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CLEVELAND — With an offense disjointed and disheveled all day, the Bengals failed to capitalize on another sterling effort by their defense and saw their quarterback outplayed by Cleveland's Brian Hoyer in just his third NFL start as the suddenly-mighty Browns came away with a 17-6 win Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium.
It was the first time since the third start of quarterback
The Bengals were looking like they were about to throw off some mega sluggishness early in the fourth quarter when tight end
If the Bengals were supposed to be the better team on paper, the Browns were the better team on the field and did what the Bengals are supposed to be doing with their two tight-end offense. Browns tight end Jordan Cameron killed Cincinnati with 10 catches for 91 yards, including a 31-yarder over the middle that set up Cleveland's final score, a one-yard pass to running back Chris Ogbonnaya that made it 17-6 with 4:54 left.
Dalton didn't play well. He finished just 23-of-42 for 206 yards and a 58.2 rating, the third-lowest regular season rating of his career. He uncorked his first interception of the day with four minutes left when middle linebacker D'Qwell Jackson deflected a pass to rookie tight end
For the second straight week, wide receiver
Hoyer and the Browns did what the Bengals offense couldn't do and rattled off enough third-down conversions to take a 10-3 lead with 5:10 left in the third quarter.
Billy Cundiff's 51-yard field goal came on the heels of the eighth Bengals turnover and eighth fumble of the season when cornerback Chris Owens blitzed inside and swiped the ball out of Dalton's hand as he started to throw and he recovered his own forced fumble at the Bengals 47.
The Browns could only go 17 yards, but it was enough to get the field goal and came on two third-down conversions for Hoyer leading an offense coming into the game with the league's worst third-down conversion rate. Cameron got the first one on his eighth catch of the day working between safety
Hoyer gave the Bengals fits with his short, quick sets, hitting 25 of 38 passes and racking up 269 yards passing.The Bengals offense, stoned on a fourth-and-one from the Browns 7 and hampered by a sluggish passing game that generated just 69 yards in the first half, frittered away a host of chances to take control of a game they trailed 7-3 at halftime. It could have been more but Cundiff missed field-goal tries of 37 and 49 yards.
Browns defensive end Dez Bryant, working on the left interior, jammed up Bengals running back
But it was the Bengals that got down there with some deception of their own when Green-Ellis took a handoff into the line and tossed it back to Dalton and when the dust cleared on his bomb down the middle Skrine was called for a 40-yard pass interference penalty.
It's about the only way the Bengals could get a big play in the first half as their seamless red-zone offense that had scored touchdowns on six of seven tries in the first three games stalled. Dalton was just 8-of-15 passing for those 69 yards in the half. He threw it seven times to Green, but they only hooked up three times for 16 yards.
Before the unsuccessful fourth down, Dalton tried to hit Green on one of their patented fades in the right corner as Green worked against cornerback Joe Haden. But Haden had position and Green and Dalton never got timed up.
Cincinnati's last snap of the half summed it up on third-and-four from the Browns 45 when Green was in the slot and covered by Skrine. Green had him beat deep but it was overthrown.
And the Bengals could only manage 46 yards rushing on 3.5 yards per carry with
The Bengals had to deal with an injury up front in the first half when right guard
Using a bushel of quick passes, Hoyer hit his 10 of his first 11 throws —including his first eight—and he put the Bengals in a 7-0 hole with a two-yard touchdown lob to Cameron with 2:13 left in the first quarter. Hoyer's longest completion of the half was a 39-yard wide receiver screen, but it worked for 16-of-24 passing for 178 yards and a 102.4 passer rating as Dalton struggled.
The Bengals let the Browns off the hook when Ogbonnaya ripped off an 11-yard gain on third-and-one from the Cleveland 14 and wide receiver Travis Benjamin ran a screen on the outside that worked in the teeth of a Bengals blitz up the middle for 39 yards. And the Bengals couldn't hold the Browns to a field goal on third-and-six when wide receiver Davone Bess beat
Unlike the Browns, the Bengals couldn't convert in the red zone on their next series, which began at their own 47 when safety
Dalton converted his first third down when he hit a wide-open Gresham for a 26-yard gain in a zone on third-and-10 and Green-Ellis and Bernard mashed for another first down. On third-and-three Dalton had his pass batted down when end Paul Kruger came off the edge and defeated the block of Bernard to force a punt.
The Bengals defense succeeded on their first third-down try when Dunlap pressured Hoyer on a play-action bootleg on third-and-safety began his first start of the season blowing up Ogbonnaya for no gain.
As feared the Bengals went into Sunday's game at FirstEnergy Stadium without starting cornerback Leon Hall and safety
The Bengals are hoping that at least two of them are going to be available for next week's game against the Patriots at Paul Brown Stadium.
Third corner Adam Jones got the start for Hall, but Jones has been there before. It's his third start of the year. The slot corner figured to be Brandon Ghee, active for the first time since the 2011 Wild Card game and taking his first snaps from scrimmage since he took two late in that season against the Rams for his only defensive work of the season. Taylor Mays, making his fourth start as a Bengal and first of the season, got the nod in place of Nelson.
Also inactive for the Bengals were offensive linemen
The Bengals captains were A.J. Green and Clint Boling on offense,
TOUGH CALL: Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis also doubles as a member of the NFL Competition Committee and he's going easy on the George Iloka fine. Iloka, the second-year safety, didn't get a flag when he collided with Packers tight end Jermicahel Finley early last Sunday. But Finley left with a concussion and Iloka got a letter a few days later fining him $15,000 for hitting a defenseless receiver.
Both Iloka and secondary coach Mark Carrier argued that Iloka did what he was supposed to do on the play. He didn't leave his feet, he didn't lead with his helmet, and he didn't hit high. Iloka, who is appealing, said that when Finley dove he hit Iloka's bicep.
"It is a difficult thing for officials in real time to be 100 percent with," Lewis said. "It's part of the game. We have to just keep working hard and coach them hard to try and eliminate as much of that as you can."
Told it looked on the replay that Iloka didn't do anything wrong, Lewis said, "That will be up to the voice of appeals."
SPECIAL CONCERNS: Former Browns special teams titan Josh Cribbs and Bengals special teams coach Darrin Simmons have tortured each other for much of this century giving as good as they got. But even with Cribbs gone, Simmons is still worrying.
The new man is Travis Benjamin, who is returning punts.
"He's one of the fastest people on the planet," Simmons said this week.
He scored on a 91-yard punt return in the preseason opener and has returns of 18, 28 and 31 yards in the regular season, where he also has a couple of muffs.
Talk about how things change in the NFL, wait five minutes. When the Bengals cut to the 53 before Opening Day, Simmons had pretty much his core players back from last year.
But safety Jeromy Miles, his most prolific player on special teams who came into the season with 35 special teams tackles in 38 games, pulled a hamstring early in the opener and then got caught up in the numbers game of the injury situation at linebacker and cornerback. He was waived two straight weeks and got picked up by the Ravens the second time around.
Miles, a gunner on punt coverage, was a big reason the Bengals finished first in the league last season in punts downed inside the 5. Another gunner, wide receiver
Look for third wide receiver
Throw in the fact the Browns have tried a fake field goal and fake punt already this season and Simmons says, "You have to not only know every situation, you have to play every situation out and be aware of any tips they may or may not give you."
Simmons certainly isn't beyond going for it, especially early on in a road game. In the second quarter at Jacksonville last season in a game the listless Bengals trailed, 7-3, personal protector
GAME TO .500: With an 81-81-1 regular-season record, Lewis is looking to get over the .500 mark for the first time in five years and a day. He was 42-41 heading into a Sept. 28, 2008 Paul Brown Stadium game against the Browns, where backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick lost his first Bengals start, 20-12. Lewis's high-water mark was nine games over .500 at 35-26 after the Bengals beat the Raiders at PBS, 27-10, on Dec. 10, 2006.


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VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) - Columbia coach Kyle Smith won't admit to holding any special potion over Villanova. It just seems that way. Smith was on the coaching staff of St. Mary's when the Gaels upset Villanova to reach the Sweet 16 in 2010.
On Tuesday, before a packed crowd at Villanova's Pavilion, Smith pressed the right buttons again, this time in the head seat as his Lions pulled off a mild 75-57 upset over Villanova, beating the Wildcats for the first time since a 76-64 victory on Dec. 29, 1969.
The win was Columbia's first against a Big East foe since beating Seton Hall in November of 1985.
``I have no idea what it is, but this is huge for us,' Smith said. ``We've had some rough games in tough situations. We played some Big East teams pretty tough, too, like UConn. We lost a lot of tight games last year. Hopefully, we went through that, but this one should help our confidence tremendously.'
Columbia was led by a game-high 21 points from Alex Rosenberg and 15 points from Steve Frankoski. The Lions also received a huge boost on 4-for-4 shooting from 3-point range in the second half by Grant Mullins, who finished with 14. Brian Barbour closed the door by going 8 for 8 from the free-throw line in the second half.
Columbia was 7 for 14 from 3-point range in the second half and made its last 21 free throws.
``We knew going into the game this was not a team we wanted to get behind on,' Villanova coach Jay Wright said. ``Midway through the second half, you get down nine or 10 on those guys, they're going to hold the clock, they're going to run the clock down. Our turnovers and missed free throws early just killed us. It's tough to come from behind when you're down on a team like that.'
Villanova got 13 points from James Bell and 11 from freshman Ryan Arcidiacono.
Columbia went into halftime holding a 26-22 lead, despite shooting 9 for 27 from the floor. The Lions led throughout most of the first half behind nine points from Frankoski.
Villanova didn't help itself. The Wildcats turned the ball over 12 times in the first half, including a string of three straight possessions that ended on turnovers.
With 5:03 left in the half, a Bell layup gave Villanova a 21-19 lead. But from there, the Wildcats turned the ball over five times and went 1 for 4 from the floor and 1 for 5 from the line on their next nine possessions as Columbia regained the lead. The Lions went on a 17-5 run after the Bell basket to take control of the game.
Villanova limped off the floor in the first half after going 3 for 9 from the free-throw line.
The Wildcats, however, did pull to within 49-44 on an Arcidiacono 3 with 7:11 left to play. Villanova's pressing and quick baskets off steals seemed to create a momentary lapse for Columbia. But the Lions responded with a 14-4 run to seize back control.
``We turned the ball over and gave them the 3 there. That got them to within five, but we got a couple of big 3s, and we didn't take the quick shot,' Smith said. ``We calmed ourselves down, and we were able to get some penetration and kick out. We made every free throw, and I think we were ridiculous down the stretch. I think we got good looks, and our defense did a tremendous job defending their 3 and we were able to ward them off.'
Barbour made six-straight free throws and Mullins canned two 3s during that stretch, and Villanova never got within 10 points again.
``They shot the ball great from 3, and we couldn't make a 3,' Wright said. ``I wouldn't say that I expected this at all, but you know it's always possible when you turn the ball over and you don't make free throws. We turned the ball over a lot, when you do that and you don't make free throws, you can lose to a good team.'

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Nvidia denies GeForce 8800 GTX recall
How can we recall a product that exists only in the minds of journos and fanboys?
Nvidia has denied that it has recalled any G80-class graphics cards, less than 24 hours after admitting that... er... it has. In an email to Reg Hardware a company official today told us: "We're not recalling any boards - [it's] hard to recall something that's not announced."
Yesterday, a different company official, when asked if there was any truth in the rumours of an "8800 GTX recall" - and we used these exact words to describe it - said: "Yes, some GeForce 8800 GTX boards that were built through our contract manufacturer had a simple BOM error - wrong resistor value... we have been working with them to pull these back and change the resistor to the correct value.
"We believe we will still be able to hit our hard launch this week... with the new GeForce 8800 GTX boards."
Today, however, the second official said: "We're not blaming an 'unnamed contract manufacturer' - that is totally untrue." ®
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Eden Hazard's apology to Jose Mourinho for returning late from a foreign country has been rejected.
The Belgian international, 22, was a guest at former side Lille's Ligue 1 match up against AS Monaco. But the winger insists that he lost his passport and that was the reason for missing Monday's match preparation training for Wednesday's game against Schalke in the Champions League.
Mourinho said in his press conference: "Of course the apology was not accepted, it was an important match but sometimes as a manager you have to make some risky decisions."
But he then insisted the matter was over: "It's over and it's something that doesn't exist anymore."
Hazard was not match fit for Chelsea's magnificent 3-0 win over Schalke in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge. Samuel Eto'o gave The Blues a first half lead when he sneakily blocked Timo Hildebrand''s clearance, a goalkeeper calamity which presented Eto'o with his first European goal for Chelsea.
Eto'o was on hand to double Chelsea's advantage in the second half when he was picked out by Willian, and his perfectly placed shot found its way into the bottom corner of the net.
Senegal striker Demba Ba marked only his second European appearance for Chelsea with a goal, after shin-rolling Frank Lampard's chip in the bottom corner of the net.
Jose Mourinho insisted that Eden Hazard would be back in the squad for the home game against West Brom on Saturday: "He is selected and he is ready to play. He has an appetite to play."
Hazard played against the Baggies, and scored a last-minute penalty to rescue a point for Mourinho's side.
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1. Re: "roundtripping" FCP7>AE>FCP7 - rendering 1 frame differenceTodd_Kopriva May 3, 2012 9:06 PM (in response to hillary_knox)
It seems that the underlying problem is that something is giving the wrong frame rate. It should be 23.976, not 23.98 or 23.975. I think that Final Cut Pro actually uses the correct frame rate of 23.976, even though the UI confusingly rounds up to 23.98 in user-visible controls.
Can you check the movies that are coming out of each step of your pipeline and see where the wrong framerate is being introduced?
What are the exact version numbers of all of the software that you're using here?
2. Re: "roundtripping" FCP7>AE>FCP7 - rendering 1 frame differencehillary_knox May 4, 2012 1:20 PM (in response to Todd_Kopriva)
So, now all is well. The fix was to use the most/least useful piece of software from Apple: Cinema Tools. Did a batch reconform to "23.98" (or 23.976 in real numbers), and then all was well.
This isn't the first time Cinema Tools has come to the rescue...which Adobe product would I use to do an instant batch reconform like that?
3. Re: "roundtripping" FCP7>AE>FCP7 - rendering 1 frame differenceTodd_Kopriva May 4, 2012 5:08 PM (in response to hillary_knox)
You can conform to a specific frame rate in After Effects.
I admit to not being familiar with Cinema Tools, so I can't immediately say what would match the functionality that you have there.
4. Re: "roundtripping" FCP7>AE>FCP7 - rendering 1 frame differencehillary_knox May 5, 2012 9:06 AM (in response to Todd_Kopriva)
You mean when you Interpret Footage in AE? Or something else?
In this case, I tried interpreting footage to the correct frame rate and still things ended up being 1 frame off. I'd just like to be able to not have to rely on Cinema Tools in the year 2012 to solve this issue
I guess the cool thing that Cinema Tools does (in this case) is that it re-writes the frame rate in the movie file header itself, as opposed to whatever happens in Interpret Footage. Whatever the difference is, it seems to make all the difference.


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Chris Capuano, in an interview with KLAC (570-AM) last night, acknowledged his uncertain future with the Dodgers – and seemed willing to accept a move to the bullpen if needed.
"Probably a few years ago I probably never would consider that," Capuano told host Jorge Jarrin, "but coming back from injury – my second Tommy John (surgery) in 2010 with the Brewers – I had a chance to spend a couple months in the bullpen with Trevor Hoffman, who was in his last year in Milwaukee. That was when I kind of learned I could do it, I could kind of switch gears if I needed to."
Capuano has made 189 starts and 25 appearances out of the bullpen in his career with mostly good results. With eight rotation candidates under contract if all are healthy, there's no room for Capuano in the rotation. There isn't much room in the Dodger 'pen either, but the 34-year-old could give the team a reliable multi-inning option and spot starter that doesn't really exist among the current collection of closers, former closers, and set-up men. If Capuano likes that role, the Dodgers should consider giving it to him.
Besides, it sure beats listening to trade rumors.
"I'm getting asked this by my family a lot," Capuano told Jarrin. "Like my dad will call me up; my brother will call me up, 'did you read the latest rumor?' … In the off-season, I try to avoid going online as much as I can. I still hear the rumors and everything else. I try to put my head down and prepare for the season the same way. I had a great experience with the Dodgers last year and looking forward to being part of a winner this year. But I know it's a numbers game and they may not have room for everybody."
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I give DIY gifts every year, and I'm obsessed with finding fresh ideas that look pretty and polished. This year, try these three easy, meaningful gifts that work alone or as a bundle:
- Patterned coasters. These coasters are a crafter's dream. The instructions are clear and simple, you can customize each set with different kinds of paper, and they look professional—yet much more personal than store-bought versions.
- Wine charms. Dazzle your friends (and class up their next party) with sparkling wine-glass charms. These are easy to make and there are about a billion ways to do them. Check out this video or these ideas from Centsational Girl for how-tos.
- Fudge squares. It's not like there's a shortage of sweet treats this time of year, but skip the bulk-candy aisle and try my favorite lower-cal fudge recipe instead. Wrap up the squares in a pretty gift box lined with wax paper—done. (Keep reading for the fudge recipe.)
Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Fudge
Yields 25 squares
- 1 14-oz. can of fat-free sweetened condensed milk (divided)
- ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ¼ tsp. instant coffee granules
- 2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract (divided)
- ¾ cup peanut butter chips
- 1 tbsp. peanut butter
- Coarse sea salt to sprinkle on top
- Line an 8-inch square baking dish with wax paper.
- Pour 9 tbsp. milk into a bowl. Add chocolate chips, cocoa, and coffee. Microwave on high for 1 minute or until melted.
- Stir in ½ tsp. vanilla.
- Spread into prepared pan.
- Combine the rest of the milk, peanut butter chips, and peanut butter in a bowl. Microwave on high for 1 minute or until melted.
- Stir in the other ½ teaspoon vanilla.
- Spread evenly over chocolate layer and sprinkle with sea salt.
- Cover and chill 2+ hours. Cut into 25 squares.
- Eat to your heart's content.
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Vengeance is a druid ability learned at level 10 for druids who have chosen the Guardian specialization requiring [Bear Form]. Note that shifting into [Cat Form] will cancel the effect.
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- Patch 5.0.4 (28-August-2012): Updated.
- Patch 4.3.2 (31-Jan-2012): Vengeance is no longer triggered by receiving damage from other players.
- Patch 4.3.0 (29-Nov-2011): It no longer ramps up slowly at the beginning of a fight. Instead, the first melee attack taken by the tank generates Vengeance equal to 33% of the damage taken by that attack. In addition, as it updates periodically during the fight, it's always set to at least 33% of the damage taken by the tank in the last 2 seconds. It still climbs from that point at the rate it did previously, still decays when damage is not taken, and still cannot exceed a maximum based on the health and Stamina of the tank.
- / Patch 4.0.1 (12-Oct-2010): Completely changed from Balance talent to Feral specialization. Description changed from "Increases the critical strike damage bonus of your Starfire, Starfall, Moonfire, and Wrath spells by X%."
- / Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Now also works with Starfall.
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Former-Chelsea assistant manager Ray Wilkins thinks his old club will buy a new striker in January.
Speaking to talkSPORT, Wilkins revealed he was surprised Chelsea failed to sign a forward before the transfer window shut at the end of the August, but he anticipates they will dip into the market when it reopens in January.
The Blues spent heavily over the summer, but despite the departure of talismanic striker Didier Drogba, decided against recruiting a new frontman.
Instead, Roberto Di Matteo choose to place his faith in Fernando Torres, and so far the Spaniard has repaid that trust with four goals, including a neat finish against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium last weekend.
Still, Wilkins, who left Chelsea before Torres joined the club, said it came as a surprise not to see a replacement brought in for Didier Drogba.
On talkSPORT radio, Wilkins said: "They [Chelsea] should've bought someone else, and I'm sure there will be someone else coming in January."
Chelsea have been linked with moves for a number of strikers, including Atletico Madrid forward Radamel Falcao, Napoli striker Edinson Cavani and most recently Dutch international Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
Falcao remains the favourite, although Atletico are unlikely to be willing to part with their Colombian international cheaply.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. financial stocks remained front and center in Friday's headlines, highlighted by an almost 7% gain in Morgan Stanley as well as a 7% decline for Capital One Financial Inc., after both reported fourth-quarter financial results.
Morgan Stanley MS, +1.29% reported a profit of $507 million, compared with a year-earlier loss of $250 million. The per-share profit, which reflects the payment of preferred dividends, was 25 cents compared with a loss of 15 cents a year earlier. The most recent period included a net tax benefit of about $155 million. The year-earlier period included a pretax loss of about $1.7 billion related to a settlement with MBIA Insurance Corp. See full story on Morgan Stanley earnings.
"We calculate that adjusted net income was $1.15 billion, in-line with consensus and slightly higher than our forecast of $1.11 billion, analysts at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey told clients in a Friday research note. "Revenue drivers mirrored the strengths seen at peers, with strong results in advisory and fixed income underwriting, an area where Morgan Stanley has lagged peers in recent quarters," they added.
At Capital One COF, +0.58% , the company reported a profit of $843 million, or $1.41 a share, up from $407 million, or 88 cents a share, a year earlier. Total net revenue climbed 39% to $5.62 billion. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters most recently projected earnings of $1.58 on revenue of $5.8 billion.
"The miss was primarily driven by lower net interest income than we had previously estimated," Janney Montgomery analysts said in a research note following the news.
In the latest quarter, loan-loss provisions were up 33% to $1.15 billion from $861 million a year earlier. Read more about Capital One's earnings report
Among other movers on Friday, Legg Mason LM, +0.46% shares rose 3.6%, Franklin Resources shares dropped 2.1% and SunTrust Banks STI, +1.11% shed 1.2%.
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You hurried all day, shuttled the kids, ran the errands, worked hard. You got things DONE.
But in the rush of the day, YOU got a little lost in there somewhere.
If only you could have a few uninterrupted minutes to take care of yourself without everything falling apart.
Lying there at night, you think about the next day and realize you don't have time for yourself tomorrow either. You're exhausted just thinking about it.
How do you carve out a little "me time" when there's so much to do?
Hint: "Me Time" is Not Actually About Time
Truth is, every working mom would love a whole day to herself—but we can get reenergized on a lot less. Feeling taken care of is less about the time you spend doing it and more about what you do.
Have a plan. Identify exactly which kind of activity will recharge you. And when those extra 10 minutes show up, do it!
How to Customize Your "Me Time" For Maximum Benefit
In my 20 years of work in the field of self-help, I've found 4 different Type of moms. They're energized by 4 different types of activities.
When you identify which Type of mom you are, you get the key to reenergizing yourself in half the time.
Light, Upward Type 1 Mom: These women express a random, effervescent energy that moves randomly through life. They prioritize their children having fun and are drawn to activities that allow them to connect socially.
- Type 1's best "me" time: Give yourself something to look forward to. It can be a fun event at the end of the week, or even just a phone call to a friend later in the day. Of all the moms, you love surprises the most, so be open to them.
Fluid, Flowing Type 2 Mom: These mothers express a gentle, subdued energy that moves steadily through life. They prioritize their children feeling comfortable and are drawn to activities that allow them to quietly unwind.
- Type 2's best "me" time: Connect with your emotions. Take a few quiet minutes alone to think, write, read or talk about your feelings. The three minutes you take to be quiet will make you infinitely more effective the rest of the day.


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Anyone still watch this?
It's the last season. You have to. I actually enjoyed this first episode better than I enjoyed the last few. The opening was inspired, and lines like "great cream run bro" and "we have to establish a pee corner" made me laugh.
So lets discuss.
"You're annoying and you cry about everything, like sending a message to someone on game informer whining about it."
I thought it was only Michael Scott's last season. So the whole series is ending? That's good. It's good to go out while you still have fans.
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Has one season of eligibility remaining in outdoor track for Terrapins... Did not compete in 2012 or 2013 with track & field team.
2011 FOOTBALL - Saw action in first six games before being injured... Finished with one solo, four assists for five total tackles... Had 1-1-2 tackle chart in home game against Clemson... Had three kick returns for 56 yards (18.7 avg), including a long return of 21 yards.
2011 OUTDOOR TRACK - Placed 19th in 100-meter dash at ACC Outdoor Championships with 11.31 mark... Member of Terps 4x100 relay team that placed eighth at ACC Outdoor ... Had Terps' second-best 200-meter time of the season with a 22.06 at the Kehoe Twilight meet.
2010 FOOTBALL - Played in seven games as a reserve cornerback ... also saw time on special teams ... played in the first five games before missing six in-a-row with a groin injury ... returned to action vs. NC State (11/27) and also played vs. East Carolina (12/29) ... had 10 special teams tackles on the year, including five on punt coverage which was tied for second on the team ... posted career bests in tackles (3) and solo stops (2) vs. FIU (9/25) ... also had two solo tackles vs. West Virginia (9/18) and Duke (10/2) ... earned Iron Terp status in the spring, posting the 21st-highest strength index on the team.
2009 FOOTBALL - Served a redshirt season ... earned defensive scout team player of the week honors for his work leading up to the Duke game (10/24).
CLARKSBURG HS - Won Maryland State titles indoors at 55 meters (2008) and 100 meters... Outstanding football player who was recruited to College Park to play cornerback... Accomplished running back who had 900 yards on 90 rushes with 14 TDs for Clarksburg, which advanced to Class 2A state semifinals his senior season.... Rated 69th among cornerbacks nationally by Rivals.com as a senior.


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After tasting my first bowl of mussels, prepared with a spicy, garlic-laced tomato sauce in my early 20s, I was instantly hooked. It became my go-to appetizer whenever we visited a small Italian restaurant nearby. As time went on, I discovered mussels aren't just for appetizers or red sauce either. A classic French preparation with shallots, white wine and parsley paired with a crusty baguette makes for a filling and quite satisfying dinner.
Making them at home, though, has always felt a bit of a to-do. I remember years ago, hanging over the kitchen sink, scrubbing the shells to remove the barnacles, wondering why I didn't just leave mussels on my restaurant radar. Preparing them at home just seemed too much a chore. Then kids came along and I figured they would roll their eyes, and push them aside anyway.
Luckily, my outlook has changed on this quick-cooking shellfish. There's a reason Prince Edward Island mussels are featured on high-end restaurant menus. Their flavor tends to be sweeter and fresher tasting than that of wild mussels. They also arrive at fish markets relatively clean, almost free of the clingy barnacles that can be time consuming to clean.
The real moment of truth arrived when I served them for dinner one summer evening last year. As the pot came to the table, the kids peeked inside. Eyebrows raised a moment, but the sight of bread and butter offered reassurance when I said it was perfect for dipping into the broth. Now, instead of worrying about the kids liking mussels, I buy extra to make sure there's enough to go around.
Garlic, Parsley & Cream Mussels
Serves 2
This recipe is easily doubled or tripled—just be sure to use a larger sized pot. Be sure to keep a close eye since the mussels cook incredibly quick.
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 cup prosecco
1 pound Prince Edward Island mussels, cleaned and scrubbed
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
Pinch red pepper flakes
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- In a 4-quart deep pot, heat the oil over medium flame. Add the garlic, and saute until fragrant and lightly golden. Pour in the prosecco and simmer for 1 minute. Add the mussels, cream, parsley and red pepper, cover the pot and cook at a simmer until the mussels have opened and are cooked through, about 5 minutes.
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I saw this on twitter and thought it was worth mentioning on here..
Upon further review, No. 2 Chris Brown and No. 2 Bennett Jackson were both on the field when Pitt kicker Harper missed the game-winner.
I saw this on twitter and thought it was worth mentioning on here..
Upon further review, No. 2 Chris Brown and No. 2 Bennett Jackson were both on the field when Pitt kicker Harper missed the game-winner.
speaking of catching stuff on tv, anyone else notice elliot mealer getting absolutely blown off the line during the first quarter?I think one play he landed on his rump
I think the biggest issue with Team 133's inability to run the ball, as compared to last season, is that Mealer <<<<<<<<<Molk. Block is only part of it, as the center is the "QB of the OL." I was on the golf course yesterday morning -- wasn't expecting a noon start -- and listened to the game on WOOD. Branstader was beside himself, especially early on, about how the Michigan OL was getting blown off the L.o.S. and was giving up far too much penetration to Minnesota.
Hard to run when your center is on his ass in the backfield.
I have a coworker who played center at high Div II and nearly went to the NFL. I've gotten to learn a lot about the O-line this fall. I don't know if UM is doing it right now, but it should work that the C is actually calling the blocking schemes at the line of scrimmage. If he's not getting the defense matched with the scheme correctly, a lot of plays are going to fail.
The fan base understood how important he was well before his absence was obvious in the Sugar Bowl. If anything, casual fans may assume that we'll always reload along the offensive line. We've been spoiled in that regard over the years.
I read the boards all the time and keep hearing how bad the Oline is, when in terms of talent it's not that bad and not significantly worse than it was last year. The downgrade is the lack of not just Molk, but someone capable of stepping in and leading the Oline/calling the blocking schemes like Molk.
Getting to spend the last few months talking football with an actual offensive lineman has made me realize that very few people who talk football know very much about the offensive line.
Mealer hasn't been a bad center. Not at all. I've seen him make some good plays even against some tough DTs. The difference I think is Molk was a four-year starter and an outstanding student of the game as well as being the best center in the country. Mealer is a first-year starter and probably hasn't picked up the blocking assignments, and the other guys maybe relied upon Molk more than we thought.
I think the other part of the problem with the run game is that teams don't respect our passing game. That was most evident yesterday. Once the passing game got going, the running game started to open up a lot more. No doubt, though, this is a transition year for our OL. I don't expect a repeat performance next year.
Yes, unfortunately he is god awful. He is a huge reason why the running game is struggling. I know others have mentioned this, but there is a reason why its taken him this long to start.
The Luck of the Irish keeps on rolling this year.
Another reason why I hate notre dame... " to hell with notre dame"
Agreed, on that there seems to be more this year, but this one seems more frustrating, knowing Notre Dame shouldve lost. Not to mention the Stanford No TD call.
The Stanford no TD call? Seriously? They guy was stopped 2 yards behind the goal line. The ND players were already running away from the line of scrimmage as the whistle had blown. But lets negate that for one second and say he wasn't stopped and the whistle hadn't blown.
Before he extended his arms into the end zone, his elbow was clearly visible and down before the ball broke the plain.
Thanks posting the evidence of A> Clear forward progess has been stopped, B> His elbow is down before the ball crosses the plain at 2:31.
Well, since no one can hear a whistle, and he keeps moving forward, it's not at all obvious that forward progress had been stopped. And since they could actually review it, that just proves it, otherwise it wouldn't be reviewable.
And not even the tv announcers who are as bias as they come see his elbow down...they say he's on top of the other player. They bring into question whether he loses the ball or not (then decide he hasn't) before he crosses the plane, but man, when even the ND shills at NBC thinks he got in....
And I'm still waiting for the whistle that everyone heard that had all the players running away from the play....because no one on the field or in the booth say they can hear a whistle, and there's like one guy who starts jumping up and down before he's in the endzone...not half the squad like you claim. So all your views are suspect.
Of course you can't hear the whistle, the place was on fire. The side judge was already running in to call him down. His elbow is down, as you can see in the replay, just before he pushes forward. If you cannot see forward progress stopped, then I can't help you. If you can't see Teo and Motta and a few others running down the field off the pile, I can't help you. Calling Mayock an ND shill is just mind boggling. The guy is one of the best color guys in the game.
Thinks NBC is giving "professional without bias" commentary, I can't help you.
But if you do you must agree when they think he should have been given the touchdown.
While since I know that you don't watch ND games except for excerpts, you missed all the bias vs Pitt on Saturday. It was pretty damn thick let me tell you.
Oh you guys. Seriously, lock the thread here because I mean once Maycock's not an ND shill what in the world can't you argue? Blue is actually taupe. No calls can ever be overturned ever because there is literally no evidence in the world that Notre Dame fans can't dispute.
Check that out.
It never shows him down, the guy doing the analysis says they should have let the play continue, and it doesn't actually show anything that proves the whistle was blown. If the whistle HAD been blown they couldn't have reviewed the play. The only thing it say/shows is what the refs said. There wasn't enough evidence to overturn what was called on the field, not that the call on the field was confirmed. If it was the wrong call on the field, it was still the wrong call. Which is the point. Whistle even if it had been blown should never have been blown, he wasn't down, and he ended up with the ball in the endzone.
It's a bit easier to catch blown calls with everyone having DVR, every game being televised, and social media. The refs are no different today than in 1970.
Btw, there was an absolutely in excussible PI call on Pitt that extended a nd td drive during this game....
I'm not usually the type to post the spelling corrections, but yours was simply egg regus.
Kudos to the ND Rivals guys on the tweets pointing out a lucky non-call. ND benefitted and should have lost, but hey, human officials. For the same reason that I think Leveon Bell's tweet about officials costing him the game is sour grapes, ND's win is ND's win.
Of all of the things to get a no-call on, this isn't that big of a deal.
The play of the day was the phantom PI call that gave ND a first down on a missed 4th down conversion that led to their score. They don't go to OT without that.
Another huge missed call was the punch thrown by an ND player right before the Pitt field goal that would have ended it. It was way after the play and two players were jawing at each other. Then the ND guy just punches the Pitt guy in the face. It was right in the center of the screen and right in front of two refs.
That SHOULD have been a 15 yarder and essentially ended the game, making the FG a glorified extra point. It was the kind of thing that players often get ejected for or even retroactively suspended. And to make it even better, the ND player who threw the punch got a sack in the following OT. Awesome.
Reason it's kind of a big deal: unlike many penalties (like holding or pass interference, which are called or not called based upon rarely uniform shades of severity), this is a black-and-white five yard penalty.
It's like having 12 men on the field. There's simply no room for differing opinions, a late-game "let them play" attitude, or referee bias. When every referee in the stadium watched Iowa defensive back B.J. Lowery tackle Roundtree in the end zone last year before the ball arrived, the non-uniformity inherent in PI calls helped justify the no-flag. This is different.
That said, you're right that there were a number of bad calls this game, and this one is minor in that the infraction offered ND no competitive advantage.
Please don't bring up the Iowa game. I was right in that end zone. I want to memories of that.
This thread is hard to take because I wanted this game so bad. We always play well against ND, and I would have loved to see this overrated team lose. I feel shame that Pitt is moving to the ACC, but I can't help but feel it's the best decision for them. Thanks for everyone who pointed out everything they saw. It justifies what I felt when I watched it.
I feel your pain, bro...
the ridiculous 4th down PI call that led directly to a ND touchdown in the 4th quarter.
edit: too slow... yeah, that one ^
After the 2nd down play of that same drive, the NT Nix from ND appeared to punch a Pitt OL in the head. Obviously it wasn't called and I didn't hear the broadcasters mention a word. Did I imagine this?
I saw that. It was right in the refs face too. Don't know how that wasn't called.
The shot to the PITT QBs chin/head in I think the first OT.
anyone have a video of this? I can't find a torrent up.
anyone have a video of this? I can't find a torrent up.
ND has recevied a great deal of help to keep their charmed season alive. Whether it's whistles from the stand, phantom calls, or no calls, it seems like it's always Christmas in South Bend these days.
was thrown by V Smith, for the record. But your main point is valid.
I know literally it was 5, not 6, but really a great gift idea none the less...
This just adds to my hatred of that school and program. Anyone who says the refs on South Bend aren't bias, are naive.
the number of plays and calls that went ND's way is unreal.
It's weird that ND announcers and fan base expect _every_ call to go their way.
They also caught a break when their d-lineman dove to intercept that tipped pass, didn't catch it, and then proceeded to pick the ball up and spike it. No call.
Was a helmet to helmet hit on the QB that would of let Pitt keep the ball for a 1st late in the 4rth. Instead they gave the irish the ball with plenty of time.
To hell with Notre Dame.
However, the field goal was stilled missed. I am the biggest Pitt fan that never attended Pitt, or I've never met one who compares. He would've missed the FG had the numbers been different. We can't cry about a flag like that. Why can't everyone have different numbers?
"Why can't everyone have different numbers?"
More than 100 players, less than 100 numbers between 1 and 99.
With that said, doesn't it seem that ND has a lot of repeat numbers on the field.
ie. #5?
I don't see any 16's on our defense. it seems a little more prevelant on their team
While watching the game I also heard several faint whistles which I assumed came from the crowd. I remember some of the fans blew fake whistles during the Michigan game, too, and the referees didn't adress it at all.
Playing against ND in football is like playing against Duke in basketball. You know the refs are going to let the other team mug you on either side of the ball, while you get called for for non-existent "penalties" at inopportune times.
This year, ND is finally good enough to take advantage of their advantage. Yogi Berra approves of this message.
About the fact that at the end of the 3rd quarter, Pitt missed an opportunity to put the game away with a TD with 1st and goal at ND's 2 or 3 yard line. They didn't score a TD and settled for an FG and that combined with an inability to ice the game at the end was why we (I'm an alum, I'm allowed to say we) lost. These ND penalties are just salt in that wound.


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Thank you for the replies!I have already explained to her the shifts, and that The Hawk won't have time/energy to visit. Her reply was that we can all just have dinner on the 26th, and she'll just "help around the house" for the next 3 days. Part of the awkwardness is that The Hawk doesn't want her to come; if she does, he will feel pressured to visit, which means he'll get less sleep, which will make work harder etc etc etc. I love Hawkmomma very much, but she can be blissfully unaware of things sometimes. I'm trying not to come out and say that we don't want her to visit because it will cause too much stress. We've already suggested an early-January visit, but "that isn't Christmas!".I will try suggesting a Skype-date on Christmas eve/day, and see if we can work from there.
I think that Hawkmomma is ignoring you, because it isn't you she's coming to see. You could tell her not to come until the cows come home and she is going to blow you off. It's time for Hawk to step up and tell his mother bluntly, "don't come."
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Bloomington, IND- Brown University track & field standouts Brynn Smith and Craig Kinsley advanced out of the NCAA East Regionals this past weekend and will head to the NCAA Championships meet hosted at Drake University from June 8-11.
Smith will represent the Bears in the hammer throw after earning fifth place in flight three preliminaries with a 199-01 distance. Kinsley claimed his flight's javelin championships with a throw of 242-10, defeating everyone in the other two flights as well.
In the final day of the Regionals, freshman John Spooney qualified to the quarterfinals of the 200m dash finishing seventh in his heat with a time of 21.44 seconds. Also competing on Saturday was Brown's Heidi Caldwell in the 5,000m run, who finished 20th in her heat with a 17:04.88.
Erik Berg advanced to the quarterfinals of the 1500 with a stellar final 100m to place fourth in his heat with a time of 3:50.21. He went on to finish in seventh in heat two in the quarters with a 3:49.39. Also, Dan Lowry ran the 5k and placed 19th in the prelims with a 14:48.37.


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This past weekend we had the privilege to attend the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. To do the show justice, we're taking some time to get a proper recap together.
So here's a few pics to whet your whistle. Be on the look out for a full write up on this awesome event soon!


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Study on the Influence of Foreign Direct Investment on Chinese Foreign Trade
Under the background that global foreign direct investment (FDI)crashed largely, Chinese foreign investments fell year on year in the first half year of 2009, but its proportion in the global FDI gross didn't drop, and China is still the first investment place for feign investments in the world. China is the country which attracted most FDI accumulatively in all developing countries and had the most amount of foreign sub-company in the world. But many problems still exist in the process that China uses FDI to improve the development of international trade. In the article, the FDI is first introduced, and the influences of FDI on Chinese foreign trade are pointed out, and the countermeasures that Chinese uses FDI to improve the development of international trade are put forward finally.
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#1 The Blind Bunny04-15-2012, 09:47 AM
One morning a blind bunny was hopping down the
Bunny trail and tripped over a large snake and fell, kerplop right on His twitchy little nose.
please excuse me,' said the bunny. 'I Didn't mean to trip over you, but I'm blind and can't see.'
'That's perfectly all right,' replied the Snake. 'To be sure, it was my fault. I didn't mean to trip you, but I'm blind too, and I didn't see you coming. By the way, what kind of animal Are you?'
'Well, I really don't know,' said the bunny..
'I'm blind, and I've never seen myself. Maybe you could examine me and Find out.'
So the snake felt the bunny all over, and he
Said, 'Well, you're soft, and cuddly, and you have long silky ears, and A little fluffy tail and a dear twitchy little nose. You must be a bunny Rabbit!'
The bunny said, 'I can't thank you enough. But
By the way, what kind of animal are you?'
The snake replied that he didn't know either,
And the bunny agreed to examine him, and when the bunny was finished,
The snake asked, 'Well, what kind of an animal am I?'
The bunny had felt the snake all over, and he
Replied, 'You're cold, you're slippery, and you have no balls...You must
Be a POLITICIAN'
" To the world you are just one more person, but to a rescued pet, you are the world."
"A Nation of Sheep Breeds a Government of Wolves!"
Liberalism is just communism sold by the drink.
Last edited by Rockntractor; 04-15-2012 at 09:44 PM.Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight! Isaiah 5:20-21 NASB
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My first story. Be Gentle. lol. True Story.
One of my best friends, Jake, was as straight as they come...or so I though. We have been friends since freshman year of High School. We are both now 22. I'm openly bi to most of my friends. I always assumed Jake was straight. He never gave me any gardar vibes. He was never "Over the top Straight" Like "Bitches, Pussy, Tits, Ass All Day!" Because those types of people are who usually end up being closeted gays. So I always just assumed he was straight so I never made any hints and anything toward him. All thought, I was always physically attracted to him, I never made any moves because I respected his straight-ness and him as a friends and I wouldn't want to screw that up. So I kept my distance in the affection department...until liquid courage came along one night...
A couple friends and I went out one night. Our favorite local musician was playing at a bar downtown. Well, you know, the shots start flying, and before you know it, we are hammered. I hadn't seen Jake in a while. He had been away for 6 months for work. Jake and I go into the bathroom to take a piss. We're standing next to each other pissing, I'm done and zip up, he is taking an extra long time to "Shake it" and kinda pointing it toward me. He is really wanting me to notice his cock. I said "Looks like you need some help with that". He was like "Maybe", then smiled at me.
So we get back up to our table. Our other friend that came with us was off dancing with some random girl. I forget how but Jake and I got on the topic of sex. After a while he said "I have somewhat of a confession. I love Anal." I just automatically assume he was talking about giving anal, to chicks. Then I was like "Ok, cool, You like fucking girls in the ass. That's cool." He violently shook his head "No". I said "You like giving anal to guys?" He shook his head no again. I'm dumbfounded because I cannot not imagine him liking to receive anal. I found it hard to bring myself to say it..."You like getting fucked in the ass?" He leaned over real close and said "You would not believe the things I have shoved up my ass". Of course I ask if he had ever been with another guy and he hadn't. He had just used things around the house. Even admitted to using a full size MagLite Flashlight.
I Was Shocked! I could not believe, my best friend, who I have always been attracted to just dropped this kind of bomb on me. Right after our conversation, he said, "I'm really going to regret telling you that tomorrow." I said "Well, then I'll give myself something to be embarrassed about too, so you're not the only one. Jake, I have always liked you. Like, Like you, like you." There is was. I had said it. It was out there. I didn't know how he was going to process this information. If he was upset by what I said, I could only hope that he would forget it by tomorrow due to our state of inebriation. I has almost cringing wondering what he was going to say next. "I like you too" were the next words out of his mouth. I was relieved. "I've always though we had a lot in common" he said. He told me that he had never had a dick in him and he wanted to try it. I said "Hey, lets get out of here and go have some fun" with a wink.
As we passed the bar, we had two more shots. We stood outside the bar for a few minutes to catch some air. Now, when Jake gets drunk, its not a gradual thing. It's like someone flips a switch and he's done for. Well, as we were standing outside, that switch was flipped. A lot of puking ensued and my night came to a screeching halt. My only hope was that he remembered our conversation when he was sober, and we might get to fool around some other time.
The next day, I text him and ask him how he was feeling. We chatted for a bit, I said "Oh BTW ur secret is safe with me. I hope mine is safe with u as well." He text back "It really is safe because I don't remember what it was." .........
Next chapter: A Steamy Night At The Hotel.
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How do you know it's not? Do you have evidence god doesn't exist? Are you god?
Second part: not what I said at all.
my opinion is my opinion. Whether it deals in evidence, or just what I personally feel, I find to be irrelevant.
Seriously, you guys are the meanest people I have ever met. I hope you are happy and feel really good about yourself.
2nd comment:Not a strawmen.5th comment:Not a strawmen.
1st comment:You're talking about myths that, most likely, don't even believe in anymore. Why not, as examples, use ones that people do believe in? There's a thought.
4th comment:Only if ones words canbe sourced neutrally.
6th comment."In their defense" -- another one of my points.
7th comment:I find it's always "semantics" et al, that one goes to in certain discussions dealing with one's belief, or in this case: non-belief.
I apologise, Gnu Ordure, I thought I had responded. I see what happened. I compose my posts offline ..... <snip>
So in a general discussion where atheists are not making medical diagnoses and they describe religious believers as deluded/delusional, is it reasonable to assume they are saying religious believers hold beliefs that are not true rather than saying they hold psychotic beliefs maintained despite indisputable evidence to the contrary?
Again, I must point out that I don't call religious believers delusional. I might occasionally call them deluded. The problem here is that there is a significant difference between those two words, but you (and Nam) appear to be conflating them. Deluded means believing something that is not true. Delusional means holding an idiosyncratic belief despite it being contradicted by reality or rational argument, typically as a symptom of mental disorder. That connotation of being a mental disorder is why I, personally, don't call religious believers delusional. I don't think they have a clinical mental disorder; I just think they are mistaken.Now, given those meanings of the words, will you concede that religious believers are deluded, but not necessarily delusional?
No, I don't think we can reasonably assume what atheists mean when they call theists deluded/delusional. Some may simply mean, "I think your beliefs are wrong", others may mean, "I think you're clinically insane".Which is basically why I say that the words should be avoided; in the former case, it would be simpler and less ambiguous to say that the theist is wrong. The latter is just wrong, because the medical profession doesn't regard normal theists as clinically insane.
So, 3sigma, will you concede that your claim in post #191 was wrong?
Quote from: Gnu Ordure on August 28, 2012, 03:31:13 PMNo, I don't think we can reasonably assume what atheists mean when they call theists deluded/delusional. Some may simply mean, "I think your beliefs are wrong", others may mean, "I think you're clinically insane".Which is basically why I say that the words should be avoided; in the former case, it would be simpler and less ambiguous to say that the theist is wrong. The latter is just wrong, because the medical profession doesn't regard normal theists as clinically insane.I agree that delusional should be avoided because of its psychiatric meaning, which I think is the most common interpretation of the word. I agree that deluded should also be avoided, mainly because I think too many people conflate its meaning with delusional.
QuoteSo, 3sigma, will you concede that your claim in post #191 was wrong?Of course not. You may think the words are synonymous and treat them as such,
It is only delusional that carries that particular meaning.
They are synonyms; the Oxford dictionary which you yourself (partially) cited defines delusion in terms of being deluded: the state of being deluded. Therefore, delusional and deluded are synonyms. Which part of that don't you understand?…<sigh> No, it isn't. The dictionary you cited defines one word in terms of the other. And I already cited some psychiatrists in the real world using the words interchangeably. They're synonyms, 3sigma.You're the only Humpty-Dumpty who disagrees with this.
To my understanding, a strawmen is when you say kids in school should get free lunches, and I reply that if we did that they'd get fat.
Me stating that "expert opinion" isn't always (or imply it) effective in a court of law since too many innocent people are sent to jail, and death row[1] isn't a strawmen. It's more a difference of opinion. 1. though I recognize other factors may be involved, as a whole.
2nd comment:Not dodging, I just found it silly since they are religions and gods that are seen as fiction by most people, including current religious people. I see it as fiction, as most others do.
5th comment:I don't care if they can be considered delusional based on any criteria, I care about calling them delusional based on such criteria. Which is what I've been arguing against this whole time.
...Fictional or not, silly or not, do you or do you not consider those ancient beliefs to be a kind of delusion?
You believe evolution and there is no evidence for that. Where is the fossil record of a half man half ape. I've only ever heard about it in reading.
bertaberts,Dodging is defined as avoiding something in a quick pace. I am not "avoiding" anything at any pace. I stated I found it to be silly, which was why I wasn't goin gto answer it. Then I suggested he rephrase it but he said no. So, I took the initiative to rephrase it, and you say I am dodging.I think you just enjoy smiting me any chance you get; 'cause answering in topic is just too much work.-Nam
Quote...Fictional or not, silly or not, do you or do you not consider those ancient beliefs to be a kind of delusion?NAM, just answer this question with a non-silly yes, or no.
FYI: I won't be on for the next 6 days. Going to Puerto Rico by way of freighter[1] and I'll be back some time next Tuesday, I think.So, see ya then. 1. afriend is a navigator on the freighter
Those are just scratching the surface of mythology. The peoples who came up with them really believed those things; that wolves chased the sun and the moon and tried to eat them, that gods flung lightning bolts and shook the earth, and many more besides. Would you consider such things delusional?


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When Ben was appointed to a circuit judge seat, he recommended Mike as his predecessor. Mike and his opponent were considered by the Ogle County Board and Mike was supported unanimously to fill the position. This could prove to be a close race and the position of state's attorney is a very important one.
The state's attorney is your advocate and legal counsel in Ogle County. If you want a compassionate advocate, an experienced and seasoned trial attorney to represent you in the court system who runs his office with an eye on the budget without compromising service, an attorney who not only focuses his attentions on the criminal but also their victims, Mike Rock is the most qualified candidate.
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In the June 2012 issue of Discover, E. O. Wilson authored a piece with the provocative title, "Is War Inevitable?" Derived from his recent book The Social Conquest of Earth, the narrative has a rather simple answer to the question implied in the title: war is inevitable, because it is part of human nature, and, perhaps more provocatively, it shaped human nature. John Horgan, who recently penned The End of War, rebuts Wilson's argument in a point-by-point fashion in a companion article, "No, War Is Not Inevitable." I find myself in a curious position: I agree with John Horgan in terms of the conclusion—that war is not inevitable—but not for the same reasons. While Horgan is right that Wilson relies on a particular, controversial group of ethologists to make the assertion that chimps have frequent inter-group conflicts and humans have always had wars, so Horgan leans upon his own preferred group of scholars to make the opposite points. But both of them, I think, miss the crucial part of the answer: the tricky interplay between nature and nurture.
With a strong background in ecology, Wilson assumes a Malthusian paradigm when it comes to human numbers and human resources. In other words, we are subject to a carrying capacity. When there is a surplus of resources population size increase, and "catches up" to the resource base. After a time an equilibrium develops between population and resources. How? The reality is that for solid evolutionary reasons, individuals do not reduce their own reproductive output altruistically. Rather, the population "self-regulates." In the jargon there is "intra-species competition," as individuals and groups scramble for finite resources. (There are also, of course, inter-species factors, like predator, prey, and parasites.) The losers die, while the winners reproduce. Each generation is witness to conflicts which check the population and maintain the equilibrium.


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Hah! no one was expecting the dreaded middle of the long weekend update thread! tell us not what your plans are, but what you did I guess?
Anyone haveing a particularily interesting weekend of doom so far?
I just did my taxes, which at least gets them out of the way!


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Standing above the sea front is the RAF memorial to the North Coates Strike Wing, its a late spring morning and there is a cool breeze blowing. Turning around we look out over the Humber Estuary, to the left in the distance is Cleethorpes Pier and to the right is Ross Castle (with flag). Cleethorpes still remains a very poular seaside destination, especially for the"yorkies".


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Big Spring girl killed in ATV accident
A 9-year-old Big Spring girl was killed Sunday afternoon near Lake Texoma in Marshall County, Okla., after an all-terrain vehicle overturned and rolled over her, according to officials with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety.Summer Rain Quillen was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which happened on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers property near Lake Texoma, approximately six miles south of Kingston, Okla.A second child, 8-year-old Jordan M. Genn of Ardmore, Okla., was injured in the accident. According to Oklahoma DPS records, Genn was transported from the scene by a private vehicle to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for minor injuries and released.According to Lori Swanson, public information officer for Oklahoma DPS, the accident occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. Sunday when the 2011 Honda ATV four-wheeler driven by Quillen encountered a steep hill.Quillen lost control of the ATV while traveling down the hill, causing the vehicle to roll forward once, rolling over the young girl. Quillen was pronounced dead at the scene by officials with Marshall County EMS. The cause of death is believed to be head trauma.


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Plasma shotgun
- Steel tubing, for the body
5 mm thick lead plate
Glass vial with two holes for containment of plasma generator
2 x Titanium dioxide (or other material with a high refractive index) lens, of any reasonable shape and size
Something to make the lens turn.
High-power electromagnet (with handheld power supply)
1.5g of very small diamond crystals
1.5 g of plutonium (IV) dioxide, powdered
Super-pressurized, superheated liquid oxygen tank
Helium tank
50 g of Iodine-131
Inside the glass vial place the powdered diamond and PuO2. Set up the inside of the gun such that the I-131 is blocked by the lead plate, on one end of the pipe. Put the electromagnet on the other side. The glass vial goes in the middle. Now connect the glass vial to the two tanks, and put the lens and its turning system above the lead plate. To fire, first fill the vial with helium. Now inject the superheated oxygen. This should vaporize the diamonds, increasing the density of the plutonium. Turn on the electromagnet, and turn the lens such that the gamma radiation from the iodine is totally internally reflected in the lens and toward the plutonium. The increased radiation and density will cause it to go supercritical, which coupled with the high temperature left over from the diamond will ionize the helium. This plasma will shoot out of the end, being attracted by the electromagnet. At this point the electromagnet's wires will melt, turning it off and allowing the plasma ball to shoot out, obviously.


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Beyond Castle Wolfenstein Re-Compiled 64
hypethetica writes "In memory of game developer Silas Warner, a fan-based port of the original PC boot-diskette version of the 1985 classic, Beyond Castle Wolfenstein, has been disassembled, CPU speed fixed, and Soundblaster support has been added. The new game executable, blessed by Silas' widow, runs in DOS, Windows, and DOSBox emulators. Both the executables and source code (x86 assembly) are available for download."


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Saturday, January 27, 2007
Beer Bong Friday
Oh, and she didn't get any better the second go 'round...
11 comments:
- Out of Conference said...
I wonder if they did ever get her to drink enough to get her to say, "oh, me so horneeee, me ruv you rong time. suckee suckee!"
- January 26, 2007 1:17 PM
- Cool Hand Mike said...
I nominate this guy for the new U.N. ambassador. International relations is an underappreciated art form.
- January 26, 2007 4:14 PM
- Andrew said...
damn dude (OOC), that's borderline racist, or at least damn ignorant and insensitive (yes, i used the word "insensitive" on a sports blog comment page).
also, as an asian-american and a michigan alumnus, it bothers me off to no end to see white americans (yes, i assume MZone is white) assume that all asians must be exchange students.
off soapbox.
- January 26, 2007 7:41 PM
- Yost said...
The exchange student assumption had nothing to do w/ anybody being asian, it was the heavily accented english by those egging the girl in the video on.
From the video, it's also impossible to tell for sure if they're college students. Thus, nother assumption was made. But like the first, both were made w/ equally non-malicious intent.
- January 26, 2007 7:52 PM
- PeckHorn78 said...
Uh, yeah......so how many days until football season?
- January 26, 2007 11:15 PM
- TitleIX said...
i'm with you andrew...
- January 27, 2007 12:27 AM
- Tam N. Ly said...
lay off the rascist comments you ignorant ass.
Anyways, I think that girl was my T.A. for Fluid Dynamics.
- January 28, 2007 5:06 AM
- SteveMuzZ said...
I'm with andrew.. I know I tend to bust out a Scottish accent when I drink, and I'm born and bred American. All those d-bags who assume I'm from Scotland can kiss my ass.
- January 29, 2007 11:04 PM
- Out of Conference said...
You're right, using the same phonetically (not bothering to check the spelling because I could give a shit less) correct satire found on 10-20 different Vietnam movies, at least one 2LiveCrew album, at least 1 South Park episode, ad nauseum and suddenly I'm Michael Richards. Replace the girl in the picture with the Anglo-Saxon co-eds from the previous beer bong Friday videos and suddenly not only am I allowed to make similar comments, but you all laugh. Who's the racists again?
- January 31, 2007 3:21 PM
- Tam N. Ly said...
Regardless of your explanation, you're still an ignorant assclown for making that comment.
- January 31, 2007 4:57 PM
- Out of Conference said...
I respect your opinion, Tam.
- January 31, 2007 7:01 PM


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Notes from the music beat ...
When the Mavericks released "In Time," their first new album in a decade, just over a year ago, the iconoclastic country group wasn't sure how it would be received or if there was even still an audience around for the group.
But after a Top 10 debut on Billboard's country charts and a wealth of critical plaudits, there's no question the reunion was a success and the Mavericks are a going concern again.
"It's sticking on a couple of different levels," says the group's Paul Deakin, who co-founded the Mavericks during 1989 in Miami. "The main way that it's sticking is internally, within the band. The seven years off was time well-spent in our growth or whatever you want to call it. We're having a lot of fun playing again, which is what had kind of gone away when we disbanded.
"So it's proven to be a lot of fun musically, and the brotherhood is really stronger — stronger than it's ever been, I think. We've come to realize that if we can take care of this internally, then we can weather the storms that come with being a band, and with being a nongenre band, which is a challenge."
Deakin, 54, says the Mavericks are working on music for a follow-up to "In Time," but the group's time on the road is primarily being dedicated to the group's 25th anniversary. He cracks that, "yeah, it means we're that much closer to death," but adds there's a new appreciation for the group's legacy — and that it has one.
"The fact that we're still here, 25 years later — that's a rarity amongst bands, that you're still able to make music for that long," Deakin says. "So this year we're really digging in. Last year we toured pretty much playing predominately 'In time.' We're still doing that this year, but we've also picked up a lot of songs we haven't played in many, many years from the early days, the Miami days.
"At sound checks we try to add a song every couple of days, just to throw something into the set so it's not the same every night. Being around 25 years, we obviously have quite a good catalog to choose from, so to mix it up is fun for us every night — and for the audience, too."
• The Mavericks perform on Saturday, March 8, at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth St. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $49.50 and $35. Call 248-399-2980 or visit www.royaloakmusictheatre.com.


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Jump from barrel to barrel and get the treasure!
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One funny pretty squirrel wants to find treasure, and at first she needs a map. Her friend, sweet wood goblin helps her and gives for some delicious things (apples, mushrooms, nuts) one piece of map after each level, but first she has to collect this things and reach barrel, where he hides. So, she jumps, jumps and jumps, collects tasty gifts for her friend, diamonds and jumps again. But she needs to be careful, because there are some obstacles in the air, don't let our marvelous squirrel die! For coins and diamonds squirrel can buy clothes and other upgrades.
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What Gladbrook-Reinbeck club cares about the Earth? What club plants trees? What club recycles? What club picks up trash? What activity teaches others about going green? Still don't know...why, it's RENOVATION. Never heard of it; well, let me tell you what we do! Renovation is a club that focuses on saving the planet one step at a time by making this Earth a cleaner, better place to live.
In the past, Renovation has taken part in the Trees Forever Organization in Gladbrook by planting trees at Union Grove. You may have past through the high school halls during fall season last year and saw ceiling dcor of stringed plastic bottles. They were the representation that every year, 39 billion plastic bottles aren't recycled. In April, the week of Earth Day, we traveled to the Reinbeck Elementary School and educated third and fourth graders about recycling, pollution, planting trees, and how they can go green.
We are hoping to create a specific topic to focus on each month throughout the school year. In more depth, each month we would create a visual aid for the school, complete a community service project, take an educational field trip, and/or give a presentation that would focus on one problem that our society has created for the earth. Our topics would include: pollution, tree planting, reducing and reusing, recycle versus trash, and easy ways to go green.
All of us want and need a cleaner Earth, and we're willing to step and make a change for the better!