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A person familiar with the situation says Chicago forward Elena Delle Donne has won WNBA rookie of the year.
The person says Delle Donne will receive the award Friday night in Chicago before the Sky open their Eastern Conference playoff series against Indiana. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made.
Delle Donne averaged 18.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and shot 93 percent from the free throw line to help Chicago earn the top seed in the East - its first playoff berth in franchise history.
She finished third in the league MVP balloting behind Candace Parker and Maya Moore. She's only the second rookie to finish that high in the last decade. Parker won the MVP in 2008 as a rookie.


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Article: Newark Catholic Dominates Licking Valley,25-9
Division three Licking Valley Panthers (4-2) came into their game with Newark Catholic (5-1) red hot with a huge win two weeks ago over Granville (5-1) and a 54-0 win over Lakewood(1-5). Newark Catholic who has been very hot themself came into this one on the heels of a 20-0 shutout over a bad Bexley (2-4)team.
Newark Catholic faced a third with 9:57 left in the opening quarter and with a wide receiver wide-opened quarterback Chayce(THE PROJECT)Crouch threw a bad pass no where close to where he wanted and that forced a Green Wave punt.
Crouch got off a short punt allowing the Panthers to start their drive on their own 47-yard-line. The Panthers quarterback Grant Gerber was able to connect with his receiver, but a nice play by Mitch (SWISH) Cox able to hold the gain to six yards.
After the Green Wave got the ball back Crouch picked up a eight-yard gain, with 6:32 left on the clock. On the play the big quarterback had a receiver wide-opened but opted to use his legs instead of his arm and this turned out to be a good decision.
With 5:48 left in a quick moving first quarter Crouch again had a receiver wide-opened but he would miss him by five yards on the throw. Eight seconds later Crouch would drop back to punt where he got off a short twenty-eight-yard kick. This time the Panthers would start their drive on the Newark Catholic thirty-eight-yard-line.
It appeared Newark Catholic had stopped the Panthers drive on third down, but a late flag was thrown
by the ref behind the play and the call was pass interference on the Green Wave giving the Panthers a gift first down.
The Newark Catholic would hold the Panthers to a field goal on the drive. The kick was from twenty-two-yards and the kicker was by Austin Harlow. The score was 3-0 with 2:49 left in the quarter.
On the ensuing kickoff Kevin(LIGHTSOUT) Bourne fielded the ball near is own five and with some nice blocking and smart running he took the ball all the way to the Panthers nine-yard-line. Bourne was said by one poster on jjhuddle.com had made all of his big plays against bad teams. Well tonight the young man put that incorrect post to rest as he made play after play in this one.
11:18 showed on the 2nd quarter clock when Bourne used a nice still arm to get into the end zone, after the Green Wave opted to go for it on fourth and one. Sam Bell hit the point after to give the Green Wave a, 7-3 lead.
After the Newark Catholic defense did their job in getting the Panthers offense off of the field, it was time for the offense to get back to work.
Crouch would convert a third and five when he connected with Cox on a nice pass play that went to the right side of the field Then with 7:12 left in the half Bourne took off on a twenty-yard run, where he used a couple of nice moves and some nice blocking by his line. The offensive line dominated the Panthers defensive line all night long.
Ryan(The Surgeon)Fitzgerald, who was not used much tonight was able to use some nice work by his lineman to pick up four tough yards, with 6:05 left in the half.
Bourne would pick up six-yards in large part because of the work the line did again. The nine-play-fifty-nine-yard drive came to an end with Bourne on another hard run, where his lineman dominated the Panthers line. Bell missed the point after kick leaving the score at, 13-3 Newark Catholic, with 5:12 showing on the clock.
The Panthers would be forced to punt on their ensuing drive. The snap went way over the punters head where he raced back to pick it up, at the four-yard-line where Anthony (The Play Maker)Wing made a big tackle.
The Green Wave needed just one play to score from there, with Bourne doing the honors. After a penalty on the Panthers Coach Franks sent his offense back on the field to go for two. It appeared Bourne got into the end zone for two, but the refs said he did not. Newark Catholic had the lead,19-3, with a little over three minutes left on the White Field scoreboard clock.
Spencer(General)Magers would Drew McArtor before the talented Panther back could get started holding him to a gain of just one. The Panthers would be forced to punt a short time later, and another horrible snap sent the punter racing back to retrieve the ball. After fielding the ball he some how managed to get a nice kick off considering the pressure he was under.
Fitzgerald, out of the wildcat formation took the sanp and took off on a twenty-two-yard run. The kid is as dangerous as any player Newark Catholic has and when he gets a chance he usually shows this to be the case.
Ty Griffith would force Crouch to fumble the ball with 9:43 showing on the third quarter clock and the Panthers defense pounced on the ball. Giving the visitors a ray of hope in getting back into this one sided contest.
The Panthers had a nice drive going and just when it looked like they might score Bourne step up for his team and picked off a Garber pass in the end zone and then he raced all the way back to the Panthers forty-six.
Bourne would have his number called one-play later and he would twist and turn, break a tackle on his way to a twenty-one-yard run.
2:55 was all that remained in the third quarter when Crouch used a nice block to pick up five-yards to the Panthers six.
Crouch, who over came his slow start connected with Bourne, who made a nice diving catch after Fitzgerald looked to have slipped and fallen to the ground for the Green Waves final score of the night to make the score 25-3, with 1:20 left in the quarter.
Garber had his pass tip at the line of scrimmage by 6-3-190 pound junior, Spencer Chapman to force a second and ten, with 1:11 left in the quarter.
Crouch would have his punt partially blocked with 9:38 left in the game, giving the Panthers the ball at the Newark Catholic thirty-five-yard-line.
Patrick (LITTLE BIG MAN) Oehlman would get to Garber for a three-yard loss with nine minutes left in the game. Oehlman, is listed as a 5-7 180 pounder, but he plays like a 6-5 300 pound man, with speed little seem to notice until he has them on the ground.
Just five seconds letter Bourne would dive and tip a pass into the air where Erik (THE GHOST) Lensink gathered it in for a pick.
Crouch would be called onto punt after the drive stalled and this time the young punter got off a punt that went 65-yards down field.
With the Newark Catholic starting defense on the bench McArtor took off on a forty-five-yard run.
The Panthers would get their final score when Garber hit Devin Carr for a touchdown. The Panthers night ended with another bad snap, this time it was on the point after attempt.
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Other Desert Cities
Scott Edmiston directs this SpeakEasy Stage Company production of the Jon Robin Baitz's "Other Desert Cities," a play that delves into the divisions that bring tension -- but also dynamism -- to any family.
Baitz set his play, first produced two years ago, in the middle of George W. Bush's administration when the war in Iraq is in full swing. On the home front, in another desert locale -- namely, Palm Springs, wayward novelist daughter Brooke (Anne Gottlieb), devoutly liberal, has returned to the home of her Hollywood parents for a Yuletide visit. Brooke's father, Lyman (Munson Hicks) is a former film and television actor who has turned, in recent decades, to politics -- namely, those of the GOP. Mother Polly (Karen MacDonald) is a former screenwriter, remembered, if at all, for the series of films she wrote with her sister, recovering alcoholic Silda (Nancy E. Carroll). Brother Trip (Christopher M. Smith) is a television producer with a hot new reality program.
The play's themes of opposition, contradiction, and paradox are evident before the first line is spoken, embodied in the set design by Janie E. Howland -- a gorgeous, fantastically detailed living room that looks out, via huge plate glass windows, onto a cartoonish sky and desert landscape. The elephant in this gorgeously appointed room is Brooke's new novel, which turns out to be not a novel at all but rather a memoir concerning sensitive family matters. It seems that Brooke and Trip once had another sibling, an older brother named Henry. The fate of this long-gone older brother, and the repercussions it has had on everyone concerned, is the subject of the memoir, and the driving force of the play.
Everyone has a differing account of who Henry was and what drove him away from the family, into radical politics, and to his apparent suicide. Brooke blames her parents, whom she sees as in thrall, against their own better judgment, to the right wing's ideology of blame, fear, and punishment. Polly, a onetime close confidant of Nancy Reagan, believes the key to retaining dignity (one's own and that of one's family) lies with keeping close control over any and all facts; to her, Brooke's memoir is not only "spurious" and ill-informed, but risks throwing fresh light on painful private matters.
It's probably a coincidence, but Gottlieb's performance reminds one of Rachel Griffiths, who starred in "Brothers and Sisters" (and also "Six Feet Under"). Given that network suits tossed Baitz off his own show after the first of its five seasons, one wonders whether "Other Desert Cities" is a means for Baitz to finish the conversation he might have wanted to have via that television series. The play is potent enough to do the job; its nuances explore a spectrum of social, political, and ethical conundrums. (Making the connection even stronger is that Griffiths played the role when "Other Desert Cities" transferred to Broadway.)
Edmiston's direction underscores all of these elements, and does so gracefully; the cast offers fine work, allowing their interpretations to fill in any gaps and carry the play over sections of clunky dialogue. MacDonald excels as Polly, who has long been in the driver's seat in any set of circumstances; Hicks brings polish and depth, even a sort of regal bearing, to Lyman; Gottlieb visibly suffers and emotionally writhes as she weighs her need for expression and release against the pain she's inflicting on her family. Smith is given comparatively little to do for the play's first half, in which Trip is thinly drawn; but when Trip bursts to life in Act 2, it's with full-bore brio.
The standout here is Nancy R. Carroll, who illuminates every scene she's in and turns every line into a hard-hewn jewel, much as she did in the Huntington Theatre's recent production of "Good People." Even among this top-notch cast, she delivers an exceptional performance.
Also polished are the sound design and affecting original score by Dewey Dellay and Karen Perlow's gorgeously composed lighting design. Overall, this production makes the most of some dense, occasionally uneven material. Families are complex organisms, inherently full of friction and strife; the best families are bound deeply by compassion, respect, and love. All of that, plus some healing laughter, blossoms in this "Desert."
"Other Desert Cities" continues through Feb. 9, 2013 at the Calderwood Pavilion, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. For more information visit the SpeakEasy Stage website.
"Other Desert Cities" continues through Feb. 9 at the Boston Center for the Arts, located at 527 Tremont Street in Boston's South End. Tickets start at $25; students, seniors, and those 25 and younger receive discounted prices. For tickets and more information, please visit www.speakeasystage.com


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Canoe Journey is a ritual that encompasses great healing, hope, happiness, honor and hospitality. The Journey began with nine canoes as the "Paddle to Seattle" in 1989. As in ancient times, the paddlers can take weeks to reach their destination. The celebration has been reawakening indigenous Native American and First Nation cultures through their first potlatch (official feast for guests) since 1937.
Purpose of the ritual
The Canoe Journey seeks to honor the centuries-old custom of transport, harvest and trade. The arrival is a grand ritual, marked by drumming, dance and song. Tribal elders and leaders proclaim their common history, renew alliances or seek to start fresher, stronger ones. Tribes proclaim their mutual respect and need for each other.
Relationships are strengthened, family ties are renewed and young and old gather together during this drug- and alcohol-free event. Elders believe that through canoe-pulling, a tribe achieves perfect harmony and balance.
Great healing occurs.
It is one of the deeply tragic ironies of history that European explorers failed to comprehend the protocol of welcoming and tradition of generosity deeply embedded in Northwest Coast Native culture at the time of historic contact. The arrival of strangers on the shore was a common occasion.
Differences of language and dress were accounted for in the welcoming protocol. Enemy and friend could be accommodated in dignity and generosity.
In the common gesture of an open hand, a polite request and the display of humble need, Europeans might have built on the common bond they had as seafaring people. As guests, and not as conquerors, the newcomers might have found their place in 'the New World' as co-inhabitants on these shores.
"Five hundred years of history will not be unwritten, but the lessons still apply. We are all here together. Our lives are now inextricably intertwined. In a grand sense, we share the shores and we share the canoe.
And as we learn together, we rediscover a basic language — a protocol — both humble and generous, of journeying together."
From NOAA Ocean Explorer by Robert Steelquist "The 'journey' is an opportunity to teach prevention through our culture," explains Herman Williams Jr., tribal council chairman of the Tulalip Tribes. "It brings self-esteem and reminds us all where we come from."
The Warm Springs Canoe Project (N'chi Wanapum) is for Native American youth of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation to connect with, interact, and bond with their adult community in a positive way that inspires, encourages and empowers one another.
The N'chi Wanapum project is to be led by Native American Youth of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation while adults and young adults will serve as the advisors to encourage a sustainable and empowering project for generations to follow.
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Two candidates applied for the position of District Judge in the Second Judicial District, which includes Otoe County; however, only one was qualified. The state constitution, however, requires two candidates to be submitted to the governor, so a second round of hearings will be held. The vacancy is due to the retirement of Judge Randall Rehmeier.
LINCOLN -- According to Supreme Court Justice Kenneth C. Stephan, the Judicial Nominating Commission for District Judge in the Second Judicial District (consisting of Cass, Sarpy and Otoe counties) held its first public hearing on the qualifications of two candidates who previously submitted their names to fill the vacancy in the office of District Judge due to the retirement of the Honorable Randall L. Rehmeier. At the conclusion of that public hearing, only one of the two candidates for such vacancy received a sufficient number of votes to advance his name to the Governor. Article V, § 21(1) of the Nebraska Constitution requires that a nominating commission must present to the Governor "a list of at least two nominees" to fill a judicial vacancy. This constitutional requirement cannot be met in this case. Therefore, in accordance with Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-810(3), the Commission shall institute a search for additional candidates to fill the vacancy.
A second public hearing shall be held in the Cass County Courthouse in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2013. The primary place of office for the judicial vacancy is Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska. At the hearing, the Commission will receive information on the qualifications of candidates to fill the vacancy in the office of District Judge due to the retirement of the Honorable Randall L. Rehmeier.
The public is welcome to attend the hearing and present information concerning candidates for the judicial opening. Individuals interested in applying for the position can obtain a Judicial Vacancy Application package from the Nebraska Judicial Branch website at http://supremecourt.ne.gov/5014/judicial-vacancies-and-judicial-nominating-commission-information. Completed applications may be submitted electronically or by hard copy and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 20, 2013.
A listing of the members of the Judicial Nominating Commission can be found on the Nebraska Judicial Branch Web site at http://www.supremecourt.ne.gov/2593/second-district-county-district-court.


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An MRI on Monday revealed a sprained posterior cruciate ligament, an injury that likely will keep Smith out of the regular season finale against the Atlanta Falcons but doesn't signal the end of his postseason hopes.
"It was very good news considering the alternative," head coach Ron Rivera said. "He's highly doubtful for this week, but it will be week-to-week. There's a lot of good news there."
After learning the results, Smith returned to Bank of America Stadium for treatment and a brief chat with Rivera.
"He's very optimistic," Rivera said. "I said to him, 'Hey, it's good news.' And he said, 'Well, it doesn't feel very good right now Coach, but you know me.'
"We do know Steve. He's tenacious, and he'll do everything he can, believe me. He's going to work very, very hard."
Smith suffered the injury on the Panthers' second drive in their dramatic 17-13 victory over the New Orleans Saints, a win that clinched a playoff berth. It was a non-contact injury, with Smith going down in obvious pain on a slant route across the middle.
"It's time for other guys to step up, which was evident yesterday," offensive coordinator Mike Shula said. "It's a big concern because Steve is such a warrior on game day and a productive player that presents a lot of problems on defense. He's a playmaker.
"You're never truly going to replace a guy like Steve and what he does, but we do have a plan. (Wide receivers coach) Ricky (Proehl) has done such a nice job with those guys. They're pretty versatile with what they can do. They can pretty much play all the positions."
Shula said Smith would be replaced "by committee," with
The Panthers have had their share of injuries on offense this season, predominantly along the offensive line where starting guards
"We went through it our first two years, putting 18, 19 guys on injured reserve. That's tough," Rivera said. "We have depth this year. We've been very fortunate that a lot of young guys have come through for us and a lot of our young guys have played key roles for us.
"Until Steve is back on the football field, those guys have got to step up and pick up the slack, and we've got to rally around the guys that are going to play a little bit more. It's going to be interesting to see exactly what we do."


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It is not quite pensioners and schoolboys, but Roy Hodgson will be creating some kind of landmark when he tosses Leon Osman and Raheem Sterling into the England fray in Stockholm.
Osman, at 31 years and 181 days and Sterling, at just 17 years and 342 will create the biggest age gap between Three Lions debutants since World War II. With Tottenham's Steven Caulker included as well suddenly a late autumn trip to Sweden is not quite the pointless exercise some Barclays Premier League managers would have us believe.
"Steven Caulker and Raheem have been playing regularly for the Under-21s and have made that transition," said Hodgson.
"Leon Osman is the odd one out. He has been performing regularly and well for Everton but has been passed over. I thought it was time to give him a chance because he has been one of the unsung heroes of a very good football club and a very good football team.
"He is a very energetic player. And the fact he is 31 surprises me because he plays like a much younger man. Let's hope that continues and I won't have to worry about his birth certificate."
Sterling will become England's fifth youngest international. Since the start of the 20th century, only Theo Walcott and Wayne Rooney earned senior England honours at a younger age, and only Rooney as a starter, which the 17-year-old will do at the newly constructed Friends Arena.
It is a measure of the startling progress Sterling has made that as recently as February 2011, he was scoring five goals for Liverpool's youth team in a 9-0 win over Southend. In a difficult first season on Merseyside from Brendan Rodgers, Sterling has provided a dazzling ray of light.
"In some of the Liverpool games I have seen, he has pretty much been the star player," said Hodgson. "He is extremely dangerous with his ability to run with the ball, his pace and directness. He has even scored one or two important goals. If he can do it on a regular basis for Liverpool in the Premier League I have every right to think he can do it playing for England as well."
Hodgson has taken the rare step of unveiling his team to the media in advance of kick-off. So we know there will be three Liverpool players starting - Sterling, Glen Johnson and centurion Steven Gerrard - plus three from Manchester United - Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck and Ashley Young.
Team: Hart (Manchester City), Johnson (Liverpool), Cahill (Chelsea), Caulker (Tottenham), Baines (Everton), Gerrard (Liverpool), Cleverley (Manchester United), Osman (Everton), Sterling (Liverpool), Welbeck (Manchester United), Young (Manchester United).
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SALEM — Whether you're talking about fashion, sports, or theater, mismatches can weigh heavily on the outcome.
Take Nikole Beckwith's "Split — Tales of Escape,'' now receiving its New England premiere at Salem Theatre Company under the direction of Gary LaParl.
This evening of three short plays, punctuated by two monologues, reveals Beckwith as an arrestingly idiosyncratic writer who can make you laugh one minute at the manifold absurdities of existence, then give you a sudden peek at the abyss that just might make you shudder.
But the STC cast is simply not up to the task of sustaining, much less illuminating, that delicate balance. Talk about split: There's a grievous mismatch between the copious talent of the 32-year-old playwright, a Newburyport native, and the abilities of the actors who are called upon to execute her vision. With very few exceptions, their performances are tentative, their timing erratic.
This matters, a lot, because the plays in "Split'' rely for their effects on Beckwith's sensibility more than on the scenarios she concocts. Her blend of whimsy and melancholy is somewhat akin to that of Annie Baker ("Circle Mirror Transformation,'' "The Flick''). As with Baker, rhythm and nuance are crucial in Beckwith's work — and rhythm and nuance are what this production largely lacks. Consequently, after an initial burst of promise, "Split'' begins to sputter and eventually evaporates.
In all five works, people are trapped in one way or another and looking for a way out. In a monologue titled "Untroduce,'' Sara Maurno (the most accomplished performer in the cast) portrays a woman methodically making her way through yoga positions while describing, in a recorded voice-over, her dream of breaking free from the prison of everydayness — and from the equally confining spaces of the self.
"I want to be alone,'' she says. "Really alone. Myself included. I want to be an . . . essence. Is that a thing people can be? I want to be whatever it is I was before I became an accumulation of everything I've done. Or seen. Or am seeing right now.'' A nice touch, that "Myself included.''
In "Play for an All White Stage,'' the best of the plays, a trio of Greenpeace activists (played by Will Neely, Julie Cleveland, and Ariane Grossi), lost and starving in the Arctic after their boat capsized, debate whether they should eat their dead companion (portrayed by Derek Beckwith, the playwright's father).
The activists have already eaten their shoes ("That was not well thought out,'' one concedes), leaving them to traipse about incongruously in candy-striped socks (costumes are by Jan Fogle). To pass the time, two of them recite dialogue from their favorite "Friends'' episodes. Even in the direst imaginable circumstances, the playwright seems to be saying, people stay who they are.
Each of the characters, living and dead, steps out of the action and delivers a brief soliloquy about, among other things, the ways people appropriate the tragedies of others because they want to feel sad, and the uselessness, when survival is at stake, of so much of the knowledge we spend our lives acquiring. "These things I thought made me interesting are actually just taking up space,'' says Neely's character. "I'd trade any of it to know if it was snow or sea water you aren't supposed to drink.''
Maurno returns for a monologue titled "Barbies,'' playing a woman who escapes from daily chores by visiting her massive (unseen) Barbie collection. The happier she seems, the sadder she seems.
In "Holiday Play,'' two adult siblings (played by Neely and Natalie Miller) take refuge in an attic — and in distorted memories of their childhood — from a holiday party their family is hosting. Periodically, their irate mother (Cleveland) storms into the attic, denouncing them and their father (played by Dann Anthony Maurno), who is also hiding in the attic. "Holidays are about forgiveness and acceptance . . . and those are just fancy words for lying and denial,'' the mother says. "So stop your flimflamming and get in the holiday spirit.'' Though it's funny in spots, the play runs out of gas about midway through.
The same thing happens with "Stuck in a Cave.'' Lisa (Miller) and Gary (Derek Beckwith) are pinned beneath stones in an island cave after an apparent earthquake. Lisa gabbles nonstop, seeming confident that help is on the way; Gary is decidedly less optimistic. As the situation deteriorates, Lisa retreats into daydreams about her triumphant return, complete with a TV newscaster and her own hectoring mother.
These prerecorded dream sequences largely fall flat, dragging the play down with them. Lisa and Gary may be stuck, but, as with too much of this production, it's the playwright who gets stranded.Don Aucoin can be reached at email@example.com.


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When we had a decent WR unit, that same QB was only in his 2nd year, still going through bouts of inconsistency during regular season play, was only in his second year, that was the difference.
Look at Sanchez' numbers in the playoffs, they are very good. That is a true measuring stick, a true statistical measure.
By Sanchez' third year, he continued to grow. People wash away Sanchez 3rd year because of the way it ended, but go back and look at Sanchez' stats over the first 13 games:
Comp % Yards TD INT QBR
57.48% 2859 21 11 85.2
In a year where the offense for the most part quit on the OC, or perhaps more accurately, Schotty lost their players, a year that Sanchez did incur massive changes at the WR position, and even with Burress being a big disappointment, after the first 13 games, Sanchez was having a very solid 3rd season... The team was 8-5, and poised to make the playoffs for the 3rd stright year.
Then the wheels fell off. Too many blame Sanchez, but how much of it was Sanchez? How much the pathetic play of our OL? The poor pass protection? The implosion of the players on offense and the coaching staff?
There is a lot that can be said, can be debated, but Sanchez was having a very solid 3rd year until those final 3 games. He was playing better, and with less talent, despite the poor pass protection, despite lacking depth at TE, Keller was the only weapon, everybody behind him with Cumberland going down early was garbage. Poor play at FB, etc.
Cant assume sanchez is the starter next year, regardless of salary. He cant still play bad and Jets win.. And if he has another terrible game, Rex will pull him regardless whos winning. Then its wide open for next yr.. Im just curious who is the #2 now.. The Jets havent had a clear # 2 in years.(mark brunell lol) Yet we have had one of the worst #1's. is it tebow or Mcelroy?
If Mark just plays bad, but slides through without getting pulled.. The "new" GM may sign someone like Vick, give him a chance to win the job..It will be interesting.. Seahawks sure didnt mind putting the qb who makes over 6 mil a yr on the bench in his 1st yr of contract, mark will be in his last yr with Jet thy wont care..
As it is now, nothing is being blown up. Rex is a keeper!
Hopefully they keep Tanny somewhere but get a new GM. Hopefully Rex isn't afraid to let Sanchez ride the bench sooner rather then later during his contract year. As someone mentioned, hopefully we get a healthy Edwards to jump start the off season. A few good draft picks, players like Revis and Holmes and prospects like Baker comming off IR, I think we're looking good for 1213.
Just because Sanchez is due to receive $ doesn't mean he HAS to be the starter. The Jets could be intelligent and Matt Flynn him until they could release him following the 2013 campaign.
Also, I highly doubt Keller is back.
Sanchez will be back b.c of $$$. Keller is gone. Bye!!!
We just need to find an average to slightly below average QB for 2013. With that I think we can get 10 wins and compete for the playoffs. Right now we are the worst in the league at the position. I don't think this team can be a legitimate SB contender for a couple of years but miracles can happen. We will be respectable with a average QB who can make good decisions and accurate throws.
BTW, we already have one on the roster.
Way to support a winning philosophy Rex...he must go too.
I made up my mind last week I wanted everybody gone- unfortunately it's looking less likely- I'm also one of the few who wasn't in love with Braylon and so this is the most difficult it's ever been for me to root for the Jets to win. I would LOVE it if the Vagiants missed the playoffs and that's what I'm focusing on now. I'd like to see the Texans make it to the Super Bowl since I'm sick of the Pats, Steelers, and Peyton repping the AFC.
And Sanchez is guaranteed to win and keep the starting job next year?
What if Sanchez and the jets qb situation sucks again next year and he get 45 receptions 550 yds? I just think that playing for Atlanta replacing Gonsalez
With Ryan throwing him the rock, or The Bears with Cutler and back home to Indiana. With Peyton in Denver as Dressen is a FA.
If he is looking to reestablish his numbers by signing a one year deal for short money and take a mulligan I would think his agent is going to push him to go with a team with one of the top qbs and a playoff favorite.
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We're literally one day (and some hours) away from the start of the 2012 season, so obviously, we're rolling out tons of arbitrarily ranked lists to peruse before kickoff. The focus of this list? Every ACC offense. Along with the ranked list, we'll provide some background to legitimize said arbitrary ranking. Don't agree with us? Voice your opinion in the comment section.
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1. Clemson Tigers: Clemson has lost very little on offense, after putting up nearly 34 points per game last year. If they manage to pick up the pace even further this year, and survive the first two games without Sammy Watkins, it should be a wild ride.
2. North Carolina Tar Heels: Installing the spread for an already-potent attack, new head coach Larry Fedora is excited about the possibilities. QB Bryn Renner should excel, and it will be interesting to watch how star halfback Giovani Bernard defines his role in the new formation, too.
3. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets: The 'Wreck will once again sport their lethal triple-option, with more capable backs than I can ever recall. A-back Orwin Smith should shoulder a good deal of the load, along with QB Tevin Washington, en route to another season averaging over 300 yards per game on the ground.
4. Florida State Seminoles: Beyond QB EJ Manuel, it's still uncertain who the primary weapons will be for the 'Noles, but collectively, there's just too much talent available for them to fail. With an easier schedule, they should be able to surpass last year's average of 30 points per game with little difficulty.
5. NC State Wolfpack: The Wolfpack, like many of the ACC's teams, will go as far as their star quarterback can take them. Mike Glennon hit a rhythm at the end of 2011. Should he continue that momentum, he and his team should deliver on the preseason "darkhorse" hype.
6. Pittsburgh Panthers: This ranking is based on an assumption that Ray Graham doesn't miss a ton of time, and that Tino Sunseri can be a competent quarterback. Their attack will be based heavily on a strong run game. So as long as Graham's healthy, they should be tough to stop on the ground.
7. Wake Forest Demon Deacons: There are questions around the running game right now, but even if those persist, they've still got Tanner Price under center. Given his growth over his career, this passing game is in good hands, regardless of who's catching the ball.
8. Virginia Tech Hokies: Logan Thomas could end up being the most dangerous dual-threat the school's ever had (take notice, Michael Vick). Despite some shuffling that remains at the halfback position and inexperience on the line, he should be able to guide this squad with ease.
9. Syracuse Orange: Entering his third season as the starter, Orange QB Ryan Nassib is one of the more-tenured passers in the country. With real targets to throw to — he has several — Nassib should be able to help SU manage their rough schedule.
10. Duke Blue Devils: The Blue Devils have a top-notch receiver in Conner Vernon, and a program-defining QB (for them, anyway) in Sean Renfree. After averaging over 270 passing yards per game in 2011, this offense could very well be the fuel that drives this team to their first bowl game in 17 years.
11. Virginia Cavaliers: Not at all an insult to QB Michael Rocco or his receivers — we're just not sure what this team's capable of in the passing game. On the ground, however, the two-headed monster of Kevin Parks and Perry Jones won't have much of a problem guiding the tempo for this methodical offense.
12. Boston College Eagles: With Rolandan Finch injured in fall camp, BC will have to lean that much more on a suspect passing game. QB Chase Rettig is talented, but the questions will be around whether his receivers can help him elevate his game.
13. Miami Hurricanes: After the mass exodus that took place at Miami this offseason, there's not a whole lot of talent remaining. Are we supposed to believe that Stephen Morris and Mike James are leading this offense to victory behind half of an offensive line?
14. Maryland Terrapins: C.J. Brown leading a fairly green group of receiving targets was one thing. Now, with Brown out for the year, this offense has no proven leader, and a lot of issues regarding playmakers. They're there, but it's debatable whether they'll be used properly this year.
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Apple has just updated its line of MacBook Pros. Usually, this isn't anything to get particularly excited about, but this time around, they've got a genuine treat: Thunderbolt. Apple is the first to use this new connection technology, developed at Intel and believed to be the copper version of Lightpeak. It's pretty impressive.
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RE[5]: Trademark Infringement?
by Feanor on Fri 25th Feb 2011 14:38 UTC in reply to "RE[4]: Trademark Infringement?"
IOS and iOS are both Operating Systems, albeit in different OS market segments. That is likely enough of a similarity that Cisco would win a trademark suite by a landslide, considering its use of IOS was much earlier than Apple's.
Thunderbolt is a phone and a computer interface, those are probably a bit more segmented to trademark law than operating systems designed for different purposes.


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Stockholm pioneers life science research
With prominent research institutes and leading pharmacy companies, Stockholm is world-renowned for its achievements in life science. With a large number of ongoing research projects, international investors are scouting the Stockholm market for tomorrow's blockbusters
The organisation Science for Life Laboratory (SciLifeLab Stockholm) was set up last year with the aspiration to become the leading center for large-scale biosciences in the world and to strengthen the Swedish capital's life science global position.
SciLifeLab is a coordinated effort of four universities in Stockholm and Uppsala: Stockholm University, the Karolinska Institutet, The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Uppsala University.
Its focus on finding cross-disciplinary synergies is one of Sci Life Lab's primary strengths. Researchers in biology and medicine, for example, are working with innovators from the Royal Institute of Technology.
Much of the organisation's work is being performed in partnership with industry.
Here we list five pioneering SciLifeLab research projects with the aim of better understanding human biology and disease and subsequently improving the treatment of patients.
• New potential biomarkers discovered for kidney toxicity and prostate cancer
Based on the world's largest resource of antibodies to human proteins, SciLifeLab researchers have initiated efforts to explore the valuable biobank cohorts collected in Sweden during recent years using new technology platforms.
• Discovery of a new inherited neurometabolic disorder
Around 10,000 different monogenic disorders are known, but less than 4,000 disease genes have been identified. Massively parallel DNA sequencing is drastically changing this scenario.
• Sequencing and assembly of the largest and most complex genome to date – the Norway spruce
Conifers are dominant plant species in many ecosystems, including large areas in Sweden. The ambition is to produce a genome sequence to increase our under- standing of conifer biology and evolution.
• The Human Proteome Project (HPP)
A human proteome project has recently been launched to characterize the proteins encoded by the human genome. The aim is to characterize the building blocks of human beings and to use the knowledge to understand human biology and disease and to subsequently improve the treatment of patients.
• The Brain Atlas
The unique collection of antibodies generated within the human protein atlas (HPA) program opens new venues to systematically explore regional and cellular distribution of many proteins in the healthy, developing, and diseased nervous system.
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Four Stockholm-based ICT firms to watch
Startup mogul Ola Ahlvarsson lists four Stockholm based ICT companies that investors should keep a close eye on.
• Tech giants gulp down Stockholm startups
• Sweden world's second most innovative country
Traditionally, Stockholm companies have been quick to realise the potential of expanding to the international market. So much so that today more than half of the country's income comes from exports.
But which firms best represent Sweden's rising stars on the global market?
Stockholm-based consulting firm Result specialises in helping Swedish companies to grow internationally and has been involved in some 150 launches across Europe, the US and Asia.
The company is headed by entrepreneurial activist Ola Ahlvarsson, one of the country's most well-known internet moguls.
"Swedish companies are honest and usually have international ambitions from the start," he told the Swedish Wire. "In the country we have a wide ecosystem of entrepreneurs who have done it before. That attracts investors."
Looking forward, he believes there will be greater convergence between internet, telecoms, entertainment and media, and it's within this new sector most new pioneering startups will be born.
Here Ahlvarsson lists four Stockholm based ICT companies that investors should keep a close eye on:
• Rebtel – The firm offers a variety of free and cheap communication services. With Rebtel, you can use any regular mobile or landline phone to make your calls and save up to 98% on your phone bill. http://www.rebtel.com/
• Klarna – It aims to create safer, simpler and more fun online shopping by letting the consumer receive the goods first and pay afterwards. https://klarna.com
• Tobii Technology – The company offers world-leading eye tracking and eye control for research, communication and industrial integration. Its eye-tracking technology has revolutionized research in many fields. http://www.tobii.com/
• Starcounter – Provides the fastest high performance database for real-time transaction applications. Its technology reduces hardware costs by orders of magnitude. http://www.starcounter.com/
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The Hopkinton High softball team kept tempting fate and it finally cost them.
The Hillers gave Bridgewater-Raynham opportunity after opportunity during the early stages of their Division I South semifinal on Saturday night at Jack Tripp Field.
TAUNTON — The Hopkinton High softball team kept tempting fate and it finally cost them.
The Hillers gave Bridgewater-Raynham opportunity after opportunity during the early stages of their Division I South semifinal on Saturday night at Jack Tripp Field.
And the Trojans finally made them pay as a three-run home run by catcher Emily Kurkul in the bottom of the third inning helped propel B-R to a convincing 7-0 win.
The win improved the top-seeded Trojans to 22-1 and sends them to the Division I South finals on Monday at 5 p.m. at Tripp Field. They will face North Attleboro, the sixth-seeded Rocketeers (18-3) defeating Franklin 5-1 in the first semifinal on Saturday.
"It feels great," Trojan head coach Mike Carozza said. "This is our third straight Division I South Sectional final and considering the amount of competition we face, this is a great accomplishment for the kids. It is a great feeling for the team and for me."
B-R banged out 10 hits, led by senior captain and third baseman Maddie Shaw. She was 3-for-3 with two singles, a long home run, a walk, two stolen bases, two RBI and two runs scored. Center fielder Stacey Korotsky was 2-for-4 with two singles and one run scored. Left fielder Kelsey Leuenberger was 2-for-2 with two singles, a sacrifice bunt and a run scored, while right fielder Stephanie Cavallaro had a single and two sacrifices.
Junior right-hander Sarah Dawson tossed her third consecutive shutout of the postseason, getting a little help from Kurkul and Shaw late in the game. In earning the complete-game victory, Dawson allowed two hits with four strikeouts and one walk.
Kurkul and Shaw helped Dawson preserve her shutout in the top of the sixth inning.
With Hiller pitcher Alissa Karjel on third base with one out, a ball was hit to Shaw at third. Instead of getting the easy out at first base, Shaw fired the ball to Kurkul, who tagged out Karjel to cut down the Hillers last shot at scoring in the game.
But it was a frustrating start to the game for the B-R offense. The Trojans had runners on second and third base with one out in the first and then on first and second with one out in the second, but was not able to push a run across against Karjel on either occasion.
But Hopkinton opened the door again in the third inning and the Trojans took full advantage. A pop-up into short left field by Shaw fell between three Hiller defenders for a hit. Korotsky then slapped an infield single down the third-base line and Kurkul crushed a ball over the fence in left field at Tripp Field, giving the Trojans a 3-0 lead.
"I was just aiming for a single in that situation, that's all," Kurkul said, the Trojan star hitting her 12th home run of the season. "At the very least, I wanted to move the runners up. I was hoping to get one run home and I ended up getting three home."
Shaw added a long home run to right field in the bottom of the fourth inning, which almost cleared the back fence at Tripp Field, making it 4-0. In the bottom of the fifth, second baseman Sophia Perez scored on a passed ball to push the lead to 5-0. Pinch hitter Taylor Poulin later laced a line-drive single to center to score Leuenberger and make it 6-0. After a wild pitch moved Poulin to second, Shaw smacked a line-drive single into center field to score Poulin for the Trojans' final run of the day.
"It's amazing," Kurkul said of advancing to the sectional final. "It is a great feeling and we are very excited. We are taking it one game at a time, but we want to go all the way."


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So what I'm saying is pretty much the same as the others. If it's worth saving and she's otherwise fun, perhaps distance yourself a bit now and perhaps send her a message saying "I'll let you have some space to sort things out."or something along those lines, but if she like this all the time? Perhaps it's time to back off for good. Especially since she didn't even acknowledge that you had another friend die and were upset about it.
I don't see that you did anything wrong. If I had received your message my response would have been an apology and an explanation, not the vitriolic message she sent. It sounds like she has a whole lot of resentment built up against you that was looking for an excuse to express itself.Personally, I would probably just go very cold and uncommunicative, but only you can tell whether she brings something to your life that enhances it.
Thank you guys so much for your responses. I am so happy to know that I'm not the only one who would have serious issues with her behavior. In answer to your questions, she has never behaved like this before although she has always been someone with a lot of issues in her life that often turned our phone calls and emails into full scale therapy sessions. She would ask me how I was doing, listen but ask no follow up questions and the rest of the conversation was about her. She also never congratulated me on the birth of my child last July her excuse being she also had issues in her life (although she was still on Facebook all the time so easily could have sent me a message). This is actually starting to sound like she has been a really crappy friend. She has done sweet stuff as well such as visiting me when she lived cross country and really pulling out the stops to come to my wedding so that's why I've held on this long. But honestly the tone she has used with me and the way she has spoken to me in the past few emails have been so nasty and I am still completely confused on how she managed to read my initial email in such a mean spirited light. I think I'm going to do what people recommended here and step back. So far I have not responded to her last two messages as I am still getting a "tone" from them and I still think she hasn't fully apologised. I think after this she will either contact me and give me a proper apology or it really is over. Thanks everyone for your help!
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It was a big step up in opposition for the Cobras and it showed early with the extra pace and speed coming from the other side of the net. Coastal were strong in doubles and took away an 8-2 win at number 1 doubles and 8-1 wins at number 2 and 3 flight doubles.
Matt Byford played a much improved singles game and lost a tough match 6-3 6-3 at number 1 singles. Unfortunately this was the closest the Cobras would come to a singles win as Coastal Carolina dominated at other singles positions.
The Cobras move to 1-1 for the season and next play CVAC conference rivals Queens University of Charlotte at home, starting at on Friday, February 17th.
1 Doubles: Quibbel/Redding (Coastal) def. Byford/Grew (Coker) - 8-2
2 Doubles: Taylor/Caress (Coastal) def. Yager/Nash (Coker) – 8-1
3 Doubles: Mellis/Brian Dowis (Coastal) def. Morton/Thompson (Coker) – 8-1
1 Singles: David Mellis (Coastal) def. Matt Byford (Coker) – 6-3 6-3
2 Singles: Elliott Quibbel (Coastal) def.
3 Singles: Simon Taylor (Coastal) def. Tim Morton (Coker) – 6-1 6-2
4 Singles: Andy Caress def. Danny Nash (Coker) – 6-0 6-2
5 Singles: Richard Redding (Coastal) def. Tyson Thompson (Coker) – 6-1 6-1
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Loyale Towing Capacity?
Posted 22 January 2013 - 01:43 AM
Now, it's got a lot of work before we take it out camping anywhere. For example, we're fixing the electrics on it, the dry rot on the inside, making sure the propane/water work fine, etc.
But what I want to ask is, would towing this with my '90 Loyale be remotely possible? Or should I just keep the towing to our Ford Explorer (in the background of the picture)? I've done a lot of searching on here, and it seems like it's possible, but a bad idea.
We are currently unsure of the weight, but the previous owner and the friend that towed it home for us (we don't have a hitch on the Explorer yet) estimated 1700-1800 lbs. For a Loyale, that's a ton of weight, I know. However, this is why I'm possibly considering it: first and foremost, the trailer does have brakes. So if I could wire up the trailer brakes to my car, then I'll have trailer brakes. Second, I would definitely do a rear disk conversion, to get at least a little better stopping power. I'd make sure my pads are new and lines are bled.
I'm more worried about stopping than the actual pulling. I've read that stopping when towing anything 1000+ lbs is pretty sketchy. But I couldn't find if that included rear disks and trailer brakes.
I'd also be concerned about my clutch. Would I be burning up the clutch a lot when starting from a stop, especially in reverse?
So yeah, it's kinda like, would you tow a trailer like this? This heavy? I probably wouldn't drive more than a couple hours with it at one time (most of which would be on the freeway). I know I'd be going SLOW, especially on hills. But would this be at all a good idea?
The thing is, I would get a hitch and whatnot and test it in a parking lot. See if I'm comfortable with it. But, finding a hitch for old Soobs is hard. I hear Uhaul can custom make one. I'd also have to get the wiring sorted out. I think with our Soobs, you can get a 4-pin trailer wiring setup, but this camper has a 7-pin setup. And I'm not sure if I'd have to rig something up for the trailer brakes.
So in your opinion, would it be worth going through all that trouble and risk to pull this trailer, or just leave it to the Explorer?
Posted 22 January 2013 - 01:56 AM
To each his own. The one thing i will say is doing so or not is based on the competency and experience of the driver. Having trailer brakes is a plus.
I would not be afraid to to tow this rig with a loyale. The gearing is just right. If the loyale was heavier with heavier hubs and bearings, it would do just good.
I have yet to hear of anyone wiping out while towing with an old subaru.
Your biggest trouble may be finding a hitch rated for more than 15oo lbs. You will want a class 2 receiver hitch for 2500 lbs for this trailer.
You may find yourself doing a lot of 4th gear at 55-65 mph in and out of 5th. Keep the rpms in the 3500 range
Towing with a ford explorer is no better according to u-haul(i worked there for 2 years)
For example, along with the rx on a towbar, i towed an 88 dl wagon behind an 86 brat for 85 miles on interstate highways. I have towed a monte carlo and a ford ranger in-town with a tow dolly behind the 88 gl sedan(fwd at to 4wd 5spd swapped). I have towed an empty auto transport trailer (200 lb) with the same GL. I once had the same gl on a dolly behind a u-haul, with a 4x8 trailer hitched to the gl thru roadblocks in a snow storm.
If you search towig with a subaru on this forum you will see enough posts from me.
Once again, i stress doing so or not based on the experience of the driver more so than the heft of the machinery.
U-haul custom hitches are not custom made, but rather they are the worl'ds retailer outlet for top brands such as curt, valley, and cequent. avoid resse. There may no longer be a hitch available in the nationwide inventory. If you get a part number, it directly cross-references with the manufacturer's part number. Should you have a proper hitch on your car in a rental trailer situation, u-haul would limit you to a 4x8 or 5x8 trailer. not to exceed 2500 lbs including empty weight plus load.
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Posted 22 January 2013 - 02:48 AM
That's why I was/am questioning this. It's not recommended to tow anything (as per the manual), and many people would object, but many people have towed with their Subaru.
I don't have any experience with towing, that's for sure. I've done thousands of hours on truck simulators on my computer, but I don't think it'd come close to real driving. The handling in those simulators are always skewed, the braking distances are never right, and (probably most importantly) a semi truck is much different than a car towing a trailer. Simulators did teach me how to drive and fly [planes], however, haha. :-p
I will say though, I'd be a lot more comfortable towing this with my car than the Explorer. I'd also love to just hook it up to my Loyale and go, versus having to go in my mom's car.
As far as hitches go, I did a search on U-Haul's site. It comes up with a "Sportframe 1 1/4 inch Rec (Powder Coat)" hitch, which is rated up to 2000 lbs. That would probably work, I'd assume. Wish I knew the exact weight of the trailer.
Searches for our Ford Explorer come up with tons of Class III hitches, some Class II. Not to mention there are holes in the frame just ready for a hitch to be bolted on.
I'd also love to know how you've wired up the trailer connector. Do you just have a 4-pin connector? I see there is something on Amazon where I can install the connectors for the trailer brakes. Definitely something I'll need to get.
Posted 22 January 2013 - 03:18 AM
BTW, the lifted car in the pics below also has an ej22 in it.... And it was still a slow pull.....
Edited by obk25xt, 22 January 2013 - 03:22 AM.
Posted 22 January 2013 - 07:28 AM
1. flat or mountains.
2. how often.
if you're towing in flat land it hardly matters, you can pull that thing by hand (if it's loaded/balanced well) in flat land. brakes will be slow but just drive safe. try pulling it up a hill...or steep mountain grade with switch backs and that's a completely different story.
there is no magical line where you *can* and *can't* tow.
how often. if it's one time 4 miles...who cares you can tow way more than that. if you're towing consistently then the risks mount much quicker.
Posted 22 January 2013 - 10:55 AM
2000lbs seems low. I'm guessing more like 3000+ by the time you put camping gear in it. Depends on how much moisture the plywood has absorbed:rolleyes:. I've got a 1973 "beaver coach" mobile, so I'm familiar with old RV construction.
I pull trailers people say are too big all the time, and I'm saying "That's gonna be alot of tongue weight"......will kill your springs.
Also, it's alot for the front axles of your poor little Loyale. Tow that on a regular basis, and you will be eating axles for breakfast. Not to mention the clutch.
I tow close to that much with my GL.....But I have Disc brakes, stiffer springs, EJ22, and 4.11 AWD so all 4 do the pulling.
A Legacy would do much better than your Loyale.
Perhaps use the Explorer til you get some AWD and the disc brakes?
Posted 22 January 2013 - 12:47 PM
I wish we could take it to a scale, but we have no means of towing it right now. Gonna be at least a week until we can hook it up to the Explorer anyways. Yesterday we ripped apart the paneling inside and the rot/moisture was pretty bad. Gonna let it dry out for a week before we put new paneling on. Definitely gonna be an interesting project. What I really need to know is how the circuit breaker wires up, haha. But I guess that would be for another post elsewhere.
My Loyale has push button 4WD, but I don't think it's smart to drive with that engaged all the time. When/if my EA82 dies, I will do an EJ22 swap, but that might be months/years from now. I've always had plans for rear disks, so I'm gonna do that for sure. Never even thought about stiffer springs, haha.
I think the best option would be to hook it up to the Explorer, drive with it a bit, and see if I'd wanna do all this stuff to my Loyale. And if I do manage to hook it up to my Loyale, take it to a parking lot to test it first before I take it out on the road.
Posted 22 January 2013 - 02:10 PM
Sway can be avoided if the load is balanced correctly, knowing the handling of such a load, and feeling it come on before it gets out of control.
As brave as i am with towing, i'm not gonna lie and tell you that i wrapped a 2x12 around a lincoln town car at 45 mph at the on-ramp. The trailer was rear heavy. I have had 5x8 and 4x8 come un-coupled on be on city streets. I was lucky each time, and i chalk it all up as experience to know what NOT to do in the future. I have done donuts with trailers and drifted auto transports thru roundabouts. Accidents happen when you are not trying to be brave.
Posted 22 January 2013 - 03:03 PM
Posted 22 January 2013 - 03:59 PM
The cool part about camping with a Subaru is getting out and away from the rat-race and people. If it were me, I would re-direct the money towards a good tent and sleeping cot and find a place where nobody else could get to.
Less cost and less maintenance.
Try Miller's Peak area, East on 90, North to Teanaway Valley and keep going until the road ends.
Have fun camping out!
Posted 22 January 2013 - 04:09 PM
The trailer i would imagine has an old school metal pigtail. It is a good idea to replace that with a modern 7 way that will plug right into modern vehicles that have a 7-way from the factory (ford, GMC)
Going with a receiver style hitch on the car gives you the option to accessorize such as cargo platform, bike racks, even a bbq grill
oh, here is an idea: On one of my cars i have modified a ford f-250 hitch with 2" receiver to mount to my 88 dl wagon which goes between the frame and the bumper itself. You will have to remove the bumper and drill holes in the frame rail to drop in the carriage bolts, and also slot out the holes on a hitch. Drop 2 carriage bolts thru the bumper as well. this will be stronger than the part you listed that just bolts up in place of the tow loops. Plus a 2" receiver is more versatile with accessories. I used a ford hitch as it was the one that fit most closely when i had a whole inventory of hitches to size up. Good luck!
Edited by MilesFox, 22 January 2013 - 04:12 PM.
Posted 22 January 2013 - 07:03 PM
Link to various trailer- tow vehicle wiring diagrams.
To use the electric brakes on that trailer, you will need to install a control unit in the tow vehicle.
Unit is plumbed into the tow vehicles Primary brake system, and applies a varied voltage to the trailer brakes.
A bias can be set between the tow vehicle and the trailer to aide in braking. Usually thru a sliding switch.
Biggest thing with towing a trailer of any size is, Can you control the trailer, or is it controlling you?
I've moved a 32' dual axle camper around the yard here with my '82 BRAT. Don't think I'd ever attempt to go down the road with it back there....
Posted 22 January 2013 - 07:13 PM
my dad leaves the hauling to are 83 gmc dual extra cab which has a 454 in it with a 4 speed manual trany with 4 speed transfer case which makes us set with all are hauling needs. it hauls are 36 or 32 ft trailer with no problems.
Posted 22 January 2013 - 07:24 PM
I would say the weight estimate is probably about right. It's basically sheet metal, 2" of insulation, and thin wood paneling, with a wood frame. Of course, I don't know the weight of everything else inside. But there isn't much. The refrigerator is old-school; powered by ice. So no lines to it or whatever (for example).
The trailer does have a 7-pin connector on it. I guess someone installed one some time in its life. I will probably trace down the wire for the reverse lights and install some (as it doesn't have any currently).
I was at O'Reilly today and saw the kit to install a 7-pin & 4-pin combo. We'll probably do that on the Explorer.
I will open a thread tonight on the build of this trailer tonight in the off-topic section. That way I can get advice/help on repairing the trailer. Anybody with experience with old RVs/trailers, like you Gloyale, I would love your help. The point of this thread is to see if I can or can't tow it. I don't think I'll try towing this, but I can see myself towing some 600 lb utility trailer or something in the future. Although, I will say that the trailer looks pretty good behind the Loyale, especially since the angle on the front of the trailer is nearly the same as the rear of the hatch.
Posted 22 January 2013 - 07:24 PM
I would have no problem towing under 1000lbs properly loaded with my wagon... however you have to consider that since the manufacturer has not set any limits and basically advises against it your insurance could possibly deny a claim if you are at fault in an accident that was towing induced (either improperly loaded, brake failure, etc...). So be careful even if you don't have full coverage the insurance company might try to deny your liability claim for exceeding mfg GVWR. I am not at all an insurance law expert, just my .02
Posted 22 January 2013 - 11:22 PM
I've towed a lot of stuff that was too heavy or rickety and have nearly gotten in a horrific accident due to trailer sway. Since that "learning moment" I'm very serious about not towing over 1k without electric trailer brakes. Trailer brakes make a huge difference and you can apply them separately from the tow vehicles brakes to straighten out the trailer if it starts to sway.
The camper has two big problems when it comes to towing it with a subaru. One, it's heavy, and will be even heavier when you load it up with camping gear and water/fuel. Two, it's a massive parachute. The point of pop-up campers is to lower the aerodynamic drag so a smaller vehicle can tow them without straining at highway speeds. You will have the engine screaming to hold 65mph with that behind you, and if you come into any head winds or cross winds things will get slow or scary fast.
If you were going to cruise back roads maxing out at 55mph and had good working electric trailer brakes, I'd say it would work. But if you intend to do mostly freeway travel you're going to be a road hazard.
Posted 22 January 2013 - 11:34 PM
Right, I forgot about trailer sway and weight balancing. Definitely something I'll have to remember when we load it up and go somewhere. I need to look it up again, but I remember reading somewhere that weight directly over the axle(s) is the best spot. Any recommendations?
I was at O'Reilly today and saw the kit to install a 7-pin & 4-pin combo. We'll probably do that on the Explorer.
For the explorer there is a kit that plugs into the car's original harnesses.
The weight on the axles is ideal as far as all the lad capacity goes, but keep 60% of the weight over the front.
Consider the load in the car. If you are packing along luggage and supplies in the back, and don't have passengers, put the seats down and move it forward of the rear axle to center the weight more over the front wheels, as this is all of your steering and braking.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 12:26 AM
Can it be done? Sure. A guy can move a trailer with his teeth too. Doesn't make it safe.
Please don't do this. You are too young to die stupidly like that.
Just my opinion, feel free to flame away folks. I'd rather take the flames than read about this kid smashing up on I-5.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 01:05 AM
Or just use the Explorer. That shouldn't really have any issues, though I'd imagine it could still be a little hairy going down a lengthy hill with it. Keep overdrive off.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 01:35 AM
For the explorer there is a kit that plugs into the car's original harnesses.
At O'Reilly, I did see that it plugged straight in. However, it was for an '02 and newer Explorer, whereas the one we have is a '99. Gonna have to check online a bit more, as well as I will have to pick up a brake controller too.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 12:16 PM
The manual says not to tow. I love my Loyale but would never tow with it.
Early GL manuals say this. However, later ones, and
Loyales (same car) had a trailer hitch available from the dealer???
Obviously they can tow some. I've even towed 1500 lbs long distances in mine with no probs.....not scary.
Beyond that I would want trailer brakes.
I garauntee that camper weights more than 2k lbs.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 05:03 PM
Posted 23 January 2013 - 05:34 PM
Yeah, it seems like the general consensus is that it wouldn't be safe nor smart to tow this with my Loyale. That's what I figured. Just wanted to get your guys' opinions on it.
I'm glad I read all the way to the end to find you came to this conclusion. I had a trailer very similar to this one (73 model, 15ft,) and the construction techniques used back in the day made it deceptively heavy. Mine came in around 2500 on the scale. I towed it with a Ford Bronco, and it was unstable at best, and sometimes downright scary. Young and dumb, I had to scare the hell out of myself a few times before I bought something more suited to towing.
A heavy, single axle trailer, with a light, short wheel base tow vehicle is a recipe for disaster.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 02:44 AM
Early GL manuals say this. However, later ones, and
Loyales (same car) had a trailer hitch available from the dealer???
My manual specifically states that towing is not recommended. Maybe post 1990 Loyale & GL & GL-10 models say otherwise, but mine says no to towing.
Where does one find a hitch for a loyale....and how do you (did) you put one one....THANKS!!!
I see that you can get one from U-Haul. On RockAuto, they had one for sale that wasn't the receiver style, but just bolted on in the middle. However, it was gone last I checked on there. And then, you can always modify a receiver from another vehicle.
I believe, depending on the hitch, you take off your tow recovery hooks and bolt the hitch on there. Some you must drill into the bottom of the smuggler's compartment in the rear of the wagon, as well as drilling into the steel part of the bumper (saw that on the U-Haul installation guide).
I'm glad I read all the way to the end to find you came to this conclusion. I had a trailer very similar to this one (73 model, 15ft,) and the construction techniques used back in the day made it deceptively heavy. Mine came in around 2500 on the scale. I towed it with a Ford Bronco, and it was unstable at best, and sometimes downright scary. Young and dumb, I had to scare the hell out of myself a few times before I bought something more suited to towing.
A heavy, single axle trailer, with a light, short wheel base tow vehicle is a recipe for disaster.
When I first saw the pictures of this trailer in the Craigslist ad, I thought, "A 16 foot, single axle trailer. Must not weigh a ton (literally and figuratively). Maybe I'll be able to tow it with my car.) Then, once I saw the trailer in person, I thought, "Wow, this might be too heavy. I'll see what everyone thinks on the USMB." And now I'm thinking, "There isn't a way to tow this on my car safely. It can be done, but the risk is not worth spending all that money in my car (for the rear disks, tow hitch, etc.)."
As I've stated before, I might end up towing a small, light weight utility trailer at some point.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 10:37 AM
We sold that trailer and purchased a teardop which weighs about 700 lbs. We will be towing it with our 2010 Forester soon.
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Fewer Pallets Reaching Landfills, More Are Processed for Recovery
Cleaning Up: New research by Virginia Tech shows that fewer pallets are reaching landfills and more are being processed for recovery; study suggests partnering opportunities for pallet recyclers.
By Dr. Robert Bush, Daryl Corr and Pjilip Araman
Date Posted: 5/1/2001
With more and more pallet recyclers seeking used wood pallets, it is a wonder that pallets ever reach landfills. In fact, the pallet industry utilizes many discarded pallets, and recovery is increasing.
The Virginia Tech Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management estimates that the pallet industry received 171 million pallets in 1995 (containing 2.6 billion board feet of wood) for the purpose of reuse and recycling. We estimate that this figure grew to just short of 300 million pallets in 1999. This means that over one-third of the material used for pallets during 1999 was recovered. In 1995, the proportion of recovered material was closer to one-quarter of total solid wood use.
While pallet recovery is increasing, pallets still find their way to landfills. Typically, pallets are sent to landfills because of damage, location, or lack of knowledge. The pallet may be damaged beyond repair (at least economically feasible repair) and therefore placed in the waste stream by pallet users. A serviceable pallet�s final destination may be a location where there are no facilities for recovery and no market for cores. Finally, pallets may be discarded because the user has no knowledge of markets or recycling alternatives. Regardless of the reason, many pallets eventually become "trash."
Ever wonder what happens to these pallets? We did and, in 1996, we set out to find answers. We first reviewed information available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Unfortunately, EPA information did not provide the level of detail we were seeking. As a result, we decided to conduct our own study. Our study included all state licensed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Construction/Demolition debris (C&D) landfills in the U. S. (excluding those in Alaska and Hawaii).
The results, reported previously in Pallet Enterprise, showed that not all pallets going to MSW and C&D facilities were actually put in the landfill. Some were recycled and some were reused as pallets. Perhaps of most interest to the pallet industry was the finding that landfills might be grinding cores that could be reused. In other words, landfills could be a source of repairable pallets and usable pallet parts.
However, the pallet industry is quite dynamic, and pallet recovery is likely to have changed since our last study. So, in order to stay up-to-date, we repeated our study. This article provides some of the findings of our latest study and highlights changes between 1995 and 1998. We found several changes that could affect the pallet industry.
What We Studied
As with the previous study, our latest work included all state licensed Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Construction/Demolition (C&D) debris landfills in the U. S. (excluding Alaska and Hawaii). According to the EPA, municipal solid waste "refers to wastes such as durable goods, nondurable goods, containers and packaging, food scraps, yard trimmings, and miscellaneous inorganic wastes from residential, commercial, institutional and industrial sources, such as appliances, automobile tires, old newspapers, clothing, disposable tableware, office and classroom paper, wood pallets, and cafeteria wastes" (emphasis added by authors). Construction/Demolition debris refers to waste that is "generated during the construction, remodeling, repair, or demolition of buildings, bridges, pavements, and other structures." C&D debris includes (again according to the U.S. EPA) materials such as concrete, asphalt, lumber, steel, carpet, glass, and tree stumps. Because construction materials are sometimes shipped on pallets (e.g., bricks, cement mix, etc.), pallets are often found in C&D debris. We believe that these two types of facilities account for most of the pallets reaching landfills in the U. S.
Using listings obtained from 48 state landfill-licensing agencies, we identified 1,800 MSW landfills and 1,230 C&D landfills. Each of these was contacted to determine the number of pallets arriving at their facility and the fate of these pallets.
Questions Answered
As with many industries, the waste disposal industry is consolidating. We found that there were fewer MSW and C&D facilities in 1998 than in 1995. The facilities that remained accepted more waste on average than did their counterparts in 1995. The average amount of waste received at MSW facilities in 1998 was 138,000 tons (compared to 103,000 tons in 1995), while C&D facilities received an average of 36,000 tons (compared to 29,000 tons in 1995). However, the actual volume of solid waste going to landfills declined.
Our previous study suggested a trend toward banning pallets from landfills in some parts of the country. This trend does not appear to have continued nationwide. In fact, the reverse occurred. Approximately 84% of MSW landfills and 72% of C&D landfills accepted wood pallets for disposal in 1998. Compared to 1995, these figures represent increases among both types of landfills (See Figure 1).
On average, pallets represented 2.8% of mixed waste at MSW facilities and 3.3% at C&D facilities in 1998 (on a weight basis). Compared to 1995, these figures represent an increase for MSW facilities (from 1.5%) but no significant change for C&D facilities.
In spite of the increase at MSW facilities in the proportion of waste that was pallets, the total number of pallets received by landfills (MSW and C&D, combined) decreased. Approximately 138 million pallets reached MSW facilities and 40 million reached C&D facilities in 1998 for a total of 178 million pallets. This compares to approximately 185 million pallets in 1995.
What happens to pallets arriving at landfills? Not surprisingly, many are landfilled. The surprise is that many are not. We found that 33% of MSW and 27% of C&D landfill operations had the ability to recover wood pallets in 1998. In comparison, 18% of C&D landfills had the ability to recover plastics, 35% could recover concrete, and 54% could recover certain metals. Twelve percent of the MSW landfills that did not recover wood pallets planned to begin doing so within two years.
At both C&D and MSW landfills, approximately 24% of the wood recovered in 1998 was from pallets. Landfills encourage the recovery of wood (including pallets) by offering lower tipping (disposal) fees for sorted loads. For example, at MSW landfills operating recovery facilities, the national average fee for putting pallets in the landfill was approximately $29 per ton. Among the same group, the average tipping fee for pallets at the wood recovery facility was approximately $23 per ton.
Recovery facilities at MSW landfills processed 22 million pallets in 1998 while C&D-based recovery facilities processed approximately 16 million pallets for a total of 38 million pallets processed in 1998. Figure 2 illustrates our estimates of the overall pallet recovery and disposal (landfill) rates at landfills during 1998.
The recovery rate at C&D landfills increased between 1995 and 1998, while recovery at MSW facilities remained steady.
Most wood pallets recovered at landfill operations are used to produce products other than pallets. For example, at C&D facilities approximately 53% are ground or chipped. Typical uses for this material included animal bedding, mulch, and compost as well as landfill cover and fuel. The pallets that were not ground were used for fuel, sold as-is for use as a pallet, and (infrequently) repaired on-site (see Figure 3).
At MSW landfills, the pallet recovery picture changed between 1995 and 1998. Larger proportions of the incoming pallets were separated for reuse as-is, repaired at the recovery facility, ground for landfill cover, and ground for mulch. Conversely, use of incoming pallets for fuel (solid or ground) decreased. At C&D facilities, larger proportions of the incoming pallets were ground for landfill cover and smaller proportions were ground for fuel.
On average, MSW facilities selling ground pallet material for non-fuel uses received $20 per ton. C&D facilities sold the same material for an average of $22 per ton. It is likely that mulch sales affected these figures as many landfill recovery operations appear to have discovered a strong market for mulch products. Moreover, these prices may be inflated by sales of colored mulch. Recovered pallets sold for an average of $1.51 at MSW facilities.
The results described above indicate a trend toward improved utilization of wood pallets at landfills. Fewer pallets are reaching landfills (in spite of high pallet production levels) and an increasing proportion of those that do are processed for recovery. Also, results suggest opportunities for pallet recyclers.
The finding that fewer pallets are reaching landfills, with increased levels of pallet production, suggests increased recovery and repair by firms in the pallet industry. Moreover, pallet users may be contributing to this trend by maintaining pallets for longer life cycles. In 1995, there appeared to be a trend toward more landfills refusing to accept pallets. As mentioned above, exactly the opposite happened.
A likely reason is that pallets (along with other "organic" materials) are readily recoverable and helpful to landfill operators in reaching target waste recovery rates. When recovery at landfills is combined with recovery by the pallet industry, the resulting relatively high overall level is good news for an industry that has experienced public scrutiny of its environmental record.
The opportunity identified by this study involves the current relatively low-value uses for recovered pallets at landfills. Grinding is a quick and efficient way to deal with pallets but may not recover the maximum value. As a result, many reusable pallets are being ground. While these pallets contain parts that could be reused, most landfill operators are not interested in entering the pallet repair business. Collaboration between pallet recovery companies and landfills could provide opportunities for both parties; the pallet company would have access to a source of used parts and repairable cores while the landfill could increase reuse rates and recovery value. In addition, some pallet companies may find opportunity in marketing mulch for landfills or providing grinding or mulch-coloring services
(Editor�s Note: Robert Bush is associate professor of forest products marketing at Virginia Tech. Daryl Corr is a recent M.S. graduate now employed by TBM Hardwoods. Philip Araman is project leader with the U.S. Forest Service and an adjunct member of the Virginia Tech faculty. The research on which this paper is based was supported by the USDA-Forest Service, Southern Research Station and the Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management.)
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Researchers Say Dark Winters Led To Bigger Human Brains 167
Brad1138 writes "Humans living at high latitude have bigger eyes and bigger brains to cope with poor light during long winters and cloudy days, UK scientists have said. from the article: 'The scientists measured the eye sockets and brain volumes of 55 skulls from 12 populations across the world, and plotted the results against latitude. Lead author Eiluned Pearce told BBC News: "We found a positive relationship between absolute latitude and both eye socket size and cranial capacity."'"


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Ja'kwan Jones knew his right leg was hurt badly when he looked up from the floor that January night in Newburgh. People were crying and turning away as the bone protruded from his skin.
Ja'kwan Jones knew his right leg was hurt badly when he looked up from the floor that January night in Newburgh. People were crying and turning away as the bone protruded from his skin.
"Bro,'' the Newburgh Free Academy junior center asked teammate Donovan Fields, "did I at least get the block?'' He had jumped trying to block a dunk attempt by Middletown's Travis Cook, who didn't convert but was fouled. Jones came down awkwardly, the way another kid landed with the world watching the NCAA tournament on Easter Sunday. Jones' next message to teammates would have another familiar ring to it.
Win the game.
That was Kevin Ware's request to Louisville teammates before being wheeled off on a stretcher.
Jones wasn't watching the Louisville-Duke game when he received texts from Fields and another teammate. Jones tuned to the game. Ware had suffered a painfully similar injury as Jones while closing out on a 3-pointer by Duke's Tyler Thornton. Having missed CBS's only replay showing the injury, Jones found the clip on YouTube.com. Ware's fracture was in the shin area, Jones' on the other side of the leg, below the calf.
But watching Ware go down brought an odd sensation to Jones' leg. "The game came back over me,'' he said, "because I knew what was happening to him.''
Jones felt instantly bonded with Ware, whose team will play Wichita State in the Final Four on Saturday. Jones wrote Ware a letter and Newburgh coach Matt Brown has tried to arrange a conversation between the players.
"After Ware's surgery, he said he was going to make his return,'' Fields said. "That's exactly how Slinky has been.''
Jones, nicknamed Slinky for his slender 6-foot-6 frame, is the rare person with hands-on advice for Ware. Slinky's recovery has gone well since his fall two months ago. He tossed aside one of his crutches last month and recently began flexibility and strengthening exercises with Newburgh trainer Bob Coudrey. Jones even has managed to exercise the knee with free throws at Newburgh Zion Lions' AAU practices. He plans to ditch the crutches for good sometime next month, early June at the latest, and be fully recovered by July or August.
Jones knows one of his greatest strengths has been remaining positive. He feels fortunate to have a strong support network of family, friends and NFA folks.
"You think I'll play again?'' Jones remembers asking Coudrey on the court. "He promised me, 'Yeah.' He said, 'Just don't look at your leg.' It was just like my leg was trembling. I looked on the side of my leg and could see it was swollen. It hurt, but not as much as I thought it might. It felt like a severe pinching.''
Slinky Jones will play again, just like Ware. Jones is a resilient kid, and a good kid, maintaining a mid-80s average at NFA, trying to improve those grades to realize his dream of playing college basketball. He suffered a broken wrist going up for a layup last summer. He broke an elbow playing Pop Warner football as a seventh-grader.
His third broken bone won't keep Slinky off the court. He plans to make up for lost time in his senior season.
Perhaps Kevin Ware, presumably inundated with requests, fresh off an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, will find a moment to tap Jones' cell phone. It would make Jones' day, probably Ware's as well, because very few people have a firm grip on what Ware is feeling.
"Some people that end up making it (in life) go through the worst things,'' Slinky Jones said. "I'm going to keep writing him until I get a message to him.''
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goodness, Votto
goodness, Votto
There are 3 guarantees in life; death, taxes, and the leadoff walk coming around to score.
joey tried to make that one interesting
Votto just about dropped another rung on the ladder.
How about that Manny Parra? Gotta love the volatility of relievers!
Next time people talk about how worthless relievers are, remember how you felt that last inning when Latos was pulled out of the game.
Good job Para! Glad Dusty listened to me
Pirates with bases loaded still tied in tenth one out.
Nobody needs Scott Rolen like Joey Votto
Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) -- Raymond Cintron scored 20 points and led Middle Tennessee's 64.4 percent shooting effort in a 93-41 rout of Troy Saturday night.
The victory margin was the largest for the Blue Raiders (22-4, 14-1 Sun Belt Conference) since Nov. 17, 2001, when they defeated Bryan College by 56 points, 115-59. They also won their 11th straight game and are 14-0 at home.
The win was Middle Tennessee's 112th in Sun Belt play for coach Kermit Davis, tying the conference record of South Alabama's Ronnie Arrow, who retired this season. It also broke a tie with former Alabama-Birmingham coach Gene Bartow.
Middle Tennessee made 29 of 45 shots, including 10 of 19 3-pointers, to better its 56 percent shooting in a 97-53 win Nov. 9 over Alabama State.
Emil Jones scored 16 points for the Trojans (10-15, 5-9), who had their lowest point total and suffered their most lopsided loss this season.