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This will be the 68th and Final season for Cape-Atlantic-League Football. Many fans are sad to say goodbye to a South Jersey league that has been around since 1948. It's hard to imagine the State of New Jersey without the CAL as it has tremendous history.
Over the Summer, the West Jersey Football League voted to allow the 17 Cape Atlantic League schools to enter the power conference. This will bring the WJFL from 66 to 83 overall teams, making it by one of the largest conference's in the Country.
It will be interesting to see how the 17 CAL teams fit into the organization of the league. Right now the WJFL features 11 divisions. We will see teams like Atlantic City, Mainland, and Millville possibly compete against Shawnee, Cherokee, Willliamstown, and Lenape during the regular season. The merger could also bring back the always celebrated Thanksgiving Day tradition between St. Joseph's and Hammonton High School.
The biggest question will be what happens with the CAL's non public schools. Later on in the year, the State will take a vote on whether to begin a Non-Public Football League. This would allow the CAL to be admitted to the WJFL without St. Joseph's Hammonton, Holy Spirit, and St Augustine. Many WJFL public school coaches have had mixed opinions about playing those three CAL programs.
Nonetheless, the CAL will open Week 1 with a great schedule ahead. South Jersey can look forward to some fantastic matchups. There are plenty of teams that are ready to make a statement and prove they can compete for division titles.
Head Coach Paul Sacco will lead his Wildcats down into Richland to start the season. The Wildcats are the Class of the CAL, coming off another State Championship Season. It's not everyday you see a program that has put together 23 Sectional Titles. Sacco is one of the best in the business.
The Wildcats will look to continue their 21 game winning streak. Quarterback Salaam Horne is a multi-talented player that is nearly impossible to stop. Salaam threw for 14 touchdowns, and ran for 8 as well. Salaam's twin brother A'Laam Horne is also one of the best offensive players in the State. A'Laam carried the ball 96 times for 1180 yards, crossing the end zone 22 times.
The offensive line for the Wildcats is also one of the most athletic around. Veteran starters Chris Carey, Rha-Sun Tapp, and Eddie Testa will anchor this group. St Joe's will have the size and strength to really boost this running game again.
As for St Augustine, the Augies will look to build on the success they had in 2014. St Augustine finished the season 8-2. They had a very impressive showing against the always respectable Don Bosco Prep. St Augustine played DBP right down to the wire. This was a lineup that continued to get better throughout the year. The skill positions are loaded with players who are a threat to score at anytime. Head Coach Mark Reardon has a lot to be excited about!
Senior Quarterback Jose Tabora returns after coming on to the scene this past year. Tabora passed for 788 yards and rushed for 150. Sophomore Running Back Kyle Dobbins will step into a full time starting role. Dobbins will replace one of the best backs in school history after the graduation of Lamont Harris. Dobbins had a great game in relief for Harris against Cedar Creek, rushing for 105 yards, including a 55 yard touchdown.
CAL All Star Jim Brady will once again lead the defense. Brady was as shutdown of a defender as you can get, making 112 tackles and dropping opposing Quarterbacks for 5 sacks. He will use his experience to help some of the new starters on the defensive side of the ball.
While the Auggies have improved over the past two seasons, the Wildcats are simply too strong. St. Joe's have too many athletes on both sides of the ball. St Augustine will make it interesting for a bit, but Horne and Company are just too much.
The Atlantic City Vikings will look to build on their 6-4 campaign from 2014. The team will open up with an EHT team looking to make some serious noise. Last years' version of this game did not disappoint, as EHT edged the Vikings 28-27 in a shootout. Head Coach Tom Kelly will look for a different result this Friday night. He has a lot of players with tremendous athleticism and speed on both sides of the ball.
Dual threat Quarterback Jamir Prevard is a good signal caller for the Vikings. Prevard has a great all around skill set and can hurt you with his arm or legs. Prevard threw for 1406 yards and ran for 453 during the 2014 season. It will be tough for EHT to slow him down.
Prevard has a lot to work with at the skill positions. Running Back Aaron Jackson will look to take a step up, after rushing for 262 yards. Leading Wide Receiver Doug DeBerry is back an action, after catching 26 passes for 473 yards. DeBerry is a tough for any defender to keep up with on the outside.
Head Coach Kevin Stetser will have this Egg Harbor Twp team ready to compete. For a program that has struggled in recent years, EHT was significantly improved with a 5-5 record in 2014. Atlantic City will be a great test for the program as they look to get off to a fast start.
Quarterback David Rice be the full time starter after playing a limited role last season. Rice is a young Quarterback with good vision. He brings a lot to the table. He threw for 150 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2014.
The skill positions are also very strong for EHT. Both Running Backs Dontate Moore and Connor Agostino return. They are strong downhill runners. Moore piled up 541 yards and 4 touchdowns. Agostino also chipped in with 499 and 7 scores. Wide Receiver Spencer LaSure is a matchup nightmare, averaging 34 yards per catch and finishing with 512 yards.
This will be a tough opening game that will come down to defense. Last year, both sides gave up a lot of big plays. The EHT front seven must get after Prevard from the start. The EHT Secondary must also stay with the athletes on the outside. The Vikings are always full of speed.
I like Atlantic City in another close game. The teams will score quite a bit, but Prevard and Jackson will find a way to get it done. Look for a big second half out of both of those leaders.
Middle Twp at X – Vineland 6PM
X – Malvern Prep (PA) at Holy Spirit- 7PM
X – Bishop Shanahan (PA) at Pleasantville – 7PM
X – Buena at Bridgeton – 7PM
X – Mainland at Millville – 7PM
Absegami at X – Ocean City – 7PM
X – Cape Henlopen (DE) at Lower Cape May – 1PM


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Just some weeks ago we presented the Prada customizable sunglasses, allowing you to put two initials on the Prada Private sunglasses.
Now the Italian luxury brand takes the concept further and introduces the Made To Order "Lettering" Service exclusively online and in select Prada boutiques.
Backpacks, trolleys and tote bags can be customised with letters that come in pop art-tastic colours and prints.
Prada isn't the only label to offer a personalised service. Louis Vuitton launched "Mon Monogram" in 2008 with its popular Speedy handbag and Keepall travel bag.
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The Three Generic Techniques
Business implementation or operation plan is the single most critical factor for bringing life to your business. Right after two years of trying unsuccessfully to get someone else to pay for their errors, the biggest small business lender in the United States (CIT Group) sooner or later declared bankruptcy. The following video highlights some of the most significant business writing mistakes to steer clear of. A business method strategy can assist new (and established) indie authors to clarify the appropriate publishing path for their performs.
Negotiating is a important example of a business ability that does not get enough respect for what it can achieve for a small business owner. Here's a list a 7 items I believe each and every leader should know about approach and business strategy principles.


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This section discusses several Auto Deploy best practices. See the VMware Knowledge Base for additional best practice information.
You can improve the availability of the virtual machines running on hosts provisioned with Auto Deploy by following best practices.
Some environments configure the hosts provisioned with Auto Deploy with a distributed switch or configure virtual machines running on the hosts with Auto Start Manager. In those environments, deploy the vCenter Server system so that its availability matches the availability of the Auto Deploy server. Several approaches are possible.
Prevent networking problems by following Auto Deploy networking best practices.
Using Auto Deploy in environments that do not use VLANs is highly recommended.
If you intend to use Auto Deploy in an environment that uses VLANs, you must make sure that the hosts you want to provision can reach the DHCP server. How hosts are assigned to a VLAN depends on the setup at your site. The VLAN ID might be assigned by the switch or by the router, or you might be able to set the VLAN ID in the host's BIOS or through the host profile. Contact your network administrator to determine the steps for allowing hosts to reach the DHCP server.
See the VMware Knowledge Base article 2004018 for Auto Deploy and VMware Tools best practices.
Simultaneously booting large numbers of hosts places a significant load on the Auto Deploy server. Because Auto Deploy is a web server at its core, you can use existing web server scaling technologies to help distribute the load. For example, one or more caching reverse proxy servers can be used with Auto Deploy. The reverse proxies serve up the static files that make up the majority of an ESXi boot image. Configure the reverse proxy to cache static content and pass all requests through to the Auto Deploy server. See the VMware Techpubs Video Using Reverse Web Proxy Servers for Auto Deploy.
Configure the hosts to boot off the reverse proxy by using multiple TFTP servers, one for each reverse proxy server. Finally, set up the DHCP server to send different hosts to different TFTP servers.
When you boot the hosts, the DHCP server sends them to different TFTP servers. Each TFTP server sends hosts to a different server, either the Auto Deploy server or a reverse proxy server, significantly reducing the load on the Auto Deploy server.
After a massive power outage, VMware recommends that you bring up the hosts on a per-cluster basis. If you bring up multiple clusters simultaneously, the Auto Deploy server might experience CPU bottlenecks. All hosts come up after a potential delay. The bottleneck is less severe if you set up the reverse proxy.
To resolve problems you encounter with vSphere Auto Deploy, use the Auto Deploy logging information from the vSphere Client and set up your environment to send logging information and core dumps to remote hosts.
Set up a remote Syslog server. See the vCenter Server and Host Management documentation for Syslog server configuration information. Configure the first host you boot to use the remote syslog server and apply that host's host profile to all other target hosts. Optionally, install and use the vSphere Syslog Collector, a vCenter Server support tool that provides a unified architecture for system logging and enables network logging and combining of logs from multiple hosts.
Hosts provisioned with Auto Deploy do not have a local disk to store core dumps on. Install ESXi Dump Collector and set up your first host so all core dumps are directed to ESXi Dump Collector, and apply the host profile from that host to all other hosts. See Configure ESXi Dump Collector with ESXCLI and Set Up ESXi Dump Collector from the Host Profiles Interface in the vSphere Client.
When you move from a proof of concept setup to a production environment, take care to make the environment resilient.
Protect the Auto Deploy server. Auto Deploy and vSphere HA Best Practices gives an overview of the options you have.
Protect all other servers in your environment including the DHCP server and the TFTP server.
Follow VMware security guidelines, including those outlined in Auto Deploy Security Considerations.


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Keeping the grading criteria in mind, reflect on the Rhetorical Analysis. What grade do you deserve and why?
Quick Write
What is a monster? Write your own definition of the word Monster.
Comment below.
Email Notes
- Make sure to include a proper subject for the email you are sending.
- Journals should be emailed in the body of the email. Don't send links or files.
- Essay should have a proper name on the file. Don't email me untitled.doc or report.doc.
- Format SRamos_Rhetoricalanalysis1.docx
- Save versions of your essay. The next one will be 2, then 3, then 4.
Monster Culture (Seven Theses)
Our purpose for the first half of class is to understand the seven theses on Monsters and to develop a good resources that will help us to remember and use the theses in our writing.
Jeffrey Jerome Cohen – Monster Culture (Seven Theses) (p. 3-20)
We read Cohen's Monster Culture: Seven Theses for today. Jeffrey Jerome Cohen argues that we can read "cultures from the monsters they engender" (3). This is chapter one of his book Monster Theory: Reading Culture.
From the editor/author's website:
We live in a time of monsters. Monsters provide a key to understanding the culture that spawned them. So argue the essays in this wide-ranging and fascinating collection that asks the question, What happens when critical theorists take the study of monsters seriously as a means of examining our culture?
In viewing the monstrous body as a metaphor for the cultural body, the contributors to Monster Theory consider beasts, demons, freaks, and fiends as symbolic expressions of cultural unease that pervade a society and shape its collective behavior. Through a historical sampling of monsters, these essays argue that our fascination for the monstrous testifies to our continued desire to explore difference and prohibition. JeffreyJeromeCohen.com
Monster Theory
- Thesis I. The Monster's Body Is a Cultural Body (4)
- Thesis II. The Monster Always Escapes (4)
- Thesis III. The Monster Is the Harbinger of Category Crisis (6)
- Thesis IV. The Monster Dwells at the Gates of Difference (7)
- Thesis V. The Monster Polices the Borders of the Possible (12)
- Thesis VI. Fear of the Monster Is Really a Kind of Desire (16)
- Thesis VII. The Monster Stands at the Threshold . . . of Becoming (20)
In groups, develop a list of the important points, lessons, takeaways, quotes, and examples that we need to know in order to understand the thesis. Write a short summary explaining the points of the thesis. Make sure you label which thesis you are writing about. This is very important because we will be using monster theory to write the last two essays in the course. The better we understand the theory, the better we will be able to apply it.
What makes vampires monstrous?
Activity: Still-Life Writing
- List as many concrete details as you can see.
- List as many unique observations as you can.
- Write as descriptively as possible about the text.
- Use Adjectives – a word that describes, identifies or further defines a noun or a pronoun.
- Adverbs – Kindly, slowly, here, often, and very are examples of adverbs. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
- Descriptive language – appeals to the reader's five senses: taste, touch, sight, smell, and hearing.
- Metaphors – a figure of speech that is used to make a comparison between two things that aren't alike but do have something in common.
Use this strategy for your primary sources. Build on your concrete observation and evoke the image for your reader.
Dracula is the most famous vampire in literature and film.
Here is the latest film in Dracula's long history. Dracula Untold (2014)
Finally, the last image to analyze.
mon·ster noun 1. an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening.
Evaluating Monsters Essay 3
For the third essay, you will be evaluating a monster across different media.


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Every year, I put together this completely subjective account of all the former Gators in the National Football League. I spend the two weeks between the conference championships and the Super Bowl researching and writing this thing, but despite the time it takes, it is the most fun I have writing something all year. If you are a Gators fan but not a huge NFL person, it is a fun stroll down memory lane catching up with old friends. And even if you are a big NFL fan like I am, it is still enlightening to see the numbers of former Gators compared.
It's not a news flash that the quality of football in Gainesville has been on the downslide for four or five years. And given the dearth of success in the Swamp, it shouldn't be surprising the NFL has seen a downtick in former Gators success too. I've been doing this column for four years now (2013, 2012, 2011), long enough to remember when we actually wrote things for this website rather than just spamming up your twitter feed begging for retweets and hocking t-shirts. Back in 2011, there were 52 former Gators in the league. This year, there were 43.
2014 was a tough year for former Gators. Many that looked like they might find a way back on the field didn't even make it on a roster. Rex Grossman was a final roster cut by the Browns. They invited him back to start the final game of the season after losing Brian Hoyer and Johnny Manziel but Sexy Rexy appears to have holstered his gun for good. Max Starks also called it quits, officially retiring after the Cardinals cut him in camp. Maurice Hurt was one of the final roster cuts by Washington in the preseason. Ahmad Black never even made it to training camp.
Even sadder are the Gators who have disappointed so much off the field that it is hard to see any NFL team asking for their services again. We'll get to those guys in a minute.
Last year was the first year I took a look at what an all-Gators starting lineup would look like. It was decent.. If I had done it, it would have looked better in 2012 and even better still in 2011. This year is easily the worst looking bunch.
QB – None
RB – Trey Burton (I guess?)
WR – Percy Harvin, Riley Cooper, Louis Murphy
TE – Jordan Reed
OL – Maurkice Pouncey, Mike Pouncey, Marcus Gilbert, Jonatthan Harrison, Xavier Nixon
DL – Carlos Dunlap, Jeremy Mincey, Jaye Howard, Shariff Floyd
LB – Jelani Jenkins, Brandon Spikes, Jon Bostic
CB – Joe Haden, Janoris Jenkins
S – Will Hill, Matt Elam
K – Caleb Sturgis
P – None
KR – Frankie Hammond Jr.
That defense isn't bad but the offense… who boy!
Now, on to the rankings…
Ray McDonald
Stats: 39 tackles, 3 sacks
Last Year: 2
This Year: Done
Despite being only 30 and one of the most consistent and productive members of the 49ers defense over the past few years, McDonald's career is over due to off-the-field issues. The charges in the first case were dropped and no arrest or charges have been made in the second incident as of yet. Still, the fact that McDonald put himself in any sort of situation that might warrant this kind of attention is disturbing. It is hard to imagine a NFL team risking the public relations nightmare that would come from signing him.
Chris Rainey
Last Year: Headed Out of the League
This Year: Done
According to a report in August, Colts head coach Chuck Pagano liked what he saw from Rainey and was ready to utilitze the former Gators speedster as a kick returner. But during the first week of training camp, the Colts cut Rainey after an undisclosed incident in which Rainey tweeted he messed around with a fire extinguisher. The Colts backfield was a mess all year and the guy Rainey was fighting in camp for a roster spot, Boom Herron, made a name for himself in the postseason. Rainey's last chance was his best and he blew it. The Cardinals signed him to their practice squad but cut him soon after. Rainey's past domestic violence issues mean he won't ever play in the league again.
Jermaine Cunningham
Last Year: Headed Out of the League
This Year: Done
Cunningham tore his ACL in a scrimmage before the preseason slate even began. He has now been on more rosters (3) than fields for actual games (2) in the past two seasons. A few weeks ago, he was arrested and now after some very disturbing charges, the former second-round pick is headed out of the league as a bust. And he might be headed to jail.
Deonte Thompson
Stats: 1 G
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: Headed Out of the League
Thompson appeared to have secured a role with Ravens after scoring touchdowns in three straight preseason games. But he could never get over the hump, was inactive for two games and then cut. The Ravens still saw something because they re-signed him to the practice squad at a payrate higher than usual. Late in the season, the Bills signed him to their active roster and he finally was active for a game but delivered no stats. Given how erratic Thompson was at Florida, the fact that he stayed in the NFL this long is a miracle. His run might be over though.
Xavier Nixon
Stats: 4 G, 1 start
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: Headed Out of the League
Nixon was an undrafted free agent facing long odds in 2013. Despite that, he found a way to impress the Colts, earn some playing time and an invite for the 2014 training camp. The Colts had many issues along the offensive line but Nixon wasn't the solution. He's still young and will have one more chance to make an impression and find a place in the league.
Jeff Demps
Last Year: Headed Out of the League
This Year: Headed Out of the League
Demps has been tantalizing football coaches with his blazing speed since Pop Warner. After an offseason enticing new Bucs coach Lovie Smith, Demps ultimately was one of the Bucs' last cuts before the regular season. He spent half the season on the Colts practice squad but was never called up to the 53-man. The Colts have signed him to a futures contract meaning they still see potential but you have to imagine this is the last offseason Demps will have a chance to figure it out and make a NFL career.
Jon Halapio
Last Year: Gainesville
This Year: Headed Out of the League
Halapio did not make the Patriots roster as a sixth round pick. Perseverance paid off in December when the Broncos signed him to their practice squad. Given that he didn't play a snap this year, it is tough to rank him anywhere but here. That said, you can't doubt someone with the toughness and grit of Halapio. He'll have a chance to make a team next year.
Justin Trattou
Stats: 4 G, 2 tackles, 2 kick returns, 19 yards
Last Year: Headed Out of the League
This Year: Headed Out of the League
Trattou had more of an opportunity this year with the Vikings than he has ever had in the NFL. He played some on special teams and had a late crack as a rotational defensive end. The Vikings seem to think he has the ability to be a full-time backup and will give him that chance this offseason.
Loucheiz Purifoy
Stats: 11 G, 5 tackles
Last Year: Gainesville
This Year: Headed Out of the League
Purifoy's decision to leave Florida early has not paid off. He went undrafted, had an uphill battle to make the Colts and then after showing flashes of promise was cut by them after a reported string of off-field incidents. The Seahawks attempted to sign him but he failed his physical. So instead of potentially playing in Sunday's Super Bowl, Purifoy is looking for a team to give him yet another chance.
David Nelson
Stats: 6 G, 8 rec, 65 yds
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: Headed Out of the League
Nelson began the year as a starter and ended it without a job. Such is life in the NFL. Nelson's first two seasons in the league resulted in 92 catches for over a thousand yards and eight touchdowns. But since tearing his ACL in 2012, Nelson hasn't been able to sustain any success. He was cut after six games when the Jets traded for Percy Harvin. Gator on Gator crime has never hurt that bad. But regardless of whether Nelson can find his way back to the league next year, he's a star with his off-the-field work supporting orphans in Haiti.
Dominique Easley
Stats: 11 G, 2 starts, 9 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
Last Year: Gainesville
This Year: Gotta Stay Healthy
Easley has the natural ability to be one of the best defensive linemen in football. The question is will his knees allow him to reach that vast potential. We all remember the torn ACL he suffered in practice in 2013. He tore the ACL in his other knee two years earlier. Given the history, it wasn't surprising the Patriots shut him down early this year after constant knee soreness. They invested a first-round pick and want to make sure that investment pays off. It goes without saying that next year is huge for Easley. He'll be two years removed from the most recent surgery and hopefully the pain will go away.
Mike Gillislee
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: Gotta Stay Healthy
Gillislee was hurt in the preseason and landed on injured reserve, missing the entire season. It was a bad break as the Dolphins had some injuries in the backfield and he may have had a chance to backup Lamar Miller. Gillislee is a long shot at this point to make a roster next year, let alone to ever make an impact in the league.
Jaylen Watkins
Stats: 4 G, 3 tackles, 1 pass defended
Last Year: Gainesville
This Year: Role Player
After making his mark as a corner at Florida, Watkins future in the NFL might be at safety. His only action on defense was in the Eagles finale after they were eliminated from playoff contention so he has an important offseason ahead if he has hopes of becoming a regular.
Ronald Powell
Stats: 14 G, 2 tackles
Last Year: Gainesville
This Year: Role Player
Powell was a key contributor on special teams but played only four snaps on defense all year. The Saints will give him a chance to see if he can ever regain the explosiveness we saw pre-ACL injury.
Marcus Roberson
Stats: 10 tackles, 1 INT
Last Year: Gainesville
This Year: Role Player
Just making a roster as an undrafted free agent is an accomplishment. Roberson did that and then played mostly special teams for nine games. He finally received an opportunity in the season finale to play defense and delivered with four tackles and a pick for the Rams. He'll have a chance heading into training camp to prove his worth.
Solomon Patton
Stats: 10 punt returns, 11.2 avg, 18 kick returns, 23.1 avg, 1 rush, 19 yards
Last Year: Gainesville
This Year: Role Player
An undrafted free agent, Patton surprisingly made the Buccaneers roster to start the season and did a good job returning kicks. Despite that, he was cut midway through the season, joined the Cardinals' practice squad for a while, before ending up back with the Bucs. After the ups and downs of his rookie campaign, Solo will be have a chance to stick somewhere as a returner next year.
Frankie Hammond Jr.
Stats: 3 starts, 4 rec, 45 yds, 15 punt returns, 13.3 avg, 2 kickoff returns, 37.0 avg
Last Year: Headed Out of the League
This Year: Role Player
So "Hot Light" Hammond and Deonte Thompson can return kicks in the NFL but Brandon James couldn't? Baffling. Hammond tied for first in punt return average among players with at least 15 returns and in limited duty flashed potential on kickoffs too. He even started three games at receiver for the team with the worst wideout corps in the league.
Bubba Caldwell
Stats: 5 rec, 47 yards, 12 kickoff returns, 23.2 avg
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: Role Player
Caldwell is at a crossroads this offseason. He just finished his seventh season in the league and turns 30. The Broncos have a new coach and may have a new quarterback. Caldwell was the Broncos fourth receiver and one of its kick returners, but you have to wonder if he's part of their plans for 2015.
Lerentee McCray
Stats: 13 G, 8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 forced fumble
Last Year: Gotta Stay Healthy
This Year: Role Player
McCray was an undrafted free agent who was hurt before the 2013 season and did not play a down. The odds of him making the Broncos roster this season were long. But he made the team as Von Miller's backup and played on special teams. In the Broncos playoff loss, he had two tackles. McCray will have to continue to work hard to stick but he's shown he's capable of surprising.
Caleb Sturgis
Stats: FG 29/37, 78.4%, 128 points
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: Role Player
We miss him dearly in Gainesville but as a Dolphins fan, I can honestly say that Sturgis makes me nervous. Inside of 40 yards, he is one of the best kickers in football. Simply automatic. But on kicks over 40, Sturgis is not NFL-caliber. The Dolphins will certainly bring in a kicker to challenge him in training camp, and he simply must improve from long range.
Jonathan Bostic
Stats: 83 tackles
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: Role Player
Bostic only played in 13 games, starting eight, but still improved his tackle numbers from his rookie campaign, finishing second on the team. At the same time, he still struggles at the point of attack, something crucial for a middle linebacker. New coach John Fox may move to a 3-4 alignment, which could help Bostic but he'll have to improve his consistency.
Josh Evans
Stats: 90 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: Role Player
Evans racked up a lot of tackles for the Jaguars this year but should have had more – he led the team with 19 missed tackles. For a safety who doesn't force turnovers, missed tackles can't happen. The Jags will be looking to upgrade their secondary and Evans' playing time next season is in jeopardy.
Major Wright
Stats: 51 tackles
Last Year: 10
This Year: Role Player
Wright only played in 12 games with the Bucs before ending the season on injured reserve. He isn't much of a playmaker as he didn't force a turnover and had only one pass defended. But he is a hard hitting safety that should still find a way to play in the league for a few more years.
Jonotthan Harrison
Stats: 15 G, 10 starts
Last Year: Gainesville
This Year: Role Player
An undrafted rookie, Harrison started 10 games and played in 15 on a line charged with protecting one of the NFL's superstars in Andrew Luck. Yes Harrison struggled, and yes he was benched at the end of the year, but he showed enough potential to warrant consideration as a backup offensive lineman for years to come.
Riley Cooper
Stats: 55 rec, 577 yards, 3 TD
Last Year: 6
This Year: Role Player
Cooper's emergence in 2013 was a bit of fool's gold inflated by a five-game stretch where he and Nick Foles just clicked. That led to a five-year contract extension with the Eagles and even higher expectations for 2014. Well, Cooper caught more balls this past season but his other numbers were down substantially. In reality, he wasn't very good, ranking near the bottom of wide receivers by Pro Football Focus. Lots of drops, including a crucial one in a loss to the 49ers, really hurt his team. Cooper's days as a #2 are done but he'll probably hang on in the league for a few more seasons as a third and fourth receiver.
Matt Elam
Stats: 52 tackles, 0.5 sack, 1 forced fumble
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: Role Player
During the Ravens-Patriots game, I tweeted that never in a million years would I have thought Will Hill would be a better pro than Elam. But that's what happened this year. Elam lost his starting spot to Hill and when you watched the Ravens, it was Hill who impressed you. Elam was such a tremendous tackler at Florida that it was shocking to see him miss a tackle in that Patriots game on Danny Amendola. A move back to Elam's natural free safety position this year didn't help and he finished the season as a nickel guy. Reggie Nelson looked lost in his first few years in the league, too, so there's hope that Elam can turn this thing around and become the type of player we all thought he would be.
Will Hill
Stats: 8 starts, 47 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TD return
Last Year: Unranked
This Year: Role Player
OK folks, are you paying attention? Because nobody called me on my Will Hill omission last season even though he played well for the Giants at times. I'll blame my editor. Anyway, this season Hill moved to the Ravens and ended up starting eight of the 10 games he played after serving a six-game suspension for a failed drug test. It was perhaps Hill's best stretch of football since high school, given the ups and downs we saw in Gainesville and the erratic play so far in the NFL. Unfortunately as has been the case Hill's entire career, success is fleeting. He was arrested this offseason and all the good work he put in becoming a solid presence with Baltimore is in jeopardy once again. Despite his legal troubles, Hill's play in the regular season and in the postseason when he had six tackles and two passes defended to solidify a shaky Ravens secondary should mean he'll have a role with them once again next season.
Jaye Howard
Stats: 10 starts, 36 tackles, 1 sack
Last Year: Headed Out of the League
This Year: Role Player
Who can make sense of the NFL? Howard seemed like a decent prospect coming out of Florida, ended up on a team with his collegiate defensive coordinator and did nothing. He moved to the Chiefs in 2013 and was similarly ineffective. Then all of sudden, the light went on and 2014 was a nice surprise for the defensive tackle. The Chiefs have an excellent defense and Howard was an important piece.
Marcus Gilbert
Stats: 12 games, 12 starts
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: Role Player
The Steelers believe in Gilbert. He signed a six-year contract extension before the season began, and then after a slow start in which he gave up two sacks in each of the first two games, he rewarded their faith with a pretty good season. He's an anchor at right tackle on a line that leads the way for one of the best young backs in the game (LeVeon Bell) and a 4,000-yard passer (Roethlisberger). He has to be more consistent and durable, having played all 16 only once so far in his four-year career.
Trey Burton
Stats: 7 tackles, blocked punt, TD
Last Year: Gainesville
This Year: Role Player
Just like in Gainesville, Trey Burton wasted little time showing the Eagles his versatility. The undrafted free agent earned instant playing time on special teams where he made a huge impact. He blocked a punt that a teammate scooped and scored on. Later in the season, he picked up a blocked punt and returned it for a TD. Pro Football Focus named him a first team All-NFL special teamer and the Pro Football Writers' Association named him to its All-Rookie team. Burton only played 15 snaps on offense but if he remains a force on special teams, he'll have a place in the league for a long time.
Louis Murphy
Stats: 11 G, 31 rec, 380 yards, 2 TD
Last Year: Headed Out of the League
This Year: Role Player
A nice rebound season for Murphy almost didn't happen. He was cut by the Bucs right before the season started but got a call a few weeks later and didn't let the opportunity pass. In his first game with Tampa, Murphy went wild with six catches for 99 yards in a huge upset of the Steelers. He found a role as a third receiver and rewarded the Bucs for sticking with him. They in turn rewarded him with a three-year contract extension in December.
Sharrif Floyd
Stats: 14 G, 11 starts, 42 tackles, 4.5 sacks
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: Role Player
Floyd had a very good sophomore campaign under the tutelage of defensive wizard Mike Zimmer, the Vikings head boss this season. Floyd really hit a stride in the middle of the season and was becoming one of the best young defensive tackles in football before hurting his knee in practice. After returning, he eventually regained his midseason form and finished the season strong. We know how talented he is and it will be surprising if he doesn't develop into a Pro Bowl caliber presence on the Vikings line.
Mike Pouncey
Stats: 12 starts
Last Year: 3
This Year: Role Player
Mike Pouncey's season is hard to dissect. He had hip surgery that delayed the start of it and then moved to guard so the Dolphins could put their five best linemen on the field at the same time. He helped the Dolphins rushing attack to the second best yards per rush mark in the league. At the same time, the line struggled in pass protection. Pouncey was up and down, ranking 69th among all guards by Pro Football Focus. On the flip side, he was named to the Pro Bowl. Still it was a down year by his standards and that's why I rated him just outside the top 10. A move back to center and a healthy offseason will be big for his 2015 prospects.
Jordan Reed
Stats: 50 rec, 465 yds
Last Year: 8
This Year: 10
After an injury-plagued rookie campaign, Reed once again missed significant time, only playing in 11 games this year. In two seasons, he's mimicked his infamous quarterback in Washington with an inability to stay healthy. Still, Reed has shown the ability to be a matchup nightmare and can become one of the premier tight ends in the game. His future is bright but he needs a full season in 2015 to prove it.
Brandon Spikes
Stats: 54 tackles, 1 sack, 3 passes defended, 1 forced fumble
Last Year: 7
This Year: 9
At this point in his career, Spikes is what he is. A stout, run-stopping inside linebacker who will be exposed in pass coverage. He played less than 50% of the snaps in Buffalo this past season because of that but still racked up impressive tackle totals and helped make the Bills one of the toughest defenses in the league. He's a free agent and will have plenty of suitors including Rex Ryan, the Bills new coach. He fits the mode of a tough, physical presence that Ryan's defenses are known. He is already in the top 15 for former Gators in tackles and should have quite a few years left to climb those rankings.
Percy Harvin
Stats: 13 G, 51 rec, 483 yds, 1 TD, 11 rush, 92 yds, 1 TD, 32 KO returns, 24.3 avg
Last Year: Gotta Stay Healthy
This Year: 8
Hours after this column came out last year, Harvin took a kickoff back for a touchdown and sealed the Seahawks Super Bowl victory. He also was the Seahawks leading rusher in the game and caught a pass. In a game with contributions across the board, Harvin was a viable contender for MVP honors. It will be interesting to see if they miss him this Sunday (they will, they don't have any playmakers at receiver and their return game isn't good). Did you know that Harvin has played in three championships dating back to 2007's Florida-Ohio State game and is 3-0? He scored a touchdown in each game with a combined 189 rushing yards and an average of 130 all-purpose yards per game. On the flip side, he has now played for three NFL teams in three years. He is ninth all-time in NFL history in kickoff return average and one of the most electric players in the game but also someone that has struggled to find his place and to stay healthy.
Jeremy Mincey
Stats: 46 tackles, 6 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: 7
Few players were bigger surprises in the NFL this year than Jeremy Mincey. The Cowboys defense was predicted to be one of the worst entering the season with big questions rushing the passer. But they found a gem in Mincey, who turned in arguably his finest season in year seven. As good as he was in the regular season, Mincey was a man possessed in the postseason. He racked up nine tackles in two games and had a sack in both as well. Pro Football Focus called him the best defensive end in the playoffs. He quickly became a locker room leader in Dallas and figures to have found a home after playing with three teams in two seasons.
Carlos Dunlap
Stats: 66 tackles, 8 sacks, 5 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles
Last Year: 4
This Year: 6
Dunlap's production is nice but it continues to fall short of his immense potential. You watch him at times and it seems like a 15+ sack season is easily within reach. And yet in some games, he's a complete non factor. Perhaps he'll find that extra gear one of these years. He already has 35.5 sacks in his career, 9th all-time among former Gators.
Janoris Jenkins
Stats: 59 tackles, 2 INT, 2 TD (99-yard return), 5 passes defended, 2 forced fumbles
Last Year: 9
This Year: 5
Plain and simple, Jenkins is a pick-six machine. Two more this year, five now in his three-year career. Throw in a fumble return TD and he's scored six defensive TDs in three seasons. That's more than any player in the NFL over that span. At the same time, Jenkins gives up just as many big plays with lapses that kill the Rams. He's feast or famine on a grand scale. He was a Pro Bowl alternate this year but didn't make the team in the end. He was also part of the troll moment of year when Jeff Fisher sent all the Rams acquired in the RGIII trade out as captains against Washington.
Jelani Jenkins
Stats: 15 G, 110 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles
Last Year: Role Player
This Year: 4
Mincey was probably the biggest surprise among former Gators this season but Jenkins was a close second. He started the season as a backup in Miami but injuries struck, he was thrust into the starting role and he tackled everything in sight. He finished with 110 tackles in 15 games, 93 more than he logged in his rookie campaign. You have to take advantage of opportunities when presented. Jenkins did that and now he's looking at establishing himself as a longtime starter in the NFL.
Reggie Nelson
Stats: 99 tackles, 4 INT, 1.5 sacks, 12 passes defended
Last Year: 5
This Year: 3
"Reggie 'F-ing' Nelson". "The Eraser". I don't know why I don't put Nelson at the top of these rankings every year because frankly he's the former Gator I love watching the most. He is the dean of the Bengals defense and has been the best player on it for four seasons running now. The fact that Nelson has yet to make a Pro Bowl is ridiculous. His 22 career picks is fifth all-time among Gators and he's within striking distance of the top spot if he can play 3-4 more years.
Joe Haden
Stats: 73 tackles, 3 INT, 20 passes defended
Last Year: 1
This Year: 2
Remember when Joe Haden arrived on campus in Gainesville? If you don't, that's OK. The class was headlined by Gatorade National Player of the Year John Brantley (LOL) and the 'Lakeland 7'. Haden was a great high school quarterback and one of the best athletes in the country but had never really played cornerback. Yet he became the first true freshman to start at corner in the season opener in Florida football history. The legend was born and has grown beyond all realistic expectations. The seventh overall pick in the 2010 draft, Haden is one of the best corners in the NFL. As impressive as Haden's performance on the field was this year (he finished second in the league with 20 passes defended), he was even more impressive off it, becoming the first NFL player ever to be a global ambassador for the Special Olympics. Haden has to rank near the top of any list of former Gators that make Gator Nation proud.
Maurkice Pouncey
Stats: 16 starts
Last Year: Gotta Stay Healthy
This Year: 1
Hard to argue with All-Pro status. Maurkice is the only current Gator to earn that and has now done it twice in four years,. He's also made four Pro Bowls in all four seasons in which he has played more than nine snaps. He is the pre-eminent center in the NFL and one of the most respected offensive linemen in the game today. This was his finest season and the fact that he is getting better is incredible. Who would have pegged him as the most likely to succeed off those loaded Gators teams?


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AUGUSTA, Ga. – Augusta University men's outdoor track & field junior Leke Adeleye has been named the Peach Belt Conference Field Athlete of the Week, for his performance at the season-opening meet on March 2.
Adeleye finished fourth in the triple jump at the Victor Icebreaker Duals as the Jaguars finished second as a team. The junior from Snellville, Ga., soared 12.88m on his first attempt. He also competed in the long jump, finishing 15th. His triple jump distance is the fifth-best in the PBC this season.
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Moscow, Russia, 8 & 9 May 2009
Kites used to be great flying machines during wars in China, to observe from flying platforms. They were also used for all sorts of things like fishing in north Salawesi (Indonesia) since hundreds years ago, used to pull radio antenas (the Marconi invention or radios antenas used to be saved after a plane crash during the world war II used by english) or pelenty of other inventions with kites : "www.carnetdevol.org"
Today, kites are kids games and for fewer people, adults games.
They are also meant to decorate the sky, as paintings or sculptures in the sky. That's why Kite designers are often artists, painters and designers. that is one of the reason i love flying kites. Even kite flyers who use very technical stunt kites for freestyle flying want nice kites with great graphic design.
Some people like Michel GRESSIER in France, like to paint on their kites. He, for exemple, proposed a few years ago to some his graphic designers friends to paint on big Edos kites ( 2 x 4m rectangular japanes kites).
In the same idea, the Moscow kite club organised during his may 2009 festival (the 6th festival), a great event : the ZapfGames, a calligraphy projects (GREEK : calli=beauty / graphy=Hand) or the art of drawing nice letters. More than 50 participants painted on 2×2 sqm sheets Japanese Haiku. A jury of graphic designers chose 10 winners and after adding bamboo, flew 20 great rokkakus together. (Thank you for Mike LOSKOV for sharing those informations – www.prokite.ru )
It seems to me that the ZapfGames are named after Hermann ZAPF and his wife Gudrun ZAPF von HESSE ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermann_Zapf ) one of the greatest typographer of the century ( with his great Optima, Palatino and Zapfino (you have them in you computer if you have a Mac)
sorry i dont read russian but it must be explained on zapfgames.ru…
The great life of Hermann ZAPF on the Linotype site :
Everything about the ZAPFGAMES 09 (especially all the pictures – click on the right handside pictures)
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Each day individuals throughout the Houston area are arrested for crimes. The arrests arise out of a variety of different circumstances and no two crimes are alike. What the cases do have in common is the option to mount a defense against the criminal charges in a court of law. Two women from Houston are experiencing this firsthand. They were both arrested and charged with prostitution. While many times prostitution arrests are the result of an organized sting, law enforcement indicated this was not the case in this situation. Instead, the arrests stemmed from complaints the police received from others who were at their same location.
This is not the first time the women have faced criminal charges. As a result of previous convictions the younger woman's charges were actually enhanced to a felony. At the time of her arrest the older woman had a felony warrant for organized criminal activity out. The women were at a hotel with a male friend when the arrests took place.
Previous convictions and outstanding warrants do not automatically translate into a conviction. Depending on the situation the accused could face reduced charges or even be acquitted of the crime altogether. As a part of defending oneself most engage the assistance of a lawyer. The attorney one hires can help determine which evidence will be presented at the proceeding.
How these women's cases will be resolved remains to be seen. To obtain the best result it is highly likely that the women will work with a criminal defense criminal defense attorney. Doing so could have a huge impact on the cases' outcome.
Source: The Houston Chronicle, "Two Houston women jailed on prostitution charges in College Station," Carol Christian, Oct. 3, 2013


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As well as the source and binary packages, pyqtdeploy is also available as a Mercurial repository.
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West Lafayette (IN) – Researchers at Purdue University have discovered that carbon nanotubes can move the heat generated by silicon chips more efficiently and less costly than other methods. By taking the heat from a chip and moving it to the metal casing more efficiently, our silicon based products (CPUs) can be pushed further.
CPUs generate heat from electrons in motion and the resistance they encounter within the semiconductors. This generated heat is one of the biggest stumbling blocks toward achieving better performance through higher clock speeds. Transistors, the base components operating at the very heart of a CPU, can only switch on and off so fast within a given thermal envelope. Beyond that the generated heat begins to grow quickly and, without sufficient mechanisms to remove that heat, the hotter CPUs will just eventually stop working.
Scientists at Purude have discovered a way to grow carbon nanotubes which affix themselves directly to a processor die, allowing for very efficient heat removal. According to the research, the carbon nanotubes are grown vertically on the silicon die between the die and metal casing. The surface is so full of nanotubes that under a microscope it looks like a thick, dense carpet. When the metal casing is mounted, the tubes bend slightly as they come in contact with the metal. This would be like placing a thick sheet of plexiglass on carpet where you could see the fibers bending under the weight. This has the effect of creating a great deal of contact surface area with the metal. And, since the carbon nanotubes are physically affixed to the silicon substrate material, the heat flow becomes significant toward the cooler metal.
Scientists physically create the nanotubes using a process called "microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition." It involves taking a silicon substrate (like the back side of a CPU die), and introducing branching molecules called dendrimers which anchor to the silicon. Metal catalyst particles are then applied in a solution. The solution is removed by adding heat, leaving only the particles behind. From there the surface is exposed to methane gas in a microwave field. The microwave signal breaks down the methane gas and deposits the carbon onto the dendrimer/catalyst combos in the form of self-growing nanotubes.
While somewhat technical, the process being used by the researchers is not expensive or difficult to employ. This is especially true when compared with some of the processes involved in manufacturing semiconductors today. In addition it has been shown that existing alternative solutions, such as indium foil, grease and waxes, are all less efficient than the carbon nanotube solution.
Researchers believe this process could be introduced to large scale semiconductor manufacturing. This would allow consumers to buy products which require smaller heatsinks while making our processors run faster. The smaller heatsinks would be required because with a more efficient transfer rate of heat away from the silicon die, the temperature delta between the heatsink and CPU could be less while still achieving the same effective transfer rate.
Research for this project was funded by NASA, through the Institute for Nanoelectronics and Computing in Purdue's Discovery Park. One of the researchers also received undisclosed forms of support from Intel and Purdue.


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Whilst over in the UK for the past month (ish) we flew over for a few days in the Netherlands staying in the Hague. By pure luck one of the museums out there had 2 amazing temporary exhibitions running at that time with my name written all over them! A huge collection of dolls, miniatures and doll houses from the 17th century up, and a collection of fashion from the early 1900's to today, and their inspirations in fine art. Three things I love most in the world all together in one place!
The doll exhibition was the first bit we hit up. It really is amazing the details that used to go into these things. One of the first things I noticed was a great Dior bar suit Barbie in all her 50's glamor. I love the suit in full scale, and it was captivating again in miniature!
A simmering fondness of Queen Anne dolls was heated up a little too. They had some wonderful 18th century examples all with their brocade dresses and fluffy wigs! One day I'd love to make one, but that's another project for another day.
The fashion exhibition was a real winner too. I loved seeing Schiaparelli's dresses and accessories in person again, and a little tableau of Vivienne Westwood gowns with an 18th century flare gave a bit of a taste of the recent Versailles fashion exhibit I messed. I never get tired of seeing beautiful silks in opulent settings!
Sure we had to walk over 2 miles each way in gale force winds and pouring rain, but I can safely say it was well worth it!
You can see more from the exhibition over on the Gemeentemuseum's website. XXSmall and Fashion ♥ Art. For now here are a few of the photos I managed to get whilst we wandered round...


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MediaSoundHamburg is an International Summerschool for FilmMusic, GameMusic and SoundDesign, which has been held annually in Hamburg since 2011.
MediaSoundHamburg was founded by Hans-Joachim Esser-Mamat (Director/Artistic Director), who has been organising similar events since 1995 (European Workshops for Film Music & Sounddesign / filmwerkstatt essen).
The 8th International Hamburg Summerschool for FilmMusic, GameMusic and SoundDesign - MSH MediaSoundHamburg will take place from
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MediaSoundHamburg is aimed at a film, music and sound-interested audience.
Every year, national and international film composers, gamemusicians and sound designers meet international industry professionals and renowned experts. During the 10-day summerschool, various master classes, workshops, forums and special events are offered.
Important lecturers at MediaSoundHamburg 2011 - 2017
Patrick Doyle, Randy Thom, Mark Stoeckinger, Shigeru Umebayashi, Michael Nyman, Olivier Derivière, Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, Tim Nielsen, James Mather, Christopher Young, Bille August, Ben Burtt, Annette Focks, Joe Kraemer, Chris Huelsbeck
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Since 2014, MediaSoundHamburg has been awarding the Young Talent Award Media Music. The theme of the composition competition of 2017 was "storytelling". The competition is open to all. Age limit: 35 years. The winner will be selected by an international independent jury and will be awarded a scholarship to participate in MediaSoundHamburg including accommodation and board. The prize giving ceremony takes place during MediaSoundHamburg.
Young Talent Award Winners 2014-2017
2014: Alin Oprea (Germany)
2015: Simon Schmidt (Germany)
2016: Hayat Selim (Egypt)
2017: Maxime Hervé (France)
Every year MediaSoundHamburg grants scholarships to participate in the summerschool. The scholarship includes free participation in all MasterClasses, workshops, forums and special events as well as accommodation and board.
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For Pakistan, this is not so much do-or-die as do-or-don't be around. The equation is now simple: beat India, hope Sri Lanka beat India, beat Bangladesh, all the while with an eye on a better net run-rate. It will not solve the ills currently plaguing Pakistan cricket, but it will provide temporary, valuable respite. Fail this and change, significant change, is a fait accompli.
Geoff Lawson's tiff with the media has done nothing to help his position and even Shoaib Malik's most ardent supporters are said to be running out of patience. The Asia Cup needs this intensity and pressure, this bigness and uncertainty. At stake, when Pakistan step on to the field, is everything.
Traditionally, near enough this juncture after two thumping defeats, it is said of Pakistan teams that they are at their most dangerous; that form means nothing. The team is unbound, unsettled and lacks coherence. Stars are not performing; the captain is under pressure, the coach more so.
Circumstances are ideal really for another of Pakistan's inexplicable bounce-backs. The only question is whether this side can do it as have so many Pakistan sides in the past. The recent Kitply Cup final provides hope, as does the Champions Trophy opener against Sri Lanka in 2006, even though only five from that XI are here.
But that is all you can cling on to, for on paper and form India are a stronger side. They bat almost till they are out and have a strong attack, even if they are missing Harbhajan Singh's economy in the middle overs and have been shoddy with their catching.
Unusually, Pakistan have already named a XI, perhaps to clear the doubt over captain Shoaib Malik. Early speculation today was that he wasn't in, fuelled by vice-captain Misbah-ul-Haq's appearance in front of the press at practice. Dehydration has been the problem but Malik eventually arrived, drip attached, and after a short discussion with selectors, it was announced he is fit to play.
Into this cauldron Pakistan hand a debut to Saeed Ajmal, the offspinner, and a second ODI to Abdur Rauf, that persevering domestic champion forever on the fringes of selection. Unlike Mansoor Amjad and Wahab Riaz, Shahid Afridi, on the verge of being dropped after the Sri Lanka game, retains his place. The decision to keep Afridi is one last punt, part-hope, part-hunch, after selectors had decided to drop him. "I have a feeling, nothing technical, that he just might do something tomorrow," admitted one.
Careers might be made, some might end and the heat is on. "As a professional cricketer, no game is easy," Misbah said. "You are up against the toughest sides, but if you perform in these games, then you can really make a name for yourself. The team's focus is solely on comprehensively winning both games. We are not worried about other results. We have to, we must, win tomorrow's match."
Not that Pakistan are the only ones under the cosh. An Indian loss, with a game the very next day against Sri Lanka, means tomorrow is also important for them, even if you can't see Mahendra Singh Dhoni fretting about it as much as Malik. "India will be under some pressure as well," Misbah said. "They have two very important matches against tough sides too. Comparatively you can say our team is under less pressure."
Cute kidology it may be, but even Misbah knows that a loss on Wednesday could conceivably push him in to the hot seat currently occupied by Malik. He's not even been back in the side for a year but such is the way it works in Pakistan. At least he recognises the dangers of writing Pakistan off. "Winning or losing is part of game," he ended. "We have lost our last two games, but remember we won the Kitply final before that." All of Pakistan will be clinging on to that memory come the game.


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Text Fwd from Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea
Towards a New Korea Policy for the United States
Recommendations by the June 15th Korean American Committee
for Peace and Unification of Korea, March 6, 2009
I. Introduction
"And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching …….know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity."
As concerned Americans of Korean descent working for greater friendship between the United States and Korea as well as for a peaceful unification of Korea, we are deeply moved by President Obama's above message in his inaugural address.
We, Koreans came to the US, and became citizens of this newly adopted land, thereby becoming Korean Americans. We were educated and disciplined in Korea and have been tempered and nurtured in the US. We suffered from painful internecine war, have been living through agonies and sadness of ten million separated family members (many of us still are separated from family members in North Korea) and struggle for unification of the divided Korea. Therefore, Korean Americans have first-hand experience and sentiments of the motherland people, and have deeper understanding of its past and recent history and aspirations.
We would like to present our honest and sincere opinion, and recommendations for the US and peace in East Asia to the Obama Administration and the US Congress. As historical background, we are also attaching three essays of a Korean American's observations and insights on the US-Korea relations and two 'Korea Policy Recommendation' submitted to the Clinton Administration in1999.
II. Three Essential Considerations
1) New Perspectives on North Korea
After over half a century, it is time to realize that disregard, malign neglect, belligerent isolation, ambivalent engagement and regime change policy of the US toward North Korea have all failed. What is needed at this time is a fundamental change in the US leaders' perception on and approach to North Korea, and deal with it as is. A specialist on Korean peninsula wrote, "North Korea's negative image as 'uncooperative,' 'untrustworthy,' or 'deceitful' is a devil of America's own creation. The US became a victim to the devil of its own creation."
From North Korea's perspective, North Koreans have been living in their divided half of Korea with the South defining the North as the main enemy and under military and nuclear threat of the US for over half a century. Hundreds of thousands of North Koreans have died of famine; millions more suffer poverty and despair out of isolation. It can be said that US policy of animosity has in a way brought out a nuclear North Korea.
The US leaders may need to look back why the 1994 Framework Agreement with North Korea did not materialize. The Obama administration should be ready to reaffirm the spirit of the US-DPRK Joint Communiqué of October 12, 2000, in which both governments pledged "to make every effort in the future to build a new relationship free from past enmity." The US is now at a crossroad of opportunity to reformulate a fundamental change in its policy and alter the underlying nature of US-North Korean relations: from confrontation to dialogue and engagement, from regime change to mutual respect and recognition.
2) Ending the Korean War
Since 1974 North Korea had proposed a peace treaty and normalize its relationship with the US. The US, however maintained policy of disregard and neglect to North Korea's plea. It was only when North Korea was suspected of pursuing nuclear weapons programs that the US could no longer afford to ignore it. This situation led the US to sign the 1994 Agreed Framework.
As agreed, North Korea froze its nuclear reactors. However, construction of the LWR power plants that the US pledged had not progressed on schedule. The US did not move toward normalization of political and economic relations either. North Korea meanwhile did not collapse, as anticipated by US officials, and the Clinton administration changed its containment to an engagement policy belatedly in late1999.
The year 2000 saw significant progresses: the first ever North-South Korea Summit meeting on June 15 and the US-DPRK Communiqué of October 12. Secretary of State M. Albright made a historic visit to Pyongyang and paved the path for a summit meeting between Bill Clinton and Kim Jong Il. With George W. Bush as the next president however, fledgling engagement policy backpedaled to harsh containment policy thereafter.
The Agreed Framework was scrapped after James Kelly of the State Dept. visited Pyongyang in October 2002, a month after Japan's Pyongyang Declaration envisioning normalization with North Korea. Pyongyang restarted its plutonium program in 2003 and test launched a long range missile and did nuclear test in 2006. This repercussions by North Korea has been partly the result of measly US implementation of the agreed items in the September 19, 2005 Joint Statement of the Six-Party Talks. Subsequently the Bush administration had changed its policy of regime change to bilateral dialogue in the last two years of his second term.
From the North Korean perspectives, in view of their past dealings with the US, it may be impossible for them to give up their weapons of deterrence, in the absence of a peace treaty ending the Korean War formally. It is about time the US plays a leadership role in negotiating a peace treaty so that a new era of peace, disarmament, reconciliation and cooperation can begin in earnest on the Korean peninsula. A peace treaty is one of the provisions in the Sept. 19, 2005 Joint Statement, not to mention the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement.
3) Source of Problems: Division of Korea
The source of all the problems arising form the Korean peninsula is the division of the country . Overcoming the division and achieving unification is a civic religion to Koreans of both sides and overseas. The South Korean public will support a bold effort of the US to engage the North. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak is likely to pursue close relations with the US over confrontation with the North. On the contrary, if the US coerces North Korea to the brink of military attack, the South Korean public sentiment will be against the US, as shown in the case of former South Korean President Kim Young-Sam during the Clinton era, when a war nearly broke out.
Amid the crisis in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US still has 28,000 troops stationed in South Korea. The American military presence - at an annual cost of billions of dollars for the US taxpayers -- is a drain in US defense spending. Phased withdrawal of US troops should be a part of the disarmament process in the Korean peninsula. The US may need to sidestep so that South and the North can revert to their own process of reconciliation and cooperation, without the direct involvement of the US confounding triangulation of problems.
III. Recommended Policy Measures
1. Diplomatic Relation with North Korea
President Obama should send an envoy of the highest level to Pyongyang soon to pursue direct negotiations with North Korea, in a step towards a comprehensive new deal covering the resolution of security, political, economic issues on the Korean peninsula that underlie nuclear issue. It should start with a simple step: an unconditional offer to exchange liaison offices and end the Korean War formally. The envoy should discuss earliest possible summit meeting with Kim Jong Il. It will install trust between the parties and insure the prospect for future roadmap of relations between the two countries.
In return for a new political, economic, and strategic relationship with Washington, Pyongyang needs to agree to satisfy international norms of behavior regarding proliferation matters along with nuclear and missile tests, and then move to eliminate such programs of international concern. Fostering sufficient mutual trust between the two will encourage North Korea to forgo its nuclear arsenal pursuant to the will of the late Kim Il Sung on the eventual denuclearization.
The North Korea nuclear issue already has agreed-on solution formula that it can attain a rather immediate achievement. The Obama administration has a chance to make history by ending the 60-year conflict that divides the Korean peninsula, and reversing an isolated nation from the global community thereby fostering peace in the US, East Asia and for the Korean people of the North-South and including over 2 million Korean Americans.
2. Signing of Peace Treaty
Both countries should initiate process of ending the Korean War. A declaration of ending Korean War should be signed by the US, North and South Korea, and China. An agreement should be worked out among North Korea, South Korea and the U.S. for mutual arms reductions in the Korean peninsula. The U.S. objective of dismantling North Korean nuclear and chemical weapons programs and missile system can also be attained within the scope of this measure.
To reduce tensions on the Korean peninsula and to improve the atmosphere for further diplomatic talks aimed for a negotiated settlement towards signing a peace treaty, it is suggested that all parties concerned – DPRK, ROK and the US -- suspend all military-related activities that are seen by the others as being provocative and threatening.
3. US-DPRK Summit Meeting
The earliest possible summit meeting with Kim Jong Il is highly desirable in view of the unique North Korean political system. At the summit, an agreement on the road map can be concluded, which would then be subject to Six-Party approval. There should be a commitment on the establishment of full diplomatic relations as Pyongyang dismantles its fuel-fabrication plant, reprocessing facility and reactor at Yongbyon. Korean peace treaty and abandonment of nuclear weapon program before the end of Obama's first term should also be committed.
Discussion on the United Nations human rights issue should also be addressed at the meeting.
President Obama can also encourage dialogue between the North and South in tandem with the inter-Korea 1992 Basic Agreement, June15, 2000 and October.4, 2007 Joint Declarations. The US should also encourage bilateral talks with Japan to implement the 2002 Pyongyang Declaration on normalization of relations between Japan and North Korea.
4. Strict Implementation by Action for Action
All the agreed items in the previous Joint Statements at the Six-Party Talks and any other future agreements should be carried out by "action for action" principle, such as the beginning of construction of conventional power plants as North Korea dismantles its nuclear programs and begins to turn over its nuclear material and weapons. North Korea should finalize the process of dismantling all nuclear facilities and materials and clear histories of produced plutonium, HEU and Syrian connection matters.
5. A Regional Security Organization
There should be a conference among the U.S., North Korea, South Korea, China, Russia, Japan for the purpose of establishing a North East Asia Security Organization as envisaged in the September 19, 2005 Joint Statement. The new organization can be assigned to facilitate international arrangements commensurate with the Korean unification and further to stipulate principles and procedures for the maintenance of peace in Northeast Asia.
IV. Conclusion
The 60-year-old division of Korea has been inflicting immeasurable inhumane tribulations to the Korean people. Yet it is the Koreans themselves who have to strive to achieve unification. In view of closely tangled tripartite relations, an earnest full engagement with North Korea by the US is the elixir of solution. From the start a comprehensive engagement, embracing the direct bilateral dialogue while coordinating the 6-Party Talks members, will lead to fruitful outcome. The Obama administration should invest serious resources for the goal, and not repeat the mistakes of the preceding administrations.
The US steps could be withheld or reversed if Pyongyang does not follow through on its commitments. Between the US and North Korea, which would be able to take risks without significantly jeopardizing their national security? The US would be with a much greater margin of safety. For the North, it is a matter of survival or extinction. Even in pursuing our own national interest, if it is not based on the international justice and moral value, it will quickly lose respect and support of other countries as it did in the immediate past administration.
We all saw our demise in Vietnam because we failed to understand Vietnamese history and nationalism. So are the Iraq of today and possibly Afghanistan. Deeper understanding of Korea's history and the nature of its national sentiment would lead the US to enjoy a genuinely beneficial relationship with the Korean people. President Obama and Vice President Biden have the opportunity to usher in a new chapter in the history of Northeast Asia. As president Obama said: "We are ready to lead once more," and yes, we can!
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Near Antwerp you choose DIRECTION A12 BRUSSEL BOOM
Then you take EXIT WILRIJK
At the end of the exit you cross the GERARD LE GRELLELAAN, then you are in the VOGELZANGLAAN
Follow this lane till the end. At the stop-lights you turn LEFT
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TSSA has responded angrily to an email sent out by ScotRail Alliance which attempts to disseminate "fake news" about job losses and our negotiations amongst our members at the company CCTV centres in Dunfermline and Paisley.
The email was sent out to staff by the company in the wake of dispute resolutions talks last Thursday which failed to end our dispute over the company's proposition to axe 22 CCTV operators.
Ballot papers on industrial action, including strike action have been sent out to members in both East and West Coast control centres today (Tuesday)
Said TSSA Scotland Organiser Liz Warren Corney,
"ScotRail Alliance's email to our members claiming it was somehow the union negotiators fault that talks to resolve the dispute they created by proposing 22 CCTV monitor jobs are axed is as fake as fake news gets. We attended talks last Thursday in good faith to resolve the dispute. But ScotRail refused to withdraw their job cuts proposal and, as they pointed out in their own letter, they arrived at the talks in in search of volunteers for redundancy'.
"Clearly that's not how you do resolution. That's how you do escalation. They had no intention of holding back on job cuts which is why our ballot will continue. TSSA does not accept any CCTV monitor positions should be axed, rationalised, streamlined or whatever management speak is for getting rid of jobs. We are committed to a safe railway, staffed by sufficient not overstretched and over-worked staff. TSSA is willing to discuss the reorganisation of the CCTV centres but not with a loaded gun on the table. We asked ScotRail several times on Thursday to take their threat of 22 job cuts off the table so we could talk meaningfully about their plans for a reorganisation. Sadly, each time they refused to do so.
"They have simply decided the number they want to cut and have attempted to present us with a fait accompli. The entire process looks like it's being led by bean counters. They worked out how much money they need to save and how many jobs they would cut to deliver this. Frankly, they are playing fast and loose with passenger and staff safety".
"Over the years they have increased the workload of the CCTV department (for example asking them to count bicycles on the station (!) and to answer the help points, without increasing the staffing in the department. Cutting jobs now is just the final insult. Should they have a change of heart, we remain willing and able to talk anytime, anywhere. TSSA members have the right to trades union representation. The company should respect those rights and speak to them through recognised channels, not send out sneaky emails and harass further their own very anxious staff. This idiotic move by ScotRail's top brass will galvanise our members anger and make it more difficult to find a resolution".
Said TSSA General Secretary Manuel Cortes,
"Spreading fake news amongst our members about negotiations is a new low. This bad practice breaches the Scottish Government's own code of best industrial relations practice. I have asked TSSA's Scotland Team to draw this breach to the attention of the Minister for Tranport, Humza Yousaf. We will also be making sure he is fully briefed on the increased risk these proposals will place on the safety standards of rail in Scotland. And I urge ScotRail to stop dabbling in fake propaganda and start looking after passengers and staff. They should get back to the negotiating table at once or face the consequences of the industrial action they have provoked."


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If you were wondering, Google has set the status of the issue to "assigned" but its priority to "small", which isn't exactly encouraging.Some users speculate that the issue is hardware related, while some blame the Android Nougat update for introducing the bug. An open issue was created on the AOSP Issue Tracker last month which has since been starred by over 1,200 users and has had dozens of comments corroborating the bugs existence.
Though they're no longer sold by Google directly there are still new, unlocked 6Ps on the market; if you were thinking of purchasing one you might want to hold off.
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