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Google tests end-to-end encrypted group chats in Messaging app, to be available through beta program
Google has announced that it is testing end-to-end encrypted RCS (Rich Communication Services) group chats, which will be available to some users in the open beta program over the coming weeks.
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San Francisco: Google has announced that it is testing end-to-end encrypted RCS (Rich Communication Services) group chats, which will be available to some users in the open beta program over the coming weeks.
With this feature, one-on-one texts sent using Messages by Google will be encrypted so they are private and secure and can only be seen by the sender and recipient, according to the blogpost.
"RCS doesn't only make texting more secure — it makes the experience better, too," Google said in a blogpost.
"SMS texting lacks a lot of what smartphones are capable of doing, but RCS means you can send and receive high-quality photos and videos, see real-time typing indicators and read receipts, name group conversations, add or remove contacts from group chats, and text over Wi-Fiathis list goes on," it added.
Google has been urging manufacturers and carriers to use RCS, a supercharged version of SMS that includes features such as typing indicators, delivery and read receipts.
It has also launched campaigns to convince Apple to adopt this standard for its own Messages app.
"Today, all of the major mobile carriers and manufacturers have adopted RCS as the standard — except for Apple. Apple refuses to adopt RCS and continues to rely on SMS when people with iPhones message people with Android phones, which means their texting is stuck in the 1990s," Neena Budhiraja, group product manager for the Messages app, said in a blogpost.
"Hopefully, Apple can #GetTheMessage so we don't have to keep waiting to remove the whole acegreen-versus-blue bubble" thing," it added.
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This is the web site of Ceilidh Productions, a small but influential record company from Norrköping, Sweden. During eleven years, from 1986 to 1997, Ceilidh Productions was visited by local bands like Cod Lovers and Sonic Surf City, Swedish indie-pop pioneers like Happydeadmen and Suredo and, at that time, soon to be international stars Brainpool and The Cardigans.
The purpose of this web site is not to market or promote any of the over forty records released by Ceilidh Productions, they are since long deleted, but to document the releases, artists and history of one of Sweden's finest record lables.
The web site is nurtured by Boy Wonder when he is not occupied by turning water into wine. The latest update was made the 16th of July 2005.
Former Ceilidh Productions artist Sonic Surf City will perform at Augustifestivalen in Norrk�ping, Sweden on Friday the 12th of August 2005. Besides 15 or so local acts, the festival will be headlined by Silverbullit. The festivities program is available from the Destination Norrk�ping web site.


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imp yard
1) An enclosure where young trees were grown, possibly a kind of specialist market garden or plantation.
In Old English impa had to do with the young shoots of plants and then of grafted shoots, and it clearly retained those meanings into the post-Conquest period. Indeed, imp yards were once a common feature of the English landscape, certainly in the northern counties where the place-name is quite common. A Durham imp yard is quoted in the OED for 1337-8, but it may be the only reference in the dictionary. Early Yorkshire examples include: 1366 Imposyearde [sic], Methley
1380 le Ymppezherd, Aughton
1385 le Impezerd, Rotherham. In more northerly parts of Yorkshire, and in other northern counties, an alternative term which had the same meaning is imp garth, and examples there take the word back even further. They include c.1250 Ympegard' in Cumberland and two instances in Yorkshire: 1259 Impegarde, Follifoot near Harrogate
1454 the ympegarth, Kirkby Malham. The inference is that imp yards were originally enclosures where young trees were nurtured, possibly a kind of specialist market garden or plantation. That is partly confirmed by a document dated 1414 which records the indictment of a Methley man called John Cook: he was accused of stealing wood from the Impeyeardes that belonged to the lord of the manor, and the clerk conveniently added the words 'to wit young oaks', so it is clear that the offender had been stealing saplings. We do not know how old a term imp yard is nor when it began to fall into disuse, but several examples quoted above occurred in contexts which suggest that it may have been in decline by the 1500s. That is implicit in the field name Cowe close otherwise ympyarde, listed in the Dissolution survey for the priory of Hampole in c.1540. Some sites can still be identified: in Kirkburton, for example, a terrier of the glebe lands in 1684 included a meadow called Imp-yard which butted on the graveyard at its southern end. It is mentioned in later terriers but cannot be found on maps which date from 1753. However, the boundaries of the glebe lands are shown, so we know that the present extension to the cemetery marks the site of the former 'imp yard'.
places Methley Rotherham Cumberland Hampole Aughton Kirkby Malham Follifoo
sources Thoresby Society Publications Yorkshire Archaeological Jo... Quitclaim of tenements in R... Place-names of Cumberland YAS Record Series Morkill, Kirkby Malhamdale
dates 1250 1259 1366 1380 1385 1414 1454 1540


If you just looked at the 46-26-7 Chicago Blackhawks on the ice with one week remaining in the regular season you may be tempted to feel that the team is once again hitting a bit of a stride in its play.
Some intangibles, though, are being dealt with less smoothly and they're keeping things from being exactly the way the Hawks would like them entering the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Star defenseman and 2015 Conn Smythe trophy winner Duncan Keith was suspended six games this past week — the last of those games being Game 1 of the first round of the playoffs — for his stick slash on Minnesota Wild's Charlie Coyle in a loss last Tuesday.
Keith is known to play with an edge, but his emotions clearly were out of control and in a very bad moment he used bad judgment. Duncan was lucky to be suspended only one game into the playoffs, but he now knows that the league office, along with the other teams on ice, have him in their sights consistently. Keith finishes the year with nine goals and 34 assists for a total of 43 points.
Injuries are an obstacle that every team has to overcome and the Hawks have their list filled with Marian Hossa, Andrew Shaw and Corey Crawford in need of TLC. All three stars should be back in the fold before the regular season ends (Hossa has already gotten back to action), it would certainly be nice especially for Crawford to get in some action in preparation for a potentially long playoff run.
Keeping it to the ice, the Hawks are winners of four of their last five games and are showing signs that they're ready and confident to make a long run in the playoffs amidst a competitive Western Conference.
During a four-game road trip last week, the Hawks went 10 for 10 on the penalty kill but only converted one of nine chances on their power play, a unit that currently ranks 3rd in the NHL. Let's take a look at the individuals who have stepped up during this stretch run.
*To Marian Hossa for scoring career goal number 499 last Friday in the victory at Winnipeg. Will number 500 come before the end of the regular season?
*Again to Panarin, the Bread Man, for being named the NHL's #1 Star of the Week with 3 goals and 5 assists. Panarin is making a strong case for his receiving the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the Year.
*To coach Joel Quenneville for collecting 800 career victories from behind the bench in Sunday's win over Boston. With 3 Stanley Cups on his resume to go with the high win total the Hockey Hall of Fame will certainly be calling him when the time comes after he retires.


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Lions Were Far From Shortsighted In Handling Of Cliff Avril Situation
By Sean Yuille Jul 17, 2012, 1:50am EDT
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DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 16: Cliff Avril #92 of the Detroit Lions pumps his arms after a tackle during a NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at Ford Field on October 16, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Dave Reginek/Getty Images)
When the NFL lockout ended last summer, one of the things believed to be on the Detroit Lions' list of priorities was getting Cliff Avril signed to a long-term deal. Coming out of the lockout, he had a one-year restricted free agent tender on the table, and he signed it in early August. Even so, the hope was that the Lions would sign him to a long-term deal once things quieted down a bit after the initial wave of free agency.
The preseason went by and Avril remained on his one-year restricted free agent tender, but there was still hope amongst fans that he would be signed to a long-term deal. Even once the season began there was still an expectation that Avril would get a long-term deal. The Lions signed Tony Scheffler and Rob Sims to extensions during the 2010 season, so it's not like they didn't deal with contracts during the season.
As the season progressed, Avril put up big numbers and seemed to prove he was worthy of an extension. However, the first two months of the season came and went and the Lions hadn't even had any discussions with Avril about a long-term deal. While the two sides eventually did start negotiating, no long-term agreement came about before free agency arrived. The Lions decided to put the franchise tag designation on Avril, ensuring that they would retain the right to match any offers that came his way. At the time, the move was viewed as the Lions buying more time to negotiate.
As you now know, the extra four or so months didn't change the situation. The Lions and Avril failed to agree on a long-term deal, as the deadline for them to get something worked out came and went on Monday without there being a breakthrough in the negotiations. Avril is now set to play the 2012 season on his franchise tender, and the Lions won't have a chance to sign him to a new contract until next year. As a result, it's possible that this situation could repeat itself next year. If the Lions are unable to sign Avril to a new deal next offseason but don't want to lose him, they will have to franchise him again.
I'll be the first to admit that this entire situation is not ideal. I was hoping for Avril to be signed to a long-term deal as far back as last August, and at the time I didn't expect this to drag on so long and conclude with him playing on the franchise tag in 2012. I would have much rather seen the two sides agree to something so one of the Lions' up-and-coming defensive players would be set to be part of the team for years to come.
Now that a long-term deal is out of the equation for this year, there has been a lot of discussion about how this whole situation played out. Based on reading the comments on this site, it seems pretty clear the majority of fans are pleased with how the Lions handled things, especially after it came out that Detroit's final offer -- which Avril turned down -- was $30 million ($20 million guaranteed) over three years. The general consensus seems to be that the Lions were smart for not caving into Avril's salary demands, although some don't buy that, as evidenced by CBS Sports' Mike Freeman's take on the situation.
I think the Lions not working out a deal with Avril is shortsighted, almost dumb. But the Lions know they have Avril so they're in no hurry. The risk for the Lions is angering one of your good-guy players who also happens to be a promising young one. It makes no sense.
Again, I would have liked for the Lions to work out something with Avril, but why they didn't makes quite a bit of sense. They set a value for Avril, and it clearly didn't match up with what Avril and his agent think he's worth. While Avril told Freeman that a deal "was close," the Lions clearly didn't want to back down from their position in the negotiations. If there wasn't a salary cap, then I would say that the Lions screwed up by not bridging the gap and getting Avril signed to a long-term deal. However, the reality of the situation is that the Lions do have to worry about a salary cap. They have to plan beyond 2012, especially with so much money tied up to guys like Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford and Ndamukong Suh. This isn't Madden where you can just turn the cap off.
The Lions have to be smart with the salary cap, especially in the next couple years. In 2013 alone the Lions have guys like Corey Williams, Aaron Berry, Louis Delmas, Justin Durant, Sammie Hill, Chris Houston, Lawrence Jackson, Willie Young, DeAndre Levy and Jacob Lacey set to become free agents. Avril is also on that list. One of the few negatives of actually assembling a roster filled with talent is having to make tough decisions, and that's what the Lions did with Avril. They established what they were willing to give Avril and didn't go beyond that number. Freeman may see it as being shortsighted, but to me being shortsighted would have been ditching your plan for what you can and can't pay certain players and in turn risking there being salary cap issues down the road.
As for Freeman's point about potentially angering a good guy and promising player like Avril, sure that's a risk. However, it's not like the Lions have made a habit out of not taking care of their players. Case in point: Calvin Johnson got an eight-year, $150.5 million deal this offseason. Case in point again: Stephen Tulloch was the recipient of a five-year, $25.5 million deal back in March. The Lions are willing to open their checkbook in a big way, as evidenced by their alleged offer of $30 million over three years to Avril. The Lions aren't willing to go beyond what they have established as the value of their players, and that is by no means shortsighted.
Listen, I wanted Avril to be signed to a long-term deal as much as the next guy, but I don't fault the Lions for standing their ground. In the short term, Avril will be a Lion in 2012. In the long term, it's possible this could be his final season, but that just means the Lions will have to turn their attention to making sure guys like Lawrence Jackson and Willie Young are re-signed next offseason. I don't buy the argument that the Lions can just plug Young in for Avril and not see much of a drop-off, but they certainly have the pieces in place to lessen the impact of losing Avril should that happen.
I do hope Avril ends up being in a Lions uniform beyond 2012, but not if it means this is going to become a team that irresponsibly hands out big deals. The reality of the NFL is that you can't re-sign everybody you want. The Lions certainly would have liked to bring back Eric Wright this offseason, but it would have been foolish to give him $37.5 million over five years like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers did. Next offseason, the Lions will face a similar situation with so many defensive players becoming free agents, and it just won't be possible to bring everybody back.
At the end of the day, I really don't fault either side. It may be surprising to some that Avril turned down a deal reportedly worth $30 million over the next three years, but it's really not that shocking. If he is back on the franchise tag next year, he will make $12.7 million to go along with the $10.6 million he is set to earn in 2012. And if the Lions decide to move on, Avril will almost certainly get a big pay day much like Wright did. There will be teams out there willing to give Avril what he wants and more; the Lions just aren't one of them. There is certainly a risk in turning down a deal like that (injury, a down season in 2012, etc.), but Avril is setting himself up for an even bigger pay day down the road.
At the same time, the Lions are setting themselves up to be able to keep their core group of players together for the foreseeable future. They wanted Avril to be a part of it with that three-year offer, but had they gone beyond that, perhaps it would have prevented them from bringing back some other players who will be free agents next season. There are a lot of different factors that go into a decision like this, and it's much more complicated than simply potentially angering one player or coming off to some as being "dumb." From day one on the job Martin Mayhew has had a plan for how to build this team into one that can contend for titles. So far, he has executed that plan quite well. In a perfect world, Avril would be in the Lions' long-term plan with a long-term deal, but this is about far more than him. It's about maintaining the ability to have a roster filled with talent from top to bottom, and it's about not being shortsighted with how you manage your team.
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After many years of trying and failing to eat properly I finally got the hang of it last summer through the support and inspiration of someone very close to me. I've kept at it ever since and despite a few minor relapses I've been surprised at how habit forming healthy eating has become. Still, it takes eternal vigilance. I realized I was eating bacon a lot when I went to the Gracie Mews for breakfast so I recently started substituting tomato slices for bacon slices. I do notice the difference. It's like trading orgasmic for organic. Close, but not really. I suspect my arteries are much happier though (pigs, too) so some good has come of it. And I do appreciate bacon all the more when I do order it. And before you say it, yes, I've tried turkey bacon, and like big, bloody volcanoes, it should be banned.
That is impressive. I lack the self-control to create a good habit, unless you count quoting a book out of thin air. I guess we all have our own probelms on different levels. Good luck with that.
It's a daily challenge, but one that I am winning more times than not so success begets success I think. One step at a time.


Some time ago I stumbled upon the news that Avatar Korra will get her own Nendoroid. As a fan of the Avatar series, I of course was excited. And yet, I also felt that Good Smile Company missed a great opportunity to chibify one of the most chibifiable of all the Avatar characters. I am of course talking about Avatar Aang, specifically his young self from The Legend of Aang. I felt Aang should have been the obvious choice, and I even talked about it in a comment I left on the Nendoroid Korra page. Someone suggested contacting GSC about my idea, so yesterday I did just that.
On that note, allow me to describe how I imagine a hypothetical Nendoroid Aang would be like. In terms of accessories, I think Aang's glider staff (both staff-mode and glider-mode) and his Air Scooter should be enough.
I'm not quite sure how a Nendoroid Aang would pose with the glider given the relative largeness of a Nendo head and smallness of Nendo arms, but I'm sure the geniuses of Nendoron can make it work somehow.
The Air Scooter accessory would probably look similar to Nendoroid Naruto's Rasengan, except bigger and with a peg that fits on the base of the stand. You then extend the stand arm way up so that Aang would appear to be floating above the Air Scooter.
Now you might think that Aang as an Avatar should have accessories to show him Bending Elements other than Air, but remember that Nendoroid Korra already has Waterbending and Firebending accessories. This is an opportunity for GSC to make more money by enticing people to buy both Avatar Nendoroids so that they can mix and match Bending accessories.


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Misguided Missile
Posted on August 27, 2016 by unca_chuck
As games go, Blaine Gabbert solidified his grasp on the starting QB spot as Colin Kaepernick did little in his first game action since the middle of last season. Kaepernick also decided to not stand for the National Anthem to protest black oppression. Something that is garnering attention across the sports, and non-sports world. To me, this isn't a John Carlos/Tommie Smith style protest. This is more of a look-at-me protest. For a guy who is ostensibly fighting for his NFL life, it's curious to do something that will piss off a lot of people, including your own teammates. It might mean a little more if he did this in a regular season game as the starting quarterback, not in a preseason game as a guy fighting for a spot on the team.
Since he lives in a free country, he has every right to protest what he feels is discriminatory behavior. I just think this is more of an attention-getting stunt than anything else. If you want to help, donate your salary to inner-city charities. Other than that? Pfffffffffffft. He's acting like he wants the team to cut him. Kappy needs to worry about fighting for his job, not casting aspersions on the country or whatever this is.
As far as the game goes, we got dinged up in this one. Ellington pulled a hammy, Carlos Hyde suffered a concussion, Quinton Dial hurt his knee. The 1st looked good as good field position led to a nice TD drive, and a swing pass TD. The D didn't have some of their starters (Armstead, Bowman) and looked pretty good. They weren't getting the pressure they had gotten earlier, and they gave up like 8-9 4th down plays, but the defensive backfield played another solid game. I'd hope that the starters will be getting more pressure, and the 3rd/4th down conversion rate isn't so gaudy.
All in all, a fairly shitty night with the injuries. We NEED Hyde to be ready. Ellington is one of our only experienced WRs so we can't lose him either.
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Ellington is way too fragile to rely upon. Year after year now.
No kidding. Hyde is getting to be the same.
Trading began early this year
http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Trade-CB-Kenneth-Acker/2acfdf24-4d5f-49f5-a02c-efa3c242e979?sf34497219=1
Looking at last nights Kap interview I think his X hat was for Malcolm X
Well, now that expectations have been lowered once again. I am going to try and have some fun with this team. Hyde can't be relied upon for anything at this point so play the kids. Our D does look like it can be special but if we give up the time of possession like we did they won't last for very long. So, it's time to gamble(tom that is) and see if we can't come up with something fresh. I am all for trimming the fat. And Berger, thanks for the comment on the last thread. Love this blog and the people on it. I do think I gonna lower that prediction though 3-13. I honestly don't know where the 3 wins will come from, luck I guess.
My expectations are about the same really. If they have good D, solid O line and running game and a game manager QB who doesn't lose games for them they should be better than 8-8
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Cross-posted from the People's Front of Judea:
"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game.
— Apparently, he's not going to read defenses or throw for first downs in a country that oppresses black people either…
The Judean's Peoples Front you mean.
That's the question I have, is this a deliberate back door for him or is he really that dense.
Fuck that guy.
See ya later guys, nice knowing you: WR DiAndre Campbell, RB Kendall Gaskins, DL Darren Lake, K John Lunsford, LB Wynton McManis, OL Blake Muir, OL Ian Silberman, WR Jerome Simpson and CB Cleveland Wallace. Additionally, the team announced they have placed WR Eric Rogers on the Injured Reserve List. The 49ers roster currently stands at 79 and must be trimmed to 75 by 1:00 p.m. PT on Tuesday, August 30.
http://www.csnbayarea.com/49ers/49ers-release-nine-players-including-wr-simpson
No surprises among our nine cuts. Good news is people like Paul Soliai, Roddy White and Mike Wallace came available. Even more players who could help fill out our roster should be there when teams cut to 53 in a few days
And we have money to burn
Do they play QB?
Not sure but Acker was a favorite of mine. Hope we have the horses to run with without him.
LOL RT
Never seen a QB competition be decided in the 4th preseason game.
Well they got my attention
According to Kelly the competition is still ongoing:
http://www.csnbayarea.com/49ers/kelly-kaepernick-still-competing-49ers-starting-job
Acker was outplayed ROB!!!!
LoCo Jr grinding his axe again:
http://49ers.pressdemocrat.com/chip-kellys-49ers-worries-many-large/
Be worried…..it's okay.
Straight out of Ripley's Believe It or Not: the Mausoleum is sold out this season.
The bottle sounds pretty good right now
Todays press transcript from coach Kelly
http://www.49erswebzone.com/news/96736-transcript-kelly-talks-kaepernick-national-anthem-reactions-more/
Kelly will not make the decision to cut Kap but the suits in the suites will. "Get him out of here will be the cry!" "He's a public relations nightmare!"
The PR nightmare apparently started long ago Nipper.
He (Kaep), and Paraag were said to be at odds going way back.
Some even suggested Paraag went so far as to blame Harbaugh for Kaep's 'attitude'.
I can see where, if true, those conflicts festered into a full blown dumpster fire from within.
Far cry from the Eddie-Era relationships between FO and Locker Room these days in SF.
Flaming embarrassment.
Early thoughts:
Badford (!!) looks terrific. Carr looks terrific. Winston looks terrific. Rodgers looks like Rodgers, beyond terrific. Mariota looks good. Romo looks at the ceiling. Ryan looks like a turnover machine again. Brees looks awful. Eli looks bad. Sanchez looks, well, the talk is now to cut him so Denver doesn't owe the Eagles the draft picks. RG III looks like he's another cog in the Factory of Sadness. Alex looks like Alex. I haven't had the chance to see much else.
Now, just two more weeks and we can see beyond practice games. (IIRC, Badford looked terrific in preseason last year, then the season began.) Except for Romo, and Sanchez who will be looking into a broadcasting career.
Just to change the subject from Kappy's behavior. This is, after all, a sports league which rolls in the dough only by pushing with massive advertising a drug which kills 100+ million people annually.
A league which embraces murderers, rapists, women beaters, you name it. Not standing for the anthem ranks pretty low on the criminal list. Kappy is a failure at PR. If you want to see and hear measured, articulate discussion by an athlete on race in this country, look at Richard Sherman. He can get a point across without being offensive except to those who will be offended by any talk which does not fit their preconceived agenda, no matter their skin color.
Two more weeks until actual, real games. And the Raiders D will still suck. Either those new D FAs
improve the D progressively over the course of the season, or it's wait till next year again. At least
the O will carry their end.
I'm going to try not to get frustrated by the Niners. I want to see what Chip can do. I want to see if the team is playing better in the latter half of the season, or if the D is so gassed they've given up
and the O is just cashing it in.
Just random thoughts – keyboard addiction fulfilled. BTW, in the Kelly transcript, in the paragraph regarding Burbridge, the word in context is "alluded", not "eluded". HA! Now I feel better.
Kap is free to make choices, he is not free of the consequences.
There is nothing in the CBA requiring standing for the anthem, but again, Kap is a failure at PR. Any controversial statements, such as Sherman's, are going to have consequences, but inflammatory actions like Kappy's are doomed to failure from the start.
He's also an employee working for an employer. I know of no employers who have no rules regarding employee conduct at or away from work. Fuck him and his politics. You're there to play football, Kap, so go about the business of doing so or fucking leave.
His employment is covered by the CBA. He has the right to sit and any team that would try to punish him for sitting could be subject to a whale of a lawsuit, with public opinion on the team's side and the law on the player's.
Hyde has absolutely proven he can't stay healthy. Shoulda been a pro golfer, football is too much for him. What is our RB situation? Do we still have like 9 of them? All shitty? It was idiotic to count on Hyde to be the guy this year.
Same with Ellington. Droughns is hurt as well. Mike Davis looks good. Except for the fumbles. We're fucked without the few decent guys we have.
I just wonder how long the league goes on with these 4 preseason games. Hate to say it but they should add 2 more playoff teams and lose 2 pre season games.
Better yet, extend camps a couple weeks and do away with the preseason.
Go Chuck! Let out a loud BLEEP! That's it, scare the neighbors.
Yes pre-season sure sucks especially if one gets hurt.
Well, at least this year high hopes didn't last too long. It's rebuild time and hopefully there are some kids that will try and make it work. We seem to have an O-line now but that's not gonna mean much if there is nobody behind them to make plays.
Here are some High Hopes for you Winder.
20 passes for 61 yards with 1 interception and 2 sacks
Sorry, I can only laugh.
Pears is cut, see ya.
Finally! WOO HOO
I like Apples better.
Seldom has a pear been so unpopular.
Good riddance!
Don't forget a swift kick in the ass on the way out to the parking lot.
Let's say they move to 2 pre-season tilts, and add one more reg season game, and another playoff round, in the next CBA. If a guy rips his Achilles in reg game #1, which would have been the previous game 3 of preseason, is he any less or more out for the year?…
Gorgeous day. We better bring this home.
great self pity song. lol
Pears won't be missed by anyone here I guess. Another move. Brandon Thomas to the Lions for a slot receiver.
He had 69 catches for 850 yards in 2012 and led the AFC in punt return yds. last year. Has a return for a TD too so we might have gotten a serviceable return man as well.
Serviceable WR and return man !
Good move
It's going to be long, long season if the Niners settle for "serviceable" players. Ouch!
Oh and Kap will keep on sitting. He should insist on earplugs, that would really piss the patriots off. And throwing interceptions will piss off his coach and the fans!
Like it matters anymore, he is the back up to Gabbert for Christ sake.
I was reading Berger and NJ going back and forth on Baalke last week I think?
Berger was wrong in one thing, I also supported Baalke here, for a very long time. The one area that always bugged me was taking the ACL guys with a view to building a future roster. Particularly when the team was solid and maybe a piece or two away from going over the top.
Reading today about trading their 3rd round O line guy Thomas to Detroit sticks in my craw.
Firstly, taking an ACL guy is risky. The argument goes that they get a higher ceiling guy in a lower round and next year he produces. Sure, but there are two caveats: There is no guarantee any draft pick will work out, in fact less than 50% do, compound that with the chance of an ACL rookie even returning to his pre-injury form before trying to earn a roster spot and we are at a 25% possibility of getting a return on the pick. That is low odds.
The Niners experiment has not panned out very well. Today they traded a high pick, a 3rd round ACL reclamation project, so another low return.
This is entirely at the feet of Baalke.
So there are 3 of us. Still, we are not going to agree on everything. Of course, I never have a problem with disagreeing, I have problems with somebody being a dick about it. I can't see you ever doing that. We have a mild disagreement here. We wouldn't have Dial and Tank if we did not draft any injured players. Plus, we just traded another of those players for what looks like a WR who fills a need. Sounds like 3 good selections to me..
You feel all the other ones that haven't worked out, some taken highly, balances out and the risk/reward was worth it?
They could have taken healthy players that may have contributed sooner at a higher probability factor.
As far as I know, Baalke is the only GM pursuing this practice, at least to the quantities he does. Even becoming defensive about it.
I'm not bagging "hopes for the year" because they had a rough game the other day. That's a little premature. If they can win 5 games last year with a shit coaching staff, they can at least match that this year with a better staff and more talent.
There's holes there and there's talent. For now I'll choose to focus on the good that could happen. 1980 has permanently conditioned me for that. From 6-10 to 13-3 and the title. Anything can happen. Get rid of the detritus to start with and Pears is a good first move. If Kap doesn't snap the fuck out of it, but quick, get his ass out there too. Right now he's a cancer and that's the last thing this team needs.
And rtfirefly, nowhere near 100 million people die every year because of alcohol, at least not in this country. In 2014 88,000 died of alcohol related causes in the U.S. Way too many, but an infinitesimal figure compared to 100 million.
GO NINERS!
Yeah, I just pulled that one out of my ass. The World Health Organization figure is extremely high, though, I was just too lazy to look it up. I do know that 1 out of 4 males in their physical primes here in The Land of Enchantment will die from alcohol.
My point obviously is the hypocrisy of the league. Its job is to make money, period. From that, you can bet the anthem will be a bargaining point during the next CBA negotiations. Sitting for the anthem just looks awful, bad for business. If it were good for business, the league would fight to require all players to sit.
"Hypocrisy" is the wrong word since the league is not punishing Kap. I was sitting here trying to think of how I meant to phrase that thought, but I give up. The league will be laissez-faire unless it costs money. That's the bottom line.
More on this swirling Kaepernick national anthem debacle:
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17411286/alex-boone-minnesota-vikings-calls-ex-teammate-colin-kaepernick-decision-sit-national-anthem-shameful
Boone rakes him over the coals pretty good and Rex Ryan basically sums up what Flavor said the other day, about guys like Kap having all the opportunity and money they could want.
In the first episode of Hard Knocks, Jeff Fisher has a scene in which he tells the Rams how it's going to be when the anthem is played and he leaves no room for interpretation. Stand and show respect or don't play for the Rams. I'm surprised all teams don't have a similar rule. Like I said above, players are employees working for an employer, and I know of no employer that has no rules regarding employee conduct at work or away from work.
You want to make a big political statement, one rife with controversy, do it on your own time and on a more suitable platform.
I just cannot wait for the next pre-season game! They're so exciting! Will Kap sit or stand? Will Harry Edwards show up for some face time? Ain't sports wonderful?
One player I really wanted draft recently was WR Alan Robinson from Penn St. Some of you might remember me commenting often to draft him. I am seeing he had quite a year last year. I wish I hadn't seen that, I mean it isn't like we need a WR, right.
berger- I think he's the most dynamic WR in the league right now. Don't exactly know where he went in the draft but I'm pretty sure Baalky woulda passed on him.
Allen Robinson went RD2 to JAX
We took Carlos RD2 that year
Carlos #25 / Robinson #29 – Might have swapped Picks with them? Have to look that one up to be verify –
Yes – several moves that made that happen –
http://tinyurl.com/jxn2gvg
Quite frankly, with Chip here now, I'd prefer he make the calls on WRs.
Leave Baalke to the Defensive side.
lurker john- I think the reason we won 5 games last year was because we played some really terrible teams. To me the Raider game said it all.
Just for the record I like Baalke and think he's a good GM
12th with respect to the ACL guys, I see it as a GM putting a grade on the healthy player, (pre-injury).
Baalke sees the 'potential' at a reduced price of course.
I would however, have to assume the medical staff would weigh in, on the potential recovery factors involved.
Gamble?
Certainly.
But, if there's no immediate need at the position which said player is Drafted for, it becomes a depth Pick, IMO.
As I stated the other night, Marcus Lattimore seemed the most risky to me, simply because he was a RB and, nerve damage was involved.
I think Baalke reached on that one but, the kid was seen as a dedicated, 'all business' sort of reach.
Much in the mold of Frank, who, as we know, beat long odds having come back from several knee surgeries himself.
Win some/Lose some I guess?
He seems to favor RBs/OL/DL and DBs in his efforts to stack the roster depth too.
He needs to stay FAR away from WR Picks though.
I'm hoping Chip can improve that position with his input on the Offensive side of things.
Maybe these 2 can have the relationship I'd had hoped Baalke and Harbaugh were capable of having, (once upon a time).
NJ, I understand his reasoning, I don't see at as having worked out sufficiently. Looks to me like the Niners lost out on a lot of healthy pics with very few successes. This last one, in essence they swapped a 3rd rounder for a 5th and were lucky to do that since cut downs are here.
I think as a policy for drafting it has been a mistake.
NJ that's the problem. Baalke CAN'T stay away from WR picks. Or QB picks. You can't simply build one side of your team and expect to get anywhere. I mean if I (or you or Bergs etc.) can say Keenan Allen for example is going to be a solid WR pick based on seeing his college games, the why can't they see it? They have 10x the film we do and more bodies watching as well. I get so tired of hearing that he can only draft defensive guys. Chip runs a WR-based offense. We didn't really build that up this offseason OR the draft.
I think Chip runs a running offense. He uses 3 WRs wide but that can be interchanged with a TE or two. The alignment is more to help the running game than the passing game.
Agreed, running team with play action from spread formations.
Right. But we still need WRs that can get open and catch the ball. If we don't have any WRs, then we will end up looking like the Jimmy Hat short passing game offense. Teams will scheme that shit away by playing everything tight to the line. No matter how spread out they are
Personally, I would have drafted Allen Robinson instead of Carlos Hyde. I even said it back then. Doesn't mean I don't like Hyde. It's just that I watched Robinson continually winning the 50/50 ball match-ups and he had an over 40″ vertical leap. Some stat people got scared off because he wasn't a burner. What I saw on the field was a good football player. I wanted him with our 1st pick, we could've had him with our 2nd round pick. IIRC, I think I wanted Funchess with our 2nd or 3rd pick if we did not get Robinson. He's another win the 50/50 ball WR.
He went in the 3rd round for Gods sake. He was even coming off a knee injury. That's his fucking MO.
Well, the hypocrisy tag goes to all the people coming unglued at Kappy's actions. The idea of living in a free country means doing things that you believe in without fear of retribution. Tommie Smith and John Carlos took their very unpopular stand on the podium in the Olympics. It only took 45 years for the rest of the world to catch up to their sentiments. It isn't the same fight, but it is similar.
I have no problem with him making his point, I have a problem with how he made his point. Disrespectful.
You don't think there will be consequences to his actions? I'm certain he does. Are consequences for offending a lot of people retributions? Does living in a free society mean any action that is likely to cause offense should be free of consequences? He is not being imprisoned for it, or arrested. He will lose his endorsements and become persona non grata, both things he is well aware of. In short, he is reaping what he sowed exactly as he knew he would.
I didn't say that, 12th. The only ones who really have a right to punish him is the team. He did it as a member of the 49ers. Possibly the league as well. The league MAY come down on him. But for what? Being a douche? Convicted felons get to play. As do any number of wife-beaters and drunk/drugged/steroid addled athletes.
I don't agree with the Klan, but they have a right to hold rallies and shit. Offensive? Yes. Should they be punished for their views? No. Guys making the sign of the cross don't get penalties, but the one guy who mimicked a Muslim prayer drew a penalty. That's hypocrisy.
Again, I think this is a stupid way to draw attention to the 'oppression' of blacks or whatever his call is. But I don;t disavow his right to do so. The whole idea of we live in a free society yet we punish people for unpopular views (see Tommie Smith/John Carlos) is the height of hypocrisy.
I don't think the team or the NFL will punish him. The free market will. His endorsements, sales of Jersey's, signed memorabilia, his starting QB prospects, will all suffer because he chose a way to bring attention to his cause that is widely accepted as disrespectful.
Some look at him doing it as a courageous act considering he will likely lose a lot. I think that pales in comparison to the offense he caused to many.
There are a ton of avenues for a star such as him to defend a cause and he has every right. Disrespecting the flag and the society that gave him all he has was a very poor choice IMO.
I can only speak for myself but I am done with him.
LoCo Sr had an interesting piece on these events but I can't put a link to it because a paywall appeared this morning.
I think how Kappy is protesting is incredibly stupid. Making a huge donation to an underfunded school district in an inner city while hogging all the press attention he could garner would be a smart protest.
That being said, I'm profoundly skeptical of those who blame the player and not at the same time the league. This is the league which wraps the flag tightly around itself, national anthem, military flyovers, etc., while simultaneously refusing to pay taxes to pay for that military. Oh yeah, they started last year finally. That's just the league office, not the individual teams. How much in taxes do the owners pay? Open your books. Do owners strong arm taxpayers to increase their personal wealth (See Stadium, Levi's)? Do the owners get government enforced monopoly privileges? Jerruh's picture in the dictionary next to "hypocrisy" is gold-plated.
Kappy didn't steal, kill, rape, or commit any other mayhem. He quietly protested, a longtime American tradition. Don't like the way he protested? Don't watch it.
Levi Stadium is privately funded RT.
Since when?
http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Levi-s-Stadium-The-1-3-billion-bet-5687409.php
According to this 2014 estimate, the City of Santa Clara forked over $975 million. It does state that the stadium is publicly owned, however. I stand corrected on that.
Here's the link, 12th. Nothing earth-shaking. I don't think the fact he's made money playing a game means he can't comment on this. That means all athletes are exempt from commenting on social issues. Which is what Bron Bron and Michael Jordan used to catch shit FOR. the fact that they DIDN'T take a stand.
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/sports/6024734-181/lowell-cohn-49ers-colin-kaepernick
If that's the case, then those who inherited their wealth have no right to comment either. See Owners, NFL.
A lot of owners are self-made, so give credit where credit is due. Building a business, working your ass off and building a fortune are good things. It means a lot of jobs for a lot of people. It means a stronger economy. Just because Jed inherited his money (something completely out of his control) doesn't mean they all did. I'd wager that most did not.
Take a stand, no problem, just don't disrespect our country and the citizens who paid a heavy price for his privilege to do it, and that is exactly what he is doing.
Cohn's point is he thinks this is a publicity grab for a failing QB who is fast becoming irrelevant and needs to stay in the limelight, maybe he is right.
I agree 12th. Bad timing and place for such a protest. The fact that the irony is completely lost on him only fuels the debate about his intelligence.
Okay so when does Kap get cut? Does anyone have a clue? Besides Gabbert who else can help the team at QB? Those are the questions that interest me. I'm bored with all the social stuff.
They are between a rock and a hard place. Cut him now and its because of his principles right?
Use him at all this season, starter or back up, and if he gets hurt and isn't healthy by April 1 next year he is guaranteed $14 mil, same way he gets $12 mil this year.
Trading him right now will be difficult, he would be cheap though.
Best option may be to have him a healthy scratch every game and cut him at the end of the season but he takes up a spot on the 53.
No good options as far as I can see.
As for the QB position depth chart, seems clear Gabbert is the starter ( Did I really just write that?) and unless they gamble with Kap's health and risk him, then Driscol is the back up.
Obviously Kap is the qualified back up but the risks are big and so is the backlash. Tough decision.
That's my take anyway.
Complicating all this is DSJ's comment about leaving Chip's Eagles that Chip was trying to get rid of all the black players.
Good thing everything is settled for the start of the season in two weeks.
They play him Thursday. He doesn't look like a starter and they cut him for football reasons. No need to pay a back up 12 million with the chance of that escalating to 14 mil next year. Anybody who can't understand that is to much into politics.
Yeah RT, he got rid of two black players and replaced them with two black players. You would seriously have to be looking for a fight to say he was racist over that situation.
Kappy's comments are in no way directed at the military. He's 'commenting' on the police.
And I don't think he gives a shit about endorsements as they have pretty much dried up anyway. No one is looking to have a backup QB doing any ads for them. I see this more as a move to get cut.
Beyond that, there are plenty of black players that stand behind Chip from his time coaching in Oregon. The whole DSJ thing is bullshit. LeSean McCoy? Didn't get THAT move, but both those guys have been labelled as shit disturbers themselves.
Apparently Kap is too slow to play in Chip's system. He doesn't process the plays quick enough forcing him to run for yards. If this is true, then he may be forced out of the 53 man roster.
They should have cut him yesterday for being a terrible QB. He hasn't learned shit. The reason I am pissed is the vagueness of his protests. He is talking about isolated city instances mainly police actions in depressed black neighborhoods. This shit has been going on for ever. I can understand the frustrations of both sides to this coin. There has been innocent people killed and subjected to unwarranted brutality. And, there have been a lot of cops shot for no reason. To blame the country for this is just seems like a fools errand to me. These kind of issues need to be dealt with by the city they happened in.
And two days ago Dwayne Wade's innocent cousin was gunned down by two black gang members. The only reason we're hearing anything at all about it is because Wade is a superstar athlete and high profile individual. These types of incidents occur every day in our inner cities and very few of them garner any kind of media attention at all.
I have to question Kap's judgment on a lot of things; on the field, where he constantly makes poor decisions, and now choosing a very poor platform for his "protest" about minority oppression, which is a fucking joke in and of itself.
As far as I'm concerned, he's worn out his welcome in S.F. and saying that doesn't come easy for me, because I was a huge supporter and then apologist for him from the beginning. I've reached my limit.
Kap has one last pre-season game to show something, anything. 49ers at least need a back-up.
Will be interesting to see if the team tries hard for him.
In the first series against GB they came hard after Kap and the line was a sieve except Staley. After the play Staley walks towards his teammates with his arms wide open. I interpreted that to mean what the heck just happened, because protection had been good for Gabbert.
Can't say for certain, and GB did come after him, but sure looked like the O line didn't play as hard for Kap as they did for Gabbert.
Maybe I'm seeing things.
I wondered why the blocked so well for Gabbert and not for Kap. Afterwards, when I heard he sat for then anthem I thought the same thing.
If Chip truly runs a run-based offense, then the QB is less of a focal point than, say, a team that runs the WCO. Meaning Gabbert should be able to be successful by not making mistakes, making good decisions in the read option, not forcing the ball into coverage (a Kap specialty) and not taking sacks. A la, dare I say, Alex Smith, albeit with a much better arm.
I say excise the tumor, Kap, cut your losses, stay with Gabbert for now, Ponder as your backup and keep working with and developing Driskel. I don't know what the 49ers really think about Driskel, but he passes the sniff test at first glance. Nobody is predicting this season is going to be easy. There's going to be growing pains all the way around. So, gut it out with the QB's who actually want to be with the team and figure out a way to make it work.
Kap is not doing the team any good right now. Gabbert has clearly done his off-season work and kept his head down and focused on learning Kelly's offense. The Niners need positive things moving forward and Kaepernick is disgruntled. If his first pre-season game is any indication, he looks a lot like he did last year and he is way behind the learning curve.
Don't know how the other guys see it but I think of this O, what little I've seen of it, as a hybrid.
It is run centric but not necessarily power. It is a run first, spread formation offense with WC precepts.
I felt Kap would thrive in this O, but the pre-season hasn't worked out for him and he flunked his first game back. Add to that the huge distraction factor and he gifted Gabbert the job. Probably was going to lose it anyway on performance as he had done so little.
I think you're right that Gabbert can run this scheme fairly well.
Just to be fair to Kap, he was rehabbing most of the off-season, so he couldn't put the field work in. But he lost most of his teammates last year (witness Alex Boone's recent comments regarding his "protest") and that's a bad thing for a QB. If he can't lead, what good is he? He'll never get the maximum out of this teammates. How do they know he won't just bail on them again?
At this point I don't think there's much chance Kappy stays here all season. The team will likely cut him between thursday's game and the regular season.
Colin Cowherd has a terrific show today on the Niners. He rehashes Harbaugh's tenure (agree or disagree, depending on which conspiracy you believe), Kappy with the Niners…
"Kaepernick was never a leader. Anquan Boldin was the leader of that clubhouse. Unquestionably. You didn't mess with him."
On the current controversy, he plays Belicheat's response: "I don't know about politics (-I'm paraphrasing). We're focusing on the Giants."
Week 1 is MUST WIN. After that the Niners may not win again till week 7 or 8.


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This is the scene where it all began. The site of the first clashes between police and juveniles that escalated into a night of rioting and destruction. It thrust Baltimore onto the national stage in the wake of the killing of 25-year-old Freddie Gray in police custody.
The governor of Maryland announced a state of emergency and the mayor imposed a week-long curfew.
Little was said in the media about what sparked Monday's outburst.
But The Real News has obtained documents from an anonymous source that suggest a pattern of harassment over the past two weeks since the death of Gray. Police officers have been arresting mostly young African-American students after they got let out of schools and after they refused police orders to get on the bus and go home.
According to the Baltimore Police arrest reports acquired by THE REAL NEWS, officers arrested teenagers as young as 14- and 15-years-old.
According to the documents, police were asking students which bus they were waiting for. When the bus arrived and students didn't board, presumably in an act of protest, the police officers placed them under arrest for trespassing and loitering on MTA property.
Many students yelled back. For example, one 16-year-old girl who we won't name defended her cousin, calling the police "fake […] y'all don't have to lock her up," she said. While it's unclear whether those sorts of arrests repeated themselves on Monday and maybe even triggered the uproar, it's very likely that it contributed to the deep sense of anger and frustration that has rocked Baltimore since the death of Freddie Gray.
For the Real News, Thomas Hedges and Steven Janis reporting from Baltimore.
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(Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 10, 2013) – Chinese authorities have criminally detained two more activists involved in peaceful assembly while rounding up hundreds of microbloggers, as part of the government's assault on "Western ideals" such as rule of law, a free press, and other officially disparaged "universal values." Last week, police in Anhui Province criminally detained Zhou Weilin (周维林) and Yao Cheng (姚诚), who protested a case of flagrant violation of children's education rights due to a parent's political views earlier in the spring. The demonstrations, which spread over March and April, concerned a dissident's 10-year-old daughter, Annie Zhang, who was barred from attending school in February. Meanwhile, hundreds of bloggers have been detained in the past few weeks as judicial authorities have expanded the scope of criminalization for online expression.
The detentions in Anhui follow the criminal detention of two others who also took part in the protests in support of Annie Zhang; Zhang Lin (张林), Annie Zhang's father, was detained in July, and Li Huaping (李化平) was seized in August.[1] On September 6, police detained Zhou Weilin, an activist based in Hefei City, and also searched his home and confiscated computers, cell phone, and publications. A notice sent to his family said that Zhou is being held on suspicion of "gathering a crowd to disrupt the order of a public place"[2] On September 3, police detained Yao Cheng (姚诚), a rights activist in Hefei and former military officer. At this point, the alleged "crime" that Yao is suspected of is unclear, while Zhou Weilin, Zhang Lin, and Li Huaping are all facing a charge of "gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place." Back in April, Zhou and Yao served administrative detentions when police disrupted a rally and detained protesters.
In addition, Anhui police have gone to Sichuan Province to question another activist, Chen Yunfei (陈云飞), about his role in the protests, apparently trying to gather information about any role that Zhang Lin and Li Huaping may have played in organizing the rallies.[3]
"Government reprisals against these activists makes it clear that freedom to peaceful assembly and children's right to education must be among the 'universal values' denounced by the Chinese leaders these days," said Renee Xia, international director of CHRD. "Punishment against children on the basis of their parents' beliefs has become rather routine, and violates Article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child."
A recent CHRD report on the rights of children points out that this type of punishment is common. Authorities target children in order to retaliate and intimidate activists, resulting in their children also becoming victims of political suppression. The report details incidents of retaliation involving the children of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, legal advocate Chen Guangcheng, and activist Guo Feixiong.[4]
Over much of this year, Chinese leaders have aggressively attacked "universal values"—which, according to state media, apparently include such things as rule of law, constitutional democracy, and press freedom—while launching a harsh crackdown on civil liberties. A memo from senior leaders to Party members that surfaced last month urged an assault on "Western ideals," including democracy and human rights.[5] Echoing this policy, authorities since March have detained, arrested or disappeared more than 50 individuals in Beijing and the provinces of Jiangxi, Hubei, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Anhui, and Hunan.[6]
Since the end of August, state media in China has reported on the detention of hundreds of people, including online commentators and citizen journalists, who use weibo to disclose corruption and injustice while discussing incidents of social and political note. Well-known bloggers, including some with hundreds of thousands of followers, have been taken into custody for "creating" or "spreading rumors" and for "defamation" based on their online activities.[7] On September 9, China's highest judicial authorities—the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Procuratorate—issued an interpretation that makes "spreading rumors" and "defamation" online crimes punishable according to Chinese law. The judicial authorities specify that any "rumor-spreading" or "defaming" online post, if it has been clicked or viewed at least 5,000 times, or re-posted at least 500 times, would be considered a "serious offense," and its author would face imprisonment for up to three years according to Article 246 (1) of the Criminal Law.[8]
By attacking "universal values" and detaining a large number of people for exercising and defending human rights, including the rights of the child, Chinese leaders are showing defiance to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's review on China (coming up on September 26-27), and the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review, which is scheduled to review China in October.
The Chinese government apparently counts on getting away with the contradiction and discrepancies between its most recent assaults on human rights and its campaign to be re-elected to the Human Rights Council this November, for which China has made a voluntary pledge to respect "the principle of the universality of human rights" and make "unremitting efforts for the promotion and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the Chinese people," promising that "China earnestly fulfils its obligations under relevant international human rights treaties."[9]
CHRD urges the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to inquire into the alleged violation of Article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the Chinese government through its routine practice of punishing children on the basis of their parents' beliefs or activities, as well as other failures by the government to protect rights of the child as documented in CHRD's report submitted to the Committee, "'Flowers of the Country': Mistreated and Abused."[10]
During the Universal Periodic Review on China, to be conducted by the Human Rights Council in Geneva on October 22, other governments should hold China accountable for failures to fulfill its treaty obligations, and for violating basic human rights and fundamental freedom adopted in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
CHRD believes that the Chinese government has disqualified itself for membership on the Human Rights Council. It has breached its own voluntary pledges to "respect the principle of the universality of human rights," a pledge made by China in the run up for election during the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York in November. A vote in favor of China's membership on the Council by any government would make a mockery of the fundamental principle—the promotion of universal human rights—of the UN body.
Anhui activist Zhou Weilin (周维林), 48, is now among more than 50 activists who have been criminally detained for peaceful assembly and association since March 2013.
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[2] "Urgent: Hefei Human Rights Defender Zhou Weilin Criminally Detained" (紧急关注:合肥人权捍卫者周维林被刑事拘留), September 8, 2013, WQW
[3] "Chen Yunfei: Anhui Police, You Are Going Farther Away – Summoned Inter-provincially for Supporting Annie" (陈云飞:安徽警方你越走越远了!——声援安妮被跨省传唤记), September 7, 2013, WQW
[4] "'Flowers of the Country': Mistreated and Abused," CHRD
[5] "Mingjing Monthly Exclusive Full-Text Post of CPC's Document No. 9" (《明鏡月刊》獨家全文刊發中共9號文件), August 19, 2013, Mingjing News
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[8] "Two Supreme Courts Publish Judicial Interpretation: With Over 500 Re-posts of Defamatory Information Will Be Punished" (两高公布司法解释:诽谤信息被转发达500次可判刑), September 9, 2013, news.163.com
[9] "Note verbale dated 5 June 2013 from the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations addressed to the President of the General Assembly," General Assembly of the United Nations, June 6, 2013
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Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Rubaga Division. Surrounding Kampala is the rapidly growing Wakiso District, whose population more than doubled between 2002 and 2014 and now stands at over 2 million.
Before the arrival of the British colonists, the Kabaka of Buganda had chosen the zone that would become Kampala as a hunting reserve. The area, composed of rolling hills with grassy wetlands in the valleys, was home to several species of antelope, particularly impala. When the British arrived, they called it "Hills of the Impala". The language of the Baganda, Luganda, adopted many English words because of their interactions with the British. The Baganda translated "Hill of the Impala" as Akasozi ke'Empala – "Kasozi" meaning "hill", "ke" meaning "of", and "empala" the plural of "impala". In Luganda, the words "ka'mpala" mean "that is of the impala", in reference to a hill, and the single word "Kampala" was adopted as the name for the city that grew out of the Kabaka's hills.
The city grew as the capital of the Buganda kingdom, from which several buildings survive, including the Kasubi Tombs (built in 1881), the Lubiri Palace, the Buganda Parliament and the Buganda Court of Justice. In 1890, British colonial administrator Frederick Lugard constructed a forum along Mengo Hill within the city, which allowed for the British to occupy much of the territory controlled by the Baganda, including Kampala. In 1894, the British government officially established a protectorate within this territory, and in 1896, the protectorate expanded to cover the Ankole, Toro Kingdom, and Bunyoro kingdoms as well. In 1905, the British government formally declared the entire territory to be a British colony. From that time until the independence of the country in 1962, the capital was relocated to Entebbe, although the city continued to be the primary economic and manufacturing location for Uganda. In 1922, the Makerere Technical Institute, now known as Makerere University, started as the first collegiate institution both within Kampala, and within the British colonies on the east coast of Africa. Following the 1962 independence, Milton Obote became president of Uganda, and held the position until 1971, when former sergeant Idi Amin defeated his government in a military coup. Idi Amin proceeded to expel all Asian residents living within Kampala, and attacked the Jewish population living within the city. In 1978, he invaded the neighboring country of Tanzania, and in turn, the government there started the Uganda–Tanzania War, which created severe damage to the buildings of Kampala. The city has since then been rebuilt with new construction of hotels, banks, shopping malls, educational institutions, and hospitals and the improvement of war torn buildings and infrastructure. Traditionally, Kampala was a city of seven hills, but over time it has come to have a lot more.
The first hill in historical importance is Kasubi Hill.
The second is Mengo Hill.
The third is Kibuli Hill, which is home to the Kibuli Mosque.
The fourth is Namirembe Hill, home to the Namirembe Anglican Cathedral.
The fifth is Lubaga Hill, the site of the Rubaga Catholic Cathedral.
The sixth is Nsambya Hill.
The seventh is Kampala Hill (Old Kampala). A mosque was built with monetary assistance from Libya on the hill in 2003, with a seating capacity of 15,000 people. The completed mosque was opened officially in June 2007.
The city spread to Nakasero Hill, where there are international hotels, including the Kampala Speke Hotel, the Grand Imperial Hotel, the Kampala Intercontinental Hotel, the Imperial Royale Hotel, the Kampala Serena Hotel, the Kampala Sheraton Hotel, and The Pearl of Africa Hotel Kampala.
There are also Tank Hill and Mulago Hill. The city is expanding rapidly to include Makindye Hill and Konge Hill.
The population of Kampala grew from 1,189,142 in 2002 to 1,507,080 in 2014.
A prominent cultural centre in the Kampala area of Kisasi that aims to promote Ugandan and African cultural expressions through music, dance and drama. The name Ndere is derived from the noun 'endere', which means flute. As an instrument found in all cultures, it is chosen as a peaceful symbol of the universality of cultural expressions.The Ndere centre is famous for its Ndere troupe, a music and dance troupe that perform several nights every week at the centre showcasing music and dance from all over Uganda as well as Rwanda and Burundi.
Erias Lukwago, is a Ugandan lawyer and politician. He is the Lord Mayor of the city of Kampala, the capital of Uganda and the largest metropolitan area in the country. He was elected to that position on 14 January 2011. He was voted out of office on 25 November 2013 by Councillors after a tribunal found him guilty of incompetence and abuse of office. The Kampala Capital City Authority councilors voted 29 to three to impeach him. He was re-instated on 28 November 2013 after the High Court Judge Yasin Nyanzi ordered Kampala Minister Frank Tumwebaze to stop the implementation of the tribunal report that paved way for his censure.
Pione Sisto, footballer, Ugandan born, danish footballer, currently playing for Spanish Club Celta Vigo and the Danish National Team.
In early 2007, it was announced that Kampala would remove commuter taxis from its streets and replace them with a comprehensive city bus service. (In Kampala, the term "taxi" refers to a 15-seater minibus used as public transport.) The bus service was expected to cover the greater Kampala metropolitan area including Mukono, Mpigi, Bombo, Entebbe, Wakiso and Gayaza. As of December 2011 the service had not yet started. Having successfully completed the Northern Bypass, the government, in collaboration with its stakeholders, now plans to introduce the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Kampala by 2014. On 12 March 2012, Pioneer Easy Bus Company, a private transport company, started public bus service in Kampala with an estimated 100 buses each with a 60-passenger capacity (30 seated and 30 standing), acquired from China. Another 422 buses were expected in the country in 2012 to complement the current fleet. The buses operate 24 hours daily. The company has a concession to provide public transport in the city for the next five years. The buses were impounded for back taxes in December 2013. The company expected to resume operation in February 2015.
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kampala.
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UK and France seek Darfur force
French president and British prime minister to press UN for deployment.
20 Jul 2007 14:00 GMT
UN resolution would allow 26, 000
troops and police for Darfur
"We will be prepared to contribute substantial sums in economic support as soon as a ceasefire makes it possible."
"We believe that working together first of all we can secure a UN resolution that will bring an African Union and UN force into the area and we hope that resolution will pass quickly.
UN resolution
The Security Council is considering a five-page draft resolution sponsored by Britain, France and Ghana that Sudan and several council members say contains too many references to humanitarian and other issues, including a threat of "further measures" if any of the parties "fail to fulfil their commitments or co-operate fully".
"Genocide is a crime against humanity as a whole, not just against it's immediate targets. It therefore falls on the world at large to act."
ekaxuf4,
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Without the resolution, which would authorise up to 26,000 troops and police from the African Union and United Nations, UN member states will not commit personnel to Sudan's violent Darfur region.
Brown and Sarkozy said they were prepared to go to Darfur after the resolution was passed to speak to the people involved and to monitor progress in the peace process.
Sarkozy said: "We will be submitting and defending the same draft resolution before the UN and we will ask our foreign ministers to go there with the same message - this can no longer go on.
"There is urgency and people are dying, people are suffering and this has to stop. We would even be prepared, were the resolution passed, to go to Darfur and to Chad together ourselves."
The two countries also agreed to set up a joint committee, to meet quarterly to share information on security and counter-terrorism.


Digital print technologies and an expanding range of compatible media offer print providers a greater variety of point of purchase (POP) application possibilities. This week we continue our POP discussion with a print provider that provides POP product branding.
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WWI: Fifty two months, fifty two posts – 34 – Another Month of War
May 1, 2017 November 4, 2018 / Kizzia
A look at the major events of the conflict in May 1917:
The Polish Council of State present their demands to the Central Powers regarding the creation of an independent Poland.
The first USA destroyer flotilla arrives at Queenstown in Cork, Ireland
The Third Battle of the Scarpe and the Second Battle of Bullecourt begin during the Arras Offensive.
Four members of the Australian Field Artillery operating an 18 pounder gun in the fight for Bullecourt, May 1917.
French forces capture Craonne on the Chemin des Dames ridge.
A major military engagement is fought between the forces of the Central Powers and the Entente near Vardar as part of the Allied Spring Offensive. It is designed to break the stalemate on the Macedonian front.
With support from Australian troops the British seize part of Bullecourt.
Germans recapture Fresnoy on the Arras Front.
French, Russian and Serbian troops launch a coordinated offensive in Macedonia which is repulsed by Bulgarian and German defenders.
Major General John J Pershing is appointed to command the United States Expeditionary Force.
British and French war commissioners parade down Fifth Avenue in New York to celebrate the USA entering into the war. The slogan "Show Your Colours" brings out a patriotic show of Union Jacks, Tricolores and Stars and Stripes flags.
The Tenth Battle of the Isonzo begins when, once again, Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops fight along the banks of the Isonzo river.
German Zeppelin L22 is destroyed in the North Sea by a H.12 British flying boat during a reconnaissance mission near Terschelling Bank flown by Lt. Galpin and Sub-Lt. Leckie.
Fourteen British drifters (boats built along the lines of commercial fishing drifters but fitted out for naval purposes) are sunk in the Otranto Straits when British and Austrian naval forces clash.
Philippe Petain replaces Robert Nivelle as Commander-in-Chief of the French Army. His task is to turn back the imminent German offensive and quell the mutinies currently ongoing in the French army.
Honduras severs diplomatic relations with Germany.
The Compulsory Service Act becomes law in the USA, requiring all American men aged between 21 – 30 to register for the draft.
Poster informing men in Oregon that they were subject to the draft
The United States Government announces it will send a Dision of the US Army to France.
French Commander-in-Chief Philippe Petain succeeds in bringing the mutinies within the French army to an end.
British troops capture the Siegfried line from Bullecourt to one mile east of Arras.
May 22nd
Brigadier-General Nash succeeds Sir Eric Geddes as Director-General of Transportation.
Count Istvan Tisza resigns as Prime Minister of Hungary.
The British Royal Navy introduces a newly created convoy system ensuring all merchant ships crossing the Atlantic ocean will now travel in groups under the protection of the British Navy.
Heavy casualties are sustained in a German aeroplane raid on Folkstone, Kent on the south-east coast of England.
HMS Dover Castle is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarines UC-67 in the Mediterranean, en route from Malta to Greece.
An Anglo-French conference in London discusses the deposition of King Constance of Greece and considers the occupation of Athens and Thessaly.
The French liner SS Yarra is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine UC-74 near Kreta in Greece.
The South African military commander General Jacob van Deventer succeeds Major-General Reginald Hoskins in command of the British Forces in East Africa.
WWI, WWI: Fifty two months, fifty two posts
Bullencourt, Folkstone raid, John Pershing, May 1917, Philippe Petain
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Ohio State Basketball Forum
Ohio State basketball fan talk.
Getting Open Looks
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This team has its strengths, and it has its weaknesses. And as everyone knows, one of the biggest weaknesses is the ability to score, which is pretty paramount when it comes to winning. This issue is exacterbated even further now that Kaleb has been suspended, and when he returns, it's still an issue when he's on the bench. So where do we get offense?
Setting up guys with open looks. On this team, we currently have three guys that have proven they can knock down 3's. They might be a bit streaky, but Jackson, Washington, and Ahrens have all shown the ability to be a viable threat from behind the arc. Problem is, very rarely do we ever run plays designed to get them open looks from deep. Often, we just pass it around the arc. Half the times we get it to the post. All the 3's are either on kick outs (which are good shots, but shouldn't account for such a large percentage of the attempts) or last second contested heaves with the shot clock expiring.
Throw it back about 8 years ago, when Deibler was still putting up shots in a Buckeye uniform. Multiple times each game, plays were specifically ran for him to get open looks for 3. Not just playing inside through Sullinger and then getting a kick out pass (which happened quite often too), but plays using screens and ball movement all with the goal of getting him open and a good shot. We had a weapon, and we utilized him.
Even last year with Kam, we made sure he got shots, especially towards the end of the season. Whether it was a 3 or a 2, plays were ran to make sure he got opportunities and for most part, it paid off. We don't beat SDSU in the tournament last year, or make the Gonzaga game close without Kam getting and capitalizing on those opportunities.
Now granted, out of Jackson, Washington, and Ahrens, none of them are currently even remotely close to Jon Deibler. They're not Kam Williams either. But on a team that is greatly struggling for offense, it is puzzling why we don't run plays to get out shooters more open looks.
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As you can see, this page provides you with all our user generated reviews of Hyundai Trajet cars. AA Cars provide our users with the best feedback on all car makes and models all across the uk to give you the best possible information, to help you make your decision when buying a new used car. We break each vehicle review down into five categories (preformance, running cost, comfort, reliability and space practicality) making it very easy to understand, giving you feedback directly form the vehicle owner. This provides you with all the information you need to make the decision of which car is perfect for you.
Last year I was expecting five of my wife's relations over from abroad for two weeks holidays. My car would only seat five including driver, so I thought of hiring an MPV. I was amazed to find how expensive this would be, so I decided to buy a cheap MPV with adequate MOT and service history and then sell it once my wife's family had left. I had a couple of months in which to find one, which allowed me to make an extensive search. Finding one with a minimum of seven seats proved difficult as most that were advertised only had six and even many of these didn't offer much leg room. One day I was lucky to see a Hyundai Trajet ( 2003 model) parked on the road displaying a for sale sign of £1,250 ono. It had just been fully serviced with new MOT. The tailgate had a small dent that didn't deter me, the inside was immaculate and the clock read a little over 74500 miles and most important of all - it had seven seats with bags of leg-room. On a test drive I found everything ran smoothly, a price was negotiated and accepted. The time came when my wife and I had to collect our 5 guests plus luggage from Gatwick airport. Everyone was seated comfortably and I didn't have to use the fitted luggage rack. We had covered over 1500 miles without a hitch during the fortnight they were hear. After our guests returned I sold the MPV for almost as much as I paid for it. So all in all it has proved to be far cheaper than hiring one, the only downside is taxing and insuring the vehicle, but this is to be expected and because I chose to buy one I made a saving of £450 against the average hire price of two weeks. This was over six months ago and I still miss it. Should I ever need an MPV again, I'll certainly go for a Hyundai Trajet.
We are a big family so need plenty of room to get around. We have owned Vw Sharan, Renault ESpace, Ford Galaxy and hired and driven at some time the Mercedes mpv, Chrysler, fiat mpvs all great in their own right but our Hyundai outranks the lot!! Cheaper than most on insurance and tax, getting about 34mpg and consistently reliable. Never let us down - especially during the most miserable rain or snow, always starts first time! Seats are very comfy - especially important trekking a family long distance, loads of leg room and even a reasonable boot space when the seats are all in use. Absolutely will keep motoring with this car then will eventually will replace with same! Hubby tried to replace it with a diesel Renault Espace which turned out to be a heap of junk and sold on after just 6 weeks, and I will be reminding him he was wrong for years, lol. Hyundai have made a BRILLIANT, no fuss economical, comfy, spacey family car that everyone should try!
I bought this car when it had already done over 50,000 miles. It is a very cheap large MPV, with an extraordinary amount of space, for people and goods. It is also very flexible, with removable seats etc. However, mechanically I not found it so good, presumably due to its age. Something else seems to go wrong every few months, usually not very expensive to repair, but all adding up.
Noisy, smoky, sluggish. I bought it because it was cheap. Indicator arm on different side to most vehicles, which is annoying as I frequently drive company vehicles and they are all on the other side, except for the Hyundai's we have!! Would not consider another Hyundai due to this issue and the strange handbrake system on a Hyundai at work.
This type of car can have the rear seats removed to accommodate mobility scooter etc.