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July 19, 1999
by Peter Kreutzer
Dear Rotoman,
Here's my situation:
I'm in a 12-team, AL-only league with a $260 salary cap. I bit the bullet and have dumped this season for next year, picking up Carlos Lee, Eric Chavez, and Carlos Febles, among others.
I currently have two open pitching slots, and was considering picking up Gabe Molina, hoping he might be the closer of the future for the Orioles. Does this sound reasonable? Free agents' salaries are $10 (no FAAB in our league), and hoping a starter gets called up and will be worth $10 next year is slightly unreasonable, I believe. Most of the good young relievers are already snapped up. I could wait and hope someone comes over from the NL, like Curt Schilling, but if Molina gets a couple of saves, I'm sure someone else will grab him before I can.
My main concern is the way Ray Miller runs his bullpen. Molina might get one save opportunity, blow it, and end up back in Rochester.
By the way, here's why I gave up this season:
Trot Nixon: $9 Shane Spencer: $3 Ryan Christenson: $5 Bobby Higginson: $31 Jose Mesa: $12 Doc Gooden: $5 Delino DeShields: $21 Mike Caruso: $6 Russ Davis: $10 (That batting average...ugh.) Dan Plesac: $2 John Wetteland: $41 (Why? I ran out of money.) Willis Otanez (free agent pickup for Christenson)
Good things about my draft: Sidney Ponson at $4.
"Pickin' Up the Pieces"
Dear Pickin':
I kept all your bellyaching in because, well, it's the All-Star break and a good time for reflection. I happened to have paid $5 for our Aruban friend, Ponson, so I know that fine feeling.
And frankly, unless your league was playing with rampant draft inflation, there can be no excuse for the Higginson gaffe. But you didn't write to hear about that, I'm sure.
The issue is Gabe Molina, a 24-year-old right-hander who is perhaps being given a chance to be the Orioles closer. I say "perhaps" because while I did read a quote from Ray Miller saying he was going to give young Gabe a shot, only one of his three appearances since being recalled was a save situation, and that was a semi-save situation in the 8th inning.
A semi-save situation young Gabe Molina did not semi-save.
Could Molina be the Orioles closer for the rest of the year? Sure.
Will he? I think not. Here's why:
He's listed at 5'11", which is short for a pitcher. Matt Mantei is 6'1". Troy Percival is 6'3". Mariano Rivera is 6'2". Mike Timlin is 6'4". Want to know who is 5'11"? Jeff Montgomery.
Baseball Prospectus 1999 says about Molina: "Not big enough to be considered a real prospect, doesn't throw hard enough to be a real prospect (he relies on a changeup), and he got his head handed to him in the AFL in '98."
Molina wasn't even getting all the saves at Triple-A, where he was splitting time with Rafael Pina, who doesn't even appear in the Baseball America Super Register.
Does this mean you shouldn't pick him up? Not necessarily.
First of all, you're right. It's unlikely that a starter you pick up at this point this year will end up being worth a $10 freeze next year. Even if the starter puts up Tim Hudson-like numbers the rest of the way, there's a good chance the new year will chime in with a comeuppance. It's nature's way.
And right now Molina has some chance of emerging as the Orioles' closer. Some chance, the way Bill Bradley has some chance of becoming president. This is more can be said for a lot of guys, like Paul Spoljaric or Alan Levine or even Lamar Alexander. Before the season I would've thought you'd have a better shot with Brent Stentz, a Twinkie farmhand. But even though Rick Aguilera was dealt, Stentz' troubles in Triple-A have kept him from coming to the majors.
So, Molina has a shot. Is it better than Scott Service's shot? Is it better than Alvin Morman's? How about Eddie Guardado's chances? More importantly, is it better than Mike Timlin's chances, or Arthur Rhodes?
It's a tough call, and a lot depends who is available in your league. In American Dreams the first place Fine Tooners bid $16 (of $50) Waiver$ on Molina. Which sounds like a lot, but in fact didn't change their position for obtaining Free Agents.
And the fact is that in the ADL all the possible future closers are taken. So Molina represents a not-too-costly risky play. If he works out the rest of us may as well call it quits. But for the rest of us Molina would have cost more (because we didn't have a spare $16 waiver$ lying around), and may not have helped as much if he worked out anyway.
All of this brings us to this week's feature: Rotoman's Midseason Hot List. Now, this isn't a list of guys who are simply likely to be mo' better in the second half, though there will be some of those. This is a list of long shots who you might be able to get who could make a substantial difference in your team's fortunes.
This is a list of guys for teams that need to make a move, and are willing to risk falling in the standings to get an impact player who might bump them into the money. Which means a lot of these guys are likely going to fail, but the one's who don't could really help.
Maybe, if you (and I) get lucky.
Todd Greene: In my league he qualifies behind the plate (10 in-season games). In my league he'd gone just as clueless as can be (.280 OBP). The Angels have so few apparent alternatives (Reggie Williams? Steve Decker? Jeff Huson? Orlando Palmeiro?) he's got to make it back, unless of course he continues to be clueless. Or Tim Salmon and Jim Edmonds make it back first.
Einar Diaz: He's really been sort of worthless. If he wasn't a catcher you wouldn't know his name. I was in Panama last year during the playoffs and all I can tell you is they're darned proud of him down there. Of course, they're somewhat prouder of Mariano Rivera. Anyway, this is an indirect way of saying that Sandy Alomar's return is anything but assured, and it's better to have a guy who plays than one who doesn't. So there.
Ramon Hernandez: He's no surprise, and is certainly not as good as he started out. But Mike Macfarlane is there simply to be eased aside, so Ramon will get every opportunity.
Tony Clark: Rumors of trades abound. He really hasn't been as good as I think he should be in more than a year. Mark my word, someday he will be, and if he isn't a Dodger while you're playing in an AL-only league, then he might just carry you to a shower of Yoo Hoo.
Craig Wilson: He has five lifetime home runs, and two lifetime multi-homer games. Which means he's played in a decent number of games without hitting a homer. He's too old to have the potential to be a star. On the other hand, he's versatile and the White Sox have a variety of problems, so he might get a chance. He qualifies in the middle infield and those guys don't grow on trees, if you catch my drift.
Eric Chavez: This year's rookie disaster. Have you seen his average against left-handers? But I say look at the strikeout-to-walk ratio, and remember that there aren't that many lefties in the AL anyway. He could get very powerful in a hurry.
Willie Greene: Has never resembled a good hitter, but sometimes looks like a powerful one. And a much better choice at DH than Craig Grebeck, who Jim Fregosi called, "the best singles hitter on this team". Fregosi seemed to mean it as a compliment. Behind Grebeck, there's nobody else.
Darin Erstad: When he came up I was very skeptical that he could hit holding his hands that way. But he did. He probably hasn't stunk it up enough to be available, but if he is there's every reason to think he'll be quite a bit better in the second half.
Ricky Ledee: Finished the first half with a bang. He needed it. He is another in a long list of Yankee can't-miss prospects whose game, up close, doesn't look all that complete. On the other hand, he gets the sweet half in a platoon with Chad Curtis or Shane Spencer, unless you believe that Darryl Strawberry really has a future on the field.
Bubba Trammell: Right now he can hit and Jose Canseco can't. That about says it all. Except that he can't field. Then again, neither can Jose.
Scott Erickson: Has been more effective of late. His name still swirls around in the trade talks, though the resonant phoneme seems to be TRIBE. He has upside, but is risky. Then again, who here isn't?
Scott Service: He's stunk this year, which is too bad. His control is killing him. He should be in line to pick up the Royals' saves, such as they are. Can the control come back? Will he be passed over by men named Whisenant, Moreno and Ray? The only thing for sure is that he'd like his motto to echo that of the LAPD. One Adam-12.
Eric Milton: He was so sorry early that some people may have missed his resurgence, which might give you a chance to steal him. And he may keep it up.
David Wells: Subject of much talk, about his weight, his drinking, his politics, his trade value. I don't know for sure he's been more effective lately, or if it just seems that way, but chances are good if he stays with the Jays he'll be part of their strong finish. Says I.
Ben Davis: Has better credentials and a bigger upside than Ramon Hernandez. And might even have a clearer shot at a full-time job. Proviso: He's just a baby.
Brad Fullmer: Sent out, then recalled. He could get sent out again because his OBP is just .274. On the other hand, maybe he's learned a lesson. He certainly has more upside than Ryan McGuire or Fernando Seguignol, but then that isn't that big an endorsement when I think about it.
Bernard Gilkey: Let's say Tony Womack moves to shortstop full-time. David Dellucci is an option in right field, but if Gilkey is really seeing the ball better he's a much more productive player. It's a big if, but his OPS is .977 (albeit in just a bit more than 100 at-bats) which could mean he's worth a shot.
Angel Echevarria: All indications are that the Rockies will reconfigure, saying goodbye to the guys who may have some value elsewhere. Which means they might find a taker for Dante Bichette, or even Larry Walker. Derrick Gibson is the big prospect, Jeff Barry has the hot hand right now, but something tells me that Mr. Echevarria could be in the right place at the right time. Could it be a little devil? Only time will tell.
J.D. Drew: I could never understand why everybody hated him so much. Well, actually I could, he seemed strident and less than gracious. But all he was doing was standing up for himself. Now all he has to do is improve. As much as he has been dissed it isn't at all certain you'll find someone who is giving up on him. The upside is too apparent. Anyway, people generally show respect to people who value themselves.
Ellis Burks: Somehow disappeared in the first half. Injuries can do that, especially when you've been as injured as Ellis has throughout his career. He came back with a bang, in part because Barry Bonds' return was such a fizzle, but the threat of injury is always there. As is the reward of health.
Steve Trachsel: I've noticed something of a bandwagon developing around Traxie the last week. I'm sure the thinking is: "It can't get any worse." At least that's my thinking.
Darryl Kile: Before last season, the fun game was to guess who would better thrive in Colorado's thin atmosphere, Kile or Pedro Astacio. I think I voted for Astacio; something about the extra effort Kile would have to make eventually wrecking his arm. That didn't happen, and as of last week Astacio's ERA was 5.56. Kile's was 5.77. Astacio's OPS against? .868. Kile's? .864. Anyway, there is talk that Kile could be traded. That would be an immeasurable help for him, because his road numbers these days aren't unlike his career road numbers. It's the altitude, stupid.
Darren Dreifort: The threat of breakdown is always there. So is the promise of a live arm.
Carl Pavano: His resurgence is hard to see in his dismal numbers, which have been improving with almost every start. On the other hand, the comeback can be seen if you look. So can the low walks total. If only they weren't getting so many hits off him. Don't be scared off by the injury.
Al Leiter: Has also been turning around a bad start.
Jason Schmidt: He's all over the place. Sometimes brilliant, sometimes dreck. Or blech. You choose. I'm of the opinion that one of these days he's going to run off twelve or fourteen first-rate starts in row. With the Pirates he may win only seven of them, but still, I want to be there when it happens.
Well, that's it. Used wisely this list will almost certainly have no effect on your team or its finish. Unless you find that one breakout player for the second half, the Tony Fernandez of the dog days. In which case, bon appetit.
Greetings RM!
I picked up Kerry Wood in the reserve draft of my NL keeper league this year. If I keep him, he will cost $10 next year. What is the likelihood that he will earn that salary next year? What is the track record for strikeout pitchers coming off this kind of surgery? Should I be looking to trade him for anything of value?
Dear Woody:
The expected rehab time is one year. That means he'll probably be throwing next year. The chances of him throwing serious heaters in major league games? Methinks they're pretty slim.
The rule of thumb with pitching injuries that are said to take a year from which to recover? Figure two years at best. Anything else is a bonus.
So, if you find a believer, deal.
Out of the woods, Rotoman
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Before you decide you hate this series, watch at least one more (4-7 recommended) and if you still hate it okay, The reason I say this, is beacue a lot of people that have seen the entire series, didn't like this one 1/2 as much as 4, 6, or 7
I was enjoying it until the voice-overs came in. Seemed like you were stuck for ideas on where it would go. Hope the sequels stick to the surreal art a little more.
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I mean... I'm stoned and I didn't think it was funny at all. Sorry dude. I think its that stupid cut-out face with the moving mouth. I fucking hate those things, but thats just me. Sorry if anyone disagree's but it was not what I expected at all (1/5)
well shit, that was some pretty wierd stuff there...and hand drawn? awesome. and the turtle was so cool, i think my left toe is gone

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NEW YORK (AP) - When General Motors finally offers stock to the public on Thursday, small investors will probably be left out.
Pension funds, mutual funds and other big institutions all want a piece of the rehabilitated GM. That means the three dozen banks divvying up the new shares may not have much left for individual investors.
And being left out of the initial public offering can mean being left out of some big profits: Shares of newly public companies sometimes jump 10 percent or more on the first day of trading, handing easy money to those lucky enough to get access at the offering price.
"Wall Street is only begrudgingly involving individual investors," laments David Menlow, founder of research company IPOfinancial.com. The attitude is it's "our ball and our rules."
The most important rule of all: The banks handling IPOs - called underwriters - get to pick who gets the shares at the offering price. And critics say those shares often go to favored clients or potential clients - that is, institutions that pay lots of trading commissions to the banks, not the small fry.
"It's still the good-ole-boys network," says Menlow. "As much as the firms would argue to the contrary, it's still, "How much business are you doing with us?"'
The GM sale is one of the largest and most anticipated IPOs in years. For sale are 478 million shares and a piece of an iconic American manufacturer. The biggest seller is the U.S. government, which hopes to cut its ownership from 61 percent to 33 percent or less. The government got the stake in exchange for help in saving GM from near collapse with $50 billion in taxpayer money.
That the small guy had to rescue the company when it was sick but could get shut out now that it's healthy has rankled some investors. The U.S. government had said it wanted small investors to have an opportunity to invest in the IPO, though it never specified just how many shares would be made available.
The backroom deals by bankers helping companies go public have drawn fierce criticism over the years. Longtime Silicon Valley financier Bill Hambrecht says the bankers often don't get the highest price possible for new shares and are rewarded too much for their work anyway. He favors Dutch auctions that allocate new shares to the highest bidders including small investors. His company, WR Hambrecht + Co., used such an auction to take Google Inc. public in 2004.
Treasury spokesman Mark Paustenbach had no comment on whether an auction was considered for GM or on how many shares will go to individual investors.
Of course, a successful return by GM to the public markets should be celebrated. Though it's not certain Washington will get all its money back, a successful IPO at least makes it more likely. And a lot of small investors shut out of the IPO will have money in mutual funds that are allowed to buy.
Issues of fairness aside, IPO experts note it's unusual for individual investors to get many shares at offering prices. In fact, it's so unusual that when a lot are offered, everyone assumes it's because big, sophisticated investors have spurned them first. "It's a winner's curse," says Matt Therian of Renaissance Capital, a research firm that tracks IPOs.
GM shares were originally expected to go public at $26 to $29 a share. But then investment banks got orders from professional investors at big institutions for much more than were up for sale. So they raised the offering price to $32 to $33 a share. On Wednesday, GM set the final price - $33 a share.
On Tuesday, the company increased the number of shares it plans to sell by 113 million, or a third more. If GM's sale of preferred shares that convert to common stock is included, the offering could have a total value of $21.6 billion. That would be the largest IPO in U.S. history, topping Visa Inc.'s $19.7 billion offering in 2008. After the IPO, the government needs to sell the rest of its shares at an average of about $53 apiece over the next two to three years to break even on the GM bailout.
With demand so high, brokers serving individual investors are getting shortchanged. Charles Schwab spokeswoman Sarah Bulgatz says Schwab wasn't able to get enough shares and so is sitting out the IPO. Scottrade confirms it will not be participating either. Fidelity says it got shares from the underwriter Deutsche Bank but it will offer them only to select customers like those with $500,000 in assets at the firm or who make 36 trades a year.
Scott Sweet of IPO Boutique says he expects 20 percent of the offering to go to individual investors who are the underwriters' prized customers. That's not unusual for IPOs. The details of who gets how much are sometimes not decided until a few hours before the offerings. Banks handling the IPO include JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
For all the criticism of the clubby world of stock offerings, actually pulling one off is difficult. Price the shares too low and the company doesn't get as much money as it could have. Price them too high and the stock might fall on the first day of trading. That could leave investors wary of buying future offerings of stock in the company, called secondaries.
Getting the price right is one reason underwriters seek out big investors. They know big investors can commit to buying blocks of stock, and then hold onto them.
The GM sale Thursday is the first of several that will allow Washington to whittle its stake.
If you're disappointed you can't buy at GM's offering price, take heart: New shares are a bargain even a few hours after offered, according to data from Renaissance Capital. It has compiled a stock index tracking IPOs not from their offering price but from the close of their first day of trading. In the past year, the index has gained 19 percent.
AP Auto Writer Tom Krisher in Detroit contributed to this report.


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This style of architecture and the Eames House in particular inspire me...as do your posts on Bow & Arrow and Pinterest :) I first came across your beautiful and simple style when I was searching for pictures of Brooklyn brownstones and now your blog is top of my reading list each day.
Congratulations on your move across the country and everything that goes with it. I'm hoping to visit California next year and no doubt, your blog will provide me with inspiration.
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Editor's Note: While I was vacationing in California over the September 14th weekend, I had a surfing accident. The incident changed my life, possibly forever. As part of this, I decided to write about the accident, the events preceding and following the accident and what I have to do to completely heal again. I sat down and began to write… and write… and write… the words came nearly as fast as the tears. This is a very personal project for me, but, like just about everything I do, I decided to post it to the Internet as more of a healing step. It's over 5,000 words and very personal. I will post it in segments over a couple of days. Feel free to comment or just move on about your day. The point is that it's something that changed my life, and I'd like to share it with you. Here now… my Moment of Silence… Part 5.
PART V – Heroes
We learned a lot between the Ocean and the hospital. We learned there are angels among us. We learned that I was not alone in my stupidity. And we learned that this could've been much, MUCH worse.
An off duty firefighter was next to come to my side as I laid, still unmoving, on the edge of the Pacific Ocean shore. Waves were lapping against my legs and an occasional stronger wave would pick me up and move me a couple more inches closer to the beach we were sitting on just minutes earlier.
The firefighter knew that moving a person with a neck injury was a big no-no. This was the first time I recalled Edie, the woman who fell out of her scooter earlier in the week. The off duty firefighter and I had basically warned those assembled of the same caution, "don't move this person. Get help."
I began to shiver for some reason. I wasn't cold. Phil, Brett and Chris were all at my side, one of them holding my neck still and my head up in case of a larger wave were to come in and get in my nose.
A lifeguard came over and started barking out orders. He directed Wheezy to start waving a bouie toward the direction of the lifeguard lookout tower so they could get more help. He started ordering folks to not touch me, but that we still needed to get me further away from the water. I had to be drug by my shoulders another 15 feet or so toward the beach to be safe.
It is a simple, yet probably overused phrase, "these men saved my life." But when you look at the excess of good fortune that showered on me in those key moments after this accident, you understand that my life really was saved by these men.
And it was almost not to be.
Just last year, the City of Huntington Beach, which pays those lifeguards that came to my aid, voted to reduce staffing due to budget cuts. According to a KABC story in April of 2011, one council member called the staffing of lifeguards so they are properly trained all year long a "Cadillac program."
Then I'm lucky for the Cadillac program, because it allowed me to make it to the ambulance. A competently trained and adequately staffed lifeguard staff was absolutely essential to my safety and security. Those guys saved my life. And they didn't even get my name. They simply strapped me to a back board, taped me into a cervical collar and put me onto the back of a truck. No thanks necessary.
That's of course after they had to slowly lift and walk my 285 pound fat ass frame about 100 yards and up a 2 foot sand embankment to a waiting truck.
My friends had to go back later to even let the guys know if I'd lived or died and give them my name. Heroes is a terribly overused word, but what other word would you use? People who save other people, asking nothing in return.
According to the Newport Lifeguard website, in 2010, Newport Beach saw over 7 million visitors and the Lifeguards had to perform over 2,000 rescues and 5,000 medical aids.
After a short truck ride, I was transported to an ambulance, still trembling and still barely able to move anything. I was then met by the EMTs who brought their own heroics to the episode.
I was shaking too badly to get an IV in me, but those guys did their jobs by calming me down. And the guy who was driving was hilarious.
They were all surfers, presumably, from the way they talked, and they were all very familiar with the type of injury I had suffered.
The guy on my right asked me calm, important questions like my name, age, location. "Do you know what's happened?"
"Yes, I was enjoying my first day of surfing, how did I do?"
"Pretty good, man, all the way up until you ended up in my ambulance. Can you move your feet for me?"
I moved my toes.
Then he said the most heroic thing you can ever hope to have enter your ears. "Perfect. You're going to be okay."
Once my friends and I heard that, it was on. The ambulance driver mentioned that I was surfing in water too shallow and then gave me a solid lesson for the next time I go near a beach, sometime when Hell freezes over, "Check your depth."
The ambulance guys also mentioned that this happens over 100 times a year – at this beach. And the E.R. workers later confirmed that at least five per year end up involving some sort of permanent paralysis.
Heroes is a phrase commonly attributed to sports stars, cheesy rock songs and comic book characters, but I don't think I'd ever honestly met a hero before, or been the benefit of a hero's actions. I can't say that any longer. Not only did I meet one hero, I met a dozen. The command of those fellas is what pulled me from the surf and kept my injuries from swelling and breaking my spine, then transporting me to the hospital – all with my best friends by my side – heroes, all of them.
Part 6 "When" and Part 7 "Then" posting Saturday.
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The drum set was an accident.
The couch and dining table wasn't and he was is grounded.
The dvd player I don't even know when she did that.
The only thing that has happened is my son dug his pencil into my brand new $1000 table and I have about 4 deep scratches on it. We can probably fix it to make it look better though. Other than that, they really haven't broken anything on purpose or on accident.
Actually my middle son who loves to play sports and can't quit bouncing his basketball broke two picture frames but they were only about $3. We have a huge wide open basement so I make him go down there now if its cold outside. -
My dogs, particularly my Boston "Terrorist" is worse than my kid. My youngest daughter nearly ruined the heated tile floor in my bathroom though, when she dropped a bottle of nail polish on it and it broke. It took an entire bottle of acetone, a sealant, and a housecall to make sure it wasn't ruined. Thankfully, it survived. But my Boston so far has dug up and destroyed carpet (in 3 places in my house!), chewed an expensive pair of Brooks running shoes, peed on 2 comforters (that dry cleaning could not fix), dug up my back yard, killed 2 pairs of iPhone ear buds, and plowed through the perimeter fence I put up to keep her out of my raised bed garden (ha! What was I thinking?) Oh, and when I read a reply above, it reminded me that when I first got her, she and my other dog knocked over and destroyed a lamp (and in the process, caused a major scratch in my end table), while playing chase. I got my Boston puppy after my oldest daughter moved out with her chihuahua mix because my dog was so lonely and heartbroken, I thought he needed a playmate.
My sofa. I have had to mend the slip covers on the cusions so many times I lost count, and don't get me started on the number of times I have had to scrub the sofa in the last 6 months, because they will come in from outside and sit on my sofa with their filthy clothes on. I have a rule that they have to change clothes if they are soild before they can sit on the furniture. The kids never follow this rule. My kids also ruined a my last dryer by sticking crayons in with the wet laundry when my back was turned. The crayons melted from the heat, and not only ruined the dryer, but and entire load of laundry. They lost access to their crayons for a week after that incident. My kids also destroyed my ipod by dropping it in a bucket of water (I was mopping the floor), and dd broke my cellphone by stepping on my purse. My purse was on the passager seat of the car and dd, for some reason, decided to climb into the front seat from the rear seat of the car while we were parked in a lot at a store. She stepped on my purse, and I heard a loud crunch. she broke the fliptop lid off the phone. I ended up having to order a new one. My kids have also broken several pairs of mine and dh's prescription glasses over the years. Those were not inexpensive to replace either, especially since the cost to replace them was not covered under our insurance plan.
My DD in one of her finer moments, while in a time out in her room, found her very loved teddy with a hole in it, and gutted it. In 4 minutes of time out she ripped every speck of fluff out of that poor little guy and it was all over her room.
My DS was unintentional. He had been sick, and starting to feel better, so he drank some apple juice way too fast and threw up on the ottoman, where my digital camera was sitting.
Leapster 2. He broke the pen. Thats about it. *knock on wood* He's never been very distructive. He's broken a few cheap toys but beyond that most of his stuff has always been in very good condition and only broke because its cheap or super old. He's 7.
Let me just say I hold no account on him being this way. He just don't have a destructive bone. It isn't because I taught him...
oh oh oh just remembered!!!
He scratched my glasses once! I was sleeping it was totally my fault he was like 4ish maybe 5 and he apparently grabbed them and snuck into another room and was playing with them. I was blind for a week while they were being replaced! Sucked! He got WICKED punished. I think I took every single toy he had for 3 days.
A lens for my Nikon. We were in Egypt over the summer and I had my bag on the dresser (limited space since we were staying with mil) and thought it was out of dd's reach. Dh was looking for something on the dresser and dd thought she was helping I guess and managed to grab the strap of my bag and pull it down onto the floor. I cried. It was my favorite and most used lens. If you know anything about Nikkor lenses, you know those babies aren't cheap.


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Wisconsin Court Approves Payments to Ambac Policyholders
Tiffany KaryAmbac Assurance Corp.'s segregated account won court approval to make cash payments of more than of 25 percent of on certain policies, the company said.
The payments will "maximize the cash reimbursements" and benefit all policyholders, Ambac said today in a statement. The order was approved in a Wisconsin state court, and Ambac expects the payments will begin this month, it said. Ambac in 2011 had court approval to pay claimants 25 percent of their losses in cash.
Ambac Assurance was the second-biggest U.S. bond insurer before the 2008 financial crisis, after which mounting claims spurred by mortgage defaults swamped the company with claims and threatened its viability.
In June 2012, Wisconsin's insurance commissioner secured court approval of cash payments to policyholders who had filed more than $3 billion in claims.
State Insurance Commissioner Theodore Nickel's office undertook rehabilitation of a segregated portfolio of Ambac policies covering as much as $50 billion in mortgage-backed securities and other corporate liabilities two years ago.
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I am anywhere between 4-7 week by week but 5 seems more average. at my worst, I was at 8-9.
I am anywhere between 4-7 week by week but 5 seems more average. at my worst, I was at 8-9.
i have no idea how i would know this...but...i know how bad 7's can be...heathwise and i've never been there. i do however have unhealthy patterns when i'm stressed in the form of avoidance...or just constant distraction etc
There can't be any large-scale revolution until there's a personal revolution, on an individual level. It's got to happen inside first.-Jim Morrison
I should preface this by saying that I usually view these types of hierarchies with healthy dose of skepticism. Unless backed by a good amount evidence, I take them to be little more than someone's opinion. These someones spent a lot of time on this obviously, but there are other people who have developed theories through a lot of thought. Keep in mind our own @Zang has developed his own rather detailed metagram, that many others on the forum see as being more valid than the Rizo-Hudson based enneagram.
I have the Riso-Hudson Peronality Types book, but it is at home (I am at work now). So I will use the enneagram institute website.
I struck through those things that I don't believe apply to me today (though could have in the past or in the future). I used bold font to emphasize what I believe applies most strongly to me today.Type Five—More Depth by Level
Healthy Levels
Level 1(At Their Best): Become visionaries, broadly comprehending the world while penetrating it profoundly. Open-minded, take things in whole, in their true context. Make pioneering discoveries and find entirely new ways of doing and perceiving things.
Level 2:Observe everything with extraordinary perceptiveness and insight. Most mentally alert,curious,searching intelligence: nothing escapes their notice. Foresight and prediction.Able to concentrate: become engrossed in what has caught their attention.
Level 3: Attain skillful mastery of whatever interests them. Excited by knowledge: often become expert in some field.Innovative and inventive, producing extremely valuable, original works. Highly independent, idiosyncratic, and whimsical.
Average Levels
Level 4: Begin conceptualizing and fine-tuning everything before acting—working things out in their minds: model building, preparing, practicing, and gathering more resources. Studious, acquiring technique. Become specialized, and often "intellectual," often challenging accepted ways of doing things.
Level 5: Increasingly detached as they become involved with complicated ideasor imaginary worlds. Become preoccupied with their visions and interpretations rather than reality.Are fascinated by off-beat, esoteric subjects, even those involving dark and disturbing elements. Detached from the practical world, a "disembodied mind," although high-strung and intense.
Level 6:Begin to take an antagonistic stance toward anything which would interfere with their inner world and personal vision.Become provocative and abrasive,with intentionally extreme and radical views.Cynical andargumentative.
Unhealthy Levels
Level 7: Become reclusive and isolated from reality, eccentricand nihilistic. Highly unstable and fearful of aggressions: they reject and repulse others and all social attachments.
Level 8:Get obsessed yet frightened by their threatening ideas, becoming horrified, delirious, and prey to gross distortions and phobias.
Level 9:Seeking oblivion, they may commit suicide or have a psychotic break with reality. Deranged, explosively self-destructive,with schizophrenic overtones. Generally corresponds to the Schizoid Avoidant and Schizotypal personality disorders.
Although the statement in bold font is level 4, there are far more words struck through at the healthier levels than at the less healthy levels. So I voted level 5.
Accept the past. Live for the present. Look forward to the future.
Robot Fusion
"As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance." John Wheeler
"[A] scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy." Richard Feynman
"[P]etabytes of [] data is not the same thing as understanding emergent mechanisms and structures." Jim Crutchfield
This is an excellent description of me, aside from the fact that I'm not entirely bedridden (although I do spend nearly half of my time in that state of nonexistence called sleep):
(From Enneagram Institute, on Fours) Level 7: When dreams fail, become self-inhibiting and angry at self, depressed and alienated from self and others, blocked and emotionally paralyzed. Ashamed of self, fatigued and unable to function.
Whenever I find myself getting close to someone, I also find myself lapsing into behaviors associated with type Two (generally average to average-high type Two, although one nasty "friendship" had me plummeting toward the less healthy levels of that type), just as Enneagram theory predicts will happen to an unhealthy Four.
[ Ni > Ti > Fe > Fi > Ne > Te > Si > Se ][ 4w5 sp/sx ][ RLOAI ][ IEI-Ni ]
I'm so moody that I can see myself in levels 2-5 just in the past year. I have level 2 moments where I shine & 5 moments where I invent tragedy in my head or wallow in real tragedy longer than necessary.
However, considering all the stress I've had the past few years & how I've handled myself, then I'd say I'm at about a level 3-4 consistently. I think the make-or-break moments made me, so I've grown; that's really how enneagram levels work, as far as I know. My ego is less restricted in many ways; I feel less threatened to go out of my comfort zone. The low moments are moods more than over all emotional health, and the moods are recognized as such, not as reality.
I suppose I will vote level 4, then, as I'd rather not overestimate myself. I don't know if I'm really "healthy". It feels like it might be delusional to say so....
Level 3: Highly personal, individualistic, "true to self." Self-revealing, emotionally honest, humane. Ironic view of self and life: can be serious and funny, vulnerable and emotionally strong.
Level 4: Take an artistic, romantic orientation to life, creating a beautiful, aesthetic environment to cultivate and prolong personal feelings. Heighten reality through fantasy, passionate feelings, and the imagination.
"Charlotte sometimes dreams a wall around herself. But it's always with love - So much love it looks like everything else. Charlotte Sometimes - So far away, glass sealed and pretty." - The Cure
INFP | 4w5 sp/sx - 451| RLUEI - Primary Inquisitive
I'm usually between a 3 and 5 on the health levels. I'm never quite allowed to descend into madness.
Oh wait, I meant " "
eNFJ 4w3 sx/so 468 tritype
Neutral Good
EII-Fi subtype, Ethical/Empath, Delta/Beta
RLUEI, Choleric/Melancholic
AIS Holland code
Researcher: VDI-P
The 2 description sounds like me, though re: Ones, the 2 and 3 descriptions are very similar to one another. I chose 2 because its word choice is almost exactly what I would say, if asked what I strive to be like: "Wish to be rational, reasonable, self-disciplined, mature, moderate in all things."
4/5 sounds like me in my early teens, and 6 sounds like how people who didn't like me, in my early teens, might have described me.
ESTJ - LSE - ESTj (mbti/socionics)Originally Posted by Nørrsken impersonating EJCC
1w2/7w6/3w4 so/sx (enneagram)
lawful good (D&D) / ravenclaw + wampus (HP) / boros legion (M:TG)
conscientious > sensitive > serious (oldham)
want to ask me something? go for it!
I'd say my typical range is between 3-5, sometimes down to 6/7, sometimes up to 2. I'd say for the most part I'm right around 4.
I'm at around level 8 of Type 4 these days. Working my way back up slowly.
I was disintegrated to 2 for a very long time without realizing it. I also spent some time at average 1.


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Our specimen today is a minor Cold War thriller called Diplomatic Courier, in which aging heart-throb Tyrone Power runs around for 90 minutes in search of a McGuffin (microfilm of secret plans to something or other). We witness him jumping on and off trains, falling in water and being fished out, and getting in and out of numerous jams while negotiating the advances of a stylish American widow (scene-stealing Patricia Neal) and the multi-layered alibis of a sultry communist double or triple agent (Hildegarde Neff, all tears and long blonde hair).
The film is produced and co-written by Casey Robinson, a major scripter of classic 1940s melodramas and later TV work such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He also wrote Fritz Lang's While the City Sleeps. Had Hitchcock directed Diplomatic Courier, it would have strung one silken setpiece after another as our hero ran from pillar to post to clear his name from the shadow of suspicion, which isn't the case here. Lang would have amped up a fatalistic sense of a duplicitous and weary world and given the viewer much less of a moral orientation.
Instead, the director is Henry Hathaway, whose accent is on slickly handled action. It comes at the end of his postwar string of semi-documentary thrillers, mostly patriotic in theme, shot in real locations and introduced by stentorian narrators who solemnly announce the efficacy of tax dollars at work. The opening scenes try to impress us with faceless bureaucrats in their hive-like offices, busily decoding teletypes and projecting them on screens in the latest high-tech approach. While Hathaway's earlier thrillers were shot in the U.S., this one enjoys his farthest-flung locations, mostly in Trieste, and he and photographer Lucian Ballard make the most of this picturesque and unfamiliar production value.
These locales, the array of minor players (including Karl Malden, an uncredited Lee Marvin, and an eyeblink Charles Bronson), and Hathaway's sense of pace and timing keep the clock ticking in a manner that's always pleasant and professional, yet finally feels average and unlikely to stick in the memory. Actually, the most surprising and memorable detail is the proof that there were already nightclub performers in drag imitating Carmen Miranda and Bette Davis; this is surely the first movie to quote Davis' "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night," a line less than two years old at the time of filming.
'Steep' Loves Its Mountains
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"SSX wanted you to fight its mountains, Steep wants you to love its mountains.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Can the USC Trojans football team return to respectability in 2013?
At this time last year, after an impressive finish to the 2011 season (10-2 record), possessing Robert Woods and Marquise Lee two of the best Wide Receivers in the country Heisman Trophy aspirations for QB Matt Barkley, the USC Trojans viewed as a loaded team on the rise with enough talent to put an end to the SEC's streak of six BCS National Championships.
The Trojans started the season as the Pre-Season number one team according to the Associated Press. USC suffered some key injuries, their lack of depth exposed and a team with high expectations and a lot of promise plummeted losing five of their last six games finishing the disappointing 2012 campaign at 7-6.
USC became the second ever Pre-Season number one to finish the season unranked since the 1964 Ole Miss team and first to lose six games. Several teams played faster than the Trojans and ran far more plays, USC ranked 83rd in the nation in total number of plays ran.
USC Athletic Director Pat Haden has stated that Head Coach Lane Kiffin is not on the hot seat although several people would argue that, present company included. Kiffin is the most scrutinized coach in the country. Kiffin and USC need to have a bounce back season. The difference between good and bad teams is concentrating on the little things.
Lane Kiffin made changes on the coaching staff; Clay Helton is the Offensive Coordinator, former Defensive Coordinator Monte Kiffin, Lane's Dad, stepped down to avoid the awkward feeling of being fired by his son.
The elder Kiffin, now the Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator, replaced by Clancy Pendergast who was the Defensive Coordinator at the University of California for the last three years. Pendergast has seen a lot of spread offenses and his defenses have consistently disrupted the scheme and shut down the run.
These are two of the areas that seemed to befuddle Monte Kiffin. For Lane Kiffin to stay on as the Head Coach and for the USC Football program to return to respectability several things need to happen:
1) USC needs to post a 6-3 or 7-2 conference record and win eight or more games.
2) Kiffin must choose a quarterback - Max Wittek completed 36 of the 69 passes for 388 yards and three touchdowns in two starts in 2012. Wittek will get his hands on the keys first in 2013. The team has to get efficient QB play from him while developing depth behind him.
3) Take care of the ball - The Trojan passing game was one of their strengths, ranking in the top 10 or top 30 in all major categories, but committed way too many turnovers. In their six losses the Trojans lost 19 turnovers. USC ranked in the top ten nationally in interceptions and lost fumbles. Turnovers have a huge impact on games and as USC found out on a season.
4) Control the line of scrimmage - The prevailing thought by many was the USC could not defend the spread offenses. Defensively USC was able to limit the big running plays, but still struggled mightily against the run versus teams that knew how to attack their defense, allowing 7.1 yards per carry to Oregon, 5.5 to Stanford and 5.3 to Notre Dame.
5) Commit to the Running game – Wow, feels strange saying that the school formerly known as Tailback U needs to run the ball. The Trojans averaged 5.5 yards per carry, 150 yards per game, but ran for only 1,958 yards on the season which ranked 72nd in the nation. In the seven wins USC ran for 1,311 yards. The Trojans offensive line returns four of their top five players and has a total of 85 starts. The Trojans need to get back to being physical enough on both sides of the ball to handle whatever challenge before them.
6) Convert on 3rd down – The turnovers contributed mightily to the team not converting more on third down, but the real culprits were their inconsistent running game and not being able to control the line of scrimmage. The result was the USC Trojans ranking 110th in the nation at converting on third down.
The Trojans have 15 returning starters, better depth at most positions than in 2012 and a new aggressive defensive scheme. USC will have lower expectations in 2013; they avoid Oregon and host both Stanford and UCLA.
Bottom Line: If Lane Kiffin and company can correct their above mentioned mistakes USC could become one of the surprise teams of 2013 post a 10-3 record and receive an At-Large bid to play in the Fiesta Bowl against the number one team in the Big 12. If the above issues are not resolved; USC could post another 7-6 record and the program will be searching for another Head Coach.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Lane Kiffin –One hurdle cleared four more to overcome
Lane Kiffin's return to USC was not a well-received move in 2010. There were literally two factions of people; those that felt the Kiffin received too much too soon and was not worthy of leading the USC Football program and those that felt that it was great to bring a former Trojan back into the fold.
The above-mentioned factions quickly turned into people in two categories fans or detractors. Kiffin won eight games in year one, but lost to Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington and Notre Dame. NCAA sanctions, Injuries and youth are all factors, but the fact remains that BCS football is a results based business. Kiffin is in a win now situation.
The Notre Dame game was a 'move-the-needle' game for Lane Kiffin. Imagine a meter if you will, USC fans and alumni moving the needle in said meter one-way or the other. The interesting question before the Notre Dame game was if USC fans and Alumni felt that Lane Kiffin was the right person for the job now and for the future of the program.
Many people responded 'no' to the above-mentioned question. USC has a tough Pac 12 conference schedule to deal with every year. However, the fact remains that as a Trojan, you attend USC to beat Notre Dame and UCLA.
Several of Kiffin's detractors felt that Notre Dame's Brian Kelly was the better coach in the match up. More detractors felt that Notre Dame with a more senior-laden team would beat USC because of their experience. Many will judge Lane Kiffin's success or failure against the success of his predecessor Pete Carroll. The same guy that several of Lane Kiffin's detractors thought was the wrong choice at thttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhe time.
USC won 30 – 17 on the road as a 9.5 point underdog in South Bend in front of national audience, a signature win for Lane Kiffin. Head Coach Lane Kiffin and staff had USC poised and ready to beat the Irish. QB Matt Barkley WR's Robert Woods and Marquise Lee were solid in the passing attack. Woods has produced an amazing 72 catches for 902 yards and 8 TD's on the season. Surprisingly, the running back tandem of Marc Tyler and Curtis McNeal produced 175 yards and balance for the offense. Kiffin was able to get WR/RB George Farmer the number one recruit in the nation innvolved to show his potential.
In the 83rd edition and first night game of a rivalry that dates back to 1926 it was USC that turned out the lights. USC is 6-1 on the season; more importantly, Kiffin's record is 14-6. Several big games remain on the 2011 schedule, but the fact of the matter is that Lane Kiffin is the right person for the job.
The next challenge on the schedule for the Trojans the #6 ranked 7-0 Stanford Cardinal at the Coliseum as a 7.5-point underdog. The headline match up, Andrew Luck vs. Matt Barkley, the better team and QB will win this game. The Cardinal is one of the most dominant teams in college football. Stanford has the second best offense in the country, scoring-wise. The Cardinal uses a trio of versatile Tight Ends on offense capable of making plays in the passing game and as in-line blockers, but controls the clock and the game with their dominant running game. The Trojans have won one of their last four games against Stanford after going 5-0 from 2002-2006.
The hits keep coming, after the nationally televised match up against Stanford; the Trojans face some huge challenges. Against the Washington Huskies at the Coliseum on November 12 (thanks to two field goals former USC offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian is 2-0 against his former team). On the road in front of 54,000 at Autzen Stadium against the Oregon Ducks on November 19 (Oregon has outscored USC 100-52 in the last two years) and closing the season against the UCLA Bruins at the Coliseum. Lane Kiffin and the young USC Trojans still have a lot to prove and continue to work at the task at hand taking it one game at a time.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
2011 NFL Mock Draft: How the Oakland Raiders Will Move the Crowd
When NFL business begins for the 2011 season, the Oakland Raiders have holes to fill. The Raiders could lose Nnamdi Asomugha, Robert Gallery, Michael Huff, Langston Walker and Khalif Barnes to free agency.
There is still a slight possibility that Asomugha could return upon the start of league business. The offensive line needs improvement. The Raiders are without a first round pick, but are still able to add two of the top-100 players to their roster.
Round 2: Cornerback Ras-I-Dowling-6'1" 199 pounds
Dowling was a team captain that has displayed great character, an experienced corner rarely caught out of position, even against double-moves mainly because of top instincts and vision. At his pro day, Dowling answered questions about his health and pure speed. Dowling is a tall, athletic, confident corner that boasts fluidity, quick feet, body control, excellent tackling ability and ball skills.
The choice should be between QB Colin Kaepernick, CB Jimmy Smith, CB Davon House, WR Titus Young, S Rahim Moore, C Stefan Wisniewski, Guard Ben Ijalana, OT James Carpenter and TE Kyle Rudolph. Five of the nine might not fall to the 48th pick.
My reasoning for the selection is simple, acquire a player that can provide the most immediate impact at a need position. I would have no problem with Oakland selecting QB Colin Kaepernick. However, since 2005, 47-percent of the cornerbacks on NFL two-deep rosters are first and second round selections.
Round 3: Guard Marcus Cannon-6'5" 358 pounds
Cannon is massive, with broad shoulders, long arms and top-15 type talent. It could be an expensive cab ride for defenders to get around him at right tackle. Strong anchor, almost never bull-rushed, has quick feet and is nimble for his size. Cannon has elite size, strength and enough athleticism to drive defenders back and dominate in the running game.
Cannon has great balance, and carries his weight well. The best attribute about Cannon is that he is never on the ground.
The choice should be between NT Kendrick Ellis, OG Clint Boling, OT James Brewer, C Brandon Fusco, OLB Dontay Moch, CB Curtis Marsh, OT Orlando Franklin and WR Edmund Gates. My reasoning for selecting Cannon was his versatility (ability to play Guard or Tackle) and immediate impact on the offensive line.
Round 4: Guard John Moffitt-6'4" 314 pounds
Moffitt is an elite run blocker in terms of his mobility and hand placement. This former Badger started 42 out of a possible 45 games at three positions. Moffitt's phone-booth quickness, mobility and footwork show the makings of a longtime NFL starter.
Moffitt has the ability to be stout at the point of attack, reach linebackers, safeties on the second level and eliminate them. The former Badger anchors well against even against the strongest nose tackles when man-up in pass protection.
The choice should be between ILB Kelvin Sheppard, NT Kendrick Ellis, WR Jeremy Kerley, WR Vincent Brown, WR Greg Little, S DeAndre McDaniel, S Quinton Carter, CB Kendric Burney and.
Moffitt is the choice, due to his value, versatility and immediate impact on the offensive line. Moffitt could be a Pro Bowl steal as a mid-round pick. If Moffitt were off the board, I would consider Kelvin Sheppard, but select Kendrick Ellis.
Round 5: Free Safety Deunta Williams-6'1" 215 pounds
Williams has good size, length and instincts for the free safety position. Suffering a broken leg in his teams bowl game this year will cause him to drop on some draft boards allowing the Raiders to acquire a steal if he checks out medically. As a former top-ranked wide receiver recruit he understands offensive concepts. Williams is a solid tackler. Williams' benefited from a dominant pass rush early in his career. This former Tar Heel's size and athleticism make him an intriguing prospect.
The choice should be between FS Jerrard Tarrant, S Eric Hagg, S Tyler Sash and OLB Ross Homan. If Williams were off the board, I would select NT Kendrick Ellis.
Round 6: Quarterback Ricki Stanzi-6'4" 221 pounds
Stanzi is a pro-style passer with a good frame for the position. This former Hawkeye is smart with outstanding size and toughness. He stands tall in the pocket and has a compact, over-the-top delivery. Stanzi has fluid footwork in 3-, 5-, 7-step drops.
This three-year starter in the Big 10 has adequate arm strength, but it able to put some zip on short and intermediate throws when he steps into it. The former senior from Iowa will have to do a better job of reading defenses and making better decisions before starting. Stanzi possesses the requisite leadership traits and toughness to develop into a solid NFL starter.
The choice should be between DT Ian Williams, FB Henry Hynoski, G/RT Mike Person and QB Pat Devlin
Round 7: Wide Receiver Lester Jean -6'3" 211 pounds
Jean has prototypical size and speed for the position. Will go over the middle make the catch and take the hit. Jean uses his body to shield defenders on slants and in-routes. Jean tracks throws over either shoulder or over his head. Jean worked hard to improve his game and FAU's offensive MVP earned a trip to the East-West Shrine game and the Scouting Combine.
The choice should be between TE Andre Smith, Guard Bryant Browning, and C Ryan Bartholomew
Round 7: Outside Linebacker Jabara Williams-6'1" 230 pounds
Williams was the Conference Defensive Player of the year had three straight 100-tackle seasons. Williams is very fluid, athletic with good speed, acceleration and instincts. Williams is quick to diagnose plays and solid in coverage.
The choice should be between DT David Carter, SS Shiloh Keo, C J.C. Brignone, and RB Allen Bradford.
The list of un-drafted free agents the Raiders could acquire to fill other roster needs. WR Kris Adams, TE Andre Smith – Virginia Tech, TE Evan Frosch – TCU and TE Richard Gordon – Miami. CB Korey Lindsey – Southern Illinois, OG Bryant Browning – Ohio State, LT Willie Smith – UCF and OLB Bruce Miller – UCF. FS Tejay Johnson – TCU, FS Mark LeGree – Appalachian State and WR Ricardo Lockette – Fort Valley State.
This mock draft addresses the major holes on the Raiders at the Cornerback, Guard, Tackle, Safety and Quarterback. The un-drafted free agents provide competition at other need positions.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
How the Lockout will affect the 2011 NFL Draft
The labor dispute has changed several things. The dispute has added the term 'courtroom football' to the football vernacular and added April 6, 2011 as an important date on the NFL's off-season calendar. The labor dispute should come as no surprise and a lockout in 2011 was imminent prior to the start of the 2010 season.
'Brady v. NFL' has started, all we know at this point is that U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson wants the case to remain in her court and has urged both sides to return the bargaining table.
However, it will be weeks before we all hear Nelson's ruling. Two things are for certain—the draft will start and finish before said ruling and that the process could easily drag on for a while.
In the NFL there are normally three ways to improve your football team 1) veteran free agency 2) the Draft 3) signing un-drafted free agents. The lockout has effectively cut those options down to two.
The league granted a record 56 underclassmen special eligibility for the 2011 draft, exceeding last years record-tying 53. This has added depth to a draft class that does not have a true no.1 talent. That ship sailed the moment Stanford QB Andrew Luck made the decision to remain a Cardinal.
The lockout presents an interesting conundrum. The lockout has caused teams to view members of a weak quarterback class in a different light. Seven of the teams with a top-10 pick in the 2011 draft have a big need at quarterback.
The question is what team is going to reach for a QB?
There are six teams with new head coaches. A new head coach has to find his guy at the QB position. The two are, in a sense, married to each other—although the coach and general manager need to be on the same page as well. Some teams have to replace veterans with drafted players.
When you remove the option of adding a veteran quarterback via trade before the draft, the task of a QB needy team is simple, you must land one in the draft. A team could 'trade up' using draft picks. The fact of the matter is, due to the lockout, it is imperative that every team focus more on NEED in every round.
A team with a top-ten selection in the draft has a difficult task ahead of them. This is the drafts most expensive neighborhood. There are only five positions a team should draft with a top-ten pick; 1) A franchise Quarterback 2) A franchise Left Tackle 3) An elite Pass Rusher 4) A Shutdown Cornerback 5) A top-five Running Back.
We have seen teams swing and miss at the top of the first round year in and year out. It is impossible to think that this year will be different. A mistake with a high selection and it could set the franchise back for years.
Imagine, if in 2005, then head coach Mike Nolan and the 49ers brass pulled the trigger on local kid QB Aaron Rodgers instead of QB Alex Smith. The 49ers are just one of at least 13 other teams that had a need at QB in 2005. Mike Nolan is no longer a head coach and Alex Smith will be playing in a different city when league business begins.
In 2006, the Tennessee Titans were in need of a quarterback. Everyone in the organization wanted to draft Matt Leinart except for owner Bud Adams. Adams is from Houston, Texas and he wanted Vince Young.
At that time, Norm Chow was the Titans offensive coordinator. Chow was the offensive coordinator at the University of Southern California from 2001-2004. If the Titans pulled the trigger on the USC quarterback, Leinart would have hit the ground running playing in the same offense in college and as a professional.
After 16+ seasons, Jeff Fisher is no longer coaching the Titans. As soon as league business begins, Vince Young will no longer be a Titan. How ironic is it that Leinart is a back up QB in Houston?
If Vince Young can clean up his act and display more maturity, he will have to continue to develop in another city.
Friday, April 8, 2011
2011 NFL Draft: Rush Linebackers
These college players were the guys' once known as 'tweeners'. These NFL prospects primarily played Defensive End in college, but did not have to size to play the position in the NFL. These prospects possess the athleticism to play the Outside Linebacker position and make an impact as a pass rusher.
To play Defensive End in the NFL the optimum size is 6' 5" 285 lbs. 3 - 4 scheme calls for run-stopping power ends with more size than speed, quickness, and short area explosion.
The players that do not possess the above-mentioned size are in for a position change at the next level.
The optimum size for a Rush Linebacker in a 3-4 is 6' 3" 255 lbs. The Rush Linebackers are a team's primary pass rushers, but they must be big enough to hold up at the line of scrimmage. Outside linebackers must have the strength to shed blocks, the speed to make plays from sideline to sideline and the athletic ability to play in zone or man coverage. A Rush Linebacker has to be able to come off the ball low to the ground and bend.
The 3-4 or "30" front, popular in the NFL, has started sprouting around the college landscape. Former NFL coaches leading college football programs have been good for the league. NFL teams employing the 3-4 had difficulty projecting college defensive ends to the Rush Linebacker position because few colleges ran the scheme.
In general, pro-style college programs have produced the most NFL-ready prospects. Defensively schools like Georgia, Alabama, Ohio State, USC, and Miami come to mind. This is where the SEC has shined.
The NFL scouting community took notice when Nick Saban took over at the University of Alabama. The more coaches like Saban teach the scheme and develop talent the better job evaluators can do projecting college players to the NFL.
Almost every year, these are the guys that grab lots of headlines going into the draft and have phenomenal showing at the NFL combine and on their schools pro day.
Fifteen teams in the NFL employ the 3-4 scheme. Since 2001, six of the 10 Super Bowl winners ran a 3-4 scheme as their base defense. The most desirable traits NFL teams seek in OLB prospects…
Instincts: The ability to find the ball, read play-action and mis-direction, and quickly recognize whether to play the run or drop into coverage.
Range: Outside linebackers operate in space and must be able to get depth in their drops and cover backs-sometimes even receivers-in the slot. They must have enough speed, range to flow to the ball, and chase down backs from sideline to sideline.
Athletic Ability: A rush linebacker has to be a more accomplished pass rusher. A rush linebacker has to come off the ball low to the ground and bend. Ideally, he has to have rare athletic ability.
Hall of famer Lawrence Taylor made this position famous, but today's prototypes are James Harrison, Clay Matthews Jr., Lamar Woodley, Terrell Suggs, Shawn Phillips, DeMarcus Ware and Brian Orapko.
In this draft, here are the top Rush Linebackers who are rare, physical specimens who have demonstrated the ability to cause havoc:
1) Von Miller - OLB Texas A&M 6' 2" 240 lbs.
2) Robert Quinn – North Carolina OLB/DE 6' 5" 270 lbs.
3) Akeem Ayers – OLB UCLA 6' 3" 255 lbs.
4) Aldon Smith – Missouri OLB/DE 6' 5" 255 lbs.
5) Justin Houston – OLB Georgia 6' 3" 258 lbs.
6) Ryan Kerrigan – Purdue 6' 4" 263 lbs.
7) Jabaal Sheard – Pittsburgh 6' 3" 255 lbs.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Super Bowl XLV Will be a match up of Dick LeBeau vs. Dom Capers
The moment that the conference championship games were set, there was a chance that that at least one team that ran a 3-4 defense as their base defense would once again compete for a championship. The first championship game between teams that used, the 3-4 as their base defense, was Super Bowl XV when the Oakland Raiders beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 in 1980.
Fifteen teams in the league use the 3-4 as their base defense. The Houston Texans will raise that number to 16 in 2011. There are rumors that the Oakland Raiders will increase the league total to 17. The Bears and Vikings are the only teams in the league to never use the 3-4 as their base defense.
Bud Wilkinson is widely recognized as the father of the 3-4 defensive front. Wilkinson devised the scheme at the University of Oklahoma in the 1940s. However, Chuck Fairbanks is the person credited with importing the scheme to the NFL. Fairbanks' schemes greatly influenced winning teams long after he retired such as the N.Y Giants, New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Steelers have used the 3-4 as their base defense since 1982, ironically one year after Hall of Fame defensive tackle Joe Greene and defensive end L.C. Greenwood retired. Pittsburgh, among others, have also used 2-4-5 & 1-5-5 alignments both variants of the 3-4 scheme.
Hall of Famer Dick LeBeau was the defensive backfield coach while Dom Capers was the defensive coordinator in Pittsburgh. Dom Capers was the defensive coordinator from 1992-1994 before leaving to become the head coach of the Carolina Panthers. Once Dom Capers departed for the Panthers Dick LeBeau, became the defensive coordinator.
These two old friends will be the featured bout of the evening. Defense wins championships and it is what will decide Super Bowl 45. Super Bowl 45 will be a closer game than people realize. The fact that the coordinators know each other and the scheme both teams will run Super Bowl 45 could easily come to what defense executes better.
The Packers defense has been awesome since switching to the 3-4. The Steelers happen to be the best 3-4 defense in the league. Pittsburgh has instinctive playmakers at every level of their defense. The Packers have several playmakers on their defense as well.
Both offenses can move the football and a led by outstanding quarterbacks. The Steelers are fundamentally sound, excellent tacklers, will not be fooled and simply do an excellent job of figuring out what an offense is trying to do to them and stopping them.
The championship will have a noticeable Steeler feel to it. Former Steeler players Kevin Greene and Darren Perry are position coaches for the Packers. The Steelers and Packers possess the two best defenses in the league.
The scheme is the same for both teams. You can say that both teams are working off the same script. The Steelers and Packers rank first and second in points and sacks, second and fifth in total yards.
The Steelers are first in the league in run defense; which means that Pittsburgh shouldn't have any problem shutting down the Green Bay running game making the Packers one dimensional.
However, that one dimension the Green Bay passing game is one of the leagues best. An excellent way to attack a 3-4 defense is to place the four linebackers in coverage as oppose to having them playing downhill and rushing the quarterback. The Packers can put four talented receivers on the field and spread the defense out.
These two teams had a 73-point shootout in 2009 won by the Steelers. This game will not be a shootout. The team that executes better on defense, is balanced on offense and wins the turnover battle will win this game.
As a football fan, I am saddened that this will be the last game of the season. Before you settle in to watch the spectacle that is Super Bowl 45 at a sports bar, Super Bowl party at a friend's home or at your home don't forget to thank Eugene Polley & Robert Adler.
These guys invented the remote control and made it possible to comfortably raise the volume on your TV from your favorite chair. The remote has become a close friend most guys are accused of having a death-grip on. While controlling your remote control this Sunday prepare to enjoy a low scoring defensive battle to end the year.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Will 2011 be the year that Tim Brown gets a call from the Hall
The NFL released the finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2011 on January 10 2011. The 44-member selection committee will meet on February 5, 2011 in North Texas. Tim Brown must receive a minimum positive vote of 80 percent.
Tim Brown won the Heisman trophy and Walter Camp award in 1987. Brown was the first wide receiver to win the Heisman. The Notre Dame Graduate drafted sixth overall by the Los Angeles Raiders in 1988. Brown was the first wide receiver off the board.
The multi talented wide receiver/returner came into the league and made an immediate impact. Brown led the league in kickoff returns, return yards, average yards per return in addition to making 43 catches for 725 yards and scoring five touchdowns.
The Dallas, Texas native was a nine-time Pro Bowl selection. Brown played in 255 games finished his career with 1,094 receptions, 14, 934 receiving yards and 100 touchdowns.
It is a known fact that Tim Brown was one of the best wide receivers in College Football and NFL history. Brown was a member of the NFL 1990's All-Decade team. Brown posted an NFL record 75 receptions in 10 straight seasons. There are currently three members of the 12-round 1988 draft in the Hall of Fame; Tim Brown is attempting to take his rightful place as the fourth.
Although denied in year one Brown became eligible for enshrinement in 2010. Understandable when you consider the traffic jam of accomplished receiver candidates awaiting entry such as Jerry Rice, Andre Reed and Chris Carter.
The College Football Hall of Fame inducted "Touchdown Timmy" in 2010. This is the second year of eligibility for Tim Brown, the man known simply as, Mr. Raider. Brown spent 15 of his 16 years in the NFL proudly wearing silver and black in Los Angeles and Oakland.
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I forgot to mention that 5 of us brought our sewing machines with us on our recent trip. I almost finished a whole quilt top while I was there. I finished it yesterday, here it is:
I'm pretty excited about this one. See, I was super excited about the re-release of Flea Market Fancy because I only had a few of the original prints, and I have been in love with the collection since seeing some quilts made by guild members. I usually don't like to take a fabric collection and use only those prints in a quilt, I generally like to mix 'n match between collections and colors. There's just something about FMF that looks so complete on it's own without interference.
So I couldn't go and order a whole FQ set or anything because I just didn't have any extra in the "fabric spending" account at that time, but I was totally excited to find a shop that was selling 10" square (layer cake sized) sets of the whole collection. I quickly decided it was a worthwhile (small) expense that would get me a piece of the whole set. I laid them all out and drooled over them, and petted them a bit.
At the time I was working on the Portland Peel template set with Rachel, and was soooooo excited to see that the tester template set (hot off the laser cutter) fit all 3 pieces perfectly on the 10" squares. So I cut. Yes, the whole stack! It actually took no time at all. Look at the seriously minor waste from cutting up in that top left corner of the pic - barely a 1"x1.5" rectangle was the biggest piece of waste. I was so determined to use every bit.
Flash forward several busy months, and I was looking around my sewing space for a quick project to sew up while I was in Sisters for the quilt show. I found the lovely cut stack of FMF, grabbed a big piece of some white(ish) fabric to go with it, and some templates, and off I went.
Even through all the chatting and margaritas I was able to piece most of this quilt while I was there, and I just put the blocks together yesterday. It's a bit of a wrinkly mess, but I just love how it turned out. There's 2 squares for each FMF print, I feel like I got alot of mileage out of that 'layer cake'.
Oh, and here's my quilt hanging at the Sisters show.... can't believe I forgot to post this pic yesterday.
Oh, and here's my artichoke plant in full bloom! Artichokes are pretty crazy aren't they? I'm always amazed. We ate 7 HUGE artichokes from this plant and I left the 2 biggest ones to bloom because they're so gorgeous.
Cheers all!
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"If we were supposed to talk more than listen we would have been given two mouths and one ear." – Mark Twain
Sometimes people do not listen. Mark Twain knew what he was talking about. People like to talk instead of listening. I try to teach my kids this point. But people (and my kids) think they know better.
Change is hard. I know that and I am patient. But something is really amiss when it comes to the healthcare industry.
The industry has a rich history in compliance. Healthcare companies have years of experience in responding to aggressive government enforcement. This is not a new trend and only will continue as the government role in healthcare will continue to increase.
But the industry has been slow to recognize the importance of empowering Chief Compliance Officers. It is a black mark on the industry and unless the trend changes there will be serious consequences. HHS has made it clear that it expects companies to create an independent CCO, allocate sufficient resources to compliance, and provide direct access to the board of directors.
The government in all of its settlements requires healthcare companies to separate the CCO from the legal office and then adequately fund the compliance office. In a 2010 survey, the Healthcare Compliance Association found that 20 percent of responding companies housed the CCO outside of the general counsel's office. (Interestingly, the 2010 HCCA survey found that there was little prospect that the industry would change the role of CCOs in its organizations).
But that is only the first question to be answered – the second, and more important question, is what authority and resources has been given to the CCO? My answer to this, which admittedly is based on anecdotal evidence from clients, contacts and others in the industry, is that the healthcare industry has a dismal record in empowering CCOs within the organization.
Why has the industry been slow to respond? Why are legal officers continuing to wear two hats – legal and compliance? Why are Chief Compliance Officers continuing to report directly to legal officers? Why are Chief Compliance Officers suffering from backwater authority and inadequate resources?
If you follow this issue, financial institutions, Fortune 500 companies, and others are embracing change and empowering CCOs. They recognize the immediate improvement to compliance, the clear message that CCO empowerment sends to a company, and the importance of such a structural change to a culture of compliance.
There are too may CCOs working at hospitals, subservient to legal officers, and with limited resources and a restricted mandate to ensure compliance. Hospitals are prime culprits when it comes to this issue.
The Justice Department already has announced its intention to focus civil and criminal enforcement against hospitals. Instead of responding to this clear risk; hospitals are sitting on their hands and waiting for the bomb to drop.
It is unfortunate but sometimes change only occurs after organizations are prosecuted and individuals are sent to jail or excluded from the industry. I have seen this television show all too often, a company sits on its hands, waits and then suffers devastating consequences. The management team is quickly cleaned out and a new team is brought in with the message to make sure compliance is a priority. Hopefully, the healthcare industry will wake up and address this issue.
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Sandy Gore
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Born | Sydney, Australia |
28 June 1950
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | George Miller (m. 1985; div. 1992) |
Sandy Gore (born 28 June 1950) is an Australian film, stage and television actress. She has worked extensively for the Sydney Theatre Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company.
On television, Gore appeared in the hit series Prisoner in 1980, as Kay White, the payroll-embezzling accountant at Andrew Reynold's factory who met a sticky end when her gambling addiction gets the better of her. Also, she has starred in the 1991 mini-series Brides of Christ[1] and had guest roles in TV series such as Grass Roots and Farscape. She played Heckla in the 1992 children's sci-fi series Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left. She also appeared as Anja in Paws and as a guest role in Rafferty's Rules.
She was nominated three times for the Australian Film Institute Award (now AACTA Awards) for Best Supporting Actress, for her work in the Australian films Norman Loves Rose (1982), Undercover (1983) and Street Hero (1984). She also appeared in A Cry in the Dark / Evil Angels'' (1988), Lorenzo's Oil (1992) and in the epic film Australia (2008)[2][3]
Her stage roles include an acclaimed performance in the play Wit in 2001.[4] She played Baptista in the 2009 Australian tour of The Taming of the Shrew with the Bell Shakespeare Company, while in 2010, she was cast as Maria in the Sydney theatre company production of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, alongside Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh and reprised the role in 2012, when it transferred to New York at the New York City Center theatre.
Selected filmography[edit]
- The Lady from Peking (1975)
- A Cry In The Dark (1988)
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United States Patent Application | 20110302457 |
Kind Code | A1 |
Cutler; Kevin Scott ;   et al. | December 8, 2011 |
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a subscriber profile repository (SPR) for determining a subscriber associated with a set of subscription identifiers. The subscriber profile repository may include: an interface which receives a subscriber profile request including at least one subscription identifier; a subscriber record database that includes a set of subscription identifiers; a subscriber record cache that contains a subset of the records contained in the subscriber record database; and a search manager that queries the subscriber record cache using each subscription identifier and queries the subscriber record database when the subscriber record cache does not contain a record matching a subscription identifier. The SPR may also include a results manager that compares subscriber records and updates the cache when a result is found in the subscriber records database. Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by the SPR and a machine-readable medium including instructions for an SPR.
Inventors: | Cutler; Kevin Scott; (Carp, CA) ; Holierhoek; Hubert; (Ottawa, CA) |
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Alcatel-Lucent Canada. Inc. Ottawa CA |
Serial No.: | 794100 |
Series Code: | 12 |
Filed: | June 4, 2010 |
Current U.S. Class: | 714/48; 707/769; 707/E17.014; 714/E11.025 |
Class at Publication: | 714/48; 707/769; 707/E17.014; 714/E11.025 |
International Class: | G06F 17/30 20060101 G06F017/30; G06F 11/07 20060101 G06F011/07 |