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Pat White (American football)
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Patrick Christian White (born February 25, 1986) is an American football coach and former quarterback who currently serves as the runningbacks coach for University of South Florida. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the second round (44th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft.
White with the Redskins in 2013
|University of South Florida Bulls
|Running backs coach
|Personal information
|February 25, 1986
Daphne, Alabama
|6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|205 lb (93 kg)
|Career information
|High school:
|Daphne (Daphne, Alabama)
|West Virginia
|NFL Draft:
|2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 44
|Career history
|As player:
|* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
|As coach:
|Career highlights and awards
|Career NFL statistics
White was also a baseball outfielder. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2004 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and in later rounds by the Cincinnati Reds in 2008 and New York Yankees in 2009, but never played for those organizations except in instructional leagues.
- 1 Early years
- 2 College career
- 3 Professional football career
- 4 Professional baseball career
- 5 Personal life
- 6 Coaching career
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Early yearsEdit
White was voted 3rd in the Mr. Football for Alabama his senior high school season. His senior season he rushed for 1,905 yards and 31 touchdowns at Daphne High. He also passed for 1,488 yards and 15 touchdowns. He became a class 6-A All-State first team for football, but played pitcher and outfield in baseball as well, winning two state championships.
White was being pursued by West Virginia, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, and Vanderbilt. However, West Virginia University promised White a chance to play quarterback in college. He originally had committed to LSU as a wide receiver but changed his mind and signed his letter of intent to WVU.[1]
College careerEdit
White passed up a career in affiliated baseball and a six-figure salary with the Anaheim Angels to play college football. He began the season as a co-starter along with Adam Bednarik. He started his season out against Syracuse, with 63 yards passing and 20 yards rushing. In the 35–7 victory over Wofford, White passed for 82 yards on six passes out of 10, and rushed for 107 yards and a score. In the 31-19 victory over Maryland, White rushed for 62 yards on nine carries. In the 20–15 victory over ECU, White scored his first ever passing touchdown of his collegiate career and added 64 yards passing. In the 34–17 loss to Virginia Tech, White came into the game in the second half. He totaled 9 passes out of 11 attempts for 85 yards for two touchdowns and 44 yards on the ground.
White's shared time with Bednarik continued until the seventh game of the season against Louisville. With WVU down 24–7, White came in to replace an injured Bednarik and led the Mountaineers to a 46–44, triple overtime victory. He teamed-up with freshman running back Steve Slaton to lead the Mountaineers with his 118 total yards on the game, while Slaton scored a Big East record 6 touchdowns. The game marked the first major game in the duo's memorable career together. The next game, the 45–13 victory over Connecticut, White totaled 106 passing yards and a touchdown, along with 63 rushing yards and two touchdowns for a total of 169 yards and three scores. In the 38–0 victory over Cincinnati, White passed for 100 yards and a score and rushed for 111 yards on only eight carries for 211 total yards. It marked the first 200-yard game of his career. One of White's best games in the tenure before the bowl game was against Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl rivalry game. He threw for 41 yards and a touchdown, and ran for 220 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 45–13 win. It was only White's second career 200-yard game and it had come consecutively to his previous 200-yard game against Cincinnati. Against USF, White led the Mountaineers to their first undefeated Big East season since 1993 with a 177-yard, two touchdown rushing performance. He had the longest rush of his career to date, a 76-yard run, and also totaled 89 yards and score through the air for his third consecutive 200-yard game of his freshman season.
With White now the starting quarterback, the Mountaineers won the rest of their games to win the Big East Conference title and earn a bid to the 2006 Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs. In what was essentially a home game for the Bulldogs as the Sugar Bowl was moved to the Georgia Dome due to Hurricane Katrina, White had what many described as his "coming-out party", rushing for 77 yards and throwing for 120 yards and a touchdown in WVU's 38–35 win against the Bulldogs. That season, he passed for 828 yards and 8 touchdowns. He also rushed for 952 yards and 7 touchdowns, which was then a new Big East and WVU record for quarterback rushing yards in a season. He also had three consecutive 200-yard games, which ended when he came short with 197 yards in the Sugar Bowl.
White and Steve Slaton ended the season with 2,995 total yards and 24 touchdowns between the two players.
White, running back Steve Slaton, and fullback Owen Schmitt were featured on one of the six regional covers of the August 21, 2006 issue of Sports Illustrated, as part of their "Big Men On Campus" article and their 2006–2007 college football season preview. Slaton was named West Virginia's "Big Man On Campus" in the same issue. White was named as one of 35 players to watch for the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year award.
White followed up a tremendous freshman season with a great sophomore season, in which he passed for 1,655 yards and 13 TDs and rushed for 1,219 yards and 18 touchdowns on his way to being named the Big East Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the first-team all-Big East squad. He was considered the leader of the team and his three best performances of the year came in the Gator Bowl, in the loss to Louisville when White continued to try to come back late in the game, and against Pittsburgh in the annual rivalry game, a 45-27 win, when he threw for 204 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for 220 yards and two touchdowns. His 200+ rushing and passing yards makes him one of only eight players in NCAA history to do so in a game. He was also caught on camera mocking the Pitt Panther growl by a national ESPN audience in that game.[2] Pittsburgh linebacker H. B. Blades, who was an all-Big East selection that season, said, "Pat White is the best quarterback in college football," after the loss. In the Gator Bowl against Georgia Tech, White battled ankle, neck, and wrist injuries and a 35-17 third-quarter deficit to bring the Mountaineers back to win 38–35 without the help of back Steve Slaton, who was out with injuries as well. White took the ball on 10 of the last 12 plays, gaining 54 yards and four first downs, to run out the clock for the Mountaineers.[3] Georgia Tech linebacker Philip Wheeler said when asked the three players he liked to watch in college football, "Three? Forget it. How about one? Pat White. Dude is unbelievable. I mean, he can do it all. He's fast, he stronger than he looks and he can throw it. Yeah, I love watching him -- as long as he's not doing it to us."[4] Also against Syracuse, White rushed for a career-high 247 yards and scored four touchdowns.
White earned the Alabama Athlete of the Year award on May 8, 2007, for his sophomore season. He was also granted the key to his hometown of Daphne. White's all-purpose offense total of 2,878 yards is ranked third on the most total offense yards in a season in West Virginia school history,[5] while his 1,219 rushing yards is the most ever in a season by a West Virginia quarterback,[6] breaking his 2005 record. His 18 rushing touchdowns is tied for a school record in a season with running backs Ira Errett Rodgers and Amos Zereoué.[7]
White and running back Steve Slaton combined for 2,963 yards and 31 touchdowns rushing in the season. They totaled 4,978 total yards and 49 touchdowns together on the season, the second-best output between the two in their three-year career together.
In the season opener against Western Michigan, White ended the day going 10-of-18 with 192 yards and two touchdowns through the air, also rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns as the Mountaineers won 62-24. White's first rushing touchdown was a 38-yard scramble. In the next week against Marshall, the Mountaineers pulled away in the second half with 42 points to win the game 48-23. White led West Virginia to the win with 149 passing yards and two touchdowns and 125 rushing yards and a touchdown – WVU's first score of the game coming off of White's 46-yard pass to Darius Reynaud. In the third game of the season against Maryland, White was eight of thirteen passing with 92 yards and eleven rushes for 22 yards and a touchdown in the 31-14 win. In the following contest against ECU, White went 18-of-20 with 186 yards and two touchdown passes and nine rushes for 44 yards and two touchdowns. White's 90% passing accuracy tied a school record set in 1970, and he completed passes to eight different receivers.[8]
The Mountaineers' lost against USF 21–13 at South Florida the following game. White was injured in the game, but went 12-18 for 100 yards, although throwing his first interception on the season. The next game against Syracuse in a 55–14 win, White went 12-15 with 148 yards for a touchdown before injuring his shoulder. He also had 89 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries while being named Big East Player of the Week. At homecoming against Mississippi State, White only played the first half of the 38–13 blowout of the Bulldogs – totaling 8-of-12 passing with 61 yards and a touchdown and had five rushes for 89 yards, including a 64-yard run on the first play of the game for a touchdown. In New Jersey against #25 Rutgers, White threw for 144 yards while going 10-of-16, also rushing for 156 yards on 22 carries for a touchdown – accounting for 300 total yards of offense in the 31-3 win. Against Louisville, White led the Mountaineers to a 38-31 dramatic win in the rivalry game. With the game tied 31-31 with less than two minutes less, White ran 50 yards for the game-winning touchdown – finishing the game by going 16-of-25 for 181 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 147 yards on 24 carries and a touchdown (328 total yards), while also being awarded the Player of the Game honor from ESPN and named Big East Offensive Player of the Week.
In the 28-23 win on the road against #22 Cincinnati, White led the Mountaineers to the victory by going 13-of-19 for 140 passing yards with an interception and rushing 27 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns, a total of 295 total offensive yards. His 155 rushing yards put him over Vince Young on the career NCAA quarterback rushing list as he moved to over 3,000 career rushing yards, the first Big East quarterback ever to do so. White and the Mountaineers wrapped up the 2007 Big East Championship with their 66-21 win over #20 Connecticut. White ended the game by going 9 of 13 for 107 yards for a touchdown, but throwing a late interception, and running 16 times for 186 yards and 2 touchdowns. He ended the game with a total of 293 yards and three total touchdowns. White also passed former Mountaineer quarterback Rasheed Marshall to become the school leader for the most total touchdowns. Pittsburgh
WVU entered the game against Pittsburgh as 28 point favorites to win the 100th Backyard Brawl and earn a berth in the BCS championship game. The Mountaineers, however, could never get their high-powered offense going against the Panthers and were hurt by fumbles, missed field goals, a run game they could not stop, and a thumb injury to the non-throwing hand of White. Trailing by one possession late in the fourth quarter (Pat White's backup had scored the only touchdown for West Virginia), West Virginia twice had the ball in Pitt territory. White had just returned but both times failed to convert on fourth down plays. The final Pitt possession saw the underdogs run the ball out of the back of the end zone for a safety as the clock expired. West Virginia kicker Pat McAfee missed two field goals in the game and Pitt's kicker missed one. The loss cost his team a place in the national championship game.
In the 48-28 Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma under interim head coach Bill Stewart, White earned the MVP award after passing for 176 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 150 yards – his sixth career 300-yard game effort. White was named to the ESPN All-Bowl Team following the bowl season, being the only quarterback on the list.[9] ESPN ranked White's performance in the Fiesta Bowl as the #9 best in BCS bowl game history.[10]
White was named to the Preseason All-American team. To open up the 2008 football season under head coach Bill Stewart, West Virginia defeated the Villanova Wildcats 48–21. White finished the day by completing 25 of 33 passes for 208 yards and a career-best and stadium-record five touchdowns, while also rushing for 63 yards. White's five passing touchdowns before a sell-out crowd is second-best in school history only to Marc Bulger's six in 1998, and his completions and attempts were also career-highs. In the following game against ECU, White was 11-of-18 for 72 yards and rushed 20 times for 97 yards in the 24-3 loss, for a total of only 169 yards of offense. West Virginia followed-up their loss to ECU with a 17–14 loss in overtime to Colorado, in which White rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 43 yards on 10-of-14 passing. White's 149 yards rushing led the team and his two touchdowns were the only scores of the game for WVU. Following the Colorado game, White completed 17 out of 21 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed 11 times for 61 yards against Marshall.
West Virginia began Big East play with a 24–17 victory over Rutgers, in which White was 12-of-17 for 137 yards and two touchdowns passing and rushed 11 times for 59 yards before being taken out in the 3rd quarter after being injured. However, White sat out for the Syracuse game with a head injury, but the Mountaineers won 17-6 – snapping White's consecutive starting streak of 19 games.[11] White started the following game against Auburn, in which the Mountaineers won 34-17. White had two interceptions early in the game, but finished the victory with 174 yards and three touchdowns on 13-of-21 passing. West Virginia then defeated #25 Connecticut 35-13, picking up the team's first road victory of the season. In the win, White completed 11 of 18 passes for 121 yards and a touchdown and rushed 21 times for 109 yards and two touchdowns. White finished the game with 230 total yards and three touchdowns – earning him Big East Offensive Player of the Week honors.[12] However, the Mountaineers then lost the following Big East matchup against the Cincinnati Bearcats, 26–23 in overtime after a late comeback. White finished the game 20 of 38 passing for 219 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, and also rushed 20 times for 41 yards – totaling 260 total yards in the loss. White's 38 passing attempts was a career-high.[13]
White and the Mountaineers followed their loss with a 35–21 victory over Louisville in their annual rivalry game. White finished the game with 122 yards on 6-of-11 passing for two touchdowns and a season-high 200 yards on 21 carries for three touchdowns, including a 66-yard touchdown run. White's 200 rushing yards broke the NCAA record for most rushing yards in a career by a quarterback, passing Brad Smith for first place with his then-total of 4,292 yards.[14] White's 5 total touchdowns (all of West Virginia's scores in the game), also made him become the most prolific scorer in Big East history, passing Donovan McNabb's 10-year record of 96 total touchdowns responsible for.[14] Following White's record-setting performance against Louisville, the Mountaineers were defeated by Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl to the score of 19–15. White finished the loss by going 15 of 28 passing for 143 yards with two interceptions and 12 rushes for 93 yards and a touchdown – a 54-yard scramble. White's 54-yard run was the seventh longest of his career and second longest of 2008,[15] but his two picks allowed Pitt back to finish the comeback win.
For White's final regular season game as a Mountaineer, at home against South Florida, West Virginia promoted a "White-Out" to honor his career.[16] In his Senior Night performance, a 13–7 victory over South Florida, White passed for 141 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 40 yards on a snow-covered field to finish his career at West Virginia in front of 48,000 white-clad fans. The Mountaineers' lone touchdown in the win, White's pass, was his 100th career touchdown and credited him with the milestone of 10,000 career total yards.[17] Prior to the game, WVU managers scraped out the number 5 in the middle of the field in snow and formed a "5" in the student section with T-shirts before it opened for fans.[17]
White finished his collegiate career in the Meineke Car Care Bowl against North Carolina. White passed for a career-high 332 yards and three touchdowns on 26-of-32 attempts, also rushing 21 times for 55 yards, as the Mountaineers defeated the Tar Heels 31–30. In the victory, White became the first player in college football history to win four bowl games as a starting quarterback and was named the game MVP for the third consecutive bowl game.
White ended his senior season with career-highs of 1,844 yards and 21 touchdowns on 180-of-274 passing with seven interceptions through the air and 974 yards rushing on 180 attempts for 8 touchdowns – totaling 2,818 yards and 29 touchdowns on offense. White finished his career with 6,051 yards and 56 touchdowns passing and 4,480 yards and 47 touchdowns rushing – a total of 10,531 yards and 103 touchdowns over his career. White also finished his career sixth in the NCAA among the most career victories as a starting quarterback with 34 overall.[18] In spite of all his accomplishments, White was never an NCAA All-American and is not eligible for the College Football Hall of Fame.
Career Rushing Yards by Quarterback On January 1, 2013, Denard Robinson of the University of Michigan surpassed White's career rushing yardage total. However, because Robinson played the position of running back in games and accumulated rushing yards, he is not the true record holder for most career rushing yards by a quarterback. But due to an NCAA rule, Robinson was given the career rushing record by 15 yards, even though he took handoffs at running back.[19][20]
Awards and honorsEdit
- ESPN.com all-Big East
- Freshman All-American
- Two-time Big East Player of the Week
- WVU Coaches Contribution Award
- Walter Camp Award watchlist
- Two-time Big East Player of the Week
- first-team All-Big East
- first-team All-ECAC
- Big East Offensive Player of the Year
- West Virginia University MVP
- Gator Bowl MVP
- Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist
- Alabama Athlete of the Year
- West Virginia Amateur Athlete of the Year
- Three-time Big East Player of the Week
- Four-time WVU Offensive Player of the Week
- first-team All-Big East
- Big East Offensive Player of the Year
- West Virginia University MVP
- Davey O'Brien Award semifinalist
- Walter Camp Award semifinalist
- Heisman Trophy 6th Place
- Hardman Award
- ESPN All-Bowl Team
- Archie Griffin Award
- 2008 Fiesta Bowl MVP
- West Virginia Amateur Athlete of the Year
- Hardman Award
- Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award finalist
- West Virginia University MVP
- First-team All-Big East
- Heisman Trophy 7th place
- Meineke Car Care Bowl MVP
- 2009 Senior Bowl MVP
- West Virginia Amateur Athlete of the Year
- Has started a total of 40 games during his 4-year career.
- Starting record of 35-8 is unmatched by any quarterback in WVU history and sixth in the NCAA in most career victories as a starting quarterback.
- First quarterback to have started and won 4 consecutive bowl games.
- His 4,480 career yards rushing are the second most among any quarterback in FBS history. Denard Robinson, the career leader, and former quarterback at the University of Michigan, also tooks snaps at the running back position when an injury to the elbow of his throwing arm prevented him from playing quarterback.
- He has accounted for 100+ touchdowns, which is a Big East record for any position.
- One of only nine players in NCAA history to rush for 200 yards and pass for 200 yards in a game (Pitt 2006, 220 rushing and 204 passing)
- Highest single-game rushing total by a quarterback in Big East history – 247 yards against Syracuse on October 14, 2006
- Tied for most yards of total offense in a single-game in WVU history – 424 yards against Pittsburgh in 2006
- Fourth highest single game rushing total in WVU history – 247 Rushing Yards against Syracuse on October 14, 2006
- Has three of the top seven highest rushing games in WVU history – #4: 247 yards against Syracuse on October 14, 2006, (tied) #7: 220 yards against Pitt on November 24, 2005, #7: 220 yards at Pitt on November 16, 2006.
- First in rushing yards in a season by a WVU quarterback (2007) – 1,335 yards
- Second in rushing yards in a season by a WVU quarterback (2006) – 1,219 yards
- Third in rushing yards in a season by a WVU quarterback (2005) – 952 yards
- First (tied) in rushing touchdowns in WVU history (2006) – 18 touchdowns
- Second most rushing yards in a season by a freshman in West Virginia school history (2005) – 952 yards
- Second in Season Total Yards Gained in WVU history (2007) – 3,059 yards
- Fourth in Season Total Yards Gained in WVU history (2006) – 2,874 yards
- Fourth in Season Total Passing Touchdowns in WVU history (2008) – 18 touchdowns
- Sixth in NCAA single-season quarterback rushing list in yardage (2007) – 1,335 yards
- Sixth in Season Rushing yards in WVU history (2007) – 1,335 yards
- Second best passing efficiency in a season at WVU (2006) – 159.73 rating
- Fifth best passing efficiency in a season at WVU (2007) – 151.40 rating
Career passing statsEdit
- Second in passing efficiency at WVU with a career quarterback rating of 147.62
- Second in completion percentage in WVU history by completing 64.6% of his passes
- Second most in WVU history in passing touchdowns – 52 touchdowns
- Second all-time in WVU pass completions – 467 completions
- Fourth all-time in WVU passing yards – 5,576 yards
- Fifth all-time in WVU pass attempts – 728 attempts
Career rushing statsEdit
- First in NCAA career quarterback rushing list in yardage – 4,480 yards
- First in Big East and WVU career rushing yardage record for a quarterback – 4,480 yards
- First in most 200-yard rushing game in a career in WVU history – 4 games
- Second in total rushing yards in WVU history – 4,480 yards
- Second in total career rushing touchdowns in WVU history – 47 touchdowns
- Fourth in total rushing attempts in WVU history – 648 attempts
- Fourth in WVU career 100 yard rushing games – 18
- Fourth in WVU career all-purpose rushing yardage – 4,480 yards
- First in 200 yard rushing games at WVU with 4 total
- Third duo (along with Steve Slaton) in FBS history to rush for 1,000 yards in consecutive seasons
Career passing/rushing combinedEdit
- First in total offensive yards in a career in WVU history – 10,529 yards
- First in total touchdowns responsible for in WVU and Big East history – 104 touchdowns
- Fourth player in NCAA history with 40+ rushing and 40+ passing touchdowns in a career
- Second player in NCAA history with 4,000+ rushing yards and 5,000+ passing yards.
- One of five players in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards and pass for 1,000 yards in a season. (Accomplished twice, 2006 and 2007)
Versus ranked opponentsEdit
- Has a W/L record of 7–2 against top 25 ranked opponents.
- Has a W/L record of 2–1 against top 10 ranked opponents.
- Has a W/L record of 1–0 against top 5 ranked opponents.
Bowl gamesEdit
- White is 4-0 as a starter in bowl games, 2-0 in BCS Bowl Games, becoming the first starting quarterback in college football history to do so.
- Joins Georgia's David Greene, Tennessee's Peyton Manning and Nebraska's David Humm to win three New Year's Day bowl games.
- Led WVU to an upset victory over the #9 ranked SEC Champion Georgia Bulldogs in the 2006 BCS Nokia Sugar Bowl.
- Led WVU to an 18-point come-from-behind victory over ACC runner-up Georgia Tech in the 2007 Gator Bowl.
- Led WVU to a stunning 20 point upset over #4 ranked Big 12 Champion Oklahoma Sooners in the 2008 BCS Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.
- Was named 2007 Gator Bowl MVP.
- Was named 2008 Fiesta Bowl MVP.
- 79 yard touchdown pass in 2008 Fiesta Bowl is longest pass play in WVU Bowl history.
- Ran for a team-high 150 yards in Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma.
- Was named 2009 Meineke Car Care Bowl player of the game.
- Set career highs with 26 completions and 332 yards passing in final game (Meineike Bowl)
- 387 total yards against North Carolina was fifth-best single-game total in WVU history
Regular and Post season
|Comp %
|Jan. 2006
|Sugar Bowl
|Jan. 2007
|Gator Bowl
|Georgia Tech
|Jan. 2008
|Fiesta Bowl
|Dec. 2008
|Meineke Bowl
|N. Carolina
Bowl games
|Comp %
|Jan. 2006
|Sugar Bowl
|Jan. 2007
|Gator Bowl
|Georgia Tech
|Jan. 2008
|Fiesta Bowl
|Dec. 2008
|Meineke Bowl
|N. Carolina
Professional football careerEdit
Following the end of the regular season in his senior season of 2008, White was offered and accepted a bid to the Senior Bowl, where he worked out for scouts at quarterback.[21] NFL Network's Mike Mayock predicted White to be the Senior Bowl MVP and be a 2nd round selection,[22] while Mel Kiper, Jr. selected White as his #5 quarterback prospect in the class.[23] White finished the Senior Bowl going 4 of 9 passing for 95 yards with a touchdown and 31 yards rushing on three rushes – totaling 126 yards with a touchdown. He led two scoring drives, including a 39-yard touchdown pass, en route to being named the 2009 Senior Bowl MVP.[24]
White officially received an invitation to the 2009 NFL Combine.[25] Prior to Combine workouts, he told reporters that he was willing to play other positions besides quarterback in the NFL[26] – although White was praised for his workouts at quarterback.[27][28][29] On top of other praise, White as the co-winner of the General Motors Top Combine Performer. On March 3, 2009, White joined the NFL Total Access cast on NFL Network.[30] On March 12, White worked out at his Pro Day exclusively at quarterback, contrary to reports that he would run routes as a receiver and return punts.[31] Soon after, White appeared in a spread for ESPN The Magazine's April 20 feature.
|Pre-draft measureables
|40-yard dash
|10-yd split
|20-yd split
|20 ss
|6-0¼ *
|197 lb *
|4.55 *
|1.60 *
|2.63 *
|4.42 *
|7.06 *
|35 in. *
|9'09" *
|24 *
(* represents NFL Combine)
Miami DolphinsEdit
White was drafted by the Miami Dolphins with the 44th overall pick of the 2009 NFL draft, through a pick acquired from the Washington Redskins in a trade that sent Jason Taylor to Washington. After being drafted, Dolphins' general manager Jeff Ireland stated that White would be in competition for the starting quarterback job with Chad Pennington and Chad Henne, while also being used in the Wildcat formation (effectively making it a spread), and as a receiver. On August 1, 2009 the Dolphins agreed to terms with White on a four-year deal worth around $4.5 million. The deal included $2.4 million in guaranteed money.
In the opening preseason game against the Jaguars, White was 2-of-7 passing for 14 yards and one interception (after it was tipped by the receiver). He also had six rushing attempts for 20 yards.
White's first big play was set up in shotgun formation in Week 9 against the New England Patriots. The play was an option but White kept it himself and rushed for 33 yards before being stopped.
In a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 3, 2010, White suffered a helmet-to-helmet collision with Ike Taylor that left him unconscious and was carted off the field.[32]
White was released from the hospital the next day and drove himself to the Dolphins Training facility in Davie, Florida where he participated in team meetings just prior to the team breaking for the 2010 off-season. In July 2010, Ricky Williams said that White was the most improved player on the team.[33]
White would make two preseason appearances in 2010[34] prior to being waived on September 4.[35]
Virginia DestroyersEdit
White was signed by the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League on June 28, 2011.[36] He was cut on September 1, 2011.[37]
Washington RedskinsEdit
After not playing professional football for two years, White agreed to sign with the Washington Redskins on April 2, 2013.[38] He made four preseason appearances, including one start,[39] prior to being waived on September 14.[40]
Edmonton EskimosEdit
White signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL on March 27, 2014.[41] In his first and only season in the CFL White completed 5-of-9 passes for 54 yards with a touchdown. He also carried the ball for 159 yards on 35 carries (4.54-yard average) with 4 touchdowns.[42]
On March 20, 2015, White announced his retirement from professional football.[43]
Professional baseball careerEdit
White was selected by the Anaheim Angels in the 4th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. He was offered a six-figure signing bonus, but declined in order to attend West Virginia.
After he was waived by the Dolphins, White signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on September 10, 2010.[44] He participated in the Fall instructional league. On January 25, 2013 White was signed by the Miami Marlins to a minor league contract.[45]
Personal lifeEdit
On May 21, 2014, White had a daughter. Her name is Daphne Ruth White.[46]
Coaching careerEdit
On January 2, 2019 White was announced as the runningbacks coach at University of South Florida.[47] He joined his former WVU teammate Ryan Stanchek, who was at the time Alcorn's offensive coordinator.[48]
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The ability to quickly deliver real results is crucial in today's fitness market. By training your clients smarter, not harder, you can do just this, says Peter Twist.
Success in the fitness and sport industries is measured by results. Professional athletes work diligently with well organised sport coaches who plan every aspect of their performance process, from intricate workout design through to extensive season-long cyclic training programs. This is not unlike personal trainers who are hired and fired according to their ability to inspire clients to achieve tangible physical change. In today's fast-paced society the ability to deliver real results quickly is paramount. By using Smart Muscle™ training, you can achieve these results by training smarter, not harder.
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Smart Muscle™ training combines appearance goals with real life function and sport performance goals by using a blend of dynamic balance challenges, multidirectional movement skills and whole body strength exercises. This style of training creates a maximum metabolic cost that activates various muscles from prime movers, to synergists and stabilisers to create complex, purposeful movement that occurs sequentially from toe to fingertip. Executing whole body movement relies on excellent proprioception and coordination built from rehearsed mind-to-muscle communication pathways.
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Smart Muscle™ exercise captures the essence of elite athlete training and applies level-appropriate programming to make it suitable for all ages, from children to ageing boomers. Active adults of all ages benefit by awakening movement patterns, activating extensive muscle groups, re-energising neuromuscular communication pathways and restoring both mental and physical function. The result is enhanced mobility, reduced incidence of injury, increased athletic confidence and a massive caloric expenditure.
Children and young people gain balance, movement and strength, and with each repeated exposure to foundational movement patterns (running, jumping, kicking, throwing) neuromuscular references are established and enhanced. The brain thinks in terms of movements, not individual muscles, and neuromuscular communication pathways (sensory and motor commands) become faster and more efficient, leading to more coordinated, precise and athletic movement. Rather than teaching children and young people to isolate muscles, exposure to whole body, sequential movement patterns with ability-specific balance challenges builds a solid foundation for sport-specific skill execution. The key to safely utilising this training in younger populations is understanding the individual needs of each child as they progress through the dynamic challenges of neurological, skeletal and muscular changes of adolescence.
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The sporting environment requires exceptionally fast read–react–respond abilities where an athlete can quickly interpret a game situation, evaluate the opponent (or the terrain) and apply the correct strategy to create the advantage. Sport is won or lost in small fractions of time and precision frequently determines outcomes. Athletes need to develop exceptional movement skills (speed, agility, coordination, quickness), dynamic balance (core strength, proprioception) and diverse strength (endurance, capacity, power). Layering complex movement, balance and strength challenges develops a smart athlete that is well prepared for the unpredictable demands of sport.
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To instill positive physical change, the body must be challenged beyond its existing comfort level. Trainers must use a critical eye to correct errors and demand precision over repetition. I have carefully designed exercises which combine several lifts, some concurrently and some sequentially. For example, a lateral bound with deceleration loading (on a BOSU®if ability permits) into a dumbbell lateral raise with unilateral hold is a simpler two-layer combination exercise that challenges several elements (lateral movement, eccentric lateral loading, single leg balance, core stability and shoulder as prime mover). As you graduate through the coaching methodology to safely teach Smart Muscle™ exercises, three and four-layered combination sequences become possible. These heighten the metabolic cost, deliver the widest range of challenges to the body, increase alertness and keep your client fully engaged throughout every rep. Interesting exercises also have the power to gain much greater adherence than simple repetitive ones.
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|Rudra ALH WSI at Aero India 2013
Israel's Elbit Systems Intelligence and Electro-Optics - ELOP Ltd (ELOP), a subsidiary of Elbit Systems Limited, has placed an order on BEL for CoMPASS systems for HAL's Rudra, or ALH WSI helicopter.
BEL had earlier signed a Technical Collaboration Agreement with ELOP joint manufacturing and D-Level Maintenance of CoMPASS in India and established facilities for the same.
The contract was signed on February 7, 2014 during DefExpo 2014.
The Rudra is equipped with the CoMPASS, a day-and-night surveillance system that includes color TV daylight camera, 3rd Generation 3-5 µm Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensor, Laser Target Designator and Range Finder (LTDRF) and automatic tracking capabilities, as well as command and control capabilities. CoMPASS features a wide variety of interfaces, enabling integration with various aircraft / helicopter systems, such as Mission Computer, fire control, radar, GPS, data downlink and helmet-mounted tracking systems. Its small dimensions, low weight, high level of stabilization and coverage angles make it an optimal choice for long-range, day-and-night surveillance, target tracking, fire control applications and search and rescue.
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And so it is that the socio-economic model of the 21st century attains its iconic apotheosis: a gated community with added surface-to-air missiles.
This succinct map and the article that goes with it is to be found on this blog, a terrifying indication of the rapid onset of privatisation of our NHS… important if very depressing information…
I thought I would include this guy too- expresses his anger at the spending of public money better then I could muster without quite blowing a fuse…
Pretty late to the game as always, I know, but I've only just seen this film. A no-holds-barred comedic assault on all organised religion, it is both poignant and hilarious (just what you'd expect from the director of Borat, Larry Charles). Bill Maher travels around talking to various religious types, ruthlessly takes the piss out of them and reveals the gaping holes in their beliefs in the process. It is refreshing to see this sort of thing, as religion is considered a no-go area for such treatment by many, and you can rest-assured, Religulous is as deeply offensive as it sounds! I like that kind of thing it must be said. If there's one thing holding back social progress (aside from the relentless pursuit of profit, of course) it is irrational belief. If you are an Atheist or Agnostic, or you're just having theological doubts, you definitely should watch this. Or is that just 'preaching' to the 'converted'?
This rip is a bit weird as it has been flipped, but it's still pretty watchable. Que up all 10 parts and enjoy 😉
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City Life from Jakarta to Dakar focuses on the politics incumbent to this process – an "anticipatory politics" – that encompasses a wide range of practices, calculations and economies. As such, the book is not a collection of case studies on a specific theme, not a review of developmental problems, nor does it marshal the focal cities as evidence of particular urban trends. Rather, it examines how possibilities, perhaps inherent in these cities all along, are materialized through the everyday projects of residents situated in the city and the larger world in very different ways.
"Lucid and lyrical, City Life from Jarkarta to Dakar reveals what is unknown to most of urban sociology: the globally interconnected everyday life of our cities. Simone's compelling narratives coalesce into a brilliant new analytics for understanding how people, despite all odds, struggle to make cities their own."—Michael Goldman, Sociology and Global Studies, University of Minnesota
"AbdouMaliq Simone is one of the most important interlocuters of contemporary urbanism. In provocative fashion, his work shows how the poetics of everyday urban life is also an extraordinary politics of resilience, speculation, and accumulation." Ananya Roy, City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley
"Simone is one of the most influential and original urban thinkers writing today. This book breaks new ground in the comparative analysis of cities in the global South raising questions that cut across both theory and practice in a variety of unexpected and imaginative ways."—Matthew Gandy, Geography, University College London
"The book's topic, originality, and ambition should make it required reading for urbanists as well as scholars of development and globalization."- Michael McQuarrie, University of California, Davis for Contemporary Sociology. 2012 41: 367
1. On Cityness 2. Towards an Anticipatory Urban Politics 3. Intersections: What Can Urban Residents Do With Each Other? 4. Circulations: Finance As a Model of City Making 5.Back to Intersection and Recharging the City 6. Reclaiming Black Urbanism


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Getting done with homework may be a drag but necessary to get off your teachers and parents nerves. It also lessens work at school or makes it easier. If you need some tricks to put up your sleeve to get the assignment done, then this is the article for you.
One major reason one usually doesn't get his homework done is because his room is full of temptation. How can you focus on that essay assignment if the TV is on? Or your table is luring you to eat instead. Take 10-15 minutes to clean up your room or workspace before getting out your books. You might even want to put a sign on the door not to be disturbed. Make sure the TV is covered and your food is away from eyesight so that you can truly focus on the task at hand.
Once you're behind the table, take a deep breath and tell yourself "I'm going to finish this within one hour." If you do this, you will be motivated to even revise your task afterwards. It is advisable to sit up and not slouch or lay down to avoid sleepiness. If you are doing research, you should log out of your messenger and social media websites. All of this is part of keeping in the right mindset and accomplishing your goal.
If your room or home is not working out for you, you might want to try doing your assignment at the school or community library. The library will also provide more materials you can find solid information on. The books, newspaper articles, magazines, and CDs available are not only qualified sources for what you may need but also help you avoid being tempted to find entertainment rather than information online.
Stuck with a task in all subjects? The best solution to this problem is setting a scheduled time for each subject. You may also want to schedule break time so that you may have an extra motivation to accomplish them all.
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When you find it difficult to finish your tasks, ask yourself: Why was this task given to me? How will it help me in the future? Once you are able to answer this, you will be able to finish your assignment in a breeze.
Whether it is finding motivation, clearing out clutter, or finding quality information, these tricks will be a guide to helping you finish your homework. With friends and experts at your side, you will also be able to see it can be fun. You'll find that homework is not a chore but another task that will help you get through another school year with success.


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Aylesbury Nightstop is an emergency host-accommodation project for young people aged 16-25 yrs who are facing a homelessness crisis. We provide a safe place to stay for up to 7 nights with a volunteer host family. Then we help you to think about your next steps. Maybe you will be able to return home or you could work with us to secure your own home or to find somewhere with a bit of support.
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Our aim is to prevent the need for any young person in Aylesbury to have to sofa- surf or sleep rough at all!
Homelessness can go unnoticed in Aylesbury. Unlike London, you don't see homeless people begging in doorways. However, there are many homeless young people in Aylesbury. It can happen to any young person. It could be an argument with parents or maybe you've split up from a boyfriend or girlfriend, you may even have suffered violence or abuse in your own home.
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With Right And Left Fighting Him, Obama Must Be Measuring Up
The measure of a president's failure is how long it takes the one who follows him to clean up the mess he made, and no president has faced as many threats and messes from every angle as Obama.
Re: "Howard Fineman, Wrong On Obama," on blackstarnews.com September 28, 2009 and the accompanying readers' comments to that article.
Love the juxtaposition of Miles the fringoid leftie and Matthew the fringoid rightie in adjacent comments.
You know Obama's doing it right when both extremes hate him. If either one had a good word for him I'd be SCARED! Miles - how was the protest at the G20? Did you have a cool mask to wear? Must be hard to march on those vegan lunches.
Seriously, Miles, given that Obama is a President and not a dictator, it's necessary for him to bring the parties who got the juice to the table and try and get them aboard. Unfortunately, Congress has to pass single payer, not Barack, and even you can see that there is a solid core of right-wing crazies like Matthew who are scared of the government, especially if it's not fools like Bush in charge - if you can call his "worst president of all time" 8 years "in charge". Also - I know you lefties have a hard time with it, but if the banks go under, they take us with them. Dig?
And you, Matt. Well - Obama is a tough guy, and loved and respected around the world - just got back from Europe and he is considered the best thing since JFK there - and you can call him "Bambi" if you like in an attempt to denigrate him, but you and your conspiracy- theorizing wingnut pals aren't calling the shots right now. Thank God! I know the Republicans are going WAY to the right so that if you are on the right of the Republicans, you are storm-trooper material! Got your little hat with the tea bags ready? You can meet Miles at the next G20 meeting. Bet all you fringoids can agree on the threat of One World Government!
Let's see, when we acted and talked tough, how well did that work with N. Korea and Iran? Why, Korea built and tested an atomic weapon! Good work, Bolton! And Iran, liberated from the threat of Iraq, became the big player in the Middle East. In fact, America went from the most respected to the most hated nation on earth - and if it got us what we wanted, I'd say to heck with opinion, but in fact there has never been such a cascade of foreign policy failures and disasters in history. And the "Missile That Doesn't Work" deployment in Poland? Good idea, let's deploy a non-functioning missile to irritate the Russians! Typical rightie move! Do you know there's a law requiring defense systems to be functional before they are deployed?
Sounds reasonable, no? Bush had to officially waive that law for the system in discussion because it only functioned 3 times out of like 10 tests. And most experts agree, it will never work in the field in any case. This is Republican strategy at it's best! 150 billion dollars for nada? No problem! Defense shield - is that what they call it? Hm.
I guess you'd like the U.S. to buy its cars from other countries and put a cascade of suppliers and parts makers and dealers and all those who depend upon them out of work - to heck with them union guys, they're probably Democrats anyway. This is good Republican thinking. Put us out of the car business forever. Who needs it? We'll sell tea bags.
The measure of a president's failure is how long it takes the one who follows him to clean up the mess he made, and no president has faced as many threats and messes from every angle as Obama. And - I got news, Obama took office in late January and it's now late September. Seems like he's done more than any president I can remember in such a short time.
Unless you count screwing up - in that case Bush is the champion! 100,000 dead people (which never bothers a tough guy like Matt), Iran and N. Korea empowered and strengthened, foreign policy a shambles, a partisan takeover attempt of formerly non-partisan agencies, democracy discredited around the world, government agencies stocked incompetent cronies, government agencies spying on citizens without warrants, the U.S. name becoming synonymous with torture and illegal detention, with spectacular ineptitude displayed on every front, the economy in the worst depression since the 1930's - well, maybe eight months won't be enough - ya think?
And, Matt - "split" the Democratic Party - what? The Democrats are split by their nature. That's because they allow people with different viewpoints to be members. And that doesn't mean prison camp conspiracy theorists under the same tent with anti-tax protesters and gun-waving wingnuts.
It means folks who actually differ on important points. That's the difference between the "Sieg Hiel Mein Fuhrer" right wing and the perpetually warring Dems. I know which one I prefer!
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We are on holiday. It is the last night, and we are eating in an unremarkable bar and grill for the sole reason of it being a short tramp down a steep hill from our hotel, and thus meaning that we can both drink booze.
It is quiet, and the middle-aged waitress made a point of greeting us warmly and with some happy surprise when we arrived. We cant decide if this is because we mistakenly overtipped the first time, or because theyre not used to people eating there twice. We suspect it to be the latter.
But after a day of walking across dunes and paddling in cold ocean and running around trees for no reason, not to mention sitting in the car trying not to have nine concurrent anxiety attacks about flying off cliffs and road-familiar locals driving twice the speed limit and right up your arse, we are happy to eat anything, so a plate of MEAT with a side of No, Im not sure either and an accompanying plate of do you want these? is fine. Absolutely fine. As long as it has next to it a glass of local beer or wine or, frankly, home-brewed broccoli-bourbon, whatever – I do not care a jot.
There is a rustle of waterproof coats against warm fuzzy jumpers with patterns of dogs on. It comes from the booth behind us. Two couples sit down and start loudly discussing the weather (cold, but nice) the decor (traditional, with a touch of nostalgic hippy and a dash of surf chic – so a framed piece of tie-dye with a jellyfish painted on it, basically), their holiday, the car, what their kids are probably doing in their absence, the economy, the traffic and a few other things. Very loudly. After all that, they open the menus.
This chicken sounds nice
Its stuffed with chorizo.
Oh. Thats Portuguese, isnt it?
No, its Mexican
Well, whatever: Its too spicy for me.
I sit at the table behind biting my lip. My Beloved looks resigned to forfeiting the rest of a romantic dinner to eavesdropping. Well, I dont believe its eavesdropping when people are shouting, is it? No, it isnt. Besides, this is the man who quite happily bought a bumper collection of old postcards from a flea market and sat watching the sun go down drinking wine and reading particularly choice ones out loud. People watching is what we likes. And people-listening. Oh. And people-reading. You know what I meant.
I am now looking at him, mouth flapping a little like someone waving a goldfish about, taking sharp little intakes of breath I take when building up to saying something (it is a shyness/confidence thing. I sometimes have to write things in my head first). Although there is a very similar kind of sausage from Portugal, it is with a slightly different name, I think. It would be chourico, perhaps? (Lucy will set me straight, I know it). The chorizo on the menu, and most chorizo, is from Spain. I open my mouth to point this out. He kicks me.
Its not that I think everyone should know everything. There are plenty of things – I realise new things every day – that I do not know. Todays thing was about a philosophical argument involving turtles that we shall most likely go into another time.
It is just that schoolgirl impulse of wanting to put my hand up and go OOH! Me! ME! I know this one! Ask ME! and correctly rattle off the small piece of trivia I have collected and didnt know when I would get to use until that moment.
But you cant do that in real life, because people look at you funny. And, weirdly, dont like you providing them with the correct answer to the question theyre asking if they havent asked you, werent talking to you, and might possibly think that if it werent for them, youd be speaking German, you overbearing British smartass.
It probably took My Beloved quite a while to communicate all of that to me once more through the power of staring. But by the time he had finished, they had returned to the subject.
I quite like the sound of this, apart from that Portuguese stuff
The Chorizo? No, no, sweetie. Its Mexican
Actually the waitress butted in. My heart swelled with excitement of a possibly knowledgeable interjection. Shed surely shown herself more than proficient at memorising specials of the day – this must have crept in there somewhere?
Actually she said Its Italian
Well, whatever. said the first woman. Its too spicy for me.
They managed to ignore pained noise from the table behind them as he kicked me lightly again.


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BOSTON (AP) — His left arm wrapped in a sleeve and dangling lifelessly by his side, Rajon Rondo broke for the basket and sailed past LeBron James for a layup.
The dislocated elbow and stiff back weren't going to stop him.
Rondo still had one good arm — and his legs.
The Celtics point guard had 11 assists in the game and a pair of one-armed baskets in the fourth quarter on Saturday night to lead Boston to a 97-81 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
"He showed he's a really tough young individual," said Kevin Garnett, who had 28 points and 18 rebounds — more than he had in the first two games combined. "I don't know what he's going to be like when he's 35, but right now he's playing pretty well."
Miami leads the best-of-seven series 2-1, with Game 4 on Monday night in Boston.
Paul Pierce scored 27 for the defending East champions, who managed to avoid a 3-0 hole that no NBA team has ever overcome. But they came out of it with injuries to both point guards: Coach Doc Rivers said Rondo's future availability is in question, and Delonte West had his bruised left shoulder wrapped at the end of the game.
"The playoffs are here. This is what it's about: Bruises, whatever, you've got to keep on going," West said. "I think that light clicked on for us today."
Dwyane Wade had 23 points and seven assists, and Joel Anthony continued to contribute off the bench, scoring 12 with 11 rebounds. Playing in the building where his Cleveland career came to an end, spurring his free agency defection to Miami, James scored 15 points as he and Wade combined to make just 14 of 35 shots from the floor.
Wade was also the one who fouled Rondo in the third quarter as the two got tangled up and crashed to the court. Rondo landed awkwardly on his left arm; he had to be helped to his feet and led from the floor while team Dr. Brian McKeon immobilized Rondo's arm.
But even as the Celtics were announcing that Rondo had a dislocated left elbow, he was back on the bench. He returned for the start of the fourth and — despite playing with his left arm dangling at his side — provided the Celtics with the spark they had been missing in the first two games.
"We understand fully now how tough it is to take down a champion," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "All this fuel, the last three days, that was going on, I was cringing. Because you know this is a proud group, and you knew they would have a response."
After two sloppy games in Miami in which it unraveled at the end, Boston provided its first real resistance in the series, jumping to a 16-7 lead in the opening minutes. The Heat came back in the second quarter to take the lead, but the Celtics posted a dominating second half, with Rondo as their emotional leader.
Returning to the Celtics' bench at the end of the third quarter, Rondo received a standing ovation from the crowd when a picture of him on the bench was shown on the scoreboard.
"The first report was 'dislocated — out,' basically for good," Rivers said. "Thirty seconds later, I was in the huddle and I saw Rondo walk by me, and it looked like he was going to play. Clearly, that got everyone excited. It was awesome to see him back out on the floor."
Rondo was obviously favoring his left arm when he returned, but that didn't stop him from a right-handed dunk after a steal and breakaway with 8:39 left that gave Boston an 81-63 lead. Two minutes later he drove in and laid it up over James.
He finished with six points, four of them in the fourth quarter.
"I didn't have to do much scoring — just directing," he said. "That's using your mouth, using my legs."
Miami led 46-44 at the half, but the Celtics scored nine of the first 10 points, capped by Rondo's first basket of the game, a driving layup with 3 minutes gone in the third that gave Boston a 53-47 lead. In all, the Celtics scored 16 of the first 20 points of the second half; James missed three of four free throws during the span, and the only other points came on a 3-pointer by Wade.
Shaquille O'Neal returned for Boston and was not much of a factor. He scored two points, with zero rebounds, in 8:29 for his first action of the postseason.
Notes: During a second-quarter timeout, the Celtics played a video honoring the American military. The biggest cheer was for the logo of Seal Team Six, which carried out the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. … Red Sox players Josh Beckett, John Lackey, Dustin Pedroia, Josh Bard and Jacoby Ellsbury were at the game. So was Bruins forward Milan Lucic. … Pierce, Ray Allen and Garnett scored the Celtics' first 23 points. Pierce led the way with 12, hitting three free throws after drawing a foul while attempting a 3-pointer then hitting from beyond-the-arc. … West, who was playing with a bruised shoulder, scored 10 points in the first half.


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I am running a programming course and want to distribute executable binaries of the model solution of the programming assignment, not the source. The problem model solution requires macros to be altered, which affect the behaviour of the program, which affects what the source code looks like for the compiler.
Instead of distributing multiple binaries or rewriting the code; is there a way to compile for all possible post pre-processor source code and allow the user to alter the macros in a separate header file? In this way I could distribute a single object file and a separate header file which could be linked by the user without them seeing the original source.
my_code.c (which will be distributed as .o object file)
my_header.h (a possible user header)Code://code #ifdef DEBUG print debug info #endif //more code #ifdef CLEAN_UP clean up #else dont clean up #endif
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- from Action Comics #222 (nov. 1956)
Apparently, Superman-X misspoke. I don't think he actually meant to use the word 'idol'. Maybe he's just being super-polite and is using a euphemism.
I also really hope that the
dil idol isn't radiating all those heat-lines from something unpleasant like super-friction.
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