PFT: Flacco's cap number low in '13? |? 'Fitting' deal

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Instead of devoting nearly $15 million to quarterback Joe Flacco as the non-exclusive franchise player (and risking losing him) or more than $19 million as the exclusive franchise player, the new deal signed by Flacco counts for only $6.8 million against the 2013 salary cap.

Which means that the Ravens have much more flexibility when it comes to keeping or signing other players.

?I know we have a lot of good players on the team, and I love to play with those guys so hopefully it works out very good for the organization and we can keep as many people as we need,? Flacco said Monday, via the Baltimore Sun.? ?That?s all I really know. . . .? When you get to a point where you?re happy with it, then it?s all about saying, ?All right I?m good.?? Now let?s take care of the rest of the guys.?

So what do the Ravens do?

They don?t have many unrestricted free agents, but nearly all of them are big names.? Linebacker Paul Kruger, linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, cornerback Cary Williams, tackle Bryant McKinnie, and defensive tackle Ma?ake Kemoeatu are all unrestricted.

The restricted free agents are tight end Dennis Pitta, tight end Ed Dickson, and defensive lineman Arthur Jones.? Keeping each of them for another year will be less expensive, and it will come with the ability to match any offers received elsewhere.? (Besides, the restricted free agent market has dried up in recent years.)

It could be harder to keep the unrestricted free agents.? Safety Ed Reed has said he wants to stay, but he?s going to want to be paid.? Before he?ll take whatever the Ravens will offer, he?ll need to see what else is out there, like Ray Lewis did four years ago.? (And there continues to be a belief that the Pats and coach Bill Belichick will make a play for Reed.)

As to the two linebackers and Williams, there?s a growing belief that former Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano will come after one or more of them, given that Pagano?s current team, the Colts, has more than $40 million in cap space.

In the end, the Ravens may decide that, even though the Flacco deal gives them plenty of cap space, it?s not worth overspending.? If the Ravens decide to hold their cap space, they can carry it over to 2014 and beyond.

Actually, that could be the best option.? Given that Flacco?s cap number shoots to $29 million in 2016, it?s smarter to bank it for the future than to waste it now on players who want more than they objectively deserve.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/04/flaccos-cap-numbers-stay-low-in-2013-and-2014/related/

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Alleged press shots out LG Optimus F5 as Verizon's mid-range Lucid 2

About a week ago, we went hands-on with LG's new mid-range LTE-capable Optimus F5 and F7 smartphones at MWC. At the time it was unknown where these handsets would land in the US, but it appears that we now have the goods on the former. According to a pair of alleged press shots obtained by UnwiredView, LG's F5 will be showing up on Verizon in the not so distant future. Said to be a follow up to last year's Lucid, this mid-tier device's main bullet points include a modest 4.3-inch qHD display, a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera (capable of 1080p video capture) and Android 4.1.2. Sure, the Lucid 2's specs remind us more of a keyboard shortcut and less of a powerful storm -- we just hope that its price tag will also be a refresh. If so, that should make this device a considerable option for first-time smartphone buyers looking to make the jump to LTE.

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You Can Safely Ignore The First Ad For ... - Business Insider

Samsung recently posted a teaser video for the Galaxy S 4, as it gears up to launch its new flagship phone later this month.?

We first spotted the clip over on The Verge.

The video features a young boy who receives a "top secret" package. When he opens it, his eyes light up, and then he excitedly runs home with it.

As Aaron Souppouris of The Verge notes, it's "frustratingly bad."?

Check out the teaser below.

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Web searches eyed at NY cannibalism-plot trial

FILE- In this Feb. 25, 2013, courtroom sketch, former New York City Police Officer Gilberto Valle, second right, is seated at federal court in New York. An FBI agent says a New York police officer accused of conspiring with others on the Internet to kill and eat women was cooperative and willing to help the agency catch dangerous people on the Internet, not just those role playing, when he was arrested in October. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams, File)

FILE- In this Feb. 25, 2013, courtroom sketch, former New York City Police Officer Gilberto Valle, second right, is seated at federal court in New York. An FBI agent says a New York police officer accused of conspiring with others on the Internet to kill and eat women was cooperative and willing to help the agency catch dangerous people on the Internet, not just those role playing, when he was arrested in October. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams, File)

NEW YORK (AP) ? Jurors are seeing evidence that a New York City police officer surfed the Web for subjects like "eat her for dinner."

An FBI agent presented the evidence Monday at the cannibalism-plot trial of Officer Gilberto Valle (VAL'-ee).

Prosecutors allege the 28-year-old Valle wanted to abduct and eat women. The defense says it was all fantasy.

The government says Valle used his computer to look up "how to tie up a girl," ''human meet recipes" and other topics.

Earlier Monday, the judge barred prosecutors from showing gruesome photos of mutilated women. He said there was no proof Valle ever looked at the images.

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Shirley MacLaine to return to 'Downton Abbey'

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Shirley MacLaine as Martha Levinson on "Downton Abbey."

By Anna Chan, TODAY

Get ready for another delightful war of words on ?Downton Abbey?!? Carnival Films and Masterpiece on PBS revealed Saturday that Shirley MacLaine is returning to the popular period drama for the season four finale. She?ll be reprising her role as Martha Levinson, mother of Lady Cora.

MacLaine made her ?Downton? debut in season three, when she traveled from America to attend Lady Mary?s wedding to Matthew Crawley at Downton. Her witty character provided a formidable foe for Maggie Smith?s Dowager Countess as the two women traded sharp barbs throughout MacLaine?s stint.

The news of the actress' return comes on the heels of confirmation that Siobhan Finneran, who plays the scheming maid O'Brien, will not be back next season. Masterpiece said that there door is open for Finneran's to come back.

In addition to Oscar winner MacLaine's return, season four will be introducing six new characters:

• Lord Gillingham, an old family friend of the Crawleys, played by Tom Cullen
• Green, a valet played by Nigel Harman
• Lady Shackleton, a friend of the Dowager Countess, played by Dame Harriett Walter
• The Duchess of Yeovil, played by Joanna David
• Charles Blake, an aristocrat, played by Julian Ovenden
• And an unnamed singing guest at the house to be played by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa

? ?Downton Abbey? has seen many great characters visit the house over the years and we couldn't be more thrilled to welcome the new faces that will be joining the regular cast of ?Downton? in series four,? executive producer Gareth Naeme said in a statement.

Added fellow exec producer Rebecca Eaton, ?The addition of these characters can only mean more delicious drama ? which is what Downton Abbey is all about.?

Carnival Films and Masterpiece on PBS also released a new photo from the season, featuring Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery) and her son with her husband, Matthew (Dan Stevens).? Though the child?s birth brought great joy to Downton in the season three finale, it was also marked by tragedy. As Matthew raced home to share the news of his son?s birth with the family, his vehicle was struck by another, leaving him dead on the side of the road.

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Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary Crawley on "Downton Abbey," season four.

?Downton Abbey? airs on Masterpiece on PBS.

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Obama Signs Order for $85 Billion in Spending Cuts (Voice Of America)

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Jet Group Wants New Space at Hancock |

Private jet owners are? hoping to lease part of Syracuse Hancock International Airport as a lure to other fly-through business people.

The Syracuse Jet Association plans to build a new hangar and office space for visiting businesspeople who arrive by private jet.? ?It is going to attract owners, both individuals and corporations, to reposition their aircrafts to Syracuse from other airports and spend their money here,? said Stacey Fruschello, general manager for the Syracuse Jet Association.

The new facility will have 40,00 square feet of hangar space, and 10,000 square feet of office and meeting space for the use of the association?s members and others who come in by private jets.? The Syracuse Jet Association has five members. They are investing in the property themselves, making it the first privately owned aircraft facility in New York.

In order to build the facility, the jet association needs the Syracuse City Council to approve on a 40-year lease for the five-acre site.? The proposed lease calls for? the association to pay $65,000 a year to the city, with annual increases of 2 percent per year. The Common Council is to vote on the lease in March. The Syracuse Jet Association hopes to recruit five more members and complete construction by the fall.

The Syracuse Jet Association describes the facility as a good investment because of the services it will be able to provide and the business it will be able to bring into the area. It demonstrates members? desire to invest back into their city, say some members.

The new facility will be designed to cater primarily to the business traveler, said? Christina Callahan, commissioner of aviation in Syracuse. Members and other private-jet visitors will have access to aircraft storage, ground support, and cheaper fuel services. ?It will give them space to have meetings with clients, to conduct business interviews, employment interviews,? Callahan said.

The amenities and services will provide more conveniences for the business traveler and corporations in the area, say its supporters. The location of the facility would provide easy access from the main airport entrance road, as well as for planes coming in and out of the main runway.

Jet association members predict the new facility will help to bring more clients and businesses into the Central New York area because of the conveniences.? Ted Perry, CEO of Metro Air and an association member,? says this is a great investment in the city of Syracuse.

?We want to make an investment in our own hometown and we believe that we can provide that the city needs for general aviation on a private side a little better than that which is currently provided,? said Perry. After the 40- year lease, he said, the land and all of the improvements made on it will be given back to the city.

Kevin Schwab is vice president of air service development at CenterState CEO, a business- promotion organization for Central New York. Even the appearance of the airport, he said, can make a difference in developing a business.

?The Hancock airport really is the gateway for many visitors to the region and certainly you have many businesses or clients or prospective clients that do come into the area on charter or commercial aircraft,? Schwab said. ?A new facility would make a wonderful first impression for many of those visitors.?

(Samantha Sonner is a junior majoring in broadcast and digital journalism.)

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