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When Valerian was consul for the third, and Gallienus for the fourth time, Paternus, proconsul of Africa, summoned Cyprian to appear in his private council-chamber. He there acquainted him with the Imperial mandate which he had just received, 81 that those who had abandoned the Roman religion should immediately return to the practice of the ceremonies of their ancestors. Cyprian replied without hesitation, that he was a Christian and a bishop, devoted to the worship of the true and only Deity, to whom he offered up his daily supplications for the safety and prosperity of the two emperors, his lawful sovereigns. With modest confidence he pleaded the privilege of a citizen, in refusing to give any answer to some invidious and indeed illegal questions which the proconsul had proposed. A sentence of banishment was pronounced as the penalty of Cyprian's disobedience; and he was conducted without delay to Curubis, a free and maritime city of Zeugitania, in a pleasant situation, a fertile territory, and at the distance of about forty miles from Carthage. 82 The exiled bishop enjoyed the conveniences of life and the consciousness of virtue. His reputation was diffused over Africa and Italy; an account of his behavior was published for the edification of the Christian world; 83 and his solitude was frequently interrupted by the letters, the visits, and the congratulations of the faithful. On the arrival of a new proconsul in the province the fortune of Cyprian appeared for some time to wear a still more favorable aspect. He was recalled from banishment; and though not yet permitted to return to Carthage, his own gardens in the neighborhood of the capital were assigned for the place of his residence. 84
At length, exactly one year 85 after Cyprian was first apprehended, Galerius Maximus, proconsul of Africa, received the Imperial warrant for the execution of the Christian teachers. The bishop of Carthage was sensible that he should be singled out for one of the first victims; and the frailty of nature tempted him to withdraw himself, by a secret flight, from the danger and the honor of martyrdom; *_0008 but soon recovering that fortitude which his character required, he returned to his gardens, and patiently expected the ministers of death. Two officers of rank, who were intrusted with that commission, placed Cyprian between them in a chariot, and as the proconsul was not then at leisure, they conducted him, not to a prison, but to a private house in Carthage, which belonged to one of them. An elegant supper was provided for the entertainment of the bishop, and his Christian friends were permitted for the last time to enjoy his society, whilst the streets were filled with a multitude of the faithful, anxious and alarmed at the approaching fate of their spiritual father. 86 In the morning he appeared before the tribunal of the proconsul, who, after informing himself of the name and situation of Cyprian, commanded him to offer sacrifice, and pressed him to reflect on the consequences of his disobedience. The refusal of Cyprian was firm and decisive; and the magistrate, when he had taken the opinion of his council, pronounced with some reluctance the sentence of death. It was conceived in the following terms: "That Thascius Cyprianus should be immediately beheaded, as the enemy of the gods of Rome, and as the chief and ringleader of a criminal association, which he had seduced into an impious resistance against the laws of the most holy emperors, Valerian and Gallienus." 87 The manner of his execution was the mildest and least painful that could be inflicted on a person convicted of any capital offence; nor was the use of torture admitted to obtain from the bishop of Carthage either the recantation of his principles or the discovery of his accomplices.
As soon as the sentence was proclaimed, a general cry of "We will die with him," arose at once among the listening multitude of Christians who waited before the palace gates. The generous effusions of their zeal and their affection were neither serviceable to Cyprian nor dangerous to themselves. He was led away under a guard of tribunes and centurions, without resistance and without insult, to the place of his execution, a spacious and level plain near the city, which was already filled with great numbers of spectators. His faithful presbyters and deacons were permitted to accompany their holy bishop. *_0009 They assisted him in laying aside his upper garment, spread linen on the ground to catch the precious relics of his blood, and received his orders to bestow five-and-twenty pieces of gold on the executioner. The martyr then covered his face with his hands, and at one blow his head was separated from his body. His corpse remained during some hours exposed to the curiosity of the Gentiles: but in the night it was removed, and transported in a triumphal procession, and with a splendid illumination, to the burial-place of the Christians. The funeral of Cyprian was publicly celebrated without receiving any interruption from the Roman magistrates; and those among the faithful, who had performed the last offices to his person and his memory, were secure from the danger of inquiry or of punishment. It is remarkable, that of so great a multitude of bishops in the province of Africa, Cyprian was the first who was esteemed worthy to obtain the crown of martyrdom. 88
It was in the choice of Cyprian, either to die a martyr, or to live an apostate; but on the choice depended the alternative of honor or infamy. Could we suppose that the bishop of Carthage had employed the profession of the Christian faith only as the instrument of his avarice or ambition, it was still incumbent on him to support the character he had assumed; 89 and if he possessed the smallest degree of manly fortitude, rather to expose himself to the most cruel tortures, than by a single act to exchange the reputation of a whole life, for the abhorrence of his Christian brethren, and the contempt of the Gentile world. But if the zeal of Cyprian was supported by the sincere conviction of the truth of those doctrines which he preached, the crown of martyrdom must have appeared to him as an object of desire rather than of terror. It is not easy to extract any distinct ideas from the vague though eloquent declamations of the Fathers, or to ascertain the degree of immortal glory and happiness which they confidently promised to those who were so fortunate as to shed their blood in the cause of religion. 90 They inculcated with becoming diligence, that the fire of martyrdom supplied every defect and expiated every sin; that while the souls of ordinary Christians were obliged to pass through a slow and painful purification, the triumphant sufferers entered into the immediate fruition of eternal bliss, where, in the society of the patriarchs, the apostles, and the prophets, they reigned with Christ, and acted as his assessors in the universal judgment of mankind. The assurance of a lasting reputation upon earth, a motive so congenial to the vanity of human nature, often served to animate the courage of the martyrs. The honors which Rome or Athens bestowed on those citizens who had fallen in the cause of their country, were cold and unmeaning demonstrations of respect, when compared with the ardent gratitude and devotion which the primitive church expressed towards the victorious champions of the faith. The annual commemoration of their virtues and sufferings was observed as a sacred ceremony, and at length terminated in religious worship. Among the Christians who had publicly confessed their religious principles, those who (as it very frequently happened) had been dismissed from the tribunal or the prisons of the Pagan magistrates, obtained such honors as were justly due to their imperfect martyrdom and their generous resolution. The most pious females courted the permission of imprinting kisses on the fetters which they had worn, and on the wounds which they had received. Their persons were esteemed holy, their decisions were admitted with deference, and they too often abused, by their spiritual pride and licentious manners, the preeminence which their zeal and intrepidity had acquired. 91 Distinctions like these, whilst they display the exalted merit, betray the inconsiderable number of those who suffered, and of those who died, for the profession of Christianity.
The sober discretion of the present age will more readily censure than admire, but can more easily admire than imitate, the fervor of the first Christians, who, according to the lively expressions of Sulpicius Severus, desired martyrdom with more eagerness than his own contemporaries solicited a bishopric. 92 The epistles which Ignatius composed as he was carried in chains through the cities of Asia, breathe sentiments the most repugnant to the ordinary feelings of human nature. He earnestly beseeches the Romans, that when he should be exposed in the amphitheatre, they would not, by their kind but unseasonable intercession, deprive him of the crown of glory; and he declares his resolution to provoke and irritate the wild beasts which might be employed as the instruments of his death. 93 Some stories are related of the courage of martyrs, who actually performed what Ignatius had intended; who exasperated the fury of the lions, pressed the executioner to hasten his office, cheerfully leaped into the fires which were kindled to consume them, and discovered a sensation of joy and pleasure in the midst of the most exquisite tortures. Several examples have been preserved of a zeal impatient of those restraints which the emperors had provided for the security of the church. The Christians sometimes supplied by their voluntary declaration the want of an accuser, rudely disturbed the public service of paganism, 94 and rushing in crowds round the tribunal of the magistrates, called upon them to pronounce and to inflict the sentence of the law. The behavior of the Christians was too remarkable to escape the notice of the ancient philosophers; but they seem to have considered it with much less admiration than astonishment. Incapable of conceiving the motives which sometimes transported the fortitude of believers beyond the bounds of prudence or reason, they treated such an eagerness to die as the strange result of obstinate despair, of stupid insensibility, or of superstitious frenzy. 95 "Unhappy men!" exclaimed the proconsul Antoninus to the Christians of Asia; "unhappy men! if you are thus weary of your lives, is it so difficult for you to find ropes and precipices?" 96 He was extremely cautious (as it is observed by a learned and picus historian) of punishing men who had found no accusers but themselves, the Imperial laws not having made any provision for so unexpected a case: condemning therefore a few as a warning to their brethren, he dismissed the multitude with indignation and contempt. 97 Notwithstanding this real or affected disdain, the intrepid constancy of the faithful was productive of more salutary effects on those minds which nature or grace had disposed for the easy reception of religious truth. On these melancholy occasions, there were many among the Gentiles who pitied, who admired, and who were converted. The generous enthusiasm was communicated from the sufferer to the spectators; and the blood of martyrs, according to a well-known observation, became the seed of the church.
But although devotion had raised, and eloquence continued to inflame, this fever of the mind, it insensibly gave way to the more natural hopes and fears of the human heart, to the love of life, the apprehension of pain, and the horror of dissolution. The more prudent rulers of the church found themselves obliged to restrain the indiscreet ardor of their followers, and to distrust a constancy which too often abandoned them in the hour of trial. 98 As the lives of the faithful became less mortified and austere, they were every day less ambitious of the honors of martyrdom; and the soldiers of Christ, instead of distinguishing themselves by voluntary deeds of heroism, frequently deserted their post, and fled in confusion before the enemy whom it was their duty to resist. There were three methods, however, of escaping the flames of persecution, which were not attended with an equal degree of guilt: first, indeed, was generally allowed to be innocent; the second was of a doubtful, or at least of a venial, nature; but the third implied a direct and criminal apostasy from the Christian faith.
I. A modern inquisitor would hear with surprise, that whenever an information was given to a Roman magistrate of any person within his jurisdiction who had embraced the sect of the Christians, the charge was communicated to the party accused, and that a convenient time was allowed him to settle his domestic concerns, and to prepare an answer to the crime which was imputed to him. 99 If he entertained any doubt of his own constancy, such a delay afforded him the opportunity of preserving his life and honor by flight, of withdrawing himself into some obscure retirement or some distant province, and of patiently expecting the return of peace and security. A measure so consonant to reason was soon authorized by the advice and example of the most holy prelates; and seems to have been censured by few except by the Montanists, who deviated into heresy by their strict and obstinate adherence to the rigor of ancient discipline. 100 II. The provincial governors, whose zeal was less prevalent than their avarice, had countenanced the practice of selling certificates, (or libels, as they were called,) which attested, that the persons therein mentioned had complied with the laws, and sacrificed to the Roman deities. By producing these false declarations, the opulent and timid Christians were enabled to silence the malice of an informer, and to reconcile in some measure their safety with their religion. A slight penance atoned for this profane dissimulation. 101 *_0010 III. In every persecution there were great numbers of unworthy Christians who publicly disowned or renounced the faith which they had professed; and who confirmed the sincerity of their abjuration, by the legal acts of burning incense or of offering sacrifices. Some of these apostates had yielded on the first menace or exhortation of the magistrate; whilst the patience of others had been subdued by the length and repetition of tortures. The affrighted countenances of some betrayed their inward remorse, while others advanced with confidence and alacrity to the altars of the gods. 102 But the disguise which fear had imposed, subsisted no longer than the present danger. As soon as the severity of the persecution was abated, the doors of the churches were assailed by the returning multitude of penitents who detested their idolatrous submission, and who solicited with equal ardor, but with various success, their readmission into the society of Christians. 103 !_0010
IV. Notwithstanding the general rules established for the conviction and punishment of the Christians, the fate of those sectaries, in an extensive and arbitrary government, must still in a great measure, have depended on their own behavior, the circumstances of the times, and the temper of their supreme as well as subordinate rulers. Zeal might sometimes provoke, and prudence might sometimes avert or assuage, the superstitious fury of the Pagans. A variety of motives might dispose the provincial governors either to enforce or to relax the execution of the laws; and of these motives the most forcible was their regard not only for the public edicts, but for the secret intentions of the emperor, a glance from whose eye was sufficient to kindle or to extinguish the flames of persecution. As often as any occasional severities were exercised in the different parts of the empire, the primitive Christians lamented and perhaps magnified their own sufferings; but the celebrated number of ten persecutions has been determined by the ecclesiastical writers of the fifth century, who possessed a more distinct view of the prosperous or adverse fortunes of the church, from the age of Nero to that of Diocletian. The ingenious parallels of the ten plagues of Egypt, and of the ten horns of the Apocalypse, first suggested this calculation to their minds; and in their application of the faith of prophecy to the truth of history, they were careful to select those reigns which were indeed the most hostile to the Christian cause. 104 But these transient persecutions served only to revive the zeal and to restore the discipline of the faithful; and the moments of extraordinary rigor were compensated by much longer intervals of peace and security. The indifference of some princes, and the indulgence of others, permitted the Christians to enjoy, though not perhaps a legal, yet an actual and public, toleration of their religion.
81 It should seem that these were circular orders, sent at the same time to all the governors. Dionysius (ap. Euseb. l. vii. c. 11) relates the history of his own banishment from Alexandria almost in the same manner. But as he escaped and survived the persecution, we must account him either more or less fortunate than Cyprian.
82 See Plin. Hist. Natur. v. 3. Cellarius, Geograph. Antiq. part iii. p. 96. Shaw's Travels, p. 90; and for the adjacent country, (which is terminated by Cape Bona, or the promontory of Mercury,) l'Afrique de Marmol. tom. ii. p. 494. There are the remains of an aqueduct near Curubis, or Curbis, at present altered into Gurbes; and Dr. Shaw read an inscription, which styles that city Colonia Fulvia. The deacon Pontius (in Vit. Cyprian. c. 12) calls it "Apricum et competentem locum, hospitium pro voluntate secretum, et quicquid apponi eis ante promissum est, qui regnum et justitiam Dei quaerunt."
83 See Cyprian. Epistol. 77, edit. Fell.
84 Upon his conversion, he had sold those gardens for the benefit of the poor. The indulgence of God (most probably the liberality of some Christian friend) restored them to Cyprian. See Pontius, c. 15.
85 When Cyprian; a twelvemonth before, was sent into exile, he dreamt that he should be put to death the next day. The event made it necessary to explain that word, as signifying a year. Pontius, c. 12.
*_0008 This was not, as it appears, the motive which induced St. Cyprian to conceal himself for a short time; he was threatened to be carried to Utica; he preferred remaining at Carthage, in order to suffer martyrdom in the midst of his flock, and in order that his death might conduce to the edification of those whom he had guided during life. Such, at least, is his own explanation of his conduct in one of his letters: Cum perlatum ad nos fuisset, fratres carissimi, frumentarios esse missos qui me Uticam per ducerent, consilioque carissimorum persuasum est, ut de hortis interim recederemus, justa interveniente causa, consensi; eo quod congruat episcopum in ea civitate, in qua Ecclesiae dominicae praeest, illie. Dominum confiteri et plebem universam praepositi praesentis confessione clarificari Ep. 83. - G
86 Pontius (c. 15) acknowledges that Cyprian, with whom he supped, passed the night custodia delicata. The bishop exercised a last and very proper act of jurisdiction, by directing that the younger females, who watched in the streets, should be removed from the dangers and temptations of a nocturnal crowd. Act. Preconsularia, c. 2.
87 See the original sentence in the Acts, c. 4; and in Pontius, c. 17 The latter expresses it in a more rhetorical manner.
*_0009 There is nothing in the life of St. Cyprian, by Pontius, nor in the ancient manuscripts, which can make us suppose that the presbyters and deacons in their clerical character, and known to be such, had the permission to attend their holy bishop. Setting aside all religious considerations, it is impossible not to be surprised at the kind of complaisance with which the historian here insists, in favor of the persecutors, on some mitigating circumstances allowed at the death of a man whose only crime was maintaining his own opinions with frankness and courage. - G.
88 Pontius, c. 19. M. de Tillemont (Memoires, tom. iv. part i. p. 450, note 50) is not pleased with so positive an exclusion of any former martyr of the episcopal rank.
Note: M. de. Tillemont, as an honest writer, explains the difficulties which he felt about the text of Pontius, and concludes by distinctly stating, that without doubt there is some mistake, and that Pontius must have meant only Africa Minor or Carthage; for St. Cyprian, in his 58th (69th) letter addressed to Pupianus, speaks expressly of many bishops his colleagues, qui proscripti sunt, vel apprehensi in carcere et catenis fuerunt; aut qui in exilium relegati, illustri itinere ed Dominum profecti sunt; aut qui quibusdam locis animadversi, coeleses coronas de Domini clarificatione sumpserunt. - G.
89 Whatever opinion we may entertain of the character or principles of Thomas Becket, we must acknowledge that he suffered death with a constancy not unworthy of the primitive martyrs. See Lord Lyttleton's History of Henry II. vol. ii. p. 592, &c.
90 See in particular the treatise of Cyprian de Lapsis, p. 87- 98, edit. Fell. The learning of Dodwell (Dissertat. Cyprianic. xii. xiii.,) and the ingenuity of Middleton, (Free Inquiry, p. 162, &c.,) have left scarcely any thing to add concerning the merit, the honors, and the motives of the martyrs.
91 Cyprian. Epistol. 5, 6, 7, 22, 24; and de Unitat. Ecclesiae. The number of pretended martyrs has been very much multiplied, by the custom which was introduced of bestowing that honorable name on confessors. Note: M. Guizot denies that the letters of Cyprian, to which he refers, bear out the statement in the text. I cannot scruple to admit the accuracy of Gibbon's quotation. To take only the fifth letter, we find this passage: Doleo enim quando audio quosdam improbe et insolenter discurrere, et ad ineptian vel ad discordias vacare, Christi membra et jam Christum confessa per concubitus illicitos inquinari, nec a diaconis aut presbyteris regi posse, sed id agere ut per paucorum pravos et malos mores, multorum et bonorum confessorum gloria honesta maculetur. Gibbon's misrepresentation lies in the ambiguous expression "too often." Were the epistles arranged in a different manner in the edition consulted by M. Guizot? - M.
92 Certatim gloriosa in certamina ruebatur; multique avidius tum martyria gloriosis mortibus quaerebantur, quam nunc Episcopatus pravis ambitionibus appetuntur. Sulpicius Severus, l. ii. He might have omitted the word nunc.
93 See Epist. ad Roman. c. 4, 5, ap. Patres Apostol. tom. ii. p. 27. It suited the purpose of Bishop Pearson (see Vindiciae Ignatianae, part ii. c. 9) to justify, by a profusion of examples and authorities, the sentiments of Ignatius.
94 The story of Polyeuctes, on which Corneille has founded a very beautiful tragedy, is one of the most celebrated, though not perhaps the most authentic, instances of this excessive zeal. We should observe, that the 60th canon of the council of Illiberis refuses the title of martyrs to those who exposed themselves to death, by publicly destroying the idols.
95 See Epictetus, l. iv. c. 7, (though there is some doubt whether he alludes to the Christians.) Marcus Antoninus de Rebus suis, l. xi. c. 3 Lucian in Peregrin.
96 Tertullian ad Scapul. c. 5. The learned are divided between three persons of the same name, who were all proconsuls of Asia. I am inclined to ascribe this story to Antoninus Pius, who was afterwards emperor; and who may have governed Asia under the reign of Trajan.
97 Mosheim, de Rebus Christ, ante Constantin. p. 235.
98 See the Epistle of the Church of Smyrna, ap. Euseb. Hist. Eccles. Liv. c. 15
Note: The 15th chapter of the 10th book of the Eccles. History of Eusebius treats principally of the martyrdom of St. Polycarp, and mentions some other martyrs. A single example of weakness is related; it is that of a Phrygian named Quintus, who, appalled at the sight of the wild beasts and the tortures, renounced his faith. This example proves little against the mass of Christians, and this chapter of Eusebius furnished much stronger evidence of their courage than of their timidity. - G
This Quintus had, however, rashly and of his own accord appeared before the tribunal; and the church of Smyrna condemn "his indiscreet ardor," coupled as it was with weakness in the hour of trial. - M.
99 In the second apology of Justin, there is a particular and very curious instance of this legal delay. The same indulgence was granted to accused Christians, in the persecution of Decius: and Cyprian (de Lapsis) expressly mentions the "Dies negantibus praestitutus."
Note: The examples drawn by the historian from Justin Martyr and Cyprian relate altogether to particular cases, and prove nothing as to the general practice adopted towards the accused; it is evident, on the contrary, from the same apology of St. Justin, that they hardly ever obtained delay. "A man named Lucius, himself a Christian, present at an unjust sentence passed against a Christian by the judge Urbicus, asked him why he thus punished a man who was neither adulterer nor robber, nor guilty of any other crime but that of avowing himself a Christian." Urbicus answered only in these words: "Thou also hast the appearance of being a Christian." "Yes, without doubt," replied Lucius. The judge ordered that he should be put to death on the instant. A third, who came up, was condemned to be beaten with rods. Here, then, are three examples where no delay was granted. [Surely these acts of a single passionate and irritated judge prove the general practice as little as those quoted by Gibbon. - M.] There exist a multitude of others, such as those of Ptolemy, Marcellus, &c. Justin expressly charges the judges with ordering the accused to be executed without hearing the cause. The words of St. Cyprian are as particular, and simply say, that he had appointed a day by which the Christians must have renounced their faith; those who had not done it by that time were condemned. - G. This confirms the statement in the text. - M.
100 Tertullian considers flight from persecution as an imperfect, but very criminal, apostasy, as an impious attempt to elude the will of God, &c., &c. He has written a treatise on this subject, (see p. 536 - 544, edit. Rigalt.,) which is filled with the wildest fanaticism and the most incoherent declamation. It is, however, somewhat remarkable, that Tertullian did not suffer martyrdom himself.
101 The libellatici, who are chiefly known by the writings of Cyprian, are described with the utmost precision, in the copious commentary of Mosheim, p. 483 - 489.
*_0010 The penance was not so slight, for it was exactly the same with that of apostates who had sacrificed to idols; it lasted several years. See Fleun Hist. Ecc. v. ii. p. 171. - G.
102 Plin. Epist. x. 97. Dionysius Alexandrin. ap. Euseb. l. vi. c. 41. Ad prima statim verba minantis inimici maximus fratrum numerus fidem suam prodidit: nec prostratus est persecutionis impetu, sed voluntario lapsu seipsum prostravit. Cyprian. Opera, p. 89. Among these deserters were many priests, and even bishops.
103 It was on this occasion that Cyprian wrote his treatise De Lapsis, and many of his epistles. The controversy concerning the treatment of penitent apostates, does not occur among the Christians of the preceding century. Shall we ascribe this to the superiority of their faith and courage, or to our less intimate knowledge of their history!
!_0010 Pliny says, that the greater part of the Christians persisted in avowing themselves to be so; the reason for his consulting Trajan was the periclitantium numerus. Eusebius (l. vi. c. 41) does not permit us to doubt that the number of those who renounced their faith was infinitely below the number of those who boldly confessed it. The prefect, he says and his assessors present at the council, were alarmed at seeing the crowd of Christians; the judges themselves trembled. Lastly, St. Cyprian informs us, that the greater part of those who had appeared weak brethren in the persecution of Decius, signalized their courage in that of Gallius. Steterunt fortes, et ipso dolore poenitentiae facti ad praelium fortiores Epist. lx. p. 142. - G.
104 See Mosheim, p. 97. Sulpicius Severus was the first author of this computation; though he seemed desirous of reserving the tenth and greatest persecution for the coming of the Antichrist.


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Before we find out where he will be coaching next season, Chip Kelly will be on the sideline with Oregon in Fiesta Bowl against Kansas State.
After that, nobody seems to know ... not even Kelly.
In his press conference Wednesday, Kelly provided no hints about his future plans and if he expects the NFL to come calling.
"I don't expect anything," Kelly said, "I'm never surprised by anything."
With seven NFL head coaching positions open as of Monday, there is a growing sense that Thursday could be Kelly's final game with the Ducks.
He will interview with the Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills about their respective vacancies, according to a person informed of Kelly's plans to meet with the teams. The person spoke to USA TODAY Sports' Mike Garafolo on condition of anonymity because neither the clubs nor Kelly's camp have spoken publicly about the scheduled interviews.
The meetings will likely occur in the Phoenix area, where Kelly and the Ducks are currently stationed, from Friday through the weekend. Members of the Bills' front office were there Wednesday to interview former Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt. Same with the Browns' staff, which spoke to Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton about their open job. The Eagles' front office was to head to the area late this week.
Kelly's innovative offensive schemes have suitors, namely Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie thinking his style is ahead of the curve in the NFL, which has seen plenty of read-option and college-like schemes infiltrate their playbooks.
Speculation about Kelly's future at Oregon has swirled since he flirted with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers job last winter before staying in his current job.
Oregon followed with an 11-1 season that ran his record with Oregon to 45-7. The Ducks also joined USC, Ohio State and Miami (Fla.) as the only programs to play in four consecutive BCS bowl games.
The only thing missing from his résumé is a national title, but the lure of the NFL may be too big to pass up, especially with the impact of the spread schemes and up-tempo offenses this year in the pros that mimic what Kelly has used to unprecedented success with the Ducks.
"I do know what the future holds," Kelly said. "I do know we have a football game tomorrow night and I'm going to be there."
Contributing: Gary Horowitz, Salem (Ore.) Statesman Journal


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[Introduction: John F. Kennedy]
Its hazards are hostile to us all
Its conquest deserves the best of all mankind
And its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again
But why, some say, the moon? Why choose this as our goal?
And they may well ask why climb the highest mountain?
Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic?
Why does Rice play Texas? We choose to go to the moon!
We choose to go to the moon
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things
Not because they are easy, but because they are hard
Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills
[Verse 1: Jay Electronica]
My view is aerial, your crew inferior
My crew imperial, MC Killers: milk and cereal
Get it? Forget it
You'll still be connecting the dots with smoking holes in your fitted
Those that got it be all at the shows throwing fitteds
The light from the dynasty sign froze all of the critics
And nary a soul got on they frog toes to ribbit
Shhh…T'was the night before the coming
Sugar plum candy coated lines for the dummies
Decoded hieroglyphics in the shrines for the mummies
We not illuminati but our eye is on the money
My mind's on the scripture -
It's beautiful,I see every line on the picture
So when the leaves rustle and the cock crows winter
Just know that the Black Gods mingled a bit
Then the fingers got pricked, then the single got picked
Man I'm living out my brain I don't dream about shit
If I say dream, I meant dream, fresh not Hampton
I got a date with destiny I'm definitely not canceling
Romancing...The Stone
The Roc...The Throne
The elegant celebration sent tremors through every nation
The stars aligned like cars at Grand Central Station...elevation
Yours truly my duty and obligation
A newly appointed ruler who move with no observation like W.D
Say my name on a record, WW III
I'll put you niggas in a box like the WB
Here's a footnote on the Blueprint, Whoms fucking with We?
Yeah, bad grammar Widescreen panorama
Paranormal activity seen on the camera
So if you want that turmoil
I'll Twitter Facebook YouTube Worldstar you
Rap Radar Nahright 2dopeboy you
Your plans is foiled, your guns is borrowed
We living in tomorrow, a tissue for your sorrows
This is the freestyle that Jay Electronica performed at the private party Jay-Z held to announce the newest signee to Roc Nation.
That signee was, of course, Jay Electronica
(He might have been drunk/not fully memorized the song yet)


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I have no enemies, but I'm intensely disliked by my friends.
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GHNS National Budget 1/30/08
GHNS National Budget 1/30/08 Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/. Please submit stories below no later than 6 pm local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly. Contacts: Jean Hodges, (630) 348-3350, (630) 956-8834, firstname.lastname@example.com Michael Toeset, (630) 348-3356, (630) 835-8870, email@example.com Election 2008 BIG SPENDERS: Where some of the losers' money goes, with historical perspective and records to show examples. Does this change the way you'll think about writing a check? FITZPATRICK (Story for publication 2.3.08 -- before Super Tuesday) http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/politics/x142938683 POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS: GateHouse News Service and the Rockford Register Star have developed a national political contributions database to track what people have contributed to presidential candidates. If you're on Zope, the database is on your web sites. Basically, you can input the name of your town or your ZIP code, and you will find names of everyone in that area, how much they've donated and to whom. http://gov.e-rockford.com/elections/contributions/gns/ IDEAS: For a list of local story ideas with the contributions database: http://ghnewsroom.com/news.php?newsid=1201195266 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BIO BOXES: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/politics/x254754015 Lifestyles (Home&Garden) HOME&GARDEN PAGE: Artist uses her talents to add whimsy and interest to home. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/home_and_garden/x254754776 HOME&GARDEN VIDEO: This week: color schemes for your home. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/home_and_garden/x1059369644 HOME HELP: Find the best spot for carbon monoxide detector. (weekly Home&Garden rail). http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/home_and_garden/x1059368727 FIND MORE Home&Garden content here: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/home_and_garden GETAWAY: (for Feb. 6) Luxury upgrade coming to Grenada. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/travel/x142939039 Lifestyles (Movies) WENDY NUGENT: Horror movies slice up the screen. With funny "B"-movie illustration. Newton Kansan. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x254756713 REVIEW: Over Her Dead Body. Symkus. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/movies/reviews/x1151556874 REVIEW: 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. 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It's fair to say that Mads Mikkelsen dines out on his new starring role.
He plays the title character in NBC's new grisly gourmet drama, "Hannibal," which focuses on Dr. Hannibal Lecter — scholar, connoisseur, cannibal — during an earlier, more nuanced time than was covered in the hit film "The Silence of the Lambs" and its sequel.
No surprise: When Mikkelsen was offered the role, he hesitated to bite.
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"It's been done to perfection," he says, citing the indelible performance of Anthony Hopkins. "What could we add?"
Turns out, quite a lot.
Unlike Hopkins' Hannibal, Mikkelsen's version isn't "a madman in a (jail) cell. He's out in the world, where he can make friends and help people feel comfortable." In short, he's fully able to pass in polite society, as he must — especially if the series (which premieres Thursday at 10 p.m. ET) hopes to last.
"He's not a classic psychopath or a classic serial killer," adds Mikkelsen. "I believe that he's as close to Satan as can be — the fallen angel. He sees the beauty in death. And every day is a new day, full of opportunities."
Dr. Lecter is just one member of the series' motley trio. This brilliant psychiatrist is recruited to counsel a gifted but tormented criminal profiler, Will Graham (played by Hugh Dancy), who can see into the minds of serial killers and is haunted by what he sees. Special Agent Jack Crawford (played by Laurence Fishburne) is head of the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit, and he's counting on Lecter to keep Will on course.
Together they unite (or appear to) on a mission to track down ghastly serial killers — with neither Jack nor Will dreaming that the most depraved offender is part of their team.
This knotty alliance is what captured Mikkelsen's interest. When he first met with series creator Bryan Fuller ("Pushing Daisies"), he heard much talk "about this whole bro-mance thing between Hannibal and Will, and it sounded really cool," he says. "The relationship between all these characters is what's actually fundamental to the story, not the individual cases."
There are scenes of startling grisliness. There are also scenes of gruesome humor, as when Lecter — a gourmet cook — serves elegant dinners to appreciative guests (including Will and Jack) whose key ingredients are human body parts, prepared with such culinary camouflage they look mouthwatering even to the well-aware audience.
But some of the most gripping scenes are simple conversations between Hannibal and Will — his associate, patient and odd-couple chum.
In one scene, he tries to console Will, who is traumatized after shooting a suspect.
"I LIKED killing Hobbs," Will confesses with self-loathing.
"Killing must feel good to God, too. He does it all the time," says Lecter gently. "And are we not created in his image?"
Mikkelsen has come up with a robust back story for Hannibal: born in Lithuania. Educated in Paris and England. Refined and intellectual and even a bit of a snob, but a good host and excellent company.
"He's a man who loves talking, who loves words," says Mikkelsen. "Every tenth word I had, my dialogue coach had to look it up: He had no idea what it was, either."
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, 47 years ago, Mikkelsen (whose first name is pronounced "mass," not "mads") is a matinee idol in his native land, where he has starred in acclaimed films such as "Valhalla Rising," in which he played a half-blind Viking gladiator, and "The Hunt," which won him the best actor prize at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival for his role as a teacher falsely accused of a sex crime.
Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, 47 years ago, Mikkelsen (whose first name is pronounced "mass," not "mads") is a matinee idol in his native land,— his face is increasingly familiar from his role as the sadistic villain Le Chiffre in the 2006 James Bond film, "Casino Royale," and performances alongside Clive Owen in "King Arthur" and Liam Neeson in "Clash of the Titans."
It was through a circuitous path that he found his way to acting.
From childhood he was a serious gymnast and then, as a young man, joined a contemporary dance troupe.
"But I was interested in the drama of the dance more than the technique," he says. "I felt that if that was what I was loving, why don't I do that full-on?"
Meanwhile, he was vexed by what he saw as actors' hollow conventions: "We do this because that's how they have always done it, but it doesn't have anything to do with life. It becomes a convention they only BELIEVE is reality."
An inspiring alternative for him was the film "Taxi Driver," which he saw as an antidote to stiffness and artifice in drama.
"It made me want to be true to what I believed was right," he says.
One thing he clearly believes in: not putting on airs. Striking a contrast to the three-piece-suit polish of Hannibal, Mikkelsen has arrived for his interview bundled up and in transit. He had wrapped the first season of "Hannibal" in Toronto only hours earlier, and in a few more hours would be taking off from New York. He looks the part: Toting a duffel bag, he's dressed in jeans, running shoes, peacoat and knit cap. He looks like he might be shipping out on the next freighter.
Sleep-deprived, he sips a can of soda for a burst of caffeine and continues making his case for authenticity.
He points to a dining scene where Hannibal tells Jack, "Next time, bring your wife. I'd love to have you BOTH for dinner."
Viewers all too familiar with Hannibal's dietary fetish may be tickled by that line and its secondary meaning. But Mikkelsen delivers it as if nothing more than a gracious invitation.
"I can never wink at the audience," he says, noting that Jack and Will aren't dummies: "Will is the best profiler in the world." So his performance must always accommodate their brilliance. "I can't be having fun with a line like this, without them seeing it!
"If you're doing it for the audience," Mikkelsen sums up, "you're killing the reality."
That's one thing even a killer like Hannibal Lecter won't do.


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Here are the reasons that made me think that dentists are pure evil. Is this common or is it only my dentist?
- Whenever he says that something won't hurt , IT HURTS !!!! :
Dentist : take it easy , this won't hurt
Me : ok , go ahead
Dentist : *starts drilling*
Me : OOWWW !!!
Dentist : WHAT ???
Me : YOU should take it easy , it hurts !!
Dentist : no it doesn't !!
Me : *mumbles* how the hell would you know
- Last time he told me that he's gonna give me a special anesthetic , and everything will go smooth. I opened my mouth preparing to take the injection , he unexpectedly chose a location deep inside my mouth , somewhere close to my throat :
Dentist : Do you know how a needle feels like?
Me : *while my mouth is opened* uh-uh? ("no? ")
Dentist : *injects*
Me : uuuuunnnnngggghhhh
Dentist: What do you feel? a burn? a shock?
Me : unnnnn gaaaah ("both")
Dentist : Calm down , i'm almost done ... there you go
Me : I HATE YOU ... !!!!
Dentist : hehe , i hate you too
Me : why would you want to anesthetize me in my throat? *thinks* you idiot
Dentist : Its not your throat. I had to anestethize the main nerves.
(5 minutes later)
Dentist : you will feel NOTHING !! nothing at all
Me : great
Dentist : *drills for a while*
Me : GOD !!!
Dentist : WHAT NOW??? YOU SHOULDN'T FEEL ANYTHING !!
Me : how many injections am i allowed to take?
Dentist : about 13
Me : give me two more !!!!
*everything goes fine*
Why do they ALWAYS LIE ??? i mean how would they know if something hurts me or not?? they assume stupid stuff like :
a) If person some people don't feel any pain , then the rest shouldn't :
Me : IT HURTS !!!
Dentist : I used to do it to my patients without any problems !!!
Me : *sobs* but i'm a different patient !!!
b) I should open my mouth for one complete hour without moving or complaining.
and more. Anyway , enough ranting .. i'll leave ya with a "scary" pic of mine when i was at the clinic. I took it with my Nokia phone while he was working ( i was bored ). It felt like he was gonna build something inside my mouth...


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ACME has won planning for this 44,500m² mixed-use scheme on the site of Foreign Office Architects' (FOA) scrapped Trinity.EC3 project in Aldgate, central London
The Minories Redevelopment includes a 20,000m² office building, a 370-room Hampton by Hilton Hotel and an 8,000m² apartment block and is backed by the 4C Hotels Group, headed by investor Bashir Nathoo.
The City of London's planning committee 'unanimously approved' the phased scheme which will replace a series of late 1970s office buildings, including 15 Minories designed by Trehearne and Norman, Preston and Partners.
The hotel group bought the plot two years ago from developer Beetham, which had managed to win planning for the crystalline FOA scheme back in 2008 (AJ 07.01.08).
According to the practice, the project will 'provide an architectural proposal that resolves the specific complexities and contradictions of this key site', piecing together the 'highly fragmented yet largely inaccessible plot' with a number of new public squares.
Work is expected to start on the first stage of construction later this year.
ACME was set up in 2007 by former senior staff from FOA.
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ACME submits plans for former Trinity.EC3 site
ACME has submitted plans for a huge 44,500m² mixed-use scheme on the site of Foreign Office Architects' (FOA) abandoned Trinity.EC3 project in Aldgate, central London
The so-called Minories Redevelopment includes a 20,000m² office building, a 370-room Hampton by Hilton Hotel and an 8,000m² apartment block and is backed by the 4C Hotels Group, headed by investor Bashir Nathoo.
The company snapped up the plot last year from developer Beetham who had managed to win planning for the crystalline FOA scheme back in 2008 (AJ 07.01.08).
Bounded by Aldgate High Street to the north, Minories on the west, Little Somerset Street and the Guinness Trust Estate towards the east, the site is currently occupied by a number of vacant late 1970s office buildings including 15 Minories designed by Trehearne and Norman, Preston and Partners.
ACME was set up in 2007 by former senior staff from FOA.
The architect's view
'The site's strategic location, on Aldgate High Street positions the new office building at a central urban location, and provides the opportunity for the building to play a role in the life and image of the city. The building's massing was developed to maximise its size while respecting constraints such as the Tower of London view corridor and distance to the site boundary. The building is one large volume, made permeable at ground floor level by the arcade on the long western and southern façades and by the set back at historic Harrow Alley on the East allowing for better pedestrian flow. The building volume is further broken up by two large scale terraces and by the textured façade which helps to dissolve the large elevation surfaces.
'The main access to the building is through a generous double height entrance lobby on Aldgate High Street. The building is partially located above underground lines, which limit the areas for possible foundations to an absolute minimum. Two potential column locations were agreed with LUL, and an efficient concrete vaulting system was designed accordingly to transition the building load into these two support points. The exposed vault structure forms the walls and ceiling of the entrance hall, where the red pigmented concrete surface provide a unique lobby backdrop.
'The façade consists of a curtain wall and two layers of fins that help unify and animate the large surfaces of the façade. The fins give a resonant and dynamic appearance to the office massing and also perform as a shading device. The depth of the fins varies depending on the orientation in order to enhance their performance.
'Hotel options were tested to ensure that the hotel had sufficient capacity for known operator demand, and created a new urban form that defined public spaces towards the City. The building with its extension also creates an efficient boundary between residential and commercial neighbourhoods.
'The current structural façade raises concerns as it lacks insulation and windows can only be replaced internally. The fins are structural and must be retained in place. It is proposed to replace all glazing and spandrel panels, and to overclad the structural concrete fins with metal fins that retain the verticality of the building and add subtle variation and play to the current regimented fins.'
'Residential options were tested for viability, daylight impact and visibility to create a development of sufficient size to support the creation of a significant new green park for managed public use. Instead of opting for large vertical surfaces, the building expresses it's residential scale with smaller volumes that reflect the spatial layout of the flats. This fragmented geometry contributes to the buildings appearance as smaller than it's volume would suggest, and allows it to subtly shift forwards and backwards to optimise daylight.
'In order to address privacy issues created by the expansive use of glass, external metal mesh curtains have been integrated in the façade to give each user an individual and integrated element to control exposure and transparency for each room.
'The ambition of the scheme is to provide an architectural proposal that resolves the specific complexities and contradictions of this key site. The highly fragmented yet largely inaccessible site will be made more permeable by creating a series of public spaces. The architecture of the scheme will act as a marker on an urban scale, while taking full account of the sensitivity of the site in relation to townscape and strategic views.'
Access consultant: David Bonnett Associates
Fire safety: JGA
Landscape architect: Gillespies
Planning consultant: Gerald Eve LLP
Public consultation: Fourcommunications
Quantity surveyor: alinea
Services engineer: BSE3d
Structural engineer: AKT II
Townscape consultant: Peter Stewart Consultancy
Traffic engineer: SKM
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FOA wins green light for huge City of London scheme
Foreign Office Architects (FOA) has won the go-ahead from planners for its mixed-use Trinity.EC3 scheme in the heart of the City of London.
The huddle of three crystal-like buildings, ranging in height from 12 to 22 storeys, is for developer Beetham.
The mixed-use scheme – which is scheduled for completion in 2014 – will also feature a public roof garden, an all-weather public plaza and a new community centre for the City of London's Mansell Street Estate.
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Judge Richard A. Posner of the Northern District of Illinois made a somewhat unexpected decision to grant a hearing next week where he will determine whether Apple is entitled to injunctive relief for patent infringement by Motorola. The judge may also determine whether Motorola can seek similar relief for a single instance of patent infringement by Apple, but the terms of Motorola's patent make such an outcome much less likely.
Last week, Ars reported that the judge canceled the upcoming jury trial for this particular Apple v. Motorola suit because he ruled that neither company would be entitled to damages—which would require a jury to decide. And in last week's decision, Judge Posner seemed uncertain as to whether he would even permit a bench hearing for the two companies to seek injunctive relief. But, in an apparent change of heart, Judge Posner said that both companies would be able to file briefs, and would be heard in a courtroom at 10am on Wednesday, June 20, to determine whether Apple or Motorola will have the right to bar the other from continued use of their patents.
While both companies originally came to this case with lists of patents that the other had infringed, Judge Posner got Apple to whittle its list down to four patents, and forced Motorola (now owned by Google) to narrow its list down to one patent, which concerns a "method for performing a countdown function during a mobile-originated transfer for a packet radio system." That method is considered "3G-essential" according to FOSS Patents, and must adhere to FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) licensing terms. Judge Posner noted that, "if Motorola means to argue for injunctive relief it should be prepared to address the bearing of FRAND on the injunction analysis."
Apple and Motorola are entangled in a similar case with the International Trade Commission. Motorola has asked the ITC to ban Apple (and Microsoft) from importing goods that use its unlicensed technology. The FTC sent a public memo last week warning against such bans, despite the ITC's ruling that both Apple and Microsoft did, in fact, infringe on Motorola's patents.


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Whether you are celebrating your honeymoon, vacation or simply thinking about relaxing at a place that will captivate your mind with its exotic ambiance, Travellers Beach Resort is the ideal getaway to unwind and enjoy paradise in Negril on the exquisite island of Jamaica.
Located on Negril's famous white, sandy Seven-Mile Beach caressed by the warmth of the sun, this family owned Negril beach resort offers several room types for charismatic relaxation, entertainment, and a contented living space that exemplifies the finest services a resort has to offer.
Travellers Beach Resort was founded in 1992 by Winston Wellington. Mr. Wellington, quite the traveler himself, began Travellers as a bar and restaurant with a single bungalow. The land; originally wild Jamaican bush, was cleared by Wellington himself, leaving three beautiful sea grape trees that still offer shade to sunbathers and restaurant guests on the beach. Having started from humble beginnings, Travellers has grown tremendously to 60 rooms including a vast array of resort accommodations. Conveniently situated a 5 minute walk from the Negril town centre, Travellers prime location offers those who wish an opportunity to explore Negril to truly get an understanding of Jamaica's rich culture and heritage.
A proud Jamaican, Mr.Wellington started The Negril Education Environment Trust (NEET) a non-profit organization based at Travellers Beach Resort. NEET was founded in 2003 to address the country's need for educational support and resources. Since its inception, NEET's mission and vision have grown.
Today, NEET is committed to strengthening the social fabric of Jamaica through programs that expand educational access for children and adults, partnerships that address our public and environmental health and events and activities that celebrate Jamaica's rich heritage. NEET achieves its mission through the provision of three programs, Island-wide Book & Computer Distribution, Computer Literacy, and the Medical Mission. So far NEET has been able to donate over 3 million books and thousands of computers to the island of Jamaica. It has been able to build seven computer libraries in local schools and communities. NEET also offers free adult computer literacy classes.
As of July 2011, the resort will continue to flourish under the Wellington family name under the collective genius of Winston's three sons: Winthrope, Winfield and Wingate Wellington. Operating as a dynamic powerhouse trio, the Wellington brothers look forward to enduring their father's legacy by offering a culturally rich, genuinely wonderful experience for all guests. We invite you to stay with us to fully experience all the wonderful things Travellers and Negril has to offer!
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. - War Machine, a mixed martial arts fighter accused of brutally beating his porn star ex-girlfriend in Las Vegas and fleeing to the Los Angeles area, told a California judge he won't contest his transfer in custody back to Nevada.
Ventura County sheriff's Capt. Don Aguilar said the fighter, whose birth name is Jonathan Paul Koppenhaver, waived extradition on Tuesday following his arrest Friday at a hotel in Simi Valley.
The 32-year-old Koppenhaver is accused of beating 23-year-old Christy Mack so badly early Aug. 8 that she feared for her life and ran naked to seek help from neighbours.
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http://www.thesuperficial.com/chris-brown-gay-sex-martyn-twitter-direct-messages-09-2011/0929-chris-brown-gay-sex-00One of the theories regarding the night Chris Brown beat Rihanna and left her for dead is that she peeped his phone and found out he was having sex with dudes not his manager. And to further that theory, here comes another round of alleged leaked direct messages from Twitter sweeping the Internet allegedly between R&B singer Martyn and Chris Brown. (Can you tell I don't want to get sued?) Apparently these were attached to an email from someone claiming to be a former assistant of Martyn who allegedly screencapped his Twitter account, so whether that's true or not is anybody's guess. Anyway, I included the alleged screencaps plus transcribed a few choice quotes for your edification:
chrisbrown: I talk to u the way i want to ma ....., i sell out shows u still a nobody except for writing songs for major celebs thats all.
chrisbrown: Just cuz we messed around a few times dont mean u shouldnt respect a ...... Am the shit hence F.A.M.E fag
chrisbrown: Yeah i enjoyed when u fcked the shit outta me ..... but thats only in the moment, only a stupid ..... would reject an opportunity like that
chrisbrown: FckU, FOX NEWS, Good Morning America, AND every1 else who thinks i need fcking anger management. u did not complain when u were hittin this
chrisbrown: And ..... I heard bout u hooking with Trey too. U can stay fckin dat homie i stay selling out shows ahaha
MartynWorld: I ain't gay bro am bi..and proud like fergie, nicki and Jessie j. U the one hiding. What I do n with whom is my business.
MartynWorld: Dude imma get 500,000 followers to shut u up. Just watch. Make sure no1 wants to interview me bout u cuz I'll speak. Remember am bi n proud
"Yeah i enjoyed when u fcked the shit outta me ..... but thats only in the moment, only a stupid ..... would reject an opportunity like that." Wait a minute. These are just lines from Shakespeare. We've been had!
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WASHINGTON (AP) Shortstop Ian Desmond got a raise of more than $3 million on Friday, when the Washington Nationals announced they agreed to contracts with six of their seven arbitration-eligible players.
Desmond, who made $512,500 last season and was selected to the NL All-Star team, avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $3.8 million, one-year deal.
He's coming off a breakout year, when he batted .292 with 25 homers, 33 doubles, 73 RBIs and 21 stolen bases, and cut his errors from 23 to 15. He also hit .368 in his postseason debut for the NL East champions.
Other players agreeing were left-handed starting pitcher Ross Detweiler, right-handed relievers Tyler Clippard and Craig Stammen, and outfielder Roger Bernadina. The Nationals also gave a $2.5 million, one-year contract with right-handed reliever Drew Storen on Thursday.
The agreements left right-handed starter Jordan Zimmermann as Washington's last remaining player whose case could go to a hearing in front of a three-arbitrator panel in Phoenix next month. The sides exchanged arbitration figures but they also might reach an agreement before any hearing.
Zimmermann asked for $5.8 million, while the Nationals submitted $4.6 million. He made $2.3 million last season, when he went 12-8 with a 2.94 ERA last season, making 32 starts and pitching 195 2-3 innings.
Detweiler agreed to a $2,337,500, one-year deal, a raise from $485,000 last season, when he went 10-8 with a 3.40 ERA in 27 starts and six relief appearances.
Clippard also got a substantial raise, moving to $4 million next season after making $1,675,000 in 2012. After a series of injuries to other relievers, he shifted from a setup role to closer and had 32 saves in 37 chances, along with a 2-6 record, 3.72 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 72 2-3 innings.
Stammen agreed to a $2,225,000, two-year contract after going 6-1 with one save, a 2.34 ERA and 87 strikeouts in 88 1-3 innings across 59 relief appearances in 2012. Out of 81 players who agreed to terms with major league teams Friday, Stammen was one of only two who got a multiyear contract; Toronto Blue Jays catcher Josh Thole was the other ($2.5 million, two years).
Stammen will make $875,000 this year and $1.35 million in 2014.
Bernadina agreed to a one-year deal worth $1,212,500, after earning $493,000 last season as a reserve outfielder. He hit .291 with five homers, 25 RBIs and 15 steals in 227 at-bats.
All told, the six players with new contracts are guaranteed $14,725,000 in 2013 , an increase from $10.5 million for those players last year.
AP Sports Writer Ronald Blum in New York contributed to this report.


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Review: Reconnex's iGuard needs improvements
Reconnex's iGuard is maturing, though it still needs some usability improvements such as wizards, customizable reports and the ability to drill down on the graphs.
iGuard v5 from Reconnex
Price: Starts at $50,000
The Internet has revolutionized business, enabling real-time commerce and the easy flow of information in and out of your organization. Therein lies the problem: It's all too easy to inadvertently or intentionally expose critical intellectual property and confidential information.
Reconnex's iGuard addresses this threat at the perimeter, copying and analyzing all inbound and outbound traffic for policy violations. It can be an important tool for confidential data protection, regulatory compliance and investigation.
Installation/Configuration: B
Tuning a complex product like iGuard to detect sensitive data while reducing false positives and negatives is a complex process. Although the quick start guide can get you up and running quickly with default policies and rule sets, be prepared to invest time tuning your rules.
This is what makes it an effective technology: Without this tuning process, the confidential data leaving your enterprise gets lost in the clutter--imagine looking for five true positives in a million emails. The tuning can take weeks or even months, setting rules and polices in a Linux command line interface; you may want to engage professional services to help.
Effectiveness: A-
We realized some successes out of the box using the default regulatory and acceptable-use policies. The challenge isn't that you're not seeing your intellectual property leave the enterprise; it's that you're seeing far more than anticipated.
Overall, iGuard proves to be an important tool for proactively finding intellectual property leaving the enterprise, and reactively using the information to conduct an investigation and comply with regulations.
That said, iGuard's value grows through its integration with other security products, feeding content analysis to gateway content filters, SIMs and email security tools.
iGuard is not an automated prevention tool. Most large companies we've spoken with agree that blocking on detection is not practical in the real business world--it assumes that you know what all of your confidential information is, where it resides and to whom it may be sent.
The hardened Linux appliance resisted all our attempts at compromise.
Management: B-
The Web interface presents a clean, easy-to-navigate executive dashboard. One of the first items that strikes you is that, while you can drill down for details in the text, the graphs are static.
You can call up detailed information on entire emails, documents, FTP sessions and SSL-encrypted sessions. iGuard understands 80 protocol types.
However, the product shows its immaturity in the tedious process of creating rules. You must first create the search terms, protocols and IP addresses, then repeat the action for the mail and messages, images and file transfer pages. Then you go to yet another page to activate the rule. There is no wizard or radio buttons to simply select which page you want or what to search for. There is no context-sensitive help.
Reporting: C+
The reporting request page has a simplistic, clean interface. It contains a few canned reports, such as incident and executive summaries, with nice graphs showing which rules were tripped and how often. But, there are only a handful of canned reports, and you have a limited ability to create custom reports, which can be critical for audit and operations. Reports are drillable and exportable to .pdf only.
iGuard is maturing, though it still needs some usability improvements such as wizards, customizable reports and the ability to drill down on the graphs. Its integration with other tools makes it an excellent value.
Testing methodology
This review is based on an evaluation of information leakage products, including iGuard, at the reviewer's company.
This article originally appeared in the December 2006 edition of Information Security magazine.


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Monday, November 3, 2008
Sneak Preview: Bacon 333
16 comments:
- Wei Jun said...
DAMN! That looks GOOOOOOOOOOD!
- November 3, 2008 at 10:20 PM
- Pocheco said...
I don't know what's coming next, only that I'll want to eat it.
- November 4, 2008 at 1:35 AM
- Emil Sinclair said...
I´m sure... this is not vegan !
- November 4, 2008 at 9:23 AM
I just want to say that this is one of my "go to" sites . Every morning I come here to get my fixs for the day . I cook everyday for my wife and and truly enjoy your videos. I have sent them to my friends in the wine and resturant bussiness. They like how informal all your presentations are but still very professional. All I can say is I'll keep watching.
- November 4, 2008 at 9:24 AM
i'm feelin hungry already...
need to make this one n try.
- November 4, 2008 at 11:57 AM
C'mon Chef John, help bring home the bacon...
How about a little election day fun?
Add a poll to your site today for your foodwishes bloggers to track a vote count, and see how close, percentage wise, your fans line up with the actual results.
- November 4, 2008 at 12:33 PM
- Chef John said...
thanks anon!
I gets lots of international visitors, so a poll would surely be one-sided. But, no matter who wins, you are still free eat BTL's, whenever and whereever you want. God Bless America.
- November 4, 2008 at 1:00 PM
- November 4, 2008 at 1:09 PM
Distinguish your voter poll:
Registered voter
Non-registered voter
That should take care of it.
- November 4, 2008 at 1:12 PM
hey, it just struck me: why are there no american restaurants outside the US? I live in Europe and there are tons of restaurants of all sorts of nationalities: indian, chinese, french, swedish, turkish, vietnamese, russian, you name it...
but an american restaurant? it doesn't even sound familiar.
Does anyone have an explanation for this?
- November 4, 2008 at 1:27 PM
McDonalds is one of corporate Americana's best examples of an American restaurant, worldwide.
- November 4, 2008 at 1:55 PM
- Chef John said...
- November 4, 2008 at 1:56 PM
and what a fine restaurant it is, you have every right to be proud. I was actually referring to real restaurants.
- November 4, 2008 at 5:02 PM
You see, that's the problem because in the US people think McD's is a real restaurant. OKAY, I get it, you're talking about a non-chain type of eatery, someplace that serves only typical American fare. Gosh, we're such a mess of ethnic backgrounds, we don't have any "Only American Foods" served restaurants in America, at least none that I've seen. Anyone know where no spaghetti, tacos, or other than only American foods is served. Maybe a small diner somewhere in Kansas, Dorothy's Place?
- November 4, 2008 at 7:04 PM
- Heidi / Savory Tv said...
Stellar post, great music, and best of all, you made me smile :)
- November 15, 2008 at 1:14 AM
- Chef John said...
why, thank you.
- November 15, 2008 at 1:59 AM


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