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What treatments should I consider?
The goals of treatment of distal radius fractures are:
- To relieve the pain of the injury
- To facilitate healing by immobilizing the fracture fragments
- To ensure that the fracture heals in a position which does not compromise wrist function
- To protect the region during the healing process
- To allow return to normal function as soon as possible
There are a wide variety of treatment options available to treat distal radius fractures. Non-operative treatment is the mainstay of treatment, particularly in the elderly. Long experience has shown that although these fractures may not heal in perfect alignment, this does not usually cause a significant loss of function in the elderly population. The risks associated with surgery and anesthesia made the choice of non-operative treatment attractive.
However, some fractures do need to be treated by surgery. During the last few years, a number of new surgical techniques and implants have been developed. These new tools and techniques are more successful at holding the bone fragments in good position while the fracture heals. These improvements have prompted a re-evaluation of surgery as a treatment for many wrist fractures. Today, improvements in anesthetic technique and surgical implants have made surgery a good option for all unstable wrist fractures.
Nonsurgical Treatment
If the fracture is stable and nondisplaced then its position does not need to be improved by manipulation. These fractures can be treated in a cast. This accomplishes three of the goals of treatment; it improves the pain by splinting the fracture very securely; it protects the fracture; and by preventing movement of the wrist it makes it more likely that the fracture fragments will stay in position.
A cast must be tight enough to hold the forearm and wrist securely but not so tight that it compresses the damaged and swollen tissues of the forearm. This can be a difficult issue because the region is usually very swollen at the time the cast is put on. You can often expect more swelling in the next few days so the cast may get too tight; then as the swelling goes down it may get loose. If you stay in the hospital after a cast has been put on the staff will be asking you about the circulation and sensation in your fingers; they are making sure the cast is not too tight.
Quite often the cast is "split" right after it has hardened. A small strip of plaster is removed down one side of the cast and the padding is cut to allow the cast to spread apart if the arm swells. Then when the swelling has gone down the cast can be closed up to tighten it around the arm.
Another popular option is to splint the wrist with a "slab" of plaster for the first few days and apply a cast once the swelling has gone down.
Follow-up of a fracture in a cast may require frequent visits to the cast clinic. The doctor needs to know that the cast is fitting comfortably and that the fracture has not shifted too far out of position. This usually involves repeat x-rays at intervals during the healing period. It is sometimes necessary to replace the cast. If the cast becomes loose, gets wet, or breaks it should be replaced immediately. This can normally be done in the office without the need for anesthesia.
Some patients wonder how the cast can be cut without cutting them. The cast cutter is a special type of saw. Although a cast cutter looks like a saw, it works by vibration. The blade only rotates a few millimeters then reverses. Anything hard, like the cast, resists this small movement and is cut; anything soft and giving, like your skin, will vibrate with the cutter and all you will feel is a buzz. If the skin is so tense that it doesn't move when a cast cutter blade touches it, you can get a small cut; if the cutter hurts, say so at once.
Your cast will be removed when there is evidence of healing on x-ray. At six weeks there is usually enough new bone formation (callus) to allow for removal of the cast. This new bone is still quite weak, though and you should protect the fracture for a few weeks more. Sometimes this means a removable splint. You can take off the splint to exercise the wrist until you can recover the same movements as the other side. You should not use the wrist for heavy activity until the doctor is satisfied the fracture is adequately healed.
Closed Reduction & Cast
Frequently the position of the fracture is not acceptable. The angulation or the impaction is so severe that the function of the wrist would be impaired if allowed to heal in this position. In these cases, the surgeon may opt to improve the position of the fracture by manipulating it. This is called a fracture reduction. Manipulating a fracture is painful and requires an anesthetic, either general, regional or local.
Regional anesthesia is accomplished by injecting a local anesthetic into the armpit next to the nerves that run to the hand. This makes the entire arm numb for about two hours. This is called an axillary nerve block. Another valuable regional anesthesia technique is an intravenous block. The circulation to the arm is stopped by a tourniquet and local anesthetic is injected into the venous system. This makes the arm numb from the tourniquet down to the hand. A third option is to inject local anesthetic directly into the fracture site. This is called a hematoma block.
These techniques eliminate all painful sensation from the fracture and allow the doctor to manipulate the fracture fragments into an improved position. Once that has been done the wrist is splinted to allow the swelling to go down, and later a cast is applied, or a cast applied right away. An immediate x-ray is taken to make sure that the fracture position is now acceptable. Some surgeons prefer to include the elbow in the cast after closed reduction. This eliminates rotation of the forearm and may reduce the likelihood that the fracture position will move, or displace.
Although the position of the fracture fragments is improved by this technique, there is no certainty that the position will be maintained all the way through the healing period. The muscles that move the wrist and fingers all cross the fracture site. As they contract they put a compressive force on the fracture. In unstable fractures, some settling of the fracture may occur. This may result in recurrence of deformity at the fracture site and may require more aggressive treatment.
Closed Reduction & Pinning
When more control of the fracture fragments is necessary, some type of surgical intervention is usually necessary. One minimally invasive option is to perform a closed reduction and pinning of the fracture. This procedure is suggested when the fracture is considered unstable, but the fragments can be manipulated into an acceptable position. The fragments are stabilized by driving smooth sterile stainless steel pins through the skin and across the fracture. The ends of the pins are cut outside the skin and bent to prevent them migrating any deeper.
This procedure is performed in the operating room using a special x-ray machine called a fluoroscope. This machine projects an x-ray image on a TV screen and allows the surgeon to see the fracture fragments as the pins are being inserted. The procedure requires some type of anesthesia, either a general anesthetic or a regional block.
The wrist is dressed and a cast applied. Once the fracture has healed and is stable the pins are removed. Because they are smooth they come out easily and an anesthetic is not required for this procedure. Smooth pins may hold the fracture fragments in the correct relationship but they may not prevent the fracture from impacting further if the bone is crushed or very fragile.
Closed Reduction & External Fixation
Another method of stabilizing the unstable fracture is the external fixator. After the fracture is manipulated into a better position, special threaded pins are drilled into the bone above and below the fracture. These pins are connected by a system of rods. This procedure also requires a fluoroscope and some type of anesthesia, either a general anesthetic or a regional block.
The apparatus allows the surgeon to distract the fracture, keeping tension on it so that it is less likely to shorten and collapse. It also holds the fracture immobile so a cast is not needed. The apparatus is maintained until fracture healing has advanced and the fracture is stable. The frame and the pins are then removed. Usually there is minimal discomfort and this can be done without anesthesia.
This apparatus may not be successful in maintaining the reduction of the fracture due to the action of the muscles alluded to above. The apparatus itself may be uncomfortable for the patient and the pins may cause problems with the tendons if they transfix them. Pin track infections can also be a problem.
Open Reduction & Internal Fixation
This technique has gained popularity and is the preferred method of treatment of unstable distal radius fractures for many surgeons. The bone is exposed by an incision on the front or back of the wrist depending on the exact anatomy of the injury. The fracture fragments are reduced into anatomical position and held there with a metal plate.
Sometimes additional bone (bone graft) is also inserted into the fracture to make it stronger and speed up healing. The advantage of this technique is that the bone fragments can be put back in position more easily under direct visual control and the fixation is stronger. It is not always necessary to remove the fixation (implant) after healing.
Casting is not needed after the surgery although the wrist may be splinted for comfort. It is usually possible to move the wrist early on and this is encouraged to help prevent stiffness. This option has been suggested for patients with a light job who need to return to work as early as possible.
The main disadvantages of ORIF are the greater exposure of the fracture, leading to concerns about infection and loss of blood supply and the longer more elaborate surgery which may stress the patient more. Many of the other methods of treatment also require anesthesia. With modern techniques of anesthesia it may be that the difference between regional anesthesia for closed reduction and anesthesia for open reduction, are not important.
Surgeons are reluctant to operate on elderly patients with multiple medical problems and this is probably the main reason for the continued popularity of nonsurgical methods of treatment. Many surgeons are not certain that there is convincing evidence that open reduction and internal fixation makes a major difference to the long term function of elderly patients who have low demand. Despite the commoness of the problem it is difficult to study these issues and settle them once for all.
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Welcome to IN Group Kendal for INdependent networking, INspirational thinking and INtuitive people.
We are new, dynamic and determined to make IN one of the most respected and sought-after business referral organisations in the area. Taking just one high-calibre member from each profession, we are able to attract some of the best people in their fields.
Working together in a previous networking group, we produced over half a million pounds of revenue for members and are ambitious about our future.
Do you want to be part of that success story?
If you are passionate about what you do, provide cutting-edge service and care and are looking for new business opportunities, head our way.
We meet every Friday for breakfast at 8 at Carrus Green Golf Club, Kendal.
In challenging economic times, IN is for INcome too. We need the best to provide the rest.
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Members' spotlight
Jim Bracken did a 10 minute presentation and talked about growing up on a small holding near Kendal and starting his working life at K Shoes
Coming up next, we have Pete Swindle from PS Flooring and Tiling
Newest member
Mathew Ellwood from Lakes Accountancy Ltd. Windermere based accountants offering a whole range of accountancy services in a professional friendly maner
TOP RUGBY UNION OFFLOAD A PIONEERING business networking group had a lucky strike when Cumbria's first ever president of the Rugby Football Union tackled some colourful power play. Shap-born John Owen told Kendal's IN Group that motivation and achieving the ultimate goals were as relevant to the workplace as his sport. The first director of England Rugby 2015 Board and former Cumbrian police inspector explained how his time as past president of the prestigious RFU, had brought world travel and endless opportunities. Awarded the MBE, Mr Owen, who currently chairs the RFU Injured Players Foundation, said: "There are many similarities between business people and my sport. "Both sectors have to be disciplined and dedicated. Whatever we put in, we get back out. Motivation is the key, as well as working together to find ways to move forward." IN Group, which has been running for 20 months, has already generated over £430,000 in income for its 21 members. Co-chairman Roger Jackson, of Shenstone's Financial Management Bureau, said John Owen's visit had been inspirational and informative – real show and go! He added: "We started up in a very challenging economic climate and have worked hard to support each other. Each week we are passing significant volumes of work – and income – around the table. "IN is awarding a bursary to a Kendal College student, regularly supports charitable events and we were delighted to donate to John Owen's Injured Players Foundation." IN meets every Friday at Carus Green, Kendal, and is looking for members from certain professions. Details on www.ingroup.org.uk

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At a time when most manufacturers are struggling for orders, imagine having to break this news to your customers:
"As of June, 2011 the wait for a custom Vanilla (bicycle) is over five years."
Not only that, but the price per bike will be somewhere between $5,000-12,000.
The company with this problem (one any manufacturer would love) is Portland-based Vanilla Bicycles. It makes bikes by hand, and they are anything but plain vanilla.
According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, "The appeal of Vanilla bikes lies in both fashion and function: They are known for their smooth ride and speed and for a unique look that blends retro features and unusual paint colors with hand-carved lugs and silver bonding."
"Silver has a very low melting temperature," Vanilla's website says. "When a steel frame is built with silver, the matrix of the steel is left virtually unchanged and its strength unaffected. At $11 per oz., silver adds to the cost, but is well worth it."
The same might be said for the attention given every detail. Each Vanilla bicycle is custom-built per the customer's preference and specifications.
"From the beginning with Vanilla I've thought, what's the point of having this business if I can't put rad ideas into action?" says founder Sacha White. "It goes way beyond just building bicycle frames, it goes into exploring concepts, innovating and collaborating on many different levels. I want to work with designers, craftsmen, photographers, writers and graphic artists to create The Best and break convention."
Many consumers are drawn to brands that stand for something other than profit-making. Called affinity brands, they inspire a community of diehard evangelists, drawn by a common cause or set of values — in Vanilla's case, quality craftsmanship and unique design. It's an enthralling concept — the little guy fighting the good fight. (For more on affinity branding, see the post on Patagonia and its founder, Yvon Chouinard.)
Does the wait for a Vanilla bicycle increase its perceived value? And doesn't that mean artisan brands can prosper in any economy?


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What does everyone sweeten their coffee with? Coffee gives me a boost at the gym, but I dont want to have alot of sugar in it, I want to eat healthy.
I already use creamer, but what do you guys use?
What does everyone sweeten their coffee with? Coffee gives me a boost at the gym, but I dont want to have alot of sugar in it, I want to eat healthy.
I already use creamer, but what do you guys use?
I drink it black, but I started drinking it with a little bit of sugar.
Atlarge recently posted a coffee shake recipe. Check it out. Nitrean in coffee rocks.
Nick V
a little milk and a little brown sugar
You will soon see Getfit in OngII Flying Knee Thingys of Doom see if the feisty greek can survive the kicks of Steel Leg From Shaolin Soccer,Dim Mak(def touch) from ChungLee,and Flying Crane by Daniel-san-El Pietro
Spray it with windex greek!-the famous El Pietro
You be quiet or i'll clean and press your narrow francophone self-Callahan
Lift for gains,not glory.Control your ego and the weight
What a strong girl! This leads me to believe you can severly injure most of the male population-Nick Hatfield
You're blazing white hot,anyone ever tell you that? Sometimes i think you have fingers faster then Superman when it comes to posts on WBB forums.
Hot in terms of both speed and... well new hotness- Stash
gain 50lbs-Anthony
jus plain coffee with a hint of milk...chug it down and feel the rush
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if he dies......he dies - IVAN DRAGO
theres always splenda to use instead of sugar
i just use half and half and splenda, 50-60 cals in half and half considering how much you put isnt gonna kil ya.
i drink it every night too, lol
2000 or bust
i use splenda as well.
and I'd rather have the fat in half and half, than the trans fat and HFCS found in most 'fat free half and half'.
Thanks! I think im going to use a little milk and brown sugar too! Splenda? hmm, oll check it out.
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Some very cute pooches came out in full costume for last weekend's Howl-o-Weenie Festival, sponsored by DREAM Rescue.
Hundreds of dachshunds dressed to impress for the event at Liane Levetan Park in Dunwoody on Saturday.
Proceeds from the festival, which is in its 10th year, went to the efforts of DREAM Rescue, which helps find loving homes for abused, abandoned and unwanted dachshunds.
The non-profit organization places about 150 dogs each year after they are spayed or neutered, vaccinated, microchipped and treated for any health conditions.
To learn more about DREAM Rescue, click here.
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Culture of Offendedness
"I do think one of the characteristics of our age is the growth of this culture of offendedness. It's got something to do with the rise of identity politics, where you are invited to define your identity quite narrowly … What's happened in this age is we are asked to define ourselves by hate."
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
Those Who Can Teach
See Philip Roth's excellent homage to his teacher here...
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
I Love Me Some PGW
"Old Stoker appeared reluctant to set himself up as a judge of male beauty. He made a noise like a pig swallowing half a cabbage, but refused to commit himself further. Dwight, a solemn child, was drinking me in in silence. Sir Roderick, who had turned purple, was now fading away to a lighter shade, but still looked as if his finer feelings had sustained a considerable wallop."
Courtesy: Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
Courtesy: Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse
by Ajay at 8:04 PM
Sunday, January 20, 2013
Facebook and You
A friend of mine recently posted on Facebook his impression of what reading his old emails sounded like. He was surprised at the level of naivete that bordered on the risible. I agreed with him that he was not the only one with a not storied email past. Revisiting my Facebook (and some blog) posts informs me that I should have been incredibly vapid and neurotic those days.
I was quite a late starter as far as social media was concerned. My level of ineptitude was not down to the proper etiquette in response to a Like (should I thank him/her?), but was rather bad. The lack of shrewdness was soon countered with good ol' hard work. Well, if persistence could be considered hard work that is. From a supposed Luddite, I became someone who broadcast their interests, their views, and their awful days to the whole world. The reward? A little extra love delivered electronically. And what philosophizing and bashing and self-pitying and self-aggrandizing to go through. Needless to add the desire to put up something cool and clever on your Wall that sucks time. The wonderful Mindy Kaling says that if you have spent more than 45 seconds on a FB status/Twitter post, then god help you. The whole jambalaya viewed now makes me seem a little pretentious at its worst (in fact, even the word pompous seems too grand to me now). I have been accused of many things in my life–all these of course in person–but never of pretentiousness. The takeaway message from all this was, I was developing a personality quite different from what I was actually (some part was real all right truth be told). They say the important thing when you're watching an uncomfortable movie (or experiencing a nightmare) is to tell yourself that it is just a movie. I suppose you could extend the same calming rationality to social media too.
The most dicey aspect for me was how to manage acquaintances and co-workers who were in your Friends list. I, for one, cannot be assertive enough to ignore a request or delete a person's name. I think it is childish besides the rudeness that rides on top. Had it not been for FB, I wouldn't know the receptionist's stand on such-and-such issue. The core question is do I really want to know? Would not my future interactions with her be a touch influenced by what I know? Worst of all is when you try to engage in a dialog, you being opposed to what they have to say. Going by the amount of vitriol spewed on online forums and discussion boards, it is a scary thing. I used to laugh inwardly when people here in the US used to say they don't get along with their sibling etc. because of their political views. How silly I thought! I could now begin to see what they meant.
Which brings us to the effect social media or any electronic media has on our psyche. A thing that I have noticed among many educated Indians here–I mean desi, not the alphabetized local version–is their subscription to the "truther" sentiment. I have known friends who seriously believe that 9/11 was orchestrated by the Bush administration. I was talking to a friend once on this. He referred to some film–Press for Truth or Loose Change most probably, though he said neither–which asked the right questions, so to speak. "You have to see it with an open mind. It will be interesting," he said. I argued with him, purely on logical basis, that it is impossible to say for sure from a film with its technological and artistic advantages, to say nothing of time. He challenged me, I being an engineer, to give him a reasonable explanation on Galileo's falling body theory being proved false. Physics not being my strength, I couldn't give him a convincing answer. The curse of my life hitherto anyway has been the inability to formulate a response in real-time speed. He then, of course, gave an answer that lend credence to the explosion "hypothesis". This plus a macedoine of other such "truths" make up the debating inventory of the doubters. I know an ex-colleague (he was also a friend) once argued with me and two others in our team at work.
"I don't think it's an inside job" I said.
"Yeah, that's what you'll say now. Fifty years from now, you'll know the truth" he shot back.
"Do you think they'd deliberately kill two thousand of their own?"
"When they can decimate an entire race, why couldn't they?"
At that point, our manager cut in. He had been listening, and either allowed it because he was busy working or because he didn't want to appear too managerial.
"OK guys, no politics" he said, and we dispersed.
An otherwise nice person, he considered himself left of Attila the Hun. He detected conspiracies in everything. Now, I am not naïve to suppose any government, including the US, is saintly, though it still seems unlikely their eating their own as enough justification for Iraqi Freedom. For one thing, wouldn't you rather think they'd been, faute de mieux, subtle? Eminent intellectuals like Noam Chomsky, that tireless critic of US imperialism, has found the truthers' claims dubious. He has asked why isn't there any paper of note on the subject that has appeared in the scientific community. The supposed evidence provided by the truthers all seem fragmentary and speculative. I wouldn't place much confidence even on results from computer models that may help their case. Having worked as a modeling engineer for close to five years, I know that simulation is often not an exact replication of the complex thing that is outside. And what is inexplicable is adherents such as my friends are engineers and scientists (my colleague was a pretty astute engineer). Everything they point to are blissfully confined to the handful of nuggets from that fateful day. They don't have even a decent grasp of history. They don't have answers to the other broader implications and possibilities. So were al-Qaeda and bin Laden branded terrorist only as a build up to this? Or was their assuming responsibility a stroke of serendipity channeled to shore up passion that was starting to wane? The majority of such people suffer from having too much time on their hands that they fill their leisure with such extreme documentaries on Netflix or YouTube or wherever. What they need is to get a life. Or to be blunt, a girlfriend (since all of them are male, supersingle and as far as I know straight). The English novelist Martin Amis said what the Islamist terrorists are looking for is the shortest way to get a girlfriend. The comparison is over-the-top I agree, but it is still relevant.
Social media may not be the lamp that houses a genie, but it is not a bane. I believe my tasteless faux pas were the result of my over-enthusiasm amid the newness of a technology. What Facebook and Twitter have done is to lay out a bridge as invaluable as any physical ones that exist in the real world. As an instrument for revolution and change, there is a lot of potential (the friend who made appearance in the first few lines is an organizer of a few grass roots efforts in India). There was Arab Spring a couple of years ago. There is citizen journalism. Truth seems to be accessible more easily than it was possible in the past. Google even considers itself a bulwark against suppression of freedom of expression while missing the irony of its Big Brother-like behavior. The trick then is to tame the medium to achieve your own ends. My no nonsense cousin is not a fan of FB. The only constructive use he sees in it is networking, a la professional web sites like LinkedIn. He once gave me an article by Seth Godin, who's supposedly a management mastermind, where the author elucidates the "smart" way of using social media. The article is similar in its salient points to the Facebook Score some researchers developed last year. While I also tend to agree that your flu may well be horrible, a running documentation of its stages is meh. But isn't the whole point of having the medium exemplified in the act?
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Tuesday, January 08, 2013
My children give me
agonies of an
honest, soul-tearing labor
and are born like Caesar.
Yours are born
like Nature intended
and live like Caesar.
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Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Kleinman: This is the first time in my life that I can actually do something I love.
Almstead: Love? Just make sure that love doesn't interfere with your duties.
–Shadows and Fog (1991), Dir: Woody Allen
For a bit that seems rather common place (the magician character Almstead replies to the recently fired bookkeeper Kleinman's acceptance of an apprenticeship with the former), seen from another angle it beautifully sums up the constant battle between the head and the heart. Allen is the P.G. Wodehouse of cinema with his mastery of the dialogue.
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London said that the staff would determine a pecking order pretty quickly, once preseason camp starts. That would be wise, given the Cavs' ambitious early schedule.
Logan Thomas: There's no such carousel in Blacksburg, where Thomas' development under Loeffler provides a fascinating subplot.
Does the massive LT3 (6-foot-6, 255 pounds) progress from the player who showed such promise as a multi-dimensional wrecking ball two years ago? Or is he the young man whose completion percentage dropped last season and who routinely alternated good and bad plays?
Granted, Thomas didn't have nearly the skill position talent around him in 2012 that he did in 2011. But a 7-6 record didn't cut it, prompting Beamer to pink slip QB coach Mike O'Cain and Newsome and reassign OC Bryan Stinespring. Enter Loeffler, who tutored future pros Tom Brady and Chad Henne.
Thomas' three picks in the spring game produced massive gastric distress, but there were mitigating factors: simplified scheme; bad routes; potentially excellent defense across from him; high pollen count; satellite interference with signals.
Speaking of defenses, Thomas will see an awfully good one out of the chute at the Georgia Dome, which should provide plenty of motivation during these 100 days.
Big-time visitors: Virginia's first two guests — BYU and Oregon — are long on intrigue and entertainment, but not conducive to job security for a guy with a sub-.500 record and a retooled staff. But London said he welcomes the competition and exposure. He'll get it.
BYU had one of the nation's better defenses last season and features a great linebacker — remember the name Kyle Van Noy, kids. The Cavs will see a bunch of him Aug. 31.
The University of Phil Knight is a premier program. Though Quack Attack architect Chip Kelly left for the NFL, offensive disciple Mark Helfrich runs the show with a bunch of holdover talent.
Oregon's speed and ability to spread the field, combined with Tenuta's reputation for blitzing and attacking, remind us of a Kelly quote: "The thing that happens when you blitz, the band is gonna play. And hopefully, it's gonna be our band playing, not theirs."
We'll see whose band plays most Sept. 7 in Charlottesville.
New members: It's 100 days until the start of the ACC season (actually, 98 before North Carolina-South Carolina), and 184 days until traditional ACC rivals Pittsburgh and Syracuse meet.
Yup, the Panthers and Orangemen come on board this season. Next year, Louisville becomes a full member, while Notre Dame football plays the role of celebrity guest who shows up at the party for a couple of hours, guzzles Dom and gobbles all of the shrimp cocktail, then bolts before cleanup.
Anyway, Syracuse nostalgically closes the season against Pitt and BC, while the Panthers get the 'Cuse and Miami to close. Expect Big East bro' hugs and late night drunk dials to Mike Tranghese.
ACC credibility: We say this every year, but the conference has a chance to be viewed as more than the WAC with a better TV contract.
Clemson's bowl win over LSU boosted the league rep at the end of last season, and there are ample opportunities to build on that: Virginia Tech-Alabama; U.Va.'s aforementioned games against BYU and Oregon; Clemson versus Georgia and South Carolina; North Carolina versus the Ol' Ball Coach; Florida State and Miami with games against Florida; Pitt-Notre Dame; Boston College-Southern Cal.
CAA redux: The conference that produced three national champions, three national finalists and 11 semifinalists in an eight-year span took a dip in 2012.
Just three teams made the FCS playoffs, and the only team to win a postseason game, Old Dominion, bid sayonara to the league and the subdivision.
William and Mary is coming off of consecutive sub-standard seasons. Mickey Matthews shuffled his staff at James Madison (O'Cain and Newsome came north on I-81) after being informed that missing the playoffs is no longer an option, with the school's renewed commitment and expanded playpen.
Towson was as good as any team in the CAA, but torched its playoff chances by scheduling not one, but two games, against FBS programs. Danny Rocco quickly brought Richmond back to the brink of playoff discussion. Delaware canned K.C. Keeler just two years after getting to the FCS title game.
The CAA added Stony Brook and Albany, quality programs that made postseason in their previous leagues. No telling if they can replace the ghosts of Hofstra and Northeastern.
Level playing field: Hampton U. expects to be out of APR jail and back on equal footing with its FCS brethren.
The Pirates went 3-7 last season, the program's worst record since elevating to Division I in the mid-1990s. The dismal season was a direct result of a young team limited to four practices per week — the punishment due to chronic under-performance on the NCAA's Academic Progress Rating scale. The fifth day each week had to be devoted to academic work.
For a team that started as many as 18 freshmen and redshirt freshmen, and installed a new offensive system, missing a total of 16 practice days through the course of the season was a nearly insurmountable hurdle.
Head coach and favorite son Donovan Rose was given another year. He shook up his staff and aims to make amends.
Captains tradition: Christopher Newport football extends the longest farewell tour since Cher.
The USA South allows the Captains to continue to compete in football because their new league, the Capital Athletic Conference, doesn't field enough teams. USA South officials are working back channels to get a couple of middle schools in Maryland and a truck-driving institute in Delaware certified so that they may be rid of the Captains in all sports forever.
CNU made its ninth NCAA appearance in the program's 12 years last season. Though backing into the playoffs after losing the season finale, and a subsequent wax job at D-III national champ Mount Union, don't seem like rewards.
The Captains again will be in the playoff hunt. They had only 19 seniors on a 122-man roster and could return as many as 13 starters, though projecting a Division III roster in May might be as foolish as assigning point spreads and projections 100 days out.


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Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite. If only those phrases were all it took to put baby down. Getting a newborn to sleep through the night is one of the most talked about issues in infant care. Parents become fiercely supportive of their chosen sleep training method and its guru. Marc Weissbluth, one of the nation's most popular pediatricians and author of Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child that advocates a modified "cry-it-out" philosophy, is using his blog to take on Dr. William Sears, author of The Attachment Parenting Book: A Commonsense Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Baby, which calls for soothing baby until it falls asleep.
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Switching to a lightweight graphical desktop environment is a great way to improve the overall performance of your system, especially if this system happens to be a notebook or netbook. But if you opt, for example, for LXDE, you'll discover that it lacks a graphical tool for managing power profiles and controlling the processor frequency. This might not be a big problem on a desktop machine, but the ability to adjust power settings is crucial for improving the battery life of your mobile companion. The cpufrequtils utility provides a neat solution to this problem. This utility can help you to tweak power management options from the command line. cpufrequtils is available in the software repositories of most mainstream Linux distributions, so you can install it using your distro's package manager.
Using cpufrequtils is easy. For starters, run the cpufreq-info command to view the processor and power management info. The output of this command should look something like this:
cpufrequtils 006: cpufreq-info (C) Dominik Brodowski 2004-2009 Report errors and bugs to firstname.lastname@example.com, please. analyzing CPU 0: driver: acpi-cpufreq CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: 0 CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: 0 maximum transition latency: 10.0 us. hardware limits: 800 MHz - 1.60 GHz available frequency steps: 1.60 GHz, 1.33 GHz, 1.07 GHz, 800 MHz available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance current policy: frequency should be within 800 MHz and 1.60 GHz. The governor "ondemand" may decide which speed to use within this range. current CPU frequency is 800 MHz. cpufreq stats: 1.60 GHz:15.39%, 1.33 GHz:0.51%, 1.07 GHz:0.63%, 800 MHz:83.47% (5988)
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available frequency steps: 1.60 GHz, 1.33 GHz, 1.07 GHz, 800 MHz available cpufreq governors: conservative, ondemand, userspace, powersave, performance
The first line tells you which frequency steps are available for your particular processor, while the second line displays the available power governors.
Using the cpufreq-set command with the -g switch you can enable the desired governor. For example, if your netbook is running on the battery, you might want to enable the conservative or powersave governor:
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Instead of enabling a specific governor, you can set the desired CPU frequency. To do that, you have to enable the userspace governor first:
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You can then use the cpufreq-set command with the -f switch to set the desired CPU frequency:
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Parent: Are vaccinations really necessary?
Paul A. Offit, MD: I think that vaccines are still necessary for three reasons: The first reason that vaccines are necessary is that for common diseases like, for example, chicken pox, a choice not to get a vaccine, is a choice to get the disease.
Louis M. Bell, MD: In most cases, it's a mild disease. In some cases, it's not. And it's in that--in this setting in the Emergency Department that we might see patients who have more severe cases of chicken pox.
Kathy Archison, parent:: My husband and I didn't really know. Sunday we just knew that Jonathan didn't feel well. You know, he could maybe walk about three or four steps, and then he would just double over in pain going, "Momma my belly hurts. I just can't walk anymore."
Louis M. Bell, MD: These are all children who very quickly went from being well to ill with complications from chicken pox, complications of pneumonia, of serious skin infections, of ataxia, and imbalance, from an inflammation of the brain, from a serious sepsis syndrome where they require Intensive Care Unit.
Kathy Archison, parent: The doctors had said what happened to John was he was basically invaded. His body was invaded. The reason--one of the reasons why he couldn't walk was because his colon was lined with the chicken pox. At the hospital when they put a breathing tube down him, blood was coming out and they couldn't figure out why. When doctors said, basically, Jonathan bled to death because nothing would, you know, nothing would stop the bleeding.
Louis M. Bell, MD: This is a mild disease, in general. But for a small group of children, it can be a devastating disease.
Kathy Archison, parent: I went in and seen him after he had died. And I just told him to save me a seat, you know. I don't get to kiss him good night. I don't get to give him a hug. Children are supposed to bury their parents. It's not supposed to be the other way around.
Louis M. Bell, MD: When I see parents come into the Emergency Department with these complications in this era, when there's a vaccine available, it's sad in some ways, and it also makes me think that we missed the boat as pediatricians.
Narrator: Before the chicken pox vaccine was first available in 1995, chicken pox killed 50 American children and hospitalized over 7,000 every year.
Paul A. Offit, MD: The second reason that vaccines are necessary is that some diseases kind of smolder below the surface like measles or mumps or German measles or haemophilus. And if we choose to lower immunization rates, even by just a little, we run the risk that there will be, again, outbreaks of those diseases in our country. And we need only look back about 10 years ago when between 1989 and 1991 when we had immunization rates against measles of about 70 percent, we had sweeping outbreaks of measles across this country.
Robert Levenson, Director, Divsion of Disease Control Philadelphia - Department of Public Health: Philadelphia was not one of the first cities to have a major measles epidemic. Los Angeles, Chicago, and other major cities had it a year before. So we knew it was coming. We were actually advising parents before measles had entered Philadelphia that it was coming and that children, especially preschool children, needed to be immunized. The message went totally unheeded; totally.
Barbara Watson, MD: Measles doesn't just hit the skin. It, basically, hits every organ system. So there's vomiting, diarrhea, and dehydration as well. And then the complications of the measles, the ear infections, the pneumonia, the seizures.
Robert Levenson: Every day we were getting 30, 40, 50 cases of measles called into us. And every case required that we investigate to confirm the diagnosis to identify susceptible people around the case and to work to try and get them protected. I got a call at 2:00 o'clock in the morning from the Medical Examiner telling me that a child died from measles. And then at 5:00 o'clock in the morning I got a second call telling me a child died from measles. And I said, well, I actually got that call three hours ago. And the Medical Examiner told me, "No, this is a second child who died."
Barbara Watson, MD: It was like, "Why is this happening? How could a developed country that has the facilities, has the expertise, has the money to prevent these deaths. How could this possibly be happening here in Philadelphia?"
Robert Levenson:: When the measles epidemic waned in the spring of 1991, we were able to document over 1550 cases of measles in the city, and there were 9 children who died from the measles.
Paul A. Offit, MD: The third reason that vaccines are necessary is that for diseases like polio or diphtheria, which have been either completely or virtually eliminated from this country, they haven't been eliminated from the rest of the world.
Huntly Collins, Medical Writer: Before going to India, I was under the impression that polio was basically no longer a problem in the world. After getting off the plane in Delhi and taking a taxicab into the hotel, polio was apparent on the streets. We could see what are known in India as "crawlers," people with polio having no wheelchairs, no crutches, pulling themselves along the ground and begging. So parents in India are very eager to get their kids vaccinated. By contrast, parents in the United States have forgotten that polio is a problem.
Paul A. Offit, MD: And let's face it, the world's just not that big anymore. International travel is common, and when people travel, the germs that infect them, travel with them. Recently, there was a little girl who came into Canada who was infected with polio. She was infected with polio because she'd recently been in a place where polio infections were occurring. Now, she was very contagious to those people in Canada. But the people in Canada didn't get infected because they were vaccinated with the polio vaccine. But if they hadn't been, the potential for an outbreak of polio was there.


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The 83rd Oscars is still taking place at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, unveiling another win for "The Social Network" and "Inception". The drama about Facebook creation nabs Best Film Editing prize for Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter's work, while the sci-fi is hauled for its Achievement in Visual Effects (Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb).
The best editing trophy becomes the third award collected by "Social Network", and the visual effects prize marks the fourth time "Inception" is mentioned as a winner that night. "Toy Story 3" has also followed their footsteps to be a multiple winner, snatching best original song gong for Randy Newman's "We Belong Together".
Earlier at the ceremony, Oprah Winfrey has presented the award for Best Documentary Feature which goes to "Inside Job". Additionally, Best Documentary Short Subject and Short Live Action Film titles are given to "Strangers No More" and "God of Love" respectively.
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I love this recipe. This year I used a domestic Bleu cheese and a cornbread that I boil the cornmeal first for greater moisture. This years version was even better than previous efforts.
Cornbread and Gorgonzola Dressing
Leo Gong
Like a cross between a dressing and a savory bread pudding, this rich mix of slightly sweet cornbread, earthy dried mushrooms, and creamy, sharp blue cheese had Sunset's staff clamoring for seconds. Prep and Cook Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes. Notes: To make ahead, prepare the stuffing through step 4 on the day before serving. Cover the bread cubes and cornbread and store at room temperature; cover and chill the leek-porcini mixture, then bring to room temperature before resuming with step 5.
Yield: Makes 12 to 16 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 436
- Calories from fat: 43%
- Protein: 17g
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated fat: 12g
- Carbohydrate: 43g
- Fiber: 3.5g
- Sodium: 952mg
- Cholesterol: 174mg
- 1/3 cup plus 1/4 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cornmeal
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 5 1/4 cups milk
- 8 large eggs
- 4 ounces dried porcini mushrooms
- 2 leeks, halved lengthwise, rinsed well, white and light green parts thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 shallots, minced
- 4 fresh sage leaves, minced
- 12 ounces baguette or similar French bread, cut into 1/2-in. cubes
- 10 ounce gorgonzola dolce cheese
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Butter two 9- by 13-in. baking dishes. Set aside. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt 1/3 cup butter. Set aside and cool slightly.
- 2. In a large bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Stir in 1 1/4 cups milk, 2 eggs, and melted butter. Pour batter into a buttered baking dish and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool and then cut cornbread into bite-size pieces.
- 3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, soak porcini in 1 3/4 cups hot water for 15 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer porcini to a cutting board and roughly chop. Reserve porcini and soaking liquid.
- 4. Melt remaining 1/4 cup butter in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add leeks, garlic, shallots, porcini, sage, and remaining 1 tsp. salt. Cook, stirring, until leeks and shallots are soft, about 5 minutes. Carefully pour in porcini liquid, leaving behind any grit at the bottom of the bowl.
- 5. In a very large bowl, whisk together remaining 4 cups milk and 6 eggs. Stir in leek mixture. Add baguette cubes and stir. Add cornbread cubes and fold gently to mix. Transfer to second buttered baking dish and break gorgonzola into small pieces while scattering over the top. Bake until set, about 40 minutes. Let sit 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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- COURSE: Side Dishes/Vegetables
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Make-Ahead
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Rice/Grains, Vegetables
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- OCCASION: Thanksgiving
- PUBLICATION: Sunset
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In the final few weeks of the offseason, we're taking a look, position group by position group, at the 2011 Georgia Tech team. Coming off of a 6-7 season, Tech's first losing season since 1996, the Jackets have questions to answer along with hope for an improvement on both sides of the ball. Let's take a look at the roster…
Projected starters: LT Phil Smith (Jr., 6-5, 292), LG Will Jackson (So., 6-3, 285), C Jay Finch (So., 6-3, 283), RG Omoregie Uzzi (Jr., 6-3, 300), RT Tyler Kidney (So., 6-2, 262).
Others to watch: Ray Beno, Morgan Bailey and Catlin Alford will push for playing time at tackle. Guard J.C. Lanier will try to build on his first spring tackle on offense. Incoming freshmen Trey Braun, Shaq Mason and Errin Joe are candidates to get playing time immediately.
Key losses: The Yellow Jackets graduated two-time All-ACC center Sean Bedford and saw tackle Nick Claytor leave after his junior season for the NFL draft.
Key fact: Alford, Bailey and Beno were among those missing portions of spring practice, which hindered the line's chances to develop cohesion. The absences opened room for walk-on Kidney and Braun, an early enrollee, to get useful practice time.
Key fact II: According to espn.com, Georgia Tech's offensive linemen have the fewest number of combined returning starts in the ACC with 37. The league average is 73.4. Uzzi, a second-team All-ACC guard last year, and Smith have 25 of them.
Key question: Can coach Paul Johnson and line coaches Mike Sewak and Todd Spencer get this group ready to hold its own? In part because of the injuries, the offensive line was routinely outplayed in spring practice. Further, aside from backup center Nick McRae, the other four second-teamers have played a combined four games, which is a stunning number. From the moment fall practice starts, there's a lot of coaching and drilling to do.
Recent developments: Finch has made considerable gains in the team's summer strength and conditioning workouts. Lanier switched from defensive line in the spring after playing in just one game as a redshirt freshman.
Outlook: Fair to poor. Uzzi, Jackson and Smith helped the Jackets lead the nation in rushing, and Finch and McRae were key backups. The rest of the line is a considerable question mark. Injuries to Tech's most experienced linemen will be costly. For what it's worth, Johnson said he thinks the unit will be fine.
Your turn: How do you think the offensive line is going to look?
July 7th, 2011
9:41 am
July 7th, 2011
9:43 am
I think GT's line will be what holds them back on offense this year. Similar to UGA, the lines will struggle at times and probably be the difference in winning or losing a couple of games.
July 7th, 2011
9:47 am
Welcome to our world….How is ya'll's defense shaping up? ours appears to be better than last year, although no one has played a down yet. Good luck this year.
July 7th, 2011
9:49 am
This is the obvious key concern this fall. Toward late in the season, Tech's O-line depth is always challenged by nagging nicks and dings.
I predict that Tech's rushing offensive style helps the line and they will pull it together.
However, wIll this be another year without a significant passing attack?
July 7th, 2011
9:52 am
I think GT has more depth than UGA.I also think they will
develop into a sound offensive line.The Tech line will not
be doing much pass blocking.If they do,I think Tech will
have much bigger issues than their offensive line.They have
got to play ball control and keep their defense off the field.
July 7th, 2011
10:02 am
These OL will not have to block too much. We run an option offense. We will have problems when we try to pass.
Washington is a poor passer, so I hope Days can be better.
July 7th, 2011
10:03 am
I expect the offense to be fine simply because it always has been under Johnson. The line isn't perfect but it doesn't need to be. We will still move the ball well. Whether we can keep other teams from moving it equally well is the better question, and I'm sure Ken is working on that, too.
July 7th, 2011
10:12 am
Tech really has problems with their offensive line when the down and yardage situation makes it obvious what they are having to do. They don't have a tight end that hurts em some too.
I think Georgia will be fine. In Tech's case look at the size of that line and then look at the size of Georgia's. I think if Georgia would just man up more and run the ball they would wear most teams out. Tech has not got the talent for situations, Georgia has great talent but so far has lacked coaching and conditioning. If Georgia's offense would stay on the field more its defense would improve too. They are the ones getting worn out by South Carolina and Auburn's ground control. Newton was a runner first and a great passer because of it.
July 7th, 2011
10:12 am
Similar problems to UGA-no depth or at least no experienced depth.
Difference I see is the size of the line except for Lanier. UGA averages 325 while Tech averages well under 300. The style of play and the techniques involved allow Tech's line to be undersized.
I think UGA's 1st team OL is very good and has 2 players with tons of experience. Tech's line will probably be OK but thank God for the TO or this line would be in big trouble.
July 7th, 2011
10:14 am
UGA is a deep team with really good players, goldwreck. I'm not sure we are deeper than they are and we certainly are not as talented. Whether their coaches get the most out of the talent in Athens is a completely different question.
July 7th, 2011
10:17 am
Bingo, GT. Georgia fans make fun of our offense – which makes no sense because we are averaging 34 a game against them under Johnson – but they'd be wise to take some pointers from Tech. They have the players to line up in an I and just hammer teams but they don't. I will never understand why.
July 7th, 2011
10:30 am
Well, that's the million-dollar question now, isn't it? Can CPJ recruit the OL effectively?
Based on results so far, I'm not so sure.
As the OL goes, so goes the offense; I am always hopeful, but in this case not as optimistic about our ability to simply pound the ball forward.
May have to get some play-action in there and mix it up.
July 7th, 2011
10:33 am
I just hope our OL can step up this year. We finally have a passing QB in Vad Lee and we will dominate if he has protection in the backfield to find an open receiver. The season can't get here fast enough!!!
Vad Lee passing highlights:
July 7th, 2011
10:35 am
Johnson is perfect for Tech. Through the years Tech could get offensive lineman and develop them into pro types. The kid might be marginal in high school but come to Tech with a great work ethic, along with a tall frame and things would work out. The problem is Tech could not consistently bring in the talent to be doing the same thing its opponent is doing and beat them at it. For this reason Johnson brings in the fullback type lineman like Bear Bryant use to do that is not the poster child but gets 80% of what he needs done by athletic ability as opposed to strength on strength. They will never look good measured by tape and in some obvious situations they will look down right bad. Johnson says some of this bad can be corrected by performing the right assignments. I believe Johnson and don't mind him calling out his players that blow assignment. It is not for him it is for the player who hides in denial. What he really hasn't had at Tech but I think is getting better is the defense. The offense will eventual score a lot of points in a game, in doing so they turn the ball over to the other team and have to play some defense to win.
July 7th, 2011
10:39 am
56 days until kick off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I need football!!
O-line is young but should be okay. I am sure that there will be a few mistakes early in the season but as they work together CPJ will have them ready to go. The bigger questions shoule be how is the D-fence going to hold up.
Thanks Ken. Keep them coming.
July 7th, 2011
10:41 am
Since CPJ arrival, Tech's special teams and defense have been disapointments. Special teams probably due the lack of depth and defense due to lack of a system. 2011 seems to be worst than 2010 becase we can add OL and QB to the list. Defense needs to prove something this year or it could get very ugly. If defense can make some stops, the CPJ offense will score enough to win even with an undersized inexperenced line. He was able to take the Gaily line and have them ready his first season.
July 7th, 2011
10:43 am
But PJ did get us a " long-snapper", so we can punt alot
July 7th, 2011
10:46 am
Once Tech gets a passing game that compliments the running game, they will be dangerous. That's why teams were stacking the box the last season because Tech had zero passing game. But like I said, once Vad or Synjn take the helm, look out! It will be like 90's Nebraska. They just need to control the clock, decrease turnovers, play with some discipline, and play some dang defense!
July 7th, 2011
10:46 am
Vad Lee is going to be hot. Tech has a way of getting players that are really good with very little fanfare. I think the press helps them out plus many of the better players come from out of state and it is difficult to figure them out. That running back at Georgia has the weight of the world on his shoulders. If Georgia keeps it simple the kid will be good but if they try to pass every other down that pass blocking can be very confusing and lose a lot of yards while he is learning. It will be interesting to see how Johnson breaks Lee in. I bet we won't even see him till mid season if then.
July 7th, 2011
10:46 am
Better start recruiting the kid at Pickens Co…..6′3, 265lbs, smart, aggressive and a few GT grads in his family that are now doctors.
July 7th, 2011
10:52 am
Can't wait until the team begins practice next month. Also, can't wait to attend the scrimmage in late August to see how well Vad has picked up the offense. If the media is right saying Vad Lee will Redshirt all season, the scrimmage may be the only time we see him will the ball in his hands this year.
July 7th, 2011
10:54 am
That said, the first few games of the season (Western Carolina, etc.) would be a great time for Vad to "cut his teeth" on college football…
July 7th, 2011
10:57 am
Here we go, you want to see what it can look like go look at the old Hambone at Georgia Southen. Tracy Ham was a household name. Then add a defense like only Russel could coach and you got a football team. Tech's coaching staff is about as Georgian as a peach. Georgia has more right to some of these guys than we do but keeps going out of state for coaches. Vince Dooley is the legacy that Bobby Dodd was before him in good coaches. Southern made it back to the playoffs last year with a Tech assistant becoming they head coach. Georgia needs to bring Smart home, maybe Tommy Spangler from La Tech to coach their defense. You need to discover these guys while they still have fire in their belly. Something about the way Tech plays that get dirty football keeps that fire going too.
July 7th, 2011
10:59 am
Also, check out Raymond Gross winning the National Championship at Southern!
Yeah baby!!!!
July 7th, 2011
11:06 am
All comes down to can they stay healthy. The depth looks better than it has in the past, but with a player going out every other game it is hard to gain that cohesive unit GT needs. Hopefully they can gel in fall camp and I fully see the incoming guys not redshirting to gain playing time. The first two games will allow these guys to come together and by the Kansas game we should know what kind of season we fans can expect. It's a rebuilding year so I mainly just want to see progress in each game.
July 7th, 2011
11:07 am
Gonna' be a long year for you GT fans…
Made even worse by our march to a MNC.
July 7th, 2011
11:09 am
@Big Macon Dawg:
Gonna be hilarious watching Boise St. suck the wind out of your sails first game of season…
July 7th, 2011
11:13 am
We are all shaking in our little space boots, Macon.
July 7th, 2011
11:13 am
"Georgia get's all these players but what happens to them?" ~ Spurrier
July 7th, 2011
11:15 am
I cannot wait until September!!! This clip should get all college football fans fired up for next year!!
July 7th, 2011
11:38 am
Dawginlex, that is a pretty fair post i must say. I will note that our 0-lineman for this type of attack ( Spread option attack) usually are smaller and quicker so they can get down field quicker. This is to our advantage not disadvantage. You guys prefer beef but are slower. The speed factor is not what will hold you guys back as it would our O-line. Our disadvantage is clearly experience. I like the size and athletic ability our lineman have. Last year what kept us from winning 9 or even possibly 10 games was TURNOVERS and poor special teams which cost us 2 games at least!!! Our Defense was with a 1st year coordinator and i expect the defense to be much improved in year 2 under groh. CPJ has taken over special teams and so i can only hope we can get better there because it was pitiful on SP. My biggest concern is being young at QB ( as i expect a freshman to win the job) in which we could have some growing pains because of the youth there. We also have nobody that can catch the damn ball.
We need a deep ball threat and that makes this offense even more dangerous and you have to respect the long ball. However, we don't have this threat and teams will stack the box and dare us to throw which wastes downs when you have nobody who can complete the passes or catch them. In reality we have a softer schedule and could win 8 games possibly. We also could see a complete repeat of 2010. I have no idea what to expect in full from this team we have.
July 7th, 2011
11:43 am
An easy thing to do this off season has been to knock Tevin Washington but with a kicker who can successfully kick an extra point, we have UGA on their field, 35 to 35, with a few minutes to go. That's pretty good for his third or fourth game. How about we let the backups actually beat him out before declaring he isn't very good?
July 7th, 2011
11:51 am
The OL is the key to the offense and the DL is the key to the defense. There is nothing new here.
July 7th, 2011
11:53 am
What really bothered me about last season was not the blocking up front but the lack of blocking on the edge and into the secondary. Wide receivers and back side blocking has to improve dramatically this year or we will get nowhere fast.
July 7th, 2011
11:53 am
The line will be fine because we do not pass very often and they should know how to run block. Washington is about at the same place Josh was in 2008. Most people forget that he was Mr.Ala. football when he was in high school.
July 7th, 2011
11:59 am
First off, it's about damn time we had something to read here about the Jackets. It's been nearly 2 weeks since we had anything. Secondly, WOW, all these posts and only one mutt making an ass out of himself (yeah, that would be you, BigMaconDawg). Cudos to you, DawginLex, for your classy, knowledgeable posts
July 7th, 2011
11:59 am
At the rate he's going PJ will have Tech fans wishing they were playing with his peers in the Southern Conference and service academies
July 7th, 2011
11:59 am
point well made. It also shows clearly how stupid it is for either fanbase to be upset over OL prospects not going to either school. In a lot of cases, GT is not even recruiting the same type of OL that UGA is and vice versa. When you factor in academic choice, it is no wonder the recruiting battles are few for OL.
July 7th, 2011
11:59 am
Tech will surprise a lot of folks this year. So will the dawgs with their three wins.
July 7th, 2011
12:00 pm
In PJ I trust.
PJ knows what he's got, and if he's saying the OL will be fine, then I have no worries. Staying healthy & limiting TOs is the key. Limiting TOs = more TDs. Limiting TOs = more Ws.
2008 GT scored 37 offensive TDs … 9 Ws
2009 GT scored 58 offensive TDs … 11 Ws
2010 GT scored 40 offensive TDs … 6 Ws
2010 was GT's worst for TOs & injuries ….
July 7th, 2011
12:00 pm
Here's a surprise
Penn state 63
Alabammer 3
Arkansas 49
Alabammer 7
July 7th, 2011
12:02 pm
We will struggle to win 6 or 7 games this season, and that's not just my opinion— we're picked to finish only ahead of Duke in one pre-season ACC poll.
1. No offensive line, no QB and new B-back.
2. Undersized defense playing the wrong scheme.
Redshirt Vad Lee, and rebuild for next season.
July 7th, 2011
12:14 pm
What I do know is there will be a time over the next few years when Vad Lee and CPJ will spend an entire season burning defenses that cheat up to the line by using Vad's arm. Thereafter, the triple option will be in full effect!
July 7th, 2011
12:21 pm
The "demise" of the Jacket Offensive Line is, once again, premature. Since Paul Johnson has been on campus, all he's done is establish one of the top rushing offenses in the Country; do any of you honestly think this happens by accident?
However, for the first time he's been on campus, CPJ is going to actually have a majority of "his" O-Linemen playing this coming season, that is of course, they can stay healthy. This also means most of these guys have now had several years learning the correct blocking techniques for the CPJ spread/TO.
The only question that should remain is whether the QB will be able to make proper reads and be able to pass the ball effectively. If these two things can happen, then GA Tech's Offense should be fine.
July 7th, 2011
12:25 pm
Tech should be 3 and 0 early in the season and has Duke late in the season. Tech will only have to win three of seven other ACC games to have a winning season. We could do better if the defense improves and receivers can catch the football.
I predict Georgia will win the SEC.
July 7th, 2011
12:25 pm
I've worried about the lack of QB experience too, but the more I've thought about it, the less I worry.
In 2008, NOBODY had "game" experience with PJ's O, and the Jackets managed 9 Ws. 2011 is totally different story. Limit TOs (20 or fewer) and it's 8+ Ws.
I recall 2 games off the top of my head from 2008 which TOs hurt GT bad.
UNC … Late 3rd qtr, UNC 7-0 lead, Roddy back to receive punt…FUMBLES, UNC recovers at GT 30′ish yd line. Scores TD couple mins into 4th. NEXT GT possession (J. Shaw in for injured Nes) FUMBLES, UNC recovers again at GT 30′ish yd line. Scores TD few mins later, now up 21-0 with about 6 mins remaining.
UVA … Opening drive of 2nd half, GT up 14-10, drives into UVA territory … FUMBLES! UVA recovers, scores TD on its possession. Next GT drive the Jackets move ball inside UVA 5 yd line, will retake lead … FUMBLE, UVA recovers at 3 yd line.
Stay as healthy, limit TOs, gt more Ws.
July 7th, 2011
12:25 pm
Watch out for Mason; he is a devastating run blocker who loves to compete!
July 7th, 2011
12:30 pm
We've got plenty of size this year. There is no reason we can't get the job done on the OL.
Phil Smith 6′5" , 291 lbs.
Trey Braun 6′5″ , 305 lbs.
Errin Joe 6′4" , 305 lbs.
Morgan Bailey 6′4″ , 305 lbs.
Catlin Alford 6′4″ , 295 lbs.
Bryan Chamberlain 6′4″ , 285 lbs.
Omoregie Uzzi 6′3″ , 300 lbs.
Shaquille Mason 6′2″ , 305 lbs.
July 7th, 2011
12:38 pm
Fortunately for Tech, they have one of the most laughably pathetic schedules of any BCS team this year. I don't follow the ACC that closely but I can't imagine anyone in that league outside of Virginia Tech will make any noise nationally. That means it will be clear in to MID-NOVEMBER
July 7th, 2011
12:39 pm
….before Tech plays a team with a living breathing pulse. Who needs depth on the offensive line?
Tech goes 8-4 this year and Techies will once again act like Paul Johnson invented the game of football and cured cancer.