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Sierra Buttes Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2007
|Very nice view and very nice summit pinnacle! Building the lookout tower must have been quite exhilarating...ho that precarious lookout tower...
Ate lunch in Downieville, then went into the backcountry: the gnarliest town in CA (Alleghany) and did some 4 wheelin' back in there. Fun day.
|Posted Aug 15, 2007 9:56 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2007
|This was one of the coolest mountains I've ever hiked. David and I speedhiked up it and then did some crazy offroading through Forest and Alleghany.
|Posted Aug 15, 2007 9:54 pm
|IRS Special
Date Climbed: Apr 15, 2007
|This is a really cool area! Just the drive on hwy 49 along the N. Yuba River is gorgeous. For April there was very little snow, and there was no postholing.
|Posted May 1, 2007 1:13 am
|Been Close...
|Don't remember what year or how old I was, probably around 7 or so, but me and my grandpa tried to 4WD up to the summit. Being in a little Rav-4, we didn't make it all the way, but if I remember right, we were pretty close.
|Posted Mar 27, 2007 12:54 am
|The Trail
Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2001
|This old fire look-out is in a great place. reminds me of my days reading Kerouac, Snyder & Bukowski
|Posted Feb 18, 2007 5:23 pm
|Peak Baguette
|Via PCT 08.20.06
Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2006
|A very nice "secondi" after doing Castle Peak earlier in the day. Quick hike that leverages a beautiful bit of the PCT.
|Posted Aug 21, 2006 7:27 am
|Ice fall
Date Climbed: Oct 30, 2005
|On a relatively warm day after a minor snowfall, the ice encrusted on the pine trees was crashing all around us. I was happy not to get hit in the noggin. An impressive peak for the northern sierra.
|Posted Aug 17, 2006 3:55 pm
|4x4 fun n da sun
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2006
|Took the 4x4 trail off of Butte Rd. out of Sierra City. Started hiking at the closed gate ~1 mi. from the tower. Views were very nice, and the summit was not overcrowded, although it was only a Friday morning.
|Posted Aug 12, 2006 11:04 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2005
|Went up for the sunset, on the way back down, we ran into a couple camped along the trail. They were PCTers heading north and it turns out that we had talked to them at Bubbs Creek in SEKI weeks before when we were doing the JMT. It was pretty amazing the way we ran into them again!
|Posted Mar 14, 2006 8:55 pm
|Route Climbed: 4WD road Date Climbed: 21 Oct 2005
|Saw it from the road but didn't know what it was. It looked interesting so I took a stroll. Hiking the 4WD road was a drag but the views were great from up top. No signs of civilization looking outward which was nice.
|Posted Oct 21, 2005 8:28 pm
|Michael Graupe
|Route Climbed: From Packer Lake Date Climbed: October 25, 2003
|Nice afternoon walk after doing Mt. Elwell in the morning. Great weather.
|Posted Sep 27, 2005 6:04 pm
|Route Climbed: Date Climbed: July 3, 2005
|Left the family reunion behind in Graeagle at 4p.m. and was back and showered for baby back ribs and beer before 8p.m. A winding drive followed by and easy jog/hike to the top for a great panoramic view form the lookout tower on the top. I had fun skiing around on my trail shoes through the late season snow on the way down. I saw some nice dogs here and at the Lakes Basin trail and will bring mine next time for some fun in the snow and the beautiful lakes. Lots if great mountain biking around here too.
|Posted Jul 27, 2005 5:26 am
|Eric L
|Route Climbed: Trail from Packer Lake Date Climbed: 31 July 2004
|This was a nice hour and half hike to the summit. The views where amazing. Tried to get my dog to go up the stairs but she freaked out. The stairs are steep.
|Posted Jan 28, 2005 8:30 pm
|Route Climbed: Sardine lakes Date Climbed: Sometime in the early 1980s
|I was impressed how the fire lookout is precariously perched atop these jagged spires.
|Posted Aug 13, 2004 11:16 pm
|Route Climbed: Trail/summit rocks Date Climbed: July 18, 2004
|Ran the trail from Packer Lake, avoided the stairs and took the rocks up to the look out. For some reason I thought the structure was going to fall off at any moment.
|Posted Jul 19, 2004 8:38 pm
|Bob Burd
|Route Climbed: South Slopes Date Climbed: March 12, 2004
|From the south, Sierra Buttes makes for a fine winter climb, much easier than I expected. Your snow conditions may vary this opinion. Trip Report.
|Posted Mar 22, 2004 1:54 pm
|Sam Mills
|Route Climbed: South Slope Date Climbed: July 1997
|A day hike up a fire trail on the South slope. A variation on the descent lead to some bushwacking, a slide down a rocky gully and an encounter with a homeowners Rottwieller(sp?). I emerged out of the brush on highway 49 near downtown Downieville and had a 2-3 mile hike back to my car. All was cool though.
|Posted Jan 26, 2004 11:41 pm
|Route Climbed: Main Trail Date Climbed: 07/04/1998
|Took the day hike with friends that were camping in lakes basin. Observation tower at the top needs to go.
|Posted Oct 29, 2002 1:07 pm
|Route Climbed: HIked the access road from the west Date Climbed: April 1991
|HIked with Christine Beck and Steve Soich up the access road as the snow was still quite deep, and the road wasn't open. The snow near the top was in excess of 4 feet deep. We saw no tourists up there, and that lookout is perched in a precarious position. The best views in the vicinity.
|Posted Sep 28, 2002 5:42 pm
|Route Climbed: From Packer Lake Date Climbed: 1997
|With Darrin. Beautiful views on trail and exciting exposure climbing the summit pinnacle.
|Posted Aug 27, 2001 11:23 am


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Yet these eleven represent something significant, although there are justifications for other choices. Among the many important apps released in 2012, this group deserves attention. In some cases, they're a sign of things to come; in other cases, they're holdovers from the past. But they're all worthy bits of code that underscore meaningful trends.
1. Mozilla Popcorn Maker
Mozilla is best known for its Firefox Web browser, but its most compelling release of 2012 was Popcorn Maker, a tool for altering, enhancing and adding interactivity to Web video. It's important because it further democratizes video as a means of communication. It's open source. Services like YouTube, Vimeo, and the like have lowered the bar for video distribution, but editing and altering existing video has remained a somewhat demanding task. Popcorn Maker makes altering existing video, particularly as a means of comment and critique, much easier. It should help enrich the visual vocabulary of those who aren't yet video professionals.
2. Google Now
Introduced as part of Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean), Google Now represents a working example of the intelligent agents that computer scientists have been predicting for decades. The software surfaces relevant information to the user based on his or her activities and location. Think of it as a cross between search suggestions and Siri. It can, for example, tell you when to leave your current location based on known traffic and the distance to your destination. It's far from perfect, but it works well enough to make the notion of smart agent software a bit less laughable. And with Google having just hired futurist Ray Kurzweil, you can be sure there will be more machine learning and artificial intelligence in the company's upcoming software.
[ Google's Nexus 10 tablet does not disappoint. For more, see Google Nexus 10: My First Month. ]
3. Apple iTunes 11
An aesthetic improvement over previous versions, Apple's app for managing and selling content on its devices remains a source of contention. Some users hate it; others like it fine, but there's no doubt it's a holdover from the desktop era. It poses as an app that empowers users by helping them manage their content across Mac OS computers and connected iOS devices. But it's a gatekeeper that limits how many times you can burn music playlists to CDs and controls app installations. With iCloud, it has become redundant. Apple should either separate the e-commerce and file management functions of iTunes into two distinct apps -- the Mac App Store app doesn't duplicate Finder functions -- or it should provide an e-commerce API that allows any online store to create a plugin for in-app content purchasing (this applies to iPhoto too).
4. Windows 8
Microsoft's future depends largely on the fate of Windows 8 and on how its operating system software fares on mobile devices. Initial adoption appears to be slower than anticipated, but Microsoft's business customers tend to wait before upgrading and consumers appear to be daunted by the estimated two-week learning curve. Sooner or later, they'll warm to Windows 8. Apple and Google will make small gains, but Microsoft can count on a long half-life as its desktop hegemony decays. Most computers still run Windows in some form or another and they will probably continue to do so in most cases. It will just take a while for Microsoft's Windows juggernaut to get up to speed.
5. Incredipede
More games are released every year than anyone could possibly play. But wonderful, thought-provoking games are few and far between. Incredipede is one such game. Like other noteworthy indie games such as Braid, Super Meat Boy, and the World of Goo, Incredipede exists at the intersection of entertainment and art. In contrast to the soulless commercialism of social games and websites, Incredipede is authentic, quirky fun.
6. Kinect for Windows
Microsoft's motion-capture and control system for Windows computers consists of both hardware and software. It's intended for developers at the moment, but it provides a clue to where computing is headed. Along with soon-to-be released peripherals like the Leap Motion sensor, Kinect for Windows is helping to define device interaction beyond the mouse-dominated desktop.


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The Brown-headed Cowbird is a stocky blackbird with a fascinating approach to raising its young. Females forgo building nests and instead put all their energy into producing eggs, sometimes more than three dozen a summer. These they lay in the nests of other birds, abandoning their young to foster parents, usually at the expense of at least some of the host's own chicks. Once confined to the open grasslands of middle North America, cowbirds have surged in numbers and range as humans built towns and cleared woods.
Brown-headed Cowbirds are smallish blackbirds, with a shorter tail and thicker head than most other blackbirds. The bill has a distinctive shape: it's much shorter and thicker-based than other blackbirds', almost finch-like at first glance. In flight, look for the shorter tail.
Male Brown-headed Cowbirds have glossy black plumage and a rich brown head that often looks black in poor lighting or at distance. Female Brown-headed Cowbirds are plain brown birds, lightest on the head and underparts, with fine streaking on the belly and a dark eye.
Brown-headed Cowbirds feed on the ground in mixed-species groups of blackbirds and starlings. Males gather on lawns to strut and display for mates. Females prowl woodlands and edges in search of nests. Brown-headed Cowbirds are noisy, making a multitude of clicks, whistles and chatter-like calls in addition to a flowing, gurgling song.
You'll find Brown-headed Cowbirds in many open habitats, such as fields, pastures, meadows, forest edges, and lawns. When not displaying or feeding on the ground, they often perch high on prominent tree branches.
Cowbirds are smaller and shorter-tailed than other members of the blackbird family, with a shorter, thicker bill. The brown head of male Brown-headed Cowbirds can be difficult to see in poor light, so body shape and bill shape are the best clues. Female cowbirds are much less streaky than female Red-winged Blackbirds. Common Grackles are larger, longer-tailed, and lankier than Brown-headed Cowbirds. Male grackles and Brewer's Blackbirds show more iridescent colors in full light. Bronzed Cowbird and the rare Shiny Cowbirds of southern states are quite similar, but lack the male's brown hood and have longer bills.
This species often comes to bird feeders. Find out more about what this bird likes to eat and what feeder is best by using the Project FeederWatch Common Feeder Birds bird list.
Even though Brown-headed Cowbirds are native to North America, many people consider them a nuisance bird, since they destroy the eggs and young of smaller songbirds and have been implicated in the decline of several endangered species, including Kirtland's Warbler and Black-capped Vireo. Cowbirds often flock with other species of blackbirds, and they may come to your yard if it contains open ground or lawn, or if you scatter grain for ground birds. If your yard is large enough to keep livestock, there's a good chance you will find cowbirds there.
Look for Brown-headed Cowbirds in fields, meadows, and lawns. During winter and migration, search through mixed-species blackbird flocks and look for the glossy black plumage and subtle brown head in males and the short, stout bill and unmarked brown of females. Learn the male's gurgling song and the female's chatter call, and you'll hear them often.
Brown-headed Cowbirds are a focal bird species for the Celebrate Urban Birds! project. Conduct a 10-minute count and record whether or not you see cowbirds.
Visit NestWatch to learn how to observe and report activity at bird nests
Cowbirds and Conservation (Audubon)
Brown-headed Cowbirds in Grasslands (USGS)
Brown-headed Cowbird: A bird that never nests has a huge impact on nesting birds.
Brown-headed Cowbirds: from buffalo birds to modern scourge (Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center)
All About Birds blog, Identify the Brown, Streaky, Juvenile Songbirds of Summer With These Tips, July 23, 2014.
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SUNRISE, Fla. – Any optimism UFC president Dana White might've had for the return of Brock Lesnar is now gone after meeting with the former champ post-UFC 146.
"The meeting did not go well," White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) following UFC on FX 3. "Probably the worst meeting we've ever had with Brock Lesnar, and I haven't talked to him since."
White declined to elaborate on exactly what happened.
"It's one of those things (where) it's not worth getting into it publicly," he said. "It's not worth getting into the B.S. over it."
"UFC on FX 3: Johnson vs McCall" took place Friday at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla., and White spoke to reporters afterward.
Lesnar, who retired from MMA following a first-round TKO loss to Alistair Overeem at UFC 141, had a front-row seat for the all-heavyweight main card of UFC 146, which took place May 26 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
That suggested at least an interest from Lesnar in the goings-on of the UFC world – despite signing a contract with the WWE, which employed him as a champion prior to his jump into MMA.
White also revealed a text from Lesnar that suggested he was more than just a fight fan taking in the show.
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White shot down a rumor that the meeting was merely a ploy to bring more interest to Lesnar's work in the WWE.
Asked whether the door to return was closed for good, White said he didn't know.
Lesnar (5-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) won the UFC heavyweight title from Randy Couture at UFC 91 and defended the belt twice against Frank Mir and Shane Carwin before ceding it to Cain Velasquez at UFC 121. He fought on four UFC events that reportedly cracked the one-million mark in pay-per-view buys, which made him one of the promotion's biggest draws during his time.
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I've had a few people ask for some sort of weekly schedule to organize all the carpools and before/after school activities and/or child care situations. I know a mom of 4 who is just constantly on the go when school starts taking kids to and fro and making sure everyone is accounted for and taken care of. I can't believe how incredibly complicated her weekly schedule is! Of course when dealing with such a complex schedule, it's hard to make a one-size fits all type of schedule form. So I tried to simplify as much as I could. I created 3 columns – Carpool schedule, Before school schedule, After school schedule. If only one or two applies to you then you can cut off the others and just keep your weekly carpool schedule in your house binder. You can also fill this out and keep a standard weekly schedule in place – or you can print one out weekly to make sure your on top of all the variations in schedule during the week. Hopefully keeping it simple means that it's a workable form for most anyone who has a lot to do during the school week.
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Demar DeRozan IMO is an obvious choice to be bumped to the second unit this year. It may not start out that way but should be looked at. Considering Calderon's familiarity with Derozan already and the need for a scoring punch/1st option on offense in the reserves Derozan would fit that role to a T.
Starting would be a pretty solid defensive line-up of
Pg - Lowry
Sg - Ross
Sf - Fields
Pf - Bargnani
C- Valanciunas
Second unit
Pg - Calderon
Sg - Derozan
Sf - Kleiza
Pf - Davis
C - Johnson
One thing you notice about the second unit is Calderon has played with all of them so there is not much chemistry building required. Derozan becomes the #1 option of the second unit (he will also play with starters at times in games) and plays with players who he is familiar with. If he starts he is adjusting to Lowry while still remaining the 2nd or 3rd option. Calderon will be a grand facilitator playing with Amir,Derozan, & Kleiza. If you switch Ross to the second unit he becomes their best scorer as well (arguably Kleiza on some nights) but is still a rookie that you're relying on to be #1 option on the floor. If Ross can start and play good D he will still remain in the flow of offense but will not have the pressure of leading the charge. Bargnani, Lowry, and Fields can and will score. You could argue that Ross would have to get used to Lowry as well, same with Fields and Bargs, however Bargnani isn't as dependent on his pg for his offense and Fields is in the same situation regardless and doesn't require the ball as much or for it to be hand wrapped for him like Derozan.
Casey needs to make Derozan realize it is a tactical move and not a demotion, it is not to say Ross is a better player. It simply gives the Raptors a two headed monster. Line-up A & B if you will.
Many line-ups are going to be tried but for a team without a "superstar" the depth of the raptors is what will keep us in games and I feel Derozan if accepting can carve out a role as our go to scoring punch off the bench. A younger, stronger, more athletic Barbosa playing for his job with more leash to play for it.


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A friend of Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander told jurors in Arias' murder trial Thursday that she may not have been worthy of becoming a Mormon.
Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi asked Dan Freeman about Jodi's baptism, his knowledge of her relationship with Alexander and her possible motivation for joining the church.
Graphic explainer: Jodi Arias & Travis Alexander -- Killer romance?
Freeman (pictured below) says if Arias and Alexander were having oral sex, she wasn't worthy of being accepted into the Mormon faith because she was breaking the church's law of chastity.
Freeman said Arias' and Alexander's sexual activity could have gotten them excommunicated from the Mormon church.
Read more: Is Searcy stealing the spotlight in the Arias trial?
In earlier testimony, Freeman said he called Arias to tell her Alexander was dead on June 9, 2008. He said Arias was silent for a moment then began to cry, and after a couple moments he got off the phone with her so she could compose herself.
At the end of Freeman's testimony, some of the jurors had questions for him, which is allowed in Arizona.
Read more: Does Arias have a girlfriend behind bars?
One of the jurors asked Freeman if the fights he said he witnessed between Arias and Alexander seemed normal.
Freeman said, "Yes."
Another juror asked if he ever saw Alexander hit Arias.
Freeman said, "No."
After Freeman finished testifying, Judge Sherry Stephens recessed for lunch, but court did not resume for the afternoon session on time, because of a closed door meeting.
When court finally picked back up shortly before 6:00 p.m. ET, the defense called computer forensic examiner Lonnie Dworkin to the stand.
Dworkin testified that he examined Alexander's laptop and a broken hard drive that could have belonged to Arias. He recovered information from Alexander's laptop that someone accessed YouTube music videos at 4 a.m. on June 4, 2008, the same day Alexander died. Arias told police she arrived at Alexander's home around 4 a.m. on that day.
Prosecutor Juan Martinez objected when defense attorney Jennifer Willmott tried to admit photos of a man's genitalia Dworkin recovered from Alexander's external hard drive. Martinez objected on the grounds that Dworkin could not identify whose genitalia it was.


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Via Overlawyered, (a daily read for me and should be for you) I found the following:
A Boston firefighter who competed as a bodybuilder while on disability leave did not show up for work this morning despite being ordered back on the job by the fire commissioner.
Well, I can see that happening.
But, you say, to collect disability you have to have a physical exam that supports the diagnosis; in this case, it's public record the disability was back pain:
He filed for a disability pension in April after Dr. John F. Mahoney concluded that he was "totally and permanently" disabled from a back injury. On May 3, just 15 days after the doctor decided Arroyo could no longer work, the firefighter competed in a national bodybuilding competition and finished eighth.
(emphasis mine)
For the record this is how the disabled applicant appeared in the event in question (a national competition in which he placed eighth):
Photo courtesy of the Boston Globe
Now, I'm just a dumb ER doc and not a Boston Neurologist, I don't do disability physicals, but I examine patients every shift for back pain, and this physique would, to put it mildly, raise some red flags if the complaint was chronic back pain.
It didn't in this case:
"If someone is doing bodybuilding and doesn't tell me, how the hell would I know?" said Mahoney when the Globe asked him Friday about Arroyo, a professional bodybuilder since 2003.
(there's video at the link)
Read the articles; they're some good writing and reporting. There are disabled people in the world and a very small number of people who want to take advantage of any system, and disability is one of them.
It'll be interesting to see how this comes out.


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A pregnant and newly engaged Kate Hudson proves relationships happen when you're not looking for them. At least that's what happened to her. On The Late Show with David Letterman last night, Kate said she was embracing her single status when her future-fiancé Matthew Bellamy came into her life. Watch Kate describe how she met her nice "English boy," and then weigh in: have you found love when you weren't looking for it?


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If approved, the new garage would allocate the top two stories to Keenan to support his new development a half-block away at 135 Hamilton Ave. The rest of the garage would be available to the public and to other downtown businesses, possibly through issuance of permits.
Mayor Greg Scharff, Vice Mayor Nancy Shepherd and councilwomen Gail Price and Liz Kniss initially proposed moving ahead with the deal and supported a staff recommendation to draft an agreement that would effectively give Keenan ownership of the two top garage levels in perpetuity. But after a parade of technical motions and amendments, council members decided to tap the brakes and do further analysis.
Supporters of moving forward with the new garage characterized Keenan's proposal as a good (albeit, not perfect) opportunity to address one of the biggest issues facing the city today, a shortage of downtown parking. Price, who proposed drafting a memorandum of understanding, said the project has "great merit." Under the plan, Keenan would pay $7 million for the new garage, while the city would contribute another $1.5 million in construction funds and waived fees.
Scharff called the partnership with Keenan a valuable prong in the city's multi-pronged approach to solving one of the city's most perplexing dilemmas. If the garage is built, the number of parking spots on the site would increase from 61 to 145, with 63 of the spots on the new garage allocated to Keenan during the daytime on weekdays.
"I think it's these incremental processes, if we don't take them, the process just gets worse and worse with parking," he said. "I think it's important that when you have the opportunity to build something like this, we build it."
But others argued that there are still too many questions lingering over the proposal, and it was their argument that carried the day. Councilman Karen Holman and Councilman Greg Schmid both voiced opposition to the proposal and said they were concerned about what Holman called "privatization of public land."
"I think we all agree there's a parking issue downtown," Schmid said. "It seems to me the answer is not to give up, as the first step, public control of public property. Effectively, we're giving up our property rights over decision-making of a valuable city property, forever or for 35 or 40 years."
Holman also pointed to a recent analysis of five potential garage sites, which identified Lot P as a location in which a garage would have major impacts on neighboring sites, when compared to other possible areas.
Councilmen Larry Klein, Marc Berman and Pat Burt had their own concerns and supported further exploration of the partnership before any agreement is drafted. Each said he has major questions about the garage's impacts on traffic circulation. They also requested more analysis of the financials, including a professional appraisal of the value of the city-owned land. Under the proposal that the council approved, the council's Finance Committee would use this analysis to determine whether the easement agreement should be "in perpetuity" or for a set term.
The proposed partnership also received a cool reception from the residents and merchants who spoke at the Monday meeting, including those who have been most adamant in calling for a parking solution. Sally-Ann Rudd, president of the Downtown North Residents Association, urged the council on focusing on "macrosolutions" to the problem of moving people around rather than simply building more garages.
"This is not the time to be proposing a precedent-setting project that does not appear to fit into long-term plans," Rudd said.
Elaine Meyer, president of the University South Neighborhood Association, said that if a new garage is needed, the council should ask its residents — not a private developer — for funding help.
"Is the city incapable of building what it needs without enriching a private developer?" Meyer asked. "If the citizens thought it was an honest deal, we'd support it. ... Put out a bond and we'll support it."
Rob Fisher, a restauranteur with three businesses in the area (Peninsula Creamery, Gravity and Reposado) also criticized the garage proposal, saying it would make it very difficult for the trucks serving downtown restaurants to enter and leave the site.
Keenan's four-story development, which has already been approved, would add about 60 cars to downtown without providing parking for them. The development, a 20,000-square-foot building with offices on the bottom stories and two residential units on the top floor, would include 24 underground spaces. But Keenan also paid "in-lieu fees" for 40 parking spaces and used a zoning exemption to reduce the parking requirement by another spots.
On Monday, Keenan told the council that his proposed partnership is an example of his willingness to "walk the talk" when it comes to alleviating downtown's parking woes. But he also urged the council not to dither on the plan.
"I want you to look at today as an end, not a beginning," Keenan said. "If the terms of the (memorandum of understanding) are satisfactory, then we'd go forward. If they're not, we'd just go build the project that we have, and I'd rather not do that. I don't want to exasperate any parking deficit."
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Pittsfield man held on 2011 abuse charge
PITTSFIELD -- A city man was ordered held on $15,000 bail bond on Wednesday in connection with a 2011 domestic abuse case in which a woman was severely beaten.
According to the lawyer for 40-year-old Patrick M. Canal, his client was unaware of the charges against him until recently and came back from Georgia by train to deal with the case.
On Wednesday, Canal was arraigned in Central Berkshire District Court and pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and single counts of aggravated assault and battery and witness intimidation.
Attorney John A. Bernardo said Canal was never notified of the warrant for his arrest, which had been issued in the nearly two-year-old case.
Police said that on March 20, 2011, Canal, angry with his then-girlfriend over a text message she had received from a man, threw her to the ground, beat her head on the floor, kicked and stomped on her, and hit her with a bottle.
When the 49-year-old woman attempted to call 911, Canal told the operator there was nothing wrong while the woman shouted for help in the background and then fled, Assistant Berkshire District Attorney Mary-Elizabeth Mack told the court on Wednesday.
Canal later attempted to hide evidence, according to the prosecutor. Police said they found Canal's bloody jacket and a bloody bath mat in a garbage bin near the Beaumont Drive residence where the beating allegedly took place.
The woman was treated at Berkshire Medical Center for fractures to the side of her spine, a laceration to her head that required staples, stitches in her mouth and other injuries. She has since left the area.
On Wednesday, Bernardo asked that Canal be released on personal recognizance and be allowed to return to Georgia, where he lives with family, until his next court appearance.
Judge Paul M. Vrabel ordered Canal held in jail in lieu of $1,500 cash or $15,000 bond. The judge said he would have made the bail amount higher, but took into consideration that Canal returned of his own accord to face the charges.
The defendant is scheduled to be back in court next Month.
Mack said they may consider seeking an indictment in the case, which would allow the prosecutor to ask for a state prison sentence, rather than county jail time.
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Um... did anyone else get REALLY distracted when they were reading the scene when Jake was naked?
Yeah, that was hot, not gonna lie.
And I LOVED the little "moment" Quil and Jacob had right after that... that was really sweet. (Except my friend was like "Um... woah. Now people are gonna write Jacob/Quil slash fanfics... just wait!" )
And Jake protecting Nessie... so cute! I loved it when she started crying and Jacob was flipping out going "What's wrong? Is she okay?" It reminds me of the way I am with my niece
(Yes, I keep posting random thoughts on BD, but I keep remembering things I meant to say, but didn't )


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Melo looking awesome, 10 points off the bench, just made 2 three pointers and at the end of first USA leads by 13
CP3 settin him up beautifully, love their chemistry
Anybody watching if you notice all of Melo's baskets have came off of assist 2 from Westbrook, 2 from Paul
We need a creator on offense to make him a more efficient scorer
Id give that Mensah-Bonsu on Britains team a one year contract. He seems to be keeping up with the competition.
Dissapointing performance from my lads. Really only looks like Spain and Argentina that will give you any trouble but still way too good


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April 11 (Reuters) - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co said on Thursday it plans to spend $250 million to expand its Devens, Massachusetts, facility that makes large-scale biologic drugs.
The company said the expansion will introduce biologics development and clinical trial manufacturing capabilities to the site and add about 350 employees to the Devens workforce over time.
Work on the expansion, which will include the construction of two new buildings, is expected to begin in late 2013 and be completed in 2015.
Together, they will add about 200,000 square feet of laboratory and office space to the Devens site, which is now comprised of six major buildings in a 400,000-square-foot complex.
The Devens facility currently manufactures the active drug ingredient for Orencia, or abatacept.
Biologic drugs are medicines made from a living organism or its products and are used in the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer and other diseases.
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Seized Utah Horses to be Sold at Auction
- May 20, 2013
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More than 30 allegedly maltreated horses seized by Utah law enforcement authorities will be sold at auction to recover costs connected to their care.
Utah County Sheriff's Deputy John O'Hara said the horses are among 80 animals belonging to Trudy and Rory Childs that authorities removed from a ranch in Spanish Fork. O'Hara said that at the time of the seizure, the horses were malnourished.
"The horses at this location were clearly suffering from malnourishment and dehydration," O'Hara said. "All of the trees in the area had been stripped of all bark and small twigs within reach by the horses in their effort to find food.
"We also found an open pit with horse carcasses in it and evidence of prior pits that Rory Childs admitted burying horses in," O'Hara said.
Several other allegedly maltreated horses were also found at other locations, O'Hara said.
Trudy and Rory Childs were subsequently charged with 20 counts of animal cruelty. Neither Trudy nor Rory Childs was available for comment.
Following their seizure, some of the horses were placed in the custody of the Utah County Sheriff's Department, while another 20 animals were placed in the care of a local horse rescue, O'Hara said; other horses were rescued in place, he said, and some remained in Rory Childs' custody. A Utah County judge allowed Childs to sell some of those horses to pay for the care of other animals, O'Hara said.
On May 15, Fourth District Judge Fred Howard granted a motion from the Utah County Attorney's Office allowing the Sheriff's Department to sell 39 of the horses still in the department's custody, O'Hara said.
The auction sale is slated to take place on May 29. Proceeds will defray the sheriff department's costs of caring for the horses, O'Hara said.
Meanwhile, Trudy and Rory Childs are slated to appear in court on June 11 in connection with the case.
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I took another trip to Ikea today (mosey on over to this link if you want to read about the adventure from my first trip.) I needed to pick up a few Ikea PJÄS baskets to finish up the playroom and some of the Vivan curtains that Young House Love always references on their blog. I decided to snap a few photos throughout my shopping experience and do an Ikea Kitchen Tour post. I am not in process of renovating my kitchen (in fact, it's my favorite room in the house), but I always love to check out different design ideas. Here are a few of my favorite kitchens and kitchen products from Ikea that I wanted to highlight:
Here's the first kitchen I saw in the showroom. I love the apron front/farm-style sink mixed with the contemporary amenities.
The next kitchen I stumbled upon was my favorite one of all of them. I loved how everything was white and the backsplash was beyond amazing. I seriously wish I had tidied up those stools before I took the photo, but that might have looked a little crazy (here's my number, so call me, maybe.)
I also loved the sink in the above kitchen. Here's the close-up:
How much fun would it be to cook and entertain at this huge island?
Here are a few other Ikea kitchens I saw in the store:
Here's a double apron-front sink they also stocked- I'm coveting this:
I'm also in love with all of these contemporary faucets:
Our trip got cut a little short in the Marketplace section. We were today's meltdown of the day at Ikea Stoughton (I swear, last time I saw so many kids throwing major temper tantrums in Ikea.) We got out of there as fast as we could at that point so I was not able to take as many kitchen product photos as I hoped. I did pick up some colorful Fantastisk paper napkins for future parties. I also snapped a quick shot of these aqua and white plates- perfect for a summer beach house:
These glass containers would be perfect for pantry storage (at an affordable price!) I always see so many beautiful images on Pinterest of pantries stocked with glass jars with every type of rice, pasta, etc. Someday…
And I meant to pick up this Stockholm bowl, but totally forgot to look for it in the downstairs marketplace. Guess I'll have to schedule another trip to Ikea soon!
I do have to say that despite baby T's major meltdown, Ikea is an incredibly family-friendly place to shop. It all started when we pulled into our special family parking spot:
There were lots of clean bathrooms with changing tables. The changing table even had its own disposable liners- seriously moms, when do you ever see those Koala changing stations actually stocked with paper liners? There was a small baby sink in the bathroom (although T insisted on touching every surface of the little sink, which probably negated any hand-washing done there):
We also enjoyed a nice lunch in the Ikea restaurant. I didn't notice it until after, but they have special carts that can carry up to 3 trays at a time. That would have been a lot easier to manage rather than trying to balance T in one arm and a tray in another. The cafeteria was well-stocked with high chairs and they sold baby food there if you had a younger baby. They also had a baby food warming station. T especially enjoyed the juice boxes:
Thanks for joining me on my Ikea Kitchen Tour! What do you think of the Ikea kitchens? Would you ever consider getting an "Ikea kitchen?" Do you consider Ikea to be a particularly family-friendly store? Have you ever witnessed (or been part of) an epic meltdown in Ikea?


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Cultural Centrality and Information and Communication Technology among Canadian Youth
This paper examines the positions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis (FNIM) peoples and visible minorities as distances from the cultural "centre" of White European culture. It then assesses the relation of information and communication technology (ICT) to these locations among Canadian youth using three data sets: the 2001 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, the 2000 Youth in Transition Survey (older cohort) and its 2002 follow–up, and a 2004/2005 survey collected by the authors. Findings indicate that the idea of cultural centrality is useful in locating FNIM groups and visible minorities vis-à-vis the cultural centre and each other and highlighting the stratified heterogeneity of these groups. Access to, use of, and development of ICT skills tend to mirror the relative positions of these groups in terms of cultural centrality. Further, youth who retain close ties with traditional culture are less unlikely to develop facility with ICT.
Computers; Internet; Racial Groups; First-Nations; Inequality


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The seminar, which will be roughly an hour-and-a-half long, will cover topics on how to make smart decisions when buying food, including shopping techniques to stretch a dollar and planning for nutritional meals on a budget.
"A lot of cheap food is also very bad for you," said John Brashear, Arkansas Tech's Liaison to Main Street Mission. "We want to find things that are going to offer you better nutrition for your dollar."
The seminar came about as part of the nonprofit organization's attempt to help local residents struggling with finances get back on their feet.
"Main Street Mission is wanting to become less of a long-term care facility and more like a hospital," Brashear said. "They want it to be a place you can go when you are put in a bad situation and regain some self-sufficiency, rather than becoming dependent on the services they offer."
"One of the things they can do to improve that program is to offer more long-term food solutions, and this is their way of doing that," Brashear added.
Other advice the seminar will provide on grocery shopping includes buying in bulk and the importance of checking the unit price when deciding on the best deal. The event will be free to the public. For more information, contact Brashear at (479) 280-3974 or the Main Street Mission at (479) 968-8303.


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In a recent speech, Florida Bar President Eugene Pettis recently outlined The Florida Bar Vision 2016 initiative to address challenges faced by the legal profession today. He charged Jacksonville Bar Association members to be a part of the solution, to help plant a seed to create a better future for law. The Florida Bar Vision 2016 is based on a comprehensive review of four critical areas impacting the legal profession and is aimed at "preparing today's lawyer for tomorrow's practice."
In fact, The Financial News & Daily Record reported that a recent study found only 55 percent of the class of 2011 law school graduates were employed full-time in law-related employment nine months after graduation. Meanwhile, the other 45 percent may be unemployed or working at nonrelated legal jobs.
So, are law schools providing the education and training needed to meet market and consumer's needs? Are law students trained on how to create and manage a law practice in the 21st century and beyond? Are lawyers equipped to handle the new challenges facing our profession?
The growth of information technology tools is transforming law practices. However, the legal profession is not fully using technology to become more efficient. So, how can the legal community use technology to add value to their work?
For instance, at Marks Gray, the company is using a dictation system through iPhones to be more efficient and decrease overhead. And, at the Law Offices of Eric S. Block, advances in technology also play a vital role in every aspect of trials from opening statement to closing argument. The lawyers are constantly discussing how they can better use technology not just for an effective trial presentation, but to also be more efficient with their time.
These days, the inter-jurisdictional mobility of lawyers is growing to allow attorneys to practice in other jurisdictions without taking that jurisdiction's Bar exam. In fact, 13 states have already moved to administering a uniform Bar exam. So, how exactly should Florida address this issue?
According to the Daily Record, access to lawyers' services is increasingly available only to a minority. There is a "justice gap" where about 66 percent of those in need of legal services cannot afford or access a lawyer. This is fueling new options where non-lawyers are meeting the legal needs of consumers, and lawyers and non-lawyers are competing side-by-side in the legal services market, which is having a significant effect on practices and consumers.
The bottom line is how can there be thousands of unemployed lawyers and this gap in the delivery of legal services? Can the legal community create better delivery models to fill this gap? To make the answer "yes" will require entrepreneurship, determination and innovation.
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Participation in international humanitarian law treaties and their national implementation: achievements and activities in the Americas
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This report outlines the main developments concerning the national implementation of international humanitarian law in the Americas during 2006.
The work of the ICRC is based on the 1949 Geneva Conventions for the protection of war victims and their Additional Protocols of 1977, the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and the resolutions of International Conferences of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent.
At the prompting of the ICRC, governments adopted the initial Geneva Convention in 1864. In the years since, the ICRC, with the support of the entire Movement, has persistently urged the governments to adapt international humanitarian law to changing circumstances, particularly as regards developments in means and methods of warfare, with a view to providing more effective protection and assistance for the victims of armed conflict.
Today, all States are bound by the four Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 which, in times of armed conflict, protect wounded, sick and shipwrecked members of the armed forces, prisoners of war and civilians.
Two Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions were adopted in June 1977: Protocol I protects the victims of international armed conflicts, while Protocol II protects those of non-international armed conflicts. These Additional Protocols codify the rules that protect the civilian population against the effects of hostilities. Currently, around two-thirds of all States are bound by these Protocols.
The legal bases of any action undertaken by the ICRC can be summarized as follows:
In the four 1949 Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol I, the international community gives the ICRC a mandate in the event of international armed conflict. In particular, the ICRC has the right to visit prisoners of war and civilian internees. The Con ventions and Additional Protocol I also confer on the ICRC a broad right of initiative.
In situations of non-international armed conflict the ICRC also has a right of initiative recognized by the States and enshrined in the four Geneva Conventions. In the event of internal disturbances and tensions and in any other situation that warrants humanitarian action, the ICRC has a right of humanitarian initiative, which is recognized in the Statutes of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and allows it to offer its services to Governments, without that offer constituting an interference in the internal affairs of the State concerned.
The role of the ICRC is to "(...) work for the faithful enforcement of international humanitarian law applicable to armed conflicts (…)".
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East Palo Alto celebrates its 30-year anniversary
Original post made on Jul 1, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, June 30, 2013, 9:49 PM
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 1, 2013 at 10:56 am
This is fantastic news! Congrats East Palo Alto. Also, the fireworks show was spectacular to see from afar. I commend you for this positive event! It would be great if you had a formal fireworks show every 4th of July for families to gather and picnic.
Think about it! I am so very proud of you as a City! Just... fantastic!! Congrats and stay positive!
a resident of Stanford
on Jul 1, 2013 at 11:04 am
What a wonderful celebration. It is so funny that there are so many comments about the shootings and the crime that the City is plague with, but there are no comments about the Great Parade and Anniversary that was celebrated in honor of a City this weekend. Let me say that the children had fun, the families were able to come out and enjoy the beautiful weather and the celebration was very much needed. To the coordinators of East Palo Alto along with it's volunteers, residents and staff keep up the effort to make the residents feel safe to come outside.
When you leave it to God's Will all things get better.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jul 1, 2013 at 11:58 am
I heard the fireworks display. I felt it was quite insensitive for a community that lives with gunfire nightly.
Peace and quiet are what the residents of EPA need and deserve.
Which IDIOT thought Fireworks would be a great way to celebrate?
Terminate that person immediately withoput notice!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jul 1, 2013 at 1:56 pm
Raymond... Are you kidding me? What a joke. Negativity flourishes on these threads and in human beings constantly. Would you rather illegal fireworks or one that is run by the city LEGALLY and in a positive manner, like an independence celebration of 30 years of a city.. or better yet... Independence Day in America.
People like you never cease to amaze me with your ignorance. It's okay for Stanford, Mountain View and other neighboring cities, but not this one because of the sound?? Why don't you go fly a "silent" kite and find your peace and quiet that way, because any noise from a joyous activity and patriotic sounds like a controlled 4th of July ~ Independence Fireworks ~ is an insult to any intelligent (or clearly unintelligent) person who lives near gun violence because they can't tell the difference. Sheez...
Better yet... here's an easy solution for your sensitivity. MOVE.
Good grief.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jul 1, 2013 at 2:58 pm
We weren't able to go & enjoy the festivities, but many of our neighbors did & people had a great time. Even some of the jaded oldtimers were impressed, espec by the fireworks display.
For those of us w/frightened dogs, we appreciate the advance notice so that we can medicate the pooches & help keep them calm.
In reflecting upon this 30th anniversary & William Webster's standing room only crowd at his opera's debut in Paris ("Poor Little Rich Girl"), I am touched and impressed.
I hope that the coming General Plan update engages many of our residents to give their much needed input to help shape this city's future! Raymond, I hope that you participate in this endeavor.
For so long, so many residents here & caring non-residents have done so much for this city. Thank you.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jul 1, 2013 at 5:05 pm
One of our neighbors was also surprised by the noise. I don't get it. I thought the city did a great job getting the message out about the celebration including big signs around time.
We enjoyed the fireworks and wished we'd had time to join more of the party.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Jul 3, 2013 at 2:59 pm
The celebration was glorious I was there for the full day of activities it was so nice to see people from all cultures out to celebrate East Palo Alto as a city I think it would be a good idea to have a good firework show on the 4th every year to bring families together almost every family that lives on my block came out and was so happy to see the fireworks it was a positive feeling in the atmosphere it reminded me of what use to be here in our community I have been here since 1968


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The 2014 NFL draft is almost upon us -- have you been studying up? If not, it may be too late for you to put together scouting reports on this year's prospects (don't worry, we've got your back), but you can still sound like an expert when everyone gathers around the water cooler the Monday after the draft. Below are 50 facts about this draft -- some good, some bad, some weird.
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1. There are four "Shaqs" in this year's draft class, though each one has a different actual first name. There's UCLA WR Shaquelle Evans; Arizona CB Shaquille Richardson; Colorado State OLB Shaquil Barrett; and West Virginia DT Shawntel Rowell, who goes by Shaq for short.
2. Will the Rams take a wide receiver at No. 2 overall? If they do, it will be just the fourth time a WR has landed at that spot in draft history. The previous two receivers taken with the second pick both headed to Detroit: Calvin Johnson and Charles Rogers. The Jets also took Johnny Jones in 1980.
3. If Jadeveon Clowney is taken with the No. 1 pick, he would become the second University of South Carolina player to land that honor. The only other Gamecock taken first overall was RB George Rogers, by the Saints in 1981. There have been no No. 1 picks from Texas A&M, Buffalo, Central Florida, Clemson or Louisville.
4. How explosive was Fresno State's passing attack last season? QB Derek Carr led the country in completions (453), yards (5,082) and touchdowns (50), while WR Davante Adams paced FBS with 24 receiving TDs. Adams finished with eight more touchdowns than his closest competitor, Oregon State's Brandin Cooks.
5. Prior to the 2013 season, Michigan OT Taylor Lewan and several teammates bought a teacup pig (which they named Dr. Hamlet III) on Craigslist for $250. After two weeks, they had to send the pet packing because he had trouble walking on the hardwood floors inside Lewan's house.
the wait is over and everyone's dreams can now come true We purchased a PIG! Introducing Dr. Hamlet III pic.twitter.com/tq8VoFfe64
— Taylor Lewan (@TaylorLewan77) May 28, 2013
6. Florida State had the most players drafted in 2013, with a school-record 13. Four SEC schools trailed close behind: Alabama, LSU, Florida (all with nine) and Georgia (eight).
7. It may be awhile before anyone knocks Towson RB Terrance West from atop the FCS record books. His 2013 season was one for the ages, as he rushed for 2,509 yards and scored 42 total touchdowns -- both unmatched in FCS history.
8. The 2013 draft marked the first time since 2001 that just one QB was selected in Round 1 -- Buffalo took EJ Manuel. The Falcons took Michael Vick, at No. 1 overall, back in that '01 draft.
9. Clemson WR Sammy Watkins, a projected top-five pick, is the half-brother of Florida cornerback Jaylen Watkins, who is expected to be selected on Day 2 or Day 3 of this year's draft.
10. This will mark the third time in their history that the Texans hold the draft's final selection. Their two previous Mr. Irrelevant choices: Ahmad Taylor, DT, UNLV (2002) and Cheta Ozougwu, DE, Rice (2011).
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11. UCLA OLB Anthony Barr's father, Tony Brooks, was a fourth-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1992. A running back from Notre Dame, Brooks played just five games for the Eagles.
12. Kent State RB/WR Dri Archer nearly took down Chris Johnson's combine record in the 40-yard dash this year. Archer clocked in at 4.26 seconds, just shy of Johnson's blazing 4.24 time.
13. The origin of Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix's nickname, Ha Ha, by which he's now known? His grandmother began calling him that as a toddler, reportedly because so many people had trouble pronouncing Clinton-Dix's real first name.
14. WR Odell Beckham Jr. enjoyed 33 wins, two bowl victories, an SEC title and BCS title game appearance during his career at LSU. His mom, Heather Van Norman, owns bragging rights over him, though. She won five NCAA titles as a member of LSU's track team -- indoor championships in 1991 and '93, and three straight outdoor titles.
15. The St. Louis Rams currently hold the No. 2 pick for the third time in seven drafts. They spent the second-overall selection on OT Jason Smith in 2009, one year after taking DE Chris Long in the same slot.
16. As part of a draft diary for USA Today, Arizona State OLB Carl Bradford revealed that he's "never attended a pro sports game of any kind."
17. Atlanta has enjoyed a high batting average when picking in the top 10 recently. The Falcons, who hold the No. 6 pick this year, have made a Round 1 selection at No. 10 or higher five times since the turn of the millennium. The choices: Julio Jones (2011), Matt Ryan (2008), Jamaal Anderson (2007), DeAngelo Hall (2004) and Michael Vick (2001)
18. If the Texans (or another team) takes Jadeveon Clowney, an offensive tackle or any other non-QB at No. 1 overall, the decision will fly in the face of a running trend. Twelve of the past 16 No. 1 picks have been spent on QBs, a run that started with Peyton Manning's selection in 1998. From 2009-12, every top selection was a quarterback.
19. Minnesota DT Ra'Shede Hageman was such an accomplished high school basketball player -- and is such a sensational athlete -- that former Gophers (and current Texas Tech) hoops coach Tubby Smith tried to convince him to walk-on once he arrived at the school. Hageman declined the invite to be a two-sport athlete.
20. Auburn OT Greg Robinson and his family were forced to flee their home in Houma, La., to avoid Hurricane Katrina. Robinson told Sports on Earth's Dan Pompei that they did not return to their Houma residence for two years.
21. Texas A&M OT Jake Matthews is the son of longtime Oiler/Titan lineman Bruce Matthews, who was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame as part of the 2007 class.
22. Any team eyeing a kicker in this draft may be interested in Boston College's Nate Freese. He was the only FBS kicker to finish 2013 with a perfect mark on field-goal attempts (minimum: 10). Freese hit all 20 of his tries, with a long of 52 yards.
23. Colorado State RB Kapri Bibbs, an early-entrant and potential late-round pick in the 2014 draft, led the nation in rushing touchdowns last season with 31. (Navy QB Keenan Reynolds matched that total.) Next on the list: fellow draft hopefuls, Auburn RB Tre Mason and Northern Illinois QB Jordan Lynch, at 23 apiece.
24. No defensive player was more successful getting to the quarterback last season than Stanford's Trent Murphy, who finished with 15 sacks. Louisville DE Marcus Smith came in second in that category, a half-sack behind Murphy.
25. Potential top-10 pick Aaron Donald racked up 28.5 tackles-for-loss for Pittsburgh last season, easily the top number in FBS. Clemson's Vic Beasley (23) and Boise State's Demarcus Lawrence (20.5) rounded out the 2013 tackles-for-loss leaders.
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26. A total of 27 trades occurred during the 2013 NFL draft, with two involving players changing teams. The Jets sent pick No. 106 to New Orleans in exchange for RB Chris Ivory; later, the Patriots dealt pick 229 and RB Jeff Demps to Tampa Bay for RB LeGarrette Blount.
27. At least four receivers are expected to come off the board in Round 1 this year, with some mock drafts calling for as many as eight Round 1 picks to be used on the position. That's a steep increase from last season, when the sixth WR was not taken until pick 74.
28. The heaviest player at this year's scouting combine? Tennessee DT Daniel McCullers, who tipped the scales at 352 pounds.
29. Two players share the title of tallest 2014 draft hopeful: Belhaven OT Matt Hall and Florida A&M OT Frances Mays, each standing 6-foot-9. At the opposite end of the spectrum are Oklahoma RB Roy Finch, Ball State WR Jamil Smith and Indiana State RB Shakir Bell, the shortest draft entries at 5-6.
30. North Carolina G Russell Bodine recorded 42 reps at 225 pounds each on the scouting combine's bench press, tops among all participants. Five players, including Tennessee OT Antonio "Tiny" Richardson made it through 36.
31. More a public service announcement here than a "fact," but the runaway winner for having the best Twitter account among this draft class: Notre Dame DT Louis Nix III. The man who goes by the handle @1IrishChocolate runs the full tweeting gamut from cheering on the Miami Heat to self-deprecating humor to gems like "Are you a Quidditch player? Because word on the pitch is you're a keeper."
Ice skating like a boss!!!! #Relay4LifeND pic.twitter.com/0GLIP0VrCi
— lOUIS NIX III (@1IrishChocolate) March 29, 2014
32. AJ McCarron earned his "winner" tag by piling up 36 victories as Alabama's starting quarterback (with two national titles). He needed one more undefeated year to match the NCAA record for wins, though. That honor belongs to current Detroit backup Kellen Moore, who racked up 49 W's at Boise State.
33. Johnny Manziel averaged 1,084.5 yards rushing over his two seasons at Texas A&M, putting him on pace for 4,338 yards had he stuck around for his final two campaigns. Denard Robinson holds the FBS QB rushing record at 4,495 -- though Robinson spent a chunk of his senior year at running back, the position he now plays for the Jaguars.
34. Sleeper QB prospect Tom Savage was a member of three different teams during his college career: Rutgers, Arizona and Pitt. He only played for two. Savage transferred from Rutgers to Arizona, sat out the required year, then transferred to Pittsburgh before ever suiting up with the Wildcats.
35. Vanderbilt WR Jordan Matthews, the SEC's all-time leader in career receptions with 262, is a cousin of Hall of Famer and Super Bowl MVP Jerry Rice.
36. The Jets and Rams currently hold the most 2014 draft picks with 12 each. The Colts, who traded their first-rounder for RB Trent Richardson and also cast off fourth- and seventh-round selections, have the fewest available choices at five.
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37. The NFL handed out 32 compensatory picks for this year's draft, spread over Rounds 4-7. The Ravens and Jets scored the largest haul there, earning four additional selections each.
38. Legendary Ohio State RB Archie Griffin remains the only player to win two Heisman Trophies. Carlos Hyde lapped him a couple spots in the record book, ending his Ohio State career with the best yards-per-carry average (6.1) and single-season yards-per-carry mark (7.3) of any Buckeye.
39. Eastern Illinois quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo walked away with last season's Walter Payton Award, given annually to the FCS' top offensive player. Another past winner of the award? Current Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, who also played his college ball at Eastern Illinois.
40. First-round hopeful Jace Amaro holds the NCAA single-season receiving record for tight ends with 1,352 yards. His 106 receptions last season landed him in second place all-time.
41. Clowney ran a 4.53 40 at the combine, which was the fastest among defensive linemen ... as well as faster than any quarterback, No. 3 among linebackers and a top-15 time if compared to the RB class.
42. Louisville QB Teddy Bridgewater is a product of Miami Northwestern High (Fla.), the school with more players drafted in 2012 (4) than any other in the country. Northwestern alums Lavonte David, Sean Spence, Tommy Streeter and Brandon Washington all were picked in that '12 draft. Another Northwestern product, WR Amari Cooper, could be among the top prospects in 2015.
43. As if his name doesn't set him apart a bit already, Dixie State TE Joe Don Duncan likes to pump himself up before games by listening to Elton John.
44. OT Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is the lone draft hopeful from a Canadian school -- he played for McGill University. Meanwhile, Oregon LB Boseko Lokombo, who was raised in British Columbia, has his sights on the NFL after being taken in Round 3 of the CFL's 2013 draft.
45. Neither the Colts nor Redskins have a Round 1 pick this year, thanks to prior trades. Indianapolis also was without a first-rounder in 2008 after trading up for Tony Ugoh in the 2007 draft. Washington sat out the first round that year, too, on account of trading down with Atlanta.
46. A mere three defensive players have been taken No. 1 overall in the past 20 years: Mario Williams (2006, Houston), Courtney Brown (2000, Cleveland) and Dan Wilkinson (1994, Cincinnati).
47. This will be the fifth consecutive year that the NFL has utilized a three-day format for its draft -- Round 1 on Thursday, Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, and Rounds 4-7 on Saturday.
48. The NFL Network first joined ESPN in broadcasting the draft in 2006. Both networks have aired live coverage throughout the event since.
49. Keep an eye on Alabama State RB Isaiah Crowell, once the SEC Freshman of the Year while playing for Georgia. Crowell, a five-star recruit, was dismissed off the Bulldogs' roster in 2012 after being arrested on felony weapons charges (the charges were later dropped).50.


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I'm using ZAAV since more than 5 years. Yesterday, I upgraded my W7 (64 bits) workstation from ZAAV 9.3 to the latest version 10.250.
Everything went fine... but:
Two times (yesterday and today), my computer was totally frozen: no more mouse controls, no more keyboard controls (i.e. ctl-alt-del is inactive): only a nice desktop "snapshot" !
I'm sure that it's related with the new ZA version because it has been the only change on my machine since yesterday. It's very frustrating as the only way to get PC control again, is the "4 seconds Power-On " key press!
I checked the events log: nothing special found.
This morning, I uninstalled ZAAV 10.250 and re-installed ZAAV 9.3: no freezing anymore!
Is somebody else experiencing such issue with W7 64 bits?


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Apple reported a revenue of $54.5 billion for the quarter ended December 29, 2012, compared to $46.33 billion in the year-ago quarter. The tech giant just missed analyst expectations of $54.73 billion.
Apple also earned a net profit of $13.1 billion ($13.81 a share) compared to $13.1 billion ($13.87 a share) a year ago. Profit clearly remained pretty flat, but it exceeded analysts' expectations of $13.44 a share.
The iDevice maker also noted that it had record iPhone sales for the quarter at 47.8 million (compared to 37 million in the year-ago quarter). It also had an uptick in iPad sales, from 15.4 million in the year ago quarter to 22.9 million in the most recent quarter.
"We're thrilled with record revenue of over $54 billion and sales of over 75 million iOS devices in a single quarter," said Tim Cook, Apple's CEO. "We're very confident in our product pipeline as we continue to focus on innovation and making the best products in the world."
While Apple did okay for the quarter, investors are concerned with the company's flat profit due to higher manufacturing costs and also worry whether Apple can keep up its momentum with product popularity. Many new devices are hitting the market at lower prices and offer newer, better features. For instance, the
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Sipp trying to get himself straightened out
By Justin Albers / MLB.com
"It's good to see," manager Manny Acta said. "We need him big, especially since [Rafael Perez] isn't back yet. The main thing is, [opponents have] been pinch-hitting and stuff, and he's been getting some right-handers."
Sipp used to be a reliable left-handed guy out of the bullpen for Acta. Acta could go to him to get a lefty out in a key situation or if one of his back-end pitchers needed a day off.
But Sipp hasn't been the same consistent pitcher this season. After posting a 3.03 ERA with 24 holds in 2011, he entered Sunday's game against the Rays with a 5.72 ERA in 33 appearances.
Sipp struggled to come up with a reason for his inconsistent results this season.
"I'm going out there with the same stuff that I had," Sipp said. "This sport will humble you. Some days, you can go out there with the same stuff that you have, and it doesn't work.
"It's really frustrating. Being any type of professional athlete, you're used to [having] more success than you have downfalls. It's been a new experience for me, to say the least. It's just more frustrating because you know you're better than the results that you're putting out there. It was a trying time. You can definitely tell what you're made of in the trying times. Now, it actually helped me out, because now I know, even if I do struggle a little bit, everything comes in phases."
With Sipp's recent success, the Indians are hopeful they've found an answer to their left-handed bullpen issues. Cleveland optioned Nick Hagadone to Triple-A Columbus on Saturday because of his struggles, and the Indians have yet to find a reliable option in that role.
"I hope he's building his confidence and I'll have the guy I've had here for the last three years," Acta said.
Hagadone placed on disqualified list, has surgery
CLEVELAND -- Indians reliever Nick Hagadone, who was optioned to Triple-A Columbus prior
to Saturday's game, was placed on the Minor League disqualified list on Sunday. General manager Chris Antonetti said Hagadone suffered a self-inflicted injury to his pitching hand when he punched something after being removed from Friday's game against the Rays.
The Indians said on Thursday that Hagadone underwent surgery to repair his fractured left radius, which is in the forearm area below the wrist. A screw was inserted and he is expected to be sidelined 8-10 weeks.
Antonetti said on Sunday that the team is working with Major League Baseball and the Players Association to determine a long-term placement for Hagadone. The pitcher will not be paid while he's on the disqualified list.
"We're certainly disappointed with the reaction to it," Antonetti said. "He was certainly very frustrated coming out of the game. We certainly would have wished he would have handled it a little differently."
The left-handed Hagadone struggled mightily in June and July after a strong start to the season. He had a 14.00 ERA in his last 11 appearances at the big league level, including the one on Friday in which he allowed two runs in two-thirds of an inning.
The Indians replaced Hagadone on the active roster by recalling left-hander Scott Barnes from Columbus prior to Sunday's game.
Duncan thinks Tribe doesn't need to deal
CLEVELAND -- Much has been made throughout the season about the Indians needing to make a move for an outfielder before the July 31 Trade Deadline. Every time a right-handed hitter is rumored to be on the market, the Indians seem to come up in conversation.
Manager Manny Acta has said publicly that he would like to see the team bring in somebody to help the Indians compete for the American League Central title. But left fielder Shelley Duncan, who has been one of Cleveland's top hitters recently, doesn't think the team needs anything. Duncan pointed to Saturday night's game, when the Indians started three bench players and produced seven runs, as an example.
"We have the talent," Duncan said. "A lot of people out there always talk about bringing in new people, getting a bat and all that stuff. But the guys we have on this team, we honestly feel from the bottom of our hearts, we don't need that. We don't need that at all. I just hope every time we get a shot like that [on Saturday], that it shows we don't need it."
Duncan continued his recent tear at the plate with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, his fourth home run in his last five starts. Duncan entered Sunday's game hitting .370 (10-for-27) with four doubles, four home runs and nine RBIs in his last nine games. He's raised his batting average from .194 to .222 during that time.
Duncan credited the extra playing time he received during designated hitter Travis Hafner's time on the disabled list for his improvement at the plate.
"It took a lot of stress off being perfect, and I just started swinging it, and relaxing," Duncan said. "That's what happens."
Duncan has struggled at times this season as he adjusts to not being an everyday player. He went hitless for a stretch of six consecutive games (11 at-bats) in June, and he seemed to be struggling with the mental part of the game.
In recent weeks, though, Duncan has gotten back to what helped him be successful early in the season. He's taking more pitches now, which has allowed him to get into more hitter-friendly counts. Duncan worked a 10-pitch walk in the second inning on Saturday night, starting the Indians' offensive rally.
"I know guys, when they get into slumps, they want to get two or three hits in one at-bat," Acta said. "It's about confidence. Everything is about confidence. Guys get into some bad spots, and they need to come out of it by making adjustments. Right now, his confidence is sky-high, and he helps us."
Quote to note
"There's always a sense of urgency. Every game that passes is a missed opportunity."
--Antonetti, on whether there's a sense of urgency to make a deal before the Trade Deadline.
Smoke signals
Perez (left lat), who hasn't played since April 25, could begin a Minor League rehab assignment in the "next couple weeks," according to Antonetti.
Antonetti said he is still actively working the trade market to make an upgrade to the current team. He said the Indians would be able to take on some additional salary in a potential deal if they needed to.
"I have not limited our focus on potential acquisitions by their contract status," Antonetti said.
Allen Goebel, a 91-year-old Indians fan who attended the third MLB All-Star Game at Cleveland Stadium in 1935, threw out the first pitch before Sunday's game.
Justin Albers is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Andy Jefferson added a comment - 09/Oct/13 07:49 PM
1. Doesn't affect non-managed mode.
2. Not as simple as just using NucleusContext from EMF since a NucleusContext is (currently) for a particular mode of operation ... persistence or enhancement. Those two modes handle metadata differently. One way would be to take the properties from the EMF (NucleusContext) and apply those to the enhancing NucleusContext that is created in RuntimeEnhancer
Andy Jefferson added a comment - 09/Oct/13 08:13 PM
SVN trunk (core, api.jpa) pass in overriding properties for EMF (managed mode only) to the transformer. Left to issue raiser to test, and confirm.
Andy Jefferson added a comment - 23/Oct/13 11:55 AM
Assumed to work though untested and no comment to the contrary.


text: Two Hundred Visited Northwest Ohio Farms Mark Scarpitti, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, left, demonstrates how no-till soil (in container on right) absorbs water while heavily tilled soil erodes quickly under water. This absorption capability protects no-till ground from erosion. More than 200 farmers, government officials, agribusiness, university and non-profit organization representatives toured Northwest Ohio on Aug. 9, 2011, to see agricultural conservation in action. Tour host Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) showcased profitable, innovative Northwest Ohio farms while participants learned how the producers make conservation an integral part of their operations. CTIC welcomed participants from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, South Dakota, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin. And more than 15 agribusinesses shared their knowledge, expertise and product information. Rex Martin, CTIC board chair and Syngenta Crop Protection head of industry affairs, shares his thoughts. "This tour really shows the value of CTIC bringing together a diverse group of people to learn about, talk about and explore new opportunities for conservation in agriculture. Excellent farms, important dialogue and a great mix of public and private sector perspectives make this tour something special." Participants appreciated the variety of information shared and time to visit with others from around the country. CTIC Executive Director Karen Scanlon comments, "This tour is a chance for people to visit farms and see real agricultural producers implementing technology and solutions for better soil and water quality. And these farmers, who make a profit while protecting resources, share their stories and offer advice to others wanting to make similar changes." Tour stops included The Andersons, where participants learned how this company aids the region's producers in applying the right fertilizer source at the right rate, at the right time and in the right place. At Bridgewater Dairy, owner Dr. Leon Weaver discussed how his 4,000 head family-run dairy recycles manure using a methane digester and targeted application and grows its own cow feed on 2,300 acres of corn. Joe Nester, independent crop consultant, described agricultural technology used at the dairy and methods for improving production efficiency and profitability. Participants travelled to the Mavis Farm, where Gary and Scott Mavis shared their philosophy on conservation and how they are systematically transitioning their operation to a successful, profitable no-till system. John McGuire, Simplified Technology Services, discussed precision ag technology. Then at Allen Dean's 1,900-acre corn, soybean and cover crop operation, visitors heard a presentation by Frank Gibbs, USDA resource soil scientist, who discussed the benefits of cover crops to soil health. View a video of Gibbs' presentation. Dean presented how he uses cover crops to improve water infiltration, soil quality and erosion control. Todd Hesterman hosted the final farm stop where tour attendees joined in discussions about soluble phosphorus, its impacts to water quality, sources and solutions. Dr. Libby Dayton, soil and environmental chemistry research scientist at The Ohio State University, and Mark Scarpitti, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, demonstrated the ability of no-tilled soils to drastically reduce erosion by water and retain soluble phosphorus. The Blue Creek Conservation Area (BCCA) provided a historical setting for supper. Now a city-owned park, BCCA was once home to Native American tribes and later the Toledo House of Corrections. AgRobotics, AGROTAIN International, John Deere, The Mosaic Company, The Andersons and Specialty Fertilizer Products participated in the tour's Conservation Technology Expo and talked one-on-one with tour attendees about their products that support conservation agriculture. The day ended with comments by U.S. Representative Marcy Kaptur, who shared her love of the area and her commitment to conservation of the Maumee River watershed and Lake Erie. (for in-depth stories, interviews and photos visit Agwired. Find additional coverage at Farm Futures' tour article "Tour Proves Why Conservation is Still Cool" and No-Till Farmer's tweets the day of the event. CTIC thanks all members of the media who attended. CTIC will partner with Delta F.A.R.M. (Delta Farmers Advocating Resource Management) to host the 2012 Conservation In Action Tour in Mississippi, early June 2012. 2011 Conservation In Action Tour sponsors included Agri Drain, AgRobotics/Agrium Advanced Technologies, AGROTAIN International, The Andersons, Case IH, The Fertilizer Institute, John Deere, Monsanto, The Mosaic Company, The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Corn and Wheat Association, Ohio Soybean Alliance, Pioneer, Specialty Fertilizer Products, and Syngenta. CTIC, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, is comprised of members of ag industry, ag publications, ag associations, conservation organizations and producers and is supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service and other public and private entities. CTIC champions, promotes and provides information on technologies and sustainable agricultural systems that conserve and enhance soil, water, air and wildlife resources and are productive and profitable. 08.19.2011