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Members of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Salt Lake Temple District will have their first official access to the New FamilySearch program on November 16, 2009. Thirty Stakes will gain access on that date leaving approximately 38 remaining Stakes for a future date. This may well end one of the longest, if not the longest, software introductions in the history of computers. It has been over two years since the first Stake received authorization to log onto to the huge online database.
At the same time, many users were notified of another Beta test of New FamilySearch. There have been several significant changes to the program recently, even though the last official list of new features dates back to August of 2009. The newest feature changes involve the process of preparing names for Family Ordinance Requests. It is now mandatory to check for duplicates, the whole process is no longer optional.
It is interesting to watch the data on the program. From time to time I get on New FamilySearch and check my ancestor's files. I can actually see changes from day to day and week to week and people duplicate ordinances and add more copies of birth, death and burial variations. It is sort of like watching weeds grow in the your front yard. If the program was supposed to help avoid duplication, it hasn't gotten there yet. I see duplicate ordinance dates for individual ancestors long after the introduction of New FamilySearch. It is a lot easier to see all the additional changes by using one of the third-party database programs like Ancestral Quest or RootsMagic.
Friday, November 13, 2009
New FamilySearch -- the end is in sight
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...There goes the neighborhood. (Just kidding.) I think the biggest fear is how sluggish the system will be when all of Utah is online finally. It's a great program and I love being able to use it.ReplyDelete
You must be kidding the 'end is in sight' I giggled. I blogged about when I was finally able to accept nFS. I am a missionary with Family Support now. Will not be a fix for duplications for a long time.ReplyDelete
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Filmed in the 1990s, this series takes journalist Robert Fisk through Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt and Bosnia. He warns that the crimes of the West and Israel are breeding a culture of resistance, resentment and religious radicalism in the Middle East – a warning that the last decade has surely vindicated.
(3 episodes, 52 mins each. h/t Israel's 60th Birthday)

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Jun 04 09 - 08:53 PM
Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a stop at a meeting of the Ridgewood Property Owners organization this past Thursday night and gave a brief speech on the state of the city, area schools, and crime in the 104th Precinct.
The mayor made little mention of his bid for a third term, but it was clear that he was trying to paint a picture of New York City that has made positive gains under his watch – even with the recent economic downturn. Bloomberg said that the city was the exception to the rule that when the economy goes south, crime goes up. Specifically, he noted that crime in the 104th Precinct – where the meeting took place – was down by 43 percent over the last three years.
The meeting was held at I.S. 93 in Ridgewood, which gave the mayor an opportunity to reiterate the recent improvements in math and reading scores among New York City schools since he was granted control of the education system by the state legislature - control that is set to expire this year. An extension of mayoral control is currently being debated in Albany.
The administration recently announced that city students had made significant gains in math test scores as compared with the rest of New York State, I.S. 93 students included. According to the mayor, three years ago just half of the students at the school had average math skills, while today 82 percent are at or exceed acceptable levels.
Bloomberg also told the crowd of about 150 that tourism in the city had only dropped by about 5 percent, and that New York City was in a unique position to weather the current economic downturn.
"If you like what's in New York City, the only place you can get it is in New York City," he said.
Click above to watch his 11-minute speech.


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UK's largest bank to publish packages for top eight, with CEO Stuart Gulliver expected to take home £12m in cash and shares
HSBC is expected to admit on Monday that bonuses handed out to top bankers before the bank's NHFA subsidiary was slapped with a £10.5m fine for misselling to elderly customers are being clawed back.
The UK's largest bank is also expected to throw down the gauntlet to other UK banks by becoming the first to reveal the multimillion-pound pay deals for its top eight executives, even though new rules from the Treasury have yet to be finalised.
As the UK's largest bank announces its profits for 2011, it will also publish the annual report containing remuneration details for the chief executive, Stuart Gulliver, who could – if he has achieved all his targets – take home more than £12m in cash and shares.
Part of his bonus may be affected by the fine by the Financial Services Authority, which caused the bank major embarrassment in the UK last year and a compensation bill of nearly £30m.
Bailed out Lloyds Banking Group recently clawed back more than £1.5m of bonuses because of a payment protection insurance scandal. HSBC was also affected by this misselling but it was on a much smaller scale and is unlikely to impact on bonuses in the same way. When the FSA fine was announced in December, the bank quickly apologised, saying it was profoundly sorry for the misselling to 2,500 elderly customers
There will also be a focus on the way that the bank complies with new proposals from the Treasury, which has just completed a consultation on how to disclose the pay details of the top eight executives even if they do not have a seat on the board. The top-eight disclosure follows on from last year's Project Merlin when HSBC and other UK banks had to publish the pay of the "five highest-paid senior executives" although they did not have to identify them.
HSBC is expected to stick to the same methodology as last year in calculating the pay deals of the top eight by using the shares that are awarded to executives to show how much risk is at stake. But the Treasury's consultation also considered whether the amount "vested" should be published, which shows how much is handed to the executive at the end of the performance period.
Other banks will be watching HSBC closely, particularly Barclays, which is expected to be next to release its pay deals, possibly in early March.
HSBC's top five received just over £12m last year but, under disclosure demanded by the authorities in Hong Kong, the bank said the five "highest-paid individuals globally" received a combined £34.3m in salaries, bonuses and pension contributions – highlighting how the pay disclosure can produce different results.
The chancellor, George Osborne, has yet to announce whether he expects awards of shares or vested amounts to be published for this year.
Separately, the Royal Bank of Scotland's chief executive, Stephen Hester, said a sale of RBS shares – even at a loss to the taxpayer – could lead to a rise in their price. The taxpayer is losing more than £20bn on its 82% stake although the former City minister Lord Myners has suggested there is merit in selling some shares at a loss to show to private investors that the government wants to reduce its stake.


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The Houston Dynamo earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Chivas USA tonight to continue unbeaten (2-0) in the Texas Pro Soccer Festival.
Dwayne De Rosario broke the scoreless tie in the 12th minute of play. Chris Wondolowski played a ball to De Rosario in the middle of the field, and the Canadian international blasted a 30-yard shot to the upper right-hand corner of Chivas USA goalkeeper Lance Parker's net for the 1-0 advantage.
Brad Davis almost increased the advantage for the Orange in the 14th minute with a free kick that went just past Parker's left post. Richard Mulrooney (18th minute) and Brian Ching (26th minute) also had solid scoring chances during the first half.
In Tony Caig's debut in goal for Houston, Chivas nearly tied up the score in the 33rd minute with a header by Justin Braun that went just out of Caig's reach. Wade Barrett, however, made sure the Goats stayed scoreless, heading the ball out of bounds.
The Dynamo made a total of nine substitutions to start the second half, one of them being Argentine forward Franco Caraccio, making his first appearance of the preseason. Both teams struggled for field supremacy until the 67th minute, when Chukwudi Chijindu had another opportunity to get his team on the board with a hard, low shot to Caig's left post. Caig, however, was able to get a hand on the ball to keep the Goats scoreless.
Chivas had one more chance in the 83rd minute on a header by Arnaldo Salazar off a corner kick, but the shot hit the crossbar.
Up next for the Dynamo is the final contest of the Texas Pro Soccer Festival against D.C. United. That contest is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, at Steele Stadium. The team will then head to Guatemala on Monday to take on CSD Municipal on Wednesday, as part of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.
Chivas USA (0-2-0) vs. Houston Dynamo (2-0-0)
March 07, 2008 – Steele High School, Cibolo TX
2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival
Scoring Summary:
HOU -- Dwayne De Rosario (Chris Wondolowski) 12
Chivas USA -- Lance Parker, Bobby Burling, Shavar Thomas, Jim Curtin (Eric Ebert 46), Jonathan Bornstein (Jorge Flores 46) Kraig Chiles (Mike Uremovich 46) Jesse Marsch (Daniel Paladini 46), Chukwudi Chijindu, Lawson Vaughn (Gerson Mayen 46), Atiba Harris (Anthony Hamilton 46) Justin Braun (Arnaldo Salazar 74).
Houston Dynamo -- Tony Caig, Richard Mulrooney (Craig Waibel 46), Bobby Boswell (Geoff Cameron 46), Eddie Robinson (Steve Wondolowski 46), Wade Barrett (Johnny Alcaraz 62) Ricardo Clark (Kieran Hall 46, Brian Mullan 81), Brad Davis (Erik Ustruck 38) Dwayne De Rosario (Nick Hatzke 46), Corey Ashe (John Michael Hayden 46) Chris Wondolowski (Kyle Brown 46), Brian Ching (Franco Caraccio 46).
Attendance: 600
Weather: Clear-and-52 degrees
All statistics contained in this boxscore are unofficial


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By John McMullen
Hordes of NFL personnel people have invaded Indianapolis this week as the league's next generation of talent interviews and works out for their potential employers at the scouting combine.
More than 330 potential prospects have been invited to Indy and perhaps no one
is more well-versed on them than Mike Mayock, the former Boston College safety
who was once a 10th-round selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers back in 1981.
These days, the Philadelphia-area native is the NFL Network's lead draft
analyst and we, along with other media members from around the country, picked
his brain earlier this week.
Here are the results as The Sports Network rolls out its latest mock draft,
the pre-combine edition:
1. Kansas City Chiefs - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M - A lot of Andy Reid's
success in Philadelphia was tied to quarterback Donovan McNabb, but Mayock
doesn't think there is a signal-caller worthy of being the No. 1 overall pick
in this cycle.
"I'm a big believer in value," Mayock said earlier this week. "If you have a
top 10 pick, you want an All-Pro at some point. If you look at (West
Virginia quarterback) Geno Smith, he could be a top 10 pick in some people's
eyes. Now for me, he and (Southern California signal-caller) Matt Barkley to
me are more like 20 to 32. That's where I feel more comfortable."
So who's worthy of being a No. 1?
According to Mayock, look toward the offensive line: "Four guys (should be in
the discussion): (Alabama guard Chance) Warmack, (North Carolina guard
Jonathan) Cooper, (Texas A&M tackle Luke) Joeckel and (Eastern Michigan
tackle Eric) Fisher."
Since tackles are valued far more than guards in today's NFL, and Reid had Pro
Bowl-caliber bookends for years in the City of Brotherly Love (Tra Thomas and
Jon Runyan), the guess here is Big Red either trades down or takes the safest
pick -- Joeckel -- the Aggies' left tackle who should step in and play at a
high level for the next decade.
"Part of it depends on what they're going to do with free agency and Branden
Albert," Mayock said of the Chiefs. "I don't care whether it's Warmack or
Joeckel. People will tell me I'm crazy that a guard can't go No. 1. I think
(Warmack's) the best player in the draft, so I would argue that. But either
way, I think they've got to get an offensive lineman."
Previous Pick: Joeckel
2. Jacksonville Jaguars - Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State - The Jags are
concerned with their pass rush, specifically their lack of a consistent one
and Werner remains the likeliest pick, edging out fellow pass rushers like
Jarvis Jones of Georgia and Damontre Moore of Texas A&M.
Mayock disagrees, however, and thinks the lowly Jags should be choosing talent
over need, specifically Florida defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd.
"From a need perspective, I think they could use a pass rushing defensive end
more than a defensive tackle." Mayock said. "But what I saw on tape from
Sharrif Floyd, I thought he dominated."
Won't matter -- the Jags are sold on Werner.
Previous Pick: Werner
3. Oakland Raiders - Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida - The Raiders were awful
against the run in 2012 and Floyd has usurped Utah's Star Lotulelei as the
draft's best interior lineman.
"He can get an edge as a pass-rusher. He's strong enough to push the pocket.
He's stout against the run, and he can run sideline to sideline," Mayock said
of Floyd. "When he is fresh and can run, it's really special. I think he's a
top-five talent in this draft."
Previous Pick: Lotulelei
4. Philadelphia Eagles - Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan - Restructuring
Mike Vick means the Eagles aren't all that high on any of the quarterbacks in
this draft. Chip Kelly could use help in a lot of places and Lotulelei would
be a nice fit, but the 6-foot-7 Fisher stands out here. Fisher is clearly the
second-best left tackle on the board with the wingspan and athleticism to
excel. He just needs to add strength in order to deal with the bull rush.
"From my perspective, when I put his first tape on and was able to see him all
week at the Senior Bowl, the first thing I thought of was (San Francisco 49ers
tackle and former CMU star) Joe Staley," Mayock said when gushing about Fisher,
"and I thought he's better than Joe Staley, which says a lot."
Previous Pick: Smith
5. Detroit Lions - Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M - The Lions could be in the
market for Cliff Avril's replacement and Moore seems like the best fit for
Detroit's wide-9 scheme.
"There are going to be a lot of people that think Damontre Moore is that guy
(for Cleveland), and Damontre Moore has a lot of talent and might be one of
those guys," Mayock said.
Previous Pick: Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU
6. Cleveland Browns - Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU - New Browns defensive
coordinator Ray Horton ran the 3-4 in Arizona, but Cleveland has been running
the 4-3 and has some pieces it doesn't want to scrap. That might make Mingo, a
versatile player who can fit either scheme as an edge player, an attractive
"I have him at the end of the first round," Mayock said when talking about
Mingo. "Lot of people have him in the top 10; I have him at the end of the
first round. He's got a little stiffness to him. He obviously runs very fast.
When the ball goes away from him, he's fantastic. He's a run and chase
linebacker. He's got upside as a pass-rusher."
Previous Pick: Moore
7. Arizona Cardinals - Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia - New coach Bruce Arians
did wonders with a rookie quarterback in Indianapolis last season and while
Smith is no Andrew Luck, he is a big upgrade over Kevin Kolb and John Skelton.
"With Geno Smith, I see flashes of everything you want in a top-10
quarterback," Mayock said. "I see a lot more inconsistency, though, than I see
those flashes. So he, to me, there is a real risk-reward scenario there."
Previous Pick: Barkley
8. Buffalo Bills - Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee - The re-signing of
Tarvaris Jackson likely means new coach Doug Marrone is content to wait for
his old college quarterback, Ryan Nassib, in the second round. Patterson has
the highest ceiling among this year's group of receivers, a raw, rangy big-play
threat who could complement Stevie Johnson if he can focus more and stop
rounding off his routes.
"From a height, width, speed, talent perspective, (Patterson) might be one of
the most talented physical specimens in this class," Mayock said. "I think
he's taking your breath away from the ability to make plays especially after
he gets the ball in his hands. He's a special talent."
Previous Pick: Mike Glennon, QB, North Carolina State
9. New York Jets - Jarvis Jones, DE/OLB, Georgia - Jones played in a 4-3 at
Georgia, but 3-4 teams like him also. With Calvin Pace and Bart Scott
jettisoned, the Jets get lucky here when Jones drops into their laps, giving
Rex Ryan the elite pass rusher he has lacked in North Jersey.
"He is an impact, explosive football player, and he's ready to play now,"
Mayock said when talking about Jones. "Now he had some medical issues,
potential stenosis in his back. If he checks out medically, he's a top-10
player, and hopefully an impact player."
Previous Pick: Jones
10. Tennessee Titans - Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama - Perhaps the best football
player in this year's draft, Warmack is a perfect choice for the Titans, who
need an upgrade on the interior of the offensive line. Warmack is far quicker
than his body indicates and excels at getting to the second level and walling
off linebackers.
"Chance Warmack is the best football player I saw on tape this year," Mayock
said. "He just needs to keep dotting the I and crossing the T's and run fast,
work hard, be good in the interview room. He's a top-10 pick for me."
Previous Pick: Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama
11. San Diego Chargers - Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina - The main reason
Philip Rivers took a huge step back last season was the ineffectiveness of
his offensive line, and Cooper is the best O-lineman left on the board, a
Randall McDaniel-type athlete.
"If there is anything he is, he's one of the most athletic guards I've ever
seen," Mayock said. "He's explosive. He just needs to get into the meeting
rooms at night, be comfortable, answer questions, and he'll be fine. I think
(the combine) is a showcase for Jonathan Cooper."
Previous Pick: Fisher
12. Miami Dolphins - Keenan Allen, WR, California - The Dolphins want
playmakers for Ryan Tannehill, and Patterson has the higher ceiling and is the
better fit. That said, Allen will be the one left on the board, and although
he's not as explosive, the Cal product is far closer to being NFL ready. Allen
is more quick that fast and projects as an elite route runner in time.
"The Dolphins need a wide receiver, but they also need a vertical threat, and
I don't think he's a 4.4 (40-yard dash) guy," Mayock said of Allen. "We'll
find out this weekend. Here's the deal with Keenan Allen: If you like him on
tape, he's Anquan Boldin. If you don't like him, he's speed deficient."
Previous Pick: Allen
13. Tampa Bay Bucs - Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama - The Bucs and need a corner
and Milliner is far and away the best in this year's class. He doesn't have
elite speed but has smooth hips, gets his head around quickly and has great
ball-tracking ability.
"I think he's a heck of a football player and I think he'd be safe," Mayock
said when queried on Milliner. "But I don't think he's that explosive 4.35(-
second) kind of 40 guy."
Previous Pick: Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington
14. Carolina Panthers - Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah - The Panthers need
to sure up their run defense and Lotulelei could fall with Floyd rising. Star
is a strong, physical player who fits in playing multiple techniques and
should develop into a solid player early in his career.
Previous Pick: Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri
15. New Orleans Saints - Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU - The Saints are switching to
a 3-4 and need a lot of help on the defensive side of the ball, so why not roll
the dice with Ansah, who has one of the highest ceilings in the draft. He's an
athletic, explosive talent who some have compared favorably to Jason Pierre-
"He's got as much upside as anybody in this draft," Mayock said when asked
about Ansah. "He was a guy that was so long, so athletic, so gifted. I just
think he's so raw, (sometimes) it's can't come out. I don't think there is
anybody on the in the NFL that doesn't think he's going to be a good player."
Previous Pick: Ansah
16. St. Louis Rams - Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma - The Rams need more
playmakers for Sam Bradford, but they also need to sure up the offensive line
in front of him. Johnson was once a high school quarterback, so he understands
the passing game and mirrors well. He will need to continue to add strength,
"At 16, if (the Rams) want an offensive tackle or offensive lineman, they'll
get a heck of a player," Mayock said. "And I think Fisher and Joeckel will be
gone. So the question, is Lane Johnson from Oklahoma there? If he's there, I
think he makes a ton of sense."
Previous Pick: Warmack
17. Pittsburgh Steelers - Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State - Casey Hampton
now has 12 NFL seasons under his imposing belt and according to the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette, he is not expected to be re-signed by the Steelers. A piecemeal
combination of Steve McLendon, Ziggy Hood and Alameda Ta'amu isn't good enough,
so getting the heir apparent to Hampton is imperative. Hankins has excellent
feet and the natural size to carry more weight, two keys when projecting nose
Previous Pick: Hankins
18. Dallas Cowboys - Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri - Whether Jay Ratliff is
back or not, the Cowboys need help on the interior of the defensive line since
they will be moving to a 4-3 under Monte Kiffin. Richardson is a big body with
a knack for penetration while playing the 3-technique. That ability to slice
into the backfield could keep opposing offensive linemen off Sean Lee and
Bruce Carter.
"The Richardson kid is exciting," Mayock said. "At 300 pounds, to me, he had
movement skills of a 250-pound linebacker. Missouri actually stood him up. How
often do you see a defensive tackle standing up and playing a linebacker
position at 300 pounds? So, obviously, Missouri was highly impressed with this
kid's athletic ability. He's really gifted. I mean, he's probably more gifted
than the Utah kid (Lotulelei) also."
Previous Pick: Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama
19. New York Giants - Dion Jordan, DE/LB, Oregon - When the Giants have been
successful, it's usually because of their pass rush, and they need to
replenish there after a down season. Jordan is raw, needs to add strength and
fill out, but has rare athleticism for his size and could be a good value pick
here if his balky shoulder is OK.
"I kind of like Dion Jordan, who I think is two years away from being an Aldon
Smith-type player," Mayock said. "He's only about 240 pounds, but he's 6-
foot-7. He's got frightening athletic skills, and he's a year away. He would be
a situational pass-rusher year one, and if he puts 20 pounds on, I think he's
going to be a perennial All-Pro."
Previous Pick: Jordan
20. Chicago Bears - D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama - The Bears need to address
their offensive line woes and Fluker, who projects best on the right side, is
the top guy left on the board.
"I think they have to take an offensive lineman," Mayock said when addressing
the Bears. "I think they've got to protect their quarterback much better than
they have. When Jay Cutler is protected, he's one of the top quarterbacks in
football. Fluker is right tackle only, but I think he's going to be special
down the road."
Previous Pick - Johnson
21. Cincinnati Bengals - Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia - Ogletree has had off-the-
field issues, but the Bengals are rarely shy with such things, and will be
looking linebacker or defensive end since Michael Johnson is a pending free
agent. A former safety, Ogletree has rare range for a linebacker and could be
a three-down guy early in his NFL career
"You want to talk about a kid that's made for the NFL game with an ability to
drop and cover, a former safety. He's fun to watch on tape," Mayock said of
Ogletree. "He flies. He's explosive. He's not great against the run, but, boy,
in today's NFL spread offenses, he's a great fit."
Previous Pick: Ogletree
22. St. Louis Rams (from Washington Redskins) - Tavon Austin, WR, West
Virginia - The Titus Young experiment lasted about a week in St. Louis and
Danny Amendola is a free agent, so picking Austin here makes sense. Perhaps the
best slot receiver in the draft, the undersized Austin was a running back in
high school and offers a lot of versatility.
"Tavon Austin is a playmaker," Mayock said. "People want to make the
comparison to Percy Harvin. He's 20 pounds lighter than Percy Harvin. To me,
he's more like could he be a Wes Welker and a tremendous return guy."
Previous Pick: Patterson
23. Minnesota Vikings - Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina - The Vikings
would love to get receiver help for Christian Ponder, but with Patterson and
Allen off the board, they will look to fortify the interior of the defense,
where Kevin Williams is slipping at under tackle and Letroy Guion has
underachieved on the nose. Williams is the type of player who is a handful at
the point of attack and could start the second version of the Williams Wall in
"If you're talking about defensive tackles, if any of the top three, Sharrif
Floyd, Star Lotulelei, Sheldon Richardson was there, I'd jump all over them,"
Mayock said when talking about the Vikings' needs. "I think they'll be gone by
the time Minnesota gets on the board at 23. That means Sylvester Williams,
Kawann Short and Johnathan Hankins are potential D-tackles. All three of
them are gifted and talented kids and would fit what Minnesota does."
Previous Pick: John Jenkins, DT, Georgia
24. Indianapolis Colts - Jonathan Banks - cornerback - Mississippi State -
Chuck Pagano needs to continue to build up his 3-4 defense in Indy and help
on the outside is paramount. Banks has surpassed Washington's Desmond Trufant
as the second-best corner available and the Colts should strike here.
"People like his length. He's got some press ability. He's long," Mayock said
when talking about Banks. "I think he locks up a first round (slot) if he runs
under a 4.5. If he runs 4.55, or 4.58, he's not going there. So for Banks, it's
a critical, critical weekend."
Previous Pick: Datone Jones, DE, UCLA
25. Seattle Seahawks - Sam Montgomery, DE, - Chris Clemons' ACL injury in the
postseason means the Seahawks will be looking at pass rushers, and Montgomery,
a rangy, weakside end could be a solid pick at this stage.
"I feel like Sam Montgomery brings it every snap more than his teammate Mingo
does," Mayock said. "He's not as quick, he's not as gifted, but he's very
physical and tough."
Previous Pick: Alex Okafor, DE, Texas
26. Green Bay Packers - Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama - It's pretty clear Mike
McCarthy would like to throw the ball 60 times a games and we all know how
good Aaron Rodgers is, but it's time for the Pack to finally solve their
running back woes by taking Lacy, a true bell-cow back. Lacy may not be a home
run hitter, but he will move the chains consistently.
Previous Pick: Barrett Jones, OG Alabama
27. Houston Texans - DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson - The Texans really need
to get a complement to Andre Johnson and Hopkins may be a bit of a reach here,
but his size and ball skills could force the issue for Houston.
"Hopkins is intriguing, very smooth, good hands," Mayock said. "I've got him
as a mid to late second-round player. He made an awful lot of plays and he's
good with the ball in his hands after the catch."
Previous Pick: Austin
28. Denver Broncos - Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame - Jacob Tamme and Joel
Dressen were solid players for the Broncos in 2012, but Eifert is a difference
maker at tight end. The former Notre Dame star rates a little higher than the
other option, Stanford's Zach Ertz. Eifert has the hands to be a security
blanket, is an above-average blocker in the running game and high points the
football better than just about anyone on the pro level.
"I thought that Eifert did a better job blocking this year than he did in past
years and a little better job than Ertz did ... (as) more of a move guy,"
Mayock said. "So if you asked me to rank them today, it would be Eifert first,
because I could line him up in-line, even though he's not a stone killer, he
can at least play leverage and block in line."
Previous Pick: Eifert
29. New England Patriots - Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas - Center field has been an
issue for the Patriots, and Vaccaro has the ideal combination of size and
athleticism to roam from sideline to sideline as an NFL free safety.
"He covered a bunch of slots this year," Mayock said of Vaccaro. "In today's
world, that's rare and it's important. And I think his coverage ability is
quick feet. He's tough as nails. He tackles."
Previous Pick: Vaccaro
30. Atlanta Falcons - Datone Jones, DE, UCLA - The Falcons are pulling out all
the stops to convince Tony Gonzalez to play one more season. If they can't,
Ertz is probably their guy here, but a Gonzo return could open up defensive end
for Atlanta and UCLA's Jones, a player with long arms, a lively body and a
good first step would be a solid fit.
Previous Pick: Ertz
31. San Francisco 49ers - Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington - Chris Culliver's
Super Bowl woes likely convinced Jim Harbaugh he needs help on the outside
and a great Senior Bowl week has Trufant in the first-round conversation.
Trufant, like Banks and Xavier Rhodes of Florida State, needs to run well at
the combine to seal the deal.
Previous Pick: Hopkins
32. Baltimore Ravens - Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame - A poor national
championship game against Alabama along with a bizarre personal scandal has
sent Te'o plummeting, but the Ravens are a perfect fit. They can afford to
take a chance, and with Ray Lewis retiring, Baltimore needs an inside
linebacker. Te'o, of course, is best-suited for a 4-3, and if he runs well
enough at the combine or his pro day, he could move back up a bit.
"To me, Manti Te'o should come off the board plus or minus 20," Mayock said.
"He could drop a little bit if people aren't buying into him like they used
to. And then Ogletree is potentially a top-10 player who has had significant
issues. If either one of those players slid to Baltimore, I think they'd
sprint to the podium."
Previous Pick: Te'o


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The San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News applaud the victory of Proposition 8 opponent Kamala Harris as California's next attorney general. The Democratic San Francisco District Attorney General's win was certified last week, some three weeks after the Nov. 2 election against Republican Los Angeles County DA Steve Cooley. Harris, who is biracial and a veteran champion of LGBT rights, becomes the state's first female attorney general and the nation's first Black female attorney general.
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"Cooley ... seemed like a shoo-in for California attorney general. He'd handily won L.A. County elections. But those were nonpartisan races. On the state ballot, Cooley had an R next to his name -- apparently a scarlet letter on several levels in California. The tea party anger and no-to-everything obstructionism of the national GOP, even when it's clearly at the expense of the public good, may or may not be a long-range winner. But here, voters clearly prefer the olden days when parties compromised to make progress."
Harris and Governor-Elect Jerry Brown have promised not to defend Prop 8 in court or appeal the landmark ruling that found the ballot initiative to be unconstitutional. The Chronicle suggests Harris' anti-Prop 8 stance and "expansive vision" of the attorney general's role helped her win.
"Most analysts regarded Cooley as the surest bet on the Republican ticket, even in a Democratic state. He kept to a meat-and-potatoes platform that emphasized the office's crime-and-punishment duties - accentuating his eagerness to inflict the death penalty - and to dial back what he regarded as Attorney General Jerry Brown's aggressive interpretation of his discretion to enforce and ignore laws passed by legislators and voters.
"California voters, however, had other ideas. They chose Harris, the 46-year-old career prosecutor with the more thoughtful and expansive vision of the role of an attorney general. As with Brown, Harris said she would not defend laws she regarded as blatantly unconstitutional (such as Prop. 8, the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage) and would help assure the implementation of the state's landmark climate-change law. Harris pledged to enforce the state's death penalty law despite her personal opposition to it - but she repeatedly and correctly reminded voters that it was not the most pressing criminal-justice issue in the state."
Kamala Harris served Cooley lunch in his own backyard, too. Harris won Los Angeles County by a huge 14 points.
Harris' victory comes less than two weeks before the Ninth Circuit is scheduled to hear oral arguments on December 6 in the Prop 8 proponents' appeal of Chief U.S. Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling. That hearing will be televised.
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E. A. Williams Collection - PP53
Collection finding aids of Photograph Collections in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Maryland Historical Society Library
1872-1936 and Not dated
Prints and Photographs Division, Maryland Historical Society
201 W. Monument St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Finding aid created by Katherine Cowan with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, July 1999
The Williams family was from Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Captain Edwin A. (Anderson) Williams (fl. 1828-1873) was an officer in the Confederate Army, treasurer of the Roanoke Valley Railroad, a bank trustee, lawyer, and tobacco grower. He married twice, first to Elizabeth Ann Hamlett, and second to Lucy Page Kennon (fl. 1874-1889), and altogether had six children: Carter N. (fl. 1864-1881), Edwin A. Jr, (b. ca. 1843), Thomas Nelson (fl. 1899), Henry S. (fl. 1864-1865), E. Kennon, and Alice Kennon (?) (fl. 1865-1878).
Carter N. Williams married Rosa Haskins in 1874, and had five children: Haskins Williams, Edwin A. Williams, III, Carter N. Williams, Jr., E.R. Carter (daughter), and Mrs. John Bates. It is not clear from the documentation which of these women is Lucy Page Williams.
Edwin A. Williams, III (1878-1948) was a Baltimore businessman and noted genealogist. Born in Boydton, Va., he came to Baltimore in ca. 1918 and worked with the Aluminum Company of America, serving as company auditor at the time of his retirement. He was also an authority of Virginia geneology. He married Mary Thornhill in 1904. At his death in 1948, he was survived by his wife, daughters Miss Henri Sinclair Williams and Mrs. Robert McDowell of Baltimore, and Misses Mary and Page Williams of New York City, and son Edwin A. Williams of Milwaukee.
Collection Origin
Gift of Edwin A. Williams, 1962 (57956).
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 1 box with 5 folders containing 6 photographs, from 1872-1936 and undated. The photographs depict members of the E. A. Williams family; one is a tintype made at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, N.Y.
Note: Related materials are found in MS. 899 in the Maryland Historical Society Manuscripts Department, which is the E.A. Williams Papers, from which this collection was transferred.
The photographs are arranged in chronological order with the undated item at the front.
Container List
1 Box
Box 1: 5 Folders
Box 1, Folder 1
Anna Nelson Williams, n.d. 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 2
Home of Alice Kennon Quin, n.d. (after 1927). 2 items.
Box 1, Folder 3
H.S. Williams, 1872. 1 item.
Box 1, Folder 4
Lucy Page and Edwin A. Williams, 1901. 1 item. Tintype with caption: "This picture was taken at the Buffalo Exposition the day President McKinley was shot there on the grounds. Edwin A. Williams and his sister Lucy Page."
Box 1, Folder 5
Edwin A. Williams, III walking on street in New York City, 1936. 1 item. © 2001 Maryland Historical Society - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Historical background information for varieties handed down from bygone days.
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|February 6, 2011
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That's interesting.
This will be my fourth year growing Chocolate Stripes and I've found it to be vigorous and essentially no maintenance. I haven't had disease problems with it and I've found the fruits to be delicious. They are gorgeous on a plate too!
|February 7, 2011
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I've grown Chocolate Stripe for 2 yrs now and have had very good luck with it. Last year, it was one of my healthiest plants and kept putting out gorgeous tasty tomatoes. In fact, just last week, DH and I ate the last of our fresh tomatoes, and Chocolate Stripe was outstanding - in February!
|July 10, 2011
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I grew Chocolate Stripes this year, and gave some seedlings away. All agreed it was one of the best tasting tomatoes we've had in years. It did go early with heat, but I'll grow this one every spring and take what I can get.
|August 24, 2011
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I have chocolate stripes in the garden this year, but nothing ripe yet. Didn't know it was so buggy. Nice pic, btw. That's either a very small child or some very large tomatoes.
|August 24, 2011
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Both Chocolate Stripes and Dark Chocolate Stripes have been very vigorous plants in this my first year of growing them. CS has been very productive. DCS is less productive but larger fruits. The photo is some green and ripening Chocolate Stripes about 3 weeks ago.
|November 16, 2012
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I am writing about big and colorful tomatos, and chocolate stripes is one. Did they produce well for you? and, did you eat them by the slice, or as part of a dish?
|February 1, 2013
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Chocolate Stripes
Been growing Chocolate Stripes for years. It is ONE of my top 10 favorites for our FL winter climate. The warmer the weather, the darker the stripes are. I love the green gel inside as well makes for a pretty cut tomato. It does have an "earthy" taste to it and very juicy and FULL of seeds. I have only had some BER early on this tomato but not many diseases as others have posted. The plant did outgrow the BER later in season. Had some tomatoes close to 1lb this season. I have lots of seeds saved if anyone would like to try them.
|May 25, 2013
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Just now getting around to read the comments about CHOCOLATE STRIPES. I saved seed from it last year from a fruit given me. I didn't know much about it and now that I read that my creation..SCHIMMEIG CREG....was involved somehow in the pedigree, I had to make a comment or two.
I thought that one of my striped tomatoes was involved but I doubt if a pink tomato was the other parent, one just doesn't get brown/black/chocolate from that source. Crossing a Schimmeig Creg with another brown/black or a green flesh tomato would come up with that coloring that Chocolate Stripes has. The other fact about the striping is that I feel that most of the improved striping of tomatoes came from a single collection I made in Ames, Iowa in the 1960's. The striping of that collection was not good by today's standards and it was improved through the many crosses and recombinations that I made to fix the trait. This improved striping exists in the early varieties I created...Green Zebra, Schimmeig Stoo, Elberta Girl, etc.
thanks to Heike and Reinhard 2006 Gartentagbuch
Schimmeig Creg was bred for the beauty and firmness and was designed to be a canning tomato on the family farm near Lancaster, Kansas. The flavor was from a selection from the USDA, or make that the seemingly lack of flavor. It was still good enough for what our family needing in canning whole tomatoes, juicing and ketchup. I also was after a type of mechanical harvest friendly tomato....jointless pedicels, thick walls, few locules.....etc.
A cross I would like to make soon is one between Chocolate Stripes and Chocolate Blues..which is unrelated but a chocolate colored stripe with blue shoulders.
Tom Wagner
|May 25, 2013
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I already pointed out above about the pink possible parent, as did Travis I think, no way to get what's being called Chocolate Stripes, dark colored. Maybe your S Creg, I can never spell it, was involved but there have been lots and lots of striped ones around that post dated S. Creg.
I went to Amishland to see what Lisa had posted since I knew that early on many had bought seeds from her for Chocolate Stripes.
I don't know why I did that b'c her site is filled with so many problems as to facts about tomato histories, where she got the seeds from and so much more. And I should know b'c for the past couple of years she's been listing Amish Potato Leaf and Todd County Amish and there are only two people who know the background on that one and that's Doug in MN who got both varieties, sent the seeds to me and we both decided on names for them. So when she says no clear history, etc., she wouldn't have a clue.
But it's typical of her to kind of be inventive. And she's listed many other varieteis that I introduced and when freadining what she says, I just wince.
Sorry for the mini rant but when she initially called Green Grape Eenie Weenie Greenie and Cherokee Purple as Native American,, well, I don't go to the website unless asked to b'c it just upsets me.
Carolyn, rant over.
|May 25, 2013
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So, not I have another Chocolate Stripes questions as to history. I recently purchased 12 tomato seedlings from one of the persons mentioned in one of the above posts, seeds having come from Al Anderson. One of the plants is Golden Stripes, which is supposed to be "the original" Chocolate Stripes.
What is the history of Golden Stripes? anyone know? I bought my Chocolate Stripes seeds directly from Al Anderson, drove up north from where I live and picked them up! He told me he has a grower/farmer and an outlet for selling the seedlings. I've now met that person. His tomato info was interesting, but if reputations are 'foggy' as to the background on some of the tomatoes, I would love to hear what anyone here knows of these 2 tomatoes, which one came first and anything else on the actual history.
And flavor/growth/disease & health issues of Golden Stripes too. I love learning all about my 'little tomato babies'. Can't wait to start eating 'em!
|May 25, 2013
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&&&&&Gold Stripes, 85 days,indet, RL, darker color version of Chocolate Stripes,4-6 oz, dark colors and stripes,very good flavor, from OH SI J 02 ( which means he got the seeds in 2002 from Siegle and is only now listing it.
Anderson gets lots of varieties from Siegle who lists none by himself and is not an SSE listed member .
So I assume that you got your plants from Siegle since his farm is not that far away.
And since you know both Anderson and Siegle there is no way I'm going to make any specific comments about Anderson and reputation as known by quite a few SSE members.
|January 23, 2014
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Grew great for me in a greenhouse in a 10 gallon container, taste was super yummy.
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|August 26, 2014
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Has anyone else had this variety lose its stripes?
I have grown it for two seasons and got one without its stripes this year, it was good too, and also seems to be pretty darn crack resistant.
As for the regular Stripes, I was slightly disappointed with the first couple tomatoes off the vine this season, but it sure did turn around, super yummy again, everyone loves these tomatoes that eats one,and it is a hit at the farmers markets.
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I was working on a new connector design for 50 ohm impedance-matched coax connectors for Automotive Digital Satellite Radio receiving at 2.33 GHz. This application was very sensitive to electrical performance, with low insertion losses (i.e. a low impedance discontinuity, low dissipation factor, and low reflections from impedance mismatches), but was also very cost sensitive. The target electrical performance was compared with SMA connectors costing $25 each, but our target terminated cost was $1 each!
The SMA had screw machine components with PTFE Teflon insulators with dielectric constants around 2.1; gold-plated contacts and cable using foamed or expanded PTFE Teflon dielectric; a silver-plated center conductor, and dense outer braid and FEP Teflon jacket. Just the Teflon insulator was over my entire target cost! The less expensive engineering plastics usually had 3.4 to 4.5 dielectric constants which would increase my insertion loss and grow the size of the connector unacceptably to match the impedance.
My marketing was able to back off on the high-heat thermal capability requirements, to where we could use cable with the same center conductor, foamed polyethylene dielectric, cigarette wrap foil and loose braid, and polyethylene jacket. These material and construction changes provided better electrical performance at about 1/20th the cost per foot.
The connector optimization was more difficult. I created tables for a range of dielectric constant choices. This table created a sub-table at each dielectric value with a range center terminal outside diameters and outer conductor inside diameters. I then changed the color of all the corresponding characteristic impedance values in the table within +/- 2 ohms of nominal as green and +/- 5 ohms as orange printing. I could then visualize the sizes of my components for each dielectric choice down to around $1 for the dielectric constant of air.
This last observation kept striking me as so great electrically, and free. I came across articles in trade magazines of using ceramic discs as air/vacuum gap insulators in coax cables in space. Then it struck me (my aha moment) — I could use cheaper nylon or polyester insulators, molded to hold the center terminals on ribs, and the effective dielectric constant was approximated as interpolated based upon volume of air at close to 1.0 and Nylon at 4.5 dielectric constant.
This further saved material volume, allowed use of much cheaper materials that could be injection molded instead of machined, and provided even better electrical performance than full density Teflon! If I targeted a slightly lower characteristic impedance, I could even tune and tweak the exact result by reducing the mold core sizes, effectively taking away air and increasing the dielectric constant. This worked like a charm. I also used deep-drawn brass outer shells at a much lower cost than diecast outer shells with an intermediate contact spring assembled.
We met our cost target, and we outperformed our competitor's connector that we estimated to have a much higher manufactured cost.
One other benefit of the "ribbed" insulator design was that it lent itself to injection molding, rather than machining. The core pin tooling in the molds became more robust than a skinny little pin. The mold builders were much happier with the tooling on the mold with this revised concept, the mold processing was much easier (larger process windows without damaging the core pins), and mold maintenance was much less frequent (cheaper).
–This entry was submitted by David T. Humphrey and edited by Rob Spiegel.
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SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) It has taken Louisiana-Monroe 19 years to reach the postseason at college football's highest level.
Now third-year coach Todd Berry wants the Warhawks take advantage of the opportunity.
``This isn't the exclamation point at the end of the sentence,'' Berry said of the program's remarkable turnaround. ``This is the capital letter at the beginning.''
Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) will face Ohio (8-4) in the Independence Bowl on Friday in front of what's expected to be a partisan crowd for the Warhawks. The game will be played about 100 miles from Monroe, La., so Ohio can't expect much of a neutral environment.
That's just fine with Ohio's eighth-year coach Frank Solich.
``We want people in the stands,'' Solich said. ``We want to play in front of a large crowd. We liken this just a little bit to the first game of the year against Penn State where we knew we'd be outnumbered, yet we relish the opportunity in front of a national audience to display our football team.''
Ohio beat Penn State in that season-opening game. Louisiana-Monroe started its season by winning at Arkansas. The Bobcats and Warhawks were September upstart stars and now they'll get a chance to face each other with plenty on the line. Ohio is trying to win nine games for the third time in four seasons while Louisiana-Monroe is trying to end a dream season that began with the stunning overtime victory in Fayetteville, Ark.
The Warhawks also played tight games against Auburn and Baylor before ultimately falling short.
``It comes down to showing a lot of heart, a lot of resilience and a lot of belief,'' Berry said. ``I think this group - they believe they're going to find a way to win. And belief is a very powerful thing.''
But belief isn't all of it - the Warhawks also have some very good players.
Kolton Browning has thrown for 2,830 yards, 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions this season. The 6-foot-1, 194-pound junior also leads the team with 441 rushing yards and seven touchdowns. Browning's favorite target is senior receiver Brent Leonard, a former walk-on who has caught 97 passes for 1,042 yards and 10 touchdowns this season.
The duo gets one more chance to showcase Louisiana-Monroe's improvement.
``It's going to be a great environment,'' Leonard said. ``We've been trying to get the fans in the stands. I don't know if it's going to be sold out. I think we've sold out of our allotment of tickets. We've kind of done our job. I know the Warhawk fans are going to come here and they're going to be cheering loud so we're going to be ready.''
Ohio is playing in a bowl game for a fourth straight season, but isn't riding the same emotional high as Louisiana-Monroe. The Bobcats won their first seven games of the season, even briefly nudging into the Associated Press Top 25 before losing four of their final five regular-season games.
Solich said a compact schedule during that stretch - the Bobcats had to play four games in 19 days at one point because of television demands - contributed to losing some steam at the end.
But a month off has allowed Ohio some time to replenish its strength, and there's little doubt there is talent on the roster.
Beau Blankenship has rushed for a school-record 1,500 yards this season, breaking the 100-yard barrier in nine games this season. The 5-foot-9, 202-pound junior rushed for a season-high 269 yards against Massachusetts.
Quarterback Tyler Tettleton has thrown for 2,513 yards, 16 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He said Louisiana-Monroe's high-pressure defense is comparable to some of the best teams in the Mid-American Conference.
``Probably more like a Kent State or Bowling Green,'' Tettleton said. ``They're really aggressive and have a good front seven. They like to load the box to stop the run, so we're going to have to make plays downfield. We feel like we've got the players to do it.''
Louisiana-Monroe's gambling ways are part of Berry's philosophy. The offense takes plenty of risks as well, and has earned a reputation for going for fourth-down conversions even when the odds seem long.
Now the Warhawks are trying for their first postseason victory since joining the Football Bowl Subdivision in 1994.
``Our slogan is we didn't come here to play, we came here to win,'' Berry said. ``We're serious about going out there to try and win and we know we've got a great challenge for us.''
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Milwaukee motorists will be sharing the road with thousands of motorcyclists over the next few days as they roll into town for Harley-Davidson's 110th anniversary.
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Wisconsin State Trooper David Schmidt said it's what you don't see that can lead to a crash with a motorcycle. "Consider a motorcycle like a child running between cars. You can't see them until it's too late sometimes," he said.
Over the next few days, officers will be looking for bikers or drivers who aren't paying attention or are following others too closely.
"Many of us practice extra defensive techniques in our driving simply because we are more difficult to see. We're not as visible," biker Carter Tucker said. "And we're trying to be a little more sensitive to the blind spots most motorists have, especially in big trucks, buses or full-size automobiles."
But troopers told WISN 12 News that not every biker is doing what he or she can to keep themselves safe.
"Alcohol or speed were primary contributor factors in 65 percent of the fatal single unit motorcycle crashes for 2011," Schmidt said.
Schmidt's biggest piece of advice: be aware of your surroundings and look more than once.
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BERLIN (CNN) -- Germany's constitutional court has strengthened the rights of gay and lesbian couples, giving them a same tax benefit as heterosexual married couples.
The ruling, which came Wednesday, comes as the country is mired in an escalating debate on the status of homosexual partnerships.
The court ruled that gay couples who have entered into a "registered partnership," the German legal phrase for relationships similar to marriage, must be exempted from the country's land transfer tax just like straight married couples, according to a court news release.
The verdict comes as Germany's politicians are generally debating taxation for same-sex couples.
Angela Merkel's governing conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has traditionally been against tax equality for homosexual partnerships.
But recently, 13 members of the party called for an expansion of tax rights for same-sex couples.
The group wrote that it feels it is not acceptable that "politics time and again has to be ordered by the constitutional court to abolish inequalities."
Kristina Schroder, Germany's minister for family affairs and also a member of the CDU, has signaled support for the push, saying, "the suggestion comes at exactly the right time. In homosexual partnerships, people take long-term responsibility for each other. They are living conservative values," she told German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
However, more conservative members of the CDU have voiced concern about the matter, and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said at a recent news conference that he does not see an urgent need to revise the country's tax laws.
Vicious criticism has come from the Christian Social Union, the Bavarian sister party of Merkel's CDU, which is also part of Germany's federal government. "The marriage of man and woman is under special protection because it is fundamentally oriented toward creating new life. This is not the case in homosexual relationships," the CSU's whip in Germany's parliament, Gerda Hasselfeldt, told ARD television.
The third partner in Germany's governing coalition, the Liberal Democrats, have long been fighting for tax equality for homosexual couples. In a statement on its website, the party says it welcomes additional members of Merkel's party joining its ranks in the debate.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, the former head of the Liberal Democrats, has recently come out as being gay. He lives in a registered partnership with his partner, Michael Mronz.
The German government, then under Social Democratic Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, passed a law in August 2001 to create registered partnerships that gave homosexual couple rights similar to those of married couples. But gays and lesbians still face tax inequalities, especially in the field of income taxes.
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Further proof that giant swords designed by Japanese artists are entirely impractical in the real world, Michael "Giant swords are kinda my thing" Craughwell has built a 1:1 replica of Dante's Rebellion sword from the Devil May Cry series.
Built entirely from steel, and weighing a whopping 33.5 pounds, it doesn't look quite as manageable as it does in the games. It does still look awfully nice, though.
Especially when you see Craughwell run through the snow and smash a table with it. A table that's on fire.
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Luxury hotels in ViennaSome time before having a drink at one of Vienna's famed coffee houses or wine taverns and after visiting the Imperial Palace, the Opera House, the tower at St. Stephen's Cathedral, old luxury Vienna hotels, or other "musts", one wonders if this glorious city on the Danube will live forever in the past. Thankfully, a new wind is blowing, and it is being fanned, not by bluebloods in powder wigs or those who believe that art died with native son Gustav Klimt or who still mourn the demise of outdated Vienna luxury hotels, but by a vibrant class of restaurateurs, hoteliers, even pub owners who have made it a mission to reinvent the gasthaus here, a home base for artists, businessmen, and resident philosophers alike. For example, in the hip second district, Atelier Augarten is now a progressive exhibition space, while Galerie OstLicht focuses on contemporary photography. Below find a list of our selection of boutique and luxury hotels in Vienna.
Das TriestVienna
, Austria
A reserved sense of nostalgia strikes a balance between past and present at Das Triest, where Sir Terence Conran combines imperial elegance with sober lines.
DO & CO Hotel ViennaVienna
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With its fresh take on Viennese tradition, DO & CO gives guests an unrivaled taste of past and future in the Austrian capital.
The Guesthouse ViennaVienna
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The exciting 1st district of Austria's capital city offers up both classic and modern Viennese design served à la Terence Conran.


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Following up from last week's release, and to answer questions people have had in the wake of them, the team working on the standalone DayZ game have put out more screenshots showing off the interior sections.
Answering criticisms that the interiors looked a little empty—even though they were clearly marked work-in-progress! - DayZ creator Dean Hall says "Adding gore or deterioration can quickly be overdone, so we feel our first task is to create the interiors and ensure we are happy with the gameplay and quality of the basic texture work—then we will go through to add elements more authentic to the situation."
He adds that "we believe the experience should have a style more akin to "The Road" rather than gore for gore's sake".
Also of note with these screens is that some of them show off the work of Ivan Buchta and Martin Pezlar, the Bohemia Interactive developers who are in custody in Greece following their absurd arrest last month.
The pair "conducted a revamping of the map to add some new areas, tidy up bugs, and rebalance the placement of ponds, fountains, and such", with the end result that the "usable area of the map is actually extended by their work".


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Elaheh Tassavor-Pebble Heater Indoor Heater
At Design Interviews
Interview with Elaheh Tassavor : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Elaheh Tassavor : Inspiration for pebble came from Chesil Beach in England which brings back a very calming and unique memory. I wanted to create a heater that gave the user a unique and mobile experience by providing a functional but yet elegant design .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Elaheh Tassavor : Simplicity! I wanted to provide the user with an elegant heater that be used in every location possible. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Elaheh Tassavor : A continuous 3 months. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Elaheh Tassavor : i have always cared for elegant and simple home appliances. I believe unique items add value and charisma to anytime or environment .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Elaheh Tassavor : at this point, this product is not in for sale or being produced. I would love the ability to manufacture and produce this product for every home. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Elaheh Tassavor : Nearly everyone. This is designed for everyday moms, dads, teens, and adults. since pebble has such a unique design, it allows everyone to feel a certain amount of attachment to Pebble. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Elaheh Tassavor : the unique look and feel. its easy enough to hold, but elegant enough to show off in front of others .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Elaheh Tassavor : i was inspired by the beaches in England .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Elaheh Tassavor : Solidworks, Photoshop, hand scetches, rendering Keyshot. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Elaheh Tassavor : the heating element and the look and feel .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Elaheh Tassavor : the role of technology is as unique as the unit. I wanted to design something that was not loud or heavy for easy transportation .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. Elaheh Tassavor : no .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. Elaheh Tassavor : Finding the balance between organic look and feel and functionality and feature sets is always a battle. Some of the creative challenges include from mechanical components that effect the length and depth as well as feature sets provided by Pebble. .
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I have a weekly schedule that has the control structure as shown by this captured picture link.
The rectangles are Control Borders located inside a Grid. My grid is 1 row, 2 columns. The time lines within the border are done by drawing lines using the Line method. This is the only way I could figure out how to place the lines at absolute pixel locations. When the user presses the Update Schedule button, I fill in each 15 minute block with Red (for ON) or White (for OFF) depending on the user schedule selection. I use the Line method once again to 'fill in' each 15 block. I tried to use the rectangle method, but it didn't have a way to draw at a particular coordinate within the grid. Does anyone have a better method to use?
Also, how do you release Line objects? I've noticed that with each Update Schedule press, the update time takes longer and longer. I think because the resources are never released and are taking up stack space. With each 15 minute block, I create 6 Lines and I think those 6 Lines stay as objects as long as the window is active. So, how do I resolve this? Do I need to create 4032 Line objects (7 days * 96 intervals * 6 per interval) and just update them as I need to? It seems as though there is a better way. But, I need absolute coordinate control. It would probably be better to draw a rectangle and fill it in, but again I can't seem to get coordinate control.


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These are a really nice looking set of papercraft tanks from Sega, after a bit of sleuthing I am pretty confident that it comes from the Dreamcast game; Advanced Daisenryaku 2001 and to be honest, the very little I do know about this game is from the fountain of knowledge itself, Wikipedia:
Advanced Daisenryaku 2001 is a follow up to SystemSoft Alpha's Advanced Daisenryaku: Europe no Arashi. Both games run on Sega's Dreamcast system. Advanced Daisenryaku 2001 fixed some bugs and moderately improved the graphics of Europe no Arashi and as such it is less of a sequel and more of a fix.
Grab the papercraft here. (Sadly I can only find the link to one of awesome looking tanks :( If anybody has any luck locating the rest on the site let me know!)


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text: John Gooding has suffered physical problems and now struggles with depression as well [Erika Blumenfeld/Al Jazeera]New Orleans, US - Most people believe only those who have experienced war can know post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But those living in the impact zone of BP's 2010 oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico know differently. John Gooding, a fisherman and resident of the coastal city of Pass Christian, Mississippi, began having health problems shortly after the disaster began. He became sicker with each passing month, and moved inland in an effort to escape continuing exposure to the chemicals after being diagnosed with toxic encephalitis. He experiences seizures regularly, and two of his dogs even died of seizures from what he believes was chemical exposure. "I've been married 25 years, and my wife and I've never had problems. But recently we've started having problems, mostly because of finances and my health," Gooding told Al Jazeera. "I can no longer work because of my physical sickness from the chemicals. My wife is struggling with depression, and is going through grief counselling due to having to deal with my ongoing health issues. Our savings is gone. Our retirement is gone. This has been a living hell and continues to be a nightmare." Gooding's story is not uncommon among countless Gulf residents living in areas affected by the BP disaster. "People are becoming more and more hopeless and feeling helpless," Dr Arwen Podesta, a psychiatrist at Tulane University in New Orleans, told Al Jazeera back in August 2010. "They are feeling frantic and overwhelmed. There is already more PTSD and more problems with domestic violence, threats of suicide and alcohol and drugs." BP's attempts to minimise the amount of compensation it pays to those affected is not helping to improve what now are chronic psychological, community, and personal impacts along the Gulf coast. BP returns to court over Gulf oil spill "BP's claims process is still completely unfair. They now want to charge you for them to reconsider your claim," Gooding added. "So we have to pay them to look at our claims if we think it is unfair. It's like everything has been designed to benefit BP." Podesta warned of the consequences of BP breaking their initial promises to "make people whole". "There is an acute event [the initial oil disaster], but then a long-term increase in hopelessness with every promise that is broken," said Podesta, who believes the psychological impacts from BP's disaster could persist for two to three decades. "People are put through red tape and each time they fail to move forward, they take five steps back in their psychological welfare." Repeated calls to BP seeking comment did not elicit formal responses. During testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on July 21, 2010, Kenneth Feinberg - a prominent lawyer chosen by BP and President Barack Obama to run the compensation fund for victims of the spill - said the fund was not likely to pay for individual claims of mental illness and distress alleged to be caused by BP's spill. "If you start compensating purely mental anguish without a physical injury - anxiety, stress - we'll be getting millions of claims from people watching television," Feinberg said. "You have to draw the line somewhere. I think it would be highly unlikely that we would compensate mental damage, alleged damage, without a signature physical injury as well." To date, no compensation claims have been paid out to an individual regarding mental healthcare needs. However, at the state level in May 2012, as part of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, $36m in grant money was earmarked to support behavioural and mental healthcare needs in southeastern Louisiana. 'Explosion of new clients' Social scientists and mental health professionals such as Podesta say psychological suffering continues to worsen two--and-a-half years after the spill. "We're seeing newly identified people," Podesta recently told Al Jazeera. "We're successfully dealing [with] some of the chronic mental illness, but are seeing an explosion of new clients." Dr Janet Johnson, an associate professor of psychiatry at Tulane University, sees other long-term negative consequences as well. "People are on edge. People are feeling grief. I'm hearing of physical illnesses related to the oil, and people are worried about losing their home, their culture, their way of life." Joe Yerkes, a cast-net fisherman from Destin, Florida, worked for five months on BP's clean-up operations. "Fishing was my whole life, so it was only natural for me to return to the livelihood I was so proud to be a part of," Yerkes told Al Jazeera. "Saltwater flowed through my veins and I wouldn't have traded my old life for anything in the world." But after being exposed to BP's oil and dispersants while trying to fish, Yerkes began bleeding from his nose, ears and mouth. Like Gooding, he had to move from the Gulf to seek healthcare away from the coast, in order to protect himself from further exposure. "I have spent the last three years trying to survive," he said of his ongoing health and economic problems. "Seven out of 10 on a pain scale is bearable and normal for me these days." The combination of his failed health, inability to work, and economic stress has Yerkes in what he describes as "a vice grip". "I've fought depression through this and the last six months have been particularly tough due to my economic situation," he said. "It's wearing on me every day. It's there, like a big giant weight on my chest." Chronic effects "What we find in our field when we study technological disasters, i.e. human made disasters, is that the impacts are chronic," Dr Anthony Ladd, a professor of sociology at Loyola University, told Al Jazeera. "They don't really end, whereas with a natural disaster people move through it once it ends." Anthony Ladd predicts chronic social problems related to the spill [Erika Blumenfeld/Al Jazeera] Sociologists point towards the drawn-out period of recovery and accompanying uncertainty that make technological disasters such as the BP oil disaster much more threatening to the health and welfare of affected people and communities along the Gulf Coast. "With natural disasters, there is this sense that they will get through it and there is a light at the end of the tunnel," Ladd explained. "But with technological disasters you don't get that. It's a very different spiral into a malaise, into anxiety, into a feeling that there is no end in sight. You don't know when the impacts are going to stop." Ladd, whose research focuses on environmental disasters' effects on communities, highlighted the negative impact of the ongoing litigation around the disaster. "You don't know when the BP check is going to show up in the mail, if ever. You don't know when the Feds and the state are going to do their thing toward recovery. It's a chronic unending spiral of people into often deeper and deeper levels of anxiety, and research shows that one of the major sources of anxiety is the litigation process itself. "So on top of everything else the disaster throws at you, then you have the decade-long experience of trying to litigate your way back to your economic livelihood, or trying to get some kind of economic compensation for what you've lost, and of course that never comes." I'm watching everything I created over my life deteriorate. - John Gooding, fisherman Podesta's work as a psychiatrist has uncovered countless examples of what sociologists have predicted would happen with this disaster. "The timeframe makes this worse. PTSD is usually one incident that results in hopelessness, helplessness and fear of death. It usually peaks then comes back down. But with the continued insults to hope and welfare, instead of dropping back down, it kind of step-ladders up with each insult." Ladd said he believes psycho-social recovery from the BP oil disaster will take decades. "We need to stop thinking of this as a sprint and think of it as a marathon. This disaster and its impacts are going to go on for at least a decade and it could be more. It's hard to put into words the astronomical ways in which this disaster is likely to affect the Gulf Coast." Meanwhile, Gooding's description of his life today reminds one of a war veteran trying to find a way to live with the scars. "I'm watching everything I created over my life deteriorate," he said. "If you don't use your boat, it starts to break down. Everything I own is breaking down. I used to be someone who helped out the community, and now I'm someone who needs help from the community, and that's hard to adjust to. There's really nothing left to look forward to." SOURCE: Al Jazeera ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dahr Jamail


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What sets the American Crafts Modern Album apart is that it's completely customizable. Decorate the cover of this 12" x 12" album any way you like using papers, stamps, paints, inks, ribbons or other embellishments. Make it unique, like your layouts. The heavy cover is made of pressboard, strong enough to hold even heavier embellishments. The interlocking style of the D-ring album gives you freedom to add pages when you finish them and not have to worry about scrapping chronologically. Page protectors not included.
The page protectors that are compatible with this album are:
Universal 12 x 12 Page Protectors
American Crafts 12 x 12
We R Memory Keepers 12 x 12
I have just recently purchsed my first Customizable Modern Album and I am loving it! It is also the first D-ring album I've ever used. Through the years I have progressed from strap-hinge albums to post bound and now I have found a new format to love. The D-ring album is so simple to use. I am not a chronological scrapper so I have always struggled to add and rearrange the pages in my other albums. This takes all the frustration out of adding new pages and rearranging existing pages. The album also holds a lot of pages and they are easy to flip through and view.
What sets this album apart from other D-ring albums is that you can customize the covers any way you like! Just one more opportunity to showcase your creativity and it makes the album a one-of-a-kind! Customizing the covers is as much fun as filling it with amazing layouts!
One suggestion I have is to use Mod Podge to adhere papers to your album covers. Spread the Mod Podge on the chipboard cover as well as on the paper surface you want to adhere. You have to work kind of quickly, but this method helps greatly to reduce bubbling in the paper. Paint works fantastically on these covers also.
Used in this layout: Family Vacation Memories Album
I've just started using these D-ring albums and I love the freedom it has given me. If you do not scrap chronologically, this is the album for you. It's so easy to pop your layouts in and out and move them around. You can mix page protector sizes, which gives a whole other dimension to your scrapbooking. You are no longer bound by the one size of your album!
I was a little concerned that the space in between the pages would make viewing double page layouts awkward, but it does not. The page protectors are made so that you just need to pull the pages up together slightly and view a seamless double page layout.
I recommend giving this album a try, especially if you scrap out-of-order, like me!
This album is much easier to handle than the ones with the little posts. I now have 70 page protectors in it. I am pretty sure I'll be able to get at least 120 of the kind of printed layouts I get into it, hoping for 140! Mine are not the standard hard glossy photo.
On the rings, they are manageable. It doesn't pop open! No struggling to try to put an extender on!
I love it and may do something artful to put on the cover!
Used in this digital layout: NANNIE WOULDN'T DO IT THIS WAY!
I've had this album for about a year now. It is FABULOUS! The quality is wonderful. I've traveled to a number of crops with it and it travels with me. It has withstood all the banging around it gets from traveling. It holds a ton of pages and I like how you can change up the cover to suit your mood, the season, or a special occasion. This is a great product. You will not regret this purchase.
This is definitely my favorite album to date! I bought it at a great price and customize it the way I wanted to.
I recommend this to chronological and non-chronological scrapper. You have the freedom to move your layout around with out having to remove the pages from the page protector, if you don't want to.
I just finished filling this out for our 2007 album and I was able to fit 72!!! PAGES!!! that's 2 layout in one page protector. I didn't have to worry weather my pages are to bulky. They fit perfectly. My album is a bit heavy and bulky, but I'm really happy to tell a whole year of stories in one album!
Planning on customizing my 2nd one and filling it up:)
This is my second purchase of this particular album. It is made well and will hold more pages than expected. Also, the cover can be self decorated which is a plus.
Love these albums as they can be customized so easily and the rings allow you to move pages around as you find more pictures to add. Highly recommended.
This book holds many pages! It is sturdy and I will be buying another one very soon.
The three ring binders are so much easier to use than the post albums.
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140. Restored Victorian
I bought a bucket of Morning-Dew
and painted windows open.
Toasted-Pine-nuts that splattered the floor
were patiently scrapped with razor and rags
until the oak grain shone.
Evocative-Sunlight in multiple layers
hid bruise marks on the walls.
Two blankets of Ivory-Coast
covered tenderly mended kicked in doors.
Frosted-Hawthorn soothe with brush strokes
graffiti from drunken frat-boy parties.
The painted Victorian stood,
as it had for a hundred years and more,
patiently waiting for its wounds to heal.
Next morning I brought a gallon
of Good-As-New and sealed
the front porch done.
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I recently posted a quotation from Jeanette Winterson's new book which included the following:
.. when people say that poetry is a luxury, or an option, or for the middle classes, or that it shouldn't be read in school because it is irrelevant, or any of the strange and stupid things that are said about poetry and its place in our lives, I suspect that the people doing the saying have had things pretty easy.
However, J.C., in the June 1, 2012, issue of the TLS, did not admire this quite so much; he wrote:
Few things are stranger than this. Many folk feel poetry is not for them, but we can't recall ever hearing it described as a luxury, or "an option" - except by someone indulging the luxury of coming over all embattled. People don't speak like that. The poetry police does exist - its membership is made up of poets, seeking to police the "bad" poetry of others. Those who say "strange and stupid things" about poetry tend to be critics. We would be "happy" if in a "normal" world, people cared enough about language to justify ferocity.
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Opportunities to Use Remote Sensing in Understanding Permafrost and Related Ecological Characteristics: Report of a Workshop (2014)Polar Research Board
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Climate change is causing the widespread thawing and degradation of permafrost, subsurface soil or rock that remains frozen for two or more consecutive years. Changes in permafrost could cause significant impacts -- for example, by causing erosion that damages buildings, roads, or other infrastructure, by causing shifts in ecosystems, and by contributing large amounts of carbon to the atmosphere. Data are needed to observe and monitor permafrost, and project permafrost change. However, permafrost is difficult to study because it is located beneath the ground surface, is largely found in remote locations, and is vastly distributed. An ad hoc committee of experts, under the auspices of the National Research Council, organized a workshop to explore opportunities for harnessing remote sensing technologies (both from existing sensors and those expected in the near future) to learn more about permafrost status and trends. Workshop participants also discussed how measurements of ecological variables could provide insight to permafrost conditions and processes. For example, changes in seasonal micro-topography can be used to estimate the ice content of permafrost. Workshop participants noted that innovative multi-scale, multi-sensor approaches, using ground-based, aircraft, and spaceborne instruments, could substantially advance knowledge of permafrost landscapes and provide insight on vulnerabilities to warming.