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Olympic vodkas go for gold
By Kimberly Poff
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In honor of the beginning of Olympic season, this week's libation-centered review features the classic Russian liquor: vodka.
As fate would have it, vodka is very similar to Olympic sports: not to be imbibed alone.
Typically, most people do not watch Olympic sports (such as swimming or skiing) outside of the actual Olympics. At the same time, most people do not consume vodka straight from the bottle—especially the college crowd.
This is probably for the best, as the vodka college students can afford should not be had without a good deal of mixer to mask the pungent odor and terrible flavor.
In the spirit of the noble Olympics, we did not rank the eight sampled vodkas, but instead likened them to the athletic events that will grace our televisions throughout February.
1. New Amsterdam Citron
Drinking this vodka is exactly like smelling citrus-laced hand sanitizer. It tastes like rubbing alcohol, and the citrus flavor comes only as a bitter aftertaste. Like Nordic Combined, the marriage of cross-country skiing and ski jumping, this mixture of two decent flavors results in something ultimately silly and undesirable.
2. New Amsterdam Red Berry
This vodka is exactly like watered-down, alcoholic cough syrup and hockey—both are over-aggressive. This vodka punches you in the face with the berry flavor, while it slapshots you in the throat with the alcoholic burn.
3. New Amsterdam Peach
Much like figure skating, this vodka is pretty much what you would expect. It tastes like peach vodka. Figure skating has jumps, spins and shiny costumes. It is fun to watch, just like this vodka is fun to drink. The New Amsterdam Peach Vodka pairs well with orange juice.
4. Smirnoff Triple Distilled
This "Russian" vodka (which is actually owned by a British company) is much like the Sochi Olympics: a little bit of a failure. It smells like rubbing alcohol—enough to cause one to cough—and is very watery. Drinking this vodka is like watching curling; it's not that great, but it is better than those non-Olympic sports, or Burnett's, and everyone still knows what it is.
5. Smirnoff Wild Honey
Drama is the essence of this vodka. Like Ice Dancing, its flavors are over-the-top and in-your-face. It smells like a Bath and Body Works candle, and tastes as if it were nothing other than honey.
Again, the vodka is anything but smooth, however, the excess of sugar overwhelms the flavor. Seriously, this could be put in tea or lemonade. And, like Ice Dancing, the Smirnoff Wild Honey is overdramatic, yet fun.
6. Skyy
The snowboarding of vodkas. It is fun and, more importantly, it actually tastes good. You could party pretty hard with Skyy. Unfortunately, it still has a little bit of the rubbing alcohol smell; however, it does not linger after a few drinks.
7. Crystal Head
Bottled in a glass skull, this vodka is Skeleton, for obvious reasons. Crystal Head is smooth, tastes good and does not smell like rubbing alcohol—a great selling point for a vodka. You might not even want to mix it, but instead drink it in a vodka martini.
8. Grey Goose
This was the most disappointing vodka of the lot—like the Biathlon. Anything involving guns should be exciting, but Grey Goose lacks flavor and has a harsh burn. However, it still tastes better than the Smirnoff Triple Distilled, but not by much.


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I was born and raised in a small-town of America's heartland, the Midwestern state of Ohio. It's a place I will always call home. It forged a very important part of me in that it was a wholesome place to live and spend my formative years. I was raised visiting farms on the outskirts of my small-town suburbia where I grew up with many experiences as a young girl speaking directly with the Amish and other local producers about their farm stand produce and hand-crafted goods at nearby flea markets. School trips and family outings involved things like hay rides, visits to apple orchards, pumpkin patches and summer strawberry picking- memories I cherish deeply and one of the reasons why Fall and Spring are my absolute favorite seasons of the year.
What has made my life even more interesting is that I'm half Sicilian and half Puerto-Rican, which means that I grew up eating some really amazing food! My Sicilian grandparents had Sunday suppers for the entire family- every week. Pasta with meatballs, lasagna, homemade sauce, homemade bread, homemade pizza- it was all a part of the culinary experience of my youth and something I thought was normal. On the Puerto Rican side, it was rice and beans, chicken, pasteles (banana-leaf wrapped tamales), and all sorts of Caribbean-style sweets made with guava, mango, coconut and pineapple. It's no wonder I grew up with a desire to hold on to the culinary traditions I grew up with when I saw so much of it disappearing into the marketplace of not-so-real food as I got older and began shopping for myself.
A trip to Sicily when I was 18 years old changed everything about how I viewed food, cooking and living. I experienced how to shop, select, cook and savor the freshest ingredients one could possibly put on the table. My aunt showed me around the markets of my family's seaside home town in a small village outside of Catania and the rest of my family there showed me how to truly enjoy it all. I was never the same after returning.
Coming back to the U.S., I entered college and began traveling abroad more and more- Mexico, the Caribbean, France, England, Switzerland, Morocco, Spain, Greece and all of Italy. I couldn't get enough of learning about how people around the world cooked and lived and enjoyed the freshest and most local ingredients on hand. I talked to everyone I could about how to prepare food from scratch and why they used certain cooking methods over others. No culinary school could have given me that type of experience, although I really wanted to enter a prestigious culinary school at the time. Without regret, I graduated from Ohio University with a BA and an MA in International Studies and came out speaking a couple extra languages, meeting some incredibly interesting people and having the most amazing college experiences I hold deep in my heart.
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After college I was a Spanish and English Language and Literature teacher for nearly 10 years before deciding to pursue food writing and teaching the culinary arts within a halal context on a full-time basis. I'm passionate about wholesome food, nutrition, gardening, homemaking and learning about fascinating culinary traditions of people all over the globe. I love real food and am concerned about the current state of our food industry and other factors that jeopardize our food freedom and fair and equal access to healthy food for everyone. It helps that I love to cook, I love to be at home in my kitchen and my garden, and I love to travel and cook and garden anywhere else in the world, too. I could literally cook and discuss food and everything that surrounds the topic all day long. Really, I could.
I live near Chicago with my husband who also has a similar ethnic background and has since come to be very passionate about what's in his food and has even begun to garden himself. Together we frequently scope out ways to eat the same kinds of food we were raised on, as long as that food is halal, raised humanely, and grown without poisonous toxins and chemicals. Unfortunately, that's not always an easy thing to do. We try our best–and whenever I find ways to do that, I have to share it with my readers.
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awpowers_2000 said...
@Matt, i'm normally a fan of your writing, but I disagree with you on this one.
First of all, I think all classes should be able to fill at least two roles. I love tanking. I love my hunter. I wish I could play both at once, but if I want to play a hunter i can only do ranged dps with a pet.
But the second point I want to focus on is, why does it matter that the class you like to play can do something else? My guild considers ourselves casual, so maybe this is a hardcore guild issue. My warrior has two prot specs, one for single target and one for AoE. I don't like to play melee DPS, if I'm up close, i want to take the dmg, otherwise I want to be back. So I don't have another warrior dps spec. If on a fight my guild says, "we only need one tank, and I want this other person to tank." Then I whip out my hunter. Since you pretty much have to keep two sets of gear for two different roles, it doesn't make much of a difference if you focus on one spec on two characters, or two specs on one char.
In our guild we have a resto druid and a resto shammy who don't dps. We have a ret paladin that doesn't do anything else. I don't understand the logic that if a class can do something, you can't play that class unless you do it.
If there is a point i have to agree on, it's that the pure DPS classes don't have much difference between specs. I know there are differences with which spells you focus on and etc, but weapons, stats (for the most part), positioning, they're pretty much the same. I would like to see more variety in their different specs, not less variety in the other classes' specs.
I'd argue you can be a fan of his writing and still disagree with what he says.
For example I wouldn't flinch if someone called me a Liberal, not even pejoratively, but I don't agree with everything Michael Moore says. I find him humorous and entertaining, but he's wrong a lot of the time, uses poorly constructed logic, and the same underhanded tactics that his opponents and detractors use.


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Total war on Iran would be a catastrophe. Every politician involved in this business should be locked in a room and forced to read the cuttings on Afghanistan and Iraq over the past decade. Ahmadinejad may delight audiences with his bloodthirsty language about the west. But the rest of the world would ask by what right are two nuclear powers using violence to stop someone else joining their weirdly exclusive club. We would have no UN support for such a venture. No one seriously supposes that Iran, under whatever ruler, would seek to wipe out Israel – and anyway that is Israel's business.
Stopping Iran from developing a nuclear capability is and always was a lost cause. It appears to be three years from deliverable warheads and is besieged by foreign agents launching cyber-attacks, selling fake components and assassinating scientists. But Iran would be no easy target, like Libya or Iraq. The more isolated and threatened Iran is by the west, the more nuclear assertiveness attracts its leadership, and the more allies would rally to its cause.
Every expert report on Iran warns that bombing is the one thing likely to bond the unpopular Ahmadinejad to his people. The idea that they would rise up against him after the Pentagon's reported "shock and awe" three-day blitz of 1,200 targets is demented. Ahmadinejad's recent antics in New York were designed to provoke just such belligerence, to bolster his position and that of the hardliners. For rightwingers to play the enemy's game in this way used to be called treason. American presidential candidates now call it patriotism.
The wars of choice that followed 9/11 have acquired a rhythm of their own. They have yielded 10 years of rolling thunder across the Muslim world, variously proclaiming retaliation, humanity, regime change and democracy. There have been pluses – the toppling of Saddam Hussein, Gaddafi and (temporarily) the Taliban. But the minuses have been tens of thousands killed, millions displaced, societies upheaved, billions of dollars of destruction, and a region destabilised. The wars have been a gigantic, historic tragedy. They have not advanced western security one jot. [++]


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Eek. I really echo what snarkytiger said. Really disappointing. I can maybe understand one being ethically opposed to supporting the work of someone who is anti-choice, but I find the other two examples to be highly irrelevant. Actresses/ors choose roles all of the time wherein they are playing awful people, violent abusers, immoral assholes, etc. [...]


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Lesson: Soil InvestigationsContributed by: Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Educational Standards :
Learning Objectives (Return to Contents)
After this lesson, students should be able to:
Introduction/Motivation (Return to Contents)
What is soil? Where does it come from? Soil develops from a parent rock being broken down into small particles over thousands of years due to two major processes: erosion and weathering. Erosion is when rocks disintegrate due to the movement of elements such as water, wind or ice, caused by the flow of energy and the cycling of the Earth's materials. Weathering is when rocks disintegrate simply due to contact with the atmosphere. Both processes can vary greatly by location and over time, resulting in many different types of soils. In other words, many types of soils exist because of differences in parent rock material, climate, topography and time.
What is soil and why is it important? Soil has allowed for the existence of many life forms we know today. It provides plants with a place to grow and meets most of their nutritional needs. Soil that is able to support plant life is made of both organic and inorganic matter. Organic matter is matter that is biological. The soil's organic matter includes materials that are capable of being decayed, like decomposing plants and the remains of once-living organisms. Inorganic matter is matter that comes from mineral. Inorganic matter in soil includes things such as weathered rock and minerals, as well as air and water. An average soil consists of about 95% inorganic matter and 5% organic matter.
Of the 5% organic matter found in average soil, 80% of that organic matter is in the form of humus (with another 10% as roots and 10% as organisms). Humus is a dark brown or black substance naturally found in the soil. So where does humus come from? Organisms living in the soil naturally add organic matter to their surroundings, and when fungi and bacteria decompose, this organic matter, humus is formed. Larger organisms, such as earthworms, later spread the humus into deeper layers, further developing the soil and making it possible for plants to grow.
Have you ever taken a closer look at soil? Is it the same (homogenous) throughout? Erosion, decomposition and weathering all contribute to soil naturally developing in layers. If you looked at a cross-section of some soil in the ground (when you look at a side view) you might see at least three horizontal layers: the topsoil, sub-soil and bedrock. We call this cross-section view a soil profile. The topsoil is the dark top layer of soil that extends 15 to 20 cm below the surface of the Earth. Air, water and humus are present in the topsoil, helping plants to grow in this layer. The sub-soil layer is found below the topsoil, and has many clay-like characteristics; it acts as a reservoir for storing water that plants need. Below the sub-soil is bedrock. Bedrock is sometimes referred to as parent material because both the topsoil and sub-soil originate from the rocks that make up the bedrock.
Geotechnical engineering is a branch of civil engineering that works with rocks, soils and Earth materials. To make recommendations for building on a specific piece of land, geotechnical engineers first take a look at the surface and subsurface conditions of an area. The engineers might draw a soil profile during a site assessment. Site assessments are investigations of the Earth that take place before some other engineering is performed, such as designing a community of houses or even a research area in a wilderness park. The engineers must find out what types of soils and rock they are working with before they spend the money to design and build something on top of it. Geotechnical engineers look at many soil properties when conducting site investigations. They may look at color, types of mineral present, material weight, porosity (or how much air is in the soil), permeability of the soil (how much water can flow through it), and how much stress or force the soil can undergo without changing.
Besides building large structures or fixing existing structures that are falling down, other reasons exist for why engineers might investigate the soil in an area. Environmental engineers look at soils to determine the health of the area. They may take several soil samples to determine where a toxic contaminant spill is located that is affecting the health of the people in the community. They may also use soil samples to follow the path of water or pollution through the ground, or to search for specific minerals or fossil fuels. Agricultural engineers study soil samples to determine how to help crops grow better. Other engineers investigate soils to see how they are changing and how the change effects threatened wildlife and plant species. Soils are very important to life on Earth and engineers help us protect those soils and decide where to best grow our communities without destroying the healthy soil.
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Additional Soil Information
The different processes which determine the properties of soil (as well as minerals and rocks) are the result of the flow of the Earth's energy and the cycling of materials. The energy which drives these processes comes from the sun and the Earth's interior. Weathering is one process that results from this cycle and drives the changes in Earth's materials and organisms. Specifically, two main types of weathering affect the components of soil: physical and chemical. Physical weathering describes the breakdown of rocks and soils due to atmospheric conditions, such as temperature, water or pressure. Chemical weathering describes the impact of chemicals (either produced biologically or by the atmosphere) on the breakdown of rocks and soils.
Humus enables soil to hold more moisture and provides plants with their primary source of carbon and nitrogen, all of which benefit soil by making it better at supporting plant growth. To understand humus, it would be helpful to look at it, but it is difficult to see humus alone because it is bound to larger particles in the soil.
Plant roots located in deeper layers of the soil require air and water for growth and survival. Air and water is present in the topsoil, but must be transferred to the deeper layers by mixing and aeration. This process can occur naturally with the help of earthworms and other insects. Earthworms that spread humus to deeper layers of soil are also paramount in mixing and aeration. In fact, these two phenomena are closely related. The term translocation describes the process in which water moving through soil simultaneously causes other materials in the soil (such as humus) to move and spread.
Various environmental factors impact the color of soil in both the horizontal and vertical directions. For example, a soil that contains more humus is darker than one with a more moderate amount. Iron and aluminum in some soils undergo chemical reactions that cause the soil to turn shades of red and yellow. Many additional coloring materials are found in soils.
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Lesson Closure (Return to Contents)
Now that you have learned the basics about soil, explain to me what soil is and how it is formed. (Listen to student descriptions.) Soil is able to support plant life; it is made up of both organic and inorganic matter. The three main horizontal layers of soil are: the topsoil, sub-soil and bedrock. Most of the soil we see is topsoil. Topsoil contains amounts of air, water and humus and is a good place for plants to grow.
Geotechnical engineering is a type of civil engineering that specializes in understanding rocks, soils and Earth materials. These engineers take soil samples and create soil profiles to determine if an area is good for the placing a building or structure. Environmental engineers look at soil samples to determine if pollution is in the soil, the effects of developments on soil, or the location of minerals and fossil fuels. They look carefully to see if the changes in soil affect the plants and animals that live in the area. Agricultural engineers study soil samples to make recommendations for growing crops. Soil is an important part of life and engineers help us use the soil to learn about our impact on the Earth.
Assessment (Return to Contents)
Pre-Lesson Assessment
Brainstorming: In small groups, have students engage in open discussion. Remind them that in brainstorming, no idea or suggestion is "silly." All ideas should be respectfully heard. Encourage wild ideas and discourage criticism of ideas. Ask the students:
Post-Introduction Assessment
Drawing: Have students draw a cross-section view of a soil sample. Direct them to label the soil layers and incorporate symbols of what might be found in that layer. For example, draw plants and roots, or use little As for air or Ws for water. Communicate the differences between the soil layers with color or fill patterns to show density of the soil layer. Have students also incorporate what processes could have contributed to the formation of their soil by drawing arrows and labeling possible explanations. Have students estimate what percent each layer makes up the whole. Students should write a percentage next to the soil layer and be able to give an explanation as to why they believe that layer takes up that percentage. Have students explain their soil profiles and the relationship to material cycling and weathering processes to other students in the class.
Lesson Summary Assessment
Soil Investigation: Have students think about the soil in either your area or one that you assign. What is the climate like? How does that affect the topsoil? How does the soil compare to the soil in other parts of the world? If they were geotechnical engineers, what types of things might they communicate about the soil in their areas?
Lesson Extension Activities (Return to Contents)
As an extension, consider teaching A Good Foundation lesson and Shallow and Deep Foundations activity in the Bridges unit, in which students explore the effects of regional geology on bridge foundation, including the variety of soil conditions found beneath foundations. They learn about shallow and deep foundations, as well as the concepts of soil profiles, bearing pressure and settlement.
See the Natural Resources Conservation Service webpage with several hands-on lesson extension options: http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/
References (Return to Contents)
Introduction to Soil. Last updated March 15, 2000. Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council, http://ceroi.net/reports/johannesburg/csoe/html/nonjava/Soil/intro.htm, accessed September 10, 2008.
Levine, Elissa. Touch the Earth: Introduction to Soils. Last updated June 2, 2005. Soil Science Education, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA. Accessed September 10, 2008. http://soil.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Pidwirny, Michael. (2006). Last updated April 17, 2008. "Introduction to Soils." Fundamentals of Physical Geography, 2nd Edition. Chapter 10: Introduction to Lithosphere, University of British Columbia, Okanagan, http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/10t.html, accessed September 10, 2008.
ContributorsMarissa Hagan Forbes, Malinda Schaefer Zarske, Denise W. Carlson
Copyright© 2008 by Regents of the University of Colorado.
Supporting Program (Return to Contents)Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
Acknowledgements (Return to Contents)
The contents of this digital library curriculum were developed under a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education and National Science Foundation GK-12 grant no. 0338326. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policies of the Department of Education or National Science Foundation, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.


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Golden State Warriors 2013 Draft Preview
By Jim Brighters, NBA Editor
(Sports Network) - The Golden State Warriors turned into a major force in the NBA during the postseason.
Steph Curry emerged as a star in the league. David Lee made the All-Star team and Harrison Barnes showed himself to be a major cornerstone for the franchise.
The Warriors will return most of their core, although reserve guard Jarrett Jack, who finished third in Sixth Man of the Year voting, is a free-agent. Carl Landry, another key bench figure and Brandon Rush, who tore his ACL early in the regular season, both can opt out of their deals.
Restructuring the bench will be a major issue for Golden State in the offseason. The Warriors would probably want to bring all three back at the right price. Head coach Mark Jackson spoke numerous times during the playoffs about how special his group was. That's the biggest indicator of, if nothing else, Jackson's desire to keep the band together.
Problem is, the Warriors have no choices in this draft. They traded all of their selections to bolster the roster, so, unless a trade happens, the Golden State brain trust will have a relatively stress-free evening.
The Warriors could certainly find their way into a draft slot if they are interested enough. But, unlike most teams, the Warriors are probably not focused on improvement through the draft, rather, improvement through consistent unity.
Players under contract: G: Stephen Curry; F: David Lee; C: Andrew Bogut; F: Harrison Barnes; G: Klay Thompson; C: Festus Ezeli; F: Draymond Green; G: Kent Bazemore; F/C: Dwayne Jones; G: Scott Machado; C: Andris Biedrins (early termination option); F: Richard Jefferson (player option); F: Carl Landry (player option); F: Brandon Rush (player option)
Free agents: G: Jarrett Jack
Recent Draft History 2012: Harrison Barnes (7), Festus Ezeli (30), Draymond Green (35), Ognjen Kuzmic (52)
2011: Klay Thompson (11), Jeremy Tyler (39), Charles Jenkins (44)
2010: Ekpe Udoh (6)
2009: Stephen Curry (7)
2008: Anthony Randolph (14), Richard Hendrix (49)
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On Thursday night Jimmer Fredette hosted a casual exhibition game in Provo, Utah that mostly consisted of NBA rookies and a few collegiate ball players. Though Jimmer was unquestionably the main attraction, Kenneth Faried reportedly stole the show.
For months, Denver Nuggets fans have pondered over a wide variety of trade scenarios involving Raymond Felton, and in nearly every one it seems a different NBA team is involved. Up until this point, all of those dreamy trade concoctions were nothing more than fun, time-killing fabrications. But now, for the first time since obtaining Felton from the Knicks, the Nuggets have two teams that have gone public in expressing their interest in our current backup point guard: the Lakers and Kings. (more…)
In the upcoming Draft, the Denver Nuggets will likely steer towards selecting the best player available at No. 22, with small forward being the exception due to the current bounty already on the roster (Gallinari, Chandler & Harrington). Exercising this strategy means putting the franchise at risk of potentially taking a player who doesn't necessarily fit a position of need. With Ty Lawson appearing to be the perpetual starting point guard of the Nuggets for years to come and Raymond Felton still on the roster (nominally, at least), the demand for another point guard isn't quite a Mile High right now in Denver. But what happens if the best player available at No. 22 just-so-happens to be a point guard? Do we take that player and groom him into a back-up behind Lawson, who similarly played this exact role behind Billups? Or do forgo this opportunity in order to address a more pressing position of need? It's tough to say, but just in case this situation plays out on draft night, Roundball has you covered as to which players might pose this conundrum, and which — if any — are worthy of selecting. (more…)
Ryan Feldman of The Hoops Report: "Source at Nuggets draft workout on Wednesday told me Iman Shumpert showed off his crazy athleticism and nice mid-range jumper."
Also from Feldman: "Source at Nuggets draft workout on Wednesday also said Vucevic was more impressive than Jordan Williams, and Malcolm Thomas did really well."
Vic Lombardi : "why the Nuggets have no interest in The Jimmer. None…still waiting on reason—->a certain coach doesn't like his game"
My take: Shumpert is gaining some momentum with Nuggets fans as a popular J.R. replacement, and this showing should benefit his case. He tested out as basically the most athletic guy at the Combine and will likely rely on his supreme physical talent to up his draft stock. At a little over 6-foot-4 with a giant 6-foot-10 wingspan and incredible leaping ability, Shumpert will likely play the role of a combo guard his first few years in the league until he firmly establishes a position he feels comfortable with.
Vucevic, if you remember, was a guy I recently ranked 5th on the Nuggets Big Board but because of the similar traits to a Nugget already under contract — Timofey Mozgov — I stated that we should probably consider other prospects instead. Well, maybe I was wrong, as it appears he has continued his hot streak of performances under the watchful eye of NBA talent evaluators. It's nice to know our front office is examining big men, as its a need we certainly should address in some form over the off season, whether it be through the Draft or free agency. The fact that Vucevic outperformed Williams is not a surprise, because keep in mind, this is the same guy who some scouts felt outperformed projected top-five pick, Enes Kanter, recently at the Combine.
The Jimmer quote just makes my head hurt to be honest. I'm not a fan of coaches interfering with the job general managers and scouts do. I think coaches often times have motives behind their evaluations where as scouts and general managers simply evaluate talent. Though I'd agree that Jimmer wouldn't be the ideal pick at 22 (he'll be gone before then anyways so it doesn't really matter), I also don't think we should bend our considerations based on what coach Karl thinks of him. Last I checked, this was the same coach Karl that vetoed a Linas Kleiza for David Lee trade a few years back. Just sayin'.


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"We are extremely excited about the great opportunity this game presents for both our fans and players to be part of such a unique and unforgettable experience," Hitmen general manager Kelly Kisio said in a release.
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Murray, KY (Sports Network) - With five players scoring in double-figures, led by 20 points from A.J. Jones, the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks downed the Murray State Racers, 84-68, in an Ohio Valley Conference tilt at the CFSB Center.
Corey Wilford added 16 points for the Redhawks (16-15, 8-8 OVC), while Nick Niemczyk finished with 14 points, Tyler Stone scored 13 points and Nino Johnson chipped in with 11 points.
For the Racers (20-9, 10-6), Isaiah Canaan led the way with a game-high 22 points, while Ed Daniel posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds and Jeffery Moss added 10 points.
SE Missouri State led at the break, 47-39, by knocking down 53.3 percent of its field goal attempts, including a scorching 9-of-12 from beyond the 3-point arc. Murray State made 44.8 percent of its field goal tries in the half and was almost as effective on the perimeter as the Redhawks, draining 7-of-12 from 3-point range before halftime.
After intermission, the Racers struggled from the field, shooting just 28.6 percent and 3-of-12 from 3-point distance. The Redhawks shot 45.5 percent form the field and had a 14-6 scoring advantage from the free-throw line in the second half, as they escaped with the victory.
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It would seem that with games against Jacksonville State and Houston now out of the way, the schedule can only get easier, right?
Well, if only it were that easy.
Georgia State now has two weeks to prepare for Murray State, which is 2-2 this season but features a high-powered offense, and South Carolina State, which is also 2-2 with losses against FBS-level opponents.
The Racers would seem to be the most difficult test because of quarterback Casey Brockman. He has passed for more yards (1,226) this season than the Panthers have in total offense (1,199). The Racers have 1,858 yards in total offense.
The Bulldogs aren't pushovers either because of a very aggressive defense and an offense that just scored 69 points in a victory against Delaware State last weekend.
I was listening to coach Bill Curry's interview on 680AM a little while ago, and he said the program isn't as far along as he thought it would be at this point. He pointed the finger at himself but also said the team lacks the discipline the expects.
Of course, a lack of discipline can result in just about every kind of mistake, including the special teams errors that plagued the team in weeks 2 and 3, and some of the missed assignments that are hampering the progress of the defense and offense.
Turning to the plusses and minuses so far…
The negatives are obvious and can be traced to a variety of issues, some of which Curry discussed.
But what are the positives?
After his hiccups against Old Dominion, punter Matt Hubbard is playing very well.
The cornerbacks are playing solidly. Of course, it's hard to tell because the run defense has been so poor.
The offensive line hasn't been as good with its pass blocking this year, even when Ben Jacoby was in, but it's doing a good job with its run blocking, one of the priorities this year. Now, if the team can keep games close it'll be interesting to see if they can move the pile when it matters in the fourth quarter.
Let's treat this kind of like a pie-in-the-sky scenario. If you could ask the coaches to devote 100 percent of the practice time to one area during this off week, what area would that be and what would you like to see them do?
– Doug Roberson, AJC. Follow me on twitter @ajcgsu
September 26th, 2011
2:11 pm
Run Defense. Look at the top teams in the nation right now. Average offenses with stellar defense. If we could get our run defense together we'd be ok even with all of the QB issues this season.
September 26th, 2011
3:26 pm
I will second the run defense has to be better as well. Also, could we please just give one quarterback the ball for all the first snaps and see how they do.
September 26th, 2011
3:40 pm
Quarterback. Defense could be better, but you know, if you can score on a lot of your drives, it wont make any difference. No matter how solid your defense is, if you can't score, you're going to lose.
September 26th, 2011
3:52 pm
Offensive line – with so much turnover in personnel the unit needs as many reps together as possible.
September 26th, 2011
4:04 pm
I would say run defense as well, but to avoid being repetitive, I will say passing game. People are going to start stacking the box against us if we don't get some sort of a passing game going. And then the offense REALLY won't be able to move the ball.
Thanks Doug! Looking forward to the write up with Levick.
September 26th, 2011
7:43 pm
Yes… all of this is true, but I still think we can turn this season around. Hopefully the team FINALLY comes together for Murray State. we really need better chemistry. Thanks for the insight, Doug!
September 26th, 2011
8:48 pm
The loss against Houston/ODU was about defense (or lack thereof) and a lack of leadership from the coaching staff (sorry Bill I always liked you).
Not settling on a QB causes an unecessary controversy. Really sad second season for the Panthers.
September 26th, 2011
9:04 pm
The offensive line play has not been good. Their foot work and hand placement are poor. The defensive line play is not physical enough because they are undersized but they do play hard. Skill position players match up pretty good with the teams they have played.
Next year will be tough if both lines do not improve drastically. Fans in Atlanta will not support an uncompetitive team.
September 26th, 2011
9:50 pm
This whole Ga State experiement is turning into a train wreck of epic proportions. I am not talking Norfolk Southern train wreck….more like 380mph high speed Japanese train wreck.
I assume once the honeymoon is over, the AJC will quit losing money over covering Ga State as it is obvious they have no support.
It was a good try but it looks like Ga State's previous President was correct when he wouldn't green light a football program because he knew a commuter school would not support it.
September 26th, 2011
10:14 pm
LOL at Bill Curry saying our punter is playing well.
Is that why our quarterback was doing quick kick punts that got blocked and returned for a TD?
Might be time to shelve the program. Not the right time
September 26th, 2011
10:30 pm
@6-time national champs:
What on earth are you talking about?
September 26th, 2011
10:35 pm
Are you people idiots? Time to shelve the program because we lost to a decent FBS team in our second year? Do you realize most FCS teams have NEVER beaten an FBS team? Good god, you would think the earth was about to explode listening to some of you.
September 26th, 2011
11:25 pm
Play teams like Macon's Mercer University,West GA,Ft.Valley State………..someone our own size
September 26th, 2011
11:59 pm
Yes Panther Phil, we should play them if our only goal is to win every game we play. However, what is the point in a football team if there is no challenge.Those schools are not our size. We have the ability to play and beat FCS schools.
I'm beginning to get pissed off at just about everyone right now.
September 27th, 2011
1:33 am
The run defense is flat atrocious! The majority of our time should be on that area because opposing teams will be focusing a lot of their time on it.
September 27th, 2011
8:20 am
Then why are people talking about moving up to FBS- not only can we not beat FBS teams, we can't even beat FCS teams!
September 27th, 2011
9:26 am
Were 5-5 against FCS teams. And we're in year two. Were you expecting a team of freshman to hand it to every FBS or FCS school we play? Most schools that play Alabama couldn't beat them, but we're supposed to the first year we play? Talk about having unreasonable expectations. Having a long term goal is fine. Saying that it's unobtainable because we aren't yet superpowers capable of beating anyone we play is just ludicrous. It's like a mother saying "one day my baby is going to be a doctor" and someone rebutting to them "no way, they can't even talk! It'll never happen!"
September 27th, 2011
9:38 am
A little perspective here….95% of the best programs in the country started playing football in the 1880's and 90's. Most of them are going to be celebrating their 125th anniversary soon. For you math wizards guess how many days that is? About 45,000. These teams have played anywhere from 1,000 to 1,250 games we have played 15 or about 1.2%. In dog years that means the zygote hasn't even reached the egg yet. For those of you that want us to take the "day after" pill I would suggest you take a deep breath and choose life…..
September 27th, 2011
9:40 am
A little perspective here….95% of the best programs in the country started playing football in the 1880's and 90's. Most of them are going to be celebrating their 125th anniversary soon. For you math wizards guess how many days that is? About 45,000. These teams have played anywhere from 1,000 to 1,250 games we have played 15 or about 1.2%. In dog years that means the zygote hasn't even reached the egg yet. For those of you that want us to take the "day after" pill I would suggest you take a deep breath and choose life…
September 27th, 2011
10:20 am
Take on schools your own size until you build your program. Georgia Southern knew how to build their program. Nobody is going to see GA State get slaughtered. Fans won't buy tickets for it.
September 27th, 2011
10:33 am
@ Panther Phil. Really? Last year our kids played in front of 250,000 people. Over 101,000 in Alabama alone. This year there were 35,000 at the Houston game and they'll be another 100,000 at Tenneessee next year. This year alone we should have over 150,000 people see us. How many folks have paid to watch you Phil? ZERO. Again folks a little perspective.
September 27th, 2011
10:42 am
Change the 3-4 Defensive Alignment to a 4-3 for one game or maybe one quarter to a half a game and see what happens. Maybe that extra defensive lineman might match up better to 300lb offensive linemen than a 215lb linebacker?
September 27th, 2011
10:49 am
@panther Phil,
Why do you call yourself panther? You're referring to the school as our team and not your team. I'm guessing you're just a troll trying to disguise yourself
September 27th, 2011
10:59 am
Georgia State will play in front of 150,000 this year.
Georgia Southern will play in front of 150,000 total in 3 games this year.
September 27th, 2011
11:03 am
Okay, well subtract Alabama and you've got 50,000 Whooppee!!
September 27th, 2011
11:04 am
Guess math is not a big thing at Georgia Southern College
September 27th, 2011
11:06 am
September 27th, 2011
11:06 am
Avg: 17,800
September 27th, 2011
11:06 am
Opps 22,250
September 27th, 2011
11:08 am
About 2k more than the size of your MAXIMUM capacity. Shame you haven't even won the SoCon in 6 oppps make that 7 years.
September 27th, 2011
11:10 am
Good call there, Can't wait to see the beating Alabama is going to put on the cow college.
September 27th, 2011
11:12 am
The REAL GSU is in Atlanta Georgia…. Georgia Southern College is done folks…get used to it. Trolls please go away.
September 27th, 2011
11:14 am
Georgia State's % of stadium filled: 15%
Georgia Southern's % of stadium filled 115%
September 27th, 2011
11:16 am
Guess math isn't big at Georgia Southern College and you can't even figure out an average! What a joke. Troll harder!
September 27th, 2011
11:17 am
Who cares about winning the SoCon- we were in the semifinals of the NCAA playoffs last year- you will NEVER be able to say that.
September 27th, 2011
11:17 am
My couch in my living room: 100-200%. Because I only holds 3 people but we can get as many as six on it! Point being, you have a tiny stadium southern. We literally couldn't fit as many people as we had in our two openers into your stadium.
September 27th, 2011
11:19 am
Last remark-
It's "oops" not "opps".
Further proof that English, as well as mathematics, are obvious weaknesses for Georgia State fans. Perhaps you should stop embarassing your University.
September 27th, 2011
11:21 am
I'd rather have 100% stadium capacity watching the #1 team in the nation than have 15% stadium capacity watching a team lose to Lambuth- probably would be scheduled for a noon start time if Lambuth even existed any more.
September 27th, 2011
11:30 am
@ GSUEagle. What choice do you have other than to watch your peewee team? there's NOTHING in Statesboro. I'm surprised your manager @ the chat & chew let's you off to attend the game. You probably aren't even an alum. There's nothing worse than being a sub-alum of a no name peewee league team. PS, living room, you mean stable don't you? As far as English I do not know what you are attempting to hyphenate. Ever heard of a comma, loser?
September 27th, 2011
11:32 am
Offense. You gotta score points!!! GSU has potential to hang 50 every week.
September 27th, 2011
11:33 am
"Because I only holds 3 people but …." What are you saying here Mr. grammatically perfect?
September 27th, 2011
11:35 am
"My couch in my living room: 100-200%. Because I only holds 3 people but we can get as many as six on it! Point being," we're farm hand swingers that like to get kinky on our couch in the stable.
September 27th, 2011
11:35 am
Grasping at straws there eagle. Maybe you should reduce your stadium to 10,000. According to your logic, having 100% attendance is better than a higher attendance below capacity. If you prefer that then enjoy it. Personally I think it's a petty thing for you to say just so that you can try to imply some type of stadium superiority.
September 27th, 2011
1:23 pm
Our House is a real stadium that is home to champions. You Staters have millions of miles to go before you can even be competitive with our peewee team. That's Mr. PeeWee to all Panthers.
September 27th, 2011
1:30 pm
LOL at GSUFan (a Georgia State fan) making fun of Itsmeagain (a Georgia State fan) and not realizing it. I really should pay you guys for this level of comedy.
September 27th, 2011
1:32 pm
FWIW, I am an alum and work and live in Atlanta. The person who sits next to me at my office graduated from Georgia State 15 years ago and complains that they don't have a football team. Pretty sad when alumni of your own university aren't aware that they have a football team.
September 27th, 2011
1:51 pm
I think the title of the article pretty much sums it up before this got to be a peeing contest. The Hard Part is yet to come..for both schools. State needs to get their program untracked before the fans lose interest and Southern needs to continue on their winning ways to prepare for the post season. Facts are facts. Size of the stadium if not relative, it is how many backsides are in the house.
September 27th, 2011
2:28 pm
@ GSUEagle – Has he been living under a rock? He must be and probably has zero involvement with the university. I just don't see how anyone could not know we have a team now.
I would ask Coach that he get his players focused and playing with intensity. Seems like the offense has been playing half hearted.
September 27th, 2011
4:57 pm
"The hard part isn't over yet"
You're right- the end of the season will be the most painful. Then we will have to remember the entire failure of a season.
September 28th, 2011
4:01 pm
hey, ga southern fans…know how many times ive read a blog on ga southern? ZERO!!!…why are yall on here, at all? go back to the syphilis and all the "lost kids of rockdale county" you have at your school and we'll stay here and get bigger and better.


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By Cade Fowler - bio | email OGLETHORPE, GA (WALB) - For the second time in just over a year, a manhunt is underway for 22-year-old Cordalero Collier. Authorities searched for the accused killer last August following a deadly stabbing. This weekend, the Montezuma man was on the run again after escaping from the Macon County Jail late Friday night.
Collier was awaiting trial for a 2008 double stabbing that left his ex-girlfriend dead and her pregnant sister seriously wounded.
He is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall and 148 pounds. His last know whereabouts was in the Oglethorpe area near North Sumter Street where the Macon County Jail is located. J
Jail personnel reported his escape Saturday morning and a manhunt followed for the suspected killer.
It was August 7, 2008 when Collier was accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend 19-year-old Shenita Walker and her sister, Sheranda Auburn, then 7 months pregnant, multiple times at a home in the 600 block of Plum Street in Montezuma.
Walker died later that day at Flint River Community Hospital. Her sister was airlifted to a Macon Hospital. She survived the attack.
Collier was arrested the following day in Macon County when turned himself in to a deputy. The motive in the case, according to authorities, was jealousy.
Collier was being held in the Macon County Jail on charges of malice murder, felony Murder, and aggravated assault.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting with the manhunt. It's still unclear as to how Collier escaped from the jail.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the GBI office in Americus at 229-931-2439.
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That was 23 years ago. Nadeau, now a driver supervisor with Pro Express Inc. in Montebello, Calif., says his company, which used to haul consumer electronics for Sony, has been hit five times by hijackers.
"The mindset of truck drivers does not anticipate someone stealing their freight," he says. "They usually don't understand the value of products."
While there are no statistics on truck hijackings, law enforcement officials say they happen more frequently than most people think. Many don't make the news and some go unreported, law enforcement officials say. But the opportunity to steal a load of cigarettes, electronics, designer clothes or even swinging meat is hard for criminals to resist sometimes, even if it means kidnapping or murder.
Jim Harris, a former investigator with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department and a founder of the county's well-known cargo theft crime unit Cargo CATS, says hijackings aren't necessarily increasing, but they represent the most dangerous element of the crime.
"What we see are street gangs getting into the business," he says. "Professional cargo thieves don't want to risk a long-term jail sentence on kidnapping."
Sentences for cargo theft are light – most convictions result in probation. But kidnapping and hijacking can carry state and federal sentences of dozens of years. Harris says thieves would rather watch a driver until he walks away from his load to get food or something else.
A gang will watch a driver from the minute he steps down from the cab to eat or shower. By the time he returns, a thief has broken into his tractor, another has hot-wired it, another has driven it away and man who tailed him is back on the road in the gang's car.
Nadeau's hijacking was fairly typical of such crimes, Harris says. "A vehicle will pull up at a stop signal, an on-ramp or off-ramp, and block the path of the truck. Then they jump out with guns." They also will confront truckers parked in an unlit lot, on a side road or at a desolate truckstop. Or in tight city driving, they will jump on the sideboards.
Sometimes drivers are victims of a well-executed plan, but truckers often contribute to their own problems. Harris, who helped produce a video with the Cargo CATS on hijacking prevention and survival, says an ounce of prevention goes a long way. For example, drivers should never park along the side of the road or in an unlit parking lot. Other tips he suggests:
In most cases, drivers are released unharmed. But not always. Nadeau says his captors toyed with the idea of killing him before releasing him. "They told me they'd rather get caught for a homicide than a kidnapping," Nadeau says, recalling their questionable reasoning. "They'd face seven years for killing me versus 20-something for kidnapping."
Don't Take Chances with Your Load – or Your Life
Security experts say common sense goes a long way in minimizing cargo theft risk. The oldest adage in trucking security remains true: A truck at rest is a truck at risk. Where truckers and their loads usually become targets is when the wheels aren't turning.
Try these tips for avoiding cargo theft:
1. Park only in well-lit, secure lots in a populated area.
2. Always shut off the truck and lock it.
3. Keep the passenger door locked.
4. Lock your trailer.
5. Use a steerage lock.
6. Plan your trips to avoid stopping at unfamiliar locations.
7. Be aware of your surroundings; keep your eye on suspicious vehicles.
8. When possible, always keep your truck in sight.
9. Check trailer or truck for suspicious marks, like a fluorescent paint dot.
10. If something goes wrong, call police and dispatch immediately.
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NEW ROCHELLE, NY - Marist erased a 12-point second half lead and needed a 65-foot buzzer beater to extend the game in order to outlast the Iona College men's basketball team 105-104 in double overtime.
Marist (6-18, 3-10 MAAC) sophomore Chavaughn Lewis took an inbound pass with 2.5 seconds left in the first extra frame and floated the long range dagger to knot the score at 94-94.
The second overtime featured possibly an even wilder ending. Down by three points senior Lamont Jones stepped back for a long two pointer to cut the deficit to 105-104 with 3.2 seconds to go in the game. After a long review, several replay angles confirmed Jones hit the shot with a foot on the three-point line. The Gaels still trailed by one point.
On the ensuing inbounds, Marist junior Jay Bowie was whistled for a player control foul, turning the ball over and giving the Gaels a crack at a game winning attempt. Iona junior Sean Armand's three-pointer from the corner was short but the ball was knocked out of bounds with 0.1 seconds remaining. With only a tip attempt able to save the game, sophomore Tavon Sledge got a hand on the ball but couldn't find the net as the Maroon & Gold was handed the devastating loss.
It was Iona's (14-10, 8-5 MAAC) fourth MAAC loss this season decided in the game's final possession.
Jones led the Gaels with 37 points. He shot 12-of-25 from the field and 10-of-13 from the free throw line with three three-point field goals. Armand had 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists in his second double-double of the season. Senior Taaj Ridley also had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Junior Tre Bowman had 18 points and five rebounds. Sophomore David Laury had his seventh straight game with 10 or more rebounds with 13 in the loss.
Marist was led by junior Adam Kemp's 29-point, 16 rebound, and seven-block effort. Lewis posted a gaudy 21 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Sophomore Isaiah Morton recorded 18 points and nine assists.
The Red Foxes narrowly outshot the Gaels, 44.0%-44.3% while remarkably both teams shot an identical 11-for-26 from beyond the arc. Iona held the edge on the boards 53-48 while Marist held a 26-22 assist advantage.
Iona looks to snap a season-long three-game losing streak Saturday night when they host Rider at 7:00 pm in game that can be seen nationwide on ESPN3.