revenue sharing and a temporary increase in the federal match for Medicaid. The same kind of assistance should be provided to the states once again, with $30 billion split equally between a general block grant and an increase in the Medicaid match.
Conservatives opposed increased funding for food stamps
O'Reilly: "[I]ncreased food stamps" have "nothing to do with stimulating the economy." On the January 28, 2009, edition [42] of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, host Bill O'Reilly claimed that "increased food stamps" have "nothing to do with stimulating the economy." Earlier in the day on his radio show, O'Reilly similarly claimed that "enhanced food stamps" in the bill are "not gonna help the economy at all. That will not help the economy one bit." He added: "In fact, in the entitlement realm, just giving people money who are poor is about $250 billion. Some of that money will be spent. Some of it, like food stamps, you know, it's not gonna help the economy."
CNN's Brown falsely claimed that "food stamps, unemployment benefits not likely to stimulate the economy." On the January 27, 2009, edition [43] of CNN's Campbell Brown: No Bias, No Bull, host Campbell Brown asserted: "Food stamps, unemployment benefits not likely to stimulate the economy because these are the people who are in the most dire straits spending the bare minimum." Brown added: "So the stimulus part comes from the big spending package that we're going to talk about." CNN's chief business correspondent Ali Velshi responded: "Right. And, you know, maybe the $500 or $1,000 you get per family. But you're absolutely right. There are some of these things that are more about recovery than stimulus. The administration likes to call it a recovery bill. If you're giving food stamps and you're giving unemployment benefits, that's not stimulus; that's simply helping people out who are in a lot of trouble."
Economists widely acknowledge stimulative nature of food stamps
Elmendorf: "Nutrition assistance" would "have a significant impact on GDP." In January 27, 2009, written testimony [23] before the House Budget Committee, Elmendorf stated that "[t]ransfers to persons (for example, unemployment insurance [44] and nutrition assistance [45]) would ... have a significant impact on GDP." He added: "Because a large amount of such spending can occur quickly, transfers would have a significant impact on GDP by early 2010. Transfers also include refundable tax credits, which have an impact similar to that of a temporary tax cut."
Zandi: "[E]xtending food stamps are the most effective ways to prime the economy's pump." In his July 24, 2008, written testimony before the House Committee on Small Business, Zandi stated [24] that "extending food stamps are [sic] the most effective ways to prime the economy's pump." Zandi further explained [46]: "People who receive these benefits are very hard-pressed and will spend any financial aid they receive within a few weeks. These programs are also already operating, and a benefit increase can be quickly delivered to recipients." Zandi included with his testimony a table stating that a "Temporary Increase in Food Stamps" had the highest "Fiscal Economic Bank for the Buck" of any other potential stimulus provision he analyzed, providing a $1.73 increase in real GDP for every dollar spent.
Conservatives opposed the stimulus
Since its passage, right-wing media have falsely claimed the package failed. Right-wing media figures and outlets frequently [47] promote [48] the [49] false [50] claims [51] that the [52] stimulus [53] "didn't work" [54] and [55] "has not created jobs." [56]
Conservatives opposed stimulus at the time of passage. Before and during passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on February 13, 2009, right-wing media figures expressed opposition the bill, by, among other things, falsely claiming that billions would go to ACORN [57], inflating the job creation costs [58], misrepresenting CBO estimates [59], falsely comparing it to previous unsuccessful Japanese economic policies [60], falsely claiming that stimulus money would go to undocumented workers [61], falsely claiming corporate tax rate cuts would be more effective [62] than the stimulus, and claiming the recession would end on its own [63].
Economists say the stimulus supported recovery
Economists say the stimulus helped economic recovery. Most fiscal analysts and economists agree that the stimulus has boosted GDP and reduced unemployment. For example, a report [64] released in August by CBO estimated that the stimulus lowered the unemployment rate by between 0.7 and 1.8 percentage points, and the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) stated [65] that "the ARRA has raised the level of GDP as of the second quarter of 2010, relative to what it otherwise would have been, by between 2.7 and 3.2 percent." Additionally, multiple surveys [11] of economists have found that a majority believe that the stimulus has helped.
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BELMONT SHORE -- One person is dead and another was injured in a crash involving two motorcycles and a truck Friday night.
The incident took place around 8:45 p.m., according to Long Beach Police officials and led to authorities shutting down Glendora Avenue near Second Street.
Witnesses reported two motorcycles struck a large vehicle, however Sgt. Aaron Eaton said a full investigation was needed before the cause of the fatal collision could be determined.
One woman said she never heard the screeching of tires or anything leading up to the collision.
Paramedics transported the injured person to a local hospital, according to initial reports. The rider's condition was not known as of 10:30 p.m.
Collision Investigation Detail members are investigating the fatal incident.
The identity of the deceased has not been released.
Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to call Collision Investigation Detail at 562-570-7355.


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Billings, Mont. • Federal wildlife officials have drafted plans to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that could end a decades-long recovery effort that has restored the animals but only in parts of their historical range.
The draft U.S. Department of Interior rule obtained by The Associated Press contends the roughly 6,000 wolves now living in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes are enough to prevent the species' extinction. The agency says having gray wolves elsewhere such as the West Coast, parts of New England and elsewhere in the Rockies is unnecessary for their long-term survival.
A small population of Mexican wolves in the Southwest would continue to receive federal protections, as a distinct subspecies of the gray wolf.
The loss of federal protections would be welcomed by ranchers and others in the agriculture industry, whose stock at times become prey for wolf packs. Yet wildlife advocates say the proposal threatens to cut short the gray wolf's dramatic recovery from widespread extermination.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday the rule was under review and would be published in the Federal Register and opened to public comment before a final decision is made.
If the rule is enacted, it would transfer control of wolves to state wildlife agencies by removing them from the federal list of endangered species. The government has been considering such a move since at least 2011, but previously held off given concerns among scientists and wildlife advocates who warned it could effectively halt the species' expansion.


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Post subject: Steelers offseason post Rainey release... Sooo
Restructure: Ben, Troy, Woodley, Timmons ... 20M savings
UFA: Burress, Lewis (dewayne Washington deal 5yr/25M ; say 6M signing bonus. .. 2M cap hit yr1), Wallace (FRANCHISE TAG .. 9M)
RFA: McLendon, Dwyer, Redman all 1.2M tender, Manny Sanders 2.742M 1st rd tender... I think if you give Manny 1.2M someone signs him away. I like Manny but I'd take a first rd pick for him easily.
Pre FA cuts: Harrison, Keisel
-- should be cap compliable at this point
MARCH TRADE: Mike Wallace to OAK for 3rd rd pick 66 overall and Rolando McClain (shut up hes good.... 100 tackle a year guy just got in trouble AGAIN for tinting his ride... big deal)
1.17 -- Choice to SF (1.30, 2.30, 3.30, 4.30 for 1.17, 4.17, 5.17)
1.29 -- Choice to PIT (2014 1st, 3.30 for 1.29) GIOVANNI BERNARD RB UNC
He's very Ray Rice esque and BAL will be down next year due to Ray and maybe Ed retiring. He can run, catch, return kicks... basically Ray Rice out there and fills and expands on Rainey's role. Could become "feature back" which means like 20 touches a game nowadays. Division is up for grabs, time to change that, take the risk, and seize the division. The 2014 pick should be 28+ bc Steelers can bounce back and win division in a weaker AFC North. The Bengals suck.
1.30 -- Choice to BUF thru SF (1.30 for 2.08, 3.08, 6.0
2.08 -- (choice from BUF) Da'Rick Rogers WR Tennessee Tech
Love how he uses big paws to snatch ball. Finally a tall, physical WR for Ben
2.12 -- Choice from MIA (2.12 for 2.30, 2014 4th) DAVID AMERSON CB/FS NC ST
The kid has ball skills. Think stat was 14 INTs last two years
I believe part of the reason our secondary is "statistically good" every year is bc were a ground it out offense and the other team doesn't touch the ball enough. As opposed to NE that runs up to the huddle and run plays every 15 seconds and has best offense bc they get more plays a game. Ironic how NE has poo poo defense. Manning only needs a minute tho to score on us. That needs to change. Rhodes can come up and make the hit in the run game that the Steelers love. He can cover and has good ball skills
2.19 -- (choice from NYG 2.19 for 3.04 and 3.17) MARGUS HUNT DE SMU
This is the freak of the draft class and could shoot up boards after combine. I really only like him and Floyd as DE prospects bc of speed-strength combo. And we need another DL especially if we cut Keisel. Feel like speed is always sacrificed in a 3-4 for strength and a "JJ Watt" type is ideally what we need as 3-4 DE. Exhibit A of speed being sacrificed is Ziggy Hood. Hood sucks. He is a 4-3 DT. And I think part of his suckness caused Woodley to have down year bc he gets washed every play. Hammy also hurt Woodley. Negative of Hunt is he will be 25 but hey maybe he will block a FG...had like 9 I think in college. When was the last time we blocked a FG??? Like probably 30 years
3.04 -- Choice to DAL
3.08 -- (choice from BUF) JOHN SIMON OLB OHIO ST
Might be able to trade down a bit from here to get him but he can get pressure on the QB. Speed is questionable but what other 3rd rd pick did we draft out of Ohio St with speed concerns that still made it... Vrabel ... TD extraordinaire lol
3.17 -- Choice to DAL
4.30 -- (Choice via SF) TYRANN MATHIEU CB/S LSU
I think the sky is the limit for this kid and I hope the Steelers can look past the weed bc it will be legal before his career is over. They drafted Adams with weed concerns hopefully they can do it again. Unfortunately '12 draft class had more off field trouble than we hoped so Steelers may shy away from these picks. Just like Amerson he can play either CB or S. So, give them a shot to play either. I feel Tyrann can be Troy like and Amerson is more a Free Safety
6.08 -- (choice from BUF) RYAN ALLEN P LA TECH
Simply put field position is always a weakness. Butler sucks!! Two time Ray Guy winner, punt average has improved every year. Oh yeah and most importantly he's left footed (Kapinos, Sepulveda, Gardocki, Miller)
Could be on the board at this point. I am absolutely certain the only way you get value from late rd picks are moves like this ... Drafting someone with injury flag, character flag, kickers, punters. Very few good players slip through the cracks anymore just look at past drafts and the success stories usually a character flag was concern not ability of player. I hate wasting picks on a BS Center like Shipley, LB like Mike Humpal (mike who? ... Exactly), David Paulson -- he's a west coast guy that fits in PHI NOT PIT. The reason Beachum turned out okay and I called that one was bc his shuttle and 3 cone times were really good so he had a shot.. He's just a pu$$y that's why he fell
Hope he is still on the board here. Kid can kick 50+ all day. Pretty accurate as well... Just watching NIU-FSU game the other day his 50 yd FG attempt just seemed like it shot out of a cannon. It was a miss but probably good from 60+... Maybe if he makes a FG from 55 (which ties Steelers record) and it looks good from 60+ Tomlin will let him try and get the record. That Suisham kick still pisses me off his career long is 52 and he's been in the league awhile and just made a 52 by looks of it a couple of yards. What makes you think he'll have both accuracy and distance from 54. Each kick is independent from next. Just bc he hit it 54 doesn't mean he'll do it again. If anything stats tells us it will be anything but 54 yards.
7thRdComp -- (for Willie Gay) OL .. Preferably a guard
POST JUNE CUTS -- Ike, Colon, Suisham (great yr, cap casualty, we need to be in FG range just like rest of league once we hit 35)
Cotchery could be a March cut if we need more room. WRs are a dime a dozen and could be June 1 cut as well. I like Cotchery he's just not dynamic enough and half of these WRs New England cuts I'm like damn I'd take him
JUNE FA Signings -- Batch or Leftwich, WR, Starks (tho I heard it won't happen), etc. Basically Steelerlike FA signings maybe bring Keisel back.
With all these moves were pretty set (maybe 8-10M cap room), basically rebuilt without the rebuilding phase and can talk about extending Manny Sanders and changing that 2.742 cap hit of course after dangling him out to the rest of NFL with RFA tender. Even if offer for Sanders was matchable I'd take DeAndre Hopkins with our 1st rd comp
OTHER THOUGHTS -- We just discovered TE, don't waste a pick on another bc he wont have big enough impact. Praying for OUR boy Heath and his recovery. Cam Heyward will be a stud, part of reason Keisel needs to go. It's beyond me why McLendon didn't get more PT definitely better than aging Hampton... Should also improve pass rush.
I got a feeling..... Pittsburgh's going to the Super Bowl!!!
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Sorry, but nobody is going to give a 1st for Sanders.
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As I don't believe most of this will happen, I absolutely love the draft!
We fill a bunch of needs and get a good deal of top prospects
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I was about to stop reading after the trade for R.McClain.
Then I wished I did when I saw the joke of a trade.
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No offense, but this is laughably unrealistic.
I dont mind people having a different take, but is way too far out of reality to really be constructive about.
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gatek99 wrote:
As I don't believe most of this will happen, I absolutely love the draft!
We fill a bunch of needs and get a good deal of top prospects
this! Lotta stretches IMO with the trades.
Margus Hunt currently can be had later IMO, but I think come draft time he could be a late 2nd or 3rd rounder.
I'm not a fan of taking Mathieu that high. The guy has problems, we had two rookies get in off the field problems this year and the organization is going to take a chance on Mathieu... Ehhhh probably not
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No offense, but this is laughably unrealistic.
I dont mind people having a different take, but is way too far out of reality to really be constructive about.
I figured you'd reflect my opinion on this, so I didnt respond. Any trades posted in mocks should be justified as to the reason a team would be interested in trading with you, if not its just a falacy. And this is beyond anything remotely realistic so it loses credibility.
Many of the players taken though were decent.
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You want to draft not one but two players that were kicked off of their college teams (Mathieu and Rogers) and then trade for a player who was suspended by his NFL team and has been known more for being in the police blotter than what he has done on the field?
McClain just didn't get arrested for tinted windows but the genius also gave the cops a false name as well for a meaningless violation like that. He's never had a 100 tackles for a year either even though last season he had a career high of 99. I don't want any of those guys on the team.
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trading our 1st to either Bengals or Dolphins for their both 2nd rounds is more realistic.
I'm more of a Jawan Jamison fan than Giovani Bernard.
BTW Jamison is closer to Ray Rice than Giovani Bernard is. Better comparsion for Bernard would be Leshaun McCoy.
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No one wanted to give a 1st rounder for Wallace but they will for Sanders?
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You want to draft not one but two players that were kicked off of their college teams (Mathieu and Rogers) and then trade for a player who was suspended by his NFL team and has been known more for being in the police blotter than what he has done on the field?
McClain just didn't get arrested for tinted windows but the genius also gave the cops a false name as well for a meaningless violation like that. He's never had a 100 tackles for a year either even though last season he had a career high of 99. I don't want any of those guys on the team.
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Thanks for the replies and in usual arguments a lot of nit picking so ill address concerns.
1) to clarify I never said we'd get a 1st for Manny Sanders but as a top flight organization you are strapped as is and you can't afford to lose a player of his caliber. Teams will be willing to cough up a 3rd and say 5yr/28 mill and then the Steelers would be really in a tough position to match. That's why you spend the extra 1M or so by tagging him at a 1st rd tender so it makes the decision a lot easier. And the reason we didn't get a 1st for Wallace last year was not so much the 1st rd pick the team would lose it was more so the 100M contract that he was "demanding"
2) ppl question the reality of this happening and that will be a focal point from here on out. The restructures are the restructures that will happen. The guarantees are 7, 56, 94. There will be one more restructure and I think it will be Troy bc Heath is really the only other option and quite frankly I'm more confident with Troy's calf than Heath's knee at this point. Heath was already avg TE speed and sadly I think he will lose a step with the knee
3) the McClain trade. It's pretty known that OAK will release McClain and its a basic lock that Wallace will leave and we get nothing in return. So basically let's hook up and avoid bidding wars in FA and getting nothing in return for our players. Oakland is content with cutting ties with Mcclain and could use a WR like Wallace (and we still want Wallace just can't pay him) that's the reason it costs Oakland a 3rd in the Wallace deal.
4) no offense in the draft. First of all the first two picks are a RB and WR, the top two NEED areas for this offense once Mendy and Wallace leave. As for the rest of the offense DO NOT DRAFT A TE. We just discovered the TE and drafting a TE just bc Heath got hurt is a waste of a pick IMO. Heath will come back and be a great player I just don't foresee him ever matching his production this year and drafting a TE would be like 20 catches and that doesn't merit an early pick... Which is where the only good TEs are this draft and every draft for that matter. Next I guess would be OL and with Pouncey 1st, Gilbert 2nd, DeCastro 1st, Adams 2nd we don't need to spend a day one or day two pick there bc we have already invested so much in the OL. I do like Justin Pugh OT Syracuse but he's a day two pick and that's a waste. At WR we'd have AB, Manny with his RFA tender (or in utopia a 1st rd pk for him), Plex, Cotchery (maybe, maybe not), Draft pick Rogers, and maybe sign one of those FA WR that i feel are better than Cotchery and our usual 4th WR. Not sure where not addressing offense comes into play unless you want to spend a pick on a 3rd QB like EJ Manuel. No thanks.
5) alright first draft trade is our pick 1.17 to SF. Say SF falls short this year they see Warmack OG sitting there at 17 and they are a ground and pound team he's a perfect guy to fortify their OL. As for the value lets not forget the Steelers traded a 1st, 3rd, 4th to get Holmes in '06 to just move up SEVEN spots. Now keep in mind that's moving from 32 to 25 not from 11 to 4 there's a big difference. So to move from 30 to 17 and to give up your 1st, late 2nd/3rd, and swap 4ths and pick up our 5th is a pretty good deal. They'd have 1, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7 as picks to work with and if they don't go OG first they could look at WR at pick 17 then go OG rd 4 which in terms of NFL draft value makes more sense. At 17 you might be 1st WR taken.
2nd trade is trading with the kings of stacking picks NE. By giving them the 3rd from SF and next years 1st in an effort to rebuild now and win it all next year makes sense to both parties. NE only had 4 picks last year and still having three picks in the first two days of draft is something I think BelliDick would go for
Trade three is trading down again with our original pick. So we went from 17 to 30 now going to Buffalo pick 8 second round. Buffalo should either trade down or take Te'O with their first pick and now they want a QB and don't want to mess with scrub teams like the Chiefs and others targeting a QB early 2nd rd. To move up 10 spots and only costs you a 3rd and 6th for potentially your QB of the future it sounds like a good deal for both sides... Barkley sucks
Next trade is trading up with Miami. This makes even more sense now that someone said Miami has two second rd picks this year. They will be more willing to move and they have two 3rds (B Marsh trade) as well so to move down a few spots and pick up a future 4th rd pick sounds like a good move for them. The move was from 2.30 to 2.12 and say the take WR 1st rd bc they need WR as much as SF they still need another WR. So say they think 2.12 is a little early for someone like Tavon Austin they back it up to 2.30 pick up a pick in the process and still have picks in their arsenal to move back up for whomever they see falling down the draft.
Next trade was with NYG but I think it also said DAL. Regardless they pick one after the other and both need a few pieces. It's the oldest trade in the book two 3rds for mid to late 2nd rd pick. Trade is 2.19 for 3.04 and 3.17 so to move down 17 spots and also pick up a middle of the rd 3rd is more fair to them IMO. However, this years draft is the draft of the 1st-2nd rd grade and I don't like the value as much in the third round. I had us taking MARGUS HUNT who's right in that 1st-2nd range. Someone said he's 3rd rd wake up he's not that now nor in the future after a great combine. Like I said I like Shariff Floyd too another 1st-2nd grade but I think Hunt could be Watt or "the next Scott Shields" a guy with athleticism that sucked. I'm willing to take the risk, rather than take another plug and play DE much to the skill level of Heyward.
And that's it for draft day trades.
6) I might as well address them both in the same category Rogers and Tyrann. Both have "character" flaws but I'd say they have gone about their business in different ways. Both caught for failed drug tests i.e. Marijuana. Rogers was not kicked off the team like someone said. Coach Dooley said well decide later in the year so Rogers said F that and went to Tennessee Tech. He was pretty mature about it as well. Said yeah failed drug test just immature got a lot of growing up to do. Tyrann on the other hand got kicked off team and caught again. IMO since both Colorado and Washington state legalized marijuana this year and the president said federal agents will not pursue bc bigger fish to fry I fully expect at least 6 states putting marijuana on the ballot in 2014 and expect most of them to pass. The point is my prediction is since this is happening and Tyrann will play a long time bc he's GREAT marijuana will be legal before his career is over. So it's going to be a moot point bc it will be a legal drug like alcohol. Like I said and agree with you the '12 draft class and off the field problems hurt the probability of this happening but the Steelers publicly stated a NEED FOR TURNOVERS. Tyrann Mathieu is TURNOVERS. I think they can look past these allegations and ironically last "character flaw" weed smoker Mike Adams had no problems and won steelers rookie of year. So theres the argument for drafting a kid who drops in draft bc of "character flaw" just bc he smokes weed. It has worked before and it paid off. There are much more dangerous drugs out there than weed and i guess the weed is still mellowing big Mike out. Way to go kid!
Someone said 4th rd is early for Tyrann I'd take him 3rd but we have too many needs, I'd consider us fortunate if he was there late 4th rd
7) forgot about the cuts. Harrison will be 35 and his agent is dumbest man alive. Hes got no guaranteed money left just like the signing bonus pro-ration left so he makes sense to cut from a cap perspective as well as from a damaged goods perspective (knee, back) and from an age perspective. Like you gotta get paid early and middle years heavy bc they'll turn on you when get old and don't deserve the salary of your contract.
As for Keisel if he refuses a pay cut they'll cut him. It's that simple. Like Keisel but Cam needs to he a starter. Once again Ziggy you suck.
Post June Cuts is standard Colon. He smells so good.
I would also cut Ike. Well in my draft we take 3 DBs and sign Lewis. IMO it's either Ike or Lewis not both. Lewis has ball skills and upside and Ike I just don't know he's good but like just above average and that's not worth a 7M salary for next year.
my man Rolando McClain. I discussed the trade now I gotta talk about the off the field incidents. I think it has a lot to do with being in Oakland. If he was here he could be boys with Timmons, Spence, Woodley, etc and get out of hell in Oakland. Not that he couldn't hang out with teammates there it is just a different culture, a losing and reckless culture out there. The Steelers could sit him down tell him hes staying in Pittsburgh at least for the first year and just hang low. Both incidents were off season incidents. Being part of a family is an underrated aspect of life and being a part of the Steelers family and having success could help him get his head on straight.
Teammate Tommy Kelly said poor season is everyones fault and he hopes they dont label Mcclain the scapegoat but thats exactly what will happen. His incidents were both in hometown Decatur, AL. Once for 3rd degree assault he got shot at and they didn't know it was him. He was charged, appealed, and guy settled for money. Most recent was tinted windows. I knew about false name but didn't even mention it bc college kids get drinking tickets ALL THE TIME and give fake names and get away with it. I considered the tints worse than giving a false name for safety reasons of course and IMO getting in trouble for tints is a joke. Just because he gave a wrong name and had tints doesnt make him a bad person and a "character" flag. I would just call him an idiot for getting pulled over police running the plate and he goes yeah my name is Ron Mexico.
... Impossible to argue wont happen again but I think he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. You can try to avoid these situations and i think the Steelers could help him by putting him in a good environment with good teammates. Like if he was getting in physical altercations two times that's a trend but two just unfortunate independent events doesn't make you a bad person or put you on the do not touch list. That's not fair
... Hell Ernie Holmes can shoot at helicopters and Steelers can get no charges against him. I believe they can help this 23 yr old figure it out
I also love how I got called out for saying he's a 100 tackle a year guy. Well.... He never had 100 tackles in a year but he did have 99 his rookie year. Like get real. And that's on a JOKE of a defense in Oakland that gives up 35 pts a game. Imagine what he could do next to Timmons... Who's gonna get there first?
9) the reality of draft was problem for some and here's why Steelers have never traded away future 1st for a 1st in current draft. Why they should is bc Ben isn't getting younger and NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT. We have a team that can win now and if you do trade that pick it becomes a late 1st as you're playing today (coming off a BYE) as opposed to fighting to get in wild card game which is where they'll be next year.
Is it really unrealistic to trade down twice from our current pick of 1.17. The Colts did it and got Bob Sanders. The players are slotted where they'll go. Bernard, Rogers, Amerson, Rhodes, and Hunt are all 1st-2nd rd guys... and they are all GOOD. We'd have 5 picks in first 49 picks (bc Cle and NO forfeit 2nd rd pks). Is it worth getting 5 guys with potential 1st rd ability and all you mortgage is a 2014 1st rd pick. My financial calculations says YES!! Potential trades with SF (WR/OG) NE (2014 1st, 2013 3rd) BUF (QB) are all so very possible to happen bc of how the draft will fall.
I think Steelers can look past Rogers, Tyrann and McClain are maybes. But Steelers expressed their NEED FOR TURNOVERS so I think they care more about winning than what the media or anyone else thinks of their team and how they run it.
--lastly someone said Gio Bernard is like Shady McCoy not Ray Rice. Way off Bernard is like a one cut square shoulders and go. Little bit of power as well a la Ray Rice. Listen Shady Mccoy is a dance around Reggie Bush/Barry Sanders style. Gio has shiftiness, ability to make people miss, and is not tall listed at 5'10 205 that's why he's Ray Rice like. The OL is transforming into an athletic OL and a one cut back is what you need. He brings element of being elusive.
This person eloquently put Ray Rice is like Jamison. The only similarity I see are they are both from Rutgers and will be 2nd rd picks.
I've got other players I like and ill post them when the time comes but we just have so many pieces to fill and if the draft goes like this I honestly believe the puzzle is complete.
... Funny thing is theyll bring back a few of these bums thus totally ruining my offseason
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I'd say the main problem is the double standard with cutting Rainey, then the blind eye that you are turning to Rogers and Mathieu. Then, Even worse trading for Rolando McClain who's sucked on the field and off since he was drafted. What?
No way those guys are steelers.
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I posted on my phone so I don't know how to link a YouTube video. But for Gio Bernard film type him in and the video has like 12K hits and pretty cool background music. If you don't like music, you aren't watching the right vid
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Rainey was a "can't hit women" concern. That's why he was cut. Granted they have been kinda talking out of both sides of mouth bc James hit his girl bc he wanted kid baptized and she didn't. The steelers tried to justify that by saying our religious views think child should be baptized as well. Then there's Ben and they can say NOT GUILTY.
Rogers, Tyrann are marijuana. I bet of 53 around 20 minimum smoke weed. Like Colon why do you think he wears so much cologne? They just drafted Adams for marijuana and look where it got him steelers rookie of year. If you are too straight laced for public opinion you'll never win.
McClain is still young like these guys, 23, I am just adamant these are wrong place wrong time. It's not like he's making the same mistakes over and over again. It's just he's gone home and is with the wrong crowd and with a change of scenery we're talking about a different crowd. The steelers could sit him down and be like you have a tighter leash than most players, one incident and you're gone. I dunno when you put someone in a different place more often than not especially with success involved and that's what happens in Pittsburgh you end up with a different result. Just how it works
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How to find x_(n+1)=(a*x_n+b*y_n)/c*x_n , y_(n+1)=d*x_n*y_n?
I want to find a list of x and y when n=1,2,...,50
so I defined the function as f[{x_,y_}]:={a*x_n+b*y_n)/c*x_n,d*x_n*y_... }
and then use the function NestList[f,{2,5},50] with initial value of x is 2 and y is 5
with this, I got the list of 50 values of (x,y).
The problem is I want to plot graphs of x against n and y against n, n from 1 to 50 because I want to see what happened if n goes to infinity. But if use the method I just mentioned, I can only plot x against y.
So do anyone have a clever method??
Btw...a,b,c and d are constants and given and x_n is supposed to be x (subscript n)...same case with x_(n+1) and the others