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Hate leaflets calling for killing of Ahmadi Muslims distributed across London
By Tom Porter
Updated April 9, 2016 12:28 BST
Leaflets calling for members of the Ahmadi Muslim community to be killed have allegedly been distributed in universities, mosques and shopping centres in London.
Followers of the Muslim Ahmadi sect, which preaches a message of peace and tolerance, have long been subject to violent attacks and persecution in Pakistan, where they are branded worse than apostates by hardliners and forbidden by the state to call themselves Muslims.
Now the wave of persecution appears to have spread to the UK, with a man admitting in a public statement that he killed Ahmadi shopkeeper Asad Shah in Glasgow for disrespecting Islam. The unusual statement coincides with the distribution across London of leaflets calling for followers of the religion to be killed.
I think the police are slightly clueless, or they don\'t want to recognise it because there are deep links to what is going on in Pakistan
Farooq Aftab, vice-president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organisation
A leaflet undersigned by the global anti-Ahmadiyya Khatme Nubuwwat organisation in Stockwell Green, and distributed in several London locations, has been obtained by IBTimes UK.
The group denies spreading anti-Ahmadiyya hate speech.
Entitled "Qadianis [a pejorative name for Ahmadiyya], Difference With Other Non-Muslims", it asks why "this group is considered wicked [sic] than others?" and declares for Muslims "to have any kind of relation with Qadianis is prohibited".
Copy of the anti-Ahmadiyya leaflets distributed in London
The hate literature goes on to describe various categories of "Kufr", or unbeliever, and brands Ahmadiyya as "dualist infidel" or "one who is bent upon presenting his 'Kufr' as Islam" and is "worse than an apostate". It prescribes the same punishment that is doled out for apostates (those who have renounced their own religion), advocating allowing followers a three-day period to "get back into the Islamic fold. If he does not, he is to be awarded capital punishment."
The leaflets calling for Ahmadi Muslims to be killed were distributed on the campus of University College London Getty Images
The leaflets have allegedly been distributed in several London locations over the last few years, sources in the Ahmadiyya community told IBTimes UK:
• In October 2012, the notices were distributed on the campus of University College London at an event held by the university's Ahmadiyya Students Association in response to the controversial anti-Islam film the Innocence of Muslims. Ahmadiyya student association members claim the leaflets were also distributed on subsequent occasions, but university authorities say they are not aware of this. They have also allegedly been distributed as recently as 2014 on the campuses of Kingston University and Westminster University, where Islamic State executioner Mohammed Emwazi studied.
• The anti-Ahmadiyya propaganda have been allegedly distributed to members of the public in Wandsworth Road and outside Tooting Market, south London, on several occasions in 2014 and 2015.
• They have also allegedly been distributed outside the Khatme Nubuwwat Academy office in Forest Gate, east London on several occasions in 2014 and 2015.
"You can have differences of opinion, but where it leads to hate, or incitement to violence, or promoting violence, it is unacceptable," Farooq Aftab, vice-president of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Organisation, told IBTimes UK.
"[These leaflets] spread misinformation and mistrust, they pave the way for hatred."
On Thursday, 7 April, Glasgow Ahmadi community leader Ahmed Owusu-Konadu called on all Muslims to condemn the killing of Shah. Aftab said the message of intolerance had even spread to schools, with Ahmadi children bullied and ostracised by their peers. He added that he had been told of incidents in east London schools in which "kids are sitting with friends and are told we are not going to associate with you because you're an Ahmadi".
Aftab said that police had been informed repeatedly about the leaflets. "I think the police are slightly clueless, or they don't want to recognise it because there are deep links to what is going on in Pakistan," he said.
Abdul Fariq Khan, who ran an Ahmadiyya Students Association group at Manchester University, said that on campuses throughout the country, members of the Islamic Society called for Muslim students to boycott events held by Ahmadiyya students.
Our work is just to counter the propaganda of the Ahmadiyya religion, and their proselytisation among Muslim youth. For this work, they hate us
Khatme Nubuwwat spokesman
Akber Choudhry
"You will always find that there has been an email or somebody important from the society or the Muslim community of that university has said you should never be going to this kind of event, you should never talk to them or engage with them. And that happens very regularly and it is across the country," Khan said.
Mahrukh Arif, who has researched anti-Ahmadiyya prejudice in Britain, said: "I remember one Ahmadi student telling me they want us to declare ourselves non-Muslim and that is an imposition of their beliefs on us.. They don't have to right to ask us to change our topic. Just because they believe we are not Muslims."
Founded in British-controlled northern India in the late 19th century, the Ahmadi are considered heretical by other Muslims because they revere founder Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, who died in 1908, as the saviour.
After Ahmadiyya were prohibited in Pakistan from calling themselves Muslims in 1984, the group moved its headquarters to Morden, south London, where it faced renewed persecution from Muslim hardliners. In 2010, Ofcom penalised an Islamic satellite channel affiliated with Khatme Nubuwwat after it described Ahmadiyya as "liable for death".
In an email, Khatme Nubuwwat spokesman Akber Choudhry denied all allegations of propagating anti-Ahmadiyya hate speech. "We completely denied these unfounded allegations then, and we deny them now," he said.
"We believe in tolerance and the sanctity of every human life. Our work is just to counter the propaganda of the Ahmadiyya Qadiani religion, and their proselytisation among Muslim youth. For this work, they hate us and try to use more propaganda.
"Muslims, as citizens of the UK, have the right to associate with whoever they please. Muslims regard the Qadiani Ahmadiyya as a distinct religion, so the association may be limited by personal faith and preference," he added.
University College London spokeswoman Ruth Howells said that after receiving a complaint about the leaflets "University College London Union acted immediately and the Sabbatical Officers at the time met with those involved". She added that "the Dean of Students (Welfare) was also advised of the situation and offered to mediate."
In a statement, Westminster University spokeswoman Chiara Barreca said it was "not aware" of the leaflets, but "would strongly condemn any attempt to incite violence against another individual or community. Should any students be found circulating material which incites violence, they would be subject to the University's disciplinary procedures."
Kingston University spokeswoman Anita Gupta said that following an investigation, university authorities had been unable to uncover any instances of the leaflets being distributed on campus.
"Neither Kingston University nor the Union of Kingston Students tolerates behaviour that could be construed as incitement to any form of violence or discrimination," she said. "All of the Union's Islamic societies pride themselves on their strong and respectful relationships with each other."
Metropolitan Police and the Islamic Society have not responded to requests for comment.
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Q: Mockolate - Calling the same method on a mock with the same arguments but return different results I'am using Mockolate and flex unit 4 to write mocks for my tests in AS3. I want to call the same method on a mock with the same arguments multiple
times and return a different result each time. A basic example is:
            [Rule]
            public var mocks:MockolateRule = new MockolateRule();

            [Mock(type="strict")]
            public var list:IList;

            [Test]
            public function test():void{

                    var seq:Sequence = sequence();
                    expecting(function ():void {
                            expect(list.getItemAt(0)).returns("Item1").thrice().inSequence(seq);
                            expect(list.getItemAt(0)).returns("Item2").inSequence(seq);
                            expect(list.getItemAt(0)).returns("Item3").inSequence(seq);
                    });

                    trace(list.getItemAt(0));
                    trace(list.getItemAt(0));
                    trace(list.getItemAt(0));

                    verify(list);
            }

This results in:
Item1
Item2
Item2

And and error:
1 unmet Exception

What I want is
Item1
Item2
Item2

and no exceptions, i.e. test passes.
I've tried a few alternatives such as:
                    expecting(function ():void {
                            expect(list.getItemAt(0)).returns("Item1").inSequence(seq);
                            expect(list.getItemAt(0)).returns("Item2").inSequence(seq);
                            expect(list.getItemAt(0)).returns("Item3").inSequence(seq);
                    });

and others to no avail. Surely I'm missing something simple here. This
seems like something that should be easy.
Thanks guys,
Theo.

A: This bugged the hell out of me, until I found out it is really very simple: Just use all the expected return values as parameters to the first returns() statement.
 expect(list.getItemAt(0)).returns("Item1", "Item2", "Item3", "Item4").inSequence(seq);

The mock will return the last of these parameters for each subsequent call.

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Elisa Au (born May 29, 1981 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American martial arts instructor and karate practitioner.

Biography
Elisa Au was born on May 29, 1981 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Gary and Jane Au. With the encouragement of her parents she began taking karate lessons at age five under the tutelage of shitō-ryū karate master Chuzo Kotaka. In 1990, Au competed in her first major tournament the AAU/United States National Karate Championships in New Orleans, Louisiana. She won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the event.

In 1991, Au received her black belt under Kotaka and his International Karate Federation. As a teenager in her native Hawaii, she began teaching after school karate programs. Several of her students went on to become national champions, including one who would win two junior world championships.

By the age of 18, Au had won three WKO World Championships and two WKC World Championships. In addition to her demanding karate schedule, she participated in figure skating, gymnastics, canoe paddling, and track and field, while attending Punahou School — an elite college preparatory academy in Hawaii. She also excelled academically and maintained honor roll status throughout high school. In 2003, Au graduated from the University of Hawaii with a degree in civil engineering.

Au continues to compete and make national and international appearances. In addition to competition, she teaches seminars  around the world, including Japan, Canada, Australia and the U.S. She also stars in a six-set DVD series entitled SECRETS of Championship Karate that shares her training methods and ideas along with tips on how to succeed in karate competition.

DVD
 Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kihon (2006)
 Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kata for Beginners (2006)
 Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kata for Int/Adv (2006)
 Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kumite Beginners (2006)
 Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Kumite Black Belt (2006)
 Elisa Au: Secrets of Championship Karate - Conditioning and Speed Drills (2006)

Championships
 3 x WKF World Champion
 2010 WKF Bronze Medalist, first team kumite medal for USA
 2010 World Combat Games Silver Medalist
 2008 WKF Silver Medalist
 2004 WKF Champion, 2 individual Gold medals
 2002 WKF Champion
 2002 World Cup Champion
 4-Time Pan Am Champion
 Two-Time WKC World Champion
 Two-Time WKO World Champion
 18-Time United States of America National Karate Federation (USANKF) Champion
 9-Time Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Champion

Personal

References

External links

 Fonseca Martial Arts

1981 births
Living people
American female karateka
Sportspeople from Chicago
Punahou School alumni
Sportspeople from Honolulu
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni
World Games silver medalists
Competitors at the 2005 World Games
Shitō-ryū practitioners
World Games medalists in karate
21st-century American women

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Carbon Capture and Utilisation in the green economy
July 21, 2011 Written by Katy Armstrong
The Centre for Low Carbon Futures has today released a report providing the first comprehensive technical and economic assessment of carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) as a viable but poorly understood option for reducing carbon emissions.
The report is a collaboration between CO2Chem, a UK research council project aimed at developing a UK community towards a sustainable chemical feedstock supply by 2050, the University of Sheffield in the UK and Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN).
Rather than treating CO2 as waste, as is the case with carbon capture and storage (CCS), the CCU process converts it into commercially viable products such as bio-oils, chemicals, fertilisers and fuels. These could replace fossil fuel based products further reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improve waste treatment. CCU includes using waste CO2 as a chemical feedstock for the synthesis of other chemicals, as a chemical source of carbon for mineral carbonation reactions to produce construction materials, and as a nutrient and CO2 source to make algae grow and supply fuels and chemicals. However the technology is in the research and development phase, is not yet commercialised on a large scale and requires more investment to make this happen.
For more details visit CCU in the green economy
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NMP FP7 Funding – Fine Chemicals from CO2
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The orientation paper for the EU Framework 7 2012 Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies theme has been released and can be found at http://ec.europa.eu/research/industrial_technologies/pdf/nmp-2012-orientation-paper_en.pdf. The call is due to open on 20th July 2011 and details of the CCU call can be found on page 30. More information can also be found on the NMP team website – http://www.nmpteam.com/ . CO2Chem would like to support bids made by members of the network so please contact us if we can help in anyway. We will be discussing the funding call during the network meeting in Newcastle in September.
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Network event – Using CO2 as a sustainable feedstock for the fine chemicals industry
21st Sept 2011, 10am -5pm
This is the third in a series of one day meetings organised by the EPSRC grand challenge network CO2Chem and is being organised by the University Research Centre in Catalysis and Intensified Processing at Newcastle University as one of the events to mark the launch of the Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability.
Following a launch meeting in September 2010 in London, previous CO2Chem meetings have focussed on 'CO2 to Bulk Chemicals' and 'Carbon Capture Research. This meeting will focus on the applications of CO2 in the production of smaller scale but higher value chemicals associated with the fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors.
For more information visit – CO2 to fine chemicals event
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Renewable oil: Ancient bacteria could fuel modern life
June 9, 2011 Written by Katy Armstrong
Microbes with tweaked DNA can convert sunlight and carbon dioxide into oil, but will it ever power our cars?
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028136.200-renewable-oil-ancient-bacteria-could-fuel-modern-life.html
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Bayer CO2 utilisation video
May 16, 2011 Written by Katy Armstrong
Bayer has launched a pilot plant in Leverkusen which uses carbon dioxide for the production of plastics with the help of a new catalyst. This is the process that was described at the CO2Chem meeting on Bulk Chemicals in Manchester in January 2011.
http://www.podcast.bayer.com/en/homepage.aspx
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Carbon Capture Research Event 14.07.11
CO2Chem and the UK Carbon Capture and Storage Community are holding a free joint event on Carbon Capture Research on Thursday 14th July 2011 at the East Midlands Conference Centre, University of Nottingham. Bookings are now open at http://carboncapture.eventbrite.com/. Please note the date change from the previous call for abstracts.
Our aim is to share recent research findings and future plans, facilitate networking amongst the academic community and industry and to help identify potential areas for future funding calls.
We are still accepting abstracts (300 word max.) from the academic community for presentation as talks (15-20 min) on recent research in the area of carbon capture. Whilst industry stakeholders are welcome to attend the workshop, we are only accepting abstracts from the academic community. A number of abstracts will be selected based upon quality and general interest to the audience whilst balancing the topics. If your abstract is not selected you will be invited to give a 2 minute flash presentation on your work. Please send abstracts to me, by 30th May.
Carbon Capture, Events, News
Student Placements at Alstom, Switzerland
April 6, 2011 Written by Katy Armstrong
Flue Gas Treatment & Other Power Industry Environmental Issues
Student placements working as a member of a multi-disciplinary R&DD team in the area of chemical processes especially in the field of flue gas treatment and other environmental issues related to power sector, such as CO2 Capture and Utilisation (i.e. conversion to chemicals, fuels, and stable carbonated solids) See the advert Alstom Advert
Carbon Capture, Carbon Utilisation, Featured, News, Student opportunities
EFutures PhD Studentships
The University of Sheffield is a Russell Group university, with an excellent track record in research and innovation. A number of businesses have recognised our excellence and funded specialist research centres, including Rolls Royce University Technology Centre in Advanced Machines and Drives; Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre with Boeing; Siemens Wind Power Research Centre; Network Rail Research Centre; and the Low Carbon Combustion Centre (multiple industry funders).
We are interested in companies to participate in collaborative PhD research projects in energy starting Sept 2011. Our definition of "energy" is very broad, see http://e-futures.group.shef.ac.uk/page/research
Deadline for applications is 1 May 2011.
Dr. Neil Lowrie
E-Futures Programme Manager
http://www.e-futures.group.shef.ac.uk
tel +44 (0)114 2225506
News, Student opportunities
CC Research Network Event – Call for Abstracts
March 30, 2011 Written by Katy Armstrong
The CO2Chem network and UK Carbon Capture and Storage Community (UKCCSC) will be jointly hosting a workshop on Carbon Capture Research. The event will be held at the University of Nottingham on 6 July 2011. Our aim is to share recent research findings and future plans, facilitate networking amongst the academic community and industry and to help identify potential areas for future funding calls.
We are asking members of the academic community to submit abstracts (300 word max.) for presentation as talks (15-20 min) or posters on recent research in the area of carbon capture. Whilst industry stakeholders are welcome to attend the workshop, we are only accepting abstracts from the academic community. Due to numbers we may have to limit the number of abstracts accepted based upon quality and general interest to the audience whilst balancing the topics. If your abstract is not selected you will be invited to give a 2 minute flash presentation on your work.
Abstracts should be submitted to both networks at Katy Armstrong at katy.armstrong@sheffield.ac.uk and Robin Cathcart at ukccsc@ed.ac.uk by 30 April. We will let you know if your abstract has been accepted for presentation by 15 May.
CCU, CO2Chem event
Creating Jet Fuel from the CO2 in the air
One of the CO2Chem network members, Air Fuel Synthesis has just sent us this news:
Air Fuel Developments Limited (trading as Air Fuel Synthesis) is working with the Centre for Process Innovation in Teesside to demonstrate the production of liquid hydrocarbon fuels from CO2. The carbon dioxide will be drawn from the air using a novel air capture system. It will be reacted with hydrogen produced by electrolysis of water to produce liquid hydrocarbon products in a single reactor step using a novel catalyst.
ASF have secured funding for small scale pilot plant to be built this year, to be able to make 5 litres per day of liquid fuel. The fuel will be a mixture of alcohols which we shall convert into Jet A1.
http://www.airfuelsynthesis.com/
CCU, Fuels, Network

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The drama was inspired by East Enders, the popular BBC soap opera which is directed by Mathew Evans, who is collaborating on the Kenyan production. UNDP says Heart and Soul could reach a potential audience of 50 million to 75 million people.
The agency said a six-episode pilot series directed by Kenyan Ken Shitsugane had run successfully in Kenya with broadcasts in 23 other countries. Producers were putting together two series of 13 episodes for television and radio in April and October 2003.
"This project is of immense importance to us in Kenya and indeed to our brothers and sisters elsewhere on the continent," said Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, Minister for Tourism and Information who noted that more than 200,000 Kenyans died of HIV/AIDS last year and that 2.5 million were living with the deadly virus.
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Explaining the excess mortality in Scotland compared with England: pooling of 18 cohort studies
Mortality and life expectancy
Gerry McCartney1,
Tom C Russ2,3,4,
David Walsh5,
Jim Lewsey6,
Michael Smith7,
George Davey Smith8,
Emmanuel Stamatakis9,10,
G David Batty4,9
1NHS Health Scotland, Glasgow, UK
2Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Research Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
3Scottish Dementia Clinical Research Network, NHS Scotland, Murray Royal Hospital, Perth, UK
4Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
5Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Glasgow, UK
6Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
7NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
8MRC Centre for Causal Analyses in Translational Epidemiology, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
9Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
10Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Correspondence to Dr Gerry McCartney, NHS Health Scotland, Glasgow G2 2AF, UK; gmccartney{at}nhs.net
Background Mortality in Scotland is higher than in the rest of west and central Europe and is improving more slowly. Relative to England and Wales, the excess is only partially explained by area deprivation. We tested the extent to which sociodemographic, behavioural, anthropometric and biological factors explain the higher mortality in Scotland compared with England.
Methods Pooled data from 18 nationally representative cohort studies comprising the Health Surveys for England (HSE) and the Scottish Health Survey (SHS). Cox regression analysis was used to quantify the excess mortality risk in Scotland relative to England with adjustment for baseline characteristics.
Results A total of 193 873 participants with a mean of 9.6 years follow-up gave rise to 21 345 deaths. The age-adjusted and sex-adjusted all-cause mortality HR for Scottish respondents compared with English respondents was 1.40 (95% CI 1.34 to 1.47), which attenuated to 1.29 (95% CI 1.23 to 1.36) with the addition of the baseline socioeconomic and behavioural characteristics. Cause-specific mortality HRs attenuated only marginally to 1.43 (95% 1.28 to 1.60) for ischaemic heart disease, 1.37 (95% CI 1.15 to 1.63) for stroke, 1.41 (95% CI 1.30 to 1.53) for all cancers, 3.43 (95% CI 1.85 to 6.36) for illicit drug-related poisoning and 4.64 (95% CI 3.55 to 6.05) for alcohol-related mortality. The excess was greatest among young adults (16–44 years) and was observed across all occupational social classes with the greatest excess in the unskilled group.
Conclusions Only a quarter of the excess mortality among Scottish respondents could be explained by the available baseline risk factors. Greater understanding is required on the lived experience of poverty, the role of social support, and the historical, environmental, cultural and political influences on health in Scotland.
SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
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As the emissions scandal continues for Volkswagen, the U.S. CEO, Michael Horn, now states that it was not a company decision, but rather caused by the unilateral actions of a few employees. These employees allegedly made the decision to alter the emissions software in diesel VW cars since 2009 so that it did not register the actual emissions output. The false output readings tricked U.S. emissions tests with regard to harmful chemicals. Some sources say VW began to use what are called "defeat devices" when they discovered that an expensive new engine would not pass U.S. emissions tests. While some at VW, like Michael Horn, deny knowledge at the higher corporate levels, many do not believe this denial and point to past inconsistencies in emissions tests that were explained away. The lawsuits are just beginning for VW as customers learn more about the cover-up and six-year emissions scandal.
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The Tango places extra emphasis on outdoor living spaces with an inviting patio for outdoor dining, entertaining or simply relaxing. This home provides privacy with the master bedroom located in back and the guest bedroom toward the front of the home. The Tango is a perfect full time residence or second home – it's beautiful, yet efficiently designed in 1,339-square-feet.


Sudden uncleanliness: Is the cat sick?
Sudden uncleanliness in cats can have very different causes – since diseases can be behind, the first way of referral should always lead to the veterinarian .
Sudden uncleanliness in cats should always be first examined by the vet.
The fact that you can judge for yourself whether behind the uncleanliness your cat has stuck a disease that still is important. On the one hand, so you punish your dog for a small mishap on the carpet or the sofa in any case, because if it is sick, it can not help it. On the other hand, so you can watch it closely while you wait for the appointment with the vet. May be able to help your observations of other symptoms to the vet to provide a more rapid diagnosis.
A common cause of sudden uncleanliness in cats are urinary and bladder diseases. These diseases cause pain, which in turn cause the cat goes to the litter box and not like their business better done elsewhere. Also look often associated with the diseases accompanying symptoms such as constant scratching in the litter and constant exploration of the quiet village of with little urination. Some cats avoid the cat litter box and suddenly completely.
restlessness, aggressive, loud meow after using the toilet and constant grooming and licking of the genital area may also occur. In contrast, kidney disease often symptoms such as diarrhea, loss of appetite and lethargy are added. Diseased animals drink plenty of water and seek the litter box more often than usual. They do not always make it there in time, however, so sudden filthiness may arise.
While you're waiting for your appointment at the vet, you should ask the cat plenty of fresh water available and they feed not possible with dry food, but only with wet food or foods for cats. Your fluid intake is in fact increased in urinary and kidney diseases.
Ask her, if possible, one or two more litter boxes on so that the paths for they are not so far, and set her up a spot on which it is warm, quiet and cozy. Watch them also exactly, so the vet can find the cause of uncleanliness even quicker with your help.


Somehow the summer came and went during a nap you don't remember taking and you awake to find that it is September. To-do lists have been misplaced, senior year is already a whirlwind and college applications need to be submitted in the next 4 months. You feel overwhelmed, anxious and worried and you're not even the one going to college!
However, it is 1pm on Saturday and HE is still asleep. How can he sleep when there is so much to do? Shouldn't he have a plan for the day? Some kind of plan of what he has to do next? A plan for college tours, a list of pros and cons of the schools already visited…or how about that room! How can anyone think, never mind sleep…in a room that is covered in clothing like that?
Unfortunately it doesn't get any better when he wakes up. He grumbles through a giant bowl of cereal, showers, and then says he's going out. When I try my best to run through all of the things on the ever-growing list, he barely looks up, mumbles that he will do it later…and leaves as he spends the rest of the day pretending that his phone isn't attached to the palm of his hand, and he doesn't see my texts.
I spend the rest of the day mumbling (to myself) "I don't care…if you don't get everything done in time I guess you won't go to college." As if caring is actually optional.
I am sure it does, since it is very common. As a matter of fact, it is not only common, but also necessary for both of you.
Senior year is the most important one on record. While it is also frustrating and worrisome, with all of its' emotional rollercoasters, everything both of you experience (in many cases, the whole family) is just what needs to occur for a successful year in college. However there are many things you can do to survive feeling ignored, unwanted and out of control.
Your role as the parent.
This will be the year that you learn to lean in and detach from the outcome. Literally lean into whatever your son/daughter is presenting. I don't mean to suggest you should allow them to be disrespectful, ignoring curfews or laws, but simply allow them to experience life as a senior, however it unfolds. It is about lowering your shoulders and understanding that while they are not quite ready to stand on their own, this is the year for them to figure it out.
The thought of accepting everything (especially at 3pm when they are still sleeping!) is challenging, while detaching from the outcome may feel remotely like abandonment. But it is simply a way to look at the same situation with a new lens. It is a simple way to care deeply about a situation or another person from an objective point of view, which creates the ability to care, but not be controlled by or invested in how the person responds.
Then you will be able to truly impact your emerging adult in a meaningful way.
1 – Worry about getting into a good college.
2 – Concerns about letting you down.
3 – Wanting to be independent.
4 – Wanting the freedom, while still needing help.
5 – Fear of leaving friends and family behind.
6 – Fear of the unknown.
The more you talk at your teen, the more they will ignore you. Instead, create a balance of simple strategies and thought-provoking questions that will give them the help they need to take initiative.
The idea is to guide his/her thinking with strong questions that foster productivity and organization. A great way to start is to compartmentalize the college search process by keeping it separate from all other senior year tasks.
Planning: The best planning is not done quietly in your head! Start by purchasing a notebook (or even a planner) that is just for senior year tasks. A successful college freshman year will be one that is organized. This simple idea of a notebook just for the college search process is a great way to model organization. Use it for every task that needs to be accomplished and check it weekly.
Discuss: Share the idea about the notebook with your senior. Be honest about how you're feeling about the process and give them the space to share how are feeling about it.
What you might say: I want you to know that I feel pretty overwhelmed with this search process too and am hoping if we can organize everything that needs to be done, it will feel less overwhelming. I even bought a notebook for you that would help us stay on task. What do you think?
Create a List: Now it is time to get the running mental list onto paper! This step will also model an important process they will need once in college: Organizing tasks. The American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment revealed that 84% of college freshman feel overwhelmed by all they have to do, so let's start helping them now by setting reasonable and attainable goals. Keep it simple.
What you might say: Can you make a list of all the things that need to be done in the next 6 months? Include everything you can think of and let me know if you need any help.
Chunking: One way to avoid overload is to group the list into important headers, which will create several smaller lists and feel less overwhelming.
What you might say: Wow, that is quite a list! It might seem more manageable if we could think of 3 or 4 categories and then put the tasks into the appropriate section in the notebook. Can you think of some categories?
Deadlines: Timelines dramatically reduce stress. Knowing what to do is helpful, but knowing when to do it alleviates the worry surrounding it.
What you might say: If we knew when each of these things needed to be done, we could work backwards and figure out when to start. Could you put a due date next to each item you listed?
By asking them to do only one thing at a time, they will feel more confident about completing the task and less likely to ignore it. In addition, they will sense your desire to help as well as your confidence in them to do it alone. In addition, your detachment from the outcome will be great practice for both of to remember that there is more than one way for problems to be solved, and that our way, is not always the best way. This detachment will foster their independence and yours too!
There is a delicate balance senior year between holding on and letting go. However, if you are truly open to everything and attached to nothing, you will be present and happy as you enjoy the last high school year in a way that leaves you both feeling successful.


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The Grokster file sharing decision was the most notorious of the ones handed down today. But the court also came down on the wrong side in the so-called "Brand X" matter, saying cable Internet access providers companies don't have to provide access to third party ISPs. They own the cable, so they get to decide what data gets sent, in what order.
Given that there are only two "broadband" providers in most communities — if that many — this is an invitation to a media consolidation that makes the current one look pale. The decision, which ratifies Congressional and FCC failure to address the open-access question in a way that promotes freedom of speech, is a gift to the cable/phone duopoly. They will abuse their power, because history shows that's how they work.
Do you care? Or are you a sheep, baa baa, ready to be just a consumer of the crap Hollywood feeds you? Are you willing to let the phone and cable companies dominate tomorrow's media, having built "their" networks on the backs of monopoly deals with government that they now leverage to capture entirely new markets? Baa baa.
If you care, fight back. Call, and especially write, your member of the U.S. House and U.S. senators. Tell them that the law is now grossly out of balance in the hands of the entertainment cartel and data duopoly. They won't pay much attention if you're the only one who calls, but they may begin to wake up if enough people care.


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Steel is an amazing substance. By mixing in different elements and heating and cooling it in different ways, you can create surprisingly different properties. Some steels are easily bent, while others are so brittle they shatter. Some rust and others don't. The huge variety of steels means that they work in many different situations -- everything from a surgical scalpel to a skyscraper's massive metal frame can be made of steel!
The idea behind case hardening is to have two different types of steel at two different points in time. During manufacturing, what you would like is a relatively soft steel that is easy to bend and machine. For a lock's shank, however, a soft steel is not good because it is easy to cut with a metal saw. So after the piece is formed, you harden it to make it very difficult to cut. Case hardened steel is usually formed by diffusing carbon and/or nitrogen into the outer layer of the steel at high temperature. The carbon combines with the steel to make it nearly glass-like in its hardness. The core of the metal stays soft. This gives you a piece of metal that you cannot cut with a saw, but also will not shatter.
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Sand dunes along the way. The entire west coast of Michigan is this way so far.
We bravely left Leland this morning and headed for Manistee. The NOAA predicted wave heights grew from 2 – 3 feet last night to 2 – 4 feet this morning. The wind was down from 30 last night to 15 mph by our measurement. Weather underground said it was 16 mph last night and 7 this morning. I've still got some learning to do concerning how to use all this weather reporting information. At least the waves weren't crashing over the breakwater like yesterday.
We got the lines and fenders arranged, used the bathroom and both got our seats topside before we left the marina breakwater, because once we were in that stuff nobody was walking anywhere. We'd already moved things that might fall off a shelf or table to the floor. One cupboard door did open in the kitchen and some dishes were on the floor, but only two broke.
Waves today were the roughest we've seen this season and equal to Albemarle Sound last year. They were head on or nearly so, so there was less roll than there might have been, but a lot of the bow rising on one wave and then crashing right into the second.
We passed several inlets to harbors. Most are 20 – 30 miles apart.
Fortunately things calmed a little (not a lot) later and we could use the bathroom and get some fruit to eat. Next time we'll prepare some sandwiches in advance for lunch. Forgot that today.
We did pass by Sleeping Bear dunes and saw them from the lake side. They're not the only dunes. Along the way we saw more hills coming up to the water's edge today, and all of them were sand.
After 60 miles we arrived at Manistee. In size it's between Leland and Traverse Bay. It has a nice old downtown that is very pleasant, but would be nicer if there were fewer vacant buildings.
Sue stopped to watch the TV weather in one downtown store. They said "Winter is coming early, if you want to go boating or do something outdoors tomorrow (Saturday) will be your last chance until maybe Thursday next week." Sure enough, when I checked my weather apps this evening tomorrow looks on the edge of doable while the next number of days are out of the question.
So it looks like no resting here, we'll be off early in the morning. We're shooting for Muskegon, 80 miles to the south. It's a long trip, but we may be stuck there awhile, and that's the first place since Traverse City where we can rent a car. If we can't boat, we'll drive across Michigan to Marty and Cheryl's. We want to tour some car assembly plants and see the Henry Ford museum.


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Boxxet founder You Mon Tsang recently introduced a new meme into my vocabulary: "bionic software." As You Mon defines it, "Bionics is the study of living systems with the intention of applying their principles to the design of engineering systems." But when we spoke a month or so ago, he used a folksier definition, referencing the seventies TV show The Six Million Dollar Man, which featured Lee Majors as an injured astronaut rebuilt with technology that made him faster, stronger, and more capable. Using this image, a bionic system is one that combines the biological and mechanical systems to create an enhanced system that is more powerful than either alone.
It strikes me that this "bionic" aspect is critical to many of the most successful web applications. Back in 2003, I began using an illustration of von Kempelen's Mechanical Turk in my talks, to emphasize the point that one of the things that distinguishes web applications from PC-era applications is the fact that web applications actually have people inside them, working daily as part of the application. Without the programmers running the crawl at Google, filtering out the spam, and tuning the algorithms, the application stops working. Without the users feeding the spiders by continuously linking to new sites, the crawl turns up nothing new. In a profound way, the users are part of the application. This turns out to be true in one form or another for almost every breakthrough web application.
I generalized this idea into one of the key principles of Web 2.0, namely the architecture of participation, the idea that one of the most important principles in internet application design is to architect systems in such a way that they become more powerful the more they are used. But the term "bionic systems" gives a new twist on this concept.
It seems to me that what we're seeing now is just the beginning of a really significant trend, as bionic systems become more widespread and variations on the technique more sophisticated. You Mon's new startup, Boxxet, effectively lets people create a digg-like site for any topic they want to aggregate attention around, with users moderating up content that is initially acquired by a web spider. (The site is still in private beta, but should be open in a few weeks. You Mon is also presenting it at ETech this Wednesday.) Whereas a Google Alert, say, lets you harness the power of Google to track any topic that you want to follow, Boxxet lets you create a public, shared space in which to follow a topic you care about, and uses the opinions of your fellow readers to improve the automated results.
This is the power of memes: they are framing concepts that help you to see the world in a new way. Now that I understand that we're building a next generation of bionic systems, I'm seeing them everywhere. I'd love your thoughts. Where else are you seeing this fusion of human and computer to build capabilities beyond the reach of either alone?
P.S. For the science fiction lovers among you, there's a great take on this concept in Sean McMullen's book, Souls in the Great Machine.


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Movie Review: Edge of Tomorrow
The Edge of Tomorrow is no different than other mass produced blockbuster flicks, but it manages to be engrossing, funny and entertaining with inspired casting and a well written screenplay.
The epic action of "Edge of Tomorrow" unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop-forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dyingagain…and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.(C) Warner Bros
The Edge of Tomorrow is a loopy sci-flick which proves that good execution and casting can elevate a typical blockbuster film.
The director makes the most out of its premise while staying close to the narrative. The screenplay is purposeful and well-written. As a result Cage's journey, as well as the romance, develops organically. It doesn't look contrived or forced.
The cast delivers great performances, with Tom Cruise proving that he can still carry a blockbuster film on his ageing shoulders. Fortunately the film didn't reduce them to stereotypes – Cage isn't a soldier but he's also not a reckless idiot that always get saved and schooled by the bombshell, whose tough exterior is broken down by his endearing foolishness.
On the other hand the film has all the markings of a typical blockbuster flick – the reluctant hero's journey, the bad ass chick love interest, the scientist/sidekick, the crew of misfits, and an apocalyptic event which provides plenty of opportunity for action and explosions. And of course, the neatly wrapped up ending.
But at the same time, Edge of Tomorrow isn't pretending to be something its not. There are serious ideas here that are barely touched – the eventual tediousness of immortality, war-weariness and the futility of war. The film chooses to concentrate on what it's good at and ends up producing something new out of the familiar.
It lacks the sophisticated sheen of Looper but Edge of Tomorrow is a well-executed sci-fi thriller that provides some black humor, fun action and a gripping plot.
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The major problem encountered in time travel – Every .blog Is a Story.
One of the major problems encountered in time travel is not that of accidentally becoming your own father or mother. There is no problem involved in becoming your own father or mother that a broad-minded and well-adjusted family can't cope with. There is no problem about changing the course of history—the course of history does not change because it all fits together like a jigsaw. All the important changes have happened before the things they were supposed to change and it all sorts itself out in the end.
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This, even if the rest were true, which it isn't, is patently impossible, say the doubters.
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Housing market's new thorn: Affordable homes hard to find
July 1, 20168min2840
By Valerie J. Morgan
As the nation recovers from the recession and foreclosures stabilize, America's housing market has a new thorn: Homebuyers are facing stiff competition to find available homes for sale.
Tonya Jones, who works as a real estate agent for Solid Source Realty, says the housing market is now both a blessing and a beast for those like her who earn their living selling residential properties. They sell and pray for another home.
"There's an inventory shortage. Finding affordable homes for sale, especially in South DeKalb, is increasingly more difficult," Jones said. "As soon as they go up for sale, they're gone. Just like that. "
According to a new Trulia report, the number of starter and trade-up homes on the market nationally has decreased over the past four years with inventory down most in the West and South.
The rising prices is causing homebuyer gridlock. The growing price spread between premium homes and trade-up homes in some markets is highly correlated with fewer trade-up homes coming onto market, the report said.
Alesia Harvey knows firsthand how competitive the housing market is right now. Harvey listed her 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home in Stone Mountain on a Friday with Jones and had three offers for the full listing price of $125,000 within 24 hours.
"I couldn't believe it. My husband and I didn't expect it to go that quickly," Harvey said. We had done some upgrades to ensure that it was in move-in condition and we were hoping to get close to what we were asking. We didn't know, however, that we'd sell it for the actual price listed."
The Harveys, who had lived in their DeKalb County home for 20 years, moved to a bigger home in Gwinnett County for the schools there. Harvey said they found their search very competitive, even though homes in the community where they were looking were selling for in the $300,000s and up.
"When we found one that we wanted, we jumped on it. It was really a blessing because we didn't want to get into a situation where we were carrying two mortgages. We were thankful that we were able to sell our home and purchase our new home," Alesia Harvey said.
The Harveys had been looking for a home to buy for about a year.
Ashely Copeland, 29, said she had to put in three bids before she finally succeeded in putting a contract on the Ellenwood home where she has lived a year.
"I was pre-approved for $150,000 and I was getting so discouraged because I couldn't find anything. My apartment lease was going to end I didn't want to take out another lease. I didn't know what I was going to do," said Copeland, who found a home that had been listed on the market for one day. She said she knew she had to move quickly or she would lose the opportunity to buy it.
LaQuita Williams, who moved from Conyers to Covington, had a similar story.
"I spent about five months searching. After I lost a couple of bids, I came up lucky the third time. It's hard to find something nice when you're looking for a starter home," said Williams.
Jones blames the housing inventory shortages on corporate hedge fund investment groups such as the Black Stone Group (doing business as Invitation Homes), which purchased thousands of residential foreclosures in bulk buys.
"They were buying them, fixing them up and turning them into rental properties. You could see the Invitation Homes rental signs in communities everywhere at the height of the recession," said Jones. "Black Stone began unloading the homes to Altisource."
For example, in August 2015 alone, Altisource purchased 342 homes in communities in Lithonia, Stone Mountain, Decatur and Ellenwood, court records show.
Darold Honore`, who used to sell real estate full time, agrees hedge fund investment groups are partly to blame for the inventory shortages, but he said many properties also are still under water with owners owing more than the properties are worth.
"People are just sitting on them because they can't get what they've bought them for—let alone sell them for a profit," said Honore`, who now works as an agent for Farmers Insurance full time and does real estate part time.
The former Lithonia mayor said he is hopeful, though, that there will be a turn around in the housing market. He points to the construction that has resumed at the Oak Leaf townhome development located within the city of Lithonia.
"Activity there has picked up. With homes in the $180s, young people want them. They're not interested in the big, luxury homes and cars that the baby boomers went after to show their success. The millennials would rather travel and enjoy life than pay a big mortgage," Honore` said. "We're glad to have them and any other homeowners to help with our tax base. We need them."
Jones says although the affordable homes market might look bleak, there are still ways to become a home owner.
"First, get approved for a home mortgage so that you know how much home you can afford. Next, work with an experienced real estate professional who knows where the available homes are," said Jones. "For home sellers, the takeaway is to avoid foreclosure. Seek help from a HUD-approved housing counseling agency to keep your home or a licensed real estate professional to get your home sold. Mortgage companies are still foreclosing and selling homes to investors. This process will eventually cause areas like South DeKalb to become overtaken by corporate landlords instead of This process will eventually cause areas like South DeKalb to become overtaken by corporate landlords instead of stable homeowners."
Jones is hosting a free home buyer workshop Saturday, July 9 at 10 a.m. at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive, Decatur. Register at homeownershipmatters.eventbrite.com. For more information call 770-369-5483.
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(on the team's health today) "(G Antoine) Caldwell, (ILB Bradie) James, (CB) Johnathan Joseph, (T Derek) Newton and (OLB Brooks) Reed obviously did not practice today and they also will be listed as out for this game. So those five guys will be missing. The other one today that did not practice that will be a game-time decision is (CB) Alan Ball. We rested him with a sore foot today, so that's where we're out coming out of Friday's practice."
(on if CB Johnathan Joseph is out for Sunday's game) "Yes, he's out. Those five guys will not participate."
(on with CB Alan Ball out how that affects the secondary ) "Well first off, our two young guys are going to have to play a bunch. You've got (CB) Brandon (Harris) and you've got (CB) Roc (Carmichael), who are going to be a big part of what's going on. (CB) Brice (McCain) will step in and resume a starter role. Brandon plays in the nickel position if (CB) Alan (Ball) is out. We're very challenged right now. I've got to go up there and make sure we've got 46. Got a smile on our face, go to Tennessee, had a good week of practice, had a real good day today and got to have some young guys step up."
(on CBs Brandon Harris and Roc Carmichael) "Well they've done really good. They're very young players, second-year players. That's what they were brought here for. It's funny how you go from full at a spot to very thin at a spot real quick in this business. Then when you get thin it's time for guys like that to act like they are second-year pros. They both suited up last week and contributed in the win in Detroit. They will have a chance to do even more this week. We're excited for their opportunity and it's important that they step up."
(on the offensive line this Sunday) "(T Ryan) Harris will start and obviously (G Ben) Jones has been our starter now for over a month. That's where we're at right there. (T Andrew) Gardner will be our swing guy going into the game and could possibly even suit (G) Cody White depending on where we're at, come Sunday morning."
(on what LT Duane Brown does that makes him so good) "Just consistency. He's an elite athlete and he's just become a great pro. He studies the guys he plays against. He's a very studious player. He's seen a lot of players over and over again now so that's how you become one of the best, but his consistency on the field. He's always there every week, plays through a lot of nicks, just a true pro and has always had the ability but has become a really, I would say, student of the game, has really helped him become a great player."
(on LT Duane Brown) "He's great on the back side cutting people off when we run our crack tosses and those types of things. He can really get on the edge and run. When you've got a right-handed quarterback in this league, you better have a great left tackle and we're fortunate enough to have one year and should have for a long time."
(on being hit by injuries) "Yeah, it's come on pretty hard here over the course of the last two weeks and the amount of ball we've played in such a short period of time didn't help the cause, but that's part of the deal and we got to work through it. We'll get an extra day of rest next week. That's part of this league. Each Sunday, how do you find a way to win? What do we have to go do this weekend to win? We've got a lot of young guys being put in a tough spot, but hey, that's what it's all about. Like I said, we've had a good week, a good week of preparation. We've got to go down there and play well."
(on CB Brice McCain's development) "(CB) Brice (McCain) has become a much better player over the course of the last two years. First off, I bring up the word confidence. I think (Defensive Coordinator) Wade (Phillips) and (Defensive Backs Coach Vance Joseph) V.J. have instilled a confidence in him that maybe he didn't have early in his career. He's playing a lot of plays, plays inside, plays outside, plays special teams. He's developed. What is Brice now? Four or five years, something like that, so it's time for him to start to have these opportunities like he's fixing to have this Sunday and he has responded to that for us."
(on CB Brandon Harris ) "First off, (CB) Brandon's (Harris) practiced very well. He's kind of been the guy every week when you get to the 46 guys, Brandon up, is he down? I can remember a couple weeks ago I sat him down on Sunday morning and he was so dang mad. I loved it because I know he's arriving because it's that important to him. He's really practiced well and we're counting on him, but we like what we see on the practice field. We like what we see in special teams so here's a great opportunity for him to prove he can do it consistently."
(on the secondary) "(FS Glover Quin) GQ and (SS Danieal Manning) D-Man are both having great years and even if people go three-wides on us we're comfortable staying in our base because we think our safeties can cover. The fact that they're there right now brings a lot of leadership to the group, also without (CB Johnathan Joseph) J-Joe being there."
(on if any of these injuries are long term) "No, I don't think so. I think it's a day-to-day process. These guys will be much better served right now in the training room than trying to get a few reps of practice here or there. We've got a long way to go and these guys are extremely important to this football team. We're just trying to do what's best for all of them. There is probably a pecking order of who is one, two, as far as who you think will come back first, but the key is they're all making progress. At this point on Friday this week, for us to set any of them back doesn't make any sense. We got to get them back on this team."
(on how he feels) "I'm doing great. I'd probably say I'm ahead of schedule, but at the same time I don't want to push anything right now because there really is no rush. The most important thing is to be 100 percent healthy for when I do come back."
(on not having to use crutches or a boot) "No, no I'm here every day working and really happy with the progress I've made so far and everything is just right on schedule."
(on how long he's been off crutches) "About three weeks now, maybe even four. I really wasn't on them long, about a week and a half after surgery, just feel great and every single day it feels better."
(on being around the team everyday) "It helps mentally more than anything, just to still be in the environment and bond with the guys and just see what's going on here still and obviously still want to feel like you're a part of it."
(on giving advice and help the guys stepping in) "Yeah, but at the same time it means a lot more to me right now. Obviously, discussing a lot of things that I haven't really been in on game plan-wise, I'm a little inept from it right now. As far as football, anything I can talk about or help with, I do."
(on the injuries at linebacker) "It's a rough game and a tough position to play. I think we're really understanding that this year with that many guys dinged up and myself going down for the year. I think it's a position you cannot really have enough depth at. It's a tough one and I think the guys have stepped up. Guys like (ILB) Darryl (Sharpton) coming back has been a huge plus for us."
(on how impressed he is in ILB Darryl Sharpton's return) "It's very impressive. Anytime you take a significant amount of time off like he has, you're obviously a little bit rusty. I think he's done it because he's played hard. He's played emotionally. He's done a great job."
(on how tough it is for him to see the team have a great season but not being on the field) "It's tough. After every win you obviously are happy, but part of you feels like you weren't part of it. It's obvious. It's evident, but at the same time I'm happy for the guys. They're playing their hearts out. 10-1 at this point is just extremely impressive, but definitely tough watching every game and knowing I can't contribute."
(on what he does to take care of his competitive fire) "Put it towards my rehab and just remember how sweet it's going to be to come back and play again and the first time I'm running out of the tunnel and all that stuff. Just got to keep that in the back of my mind and keep pushing, every day I'm closer to coming back."
(on what he can do physically) "I'd say I'm pretty closer to jogging. I feel really good. I've been doing step ups. I've doing a lot of weighted exercises. I really don't think I'm too far away from jogging, which is a big step towards recovery."
(on if he has a better timetable) "No, going to be open with that and just take one day at a time because it's a significant injury where everything matters in the rehab. I'm just going to try to get better every single day."
(on the league considering eliminating all below the waist blocks) "I don't know. I'm obviously going to have no say in whether that happens or not. It's been a huge part of the game for the last couple years, especially with our offensive scheme. I'm not sure. I'm not sure on what to feel about that or not. Obviously, it feels a little strongly about it since something did happen to me and I'm sure players that it's never happened to before can care less. I don't know. Obviously like I said I'll have no impact on whether or not it is getting rid of or not."
(on if he'd like to see those blocks gone) "I'm not sure. I think if it's head on and it's within the rule book and you see the guy I think so. But my situation, I don't want that to happen to any other players out there.
(on his talk with Head Coach Gary Kubiak a week ago) "Yeah about last week, me and Coach (Gary Kubiak) we sat down and had a long talk that day just stressing how much I wanted to help this team contribute. I've been working hard preparing myself for an opportunity. He understood that. We sat down. We talked about it. I'm getting more chances."
(on the opportunity to play more due to injuries in the secondary) "I view it as a great opportunity, a chance to step up on a great defense surrounded by some great players and coaches. They give me an opportunity. Obviously they believe in me and I have a tremendous amount of confidence in myself. It'll be a great opportunity, a great challenge for me."
(on how long he's waited for an opportunity like this) "I've been waiting for this opportunity for a while. I'm kind of excited it's finally here."
(on his confidence in his teammates) "We all work the same here. We all get the same game plan. We all watch the same film. We all got the same goals in mind. Regardless, we go over with (CB) Brice (McCain), (CB) Brandon Harris, (CB Roc) Carmichael, anybody. I have the same confidence in those guys that I have in (CB) Johnathan Joseph. We expect to go out there and get the job done. Every guy holds his own head in the DB room with us. Like I said, when we go out there it's going to be go time."
(on how proud he is of his development) "I don't think nobody is going that they're not proud of their self, but at the same time I've come a long way and I've still got a ways to go. I've still got things that I need to do better. I'm still improving in every aspect of my game. For me, that's what I want to do every day. I come here and work. Until it's all said and done for me, I'm never going to be satisfied."
(on how much his growth has helped the team's current secondary situation with young players) "(CB) Brice (McCain) is not a young guy. His fourth year, this is my third. I try to help them as much as I can, help him the same way (CB) Johnathan (Joseph) helped me, (SS) Danieal (Manning) helped me, just tell them about little things that I see. Just try to give him little tips here and there, when we're watching film just try to point the little things out to him, jus the small details, stuff that's not so obvious. At the same time like I said, I got all the confidence in those guys. They're going to step in and play big for us."
(on getting a shot at starting on Sunday) "No change for me, just go out there and make plays, that's all."
(on the confidence his coaches have in him) "I feel good. I'm very confident. I'm glad the coaches are confident in me. Just go out there and work and help the team win."
(on what has prepared him for possibly starting) "Everything I do, we do everything together as a team, the secondary, has prepared me for the moment to go out there and play. I just got to cover my guy."
(on how much he can help the secondary with his leadership) "We just have to step up our game. The guys that have been playing, the guys that have been starting we just have to step up and do more. We're going to be fine. We were all in the same room. We're all in the same meetings. We call can play and we have confidence in whoever they put out there. We just got to go play. Everybody has to make plays. Things that my happen during the game, keep each other calm, and just keep playing."
(on what he's seen in CB Brice McCain) "(CB) Brice (McCain) has always been a guy that can cover and play ball. We've known that for four years now. Maybe he gets a chance to go out there and play and make some plays and show everybody what he's capable of doing, which we've seen what he can do over the last two seasons. I've played the nickel a lot more. It's a good opportunity if he gets a chance to play. We'll just see we what happens."
(on if the team can't look past the yards and points surrendered the last two games) "That's true. Obviously we won the game and found out that we can win different ways, but as a defense you never want to give up that many points. You never want to give up that many yards when you know you can do better. You know you can play better. We have to come back and refocus. We've had a good week of practice and so we're ready to go out on Sunday and try to play a lot better."
(on how he feels) "I feel good. I'll be ready to go on Sunday."
(on Tennessee Head Coach Mike Munchak comparing him to Randy White) "It's humbling. Anytime you get compared to some of the greats that played the game, it's very humbling especially my second year. It means a lot to me. Like I said, you always want to have the respect of your peers and the coaches and the players. That's most important, so it's great to hear those types of things, but I also know that I need to work extremely hard to maintain that level of play and keep people thinking of me in that light."
(on Tennessee Head Coach Mike Munchak saying he's a pleasure to watch all but two weeks a season) "That's nice. It's good to hear that, but hopefully I can make it a little difficult on him this weekend."
(on the Titans offense) "I think obviously the big difference they have (QB) Jake Locker out there this game. He's a very good quarterback. He can scramble. He can throw. He's a great young player. Obviously (RB) Chris Johnson's gotten it going as of late so we got to worry about him as well. It's going to be a good challenge for us."
(on possibly clinching a playoff spot with a win on Sunday) "We're really excited about that opportunity. It's one of those things you can check off your goal list and move on to the next one. 11 wins has never been done here before. We're really excited about that opportunity, clinching the playoff berth. It's a big weekend for us so there is a lot of things that can happen and we're really excited about that so there is definitely no overlooking this one."
(on not wanting be miss practice when he was sick this week) "Yeah, trust me, that's one of the worst feelings ever is not being with your teammates, not being out at practice. I hate it. I hated being at home, but I also know that the team needed me more on Sunday than they did on Wednesday. I'm really excited the training staff took great care of me and I'm going to be back out there ready to roll on Sunday so that's huge."
(on the importance of the pass rush) "I think it's very important. We're going to do our part. They have a young quarterback obviously in there. We want to fluster him, hopefully force him to make some mistakes. But just like every game we need to stop the run and then we need to get after the passer. We need to be relentless in our pass rush."
Texans place Jeff Allen, Matthew Godin on PUP list
The Texans placed Jeff Allen and Matthew Godin on the PUP list.
Statement from Texans Founder Robert C. McNair
he following is a statement from Houston Texans Founder, Chairman and CEO Robert C. McNair.
Vandermeer's View: Time to Score
After nearly seven months of revamping, reloading and retooling, the Texans offense is finally ready to take the field.
Texans Camp: August 7
Bill O'Brien, D'Onta Foreman and Tom Savage spoke to the media after Texans Camp Practice #11.
Head coach Bill O'Brien and Brian Cushing spoke to the media after Texans Training Camp.
Head coach Bill O'Brien spoke to the media after Texans Training Camp.
Bill O'Brie, Braxton Miller and Lamar Miiller spoke to the media after Thursday's Training Camp.
Bill O'Brien, Jadeveon Clowney, Marcus Gilchrist and J.J. Watt spoke to the media on Day 7 of Texans Camp.
Bob McNair, Bill O'Brien, Tom Savage and DeAndre Hopkins spoke to the media after Day 6 of Texans training camp.
Texans Camp: July 30
Head coach Bill O'Brien spoke to the media for the conclusion of Week 1 of Texans training camp.
Bill O'Brien, Kareem Jackson and Lamar Miller spoke to the media after Day 4 of Texans Camp.
Bill O'Brien, Brian Cushing, Johnathan Joseph and Deshaun Watson spoke to the media after Day 3 of Texans Training Camp.


Details: Campbell was drunk driving in Los Angeles late in the evening and was involved in a single car accident on the freeway. He was speeding and managed to roll his car, luckily avoiding serious injury. This was his first career arrest, he was subsequently arrested again about four years later.


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My Morning in Exile: My wife drives me nuts edition
by Craig Calcaterra
So my wife — who is not a baseball fan by any stretch of the imagination — goes to the Columbus Clippers-Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees game last night. It was a work function and the beer was free. You know how that goes. Anyway, when she came downstairs this morning I asked her how it went. I wish I was embellishing it, but this is basically a verbatim transcript of the conversation. I'm not joking:
Me: How was the game?
Ms. Shyster: Good, I guess.
Me: Who won?
MS: I don't know. I couldn't tell.
Me: What do you mean you couldn't tell? There's a big scoreboard out in the outfield.
MS: Yeah, but it had, like, a million numbers on it. I didn't know which one was the score.
Me: [taking a beat to contemplate how I've been married to this woman for 14 years — how, because of her wonderful influence, I've absorbed the nuances of ballet and art and wine and fine dining and everything else that makes me the well-rounded guy I pretend to be, yet zero baseball has penetrated that beautiful head of hers]: There are three columns to the right. One has an "R" at the top, one has an "H" at the top and one has an "E" at the top. The "R" column is runs. Whoever had the highest number in that column won. [note: I've given up actually trying to determine who won at this point; I'm thinking more about making this a teaching moment].
MS: Runs — those are the same as points?
Me: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Yes.
MS: How do they get points again?
Me: [it's dawning on me too late that she's almost certainly f*cking with me now, but she's doing it with such seeming innocence that I decide to press on anyway]: When a batter crosses home plate, like, if he hits a home run, for example, that's a run. You know this.
MS: Right, but for purposes of the scoreboard — that's a hit too, right? So they get numbers up there for both of those things.
Me: Yes, but only the run column is the score. On a single play it's possible for there to be a run, a hit and an error, and all three of those things are accounted for up there.
MS: [I think this is actually an honest question]: What's an error again?
Me: When the fielders make a mistake. Say, someone bobbles a ball or throws it away or to the wrong guy or something.
MS: Why would anyone throw the ball to the wrong guy? They're wearing different color uniforms. How much of an idiot do you have to be to throw it to the wrong guy? [she's starting to laugh now, so I know she's f*cking with me].
Me: [ignoring it all and making the point I hoped this little Socratic dialogue was going to lead to when it began]: Whatever. Look, the point is that the reason there are so many numbers is that things besides the actual score are documented. The scoreboard is updated for everything that happens. Those guys with the notebooks in the stands? They're keeping score. Everything that happens on a field in a game results is some kind of notation. All of those notations taken together can be distilled into a small space called a box score [really hitting my stride now] You know that blog post I write every night that makes you so mad at me? That's basically me reading box scores of 15 baseball games and recapping them all. I can do that because the numbers tell a story. I can divine from them most of the important things that happen in a game, even if I've didn't see the game. That's why there's so many numbers on the board.
MS: [waiting a moment to make sure I'm done]: Well I guess you're quite the savant, then, aren't you.
She then continued with her breakfast. I left for work, wondering who I pissed off in my past life to deserve all of this.
I did a blog roundup of Mark Buehrle opinion
Bill Plaschke still hates Manny Ramirez, but he's at least now acknowledging that what he does on the field is often special and often enjoyable.
Pink slips in Padre Land
Buehrle couldn't have picked a better ump for yesterday's game
Finally, a rumor roundup with Lord Haw Haw
Are there any paleontologists married to creationists? Do they make it work?
Richard in Dallas
You must have angered the ghosts of Abbott and Costello…
Richard Barbieri
For the record, it was SWB 2, Columbus 1. Good game, actually featuring—this is true—a pitching duel between Kei Igawa and Fausto Carmona.
Bob Timmermann
I did not relieve that Mr. and Mrs. Shyster had a marriage out of "Everybody Loves Raymond."
I propose that from now on Jon Heyman is only referred to as Lord Haw Haw.
Throwing the ball to the wrong guy would be a fielder's choice.
Try explaining that to the wife.
In re: Buehrle's ump:
And they both wear #56!
The Sox line yesterday? 5 runs, 6 hits… 56!
Number or runs in the perfect game: 5
Number of runs in the no-hitter: 6 … 56!
It's a conspiracy!
(Oh… the internet.)
Three years ago, my girlfriend loved baseball, and so I asked her to marry me. Now we live together. Now she wants to watch Antiques Roadshow. Not the game. Traitor.
Andy H
In defense of your wife, it is hard to know which number is which, as I learned trying to explain when I took my daughter to a game. It's also hard to explain the rules in a simple way because there is always an exception.
MooseinOhio
Queen of the Wien may be closing the gap.
At least your wife knows enough about the game (and you) to know how to f*ck with you. After the first explanation of how to find the score, my wife would've said, "Oh", which translates as "I couldn't care less".
I sat in front of someone at a game once who examined the scoreboard for a few moments, then turned to her friend and goes "What's a Rhee?"
Of course, she then spent the rest of the game reading Atlas Shrugged, so clearly not one of our brighter lights.
My husband and I both love baseball, but there are certainly things he does that drive me crazy—right now he's talking about potential trades, adds, and drops for his fantasy league. And talking, and talking. A few minutes ago it was a diatribe on the trivia game he was playing (sporcle.com … never get work done on your computer again!).
I can't walk by a bookstore without spending an hour or so looking through books. And he really hates trying to wake me up in the morning. I'll go easy on myself and end the list there… but safe to say if it weren't her take on baseball that drove you crazy, it would be something else
ditmars1929
Craig, when I met my future wife, she knew absolutely nothing about baseball, but sensing my obsession with it, she decided it would be good to catch on. So after 10 years of marriage, she now has a very good grasp of the game, which I appreciate. The funny thing is, she often gets her baseball terminology mixed up, as if she's dyslexic. Perfect example, she'll ask me "how many scorers in running position have the Yankees had so far?" It's hysterical.
On another note, I don't know if it's because the game is very intuitive and you have to grow up with it or whatever, but I have a very hard time explaining it to people sometimes. I live in New York City, so several of my friends are immigrants (mostly Irish, who settle in Queens and become Mets fans, God help them), and they just don't get it no matter how many different ways I explain it. Then again, they can't get me to understand the excitement of soccer, so there you have it.
Bob Rittner
Try this.
Take your pregnant wife, who is from Brazil and who knows nothing at all about football (and doesn't even care much for soccer), to a football game in Yankee Stadium on a particularly cold December Sunday. Sit in the 3rd deck. Then, having already pointed out where the game clock is, try to explain why the last 2 minutes of the game seems to go on quite a bit longer.
And we are still married.


The way I see it, we could phase in Spanish over a 50 year period, with kids getting bilingual immersion. That way, my generation could pass without having to know Spanish, but the next generation would be well-prepared for the future. I don't see what people have against Spanish. Spain's a lovely country. And the Spanish are actually nice people.
As for Canada, they could remain English speaking, to absorb all the language refuseniks from here. Maybe that would help Canada's economy. Who knows?
Did you read my entire post? If you couldn't tell, I was being COMPLETELY sarcastic. I think wanting the US to speak Spanish is obsurd. If it ever comes to that I will move out of this country. This is NOT Mexico! If you're that interested in everyone speaking Spanish, move there.
Wow.. so your criticizing people for speaking more than one language? Where has the U.S come to!
nope i'm critical of accomdating people who have no interest in learning english. those in the US who refuse to learn english demonstrate the lack of respect they have for the US.
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I do not think I am criticizing anyone.I am saying that if you want to reach the voters in the U.S. you need to make them not only here you but also understand you. Most americans still only speak and understand english so that is where the votes are.
[quote=Sean34597;1901990]The way I see it, we could phase in Spanish over a 50 year period, with kids getting bilingual immersion. That way, my generation could pass without having to know Spanish, but the next generation would be well-prepared for the future. I don't see what people have against Spanish. Spain's a lovely country. And the Spanish are actually nice people.
the pure fact of this being america and english is the common language is the reason people are opposed to being forced to learn another language...and the fact that most people are speaking of spanish as in mexico and not spain is because the majority of illegals come into this country from mexico, not spain.
spain may well be a beautiful country i have no doubt, but the issue isnt about spain. it is about our neighbor to the south.
seems there are alot of people insisting we americans are unwilling to communicate to immigrants, but what i really see is americans sick of millions of illegals coming here and demanding we do it in one language...spanish...what about the millions that have come here from other countries, should english speaking americans also be forced to speak every other language in the world too to accomadate every immigrant?
i dont think so...and the only ones i see b@@@@ing about us learning another language are spanish speakers themselves...get over it...i'm american and i am proud of it...i speak english.
Most? You sure you want to go there?
"Most" Brits call us "Septics," derived from "septic tank" which rhymes with "Yank." I know, verrrry creative. And these are the people whose language we're fighting to uphold here? Uh, no thanks.
Yep, 48 hours after 9/11, they were mocking and ridiculing us.
doesnt matter...i have met several brits myself, and none of them share the sentiment you are trying to make me believe they have.
you can beleive what you want, as it is your right and i respect that right...but please.........allow me to beleive what i choose to belive and know is true.
No problem. Good to see so many on here with pride for this country. Some of the liberal ideas on here are pretty "out there".
So not only should illegals not have to learn English, but I should have to learn Spanish? Wow, that's interesting. Perhaps the Constitution should be thrown away and we'll translate it into Spanish. Sounds like a good plan to me. Maybe we could even convice everyone in Canada to learn Spanish, that way we all match. Or perhaps since English was the language of our founding fathers and the most widely used language (by far) for the last 200 years, immigrants, legal or not, should learn it so they can communicate with the majority of this country. Just a thought.
Yeah great idea, while were at it, I would appreciate it if everyone would learn Italian too, oh and not just Italian, but the Sicilian dialect if possible, and the dialect of the people from the Palermo area preferably! Hey why not throw German in there also since I'm half Austrian too.
Guess we should find out why Mexicans deserve to be special. Any explainations?
Why would not speaking English be Un-American? I know plenty of white people who speak Spanish with my dad. Even though both parties speak perfect English.