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Concussion Signs & Symptoms
The signs and symptoms of a concussion will vary from person-to-person and may not show up for hours, days or weeks. These signs are important to look for but a person may also simply report that they do not feel well after suffering a possible concussion. Observe the athlete suspected of being concussed for any of the following signs or symptoms.
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In the event of a concussion, the danger of Second Impact Syndrome (SIS) is something that should be taken very seriously. SIS causes rapid and severe swelling of the brain and can occur if a person sustains a second concussion before their first one has properly healed. SIS is rare but can be fatal.
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A single concussion does not need to necessarily impact someone's future participation in sport if they allow the brain to properly heal. Determining if an athlete is ready to return to sport is a decision that requires careful evaluation and management to avoid re-injury. The latest consensus statement on concussion in sport includes the following strategies for gradual return-to-sport and return-to-school.
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The recovery process following a concussion and the eventual return to sport decision should follow a graduated rehabilitation strategy. This strategy continues to evolve to stay up-to-date with the latest research.
All athletes should be managed by the same standards with no special allowances given for their athletic ability or the needs of the team.
After an initial rest period of 24-48 hours, the athlete can begin symptom-limited activity. The athlete should be monitored by a healthcare professional and only advance to the next step when they are free of concussion-related symptoms. Learn More>>
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Sales professionals now use tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator to identify ideal customers and build stronger relationships, as these four sales executives attest.
March 5, 2018
The B2B sales process has changed dramatically over the past couple of decades. Email has replaced the cold call and evolved buyer preferences have made the unscheduled sales conversation almost obsolete.
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Most buyers would say the changes described above are improvements over some of the more intrusive experiences of the past. With a wealth of information at their fingertips, informed buyers prefer to buy at their own pace. In this environment, unsolicited messages that lack context and timely relevance are destined for deletion.
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A Rolodex stuffed with business cards used to be the sign of a well-connected person. Today, the quantity of connections you have is still useful, but equally important is the quality of the relationships maintained.
Oliver L'Abbe, VP of Sales for G2 Crowd, looks for ways to reduce the sales cycle and advance prospects toward purchase decisions. Team Link, a feature of Sales Navigator, allows his team to use the combined network of connected individuals at the company to gain visibility into buyers which sales reps are not yet connected with. This allows sales pros to send more personalized, higher quality InMail messages to prospective buyers using up-to-date profile and company information.
LinkedIn is Where Professionals Go to Learn, Extend their Network, and Grow Business
Over 500 million people use LinkedIn to grow professionally, follow influencers in their industry, and to gain knowledge. DigitalMarketer VP of Sales and Monetization Marcus Murphy believes the environment LinkedIn creates puts buyers at ease.
The Professional Network for the Modern Era
There's a saying, work smarter, not harder. For Phillip Clark, SVP of Global Accounts at Rentokil Initial, LinkedIn is the ideal resource for proactive sales professionals. The ability to generate warm introductions from 1st and 2nd connections is extremely powerful.
"We used to spend too much time on the phone. It was a thankless task taking a lot of hours. LinkedIn changed everything. There, business professionals volunteer their information, what makes them tick, on a network you can access in an appropriate, professional way to have genuinely meaningful conversations."
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When Boise Weekly chronicled the house of cards that was Bridge Resources in October 2011, most Idaho politicians and business leaders were still singing the praises of the Canada-based company, which was going to usher the Gem State into a new era of natural gas exploration. But in due time, even Bridge's staunchest supporters sheepishly acknowledged the company's money-losing operations in the North Sea, its land deals with hundreds of Idaho ranchers, and the ultimate plummet of its share value on the Toronto Stock Exchange. When Bridge's CEO finally returned our call (five months after our story), Nick Clayton said he was "in a desperate attempt to save this company." Bridge ended up selling most of its assets from Payette County gas exploration operations. Is Bridge out of the picture? Not by a long shot. We've learned that they still have interests in the latest round of gas exploration, now being piloted by Snake River Oil and Gas.
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South Korean companies, the third-largest investor in the Philippines, are increasingly departing for Vietnam and other Southeast Asian destinations, driven by lower costs, red tape and an aversion to Filipino worker militancy and their preference for labor unions.
The growing numbers of corporate departures are not only a human blow to workers but a setback as well to the Philippines' hard-to-acquire image as Southeast Asia's go-to investment destination, fostered by healthy foreign direct investment and a growing gross domestic product rate.
Shock data from the country's central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, shows a 90.3 percent decline in new FDI and foreign equity placements (excluding reinvestment) in the first six months of 2017, down from US$1.45 billion to US$141 million year-on-year. Over-all FDI already including net equity capital, reinvestment of earnings and net debt instruments saw a 14 percent decrease in the same period. The first six months of 2017 saw an influx of US$3.6 billion in FDI compared to healthier US$4.2 billion net inflows posted in the same period last year.
The effects playing across the Philippines are no better exemplified than with 40-year-old Menchu Pinangay, who toiled for almost six years as a machine operator at Faremo International Inc., a garments manufacturer located south of Manila and owned by Korean firm Hansoll Textile Ltd. Until October 2016, Faremo's workers spent eight hours a day machine-sewing in-fashion clothes sold by established American apparel brands at prices their daily pay couldn't afford. The factory operated at least a dozen sewing lines for Gap, JCPenney and Kohl's.
But a year ago, Pinangay learned from her manager that the entire plant was shutting down. Company management insisted that the shutdown was part of a strategic corporate decision, a move that affected at least 800 regular Filipino workers. Hundreds of others who worked there on a casual status also lost their income source.
A regular factory worker at Faremo was paid around PHP315 (US$6.30) a day, according to union president Jessel Autida.
Unionists routinely petition for incremental hikes in minimum wages before regional wage boards, with other more radical groups opting out of the system of petitioning the board and instead demanding through awareness campaigns for an across-the-board national floor wage.
After work hours, many garments factory workers like Jessel proceed to community-based tailor shops to supplement their income, sewing in the evening for local shops on a piece-rate basis. The pay is even sparser, dependent on the number of tailor-made clothes that clients place.
Union members have had to rely on such shops in the aftermath of Faremo's closure. Union members were granted sewing machines as part of a livelihood project on top of their separation pay.
Union negotiations towards a collective bargaining agreement that stipulates wage and working conditions in the Philippines are company-based instead of industry-wide.
Shift of Orders
Like a number of Korean businesses in the Philippines this past year, Hansoll said it intended to transfer Faremo's existing manufacturing operations to Vietnam. In public documents made available by the independent non-profit Business & Human Rights Resource Center, Hansoll disclosed that Faremo's closure was "done for purely business reasons."
One of Hansoll's clients, Gap Inc., said it "has increased its orders with Hansoll from 2015 to 2016." That admission drove suspicions that the shutdown was for other reasons than diminishing business. Gap Inc. did clarify that "Hansoll has shown, with sufficient evidence, that this decision was driven by their global business strategy."
"Hansoll made a business decision to close its Philippines facility, Faremo International Inc., in October 2016. This information was shared with Gap Inc. in September, during which time we implemented our facility closure protocol to ensure all aspects of the closure are in compliance with local laws and Gap Inc. policies," the American clothing company explained.
"We assume that the reason behind our customers' reduction of orders is due to the manufacturing difficulties including increased manufacturing costs compared to Vietnam and Cambodia," Faremo said in a confidential email exchange obtained by Asia Sentinel.
Long-time trade unionist Leody de Guzman of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) said this has always been a business trend, citing a similar move by Smart Electronics Manufacturing Service Philippines Inc, which counts Samsung among its clients, to let go Filipino workers because of "red tape in the government of the Philippines" and instead to favor business expansion in Vietnam. He said among those left jobless were members of BMP.
Businessman Ho Ik Lee, president of the Korean Chamber of Commerce Philippines (KCCP), has in fact acknowledged to local media that the cost of doing business including and especially logistics in the Philippines is "too high."
"It's almost three times higher than Vietnam's. This higher cost is killing manufacturing and that is why the Korean companies are leaving and moving to Vietnam," he told Philippine Star. Asia Sentinel reached out to Mr. Lee's office for this article but has yet to receive a comment.
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In three separate cases heard in the No. 2 District 'A' Criminal Court Thursday, two men were granted bail while the other had a charge dismissed.
Glen Dacosta Howell, 42, of Cheshire, St John is accused of using the threatening words "You know I would blow off your head" towards Gladstone Leacock.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge after it was read by Magistrate Kristie Cuffy-Sargeant.
With no objections from the police prosecutor Howell was released on $1 500 bail, which he secured with one surety.
Howell, who returns to court on January 16, 2017, was also warned to stay away from the complainant.
Eden Alphonso Reid, 53, of Crichlow Land, Wavell Avenue, St Michael was also granted $2 000 by the magistrate.
Reid, who was on remand, first at HMP Dodds and then at the Psychiatric Hospital, has denied damaging two tyres belonging to Ronnay Worrell on July 26.
His bail was granted on condition that he stay away from the complainant as well as the complainant's property.
In the third case, Meshech Omani Lewis, 23, of Block 15F Crest View Terrace, Eden Lodge, St Michael walked out of Cuffy-Sargeant's court a free man.
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KABUL, Afghanistan — Nearly two years before Afghanistan's presidential election, a brewing dispute between President Hamid Karzai and Afghan lawmakers over the handling of voter fraud complaints is raising questions about whether a credible election can be held — and, by extension, future international support for the country's financially ailing government.
American and European diplomats are already trying to set the bar as low as possible for the 2014 election. American officials talk of the need for a vote that is merely "acceptable," purposefully avoiding the usual admonition of a "free and fair" election — a goal they say is too lofty given Afghanistan's situation.
Yet United Nations officials and Western diplomats fear the coming vote might not meet even that low standard if Mr. Karzai and the Parliament cannot agree on new laws for the election, leaving it to be held under the same rules that yielded fraud and political crisis after the 2009 presidential vote.
A similar crisis in 2014 would probably prove far more dangerous. It would play out just as the American-led combat mission was coming to an end, raising the specter of a charged political showdown among pro-government factions — many of them drawn along ethnic lines and some well-armed — at the precise moment the Afghan state needed to present a united front against the Taliban.
The failure to hold a credible election would also further test the patience of the international community, which pays most of Afghanistan's bills and is expected to cover the hundreds of millions of dollars it will cost to hold the election.
"If there's a question mark over the election, it might affect future international support for the Afghan government," said Nicholas Haysom, the deputy special representative at the United Nations mission in Afghanistan.
Mr. Haysom and Western diplomats in Kabul said they are genuinely neutral on the current dispute, which appropriately enough is about whether foreign experts should help adjudicate accusations of electoral fraud. A measure approved recently in Parliament's lower house mandates that two foreign experts chosen by the United Nations sit on the country's five-person Election Complaints Commission, which is supposed to adjudicate fraud accusations.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, however, Mr. Karzai was blunt in his opposition to the presence of any foreigners on the complaints commission: "Their interference in the election process is a violation of Afghanistan's national sovereignty."
He then emphasized his point with a tart reference to the coming American election: "Afghanistan is not interfering in their election, and we are hoping they don't interfere in our election."
Later, Aimal Faizi, a spokesman for the president, said Mr. Karzai would veto the measure if it passed the upper house with the provision for foreign experts. "We are capable of organizing free and fair elections," he said in a brief telephone interview.
It was Mr. Karzai's experience in 2009 with the complaints commission that shaped his opposition to the new law, Mr. Faizi said.
The commission then had three foreign members and two Afghans. It disqualified tens of thousands of votes, forcing Mr. Karzai into a runoff against his top competitor, Abdullah Abdullah. Though Mr. Abdullah eventually dropped out of the race, Afghans close to Mr. Karzai have said in the years since that the president believed that the United States and United Nations had tried to unseat him, partly by using the commission's power to disqualify ballots.
For the parliamentary elections in 2010, Mr. Karzai forced the commission to reduce its foreign membership to two experts, giving Afghans a majority.
"The interference in the presidential election was a very good lesson" for the Karzai administration, Mr. Faizi said Thursday.
But members of Parliament were adamant about the need for at least two foreigners on the complaints commission.
"We have had bad experiences with the elections and president's interference in the elections, and that's why we wanted to have two United Nations representatives to watch the election process and the complaints," said Humarai Ayoudi, a lawmaker from western Afghanistan.
Without the foreign experts, "we will have an election full of frauds and irregularities," she added, echoing a widely held view in the Parliament.
The inclusion of the foreign experts was also among a list of principles for electoral reform that Afghan advocacy groups have drawn up and were signed Wednesday by about 40 political parties and factions.
Despite the increasing focus on the election among the Afghan political class, there are still no clear contenders from either Mr. Karzai's camp or the opposition.
The president cannot run for a third term. He is believed to be laying the groundwork for a trusted ally to succeed him. But he has not indicated any favorites publicly, and every month seems to bring a new rumor of whom he will back; names bandied about have included his brother Qayum and his former chief of staff, Umer Daudzai, whose political party, Hezb-e-Islami, grew out of an insurgent faction that is still fighting the government.
Neither those two nor any other Karzai allies or possible opposition contenders — a group that includes Western-trained technocrats, former warlords and former Taliban officials — have publicly said anything about running.
Other concerns about the election are also beginning to spread among Western diplomats and international officials. An Afghan plan to issue biometric ID cards before the vote is seen as particularly problematic because there are doubts the cards can be fully distributed in time.


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Elisha Nelson Manning was born on January 3, 1981, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Click here for a complete listing of today's sports birthdays.) The youngest of Archie and Olivia Manning's three children, Eli entered the world with two older brothers already in tow, Cooper and Peyton. Like all the men in his family, he was destined to be a football star.
Archie began the family's great gridiron tradition at the University of Mississippi. An Ole Miss legend, he played quarterback for the Rebels from 1967 to 1970. Twice he was a Heisman candidate, and in 1971, the New Orleans Saints made him the second overall pick in the NFL draft. But Archie's pro career never amounted to much. Surrounded by sub-standard talent, he didn't post a winning season during his 11 years with the dreadful 'Aints. Archie then finished off with stints in Houston and Minnesota.
Despite his so-so NFL career, Archie remained a fan favorite and folk hero in Mississippi. There was even a song written about him, "The Ballad of Archie Who."
Perhaps the most significant development during Archie's time at Ole Miss came off the field when he met Olivia Williams, the school's homecoming queen. The two eventually married and settled down with their boys in one of the more exclusive neighborhoods in New Orleans.
As the youngest of the three athletic brothers, Eli was at the bottom of the pecking order. Peyton loved to pick on him, and Eli often looked to Cooper for protection. Peyton, an SEC fanatic, would pin down Eli, pummeling him until he recited all of the teams in the conference. The youngster, who was never much for trivia, learned a lot by default.
Despite his history in the sport, Archie never pushed his sons to play football. That being said, whenever they asked, he would gladly teach them proper techniques of the game. Cooper and Peyton told their father they wanted to be big-time college players. Eli, by contrast, was more of a mama's boy and didn't profess much interest in football.
Eli's younger years were spent with his mom because Archie traveled so often. Older and more mature, Cooper and Peyton were better prepared to deal with the absence of their father. Eli clung to Olivia. The two enjoyed going to movies and dinner together. Not surprisingly, Eli picked up many of his mom's qualities. Among those was the ability to stay calm in a crisis. Olivia was usually the one who would hold the family together when things went wrong. Eli shared this attitude, which earned him the nickname "Easy."
Whenever the neighborhood kids gathered for football games, they put Eli at quarterback. Though he wasn't very fast, he had a strong arm. The position proved to be a natural for him. By the time Eli entered Isidore Newman High School, where both his brothers had also attended, the comparisons between him and Peyton began.
Living up to his older brother's reputation was no easy feat. Peyton had been Louisiana's top prep signal caller, and he and Cooper combined as one of the state's most lethal passing tandems. Eli started to establish his own identity as a sophomore, completing 139 of 245 passes for 2,340 yards and 24 TDs. The following year, he bettered those marks and led Newman to a 9-1 record and the state playoffs. In some games, he would call the signals for only three quarters because the team was so far ahead. By season's end, he was receiving about 20 letters a week from various major college football programs.
Eli had an advantage in the recruiting battle because Peyton and Cooper had gone through the same process. As Eli headed into his senior year, the pressure to choose a school intensified. Ole Miss was an obvious choice. Both Archie and Cooper were Mississippi grads, though the younger Manning never suited up for the Rebels. After being diagnosed with a congenital spinal condition, Cooper decided to give up football, rather than risk being paralyzed.
Peyton, meanwhile, drove right past Oxford, singing "Rocky Top" all the way to Knoxville, Tennessee. There, he donned the orange and white of the Volunteers. At the time, Ole Miss was rumored to be under NCAA investigation, so Peyton chose to avoid a pitfall that might derail his career.
In the summer of 1998, Eli attended a football camp at Ole Miss, a move that fans took as an indication of his desire to become a Rebel. But the teenager was still undecided. Tennessee worked hard to lure him, as did Georgia, Texas, LSU and Florida.
In the midst of the recruiting frenzy, Eli enjoyed a great senior year at Newman. Again he quarterbacked the team to the playoffs. Eli ended his high school career with 7,389 yards and 89 touchdowns (200 yards more than Peyton but three less scores).
As the clock ticked away on his college decision, Eli received an interesting call from David Cutcliffe. Formerly Tennessee's offensive coordinator, Cutcliffe had been hired as the head coach at Ole Miss. Eli knew how much Cutcliffe had done to help Peyton improve his game. The news that he was now in charge of the Rebel program was all Eli needed to hear. The 18-year-old followed his father's footsteps and made his way to Oxford.
The hype began as soon as Eli stepped on campus. The school offered to un-retire Archie's number 18, but Eli declined. Instead, he went with #10.
Eli got his first taste of Ole Miss football in an intersquad scrimmage at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. While he made a good showing, he was still third on the depth chart, with veteran Romaro Miller assuming the starting role. Cutcliffe was determined not to rush his young quarterback along, so he redshirted Eli for the 1999 season. The frosh watched from the sidelines at the Rebels went 8-4 and won the Independence Bowl, led by running back Deuce McAllister.
Eli landed himself in hot water after the campaign when he was arrested and briefly jailed for public drunkenness. Truly embarrassed by the incident, the 19-year-old decided to buckle down and focus on school and football.
As the 2000 season got underway, the Rebels found themselves ranked 18th in the AP poll, thanks in large part to McAllister and Miller, both of whom were back for their senior years. Eli settled in as Miller's backup and saw little playing time. Ole Miss went 7-5 and earned a berth against West Virginia in the Music City Bowl. That's where Eli got his first real chance to shine.
Down 49-16 in the fourth quarter, the Rebels needed a spark. Cutcliffe inserted Eli, and he played brilliantly. The redshirt freshman completed 12 of 20 passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns. While that wasn't enough to secure a victory, the teenager's sparkling performance gave the world a taste on what awaited when he took the helm in 2001.
The "Eli Manning Era" officially kicked off at Ole Miss the following fall. Miller had graduated, and McAllister had been snatched up in the first round of the NFL draft by New Orleans. Top wide receiver Grant Heard was also gone. With the Rebel defense also full of holes and lacking depth, Cutcliffe knew his offense—namely Eli—would have to carry the load. The sophomore's supporting cast included running back Joe Gunn, wideouts Omar Rayford and Jamie Armstrong, and tight end Doug Zeigler. Guard Terrence Metcalf anchored the offensive line.
Ole Miss surprised many in the SEC by starting 6-1. Then Eli and the Rebels ran into Arkansas. In one of the most memorable games in college football history, they lost 58-56 in seven overtimes. Eli threw for 312 yards and six touchdowns.
The draining defeat to the Razrobacks sent Ole Miss into a slide. Dropping two of their last three, the Rebels ended at 7-4. Eli's play was the saving grace to the campaign's disappointing conclusion. He completed 63.5 percent of his passes for 31 touchdowns against only nine interceptions. In all, Eli set or tied 17 school records.
Going into the 2002 season, the Rebels faced many of the same problems that had plagued them the year before. Their undersized defense had allowed nearly 30 points a game in '01, and there was no reason to expect much improvement. On offense, senior Robert Williams and junior Ronald McClendon were fighting to replace Gunn. Metcalf, meanwhile, was now a Chicago Bear, leaving 317-pound Tre Stallings as the beefiest of the Ole Miss offensive linemen.
Before the season, Archie asked the Rebels not to promote Eli for the Heisman. Peyton had experienced the pressure of those expectations in 1997, and the Manning family didn't enjoy the media circus. Ole Miss respected Archie's wishes.
Again the Rebels broke from the gate quickly, winning five of their first six. After an upset of 20th-ranked Florida, they looked like a sure bowl contender. But another slow finish spoiled the year, including a heartbreaking loss to Auburn. Down 31-24 late in the contest, Eli worked his magic, guiding the team to the Tigers' 8-yard line. On third down, he scanned the field and forced a throw to tie the score. Auburn safety Travaris Robinson read the play and intercepted the pass. The Tigers then ran out the clock for their third straight victory over Ole Miss.
The Rebels finished the regular season at 6-6, which was good enough for a bid against Nebraska in the Independence Bowl. Their 27-23 victory put a nice spin on an otherwise mediocre season—except for the play of Eli.
In 13 games, he passed
for 3,401 yards and 21 touchdowns. His 15 interceptions aside, he was
still a hot commodity, particularly in the eyes of pro scouts. Eli was
often counted on to win games by himself, so it was only natural that
his interception total was high. With the riches of the NFL on his radar
screen, Eli had thought long and hard about entering the draft.
The senior's decision came down to his competitive fire. Eli stayed for his final season with the hope of leading Ole Miss to the SEC Championship Game for the first time in school history. Eli also realized that the draft already had three very strong quarterbacks: Southern California's Carson Palmer, Marshall's Byron Leftwich and Florida's Rex Grossman. That meant Eli would likely be a late first-round pick at best. By returning to the Rebels, he positioned himself better for the 2004 draft—and made himself one of the preseason favorites for the Heisman.
Eli entered the 2003 season with an excellent receiving unit led by senior Chris Collins and junior Bill Flowers. Hurting him was the Ole Miss running game. At 94.3 yards per game, it was the worst in the SEC. The defense also needed help, especially with the loss of two starters, linebacker Eddie Strong and nose tackle Matt Grier.
The Rebels split their first two games, setting up a crucial contest against Florida in the Swamp. No Manning had ever beaten the Gators on their home turf. Peyton's memories of were particularly bothersome. This time around, Eli restored the family pride. Trailing 17-13, he directed a late touchdown drive capped by Vashon Pearson's burst across the goal line with 1:10 left on the clock. His touchdown was fitting. The Rebels rushed for a robust 223 yards on the day. Their win created momentum for the rest of the season.
On the strength of the Florida victory, Eli spearheaded a six-game winning streak. The offense continued to put points on the board, and the defense stepped it up as well. In October, the team surrendered a total of 52 points. Ole Miss then hung on in a pair of close games, a 43-40 win over South Carolina and a 24-20 win at Auburn. That set up a key conference battle against LSU. A victory by the Rebels would clinch the SEC West and a bid to play for the conference championship.
LSU's defense held the Ole Miss offense in check for the first three quarters, but Eli rallied the team in the fourth. Down by three points with under five minutes to go, he moved the Rebels in field-goal range. Unfortunately, Jonathan Nichols botched a 36-yard attempt, his second miss of the day. Eli and his teammates left the field demoralized by their 17-14 defeat.
The Rebels still had a chance at the SEC Championship Game—if LSU lost to Arkansas and Ole Miss beat Mississippi State (in the annual Egg Bowl). But the Tigers were on a roll. They ran the table and wound up as co-National Champions with USC.
Thanks to Eli, Ole Miss also won out, including a 31-28 victory over Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl. At 10-3, the Rebels posted nine regular-season victories for the first time in 13 years. Eli was the story, passing for 3,600 yards and 29 touchdowns.
The voters rewarded
Eli with a slew of honors, including the Maxwell Award as the nation's
best all-around player. He earned the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award,
National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete
Award, and the Sporting News Radio Socrates Award. Eli was also named
the SEC Player of the Year. When it came time for the Heisman balloting,
however, he couldn't muster the necessary support. Oklahoma's
Jason White walked away with the trophy.
Up next for Eli was the NFL draft. The San Diego Chargers held the top pick and were in the market for a quarterback. Most experts rated Eli as the best passer available, though Ben Roethlisberger and Philip Rivers were also highly touted. The talent pool didn't dry up there—Tulane's J.P. Losman was also projected to be a late first rounder.
With the Mannings pulling the strings, what proceeded next was one of the odder moments in draft history. Afraid the Chargers might be the current-day version of his Saints, Archie made it clear that he didn't want his youngest son stuck on a loser. He instructed Eli's agent, Tom Condon, to call San Diego general manager A.J. Smith and advise him against taking Eli. Condon added that the New York Giants would be the best fit. Archie later said that he knew nothing about that remark.
On draft day, the room was rife with rumor as commissioner Paul Tagliabue walked to the podium to announce the #1 selection. When he called out Eli, the boos rained down from New York fans. Eli held up a Chargers jersey, with no trace of a smile on his face. Three picks later, the Giants tabbed Rivers.
Minutes later, Eli sat down for a press conference, saying he would not play for San Diego and would instead pursue a law degree. Then came word of a trade between the Chargers and Giants. Eli was suddenly New York bound. Beaming, he headed to Giants Stadium, where he enjoyed a photo-op with new head coach Tom Coughlin.
Though New York already had a proven quarterback in Kerry Collins, GM Ernie Acorsi couldn't pass on Eli, whom he viewed as a potential All-Pro. Collins read the writing on the wall and left for Oakland. As an insurance policy, the Giants signed Kurt Warner. Also on the roster was Jesse Palmer, whose biggest headlines since college had been generated by his appearance on the TV show, "The Bachelor."
In his first mini-camp, Eli looked like a rookie, as he fumbled snaps and missed receivers. Though Coughlin said the starting job was up for grabs, it was fairly clear by the beginning of training camp that Warner would get the nod. Eli was still learning the ropes, and with New York's playoff hopes slim at best, there was no reason to rush the youngster along.
The Giants surprised most onlookers by starting strong. Tiki Barber was enjoying the best year of his career, Warner was running the offense efficiently, and the defense, behind Michael Strahan and first-year coordinator Tim Lewis, was swarming. But injuries soon took their toll. When Strahan went down for the season, Big Blue was sunk.
As New York dropped in the standings, Coughlin weighed the merits of playing Eli. The rookie had actually made his debut in the season opener in Philly, at the end of a blowout. In limited action, he completed three of nine passes for 66 yards. The most notable thing Eli did was absorb a hellacious hit. The idea of exposing Eli to more punishment was not the most welcome of prospects.
By November, however, the offense had become stagnant, and Coughlin had seen enough of Warner. With the Giants set to host the Atlanta Falcons, the coach turned to Eli. Most New York fans applauded the move, even as Eli struggled to adjust to the pro game. In his start against Atlanta, he hit on just 17 of 37 attempts for 162 yards. Though Eli connected with Jeremy Shockey for his first career touchdown pass, he also threw two interceptions and often looked completely confused. The Giants lost 14-10.
It was more of the
same—and often even worse—over his next three games. In defeats
to the Eagles, Washington Redskins and Baltimore Ravens, Eli was awful.
The 37-14 loss to the Ravens was the low point. He completed only four
passes, and fans and the media wondered afterward whether New York had
made a colossal mistake in mortgaging the future on the young quarterback.
To his credit, Eli weathered all the criticism without complaint. His stoicism was not lost on his teammates, who rallied around him on the practice field and in the locker room. On the second-to-last weekend of the regular season, the Giants gave the Steelers all they could handle, falling in a 33-30 barnburner. Eli withstood constant pressure from the hard-hitting Pittsburgh defense, passing for 182 yards and two TDs.
A week later, Eli engineered the first victory of his career, a win over the visiting Dallas Cowboys. With the New York fans treating the matchup like a playoff contest, Eli responded with incredible poise. After Dallas took a three-point lead in the fourth quarter, he led the Giants on a game-winning drive. Most notable was the play he called with Big Blue knocking on the door with time running down. With the Cowboy defense backing off the line of scrimmage near the goal line, Eli audibled to Barber on a quick inside hand-off. When the Pro Bowler powered into the end zone, the Giants celebrated a 28-24 win.
Warner opted out of his contract in 2005, removing any thought that Eli would not be the Giants' quarterback. Coughlin went into the year with an offense that demanded inly that Eli manage the offense. He was rarely forced to make game-winning plays. Eli responded with decent performances in his first two games—both victories—and played very well when the Giants traveled to San Diego in Week 3. The game was a test from the start, as the Chargers' fans let Eli have it. He held up his end of the deal and threw for 352 yards. Unfortunately, the defense could not stop Ladainian Tomlinson and company, and the Giants fell 45–23.
The team rebounded with a 44–24 victory over the St. Louis Rams, and Eli set a new career high with four TD passes. Next he played brilliantly against Denver, engineering in a fourth-quarter comeback victory over the Broncos. He also led a late comeback against the Vikings (though Minnesota won).
The ups and downs continued throughout the year, but the Giants played winning football. Their defense was dependable, and with weapons like Barber, Amani Toomer and Jeremy Shockey at his disposal, Eli always had appealing options. Barber, in particular, was sensational, racking up more than 2,300 total yards on runs and passes.
Eli finished the season with 294 completions on 557 attempts for 3,762 yards. His 24 TD tosses placed him near the top of the list in the NFC. Unfortunately, so did his 17 interceptions. The Giants scored a whopping 422 points—despite the fact that Eli's QB rating was one of the worst in the league. He seemed to tire down the stretch, and fans grew tired of his exasperated "Why me?" expression when things did not go his way.
Questions about Eli dogged the Giants as they headed into the playoffs. At 11-5, they were NFC East champs, but their confidence seemed to wane. It showed when the Carolina Panthers spanked them 23–0 in front of the Giants Stadium faithful. Eli threw three interceptions in the second half. The loss marked the first time in 25 years that a home team had been shutout in the playoffs.
The fans were willing to forgive and forget when the 2006 season began. New York's opener dominated the NFL headlines, as the Giants hosted the Colts. The game was billed as a Manning family feud. Eli played well, but Peyton got the win. Eli shrugged off the loss and completed a brilliant comeback a week later win over the Eagles. Newcomer Plaxico Burress soon became Eli's favorite target, as the Giants went 6–2 in a solid first half of the campaign.
Then, as injuries decimated the roster, the wheels came off. Left tackle Luke Pettigout went out with a broken leg, leaving Eli open to blindside sacks. Instead of commanding the pocket, he seemed jumpy when the Giants needed good throws. New York quickly fell apart.
New York fans felt that it was time for Eli to step up and take control of the club. When he did not, Barber, Shockey and every sports jock in the tri-state area began questioning his leadership abilities. Coughlin, meanwhile, was on the verge of being run out of town. The guy who saved everyone's job was Barber. In the team's last regular-season game, he rumbled for 234 yards and three touchdowns in a win over the Redskins Thanks to a quirk of the standings, the 8-8 Giants made the playoffs.
The Giants traveled to Philly to take on the Eagles. Barber kept New York in the game, and Eli threw for a pair of touchdowns. With his team down in the fourth quarter, he led teh Giants to the tying score. The Eagles, however, responded with a drive of their won and kicked a last-second field goal to win.
The 2007 Giants did not inspire much confidence. Whether or not Eli took a major step forward in his career, the rest of the team did not have the look of a postseason contender. Barber was gone, Burress had a bad ankle, Toomer had lost a step, and Strahan wasn't even sure if he wanted to play. Compounding the problems on defense were a thin linebacking crew and an inexperienced secondary.
The poor prognosis was confirmed in September, when the Giants dropped important games to the Cowboys and Green Bay Packers. Things got worse when Eli—already nursing a sore elbow—sprained his shoulder. The season was on the verge of slipping when, suddenly and quite unexpectedly, New York pulled together against the Redskins and staged a dramatic comeback. The 24-17 win was capped by a classic goal-line stand. Against the Eagles a week later, the much-maligned defense set an NFL record with 12 sacks in a 16–3 victory.
At 2–2, the Giants appeared to have new life. Against the Jets, they recovered from a dismal first half, with Eli rallying the team to a second-half victory. A few weeks later, in a Monday Night Football tilt with the Falcons, Eli aired it out for 300-plus yards in a commanding 31–10 victory. As impressive as their turnaround was, the Giants were playing for a Wild Card at this point. The Cowboys and Packers were the class of the NFC, each headed for a 13-win season.
Eli and the Giants kept rolling with workmanlike wins over the San Francisco 49ers and Miami Dolphins. He was using his weapons effectively and managing the offense efficiently. Brandon Jacobs, who replaced Barber at halfback, gave the team a battering ram in the backfield. When he was not feeling it, Ruben Droughns and Ahmad Bradshaw carried the ball. Shockey and Toomer proved to be reliable possession receivers, and Plaxico Burress kept defenses honest as a bona fide touchdown threat.
Eli's teammates trusted him, even if the fans and management did not. After a second loss to Dallas, co-owner John Mara gave his young quarterback a public dressing down. Eli responded with a solid game against the Detroit Lions, but he spit the bit a week later against the Vikings. In an embarrassing 41–17 defeat, he threw three interceptions that were returned for touchdowns. With Eli's critics screaming for blood, the Giants managed to limp into the season's final week with a playoff spot secured.
New York's final opponent of the regular season was New England. At 15-0, the Pats were on a mission. A loss for the Giants would mean nothing in terms of the playoff seeding, so the debate raged as to whether Coughlin should play his starters or rest them for their first-round encounter with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Coughlin told his team to play to win. Eli knew what he was up against and played his best game of the year. He made good throws and good decisions, and handed the Giants a fourth-quarter lead. Though New York fell 38-35, Eli's four TD passes gave the club an incredible boost. To a man, the Giants went into the playoffs believing they could beat anyone. After all, they had come up a field goal short against the best team in history.
Eli's final numbers were in line with his past performances—3,000-plus yards, 23 TDs, 297 completions, 20 interceptions. Clearly, however, this was a more evolved quarterback heading into his third postseason.
Against the Bucs, Eli rallied the Giants from an early deficit to win 24–14. He completed 20 of 27 passes, including two for touchdowns. Most important, he did not throw an interception against the pesky Tampa Bay defense. He engineered a game-changing third-quarter scoring drive and put an exclamation point on the day in the fourth quarter by faking Ronde Barber out of his jock on a pump fake to Kevin Boss (filling in for Shockey after a season-ending injury) and then hitting Toomer for the TD that sealed the deal. After the game, Coughlin grabbed Eli and congratulated him. In the same breath, the coach reminded him that he couldn't be content with just this one victory.
Eli wasn't. He was even better a week later against the Cowboys in Dallas. He made key plays when the Giants needed them, while his counterpart, Tony Romo, did not. Once again, Eli threw for two TDs and no interceptions. The difference in the game came down to the basics of football—the Cowboys went away from what had made them successful, and the Giants stuck to their plan. The final score was 21-17, but the game was in doubt until the very last play.
New York's amazing run continued in the NFC Championship Game against the Packers on a frigid Sunday in Green Bay. Once again, Eli played a near-flawless game. More impressive was how he kept his composure when receivers dropped crucial passes and kicker Lawrence Tynes missed two potential game-winning field goals in the fourth quarter. The Giants outplayed the Packers in every facet of the game, and Eli read the Green Bay defense perfectly. When they crowded into the box to stop Jacobs, he found Burress and Toomer in single coverage. When the Packers played the pass, he sent Jacobs and Bradshaw crashing through the line.
Even so, with the
game tied 20–20 and the Packers winning the overtime flip, the odds
still did not look good for the Giants. But fate smiled upon the boys
in blue when Brett Favre forced pass that was picked off by Cory Webster.
A few plays later, Tynes redeemed himself with a 47-yard field goal. Eli
and his teammates had beaten three Super Bowl champions—all on the
road—to win the conference championship.
In the span of a single month, Eli had quieted his critics, erased any lingering doubts of his teammates, and established himself as a quarterback who had the skills, smarts and passion to lift his team to the Super Bowl. His next challenge was to end New England's hopes of a perfect season and deliver another championship to New York.
The pundits expected a high-scoring affair in Super Bowl 42, but the Giants had other ideas. They ate up a huge chunk of clock on their opening drive and took a 3-0 lead. New York was also happy to let the Patriots take their sweet time when they had the ball. The score at halftime was 7-3.
Eli played well in the first half, though he did throw his first interception of the postseason. The turnover, however, wasn't completely his fault. He zipped a pass to the hands of Steve Smith, but the ball slipped through his fingers and into the arms of a New England defender.
The most significant development of the first two quarters was the way the Giants pressured Tom Brady. New York battered the New England quarterback, never allowing him to feel at ease in the pocket. The constant harassment took its toll as the game moved into the fourth quarter.
The final period is also when Eli stepped into the spotlight. First, he led the Giants on an 80-yard drive capped by a touchdown pass to little-used receiver David Tyree. Eli was masterful on the possession. The big play was a 45-yard connection with Boss.
Brady responded with a TD march of his own, putting the Pats ahead with a scoring strike to Randy Moss. Eli and the Giants got the ball back at their own 17-yard line with 2:42 left. They had all three of their timeouts. It was the kind of situation Eli had dreamed about as kid.
Eli hit on a first-down a pass to Toomer that netted 11 yards. The Giants then stalled and faced a crucial decision. Needing less than a yard on fourth down from the 37-yard-line, Eli handed to Jacobs, who reached ahead for the necessary yardage.
From there, it was all Eli—though it wasn't always pretty. On a breathtaking third-down play, he broke free as the pocket collapsed around him and fired the ball 30 yards downfield to Tyree, who was surrounded by New England defenders. Tyree out-jumped the coverage and held on for a miracle catch. On another key third-down snap, Eli scramble free again, and this time zipped a throw to Smith for a first down.
On the next play. Eli lofted a pass to the left corner of the end zone. After shaking free from his man, Burress cradled the ball for the winning score. Giants fans across the nation leapt in celebration. Big Blue has just secured its third Super Bowl title. The Patriots had one more possession, but Eli had left them only 35 seconds. Brady could do nothing, and New York won 17-14.
Afterward, there was little debate about the game's MVP. When it counted most, Eli had authored his most inspirational performance as a Giant. He was at his best in the fourth quarter, tossing a pair of picture-perfect touchdown passes.
Needless to say, Eli did a lot of growing up during the '07 season. The game started getting easier for him. He began to spot opportunities and avoid traps, and was willing to take what an opponent gave him. When he was well-focused and playing pain-free, Eli was one of the NFL's top quarterbacks. He took a huge step toward becoming a championship-caliber leader.
Needless to say, Eli did a lot of growing up during the '07 season. The game started getting easier for him. He began to spot opportunities and avoid traps, and was willing to take what an opponent gave him. When he was well-focused and playing pain-free, Eli was one of the NFL's top quarterbacks. He took a huge step toward becoming a championship-caliber leader.
Defending a championship is one of the most challenging tasks in sports. In 2008, the Giants made it look fairly easy during the regular season, going 12–4 season and snagging the #1 seed in the playoffs. It was the fourth year in a row that Eli had led the team into the postseason—the first time in franchise history a quarterback had accomplished that feat.
Eli did so with another solid statistical season. He threw 21 TD passes against 10 interceptions, completing 289 of 479 passes for 3,238 yards. The offense was powered by the combination of Jacobs and Ward, both of whom surpassed 1,000 yards rushing. Jacobs scored 15 touchdowns.
The team's final record was deceiving. Three of New York's four losses came in December, and their lone win during the month was an overtime struggle against the Panthers. Eli, meanwhile, had lost a favorite target after Burress shot himself at a New York City nightclub with an illegal handgun. After his Super Bowl heroics, Burress had inked a $35 million deal with the club. Now, he had thrown the Giants into considerable disarray, both on and off the field.
Not surprisingly, when they took the field against the Eagles in the divisional round of the playoffs, they looked a lot like the underdog. For the first three quarters, the two teams engaged in a taut defensive battle. The Giants led 11–10 in the third quarter. but the Eagles ran the table with 13 points in the final period to win 23–11.
Things went from bad to worse in 2009. New York followed a 5–0 start with eight losses in their final 11 games and missed the playoffs. Eli looked sharp in early victories over the Redskins and Cowboys, but a heel injury began to give himproblems. With his mobility limited, the Giants headed to New Orleans for a game against the Saints in Week 6. It was Eli's first appearance as a pro in his hometown, and he ended up on the losing end of a 48–27 score. The Giants did not win again until the Sunday before Thanksgiving. In that game—a 34–31 OT thrillerover the Falcons, Eli threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns. Later in the season, he had a 391-yard game against the Eagles, though it came in a loss.
The 2009 season was a downer for the Giants, but it was Eli's best statistical season in six years. He surpassed 4,000 yards for the first time and piledup 27 touchdown passes. His passer rating reached 93.1—the best mark of his career.
The 2010 campaign found Eli and the Giants with a new home stadium. In a preseason game there against the Jets, Eli's helmet came off during a play and he received a gash in his head that required a dozen stitches. A month later, he faced his brother in a game dubbed the Manning Bowl. The Giants lost the game, played in Indianapolis, 38–14. Eli guided the Giants to five wins in their next six games to complete the first half with an encouraging 6–2 record. In a victory at Dallas, Eli threw four touchdown passes.
Alas, another solid start was squandered by Big Blue, as New York dropped three division games in the second half. The season nded for the Giants when they were demolished by the Packers in Week 16. The loss to Green Bay ended up costing the team dearly, as the 10–6 Packers edged the 10–6 Giants for a playoff spot. Green Bay went on to win the Super Bowl. Another good year from Eli was small solace to a second straight late-season collapse. He threw for 4,002 yards and 31 touchdowns. The only blemish on his record were 25 interceptions, five more than in any previous year.
Eli started the 2011 season in the crosshairs of NFL critics when he stated in an August interview that he considered himself a Top 5 quarterback. Giant fans were divided on his self-assessment. What they could all agree on, however, was that it was great to hear Eli say it out loud. He was essentially making himself the team's leader, and the other Giants seemed willing to follow.
On the field, the Giants had another up-and-down year. Their vaunted running game was nearly non-existent, and their pass rush was ineffective due to injuries. After a 6–2 start, a four-game losing streak put the entire season in jeopardy. It took clutch wins over the Cowboys and Jets to resurrect the club's playoff hopes. They squeaked in with a 9–7 mark that was good enough to take the division crown.
Eli had another solid regular season. He surpassed 4,000 yards for the third year in a row, threw 29 touchdown passes, and cut his interception total down to 16. During the campaign, he established new team records with 359 completions, 598 attempts and 4,933 yards. In a 49–24 loss to New Orleans, he also completed 21 passes in a row. That also set a team record, and was one shy of the NFL single-game mark. Perhaps the most important mark set by Eli was for most game-winning drives in the fourth quarter. He engineered six—representing two-thirds of the team's victory total. Five of those wins were fourth-quarter comebacks.
Eli's new favorite target was Victor Cruz, who caught 82 balls and set a franchise record with 1,536 yards. He combined with Hakeem Nicks to provide instant offense in the passing game. The Giants had the ability to score from anywhere on the field. With Cruz and Nicks on the outside, it was the first time in team history that two receivers logged 1,000-yard season in the same year. The buzz going into the playoffs, however, was the return to full health of the team's running backs and defense. The Giants, in essence, were coming together on both sides of the ball at exactly the right time.
The Giants hosted a Wild Card game against the Falcons and completely dominated quarterback Matt Ryan. Atlanta failed to score a single offensive point, while Eli tossed three thouchdowns, including a 72-yarder to Nicks. With Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw in top form, the Giants suddenly looked unstoppable.
Next up was an equally unstoppable offense. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers took a 15–1 record into their playoff game with Big Blue, with one of those victories coming in a tight game against the Giants several weeks earlier. The game was played at Lambeau Field, where Green Bay was averaging 40 points per contest. The New York defense, aided by some key drops by Rodgers' receivers, were able to take a 20-10 halftime lead. The final score of the second quarter came on a Hail Mary pass from Eli that was caught by Nicks in the end zone.
The Giants weathered a momentum shift in the second half and kept Green Bay out of the end zone until the game was out of reach. Eli showed incredible maturity during the game. He made sensational throws when he had to, but just as important, he did not force passes into small spaces when he didn't have to. Eli finished with 330 yards on 21 of 33 passing attempts. Two of his three TD throws went to Nicks, but all the New York wideouts victimized the Green Bay secondary.
The NFC Championship was a rock-em sock-em defensive battle with the San Francisco 49ers, played on a wet field in a steady drizzle. Eli and the Giants were able to move the ball reasonably well in the first half and went into the locker room with a 107 lead. The 49ers clamped down in the second half and pounded Eli on almost every dropback. He took the punishment as if it was a beating by his brothers from his childhood.
With the 49ers leading 1410, the Giants got a break when they recovered a misplayed punt. A few plays later, Eli found Manningham in the end zone to go up 1714. The 49ers, however, managed to tie the score and send the game into overtime. With the players bordering on exhaustion and the defenses holding firm, it became increasingly apparent that the game would be decided on a turnover. Fortunately for the Giants, it broke their way. A fumbled punt return set up a game-winning field goal by Lawrence Tynes, who once again sent Big Blue to the Super Bowl. On the day, Eli set new team records for attempts (58) and completions (32) in a postseason game. He was sacked six times and creamed another dozen or so. In the locker room afterward, it was impossible to knock the smile off his face.
Eli brought that same attitude to Super Bowl XLVI against the Patriots. It was inevitably billed as a showdown between Tom Brady and Eli in the stadium his brother built. The pressure was clearly on.
As if he were preparing for a touch-football game in his backyard, Eli didn't show a hint of nerves. He controlled the ball masterfully in the first half, but all but one drive stalled without points. After the New York defense forced a safety on New England's opening possession, Eli led a time-consuming march that ended with a 2-yard scoring strike to Cruz. Brady answered late in the half, however, and the Patriots took a 10-9 lead into intermission.
New England carried that momentum into the third quarter and moved ahead 17-9. That's when Eli went to work. With the Patriots dropping coverage deep to prevent the big play, he took what the defense gave him. On consecutive drives, he marched the Giants downfield. But New England stiffened twice in the red zone, and New York had to settle for field goals.
The score remained 17-15, when the Giants got the ball back on their 12-yard line with less than four minutes remaining. As Eli said later, there was no rah-rah speech in the huddle. He had succeeded in similar situations so often, and his teammates took their cue from his confidence.
Eli quickly made a big play, lofting a perfect strike to Manningham, who had squeezed between the corner and safety. Thoughts immediately went to the miracle pass to David Tyree four years earlier. From there, Eli chewed up the clock and manuevered the offense back into the red zone. On a second-and goal, the Pats played dead and let New York score. This time it was Bradshaw.. Even with a failed 2-point conversion, the Giants led 21-17.
The Pats took possession with just over a minute remaining. Brady got the ball to midfield, and then heaved a long Hail Mary on the game's last play. The pass fell to the turf, and the Giants had another improbable championship.
Afterward, Eli was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time, joining the ranks of Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana. His numbers weren't spectacular—30 for 40 for 296 yards and a touchdown—but it was steady, solid leadership that shown through. There was now no denying that Eli belonged among the leagues elite passers.
Eli may be far from a perfect quarterback, but he gives his team a chance to win regardless of the opponent or circumstances. Playing in the pressure cooker of New York, he has handled everything thrown at him by fans and the media and guided his team to a pair of conference championship games and an unforgettable Super Bowl victory. When he first took the field for the Giants, few thought he would join the pantheon of Big Blue passing legends. They were wrong. Eli has earned the right to be mentioned in the same breath as Conerly, Tittle, Tarkenton and Simms. In fact, one day fans may even debate whether these greats belong in the same class as Eli, especially after he makes a much deserved trip to Canton!
For a player destined to toil in the shadow of an older, bigger, better brother, Eli has exceeded even the most ambitious expectations of NFL fans. He has a strong and accurate arm like his brother and the pocket presence of his father. Eli has normally great mechanics and maintains control when he drops back into the pocket.
Eli makes good reads at the line of scrimmage. He has reached the point of his career where he can dissect a defense—picking up blitzes, spotting different coverages and waiting for holes and seams to develop instead of forcing his throws. This had been a problem in his first few seasons, as was the bad habit of throwing off his back foot.
When Eli and his receivers are clicking, he can literally pick a defense apart. He is smart and confident, processing information quickly and keeping his cool after the snap. It took more time than the Giants would have liked to become more than a leader by example, but no one is complaining about the results of that process anymore.
Eli might not always be the most interesting interview, but he never shies away from his media responsibilities. That's one of the things that earns him the respect of his teammate and coaches Even more important is his work ethic—no one studies an opponent more in-depth than Eli. He is always looking for an edge. The Giants are never out of a game with Eli on the field.
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Slamming reports of a match between Ireland and the All Blacks, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has told the Dáil that today's meeting with the 15-man delegation from New Zealand is strictly exploratory.
What we're involved in here is internalising a new paradigm with colleagues in respect of try-scoring problems and rugby issue problems that are affecting Ireland. The main thing is to take a proactive approach turning the corner going forward. All these people talking down Irish rugby with, quite frankly, fantasy stories about some sort of match today are quite frankly doing the country a disservice.
Watch my lips.
No match today, going forward.
Blasphemy Minister Dermot Ahern was even more direct.
There is no match today. In fact, the 15-man delegation from New Zealand isn't even a delegation. It isn't even here. In fact, it doesn't exist. New Zealand doesn't exist and I confirmed this with the Taoiseach this morning. There is no such place as New Zealand.
Now, can I make it any clearer than that for you? New Zealand is a fiction.
In a hard-hitting statement to all TV presenters, Peter Power, junior minister for talking on the telly said,
I want to make it clear to Vincent Browne and all the rest of them that they had their ten minutes and now I'm having my say. I'm a solicitor and I know my rights. I didn't interrupt you. Could I say something? Could I? Could I say something? You had your say, and now I want to say something. I'm a solicitor. Be quiet. This is my show. I'll call my Mammy.
A spokesman for the government set out the broad strategy to rescue Irish rugby:
This is not a time for looking backwards. We are where we are. This is a time for going forward, going forward. We want the backs to move forward, and the forwards to hold back. We want the outside centre moving in and the inside centre moving out, going forward. We want quick ball out for the up-and-under, no going in from the side, no over the top. Going forward, we want to touch, pause and engage, going forward, and we look forward to useful talks with the team of advisers from New Zealand who are only here to help. Going forward.


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Half way through I ended up changing to the smaller shuttles. The large shuttles were just too big and clunky. These ones made all the difference! They are so graceful! I love using them for narrower weaves, although they wouldn't work well for the blanket-sized weaves. Thank-goodness for both!
I wove right up to the ends, but I realized that I didn't want to go past this point because it makes it hard to find the shed. This is my new stopping point!
I used the last little bit of space I had to weave with just one color. I have a computer program that I could have done this with, but sometimes it's just fun to experiment in person!
Up close, this section looks like a strawberry skin with seeds.
The 5 yard warp wove up relatively quickly! Once I got into the groove, my shuttles were flying! I love it when I get into my weaving groove, but unfortunately, it doesn't last forever because the warp eventually runs out!
This fabric was done in no time at all!
These colors look great together for summer! I can't wait until I can sit on the back porch sipping my pink lemonade watching the sunset, or even better: the 4th of July fireworks!! Yay for summer!!!


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Turning off the TV is no real challenge for me, as it has been at least two weeks since I last watched a program. However, my kids will probably revolt a bit. They don't watch a lot of TV but, it comes in handy when Noah wakes for the day at 4 a.m. I may have to lift the TV/video game ban during the hours of 3 a.m. – 6 a.m. for my own sanity. I don't have a smartphone or even a data plan for texting, so that's no problem. Though, I will miss my computer. I don't know if I can go completely cold turkey, as I rely on email for my job and in communicating with my children's teachers, etc. Instead, I plan to cut out the hour of TV the kids would normally watch after dinner, and replace it with family game time. I've got a slew of classic games that have gotten a bit dusty like Jenga, Trouble (ours is the R2D2 version) and Candy Land. Also, the kids are now at perfect ages to learn some new cards games like Slap Jack and War. In the evenings, after the kids go to bed, I plan to use the time I would normally spend on Facebook or playing Words with Friends, to finish the books I'm reading or maybe have Steve teach me a new card game.
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Missing teeth can take the joy out of life and drag your confidence through the mud. That's why I am so excited about dental implants. Implants do more than just replace your teeth – they replace your tooth's root too. And that means more of the stability, strength, and functionality that nature thought you should have in the first place.
In fact, because this tooth replacement is implanted into the jaw, it keeps your bone stimulated and healthy – and that keeps you feeling better and looking younger longer. Sound good? I thought so.
Place & Restore Implants
Because I know you want all your work completed in one comfortable dental office, I have been trained to both place the implant and restore your tooth or teeth with porcelain implant crowns or implant-retained dentures.
And if you need a tooth removed because of damage or infection (it happens), talk to me about immediate implant placement or a bone graft to stop the loss of healthy jaw bone. I mean really – losing bone? Nobody wants that.
Implant Retained Dentures
Dental implants aren't just for replacing individual teeth – they can hold partials and even full dentures – and that is really good news. Implant-retained dentures are a major improvement in the way you experience dentures. First, they are attached to the implant instead of sitting on your gums. That means no more gooey dental adhesive, no more slipping dentures, and much, much more confidence. These dentures also leave the roof of your mouth free so you can taste and experience food more naturally. And last, but certainly not least, implant retained dentures help you look and feel younger. Just ask my patients… well, actually, don't. Most of them don't admit that what they are smiling with are implant dentures. I'll bet you will never be able to tell, either.
Bone Grafting
While my team and I will do all we can to help you keep your teeth for your lifetime, there are circumstances (such as tooth damage, decay, or infection) that make it necessary to extract a tooth.
But did you realize that when a tooth is pulled, you lose more than the tooth itself?
You lose bone mass in the jaw from the extraction site. In fact, the bone continually deteriorates over time.
The continual bone loss:
- Weakens your jaw, making it more susceptible to fracture
- Impacts the surrounding teeth
- Makes it difficult – even impossible – to have a dental implant placed to replace the missing tooth
That's why it is important to have a bone grafted at the same time that I extract your tooth. My bone grafting process restores bone and keeps it in its original state. Now that's more like it.
It makes me sad every time I have to remove a tooth, but sometimes it is totally necessary. In fact, sometimes it is the only thing that will put an end to the overwhelming pain a decayed or compromised tooth can bring on. And I don't care how big or tough you are, you are going to want me to remove it. I promise it will feel better — and even more importantly — I promise that you won't lose bone. Every time I extract a tooth, I place bone grafting material in the extraction site. This natural material begins to grow immediately for bone regeneration. Sound complicated? Just call me. I can walk you through the process best in person.


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Day 3
3 Hour Water Start Lesson in the water. It's time to try the board for the first time. Now you have the kite control and confidence to enter the water, handle the kite with 1 hand, put the board on and take your first rides on the board. Even if you fall off you'll know how to body drag back to your board and restart. You're Instructor will be with you for the first attempts, our goal is to get you riding safely and independantly. Once competed you'll be certified IKO Level 2 and you'll be ready for an Upwind Lesson or Supervised Rental.
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Lessons are given daily at 12.00 - 15.00 or 15.00 - 18.00
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One-on-one Instruction with personalized learning at your own pace. These private kiteboarding lessons will get you up and riding in the shortest time as you have all the attention from your instructor. Alternatively private lessons are great if you want to learn at a slower pace and take shorter 1 or 2 hour classes. If you are taking lessons alone then Private Kite Lessons are for you as we can't guarantee a place on a group lesson when schedule, student level and language all become a factor.
Private Lessons include: Private Instruction, Personal Equipment, IKO Certification (min/max 1 person per class)
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