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A Conversation with Law School Dean, Vincent Rougeau
How do you describe the mission of Boston College Law School?
Our mission is to educate and form excellent lawyers who understand and care about their role in society, who are empowered to find their own passion within the law, and who contribute toward the greater good in whatever way they feel is most important. Because this requires true leadership skills, we place an emphasis on creative thinking and collaboration. Lawyers wield significant power, and that power must be balanced by a strong sense of responsibility and ethics. Our graduates know that they have an obligation to use their education to improve the world in which we live.
How does BC Law go about fulfilling that mission?
The most important way we fulfill our mission is through the creation of a diverse and dynamic community of scholars and a supportive, student-focused learning environment.
As a Jesuit, Catholic law school, we are concerned with cura personalis, or care for the individual. We teach with the whole person in mind. We give our students real-world skills that they can apply as soon as they graduate, and so we place an emphasis on experiential learning as well as traditional, substantive law courses. We carefully shape each year's entering class because we want a myriad of experiences and voices to be included in the law school community.
Finding the best and brightest faculty in the world and bringing them to the law school is extremely important. We encourage cutting-edge scholarship while bringing innovative classroom and experiential components to the curriculum. Finally, as a top-ranked legal institution, we want to help lead the way in shaping the future of legal education. We ensure that we are responding to the swiftly evolving practice of law around the globe.
What are some of the school's immediate goals?
We are launching a new Center for Experiential Learning this fall that will bring our efforts in this area – such as our legal aid clinics, our trial advocacy program, and our externships – under one roof. We are creating a law firm within the law school that will handle topics such as immigration, housing, and juvenile justice. A section of the center will also be dedicated to criminal law, both defense and prosecution. Through the center, the Law School for the first time will be providing legal services out of the Boston College Neighborhood Center on Washington Street in Brighton.
Additionally, we have recently launched our Global Practice Program, which includes our London Program, Semester-in-Practice Human Rights Program and a new Sorbonne JD/LLM Program, among others, and we are looking to expand on those in the months ahead.
In the long term, what major projects and priorities lie ahead for BC Law?
We are looking at changes to our curriculum to reflect how the legal market is evolving, and we are very focused on exploring new paths for our graduates to find jobs. The shift in the legal profession has caused some changes in the traditional large-firm model while alternative career paths are opening up in other areas such as business, finance, and non-profits. We want to help our students explore these paths and seize the new opportunities that are emerging for law graduates.
What are some recent accomplishments you think characterize what the Law School is all about?
We completed an administrative reorganization that has integrated our services for students. Academic services, career services, and student affairs now work holistically in supporting students during their three years here. It has also allowed us to model a collaborative approach to legal preparation. Because of this, we have been able to implement innovative programming – for example, working with the Law Students Association, we started a year-long "boot camp" for first-year students to help develop the skills they will need as they look for employment upon graduation.
I am also extremely proud of our faculty. In addition to being internationally recognized scholars, they are superb teachers and mentors. This fall, we have three new chaired faculty starting: Cathleen Kaveny, Patricia McCoy and Natalya Shnitser. Professor Kaveny will hold a joint appointment with the Law School and the College of Arts and Sciences. This is Boston College's first appointment across schools and is recognition of the growing interdisciplinary nature of higher education today.
Your article "Four Ways to Fix Law School" was published about a year ago. Has the landscape shifted or changed for new lawyers? How about for law schools?
We're seeing a continued shift in the types of jobs available to new lawyers, with opportunities in international banking, non-profits and corporate areas in particular opening up. Law firms have outsourced some of the more traditional tasks new associates used to perform. They are looking for graduates who are prepared for the global aspect of the law and are more practice-ready from day one.
This impacts how law schools must think about teaching. By reorganizing and expanding our experiential learning opportunities and our global practice options, we are responding to the needs of the market, while remaining cognizant of the long-term horizon and what we feel the next few decades will bring.
What's a surprising fact people may not know about BC Law?
We consistently place No. 1 in the number of our alumni who are considered "super lawyers" in New England, as well as No. 1 in the number of chairs and managing partners in Massachusetts large firms. I think this is a testament to our reputation in the local community and our focus on training leaders, as well as the strength of our alumni network, which is truly remarkable.
Plus, we have had more Olympic medalists enrolled here than any other school at Boston College.
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PC-BSD 9.1 has been released. "The PC-BSD team is pleased to announce that version 9.1 is now available! This release includes many exciting new features and enhancements, such as a vastly improved system installer, ZFS 'Boot Environment' support, TrueOS (a FreeBSD based server with additional power-user utilities), and much more!" PC-BSD 9.1 is based on the soon-to-be released FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE with several enhancements, including an updated installer, better ZFS support during installation, bug fixes and new GUI configuration/administrative utilities.
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Is There Any Compelling Reason to Run PC-BSD?
by benali72 on Sat 22nd Dec 2012 20:01 UTC
I've always been disappointed by PC-BSD because it doesn't run natively on my hardware. It can't handle mixed controllers (SATA and PATA) and it didn't work with my ide->sata conversion switch either.
I had much better luck running it under a virtual machine (Oracle/Sun Virtualbox), where it works fine.
I have to say, though, for the desktop user, I'm not sure I see any compelling reason to run PC-BSD. Can anyone here tell me if I'm missing something? thanks.

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New York Huston Street kept the AL Rookie of the Year award in-house.
Oakland's poised closer became the second consecutive winner from the Athletics, and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard won the NL award on Monday.
Street hardly had to look far for inspiration. The previous AL winner was his roommate this season, A's shortstop Bobby Crosby.
"Maybe he rubbed off," Street said.
Street, who took over as Oakland's closer in May, got 15 of 28 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America and finished with 97 points. New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano came in second with 57 points, followed by Tampa Bay designated hitter Jonny Gomes with 39.
Called up from the minors for good on July 1, Howard replaced injured star Jim Thome at first base and led all rookies with 22 home runs. He received 19 of 32 first-place votes and 109 points to beat out Houston outfielder Willy Taveras, who got 78 points. Atlanta right fielder Jeff Francoeur was third with 60.
Both top rookies only got a chance to play in the big leagues this season because teammates got injured.
"Things just started falling in," said Howard, surprised by his comfortable margin of victory. "You never want to see anyone hurt or injured, but I just came up and tried to make the most of my opportunity."
Street is the son of former Texas quarterback James Street, who led the Longhorns to a national title in 1969. The 22-year-old righty became Oakland's closer when Octavio Dotel went down May 20 because of a season-ending elbow injury and went 5-1 with 23 saves in 27 chances and a 1.72 earned-run average - second among AL closers to New York's Mariano Rivera.
"It's a tremendous honor. Coming into the season, my goal was just to stay, one day at a time. Coming out of spring training, it didn't even look like I had a chance to make the team," Street said. "Rookie of the Year, it's something that's pretty cool - you've got one chance to get it done."
Street had 72 strikeouts in 781â3 innings, and opponents batted only .194 against him.
One day early in the season, Phillies manager Charlie Manuel compared Howard to a young Willie Stargell, the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Famer. Howard long had been a touted slugger in the minors, but his path to the majors appeared blocked until injuries sidelined Thome.
Howard was called up from Triple-A twice this year. Finally given a chance to play regularly, he took full advantage and quickly became one of the most dangerous hitters in Philadelphia's lineup, batting .288 with 63 RBIs in 88 games.
"There were probably times, yeah, when I did get frustrated," he said.
Howard, who turns 26 next week, had 11 homers and 27 RBIs in September and October, helping Philadelphia come within one game of a wild-card berth.
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Where is Oct spoilers?! Why does it seem that there is no news coming from them? This seems odd.
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I just got that as well. I too had unchecked the waitlist box, thinking that would mean I'd get the Oct box (as I wanted). Oh well…I'm sure I can find something to do with that chocolate…! (And having a duplicate of the scarf might come in handy for swaps.)
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I used this code on 9/25 (thank you Liz!). I received an email on 9/27 saying: You will receive an email with tracking information when your order is on its way!
I have not received any tracking yet. When I go into my account it next shipment & next payment Oct 2014. I am not sure whether or not I am getting the Sept box or the Oct box. Anyone know? I really wanted the Sept box…. 🙁
Is anyone having problem with referrals with the new site. A friend of mine join a week ago and I still haven't received her referral. Yesterday I tried two different referrals link and all took me to the same page (address bar instead of having the ref code etc it was just a plain text) So I order myself with another e-mail address the Sept box so I can gift the scarf and use my link took me again to the same place, my account hasn't been credited for it, of course I dont know how long it takes.
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This code won't work for me. But, I did stumble upon another code. I used THIRDLOVE and it is giving me $10 off of my 3-moth subscription I am renewing. It's not as good as the $15 off but it's better then nothing!
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I just signed up and I'm wondering why the 15 off coupon results in a cost of $26.95. The check out earlier was 24.95 but it updated itself without showing the cost of tax. I live in California if that helps.
POPSugar was the first subscription box I tried. I was never all that impressed with it. Once they raised their prices to $39.95, I enjoyed it even less. It must just be me, because a lot of people on MSA seem to enjoy it. I was lucky if I liked two things in the boxes. Even with $15 off, I can't bring myself to sign up again. All the more in my sub budget for Liz's boxes!
You're not the only one….I was very disappointed with my one and only PopSugar box as well! The cost is way too high for what you get. Yes, if you liked and used all the items in the box, it would be worth it, but I read all the reviews as most MSA members love this sub. and I only see 1 maybe 2 items in each box that interest me at all. Same with the Fancy boxes though….seriously inflated retail value placed on cheaply made items. Loved the very first Snoop Dogg fancy box, so I kept my sub, and was angry with myself and Fancy when I received the 2nd box of junk I wouldn't have paid $10 for at a yard sale! End rant!
That's a great deal!
Has anyone tried using this for another account with a different email? I wanted to get another box with this offer, but it keeps saying internal error. Maybe the same shipping address is triggering it?
I just cancelled my subscription and then repurchased and it went through fine
I wonder what I'm doing wrong? I cancelled then tried it, and tried with a new email even. It just keeps saying internal error. 🙁
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Hmmm…Might not get the September box….
I signed up using this coupon on 2 accounts. One I left the waitlist box checked, and the other I left it blank. Both show I am getting a sept box. I am ok with that though because i absolutely love the scarf and hairspray and will gift the other scarf.
That scarf is a must have for me! I'm going to have to order the box
I am using this tomorrow when I get paid! This makes me super excited.
I want to sign up again…but I already got the september box. Grrr. I'm so ready for October.
Ha! Me too, I'm like…where are the spoilers already??? I got the Rue La La deal so now I am waiting to see if I want Oct or Nov.
I couldn't resist signing up again. For $25 you get a $20 Nike Gift card and $10 off Urban Remedy (which I may or may not use). A brownie, new earbuds, a travel hairspray that smells awesome, more chocolate, and that luxurious scarf!
I got my box today. I have to confide that I had high hopes for that hairspray. Unfortunately, it has absolutely no 'holding power'. Was so disappointed.
FYI- the Urban Remedy is a coupon for $10 off $50, not just a $10 dollar credit. I thought it was like a $10 gift card haha.
Well, this sold me but as I am at the end of signing up they are saying I am on the waitlist…????
The Waitlist box is pre-checked when I add the box to my cart. I unchecked it and finished my order. Just got a confirmation that my box will ship.
I wonder if I leave the waitlist box checked, would my first box be Oct?
They must be having a hard time getting rid of this one. I still haven't seen any spoilers for October.
It might be because of their website overhaul and its issues. It probably cut into users' ability to purchase the box.


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East Timor Claims May Slow Woodside's LNG Project, Deutsche SaysJames Paton
East Timor's allegations that Australia engaged in espionage during 2004 talks on a treaty for the Sunrise natural gas field may lead to further delays for a Woodside Petroleum Ltd. project, Deutsche Bank AG said.
Woodside and its partners, including ConocoPhillips, would want "fiscal certainty" before making an investment decision to move forward with the Sunrise liquefied natural gas development in the Timor Sea, "and the claims raised put doubt on this," John Hirjee, Deutsche Bank's Melbourne-based energy analyst, said today in an e-mail response to questions.
East Timor says the 2006 treaty to share the royalties from Woodside's Sunrise gas resources in waters between the two countries is invalid and has started arbitration, Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr said May 3. East Timor also claims that Australia didn't conduct the talks in "good faith" and engaged in espionage, Carr said. Australia considers the treaty valid, according to the statement.
Woodside, Australia's second-biggest oil producer, has held talks with the government of East Timor to resolve a dispute that stalled the development of the project, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) southeast of East Timor. East Timor wants the companies to pipe the gas to a processing plant in the country to spur the economy, while Woodside proposed a floating liquefied natural gas plant.
Perth-based Woodside is reviewing the announcement made last week by the Australian government, Laura Lunt, a spokeswoman for the company, said today in an e-mail statement.
"Woodside will continue to engage with both governments to further understand any consequences of the proposed arbitration," according to its statement.
While the Sunrise resource in the Timor Sea is valuable, "any development will sit firmly in the 'too-hard' basket for what is appearing to be a very long while," Andrew Williams, a Melbourne-based oil and gas analyst at RBC Capital Markets, said yesterday in an e-mail response to questions.
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Hey Chris, thank you, not returning history elements in getChildStates solves the issue! Changing the transition "t6"to "hp" will keep the interpreter in a legal configuration (but fail the actual test). Best regards Stefan On Feb 9, 2013, at 7:59 PM, chris nuernberger <firstname.lastname@example.com<mailto:email@example.com>> wrote: I think that in this case children doesn't mean history nodes. I think you only enter history nodes if they are explicitly targetted by a transition but not during the recursive enter states algorithm. I believe there are other problems with enter states but I don't think this is one of them. Chris On Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Stefan Radomski <email@example.com<mailto:email@example.com>> wrote: Hi again, the SCXML document at [1] will put my interpreter in an illegal state configuration. I am sure that there is a more concise example that would accomplish the same, but it is part of Jacob's test framework. Initial: Enabled transitions: {root -> a} Stable initial configuration: {a} t1 arrives: Enabled transitions: {a -> p} Stable configuration: {p, b, b1, b1.1, c, c1, c1.1} t2 arrives: Enabled transitions: {b1.1 -> b1.2, c1.1 -> c1.2} Stable configuration: {p, b, b1, c, c1, b1.2, c1.2} t3 arrives: Enabled transitions: {b1.2 -> b2, c1.2 -> c2} Stable configuration: {p, b, c, b2, b2.1, c2, c2.1} t4 arrives: Enabled transitions: {b2.1 -> b2.2, c2.1 -> c2.2} Stable configuration: {p, b, c, b2, c2, b2.2, c2.2} When t5 arrives, we exit everything and enter "a" again, thus we have to save three histories: hp: {b2.2, c2.2} hb: {b2.2} hc: {c2} Stable configuration: {a} t6 will transition into "p" again and bring the interpreter into an illegal configuration: addStatesToEnter will realize that "p" is parallel an attempt to enter all its children Entering hp will enter {b2.2, c2.2} as its history As "p" is parallel, we will enter "c" as well, as it is compound, we will enter its initial shallow history "hc", adding "c2" "c2" is compound and its initial state "c2.1" will be entered. -> we now have "c2.2" and "c2.1" in the configuration which is illegal. Who is supposed to prevent "c2" from entering its initial state? We already entered "c2.2" per deep history from "hp" and now the shallow history from "hc" wants to enter "c2" and ultimately its initial state "c2.1" leading to an invalid configuration. Best regards Stefan [1] https://github.com/jbeard4/scxml-test-framework/blob/master/test/history/history4.scxml -- A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds - EmersonReceived on Sunday, 10 February 2013 12:47:55 UTC
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Patrick Hynes, a Republican new media consultant who helped organize presumptive Republican candidate Mitt Romney's off the record meeting last Wednesday with dozens of conservative reporters, bloggers and columnists, has joined the campaign to work with conservative online media.
The Daily Caller's Matt Lewis was first with the news on Monday afternoon, writing that Hynes will be "helping organize supporters to push Gov. Romney's messaging online."
Hynes declined to discuss any involvement with the Romney campaign when contacted Monday morning by The Huffington Post. "Sorry, I have nothing for you," Hynes emailed shortly after 1 p.m. The Romney campaign did not respond to an earlier request about Hynes until after the news broke.
Hynes founded Hynes Communications in 2006, which describes itself as "the nation's premier agency focused on new media and online communications strategy for public affairs clients." He worked as an online communications consultant for Sen. John McCain's 2008 campaign and, more recently, for former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty's Freedom First PAC.
Hynes' firm was involved in calling members of the conservative media to invite them to the private meeting with Romney. The meeting included roughly 60 attendees from numerous publications and blogs, including National Review, Daily Caller, RedState, Human Events, Washington Examiner, Right Wing News, The Other McCain, Powerline, Townhall, Ace of Spades, RiehlWorldView, White House Dossier and PJ Media.


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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a flying Christmas tree.
Kelowna RCMP say what started as a prank to impress friends went awry Sunday when a woman attached helium balloons to a 1 1/2-metre tall Christmas tree as part of a scavenger hunt event but the tree got away from her, prompting a call to Kelowna's airport warning officials there that a floating tree was headed its way. No problems were reported at the airport as a result of the airborne evergreen.
According to police, the woman said she attached the balloon launching system to the tree to impress her friend and did not mean for it to get away.
The 7.25-kilogram tree, which took off from a parking near Baron Road around 5 p.m., had not been seen or located as of Monday morning, leading police to believe it may have landed somewhere without incident.


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Texas' Hottest Luxury High-Rise Gives The North Towering Bragging Rights
27-Story Building 80 Percent Sold Before a Shovel Hits the GroundBY Natalie Gempel // 07.17.17
The Windrose will have a resort-style pool and spa.
Windrose Tower is the only high-rise planned for Legacy West.
The tower is being designed by GDA Architects, whose previous projects include Museum Tower and Cirque.
Each unit in the 24-story building will have floor-to-ceiling windows.
The kitchens will be equipped with premium appliances.
The luxury high-rise will be the first of its kind in the neighborhood.
If you still think of Plano as a suburb of Dallas, think again. The city's $3.2 billion dollar development Legacy West is changing everything and it will break ground on its first high-rise condominium building early next month. The 27-story, 104-unit Windrose Tower aims to bring a taste of city living to the northern corner of the metroplex.
Located in the Legacy West Urban Village, the building will be a short walk from numerous restaurants, shops, and office spaces. Legacy West has become Dallas' hottest outpost with upscale new retail and dining options, and huge corporations such as Toyota setting up shop.
As of April, more than 80 percent of the condominium's saleable square footage had already been reserved by future residents.
"In addition to local residents who have been asking for a luxury high-rise product, we saw the demand increase exponentially with the announcement of Toyota, Liberty Mutual and FedEx Office moving to the area," co-developer Jim Duggan says.
The Windrose is currently the only high rise condominium planned for Legacy West.
The tower will be designed by GDA Architects, whose previous projects include The Vendome, Residences at the Stoneleigh, Museum Tower and Cirque. Windrose will have a transitional style architecture, blending together classic and contemporary.
Each of the luxury units will include floor-to-ceiling windows, premium Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, and spacious balconies with built-in fireplaces. Residents will also have access to a state-of-the-art gym, a spa, a resort-style pool, and an outdoor living room with a kitchen.
"Windrose Tower is ideal for those who desire unprecedented services and amenities, a high-rise, lock and leave lifestyle and a walkable way of life in the heart of Legacy West," Duggan says.
Plano may have started out as a business hub, but it's become a one-stop-shop for professionals seeking work and play. In addition to hosting corporate headquarters, Legacy West is a dining and entertainment destination.
Al Coker, whose firm Al Coker & Associates are overseeing marketing and sales for Windrose Tower, says the pre-construction demand is remarkable.
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Bharat Bandh Tomorrow To Cripple LifeBy Arnab Ghosh, Gaea News Network
Monday, September 6, 2010
DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- Tomorrow's transport strike which can almost be equated with a Bharat Bandh is likely to cripple the city life tomorrow. A number of trade unions are backing this trade strike and the common man will end up bearing the brunt of it. The office goers will find it an ordeal to reach their workplaces as only trains will be exempted from the strike. While some political parties are against the bandh, the bandh supporters are finding backers in various other organizations. The September 7 strike is being supported by the All-India Bank Employees Association to protest against the hike in price of essential commodities. They are also up in arms against the facilities being given to the private banks in the country.
It has been reported that the employees working in 18 foreign banks, 82 regional rural banks, 26 private banks and 27 public sector banks will support the Bharat Bandh. Even the workers of more than 1720 cooperative banks will participate in the strike. What this means is that the common man will suffer and banking activities all over the country will come to a standstill. The AIBEA has also demanded expansion of the network of the public sector banks.
In another development, INTUC the trade union wing of Congress has found support in the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. The veteran political leader said that she will discuss the needs and demands of the workers with the Prime minister of India Manmohan Singh. Pranab Mukherjee the Union finance minister talked to G. Sanjeeva Reddy the INTUC president about the Bharat bandh.
Tags: All India Bank Employees Association, Bharat Bandh, Delhi, India, INTUC, Sonia Gandhi
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* Australian shares gain across most sectors, gold falls
* Better-than-expected China PMI survey boosts market (Adds analysis, quotes, stocks on the move)
By Thuy Ong and Gyles Beckford
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON, June 23 (Reuters) - Australian shares added 0.7 percent on Monday, underpinned by gains across most sectors after a rise on Wall Street, while investors cheered a Chinese manufacturing survey that showed activity expanded in June for the first time in six months.
Investors took heart from U.S. stocks, which rose on Friday, driving the Dow and the S&P 500 to close at record highs as the shares of 330 companies hit 52-week highs on the New York Stock Exchange.
The 'Big Four' banks all posted gains with blue chips such as Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Other OTC: CBAUF - news) and Westpac Banking (Frankfurt: 854242 - news) Corp both added 0.5 percent. Among mid-tier banks, Bank of Queensland Ltd climbed 1.6 percent.
The S&P/ASX 200 index gained 38.4 points to 5,457.9 by 0156 GMT. The benchmark fell 0.9 percent on Friday, but rose 0.3 percent for the week, snapping a three-week slide.
Elsewhere, the HSBC/Markit Flash China Manufacturing PMI rose to 50.8 in June from May's final reading of 49.4, offering new signs the world's second-largest economy is stabilising.
BHP Billiton Ltd and Rio Tinto Ltd (Xetra: 855018 - news) jumped 1.3 percent and 2.6 percent, respectively. World No. 4 iron-ore miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd leapt 5.5 percent.
"Fears of iron ore oversupply had coupled with waning consumer sentiment and cast a dour complexion on the domestic market in recent times," said Niall King, a sales trader at CMC Markets in a note to clients. "This morning's rally is all the more welcome
The gold sector was the market's only weakness as bullion dropped as investors took profit, a day after the metal's biggest rise in nine months. Newcrest Mining Ltd slipped 0.3 percent, while Regis Resources Ltd declined 0.9 percent. St Barbara Ltd (Other OTC: STBMF - news) slumped 6.7 percent after also appointing a new managing director and CEO.
Echo Entertainment Group Ltd jumped 3.6 percent to 1-month highs of A$3.19 after signing an MoU with Chow Tai Fook Enterprises and Far East Consortium (Australia) to prepare a detailed proposal for an entertainment precinct and resort development.
Ten Network Holdings Ltd bounced 6.1 percent after reports the company has attracted interest from private equity firms. Shares in Ten recouped after a slump on Friday as the embattled network warned of a cost rise and revenue fall.
Metcash Ltd added 2.9 percent after the company said its FY profit was hit by one-off costs, but revenue was up 3.2 percent to A$13.4 billion.
New Zealand's benchmark NZX-50 index was trading with a soft tone, easing 19.04 points or 0.37 percent to 5,125.99.
The biggest losers were gold miner Oceana Gold Ltd down 9.9 percent at NZ$3.38, mirroring a similar sized fall on the Australian boards, and accounting software developer Xero Ltd down 6.9 percent to NZ$26.01, an eight-month low.
The local market has been weighed recently by investors readying for an influx of new listings, mostly fledgling tech stocks.
Two of the new listings will debut this week, with travel booking firm Serko Ltd set for Tuesday after a NZ$22 million sale of new and existing shares.
The other is Gentrack Group Ltd, which has raised NZ$99 million, and is due to list on Wednesday.
There were mixed showings for retail stocks following the profit forecast downgrade by heavyweight Warehouse Ltd last week.
Outdoor goods retailer Kathmandu Ltd was up 2.6 percent at NZ$3.50, but clothing retailer Hallenstein Ltd was down 3.9 percent at NZ$3.00. (Editing by Jacqueline Wong)


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As noted Wednesday, the Albany Convention Center Authority's newest member, Assemblyman John T. McDonald III, isn't thrilled with the idea of the convention center authority using the land it has acquired with some $10 million in public money to compete with private developers.
Specifically, McDonald takes issue with talk that health insurer CDPHP is looking at the 4.4-acre site already assembled by the authority, but seemingly unlikely to ever be home to a convention center, as a possible location for its new headquarters.
That revelation irked Omni Development officials, who would love it if CDPHP would build on land they own right next door.
"This interest has provoked rebuke from the development community, and frankly, I concur with them," McDonald wrote in an email blast today, expanding on a letter to The Business Review earlier this week. "Public sector authorities should not interfere with private sector development."
McDonald's email (which you can read in full below) does, however, note that he's speaking for himself, not the authority.
Meanwhile, a copy of a March 29 letter to authority Chairman Gavin Donohue from CDPHP Senior Vice President/General Counsel Frederick Galt indicates that it was CDPHP that approached the authority about looking at the convention center site, not the other way around.
In the letter, a copy of which was obtained by the Times Union, Galt said he was approaching the authority after speaking with city Planning and Economic Development Commissioner Michael Yevoli, who is also a member of the authority's board.
"He mentioned to me that the Authority was currently studying potential uses for the site it controls," Galt wrote — seemingly further suggesting the authority is moving away from that site for the location of a scaled-down convention center plan expected to be tied into Empire State Plaza and the Times Union Center.
Donohue confirmed that he met with CDPHP officials but did so only to provide a broad "status update" on the project, as authority officials have routinely done for any interested parties.
"We're happy to meet with anybody for legitimate purposes," he said.
Still, no formal decision has been made by convention center officials to abandon that site and, with it, the plan for a $220 million, 300,000-square-foot convention center that's been in the works in some form or another for more than a decade.
Here's McDonald's full letter:
As a member of the New York State Assembly representing a portion of the City of Albany, and as a newly appointed member of the Albany Convention Center Authority (ACCA), I feel compelled to comment on recent news accounts regarding the development of the 10-acre site owned by the ACCA. The articles mention the potential of Capital District Physicians' Health Plan (CDPHP) to relocate at the site. This interest has provoked rebuke from the development community, and frankly, I concur with them. Public sector authorities should not interfere with private sector development.
To be clear, I am expressing my own personal opinion and not that of the ACCA. While the concept of a convention center in not dead, funding realities have resulted in rethinking by all involved. It is important for all to remember the original mission of the ACCA, which can be found on the ACCA website (www.accany.com):
The Authority was created to meet an immediate need to institute a comprehensive, coordinated program of convention activities in the City of Albany. It will provide the City of Albany with the ability to develop, renovate and undertake economic development projects in the historic downtown area to optimize the economic and social activities of the city and its environs.
Economic development in the downtown area has been and continues to be a high priority for Mayor Jennings, Senator Breslin and the Assembly delegation. It is possible that the convention center may take a different course as a result of financial resources being constrained, but I am unaware of any specific commercial project proposed for the ACCA site. The ACCA site has been carefully assembled at a cost of more than $10 million and has undergone significant environmental review which is both costly and necessary for redevelopment of any kind.
The bottom line is that this is a valuable resource. If there is a decision to abandon the construction of a convention center on that specific site, the ACCA, through a competitive process, should solicit redevelopment proposals to maximize the ultimate use of this site. This would result in returning the property to the tax rolls and would be in concert with the Albany 2030 plan. Redevelopment of this area should be sensitive to the will and the needs of the people of the city, particularly the need for jobs, housing and quality of life for our residents.
During my tenure as Mayor of Cohoes, our community generated more than $100 million of private sector development in an industrial mill town while at the same time respecting historic preservation. I am confident that an open and competitive process for ultimate use of the ACCA site, with significant public input, can and will yield great results for all parties involved.


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Senior Pastor Randy Vaughn from Mount Sinai Baptist Missionary Church in Port Arthur is familiar with the Haiti during time of devastation.
Pastor Vaughn showed 12News pictures of people dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. "Having been to Haiti a number of times even during Hurricanes...I can only imagine." He said.
Hurricane Matthew hit Southern Haiti as a category four leaving at least ten people dead. Communications systems are down and thousands are without shelter. Which is why Pastor Vaughn wants the help he can get from Southeast Texans.
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2 Kingwood runners complete Orange Leaf Half Marathon
Published 2:32 pm, Friday, July 26, 2013
Two athletes from Kingwood completed the Orange Leaf Half Marathon on Saturday, July 20, in New Braunfels.
Grace Howley, 18, crossed the finish line in 1:36:12, and Sarah Bradley, 19, finished in 1:40:32, according to results posted at The Athlete Guild website.
David Williams, 24, of Austin, was the men's overall winner with a finishing time of 1:15:37, while Andrea Duke, 34, of Schertz, was the winner in the women's category with a time of 1:27:48.


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High Rankings Advisor:Yahoo's New Paid-inclusion/PPC - Issue No. 090
March 17, 2004
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~~~Introductory Comments~~~
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Today we've got my take on Yahoo's somewhat convoluted new
paid-inclusion/PPC program, as well as the conclusion to Karon's
informative copywriting case study. There are a few other interesting
tidbits thrown in for good measure.
Enjoy! - Jill
~~~Search Engine Marketing Issues~~~
++Overture Site Match/Yahoo Paid-inclusion++
From: Jackie N.
Hi Jill --
I have been a low-key lurker of the Search Engine trade
magazines/newsletters for several years.
I feel the announcement on March 4th by Yahoo! of their Overture Site
Match to be quite a radical new pricing model for SEOptimizers.
Clearly, we knew something was coming, and perhaps we could have even
anticipated it, but nonetheless it is a wholly new pricing model
affecting all of our clients who were up for annual renewal of their
paid submissions. It changes budgets and plans radically.
And, yet, I am finding very little buzz and comments in the trades.
Is it just me? Do you have any comments and thoughts on the new model?
Thank you kindly for your response.
++Jill's Response++
Hi Jackie,
Actually, there's been a lot of buzz about Yahoo's new Overture Site
Match paid-inclusion/PPC program since it was first announced the week
of the NYC SES conference.
At this point, it isn't exactly clear how much return on investment
(ROI) one would get from this program, as it's brand-new and therefore
We've been discussing this for weeks at the High Rankings Forum, which
may be of interest to you if you have a few hours to spare. Here's
the link:
What is Site Match?
The press release David Warmuz from Trellian <http://www.Trellian.com>
posted at the forum says:
"Site Match is Overture's new paid inclusion product offered by
PrioritySubmit, which provides a very simple yet effective method for
online businesses to be considered for inclusion in the main body of
search results pages on multiple portals. By subscribing to Site
Match, your web pages are reviewed for quality and submitted to a
database that provides search results to Yahoo!, AltaVista, AllTheWeb,
Overture and many other portals. Your listings will be included in
relevant search results, providing your business with a source of
targeted customer leads."
Okay, so that's the official explanation. Do you get it now? No? Me
neither! ;-)
Here's the real scoop, as I understand it.
Yahoo owns Inktomi, AltaVista and AllTheWeb. It used to be that if you
wanted guaranteed inclusion with 48-hour updates of your pages, you'd
pay for each one of those engines separately. They are now merging
the databases, and any paid-inclusion fees will get your URL included
to all of the above (including Yahoo), assuming it passes the
editorial review.
The prices per year are as follows:
$49 for the first URL from any domain
$29 for URLs 2-10 and
$10 per URL if submitting 11 or more URLs
Seems like a decent deal on the surface, with all those engines
included. But wait! You haven't heard the kicker yet!
On top of the per-URL fee, you get to also pay for every click to your
site from any of Yahoo's properties. This PPC fee will be either 15
cents or 30 cents each, depending on the category your site falls
into. I believe any business-to-business site falls into the $.30
price, and I'm sure there are many other types that also fall into
this category.
If you read my reply to David at the forum, you'll see that my very
first question was "What do we get for this -- top listings or just
The answer was "just indexed."
So should you do it? Definitely not if your pages are already indexed
by Yahoo and its other search properties. I say definitely not
because your only benefit will be the frequent crawling and the
click-reporting feature that Yahoo provides. Unless you have no
current reporting or a really urgent need for frequent crawling, I
can't see why you'd want to pay for something that you already have
for free.
You will not get an increase in rankings by paying. Remember that.
At least that is the official word.
At the SES conference, there was an evening session where Danny was
discussing this a bit. I believe he said that the Yahoo reps told him
that there was a sort of extra "check box" that gets checked for any
pages in the paid-inclusion program. This checkmark is supposed to
signify that the page has passed the editorial review process. Taking
that one step further, it sounds as if Yahoo's algorithm takes into
consideration whether a site is checked or unchecked when determining
where it should rank for any given search query.
Sound a little fishy to you? Me too, but that's the way I understand
To be fair, I'm told that this checkmark thingee has been around for
quite some time and was included in Inktomi's old paid-inclusion
program. So the whole *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge* comments that you
won't get an extra rankings boost by paying for inclusion may or may
not be accurate.
All in all, I suggest that you use your own judgment when deciding
what to do with Yahoo. They've done a fine job of crawling the Web
over the past year, and chances are that your pages are already
indexed. If you've been reading this newsletter for a while and have
put my advice into practice, you're probably seeing great rankings at
Yahoo these days. (In fact, one of my past clients emailed me
recently to say that he could swear that Yahoo must have consulted
with me when figuring out their new algorithm!) It does seem as if
they do put a lot of weight on having great keyword-rich copywriting,
which is the cornerstone of my SEO method.
So see how you're currently doing before signing away your URLs to a
lifetime of paid clicks. The thought of paying for every single site
visitor seriously makes my stomach churn. It's just not the way
things should be. (I know...grow up, Jill, you're in advertising
now...blech.) But even hard-core marketing/ad people who are used to
paying per click are finding this new program hard to swallow.
I just read a ClickZ interview with Dana Todd of SiteLab
<http://www.sitelab.com> and found a quote worth sharing:
"They've got this flat fee they're shoving down people's throats. It
bothers me that they have the power to make that kind of decision,
because frankly, they control a lot of search inventory."
Dana doesn't mind so much the PPC aspect, but doesn't seem to like the
idea of not being able to control her price-per-click spend.
The other thing I wanted to mention about this is the whole mixing of
ads with what people perceive as "natural" search results. When
someone pays for every click on his or her URL, it seems to me that
the listing now becomes more of an ad than just a listing. I realize
this is debatable, and it is being debated ad nauseum in our forum
thread, but it is certainly something to think about. I also realize
that the same thing has been going on through the trusted-feed
programs for a while too, but that doesn't make it right.
You know how in the newspaper or in a magazine when there's something
that appears to be an article but it's really an ad, it has to be
labeled as a paid ad? Well, shouldn't the same rules apply for search
engine listings? The reason why it's debatable is that you could say
that you really didn't pay for the position, so it's not really an ad.
But I dunno...that seems a bit lame to me. In my mind PPC = ad.
Maybe my mind is just mixed up from lack of sleep!
At any rate, it will be interesting to see where this whole
paid-inclusion/PPC brave new world takes us. Is it a sign of things
to come? Is this kind of change inevitable as search engine marketing
grows up? It may very well be. If so, it's our job to go with the
flow and figure out how to best deal with it.
_____________April 23, 2004 in Chicago_________________
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~~~Guest Article~~~
++Copywriting Case Study++
Conclusion of "Knowing your Customers' Buying Process"
By Karon Thackston
In the first part of this case study, I introduced a client of mine
(AEwebworks) who suffered from some copywriting traumas. The basic
diagnosis was a lack of synergy within the copy, ineffective use of
testimonials, a lack of focus on the target customer's buying process,
and the inability of the current copy to support the search engine
goals of AEwebworks.
After doing some research, I created a plan of action for writing SEO
copy that would impress the engines AND AEwebworks' visitors. You can
view the original copy in PDF format here:
The Rewrite
After finding the revelation that most of those who were shopping for
online-dating software were already familiar with the features (and
the associated benefits) of the software, I decided that focusing on
those elements would simply make AEwebworks sound like every other
developer of dating scripts. That would definitely not get the
results I was looking for.
My probing uncovered that almost all dating software customers have
three primary concerns: installation, upgrade policies, and support.
It just so happened that AEwebworks had phenomenal offers for each of
The headline was changed from:
"Get into Internet dating business with reliable, effective and
profitable online dating software"
"Customizable, Full-featured Dating Software Complete With Free
Installation, Lifetime Upgrades & Outstanding Support"
The new headline highlighted three extremely valuable benefits to the
visitor and also included one of the chosen keyphrases.
The body copy began by making an emotional connection with the
customer. It recognized the frustration the customer faced when
trying to choose between the different dating software programs and
dating scripts.
The copy then continued to connect by stating the fact that AEwebworks
developed their software with the help of their clients by listening
to their complaints, needs, and wants. It also merged quickly into a
section that offered firm, proven solutions to dating site owners'
most pressing problems.
As the customers continued to read, they found out about specific
benefits of buying software from AEwebworks as opposed to other
developers. And -- of course -- scattered throughout the page were
links to the ordering section of the site.
In addition to the emotional connection and the problem-solving
aspects of the copy, it was also search-engine-optimized (SEO'd).
You'll notice the subtle use of keyphrases throughout the copy.
Enough to promote good search engine rankings, but not so much that
the copy is "stiff" or "forced."
Every other word is *not* a keyword. The copy has a natural flow to
it, but yet it is fully optimized to do its job where rankings are
You can view the current copy here: <http://www.aewebworks.com>.
The Results
I always find it best to let the client handle this part of the
article. To quote, "I wanted to tell you the good news! It looks
like our rankings are improving. We are back in Google and traffic has
doubled. We have record-high sales for the last two weeks... about
70% higher than our next best-selling two-week period ever!
"Overall, running our site got much easier after adding your copy
because people ask fewer questions about where to find information...
they are able to sort it out for themselves from the site copy. We
previously had about 5-10 e-mails a day on average from prospective
customers; now we get at least 15 a day! Wow!! So, in short, thank
you very much for your great work!"
They are now back in play on Google and also have exceptional rankings
with other important engines like Yahoo, MSN, and AltaVista.
Another happy ending!
Karon Thackston
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~~~Stuff You Might Like~~~
++ Why Not Just Call 'em Zebras++
This must be the month that the spammy doorway-page companies have
their "win a trip to Hawaii" for the salesman who sells the most spam
to the most unsuspecting businesses.
Suddenly I'm seeing tons of questions in the forum, in email
newsletters, and in articles wondering about doorway pages (or some
form thereof). I know, I know, you'd think that in the year 2004
people wouldn't be getting fooled by this sort of thing, or that the
spam companies would have all gone bye-bye by now, but apparently it's
still a lucrative business. Not one that works for the client, mind
you, but for the spam company who uses it.
If you've ever been to a Search Engine Strategies conference, you've
probably heard Danny Sullivan mention "zebra pages." He got quite a
kick of it when I coined that phrase back in 2002. So now seems like
as good a time as any to point you to my old classic, "Why Not Just
Call 'em Zebras?"
You can read it here: </issue021.htm#seo>.
~~~High Rankings Forum Thread of the Week~~~
++Higher PR, Same Ranking++
Apparently Google just "updated their backlinks," according to forum
members who study such things. Not surprisingly (to me at least),
many have noticed that an increase in toolbar PageRank doesn't seem to
affect a page's ranking in the search engine results for its keyword
The simple explanation, of course, is that PageRank is only one of
many factors Google uses to determine a page's ranking. Otherwise,
the Google homepage would show up for every single search query on
Google due to its PR10.
Read the thread and participate in the discussion here:
~~~Sound Advice~~~
++What Is Search Engine Spam?++
And fitting in nicely with the zebra page article is this week's Sound
Advice, "What Is Search Engine Spam?"
~~~Advisor Wrap-up~~~
Wow...this is newsletter #90 already - whoohoo!!! #100, here we come!
Any ideas for a special 100th newsletter celebration? If you think of
anything, let me know.
Can you believe we got a pile of snow last night? Hello...it's St.
Patrick's Day...the snow is supposed to be melting, not still coming
down! (Would be cool if it were at least green snow!) The good news
(or bad news if you're a kid) was that school didn't get cancelled.
Although, my oldest did get a 2-hour delay, which was good cuz she
really needed to catch up on her sleep. That's really something I
should do too, but after all these years on the Internet, there's
still always something I just gotta see or do every night until at
least 1 AM. Sometimes I'm bored to tears, but do I go to bed? Nope.
Maybe tonight I'll shoot for an early bedtime of midnight. Or maybe
not. Hmm...I wonder if Scottie's on Messenger?
Cya next time! - Jill


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Defense denies jail guard threatened
Allegation centers on phone call by co-worker in latest problem at jail
Published 8:41 pm, Thursday, April 11, 2013
An attorney for a county correction officer accused of harassing a co-worker told a town justice Thursday that the charges were politically motivated "nonsense" and no threats were made.
In an order-to-show-cause hearing before Town Justice Bruce Arnold, attorney Joseph Ahearn, who represents Anthony Patricelli, a master sergeant at the Rensselaer County Jail, said his client did not threaten his co-worker, correction officer John Gorman, during a telephone conversation in February.
Patricelli said, according to the police statement, "If I had a big enough problem with you I would break your jaw," Ahearn informed Arnold.
"Saying 'If I had a big enough problem' gives no indication there was a threat toward Mr. Gorman," Ahearn said.
The attorney also argued that it was only said once and in a phone conversation.
"A single phone call does not imply a threat; repeated calls might, but not just one conversation," Ahearn argued.
Assistant District Attorney Rita Romani said the incident meets the threshold of an A-level misdemeanor.
"It's how the victim feels and whether it's a true threat is a question for a jury," she said.
Ahearn noted that Patricelli and Gorman were essentially brothers-in-law. Gorman's sister and Patricelli lived together for 20 years and have a child in common; a falling out in that relationship may have led to a family squabble, he said.
As the court hearing began Thursday, Arnold held up a large, sealed envelope his office received recently regarding the case. The judge allowed Ahearn and Romani to go to another room briefly to view the document. When they returned, Arnold was informed that it was a multi-page, typed letter from Gorman laying out his side of the story. Arnold ruled the document should be sealed for now.
The jail has been the center of recent high-profile scandals and Ahearn suggested that Democratic District Attorney Richard McNally is pushing the Patricelli case to further embarrass Republican Sheriff Jack Mahar.
McNally denied politics had anything to do with the prosecution. Ahearn also suggested that both McNally and Arnold should recuse themselves from the case.
Patricelli was to be arraigned on March 11 but at that time Arnold agreed to Ahern's request for a postponement.
The assistant district attorney in the courtroom that night called McNally, who drove to the courtroom and argued that the arraignment should not be adjourned and asked the judge to have Ahearn and his client return for arraignment.
The judge had Ahearn and Patricelli contacted, but Ahearn refused to return, citing family responsibilities.
Ahearn alleges that McNally and Arnold, who is not a lawyer, had "substantive" conversations regarding the case outside of the defense's presence and asked Arnold to recuse himself.
Arnold said he would render decisions on his recusal and the motions for dismissal of charges in a week.
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Mark your calendars: Mayor Gavin Newsom has announced the time, date and location of his annual State of the City address. It'll be 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Asian Art Museum.
It's a marked return to normalcy after last year's 7 1/2 hour speech – yes, 7 1/2 hours – on YouTube. (By the end of that speech, Newsom appeared to have grown a slight moustache.)
Why is he going the traditional route this year?
"I try things differently every year – every single year," Newsom told us.
He gave a few more details in his weekly YouTube address, joking that he knows "how excited everyone is" for the speech.
"I have a lot of good news and a lot of sobering news," he said. "It may be a little longer than the governor's 27-minute State of the State (address), but I like working without notes. Sometimes I go on and on."
Newsom wouldn't divulge any of the content of the speech, but his new spokesman, Tony Winnicker, said it would focus heavily on jobs and the economy – but not on the city's budget.
Here's the mayor's most recent YouTube address. Don't worry, it's only about 12 minutes long:


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tyster10 said...
Feb. 6, 2011 at 6:24 am
Feb. 6, 2011 at 6:24 am
wow..thats a beautiful flower.......where is that type located?
Melka26 replied...
Feb. 8, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Feb. 8, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Actually, I took this photograph in a botannical garden...but the flower did not have any label and so it didn't specify where it could be located nor what the names was. I've tried many times to find out more about it...but nadda!
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Feb. 9, 2011 at 3:37 pm
Feb. 9, 2011 at 3:37 pm
aww, that sux. i guess i will have to kep my eyes open. ty for this great pic
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Feb. 9, 2011 at 3:59 pm
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i've been looking for a whiiiile. good luck to you in finding info 'bout it!
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lol ty, if i find any info ill let you know..


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How Important Is LaMichael James to the San Francisco 49ers in 2013?June 5, 2013
The San Francisco 49ers would be hard pressed to deny one of the most prolific players in NCAA history a bigger role on their team next season, which is precisely why LaMichael James may be in line for an elevated performance in 2013.
Given his renowned talent and prestigious track record, he is going to make it awfully tough on the coaches to ignore him.
James made quite a name for himself with Chip Kelly's Oregon Ducks, leaving the program with 58 career touchdowns, which was good enough for first in Pac-12 history (11th all-time in the NCAA).
The former NCAA rushing leader was also a Heisman finalist in 2010, finishing behind winner Cam Newton and runner-up Andrew Luck. A unanimous All-American and Doak Walker Award winner, James declared for the pros in 2012, hoping he'd be a featured player in the NFL like he was for three years at Oregon.
Once he touched down in the Bay Area, James quickly learned that it would be an uphill battle on coach Jim Harbaugh's talent-laden roster. After being selected in Round 2 of the 2012 NFL draft (No. 61 overall), the rookie rode the bench in a sweat suit for 12 regular season games.
Now, one year removed from his highly anticipated NFL inauguration, the electric record-holder from Eugene, Ore. is looking to expand his role in his sophomore campaign.
"Any opportunity to get the ball in my hands, I'm all for it," James told reporters at OTAs in May. "Catching the ball, running the ball, punts, no matter what it is, I just want to help the team win any way I can."
The second-year pro has shown initiative, too, adding 10 pounds of muscle to his frame this offseason.
At 5'9", 205 pounds, James is working to join several NFL elites that have utilized their compact stature to their advantage. Comparing his game to this time last year, he said, "I'm way more explosive."
In 2013, the 49ers will return the one-two punch of Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter, all the while, infusing a spark plug with James. For San Francisco's innovative staff, this is the player they will need to get real creative with.
Niners offensive coordinator, Greg Roman, can let his imagination run wild as James evolves into the team's X-factor. This season, the 49ers will be able to deploy him like a weapon in two of three phases of the game.
With that in mind, today's NFL is about space, and James might be San Francisco's best open-field runner.
Receiving: The Darren Sproles Prototype
Even though LaMichael James is slightly taller, heavier and faster than his NFL comparison, his game, and thus his potential, most closely resembles New Orleans Saints running back Darren Sproles.
Given their compact build, rare explosiveness and cutback ability, there is certainly a likeness between the two.
With that said, the staff in San Francisco has the fortune of looking at the body of work Sproles has put together as a blueprint, which will ultimately assist them in drawing up a model to optimize James' particular skill set.
One of the ways Sproles, 29, has distinguished himself from the other tailbacks in the league is as a pass-catcher. The Saints have purposefully schemed to get the 5'6", 190-pounder the ball in space.
With a sub-4.5 40-time and a low center of gravity, Sproles has been problematic for defenses, akin to James during his tenure at Oregon. After seeing how his physical tools translated as a rookie, the 49ers need to turn their focus toward utilizing No. 23 in the passing attack.
Darren Sproles receiving facts:
- In 2011, he was the team's third leading receiver (86-710-7), behind TE Jimmy Graham and WR Marques Colston.
- In 2011, Sproles was No. 2 on the team in targets (111).
- In 2011, 97 percent of his receiving yards came after the catch (690 of 710).
- In 2011, he averaged 82.1 all-purpose yards per game, which was among the league's best.
- In 2011, his 86 receptions were good enough for No. 7 in the league, making him the only running back in the top-15 in said category.
- In two seasons with New Orleans (29 games played), Sproles has 2,224 yards from scrimmage and 17 touchdowns.
- In 2012, Sproles topped All-Pro WR Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals) in receptions and receiving touchdowns.
- His career all-purpose yards (14,231) are fifth among active players, ranking only behind Steve Smith, Randy Moss, Wes Welker and Tony Gonzalez.
- Sproles holds the NFL single-season record for all-purpose yards with 2,696 (2011).
Evidently this style of player can be dynamic in a receiving role, and as Sproles has demonstrated, it is sustainable over time. Also, the comparison is even more applicable, as both backs operate within an attack-by-committee, which is what necessitates the creativity in ball distribution.
Like head coach Sean Payton does with Sproles, the 49ers must optimize his reps on the field by moving James around like a chess piece. By mobilizing him before the snap, San Francisco can identify and exploit favorable matchups.
In various packages, it will also permit the offense to have either Frank Gore or Kendall Hunter on the field with the scat back. This will enable the 49ers to be productive while making sure their resources are not wasted due to a talented roster.
With a little strategic planning, San Francisco can utilize the depth to add yet another dimension to their high-volume offense. Going forward, the onus will be on offensive coordinator Greg Roman to design innovative methods that will get James the ball in space.
For starters, route combinations drawing coverage away from the play and visible mismatches at the line of scrimmage will help the former NCAA standout to showcase his talent as a dynamic open-field runner.
In 2013, the 49ers will want to split him out wide as a receiver, line him up in the slot and even throw to him out of the backfield.
As a rookie (four games played), James executed a lot of basic hand-offs, like counters, draws and a little read-option work. In his second season—which should be his first full 16-game campaign as a pro—he will be capable of much more.
With a knack for keeping his pad level low and following his blockers, San Francisco may develop their screen game around James. His athleticism will make him an asset in variations of the concept, including middle screens, swing screens and jailbreak screens in the flat. The shovel pass might even make a comeback.
This will enable James to get behind the team's giant, bruising offensive line and use his shiftiness to advance the ball downfield, as seen here (play ends at 3:36) in Week 17 versus the Arizona Cardinals last season.
In an effort to get him extra touches in the passing attack, there is reason to believe that James will develop as a route-runner out of the backfield. As a player that gets to the perimeter in a hurry, he may see success with wheel routes, which have a place in San Francisco's system.
This will stretch defenses out and enable James to get behind the opposition.
Also, with his short-area quickness and acceleration up field, the Texas route—a former West Coast staple—may make a triumphant return as James' bread and butter. In a zigzag motion that funnels the RB behind the linebackers, it is a great method of hacking away at a defense with the potential for big plays downfield.
The bottom line is, the 49ers want to get James touches, and there lies serious potential in the passing attack. He will provide a safety net for quarterback Colin Kaepernick, while adding another layer to San Francisco's offensive unit.
Rushing: A Perimeter Dynamic & Unique Element in the Read-Option
If LaMichael James wants to earn meaningful reps as a rusher, it is on him to bring an element that the No. 1 and No. 2 backs don't possess. He will have to prove that there is at least one thing—no matter how miniscule—that he does as well, if not better, than Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter.
Undoubtedly, within that triangle of tailbacks, James shines as the pocket rocket of the group.
He has burners that Gore and Hunter don't have, making him the perhaps the most dynamic edge threat on the roster. With his straight-line speed and lateral agility, James can bounce runs outside the tackle box in a flash.
As a ball carrier that excels around the edge, the 49ers are going to give James plenty of counters, stretches, off tackles and an array of tosses. His flair for breaking runs to the perimeter and wearing defenses down from sideline-to-sideline will be awfully advantageous.
On game day, there is also a chance that James sees noticeably lighter boxes than his two running mates that sit higher on the depth chart.
In a recent study from Pro Football Focus, analyst Khaled Elsayed reviewed running backs receiving fortunate versus unfortunate looks from defenses. In layman's terms, it revealed which players were dictating heavier defensive fronts on average.
As it turned it out, the more durable, three-down backs were getting the box stacked against them. In fact, Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter are both charted in the top-5 "unluckiest," having seen the most loaded fronts in 2012.
At the other end of the spectrum, Darren Sproles (Saints)—a shifty relief back and the constant in this hypothesis—is the No. 1 luckiest back in the league. Of 76 running backs with 45-plus qualified carries, he played during the most DB-heavy looks.
It shows that Sproles has changed the way defenses play the Saints, as he's affected the thinking of defensive coordinators by making them put more speed on the field to stop him.
As he receives more field time, LaMichael James may trigger a similar effect, which would inevitably add a wrinkle to this offense. If the 49ers can dictate lighter boxes with their personnel, they can create more underneath production with the potential to turn plays up field.
Since he fits one extreme of Elsayed's study, James is fully capable of being among the top-5 "luckiest" next season. As a result, San Francisco may benefit from the defensive packages his presence demands.
If James has value in another facet of San Francisco's ground attack, it is in the recently developed read-option.
Again, this comes back to his physical ability—specifically his top-speed in tandem with Colin Kaepernick's. When James is the running back executing that fold of the offense, his 4.4-speed can be used in either the passing game or the running game, and that is hard to defend.
As an improvisational play backed by elite athleticism, San Francisco's zone-read may flourish with James lining up in the backfield. The threat of a game-breaking run to either side may unsurprisingly cause a lot of defensive breakdowns.
With the evolution of the 49ers offense, this may be LaMichael James' ticket to more carries on Sundays.
Special Teams: An X-Factor as a Home Run Threat
After a three-year stretch that began in 2010, the front office ultimately decided that it would not be bringing Ted Ginn Jr. back this season. Considering Ginn's role as the return specialist, this has spawned an open competition on special teams.
According to Cam Inman of the San Jose Mercury News, LaMichael James is "confident he can become the 49ers' top return specialist," and is in fact "gearing up for that role" in 2013.
Assuming he wins the job, the 23-year-old speedster will have an opportunity to employ his game-breaking ability in another phase for San Francisco.
Again, the coaches want to find ways to get him touches without limiting Gore and Hunter. However, James' explosiveness cannot go to waste on the bench.
This coming season, he will have an opening to carve out a role as a returner and solidify his place there going forward. Since he is still in a developmental stage with Gore as the starter, this could be his niche for the next two seasons.
In limited time fielding kickoffs in 2013, James finished with 14 returns for 417 yards (29.8 YPR). This average ranked him third in the NFL behind players that had 15-plus returns, trailing only Percy Harvin (35.9) and Jacoby Jones (30.7).
His most notable return came in Week 15 at New England, where James returned a 62-yarder in the fourth quarter to set up the game-winning touchdown.
While LaMichael James may be the third wheel in San Francisco, he is the one that spins the fastest. There is the expectation that he will have an increased role going forward, which is justifiable considering that the team spent a high second-round pick on him only a year ago.
The key to his expanded role is to have him doing different things than Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter. The 49ers and their offensive staff, headed by coordinator Greg Roman, want to take advantage of his unique skill set to add a layer to their unit.
With his explosiveness, James is a player they want to see get touches because, on any given down, he can make a house call. The conceivable big-play potential he has is as high as any other offensive weapon on San Francisco's roster.
Therefore, in an attempt to generate more points, the 49ers will work toward finding different ways to get James' hands on the football. Between kick/punt returns, rushes and receptions, the 49ers want to get him in proximity of 15-20 touches per game.
Update: RB LaMichael James endorses this message.
Dylan DeSimone is the San Francisco 49ers' lead columnist for Bleacher Report. A former NFL journalist and fantasy football writer for SB Nation, Niners Nation and SB Nation Bay Area, Dylan now writes for B/R.
To talk football with Dylan, follow him on Twitter @DeSimone80.


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President Obama used his trip to the Pacific Rim this week to announce plans for a new American military base in Darwin, Australia. The move changes the stance of U.S. forces in the region — countering the growing strength and presence of China's military. Guy Raz talks with Thomas P. M. Barnett, chief analyst for Wikistrat, a consultancy that provides geopolitical analysis. He's also executive vice president of the Center for America-China Partnership.
Analyst Spells Out U.S. Interests In Pacific Rim
By editor • Nov 17, 2011


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Philadelphia archdiocese removes 2 more priests
May 21, 2012
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which announced the removal of 5 priests from ministry earlier this month, has now declared 2 other priests unfit for pastoral duty.
The 2 priests, Msgr. George Mazzotta and Msgr. Hugh Campbell, have been removed from ministry after the archdiocese determined that there was substantial evidence that they had been guilty of sexual abuse.
Last year the archdiocese suspended 26 priests from active ministry following a grand-jury report that criticized Church officials for failing to take appropriate action on sex-abuse complaints. The archdiocese is now nearing the conclusion of new investigation into the complaints against these 26 priests. To date 7 have been found unsuitable of ministry while 3 have been cleared of charges.
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The Ravens added a small-school center on the third day of last year's draft.
They did the same thing again this year.
The Ravens selected Ryan Jensen out of Colorado State-Pueblo in the sixth round (No. 203, compensatory), adding another player to compete with last year's fourth-round pick
Jensen and Gradkowski are the only two centers currently on the roster.
"We have a chance to get a little competition at center," Head Coach John Harbaugh said on NFL Network after the pick. "We've got two guys there that we really like a lot."
Jensen, 6-foot-4 and 317 pounds, played offensive tackle in college, but he projects as an interior lineman at the professional level.
"We are going to start him off at center," Harbaugh said. "[Run Game Coordinator] Juan Castillo worked him out in Colorado and worked him out as a center, so that was something we thought he has a chance and potential to do."
While he didn't attend the NFL Scouting Combine, the Division II prospect attracted the attention of NFL scouts throughout the pre-draft process and the Ravens saw him work out at the Colorado State Pro Day last month.