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There are only 250-300 actual wolverines left in the contiguous United States and that number is dropping due to climate change, So the wolverine is being added to the endangered species list, right? To quote Lee Corso, "Not so fast, my friend."
Because of a backlog of other animals in even more grave danger, the wolverine will have to join the list of plants and animals waiting to be added to the list until space opens up.
Uh, I'm no expert in the field, but this sounds like a really shitty system.
(HT to Sru for the link. And there is no truth to the rumor that he and his Buckeye brethren are currently trying to track down and eradicate that last 250-300 of the ferocious critters)
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The future of Michigan recruiting...in 2042
While it sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, researchers in Japan are working on the prototype for a running robot. But judging from the video in the link, the robots still have a long way to go as the demo didn't go so well.
Either that or the previous head of the Athlete Robot program at Tokyo University, Tumoyutilloyd Ishacarri, left the robot cupboards really bare.
|Sure, he runs a 3.6. But can he major in General Studies?
Irony, thy name is Bill Stewart
Bill Stewart, who took over for Rich Rod at WVU, who won nine games in each of his three seasons in Morgantown, who tied for the Big East title this year, is nudged toward the door with the hiring of Holgorsen as "coach in waiting."
NFC West - Exhibit 'A' why I'm not in favor of a pro-style college football playoff
The division co-leaders are both 6-7 while a team that started 0-5 is in the hunt. Welcome to the NFC West which is reason #427 why I'm not in favor of a 16-team pro-style playoff, no matter how many books Yahoo sports writers sell promoting one that includes 6-6 Sunbelt Conference Champs in the mix.
Her Mother Must Be So Ashamed
No, not for posting a sexually suggestive video on the Internet for all the world to see, but for being a Buckeye fan. Scarlet letter indeed!


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The #1 seed Houston Banditos Black defeated the #2 seed Washington RIPS Brewers in a slugfest to win the 2009 15u World Wood Bat National Championship. After falling behind 8-0 early the Banditos kept chipping away at the Brewers lead until taking the lead for themselves in the bottom of the 6th inning. Those six runs scored off losing relief pitcher Skyler Genger of the Brewers proved to be enough to seal a 15-10 win for the Banditos. Courtney Hawkins' towering three run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning capped what proved to be the game winning Banditos rally. Banditos pitcher Courtney Hawkins earned the win after working 3 2/3 one run innings of relief.
Courtney Hawkins was named tournament Most Valuable Pitcher for his excellent performance in every game he pitched in. His final statistics for the tournament were: 15 2/3IP, 3W, S, 9H, R, 18K, 11BB, with two of his wins and his save earned during playoff games.
Trevor Lane of the Washington RIPS Brewers was named tournament Most Valuable Player for his excellence at the plate all week. Lane was perfect at the plate in the championship game and scored two of the Brewers runs while driving in another two runs. His final line for the tournament was: 12-19, 3 2B, 2 3B, 7 1B, 8R, 11RBI, 3SB, 4HP.


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Just what is the role of distributors -- and the solution providers they serve -- in an IT industry that's increasingly focused on cloud computing?
That was the question posed to representatives of the leading distributors during a Q&A session at UBM Tech Channel's XChange Solution Provider conference this week. The answers: Distributors see themselves as fulfilling a number of solution providers needs in a cloud-focused world, from managing cloud service logistics to helping the channel evaluate the true value of vendor offerings.
As cloud computing becomes more prevalent, there's been increased talk of "disintermediation" between vendors, distributors and solution providers, raising the question of the role distributors will play in this new world.
[Related: The Massive SaaS Opportunities For VARs]
A prime example is Microsoft's Office 365 cloud application set. While Microsoft initially sold the service direct to customers, with channel partners serving in a consultative and supporting role under the "Advisor" program, the vendor recently launched the Office 365 Open program under which partners can buy the service through distributors and sell it to their customers.
Office 365 "is creating a new business model for our channel," said Eric Martorano, senior director of Microsoft's U.S. SMB Channel Group, who co-chaired the discussion with Robert DeMarzo, senior vice president of strategic content at UBM Tech Channel.
"At the end of the day, at each inflection point, it becomes clear that, in fact, distribution does have a place, can add value," said Stacy Nethercoat, vice president of software product marketing at Tech Data. "It's around identifying the unique challenges around a technology change or, in this case, a change in the consumption model."
As cloud computing becomes more pervasive, the value provided by channel partners "is really around consulting, customization and integration," said Renee Bergeron, Ingram Micro vice president of managed services and cloud computing. "The channel's real value is understanding their customers' needs."
Distributors, Bergeron said, help solution providers determine which vendor's cloud systems "have real value."
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Of the areas assessed, Amtrak received high marks for its establishment of security and emergency awareness programs both internally and externally.
"Amtrak is dedicated to taking all appropriate actions to become the nation's most secure railroad by identifying and minimizing risks and maximizing passenger and employee safety," said Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman.
The TSA BASE program is designed to establish a security standard for individual system security programs and assess progress. This voluntary comprehensive review of rail and mass transit agency security programs focuses on multiple categories identified by the rail and transit community as fundamentals for a sound security program. They include a review of topics such as an agency's security plans, security training, drills/exercise programs, public outreach efforts and background check programs.


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'Entourage' crew to make leap to big-screen
Vincent Chase and his entourage are jumping from the small screen to the big-screen.
Warner Bros. confirmed Wednesday that a film version of HBO's hit series "Entourage" is in the works.
Series creator Doug Ellin is writing and directing the film, which does not yet have a production start date or release date. The studio also has not finalized the cast.
"Entourage" ran for eight seasons and followed the Hollywood exploits of hot young actor Vince (Adrian Grenier) and his inner circle, including Kevin Connolly as his manager, Kevin Dillon as his half brother, Jerry Ferrara as an old neighborhood friend and Jeremy Piven as his slick super-agent.
New TV series next summer crowns 'Top Hooker'
How far can reality television go? A new competition series will debut this summer called "Top Hooker."
Get your mind out of the gutter. It's on Animal Planet, and it's about fishing.
The network says the show will pit teams of expert fishers competing in odd challenges, like fishing with outlandish tools, catching fish blindfolded and netting fish with their mouth. It's all catch-and-release.
The series will run for eight episodes and be based in California fishing spots.
NYC auction house to offer Warhol works online
A New York City auction house will offer an online auction of Andy Warhol's works, giving a broader audience the chance to own a piece of his art.
It's Christie's first online-only Warhol sale. About 125 paintings, drawings, photographs and prints will be offered from Feb. 26 through March 5. Pre-sale estimates range from $600 to $70,000.
The auction is being held in partnership with The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
The works can be previewed online prior to the sale.
Barbra Streisand will sing at the Oscars
Barbra Streisand will perform at the Oscars next month, the first time she's performed during an Academy Awards broadcast in 36 years.
Streisand won the Academy Award for best original song for "Evergreen" in 1977. She also sang the theme from "A Star Is Born" that night.
She won the Oscar for best actress for 1968's "Funny Girl."
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also announced Wednesday that British singer Adele will perform at the Oscars. She and producer Paul Epworth are nominated for best original song for the James Bond theme song, "Skyfall."
The 85th Academy Awards air live Feb. 24 on ABC.
Rihanna on dating Brown: A mistake? My mistake
Rihanna says if dating Chris Brown is mistake, she's OK with that.
The singer tells Rolling Stone in an interview that dating Brown makes her happy and "if it's a mistake, it's my mistake." She adds that she's ready to go public with her singer-boyfriend.
Four years ago, Brown attacked Rihanna and was charged with a felony. But rumors about their relationship emerged after the singers collaborated on songs and appeared in photos together.
Rihanna says she knows that her history with 23-year-old Brown is "not the cutest puzzle in the world." The 24-year-old also vows that Brown is "disgusted" by what he did in the past. She says the two have matured and they "know exactly what we have now, and we don't want to lose that."


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Tony Sparano, a former offensive line coach, studies his line with much enthusiasm and focus.
And while Marc Colombo has allowed a Sun-Pass-lane-like 27 quarterback pressures this season, the interior of the Miami line has been solid to good much of the season according to Sparano.
Following Miami's 20-19 loss to the Cowboys -- a game in which the Dolphins averaged 3.6 yards per rush, allowed four sacks, had a botched shotgun snap cost them a turnover that led to a touchdown, Sparano said the interior of Miami's line is getting much better.
"I think they're getting better and better every single week, I really do," Sparano said. "I think that week in and week out when you look at how those guys are grading out they are getting better. They are getting better fundamentally."
The Miami interior line consists of left guard Richie Incognito, center Mike Pouncey and right guard Vernon Carey, who moved from right tackle this season.
"Vernon Carey, during the course of that game, again and I keep saying this but there was a stretch of plays in that game where Vernon Carey looked like a really good guard," Sparano said, "I mean a really good guard."
I don't know if any of that means Carey, who is unsigned for 2012, can have hopes of returning next year. But for this season, Sparano is seeing things from his interior linementhat we obviously do not see. And, in one respect, he's seeing things from his interior linemen that I hope I never see.
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Book lovers all over Juneau have been nervously discussing the fate of two of our local bookstores over the past few weeks, amidst rumors that both Hearthside Books and Rainy Retreat were about to close their doors. But, like reports of Mark Twain's demise, these rumors have been greatly exaggerated.
Owners at both bookstores have indeed announced plans to sell their businesses, but neither has any intention of closing and both are committed to finding buyers that have a passion for books and a commitment to the Juneau community. And here's more good news: according to the latest figures from the American Bookseller Association, independent book stores like these are beginning to make a comeback across the country, as community-centric book-buyers make it clear that they value the brick-and-mortar shops in their towns. Against all expectations, it's Borders that failed, while the small guys held on.
Here's a closer look at both local businesses and their experiences, and at promising national trends for the industry overall.
Hearthside Books
Hearthside Books co-owners, Deb Reifenstein and Susan Hickey have talked about retiring on and off for years, but it never seemed like the right time.
"We used to say, 'Oh, maybe we'll retire in five years,' and then five years would come and go and we'd say, 'This is still too much fun'. And it's still fun but ... I guess we're ready, that's the bottom line. We love the bookstore, it's like raising a child, we've raised it..."
"But it's time for it to fly off on its own," Hickey said with a laugh.
"And we're not going anywhere," Reifenstein said. "Our goal is for it to pass into good hands and continue on. We're not in a hurry, we just want to make sure we find the right buyers and that it continues."
The women, both former teachers, opened their bookstore in Merchants Wharf in September of 1975.
At that time, there already was a bookstore, Baranof Bookshop, owned by Susi Gregg Fowler's grandmother, Inez Gregg, but the women's market research showed that Juneau's book-loving population – at that time 12,000 – could support another one. Gregg's shop eventually turned into Big City Books, which changed ownership several times but didn't close until the early 1990s.
Hearthside soon moved from the Wharf to the Front Street location, where it has remained; the Nugget Mall store opened in 1976.
Both Reifenstein and Hickey say they've had such a great experience with the bookstore that quitting was never a temptation.
"I cant think of a time when I woke up and I thought, 'I just don't want to go in, I don't want to be there anymore,'" Hickey said.
Highlights of running the business include getting to work with local and visiting authors, being surrounded by piles and piles of interesting books – especially new releases and Alaska-related titles – and, above all, working within the Juneau community, through hiring hundreds of employees over the years and through working with customers.
"We have had so many people come through the bookstore in this town," Reifenstein said. "It's been so fun to get to know the community in that way."
Both women plan on staying in Juneau. Reifenstein said she hopes to travel more and spend more time with her grandchildren, as well as pursue other interests – she's currently taking an oil painting class at UAS. Hickey said one of her top goals is more time for – no surprise here – reading.
"All these great books go through my hands - I would love to stay at home with a cup of coffee and do some more reading," she said.
Both women said they've weathered many changes in the book business over the years, such as the threat of online booksellers, but that the industry overall seems to be undergoing a resurgence.
"The pendulum is swinging back toward the independents," Reifenstein said. "The big guys, the big box stores, Barnes and Noble and Borders, they've kind of duked it out with the online buying, and they've lost, that's the marketshare that's been lost. And now I think there's a lot of room for independents to come back in."
"We can adapt on a dime," Hickey added. "We don't have all that big infrastructure to change, so we can change much more rapidly to meet the market."
Their words are backed by a recent article in the Christian Science Monitor, "The novel resurgence of independent bookstores," by Yvonne Zipp, published earlier this month.
"While beloved bookstores still close down every year, sales at independent bookstores overall are rising, established independents are expanding, and new ones are popping up from Brooklyn to Big Stone Gap, Va.," Zipp writes. "Bookstore owners credit the modest increases to everything from the shuttering of Borders to the rise of the "buy local" movement to a get-'er-done outlook among the indies that would shame Larry the Cable Guy. If they have to sell cheesecake or run a summer camp to survive, add it to the to-do list.
According to the article, ABA membership has been steadily growing since 2009, adding 40 members last year. Moreover, sales at independent bookstores rose about 8 percent in 2012 over 2011, according to the ABA. Community support has been key in keeping independent bookstores alive, Zipp writes.
Reifenstein and Hickey agree.
"Juneau's been a wonderfully supportive community. What a wonderful place to have bookstore," Reifenstein said.
Rainy Retreat
Rainy Retreat Books co-owner Toni Birdseye is also hopeful for the future of brick-and-mortar independent book shops. She recently read a couple books that mentioned the idea of the "third place," a concept that's also discussed in the CSM article.
"There's a sociological-slash-architectural concept called the 'third place,'" Toni said, "and it's the idea that you have home and you have work, but there's this place in between, where you meet, where you talk, where you exchange ideas – coffee houses, places where are there are events going on -- the businesses that build on that, I think, have a good future."
Toni and her husband Don Birdseye are selling their used book business, Rainy Retreat Books, after 12 years. Like Reifenstein and Hickey, they made the decision with no regrets and many fond memories.
"It's been a heck of a ride. Just wonderful," Toni said. "We've loved every minute of it."
The couple bought the business, then called Rainy Day Books, in 2001 from former Juneau residents Lawrence and Laura Powers, who'd opened the bookstore in 1997 in the space now occupied by Dee Longenbaugh, of Observatory Books. The shop moved to Seward Street in the Valentine building a couple years later.
Toni said they found out about the bookstore through a tiny ad in the book review section of the New York Times. She and her new husband, Don, had been looking for an adventure, and decided to fly up to Juneau to check it out. Both had been to Alaska before, but only briefly, and decades earlier. Neither had ever run a business, but they shared a passion for books and for language. In fact, Don says part of how he caught Toni's eye in the first place was with an alliterative dating ad that mentioned "browsing bookstores" as one of his interests (she responded in alliterative c's).
"Don had always wanted to retire to Alaska, and I had always wanted a bookstore. it was a match made in heaven," Toni said. "When we came, we loved it. What's not to love about Juneau? The mountains and the water and the wildlife and the people. The people are just fabulous, it's a great community."
They made the decision to buy the business during that initial scouting trip in July of 2001, and at that time also picked out a house on Fritz Cove Road.
"At the end of the week we walked away with contracts for both the business and the house," Don said.
After 12 years, they have no regrets, and in fact, have grown so attached to Juneau and its people that they have no plans to move. The couple plan to take more trips to see their children and grandchildren, but will always come back.
"We've acquired husbands and wives for our four kids and we've acquired four grandchildren, and counting, since we've been here ... and we've had a lot of health problems," Don said. "So we realized life is short, and going to see the grandkids is sort of a higher priority."
Though more travel is in their future, they plan to keep their house and continue living here.
"We still plan on keeping Juneau as our main headquarters," Toni said. "It's our home. It's been our home for our married life and we have all these people we want to see."
One of the first friends they made in town back in 2001 was well known local musician Buddy Tabor, who introduced the couple to the folk music community. Don also got involved with Veterans for Peace, and it didn't take long for the couple to feel right at home in Juneau.
Toni said her favorite part of the business has been interacting with the public and getting to know Juneau as a community of readers. Though Juneau's readers are very eclectic in their tastes, the store's bread and butter is paperback fiction of all genres. For the tourist market, it's Alaska books.
"The fun part of the whole business is the customers," Toni said. "Finding out what they're interested in and trying to put them together with a book that will answer their questions."
Both Toni and Don said that is the part they will miss the most.
"We'll miss the people, we'll miss getting up and going every day," Toni said.
"We'll miss that downtown interaction," Don added.
Chances are, the book-loving Birdseyes will still be frequent visitors of this "third place" after they sell it, and of other third places nearby - The Rookery or the Triangle are two more likely spots.
In the meantime, the Birdseyes said they're excited to help the story of Rainy Retreat continue under new owners. Whether its a local who buys the business or out-of-towners who are setting off on a new adventure, like they were 12 years ago, the new owners should fuel their decision with one basic idea: a passion for books.
"That's the first requirement," Toni said. "You have to love books."
For more on Rainy Retreat, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Rainy-Retreat-Books/228014137486, or watch their video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=veT9K94NQfs.
For more on Hearthside Books, visit www.hearthsidebooks.com.


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"These transformative infrastructure investments are critical to our economic security and worldwide competitiveness," CG/LA Infrastructure President and CEO Norman Anderson said. "The Project of the Year awards honor the innovative construction initiatives and the visionaries who are leading them that will help to shape the North American economic landscape into a global powerhouse for the future."
Project of the Year awards are given in five categories covering strategy, financing, engineering, job creation and the environment. All projects have specific business opportunities to be realized in the next three to 18 months.
The winners were announced at the 5th Annual North American Strategic Infrastructure Leadership Forum at the Mayflower Renaissance Hotel in Washington, D.C.
The $8.2-billion East Side Access project and the $1.5-billion Louisiana International Gulf Transfer Terminal tied for the Strategic Project of the Year for their potential to generate a historic leap in a country or region's productivity and/or competitiveness.
The East Side Access project will connect the Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) Main and Port Washington lines in Queens to a new LIRR terminal beneath Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. The new connection will increase the LIRR's capacity into Manhattan and dramatically shorten travel time for Long Island and eastern Queens passengers traveling to the east side of Manhattan.
The $1.4-billion Cotton Belt Rail Line connecting Dallas and Fort Worth is the Finance Project of the Year that establishes and/or most extends an innovative finance model, moving closer to more efficient and faster infrastructure investment.
The 62-mile commuter rail project will link the northeast Dallas suburbs to downtown Fort Worth, including a stop near the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and beyond into Tarrant County and ending in Plano.
Project of the Year award winners were selected among the Strategic Top 100 North American Infrastructure Projects, valued at $435 billion. The 5th North American Strategic Leadership Forum is designed to double the level of infrastructure investment in North America and dramatically improve the quality and productivity of that investment.


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How the WAC will line up
1) Boise State: To tough to pick against the Broncos although there are some teams that I think can make some noise. Louisiana Tech and Nevada both come to mind. But at the end of the day, you gotta pick the Broncos. I think it's important to point out that I picked BSU to win last year when the chic pick was Fresno State. BSU prevailed.
Pros: They have a great quarterback in Kellen Moore; They have an intriguing running back in Jeremy Avery; They have a great secondary; And they have the tradition of excellence that's hard to top. Simply put, they don't lose in conference and it will be tough for anyone to knock them off their thrown. Until that happens, I'll stick with them.
Cons: They have to lose eventually and everyone is gunning for them. That target on the Broncos' back gets bigger and bigger each year.
2) Louisiana Tech: This team will make noise, just wait. Last season I selected them to finish high when many didn't give it any thought. They were strong after all and ended up going to the Independence Bowl, where they won. Again, I pick them to surprise. Second to some might be high but I don't think so. They run the ball, they stop the run. They play hungry and coach Derek Dooley is all business. They also get Boise at home this season and I smell an upset in that one. It's a Friday nighter on ESPN.
Pros: Strong on defense and special teams; Good D-line anchored by tackle D'Anthony Smith and end Kwame Jordan.
Cons: They need a good year out of QB Ross Jenkins, who hasn't done it yet; I like Daniel Porter as the feature running back, but can he carry the load? He will get a lot of carries; Wide receiver Phillip Livas has been an Aggie killer during his tenure at La. Tech. Outside of that, this unit is unproven.
3) Nevada: I respect Fresno State a lot but I also think highly of the Wolf Pack. I expect Chris Ault to coach this team with his usual hard-edged attitude. They will run the ball with authority. That's what happens when your best runner is your quarterback, and signal caller Colin Kaepernick is special. He is erratic throwing the football, but with his legs, he can get the job done and he opens things up for the other running backs on the team. RB Vai Tua had a monster season last year, simply because Luke Lippincott went down with an injured knee. Lippincott is back now, and I expect him to be at full force, giving Nevada the best ground game in the conference.
Pros: Best team in conference at running the football; Quarterback Colin Kaepernick is a difference maker and the toughest single player to defend in the WAC.
Cons: The Wolf Pack love their receiving corps going into the new season, but the unit has to prove it. Two players to watch are junior Chris Wellington and redshirt freshman Brandon Wimberly; Same deal on defense. Word is that the secondary is improved and it better be. The last two years this team has lived and died in shootouts on the scoreboard.
4) Fresno State: The Bulldogs will always play with an attitude and I mean that in a good way. I do think losing quarterback Tom Brandstater to the NFL will hurt — he went to Denver in the draft. They will be able to run the ball as always and will be strong along both the offensive and defensive lines — as always. I also would keep an eye on wide receiver Seyi Ajirotutu, who was explosive last season. I like them, just not as much as the top three.
Pros: A stable of running backs led by junior Ryan Mathews; Play with an attitude along both lines; I expect them to be nothing short of solid defensively; Ajirotutu has the size and ability to be an elite WAC receiver.
Cons: They lose key offensive pieces in quarterback Tom Brandstater and tight end Bear Pascoe. It's tough to replace talent and leadership.
5) San Jose State: It's hard for me to pick the Spartans this low. I like quarterback Kyle Reed and respect their defense tremendously — they had three defensive players drafted this year with Chris Owens and Jarron Gilbert each going in the third round. They also lose their top receiver from a season ago in David Richmond — he's in Bengals' camp if anyone's interested. One intriguing piece will be wide receiver Kevin Jurovich, who had a big year in 2007 but was injured for all of last season. Ultimately think this team will score just enough points and play just stout enough defense to win games. They will be a respectable fifth-place team in the conference.
Pros: The Ihenacho brothers — Carl (defensive end) and Duke (safety) — not only make a cool story but also form a strong 1-2 punch; Quaterback Kyle Reed is dangerous and I believe underrated.
Cons: Do they have enough weapons on offense?; Can they sustain the loss of NFL-quality players on their usually-strong defense?
6) Hawaii: I am not in love with this team and the only reason I'm putting them here is because their homefield advantage is so strong. I could see them dropping and the more I look at it, I think the bottom-four spots in the WAC are wide open. Another way to put that is that they're weak. QB Greg Alexander quietly put up good numbers here last year, with 14 TDs and just five picks. I've always liked running back Leon Wright-Jackson, but he hasn't produced. Wide receiver Greg Salas is gritty. The days of June Jones are over.
Pros: Great homefield advantage. Nobody travels well the The Islands.
Cons: Defense has some holes; I question overall talent of team.
7) New Mexico State: The Aggies are here, which is better than where many are picking them. I see the team scratching and clawing their way to wins under Walker and I also like the way their schedule works out. They host Utah State and Idaho and I think they will win both of those games. I think the Aggies will be a tough team at home. I also see them upsetting either Fresno State or Nevada when those teams visit Las Cruces. They will surprise one of them.
Pros: The Aggies will be a good rushing team, with Marquell Colston, Tonny Glynn and whoever else they give the ball too; Defense will be better. I think the secondary will play better; DeWayne Walker will bring a fresh attitude.
Cons: As of now, the team is thin in talent; Quarterback remains a major question mark. Whoever plays best between Jeff Fleming, Trevor Walls and Tanner Rust deserves the chance to lead the team. From afar I like Walls but a lot will be dictated this fall heading into the season.
8) Utah State: I wrestled with Utah State, simply because I think they are going to be a better team this year. They have some talent here, along with one of the more underrated offensive players in the league in quarterback Diondre Borel. He made their offense explosive at times last year and is a scary player to defend with his run/pass abilities. I also think the defense will be respectable with Paul Igboeli leading the charge. New coach Gary Anderson is a defensive guy. They host Nevada, Louisiana Tech, San Jose State and Boise State. I think they can upset two of those teams in Romney Stadium this year.
Pros: Exciting quarterback; Underrated defense; I expect them to be a tough home team this year at Romney, particularly when the weather gets rugged.
Cons: They are used to losing; Road schedule takes them to Idaho, NMSU and Hawaii, three teams they could beat at home but will have trouble with away.
9) Idaho: It pains me to say it, but I do not think the Vandals will be much improved this year. This team has failed to compete under coach Rob Akey, with the one shining moment for the program in his tenure coming when they beat NMSU in Moscow last season. I do see a few winnable WAC games — at home against Hawaii and also at home against Utah State. This team will forever play hard under Akey. The talent level just hasn't been there.
Pros: Idaho has an underrated quarterback in Nathan Enderle; I also am a fan of running back Deonte Jackson, who was a WAC monster two seasons ago and faded a bit last year. I think he'll be back and form a nice 1-2 punch with RB Princeton McCarty; If a team goes into the Kibbie Dome dozing off, the Vandals can ambush them; Look out for offensive tackle Matt Cleveland.
Cons: One has to question the team's talent level; Will the defense hold down the fort?
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I can't find fault with your predictions. They make sense based on what I've seen about the different teams. Some would argue that USU should be ranked higher. I'm not sure that they have the quality across the board to deserve that, but could surprise if some players step up. Besides, to do that, you'd probably have to push NMSU down a notch and it does make sense to give the tie to the local team. I see a real dogfight among Nevada, Fresno, Tech for second place. I doubt that anyone will get to Boise.
I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of impact Coach Walker is going to have on the Aggies. Will they be able to turn the corner this year? I hope that the strength and conditioning program may be a bit better. The strength/speed numbers have looked good the last couple of years, but didn't seem to translate to performance on the field, and the injury record suggests there may not have been sound underlying conditioning.
I'm curious to see how season ticket sales are going. Any chance of getting an update on that? I've bought a pair. I know that living as far away as I do, I won't make too many games, but I should get to 2 or 3. Last year made it to the Hawaii game, and the attendance was embarrassing. Let's hope for a better year on the field and in the stadium.
- June 16, 2009 at 10:17 PM
I think NMSU can start 3-0 but, it the road gets really tough in late October.
4-8 season for the new attitude Aggies would be a good start.
- June 17, 2009 at 4:33 AM
I'll go out on a limb and say 4-8, just because, hopefully, the Aggie defense will be improved.
Offense and special teams, BIG question.
- June 17, 2009 at 9:45 AM
NMSU has a great chance at starting the season 6-0. I think defense will be one of the better in the league, and I think the defense will win us some games. I think we finish 7-6.
- June 17, 2009 at 6:46 PM
- FSDogs1 said...
Regarding Fresno State, I actually believe Tom Brandstater's departure is a plus for the offense. Yes, he was drafted by the Broncos, but really he's been the least successful QB of Pat Hill's era (Billy Volek, David Carr, Paul Pinegar). Brandstater wasn't capable of carrying the team and doing things those other three QBs could.
And now the 'Dogs are loaded with young QBs, including David Carr's little brother Derek Carr, a true freshman who graduated high school early and passed up multiple Pac-10and Big 12 offers to play for his dream school - Fresno State. Carr will eventually be the starter but this year is battling junior lefty Ryan Colburn for the nod. Redshirt freshman Ebahn Feathers will play some type of role with his 4.4 speed.
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Delaware Health: Healthy Campers, the Olympics, Health Care Reform
Keep Your Camper Healthy
There are so many more day camp options now compared to when I was a kid. In the 1970s, camp offerings were mostly traditional with archery at 9:30, and then arts and crafts followed by volleyball. Now there are camps that offer TV production training, science experiments and pioneer living, to name a few.
Frankly, I am a little jealous. As a kid, I was not interested in sports so I could not have cared less if the flag was captured or if there was actually a difference between Newcomb and volleyball. Raise your hand if you think I was the first picked for any teams ever.
I remember spending my camp days with pretty bad allergies. As I was exploring camp options for my son, I began to wonder if today's nontraditional camp programs offered the same health services that mine offered. The camps I went to had a full-time nurse. No matter which camp one might choose, there are important health considerations to address before dropping your child off at a summer program.
• Is the staff properly trained for medical emergencies?
Not every camp has a nurse on staff, so it's helpful to know if the program staff is trained in CPR and Basic Life Support (BLS) skills. If there are activities in the woods or on field trips, what are the communication policies in place so help can be accessed immediately?
• How hot is hot?
OK, so if I whine about the heat, and I do, one can imagine overtired children coping with the hot weather. Does the camp have a policy for hot weather? Does it offer indoor options for activities? Most importantly, are staff members trained to recognize signs of heat exhaustion? Do they have an air-conditioned area that campers can retreat to for rest? How often are they checking to keep the campers properly hydrated?
• Which allergies are specifically related to summertime?
Poison ivy is an allergy and is quite common this time of year. Fortunately, it is not contagious as soon as one removes the plant oils from clothing and skin.
According to pediatrician Bethany Kutz, M.D., "The tricky part about managing to get rid of those oils is that it can take days after exposure for the rash to appear so one might not know they were exposed."
The bees are out and ready to celebrate right along with your campers, so staff must be informed about bee allergies and have precautions available such as carrying an EpiPen.
So, whether the summer programs for your children offer a nurse or not, it's best to know ahead of time how the counselors are trained to treat your child in a medical situation. The staff already has the life-enriching skills; expect the life-saving ones as well.
Living Positively
Who knew that volunteering could be an Olympic sport? One of our own, Marisa Grimes of Ocean View, will be carrying the Olympic Torch as a result of her generous efforts.
I need to tell you about this young college student because she is amazing and makes any effort I have made to volunteer look like I was simply miming being helpful.
Just like an Olympic hopeful, Grimes began her philanthropic efforts at a young age. Let's compare her budding volunteerism to mine so you can understand my awe.
• As a kid, Marisa distributed water bottles for runners at races and "adopted" other children in Third World countries.
As a kid, I might have remembered to say "excuse me" to others if I needed to get by them. Oh, I also went house-to-house asking for money to help build a new library. I did this because I knew there would be hot chocolate and cookies at the place we dropped off our donations.
• As a high school student, Marisa created and organized a benefit to purchase school uniforms for 400 Kenyan school children. She then developed a long-term sustainable service plan for her volunteer club to maintain this effort and worked directly with the Kenyan Embassy to make it happen.
As a high school student, I told everyone that I was going to marry Rob Lowe.
• Now a busy college student, Marisa has already orchestrated a fundraiser to support tornado victims across Alabama and helped develop a nonprofit organization called Building Bright Future Inc. to fundraise for an orphanage in Ghana (where she had volunteered).
As a college student, I once let someone ahead of me in line at the dining hall because they were thinner than me and I felt they needed the food a bit more.
As a result of all her incredible efforts, Marisa was selected by Coca-Cola as one of 10 teenagers in the United States who represent the company's "Live Positively" philosophy. She has received an all-expenses paid trip for two to England to participate in the Olympic torch relay.
According to a recent interview, she is taking a few extra days to vacation in Scotland. She, unlike me, has certainly earned it.
Health Care Reform 101
Oh this is a loaded topic. In this health and wellness blog, I promise to not make any political claims, but to do my best to address and simplify health issues. The national health care reform law is a health-related issue, but it's a confusing one and has inspired varied opinions from the American health care consumer.
In recent news, the law was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court and suddenly everyone on Facebook turned into constitutional scholars. I am not quite sure how that happened. I turned to some trusted academic sources for help in understanding what this law really means so I could blog about it. The law itself is 1,000 pages long and Americans tend to only read that amount of pages if the topic is vampires, dragon tattoos and hunger games.
Consider this a primer and I will tackle this across blog entries. If you are like most Delawareans I know and love, you are likely asking "But how does this affect me as a Delawarean?" I will do my best to illustrate those benefits throughout the primer, courtesy of help from sources such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Kaiser Family Health Foundation.
The health care reform law will be implemented in two key phases:
Phase One: Some changes have already been implemented, but between now and 2014:
- Insurers will be limited and evaluated in how they spend our premium dollars. They will be accountable in ways they have not been in the past.
- Several preventive care services such as screenings and vaccinations will become free in all new private insurance policies.
- Delawareans, because they're over 65 or disabled, will receive more help with their drug costs and be able to save money.
- Young adults can stay insured by remaining on their parents' policies up to age 26.
- Del. small businesses will get tax breaks to help them pay for health insurance for their workers.
- There will no longer be lifetime limits on health coverage.
- Children can no longer be turned down for having a pre-existing health condition, like asthma or diabetes.
- Adults with pre-existing conditions can get coverage through a plan available here in Delaware.
Because of this new law, Delaware has received millions of dollars in grants to support research and planning to implement the new Affordable Insurance Exchange and other facets of the new law as well as funding for community partnerships, volunteer physician growth, school-based health and Medicare beneficiary outreach.
Next up: Phase Two. And perhaps some cartoons to illustrate some of the finer, more complicated aspects of the plan. As far as I am concerned, we need a Schoolhouse Rock for this kind of thing.
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- Koji Kanemoto & Osamu Nishimura vs. Hiroyoshi Yamamoto (Tenzan) & Satoshi Kojima (16:48, 5/25/92)
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Conan O'Brien may not have much to talk to Jay Leno about these days, but the rival talk-show hosts do share at least one thing in common: They both go a little gaga in the presence of Halle Berry.
Leno couldn't help ogling Berry when she stopped by "The Tonight Show" Monday night wearing a plunging black minidress. On Wednesday, it was O'Brien's turn to lose his cool over the Oscar-winning beauty, meaning that, in one way at least, he's still following Leno.
After a fun flashback to an appearance Berry made 20 years ago on a very early episode of O'Brien's NBC talk show "Late Night," wearing a hat that looked like it was borrowed from the "Blossom" wardrobe department, the conversation turned to her line of perfumes – specifically, how and where to apply them.


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The number of stadia that would be required for the tournament has not yet been decided, but a key element will be to establish the number of locations and venues available before a feasibility study is undertaken to determine Ireland's overall capacity to host the tournament.
IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne said, "The Rugby World Cup in New Zealand showed what a country of four million people could achieve in terms of attracting visitors and showcasing the potential of a country, so an overall Ireland bid is something that the government was keen to discuss with us.
"I think everybody is aware of the benefits from both a social and economic perspective that would come from hosting the third largest sporting event on the globe. We are at the early stages of examining the feasibility of a bid and part of this study is to determine the interest and support of Government and other relevant bodies."


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^^ I was thinking the same thing
All I want, ain't no other, we together, I'll remember, sweet love, all night long - All Night / Beyonce.
^ That's a flag, not a towel.
^^That's what I was about to say, but it's still a hot pic so I think we can let it slide.
Oh, I absolutely agree about it being a hot pic, it's just that I'm not fond of pictures being in the wrong place (as I think you already know )
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The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, the National Institute for Computational Sciences and Georgia Tech will present an OpenACC GPU programming workshop on January 15 and 16, 2013. The Ohio Supercomputer Center is serving as one of the satellite sites for this workshop.
OpenACC is the accepted standard to allow quick development of GPU capable codes using standard languages and compilers. This workshop assumes knowledge of either C or Fortran programming. It will have a hands-on component using Keeneland, an XSEDE resource deployed at the National Institute for Computational Sciences. Keeneland is the NSF's premier GPU resource.
You can register for the OSC site on ARMSTRONG at: https://armstrong.osc.edu/events/eventpage.php?id=66
Please note that there is a cap of 100 accounts on the PSC machines for the training. I encourage people to sign up early.
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|Ethernet's 400-Gigabit Challenge Is a Good Problem To Have
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|Undiscovered Country of HFT: FPGA JIT Ethernet Packet Assembly
|Thursday May 23, 2013 @12:54PM
|Ethernet Turns 40
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|Google wants variable-rate Ethernet
|Sunday September 09, 2012 @10:40PM
|100GbE To Slash the Cost of Producing Live Television
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|How Fast IsFast Enough On The Internet?
|Tuesday June 05, 2012 @10:04AM
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A treasure trove has been discovered in a secret room hidden underground in Christchurch for at least a century.
Archaeologists uncovered a small underground room in the foundations of a 1970s office block demolished in Madras St in the city centre.
When the secret room was opened in March, 1600 treasures from the 19th century were discovered, including a ladies fob watch, a brooch, mustard pots, cutlery, bottles and china.
Underground Overground Archaeology director Katharine Watson said the find was "amazing and surprising".


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As I did last week which didn't stop you from pulling a baldfaced lie about me not showing up right out of your wicked smaht anus
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is it "baldfaced lie" or "boldfaced lie"?
I always thought it was boldfaced lie.
100% Karma.
You have one of your best players out for the extra point with under 4 minutes to go in a game where you're running up the score (Brady still playing on the scoring drive in question is further evidence of that).
No one is celebrating. Just stating the obvious.
And I read only two pages of this thread and that's all it took to see Guido getting his panties in a bunch, as usual. I'm sure there was much more whining to follow.
When the Pats lose close games, it's "LOL, you suck, where's the magic?" and when they blow out a team, it's "the Pats are running up the score, so disrespectful." The Pats need to figure out a way to win games by that sweet spot of only 7-14 points to make everyone happy, I guess.
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More like: Tedy B. has said that BB's M.O. is to crush Divisional / Potential Playoff opponents whenever possible to strike psychological fear in their hearts. As much a signal to NYJ as IND IMO. Couple that with a no-pressure job for life based on past glories, and anything goes.
However, there are more than 11 guys available at game's end to fill Gronkowski's and Brady's shoes. If a 30 point lead isn't the time to bring in Ryan Mallett et al to protect irreplaceable starters when is that time exactly?
The Pats are the only team that gets called out for running up the score because they are the only team that is capable of doing it while also having a negative background (BB's demeanor and Spygate). No one said the Saints ran up the score last season when they blew out the hapless Colts 62-7, did they? Drew Brees was still in and passing while up 41 points against a team that had no chance to do anything. But, at the time, the Saints were beloved and Brees was a great guy, so it's all good.
Conor Orr @ConorTOrr
Belichick on keeping Gronk in on special tms: "I don't think there are any quicker ways to lose than getting kick blocked + run back for TD"
Anyway, the part I never got about the "running up the score" criticism is why doesn't similar logic extend to the losing team? Down 59-24 yesterday with under 4 minutes to play, the Colts had Andrew Luck running the no huddle/shotgun and winging it on every play. Why wasn't Curtis Painter (or whatever scrub is backing up Luck these days) in there taking a knee?
Which was after their final score. I don't really care when Mallett came in or whether he would have come in at all. It's their decision to do whatever they want. The concept of "running up the score" is complete garbage and borne out of jealousy from opposing fans and hateful media. Every Jets fan here and everywhere would be loving it if Rex were ever in a position to do that. Between the in-game taunting and smack-talk in the media, the Jets' team culture can hardly be considered "respectful to the game."
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Not to worry. Rex has been playing backups all season to save the starters for the playoffs while BB has been playing his starters to win the regular season.
Rex has been quoted as saying "My guys will be fresh for the playoffs. We're not going to injure ourselves trying to win regular season games. The Jets are coming and we think thats more than what the NFL can handle."
God's punishment for running up the score. No question.
I'd like to hear from Eternal Champion on this but has anyone considered that Gronk might have done the old "cadaver forearm in the MRI machine" bit to make the Jets think he's not going to play on Thursday?????
I think Eternal Champion needs to ponder this and get back to us.


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7-08-04 - A falling meteor was seen by thousands across Texas and Oklahoma, and caught on a police officer's dash camera. By Thursday, experts had surmised that the fireball was likely space debris entering the Earth's atmosphere. A Rowlett, Texas officer caught the image on his dash camera during a traffic stop - showing the fireball for a total of 8 seconds.
The National Weather Service says the fireball was most likely a large meteor.
It was seen as far south as Waco and east to Sulphur Springs and parts of south-central United States.
A spokesman for the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said the sightings were not tied to a weather event and the Regional Federal Aviation Administration says there have been no reports of missing aircraft.
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... I truly believe that most Christians have no clue about the Bible, because they sure don't live it. They're accepting the word of some egomaniacal "pastor" and then they teach their kids the mumbo jumbo that they learned.
Well, I think it's reasonable to think that you should be able to trust your pastor et al. when it comes to the Bible and the teachings of Jesus considering that's their life, but when people blindly follow without questioning, you get pastors who abuse that trust.
I'm an anarcho-capitalist Christian, so I actually don't pay attention to whatever laws you guys voted for
How does 1 Peter 2:13-17 [nccbuscc.org] fit into your beliefs?
my use of "unlicensed products" probably sells more of it
Then explain this to the copyright owner in your letter seeking an offer. If they wanted to sell more of it, they would license clips to you.
Those two vertical bars you see on your screen mean "paused". TV tuner cards sold in the United States after October 1998 halt recording when they detect a Macrovision signal.
..will copy part of the video to an mpeg file, where START and END are formatted as [[HOURS:]MINUTES:]SECONDS. Note that -endpos is relative to the starting position, it's not the position in the file.mencoder -oac copy -ovc copy -ss <START> -endpos <END> dvd://<CHAPTER> -of mpeg -o <FILENAME>.mpg
Please keep in mind that I am not interested in something that would copy a full-length film, nor am I'm not advocating discussion on how to best pirate films. What utilities would you use to retrieve short clips from DVDs and other digital sources?"
Regardless of your good intentions, I don't think that you'll find any officially sanctioned programs that will let you copy part of a DVD. Even if you restrict yourself to the most obvious fair use, you'll still have to do it with the same tools the pirates use
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Barstead, Docksteaders help DII Flames rout Whalers' B team
September 14, 2013 | Lynchburg, Va.
Freshmen forwards Jordan Barstead and Devon Docksteader, both natives of Ottawa, Canada, enjoyed auspicious debuts for Liberty University's ACHA Division II men's hockey team in its season-opener against Hampton Roads' Junior "B" team, late Friday night at the LaHaye Ice Center.
Docksteader, younger brother of senior forward Brad Docksteader and Chad Docksteader, a junior forward on Liberty's DIII team, started the second-period scoring with his first goal in a Flames uniform. He later added an exclamation point to the 9-1 victory with the game's final score, unassisted.
Late in the second period, Barstead made it 5-0 with his first collegiate score, finishing a give-and-go pass from Jeff Boschman deep in the left crease seconds after making a steal. Senior forward Bobby Cervone extended Liberty's lead to 6-0 three minutes later by sneaking an unassisted wrist shot from the right circle through traffic and past Whalers' goalie Ryan Drucker.
"We saw production from three lines tonight, pretty evenly spread, which is consistent with the way we set the lines up," Liberty head coach Chris Lowes said. "We tried to balance them with a bit of playmaking, a bit of scoring touch, and a bit of toughness. We'll probably make a few adjustments (Saturday), but for the first game, chemistry was pretty good."
Barstead and Boschman connected again six minutes into the third period, this time with Barstead setting up Boschman to give the Flames a commanding 8-1 advantage less than three minutes after the Whalers had trimmed it to 6-1.
"Jeff (Boschman) is playing well and we're looking for big things from him this year and we just told him that before the game, we expect the production to go up," Lowes said. "He's got the size and the hands and the playmaking ability."
Peter Kazmierczak opened the scoring just a minute and six seconds into the first period off a feed from Brad Docksteader, Liberty's leading scorer last year who finished with a goal and two assists.
He set up a sophomore forward Paul Ingles with a crisp pass from the right to left circle. Ingles, who played on the DI team as a freshman last year, put the puck away for a 3-0 edge with just 12 seconds left in the first period.
The Flames outshot the Whalers by a whopping 46-14 margin on the night, with sophomore goalie Nick Devine making 13 saves. Liberty will look to put together another dominating performance in Saturday's rematch at LaHaye, set for 6:15 p.m.


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Milanovich said his daughters Macall, 11, and Maggie, nine, initially cried then he told them he was assuming the head job in Toronto. It wasn't so much having to move to a new city after five years in Montreal, but rather the idea of sitting in the stands and having to listen to Argos fans criticize the head coach during the roller-coaster ride that usually is the 18-game CFL regular season.
But the 40-year-old native of Butler, Pa., often pressed the right buttons as a rookie head coach, leading Toronto to its first Grey Cup title since 2004. On Thursday, that earned Milanovich the CFL's coach of the year award.
However, Milanovich's highlight this season was celebrating Toronto's 35-22 win over the Calgary Stampeders in the 100th Grey Cup on the Rogers Centre field afterwards with his family.
"The moment after the Grey Cup was one of the best of my life, spending it with my wife, my daughters and my family," Milanovich said. "But the thing people don't see is after the losses, the concern on their faces.
"They're hurting because you're hurting and that's as much of a motivator for me as anything. What the typical outside world doesn't realize is coaches are paid to do that but the families live and die with every win and loss so for them to be able to share that moment with me on the field and be in the parade and celebrate in our city, those are the reasons you do it, for those moments."
Milanovich claimed the Annis Stukus Trophy at a luncheon in Regina after receiving 34 of 45 first-place ballots in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Calgary head coach/GM John Hufnagel and Mike Benevides of the B.C. Lions were the other finalists.
Milanovich became the sixth Argos coach to capture the award and second in three years as GM Jim Barker won it in 2010.
Barker stepped down as Argos coach in December 2011 and hired Milanovich, who had served as an assistant in Montreal for five seasons. Barker then made headlines when he landed veteran quarterback Ricky Ray in a blockbuster trade with the Edmonton Eskimos.
But Ray and the Argos started slowly. In August, Toronto released running back Cory Boyd even though he led the CFL in rushing at the time and the team was just 4-4 heading into its annual Labour Day showdown with Hamilton.
After consecutive wins over Hamilton, Toronto then lost five of its next six games, including two-of-three when Ray went down with a knee injury, to stand at 7-9. However, Ray and the Argos caught fire, winning their final five games and capping their late-season run with a Grey Cup victory before a rabid Rogers Centre gathering of 53,208.
"It was a great year but sometimes it's even sweeter when you have to overcome some obstacles," Milanovich said. "It doesn't always go smoothly but the roll we got on at the end of the season is the kind of roll you dream about . . . to watch that happen in our stadium, in our city, that's a moment I'll never forget."
Hufnagel, the CFL's top coach in 2008, did a great job of leading Calgary to its second Grey Cup berth in five years. The Stampeders finished second in the West Division with a 12-6 record despite losing starter Drew Tate for most of the season.
Benevides, a Toronto native, served as the defensive co-ordinator on B.C.'s 2011 Grey Cup-winning team before replacing Wally Buono as head coach. Benevides led the Lions to a league-best 13-5 record, the 13 victories tying a club record for the most by a first-year head coach.
But Calgary spoiled B.C.'s quest for a second straight Grey Cup crown with a 34-29 win in the West final.
A successful title defence is the challenge now facing Milanovich, although he was Montreal's offensive co-ordinator when it won successive CFL titles in 2009 and 2010.
And with Milanovich and Ray both having the benefit of a year together under their belt, Milanovich said Toronto should be able to start 2013 stronger than it did last year.
"When that's the case and you continue to get better throughout the season as we did last year, then it stands to reason at the end of the season you're even better than you were the year before," Milanovich said. "But there's a lot of work that has to be done before any of that happens."
However, Toronto will have the benefit of continuity as both Milanovich and Barker have signed contract extensions with the CFL club.
"Hopefully we in Toronto can start to get that same continuity these other winning organizations have had and build upon the success we had this year," he said. "Jim laid the foundation for what happened this year and not only that, he had the courage once he hired me to let me do my job my way.
"I know that had to be hard for him because he's been a coach for many many years and as close as we are we don't agree on everything. But he stepped back and let me make my mistakes and let me learn on my own . . . I'm really thankful for his friendship and leadership and all he's meant to my career."


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I am heartbroken after reading the Daily Press series on the mentally ill in jail.
It shows the tremendous suffering of the mentally ill in an isolation cell when treatment could be provided at a much more proper facility.
I am Jason Daniel Tully's mother. He passed away on April 25, 2013, at the age of 25, in a jail isolation cell. I have waited this long to respond because an autopsy had to be done. It showed he suffered from schizoaffective disorder and a heart condition. I have no ill feelings towards the Hampton City Jail for their efforts to save my young son's life. He suffered tremendously with severe mental illness for numerous years.
My son passed away in an isolation jail cell three days after being discharged from a local hospital. He was discharged from Maryview Hospital in Portsmouth after I insisted with his treating psychiatrist that he was not ready to be released. Instead, he was sent home by a cab. One hour later, the police placed him in jail after a psychotic episode.
Jason Daniel was the light of my world, very special and full of kindness. I am a former social worker. My passion has always been and always will be to help those with mental illness.
My sincere sympathyand prayers extend to state Sen. Creigh Deeds about his personal tragedy and loss of his son, Austin. I am sure that Sen. Deeds is facing a difficult time of pain and loss.
I am still unable to explain what it is like to watch your child develop a mental illness. Often, they are denied the help needed. My son was brilliant, kind and had a successful future ahead of him, but he could not beat his illness.Jason Daniel could never, ever accept that his functioning level had decreased so desperately. He said, "My dreams are gone."
Jason Daniel served a nearly one-year sentence in jail from approximately March 2012 until Feb. 26, 2013. On Feb. 26, he was released from Hampton Roads Regional Jail with bleeding sores in his feet, deep wounds in his legs, a tremendous loss of weight, broken tooth, deep beard and a scar and dent on his forehead. He was so ill that he could barely walk. He went to Riverside Behavioral Health Center where he was denied treatment.
I explained to the Hampton Court that Jason Daniel would need community support services if released. If a mentally ill person is in a hospital for an extensive period of time, or in jail, their disability income (if they have any) is suspended and it takes someone to help them get it reinstated, which can take time.
Otherwise, they are homeless. As the Hampton Roads Regional Jail informed me, "nine times out of 10, the mentally ill are put out on the streets."
I am trying to get my son's records. I have contacted Eastern State Hospital (the state psychiatric facility in James City County) where my son was for a short time while incarcerated. I was told, "since he is deceased you cannot get his records." The Hampton Roads Regional Jail told me I would have to go to court and "then you would be beating your head against a brick wall." The jail also told me that "isolation can be done indefinitely." Jason Daniel had a severe mental illness but he had an incredible heart and was always honest. He told me, "Mom, I was put in isolation for a very long time. Bad memories mom. Very bad memories."
I am speaking from both professional and personal experience. Often one can ask for help and crisis intervention; however an ECO (emergency custody order) or TDO (temporary detention order) is many times not approved because someone does not meet "imminent" criteria for inability to care for self or a danger to self or others. Hospitalization is then not provided. Or, if it is, the patient is often released from the short-term hospital before they are stable. So many times, jail is the outcome. Isolation there with the mentally ill is often done.
Many times I sought fervently for hospitalization for my son and my patients. Not just short-term psychiatric facilities, but especially long-term, such as Eastern State. It was denied when my son pleaded for help.
Although there is proposed legislation for funding for the mental health system, I am deeply concerned that some necessary services will not be met. For example, housing for the mentally ill is a serious problem.
My intentions are not aimed at those who serve the severely mentally ill in jail. My question is why do those who suffer from such a serious mental illness have to be sent to such a dark and lonely place of isolation, without social interaction and activities? Why are the mentally ill released, alone, without sufficient support? Our mental health system has truly failed.
Wanda Yvonne Parks is a Hampton resident.
Photo: Jason Daniel Tully, age 3.


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And I take full credit for it. I called out Jimmy a few weeks back saying he couldn't replace Lu, and Jimmy read my post during halftime of that game.
Anyway, the Bulls are set at the SF position for a long time. When Lu's contract is up I see him signing for a discount to stay in Chicago. What I've seen from Jimmy the past few weeks as been growing and growing and it's great to watch and if he ever surpasses Lu in terms of importance to the Bulls, I can see Deng coming off the bench without any fuss when he's in the second half of his career. Those two at the SF position give any opposing SF a nightmare on both ends of the court. And with Jimmy's versatility he can swing over to the SG position and with him and Lu on the court at the same time is beautiful.
Now just get more arc on your J in the off-season Jimmy and the Bulls are golden.


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Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: Jet's disappearance remains a mystery as passport security questionedBy South-East Asia correspondent Samantha Hawley, wires
Authorities remain confounded by the mysterious disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with 239 people on board, as questions mount over possible security lapses.
Dozens of ships and aircraft from 10 countries have scoured the seas around Malaysia and south of Vietnam since flight MH370 vanished on Saturday en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur.
Six Australians were among those on board the Boeing 777-200ER, which went off radar barely an hour after taking off.
Terrorism has not been ruled out but there is a new line of investigation on the two men who boarded the plane with stolen passports, and are now being linked to a stolen passport syndicate.
Ten nations are involved in looking for the missing plane in one of the most extensive searches ever seen, and aircraft-maker Boeing has joined the US search team.
The search area has been expanded to a radius of 100 nautical miles from the point where the plane was last detected.
It now takes in a larger portion of the Gulf of Thailand between Malaysia and Vietnam and land along the Malay Peninsula.
Azharuddin Abdul Rahman, the head of Malaysia's Civil Aviation Authority, has described the disappearance of flight MH370 as an "unprecedented aviation mystery".
"Unfortunately we have not found anything that appears to be objects from the aircraft, let alone the aircraft," he told a news conference.
"As far as we are concerned, we have to find the aircraft. We have to find a piece of the aircraft if possible.
"To confirm what exactly happened to the ill-fated aircraft on that particular day, we need hard evidence, we need parts of the aircraft for us to analyse and to do forensic study."
Interpol on Sunday confirmed that at least two passengers used stolen passports and said it was checking whether others aboard had used false identity documents.
The passenger manifest issued by the airline included the names of two Europeans - Austrian Christian Kozel and Italian Luigi Maraldi - who were not on the plane.
Their passports had been stolen in Thailand during the past two years.
Mr Azharuddin says authorities are investigating whether the two passengers were linked to a "syndicate of stolen passports".
He insists they cleared all security checks before boarding, but would not provide further detail of who they are.
"The man with the stolen passports, his identity has been verified," he said.
He declined to give more details as investigations are ongoing, but did reveal the men are not of Asian appearance as some have suggested.
Investigators have travelled to the beachside town of Pattaya in Thailand to quiz the travel agent who sold the airline tickets to the men.
China, meanwhile, has urged Malaysia to speed up its efforts to find the plane.
"We have a responsibility to demand and urge the Malaysian side to increase search efforts, start an investigation as soon as possible, and provide relevant information to China correctly and in a timely manner," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said.
A European diplomat in Kuala Lumpur cautioned that the Malaysian capital was an Asian hub for illegal migrants, many of whom used false documents and complex routes including via Beijing or west Africa to reach a final destination in Europe.
"You shouldn't automatically think that the fact there were two people on the plane with false passports had anything to do with the disappearance of the plane," the diplomat said.
"The more you know about the role of Kuala Lumpur in this chain, the more doubtful you are of the chances of a linkage."
About two-thirds of the 227 passengers and 12 crew now presumed to have died aboard the plane were Chinese.
The airline said other nationalities included 38 Malaysians, seven Indonesians, six Australians, five Indians, four French and three Americans.
No distress signal was sent from the plane, which experts said suggested a sudden catastrophic failure or explosion, but Malaysia's air force chief said radar tracking showed it may have turned back from its scheduled route before it disappeared.
Hopes for a breakthrough rose briefly when Vietnam scrambled helicopters to investigate a floating yellow object it was thought could have been a life raft.
The object, however, turned out to be a moss-covered cap of a cable reel.
Two large oil slicks, which authorities suspected may have been caused by jet fuel, were also detected but tests have shown the oil was a type used by ships.
The Boeing 777 has one of the best safety records of any commercial aircraft in service.
Its only previous fatal crash came on July 6 last year, when Asiana Airlines flight 214 struck a seawall on landing in San Francisco, killing three people.