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FIRST PIC: Snooki Holds Baby Lorenzo as She Leaves Hospital
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Escorted in a wheelchair, the Jersey Shore star, 24, protectively held her drowsing baby boy (whose dad is her fiance, Jionni LaValle), currently sporting a full head of jet-black hair, just like his mom!
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The former party girl doesn't even mind the brand-new rigors of parenthood. "We don't sleep anymore. We just take lots of naps," she tweeted. "[I don't care], as long as I'm staring at my handsome son."
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: FIRST PIC: Snooki Holds Baby Lorenzo as She Leaves Hospital
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Conference speakers bullish on oil, discuss issues facing independents
Published 7:00 pm, Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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"All of us are dealing with the fact we have inexperienced people in the field," said Don Sparks, chairman of Discovery Operating.
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The oil industry is expected to remain robust, according to several speakers, with demand remaining strong, particularly from developing economies like China and India, while supplies continue to be constrained.
S. Wil VanLoh, managing partner with Quantum Energy Partners, said the current economic health of the industry has led to a number of start-up companies, but there has been a shift in what makes a successful start-up. Today's management team must have a complete skill set, able to manage capital and the technology to develop the unconventional resource plays being seen across the country.
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Marshall Adkins, equity research managing director with Raymond James & Associates in Houston, said his company is bullish on crude oil markets, forecasting ,100 oil this year and ,110 next year. He said the industry could be in the early stages of an up period that could last 10 to 15 years, largely because demand is driving oil activity. The company is less bullish about natural gas because, he explained, supplies have grown about 4 million cubic feet a day due in part to the Barnett Shale and other Shale plays finding their way into the nation's supply chain. However, he added, growing demand for coal and strengthening coal prices could provide a floor for natural gas prices.
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Republic Airways Holdings will combine recently acquired Frontier and Midwest airlines under the Frontier name, with Frontier's "spokesanimals," but keep Midwest's signature cookies, the company announced Tuesday.
"This decision was an emotional one for everyone involved," Bryan Bedford, Republic's president, chairman and chief executive, said in a news release. "While the research showed that customers preferred the Frontier brand, they also expressed a strong loyalty to both brands based on affordability, convenience, destinations and delivery of a differentiated experience. As we work to integrate these two brands into a unified Frontier Airlines, you can expect to see a lot of influence from the Midwest brand. This will include the introduction of the iconic Midwest Airlines chocolate chip cookie on all Frontier flights this summer."
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Cafe du Commerce
51 Rue du Commerce, Paris, France
01 45 75 03 27
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Nov 01, 2007
Le Café du Commerce is a wonderful restaurant in the 15th arr. Nearby the Eifeltower. They serve classic French dishes and specialties from the South West of France. (andouillette, oeuf dur mayonaise, entrecote etc.) I always have the 'Magret de canard' (duckbrest). They have a 3-course meal for 28 euros. Which is very reasonable priced (in Paris). The quality of the food is good and honest.
This is not a place for the faintharted and those who suffer from vertigo. The restaurant has three floors. Most of the tables are situated on the upper two floors, along the railing of the open vide.
I think that's the charm of the place, but I don't suffer form vertigo :)
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Work, Work, And No Play - Poem by Vonna Mckissick
Do this do that
wear a smile
and not a hat
greet everyone
and when your done
go and greet another one
always ask
'how are you? '
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cuz your not through!
work work
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smile all the time
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and no play
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Jobless claims hit 8-month high
The number of Americans filing for jobless aid rose to an eight-month high last week and productivity growth slowed in the first quarter, clouding the outlook for an economy that is struggling to gain speed.
While the surprise jump in initial claims for unemployment benefits was attributed to factors ranging from spring break layoffs to the introduction of an emergency benefits program, economists said it corroborated reports this week indicating a loss of momentum in job creation.
New claims for state jobless benefits rose 43,000 to a seasonally adjusted 474,000, the highest since mid-August, the Labor Department said on Thursday. Economists had expected claims to fall to 410,000.
A second report from the department showed nonfarm productivity increased at a 1.6 percent annual rate, braking from a 2.9 percent pace in the fourth quarter. The growth pace was above economists' expectations for 1 percent.
We do not think that the entire rise in claims over the last month can be explained by special factors alone, said Harm Bandholz, chief U.S. economist at UniCredit Research in New York. It seems instead as if the improvement in the labor market slowed a bit.
Reports this week showed weaker employment growth in the manufacturing and services sectors in April. Data from payrolls processing firm ADP Employer Services also showed a step back in private hiring last month.
The claims data falls outside the survey period for the government's closely watched employment report for April, which will be released on Friday. Nonfarm payrolls increased 186,000 last month, according to a Reuters survey, after rising by 216,000 in March -- which was the most in 10 months.
But the odds are high for an even lower number. The anticipated slowdown in hiring is mostly blamed on high food and gasoline prices, which clipped economic growth in the first quarter. Still, the unemployment rate is expected to have held at a two-year low of 8.8 percent.
U.S. stocks opened lower on the claims report, while government debt prices rose for a sixth straight session. The dollar gained against the euro after the European Central Bank offered few clues on the timing of the future interest rate increases.
Other reports on Thursday showed a late Easter boosted sales of clothing and other holiday-related items in April, but retailers warned rising costs and a weak labor market would dampen purchases over the next several months.
While special factors were blamed for the rise in claims last week, even the four-week moving average of unemployment claims -- a better measure of underlying trends -- increased 22,250 to 431,250, the highest since November.
A Labor Department official attributed the surprise surge in claims last week to spring break layoffs in New York, which added 25,000, and the start of an emergency benefits program in Oregon, which brought in new claimants, including some already on the regular programs.
There were also additional claims from the auto sector, related to plant shutdowns because of parts shortages in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Deadly tornadoes that struck parts of the country could also have accounted for small number of claims, the labor official said.
The New York spring break fell outside the dates the department uses for seasonal adjustments to account for the holiday nationwide.
Even though claims trended higher the previous week, some economists cautioned against reading too much into last week's surge and expected claims to come down in the weeks ahead.
We are hesitant to take too strong of a signal from the recent increase in claims data and will look to upcoming reports before suggesting that the upturn in claims is a sign that the labor market has lost momentum, said Michael Gapen, a senior economist at Barclays Capital in New York.
But the productivity report offered some hope for the labor market recovery.
While the step back in productivity was flagged by a sharp pull back in economic growth in the first quarter, it also suggested businesses have probably little room to continue cost cutting strategies and may soon need to step up hiring.
Productivity -- which measures hourly output per worker -- rose rapidly in the past two years, peaking at an 8.9 percent rate in the second quarter of 2009. Businesses are estimated to be sitting on $2 trillion in cash.
The economy grew at a 1.8 percent pace in the first three months of this year after expanding at a 3.1 percent rate in the fourth quarter.
The productivity report showed a rebound in unit labor costs, which rose at a 1 percent rate in the first quarter after declining 1 percent in the prior period, but still remaining tame.
High food and energy prices have stoked inflation fears, but Federal Reserve officials see limited scope for a broad pick up in price pressures.
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Spring Watch
Hello everyone,
How wonderful this programme is. It shows us the background & the private lives of wildlife we see in our gardens. I so enjoy seeing the lives of our garden birds and the trials they have to ovecome to make it to survival. It shows me how everything in nature is co dependant, the plants, habitats, birds & mammals.
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I agree Hollie Hock. I especially love to see the birds but I like to encourage all sorts of wild creatures and plants.0
Hello FloBear, me too
I've just started out in my garden, been here for 18 months. It's already changed so much.
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to think small ( and plant big)and who know where that will lead0
I now know about the edit function that isn't working0
The feature I especially liked last night (Wednesday night) was the feature about the garden of Kate McCray. This lady had wired her garden with 20 video cameras, and she had lots of other ideas too. You can see her garden here, by moving the time-cursor to 20 minutes:
That was absolutely brilliant, IMO.0
I was wondering how costly it would be to get one or two little cameras, I'd especially like to be able to see my hedgehogs out and about.0
It's a pity they didn't give us a lot more practical details.
I did have a peek on Amazon. There were not that many on offer at Amazon. I think there must be other specialist suppliers.
You seem to be able to get a basic kit for around £27. That includes 30 meters of cable. That camera is not fully waterproof, so would need to go under cover (for example, under the cover of a bird table).
I'm not sure if you also need to run a (low voltage) electric cablle from the house to the camera.
There are also some issues about how you actually connect the camera to your PC. It's not quite as easy as plug and play. That unit is designed to connect to a TV, so you would need an extra gadget to connect to a PC.
A fully waterproof one is about £10 more.
A fully wireless one, which doesn't require any cables, seems to be about £150.
It's obviously too late to set up a nest box camera, for this season, so I didn't actually buy anything this morning. I wonder if there will be anything on offer at Gardeners World Live next week. I'll be looking.0
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Absolutely loving Springwatch, That garden with the camera's was amazing. It has inspired me to get out and set ours up. They were a Christmas present and we just haven't had the time to get them rolling apart from a temporary try out which was great. Looking forward to tonights episode.0
Gary, thanks for having a look. I'll be interested to hear if You spot anything at GW Live.0
If anyone wants a camera for a nest box, then you can buy nest boxes with an installed camera, and 12 meters of cable, and a USB connection that plugs straight into a PC. On sale at Amazon for £35 + £7 postage.
Another nest box with camera is made by Gardman. It's available at Amazon and possibly at garden centres too. The Gardman is more expensive, £50, and is designed to plug into a TV rather than a PC.
Now is the wrong time of year to put one up. But I'm really tempted to get one for next Spring.0


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Not sure who's behind this bagel ritual at the plaza of San Francsico's Lincoln Park, right near the Palace of the Legion of Honor.
Saw this type of scene a few times before. Maybe some raccoon or pigeon lover with a regular supply of old bagels is trying to a feeding using the railing of the overlook?
Dozens of bagels, ritually arrayed. What does it mean?
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I like to think that Lincoln Highway enthusiasts buy bagels at Times Square at the start of their trips and then deposit the bagels in San Francisco as a gift of love.


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Although Carlisle are favourites to join Swansea as the teams gaining automatic promotion to the Championship at the end of the season Doncaster maintained their charge for one of these spots with a 2-0 victory over Swindon on Friday.
Sean McDaid opened the scoring for the home side shortly before the break then Swindon were reduced to 10-men when Hasney Aljofree fouled Mark McCammon. From the resulting penalty Brian Stock converted to secure the 3 points.
Doncaster closed to within 3 points of second placed Carlisle as a result, but they can open that 6 point gap again today should they beat play-off chasing Leeds. Doncaster now look as if they will have to settle for a play-off spot, or can they overturn this deficit?
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text: On Tuesday 05 July 2011, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:> On Tue, Jul 05, 2011 at 02:27:44PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:> > It's also a preexisting problem as far as I can tell, and it needs> > to be solved in __dma_alloc for both cases, dma_alloc_from_contiguous> > and __alloc_system_pages as introduced in patch 7.> > Which is now resolved in linux-next, and has been through this cycle> as previously discussed.> > It's taken some time because the guy who tested the patch for me said> he'd review other platforms but never did, so I've just about given up> waiting and stuffed it in ready for the 3.1 merge window irrespective> of anything else.Ah, sorry I missed that patch on the mailing list, found it now inyour for-next branch.If I'm reading your "ARM: DMA: steal memory for DMA coherent mappings"correctly, the idea is to have a per-platform compile-time amountof memory that is reserved purely for coherent allocations andtaking out of the buddy allocator, right?As you say, this solves the problem for the non-CMA case, and doesnot apply to CMA because the entire point of CMA is not to removethe pages from the buddy allocator in order to preserve memory.So with your patch getting merged, patch 7/8 obviously has both aconflict and introduces a regression against the fix you did.Consequently that patch needs to be redone in a way that fits ontop of your patch and avoids the double-mapping problem.What about the rest? As I mentioned in private, adding invasive featuresto core code is obviously not nice if it can be avoided, but my feelingis that we can no longer claim that there is no need for this with somuch hardware relying on large contiguous memory ranges for DMA.The patches have come a long way since the first version, especiallyregarding the device driver interface and I think they are about asgood as it gets in that regard.I do understand that without patch 7, there isn't a single architectureusing the feature, which is somewhat silly, but I'm also convincedthat other architectures will start using it, and that a solution for thedouble mapping in the ways I mentioned in my previous mail is goingto happen. Probably not in 3.1 then, but we could put the patches into-mm anyway until we get there. Arnd


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WASHINGTON -- Hurricane Arthur has made landfall near the southern end of North Carolina's Outer Banks. It has weakened to a category one storm, with winds topping out at 90 mph.
The National Hurricane Center says parts of coastal North Carolina are dealing with flooding/
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Arthur reached land about 11:15 p.m. Thursday between Cape Lookout and Beaufort, North Carolina.
Arthur is moving offshore of the Outer Banks and is expected to pass southeast of Cape Cod Friday evening.
Arthur's impact is still being felt in the D.C. region, says ABC7 Meteorologist Brian van de Graaff.
Hurricane Arthur is bearing down on the Outer Banks with hurricane-force winds, flooding rains and storm surge several feet high. But the D.C. area will see rain tapering off.
As Arthur accelerates off the coast later Friday morning, weather conditions locally will rapidly improve from west to east across the area and then the entire mid-Atlantic region with the oceanfront areas the last to improve.Get the full forecast on WTOP.com.
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Hurricane Arthur forms in the Atlantic
Arthur has strengthened to a hurricane in the Atlantic.
Hurricane Arthur is centered about 340 miles (545 kilometers) southwest of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, and is moving north near 9 mph (15 kph).
The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has prompted a mandatory evacuation for visitors to the Outer Banks' Hatteras Island as of 5 a.m. Thursday. Residents also are advised to leave the island.
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Emergency officials are ordering a mandatory evacuation of a fragile barrier island along North Carolina's Outer Banks as Tropical Storm Arthur approaches.
Dare County officials said Wednesday that the mandatory evacuation of Hatteras Island would begin at 5 a.m. Thursday. After that time, no one will be allowed on the island.
The officials said residents and out-of-town visitors who may already have arrived for the Fourth of July weekend should evacuate during daylight hours before the tropical storm brings high winds, rough seas, dangerous rip currents and possible flooding.
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Beachgoers can expect strong winds and rip tides at Delmarva's beaches this weekend thanks to Hurricane Arthur.
The strongest winds will arrive Friday, the Fourth of July, when Arthur will be parallel to the peninsula, says Dennis Feltgen, meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
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The annual Boston Pops Fourth of July concert and fireworks show has been moved up a day because of potential heavy rain ahead of Hurricane Arthur.
Organizers and public safety officials say the celebration is being rescheduled for Thursday, what appears to be the best of two potential bad weather days. Arthur is expected to pass well east of New England over the weekend.
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By all means I am not an expert when it comes to sewing, but I really thought I had the basics down. Of course it does not help if you are using materials you never worked with before - like vinyl and Bontex paper (for stays, it is a latex paper used in leather handbags). All I can say is that this simple design proved more difficult than it should have been. Sewing until 3 am does not help either {but I just wanted to finish it sooo bad!} Ready for the horrors?
And the best part? I sewed my pocket shut. Completely. Don't ask. I cannot believe I did that.
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Sept. 6, 2013
SHSU Media Contact: Jennifer Gauntt
Though the fall semester is just beginning, SHSU's Office of International Programs is already looking ahead to next summer, hosting a series of informational sessions to highlight the three different ways students can study abroad in 2014.
On Wednesday (Sept. 11), study abroad coordinator Jesse Starkey will share information on the OIP's semester exchange programs from 3:45-4:45 p.m. in Lowman Student Center Room 306.
Among the topics that will be discussed are what exchange programs are available to students, how students receive credit for semester exchanges, how tuition and fees are paid, and scholarship and financial aid.
Through exchange programs, students spend one to three semesters abroad, usually with only one or two SHSU students participating in the program, and they attend classes taught by the host university but pay tuition to SHSU, according to Starkey.
SHSU currently has exchange partnerships with 14 universities in 11 different countries, all across the globe, including Albania, Chile, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Switzerland, Thailand and Turkey.
On Friday (Sept. 13), the office will provide general study abroad information—including application procedures and costs—during an event from 3:45-4:45 p.m. in LSC Room 306.
Finally, on Sept. 18, new summer faculty-led programs slated for 2014 will be announced during the "Faculty-Led Summer Programs Informational Event," from 3:45-4:45 p.m. in LSC Room 306.
Faculty-led programs usually run for two to four weeks in the host country, students travel with a group of other SHSU students and an SHSU professor teaches the course.
There are usually 10-15 faculty led programs each summer—and for the first time this year, one during the winter break as well, which includes all of the exchange program countries, and "an almost indefinite number of programs through independent study abroad program providers that SHSU is affiliated with," Starkey said.
"Faculty-led programs are a wonderful option for students who have never traveled abroad or are hesitant to commit to spending four to six months away from family and friends," Starkey said. "By far, faculty led trips are the most popular here at SHSU, with about 150 students going abroad each summer.
"Additionally, traveling with other students and a faculty member provides a sense of community in an otherwise foreign environment," she said. "Also, several of the colleges provide scholarships for students who participate in their programs, so often this is the most cost effective way for a student to get international experience."
Between the three types of program options—faculty-led, exchange or independent—the OIP offers a program for any major, although some are more limited than others.
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I attribute this match being made to show that Extreme Couture guys aren't any good. Sort of a personal jab at Randy. Randy is in a legal battle with the UFC, what better way to get back at him than to throw his lesser experienced fighters against guys they probably can't beat. Just my opinion.
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Man City V Wigan - Kak a load of this!
The big news that I'm sure all have heard is that Kaka might be on his way to Eastlands. It would be nice to see the balance of power go in favour of the blues for once as the dominant force of Manchester but I don't see it happening just yet. If the Blues fail in their bid to sign Kaka, they'll go for another superstar but I just think United will hold out for a little time to come yet.
For me, when Ronaldo goes, because he really is a one of a kind player, then it might affect United because there really aren't too many players that are in Cristiano Ronaldo's league. However, I do think Alex Ferguson is a shrewd operator so he'll have a plan. So the battle for the balance of power has taken a new twist so it'll be good to see who will finally come out on top in years down the line.
Concentrating on the game at Eastlands, Man City have got Robinho De Souza back in their attacking role but he's a player who for me has severely disappointed - I expected really big things from Robinho but although he's done OK and nothing more, he hasn't excelled as expected which, if you compare him to the likes of Wilson Palacios, who has done spectacularly, you'll know what I mean. Palacios might not have got many goals but he brings something to the team Robinho doesn't and when you look at the league table, its hard to argue otherwise.
Of note, Wigan have never lost (touch wood) to Manchester City and I think that run will continue today. Man City are shaky at home and without Wright Phillips, that's going to affect their play and although Robinho is a good player, as has been said with the Kaka saga, one player doesn't make a team at the end of the day and after Wigan's noble effort at Old Trafford, I just think that Wigan can snatch a draw at Eastlands.
Robinho will need to be watched as he is a good player and will no doubt cause problems for the back line but I'm sure they'll have Robinho on their radar, much as I'm sure the City defence will have Emile and Amr on their radars, too.
Can Palacios give us a great show with his potentially last game? I just have a good feeling Wilson could score today.
Man City are a good side, no doubt about it, so why do they under perform? Because although talent in teams is a good thing, its all about gelling and City haven't done that for me yet. In time they may but Wigan do know each other well at the end of the day and they know a point or three would be great to progress up the ladder. Looking at our rivals fixtures, I'm not too concerned about the outcome but I would love Wigan to snatch a win but I think it will be a hard fought draw for Wigan at Eastlands.


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Liverpool legend Ian Rush is delighted with what he's seen from Danny Sturridge.
The former Chelsea man has made an instant impact since his January arrival.
"He has been absolutely fantastic - just what the supporters have been looking for," Rush told Liverpoolfc.com.
"He's a natural goalscorer. The goal he scored against Manchester City, there was no backlift, it was a fantastic strike.
"Before he came, the opposition focused mainly on Luis Suarez and Stevie [Gerrard] but with Sturridge, there's an added danger. He seems to gel well with Suarez and Stevie.
"He gets the tap ins as well. [In the past] we've had plenty of great shots where the ball has hit the post and come back or the keeper has saved and we've just been looking for someone to come along and tap the ball in. Sturridge does that.
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Eminem appeared on "60 Minutes" last night, and, when anti-bullying advocate and journalist Anderson Cooper questioned the controversial rapper about his misogynist and homophobic lyrics, Eminem gave a rather shocking reply to the question, stating he was "attacked" on his violent lyricism towards women and the LGBT community because he's a White rapper.
The 37-year-old Detroit emcee said, "I didn't invent saying offensive things," and suggested that Black rappers aren't singled out the way he has been.
"I felt like I was being singled out, and I felt like, is it the color of my skin?" The rapper continued, "There's certain rappers that do and say the same things that I'm saying, and I don't see no one saying anything about that."
This is actually disappointing and demonstrates how entitled Eminem is. To suggest that he's been attacked because he's White is ridiculous and simply untrue. Black male hip hop performers have been "attacked" for their lyricism from the very beginnings of the musical form.
Some of the earliest examples of government and community angst against hip hop's sometimes derogatory lyricism is N.W.A. The Compton-based 80's group was confronted by government officials, and was actually banned from several mainstream U.S. radio stations and networks like MTV because of their lyrics.
We can also cite controversy with Ice T, 2 Live Crew, and Tupac—whose lyrics prompted public court hearings. These artists who have clearly inspired Eminem. Contemporary examples are with his own signee 50 Cent, and artists such as T.I. and Kanye West, among others, who constantly receive criticism because of their lyrics or public statements.
Eminem's response is an extension of modern White male privilege. He has rhymed hateful and disturbing lyrics about women and gay people, consistently using words like "bitch" and "fag." He should take responsibility like most Black rappers have instead of complaining about it.
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Sandy Ridge will be playing Saturday, April 17th at 4:30 PM at the Buddy Jones Memorial Poker Run. The event starts with registration at 10 AM, followed by the run, and ending with music & food at the Longshop-McCoy Fire Station on Price's Fork Road between Blacksburg & Radford.
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FOR SHIREEN JAMIL, her partner's domineering presence was every bit as terrifying as the brutal violence she suffered at his hands.
October 19, 2014 By James Fielding
The ritual humiliation of being screamed and sworn at in front of her children left scars as deep as those caused by the physical abuse.
"What people don't understand is that the psychological control is every bit as frightening and soul-destroying as the actual violence," says the 58-year-old from North London.
"You effectively become a slave to that person, with every shred of dignity torn away so your life is ruled by fear."
Such coercive control in domestic violence cases, through both physical and psychological means, will be made a specific crime later this year. MPs are to vote on the groundbreaking legislation, dubbed "Shireen's Law", which would make the offence punishable by up to 14 years in jail.
Currently most domestic violence cases are covered by common assault, requiring the crime to be reported within six months. The new Bill, which is supported by 92 MPs from all parties, will mirror that of rape and sexual assaults cases. It will have no time limit on reporting and, for the first time, will criminalise a pattern of behaviour.
Shireen was once a model but the mental and physical torture she suffered altered her good looks and left her confidence shattered. "There are thousands of women all over the country who are suffering the abusive relationship I had to endure," she says. "I felt trapped with no way of escaping.
"The first incident came when my partner put his hands around my throat and throttled me for taking my son from a previous relationship to see his father, but that was only the start of it.
"He twice broke my nose, the second time in front of my two children who were aged nine and 18 at the time, and I suffered a brain haemorrhage."
The nerve damage caused unrelenting pain and led to two strokes that will likely shorten her life. But it was the mental abuse that Shireen says really made her life hell.
"I was given £5 a day in 'housekeeping' and at the end of the day I would have to produce a receipt which my partner would check while I stood in front of him. Any perceived waste, like if I bought some new washing powder and we still had a tiny bit left, would see me questioned and humiliated in front of the whole family.
"On the many occasions he insisted I accompany him socially, he would shout at me for wearing make-up and tell me I looked like a clown. Yet if we went, say, to the cinema and I wore a tracksuit, he would scream at me for not dressing up. My confidence was eroded to the point where I stopped accompanying him anywhere and was in bed by 5pm.
"Sometimes I was expected to sleep on the floor, which I did, but in my son's room because of the embarrassment."
Shireen was given a 4pm daily curfew and banned from having dinner with friends.
"I was not allowed to speak at home, especially when my partner was watching television. If I had to speak to my son I would whisper but was still yelled at and told to go to my room if I wished to speak. He once struck me so hard that the left side of my head throbbed in agony and I could only speak with a clenched mouth.
"Yet he would shout at me and say, 'Don't speak to me like the Godfather! If you can't speak properly, be quiet.' I became increasingly agoraphobic after being controlled to within an inch of my life on a daily basis. My voice felt choked in my throat until I stopped speaking altogether and existed in silence."
After enduring a decade of threats and violence Shireen finally summoned the courage to leave in the mid-1990s. However, she only felt strong enough to report the abuse to the police last year.
Her former partner was arrested but failure to obtain her medical records and not reporting the offences within the six-month legal limit meant there could be no prosecution. "I felt let down by the entire system," she says.
"The Government must understand that all victims are different. Some have the courage to come forward immediately to report their abusers while for others it can take weeks, months, years and even decades. They should not be punished because they were not ready to come forward within a six-month period."
The draft Bill for Shireen's Law is being tabled as an amendment to the Serious Crime Bill by Plaid Cymru MP Elfyn Llwyd.
"Domestic abuse is characterised by a catalogue of incidents, a pattern of behaviour which can include coercive control and emotional blackmail as well as physical violence," he says.
"It was positive that the Association of Chief Police Officers amended its definition of domestic abuse in 2012 to have regard of this fact but it is high time that the criminal law was also amended so that domestic abuse was made a criminal offence in its own right."
Supporting the Bill is Harry Fletcher from Digital Trust, a charity that campaigns against online abuse.
"Shireen's case illustrates the need to criminalise coercive control in domestic abuse relationships," he said.
"She was controlled financially, she was controlled in terms of movement and in terms of who she could associate with. She was controlled with fear of violence as well as actual violence. She was controlled psychologically, which has had long-term damaging effects. Equally, it is essential that there are no time limits on complaints of coercive control because the behaviour occurs over many years. The new laws will be laid before Parliament at the end of the year and have support from all parties."


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The Road to Independence Brazil Colonization 1789 First Attempt 1820 Second Attempt Pedro was abdicated for political incompatibilities monarchy to republic 1985 Brazil today Apr. 22, 1500 1680's 1530-1700 Pedro Alvarez Cabral 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas 1520's 1549 the sugarcane
cycle Tomé de Sousa Early 1800's Napoleon 1776 Independence for America
decline of gold mining
common goals
Tiradentes' death celebrated as a national holiday Constituent Assembly (Cortes) meets in Portugal wants: 1. King to come back to Portugal
2. Brazil become just a province
3. Pedro to go to Portugal returned, left son as regent
Portuguese officers forced him to dismiss most loyal ministers Pedro becomes just a governor dissatisfied citizens Liberals VS. Bonifacians Joaquim Gonçalves Ledo supported by free masons
wanted a constituent assembly for Brazil José Bonifácio de Andrada became a father-like figure to Pedro
wanted Pedro to become sole King to avoid anarchy BOTH wanted a keep Brazil united with Portugal as a sovereign monarchy Pedro's decisions... 1. Stay in Brazil
2. Dismiss Portuguese soldiers in Brazil
3. Elected Deputies
"Friends, the Portuguese Cortes want to enslave and pursue us. From today on our relations are broken. No ties unite us anymore" and continued after he pulled out his blue-white armband that symbolized Portugal: "Armbands off, soldiers. Hail to the independence, to freedom and to the separation of Brazil". He unsheathed his sword affirming that "For my blood, my honor, my God, I swear to give Brazil freedom" and cried out: "Independence or death!" left to São Paulo to assure Brazilian loyalty returned to find that Cortes had taken remaining power September 22, 1822 official separation letter Became Dom Pedro I, Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of Brazil called self "Prince Regent" crowned on December 1, 1822 Feb 1822-MAr 1824 war between Portugal and Brazil Portugal Brazil had formal military
lacked men and means
on defense mostly militias
used foreign immigrants and slaves
navy led by Thomas Cochrane
sabotages by Portuguese crew members
cleared coast, isolated army estimated 5,700-6,200 casualties Brazil wins! left for Portugal
left 5 year old son as regent 1831 1831-1840 ruled by regents-political unrest 1840 declared of age, ruled until 1889 1889-1930 1930-1945 1889 Pedro overthrown Pedro II at height of popularity most didn't want change
didn't care what happened
backed by former slave owners 1893-1926 civilian and military movements Getúlio Vargas assumed power created a dictatorship
ruled for 15 years
allied side in WWII
committed suicide early 50's late 50's - early 60's 1961-1964 economic boom successful warfare techniques
concentrated on finding strategies to fight domestic revolutionary warfare
led to "New Professionalism" economic and social reforms
failed to address issues
didn't satisfy rich or poor
1964 Military intervention in politics
ruined economy
thousands deported, murdered, tortured, imprisoned
official censorship return to civilian rule
Tancredo Neves indirectly elected
José Sarney president Dilma Rousseff current president current problem: wealth distribution Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Do you think it was easier for Brazil to gain independence than other South American countries? Were Pedro's reasons for his change of loyalty legitimate? Do you like Pedro? Why did Brazil want a united monarchy with Portugal? Aug 19, 1825 - officially recognized by Portugal basically a dictatorship capital moved to Brasília
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Brazil's Road to Independence
Mr. Russell HOA Year 2 First Quarter Project
Hannah Kimon 18 October 2012
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Francis Edwin Croucher Iowa - California
Looking for info on Francis Edwin/Edmund Croucher b. 22 June 1855 Canada(West) son of Alfred Croucher and Adelia Evans. He was in Poweshiek co., Iowa 1860 & 1870. Where was he in 1880? He was in California by 1890, not sure which county, possibly Sacramento. Need to know when and where he died. Did he ever marry or have any children? Any tiny tidbit would be a big help!


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Q: Is
A: I think he's in a position to compete to be the guy. He has the talent, has the speed, has a few plays from a year ago underneath his belt. Everything we gauge is kind of like in college with spring ball, but once we put the pads on, we'll see who is physical, who's determined to make plays out there… I think he's grown. He has a fairly good understanding of the offense right now. He's definitely in position to be the guy, but I think just like what we've done in the past here, we're going to be a rotation type team and what certain backs do best, we'll play. I think he's a playmaker. He's definitely going to contribute and help us out. There are some goals that he has to accomplish for us. He's definitely on a better track than he was a year ago in understanding our protections and doing those kinds of things. I think we'll take advantage of his natural ability as much as we can, but everything will start with me as a coach. I've got to do a better job of coaching him and getting him ready to play, just like
Q: Do you see progress in Wilson's pass protection?
A: I definitely see progress. I think he's got a clear understanding as far as what our protections are, what is expected of him, but until you actually physically ask that individual to do that full speed and full gear, we're not exactly doing that right now. But I think when we go to camp, he knows what his goals are right now and what he has to accomplish to be a complete running back and contribute on our team. I think we'll get that out of him. He'll be a much improved player from that situation this year.
Q: Is Andre Brown fully recovered from his broken leg?
A: I think definitely. Andre is healthy. Ronnie Barnes has done a great job with him right now. He's motivated. It's an opportunity for him. He's been waiting a lifetime around here for that. We brought him in here because he can catch the ball, he can run, he can do a lot of things and be a complete running back here and he's definitely a true every down kind of guy because he's got size, speed and quickness. We saw some things out of him a year ago, which was great and it's a great opportunity for him.
Q: How does the loss of
A: You hate losing a guy… Henry means an awful lot for us, but
Q: How does that change for the linebacker unit?
A: Down in there where you have guys we have people in place to play the positions. It gives us more depth at defensive end spot.
Q: Do you have a tentative idea where you are going to use everybody? It just seems like everybody is so new. Do you have any idea of what your tentative plans are as far as who is starting where?
A: As I was saying earlier, this is basically a new group of guys. And I think the biggest thing right now is we are going out and learning what to do and competing. To me, the competition is going to keep going and keep going and keep going – which is going to make us all better. My biggest thing this is develop a unit, that no matter who is in there, I'm the MIKE, I'm the MIKE. The expectations are for the MIKE position – not for the guy that is in there. To me that is what you have to do. So we are trying to develop a unit that can go out – regardless of who goes out and plays – we are going to be pretty good. Right now they have done a good job. Every single guy is doing a good job at their position.
Q: So it may depend on who you play? You guys are a situational team? Like (Mark) Herzlich may start at some position on some days because you are playing a certain team? Next week you are playing a different type of team?
A: I think that is a big part of the NFL game today. It is very situational. It is dictated a lot by the offense – what is the offense running? Who is going to be out there? What are our best matchups? Because the NFL is a game of matchups, who has the best matchups?
A: He is doing a good job. He has a great opportunity to get snaps. And he is competing for the job. He has matured over the last two years. To me, the biggest thing I have seen was his maturity level, because he is comfortable with the formation. Now he is going to go out and take the next step forward because he is anticipating the plays faster and faster. He's not worried about "what do I do in this defense – what do I do in that defense?" It is, "Okay, I know what I am doing – now what is the offense going to do?" And he is anticipating. And all of those guys have done a much better job of that.
Q: You knew you were getting
A: Yeah, a little bit different. But Kiwi is off to a great start. We will be able, I think, to get him more focused on staying at defensive end. He is really doing a good job so far managing it. Moving him around a little bit, at both sides of defensive end. We really like where he is from the mental standpoint and the way he has approached it in the offseason. He looks solid right now.
Q: With the
A: Oh, yeah, no doubt. He is a guy that has been in there and has played a lot, had a lot of reps – quality reps. And he has come up big for us in the past. And with him and Justin in there and bringing along a couple of young guys, we will make the best of it.
Q: How much did you know about JPP's situation?
A: There were times he communicated that with me – that he was having some issues. We got to the offseason and tried to manage it. It wasn't working so we still had time to do the surgery and hopefully have him back as soon as we can. Certainly, if it is up to me, we won't push him early. But we would certainly like to have back as soon as we can and move on from there.
Q: Is Kiwi more of a reaction to not having….
A: It is a combination. Yeah, a little bit when Osi (Umenyiora) left. We felt like in the middle of the season, towards the end, that Kiwi wasn't really comfortable with what we were asking him to do. And so we felt that he would be more comfortable at defensive end. We were able to tell him that early and he has come in here and he is really off to a good start with what we can do in the OTAs and throughout minicamp next week. So he looks solid.
Q: So you came into the spring planning to work him at end?
A: Yes. I had a great conversation with him in the offseason.
Q: What kind of playmaker can he be at end fulltime?
A: Even going all of the way back when he had his injury in 2010, he was off to a great start there. He was really doing a good job and had four or five sacks there before he had the neck issue. And then when he came back we had a logjam there with Osi and Justin (Tuck) and JPP. And so we moved him around a lot. And he came up big down the stretch there when we made the Super Bowl run. Kiwi came up big in San Francisco; and against Atlanta; the roles we asked him to play. But I think it is going to help him and help us to have him in one position, especially with JPP being out – him and Tuck. Like I said, we have a couple of young guys coming on. And I think we have a pretty healthy situation.
Q: How much can you expect from the young guys like (Damontre) Moore and (Adrian) Tracy and those guys?
A: It is a great opportunity for them. Damontre has come in and has shown flash in some good things. He has a long way to go – a lot to learn in a short time. With the new rules you are limited to how much you can do with these guys. And so he really is off to a good start. He has a lot to learn in a short period of time. I'm really pleased with the way
Q: Can any of those tackles that you signed be outside at all? Or are they pretty much inside guys?
A: Cullen (Jenkins) has played out there. When I was at Green Bay with Cullen we used him inside and outside. And I would feel comfortable to move him around a little bit in emergency situations. But as far as Linval (Joseph) and those guys, that is really not their deal. It is not their cup of tea to go out there outside.
Q: What about (Hankins)?
A: He is off to a good start.
Q: Can you move him outside?
A: I would be able to answer that fairly until we get to pads and when live bullets are being fired. Anybody can go out there right now. With his feet we got after it with the OTA rules. But that may be a possibility but that is going to kind of be determined after we get in full pads and get into some live situations.
Q: Last year the run defense was not good. This year you have some of the biggest guys I have even seen. That is not by accident, is it?
A: No, we have to improve. We have to get better. We have to play better against the run. And right at the end of the year – Atlanta and Baltimore – we had our struggles.
Tight Ends Coach Michael Pope
A: Adrien Robinson appears to have gone into the Land of the Believers and yes he has been making some good progress. He is understanding assignment-wise – just in our most recent meeting. But the plays are still not the lines on the page that we give them for instruction. So he is doing a lot of the assignment things correctly. Now we have to get him to adjust to the way the defense is playing on each particular play and to make the best decisions based on how the defense is playing. But he is running well and he has his weight down some. The quarterback is starting to find him. He is hard to miss – he is the tallest tree in the forest out there. So he is a good target. But we are more than mildly pleased with the progress that he has made from an assignment standpoint.
Q: With Bear (Pascoe) playing at fullback now, it would seem there is an opportunity there…
A: It is a great opportunity for him. We are very sad about Henry Hynoski. It is just an accident, but Bear has played a good bit of fullback for us. Actually he played about 160 snaps at fullback last season. So he is aware of the assignments. There are still some finite things that he can get better at there. But it gives us a great deal of flexibility because when Hynoski is in the game they pretty well know that there are some limitations as to where he will line up. He is pretty much a backfield player. When we can put Bear in with one of these other guys, now we can do a lot more things as far as open formations – a little more difficult for the defense to predict where they can't just key on one of the those guys and say the ball is going there. So that helps us. It helps us a little bit more …..
Q: Bear had said that this is probably where he is most versatile.
A: There is a good bit of size and there is some speed. And if these memory pills will kick in, hopefully he will be able to learn those assignments and be able to go and play these multiple positions. Because it is a great advantage for us, offensively, and creates some problems for the defense when we can take these guys who normally play in by the tackle – play them out in space a little bit more. So that presents some problems for the defense.
Q: Very often you get players who you really have to work with to get them up to speed – the pro passing game. I would imagine that is not the case the (Brandon) Myers.
A: These guys are more gifted – the whole group of them are, really. Robinson and – there was a good basketball player and he tells me he is a good basketball player. But he has inbounding skills. He can go up and hit the higher balls. And of course Myers has a good bit of that. He had a good chemistry out at the Raiders. He had a lot of catches there last year. So yeah, you can see he has those kinds of athletic skills. With no pads on you can still see why he was a good person for us to try to replace (Marcellus) Bennett with.
Q: It is not often that there is a guy sitting out there with 79 catches.
A: Exactly.
Q: He is a naturally gifted pass catcher?
A: He is a good receiver. I think at the Raiders he was more of an intermediate receiver. And now our passing game does allow the tight end to get more vertically down the field – flag routes – double seam routes – post routes – that kind of thing. And he appears to have the skills to get those balls. He has a little bit of a jet that can accelerate and go get a ball that is a little deeper. You may not think he is going to reach it, but he has that little bit. So we are very interested to see him in pads.
A: When I first looked at him I had visions of Jake Ballard. Just because he was a good blocker on the goal line. They seldom ever threw him the ball. But when the ball was snapped he had kind of that tough-guy mentality – old school. But he really had a motor and he would come up. And often times because those ….job mixes now are so spread out you have to find them on the goal line or short yardage or something like that. So we looked and looked and looked. And he just looked like that kind of a person. He is not going to be an all-world receiver way down the field, but as far as being explosive and flexible, and he has pretty good football savvy. There was a little concern about a back injury. We got that looked at and there doesn't appear to be a problem. So we are kind of excited to see him. He was here; he left and then came back. So he has only really been here a couple of practices. But I think there is something to work with there.
Q: He left; was he signed?
A: No, he came here and didn't pass the physical. So they just had to do more research on him. As a free agent sometimes they are a little bit anxious about signing guys that maybe don't pass their physical. But he went back and got clearance from the doctors. So we will be anxious to see. Those kinds of guys – often times maybe they don't have the speed that you might be looking for to be a marquee player. But they are necessary on your team. The other thing, he can rifle the deep snap. So maybe we work with him. He might have some future there. They are all in these shorts – I call them pajamas – out here. You really can't tell an awful lot.
Q: Just about everybody you talked about….
A: Yeah. That is how the games are played. So it is a good group to work with. There are some names that people won't be very familiar with, but hopefully…
Wide Receivers Coach Kevin M. Gilbride
Q: With Victor and Hakeem not at OTAs, what has it meant for the other guys?
A: It's been great for those guys. Those guys have now had an opportunity to continue to work on the skills, work on learning our offense in general and the detail with which we run our routes and that's really important for those young guys. Everybody knows through the course of the season there are injuries. When we have injuries what we've done a great job here with the receiving corps is having the next guy step up and do a great job taking over for the guy that was injured. So for these guys to get all the work out here it's been great for them.
Q: How does it affect everybody that Hakeem has chosen not to be here?
A: Anyone who's not in the OTAs right now that's going to set them back to an extent, which means they're going to have to play catch up when they get back here. So we'd love to have everyone here, but the fact that they're not is allowing these other guys to really get in there and get the reps and work on those things that we need to improve on as a wide receiver corps.
Q: Should it be easy for Victor and Hakeem to get back to the speed of things?
A: I don't think anything is easy. I think it all takes work and timing and development of your individual skills, of your grasp of the offense and the detail. I don't think it's easy, but I think those two, Victor and Hakeem, have the ability and the mental capacity to step in and basically play catch up like we talked about and get caught up pretty quickly.
Q: Does it have a different feel to you without Victor and Hakeem and their ability to get deep?
A: No. We've hit a ton of deep balls. It's actually been a pleasant surprise across the board with the receiving corps from the guys who were running with the first group to the second to the third group. We've hit a ton of touchdown passes down the field.
Secondary/Safeties Coach David Merritt
Q: What transition is
A: I think Terrell is correct when it comes to playing the low position because he's played the nickel so he's been in and out of those linebacker positions. But when it comes to playing in the center field, when it comes to playing in the half field or quarter technique, that's a totally different story as we've seen
Q: You seem to have a lot of depth in the safety position. Do you think it's a good group?
A: It is. The fact that we have all the guys that are coming as far as when you talk about Terrell Thomas. You have
Q: What do you like about Cooper Taylor?
A: I like his size. I like his mental… Cooper is a very intelligent young man. Right now we have him playing the will position as well as a safety and so I really like his size and his mental capacity, but he is a rookie. He's messing up just like normal rookies would do and so he's running around, but he has a lot on his plate. But I really like his size. 6-4, running a 4.4 40… I mean that's pretty good. God didn't bless me with that type of size, even as a linebacker.
Offensive Line Coach Pat Flaherty
Q: How has
A: Fine. He's working extremely hard. He comes to work everyday. He's still finding some things out about the NFL, which he will continue to do for a long time. But he's conscientious, he gives good effort. He's guy that wants to learn football, wants to learn the techniques of the NFL as much as anyone.
Q: Are the veterans making him bring in deliveries?
A: I don't pay much attention to that. That's up to those guys. He knows this. He knows his job and what he has to do in terms of on the field and also off the field in that room. So if they have to remind him, then I don't think they'll be very kind in reminding him about those things.
Q: Do you expect
A: I'm not concerned about it. I think they're going to be ready. They're out there. They're doing what they can do on the field right now. In the classroom they're doing everything they need to do. They're focused. They've seen all of the cutups. They've actually done extra work in the classroom when they couldn't be on the field. I anticipate them being ready for training camp.
Q: How much progress has
A: James has an opportunity here in the OTAs to get a lot of reps. He's getting the most reps of anybody because we have him at right guard and then swing him back to right tackle because
Q: How many open spots are there that guys are competing for starting jobs right now?
A: There's a lot of open spots. You have William Beatty back at left tackle and
Q: What's the key to getting the Giants back to a dominant power running game?
A: We have to get everybody working together. We have to look to the tight end to be able to block different types of concepts. In the run game, we have to get the backs to mesh with the offensive line and we have to get the offensive line to come off the ball and sustain the blocks. If we're able to do that, we'll be better in 2013 than we were in 2012.
Q: Do you see a lot of progress from
A: They are progressing in the OTAs and each day they progress, but they're still behind because… Matt was able to get some work in on the practice squad last year and Brandon missed the whole training camp with surgery and everything. So he's really more or less still a rookie. But I see some good things out of both of those guys. As we do with most people on the offensive line… being able to be versatile and play multiple positions… We have Matt working at center and both guards and Brandon working at tackle and guard. Right now it's hard on them, difficult because they have to be able to play both positions but they're settling in with techniques getting a little bit better and they seem like they're learning the offense very well.
Secondary/Cornerbacks Coach Peter Giunta
Q: How has it been having
A: It's great. He picked up where he left off. He looked really focused. His quickness is better than it was when he left. Being away for a while… It showed him how much he missed this place and missed the guys he was with and the way we run the operation here at the Giants. It's been a breath of fresh air having him back because he really appreciates what we have here and some of the guys take it for granted, but he hasn't and it comes across to the other guys. Hey, this is important. You guys don't know how lucky you have it here.
A: Definitely. Finishing the way we did, everybody has a real sense of urgency this year to get back to playing the kind of football we did at the end of the 2011 season in that six-game stretch and playing that kind of defense. In his defense, he breaks his hand and it set him back a little bit not being able to use his hands up in press coverage. He struggled in the end when we didn't have a lot of continuity back there. He did have a tough year for himself.
Q: Are you counting on Terrell Thomas?
A: He's making progress. Terrell is making good progress, so we're counting on those five guys plus
Q: Can you expect anything out of Terrell at this point?
A: Yes. I think we will. We're going to do what the offense did with Domenik Hixon, try to bring him along slowly. Give him a certain number of reps each practice to get him from the practices to the first preseason game. We're going to try and manage him well and just give him a very limited role to start.