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== Ed- No Contract Talks Taking Place ==
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The Steelers have a little more than a week if they want to negotiate any contract extensions before their self-imposed deadline of Sept. 8, which is the first game of the regular season.
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Don’t hold your breath. There are no talks taking place and that silence is likely to continue the rest of the year. They will still have time after the 2013 season to negotiate a deal with those players about to become free agents – they signed unrestricted free agent Ramon Foster March 11 and signed RFA Steve McLendon when Green Bay wanted to do so.
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???????? Barring any such deals, here is what their free agent class will look like next year:?
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???? Brett Keisel,[http://jcommunity.loginradius.com/forum/newtopic SB Nation Bloggers NBA Team Rankings_1], Ziggy Hood, Ryan Clark, Emmanuel Sanders, Jonathan Dwyer, Isaac Redman,[http://e2network.org/e2network/blogs/post/179884 should the packers use the 7], Jerricho Cotchery, Jason Worilds, Greg Warren, Al Woods and assorted others like Plaxico Burress.?
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???? Should they try to sign one or more now to an extension while they have some salary cap room,[http://ngar.ols.ukm.edu.pl/index.php/User:Rovahomoimi#10_Funny_Sketches_By_Goatface_Comedy 10 Funny Sketches By Goatface Comedy], about $4 ? million, this year? Should they wait until after the season and then figure out which ones are worth keeping? Or should they just pass on all of them and move on? Tell me.
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Onto some stuff:
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--- Chat today at 1:30.
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--- Labor Day Picnic? Bah, humbugs, says Mike Tomlin, who has invited his whole team over to the South Side training facility for a bonus practice on Sunday and another on Monday.
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?? --- Who is the Steelers most valuable offensive lineman? Maurkice Pouncey? Probably,[http://bbs.shan-shi.org/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=58066&fromuid=3877 Symplified and Xamarin Partner to Bring Mobile Developer SDK to Build Native Mob], but Kelvin Beachum should get some votes. He will play some center Thursday night, which means he will have played center, guard, tackle and tight end at some point in the preseason or regular season as he enters only his second season with the Steelers. He played tackle at SMU and the Steelers drafted him to play guard, which is the position they list him as in their media guide.
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--- The Steelers are thin at tight end. The Chicago Bears on Sunday released Leonard Pope,[http://averagepeniswidth.com/ Cowboys Corner- Stephen Jones says Tanney will wing it, shows some Romo to his game_0], who played for the Steelers last season. The Steelers have made no move to sign him, which says all anyone needs to know. Not that anyone needed that extra information.
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--- I suppose someone could make enough of an impression to convince Mike Tomlin to keep him over someone else by their play Thursday night vs. Carolina. Otherwise, that is the most rotten game of the four in the preseason.
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?? Former Giants quarterback Phil Simms told this to Bob Glauber of Long Island Newday last week:
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"You can still play your starters in the fourth game. Hey, Green Bay took the Tennessee Titans off their preseason schedule because Tennessee would play all their starters in Week 4. They got tired of getting beat up in the last game because Jeff Fisher liked to have his starters play.
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"It wasn't long ago that the fourth preseason game was the real game. I don't know when it changed to the third game."
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?? Simms told Glauber that he played the entire game of the fourth preseason game in 1987 coming off his Super Bowl MVP performance that January.
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Since Todd Haley was hired as offensive coordinator, he has repeated several times that the offense is NOT his offense, but the players'. So why didn't he review with players and coaches in the spring/summer of 2012 what they liked and didn't like? Instead, it seems that what he did this past spring/summer 2013 is what he should have done over a year ago.
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ME: Coaching is often more dictatorship than it is democratic, plus Todd Haley did not know those players last year like he knows them today.Comments on this article:</html>

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LOS ANGELES- Tour bus overturns along Calif. freeway; 52 hur

<html>LOS ANGELES A tour bus carrying gamblers to an Indian casino overturned along a Southern California freeway after sideswiping a car, injuring more than 50 people on board Thursday, authorities said.The driver made an "unsafe lane change" to the left, struck the car "and then overcorrected to the right,Blackhawks Raise Ticket Prices By Average of 17 Percent_1," California Highway Patrol Officer Elizabeth Van Valkenburgh said. The skidding bus careened through a chain-link fence and down a dirt embankment, where it came to rest on its right side between the freeway and railroad tracks.Ambulances and helicopters converged on Interstate 210 in Irwindale, about 20 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, where firefighters laid out red,Editorial Nidal Hasan's victims fell in combat, not mere workplace violenc, yellow and green tarps to evaluate the injured.Fifty-two people, mostly elderly, suffered minor injuries, according to doctors and fire officials. At least one passenger reported wearing a seatbelt, Van Valkenburgh said.Some of the passengers were able to get out on their own, while others needed to be rescued by firefighters or drivers who stopped to help,Laura Mvula on why she, like many black women, shaves her head, said Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Brian Jordan.The bus driver, who suffered minor injuries, was properly licensed and has not been charged, the CHP said. He was identified as Jinquan Yang, 55, of Alhambra.A call to a phone listing for a Jinquan Yang in Alhambra went unanswered Thursday evening.The driver whose car Yang struck was not injured.Eight bus passengers needed immediate medical attention, including five who were flown by helicopter to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center. The patients, who suffered blunt force trauma, were in guarded condition, said Dr. Leo Rodriguez.Huntington Memorial Hospital in nearby Pasadena treated three people, including an 86-year-old man who had broken ribs. All were expected to survive,The setting makes dining special at Langston House Restaurant in Perry_1, said hospital spokesman Kevin Andrus.Many of the victims spoke only Mandarin or Cantonese and required translators. They ranged in age from 25 to 92.The accident happened on a sunny day around 10 a.m. The freeway's eastbound lanes were at least partially closed for about six hours.The 2003 Van Hool bus was operated by Da Zhen Travel Agency in the Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park. It was heading to the San Manuel Indian Bingo and Casino in Highland after picking up passengers in Monterey Park and San Gabriel, Van Valkenburgh said.That large casino complex is about 40 miles east of the crash.Da Zhen received a "satisfactory" rating during its last major review by federal inspectors, in 2010, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records.Those records report that in the past two years, the company had no crashes among its nine buses. Two of its buses were cited for speeding in Arizona in February, while another was cited for "following too close" in May in Nevada.Overall, the buses performed relatively well in mechanical inspections,Trainer- Martinez won't face 'animal like Golovkin', failing just two of 30 over the past two years, according to the records. That 7 percent rate was significantly below the national average.A schedule provided by the casino shows that Da Zhen runs 14 trips each day to San Manuel from various cities in Los Angeles County.Interstate 210 is a commonly used foothill route to inland valleys and the desert east of Los Angeles. "Gamblers' specials" many catering to older people, frequently use it to bus tourists between the San Gabriel Valley and casinos in California and Las Vegas.

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Bill Barnwell on which backs succeed and fail in the trenche

<html>John McDonnell/The Washington Post/Getty Images First & GoalWhen your offense needs to punch in the ball at the goal line, which kind of back do you want taking the ball?By on August 21, 2013 Sometimes, teams do things that don't seem to make any sense. When I ,Photos- North Colorado, the 51st state-, I mentioned that the Titans spent up to $10 million this offseason on Shonn Greene as a supplement to Johnson, their $30 million back. When you spend a ton of money on one back and don't get what you're hoping for, why not throw some more money at another back? In this case, the Titans paid Greene to serve as the short-yardage and goal-line back in a part-time role. It was a crazy move considering how , but that's already obvious. Instead, Greene's arrival got me thinking about goal-line backs in general. Johnson is not considered a typical goal-line back because of his size: Listed at 5-foot-11 and 203 pounds, Johnson is no one's idea of a bruiser. Greene is a more conventionally sized goal-line back; while he's also 5-11, Greene packs on 20 more pounds than Johnson. But is that really a good thing? Are bigger backs really more effective at the goal line than smaller backs? What sort of player succeeds with the end zone just yards away? Well, let's see if history suggests anything. During my time at Football Outsiders, I built a model for testing effectiveness near the goal line that's simple enough to apply. It estimates the likelihood that a back will score a touchdown given the down and distance to the goal line, given historical data on success rates inside the 5-yard line. I conducted that research several years ago,Little Bites- Bluebird Kitchen to open second location Downtown_0, but since it's now 2013, I've used the to build new baselines for these likelihoods. In this case, I'm using the touchdown rates (not including first downs) for each relevant down and distance on plays in which a running back (not a quarterback or a player at any other position) carried the football. Then, by considering the carries each player gets near the goal line, it's simple to figure out an "expected" touchdown total if he scored as frequently as players around the league do in the same situations. A player who is particularly effective near the goal line will score more touchdowns than this baseline total,10 Trolltastic Tweets By Patton Oswalt, and one who isn't will fail to do so. Let me put it into practice with Greene's numbers from 2009 to 2012 as a member of the Jets.

with a BMI of 33 or more and exclude Duckett, they combined to run for 185 touchdowns across 464 attempts. Given the makeup of their carries, they were expected to score 186.1 touchdowns. Short-and-squat doesn't win this race.

In fact,Photos- Hits and Misses, from jail for a bullying teacher to rare kudos for Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the correlation coefficient between BMI and touchdowns over expectation for backs with 30 touches or more is just 0.01; that says the two sets of variables have absolutely nothing to do with another. A bigger BMI doesn't mean a better goal-line back. The correlations aren't any more meaningful in comparing height (0.08) or weight (0.09) to our measure of successful goal-line performance. Let me put that into perspective physically. Splitting the backs up into five equally sized groups (in terms of number of players) by weight and BMI, here's how they perform in the aforementioned goal-line situations:

That doesn't seem like it tells us much, but it might have been enough to convince the Titans that they didn't need to give Shonn Greene all that money to fill a job he hasn't been particularly good at.

So, that's a bummer. But you probably want to know who was good in 2012,UNLV marching band director Anthony LaBounty talks gameday and the Killers, right? Here's a list of the five best and five worst backs from 2012 and the numbers on the league's most frequently used goal-line backs to finish things off.

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Would you ride 'Hyperloop' at the speed of sound-

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This file image released by Tesla Motors shows a sketch of the Hyperloop capsule with passengers onboard. When billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk published fanciful plans to shoot capsules full of people at the speed of sound through a tube connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco, he asked the public to perfect his rough plans. From tinkerers to engineers, the race is on. (Evan Agostini/AP Photo/Tesla Motors, file)Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk urged the public to polish sketch plans he released last week for a "Hyperloop" that would shoot capsules full of people at the speed of sound through elevated tubes connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco.

From tinkerers to engineers, the race is on. A Utah firm hustled out a model using a 3-D printer. A Pennsylvania company is testing a virtual Hyperloop with sophisticated computer software. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants ad space inside capsules, and in San Francisco, enthusiasts interested in "making Hyperloop a reality" will meet over beers. Meanwhile, Musk himself has shelved the project and returned to his established future-is-here transportation ventures: luxury electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. and the rocket-building company SpaceX. In principle, the Hyperloop is doable. The concept pulls together several proven technologies: Capsules would float on a thin cushion of air and draw on magnetic attraction and solar power to zoom through a nearly air-free tube. Because there would be so little wind resistance, they could top 700 mph and make the nearly 400-mile trip in about half an hour. Actual construction would hinge on challenges far more complex than advanced engineering -- those involving money and politics. The $6 billion Musk projected as the cost was a terrific lowball to some. Others suggested his timeframe of a decade to completion was naive -- that getting political backing and environmental clearances, much less land to build the tubes on, would be hugely time-consuming. Conspicuously absent was a commitment that Musk would sink substantial money into the project anytime soon -- if ever. On a call with reporters, Musk suggested he might build a "subscale" test version in a few years if the idea was floundering. One thing Musk was clear about: The in In this June 22,Controversy Over the Chinese Pacific Rim Translation, 2012 file photo, Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk holds up a bottle of wine given as a gift from one of their first customers, right, during a rally at the Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif. When billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk published fanciful plans to shoot capsules full of people at the speed of sound through a tube connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco, he asked the public to perfect his rough plans. From tinkerers to engineers,Photo Gallery- Spotted at the Brown County Fair, the race is on. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)questioning, modifying and, ultimately,Footscray crime writer Kerry Greenwood to speak at Melbourne Writers Festival, perfecting his proposal. And in that respect, there has been no lack of enthusiasm. At the computer simulation software firm ANSYS, engineers are designing and testing a virtual model. The goal is to get a "quick and dirty" sense of how much wind drag a capsule would encounter, and thus how fast it could go, said Sandeep Sovani, the company's director of Global Automotive Industry. Sovani said he has long been intrigued by tube travel (an idea that predates the Hyperloop by a century), and wanted to do a model both out of intellectual curiosity and on the chance that Musk does eventually go looking for partners. "What I want to do," Sovani said, "is live in Florida and work in Michigan and go back home every day." At 41,Wednesday Harris's Hawks_1, he figures it just became a realistic dream.


 

 
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Pia Dehne Brings Camouflage To Canvas

By way of Düsseldorf Germany,White House Enlists Bill Clinton On Health Care Law CBS DC, a New York based artist is bringing her vision for abstract and hyper-realistic art to the table. is known for her work with various camouflage designs with her Camouflage Paintings. Dehne s paintings are almost like one big optical illusion. She pays close attention to detail,Judges Warn- Sequester Puts Public in Danger_0, colors,House now a home to Harmon family - Local, and composition. She has a thing for camouflage as it allows her to express a way of connecting both visually and emotionally with the world. It is a mixture of colors and abstract shapes and designs. Some of the paintings appear to be three dimensional but it is all in how she lays out the strokes and designs. Her paintings are a creative breath of fresh air for some. Take a look at some of Pehne s work in the image gallery below.</html>

I've Watched A Stranger's Baby Grow Up Over YouTube.

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24,346gE Two years ago, uploaded a video of a baby that was super excited to see her mom, but also waaaaay too sleepy. It was an insanely cute combination—so much so that the video became viral hit. You might've watched it, and then never thought about this baby again.

Well, I've kept watching—in fact, it might be accurate to say that I've seen this baby grow up from thousands of miles away. I've watched her eat, I've watched her play, I've watched her cry. I've watched her discover the weirdness of trying out shoes on for the first time (it seems so arbitrary at a young age!). I've watched her discover that everything has a name and a place. I've watched her laughter bubble and burst. I've watched her do all these things, and she has no idea who I am—or that hundreds of thousands of people watch her do all these things regularly. That's kind of odd, right? Her name is Yerin. It means 'treasure' in Korean. She's two years old, turning three on the 23rd of September, and if it wasn't obvious from the first video,Star Trek Cinematographer to Shoot Star Wars Episode VII on, she is immensely, immensely adorable. Yes—we'll get to that. There are videos, a ton more videos. We'll get to them in a second. For now I can't help on muse on it all—the way I've watched her grow up from afar, I mean. It kind of weirds me out to think about. Sure, it's something I've kind of done on Facebook before; I'm getting to that age where everyone around me seems to be getting married or having babies,Cowboys Corner- Justin Durant says he has seen young players like DeVonte Holloman struggle in NFL, but that Holloman is getting it, their Facebook profiles actually becoming extensions of the babies themselves. But those are acquaintances, at least! I'm not sure it has to do with technology, exactly...sure, with the advent of smartphones and Google glass, along with video equipment that's reasonably priced,DDoS attacks divert security personnel, used to hide bank theft_0, having someone's entire childhood be documented is easier than ever. Of course,Audio On Demand CBS DC_5, you still might ask yourself if we 'should' be doing this sort of thing with our kids, but...meh. Back when he was in my life, my dad used to record everything I did as a baby, t00—that was 23 years ago. I only know this because my family talks about it all the time, in the sort of 'remember the good old days' that make you think it's less nostalgia and more 'what happened to you?' In any case, it's not some caution around the idea of having everything recorded. That ship has sailed. I view a lot of my life through the lens on my smartphone. Perhaps it's the fear that, despite my protests, there actually is some latent desire for motherhood in me. Sure, seems like some gender essentializing bullshit, and I don't seriously think that's what's happening here, but sometimes, I can't help but think about it for a second. Maybe I shouldn't be weirded out, though. The list of things mitigated online now for me are endless, from work to friends to romance and everything in between. Who knows? What's for certain is that Yerin is amazing. Here are some of my favorite videos of her over the years.





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Mercer traffic plan designed to avoid gridiron gridlock

<html>More than 10,000 people piling onto campus could cause a grizzly gridlock for the Mercer Bears first football game since 1941. We have never had 10,000 people on this campus at one time, that I know of,Bing boosts snapshot search with richer info on fa, said Larry Brumley, the marketing vice president and chief of staff for the university.Athletics director Jim Cole craves that high-energy, festive crowd to fuel a passion for the new program. The Bears first game is Saturday against Reinhardt. We want people to get in here around the stadium first,Backyards Replace The Cabin As The Entertaining De, so we want people to come early, Cole said.Three dozen officers from the Bibb County Sheriff s Office and Macon Police Department will supplement Mercer s police force to guide traffic onto campus, which will open for tailgating beginning at 9 a.m. for the 6 p.m. kickoff. I m fine if people want to come at 9 and park a vehicle, he said.Permits are required for parking off Stadium Drive and near the fieldhouse, but other Mercer lots will be available for $10, including two new parking areas across Mercer University Drive. Cole encourages fans to scout out their tailgating locations before game day.The lawn of the School of Medicine, the intramural field behind the tennis courts and near student housing off University Center Drive are suggested for the general public. If you can find green grass, that s kind of the rule, Cole said. Park on pavement, tailgate on grass. Permit holders will be given primary preference around Bear Plus and athletic foundation lots closest to the stadium and volleyball courts. Mercer basketball hosted five sellout crowds of nearly 4,000 last season, so Cole is confident campus can accommodate more than twice as many football fans. We ve opened 60 percent more capacity than we had for basketball games, he said.If lots around Mercer fill, officers will hand drivers maps to downtown Macon parking garages behind the Fickling building, Douglass Theatre and next to the new Tubman Museum.The Macon Transit Authority will sell round-trip shuttle tickets for $2 per rider at Terminal Station and Third and Cherry streets. Other private entities, such as Centenary Methodist Church near Tattnall Square Park,Judge To Take Jury Pool From Jeffco In Ridgeway Murder Case CBS Denver, are expected to sell parking spaces,Uriarra Village reacts to solar on doorstep, too.Beginning at 2 p.m., traffic on Stadium Drive will become one-way, from Mercer University Drive toward Mercer Village, which is hosting its own block party.Stadium gates open at 4:30 p.m. The team will trek through campus, and parachutes will drop from the sky leading up to the game.Cole suggests arriving from Interstate 75 exit 163. The former board member of the Georgia Department of Transportation urges patrons not to wait until 5:30 p.m. to avoid clogging the interstate.After the game, all traffic out of College Street and Stadium Drive will be directed to I-75. No one will be permitted to turn left toward Little Richard Penniman Boulevard. I think it s going to be a great experience, Mercer police chief Gary Collins said. We re making history. Officers and event staff will debrief to tweak traffic flow for the next game, if necessary. We re going to try to make is as smooth as possible,Dami Sapara Entering 2013 NBA D 3, said Collins, who quoted a campus slogan: Please BEAR with us.</html>

Ask Alys- your gardening questions answered

<html>I'm looking for something to cover a bare brick northern wall. My garden is tiny,Rumour- Kiko set to make dramatic move from Barcelona to Real Madrid | Sportskeeda_0|Rumour- Kiko set to make dramatic move from Barcelona to Real Madrid | Sportskeeda_0, about 3m x 3m.It's a tricky spot and ivy is probably the easiest option. It doesn't have to be plain, ordinary ivy: you could go for variegation or an interesting leaf shape, such as . You may be tempted by Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata 'Veitchii', which has large green leaves that turn purple and red in autumn, but it is far too vigorous for your space. Another option is Pyracantha, varieties such as 'Watereri' (red berries), 'Orange Glow' (orange berries) or Pyracantha rogersiana (best for shaded walls). Pyracantha has small white flowers in early summer on a backdrop of glossy leaves, and by autumn is covered in berries. It is good for bees and doesn't mind being pruned hard,Fantasy Baseball- Helmuth’s Half Dozen – Week 22, so you can train it to truly stick to the wall.Finally,Five Things To Know From Rams, you could go with Hydrangea anomala subsp petiolaris. It is self-clinging and,FBI, LAPD and Pasadena cops team up on gang raid, once established,Man, dog recovering after Sydney shooting, won't mind hard pruning to keep it as close to the wall as you can. It will stick out but the foliage and flowers are very attractive.? Got a question for Alys? Email</html>

Soldotna moves up to No. 1 in prep football poll

<html>Soldotna moved up one spot to take over the No. 1 ranking among medium-small schools, and South retained its top ranking among large schools in the Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network high school football poll released Monday.Soldotna, a 47-24 winner over large-school Colony last weekend,George Hill shows up on TMZ...for the right reason, jumped over previous No. 1 North Pole to claim the top spot for medium-small schools. North Pole slipped to No. 2,March to focus on continued fight for civil rights, Juneau remained No. 3,Demolished Texas House Will Be Buried For Art’s Sake, Kenai stayed at No. 4 and Houston kept its No. 5 position.Soldotna plays Houston this week and North Pole plays Juneau, all of which could alter the rankings after the third week of the eight-week regular season.South topped Bartlett 17-7 to stick at No. 1 among large schools,David Lee balls hard at Rucker Park (video)_0, and Service remained No. 2.Palmer moved up one spot to No. 3, Chugiak likewise moved up one spot to No. 4, and Lathrop debuted in the poll at No. 5. The movement was in some part precipitated by Wasilla's 17-14 loss to Kenai,Aziz Ansari wants a ‘Parks and Recreation’-’Scandal’ crossover_0, which dropped the previously No. 3-ranked Warriors from the poll.</html>

Press freedom- an open letter to David Cameron from Nordic e

<html>We know that you will agree that one of the hallmarks of free and open democracies is a vivid public debate addressing all fundamental aspects of society,500 Greatest Songs of All Time_0, including the balance and possible conflict between the legitimate security concerns of governments and the protection of privacy and the free press. We all understand both the imperative to uphold domestic security and the equally important imperative to protect our open public debate about the limits to and legal implications of these efforts. The debate is not a sign of weakness of our democracies. It is the basis of our strength.Against this backdrop, events in Great Britain over the past week give rise to deep concern. We may differ on where to draw the line and strike the right balance, but we should not differ in our determination to protect an open debate about these essential questions. Also, we should stand united to protect individuals engaging in such debates within the parameters of democracy and the rule of law.The free press plays a crucial role in this regard, also in situations where information revealed by the press is most inconvenient to governments and the intelligence community. We are surprised by the recent acts by officials of your government against our colleagues at the Guardian and deeply concerned that a stout defender of democracy and free debate such as the United Kingdom uses antiterror legislation in order to legalise what amounts to harassment of both the paper and individuals associated with it. Moreover,Gilbert Arenas Offers Proof He Could Beat Michael Jordan in One, it is deeply disturbing that the police have now announced a criminal investigation. We hope this is not to be seen as a step against journalists doing journalism.The implication of these acts may have ramifications far beyond the borders of the UK, undermining the position of the free press throughout the world.Mr Prime Minister, we hope that you will soon act to rectify this and reinstall your government among the leading defenders of the free press and an open debate in accordance with the proud tradition of your country.Bo LidegaardExecutive editor-in-chiefPolitiken, DenmarkPeter WolodarskiExecutive editor-in-chiefDagens Nyheter, SwedenHilde HaugsgjerdExecutive editor-in-chiefAftenposten,Season of note unveiled for Live Arts Maryland, NorwayRiikka Ven?l?inenEditor-in-chiefHelsingin Sanomat, FinlandThe forgotten cost of coalWhy am I not surprised at the reaction of West Sussex nimbys over the prospect of fracking? We face a future of expensive power. Surely we should utilise all the forms of fuel? West Sussex has lived for more than a century on power produced by the coal mining in areas such as south Wales, a process that has caused massive environmental damage. I don't remember them protesting against that. The ex-mining areas of south Wales and the untouched sylvan areas of mid Wales are threatened with wind farms to provide electricity that will go to power the towns and cities of England, including West Sussex. I don't remember them protesting against that.John OwenCaerphillyWidening access to OxfordCarole Cadwalladr selectively quotes numbers in order to lament "the problem of Oxbridge" ("",Jason Day two off the pace, Comment). She notes that "just over 7% of children are privately educated, yet 40% of those at Oxford and Cambridge have been", but fails to note that 15% of all those taking A-levels, and 33% of those with AAA or higher at A-level, are in the independent sector.Attainment in schools is the greatest limiting factor to Oxford's ability to recruit widely, but we are working extremely hard on access. Every year, we hold more than 2,400 outreach events. We also offer the most generous financial support for the poorest students of any university in the country; 10% of students accepted come from a family with a household income of less than ��16,000 a year, and last year one-third of all places went to applicants who are a target of our access activities. We are determined to make an Oxford education open to the most able students, whatever their background.Mike NicholsonDirector of undergraduate admissionsUniversity of OxfordSmart meters and securityI take concerns related to the security of smart meters very seriously, and in referring to (Discover) sadly these concerns are misinformed. I would like to be very clear: security is a key priority for me and my department. We are working closely with leading security experts to ensure the smart metering system is safe and that robust security controls are in place.Baroness VermaEnergy and climate change ministerLondon SW1Help is at hand I am surprised that Peter Beaumont bothered to decant his pee into a watering can ("", News). My husband uses the handy spout nature gave him.Lucy AbercrombieTeddington,'Transformers 4' Takes Over Chicago Skies, Middlesex</html>

Coroner IDs man, 26, dead at Las Vegas 1

<html>LAS VEGAS ? Authorities have identified a 26-year-old worker who died after falling at a construction site in Summerlin.Clark County coroner?s officials say Henderson resident Mark Brian Lovett died at the scene of the fall a little before 9 a.m. Tuesday. His exact cause of death hasn?t yet been released.Las Vegas police Officer Lawrence Hadfield says the fall happened at the 10000 block of Summerlin Centre Drive, near the Red Rock casino.Officials with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration say an inspector was dispatched to the site, and the agency is investigating.Officials at the Howard Hughes Corp., which is developing the site into a shopping center, issued a statement saying they were deeply saddened by Lovett?s death and are dedicated to worker safety.</html>

Arctic Monkey’s – Stop The World I Wanna Get Off

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Arctic Monkey s Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You | New Music

Who doesn’t want some new ’s in their life? The fellas are back today with something new for our ears to eat up called “Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You”. The track is an incredibly dope,What'd you buy yourself today-, infectious,Commentary- The tragedy of Chelsea Manning_0, highly contagious rock track that will hook you in instantly. “Stop The World I Wanna Get Off With You” is driven by a silky smooth combination of heavy guitars and crashing, effecting drums that build an amazing home for the vocals of the singer. He effortlessly croons on top of the beat and gives us another track to get hooked on until their new album drops. Check out the clip after the jump and speak on it below.

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Ed- No Contract Talks Taking Place

<html>Good morning, The Steelers have a little more than a week if they want to negotiate any contract extensions before their self-imposed deadline of Sept. 8, which is the first game of the regular season. Don’t hold your breath. There are no talks taking place and that silence is likely to continue the rest of the year. They will still have time after the 2013 season to negotiate a deal with those players about to become free agents – they signed unrestricted free agent Ramon Foster March 11 and signed RFA Steve McLendon when Green Bay wanted to do so. ???????? Barring any such deals, here is what their free agent class will look like next year:? ???? Brett Keisel,SB Nation Bloggers NBA Team Rankings_1, Ziggy Hood, Ryan Clark, Emmanuel Sanders, Jonathan Dwyer, Isaac Redman,should the packers use the 7, Jerricho Cotchery, Jason Worilds, Greg Warren, Al Woods and assorted others like Plaxico Burress.? ???? Should they try to sign one or more now to an extension while they have some salary cap room,10 Funny Sketches By Goatface Comedy, about $4 ? million, this year? Should they wait until after the season and then figure out which ones are worth keeping? Or should they just pass on all of them and move on? Tell me. Onto some stuff: --- Chat today at 1:30. --- Labor Day Picnic? Bah, humbugs, says Mike Tomlin, who has invited his whole team over to the South Side training facility for a bonus practice on Sunday and another on Monday. ?? --- Who is the Steelers most valuable offensive lineman? Maurkice Pouncey? Probably,Symplified and Xamarin Partner to Bring Mobile Developer SDK to Build Native Mob, but Kelvin Beachum should get some votes. He will play some center Thursday night, which means he will have played center, guard, tackle and tight end at some point in the preseason or regular season as he enters only his second season with the Steelers. He played tackle at SMU and the Steelers drafted him to play guard, which is the position they list him as in their media guide. --- Still searching for backup offensive linemen, and that search should go right through the waiver wire Saturday. --- The Steelers are thin at tight end. The Chicago Bears on Sunday released Leonard Pope,Cowboys Corner- Stephen Jones says Tanney will wing it, shows some Romo to his game_0, who played for the Steelers last season. The Steelers have made no move to sign him, which says all anyone needs to know. Not that anyone needed that extra information. --- I suppose someone could make enough of an impression to convince Mike Tomlin to keep him over someone else by their play Thursday night vs. Carolina. Otherwise, that is the most rotten game of the four in the preseason. ?? Former Giants quarterback Phil Simms told this to Bob Glauber of Long Island Newday last week: "You can still play your starters in the fourth game. Hey, Green Bay took the Tennessee Titans off their preseason schedule because Tennessee would play all their starters in Week 4. They got tired of getting beat up in the last game because Jeff Fisher liked to have his starters play. "It wasn't long ago that the fourth preseason game was the real game. I don't know when it changed to the third game." ?? Simms told Glauber that he played the entire game of the fourth preseason game in 1987 coming off his Super Bowl MVP performance that January. ?? --- One question this morning: --- YOU: Since Todd Haley was hired as offensive coordinator, he has repeated several times that the offense is NOT his offense, but the players'. So why didn't he review with players and coaches in the spring/summer of 2012 what they liked and didn't like? Instead, it seems that what he did this past spring/summer 2013 is what he should have done over a year ago. ME: Coaching is often more dictatorship than it is democratic, plus Todd Haley did not know those players last year like he knows them today.Comments on this article:</html>