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With all the criticism Mike Vick has absorbed during his NFL career, you?d think he?d be used to it by now.
He apparently isn?t.
Earlier this week, Vick got a little testy during an interview with Mike Missanelli of 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia on the topic of those who say he doesn?t read defenses quickly enough, and that he holds onto the ball for too long.
?I?m really tempted right now to just say no comment to that because like I said a second ago, you don?t last 12 years in the NFL not being able to read the defense,? Vick said, via Sheil Kapadia of PhillyMag.com.? ?Those people who are talking and saying that are just ignorant, and they know nothing about football.? Unless they turn on the film and watch my game and see what goes on, then they?ll replace those comments with the right comments.?
Missanelli pointed out that critics who know football have made those claims.? ?But it?s incorrect,? Vick said.? ?Without getting sensitive about it, it?s incorrect.? So I?d rather not talk about it.?
We?d hate to hear what Vick would say if he were sensitive about it.? (Actually, we?d probably love to hear it.)
Vick attributes the perception of holding the ball too long to the West Coast offense the Eagles ran under Andy Reid.? ?We had a lot of deeper throws last year, which required more time,? Vick said.? ?It?s just a big difference.?
New coach Chip Kelly?s system will result in quicker throws; if Vick can make them, he?ll likely be the starter.? Kelly also has taught Vick something unrelated to throwing the ball ? how to run with it, without fumbling.
?The other day, I broke out in the pocket, and the first thing Chip told me was to tuck the football,? Vick said.? ?So I showed him how I was running with it, and he looked at it and he knocked the ball right out of my hands.? And he was like, ?Hold it like this.?? And what he told me felt comfortable.? I had a tighter grip on the football. That should secure that problem as long as I work on it.?
It remains to be seen whether Vick will undergo a Tiki-style transformation when it comes to ball security.? But if he can get rid of the ball when he needs to and keep possession of it when he has to, Vick could have a big year in 2013.
Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/18/two-years-8-75-million-for-freeney/related
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft will speak at the Suffolk University commencement exercises on Sunday.
Bills G.M. Doug Whaley says he was an ?integral part? of the process that resulted in the decision to take QB EJ Manuel.
The Dolphins have added FB Rupert Bryan, who played right tackle at Florida International.
The Jets will open minicamp practice on June 11 to season-ticket holders, and on June 12 to the general public.
James Walker of ESPN.com, who at the Columbus Dispatch covered WR Chad Johnson during his time with the Bengals, fears that Johnson could be at the beginning of a ?bad downward spiral? now that his playing career is likely over.
Yet another lawsuit has been filed against Pilot Flying J, the company run by Browns owner Jimmy Haslam.
Steelers LB Larry Foote says players are taking last season?s failures ?personally,? and that there?s ?a whole different mindset to the offseason.?
The Ravens could have the heaviest front seven in 2013.
Coach Chuck Pagano, whose teams benefits from the wage-scale contract signed by QB Andrew Luck in 2012, says the Colts will ?worry about [a long-term deal] down the road?; Luck is eligible for a new contract after the 2014 season.
Former Jaguars LT Tony Boselli believes Tim Tebow can be a ?franchise quarterback,? but agrees with Jacksonville?s decision not to bring the ?circus? that comes with Tebow to town.
Titans DE Derrick Morgan is working hard on his fitness; ?I?m trying to get in the best shape I can for the season,? Morgan said. ?That?s one of my major goals, is to be in the best shape of my life coming into the season and just taking care of my body.?
Texans strength and conditioning coach Cedric Smith has plenty of good things to say about his team after five weeks of the offseason program.
Chargers fans can buy (or, as the case may be, not buy) single-game tickets as of Monday.
On Monday, the Broncos will practice for the first time as a team since their double-overtime playoff loss to Baltimore.? (It will all likely go very well until the last minute or so.)
New Raiders QB Matt McGloin talks about his path to Oakland.
A tryout at rookie minicamp persuaded the Chiefs to sign former Kansas DE Toben Opurum as a fullback.
The best part about the Eagles getting rid of ?Taco Tuesday??? It also means there will be no further ?Wicked Sh-t Wednesdays.?
An alleged high-stakes Manhattan gambling operation saw a bettor win $600,000 when the Giants won Super Bowl XLVI, which reportedly ?set off a long series of seemingly fumbling exchanges about how to move such a large sum of money without tipping off the authorities.?
Cowboys LB Bruce Carter has been compared to a fairly decent player as Carter adapts to the team?s new Tampa 2 system:? Derrick Brooks.
Here?s a thought-provoking and balanced look at the Redskins name controversy from The Atlantic.
Former NFL QB Jim Miller is leaving SiriusXM NFL Radio to take a ?communications position? with the Bears.
The Packers tailgate tour made an unexpected stop for the Challenge Academy Cadets, a group of at-risk youths who are trying to earn their high school diplomas.
The plan to tax cigarettes in order to help pay for the Vikings? news stadium supposedly was a secret, but it already was in multiple budget plans.
Lions RB Reggie Bush says QB Matthew Stafford ?has all the qualities and intangibles to be a Hall of Famer.?
The NFL and college jerseys of DT/LB John Small, a first-round pick of the Falcons in 1970 who died in 2012, have been stolen from a residence in Augusta, Georgia.
Former Panthers LB Mark Fields, who was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2003, says he can still run the 40 in 4.5 seconds, even after having a bone marrow transplant in 2012.
The Saints added DT Isaako Aaitui, a third-year player who has spent time with the Dolphins and Jets.
Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman says he has an ?awesome? relationship with coach Greg Schiano.? (Calm down, Chris Farley . . . Yep, that?s three straight Saturdays.)
Rams owner Stan Kroenke, whose football team plays its home games indoors, has purchased the Outdoor Channel for $265 million, pending shareholder approval.
Cardinals coach Bruce Arians is getting his rookies ready to play.? (They can?t be much worse than most of the veterans.)
As of January, folks in Washington can purchase Seahawks license plates.
49ers WR A.J. Jenkins is bulking up, in an effort to add to a 192-pound frame that spent most of the 2012 season on the sidelines.
Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/16/arrest-warrant-issued-for-chad-johnson/related/
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RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Ambitious, Time-Jumping Epic Cloud Atlas
Plus, a horror sequel and a failed indie comedy.
This week on home video, we’ve only got a few choices to talk about, and only one of them seems really worthy of any discussion. That one is Cloud Atlas, a big movie with big ideas that may or may not have succeeded in conveying its heavy message. Then we’ve got a quirky little something from Roman Coppola, and the latest attempt to revitalize a classic horror franchise. See below for the full list.
Also available this week:
- Two Glenn Ford westerns emerge from the Criterion Collection’s closet: The original 1957 3:10 to Yuma (95%), co-starring Van Heflin; and 1956′s Jubal, co-starring Rod Steiger and Ernest Borgnine.
- Beware of Mr. Baker (97%), a documentary about Ginger Baker, legendary drummer of Cream.
Source: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1927434/news/1927434/
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Hands-on with NVIDIA’s project turned product, NVIDIA Shield
NVIDIA’s Project Shield now has an official name (NVIDIA Shield), a release window (“by the end of June”) and a price tag ($350). That’s a full $100 step above the PlayStation Vita — arguably the most competent competition for Shield’s hardcore skewing demographic — and even a smidgen over the cost of various full-on game consoles. Despite the high barrier to entry price-wise, NVIDIA tells us that Shield will follow the same annualized model that its mobile phone counterparts do: a new internal upgrade each year to keep up with the times. And we already know what that future looks like.
Given all that baggage, we can’t help but approach our final hands-on ahead of Shield’s late June launch with an eye toward worth of purchase. Is NVIDIA’s Shield worth getting in on early?
Gallery: NVIDIA Shield (Hands-on final)
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Bangladesh collapse search over; death toll 1,127
A Bangladeshi rescuer stands amid the rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Search teams resumed their rain-interrupted work Sunday as the death toll from the collapse continued to climb past 1,100. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
A Bangladeshi rescuer stands amid the rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Search teams resumed their rain-interrupted work Sunday as the death toll from the collapse continued to climb past 1,100. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
Bangladeshi rescuers use heavy machinery to clear rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Search teams resumed their rain-interrupted work Sunday as the death toll from the collapse continued to climb past 1,100. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
Bangladeshi rescuers use heavy machinery to clear rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Search teams resumed their rain-interrupted work Sunday as the death toll from the collapse continued to climb past 1,100. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
Bangladeshi rescuers use heavy machinery to clear rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Search teams resumed their rain-interrupted work Sunday as the death toll from the collapse continued to climb past 1,100. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
Bangladeshis watch workers use heavy machinery to clear the rubble of a garment factory building that collapsed on April 24 as they continue searching for bodies in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, May 12, 2013. Search teams resumed their rain-interrupted work Sunday as the death toll from the collapse continued to climb past 1,100. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) ? Nearly three weeks after a Bangladesh garment-factory building collapsed, the search for the dead ended Monday at the site of the worst disaster in the history of the global garment industry. The death toll: 1,127.
Mohammed Amir Hossain Mazumder, deputy director of fire service and civil defense, told The Associated Press the search for bodies from the April 24 collapse was called off at 6 p.m. (1200GMT). “Now the site will be handed over to police for protection. There will be no more activities from fire service or army,” he said.
Bulldozers and other vehicles have been removed from the building site, which will be fenced with bamboo sticks. Red flags have been erected around the site to bar entry.
The last body was found on Sunday night. A special prayer service will be held Tuesday to honor the dead, said army Brig. Gen. Mohammad Siddiqul Alam Shikder.
For more than 19 days, the collapsed Rana Plaza in the Dhaka suburb of Savar had been the scene of frantic rescue efforts, anguished families and the overwhelming smell of decaying flesh.
Miracles were few, but on Friday, search teams found Reshma Begum, a seamstress who survived under the rubble for 17 days on dried food and bottled and rain water.
Begum spoke to reporters Monday from the hospital where she is being treated. She told them she never expected to be rescued alive, and she vowed, “I will not work in a garment factory again.”
The collapse of the Rana Plaza building focused global attention on hazardous conditions in Bangladesh’s powerful garment industry. On Monday, the government agreed to allow the country’s garment workers to form trade unions without permission from factory owners as part of growing concessions for industry reform.
Working conditions in the $20 billion industry are grim, a result of government corruption, desperation for jobs, and industry indifference. Minimum wages for garment workers are among the lowest in the world at 3,000 takas ($38) a month.
The Rana Plaza owner and eight other people, including garment factory owners, have been detained in the collapse investigation. Authorities say the building owner added floors to the structure illegally and allowed the factories to install heavy equipment that the building was not designed to support.
The Cabinet decision to allow trade unions came a day after the government announced a plan to raise the minimum wage for garment workers. Both moves are seen as a direct response to the collapse of the building, which housed five garment factories.
Government spokesman Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan said the Cabinet approved an amendment to the 2006 Labor Act lifting restrictions on forming trade unions in most industries. The old law required workers to obtain permission before they could unionize.
“No such permission from owners is now needed,” Bhuiyan told reporters after the Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “The government is doing it for the welfare of the workers.”
Local and international trade unions have long campaigned for such changes.
Though the 2006 law technically allowed trade unions ? and they exist in many of Bangladesh’s other industries ? owners of garment factories never allowed them, saying they would lead to a lack of discipline among workers.
Trade union leaders responded cautiously.
“The issue is not really about making a new law or amending the old one,” said Kalpana Akter of the Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity, a group campaigning for garment workers’ rights. “In the past whenever workers tried to form associations they were subjected to beatings and harassment,” she said. “The owners did not hesitate to fire such workers.”
Bangladesh’s government has in recent years cracked down on trade unions attempting to organize garment workers. In 2010 Hasina’s government launched an Industrial Police force to crush street protests by thousands of workers demanding better pay and working conditions.
That year police arrested at least six activists, including Akter, on charges of instigating workers to vandalize factories. They were later freed, but some charges are still pending.
The activists are also angry that police have made no headway in the investigation of the death of a fellow union organizer, Aminul Islam, who was found dead a day after he disappeared from his home in 2012.
“Islam’s case is going nowhere even though police say they are investigating,” said Akter.
On Monday, nearly 100 garment factories shut down in the Ashulia industrial area near Dhaka, the capital, after protests erupted over the death of a female worker whose body was found inside a garment factory.
The body of Parul Akter, 22, was found on Friday. A local police official, Badrul Alam, said she committed suicide.
Thousands of workers took to the streets Monday and vandalized vehicles and shops before police used sticks to disperse the protesters. Several people were injured, said a police official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
The wage board will include representatives of factory owners, workers and the government, he said.
Bangladesh has 5,000 garment factories and 3.6 million garment workers. It is the third-biggest exporter of clothes in the world, after China and Italy. China lacks independent labor unions for all industries; the only legal unions are controlled by the Communist Party, and workers complain that they fail to represent their interests.
On Sunday, the Bangladesh government set up a new minimum wage board that will issue recommendations for pay raises within three months, Textiles Minister Abdul Latif Siddiky said. The Cabinet will then decide whether to accept those proposals.
Government officials also have promised improvements in safety. Since 2005, at least 1,800 garment workers have been killed in factory fires and building collapses in Bangladesh, according to research by the advocacy group International Labor Rights Forum.
In November, 112 workers were killed in a garment factory in Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital. The factory lacked emergency exits, and its owner said only three floors of the eight-story building were legally built.
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GM Financial Double Crosses Their Ally | The Truth About Cars
Following in the footsteps of Spanish bank Santander, GM Financial announced that it would enter the prime lending market in 2014.
SNL Financial, a subscription-only financial news service, reports that
General Motors Financial Co Inc officials said on a May 2 conference call that the company plans to launch a prime retail product in North America on a limited basis with an initial focus on General Motors dealers with which the captive finance company maintains a commercial lending relationship.
GM Financial, formerly AmeriCredit, was?acquired?by GM in 2010 to provide leasing and subprime financing options, alongside Ally Financial, which absorbed the former GMAC. While GM Financial claims that they don?t want to become the??predominant? prime lender for GM dealers or ?supplant the banks and other providers in this market,? CEO Daniel Berce said the move would help achieve ?strong growth in our earning asset base over time.?
Given GM Financial?s portfolio, it?s not hard to see why Berce is eager to transition to prime lending and see some growth in its earning asset base. In 2012, 85 percent of GM Financial?s portfolio was subprime, while?delinquencies?grew by $200 million, to $933 million according to its latest SEC filing. Meanwhile, GM Financial?s prime customers are said to have default rates in line with the industry average. Small wonder that the firm is looking to capture more of these lenders and eliminate some risk from its subprime-heavy portfolio.
Subprime aside, the move into prime lending will help GM Financial transition into a full-fledged captive financing arm. In addition to offering lending services to consumers, GM Financial also offers commercial lending products for its dealers. SNL reports significant expansion in these areas for GM Financial
GM Financial?s lease originations for GM vehicles of $620 million in the first quarter marked a sharp increase from $384 million in the year-ago period; the captive is a full-spectrum lease provider for its parent company. GM Financial also reported $882.7 million of commercial finance receivables as of March 31, up from $560 million on Dec. 31, 2012. The company rolled out the commercial loan products in mid-April 2012.
With Chrysler forming their own captive arm with Santander and GM Financial?s expansion, Ally stands to be the biggest loser. According to SNL, their commercial floorplan financing business saw a 3 percent decline in Q1 2013 versus the same period last year, and both Santander and GM Financial will undoubtedly take a good bite out of Ally?s consumer lending business, which previously targeted Chrysler and GM buyers. Ally?s President, William Muir, was rather blunt in his assessment of the Chrysler situation, stating??pure subvented business from Chrysler should go to zero pretty quick?.
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Source: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/05/gm-financial-double-crosses-their-ally/
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Mom of stabbing victim: Accused boy, 12, ‘could never’ hurt sister
VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) ? The mother of an 8-year-old girl who was found stabbed to death in her Northern California home and of the 12-year-old boy accused of killing describes the boy as “protective of his sister.”
In an interview with Sacramento television station KOVR on Friday, Priscilla Rodriquez said her son “could never hurt his sister.”
The boy ? who has not been named by authorities ? was arrested Saturday. He will be charged with homicide, Calaveras County Sheriff Gary Kuntz said.
In the interview, Rodriquez said, “I know my son could never hurt his sister.
“They never used to fight when they were little,” she said.
Rodriquez told the station that a bitter custody battle had driven a wedge between her and the children’s father.
The April 27 attack on Leila Fowler shook the tightknit Valley Springs community of about 7,400 people and set off a massive manhunt.
Investigators did a door-to-door sweep of homes, storage sheds and horse stables scattered across the oak-studded hills foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Divers also searched two nearby reservoirs in search of clues.
After hearing Leila’s brother had been arrested, residents were in disbelief.
“I did not want to believe it. You kind of thought so, but it’s not something you want to believe,” Tammy Ainsworth told Sacramento’s KCRA-TV.
By Sunday, investigators had released few details of the arrest and did not return calls from The Associated Press seeking details of what led them to arrest the boy.
The boy had told police he found his sister’s body and encountered an intruder in the home while their father and stepmother were at a Little League game. He described the man as being tall with long gray hair. But afterward, police said there was no sign of a burglary or robbery.
A neighbor told detectives she saw a man flee the home, but she later recanted the story and was discredited by police.
As part of the investigation, authorities seized several knives from the Fowler home, where Leila lived with her father, stepmother and siblings.
Leila’s brother was taken into custody at 5:10 p.m. Saturday, and police hastily called a news conference to announce the arrest.
“Citizens of Calaveras County, you can sleep a little better tonight,” Kuntz said.
Authorities spent more than 2,000 hours on the investigation “to provide Leila Fowler’s family answers to her death,” the sheriff said.
Kuntz said the investigation was ongoing and declined to provide further details.
Local officials pledged support Sunday. The Calaveras Unified School District “stands ready to provide whatever level of support and assistance is necessary to the Fowler family” and the community, Superintendent Mark Campbell said in a statement. The district will make counselors available at all schools, he said.
Several days after the killing, hundreds of people gathered at Jenny Lind Elementary School where Leila was a popular third-grader. Her stepmother, Krystal Walters, tearfully thanked the crowd for the support.
“I just want to thank the entire community and all of our family and friends for all the overwhelming amount of support you’ve given our family,” Walters said at the time. “It will never be forgotten. Thank you.”
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/mom-accused-boy-12-could-never-hurt-sister-202446524.html
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