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They also made a cool launch trailer [youtube.com]. Now how cool is that Opera Mini Cooper
Press release [opera.com]
Maybe it wasn't online at the time of submission, but now it is.
Opera 10 final was announced on twitter over 6 hours ago. http://twitter.com/opera [twitter.com]
Oh my ${deity}, six hours !!! That's like AGES ago !
Oh my ${deity}, six hours !!! That's like AGES ago !
LOL. If that throws you, how about a somewhat related message from the FUTURE:
Sony plans to install Chrome as the default browser [theregister.co.uk]
The story submission just disappeared from the Firehose before I could link to it there, so this a message from the PAST FUTURE. Or something like that.
No, it *is* the number of tests successfully passed. A 100/100 however does *not* indicate a pass, browsers need to pass all the tests at over 30fps to pass the whole test.
I use Opera all the time, but it has issues printing a lot of stuff. Of course it always had is issues rendering many pages too. The UI is the reason I use it though. It is far and away better than the rest.
I've never quite understood why the best browser has the lowest market share...
"Best" is largely subjective, but Opera has some pretty clear disadvantages.
IE has the advantage of being bundled with most desktop and laptop computers.
Safari has the advantage of being bundled with Apple hardware.
Firefox is included with many Linux distros, and is libre, which is a big deal with a certain segment of the market (which, while not a large segment, is a big part of the group that care enough to use anything other than the platform default browser in the first place.)
Opera is neither bundled with anything popular, nor libre.
Why does a WEB BROWSER need to support rich text email?
Why does a WEB BROWSER need to support rich text email?
Because Opera is a WEB BROWSER as well as a MAIL CLIENT. Like Mozilla.
opera has a brilliant built in email client and rss reader.
they went for the approach of filter/search rather than sort long before gmail made it popular
I hit f4 to show my email & rss on the right of the screen. You can see an old version here:
http://www.freeemailtutorials.com/operaM2/operaMailInterface.cwd [freeemailtutorials.com]
rss is treated much like a seperate mail account
I love it.
Why does a WEB BROWSER need to support rich text email?
Because Opera is NOT a web browser but an Internet suite: it manages web, email, newsgroup, rss feeds, bittorrent and IRC. There's also a preview version that includes a web server (Opera Unite). And with all this it's still smaller (on disk and in memory) than Firefox alone.
My example: http://echo.nextapp.com/content/test/operacss/ [nextapp.com]
The consequences get a bit more catastrophic with applications with larger quantities of nested DIVs. Things really start to break when you start measuring using Element.offsetHeight.
Apologies for posting it here...again...but I'm tired of replying to users who ask "why does component X not render properly in Opera, it passes Acid3 thus something must be wrong with the component."
I'd love to use Opera more, but every version (including 10) seems to suffer from rendering issues that are often readily apparent on major websites that don't seem to affect any other browser. I don't know whether its the browser or the website, but either way they dissuade me from continued use of Opera. Checkout the weekend view http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USIL0225?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared [weather.com] for example.
I'd love to use Opera more, but every version (including 10) seems to suffer from rendering issues that are often readily apparent on major websites that don't seem to affect any other browser.
That's because the other browsers aren't victims of browser sniffing the way Opera is. Most of the time you can simply mask as Firefox, and it "magically" starts working.
My little unpublicized page distorts on Opera too but few of the other browsers.
Works fine in Safari 4.0.3 on Mac OS X 10.5.8: the rectangular "watermelon" smoothly resizes both horizontally and vertically whether I make the window smaller or larger.
But I do see the bug in Opera 10.00. If I shrink the window vertically (and only vertically) then the watermelon shrinks in jumps or falls behind and brings up a vertical scrollbar. If I enlarge the window vertically, then the watermelon stays at whatever size it was before. Even a pixel of resizing horizontally forces a refresh to the p
I was under the impression, that "offsetHeight" was nonstandard and not recommended to be used anyway...
Correct, you're not 'supposed' to use offsetHeight. Oddly enough Mozilla and whatnot thought that was actually a reasonable idea out of MS and implemented it as well, so I guess there's room for -a- function/property like it.
But please note that the linked demo page does not use offsetHeight or any scripting at all. It's pure CSS.
( I'm just guessing a lot of users are not going to read the original post or even check the demo page and simply read "My page doesn't work" and "offsetHeight is nonstandard anyway" and will dismiss the demo page. )
There might be other ways to achieve the same as that page, I'm not a CSS guru (I've got my own problematic page to which I've not seen any answer that didn't involve using javascript; ended up working around it on the server end where I know the size of the content (image). CSS layouts are very, very poor for any actual layout work, even if it's nice for 'fluid' layouts that will work on anything from giant screens to black and white text-only devices)
Seeing as I still have all these at my disposal (see some older thread on browsers..)
IE8: fine
FF3.5.2: fine
Safari 4.0.3: fine; although I can't resize vertically completely. The extent of the lime-colored rectangle is always a minimum size to encompass the red rectangle. Can't check horizontally because the window won't resize small enough there
Chrome 184.108.40.206: fine
cat: fine too (*groan*)
Opera 9.64: yup, broken.. slow to redraw, the vertical scrollbar pops into and out of existance, the boxes end up overflowing or not being sized right, etc.
Opera 10.00: also broken.. if I very slowly drag the bottom edge of the window up, the resizing happens in 'pops'. basically any time the top edge of the bottom (status) bar is hitting the bottom edge of the lime-colored rectangle, a resize occurs (vertical scrollbar pops into view, resize occurs, vertical scrollbar pops out of view). If, instead, I do it a little faster.. it just doesn't respond in time at all and I can no longer see the bottom are of the lime rectangle, the vertical scrollbar stays in place, etc. In either case, expanding the window vertically from the window's bottom edge does -not- expand the rectangles again.
Note that this behavior -is- different from 9. 9 -would- smoothly resize as the bottom edge of the window is being dragged... it's just that it resizes incorrectly
Platform: Windows Vista
Which is why plenty of position/relative/absolute/div tests would be more useful than Acid3 imo, at least for me.
while i agree this sucks on opera's part, you can make a similar observation of a rendering problem of similar implications and proportions in trident, mozilla, and webkit
they all have fixes they need to make. opera is no worse or no better
Works fine for me (at least as well as FF). FF is a bit smoother at adjusting the boxes than Opera, but I wouldn't have noticed otherwise.
1. Is it possible to configure Opera so that tabs behave like in FireFox? The default behavior of Opera after closing a tab to always switch to previously open tab. That totally messes up my workflow when I work with sites like Bugzilla.
2. Is it possible to tell Opera when restoring tabs during start-up to fetch them from net, not from cache? FireFox 3.5 does the same and it is also impossible to turn off. That gave me couple of time already the shock - WTF!? AGAIN???? IMPOSSIBLE!?!?!? - caused mainly b
1) You can change that behaviour in preferences.
Preferences -> Advanced -> Tabs
When closing a tab
- Activate the last active tab
- Activate the next tab
- Activate first tab opened from current tab
Personally I really prefer to go back to last active tab - it speeds up things a lot, atleast for me.
2) You could try emptying cache on exit always
Preferences -> Advanced -> History -> Empty on exit
On same page is always Check if document is updated on server, where I have "Always" and I think they do update when I start Opera.
Thanks a bunch!
To the #1: it works! Finally!!
To the #2: Opera 10 - unlike 9.x - always check for the updated page!
I'd definitely give 10th a more serious test in the office. I need some robust tool - which can complement recently developed WebUIs for few internal applications.
P.S. Now I even managed to make ^Tab to not to display the fancy list of tabs, but switch to next tab immediately. Slowly, Opera makes progress in my eyes.
I thought that video was a trailer for IE. Some guy singing about how he is never gonna give it up, never gonna let it down. I just had to assume.
[Didn't watch the video. Had to assume there, too...]
I hope the new version includes the revolutionary face gestures [youtube.com] feature...
Opera has had the ability to block ads and other content for as long as I can remember, long before Firefox itself even existed. All that is required is for one to install a simple
I have been using Opera since Opera version 4 ish - still prefer it above all others and have tried all the rest, but it is still faster, better layout, and more customizable to my taste than any other option. It also wins completely on GUI speed, and on keyboard navigation.
Just started with 10 now, and Opera still has it.
When I do web development, and want "inspect this" element and a browse-able dom tree - I use Firefox. To do layout checking and rendering checking, we fire up both Safari and IE. But for day to day, with 20-50 tabs open, browsing around... Opera is the one that works best.
ALREADY one new feature I LOVE: inline spell checking while I write! (This was one thing I wanted but it took a while for Opera to catch up to FF, and had to add a JavaScript user-side spell checker.)
How's the new version of DragonFly going? Can you compare it to Firebug at all?
Does it support the W3C standard for MVC markup [w3.org] yet, or is Opera still cherry-picking stanards that suit its business model more than those of its users?
Always leave room to add an explanation if it doesn't work out.


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MVMS students rewarded with BMX show
BLACKFOOT — It's not every day that a school principal sits on top of a bike ramp for the sole purpose of letting a stunt rider attempt to jump over his head in front of the entire student body! That's just what Mountain View Middle School principal Todd Lauritsen did as part of a special assembly rewarding the students for a successful fundraiser selling Paul Deen cookie dough.
Lauritsen said the fundraiser was to help raise money to purchase new projectors for the school and, while all the numbers have not been completely tallied yet, he believes profit from the fundraiser is close to $10,000.
"I'd really like to thank the community and the PTA for supporting the kids with this fundraiser," Lauritsen said. "The kids had a lot of fun selling the cookie dough and were able to earn some good prizes personally for themselves in addition to the BMX stunt show for everyone to enjoy."
Lauritsen said, Kevin Shriner, (a fundraising consultant who represents Great American Opportunities out of Nashville), was able to bring the three man BMX stunt group to Blackfoot from Michigan for the rewards assembly. The BMX group is sponsored by the National Guard and brings along a bike swing unlike any in the United States.
"The kids really had a good time," he added. "The riders took the time to talk to the kids and sign autographs."
Lauritsen joked that thankfully, the BMX rider made a successful jump over his head and that he was not injured in the stunt.
For those who ordered cookie dough in the fundraiser, Lauritsen said it should be in by Nov. 1.

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that the problem is on the O-line and not on Fitz for a majority of the plays. Now the question is, how do we fix the line? Both for now to save the season, and for next year when we return 1 starter (2 if we get lucky and Lewan returns).
Picture Pages: Unblocked ILBs FTL
Why can't Michigan run the ball without Denard? As with anything in football, the answer is "it's complicated" but against Nebraska the pendulum swung decisively towards an inability to block anything.
There were two primary ways in which things went unblocked, one of which we'll cover in two posts.
Ain't Nobody Trying To Block Important People
The first were either busts, play design errors, or combo blocking errors that left totally unblocked linebackers in the hole. A here's a third-quarter iso on the penalty fiesta drive that resulted in a field goal:
The highlighted guy is Nebraska's WLB. No one even tries to block him.
Unsurprisingly, this doesn't go well.
I'm not sure who this is on. I don't get the blocking. If Mealer releases directly downfield in the second frame in an attempt to get that WLB he does not have much of an angle and probably doesn't do much. I would expect Michigan to double that DT, leave Mealer behind on the DT, and then have Omameh pop off.
That doesn't happen. Did someone screw up? Is the play design bad? Is it Schofield moving to the second level poorly? Things are so confused I don't know.
If this was a one time thing you could chalk it up to a guy busting. It wasn't.
[AFTER THE JUMP: more unblocked guys! Like, so many you'll freak! They're coming out of holes in the ground like the Viet Cong!]
Oops I Didn't Do It Again
Nebraska MLBs were hanging out unblocked in the hole a lot. Here's a second quarter iso against a straight-up 4-3 with the same problem:
I expect double teams on the LOS, and you do see Mealer doubling a DT, hopefully sealing him inside before he moves to the second level(1). To the bottom of the screen(2), though, is a one-on-one block from Barnum on the other DT. Lewan moves to the second level…
…and is a gap away from the play with no angle on the LB.
Note that to the top of the screen, the other DT has come through the attempted double by Mealer and Omameh, so they didn't even do the bit that made sense well.
That play was the second of three consecutive first-down runs that gained two yards.
Safeties Get In The Act
This wasn't just an I-form iso problem. Sometimes it's the play design, like the end around fake to start the game.
That may have held the linebackers a fraction; it also robbed Michigan of anyone to block the safety with.
The result was three yards on a play where everyone who Michigan tried to block got blocked.
Looks Like An Option, Probably Isn't Since Michigan Never Runs Option
Michigan brought out some option action that may or may not have been a real read and was definitely not respected by Nebraska since Michigan hasn't run an option more than a couple times all year. Michigan's in a two-back setup with a TE.
They send Kerridge in motion around Denard, with a corner threatening blitz.
At the mesh point Denard is looking… somewhere. He's not looking at the end, who's getting blocked anyway. He's not looking at the MLB, who's well inside. Is he checking that corner over the slot for a potential packaged play where he just hits Roundtree as the corner comes up reading run?
Nope, Roundtree is blocking. Poorly, as the corner is past him and he's peeling back and won't end up blocking anyone. Meanwhile in he middle of the field the option fake did not pull out the MLB, Michigan has no one to block him, and that's the same story.
Zero yards.
Michigan is again optioning no one here. They block the end. This play works if Michigan runs a basic zone read and gets out on that LB; instead they're relying on the idea Michigan is going to run an option with the fullback as their pitchman to hold the defense outside.
Sometimes Michigan did get blown up spectacularly…
not going on Barnum's favorite play reel
…but far too often the Cornhusker making the tackle didn't even have anyone assigned to him.
Things And Stuff
I don't get it. Nebraska isn't running something weird here. They're shifting their linebackers sometimes, sometimes they're just playing it straight up, but these aren't blitzes or getting rock-paper-scissored by Pelini's playcalls. I get that sometimes you're just going to get caught in the wrong play. None of these are the wrong play except possibly the option, if it's actually an option.
So why the hell can't Michigan block an ILB on multiple iso plays? That's the most basic play in football and Michigan can't get anyone out on a linebacker. A lot. Not once. A lot.
The option thing is just… come on man. I'm not sure who the "come on man" is for. They have to be optioning off the MLB on this play, but Denard's not looking at him. He's just handing off and faking a pass to a guy who is not running a route. If it's just a straight handoff—and yeah guy in the comments you don't believe that Michigan's coaching staff is stupid enough to do that, and probably still don't believe Michigan had no audibles in the MSU game—then you're relying on the threat of an option that Michigan does not run with a fullback pitch man to scare the MLB out of his gap.
I don't think it's an option. Otherwise Denard would probably be running out the speed option fake instead of pulling up to fake a throw. (To a guy not running a route.) And he'd probably be looking at someone who is being optioned, which he's not. I mean, do we really think Denard is so bad at football that he can't even figure out how to look at the guy he is supposed to look at and instead stares into empty space?
Options not taken. It's not just the option that's not taken. The throw fake to Roundtree is a really good idea to make not a fake. Oklahoma State and West Virginia have deployed that with great success and if Michigan packaged a quick throw with this read they might have it too, as that nickel corner is reacting to the Kerridge motion. (He's the only one.)
Denard is pretending like they're running a stick route based on what the LB does, which would be nice if they put it in the offense but they won't because Michigan can't even block an iso right.
You've got to run it or the threat is not credible. Michigan's run this option action several times this year and handed it off every time—another indicator that this is not actually a read. At some point you have to actually run the other thing, whether it's a call or a read, because "oh the fullback is in motion" is not getting it done.
This would be a nice package. Here is a series of plays that would be hard to defend in concert off this motion:
- speed option / lead blocker
- inside zone w/ unblocked DE
- inside zone w/packaged stick route
- triple option off the MLB's motion
- backside iso
Michigan's run one of those plays, except they're not actually reading their triple option off the linebacker's movement.
Poor damn Fitz Toussaint. I have some still from a play on which he screwed up, but that's the only truly negative play I have for him. I've got plenty of the above, where he's got no space and an unblocked guy in his face. Poor damn Fitz Toussaint.
I think the point of this post is that it's not even on the OL, but the play design itself. Our OL doesn't manhandle guys, but has shown they can block pretty well. But as Brian said, that doesn't mean shit when your play design doesn't account for the playside linebacker of all players. The question still remains of how will it be fixed, but it doesn't seem like talent has that much to do with it... Right?
as Mealer and Omameh getting their doubleteam split shows above, the blocking isn't fully where it needs to be.
I think the problems with the line are a combination of factors:
1) Borges' play design - why the hell are we leaving an ILB unblocked? Also, this shows up on the play where Lewan couldn't get to the 2nd level. 60% of blame
2) Ineffective blocking - not all the time but some of the time the blocking could stand to be better, as evidenced by the split double team or missed blocks on pulls (as shown on other picture pages or UFRs). 10% of blame
3) Borges' play calling - as Brian repeatedly points out, we don't do enough with the play calling to keep our opponents guessing and on their heels. We aren't doing audibles or checks at the line, or any sort of hot read when it is obvious there is an opening to exploit. 30% of the blame.
That's just my opinion. Not sure how we fix it though. I'd like to keep giving Borges a chance, but I'm not sure how long I'll have patience with his playcalling. At the tail end of the Carr era his playcalling drove me nuts, and I don't want a repeat of that.
Last year Fitz was making his own yards. I believe I said at one point that Fitz was bailing out Borges in a Picture Pages entry. It seems as if there's an unblocked defender on every play, but a great RB can make the first defender not matter. It's very difficult for 10 guys to block 11 on every play.
OK, let me clarify something. I'm NOT blaming Fitz. I'm saying this puts pressure on Borges that these options and other things he's doing aren't relieving. I guess I'm saying while it's not Borges' fault he's put in a difficult situation, I don't like the answers he's coming up with. We don't have a legitimate deep threat so defenses don't need one deep safety, let alone two, allowing them to load up on the running game. But now it seems even the slot guys aren't respected, so the running game is facing a numbers disadvantage that just can't be accounted for with blocking. The offense DOES have a guy who can command the defense's attention -- Denard -- but when he went down there was absolutely nothing for the defense to be afraid of.
This loss wasn't on Borges or Fitz, but if I was to summarize what I think the running game issue is, it's that A) Michigan lacks talent on offense and B) Borges isn't optimally using what he has. If the defense knows that they can play man coverage on the wideouts, even if they fell for it what's faking the fullback as a pitch man gonna do? And as long as the defense doesn't fear an option we're not utilizing anyway, all the wrinkles and fakes and other stuff Borges is using isn't tying up defenders. They're free to stick to their assignments, and when they do that against the talent we have, there's nowhere to go.
I would say our OL is about average. Mealer isn't a star but is serviceable. Barnum and Omameh are decent, but again not stars. Lewan is obviously the best of the bunch and Schofield has shown some improvement the last few weeks. Also, Schofield will remain at right tackle (if Lewan stays) or move to left tackle (if Lewan goes). He will not play left guard again. I doubt a RS Freshman (Magnuson more likely) would start at left tackle next year, but then again that's when Lewan became a starter.
Part of what makes a lineman good is not missing assignments. The first set of pictures shows a line whose calls are totally busted. The first thing that happens on any play is the center calls out the linebacker alignments with a "Mike" or "Mac" call. The look up top is difficult to call, as it looks like the last weakside backer is actually a safety, with the Sam backer walked out over the slot. This is where the confusion begins. But in the end, the look ends up being a stack, or even 4-3, with a Mike backer. Because this is an iso, the line will leave one backer free. Against a stack, the free backer will be the Mike. Since the Mike is accounted for by the FB, the line has to account for the Sam and the Will. In this case, the backside is blocked appropriately, with Lewan and Barnum blocking their men and Mealer getting to the Will. Where this play dies is with Schofield blocking the walked out "Sam" (#42) instead of the 'actual' Sam that is right in front of him (#51). #42 should be blocked by the slot reciever.
This isn't a play-design problem. You guys don't really get what goes into play-design anyways. All plays must be able to be run against all defensive looks. Problems arise when the players have to identify the defense, make their calls, and then actually physically move people out of the way. In this instance, it seems like there was confusion over the defense. This falls on either Mealer (for not calling out the Mike) or Schofield (for not knowing who to block having a Mike call). If you think any coordinator, at any level, draws up plays that are designed to leave men unblocked in the hole, you are an idiot.Allow me to say this unequivocally. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OF THIS PLAY! The problem is execution. Execution doesn't just mean the actual blocking of people, but includes the getting of those people into the right places.
Post more. Here, on the Victors Board, everywhere.
resembling a handful of plastic sporks? It does everything and nothing at the same time?
Our offense looks like it has completely regressed over the past 3 weeks from decent to okay to struggling to downright dreadfull.
Are they implementing an entirely new blocking scheme midseason?
Why are they deciding to put in new plays and new formations instead of constraint plays?
Is Borges fishing for solutions here but not looking in the right places?
from MGoBlogger to OC.
Lets just make him a consultant.
It's like getting pwn'd, but it's much, much worse.
It looks to me like there is a miscommunication on the iso as to which player is the Mike linebacker. I don't know their blocking rule specifically, but it almost looks like Mealer is blocking like #45 has been designated as MIke, and Schofield is blocking like Compton has been designated as Mike. But that's just a guess.
would that be a center call or something? (ive never played football so i dont know how these distictions are made by the oline)
Yes, its usually the center or the QB who identifies Mike. The QB has to know as well if he is making a run/pass call at the line of scrimmage.
The guys didn't get less talented, less athletic, or smaller since last year. They're faster, stronger, and more experienced, yet the offense has taken a BIG step back in year 2. They just look lost. Small point Brian made that should be emphasized: you have to actually run the play to make it a successful fake. All year long it seems like we've faked handoffs to a guy who has acres and acres of space to keep it and dive in to a wall of bodies for no gain. Faked a throw to a wide open man to keep it and get stuffed. Almost every game I see a handful of plays where I say: man, if they had given instead of kept they'd still be running. You don't need to fake with Denard. Every person on every defense already focuses on him. He's such a target they should fake him keeping it to free up other guys, instead of faking to Smith to free him up. We're losing the battle at the point of attack every game now. We can't just keep hammering the middle like that, especially against teams that are selling out up front.
You can have your 50yd line tickets, oh how I would love to be a fly in the wall in the film room with just the coaches. I'm always amazed at these conundrums.
1. Coaches make mistakes all the time so to just say Brian's an engineer, he's wrong, is not a response.
2. On the other hand Borges has been doing this for some time so I'm guessing he's not designing multiple plays that have no chance of success which these appear to be.
Much like Greg Robinson's defense this just confuses me on a logical level. It just doesn't compute.
After watching the USC/Arizona game that option pitch play just looks depressing.
My guess to give myself some sanity and give Borges every benefit of the doubt was that the option play was ran as Brian described so that he could see how Nebraska would react and that he had something coming later to create a big play based on how they played it, but that's me with maize and blue glasse on and a big ole cup of Borges Kool Aid.
To this untrained eye, it seems like there is a different issue with the offense each week. One week its Denard having to throw too often (and not being able to do it well - see ND). The next week its insisting on running the ball every play even if the defense is giving other things (no audibles allowed - see MSU). And now its plays designed to amass tons of yards if the blocking assignments were properly, uh, assigned. I'm not a blame guy but the only constant is the offensive gameplan. Sure, execution is often poor but it seems like the gameplan is the underlying offender. Its almost like Borges is doing everything he can to avoid being a true read option team, even knowing that its only one more year of Denard, and instead trying lots of different things (see Iowa last year). I don't get it.
In this instance, your mistake is thinking you know the first thing about what goes on during a football game. Borges didn't design or call a play that left a man unblocked in the hole. His lineman got their calls wrong and bungled the play. The reason this doesn't make sense to you is that I am almost certain you didn't even know lineman made calls. I am all for passionate fans. I am all for fans who try to improve their understanding of the game. I absolutely loathe fans that think they know what they are talking about. It would be like a psych 101 student trying to tell Freud about the Oedipus complex. That student will eventually learn more and might one day be Jung, but as of now, he is just a kid in 101 who thinks he knows more than he does.
What is interesting to me is that given Borges' omniscience, and the fact that he called the Alabama game perfectly (wouldn't change a thing), and had Bellomy prepared mentally and physically (no question), the teams that he coaches always seem to have so much execution and talent regression. I mean, even regression in the two years at Indiana under Gerry DiNardo. He must be the most unlucky person on the planet, given his prowess at playcalling and coaching, to be forced with the failure and regression of his offenses. It's like all of the players and fate are conspiring against him. Everywhere he goes, he keeps getting it right, and the kids keep getting it wrong -- he's the anti-John L. Smith (MSU rant).
I'm not taking any side here, I'm just curious as to your thoughts about why, all of a sudden, the lineman are leaving linebackers unblocked in this game when they hadn't in most of the previous games? Is it because they are not used to seeing the plain vanilla 4-3 defense that Nebraska lined up in those particular plays? I tend to agree that Borges wouldn't design a play to leave a thread unblocked but I tend to disagree with you that these kids are solely to blame and are suddenly forgetting to block the guys or misreading these alignments.
Do we know they haven't been doing it in past games? Fitz getting stuffed isn't a new development.
The errors probably come from seeing Nebraska in a 4-3 stack. Having not watched the tape of every play against every team, I can't know for sure, but I know the stack is sort of uncommon in college. Any time you have to block a front that is unfamiliar, MAs will happen. As these pictures show, it only takes one wrong call (the initial mike) to set off a chain reaction of missed calls. Then, your play is fucked.
You asked if I was suggesting our lineman got worse at identifying fronts. In short, yes, if only because Mealer has far less experience than Molk. So there has been a drop-off from last season. With regards to this season only, there have been more MAs that we should be having, whether Brian has picture-paged them or not. Because it is new to this blog doesn't mean it is new to the team. Our line is pretty good, but the difference between pretty good and great is often not individual talent, but cohesion.
Again, I've no allegiance to Borges or anything. I just don't get how people who have no idea about the minutia of football can say with a straight face that Borges is so incompetant as to call plays that allow for free running backers in the hole. And its started off by a picture showing us the exact opposite!
In my opinion, it's not a new occurence and has been happening all year. I've noticed a ton of plays that would have gone for long gains if the OL had just blocked the right guy. My suspicion is that 2 of 3 interior Oline are new to playing regularly and the center that makes the line calls doesn't always get it right and sometimes the lineman head for the right guy but don't get there fast enough.
You know what I loathe? Guys who played a little ball who think and therefore think only they are allowed to talk about football.
It's not rocket science. A guy was left unblocked and this led to badness. Either somebody busted (blocked the wrong guy) or the play design was bad. You'll note that Brian leaves open the question of which it was, but notes correctly that it happened repeatedly. Either way it seems to be a coaching issue - for some reason the OL is consistently making poor choices regrading who to block.
In your analogy, Brian is not Jung or a psych 101 student, but more like a professor who's spent several years studying Freud's writing but hasn't contributed directly to new psychological theory. He may not be qualified to lecture Freud on the concept of the id, but if Freud were to write a new book that made no sense in the context of his previous work, Brian would be qualified to say, WTF mate? Which is what he's doing here.
Typed what I was thinking, and wanted to type myself.
I am by no means an expert on football, but yeah, I know what the center is doing as far as calling out formation/assignments prior to the snap.
(EDIT: Oops, wanted to comment to Wolverine1987...but both of you made excellent/tremendous points, so kudos!)
Guys that have never played a down can talk about whatever they want, including play design. I can talk about rocket science if I wanted to, but that wouldn't mean I knew anything about it.
I would never suggest that you shouldn't talk about something you want to talk about. I will suggest that your thoughts aren't worth a thing.
Mind you, this is only in regards to technical things like play design. Your thought are as good as mine on things like recruiting. Neither of us know much, and its fun to speculate. But with regards to the mechanics of play design, my thoughts are absolutely more valid. It's a fact. I don't say this to claim any superiority or anything, but the play Brian highlighted was an absolutely obvious case of an MA, on a very basic play, into a pretty basic D. Yet he suggested that our offensive coordinator is a fucking moron who draws up plays that leave free running linebackers in the hole.
Key part of first bit: "I don't know."
Thanks for correcting me.
The latter bits: there is no one assigned to the safety on the first play from scrimmage, and whatever Denard's reading on the option play does not appear to be the right thing to read. There is literally no one to block the LB on that.
That's exactly the key. You wrote that you didn't know if the problems were because of execution or play design or what, but I think you know damn well that no offensive coordinator draws up plays with free backers in the hole. If you thought Borges was that inept, you'd be calling for his head, and rightfully so. The problem is that you carry a lot of cache, and when you suggest such a thing, a lot of the readers who don't understand the game start to believe it. As for the other plays, you seem to be right on.
Fans that criticize don't know football or what they are talking about I see. The great unwashed probably shouldn't comment on play design right? I'll give you one piece of news: I bet you that 90% of the people that read this blog in fact do know, and have known for years, that every time they see a center pointing and yelling during a game pre-snap, that one thing he is doing is in fact identifying the Mike. and that the QB sometimes does that as well.
If you think Brian is wrong or other posters are wrong, feel free to say so and why. But throwing out the Saban know nothing argument isn't helpful, and doesn't make you come off well.
I DID write about how Brian was wrong. I wrote a rather long description of what actually happened, including the play call, the defense, who the FB is targeting, what the calls were, what they should have been, and even why the wrong call was made.
What more do you want?
Oh, you just don't want me to point out that you know nothing about the goings on in a football game? Fuck that. Listen, I know fuck-all about the programming of video games. But I play them, and like them, and have critiques of them. Never once, though, will you hear me talk about the coding of the game. That would be stupid of me.
It's entirely possible to be right without being a dick about it. "You all know nothing, so fuck you all. Shut up" is being a dick about it.
Anyway, since you're so damn smart about football (I mean that sincerely), describe the end around fake - it appears the blocking went as called, but the play still worked poorly. Is that bad play design, or was there a bust we're not seeing?
It's weird to me that you, and others, are so hostile towards a legitimate subject matter expert, just because he might interfere with MGoBlogs pretend playtime. Yes, he was a bit of a dick about it, but his comment was actually insightful, unlike 98% of the "scheme analysis" in see comments.
I didn't tell anyone to shut up. I originally stated my distaste for novices (chill out, it's not a pejorative, it's just true) to complain about play design. What I left out is that this bothers me most when no alternative is given, nor is it coupled with any sort of material discussion. "Borges sucks" doesn't count.
If you want to complain about play design, for heaven's sake, give the board an alternative. Read a few things, go to some clinics, sit in on some high school practices, but try to learn. It would really help the level of discourse on this board, which is by almost all accounts the best of its kind.
I was a dick in a few of my later responses, but that is because some guys attacked me without once engaging with the topic at hand. There was nothing wrong with the design of the play. If you think there is, tell me why, in the same manner I explained there wasn't. Maybe you think the ISO is aimed at the Sam, not the Mike.
I guess what I'm saying is that despite all of your hand-wringing about my posts, you have added nothing to the discussion.
I'll look at the end-around play later. I'm going to a party. Tomorrow maybe. My first hunch is that the play isn't poorly designed, it is just the old problem of 11-10 because the QB isn't a blocker. Most plays are designed to get the back to the 2nd level, at which point he will have to make a safety miss. Don't quote me til tomorrow though, after I've had a chance to look at the play.
Exactly like every other internet guy.
Now having said that, I agree with your original post, I agree that in that example it is far more ikely, and true, that it was an execution problem exclusively. My post was about tone, which was "I know football and those that disagree know nothing about football." Oh ya, "no offense, I don't mean anything by saying those that disagree know nothing about football."
Without that point I would have said nothing about your post, and agreed with it.
Are you sure I claimed to be an expert? Reread the thread.
Or he might be Skinner and realize that the generally prevailing view doesn't fit and blow the whole thing up. He doesn't need to be an expert in psychoanalysis to say, "hey, I don't think this is working. Let's try something different." I'm glad you know a lot--apparently--about the minutiae of football (but apparently not much about psychology), but to attempt to discredit anyone else's view simply because, "hey, I (think) I know more than you," doesn't really advance the discussion. I don't think it's very complicated to say, "hey, whatever the reasons, the offense is not getting it done. Isn't that on Borges?"
Not an Xs and Os guy so stuck with generalizations, but why doesn't the offense try to take advantage of the ILBs aggressive play? In watching the games, it seems like there are holes in between the hashes (as shown by above video) and we rarely take advantage of them.
Sometimes I'm reminded of our 90s/early 2000s offense, where our recievers had routes from the hash to the sideline, rarely in the middle- drove me nuts. Worse yet, on the other side of the ball when our ILBs got aggressive, we'd get shredded (a la Northwestern).
We don't have the wideouts to play manball on the outside. Wouldn't it make sense to try and run quick slants, drag the middle of the field with wideouts, or try and wrap them behind the ILBs to try and take advantage of opposing d's aggressive play and our lack of WO size (a la 90s Northwestern, and still a bit today I suppose)?
picture pages segments. You have me convinced that our plays aren;t properly designed. But that can't be right, can it? Borges is a professional and has been in the game a long time. Surely he would be able to recognize the problem if you can, right?
Or maybe not. At this point I have no idea.
The funny thing about that play is that it could actually work as an option pitch to the FB. Look at the freeze frame with the graphics - the LBs are tearing after Fitz. If Denard keeps the corner has to go for him. Roy then goes and blocks a safety (yeah, its an assumption). At this point, the pitch to the Kerridge is wide open. I get that he is a fullback. I'm not expecting him to tear off a 78 yard TD. But he probably rumbles for 20-25. (I think having him in there is important because that is what gets the LBs going for Fitz no matter what. Assuming, you know, this is an option which it probably isn't.)
It should be run with Rawls as the IZ back, and Fitz as the option back. If the ILB bites on Rawls you pull and run option with Denard and Fitz. If he slow plays it, you hand off to rawls and he gets 3-4 yards minumum... WVU ran an effective version of this with Pat White, Owen Schmidt, and Steve Slaton.
Has Borges gone to hell yet....FUCKER!
Brian, what are your brahs saying?
If you haven't already send this to Chris Brown to get his take?
I say you have a 50/50 shot if you send RR a note he would be glad to sit down and go over why our offense sucks balls...on the other hand forget that he probably couldn't offer any insight. He would take 1 look at that optioning fullback play and say
RR: Gee Brian your guess is a good as mine this looks like a mess, just like the mess Symba was in after his father's death in my favorite movie The Lion King. Did you know that was my favorite movie? I often sat down with Greg and told him the same thing after looking at his defensive tape.
BC: Go now before I kill you with my eye lazers!!!!
wtf am i reading
it was pretty funny. I'm pretty sure that guy is on the pot
I'm one of those guys who can get into near-pompous "voice of reason" mode, and after Saturday I was mentally writing the game off as a situation that Borges could do nothing about after injury.
The problem is that these PPs are devastating. Because we see good players put in positions where they are leaving yards and points on the field.
Could Michigan do better with the same players? Ask yourself: could RichRod coordinate the offense in such a way that it would be more productive on the ground? I think the answer is yes. What does that mean? Nothing... Except that there are schemes out there that would produce better results than what we are seeing now.
Honestly, Hoke is probably just as much at fault for this. The insistence on MANBALL blocking schemes puts much of the line in positions that it is not well suited for. Borges might prefer it this way, but Hoke could easily dictate the use of run blocking schemes that better utilize the talent on the field.
Even accepting at face value that the TOP-emphasis, huddling on every play, and other philosophical changes aren't steps backward but merely "another way" of doing things, there are tactical advantages available that Michigan isn't using.
I don't think we actually have that "option" in our offense. It looks like it was an attempt to get a gift from the Nebraska defense by running the exact same look that sprang Venric Mark for 80 yds last week. (Only Michigan lined up with twins play side instead of back side).
Unfortunately, Nebraska probably took a look at that on tape and got it fixed on there end. They would be stupid not to. Bo Pelini is competent. Aw shucks.
I think Heiko ought to ask the following of Borges: "It seems like you're running a lot of fake option / play action that the other teams aren't respecting - how do you make them respect the fakes and punish them when they don't?"
That's the real problem I see - plays that aren't designed to punish unsound defense. If you run a fake that your opponent doesn't buy, you are, at a minimum, wasting one player (and probably others are doing something less than optimal).
I get the idea of imposing your will on offense as opposed to reacting to defense, but how can you impose your will when you're wasting players in ways that don't contribute to the play?
That grantland piece was edifying for a layman like me; and the analogy of the QB as pointguard reading a D in realtime brought back the "basketball on grass" discussion of last year.
As it relates to our O, it makes me wonder if we just don't have a QB who is capable of reading the D in real-time as the play develops; if so, it would justify the OC not trusting him to do that. Or is Borges just stuck in his ways and unwilling to run anything but 'tecmo bowl' preset plays.?
Didn't Denard makes reads almost every play under the previous regime?


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A new score of vampires threatens the inhabitants of Forks. The Cullens barely escape the massacre but are forced to return to help save what is left of the town. But with Emma on the fritz and Bella's own conflicts of right and wrong, vampires or werewolves, the future of Forks does not look very promising. The worst part… vampires that don't know when to quit keep popping up. And people keep dying. This is the much anticipated sequel to Nightshade. It will be finished before Breaking Dawn is published!
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Here it is. The long awaited sequel.
Breathe in. Breathe out. Breathe in. Breathe out. I would survive this. I had before. I would again. It was not going to be hard. Three days. I would only be away from Edward for three days. And I would be with Charlie. I would survive. We were just going to La Push for a few days. Just for a visit to the werewolves. Just so the Volturi could come and make sure that I was a vampire.
Which, I wasn't. Hence the need for the charade. Emma was excited that she got to play pretend. Edward was furious that I was staying with Jacob for three days. Alice was flabberghasted that she had not seen them coming until yesterday.
I was scared. I couldn't believe it. The Volturi in Forks. All Hell would break loose. I was positive.
I sat on my bed in Edward's room, biting my lip. What would happen? Would they force Emma to return to Volterra with them? What about Edward? Would Jane try to hurt him again? And Jacob. How would he handle the fact that I was only there for my protection and the fact that it was against my will? I would have preferred to stay at the Cullen mansion with my family. I had faith that they could protect me. In return, I would stand guard over them. I feared I would loose my mind those three days away from them.
Some one rapped on the door. "Yes?" I answered.
"Bella, can I come in?" It was Edward.
"Of course you can, Edward." I rolled my eyes, "It is your room after all."
Edward was by my side in a flash. He wrapped his solid arms around me and pulled me close. I breathed in his scent and let out a moan. I was worried!
"What is it?" Edward held me at arms length, examining every inch of my body looking for some sign of distress.
"I'm fine, Edward." I placatingly put my hands around his wrists and took his hands off of my shoulders. "I'm just worried,"
"Don't worry, Bella. I promise that nothing bad will happen to you," Edward responded, his eyes meeting mine.
My heart sped up and my breathing hitched. I knew what he was trying to do. I had to fight against it with all of my might. "It's not me I'm worried about," I barely managed to get out.
Edward sighed. "We will be all right, Bella. The Volturi are not here to hurt us-"
"How do you know that?" I protested. "What if Jane comes and hurts you again? Or what if they gang press Emma into the guard? What if they make all of you go to Volterra to serve them? Edward so many things could go wrong!"
"I know that it is a risky plan, Bella. But it was one that must be done. I refuse to let you sit in this house- be under the same roof, as Jane. She is an evil little child."
"Please let me stay here!" I cried.
"No, Bella. It's just far too dangerous. I won't have them take you away from me," he fiercely replied.
"Then come with me! I won't let you stay here in harm's way!" I sobbed, tears streaming down my face.
"Ssshhh, ssshhhh," Edward soothed, gently wiping the tears from my face. "Bella, you know why I can't go with you. No one will believe that Emma is you if I am not by her side the entire time. I hate having to trust you with that dog, but I don't have another choice."
I pulled Edward down and gave him a searing kiss. He responded eagerly. The next three days of my life would be miserable.
"Izzie!" Emma yelled from downstairs, "Stop sucking face with Edward and come on! Charlie's here!"
"EMMA!" I screamed, mortified. Poor Charlie was probably having a heart attack right now.
Edward chuckled. "I do believe that we made Charlie feel rather ill."
"If Emma didn't use such lewd descriptions," I muttered darkly.
Edward laughed. "I do believe that it was rather accurate,"
I threw a pillow at his head which he easily caught. "Don't take her side," I grinned evilly, "She'd never let you live it down."
Edward grimaced, "That's true."
Hand in hand, we walked down the stairs again. Edward carried my bag for me. Charlie and the other Cullens minus Jasper and Rosalie stood in the foyer. Each face looked slightly forlorn. All heads were bent and even Charlie was not happy to be seeing Billy. Emma looked up and smiled at me. I smiled back but yelped when I looked in to her eyes. They were that blood curdling red again.
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About Yuri being disliked... this is my personal opinion.
Yuri isn't my favorite, but Kanade isn't EITHER, my favorite girl is probably Yui Buuut, I like both Yuri and Kanade.
....I think I sympathize with Yuri a bit more. I personally don't think Yuri really -has- to apologize to Kanade. Yuri's main priority has been the SSS. Kanade has acted in opposition to them, even if it was to maintain the peace and her motivations were basically good; the SSS didn't know them. No, she didn't reach out to Kanade... and her understanding was limited. And yeah, she ended up looking mean in some instances, but she ended up showing remorse and took the blame. I don't think she's that bad. In fact when they went to Guild for the second time, they were going there to rescue her. So is she so terrible? I personally don't think so...
And about her looking like Haruhi; meh, her color scheme is more attractive, and her eyes are lovely! XD Her personality is better too! Haruhi didn't really feel remorse, at all. I found her arrogant and selfish
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Back to the topic, there are two assumptions that people often made against Yuri.
PS: Even the staff also poked fun at the fact of her being an angel. Considering how the series named "Angel Beats" and her program is named "Angelplayer " =D
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I imagine this has been stated before, but I really wonder why Yuri has a problem with suicide, and why she's trying to throw everything at God. I've got a few theories for Yuri's feelings about suicide despite not having done so.
1) Yuri had been contemplating suicide, even preparing for it, when some random accident took her first. Her grudge against God is partly because He didn't even let her decide when and how to go.
2) Yuri had attempted suicide before, but either her fear and uncertainty kept her from inflicting fatal injuries or, more likely imho, she was barely saved each time. Being saved from the brink, people would inevitably say that it's a miracle, and that God wants her to stay a little while longer. She hates herself on some level for her powerlessness to save those she loves, and also for perceived cowardice that kept her from being more thorough in her attempts, and projects this all on God.
3) One or both of Yuri's parents committed suicide, and Yuri somehow feels that she'd failed them too.
I can't imagine there's only one way out of this place. Not everyone will reach full acceptance or release their regrets; some will fall into pits so deep that they can no longer escape and deliberately abandon all hope, until there's no more the world can do for them. No telling what happens then, but it can't be pretty.
I suspect Yuri is going to be in danger of this by the end. What we know so far of Yuri's regrets is that she feels those close to her were taken from her, and that she wasn't able to protect them; if the SSS members start passing on, then it'll be the same all over in her eyes. It would be even worse if she eventually does figure out that the ascension is a good thing, because she'll realize that she's been fighting to keep everyone trapped in this world of regret and pain.
Either way, I suspect ultimately Otonashi and Yuri will be the only SSS left, or close, and Otonashi will have to find a way through his love for her to save her. This will probably also lead to Otonashi ascending, because he finally manages to give a loved one a gift that grants her happiness, hope and a future, instead of one that kills her.
In many ways, this reminds me of Haibane Renmei, and I wouldn't be surprised to find parallels all the way to the end.
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I don't see anything wrong with disliking suicide... on anyones part. Even if you have no connection to it. Because suicide is nothing more but a selfish act and cowardness. At some point those who commit suicide don't think about others who care about them.
I can partly understand those who have nothing left, are deeply ill and in pain but even then I dissaprove it.
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Another case. Another patient in there early twenties ended up like Yui except even more paralyze and organ damaged. She was also in a lot of pain, but she had the will to live on. So she lived for months and months but the damage is still to great in her body. Eventualy she passed on too but I bet it was painful for the family members to watch.
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Well people will understand the reasons why though. If pain medications stop working for them and they know that death is going to come but come slow why not make it quicker.
I wouldn't want someone to suffer months of angony just because a relative wants them to live. I know the relative cares but if a person know he will die and pain medications do not work LIFE WILL BE A CRA* SHOOT
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There are times when doctors give special medications which put you to sleep. If you really can't take it, you should talk it through with your close ones.
Yeh it hurts, but as you listed there are people who can bear the pain. If you want it all to end, discuss it and find the solution, don't lay hands on yourself just like that.
I really don't want to go too deep into this topic but I can say one thing, I have a quiet straight connection to suicide. It really hurt, hurts and I'm sure it will keep hurting. And no, I don't hate that person, I'm just really sad.
If I was in huge pain and wanted it to end, I would not lay a hand on myself. I would talk it through but I think that I would prefer to die like those two even if t hurt.
But as I said I can bear with this kind of suicides.
But I sure as hell won't forgive those who kill themselves just because they got yelled or failed some stupid entrance exam or something!
P.S. And I didn't approve suicide before the incident too.
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I don't approve in sucuide as well but only with a few exceptions I understand. I guess it is because as a healthcare student I see some injuries that I sure definately don't want to live with or can't imagine myself in that situation. I seen a few amputations and how they treat patient's postoperatively. I guess it is becasue I'm new in the healthcare system. I even seen holes through people's bottoms which can see bone.
I hope Yurippe didn't commit sucuide either like what other people are suggest. I hope she had an accident like the rest of them and that memory is just one of the memories that she regreted. Who knows maybe she had a stable life afterwards going to school joining leadership activities and she got hit by a vehicle. Before she lost conciouness she remembered her brother and sisters and still regreted that day before she hit coma state or died. One thing is for sure is that her anger increased over time when she was in purgatory and she still seems like she usually think about that incident along with other failures in the past.
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It certainly makes sense, though, that she'd take a leader position, and that the position would be very painful for her. She feels the need to be the protector, but she winds up seeing those she's leading die over and over with her powerless to stop it. I imagine every time her people "die" in a mission, without a specific purpose or reason for deliberately taking it, brings that memory of the first time back to her.
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Also gets me thinking that Yuri will disappear when everyone else in the SSS goes to rest. Knowing that her charges have "died" meaningfully and peacefully, as her siblings should have but didn't, may send her to rest as well.
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So i looked at Kanon's image (above), and started to think about some alternative endings of Angel Beats. Something like:
Otonashi finally let everyone, include Hinata to disappear. He and Kanede corner Yuri but Yuri was success to get him to move on first. Kanade and Yuri left in a looked-like "Mexican stand-off". Then both of them broke into laughter. Later on, they sit on above pose, and Kanade praise that this group is pretty interesting but complained that Yuri was mean and bullied her too much; and claimed it's her turn to lead the rebel group and Yuri should play the Angel role this time....
Then Yuri will just laugh out loud and claim whatever will work as long as Kanede like it so
Some ending twists like that surely will get my vote. Then it can satisfy my Yurix Kanade shipping also. Two birds one stone
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So basically here's the rundown (I am excluding much of the details that would make this sound a little more interesting): An orc druglord named Grush has been kidnapping young human women of the city of Core, breeding with them, and raising the half-orcs in his operational base. Last week, however, his newest and most jaw dropping victim is Serrina VanHalsen, princess of the city. A reward of life of luxury within the VanHalsen castle is being offered for anybody who can bring the princess back safe and alive and who can bring Grush back dead. Fliers stating this are around town, and the PC's see it and go off to King Fileas VanHalsen to retrieve Serrina; All the while, however, a band of Elves is after the same goal (These elves are not evil, even by the PC's perception; just a little in the way.)
Fileas informs the PC's that a funeral for a half-orc is being held today, and that Grush may be there. As the PC's arrive, they are greeted by an orc dressed in flamboyant clothing, guarded by 4 halforcs. As it turns out, the orc is Grush, and makes a deal with the PC's: He will meet with them, given they can beat the half-orc guards he has on his sides. So Grush slips away, and the Half-orcs are left to take care of the PC's.
A map of directions leading to Grush's hideout is found on the bodies of one of the fallen half-orcs. When the PC's get there, Grush's hideout is a complex maze-like area. Various journals and entries lead to hints as to what is going to come and what his goals are, such as how he desires human women and half-orcs for their loyalty and intelligence, and drawings of a giant bird flying in the sky. The door to Grush's room is locked by 2 keys; found on bodies of Half-Orc guards and magic users found in the various rooms, such as the kitchen, and the study.
Grush's room is large, with an open roof. When they enter, it is just Grush and Serrina, who appears to be pregnant. Grush tries to reason with the PC's that they cannot attack him, for he is the father of the next prince of Core. If the PC's agree, skip down to the next paragraph. If not, then Grush and the PC's enter combat. Grush is a level 3 Orc fighter/ Level 2 Orc Sorcerror. Even if the PC's win or lose, the outcome will be the same; If Grush would have won, the PC's do not die, just get down to unconsiousness. If the PC's would have won, a spell is casted from Grush that immobilizes them.
Grush smirks adamantly as he calls out, "Take them away, my great beast!" A Roc will fly down onto the field and take the unconscious/immobilized PC's away. When they gain consciousness, they are in a strange foreign world, far from Core. I plan on basing this world off of Latin American history, with Mayan and Aztec-based rituals in the settlement that they find while wandering. Here, Oracles are highly revered, and can see from across the world. Eventually they speak of a war raging in the largest settlement in the world; Core.
This game starts off as a simple task; Retrieve the Princess and get the life of luxury. But as they are on the other side of the world, Oracles speak of changes in their home, and the son that Serrina bears is the ticket Grush needs to get into power. The PC's go through many side-quests and challenges that will help them get home and draw the story together (Such as gaining trust of four head monks to pass through the mountains, and joining a pirate's crew.)
I would like to hear some feedback, whether it be "Your game sucks," "Good idea, but heres something to change..." or "This doesnt make sense!" is up to you. I would mostly like help on two major areas.
Area I - What are some tasks that the PC's could face once they are out of Core? I do not plan on making them stay in the Mayan-civilization for very long, but I do want to incorporated some real-world cultures and ideas into the world that is so strange from Core.
Area II - What is something to substitute the Roc as the beast taking away the PC's in the beginning? I just don't think that the Roc suffices. I would love to hear some ideas, be it a Purple worm or some magical beast.
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DEVO guitarist Bob Casale has died suddenly at the age of 61, it's been confirmed.
The founding member, who'd been part of every lineup of the band, suffered heart failure on Monday.
Casale's co-founding brother Gerald says in a statement: "Bob was there in the trenches with me from the beginning. He was my level-headed brother, a solid performer and a talented audio engineer, always giving more than he got.
"He was excited about the possibility of Mark Mothersbaugh allowing Devo to play shows again. His sudden death came as a total shock to us all."
The band got together in Akron, Ohio in 1972 and released their first album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! six years later. They achieved chart success with the single Whip It in 1980 and created a total of eight full-length records before splitting in 1991. They reunited in 1996 and went on to release ninth album Something For Everybody in 2010.
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text: PrincipalePresseSpecial Olympics and Best Buddies International Urge Congress- "Don't Send People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities into the Dark" Listen Special Olympics and Best Buddies International Urge Congress- "Don't Send People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities into the Dark" For Immediate ReleaseDavid Egan, Booz Allen Hamilton employee and Special Olympics Global Messenger and athlete, testifies before the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Senate CommitteeWASHINGTON, D.C. —Special Olympics and Best Buddies International joined together yesterday on Capitol Hill to urge members of the House and Senate to continue a national commitment by the U.S. Congress to support both programs through partial funding. More than 225 participants were joined by Timothy P. Shriver, Special Olympics Chairman and CEO, and Anthony K. Shriver, Best Buddies International Founder and Chairman, as they met face-to-face with Members of Congress in more than 200 scheduled meetings throughout the day. The group, made up of people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), advocated for the passing of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act of 2011 and the re-appropriating of crucial seed funding for their health, education and employment programs. The authorization of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act of 2011 will reaffirm the U.S. Congress' support that was initially made with passage of the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004 and the Best Buddies Empowerment for People with Intellectual Disabilities Act of 2009. This new legislation continues the legacy of Mrs. Shriver by authorizing funds to help support specific programs for persons with IDD, such as Special Olympics Healthy Athletes®, Special Olympics Project UNIFY®, Best Buddies High Schools and Best Buddies Jobs."People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are the most underserved population today. While our Members of Congress are faced with difficult decisions regarding appropriations, it is critical they understand that Special Olympics and Best Buddies are the sole sources of vital health screenings, inclusive school programs and job placement for this population," said Timothy Shriver. "Without federal seed money, more than 500,000 Special Olympics athletes in the U.S. will be without services they depend on to battle the centuries of neglect in the medical field as well as the silent epidemic of discrimination found on school yards and playing fields across our country." "It was fantastic that so many Best Buddies and Special Olympics participants joined us on the Hill in support of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act of 2011," said Anthony K. Shriver. "They are truly the best ambassadors to advocate for continued federal support of our friendship, health, education, leadership--and last but certainly not least--employment programs. I know that when our nation includes people of all abilities, we strengthen our schools, our workplaces, and our communities. We need Congress to recognize that by continuing to provide the funding vital to the programs that support all of us in attaining a truly inclusive nation."Earlier yesterday morning, Booz Allen Hamilton employee and Special Olympics Global Messenger and athlete, David Egan testified in front of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Senate Committee on the ability and skills people with IDD have and the impact Special Olympics had on his ability to secure employment for the past 15 years. "… people in the world have more in common than we think. When I was 12, I was dreaming of winning the race in Special Olympics. But now, I dare to dream about changing the way people think, changing the perceptions, opening doors for people with disabilities—not only on the court but in the workplace and at all levels of our society. Employing individuals with intellectual disabilities is a smart business decision and a social responsibility," said Egan.The day culminated in a reception to honor the living legacy of the late Sargent and Eunice Kennedy Shriver. During the reception, Timothy and Anthony Shriver presented awards to Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) for successfully passing Rosa's Law—signed by President Obama in October of 2010—which replaced the words "mental retardation" in all federal legislation with "intellectual disability." Many other members of congress attended the reception as a show of their support, including: Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), Senator Dan Coats (R-IN), Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC), Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA).Additional highlights of the annual Special Olympics and Best Buddies International Capitol Hill Day included:• University of Miami Buddy Director, Martin White, and his congressional representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) poured over his Best Buddies scrapbook, which highlighted the chapter's friendships and activities. When they were done, the congresswoman asked him to invite her to their next group outing. • Special Olympics Arizona athletes, Best Buddies participants and Bob Gobrecht, President and Managing Director of Special Olympics North America presented Congresswoman Gabby Giffords'(D-AZ) staff with a framed picture of their meeting from last year's Capitol Hill Day as well as a card of well-wishes for her full recovery. The staff was moved by this gesture and promised to send the gift to Houston where the congresswoman is working on her rehabilitation after she was critically wounded from a gunshot to the head earlier this year. • A photo exhibit by world-renowned photographer, Richard Corman, who has been capturing the spirit of Special Olympics athletes for 20 years, is on display in the Russell Senate Building rotunda. The 16 images in the gallery capture the beauty, happiness and acceptance that the Special Olympics Movement creates throughout the world. • Guests of the reception took time to sign the Spread the Word to End the Word® pledge banner, in recognition of the campaign's day of awareness, which also took place on Wednesday. Spread the Word to End the Word is an ongoing effort by Special Olympics and Best Buddies International to raise the consciousness of society about the dehumanizing and hurtful effects of the word "retard(ed)" and encourage people to change the conversation but using the new R-word—RESPECT. Many Special Olympics and Best Buddies programs rely on federal funding to provide vital services to persons with IDD and their families, including the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes® program, Project UNIFY education program, and Best Buddies friendship, employment and leadership programs.The Healthy Athletes program is designed to help Special Olympics athletes improve their health and fitness, leading to an enhanced sports experience and improved well-being. The program has provided more than one million free health screenings to athletes and delivered desperately needed services, education, and referrals. Project UNIFY is a program which builds Special Olympics in schools and is engaging, motivating and activating young people through many existing programs including: Special Olympics Get Into It™ a K-12 service-learning curriculum, Special Olympics Unified Sports™ and the Spread the Word to End the Word® campaign, which looks to build respect through language.Best Buddies friendship programs (Best Buddies Middle Schools, High Schools, Colleges, Citizens and e-Buddies) match students and adults with IDD in one-to-one friendships with their typical peers for mutual mentoring and social skills training.Best Buddies Jobs is a supported employment program that helps people with IDD secure competitive, paying jobs. The program targets job sites, competitively places individuals, and promotes ongoing support and training. 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I have several question which i face all of them during watching films
what do these mean(stop shrinking me),(you need a serious bracing reality check),(cut sb slack) ,what dose reality check mean?
i have heard frome a film(i am stressing) as you know (to stress)is a stative verb,is it correct?
he speak with.....great authority on the subject.(can we use article (a))
Another term for psychologist and psychiatrist is the noun shrink. Stop shrinking me means, don't psychoanalyse me.
Reality, notice the word Real-, refers to the real/true world, as opposed to a world based in fantasy. You need a serious reality check means, you need to see the world the way it really is; stop living in a world of fantasy.
Cut . . . slack refers to rope. If a rope is too taut, too tight, then it's not slack. To make the rope slack, you have to loosen it. The idiom cut somebody some slack means to loosen contraints.
I am stressing is short for, I am stressing out about something.
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I don't know about a restraining order... but I always wanted to call CPS on Lorelai Gilmore for feeding her daughter carp all.day.long.
oh and another one -matilda. didn't properly secure her in the car on the way home from the hospital. the parents left her at home alone all day long from age zero. they didn't send her to school when they were supposed to. didn't remember her age. father was busy scamming people all day long. and they gave her up for adoption without blinking. great home for a child to grow up in...
In Groundhog Day, the main character spends many of his lives getting information out of his love interest so that he can sleep with her - it's definitely 'cheating', and he isn't interested in what she likes, only in what he can use. I'm so happy that it doesn't work, and after a while she balks earlier and earlier. In the end, he can only 'win' the girl by turning into a decent human being. A nice lesson.
Someone upthread mentioned Flowers in the Attic...yes, absolutely!Quick story, for those who haven't read it: woman has four children with her husband (who is also her half-uncle or some such thing), husband dies, woman is destitute and needs help from her uber-wealthy aging parents. Her father doesn't know about the four children and won't give woman a nickel if he ever finds out about them, so woman and her mother decide to lock said children in an attic for something like 2 years. Then all four children are poisoned with arsenic and the youngest one eventually dies and the other three escape. The books are insanely ridiculous, with no mention of the woman and her mother getting in any sort of legal trouble. I believe though, in the final book, the oldest daughter eventually gets revenge on her mother by killing her husband or something. No jail for her either.
Quote from: cicero on January 14, 2013, 05:18:08 AMI don't know about a restraining order... but I always wanted to call CPS on Lorelai Gilmore for feeding her daughter carp all.day.long.It's an unusual culinary choice, but unless Rory was allergic to fish, I don't see the problem.Rob
Well, there's the date rape that Jake set his g/f up for in Sixteen Candles.. hopefully would lead to more than a restraining order, though.
Quote from: amylouky on January 14, 2013, 09:35:39 AMWell, there's the date rape that Jake set his g/f up for in Sixteen Candles.. hopefully would lead to more than a restraining order, though.Gah! I'd never thought of it that way!!
snip..Also most of the books by Christine Feehan where the male lead is a "Carpathian" which appears to be someone with vampiric traits and a belief that their pre-selected beloved really wants an up tight control freak who tries to boss them around and control their behaviour.
How about "My Best Friend's Wedding"? I could not stand Julia Robert's character and wanted to smack Cameron Diaz's character for being so forgiving and letting her still be the bridesmaid.
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BLOOMFIELD — The Clarke wrestling team dropped a pair of duals on Jan. 24 at Davis County in double dual action.
Davis County defeated the Indians 73-6, while Washington beat Clarke 78-6.
Ty Ryan picked up the lone victory for the Indians against Davis County, pinning Nathan Vaugh at 195 pounds.
Roberto Ventura pinned Washington's Darius Stogner in 5:03 at 285 pounds for the only Indian victory against Washington.
Clarke returns to action Saturday in sectional action at Winterset.


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THE national curriculum panders to the mining industry in the senior secondary subject Earth and Environmental Science with climate change, sustainability and biodiversity barely rating a mention, according to concerned Victorian teachers.
Earth and Environmental Science will be one of four science subjects offered in years 11 and 12 in the national curriculum, after the mining industry and environmental groups lobbied for a course in addition to biology, chemistry and physics.
In Victoria — where environmental science has been taught as a stand-alone VCE subject for more than a decade — some teachers fear the draft curriculum is heavily weighted in favour of geology and rock extraction.
"The new course only pays lip service to climate change and ecological sustainability. Biodiversity is barely mentioned even though it is the basis of all food webs," said Jill Dumsday, a VCE environmental science teacher at Camberwell Girls' Grammar.
Environmental science teacher Britt Gow, a member of several panels selected to provide feedback on the draft curriculum, said there was a conflict between the philosophy of the two sciences.
She said students who selected earth science were mainly interested in careers in engineering and mining while those who selected environmental science were often passionate about wildlife and conservation and interested in careers in the emerging "green collar" sector.
However Professor Leah Moore, a member of the curriculum advisory board, said earth science and environmental science were intimately related to one another.
"We have been trying not to favour earth science but strike a balance," Professor Moore said. "Everything that relates to environmental science has implications for all other aspects of the earth system. Climate change has massive implications on things like plants and animals and coastal regions but also the nature of ice sheets and changes to atmospheric and oceanic systems.
"There are some concepts like deep time or geological time — how environments evolve over long periods of time — that are complementary to understanding processes in environmental science. By putting the two together we have a much richer offering than is commonly delivered in environmental science."
She said student numbers had significantly increased in WA when it integrated environmental science into its earth science course.
But Ms Gow, who teaches at Hawkesdale College, said she was concerned one of the textbooks currently used to teach Earth and Environmental Science in Western Australia was partly funded by Woodside Petroleum. Sixteen of the 19 chapters were devoted to earth science and three to climate change, ecosystems, human activity and biodiversity.
She said groups like the Teacher Earth Science Education Program, which is partly funded by Exxon Mobile, The Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia, the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and CSIRO, also provided teachers with free or low-cost professional development.
"It seems to me that the majority of teachers in all other states, apart from Victoria and Tasmania, have a strong bias towards earth science, due to the prevalence of mining industries in those states," Ms Gow said. "They have a whole lot of funding thrown at them from mining companies for personal development and textbooks."
Teacher Earth Science Education Program executive officer Greg McNamara said all of its professional development was peer reviewed by scientists and was not influenced in any way by its partners. "When we were set up we made it quite clear we are not the mouthpiece for big oil, big minerals or big anything else. We are simply interested in making sure teachers get good, balanced training."
Consultation for the draft curriculum closes on July 20.