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In the year since BMW Motorsport launched the 2010 Z4 GT3 , the race car has achieved great success in the GT3 class series, including a ground-breaking win at the Dubai 24 Hours earlier this year. But despite the car's competitiveness, BMW knew that it still needed a few improvements. So, the Bavarian automaker let loose and built the new and improved 2011 Z4 GT3 racer.
According to BMW, the goal for the latest version of the Z4 GT3 racer is to primarily improve its aerodynamic efficiency to make it more competitive against its rivals in the GT3 class.
Noticeable improvements done on the new version include an elongated bonnet, a long wheelbase, and the narrow wheel arches. The car was also given a steel body courtesy of the BMW plant in Regensburg, Germany and a safety cell made of sturdy steel tubing that's welded into the body. Likewise, BMW made good use of carbon fiber reinforced plastics, dressing up the car with the strong yet lightweight material on the front and rear wings, the bonnet, roof, and fenders, among other components.
Another difference between the standard road-going Z4 and the racing variant is the powertrain. Whereas the former came with a six-cylinder engine, the latter was given a more powerful 4.4-liter V8 engine mated to a six-speed sequential gearbox.
The car is now being sold to racing teams for €315,000, which is about $454,000 based on current exchange rates.


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Having listened to feedback from sponsored athletes and other climbers the Shield II features Edelrid's new 'Wing-Fit' system, so-called because of the twin reinforcements at the base of the cradle that resemble a pair of wings. They support an easy-adjust dial that makes it simple to tighten or loosen the fit as required. The cradle can also be folded away, making it easier to pack and transport the Shield II when not in use.
The Shield II weighs in at 280g for the size small (accommodating head measurements between 46-55cm) and 300g for the size large (accommodating head measurements between 53-62cm). In addition it features a comfortable side fastening chin strap, integrated vents that allow for a cooling inflow of air as well as dual frontal and rear clips for affixing a head lamp.
The Shield II is available now from select UK retailers.
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Last night, I was up late reading all sorts of...
Last night, I was up late reading all sorts of restylane lip reviews. Some said I would not wish resty on my worst enemy. others said I love resty and my fabulous new luscious lips. Some major pain, some minimal. I wondered how could the reviews vary soooo much?? SO, i'm here to report my initial experience and results. I had restylane put into my upper lip plumped this afteroon, which time will tell in the next few days how it all settles in....however, wanted to say the pain is NOT that bad at all!! I was expecting to be crying on the table! The doc gave me a nerve block injection inside my mouth, under my upper lip on each side. It was a very mild poke/shot feeling. Then, my lips numbed up and I only felt the needle ever so slightly as he was injecting. Sooo much better than i had anticipated. Now I have swollen upper duck lip, yet I trust in the next few days it will go down and I will finally have a new sexy upper lip!! (it barely existed b4) i will return with any continued reviews as my lip is healing up!
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Having my lip done was not only as painful as childbirth, it felt as though it was going in my nose i have pin dot bumps in my lip, and to boot my lip is back to the way it was , the dr. said some people absorb the resty, how can that be, is there any one out there with this problem , pain for no gain.
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The bumps should go away in a couple of weeks. I wish Docs would tell people that they will feel those bumps! After a month, the bumps really do smooth out and the feeling is much more smooth and pillowy. The first time I had it done I was worried after the swelling went down and I could feel it in there, but unless the doc does a bad job it does go away.
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Three days later, the lip swelling has gone way down. I'm happy with the size and shape of the lip. Only area of concern is the bumps! They are not so much visible yet I can definitely feel them on the inside of my upper lip. Does anyone know if these actually smooth out and go away?? I was told they would, yet they are not budging yet. Fingers crossed.
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you may have to get them injected with hyaluronidase. bad news is that if they stay it is often due the skill of the injector..so keep us posted on how it turns out but if you still have them after a week get the stuff removed!
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In reply to the person who can still feel the bumps on the inside of her lip. I am really concerned about the bump that popped up above my upper lip. It has been a week and it is still there. I had no numbing before the lip injections other than a topical cream. The injection was painful and I am not one of those people who cannot stomach some pain but it hurt!
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Anyone who has watched a Seattle Mariners home game over the past eight years may have taken note of the "Ichimeter." The Ichimeter is a hit-counter that was invented by Mariners Amy Franz in 2004, when it was used to count Ichiro's hits on his way to an MLB record 262 hits in a single season. Over the past several seasons, the Ichimeter has been used to count the total amount of hits Ichiro has in his MLB career.
On Tuesday, Ichiro decided to thank Franz for her loyal service in operating the Ichimeter all those years by sending her a thank you package. Franz proudly shared the goods on Twitter, which included some autographed items and the thank you note that you see below.


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Eyes Of The World
By Tommy Horton
For the cotton industry in Texas, a different song is being sung. The entire world watches and waits to see how much cotton will be produced this year in the Lone Star state.
Don't expect any new songs to be sung to commemorate this event, but the importance of the situation still rings true.
The indicators are that more than half of the cotton planted in the United States this year will be in Texas. That fact was made obvious when the National Cotton Council recently announced the results of its annual planting intention survey.
According to the survey, producers intend to plant 8.1 million acres in 2009 – a drop of 14 percent from 2008. Perhaps more significant is the fact that 4.5 million acres are estimated to be planted in Texas.
This statistic follows on the heels of the 2008 crop season when Texas planted 5 million acres out of an overall total of 9.4 million acres in the country – again easily more than half of the U.S. planted acreage.
Meeting Expectations
These numbers create several questions. How does the Texas cotton industry feel about being responsible for such a large portion of the U.S. crop? And, more importantly, how do farmers react to such global scrutiny?
"To be honest, I don't think our farmers understand the microscope that they're under right now," says Carl Anderson, retired Texas A&M cotton marketing specialist.
"We're new at this game of having the rest of the country and world watching us. But for the individual farmer, I'm not sure how much pressure he feels. He's just trying to look at his bottom line, cash flow his crop and have a good insurance program."
Anderson says it's ironic that Texas is now producing such a large portion of the U.S. cotton crop. Granted, it has always been the top production state in the Belt, but never by such an overwhelming percentage.
When Anderson began his marketing career more than 30 years ago, he never thought he would see Texas become known as the leader in both acreage and cotton quality by such wide margins.
"I can remember when folks didn't have the highest regard for our cotton," he says. "They thought the only thing we grew was short staple cotton for the loan. That has all changed."
Anderson says the trends started to occur less than 10 years ago when cottonseed companies, cotton breeders and producers got together and successfully developed a package that helped high quality cotton become a reality in Texas.
Unpredictable Weather
The state does have one factor that could affect all of the statistical projections – unpredictable weather.
If the current drought were to persist, 2.5 million dryland acres in the state could become vulnerable, making current yield projections questionable – both for the state and the overall U.S. crop estimates.
However, as Anderson points out, timely rains prior to planting and during the growing season could solve that potential problem.
"This is a remarkable state, and I think we're blessed with the kind of climate, soils and resources to be a major player in the global cotton market," he says. "It's not bragging. It's just the facts about the cotton we have in Texas."
Despite the weather questions that seemingly occur every year in Texas, producers accept that fact for a practical reason. Cotton is suited for Texas because of its arid conditions.
"Our annual rainfall is about 18 inches, and that influences many of our decisions," says High Plains producer Ronnie Hopper, former president of Plains Cotton Growers.
"A lot of the acreage south of Lubbock just isn't suited for grain crops to the extent that acreage is north of Lubbock."
Hopper is fully aware that cotton producers in Texas have moved some of their acreage into milo and wheat. In West Texas, however, he says, the existing infrastructure is set up to support a large cotton production region. And that isn't likely to change anytime soon.
The long-time farmer also says the economic contribution that cotton has made to the state – and specifically West Texas – can't be ignored.
"Farmers here know that cotton is what brought them to this level," he says. "And, for that reason, they don't want to change. Don't get me wrong. Plenty of farmers are moving some acres into grain, but that's north of Lubbock. Farther south, they don't have many other options."
Can Record Crops Continue?
Another factor to consider in analyzing cotton production in Texas is expectation. After harvesting several record crops in the last six years, producers are "looking for a lot of pounds," according to Texas AgriLife Extension cotton agronomist Randy Boman.
He says that in order for Texas to continue producing these large crops, producers will need excellent growing conditions – a situation that is unpredictable to say the least.
It's that uncertain nature of weather patterns in Texas that can confound the experts and farmers. Just when it appears that a drought is about to stop a crop in its tracks, along comes the rain. And, in some cases, it's a storm system that actually offers rainfall at the time.
While many observers wonder if Texas producers actually feel the burden of being the prime cotton production area in the country, Boman says the expectation is very real.
"If you look at the number of acres we have, the pressure is on us to hold up the banner for U.S. cotton," he says. "It will be difficult based on the kind of weather we receive. Sometimes it's a feast or famine situation out here.
"However, with all the new varieties we have, the potential is there for big yields and long-staple cotton. It's just a matter of rainfall and having enough time to mature the crop. I know that may not be a detailed explanation, but it's our challenge every year."
Contact Tommy Horton at (901) 767-4020 or email@example.com.
Spectacular Quality
It's easy to see why Texas cotton production is attracting global attention after studying the numbers from the 2008 crop. The grades were exceptionally high.
The average staple for the crop was 36.8. More significantly, two-thirds of the crop had a staple of 37 or longer. The strength average was 29.3 – another record for Texas.
Those numbers are what excite mill customers in the United States and in overseas markets.
As Anderson points out, "deep down, the cotton farmers in this state relish the attention, because they know they can produce a huge crop with outstanding quality."


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Tony Shafrazi is the owner of the Shafrazi Art Gallery in New York, who deals artwork by artists such as Francis Bacon, Keith Haring, and David LaChapelle.
At the age of 13, his father and stepmother took Shafrazi to England and left him to study there. He first went to a vicarage in Bilston, then to boarding school and later Hammersmith College of Art & Building. He attended the Royal College of Art from 1963 to 1967[1] before coming to New York in 1969.[2]
On February 28, 1974, Shafrazi spray-painted Picasso's painting Guernica, which hung in the Museum of Modern Art, with the words "KILL LIES ALL". The paint was easily removed as the painting was heavily varnished. It is believed that Shafrazi was protesting the announcement, the day before, of the release on bail of U.S. lieutenant William Calley. Calley, then under house arrest following his conviction, in 1971, for his part in the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, had petitioned for habeas corpus; he had initially been sentenced to life imprisonment. Although his appeal was overturned in June, he was finally released from U.S. Army custody later in the year after having received a limited pardon from Richard Nixon. Shafrazi was a member of the Art Workers' Coalition, which in 1970 had staged a protest at MoMA by unfurling a copy of the famous My Lai protest poster And babies in front of the Guernica painting, which itself depicts the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon innocent civilians.
In regard to his 1974 vandalism of the painting, he gave the following statement to Art in America in December 1980: "I wanted to bring the art absolutely up to date, to retrieve it from art history and give it life. Maybe that's why the Guernica action remains so difficult to deal with. I tried to trespass beyond that invisible barrier that no one is allowed to cross; I wanted to dwell within the act of the painting's creation, get involved with the making of the work, put my hand within it and by that act encourage the individual viewer to challenge it, deal with it and thus see it in its dynamic raw state as it was being made, not as a piece of history."
Only a few years after the spray painting incident Shafrazi would be the art advisor to the Shah of Iran and Kamran Diba, then director of the Teheran Museum of Contemporary Art.[3] Shafrazi went to about 15 of the top New York dealers at the time — including Leo Castelli, Ileana Sonnabend, Paula Cooper, John Weber, and Irving Blum — and helped assemble a 20th-century art collection on the Shah's behalf within four years.[4] As he did so his power expanded into the art market. The museum Shafrazi had constructed in Tehran to house this collection epitomized the Shah's modern Iranian state, thus the collection was predominantly Western: from Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism, Pop and Conceptual Art, including works by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Willem de Kooning.
In 1978, Shafrazi briefly opened his own commercial gallery in a small Tehran shopfront but closed it because of conditions in the country leading up to the 1979 Revolution. In 1979, he opened his first New York gallery, and within a few years he had made his reputation handling talents like Donald Baechler and then-hot graffiti artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Kenny Scharf and also europeans artits like Brian Clark, Enzo Cucchi, Hervé Di Rosa and Jean-Charles Blais .[5]In 1999, the Francis Bacon estate chose Shafrazi as its United States representative.[6]


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The horror genre is an eclectic genre, with films that run the gamut from quiet and thoughtful ruminations on human existence to noisy and barely contained gore and chaos. As a result, many of the films (and filmmakers) working in the genre are divisive figures. One such divisive figure, known for his deliberate pacing, quiet mood creation, and excellent attention to detail, is director Ti West. As his new film, "The Sacrament," prepares for its theatrical release, it's worth noting his career up to this point.
If you're in the market for a new home and happen to have $2.1 million sitting around then why not move into the house from the original "Nightmare on Elm Street" film? I know what you're thinking though, West Hollywood, right? Who wants to live in California? Everyone is so damn annoying there, right? And all that traffic? Plus it's full of people from California. Well it does have a guest house also so maybe that outweighs all that other stuff.
If you don't like Colin Farrell then you're a jerk. There I said it. He's so damn charming I just don't get why anyone would dislike him. I bring him up because he's joined Anthony Hopkins in the cast of "Solace", a new flick about an FBI agent who reaches out to a retired psychic to help him track down a murderer. I could understand why you might not like Hopkins though. He comes off as kind of snooty.
Jocelin Donahue, who you might remember disliking after seeing "House of the Devil" has signed on to the cast of "Insidious: Chapter 2". She'll play a young Lorraine Lambert in the film, who I don't particularly remember from the original film but I'm going to go out on a limb and say she was a relative or something of the main characters and spooky stuff happened to her.
Blah blah blah Guillermo del Toro is doing another movie. It's going to be a new version of "The Secret Garden". It's about a garden that's secret and then all kinds of crazy del Toro stuff happens and we all go whoooo and then I ask where the hell the new "Haunted Mansion" movie that he's been talking about for years is.
Ya know with all the awful crap I've posted on here this woman in Georgia who attacked a man with a jar of olives doesn't really seem so bad. Good for her.
It's got to be sad when the only way you can get money is to break into the local Dollar Tree. It's got to be even sadder when you screw that up and lock yourself in and have to call 911 to get out.
Joe joins us this week and we're all a bit divided over Ti West's "House of the Devil".
I've got a clip here from Ti West's "House of the Devil". West landed on my radar a few years ago with his shockingly impressive indie film "The Roost". He was then hired to direct "Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever", which he has since disowned due to meddling from Lionsgate. This is his next original project, which has gotten mixed reaction so far on the festival circuit. The quality of "The Roost" is enough to keep me tuning in to see what he has in store for the future.
The only things I caught in this red-band trailer for "House of the Devil" that weren't in the first trailer we saw some months ago are all the good press quotes, but it's worth seeing this stuff again. This movie looks awesome, a real throwback (in the best sense) to the supernatural horror that was the genre staple in the 60s and 70s until slashers took over. I know where I'll be on Halloween!
Here's the trailer for Ti West's "House of the Devil". You may recognize West's name from his surprisingly effective Indie horror film "The Roost", or the as-yet-unreleased "Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever". "House of the Devil" is the other project he's been working on, and based on the trailer it's turned out pretty damn good. It will be an official selection at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, and hopefully we'll be seeing it some time in 2009. So, check it out and leave your feedback below. The synopsis goes like this:
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Dear AMIC members and friends,
It is with sincere regret that we must bring to you the news that AMIC's 23rd International Conference has been cancelled. This decision has been taken jointly by the AMIC Board of Directors, the AMIC Secretariat and the conference hosts.
As you will recall, AMIC planned its 2014 conference to be held in Bangkok, Thailand from the 9th-12th July. Our gracious host was to be the Faculty of Communication Arts at Chulalongkorn University. Arrangements were fully in hand, with the 'call for papers' completed, sponsorship promotion underway and even a hotel venue organised. The AMIC Secretariat had received close to 300 abstracts which had been put out for peer-review. In the end, over 270 papers had been accepted for the conference.
The political climate in Thailand deteriorated to the extent that martial law was eventually declared. Although the prevailing situation in Bangkok was difficult, in close consultation with the conference hosts and other authorities on security and safety issues, AMIC proceeded with its plans. However, when the Thai military declared a coup late last month and various restrictions, including a curfew, were imposed, the situation became increasingly untenable.
AMIC's 'duty of care' to conference delegates and staff members is such that we are unwilling to expose colleagues from the region and beyond to potential injury or harm in a situation which is impossible to predict. Also, we took note that, once the coup was announced, all major travel insurance companies advised their clients that coverage for Thailand was negated. In addition, Governments worldwide issued travel advisories warning their citizens about travel to Thailand.... Read more »
Dear AMIC Members and Conference Participants:
Given the extraordinarily difficult and uncertain situation in Thailand, especially in Bangkok, the Board of Directors of AMIC has decided today to postpone the AMIC annual Conference scheduled for July 9-12, 2014 in Bangkok.
The Board deeply regrets the disruption and the inconvenience this change of plans might cause. It was an extremely difficult decision to make as the local organisers had put in much effort to raise sponsorship, invite a Cabinet member as a keynote speaker, and make other arrangements for us to enjoy their Thai hospitality.
But after consultation with our Thai Board Member and other relevant authorities, the Board had to conclude that in the interests of conference participants' safety and security, the event must be postponed.
The Board has started exploring other dates and, if necessary, other venues to hold the conference later this year. If nothing suitable emerges by July, the Board may cancel this year's conference and proceed with next year's conference.
The AMIC Board and Secretariat seek your understanding and patience. We will contact you as soon as new decisions are made.
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AMIC membership operates on a calendar year basis, with the 31st December being the date on which renewals are due. Early-bird renewals will receive a complimentary copy of the AMIC book Asia's March towards Freedom of Expression and Development. [ K. Seneviratne and S.Singarayar, Eds.]
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Flea Market Finds from P.O.S.H.
We like to check in with P.O.S.H. every once in a while and see what's new in their "Flea Market Finds" section. We've got a thing for linen lately, so we were happy to see lots of tea towels. You'll pay full price for these "flea market" items, but they're very high quality and most pieces are in mint condition. Click below for more.
To view their entire selection of flea market finds, click here.
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lovin the swiss army blankets -- and that czech shoulder bag!
Swiss army blankets reguarly pop up on eBay for about half this price. This is a nice selection of finds, though.
I bought a swiss army blanket at my local army navy store for $25.
On a recent trip to Buenos Aires, I bought two of those seltzer bottles for $5 each.
It seems a little weird to pay a massive markup AND not even get to experience the fun of finding/ buying these things for yourself.
those czech shoulder bags -- had a laugh, made me remember the old communist days in the '80s, when you would walk down the street, and every man was wearing a bag like it...!
...and the swiss army stuff -- they were getting rid of all sorts of swiss army stuff -- goggles from the '20s, blankets, all sorts of stuff -- here a couple of weeks ago, and meant to go to the sale but forgot (I'm in Switzerland).
very cool stuff...thanks for the tip! i think i might have to spring for a blanket and i love the weave on the linen towels from belgium...


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I'm just putting the finishing touches to the second Levy Uke Up songbook and this is in it. Don't worry, we won't play it quite this fast but I am expecting some kick ass dance moves.
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Do You Own Shares of 'The Fastest-Growing Network Thingy Ever'?
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Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) doesn't always release Google+ information with its quarterly financials, so it's encouraging to see new data that the tech giant has posted on its official blog. As we've covered in the past, Google's entry into the social networking space (see how E-Commerce Can Make a Key Competitor Billions) has fared well since its launch, and the blog post sheds some light on the success.
In the 17 months since its official launch, Google+ has become "the fastest-growing network thingy ever," according to the blog post. More specifically, Google says that over "500 million people have upgraded, 235 million are active across Google (+1'ing apps in Google Play, hanging out in Gmail, connecting with friends in Search...), and 135 million are active in just the stream," adding that it believes the size of its user base is because it is "building tools that build real relationships."
In addition to this announcement, Google also shared that it was adding two new features: topically organized "Communities," and a Snapseed app for the Android operating system. Interestingly, Snapseed is a photo altering/sharing app that is in direct competition with Instagram, and like Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) did earlier this year, Google acquired its developer Nik Software. Even more intriguingly, Snapseed was Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) "iPad App of the Year" last year, while Instagram was named the "iPhone App of the Year."
At the time of the September acquisition, Snapseed had 9 million users, which was close to only one-tenth the size of Instagram at that time. Only time will tell exactly how Google plans to monetize its growing social network, but theoretically speaking, a greater level of engagement on Google+ can boost the prosperity of its ad revenue. While reports vary, it appears that this is the area that Google still needs to work on -- its average user spends just three to four minutes on the site per month. Facebook, meanwhile, has a monthly time on site average of between six and seven hours, according to the Wall Street Journal.
From an investing standpoint, it appears that both companies are moderately attractive. Looking at Google, which is expected to grow its EPS by the mid-teens each year over the next half-decade, shares trade at a decent 15 times forward EPS, and its trailing earnings valuation is below its five-year historical average by close to 30 percentage points. In comparison to Apple (-43%), this discount isn't quite as low, but still important nonetheless.
When checking out Facebook's current valuation, forward earnings growth of 26-27% is expected annually, but the stock is still expensive for this potential, as its shares sport a whopping PEG ratio of 9.2. From a cash flow perspective, we can see that the company is valued much more closely to Google (5.6X to 5.0X), and is cheaper than other competitor LinkedIn (NYSE: LNKD) at 17.3X.
Even though much is made about Apple's $120 billion pile of cash, it's notable that investors are valuing it at a decently high 17 times its value, above GOOG, FB, and even Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) at 3.4X.
On the whole, we think that Facebook has a bit more potential than its consensus earnings estimates indicate, as notable tech analyst Gene Munster believes that the company's entry into the e-commerce sector can help it to make "$10 billion in commerce-related revenue by 2015." While we don't know if Zuckerberg and Co. will introduce a quick-purchase option like the 'Want,' button for example, which Munster speculates about, the company's gift-giving platform is a step in the right direction.
Keeping this bullish forecast in mind, we can then see that Facebook's actual earnings valuation may be significantly lower than the metrics indicate, and cash flow valuation is already bullish. Google, on the other hand, is cheaper than it has been historically, and investors can't really go wrong with the Internet ad giant that is expected to grow earnings by a solid 15-16% annually over the next few years.
It'd be nice to see a regular dividend paid by the company, as Apple (1.9%) and Microsoft (3.4%) offer decent yield for income-seeking investors, but Facebook and LinkedIn don't offer a dividend either at the moment.
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GRAYSON COUNTY, TX - Some say English is one of the most difficult languages to learn, but Grayson College is trying to change that reputation, by making it more fun.
Cindy Stephens teaches Intensive English courses.
She's known to have her students watch news stories to help them understand different dialects, but now she's stepping up their conversation skills in a fun new way.
Learning English as a second language can be a difficult task.
"Of course I want to know how to read and to write," said student, Najla Marrouche.
But it's a task many people take on, for many different reasons.
"I think it's important to speak English and it's more important to me because I want to live here in the future," student Jorge Cid.
Like Hababa who says education opportunities end for women around the age of 14 in Bangladesh.
She hopes to some day move back and teach English to elementary kids.
"I just want to learn English fluent, I can talk fluently English and I can write and understand," student, Hababa Tanvir said.
These students are taking an Intensive English class at Grayson College, and their teacher Cindy Stephens likes to get creative with their lessons.
Enter stage left, theater majors, Mason Butler and Nathan Owen.
"I want them to be able to interact in all kinds of situations, that's their goal if they want to be in a college listening to teachers and other students," said Stephens.
The actors took a break from rehearsing for their performance in Treasure Island to converse in character with the students who are studying the play.
"They say English is very hard to learn and I was so surprised at how well they are, how well they spoke English, I understood pretty much everything they said," said actor, Nathan Owen.
"Anytime I can introduce a different speaker and they have to train their ear to hear, I am working toward that," said Stephens.
It's a method her students really enjoy, on the way to reaching their goals.
"I came here because the political situation in my country is real bad right now, and I believe here is the best place in the world," said Cid.
Treasure Island will be performed at the Cruce Stark Auditorium on February 20, 21, 22 at 10 a.m. and Saturday at 7 p.m.
It's a kid friendly play. Tickets are $2.00, and performances are open to the public.


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Even though free agency will stretch until the beginning of the season and all the way through, the major rush is over and the Falcons are surely done with the big spending, basically because they have no more money. Atlanta's team did a good job of keeping their own in Tony Gonzalez, Sam Baker, Garrett Reynolds, and William Moore. They even added one of the best running backs of the past decade in Steven Jackson. Interestingly, only one of those resides on the defensive side of the ball. In fact, the two represent an antithesis of one another. On one side, you have an offense that is laden with Pro Bowlers, future Hall of Famers, and seems ready to suit up if the game were tomorrow. Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Roddy White, Tony Gonzalez, and Steven Jackson look as good as any offense in the NFL, at least on paper. And that's not even mentioning Jacquizz Rodgers, Chase Coffman, Jason Snelling, and perhaps Harry Douglas (or a better slot receiver). The offensive line is as steady as it's been in 5 or more years and Dirk Koetter appears that he's only getting started.
The defense might as well be on a different team, or in another universe for that matter. They kept William Moore, and that's about where the consistency stops. Dunta Robinson will play for the Chiefs next year. Vance Walker will suit up for the Raiders. Lawrence Sidbury will wear the white and blue for the Colts. John Abraham and Brent Grimes feasibly could come back, but they appear ready to go elsewhere also. The Falcons look to have at least 3 new starters in 2013, and that number could rise to even more. They evidently have no intention to keep CB Chris Owens either. Jonathan Babineaux is the only starter that remains from when Smith and Dimitroff took over in 2008. Fans may have thought changes were coming on defense, but the overhaul that appears ready to take place is pretty striking. A look at what seems to be on the horizon……..
Some changes were expected and certainly warranted, but many fans are still a little unsettled at what's on deck for 2013. Of the players that made up the defensive roster in 2012, many of them are either with other teams (Walker, Sidbury, Robinson), still unsigned free agents (Abraham, Grimes, Owens, Chris Hope), likely retiring (Mike Peterson), or out of the NFL altogether (Ray Edwards). If roughly half of the roster is made up of defensive players (around 25), that would represent over a third of changes on the roster on one side of the ball. Some of it may have had to do with finances, as the Falcons look to put themselves on a good financial footing.
Not paying Dunta Robinson $9 million was pretty much a no-brainer (even though the Chiefs signed him for half that). And while John Abraham was the Falcons best pass rusher, it also seems hard to justify paying a defensive end who turns 35 in a few months almost $6 million. Some will argue that Tony Gonzalez will be 37 and is set to receive that same amount, but one is still a Pro Bowler at the top of his game and the other is on a fairly rapid decline. Edwards was obviously cut mid-season due to not only having a terrible attitude, but also actually being terrible on the field. Lawrence Sidbury and the coaching staff never saw eye-to-eye for some reason, but seeing that the Colts signed him for what a practice squad player makes ($715k / 1 year) makes one wonder if the Falcons may have cut ties too early. Not keeping Mike Peterson or Chris Hope won't shock anyone, as they are aging vets.
Brent Grimes is still unsigned, but took visits to both Miami and Cleveland and doesn't appear likely to stay in Atlanta when all is said and done. The only two that are curious are Vance Walker and Chris Owens. Neither were barnstorming All-Pros, but both were excellent role players that added a ton of depth and versatility to the team. Not only that, but they were just the kind of player that Dimitroff usually keeps (Reynolds this year; Douglas, Biermann last year), when he drafted them and they've shown some good production and potential. As mentioned earlier, many of these moves aren't really surprising when you look at them individually, but collectively, they represent a pretty sudden and major shift.
One of the big reasons that many assume a major overhaul is coming is that the Falcons already had all 7 of their draft picks for the first time in years. News that the Falcons received 4 compensatory draft picks a few days ago only reinforces that fact. This is brings up memories of what they did in 2009, when they spent all but one of their draft picks on defense. To say the least, that's a fairly mixed bag looking back 4 years later. William Moore just made the Pro Bowl and is one of the new franchise leaders on defense. It's no secret that Peria Jerry is Dimitroff's worst draft pick to date, but he's still on the roster. Chris Owens is still an unsigned free agent. Lawrence Sidbury is in Indianapolis. William Middleton never made the Falcons roster.
Spencer Adkins was cut last year, and Vance Walker just signed with the Oakland Raiders. Actually, when you break it down, it looks like a pretty terrible draft. Easily the Falcons GM's worst. William Moore was a great pick, but when only one player makes an impact 4 years later and only one more is still on the team, that's not a great batting percentage. Maybe Dimitroff simply wants another crack at a rebuild and sees his opportunity to do just that. The former Patriots assistant may not be perfect, but one of his very best traits is fixing his previous mistakes and he appears primed to make that happen again. There's no way that 11 new players will make the final roster in 2013, so this really does look to be the most competitive off-season to date on defense.
Another intriguing factor in the potential defensive makeover is the influence of defensive coordinator Mike Nolan. Nolan was hired on January 17th of last year, and even though it's not weeks before the season starts, any new hire who wants to be successful will take an initial wait-and-see approach to evaluate the talent on hand before they start fully implementing their systems or making any big changes. Although he likely had some influence on free agency and the draft, it's nowhere near the level of input and sway he'll have after a year of up-close evaluation of the players, the defense's strengths, and more importantly, their weaknesses.
It appears that after many drafts, off-seasons, and free agent signings, Mike Nolan will be the beneficiary of a chance to remake an entire defense. No disrespect to Brian Van Gorder, but Mike Nolan represents a different opportunity that existed in 2009. Nolan is a seasoned defensive coordinator and generally regarded as one of the best in the business. He's been successful anywhere he's gone as a defensive coordinator. Brian Van Gorder had only been an NFL defensive coordinator for a year at that point in 2009, and only worked as a linebackers coach in Jacksonville a few years before that.
Nolan may not have done a great job as head coach, but he did oversee some pretty good draft choices in that time that he surely had some input into. Patrick Willis, Dashon Goldson, and Manny Lawson on defense were taken in Nolan's time as head coach. The offensive side of the ball saw them take Frank Gore, Vernon Davis, Joe Staley, Delanie Walker, and Adam Snyder. This is by no means saying that Nolan gets all the credit for those draft picks, but he's at least experienced drafting players that would either become Pro Bowlers or excellent role players.
The Lochness Monster, Sasquatch, and the possibility of Extraterrestrial life are some of life's great mysteries. Add the question of whether the Falcons will primarily run the 4-3 defense or finally convert to the 3-4 to that list. First of all, every team runs some sort of hybrid, especially Mike Nolan. He was seen running the 4-3, 3-4, 4-2-5, and even the 3-3-5 at times last season. The question isn't about all the exotic packages, but more about what base the Falcons will run.
Even though defenses can theoretically run any scheme at anytime, there is a definitive difference between having the 4-3 or the 3-4 as your base. The 4-3 under Mike Smith has relied on quick and penetrating defensive tackles who usually weigh a good bit less than most NFL DT's and certainly way less than 3-4 nose tackles, who can range anywhere from 305 lbs all the way up to 350+ lbs. Smith's 4-3 has relied on premiere defensive ends to get off blocks and, in many cases, double-teams.
John Abraham has done a masterful job considering he's had zero help from the other side and not much from his DT's. 4-3 linebackers haven't been used much at all in rushing the passer, or at least effectively anyway. No linebacker has totaled more than 3 sacks (maybe 4) in any of Smith's 5 seasons as head coach. Considering the Falcons front office and coaches are having the same conversations 4 years later after their first "defensive rebuild" in 2009, clearly it hasn't worked very well. Many want the Falcons to move to the 3-4, but feel they don't have the personnel to correctly run it, at least yet.
They surely don't have any DT anywhere close to being a run-stuffing, space eater. The closest is Corey Peters, and he hardly strikes anyone as the answer as a 3-4 NT. In a rotation perhaps, but not as a full-fledged starter. There's some belief that they have a few players who can work as 5-technique defensive ends, where they can hold the point of attack and take on potential double-teams. Jonathan Babineaux showed his versatility last year in being able to play both defensive tackle and end. These DE's range anywhere from 275 all the way up to 320+ lbs, depending on scheme. Travian Robertson comes to mind as a possibility, and maybe Peria Jerry as well. One many thought could fill that potential role was Vance Walker, who just left for the Oakland Raiders. Perhaps Cliff Matthews could, but he seems more like a rush OLB than a 5-technique.
Corey Peters may be the answer there if he can return to full-health. The bottom line is that they need serious reinforcements for either base they choose to run. There's a few options at linebacker, but not many. The most obvious is to see Akeem Dent go back to a 3-4 ILB that he played at UGA under Todd Grantham. He showed a lot of progress overall last year and seems to only be getting better. Sean Weatherspoon would seemingly take over the other inside linebacker position, being able to stop the run, rush the passer, and cover.
They may have starters, but no depth.The outside, rush linebacker position gets a lot more interesting. Kroy Biermann, Jonathan Massaquoi, and maybe Cliff Matthews seem like a good fit here with their ability to get after the QB, but also cover some in space. Biermann and Massaquoi were both projected to be 3-4 OLB's when they were drafted. Cliff Matthews was a 4-3 DE in college at South Carolina, but he's shown good enough athleticism to merit consideration out there. They let Lawrence Sidbury go to none other than a team recently converted to a 3-4 in the Colts.
…….Rest of post coming soon.
March 21st, 2013
1:15 pm
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March 21st, 2013
2:10 pm
D3, you're great man. You do an excellent job of keeping all of us fanatics informed. Thanks for your dedication.
March 21st, 2013
2:51 pm
Great stuff, D3. Deadline or not, you're the man with the Cage plan.
One thing I thought of when reading the part on Edwards..Along with everything else he screwed up, he also cost us at least one really good pick in the 2012 compensatory pick lottery by offsetting the loss of two solid veterans.
I don't know how the formula works, but they threw Harvey Dahl in the "players lost" column for 2011 along with Michael Koenen, which would have landed us at least a 4th rounder (which we didn't have at the time because of the Julio trade). Instead with the offset of Ray they gave us a 7th round door prize. To make the compensatory formula even more baffling, the "loss" of Edwards in some way gave the Vikings an extra 4th round pick (they got two 4th rounders total for losing Ray, Tavaris Jackson and Sidney Rice (who was hurt)). It boggles the mind. I am looking forward to one day watching a youtube video of Ray getting pummelled in the ring.
Ah, the youth of tomorrow…where are they? Well apparently while we were all sleeping Smitty and Nolan have been grooming all these mid to late round draft picks to jump right into these gaping veteran holes years later. Yea…Right. We shall see. Actually we should be optimistic that Nolan has done this kind of thing, successfully, before.
I totally agree with you about the 2009 draft class. Blech! At least we got Moore to offset the embarrassment of Jerry, and Garrett, besides being a good backup lineman, would definitely be handy in a bar fight.
March 21st, 2013
2:52 pm
Great Thursday Cage! — Almost to the weekend
Kurt — Thanks man. It's an extremely enjoyable hobby and passion. I get as much enjoyment as you guys.
And let's all send a big fat "thank-you" note to the Ravens for GROSSLY overpaying Joe Flacco, because like it or not, that evidently has set the floor at $20 million. Of course Rodgers deserves more than Flacco, and I really can't argue that Brees doesn't deserve that much either seeing how much he means to that team, but since a very average QB got hot at the right time and the Ravens subsequently vastly overpaid him, Ryan will be looking at $20 mill minimum, even though I don't think he's worth it. Rodgers, Brees, Manning, and Brady should have the ceiling at $20 mill and everyone else should be well under it.
Aaron Rodgers – QB – Packers
According to ProFootballTalk.com, Aaron Rodgers' new contract with the Packers could be done before April's draft.
With Joe Flacco getting an average annual salary of $20.1M, the bar has been set. Rodgers is expected to land something in the range of $23-$25M per year, a massive raise on the $9.25M he's currently scheduled to earn. "It's his time," a source told PFT. Over the last four years, Rodgers is 46-16 as a starter, has won one Super Bowl and has never had a passer rating below 101.2.
March 21st, 2013
3:00 pm
"Rest of post coming soon." That will be the interesting part. So far, the post has effectively stated our position as we stand and wonder. With a little more information, as it leaks out, we will start to feel the enthusiasm pick up. Right now we're standing in the dark listening to the rumbling but we have no idea where it's coming from or where it's headed or even what's making the rumbling noise! It's getting closer, that's about all we can tell at this time.
March 21st, 2013
3:34 pm
JB — Yeah man, always run up against that stupid deadline and once I get going on a post, it always takes way longer than I thought. Also, I've been trying my damnedest to get close to finishing my draft prospect excel spreadsheet. It will obviously be a lot longer on the post, but the long and the short of the last part will be along the lines of: all these defensive draft picks need to either step up and either start or make a significant impact or move on: Biermann, Matthews, Massaquoi, Jerry (yeah, right), Robertson, Mitchell, Franks, etc. I could throw Dent and Peters in that mix too, but they've at least shown the ability to make some impact. In summation, time to cast out the WPP once and for all.
March 21st, 2013
3:43 pm
Love my Dawg Jarvis Jones, but between his non-workout at the combine, saying he was the best player in the draft today, and this………….looks like Jones might be dropping………..
March 21st, 2013
3:45 pm
Hey Y'all:
D-3 , Great analysis of the Falcons needs on defense. I just hope we get BIG!!!, STRONG!!!, and NASTY!! on the defensive line, especially the defensive ends and tackles. We need heart breakers up front the can just DEMORALIZE an offense and/or make them think 3 or 4 times about running any kind of play. And when they do run a play, they feel it. And by the end of the game, they say "DAMN!!" , I don't want anymore of that!!!! With the lose!!!! Will see what Smith , Nolan and Dimitroff with Mc Kay can come up with in the draft. Maybe we can find a new NFL baller in the bunch that can more than bring it in their rookie year. If we get 2 or 3 star rooks, what a blessing to our trip to the Super Bowl and more stars in the NFL by courtesy of our FALCONS..
Let's Do this in "ONE HEARTBEAT!!! Thump!!!
GO FALCONS!! Draft and get us some "MONSTERS OF THE MIDWAY!!"
"FALCONS RISE UP!!!" We "RISE UP!!" in "ONE HEARTBEAT!!!"
This is a SECRET from a FALCON FAN. TELL EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 21st, 2013
3:48 pm
D3, we could actually field a team right now, before the draft, and hope we could outscore everyone we played. The bed looks made up for the 3-4 and I'm sure the FO is just waiting for their plans to develope. I too expect to see a lot of our wpp players to get major playing time and couple that with a perfectly selected draft, we will hopefully have a better D than last year. I'm not a bit worried about the offensive side of the team. A little excited to be honest.
March 21st, 2013
3:54 pm
D3 – Thank you for all you do to make the Cage the place it is! You put an awful lot of time into this blog. Even though you love it, there have to be times it feels like work (deadlines or spreadsheets anyone?). You are the man and the Cage is the online home of Falcons fans!
March 21st, 2013
3:59 pm
Great analysis and got me thinking about our round 1 draft priority. If we went 3-4, like you said, our biggest need right now with what's on the roster is the big strong NT in the 3-4. Would it not make most sense then to look at someone like Jesse Williams from Bama with that 1st pick? Then you have him and Peters at NT and Babs/Robertson/Jerry/Matthews at DE along with some later draft picks. Then go with last year's 3 starters at LB along with Biermann and your biggest hole becomes the 3rd CB with Asante and McClain that you can get in FA or the draft.
March 21st, 2013
4:11 pm
D3 – Somehow I doubt Jarvis drops all the way to us. If he does (a guy can wish), I have to admit a special fondness for playmakers – regardless of their physical measurables…
March 21st, 2013
4:48 pm
Re Jarvis Jones:
His first season with the Bulldogs was as a sophomore after transferring from Southern Cal and he led the SEC with 13.5 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss. Jones added 14.5 sacks and 24 tackles for loss as a junior this past season, along with an interception, seven forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. His best performances came in nationally-televised games against Missouri and Florida.
All I need to know .
March 21st, 2013
5:19 pm
I wish we could see Jones in a Falcon uniform but I doubt he will be around for the Falcons Pick.
And this Osi from the Giants . I think the Falcons could do better than him anyway
Great Job D3 once again Thanks .
March 21st, 2013
5:20 pm
Hopefully Jarvis Jones drops to us if we add Osi U oh boy maybe punch our ticket to the Super Bowl with all this picks move up couple spots to get him i know i am dreaming .
March 21st, 2013
5:37 pm
D3, great write up!
Big Ray, lol, your best buddy found the cage again!
March 21st, 2013
5:40 pm
Agree with everything you said D3. As it is, I don't think they can run a 4-3 with the personnel left. There is still the draft, but I would sleep better if they could snag at least one good defensive player from FA.
Is there any idea to give MR a new contract and thus get this seasons salary down and thus being able to sign more FA players? I know that is mortgaging your future, but still, could it be worth it?
March 21st, 2013
5:40 pm
Just say on NBCSP that Jarvis Jones is listed as the No 1 LB pick in the Draft
March 21st, 2013
5:48 pm
March 21st, 2013
5:54 pm
What's up Cage..
D3, allow me a moment if you will. You have my word that I will remain respectful.
First, thanks to my OBCM brothers JJ and Big Ray for their words. We are one and will forever be.
All the points made in the previous posting regarding my comments are true. And the TeePee STANDS FIRM in EVERY SINGLE ONE it has made.
Was each one warranted? Was each one validated? Time will tell. In some cases, it has. In many more, the verdict is still out. Again, time will tell.
I have spent the vast majority of my adult life, along with thousands of others, providing the very FREEDOM OF SPEECH, you used to attempt to facilitate your cheap shot at me. But in a true display of integrity, I will not go into that ring with you. I choose a more honored approach.
I will be what I always have been; since the day we broke free from the womb of the Godfather. The TeePee will look at things as they are and ask why JUST AS VIGILANTLY as we will look at things as they are not and ask why not.
So, my fellow Falcon fan, MB, feel free to cheap shot my comments as much as you wish. But as you do, do me a favor. Take a moment to think about this. There is a relevance to the screen name, brother.
Unconquered….battle-tested…forever strong.
Thanks, D3. Now, back to regularly scheduled programming.
March 21st, 2013
6:02 pm
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March 21st, 2013
6:07 pm
SW, Amen! D3 and I text every now and then and I just told him last night that my biggest fear was this troll would keep you off this fantastic board( stirgsdefish vs WR, both gone over friction but the mrs may be in play with the latter).
Im glad it didn't and should know nothing and no one will silence the warior, esp a troll that sometimes acts normal.
I apologize my remarks I made to the troll, it doesnot reflect well on what D3 has built and SW.
I'll save my rants for my fav Unca'Bob, nothing but love buddy! Start researching know so you don't take a K in the 9th my friend!!!
March 21st, 2013
6:09 pm
"now" may work better than" know"!
March 21st, 2013
6:11 pm
"warrior", damn, really need to start proofreading!
But I wont!
March 21st, 2013
6:37 pm
We will get a FA DE, and I still think we get Abe back for one last go at it. I may not agree with it ( as Osi will probably sign here) but it is what it is..
I am curious what Elway and the Broncos offered back up to Elvis.. especially on the same days that Abe and Freeney were to be in town.
D3, i know you dont care about the NCAA tourney.. but have to say, been some good games thus far! and Gonzaga is on the verge of going home..
JJ.. put down the tequila and walk away.. hahha
March 21st, 2013
6:37 pm
I am just in and out of here at times . I truly am sorry to know someone has turned on your good name and you as a person
What no eye has seen, and no ear has heard
And what has never come into a man;s heart
is what God has prepared for people like you.
I will never forget what you did and said for my Family here on the Cage Blog.
It has been an honer to know a man like you. And will be for days to come
Thank You !!!!
March 21st, 2013
6:40 pm
Jarvis ran 4.9 to 5.0 in his 40 today. It was outside and into the wind but this will give a couple teams pause. Damontre Moore, the player from A@M whose stats are very similar to Jones ran a 4.85 and that is why he has dropped (along with only doing 12 reps). I don't care about these 40 times or reps, both of these guys are dominant defensive players and I hope one of them could fall to Atlanta.
March 21st, 2013
6:44 pm
D3, awesome job on the spreadsheet my man, NO, TD will not take us by surprise.
March 21st, 2013
6:46 pm
LRD, vodka not tequila my friend!
March 21st, 2013
6:51 pm
That makes 2 of us . But lets get real unless the Falcons trade up he wont be coming here. He will be gone in the first 10 picks if not the first 5
Most teams will not even think about the time if they get a shot at him. Bank on it !!!
March 21st, 2013
7:04 pm
We already have 2 young, quick, fast, agile & athletic DEs on the roster with pass rushing ability(Massaquoi & Mathews), but that's not the case at LB beyond Spoon. That's why we have to use at least 2 of the 1st 5 picks we'll have in the 1st 4 rds to draft LBs.
We should also draft a DE & CB in that group of picks. Last yr our passing OFF carried our rushing OFF & our overall OFF carried our DEF. This yr our rushing, passing & overall OFF should be much better. That should help compensate for any remaining flaws that might remain with our DEF, which shouldn't be many.
March 21st, 2013
7:17 pm
My gut tells me the Falcons has an offer on the table for Osi. Osi's agent is holding out hope, playing the stall game, seeing if his client can garner more cheese from the other handful of suitors looking for pass rush help.
March 21st, 2013
7:22 pm
The scouting dep't will have to earn their $$ on Jones and Moore–the tape says grab 'em but lots of other factors say pass. I guarantee you there are a bunch of teams going back to review the video again, especially on Jarvis, after today. Coach Smith was there(I don't think he's ever missed a UGA or Tech pro day). I'd love to be a fly on the wall and get an unvarnished take on the UGA players…..
March 21st, 2013
7:59 pm
JJ, np…SW, you seemed like a big boy, I figured u could take it, nor am I afraid of spirited debate. I will say I do like you prose and the SW character. But after 30 years of lousy football and inept management, I like this organization for the first time in Falcon history, and I will defend them if I think someone is being too critical without facts to back it up, so I am not afraid to call bhhsst.
I will say, there is a part of truth, knowledge, and speculation in everything we all say.
Peace fellow falcon fans, and I am sure I will piss someone off again, but don't take me too serious, I don't.
March 21st, 2013
8:16 pm
With Abe gone, I have to assume this is Weatherspoon's defense. Is Spoon up to it? Nolan may have eleven chances to make Spoon's world a very interesting place.
March 21st, 2013
8:23 pm
DLed tweeted that Ogletree is to have a private workout for the Falcons. I don't watch too much college ball so I don't know much about him. UGA fans what's the scoop on him?
March 21st, 2013
8:29 pm
Chop, he is a play maker, I love the guy but he may be a black dot on our board. Maybe the private workout will change that. I also like Rambo, I heard he did well today.
March 21st, 2013
8:37 pm
"But after 30 years of lousy football and inept management, I like this organization for the first time in Falcon history, and I will defend them if I think someone is being too critical without facts to back it up….."
We share that premise. For the greater part of the time I have been a Falcons fan, there have definately been more down days than up.
As far as the facts to back up the comments of the TeePee, just stay tuned. As I stated, time is the great equalizer.
Judgement day arrives on February 4, 2014.
March 21st, 2013
8:42 pm
F21, thanks for the info. Maybe they are trying to loosen the black dot requirement if they've invited him for a private workout. I don't think we need to bring in lunatics who just can't get their act together, but these are kids who are prone to make an occasional mistake. I guess we'll see.
March 21st, 2013
8:43 pm
Jarvis ran 4.9 to 5.0 in his 40 today….I don't care about these 40 times or reps, both of these guys are dominant….
Tyler, a great point.
I feel the same way about my guy Stepfan Taylor. All my dude did was have a "poor" forty time but there is NO question about his tenacity, productivity and the mult faceted skill sets.
But back to defense….
March 21st, 2013
8:46 pm
I still see mocks with us taking a Tailback early–are you still taking S Taylor in yours?
March 21st, 2013
8:57 pm
"There's no way that 11 new players will make the final roster in 2013, so this really does look to be the most competitive off-season to date on defense…"
D3, that is the most intriguing aspect of this year's draft.
Given the fact that so many remaining Falcons have been in the WPP for so long, we really do not know what we have. All we can work with is the projections and draft summary sheets of the past 3 or so years.
We have seen flashes in the preseason or spot duty in the regular season or a lot of special team effort. But the vast majority of them have nothing for us to gauge a true pulse from.
If we can get seven of eleven picks to be defensive in nature, we could FINALLY facilitate TRUE competition for several positions. We will see.
The remaining four picks, offensive in nature, can easily be used to fill needs and one for sure could easily result in a starter in the slot WR position. And I am not just talking my man Swope either.
One more point. Contrary to popular opinion, I do not feel the Falcons have to trade up to get the defensive help they need this year. Stay put and take the best player available at the position of most critical need at the time of selection….or get the best depth and challenge at a position that you can find with that selection.
March 21st, 2013
8:59 pm
Here is a good link regarding Jarvis's 40 time. It won't drop him far enough for us to get him.
March 21st, 2013
9:00 pm
Absolutely, Waynester. Stepfan is the best total back in this draft.
Quizz is a situational back/specialist; no other back on the Falcons roster is a threat to anything or anyone. Snelling never got a real shot even when Turner was clearly in decline.
March 21st, 2013
9:07 pm
Back to the defensive intrigue…
For instance, the TeePee currently has identified in the first five picks, two quality linebackers that could contend for starting jobs. They would allow for Weatherspoon to move to the MLB position and upgrade the corps as a whole in pass coverage, tackling, and range on the field of play.
Like my friend Tyler, my concerns about the 40 times are thrown out the window by the total package these guys bring to the equation. They are fast enough to upgrade what we had on the field last season. And again, they can challenge.
March 21st, 2013
9:11 pm
Agreed that Stepfan Taylor is the best complete RB in this draft. Adding SJax makes me think we won't draft him, however. We may not even bother with the position until the 7th round, if at all. Do I think this wise? Maybe not, but then…there might be better prospects down the road. We shall see.
March 21st, 2013
9:11 pm
SW, what about Sjax? I am with you regarding Quizz, and I used to be higher on Snelling than I am. I agree he never had a chance to get a fill groove going, but I don't feel he made the most of his chances running te ball. I like his catching the ball, and he hits the hole, he just does not seem to get push, he just gets handled 1 on 1 and stopped in his tracks too easy. I don't think he is the answer, and think he is a longshot to make the team, especially of we draft a back, and Brady recovers.
March 21st, 2013
9:14 pm
Don't be surprised if we don't spend one of our top two picks on a CB. Just have this feeling….of course that feeling goes away if we end up signing Grimes or some other veteran.
I was thinking DT and LB all the way for the first 2-3 picks in the draft. Still like that idea, but not sure we go that route.
I would like to know Nolan's thoughts on our DL as it currently stands. Adding a veteran DL player doesn't seem all that likely right now. If we do, it's Abe yet again for less money. Otherwise, I think Osi and Freeney get paid elsewhere.
March 21st, 2013
9:28 pm
I agree on Snelling. As an ACC guy, I saw his upside and potential when he came out of UVA. He honestly wasted away in ATL; and like you, I agree that he will have a very tough time being retained. Smith gives you everything in terms of a viable special teams asset but little else.
As far as SJax goes, he has been a fine running back. But the only thing I see as an advantage of Turner is the pass catching ability. When you look at the collective body of work over the past four years, they are very close in terms of yards per carry and overall rushing totals. He has a little history of nagging injuries to the groin and hammie but has shown grit come game day.
Can he be productive? Sure. Is he a game changer? Some may think so.
March 21st, 2013
9:32 pm
Big Ray, if the 40 is the standard, then we should be able to steal ST in the fourth round.
Speaking of fourth round, that extra pick gives me a chance to mock a high quality cornerback that has flown under most radars all year. But the TeePee got him. And he can fill a need big time. And be a potential starter next year when Samuel becomes the next cap victim along with a few other players that are key to the team at THIS moment but will be sent packing next year. Clabo will be one of them..


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Every lady on "Real Housewives of Atlanta" gets a quick intro at the start of the show with a quote.
Kenya Moore, the newest cast member, summarizes herself like this:
"I was Miss USA, not Miss Congeniality."
In other words, starting this Sunday for the start of season five, Moore will stir the pot and stir it frequently.
I interviewed Moore a couple of weeks ago, before the trailers came out and before I saw the first episode, where she comes across as impressively diva-esque. On the phone, she was kind but clearly very confident in herself. She moved to Atlanta from Los Angeles, presumably for this show. Her primary occupation is producer nowadays though she was a model and actress for many years as well.
Here are highlights:
I'm a brand, baby: "My life I've just always been a risk taker. I thought this was a great opportunity to not only expand my personality brand but to really help grow my business as a whole. Also, to be closer to my family who are in Atlanta. This made perfect sense."
Her prior connection to the show: Miss Lawrence, the hairdresser, who previously had been connected to now ousted RHOA cast member Sheree Whitfield. "Lawrence and I have been friends for eight years. I was his first celebrity client." (There's a scene in the first episode featuring the two of them dishing like two gabby girlfriends.)
Initial resistance: "I come from the scripted world. I've been a respected actor for the past 18 years. [Reality] wasn't on the forefront of what I'd like to do. But the climate has changed. I was always a fan of the show, especially because of Lawrence. So he said when they said they were looking for someone, he mentioned me. He got me to talk to the producers."
Her self description: "I'm a very strong woman. Very outspoken. I'm positive. And I think that for the most part, people will respect my choices and decisions and understand why I made them… I'm a warm person. I think I'm genuine. I'm a generous person. I'm a loyal person. I love my family."
Starting fresh: She didn't know any of the women well at all, though she has run across fellow model Cynthia Bailey and R&B singer/producer Kandi Burruss before.
Her thoughts on NeNe Leakes: "I think she's a lot of what I thought she'd be. She's a funny girl, a tough girl. She's made some smart decisions in terms of her career. She's a talented actress as well."
On Kandi: "She reminds me so much of myself. She's got great business acumen. She's responsible. She's likable. She's a smart woman. She's a girl next door, like any girl I knew growing up in Detroit."
On Cynthia: "It's just interesting how that relationships evolves. The viewers, I think, will enjoy the drama." [Interpretation: "Meow!"]
On Phaedra Parks: "You'll have to watch the show." [Interpretation: based on the trailers, this is going to be a tense relationship because Kenya has eyes for Phaedra's husband, Apollo.]
On Kim Zolciak: "You'll see Kim. I've had scenes with Kim. I love her. She was a sweetheart, funny and vivacious. You'll see her in the beginning episodes." [Interpretation: we won't be seeing much of Kim later in the season as her pregnancy moves forth.]
On Porsha Williams Stewart, the other new cast member: "There are women I initially clicked with and those I didn't particularly care for. With that being said, you have to watch the show." [In other words, these two will NOT get along and based on the trailer, that clearly is the case though it's not clear why.]
As a producer for Moore Vision Media: "I've been producing television and film the past 10 years. You'll get to see what I do for a living. I'm very proud of my projects. My last movie ["The Confidant"] starred David Banner and Boris Kodjoe that was on TV One [in 2010.] I'm extremely proud doing this work. I'm able to empower others of color and give them jobs."
On "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta": "I've seen a few episodes. It represents a very specific group of people and you have to take it at face value."
On "Honey Boo Boo": "I don't feel like losing brain cells every time I watch something."
Pandering to Atlanta (and hey, we'll take it!): "I feel great. Being in Atlanta, I'm finally home. I feel like I can relax. It's a great place to raise children [she doesn't have any that I know of.], have a social life and be private at the same time." [She lives in what she calls no more specifically than "Northwest Atlanta."]
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November 1st, 2012
2:39 pm
She's a "respected actor?" Um, ok.
November 1st, 2012
3:02 pm
She is just expanding her "brand". She will have signature lines of perfume, jewelry, lingerie, and sex toys. Pretty soon everyone in Atlanta will be wearing "Kenya Moore" items.
November 1st, 2012
3:10 pm
@keisha….I had the same reaction after reading that statement…lol
November 1st, 2012
3:13 pm
i did like the confidant but the fact that her and phaedra have problems with her being interested in another woman's husband just looks bad..i dont think this show will see good rating this year i know you have to get some attention but a home wrecker will not get my view. i am open minded and i like some good drama but noting good comes out of a home wrecker (well kim got lucky) at least she had a different attitude Black women seem to have a sense of entitlement though which is way off from white home wreckers
November 1st, 2012
3:22 pm
I think we'll see the 'real' side of her for sure. @keisha and @really?? i had a raised eyebrow on that one as well. Lol
November 1st, 2012
3:24 pm
I think we'll see the 'real' side of her for sure. @keisha and @really?? i had a raised eyebrow on that one as well. Lol
November 1st, 2012
3:33 pm
Clearly if she relocated here just to do this show tells me that her options were limited. YAWN. She is desperately trying to become relevant. Good luck girl!!
November 1st, 2012
3:41 pm
What the heck is "personality brand"?
November 1st, 2012
4:31 pm
I agree with the others…..respected actress? I just remember her as the girl from 'Trois' and it wasn't anything at all respectable about that performance.
Also, I can't imagine a successful film and television producer moving to Atlanta to star in a reality show. Girl face it. Reality TV is a place where C/D list celebrities go to die, or brand new nobodies go to become a star.
November 1st, 2012
4:38 pm
Never heard of this woman. She calls herself a respected actress. And yet has joined this garbage production? Another empty headed airhead.
November 1st, 2012
4:42 pm
So she openly admits to being a carpetbagger. As if Bravo couldn't insult Atlanta more, you go to LA to find a "real" housewife of ATLANTA??? You would dare pretend this person represents Atlanta too? Do you have even ONE native on there? Okay, one, Kandi, BUT SHE'S NOT and HAS NEVER BEEN A WIFE, much less a housewife. In fact, she prides herself on being "independent," which is the OPPOSITE of a housewife! lol The only conclusion about Bravo that can be made is that they hated the word "housewife." They blatantly took a word and changed its meaning. There is no explanation why 95%of their "housewives" in all of their cities are not even wives. Just wow.
November 1st, 2012
9:32 pm
kenya who? never heard of her…I dont like her already ,women who go after other womens husband only feel worthy if she grabs that mans attention although it is only temporially. He loves Pheadrea and respects her. she made it because of her brains and not her body. I think men respect that more and prefer that kind of woman as their wife and the other only for sex. So fetch your next man from the gutter. and stay away from married men.
November 1st, 2012
11:12 pm
Just beautiful wow!
November 2nd, 2012
7:18 am
LOL, "respected actor". Okay.
November 2nd, 2012
8:36 am
Good luck Kenya! Wish she had looked into other shows other than "reality TV". There has to be more than reality TV.
November 2nd, 2012
8:36 am
If she is that successful and respected of an actor, then she should stay in LA or in NYC. Coming to Atlanta to do a reality show – especially this one – might make people think of the word "desperation."
November 2nd, 2012
9:15 am
looks like a drag queen
November 2nd, 2012
9:39 am
Beautiful woman… but why do I see her nipples in this pic… are you kidding me??? I would fire her Stylists. And why didn't the editor catch this… Wow anything for a story…
November 2nd, 2012
9:42 am
[...] "I'm a very strong woman. Very outspoken. I'm positive. And I think that for the most part, people will respect my choices and decisions and understand why I made them… I'm a warm person. I think I'm genuine. I'm a generous person. I'm a loyal person. I love my family." [...]
November 2nd, 2012
9:49 am
Kenya is and has been beautiful, sexy, well spoken, and just a dream visually. She has also had some success in the entertainment business, much to the surprise of many who think she is just a pretty face. But a 'Real Housewife of Atlanta'? LOL! If it were not for the brand awareness that has been built, they should really rename the show to something like 'Staged Drama in the A-T-L'. Will I watch? If there is any chance to see Kenya especially in a swim suit, then you bet!
November 2nd, 2012
9:51 am
RST – had to go back. I thought it was a tattoo, then I see its on both breastessssesss so you may be right. She is pretty, but if one of the story lines is she has eyes on Phaedra's husband, that's plain tacky!
November 2nd, 2012
10:00 am
those aren't her nips, it looks like the lace in the dress.
November 2nd, 2012
10:38 am
She said she doesn't watch Honey Boo Boo because "I don't feel like losing brain cells every time I watch something," and yet she's on Real Housewives of Atlanta??? Anyone else catch that? Oh, the irony. Someone needs to tell her that the show she's promoting is even worse than Honey Boo Boo in terms of brain cell decimation. At least Honey Boo Boo isn't a grown woman getting into immature, juvenile fights with other grown women on national TV and spreading negativity disguised as "toughness."
November 2nd, 2012
10:38 am
I thought that too… look above the lace. The outer part of her nipples are showing on both sides. I'm a graphic designer and I can see when I picture is flawed. I don't blame her. I blame and editor that didn't catch it and the stylist that allowed it to be published after photo review.
November 2nd, 2012
11:02 am
Much better!!! Thank you
November 2nd, 2012
11:02 am
First off who is she married to that constitutes her being a wife. Not once in the interview did I see or read mention of a husband other than her jocking Phaedra's husband. With all the REAL housewives that resides in ATL..you know the ones that get the kids ready for school, do their chores at home, make sure the household is in order why weren't they recruited! This will be another SCRIPTED not REALITY show…PALEEZE respected actress…TUH
November 2nd, 2012
12:13 pm
Just saw her on an old episode of Martin playing the wife of Greg Morris JR. You may remember him as the guy who is Kramer's lawyer on Seinfeld. She's plays his sexually dressed wife, wearing a tight leather outfit to a business dinner with Martin and Gina. Fans of the show will remember that episode.
November 2nd, 2012
12:16 pm
The term "…Housewives" was being used loosely before. Now it's more loose than a prost.. on an aircraft carrier.
November 2nd, 2012
12:29 pm
I remember when she was crowned Miss USA. I had such high hopes for her. Clearly she didn't have high hopes for herself. Bless her heart.
November 2nd, 2012
12:44 pm
…but I'd do 'er…
November 2nd, 2012
3:29 pm
She said she doesn't watch Honey Boo Boo because "I don't feel like losing brain cells every time I watch something," and yet she's on Real Housewives of Atlanta??? Anyone else catch that? – I caught it.
No, that wasn't lace. Thought it my be tattoos like Eve's paw prints, but realized it wasn't that either.
November 2nd, 2012
4:53 pm
Is this another unmarried black woman on a show about married women?
November 2nd, 2012
11:24 pm
Other than Lisa Wu (who is now gone), the Atlanta housewives don't look worth a darn.
But Kenya Moore? SMOKING HOT!!!
Just look at her stance with those high heels on.
Lord have mercy……
November 3rd, 2012
5:36 am
were you Kenys summer moore in miss universe 1993 when eveybody was boooing you and dayanara , ate all your candies,due to your bithchi attitude,
November 4th, 2012
2:21 pm
She has large knees. No definition in her upper arms. Definitely not "all that."
November 4th, 2012
10:31 pm
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November 4th, 2012
10:38 pm
This latest mess is typical of what was expected Kenya moore is a wannabe she adds nothing to the show but her interest in phaedra husband SMH Kim is straight trash to diss the $25 gift her parents sent saying thats all they could afford Bish please if she was a real daughter she would help her parents SMH she is typical trash who get a man an forget who helped her with her other 2 "fatherless" kids. Kandi is back taking care of a man saying our home knowing the producer she dating is broke. Peta about to be all over phaedra for saying they threw dead dogs in the creek WTF atleast we put them in garbage bags an buried them.Cynthia has her ex living in the home with her an her husband # no comment
November 5th, 2012
10:09 am
Thanks Bravo for importing a person to Atlanta to add to your show. Why didn't you add some color to the Beverly Hills group if you wanted to hire Kenya Moore. We were doing just fine without this egomaniac nobody has every heard of. She is so full of herself. I am team Cynthia all the way.
November 5th, 2012
11:29 am
She was Ms. Lawrence's first "celebrity" client. Newsflash Kenya – you are not a celebrity. You are a FORMER Miss USA.
November 5th, 2012
12:13 pm
November 5th, 2012
12:34 pm
I'm so disappointed in Kenya. She has achieved so much in her life. It's absolutely fabulous to be beautiful and outspoken in a classy way, but when it's done in a way that's disrespectful and hurtful to others it's a problem.
November 5th, 2012
12:41 pm
I wish she had not joined that DRAMMA
November 5th, 2012
12:47 pm
She warned the viewers, not Ms. CONGENIALITY. Did anyone glimpse the feet at the start of the show. Brand Kenya Moore moved to Atl because of family even though doing so well in LA…right.
November 5th, 2012
12:49 pm
Former Ms. USA is a public figure with own security. She made Cynthia very nervous in the Fall premier episode but then again that isn't hard to do when it comes to the Bailey Agency's owner.
November 5th, 2012
12:56 pm
These shows show the really bad side of people. 1993/2012, a way different woman now. Claims she has a man but is after the hot married convict. Been proposed to 6 times, why not a Mrs. yet?
November 6th, 2012
1:38 pm
Hey Kenya Moore… YOU SOLD OUT! YOU SOLD OUT! YOU SOLD OUT! Welcome to the darkside, you backstabbing sellout! You've become the black Bret Hart. Is your Miss USA tiara next up for bids?
November 6th, 2012
9:12 pm
I agree with TG why did the producers need to go to LA for an Atlanta Housewives who is not even a housewife, but I think the producers were looking for drama and not status. I was talking about the new season of 'RHWOA' with my co-worker from DISH, and we are both excited for the new season. I've already set my Hopper from DISH to record the rest of the season, and with all the DVR recording room I'm going to record my other favorite 'Housewives' shows without using up much space. It will be interesting to see the story line (drama) between Phaedra, Apollo and Kenya.
November 8th, 2012
3:28 pm
I've seen the first episode of RHOA, and do not like this Kenya girl, she tries to act like she has class and is very classless. Her pretty is gone, to much makeup has dried out her face. She was very nasty and catty of Cynthia's girls that auditioned for the Jet magazine centerfold, even jet thought so. She is a has been, trying to revive her otherwise dead career. But she will be good for the drama that is RHOA. On another note Kandi I love you, but you should have went alley on Kim and her racist comments, and she has no room to talk at least you have a home that as you said you and your man paid cash, where is her home?????? Soon to be on the sidewalk…….


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