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Tom Brady and the New England offense finally got their act together on Sunday.
Tom Brady and the New England offense finally got their act together on Sunday.
After two weeks of indecisiveness with his rookie receivers, Brady found his comfort zone with his new targets and they came through in a big way.
"They're (rookies) doing a good job and working real hard to understand what we're trying to do on a weekly basis." Brady said. "Today, we definitely made adjustments through the first, second quarter and we did good adjusting."
Rookie wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins caught two touchdown passes in a span of nearly seven minutes and Stephen Gostkowski kicked three field goals as the Patriots remain unbeaten this season with a 23-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before a sold-out crowd at Gillette Stadium.
"It was a good win," said Brady, who finished the 25-for-36 for 225 yards with a pair of touchdown passes. "It was fun to be out there, fun to see us play better. So its nice to be 3-0."
Thompkins caught his first two NFL touchdowns — one on a 16-yard strike from Brady and later a five -yard reception just before the half.
"I thought we played a good game overall, from the passing game to the running game," Thompkins said "We have been preaching all week about having no negative plays."
The Patriots improved their record to 3-0 for the eighth time in franchise history and first time since the 2007 season. It is the fourth time with a 3-0 start under New England head coach Bill Belichick.
"I thought the team did a good job today," Belichick said. "We had a good week of practice and I think that showed up on the field. We got contributions from all three phases of the game. I thought our situational football was better … third down, red area, fourth down and kicking game. I thought we made some improvements."
The Patriots ground game was productive, gaining 156 yards on 33 carries.
Brandon Bolden made his season debut with his first NFL start. Bolden finished the game with exactly 100 yards from scrimmage (51 yards rushing and 49 receiving). He set a career-high with five receptions and had a career-high run from scrimmage (46 yards) in the third quarter.
"I thought all of our backs ran well," Belichick said
Rookie Aaron Dobson caught a team-high seven passes for 52 yard. He and Thompkins were targeted 17 times and caught 10 passes.
"We are trying to elevate and improve every week," Dobson said. "I just wanted to come out here and play better and not think about what anybody thinks."
Meanwhile the Patriots defense allowed just three points and 34 through three games — fewest since the 1979 season. New England has also forced a turnover for the 30th straight game dating back to 2011.
The Patriots also stopped the Buccaneers four times on fourth downs and made Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman's life miserable all game.
"I thought we played pretty good," cornerback Alfonzo Dennard said. "Our D-line was on the quarterback and lot of credit goes to them."
Tampa Bay won the opening coin toss and deferred.
The Patriots punted of their first possession and Tampa Bay drove to New England's 28 before attempting a 38-yard field goal by Rian Lindell that went wide right.
The Buccaneers put together a lengthy six-minute drive just before the end of the first quarter and scored the game's first points on a 30-yard field goal by Lindell.
Tampa Bay outgained New England in the first 12 minutes of action, 105-31.
After the Buccaneers failed to convert a fourth down play, the Patriots finally got their offense moving.
Brady connected with Dobson on a key fourth-down play and moments later with Thompkins for a 16-yard touchdown pass to give New England a 6-3 lead. Gostkowski added the point after.
For Brady, it was his 51st straight game with a touchdown pass (second all-time). Thompkins scored his first NFL touchdown.
The Buccaneers were stopped again on four time and Brady quickly moved the Patriots into scoring position. With 47 seconds left in the second quarter, Thompkins caught his second TD pass of the game — a five-yard strike from Brady — to give New England a 14-3 lead.
"That's a play that we work on every day in practice," Thompkins said. "To go out there, for me to be open and to have Tom (Brady) trust me to throw me the ball felt good."
Aqib Talib intercepted a Freeman pass, which set up a 53-yard field goal by Gostkowski just before halftime. It was Gostkowski's eighth career field goal of 50 yards or more, tying a club record with Adam Vinatieri.
NOTES: Matthew Slater, Leon Washington, Steve Beauharnais, Will Svitek, Danny Amendola, Rob Gronkowski and Chris Jones were inactive for Sunday's game. …The Patriots were 5-2 in their series meeting with the Buccaneers, including their first-ever overtime win in franchise's history in 1988.


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Which country is it from?
How large is the tree?
Do you have a picture of the whole tree?
Does the tree have flowers, if so what do they look like?
If you can supply this and any other information about the tree, it will help with an ID
The tree is in the north east of england
Its about 15 to 20 feet tall
It has small dense clusters of white flowers. Very much like elderflower only pointing up. Not down
I will try to get a full photo of the tree asap if no one knows what it is.
Thanx for the interest
I think this is Sorbus x thuringiaca.
It gets the partially-pinnate leaves from its parents S. aria (entire) and S. aucuparia (pinnate).
thanx for your help. looking at some photos of Sorbus x thuringiaca i would say this is definatly the tree
See also http://www.nhm.ac.uk/natureplus/thread/14691

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Despite playing for the Crew's three biggest rivals during his time with the Chicago Fire, Kansas City Wizards and D.C. United, Josh Wolff remains a hero in Columbus. Wolff's counterattack goal into an empty net just after halftime was all the United States needed in its opening match against Mexico in the final round of 2002 World Cup Qualifying at Crew Stadium on February 28, 2001. Earnie Stewart's 87th minute tally cemented the three points to help the U.S. in its campaign to qualify for Japan/South Korea the next year. The victory was the first of three "Dos a Cero" wins over Mexico for the United States during various World Cup Qualifying efforts in Columbus.
Wolff retired last week at the age of 35 to become a fulltime assistant coach with D.C. United. Though he entered many times as an enemy, Wolff will always be remembered as a legend at Crew Stadium.


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Farrell gives prospects chance to experience Majors
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
BOSTON -- Earlier this week, the Red Sox invited top pitching prospects Anthony Ranuado and Matt Barnes to spend some time at Fenway Park and observe some of the goings-on of life in the Majors. Neither pitcher was added to the roster, and they watched the games from the stands.
What were the Red Sox trying to accomplish with the two right-handers?
"We just got them exposed to some of the things that our pitchers go through both in terms of a team advance, an advance report or pitcher/catcher meeting, to see how it's applied in-game," said manager John Farrell. "It was the first time they've sat in the stands here in a regular-season game and it gave them a chance to understand the speed of the game a little bit more.
"And at the same time, there's a guy that they were pitching with two months ago that's pitching here, or there's a couple of guys that were. That might serve as the best benefit in all of this. It's a reminder to them of how close they are, but having outlined some of the specifics that the individual guy needs to be consistent with, in terms of delivery, pitches, all those things. But this was to try to draw closer their inevitable arrival here."
Victorino day to day with jammed right thumb
BOSTON -- There have been two constants with Shane Victorino this season: The first is that he has played at a high level almost every day he's been on the field. The second is the nagging injuries that take him off the field at times.
Thursday was another one of those days that Victorino was out of the lineup. His latest annoying nag is a jammed right thumb, which forced manager John Farrell to pinch-hit for him in the 12th inning on Wednesday.
"Shane is day to day right now," said Farrell. "He's obviously not in the lineup. He came out last night a little bit sore with that thumb. There are really no other updates as of today."
At various times this season, Victorino has dealt with issues in his back, hamstring and hip, as well as the thumb that is currently troubling him.
However, Farrell has no doubt that Victorino will be there for the big games that are ahead for the Red Sox.
"No [concern], other than the fact that he does need some time right now to get ahead [of it]. But there's not an overriding concern that he's not going to be available," said Farrell.
The absence of Victorino combined with Jacoby Ellsbury still being out created an opportunity for Jackie Bradley Jr. to make his 23rd start of the season for the Red Sox.
Bradley, who spent most of the season in the Minors, is hitting .152 with two homers and seven RBIs.
"Still getting his feet on the ground," said Farrell. "Still understanding the capability of Major League pitching from day to day, particularly their command and their ability to attack certain areas when an opposing pitcher gets ahead in the count. He's been challenged in certain areas of the strike zone that he's been working at to continue to improve on. That's all part of establishing himself at this level."
Even a player like Dustin Pedroia struggled in his early days in the Majors. By no means have Bradley's struggles at the plate reduced the club's outlook of him as a player.
"It's the first time he's played in the big leagues. That's going to present some challenges in itself," Farrell said. "So, this is I think a very normal path for a young player who has gotten to the big leagues at an early stage in his pro career. There have been some things thrown his way maybe sooner than some others. It hasn't changed the overall view of Jackie's ability, both current and future."
Against lefty, Drew not automatic to take turn at bat
BOSTON -- Red Sox manager John Farrell drew some second-guessing on the talk radio circuit after Stephen Drew batted against Orioles lefty T.J. McFarland in the 11th inning of Wednesday's loss and hit into a double play.
Highly touted righty Xander Bogaerts, who has been impressive when he's played, was available on the bench.
Hitting a top prospect for an experienced veteran can be a slippery slope for a manager. However, Farrell indicated that it could happen once the games start to intensify.
"Well, last night was what it was," said Farrell. "Going forward, when there's maybe more of a sense of urgency with postseason situations, I'm sure that's something that Stephen and I will talk to well in advance when that situation may come up again. I'm well aware of what Stephen is doing against left-handed pitching, but there might be a time for that."
Drew is dramatically better against righties (.278 average, .852 OPS) than against southpaws (.183 average, .568 OPS).
Worth noting
• There was a light moment during Farrell's pregame press conference on Thursday when David Ortiz busted through the door and mockingly criticized the official scorer. Ortiz was making fun of his impromptu visit to Terry Francona's media session two years ago in which he complained about a scorer taking an RBI away from him. This time, Ortiz made it clear he was kidding. "I'm just [messing] with y'all," Ortiz bellowed, as Farrell and the assembled media laughed.
• Farrell made a slight tweak to his pitching order for the weekend series against the Blue Jays, flip-flopping Clay Buchholz and Felix Doubront. Buchholz will now pitch on Saturday, while Doubront will start the final home game of the regular season on Sunday. Jake Peavy is starting the first game in Colorado on Tuesday. Farrell hasn't decided who will pitch Wednesday's game against the Rockies.
• The Red sox revealed more plans for the statue unveiling for Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski prior to Sunday's game against the Blue Jays. The ceremony will take place at the entrance of Gate B at 11 a.m. ET. Yaz will have some familiar faces at the event with him, including Jim Rice and Dwight Evans. Red Sox PA announcer Dick Flavin will also be there, as will statue sculptor Toby Mendez. Other Red Sox alumni and club officials will be present.
Ian Browne is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Brownie Points, and follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Intel Capital launched a $300 million Ultrabook Fund to bankroll startups working on technologies in line with its new concept for next-generation notebooks. The CPU giant is under pressure from a coming generation of ARM-based mobile systems in the works that will use Microsoft Windows 8.
The $300 million represents additional money Intel Capital will spend over the next three to four years in a wide variety of areas related to ultrabooks. Areas of interest include technologies to "enhance the user experience, such as sensors, extend battery life and help enable smaller and thinner form factors," said a company spokesman.
Intel announced the ultrabook concept at Computex in Taipei in June. The goal is a thin and light notebook that also has tablet features such as a touch screen.
"From what Intel said this will have the sveltness of a Macbook Air and be able to work as a tablet PC--I think that's a winning combination," said Nathan Brookwood, principal of market watcher Insight64 (Saratoga, Calif.), a long time user of the Windows business tablets that preceded the Apple iPad but have not had as much market success.
"What's constrained the Microsoft Tablet PC software is it was designed to work with all existing Windows apps," said Brookwood. "If they create something more like an Android interface with buttons you can touch without needing a stylus that will be good," he said.
"I get very frustrated with some of the limitations of the [Android] Honeycomb tablets that I know would not be a problem with an x86 processor and Windows 7 or 8," he added.
The Taipei announcement about the ultrabook was no accident. Taiwan's notebook makers are working in tandem both on Intel ultrabooks and on ARM-based mobile systems.
Microsoft is expected to release versions of Windows 8 for Qualcomm's Snapdragon, Nvidia's Tegra and Texas Instrument's Omap processors. It marks the first time a major Windows release will run on non-x86 processors. Nvidia plans a whole new line of ARM-based CPUs roughly timed with the Windows 8 launch.
With the Ultrabook Fund "a company thinking about building some extensions of Windows 8 on ARM might instead focus on Windows 8 on x86 and minimize what they are doing on ARM," said Brookwood.
ARM Ltd. was not immediately available for comment on the Intel news.
Intel has been clear it expects to take two years or more to achieve its ultrabook goal. Late this year, first generation ultrabooks are expected to ship using Intel's Sandy Bridge processors powering systems that are less than 21mm (0.8 inch) thick "at mainstream prices," Intel said.
Next year, ultrabooks will ship using Intel's next generation processors called Ivy Bridge, sporting improved power efficiency, performance, graphics and security. The big leap forward comes in 2013 when systems using Intel's planned Haswell processors emerge.
With Haswell, Intel aims to apply its 22nm tri-gate process technology to significantly reduce power consumption while maintaining performance. To date, x86 processors have out-performed ARM counterparts but at a significant cost in power consumption, heat dissipation and die size.
"If Intel can achieve the same kind of battery life as people get with ARM-based designs, there will be advantages for the x86 because it will have support for all legacy Windows apps and hardware devices that I don't anticipate will be supported on ARM processors under Windows 8," said Brookwood.
The Ultrabook concept aims to repeat Intel's success with its Centrino notebook platform.
"In 2003, the combination of Intel's Centrino technology with built-in Wi-Fi, paired with Intel Capital's $300 million in venture investments and other industry enabling efforts, ushered in the shift from desktop PCs to anytime, anywhere mobile computing," said Mooly Eden, vice president and general manager of Intel's PC Client Group.
"Our announcement today is about Intel mobilizing significant investments to achieve the next historic shift in computing," he said in a press statement.
"The Intel Capital Ultrabook fund will focus on investing in companies building technologies that will help revolutionize the computing experience and morph today's mobile computers into the next must-have device," said Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital in the company statement.
Intel Capital maintains a number of dedicated funds including country-specific funds in Brazil, China, India, the Middle East and Turkey. Past technology specific funds have included the Intel Digital Home Fund and the Intel Communications Fund.


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Food for work: Covering immediate and future needs in parched Niger
As the drought and food crisis escalate across West Africa, how is World Vision responding both to urgent, immediate needs, as well as long-term recovery challenges? Here's a closer look at what's going on in villages across Niger.
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Women of all ages -- young and old -- carry babies on their backs and dig in the hard soil under the hot sun. At this point, the depth of Niger's food crisis becomes painfully clear. Communities agonizing over the ongoing drought are able to eat only because of relief efforts that World Vision has undertaken in partnership with the World Food Program.
Just how bad has it gotten? Ask a villager.
"I can tell you that there had been times [when] we eat even millet bran, which normally is for animals," says Haoua Adamou, a 50-year-old woman and mother of seven children. "But now, with the support from World Vision, we have wheat, lentils, and oil."
Another woman, Limou Halidou, a 60-year-old widow and mother of six children, adds, "With your support, now we know that we do not have to leave our village, because we will have [food] to eat."
Women participating in World Vision's food-for-work program gather with their shovels.
Indeed, there are some 975 households directly benefiting from World Vision's food-for-work project in the Tillabery region, with each household receiving more than 75 pounds of food after working for eight days.
"With the amount of food we receive, my family of 15 members can eat for another 10 days," Haoua says.
And there's a second purpose to this initiative. The women who participate in the food-for-work program help break up soil that has been hardened by the extreme heat and bone-dry conditions. Doing so helps facilitate a return to fertile ground, where cattle can graze and crops can be grown.
In addition to Tillabery, World Vision's partnership with the World Food Program is undertaking similar activities in two other regions of Niger -- namely Zinder, where 1,396 households are benefiting from food-for-work; and Maradi, where 1,245 households are also benefiting from the food-for-work program, and 5,716 households are benefiting from cash-for-work.
So what would happen in the absence of such interventions?
"The only alternative is to leave the village," says Haoua. "Indeed, some began to leave. It's your intervention that stopped us as now we can have [food] to eat."
She adds, "If you had arrived a month later, you would have found the village already emptied of its inhabitants, because nobody will stay and starve here."
At this stage in West Africa's ongoing drought and food crisis, these programs are the only means of providing survival and hope for such communities.
The food crisis rages on. But with this kind of ongoing support, villagers can take solace in knowing that they will no longer need to flee their villages -- and with the farmland they rehabilitate, they'll produce enough food to eat when the rains return.
Read more of our ongoing coverage of the West Africa food crisis here on the World Vision Blog.
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Strong a great fit for V8s, says Whincup
Holden's four-time champion Jamie Whincup welcomed the recruitment of leading businessman James Strong as the new V8 Supercars chairman on Wednesday as a massive coup for the sport.
The former Qantas chief executive, who recently stepped down as chairman of Woolworths, was appointed to replace long-serving chairman Tony Cochrane.
Strong arrives with a strong background in motorsport as a director of Dorna Sports, which manages MotoGP worldwide, and former Australian Grand Prix Corporation board member.
When told of the announcement, Whincup, who takes an unassailable drivers' championship lead into this weekend's final two 250km races at Sydney Olympic Park, was glowing in his praise.
"Geez, is there anyone else better for the job?" asked Whincup.
"He's absolutely top notch. Exactly what the sport needs.
"Tony's (Cochrane) heart and soul has driven the sport for years and they're big shoes to fill but I'm very confident from (Strong's) past record he can certainly pick up from where Tony left off."
One of Strong's immediate goals is to finalise a new media rights deal, which is due to be announced next month and is reportedly valued at about $350 million over five years.
The Australian-based championship currently includes rounds in New Zealand and Abu Dhabi and will enter the United States next year with a round in Austin, Texas.
Whincup believes Strong needs to look at expanding the current 15-race schedule and particularly examine the possibility of taking the V8 show to the TV-friendly Asian region.
"We do need to finetune our appearances overseas so I think he can go a long way in achieving that," said Whincup.
"I wouldn't mind going up through the Asian countries but probably not get too far away from our time zones so the guys back here in Australia can watch it.
"So draw a line up from Perth and Sydney and there are plenty of Asian countries with awesome tracks that we can visit during the year."
Strong also arrives as the V8 Supercars championship prepares to enter a new era next year, with traditional rivals Holden and Ford to be joined by teams racing Nissan and Mercedes cars.
"All forms of motorsport are a passion of mine," Strong, who was appointed as a non-executive chairman, said in a statement.
"V8 Supercars is without doubt the leading motorsport category in this region and a force worldwide.
"The sport is in wonderful shape for the future and I want to play an active part in the next period of evolution. The potential is unlimited."
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Lillianas grandparents are Linda and Mike Coffey of Dove Creek, and Vicki Paxton of Cortez and Mark Hendewerk of Salida, Colo. Her great-grandmothers are Alys Drummond and Frances Coffey.
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I have discovered a flaw that has been in the Zone Alarm Security Suite for over two years. Up until three weeks ago, I was using an older computer. (p4 2.6 ghz, 1 gb of mem, etc.). There have been several occasions within the past two years where I have downloaded and opened .exe files or auto zip files bigger than 1gb. On these occasions I would notice that Windows Explorer would hang for several minutes. When control got returned, the computer would from that point forward become permanently slow. Programs would take minutes to open, shutdowns would take over 10minutes, opening files was a problem. The first time, I thought maybe I had a virus of some sort so I did a scan which turned up nothing. I tried multiple scanners but still found no Trojans, viruses, or malware. After trying several other fixes, I gave up and reformatted. The computer returned to a healthy state and I concluded that the problem must have been a windows related error. After another few months I had the same exact problem caused by the same exact method.
At this point, I checked my hard drives. One of them was failing. I was able to save my data onto a new hardrive but figured another reformat couldn t hurt. Now, running off a brand new hard drive I figured that would be the end of my troubles. Much to my dismay, the problem returned a few months later, again after opening a large exe. Now I was getting desperate. I did a full system diagnostic but that found nothing wrong. Not knowing what to do, I reformatted for the unth time knowing that it would at least get me a few months of peace. Shortly after, my motherboard died and so I replaced it. The problem persisted.
The cycle continued, and each time I reformatted it went away. Two weeks ago, the problem returned. After pulling hairs for hours trying to finally figure out once and for all what was wrong I realized it had been Zone Alarm. Task manager showed Vsmon.exe as making over 2,000,000,000 I/O Read Bytes per minute at startup. Opening programs added another billion. Closing them did too. Basically any action caused a spike in I/O reads. I couldn t even get into Program Manager to uninstall Zone Alarm so I tried the next best thing, and downloaded an update from the site. I chose upgrade and let it do its thing. Upon rebooting it was obvious that this had no effect
I then went into Safe Mode to uninstall from there. After several attempts I was able to get it off. When I rebooted everything was back to normal. My computer ran like it was brand new. I still loved Zone Alarm so I reinstalled it. Still, everything was fine.
Fast forward to now. I built a new computer and scraped my old hard drive. I didn t reformat but this wasn t a problem, everything worked smoothly.
Two hours ago I wanted to install a new program. The file was over 1gb. I figured that it should be no problem for my new machine, regardless of Zone Alarm. This was a big mistake. The computer has clearly degenerated now. Its not as bad as my old one when it had this problem but it is still noticeably slower. Here is a picture from Task Manager and Process Explorer to show the problem.
I m going to wait before I reinstall Zone Alarm in case any further analysis is required.
Just to recap:
1. The problem stems from opening a file greater than 1gb on Windows XP.
2. Windows Explorer will hang for some time and then the exe will appear.
3. Zone Alarm will now permanently have high I/O read bytes.
4. Upgrading Zone Alarm will not fix the problem.
5. Only a full uninstall and clean install will fix it.
My current Specs:
Windows XP Pro Service Pack 3
Asus P5E
Intel E8400
2gb Corsair Dominator ram
Nvidia 8800GTS 512
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS
My old specs:
Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2
Asus P4-soemthing
P4 2.6ghz
1gb ram
ATI X800Pro
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS
Operating System: Windows XP Pro
Software Version: 7.0
Product Name: ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite
EDIT: Let me add that every time this problem occurs there are no performance hits other than a high I/O Read Byte. The CPU remains at low usage. The memory is never used up. Nothing apparent is wrong. That is why it took so long for me to figure out the cause. I/O Byte Read is not automatically enabled in task manager and requires you to edit the view settings in the column manager.
The following workaround is available for this problem.
Set Program Control > Main > SmartDefense Advisor to Manual. This offers the same protection as Auto, just with a few more popup windows initially.
Credit: HammerNU
EDIT (Sep 19, 2008): This problem still persists as of Version 8.0.020.000. It is related to the Smart Defense Advisor. The workaround for this bug is still functional. Lower your Smart Defense Advisor to "Manual" or "Off".
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What grade do you give to the first 5 teams in the NBA Draft?
What grade do you give to the first 5 teams in the NBA Draft?
#1 Wiz - A: Wall was an obvious pick, but they picked up Hinrich, who should really be able to help Wall (by pushing him in practice, and even playing along side him at the 2), and also picked up a project C in Kevin Seaphin
#2 Philly - B: I think Turner was the right choice, it's just that I don't know how he's going to fit with Iggy. It'll be interesting to see what happens there over the next few weeks.
#3 NJ - B-: I really thought NJ would pull the trigger on a trade with this pick, or take Johnson and be confident that they'll get a big through FA. Now I'm not sure where they are.
#4 Minny - A: Wesley Johnson should fit this squad perfectly. They already have a big rotation of Big Al (who may be traded soon) and Kevin Love, but started Ryan Gomes at the 3 (if I'm not mistaken) for most games last year. Now, don't get me wrong, I like Gomes' game, but I don't think he's a starting 3 in this league. Johnson will probably start. Good pickup.
#5 Sactown - A: The only thing keeping this from an A+ is Demarcus' potential attitude problems, but I don't see that as that big of an issue. Especially not in the first few years. He's going to come in, shut-up, put the work in and try to prove people wrong at the get-go. He'll probably takeover the starting C from Sammy D. mid-way through the season (assuming Dalembert is still on the team).
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Hundreds of Afghans — some shouting "Death to America" — have held a protest against an anti-Islam film in the eastern city of Jalalabad.
The film depicts the Prophet Muhammad as a fraud, a womanizer and a madman.
Since it surfaced on the Internet, it has prompted violent protests at U.S. embassies in the Middle East. The American ambassador and three other U.S. staff members were killed when the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya was attacked.
It is unclear who organized Friday's demonstration in the Marko area of Nangarhar province between Jalalabad and the Pakistan border.
One protester, a man named Zhirullah who spoke to The Associated Press on the phone from the site, says the crowd called on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to cut relations with the United States.
In Lebanon, security officials in Beirut said one person has been killed and 25 wounded after clashes between police and protesters over the film.
The officials said a crowd angry over the film set fire Friday to a KFC and an Arby's restaurant. They then clashed with police.
The security officials said police opened fire, killing one of the attackers.
Twenty-five people were wounded in the melee, including 18 police who were hit with stones and glass. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to brief the media.
In India, thousands of angry Kashmiri Muslims protested Friday against the film, burning U.S. flags and calling President Barack Obama a "terrorist," while the top government cleric here reportedly demanded Americans leave the volatile Indian-controlled region immediately.
In the southern Indian city of Chennai, protesters threw stones at the U.S. Consulate, shattering some windows and burning Obama in effigy. Police quickly cleared the area, arresting more than 100 protesters. U.S. Embassy officials in Delhi did not immediately comment.
In Bangladesh, about 5,000 hard-line Muslims marched through the streets of the capital, Dhaka, after Friday prayers, burning U.S. and Israeli flags and calling for the arrest and death of the filmmaker. Police prevented them from marching toward the U.S. Embassy, which was several miles away.Across Kashmir, at least 15,000 people took part in more than two dozen protests, chanting "Down with America" and "Down with Israel" in some of the largest anti-American demonstrations against the film in Asia.
U.S. and Israeli flags were burned at many of the protests across the Muslim-majority region. Hundreds of lawyers in the main city of Srinagar stopped work and marched out of court and into the streets in protest. One protester held a poster with Obama's picture and the words "real terrorist."
"The U.S. citizens visiting Kashmir should leave immediately as the sentiments of the Muslims have been hurt by these pictures," Mufti Bashiruddin Ahmad, Kashmir's state-appointed cleric, was quoted as telling the Kashmir Reader, an English daily.
In response to the statement, U.S. Embassy officials sent out a message reiterating its call for citizens to stay away from Kashmir, a volatile territory where many oppose India's rule. Police said they were investigating the cleric's statement.
Though many local separatists groups disavowed the threat to Americans, local authorities put five top separatist leaders under house arrest, a common action when protests or violence is expected.
Jamat-e-Islami, Kashmir's biggest Islamic party, demanded the U.S. government crack down on the filmmakers.
"If America is true in its claim of being against any kind of religious blasphemy, then it should lose no time in taking stern action against these enemies of humanity," a statement from the party said.
Meanwhile, in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, about 200 protesters in Jakarta chanted slogans and held up signs in a largely peaceful protest outside the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy. American diplomatic outposts increased security worldwide this week after clips of the film went viral online and sparked violent protests in the Middle East.
"We came here because we want the U.S. to punish whoever was involved with the film," protester Abdul Jabar Umam said. "They should know that we are willing to die to defend the honor of our Prophet."
About 20 protesters outside the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, shouted "Allahu akbar!" and handed reporters a letter addressed to the U.S. ambassador expressing their anger over the movie and calling for greater respect for religions.
Indonesia's government has been working to block access to clips of the film online, and a prominent cleric has urged calm. But others are calling for Muslims worldwide to defend the dignity of the Prophet Muhammad.
Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia, a branch of the international network that advocates a worldwide Islamic state and the ones who organized the protest, on its website blamed the U.S. government for allowing the film to be produced and released, calling it "an act of barbarism that cannot go unpunished."
"Why do these people seek problems by disturbing our peace? They knew the risk they were facing by angering people," said Muhammad Al-Khaththath, leader of another hardliner group. "There's only one way to stop our anger: Give the death penalty to the filmmaker and the actors."


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You will recall last year when the Russellville City Council discussed an ordinance that would prohibit the city's five private clubs from serving alcoholic beverages from 2-10 a.m. Prior to the ordinance being passed 7-1 by council members, clubs could serve alcohol and their patrons could consume alcohol past 2 a.m.
A representative of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) board spoke to the council and said to her knowledge, there had never been problems reported at the city's private club that stayed open the latest, The North Forty. Also, aldermen learned liquor licenses that had been approved recently - during the past few years - prohibited serving and consumption after 2 a.m.
Move the hands of the clock forward six months to Thursday night, when another ordinance concerning the city's private clubs went before of the council -which included new council members and a new mayor, as well as a lawsuit filed against the city by owners and an attorney representing The North Forty.
After discussion - and hearing from residents for and against another ordinance that would extend the hours alcohol could be served and consumed two hours, from 2 to 4 a.m. - aldermen voted 5-3 in favor of the new ordinance.
The primary point of Thursday night's decision came when Police Chief Tom McMillen told the council department statistics have shown there was no real increase or decrease in DWI arrests from the past six months, when private clubs could serve alcoholic beverages past 2 a.m. and when the previous ordinance prohibited serving two hours earlier.
Russellville police officers receive federal grant funding for not only seat belt, but DWI Task Force operations. They should know better than anyone the number of DWIs in our city and the importance of club owners working with local law enforcement in the battle against DWIs.
While one resident said Thursday night there were many others who opposed the recent ordinance's passage, we realize there are those who support the council's decision. And, while some may question why aldermen approved the recent ordinance in one night and didn't wait until future meetings, everyone with an opinion should put their faith in our police officers and the owners of private clubs who, according to McMillen, have a great working relationship and have improved efforts to stop patrons from driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Does this mean the long-debated issue of turning the city of Russellville or Pope County from "dry" to "wet" is going in a different direction? Not necessarily. However, it did bring the debate back to the forefront once again, if it ever went away in the first place.