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|8th September 2006, 03:39 PM
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The next generation in Formula Windsurfing equipment. I have seen the Appollo at the Formula Windsurfing World Championships here in Korea, i have to say i am very excited to try this board. as i think this concept, with the 75cm fin will enable windsurfers to plane earlier, and maintain speed through the lightest of lulls. as soon as i saw it, i said i want one!
I, as do many other windsurfers, live inland. This means that you can maximise time sailing at your local lake by having a board like the Appollo. Congratulations Starboard, we are one step closer for a formula board being an olympic class board. For the good of our sport, this is what we need to push for.
why? because Formula windsurfing is a class for which the equipment is at it's peak in performance, and continually developing every year. This makes Formula the most exciting lightwind racing discipline in the world. Also, If you havent tried it, you really should, your missing out bigtime.
I hear people saying "but i dont want to use something so big". you don't realise how easy formula boards are to sail. With a big formula-style board, you have awesome lightwind performance, effotless acceleration, and you will maximise the time on the water when you get to the beach. when you make the effort to go to the beach, you put a formula style board in your quiver, i guarantee you'll get more hours on the water. why sit on the beach in 9 knots or less, when you can have fun out there on a big board. all freeride sailors out there, go for the Isonic range 145 or 155. They are a less technical, friendlier, easy to sail version of the Formula 160/161.
Good sailing.
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|8th September 2006, 03:50 PM
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Hi Keith,thanks for your opinion.Like many people out here I'd like to know which is the choice to do this next season.I've guessed to go for 161 as it's a more versatile board that should cover strong wind too but I'm curious about what is the dead line compared to Apollo.I mean,how many wind needs to make 161 overtaken the Apollo (using same sail,same fin,same sailor) ?
Thank you
|8th September 2006, 04:03 PM
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RE: Starboard Appollo/Formula Windsurfing
Hi G,
So I am told, the Appollo is a great board for lighter winds, up to 12-13 knots. then the Formula 161 is overtaking with better speed only. I am desperate to try the Appollo myself, i will try it with a 70cm fin whilst i am here in Korea. This is a lightwind venue also, so its a perfect opportunity to give some feedback on performance. to look at, the appollo is longer, and thinner in the nose. whilst the tail is wider and thicker. perfect for lake sailing, and also light wind formula races (under 12-13 knots) which, thinking about it, is a good percentage of all formula races that we race in, nationally and internationally.
all the best
|8th September 2006, 04:27 PM
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Still thank you Keith.
I'll wait for your Korean Apollo and 161 report.I live where wind is usually stronger than 12 kns so....
I wonder hoe new F2 with such wide tail will work too.
|8th September 2006, 04:44 PM
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RE: Starboard Appollo/Formula Windsurfing
no problem. Lucky you!
the F2 is a technical board and takes longer to make the board go fast. if your looking for ultimate performance with minimum effort, i'd go for the Starboard everytime...that is my unbiased opinion.
keep your eyes open for my feedback.
|8th September 2006, 05:39 PM
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Yes,I know.After 3 seasons with Starboard this year I switched for another brand and I passed too much time on trimming and still I don't understand how make the board perform like 159!!!!!
Hey Keith,don't you're backing home from Korea?
When you'll be able to test the boards?
|8th September 2006, 08:18 PM
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RE: Starboard Appollo/Formula Windsurfing
Hi G
thats right, you can jump on the starboard and go fast with ease. i will be home in 5 days. i will test the board here, and i will test the board and give a full report when i know more...
best wishes
|13th September 2006, 04:49 PM
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Hey Keith,any 161 or Apollo feedback?
Thank you
|14th September 2006, 03:43 AM
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There is a down side to the Apollo and Formula racing.
If you want to be as competitive as possible, you will have to travel with two formula boards, selecting the one the will work best when you arrive at the race.
Anyone racing an Apollo in Korea would have kicked butt. The playing field will never be level when people are on different boards. This assumes that all of today's formula boards are relatively equal.
Why not design a high wind formula board for those 25 knot+ days, then we can carry three boards to the formula events. Or you can change the rules and go to 3 boards and 3 sails. Of course, this goes in the opposite direction for which formula racing was conceived.
There is nothing in the current rules against having two boards at an event, you just have to choose one to use for the entire regatta. For us one board racers, It's going to cost us bunch of money to keep up with the guys with two boards.
I think you get my point.
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|14th September 2006, 10:23 AM
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I hear what you are saying, but shouldn't Starboard be applauded for attempting to lowering the planing threshold? Realistically TOW is the biggest factor in FW racing, gear is important but sailing 3 times a week will take you farther than that new fin.
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I am looking for a translation of "for them i live" or a variation of the phrase. I have asked this question on another Latin forum and have had the following suggestions;
* illorum causa vivo
* Illis vivo
* Pro eis vivo
* Pro Illis vivo
I was wondering if anyooneone here would be able to advise me further on this? The reason for the translation is that I want to get a tattoo in Latin. My grandfather loved Latin but unfortunately is no longer with us, this is the reason I chose Latin, not just because it is "fashionable" to use a foreign language. I would like the tattoo to say;
"Unbreakable and Tender
For them I live"
I want it in two lines, as above and the reference is myself as a mother (Unbreakable and tender which is, I believe "infragilis et tenera") and I live for my 3 daughters. Opinions as to how this translates into Latin would also be fabulous as I am toying with just having "infragilis et tenera".
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DVR'd. Trying to get the wife through Game of Thrones season 2 before watching it.
Anyone see The Following tonight on Fox with Kevin Bacon? New series, it's about an escaped serial killer, sort of.
Disturbingly good. Really comes together in the last 10 minutes.
DVR'd. Trying to get the wife through Game of Thrones season 2 before watching it.
I watched it. Found it to be a bit cliché (especially Kevin Bacon's "damaged/alcoholic" FBI agent, the "tough-talking" cute girlcop (sic), and "techieguy" (sic) characters), borrowing extensively from "Silence of the Lambs".
Overall, I'd give it a 6/10. Mainly because, as you say, the final 20 minutes or so saves the rest of this pilot episode. I'll check it out next week to see the development. Then decide whether it's worth repeat visits.
Spoiler Alert-
At first I thought it was going to be yet another run around, trying to catch a bad guy week to week show, then they got him in the last 15. Now his minions are doing the dirty work with a kidnapped kid. Not an original idea?
And I think maybe they made it overly cookie cutter (alcoholic/washed up, hotcop, hot love interest), because at the end he explains the story needs the washed up hero, the sultry love story, etc. I think it played together decently.
Im also an Edgar Allan Poe fan.
"Let's take Silence of the Lambs and instead of Lecter lets make it Charlie Manson!"
Game of Thrones is spectacular. This show is disappointing. Meanwhile Last Resort got cancelled even though the idiot network execs had it stuck in an absolutely awful time slot .
Such a shame, that show was looking great.
I agree; cliche, but what else can you expect from a network show that need to lead the majority of their audience around by the hand.
the guy's an expert on this killer and his motivations, but it takes him a good amount of time to figure out what "nevermore" means?! C'mon.
The whole idea that a serial killer on death row would ever escape from prison and get away with the things he did in that first episode (leaving out due to others that may not have saw it)
I realize it's a show, to my early statement...I enjoyed it and will continue to watch...


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How close is DS's event to you? Would your Mom like to go to that? (or be able to?) I think Lakehouse Sally wouldn't know a hint - or just a polite refusal - if it ran over her in a bus. Perhaps it is time to go off on her. Would E-hellions approve of something like "Sally, you are not thinking this through. You are asking a 93 year old woman to do something that will cause her a lot of pain! ...and if you had called us when you were setting the date, you would have known that we will be attending DS's event."
The thing with LHS is that she is not belssed with any common sense - she is seriously dense. When confronted with logical facts - she just won't comprehend.
QuoteThe thing with LHS is that she is not belssed with any common sense - she is seriously dense. When confronted with logical facts - she just won't comprehend. Then it seems to me that any time you are dealing with Sally the best--and the only--response should be "No" with absolutely no JADEing. Anything else just wastes your breath.That's not to say don't post more stories. They are fun.
Thanks everyone - the wedding is quite a bit away - so I am sure the issue will rise and fall over the summer. I personally am not planning to drive 7 hours to this wedding. I think wewill prevail not to take MIL - but there will be pushback from LHS. The thing with LHS is that she is not belssed with any common sense - she is seriously dense. When confronted with logical facts - she just won't comprehend. I think if she had asked about MIL - that would be one thing .... but to assign it to us ... that didn't work. I'll update if/when any new developments occur.
People are entitled to have any kind of wedding they want. However, assuming that people are obligated to drive 7 hours each way to attend the shindig is a bit self-absorbed. Most 90 year olds I've known could not comfortably hand a 7 hour drive. If it is that important for the 93 year old grandma to attend, then they should hold it closer to their home. I would not haul that poor woman to this event.
Another thought about your poor MIL with all the travel and hubbub. Weddings are horrible to spend any meaningful time with anyone. A quick hug and maybe a 5 minute conversation with the couple is about all anyone really can expect. Perhaps someone ( ) should put a bug in the Happy Couple's ear that it probably would be more meaningful for MIL if they stop by for a visit after the wedding with the video and wedding pictures to spend the afternoon just with grandma. Give her the time she deserves and be comfortable in her own place.
POF I thought of something else. My oldest recently got married. The week leading up to it was pure chaos. But it got me to thinking. Time goes by so very fast. Kids grown and before you know it they are out on their own. I cherish every single moment I had with my daughter. She was VERY good with a certain sport. That meant traveling to the next state at ungodly hours of the morning and watching sometimes 4 or 5 games in one day. It was AWESOME!! I looked forward to the games and the practices. Now she is out of the house and is married. No more games. It is a different season in my life. If I had missed an important game I would have really regretted it. If this game is important to you and to your son go to it! You will not regret going and spending time with your child because all too soon it will end. LHS's son's wedding will be lovely but think about what you would regret more...........missing your son's game or the wedding??? Do not apologize for not going. As others have said send your regrets and a gift/card and call it a day. If LHS is bent out of shape let her be. Enjoy your time with you son!
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The 2009 Recession may seem like a bad nightmare from a few years ago, but it's effects were felt for at least three to four years after the downturn started. Since that time small business performance and sales have been picking up again as more people are getting hired and finding work. That in turn creates more disposable income, which produces an increase in sales and revenue, particularly for small businesses looking to grow again.
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Small businesses reflected their highest optimism in eight years at the beginning of 2015, showing a big restoration of their outlook when it comes to expected sales production. The dark clouds are finally beginning to dissipate as the most sensitive portion of the economy is forecasting a positive year for their industry niches. And even more convincing that small business was really moving forward again was the fact that the same statistics at year start included the highest level of hiring seen in eight years as well.
Are things out of the woods? Not quite. Global growth and competition remain big factors, especially for small businesses that see a lot of their revenue from international sales versus domestic figures. However, the general trend and fundamentals are clearly moving in a positive direction regardless of overseas issues.
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The small business portion of the economy is not chump change either. Despite the fact that large corporations may have thousands of people, it is small business that consistently makes more than 50 percent of production and they have the single biggest block of hiring in the economy as well combined. In many of the most current measurements, the metrics are pointing to the fact that the small business sector has returned to pre-recession performance levels, including the ability to start thinking about capital investment and similar large growth activities.
Even the federal Labor Department is getting in on the act of reporting the positive, which is a final convincing point that the Recession has ended for small business. The federal agency put out a 2.9 percent increase in small business hiring, its highest level since 2001. When even the feds have decided to confirm economic optimism, the trends become clear for even the most pessimistic of critics that the worst is over.
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The 600D and 7D share the same sensor. If I put the same lens (say, my 17-40 f/4 L) in front of both cameras, and snap the same shot at the same time, I should get the same image, right? Granted, the 7D has more niceties (sealed body, microfocusing, probably more shutter life, etc...), but I'm talking strictly the quality and characteristics of a single image. Am I thinking about this correctly, or am I missing something?
f I'm hard up for a camera body with a good sensor, I gotta go with the 600D.
To buy a camera just because of the sensor is like buying a car just because of the engine.Nobody would do that.
So just go right a head: If it is your first SLR you won't regret it.
I would find it a little shocking if a photographer DIDN'T think image quality rendered by the sensor was the most important thing in a body
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No. 1 Indiana too much for Purdue
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Will Sheehey comes off the bench for Indiana, but coach Tom Crean has often said he considers him a starter.
He showed why on Saturday. The junior forward scored a career-high 22 points to help No. 1 Indiana defeat Purdue 83-55 on Saturday afternoon.
Sheehey, who averages 10 points per game, set a school record for field-goal percentage by making all nine of his shots.
"I felt good," Sheehey said. "My teammates found me. I got excited I got to play a little more. You see a couple shots go in the hoop, your confidence goes up."
The outburst didn't surprise Crean because Sheehey puts in the work.
"He played outstanding," Crean said. "He's got the edge and all that, but he epitomizes a student of the game. He could run our walkthroughs. That's how locked in he is."
Cody Zeller had 19 points and nine rebounds, Christian Watford scored 14 points and Jordan Hulls added 11 for the Hoosiers (23-3, 11-2 Big Ten), who won their third in a row. Indiana shot 56 percent from the field overall and 62 percent in the second half.
Indiana's Victor Oladipo sprained his left ankle late in the first half and did not play in the second half. He is Indiana's No. 2 scorer and the team's top perimeter defender. Crean said he's not sure if Oladipo will be ready for Tuesday's showdown at Michigan State.
"I would go from precautionary to day-to-day," Crean said. "It's wait-and-see. He wanted to go back in, but we just weren't going to do that. None of us felt medically it was the best thing to do. I think he's going to be OK. It's wishful thinking to think he's going to play. We'll see how the next 36 hours play out."
Terone Johnson and Anthony Johnson each scored 11 points for Purdue (12-14, 5-8), which has lost three straight and five of six.
Purdue eight-year coach Matt Painter said it's the most frustrated he has been during his tenure at the school.
"Yes, no doubt about it, because we have the talent," he said. "We don't have the toughness, and we've got to get guys who will live in the gym."
Purdue's A.J. Hammons, a 7-foot center who scored 30 points in the previous meeting, mostly against Zeller, finished with six points on 3-for-10 shooting. Watford guarded him this time, with Zeller helping.
Zeller appreciated Watford's effort.
"He was great," Zeller said. "I knew he could do it. It kept me out of foul trouble."
The Hoosiers won the first game 97-60 on Jan. 30 in West Lafayette. It was the biggest blowout in the series in more than 20 years, and the rematch was nearly as bad.
Indiana led by 12 at halftime. A putback dunk by Zeller pushed Indiana's lead to 46-31.
Hammons didn't score until he made a bucket with 13:35 remaining. A 3-pointer by Sheehey and a jumper by Maurice Creek pushed Indiana's lead to 70-44, and the Hoosiers led by 34 on two occasions in the second half.
Indiana took control immediately. Watford scored eight points in the first 3:34 to give Indiana an 8-2 lead.
Zeller got loose on a runout for a dunk to increase the Hoosiers' lead to 14-5 and force Purdue to call its second timeout before the 5-minute mark.
Hulls made a 3-pointer and Purdue's Sandi Marcius was called for a foul on the play. On the extra possession, Sheehey scored to give Indiana a 19-8 lead.
Back-to-back threes by Watford and Hulls pushed the margin to 29-14, and the lead swelled to 19 points before Purdue closed the half strong. A layup and a jumper by Terone Johnson cut Indiana's lead to 33-20 and forced Indiana to call a 30-second timeout. Ronnie Johnson's bank shot cut Indiana's lead to 41-29 at the break.
Purdue fell apart in the second half.
"There's no doubt you're frustrated," Painter said. "We just have to do a better job of maintaining that consistent effort. Sometimes it's just a breakdown, sometimes it is an effort thing, sometimes it's a little bit of everything."
Notes: This was the 200th meeting between the in-state rivals. Purdue leads the series 112-88. ... Purdue has never beaten a No. 1 team on the road. ... Hammons leads the Big Ten in blocks during conference play. ... Purdue's Rapheal Davis replaced Donnie Hale in the starting lineup. Hale had started the previous two games. Davis fouled out with four points in 17 minutes. Hale went scoreless in eight minutes. ... Purdue's D.J. Byrd fouled out with six points on 2-for-7 shooting.


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AMBITION: Chad Reed tries out the Newcastle Showground track yesterday. Picture: Darren Pateman
CHAD Reed feels he is starting to hit top gear again as he prepares to celebrate tonight the career of the man who hardened him for his rise to the pinnacle of motocross and supercross racing.
Despite missing the first of four Australian Supercross Championships rounds, Reed is in the running to steal a fifth title tonight in the series finale at Newcastle Showground.
The Kurri Kurri-bred superstar trails defending champion Jay Marmont by 15 points and second-placed Daniel McCoy by eight after winning the past two rounds. Marmont, who won the first round, needs only a top-three finish to win the series. Reed is equal third with Lawson Bopping.
But with Newcastle as the setting, the return of multiple world and AMA Supercross champion Reed and the final top-level race of his cousin, Craig Anderson, will hold equal billing with the title tussle.
Reed was pleased to be involved in the farewell to Anderson, a 13-time national champion.
''It's a sad and exciting moment to be part of,'' Reed said. ''You're celebrating an amazing career, the winningest rider in the sport in Australia. To have a cousin like that to look up to all of my life has been huge.
''I've followed in his footsteps and for the most part always tried to outdo him.
''I thrived on trying to be better than him.
''If he did something at 17, I'd wanted to do it at 16.''
Reed, one of Australia's richest and most well-known sportspeople, is ramping up his return to the sport after a horror crash in February which sidelined him for nine months with a torn anterior cruciate ligament and broken leg, ribs and vertebra.
The 30-year-old credits Anderson with helping foster the toughness and drive that has taken him to the top.
''We've always challenged each other,'' he said.
''As kids he was the big brother I never had and I'm sure I was the little brother he picked on the whole time.
''I remember having a broken wrist and getting out of a cast and two days later he pushed me over and I broke it and had to spend another six weeks in plaster. It was tough love.''
Reed gave the showground track the tick of approval after a run-through yesterday, saying it was the best he had seen in Newcastle.
Although keen to put on a show for his home-town fans, Reed was focused on building towards his American campaign.
He returns to his Florida home on Monday to begin preparations for the AMA Supercross series, which starts on January 5 in Anaheim, California.
From there he will compete in 17 rounds over 18 weeks.
''I'm feeling pretty bouncy this weekend,'' he said.
''I've had a great week at home.
''You take nine months away from it and you kind of ride yourself back into a pace.
''I feel like the pace is starting to come back for me now.
''I'm praying for good weather tomorrow and we get a clean race.
''The 20 laps is for me about just laying it down and seeing what I've got.
''I want to leave here knowing we need to work on this or that, or we're going quite well.''
Marmont was focused on making a strong start and riding smart tonight.
''Chad's an awesome rider and he always lifts a level in Newcastle. He's been doing it here since he was 15,'' Marmont said.
''He'll be hard to beat, but I've prepared well mentally and physically and hopefully I can match it with him.''
More than 5000 tickets had been sold yesterday for the event, which starts at 6.30pm.


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- While the image of two lovers taking a gondola ride in Venice has become pretty common in movies and travel guides, please DON'T do it. It's expensive and smelly. Instead, put on those walking shoes and buy a map. Get wonderfully lost and explore the city. In general, look for the direction in which everyone is going and head in the exact opposite direction.
- Murano and Burano are two good options for a day trip. Take the vaporetto and then explore the island on foot. Burano is generally less crowded than Murano and the further into the lagoon you go, the less crowded the islands become.
- Walk on Torcello Island. You can get to the island by vaporetto from Venice in about 1 hour but is miles away from the tourist crowds.
- Venice is really empty at two times of the day: really early in the morning and really late at night. Choose whichever suits you best and plan to be just you and the city.
- Do some people watching in Campo Santa Margherita. It's not as crowded as Piazza San Marco and is the place where you can spot the locals.
Why you should add Venice to your RTW travel listOf course, visiting Venice wouldn't be complete without seeing some of the sights that make it famous. Here are some ideas on what to do if you've never been there or plan on staying for a while.
- Piazza San Marco is the quintessential Venetian experience. Basilica di San Marco, Doge's Palace and Torre dell'Orologio are impressive and a reminder of the city's influence in Europe.
- Cross the Bridge of Sighs. You have to take a tour of Doge's Palace to do this but it's worth it. The bridge gets its name because it leads from the palace court to the prison and this was where the prisoners would get the last view of Venice and sigh.
- Carnevale is world's most famous masked ball and takes place each year on the streets of Venice. While it's a very expensive affair to travel to the city for the event, you can always plan a day trip from Treviso for this purpose.
- Take #1 Vaporetto for a Grand Canal Tour. It's pretty much the equivalent of the open bus city tour elsewhere but worth it because you can see the sights go by. Excellent opportunity for photos.
- Get a bird's eye view of the city from the top of the Campanile. Because you'll be going up to the bell tower try to avoid the hour mark.
- Check out Rialto Bridge and walk among the stalls in Rialto Market, too.
- Gelato anyone? When the weather is warm , the gelato is an excellent way to cool down. Try various combinations of flavors.
Why you should not add Venice to your RTW travel list
- Venice is a very popular travel destination. That means you'll be bumping into tourists pretty much all the time. For fewer crowds, plan to visit during early spring or late autumn.
- Just like other popular cities in Italy, Venice is expensive to visit. If you plan to find accommodation in the city, it will get worse. A small city and a high demand results in very expensive rooms. While staying overnight in Venice opens the opportunity to know the city better, if you are on a tight budget, choose to stay in Treviso, Mestre or Lido.


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This years draft isn't about drafting a QB at least not in the first round as Barkley and Smith aren't worth the 1st round in my opinion. While there are a plethora of defensive players in this years draft that could make a difference on our team the idea of drafting yet another defensive player in the 1st round when the offense is this poor makes no sense.
Now addressing the offense; we have needs at the offensive line, WR, TE and RB spots. You don't draft a RB when you have so many needs in the 1st round unless theres an AP in the draft. WR is a spot I can see the Jets drafting in the first round but I believe there are some 2nd round talent to be had. Over the last couple of years there has only been a handful of WR's that have come out and made an immediate impact year 1. I think the Jets have to find a player that starts day 1 and fills a need, that player for me is Warmack. He's probably a top 5 player overall regardless of position and settles 1 of the two empty spots of Slauson and Moore both of whom have contracts expire at years end.
If Warmack gets to us in the 13-18 range (doubly) I would go hard after WR Marquess Wilson out of Washington State because once Holmes is released or traded in 2014 will need another WR to go with Hill and Kerley. Holmes will be a safe cut in 2014 with a cap savings of $8.2m and a cap hit of $2.5m. Holmes will put up better numbers in 2013 but his attitude and lack of leadership isn't what you expect out of your franchise WR, so I suspect the next GM or HC will get him out as soon as possible. He could be trade bait if he puts up decent numbers. A third year Hill and a second year Wilson will be a really good 1-2 punch along with a 4th year Kerley in the slot.
With so many holes on offense I doubt we go after a TE for Keller. Keller is a free agent this year (2013) I think the Jets let him walk (UFA) we would need to find capable TE's which I think we can easily find. Again I like a draft prospect like Levine Toilolo in the 3rd round but I think we find some veteran TE's to fill this void.
The RB spot may be a surprise in that there will be some capable RB's that we can pick up. RB's are a dime a dozen one hit to the knee and there goes your 1st round pick. Time and time again theres a 5th or 6th round pick that shows pro-bowl potential behind a good offensive line. With Powell and McKnight I think we will pick up one more back in FA and have them all compete for the #1 spot. I think McKnight offers a good balance of running and catching ability. The key will be if he can pass block reliably. Powell does pass block well, but his catching ability isn't at the level of McKnights.
I do not know what we do at the RT position. Get a veteran to compete with Howard seems likely. Howard may improve over time to start next year but we need a veteran if he doesn't. The other OG spot needs an upgrade so I doubt we sign Moore or Slauson again. It amazes me how other teams find decent guards in the heap all the time. I hope the Jets find one, if not late draft or FA.
Thats my thoughts for now
That wouldn't make any sense. Raiders made there choice and Darren McFadden will be their main RB playing in a system that better utilizes his skills.
I agree in this draft. I believe we should trade down and get more playmakers. This is a B Grade or less draft, so a lot of players at the same level for mid first through 3rd rounds, which means we can end up with 6 or 7 pics in the first through third rounds and have some new talent, at OL, WR, RB, and QB, TE and LB... We need a drafting guru, but ... it is possible to have 3 starters come out of this draft and a few guys to get ready to compete.
My .02 cents.
I'd be cool with trading down. I'd also be down with trading for picks in next year's draft, under the theory that we may want to draft or trade for a QB next year, when better QBs should be available by draft or trade than this year. Get extra picks in the 2014 draft so we have something to trade.
Glennon is neither smart nor accurate.
Bust written all over him. I want no part of him, and pity the team who does.


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The widespread problems affected both the states that had set up their own online insurance websites and the federal government's Healthcare.gov site, which was available to the citizens of 36 other states. Although there had been advance warning of functional glitches and features that would not be ready for the initial launch, the sites largely failed at a much more basic level: They were incapable of fully meeting the demand from the public. The citizens flocking to the site because they are currently uninsured or paying too much for health insurance encountered websites that were slow, unresponsive, or just unreachable.
On its second day of operation, the Healthcare.gov site was still having problems. The website itself was available as a marketing website, just not consistently available as an application. At the first stage of the process, where users create an account and share the information necessary to match them with the plans they are eligible for, the signup form was only intermittently available. The most visible change from launch day to day two was a prettying up of the error message page, a sort of equivalent of the infamous Twitter "fail whale" shown when twitter.com is too busy -- saying, "We have a lot of visitors on the site right now. Please stay on this page. We're working to make the experience better, and we don't want you to lose your place in line. We'll send you to the login page as soon as we can. Thanks for your patience!"
[ Unsafe at any speed? Read Online Health Exchanges: How Secure? ]
On the plus side, boosters of the law and backers of President Obama tried to shrug off the poor Web experience as evidence of how much overwhelming demand there was from citizens for better access to affordable health insurance. As a general principle, Web software architects sometimes argue that it can be impossible to model how consumers will interact with a website until it's actually available to the public. So when the public relations folks for the exchanges complain of unexpectedly high traffic, should we cut them a little slack?
"The excuse that the load was unexpected -- in my opinion, that's not a good excuse," said Jyoti Bansal, founder and CEO of AppDynamics, an application performance management firm that counts Netflix among its customers. "They should have known better about that."
Planning and testing for a big website launch like this is certainly challenging, but it's not impossible, Bansal said. The right way to plan to have enough website capacity is to take your expected demand and at least double it, then create a series of test scripts that simulate that load, he said.
Bansal suspects the real problem is that even though Obamacare proponents talked about wanting to provide a slick online consumer shopping experience, the government technologists (and even the consulting firms they hired) had too little experience with what that really means. Most federal and state organizations run largely informational websites or applications that serve a relatively small population of employees and contractors, he said. "Very few government organizations would have these sorts of very large scale, public, interactive, transactional Web apps -- it's a newer thing for them."


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If you go to Google maps and look for Avenida del Trapiche, Marbella, España, you will see that it crosses the A-7 / E- 15. If you then zoom in a couple of clicks on the map, just across on the north side of the A7, a bus icon will appear, that's the bus station! Marriotts Marbella is about 13 kms to the east and I would estimate the cost of a taxi ride at around €18.
I would definitely take a taxi the first time. John and Anne, if you get this and can forgive me, please let me know how you managed your travelling.
Marriott's Marbella Address
Crta. de Cadiz, KM 193, Urb. Marbella del Este
Marbella, Spain 29604


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Cathy Schoen
The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System, The Path to a High Performance U.S. Health System: A 2020 Vision and the Policies to Pave the Way, The Commonwealth Fund, February 2009.
The time has come for comprehensive health reform that will put the nation on a path to a high performance health system. This report by the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System presents an integrated "system" approach to change. It proposes a set of policies that would provide affordable health insurance for all, designed to support a set of payment and system reforms. In combination, the policies would provide a catalyst for an innovative delivery system capable of providing better access and improved population health while significantly slowing the growth of health spending.
The nation's health and economic security are at risk: rising costs are putting pressure on families, businesses, and governments, and sharp increases in the number of uninsured and underinsured are leaving millions without access to care or essential financial protection when sick. The U.S. health care system is already the most expensive in the world, by far, and total health spending is projected to double by 2020—rising from a projected $2.6 trillion in 2009 to $5.2 trillion by 2020 to consume 21 percent of the nation's economic resources (gross domestic product). To achieve more affordable coverage and ensure access for everyone in the country, we must change the way health care is delivered and the way we pay for care. We must focus on value. Despite having centers of excellence, our health care system falls short. It fails to produce the outcomes and care it could, wastes resources, often fails to provide the right care at the right time, and delivers unacceptably wide variations in quality and safety. Unless we move to a high performance delivery system and improve the value of care that is delivered, efforts to expand coverage will be difficult, if not impossible, to sustain over time.
The United States needs to be on a different path, one guided by a positive vision of what should be possible and by policies leading to outcomes we should expect. This is a historic political opportunity—with a majority of the public seeking profound change and a new administration and Congress taking office—for taking bold steps to ensure the health security of all.
In this report, the Commission recommends an integrated set of policies to extend coverage to all by: establishing a national insurance exchange that offers a choice of private plans and a new public plan; requiring everyone to have coverage, with income-related premiums to make coverage affordable; and instituting insurance market reforms that focus competition on outcomes and value. On this foundation, payment policies would change the way we pay for care to enhance the value of primary care and move from fee-for-service to more "bundled" methods of paying that encourage coordinated care and hold providers accountable for improving health outcomes and prudent use of resources. Investment policies would accelerate the spread and use of health information technology and establish a center for comparative effectiveness to enhance knowledge and appropriate use of evidence-based care. Population health policies would promote health and disease prevention, with benchmarks and goals to spur a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
This integrated approach could achieve access for all, improve population health, and provide more positive patient experiences. Moreover, an analysis of specific policies consistent with this approach indicates that they could slow the growth in national health spending by a cumulative $3 trillion through 2020, compared with current projections (Exhibit ES-1)—if we start now.
Designed to extend affordable insurance to everyone and create a foundation for essential payment and system reforms, the insurance framework would achieve near-universal coverage, ensure access and continuity, and lower premiums (Exhibit ES-2).
The Commission has identified five essential strategies for comprehensive reform:
Together, these strategies comprise the framework for this report with recommendations for policies that would move from concept to action.
The Commission offers the following set of recommendations to move onto a path to a high performance health system. The Commission believes all the recommendations are desirable, many necessary, but none on its own sufficient to achieve high performance. Designed to move forward quickly with a sense of urgency, the comprehensive reforms include significant changes that would introduce a new dynamic and more positive path over the next decade. With cost pressures mounting and coverage eroding, the stakes are high. Starting now is crucial.
1. Affordable Coverage for All: Ensure Access and Provide a Foundation for System Reform
To build on the current mixed private and public coverage system to extend affordable health insurance to all with a strategy designed to ensure access and continuity and provide a foundation for payment and system reforms, the Commission recommends policies that:
By moving from fractured to continuous insurance coverage, these reforms would lower insurance administrative costs and provide a foundation for more coherent and effective payment and system reforms. All payment reforms would apply to current public programs (i.e., Medicare and Medicaid) and to the new public plan offered through the exchange to the under-65 population. Market reforms would focus competition among insurers on improving health outcomes and adding value. Businesses, patients, and families could choose among an array of national and regional private plans and the nationwide publicly sponsored option.
2. Aligned Incentives and Effective Cost Control: Payment Reform to Enhance Value
Change the way we pay for care to reward high quality and prudent stewardship of health care resources and to encourage reorganization of care so that it is well-coordinated and responsive to patients' needs. To move away from the current fee-for-service payment system toward one that emphasizes value rather than volume, the Commission recommends policies to:
3. Accountable, Accessible, Patient-Centered, and Coordinated Care: Organize and Redesign the Delivery System to Improve Patient Experiences
Move from the current fragmented health care delivery system to one that is patient-centered, accessible, and organized so that patients and families can navigate care easily and one that holds providers accountable for high-quality, effective care across the continuum of care and over time. To move toward a delivery system in which everyone has a personal source of care that is accessible, coordinates care, and is accountable for obtaining the best health results, the Commission recommends policies that:
4. Improved Quality and Health Outcomes: Invest in Infrastructure and Public Health Policies
Invest in infrastructure to improve the availability, quality, and usefulness of information for health care decision-making by patients, providers, and payers and encourage a culture of continuous learning. To achieve these goals the Commission recommends actions that would:
Invest in improving population health with the goal of lowering the rates of preventable illness and improving health outcomes for chronic conditions with efforts to:
5. Accountable Leadership and Collaboration: Coordinated Efforts to Improve the Health System
Leadership, new national policies, and collaboration among the public and private sectors will be necessary to set and achieve national goals for high performance. To provide accountable leadership and foster collaboration, the nation will need to establish mechanisms to set and achieve national goals, enable public programs to serve as prudent purchasers of care, and ensure coordination of practices and policies that cut across public programs and private sector activities. In addition to insurance reforms, we need national leadership to:
Using a set of policies to illustrate concepts proposed by the Commission, this report analyzed the potential impact of those policies. The findings indicate that if all were implemented in 2010, it would be possible to extend affordable coverage to all and improve population health, while simultaneously reducing the growth in national health spending by a cumulative $3 trillion by 2020 compared with current projections.* This substantial sum is the accumulation of incremental savings each year, with a reduction in the projected annual rate of growth in national health expenditures from 6.7 percent to 5.5 percent. Notably, even after this substantial reduction, national health spending still would exceed the projected annual growth in gross domestic product (GDP). Although the percent of GDP spent on health care would be lower in 2020 than what is currently projected—18.4 percent of GDP compared with the projected 20.8 percent—it would account for a higher share of the U.S. economy than in 2009 (16.9 percent).
*These estimates are based on an extensive modeling effort by The Lewin Group. Lewin used specifications developed to reflect each component of the Commission's recommendations. The results based on those specifications drew from available evidence as to their potential impact on those who would be affected and their behavioral responses. The Lewin Group is one of the leading health care and human services consulting firms in the United States, with more than 35 years of experience serving organizations in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. The Lewin Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ingenix, which in turn is owned by UnitedHealth Group. The Lewin Group maintains editorial independence from its owners and is responsible for the integrity of any data that it produces for the Fund.
The policies included in the analysis interact and are mutually supporting. All contribute to the net cumulative effect on potential savings and improvement in value (Exhibit ES-3). Each slows the rate of growth in national health spending compared with current projections. (See summary for policies used for purposes of modeling coverage and cost estimates.)
These estimated impacts are contingent on their effectiveness in stimulating change in the way providers, patients, and insurers (both public and private) behave, and how they react to the new opportunities the proposed policies would create. The Commission developed the set of policies with a vision of potential dynamic change—a chain of events that interact over time. A central feature is the insurance exchange structured to expand choice of plans in the context of market rules that prohibit competition on the basis of risk selection. This design could promote competition based on value to drive innovation among insurers and better organization of care. The public plan plays a central role in harnessing markets for positive change.
The effectiveness of these reforms depends on payers becoming more prudent purchasers. Transforming Medicare into a more active purchaser of care—with innovative payment methods that move away from fee-for-service to more bundled payments and mechanisms to hold providers accountable—could stimulate and support changes in behavior that improve performance. Comprehensive insurance with premium differences reflecting value and cost-sharing, aligned with effective care and better outcomes, would provide patients with incentives to seek high-value care and promote appropriate use of resources.
Success will require that key stakeholders join together to make difficult decisions and undertake the steps necessary to transform the health care delivery system and move along the path to high performance.
Impact on Health Insurance Coverage
The insurance framework proposed by the Commission includes the creation of a new national insurance exchange that would offer private insurance plans and a new public plan option, expansion of existing public programs, market reforms, provisions for affordability, and requirements that all have coverage to reach universal participation. By establishing a new public plan available nationwide, the framework would also provide the basis for a new competitive dynamic in insurance markets and provide a strong foundation for payment and system reforms.
The insurance expansion would achieve near-universal coverage. The number of uninsured would drop from an estimated 48 million in 2009 (16 percent of the U.S. population) to 4 million by 2012 (1 percent of the population), with nearly everyone insured over the next decade (Exhibit ES-2). Absent new directions, the number of uninsured is projected to rise to 61 million or more by 2020.
By building on existing insurance coverage, this framework would permit individuals to keep their current coverage if it works for them while providing new choices through the insurance exchange, including a range of private plans and the new public plan. Small employers in particular would be able to offer their employees a choice of multiple plans. Large employers would gain a nationwide plan plus employee choice of regional plans. All those enrolled through the exchange would be able to keep their coverage as jobs or circumstances changed. The exchange could be open in stages to allow reasonable time to set up. In the modeling, the exchange starts out by opening to small firms and individuals, opens to midsized companies in two years, and opens to all employers by 2014. With the advantages of continuity and choice, including a public plan option, the modeling estimates that over time most of the privately insured market (about two-thirds) would elect to receive coverage through the exchange.
The new public plan option would provide a less expensive alternative for the uninsured and underinsured than what is currently available in the individual and small business insurance markets. Savings would derive from significantly lower administrative costs and use of Medicare's reformed provider payment rates. Estimates indicate premiums for the public plan would be at least 20 percent below those currently available for a comparable benefit package in the private market (Exhibit ES-4). The availability of the public plan option would thus provide a catalyst for private plans to innovate and reexamine the way they operate and pay for care.
With the flexibility to establish more integrated care networks and a variety of payment policies, private plans—by focusing on quality and value—could compete with each other and outperform the public plan, if they innovate. Provisions could encourage multipayer synchronization to ensure coherent policies and reduce administrative complexity. The goal is more vigorous, innovative, and value-driven competition focused on outcomes and a more streamlined, efficient health insurance financing system.
Impact on Care, Quality, and Outcomes
Changing the way we pay for care to align incentives with value is critical. The payment reforms proposed by the Commission would enhance the value of primary care and change the way we pay to stimulate care delivery through patient-centered medical homes with the capacity to provide access, coordinate care, and use information systems and teams to manage chronic conditions. Moving to more bundled payments, with provisions for accountability for outcomes, would align incentives with the value rather than volume of care delivered and would support hospitals, physicians, and other clinicians working together to care for patients. Building a solid infrastructure of information systems and programs to enhance prevention of disease and promote population health would emphasize innovation to meet current and future community health needs.
The Commission envisions a health system that provides patients with personal sources of care who know their medical history, ensures timely access, helps coordinate care, and uses essential clinical information to provide the right care with an emphasis on health and disease prevention. Payment and information systems would stimulate and support a patient-centered care system that is coordinated, accessible, and safe.
With a focus on prevention and improving outcomes for chronic disease, the nation could achieve substantial improvements in population health with policies that align incentives with the provision of right care and prudent use of resources, provide clinicians with information system tools and decision support, and build and expand public health programs. We should aim for healthier, more productive lives through prevention of disease, earlier intervention, and effective management of chronic conditions, including people with multiple comorbidities. In addition, more effective and humane care for people with late-stage diseases could address the huge variations in care.
By setting targets and implementing policies that meet and raise benchmarks of top performance, we have the opportunity to save lives, improve the quality of life and care experience, lower safety risks to patients, and prevent the onset of disease and complications. As illustrated by key indicators from the Commission's National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, improving average performance to targets or benchmarks set by current top performers by 2020 would achieve substantial gains in population health and patient experiences (Exhibit ES-5).
Impact on Providers
While slowing expenditure growth to 5.5 percent per year is a significant change from recent years, hospitals, physicians, and other providers' revenues would continue to experience growth each year. This growth would be only marginally slower than what is currently projected, as revenues continue to increase due to medical advances and an aging population (Exhibit ES-6). Payment reforms would support and provide incentives for practice innovations and more productive resource use.
Distribution of Impact Across Major Payer Groups
All major sectors would benefit from improved health and from slower growth in spending, compared with projected trends. By 2020, the cumulative reduction in the growth of national health spending compared with trends of $3 trillion would be distributed across the major groups that pay for health care: the federal, state, and local governments; private employers; and households (Exhibit ES-7).
Most of the savings would accrue to individuals and families as a result of slower growth in premiums and out-of-pocket spending, federal premium assistance, and expansion of public programs to make insurance affordable. The savings would accrue across all income groups, including higher-income households. State and local governments would also realize substantial savings relative to current projections.
Employers who currently provide insurance and their employees would also realize significant savings as a result of lower premiums and more equitable sharing of the costs of family coverage across all employers. Over time, new system savings would offset costs for employers and workers as premium growth slows, with net cumulative employer savings of $231 billion by 2020.
As the central source of financing for coverage expansions, the federal government's costs would increase during early years to make coverage affordable. The insurance design specified for modeling also provides federal funding to offset state and local costs of expanding Medicaid and raising Medicaid payment rates to Medicare levels. As a result, there would be an increase in net federal government spending during the decade. With system reform policies in place, however, the net federal cost of insurance expansion and investing in the care system declines rapidly. By 2020, payment and system reform savings would offset nearly all the increase in annual federal spending compared with baseline projections (Exhibit ES-8). Over the 2010 to 2020 period, the net federal budget outlays are estimated to be $593 billion—with most incurred in the first five years.
The Commission did not specify a plan to finance the federal expansion. As the report discusses, there are a number of ways to pay for such costs, with net gains to all as the nation invests in a healthier and more secure future. As state governments, households, and employers all save significantly, policies could recapture some of the savings or modify design features to finance federal support of insurance for all.
Moving forward on a comprehensive reform agenda and making significant progress quickly require major changes. In a care system that touches so many lives and generates over $2 trillion in revenue per year, such changes will be very difficult to make. Yet, if we fail to act now with bold reforms, the situation we face in the future will be much worse.
The insurance design, including the exchange and new public plan, seeks a dynamic, competitive strategy that retains a mixed private and public insurance system, with the best of what each sector has to offer. The challenge will be achieving a balance in which the public and private plans compete within market rules or regulations that stimulate innovation and outcomes in the public interest. It will be important to develop a mechanism to set the price point and payment policies in a nonarbitrary fashion. The goal should be to provide incentives and support for high-quality and efficient care systems, with rational public and private insurance payment policies. The Commission will continue to explore and address this issue in upcoming reports.
It will take time and flexibility to develop innovative payment reforms to stimulate the kinds of delivery system changes needed. Currently, public programs like Medicare, the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services, and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program set payment policies in multiple ways. If the new public plan and Medicare are to support improved performance, they will need the authority and flexibility to act on behalf of beneficiaries, with targets set by Congress and the President. This will also require accountability for preserving and enhancing access and health outcomes. A new national health council, Medicare board, or other mechanism will be necessary to enable Medicare and the new public plan to serve as prudent purchasers, to facilitate and spread innovative payment policies, and to collaborate with private and other public payers within a multipayer system.
Significant reform will also be needed to change the way we pay for care to focus on value and to set up a national exchange in which all insurers agree to accept everyone and charge the same premium, regardless of health. Providing positive incentives for patients to seek high-quality, effective care and assess alternatives will require investment in information systems, public reporting, and support for evidence-based medicine and mechanisms for applying that evidence.
Overall, moving on a path to high performance will require that we, as a nation, reach consensus that the status quo is not acceptable. It will require bold action on behalf of the greater good of the population, health outcomes, and economic security. Successful implementation of effective policies will require leadership with authority to act and collaboration across sectors to achieve targets and goals.
The results presented in this report underscore several key themes and build on the Commission's earlier analysis of strategies to achieve a high performance system:
As a nation, we all gain by moving in new directions to expand coverage and implement payment and system reforms, with a focus on improving health, patient experiences, and value. The stakes are high if we fail to act.
Windows of opportunity for real health reform do not stay open for long. While the challenge is daunting, it is imperative that our new federal leadership move swiftly to change direction and put the U.S. health system on the path to high performance.
Payment Reform: Aligning Incentives to Enhance Value
Investing in Information Infrastructure
Promoting Health and Disease Prevention
|Methodology Note: Modeling the Commission recommendations required detailed specifications for each of the policy approaches. The above specifications were used for illustrative purposes. Recognizing that multiple policy variations are feasible for key policy reforms, the Commission endorses the strategic approaches rather than the specific policy parameters used to model potential effects. The main report provides further detail. The Lewin Group technical report, The Path to a High Performance U.S. Health System: Technical Documentation, is available online at www.Lewin.com for data and parameters used to estimate 2010–2020 impacts.
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Final Fantasy XI Suffers DDOS Attacks 40
_xeno_ writes "Final Fantasy XI is currently under a DDOS attack from unknown parties. No additional information is really available, but Square-Enix has contacted "[l]aw enforcement authorities in Japan, the United States, and Europe." The attacks started on April 9th and are evidently ongoing, causing server downtime, preventing people from logging in to the game, and causing extra latency. No word has been made on the exact nature of the attacks or any progress on blocking the attacks."


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No word on what color all the hot air is that's emanating from the folks slamming Hoke before he even steps foot on campus.
Raising Money for a Good Cause
Got the following email below from loyal longtime reader BP on the west side of the state:
I have volunteered for Friends and Families of Cystic Fibrosis the last couple of years which has been very rewarding. Our largest fund raiser is coming up in a few weeks, Bid for Bachelors and Bachelorettes, here is the website for the event: www.bidforbach.org
It is the 14th year for BID and our goal is to raise $50,000 this year. Last year's event we raised over $35,000 and our expenses are lower this year, not to mention we have more people participating as bachelors and bachelorettes.
If there is any Michigan football home game that you would be willing to donate for the cause, it would be greatly appreciated. With eight home games in 2011 there could be a non-conference game or two you would be willing to donate. Attached is the donation form with our charity's federal tax ID number for your gift. If you do donate, the tickets would be included in someone's date package or as part of our silent auction.
The date for BID is Feb 5th--if you can make the trip to Grand Rapids and attend the event, I think you will be impressed. The event will be at Thousand Oaks Country Club, it would be great to see you. We are offering some couples packages this year as well.
BP also stated that any Michigan sporting event tickets that one could donate (Wings, Tigers, etc.) would be appreciated.
A Few Good Wolverines
As you can tell, I'm a sucker for a good movie or TV parody. Reader SC put up the post below on his blog, Crocker Chronicle.
"Wolverine Fans,
We are part of an institution that has tradition, and that tradition has to be guarded by men who wear the Block 'M' proudly. Who's gonna do it? You, Drew Sharp? You, Michael Rosenberg?
I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Rodriguez and you curse our defense. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that Rodriguez's firing, while tragic, probably will win us some games. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, may just get us the Mad Hatter.*
You don't want the truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about on your blogs, you want me as the AD. You need me as the AD! We use words like Victors, Big House, and Big Ten Championships. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line! I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to bandwagon fans who rise and sleep under the very Maize and Blue blanket that I provide and then question the manner in which I provide it! I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a winged helmet and take a stance in the trenches.
Either way, I don't give a wolverine's rear end what you think you are entitled to."
On completion of his comments, Brandon jumped from behind the podium and attacked Mitch Albom.
* ED. NOTE: SC sent this piece before The Announcement, hence the Hatter ref. My bad just getting to it but my inbox is pretty swamped this week.
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Finally, reader SG claims THIS is the real reason Les Miles stayed in Baton Rouge:
ED. NOTE: I'm pretty sure we used this pic during The Original MZone (represent!). But, surprisingly, I had no problem with running it again.
Da Plane! Da Plane!
Finally, since it might have gotten buried when the Hoke selection broke yesterday, here's the post and video of Brandon's last coaching search trip which ultimately broke our coach to A2.


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I noticed my LED taillights have ~9 individual LEDs that are out on the right side. Instead of replacing it, the idea of modifying the LEDs to brighter ones popped into mind. Also, the reverse light is a regular incandecent. I am interested in getting this changed to LED. Not a tower LED replacement bulb found on eBay, but a board with soldered LED.
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Just got to thinkin' , how important is it to polish the face of the graver/chisel? Since the tools actually use the edge for the cutting is it a waste of time getting a high polish on the face? I use hard leather & simichrome polish for the heels and the face as well for a final polish. I usually spend the most time checking the heels for angle etc., not so much on the face. When bright cutting , I polish everything.
I dont use power hone, just a series of stones, but seems the process should be the same.


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My mom was 35 and my father has recently divorced her. Now most of you who have seen her pictures know what a sexy woman she is, but for the sake of my new readers i will define her.
My mom is a beautiful woman, with a round face and full lips. She has round boobs, and her nipples are pointy most of the times. She has shapely thighs and legs and a perfect ass which moves with promise when she walks. My mom dresses very openly and often does not wear her dupatta.
Men have been eyeing her for as long as i remember and she makes no effort to hide herself in public. Seeing her body covered in nothing but a skimpy black bra is the greatest sight I can imagine as i used to watch her from the peephole through the door. Her nipples are dark brown, but she herself is very fair.
We were in Faisalabad for her friend's wedding. However we lost one of our suitcases on the train so we had no proper clothes to wear for the wedding. However we were told that the tailors in Faisalabad where really effective and made clothes within the day. We were told to visit the local market which specialized only in women clothing and made excellent shalwar kamiz and sari's. My mom and i were new to this town so after about2 hours of traveling on public transport we got to the market. My mom was getting all the looks as usual, as she was wearing a stunning tight black shalwar kamiz. Her dupatta had fallen to one side and everyone could make out the shape of her boobs. She walks very fast so her hips moved with promise.
After asking for some directions we finally found out where all the tailors worked. To my surprise there were more men than women in a woman's clothes market. The shops were open with people working on clothes etc. I barely saw any woman in any shop, there were mostly men crowding around shops, having tea in corners or just walking about. The few women i did see were covered from head to toe and one could only see their eyes. In this scenario my mom was once again getting all the looks. Men seemed to be feasting their eyes on her as she moved from shop to shop looking for something to wear. Shop-keepers, presumably tailors, were calling out to her to come into their shop as they were the best in their business and they could help her find something to wear.
After some 10 minutes of searching my mom decided on this shop, somewhere in the middle of the market. The shopkeeper looked very pleased to see her and he asked us immediately if we wanted tea or some cold drink for which we politely declined. He introduced himself as Qamar. He was tall and broad and slightly muscular. He looked to be around 29 and had a huge moustache. He was looking at my mom with ravishing eyes and his eyes literally raped my mom. I am sure he was imagining what she looked like underneath. He was looking at her boobs and her mouth and what it would feel to fuck her. I saw that look in his eyes and a dirty smile spread across his face as my mom took off her dupatta. He was looking at her full as as she moved around looking for different styles.
After looking around at some marriage clothes my mom finally decided on an orange shalwar kamiz. After haggling for the price for a bit they finally agreed.
The tailor then said 'madam do you have your sizes to which i can sew these clothes' to which my mom said no, because usually she doesn't get clothes sewed from here. He then said 'we have a room in the back where you can change and give me your shirt which i can measure'. My mom agreed to this and the shopkeeper guided her to a room somewhere in the back. I was handed the kamiz which i handed to Qamar. He took the Kamiz and set it on his table and proceeded to measure it. However after trying to measure it for some time he got up and went to the back room. He looked unhappy so i assumed it was something to do with the measurements. Just to check up on my mom i went to the back room. As i looked up i saw a small room from which you could directly see inside the cubicle my mom was in, and to my shock i saw Qamar and some other man looking down into the cubicle. The place was well lit so they could clearly see my mom in her bra and shalwar as she had no kamiz. The tailor and his friend feasted their eyes for some time looking at my mom's boobs but then Qamar said something and left. He came down and took my mom's kamiz and gave it back to her.
'Madam i cannot get your seize this way, please come out so i can properly measure you' Qamar announced outside the cubicle. I threw the kamiz over the room which my mom caught and put on. As soon as she came out the tailor came back with a measuring tape and pencil and paper. He handed me the pencil and paper to which i objected and said maybe i should take the measurements (so that my mom will be comfortable) to which my mom replied 'son he is a professional, let him do it'. I could not object to that and i sat down on the chair.
Qamar then got to his knees and the put the measuring tape next to her ankles. His hand glided up touching my mom's calfs, knees and thighs. 'Madam tell me where you tie your shalwar and ill stop', Qamar said as his hands reached my mom's inner thighs. 'A little up, where i have already tied my shalwar' Qamar's hands probed a bit longer in that area after which he got up and gave me a number which i obediently wrote down. 'Open your arms please' Qamar said, and my mom stretched her arms out to her side. He then placed his measuring tape on her shoulders and stretched the tape out to her wrists. He then placed his tape in her armpits which were stained with sweat and once again stretched his tape out to her wrists. Qamar then turned my mom slowly on the other side and now she was facing the wall. He placed his hands on her neck and slowly glided down to her lower back and finally to her ass where his hands lingered for a little while. Then he told her to turn again, and he started measuring her neck. He then told her to lift her arms above her head, and he put the measuring tape around her from behind, and started measuring her boobs' size! I was shocked at this! He had a dirty look on his face as he slowly caressed my mom's boobs, pretending to measure them. My mom was sweating profusely now. Little beads of sweat were rolling down her face and it was turning red. Qamar too was sweating and he looked horny as hell.
Qamar then grabbed the list of my mom's measurements and left the room saying that that he'll be back shortly. Mom had a seat next to me and both of us waited in silence. Qamar came back with good news 'I have given your measurements to my tailor, and he will sew your clothes right away. It will take a couple of hours but then they will be ready'. We decided to stay as it would be no point in going back home and then returning this far. We sat down on the stools near Qamar and he started working on some clothes. The fan was facing us, and slowly it blew away my moms dupatta. She was reading a newspaper on her lap, slightly bent, and the wind from the fan created a gap so one could see her slight cleavage. Her big bare boobs were looking amazing as they clashed against the material of the shirt, waiting to be ripped free. Qamar was looking at her with crooked eyes, trying to catch as much as her as he could of her boobs. Suddenly he looked up and said 'little boy, why don't you go to the store next door, its a sports shop, maybe you'll enjoy it'. I declined as i did not want to leave my mom alone, but she insisted as well 'Qasim, you should go, i have heard you can get cheap sports goods here'. I had no doubt in my mind as to what was going to happen, but i had no intention of missing it. I was left with no option but to get up and leave the shop. As soon as i left and turned Qamar closed the shutter of the shop. I went in the alley between the shop and the next shop, and went behind the shop, where i climbed some old coke crates, to look through a window which i had spotted. As i looked inside it was the changing room. Nobody was inside, but as i was getting down from the crate i saw my mom come in, with Qamar following her.
Qamar suddenly put both his hands on her side and lifted her kameez till it was caught under my mom's ass. She lifted her ass up so he could pull up her whole kameez above her waist. He quickly removed her shalwar, and i could see goosebumps appearing on my mom's skin. I could see my mom's fleshy thighs, also the streak of black panty which was showing like a line between her big thighs. Qamar left the lower portion and went for the boobs, he wasn't so much of a boobs man I think because kiss my mom's boobs and let the bra be. My moms boobs spilled out from the small bra. Her skin colour clashed with the black bra, her boobs seemed to be begging to be released. He squeezed the boobs over the bra, while he licked her neck. All this while he never tried to kiss my mom, I was glad about that. In some way I felt that was good.
Qamar then motioned her to lift her ass again so he could slide her panties off. My mom complied and lifted her ass and Qamar swiftly pulled off her panty. I still couldn't see her pussy because of the bad lighting, till Qamar parted her thighs. Now I could see her clean shaven cunt. This surprised me. I would have never imagined my mom having to do anything with her pussy much less shave it. Qamar got down on his knees and held her thighs apart as he started licking her pussy. My mom had her eyes closed, enjoying being eaten. Qamar looked like an expert as he rubbed his whole face into her big cunt, licking her pussy lengthwise and then tickling her ass hole too. My mom was moaning now as she held his head with both her hands and pushed him more into her cunt lips.
In a few minutes she was writhing and she started cumming. She was a biting her lips not to scream out. Qamar came up for air when she had finished her spasms. He got up and offered his hand so my mom could get off the floor. After she got off, he turned her around facing the window. My mom was now facing the window with her hands on the wall. Qamar held her waist and moved her back so she was in a perfect doggy style position. Qamar unzipped his pants and let it fall to the ground along with his underwear. He quickly removed my mom's bra and her boobs spilled out. My mom screamed as he bit into her nipples, and he said 'my cock will rip apart your pussy' and smiled. His one hand rubbed his cock while the other was playing with my mom's pussy. When his cock head was shining with her cum he inserted his cock into her fuck hole with one swift stroke.
He held her waist along with the bunched up kameez and started a slow motion, getting his cock into her cunt and then pulling out slowly. He would wait for a few seconds when his big black cock was deep inside and then pull out. As he got more excited his speed increased. My mom's ass cheeks jiggled whenever he banged his pelvis onto her wide ass. Qamar let go of her waist for a while and grabbed her breasts, pulling on them as he banged her ass. He was using her tits as a support to heave himself on her. After fucking her for five minutes Qamar closed his eyes and threw his head back, gripped my mom's ass cheeks and started blowing his load into her cunt. The last stroke he just banged and waited deep inside her pussy till his balls had spewed out all the cum. My mom was cumming too; she was moaning and whimpering all at once. They just stuck to each other for a minute then disengaged.
Qamar stood standing against the wall, watching my mom as she half closed her eyes and lay on the floor. However she had other ideas. She got up and took Qamar's half erect cock into her mouth and started sucking it. I was surprised to see her take his entire cock in, as it was getting erect again. He had grabbed my mom's head and was pushing his cock deeper into my mom's head. On and on he went, until his whole body got rigid and he started coming all over my mom's mouth. He started screaming obscenities like 'slut, you are a whore,
suck me harder'. My mom kept on sucking him and some of his cum fell on my mom's boobs and onto the floor. Soon he was finished. He took his clothes and left, while my mom changed in the room. I thought the show was over so i went to the front side of the shop and started knocking. Qamar opened the door, and smiled and let me in. He said my mom was in the washroom, trying on some clothes, but his crooked smile said otherwise. In 5 minutes my mom came out and Qamar handed us her sewed clothes. My mom thanked him, while looking at the floor, and gave him some money. He ushered us out, and mom and i left the shop. Now the marriage we went to is over and we are back in Karachi. I will keep you guys updated with my slutty mom's adventures.
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