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Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka stayed perfect on the season, but none of last week's kicks was bigger than the final one.
His 45-yard field goal with 3:19 left in overtime helped the Seahawks to a come-from-behind win at Houston, and earned him NFC special teams player of the week honors.
He's a clean 8-of-8 this year, and hasn't missed from inside 50 yards since the 2011 season.

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Lately it feels like a full-blown startup revival is taking place in NYC and betaworks is very much at the center of it. So I was grateful to be included in a lunch discussion group they held at their offices yesterday.
Some things I left the discussion thinking about:
– In a discussion of the "real time" web (you can't go to betaworks and not discuss the real-time web!) Anil Dash made the distinction between the value of real time as in the information being recent and the value of real time as in having a shared experience. The distinction strikes me as critical. Speaking strictly from personal experience, most of the value I get from real time services like Twitter & Facebook falls in the latter category. Reading my friends' tweets helps me keep connected with them, the same way bumping into them on the street and exchanging small talk does. The content isn't as important as they connection shared and presence felt.
I think Anil's distinction also explains why Twitter search is sometimes a strange experience. Besides the (presumably fixable) problems of spam and relevancy ranking, you see a lot of tweets that are fragments of friends bantering. There's no context. The major exception is when a news event happens, since then the related tweets are generally reactions to that event, so the event plus a single tweet provides the full context.
–Caterina Fake discussed a few principles for designing successful user generated sites.
Among them: make sure the minimum unit of work required of user contributions is very small (ideally, something that takes just a few seconds). You can change something on Wikipedia in seconds, but writing a Google Knol page can take hours. At Hunch, we think of one of our main product design innovations was to take something inherently large and complex (decision trees) and reduce the minimum unit of work to something small (submitting a result or question).
Another principle we discussed was what we at Hunch call the read-write ratio. For every page created in Wikipedia (a "write"), there are thousands of millions of instances of people reading that page ("reads"). The same holds true for YouTube (writes=uploads), Yahoo Answers (writes=questions & answers). One goal in designing user generated systems is to get a high read-write ratio (for example, by avoiding duplicate writes).
Anyways, it seemed people enjoyed the discussion, since, as Anil pointed out, they weren't doing much fiddling with their iPhones.


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Discussion: The Boston Globe, CNN, Mock, Paper, Scissors, First Read and Truthdig
Stephanie Ebbert / The Boston Globe: Joins board of Mass. paper processing firm
Tengrain / Mock, Paper, Scissors: "Some Say," Some Said — Tiger Beat on the Potomac (Thanks Charlie! …
The GOP, Fox political purge — Ailes has aggressively, and shrewdly, toned things down post-election. Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly were among the first conservatives to call for a rethinking of the GOP's opposition to comprehensive immigration reform. And then Palin and Morris got the boot …
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New Rove Effort Has G.O.P. Aflame
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David Bossie / BREITBART.COM: THE CIVIL WAR HAS BEGUN
Will Rahn / The Daily Caller: A group of conservative leaders has signed an irate letter demanding …
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
As Neocons Defend Obama, Allies Doubt Him on Drones as Never Before — The John Brennan confirmation hearings are the biggest showdown yet on extrajudicial killing and executive branch secrecy. — For once, the Obama Administration's drone policy is much in the news.
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Wall Street Journal, The Week, New York Times and Pirate's Cove
William Teach / Pirate's Cove: Surprise! Paper Of Record Not Particularly Concerned With Obama Drone Strike Policy
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Congress to See Memo Backing Drone Attacks on Americans — WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday directed the Justice Department to release to the two Congressional Intelligence Committees classified documents discussing the legal justification for killing, by drone strikes and other means …
Lucy Madison / CBS News: At Brennan hearing, U.S. drone policy in the spotlight
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Media Confirms Barack Obama Called For Drone Bombing on 16 Year-Old Denver Boy
Rusty Weiss / The Mental Recession: Confirmed: Times Report Shows Obama Ordered Fatal Drone Strike on 16-Year-Old American
Jon Perr / PERRspectives: Yoo Too, President Obama?
Josh Gerstein / Politico: 5 questions for John Brennan's confirmation hearing
Amy Davidson / News Desk: Which Americans Are Targets?
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville: Obama to Let Congress See Drone Memo
Ed Krayewski / Hit & Run: John Bolton on Obama Drone Policy: Entirely Sensible, Extension of Bush Policies
Taylor Berman / Gawker: The White House Acknowledges Existence of Drone Memos, Will Release Them to Two Congressional Committees
Obama yields on drones
Obama yields on drones
Discussion: CNN, Taylor Marsh, The Democratic Daily and Roll Call
Humberto Sanchez / Roll Call: Wyden Hints at Brennan Filibuster
Washington Post:
Obama will allow lawmakers to see secret memo on targeted killings
Obama will allow lawmakers to see secret memo on targeted killings
Discussion: Hot Air and The Plum Line
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Obama releases secret drone memo to Senate Intel Committee
Carlo Muñoz / The Hill:
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Liberals to interrogate Obama's CIA pick
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard: Brennan, Panetta on Hot Seat Today on Capitol Hill
Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:
Obama's Apparent Pick for Commerce Secretary Has a History of Shady Commerce — As he continues to fill out his cabinet, a report emerged late Wednesday that President Obama is "close to choosing" Chicago billionaire Penny Pritzker as America's next Secretary of Commerce. There's only one problem.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and JustOneMinute
Obama Is Said Close to Choosing Pritzker for Commerce
Obama Is Said Close to Choosing Pritzker for Commerce
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill: Report: Obama close to nominating Penny Pritzker for Commerce
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Sen. Menendez contacted top officials in friend's Medicare dispute — Sen. Robert Menendez raised concerns with top federal health-care officials twice in recent years about their finding that a Florida eye doctor — a close friend and major campaign donor — had overbilled the government …
Justin Sink / The Hill: Menendez: Nothing improper in Medicare calls for donor
Jordan Fabian / ABCNEWS: Sen. Menendez: No Undue Influence on Behalf of Political Donor
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn: Comeuppance for Menendez, Obama and Hagel
Jeffrey Meyer / NewsBusters blogs: WashPost Runs 43 Paragraph Front-Page Article On Sen. Menendez; Buries Prostitution Scandal In Style Section
OpenSecrets.org: Capital Eye Opener, Feb. 7: Menendez Ties to Donor Deepen, Hutchison Joins Giuliani's Firm, and More
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SNEED EXCLUSIVE: Pending Jesse Jackson Jr. plea deal includes 'significant jail time,' source says — Sneed has learned a plea deal is now on the table between former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and federal authorities probing allegations of campaign fund misuse.
Vince Coglianese / The Daily Caller: REPORT: Jesse Jackson, Jr. plea deal includes 'significant jail time'
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air: Jackson Jr plea deal will include "significant jail time"
Rick Moran / americanthinker.com: Plea deal in Jesse Jackson, Jr. case includes 'significant' jail time
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Jesse Jackson Jr. Headed To Jail?
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Panetta: Obama Absent Night of Benghazi — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta testified this morning on Capitol Hill that President Barack Obama was absent the night four Americans were murdered in Benghazi on September 11, 2012: — Panetta said that Obama left operational details …
Associated Press:
Panetta defends military response in Libya attack
Panetta defends military response in Libya attack
Discussion: Weekly Standard, Pat Dollard and Hot Air
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard: General on Benghazi: 'We Never Received a Request for Support from the State Department'
Jake Sherman / Politico:
Some in GOP want sequester deal — One thing is becoming clear: Republicans want to find a way to replace the cuts in the sequester, despite some loud rhetoric to the contrary. — Top House Republican aides privately concede that the politics of allowing the cuts to hit — layoffs …
Discussion: The Plum Line, Daily Kos and New York Times
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Meet Marco Rubio, the new leader of the Republican party
Meet Marco Rubio, the new leader of the Republican party
Discussion: Washington Monthly, Speaker.gov, Power Line, NPR, Hot Air, Post Politics and CNN
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line: Is Marco Rubio the new darling of the liberal commentariat?
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
The party of Reagan, or the party of the Club for Growth?
The party of Reagan, or the party of the Club for Growth?
Discussion: Businessweek, Booman Tribune, The Maddow Blog, msnbc.com, The Huffington Post, Wired, Washington Examiner, AEIdeas and Hullabaloo
Joshua Green / Businessweek: The Looming Republican Crackup Over the Sequester
Daily Rundown / msnbc.com: Republican rift over sequester
Sabrina Siddiqui / The Huffington Post: Obama's Sequester Delay Backed By GOP Reps. Tom Rooney, Rob Bishop
Spencer Ackerman / Wired: Budget Woes Mean Only One U.S. Aircraft Carrier Will Watch Iran
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas: Is the GOP going to cave on the sequester?
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Tony Perkins Still Believes SPLC Motivated Shooter At Family Research Council — Earlier today, Floyd Lee Corkins pleaded guilty to several counts relating to when he opened fire at the Family Research Council, injuring a guard before he was subdued. FRC's Tony Perkins used that news …
Discussion: Firedoglake and NOM Blog
Crimesider / CBS News:
Floyd Lee Corkins pleads guilty in Family Research Council shooting
Floyd Lee Corkins pleads guilty in Family Research Council shooting
Discussion: The Raw Story, Jihad Watch, WJLA-TV and americanthinker.com
Stephen C. Webster / The Raw Story: Confessed shooter planned to use Chick-fil-A sandwiches as political statement
Robert / Jihad Watch: Leftist pleads guilty to shooting at Family Research Council, was fired up by Southern Poverty …
Michael Grunwald / TIME:
Immigrant Son — Oriales García Rubio knows how it feels to want more. When she was a girl in central Cuba in the 1930s, her family of nine lived in a one-room house with a dirt floor. Her dolls were Coke bottles dressed in rags. She dreamed of becoming an actress.
Discussion: Washington Wire, CNN, TheBlaze.com, FishbowlDC and Wall Street Journal
Tim Hanrahan / Washington Wire: Rubio: Only One Savior, and It's Not Me
Meredith Jessup / TheBlaze.com: For Rubio & TIME, what a difference 2 years makes
Betsy Rothstein / FishbowlDC: TIME Cover: Marco Rubio - The Republican Savior
Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal: Rubio to Deliver GOP Response at State of the Union
L.A. police look for ex-cop suspected in shootings — Los Angeles (CNN) — A former Los Angeles cop who had allegedly warned he would target law enforcement in retribution for being fired is now suspected of shooting three officers early Thursday, killing one, authorities said.
Discussion: Represent! and L.A. NOW
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Officials hunt for ex-cop in shootings of 3 officers; 1 killed
Officials hunt for ex-cop in shootings of 3 officers; 1 killed
Discussion: Vox Popoli and NPR
Mark Memmott / NPR: 'Massive Manhunt' In Los Angeles For Ex-Cop Suspected In Killings
John Tierney / Salon:
Congress — not email — destroyed the Postal Service — The oft-maligned U.S. mail is actually quite well-run. Politicians steered it into the ditch — You know that feeling of pleasure you get when you see someone stand up to a bullying, incompetent boss? It's viscerally satisfying, isn't it?
Mistermix / Balloon Juice: Government is Something That Happens to You
Diana Reese / She The People: Postal Service can deliver mail in snow, rain, heat but not on Saturdays — and jobs will be cut
John Nichols / thenation.com/blogs/117: Postal Cuts Are Austerity on Steroids
Annie-Rose Strasser / ThinkProgress: Thanks To Congressional Incompetence, Saturday Mail Delivery Is History
Henrik Temp / AEIdeas: How to save the Post Office
News Media Scrub Cop Murderer's Manifesto of Pro-Obama, Hillary, MSNBC, CNN, Gay, and Anti-Gun Comments — I've been following closely the news story about Chris Dorner, who is now suspected of murdering three people, including one police officer, and shooting another two police officers.
Discussion: The Jawa Report and The PJ Tatler
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Harvard: Just 6 in 10 Millennials have jobs, half are part-time … A comprehensive new Harvard University report on Americans under 30, the so-called Millennials, shows that the economy is having a crushing impact, with just 62 percent working, and of those, half are toiling at part-time jobs.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and americanthinker.com
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Freedom To Marry Pledges $2 Million On State Marriage Efforts In 2013 — They're starting with an $800,000 investment in the six states where marriage bills are being debated: Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. — Brad and Jay McCanta kiss to a cheering crowd …
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Release Detail — February 7, 2013 - Americans Back Women In Combat 3-1, But Less For Draft, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Support For Universal Gun Background Checks Is 92% — American voters support allowing women in combat by an overwhelming 75 - 22 percent, including 77 …
Discussion: Firedoglake, Politico, Talking Points Memo, The Plum Line, NPR, Taegan Goddard's …, Outside the Beltway and msnbc.com
Katie Glueck / Politico: Poll: 75 percent for women in combat
Eyder Peralta / NPR: Poll: 9 In 10 Americans Support Background Check For All Gun Sales
Doug Mataconis / Outside the Beltway: Poll: 75% Of Americans Support Women In Combat
Bryan Weakland / msnbc.com: Phoenix Mayor: Tide is turning on immigration reform
Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Midterm Forecast: Democrats May Gain House Seats in 2014 but Majority Probably Out of Reach — The 2014 midterm elections are a long way off but one thing is already fairly clear: Democrats face an uphill battle in trying to win back control of the House of Representatives.
Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
Colbert touts his sister's House bid — Comedian Stephen Colbert touted his sister's congressional bid on his show Thursday night, giving her campaign his blessing in his tongue-in-cheek way. — Elizabeth Colbert Busch is one of three Democrats running in South Carolina's 1st congressional district …
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Making art means I have lived. The raw essence of my work comes out of a mindful and instinctual place. The meditative trance that occurs when I am putting intention to a blank space is overwhelming for me. The excitement of the next unpredictable action on canvas or paper is part of the thrill. The calm the sensation leaves by releasing color, movement and texture from a chaotic frenzy, patterned with soft, enticing color allows me to play with art. Often the theme comes as the colors begin to melt together. The constant play of contradiction of actions, belief systems of the viewer and the tormented constraint of perceived notions all add to the depth of the art.


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A standard approach for deducing a variational denoising method is the maximum a posteriori strategy. Here, the denoising result is chosen in such a way that it maximizes the conditional density function of the reconstruction given its observed noisy version. Unfortunately, this approach does not imply that the empirical distribution of the reconstructed noise components follows the statistics of the assumed noise model. In this paper, we propose to overcome this drawback by applying an additional transformation to the random vector modeling the noise. This transformation is then incorporated into the standard denoising approach and leads to a more sophisticated data fidelity term, which forces the removed noise components to have the desired statistical properties. The good properties of our new approach are demonstrated for additive Gaussian noise by numerical examples. Our method shows to be especially well suited for data containing high frequency structures, where other denoising methods which assume a certain smoothness of the signal cannot restore the small structures.
This paper presents a new similarity measure and nonlocal filters for images corrupted by multiplicative noise. The considered filters are generalizations of the nonlocal means filter of Buades et al., which is known to be well suited for removing additive Gaussian noise. To adapt to different noise models, the patch comparison involved in this filter has first of all to be performed by a suitable noise dependent similarity measure. To this purpose, we start by studying a probabilistic measure recently proposed for general noise models by Deledalle et al. We analyze this measure in the context of conditional density functions and examine its properties for images corrupted by additive and multiplicative noise. Since it turns out to have unfavorable properties for multiplicative noise we deduce a new similarity measure consisting of a probability density function specially chosen for this type of noise. The properties of our new measure are studied theoretically as well as by numerical experiments. To obtain the final nonlocal filters we apply a weighted maximum likelihood estimation framework, which also incorporates the noise statistics. Moreover, we define the weights occurring in these filters using our new similarity measure and propose different adaptations to further improve the results. Finally, restoration results for images corrupted by multiplicative Gamma and Rayleigh noise are presented to demonstrate the very good performance of our nonlocal filters.


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CINCINNATI (AP) The Bengals signed top draft pick John Ross and fourth-round selection Carl Lawson on Sunday at the conclusion of rookie minicamp.
Ross, a receiver from Washington, got a four-year deal with a club option for a fifth season. The Bengals hope he can quickly develop into another downfield threat to complement A.J. Green. He was the ninth overall pick.
Lawson, a linebacker from Auburn, was the first of Cincinnati's three picks in the fourth round. He also got a four-year deal.
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The 1988 E30 was a fine car, but 24 grand for the base 325 coupe? The Hyundai Excel did everything just as well as the E30- everything Hyundai felt was important, that is- and its price tag was $5,499.
Plush interior, European styling, and room for five… sure, the E30 has all those things, but where's the front wheel drive? Aside from the fact that the Excel had just 68 horsepower (versus 127, 168, or 192 for the E30, depending on whether you got the 325e, 325i, or M3) and build quality that just barely beat the Yugo, there was no doubt about which was the superior car.
All this great marketing work was undone a few years later, sadly, with Alec Baldwin's famous "You drove a Hyundai to get here tonight. I drove an $80,000 BMW. That's my name!" line.


text: Active birth is a way to work with birth physiology. In labour a woman is encouraged to move and change her position freely. Using upright positions harnesses gravity to help with the progress of labour. Movement helps with baby's position and a woman's comfort in labour. This video clip by Penny Simkin demonstrates slow dancing as an active birth technique. Couples can use "slow dancing" during labour to help labour progress, decrease discomfort and assist with rotation of the baby.


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By By Andrew Drwiega, Military Editor | December 19, 2012
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Mindful of the day when Afghan forces will need to conduct operations together, the Kandahar Air Wing were brought together with the 4th Lightning Strike Pathfinder Academy to conduct cargo loading and familiarization exercises. It was the first time the two had operated together.
The exercise took place on December 5 and was coordinated by Pathfinders of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, at Forward Operating Base Wolverine.
Teaching sling load and cargo movement techniques is judged to be an important part of overall training. "Once we leave and the Afghans take over, all sling loads and cargo movements will be conducted with Afghan aircraft," said Sgt. Wyndol Shurley, a team leader with the Pathfinders, 2-25 AVN.
Cargo hooks are fitted externally to U.S. Army CH-47 Chinooks and UH-60 Black Hawks, whereas on the Mi-17s of the Afghan Air Force the hooks are inside the aircraft. This is the fourth academy to be held under the tutelage of 25th CAB. A policy of train the trainer has operated, with a couple of ex-students from previous classes returning as instructors.
"I taught most of the practical portions of the class to included slings loads, rigging a container, and hand and arm signals," said Sgt. Zabiullah, a Pathfinder instructor with 4-205th. "I'm motivated that our own helicopters came here to support our training. This is a positive step forward in gaining the ability to defend our own nation."
Six Afghan soldiers graduated two days later making a total of 32 soldiers graduated by the 2-25 Pathfinders. The Kandahar Air Wing is one of three Air Wings in the Afghan Air Force, these others being located in Kabul and Shindand. Related: Training News


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Ascent of Lincoln County High Point on 2012-11-10
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I am writing this as an important update for future potential summiters of the Lincoln County HP contenders (including Saddle Bag Mountain).
On November 10, 2012, I went to these county highpoint contenders. Due to the amount of distance to cover on the ground, during hunting season, I opted to wear "hunter orange" and take my bike with me. However, what I was *not* expecting was the road to be closed to motorized vehicles immediately prior to where Murphy Road crosses Salmon River... only three miles from Highway 18 and at approximately 1020' elevation.
There was no physical gate present, but the extensive signage could not be ignored. Multiple signs said "WALK IN ONLY: Non-motorized transportation allowed." So with my bike I was good to continue on, albeit for a much longer journey than I had originally expected (21 miles rather than 13 miles roundtrip, total). The signage deterred most of the hunters from proceeding, and none of them looked happy. I talked to a group of three hunters at my little parking area down a slope prior the bridge, and they told me this was a new access regulation being implemented by the logging company landowner this year and the hunters were very upset with the logging company forbidding vehicular access beyond that point.
Some hunters decide to ignore the signage and proceed on. But as I would witness further up the road, at least two of those vehicle drivers were stopped and ticketed (I presume with trespassing?). So any people deciding to ignore the signs and proceed in their vehicles did so (and will do so in the future) at their own risk. I saw fresh vehicle tracks in the snow and mud up near the upper Murphy Road gate (~2400' elevation), but no vehicles were there. This gave me a small sigh of relief that I would not need to worry about any hunter venturing up (on foot) as far as I was going... or so I thought.
After completing the eastern HP contender, I was heading down Road 300. As I rounded around one turn on my bike, and I was not riding very fast at that moment (fortunately), I noticed a man in camouflage gear and a "hunter orange" vest kneeling on the ground with a rifle pointed squarely in my direction. I slammed on my breaks and yelled, "Whoa, dude!" He seemed to pause a few moments before pointing his gun away from me. His hesitation bothered me. I was wearing "hunter orange" on my upper body, backpack, and even my bike helmet. Basically, he heard a noise coming down the road and thought it was a deer... obviously someone who is not very experienced, as deer would not be making virtually any noise (let alone a metallic/wheel-turning noise of a bicycle) on a road. I guess this is not too shocking, as I met a hunter during my descent who had shot and killed a porcupine along a logging road just because he was so frustrated with not finding any deer to shoot. Some people are just trigger-happy and one-track-minded, I guess.
The trip up/down the western HP contender (on Saddle Bag Mountain) was as Edward Earl had described. There was no rain while I visited the eastern HP contender, while rain drizzle occurred for most of the time during my jaunt up/down the western HP contender. Snow was on the ground throughout the routes, but only a little.
1) Take a bike (due to long distances).
2) Go on a weekend (due to weekday logging activities).
3) If the lower gate along Highway 18 (at "Murphy Summit") is closed, plan for both HP contenders to be approximately 27 miles roundtrip, total.
4) During hunting season, with the new motorized access restrictions only three miles from Highway 18, plan for both HP contenders to be approximately 21 miles roundtrip, total... only a few miles less than during non-hunting season. That eliminates most of the advantage of going during hunting season.
5) I personally believe that the western HP contender (on Saddle Bag Mountain) is higher than the eastern HP contender. However, this is as of yet unconfirmed and to each his/her own.
Summary Total Data
Total Elevation Gain:
2381 ft / 725 m
Total Elevation Loss:
1001 ft / 305 m
Round-Trip Distance:
9.9 mi / 15.9 km
Route Conditions:
Road Hike, Open Country, Snow on Ground
Gear Used:
Cool, Calm, Low Clouds
Ascent Statistics
Gain on way in:
2381 ft / 725 m
7 mi / 11.3 km
Roads: Murphy, 100, 300, 331
Start Trailhead:
Salmon River Crossing (3 Miles From Hwy 18) 1020 ft / 310 m
0 Days 2 Hours 15 Minutes
Descent Statistics
Loss on way out:
1001 ft / 305 m
2.9 mi / 4.7 km
Roads: 331, 300, 100
End Trailhead:
100/300 Road Junction 2400 ft / 731 m
0 Days 0 Hours 30 Minutes
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Leah Cypert necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 72 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
*We are a non-profit fair trade organization seeking to help victims and those at risk of trafficking all over the world (right now in Thailand, Cambodia, Ghana and Nigeria) by selling their fair trade jewelry in the states.
*We are about eradicating modern day slavery through economic development of these vulnerable communities.
*We need a great logo that communicates our mission but also one that appeals to our target market of middle to upper class women who are socially concerned consumers.
*It needs to essentially be a logo that communicates the high end jewelry we are making (made of real silver, stone beads, recycled glass beads, etc) plus the cause behind the jewelry.
Freedom Stones
*This is a contest for a logo design that will be used on the website, on business cards, letterhead as well as hang tags for the products.
I have worked in SE Asia for the last 3 years helping women leave prostitution which quickly moved to prevention of trafficking. The root causes of human trafficking in the developing world revolve around a lack of basic economic opportunities for women to make a living, thus they resort to selling their children or their own bodies. I have just begun a business called Freedom Stones and have moved back to the states after setting up multiple jewelry making projects in the 3rd world.
*Freedom Stones seeks to put an end to this cycle of poverty by offering the opportunity for women to create jewelry from local or recycled raw materials in their own communities. As they can earn a living from the safety of their villages they are less likely to become desperate enough to sell off some of their children for food, or migrate to the cities to find work and ultimately end up in brothels because of their lack of education.
*Currently we are working with projects in Thailand, Cambodia, Ghana and Nigeria to stop both labor and sex trafficking through economic development.
*Our jewelry sells retail between $40-$200 to give you an idea of the quality of the pieces. Some of them are more casual, some are more formal, but all use high quality beads, pearls, real silver, brass, or beautiful recycled glass beads. I will post some pics of our jewelry on my blog leahcypert.blogspot.com so that you can get an idea of the kinds of jewelry we are selling.
- Item 1...*Design in vector format please (adobe photoshop or adobe illustrator would be great) (but I might also ask for the winner to send me a jpeg too just for fun)*I had a friend design a logo, that I wasn't that thrilled with, but please take a look at it on my blog atleahcypert.blogspot.com*I really like the FS font in the middle of the stone, but not sure this is the direction we should take it. I like the FS font because it is kind of swirly and reminiscent of our branded clasp (seen on my blog). Perhaps some of you could rework this concept and make it better or come up with something completely different. *What I want communicated is a sense of creativity and beauty juxtaposed with the idea of freedom from slavery (somehow getting the idea of a stone in there breaking chains, perhaps)*It would be nice to somehow incorporate our branded clasp into the design of the logo. Again, it is pictured on my blog. It is the clasp used in every piece of jewelry we sell and is supposed to be an easily recognizable symbol that can get women talking and sharing about this issue. When women wear it they can own the fact that through their socially responsible consumerism they have been part of breaking the chains of human slavery. It is supposed to suggest a link from a chain that has been broken and our tag line is "Freedom Stones, breaking the chains of poverty and injustice" It might be good to see your logo designs both with this tagline and without it. I am not sure yet if I want it with the logo or not.*I am not sure yet about a color scheme but something really hip, or conversely really simple might be good.*Looking for something sophisticated or artistic, something beautiful in concept, heart, and design; something a little cutting edge that communicates the rawness of this human tragedy and yet light enough to suggest the beauty of the solution, the creativity of women all over the world, the solidarity of women helping women. *Something with a hippy flavor might be nice, or something more high fashion. I just want to see you go crazy with your creativity and will provide feedback as we get going.
- Item 1...I dont want anything too cutesy or overly sentimental
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"Have" and "got" can both be used to denote possession (they often come together, in fact):
"He has a bad case of the flu." --- "He has got a bad case of the flu."
"He has an Audi." --- "He has got an Audi."
You may also hear it in the future tense, though not as often because it sounds a bit more verbose (though it's only one extra syllable):
"He will have enough money to rent an apartment." --- "He will have gotten enough money to rent an apartment."
However, you don't really see "got" used this way in the past tense:
You can say, "He had a drinking problem," but "He had got a drinking problem," is incorrect.
They're also used to convey obligation:
"You have to go to the family reunion." --- "You have got to go the family reunion."
"Get" has additional meanings of "to obtain, retrieve, or receive":
"Martha, would you get the flour out of the pantry, please?"
"She got the utility bill in the mail yesterday."
As well as some other harder to pin down meanings:
"Hey, could you get the lights on your way out?"
"He got a little cantankerous after a few Tequila shots."
"I'm getting hungry."
"They got married under the Eiffel Tower."
I hope this is at least somewhat helpful.
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It is a banner day for people who love football to an unhealthy degree. Word leaked out Friday that "All-22" Coaches Film will be available for every play on NFL Game Rewind this year.
|A screenshot of the viewing options offered with NFL Game Rewind. (NFL.com)
Yes, we confirmed this news with the appropriate NFL overlords before posting. You'll have a few options to watch the games. You can watch using the broadcast feed, with the option to click on Coaches Film on any play. Or you can just go all Coaches Film, all the time. That's all we ever wanted.
Well, we also asked for Game Rewind to be available on tablets. That wish will come true too for iPads and Android devices. We also heard about another very cool feature that has yet to be revealed as well.
Some reaction on Twitter:
2012 coaches film will be available on NFL Rewind. I know a few guys that had to change their underwear after seeing that.â Seth Payne (@PayneNFL) June 15, 2012
And the great thing is you can slow each play down and rewind, etc. Great to see play development. Time has finally come for this.â Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) June 15, 2012
Coaches Film was available on Game Rewind last year, but it was only there for a portion of the plays. It was a tease. Getting every play offers fans a chance to see what coaches and players see. It could even lead to better analysis on ATL. We just need to find the time to watch everything.
This post might seem like an extended advertisement for an NFL product written on NFL.com. That would be accurate. But I've been a Game Rewind addict for years before I arrived here and will remain one years after they come to their senses and fire me.
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FIFTY24SF Gallery, in association with Upper Playground, is pleased to present a solo
exhibition by Italian street muralist and fine artist, Erica il Cane, entitled, We Were Living
in the Woods. The exhibition will be the second solo show that Erica has held in the United
As a major contributor to an increasingly progressive and elaborate street art and mural
movement occurring in Europe over the past 5 years, Erica il Cane (translating to "Eric
the Dog") gained international recognition for his anthropomorphic building-sized animal
murals throughout Italy and the continent. With fellow contemporaries Blu, Sam3, Escif,
and San, Erica's large-scale murals have been viewed as fine art done within the public's
view. We Were Living in the Woods will feature works on paper and on-site installations.
Born and studied in Bologna, Italy, Erica's evolution to gallery work has seen depictions of
animals in unique, human situations rendered in Victorian-like style illustrations, etchings,
and short animated films. The art is often described as imagery from a dark fairy tale,
in which animals are shown within the darkness of human nature, focusing on themes
of alienation, satire, existentialism. Both gallery and mural work has also been hailed as
influential works advocating vegetarianism and animal rights.
Erica il Cane has shown throughout Europe, including Lazarides Gallery, Banksy's Santa's
Ghetto, the Fame Festival, and gallery shows in Milan, Rome, London, and Barcelona. He has
also shown in Los Angeles and Chicago.
We Were Living in the Woods
will run from November 11th – December 30th, with an
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I think most would agree we have just been through a very strange year for government contracting. If we are on the same page there, what can we do to prepare for an equally interesting 2014?
Here's my short list of areas to focus on and a homework assignment to follow through. Each works in good times and bad.
Research, research, research
Regardless of whether you are pursuing business directly with the feds, business with primes, or selling services to the contractor community, do your homework. With smaller budgets all around, understanding the needs of your prospect and having a good idea of what they may be able to spend will increase your chances of winning business.
Remember, being an incumbent is not a slam dunk. Your customer is under tremendous pressure to save money, and that often includes jettisoning a complacent incumbent.
There are many places to do homework: agency and company web sites, trade publications, Google searches, www.FBO.gov, LinkedIn and many more. Ongoing research is critical to your growth.
Homework: Where do you do your research and how current is it?
Attendance is down, but not out. Select events carefully and leverage wisely. Even for attending local events, feds have increasing requirements to justify leaving the office for any event, especially vendor-sponsored activities. As a contractor you need to select the events you attend, sponsor or exhibit at with increasing scrutiny, especially if you anticipate federal attendees.
Building relationships is critical and events are one method of building them.
Homework: How do you pick your events?
Associations & other professional group
Select well and participate. Associations have always been a backbone of this community and there are plenty to choose from.
Some of these groups are for federal managers, but they allow contractor involvement, sometimes in the form sponsorship or associate members. The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and Senior Executive Association (SEA) come to mind and are both excellent venues to meet key people.
There are the traditional industry groups like ACT-IAC, the Professional Services Council, AFFIRM, SECAF, the ASBC and others, each playing vitals roles in our ecosystem.
Other professional associations like the Association for Proposal Management Professionals (APMP), National Contract Management Association (NCMA), the International Facilities Management Association (IFMA) and IEEE have active federal members and often chapters for government managers.
Regional tech councils like NVTC, the Tech Council of Maryland and the Howard County, Md., Tech Council have committees focused on government.
All of the above mentioned groups host a variety of excellent events. Remember participation in professional groups can pay huge dividends.
Homework: Which organization best suits your niche?
2014: The year of LinkedIn?
While most of the GovCon market is on LinkedIn, many, if not most, are still in a passive mode without any significant strategy other than to hit "500+" connections or "99+" endorsements. This passive approach by many leaves great opportunities for those willing to learn how to leverage LinkedIn.
LinkedIn is a fantastic tool for building and managing a network, defining and developing a subject matter expert status, and for gaining visibility in targeted communities throughout the public sector. I think 2014 will be the turning point for both companies and people starting to use LinkedIn strategically.
Just about all major contractors are on LinkedIn and feds are there in very significant numbers as well. You can leverage LinkedIn to build a powerful network and showcase your area of expertise. You have to go from adequate to good, then from good to great. If you are simply "there" waiting for something to happen, it is akin to joining an association and not going to any meetings.
Homework: Has your company developed and deployed a social media strategy?
Each of the above "to do's" is designed to build your knowledge base then develop and display your area of expertise to a carefully defined community.
In these tough times, we all need more visibility, and you can control how much of that visibility occurs.
About the Author
Mark Amtower advises government contractors on all facets of business-to-government (B2G) marketing and leveraging LinkedIn. Find Mark on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/markamtower.
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especially enjoyed "the year of linkedin" ty!
It would seem that the feds are starting to realize the advantages of running their operations as we do in the for profit world. The days of blank checks and need for more accountability are gone. Your suggestions just remind me that perhaps a few of these gov procurement offices are more teachable about long term value and the savings it brings. Accountability is a disliked at times but a wonderfully profitable thing.
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Yesterday was American Independence Day, which means it was also frockwriter's birthday – our second birthday. Just a quick word to say thanks, once again, for your interest, feedback, comments, links, slagoffs... Whatever your connection to this blog, thanks for noticing it. It's enormously appreciated, really. Because it's not like you don't have enough distractions out there competing for your attention. This time last year I mentioned that visitors had reached 200,000 and page impressions, 400,000. In twelve months, those figures have tripled, with frockwriter hitting the one millionth page impression mark on May 14. And this is in spite of the fact that half of the year, October through April, was almost spent on hiatus, while I was preoccupied with a freelance work stint which required a fulltime commitment. Much bigger blogs, of course, easily do one million page impressions a month. But at least it's a gauge that this blog has managed to establish an audience. And that's motivating. If there wasn't any interest, I wouldn't keep blogging.
Just on content, since I don't (yet) have the functionality to show you which posts generate the most interest, I thought I would compile a snapshot of the most popular posts from the past two years.
Number one, by a long shot, is the last post I did on American teenage fashion blogger Tavi Gevinson. Quite ironically, the post was a year old when Gevinson hit the mainstream press at New York Fashion Week last September. It was the last of a series of posts I had done on her in 2008, but must have had a very high search engine rank under Gevinson's name. Once the world's media started writing about her, that's where a lot of people seemed to look for more information, helping generate record traffic that month (close to 100,000 page impressions).
That post proved almost twice as popular as the next most popular post: Abbey Lee Kershaw's revelation, in December last year, that she, Natasha Poly and Sasha Pivovarova refused to walk in Alexander McQueen's 'Armadillo' shoes for the Spring/Summer 2010 show in Paris. That story went around the world.
Here is the rest of frockwriter's top ten most popular posts since launch, in order.
- Where's Abbey Lee? Full frontal and dogging for Terry
- Tiah Eckhardt to bare it all (again) for French Playboy?
- Carry on Pirelli: Kerr, Kershaw and McNeil rubber up for Terry Richardson
- Randy Johnston was not the only model who died last Saturday
- Where's Abbey Lee? Apparently in need of some TLC
- Out of Vogue: Nipple jewellery
- In Vogue: McBeha
- Tallulah Morton - apparently still partying with the Cobrasnake
Yes, four posts in the top ten focus on nudity and that's probably hardly surprising given the nature of the net. There is however a huge gap between the PIs of those posts and the two top posts mentioned above, which have got nothing to do with nudity. If I wanted higher traffic, I would deliberately aim to include more nudity. But that is not the reason it's there. Nudity is a part of the fashion business and it's up for discussion and debate.
Just in terms of the past 12 months, I wanted to run through some of my favourite posts.
- The neverending adventures of Cassi van den Dungen, since she was crowned runnerup of Australia's Next Top Model Cycle 5. There was the Facebook fracas with Alex Perry and Charlotte Dawson - in which even Dawson stopped by to comment. In February, van den Dungen found herself in yet another Facebook flap over comments made during a work trip to Paris. That story also whipped around.
- After twelve months of speculation – fuelled by numerous posts on this blog – Jenna Sauers finally outed herself as Tatiana, the anonymous model blogger of US womens superblog Jezebel.
- A bunch of Australian-born, New York-based fashion media heavyweights got together in the Big Apple to launch the Australians in New York Fashion Foundation and mentor young Australians. To mark the occasion, frockwriter picked the brains of a half dozen of them and ran a mini series of profiles.
- In September, Mark Fast hired some plus size models for his Spring/Summer 2010 runway show and his stylist quit. Broken on Twitter, then developed by frockwriter, the story travelled widely.
- Last week's Andrej Pejic series also seemed to generate quite some interest.
Lots of blogs and media outlets have picked stories up. I would just like to single out for special thanks a couple of the larger outlets that do so on a regular basis: various posters on The Fashion Spot (with a special shoutout to Bianca), Fashionologie, The Cut, Models.com, Pedestrian, The Sunday Telegraph and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Thanks are of course due to my partner Kent, who has been incredibly supportive over the past two years as I invested time and energy into establishing the blog.
I liaise with many different bloggers, journos and new media peeps both on- and off-line. Perhaps it's no surprise that after blogging for four years, some of my best mates are now bloggers. Special thanks to Bryan, Sonny, Matt, Sam and Isaac.
Thanks again to all of frockwriter's readers, who now include over 1000 RSS subscribers. I really do appreciate your interest and hope to continue bringing you more of whatever it is that keeps you coming back each day in a crowded media marketplace.
Feel free to either comment or drop me a line re suggestions for material you would like to see more of, or something that I haven't covered at all.


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Nick Collins is determined to return to the secondary of the Green Bay Packers. Mike McCarthy isn't so sure.
"If Nick was my son," McCarthy told ESPN Wisconsin on Sunday, "I would not let him play."
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported last week Collins will soon see a spinal specialist who will determine whether there's enough room in his spinal canal to allow him to play without a heightened risk of serious injury.
"When that day comes, I might be nervous, but right now I'm not really thinking about it," Collins said Thursday regarding the examination. "I've been a family man, working out and staying in shape. That's pretty much it."
Collins was injured on Sept. 18 while attempting to make a tackle against the Carolina Panthers. Collins remained down for several minutes before being carted off the field. The injury required surgery on a herniated disk in his neck.
âDr. Pat McKenzie and our medical staff, theyâre conservative by nature,â McCarthy said. âWeâre not going to put him in harmâs way. If heâs on the field, heâll be cleared, heâll be 100 percent, everybody will be comfortable.â
The results of Collins' tests could affect the Packers' draft strategy next month. Collins was a Pro Bowler in three consecutive seasons before being injured, but Green Bay could be tempted to draft a player who can serve as Collins' replacement if need be.


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By Minimum Wagey on Monday, August 05, 2019We really like our Fiat 500x. It has 3 drive modes that really change its performance. It has a 9 speed transmission so changing the RPM in which it shifts really change how the car drives. It's got standard, traction control, sport. Sport mode makes a huge difference and drives like a little race car. It's very peppy and quick. Traction control in conjunction with our snow tires makes it pretty user friendly in the winter. We do wish we got the AWD edition. Lots of room for a little car. Seats fold down and make for a decent cargo area. All in all a great little metro cruiser for us.
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By Michael M on Thursday, December 21, 2017At the end of the day a car should be about reliability, right? In the time Ive had this vehicle, and with only around 13K miles, it has been in the shop 9 times! Granted, five of those times were for the same issue which the dealer inexplicably couldnt fix (malfunctioning collision mitigation system), but it has also had a door handle break, a broken speaker, a broken rear deck handle and now an engine light with the message drive selection mode not available. The dealer has had this car for weeks on end, and for the current issue hasnt even looked at it despite having it for nearly two weeks now! Each time I take it in they try to deny me the loaner car that came with the 3K enhanced warranty I purchased and I have to argue to get one. Its been a terrible experience and I would steer people clear from this vehicle...it is simply poorly made and the reliability reflects that. Ive even tried to work through Fiat HQ, and they offer little help. Its all very sad.
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By Au revoir le car on Tuesday, April 23, 2019Last June I traded my 2015 FIAT 500 Pop for a 2017 FIAT 500X Pop. The exterior styling of the 500X is well-proportioned particularly in comparison to the smaller two-door 500. In my opinion FIAT has done a better job in translating the 500's design cues to the 500x than the MINI Cooper has done with the comparable Countryman. The interior quality is leaps and bounds better than the 500. For the 500, the cheap plastic cover to the USB port broke on day 2 of car ownership, and I had to remove the cracked driver's armrest and replace with an after-market one (evidently the armrest is a common design fault for 500 owners). In contrast, the 500x is replete with soft-touch materials and padded armrests with a decent center console, dual glove compartments, and the same body panel-colored piece on a dashboard that is both simple and intuitive. The seats are firm yet comfortable and the design (a checkered grey insert with white tubing around the black seats) were distinctive but tasteful. My biggest gripe with driving the 500X is the 9-speed automatic transmission, which has been maddeningly temperamental and unpredictable. At times the shifts will be smooth and unobtrusive, and the smallish hatchback will feel agile and negotiable around tight turns and between lanes in highway traffic. However, my positive driving experiences are balanced by frequently lagging and slow shifts, creating either a jumpy or plodding ride. I really want to like the 500X, and at times the car can offer a pleasurable driving experience, especially as the engine noise has a lively purr. But daily driving a 500X is like having a very moody friend: some days are sanguine, other days are saturnine. This FIAT certainly keeps me interested, but not knowing what car I am driving (i.e. what mood the transmission will be in on any given day) can be incredibly infuriating.
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Packer Pro Bowl Predictions (PPPP)
1) AJ Hawk. The thing about Hawk is that, yeah, just kidding.
2) Nick Collins. Tied for 2nd in the league with 5 picks and leading with 3 TDs. Nice work for the 3rd-year player who's really come into his own. Also second to Hawk on team tackles. These stats may help overshadow some inconsistent play.
3) Charles Woodson. The first of the two great moves made under the Ted Thompson regime (Jennings = #2), Chuck Wood has been an absolute force this year. He helped shut down some of the league's best WRs in Steve Smith, Reggie Wayne and TO. At 32, he's still very much in his prime and an asset to the Packers. Also has 5 picks, 2 for TDs.
On the Bubble
1) Greg Jennings. Let's be honest, even if he does not make it, Greg Jennings is a Pro Bowl receiver. It just sucks that the majority of the best WRs this year are in the NFC. He could still get in based on his complete awesomeness.
2) Aaron Rodgers. Again, with Brees and Warner locks, it's going to be difficult for Rodgers to squeeze in to that NFC lineup. But when you factor in the pressure of following #4, he makes it in this Ranter's opinion, and is my vote for team MVP.
3) Aaron Kampman. Not quite the year as '07, but #74 always brings it. Plus, making it last year definitely helps for visibility in the voting.
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You're a real glass half-full guy, Robert.ReplyDelete
I think there would be so many negatives about this team The Ranter would be full-up.
There are many, many negatives about this team. You are correct.ReplyDelete
Eli Manning makes the Pro Bowl over Rodgers? What a joke. Rodgers is beating Eli is yards, TDs, QB rating, completions. Total farce and popularity contest.ReplyDelete
Kudos to Woodson and Collins.
Yeah, that is a joke.ReplyDelete
Eli is beating him in wins and having a famous older brother.
Biggest disappointment this year?
Hawk? J Jones? Grant? Bigby?
Where's the love for Jennings! Anquan IS good but he didn't play every game. PLUS the Cards throw the ball every play. (So do we but were the Pack so that doesn't matter)ReplyDelete
AJ HAWK needs to get a royal sized foot in his ass. He made alot of tackles yes but he needs to be cracking skulls all over the field every play!
- Jackie MehoffardDecember 17, 2008 at 5:39 PM
D the Dragon - please don't begin to compare Boldin to Jennings. Your argument that "he didn't play every game" is horrible because he had better stats in less games! Bunk.ReplyDelete
And Eli over Rodgers is a no-brainer. Really no room to complain when one QB has lead his team to 6 more wins than the other (through 14 games, I might add).
Jordy got screwed though.
The Giants success has been a very good defense and a great running game. Eli hasn't led the Giants to any wins without Jacobs (and Plax), has been well below average during those games. The Packers defense has given away games late - hardly a reflection of Rodgers and his 5th best NFL offense. The Pro Bowl is about individual, not team, stats (you even claim this with your Boldin comment). And with that in mind, Rodgers is the no-brainer decision, Jackie. The choice of Eli Manning (and moreso Favre) has more to do with popularity, marketing and television ratings. After all, what apple pie-eating American doesn't want to see those loveable Manning brothers face off on Pro Bowl Sunday? The polls tells us that. You think they'd tune in for Rodgers, Matt Ryan or Phillip Rivers - who are their sponsors?ReplyDelete
Your Boldin statement is asinine, and the follow-up Eli defense is a joke. The only reason Eli made it is because of the Oreo races him and his brother sponsor.
Oreo races - good call Mannings. You dolts.ReplyDelete
- Jackie MehoffardDecember 18, 2008 at 5:21 PM
If there was another ARodg teet for me to suckle on, I would. But it looks like you two hosers have that covered.ReplyDelete
ARodg will get there, it will just take time. There is a NY media bias that probably got Eli in, but 11 wins and a Super Bowl ring doesn't hurt pro bowl voting either.
And Franklin, please tell me why my Boldin argument is 'asinine'. Please. 20 more catches and 3 more TD's in two less games? Those are facts, broheim, inarguable. I do think Jennings should have made it, just over Smith instead of Boldin. You want to make an argument, make one, don't just say someone elses is asinine.
I was busy. Suckling the teat. Plus, who needs to argue with a guy named Jack?ReplyDelete
Boldin's numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, the only reason he is any good is because of Fitzgerald. Wait 'til they trade his ass this year, we'll see what crap team overpays for a 2nd-string posession receiver. I'm guessing the Bears.
Jennings is now a one-man show. Driver is good, but no Fitz.


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