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August 10, 2009 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: United States Breastfeeding Committee
SUBJECT 2: Formula Correction in MOWINS
SUBJECT 3: Infant Formula Rebate Contract Awarded
SUBJECT 4: Next Step Formulas - Formula Name and Label Changes
SUBJECT 5: MOWINS MICR Printers
SUBJECT 6: WIC Operations Manual Policies
- United States Breastfeeding Committee: The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2009 is Breastfeeding: A Vital Emergency Response. Are You Ready? This year's focus aims to draw attention to the vital role that breastfeeding plays in emergencies worldwide and to stress the need for active protection and support of breastfeeding before and during emergencies. Please see http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/NewsInformation/NewsRoom/
200908WBW2009AVitalEmergencyResponse/tabid/148/Default.aspx from the US Breastfeeding Committee. If you have any questions, please contact your District TA Nutritionist.
- Formula Correction in MOWINS: As you know, due to a problem we had previously in MOWINS all of the formula in the system was classified as a Contract Formula. This problem has been fixed so that only the standard contract formulas will be classified as Contract Formulas. All exempt formulas and medical foods will be classified at Special Prescription Formulas. We will begin making the correction in MOWINS on August 17th and you will start seeing the Special Prescription formulas on August 17. All special prescription formulas in MOWINS should be done by 9/1/09. If you have any questions, please contact your District TA Nutritionist.
- Infant Formula Rebate Contract Awarded: (This was included in the June 29th WIC Weekly Update.) Missouri has awarded its infant formula rebate contract that begins October 1, 2009 to Mead Johnson Nutritionals (MJN). USDA requires all states to have an infant formula rebate contract for milk and soy-based formulas. MJN is our current rebate contractor; their contract ends September 30, 2009. The new contract is for a three (3) year period with possible renewals after that time. Since our computer system is already set up with the MJN formulas and our participants and local WIC provider staff is familiar with the MJN products, it is nice to not have to make any changes. Of course we will continue to allow the exempt formulas and medical foods from the other formula manufacturing companies, Abbot Labs/Ross, Nestle, Nutricia and PBM. Many of you have inquired about Enfamil Premium. This new MJN formula is on the formula rebate contract that begins October 1, 2009. We will not issue Enfamil Premium until October 1, 2009. We will be sending to you the list of contract rebate formulas when we receive it from MJN. If you have questions, please contact your District TA Nutritionist.
- Next Step Formulas - Formula Name and Label Changes: Mead Johnson Nutritionals (MJN) has changed Next Step formula names and labels.
- Enfamil NEXT STEP becomes Enfagrow PREMIUM.
- Enfamil ProSobee NEXT STEP becomes Enfagrow Soy.
- The UPC codes for Enfagrow formulas are the same as those of Next Step formulas.
- The food descriptions in MOWINS have been updated as shown in table below. The new descriptions allow participants to purchase either Next Step formula (old) or Enfagrow formula (new) at WIC vendors. On August 17, 2009, the old description will be inactivated and the new description will be activated in MOWINS.
WIC Check - Old Description
WIC Check - New Description (Effective August 17, 2009)
WIC vendors will be notified of this change. Please share this change with your staff and advise participants. Mini-posters for the new labels and new descriptions for WIC checks are attached. If you have any questions, please contact Takako Tagami at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- MOWINS MICR Printers: If you have either ST-9512 (small) or ST-9530 (large) MICR printers that you do not need, please contact Mark Davis so the printers can be redistributed to other local agencies. Include the WIC number of the printer(s) in the email.
Contact Mark Davis at firstname.lastname@example.com or 573-526-5323 or 800-392-8209.
- WIC Operations Manual Policies: The New WIC Operations Manual (WOM) for 2010 will be available sometime in October 2009. Between now and when the WOM is updated we are making the policies available on the Web. With the implementation of MOWINS, it was an opportune time to revise and/or combine WOM policies or delete them if they no longer pertained to our work. Over 90 policies were deleted; over 100 were revised. In addition we had to develop others (about 20). The policies have been approved by USDA. We have sorted these policies as either: New, Revised or Deleted. Where appropriate we have noted which deleted policy was combined into a revised policy. You can do a search for the policy by a keyword or ER number. This will take you to the WOM policy; click on the hyperlink and the policy document will appear. If you have questions, please contact your district TA staff.
NEXT STEP and ENFAGROW POSTERS
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Topic: Whats DRY way of assosiating Account model to all other models?
Hi, to elaborate, I have an Account model, and then the usual kind of stuff like User, Product etc. All Users and all Products belong to an Account. I could add belongs_to to each model and a account_id field to the table, but I will end up with around 20 models which need to be 'bound' to an Account... Is there a more DRY way to do this?
1.) Extend ActiveRecord - problem: not all models are assosiated to an Account, only most of them!
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WBGO wins Avaya Communications Makeover!
November 10, 2009. Posted by Brandy Wood.Add new comment | Filed under: avaya, communications, Digital Life, Jazz Alive, tallacksen, wbgo
WBGO President and CEO, Cehpas Bowles, had the following to say about this exciting opportunity for WBGO, "Owing to Vice President for Operations and Engineering David Tallacksen's awareness and personal initiative, WBGO will receive a brand new digital telephone system free of charge from Avaya. In late summer 2009, the phone giant ran an online "communications makeover contest" asking businesses and non-profit organizations to tell them via video why they deserved a new telephone system. David prepared a wonderful video, which was shot in one of our production studios, and laid out the rationale for a new station system. Avaya liked what they saw and rewarded David's work with one of 20 free phone systems. I understand that there were almost 2,000 entrants nationwide. The Avaya team traveled to WBGO on Friday, October 23 to make the announcement."
Watch David's video entry here.
Congratulations, big time, to David Tallacksen and to WBGO.


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Marc screwed up and got this up late. Tonight's the night we will find out if the Knicks can beat the Clips and if Charlotte has some magic up their sleeves.
They kept it close for a while, but JJ just keeps knocking down 3s. Oh well, hopefully the Knicks rest in the 2nd half and tank to the 8th seed.
The Knicks are playing ok. But this is the second straight game that the other team is lights out from 3. 10-16 shooting thus far for the Clips.


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It was so popular...last year when the Inn&Spa at Cedar Falls offered Innkeeper for an afternoon, they decided to do chef for an afternoon.It was a great experience so this year the lovely inn created another unique way for travelers to see firsthand what it is like to be in charge of a kitchen in a celebrated country inn.Chef for a Day was created and the program allows guests to give it a try.Executive Chef Anthony Schulz leads the program and it is offered most days from 1-5 p.m. by advanced reservations. Your exciting day will take place in the Inn's kitchen.It includes a private, one on one cooking class. Students will assist chef in preparing the evenings dinner service and will receive specialized training on prearranged topics. Those topics could range from prepping, making dressings and marinades, properly grilling meats or menu design.Your chef for a day course will include:
- Four-hour, one-on-one instruction
- Menu of the Day
- A copy of one of the Inn�s cookbooks
- Inn & Spa at Cedar Falls apron
- Food tastings
- DinnerSchultz said, "It's such a great experience for couples, especially if one cooks and the other does not," said Schulz."The program lets travelers see what it's really like behind the lines and they get to know a chef firsthand.Students learn why chefs do what they do, as well as taking home secret tips and methods they'll never find in a cookbook." Details and reservations and are available by calling 800-653-2557 or online at innatcedarfalls.com.


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Fund that Supports the Student Union
The Heart of the University Campus
The University of Illinois Springfield is building a Student Union, and you can have a role in this exciting new project.
The focal point of campus and student life, the Student Union will become the heart of the university campus, a place where students, along with faculty and staff, can spend time with friends, collaborate on academic and leadership activities, and create an inclusive and welcoming campus community.
Please make a gift today in support of this important addition to campus.
- Additional information: Location on campus
Join a Construction Tour of the Student Union (October 2016)
View construction progress on a live web cam
Groundbreaking for the new Student Union occurred on May 4, 2016. You can view progress on a live web cam. The following image was captured on September 27, 2016.
You learn more about the project from the video below, which you can also view on Vimeo (larger format).
Crucial Benefits
If UIS is to continue to grow in both size and reputation, adding this building right now to the Springfield campus is an absolute necessity.
- Additional information: Read more about the benefits a Student Union will provide
Student Activism and Enthusiasm
Students agree on the importance of this building. In fact, students have led the drive to bring a Student Union to campus. They realize as much as anyone how much a Student Union will enhance life on campus, and they have actually approved a student fee that will help pay for half the cost of the building. That's commitment!
A Strategic Design for a Landmark Building
Plans for the new Student Union are almost complete. Designed by Dewberry Architects from Peoria, Illinois, working with Workshop Architects from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the Union will be a signature building and an architectural attraction for people throughout Central Illinois.
- Additional information: Read about the strategic design of the building
- Read about the student-focused spaces and amenities
- View a slide show tour of the new building (at this point the content of the slide show is conceptual only; floor plan and interior elements subject to change
The total cost of the building will be $21.75 million. As a result of a recent referendum which students passed, student fees will cover about half the cost. Because state funds cannot be used for the remainder of this vital project, however, UIS also needs $8 million in private donor support for the project to be realized.
What about you?
Will you consider your role in bringing this transformative building to the UIS campus? Please feel free to use the contact information below to contact us with your questions.


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Federal prison workers get furlough notices
RAY BROOK – Workers at the Federal Correctional Institution here have received furlough notices.
Corrections officers and other prison employees have told the Enterprise that furlough notices were sent out recently. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees nationwide could be furloughed as a result of automatic spending cuts brought on by the sequester.
Asked to confirm the furlough reports, FCI Ray Brook spokeswoman Michelle Gonyea directed all questions to Traci Billingsley of the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington, D.C. The Enterprise called Billingsley at a number provided by Gonyea and was subsequently directed to Adora Andy of the Department of Justice, who provided the Enterprise with a prepared statement from DOJ.
"Employees have been provided a notice of possible furlough, which is required at least 30 days, or in some cases 60 days, before any furloughs are implemented," the statement said. "If a furlough decision is certain, the employee will receive the required decision notice. Managers will follow up with each affected employee on specific scheduling details."
The Enterprise asked Gonyea for additional details about furloughs at the Ray Brook prison – like how many workers will be impacted, for how long and which employees – but was again directed to DOJ, which couldn't provide specifics.
"The Department is still finalizing sequestration plans and we will need to reassess our impacts when final funding levels become available," the statement said. "We have no specific announcements to make at this time."
DOJ will absorb a $1.6 billion cut as a result of sequestration. That amounts to a 9 percent cut for the remaining seven months of the fiscal year.
"Department of Justice components are expected to carefully consider how to prioritize available resources to minimize the impact of sequestration on the Department's ability to carry out essential functions," the statement said.


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Photos: Tokyo Make Meeting 05 2010
By jimgris-Oracle on May 23, 2010
Here are about 90 images from the Tokyo Make Meeting 05 2010 this weekend at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama Campus. I saw a bunch of guys from the OpenSolaris, Linux, and Java communities and also the crew from Tokyo Hackerspace. Great fun. Lot of interesting hacking going on in Tokyo, and everyone I spoke with said the community is growing in size, diversity, and quality.
See Make on Twitter here. See Make Magazine here. Also related from the past: Tokyo Hackerspace, O'Reilly Make Tokyo 04 2009, Tokyo BarCamp 2009, Yokohama BarCamp 2009. And don't forget to participate at BarCamp Tokyo 2010 next week on Saturday May 29th!
Here are 320 more images from Tokyo Make 05 2010 from Lem Fugitt (Robots-Dreams).


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Organizing for Content
January 7, 2014
This report from Altimeter explores scalable organizational models for addressing content needs across the enterprise and makes recommendations for a holistic program.
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Footprint Network Blog - 07/2014
The Effect of Rising Temperatures on the Energy-Water Nexus
May and June this year were the hottest ever since record-keeping began in 1880, according to a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration report. 2014 could go down as the warmest year yet, exceeding the previous records set in 2003 and 2013.
There's no question that the Earth is warming, ancient ice is melting and sea levels are rising. Friends of Global Footprint Network are well aware of many of the risks that anthropogenic climate change poses, particularly to the world's poorest regions.
A risk that remains under-appreciated, however, is the impact that water availability will have on energy, and that constrained energy supply will have on water.
After food production, electricity generation is the second-largest consumer of water globally. Thermal power plants – those powered by coal, natural gas, oil and nuclear – consume vast amounts of water in their cooling cycles. A single nuclear reactor can consume over 15 million gallons of water per day. Power generation accounts for 41 percent of freshwater withdrawals and about three percent of freshwater consumption (3.3 billion gallons of water per day) in the United States.
Carbon Footprint, Ecological Limits
Canada: Ecological Footprint Instrumental in Supreme Court's Ruling
In a first for the Ecological Footprint and a native group in Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada supported the Tsilhqot'in Nation's title over 1,900 square kilometers in British Columbia as part of a landmark decision announced in June.
The historic ruling came about a decade after Tsilhqot'in Nation's lawyers called Global Footprint Network to provide an expert study for the case, which centered on clear-cut logging permits granted by the British Columbia government without consulting the native community living on the affected land.
The government defended the so-called terra-nullis ("nobody's land") hypothesis—the assumption that pre-European Canada was a vast and empty land—and argued that the First Nation's title claimed was "too large."
The challenge that the Tsilhqot'in Nation posed to Global Footprint Network: provide a scientifically sound evaluation of the capacity of the land to support the native group around 1800, prior to European influence and trade.
Global Footprint Network researchers approached the problem from several angles. One was to study the Ecological Footprint of the current population of bears living on the territory. The theory was that the findings about these omnivorous animals that compete for the same food niche as humans could be used to extrapolate the Ecological Footprint of a human group living off the same land.
Ecological Limits
World Cup Footwork and Footprints: Who Are the Winners and Losers?
As the final World Cup match quickly approaches, we couldn't help but kick around some Ecological Footprint numbers describing the diverse nations competing in this year's games.
The eight nations who made it to the quarter-finals represent vastly different lifestyles. If all people on Earth lived like residents of those countries, how many Earths would it take? If we all lived like the Argentineans, it would take us 1.6 Earths. In contrast, living like the Belgians would require us to juggle 4.3 planets – not a small feat. The Colombian lifestyle would lead us to juggle the fewest Earths – just slightly more than one.
Do Big Footprints Give Teams a Leg Up in Football?
Do big Footprints produce big World Cup wins? After all, big Footprints may mean big budgets. Big budgets can buy more expensive players. But are they really better? When comparing the number of goals scored before the round of 16 (which evens the playing field because all teams competed in three games), the number of goals does not seem to correlate with a country's Footprint size, as revealed on our soccer field below:
The U.S. and Belgium, for instance, have the largest Footprints per person, but their teams racked up only four goals – the same as the country with the lowest Footprint, Côte d'Ivoire. And the two countries that nailed the most goals have vastly different Footprints: Colombia, with 9 goals, has a Footprint of less than 2 global hectares per person, while the Netherlands with 10 goals has a Footprint of more than 6 global hectares per person.
World Cup football is exciting – nearly as exciting as the global sustainability game. The rules are similar. In both, the players strive to play their best within a given field. For soccer, the field is roughly 1 hectare for 22 players. For sustainability we have about 1.7 global hectares for each citizen of the planet. Can we all live well within that field? Imagine the cheers if we can! The Colombians are closer to winning that game than the Belgians. And if the Germans played the U.S. team in terms of energy transition, it may look as ugly for the U.S. as it did for the Brazilians on the soccer field earlier this week.
If we had to choose our favorite of the two finalists who face off on Sunday based on how little demand they place on nature, we would have to root for Argentina over Germany. GOOOOOLLLLLL!
Curious about the Footprints of individual countries? Visit this page and select a country from the dropdown menu: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/countrytrends.
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Sepultura -- Chicago, IL -- December 9th, 1990
Venue: Medusa's
Tour: Beneath the Remains
Support: Obituary & Sadus
Deadly Intentions
Turned Inside Out
Find the Arise
Internal Bleeding
Cause of Death
Memories Remain
Circle of the Tyrants
Slowly We Rot
Words of Evil
Primitive Future
Inner Self
Mass Hypnosis
Troops of Doom
Stronger Than Hate
Slaves of Pain
Escape to the Void
Sarcastic Existence
Symptom of the Universe
Beneath the Remains
I recently ran across an old box of some of my old cassette bootlegs. I've had the luxury to occasionally track down shows I actually went to, in fact, this is usually my main criteria when looking for bootlegs. Anyway, I can confirm the set list from the bootleg, but in addition to the bootleg I did actually go to this show. Pease bear with me if there are any inaccuracies as this was over 20 years ago. Also, the number one thing I remember about this show is how incredibly crowded the venue was so please excuse me if this review sounds more about the capacity than the show itself:
When we first got to the venue there was already a line a block or so long, but this was common for shows back then, people always showed up super early to shows even though you could theoretically show up at the last second and "muscle" your way to the front. It was more or less just an excuse to socialize before the show. The first thing I noticed upon taking my place in line was that security seemed a little "extra anxious." While security was always super tight at these smaller underground club shows, they seemed a little extra on edge this time. I then overheard some of the bouncers saying amongst themselves something about "700 pre-sale."
Even though advance tickets were available at Ticketmaster, most people still waited till the day of the show and simply bought "at the door," so a large pre-sale was pretty significant. Also, the "700 pre-sale" was probably already at, or possibly even over the legal capacity of the venue. I have no idea what the legal capacity was, but it was definitely exceeded that night. More on that later:
Anyway, despite the long line we had gotten there early enough to be inside before the show actually started so I did catch all three bands. I did catch Sadus and I do remember liking them, but like most of the crowd I was mainly there for Sepultura and Obituary. People were still trickling in during Sadus' set so the venue wasn't insanely packed yet, but that was soon to change as by the time Obituary took the stage we were all sandwiched in like sardines in a trash compactor.
Back in the late 80's and early 90's circle pits were all the rage and when Obituary started played the venue damn near exploded. Despite the fact that circle pits were popular back then, the place was literally so crowded there was no room for a true circle pit, instead the entire floor just kinda swayed back and forth and left and right. There were some attempts to start pits but they were unsuccessful, it just wound up being a lot of pushing and shoving. Unfortunately during Obituary I got elbowed in the mouth and got my upper lip busted open and I couldn't take the crush of the crowd anymore so I said "f--- it" and went to the back bar and got an OJ (I was only 18 at the time, so I couldn't drink, plus the venue was a juice bar anyway.) Unfortunately, even in the back it was still wall to wall people with no breathing room!
Obituary was touring for "Cause of Death" and before anyone asks, in an "I wish I knew then, what I know now" moment I was totally oblivious as to whether or not James Murphy was still with Obituary at this time. Even if I did care at the time there was no way to really tell: Between the venue having somewhat of a low stage, the venue being totally over-sold, and my own short stature (I'm only five foot, five inches tall) I could barely even see the stage. Even before I took shelter in the back of the room, when I was attempting to get close I could only make it about half-way to the front and even at my best sight-line all I could see over the crowd of the band was the top's of everyone's head's, but not their faces. Going back and listening to the bootleg I feel secure saying that James Murphy was still with them at this point, but I freely admit I could be wrong.
The one thing that surprised me most about the show was that were actually more people there for Obituary than Sepultura. There wasn't a mass exodus or anything like that, but a significant amount of people did leave after Obituary. Unfortunately the venue was so ridiculously over-sold the place just went from "total fire code violation" to "minor fire code violation."
Like I said during Obituary it was so crowded that everyone on the floor just kinda swayed back and forth, well I guess it was also so crowded the crush of the crowd almost knocked over the venue's PA! Before Sepultura took stage either the head of security or the show promoter came onstage and A) begged everyone to "take a step back" and B) threatened to cancel the rest of the show if we didn't. I remember he also explained how the PA almost came down, and that if you were the person responsible you would have 899 people pissed off at you. So I guess in addition to the 700 pre-sale they sold another 200 at the door and capped the show off at 900. Like I said earlier I don't know what the legal capacity of the venue was, but it was definitely not 900! Once again sorry to keep harping about the capacity, but I'm 40 now and I've been going to concerts since I was 13 and this show had to be the most dangerously over-sold show that I ever went to.
By the time Sepultura took the stage myself and most of the crowd seemed out of it. They did put on a great show, but the energy level in the room was just not as high as it was for Obituary. Also, more people continued to trickle out. I'm not sure if they were Obituary fans who just wanted to catch a few Sepultura songs before they bailed or if they were just "walking wounded" and completely worn out.
Crazy story.
Too bad people were leaving while sepultura performed a huge portion of their greatest work.
8/31 - Sleep
11/10 - Judas Priest
11/14 - Slayer
Those setlists...holy fuck.
This show wouldn't happen to be on the internet, would it? And is it a video or audio cassette?
1/19, 1/21 - Brujeria
2/10 - Mayhem
3/15 - Goatwhore
5/19 - The Damned
i do audio production at several radio stations in NYC. i can easily transfer the cassette to mp3/flac etc. PM me if you want to send it to me.
5/19-Telefon Tel Aviv
6/3-Todd Terry/Dimitri Paris
6/10-Pity Sex
Thank you for posting this! That sounds like an incredible show, even though it was probably so cramped you could hardly breathe. Those sets are incredible. Beneath the Remains is my favorite Sepultura album and Cause of Death is my favorite Obituary album, so this tour is pretty much a dream in my book. It would have been cool if Sepultura played another song or two from Schizophrenia, but I would die happy with it just as it is.
1.23 Ash Borer / Volahn
2.2 Obliteration
2.7 Mayhem / Inquisition
something like this...
5/19-Telefon Tel Aviv
6/3-Todd Terry/Dimitri Paris
6/10-Pity Sex
Thanks for posting that. I saw that tour in Austin when I was a sophomore at the Univ. of Texas. It's cool that there was a big crowd in Chicago, because, as was usually the case, there definitely was not in Austin. There might have been 100-150 people at the Back Room (now, I believe, the site of Emo's East). I don't remember that much about the show except:
1) Everyone hated or ignored Sadus
2) I was disappointed that Obituary didn't play Body Bag
3) Igor played fast as fuck and it seemed like Max was on speed.
Igor still plays fast as fuck, but Max seemed out of breath at times and was more focused on his guitar. I later found out that one of the security guards got Max's dreadlock when it fell on the floor while he was headbanging. All those jokes about Max looking like he never bathes just got a whole lot funnier...or disgusting, depending on how you look at it.
1/19, 1/21 - Brujeria
2/10 - Mayhem
3/15 - Goatwhore
5/19 - The Damned
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Ohio State - a quarterly report
Here is your quarterly report for the 2010 Buckeyes Offense -
QB - Terrelle Pryor has cemented his position as the Conferences' best Quarterback - unless you are buying and drinking the Rich Rod/Shoelace Robinson kool-aid - which I know you are not.
His mechanics are improved, as is his Deep ball accuracy. His knowledge and control of the offense is improved, and he is displaying a calmness and confidence we have not seen from him previously. His accuracy on short throws is an area that needs improvement, and though his decision making is improved, we still have head-scratching plays from him from time to time.
All and all the bottom line is he is a player few in this country have the smarts and personnel to counter. He is a legitimate Heisman contender and has had a spectacular quarter to start the season.
Overall Grade 1st Q 2010: A-
RB - Started the quarter off with a bang and ended with a whimper. The OSU rushing attack is still developing and early reports of Saine's vision improving were greatly exaggerated. Boom has looked solid at best, and Hall appears to be the best back in the stable in his 30 carries. In addition, Jamaal Berry's status with the team can be legitimately called into question after rumors of unhappiness with the split in carries was followed by him receiving 4 carries in a game that was 34-0 at the half. Something doesn't smell right there, and the amount of carries he receives over the next 3 games will tell the story of his season.
Overall Grade 1st Q 2010: C-
Receivers - OSU has a very good pair of Wideouts in Posey and Sanzenbacher, and have indeed worked the TE into the offense. Dane and Devier are each on pace for more than 800 yards receiving and Stonburner is on pace for more than 400. There is a clear lack of players ready to be the #3 receiver, but Stoneburner can go a long way in being that player himself if this trending continues.
The outlook is positive but without a huge amount of upside. Generally speaking the starting WR's are very good but not going to get much better, and any talk of improvement as the season progresses must focus on the TE and #3 WR.
Overall Grade 1st Q 2010: B
Fullback - Zach Boren is monster at this position, only my lack of knowledge concerning other FB's around the county stop me from declaring him the best nationally, so let me know if you can find a better one. He spends every Saturday making opposing LBers wish they woke up late and missed the bus to the game. Nuff said.
Overall Grade 1st Q 2010: A+
Offensive Line - The offensive line, and particularly the pass protection, has been one of the pleasant surprises of the first three games. Tackle was a question that ranked high, if not first among buckeye concerns and question marks entering the season, and they have responded with excellent at best, solid at worst protection, including a game against possibly the most talented Dline on the schedule in Miami. Adams looks like he is ready to take the next step and start to realize his vast potential at LT. Shurgarts has been lights out at RT, and with the exception of 2-3 breakdowns, this appears to have gone from a concern to a strength of this years buckeyes. The run blocking has taken some knocks but has been better than most would conclude, with mediocre RB play being the culprit for this misconception. Make no mistake, through 3 games this has the makings of Jim Tressels best Offensive line in a decade. Browning and Boren have been playing at an All-Bigten level since the starting gun and Adams, Shugarts and Brewster are not far behind.
Overall Grade 1st Q 2010: B+
Offensive Overview -
The offense through 3 games is averaging 460 total yards (20th nationally), 41.3 points per game (16th nationally) and 206 yds rushing per game (24th nationally), while committing only 2 turnovers in 3 games.
The passing game has featured completions to 6 WR's, 3 RB's, 2 FB's and 2 TE's, showing the diversity of this offense and the ability to attack defenses from a seemingly endless array of different angles. This combines with the inside/outside running attack with Pryor and the RB's making this an extremely difficult offense to prepare for and stop, as this offense seems fully equipped to take whatever you decide to give them and run with it.
In reality the offense is still marred with inconsistency at times, never is that more evident than in the red zone, however overall no buckeye fan could have predicted a better start through 3 games. The most exciting part of this offense is that it still has the opportunity to improve exponentially in terms of efficiency as the season progresses, which should scare the ever living shit out of the opponents with late season dates against this team.
Overall Offensive Grade 1st Q 2010: B+
Strengths: QB, Diversity of attack, Offensive line
Weaknesses: RB, #3 WR, consistency, red zone efficiency
I'll come back later with Quarterly reports on Defense and Special Teams.
Fire away with comments, questions, criticisms.........all welcome.


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So, after learning about the differences between western and eastern style brewing (mainly for the TGY that I picked up last week), I decided to try steeping my Lapsang Souchong star (from DAVIDsTea) in this same fashion to see if it mellowed out the smokey taste a bit. Not that I did not enjoy the smokey taste as it was, but I wondered if maybe I was missing some subtle flavors behind all that smoke.
So, I boiled water, let it sit for thirty seconds to bring the temp. down a bit, then poured 250ml over 3tsp of leaves. steeped for one minute. Much lighter on the smoke taste, and brought out some flavors I can't quite name that balanced it quite a bit. I did not even need sweetener in it (which I usually use)
Am I imagining things on this, or has anyone else here brewed it this way. Any recommendations for alterations to the process I did?


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Man, talked about a missed opportunity for Tiger so far today ... field has come back, he just can't capitalize.
Every time I think he's back ... I see days like today.
Teeing off on 13 now, vulnerable stretch of holes ... he has to make a mini-move.
Watching him sarcastically laugh, the stupid grimaces, the F bombs after every single shot that isn't 100% perfect ... its getting a little old.
Leader board is jam packed at the top. Should set up for a fun finish.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (593 votes).
In short: Fantastic muddy Fun!In full: A poignant start, excellent organisation/marshalling, good cameradarie between runners, mud - what else could you want in a race?Date of review: November 11, 2007
In short: I really DO like mudDate of review: November 11, 2007
In short: I have never done such a muddy run in my life but enjoyed every minute. The marhalls were great and plenty of them. A race to be enjoyed for its friendliness and fun for sure.Date of review: November 11, 2007
In short: Excellent as always!In full: top race, v well organised, fantastic fun with great cameraderie. Big thanks to the organisers and to the Marshalls who were fantastic! Great day out & the 2 minutes silence at the start is incredibly moving.Date of review: November 11, 2007
In short: Superb!! Great fun, well organised and certainly on the top of the list for next yearIn full: Very well organised - marshalls were great. The two minutes silence at the start certainly gets you going. Can't wait to have another go next year.Date of review: November 11, 2007
In short: My first cross country run for 26yrs (school) Why have I waited so long to have so much fun.Date of review: November 11, 2007
In short: Best fun I have had for a long timeIn full: This is just a wonderful event which is really great fun. The marshalls all round the course were just superb, incredibly supportive, and some got as mucky as the runners. It really was great fun. I am so glad I did it. I am not totally sure what more to say, but the only reason this race didn't get 100% is because there is not a PB potential. Otherwise it would get the 100% rating off me for sure.Date of review: November 11, 2007
In short: Muddy Hell!!!In full: What a great race.Challenging course which was very well marshalled.It's events like this that make you realise why we like to run.Superb atmosphere especially around the mud and water attractions.Really good goody bag (shame on you Bristol!)What more can you say apart from well done Bitton Road Runners see you next year.Date of review: November 11, 2007
In short: Hard work, but great fun !! Extremely slippery and steep in places with great camaraderie.Date of review: November 11, 2007
In short: Very well organised will be back next yearIn full: 1st time I have run this race and I can see why it is so highly rated well worth the trip from Dorset. Many thanks to the excellent organisation and to all the marshalls not forgetting all the locals who gave plenty of encouragement along the route. Brillant goody bag and t shirt. excellent facilities after the race. See you all next yearDate of review: November 11, 2007
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