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The Baltimore Ravens: Analysis & Draft NeedsApril 6, 2008
In 2007, the Ravens were a very bad team. 5-11 is miserable by anyone's standards, including the Miami Dolphins, especially since the Ravens lost to them, giving the 'Phins their only win. (If you are interested in my "most annoying moment as a football fan," that truth is only the beginning. But I will not go into that here.) So now, armed with a new coaching staff led by John Harbaugh, the question is: how do the Ravens get back to the playoffs?
I realize that conventional wisdom says, "Start with offense" in almost every sport, including football, but we in Baltimore remember the 2000 season with a regular-season turnover ratio of +26, and appreciate that our defense scores more points than our offense. Starters are listed for both offense and defense, though important backups are also mentioned.
D-Line: DE Trevor Price, NT Kelly Gregg, DE/DT Haloti Ngata.
These three, when healthy, are elite players. Good teams win because of the players in the trenches. Pryce is the best pass-rusher of the three, and his injuries last season greatly hindered the Ravens' pass rush. Gregg is an ex-wrestler with very good strength and power, though I would not necessarily consider him elite, and is a good run-stopper in the middle. Ngata is a power end, who can stuff the run very effectively, and when the Ravens run 4-3 looks, Ngata and Gregg are the big plugs up front. The Ravens very much need Trevor Price to return to 2006 form.
Linebackers: DE/OLB Terrell Suggs, ILB Ray Lewis, ILB Bart Scott, OLB Jarrett Johnson.
The re-signing of Suggs meant that the Ravens kept their best pass rusher. While I would not put him in the league of a Derrick Brooks or an in-his-prime Ray Lewis, Suggs is a Pro-Bowl player. Lewis, while aging, is still the heart and soul of the defense. He is effective primarily because of his awareness on the field.
Scott is a very good player against both the run and the pass, possessing good instincts and a nose for the ball. Johnson is the weakest of the group, but he is still adequate, and backup OLB Antwan Barnes has an extraordinary ability to rush the passer.
Defensive Backs: CB Chris McAlister, CB Samari Rolle, FS Ed Reed, SS Dawan Landry.
McAlister, though he spent most of last year injured, was still a fairly dominant player. Rolle is solid, although certainly not elite. Reed is the best player on the defense, and is excellent in both pass coverage and run support, although he is at his best when he gambles. Landry is a big-time hitter, and while he took a step back last season, he showed something as a rookie that warrants him ownership of the starting job.
Depth is needed here; CB Corey Ivy is no better than a nickel corner and other cornerbacks could not compete with NFL receivers when McAlister and Rolle were out with injury.
Still a solid unit, though many of its members are getting up in age. If Owner Steve Bischotti is serious about getting back to the Super Bowl with this nucleus of players, then the defense is still solid enough to hold down the fort for a few more years, though the window is probably starting to close.
O-Line: LT Jonathan Ogden, LG Jason Brown, C Mike Flynn, RG Ben Grubbs, RT Marshal Yanda.
For obvious reasons, the biggest question about this offseason for the Ravens' offensive line is whether Ogden will retire. The future Hall of Famer has not yet announced a decision, but regardless of whether he returns for this season, it is necessary to line up a replacement. OT Adam Terry has not yet panned out; rookie Yanda beat him out for the starting RT job and I am not convinced that he is the answer.
Jared Gaither is a big man, but is just too unpolished at this point in his career. Yanda is technically sound, but may not have tremendous upside at the tackle position in the NFL. The interior line, however, is solid. Brown and Grubbs can move the pile on the ground and are also good pass blockers, while Flynn, though nearing the end of his career, is still a good player.
Tight Ends & Receivers: TE Todd Heap, WR Mark Clayton, WR Derrick Mason, WR Demetrius Williams.
Heap, when healthy, is among the most dominant tight ends in the NFL. Unfortunately, he never seems to be healthy, and was out again for most of 2007. Clayton took a step back in the 2007 season, not catching a single TD pass. Mason took up a lot of the slack, but he is getting up in age and no longer has the speed of a number one receiver. Williams, too, was injured, and has great speed. He was injured most of this year (sprained ankle), but when healthy in 2006, he was a real home-run threat. For the upcoming season, the only change that needs to be made is in the play of Clayton, who needs to step up.
Running Backs: RB Willis McGahee, RB Musa Smith, FB Le'Ron McClain.
McClain played very well, and was perhaps even a little bit better than expected as the top, true fullback of the 2007 draft. Musa Smith is an above average backup, though he is more of a third-down back. Finally, Willis McGahee was the Ravens' offensive MVP. He was able to pound the ball between the tackles and has great speed to get to the edge. Even more impressively, he did this while the Ravens had difficulty in the passing game, when teams were able to load up against the run. He became the centerpiece of the offense and should remain so for several years.
Quarterbacks: Steve McNair, Kyle Boller, Troy Smith.
Entering the 2008 season, the Ravens have "mystery meat" at the QB position. McNair, while he has had a fantastic career, appeared to show signs of his age last season, and was eventually benched in favor of Boller, and then eventually Smith.
Say what you want about McNair, he is a warrior who has historically found ways to win "unwinnable" games. Boller, while not a starter, is an adequate backup who has experience. He never developed into the franchise QB he was supposed to become. And finally, with the last pick of last year's fifth round, the Ravens selected Heisman winner Troy Smith out of Ohio State.
In the last two games of 2007 he showed why he won the Heisman, driving down the field against Miami, tying the game at 16, and then playing relatively well against Pittsburgh, even if they were playing many of their backups. McNair appears to be the incumbent starter, despite his fumbling problems of last year, with Boller and Smith vying for the backup job.
The offense can run, courtesy of McGahee, but last year could not pass. For the Ravens to win, they need to be able to do both, and if Ogden retires without a real replacement, they may not be able to do either.
The Ravens need three things: a replacement for Ogden, depth at cornerback, and consistency at the QB position. But the Ravens need only address two of those in the draft.
FIRST ROUND PICK: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State.
While the Ravens arguably have a more pressing need at CB, it is time to draft a physical freak to guard the quarterback's blind side—all of the Ravens' quarterbacks are right-handed, and if there is no pressure on a quarterback, that QB is much better. The Patriots' loss to the Giants illustrates this: Tom Brady was under pressure for the entire game.
Additionally, the top CB in this draft (Mike Jenkins, USF) is probably a bit of a reach at the eigth spot, and history has shown that Ozzie Newsome will take the top player on the board. If Jake Long falls this far, he is the obvious pick, but it is very unlikely that he will make it out of the top five. That leaves only the possibility of Matt Ryan falling to number eight.
However, even if both players are on the board, Clady is still the better pick because OT is a more pressing need. Also, the Ravens already have depth at OT...they potentially need a starter, and it is easier to find one in the first round.
SECOND ROUND PICK: Tracy Porter, CB, Indiana.
What the Ravens could have addressed by reaching in the first round, they will get through patience in the second. Porter's good speed, physical coverage, and exceptional closing burst make him a good fit for the Ravens' defensive scheme. He is not a tremendous hitter and is still developing, but the Ravens need depth at corner, not a starter, and Porter would have time to develop.
THIRD ROUND PICK: Kevin Smith, RB, Central Florida.
With the release of veteran RB Mike Anderson, the Ravens are down to two running backs. That is unacceptable in the NFL and they need to draft another one. With a compensatory third rounder, Smith makes a lot of sense. (Matt Forte' out of Tulane would be the ideal choice, but it is likely he'll be off the board.)
Smith has good acceleration and is a natural runner with good vision. He lacks prototypical straight-line speed and competed against the C-USA, but is tall and has the frame to add a few pounds without losing speed.
Another CB. The Ravens' backups last year proved, with extensive playing time, that they could not measure up to starting receivers. It certainly couldn't hurt to have an excess of skill position players here.
An athletic WR, with upside, probably a speedster. Derrick Mason is on his way out, and while he produced last season, it is very unlikely he will be doing the same thing two years from now. Devard Darling has never lived up to being a third round pick, and he too could be replaced.
The last thing the Ravens need is another player to mess things up for the current QB situation. Fortification of the O-line with Clady is supposed to protect McNair, and if he still plays poorly, Troy Smith is a proven winner at the college level.
At the pro level, he always did his job, and according to many of the Ravens' offensive players, did not act like a rookie in the huddle. Smith was effective at Ohio State—no small program—and had to see over or around his tall offensive linemen there. He did so, and put up prolific numbers en route to a Heisman trophy, despite his small size.
I think he is a winner who will produce, given the chance. In my opinion, it does not make sense to have new offensive coordinator Cam Cameron bring in another QB so he has to split time tutoring two young quarterbacks.
If the Ravens pick a QB, it should be the top prospect on the board for value, and Clady is still the most important piece of the puzzle, so Matt Ryan should not be the pick, even if he's still there.

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October 6, 2008
Spielberg's New Deal With Paramount
It may have sounded like saber-rattling. But the year-old war between Viacom's (VIAB) Paramount Pictures and superstar director Steven Spielberg ended pretty quickly with a truce about his impending departure. Only three weeks after Spielberg teamed up with India's Reliance BIG Entertainment to set up his own studio, he has agreed to make an as-yet-undetermined number of films for his old studio as well.
The deal, to be announced on Oct. 6, will finalize the separation agreement between Viacom, and Spielberg and Stacey Snider, his production partner and CEO of DreamWorks LLC. Dealmaker David Geffen, who served as DreamWorks' chairman during its time at Paramount, resigned from that job and is not joining the new company Spielberg and Snider are expected to establish with a studio other than Paramount.As part of the separation agreement with Paramount, Spielberg is still doing some projects with the studio. Spielberg will continue to produce four films for Paramount, including a sequel to the blockbuster Transformers franchise and the upcoming sci-fi film When Worlds Collide. Other projects to which Spielberg is "attached" will be produced with others in his place, though his Reliance-funded company would have the option to co-finance them.
The "new" DreamWorks company that Spielberg and Snider will create with Reliance's money will make an unspecified number of non-Spielberg projects currently in development at Paramount. Paramount will have the option to co-finance and co-distribute these new films.
Spielberg's new company is expected to sign a new distribution deal with NBC Universal (GE), where Spielberg's offices have been for more than 30 years. Fox (NWS) is considered a long shot. A decision is expected within the month.


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If you follow a whole foods diet and eat nothing from a box, bag or can, then you don't need to worry about reading labels. Michael Pollan, author of Omnivore's Dilemma and Food Rules, simplifies the confusion about what is good for you and what isn't with these seven words – "Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly Plants." (He calls processed foods "edible food like substances".) Realistically however, even the healthiest of eaters sometimes eats something with a label on it. And understanding what it says is important.
The fewer the ingredients listed on the label the better. The most prominent ingredient is listed first and the least listed last. Most of the ingredients should sound like food, like organic whole wheat flour or organic short grain brown rice, instead of a name you can't pronounce. The names of chemical additives and preservatives are long and difficult to say. Sometimes a safe sounding name is used instead of the chemical name. For example yeast extract is often used to hide MSG or monosodium glutamate, a flavoring for heavily processed foods to which many people have a reaction. What is worse is that there is no requirement to include the names of chemical contaminants, heavy metals, bisphenol-A, PCBs, or other toxic substances found in the food. It's also best to avoid foods with a lot of high fructose sugars (sugar has many names) and trans fats. Sugars and salt should be towards the end of the ingredient list.
Another concerning issue with food and food labeling is the use of genetically modified or engineered foods (GMO) – mostly soy and corn – that are in almost all processed foods. GMO foods have insecticides built into their DNA, which supposedly are not digestible and will break down, but studies are showing otherwise. The dangers of GMO foods are numerous and there are many unknowns. Gary Hirschberg, former CEO of Stonyfield Farm yogurt has launched "Just Label It" in coalition with the Center for Food Safety, which has filed a petition with the FDA asking to require labeling of GMO foods. Irridiated foods or those made from concentrate are labeled, so should GMO foods. More than 550,000 people have shown support of the petition.
When you next pick up a box of crackers or cookies, read the label and look for hidden unhealthy ingredients. Notice whether it says "non-GMO". Is it really "All Natural"? Be smart about the food you buy and demand proper labeling. The health of our food system depends on it.
Information compiled from Food Rules, by Michael Pollan, http://www.naturalnews.com/, and Boston Uncommon article from the Boston Globe by Jenn Abelson, February 12, 2012.


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In a "cultural exchange" with Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Organization in Taiwan donated 60 rare English-subtitled film prints to the college's Film and Electronic Arts Program. The donated prints compose a "micro-history" of Taiwanese cinema from the 1950s to the 1990s.
The reception will be held 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5,at the Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center at Bard. It will be followed by a 7:30 screening Hou Hsiao-Hsien's "City of Sadness" in the Ottoway Theater in the Avery Center for the Arts. The 1989 film is one of the "artistically and historically significant films" of the past the quarter-century, according to promotional material.
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Metro Briefing | New Jersey: Trenton: Contraception Bill Signed
By Josh Benson (NYT); Compiled by Anthony Ramirez
Published: March 22, 2005
Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey yesterday signed into a law a bill requiring hospitals to provide rape victims with what are known as emergency contraceptives. The new law makes it mandatory for doctors to administer pregnancy tests to victims of sexual assault. If the tests show no pregnancy, the hospital would then be required, if the victim requests them, to provide the victims with prescriptions for the pills. They contain a higher dose of the hormone found in ordinary birth control pills and are most effective if taken within five days after sexual intercourse. Josh Benson (NYT)


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Puerto Rico Open: Early lead for Brian Stuard
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Brian Stuard ended day one of the Puerto Rico Open with a one-shot lead over his rivals after an impressive opening round of 66 in Rio Grande.
The 31-year-old, starting on the back nine, sank five birdies on his way out and two more on the return before a bogey on his second-last hole slightly blemished his card.
However, his score of six under was enough to put him at the top of the leaderboard ahead of American compatriot Jason Gore and Danny Lee.
"The wind is blowing pretty good out there, so I got to hit some good shots," Stuard said. "I did well. I kept it in play nice off the tee, didn't get in much trouble, and only made the one bogey.
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-5 D Lee (Nzl)-4 Seven players tied
"I've just been playing pretty solid, but been putting well. I putted really good to start off the year and then kind of last few weeks not quite as good and then good today."
Gore was flawless on his way to a round of 67 while New Zealander Lee mixed six birdies with a single bogey for the same score.
"It wasn't easy out there," Lee said. "It was very windy, and there's some tough pin placements out there, but I played very smart today and I hit it where I wanted to hit it, and I rolled it really nicely with the putter. It was a really good day for me."
Seven players were tied for fourth on four under, among them 2009 US Open runner-up Ricky Barnes, who picked up four shots after the turn on his way to an opening score of 68.
Defending champion Scott Brown was well-placed after a two-under 70, while Brooks Koepka, who is the highest-ranked player in the field at 70th in the world, was on level -par.


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August 19, 2009
Superfoods shouldn't overshadow vegetables
Zucchini may not be a nutritional powerhouse -- or described as a
superfood -- but it should be eaten regularly, a U.S. nutritionist advises.
Lona Sandon, assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, says superfoods like broccoli, spinach or tomatoes may make headlines, and many popular summer vegetables such as summer squash, zucchini and cucumbers may seem nutritionally insignificant, but they do have value.
These vegetables may not be packed with a lot of the major nutrients touted on charts and labels, but they're good sources of other nutrients, including zinc, potassium and folic acid,Sandon says in a statement.
They're also high in water and fiber and are low-fat, meaning they can help you lose weight so they should find their way onto your plate.


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After an ordinary first half, the game exploded after the catalyst of Chelsea's third, fortuitous goal. Juan Mata's great volley, created by his fellow Spaniard Fernando Torres, had lifted Chelsea's spirits but their team, devoid of core players – Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, John Terry and Didier Drogba – fumbled their way forwards after Sir Alex Ferguson's changes worked to perfection.
His alterations were aided by André Villas-Boas's decision to substitute Daniel Sturridge, the one player who could create a pressure point for the home team, teasing Patrice Evra to the first goal and then drawing the Manchester United left-back into committing a yellow-card offence. Without his trickery in wide areas, Torres was even more bereft of support. In truth, Torres's approach play was better than in recent games but in delaying a golden opportunity to score when Chelsea were 3-2 up he displayed a lack of confidence. Chelsea never got into advanced areas down the left because the left-footed Florent Malouda was too narrow, particularly in the first half. Mata, also a left-footer, played his scheming role more centrally, and the right-footed José Bosingwa was trapped when advancing into the middle third.
Torres did not receive one cross from the left to attack from an advanced position and his goal famine goes on.
It was Wayne Rooney, more than anyone else, who rocked Chelsea as United stormed back. Picking up balls from all areas he needed to be man-marked. His energy is incredible and his desire to be accurate in all he does is admirable. His finding of space is so intelligent and his forward runs, with or without the ball, exemplary.
Michael Essien, understandably lacking energy, might have attempted to sit on him had Ramires been available to play alongside Raul Meireles. They needed someone with enough energy and discipline to nail Rooney.
Paul Scholes, in the centre, was clinical and Ryan Giggs, calm and classy on the left, held sway. The Blues lacked the confidence to keep the ball and gain passages of possession to take the sting out of the game. They got submerged into the ebb and flow, but they desperately needed to hold the game as United threw caution to the wind. Ferguson had a field day. Even David de Gea, the much-maligned goalkeeper, came up trumps in the final minutes. It was that kind of day.


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David Vandergraff wants to be a good man. He goes to church every Sunday, keeps his lawn trim and green, and loves his wife and kids more than anything. Unfortunately, being a dark wizard isn't a choice. Eleven years ago, David's secret second family went missing. When his two lost children are finally found, he learns they suffered years of unthinkable abuse. Ready to make things right, David brings the kids home even though it could mean losing the wife he can't imagine living without.
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David Vandergraff lost his home, his job, and contact with his oldest son, but remains determined to be a good husband and father despite being a dark winter wizard. His resolve is tested when a flyer for a missing girl - who happens to be a summer witch - begins to haunt him. David believes a spell needs to use him to save her, so he follows the magic's command and looks into her disappearance. His teenage daughter Emmy resents him for caring so much about a random stranger.
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When Samantha's parents died, she lost everything. Her home. Her friends. Her hope. Then a life-loving spring witch at the children's shelter fills her life with light and joy once again. But like the springtime, Samantha's happiness doesn't last forever. Her friend dies violently in front of her, the victim of a mysterious killing spell. Furious and grief-stricken, Samantha resents her own weak spring magic. She doesn't need life and renewal. She wants revenge...and death.
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Mishkin's Musings – Like Home Game Against Rangers, Road Trip Will Provide Lightning With Challenges … And Opportunitiesby Dave Mishkin / Tampa Bay Lightning
Last Saturday, during my pregame interview with Lightning Head Coach Guy Boucher, he spoke about the caliber of the New York Rangers, his team's opponent for the night: "According to most people, they're the best team in the Conference. They're big, they drive hard, they're well-coached, they've got an unbelievable goaltender, they're one of the top teams in the league with their defensemen. I think it's our biggest test of the year up to now."
What the Lightning saw on Saturday confirmed Coach Boucher's statements. The Rangers are a terrific team. Their aggressive forecheck creates problems for teams attempting to break out of their own zone. In my opinion, in terms of exiting the defensive zone, the Lightning had more difficulty than in any other game so far this year. And in the third period, once the Rangers got the lead, they defended the Bolts very well. Their players were in proper position and the Lightning, prior to Steven Stamkos' sixth-attacker goal with 21 seconds left, didn't get very many open looks in the offensive zone.
Despite losing the game, 3-2, however, the Lightning passed Coach Boucher's "test". It was a very close game that could have gone either way. It's true that the Rangers' forecheck forced some turnovers in the Lightning end, but the Bolts also solved that forecheck many times. On three occasions in the second period, the Lightning broke out of their own zone so quickly and efficiently that they generated a two-on-one rush. Unfortunately, none of those odd-man rushes yielded a goal. Still, had one of those chances gone in, the game's outcome might have been different. In short, the Rangers won because they made one more play than the Lightning.
Lightning players weren't intimidated by this challenge – rather, they enjoyed the game. "We like those games. They're fun to play," Marty St. Louis told Erik Erlendsson of the Tampa Tribune afterwards. "The blowouts, yeah, they're great and guys get on the scoresheet and everything, but it's not as intense as this game was tonight. It was like a playoff game."
The Lightning fans should expect similar types of games on this four-game road trip. Philadelphia is just 3-6 this year, but the Flyers are coming off a home win against Carolina and will be looking to exact revenge on the Bolts for Tampa Bay's 5-1 victory on January 27.
What about the rest of the trip? The New Jersey Devils, Boston Bruins and Rangers have some similar characteristics – namely, they defend extremely well and are capable of shutting down an opponent's explosive offensive attack.
Look for all four teams to follow the Rangers' blueprint of staying out of the penalty box. New York gave the Lightning only one power play chance on Saturday (and the Bolts scored on it). Tampa Bay's other goal, as I referenced, was a sixth-attacker goal. The Lightning have scored at least one power play goal in seven of eight games this year and they netted nine power play markers during the five-game homestand. Lightning opponents know that the best way to contain this prolific power play is to avoid penalties altogether.
So unlike many of their high-scoring victories this year, the Lightning must be ready to win games on this trip in a different manner altogether. Scoring four or more goals a night may be tough to do. These figure to be hard, physical, grinding games. Each one will be a challenge. But such challenges also provide the Lightning with opportunities; chances to see how they can perform against some of the league's best clubs.


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Summer School in Barga in Tuscany
Hamish Moore is delighted to announce an exciting new Summer School to be held in Barga, Tuscany where he spent 2008 as musician in residence.
Barga dates back a thousand years and is a walled hill town of astounding beauty. As well as being surrounded by natural, spectacular Mountain scenery, its architectural glory is a joy and its narrow streets and lanes make pedestrian transport the norm with the presence of cars somewhat of a rarity. This all adds to the incredible charm of the town.
Teaching will take place in an old Conservatorio, which is ideally suited to hosting classes.
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Prosecutors at Oscar Pistorius's murder trial have presented a "golden thread" of evidence suggesting that Reeva Steenkamp screamed before she died, leaving the athlete with "serious questions" to answer and his defence likely to hinge on his own testimony, a legal expert in South Africa has said.
Three neighbours have said they heard a woman scream before and during the deadly gunshots in Pistorius's home in the early hours of Valentine's Day last year.
The pathologist who performed the autopsy on Steenkamp's body said it would have been "abnormal" for her not to scream from some of her injuries.
A police ballistics expert concluded that the first shot Pistorius fired through a toilet door hit Steenkamp in the hip and caused her to collapse, but didn't immediately kill her. The second shot missed.
According to the testimony, Steenkamp probably had time to yell out before she was hit by two more shots as she covered her head with her arms in a desperate attempt to protect herself.
"Suddenly what we have is Oscar Pistorius firing at Reeva Steenkamp while her hands are covering her head while she's screaming in the toilet, and that's murder," said Marius du Toit, a defence lawyer and former state prosecutor who says he has worked on at least 100 murder cases.
Du Toit, who is following the trial but not involved, said the prosecution had made a case for the murder charge, and Pistorius's defence must now respond.
He said the chief prosecutor, Gerrie Nel, had so far presented a specific line of evidence compellingly. Using the accounts of neighbours and backing them up with the expert opinion of the pathologist Gert Saayman and the police ballistics investigator Christiaan Mangena, Nel may have shown to the court that it was "reasonable" that Steenkamp screamed during the four shots fired at her, Du Toit said.
"There's definitely a golden thread here. A golden thread of someone who was screaming and who was shot," he said. "The objective facts, which are the injuries she sustained, coupled with the expert opinion, tied with your circumstantial evidence presented by witnesses. And if that ties up with one another then Oscar has got a major problem."
Prosecutors say they will wrap up their case this week, the fourth week of the trial, by calling four or five more witnesses.
High court authorities in Gauteng province said on Sunday that the trial would be halted for the week beginning 7 April, and then resume from 14 April until 16 May.
Pistorius, 27, made history as the first amputee runner to compete against non-disabled runners at the 2012 Olympics, after having his lower legs amputated as a baby because of a congenital condition.
He faces a prison sentence of 25 years to life if convicted of premeditated murder. If found guilty of murder without premeditation for killing Steenkamp, who was 29, Pistorius faces a minimum 15-year sentence.
Pistorius says he shot Steenkamp by mistake believing she was an intruder in his home, and has maintained throughout that he was the only person to scream, partly after realising his tragic error.
In a court case being broadcast live on television to millions and followed by more than 100 reporters at the Pretoria courthouse, Pistorius's chief defence lawyer, Barry Roux, has attracted attention for his cross-examination of prosecution witnesses and his consistent criticism of an apparently flawed police investigation into the shooting in the pre-dawn hours of 14 February 2013.
Du Toit identified two areas he believes will be crucial to Pistorius's defence: the runner's own testimony and evidence given by the defence's forensic and ballistics experts.
Roux has made it clear that Pistorius's experts will offer another version regarding the shots that killed Steenkamp, arguing that Pistorius fired with "double-tap" bursts that gave Steenkamp no time to scream, and so Pistorius did not realise he was shooting at Steenkamp.
Du Toit also noted that police experts had not tested whether parts of Pistorius's story were plausible. "So all they [the defence] have to do is say: 'Well, you never bothered so we tested it and this is what we found'," Du Toit said.
But, ultimately, Pistorius has admitted killing Steenkamp and he is expected to explain his decision to fire four times into a small cubicle from close range. That will open him up to cross-examination by the prosecution.
"The only question is whether there was intent and intent is subjective," Du Toit said. "That means the accused must come and dispel that. Oscar [testifying] is definitely going to be the key, but I wonder if it's going to be good for him."


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The creation of the Hank Aaron State Trail provides a key link through the heart of Milwaukee County, including the Menomonee Valley and Third Ward. Starting at Lakeshore State Park along Lake Michigan and once completed running to western border of Milwaukee County, the Trail provides a link that makes it possible to bike from Lake Michigan, along several trails across the state. Eventually these trails will link together with the Ice Age National Scenic Trail and Military Ridge State Trail, with one goal being to create a continuous trail from Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River.
For more information on connecting trails see the following pages:
This comprehensive website is maintained by the City of Milwaukee and provides information about cycling in Milwaukee, including bike lanes and routes, bike registration, area bike shops, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force, maps, safe biking tips, and more. There are lots of links to other wonderful cycling websites, as well.
The trail features over 100 miles of multiple loops through all the major parkways and parks in the system. Loops are composed of off-road paved trails, park drives, and municipal streets where necessary to ensure continuity.
The Waukesha County Park System provides nearly 30 miles of trails, including the New Berlin Trail to which the fully expanded Hank Aaron State Trail will connect once completed.
The Ozaukee Interurban Trail is a 30-mile paved trail that spans the entire length of Ozaukee County. The Trail connects the Ozaukee communities of Mequon, Thiensville, Cedarburg, Grafton, and Port Washington.
Bike Trails of Wisconsin and the Midwest
Maintained by Craig Holl, provides a comprehensive listing of area bicycle trails, with maps and photos.
Maintained by Bruce Thompson, another comprehensive website listing trails and road routes throughout Wisconsin and neighboring states.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
The Department of Natural Resources is dedicated to the preservation, protection, effective management, and maintenance of Wisconsin's natural resources. It is responsible for implementing the laws of the state and protecting the natural resources of our state.
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Bicycle Information
WisDOT provides information about state bicycling facilities, state statutes that relate to bicycling, the state bike plan 2020, and downloadable bike maps for the entire state county-by-county.
Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin
The Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin is a statewide, nonprofit, bicycle advocacy organization with more than 2,500 members that works to make Wisconsin a better place to bicycle.
The league of American Bicyclists promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation and work through advocacy and education for a bicycle-friendly America. At this website you'll find lots of terrific bicycling resources.


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President Obama's State of the Union address was very moderate and uncontroversial. It turns out that it was also very popular. According to a CBS News poll of people who watched the address, 91% approved of the President's remarks.
According to the poll, 91% of those surveyed approved of Obama's remarks, and only 9% disapproved. In 2010, in the same poll, 83% of those surveyed approved, and 17% disapproved. Obama's got better marks on his plans for the economy in 2011 than he did in 2010. Last year, 70% liked Obama's plan for the economy. Before the address tonight, 53% approved of Obama's economic plan, but that number increased to 82% after the address.
Not surprisingly, more Democrats than Republicans watched the speech. 44% of those surveyed were Democrats and 25% were Republican. This is a common trend as all State of the Unions are watched more heavily by the president's own party than others. Because of the mostly friendly audience watching at home, president's usually tend to grade out 80%+ range for the State of the Union. Breaking 90% is really good. Obama almost obtained unanimous approval among viewers for his remarks.
I think the reason why Obama did so well was the moderate tone of his address. A quick sampling of the cable news pundit reaction showed that progressive activists like Adam Green of the PCCC were already complaining that Obama didn't fight enough during the address. Presidents usually don't confront and fight during the State of the Union, and what Mr. Green doesn't seem to understand is that America doesn't want Obama to be fighting during the State of the Union. He, not the President, is out of step with the mood of the country.
Obama is gaining in popularity for a reason. This nation likes optimistic and visionary messages like what Obama spoke about. They don't want to hear partisan battling. They are interested in hearing about how things are going to get done. According to this poll Obama hit it out of the park tonight, but that won't stop the partisans on both sides from ignoring what the American people may really want so that they can continue their ideological death match for time infinitum. America is changing and the partisans on both sides had better figure this out.


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Rangers Pitching Coach Maddux Withdraws as Candidate for Red Sox Manager
Texas Rangers pitching coach Mike Maddux withdrew from consideration for the Boston Red Sox managerial vacancy, saying he didn't want to relocate so far away from his wife and two daughters.
Maddux, 50, is still scheduled to interview tomorrow with the Chicago Cubs, who are also seeking a new manager. Maddux thanked the Red Sox for their interest, calling it "humbling."
"I could give more reasons why an opportunity like this should be taken rather than not, but the reason for withdrawing my name from consideration comes down to a family decision," Maddux said, adding that his family is together in the same state for the first time in three years.
"The game of baseball has many sacrifices, but being apart from family is the toughest," Maddux said. "I feel there is too much distance between the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and Boston to see my family as much as I'd enjoy."
Boston is about 1,550 miles (2,493 kilometers) from Dallas, while Chicago is around 800 miles away.
The Red Sox have interviewed Philadelphia Phillies bench coach Pete Mackanin and former Milwaukee Brewers manager Dale Sveum during their search for a replacement for Terry Francona, and are scheduled to meet with Sandy Alomar Jr. tomorrow. Sveum and Mackanin also met with the Cubs, as did Francona.
To contact the reporter on this story: Erik Matuszewski in New York at firstname.lastname@example.com
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The Chemistry Department serves more than 1,200 full- and part-time students each semester. We offer a dynamic environment in which to learn chemistry that includes a strong emphasis on hands-on use of equipment and instrumentation: from the simple–pH meters and visible spectrometers–to the complex–a Gas Chromatograph with a Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) and a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer.
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With an Associates Degree in either Chemistry or Chemical Technology, you can get a job as a chemical technician with an average salary of $20.64/hour (in 2012). The unemployment rate among chemical technicians is around 4% and has stayed 2-6% below the national average of unemployment. Chemical technicians use special instruments and techniques to help chemists and chemical engineers research, develop, and produce chemical products and processes.
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English Meaning
To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer.
- To come near or nearer, as in space or time: Spring approaches.
- Sports To make an approach, as in golf.
- To come or go near or nearer to: approached the tunnel.
- To come close to, as in appearance, quality, or condition; approximate: The performance approaches perfection.
- To make a proposal or overtures to with a specific end in view: approached the administration for a raise.
- To begin to deal with or work on: approached the task with dread; approached the issue from a historical perspective.
- The act of approaching: the approach of night.
- A fairly close resemblance; an approximation.
- A way or means of reaching something; an access: an approach to the bridge.
- The method used in dealing with or accomplishing: a logical approach to the problem.
- An advance or overture made by one person to another.
- Sports The golf stroke following the drive from the tee with which a player tries to get the ball onto the putting green.
- Sports The steps taken prior to executing a competitive maneuver, as by a diver before diving forward from a springboard or by a bowler before delivering the ball.
- Sports The part of the area behind the foul line in a bowling alley used by a bowler in delivering the ball.


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Opened 6 years ago
Closed 6 years ago
Last modified 5 years ago
#33015 closed defect (wontfix)
libsdl_image build failure on Tiger: error: 'CGFloat' undeclared
|Reported by:
|ryandesign (Ryan Schmidt)
|Owned by:
|jmroot (Joshua Root)
|cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)
IMG_ImageIO.m: In function 'Create_SDL_Surface_From_CGImage_RGB': IMG_ImageIO.m:220: error: 'CGFloat' undeclared (first use in this function) IMG_ImageIO.m:220: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once IMG_ImageIO.m:220: error: for each function it appears in.) IMG_ImageIO.m:220: error: parse error before 'whitePoint' IMG_ImageIO.m:230: error: 'whitePoint' undeclared (first use in this function) IMG_ImageIO.m:230: error: 'blackPoint' undeclared (first use in this function) IMG_ImageIO.m:231: error: 'matrix' undeclared (first use in this function) IMG_ImageIO.m:231: warning: passing argument 3 of 'CGColorSpaceCreateCalibratedRGB' from incompatible pointer type IMG_ImageIO.m: In function 'Create_SDL_Surface_From_CGImage_Index': IMG_ImageIO.m:310: warning: initialization makes pointer from integer without a cast IMG_ImageIO.m: In function 'Create_SDL_Surface_From_CGImage': IMG_ImageIO.m:354: error: 'kCGColorSpaceModelIndexed' undeclared (first use in this function) make: *** [IMG_ImageIO.lo] Error 1
I believe it should be possible to typedef CGFloat to float.
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Changed 6 years ago by ryandesign (Ryan Schmidt)
comment:1 Changed 6 years ago by jmroot (Joshua Root)
- Resolution set to wontfix
- Status changed from new to closed
I'm not going to work on this. File a bug upstream if you like.
comment:2 Changed 6 years ago by ryandesign (Ryan Schmidt)
I emailed the developer, who said:
From: Sam Lantinga
Date: January 26, 2012 16:32:05 CST
To: Ryan Schmidt
Subject: Re: libsdl_image 1.2.12 compile failure on OS X 10.4 Tiger: 'CGFloat' undeclared
It's probably easiest to mark it 10.5 and higher. I saw a couple other errors in there that wouldn't be fixed just by switching to float.
So I added a pre-fetch block for darwin 8 in r89361 to error out early.
comment:3 Changed 5 years ago by cooljeanius (Eric Gallager)
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Robert A. Sharon
Robert A. Sharon, 76, of Mukwonago, formerly of Waukesha, passed away peacefully Jan. 5, 2009.
He was preceded in death by his grandson, Adam, and former wife Alice.
He was the beloved father of Shawn (Michael) Sheffield, Nanette (John) Snyder, Michael, Kenneth (Dawn), Andrew (Joi) and Bobbie Jo Sharon; dear brother of Shirley Donovan; proud and loving grandpa of Jessica, LeRoy, Christopher, Alissa, Robert, Emily, Nicolas, Katelyne, Noah, T.J. and Ellie; and great-grandfather of Nico, Justin, Madison, Kaleb, Gabriella, Olivia, Corey and Brandy. He is further survived by his former wife, Sharon, many nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
A visitation will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Church and Chapel Funeral Home, 380 W. Bluemound Road (four blocks south of Interstate 94 at highways J and JJ), followed by a complete funeral service at 7 p.m.
Memorials are appreciated to the American Heart Association or your favorite charity.
"Dad fought a good fight and now he rests in peace"
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Humane Society hosting adoption event Sunday
Published 10:01 am, Friday, September 16, 2016
The Humane Society of Midland County will host its 5th annual Pick Your Pet Picnic from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at the HSoMC Shelter, 4371 E. Ashman St.
HSoMC will provide lunch, including free hotdogs, chips, desserts, water and soft drinks for everyone who attends.
There will be special adoption fees during the event:
• Cats – name your price, optional donation to adopt
• Kittens - name your price, optional donation to adopt
• Dogs - $50
• Senior dogs for senior owners – no fee
• Pets for vets (all animals for veterans) – no fee
All animals are spayed/neutered, current on vaccines, tested, microchipped and more.
The public is welcome to this family friendly event.
For more information, visit www.hsomc.org or call (989) 835-1877.


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Having problems with your Kodak Easyshare C813 Digital Camera ?
Camera shuts off when plugged into computer wont turn on while plugged in trying to put pics on computer
Answers :
The camera needs battery when connected. \015\012Please use lithium batteries Ni-Mh or rechargeable Batteries (2000 M.Amp or higher).
\015\012NOTE The cameras LCD screen will remain black throughout the transferre.
\015\012If you're experiencing that the computer is not reacting to the camera at all try the following:
\015\012Remember you need to turn the camera on when transferring.
\015\012Try a different USB outlet
\015\012Try a different cable
\015\012Try a different computer.
\015\012If all fails please contact KODAK in order to arrange a repair or order a new cable. Remember your USB cable is covered under the same warranty as your camera, so remember your serial number when calling:
\015\012NOTE The cameras LCD screen will remain black throughout the transferre.
\015\012If you're experiencing that the computer is not reacting to the camera at all try the following:
\015\012Remember you need to turn the camera on when transferring.
\015\012Try a different USB outlet
\015\012Try a different cable
\015\012Try a different computer.
\015\012If all fails please contact KODAK in order to arrange a repair or order a new cable. Remember your USB cable is covered under the same warranty as your camera, so remember your serial number when calling:
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BLACKSBURG (hokiesports.com) - The Virginia Tech Athletics Department and Chick-fil-A Friday announced that the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Christiansburg will host a Virginia Tech Spirit Day event Friday, Aug. 23, to celebrate the Hokies' football game against the University of Alabama. Members from the Virginia Tech cheerleading team and the Virginia Tech Pep Band, along with the HokieBird the Chick-fil-A "Eat Mor Chikin" Cow will all be in appearance from 5-6 p.m.
Activities for kids and adults include autographs and photo opportunities with the HokieBird and the Chick-fil-A "Eat Mor Chikin" Cow. The Hokies and Crimson Tide square off in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at 5:30 p.m. (EST) on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta and the game will be nationally televised on ESPN.
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Census Bureau News -- Follow Residential Construction Through the Census Bureau's Mobile App
Nov 19, 2012, 11:48 ET
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following tip sheet was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau:
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This week the Department of Commerce is releasing a key monthly Census Bureau economic indicator: New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts, and Housing Completions) for October 2012 (Nov. 20). Get the news on the go as it is released through the Census Bureau's free, easy-to-use mobile app, "America's Economy," available for download for both Apple and Android phones and tablets. The app provides real-time updates for 16 key economic indicators from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis. http://www.census.gov/mobile/
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Seattle startups fared well at the Angel Capital Expo in San Francisco today.
The event, sponsored by the Keiretsu Forum, brought together 18 startups who presented eight-minute pitches to angel investors. At the end of the day, investors voted for their favorites using fake currency.
And the top winner was Earth Class Mail, the Kirkland company that allows people to view their postal mail online. The company, formerly known as Document Command, was featured in a story I wrote last December.
Second place went to Seattle educational products startup Braincandy, while Kelowna, B.C.-based Signalink Technologies came in third.
All three companies presented at last week's Early Stage Investment Forum, so maybe the practice helped out.


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Mosul, Iraq
This iReport is part of an assignment:
Your stories from the Middle East
Genocide In Our Time (The Tragedy Facing Iraq's Christians and Other Religious Minorities)
Approximately three years ago while employed as a security supervisor for the Sherman Oaks Galleria in Sherman Oaks, CA I recall a peaceful rally being held on the corner of Sepulveda and Ventura Boulevards, two major cross streets in Southern California's San Fernando Valley. It was not an unusual occurrence to see demonstrations there; however, it was unusual to find a demonstration of such type. They were a group of Assyrian Christians, striving to bring awareness to the genocide of their brethren and many other minorities in their homeland as a result of the recent conflicts in the Middle East. Although a diverse and heavily visited locale in the Los Angeles area, most employees and patrons were indifferent to the cause voiced by the group; unaware and even annoyed amidst the hustle and bustle of their daily lives. I however, was taken back to another time in my life. A time I had since separated from and strived to forget about.
It was early 2008 and the Iraq War had been dragging on for five years. My life had a completely different purpose and outlook then as I exited from the back of one of my platoons MRAP vehicles to carry out a common presence patrol on my second tour of duty in country. Mosul was considered the final stronghold for Al Qaeda within the occupied nation which had been devastated by years of warfare and strife. This neighborhood, however, was one I had yet to see or even know about despite already completing a full year combat deployment during 2005-2006. Continuing down the impoverished road, we moved calmly toward one of the city's many Iraqi Army outposts known as COP Titanic when suddenly, children sprang from the neighborhood to greet us on all sides. This wasn't uncommon for many areas we had patrolled in the past except for who these children were.
New to the area and alert as always, we maintained our bearing while being friendly to the locals. Children everywhere in Iraq knew American soldiers had plenty of goodies they could only dream about amidst their impoverished lives and to receive a simple pencil or candy bar was the equivalent of a new car to a teenager back home. So despite the rubble and sounds of skirmishes in the distance all seemed good so far as we proceeded. The entry control point to COP Titanic was near, landmarked by a massive religious structure pictured above which looked similar in design to a boat, probably giving the outpost its namesake. I had never seen a mosque like it and was soon to find out it wasn't a mosque at all.
While observing my surroundings, I suddenly felt a small hand grasp my pinky finger. It was a young girl, probably four years old. I could barely make out what she said as she held my pinky, walking beside me while other children followed waving what appeared to be holy cards in their hands. To my surprise the cards were of Christian saints. I was confused since I had never seen such things in my prior knowledge and experiences here. I looked over and saw our medic take a photograph of me with the little girl and began enquiring as to who these people were. Looking around I could see mothers watching from the gates of their homes, anxious but smiling. Their heads weren't covered as was common among Iraqi women and they seemed happy to see us. I believe we were all a bit confused as to the presence around us and began all wondering who these people were. They spoke Arab, they looked Arab, but something was obviously off.
After a brief interaction with the neighborhood and Iraqi Army command at the COP through our interpreters, we soon came to find they were Assyrian Christians, not Arabs; and that big, boat looking mosque nearby wasn't a mosque at all, it was a church. I could easily understand why the neighborhood saw us as friends now.
It soon became a common task among many in our platoons area of operations to gather intelligence from the Kurdish Iraqi Army company at COP Titanic and provide a security presence and small gifts to the children and their families within that neighborhood. It was often a place we looked forward to given the peoples attitude toward us. Although I wasn't a devout Christian, we somehow shared a commonality as both Americans and Assyrians, and the innocence and gratitude of the people and their children brought a seldom smile to our faces amidst the brutality of our mission in Mosul against Al Qaeda. However, despite our presence, the Assyrian Christian people among many minorities were in grave danger and suffered daily as a result of our enemy.
Shortly within our arrival to the area the city's archbishop, Paulos Faraj Rahho, was kidnapped and murdered by Al Qaeda gunmen within the city and his fate soon became that of many Christian families despite the efforts of us and our Kurdish allies. Even outside the COP Titanic neighborhood, we discovered many Christian families who had been living peacefully among their Muslim neighbors for centuries, only now to find violent and tragic fates at the hands of Al Qaeda and other militants. Churches were completely abandoned due to fear and many Christian men, women, and children were terrorized, driven out, and savagely murdered on a common basis. Often they would plead their fears and concerns to us while conducting reconnaissance patrols yet, there was only so much we could due to prevent such war crimes in a city of 2 million people despite the surge of American and Iraqi forces during the Mosul Offensive in 2008.
Our efforts, however, weren't completely tarnished as US and Iraqi forces defeated Al Qaeda in the city and killed their primary leader, Abu Khalaf, on June 27, 2008. Unlike my first deployment in Balad, Iraq, where we left the area with no progress, continued fighting, and civil war among the populace; we could feel a sense of accomplishment in leaving the war-torn city in better hands than when we arrived. Al Qaeda was utterly annihilated and what remnants remained were completely backed against the wall. Still, it brought sadness to return to the Assyrian Christian neighborhood at COP Titanic, which was once lively and vibrant, only to become solemn and empty. We became so accustomed to the place we even had nicknames for the children who ran to greet us. The little girl who ran and held my pinky during our first visit to COP Titanic can be seen in the photo below with me that day. As time progressed we never saw her or her family anymore. I know not whether she is dead or alive.
Almost six years have passed since I came home from Mosul and today we find the Christian population, among many minorities to include Kurds and Yazidis, in an even worse situation than when my unit arrived in 2007. If anyone was our friend in the aftermath of the Iraq War, which ended on the 15th of March 2011, it was them. Yazidi, Kurdish, and Assyrian Christians risked their lives and those of their families daily while serving as interpreters; walking alongside us on the frontline. They served in their new nation's army in the few Iraqi units we could rely upon and trust and their neighborhoods displayed constant gratitude and whatever possible support they could for our welfare and safety. Now that we have left, they are completely helpless to the bloodthirsty destruction and barbarism of ISIS who has systematically taken over the city.
According to Mark Arabo, an American businessman and Chaldean Christian leader who spoke to CNN, near 300,000 Christians are in Iraq fleeing in a desperate attempt to escape extermination from ISIS militants. "Christianity in Mosul is dead, and a Christian holocaust is in our midst," stated Arabo. "Each day is getting worse and worse. More children are being beheaded, mothers are being raped and killed, and fathers are being hung."
CNN interviewer Jonathan Mann himself was surprised at Arabo's words as would most of the American public, but to an Iraq veteran such statements hit right home with the reality we lived with in Mosul. "The world hasn't seen an evil like this for generations," continued Arabo. "There's actually a park in Mosul where they actually beheaded children and put their heads on a stick... this is crimes against humanity. They are doing the most horrendous, the most heart-breaking crimes that you can think of."
Mann continues to question Arabo in regards to the ISIS letter to Mosul Christians to either convert, pay a fine, or be put to "death by the sword. "It's very clear they are killing people," stated Mann. "But are Christians managing to escape by paying a fine?" Arabo responded: "The letter they did send out with those three items, they did ask to pay a fine but actually after paying the fine they are taking over their (Christians) wives and their daughters and making them into their (ISIS fighters) wives. So really, it's convert or die."
According to Catholic Online, a news and information center for Catholics, "The Islamic State has warned Christians, possibly for the last time, saying "there is nothing to give them but the sword." Across Northern Iraq, Christians are huddled in refugee camps, trapped in the desert, or trapped in their homes, waiting for death."
Today, we can hear the pleas of so many innocent lives crying for help to the rest of the world as they did six years ago to my platoon among our many patrols throughout the ruins of Mosul. For over 2,000 years they have lived and worshipped there and in a matter of months been systematically uprooted and purged from their homeland, now facing complete and utter extinction. According to Fox News: "Assyrian Christians, including Chaldean and Syriac Catholics, Syriac Orthodox and followers of the Assyrian Church of the East have roots in present day Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran that stretch back to the time of Jesus Christ. While they have long been a minority and have faced persecution in the past, they had never been driven completely from their homes as has happened in Mosul under ISIS. When the terror group ordered all to convert to Islam, pay a religious tax or face execution, many chose another option: flight."
Mosul is Iraq's second largest city aside from the capital, Baghdad. Upon the U.S. invasion in 2003, Ignatius Yousef Younan III, a patriarch of the Syrian Catholic Church stated there were approximately 60,000 Christians living within Mosul. Following the war and our withdrawal from the city it had been cut in half to 35,000. In the wake of the ISIS invasion in June 2014 it stands tragically at zero. "Where is the conscience of the world? Where is the United Nations? Where is the American administration to protect peace and justice?" he asks. "Nobody has said a word."
Unfortunately, many of us who are blessed to be born in a nation like the United States would rather continue on our daily business and pretend such atrocities aren't happening to our brothers and sisters across the globe than face the tragic truth. We only care for what directly affects us in our day to day lives within the bountiful nation we reside. I myself have tried to forget the tragedies seen and heard during the Iraq War and focus on the future, however, the people I speak of weren't complete strangers in some unknown foreign land. They were the few friends I had aside from my brothers in arms there. I may not be able to go back and protect those like the little girl and her family below, but I do have a voice. If there is one thing necessary it is to bring awareness to the world starting one person at a time.
So please, look above, and remember that innocent little girl and pass this on. Perhaps then the world will hear her. Perhaps then we can prevent a genocide in our time.
CNN. "ISIS Beheads Christian Children." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9JuMZ8spFQ. Youtube. 07 AUG 14. 09 AUG 14.
Catholic Online. "WARNING GRAPHIC, RAW PHOTOS — ISIS on Christians: 'There is nothing to give them but the sword'" http://www.catholic.org/news/international/middle_east/story.php?id=56339. Catholic Online. 08 AUG 14. 09 AUG 14.
Fox News. "Purged by ISIS, Iraq's Christians appeal to world for help." http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/07/23/purged-by-isis-iraq-christians-appeal-to-world-for-help/. Fox News. 23 JUL 14. 09 AUG 14.
Special thanks to my brothers in arms, Gabriel Pittman and Steve Mead for the photos.


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If you are on 10.3, you might consider 10.3.3.1, as a space reclamation issue for large objects was resolved (http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-4050) between 10.3 and 10.3.3.1. According to that defect, the upgraded version (10.3.3.1) will still not reclaim space lost prior to the update, so a full offline compression is required.
We have a horrific performance issue with a table of 13 rows, each one containing a very small blob, because the table is presumably full of dead rows and we are table-scanning; here's part of the explain plan:
Source result set:
Table Scan ResultSet for SOMETABLE at read committed isolation level using instantaneous share row locking chosen by the optimizer
Number of columns fetched=4
Number of pages visited=8546
Number of rows qualified=13
Number of rows visited=85040
optimizer estimated cost: 787747.94
So I assume I have over 85,000 dead rows in the table, and compressing it does not reclaim the space. In fact, because we keep adding and deleting rows, the performance gets worse by the hour, and according to the above plan, Derby has processed over 32MB of data just to match 4 of the 13 rows. For the time being, I want to optimize this table scan before I resort to indices and/or reusing rows. This is with Derby 10.3
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I've had this account for four years, I might as well start posting my original works. I appreciate all kinds of criticism.
I've been a writer since as long as I could hold a pen. My stories vary in genre, but I tend to stick to romance, fantasy, humor, and adventure. I don't write slash because I don't usually read it if I can help it. I'm a follower of Aslan. I love music and horses. My stories are a way to vent out my problems and ideas, but they always start with images--a dragon on a bed reading a book, a wild-haired fairy being kissed by a plain girl, a girl with a red cloak petting a black wolf--these were all images that sparked stories.
My favorite writer is C.S Lewis--if I am able to write half as well as he, then I'll be satisfied.
My penname came from a very Mary-Sue esque teenage hero I created when I was thirteen. But she was one of my first fleshed out characters and fanfictions, so she holds a special place in my heart, therefore I use her name to honor my pre-writing skills.
I like reading lemon scenes (well-written ones) because I'm a trashy romance novel addict. I've written a few as well, and they're rather fun to write too.
I'm weak on writing action scenes and descriptions but I feel I'm very good at romance and dialogue.
That's all I can think of for now. Please have a look at my story(ies) and tell me what you think.


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M'Baye Niang has admitted that his first season at Milan has gone 'beyond expectations'.
The French youngster joined the Rossoneri from Caen last summer, making 14 League appearances for Massimiliano Allegri's team this term.
And the 18-year-old has conceded that he did not expect to play so often, whilst also commenting on which players have impressed during his debut campaign.
"It has gone beyond all my expectations," he told Forza Milan. "I'm still young. I thought I would acclimatise and try to understand calcio.
"Instead the Coach has given me confidence immediately. I am very happy about that.
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