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1997 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra - Green From Envy
Brent Green Is Sure To Wave When He Passes Corvettes
As we look at Cobra Jet, Mach 1, and Boss Mustangs today, it's hard to imagine what it was like to see those cars every day on the streets and car lots. While those days are long gone, it's easy to overlook today's Mustangs that will no doubt become just as legendary as the muscle Mustangs from the '60s. One prime example is the '97 Cobra owned by Brent Green of Lexington, North Carolina.
"I had an '89 LX 5.0 and a '95 GT, but I was almost ready to get a Corvette," Brent explained. "I was going back and forth, but after driving the Cobra, I loved it. I think it's a better car than the Corvette, and it feels like it has more power."
In and of themselves, Mustang Cobras are future collectibles that will no doubt become more valuable in time. With a hand-assembled, all-aluminum, 32-valve DOHC version of the 4.6-liter powerplant, just 7,475 of these cars were produced in 1997. With a 9.85:1 compression ratio, the Cobra engine was rated at 305 hp at 5,800 rpm and 300 ft-lb of torque at 4,800.
While impressive right out of the box, specialty manufacturers like Saleen, Steeda, and Roush were stroking even more power from these cars with an impressive list of add-ons. Brent created an even more venomous Cobra on his own by adding a Vortech S-trim supercharger, which provides 8 pounds of boost. Helping manage the extra air capacity is a Pro-M 77mm mass air meter with twin-BBK, 62mm throttle bodies, all controlled by a Superchip computer module.
Enhanced fuel delivery comes from a T-Rex fuel pump with an MSD control box and wires sparking the fuel mixture to life. Exhaust flows through a BBK high-flow catalytic H-pipe and dual Flowmasters for minimal power-robbing back pressure. Helping to provide extra handling and traction for all this horsepower is a set of HP Motorsports' subframe connectors, upper and lower control arms, and Eibach lowering springs that dropped the car two inches on all four corners.
While purists may question modifying a future collectible, everything added to the car is available, in one form or another, from the Ford Racing catalog. Brent simply went with the best power-adder available, along with other pieces to work as a supporting cast.
Since the car is used purely on the street (not designed for the dragstrip), Brent has charmed this Cobra into becoming an even more exceptional performance car-which might have more than one Vette or Viper owner looking back over their shoulders!


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From the Dec. 10, 1993 Just a Thought column by Arthur Railton:
It was a couple of weeks before Christmas nearly 70 years ago, about 5 o'clock on a Tuesday afternoon. I remember the day and the time because I was on my way home from choir practice which, for us boys, was every Tuesday after school. I was a boy soprano in the all-male choir of Grace Episcopal Church in Lawrence. We were all paid, not much, but paid. It was the only time in my life anybody ever paid me to sing. Grace was a pretty fancy church and very proud of its choir. We had a second practice on Thursday evenings with the men.
Strange how such facts stick in my memory when I can't remember where I put my gloves last spring! Anyway, choir practice had run later than usual that Tuesday. We were rehearsing for the special Christmas service and Choirmaster Jones (how readily his name comes to mind from my memory!) was a perfectionist.
As always in mid-December in Massachusetts, it was dark at 5 p.m. One of the other boy singers was giving me a ride home on his bike. I was on the crossbar. He got the bike's front wheel caught in the streetcar track and swerved to get out. As he swerved, my heel caught in the front spokes. Over the handlebars I went, my face hitting the pavement. I still feel tingles in my forehead as I think about it, 70 years later.
When we picked ourselves up, blood was running down my chin and my tongue discovered a gap in my teeth. One of my front teeth was gone. It was dark and cars were driving past, honking at us to get out of the street. Nobody seemed to care, nobody but us, that is. And especially me.
It was a long ride home.
That Christmas I knew exactly what I wanted. I wanted my front tooth. But I never got it. Many years later, a hit record came out during the Christmas season. The female singer (was it Stafford?) did a cutesy imitation of a boy soprano lisping, "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth." There is nothing cutesy in that song for me.
Maybe he got his front teeth. I never got mine. Never even went went to a dentist. I did get a scolding about the rip in the knee of my pants and about riding on the crossbar of a bike.
Through the years, the gap left by the lost tooth narrowed and fially closed, as nature worked its wonders. Having only one front tooth, I have gone through life doing a lot of explaining to dentists.
That Christmas, 70 years ago, more than any Christmas before or since, I knew what I wanted. But it didn't matter; I didn't get it.
Now, when a family member asks, "What do you want for Christmas?" I don't have a good response. I don't really want anything that you can buy in a store. Not that I'm one of those men ad writers have in mind with the line, "What to give the man who has everything." I don't have everything, but then I don't want everything. In fact, there are few things that I really want. And so, my family, generous and thoughful as they all are, spends a lot of time trying to find something "just right" for an old man who doesn't seem to want anything.
But if I wanted something as badly as I wanted that front tooth, I'd tell them, believe me. But I don't.
All I want for Christmas is to be remembered. Just to have a few boxes, lovingly wrapped, with cards saying something that borders on the smarmy. At Christmas, I can take a bit of smarminess from those I love, because I like to think it's sincere. So I guess it's not really smarmy. Whatever it is, I'll take it, with a lump in my throat.
I'll be happy to find in those boxes a pair of socks, or a few handkerchiefs (no neckties, please), a flannel shirt or a pair of gloves to replace that pair I so carefully put away last spring and now can't find. A book would be nice, but when my daughter asks, as she always does, "Would you like a book?" I can never resist responding with that old chestnut: "No, thanks. I have a book."
When you come right down to it, I have everything I want. Everything, that is, that you can put in a box and wrap up. All I want for Christmas is to be assured that I'm still important to those I love. Not important in the sense of "Who's Who," but important in the sense that I still matter, that I'm adding something, that I'm still pleasant to be with, still huggable.
And for that you don't need a box.
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Firebirds defeat Lions in softball
The Free State Firebirds defeated the Lawrence Lions softball team 7-4 Wednesday night at LHS.
Before Free State High softball leadoff hitter A'Liyah Rogers goes to bat, she usually has some advice for No. 2 hitter Emily Bermel.
"If I don't get on, you have to get on," the senior shortstop will tell the sophomore center fielder.
Or: "If I get on, get me over."
The Firebirds' first two batters reached base in seven of their eight combined plate appearances Wednesday night at Lawrence High. In the top of the sixth inning, Kylie Cobb, Rogers and Bermel all scored to bust open what had been a tie game, and the Firebirds won the City Showdown, 7-4.
The Lions (6-12) had matched their rivals for five innings before Free State's sophomore nine-hole hitter, Cobb, drew a leadoff walk against LHS relief pitcher Megan Sumonja in the sixth. Cobb moved on to second base on a wild pitch, then scored — breaking a 4-all tie — when Rogers hit a grounder to second base and Kenzie Garvin's throw went high over first baseman Kristen Gile's glove.
Bermel singled, and soon FSHS (17-3) had its top two hitters in scoring position. Though Sumonja struck out Emily Byers, Rogers made it home on a wild pitch to Whitney Rothwell for a 6-4 Firebirds lead. Then Rothwell plated Bermel on a groundout.
LHS coach Nick Wood almost couldn't believe Free State manufactured three runs on one hit to take control, but a couple of LHS mistakes made it possible.
"They're too good of a team," Wood said. "The margin of error is not there for us to get away with that kind of stuff."
Free State coach Lee Ice said the second rivalry game this week reminded him of Monday's 12-5 FSHS win, because Lawrence had answers for the Firebirds until a mistake came back to bite the Lions. Except this time, Ice said, Lawrence didn't allow the game to get out of hand.
Rogers and Bermel each went 3-for-4 in Free State's regular-season finale, and Ice wasn't surprised to see them contribute to the game-changing sixth.
"They have a tendency to find ways to get on base," Ice said, "and then we scratch across some runs with not very many hits."
Lawrence tried to respond in the bottom of the sixth with a rally. Jolona Shield led off with a walk, and after FSHS relief pitcher Meredith Morris struck out Trisha Bell, Garvin beat out FSHS third baseman Byers' throw for an infield single.
The Lions had the heart of their order coming up with runners on first and second, but Morris coaxed Marly Carmona into a ground ball to second baseman Lily Ross. She swiftly flipped it to Rogers, who turned a double play with a throw to first.
Wood told the Lions they had competed Monday against their rivals, but it wasn't enough to win. In the rematch, they thought they might pull off the upset.
Free State took a 1-0 lead in the first when Rogers scored on an error, but Andrea Mills tied the game in the bottom of the second by smashing a solo home run to left field.
When the Firebirds took a 3-1 lead on a Rothwell single in the top of the third, LHS made it 3-2 in the bottom of the inning as Garvin scored on a fielder's choice.
Bermel followed a Rogers double with an RBI triple in the fourth, making it 4-2. Then, the next half inning, Lawrence's Lillie Huckaby pinch hit for an RBI sacrifice fly, and Garvin tied the game at 4 with an infield single.
Said Garvin, who went 4-for-4: "We came up to bat, and we battled and didn't give up. That was really good."
Though LHS never led, Wood couldn't feel too poorly about how the Lions stuck with one of the state's top teams for five innings.
"We made a few too many mistakes to win the game," Wood said, "but those girls competed really hard and gave ourselves a chance."
Free State is idle until next week, when it will play host to a regional as a No. 2 seed.
Lawrence finishes its regular season at home Friday against Shawnee Mission North.
Free State 102 103 0 — 7 11 1
Lawrence 011 200 0 — 4 10 2
W — Meredith Morris (12-1). L — Megan Sumonja (6-9).
2B — A'Liyah Rogers, Free State. 3B — Emily Bermel, Free State. HR — Andrea Mills, Lawrence.
Free State highlights — Bermel, 3-for-4, RBI, 2 R; Rogers, 3-for-4, 4 R, SB; Courtney Parker, 2-for-4; Whitney Rothwell, 1-for-4, 3 RBI.
Lawrence highlights — Kenzie Garvin, 4-for-4, RBI, R; Katie Murrish, 2-for-4, R; Sami Buffalomeat, 2-for-4, R.
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AG says Donovan's case was not cover-up
In response to felony charges being dropped against Ward 7 Councilman Charles "C.J." Donovan for driving under the influence of alcohol while carrying a gun on June 25, Amy Kempe, spokesperson for the Rhode Island Attorney General, said the plea disposition was not out of the ordinary.
"A plea agreement in a case like this is not uncommon, nor is it unusual," she said, noting that the case was handled the same way it would have been for anyone else involved in this situation. "Plea agreements happen all the time. Ninety percent of the cases that come through this office are disposed of through plea agreements. Often times, it depends on the circumstances."
In terms of what circumstances led to the plea agreement in Donovan's case, Kempe said, "I'm not going to get into the specifics other than based on the facts of the case and the intent of the statute, the office felt comfortable with the plea agreement."
When asked how many gun charges that are similar to this case have been disposed of, Kempe said coming up with a number would take "serious" research.
She went on to say that once someone is charged in District Court by a local police department, the police conclude their investigation and bring it to the AG's office.
From there, it can go through either the Grand Jury if it is a capital offense, or information charging if it is a non-capital offense. The police then sit down with prosecutors.
"That's when the case can be moved forward into Superior Court," she said. "It can plead out at any point in the process if that's what a defendant chooses to do. During the information charging stage, cases or charges can be amended, added [or] dismissed based on the totality of the facts and the intention of the statutes that are being charged."
As for claims of corruption made by Car Tax Revolt leader Rob Cote, who charged that the AG, in conjunction with the Warwick Police Department (WPD), covered up the case, Kempe said his accusations are "outlandish." She defended the AG's Office, as well as the WPD.
"It's just outrageous and irresponsible to lay such claim on the Warwick Police Department or this office," said Kempe. "The Warwick Police Department does an excellent job."
Kempe said the AG's Office failed to respond in time for the article that ran in the Aug. 13 Warwick Beacon because the AG employee a Beacon reporter attempted to contact for comment on Friday was on vacation. Also, the fact that Aug. 12 was Victory Day, a holiday in Rhode Island, prolonged the response.
Donovan, 43, pled guilty to DUI charges and is responsible for paying a $100 fine, along with $680 in court costs. He lost his license for three months and is accountable for 10 hours of community service, plus completing a DUI education course.


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He must have some residual Dilithium on his hands!
Fall Camp Presser Transcript 8-8-12: Al Borges
Al Borges
Opening remarks:
"Okay. Who's going to break the ice?"
With Fitz out for a while, how quickly will you be able to identify your next No. 1 RB?
"Well we're just going to the next guy. We're not really changing anything. Thomas Rawls is going to be that next guy. Vince is going to do what he's done, and on we go. I think the key to these situations from a game plan perspective is to try to make as little out of it, to make it as seamless as you can, and just go."
What can you glean from the first few practices?
"Not much. I mean, what do you see? They're just running around in shorts. Until somebody's going to hit somebody and somebody's going to do something, it's really just kind of glorified aerobics in a lot of ways. I hate to put it that way, but you know, we have a few kids run pretty good. We'll learn more today because we're in half pads and we'll learn even more towards the end of the week. To make any hard and fast assessments of where we are is really hard to do right now. It is. I'm not copping out, I'm just telling you this. We know more about the offense, but we kind of knew that before we even lined up. That part is better."
Does that mean Vince is just a third down guy?
"No. Not necessarily. Vince is going to pretty much play the same role as he did a year ago, and that wasn't always on third down. So he was in there sometimes to spell backs, and we'll just see how it shakes out, but Thomas is going to get a good chance, and Vince is going to get a good chance. Justice Hayes is in the fold, too. So we'll kind of see, and again these next few days -- not few days, but really this next week or so, when we start and the full contact takes hold, we'll learn more about that situation."
Have you talked much to Fitz?
"A little bit. As much as I ever do, ya know. 'Hi Fitz, what's going on, how ya feelin.' Yeah, I mean. I talk to all offensive players at one time or another. But yeah, that's about it."
You've been around Rawls. What do you like about his style and what he brings to the table?
"He's reckless. He runs with a demeanor that's aggressive. Suffice to say, aggressive would be the best word -- he looks like he's mad when he runs sometimes. But he's a tough guy, and if you hit him you're going to feel him, I promise you that. You are going to feel him, because there's times when he's just simply not interested in avoiding you."
In your offense, how do you choose where to place your X and Z receivers? Does it make a difference?
"Yeah, it does make a difference, but optimal thing is you'd like to have a guy that plays the position. But the X receiver tends to draw a little more single coverage depending on the team. Some teams that's not true, and he's on the line of scrimmage most of the time, so he's going to draw tighter press coverage, too, whereas the flanker's not going to draw quite as much tight coverage. The X is a guy that's got to be kind of rangy because he's got to be able to get some jump balls. The Z does sometimes, too. The Z's got to be a guy that moves around a lot more. He's going to be in more formations than the X is, so he's got to be on the ball with regard to that. But the skill set in terms of being able to catch, run, and jump, it's very similar. But once we get them there we try and kind of fit the guys that look like they can handle those things I talked about better."
What role do you envision Jeremy Gallon to be in?
"Pretty much more the same, with a little bit more seasoning, if that makes any sense. He's a tough guy. He plays much bigger than his size. You just don't see a lot of guys his height that can go up and get jump balls like he does. He's a very good blocker. But what I'd say in answer to that question is that every phase of his game should be a little better simply because of his overall understanding of what we're trying to do. But he's a reliable kid, and the quarterbacks have faith in his ability to go get the ball. They know they'll get his best effort every time he goes up. I would look for him as well as Roy, who's really [had an outstanding spring] -- both of them have taken that next step. Now I hope we get some carryover once we start playing."
How much do you think you can use Devin at receiver?
"Well, that's going to be a lot by game plan, but we're developing him at two different positions, and let me tell you that's a challenge. For a kid to be an occasional player is one thing, but to be a guy that you're really kind of splitting time with, that's a challenge, but we'll just see how that shakes out. That's still kind of in the embryonic stages. As we go, we'll decide how much of it we're going to use."
Do you expect to use him more at one position or another?
"He could -- it depends. I can't commit to that because you don't know. At the end of the day, maybe, but we're trying to exploit every option at this point."
Does the decision to play Devin at wide receiver mean you have more confidence in Russell Bellomy's ability as a backup quarterback?
"Yeah. I have more confidence in all their abilities. Any way you cut it, Russell Bellomy's going to have to take the next step, just like we're asking everybody else to do. So yeah. I think that's the key point. You have to develop three quarterbacks. At this point, anyway. Now once you get into the season and you decide how you distribute all that, you're really working just with two quarterbacks, but we have to see how this whole thing shakes out. Right now we're still an open book, but we do have some nice options, and right now that's all you can ask for."
Have you consulted any other coaches who have dealt with players splitting time between two positions?
"Uh, no not really. No, I tell you what we did do when I was at UCLA is we came here when [Michigan] had Charles Woodson. We came for a spring. Just curious because we had a kid there who we were talking about doing some of that stuff with. But that was different. It was a little different because Charles was playing in a defensive and offensive position. He had this completely different deal. You have to learn two different systems. But Devin's … in the same system. Learning, hearing the same words all the time. But I can still remember doing that."
Have you done this with many players in the past?
"A few. A couple over the years, yeah. One time or another you're forced to do some of that. Sometimes you're just short on depth, particularly when I coached lower levels when you didn't have all the scholarships, you know. You had to have some kids that were versatile, so it was through necessity."
Any examples?
"Oh god, I don't even remember anymore. God I'd have to walk in the room -- I don't remember."
How hard is it for a kid to split time?
"It's tough because there's not that many reps. You get X amount of reps and you have to figure out how to get them those reps without killing them. It's hard. It's not easy to do."
You said you'll see "how it shakes out." Can you determine that by the end of fall camp?
"Well we determine it before we get to a game situation because we have a game plan, right? You have to make some hard and fast decisions before you get to game time because you have to have a plan going into the game. You can't do that experiment. And I will say this, too: once you get into the game, it better work out at least in part how you wanted it to, or you're gonna have to make some adjustments, but at one point in time, we have to have an idea how many reps everybody's going to play. You know what I mean? Not just him, but everybody -- where and when and what situations. That's part of game planning."
Does it help Devin that he's practicing at two positions that have to work together so closely?
"I think so. Yeah I do."
Are Devin and Bellomy 1A and 1B?
"No, Devin's still the second quarterback. That part of it doesn't change."
Any impressions of the freshman receivers?
"Eh … nah. I ain't doin' it. Nah. I could [say], 'This guy's great, that guy's great,' then tomorrow you put pads on and go, 'Oh my god.' No. Ask me in a week and I'll probably have a better assessment."
Does Devin's switch to receiver show off his athleticism more?
"Yeah. Yeah, and that's why we did it. Some quarterbacks are quarterbacks and that's all they are. We're fortunate in that we have really a couple good quarterbacks that can probably play [receiver] … and he's one of those guys. You know, he's a big guy that can run and has good hands. So I mean it'd be bad coaching if he'd be standing next to me the whole game when you have a guy who can really help us. Last year we were pretty deep at that position so it wasn't as critical, but I think this year he can play more of a part."
Thoughts on offensive line chemistry?
"Eh, again, it's just so hard to call, but I know that those kids worked their butts off in the offseason. They did. And they worked together as much as they could. I think that's something that if it's not there now, it's going to come because I know how important it is to those kids."
MGoQuestion: How do you evaluate the effectiveness of the deuce package, and will you consider using it again this season?
"Well I had my analyst do a -- I believe we were eight-point-something yards [per attempt]. I'm not sure exactly. I don't have it in front of me, but it was good. And even the plays that weren't good set up plays that were good. You know what I mean. There were guys we'd run a play that wouldn't yield much, only to be set up by another play that did. It's not always the play, sometimes It's the residual effect of the initial play. So it was good. Now how much we use of it? I don't know. That's a game plan deal. As we get through the install and we see where we are, we'll decide on that. But we're not doing any of that stuff now. That's not what we're about right now. We're about teaching the system and getting our valuations straight. And once we do that, then and only then will we start playing with some of the more I guess cute phases of our offense. I hate using that word. Why'd I say that."
You mentioned starting Denard off a little too quickly with the pro-style concepts. How do you approach it this year?
"Well we have a lot better feel for what we are. You know what I mean. We knew Denard was a good spread quarterback. I mean, anybody could see that. It was a matter of how much he could do of what we'd done in the past -- because we were always going to have some of that in our offense. We decided that when we came here. We decided that when I took the job. So once we decided what percentages that was, then we could proceed accordingly. We have so much better feel for that now because we've been through a fall, a spring, we know basically how much we want to be of both. It's different now. It's different without a question."
Can you make a determination on certain position battles -- like left guard -- by a certain date? Do you have a timetable?
"I would never put a date on it because it could change the day before the game, you know what I mean? But there is a point in time when you have to narrow the field down to how many kids you're going to practice in scout teams. And that'll be sometime within a couple weeks to the game -- within at least a week and a half to the game. We have not set that date yet, but at that time it's fish or cut bait. You have to take the 18 to 20 players that you're going to practice with every single day, then kind of go from there."
He loves his nipples rubbed! I mean, REALLY loves it...TMI
What can you glean from the first few practices?
"Not much. I mean, what do you see? They're just running around in shorts. Until somebody's going to hit somebody and somebody's going to do something, it's really just kind of glorified aerobics in a lot of ways."
Hmmm...sounds familiar...
Anyway, I'm glad that the coaches are acknowledging the Gardner at WR thing. It's not like it would have been a surprise to Alabama if/when it happened. He's the closest thing Michigan has to a true superstar receiver, when it comes to speed, athleticism, and size. I don't think he's going to have 1,200 yards receiving or win the Biletnikoff or anything, but you might as well get him on the field than have him ride the bench for three years.
It sounded so...familiar...
Someone's going to neg Borges for it.
They are way more informative than Hoke's, and more interesting. Thanks.
" It's not always the play, sometimes It's the residual effect of the initial play."
Just shows how cerebral Borges is when it comes to gameplanning. One specific play that comes to mind is the goal line fullback dive. We ran that play a bunch, TB would split out wide, and Denard would give it to Hopkins for the dive. Finally, we set up the same thing, and Denard faked the handoff and ran the easiest Naked Boot touchdown.
Follow up MGoQuestion - since Borges understands the value of constraint plays and "setting up" the defense, how much has he looked into spread-concept constraint plays? Is that something he'd look to add more this year now that he and Denard are more comfortable?
(This might get a thoughtful answer as opposed to Y U NO BUBBLE SCREEN?)
Meant to reply to another post, not my own.
Not sure why the site is freaking out. In the "reply" window I see the comment I want to reply to, but then it got put here.
Coordinators seem to like talking to people who know football
Where Hoke gets a lot of boiler-plate coach speak questions, both coordinators seem to really enjoy when they get a good football question. It's almost like a light bulb goes on saying "this questioner knows football!" and they can explain the things they like to.
They don't have to talk about toughness, want to, which rival is important, and well..... other stuff that the media laps up.
I would love to see Devin Gardner involved in a bubble screen.
Wonder if the Navarre throw back screen could still work. Send Devin on a end around, denard hands of to devin then leaks out into the flat with lead blockers in place.....it would be glorious
That wasn't the "break the ice" question.
Not trying to be a jerk, but I don't think it really demonstrates that he's cerebral, it just demonstrates that he's willing to talk about actual football at a press conference, rather than just boilerplate. Of course he understands setting up the defense--any OC that doesn't understand the value of constraint plays is going to have a tough time finding a high school coaching job.
I know everyone hates it when we say "they're the professionals, they know way more than us," but trying to glean a coach's offense chops from a press conference seems meaningless, at least to me.
All that said, I totally agree that the coordinator pressers are really fun to read, and I learn something every time. But I think every OC in the country knows and understands the concepts he's talking about.
I agree that any OC worth anything needs to set up the defense with constraint plays, so why won't Borges use a classic constraint play, the bubble? That's what I don't get. Especially after Northwestern used it to shred us for the first half.
MgoQuestions that don't reference the bubble screen should now include the word "cute".
Ultimate question: Is the bubble screen to cute of a play?
So I mean it'd be bad coaching if he'd be standing next to me the whole game when you have a guy who can really help us.
That would be terrible coaching, particularly because Borges is in the press box during the game.
There you go again, Heiko, making Borges uncomfortable. He used to get angry, now he gets all flustered and self-conscious like a little school-girl. You're a helluva interrogator!
Sam and Ira were talking this morning about how Fred Jackson had said Thomas Rawls was pegged to be the #1 running back last August before the 2011 season started, until he got an injury and Toussaint took the reigns from there and never lost them. Has this been confirmed by tea leaf readers or is this just Fred being Fred?
in the (very) limited action we saw from him last year, were people impressed? I kinda thought about Grady when I saw him run. I'm not knocking him, he was a true freshmen after all, and didn't get a real shot, and would love it if he was awesome. Maybe I don't knowe a good RB when I see one though
"Well I had my analyst do a -- I believe we were eight-point-something yards [per attempt].
analyst? how do you get that job?
Capitalization and punctuation.
I kind of feel like the coaching staff is doing a diservice to DG. I know they know waaaay more about football than I do, but if you are going to coach a kid who has obvious goals of making a NFL squad you should choose a position and coach him there 100%. I know it happens at QB/WR quite often, but I have always felt that way. If a kid is going to split time at positions then he isn't getting a fair shake at either position as far as being prepared is concerned. Just my opinion. We have a back-up QB in Bellomy. If you want DG at WR then by all means put him there and coach him there 100%.
Antwaan Randle-El and Ryan Tannehill disagree with you.
Kain Colter who had a solid year for N'Western last year and will start at QB for the Cats this year.
I understand what you're saying, but I don't abide 100%. I think the issue, at least right now, is really Bellomy's development. Hopefully, by the middle of the season, Russ will have enough game experience (against UMass and possibly even AF and Purdue) to where the coaches are comfortable with him as the #2 QB. When/if that happens -- and if DG performs well at WR -- DG will move to WR on a more permenant basis, but he's always going to a QB.
Aside from Bellomy, I think the issue is just finding a way to get an amazing athlete on the field rather than on the sidelines. The kid has two guaranteed seasons to contribute, and he really hasn't. Get the ball into his hands. This isn't about preparing players for the NFL, it is about every player on the team giving the most that they can for the success of Michigan. If there is anything that is certain about the NFL...if you can play, they will find you. If DG becomes a game changer, regardless of the position, he'll be playing on Sundays.
I think the decision to have DG play WR is going to be lauded as one of the all-time great decisions in Michigan football history. I think he's going to be highly productive -- initially on short screens and passes in which he gets the ball in space, but then later as a deep threat -- and will give Borges the luxury of being in the "Dual QB" formation more often. This is really going to be a challenge for opposing defenses. Imagine the possibilities!
Did you watch the press conference? You can see the answer above when Borges was asked about Bellomy's position on the depth chart at QB (clearly behind Devin), but the tone was also pretty dismissive of the question, as in "Don't be silly, Devin is clearly the 2nd best QB on the team and that isn't going to change until Denard graduates."
I think the move could very well help the team, but its impact is being greatly exaggerated because of how little we actually throw the ball (leading receiver last year made 2.6 catches per game) and how many other contributors are coming back at the position. If Devin makes 15-20 catches the experiment is a rousing success, and he will still definitely be the #2 QB this year and the starter there in 2013.
I should have based my opinion on nothing but wild internet speculation and assumed conspiracy theories behind every blatant thing the coaching staff says about a guy they repeatedly inserted into games last year at quarterback (especially right after Borges talks about how successful he thinks that process was).
My mistake.
People act like split reps is going to make DG worse at QB.
You do realize that he was only getting a certain amount of reps as the #2 QB running with the #2s? He can still take all or most of the reps and practice WR when last year he would've been on the sidelines picking his ass.
@ Purple,
I watched Borges' presser -- and even rewatched that specific part before I responded -- and I didn't see anything that I would characterize as "dismissive" in his comments.
When asked: Does the decision to play Devin at wide receiver mean you have more confidence in Russell Bellomy's ability as a backup quarterback?
Borges replied: "Yeah....Russell Bellomy's going to have to take the next step...So yeah. I think that's the key point... Right now we're still an open book, but we do have some nice options, and right now that's all you can ask for."
Then later, when asked: Are Devin and Bellomy 1A and 1B?
He responded: "No, Devin's still the second quarterback. That part of it doesn't change."
Listening to these comments was, in part, how I came up with my statement above -- the "key point" is as Bellomy steps up, we'll see more and more of DG at WR. An open book means that anything can happen. Sure, that is coach speak, and he says DG is #2, but he's certainly not being dismissive IMO.
As far as exagerating the positive effect, I think you're taking a shortsighted view of the implications. First, it's going to give Denard another weapon, and one with whom he has a great relationship. Second, it's going to get one of the best athletes on the team in a position to contribute. This second aspect cannot only be measured on the stat line. It will play out in the way in which the opposition schemes, and the overall moral of the team. DG is a very popular player, and when he's on the field and getting excited about his role, it will only help the energy and passion with which the team plays. It will show the younger players that a Michigan Man will do anything within his power for Michigan.
Lastly, it has the potential to be a match up nightmare for opposing defenses. Just think about all those 3rd down passes that ND completed to Floyd last season. Even when you know they're going to throw to him, it's nearly impossible to stop a 6'3" 200+ lbs. WR from catching a 4 yard toss and lunging for a first down. Even if DG isn't dominant, he's going to have to be accounted for, and that is worth a great deal.
Funny that you call this "conspiracy theory." It came up, people discounted it. It continued to come up, and again people poopooed the idea as unlikely. Even now, as the coaches have publically admitted it to be in place, it's still hasn't sunk in. What's it going to take?
I certainly think Devin will play some at receiver. And I think he'll play pretty well, I just think the size of his role (or that of any receiver in this offense) is being a little exaggerated (I doubt he's as a big a part of the offense as Hemingway was and he only caught 2.6 balls per game). He's not going to be a 1,000 yard guy.
I still think there is zero chance that Russell Bellomy is ever ahead of Devin Gardner on the QB depth chart, and I think Borges's comments made it clear that he still isn't close to making that happen, even if he says nice things about Bellomy and that having three guys on the roster makes it easier to get Gardner more reps at WR.
"One time or another you're forced to do some of that. Sometimes you're just short on depth, particularly when I coached lower levels when you didn't have all the scholarships, you know." - Borges, talking having players in the past who split time between positions
This sort of underscores what a luxury it is to have talent like this, especially when you don't necessarily have to do use a player in another spot but instead experiment with it because you simply can (and because Gardner happens to have the build and speed to be a legitimate deep threat at receiver, I would say). Borges alluded to it in the question right before this one, but it does make me think about how fortunate we were to have someone as versatile as Woodson too.
I'm still very hopeful that Devin gets a full year in at QB next year as Shane redshirts. That way we could let our local five star have a chance and let Shane do what normal star freshmen should do. The future is very bright at QB.
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The following is a rundown of all action taken by the Terrebonne Parish Council Monday night.
The following is a rundown of all action taken by the Terrebonne Parish Council Monday night. All decisions were unanimous and all members were present unless otherwise noted.
Action: Conducted public hearing to consider condemning the following properties: 219 Peters St.; 1016 A, B and C Daspit St.; 611 Honduras St.; 110 Rapha Court; 1509 Memory Lane; 225 Royce St.; 414 Hanson Drive; 508 Wilson Ave.; 460 Grand Caillou Road; 206 Ashland Drive; 425 Champion St.; 6260 N. Bayou Black Drive. n n n
Action: Approved continuation of $51,000 contract with Dr. Randi Adams for part-time veterinary services.
Action: Hired Cecil D. Gassiott to finish Disposal Plant and Willow Street Sewer Lift Station renovations for about $38,000. The project is expected to be complete by Jan. 6.
Action: Approved a motion to postpone a vote on new pedestrian crosswalks and signs at 204 Industrial Ave. to protect nearby employees.
Action: Approved a motion to postpone installing a new stoplight at the intersection of Valhi and Civic Center drives.
Action: Authorized a $157,000 contract with the Weatherization Assistance Program to assist low-income families in Terrebonne Parish with making their homes more energy efficient.
Action: Extended the existing agreement between Terrebonne Parish and the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center to build a children's museum on the existing property next to the Courtyard by Marriott.
Action: Approved a grant from the Governor's Office of Homeland Security for about $2.5 million to subsidize the reconstruction of 12 flood-damaged properties in Terrebonne.
Action: Approved application for a $2,300 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase bulletproof vests for the Houma Police Department.
Action: Continued the review of the proposed 2013 budget for the following:
Health Unit.
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services.
Housing and Human Services.
Housing and Human Services Grants.
Animal Shelter.
Police Department.
Recap Utility Funds.
Sanitation Fund.
Risk Management.
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To the editor:
I was disappointed in Councilman McGrail's doom-and-gloom description of Cape Coral, the desperate situation he feels we are in, and his proposed no growth tax plan. He uses scare tactics to justify cutting services and/or add new taxes. Economic growth and a rebounding economy are the answers. As one of our City's leaders for the last four years, I would expect him to have a more positive view of our future.
Mr. McGrail described the economic downturn as, "When the economic downturn hit and knocked us down in 2008, we were unable to get up." WE ARE GETTING UP! Our economy is coming back, construction is returning, real estate is selling, businesses are coming back, and our future is improving. The City is emerging from the economic downturn. Our lights are still on and we still have the same City services and programs we had prior to the economic slide.
Mr. McGrail asks how Cape Coral is going to sustainably finance our City going forward. He referred to many upcoming layoffs, including contract personnel. He suggests that Special Populations and seniors programs will need to be shuttered, along with the demise of our Parks and Recreation Department. That's just scare tactics. It's way too early to conclude that we can't find equitable, alternative solutions to keep some form of special programs going that are so vital to many in our community.
From my perspective, I think we need to address our future through smart management, tough decisions and economic GROWTH. I am convinced everyone will be quite surprised when the actual growth numbers are released by the Assessor's office.
I'm opposed to any tax increases or additional taxes at this time, especially the proposed Public Service Tax. I feel it is an unfair burden on full-time residents
The budget situation just takes will power, more study, hard decisions, and a willingness to look at other alternatives. Mr. McGrail is threatening elimination of programs that people rely on. I would look first at temporary reductions or modest user fees for some programs. I am confident we can find more intelligent, user-friendly solutions than broad-brush tax increases. If we can simply reduce some of the services and ask the users to share in the cost of providing those services, we should be able to more ably fund the maintenance of our capital assets in the short term as the economy rebounds.
We should not create new permanent taxes like the Public Utilities tax and Fire Services fee to solve a temporary problem since we all know that regardless of what is said, taxes don't go away. Growth and penny-pinching over the next few years will solve the problem.
I've attended the same financial workshops and meetings that Mr. McGrail has attended and have seen the same presentations. However, I have a much more positive outlook on our City's future. Cape Coral is moving forward, and it is a time for optimism. The challenges yet ahead are significant, but we need a good tax policy that is based on economic GROWTH.
NO growth, NO answers, and HIGHER TAXES are the wrong approach for Cape Coral's future.
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I never really understood the popularity of the twinking phenomenon. A lowbie character, horribly expensive, never growing or changing but only there to own unsuspecting level 22s venturing to WSG for the first time ... meh. But a lot of people seem to like them, and those people might be upset about some of the undocumented changes in 2.1.0.
According to Xarim on Battleground Forums, several items have been changed to make very low-level twinking more difficult. The Lucky Fishing Hat was a cheap way for level 19 twinks to get 15 stamina, but it now requires level 30 to equip. The herbalism-gathered Nightmare Seeds, which give you a temporary boost of 2000 health, have been changed to be 60+ only. The biggest change for twinks, though, is the fact that the blue leg armor and spellthread leg enhancements can only be placed on items of level 35 or greater, as can shoulder and helm enchants. For some reason, the epic spellthread and leg armor can still be placed on anything. Go figure.
Do you have a 19 or 29 twink? How will these changes affect you? (Thanks to firefly for the tip!)


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Oct 5, 2001
Brian, after reveiwing many of your responses in this fourm(by the way excellent job!)I have come to notice that most of the treatment regimens being utilized are 2x daily dosage regemins. Does it appear that the 2x dosage will work as well long term as the 3x dosage that were oginionally used when the cocktails came out 5-6yrs ago? I have been looking at lots of research on the subject of adhearance, treatment failure, and HIV mutation, what I have found is that most of the mutation and subsequent treatment failures are directly related to the lack of adhearance to medication and the proper taking of them with/without food(dietary restrictions). True many of the adhearance problems can be blamed on the fact that the patient may not be ready for treatment(ie. on going drug addictions and other mental problems may play a role in proper adhearance) but the truth is that taking a drug 2x or god forbid 3x with 100 adhearance is a daunting task to put it mildly! People forget, people are put in ackward postions re: they dont want to take the med in front of others, the dietary restrictions also can get in the way. While I am saying it is of the UTMOST importance that everyone make the effort to adhear 100 of the time, I can sympatize with those who find this very very difficult. All of the research I have found directly connects adhearance to recovery(reduction of VL and increase in CD numbers and percentages) But equally important I now have found that it is directly related to greatly reduced likelyhood of transmission. I belive that where it is VL1500 we see virtually no transmission. That means adhearance can also slow or perhaps come really really close to stoping the spread of the virus. So what to do? Well I have two questions. First when(how long) do you think it will be before we can see a 1x regemin? What about a 4 drug 1x combo with low pill burdons? Dr Ho recently used a 4 drug combo in his findings he found that drug combo to be far more potent than the traditional 3x combo. So what I think everyone should look to perhaps next is a 4 drug combo that is 1x and has a low pill burdon(perferably 4-5pils take only once a day) I think that if this were achived(hopefully with drugs that also that act on mutation virus would be awsome! My second question is what about BMS232632, when do you think this potential once a day PI will be available? I understand it is currently in phase III testing, What is its resistance profile? Will it be more potent than the current PI's available and do you think it will work well on resistant virus? What about a 4 drug, dual PI regemin with BMS232632? Sorry to ask so many question but I am sure others would like to know this as well. Hope you are doing well...Take care
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A long question deserves a long answer! I agree with your statements regarding adherence. It is a signficant reason for patients failing antiretroviral therapy and developing resistance. Several studies have shown that adherence can be improved by simplifying antiretroviral regimens, for example, by decreasing pill burden, dosing schedules, and eliminating dietary restrictions. Studies have also shown potent twice daily regimens using drugs with long half-lives (the time it takes for 1/2 of the drug to be eliminated), for example ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors or NNRTIs such as efavirenz (Sustiva/Stocrin), outperform regimens that are given three times a day both in the short and long term. This may in part be due to the "forgiveness" built into these regimens as a result of their long half-lives which limit the very tight and strict timing requirements of some of the non-ritonavir boosted protease inhibitor regimens, for example regimens that involve indinavir thrice daily or nelfinavir twice daily, but also may be due to their low pill burden and better tolerance. So, the bottom line is twice daily regimens that we are using have been shown to be superior in many respects to the older regimens, including long-term success rates. As far as once daily regimens, several have already been shown to be highly successful including ddI, 3TC and efavirenz once daily and ddI, FTC and efavirenz. Nevirapine (Viramune) has also been used in some regimens but I have less confidence in its potency and have some concerns regarding rash and liver toxicity. Some protease inhibitors, for example fortovase/ritonavir, are also being studied as once daily therapies, but in general these involve a lot of pills and do not have the forgiving pharmacokinetics of th NNRTI based regimens. When tenofovir is approved, which should happen in the next month or so (the FDA panel just recommended limited approval), that will be another once daily drug. d4T ER (Zerit ER), which will be dosed once daily, is also entering studies and there is some evidence that abacavir (Ziagen) can also be dosed once daily. Atazanavir (BMS 232632) appears to be a good drug as well and will be the first once daily PI. At this point, it's resistance profile is not well defined and hyperbilirubinemia (which can cause people to be jaundiced/yellow) may be a problem in some patients. It does not, however, elevate lipids (triglycerides/cholesterol) like the other PIs. So, we have a lot of drugs for putting together once daily regimens, and more are on the way. You should discuss once daily regimens with your doctor before making any changes in your regimen and you should note that of the drugs mentioned only efavirenz and ddI have actually been FDA approved for once daily dosing. As far as 4 drug regimens, the data has yet to clearly establish that these are superior to potent 3 drug regimens and tolerance/adherence remain significant issues with some of these regimens. As pill burden decreases, however, and tolerability improves, I suspect that we will use more and more 4 drug regimens, especially in patients with some degree of underlying resistance.
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A lively mix of entertainment, human interest and lifestyle, presented by John Murray.
Last night on Operation Transformation,(in assoc with Safefood) you'll have seen that Paudie & Sarah were very happy with their weigh-ins, we have a sneak preview of Marc's weigh-in & I won't give away exactly how much weight he lost, but suffice to say that he didn't reach his target! Aoife Hearne & Karl Henry were not pleased!
Chris Hartnett Dalton who had signed up to the National Quit Smoking Day as part of Operation Transformation & we hear Chris's audio diary on how she is progressing.
It's an iconic and historic part of our capital city, yet more and more people are simply using O'Connell Street in Dublin as a way to get somewhere else! Patrick Freyne from the Irish Times recently spent 24 hours on the street & he joins John in studio this morning to talk about his experiences.
Zervas & Pepper is an exotic sounding name for a music duo of, Kathryn Pepper and Paul Zervas. When you hear the duo you'll think of Californian sunshine & beautiful 60s harmonies. Joining John in studio for a chat & performance are Paul & Kathryn.
Their second album is called Lifebringer - gig at The Sugar Club on Thursday, 23rd January 2014.
www.zervasandpepper.com for future information on their tour gigs & music
When I met the 20 hopefuls for Operation Transformation last Autumn there were two sixty-something Kerrymen vying for a place – one is Paudie O'Mahoney, one of this year's six leaders, but I also enjoyed my conversation with Richard Harnett and we promised to keep in touch with him on the programme.
Richard runs the Castleisland Mart and along with Mary Fleming, chairperson of the IFA Farm & Family committee, he is trying to get to grips with the issue of rural isolation. Richard and Mary want the men of Kerry to join them in conversation & in walks. They join John from the Radio Kerry studio in Tralee to explain the initiative.
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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The York College field hockey squad suffered a 5-2 defeat at hands of host Mary Washington Saturday in Capital Athletic Conference action from Fredericksburg, Va. The loss drops the Spartans to 8-7 overall and 2-4 in the CAC while the Eagles improve to 9-6 and 4-1 in conference action.
Mary Washington got on the board early as Kaitlyn Ripley tallied the Eagles' first goal just 5:38 into the contest.
Morgan Jones increased their lead to 2-0 just 4:06 later. Ripley, who had scored the opening goal, assisted on this one as UMW held a two-goal advantage before the ten-minute mark.
That lead ballooned to 3-0 on a Kristen Haynor 21st minute penalty stroke and then to 4-0 as Jones and Ripley combined once again, this time in the 42nd minute.
York junior Brittany Simmons spoiled the Eagles' bid for a shutout as she converted a penalty stroke of her own in the 51st minute.
However, Mary Washington quickly regained their four-goal margin as less than three minutes later Jones finished another chance, notching a hat trick. The Eagles now owned a significant 5-1 lead.
Simmons scored one more time for the Spartans, as she tallied her sixth goal of the 2010 campaign. The junior's tally cut the Mary Washington lead to 5-2 but proved too little too late for the visitors.
On the day, the Eagles led 14-6 in shots while the Green and White posted a 15-8 advantage in penalty corners.
York returns to action on Wednesday, October 20, when they host McDaniel in a non-conference match. Game time is slated for 4:00 pm.
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I think you will eventually be relieved to be away from such a toxic organization. I believe that volunteer work should be a blessing, not a burden. The bullying that you endured and the dysfunctional board has made this a burden for you. There will be other opportunities to serve where you will be treated with respect so wait for that opportunity to show itself.Also, don't feel like you have to answer work related questions. If someone calls to ask you how something needs to be done, I would tell them that you are no longer volunteering and that they should refer their questions to someone else. I don't say that to be harsh, but the board members need to feel the consequences of their actions and if you continue to help, they will not get the full effect of what they have done. Also, I think it's okay to be direct about why you are no longer volunteering.
Yep - DH persuaded me not to do that. I know it will cause issues for a friend of mine, but she will need to deal with it ti the best of her ability.
I sent all the data over last night and said that's it, I believe I tied up all my loose ends. Get a message back from my supposed friend the chairman of the committee... Oh this is sooooo complicated ( why yes it is ) ... and even if you are not helping out, I am sure you will come and walk me all through this in 10 months time. I want to respond very rudely, but in this case the silence will be deafening. I am being used. Really, I get bullied out, no response from the board - but I am going to help you figure it all out next year. I am really not that desperate for friends and especially this kind of falsity. Its called consequences people .
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It should come as no surprise which team Bernard Pollard will be rooting for in Super Bowl XLVI.
Taking a parting shot at the Patriots, who defeated Pollard's Ravens, 23-20, in the AFC Championship game, Pollard predicted the Giants would defeat New England.
"I just hope they put a thrashing on the Patriots, I really do,'' Pollard said yesterday during an interview on a Houston radio station. "To lose to a team like that the way we played . . .
"We played a good game.''
But it wasn't enough to defeat the Patriots, as Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field goal attempt wide left that would have tied the game with 11 seconds left in regulation.
"You got to look at the experience of the team,'' Pollard said, explaining his Super Bowl pick. "You got to look at what do the Giants have? They got a front four that is relentless. They got a secondary that is really, really good. They got a linebacking [corps] that has been with them.
"The dinking and the dunking, man? It's just not going to happen,'' Pollard said, referring to the Patriots' emphasis on the short-to-intermediate passing game, which seemed to work effectively against the Ravens. "They are going to have to take shots down the field.''
Pollard has been a one-man wrecking crew when it comes to playing against the Patriots. He was responsible for the season-ending left knee injury Tom Brady suffered in the 2008 opener versus the Chiefs. Then, playing for the Texans two years later, Pollard was the player Wes Welker was trying to juke when he blew out his left knee in the regular-season finale.
In the third quarter Sunday, it appeared Pollard had struck again when he rolled up on Rob Gronkowski's left ankle and caused it to buckle awkwardly after the tight end had made a 23-yard catch.
Gronkowski returned later in the game but was spotted afterward wearing a boot on his left ankle.
"I think the Giants watch our film and watch the film of the season,'' Pollard said. "They got to take away their big-time players. Gronkowski, I think he is coming off that ankle, so I don't know if he will be 100 percent.''
Patriots coach Bill Belichick said yesterday it was too early to evaluate Gronkowski's status for the Super Bowl. The Patriots were off yesterday and will take off today before holding their first Super Bowl practice tomorrow.
"We'll see how it goes with Rob and some of the other players who are getting treatment,'' Belichick said during a teleconference yesterday. "We'll see how it is when we get back on the field.''
Asked if he felt fortunate that Gronkowski's injury wasn't more serious, Belichick said, "It's hard to gauge injuries. We've seen some of the biggest hits in the game and seen guys get up and go back to the huddle like it wasn't a big thing.
"Then you've seen other plays that look a lot less [serious], or with less of an impact. But because of the angle or the way that it happened, or whatever caused the problem, it's more serious.
"We've got a lot of tough players on our team, and everybody is going to do all they can to be ready physically and mentally, especially physically, to try and compete in the game.''
Valuable backup
With Bill O'Brien juggling his duties as Patriots offensive coordinator and the successor to Joe Paterno as Penn State head coach, Belichick felt reassured to have Josh McDaniels on staff helping to prepare the team for the Super Bowl.
"It's good to have Josh here,'' Belichick said. "He was here for a long time and he obviously made a lot of contributions to our team and our success and he and I had a great working relationship and it's great having him back.''
McDaniels departed three years ago to take over as the Broncos head coach. He was working as the Rams' offensive coordinator this season but became available when head coach Steve Spagnuolo was fired. He rejoined Belichick's staff in time for the team's first playoff game against the Broncos.
"But, that being said, Billy has continued to do in the last few weeks, since he's been named the head coach at Penn State, he's done everything that he's done this year and last year on a weekly basis,'' Belichick said. "He's had the same responsibilities and he's worked very hard to manage the two situations.
"But, by far and away, the majority of his time and energy and effort has been put into the New England Patriots. He's done his full-time job here well and very diligently - just like he always has.
"It's good to have Josh here. Josh has a lot of experience, he knows our players, he knows our system. Billy and Josh work together, Josh and I work together. So there's a lot of background and history there that has pretty quickly come together and come up to speed.''
Kudos to Coughlin
Belichick lauded the Giants and coach Tom Coughlin for the job they did to earn a Super Bowl berth.
"I have a lot of respect for Tom,'' said Belichick, who was an assistant with Coughlin on Bill Parcells's staff with the Giants. "I definitely think he's stood the test of time with a couple of organizations, with Jacksonville and the Giants, and of course at [Boston College]. But at the NFL level, he's stood the test of time.''
Coughlin came under fire when the Giants fell to 7-7 on the season with two games left, before they won both to earn a wild-card berth with a 9-7 record.
"He's tough, his teams are disciplined, they play with great competitiveness, they're smart, and they're a good situational football team,'' Belichick said. "They have a lot of experience. He's an intense coach and it's reflected in the way his teams play.''
Good old days
Belichick recalled his years with the Giants, saying, "Those were 12 great years of my life. I loved every one of them with the Giants - the people that I worked with, where I lived, our community. Two of our kids were born there. So there's a lot of fond memories there, absolutely.''Michael Vega can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Előző konferenciák
The Department of Egyptian Antiquities Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
has the pleasure to invite you to participate and present a paper in the conference
Art and Society: Ancient and Modern Contexts of Egyptian Art
to be held on 13–15 May 2010 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
By placing ancient Egyptian art in a broad historical perspective that exceeds the temporal and spatial boundaries of ancient Egypt, the aim of the conference is to bring together Egyptologists engaged in the study of art and society in order to create a conversation about art in ancient Egypt, with special focus on its roles in and implications on both ancient and modern societies. Though focus is on visual arts, other forms of art are not excluded from the discourse.
We intend to bring both theoretical and practical viewpoints into the dialogue. Variations and varieties, continuities and discontinuities in ancient Egyptian artistic perception and production, as well as in later interpretations, understandings and uses of ancient Egyptian art should also be central concerns of the conference.
Proposed topics include but are not limited to the following areas/aspects:
• The study of ancient Egyptian art: historiography, methods, theoretical approaches
• Definitions, terminologies and classifications (ancient and modern/current): definitions of terms referring to the notions 'art' and 'artist', classifications and hierarchies of forms of art, genres and boundaries between genres, the validity of both Egyptian and modern/current terminologies and categories
• Art and power: control of art, restrictions to access to art, the impact of changes in power relations and structures on artistic representation and production
• Themes of art; what is displayed and what is not; the role of art in shaping and representing social identities, ideologies and beliefs
• Artistic expression: contexts of making and modifying rules; traditions and changes in form and content; the (changing) interplay of visual, spatial, and textual arts
• Art and social realities: different socio-cultural contexts and traditions of art, art and economy, centre and periphery, networks of connection
• Participation in art: patronage; commissioning; customers; training, knowledge, and social status of producers of works of art; social behaviour of participants
• Artistic production: institutions, corporations of producers of works of art, artistic media, quantity and quality of works of art, elite and 'mass' production, workshops and styles, technologies
• Egyptian art in later societies (ancient and modern/contemporary): Egyptian art as a resource for later artistic expression, ideologies, and construing identities; socio-cultural backgrounds for collecting and displaying Egyptian antiquities
The languages of the conference will be English, French and German.
Papers should last 20 minutes, with a further 10 minutes for questions and discussion.
Abstracts (not more than 300 words in Word or Rtf format) and registration forms should be sent preferably by e-mail or alternatively by post until 25 September 2009.
The proceedings of the conference will be published by the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest.
There will be no registration fee for the conference.
Katalin Kóthay
Department of Egyptian Antiquities Museum of Fine Arts
Postal address: Budapest 62. POB 463. H-1396 Hungary
E-mail: Ym9sa290aGsjMSErI3VuaS1taXNrb2xjLmh1
Éva Liptay Katalin Kóthay
Head Curator Curator, Organiser of the conference


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I would hope not.Originally Posted by fishyguy
Yup, we can do without all these makeshift keepers. Dhoni, or Karthik. Lets not even consider Dravid or like Arjun puts it - deep dasgupta clones.
Although, I would also consider Piyush Chawla, if only for him to gain some experience. maybe give him a match if the occasion rises and let him play besides Kumble.


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MLB.TV ready to play ball for 10th season
Subscription to watch live games comes with free At Bat app
By Mark Newman / MLB.com | 02/10/12 10:00 AM EST
Signups are under way for MLB.TV 2012, and Dan Nesbitt has been eagerly awaiting this moment like so many other Major League Baseball fans who watch live out-of-market games anywhere.
Nesbitt is a 25-year-old Tigers fan transplanted in Pittsburgh, where he performs with the Steel City Brass, musicians who play in symphonies worldwide. It just seemed appropriate to let him "trumpet" the virtues of MLB.TV, because you probably will relate to this:
"I've used MLB.TV for the past three or four years, in conjunction with the MLB.com At Bat App for iOS, and it's really a fantastic combination," Nesbitt said in an email to MLB.com. "The multi-platform capabilities of MLB.TV allow me to jump from watching on a PS3 to my iPad or iPhone, and that's one of the best features. I'm a professional musician, and I've been able to follow a big game from a rehearsal or orchestra pit with the iPhone."
Yearly subscriptions are $124.99 for MLB.TV Premium and $109.99 for basic MLB.TV. Both packages will let you watch more than 150 Spring Training games, without blackouts, plus every out-of-market regular-season game live or on-demand, generally in HD quality. Monthly subscriptions to both services will be available starting in March.
This will mark the 10th-anniversary season of MLB.TV, a technology that broke ground when MLB became the first sports league to stream live video broadcasts of its regular schedule, starting with a Rangers-Yankees pilot stream in August 2002. The technology has improved in numerous ways every year in terms of quality and availability, and here are a couple of important new reasons to go with MLB.TV Premium in 2012:
MLB.com At Bat 12, the top-ranked sports app in the Apple App Store and recent inductee into the Macworld App Hall of Fame, will be included with your subscription at no additional cost. At Bat is due to launch on Feb. 29. At that time, download the app and then your MLB.TV subscription will be authenticated, so you can enjoy complete mobile portability to iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and most Android phones and tablets (a $14.99 value).
MLB Advanced Media continues to listen to fans' needs regarding usage habits, whether watching live on your favorite mobile, online or connected device. Now you will be able to add another major platform to the list: Xbox. This feature will be coming when games begin, and at that time you will simply log in with your MLB.TV username and password to access live and on-demand baseball. A real game is even better than a video game.
"I'm a diehard Tigers fan, and since moving out of state several years ago, MLB.TV has allowed me to keep up with the games," said Nesbitt, whose wife promised him the 2012 package as a birthday present on Tuesday. "I travel quite a bit, all over the country, and with my mobile devices, I'm able to access that account anywhere, which is absolutely the most valuable thing about MLB.TV, and worth every penny of the subscription."
Jon Campbell is an A's (and Tigers) fan in Sacramento, Calif., and he is ready for his third season of MLB.TV. He has a 3 a.m. PT watch party planned at his house for March 28, because that is the first of two games Oakland plays against Seattle to officially christen the regular season at Tokyo.
"That is made possible because of my MLB.TV package," Campbell said. "I originally signed up because I want to watch baseball without the giant, cumbersome cable bills that usually come with the bundled packages traditional cable and satellite companies force you to subscribe to to get the programming you actually want. ... I enjoy the great coverage during both the regular season and the postseason. With MLB.TV I can watch games on the go on my laptop, listen to the great local radio coverage of various Major League teams throughout the country, or watch the games on my big-screen television through my Apple TV."
Campbell added that when the regular season gets under way, "I will watch an average of three games per day, making the cost of MLB.TV pennies per hours entertained."
MLB.TV Premium lets you choose between home or away broadcasts. DVR Controls allow you to pause and rewind live games. Multi-game View lets you watch two games at once in picture-in-picture mode or split screen. With Quad View, watch up to four games or highlights at once.
Both packages give you in-game highlights and stats update automatically in the media player. Full-game archives and condensed games are available. You'll have access to Gameday Audio and the Pitch by Pitch App, which includes PITCHf/x and batter/pitcher tendencies. Managing a fantasy roster is easier because you can watch live at-bat look-ins of your players.
Twitter is incorporated, so watching live games is always a social event as well. Use the official team hashtags when you tweet, and be sure to follow @MLBTV for ongoing updates.
If you want to watch Minor League prospects throughout the season, then consider bundling an MiLB.TV subscription with your MLB.TV signup. MiLB.TV is normally $39.95 yearly, but it costs just $20 if you bundle it with an MLB.TV subscription. The monthly MiLB.TV bundle price will be $5 (available in March), half the normal monthly cost. You'll get access to more than 2,500 additional baseball games, including nearly every Triple-A game, live online. MiLB.TV will be available when the Minors get under way on April 5.
For fans who want only Gameday Audio, signups are under way for a yearly cost of $19.99. You will be able to listen to 150 Spring Training games live online, plus every regular-season and postseason game, all with no blackout restrictions. You can choose from home, away or alternate feeds (where available), and listen to full-game archives.
Tony Marks is public relations manager for the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville, and he became an MLB.TV subscriber for the first time in 2011. You can thank the Rangers' World Series runs for that.
"It wasn't enough to root for them from another state. I didn't want to miss a game. I wanted to follow them and support just like a local," Marks said.
"I played baseball as a kid, listened to it on the radio when I studied in college, and caught as many games on TV as I could. Streaming stats doesn't do it for me. I love to hear the game. As my home and career life got busier, it became harder for me to watch in real time. With MLB.TV, my wife and I don't fight over the TV when a game's on, and I can catch a game even if it's hours -- or days -- later."
Now a tradition returns: that first chance for millions of fans to sign up for MLB.TV, watching any of the on-demand 2011 games as a refresher and then just waiting for those first pitches from Florida and Arizona to get it all started again.
"What makes signing up again this season so special is that I now have a 6-week-old son," Marks said in his email. "And Saturdays are Daddy-days. So I'm looking forward to cuddling up with him as we check in on how the Rangers are doing each week. I promise to watch other games as well in case he decides he prefers another team -- just not the Yankees. A dad's got to draw the line somewhere."


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sannemanrobinson wrote:cairnswk wrote:glad you like the gold ring, but what do you mean by the rest?
If it is a gold ring on a window it is more logical if it was originally fult closed. If the edges of the gaps are not so round but broken pieces it might look more natural. Some cracks or dirt or pieces of lead might do the trick.
Ah...now i understand what you mean...although for the image i'm not quite sure that's what i was aiming for
but we'll see.