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FORT MYERS, Fla. - For the first time, the Army Corps of Engineers visited southwest Florida to hear your concerns about Lake Okeechobee fresh water releases that began in May. They spoke at a public meeting at the Lee County Emergency Operations Center.
We asked and got the information you need: is there any end in sight to those releases? And, what's being done now to clean up the brown, murky Gulf?
This meeting was to help get locals up-to-speed on what the Army Corp is doing, and why they're doing it. A big message Thursday night was that officials are working to solve the water issues, and they will, but it won't be a quick fix.
Colonel Alan Dodd with the Army Corp of Engineers said at the end of August, Lake Okeechobee was 3 feet higher than the same time a year ago. While it won't take a miracle to manage the water, he said it will take years and money.
"We have to maintain our balance of responsibility to protect life and safety with the Herbert Hoover Dike with all the other responsibilities to protect the environment, to manage the water levels as we need to," Dodd said.
For now, Dodd said releases to the east and west will be the only viable solution. "It's all according to the Lake O regulations schedule," Dodd said. "I don't see us stopping any of the releases anytime soon because as you know, we still have a long wet season ahead of us and we are looking at the hurricane and weather models through the next few months."
Residents and business owners losing customers pleaded for help now. "We don't need to be the dumping ground," one man said. "And, we have been for how many years. I understand there is a long-term solution to the problem. But, the short term solution is pipes and pumps. Let's just get it out of here."
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We also asked about local businesses who've lost money because of the water conditions. Colonel Dodd said if anyone files a claim with them, they will evaluate it, but he couldn't say right now if they would or would not support reimbursing businesses.
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Glasgow & District Wargaming Society
Chacabuco 1817
The Battle of Chacabuco was fought on 12 February 1817 between the Patriot forces of San Martin and the Spanish Royalist army commanded by General Rafael Maroto. Chacabuco is situated in the foothills of the Andes in Chile. It was the first battle of San Martin's Chilean campaign that resulted in the liberation of Chile from Spanish colonial rule. This was a GDWS display game at the Phalanx and Claymore wargame shows in 2007.
South American Wars of Liberation
At the beginning of the 19th century the Spanish Empire in South America consisted of three Viceroyalties; New Grenada in the north, Peru that included Chile and La Plata covering mostly modern day Argentina. These were the territories grabbed by the conquistadores in the 16th century.
Spanish rule was one of complete political and mercantile control but by the start of the 19th century the ideas of the North American and French revolutions were spreading to South America. They attracted limited support from the American born Spaniards although it was the dislocation caused by the Peninsular War in Europe that led to the establishment of local Juntas and then to the independence movements that resulted in the wars of liberation.
The outstanding generals of the wars accorded the title of 'Liberator' were Simon Bolivar who liberated the north and Jose de San Martin who led the forces from Argentina into Chile and then Peru where he joined up with Bolivar. This series of demonstration games by GDWS depicts the southern campaigns of San Martin.
Alto Peru and Northern Argentina
The key to Spanish control of South America was the most Royalist of provinces Peru. In three campaigns between 1810 and 1815 the Patriots had failed to break into Peru from Northern Argentina. San Martin's plan was to liberate Chile from Argentina and then move up the coast to Peru. This involved crossing the Andes with his Army of the Andes in January 1817, split into four columns using different passes of between 3,500m and 5,100m high.
The Army of the Andes suffered heavy losses during the crossing, losing one-third of its men and more than half of its horses. The Royalist forces had rushed north to respond to their approach, and a force of about 1,500 under Maroto blocked San Martin's advance at Chacabuco. All he had to do was delay San Martin, as he knew that further Royalist reinforcements were on the way from Santiago. San Martin knew this as well, and opted to attack whilst he still had the advantage of numbers.
The Armies
Spain found it difficult to provide troops for its South American colonies so in the main they had to rely on locally raised militia units (Andean Indians) stiffened by peninsular veterans. Infantry battalions mainly fought in the traditional line formation with grenadiers and cazadores often fighting in detached formations. The cavalry was poorly mounted and inferior to their Patriot opponents. Artillery was mostly of light calibres reflecting the mountainous terrain and used as fixed position guns to soften up the enemy line.
Patriot armies largely consisted of lower class troops, including freed slaves, commanded by Creole officers. The core of the Army of the Andes was the veteran Argentine line regiments supplemented by less experienced Chilean National Guard units. The strength of the Patriot forces was the cavalry including San Martin's famous Horse Grenadiers. As with the Royalists, artillery was poorly utilised spread amongst the infantry units for position support.
Battle of Chacabuco
San Martin divided his army into two divisions. The first, under General Bernardo O'Higgins, was to fix the attention of the Royalist force to their front, whilst the second, under General Soler, was to move around their left flank. Unfortunately, the flanking force experienced a series of delays, and, as the day wore on, O'Higgins found himself confronting the majority of the Royalist army in an exchange of fire over a deep creek. Taking decisive action (although disobeying orders), O'Higgins ordered a general advance and attacked the Royalist line. The line buckled under the attack, allowing O'Higgins' cavalry to sweep through. The defeated Royalists retreated towards Chacabuco farm. In the meanwhile, San Martin had personally gone to find the flanking force, and with his arrival turned the Royalist retreat into a rout.
For this wargame scenario we have assumed that the Royalist reinforcements came up quicker than their historical reinforcements making a more interesting and balanced game.
The Re-fight
The battle is re-fought using 28mm figures primarily from the Front Rank Napoleonic range supplemented by Perry figures from their Napoleonic and Carlist ranges plus one unit from the Cannon Fodder Alamo range. The buildings are from Grand Manner. There are no figures produced specifically for this conflict so some conversion is required although the armies used typical Napoleonic dress and tactics of the period. The biggest gap is Gaucho and Llanero figures.
The rules are 19thC Principles of War and there is a section on the wars of liberation on the PoW website www.principlesofwar.com
Further Information
The best English language history of these wars is 'Liberators' by Robert Harvey.
For uniforms and orbats there is Osprey MAA 232 'The Armies of Bolivar and San Martin' and 'Liberators: Napoleonic Wargaming in South America' by John Fletcher. John has a website at http://www.grenadierproductions.com/
Also on the web there is 'Regiments of America' http://www.geocities.com/regimientosdeamerica/index2.html.
And pictures of the armies displayed today at http://www.balkanhistory.com/south_america.htm
This conflict was also a feature article in the August 2007 edition of Wargames Illustrated.
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Our coaches are all subject to the accreditation processes of the governing body, which includes CRB checks and standard training for all coaches.
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Last Wednesday we had a full house at the Rising Apple Report, as Rising Apple's Sam Maxwell and Michael Lecolant joined me, as well as special guest Gary Mack of the Mets' Musings podcast as we discussed the early rumors of the hot stove season.
We began the show as we have of late, discussing the history of the number 45 with the Mets, and some of the greatest players to wear it (a list incidentally led by noted relievers John Franco and Tug McGraw). When Gary joined us soon after, Sam interviewed Gary about his history with the Mets, having followed the team since its inception in 1962. Gary also went into how he developed his weekly Mets Musings podcast (which airs on Thursday nights).
The meat of the show was spent on the opening of the hots stove season, and discussing the various rumors connected to the Mets with Jhonny Peralta jumping out as someone of interest to the Mets, as well as outfielders Curtis Granderson and Corey Hart (among others).
With the development over the past couple offseasons in which the team has shedded payroll (down roughly $50 Million since the end of the 2010 season) and avoided signing big name free agents, it's fair to say that Mets fans are nearing a fever pitch. The Mets are looking to spend significant money for the first time since Jason Bay was signed after the 2009 season. Naturally, there's been some skepticism as we've heard similar before, but Sandy Alderson is poised to act. Until he does, however, the anticipation will continue to boil over. We discussed how the fans seem to be reacting to the start of the offseason, and how much of their ire is justified.
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Niagara University's Women's Club Hockey Game showed up at Ohio State University (OSU) this past weekend unsure of what to expect. The girls would have two back-to-back games against OSU's ACHA division 1 club team, and were ready to show what they had. On Saturday, December 1st, the Niagara Eagleskated to a 9-4 victory. Natasha Fryer came out strong, scoring the first goal for the Eagles assisted by Bethany Bouthillier. Lauren Fontaine did not hold back, as she scored four goals throughout the game, assisted by Paige Sasser and Jessica Schug, who also scored within the first period. LeAnna Kozlowski helped with two assists, while her line mate Emma Hassen scored the game winning goal. Danene Stevens was on top of almost everything, saving a total of 26 shots that night.
The following morning, Niagara had their work cut out for them. Ohio went up 2-0 after the first period. Niagara started off the second with a 5 minute power play, but was unable to score on Ohio's penalty kill. Niagara scored twice in the second with goals from defenseman CJ Angeles and Natasha Fryer. With the score tied after 2 periods, Niagara came out strong in the 3rd netting 2 more goals to go ahead 4-2. Ohio quickly answered with 2 power play goals evening the score at 4. After a 5 minute overtime the game ended a 4-4 tie. Great defense was played by freshman Bethany Bouthillier, along with senior goalie Danene Stevens.


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Friday, March 8, 2002
Not long ago, a conversation was overheard in the cafeteria in which one student recounted to another the overwhelming nature of a previous day's schedule. The ambitious young man related how he had left his room at seven in the morning and returned at eleven at night, with each moment in between programmatically blocked to include class, music rehearsals, meetings, working out, running errands, and other miscellaneous but equally necessary activities. Only after the accomplishment of all these things, at 11 p.m., was he able to begin studying, which extended until about 1 a.m., when finally he was able to rest for six hours until the next frenzied day began. The scenario is one that is no doubt familiar to many students -- especially at a liberal arts institution such as St. Olaf, where students are encouraged to pursue a variety of interests and actively engage in community life. Students jam-pack their schedules for good reason, it would seem -- to gain the most from their undergraduate experience. And while students can often be heard bemoaning their constant state of exhaustion or lack of free time, one might suspect that at the heart of the matter, students wouldn't have it any other way. Students love being busy. They thrive under pressure. They are driven by the energy of the daily bustle. They need to be occupied. In April 2001, the Atlantic Monthly published a study conducted by journalist and social commentator David Brooks that examined a phenomenon that Brooks termed the 'Organization Kid.' Although Brooks' findings are primarily a result of his time talking to students at Princeton University, he claims that the phenomenon is by no means exclusive to Princeton. This mindset pervades institutions of higher learning across the country. According to Brooks, this generation of college students has been programmed since youth to recognize and emphasize achievement. He chronicles examples from infancy to adolescence where we have been stimulated and directed toward continual personal and intellectual growth. He maintains that in addition to constant desire for accomplishment, aspiring young leaders are more respectful and less questioning of authority than they have been since the 1920's. In fact, Brooks compares today's generation with the pre-Depression era, indicating that both generations enjoyed the benefits of economic prosperity and experiences live of little hardship. Of course, the events of September 11, 2001 alter this viewpoint, and Brooks published a follow-up article afterwards, stating that he hoped that the situation may have a transforming effect. But even after the World Trade Center attacks, the meritocracy lives on. The meritocracy is not necessarily negative, Brooks points out. After all, it produces motivated, capable, and responsible individuals that generally serve our societies well. Brooks makes a distinction between the "prudential" approach to education - that is, one that is seen as a means to an end - and the "poetic" approach - an end in and of itself. He recognizes the utilitarian benefits of the prudential education, but feels as though it wrongly substitutes achievement and accomplishment for development of personal character. He writes, "One sometimes has the sense that all the frantic efforts to regulate safety, to encourage academic achievement, and to keep busy are ways to compensate for missing conceptions of character and virtue. Not having a vocabulary to discuss what is good and true, people can at least behave well. It's hard to know what eternal life means, but if you don't smoke you can have a long life. It's hard to imagine what it would be like to be a saint, but it's easy to see what it is to be a success." He envisions an educational philosophy that values self-discovery over self-promotion, truth and virtue over accomplishment and success. Many liberal arts colleges profess their dedication to these ideals on paper, but quickly abandon these notions when faced with the temporal temptations of the meritocracy. Brooks concludes his article: "Maybe the lives of the meritocrats are so crammed because the stakes are so small. All this ambition and aspiration is looking for new tests to ace, new clubs to be president of, new services to perform, but finding that none of these challenges is the ultimate challenge, and none of the rewards is the ultimate reward."
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Jesse Hogan has been a reporter at The Age since 2004, and has been part of its sports department since 2008. He is primarily focused on cricket and has covered a number of the Australian team's overseas tours, including the 2011 World Cup. He also reports on AFL and soccer.
Renegades eye du Plessis
Jesse Hogan One of South Africa's shining lights from its Test performance in Adelaide, batting all-rounder Faf du Plessis, is set to extend his stay in Australia beyond next week's final Test in Perth to become...
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Jesse Hogan Faf du Plessis ready to go from defensive role to all-out attack.
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Jesse Hogan and Andrew Wu Your guide to the upcoming Big Bash series, Australia's premier T20 tournament.
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Sherwin B. Nuland—best-selling author of How We Die—focuses his surgeon's eye and writer's pen on this greatest of rabbis, most intriguing of Jewish philosophers, and most honored of Jewish doctors.
Moses Maimonides was a Renaissance man before there was a Renaissance: a great physician, a dazzling Torah scholar, a daring philosopher. Eight hundred years after his death, his notions about God, faith, the afterlife, and the Messiah still stir debate; his life as a physician still inspires; and the enigmas of his character still fascinate. Nuland's portrait of Maimonides that makes his life, his times, and his thought accessible to the general reader as they have never been before.
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John Travolta and Kelly Preston's Son Dies
Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston, has died.
The family was vacationing in the Bahamas when Jett passed away. Jett had a history of seizures and reportedly was autistic, but this has never been confirmed by the Travolta family. In a statement issued Friday afternoon, family attorney Michael Ossi says the teenager suffered a seizure at his family's vacation home at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island Friday morning. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful and he was pronounced dead at the scene. A local police spokeswoman said Jett fell in the bathtub and hit his head.
In an interview several years ago, Kelly Preston said that when Jett was three years old he suddenly became gravely ill and was rushed to the ER. "He was really lethargic," Preston said then. "He had a high fever and swollen lymph glands. It seemed like he had a serious flu. He had a rash all over his body. They didn't know what it was." She says she was shocked to learn her son did not have the flu, but had contracted a form of Kawasaki Syndrome, a rare vascular disease that can cause serious damage to the heart. Preston believes exposure to carpet-cleaning chemicals was responsible for his near-fatal illness. After this incident, Preston became a crusader for the development and use of safe household chemicals.
Our thoughts are with John and Kelly during this awful time.
I am so very sorry for the family and my prayers go out to them.
I lost my 27 year old brother suddenly in an auto accident almost 2 years ago. I lost a piece of my heart that awful day a piece that it is gone forever. My Mom will NEVER recover it is a pain that can not be described. She had lost my father less than a year before and as painful as that was it in no way compared to the loss of her Son. Yes, we all move on but does the sadness and that unbelievable feeling of loss go away… I don't think it ever will. I have since had my own daughter and I can not imagine what my Mom has been going through. Yes, he was my brother but he was her SON. For 27 years she loved, taught, worried and cared for him every minute of everyday and though she knows he is still with her it is the most horrible pain one can endure. I will pray for everyone affected by the horrible loss of this young boy especially Mr & Mrs. Travolta and their daughter they will all grieve for a very long time. Everyone please remember celebrity or not they are people, people with real feelings. In this moment it doesn't matter about beliefs. Parents do what they think is best for thier children there isn't a parent out there that is perfect. Let's try not to be judgmental and just remember what matters. They have lost a son, a brother a friend a member of their family. God Bless them.
I cannot imagine what it feels like to loose a child,I offer my deepest sympathy to Mr and Mrs Travolta.
i hope jett lived a great life
To me there is nothing as horrible to lose a child. My prayers are with the family.
My heart and prayers go out to the Travolta family. May the the Lord Bless You at this difficult time.
I have only sympathy to Jett's sister for the death of her brother. John and Kelly should accept responsibility for not getting Jett the help he needed and leave the cult that is Scientology. I hope they get grilled by the media for why they denied their son was autistic.
Jett, I hope wherever you are, you are at peace and away from the controversy about to engulf your parents. RIP
For the rest of the U.S., if a parent reufses to give a child medications the child needs (insulin, anticonvulsants, whatever), and the child dies, the parent is held responsible and usually goes to jail. There are many, many reports of Scientologists who were told to discontinue or not start anticonvulsants for epilepsy. If the Travoltas withheld meds from their child due to their religious beliefs, they should be held responsible. Movie stars should not live by different laws.
greetings from new zealand. im so gutted to hear of this tragedy. my heart goes out to you. i have lost 3 children in pregancy and have 6 special needs kids with severe autisim, aspergers, adhd, add, odd, etc. the youngest are twins. im a single parent in a wheelchair fighting life threatening disease and all sorts other medical conditions. i fight every day and would never hide my childrens special needs. they are my special angels that im so blessed to have and so proud of and they give me such joy. hold your head high these awesome people do have a lot to offer to. i had no idea jett was autistic, ive been huge john travolta fan since he started. god be with you and my thoughts are with you all the way from new zealand
my heart goes out to the family may god bless u all
Firstly my heartfelt condolences and prayers go to the Travolta family……clearly the critics have yet to lose a child and/or come to grips with a loss of this magnitude.. how sanctimonious and RIGHT humans are …..how about some simple sympathy and less judgement…
I'm so very sorry for your lost. My prayers are with you and your family.
was his son autistic or not?
The described symptoms could also be caused by vaccination. John Travolta should mention this fact.
some of you, and you know who you are, should be ASHAMED of yourselves. You have absolutely no right to critisize the couple at this time and a religion Take a good look at yourself first. Is their something in your life you dont feel good about. Improve yourself first, then maybee you can point at another. Ugly!
Being Scientologists they would not have sought any therapy for their son. It is terrible how they hid him away. Looking at him you can tell something is wrong with him.
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Last week, Linda Farrow fêted the official opening of their London flagship on Mayfair's Mount Street with a swanky dinner at the seafood restaurant Scott's. Scott's – infamous as the crucible of Highella-gate, but also purveyor of posh nosh in fashionably undersized proportions – is situated directly across the street from Linda Farrow Gallery. Scott's is flanked by Marc Jacobs, while the Linda Farrow boutique is adjacent to the expansive new Celine store and the double-frontage of Moynat, a 19th century luxury trunk manufacturer relaunched by LVMH in 2010. Down the street, a hoarding advertises the impending opening of a Roksanda Ilincic boutique. Christopher Kane is also set to open imminently. What is it that makes Mount Street so different, so appealing?
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Rihanna was sat front-row at Comme des Garçons on Saturday afternoon. I'm uncertain why she was there – it isn't something I would normally mention, but the incongruity of such a high-profile attendee at Comme des Garçons, hitherto the bastion of intellectualism, of substance over mere style, bears comment. What did Rihanna make of it all? I didn't ask because, frankly, I don't care. Comme des Garçons isn't about the flashy, slightly trashy circus of celebrity dressing. Hence, perhaps Rihanna's presence was some form of artistic statement, a kind of installation or performance piece? I wondered if someone, somewhere was laughing at her. Or maybe, if even Comme counts the column inches. Visibility, in today's fashion game, seems next to godliness.
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The Green Bay Packers were able to hold off a late surge by the Chicago Bears Sunday, advancing to their fifth Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers had been performing at an MVP-caliber level heading into the NFC Championship Game, but seemed to cool off along with the frigid temperatures at Soldier Field. Rodgers completed 17-of-30 attempts for 244 yards and threw two interceptions, but I still believe Rodgers was very impressive. His first interception was a poor throw that took an awkward deflection for an unlikely interception, and his second interception was a bad decision deep in Bears territory.
The Bears forced Green Bay to throw the football vertically downfield in this game, and for the most part Rodgers was able to do an excellent job in that regard. On the Packers opening touchdown drive, Rodgers completed all four of his passes downfield, the majority of them being "skinny post" throws, which is one of the toughest routes to complete for a QB. When you consider that Rodgers was throwing the football in cold weather with lots of wind, it makes those types of passes so much more difficult to execute.
Looking back on Sunday, I actually think that Rodgers was more accurate throwing the football deep downfield than he was on shorter passes. I thought the Packers also did a nice job of mixing in running plays during the first half, which kept the Bears defense off balance early.
Packers rookie RB James Starks is a long strider, who isn't the most "sudden" running back in the NFL, but he does know how to put his foot in the ground and get north up field. Defensive coordinator Dom Capers gets a gold star since it was the Packers defense that stole the show Sunday, holding the Bears to zero points until third string Bears QB Caleb Hannie entered in the fourth quarter. The Packers were able to register three interceptions, with DT B.J. Raji taking one to the house midway thru the fourth quarter. Dom Capers dialed up pressure all game long, with many of his blitzes involving nickel corner backs coming the wide side of the field in the slot, although the Packers also brought short field corners as well. The pressure never allowed QB Jay Cutler to get into a rhythm early and it forced multiple third and long scenarios for the Bears offense.
I thought the MVP of the game was Packers DT Cullen Jenkins, who just seemed relentless all game long. Jenkins registered a sack early, and also made a big tackle in the backfield deep in Bears territory. With his ability to rush the passer, it makes the Packers blitz packages so much more difficult to handle.
It's fitting that the Packers are headed to Dallas for Super Bowl XLV, since they were easily the hottest team in the NFC heading into the playoffs. Winning three road playoff games is never easy as a No. 6 seed, but head coach Mike McCarthy has led his team through the storm and is now one win away from football immortality.
Let's Get Physical
The Pittsburg Steelers bested the New York Jets 24-19 on Sunday by playing "Steeler Football". The Steelers ran the ball on offense and stopped the run on defense, to capture their NFC record tying eigth Super Bowl appearance in franchise history.
The Steelers set the tone early, beating the Jets up at the point of attack, on their way to a 15- play opening drive that took up a little over nine minutes on the clock. I thought RB Rashard Mendenhall did a great job of running very patiently, allowing for his blocks to set up in front of him before accelerating through the different holes. Mendenhall is a physical runner that also possesses excellent speed, and he was able to use that speed on occasion to get outside for bigger gains. The Steelers did a nice job of mixing in screens and swing passes early to Mendenhall, in order to get him on the perimeter of the field. In essence, swing passes and screens are extensions of running plays and with the cold temperatures at Heinz Field; the Steelers were content to simply wear the Jets defense down.
While Ben Roethlisberger didn't by any stretch have a career day passing the football, he was effective with his ability to keep plays alive with his legs, and several occasions, tuck the football to generate first downs. Roethlisberger even scored on a scramble in the second quarter of the game. As expected, the Steelers' defense were near impossible to run against, living up to their billing as the best run defense in the NFL, allowing only 70 rushing yards to the Jets.
I believe it is the Steelers physicality that makes this football team so special, and it's the reason why I think the Steelers will win Super Bowl XLV. The Steelers can run the football on offense behind Mendenhall and Isaac Redman in order to control possession and eat up the clock, and they can force opposing offenses to become one dimensional because of their run defense. Let's also not forget that the Steelers have been there before and done that.
Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, James Farrior and company are all two-time Super Bowl champions, and they know what it's like to play for the Lombardi Trophy when the whole world is watching.
Grin And Bear It
Bears QB Jay Cutler is taking a lot of criticism from current and former NFL players, as well as fans, for not staying in the game Sunday after he hurt his knee sometime at the end of the first half. Many people are wondering how the leader of the Bears could possibly allow himself to be pulled from the biggest game of his life, when his team needed him most.
I think it is silly for people to speculate on other people's injuries. It's very easy for people sitting on their couches to second-guess athletes and their toughness, but all of this criticism started without anyone knowing the extent of Cutler's injury (he suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee late in the first half and underwent an MRI on Monday). There have been many NFL players lashing out in the public about Cutler's lack of toughness.
Jacksonville Jaguars RB Maurice Jones Drew and hall of famer Deion Sanders have spoken out against Cutler via Twitter, while future hall of famer Derrick Brooks and Arizona Cardinals DT Darnell Dockett have voiced their opinions as well. I think that the criticism against Cutler that he is not tough enough is unwarranted and unfair.
Cutler certainly doesn't have great body language for a QB and he is often criticized for seeming too aloof or indifferent on the sidelines. That sort of behavior rubs certain people the wrong way, and that's fine, but I don't question his toughness. Cutler was sacked 52 times this season. That's 12 more times than any other QB in the NFL! I've never heard Cutler complain about the abuse he was taking this year. It was obvious that Cutler's knee was preventing him from being effective throwing the football downfield on Sunday, as he was unable to plant his foot in the ground properly in order to achieve enough velocity on his passes. If anything, I give Cutler credit for not allowing himself to return to the game because he knew the truth: that the Bears had their best chance of winning with a healthy Caleb Hannie in the game, rather than him.
It couldn't have been easy for Cutler to allow this to happen. As a player, you have sacrificed so much all season long, having gone through mini camps and training camp, a grueling 16-game regular season, and to finally reach your conference championship game only to have an injury force you out is not what Cutler had anticipated. Consider also that Cutler had never played on a championship team since he was in high school, and here he was, one game away from playing for the Lombardi Trophy.
Cutler's injury and inability to continue playing in the NFC championship game is the type of thing that can be suicide for a player's career, especially in a city like Chicago. I hope it isn't. It's unfortunate that in today's society, we would rather see an injured Jay Cutler limp around and grind out the second half, throw about 20 more incomplete passes, and have his team lose by 28 points, rather than leave the game because he can't help his team win because he's not close to 100 percent. You can say whatever you want about Cutler off the field, but I hope the fans will consider all of the factors that went into this season on the field before labeling Cutler a "quitter."
A Forced To Deal With
Pittsburg Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger will be looking for his third Super Bowl trophy on Feb 6 as the Steelers get set to take on the Green Bay Packers in Arlington, TX. It is pretty incredible to think that Big Ben will have that opportunity, considering he is only 28 years old.
Tom Brady is the only other active QB with three Super Bowl rings, but he is already 33 years of age. Just what makes Roethlisberger so clutch in the post season? For one, Roethlisberger brings calmness to the Steelers huddle. I think that calmness is developed by having played in the biggest of games, on the grandest of stages. If you watched the Steelers on Sunday, you certainly didn't see Big Ben's career defining performance. Roethlisberger completed only 10 of 19 passes for 133 yards and two intercepstions. But it was the little things that he did that helped win the game.
I think that Roethlisberger's greatness is his ability to extend plays with his legs. You wouldn't assume that a 6'5 250 lbs quarterback could run around and make plays, but that is exactly what he does. Roethlisberger was able to use his scrambling ability to keep plays alive against the Jets by either throwing the football downfield or scrambling to convert crucial third downs. Roethlisberger even scored on a run in the second quarter Sunday that wasn't designed. Roethlisbergers scrambling ability helped him make the play of the game Sunday night, when on the most crucial and final third down of the game, he was able to scramble to his right and find Antonio Brown for a first down to seal the victory for the Steelers.
Big Ben's scrambling ability will be something that the Green Bay Packers defense will be forced to deal with come Feb 6th. It won't be easy.
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Phils hoping to see Adam Eaton some innings
August 28 2007
Three good starts for the
Phils over the past three days, as Lohse, Kendrick and Durbin combined to
allow four earned runs in 19 innings (1.89 ERA). The Phillies won two of
those games and lost the other on Saturday night when Lohse left with a 2-1
lead in the seventh and the pen gave up three home runs.
In all three of those games the Phils' starter went at least six innings. That's all good news, especially given the trio that made the starts. I don't believe it's reasonable to expect a lot from the bullpen the rest of the way -- they are either going to have to be a lot better than they have or they are going to have to not pitch very much for the Phils to make a run. And they've already pitched less than nearly every other team in the NL (only the Giants and the Cubs have called on their bullpens to throw fewer innings than the Phillies this season). Lohse has experience that the Durbin and Kendrick don't, but I don't think you can count on Durbin and Kendrick to go deep into games the rest of the way.
If you've been reading the Start Log, and I know you haven't, you know that the Phils are 61-38 when their starting pitcher gets an out in the sixth inning. They are 7-24 when their starting pitcher doesn't. Going deep into the game is obviously the result and not the cause of good pitching, but when Phils' hurlers get an out in the sixth the team has done well. Even in the games where the starter has gone 5 1/3 innings, 5 2/3 innings or six innings, regardless of how many runs they have allowed, the Phils are 24-21. That's a .533 winning percentage, better than the team's .523 winning percentage for the year.
Here's a look at the average number of innings pitched per start for pitchers who have made a start for the Phillies this season:
No surprise to see Hamels
at the top of the list, but Kendrick's 6.29 innings per start put him third,
just barely behind Lieber. Durbin is not far behind and both he and
Kendrick are ahead of Moyer's 6.10 innings per start. Moyer, as you
may have noticed is fading fast, he's been able to throw just 26 innings in
his five starts this month. That's 5.2 innings per game, which puts
his mark for this month below that of either Eaton or Garcia for the year.
Both Eaton and Garcia have struggled horribly this season.
Lohse doesn't fare well on the list above, but that's mostly because he's made so few starts and had to leave after one inning in his debut against the Cubs. He's been good and helped stabilize a rotation in bad need of stability.
After Eaton starts tonight's game, the Phillies have 31 games to start left this year. It seems like those starts will go to this group of six pitchers: Hamels, Moyer, Lohse, Kendrick, Durbin and Eaton. Things don't look good for Freddy Garcia, who, according to this article, is getting hitters out in A ball but can't get his velocity back.
I have updated the Start Log to include the average number of innings pitched per start by starter.
Things getting desperate for Phils, but Utley lends a hand
August 28 2007
|NL Rank R
|OPS (NL Rank)
|768 (7)
|807 (1)
|NL Rank RA
|Starter ERA
|Pen ERA
|4.18 (5)
|3.67 (3)
|4.90 (12)
|4.66 (15
The Phillies went 15-13 in the games they played without Chase Utley. That wasn't the problem. The problem was the they looked so bad as they went 2-6 in the last eight games of the 28-game stretch that there didn't seem to be much cause for hope.
During that stretch the Phillies couldn't get their offense going, but it didn't matter much because their pitchers got hammered. Three times in the eight games they allowed more than ten runs. Players had to explain why they weren't running out their ground balls. Arguments about how well-hit the home runs they lost games on were nearly came to blows.
And last night those guys were gone. JD Durbin was fantastic. He gave the Phillies four surprisingly perfect innings, but it felt like more. Utley himself stroked three hits including a long home run. Burrell continued his torrid hitting with another long ball. The celebration that followed the pinch-hit home run by Iguchi in the seventh showcased a lively group of happy Phils that had their swagger back. It's been so long since we've seen those guys I'd nearly forgotten they exist.
The Phillies have a long, long way to go if they're going to do anything this year. But Utley is most certainly back, and, after one game at least, it looks like he brought the Phillies with him.
The Phillies beat the Mets last night, winning 9-2 to improve to 68-62 on the year. They are in second place in the NL East, trailing the Mets by five games. The Padres beat the Diamondbacks last night, so the Phils remain three games behind San Diego for the Wild Card. I will be surprised if San Diego doesn't win the NL West. I think the Diamondbacks may prove to be the team the Phils are battling if they stay in the Wild Card hunt.
JD Durbin got the start for the Phillies and went 6 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits. One of the hits went for extra-bases, a double. He struck out six and didn't walk a batter.
Huge start for Durbin at a big time. He's 2-1 with a 3.93 ERA in his last three starts.
Durbin was perfect through four innings, getting five strikeouts. He got a nice play from Utley to get Jose Reyes for the first out of the game. In the third, Paul Lo Duca led off with chop back up the middle and Durbin made a nice play to jump up and snare the ball and throw to first for the first out.
Carlos Beltran led off the fifth and ripped a double to right-center. Beltran moved to third on a ground ball to second by Moises Alou. Durbin struck out Carlos Delgado for the second out, which looked huge, but Lo Duca blooped a single into center. Beltran scored to cut the Phillies' lead to 3-1. Shawn Green followed with a single into right that moved Lo Duca to third. The pitcher Brian Lawrence was next and he hit a hard one-hopper to third that Dobbs couldn't handle. Lo Duca scored to make it 3-2 and Green went to second on the single. It would have taken a nice play by Dobbs to handle the hard-hit ball. The Phils didn't get one. Reyes grounded to second for the third out.
Luis Castillo singled off the glove of Howard to start the sixth but David Wright was next and hit into a double-play. Beltran lined to Werth on a nice running play to end the frame. Howard should have made the play on Castillo's ball.
Durbin started the seventh and got Alou for the first out before Delgado singled to left. Jimy Williams, managing for Manuel after Manuel was ejected in the first, pulled Durbin and brought Alfonseca in to pitch to the righty Lo Duca. Lo Duca singled to right and Delgado went to second. With the lefty Green up next, Williams brought Romero in and Conine hit for Green. Conine flew to right for the second out. Lastings Milledge pinch-hit for the pitcher Jorge Sosa, and Romero struck him out to set the Mets down with both runners stranded.
Gordon threw a 1-2-3 eighth, getting the second out on a great diving play by Howard to rob Castillo of a single. Castillo had gotten a hit he shouldn't have with the help of Howard in the sixth, so I guess we can call it even.
Condrey pitched the ninth and gave up a one-out single to Alou. He struck out Delgado then got Lo Duca on a fly ball to right to end the game.
The pen throws 2 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, both singles. The Mets didn't have a walk in the game.
The Phillies' lineup against righty Brian Lawrence went (1) Rollins (2) Utley (3) Burrell (4) Howard (5) Rowand (6) Dobbs (7) Werth (8) Coste. That's probably the eight best hitters the Phillies can put on the field. They sacrifice defense in right, at third and behind the plate to do it. Manuel may have thought they were going to have to out hit Durbin, but that didn't prove to be the case. It's nice to see all that firepower in there at once, they would score a lot of runs if Manuel continues to put those guys out there. Utley returns to the lineup in his first action since being hit by a John Lannan pitch on July 26. He hits second with Burrell third to break up the lefties Utley and Howard. Victorino on the bench again as Werth stays in right. Coste behind the plate again after the three-run blast on Sunday.
Rollins started the first with a ground ball back up the middle. Castillo made a nice diving play and threw to first. Rollins was called out. Manuel argued and was ejected. Replays showed that Rollins was safe. Utley flew to left for the second out before Burrell singled, but Howard lined out to short to end the inning.
Dobbs singled with one out in the second and Werth followed and rattled a double into left. Dobbs scored to put the Phils up 1-0. Coste grounded to short and Utley held second. Durbin struck out for the third out.
Rollins singled to start the third and stole second. Utley grounded to first for the first out, but Burrell followed and homered to left to put the Phils up 3-0. Howard followed with a single. Rowand was next and he lined to second, Howard was doubled off of first to end the inning.
Werth doubled with one out in the fourth, but Coste and Durbin went down behind him.
With one out in the fifth, Utley hit a home run to center field that extended the Phillies' lead to 4-2. Burrell fouled out before Howard doubled. Rowand walked, putting men on first and second with two down for Dobbs and Dobbs singled into right. Howard scored and Rowand went to third with the Phils up 5-2. Werth walked to load the bases, but Coste struck out to end the inning. Nice job with two outs by the Phils as four straight batters reached.
With one out in the sixth, Rollins singled and scored when Utley followed with a double to left center, putting the Phillies up 6-2. Burrell lined to center for the second out and Howard was walked intentionally. Rowand grounded to third for the third out.
With one out in the seventh, Werth singled and went to second on a wild pitch. Coste doubled just inside the first base line on an inside-out swing. Werth scored to make it 7-2. Tad Iguchi pinch-hit for Romero and launched a two-run shot out to left. 9-2. Rollins flew to center for the second out before Utley blooped one over third for a single. Victorino moved Utley to second with a single up the middle, but Howard grounded to second to end the inning.
Werth singled with two outs in the eighth, making him 4-for-4 in the game and 9-for-his-last-9. Coste flew to center for the third out.
Rollins was 2-for-5.
Utley was 3-for-5 with a double, a home run and two RBI.
Burrell was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer. 5-for-his-last-11 with a double and two home runs. Since July started he's hitting .361 with 13 home runs (56-for-155).
Howard was 2-for-4 with a double and a walk. He's 7-for-his-last-12.
Rowand was 0-for-4 with a walk.
Dobbs was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Werth was 4-for-4. He's raised his average from .270 to .312 by going 9-for-his-last-9.
Coste was 1-for-5 with an RBI and left six men on base. He's left 12 men in base over his last two starts.
Iguchi was 1-for-1 with a pinch-hit two-run homer. Not sure what the Phils are going to do with Iguchi, but I believe them when they say he's not going to play third. He has never appeared at third or short in the major leagues. He clearly improves the bench a great deal, but he's not a player that belongs on the bench. He's hitting 307/362/456 with three home runs in 114 at-bats as a Phillie.
Adam Eaton (9-8, 6.36) faces lefty Tom Glavine (11-6, 4.32) tonight. If you missed it in the first sentence, Adam Eaton's ERA this season is 6.36. His last start came August 11 against the Braves. Over his last four starts he's allowed 19 earned runs in 20 innings (9.47 ERA). Lefites are hitting .330 against him this season and have hit 13 of the 22 home runs he's allowed. He's made two starts against the Mets this season and is 2-0 with a 2.77 in those starts. He faced them on April 11 and June 6. Glavine was hit hard in his last start, allowing six runs in five innings against the Padres on Thursday. In three starts against the Phillies this year he's 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA. He faced the Phillies on April 12, April 17 and June 5.
The Phillies designated Russell Branyan for assignment when they activated Utley yesterday.


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Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy is the projected winner against Linda McMahon in Connecticut's U.S. Senate race, according to The Associated Press and NBC News. The Associated Press called the race for Murphy just 30 minutes after the polls closed, as he was leading 54% to 45%. The former WWE CEO spent $50 million of her personal fortune in her failed 2010 campaign against Richard Blumenthal, and is believed to have spent $42 million against Murphy. Between both campaigns, McMahon has now spent a cumulative total of over $90 million in pursuit of federal office. That is more than any other American in history. An article on McMahon's loss is available here.
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Quite a bit. Our Lions looked nothing short of lousy on Sunday against a hollowed out shell of a team starting from scratch, playing in front of a half capacity home crowd.
We are rolling into week 2, year 3 of the Marinelli philosophy of fundamental football and its starting to sound like the adults in Charlie Brown. Wha Wha Woo Wha Wha. Same big talk, same weak walk.
"Tell the D Line to not not not not not block better"
Aaron Rodgers is going to walk into Ford Field and make no mistake about it, he's feelin' GOOD.
He looked like a salty dog on Monday Night Football, and if you can't put pressure on a rookie, how on earth are you going to rain on this guys parade? We run the Cover 2, a defensive system that is predicated on pressuring the QB. When you can't do that, it ends up looking like that game in Philly last year where McNabb dropped into the pocket, tied his shoes and flipped through this months Vanity Fair before tossing a 50 some yard TD Bomb on the Lions D.
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Interactive Singles Map Tells Where the Unhitched Are
It's a common trope that single New York women complain about the lack of single men. Ladies are in luck though, because the data just doesn't support that. Jonathan Soma has created an interactive map that shows just how many more single people of one gender are found in cities across America.
Based on data from the 2011 American Community Survey, the overwhelming majority of cities has a surplus of men... at least until the population hits 40.
Unfortunately, the data doesn't correct for sexual orientation, so it's possible all those extra men are just not that into you.
Play around with the interactive map over on JonathanSoma.com.
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Is this partly because of older men marrying younger women?
For 'unhitched' I read 'unhinged'.
hrhprincessfiona, I read "singles" as "shingles" -- between us, we have some crazed, itchy people out there!
Thanks for the thought guys, but what you're seeing is that the NYS prison population is larger than some small European countries. They may be single, but...they are not available for another 7-15years.
So did I! so funny....
Exactly! Some of these folks are statistically "single" because they're not allowed to be married in the eyes of the law.
"so it's possible all those extra men are just not that into you."
ha! i love it
Ah hah! The second map explains it!
I live in Menver. Yes, it's well known that Denver has a greater population of men.. and somehow that manages to skew things in a very odd way. Instead of the men realizing they'd better get their act together in order to get a good woman... turns out it's skewed to where the women are so desperate for men that they're over-accommodating (ahem) and the men therefore have no reason to settle down.
Although, your second map there shows that there are more single women over 40 than men - which explains the particular drought in my area.
So what this shows is that if someone is interested in dating, avoid Montana?
Population was auto-set for cities with populations over 250,000, but that's totally adjustable, too!
Alaska, with its surplus of single men, has been left out of this discussion, probably because of the 250K population requirement. However, as the saying goes in Alaska, "The odds are good, but the goods are odd." (I am originally from Alaska, love Alaska to pieces, and do agree with that slogan.)
i think this graph goes for unhitched or unhinged.. i believe the results would be the same.
There is something to this looking at maps - I knew a NYC woman, late 30's if I remember correctly, who dated every night. She read an article about all the educated single men in Silicon Vallley, made immediate plans to quit her job and move there and find work, did, met a man she wanted to marry, did, and last I ran into them, they were still together, apparently compatible. Numbers say it all - most people just aren't as analytical about as she was.
I understand why these things always focus on the large metro areas, but it is rather discouraging when your entire region fails to even register for the 3,358th time.
(Also: I would be interested to see what effect the oil boom is having in North Dakota, but of course none of those communities is registering either.)


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For some reason, urinals and I just don't get along. I guess they call it having a "shy bladder", but it's more than that. No, I don't pee sitting down or anything like that. I just have problems with the whole communal urination thing.
When I step up to a urinal, I immediately get stage fright. It feels as if you are being put on the spot, on exhibit for the world to see.
I'll stand there for several minutes sometimes, just hoping for a droplet, an inkling, anything that can break the awkward silence.
What exactly are you supposed to do? What is the preferred protocol for pissing in a urinal?
Do you stand there and look straight ahead like you're on timeout or something?
Or do you just look down at your flaccid penis, ashamed that your pubes are even longer than your actual dick?
I know what you're NOT supposed to do, and that's stare at somebody else's dick, but it seems like every time I try to keep that rule in mind, it ends up being the only thing on my mind.
Curiosity, or maybe my closeted homosexuality, ends up getting the best of me and I try to sneak a peek. No homo though… I like girls and stuff.
I don't know about anybody else, but when I'm done urinating, I like to clean it all up. You can't really do that at a urinal, unless you spit on your junk like some 2nd rate porno shit.
If you were really desperate, I guess you could flush and quickly shower off in the trickling toilet water, but even then, the paper towels are always just out of reach. You'd have to quickly crab-walk your way over with your zipper down and your dick out, just to try and get dry.
Even if nobody sees you, imagine the mess that will be made, not to mention, it'd be pretty fucking disgusting.
I've never been one for the "two shake method". No matter how many times you do it, it never feels like it's enough. And you certainly can't just put a leaky hose back in the shed. Fuck that.
If there is an open stall, take it every time. Especially if it's a handicapped stall! Handle bars, reading material, and luxurious legroom!
I don't care if there is line of wheelchairs backed up for miles behind me. Fuck you, go park yourself in the bike racks and shit there. Not my problem. My motto is first come, first serve!
In a stall, you have privacy, peace of mind and no pressure. There's no unspoken time limit like there is at a urinal. You can be in there as long as you want. You can check your phone, scratch your balls, adjust your underwear, and even seamlessly transition into taking a shit.
Obviously, if I'm drunk or just can't possibly hold it in any longer, I'll piss in a urinal. Anything is better than peeing in your pants, or peeing the bed, or peeing in front of a cop. But if the option is there, take the stall. You won't regret it.