text: Growl 8,223 Report post Posted April 9, 2013 @James_Dator: It seems scouts confer that one of the 40s was way slower than what I had: 4.67. He got a terrible start on both @James_Dator: My count could be off, but I see two scouts, one coach and Rivera here from the #Panthers. They're the most rep'd team now @James_Dator: Scouts are dispersed over the field, Rivera has been locked onto Allen the whole time. Also locked onto: his bagel @James_Dator: Dr. Andrews says Allen's knee is at 100% his surrounding muscles are at 75%... Per trainers @James_Dator: 9 7/8 hands for Allen. 32 3/8 arms @James_Dator: Ron Rivera just asked for a private meeting with Allen. Also looked like Rams were asking about his schedule @James_Dator: Ron Rivera just asked for a private meeting with Allen. Also looked like Rams were asking about his schedule @James_Dator: Bengals scout: "He did an awesome job" @James_Dator: 18 yard dig: Catches perfectly in stride @James_Dator: It seems scouts confer that one of the 40s was way slower than what I had: 4.67. He got a terrible start on both @James_Dator: Overheard a scout (not sure which team) compare Allen to Cris Carter.... So there's that @James_Dator: Runs a double move, Texans scout calls it 'perfect' @James_Dator: The route running is impressive. @James_Dator: Rivera talking to Allen one on one. #Panthers This is a big one for us. Big enough that I indeed felt compelled enough to start another thread. The many connections between the Panthers and Allen are there. In addition to the fact that Allen is having his Pro Day at Proehlific Park, there's a plethora of other things that tie us to him. -Rivera is a Cal guy -Reliable Rickly has posted numerous things to his twitter in recent months that tie him to us, such as pictures of the two together, praises for him, etc. -He fits into what we need, and into Gettleman's stated methodology -He plays as a position we've spent a ton of time looking at -Hes a local kid -He's a soft spoken, intelligent, talented player-all things Richardson has shown an affinity for. I could go on if I really tried but I think that suitable to demonstrate that we're certainly going to have a special interest over the other 31 teams come tommorow. I've adopted him as "my guy" and am real curious to see how this pans out tommorow. Frankly, I he dominates, he could rocket out of our range altogether. As he is still recovering from his injury, I don't know that that happens though. Hope it doesn't. Of course if he lays a duck, it really throws a wrench into the works if we indeed as tied to him as the evidence suggests. Being that he is my guy, I'm getting irritated of seeing other playoff teams act as if he is going to be there when they pick, while they continue to mock a player weve shown zero interest in to us. So frankly, I'm hoping he does just well enough to solidify himself as a number 14 overall pick kind of guy, but that's off topic. Anyways. This is seemingly the most significant pro day for this team this offseason, so I thought it worth opening up some discussion about. Mike Mayock will be there and be talking about his pro day specifically tommorow night on the NFLN for those who have it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Cloud Connect was held this week in Santa Clara, Calif. A place for folks to gather and learn more about the cloud and how it can ease business and reduce costs, Cloud Connect kicked off Monday. But the show also acted as a launch pad for a host of new cloud computing products aimed at taking some of the mystery out of the cloud.
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Can you fit polynomials through these points?
Given a set of points (x,y) with distinct x values, find a polynomial that goes through all of them, then prove some results about the existence and uniqueness of these polynomials.
Make the twizzle twist on its spot and so work out the hidden link.
A loopy exploration of z^2+1=0 (z squared plus one) with an eye on winding numbers. Try not to get dizzy!
This article only skims the surface of Galois theory and should probably be accessible to a 17 or 18 year old school student with a strong interest in mathematics.


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The combination of Italian style bread crumbs mixed with panko make a perfect coating for these leftover mashed potatoes
Italian Style Baked Mashed Potato Croquettes
The combination of Italian style bread crumbs mixed with panko make a perfect coating for these leftover mashed potatoes
24 comments
- Joy said...
How delicious! So simple and I can taste them already! Yum!
- March 4, 2010 at 9:33 PM
- Bridgett said...
Oh wow, these are delightful! Here I thought mashed potatoes were perfect and then you kicked them up in an unbelievable way.
- March 4, 2010 at 10:47 PM
- Federica said...
What appetizing aromatic croquettes! I like the idea of baking instead of frying. Weel done :)) Bye
- March 5, 2010 at 12:23 AM
- redkathy said...
Great idea for left over potatoes. They are the perfect side dish. You should enter them in the side dish show down Reeni hosts. I envision eating them with a drizzle of red sauce and a nice antipasto salad.
- March 5, 2010 at 1:15 AM
- Nina's Recipes said...
Very good, very good... XO
- March 5, 2010 at 1:49 AM
- MaryMoh said...
These look very delicious...crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. I love it baked.
- March 5, 2010 at 2:26 AM
- My Little Space said...
These are such wonderful dish dish! My children love it. Hoping to make this soon.
Btw, shipment F.O.C for the steamed bun! I'm sending over by CANON printer. hehe....
Have a wonderful weekend.
Cheers always,
- March 5, 2010 at 4:12 AM
- HoneyB said...
Something I will definitely try!
- March 5, 2010 at 7:13 AM
- Ed Schenk said...
I've made these and they are delicious!
- March 5, 2010 at 7:38 AM
- Cookin' Canuck said...
This looks like the ultimate comfort food! I really appreciate that they are baked, not fried.
- March 5, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- 5 Star Foodie said...
Excellent potato croquettes - we would love the crunch! Yummy!
- March 5, 2010 at 9:31 AM
- Cajun Chef Ryan said...
Love the oven baked croquettes, saves on both oil and calories too!
- March 5, 2010 at 9:40 AM
- Drick said...
great recipe - I think I will put a little cheese in the potatoes, maybe bacon too - yum
- March 5, 2010 at 9:53 AM
- Claudia said...
These are beckoning to me....the crunch and then the creamy smooth. ked not fried. Grandma would be pleased.
- March 5, 2010 at 10:24 AM
- citronetvanille said...
That's a great way to convert mash potatoes into something that has two different kinds of textures, soft and crunchy.
- March 5, 2010 at 11:47 AM
- Ruth said...
Just love the way you know just the right combination of herbs and spices to use! Not only wonderfully crispy but full of flavour. Alex would love them!!
- March 5, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- Trix said...
Well as I told you, mashed potatoes are my weakness, and this really kicks that to a new level. I would devour these.
- March 5, 2010 at 4:36 PM
- Danielle said...
Great way to use leftover mashed potatoes. Yours are a lot healthier than what I would do with these...cheese, cheese and more cheese.
- March 5, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- pegasuslegend said...
Thank you all for your wonderful comments and idea's I love the cheese and bacon idea's to add will try next time~
- March 5, 2010 at 8:33 PM
- Nicole said...
I love panko! I am sure this added a wonderful crunch to these. yum!
- March 5, 2010 at 9:47 PM
- Amber said...
These sound incredible!!
- March 6, 2010 at 3:18 AM
- Kitchen Butterfly said...
I love croquettes.......and these are a great way to recycle left over potatoes
- March 6, 2010 at 7:16 AM
- kathyvegas said...
Is there anything that isn't wonderful breaded in panko? I use so much of it I buy it in huge 5 lb bags at an Asian restaurant supply place here in Vegas....and you know what, these would rock as a side dish with a touch of your awesome tomato sauce on them.
- March 6, 2010 at 2:27 PM
- alittlelunch.com said...
Potato croquettes are delicious, but adding garlic to the potatoes first is brilliant -- baking them is genius. Great recipe, Claudia! Happy Thanksgiving!
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The key word there is exploit, companies shouldn't be allowed to exploit ANY academic research, it's why health care is so expensive and ruled by the drug companies pushing the pill of the week.
They are allowed to take all the academic research they like, tweak it my 1 atom, patent it, sell it at incredibly high prices, when the patent is going to expire, re-tweak it and re-patent it and kill the old product line.


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The Delaware County Daily Times (http://www.delcotimes.com)
Thursday, January 16, 2014
You're a rascal, Oscar. And you lived up to that reputation Thursday when the 86th Academy Awards nominations were announced.
As usual there were a few surprises and head-scratchers on the list. Here are some jaw-droppers:
Strong support for "The Wolf of Wall Street": Martin Scorsese's divisive, rude drama about the excesses of Wall Street copped a surprising number of top-shelf nominations, including best picture, actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), director and, in the biggest shocker, supporting actor (Jonah Hill). There's been a huge backlash to the raunchy, expletitive-laden rebel-rouser, and that's unfortunate but understandable. Certainly, it's DiCaprio's finest hour, and the film boasts one blistering-hot screenplay (also nominated). So let's give huge props to the Academy for recognizing what, in my opinion, is one of the best and most raucous films of 2013. Wouldn't it be a corker if it actually won?
"Monsters University": Poor Pixar. The Emeryville-based animated titan failed to shoot to the top of the animated class this year, not clinching a nom. in a category they so often dominate. Instead, another big box-office draw "Despicable Me 2? demonstrated how it appeals to minions.
"Philomena": The absorbing fact-based drama about a woman (Judi Dench) collaborating with a journalist (Steve Coogan) to find a son she was forced to give away is an audience favorite. And justly so. It's a very, very good film, but it seemed like a best-picture long shot.
"Dallas Buyers Club": When you hear someone discuss this based-on-a-true-story drama about an HIV-positive man's renegade prescription drug operation, the attention focuses mostly on the stunning performances and weight loss of stars Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, both of whom rightfully landed Oscar nominations. The superlatives aren't nearly as loud for the movie itself. I recently saw "Dallas" again, and think it's deserving.
Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper: "American Hustle's" main guys with kooky hair faced stiff competition in their categories: actor and supporting actor, respectively. And while the women in the cast — Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence (both nominees) — upstaged the boys, Bale and Cooper were awfully good, and are surfing the "Hustle" wave. Sorry, Jeremy Renner. You were impressive in a smaller role, but will be sitting this one out.
Who will win? What film will take home the big prize? Find out Sunday, March 2.


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I will forever be known around here as the fart guy, but it's alirght. They are lucky they don't have to smell them.
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Today all West Virginians are grieving along with the loved ones of those killed in this horrible accident, and as a coal miner myself, I feel a strong personal connection with them. When a coal miner is hurt, everyone in the mining community feels some of that pain. I, along with all West Virginians, will continue to pray for them, and for the safety of those who are missing.
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Charlotte/East Charlotte
East Charlotte is a large conglomeration of neighborhoods in Charlotte. Since it is not a unified district, it has no official boundaries; however, it is generally recognized that the area begins east of Independence Blvd.(NC Highway 74), west of W.T. Harris Blvd., and south of The Plaza. Though large parts of the East Side are considered depressed or fragile, it is quickly becoming the city's most colorful quadrant. Large immigrant communities have made their home here, creating an air of diversity unparalleled anywhere else in the city.
It should be noted that this article does not contain information about the distinctive Plaza-Midwood neighborhood.
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East Charlotte was once a suburban area, so it is crisscrossed by large roads. This makes auto transit the easiest way to explore the district. Major thoroughfares include Independence Blvd., Eastway Dr., Sharon Amity Rd., and Shamrock Dr.
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MNKY is a clothing brand in Grand Theft Auto III. It is a parody of DNKY and also a common abbreviation of "monkey". Its logo is based on a female monkey and the MNKY moniker under it. Due to the cartoonishness of the logo, it is suggested that it's a reference of DNKY's children's clothing line. Although their logo is seen on billboards all around Shoreside Vale, its location is unknown. It is possible that its first store will be located in the Fort Staunton Mall (which was under construction in 2001).


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INDIANAPOLIS – Since division realignment in 2002, no team in the AFC South has given the Colts more trouble than the Jacksonville Jaguars.
While the Colts are still 16-8 all-time against the Jaguars, Indianapolis has had their fair share of battles with Jacksonville.
Outside of Pro Bowler Maurice Jones-Drew, these Jaguars that Colts fans will see on Sunday will look very different.
New head coach Gus Bradley takes over after four seasons as the Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator and he's looking to change the recent culture in Jacksonville.
"We're seeing flashes of doing things well but just not enough of them," Bradley said of the Jaguars 0-3 start. "It's our consistency. We understand that it's going to take some time just offensively, defensively, special teams.
"It's not something where we're saying let's build for the future. We feel like we've got the players now to help us be successful. We've just got to continue to grow with each other. I believe it will take place. We just have to really be strict and stay true to it."
This week Bradley will get his first look at the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC South.
Bradley has already been impressed with what he's seen on film from Sunday's opponent, a team he will see again to close out the 2013 regular season.
"I really thought that San Francisco at times looked confused," Bradley said of the Colts win in Week Three. "Indianapolis played more physical which is surprising because that's what San Francisco brings to the table, playing them year-in and year-out (in Seattle).
"It just looked like Indianapolis is playing with a great deal of confidence and it continued as the game went on."
During Bradley's first season in Seattle, he had the privilege of coaching Colts defensive end
Bradley, who's Seahawks defenses evolved into the league's best last year, saw the same leadership qualities in Redding (during that 2009 season) that the Colts have seen the last two years.
The two former neighbors in Seattle will now be on opposite sidelines on Sunday afternoon.
"Great guy, great motivator, high energy kind of guy," Redding says of Bradley. "Real cool people, his wife and kids, they were just a great family."
"He had the makings of (becoming an NFL head coach). Great leadership, he knew how to get guys going."
Jacksonville will be looking for its first win of the season on Sunday and the fact that it's a divisional matchup should bring a bit more attention.
During the Colts 2-14 season in 2011, both of their wins came against divisional opponents.
Redding was on the infamous winless Detroit Lions team of 2008 and he did not hesitate when talking about this week's opposition.
"Jacksonville is in the NFL. It's one of the 32 teams. They have guys over there with pride and guys want to go out there and make plays and contribute to their team," Redding said of the Jaguars.
"We don't take nobody lightly. You can't overlook nobody in this league. Like I said, everybody has pride and they want to play hard, so we're preparing this week just like we did last week and any other week that we've been preparing for any team. Go out there and execute all our plays in practice, fly around, try to make minor mistakes in practice and if you make it, clean it up before Sunday."


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8-30-05 - The shutdown of oil platforms, refineries and pipelines along the Gulf Coast drove energy prices to new highs Tuesday, all-but-guaranteeing a surge in pump prices in the days ahead. Oil prices briefly jumped above $70 a barrel.
The trading frenzy on futures markets reflected uncertainty and fear about the full extent of the damage Hurricane Katrina inflicted on key energy infrastructure, as well as the constraints being felt where actual shipments of gasoline, heating oil and jet fuel are bought and sold.
"This is an extremely serious situation," said Tom Kloza, director of the Wall, N.J.-based Oil Price Information Service.
Analysts said that even if Katrina did less harm than feared its effects would nevertheless tighten the availability of already scarce refined products, such as heating oil and gasoline.
In wholesale markets on the Gulf Coast, some gasoline was being priced as high as $2.85 a gallon and in the Midwest, prices were as high as $2.65 a gallon, Kloza said. Retail costs are typically 60 cents higher, meaning motorists in these regions could very well see pump prices in some markets exceed $3 a gallon.
Light sweet crude for October delivery rose $2.15 to $69.35 a barrel by afternoon on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Prices had reached as high as $70.85, a new high on Nymex, although still below the inflation-adjusted high of about $90 a barrel that was set in 1980.
September gasoline futures rose 29.94 cents, or 14.5 percent, to $2.36 a gallon on Nymex, where trading was halted briefly after the exchange's 25-cent trading limit was reached. Heating oil futures climbed by 12.12 cents to $2.03 a gallon.
Natural gas futures raced higher as well. Natural gas for October delivery traded at $11.75 per 1,000 cubic feet, an increase of 61.1 cents.
Analysts believe that the operations of natural gas processors and chemical manufacturers, who depend heavily on the natural gas as a feedstock, could be disrupted for days, if not weeks.
The runup in natural gas and heating oil futures may mean sharply higher home-heating bills lie ahead this winter.
In addition to refineries and oil platforms, critical infrastructure that remained out of service included:
- the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, the largest oil import terminal in the United States.
- the Colonial Pipeline, which transports refined products such as gasoline, heating oil and jet fuel from Houston to markets as far away as the Northeast.
- the Plantation Pipe Line, which transports fuel from refineries in Mississippi and Louisiana to consuming markets as far away as northern Virginia.
- the Capline pipeline system, which transports crude oil from the Gulf to the Midwest.
"These are pretty challenging circumstances," Kloza said.
Companies are scrambling to assess damage to their platforms, pipelines and refineries _ a task easier said than done in some cases because, in addition to flooding, the Gulf Coast has been plagued by power outages.
Most energy companies still have not been able to visit their facilities and are relying on aerial surveillance for preliminary examinations.
Such is the case for Chevron Corp., which shut down its 325,000 barrel a day Pascagoula, Miss., refinery before Katrina's arrival. "We are hoping to get in there today, but that's the issue _ getting there," said company spokesman Michael Barrett.
Marathon Oil Corp. was also playing a waiting game to reach its 245,000 barrel a day refinery in Garyville, La. "We are trying to re-board and assess what, if any, damage has occurred and what work needs to be done before we can restart," spokesman Paul Weeditz said.
Others were able to identify some trouble by late Monday. Valero Energy Corp. said its St. Charles refinery in Norco, La., which has capacity of 260,000 barrels a day, might not be restarted for another two weeks.
Nymex oil futures settled at $67.20 a barrel Monday, easing from highs above $70 a barrel amid speculation that the Bush administration might loan crude from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve to refiners that request it.
But some analysts on Tuesday said the impact of such a move would be minimal.
"The release of crude out of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is not as critical as making sure that there is enough refined product supply and that there are refineries to process the crude," said analyst Victor Shum from Texas-based consultants Purvin & Gertz.
At least eight Gulf Coast refineries in the path of Hurricane Katrina shut down or reduced operations, taking out anywhere from 8-10 percent of production capacity, according to company and federal reports.
Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm, was blamed for at least 55 deaths and the evacuation of more than 700 offshore platforms and rigs. It slammed into a major oil production hub at a time when producers worldwide were already struggling to cope.
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries secretary general Adnan Shihab-Eldin reiterated Tuesday that the group will supply extra barrels of crude oil to refiners if they want them. Previous OPEC pledges have done little to ease market fears over supply.
The U.S. Minerals Management Service said Monday that 92 percent of the region's oil output was out of service, with more than 3 million barrels of production lost since Friday. The agency said 83 percent of natural gas output was shut down, resulting in a loss of 15.5 billion cubic feet of lost production since Friday.
The Gulf of Mexico normally produces 2 million barrels of crude oil a day and about 10 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas.


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Sony Open
Waialae Country Club
Honolulu, Hawaii
Yards: 7,044
Par: 70 (35-35)
Greens: Bermudagrass (6,500 square feet on average)
Rough: Bermudagrass at 2.5"
Stimpmeter: 11'
Bunkers: 78
Water Hazards: 4
Course Architect: Seth Raynor (1927)
Purse: $5,600,000
Winner's Share: $1,008,000
FexExCup Points: 500 to the winner
Defending Champion: Rookie Russell Henley smoked the field by firing a tournament record 256 as he defeated Tim Clark by three shots. There was no wind in 2013 hence the scores being so low.
Dates: January 9-12
Format: The first full-field tournament of 2013 that will feature stroke play for 72 holes with the top 70 and ties advancing to the weekend.
Notes: The course is inverted for TOUR play and was completely renovated for play in 1999. Any historical data from last century is probably not necessary. Only two par fives on this par 70 layout. Heck, the official website doesn't have any winners listed before 1999.
History Lessons
After winning the first six tournaments of 2013-14, the American contingent rolls on as Zach Johnson makes it seven-for-seven. He adds his name to Jimmy Walker, Webb Simpson, Chris Kirk, Ryan Moore, Dustin Johnson and Harris English as the race for Ryder Cup points heats up stateside. Johnson is a no-brainer from this list.
After racking up 12 first-time winners in 2013, only Jimmy Walker has broken his maiden in the first seven events of 2013-14. Don't worry; there are still 38 more to go!
The Young Guns are led by Johnson, 29, who has more wins than anyone under 30 on TOUR, Simpson, 28, Kirk, 28 and English 24. The Prime Timers have Jimmy Walker, 34, Ryan Moore, 30, and Zach Johnson, 37, waving their flag. The Old Folks, the 40-and-over crew, are waiting for their first trip to the winner's circle this season.
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Russell Henley taught gamers a very important lesson last year. Tim Clark and Charles Howell III reinforced another. Henley, fresh off the Web.com Tour, destroyed a wind-free Waialea as he fired 24-under-par 256. He fired three rounds of 63 and made five consecutive birdies to secure his first TOUR win. He was the first player in his 20s to win since Paul Stankowski in 1997 and was the first player to win in his first on Oahu since Jerry Kelly in 2002. He also joined Bruce Lietzke (1977) as the only other first-time winner. Those are some pretty strong trends that were trampled last year because of one important factor: there wasn't any wind. He was also one of the few (nine of the last 15) not to play the previous week at Kapalua in the winner's only tournament. As for Clark and Howell III, they reminded gamers that horses-for courses can be a very powerful tool when assembling your line ups for the multiple formats we all play.
If you have any ideas about back-to-back champs, Ernie Els is the only player to win the HTOC and the Sony Open in the same season. Ernie Els is also the only player to defend his Sony Open title since the course was renovated in 1999. Els is not in the field this week.
Past Champions in the Field with Winning Score in Parentheses
2002: Jerry Kelly (266)
2005: Vijay Singh (269)
2007: Paul Goydos (266)
2008: K.J. Choi (266)
2009: Zach Johnson (265)
2010: Ryan Palmer (265)
2011: Mark Wilson (264)
2012: Johnson Wagner (267)
2013: Russell Henley (256)
Hawaiian Double Duty
These are the players who teed it up last week on Maui:
Zach Johnson (WIN)
Jordan Spieth (2nd)
Jason Dufner (5th)
Matt Kuchar (T6)
Adam Scott (T6)
Harris English (T11)
Woody Austin (T13)
Brian Gay (T13)
Ken Duke (T16)
Chris Kirk (T16)
Michael Thompson (T16)
Sang-Moon Bae (T21)
Jimmy Walker (T21)
Scott Brown (T24)
Boo Weekley (26th)
Russell Henley (27th)
D.A. Points (T28)
Derek Ernst (30th)
Inside the Ropes
In 1927, Seth Raynor was commissioned to design a track to attract tourists to Honolulu and he responded with a design that featured some holes from the greatest courses in the world. The Hawaiian Open made its debut in 1965 and has been played at Waialae ever since. Dog-legged fairways that move right-to-left and left-to-right keep the players on their toes from the tee box. The rough, around 2.5 inches of Bermudagrass, will keep the players attention but it will be the greens where the tournament is won and lost. For example, CH III was T66 in fairways last year but was T8 in GIR so the rough off the fairway isn't as penal as we think. The greens at Waialae are over 6,500 square feet and have plenty of undulation that will test even the strongest of putters. Keeping the ball on the proper part of the green will reward those accurate with iron play and those who don't hit GIR must be able to get up-and-down to keep bogeys off the card.
All of that said, the average winning score since 1999 is around 15-under par so there will be chances to make birdies. Both the five pars are gettable and if the wind cooperates, multiple chances for birdie are out there. Johnson Wagner, in 2012, didn't make a bogey on the back nine en route to his victory; Russell Henley, granted there wasn't any wind, made only two bogeys on the WEEK last year. Waialae annually ranks in the easier half of the courses played on TOUR but it has produced quality winners over the years. Experience on the undulating greens and having patience with the trade winds are qualities that I'm looking for this week. Seth Raynor also designed The Old White Course at Greenbrier so players get a couple chances a year to navigate his work.
The Chalk
The players that should be on your fantasy rosters and should be making the most *noise come the weekend.
Matt Kuchar: He finished the week T6 at Kapalua and the last two times he's teed it up at Waialae he's finished T5. He led the field in birdies last week and he was second in putts per GIR. His best round last week was his final round, six-under 67, so he comes to Honolulu trending in the right direction.
Adam Scott: He's the second-best player in the world so it should be no surprise that he's at or near the top of this column whenever he tees it up. This is his last tournament before a well-deserved hiatus so I would expect plenty from him. He played here last in 2010 but MC. He's hardly the player now than he was back then. He was second in 2009 so that should make you feel better. He also led the field in strokes gained-putting last week so that should make you feel even better!
Charles Howell III: He's teed it up for 12 tournaments at Waialae and he's found the top 10 a whopping seven times. Should I keep typing? His last five starts he's posted T3, T2, T68, T5 and fourth. Throw in a T2 from 2007, T3 from 2005 and T4 from 2002 and it's shocking that he hasn't closed the deal here. #oneanddone
Jordan Spieth: Each time out he finds a new barrier and each time it seems like he clearly hurdles it. Last week, in his first time at Kapalua he made only two bogeys. He shot 62 at Deutsche Bank. He made seven birdies in 10 holes coming home at The TOUR Championship. He chipped in to get in a playoff at the JDC where he went on to win for the first time. He also enjoys "island golf" as he was second last week, second in Puerto Rico last March and T9 on Hilton Head. Actually, he was pretty good everywhere but he doesn't mind some wind and water obviously.
Zach Johnson: The 2009 champ here and the champ last week at Kapalua, Johnson adds his name to a prestigious list of "double Hawaiian winners". After only posting one top 10 at Kapalua in six events before his win last week, Johnson, in eight events at Waialae, only has one top 10 as well, his win in 2009. His form has been excellent for six months. I would expect another top 10 this week based on his form alone. As stated above, only Ernie Els has gone back-to-back while island hopping as he took the HTOC and the Sony in 2003.
Chris Kirk: He put 10 of 12 career rounds in the 60s as he's playing this even for the fourth straight season. He posted his best finish of the lot last season where his second round 62 buoyed him to a T5 finish. He did that with an EIGHT on his scorecard so to say he likes it around Waialae is a gross understatement. His putter was cool last week as he finished T16 at Kapalua but he still was T9 in birdies.
Tim Clark: In four events at the Sony Open he's finished second twice, including his last two finishes, T12 and T25. He's shot 64 or better in three of those four tournaments. His last 11 rounds are under par. He's seen four weekends in five events to start 2013-14 and that includes T2 at The McGladrey when he fired 62 to close. He was T36 the following week at Mayakoba but that included a 63. Remember, he shot 21-under here and LOST BY THREE to Russell Henley last year!
Jason Dufner: After making only five bogeys and a boatload of pars last week in finishing fifth, Dufner should be flying high at Honolulu this week. His best finishes in six starts are just T13 and T20 but he's seen this course enough times to have figured it out.
Harris English: I like the fact that he only made two bogeys in his final 36 holes at Kapalua last week. Not bad for his first trip around the Plantation course. His chilly putter saw most of those holes turn into pars but he was bogey-free 69 (four-under) to wrap up on Monday. He's played at Waialae twice and finished T67 in 2012 and T9 last year which included 62 on Saturday. His worst round in 5 tournaments to begin the year is 71. Ding.
Jimmy Walker: His first trip to Kapalua saw him spray it everywhere and struggle to hit GIR but when he did, he was third in putts per GIR. He heads to Waialae where he's a bit more familiar with the surroundings. This will be his eighth time around this Seth Raynor design. He finished 68-64 last year to finish T26 and was fourth in 2011. I'm going to ride him again this season as I did in 2013. Heck, Rickie Fowler saw what Butch Harmon did with him and now Fowler's with Butch!
Hideki Matsuyama: The young Japanese player brought home a victory in his native Japan at the Casio World Open in the "off-season" and pegged another top 10 finish at the Phoenix Dunlop. This makes me forget about his WD back in November. He's 0-fer in three attempts at Waialae but I think he's turned a corner professionally, evidenced by his run stateside in 2013, especially the majors. With full-time status, the only pressure on him is whatever he's putting on himself.
Horses-for-Courses/Form Players/Long Shots
Brian Gay: After MC in his first two trips here in in 1999 and 2000, Gay has played the weekend in 12 straight events. In his last five events he's finished T31, T6, T13, T25 and T5. Gay broke his duck at Kapalua last week with his first round in the 60s, 65, and that ended up being the low round of the tournament. He should be on your radar this week as he was also T4 at McGladrey.
John Rollins: With finishes of T20, T10 and T8 in three of the last four years, Rollins needs to be on your radar this week. Those 12 rounds have produced nine rounds in the 60s and zero rounds over par. Saddle up!
Brian Stuard: His solo second at Mayakoba in his last time out suggests he's in good form, no? His scorecard at Waialae in 2013 read 66-68-65-65 for T5. He also racked up a pair of 66s in a T25 finish in 2010. He was also T6 at the Greenbrier last year so he must like Seth Raynor designs.
Rory Sabbatini: Since his WD in 2004, Sabbatini has seen the weekend in nine straight Sony Opens. In that time he has racked up a second, T2, T12 and a T13 as his highest finishes. He only has seven rounds over par in that stretch as well. He bounced back from a slow 2013-14 start with T3 at Mayakoba his last time out. Plenty of experience is a positive and he replaced Dustin Johnson in the HTOC Pro-Am so I know he's been over there for a bit getting ready!
Ryo Ishikawa: In four events in 2013-14, the young Japanese has racked up finishes of T21, T2, T66 and T5 so he's continued the excellent form that saw him regain his TOUR card in the Web.com Playoffs.
Josh Teater: He's trending in the proper direction at Waialae as he MC in his first two events without a round in the 60s. In his last two visits, five of his eight rounds have been in the 60s and that includes his two closing rounds of 65-65 last year to see him secure T15.
Brendon Todd: His last finish on any TOUR outside of the top 30 was in April. In the opening part of the season he continued his steady play as he racked up T26, T12 and T16 in the first part of the 2013-2014 season. He's looking to join former Georgia Bulldogs Russell Henley, Harris English and Chris Kirk as a winner on TOUR in the last calendar year.
Scott Brown: He's already had a T3, T4 and T16 in five 2013-14 events and is well on his way to playing with house's money for the rest of the season. Some folks will argue that players who play well in Mayakoba and Puerto Rico play well at Waialae. He fits that angle as well.
Chris Stroud: It's been an all-or-nothing start this season for Stroud as he's played four events and finished T3 twice and MC in the other two. After finishing T13 in 2012, he MC last year as he fired 71-69. He's now seen the weekend in two of four starts at Waialae but I'll take a shot on a guy with that much upside.
Jerry Kelly: The 2002 champ loves it over here as he's teeing it up for the 17th time in 2014. He's made 13 of 16 cuts and only has a handful of rounds over par. He's racked up six top 10s in those 16 starts.
Sean O'Hair: With finishes of T2 and T12 in his last three starts at Waialae, he could be an excellent fit in later rounds of deeper drafts. After securing his playing privileges through an excellent Web.com Playoffs, O'Hair has started T26, T15 before MC and MC in his final two events of 2013.
Scott Piercy: #hiya. He's seen the weekend three times in five starts at the Sony and has T12 (2009), T23 (2012) and T15 (2013) to show for his troubles. He opened last year 64-64 before 72 on Saturday knocked him off the unbelievable pace set by Russell Henley. He rebounded for 68 on Sunday to stay in the top 15. Only three of his 11 rounds in 2013-14 are in the 60s.
Jeff Overton: The newlywed is looking to continue the momentum he created last fall after finishes of T9, T16, T16 and T23 in five events (MC in the other). After a disappointing, by his standards, 2013, Overton is currently sitting 19th in the FedExCup standings. I like him this week as 10 of his last 12 rounds at Waialae are in the 60s.
Will MacKenzie: He hasn't finished better that T42 in four appearances at the Sony but his current form has my attention. Similar to Overton, Will Macca has posted T9, T15 and T12 in four events to get things rolling in the right direction this season.
Scott Langley: He was T3 last year in his rookie season and fired 17-under par. He had 24 birdies and an eagle. He, sadly, also had NINE bogeys. He opened with 62. If you need a deep, horse-for-course guy, here he is. His last two top 25s are island courses, T22 at McGladrey and T24 at Harbour Town.
Marc Leishman: If the wind blows, it won't hurt to have this fella on your squad this week. The Aussie has four tournaments under his white belt here and has finishes of T12, T20, T27 and T9 last year that included four rounds of 68 or better. He's a solid fill to any roster.
Carl Pettersson: All or nothing, so you can choose! In his last eight starts he's finished T59, T2, MC, T5, MC, T25, MC and T10. If you believe in numerology, a good one is on the horizon this year!
K.J. Choi: He followed his 2008 victory with a T12 but his last four outings here, all in a row, have been MC, T38, MC and T39.
Mark Wilson: His fall has consisted of one cut made in three events and that was T48 on Sea Island. He's missed the cut in both his starts here after his victory in 2011.
Johnson Wagner: In his last five starts here he's MC except for his 2012 victory. His quiet 2013 seeped into 2013-14 as he's begun this season MC, MC and T58 in his last three starts.
Cameron Tringale: He's 0-4 here. That's a Golden Sombrero for you baseball fans.
Jordan Spieth of the Week Last Week
The column was taken over and thrashed by the kid from Texas last year. Out of respect, I'm not changing the title of it for 2013-14. It will remind me just how good Spieth was in the last three months of the season. This year, we'll still identify an up-and-coming player and/or rookie that fantasy players should have on their radar.
Frys.com: Hideki Matsuyama, T3; Brooks Koepka, T3; Max Homa, T9.
SHCO: Ryo Ishikawa is only 22, don't forget, T2; Chesson Hadley, T5.
CIMB: Kiradech Aphibarnrat, 24, might have enough money after this week to earn Special Temporary Membership. Pay attention!
WGC-HSBC: Jordan Spieth was 17th. Tommy Fleetwood (T18) is only 22 and plays in Europe. Matsuyama WD with a bad back.
McGladrey: Scott Langley turned 24 last April and is in his second season on TOUR. He finished T22 last week and No. 124 last season. #slimpickinngsthisweek
OHL Mayakoba: Harris English turned 24 last July. He won.
HTOC: Er, Jordan Spieth, solo second.
Frys.com: Gary Woodland, MC. Well, at least I don't have to worry about when I'm using GARY WOODLAND again!
SHFC Open: Hideki Matsuyama. Time to break through, son. Matsuyama WD with injury so he was replaced with Nick Watney. He finished T48 for $15,264
CIMB Classic: Let's try this again: Hideki Matsuyama. There's no cut. This pleases me. His T25 after 74 on Sunday does not please me. Oh well. Here's $53,433 into the piggy bank.
WGC-HSBC: Martin Kaymer. There's no other place I would consider using him and he's the defending champ on this track. #hangsonfordearlife. Kaymer's third round 62 dared me to dream but his T8 and $161,667 is a nice deposit.
The McGladrey Classic: David Toms. He's finished T3 in 2010 and second last year. His recent form suggests he's playing well and I don't see another chance to burn him down the road. It was him or CH III. Well, BOTH of my selections finished T27. I should have listened to O…T27 was good for $39,050.
OHL Mayakoba: Brian Gay. When form meets course history… Well, that was a nice theory but it resulted in T45 and $18,060. I'm glad 2013 is now over.
HTOC: Martin Laird. Since I'm off to a woeful start I see no reason to burn a premium player. Chris Kirk was my second choice but nobody wins in back-to-back starts plus he's just had another child. Laird is the horse-for-course.
Sony: Charles Howell III. He plays great in the early part of the season and his record at Waialae has everything BUT a win. If you notice, I saved most of my heavy hitters for the latter part of 2013 last year and that strategy worked out.
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Glass ($768,000; Rank: 16,247)
Group 1: Matt Kuchar
Group 2: Charles Howell III
Group 3: Brian Stuard
Group 4: Sean O'Hair
Rob Bolton ($822,750; Rank: 13,511)
Group 1: Zach Johnson
Group 3: Jeff Overton
Group 4: Will MacKenzie
Ryan O' Sullivan ($747,083; Rank: 16,924)
Group 3: Brendon Todd
Group 4: Briny Baird
Ned Brown ($822,500; Rank: 13,462)
Group 4: Kevin Kisner
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Charles Howell III-- CH III played well in the fall with T5 at the Shiners, a T7 at the CIMB and a T6 at Mayakoba. The Sony Open is one of his best events with 7 top 10s in 12 starts, including top 5 finishes in four ( 4 in '09, T5 in '10, T2 in '12 and T3 last year) of his last five starts here.
Matt Kuchar-- It's a real coin flip between Adam Scott and Matt Kuchar. I'd love to give the nod to Scott because he is not going to play on the PGA Tour again until February, but Kuchar has played better at Waialae with T5s in his last two starts ('13, '11).
Adam Scott, Brian Gay
Jordan Spieth-- He didn't get the memo last week that rookies at Kapalua have trouble with the course. The talent speaks for itself, but his mental part of the game is just amazing for a 20-year-old. After his second place in Maui, he is a must use this week.
Zach Johnson-- He is on a roll right now with a win at the World Challenge and an impressive win at the TOC. His recent record at the Sony is so-so, but he did win a championship here in '09.
Brian Stuard-- He played well in the fall with a T15 at the Shriners and a solo second place at Mayakoba. His best finish at the Sony came last year when he tied for fifth place.
Chris Kirk-- I was very impressed with the play of Jason Dufner last week in Maui, but he doesn't have a strong history at Waialae. Instead I'm using Chris Kirk, who played well at times in Maui, and who tied for fifth place last year at the Sony.
Jason Dufner, Brendon de Jonge, Scott Piercy, Matt Every
Harris English-- He played well in the fall and that flowed over to last week at the TOC, where he tied for 11th place. English also played well at last year's Sony Open, where he tied for ninth place.
Tim Clark- Clark has quite a few career second place finishes and in the fall his best result was a T2 at the McGladrey. He has played very well in his last two starts at the Sony, where he tied for second in '11 and had a solo second place last year.
Jimmy Walker, Jeff Overton, Carl Pettersson
"Pure Spin"
Points this week: 211
Points this season: 211
Percentile: 76th
Coming Wednesday
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Eight supermarkets have agreed to make sure that special offers and price promotions on food and drink are fair.
It follows an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) into the way prices are displayed and promoted in stores.
Concerns have been raised about prices being temporarily inflated to make later discounts look more attractive.
Major UK supermarkets have now agreed to follow a set of principles drawn up by the OFT.
Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, Waitrose, Marks and Spencer, Aldi, the Co-op and Lidl have all signed up.
Asda says it is reviewing the proposed code.
The principles cover claims such as "Was £3, Now £2" or "Half Price", which must now only be offered for the same or less time than the product was initially sold at the higher price.
The supermarkets have also agreed not to artificially inflate prices to make a later "discount" look more attractive.
Pre-printed claims on packs, such as "Bigger Pack, Better Value", must be true - and there should not be a cheaper way of buying the same volume of the product elsewhere in the same store, even if there is a promotion on smaller packs of the same item.
The OFT did not find that the supermarkets had breached the law or were engaging in misleading promotional practices but did find "what appeared to be inconsistency in the way the law was being interpreted and applied", it said.
OFT chief executive Clive Maxwell said: "Household budgets across the country are under pressure and shoppers should be able to trust that special offers and promotions really are bargains.
"Prices and promotions need to be fair and meaningful so shoppers can make the right decisions."


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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: an exercise in British wish-fulfilment3:36 pm - 05/04/2012
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: an exercise in British wish-fulfilment
The Indians in this film are just so obliging, presenting a curiously old-fashioned form of cultural anaesthesia
Nikita Lalwani guardian.co.uk, Monday 27 February 2012 13.30 EST
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, John Madden's new comedy about English retirees in India, starts with an alluring mix of the exotic and the familiar: Dame Judi is on the phone in her London flat, speaking to a person in an Indian call centre who doesn't know how to accommodate the fact that her husband is dead. We chance upon Dame Maggie being marvellously racist in her wheelchair. The audience is encouraged to laugh at her absurdity, consider how times have changed, and settle into their seats.
Great Britain is not working for these people as their pension pots collapse and their children and partners disappear into the horizon. How will they find an answer? This is a beginning rich with anticipation and the potential for crossed wires, tension, redemption, the full works.
But then the cast goes to India, and amid the teeming multiplicity of the country, the same characters suddenly seem utterly self-involved. "India, like life itself, is what you put into it," says Dame Judi's character, with heart-crushing banality. The country becomes an orientalist backdrop for personal growth for each character, in the recent fashion of the Julia Roberts quasi-mystical vehicle Eat, Pray, Love.
Why should this matter, especially in a feel-good film of this nature? Director David Cronenberg once said that "all stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life". But in cinema, that most affecting of global exports, such an attitude can feel especially pernicious if it gets into the wrong hands. The problem with stereotypes is, of course, that they depend upon who is doing the gazing. They are not standard across the board. And the Indians we meet in this film conform to a peculiar genre – they are just so obliging, in their uncomplicated ways, that instead of giving us a tour round the promised "riot of colour and noise", the film presents a curiously old-fashioned, colonial form of cultural anaesthesia.
The hotel manager is a naive, Kipling-quoting simpleton, who is immensely grateful to Dame Judi and Dame Maggie for intervening so that his business and love life do not go down the pan due to his ineptitude. His girlfriend works in a call centre, but, again, needs help from Dame Judi on how to speak to British people on the phone – she is similarly very thankful for this service.
Even the Dalit serving woman who takes Dame Maggie back to her shanty town and is subjected to the full force of her bigotry, is excited to be in her presence again once they return to the hotel.
Most confusing of all, Tom Wilkinson's character goes in search of the love of his life – the servant boy with whom he had a disastrous love affair when he was a child himself. Fifty years on, and the boy is now married, but his wife just stands by helpfully, twitching her sari, while the men emote and reunite. It is bizarre to watch.
Why do none of these people tell these British visitors where to go? Why don't they display the prickly, disruptive, aggressive emotions that you'd expect to emerge at these sorts of interventions? What's with the continual compliance? To go back to Cronenberg, there is no truth for me in these stereotypes. But the infuriating thing is that apparently they represent a kind of truth for someone else. Or even worse, a kind of wish-fulfilment. The film begins by mocking the very desire for a nostalgic return to the days of the Raj that it then proceeds to emulate. Whom is this for?
A cursory look at the kind of material coming out of India of late reveals a country with a much more nuanced profile: Peepli Live, the dark comedy by writer-director Anusha Rizvi, shows impoverished farmers and their families contemplating suicide for cash. Beautiful Thing, by journalist Sonia Faleiro, documents the lives of table dancers in Mumbai with precision, empathy and awe.
Even These Foolish Things, the witty book on which this film is based, presents a much more feasible core idea: the retirement hotel is not a decrepit desert palace but a complex in Bangalore, India's silicon valley, and the people who conceive and run the place are 50-year-old men on a mission – an entrepreneur and doctor – rather than a buffoon with low IQ who needs foreign aid to save the day. It is difficult to understand the benefit of airbrushing these people out and replacing them with this vision of universal gratitude. The result is oddly depressing, a kind of lazy muzak for the soul.
Ugh. This article is a bit old but while I was watching an extremely problematic episode of Oprah's Next Chapter with her visit to India on Sunday*, a commercial for this movie coming Stateside popped up and from the trailer I knew it was going to be another White People's Life Problems the Movie IN INDIA bullshit and Dev Patel already working the Magical Minority role (although I can't blame the guy trying to get roles even if they play up stereotypes). Ugh, really? Can we have a movie with POC that isn't all about how shitty their lives are for once? Or that White media stop using POC culture for their consumption for some good feels? And my fucking god, the fucking movie title?!?
*And that episode, oh boyyyyy. It was awful. I nearly punched through the TV when she was showcasing his White man who wrote a book about the impoverished citizens of Mumbai who proceeded to wax poetically with his White classist romanticism bullshit of how ~real~ this people lived in soul crushing poverty. And no one really gave the people a real voice on what they want. The only good things amidst the orientialism throughout that episode are about the widows in India and that brief talk about shadeism/colorism similarities between the US and India which was too brief.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO)-- The Fruita Monument Wildcats swept the top SWL honors for boys' soccer for the 2012 season.
Fruita's leading scorer, junior Wesley Padgett received the title of Player of the Year for the Southwestern League and his coach, Dan McKee was named the SWL's Coach of the Year.
Below is the full list of 1st team and 2nd team All-Conference:
Ian Bowers Durango Sr.
Tyler Cayo Montrose Sr.
Ryan Gibb Grand Junction Sr.
Nick Hanson Montrose Sr.
Avery Kuper Fruita Monument Sr.
SeumusMcAliney Durango Sr.
Mathew Miller Central Jr.
Noah Nelson Fruita Monument Jr.
Wesley Padgett Fruita Monument Jr.
Saul Perez Montrose Jr.
Alec Rose Montrose Sr.
Nick Aggeler Durango Jr.
Bridger Brenner Cortez So.
Theodore Cristan Central Sr.
Taren Lanier Cortez So.
Marcel Mavanglula Grand Junction Jr.
Josh Murdock Grand Junction Jr.
Cory Odem Fruita Monument Jr.
Miguel Rodriguez Central Sr.
Lukas Smith Fruita Monument Jr.
Zeb Soignier Durango Jr.
Dylan Tobin Montrose Sr.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Wesley Padgett
COACH OF THE YEAR: Dan McKee


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Wade Phillips's tenure as head coach in Buffalo and Dallas may not have ended well, but he is well-regarded as a defensive coordinator, and rightfully so: in six of the last seven years, defenses that Phillips has been in charge of have finished ranked in the top 10 in the league.
His units are always near the top of the league in sacks, are frequently stingy on third down, make it tough to run, and don't surrender many points.
Despite all that, the Patriots don't often struggle offensively when he is on the opposing sideline, and they hope that continues Sunday when they host the Texans in the playoffs.
Last month's win over Houston was the third straight victory for New England against a Phillips-coached defense, going back to his days with the Chargers.
Call it the Norv Turner Effect. Whenever Bill Belichick was getting ready to face Turner's Chargers, he invariably would be complimentary of the team and then say that Turner's offense — which he'd carried with him through previous stops in San Francisco, Oakland, Washington, and other organizations — does what it does.
Against other teams Turner's offense had success. Against Belichick's Patriots the Chargers weren't able to score more than three touchdowns in four of five meetings with New England during Turner's tenure. Belichick had Turner figured out.
So it is with a Phillips defense, or at least it seems.
Heading into the game with Houston Dec. 10, Belichick was asked about Phillips and what characteristics his defenses have. Belichick said the coordinator has kept his system the same through all of his recent coaching stops.
"It's not a myriad of formations and different personnel groupings and all that. They basically have the same guys on the field for a high percentage of the time. This isn't the most complicated team we've ever seen but what they do, they do well," Belichick said. "They have a lot of multiples and variables but it's contained within the system. They do it every week; you have to deal with it every week."
Which sounds quite a bit like what Belichick would say about Turner's offense.
When Houston arrived at Gillette Stadium for Monday Night Football, the Texans had one of the best all-around defenses in the NFL: allowing 18.4 points per game (fourth in the league), 332.6 total yards (sixth), 87.6 rushing yards (second), and a third-down conversion rate of 28.4 percent (first).
All Tom Brady & Co. did was carve up Houston for 42 points, 419 total yards, and 130 rushing yards, converting half of their 12 third-down opportunities.
It was a similar result in 2007, when Phillips, then with the Cowboys, and Patriots met for a Week 6 regular-season game of epic proportions — both teams came into the game at 5-0, and it was hyped to no end, with then-Dallas receiver Terrell Owens calling himself "the original 81," a shot at Randy Moss, who was wearing No. 81 with New England, and telling fans to get their popcorn ready.
The only thing that wasn't ready, apparently, was Phillips's defense. Dallas had allowed an average of 285 yards to its first five opponents, and the Patriots came in to Texas Stadium and rolled up 448 yards, with Brady completing two-thirds of his passes for 388 yards, five touchdowns, and no interceptions.
New England won, 48-27.
In 2006, Phillips was the coordinator for a 14-2 Chargers team that had rolled to the top seed in the AFC when New England arrived in San Diego for a divisional-round matchup.
Brady had to make do that season with a second-rate group of receivers and wasn't in command of an offense like the ones we've become accustomed to seeing the last five or six years.
Statistically, the difference wasn't that stark between what the Chargers had allowed and what the Patriots totaled that day, but the fact remained that a defense that had totaled 61 sacks and averaged nearly two turnovers per game that year couldn't hold onto the lead — or a game-sealing interception — in the closing minutes.
Some of the problem for Phillips and his defenses simply could be playing against one of the best quarterbacks of this or any generation.
But in a fight of strength against strength, Brady against Phillips's D, shouldn't the results be more back and forth? The last time the Brady and Patriots lost to Phillips was Week 4 in 2005, when the Chargers came to Gillette and won, 41-17.Shalise Manza Young can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter @shalisemyoung.


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I thought this would be a good place (vs questions and answers) to discuss the new chat game.
@umi, I can email you some maptools stuff if you want to play around with those sort of things and get familiar before saturday.
I agree, role balance isn't essential in my eye. Roles are nice to have, but never required. Also, I am under the impression, umi would tailor encounters so a group full of tiefling sorcerers wouldn't die.
I think I have decided on a dragonborn warden (Minos) for my "quest" character, and a deva avenger (Dax) for my "mission" character.


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Published: 2013/02/01
The Heavy Pets Confirm Colorado Run
The Heavy Pets have confirmed their bi-annual return to Colorado. The Florida-bred group's four-show run will include stops in Fort Collins (3/6), Breckenridge (3/7), Denver (3/8) and Boulder (3/9). Boulder-based Jet Edison will support on all four nights.
The group will perform next at Dunedin, FL's Dunedin Brewery on February 14. The free Valentine's Day show will also double as a Aura Music Festival pre-party.
Here's a look at The Heavy Pets' upcoming dates
March 6 Fort Collins, CO—Hodi's Half Note
March 7 Breckenridge, CO—Three20South
March 8 Denver, CO—Larimer Lounge
March 9 Boulder, CO—Fox Theatre


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Anyone else notice some odd behavior with the wheel click in Firefox?
I've been using the mouse wheel click in Firefox forever. I'm pretty sure this problem arose with the latest updates because I got a bunch of updates yesterday and today's the first day I've seen this.
Wheel-clicks from a web page open a new tab, just like always.
But wheel-clicking on a Bookmark replaces the active tab with the Bookmark instead of opening a new tab. To get a bookmark to open without overriding an existing tab I gotta open a new tab first, then left, right, or wheel click the Bookmark. All 3 actions do the same thing.
I swapped the Logitech M305 wireless mouse for an old wired Dell mouse. The Dell mouse does the same thing, so this looks like a new problem in Firefox? Firefox Help sez it's Firefox 15.0.
EDIT: Wheel-clicking a tab makes it go away, just like always. So it appears to me that the behavior is only altered when I'm in Bookmarks. Outside of the Bookmarks wheel-clicking seems to work as expected.
Wheel-clicking the Home icon opens a new tab, so that's working like normal too.
Wheel-clicking a Bookmark in Chrome behaves as expected. So it's not the mouse.


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Linux.org Quietly Comes Back To Life 52
jfruh writes "The venerable Linux.org site quietly relaunched some weeks ago, offering much of the original useful content on Linux as well as some new articles. The site is still associated with Michael McLagen, a somewhat controversial figure due to the fights around the Linux Standards Association back in the late '90s. McLagen has not responded to requests for comments on the relaunched site."


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The Farmingdale State Athletic Department, in conjunction with Student Activities, will be providing a fan bus to cheer on our men's basketball team in Thursday's NCAA Division III Tournament first-round game between the Rams and Ursinus in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
The bus is available to the first 50 students/faculty/staff who sign up. The Bus will be departing Nold Hall on Thursday, March 2nd at 3pm, Game starts at 7pm. The Bus is free of charge, although all fans are responsible for their own ticket into the game ($3-$6 charge).
Please sign up with Sports Information Director, Deana Ward, in Nold Hall Room 213 or by calling 631-420-2178.


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I want to thank you all for mostly constructive comments. I have been monitoring the thread, but stopped replying as I didn't think it was appropriate to say "thanks for the advice" to every single node. I would like to share with you a new line (future pun intended) that I am using with my co-workers now. It is based off merlyn's post.
When ever there is a question that arises concerning a shell script that needs to have functionality added, or doesn't run fast enough, or has not evolved with the system - my reply is simply # lines, where # is the number of lines I wrote the equivalent script in Perl that does more faster.
I think I may have mislead some of you when I said that they do not argue but only smile. This is an old saying that I heard about the only way to guarantee you will win an arguement. What it meant in this case is that they do not put up a fight - they agree with everything that I say about Perl, but still choose not to put forth the effort to learn it.
Since we have a good working relationship and they are not anti-Perl, just telling them the number of lines has piqued there interest in seeing just how this is done. We still are crazy insane busy and do not have much time to "play", but "hello, world" is now in their toolbelts.
Thanks again to everyone who contributed (even the ones that weren't so constructive).
Cheers - L~R
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Beach home ransacked by burglar's house party - Deputies believe someone broke into an Atlantic View house and held a party, leaving holes in the walls and trash everywhere, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff's Office report.
A neighbor told the Sheriff's Office that she saw a pickup truck at the home on Friday, Oct. 5, around 9 p.m. She said she heard "what sounded like kids talking about moving a beer keg," and she thought the homeowners had returned and were throwing a party. But the next day she walked her dog and saw the front door open and damage inside.
The door was open and no one was home when deputies arrived. They found that the "entire first level of the residence was littered with empty beer cans and cigarette butts," according to the report. The bathrooms and second story were littered with trash, bedrooms and closets had been ransacked and rummaged through, the banister was destroyed, jewelry boxes and books had been thrown and two ink pens were embedded in the drywall.
In the garage, the windshield of a Cadillac was broken, and a golf club was on the hood. The owner's son said the home is a vacation home and no family member would have done that. There were no suspects listed in the report.
Alleged drug deal, fight leads to several arrests - What was originally believed to be a drug deal gone wrong at a local elementary school has led to the arrest of six people, including three Nease High School Students.
Detectives believe three minors arranged to meet Dylan Michael Medlin, 19, of Ponte Vedra Beach, and Taylor Davidson, 18, of Jacksonville Beach, outside of Palencia Elementary School to buy marijuana - with the intent of robbing Medlin, according to St. Johns County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Catherine Payne.
They met on Friday after 6 p.m., after school hours, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff's Office report. During the meeting, which happened in August, Medlin is believed to have pulled a gun on the minors and chased them through nearby Pirate Ship Park. The minors fought with Medlin, got the gun away from him and hid it in the woods, according to Payne. The gun, which was sold by a minor who was not involved in the incident, was later found and returned to detectives.
Medlin and Davidson were both arrested in September. Medlin was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, armed trespassing on school property and dangerous display of a weapon, according to Payne. Davidson was charged with trespassing on school property.
Four minors were arrested this week, three of them at Nease High School. One was charged with tampering with evidence, another was charged with dealing in stolen property, tampering with evidence and violation of probation, according to Payne. The two others were charged with trespassing.
It is The Record's policy not to print the names of juveniles charged in crimes. No students from Palencia were involved.
St. Augustine man one of two men arrested at adult store - Putnam County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested two men at the Adult Super Center on Reid Street in Palatka as part of an investigation into customers "engaging in public acts of lewdness" at the business, according to a Putnam County Sheriff's Office release.
A plain-clothes deputy went into the adult store and "saw two patrons openly engaging in lewd acts in the theater viewing area and placed them under arrest," according to the release. Howard Jerome Soha Jr., 50, of Green Cove Springs, and Howard Paterson, 76, of St. Augustine, were arrested and taken to the Putnam County jail each on a charge of public lewdness, according to the release.
Witness tackles car burglary suspect - A St. Augustine man was arrested after he was accused of taking sunglasses from parked cars and tackled on Catalina Circle in St. Augustine. A burglary victim's son reportedly saw Dustin Lewis Cannon, 40, of St. Augustine, take sunglasses from a pickup truck in the driveway, according to a St. Johns County Sheriff's Office report.
The victim's son followed Cannon and asked him what he had in his pockets. Cannon handed over a pair of Dior sunglasses and tried to run, but the man tackled him and held him down with the help of his father until deputies arrived, according to the report. Deputies arrested Cannon on charges of burglary and grand theft, according to the report.
ST. AUGUSTINE Police find suspect in punching on St. George Street - Police believe a 14-year old suffered a broken jaw after someone stole his cap and punched him, according to a St. Augustine Police Department release. The 14-year-old victim was on St. George Street one evening last week with a friend when a 17-year-old from another group of young people took the 14-year-old's hat and ran away.
Later, the victim saw the person who took his hat and asked for it back. Police believe that is when the 17-year-old "counted to three and struck the 14-year-old on the jaw, causing him to lose consciousness," according to the release. Officer Bryan Johnson arrived and helped the victim, who had a broken jaw and needed reconstructive surgery, according to the release. Cpl. Charles Simpson investigated.
The suspect eventually came to the police department with his parents and admitted to punching the victim, but not stealing his hat, according to the release. It is The Record's policy not to name juvenile's charged in crimes.
The following was compiled from police reports collected from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office (SJCSO):
Who: Birley, Thomas Dean, 48, St. Augustine. Charge: Shoplifting, trespassing. (SJCSO)
Who: Cherick, Helen Mary, 83, Ponte Vedra Beach. Charge: Battery. (SJCSO)
Who: Deville, Andar Amaro, 34, St. Augustine. Charge: Battery, possession of marijuana. (SAPD) n Who: Dono, James Michael, 43, St. Augustine. Charge: Failure to appear. (SJCSO)
Who: Gomez, Jennifer Ann, 29, Jacksonville. Charge: Burglary. (SJCSO)
Who: Pinkney, Christopher James, 46, Orlando. Charge: Probation violation. (SJCSO) n Who: Reid, Mary Elizabeth, 51, Hastings. Charge: Probation violation. (SJCSO)
Who: Ross, Jennifer N, 40, St. Augustine. Charge: DUI, DUI with damage to the property or person of another. (SJCSO)
Who: Robinson, John Fitzgerald, 48, Elkton. Charge: Retail theft. (SJCSO)
Who: Williams, Jason Lamar, 26, St. Augustine. Charge: Battery, contempt of court. (SJCSO)
Who: Willis, Gregory Donte, 33, Elkton. Charge: Probation violation - two counts. (SJCSO)


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See post in Cat Health.
I am too shocked to write more now.
Edit to add: The vet has just phoned. I asked them to do an autopsy of organs and see what they could find; I ask for them not to send out tissue samples for lab work.
Billy's liver was full of disease. It may or may not have been cancer. Some of you will know, if a cat stops eating, they can go into a liver disease called fatty liver disease.
But my vet told me, if that was what happened, because he hadn't eaten for 4 or 5 days, then what caused him to stop eating? There was nothing she could find wrong. No urninary blockage. No problem with heart, lungs, other organs. So she is thinking the liver disease became so extensive that it is what stopped him from eating.
Sigh. I still can't believe he is gone. I went to bed thinking I had to take him to the vet and periodically I get ready to phone them for an appt for him. :(
Billy was 6 years young.


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Apple. Intel. Genentech. Cisco. ATARI.
Something Ventured airing Monday, Jan. 7, at 10 pm, explores the creation of an industry that went on to become the single greatest engine of innovation and economic growth in the 20th century. The story is told by the venture capitalists who dared to make it happen, and includes interviews with a number of the country's finest entrepreneurs, who share how they worked with these risk takers to grow some of the world's most successful companies. Beginning in the late 1950s, visionary high rollers fostered a one-of-a-kind business culture that encouraged extraordinary risk and made possible unprecedented rewards. They laid the groundwork for America's start-up economy, providing not just the capital but the guidance to allow seedling companies to reach their full potential. Our lives would be dramatically different without the contributions they made to the creation of computers, the Internet and life-saving drugs.
Replete with colorful characters, humorous one-liners and sage business advice, Something Ventured gives viewers an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the origins of Silicon Valley. Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine, and executive-produced by Paul Holland and Molly Davis, Something Ventured has screened at numerous film festivals including South by Southwest, San Francisco International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Bergen International Film Festival and New Zealand International Film Festival. It also won "Best Documentary" at the Santa Catalina Film Festival.


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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Martin is leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder to rejoin former coach Rick Adelman with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
A person with knowledge of the deal says Martin agreed to terms with the Wolves on a four-year deal worth as much as $30 million on Tuesday. The person requested anonymity because the deal has not been officially announced.
Martin averaged 14.0 points and shot 42.6 percent on 3-pointers last year in a bench role for the Thunder. He will become a starter in Minnesota, where the Timberwolves have been desperately looking for 3-point shooters after finishing last in the league in that department last season.
Martin played for Adelman with the Sacramento Kings and Houston Rockets.
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Way back in September, Ravens coach John Harbaugh made his feelings about quarterback Joe Flacco's contract as plain as possible.
"Pay him whatever he wants. Pay the man," Harbaugh said after the Ravens' season-opening 44-13 victory over the Bengals.
That's pretty much what wound up happening when the Ravens and Flacco agreed to a six-year, $120.6 million salary late last week. The contract is one that makes Flacco the unquestioned leader of the franchise, something that pleases Harbaugh a great deal.
"Just very happy for Joe, his family and also for Ravens fans," Harbaugh said, via the Baltimore Sun. "He has always been our QB. So, to me, this is very fitting."
Pretty much what you'd expect from the coach of the Ravens in the wake of the deal guaranteeing him his quarterback for most of the decade. The fact that the early cap hits are low enough to keep the team from losing too many other top contributors only makes it easier for Harbaugh to like.


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Anniversary Concert: 70 Yrs of Quality Music Education in Kenya, Feb 23 2014 @ Braeburn Theatre – Gatanga Road
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The Kenya Conservatoire of Music cordially invites you to join us for our 70 Year Anniversary Launch Concert.
The concert which is proudly sponsored by the Austrian Embassy and CBA Bank, will be conducted by Maestro Vijay Upadhyaya – head of musical activities at Vienna University and founder of the India National Youth Orchestra – and will have a varied repertoire presented by The Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Students and Staff of the Conservatoire.
Also featuring in the program is The Nairobi Chamber Chorus conducted by Ken Wakia.
TICKETS IN ADVANCE: Adults KShs 800, Children KShs400
TICKETS AT THE DOOR: Adults KShs 1000, Children KShs 500
To purchase your advance ticket(s), please visit the office or purchase your ticket(s) via MPESA number 0711 159 613 registered to John Kinuthia.
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Auditor Reports Headed for New Disclosure Era
U.S. audit regulators will propose a rule by the end of the year that could require auditors' names to be revealed in corporate annual reports. The move, along with other suggested changes, would mark a milestone in accountability and transparency.
Auditors are traditionally quiet participants in a company's final annual report, signing their firm's name on a form letter with a simple pass or fail grade. But a push to gain more insight into their process is growing globally, meeting demands for more disclosure from both regulators and investors.
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the U.S. government's audit watchdog, said it will issue a proposal on auditor identification by December.
"The chairman has made it a priority," PCAOB spokeswoman Colleen Brennan said.
This follows on the heels of proposed changes to the auditor's report last month, which include requiring more information about critical audit matters, and how much third-party audit firms contributed to their work.
And in July, the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board proposed new international standards for auditors to report on audited financial statements. Under the proposal, auditors would be expected to communicate on so-called "key audit matters" and make explicit statements about their independence from the company they are auditing.
"There is so much information now and we see annual reports that are hundreds of pages, so there's really a question of what is most important to understand, even for professional investors," said Arnold Schilder, chairman of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, which sets voluntary performance standards for auditors. "The global financial crisis raised questions about the whole value of the audit and people were saying, 'Why are we hearing so little from auditors?'"
The IAASB is currently working with auditors to field test some of these proposals and expects to issue the standard in the second half of next year after taking in public comments. Auditors wouldn't begin reporting this way until their 2016 audits.
"We hope to get away from boilerplate and make the audit report much more informative," Mr. Schilder said. "The auditor's report needs to be relevant and useful and we're now seeing a global consensus that this is a direction that makes sense."
Both proposals would require auditors elaborate on matters, such as goodwill, financial instrument valuation or a new acquisition, that the auditor thought was most significant to its audit of a company. The IAASB's proposal also suggests the auditor should also be expected to disclose the name of the lead audit partner in their report.
Meanwhile, board audit committees are stepping up the voluntary disclosures they make in annual proxy filings.
According to a study of 2013 proxies from audit firm Ernst & Young LLP this week, audit committees have become outright vocal. Some 17% of the largest 100 U.S. companies said the audit committee was involved in selecting the lead audit partner, up from 1% last year, according to their proxy statements. Audit committees also were far more likely to provide details on changes in audit fees, the length of their auditor's tenure, and how the audit committee considered the impact of changing their auditors.
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Choosing a Child Sponsorship Charity
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Child sponsorship charities tug at your heartstrings. You want to help…but you're not sure which child sponsorship charity to choose. There are five important questions you'll want to ask before signing on:
5 Questions to Ask of a Child Sponsorship Charity
• Are they making a difference?
• How do they distribute their funds?
• Can they be trusted?
• How much does sponsorship cost?
• What kind of feedback and information will you receive?
For 75 years, child sponsorship charity Plan U.K. has been working to provide a brighter future for children in some of the world's poorest communities.
Are they making a difference?
Plan U.K. is making a difference in a huge way. With a focus on health and education of children, the global children's' charity works to strengthen families so whole communities can prosper and thrive. Last year Plan U.K.
• had 1.5 million sponsored children
• affected the lives of 56.4 million children and their families
• trained 175,886 professional and volunteer health workers and 62,424 community health workers and traditional birth attendants
• trained 76,419 professional and volunteer education workers and supported the construction and rehabilitation of 1,723 schools
• trained 165,148 people in agricultural, vocational, and business
• trained 110,972 community members and staff of partner organisations in child protection
• supported 2,119 microfinance organisations and 77,792 local savings and loan groups
• supported 122,297 households to improve their sanitation facilities, and helped refurbish 5,804 water points
How do they distribute their funds?
When you sponsor a child, you can choose their age, gender, and country. Plan U.K. uses a community-led approach, so when you sponsor one child, you are helping an entire community.
Your financial contribution will be pooled with money from other donors and used to help the community in which your sponsored child lives. Your donations will be used according to the community's needs, and may include building schools and improving education, providing access to safe drinking water and sanitation, or making up food shortfalls when crops fail.
Eighty-three percent of expenditures go toward development work. Seventeen percent is spent on fundraising and administrative costs.
Can they be trusted?
Plan U.K. is a registered charity in the U.K. and holds itself accountable to sponsors and the children and communities they work with. Programmes are routinely evaluated to confirm they are meeting the children's needs. Internal and external auditors are used to monitor finances as well the daily operations. Published financial statements include details of spending and fundraising. One World Trust's 2008 Global Accountability Report ranked Plan U.K. in the top three non-governmental organisations for good accountability.
How much does sponsorship cost?
You can sponsor a child for £15 a month.
What kind of feedback and information will you receive?
When you sign up, you'll get a welcome pack that includes a photo and information about your sponsored child and his or her community. You'll be free to reach out to your sponsored child with letters and photos. Plan U.K. will also send you a yearly update on how things are going in their community.
Your support will help to lift a community out of poverty, offering children the opportunity to lead more productive and fulfilling lives. If you've been considering a child sponsorship charity, Plan U.K. definitely passes the five-question test.


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Over 4,300 special and gifted educators joined us in Philadelphia for the 2014 CEC Convention & Expo. They gathered to discuss pressing issues and share information in areas such as Common Core State Standards, administration, autism, co-teaching and collaboration, emotional and behavior disorders, instructional strategies for math, reading, and science, policy, technology and response to intervention.
The 2014 CEC Convention & Expo offered hundreds of educational sessions conducted by leading experts and endless opportunities to network with others working with children and youth with exceptionalities and their families. Attendees also had the opportunity to learn about new and pending legislation and explore cutting-edge products and services in the exhibit hall.


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Sheffield Wednesday have sacked manager Alan Irvine.
It is understood that new owner Milan Mandaric had a meeting with Irvine last night and as a result they have now parted company.
Irvine's last game in charge was the 5-3 defeat to Peterborough on Tuesday night and the club will now be looking to have someone in charge for their game at home to MK Dons on Saturday.
Irvine spent just 13 months in charge at the Yorkshire club, having previously been the manager at Preston North End.
Wednesday currently occupy a position firmly in mid table with them being just seven points off the play-off positions, yet four away from the relegation zone.
The club have not won in their last six league games and they have conceded 19 goals in the process.
This is the second departure of the week at Hillsborough after Howard Wilkinson resigned from the board of directors.
As of 9.30 on Wednesday morning, the club are yet to issue a statement.
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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Uh, is he a football coach or on the board of a Fortune 500 company?
My favorite part of this story: his title. Amato joins the Seminoles as its executive head coach and linebackers coach.
Not being familiar with the management structure of college football boardrooms now that D-1 football coaches are paid more than the CEO of AT&T, I'm confused: is the Executive Head Coach title one step up from Senior Vice President of Head Coaching and Chief Operating Coach? Or is it a step down from Managing Director of Gridion Operations and a lateral move from Deputy General Counsel of Football
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- Can't spell Lloyd without 2 "L's" said...
Yost, you've obviously been reading too much eBay. You're a cynic.
- January 18, 2007 8:37 AM
- beast in 'bama said...
More importantly, how does Mickey Andrews feel about this? Mickey's been in Tallahassee with Bobby the whole time (dadgummit). And unlike his offensive counterparts, he's been a consistent performer.
When is someone going to stop giving a fraud like Amato one grandiose position after another?
The answer is probably this: someone like Mickey just wants to win football games and do his best job. Someone like Chuck craves the titles and the attention. You're right, this is getting a lot like the corporate world!
- January 18, 2007 8:38 AM
- Out of Conference said...
I guess Chuckie clicking the heals together of those ugly ass red shoes he wore at NC State finally paid off..."There's no place like home, there's no place like home..." (coming out of dream sequence music)
Bobby Bowden: Chuckie, say something, you got knocked out and haven't woken up in almost 7 seven years.
Chuckie: Is that you Papa? Wow, I had a crazy dream. I dreamed I left here. I took a position at NC State (groans from all around Chuckie's bed), I dreamed I was a head football coach (groans turn to cackles).
Bobby: That's a good 'un Chuckie. Hoo Hoo, you a head coach!
Chuckie: No it was real. You were there, I dreamed I beat you at Doak Campbell (cackles turn to hysterics), you were there Mickey, too, you were the scarecrow.
Mickey: Oh, you're too much Chuckie. Glad your back and OK.
Chuckie: No, I'm serious, I was a real head coach!
Bobby: OK, Chuckie, you've been through quite a bit. Tell you what, I'll make a special coaching spot just for you. How about, "Executive Head Coach".
Chuckie: Oh wow, gee! Gosh, Executive Head Coach, can I wear a whistle?
Bobby (getting tired and forgeting most of the conversation by now): What, a whistle? Well dadgummitt, waer a whistle if you want, but you better have those linebackers ready for the Spring game... wear a whistle... I swear, these kids these days... the internet and eBay has dun ruint their minds.
- January 18, 2007 10:06 AM
- Chris of Dangerous Logic said...
Re: title
The two are not mutually exclusive, particularly when you consider the F$U football team's payroll...
...and the coaches and staff don't get paid too poorly either.
- January 18, 2007 12:36 PM


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William E. Gatt Jr., 19, was cut down by enemy fire shortly after landing on D-Day. He will be honored onb Friday by city officials and veterans in his hometown on the 70th anniversary of the invasion.
William E. Gatt Jr., was part of the first wave of Allied soldiers who invaded German-occupied France on June 6, 1944.
The Brockton native, a quiet 19 year old standing only 5-feet-6, was lugging 90 pounds of gear when he was dropped from a troop ship off the beaches of Normandy.
He barely made the shore before being gunned down by enemy artillery, his younger brother Robert Gatt said, recounting the story told to him by Gatt's fellow soldiers.
Gatt, whose service to his country will be honored Friday by city officials and veterans, is one of 9,000 Allied soldiers killed or wounded on D-Day 70 years ago.
Launched from England, 160,000 troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of the Normandy coast, according to the U.S. Army. They were supported by more than 5,000 ships and 13,000 aircraft.
The invasion gave Allied forces a foothold in Europe and sent 100,000 troops marching toward Germany and the ultimate defeat of Adolf Hitler.
Gatt had a premonition that he would die during the war, his sister Elizabeth Lombardi told The Enterprise 30 years ago.
"He just thought he would never come home," Lombardi said. "In the last letter he wrote home he said, 'I'm going to be the one out of the three (brothers in the service) who won't make it home.' "
Gatt dropped out of high school at age 16 and worked in a shoe factory for three years before being drafted into the Army in 1943.
"It was the Depression," Robert Gatt said. "Things were a little different then."
More than anything, Gatt wanted to be an Army pilot, his brother said. In November 1943, Brockton Mayor Joseph H. Downey sent a letter to the Army on Gatt's behalf, encouraging his transfer to the Air Cadet Division.
"Private Gatt is a young American boy with a great deal of ambition," Downey wrote. "I have known this man for many years as a student in our local schools where he made a very fine reputation in all departments."
The recommendation was not successful and, after his basic training at Fort Belvoir in Virginia, Gatt was assigned to the 531st Engineers Shore Regiment. He was sent to England shortly thereafter.
His family last heard from Gatt six weeks before the D-Day invasion.
Robert Gatt was 9 years old when his brother died. Older brothers Raymond and Frank also served in the war. They both returned home alive, but were still overseas when Gatt's family received news of his death.
The family lived on Darmouth Street, a dirt road at the time. Robert Gatt said he remembers two soldiers pulling up in a vehicle, walking up to the house and handing his mother Amelia Gatt a telegram. They then turned and walked away.
"I remember it like it was yesterday," said Gatt, who lives in East Bridgewater.
On Friday, Gatt said he plans to go to the intersection of Pleasant and Pearl streets in Brockton, where the city's veterans services department will unveil a refurbished sign in his brother's honor.
Rededication of the sign, erected in 1980, is the department's only planned D-Day event, director David Farrell said.
It is important to honor Gatt's passing, Farrell said, because he represents those tens of thousands of soldiers who fought on D-Day, many of whom gave their lives on the beaches for their families back home.
In the telegram handed to Gatt's mother, dated June 29, 1944, Major General James Alexander Ulio, writing "under battle conditions," said that he was sorry he could not provide immediate details about Gatt's death.
"I know the sorrow this message has brought you and it is my hope that in time the knowledge of his heroic service to his country, even unto death, may be of sustaining comfort to you," Ulio wrote.


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We're in denial: Americans underestimate their chances of needing long-term care as they get older — and are taking few steps to get ready.
A poll examined how people 40 and over are preparing for the often pricey reality of aging and found two-thirds say they've done little or no planning.
Three in 10 respondents would rather not think about getting older at all. Only a quarter predict it's very likely they will need help getting around or caring for themselves, according to the poll, done by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
That's a surprise, considering more than half of the 40-plus people polled have been caregivers for an impaired relative or friend — seeing from the other side the kind of assistance they, too, are likely to need later on.
''I didn't think I was old. I still don't think I'm old,'' explained retired teacher Malinda Bowman, 60, of Laura, Ohio.
Bowman has been a caregiver twice, first for her grandmother. Then after her father died in 2006, Bowman moved in with her mother, caring for her until her death in January. Yet Bowman has made few plans for herself.
The poll found most respondents expect family to step up if they need long-term care — even though 6 in 10 haven't talked with loved ones about the possibility and how they'd like it to work.
Bowman said she expects to need help someday from her two grown sons. Last month, prompted by a brother's fall and blood clot, she began the conversation by telling her youngest son about her living will and life insurance policy.
Family conversations are crucial: Even if they want to help, do your relatives have the time, money, and know-how? Can they afford to hire help? What if you no longer can live alone?
''The expectation that your family is going to be there when you need them often doesn't mean they understand the full extent of what the job of caregiving will be,'' said Susan Reinhard, a nurse who directs AARP's Public Policy Institute. ''Your survey is pointing out a problem for not just people approaching the need for long-term care, but for family members."
Government figures show nearly 7 in 10 Americans will need long-term care at some point after age 65, whether from a relative, home health aide, assisted living, or a nursing home. On average, they'll need care for three years.
Despite the ''it won't happen to me'' reaction, the poll found half of those surveyed think just about everyone will need assistance at some point. There are widespread misperceptions about how much care costs and who will pay for it. Nearly 60 percent of those surveyed underestimated the average cost of a nursing home, more than $6,700 a month.
Medicare doesn't pay for the most common types of long-term care. Yet 37 percent of those surveyed mistakenly think it will pay for a nursing home and even more expect it to cover a home health aide when that's only approved under certain conditions.
Medicaid, the federal-state program for the poor, is the main payer of long-term care, and to qualify seniors must have spent most of their savings and assets.
But fewer than half of those polled think they'll ever need Medicaid — even though only a third are setting aside money for later care.
The poll found widespread support for tax breaks to encourage saving for long-term care, and about half favor the government establishing a voluntary long-term care insurance program. An Obama administration attempt to create such a program ended in 2011 because it was too costly.
Just 8 percent of 40- to 54-year-olds have done much planning for long-term care, compared with 30 percent of those 65 or older, the poll found.
The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey was conducted Feb. 21 through March 27, with funding from the SCAN Foundation.
The nonprofit foundation supports research and other initiatives on aging and health care.
The poll involved landline and cellphone interviews with 1,019 Americans 40 or older. Its margin of error is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
There is a long-term care primer online at http://longtermcare.gov.


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this is my first post after joining, looks like a great place to be . I am at the "emerge" stage of gentoo using the dvd from LXF68 and all has gone well till I received this message
And I am being asked to download it manually and I cannot find it on the dvd. So am stuck. Anyone with this problem?help.js2dk-1-4-2-doc-zip not found in /usr/portage/distfiles


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The consumer electronics industry is forming a defensive line for in-vehicle entertainment systems.
On the heels of the National Transportation Safety Board recommending the development of technology features that disable the functions of driver accessible, in-car electronics devices when a vehicle is in motion, the Consumer Electronics Association voiced opposition to the proposal.
"There is no real-world evidence to support such a blanket prohibition unless one would also ban other potential distractions, such as eating, drinking, applying make-up and engaging with children while in the vehicle," the group said in a statement.
The debate comes as virtually every major auto company is rolling out (or working on) new infotainment systems for their vehicles — most with touch screen interfaces and an increasing number with Internet connectivity.