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Well, it's almost that time of year again- The Broncos and Panthers are getting ready to battle, the Super Bowl party-throwers are planning their menus, and the advertisers are patiently waiting to see how their commercials will be received by the 114.4 million viewers of the game.
It's no wonder that the Super Bowl is a stressful time for advertisers. Spots can cost upwards of $5 million dollars, and every advertiser is bringing their A-game. If the advertisement is good enough, advertisers will gain even more notoriety from buzz regarding the commercials post-Super Bowl. People will share the commercials on Facebook and show their coworkers their favorite commercials, thus continuing the attention on the brand. It's a battle of the brands, and here are some of the Super Bowl commercials that are still being talked about:
"1984" was the first commercial for Apple Macintosh's personal computer in, you guessed it, 1984. As a PR student who has taken many advertising courses, I have learned about this commercial over, and over, and over again, but with good reason. This Big Brother-esque commercial is a classic, and will continue being taught to many Advertising/PR students in the years to come.
The "Budweiser Frogs" commercial from 1995 is still said to be one of the best Super Bowl commercials in the past 30 years. Budweiser is always a brand to look for during the game, and they continue to stay at the top of everyone's mind. The director of this classic, Gore Verbinski, then went on to direct the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, proving that he really is a genius.
One of the more recent commercials, Vokswagen's, "The Force" commercial was definitely a hit in 2011. It featured a child dressed up as Darth Vader, and who doesn't like kids or Star Wars? Kids always steal the hearts of the viewers, so it's always a good idea to use them in the commercials when appropriate (NOT like the Nationwide commercial in 2015 that is now being used as an example of how NOT to use kids in commercials. Yikes.)
Here at Marketing Matters, we are excited to not only watch the game, but see what the advertisers have in store for us. Enjoy the game!
Shelby Buchanan is an Account Services intern for the Spring 2016 semester. She will graduate in May with a degree in Public Relations from The University of Texas at Austin.


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Only seven of the dozen acts that performed on Tuesday's quarterfinal of "America's Got Talent" will make it through to the semifinals when results are announced on Wednesday's live episode of "AGT."
Based on our exclusive "AGT" predictions, these seven acts will win enough viewer votes to continue in the contest: four solo singers — Evie Clair, Mandy Harvey, Johnny Manuel and Celine Tam — as well as the singing group Light Balance, the solo dancer Merrick Hanna and the dance troupe The Masqueraders.
And we are predicting that these five will be eliminated: escape artist Demian Aditya, hip-hop dancers Brobots & Mandroidz, magician Eric Jones, vocal dance duo Mirror Image, and animal act Pompeyo Family Dogs.
Of the lucky seven, four of them were singled out by the judges as their Golden Buzzer acts and sent straight through to the live show: Harvey won over Simon Cowell, Light Balance was the pick of new host Tyra Banks, Manuel was the choice of guest judge Seal and Tam was tops with guest judge Laverne Cox.
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The military chief leading regional troops to stabilize the situation in the West African nation of the Gambia has declined to comment on the threat of poisoned power being stuff in the air conditioning system at the presidential compound, The State House.
Sources said the ECOMIG troops that carried out a security sweep of the State House found the air condition units stuffed with powder that may pose a threat to President Adama Barrow's life.
ECOMIG military general Francis Ndiaye decline to confirm if it is a poison that poses a serious threat to the president and aides that would be working there.
President Adama Barrow is to return to Banjul on Thursday to take over power. There is no say if he would be going to the State House upon arrival.
Barrow had been holed up in Dakar where he waited for an all clear from the ECOMIG military command to return to the island capital.
Former President Yahya Jammeh was forced into exile by the regional force who were poised to take over the capital after a new deadline expired. Jammeh has been accused of torturing, killing and arbitrarily detaining opponents, activists and journalists.


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By Karli Winata / March 13th, 2014
Shovel Knight has been pushed back from its intended March 31st released date. Yacht Club Games, the developers, hasn't announced a new release date "until it's 100% locked in with both Nintendo and Steam," but assured us that the delay will be no longer than a few weeks. A more exact date will be announced "very soon."
"This isn't a major delay," Yacht Club Games explains. "It's simply a stretch of time to get everything polished and aligned." The team is working on finalizing dialogue and scripted events, balancing the game, and just general testing. Polish aside, Shovel Knight is, to use their words, "so done."
Either to alleviate this setback or just sheer coincidence, Jake Kaufman, the game's composer, has posted some new music from Shovel Knight. Here is the level theme from the Propeller Knight stage and the Boss Music (past the 4:16 mark).
For added technical geekery, Kaufman boasts that the code for the music in Shovel Knight can technically be fed into an NES and will sound exactly as is. "This isn't some lame NES soundalike program," Kaufman writes. "It's data that can actually compile and run on a real Famicom console!"
Shovel Knight will be digging its way to the Wii U and PC via Steam and will be released some weeks after March 31st. Yacht Club Games will also release a soundtrack with about 50 tracks of the game.
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Submissions open in the fall, and close in January. We have a recommended time frame of 10 weeks to come up with an idea, create your written concept, and create your slide deck. Once the submission round is complete, students may move on to the preliminary round, which will take place one day between February and March. If students are asked to compete in the semifinal and final rounds, students have until the summit in April to work on perfecting their pitch presentations.
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Whether you realize it or not, you are already competing with students and teams from around the world. Technology, trade agreements and other factors have created a global marketplace where we are all in competition for educational opportunities, jobs, commerce and capital. Competing with students from all over the world will provide you with opportunities to foster new connections and share ideas unlike ever before.
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Today, the punkest of the punks call Warped Tour a corporate sponsored, lame-o beast that is more of a capitalist venture than a true punk show. But some of us fondly recall many sun-drenched, tatt-filled summer days over the years where the Mohawked, studded, and skate-type punks came together in fields and cathartic mosh pits to share sweat and elbows as bands like the U.S Bombs, Rancid, NOFX, and Guttermouth thrashed on stage. In recent years, though, there has been a growing consensus among fans and old-school bands that Warped has gone soft(er).
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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Stanford University President Gerhard Casper has called for a reexamination of the notion of a four-year undergraduate education, which for over three centuries has been the cornerstone of American higher education.
In an interview, Dr. Casper said that the rising costs of a college education have made him question whether it is cost-effective to have most American undergraduates spend four years in a relatively unfocused course of study that does not necessarily qualify them for entry to the labor market when they graduate.
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Oops they ran out of budget here, but some awesome zany animations earlier makes up for it. The end was surprising and beautiful, how Ga chan & Ally who opened her eyes became true Yatter, and the trio agree to acts as villain & never see them again.
After the awkwardly edited first episodes, pacing fell into place, and did feel like a classic kid's show which I expected.
Really liked some OSTs & OP/ED too.
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They didn't sing the Doronbo theme song, I'm disappointed.
So when they announced this show and released promo material, I kinda wanted to avoid it since it looked like one of those "gritty" "grimdark" "edgy" takes. First episode looked better than what I expected, but still wasn't sure. But thankfully soon it turned into Yatterman and into a very enjoyable show. I'm glad they went the funny route, since it gave me many laughs.
Final episode had the inevitable, some say predictable, but it was bound to happen. Gatchan and Ally becoming the new Yatterman was done well, and I liked the scene where they fight Dokurobey while both theme songs were playing. I liked how they used some shots from the opening, but yeah, the Tonzura fight was really sloppy and cheap, but thankfully they'll fix it in the bluray release.
Overall, as a comedy show it was pretty good. Characters were alright with some good development. The story was a bit on the simple side to fit the formula of 70s Tatsunoko, which isn't a bad thing, but not a good either. It could have used a bit more polish on the writing, and it could have been even better. Oh well, it was still the best show of the season, with other good shows ending with disappointment. Still, it succeeded as a comedy and Yatterman show, so 8/10.
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Thought that this series was pretty boring tbh. It got better in the later half but damn that finale was really bad imo. Too much re using of scenes...
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Today I thought I'd rank my favorite cute movies of the past ten years. Before doing this, though, I should describe what a cute movie is. First, let's look at cute. Cute is one of those qualities that's easier to describe than define. Your grandma wearing her Easter bonnet is cute; your brother making armpit noises is not. Spin the Bottle is cute; Truth or Dare is not. A hiccup is cute; a week-long bout of diarrhea is not. Family Circus is cute; manga is not. Old Yeller at the beginning of the movie is cute; Old Yeller at the end of the movie is not. You get the idea.
Cute movies can be discussed in all social settings. You wouldn't be embarrassed to talk about such a film with your mom. They don't contain graphic sex or violence, rarely use the f-word, and only discuss "objectionable topics" through innuendo. They're almost always romantic comedies and they always have beautiful, Cosmo and G.Q.-looking characters. And cute movies always end happily, as their protagonists never have shortcomings or obstacles that can't be overcome in ninety minutes.
Now cute movies are not my favorite genre. In fact, I usually don't enjoy watching more than two cute movies a month. I see two main weaknesses with such movies. First, in many ways they are dishonest about reality. For example, many people in the real world have acne. But when was the last time you saw a zit on Sandra Bullock's face? But more importantly, people in the real world are darker, more complicated, more troubled. Life is often filled with disappointment and loneliness—from FADE IN to FADE OUT. By downplaying this side of human nature and life in general, cute movies often fill their viewers with false expectations about reality. My second complaint of cute movies is that they're usually very formulaic. Within the first five minutes of a cute movie, we know who's going to fall in love with who and what obstacles will get in their way. Did anyone watching Sleepless in Seattle (save for maybe Brainless in Boise) really doubt that Tom Hanks' and Meg Ryan's characters would get together?
Despite these flaws, however, I think much can be said in favor of cute movies, and this is why I like watching them—at least every now and then. First, they are often a nice retreat from what my friends' mom calls "rough" movies. I love Quentin Tarrantino films, but it's sometimes nice to escape into a world of innocence, a world devoid of drug deals and murders and f-words. Second, although cute movies are in some ways dishonest, in other ways they are more honest than many dramas. For many modern films convey pessimistic worldviews: life sucks, relationships are always headaches, things never end happily. But reality, while often filled with bad, contains just as much good. Good deeds are sometimes rewarded; people do sometimes change; people often do fall head-over-heels in love and live happily ever after. If nothing else, cute movies remind us that life does have silver linings, at least sometimes.
And now, without any further delay, here they are, my top dozen favorite cute movies of the past ten years. (It was too tough to narrow it down to ten.)
12. You've Got Mail. In all honesty, I like My Big Fat Greek Wedding more than this film, but I had to put a Meg Ryan movie on the list—and Sleepless in Seattle is eleven years old.
11. Clueless and 13 Going on 30 (tie). The first movie, starring Alicia Silverstone, sets Jane Austen's Emma in a most unlikely setting—a 1990s Beverly Hills high school. I haven't seen it in several years, but remember it at as being both instructive and hilarious. The second movie—I'll admit it—is basically an inferior, female version of Big. Nevertheless, Jennifer Garner is so good in it—so charming and energetic—that you can't help but like her and enjoy every second of the film.
10. Maid in Manhattan. I absolutely love this retelling of the Cinderella story, starring Jennifer Lopez and Ralph Fiennes. Lopez is just perfect in this role as a down-to-earth mother and maid in a ritzy Manhattan hotel. It's also refreshing to see a romantic comedy that features a Hispanic protagonist and an interracial love story.
9. Serendipity. John Cusack has the uncanny ability to shine in cute movies while, at the same time, remaining a man's man. The script in this film is great; the story is always one step ahead of us, always giving us new surprises as we watch Cusack and Kate Beckinsale put their future in the hands of Fate—of which Beckinsale is a fervent believer and Cusack a resolute skeptic.
8. Legally Blonde. With most actresses, this would have been a decent, above-average film. With Reese Witherspoon, however, it became a classic. All of her mannerisms are so perfect and…cute that we can't resist falling in love with her ditzy, kind-hearted character, who heads off to law school in hopes of winning back her ex-boyfriend.
7. While You Were Sleeping. The movie that will eternally redeem Sandra Bullock for the atrocious Hope Floats. When the man that she admires from afar falls into a coma, his family mistakenly thinks that she's his fiancee. She tries, but doesn't have the heart to correct them and during her many visits to his hospital room ends up falling in love with his brother, played by Bill Pullman.
6. Father of the Bride 2. The only non-romantic comedy on my list. The writing, the cinematography, the acting (mainly Steve Martin and Diane Keaton)—everything is just perfect. Every time I watch, I get in the mood to have kids.
5. Notting Hill. It doesn't matter what this film is about. It's written by Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, and Love Actually) and stars Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. You can't lose.
4. Two Weeks Notice. Again, how can you go wrong with Hugh Grant? (I would have put more of his movies on my list, but most of them are a little too "rough" to fall under the cute category—e.g., About a Boy, Bridget Jones's Diary, and Love Actually.) In this film, Grant plays a free-spirited, self-absorbed millionaire who, against his own will, ends up falling in love with an uptight, selfless liberal activist, who is played flawlessly by Sandra Bullock.
3. Never Been Kissed and The Wedding Singer (tie). Two great Drew Barrymore movies. The first one, which co-stars Michael Vartan, is incredibly corny, but it always makes me smile and the ending always brings tears to my eyes. (Happy tears, of course, for cute movies always end happily.) The second co-stars Adam Sandler, who is surprisingly likable as a romantic lead. It takes place in the 1980s and its numerous jabs at that decade (all done in love) are extremely funny. It's also sweet and heart-warming—and, again, it's ending brings tears (of joy, of course) to my eyes every time.
2. Sweet Home Alabama. Reese Witherspoon's feisty, tomboyish character is one of my favorites of all-time. And, in my opinion, no romantic comedy has had a better ending since When Harry Met Sally.
1. Ever After. Another retelling of the Cinderella story, this one starring Drew Barrymore and Dougray Scott. Barrymore's character is a true hero—courageous, selfless, passionate. As she goes about trying to convince the prince of the inequalities of medieval society, we, along with him, can't help but get swept away by her ideals and inner beauty. But, then, of course, the evil stepsisters get in the way and… If you haven't, you really should see this one. It's a fun watch and will be encouraging to your soul.


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PROVING THAT there are possibilities well beyond a simple "Clean me" inscription (or something less tasteful), a Moscow-based artist is transforming some of the city's dirtiest vehicles into works of art.
Nikita Golubev, aka proboynick, shares images and footage of his vehicle artwork on Instagram and Facebook. This month he unveiled an alligator on the side of a large truck that went viral on Reddit.
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Despite torn tendons in both her ankles, Cambrian News editor Bev Davies is determined to lead a team of 15 female staff in a 5km charity race.
Davies and her team at the seven-edition Aberystwyth-based weekly will take part in the Race for Life, for which the newspaper is a media backer.
But a fall earlier this month has left 43-year-old Davies with damaged tendons.
She said: "I am determined to take part in the race on Aberystwyth Promenade on 11 May, even though I am in a fair amount of pain at the moment.
"Luckily you don't have to run the race – you can jog or walk – so no prizes for guessing which I will be doing."
The Cambrian News entered a 13-strong team in the inaugural race last year, raising £1,700 for cancer research, and this year Davies' Press Gang is hoping to better that total.
More than 500 people are expected to be pounding the promenade in the women-only race, one of 135 being held all over Britain in aid of Cancer Research UK.
Davies added: "Cancer is something that touches all of us. When I mooted the idea of entering our own team, I had a fantastic response from female members of staff in the editorial, production and advertising departments. "Anyone who would like to sponsor the team is welcome to e-mail me at email@example.com."


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~Feeling CUREageous Friday~
Mental healing means acknowledging that you are still everything that makes you, YOU. The diagnosis does not define your existence. It's an unexpected chapter in the story of you. While the diagnosis writes itself, our response to it does not. It's remembering that life is happening right now and that we must live well. Use a pencil because this journey has no pre-written script. YOU determine how others view your book. The unwanted chapter stays in but it doesn't change the content of the book.
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In this portrait tips and techniques post, I thought I'd share my top 10 for last year. Are they the real top ten? I don't really know, because choosing the images is harder for me than my clients. I'm just too critical of my own work, So I have based the selection on favourite themes. That is favourite pet portrait, favourite group, favourite lifestyle portrait etc.
So in this post I'll let the portraits speak and I'll just add a few words why I selected them. Everyone should do this from time to time. Pick your top 10 and see how hard it is, what to include and what to leave out. Initially I got down to around 30, then 20, then I struggled because there were many I thought should be included. . Anyway I hope you enjoy them. Please note they're not any special order.
This was definite from the start. The little girl's expression and the clutching of her father's hand won my vote for best emotional portrait.
My best pet portrait. Well I don't do a lot of pets, but this was special. Getting them to stay still, plus the owners hand coming into the top left of the frame was bonus. It added the extra element to tell the story of the moment.
The "Boxer" was one of my lifestyle series. It wins my vote for my best lifestyle portrait. It looks like it was taken in a studio, but in fact was taken under a back patio of his parents house. The background was so full of scattered bright light, I decided to use an old piece of olive green tarpaulin as a non distracting background. The portrait was lit with natural light and an old 120J sunpak barebulb – flash through a beauty dish. I love the dramatic lighting.
This portrait wins my vote for my best experimental black and white conversion. Shot with Canon 5D and converted through Alien Skin software using the Infrared Fog setting. I find the infrared conversions very good for smoothing the skin and giving a subtle glow. Sometimes I make two conversions – one infrared and one a higher contrast standard conversion – merge them together and brush the lips hair and eyes back. That's why it my experimental portrait winner, no rules.
My best rain portrait. I told them what to do, but they did it so naturally – holding hands, walking and talking. So I guess the lesson is to always be prepared for the worst conditions and still look like a pro.
I voted this one as my best music portrait. There were many contenders for this selection, but her expression, pose, composition and post production make it my winner.
It really is just all the basics coming together.
This one is going to be a lifetime favourite for me. I liked it the moment I saw it in the camera and pressed the shutter. No faces, no expression, but the body language makes it a winner. You see I only told the two eldest boys to put their hands in the pockets and the little guy just mimicked his big brothers. I asked them to walk away talking to each other and when the three heads went down, that was the captured moment.
My favourite siblings portrait, probably because it's outside the normal. I used her brothers as background and foreground props framing the young lady. The lighting is natural light with a 30″ softbox/lumedyne portable flash on a stand.
The family portrait winner was a difficult selection, but for me it was the expressions and reactions to each other that stood out. The selection of clothing colours helped simplify the portrait.
Last but not least are the twins. Clear winner as they were the only twins I photographed in 2010. I had to include them, as I don't think I could do it any better.
All the basics coming together again – subtractive lighting techniques, modeling light on the faces to show shape and form, light in the eyes to show depth and sparkle, great bokeh, simple background, great hand shape, body position and attitude to finish off.
Beats point and shoot.
Well that's it for this blog post. I hope the photo tips with each image give you some thoughts for your next shoot.
Until next time happy shooting
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YOUR COMMENTS ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED…thank you.
11 Responses to "TOP 10 FOR 2010"
tim Says:
February 18th, 2011 at 3:52 pm
a great collection wayne!
Kevin Evans Says:
February 18th, 2011 at 4:55 pm
Maattteee… As always SUPERB work… Cheers
Vivien Stevens Says:
February 19th, 2011 at 12:17 am
Thank you, Wayne Radford, for sharing these and for your superb eBook.
charles Brown Says:
May 11th, 2011 at 11:20 am
Well Wayne, makes me wonder if I'm ever going to arrive(smile).
Question: What are your most used tools in your post produc-
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Peter Rossi Says:
June 13th, 2011 at 10:52 am
Very very nice as always. Really love the boxer and the back of the 3 brothers on the beach.
wayne Says:
June 26th, 2011 at 3:24 pm
Thanks Peter,
Yes, I'd have to say those two are my favourites to date..
I guess you know as well, our best is still to come.
That's how we keep going forward.
HENNIE BARNARD Says:
January 7th, 2013 at 3:38 am
Hope I can shoot portraits in the future like
yours. The B&W portraits are excellent.
Until next time.
wayne Says:
February 8th, 2013 at 10:25 am
Thanks Hennie,
my heart and soul are in black and white portraits. So timeless. Thanks for following my blog.
ron Says:
February 18th, 2017 at 1:52 pm
The experimental hits and resonates with me.
All the shots make you wish "Why did I not take this"
wayne Says:
February 18th, 2017 at 2:11 pm
Thanks Ron,
Appreciate the comment. I'd say we all think that from time to time.
chris marr Says:
February 19th, 2018 at 12:15 pm
Just lovely seeing some of your favorites and why you like them- v.well done


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The start of each year spurs waves of forecasts and predictions of what's to come in every industry. With technological evolutions and wide-ranging maturity levels, few markets are harder to pin down accurately than developments in enterprise information management.
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Boris Evelson, principal analyst, Forrester Research
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Wei learned to look good from his father. It was all part of having a good reputation both in front of the troops, and in the public eye. He wasn't always clean as he had to do the dirty work in order to build a rep. Wei did learn to properly use a knife when he was an enforcer as he had to "show them who's the boss". It took him few more years to really have strong members that stayed together like blood brothers.
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When the government fell Wei tried to keep his empire going, however, everyone had the same idea and Wei found himself alone without his father and other powerful allies. Wei decided to make a new life inside Crow Station. Only time knows if it will be on the right side of the law.
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Yulman Stadium's debut could not have started any better for Tulane.
Walk-on Trevor Simms, who joined the team earlier in the week, drilled the opening kickoff through the end zone for a touchback.
Linebacker Eric Thomas forced a fumble on the first play from scrimmage, and defensive end Royce LaFrance returned it to the Georgia Tech 8-yard line. And then receiver Justyn Shackleford caught a touchdown pass even though a Yellow Jackets defensive back tipped it en route.
Bam. After 88 seconds, Tulane was up 7-0 in its first on-campus game in 40 years.
Yulman Stadium was rocking. The Wave was rolling.
The joy didn't last. By the fourth quarter, all of the buzz on a stifling September day was coming from the Yellow Jackets.
For the second straight week, Tulane failed to sustain its early success. Only this time, the issues came earlier.
Georgia Tech took its first lead on the last play of the first half and cruised in the second, winning 38-21 and sending a sellout crowd of 30,000 home early Saturday afternoon.
Long before then, Tulane's stars from its 38-31 double-overtime loss to Tulsa last week — quarterback Tanner Lee and running back Sherman Badie — were out of the game with what coach Curtis Johnson called "heat-related issues."
"There were just too many mistakes and too many turnovers," he said. "We have a lot of young players, and Georgia Tech had the answers to all the stuff we tried to do."
After getting contributions from the special teams, defense and offense to take that quick lead, the Green Wave (0-2) faltered in all three areas.
Freshman kicker Andrew DiRocco, who missed a 21-yard field goal against Tulsa, missed from 27 yards as Tulane tried to take a 17-7 lead.
"He needs to concentrate a little bit more," Johnson said. "Sometimes he's not ready for the big stage, but I think he will be sooner rather than later."
Georgia Tech (2-0) clinched its win by blocking a punt and returning it to the Tulane 1, setting up its final touchdown.
Lee, who had two interceptions as a senior at Jesuit High in 2012, tossed three picks. All led to Yellow Jackets touchdowns — the first one directly when linebacker Quayshawn Nealy stepped in front of the pass at the Tulane 10 and raced to the end zone as Georgia Tech tied the score at 14.
After two series in the second half, Lee headed to the locker room for observation. Devin Powell replaced him the rest of the way, and the Wave ended on a 39-minute scoreless streak.
"I wanted to take (Lee) out of the game," Johnson said. "He got hit pretty hard. He'll be our quarterback for a long time. We just have to protect him a little better."
While the offense broke down, the defense simply wore down against Georgia Tech's relentless option attack.
Three players succumbed to cramps as Georgia Tech drove 76 yards on 12 plays on its initial drive of the second half — first LaFrance, then tackle Corey Redwine and finally cornerback Lorenzo Doss. None of them were on the field when Tony Zenon scored untouched on third-and-goal from the 2.
The Yellow Jackets rushed for 344 yards on 57 carries, throwing only eight times.
"It was hot, but we practiced in this heat all summer," safety Sam Scofield said. "They just had some long drives, and long drives whether it's hot or cold, you're going to get winded."
Throw in a coaching decision that backfired near the end of the first half, and it was a rough day all around.
With Tulane facing fourth-and 3 at its 44 with 25 seconds left, Johnson went for the first down. Lee's pass was batted down, and Georgia Tech took advantage by converting a 46-yard field goal as time ran out to go ahead 24-21.
"I didn't want to punt it because we had a couple of kids (on the protection unit) who were out," Johnson said. "Something bad could have happened."
Tulane has recruited a roster primarily made up of local players, but the happiest New Orleans native on the field was Georgia Tech's Zenon.
Forced out of New Orleans by Katrina in 2005, he celebrated his first game back in the Crescent City with a career-high 62 rushing yards on eight carries, including two scores.
Badie, who gained 215 yards against Tulsa, had three carries for 15 yards before exiting. Johnson described his problem as heat-related, too.


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with Robert Bicknell
Imagine two players with pretty much the same skills, same handicap, same equipment, but one of them consistently wins tournaments and the other simply cannot perform. This is why we say the most important six-inches in golf is the space between your ears.
Being a professional for more than 35 years, I have heard the same complaint from members and even other professionals - "How did that guy beat me? I'm better than him!"
Well, maybe you have a better swing, more skills, a larger repertoire of shots in the bag, but the other guy has something that you don't have, and that is simply knowing "how" to win.
No, I am not talking about a strategically placed foot wedge, sandbagging or creative use of a scoring pencil. Its just that some guys, with a horrible swing just know how to score well. They don't go for the dramatic shot, they're not going to fire at a "sucker pin placement", these guys know when to "go for it" and when to lay back. They play the game in their mind as well as on the course.
Mental toughness is what allowed Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and even David Duval in his prime, walk all over the competition. They knew they could win every time they put on their spikes and headed for the first tee.
When I was much younger, I knew I could birdie every hole on the course - and it didn't matter which course. I knew that every hole was a possible birdie hole and if I walked away with par, I felt like a loser. While this attitude is typical of a young, brash player with a lot of game, it isn't completely realistic. I'd shoot a 65, and then be irritated it wasn't a 64.
This is a great way to drive yourself nuts, or worse, make you begin to doubt your abilities. The moment doubt creeps in, your game is headed for the rocks and this is where "slumps" begin.
I have seen many amateurs and professionals tear apart their swing and rebuild it, simply because they thought they couldn't win with it anymore, when in truth, it was their head which needed re-alignment and not their technique.
The truth of the matter is that you can play exactly the same on two days and have wildly different scores. That's golf. The trick is to make sure those scores are not ridiculously different.
Some players take it to the point where, when they wake up if they shot a great score the day before, they will have the exact same breakfast and the exact same time. They will put on their clothes in the exact same way, drive to the course at the exact same time and route and prepare the exact same way.
This is another way to drive yourself nuts.
While what you eat "can" have an effect on your performance, taking it to that level is a bit much. However, people are creatures of habit. They take comfort in it and it helps to settle them down. Every man feels more relaxed after he finishes shaving in the morning because it's a comforting ritual.
Practicing before a round is another important aspect of winning and losing.
Some players will try to hit the same shots they did the day before, while more experienced players will hit a few shots, assess the results and accept the fact that "this is the swing I am going with today".
If you're normally a draw ball (right to left arc on the ball for a right-handed player) player, and every shot on the range is fading (drifting left to right) consistently, the better players don't try to drive themselves nuts trying to fix it right before the round. Instead they go with it and air a bit left of their target. If the ball flight starts to revert to normal during the round, they recognize and go with it.
Each golf course and each day places a challenge in front of us. How we deal with it is what determines if we will be successful or not. The winners are the ones who understand this.
One day at a time, one round at a time, one hole at a time, one stroke at a time. — VNS


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WASHINGTON -- When archaeologists excavated 18 graves at a 3-century-old Calvert County plantation a few years ago, they had no headstones, no diaries, no letters and no church records. Nothing to tell the stories of those long-vanished colonists.
Now Douglas H. Ubelaker, an anthropologist at the Smithsonian Institution, has made the bones talk.
By studying wear and tear and the shapes and sizes of the bones, Dr. Ubelaker has produced grim snapshots of life on a mid-17th century Maryland settlement: of shoulders strained by heavy lifting and hauling, of clay pipes puffed habitually through clenched teeth, of bones made brittle by disease, of malnutrition and early death.
"The general picture I have is that, particularly for adults, it was a very hard life," said Dr. Ubelaker, the curator of physical anthropology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.


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Thursday, May 26, 2011
Everybody's Problem
Posted by Carina at 5/26/2011 02:24:00 PM
Labels: Galore, giveaways, pregnancy: the final event
9 comments:
- Kalli said...
word verif: misti
also, name suggestion
you could go with Misti Woods just to be mysterious
- May 26, 2011 4:15 PM
- Vern said...
Before you completely rule it out, just think of all the different 7-11's she could run! Thousands of stores WORLDWIDE!
- May 26, 2011 6:29 PM
- the emily said...
Congratulations! I hope everything went well and can't wait to see pictures of that baby, if you're willing to share!
- May 26, 2011 7:27 PM
- sarah k. said...
You know one of my kids has a Farsi name, right? But it wasn't done to piss anyone off. Have you read the names section of Freakonomics yet? That might steer you away from desirable names such as Brittney and McKenzieyeeieh. You could beat everyone else on the boy-names-turned-girl-names front, and use a higher socio-economic gem like Allistair. Or you could just name her Buffy.
- May 27, 2011 12:29 PM
- Tzipporah said...
We DEMAND baby pictures!!!
(Oh, and mazal tov, too)
- May 27, 2011 1:36 PM
- Azúcar said...
No baby yet. BUT THANKS FOR RUBBING IT IN.
- May 27, 2011 1:52 PM
- Laura: The Sushi Snob said...
Whatever you do, don't name her LeStar.
That's my brother-in-law's mother's name.
Yes, she's white.
I pray she never lives in the vertical south.
- May 27, 2011 11:58 PM
- the emily said...
Oh. I thought the first line of this post meant you'd had the baby. Heh.
- May 30, 2011 12:51 PM
- Polly said...
I love the name Noor- I have been pushing for it in the event that by some miracle I ever have a girl.
And I have a niece with the Farsi name Kirtee (which a Pakistani cab driver told us what it meant and now I can't remember).
And our youngest was named from a name in freakenomics (Beckett) only my husband didn't tell me that was where he got the idea until I had signed the birth certificate.
- June 13, 2011 12:25 PM


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Mother's day is on Sunday! I thought I'd help you out and create these little cards for Mothers day! Created with watercolor, calligraphy ink, and lots of love, here are some cards for your momma bear :) (It's totally acceptable to buy some for yourself as well, moms! :) )
Mom - Mother's Day Cards
Hand painted florals with calligraphy cards for Mother's Day!
"Mom" on the outside, and "Thanks for all that you do for us" on the inside.
5"x5" folded card - perfect for a card or for square frame!
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