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SANAA — Security forces Thursday arrested an al Qaeda chief in southern Yemen who had taken part in several terrorist attacks, state news agency Saba reported.
Suleiman Hassan Mohammed Morshad Awadh, also known as Abu Ussama al-Abiye, was "one of the most dangerous members of al Qaeda and was involved in several terrorist operations," police told the news agency.
Awadh, whose name figured on a wanted list, was arrested in Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province, the report said without giving further details.
Rebels begin retreat from eastern city
GOMA — Rebels, who last week seized one of the most important cities in eastern Congo and advanced beyond, said Thursday they had pulled back several miles to the town of Sake and were preparing to leave the key city of Goma by Friday, in accordance with a deadline imposed by the international community.
The apparent withdrawal of the M23 rebels indicates that foreign pressure may have succeeded in reversing the rebel advance and staved off what many had feared would be the start of a new war between Congo and Rwanda. The rebels are widely thought to be financially and militarily backed by the landlocked nation of Rwanda.
Court orders protest video removed from Internet
MOSCOW — The video of a Russian punk rock band's performance in Russia's main cathedral is extremist and must be removed from the Internet, a Moscow court ruled Thursday.
Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky court banned the video of the group's February performance after prosecutors began looking into the videos following a nationalist lawmaker's complaint that the band insulted Christians.
The performance was a protest against Vladimir Putin's return to the presidency in March's election and against the outspoken support for his campaign by the patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church.
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|42nd Annual Fire Prevention Week Poster Contest
Open to all 1st thru 5th Grade Students. 42nd Annual Fire Prevention Week Poster Contest. "Hear the Beep - Where You Sleep!"
Fire Prevention Week is October 4th - 10th.
Click the link to view poster rules.
Updated 9-24-2015 2:13 PM
|PARCC Results Pending
A message to our D70 Community while we await PARCC results.
Updated 9-17-2015 1:09 PM
4th grade parents - Just a reminder that if you'd like to sign your student up for band, instrument interviews are going on now. Times are available to meet with a band teacher at Highland on September 8th, 9th, and 15th. Please visit http://bit.ly/d70beginband to sign up for a time.
Updated 9-8-2015 7:39 AM
|Lunch Menu
Our lunch menus are now a link away. Bookmark the following link to view the Butterfield menus throughout the school year.
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|A Look into Our New Math, Writing Materials
Please view this 32-minute overview video to learn more about the new math, writing and grammar materials being used in Libertyville District 70 elementary schools. You also may download the presentation from the Libertyville District 70 website if you want to follow along during the presentation or if you only want to read the presentation slides. Additional information will be shared throughout the year.
Erik Youngman
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Updated 8-30-2015 3:16 PM
|Preschool/Kindergarten Screening Dates for 2015-16
District 70's preschool and kindergarten screenings dates are now posted under the Virtual Backpack.
The dates include Sept. 18 and 25, Nov. 6, Jan. 15, 2016, Feb. 26, 2016, and April 1, 2016. Please call the Dept. of Special Services at 847-247-2694 at least three weeks before the screening date you would prefer.
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Archive: December, 2009
Catherine Lucey
From our intrepid colleague Dave Davies:
Representatives for the city and it's largest employee union, AFSCME District Council 33 met for a little over an hour today at the Sheraton Hotel in center city.
It was the first bargaining session since July, but it appears little was accomplished.
Catherine Lucey
Here's the release:
Catherine Lucey
If you head over to the website for the Fraternal Order of Police, you'll see this message:
Rumors are running rampant. The truth is the rumors are not correct. We are still in Executive Sessions and there is no contract as of yet. You'll know when we know. Please don't believe the rumors. (Hat Tip to It's Our Money, where we were first alerted to this.)
A decision on the award -- which could set the tone for the city's three other municipal unions -- was expected last month. But so far nothing.
Catherine Lucey and St. John Barned-Smith
Welcome back.
Dad Vail President Jim Hanna said that the 2010 Dad Vail regatta will be held in Philadelphia after all. Hanna met this morning with Mayor Nutter, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady and other city officials.
Mayor Nutter said he was thrilled by the turn-around. "It's always been our goal to continuously have the regatta in Philadelphia without interruption."
Catherine Lucey
City Council just approved legislation to abolish the troubled Board of Revision of Taxes. The vote was 15-2, with Council members Janie Blackwell and Curtis Jones Jr. the only dissenting voices.
After predictions of drama, the bill passed without even a peep of discussion.
If approved by voters, the legislation will create an assessment body under the mayor's supervision and an independent assessment appeals board effective Sept. 30. The reform effort comes after a series of stories in the Philadelphia Inquirer that detailed inaccurate assessments and mismanagement at the agency.
Catherine Lucey
Check out this KYW radio report about one of City Council's final actions of 2009. They're spending $100,000 on a public relations consultant.
Do you think this is a good use of public cash during a budget crisis?
Catherine Lucey
Dave Davies has a good story about one reason that may be holding up municipal contracts for non-uniform workers.
District Attorney nails nine city workers for "acting like band of brigands."
No sympathy for Dad Vail from Ronnie Polaneczky.
Catherine Lucey
It's ba-aack?
U.S. Rep Bob Brady just spoke to reporters before heading to a morning meeting with Mayor Nutter and Dad Vail organizers. The congressman said he was confident that the longstanding regatta would be held in Philly in 2010 after all.
"I'm confident that in another hour there's going to be a press conference to say Dad Vail is back," Brady said.


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NYC Parks Events Calendar
Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Thursday, October 23, 2014
Animal Encounter at Prospect Park
at Audubon Center at the Boathouse (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
The Park is a nature wonderland. Come discover all its joys.
Category: Birding, Nature, Talks
Volunteer with the Garden Crew
at Sherman Creek Park (in Sherman Creek), Manhattan
4:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Garden Crew meets to maintain and revitalize the ornamental and native plantings around Sherman Creek and Swindler Cove.
Category: Nature, Volunteer
GreenThumb Workshop: How to Care for Your Roses
at Garden of Life and Health, Bronx
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
The workshop will include annual pruning methods for roses and how to feed them safely and effectively.
Category: Nature
Friday, October 24, 2014
Yoga in the Orangerie
at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.
The benefits of yoga are well known: de-stress, get strong and flexible, and have fun!
Category: Fitness
4th Bienal de Arte Latinoamericano del Bronx: Open For Discussion
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
The exhibition suggests that art discussion is inherently an expression of populism and protest; therefore it is important not to deny the mass attraction to it.
Category: Art
Art in the Garden: The Evolution of an Artist
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Art in the Garden: The Evolution of an Artist Tuesday, September 30 through Sunday, January 17, in the Visitor & Administration Building Gallery Fee: Free with…
Category: Art
2014 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition at Socrates Sculpture Park
at Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The annual Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition is a cornerstone of the park's visual arts program and is widely acclaimed for the ambition, breadth & innovation of the works on view.
Category: Art, Waterfront
Farmer's Market Fridays
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Farmer's Market Fridays Every Friday, June 21 through November 22 from 8:30am to 4pm Get fresh, local and seasonal produce, nuts, coffee, and nut butters from the…
Category: Nature, Kids, Markets, Food
The NY World's Fairs and the Port Authority Bringing Trade, Travel and Tourism to Queens, The Region and the World
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
In our continuing celebration of the New York World's Fairs, enjoy this Port Authority multimedia exhibit.
Category: Art, History
CityParks Seniors Fitness: Free Yoga, Tennis & Fitness Walking Instruction
at South Oxford Park, Brooklyn, Inwood Hill Park, Manhattan , John Jay Park, Manhattan , Carl Schurz Main Lawn (in Carl Schurz Park), Manhattan, Roy Wilkins Recreation Center, Queens , Fieldhouse (in Astoria Park), Queens, Cunningham Park at 193rd Street, Queens, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, Soundview Park Field House (in Soundview Park), Bronx, Tennis Courts (in Marine Park), Brooklyn, …
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City Parks Foundation welcomes all New Yorkers, 60 and over, to participate in CityParks Seniors Fitness presented by Airbnb.
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Prep softball: Newcomers hoping to win Class 3A title
While Tooele is a Utah softball power and Stansbury is back to defend its title, much of the intrigue going into the Class 3A softball tournament involves region champions Cedar City, Uintah and Payson, who have never won a title.
The tournament gets underway Saturday on the home fields of the four region champions before moving to the Spanish Fork Softball Complex on Thursday through May 17 where the championship will be decided.
Region 11 winner Tooele is no stranger to state softball competition. The Buffs have won nine titles, the last coming in 2010 when they were a 4A school.
But Cedar City, Uintah and Payson have never won. They all captured their region titles and thus earned the right to host first-round games.
Payson hosts Region 9's Dixie, Cedar takes on Region 12's Carbon, Uintah hosts Region 11's Bear River and Tooele takes on Region 10's Morgan.
The double-elimination tournament format sees eight first-round games Saturday with losers of those games playing another game Saturday before the event moves to Spanish Fork.
Class 3A Softball
At Payson
• Grantsville vs. Union, 10 a.m.
• Payson vs. Dixie, noon.
• Losers play at 2 p.m.
At Cedar City
• Cedar City vs. Carbon, 10 a.m.
• Juan Diego vs. Stansbury, noon
• Losers play at 2 p.m.
At Uintah
• Canyon View vs. North Sanpete, 10 a.m.
• Uintah vs. Bear River, noon
• Losers play at 2 p.m.
At Tooele
• Tooele vs. Morgan, 10 a.m.
• Juab vs. Snow Canyon, noon
• Losers play at 2 p.m.
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Roberto Bolaño died (of liver failure) in 2003 at the age of fifty; he died in Spain, exiled from his birthplace, Chile. Much remains mysterious about his life. He had bad teeth. As a child he was diagnosed with dyslexia. He was arrested by Pinochet's police. He wrote two impossibly long novels——his last, called 2666, is over one thousand pages long——and many poems; neither of the novels, and none of the poems, as far as I know, has yet appeared in English translation. He remains, for readers marooned in English, an unfolding discovery: New Directions, our savior, has published his two aria-like novels By Night in Chile and Distant Star (as concerned with tone as with plot, they spin out, unimpeded, in extended Whitmanic exhalations), beautifully translated by Chris Andrews, who has also rendered the newest fruit from the Bolaño vine, a collection of laconic, disaster-oriented short stories, Last Evenings on Earth, which poses an antidote to mainstream North American fiction's (and cinema's) tired reliance on naive mimesis.
The tragedy of Bolaño's premature death seems a culminating or incidental detail from one of his own fictions, a demise that places him in a pantheon of the disappeared, a legion of writers not yet sufficiently appreciated, who wait patiently for revival. Indeed, the major concern of Last Evenings on Earth, as of By Night in Chile and Distant Star, is the fate of the disappeared writer——either the writer who has been snuffed out or kidnapped by the state, or the writer who has been forgotten, underestimated. In Last Evenings on Earth, one such invisible writer "barely scrap[es] a living in the Paris gutter press"; "his manuscripts are invariably rejected." He appears in "mouldering magazines and newspapers whose mere names provoke nausea or sadness." Bolaño casts these figures as martyrs, perversely sanctified by mediocrity and anonymity; they have the dilapidated, shipwrecked beauty of Pessoa's heteronyms. Like a John Gilbert fading with the advent of the talkies is Bolaño's mournful, sepia-tinted depiction of a poet's disappearance: "A minor poet disappears while waiting for a visa to admit him to the New World. A minor poet disappears without leaving a trace, hopelessly stranded in some town on the Côte d'Azur." Bolaño disliked joiners, sycophants——any writer who belonged too solidly and complacently to an influential aesthetic movement or who occupied too visible a seat in the literary firmament. (I gather that he even scorned Neruda——because of his eminence.) Like Enrique Vila-Matas's book-length essay on writerly refusal, Bartleby & Co., Bolaño's stories assert that literature, as a martyr's vocation, has more to do with ignominy than with accolades. Forced into exile, Bolaño found a way to love displacement, to find philosophical comfort in dwelling's vertigo. For Bolaño, only the erased and forgotten figure glows: "The name means nothing to B. And suddenly, in the secondhand bookshop, that name, the only one that means nothing to B, lights up like a match struck in a dark room."
Bolaño's supreme accomplishment is his tone, if I may hazard such a judgment on a writer I have read only in translation. His narration, whether in his "own" voice or filtered through the consciousness of one of his fictional avatars (B or Arturo Belano), is unhindered by adjectives, filler, or interstitial junk; limpid and nearly blank, sometimes with an intellectual detective fiction's antiseptic clarity and sometimes with a sorrowful undertow, he uses, in the words of one of his personae, "a wellmodulated voice, with a tone that betrays a certain sadness, a Chilean, bottom-heavy tone." Bolaño's bottom-heavy voice recalls Moravia's melancholy, genteel stiffness, as well as Handke's ability to sound sane (though vacant-souled) about insane circumstances. Bolaño may have Javier Marías's noirish bonhomie and mock joviality, but the moral weight underlying Bolaño's bottom-heaviness raises him to the level of Saramago or Sebald, for, in Bolaño, destinies tremble like palimpsests beneath the surface of a prose whose first concern is remaining calm and reasonable, like a flight attendant on a falling plane. By Night in Chile ends: "And then the storm of shit began." Similarly, the story "Last Evenings on Earth" concludes: "And then the fight begins." The horror will not interrupt the dinner party or puncture the narrative poise. Yet when spectactular death hits, Bolaño renders the horror with a curt, pointillistic luminosity, as if posttraumatic, etherized depressiveness had already descended over the narrating consciousness, now sundered from chattiness. Bolaño's greatness lies in the distance between the horror of the alluded-to event and the imperturbable lucidity of his narrative tone, as if every newsreel or flashback of catastrophe could be intellectualized into fable or turned into chill synopsis. Let two brief quotations show how he renders ruin as the scrim over ruin, and never as the bloody occurrence itself: "The whirlwind of fire that would soon engulf Central America could already be glimpsed in the eyes of my friends, who spoke of death as if they were talking about a film." And: "Inside she could feel herself starting to scream, or rather, she could feel, and see, the dividing line between not-screaming and screaming. It was like opening your eyes in a cave bigger than the earth."
I am addicted to the haze that floats above Bolaño's fiction——a trance, a "certain way of expressing opinions, as if from a distance, sadly but gently"; a modest avoidance of grand statement; a sense that every divination occurs underwater, in halflight. "What color is the desert at night?" asks one character, and then rescinds the question, calls it "a stupid rhetorical question." But it won't disappear. "Somehow I felt it held the key to my future, or perhaps not so much my future as my capacity for suffering." One's capacity for suffering, suggests Bolaño, is immense, though one's future is foreclosed and brief. I like the blur that Bolaño creates in place of clarity: So reduced are his stories, even within their nested plots, their complexly shifting points of view, their allusions, and their autophagous tendencies, that the mere act of narration gilds disappearance, makes it bearable.
Bolaño practices an art of resistance——against punishment and police and dictatorship, yes, but also against classification and oversimplification. In one story, "Mauricio ('The Eye') Silva," the protagonist, homosexual, rescues two boys from castration in India. Torture, says Bolaño, happens. Torture happens, as in By Night in Chile, in the same house where literary people gather for their glittering salon. In the basement beneath Bolaño's fiction, a body is being beaten; on the floor above, where we are reading his remote, grave tales, we can imagine the screams but can't quite hear them. Are we too complacent? Are we listening carefully enough?
As Bartleby and his compatriots understood, one must leave literature to find it again; one must lower one's voice to raise it. Bolaño's work, at once baroque and attenuated, gives us the model for a literature that, Bartleby-like, flees itself, forgets its usual tasks, and achieves moral austerity through a prose that makes room for the blankness of pure attentiveness. "Is it possible to die of sadness? Yes, it is." It is possible, Bolaño implies, to write a fiction so true it dies into poetry, a prose that loses its identity or goes underground to perform another, secret service.
Wayne Koestenbaum's most recent novel, Moira Orfei in Aigues-Mortes, appeared in 2004 from Soft Skull Press. His fifth collection of poems, Best-Selling Jewish Porn Films, was published in April by Turtle Point Press.
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One of the largest and most exciting karaoke competitions in the U.S. will be holding preliminary competitions at MaxBowl's Pin & Tonic Bar and Grill in Port Arthur starting March 22 and concluding June 7. Weekly sing-off contest will be held each Friday night (except Good Friday) at 9 p.m.
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Lamar University's acclaimed Lamarissimo! Concert Series continues Thursday, March 7, as the Wind Ensemble and Concert Band perform classic symphonic selections by Edvard Greig and Leonard Bernstein, and premieres an original composition in honor of Wayne Dyess, longtime director of jazz studies at Lamar, who died Feb. 27.
Cowboy Church on the Rock will host Christian Country duo Branded during Sunday morning services on Feb. 24 at 10:30 a.m.
The Master's Men Annual Winter Celebration, which brings the best artists in Southern Gospel to Southeast Texas every February is scheduled for Feb. 23 at Silsbee High School Auditorium, located at 5 p.m., with doors opening at 4 p.m.
This year's guests include Triumphant Quartet, Jeff and Sheri Easter and 11th hour.
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Deke: If the Saints lose Sunday night, their season is over
by Deke Bellavia
posted Oct 3 2015 11:13AM
Series History:
Dallas and the Saints have played a total of 27 times. Dallas has 16 victories, while the Saints have won 11. Prior to last season's game, the Saints had won three straight and five of the last six, but in 2014 Dallas jumped out to a commanding 24-0 halftime lead and went on to beat the Saints 38-17.
The Saints and Cowboys square off once again with each team seemingly headed in different directions. Dallas is coming off their first loss of the season while for the second time in four years the Saints have started a season 0-3.
New Orleans is desperate for a win and Dallas needs to find a way to win without their two best players in QB Tony Romo and WR Dez Bryant. If Dallas can find a way to stay around five hundred before they get their go-to guys back, then maybe, just maybe the Cowboys can make a run at the post season when and if they get Dez and Tony back.
Dallas jumped out to a 21-7 and 28-14 lead over Atlanta last week before the Falcons rolled over Dallas in the final quarter en-route to a 39-28 win over the Cowboys.
What the Saints need to do?
Well folks, this is it - if the Saints lose Sunday then the season is over. Sure there will be 12 more games left on the schedule but there is no way the Saints will come back from that poor start and make the playoffs.
New Orleans needs to run better, rush the passer better, win the turnover battle and have someone on offense step up and make a big play. Who is the Saints go-to man on offense? No one seems to know.
I think the next three games can be not only a season saver but perhaps a franchise saver when it comes to the Sean Payton era. Should New Orleans get to 3-3 after six games that would represent three huge wins over playoff caliber teams.
Should the Saints lose to Dallas, I can't see this team being anything other than a spoiler or a team that musters up a five hundred record. And to me that's sad. This team is well paid at the top, they have been among the elite for nearly a decade and to me another poor start means that more than just X's and O's are the problem.
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Run the football!
New Orleans needs to run the ball against the Cowboys. Atlanta gashed Dallas and New Orleans should be able to get four yards per carry against the Cowboys Sunday night. The Saints brought in big players to boost their O-Line and now we want to see the results. Asking the Saints to rush the ball effectively against Dallas is not that huge of a deal. The Saints getting the job done may very well be!
Go Marcus Go!
The Saints have a new spark plug when it comes to making plays and he's rookie Marcus Murphy. Murphy was electric last week as he totaled 154 yards on five touches with a 74 yard punt return for a TD. Murphy should be more involved on offense and a team that needs a spark should call on the hot hand. Double M is hot!
Win the turnover battle, win the game!
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Deke's NFL Top Ten, week four
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posted Sep 30 2015 2:13PM
The Patriots are hot, the Ravens are not. Seven teams are undefeated after three weeks and 25 are not! In the NFC, Green Bay and Arizona are damn good, Atlanta is also close in the neighborhood. Carolina and Dallas are about the same, while I think Seattle is still the most dangerous team in the game. In the American Conference, White Horses play hard on defense while the Bengals and Steelers are salty on offense. Buffalo billed their way back into my top ten, while the planes of New York fell out yet again! I think that about covers it y'all, and now back to more football.
I'm a poet and you know it! Here's my top ten, so let's begin!
1. New England Patriots (3-0) -
Nearly one thousand yards of offense the last two weeks and five pretty TD passes from the prettiest player in the history of the pigskin make me think that the dynasty is still alive and well. Last week beat Jacksonville 51-17/ this week vs BYE.
2. Green Bay Packers (3-0) -
The Packers are on fire and QB Aaron Rodgers is making last season's MVP showing look like it's going to be second fiddle to what he's currently doing in 2015. Cold frozen tundra? Warm indoor climate? Those late January home field venues could be the difference in a Super Bowl berth between the Cards and Pack. I think those two will be the top seeds this post season. Which one is one and which one is two TBD! Last week beat Kansas City 38-28/ this week @ San Francisco.
3. Arizona Cardinals (3-0) -
They are without question the second best team in the NFL right now, and they might not even win their own division this season. As long as QB Palmer plays, these Birds of Prey are pretty damn good! And did I mention they've scored 95 points the last two weeks! Last week beat Chicago 47-7/ this week vs St. Louis
4. Denver Broncos (3-0) -
Denver has a stout defense and a veteran QB that knows less of his arm means more of his team, which is not a bad thing. The White Horses are perhaps the most complete they've been since Manning came to the Mile High Club! Damn did I just say that? Oops! Last week beat Detroit 24-12 / this week vs Minnesota
5. Cincinnati Bengals (3-0) -
I know that the Bengals are going back to the playoffs. What don't know is if they will finally win a post season game. This team is as consistent as any in the regular season. Too bad they don't hand out trophies this time of year! Last week beat Baltimore 28-24/ this week @ Kansas City.
6. Atlanta Falcons (3-0) -
As long as double J is in uniform, these Black Birds from the ATL got a shot. Ladies and gentlemen say hello and welcome in the NFL's new best player, WR Julio Jones! Julio is all that and then some, my people! Last week beat Dallas 39-28/ this week vs Houston.
7. Seattle Seahawks (1-2) -
Yes, the Seabirds picked up their first win of the season with a dominant defensive effort in their 23-0 win over the Bears. Hey, they could be 3-0, but they are just as dangerous at 1-2. Last week beat Chicago 23-0/ this week vs Detroit. .
8. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-1) -
Big Ben went down and is out for at least four games. Hey man, having Mike Vick as your backup ain't too damn bad. I hope MV wins all his games as the Steelers starting QB. Give the brother a break. MV paid back all the money he was fined, he's helped the cause three fold and he's more mature man. If you want forgiveness, don't you have to give it too? Last week beat St. Louis 12-6/ this week vs Baltimore.
9. Buffalo Bills (2-1) -
Their only loss was by eight points to the perfect Patriots. The Bills defense is stout and their offense led by young QB Tyrod Taylor is getting better each week. Now the battle of NY takes place in Orchard Park as the G-Men from the Big Apple are in town. I'm for the Bills people! Last week beat Miami 41-14 /this week vs NY Giants.
10. Carolina Panthers (3-0) -
Hey, they win ugly and there's nothing wrong with that at all. QB Cam is doing well and their defense is among the best in the NFL again this season. I'd say another playoff berth is highly obtainable. Last week beat New Orleans 27-22/ this week @ Tampa Bay.
Deke's SEC Rankings, week five
by Deke Bellavia
posted Sep 29 2015 5:21PM
SEC, SEC, SEC! The West is still the best and the Bulldogs and Gators are the only Eastern teams that still don't have a loss. Here are my rankings as we go into another week of great SEC football!
1. Georgia –
RB Nick Chubb broke another record against Southern?! The Heisman could come down to Chubb and Fournette, and it will be won by the player that does the best in SEC games! Last week beat Southern 48-6 / this week vs Alabama
2. Ole Miss –
The Rebels had somewhat of a letdown in their game with the 'Dores, but that's expected after you beat a team twice in a row for the first time in - forever! Look out in the SWAMP! Hotty Toddy! Last week beat Vanderbilt 27-16 / this week @ Florida
He's the front runner for the big prize and RB Leonard Fournette is as legit as anyone, ever. The last time a RB was taken #1 overall in the NFL Draft was back in 1995. In April of 2017, Fournette will become the next! Last week beat Syracuse 34-24 / this week vs Eastern Michigan
4. Alabama –
The last time Alabama lost two games in the regular season was back in 2010. And the last time the Tide lost three games was in 2007. Last week beat UL Monroe / this week @ Georgia
5. Texas A&M –
The Aggies got by the Hogs and can eliminate another SEC West foe from the title race this week as the Bulldogs come to College Station. Last week beat Arkansas 28-21OT / this week vs Nevada.
6. Florida –
How could anyone have bet against the Gators when they played the Vols? Florida owns property in Knoxville and they've owned it for 11 straight years! The Gators have a chance now to enter the national conversation this week! Last week beat Tennessee 28-27/this week vs Ole Miss
7. Mississippi State –
The Dogs reappeared in the West race and now can shock us all with a road win over Texas A&M. Anytime you've got a player like QB Dak Prescott you've got a shot! Last week beat Auburn 17-9 / this week vs @ Texas A&M
8. Kentucky –
I like this team. Their only loss was to undefeated Florida, and the Wildcats could finish towards the top of the East this season. Last week beat Missouri 21-13 / this week vs Eastern Kentucky
9. Missouri –
The Tigers lost for the first time last week and now face a must-win to stay alive in the East game against the 'Cocks! Last week lost to Kentucky 13-21 / this week vs Missouri
10. Arkansas –
The season from hell (or should I say season in hell?) continues for the Hogs. Still with such a tough schedule of SEC games in front of them you can't call these Hogs out just yet. But the plump phat lady is warming up! Last week lost Texas A&M 28-21OT/ this week @ Tennessee
11. Tennessee –
Coach Butch Jones and the Vols are an impoved program but not ready for prime time just yet. Someone will win this week between two struggling teams. Last week lost to Florida 28-21 / this week vs Arkansas. .
12. Auburn –
WAR EAGLE! IT'S OVER! Only question is how good can Auburn become in 2016, becase 2015 is done! Last week lost to Mississippi State 9-17 / this week vs San Jose State
13. South Carolina –
The ole ball coach could be coming to his last days on the sideline. 2014 and 2015 are showing that this team has lost it's power. Forever? I'm not sure. Last week beat Central Florida 31-14 / this week @ Missouri
14. Vanderbilt –
All they can hope for is respectable showings the rest of the season! Last week lost to Ole Miss 16-27 / this week @ Middle Tennessee
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Deke: Saints likely to deliver a season full of long Mondays
by Deke Bellavia
posted Sep 28 2015 5:19PM
Close calls are for losers! Hey, that's the flat out truth. The Saints are not a franchise enamored with moral victories. In fact, not being negative Nelly here, but as a fan (which we all are), close calls suck, especially if you're on the losing end. Now the Saints fall to 0-3 and come home in primetime to face the Dallas Cowboys. So as I prepare to look back and recap the Saints third loss of the season in as many games, I promise I try to remain upbeat. What I'm upbeat about - I have no idea!
The Good
Saints QB Luke McCown did have a good showing despite a game-clinching pick thrown late in the game. Luke was 31 of 38 for 310 yards, with a QB rating of 89.7. Luke was sharp throwing the football and he was very active in distributing the ball completing passes to nine different Saints players..
Rookie Marcus Murphy did something that no Saint had done since September 2011 season when he returned a punt 74 yards for a TD, becoming the first Saints player to score on a punt return since Darren Sproles did against Green Bay. Murphy averaged over 30 yards each time he touched the football. He had three kick returns for a total of 72 yards and two punt returns for 82 yards.
The Saints defense played well for the third straight game but in the end it was not enough. Let's face it - although this team is 0-3 on the season the defense has played better up to this point. But it's just not good enough.
The Bad!
The Saints are still struggling to find a go-to guy on offense, and the team still looks weak when it comes to running the football. The Saints rushed the ball 24 times for 70 yards with an average of 2.9 yards per rush. Can you answer this? With the game on the line who do the QB's go-to? Is it a WR, a RB or a TE?
And the Saints have yet to finish a game with a team average of four yards or more rushing the football.
The Ugly!!
The Saints are 0-3 for the second time in the last four seasons. New Orleans sits alone in the NFC South as the only winless team in the division. Atlanta and Carolina are 3-0, Tampa sits at 1-2.
The Saints have no threat of a running game. It's like Who Dat's once again hold their breath when the Saints rush the football. When the Saints get a gain over four yards it's a surprise and not expected.
How many of you out there love when you wake up on Monday morning with that feel-good feeling when the Saints are coming off a win? It sets the tone for the first two days of the week and it makes us all feel so much better. And man, when the Saints lose it feels bad. It's going to be a season in which we all have a bunch of bad Monday mornings. And my people, there is only one cure for that sick, miserable feeling!
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Deke's college football top ten, week five
by Deke Bellavia
posted Sep 28 2015 11:55AM
I love me some college football! As we approach the half way point of the 2015 season, no team that was their league's pre-season favorite is the best team in their conference right now, and I've got the valid proof. In the Big Ten, who's better than the fighting Harbaughs of Michigan? Michigan's only loss was a six point setback to the best team in the Pac-12 in the Utah Utes. And in the SEC, Auburn is done, while LSU and Ole Miss are two steps ahead of Georgia and none of those three were pegged to win the SEC!
And in the Big 12, I think Baylor is the best team right now, but I can see all teams in that conference losing at least one game. And in the ACC? Well, they can claim Notre Dame I guess which is a legit contender. Folks last Saturday is why I love college football more than anything else other than high school football and the NBA. Woke up with the first game at 11, and went to bed at 1:30 AM Sunday morning with the remote in my hand!
Here is this week's top 10!
1. Ohio State –
The Buckeyes handled their business much better this week than a week ago, and now Urban has settled in on a QB - or has he? Hell he's got three to pick from. It looks like easy street until the Michigans show up on the schedule in back-to-back weeks to end the regular season. Last week beat Western Michigan 38-12/ this week @ Indiana
2. Baylor –
The Bears whipped up on the Rice Owls, and now BU faces a tough road test as they head to Lubbock to take on an improved Texas Tech Red Raiders Team. Last week beat Rice 70-17/ this week @ Texas Tech
3. Ole Miss –
The Rebels know the SEC slate is brutal, and now they have to hit the road to take on Florida. I'm telling y'all, every team in the SEC West will lose at least one game and I would not be shocked if they all dropped a pair of games. Last week beat Vanderbilt 27-16/ this week @ Florida
4. Georgia –
I love when the national media uses a game to down-talk the SEC. It's like SEC schools are the only teams that play a bad game in a season. First of all, credit to Southern as the Jags played their hearts out between the hedges. And after all, the Dogs just beat South Carolina and host Alabama this week. I'll give them a break. Last week beat Southern 48-6 / this week vs Alabama
Seven to the left to the left, seven to the right to the right, seven up the middle up the middle now score, now score, now score! Leonard Fournette is LSU. And ain't a damn thing wrong with that. Last week beat Syracuse 34-24 / this week vs Eastern Michigan
6. Notre Dame -
Notre Dame took care of business, and now the Irish have another huge game as they travel to the other Death Valley to face Clemson. Hey say what you want about ND, but I can promise you, if this team is perfect or among a pool of teams with one loss, they go to the playoffs over anyone. And they have the schedule to prove it! Last week beat UMass 62-27 / this week @ Clemson.
7. Michigan State –
The Spartans are a sound team, but are they as good as everyone in the Northeast says they are? We will see in three weeks when they take on rival Michigan. I think one team will come out of the Big Ten this season and make it into the playoffs. I'm not thinking it's going to be MSU, but I could be wrong. Last week beat Central Michigan / this week vs Purdue.
The Horned Frogs are a little overrated. They are good, but not as good as they were made out to be. Hey, so was Auburn! But TCU is still in the top 10 because of a tipped pass? TCU is living proof is all about survival! Last week beat Texas Tech 55-52 / this week vs Texas.
Are the Bruins the class of the Pac-12? UCLA, Stanford and Utah are all in a class by themselves right now with USC just peaking from the outside! Last week beat Arizona – 30 / this week vs Arizona State.
10. Utah & Michigan –
Yes, I'm telling you, the best two teams in their respected leagues right now are two teams that were separated by a mere TD in week one of the season. Utah is the Class of the Pac-12 right now and UM has a schedule that sets them up to run the table with two huge ones at home in Michigan State and Ohio State. I told y'all way back in July, these two were playoff sleepers. But Utes watch out this week as the Bears from Cal are rising! Wake up everybody! Last week Michigan beat BYU 31-0 / this week @ Maryland and last week Utah beat Oregon 62-13 / this week vs Cal
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Deke: Saints weaknesses match up perfectly with Panther strengths
by Deke Bellavia
posted Sep 26 2015 10:55AM
New Orleans is 0-2 and Carolina is 2-0
Last week's Results:
Tampa Bay beat New Orleans 26-19 and Carolina beat Houston 24-17.
Series History:
The Carolina Panthers lead the series with the Saints 21-19. Carolina and the Saints split the 2014 series with the Cats taking a 41-10 win over New Orleans in the Superdome last December. Nearly half the games in the series (19) have been decided by eight points or less.
The Scoop on the Cats
Defensively consistent:
Carolina is a consistent team when it comes to defensive play. Carolina's defense has ranked in the top 10 in each of the past three seasons. Carolina is one of three teams (Seattle & San Francisco) that have been ranked in the top ten during that time span. Carolina ranks 5th in total defense allowing 282.5 yards per game.
Hard to run, hard to convert on 3rd down!
The Panthers are solid on defense for many reasons. Currently Carolina allows a meager 79 rushing yards per game (Saints average 79) & the Panthers are one of the best in the league in third down defense. Carolina opponents are converting on 25.8% of their third downs, which is second in the NFL.
Tackling machine:
LB Luke Kuechly is the real deal. Luke led the league in tackles last season for the second straight year and he has led the league in three of the last four years in tackles as well. Lucky for the Saints he is not likely to play Sunday.
You don't score on these clawing Cats:
The Panthers are once again among the elite defense units when it comes to scoring defense. Carolina is second in the NFL in scoring defense allowing 13 points per game. Carolina's foes have not been the toughest with two wins coming against Jacksonville and Houston.
He's tight at end!
Since he was acquired, Carolina TE Greg Olsen has been one of the best players in the NFL. Olson could own all of the Panthers career numbers when it comes to production at the tight end position. Entering the 2015 season Olsen is second behind Wesley Walls and needs 54 catches and 696 yards to surpass Walls. Olsen is one of the favorite and most reliable options in the passing game for QB Cam Newton.
In Cam they trust!
QB Cam Newton has the Cats off to a 2-0 start and the young signal caller can lead his team to the post season for a third straight season and another NFC South crown this season. Cam and the Cats became the first NFC South team to win back to back division titles
since the division was formed back in 2002
. In two games this season Cam has completed 36-of-68 passes for 370 yards with three TD's and two interceptions for a QB Rating of 71.3.
The Big Chief says:
Well folks the Saints are off to another 0-2 start for the third time in the last four seasons. With Carolina and Atlanta at 2-0 the Saints can't afford to fall much further behind. When it comes to breaking down this game I see that the Saints weak points fall right into the strengths of the Carolina Panthers. The Saints offense is struggling, the Panthers defense is very good.
The Saints can't run the ball, the Panthers stop the run. The Saints aren't scoring a lot and the Cats don't allow many points. You get the point don't you? And for the first time since 2005, we won't have #9 under center. Even if Drew were in, the Saints are not playing well. The hope is that the newer players will continue to get better as Coach Payton has suggested, Many younger players are getting better. I think the Saints will play hard and if they don't, then that is a sign to me that the problems on this team are much deeper than what we see on Sundays.
I'm going to go with the Carolina Panthers in this one. Hey the Saints defense has not played that bad, but this week New Orleans is running into a team that is more sound on defense and they are a team that has a clear identity.
I'll say Carolina 23 New Orleans 16
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Deke's NFL Top Ten, week three
by Deke Bellavia
posted Sep 23 2015 8:02PM
There are some very good teams that have not won a game yet! For the first time since he's been a head coach, the Ravens John Harbaugh is 0-2. What in the hell is wrong in the Big Easy? And what about the Big Apple? All I can say is that this is a long season and there is no need to get too high or too low about any thing or any team just yet. It's a long season and for some teams it's only going to get longer!
1. New England Patriots (2-0) -
Don't let their eight point win fool you, the Pats and their pretty QB were up 37-13 early in the fourth. TB tossed the ball around to the tune of 466-yards and 3 TDs. These boys in Clam Chowder land will not go down in the AFC East without a fight. And lucky for them the AFC East is like the heavyweight division in boxing, there are no good contenders! Last week beat Buffalo 40-32 / this week vs Jacksonville.
2. Green Bay Packers (2-0) -
The Pack attack is off to a 2-0 start, and now Aaron and his gang of offensive weapons can just continue to work on staying in front of the NFC to secure home field. Last week beat Seattle 27-17 / this week vs Kansas City.
3. Arizona Cardinals (2-0) -
Ok they are 2-0, but how good are the Saints and Bears? Hey man this is the NFL, not college and 2-0 is legit in this big boy league. Keep Carson on his feet and this team might just compete - for it all! Last week beat Chicago 48-23 / this week vs San Francisco
4. Denver Broncos (2-0) -
The White Horses got a vintage Manning comeback in their 31-24 win over the Chiefs. Now Denver stays on the road with a trip to the Motor City to battle the struggling Cats from Motown. Last week beat KC 31-24 / this week @ Detroit.
5. Cincinnati Bengals (2-0) -
I love the Bengals but its getting to be a credibility issue with them. I mean this team has been as consistent as any team the last four years in the regular season. But we are all waiting for them to show up and show off in the post season. Is this the year? QB Andy Dalton and WR AJ Green think so! Last week beat San Diego 24-19 / this week @ Baltimore.
6. New York Jets (2-0) -
The Jets defense is legit and I think this team is good enough on that side of the football to be an AFC playoff team. Revis Island is off to perhaps the best start of his Hall of Fame career. Not bad for a man that was supposed to be on the back side of his NFL days. Last week beat Indianapolis 20-7/ this week vs Philadelphia
7. Atlanta Falcons (2-0) -
Me and Julio dominating everyone down in the school yard! JJ is the best player in the game after two weeks. And the boys in the ATL now have a nasty defense to go along with their Dirty Birds. Keep an eye on the Falcons. They could be around late this season! Last week beat NY Giants 24-20 / this week @ Dallas.
8. Seattle Seahawks (0-2) -
The Seabirds are 0-2 but could easily be 2-0. I'm not going to panic. After all this team has enough fire power on both sides of the football to win it all. With that said the last team to lose the SB and make it back the following season was back in the mid 90's when Buffalo did it three years straight! Last week lost to Green Bay 27-17/ this week vs Chicago.
9. Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) -
The Steel City once known for waving their terrible towels are now an offensive machine? And the Steelers and Big Ben are mastering opposing defenses without all of their top skilled players. Big one this week in the Lou. Last week beat San Francisco 43-18 / this week @ St. Louis.
10. Carolina Panthers (2-0) -
'Cam I am' is having a nice start this season. Super Cam can make sure his team remains the class of the NFC South by using his one of a kind skill set to make plays with his feet and his arm. Carolina won't win any beauty contests but this is football and all that counts is winning. At the end of the season these Cats will have more ugly losses than anyone else. And they could be the three time division champs too! Last week beat Houston 24-17 / this week vs New Orleans.
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Deke: Syracuse has not seen the likes of LSU; Tigers favored
by Deke Bellavia
posted Sep 23 2015 11:33AM
This week's Tigers foe is the Syracuse Orange. Syracuse, once a Big East team, now calls the ACC Home. Syracuse is off to their best start (3-0) since 1991 when the Orange went on to beat Ohio State in the Hall of Fame Bowl. In their first three games the Orange have beaten Rhode Island (47-0) Wake Forest (30-17) and Central Michigan (30-27).
The Orange Offense
Total yards per game - 374 yards pergame
Rushing yards - 208.7 yards per game
Passing yards - 165.3 per game
Points per game - 35.7
The Orange have had more than their fair share of issues at QB. Starting QB Terrell Hunt is out for the season. And last week back-up Eric Dungy (yes, Tony's son) was hurt in the Central Michigan game. The Orange are hoping to get Dungy back Saturday when the Tigers come to town but may have to go with their third or fourth string QB.
Austin Wilson and Zack Mahoney are the players taking the snaps at practice this week for the Orange. Wilson is 4-of-8 for 49 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT. Mahoney is 4-for-4 for 19 yards.
The Orange have a couple of good RB's in Jordan Fredericks and George Morris. Fredericks averages 6.4 yards per carry and Morris picks up 6.1 yards per rush.
Steve Ishmael is the Orange's top WR with 144 yards on five grabs including a long of 62 yards. And Brisly Estime has four grabs for 129 yards with a long of 89. Estime looks like he's the Orange best player.
Estime is also an asset on special teams fielding kick and punt returns. Estime averages 21 yards per punt return and 21.5 yards per kick return.
The Orange Defense
Syracuse allows 14.7 points per game, on average. That number is somewhat deceiving, as a 47-0 opening season win over Rhode Island has made the numbers look a little better than they are.
The Orange allow 46.7 yards rushing per game and 287.7 passing yards per game. The Orange are solid on third downs, allowing just 30% conversions against them.
Early Take
I haven't watched any film on the Orange but just from looking at the numbers, I think LSU will be able to rush the ball with good success against the Orange. But looking at Syracuse's passing yards allowed (287.7), I have to think that LSU will have an opportunity to pass the ball with the most success they have this season up to this point.
I feel like the Tigers WRs will be able to find some openings and allow QB Brandon Harris to get some real nice looks. The Orange do average three sacks per game, but this team has not seen anyone like LSU, and the tremendous amount of talent the Tigers will use against the Orange is something that favors the Tigers in a major way!
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Deke: Numbers show LSU in good shape after two games
by Deke Bellavia
posted Sep 22 2015 7:47PM
They don't hand out any awards, crown any conference champs or even select the four playoff teams after the first three weeks of the college football season. But we all do tend to gravitate towards the best teams, best players and biggest stats early every year. Tigers fans all over that love the Purple and Gold now find themselves in the midst of every major conversation of their home team being a legit playoff contender.
After two games LSU's numbers on offense and defense look pretty damn good! So let's look a little closer inside those numbers.
The LSU Offense
The Tigers offense has scored 66 points in two games while gaining 822 yards of total offense. LSU has run 126 plays from scrimmage with 95 of those plays being rushing attempts and the other 31 being by way of pass. LSU is averaging 63 offensive plays per game, 411 yards of offense with an average of 338.5 yards rushing per game and 72.5 passing yards per contest. The Tigers are scoring 33 points per game.
If history has taught us anything, it's that LSU will most certainly have to have some sort of pass-to-rush balance in some games this season. Right now rushing the ball 32 more times that passing it is flying. But those numbers will have to come closer together as the season progresses.
The Tigers O-Line has been outstanding through two games. Vadal Alexander and Gerald Hawkins have led a young group of players that has made quite an impression on the nation, leading the SEC in rushing with 338.5 yards per game. LG Maea Teuhema, Center Ethan Pocic and RG William Clapp are three of the best underclass linemen in the league. Teuhema and Pocic are both freshmen this season.
The LSU Defense
Through two games the Tigers defense is allowing 20 points per game (40 total), 101 rushing yards and 217.5 passing yards per game. In two games the Tigers defense has given up a total of 638 yards (203 rushing / 435 passing).
The Tigers have been excellent on third down and solid in getting after the opposing team's QB. LSU has allowed just six third down conversions. Opposing teams are 6-of-24 on third downs for an average of 24%.
And the Tigers have a total of eight QB Sacks for minus -52 yards in two games. The Tigers are also plus +2 in the turnover ratio. The entire LSU defense has played well but the improvement along the defensive line has been a much brighter spot to the start of the 2015 season.
After a solid freshman season, Sophomore DT Davon Godchaux is off to another good start this season. Godchaux has three sacks in two games to lead the Bayou Bengals. Godchaux is currently second in the SEC with three sacks as well.
At Defensive End, players like Lewis Neal, Tashawn Bower and Arden Key have all had good showings in the two games while the interior D-Line is looking like a position of strength.
Along with Godchaux, Frank Herron and Christian LaCouture have allowed Coach Ed Orgeron to build some depth at the position.
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Deke's SEC rankings, week four
by Deke Bellavia
posted Sep 22 2015 5:09PM
The West is still the best, while the East belongs to the Dogs right now. Man what a bad weekend for the state of Alabama! Now let's take a look and see if the teams that came up with big wins last week can maintain a level head and not get the big head! Here goes!
1. Georgia –
As RB Nick Chubb goes, so do the Dogs. But QB Lambert is rising in the East! Last week beat South Carolina 52-20 / this week vs Southern University
2. Ole Miss -
Hotty Toddy! These Rebels are legit! Chad Machine Gun Kelly is all that and will only get better! Last week beat Alabama 43-37 / this week vs Vanderbilt.
These Tigers can run, run, run til their Les Miles Daddy takes their Fournette away! Last week beat Auburn 45-21 / this week @ Syracuse.
4. Alabama –
The Tide have questions at QB! But don't give up on these Crimson-colored players just yet. I know I'm not! Last week lost to Ole Miss 37-43 / this week vs UL Monroe.
5. Florida –
I was impressed with the Gators defense in a 14-9 win over a good UK team. Now can the Gators keep their magic working on the boys from Rocky Top? Last week beat Kentucky 14-9 / this week vs Tennessee.
6. Texas A&M –
OK, they did not play their best against Nevada. But this week's tilt in Arlington against the skinless, sinking Hogs is a biggie for the Aggies. Last week beat Nevada 44-27 / this week vs Arkansas.
7. Tennessee –
The Vols big early season test, take two! Tennessee has to win one of these big games. Don't they? Last week beat Western Carolina 55-10 / this week @ Florida.
8. Missouri –
Are these Tigers just a week away from falling apart like the Tigers in the West? That would be the Auburn Tigers. Question is, is there another league and or conference that has three set of Tigers in it? Last week beat UCONN 9-6 / this week @ Kentucky.
9. Arkansas –
Pew-we Pig Sooie! Can the Hogs be that damn bad? Better wake up this week, or this might be over! Last week lost to Texas Tech 24-35 / this week vs Texas A&M.
10. Kentucky –
Not bad against a talented Gators team. Now the Wildcats need to win this week against the defending East champs. Last week lost to Florida 14-9 / this week vs Missouri.
11. Auburn –
What can I say about Auburn that has not already said about our national deficit? It's bombed out and depleted! Oh well time to rally on the Plains! Last week lost to LSU / this week vs Mississippi State.
12. Mississippi State –
That loss to LSU does not look that bad now does it? A road win over Auburn would sure make the Bulldogs feel good! Last week beat Northwestern State 62-13 / this week @ Auburn.
13. South Carolina –
The ole ball coach might be done? Hey no disrespect, but the Cocks are not real good and their coach has to rebound fast! Last week lost to Georgia 20-52 / this week vs Central Florida.
14. Vanderbilt –
Well they won a game! Now can they keep from getting at least 60 hung on them in Oxford? I doubt it. Last week beat Austin Pea 42-7 / this week @ Ole Miss.
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This piece was my 2009 entry into our art quilt show - it won best of show. I wrote a small story to go with it called Reincarnation. It is the story of a chair maker who lives at the edge of a forest. Each evening he sits in his favorite chair and looks out into the trees that become his chairs. At the end of his days, he returns from whence he came and the chair at the edge of the forest does the same. The majority of this fabric was made from my hand painted fabric and detail has been added with colored pencil and fabric paint.
Beautiful piece and a great story to go along with it... can understand why it won best of show.
This is truely amazing, your quilting is exquisite along with everything else. I've been having a few experiments with painting fabric myself and I haven't come up with anything as wonderful as your fabrics yet. Congratulations on coming "Best in Show" you deserve it.
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Wanted man arrested at border
SAN YSIDRO — A Salvadoran man wanted by Sacramento authorities on a $1.35 million bail arrest warrant for lewd or lascivious activities with a child younger than 14 was apprehended this week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Jose Antonio Galindo Castro, who had been living illegally in the United States for 17 years, was taken into custody after CBP officers checked his fingerprints against the Automated Fingerprint Identification System and discovered the outstanding warrant.
CBP spokesman Vincent Bond said Mr. Castro, 36, arrived at the San Ysidro port U-turn booth as a passenger in a southbound pickup truck and asked to speak with officers because he wanted to leave the United States but could not persuade the driver to enter Mexico.
Sex abuse suit filed under new law
WILMINGTON — A man who says he was molested as a teen by a Catholic priest became the first person to sue under a new law allowing child sexual abuse victims to seek damages for misdeeds that occurred years ago.
Robert Quill, 52, a Wilmington native who lives in Marathon, Fla., filed a federal lawsuit yesterday purporting that as a teenager, he was molested at least 300 times by the Rev. Francis G. DeLuca, who worked for the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington for 35 years.
Mr. Quill's lawsuit purports that church officials in Wilmington knew as early as 1958 that DeLuca was sexually abusing boys, yet allowed him to serve as a priest.
Marijuana dealer sent to prison
BOSTON — A Massachusetts man was sentenced this week in federal court to 151 months in prison on charges of conspiracy to distribute more than 220 pounds of marijuana, money laundering, structuring financial transactions and tax evasion.
Sean P. Bucci, 34, of North Reading was sentenced to prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, said June W. Stansbury, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration special agent in charge at the agency's Boston office.
Evidence presented during a nine-day trial proved that dating back to at least the late 1990s, Bucci was a large-scale marijuana dealer who sold thousands of pounds of the drug from his home in North Reading, and laundered hundreds of thousands of dollars through various bank accounts owned by him and his mother, DEA spokesman Garrison K. Courtney said.


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HOW DID MY MORNING repast of words appeal to you? Indeed, it has occurred to me that I should compare my talk with the kindness of a certain poverty‐ stricken host, who was ambitious to be among those that offer a good table, but, lacking costly foods, annoyed his guests by laying his poor fare upon the table in such abundance that his ambition was changed in him into disgraceful lack of taste. Well, such has been our method, unless you say differently. Yet, however it was, you must not disregard it. Elisha was by no means rejected as a poor host by his contemporaries, in spite of the fact that he feasted his friends on wild plants.
I know the laws of allegory, although I did not invent them of myself, but have met them in the works of others. Those who do not admit the common meaning of the Scriptures say that water is not water, but some other nature, and they explain a plant and a fish according to their opinion. They describe also the production of reptiles and wild animals, changing it according to their own notions, just like the dream interpreters, who interpret for their own ends the appearances seen in their dreams. When I hear 'grass,' I think of grass, and in the same manner I understand everything as it is said, a plant, a fish, a wild animal, and an ox. 'Indeed, I am not ashamed of the gospel.' 1 And, although those who have written about the world have argued much about the shape of the earth, whether the earth is a sphere, or a cylinder, or____________________


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And unlike the last time ([[RevengeBeforeReason where Magnus tried to kill Optimus instead of listening to him]]) this time he not only listens, he actually agrees, sort of. --> '''Optimus''': Magnus, you came to earth for the Matrix. But you don't understand the responsibility that comes with it. It's my duty to stop Galvatron and protect the earth!--> '''Ultra Magnus''': Oh I understand alright.--> '''Optimus''': Then why did you remove me from the battlefield? We have to go back and fight!--> '''Ultra Magnus''': Right now pal your in no shape to fight anybody.--> '''Optimus''': You're right. And that's why I'm asking for your help this one last time.--> '''Ultra Magnus''': Wait a minute, are you sure your really Optimus Prime? Cause that sounded like a request, not an order. --> '''Optimus''': Magnus, I never wanted to control you. I wanted you to join the Autobots because of your value as a member of our team. Maybe we'll resolve our differences. 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The first quarter of 2014 will see the opening of this spectacularly situated hotel in Oman's Al Hajar mountains. The hotel, which is located 2,000 metres above sea level, also overlooks a dramatic gorge. Alilia Jabal Akhdar will also feature 86 suites and villas, a spa, outdoor and indoor pools and a blend of Omani and contemporary design.
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In 1976, the Child Welfare Act Amendment Act 1976 (No 2) repealed (s.14) the previous Second Schedules to update the list of organisations that would receive a subsidy for some of the children accommodated: '14. "Section 15 of the principal Act is repealed and re-enacted with amendments as follows- 15. Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of section fourteen of this Act the centres and facilities specified in the Second Schedule to this Act are declared to be subsidised centres or facilities."
These were listed in the new Second Schedule as follows (s.137): SECOND SCHEDULE. SUBSIDISED CENTRES OR FACILITIES. CATHOLIC: Catherine McAuley Centre, St. Vincents's, St. Joseph's, "Salvado", Castledare, Christian Community Inc., Clontarf, Good Shepherd Teen Centre, Pallotine Centre Rossmoyne, Catherine House Inc., Balgo Mission, Beagle Bay Mission, Benedictine Mission Kalumburu, La Grange Mission, Lombardina Mission, Nazareth House Geraldton, Pallotine Boys Hostel Albany, Pallotine Mission, Tardun, St. Francis Xavier's Native Mission, St. Joseph's Hostel Derby, Yaandina Babies & Childrens Centre Inc. ANGLICAN: Parkerville Children's Homes (Inc.) Swanleigh BAPTIST: Katukutu Hostel, Marribank Mission CHRISTIAN BRETHREN ABSEMBIES: Kurrawang Aboriginal Christian Centre Inc. CHURCHES OF CHRIST: "Bamburra" Hostel, Churches of Christ Ingada Village-Carnarvon, Churches of Christ Aborigines Mission-Norseman, Churches of Christ Roelands Village, "Fairhaven" Training Hostel Esperance METHODIST: Homes for Children: "Mofflyn" "Allandale" "Werribee" "Bourkedale" "Cooinda" "Meribah" "Warminda", Mogumber Training Centre Applecross Cottage, Ardross Hostel, Greenmount Hostel (Innaminka), Mt. Yokine Hostel, Nollamara Cottage PRESBYTERIAN: Sister Kate's Children's Homes (Inc.), Collins House SALVATION ARMY: Hollywood Children's Village, "Cottesloe House" UNDENOMINATIONAL: Fairbridge, Ngal-a Mothercraft Home & Training Centre (Inc.), Wanslea Hostel'
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Your letters: January 19, 2010
Be more humane
Re: your Jan. 15 article, "Feral island felines settle in to new home:"
It's good to see the Humane Society of the United States building a safe enclosure for feral cats. If the Humane Society did things like this more often, it might be more credible.
The U.S. Humane Society usually has other priorities, though. Much of its $99 million budget in 2008 went to support a bloated staff of lawyers and PETA-inspired lobbying. Only one-half of 1 percent of its budget consisted of grants to hands-on dog and cat shelters.
In fact, it doesn't actually operate any pet shelters anywhere in the U.S., even though it could easily afford to run hundreds of them. Donating to help animals is a fine idea, but local problems are usually best solved with local money — not handouts from giant animal-rights groups.
— David Martosko, Director of Research, Center for Consumer Freedom, Washington, D.C.
Wanted: funny programs
The continuing media coverage of NBC's late-night scheduling problem demonstrates how uneducated the media are about what the public really enjoys.
May I suggest that this issue may not be anywhere near the top of readers' list of important news.
The public was practically unanimous in approval of Jack Paar and Johnny Carson, who gave us deep down humor without all the sexual inuendos and political body slams. Then along came Jay Leno, with sprinkles of smut and sleeze, followed by David Letterman who is much worse, then Conan O'Brien and Jimmy Fallon and others who are definitely not funny.
Perhaps the late-night syndrome will finally collapse of its own dead weight, and we can get some programs that are really fun, if we need any programs at all at that time of night.
— Roger Muir, Ventura
A good job
Re: your Jan. 5 article, "A name for himself":
My family first met John Zaragoza when he drove the Colonia bus route in Oxnard. I was then attending Fremont Intermediate School and remember "our bus driver," who would always stop to pick up my sisters and me as we chased him down. I am filled with joy to read about his accomplishments.
So, "Johnnie," keep up the good work. You are never in the shadows of those of us who know you.
— Yolanda Hernandez, Port Hueneme
Start talking
I appreciate your articles last week on the marijuana issue. They seemed to be fair and unbiased, just telling the facts on the issue and placing the Ventura County Star opinion in the Opinion section where I feel it belongs. Unless I missed the point in the articles, to me, there was one glaring omission. There was not one reference to, about or from the anti-smoking group, the same group that would not let a cancer patient smoke in a hospital to help him feel better and saying nothing about a person smoking marijuana to make him feel better.
Isn't smoking, smoking? We are not being clear and honest. Where is the outcry?
As a parting comment, you can't drink and drive. Will you be able to smoke and drive? The American Civil Liberties Union will be after the first cop who pulls over a smoker for smoking, without probable cause.
Folks, turn the television off, start reading and talking to one another, both left and right.
— Cliff Dysart, Oak Park
Legalize cannabis
I'm at Santa Barbara City College, working toward an associates degree in environmental horticulture, a field of study focusing on Earth's terrestrial plant life, the environment that sustains such terrestrial plant life, animals and humans.
In the U.S., because of ignorance, misinformation and corruption in both government and private sectors, cannabis has been Illegal. There has been massive brainwashing to make the public feel that Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica are somehow evil and so very harmful to humans and society. This is a blatant attack on our inalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Cannabis is not a drug. Methamphetamine and heroin should be law enforcement's main focus. Cannabis is a carbon-based terrestrial plant, a living organism. I know of people who have died from use of methamphetamine and heroin, but know of no one who has died from using a cannabis plant.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, there were 331 alcohol-overdose deaths and zero marijuana overdose deaths in 2001. The fact is that cannabis is not nearly as harmful or addictive to society as alcohol, methamphetamine or heroin.
Assembly Bill 390, or legalization in general, will create less crime. The argument that a child will be more able to attain legal cannabis versus illegal cannabis has no more truth than that same child attaining the family gun in the box under the bed, or a bottle of store-bought, tax-paid alcohol. Legalize cannabis and watch the benefits grow.
— Christopher James Grant, Ojai
'Pigs' and flying
Re: Steve Anderson's Jan. 14 letter, "Glider bucked":
This is in response to Anderson of Camarillo, who called the equestrian community selfish pigs. Nice.
There are almost no places left to ride a horse on a trail. Equestrian communities are being closed and restricted all over. Getting your horse from a barn to a safe place to ride is really difficult. I know because my 120-horse stable was shut down and people couldn't find an affordable place for their horses close to where they lived and worked. A lot of those horses were put down. There are a gazillion places to ride a bike, hike and even parasail and glide. However, if you are riding a horse and a biker comes up on you, chances are, the horse will spook, and that is very dangerous to both the horse and rider and the biker as well.
Something suddenly flying overhead is even worse. The equestrians want to be the only ones on the trail for safety reasons. Respectful hikers, even with their dogs, are not a concern. (And the hikers probably don't want the bikers, either.) The "selfish pigs" and their magnificent animals need some space, and they should be entitled to it.
— Bonnie Smith, Santa Paula
Horses and gliders
Re: Steve Anderson's Jan. 14 letter, "Glider bucked":
There was a lot more to this decision not to let the public use Santa Rosa Park for the flying of quiet, motorless gliders, at the recent meeting of the Ventura County Parks Advisory Commission. At the first meeting three months ago, there was a vote to let the fliers use the park for flying, but a decision was made later in the meeting to spend another three months to do another study to see what the park could be used for.
A report came back from the commission "staff" not to let the fliers use the park because the horse people did not like the idea of gliders flying around their horses.
The staff did not ask anyone else if it was feasible for anything but horses to use the park. Remember at this time, the horse people still can't use the park to ride in. At the Jan. 11 meeting, the commission was told by a county official that, no matter what the decision of the commission was, he would not allow flying at the park. And if the commission did vote to let the fliers use the park, he would invoke some rule.
At that point, the four commissioners folded like a tent and told the public that there would be no flying at Santa Rosa Park.
Remember that a good chunk of the money for the park came from a state grant. More to come.
— Bill Bertram, glider pilot, Thousand Oaks
No more blank checks
Re: Patricia K. Macht's Jan. 15 letter, "CalPERS responds":
In the above-mentioned letter, Macht, director of external affairs for the California Public Employees' Retirement System in Sacramento, states, "Government at all levels in California will have to temporarily put more into the fund (pension) to help make up for losses." According to the 2006 Pension Protection Act, actuarial must go over pension funds at the end of a year and determine if a pension fund is indeed funded.
If a fund such as CALPers is found to be underfunded (red zone), one of two things can be done: 1. Increase contributions. 2. Change the accrual rate of pension going forward.
Changing the pension going forward means those who have pensions until the determination of underfunded status will keep those benefits. Going forward, the pension benefits can be changed or reduced, for example, from an annual accrual rate of 3 percent of base salary per year of employment to 2 percent of base salary per year of employment after "red zone" determination, thereby reducing the government contribution rate. In other words, if the pension accrual rate is changed, we, the taxpayers, will not have to pay increased contribution rates.
One of the remedial measures expounded by my pension trustees is the federal government "normal" retirement age is 65. If I retire while my pension fund remains in the red zone, at a later date, I can see my pension reduced a certain percentage for each year retired before the normal age of 65.
Example: I retire at age 55 and the fund remains in the red zone. My pension can be reduced down line 3 percent to 7 percent for each year retired before age 65 or a reduction of 30 percent to 70 percent. Can you imagine how this will affect those civil servants with 30 years pension credit who retire at age 50?
The choice is simple. 1. Increase pension contributions and live with potholes. 2. Change the pension accrual rate going forward and see our infrastructure rebuilt. In summation, the taxpayer can no longer afford the blank-check scenario for civil-servant pensions.
— Jeff Cowan, Santa Paula
Wear helmets
It appears that a number of skateboard park users in Thousand Oaks are failing to abide by a safety ordinance. The ordinance addresses safety equipment that must be worn by those operating skateboards in the park that will reduce the severity of head and other injuries.
Research has shown that young people's skulls are not fully developed and that their brain circuitry is not fully developed until the mid 20s; therefore, the potential for serious brain injury is much higher in the young.
A recent publication from the Harvard Mental Health organization reported that more than 1 million Americans suffer head injuries each year, requiring hospital treatment. Bicycle accidents and other sport injuries are a common cause in children. The word concussion is used to describe the results from a blow or other impact to the head. A head impact jolts the brain, which can disrupt brain function.
A person's fall, resulting in striking the head, may result in a concussion in which they may lose consciousness, suffer dizziness or headaches. A concussion may also result in memory loss. Most recover in a few hours. However, headaches may continue for days.
Reports indicate that 90 percent of patients continue to have headaches or dizziness for months and some for years. Some have memory problems for extended periods and some are referred to mental-health clinics for treatment.
My point being that board users and their parents must be aware of the high potential of permanent serious injury and comply with the intent of the rules that govern use and conduct in the park.
— Richard W. Green, Thousand Oaks
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What a beautiful spot to stop and rest! Gorgeous shot Chris!
Thanks Meg! Your right, it was a beautiful place to soak in the atmosphere :)
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Mercury is an element that enters the environment through human activity and natural sources. It is a natural component of the Earth's crust; however, the majority of mercury comes from improper disposal of mercury-containing products and the burning of fossil fuels. Natural emissions of mercury occur through the erosion of rocks, eruption of volcanoes and decomposition of soil.Know More
Although mercury is emitted into the atmosphere through both natural and man-made processes, only man-influenced or man-made mercury is deemed dangerous. Mercury is emitted into the air from vehicles and industrial spaces that burn fossil fuels. When emitted through these sources, mercury can travel hundreds of thousands of miles before dropping back to the Earth's surface in the form of snow, rain and dry depositions. As a result, mercury infiltrates bodies of water and the fish we consume.
Mercury also enters the environment from the mishandling of mercury-containing products. Fluorescent lights, neon lamps, thermometers, thermostats, gauges and various laboratory solutions all contain traces of mercury. When these products are broken or improperly discarded, the mercury within them leaks out into the environment.
Mercury is known to have harmful effects on fish, birds and mammals. Due to its toxic nature, several states in the America have laws that regulate human activities involving mercury, including its removal and disposal.Learn more about Atoms & Molecules
Element 115 is ununpentium, which is an element that has the atomic number 115 on the periodic table. It is an extremely rare and unusually heavy element that was added to the periodic table in 2013.Full Answer >
No element has the chemical symbol "Nu." Other symbols that may be mistaken for "Nu" include: "Na," "Ne," and "N." "Na" stands for sodium, while "Ne" stands for neon, and "N" stands for nitrogen. Another possible element that could be misread as "Nu" is "Au," which stands for gold.Full Answer >
Francium has the lowest electronegativity of the elements listed on the Pauling Electronegativity Scale. The Angelo State University website defines electronegativity as an atom's ability to attract the shared electrons found in covalent bonds.Full Answer >
There is not much known about Mercury or its surface, except that it is similar to the moon in appearance and its composition consists of primarily molecular oxygen, sodium and hydrogen. There are also small amounts of helium and potassium. The planet does not have an actual atmosphere, which causes the planet to have extreme temperature changes during its rotation.Full Answer >