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What can I do to regain custody of my daughter?
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In 1995 I gave custody of my daughter to a relative of her father because I could not care for her. I never gave up my rights, there was a visitation order. She eventually stop letting me see my daughter and told her I wanted nothing to do with her. I recently got back in contact with my daughter who is now 16. I found out that someone else was given custody of her by the lady I gave custody to. Can she legally do this without my involvement? What can I do to regain custody of my daughter? She wants to come live with me.
You should make contact with the person who now has legal custody of your daughter. I would hope that this person would be willing to sign a consent order transferring custody; I know that I certainly would not really want to try parenting a 16-year-old girl against her will if she were not my own daughter.
Otherwise, you'll have to file a motion with the court where your daughter is living, with a copy of the papers to the person in custody. I would think you should be able to win that, since the natural parent is favored in custody matters and a 16-year-old's wishes are usually given quite a bit of weight. Most family court judges would want to see the two of you re-establish your relationship, after what has happened. You may have to file the motion even if the person with custody consents; you should check with the court about this.


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Before everybody proclaims Tom Brady officially back to his 2007 form, let's remember the New England Patriots were playing the winless Tennessee Titans, who didn't have either of their starting cornerbacks.
With that properly stated for the record, whoa, what an afternoon Brady had in a 59-0 obliteration of the Titans in a snowglobe called Gillette Stadium.
No, Brady didn't dial back the time machine a couple years because then the Titans would have been good, but he looked substantially more like Tom Terrific than he did Average Joe, a comparison I made Friday because Brady's stats had been so pedestrian through five games. It also was a topic on ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" show.
Brady doubled his season output in touchdowns. He went into Sunday with six touchdowns and will wake up Monday morning with 12.
Brady completed 29 of 34 attempts for 380 yards and six touchdowns with no interceptions against a Titans secondary that missed starting cornerbacks Cortland Finnegan and Nick Harper.
He'll have a fabulous chance of putting two great games together. The Patriots will play the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week in London. The Patriots then should enjoy their bye week.
As you would expect, Randy Moss and Wes Welker were the chief benefactors of Brady's big day.
After a one-catch performance in last week's overtime loss to the Denver Broncos, Moss had eight receptions for 129 yards and three touchdowns. Welker had 10 catches for 150 yards and two touchdowns.


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New glass for the Nikon 1 seriesBy Paul Carroll - Monday March 17 2014 Lens Preview
Launched alongside the Nikon 1 V3 hybrid camera on the 13th March 2014, the VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD-Zoom and VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 are two new lenses for the CX-format Nikon 1 series. Boosting the number of Nikon 1 lenses to 11, the system now boasts lenses covering a focal range of 6.7-300mm, which is equivalent to 18-810mm in 35mm terms.
Nikon 1 VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD-Zoom
Updated from the old 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon 1 kit lens, the new VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6 PD-Zoom version boasts two new features, Vibration Reduction (VR) and a Power Drive Zoom (PD-Zoom). The PD-Zoom adds similar functionality to a compact camera lens, so it retracts automatically when the camera is turned off, and offers a built-in lens cover, so doesn't require a lens cap. What's more, unlike a standard interchangeable zoom lens, the PD-Zoom offers an electronic zoom control system, which may feel a little unusual at first, but the lens still features a zoom ring on the barrel for familiar operation.
The addition of Nikon's 4-stop VR system is a bonus for shooting relatively static subjects and zoomed out should enable shake free shots with shutter speeds as slow as a ½ second. Weighing just 85g it's a lightweight option too, and with a minimum focus distance of just 20cm it's a good solution for close-up photography on the Nikon 1 system.
Nikon 1 VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6
The new VR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 becomes the longest Nikon 1 telephoto lens available by some distance, offering almost 3 times the reach of the existing VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6. With a staggering equivalent focal length of 189-810mm it'll catch the eye of sports and wildlife enthusiast who don't want to be lugging around huge chunks of glass.
That said the 'slow' max f/5.6 aperture when zoomed in means you're going to need pretty good light to get the shutter speeds required for action photography. The 4-stop VR system will help for shooting more static subjects however, and at the max focal length, shutter speeds of around 1/60th sec should be possible without images suffering camera shake. There's also a Focus Limit switch, to stop the focus hunting too much when you're fully zoomed in, a TR-N100 tripod mount available separately for attaching the lens to a tripod or monopod, and finally Nano Crystal coatings and Super ED glass elements to reduce flare and chromatic aberration.
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This weekend's February feast of 3-year-old races, which actually began on Thursday at Gulfstream Park, promises to unveil several leading Triple Crown contenders, with a heavy emphasis, as usual, on Todd Pletcher, Bob Baffert, and Nick Zito. The focal points will be the Holy Bull Stakes (gr. III) and the return of First Samurai in the Hutcheson (gr. II).
The weekend got off to a good start with a 1 1/8-mile allowance race at Gulfstream, with two promising, well-bred colts – Corinthian and Jazil – finished one-two, respectively, hinting at better things to come. Both colts have super pedigrees and can only keep getting better. Corinthian, who exuded a great deal of class in his maiden victory at Aqueduct, saved ground from the 1 post, but was trapped behind the leaders, enabling Jazil to get first run on him with a clear outside move. Javier Castellano abruptly steered him to the outside through a narrow seam, and found himself five-wide turning for home. He quickly collared Jazil, leaning in on him inside the eighth pole, but Jazil kept battling, and was beaten only three-quarters of a length, while finishing 3 1/2 lengths ahead of the third-place finisher, High Blues, who was coming off a good third behind Hesandoldsalt and Sunriver in a strong allowance race. What was impressive were the final fractions of :24, :24 3/5, and especially the final eighth in :12 2/5 to complete the 1 1/8 miles in 1:49 3/5.
Corinthian, by Pulpit, was a $385,000 yearling purchase, while Jazil, a son of Seeking the Gold, went for $725,000. The impression from this race is that we haven't seen anywhere near the best of these two colts, who should be able to keep moving forward.
As for this weekend's races, the main story line of the Holy Bull is whether Barbaro handles the dirt as well as the grass. If he does, then we're looking at a serious Derby contender who will catapult to the top of the class, right alongside Stevie Wonderboy and Brother Derek. If he doesn't, we're looking at a wide-open race with just about anyone in the field capable of winning. What a Pleasure winner Saint Augustus, one of three Pletcher horses entered, is coming off a poor performance in the Risen Star Stakes (gr. III), so he's a question mark.
The two who should have a major say in the outcome at good price are My Golden Song and Sunriver. The former had a terrible trip in the Aventura Stakes, breaking slowly from the rail, and then being rushed up and getting trapped behind horses. A big, long-striding colt, the son of Unbridled's Song had nowhere to go until it was too late. He ran well in the final furlong to finish third behind Doctor Decherd and Itsallboutthechase, who has as strong a distance pedigree as you'll find. Another big effort here, and you can start seriously thinking Derby with this son of Devil His Due.
Sunriver, a full-brother to dual champion Ashado, has not run in a stakes, and was beaten in a 1 1/8-mile allowance race last time out by the promising Hesanoldsalt, but he was forced wide going into the first turn after breaking from the outside post, and was three-wide the rest of the way. He ran on strongly to be beaten three-quarters of a length, finishing 2 1/4 lengths behind High Blues, and he could be a factor in here if he takes a step forward off that effort. He had previously broken his maiden going 1 1/8 miles, defeating Achilles of Troy, who went on to win the Count Fleet Stakes by 14 lengths.
One horse who is coming up to the race off a series of sharp works is Flashy Bull, who hasn't run since finishing a game second to Bluegrass Cat in the Remsen Stakes (gr. II). Zito will be represented by Hemingway's Key, who is undefeated in two starts.
The 7 1/2-furlong Hutcheson Stakes (gr. II) will serve as First Samurai's coming out party, but he won't have an easy time of it with several brilliant colts in there. Expect the Pletcher-trained Keyed Interest to take in a lot of money after winning his first two starts, including an impressive 6-furlong allowance score, in which he won by 5 1/2 lengths in 1:09 2/5. Blazing Rate and Catcominatcha both have run well in stakes going two turns, with the latter also winning the one-mile Iroquois (gr. III) at Churchill Downs. The Calder-based City Attraction has won two in a row at seven furlongs for Ralph Ziadie, but the horse to watch at a decent price is Fabled, who could surprise if he finally gets a clean trip and doesn't have to squeeze his way through horses, as he's done in his last two starts. In his last start, he finished second to Rehoboth, who is running in the Holy Bull. He has a bullet half-mile work in :47 since that race and should get clear sailing from the outside post.
A seven-furlong allowance race earlier on the card will feature the grade I-placed Superfly, making his 3-year-old debut for Zito, and the Steve Asmussen-trained Noonmark, who hasn't run since blowing away a maiden field at Belmont by 10 1/4 lengths in 1:03 4/5 for the five furlongs last October. Pletcher is also represented in here by Mantoloking, who was impressive breaking his maiden in November at Aqueduct, but showed little in a one-mile allowance race on Jan. 15.
If there is one trainer who is laying it all on the line this weekend, it is Baffert -- who runs Point Determined and Royal Legacy in an allowance and maiden race, respectively, on Friday, and Bob and John and Sky Diving in Saturday's Sham Stakes. Baffert still feels Royal Legacy could be his best one, and with blinkers off, he should have no excuse, although he'll be against some promising colts, including Presidential Cause and first timer Bronzino.
Point Determined drew the rail in a one-mile allowance, in which he'll be facing some tough opponents in Kiliminjaro, who trainer Patrick Biancone said probably will need this race; the hard-knocking The Five J's; Twisting Road, a highly regarded colt from the Eoin Harty stable; and the Dick Mandella-trained Refinery. But Point Determined has shown tremendous improvement and should be able to handle this bunch.
Baffert looks to have the Sham Stakes field over the proverbial barrel with Bob and John, who has a huge class and experience edge in the field of six. Sky Diving will also get a lot of play after his 14-length maiden victory at Bay Meadows, but the horse to watch in here as a possible upsetter is Sacred Light, who closed like a rocket to finish third behind Bob and John last time out while going extremely wide at the top of the stretch.. The son of Holy Bull leveled off beautifully and just missed second by a nose. He looks off his last race to be at a disadvantage in a small field, but he showed excellent tactical speed when breaking maiden the race before, and simply looks like a horse who is coming into his own for trainer Dave Hofmans.
An interesting horse to watch Saturday is Sweetnorthernsaint in the Miracle Wood Stakes at Laurel. He has the dubious distinction of getting disqualified in a race he won by 16 lengths. He then journeyed to Aqueduct, where he broke his maiden by 7 3/4 lengths in a sizzling 1:09 flat. He should have no trouble stretching out to a mile. His main competition is expected to come from Maryland Juvenile winner Vegas Play and runner-up Creve Coeur, as well as Nine Best, who is coming off two impressive victories going a mile and seven furlongs.
At Turfway, Final Copy, winner of the Turfway Prevue, will try to establish himself as the dominant horse at Turfway when he runs in Saturday's WEBN Stakes.
Oaklawn Park will have a couple of races worth watching. Friday's allowance race features up-and-comers Mr. Pinstripes, Steppenwolfer, and Kings Challenge, as well as the Wayne Lukas-trained Sharp Attack, who is trying to rebound off a couple of poor efforts. On Sunday, the much-anticipated return of Music School finally should take place in a mile allowance race. The son of A.P. Indy was scratched from a six-furlong allowance last weekend due to a sloppy track.
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Leo Margets Among Pros Eyeing Big Score at 2014 Battle of Malta
Seats are filling up fast for the 2014 PokerListings Battle of Malta and one of those seats now belongs to Spanish Team PokerStars Pro Leo Margets.
The 2009 WSOP Main Event "last woman standing" confirmed that she will be competing at the third-annual Battle of Malta and taking a shot at part of the guaranteed €500,000 prize pool.
"I'm looking forward to playing the Battle of Malta! I have considered it since the first edition and finally this year I could fit it into my schedule!" said Margets.
"I don't know Malta yet but I don't have plans to be a tourist," she added. "The Battle of Malta is a great tournament and I hope to be very busy at the tables!"
Margets joins big-name players like new host Maria Ho, EPT champ Andreas Høivold, Paul Jackson, Sofia Lövgren, Jesper Hougaard and more.
This year's Battle of Malta features a massive main event that promises to be the biggest poker tournament in Malta's history, bigger and better parties and brand-new €4,180 High Roller and €300 Deepstack Turbo events.
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2014 will be the first year since the Battle of Malta's inception in 2012 PartyPoker pro Kara Scott won't be playing/hosting.
This year the Battle of Malta coincides with the WSOP November Nine final table in Las Vegas, an event Scott has hosted since 2011.
"I love Malta for one and it's such a cool tournament with a great buy-in level and tons of interesting pros, so I'm really going to be sad to miss it," Scott told PokerListings.
"One of the things I loved about the Battle of Malta is that people can get a real destination tournament experience and it's not going to take a huge hit out of their pocketbook," she added.
Although Scott won't be at the event this year lots of big names who have played in the past will be returning for another shot at the BOM trophy.
"For me the Battle of Malta was really fun," said former EPT champ Andreas Høivold, who finished 30th in the BOM main event last year.
"The poker was good but the times away from the table were a lot, a lot of fun. There were a ridiculous amount of parties."
Sofia Lövgren is another Scandinavian poker pro who will be playing the Battle of Malta again this November.
Lövgren is nominated for a PokerListings Spirit of Poker Award again this year in the Rising Star category. She was also nominated last year but lost out to boyfriend Luca Moschitta.
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[CONCACAF UNDER-20 CHAMPIONSHIP] The USA begins play in qualifying for the 2013 Under-20 World Cup when it opens play Monday in the Concacaf championship
against Haiti. Only one player, goalie Cody Cropper, returns from the team that was upset in the quarterfinals of the 2011 Concacaf championship and did not advance to the world
championship in Colombia. With a team that includes three players who have already made their pro debuts -- Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake) and Jose Villarreal (LA Galaxy) in MLS and Benji Joya (Santos) in Mexico, Coach Tab Ramos has assembled one of the most talented
U.S. U-20s ever.
"I believe we're as ready as we can be," said Ramos. "We've had eight camps already [this past year] and in this particular group we have guys who have all been here [in Mexico] before. We have players who are prepared and we've had a couple of great weeks of training. We are training in great facilities, playing in an excellent stadium, the temperature should be OK, so there are really no excuses for us but to do the best we can and try to get to this first game."
Ramos has been able to get what is close to his first team. The only concern may be on the backline, where John Anthony Brooks, who is eligible to play for Germany or the USA, remained with Hertha Berlin, Birmingham City defender Will Packwood is sidelined with a broken leg, and FC Dallas pick Walker Zimmerman is still injured.
Added Ramos, "It is very important for us that the guys who have been associated with this particular age group -- guys like Luis Gil, Jose Villarreal, Mario Rodriguez, Caleb Stanko, who's a leader on the team, and Cody Cropper, who has been here before -- are really up to task when game time comes and that they're the ones who lead the way for us to get to the next round."
The team includes a mix of pros and college players. There are seven players based at foreign clubs and six in MLS. The six collegians include Brandon Allen, the 2012 Soccer America Freshman of the Year. Zack Steffen, the lone high school player, will play for Maryland in the fall.
Three players -- Kendall McIntosh, Dillon Serna and Rodriguez -- were on the 2011 U.S. U-17 World Cup team, while Boyd Okwuonu and Gil are the only holders from the 2009 U.S. U-17 World Cup team.
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Cody Cropper (Southampton/ENG), 12-Kendall McIntosh (Santa Clara Univ.), 22-Zack Steffen (FC Delco Academy)
DEFENDERS (6): 18-Eric Miller (Creighton Univ.), 3-Juan Pablo Ocegueda (Guadalajara/MEX), 2-Boyd Okwuonu (Univ. of North Carolina), 5-Shane O'Neill (Colorado Rapids), 4-Caleb Stanko (Freiburg/GER), 14-Javan Torre (UCLA)
MIDFIELDERS (5): 10-Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), 8-Benji Joya (Santos/MEX), 15-Mikey Lopez (Sporting KC), 16-Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids), 6-Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew)
FORWARDS (6): 19-Brandon Allen (Georgetown Univ.), 20-Daniel Cuevas (Santos/MEX), 17-Danny Garcia (Univ. of North Carolina), 11-Jerome Kiesewetter (Stuttgart VfB/GER), 9-Mario Rodriguez (Kaiserslautern/GER) 7-Jose Villarreal (LA Galaxy).


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Habibi the word is Arabic for "my love," but Habibi the band is four self-proclaimed tomboys who share love for their friends, families, food and rock 'n roll. Their debut self-titled album was released earlier this year (via Burger) showing their simply-produced music which can be described as Motown meets the Middle East. Frontwoman Rahill Jamalifard's Persian background mixed with her and guitarist Lenny Lynch's Detroit upbringing revive a '60s sound with relatable contemporary subject matters.
The day I called them up to chat, the busy ladies were shooting the video at a junior high school in New York City for their single, I Got The Moves. From what I've heard, it's going to be a nostalgic mix of all their favorite '70s and '80s movies combined. Lucky for me, Habibi was able to take a pause in one of the school's bathrooms to talk to us about musical influences, their favorite dining spots and the inspiration for their artwork.
Hey, so you guys have been shooting a music video this morning, right? Can you tell us a little bit about which song it's for and what we can look forward to?
Rahill Jamalifard (lead vocals): Yeah, it's for I Got The Moves, and it's going to be great! It's going to be set in high school, and it's pretty much every one of my favorite '80s and '70s movies put together in two minutes. It's got a dash of Rock And Roll High School, a dash of Grease, a dash of Female Trouble, Ferris Bueller. We rented out a junior high school today and they were so kind to us, they let us rent out the school and these little girls, they were like 12 or 13, had their own rock and roll band and they were helping us out and were like our interns on the set. It was really amazing.
That must have been awesome for them, right?
Rahill: Yeah, they let us into this classroom and there were these old lockers by the side of the wall and everything. It was pretty amazing. Yeah I'm excited for what it turns into. We're still shooting tonight.
So it's an all-day type of thing?
Rahill: Oh my God, forgive us if we sound brain dead or anything (laughs).
Don't worry about it, I totally understand. You guys have just recently released your first LP so congratulations for that, first of all. Can you talk about how the response has been so far?
Rahill: Yes, it was overwhelming. I don't think we expected so much of a positive and excited response from everybody. Including you guys, I mean all of the college radio stations and all of the positive reviews from everybody.
That's great! So since Habibi is Arabic for "my love," what are some things that you all love?
Lenny Lynch (guitar): Food!
Rahill: Family, friends, rock and roll music. We really love the three times a day that we eat and that's when we're the most excited about food.
Karen Isabel (drums): We're the most edible band!
Rahill: We ate like an hour before this interview.
So is it like after every meal, you're thinking about the next one? That's how I am.
Erin: Yeah, and I totally love horchata iced coffees! Austin, we love you for creating those!
Lenny: The only different thing too is that we try to show our different personalities of what we like. I'm always like, "I hope there's champagne at this dive bar!"
So have you guys ever heard of the graphic novel Habibi by Craig Thompson?
Rahill: Yeah, my good friend gave me a copy when we first started the band.
Did you guys know about it when you named yourselves or did you find out afterwards?
Rahill: No, we had no idea, it was only afterward that we heard about it.
So can you talk about how your background affects your songwriting? Because I know your sound has been described as kind of "Motown meets the Middle East," but what are your specific musical influences as far as singers and songwriters or even literature?
Rahill: I think Lenny and I had really similar interest in Middle Eastern psych and garage rock. She grew up in Detroit and I grew up outside of Detroit so we both have a mutual love of the Motown stuff. I think for me, the most beautiful songs are the old Iranian tapes that I grew up listening to, which were the most poetic, saddest songs I ever heard. You know, trying to translate them to English doesn't do them justice, but I really love the lyrical quality. And our lyrics aren't necessarily sad but I feel like, lyrically, having such rich content was influenced by my upbringing.
So do you think when you write songs that the most important part is the lyrics?
Rahill: Well no, because if the lyrics are great for a song, but the melody is lacking, it's all for nothing. Every element we have together, like what Karen's doing on drums, what Erin's doing on bass, what solo Lenny's doing, has to be unified, it can't be unbalanced. I think because our songs are really simple, the lyrics are just as much of an instrument as everything else.
I wanted to ask you about the song "Detroit, Baby" because when I first listened to it, I thought it was just about Detroit, but it's not, right? Is it about a relationship or anyone in particular?
Lenny: Well, it's about a guy from Detroit, but it's pretty fictional. Like, it's based off of real events, but it's fictionalized and Detroit is referenced in it, like even a street is referenced in it. So, yeah, it's about Detroit, but it's the story of a love affair that happened there. You know, a guy from the mean streets who brings you flowers and who's being sweet. There're so many songs from the '50s and '60s that were like, "My baby's from Kalamazoo," and every city has their baby. So we really wanted to honor Detroit, and not the guys there but… just kidding, just kidding.
So what influenced you to come to New York, and which city do you prefer?
Karen: Well Erin and I are from here.
Rahill: And we all met out here, even though Lenny and I are both from Michigan. We have a bunch of mutual friends, we met out here.
Lenny: Rahill, when did you move here?
Rahill: About six years ago?
Lenny: I've been here for seven years now. You know, there're so many amazing things about Detroit, and of course there's so much of a music culture. And so many of our peers there, everybody knew each other and they all dated each other's sisters (laughs). You know, Detroit can really wear on you, and sometimes it's not a healthy thing for everyone to know each other. But honestly, I have only good things to say about Detroit, except you gotta watch your back!
Is it really that dangerous?
Lenny: Hell yes, it is! I mean, I got every window busted in my car, I've been held up. All our friends have endless stories. It's definitely a grimy city.
But you know, it's your city so that's why you love it.
Lenny: Yep!
Cool, so another song that I liked on your album was Tomboy, and I was wondering if the song was possibly about one of you in the band, or was it also fictional?
Rahill: It's a fictionalized song that I wrote inspired by our drummer, Karen! Because when I met her, I was like, "This girl is such a badass," and I just had such a huge crush on her. I just thought she was so cool, she's so New York, so Queens. And people might get the wrong idea because if you listen to it and take one sentence out of context, but the girl is actually sweet. At the end of the song she's like, "Can I help my mom?" And she has a really great relationship with her mom.
And her mom is the band mom basically, because she's out here. But you know, she's tough and that's what I saw in Karen. I saw this really strong woman who's struggled with bullshit but is cool as hell and watching our back. It's like "Don't fuck with her." And at the same time she's so sweet. When I was writing that, Lenny was like, "Oh it kind of sounds like a Blondie song!" because I think of Karen as Blondie and I was like, yes! That's a real New York love song.
So you basically have that tribute to Detroit and cryptically added this nod to New York! Ok, so which song for each of you is your favorite and for what reason?
Lenny: I've always loved "Let Me In" and I think every time I hear it I feel proud of it and has this '60s element that I really like.
Erin: I would say "Sunsets" or "Gone Like Yesterday." I really like songs that get into a certain groove. I think "Let Me In" does that too, but "Sunsets" and "Gone Like Yesterday" definitely just flow and every time I play them I'm just having a really good time.
Karen: I have to say "Detroit Baby" because I like the swing of it, and it's a dance tune and I like to dance.
Rahill: It's hard for me to say, because I feel like allegiance to "Persepolis" because I wrote it with a full heart about my grandfather and lyrically I really love it. Because it's a tribute to my Pops, and Persepolis is this ancient ruin outside of the city my father's from. It's between that and "She Comes Along" because it was really the first song I ever wrote and it's always been super special to me. It's probably the simplest song ever and literally like six notes. There's something about it that makes me revisit the feeling of writing the song, and the first time you do that and it's really special.
So I wanted to talk about the cover art for your album. I read that you do it yourself so I was wondering do you have an art background? And how does the music influence the art?
Rahill: I have an art background for sure, like I've always done art and I really love collages.
Yeah, I wanted to know if the cover was a collage or if you drew it.
Rahill: The cover is completely collage besides a photograph of a nomadic tribe in Iran. But yeah, it's all collage besides the photograph on the back. There's a few songs where there's definitely a Shia in the lyrics. Even on our single cover, I did a collage with a photograph that I took of my cousin in Iran. So there's women on both covers and I think it's just representative of the subjects of many of the songs. So I think they both inspire each other.
So that brings me to my last question, do you think being an all-girl group has an influence on your overall vibe at all, or how people view you?
Erin: I think if anything, it's the way people view us. We're just being ourselves and being people and if anything all of us are kind of tomboys.
Karen: Our friend just said something really funny like five minutes before the interview. She said, "Do people ask Animal the drummer if he's a puppet drummer or a regular drummer?" We are who we are and we're not thinking that we're women or anything, we just go off of our experiences.
Rahill: And I think it would never interfere with the lyrical content. Because really, you write what you know.
Karen: It's pretty comfortable but also, girl bands can do things that guy bands can't. We're all big fans of all-female bands like Pleasure Seekers. We're all fans of that kind of element. And guy bands have a different sound. And I think what we're doing now is pretty unique for girl bands too.


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LSU Student Shares Her RAGBRAI Experiences
By Eva Cranford
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Originally posted in Louisiana State University's UREC Blog
Biggest lesson I've learned from RAGBRAI? No challenge is too big. A year and a half ago, I was nearing 300 pounds. This past summer, I had slimmed to 186. And I completed a 500-mile bike ride across an entire state.
Last May, as I was finishing up my sophomore year, after I had lost about 30 pounds, my mom and I briefly talked about doing RAGBRAI. The Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa. Random, right? Iowa. Back in the early 90s, it was a special thing for my Grandpa. He rode his top-of-the-line Schwinn Paramount across Iowa about half a dozen times. Initially, by himself. A free spirit by nature, he thought it would be an adventure. Then he brought along his children. I had no idea when I sparked the conversation about this journey, that it would change the way I viewed myself and the world around me. July of 2012 was one for the books.
RAGBRAI is at its essence, a party. It's the Midwest's version of Mardi Gras on wheels. Parades of thousands upon thousands upon thousands of cyclists coast across the Iowa countryside each day for a week in the midst of the July heat. Stopping periodically for 2-inch thick pork chops on a paper napkin or slices of homemade pie from local bakeries, cyclists pedaled an average of 70-miles per day. With riders coming from literally all corners of the globe, nearly 30,000 people, have an instantaneous bond when they dip their tires into the Missouri River on Saturday night, preparing for the trek across Iowa. For most, RAGBRAI is not an unattainable physical feat. After months of training and preparation, RAGBRAI itself is the reward. A week of meeting new people, camping in obscure Iowa towns, eating insanely good food made by the strong and courageous Methodist women of the Midwest, enjoying beer gardens, and free concerts every night. This year was a different story.
The month of July brought an unimaginable heat wave to Iowa. With its peak coming right in the midst of RAGBRAI. The first four days of the ride all had temperature highs of over 103 degrees. Day 3 had an unspeakable 127 degree "feels like" temperature, with the radiating temperature off of the pavement. Day 3 saw 12,000 people take the sag wagon. And Day 3 also saw me overcome one of the greatest challenges in my entire life. The 2nd Hill at Lehigh.
With 70 miles of pavement behind us for the day, my mom and I coasted down a 2-mile long hill, reaching a peak speed just over 40 miles per hour, into the town of Lehigh, Iowa. It was a small town, and we knew that there was still 20 miles to go until our overnight town of Webster City. Unsure of what the road support would be for the upcoming miles, we stopped for water and food. After refueling, we prepared for the immediate climb out of town. It was a 1/2 mile hill at a 23% gradient. For any of you that understand physics or cycling, you know that's hard. But what's worse? Starting from a dead stop. That climb was crazy, but my mom and I made it to the top with some loose glutes and our quads were talking back.
We proceeded to ride about 5 miles down the road with minimal wind or hills. But then, off in the distance, we see the upcoming hill that was 3 times as long and twice as steep as the one we had just climbed. I decided to stop before the decline to grab some water and shake out my sore hands. My mom went ahead and we agreed to meet at the top. So I began the descent. Gaining as much speed as I could, I coasted about 1/4 of the way up before I geared down and powered up. Off in the distance, I see my mom, along with about half the other riders, have jumped off their bikes to walk. But as I slowly climbed up towards the last third of the hill, I can see the top. I literally prayed this prayer:
"God, my body is tired.
You're going to have to carry me up this hill.
But I'm believing for big things.
Believing that You can carry me.
That You have given me a strength,
The strength to get up this hill,
And every hill in the future."
And I made it. I made it up the hill that only half of the remaining riders who didn't already take the sag wagon made it up. Let me tell you, there is something so insanely beautiful about thinking that your physical limit is at one place, but really it's so much higher.
Biggest lesson I've learned from RAGBRAI? No challenge is too big. A year and a half ago, I was nearing 300 pounds. This summer, I had slimmed to 186. And I completed a 500-mile bike ride across an entire state. I climbed the hill that only half of the riders made it up. I survived the day that 12,000 other people took the sag wagon.
People, no hill is too steep. No challenge is too big. You will be blown away by what it feels like to surpass a challenge you thought was insurmountable.
We hope this story inspires a few of you who are thinking about doing RAGBRAI next summer. Thank you Eva for sharing your experiences!
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I rode RAGBRAI on the same bike that my late grandfather did. (He rode RAGBRAI several times throughout the 80's and 90's before he got sick) and that bike was stolen over the Thanksgiving holidays. It was a very sentimental item and the last real possession we have of my grandfather's.
We hope the family is able to recover this special bike!
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"LSU student" were the words I spotted. I too am a Fighting Tiger nd live in Baton Rouge. Reading Eva's story triggered flashbacks of the 2 hills at Lehigh. I am a double amputee on a trike. The one thing about me on the trike, you can't stop on a hill. It is hopeless for me to push "The Beast" up the hill. So you just keep cranking. First, Lehigh is a beautiful little town. About a hundred yards up the first hill I met a young man sitting on the back of his pickup with his dog. "Just around the corner. You're almost there!" Later, I so wanted to go back and punch him. But I didn't want to climb that hill again. I do hope I can meet Eva someday. I oongratulate you. Gosh, I do understand. Robert
Eva and Robert, I love your stories! Your stories brought back memories of LeHigh also. My Son and I rode my first Ragbrai. I will admit I was very unsure of being able to finish one day let alone a week. My son is very athletic so at the first town we parted, (he rides faster than me) His plan was to do the loop. I too remember coming down the hill going into Lehigh, stopping to get something to eat and rest. I thought the first hill was going to do me in, but I kept saying to myself, I can do this! I did and then some gal and I somehow starting chatting riding along at my typical slow pace looked up and seen the 2nd hill. UGH! I made it up both hills. It was absolutely amazing feeling. Every day coasting into each overnight town was amazing sense of accomplishment. Its unexplainable. I set out to ride week of Ragbrai, unfortunately I did not make my goal, I made it one day shy of the week. The next day I rode out with my son to first town like usual, we split. My ritual call to my husband to let him know how I was, he read between the lines, set out to come get me. I made it into overnight town when he pulled in. I took the next day off, 3 days of 100 degree weather and 30 mph head winds took the wind out of my sail. My son didn't think I would be back, I came back and finished out the week, the last day my son had made it in to Clinton, turned around rode out to find me and we road in together and dunked our tires together. What an awesome week, we are doing it again this summer. My training will consist of going out on those windy days tackling the wind, this summer I will finish the whole week. As for the hills, I will not take that for granted either. The last month before Ragbrai, I would ride to Gillet Grove and train on those hills all through my training period. When I made it up the Gillet Grove hill the first time first attempt, I knick named it "the Wall" that wall helped me get up those hills in LeHigh. Ask my coworkers, I had my reservations as to whether I could get this challenge done. My sister called me, one evening for health check, begged me to come home. Told her no, her husband said I couldn't do week of Ragbrai. I didn't make the whole week but I made it farther than he expected me to go.
WOW … I like this part: People, no hill is too steep. No challenge is too big. You will be blown away by what it feels like to surpass a challenge you thought was insurmountable … Your story makes me think I should start training for next years RAGBRAI, and I'll gve that some serious thought!
Thanks for telling your story Eva.
You GET IT!! Those that don't ride…..well they are missing out on the adventure of a life time. I have ridden 25 consecutive RAGBRAIs and loved everyone. Each one holds special memories. There are always those days you question yourself, but at the end of the day there is that sense of accomplishment. You may have faced some adversity that week at one point or another, but you find out what you are made of. I have always said, the ride is about the PEOPLE. Old friends, new friends, people in little towns, the smiles, the gratitude, the friendliness of Iowans, the people who will help you out and not expect anything back in return, the honestly of people who find someone's belonging and turn it in, the kids in the towns, the kitchen band made up of the seniors sitting outside the nursing home, the way all the planning brings a town together for a soul purpose, the stories to share, the memories to fill a lifetime, the beautiful Iowa countryside….it is so much more than people can ever imagine!!!! To those who think we are nuts to ride a bike so many miles to train, so many miles to participate…you are the crazy ones not to try it. We will live with the experiences and share them with our grand kids. When we go back to work after that wonderful week and a memory pops into our head for no reason…we smile…and the rest don't get it.
my 18 yo son and I rode together. It was his first Ragbrai. We road recumbent trikes and had a blast. The people we met were great and some friendships were formed that will last into the future Our mantra was, "what hill, what heat, what humidity?" We paced each other and are looking forward to sharing this experience many times in our future. The above accounts are so motivating.
"Texas Tim" here (pictured with Eva and her mother). I had the opportunity to meet and ride a day of RAGBRAI with Eva and her mother, along with her Grandfathers spirit. What an inspiration with the weight loss. Keep of the great work and keep inspiring others.
Eva forgot to mention the fact that she completed the last four days (I think it was 4, they began to run together) with a bad knee. It would "pop" with every turn of the crank. She forgot to also mention that she and her mother would leave the campground well before the sun came up, in order to beat the heat and one morning she rode off without her helmet. Therefore she had to backtrack to camp, adding additional miles to the already grueling ride.
Good luck with the recovery of "Mert the Flirts" bike……
Congratulations Eva on your first RAGBRAI and your great weight loss story. Come back again, the weather will have to be better! I have been on RAGBRAI 31 times and that was just unbearable, especially for us folks that live in Iowa. By the way, as bad as the hill going out of Lehigh was, there is another one right in town that is worse. I rode up it once, never again.
Sorry to hear that your Paramount was stolen. That top of the line Schwinn was a great bike.
Great story. Ragbrai is so much more than a bike ride. My dad and I were part of the same charter group with you and your mother. Since you have imortalized Texas Tim by publishing a picture of him, you should also include a paragraph about how he was a strong influence in convincing you that you were strong enough to finish the ride. I'm talking about how you took your massage in Cedar Rapids like a normal person and he screamed like a baby from the pain. Now that was an inspiring half hour of comedy. 🙂
Remember, "Well, down in Texas"? What a great week!!!
Thank y'all so much for all the wonderful comments and responses. It truly warms my heart to hear all these messages and stories of RAGBRAI. It was truly a life-changing experience and I will treasure it forever. I am eternally grateful to everyone who I met and interacted with over the course of the most amazing week of my life!
Tim – you truly made RAGBRAI special for my mom and I. Your crazy antics, the Counting Crows concert, playing corn hole, trips to the Kybo, waking you up before we left so early in the morning, bloody marys on our last "easy" morning of the ride, and you wailing in pain at the massage table. You even pushed me up a couple of hills. That was so impressive to me.
But I do remember more than anything: me nailing you with the best "OH BURN!" moment I've ever hit anyone with.
Remember? "Tim, who died and made you Davy Crockett?" All you could come up with was, "Shut up." It was great. 🙂
Jason- thanks so much for your kind message! Tim was definitely a huge part of our RAGBRAI experience. He is a nut, and we love him. Wouldn't trade our RAGBRAI buddy for anything. We connected from that first day because I wore those goofy Texas Flag Nike shorts! Thankful that I chose those shorts that day. 🙂
To everyone else, I'm so glad that my story has encouraged each of you in some way! That blesses my heart more than words could say.
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Guardian Industries reached an important milestone at its float glass plant in Krasny Sulin, Russia, where officials participated in the initial "ribbon pull", December 11, to mark the beginning of production. The $220 million plant is Guardian's largest to date, producing 900 tons of glass per day, and will include a technologically advanced glass coater, according to a release.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Northern Arizona women's basketball team is injecting huge drops of national championship pedigree for the 2014-15 season with the additions of Madi Austin and Mariah Willadsen on Wednesday. Austin and Willadsen were two of the top-three scorers on the Mesa Community College squad that claimed the NJCAA Division II National Championship last month following a 28-5 season, a school record for victories. Both players will be juniors in the fall.
"What a day; with the addition of Mariah and Madi, we have upped our level of talent, experience, leadership, work ethic and toughness," said head coach Sue Darling. "They are program-changers who hail from one of the top junior college programs in the nation. Both Madi and Mariah were outstanding leaders on Mesa's national championship team and we are ecstatic that they are joining our Lumberjack family."
Austin was the Thunderbirds' second-leading scorer this season with 14.0 points per game in addition to a team-best 6.9 rebounds per game. The Saginaw, Mich. native graduated from Scottsdale's Horizon High School before playing the last two seasons at Mesa CC. Austin, a 6-foot forward, proved to be an outside threat shooting 32 percent from beyond the arc and was extremely efficient from the free-throw line at a team-best 83.1 percent clip. She also led the Thunderbirds with 23 blocks. She was named an NJCAA Division II Second Team All-American and also earned Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) and All-Region I (Division II) first team honors. In Mesa's national championship win over Highland Community College, Austin recorded 25 points and eight rebounds and was named to the All-Tournament team.
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Willadsen is a 5-foot-8 guard out of Mesa, Ariz. who played her high school ball at Red Mountain High School. She ranked just behind Austin on the Thunderbirds with 13.0 points per game and also averaged 4.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals. She shot 45.5 percent from the field and 78.8 percent from the free-throw line while dishing out 47 assists – tied for fourth-most on the team – and recording 37 steals – third-most on the team. Willadsen also played a critical role in Mesa's championship-sealing victory as she recorded a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds including a perfect 6-for-6 performance from the charity stripe. Her list of accolades include ACCAC second team and All-Region I (Division II) first team honors.
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I thought I would take this opportunity to bring you up to date on some of our initiatives with regard to the safe handling of methanol. As you are no doubt aware, Methanex is a Responsible Care company and our commitment to health and safety is paramount.I have attached some information from the National Biodiesel Board (NBB). Methanex and NBB have teamed up to offer web-based teleseminars on methanol handling. The first session focusing on handling and health safety will be Dec. 6, with more following as needed.Last year, we also produced a Shipboard Methanol Safety Video (now available in 12 languages). In addition to working with our own shipping company (Waterfront Shipping), we have made this video available free of charge to anyone in the industry (through the Methanol Institute). Our Land-based Methanol Safety Video is now available in 10 languages and we are currently in the early planning stages of another safety video that will be targeted at the biodiesel market. This video willalso be made available through the National Biodiesel Board.
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Hello all, the previous owner half finished the basement and didn't work too professionally I may add.
As you can see below, parts of the window box protrude further then the drywall in numerous places.. by about 1/4"
so I can't put window trim up easily... as it either won't sit flush to the wall or the window box.
whats the easiest way to correct this?
Thanks in advance.
Obviously you will need to remove that---Might be easiest to rip it out and remake the jamb extenders.
If you have an undercutting saw like the Bosch Fine Cut you could saw it flush--At $100 or so might not be practical.
An elevated stepped router base would do the job--with a straight cutting bit.
If you have a router ,,I'll try to talk you through making a stepped base out of some scrap plywood.--Mike--
thing is it's not evenly 1/4" out.. on part of the window its flush and parts its not...
really not sure what to do.
nail the moulding to the extension jamb,shim the back of the trim where needed before you nail it to the wall...little caulk,little paint...you know the rest:wink:
What tools do you have?
i have the usual must haves + chop saw, skill saw.
no advanced work working stuff though or knowledge of how to use it either...
Why not cut almost to the wall perpendicular to the window with a jigsaw as close to the corners as possible. Then pop a line between the cuts. Ajust the saw blade for slant of the seal. Cut the line. Finish with a planer flush with the wall?
Do the uprights first. Get the uprights out of the way then just pop a line from side to side for the horizonals flush with the wall. Toe kick saw might be needed for the corners of the horizonals, unless you can use a sawsall to get to them by getting as close as you can with the jig then tilting the sawsall to get the corner pieces. May have to spread a little mud to cover some damage from the sawsall.
Might be best to still leave the horizonal a little proud then flushing with a planer.
Got a belt sander? May be able to use it instead of a planer.
think i may go with this method... seems like it involves the least work...
i'll test it on one window first and go from there.
If I understand this correctly, your facing will be box like with tapering/differing depths?
multimaster or even a flush cut saw would do it. Is the wall itself straight though?
Yeah, the wood cut blades for my multimaster i haven't been really impressed with however i ordered some non fein blades so we'll see how they work.
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Pro's Take: 2008 NFL Draft The Ravens Take... a DE? WHAT???
How's it hangin everyone, it's 'Pro' after a long hiatus da boss is finally out of town for the day which means that today they'll be no 'cracking of the whip'. (that guy seems to not go anywhere anymore, sheeesh!!)
Which gives me a chance to get on here and dispense my worthless thoughts and opinions to the Ravens faithful to be ground into a fine powder to be eaten, but that's ok with me! (dripping with sarcasm...)
While I'm sure that like everyone else here it's been a foregone conclusion that the Ravens sure could use a top flight QB from the draft, I wouldn't be surprised if the Ravens went in a different direction.
Unfortunately 'Mac9' at best is a back-up next season if he even comes back at all, Troy Smith is a 'wild card' (I don't know, do you know?) and if the season plays out like I think it will, Boller's gonna get one more shot at da title.
Since the Ravens already have at least two guys in tow (3 if Mac9 is back), unless a premier QB shakes loose from another team they're less likely to draft a QB with their 'possible' top 15 draft pick.
Realistically speaking they're more likely than not to at the very least win 2 of their last four games which should knock them out of the top 5-10 and place them somewhere under the top 15 or so in next year's draft. (that's a fair estimate at this point of the season)
It's also fair to say that of the teams that'll more likely than not be picking ahead of our favorite team, three of them could possibly be gunning for a new signal caller as well.
Looking at the abysmal QB performances in Miami, Atlanta and K.C. to begin with, nevermind whatever 'darkhorse' team is willing to sell the farm to pick a guy right in front of the Ravens (happens every year), it's not a given that the Ravens will have a shot at the two top QB's by the time their on the clock.
There are varying opinions on this, but I'll throw in my 2 cents and say that the consensus two are Matt 'Matty-Ice' Ryan and Brian 'Cadillac' Brohm.
Andre Woodson is in there somewhere, but he reminds me of a less athletic Jason Campbell and uh... I'm good... yeah... we're ok on that over here in Ravenstown. (no offense, just my worthless opinion)
Which means there has to be a 'plan B' right? Well let's take a quick look at what's left to choose shall we?
O-Line- Yeah, the Ravens could pick up another O-lineman, but they just got one this past draft in Ben Grubbs and he looks like he's gonna be a good one.
They may draft one, but not this high. They'd be more likely to sign a guy in FA if they felt they needed one than to draft an O-line guy with a top 15 pick, not with the solid nucleus of young guys they've got in place right now.
WR- I know my opinion isn't worth much, but from what I've seen this season, there isn't a huge difference betweeen a guy the Ravens could get in the 2nd-3rd round than there is in a guy who'd be there in the first round.
IMO, the Ravens need another guy who can become a legitimate #1 WR AND HAS SIZE. There's no one guy who's separated himself far and away from the pack at this point in the year to me. We'll see what happens, but for right now, NO MAAS.
TE- No player in this draft ranks that high, a lower round pick is a possibility for depth though, we'll see.
RB- I think they've got this covered, Willis IMO as the O-line gets better his numbers will as well. He was a great pick up for the Ravens and might make the Pro-Bowl this year if he keeps playing as well as he did in the Pats game.
LB- The Ravens have great depth and are one of the best teams at developing young unknown talents into Pro-Bowlers like Bart Scott and former Raven Adailus Thomas.
They've got Barnes, Burgess and E. Jones in the wings and it's starting to look like they've got somethin in Barnes right now. The chances they'd use a top pick on an LB is highly unlikely.
Safety- They've got great depth at safety with Reed and Landry starting and Sapp/Winborne and Prude when necessary. There's only one guy who's a possible top 15 pick, Kenny Phillips out of Miami and he's a junior who hasn't even decided if he's gonna declare or not.
Bottom line is that safety isn't a position of need to the point where I'd think they'd be willing to drop a first rounder on a guy. The best of the rest aren't even being considered until the 2nd round honestly.
Cornerback- This year's draft has alot of depth when it comes to this position and while there's alot of talent in this year's draft pool, there's also no consensus #1 guy out of the bunch at this point.
With the Ravens phenomenal scouting staff and the fact that it'll be less likely that their pick would start right away, they could get a guy in the top half of the 2nd round that'll develop into a starter for them without a doubt.
D-Line- Here they've got two great older players in Gregg/Pryce, one young one in Ngata and a few rotation players who are good but not spectacular players at their position. I'll get to Suggs in a moment.
Pryce has maybe one more season in him, Gregg possibly two. Ngata is the future and is progressing VERY well, but after him there's NO ONE ELSE.
I don't care what anyone says, Suggs is more effective rushing the passer from the LB spot so my silly way of thinking is why not play him more where he could possibly be more effective?
At LB, T-Sizzle creates more opportunities both for himself and for others as blockers have to kick further out to block him and that leaves more gaps for others to attack the QB.
What exactly would be ideal for our alignment at D-line, you ask? Why, the guy who I think was BORN to be a Raven and play on this defense, UVA's DE Chris Long.
I'm not only saying this because he's HOFer Howie Long's kid, that he plays the same position that Howie played OR that Chris has admitted that his favorite NFL player is future HOFer Ray 'Da G.O.A.T.' Lewis.
He's a legitimate top ten draft pick who may fall right into the Ravens laps due to the needs of the other teams that pick ahead of them.
So far up to today he's been:
ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2007)
Ted Hendricks Award Winner (2007)
Rotary Lombardi Award Finalist (2007)
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalist (2007)
Lott Trophy Semifinalist (2007)
Chuck Bednarik Award Semifinalist (2007)
Candidate for the Outland Trophy (2007)
AFCA Coaches' All-America Team (2007)
2007 Playboy preseason All-American
First-Team All-America Rivals.com
Started 24 games (prior to 2007)
Team co-captain for two consecutive seasons
In 12 games, Howie Long's kid made 75 tackles, including 22 for loss. He also racked up 14 sacks (3rd in the country in sacks with an average of 1.13/g)
, intercepted a pass, forced two fumbles and blocked a kick. More than 25 percent of his tackles (.280 to be exact) this season have been for a loss (his career rate is 25 percent)
And remember that Al Groh runs a 3-4 defense, sound familiar? Chris Long has operated out of this defense since Groh been at UVA, a PRO-STYLE Defense. (hint-hint)
That means that he can start right away. He's been playing in our style of defense his entire college career and EXCELLING. He's probably one of the few 'can't miss' prospects in this entire draft IMO.
While 'Mr. Overrated' LSU DT Glenn Dorsey wins all of the accolades, Chris Long will be the one who has the better rookie season, this much I can assure you. Especially if the Ravens pull the trigger and snatch up this phenomenal prospect of a kid who's only gonna get better as time goes on.
Chris Long is usually compared to former UVA DE/ 1st rounder Patrick Kerney. They have the same intensity, but Long is more like a bigger, stronger version of Kerney as his stats were similar to what Kerney put up in 1998 when he was a UVA.
For anyone interested, Kerney had 62 tackles and 15 sacks with 20 tackles for a loss in 1998 while Long had 75 tackles and 14 sacks and 22 tackles for a loss in 2007.
When the Falcons finally let Kerney start full time at LDE in 2002 he led the team with 12.0 sacks (9th NFL). Finished with 68 tackles (41 solo) and two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
If Chris Long and Patrick Kerney are similar players (although Long is more polished than Kerney was when he came out and has almost 20 more pounds of muscle packed on than Kerney did coming out) they could possibly put up similar numbers.
Imagine having a kid who can make an instant impact like that at LDE, The unstoppable Haloti 'You ain't gainin' Ngata destroying the middle and Trevor 'Pay Da' Pryce ripping through double teams at RDE. Can you say Holy SHYT, I'm sure opposing QB's willl be.
T-Sizzle would more often be in the spot that he's most effective in at LB, and you already know what the rest of the gang can do.
They say that games are won and lost in the trenches, that's the truest statement you'll ever hear.
If the Ravens were fortunate enough to land this kid in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft, they'll have a solid foundation of impact D-linemen in Ngata and Long that'll all but guaran-freakin-tee Ravens dominance in the trenches for years to come.
Just my opinion-Pro-
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Re: Pro's Take: 2008 NFL Draft The Ravens Take... a DE? WHAT???
Good analysis Pro!
I would heartily agree that one of our problems this year has been lack of pass rush. I also believe strongly that a team has a great chance of winning if they dominate on both sides of the line. Our OL will continue to gel, I really like the young guys we have. Our DL got a lot better with Ngata, but really was hurt without Pryce (in the pass rush area). So drafting a DE makes some sense.
I would say though, the real answer is to take the best we can get out of DE, QB, and CB on round one. We really need all three if a high talent is available, or can be had by trading up or down.
My other thought, maybe we can trade our #1 and BB for Wade Phillips
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Re: Pro's Take: 2008 NFL Draft The Ravens Take... a DE? WHAT???
Hi Pro! Welcome, or welcome back, whichever the case may be. :)
Awesome post. But not everyone agrees it's a foregone conclusion the Ravens would need a QB in the first round. At least not yet. Drafting a DE to groom for either Suggs' departure, or to replace Trevor Pryce is a need. To some, it's a more important need than anything else.
I have CB, DE, WR, QB in my order of needs. Especially since I didn't figure they were just going to jettison McNair next year. As much as I everyone thinks that is the best thing, the cap hit is just too restrictive. So McNair, Boller, and Smith are here next year. Drafting a QB means someone has to go, because Ozzie is not going to draft Matt Ryan and put him on the PS to have someone pluck him off it. Boller isn't going anywhere. So that leaves your Heisman trophy winner Troy Smith.
My only problem is that I am not seeing a legit 1st round pick yet either. I would love to see us get a true #1 WR who can burn down field. I don't see anyone in 1st round calibur. I'm with you on CB too.
Maybe DE is the way to pick in round one.
Re: Pro's Take: 2008 NFL Draft The Ravens Take... a DE? WHAT???
Where you been, Pro? We've missed your insightful posts.
I agree that a DE would make the most sense. Long's kid looks impressive -- thanks for the analysis. Or a CB, but seeing Rolle play Monday night makes me less concerned about the immediacy of that need. If Flacco or equal college QB is on the board at round 3, that would be my choice - but we could always pick up a FA vet QB for a million to two or so as the backup, so maybe hold off for the lower rounds on another QB to compete with Smith. If no QB, I'd go for a burner true WR (not another no-hands Figurs type), an LB or another OL -- I'm not convinced that any of the young ones we have in or projected for starting OL roles are very good.
Another possibility, if we have one of the top 5 or 6: seek a trade down to get both a DE and CB in the first round.In a 2003 BBC poll that asked Brits to name the "Greatest American Ever", Mr. T came in fourth, behind ML King (3rd), Abe Lincoln (2nd) and Homer Simpson (1st).
Re: Pro's Take: 2008 NFL Draft The Ravens Take... a DE? WHAT???
I'll be happy with Long int eh first. I may disagree with some, but In my eyes the QB position can be summed up by saying Ryan, Brohm, Ainge or NOONE . I don't see the point of addign another late round guy to the mix, maybe really late to sit on the PS, but not early enough where it is Smith vs that QB for the 3rd spot, with the loser going to another team. IF McNair is going to come back and the team wants him(big mistake) then I guess we can't really draft a guy even early day 2.
Re: Pro's Take: 2008 NFL Draft The Ravens Take... a DE? WHAT???
If a possible franchise QB like Ryan or Brohm are there at our pick you have to take him IMO. That's the one thing that this team is in desperate need of. I know some are still holding out hope for Boller, but in year 5 he has yet to show that he is anything more than an average QB.
Now of course a guy like Chris Long would be a monster pick. He would solidify this defense and add that pass rusher that we need with Pryce getting older and the status of Suggs still up in the air. A first day of the draft with Long or a CB and a QB like Brennan or Ainge would be spectacular IMO.
Re: Pro's Take: 2008 NFL Draft The Ravens Take... a DE? WHAT???
If the Ravens have a top 5-10 pick as it looks they will, there is no question in my mind that they are going to take Brohm or Ryan. No question whatsoever. And they should. A franchise QB that can carry a team is the fastest way to turn around the franchise's fortunes.''You'd love to go on the first day but I'm glad for the situation I'm in,'' he said. ''Baltimore knows how to play defense.''
Re: Pro's Take: 2008 NFL Draft The Ravens Take... a DE? WHAT???
I don't know if the Ravens take a QB. Billick said that it has been a luxury to carry three QB's this year. If they go back to two next year, they would have to dump either Boller or McNair which isn't happening. I think it is pretty clear that Smith isn't going to stick.
Hard to gauge at this point if they are serious about resigning Suggs.
They also might choose "best player available" as they have done frequently in the past with good results.
Cmac and Rolle are aging. Corey Ivey played a hell of a game against N.E. but he has struggled at other times in the nickle. Experiments with a 4th CB this year has been mostly unsuccesful and the most glaring weakness against N.E.. I think CB is the greatest need.
Re: Pro's Take: 2008 NFL Draft The Ravens Take... a DE? WHAT???
Isn't getting a QB rebuilding? Jus tbecuase a QB was good enough with the best D ever in football to moonwalk into the SuperBowl ONCE, doesn't mean that is a good model to follow. I think that's a poor line of thinking.
Re: Pro's Take: 2008 NFL Draft The Ravens Take... a DE? WHAT???
Monday night proved that Boller is better than just an average QB when the pieces around him play to their abilities. A QB is ALWAYS only going to be as good as the other 10 guys around him. And if you don't believe me ask Carson Palmer why he's not wearing a SB ring and Ben Rothlesberger and REX GROSSMAN is.
Actually, ask Carson Palmer why his team is also 4-8 this year.
Now, before you jump on me again Jon, because I know you disagree, I will say that if this proves to be the case the rest of the way out, then DE or CB is the way to go. If it's not, and the OL continues to play the way they did against NE, but Boller does not, then I'm all for dumping the team's needs elsewhere and drafting a new QB.
Especially with the notion that McNair is returning next year, I highly doubt new QB is on Ozzie's front burner right now. The next 5 weeks could change that of course.
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Seriously, some people here actually want to rebuild? As if it's worked for any other team in the past?
Gutting a team NEVER works. Hasnt even come close. Not even once.
Teams like the Colts, Pats, Steelers, etc stay towards the top every year because the DONT rebuild. They keep key people, make smart draft picks and the rest comes from free agency. These teams are never in cap trouble as well.
Rebuild? OMG ....


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|Package Weight
|3.3 lb
|Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
|33.8 x 4.0 x 4.0"


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What you are showing is puff paste not phylo. Let me see you roll out phylo. Puff dough is easy. Roll out dot/ rest roll out dot rest 3 times let rest then roll and use. Phylo doesn't work like that. You really have to run it through a machine. Also to get more circles out of it start cutting them at siide not center of dough.and work around.
So oh font of all wisdom is your eye sight failing ?


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Hunted same spot as yesterday. Had five woodies decoy at shootin time. My buddy killed one of em. Had several others come in but didn't kill'em. Seen around 20-25 birds. It was a rainy wet day but still it was better that a good day at work. There wasn't much shooting this morning for some reason. Guess the rain was a little to much for 'em.
I smoke quack with a Remington 1100