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That article was already posted, but thanks for the effort anyway.
How far away are the Jets ?
Options for New York in the draft and why the team will improve in 2013
Over the past five seasons, the New York Jets haven't had a single
player go over 1,000 yards receiving in a season. That's not some
exclamation point meant to define the era, it's part of a bigger point.
Four of those years consist of the unofficial Mark Sanchez era -- a
period that has been defined by very good defense and consistently
inconsistent play on offense. (The high point for passing yards per game
during this period was 21st in the NFL, in 2011.)We tend to call the Jets a team built on defense, one that needs to"control the ball." Except the running game also has fallen apart over the past two seasons, as the Jets have averaged 3.8 yards per carry each year. Add it up and you have an official period of decline over the past two seasons consisting of 8-8 and 6-10 records.
It's an outmoded way of thinking to say offenses need to establish the
run or establish the pass. Teams play to their strengths, and you don't
consistently do something likely to be less successful just to set up
something better. The fact with the Jets over the past two seasons is it
really hasn't mattered what they have tried to do. The running game has
been completely devoid of explosiveness, and the passing game under
Sanchez has been simply bad. One side hasn't been able to set up the
other, because neither side can consistently offer a threat.
Bottom line : The offense has been the problem. And despite where the
offense is in terms of personnel, I still don't believe the Jets are in
some total rebuild mode.
Here are some reasons why and why the draft can be a part of the solution.
The defense is still strong
The 2012 Jets were sixth in total defense. Think about that based on
what this defense was dealing with. It lacked any consistent pass rush
off the edge; it lost the best corner (Darrelle Revis) in the NFL early
in the season; safety play wasn't great; and it saw decline years from
Bart Scott, David Harris, Calvin Pace and LaRon Landry. Oh, and the
offense was a three-and-out machine. Add up all the problems and that
still-good No. 6 ranking represented the worst defense statistically in
the Rex Ryan era. The Jets can be better at every position they were
lacking in 2012, and the defensive line is going to be a major strength
with the continued development of recent first-rounders Muhammad
Wilkerson and Quinton Coples. I don't care what you give Ryan to work
with, he's going to scheme his way to a top-10 defense. I don't think
this unit is going to take a step back.
The passing game should be better :
Santonio Holmes' return from injury will boost New York's passing attack.
Yes, that's a relative statement given how bad it was in 2012, but even
if Sanchez is under center in 2013, the passing game should improve. The
loss of Dustin Keller doesn't help, but the return of Santonio Holmes
gives the passing game at least one reliable target it lacked last
season. Wideout Stephen Hill was bound to see major growing pains as a
rookie given the college system he came from, but he should take a step
forward in 2013. I still believe they need to find more help in the
draft, but whether it's Sanchez, David Garrard or someone else entirely
throwing passes, the passing game has no place to go but up.
Same with the running game :
Sorry, but regardless of what you think of Shonn Greene, his absence in
2013 isn't a setback. He lacked the ability to make defenders miss and
isn't even the power back some consider him -- just 2.1 yards per carry
after contact, which was good for 44th among qualifying runners last
season. The current combination of Bilal Powell and Mike Goodson isn't
impressive, but it offers more than Greene and the draft could provide
further help.
Draft options :
So what can the Jets do in the draft ?
For one, the Jets can improve the defense by adding a pass-rusher
offenses truly need to account for on every play. An athletic freak such
as Barkevious Mingo or a productive pass-rusher such as Jarvis Jones
are among the options for an upgrade at No. 9.Even if the offense is bound to be a little better in 2013, I still think the Jets need to add at least one "fear factor" element via the draft. By that I mean a player who can create explosive plays or clear matchup problems. Because the value range for that player isn't really at No. 9 -- unless they go for a guy like Tavon Austin or Cordarrelle Patterson that early -- the Jets could consider trading down to pick up an extra first-, second- or even an early third-round pick.
This is a draft with a decent amount of depth at tight end, so finding a
replacement for Keller in Round 2 or 3 could be an option, and adding
another wideout who can cause safeties to play a little deeper -- Justin
Hunter, Da'Rick Rogers and Terrance Williams come to mind -- could be
had after the first round.
The Jets also need help on the offensive line (right tackle was a pass
protection issue last season), but they could certainly find help at
that position beyond the first round.
One other reality of this draft that could help the Jets is the fact
that the safety class is really deep. Even if it's a third- or
fourth-round pick, the Jets could find some immediate help at that
currently depleted position.
Finally, there's the big question at quarterback, but this isn't a draft
class that offers any assurances of an immediate upgrade, even over
Sanchez or Garrard. With Jacksonville, Oakland, Cleveland, Arizona and
Buffalo all drafting ahead of them, there is no chance Geno Smith slips
to No. 9, and taking any other quarterback that high would be a massive
reach. Could they grab another QB later in the draft? Absolutely. But no
one in this class will offer help for Week 1 of 2013.
Drafting well offers no certainty that the Jets will make major strides
in 2013. But by health, subtraction and development alone they could
have a chance to be a little better at the skill positions. Remember
that Ryan also has an uncanny ability to piece together an above-average
defense and there should be reasons for hope.
It all starts at quarterback, but at least the new front office is
taking a healthier approach to the idea of competition at the position
headed into a new season. Every year we see teams we reflexively wrote
off before the season make major strides and land back in the playoffs.
The Jets were a total disaster in 2012 yet were still 6-10. This isn't a
total rebuild; it's a team that could get better both through the draft
and because, in some areas, it'll be hard-pressed to play any worse.
> http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft...-new-york-jets
That article was already posted, but thanks for the effort anyway.
sup dude...
3 weeks late man
Kelly is in the US now?
1. Quiet before the storm: Things are eerily quiet on the Darrelle Revis trade front, but don't take that to mean a potential trade is dead. The draft is 18 days away, meaning John Idzik has two weeks to make perhaps the biggest decision he'll ever render from the GM chair -- keep him or trade him. If it's the latter, the wheels will have to be put into motion a day or two before the draft, giving the other team a chance to examine his surgically repaired knee. But here's the problem for the Jets: Only one serious suitor (the Bucs) has emerged. The 49ers, rumored as a possible suitor, signed CB Nnamdi Asomugha last week, albeit a modest deal.Without a bidding war, the Jets will be hard-pressed to extract anything close to equal-value compensation. Why would the Bucs bid against themselves? Idzik could walk away, wait until Revis is healthy and try again before the Week 8 trading deadline, but that's risky. By then, the Bucs probably will have addressed their cornerback need, perhaps with a first-round pick. From all indications, Idzik's rebuilding plan is centered on acquiring as many draft picks as possible. His best and only bargaining chip is Revis. Would he sell off a pre-owned Cadillac for the price of a Chevy? The clock is ticking. All eyes are on the new GM, whose tenure in New York could be defined by this moment.
2. The what-if game: Sometimes the best deals are the ones you don't make. The Jets would be in bad shape at cornerback if Asomugha had accepted their $10 million-a-year offer in the summer of 2011, when they courted him in the post-lockout free agency period. Obviously, it would've meant the departure of Antonio Cromartie, who also was a free agent and would've signed elsewhere.The Jets would've played the last two seasons with a Revis-Asomugha tandem, but Asomugha's play has declined considerably. He was cut by the Eagles despite a $4 million guarantee, signing a one-year, $1.35 million deal with the 49ers. Meanwhile, Cromartie, who might have signed with the Raiders, has improved to the point where he's considered a No. 1 corner. They also would've let Cromartie walk, and probably wouldn't have bid for Asomugha, if they had picked CB Jimmy Smith in the first round of the '11 draft. They targeted Smith, but he went four spots earlier to the Ravens. The Jets took DE Muhammad Wilkerson. I'd say they made out nicely.
3. Comp time: One facet of Idzik's rebuilding plan, I'm told, is trying to accumulate compensatory draft picks. The formula is complicated, but it's basically this: A team losing more or better compensatory free agents than it acquires in the previous year is eligible to receive compensatory draft picks -- a maximum of four. So far, the Jets have lost six starters in free agency. It's hard to predict how many of their signees will start, but it may be only two or three. Early prediction: They will have double-digit picks in 2014.
4. EJ to NY?: On a CBSSports.com podcast, former Florida State QB EJ Manuel speculated that he could get drafted by the Bills, Eagles or Jets. Unfortunately, the host never asked him to elaborate on why he picked those three teams. Until now, Manuel hadn't been linked to the Jets in any fashion. His stock has soared since an MVP performance in the Senior Bowl, and some draft expects believe he could sneak into the first round. He's a terrific leader with a lot of raw ability, but he's just that -- raw. I've heard the Bills like him. With his mobility, he'd be a fit with the Eagles and Chip Kelly's read-option offense. Not sure he'd be a good fit in Marty Mornhinweg's West Coast system, but he may have more upside than any quarterback in the class.
5. Pre-draft buzz: Like every team, the Jets have begun to host prospects on pre-draft visits. Each team is allowed to bring in 30 players, plus locals. So far, the biggest name that we know about is Oregon OLB Dion Jordan, who already has come through Florham Park. They also reportedly will visit with Alabama CB Dee Milliner. The Jets take these visits seriously. A year ago, they hosted DE Quinton Coples even though Rex Ryan had previously spent time with Coples at his pro day. Two years ago, they subjected Wilkerson (a local visit) to a grueling workout at the team facility. Obviously, some of the visits are due diligence, but, hey, you never know.
6. More buzz: Here's a name to watch on the Jets' visit list: South Carolina S D.J. Swearinger. He's drawing a lot of interest from the Jets. Florida International S Jonathan Cyprien, projected as a second rounder, also is on the Jets' radar. After losing LaRon Landry and Yeremiah Bell in free agency, they need safety help in the worst way. They need someone who can step in right away.
7. Money talk: In case you're wondering, the Jets have $12.57 million in cap room, according to the NFLPA report. That may sound like a lot, but nearly all of that will be required to sign their draft picks. I find it interesting the NFLPA is now publicizing cap space. Clearly, it wants the fans to know how much (or how little) their favorite teams are spending. Hmmm. This has been a sluggish free agency period, which has to be frustrating for the players. But, hey, such is the CBA they negotiated.
8. The Demotion Man: QB Drew Stanton can't catch a break. Wherever he goes, he gets knocked down a notch on the depth chart before he even steps on the field. A year ago, he signed a free-agent contract to serve as Mark Sanchez's backup, but he was traded a week later to the Colts when the Jets acquired Tim Tebow. Just recently, Stanton signed with the Cardinals, receiving a fairly strong starting endorsement from new coach Bruce Arians. Ah, but it happened again to Stanton. He was leap-frogged by Carson Palmer, whom they acquired last week in a trade. This guy gets jumped more often than a broken step on a staircase.
9. Crime of the century: Speaking of Palmer, the Raiders should be handed a permanent dunce cap. Their 2011 trade for Palmer has to be one of the worst in recent sports history. They traded a 2012 first-round pick and a conditional 2013 second rounder to the Bengals, who were done with him anyway. Palmer went 8-16 with the Raiders, and all they got for him was a conditional seventh-round pick from the Cards. Commitment to Excellence? Please. For that trade, the Raiders should be committed, period.
9.a. More Silver & Black: After cutting problem LB Rolando McClain, the Raiders have $45 million in "dead" money on this year's salary cap. And you thought the Jets had cap issues.
10. Odd Couple: I found it humorous that Patriots QB Tom Brady worked out last week with Terrell Owens at USC. The break-up with Wes Welker must have really rattled Brady's brain. If T.O. sticks around, maybe he can earn an invite to Mark Sanchez's "Jets West" camp in July.
> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jet...n-idzik-island
9. Crime of the century: Speaking of Palmer, the Raiders should be handed a permanent dunce cap. Their 2011 trade for Palmer has to be one of the worst in recent sports history. They traded a 2012 first-round pick and a conditional 2013 second rounder to the Bengals, who were done with him anyway. Palmer went 8-16 with the Raiders, and all they got for him was a conditional seventh-round pick from the Cards. Commitment to Excellence? Please. For that trade, the Raiders should be committed, period.
9.a. More Silver & Black: After cutting problem LB Rolando McClain, the Raiders have $45 million in "dead" money on this year's salary cap. And you thought the Jets had cap issues.
poor 90210
I'm just happy Kelly posted the article.
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A year later and with a couple of other successful casings like the Poseidon and the Triton under its belt, Gigabyte has returned to its roots and made some tweaks to the 3D Aurora. This new full tower enclosure, now known as the 3D Aurora 570, has been expanded with the depth of the casing increased from 510mm to 570mm (hence the 570 in the model name). This should give users more elbowroom during motherboard installation though the height and width remains the same. A redesigned and cleaner front bezel, and a relocation of the front connectivity ports are some of the other obvious cosmetic changes. Let's peek in and see what other changes you can expect from the new and hopefully improved 3D Aurora:
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A LARGE blue-collar union will be probed in the Federal Court next month over any links to an 11-day protest that has hit a $40 million water treatment project in Werribee.
Justice Shane Marshall ordered that Australian Manufacturing Workers Union organiser Tony Mavromatis and his union be restrained from stopping access to the City West Water project in Werribee.
Mr Mavromatis has been accused of being behind protests on the site and trying to force a contractor to sack four Filipino workers engaged on 457 work visas.
Justice Marshall said there was a ''serious question to be tried'', with the next hearing on March 6.
The union faces hefty fines if it loses the case, with losses to contractors already estimated at more than $1.5 million.
But the orders - which will be in place until March 6 - are limited and Justice Marshall said they would not stop the protests at the site by a group of unemployed workers. The ''central issue'' was whether Mr Mavromatis was behind the protest, which he denies.
There was speculation that police may try move the protesters as early as Friday, and the head contractor at the site, Tedra Australia, said it ''looks forward to being able to access its worksite in the very near future''.
A police spokesman said they were ''working closely with all parties involved to assist in a resolution''.
Justice Marshall was critical of some of the tactics of industrial relations consultant Grace Collier, warning she may have broken the law.
Ms Collier, an Australian Financial Review columnist, used listening devices - including in her bra - to record Mr Mavromatis.
Justice Marshall said a recording she did on a computer ''raises a serious concern as to whether she had breached the provisions of the Telecommunications [Interception and Access] Act''. He said without precise detail on what occurred, ''the court is unable, at present, to say any more about that matter''.
Earlier in the week Justice Marshall said Ms Collier had engaged in ''James Bond''-style antics.
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My students are intersted in the local community and environment issues.
What languages do you speak?
What do you like to document about your world? or city?
How to preserve the environment , espcially the local trees (flora) or herbs in our province (Ranong Province)
Sherman Oaks, CA
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Hi Napatsakorn!
You have some excellent questions and I don't have all the answers yet. As far as I know, as many students or teams of students as you like may submit videos. I don't know the time limit (or MB limit) but I recommend keeping them short - under 5 minutes each, say. I don't know what file formats are accepted, but they are using the YouTube engine for their video upload site, I understand, so I bet that whatever YouTube's technical requirements are, the requirements for this project should be the same. Hopefully the Educational Toolkit (be sure to sign up for one!) will give us some specific answers. As to what software to use to make your videos, I think anything you are comfortable with is fine. Even better... don't 'edit' at all. Choose 3-5 minutes of raw footage that best shows whatever it is you want to show us! I think anything added - fancy cuts, background music, titles, etc., will only make the video unusable for use in the larger project (a professional film or films). Instead of using titles, there will be a field during the uploading process to help you describe in text format what the viewer is looking at.
I hope this helps! As soon as I know more I will share immediately.
I am so glad you are participating, Napatsakorn!
Welcome, Napatsakorn!
Thank you being a part of this (and thank you so much for your students' excellent recent work on 14 July!) Please join our group at http://www.onedayonearth.org/group/iearnonedayparticipants
I was very sad not to meet any Thai teachers or administrators this year at the iEARN conference. Perhaps we can meet you next year in Taiwan!
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I know you're kidding, but as a matter of fact, it is supported under Linux by a couple different drivers.
A good review of the 2900 XT under Linux [phoronix.com]In fact, you have options.
Using the proprietary driver [phoronix.com]
Using the open source driver [phoronix.com]
This is where open source trumps closed source, hands down.
In the majority of cases, having an open source 32-bit driver, almost automatically implies having a 64-bit driver. It's just a recompile. Yes, a lot of the time there will be bugs, but since developers are usually on "higher end" 64-bit systems, those bugs are usually fixed quickly.
I'm running 64-bit Debian, and have never had a problem with drivers. My video card, sound card, firewire card, USB devices, network cards and printer all work
Seriously. What is with the lack of uptake on 64-bit?
Severe lack of motivation from the majority of consumers to whom it offers no benefits (and, due to frequently buggy and/or nonexistant hardware and/or drivers, numerous disadvantages).
Sounds useful for 3D animation work, where you need all that memory for textures. Remember, by the time players see a game, the textures have been "optimized"; stored at the minimum resolution that will do the job, and possibly with level of detail processing in the game engine. Developers and artists need to work with that data in its original, high-resolution form.
But I am sort of baffled by people who spend hundreds upon hundreds of dollars for something that they will not use the bandwidth for until next year or later and then the thing will be down in price anyway.
At the extreme end of the scale it is bad value. However if you do need a new graphics card it often works out better to go towards the high end. I'd rather spend $300 on one card that keeps up with the latest games for two years than $180 get a mid range card that will need to be updated with another
Seriously though, we're already seeing problems with PSU's that can't deliver enough on the 12volt rail (2900XT needs 24 Amps by itself) and now they want to push that up to 26-28 amps? So where is the power going to come from? The wicked fairy's curse?
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Hello and welcome!
As I do every year on Thanksgiving week, I am posting my blog a bit early. In the past, it has always been to allow me to spend time with my family on Thanksgiving and the days following. However, this year I will be in Rome for the consistory for the creation of six new cardinals. I'll share the details of my trip with you next week.
– – –
Last Thursday, I was visited by Sister Barbara Dawson, Sister Margaret Causey and Sister Barbara Rogers of the Society of the Sacred Heart. The order has about 25 sisters working in the Archdiocese. It was a courtesy visit and we spoke a little bit about the ministry of the sisters.
Sister Barbara Dawson had been in the missions in Indonesia and she came back to the states to become provincial.
The sisters of the Sacred Heart have a network of very fine girl's schools throughout the country. Here in the Archdiocese, they run the Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart. Sister Barbara Rogers is the principal there.
I told them that my aunt and cousins were very involved in their schools. In fact, my cousin was the principal of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart in Miami for a number of years.
– – –
Later that day, I took part in an online chat on Boston.com. The Globe periodically invites people to conduct a sort of live interview, in which people send questions and you type your responses.
I was answering questions for about an hour and I understand there were about 400 people following the discussion.
This was a new experience for me — I had never been in a "chat room" before! I had my misgivings originally, but in retrospect I understand that this is something young Catholics are participating in and it is another way for us to reach them. Obviously, the newspaper has also discovered readership of broadsheets is shrinking and the Internet is the way that people are getting their news and connecting.
– – –
Then, in the afternoon I was visited by Ed Condon to speak about the Domus Jerusalem project.
This is an effort begun at the urging of the late-Archbishop Pietro Sambi to build a Catholic center in Jerusalem next to the site of the Garden of Gethsemane and overlooking the Temple Mount. I was asked to be the president of the foundation supporting this effort.
Overlooking the planned site of the Domus Jerusalem during a visit last year
God willing, we will have a group of people interested in helping this project visit the Holy Land in the spring, coinciding with the time that I am there on the retreat with our priests.
– – –
Saturday morning, I visited Catholic Charities' Yawkey Center in Dorchester to help with the distribution of Thanksgiving meals.
I was there with Catholic Charities' president Debbie Rambo and Mike Durkin, president of the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, and many other volunteers.
This was just one of several distribution sites in the archdiocese. At that site they gave away about 2,000 turkeys but I understand at all the different sites they gave out more than 7,000 Thanksgiving meals.
– – –
Later that day I presided at the annual installation of new members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Northeastern Lieutenancy of the United States.
This year the ceremony was held at St. Augustine's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.
As the grand prior of this lieutenancy it is a privilege to install the new members of the Order.
John Monahan is Lieutenant. In all, there were about 40 people who were invested into the order.
The Order of the Holy Sepulcher has a wonderful tradition that goes back to the 13th century. They are very supportive of the Christian community and sacred places in the Holy Land and they do very important work to keep the schools, clinics and shrines running in that part of the world.
Cardinal Egan was invited to be the keynote speaker at the banquet following the Installation Mass. We were also pleased to be joined by a number of other bishops as well, including several from New England.
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Sunday, we presented our annual Cheverus Awards at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Ordinarily, we hold the Cheverus Awards celebration on the Feast of Christ the King. However, this year we moved it up one week because of the consistory.
This year, we recognized 122 people, representing nominees from one-third of the parishes and a number of agencies and ministries of the archdiocese.
In my homily, I spoke to the people a little bit about the history of the archdiocese and the wonderful ministry of Bishop Cheverus, our first bishop.
He was a missionary here in New England for about 27 years, between his time as a priest and a bishop. He did extraordinary work with the immigrant and Native American communities in Boston at the time. He won the friendship of the Protestant community and was a great force for good. He was even involved in choosing the motto of the city of Boston which comes from the book of Kings "Sicut Patribus, Sit Deus Nobis" — "May God be with us, as he was with our fathers".
I also spoke about Bishop Cheverus' episcopal motto, "diligamus nos invicem" — "Let us love one another" — which is engraved on the medal. I said it is a beautiful summary of what this award is about: showing our gratitude to God around this time of Thanksgiving for the wonderful volunteers and people who make such sacrifices and so faithfully serve the church. They do this out of love for Christ and love for their brothers and sisters.
Afterwards, there was a reception in the lower level of the Cathedral. It was a great joy to be able to greet many of the Cheverus Award recipients and their families.
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Monday, I visited Essex County prison to celebrate Mass and visit with the Sheriff and his staff.
With Sheriff Frank Cousins
I was very happy to be with Father Curran, a Missionhurst priest, who works there and the delightful group of volunteers.
Following the Mass, I visited the prisoners in the different cellblocks.
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Later, I was visited by the Commandant of the Swiss Guard, Daniel Anrig. He was accompanied by Andreas Widmer. He was in Boston taking some time to study English, so he paid me a visit.
As a gift, he presented me with Swiss Guard's calendar. It contains a number of images and stories illustrating the history and day-to-day activities of this extraordinary group of men whose duty is to protect the Holy Father.
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Wednesday, I conducted an interview with Jon Keller of WBZ.
We spoke on a number of issues including our efforts to defeat the physician assisted suicide ballot initiative and the granting of in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants. If you didn't happen to catch it when it aired, you can view it here.
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In the afternoon, I met with the pro-life directors from the New England dioceses. The directors meet twice a year at the Pastoral Center to discuss current pro-life issues and share resources and information on programs they are conducting.
Several dioceses have new pro-life directors who were attending their first meeting.
I shared with them some reflections on our efforts to defeat Question 2 and its implications nationally and also for the other New England states.
During the meeting, we also bid farewell to Mark Mutty of the Maine Catholic Conference, who will be retiring next year, after more than 30 years of service to the Church in public policy affairs.
We presented Mark a gift from the group of an icon of the Good Shepherd in recognition of his faithful service.
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Our country has a wonderful custom dating back to colonial times of celebrating a day in which we give thanks to God for all the blessings we have received: the blessings of freedom, of our prosperity and all the personal blessings we have received in our families.
One of the ways that we demonstrate our gratitude to God is by sharing the gifts that we have received with others. At this time of year, there are many different groups that reach out to help people in difficult circumstances, particularly with the present economy and high unemployment rate. I am grateful to the many different organizations that work to help families on this very important day and throughout the year.
At Thanksgiving, as we consider all the wonderful blessings we have been given, we should all consider how we can share those blessings with others.
I wish you a happy and blessed Thanksgiving and safe trip to all who are travelling!
Until next week,
Cardinal Seán


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Too Many Hats
When I graduated from college, I found out quickly that to support myself in the "real world" I would have to work two jobs. After working two, sometimes even three, jobs for about three years I could tell it was getting the best of me. Working up to 85 hours per week to pay bills finally got the best of me and I had to quit one of the jobs. I was able to explain the situation to my night job and leave on good terms with the manager. I have found with my job now, I have to be that voice for autistic adults when work has become too much for them. Some of the individuals I work with have two, three, and sometimes four, jobs but they can't really express when the work has become too much for them. So, I have to look for clues and indications regarding how they are feeling.
When I first started my current job as a Supported Employment Manager, I had one person on my caseload that had three different jobs in one week. He was working at a clothing store on Mondays all day, working at a warehouse store Tuesdays through Thursdays, and was working at a grocery store on Fridays. This person was very independent and loved working at all of these places, so who was I to say that he had to give up one of the jobs. When this person lost the job at the warehouse store due to downsizing, everyone else was worried about him not working all the time now because that was what his routine was. He was able to tell me that he wanted to work another job and actually knew the job he wanted to do. It was not hard to find him another job, but that is not always the case.
Another individual was working four different part-time jobs. Coming back from a vacation, I found out that he had been assigned an additional job working in a restaurant. I could tell right away that the individual was working too much because he started exhibiting behaviors that we had not seen since he started our program. In spite of pressure to keep him working all the jobs, I finally decided to pull this man from two of the jobs—a volunteer job and a paid position.
Needless to say, some people were not happy that I had pulled him from a paid position. But in light of the return to challenging behaviors, keeping five jobs didn't seem to be the right answer. In the end it all worked out well; the individual became more relaxed and loves what he does now with three jobs. It is nice to know that a parent would trust me enough to find what is best for their child. Especially when the individual lives with the mother and she has to take care of him after work. While I don't always know what's right for the autistic adults I work with, I do know that sometimes they need someone to stand up for them, pay attention to what they are trying to tell us, and be a voice when work overwhelms them.


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The Trojans will lose 30 scholarships over the next three years, won't be eligible to play in this year's Pac-12 title game or a bowl game, and upperclassmen can still transfer to any 1-A school without having to sit out a year as is the norm. According to USC head coach Lane Kiffin, this last penalty amounts to "free agency."
Seriously, Lane? Wow. Takes a giant set of stones calling this penalty "free agency" considering the way you treated your commitment to Tennessee. Huge set.
The rejection of USC's appeal doubly sucks for Kiffin and crew as I seem to recall they had been recruiting normally, hoping the NCAA would lighten the penalty load.
And I can't imagine they're feeling too good in C-bus upon hearing this news, either.
The NCAA president recently said they're going to crack down harder on cheaters. With the mighty Trojans unable to get a better deal upon appeal, one has to think the NCAA isn't going to let Tosu and Tressel get off by letting The Vest simply miss a couple meaningless early season games that they'd win even if they let Woody's corpse call the plays (and don't even bother bringing up the meaningless "fine" assessed against Tressel).
Yes, it's going to be a sweaty summer in C-bus.
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� Obstruction and resisting arrest - A 21-year-old Spokane man was arrested at 8:10 p.m. Dec. 9 in the Liberty Lake Albertsons parking lot for obstructing law enforcement and resisting arrest. The arrest was connected to an earlier call at Barker Road and Mission Avenue in Spokane Valley, where a business selling Christmas trees reported an employee was assaulted and an inflatable Santa Claus was cut with a knife by members of a group of males who showed up and then fled the business in a Honda Civic. When LLPD received a call of intoxicated males outside Albertsons, the officer recognized the Civic's license plate as connected to the earlier event. As officers arrived, the vehicle was spinning its tires and was sideways as it was driving through the parking lot, nearly striking an SUV. The officer pulled in front of the vehicle and the car tried to drive around him. The officer yelled at the driver to stop, which he did. While the driver was being detained, the rear passenger in the vehicle became agitated and began yelling at the officers, telling them he would fight them. Officers told the man he was under arrest, and began to fight the officers when they attempted to handcuff him. He was taken into custody after a brief struggle. Other law enforcement authorities arrived, and the complainant from the Christmas tree incident identified the man how had resisted arrest as the person who damaged the inflatable Santa Claus. While officers were sorting out the incidents, two cars containing several subjects each arrived on scene, and it was determined they were friends of those that had been detained. They attempted to interfere with officers' investigation. The subjects were ordered to leave, but stayed in the parking lot watching the officers. Additional units were called to the scene to provide cover for the investigating officers. The Spokane man was issued citations for obstructing and resisting arrest, and was let out of handcuffs since he had calmed down, but he became agitated again and told the officers that he could "take all of you." The subject was told he needed to walk away or he would be booked into jail on the charges. The subject refused to leave and began walking toward the officers. The officers took him back into custody and booked him into the Spokane County Jail.
� Theft and trespass - At 5:50 p.m. Dec. 4, LLPD received a report that a vehicle was vandalized while parked in the F5 Networks parking lot at the 1300 block of North Whitman Lane. The vandalism/theft occurred the morning of Dec. 3. The complainant said he was told by co-workers after the fact that it appeared mechanics were working on the vehicle while it was in the parking lot. When the complainant checked on the vehicle, he determined the catalytic converter had been removed from the vehicle. The case has been assigned to Detective Ray Bourgeois for follow-up investigation.
� Commercial burglary - At 9 a.m. Dec. 5, LLPD received a report of a commercial burglary at the 1300 block of North Liberty Lake Road. The complainant stated that a flat-screen television, 70 bottles of nail polish and nail grinder equipment were stolen from the business overnight. Officers did not locate any sign of forced entry into the business. Tools likely used to remove the television from a mount were located at the scene and taken for evidence.
� Accident - At 8:15 p.m. Dec. 4, LLPD was dispatched to a one vehicle vs. median collision at Appleway and Liberty Lake Road.
� Road rage - At 11:30 p.m. Dec. 6, LLPD was dispatched to a road rage incident at the 23000 block of East Mission Avenue. The complainant reported a reckless driver in the area, and that he was involved in an argument with the driver. After the argument, the complainant stated the suspect continued to follow him around the city.
� Family dispute - At 10 p.m. Dec. 6, LLPD was dispatched to the 2000 block of North Sedge Lane when dispatch advised that 911 received a call from the location but that the subject on the line did not say anything and hung up the phone. When 911 called back the number, the phone was picked up then immediately disconnected. Upon arrival, it was determined there was a family dispute between a teenager and parents. The situation was calm when officers arrived, and it was determined no crime was committed.
� Assist in pursuit - At 11:30 p.m. Dec. 5, LLPD was dispatched to assist the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office with an attempt to locate a suspect who had exited a vehicle and ran from deputies after a pursuit. The vehicle information returned to a Liberty Lake address, and officers were asked to check on the residence to see if the suspect may be at the home or to see if the vehicle may have been stolen from the residence. Officers checked the residence and determined the owners of the home recently moved in and did not have a vehicle matching the description of the one being chased and did not know the registered owner of the vehicle. Kootenai County was notified, and LLPD was told the suspect had been located and was in custody.
� False alarm - At 9:15 a.m. Dec. 7, LLPD was dispatched to a silent hold-up alarm at the 21000 block of East Country Vista Drive. It was determined the alarm was false.
� Theft - At 8:45 p.m. Dec. 7, LLPD was dispatched to Liberty Lake Albertsons, where it was reported that at about 7:30 p.m., a male wearing a brown jacket and blue jeans came into the store with a dog and took some beer from the alcohol cooler, then left the store without paying. The video surveillance showed a white male between 30-35 years of age, approximately 5-foot-10, with a German Sheppard on a leash. He walked to the beer cooler, removed several cans of beer and then walked out of the store. The store employees did not recognize the subject as a prior customer in the store. The case has been assigned to Bourgeois for follow-up investigation and to attempt to identify the suspect.
� Threat - At 3:45 p.m. Dec. 6, LLPD was dispatched to the 1600 block of North Signal Road for a report of a threat made over the phone. The complainant stated a customer called in asking questions about his account and became upset, admitted he had been drinking, then told the call receiver he was going to beat everyone at the facility up. He then asked the employee if he liked to fight and threatened to kill him. The customer information was provided to LLPD.
� DWLS - LLPD officers made two arrests for driving with a suspended license during the reporting period, including:
- A 24-year-old Spokane woman at 8:40 p.m. Dec. 3 at Harvard Road and Mission Avenue;
- A 24-year-old Spokane man at 7 a.m. Dec. 6 at the 1600 block of North Molter Road.
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When it comes to cooking, what's one of Oprah Winfrey's favorite things?
"Truffles!" the talk show titan told reporters at the premiere of The Hundred-Foot Journey, which she produced, in New York Monday.
"I'm a truffle freak," she went on of her latest culinary obsession. "I walk around with truffle salt. That's on my rider for the hotels — truffle salt, truffle oil. I want to go to Alba [in Italy] and do the truffle hunt with the pigs."
As for the philanthropist's favorite ways to cook with the mushrooms, "I'm really good with, unfortunately, pastas," she said. "I make a mean pasta with shaved truffles and tortellini stuffed with cheese and truffles."
Sounds delicious — and intense. Looking for an easier way to try one of Oprah's top flavors? Whip up this 5-minute truffle popcorn recipe from Patrick O'Connell, the award-winning chef from Virginia's Inn at Little Washington.
The only hard part: Trying not to eat the whole bowl!
Truffled Popcorn
Makes about 7 cups
⅓ cup popcorn kernels
2 tbsp. melted butter
2 tbsp. truffle oil
1 tbsp. minced parsley
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper
Prepare popcorn according to package directions. Place warm popcorn in a bowl. Toss with butter, truffle oil, parsley, cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
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"Despite the long winter, Finland is a pretty great place to be--the best actually", American magazine Newsweek wrote in its annual ranking of the world's best countries, based on health, economic dynamism, education, political environment and quality of life.
Sweden came in at number three, after Switzerland. The magazine hailed the Scandinavian country's high level of political participation and its long-lasting neutrality - ranking Sweden as having the best political environment in the world.
"In a competition for most neutral country Sweden could give Switzerland a run for its money: Swedes haven't fought a war in nearly two centuries, and even though they joined the EU in 1995, they have not adopted the euro", Newsweek wrote.
The magazine was also impressed by the country's commitment to freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
"The cartoonist Lars Vilks--who was attacked for drawing the prophet Muhammad as a dog--embodies Sweden's commitment to freedom of speech as well as freedom of religion. All religious places of worship in Sweden receive some funding from the government, for example", it wrote, adding:
"Perhaps it's the open environment that inspires about 80 percent of Swedes to vote".
Julian Assange, founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, has also acclaimed the country's protection for journalistic sources and freedom of speech.
"There's actually a small industry in Sweden; a new sort of refugee exists in the world, which is publishers. It is I think something for Swedes to be quite proud of: that they are facilitating a strong and free press," he told reporters Sunday.
In the category "Political environment" Sweden scored 98.53 point, out of maximum 100, compared to the US with 86 points and China with 32 points.
Denmark has been overtaken by all of its Nordic neighbours and is now the tenth best country in the world. Norway was ranked as number six with its "laid-back atmosphere" and high socially and economically equality.
Finland, the list's top dog, also comes in as the best small country, the best high-income country and the best country for education.
"Finland's schoolkids enjoy a laid-back and inclusive learning environment where shoes are optional, all teachers have master's degrees, and extra help is the norm: every year about one in three students gets individual time with a tutor", Newsweek said.
Japan was ranked the best large country, with the magazine stating "The innovative country that brought the world sushi, Nintendo, and the Kyoto Protocol is also in the country with the most healthy citizens".
Poland was named the best upper-middle-income nation: "Its political environment is the best in its category and it's in the top 10 for economic dynamism, education, health, and quality of life".
Though the United States beats out China for most economically dynamic large country, China ranks the highest in that category among low-income nations, the magazine wrote. And though Malaysia's export-driven economy has recently become sluggish, it's still the best out of all middle-income countries in this category. Among medium-size countries, South Korea has the strong corporate sector and open markets needed to claim the top spot.
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Supporting Petone's Finest since the very start - Iain O'Brien
Also Supporting the All Time #1 Batsman of All Time Ever - Jacques Kallis and the much maligned Peter Siddle.
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Well this is a splendid development, frankly.
WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie
"Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself" - Tony Benn
#408. Sixty three not out forever.
It seems he's from Manchester. Is he from there originally does anyone know, because I don't get the gangsta **** from a northern Englishman?
TBF I don't get it from anyone really, except when I watch The Wire.
Anyway Aussie, if you're out there and you're reading the boards, don't hurry back after 6 months, ok?
Rest In Peace Craigos
Masterful use of smileys, though
I miss Dasa
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text: Hey guys. So I will be doing my first bho run next weekend and have done a lot or research. But I saw some videos where people test their bho by lighting it and seeing if it melts (good) or burns and sparkles (bad). I'm only running a quarter using a steel turkey baster. How long should I let I sit on a hot bath to purge it to its full potential. I don't have access to a vac purge. Should I make one with a break fluid hand pump? Or is it not necessary? Can someone help me because I don't want to waste a quarter and especially don't want to risk my health.


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Shadow of the Red Baron
The Baron is still alive?
Well, he wasn't truly alive to begin with.
Oh, he's gone again.
Or not.
Shock troops
The chainstaffs walked off towards the lab.
The royal marines formed up to guard the gate against the encroaching undead or worse threats.
The Terrorkhan flew up the battlements and attacked Troll. One missed, and then your chances of beating his steel skin aren't too great.
Indigenous aliens
The pup who remained inside chucked a dead wolf outside. Zombie-feeding, it's not something you can do every day.
Noes! It's a Silva-zombie!
The tribesmen gathered below the window. They need full move to climb up.
The last volley the garrison fired killed another Knight. In the face!
Myrna deactivated the energy shield and hovered a little closer, allowing the Wolves to enter the gunship.
"Welcome aboard girls! Mind you if you bleed here, I'll kick you right out again!"
Interior shot!
What is the first thing Warhead sphincters do when caught in a warzone, with undead crawling all over the battlefield, only possible enemies and no allies for support?
Of course.
What happens next?
Ew. Do not fuck with fire demons.
Warhead is invulnerable for the round!
Meanwhile, in a battlecruiser in nearby orbit...
"Sir, incoming signal."
Cpt. Alonso: "Is the Prussian fleet returning?"
"Not the Prussians sir, this signal is different..."
"The Assyrians!"
Lt. Lex: "Greetings Inquistadores. We are here to collect our fellow Major Skarr and his officers, survivors from a recent battle with your people. Don't get in our way or we'll be forced to remove you."
Cpt. Alonso: "Hah! Give me a break, infidel. Your infidel major is already dead, and soon to be undead, methinks."
Lt. Lex: "Undead? What do you mean by that?"
Cpt. Alonso: "Well, infidel, we were surprised as well, but it seems the infidel Colonel Sharane released the infidel Peach virus on the infidel Prussian system. This will probably lay waste to the infidel Prussian cities, but I belive it will make any further invasion impossible for the time being. Your infidel ship had best turn back: there's nothing you infidels can do here."
Lt. Lex: "The Peach Virus?! We can't allow that crap to spread."
"Agreed. We should nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
"Exactly. The Prussians won't appreciate it if we'll bomb their cities, but it's not like there's going to be a Prussia after this anyway... Anything to destroy Peaches! Even their rotten (undead) corpses!"
Cpt. Alonso: "The infidels wish to bombard the planet? Well, we can't let that happen while our people are still down there. Load all weapon systems!"
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|2012-12-05, 09:10
|Link #1645
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this certainly look better...chuujou want to shut terumi up it seems...by offering some "ehem" experience...go terumi....
all according to plan....in the word of god...I CAN SEE THE ENDING...
P.S : would terumi have his "second encounter"?...hehehe
|2012-12-09, 15:48
|Link #1649
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
Minamoto wants and has tried to bang his cousin, his aunt/teacher, his neighbor and now his classmate...and people want him to succeed.
This girl has been shown to bone her teacher...and she's a dirty hoe.
I ain't no feminist by any stretch of the imagination but...wonderful logic ya got there.
|2012-12-09, 16:33
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Anyways, as for a girl having sex with a married guy. I feel the guy should be hated on more than the girl. He is married, he should not be having sex with anyone but his wife. She is single, she can have sex with whoever she wants.
|2012-12-09, 16:59
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
Though it's not so much a sexist view, more like people having double standards. If a woman is known for sleeping with several guys she's a slut, but if a guy is known for sleeping with several women he's a stud. Something like this can be seen in both RL and in fiction. This hasn't been stated in the manga so far but it has been stated by some readers and it kinda makes me raise an eyebrow every time I read a comment like that.
I also agree with Simonsy in that if anyone is in the wrong here and worthy of a derogatory term it's the teacher who is actively cheating on his wife and not the single adult woman. It doesn't look like anyone of them is being blackmailed into doing it so responsibility for the act is 50-50, however she is not the one cheating on someone (as far as I know).
|2012-12-09, 17:06
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Somewhere in the 11th dimension
I agree, Minamoto can't judge anyone regarding who they have sex with. I'm more curious about how it feels to kiss the girl that caused your trauma. I've never been in that situation but I have kissed people that I hate. It made me want to vomit. I'm kinda wondering if this is like drinking milk to him. ... heck he could just think it's hot, many people would.
P.S. If kissing a girl makes you sick, for the love of god Do Not tell her! that is all
|2012-12-09, 17:12
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Join Date: Mar 2010
I think that is a no-no, regardless of the marital status of anyone.
So he can judge her on that somewhat. Not for having sex with a married guy, but for having sex with her teacher. But she can judge him doubly back for wanting to have sex with his Aunt and Cousin. well at least he hasn't yet, so he has that on her.
|2012-12-09, 17:20
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Location: New York
|2012-12-09, 19:41
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Location: Florida
Strange discussion of the meaning of whore. The definition changes multiple times in history. These days a women is called a "whore" for many reasons. Some of these reasons are prostitution, a women who actively sleeps with different or multiple partners, or has a disturbing immoral personality. I think Randrak42 was mentioning the last definition of the word whore for Tsukasa was due to the fact she slept with the teacher knowing he was married and committing infidelity. Fitting the definition of immoral as Tsukasa did not mind he was married and knew full well that what she was doing isn't well accepted in society.
|2012-12-11, 02:33
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Join Date: Aug 2011
chapter 60 raw is out in chinese....
my suspicion is correct tho...
from the picture and from other forum...it seems chuujo is willing to pay the "price" for terumi to shut his mouth...
which is a nice "you know what" anytime terumi want no need for a blackmail...chuujou propose it herself...just like in H manga..haha (i wonder is she a nympho?)
P.S : but it seems terumi just cant seems to get a boner...it seems to be a different things watching someone and doing it with someone that causing you trauma...he seems reluctant with kissing her...
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An Experiment
As I was looking through, I found this in one of the books:
The bookmarks are a small photo of a man and boy with the label "Chic" as well as a agreement card from a bank regarding a Second Liberty Loan, which I discovered were developed around 1920 or so, according to The New York Times.
The book is "Bringing in Sheaves" by A.B. Earle, published by James H. Earle, Boston, 1869.
When the gentlemen comes in later, I'll see if he can fill in any details about today's find, and see if he'd like them back. I'll update later on today.
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- FRIZERO said...
Your blog is one of the most interesting things I have recently found on the web. Such a great idea!
Sometimes I find amazing things inside my own books. It is like a glimpse of the past right here, right now, all of a sudden. It is refreshing. Makes me feel books are the greatest human invention.
When will you find a photograph like this forgotten inside a...Kindle, for example?
Thanks for sharing it. Long live to paper books!
- September 2, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- Pam said...
How cool that you might actually be able to get more information on these bookmarks. Looking forward to your update.
- September 2, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- Randi said...
I just love all of the things that you find in these books, it is just so fun to think about the owner of the book, the life of these books, how these treasures and secrets were buried between pages. I can only imagine the excitement of opening books to discover all of these items.
- September 2, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Danielle said...
I would have to agree that your blog is so interesting. How do people not know that these things are left in their books?
- September 2, 2009 at 2:00 PM
- bettyl said...
I just found your blog and I'm so glad I did! What a wonderful place you work to find such great things from the past! I am so jealous!!
- September 2, 2009 at 7:58 PM
- Kathleen said...
If only it were so easy to apply for a loan these days! Remarkable.
- September 2, 2009 at 10:57 PM
- Emily said...
I think this blog is the most unique one I've seen. As a lover of books myself this fascinates me. I will be back another day. :)
- September 3, 2009 at 12:47 AM
- Anonymous in Edmonton said...
That is certainly a gem!
- September 3, 2009 at 12:10 PM
- Rinkly Rimes said...
This could be the start of your great novel!
- September 6, 2009 at 5:04 AM


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Francesco Molinari and Alex Noren share a one shot lead going into what promises to be a spectacular weekend in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Castle Stuart Golf Links.
Birdies and eagles were flying in all across this magnificent links on another perfect day for scoring on the banks of the Moray Firth – each one taking the Birdie Pledge charity donation ever higher – but in the end it was Molinari, the overnight leader, and Noren at the head of a congested leaderboard on 12 under par.
Molinari, who smashed the course record on the opening day, even had a triple bogey seven on the 464 yard seventh before battling back to a two under par 70, but that slip was enough to allow Swede Noren to join him out in front after a second successive 66 the day after his girlfriend Emelie won an event in Norway on his 30th birthday.
"It feels great," said Noren, a three-time European Tour winner. "I really enjoyed it today again. I made a lot of birdies out there, and an eagle which helps a lot.
"My last nine holes I played really well, drove the ball well and it felt a lot better coming in with the 66 today than the 66 yesterday."
Big things were expected of Noren when he won in Wales and in his home country last season, but he has not had a top-five finish since October and is trailing way behind in the Ryder Cup race.
"I think I'm not going to be on top at the end of the day," he said at lunchtime. But he was wrong.
Molinari had been on fire since the final round of the Alstom Open de France at Le Golf National, and finishing that tournament with a back nine of 29 before starting this week with a 30 – a collective 18 consecutive holes of 59 – but the magic had to come to an end at some point.
"It is very tough, and especially after what I did Sunday in Paris," he said. "Obviously the last two rounds before today everything went my way and I kind of knew it was not going to last forever.
"I did well though. I made a big mistake on the seventh but I fought hard to get some shots back, and I'm still up there with the leaders. So it's going to be hopefully a good weekend."
Fellow Italian Matteo Manassero, twice a winner on the European Tour already and still a teenager, is in the hunt for another victory - and a place in The Open Championship - after a 64 matched the low round of the day.
Manassero's scintillating seven birdies in the last nine holes brought him only one off the lead alongside Argentina's Ricardo Gonzalez.
The European Tour's youngest-ever champion could qualify for Royal Lytham & St Annes next week with a top five finish, but his sights are on emulating what German Marcel Siem did at the Alstom Open de France last Sunday by winning to earn his spot.
"The Open is on my mind and this is my last chance," said the 19 year old from Verona, who stands 11 under par at halfway.
Manassero finished a brilliant 13th at Turnberry three years ago and added: "I would really love to be in The Open. I like links golf and it has a special atmosphere."
The two Italians were at the same Italian restaurant on Thursday night and followed that with a trip to McDonalds for ice creams. Now they are rivals for a first prize of €518,045 and a title won by Molinari's brother Edoardo two years ago.
Argentina's big-hitting Gonzalez is joint third with Manassero after also shooting 64 thanks to a hot putter – he only needed 27 putts all day.
"It was great. It's been a long time since I shot a 64, and especially in a tournament. When I'm feeling very good, it's always my putter. That's the important thing."
India's SSP Chowrasia is a further shot back after a 67 while World Number One and defending champion Luke Donald's 68 means he is in the ten-strong group at nine under par who only three shots to make up and Phil Mickelson's 64 brought him just five back.
With 2009 winner Martin Kaymer among those alongside Donald and Padraig Harrington six under, the final 36 holes has all sorts of possibilities still.
Ernie Els survived with nothing to spare at four under - only two off the lowest-ever cut on The European Tour.
There was also a second hole-in-one at the 168-yard 11th for the second day running. England's Andrew Johnston won 168 bottles of Laurant Perrier champagne for being the first and Scot Peter Whiteford had to settle for one magnum.
"I'll have a word - maybe he can give me a couple," said Whiteford, who shot 65 to move to eight under.


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Wigan manager Roberto Martinez fears Ivan Ramis has suffered a cruciate ligament injury that could end his season.
The Spanish centre-back had to be taken off on a stretcher toward the end of the 1-1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage. Ramis appeared to twist his knee in a tackle with Dimitar Berbatov and Martinez expects bad news for the summer signing.
"That is the real negative of the afternoon," the Wigan boss said. "I thought Ivan was outstanding throughout the game. I think you are starting to see a centre-half that has adapted to the British game and is someone very, very important."
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CastTchaikovsky: Rainer KrenstetterHis alter ego: Arshak GhalumyanNadeshda von Meck: Sarah MestrovicTchaikovsky's wife: Krasina Pavlova Russian choreographer Boris Eifman is famous for his biographical and lengthy narrative ballets, which he usually presents with his own company, the Eifman Ballet St. Petersburg, on extended guest performance trips.In Tchaikovsky, the multi-faceted personality of the great composer provides the focus. Peter I. Tchaikovsky decided to give up his secure, bourgeois position in order to dedicate himself entirely to the creation of the music by which he was so passionately driven. However, a feeling of deeply felt internal unrest and homelessness haunted him for the rest of his life. His emotional strife finds expression in his compositions.
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"She bulldozes out of existence every desirable innovation in urban planning during the last century..."
Goodbye to Jane Jacobs.
"The Death and Life of Great American Cities."
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- dick said...
I read the NY Times obituary and it reminded me of the Kurt Weill show Street Scene with the variety of scenes she talked about - how the people interact seems to have been the catalyst for what makes a city. I think she was absolutely right.
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- Jonathan said...
I know little about architecture and urban design, but from her book I learned to see things happening in city life that I had not known existed. What a treat. She was remarkably insightful.
My impression is that a lot of today's "planners" no more understand her arguments than did the people she criticized in her book.
- Seven Machos said...
I have a "vintage: condo on a nice, quiet street in Chicago. A short street called "Mies van der Rohe" crosses mine. I always wondered why that was the name of the street when, in fact, his famous set of Glass Box condos is actually a bit north and a few streets over.
Well, as it turns out, the street is called "Mies van der Rohe" because it runs right by 200 E. Pearson, where the ultra-modern architect lived for most of his life.
Why is this significant? Because 200 E. Pearson is a small, truly beautiful, understated, classic buiding from the turn of the century, bursting with beautiful Old World details. Mies, it seems, was quite content to design modern crap for others but when it came to decide where he himself would live, he chose the very kind of building that he and the architects of his era wanted to bulldoze in favor of The Glass Box.
Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE, should read Jacobs's book as well as "From Bauhuas to Our House," b Tom Wolfe.
- HaloJonesFan said...
I dunno. All things considered, she sounds exactly like the loonier kind of loony-left people who symbolize every minority movement. Perhaps the problem isn't that she was forceful or different, but that she didn't have any clue how to get her message to the public. "I am right," she figured, "and that is the only thing that I need to be, because the essential rightness of my message will show through and it doesn't matter how I act."
- Ann Althouse said...
I love "From Bauhaus to Our House."
- Jack Wayne said...
Anyone who seriously espouses "urban planning" is a loon. No matter which direction they are coming from.
- LetMeSpellItOutForYou said...
Perhaps the problem isn't that she was forceful or different, but that she didn't have any clue how to get her message to the public. If that were the case, lower Manhatttan would today be bisected by a large highway.
I often have occasion to think of her when walking to work through two sets of public housing projects: one a high-rise and one low. Whenever I heard about a stabbing or some other violent crime, it always took place in the high-rise.
- Seven Machos said...
Jack -- I used to feel that way. I'm a libertarian/conversative kind of guy.
But spend a day in a place with relatively good zoning -- like Chicago -- and spend a day in a place with relatively bad zoning -- like Detroit or many of its suburbs, and tell me honestly that you feel just as happy, that you think the quality of life is the same in both places.
- Seven Machos said...
I am conversative. Also conservative, or what passes for it since the death of classical liberalism.
- Truly said...
DC's main public library was designed by Van der Rohe--apparently the only library he designed (http://www.dclibrary.org/mlk/).
There's currently a debate here over whether to tear it down and build a new one or preserve the building as an important architectural landmark.
It's a dreary building, entirely indistinguishable from the average strip-center office park. Worse, though, it doesn't even work well as a library. The wiring is bad, it smells funny, the elevators don't work half the time, and it's become a de facto homeless shelter. When I first started working downtown I thought it was be a nice place to go during my lunch break--shows how much I know.
- HaloJonesFan said...
Yeech. As I read further into the article, I find that she is the patron saint of the New Urbanists, who believe that we should all live in tiny little happy boxes and never ever leave, or even look outside for that matter.
Also, I like how she moved to Canada because she didn't like the United States, and promptly started agitating for Quebec separatism.
- Seven Machos said...
truly -- It looks like everything else that one-trick pony ever designed. And his one trick was bad.
Halo -- I don't know who the New Urbanists were, but I can tell you that Jacobs stood for the kind of vibrant neighborhood that you see in Greenwich Village -- a place where all different classes intermingle, and with businesses and homes, a place where children can play and the old can enjoy the fresh air. A place that's nice to take a walk through. The exact opposite of Jacobs is "garden architecture" projects, with tall buildings, lots of green and concrete spaces, and no small business.
Was Jacobs a loon? Yeah, probably, in a lot of ways. But on cities and architecture, she got it mostly right. We are talking about a little old woman who, largely singlehandedly, changed the future of American architecture for the better and ended the blight that was the Internationalist style.
- jeff said...
The problem with her theory is that generally people don't like to be all jumbled up together...
Urban Renewal seems to consist of "gentrification" now - so instead of bulldozing slums, the rich move the poor out and rebuild them.
And then call the cops if the poor take one step back into the neighborhood.
- tjl said...
Jacobs' own politics may have been on the leftish side, but she deserves credit for having struck a huge blow against one of the most egregious forms of big-government overreaching -- the Urban Renewal Project in which the city or state comes in, levels an entire neighborhood, and builds vast lifeless examples of government design. Jacobs believed that the residents of the neighborhood, if left to themselves, would create urban vitality through their own choices and actions. What could be more libertarian than that?
- Hey said...
Her work is completely separate from her own politics and actions.
She had a number of excellent insights that were so true they seem to be common knowledge. Foremost amongst these is that "eyes on the street" improve the security of a neighbourhood. Oh my God yes, as evidenced by the horrow that is high rise projects or tower in the park architecture (with the utmost despair coming from high rise tower in the park projects).
As to zoning... the only good zoning is no zoning. The most interesting things have happened in areas where zoning was non-operable in the hearts of excessively zoned cities. NYC is the best evidence of this: so much rehabilitation was done completely illegally, but because the neighbourhoods were abandoned no one did much about it, until they ended up grandfathering people. Now that areas are liveable again, of course, zoning has descended with a vengeance and projects are hampered, stalled, and encumbered. Oy!
Mies did some absolutely wonderful work in terms of office buildings, with the best example being Toronto's TD Centre. The brutal winters and joyful summers in Canada help alleviate much of the problems of tower in the park, as does the recent, very unorthodox, restaurant patios that pop up once Toronto becomes liveable again in the spring. There are vast expanses of the project that just don't work as public space but thankfully haven't been conquered by the homeless. But in general, yes he was a horrendous architect that did very bad things.
The worst part is that there is a movement to preserve modernist architecture. I know I sound like a modernist discussing Victorianism, but there is so much vile, vile sh.. modernist and internationalist architecture that people are trying to protect. I'm cringing for the fights about brutalist architecture, which I'm sure will come. Some architecture is just so bad, all of it needs to be excised. I hope that my fight is against the effects of this architecture, rather than simple fashion. I think that my love for some modernist work is evidence that I only hate bad work, but one can never be sure.
The best stories about her actions contradicting her theories: she recently fought tall buildings on the major street several blocks from her house (note that there already numerous tall buildings in the neighbourhood, in bad 60s architecture 2-3 blocks from the major road) that were across the street from a subway station, as well as fighting against an expansion of a public school 1 block from her house. The private school's problem was that it was converting a parking lot into a gym and other facilities, depriving the neighbourhood of the recreational use of the parking lot, and the fact that it was an elite private school for the priviliged. Never mind that the semis and single family Victorian houses in her neighbourhood are worth between 800k and 2.5M. Bunch of annoying, idiotic, faux hippy professionals and professors.
That neighbourhood is one reason why so many young people viscerally hate leftist hippy children of the 60s. I imagine that her neighbourhood resembles much of the population of Madison or Boulder.


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Would you say something before leaving or moving yourself around mid-meeting, and if so, what? All I can usually come up with in my panic to leave is "I'm allergic to fragrance and have to excuse myself/relocate" but I wonder, since this is the Board of a client, is that appropriate? Is it better not to call attention to myself by quietly getting up and moving, leaving people to wonder why I'm gathering all my belongings and relocating?
First of all, who does that?!?!?Secondly, I would just get up, gather my belongings while saying, 'I'm sorry; I'm going to have to leave as I am allergic to scents. Please email me any questions you may have for me.' And I'd leave. Sorry, I'm not going to suffer an allergy or asthma attack for a meeting. I've asked for doors to be opened when a room is getting stuffy but that wouldn't cut it for freshly applied cologne.
I was in grad school in a small seminar and someone pulled out scented lotion mid-class (clearly her dermotologist never explained that lotion works best on wet skin!) and I had to sit in the open doorway for the rest of class. I know these people are out there and my odds of continuing to find these people are high, like *inviteseller's. Thanks for the backup, folks!
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Gio Gonzalez had his second consecutive dominant showing for the RiverCats, who improved to a PCL-best 33-30. Gonzalez (2-1, 3.50) went six innings, allowing just two hits and one run. He walked just two and struck out five. In his last two starts, Gonzalez has gone a total of 13 innings and given up just four hits and one run.
Gonzalez, Dana Eveland, Sean Gallagher and James Simmons are shaping up to be a rather solid rotation for the Cats.
Daric Barton, still batting an uninspiring .223, broke a 1-all tie with a two-out, RBI single in the seventh inning. Barton then scored on a double by Eric Patterson.
Eric Munson, the Cats' catcher and cleanup hitter, went 2-for-5 with an RBI.
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RockHounds 16, NW Arkansas (Royals) 8: Story l Boxscore
Matt Spencer's grand slam keyed a seven-run first inning as the RockHounds pounded Northwest Arkansas. Tommy Everidge and Adrian Cardenas each drove in three runs for Midland, which also got three hits and three runs each from Josh Horton and Archie Gilbert.
Chris Carter drove in a pair of runs and now has 42 in 51 games. The first baseman also has an on-base percentage of .396 and an OPS of .886.
Jason Fernandez improved to 3-0 since arriving from Stockton. He scattered 11 hits and allowed two runs in five innings.
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Ben Hornbeck allowed three runs in the first two innings, including a pair on a two-run Nick Noonan single, and took the loss as Stockton fell in San Jose. Hornbeck, who has lost two straight starts after a 5-0 start, went 4 2/3 innings and struck out seven.
Christian Vitters (10th round, '06), accounted for the Ports' runs with a two-run home run in the fifth. Jemile Weeks (1st round, '08) went 1-for-4 with a double in the ninth and is hitting .333 in seven games (11-for-33).
San Jose starter Garrett Broshuis, a 27-year-old who spent the past three seasons at Double-A Connecticut, went seven strong innings for the win, allowing both Stockton runs.
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She may have to retire and get a job running a library for a cruise ship or something, just to give her an excuse NOT to be around either her old job or her family for a while......she's on the ship and incommunicado while they are at sea!
Cue more phone calls to me. I mean, SIL was asking me what the colors were, how many bridesmaids and so forth....it's not like I am the bride's best friend. I am an old, well liked cousin who keeps in touch, however intermittently.
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Apple Inc. and Exelon Corp. are both on the list. I also recommend GTAT Advanced Technologies Inc. and Finish Line Inc. Each was down 15 percent or more in the fourth quarter.
The average 12-month return for my Casualty List stocks has been 23.8 percent versus 7.3 percent for the S&P.
Bear in mind that column results are hypothetical, and don't reflect trading costs or taxes. Also, past performance may not predict future results.
Three of four Casualty List stocks I recommended in January 2012 have declined, with the worst disaster being RadioShack Corp., down 76 percent. Undaunted, I offer four new selections:
Apple Inc.: In the past couple of years, I haven't been a fan of this stock because it seemed everything that could possibly go right for the company had already done so. Now, however, investors are worrying about whether Tim Cook can fill the late Steve Jobs's shoes, and fretting whether all the new tablet computers coming onto the market will eat into Apple's dominant market share. Apple fell 20 percent in the fourth quarter.
That leaves it at 12 times earnings, a mighty attractive multiple for a stock whose earnings have grown 43 percent a year in the past five years.
Apple is debt-free. It had more than $10 billion in cash or near-cash and $18 billion in marketable securities on Sept. 30. Its iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Macintosh are products that people want. I don't suppose things can keep going as swimmingly for Apple as they have. But if the growth rate is cut in half, the stock still looks like a reasonable purchase.
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I'm a proponent of nuclear energy. Despite its obvious risks, it can mobilize a great deal of power without the air pollution hazards of oil and coal.
Shares were sliced 16 percent last quarter because the company said it may need to cut its dividend, to preserve its investment-grade credit rating. The dividend yield right now is a fat 7.2 percent.
GT Advanced Technologies: Based in Merrimack, N.H., it makes furnaces used to manufacture purified silicon for solar panels and furnaces used to make artificial sapphires for LED (light emitting diode) lighting. Its shares dropped a hideous 44 percent in the fourth quarter.
Its business is in the tank because there is a worldwide glut of solar panels, so hardly anyone needs to buy the equipment to make more. However, the artificial-sapphire business is in better shape. And the company should be able with withstand tough times, given $479 million of cash on the balance sheet.
Investors have oversold GTAT. It trades below book value (corporate net worth per share) and at about three times earnings, dirt cheap.
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This will be the playmaker's second north London derby, his first one in November having resulted in a 5-2 victory for Arsene Wenger's side at the Emirates Stadium.
However, Cazorla is wary that a defeat could jeopardize his club's prospects of Champions League football next season.
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"It's true we've been inconsistent. We didn't make it through in the Capital One Cup or the FA Cup but our aim is to be in the Champions League and hopefully we'll improve through the rest of the season.
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Schools throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes paused Friday to honor family members and others who served in the nation's armed forces.
Schools throughout Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes paused Friday to honor family members and others who served in the nation's armed forces.
Veterans Day is Sunday, but administrators from elementary schools on up to Nicholls State University said it was important that all their students participated in ceremonies honoring veterans.
Mulberry Elementary in Houma took over the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center with a flag-draped stage and a crowd of kids that made up a wriggling red-white-and-blue field at the base of the bleachers.
Above them, a crowd of parents, family and friends filled one side of the stands. When the emcee asked every veteran to stand, a crowd rose, sporting caps bearing the insignias of the Air Force, the Navy, the Army, the Marines and the Coast Guard.
At a smaller gathering on Nicholls' campus, each of the two dozen or so veterans present stood and said his or her name. There were proud, gray-haired men who served in Vietnam to young men fresh from Afghanistan.
"I've wanted to be a Marine since I was 5 years old," said Hilton Johns, a Nicholls student and who served in the Marine Corps. "Your sacrifice made that possible."
Students from the MAX Charter School, housed at Nicholls, recited the Preamble to the Constitution and sang the national anthem.
Lt. Col. Thomas Friloux told the crowd to never forget the hard choices veterans made on behalf of their country.
"They chose to serve a cause greater than themselves. They made that choice knowing that they could and probably would be thrown into harm's way,' Friloux said. "And these aren't super-heroes. They're our brothers, our fathers, our sisters, our daughters."
Friloux told the crowd that ceremonies honoring soldiers and veterans are necessary and good. But he also said a good citizen will show that appreciation by volunteering and serving the community.
"Don't just say thank you," Friloux said. "Show that this nation appreciates what's been given to it by your actions."
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