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Kingsmill Resort & Spa - River Course
Williamsburg, Va. • August 24 - 27
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Bryce Chalkley, 16, of Richmond, Va., carded a round of even-par 71 Thursday to take the victory in the Boys Division at the AJGA Junior at Kingsmill Resort & Spa. After four playoff holes, Suzie Lee, 17, of East Northport, N.Y., took home the title in the Girls Division, finishing her final round at 1-under-par 70.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the AJGA Junior at Kingsmill Resort & Spa was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Kingsmill Resort & Spa — River Course in Williamsburg, Va. The field featured 96 boys and 35 girls, ages 12-18, from 25 states, Canada and China. The par-71 course was played at 6,826 yards for the Boys Division and 5,797 yards for the Girls Division.
Chalkley utilized his irons to the best of his ability, particularly on the front nine. Chalkley started his round by carding a front-nine 3-under-par 33, which included birdies on Nos. 3, 6 and 7. Trying to finish strong, Chalkley felt he played his best hole on the par-5 507-yard No.15. After hitting a driver and 3-wood, Chalkley made his only birdie on the back nine. The birdie came at the perfect time for Chalkley, who had made bogey on the previous two holes and used the birdie to relax going into the last three holes and finish the tournament at 7-under-par 206.
"I was just trying to rush to get to 18 as soon a possible," Chalkley said. "I should have slowed down and I would have played better. Overall I am pleased with my day and excited for my first AJGA win."
Peter Eiler of Holland, Pa., carded a boys low final round to finish in second at 4-under-par 209. In third was Brandon Dalinka of Newtown, Pa., who finished at 2-under-par 211. Ji Soo Park of Centreville, Va., took fourth, finishing at 1-under-par 212. Rounding out the Boys Division in fifth was Tanner Kesterson of Plano, Texas, at 1-over-par 214.
Lee and Kaitlyn Rohrback of Crofton, Md., finished their 54 holes tied at even-par 213, to advance to a sudden-death playoff. It took Lee four playoff holes to defeat Rohrback and to win her second tournament of the year. Lee felt going up against her good friend made her more relaxed going into the playoff. Lee wanted to have the same mentality going into the playoff that she did to start the day. After both Lee and Rohrback made par on Nos. 10, 11 and 12, Lee was able to birdie No. 13 to take the victory.
"Going into the playoff I wanted to have the same mindset that I did going into today," Lee said. "It was fun to go head-to-head against Kaitlyn. We have played against each other since last year and that is what helped me stay clam."
Lee started her round on fire making birdies on Nos. 1, 3, 5 and 7 to make the turn at 2-under-par 34. On the back nine, Lee felt her play was not up to standard, making two bogies and only one birdie to finish at 1-over-par 36. Lee is happy to win and knows that she has to keep working hard and set up her game going into next season.
"I didn't feel like I had any 'wow' moments out there today," Lee said. "I wanted to shoot even today and just play it safe. I wanted to get out even and not have any three putts.
Finishing in a tie for third in the Girls Divison were Harin Lee of Bayside, N.Y., and Lauren Coughlin of Chesapeake, Va., carding tournament totals of 6-over-par 219.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The largest Association of its kind, the AJGA has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of more than 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and more than 30 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 200 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 350 wins. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III, Cristie Kerr, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada.
For more information about the AJGA Junior at Kingsmill Resort & Spa please AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200.


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I bet Mark Cuban no longer wishes the Los Angeles Lakers would amnesty Kobe Bryant. After Cuban suggested the Lakers would have to cut ties with Kobe on account of their payroll, the NBA is currently deliberating whether or not to fine the Dallas Mavericks owner (via Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times): The NBA is debating whether to fine Cuban for saying Friday that the Lakers should consider waiving Bryant next season via the one-time amnesty provision. The Lakers would still have to pay Bryant his $30.5-million salary next season but would save the corresponding amount, if not slightly more, in luxury taxes. Though Cuban stated he was just speaking hypothetically, I wouldn't be surprised to see the league slap him with a heavy fine. The NBA notoriously frowns upon owners speaking on the subject of opposing players. Anything outside the realm of "he played well today" is liable to incur a thorough investigation. And when you're a repeat offender like Cuban, forget about it. To say good ol' loose-mouthed Mark actually deserves a fine or any kind of sanction here is dramatic, though.
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Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic has agreed a new deal at the club
Sky Sports understands Borussia Dortmund defender Neven Subotic has agreed a new deal at the Bundesliga club.
By Pete O'Rourke - Follow me: @skysportspeteo
Last Updated: 21/12/12 10:51am
A number of the Premier League's big guns, including Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City have held a long-term interest in Subotic and were linked moves for the 23-year-old.
The Serbia international has earned himself a reputation as one of the best defenders in Europe after impressing for club and country over the last couple of seasons.
Dortmund revealed earlier this month that they were in talks with Subotic over a new deal and now an agreement has been reached between all parties
Subotic's existing contract was due to expire in 2014 and Dortmund have moved to offer him a two-year extension to keep him the Westfalenstadion until 2016.
News of Subotic's new deal will come as a major boost for Dortmund as they look to keep hold of their best players as they look to build on their impressive campaign in the UEFA Champions League so far this season.


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W. Idaho Woman Sick with West Nile
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A southwestern Idaho woman has become the eighth person statewide this year to be diagnosed with West Nile Virus, a mosquito-borne illness that can cause health problems. The woman is from Ada County, but the Central District Health Department says she was likely infected to the north, in Valley County, where she spends her weekends.
Concerns about the outbreak this year have escalated. Ada County Weed and Pest Control conducted aerial spraying for mosquitoes last week. Kimberly Link, Program Manager for Communicable Disease Control at the district, says southwestern Idaho appears to be a hotspot for the disease.
Still, the outbreak pales in comparison to 2006. That's when Idaho led the nation with 996 reported cases and numerous deaths. Officials urge people to cover their skin and use mosquito repellant.


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- Anne-Marie Slaughter: Obama right to go to Congress about using force in Syria
- Slaughter: A world in which nations use chemical weapons with impunity is too dangerous
- She says striking Syria now will be a strike to protect the Syrian people, even if belated
- Slaughter: It's time for Congress to step up to its responsibility and support Obama
President Barack Obama has done the right thing by asking Congress to authorize the use of force against Syria to punish President Bashar al-Assad for using chemical weapons on his own people.
I say that even as someone who has been a sharp critic of the administration's Syria policy and an outspoken advocate of intervening in various ways to try to protect the millions of innocent Syrians whose lives are at risk, prevent the conflict from destabilizing the region and support members of the Syrian opposition who share our values.
The president, as he announced in May, is trying to steer this nation back to a world in which we are not permanently at war and we do not turn to our military as the weapon of first resort in any international crisis.
The Framers of our Constitution wanted to ensure that the decision to send our young men and women into battle could not be taken lightly. Both Democratic and Republican presidents have steadily chafed at those restraints over the course of the decades since World War II as traditional wars and formal declarations of war have faded away. George W. Bush's proclamation of a "war on terror," authorized by Congress, put this nation in a state of permanent emergency in which the commander in chief has had extraordinary powers.
That is unhealthy and dangerous for a democracy. A former constitutional law professor, Obama understands that although he has a limited reserve of power that could allow him to act alone, his power will be far greater with Congress. The constitutional framework is designed be a check in the best sense -- to require our leaders to make their case to the American people, to act on the basis of reasoned arguments about the nature of American interests that will stand up far beyond the White House Situation Room.
And the American people should back him on this decision, for three reasons.
First, we are protecting ourselves and our allies. We cannot afford to live in a world in which nations can use chemical weapons with impunity. The taboo against chemical weapons is particularly strong, for good reason. Dying by the breath we need to live holds a particular terror. The parents of the children whose shrouds we see could not protect them even with their own bodies, like human shields from a bullet or a bomb.
The United States stood by when Iraq used chemical weapons first against Iran and later against its own people, to our shame. But we must not make that mistake again. Chemical weapons are the weapons of the weak against the strong, which is why al-Assad, has been driven to use them repeatedly, according to U.S. intelligence, when his back is against the wall, as it is now in Damascus. Should chemical weapons proliferate, they will be the weapons of choice for terrorists.
Second, striking Syria now will be a strike to protect the Syrian people, even if partial and belated. It will not end the massacres carried out with conventional weapons. But weapons of mass destruction are just that: weapons of mass destruction. A chemical attack that kills 1,000 today can kill 10,000 tomorrow and 100,000 the day after that.
Third, the president is asking us to do, as a nation, what a leader has to do. In his 2008 inaugural address, Obama called for a new era of responsibility in this country, "a recognition ... that we have duties to ourselves, our nation and the world." We have those duties not because the United States has some unique role or mission in the world, but because we are the world's most powerful nation. Other nations take their cues from our action or inaction, whether we want them to or not.
If we do not act, we are signaling that the world has suddenly become a far more permissive and dangerous place, that taboos can be broken, and that despite the pious words of the international community, leaders can do whatever they like within their own borders.
If we lead, other nations that take their responsibilities seriously as great powers will join us. A Russian veto may prevent the U.N. Security Council from authorizing our action in advance, but a majority of the members of the council will not vote to condemn the strikes after the fact.
It is now time for Congress to step up to its responsibility. The bargaining has already begun. But the use of force after the use of chemical weapons, with the world watching, is no place for partisan politics as usual.
Unless a clear majority of Congress opposes any action, it is incumbent on all those members who favor some use of force to craft a compromise that gives Obama the power to use both force and diplomacy as president and commander in chief to restore the chemical taboo and do whatever he can to reach a political settlement in Syria.


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i saw a mock draft that had us drafting bailey in the second, and i agree i like that kid a lot, 106 catches 1500 yards and 23 tds this year that is what i call production
i saw a mock draft that had us drafting bailey in the second, and i agree i like that kid a lot, 106 catches 1500 yards and 23 tds this year that is what i call production
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but i tell u what, T williams is very intriguing to me
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I'd also be more worried about austin in this instance than Bailey, as mentioned before Bailey is running a lot of legit routes and making NFL lvl catches. Austin you don't see much of that.
Terrance Williams is impressing me so far in this Baylor game.
Canelo with the nice 7 punch combination
But can anyone tell me about some players to look at in the Baylor and UCLA game? I haven't followed either team much this year.
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Williams is intriguing but I'd still rather have Allen or Hunter. If we trade down for a nice package, I'd be ok with getting Williams and Swope/Bailey/Austin
i do love hunters potential but off an injury like that, who knows what he will do
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Alright, I watched some video and I am now on the Bailey bandwagon big time. The guy has great hands, and he pretty much turns even the worst plays into something.
Canelo with the nice 7 punch combination
I like Bailey too, but he was cited for stealing over-the-counter cold medication in Jan. 2012. So you know Ireland wont draft him....
So yah, Logan Thomas is still awful at QB.
He's not even as good as Freeman is. Freeman is so much like Flacco that it's not even funny.
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Didn't say he was as good its why if he does come out he is going in the 2nd-3rd roundish.
Thomas is better than Freeman
for all the people jumping the Stedman Bailey wagon their are some twitter conversations going on that would make you fall in love with him even more including @ckparrot,@Matthewcelder even Bailey himelf getting in on it @iamSB3. You can find out who Bailey thinks is the best CB he has faced and you can see the long list of great CB's Bailey has burned including Claiborne repeatedly. as for the person who compared him to Steve Smith thats who @ckparrot compared him to. he thinks he is the most underrated WR of this class.
as for me im not going to jump on the Bailey wagon or the TW wagon but i will say Hopkins has grown on me some since Addix mentioned him
RD1 Ezekiel Ansah DE BYU or Justin Hunter WR Tennessee
depends which side of the ball they go. Ansah + Hunter are my top guys at their respected positions
RD2 Xavier Rhodes CB FSU or Tyrann Mathieu CB LSU
depends on if Rhodes is still there + how they feel about Mathieu's flags
RD2 Markus Wheaton WR Oregon State
RD3 DJ Swearinger S South Carolina
RD3 Sean Porter OLB Texas A&M
RD4 Joseph Fauria TE UCLA or Logan Thomas QB Virginia Tech
RD5 Chris Jones DT Bowling Green
RD6 Jahleel Addae CB Central Michigan
RD7 Philip Lutzenkirchen TE Auburn or Justice Cunningham TE South Carolina
also idk if the situation of the Stanford TE's and if they both are coming out or not but ive seen several people pick Ertz with our 2nd round pick which to me is too early to draft a tight end but also i just wanted to say that id rather have Toilolo over Ertz
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Norway isn't a member of the EU.
And nudity isn't considered pornographic or even indecent in Denmark. Some parent groups are starting to act weird, and child pornography is banned in Denmark, but child pornography in Denmark does not mean under US legal-consent teenagers, it means tweens or younger.
They're not parent groups. They're moral crusaders, out to inflict their narrow field of view (and likely shame of their own thoughts) on you.
Barbie and Ken had better watch out. By the way, what age is Barbie anyway?
This isn't about prudishness in the "ZOMG A BREAST!!1 THINK OF THE CHILDREN!! AAAAAAH!!!111one" sense.
This is about the usual child porn hysteria. Here in Sweden our politicians were chasing easy points with the public and pushed through various laws against child porn that basically made erotic drawings of someone who could be considered to be a child illegal. That is, it doesn't have to be a real person. In retrospective the only people who seem to like this law are the politicians.
Which is making an accusation without proof. Cute. What happened that caused her to take this kind of position.
Which is making an accusation without proof. Cute. What happened that caused her to take this kind of position.
It's not what happened, but rather what didn't happen. To my knowledge the woman hasn't taken a single course from the law school curriculum and she's obviously not sufficiently aware of the extent of her own ignorance. If she was she would have asked an adviser with the right competence who would have told her that it's an atrocious idea.
To my knowledge the woman hasn't taken a single intercourse
It's not what happened, but rather what didn't happen. To my knowledge the woman hasn't taken a single course from the law school curriculum and she's obviously not sufficiently aware of the extent of her own ignorance.
Of course, anyone complaining about this violation of moral and legal principles must be a woman-hating rapist themselves, because that's the only reason that someone would complain about this idea. There's a reason I don't support feminism. (Actually, there's numerous reasons, most of them related, but that's one of them.)
Oh, and like all the really unjust feminist-proposed ideas, it was suggested safe in the knowledge that neither the person proposing it nor any other people she had any empathy for would
Since nothing stops you from buying your own brightly colored envelopes, you could have a lot of fun with that. Just mail all your bills, birthday cards, and similar in such envelopes.
I think someone confused Sweden and Scandinavia. Swedes are prudes, and have really weird laws. Denmark on the hand has legalized prostitution, and considers nudity acceptable most places, and sex in public legal as long as you "try" to be discrete.
All the mentioned nations have their own odd laws regarding porn and sexuality.
Speaking from a Norwegians perspective, we are allowed to own porn, but one can not sell it. End result is import from Sweden.
As for sex, the minimum age is 18, tho the judge can show leniency down to 16 if both parties are of similar level of development or something like that. I think the rule of thumb is a 5 years age difference, max.
What i think has happened here is that there is one distributor handling the whole region. And
No. The age of consent in Norway is 16, not 18.
And it's down to 14, not 16.
Eh, from all the things you got wrong I have to seriously wonder if you even live in Norway. Sale of hard pornography is legal and has been legal since 2005. The age of consent is 16, not 18 but any pictures or movies of people under 18 is considered child pornography. However, we also include drawings, stories and actors that "appear to be" under 18 in our definition, even if it is proven that all actors were in fact over 18. And yes, there are actual convictions to that effect.
As for actual sex, anyone ca
Don't bother clicking the link. There aren't any pictures.
Child? You call those virtual plastic-y goddesses of bounce physics CHILDREN?
What is becoming of this world...?
Make them 18!
That's our solution in America, but to be honest I don't really get it. I can understand not depicting characters that are clearly prepubescent in pornographic situations, but once the characters start looking post-pubescent, I'm not sure what difference it really makes as there's no way of really knowing one way or the other and the description in that dimension isn't going to be particularly influential to the viewers.
Make them 18!
Or wait one year until they turn 18, sometime in early 2012.
And if you say "no, they don't age" then they aren't human and porn laws don't apply to them. You can't have it both ways.
Norway has ties to the EU through various treaties which force most of the EU laws on Norwegian citizens anyway.
There's a game with the word "Dead" in its name, and people have a problem with it because you can look up women's skirts?
Hey, nobody gave half a shit if they wore long dresses while bludgeon each other to a gory death with baseball bats.
Everyone eventually dies, but not everyone looks up women's skirts.
You've got to be kidding me... This is so ridiculous I can't believe it's real.
It's a video game. They aren't real people. It's pixels on a screen. No child is being harmed, regardless of where you position the camera.
I also doubt if there's much to look at under those skirts. I doubt if the developers spent much time rendering realistic genitalia that'll likely never be seen... And if they were seen, would just generate outrage.
Further, they're 17 in the game. Here in the US that's just one year shy of legal adulthood. Are you telling me that there's some magical transformation on your 18th birthday that renders you immune to the psychological harm of somebody looking at your crotch?
But even if we accept that this is some kind of virtual child pornography that's somehow exploiting underage pixels... If we really want to make sure we protect the children... It's somehow OK to brutally beat them to a pulp? I mean, Dead or Alive is a fighting game. A "beat'em up". Like Tekken or Soul Calibur or Mortal Combat or Street Fighter... It's OK to pummel some virtual 17-year-old girl into a bloody mess, but it isn't OK to look up her skirt? How does that make any kind of sense?
...Further, they're 17 in the game. Here in the US that's just one year shy of legal adulthood. Are you telling me that there's some magical transformation on your 18th birthday that renders you immune to the psychological harm of somebody looking at your crotch?
Short answer according to the law? Fuck Yes.
18 = look all you want, no harm, no foul
17 = could result in being a convicted felon(lewd and lascivious, indecent acts) and most likely a registered sex offender for life
I never said the laws make sense, but don't sit here and just blow off 17 as "one year shy" like it's no big deal within the legal framework today. The difference between those ages, as I've pointed out here, can be permanently life-altering.
No child is being harmed, regardless of where you position the camera.
But Nintendo can be harmed when someone asks why the camera is being allowed that particular view. The game developer can be harmed when someone asks why the camera is being allowed that particular view.
Because there are no good answers.
Jesus Christ, because it's a FIGHTING game. FIGHTING. Not a puzzle game. Not a standing-around-doing-nothing game. The characters here are using kung fu and doing flips, kicks, twirling around, jumping, movement movement movement. That's kind of the point!
Even if the camera was exactly static and the user couldn't move it at all, you'd still get panty shots every so often. Even the most innocent, kid-friendly game gets panty shots from time to time if the lead character is a woman who's actually doing actio
Further, they're 17 in the game. Here in the US that's just one year shy of legal adulthood.
Just checking
Further, they're 17 in the game. Here in the US that's just one year shy of legal adulthood.
Just checking
Strange as it may seem to you, other countries do have different laws and the ones that the US enacts don't apply elsewhere.
You think maybe that's why I specified here in the US?
A quick Google search indicates that the age of consent across most of the EU is between 13 and 18, so it isn't like the laws here in the US are completely out of line. It isn't like these 17-year-old video game characters are still decades away from being considered legally adult video game characters.
Regardless... They're still video game characters, which makes this all kinds of ridiculous.
Next time just let their skirts ride up a bit while they get gunned down with the blood splattering the screen from the inside. That should be ok.
Factual error in the summary: Norway is not a member of the EU.
Of course it's by now one of the very few countries in Europe that has chosen to stay out of the EU, still they're not a member and likely won't become a member anytime soon.
This is Nintendo overreacting to some ass hat Swede who threatened with a lawsuit.
Denmark has some of the worlds most liberal laws regarding pornography and game violence, granted, we don't allow child pornography - but we do for instance allow models from age 16 as long as they have their parents consent (and supervision) to pose nude.
At no point would anyone consider throwing the book at Nintendo for making a game where you can see up a skirt on a 17 year old cartoon player.
(It has become illegal to poses cartoons portraying child pornography here, but again - emphasis on pornography - a naked child does not porno make).
Considering the short amount of time that the 3DS has been out, these characters are not even a year old yet, although they are masquerading as characters that are much older. In fact, this would apply to all characters in the game, not just the three "teenagers" mentioned.
Therefore, not only could this be construed as child pornography, but it could also be said to actively encourage pedophilia!
I trust that the absurdity of this argument makes my underlying point apparent. If not, I will try to emphasize it now:
They are computer graphics, and are not real
I don't condone child pornography for one minute, but if even the appearance of it is illegal where it clearly isn't actually happening, then something is wholly F*'ed up.
For crying out loud, if fictional sexually oriented depictions of minors are illegal, then ought it not to also be illegal for a person of majority to make themselves appear much younger than they are and engage in any sexual act? And if the latter is reasonable to be legal, then I can see no even slightly coherent reason to outlaw the former.
It's weird, but a quick google will show the age of consent in those countries is 15 & 16.
So how is looking up the skirts of a 17 year old possible child porn?
They aren't children at that age in those countries.
Not to mention, it's not real people.
Seriously, wtf!
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by the Rev. Andrew Kuyvenhoven
Monthly Theme:
The Prince of Peace, the Son of David, was announced by Isaiah. The story of his coming was proclaimed by the evangelists, each with a different emphasis. Jesus made God's kingship real in this world. Today, the kingdom is here—and it is coming.
Bible Reading:
Isaiah 63:15–64:1
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Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down (Isa. 64:1).
All of us may face situations in which we beg God to come down and do something. I have known people who suffered for months or years in concentration camps. These words from Isaiah became their daily cry: "Please, Lord, rend the heavens and come down!"
People who watch a loved one slowly die may cry out these words too. Day after day they sit by the bedside saying, "Unless God does a miracle ... unless God rends the heavens.... Please, God, do it."
Sometimes we have to watch loved ones turn their back on the Lord. Gradually they grow indifferent, less receptive, more hardened. Then we who know what is at stake kneel to pray: "Oh, that you would rend the heavens and come down."
God always answers our prayers —but not always in the way we expect or request.
In chapter 64 Isaiah records the prayer of someone crying in the night. The future of God's people in the world seems hopeless. They have lost the truth and the way. They have lost their freedom. The center of their religion, the temple itself, has been destroyed. And God's own house is being trampled by the dogs. How can God stand by any longer? "Please, God, come down, as you did in the days when Sinai trembled and the nations quaked."
Then God did come down—but in a way quite different from what people expected. He came as a baby to Bethlehem.
Today we must cry again. We need his second coming.
Andrew Kuyvenhoven's Daylight, a modern devotional classic, was originally published in 1994. This edition is copyright by Faith Alive Christian Resources, from whom may be ordered Daylight, the predecessor of Twilight.
A man of many accomplishments, Andrew Kuyvenhoven is probably best known for his contributions to Today (formerly The Family Altar), a widely-used monthly devotional booklet associated with the Back to God Hour. Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations for this edition of Twilight are from the New International Version
Be sure to read the "Preface" and the "Acknowledgments" by the author.


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LEOMINSTER -- The Police Department has received two $2,800 grants to monitor usage of seatbelts on motorists and drunk driving, officer Aaron Kennedy said Friday.
The Click it or Ticket campaign is scheduled to start Monday and run to June 1.
The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign is scheduled to run in August.
"Click It or Ticket is basically traffic enforcement to see if they are using their seatbelt, and get a ticket at the discretion of the officer," Kennedy said.
The seatbelt program will run weekdays in four-hour stretches during morning and evening commutes.
At least two officers will be assigned during each block of time.
"The officers will be out there running radar, sitting at intersections and trying to be visible to the public," Kennedy said.
He couldn't' say what areas of the city on which the officers will focus.
Residents regularly file complaints about traffic and officers use their own experience dealing with traffic issues to decide where to patrol. Additionally, crime analyst Carol Fitzgerald can use statistics to determine areas that have a high probability for problems.
The Click It or Ticket campaign won't use officers on normal patrol duty, so the grant will reimburse the department for overtime expenses.
"Almost any intersection on Route 13 is a high-accident area," Kennedy said.
The sober driving campaign won't run until Aug. 13 through September, Thursdays through Sundays.
"That is mostly a nighttime grant starting at 7 o'clock at night to 3 in the morning," Kennedy said.
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Kansas 70, North Carolina 58
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Travis Releford scored 12 points in the first 8:24 of the second half to help Kansas turn a nine-point halftime deficit into a nine-point lead as the No. 1 seeded Jayhawks defeated No. 8 seeded North Carolina 70-58 in the third round of the NCAA tournament at Sprint Center Sunday.
Releford finished with 22 points, including 13 in the second half, to lead the Jayhawks. Jeff Withey added 16 points and 16 rebounds for Kansas (31-5).
The Jayhawks advance to the Sweet 16 and will face Michigan on Friday.
P.J. Hairston had 15 points and James Michael McAdoo had 11 for North Carolina, which finished the season 25-11.
The Jayhawks started the second half on a run that lasted well past the midway point of the half. Releford, the only Jayhawk with more than one made field goal in the first 23 minutes of the game, had a put-back and a 3-point field goal to begin the surge. He later followed another Kansas miss with a basket to cut the lead to 33-32. When he tipped in a Ben McLemore miss at the 14:36 mark, Kansas had regained the lead at 37-35.
The Jayhawks outscored North Carolina 49-28 in the second half.
Both teams started cold, with the Jayhawks hitting just one of their first 13 shots. North Carolina was only slightly better, going 4-of-17. But two of those were 3-pointers as the Tar Heels grabbed a 12-2 lead. Kansas stormed back with a 13-2 run of its own to grab its first lead.
But the Tar Heels pulled away late in the half to lead 30-21. North Carolina finished the first half shooting only 26 percent. Kansas was at 25 percent.
Withey didn't contribute much on the offensive end early in the first half, but he certainly made his presence felt on the defensive end. He had nine rebounds and two blocks, plus he altered a number of shots in the first half.
NOTES: This was the second year in a row, and third time in six years, that these two teams matched up in the NCAA Tournament. Kansas won the previous two meetings, including an 80-67 victory in the Midwest Regional Final last season. Kansas also defeated North Carolina 84-66 in the Final Four in 2008 when Kansas won its last national championship...North Carolina coach Roy Williams won his 700th game Friday against Villanova, becoming the third-fastest to reach that total (879 games) behind Adolph Rupp (836) and Jerry Tarkanian (876). Of his 700 wins, 418 came as head coach of Kansas (1988-2003)...These two schools rank second (Kansas, 2,101) and third (North Carolina, 2,090) in all-time NCAA Division I wins behind Kentucky (2,111)...Kansas is the only school to win 30 or more games in four straight seasons.


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Henderson County leaders put turf issues aside to help assure the long-term viability of Pardee Hospital when they approved a revised management agreement Wednesday with UNC Health Care System.
Henderson County leaders put turf issues aside to help assure the long-term viability of Pardee Hospital when they approved a revised management agreement Wednesday with UNC Health Care System.
The move extends a management agreement Pardee signed with UNC Health in June 2011 from 10 to 15 years. It also gives UNC Health greater control over the hospital while expanding the board that governs Pardee from 11 to 15 voting members.
The change will help buffer the county-owned hospital from what Pardee Hospital President and CEO Jay Kirby called �storms on the horizon.� These include changes coming under the Affordable Care Act, which will increase the number of people covered by health insurance, and the General Assembly�s decision to opt out of expanding Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul. Pardee officials have warned that Raleigh�s move will cost the hospital $54 million over the next decade.
�It�s a tremendous step for the future of Pardee Hospital,� Kirby said of the revised agreement. �There are storms on the horizon. The storms are coming from Washington. They�re coming out of Raleigh. They�re very political in nature.�
In approving the changes, commissioners did something politicians rarely do: they gave up some control in order to help assure a greater good. Until now, the commissioners appointed all 11 members of the hospital board. Under the revised agreement, the board will expand to 15 voting members with three appointed directly by commissioners and three appointed by UNC Health. Five more members will be nominated by the hospital board subject to approval by UNC Health. The remaining four voting members will be Kirby, Pardee Chief of Staff Dr. Ed Lilly, UNC Health Care President and CEO Gary Park, and the commissioners� appointee, currently Commissioner Mike Edney.
Kirby said the decision helps remove politics from the equation by dividing appointments between commissioners, UNC Health and the hospital�s board and staff. This is a big change from the past in which commissioners have called all the shots for board appointments.
Although it is owned by the county, Pardee does not receive direct county appropriations. In the past, this arrangement has helped fuel conflict between commissioners and the hospital board. It was just a few years ago that some commissioners floated the idea of selling the hospital, prompting protests from hospital staff who said the county should never divest itself of such an important community asset.
The revised agreement assures that Pardee will remain under majority ownership of Henderson County, while giving the hospital access to additional investment from UNC Health, should that become necessary. Any additional investment from UNC Health cannot exceed 49 percent.
Most importantly, the agreement will allow Pardee and UNC Health to focus on the changes coming, says Bill Moyer, a former county commission chairman and chairman of the hospital board. �They can think in a much bigger scope, which is what we have to do,� he said.
That is exactly what Pardee needs during this challenging time of great change for health care.


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Submission + - Java vs. C#: Which Performs Better in the 'Real World'? (slashdot.org)
Nerval's Lobster writes: "Software developer Jeff Cogswell writes: "Let's compare Java and C#, two programming languages with large numbers of ardent fans and equally virulent detractors. I'm not interested in yet another test that grindingly calculates a million digits' worth of Pi. I want to know about real-world performance: How does each language measure up when asked to dish out millions of Web pages a day? How do they compare when having to grab data from a database to construct those pages dynamically? The results were quite interesting." Having worked as a professional C# programmer for many years, Cogswell found some long-held assumptions challenged."


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I'm doing some practice with Lists in C# to get more experience, so I thought I could do some statistics with data stored in a database.
My idea:
I have a Sqlite DB with some data about customers calls. Who called, when did he call, how much time did the call last, and other values that I do not care about. Now I would like to get out theese values and calculate how many times every customer called per month and per year. Afterwards, calculate how much time was invested for every customer per month and per year.
How to do it:
The calculation in fact is not difficult and getting everything out of the DB aswell. I did that already. What I want, tough, is to create a well structured list to fill out.
How would you structure your list?
As there are over 200000 rows in the DB I thought it would be best to insert every customer only once in the list and than update the specified fields to increase the desired values. With this in mind I began with creating a class for my list:
public class KdStats { public Int32 customernumber { get; set; } public String customername { get; set; } public Int32 calls { get; set; } public Decimal time { get; set; } public Int32 month { get; set; } public Int32 year { get; set; } }
but I realized soon, that this way I can not make a calculation per month/year. So my first thought was: is there a possibility to define an array within my list's class? this would solve my problem, wouldn't it? I tried to define for example "public Int32[] calls { get; set; }" but afterwards I do not know where to inizialize the array. (in the class or in the function, where I modify the list's vlaues) I did not find anything while googling...
Do you have other suggestions on how to do something like that? Or would it really be possible to do it with an array in my list?
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We mentioned earlier today that former Browns return man Josh Cribbs was feeling good and about to start taking visits.
His tour appears to be starting in Oakland with a visit with the Raiders, according to Mike Garafolo of USA Today, who says more visits with unspecified teams are upcoming as well.
Several of the teams which were reported to be interested in Cribbs previously have found other options, but there should still be a market for an All-Decade performer who clearly still has something left in the return game.


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Submission + - Intel's Atom to ship in over 35 tablets next year (techspot.com)
nateman1352 writes: Intel has been trying to cut itself a slice of the mobile market for years, and it seems the company is finally making some headway. During a conference yesterday, Intel CEO Paul Otellini revealed that the company's Atom platform will ship in over 35 tablets starting early next year. The chipmaker has partnered with more than a dozen manufacturers who will launch slates running Windows, Android as well as Intel's own MeeGo operating system.


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this is one of the hiring that will now have a large cascade effect.
this is one of the hiring that will now have a large cascade effect.
What are you, people? On dope? - Mr Hand
The real question is, will IU be hung with anymore NCAA sanctions? If they are, it might not matter who they hired if they are hamstrung.
I think Sean Miller is going to get some consideration for the Marquette job. They probably got a good buyout from Crean, so they can afford to spend some money to get the right coach.
"In our sundown perambulations of late, through the outer parts of Brooklyn, we have observed several parties of youngsters playing 'base', a certain game of ball. Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our close rooms, the game of ball is glorious"
-Walt Whitman
It's hard to be too mad about this. While there are other coaches I would've preferred, I think given IU's bad situation it would've been too hard to pull off an elite coach or a really hot up and comer.
Good hire for IU. Crean did well at Marquette and plays an exciting style of basketball. This should make Rick Pitino happy. The relationship between the two was far from cordial.
Given the top returning player is likely to Kyle Taber and that they were discussing Lon Kruger and Mike Montgomery.
I'm ecstatic with this hire.
By the way Wily Mo, I think all coaches are overrated to an extent, but if you can get a coach who sets high standards for the program and continually wins. I think you have to be happy.
I've never been a fan of Tom Crean. He did manage to score a recruit out of Chicago by the name of Dwayne Wade, but his teams rely more on pressure defense to win, aka Tubby Smith. Thats the reason a lot of Kentucky fans wanted no part of Crean when his name surfaced.
He is a good coach, don't get me wrong. His style of play will fit the Big Ten, but I just wonder how he can recruit. Indiana needs a coach who can sell ice to eskimos and I don't think they did that. If Ebanks decides to stay, I may change my mind.
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I'll gladly donate all my MGoPoints and the organ of your choice for just forgetting about the UFR for this one.
Always one of my fave things to read, but none of us have enough Tums in the house for that level of cosmic suffering.
11/27/2010 – Michigan 7, Ohio State 37 – 7-5, 3-5 Big Ten
The Ohio State game has the power to make whatever happens in it seem like Michigan's season in microcosm, and so the overriding theme of the 2010 season is looking up at the scoreboard at halftime to see Michigan on pace for about 500 yards and about twenty points. Michigan had 238 yards and seven points this time around and instead of a competitive game we got the usual.
The last couple weeks the "loss will cause me to" bit has been "repeat I expected 7-5." That kind of mantra to keep your boiling rage under control has been necessary and less than effective as Michigan has fallen behind massively against good opponents and shown little ability to get up, causing the chattering class to rush to their keyboards so they can point out the lack of progress after Saturday. In the Game-as-microcosm sense, it's true. Last year Michigan was an opponent that got Tresselballed to death. This year they weren't good enough to pose the vague threat. They made Tresselball into things like 98 yard touchdown runs (save an iffy holding call after ninety of those yards) and 85 yard kickoff return TDs.
In the larger scheme it's not. In the nonconference Michigan traded Eastern Michigan for UConn, who may have lost to Temple but is also a game away from the Big East title, and traded home for road against Notre Dame. The conference record of the two teams not on their Big Ten schedule (excluding the game between the two) is 4-10. Last year it was 7-7. They got two more wins. Last year their average yardage differential excluding the Baby Seal U game was –57 yards. Even if you hack out this year's most lopsided game against Bowling Green—something that's not fair to the 2010 team because of the schedule upgrade—this year they're +18. That's a huge swing.
And yet. Today even the most insanely patient Michigan fan feels zo unzatisfied.
This is the point where some sort of post from the summer that took a cold-eyed look at what Michigan had and what it would have in 2011 and set a baseline—what's that? It's Some Sort of Post From The Summer's music!
I know it's my role as the crazy fan blogger to demand the head of the coach when he fails to live up to my crazy expectations, but if we're seriously talking about an 8-4 regular season "not being enough" for Rodriguez to get a year four Michigan should have just fired him already. If this ends up being an 8-4 team the Mathlete's luck chart will have Michigan considerably on the happy side of the ledger. …
"This is still Michigan" is demonstrably false. Even in year three this remains a desperately young team with major holes in the secondary and no upperclass quarterbacks. Rodriguez's responsibility for the state of the state of the roster is limited to the absence of Terrelle Pryor, or any marginally acceptable option at quarterback from his first two months on the job, and a couple of would-be-sophomores Rodriguez did not add to the end of his first full recruiting class. You can wave your hands and say "Michigan! Rabble rabble rabble!" all you want but if you dressed these guys up like Generic State University people would expect them to go .500. …
My personal measuring stick for Rodriguez: yardage parity and a winning record. I would be displeased with 7-6 but willing to grit my teeth and give Rodriguez a shot in 2011, when he will return both specialists, every starter on offense save Steve Schilling and all but three starters on defense. That will seem exceptionally kind to many, I know, but literally no coach in the country could take the leftovers after Mallett's transfer and do anything other than flail as Rodriguez has.
2008 was a complete waste. To me, this is year two for Rodriguez, and 2011 is when I expect rubber to meet road.
That was before Troy Woolfolk blew up and Vlad Emilien and Justin Turner lit out. (While not having Emilien around is grating apparently Michigan just came up craps with Turner, who is heavily rumored to be out at West Virginia and headed DII; since this was a guy with an OSU offer it was not apparent this would happen.)
There are arguments that 7-5 is not good enough because this was the most unsatisfying 7-5 possible, and, yes, it was. Michigan's record in close games is 3-0, 4-0 if you want to count the Purdue game (UMass does not register since it featured an unrecovered onside kick). They fell behind massively in every loss and never had a chance to drive for even a tie in the second half of any. I've said before that if Rodriguez is broomed and Harbaugh installed here my reaction will be "meh" quickly followed by "what about Denard?" Because this is Michigan football Rodriguez will take Clemson to the BCS four times, but even that certainty doesn't dull the shine on Harbaugh.
But it's pretty hard for me to go back to what I thought before the season, see what it is, see what we got, and think Rodriguez didn't put himself in position for Put Up Or Shut Up 2011. Barely.
Well, that was horrible. Awful refereeing plagued that game. There were the two inexplicable OSU personal fouls after TDs—the first I thought was for the dive but that was a legit dive with two guys coming at him—the iffy penalty on the 98-yarder, a terrible holding call on Steve Schilling, and a non-review of what seemed clearly like a non-interception followed immediately by a review of an OSU non-fumble that screwed Michigan both incompetent and competent.
Also, Michigan got called for "encroachment" before the snap, on offense. Can that even happen? WTF?
Well, that was horrible. Darryl Stonum emo 2010:
Well, that was horrible. Mmmm Seth Brokhuizen rugby punt. Kicker Nick Sheridan? Kicker Nick Sheridan. Not his fault he's seeing the field. Save us Justin Meram. Anyone.
Well, that was horrible. Michigan got what seemed like its first procedure penalties of the year from someone other than Taylor Lewan when Je'Ron Stokes and Jeremy Jackson picked up five-yard penalties. Jackson's wiped out a 30-yard gain and led to Michigan's only three and out of the first half.
Well, that was horrible. At least we won the "don't look retarded" game. 2-0, baby!
Well, that was horrible. Further adventures in hating Michigan fans:
Anyone from the student body is invited to say something to Koger's face, by the way. He apologized, but probably shouldn't have.
Well, that was horrible. God… Roy Roundtree… not all of those were easy, but… arrrrrrgh.
BONUS psychoanalysis note: since everyone does it I might as well offer a protip so the evaluations are less annoying. If you're going to respond to something I say by discovering the way in which my brain is broken, you should say "excessively skeptical of using emotion in decisions and too fond of numbers."
Wind-down, offseason, bowl, etc. note: I am burned out. I'm not making any promises about UFRing this game. I might, I might not. This week is going to be relatively light and then we'll start talking about bowl stuff and whatnot, with an eye towards what will or will not happen with Rodriguez. I'll have something up this afternoon about what I've got, which isn't definitive at all but exists.
I'll gladly donate all my MGoPoints and the organ of your choice for just forgetting about the UFR for this one.
Always one of my fave things to read, but none of us have enough Tums in the house for that level of cosmic suffering.
save your time. the ufr is pointless for this game. neither team was going at full strength or all out the 2H. the game was already over.
If you're not going to do the OSU UFR, maybe you can have some other people do it for you again.
Brian, let me know if you want it. I'm working full-time again, so I don't know how fast I could do it, but it would get done. I'm a gritty, smart UFR-er like that.
UM defense UFR might be helpful. As for the UM offense, I think we know the deal: drops, fumbles, INTs, turnover on downs.
not that it matters...
but on the kickoff return, i thought there was a clear block in the back at about OSU's 40. and one that mattered (i.e., had there not been a block in the back, he probably gets tackled).
its Broekhuizen who gets blocked in the back. it is blatant, it should have been called, and the roof would not have fallen in so early.
But I think we can agree it still would have fallen. I don't like arguing (arguing may be too strong of a word, but even just discussion) about penalties that should/shouldn't have been called when the point differential was more than a few TDs. We'd all laugh if we saw it posted on NDNation or something.
It's still very significant. Yes, we probably still would've lost. But, if that TD return doesn't happen, we're maybe in the game in the 2nd half, don't lose as badly, and the subsequent shitstorm that happened either doesn't happen or isn't as bad.
I think what's really pissed people off isn't that we lost - which was pretty much expected - but that we lost in such horrible, humiliating fashion.
nothing good happened after that anyway
But we have soccer! Elite Eight this Saturday! Justin Meram! Soony Saad! Big Ten Champs! Happiness! Joy! Winning!
Ok, I tried. What a shitty last month, but really am looking forward to Saturday's soccer game!
Eh, whatever. The most patient Michigan fan is already looking at giving him 2012 already.
Turning out the lights on the program.
I've asked Koger for his address. My plan is to meet him face to face, mano-a-mano, then get on the bus to Ashleys or the Jug and buy him whatever beer or whiskey he wants.
Kevin Koger shouldn't have apologized. He might have felt like he was forced to because he didn't want to receive backlash for his comments on twitter. I bet you he didn't mean the apology though.
It could have been worse, there was this kid who looked like he was 10 years old who commented on someone's post on Roy Roundtree's facebook page exclaiming that Rich Rodriguez needs to be let go and he's running the program into the ground.
Frustration is high but how dumb can you be commenting on a player's page, ripping on his coach whom he most likely respects? I understand why the players are mad at the fanbase. I bet no one would say anything to Mike Martin's face, by the way.
I'd bet that there were some former M players who appreciated the apology, though.
of your recent posts, I probably know the answer, but please clarify: do you mean some former players appreciated his apology as it's beneath Michigan football to be bothered by nettlesome naysayers, or do you mean that some former M players are also some of the naysayers to whom his apology was directed?
If the former, I will grant you that perspective. If the latter, then I would think it beneath a Michigan fan to seek cover behind anyone else, including former M players, for publicly and anonymously criticizing the effort and quality of a Michigan student-athlete individually or collectively as a team. That would be so, how does one say it, oh yes: "buckeye."
Goodbye UFRs!
I've asked Koger for his address. My plan is to meet him face to face, mano-a-mano, then get on the bus to Ashleys or the Jug and buy him whatever beer or whiskey he wants.
Apologies for double post.
You did it with a post in-between.
but thanks for having the gumption and moxie to persevere through the darker November days in relatively good humor. Those of us who write frequently to a broad audience have a special appreciation for your determination to bring us what we crave while balancing realism, optimism, the contemplation that it all might end and that would be OK, and so many other overwhelming emotions.
You are the man.
I watched the game at a local sports bar with my brother and his friends.
I was very pleased going into halftime. I texted my friend: "This is the absolute best case scenario."
The kick-off return TD to start the half (or close to it) turned me into a slightly raging person.
The ref incompetence "no review cost us a drive, review cost us a turnover" sent me into a hand waiving, swear at the top of my lungs in front of little kids insanity that I didn't fully recover from until sometime in the early evening hours Sunday. I totally lost my mind. I remember shots, many shots. I remember a strip club (or Grand Rapids' best attempt at one), I remember sitting alone at a bar I would never go to in a million years if I were sober. I remember telling some random outside of a bar that I thought he was a great guy and I almost teared up. I remember saying horrible things to many many people along the way and I remember waking up in my bed Sunday afternoon and still hating everything.
Maybe it will be different next year and maybe it won't. I definitely I care too much quite possibley because I know far too much. Gone are the days that I turn on the tv for the first game of the year and expect dominance from guys whos last names I don't know how to pronouce. Here are the days that I asked months before he even saw the field if it was Omam-eh or Omam-ee. I wish I could go back, but I can't. Whatever happens in the coming months I will still be here cheering on whomever our coach happens to be and whomever chooses to stay and play for Michigan.
How was going into halftime down 24-7 the best possible scenario? The rest of your story is entertaining.
If I am wrong I blame being completely wrecked, but I thought it was 7-17 at half then they returned the kick to start the second half making it 7-24. At the half we had been dominating in many areas outside of the score (LOL-insanity). If I recall we were driving and losing it on failed fourth downs or turnovers and our D was, you know, actually a D for a while in the first half.
It was 24-7 going into the half, but that pick by Kovacs got me all worked up. I actually thought there'd be a chance to return it.. but no success. Going into the 2nd Quarter I was pleased... then poop hit the fan.
I made the rookie mistake of watching the game at a friends house in athens, with a bunch of SEC loving big ten hating Georgia fans. (Well really just one guy in particular, who exclaimed "Turn this big ten, michigan bull shit off". I called him a huge d-bag... then realized it didn't matter... sorry, going off on a steam blowing tangent.
Completely wrecked it is. The KO return immediately followed the TD to make it 10-7.
I think he meant first quarter. Then after that the crap hit the fan.
With the exception that I managed to feel as lost as you through Sunday without being a drinker, I feel exactly like you do.
I fondly recall, as a sophomore, the day I showed up at Michigan Stadium for the 1st game of the year against Northwestern and some skinny little smart-ass who had the audacity to wear jersey #1 was among those warming up. The 1st time he touched the ball in his career, he returned a punt 72 yards for a touchdown and the crowd instantly dubbed him "AC" for the way he electrified us all. We just showed up and cheered. No internet. No recruiting buzz. No TV time-outs. The games always started at 1pm and we were back in our dorms before 3:30. You were worried we'd drop in the rankings if we didn't win by 40 points.
But we can't go back. Someday, however, we WILL be MICHIGAN again.
I also blew up after the review of the OSU "fumble". In isolation that was the right call, but when you blow a call you owe the team that you screwed an equivalent makeup call.
about bad no call on the INT. but someone has to tell RR to review that damn play! i was as pissed about that as the call itself.
I was very pleased going into halftime. I texted my friend: "This is the absolute best case scenario."
We trailed 24-7 at the half, and it could have been worse if not for a goal line interception by Kovacs. This represented the best-case scenario for you? We really have become OSU's little brother.
Apologies Jim. My timing was off. I believe I texted my friend somewhere in the middle of the second quarter. Our D was playing very well considering and the O was driving on nearly every opportunity. It did look optimistic for a while in the first half. If you can't see the slightest positives with this team then shame on you.
At some point in every conversation, there's nothing left to say. That's where we are now, not much changed that was unexpected. Perhaps slight variations from the script, but the plot advanced as many of us expected based on the data we had. Now we potentially light out for Jacksonville to play Florida in the battle of "Who hates their coordinator more?"
The one realization I had over the weekend was as bad as the defense has been, isn't the fastest correction that Michigan could make would be a massive overhaul on special teams?
I'm not an expert and I am willing to concede that there are a lot of moving parts here, but given the specific ways things fell apart on Saturday, maybe?
If Rodriguez isn't at least somewhat responsible for the shocking lack of depth on defense, when is he? Each of the departures is easily explainable (let's not get into them, okay), but at some point the cumulative effect points to an inability to effectively manage and motivate a pretty sizable portion of his roster.
My impression is that he's got a solid group of guys that are seriously "all-in," such as Martin, Robinson, Lewan, Roh, etc and another, smaller group that is very "all-out" which is still significantly larger than the disgruntled group at most big-time programs. I've said it before, but I'd have guessed the starting secondary this year would be Dorsey, Woolfolk, Turner, Emelien, and Kovacs. We all know the story, but not having 60% of them even on the roster maybe points to something larger than the sum of three guys leaving.
On a lighter note, anyone think Brian was doing this the last couple weeks?
The last couple weeks the "loss will cause me to" bit has been "repeat I expected 7-5." That kind of mantra to keep your boiling rage under control has been necessary and less than effective...
Dorsey didn't leave, he didn't get in. Given the fact that he didn't get in at Louisville either, I think it's legitimate to question why Dorsey was being recruited in the first place, but his failure to gain admission can't be blamed on RR.
I don't know what Turner's deal is, but it would seem he either lacks the skill or the dedication to play football at this level. Unless there were warning signs, I find it hard to blame RR here either.
As for Emilien, no sugarcoat, his loss hurts. There were rumors that he never quite recovered from his knee injury in high school, but I guess the jury's still out. It will hurt all the more if he turns out to be a competent safety
Am I the only person who saw Emilien make Roundtree look like Carl Lewis at the spring game? The guy could not run any more. Maybe he will get better, but as of the start of this season he hadn't healed. He was behind Van Slyke and Kovacs on the depth chart in addition to any of the freshmen who ended up playing this year.
Vlad Emilien was never going to help the team this year. He may heal up over time and be a decent player, but at this point we have plenty of good young safeties on the roster. His departure hurts in the same way Threet's does in that it simply provides fodder for the "what if this guy hadn't left and why did RR run him off" speculation by those who wanted the coach gone in the first place or who simply aren't paying close attention to the team.
are we still assigning blame to the depth issue at DB? how about this
1/3 - is Lloyd's fault for poor recruiting his last 2 years
1/3 - is RRs fault for going after long shots like Vlad (don't blame him here) and Dorsey (i do blame him here)
1/3 - is bad luck - injuries and not knowing Turner and Booboo would be silly busts
the main problem is that all these issues affected the same area of D. which is more bad luck.
-Lloyd is a Michigan treasure emeritus now. He had some serious glory days, while I agree he's probably 1/3 culpable, we can't really fire him at this point.
-I can't blame RR for Emilien (he stuck by his offer even when Vlad was injured, which OSU did not - perhaps justifiably, but we all thought it a bit low at the time) or Dorsey (if he'd gained entry to Louisville or some other FBS school and we found out that RR had passed on him, how angry would the masses be today? that makes this a lose/lose situation for RR so I guess I'm glad he gave Demar a shot).
-The bad luck, though, should absolutely be called on the carpet by Brandon. It's just inexcusable at this point.
Here's why I don't blame RR for Dorsey. First, many other programs were taking the same risk on him that we were, so the consensus was that he was worth the gamble, but more importantly, since we snagged him at the last second, he didn't take a spot someone else would have taken. From what I understand, we preferred Sean Parker, but he chose Washington. So we filled that spot with Dorsey. There weren't many other guys looking to jump on board at that time, and if we didn't get Dorsey that spot would have likely not been filled.
What happened to Dorsey anyway? Anyone?
he had too many grades questionably changed that the idea of getting him through clearinghouse on the merit of the unchanged ones was near impossible.
What happened to Dorsey now? Where is he? I think...
I also think the meant "where is he now," but FWIW I think the issue wasn't necessarily that his grades were "changed," (which to me implies some kind of cheating that I don't think is fair to allege) but that the tutoring/mentoring program he was in - that actually acted as his academic courses - was not up to snuff with NCAA standards.
Not actually sure what he is up to. The only thing I could really find was this: http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/recruiting/blog/2010/10/what_became_of_demar_dorsey.html, but it provides noting definitive. He is not on Fort Scott's roster.
I agree with your post for the most part. Maybe you can put Dorsey on RR, but there were other major programs waiting to accept his LOI last year, including FSU and USC. We were not the only team that felt he was worth the gamble. Also, it's likely that had we not taken Dorsey, that spot would have been empty, putting in the same spot, just without the let down. Sean Parker had decided to go to Washington, not because of Dorsey.
Turner is a bust, flat out. He couldn't make it happen here, and now he's playing D2 ball. Come on.
Emilien, great guy, but before he left he was 3rd on the depth chart behind a RS freshman position switcher and a walk-on. Could we have used him? Maybe. But he wasn't going to make much of a difference for us, and the injury is likely to blame, not RR.
I think it's a matter of perspective. Like I said, every departure has a plausible reason, and kids leave every program at numbers that are probably too high given the support network available.
Dorsey and Turner, from my understanding, were both academic casualties (Turner was apparently an academic casualty at WVU as well). Dorsey's whole saga really pissed me off in that the staff should have done its research to ensure a kid who bounced around that much and completed an alternative degree would be admitted. Turner's sucked less, but the staff needs to keep players in class and eligible. To me, both are ultimately management failures and I'll bet a dollar that Rodriguez would say the same thing--and probably did in very profane terms several times about both situations.
With Emelien, you've got to do almost anything to keep a relatively, for this defense, experienced guy on board in your position of greatest need.
Just my opinion.
Yeah, I guess we just disagree. People get upset about losing Vlad because of his Rivals profile, but if a lower rated sophomore who was 3rd on the depth chart behind a freshman and a walk-on hit the road, no one would care. Vlad never looked good at Michigan, not in practices, not in spring games, never. Seems like a good kid, but never showed that he could play good football.
Justin Turner is now playing Division 2 football. Are you seriously going to say that's because RR couldn't manage him properly? Come on.
Dorsey is the one most in gray area. Had we passed on another good player to take Dorsey, I'd be more upset. But I don't think we did. We had one spot left in the class and we took a flyer, and lost. Big deal. It's not like we had another 4 star CB that we turned down to take Dorsey.
We are bad on defense because we don't have quality juniors/seniors on the defensive roster (we only have three). When the guys from your two recruiting classes can't be any older than sophomores, it is still too early to blame you for lack of depth/talent in the junior/senior class.
This team has plenty of good freshmen/sophomores (they already make up more than half our starting lineup) throughout the defense even with the departures of a couple players who were not going to play (Emilien has a busted leg and was behind two walk-ons while we've seen the dramatic fall Turner's career has taken). Guys who know they aren't going to play often transfer. It happens at every program. It just gets put under the microscope because people are desperate for an explanation that is more complicated than the simple reality that the roster imploded three years ago and it just takes time to get back from that.
You can argue about why 3-9 happened (though at this point it has been beaten to death) but once it did we all should have known this was going to take a little time.
What Vlad did do was take up a scholarship that could have gone to a more talented player then. Sure, it could now, but it'll be another freshman. Isn't there some concern that the high rates guys seem to be the ones (on D, anyway) busting out? Because impact young guys have been nonexistent.
Which brings up the other point - do you really see a lot of talent on the D? They'll get better because they're young, for sure...but is it possible the majority of them are young AND just not that good? So you'll see an upswing by aging, but will these seniors on D be OSU's senior class this year? Heck, MSU's? My worry isn't that young guys will always be young...but that guys with limited talent can't be coached to have more talent.
To your first point - are you saying we shouldn't have recruited Vlad at all? Sure, he had an injury, but he never dropped from a 4 star on Rivals and many other big programs wanted him despite his injury.
Yes, I see talent on defense. Craig Roh and Jibreel Black have talent at DE. When those 2 are upperclassmen, they will be very good. Kenny Demens has talent at MLB, and he's only started what, 5 games? Cam Gordon, Marvin Robinson, and Carvin Johnson have talent. All three are freshmen, still growing, and still figuring out their best positions, but they are certainly talented football players. Courtney Avery is a good football player. He's not the next Woodson, but looked good for a true freshman, and could have a very good next couple years. All of these guys I mentioned are sophomores at the oldest.
Bottom line, many of the OSU upperclassmen weren't forced into starting duty as freshmen. They got the opportunity to redshirt, or play behind talented guys for a couple years. Luckily, some of our talent on D is getting the chance to do that as well, and when guys like Furman, Wilkins, Terry Talbott, Richard Ash, and Jake Ryan see the field, they'll be ready to come in and complement the guys I mentioned above.


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Oct. 23, 2010
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- - On a beautiful sunny day at Campus Pool, No. 6 UC Santa Barbara (10-5, 1-1) came back to defeat No. 8 Long Beach State (7-8, 0-2), 11-10 in sudden victory overtime in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game.
The first period was back and forth, the Gauchos went up early with a goal by Matt Gronow, but the 49ers came back to tie it at one, and then scored again to take a 2-1 lead with 1:02 left in the first period. By the end of the period, UCSB was leading 3-2, after getting two goals from senior Milos Golic.
In the second period, the 49ers came back strong, they played good defense and held the Gauchos to one goal, while they scored four. They took a 6-4 lead into halftime.
Previously, the Gauchos have played well coming out of halftime, outscoring their opponents 34-26 in the third period, and this game was no exception. Golic recorded his fourth goal of the game, just over one minute into the period. UCSB then tied the game at six with an amazing goal from eight-meters out by Brian Shoemaker. Long Beach State recored a goal from Alexsandr Petrovic with 2:23 on the clock and took a 7-6 lead into the fourth.
The 49ers scored 18 seconds into the fourth period but 21 seconds later, the Gauchos answered right back with a goal from Evan Dellinger to put the score at 8-7.
Long Beach State then received two goals from Carter Taylor and Dan Matulis making their lead, 10-7. From there on, the game belonged to UCSB. The Gauchos stole the momentum and scored three straight goals, two from Golic and one from Joe Plume.
The Gaucho defense, after allowing the quick goals from the 49ers at the top of the period, was also on cue in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Myles Christian had four blocks and the defense stopped Long Beach from converting on three man-up opportunities in the period.
At the end of regulation, the teams were tied at 10.
The game moved to overtime, but both teams were playing solid defense and neither team scored a goal. The game continued by moving to another three-minute overtime, but no one scored in that period either.
The game would have to be decided in a sudden victory three-minute overtime period.
The Gauchos won the first possession and earned a 6-on-5 opportunity with 2:34 left in overtime. Just 10 seconds into the man-up advantage, Golic hit his seventh goal of the game and won the game for UCSB, 11-10.
By scoring seven goals, Golic led the Gauchos in the game and tied his career-high for goals in a game. Also posting goals for UCSB were Dellinger, Plume, Gronow and Shoemaker with one a piece.
With the win, the Gauchos improved to 10-5 on the season and 1-1 in MPSF play. Their next game is another MPSF competition, tomorrow, Oct. 24 at No. 2 USC (15-2, 1-2) at McDonald's Swim Stadium. The action begins at 12 pm.
|Long Beach State
LBSU Goals: Patrick van der Linde 2, Carter Taylor 2, Dan Matulis 2, Shane Luth 1, Brian Schiefer 1, Nathan McConnell 1, Jordan Koeffen 1.
LBSU Saves: Matthew Kubeck 12
UCSB Goals: Milos Golic 7, Matt Gronow 1, Evan Dellinger 1, Brian Shoemaker 1, Joe Plume 1.
UCSB Saves: Fraser Bunn 4, Myles Christian 8