text: Bwood 190 Report post Posted February 27, 2013 Alright friends, haters, this is my second mock draft of the season. I did one all the way back when we were looking at a top 5 pick so it's completely irrelevant now. I'll do one last mock the week leading up to the draft. Unfortunately I am only able to post on the huddle from my IPhone, so I can't include cool pictures or videos or bolded text to enhance the importance of my mock. My mock is completely based off of where I have players ranked, and my list of needs for our team. Since none of us know exactly what Gettleman will do, nor are we aware of who we will sign in free agency, just like my mock in December, this could change drastically. Enjoy. Round 1 pick 14, The Carolina Panthers select... Desmond Trufant, CB - Washington: I have been a huge Desmond Trufant fan since he came onto the field as a true freshman. The level of complex and diverse offensive schemes that the PAC 12 is notorious for is just one reason why Trufant's four years of shutting down his man is most impressive. With an absolutely impressive combine and senior bowl to back up his tape, Des has now sky rocketed his stock, and could even go as high as the 10th pick much like Stephon Gilmore last year. If Gamble is cut, the Panthers could be looking to bring in a proven shutdown corner to replace him. (Other option's: Star Lotulelei, Xavier Rhodes, Kenny Vacarro) Round 2 pick 45, The Carolina Panthers select... Jesse Williams, NT - Alabama: At the beginning of the drat process, I suspected Williams would lock up a top 15 draft selection. He was projected to break Stephen Paea's bench press record, and display his rare athleticism at this weeks combine, and though he might have drastically underachieved his expected amount of reps, Jesse still ran very well for his size and showed excellent upper body strength He's a pure run stuffer, and a very good one with a nonstop motor, but he's a Nose Tackle that didn't blow up the combine like Dontari Poe so he will slip to the second round. Jesse Williams is the ideal replacement for Ron Edwards, and with our first two picks in the draft we would have solidified our defensive unit for a long while. (Other option's: Larry Warford, Justin Hunter, John Jenkins, Menelik Watson) Round 4 pick 107, The Carolina Panthers select... Brian Winters, OG - Kent State: Winters had to stop 9 reps into his bench press due to a pectoral strain, so he was unable to show off his strength and had to miss some other workouts as well. That doesn't change the fact that Winters is widely regarded as a top 5 guard prospect, though. Starting his career playing all 12 games at right tackle and earning MAC third team honors as a sophomore playing left tackle. His future in the NFL will either be at right tackle or inside at guard. Winters displays great distribution of weight and quickness of the snap, natural pass block abilities. (Other option's: Kenny Stills, Tavarres King, Alvin Bailey) Round 5 pick 141, The Carolina Panthers select.... Chris Harper, WR - Kansas State: The 6'1" 229 lb Chris Harper has often drawn comparisons to Anquan Bodin. Running a 4.55 forty and benching 20 reps proved that Harper truly is a big strong target just like Boldin, which makes him a very intriguing prospect in the mid rounds. I'd like us to address receiver earlier, or in free agency, but like I said it's really hard to determine what direction to go with a new GM. Round 6 pick 169, The Carolina Panthers select.... Zeke Motta, FS - Notre Dame: This is the only duplicated pick from my previous mock draft. I feel Motta is extremely underrated and is only a slightly version than his former teammate Harrison Smith. Not saying Zeke could be a starter, but definitely good potential and a solid special teamer. Round 6 pick 184, The Carolina Panthers select... Dustin Hopkins, K - Florida State: *Obligatory kicker pick* How would you feel about this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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i try not to waste food, but i will from time to time. kinda hard eating all the banana's that mom buys because they are half the price. but they eventually get spoiled and i'd get banana overload.
on my way to my DREAMS- your smile - through food
I always try to finish what I already have before getting more. I also tend to help myself to small amounts as a time. It just seems wrong when I see people throwing away entire plates of food at buffets and stuff.
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You realize that various govenments (US being a large contributor) and charity groups send food and money to third world and impoverished nations all. the. time. But much of the food/money doesn't make it to the people who need it, because their governments are corrupt and take the supplies. The type of people that b**** about waste in the US (or like governments) are the type of people that will move the US government (and like governments) to become more like those corrupt governments (as if the US government isn't already corrupt enough).
Well i'm a Pig. Give me food and i'll pretty much eat it all.
I love to eat and i'll eat pretty much everything.
I don't like to waste! Sigh... Food... WHY YOU SOO GOOD!!
Tired of all the fucking lies...
Trying to eat healthy usually means produce, and produce tends to go bad very quickly where I live. Things like berries are especially problematic, as they seem to rot within 24 hours of purchase, in addition to being very expensive. If the distribution chain were faster, then I could eat more fresh foods without the risk of spoilage.
As a result, I tend to eat a lot of non-perishable foods + restaurant foods. It probably isn't as healthy as fresh foods, but at least I'm not throwing away tons of the stuff.
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I eat every thing thats on my plate, I'm a hungry boy after all >:3
Part of the problem is lawsuits. It is a large part of the problem. I worked for Wal-Mart while in college in the meat department. My assistant manager and myself decided we would try to donate food that we could not sell due to the best by dates on the label. In order to do this, it cost roughly 25k USD in lawyers fees (thank goodness for retainers, a small business could not afford to donate) for the store to set up legal documentation to ensure that the corporation would not be sued by people looking to make a quick buck (or to at least discourage people from attempting to sue). In addition to that, the organizations that we donated to had to sign NDAs about where they got the food from, barring litigation, because there was the fear that people would stop buying the food and go to those facilities to get the food for free (which would have ensured that the store budget would be cut, and less hours for myself and others who depended on the job to survive, and lower bonuses, yes wal-mart gives bonuses to employees).
Yes, it was that much food that was donated. I would estimate, from my time at the store, roughly 3k USD worth of meat per week, not counting vegetables, produce, and other perishable goods that went to organizations that provided food for various groups of people.
Per day, it cost the store 2 man hours (roughly 30 USD) to categorize the food, prep it for shipment, freeze it, and deal with the pick up. That is per department, so a rough estimate for 4 departments comes out to 120 USD per day, or 840 USD each week, or 43680 USD per year, however you prefer to think of it.
The tax credits from donating the food did not cover the cost of the loss and labor to donate it.
I will state that I no longer work for Wal-Mart, nor do I shop there, so don't view this as a pro-Wal-Mart post.
Additionally, the document posted states that we should get away from animals as sources for proteins. Just so the gentlemen on the forums know, soy may disrupt your testosterone production, there are currently numerous debates about it. Biology indicated I should be an omnivore. Numerous enzymes and fatty acids that you need for a healthy body are only taken in by eating meat or taking vitamins to make up the lack (most vegetarians should be taking vitamins, but the majority that I know in person do not).
I think it depends on how your raised. I was raised in the south where whatever you put on your plate you eat, and the sauce left on the plate you soak up with bread. Also in the south we usually have a closer relationship with our food. I'm not saying that everyone does but in the blue ridge mountains it isn't uncommon to see deer processing shops run out of people's back yard. If we want eggs we go to the neighbor and in the summer time I catch and clean my own fish. I know it sounds gross but if you actually kill what you eat you gain a greater appreciation for how much you eat. Also parts like the feet, tails, and heads don't got to waste because it's "gross" to eat.
Also and this is a bit of a side note, I feel that people in the united states eat too much protein and not enough grains. I used to be that same way but about six months ago I changed to a diet more rich in veggies and grains and I cut out almost all red meat completely. (I have had red meat twice since then and I have chicken/turkey about once to twice a week. If I'm going to have a protein I stick to fish or beans.) I can honestly say I feel a lot healthier now that I've become more aware of what I eat and I think that if more people realized where their food was coming from their eating habits would change for the better.
Gah what do you want now?
Sometimes I go buy a plate of Chinese food from the buffet, and then i just throw it on the floor in front of homeless people and watch them fight over it.
*sigh* You kids and your "I must live in guilt because I'm American" mentality. Ok we send tons of aid to foreign countries. More than most countries combined even. Heck even the mustache twirling millionaires people like to demonize make huge donations to foreign aid. The way I see it is we were prosperous and we reap the benefits. We can't be helping everyone across the world because we don't have the resources to fo it. While it is a nice idea that we should feed everyone in the end the world is a free market and the food goes where the paying customer is. Also before you bitch about waste do you know that most of that waste is put to good use and not wasted? For example the buffets in Vegas sell their food to farmers as slop for animals or it is composted to make fertile soil for more food. I could go on but the food isn't being wasted like you kids think it is.
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The International Securities Exchange (ISE), a leading U.S. options exchange, and IndexIQ, a leading asset management firm, announced today their partnership agreement to support and promote new exchange traded products (ETPs) focusing on physical commodities.
"This is an exciting partnership that couples ISE's ETP experience with IndexIQ's reputation for creating innovative products," said Kris Monaco, Head of ISE's ETF Ventures team. "We look forward to working with IndexIQ to provide investors with more efficient access to new segments of the commodities market. Much like physically backed commodity trusts like "GLD" securitized gold, we hope to provide investors with similar benefits in different segments of the commodities market."
"Building on several years of successful product launches that have brought new exposures to retail and institutional investors, we believe this is an excellent time to continue our roll out of innovative exchange-traded products designed to provide investors with more efficient tools to diversify their portfolios," said Adam Patti, IndexIQ CEO. "We are excited to partner with ISE in our continued effort to bring to market high quality liquid alternative investments, which are resonating strongly as having significant value in today's uncertain market environment."
This agreement will combine ISE's business development, marketing, and extensive experience in the Index and ETF business with IndexIQ's world-class product development, marketing and sales success to bring innovative new products to the market. This is the first partnership for the ISE ETF Ventures team for physically backed commodity ETPs. To learn more about ISE's ETF Ventures team, visit www.ise.com/etfventures. To learn more about IndexIQ, visit www.indexiq.com.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his travels beyond the capital and his visits with selected letter writers demonstrate the need for Congress to act on his stalled economic agenda.
In his weekly radio and Internet address Obama cited meetings this week with a college student and with owners of a Colorado sandwich shop franchise. Obama went to Colorado and Texas this week, continuing a practice of meeting with chosen pen pals whose letters catch the eye of the White House.
Obama says the economy is better off. But he says Republicans in Congress have blocked measures, such as an increase in the minimum wage, that would improve people's lives.
Republicans argue Obama's proposals would hurt business and have proposed their own measures that have also stalled in a divided Congress.
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The son of Carlo Giuseppe Verdi and Luigia Uttini, Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was born October 10, 1813 in Le Roncole, Italy. As a young boy, Verdi studied the organ. By age seven, he had become the organist at San Michele Arcangelo, where he was also an altar boy. Verdi moved to Busseto, Italy to attend music school in 1823.
After finishing school with Antonio Provesi in Busseto, he applied to and was rejected from the Milan Conservatory because he older than their typical entrants. Verdi then studied composition under Vincenzo Lavignia, a composer and the maestro at La Scala. He was named Maestro of the Busseto Philharmonic in March 1836.
In May 1836, Verdi married his childhood sweetheart Margherita Barezzi (who was also the daughter of his greatest benefactor), and returned to Milan several years later with a young family. His first opera, Oberto, opened in November 1839, and was successful enough to garner Verdi a contract for three additional operas. However, in the space of one year, his son, daughter and wife all died due to illness. Additionally, his second opera, Un Giorno di Regno, was a total failure. Verdi vowed never to compose another comedy, and developed a personal belief that human lives were controlled by inescapable destiny.
The libretto for Nabucco gave Verdi great inspiration and was an important turning point in his career, convincing him to begin composing once more following his personal tragedy. Verdi saw the oppressed Jews in the story as a symbol for the Italians. From then on, Verdi and his operas came to symbolize Italian independence and patriotism. The most famous example of Verdi's patriotism was the chorus sung by the Hebrew slaves in Nabucco, "Va, pensiero."
Nabucco was a huge success and propelled Verdi to great fame. In fact, Verdi enjoyed personal success and recognition for the rest of his life–from then on, he commanded a higher fee than any other composer of his time. In all, he wrote 26 operas, 16 of which are still regularly performed. The most famous include La Traviata, Otello, Aida, Rigoletto and Il Trovatore.
His masterpiece Rigoletto premiered in Venice in 1851. After numerous revisions to meet censorship requirements, Verdi almost gave up on the production entirely. However, the social and cultural complexity of Rigolettoquickly made it a success.
During his 70s, Verdi came out of retirement and produced Otello, an opera based on William Shakespeare's tragedy. It rose to popularity and came to be one of his best tragic operas. Shortly thereafter, Verdi composed his last opera, Falstaff, in 1893. While staying at a hotel in Milan, Verdi suffered a stroke that eventually led to his death on January 27, 1901. Arturo Toscanini organized Verdi's funeral by bringing orchestras and choirs from all over Italy. To date, this event remains the largest public assembly in Italy.


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EvenFreaksNeedLove wrote:meh... I'm still really not diggin Taylor... hopefully I'll become okay with him after the movie... He does seem to be a nice guy... but I mean, he does kinda sound like a 40 year old gay man when he talks... in a... good way.
i *pretty much* second that! although, i gotta say, i've been SLIGHTLY more impressed with him than robert... when i look at taylor, though, i still think elliot murtaugh/sharkboy... and i did read that taylor will be jacob for the next movie or so... that bit came from an article about how he made a surprise visit to a book release party, but his dad is the one that said anything about the rest of the movies... we shall see.


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Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group Appoints Gwenn Feliciano as Director of Sales and Marketing of the Radisson Blu Resort, Marina & Spa, St. Martin
Minneapolis | October 4, 2012 - Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group, one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups, today announced the appointment of Gwenn Feliciano as director of sales and marketing for the Radisson Blu Resort, Marina & Spa, St. Martin. Feliciano will oversee all sales, marketing and public relations functions for the 252-room beachfront property, including the oversight of European-based sales managers.
"Gwenn's leadership in developing and executing sales and marketing initiatives for resorts globally demonstrates her incredible value to the property," said Jean-marc Jalbert, general manager of the Radisson Blu Resort, Marina & Spa, St. Martin. "Her extensive experience will contribute to strengthening the resort's position as a top Caribbean destination."
Feliciano has worked in sales and marketing across the Americas and Caribbean for Our Lucaya Beach and Golf Resort, SuperClubs All-Inclusive Resorts and Certified Vacations. She most recently served as director of sales and marketing for Elite Island Resorts where she led efforts for a new property acquisition, developed revenue management strategies and global promotions, and managed global sales teams. She is a graduate of Hofstra University and holds a bachelor's degree in International Business.
The Radisson Blu Resort, Marina & Spa, St. Martin is the leading upper-upscale resort on the French side of the island and reopened in December 2011 after undergoing renovations in excess of USD 10 million. The resort is a premier 18-acre property, offering guests 1,600 feet of beachfront in Anse Marcel with 63 suites and 189 guestrooms. It features a 7,000 square foot ballroom; full-service spa (Le Spa) and fitness center; and exclusive water taxi service from the airport to the resort marina. With two on-site dining venues, guests enjoy a complimentary full breakfast buffet at Le Marché and world-class French-Caribbean cuisine with panoramic views of the Caribbean Sea at C Le Restaurant. The resort is a 2012 TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice® award winner and recent recipient of the prestigious Certificate of Excellence for consistently outstanding traveler reviews.
About Radisson Blu Resort, Marina & Spa, St. Martin
The Radisson Blu Resort, Marina & Spa, St. Martin is a luxury resort nestled in the picturesque cove of Anse Marcel, on the Northwest coast of the French side of St. Martin. Located 25 minutes from Princess Juliana International Airport via the resort's exclusive water shuttle service, the full-service hotel is spread over 18 acres and comprised of 63 suites and 189 guestrooms. The hotel features C Le Restaurant, which offers gourmet French and Caribbean cuisine, as well as outdoor massages and state-of-the-art spa treatments at Le Spa. A TripAdvisor 2012 Travelers' Choice® award winner, the property is also the recipient of the prestigious Certificate of Excellence for consistently outstanding traveler reviews. http://www.radissonblu.com/resort-stmartin
About Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group – born in early 2012 – is one of the world's largest and most dynamic hotel groups. The portfolio of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group includes more than 1,300 hotels, a global footprint spanning 81 countries and territories, a powerful set of global brands (Radisson Blu, Radisson®, Park Plaza®, Park Inn by Radisson, Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM and Hotel Missoni). In most of the group's hotels, guests can benefit from the loyalty program Club CarlsonSM, one of the most rewarding loyalty programs in the world. Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group and its brands employ more than 80,000 people.
Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., and Brussels, Belgium.
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What if I could tell you that you could be the most awesome mother you ever wanted to be and you could create the life you wanted. You might look at me and think I was crazy and say no you can't.
Do you remember what your mother used to tell you that you could do when you were grown up. I know when I was little my mother and everyone else in my family would tell me I could be anything I wanted to be. I know that I tell my children the same thing.
So if we can be anything we want to be when we grow up, why do we get stuck and find ourselves doing things we do not want to be doing. I think we as we start to grow up we start to believe the limiting thoughts of those around us. We allow them to tell us what we can have, what we can do, and what we can be. We start to believe these things ourselves. They start become part of us and what we shape our lives with.
It creates thoughts that cause us to believe that we will never be able to have what want, we will never be able to do what we want, and we will never be able to be who we want. These limiting beliefs become so in grained into us that they become the self talk that we tell ourselves each day. They become the things that we start to tell our kids about the world. Statements like "Money does not grow on trees" or "I could never do that we just don't have the ..." These kinds of beliefs can hold us back.
So the next time you catch yourself saying or thinking one of these thoughts. Stop take the time to hold back and change that thought into something more positive. I am not saying that you have to get all woo woo about. But the more we change how we speak to ourselves and start to believe we can do the things we want, the more we find ourselves making the decisions that lead us to the things we really want in life.
It is approaching things from a different mindset. It is one from Be Do Have. See if you want to be say a work from home mom that makes $5,000 month. You need to think like a mom that makes $5,000 a month and do the things she does to have what you want. It really is about shifting your mindset and not only changing how you talk to yourself, but knowing that you can do what it takes to create what you want.
If you have not heard it in awhile or if you have stopped believing listen when I tell you, "You can be anything you want to be." And all you have to do is what those that are what you want to be do to get to have what you want.
As always to your freedom!
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L Young, I totally agree. I do not believe that school is anything more than a place to create mediocre employees at best. I want my children to have the ability to be what they want and to know how to do the things they need to so they can have what they want. Thank you for your comment. =D
Lovely post. I am often told children need to attend school so they can develop the discipline to get up every morining and trail themselves off to a place they do not want to be - thus preparing them for work as an adult. And I always reply - I home educate in the hopes that may be able do something they really want to be when they grow up. There future is not yet set - I hope to make a better one for them.


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The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms with 14 undrafted rookie free-agents Wednesday, July 27. The list includes OGs Rod Huntley (UTEP), Byron Isom (Auburn) and Conan Amituanai (Arizona), FB/TE Allen Reisner (Iowa), CBs Marcell Gipson (Wyoming) and Devon Torrence (Ohio State), DE David Akinniyi (N.C. State), WRs Andre Holmes (Hillsdale) and Dominique Johnson (Cal Poly), FSs Ryan Hill (Miami) and Chris Adingupu (Prairie View), RB Matt Asiata (Utah), LB Larry Dean (Valdosta State) and PK Nate Whitaker (Stanford).
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'Doctor Who' Season 7 finale gallery: 'The Name of the Doctor'
The Season 7 finale of "Doctor Who" reunites the Doctor, Vastra, Jenny and Strax. They all learn the mystery that is Clara, just as Clara meets another old friend of the Doctor's. It's already been revealed in video sneaks, but if you don't want to know just yet avoid looking through this gallery. Spoilers! And yes, that is a clue. "The Name of the Doctor" debuts at 7 p.m. CT May 18 on BBC America. Steven Moffat and Jenna-Louise Coleman previes "The Name of the Doctor," plus videos sneaks! By Curt Wagner, RedEye's Show Patrol Want more? Discuss this article and others on Show Patrol's Facebook page.
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Happy New Year! Jay-Z & Coldplay Ring in 2013 From Barclays Center
Jay-Z and Coldplay kicked off 2013 with a performance at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. The two acts counted down the New Year as DJ Cassidy spun tunes for the crowd. The D'USSE, Jay-Z's cognac of choice, VIP section lounge hosted Christina Aguilera, Victor Cruz, Jake Gyllenhaal, Adrienne Bailon and more. Hov and Coldplay sang "Auld Lang Syne" with the help of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's wife Gwyneth Paltrow, kids Apple and Moses and singer Bridget Kelly. (Watch the video here.) The party continued in the VIP lounge even after Jigga closed off the night with "Empire State of Mind."


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The money is to be repaid in 30 years at zero percent interest and combined with city and county funds. It will help construct a large steel building on six acres of city land near the ball fields and skate park.
As planned, the center will feature four full-sized basketball courts, a two-lane fitness track, aerobics room and cardio and weight room.
The city also has been pursuing an indoor lap pool and seasonal splash pool. The pools, which increase the total cost of the project to $5.5 million, were not included in the CIB funding proposal.
A newly instituted sales tax will provide the revenue for the city to pay the loan. It is estimated that the 0.35 percent sales tax will generate $175,000 per year. The CIB loan payment would be $133,333 per year.
The Community Impact Board awards grants and low-interest loans to cities, towns and counties impacted by mining and the extraction of oil and gas on federal land. Most of the money benefits rural Utah and is spent creating safer, more livable communities. The program is managed by the Utah Department of Community and Culture.


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What happens when you're an IT pro and your 'outgrow' your current job or company?
Have you ever been told 'this is the most you can make here unless you start to manage people'? What would it look like if IT professionals had a middle ground option that didn't force them to up and quit their current W2 job but allowed them to continue refining their craft and skills while being paid fairly at the end of the year? I call it permanent part time. It's a career management concept for service professionals that I've been talking about for close to a decade and it's especially well-suited for IT professionals.
I've talked with and coached dozens and perhaps hundreds of IT pros who are struggling with thoughts like this:
· I feel like I'm not being paid fairly given the unique skills that I have.
· I feel like I can do the core of my job in a fraction of the time I'm theoretically 'at work'
· I've been told there isn't an ever advancing career path for senior technologists and I have to become a manager if I want to move up the ladder.
In many cases this leads to the individual thinking 'hmm, I guess I need to leave'. Sometimes it's for a bigger company, until the cycle repeats itself. Often this causes individuals to experiment with becoming an independent consultant.
How does this look from the company perspective?
· Turnover among the best IT team members is often high
· 'Gee, I'd really like to keep Billy but I can't pay him THAT or it would mess up the pay scale for everyone else'
A tremendous amount of institutional knowledge walks out the door every time a different Billy, or Sally, leaves.
What if there was a middle ground that didn't require the Sally to quit?
What if the 80/20 rule applies to the value that Sally adds to her company? In other words, what if most of the value the company gets comes from a relatively small amount of Sally's time. I'm not suggesting Sally is lazy or unproductive with the rest of that time, just that perhaps other people who are paid less can do it as well or almost as well as Sally or Billy can.
In many situations I find that companies are very receptive to a model where Billy is basically working part time. Sure, he'll get paid less than full time. But often compensation for 30-60 percent of his time can be structured in a way where it comes pretty darn close to meeting most of Billy's basic financial needs over the course of the year. Does Billy become a beach bum for the rest of the time? Sure, if that's what Billy wants. But often I find that this gives people 'white space' in their lives and professional careers to do 'other stuff'. Sometimes this might include starting a consulting practice which allows them to be paid handsomely especially when counting their permanent full time compensation. Sometimes it might include starting on a new career or school. Sometimes it might be volunteer work. The point is that there are options. I'm not sure why this concept hasn't caught on more in corporate IT environments. Personally I think it makes a lot of sense and can a win-win for the company and the individual.
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Global Gas Push Stalls
Firms Hit Hurdles Trying to Replicate U.S. Success Abroad
Exporting the U.S. shale energy revolution overseas turns out to be far tougher than anyone expected—giving the U.S. a significant competitive advantage.
Shale oil and natural gas have rejuvenated the North American energy industry and boosted the economy by supplying companies and consumers with cheap fuel. There are huge shale deposits outside of North America that global energy companies and governments are eager to tap.


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When last time I was in very positive mood I came up with this: http://audiojungle.net/item/ecorporate-11-/239885
... and actually I had this different arrangement in my DAW and I decide to share that with you.
It is very positive and motivational piece of music. I've used mostly natural instruments: guitars, piano, bass guitar, drums and some nice and moody pads.


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TEDtalks for HanDBase - includes links to watch individual TEDTalks. TEDTalks features the world's most fascinating thinkers and doers, who are challenged to give the talk of their lives (in 18 minutes). This site makes the best talks and performances from TED and partners available to the world, for free. More than 400 TEDTalks are now available, with more added each week. These videos are released under a Creative Commons license, so they can be freely shared and reposted online.


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Awesome images from space
The huge, high-tech Dark Energy Camera is photographing galaxies 8 billion light-years away. NASA's spacecraft Dawn is heading toward a dwarf planet. And the legendary twin Voyager crafts are pushing the boundaries of the solar system. Space, it seems, is a lively place. Here are photos from the far reaches of space, plus Mickey Mouse on Mercury.
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MEXICO CITY, Municipalities such as Mazatlan, Ciudad Victoria, Lazaro Cardenas, Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl and Cuautla not exercise the budget that gave them the Federation to improve the pay, training and equipping their police forces during 2010 despite being among the most violent in the country.
The Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) points in your statistics that 29 municipalities across the country did not use the expenditure referred, of which 25 were listed by the Public Security Secretariat (SSP) as part of the federal 162 most violent rivalry homicides by criminals.
The money given to the country's mayors through the Grant for Municipal Public Security (Subsemun) is now in the 220 municipalities that have a major issue because of insecurity.
However, many of the municipal budget that do not exercise them by the federal government arguing that the requirements are "excessive" and "bureaucratism."
Among the municipalities that returned the budget for not having exercised and are also within the 162 most violent are Hermosillo, Sonora, Iguala, Guerrero, and San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato.
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Federal statistics show that in total 29 municipalities failed to exercise the budget allocated by the Subsemun, which are resources for safety
The Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) points in your statistics that 29 municipalities did not exercise the budget that gave them the Federation to improve the wages, training, and equipping their police forces during 2010 and 2011, despite that many of them maintain high levels of violence by criminal rivalry, mainly.
The statistics of the federal agency can establish that at least 25 of the 29 municipalities were mapped by the Federal Public Security Secretariat as part of the 162 most violent homicides by criminal rivalry, data released last Sunday in this daily.
The money given to the country's mayors, through the Grant for Municipal Public Security (Subsemun) currently goes to 220 municipalities for its high crime rate, highest number of people, or being a municipality with the highest number of criminal incidents by connurbación with localities present a major issue of insecurity.
The resources are aimed at improving the condition of the police forces, including wage equalization, training, equipment, and examinations of trust, however, many municipalities do not exercise the budget that the government granted arguing that federal requirements are "excessive" and "bureaucratism."
In the list of SESNSP, who returned the budget for not having exercised and which are also within the 162 list of most violent municipalities SSPF, lies the town of Delicias which federal funds were returned in three ministrations 112 000 257 pesos .
Nezahualcoyotl is also in the State of Mexico, who ceased to perform 629 000 658; Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan, Cuautla, Morelos, Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Hermosillo, Sonora, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Iguala de la Independencia. Guerrero, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Poza Rica, Veracruz, and Queretaro, among others.
In total, the SESNSP mentions that during 2010, some municipalities returned 35 million 733 thousand, 852 pesos. Money that was intended to improve the security of citizens.
According to the federal, municipal administrations are subejercicios not yet been returned to the Treasury of the Federation, so that its deadline to deliver the money or the check is exercised by 31 December this year.
For 2011, the said SESNSP suspended the delivery of resources for the third ministry of support to Tecate, Baja California, and Coacalco of Berriozábal, State of Mexico, not to prove compliance with the requirements of the operating rules Grant and the General Law of National Public Security System.
Both Tecate, as Berriozábal Coacalco of them are three million pesos for the third ministry of Subsemun.
These municipalities are added to Naucalpan and Nezahualcoyotl, both the State of Mexico, which also are suspended for non-compliance with regulations.
Of the 220 eligible municipalities Subsemun only Sahuayo, Michoacan, declined to receive it.
For the past five municipalities, three of them are mapped by the Federal Public Security Secretariat and violent locations, these include Tecate, Nezahualcoyotl, and Sahuayo, Michoacán.
Note that also contains all the delegations of the Federal District, which in 2010 returned the third ministry, because they exercised their budget to improve public safety and whose number amounts to 4 million 103 thousand 813 pesos.
Other municipalities that did not exercise the budget allocated to improve public safety are Coatzacoalcos, Poza Rica and San Andres Tuxtla and Xalapa, Veracruz.
Interior Ministry offers help to Sinaloa
The head of the Ministry of the Interior (Interior Ministry), Alejandro Poire, and the governor of Sinaloa, Mario López Valdez agreed to strengthen cooperation at the federal entity and of the security.
At a meeting in Mexico City, Poiré Romero endorsed the full readiness of the administration of President Felipe Calderon to support the government of Sinaloa in its task of building, debugging and certification of the police.
Cooperation in this area is part of the interagency coordination meetings conducted by the National Public Security System (SNSP), the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
The municipalities can not improve the security levels of their territories because there is an economic impossibility to standardize the salaries of police officers, training them and give them more equipment, said Lorena Martinez Rodriguez, president of the National Conference of Municipal Public Security .
By going to the third meeting of the National Network of Municipalities, the mayor of Aguascalientes also said they have no budget to meet the security agreements, so that they can not improve security and police forces in their territories, which endangers the security agreements sealed with the federal government.
"This is going to keep adding more cities to receive this grant and the inability to achieve good goals, only to give them an idea, if we wanted that municipalities comply with the obligation to approve the municipal police salary, there would be no to, "Martinez said Rodriguez.
The municipal official said there is a problem because of the lack of financial resources to meet the security tasks they agreed, because it takes at least 8 billion pesos to get the cops earn wages above six thousand dollars , since most of them earn between two and four thousand pesos.
"It takes 8 billion pesos in order to standardize the salaries of the municipal police of the country. If we can not clearly meet the most basic obligation is to pay a living wage to the police, much less can think of professionalization or equipment, "said the mayor.
He also said that there is a failure so they can professionalize police forces and equip them, and that all surplus was approved by the Chamber of Deputies, was the inflation rate, which means no real support.


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Look! Little Nutella tartelettes. What's wrong with these you ask? Are you saying to yourselves, "picky...picky?"
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
Macarons in Venice
Look! Little Nutella tartelettes. What's wrong with these you ask? Are you saying to yourselves, "picky...picky?"
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I promise you all PB photographs are calorie-free!!
Don't forget I have to shoot these, though it does get to be like working in a candy store most of the time - resistable.
Except for GELATO!!
After all these years of looking at your delicious blog, it took this trip to Venice to realize you, dear Carol, are no doubt a "Tartelette," of sorts.
Always seducing us with images of creamy, chocolaty, syrupy, sweet and mouth-watering goodies, just beyond reach, but not beyond longing and enticement. What a very naughty girl you are...and from what I hear, always have been. Thank goodness you're also a wonderful artist. So I, for one, forgive your cajolery.
Please don't stop.
Contrary to you,ReplyDelete
I love the cream Italian desserts like Zucotto and Cassata but, in general, I find them dry and boring.
Ruilli out here who years ago went to Italy and studied pastry/dessert making and came back to open a beautiful place in Larkspur. Very hi quality ingredients but boring pastries. I may be the only one who thinks so since the place is always packed and he has another place in SF and in the International Airport. Why do people like dry, uninteresting cookies, etc.?
Personally, I absolutely love those giant meringues. They are huge, about 6" across and it's like nibbling away at a stiff cloud. Piles of these things are in the windows of Italian bakeries. I can't remember what they're called though, something like seaform or something...(in Italian, of course!)ReplyDelete
I'm with you, Carol - Italian pastries leave me sad and hungry. There's no finesse; they don't seduce you. But mmmmm... gelato... always the way to go!ReplyDelete
Liquorice for me please...with a little caramel gelato on the side for afterwards....xvReplyDelete
Whoa....what a good girl you were in Italy, pastry-wise I mean. Some of those goodies looked "American-sized" and I guess I am biased, but as good as they must be I prefer the French pastry counter. Now as for Gelato...I am sure I would feel the need to taste as many flavors as possible.ReplyDelete
Yum, yum, but it's the gelato for me, any day. Nothing in the world like Italian ice cream. Lovely posts!ReplyDelete
Gosh, you are not loving Italian pastries?? Tiramisu is the one of the tastiest of desserts…and the sfogliatelle you removed the best part…the filling!! Anything with Nutella is just so amazing…..I agree Paris Pastries are awesome but Italian pastry is also pretty darn good. Cantucci and Biscotti are pretty wonderful with a cup of espresso any time of the day. Cannoli's are my fave (hence my blog!!) maybe not from Venice but I am sure they are in Italy everywhere. What food did you enjoy in Italy while you were there?ReplyDelete
Your French pastries have spoiled me, too! However, I am always prepared to lower my standards to take advantage of whatever is available!ReplyDelete
I really don't think you are lowering your standards to have italian desserts.....just sayin'ReplyDelete
Hi, Carol!! I really love your paintings!! So great! And thi post is cool, with these fancy italian macarons!! Kisses!!ReplyDelete
Ooops I didn't mean to step on any canoli toes...ReplyDelete
It's the visuals that are missing for me.
The bright colors of French pastry and the geometry..
Do forgive por favore
no offence but if you paint a cannoli with a cheery on the end that would make for a lovely painting!! italian desserts are better to be eaten I am afraid!!ReplyDelete
- Kristen1:56 PM
I really enjoy your blog! I've been experimenting with making macarons on my own for a while now and it has become somewhat of a hobby! I'll be in Paris during the first week of May, and I'm looking for an affordable macaron class to take while I'm there. I know that you've taken a few classes, and was wondering which one you would recommend? Thanks in advance for your advice, and thanks for sharing your lovely European adventures with all of us!ReplyDelete


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Tim Leiweke denies he's leaving MLSE
Tim Leiweke is scheduled for an ice-bucket dunking at the Air Canada centre on Wednesday afternoon.
But first, he tried to throw cold water on speculation he's leaving Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, barely a year after taking the challenge to run the $2-billion empire.
A tweet from respected Hockey Night in Canada reporter Elliotte Friedman on Tuesday said Leiweke was looking at the door, perhaps not today, but long before anyone expected. That brought forth a plethora of theories as to what or who had suddenly soured the president on working here after his high-profile hiring from U.S. giant Anschutz Entertainment Group.
Was there difficulty working with MLSE's majority owners, comprised of rival communications titans Rogers and TSN? Was the so-far failed attempt to involve the company in luring an NFL team a major blow? Will Leiweke be offered a top position with the new ownership of the L.A. Clippers? Has his family had enough of the north after just one brutal winter away from Los Angeles? Could he return to AEG? Would the Leafs' 100th anniversary season in 2017 be an ideal time to step aside? Or did he have a two-year shelf life to begin with?
"Any report stating that I am leaving MLSE is untrue," Leiweke responded in a release as his office was immediately flooded with media calls. "We are completely focused on the seasons at hand (Leafs, Marlies, TFC, Raptors) and I am not thinking of anything else but that. I am proud of all that we have accomplished here over the past year, but we have much more to do."
Yet for those wondering if Leiweke is having second thoughts about what he can accomplish here, Tuesday's denial didn't rule out his leaving before something truly meaningful, such as a Leaf Stanley Cup or an NBA championship or an MLS soccer title. Leiweke never made a life-long commitment to this new job.
But he already made an impact hiring Brendan Shanahan as president of the Leafs and Masai Ujiri as Raptors GM. He then stepped back to let both men run their own show and make a number of changes to various parts of the operation.
Ujiri dealt the difficult Andrea Bargnani and got a good return to boot, then dumped another seemingly untradeable contract in Rudy Gay. Shanahan hasn't yet taken the broom to his hierarchy but that may come if the Leafs don't show some signs of improvement next season. Meanwhile, Shanahan cleaned out the assistants for Nonis and Carlyle and installed a hand-picked team, with a nod to exploring the new world of analytics in the hockey department. He's also been reviewing every aspect of the lesser-known divisions of the hockey club.
Leiweke, a 57-year-old native of St. Louis, takes special pride in the turnaround of TFC, which had fallen so far after its early successes. "Tell (TFC) fans not to worry," Leiweke told the Sun's Kurtis Larson on Tuesday in response to the talk he was bailing. "I am focused on getting TFC in the playoffs and just renewed my tickets for this year's playoffs."
A source with knowledge of Leiweke's TFC plans told Larson: "Tim is fully on the job. When it is time for him to go, he will have set up TFC for long-term success and all of Toronto's sports scene will be better off for the time he spent here."
But, given all the time and effort that went into finding Richard Peddie's replacement as president and CEO, filling Leiweke's role in the changing MLSE universe could prove that much harder.
April 26, 2013: Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment announces it has hired Tim Leiweke as president and CEO, bringing him over from Anschutz Entertainment Group in Los Angeles.
May 20, 2013: News breaks that Leiweke will offer then-Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo a corporate, non-basketball job in the organization.
May 31, 2013: News breaks that former Denver Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri has agreed to become president/general manager of the Raptors. "A lot of people didn't think he would come. A lot of people didn't think he would leave Denver," Leiweke said.
July 15, 2013: Leiweke tells Bloomberg he already has planned the Maple Leafs' Stanley Cup parade route. "I have it planned out and it's going to be fantastic." He also says he wants a break from tradition, angering many fans and ex-players. "I don't want the players walking in the hallways of the Air Canada Centre and seeing pictures from 1962," Leiweke said. "Get rid of those pictures and tell them, 'This is your legacy.' " He later apologizes for the comment.
July 25, 2013: Leiweke signs Leafs GM Dave Nonis to a five-year extension.
Sept. 4, 2013: Sun confirms Leiweke is set to fire TFC general manager/president Kevin Payne.
Sept. 5, 2013: Leiweke says he's looking at possibility of having the Argos share BMO Field with TFC.
Sept. 20, 2013: Leiweke hires 31-year-old MLS director of player relations and competitions Tim Bezbatchenko as TFC GM.
Sept. 24, 2013: Sun breaks news that MLSE has landed 2016 NBA all-star game.
Sept. 30, 2013: On day MLSE confirms all-star news, Leiweke names hip-hop star Drake the global ambassador for the Raptors.
Nov. 2, 2013: Leiweke unveils Bon Jovi as the first band in the ACC Hall of Fame. Later, the rocker joins forces with MLSE chairman Larry Tanenbaum and Edward Rogers on a bid to buy Buffalo Bills.
Dec. 13, 2013: Sun breaks news Jermain Defoe will sign with TFC.
Jan. 13, 2014: Defoe and Michael Bradley both sign with TFC. Leiweke calls it "financial suicide," and credits ownership for stepping up.
April 14, 2014: After the Leafs collapse and miss the playoffs, Leiweke hires Brendan Shanahan as team president. "I look at that locker room and I look at the players we have in there and I think our fans deserve better," Leiweke said.
April 19, 2014: The Raptors win the Atlantic Division under Ujiri, but lose series with Brooklyn in seven.
June 25, 2014: Leiweke makes a speech to the Toronto Region Board of Trade. "The NHL would reach unparalleled heights if and when the Leafs compete for … a Stanley Cup," Leiweke said. "If we could ever lift up that silver shiny thing, the impact we would have on this league would be phenomenal … If the Maple Leafs play for the Stanley Cup, we are going to have 20 million people watching that game."


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Italy might be one of the only places where the men dress better than the women. This is of course a massive generalisation but diamanté, stripper shoes and white capri pants will never be a match for the classic, timeless style that many Italian men adopt.
Victoria Beckham's denim line unwanted by retailers
If you couldn't wait to get your hands on a pair of men's dVb jeans, you'll have to wait a good while longer as retailers have refused to stock it. It's not yet known whether she'll retreat to the drawing board (she might even include some of those skinny jeans she hates) or whether they'll just lower the price point. Either way, the line has been pushed back to at least next year.
Poll: Would you wear skinny pink jeans?
Uniqlo are always chock-full of sale bargains but I wonder if anyone would go for their pink skinny jeans even with the reduction.
They're down to £14.99 from £24.99 which a good price but pink is a bit of a tricky colour to wear.
A.P.C. Butler Worn Out series
At the peak of the raw denim obession, everyone and their grandmother were turning their back on distressed jeans in favour of a DIY approach. Get a fresh pair, work in them, sleep in them, bathe in them: all in preparation for the unique fade that'd appear after the first few washes.
Sale pick: J. Lindeberg jeans
Now that the sales are in full swing, it's time to start picking out the true bargains. House of Fraser is usually too chav-tastic for me, but these J. Lindeberg jeans are a steal at £50. The simple design and dark wash make this a wardrobe staple instead of a regretful sales purchase, so you won't have to worry about whether you'll still like it in six months.
Brandish's Fashion Word of The Day…Crarem
For those of you wondering where I have disappeared off to recently- the answer is a strange place called Abernethy in Northern Scotland where innocent people are made to compete in equally strange outdoor activities. And not the X-rated kind.
Rykiel Homme grey jeans
Seeing as Rykiel Homme is closing down, their clothes will make the transition from good piece to collector's item. Before that transition is made, a lot of it goes on sale. This brings us to these Rykiel Homme jeans.
Justice x Surface to Air collection online
Remember the linkup Justice annouced with Surface to Air a couple of months ago? Well the fruits of their labour have just gone up on the S2A online store.
Dries Van Noten pink and red boxing shorts
Pink and red is one of my favourite colour combinations, it's perhaps not the most classically stylish colour combination but the pairing of masculine red and feminine pink makes for a satisfying clash.
Brandish Poll: High-Waisted Jeans
What a surreal start to the week- trawling Topman for a Monday Morning boost, I was hoping for a few print t-shirts but instead discovered the horror of the new 'Premium High Waist Slim Jeans.' Yes, that's right; after drop-crotch and MC Hammer (I don't actually want to touch this) denim, we are being given the chance to try out the latest jean trend. The high waist has failed to get women on side à la skinny jeans simply because they are impossible to wear. In indigo, 100% cotton and selling for £45, I am left wondering if it is really worth the risk. What do you think?
See our poll after the jump.
River Island chambray shorts
When even River Island is doing short shorts you know a trend has hit the mainstream. They're a wallet-pleasing £21 which is the right price for trying something out
Dance sequence from Humse Hai Muqabala shows how to wear double pleat trousers
You might be forgiven for thinking that my reasons for putting this video up are slightly self-indulgent, but you'd be wrong. Of course it's an amazing video, — featuring Prabhudeva who is apparently one of the best dancers but if you — pay attention to the main male characters' lower half you'll notice they are wearing some rather fetching double pleat trousers.
APC denim bermuda shorts
With the sun finally coming out, the short shorts debate looks set to continue. I'm not a fan of short shorts, but I despise three quarter lengths and cargo shorts even more. My ideal shorts would be a dark colour, well fitted and stopping just above the kneecap. APC – whose madras range we've featured before – have a pair of denim Bermuda shorts that tick all those boxes.
Poll: Do you like short shorts?
Shorts shorts disappeared off the radar for a bit at Brandish but the sun has come out, the Sartorialist is obsessing over cuffing and at Style Salvage they're getting all heated over the guy on the left, so they're back on our minds.
Fit – The most important factor in clothing
You know when you want to say something and someone else describes more eloquently than you ever could? That's how I feel about Simon Crompton's article on how fit is the most important factor in men's style. If you haven't read it for whatever reason, basically it states that too many male fashion followers put too much importance on brands and not enough on fit and design.
Fila Gold check shorts
The plaid on plaid trend is still for the fashion forward few so it hasn't had many takers yet. Due to the difficulty in pulling this off, it's unlikely that the trend will ever take off like V-neck jumpers did. With that said, there are still some great check items to be found, like these Fila Gold check shorts (£45).
Hammer pants 2008 style?
Apparently, these jeans aren't a joke. I'm tempted to think that this may be a PR stunt. No one could actually think that these look good. Seeing as they're being sold at Karmaloop (although it states that it's out of stock whenever you try to look at them) Soulful Commandoe clearly did.
Acne X Lanvin Denim
Lanvin clearly like what Acne did with Fantastic Man, as they've decided to start making denim with the Swedish company. Acne's previous collaborations bode well for this upcoming one, as the Gentleman's jean were a great addition and should have been more widely available.
Customise your Denim with Ande Whall
If you have tree trunk thighs or long legs then you'll find it hard to find jeans that fit exactly the way you want them to. Things would all be so much easier if someone would customise your jeans for you before you bought them. But who would do such a thing? If this were a TV show, at this point 'one man denim workshop' Ande Whall would burst through a wall and say an unfunny line. But it isn't so I'll just have to link to their site.
From sweatshop to runway: a denim photo essay
Time magazine have produced an amazing series of photographs on the journey of a pair of jeans, from production in Chinese and Sri Lankan factories to runways and shops. Workers churn out 10,000 pairs a day, hand-distressing and sewing denim.


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The Eagles confirmed reports that they have traded with Arizona again, this time getting 29-year-old guard-tackle Reggie Wells for an undisclosed pick, reportedly a sixth-rounder.
This would seem to be bad news for at least one sub o-lineman, possibly Max Jean-Gilles or Fenuki Topou. ESPN's Adam Schefter, who reported the Wells trade, speculates that the Birds might be trying to move Stacy Andrews, who obviously would rather be playing tackle than guard.
Other sources subsequently said the Eagles are shopping Andrews.
Andrews said tonight he isn't sure what the trade means for him, but he does know that when the Eagles wanted him to rework his contract last offseason, including a pay cut, his preference was to go back into free agency. Andrews agreed to rework the deal, retaining his $4.1 million roster bonus, paid last spring, plus $900,000 in guaranteed salary for this season, with the understanding he would be the starting right guard, he said.
"Howie (Roseman, the general manager) reassured me I would be the guy at right guard," he said. "I wouldn't have signed (the reworked deal) to be the third guy."
Roseman has not responded to a request for comment.
Wells, beaten out for a starting job in this Cardinals camp, has started every Arizona game the past four seasons. He arrived as a sixth-round rookie from Clarion in 2003.
"We're adding a player that has started several seasons in the National Football League and has played at a very high level during the course of his career," Eagles coach Andy Reid said in a statement released by the team. "He has experience at several different positions along the offensive line and he will be a welcome addition to that group. You can never have enough depth at that position as you go through an NFL season."
Meanwhile, the Eagles got a head start on their cut from 75 to 53 by axing the following: CB Geoffrey Pope, DE Pannel Egboh, DT Boo Robinson, CB David Pender, WR Dobson Collins, OL Jerrail McCuller, TE Nate Lawrie, RB J.J. Arrington, S Anthony Scirrotto, and RB Martell Mallett.
The Birds traded for Arrington from Denver, giving the Broncos LB Joe Mays. But they get a sixth-round pick in 2012 from Denver if they cut Arrington, which they've now done.
The Eagles announced that as expected, DE Victor Abiamiri will open the season on the physically unable to perform lsit.This means he is sidelined at least six weeks, but won't count against the roster during that time.


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Treasure Island - TI
Don't expect to see a lot of pirates at Treasure Island. Arrr...we know...the name of the hotel suggests exactly the opposite. But somehow, as the years have gone by, Treasure Island (often referred to as just "the TI") has shed its "Ahoy, matey!" attitude in favor of a more contemporary, adult-oriented outlook.Now that's not to say you won't see things at Treasure Island that bring to mind the world of buccaneers and buried gold. The architecture and exterior of this place - which includes a beautiful manmade cove, a boardwalk built from wooden planks and a couple of ships that look like they've sailed the high seas -- definitely suggests you're in for a swashbuckling good time.However, even though the pirate theme has been toned down, there are many other good reasons why you should stay here. You don't need a treasure map to tell you that Treasure Island has got an amazing location. And you won't need a car or a taxi to get around...just a pair of sprightly feet. Situated near the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, Treasure Island is connected via a free tram to The Mirage, and it's within walking distance of a handful of must-visit resorts (Wynn Las Vegas, Encore, The Venetian, The Palazzo and Caesars Palace) and four must-shop attractions (the Fashion Show mall, the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian | The Palazzo, The Forum Shops at Caesars and The LINQ Promenade).Treasure Island also boasts really nice rooms. (No hammocks here!) So you'll enjoy fairly luxurious accommodations -- contemporary décor with all the necessary modern amenities -- for a reasonable price (not the cheapest in town but not the most expensive either). And if you splurge on a suite...well, you'll feel like you've plundered the place.Warm weather days at Treasure Island are devoted to sun, swaying palm trees and island foods. Relax on the beach-like pool deck (complete with a 25-person hot tub).The hub of the activity at the resort occurs near the entrance from Las Vegas Boulevard, where you'll discover several rollicking bars and restaurants. Things get wild and crazy in Gilley's Saloon, Dance Hall & Bar-B-Q. You can drink beer, watch bikini bull riding contests, listen to live bands and line dance. The restaurant specializes in barbecuing (including three different kinds of mouth-watering ribs) and has windows that look out onto the Strip.Señor Frog's is infamous for its party scene in Mexico (and, of course, now at Treasure Island). Along with great south-of-the-border food, it has a spring break-style vibe. Antics such as shots being poured into your mouth, sitting on "butt" stools or dancing on tabletops are highly encouraged...and there are two outside areas in case you just want to chill out.For one heck of a good show, get tickets to "Mystère." It's the longest running permanent Cirque du Soleil production in Las Vegas. Packed with over-the-top props and daring feats of human strength and agility, "Mystère" will blow you away.Need a quick bite? Grab slices of pizza at Pizzeria Francesco's and delicious hot dogs at Little Richie's Chicago-Style Beef and Dogs. For heartier meals in a casual setting, The Coffee Shop and The Buffet at TI are two wonderful options for breakfast, lunch or dinner.In addition, you can sit down to a fine, slower-paced meal at Phil's Italian Steak House. Prime cuts of meat (think filet mignon, venison tenderloin, Colorado lamb and chateaubriand) as well as classic Italian specialties are created in its Tuscan wood-fired kitchen. And you'll always find a fresh catch prepared to perfection at the Seafood Shack.A sanctuary for the senses, Oleksandra Spa & Salon offers peace and profound relaxation. Perched on the third floor, you can partake of soothing and revitalizing treatments from around the world -- like Swedish, ayurvedic and Lomi Lomi massages.And if you decide you want to avoid the crowds in the major malls, you can shop up a storm right at Treasure Island. Get everything from jewelry at TI Bling Co. and Bijoux Terner to fragrances at Perfrume Eleven and souvenirs at the Lobby Store and TI Gift Shop. Plus, there's a three-story retail center at the northeast corner of the property anchored by CVS.So, without being too cliché, the pirate days of yore may have been tossed o'erboard at Treasure Island, but that doesn't matter...because you don't need cannons here to have a blast here.
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The Walt Disney Studios will film a new version of the science fiction classic in Australia, which will pay the studio 21.6 million Australia dollars ($22.6 million) to film there, the government said Tuesday.
"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" and "The Social Network" director David Fincher will direct, said Disney Asia-Pacific spokeswoman Alannah Hall-Smith.
"No casting decisions have been made," she said, so the filming schedule and locations haven't been set.
Sydney's The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported Tuesday that producers were believed to have been in discussions with Brad Pitt, who starred in Fincher's "Fight Club."
The newpaper reported that Fincher wanted Pitt for the film's hero Ned Land.
The story centers on Capt. Nemo and his submarine the Nautilus. Jules Verne's book was made into an Academy Award-winning movie in 1954 with Kirk Douglas starring as Land and James Mason as Nemo.
The announcement comes after "The Wolverine," starring Australian actor Hugh Jackman, recently wrapped filming in Sydney. The government paid Fox Studios AU$12.8 million to film in Australia.
Gillard said the "The Wolverine" created more than 1,750 jobs, contracted more than 1,027 Australian companies and generated AU$80 million in investment.
She expects "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" will create more than 2,000 jobs.
A strong Australian dollar buoyed by a mining boom has made Australia less attractive to Hollywood as a filmmaking location in recent years.
It wasn't known how much the payment would offset the film's budget.
The securing of this film is a huge coup for the Australian film industry and for the near 1,000 local businesses that will be providing goods and services for the film," Gillard said in a statement.
"The Wolverine" in 3D opens in July in the United States, Australia and other countries.
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Shortly before he died of liver failure in July 2003, Roberto Bolaño remarked that he would have preferred to be a detective rather than a writer. Bolaño was 50 years old at the time, and by then he was widely considered to be the most important Latin American novelist since Gabriel García Márquez. But when Mexican Playboy interviewed him, Bolaño was unequivocal. "I would have liked to be a homicide detective, much more than a writer," he told the magazine. "Of that I'm absolutely sure. A string of homicides. Someone who could go back alone, at night, to the scene of the crime, and not be afraid of ghosts."
Detective stories, and provocative remarks, were always passions of Bolaño's–he once declared James Ellroy among the best living writers in English–but his interest in gumshoe tales went beyond matters of plot and style. In their essence, detective stories are investigations into the motives and mechanics of violence, and Bolaño–who moved to Mexico the year of the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre and was imprisoned during the 1973 military coup in his native Chile–was also obsessed with such matters. The great subject of his oeuvre is the relationship between art and infamy, craft and crime, the writer and the totalitarian state.
In fact, all of Bolaño's mature novels scrutinize how writers react to repressive regimes. Distant Star (1996) grapples with Chile's history of death squads and desaparecidos by conjuring up a poet turned serial killer. The Savage Detectives (1998) exalts a gang of young poets who joust against state-funded writers during the years of Mexico's dirty wars. Amulet (1999) revolves around a middle-aged poet who survives the government's 1968 invasion of the Autonomous University of Mexico by hiding in a bathroom. By Night in Chile (2000) depicts a literary salon where writers party in the same house in which dissidents are tortured. And Bolaño's final, posthumous novel, 2666, is also spun from ghastly news: the murder, since 1993, of more than 430 women and girls in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, particularly in Ciudad Juárez.
Often these victims disappear while on their way to school or returning home from work or while they're out dancing with friends. Days or months later, their bodies turn up–tossed in a ditch, the middle of the desert or a city dump. Most are strangled; some are knifed or burned or shot. One-third show signs of rape. Some show signs of torture. The oldest known victims are in their 30s; the youngest are elementary-school age. In January of this year at least four such girls and women were killed. Since 2002 these murders have been the subject of a Hollywood film (Bordertown, starring Jennifer Lopez), several nonfiction books, a number of documentaries and a flood of demonstrations in Mexico and abroad. According to Amnesty International, over half of the so-called "femicides" have not resulted in a conviction.


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Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
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To say that for destruction ice
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igne ferunt alii mundum nostrum periturum,
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e desiderio tamen acri quod male sensi
illis me ducit credere qui favorem
dant igni. sin bis foret hic periturus aquosus
mundus, odi puto me scire satis citus ut
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et satis esse et plus quam satis esse mihi.
This version is cast firmly in the Catullan mode -- for example, there are elisions throughout, and the endings of lines and hemipes don't follow strict Ovidian usage. The third line, with its ending in consecutive disyllables, is unfortunately particularly jarring. I fear that this effort is probably too clumsy to be emended to meet Ovid's standards.
Certain words exist to fill out the meter; I single out here especially aquosus in line 5. I don't have a Gradus; therefore I am somewhat on my own when it comes to inventing epithets. Anyone have any better ideas?
In line 2 nescio is scanned as a dactyl, as licensed by at least Vergil and Catullus. In line 6 puto is scanned short-short, as seems typical in elegiacs. In line 8 mihi is some kind of ethic dative, "in my eyes" or some such.
I hope that meae nugae, such as they are, have not caused anyone to faint dead away in horror. Again, suggestions for improvements will be most welcome and appreciated!


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The referendum on John Idzik won't be whether he comes across more as Art Howe than Terry Collins at his introductory press conference and leaves you wondering whether he will be Rex Ryan's puppet general manager. It will be whether he can expedite the rebuilding process and get fair value for Darrelle Revis and hit home runs with the draft choices he can procure for him.
In a perfect world, Revis would be a Jet For Life.
We were reminded again yesterday that the Jets do not live in a perfect world.
They introduced Idzik, who deserves a chance to prove he is more substance than style, amidst swirling speculation owner Woody Johnson would have an interest in exploring the trade market for his best player.
And he should.
And Revis should welcome one.
And it sounds as if he already might.
"I'm speechless by far but more importantly I feel more upset for the jet nation for having to go through this!!!" Revis tweeted.
The green-and-white tea leaves tell me Johnson does not want to give Revis the monster contract he deserves, and it sounds as if Revis might soon recognize that greener pastures are more likely for him elsewhere.
It may sound like blasphemy, the idea of parting with the best Jet since Curtis Martin, and maybe Joe Namath, but this isn't a football decision as much as it is a common cents decision.
Idzik is about to tiptoe through salary cap hell, with holes all over the roster, most critically at quarterback, where Mark Sanchez will have to fight for his job for the first time.
Once Revis shows himself fully recovered from his torn ACL, Trader John should make deal as long as it would bring a handsome bounty.
Somebody (the Bills) paid Mario Williams (six years, $96 million that is actually a two-year, $40 million deal with a team option).
Somebody will pay a healthy Revis.
It became obvious yesterday Revis, who will turn 28 in July, is no longer viewed by the owner, for sure, as the young Derek Jeter. Even if he is about the only Jet who Plays Like A Jet, whatever that is supposed to mean.
Johnson, asked if he could say definitively Revis would be a Jet: "You can't say anything definitive about anybody really until we make sure we go through our roster and do what John talked about, we've got to evaluate it and look at it both now and medium and longer term."
Ryan, who might have gotten a tattoo of his wife wearing a Revis jersey only a year ago, on whether he would lobby to not trade No. 24: "I'm not gonna get into any of those specifics right now. Let's let the process run its course."
Idzik: "I think it's way premature to say anything specific. I think it would be presumptuous to say anything about that right now."
Idzik can look back to the 2000 NFL Draft as his model. Bill Parcells, fearing a contract holdout by Keyshawn Johnson, traded him to the Buccaneers for a pair of first-round draft picks. The Jets refused to renegotiate Johnson's deal, which had two years remaining at $2.4 million a year. Johnson ended up with a six-year, $52 million extension from the Bucs and a Super Bowl ring with Jon Gruden. The Al Groh Jets landed the 13th and 27th picks, which they used on outside linebacker John Abraham and tight end Anthony Becht.
The draft has become more of an afterthought in recent years around the Jets. Not anymore.
"That'll be a lifeline for us year in and year out," Idzik said. "To us, every draft choice that we turn in is going to be precious to us."
Johnson: "That's the way you build your team — long-term."
Revis reported reluctantly to training camp last summer even though he felt Johnson and GM Mike Tannenbaum had promised to remove what he called a "Band-Aid" remedy on his four-year, $46 million contract that paid him $32.5 million over the first two years. He is due to make $6 million next season, after which he becomes an unrestricted free agent.
This is a quarterback-driven league, not a cornerback-driven league, and the Jets, in case you haven't noticed, don't have a franchise quarterback.
The Jets haven't won a Super Bowl with Revis, and they can sure fail to win one without him.
Idzik can ask his old Dartmouth quarterback Dave Howard of the Mets how he felt watching Jose Reyes walk out the door and into the free-agent waters with nothing walking back in return.
If Ryan has another Buttfumble season, and if Idzik shows himself to be a wolf in sheep's clothing and fires him with the owner's consent, you can bet Revis will look to escape the circus, especially if Johnson decides not to show him the money. Of course, a rebuilding project could also buy Ryan more than this next season.
Johnson, asked about the report he would be willing to explore a Revis trade, said: "I don't know where it came from. I would never say anything about a contract or a trade or anything like that. That's not what I normally do."
But where there's smoke, there's fire. And Woody's Jets are burning.


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Nashua police eyeing switch to sport utility vehiclesBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
January 28. 2014 9:19PM
NASHUA — The popular Ford Crown Victoria police vehicles that have been patrolling city streets for more than 15 years will soon become a thing of the past, and a new fleet of sport utility vehicles is being recommended.
On Tuesday, Police Chief John Seusing told the Board of Aldermen that his department is being forced to find an alternative police vehicle since the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors are no longer in production."Those days are over for us," Seusing said of the Crown Victorias.
Members of the department have been testing four different police vehicles to consider as a replacement, including the Ford Police Interceptor Utility, Ford Police Interceptor Sedan, Dodge Charger and Chevy Caprice.
According to Seusing, the Ford police utility vehicle is the most ideal vehicle for his force.
At a cost of about $34,460 each, which includes a police equipment package, Seusing admits that the utility vehicles are between $3,500 to $3,900 more than the other options.
However, he believes the extra benefits of the utility vehicle are worth the additional cost. Specifically, he said the utility vehicle has larger trunk space for equipment, additional room for prisoners and is all-wheel drive.
"Many other agencies are starting to go with these utility vehicles," he said, noting the Londonderry Police Department recently changed its fleet to SUVs, and the Massachusetts State Police are in the process of converting their fleet as well.
Other benefits include all-wheel drive, rear cameras and rear sensors.
The current police cruisers being used by the department are not all-wheel drive, but instead use snow tires during the winter months. This can limit response times during bad winter weather, according to Seusing.
He also believes that rear sensors in the police vehicles will be incredibly beneficial, as about 40 percent of the department's cruiser accidents are the fault of officers as they are backing up.
The utility vehicle was chosen as the department's top pick because of its handling, performance, visibility, accessibility, safety features and reliability, said the chief. With 4,500 arrests made each year in the city, Seusing said it is essential to have a police vehicle that is cooperative, low to the ground, stable and pursuit-rated.
"It is critically important," he said of the police vehicles. The utility vehicles will be purchased in phases, with nine police vehicles on the upcoming finance agenda, said Seusing.
The purchases will need to be approved by the aldermanic Finance Committee for final authorization.
Alderman-at-Large Diane Sheehan said she has been researching the costs of the Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles, and she believes that other departments have been able to purchase the SUVs at lower prices.
"There is a significant cost difference," she said of the estimated price compared to others she was able to find online.
"I think we can all agree that if we can get them for less, we would all be happy," agreed Mayor Donnalee Lozeau.


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Red Sox roll over RockiesBy MIKE SHALIN
The Sports Xchange
June 25. 2013 11:33PM
BOSTON — The last time the Red Sox hosted the Colorado Rockies before Tuesday night, they won the first two games of the 2007 World Series by scores of 13-1 and 2-1 before going on to a sweep.
Tuesday night was more of the same.
Dustin Pedroia had RBI hits in each of the first three innings and added a sacrifice fly in the seventh and Ryan Dempster worked six solid frames to lead Boston to an 11-4 rout in the first game of a two-game inter-league series with the Rockies.
Daniel Nava, Jose Iglesias (hitting .434) and Jacoby Ellsbury all had three hits as the Red Sox, coming off having lost three of four games at Detroit over the weekend, stroked five doubles and a triple and had 12 hits in knocking out Juan Nicasio (4-4) in just 2 1/3 innings.
Boston finished with a season-high 20 hits, everyone in the lineup with at least one.
Dempster (5-8, 10 quality starts, tied for the team lead) had received two runs or less of support in eight of his 15 starts, but that wasn't the case Tuesday. He gave up a solo homer to Wilin Rosario (No. 12, one of his three hits) in the second and an RBI single to Nolan Arenado in the fourth.
Dempster came in with a 6.96 career ERA against Colorado, his high against any team, but jumped to 5-1 against the Rockies away from Coors Field.
Arenado also had three hits, scoring from first on Shane Victorino's three-base error in the seventh. Carlos Gonzalez's two-out RBI single greeted reliever Craig Breslow.
The Rockies, who saw a two-game winning streak stopped and suffered their sixth loss in the last eight games, went 2-1 in a three-game series against the Red Sox in Denver in 2010.
Nicasio, who came in 0-2 in six starts since his fourth win on May 19, labored through 64 pitches in the first two innings as the Red Sox, unable to hit with runners in scoring position over the weekend, came through.
Boston was 3-for-24 in the last two games of the Detroit series, but those troubles basically disappeared as the Sox went 7-for-10 in the first three innings.
Ellsbury opened the first inning with a double, took third on Victorino's sacrifice bunt and scored on Pedroia's single. David Ortiz and Mike Napoli both walked and Nava made it 2-0 with a single. Nicasio escaped further trouble, striking out Jarrod Saltalamacchia and getting Stephen Drew to pop out.
After spearing a leadoff liner off the bat of Todd Helton to start the top of the second, Dempster yielded a hefty homer to Rosario.
But in the bottom of the inning with two out and nobody on, the roof caved in on Nicasio.
Victorino, Pedroia and Ortiz hit successive doubles for two runs and Napoli singled to make it 5-1. Napoli took third on Nava's second hit of the game, but Nicasio escaped by striking out Saltalamacchia.
Nicasio didn't last much longer.
With one out in the third, Iglesias, Ellsbury and Victorino singled, and Ellsbury scored on right fielder Michael Cuddyer's error. Pedroia then had his third RBI hit in as many innings to chase Nicasio. Victorino and Pedroia pulled off a double steal as Ortiz struck out against reliever Adam Ottavino before Napoli flied out.
Arenado's single made it 7-2 in the fourth.
With two out in the bottom of the fourth, Drew hit a drive that bounced on the top of the center-field wall that was ruled in play, with Drew reaching third. The umpires reviewed it, but o replay was not conclusive. Drew scored on a double by Iglesias.
NOTES: Cuddyer's infield hit in the fourth extended his hitting streak to a career-high 22 games, tied for the second-longest streak in club history. Colorado hitting coach Dante Bichette holds the record of 23. Cuddyer has also reached in 41 straight games, a Rockies season record. ... The Red Sox sent slumping 3B Will Middlebrooks to Triple-A Pawtucket, placed LHP Franklin Morales (pectoral muscle) on the 15-day disabled list and moved C David Ross (concussion) from the 15- to the 60-day DL. The Ross move opened a 40-man roster spot and IF Brandon Snyder was added from Pawtucket. RHP Pedro Beato, sent out over the weekend, was called back to replace Morales. ... Rockies RHPs Rafael Betancourt (groin) and Edgmer Escalona (elbow), both on the DL, each throw 37 pitches of live batting practice. Betancourt expected to return to his closer role Friday and Escaloona appears headed for rehab work. ... Boston RHP Clay Buchholz, also on the DL (neck), hopes to make a rehab start either Sunday or Monday. ... RHP Roy Oswalt, who struck out 11 in his first start with the Rockies, faces John Lackey (4-5) in today's second game of the two-game series, Oswalt's first career start against Boston. ... The teams meet again for two more games in Denver on Sept. 24 and 25.