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In school, I learned that the different gospels did copy a lot from each other. This was the explanation for why there are so many overlapping events between the gospels.
Is there substantial evidence to support this besides the bible?
Yes, although not quite the way you put it.
It is agreed by pretty much all Bible scholars that there is some degree of interdependence between the gospels. This is based on the fact that many of the stories in the gospels are told in a very similar way. Exactly what depended on what is the subject of much debate, and more information can be found on Wikipedia and Catholic Answers. This belief is very old, with Augustine laying down one of the most widely believed dependencies.
Some of the beliefs of dependency include:
It's worth pointing out that the interdependency has never been seen as in any way invalidating the gospels as sources. Any thorough modern biographer would also make use of other documents about their subject, and the parallel passages can be seen as evidence of the thoroughness and accuracy of the gospel writers. it's worth noting that all the gospels also contain some material found in no other gospel. Clearly none of the gospels was composed simply by copying other gospels. The wording differences are great enough to rule that out. Nor does it rule out the idea that the writers were eyewitnesses of at least some of the events themselves.
In answer to your final point, the only evidence for this is from analysis of the gospels themselves, though that includes the dating of manuscripts of the gospels and fragments of the gospels. None of the hypothesised sources such as Q has been definitively identified.
DJClayworth's answer is spot on. I'd like to take a moment to defend Bible scholars, their theories, and the gospel writers.
There is a serious question about whether John knew about the Synoptics. The Fourth Gospel was almost certainly the last written and it would seem the others would be available. But there's no textual evidence that I'm aware of that would show it copied from the Synoptics. Almost everyone who has ever considered the question views John as an independent source.
Luke explains in his prologue the methods he used to collect his sources:
The translators of the NET Bible note on the word "narrative":
But what is clear from Luke's introduction is that he was aware of other compiled sources in addition to eyewitness testimony. Luke's expressed purpose is "to write an orderly account" so that Theophilus "may have certainty concerning the things [he has] been taught." He doesn't claim to be an eyewitness, but to have followed (some translations say "investigated") them. His approach is that of an ancient historian who takes a hodgepodge of sources (including his own eyewitness in the second volume, Acts) and compile them into a readable story for his patron. There was, in those days, no quotation mark, no footnotes, no concept of plagiarism, and no expectation that sources would be identified. By the ancient standards, Luke went above and beyond to write a convincing history of Jesus' life and of the early years of the Church.
One of the great discoveries of source criticism is that Luke and Matthew usually quote Mark when writing about material common to all three. To illustrate, here's the calling of Levi (AKA Matthew) with identical wording bolded and changed words italicized:
Mark 2:14 (NASB):
Matthew 9:9 (NASB):
Luke 5:27 (NASB):
One parallel doesn't make the case, but over and over we see the pattern of Luke and Matthew editing Mark's material separately. Matthew wanted to use the name "Matthew" instead of Levi while Luke would like to clarify that the person in the tax booth was, in fact, a tax collector. These are reasonable edits and help the intended readers to understand the situation better. And again, by that era's standards, edited quotations without attribution was to be expected.
Not all the material in Luke and Matthew was copied from Mark. There is a substantial body of material that seem to be common to both. Careful examination of the passages common to Luke and Matthew suggest that each redacted (i.e. edited) another source. A wide variety of Biblical scholars have concluded that there was a written source (now lost) that consisted mostly of Jesus' teachings that both Matthew and Luke independently drew from. This hypothetical document was called Quelle (German for "source") by its early proponents and is now simply called Q.
Some scholars dispute the existence of Q and others say that it was likely an oral, not written, source. Given that one of the primary duties of a Rabbi's disciples in that period was to memorize the teacher's words, the Q material may very well represent our Lord's teachings as a Rabbi. But none of these theories is supported by external evidence and so must be held loosely.
Other material, particularly related to Jesus' birth, is unique to Matthew and Luke respectively.
Doesn't it harm our faith to accept that the gospels copied each other? I can imagine some thinking.
Remarkably, the Passion narrative of each gospel is independent. Fully one third of Mark (and a similar proportion of the other three gospels) is absolutely unique to it. That means that for the most critical week of our Savior's life, we have four independent accounts. What's more, while they do disagree on some details (the classical example is who was at the tomb), they all agree that Jesus died and bodily rose again1. Further, they agree on why these events happened.
Christian ought to rejoice in the care that Matthew and Luke took when writing down their biographies of Jesus. Both used independent sources when available and diligently edited Mark's accounts when necessary. We can take comfort in knowing that the gospel writers were eager to leave us with complete and accurate narratives of Jesus' life. We should rejoice in the blessing of Christ's story handed down to us from the testimony of many witnesses.
The Synoptic gospels do copy each other and that should be encouraging to Christians.
I'd generally agree with Clayworth, but let me add a couple of points.
The evidence is purely from textual analysis: There are large sections of Mark that also appear in both Matthew and Luke, and there are things in both Matthew and Luke not found in Mark.
The similarities aren't as blatant as some imply. It's arguable that the similarities are because the writers are describing the same events, and not because they copied from each other. But I'd agree that this is unlikely. There are too many similarities, including identical wording in some places. One or two such cases could be coincidence, but there are hundreds.
I'm a little surprised the Clayworth doesn't mention what I thought was the most popular theory: That Mark was written first, and Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source. Then that there was another source which no longer exists today, called "Q" (from the German word "quellen" meaning source) that Matthew and Luke also used.
Q is mostly quotes from Jesus: sayings, slogans and sermons. So Q may have been a collection of "sermon notes".
Papias, an early church historian, mentions that Matthew compiled a collection of quotes from Jesus that he called "The Sayings", written in Aramaic. I wonder if this book by Matthew could be the mysterious "Q". I understand that language scholars say that the Q quotes in Matthew and Luke appear to be translated to Greek from Aramaic based on wording and grammar. (I am not a linguist so I can't evaluate this.) But as far as I know there's no further evidence for or against.
I'm always a little amused when I hear this analysis used as an argument against the authenticity of the Gospels. I've heard some critics discuss the parallels it as if they were some great secret revelation that Christians are unaware of or are trying to hide. But any study Bible I've ever owned has a section called "Gospel Parallels" or "Harmony of the Gospels" or some such that lists these parallels verse by verse. And as others have indicated, in any other subject, studying the work of those who have come before you is called "research" and "scholarship". But when it comes to the Gospels suddenly it becomes "cheating" or "deceit" or something. (Yes yes, if the Gospel writers did copy from each other, they failed to include proper footnotes. Maybe because the MLA handbook wasn't written until 2000 years later.)
The fact that some people are taught in school that the gospel writers copied from each certainly does not make it so. One question that arises at the outset is, "Why would the gospel writers copy from each other?
If, the gospel writers were each eyewitnesses, then there would be no need to copy from each other, since each would be recalling events from personal experience. However, if the gospel writers were not eyewitnesses, then the need for copying becomes apparent.
There is sufficient evidence to support the idea that the authors were, indeed, eyewitnesses, though this should be covered in a separate question and is certainly disputed by some.
Another question that arises is, if the gospel writers were copying from each other (or a different source), what was the purpose of even creating very similar accounts of the same story? Why not just stick with the original source? It doesn't seem to make much sense. It only makes sense if the original source was not a written "Q" document, but the actual eyewitness experiences of the three authors.
A great question to ask is, "What would we expect to find if the gospel writers did, in fact, copy from each other?" We would expect to find very significant agreement in the details of each event as well as the order. However, we find quite a few differences. Luke includes details about John the Baptist and Elizabeth, while the others do not. Matthew introduces us to the Magi, while the others do not. Matthew's genealogy does not match Luke's, and Mark leaves it out altogether. The text of the Sermon on the Mount differs significantly between Luke and Matthew, and Mark again omits it. The three differ on the specific details given about the trial, death, and resurrection of Christ.
Copying from each other does not seem to be able to account for so many differences. It is much more sensible to conclude that each recorded what impressed them most from their shared experiences of the same events.
Now, there are a lot of the same events mentioned in each of the Synoptics. It is reasonable to assume that each is confirming the accounts of the others by giving their own accounts of many of the same events. Each wrote for a specific purpose for a specific audience. It is certainly likely that the second and third authors were aware of those that wrote before them, and this could have shaped the event selected in their own writings.
So, we can't know with absolute certainty, but it is certainly rational and reasonable to conclude that each author shared his own record of events, highlighting what impressed him the most.


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I forgot the passphrase to a WiFi network but my phone still connects to it.
My old iPhone3 used to be connected there, then when I migrated to an iPhone4S the settings were magically transferred through iTunes. I guess the WPA2 key is therefore in the backups (which are not encrypted)
Is there a way to recover this WPA2 key from either the phone directly or from the backups? I read that there is an app for jailbroken phones but mine is not.

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YouTube has announced that it has begun rolling out support for videos with a frame rate of 48 or 60 frames per second. Previously the site capped all videos at 30 frames per second. This new feature will be available for all content creators to take advantage of "in the coming months".
This move has massive implications for videogame videos on the internet since viewers will finally be able to appreciate the increased fluidity that 60fps introduces without having to search for specially encoded videos showing games running at their native frame rates. It could also encourage more developers to target 60fps since their game's frame rate will now be in the public eye more than ever.
Here are two sample videos showing Battlefield Hardline and Titanfall running at 60fps provided you set the quality to 720p or higher:
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STEUBENVILLE - Recreation Director Troy Kirkendall submitted his resignation this week citing the need for a recreation center instead of a recreation director.
"Recreation is in a state of uncertainty these days with the pool closed in the summer and the future of the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center. I am one person with a salary and perhaps my salary can be used to keep a staff here and keep the center open after March 1," explained Kirkendall.
Budget cuts this month in the city forced Kirkendall to lay off four part-time recreation aides.
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LEAVING POSITION — Steubenville Recreation Director Troy Kirkendall stands behind the reception counter at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center. Kirkendall submitted his resignation effective Dec. 28.
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Three recreation maintenance workers are now being shifted to the MLK Center for the winter months, but they are expected to return to grass cutting and outdoors maintenance on March 1.
"I don't think the city needs a recreation director to supervise three people. Tim Young is a supervisor who can direct the other two recreation maintenance workers. And I hope my resignation will benefit the kids who come to the MLK Center," said Kirkendall.
"I would have been here for two years in February. I was an outsider when I arrived here, but I was welcomed with open arms. I have enjoyed more backing and support from the recreation board, the City Council and the administration than I have ever seen in my career," he added.
"Troy will be greatly missed as he brought a great deal of energy and enthusiasm to the parks and recreation department. He expanded our youth programming and diligently worked to bring senior programming to the MLK Center and pool through a partnership with Prime Time. I wish Troy well in his future endeavors," City Manager Cathy Davison said.
Kirkendall said he had no job plans at this point.
"I will go where the Lord leads me. I am putting my future plans in his hands," he said.
Kirkendall had hinted at his possible exit from the recreation director's job at a special parks and recreation board meeting earlier this month.
"I am still considering my options at this point. But I wanted the board to hear about this from me. I don't want to see the recreation program fall apart. I am not just parting ways. I don't have anything else lined up yet.
"And I am willing to help you out as long as I can. I will be there for you as long as I can. I really don't know where I am going or what I am going to do," Kirkendall told the board members at the Dec. 12 meeting.
"I have worked in several places, and Steubenville feels the most like home," Kirkendall commented.
Second Ward Councilman Rick Perkins, who also serves as the Recreation Committee chairman, said Kirkendall will be missed by the community.
"During his time here Troy has impressed me with his dedication and commitment to recreation in our community. It was not unusual to see Troy working on the weekend running a weed trimmer, dragging the fields and doing whatever it took to make sure everything was in order," said Perkins.
"Our loss will be another community's gain. I told Troy I will not hesitate to support him as he looks for another job," Perkins added.
"If there was one thing I have done right while I have been on this board, it was the hiring of Troy as recreation director. He has been great," observed board member Jason Jenkins.
Board member Vicki Nurczyk agreed and called Kirkendall "a true professional."
Kirkendall will officially leave his job on Dec. 28.
"I would suggest the person who oversees the recreation department in the future must be flexible. You have to think outside of the box. And the person can put in more hours than what is expected. This is not a 9-to-5 job. There are a lot of hours after 5 p.m. and weekends. That is when people recreate," cited Kirkendall.
"I really enjoyed myself here, and I hope I made a difference in some lives here. I hope I made a positive impression on someone's life," Kirkendall stated.
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there are a couple of discussion on SO about setter methods returning "this" type. And looks like java 7 had the proposal of void methods returning this. But this proposal could not make it to java 7 features. I could not find if this proposal is moved on to java 8 or future or have been completely discarded. Is it?
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Building a debug version with Sencha CMD 3
I am using Sencha Architect to build an HTML5 app. I would like to use the Sencha CMD 3 program to create a debug build where all the files are concatenated into a single file. I can't find any documentation on how to do this. When I build using Sencha Architect it looks like it creates a package for iOS or Android.
Looking to create a single HTML file to upload to my web server to test/debug. Any help would be appreciated.
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A female who lays claim but not ownership. She will rob you of your soul. You'll want to be her john 'cause she's got skills. You'll benefit from being with her, but if you're expecting I love you, you'll only get ditto!
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Dina is a born actress. A mysterious, intellegent, beautiful, exotic, sneaky, women. She lives her life leaving permanente foot prints in every ones heart and mind she meets even the ones she hurts, she gets everything she wants and gets away with everything she does. She has a hypnotizing way with people. You just can't get enough of her mystery and beauty even when you know her sexy devilish ways. she's dangerous yet everyone that she passes falls permanently in love with her.
Dina fooled me into loving her and toke all I had, but still I can't get enough of her.
I wish I can stay away from dina but her mysterious ways are irresistable.
I wish I can stay away from dina but her mysterious ways are irresistable.
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A beautiful, flawless young lady who everyone falls in love with. In her spare time, she enjoys being awesome and fantastic. She also enjoys saving the world just by being herself. In addition, she has many friends and is quite popular; in fact, she is part of a famous band that makes great music. Overall, Dina is talented in every aspect. Be jealous.
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This 3D scan shows the baby thumb sucking. The 3D technique uses several routine 2D images, linked together to give the 3D effect. In a 4D scan, a series of 3D images are shown in quick succession to give almost real-time movements: the 4th dimension is time.
The temperature inside the uterus is between a third and half a degree higher than yours. Because your body temperature is so closely controlled, your baby never becomes cold so never needs to shiver. He has started to lay down a special form of brown fat, particularly around the neck, chest, and back. After birth, metabolism of this fat produces both energy and heat. In the uterus, however, the baby cannot use this fat to raise his temperature. Some temperature control occurs as heat is lost from the baby's skin into the amniotic fluid through the uterine wall and then into your body tissues. However, the regulation of temperature is predominantly achieved by means of the blood flow to the placenta. The large surface area of the placenta allows it to act as a heat exchange, keeping the temperature of the blood leaving the baby in the umbilical arteries constant with that of the oxygenated blood returning to the baby through the umbilical vein.
After birth, babies lose heat quickly. They are still unable to shiver and cannot maintain their temperature, cooling rapidly if they're not wrapped up warmly or held skin-to-skin shortly after the birth.
In addition to eating three meals a day, you may find you need to snack throughout the day, too. There's nothing wrong with that as long as you're choosing the right foods, and not reaching for the cookies and chips all the time. These tempting foods might satisfy a hunger pang, but the lack of nutrients and empty calories won't serve you any real purpose. Healthy snacking can be accomplished with a bit of planning before you go shopping:
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I am investigating whether the following hypergraph is $2$-colorable.
Let $0\le c < d < e$ be fixed natural numbers and consider a graph on $2e$ vertices, with the vertices labelled as $0,1,\cdots 2e-1$. For every vertex $u$, whenever $u+x-y$ and $u+z-y$ make sense as a vertex and $x,y,z$ are such that $\{x,y,z\}=\{c,d,e\}$, there is a hyperedge $\{u,u+x-y,u+z-y\}$. Is this graph $2$-colorable? If so, how can I construct a $2$-coloring?
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I am running Natty Alpha 3. I used Update Manager to install something (not sure what it was), then I restarted, but instead of listing all the kernels, it gave me a command line. I don't know what happened and how to use it. Help!
May I suggest you to recover your grub installation with a live cd?
This method of installation uses the chroot command to gain access to the broken system's files. Once the chroot command is issued, the LiveCD treats the broken system's / as its own. Commands run in a chroot environment will affect the broken systems filesystems and not those of the LiveCD.
1) Boot to the LiveCD Desktop (Ubuntu 9.10 or later). Please note that the Live CD must be the same as the system you are fixing - either 32-bit or 64-bit (if not then the chroot will fail).
2) Open a terminal - Applications, Accessories, Terminal. 3) Determine your normal system partition - (the switch is a lowercase "L")
sudo fdisk -l
If you aren't sure, run
df -ThLook for the correct disk size and ext3 or ext4 format.
4) Mount your normal system partition:
Substitute the correct partition: sda1, sdb5, etc.
sudo mount /dev/sdXX /mnt# Example: sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
5) Only if you have a separate boot partition: sdYY is the /boot partition designation (for example sdb3)
sudo mount /dev/sdYY /mnt/boot6) Mount the critical virtual filesystems:
sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev sudo mount --bind /dev/pts /mnt/dev/pts sudo mount --bind /proc /mnt/proc sudo mount --bind /sys /mnt/sys7) Chroot into your normal system device:
sudo chroot /mnt
8) If there is no /boot/grub/grub.cfg or it's not correct, create one using
9) Reinstall GRUB 2:
Substitute the correct device - sda, sdb, etc.
Do not specify a partition number (e.g. do not specify sda5, instead it could be sda)
grub-install /dev/sdX
10) Verify the install (use the correct device, for example sda. Do not specify a partition):
sudo grub-install --recheck /dev/sdX11) Exit chroot: CTRL-D on keyboard 12) Unmount virtual filesystems:
sudo umount /mnt/dev/pts sudo umount /mnt/dev sudo umount /mnt/proc sudo umount /mnt/sys
13) If you mounted a separate /boot partition:
sudo umount /mnt/boot
14) Unmount the LiveCD's /usr directory:
sudo umount /mnt/usr
15) Unmount last device:
sudo umount /mnt
16) Reboot.
sudo reboot"
It happened to me too, on a regular upgrade. Thankfully I was working on the dev system, determining the stability of the upgrade before pushing it to production.
The answer from "steabert" is not helpful at all. That's the answer for people who run Windows. Early releases are for finding bugs, and Cg2916 found one.
I recovered by using the grub console to continue booting, then reinstalled grub after I was able to log in.
Lots of fun boot stuff happens
Of course, you'll need to adjust for correct partition numbers and device names, but it's fairly painless after you get over the initial pain.
Now, how do I do this on a virtual machine in a remote location where I only have SSH access...


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Colorectal Cancer Health Center
Caring for a Continent Ileostomy or K-Pouch
In this article
General Guidelines for Draining the K-Pouch continued...
During this initial period, you will need to irrigate the catheter several times a day with 1 ounce of tap water and let it drain off. (See "Instructions for Catheter Care" below for a step-by-step guide to skin and catheter care.)
If, at any time, you think pouch drainage has stopped during the course of the day, then check by:
- Irrigating the catheter
- Pinching the catheter between your finger and thumb and check if a fluid or air column can be seen moving up and down
- Checking for fluid return
- "Wiggling" the catheter in and out about an inch
If you still think pouch drainage has stopped, remove the catheter in case food particles or debris have blocked it. Flush the catheter with cool tap water then reinsert it.
After the first three to four weeks, you can stop the continuous draining and start draining several times per day or as instructed by your health care provider. Though you usually make this change after seeing your doctor for the first time after the operation, sometimes your doctor will tell you to start doing the following earlier:
- Drain the pouch every two hours during the day while you are awake.
- Drain at bedtime and first thing in the morning.
- Do not drink or eat within two hours of bedtime.
- During the night, you will usually set the catheter to constant drainage. You may also choose to set your alarm clock to wake you to empty the pouch.
Over the next several weeks, the time interval between pouch drainages will increase. At night, you may be able to stop the constant drainage and go for longer periods without waking to drain the pouch.
Three months after surgery, there are usually no specific restrictions. Sound practice is to empty the pouch four to six times per day and use irrigation on two of these times. However, any time you feel full, bloated, or distended, drain the pouch. Just as you would empty your bladder before engaging in physical activity or going to bed, so should you empty the continent ileostomy.


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My question, specifically: why is the Fujifilm HS 10 not an SLR?
SLR - Single Lens Reflex, meaning that there is only one lens through which the viewfinder and the film are exposed to the image. This is in contrast to other types of cameras, like rangefinders, where the viewfinder was a separated optical path than the film, usually in the form of a small lens on the top-side of the body. The Reflex part comes from the rotating mirror which is used to direct the image from the lens to the viewfinder. When the shutter is released, first the mirror goes up and clears the optical path to the film.
Another characteristic of this class of cameras is interchangeable lenses. I am not sure, though, if historically all SLR's had this option, and probably some of our experienced forum members can comment on that.
Nowadays, with the DSLR technology, sensors replaced the film but otherwise the basic structure and principles remained the same.
The Fuji camera in your link is not considered an SLR for the lack of the mirror, pentaprism and optical viewfinder. There, it is an electronic viewfinder, meaning that what you see is an image generated on a tiny LCD inside the viewfinder assembly.
Definition of SLR
SLR consists of:
SLR is a term that's pretty old now, and at the time distinguished itself from other camera designs which used a separate lens assembly for an optical viewfinder, such as rangefinder cameras or twin lens reflex cameras.
Benefits and drawbacks
The Fujifilm Finepix HS10
Nowadays, there is increasingly less need for an optical viewfinder even on interchangeable lens cameras, since electronic viewfinders offer some unique benefits such as zoomed image previews, histograms etc, and their image quality is improving lessening the gap with a good ground glass screen (not that the Finepix HS10's electronic viewfinder is any good). That's why you are starting to see "mirrorless", yet through-the-lens, systems such as Micro Four Thirds and Sony Nex entering the market. They can be made smaller and with a smaller lens flange to sensor distance, the lenses (particularly wide angle lenses) can be made smaller and lighter too.
So far, all the mirrorless systems also use a smaller sensor size than full frame making DSLR (or rangefinders) the only options for those needing the characteristics of full-frame sized sensors. Also, mirrorless systems typically use contrast detect auto focus (CDAF) instead of phase detect auto focus (PDAF). Historically CDAF tends to be slower and PDAF tends to be less accurate but this is only a generalisation; CDAF is improving in the speed department and an expensive PDAF system will be accurate anyway.
To-date, the moving mirror & viewfinder mechanism that @yasp described is sort of the defining characteristic of an SLR. I think we're going to see this "clean" definition continue to erode, though, with new cameras on the horizon.
Other characteristics generally attributed to the DSLR format:
There are already Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens (EVIL) cameras such as Micro 4/3 cameras, that deliver many of the benefits of DSLR's without meeting this specific definition of DSLR, and more are on the horizon. The new Sony A55 and A33, for instance, use a translucent mirror that doesn't move, and Nikon is rumored to be introducing a "pro" mirrorless camera soon, too.
As more of these "not quite DSLR" cameras enter the market, I wouldn't be surprised to see the traditional definition of DSLR become less important, if not less clear.


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This is something that bothered me a lot at school.
5 years ago, when I learned SQL, I always wondered why we specify first the fields we want and then where we want them from.
According to my idea, we should write:
From Employee e
Select e.Name
So why the norm says:
Select e.Name -- Eeeeek, what e means ?
From Employee e -- Ok, now I know what e is
It took me weeks to understand SQL, and I know that a lot of that time was consumed by the wrong order of elements.
It is like writing in C#:
string name = employee.Name;
var employee = this.GetEmployee();
So, I assume that it has a historical reason, anyone knows why?


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| Benintendi, R., Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd., Reading, UK
Laminar and turbulent jet theories provide strong support when addressing cold venting situations
[cold venting]
[laminar theory]
[turbulent jet theory]
[open discharge]
[atmospheric tanks]
[ jets]
Gas and vapor venting to the
atmosphere from tanks and equipment may provoke hamful effects
due to the flammable, toxic and corrosive properties of the
released substances. Venting lines are generally connected to
flaring or treatment systems, where they are burned or
processed with the aim of preventing harm to personnel and the
environment. Nevertheless, cold vents may not always be
avoided, and, when they are feasible and environmentally acceptable, they
offer significant advantages over alternative methods.
Cold venting is frequent in both
onshore and offshore installations, despite efforts made in the
design phase to prevent or properly manage the emissions. In these cases,
applicable regulations and standards require identification of
the quantitative features of the released streams. This narrows
the engineering choices to consider the acceptability of a
safe, open discharge by implementing the necessary protection.
A general reference is given by API RP 521,1 which
says that disposal can be accomplished without creating a
potential hazard or causing other problems, such as the
formation of flammable mixtures at grade level or on elevated
structures. Also, Norsok standards2 require
that cold vents be based on dispersion calculation results to
prove that explosive mixtures are not created in the installation
vicinity and to ensure that the concentration therein does not
exceed a fraction of the lower flammable limit.
Open discharges should be
considered when:
Safety valve releases from atmospheric tanks
storing hydrocarbons or organic compounds, in case of process
offset or instrument failure
Releases from rupture disks or emergency-relief valves (ERVs) from atmospheric tanks
storing hydrocarbons or organic substances, in case of external
Emissions from pressure equipment in
onshore and offshore facilities; examples include methane
emissions from common vent stacks or
low-boiling, pressurized compounds.
Flammable and combustible liquids
stored in atmospheric tanks are assumed to be blanketed with
nitrogen working at a low relative pressure, as shown in Fig.
1. The working conditions are the operating temperature
(TOP ) and the operating pressure
(POP). The relieving scenario assumed for
the pressure relief valve (PRV) is a control valve failure,
with a setting pressure (PS1) and a
corresponding temperature equal to TOP.
Vapor pressure is given by the Antoine equation:
The gas molar fraction corresponding to the set pressure can be
calculated as:
and the nitrogen molar fraction as:
The assumed relieving scenario for the ERVs is external fire,
with a setting pressure
(PS2). The nitrogen
content in the tank head space is assumed to remain the same,
whereas the gas amount will increase due to heating from fire.
Accordingly, if the headspace volume does not change
significantly, the second law of Gay Lussac may be applied:
and the gas molar fraction (XS2)
corresponding to PS2 is:
where PVAP-Tfire is the vapor pressure at
Cold venting from pressure vessels
is much less frequent than atmospheric venting, and it consists
of a pressurized gas or a vapor in equilibrium with its liquid.
The first case, natural gas in offshore facilities, is completely defined by
the pressure and the geometrical characteristics of the jet,
and the second case can be treated as atmospheric blanketed
storage, being that the substance in both of these cases is
formed by a single compound under pressure.
Modeling aims to describe the
concentration contour of a gas jet downstream from a nozzle
outlet, with reference to specific toxic or fire end points. As
the gas leaves the nozzle, it is entrained by air, strongly
depending on the fluodynamic features and on the wind velocity
and direction. This results in a progressive gas concentration
dilution as both the axial and the radial distance from the
outlet increase (Fig. 2).
A full development of the jet air
dispersion model relative to both turbulent and laminar regimes
has been carried out by the author,6,7 with the aim
of predicting the endpoint concentration contour of hazardous
areas due to flammable substances. This method gives much more
realistic results than those provided by the standard IEC
60079-10,8 as confirmed by Webber et al.9
The same models may be used to investigate whether (and to what
extent) gas cold venting is harmful.
According to literature
data6 and to the standard API RP 521, the fully
turbulent regime exists from the Reynolds number of
104 upward. If it is verified, air entrainment works
reducing the jet gas concentration according to the following
general equation:
Within the equation, Me and M(y)
are the initial and the overall entrained gas mass flowrates at
a distance y from the exit, D is the outlet diameter
and Ce is the coefficient of entrainment,
which is 0.32 according to Ricou and Spalding4 and
0.264 according to the standard API RP 521. This approach has
been followed6 in order to define the distance along
the axis, where the lower flammable or toxic endpoint is
reached. Assuming a cross sectional average gas concentration,
the jet development is as outlined in Fig. 3. Indicating with
EP the flammable or toxic endpoint, with
MWG and MWA as the gas
and air molecular weight, and XMo as the
initial gas mass fraction, the mentioned distance is given by
the following equation:
The laminar jet theory is based on
the original work of Schlichting.5 Accordingly, the
same calculation carried out for turbulent jet has been
developed7 for the laminar regime, resolving the
mass and momentum equations and obtaining an exact solution for
the axial and radial concentration gradient. The jet surface,
as defined by the points of space where the concentration is
the end point, is given by the following formula:
Within the formula, ∆ is the gas diffusivity in air;
ve is the gas velocity at the outlet;
µ is the gas viscosity; Xo is the
initial gas mass fraction; EP is expressed in the same unit;
and Me is the initial average momentum. As
for the turbulent jet, the distance along the axis, where the
lower flammable or toxic end point is reached, has been
determined as:
Meanwhile, the maximum transversal distance
REP is calculated as:
In Fig. 4, the endpoint contour has been depicted for a typical
application. In the previous equations, XMo
and Xo are equal to 1 for pure gases.
Flammable and toxic endpoints must
be defined for the substances under investigation. For fire and
explosion cases, the lower explosion limit (LEL) is entered
into Eq. 8 or Eq. 10, depending on the existing regime. Toxic
clouds can be described in terms of immediately dangerous to
life and health (IDLH), temporary emergency evaluation levels
(TEELs), emergency response planning guides (ERPGs) and acute
emergency guidance levels (AEGLs) or, in accordance with the
applicable safety philosophy, more stringent values can be
assumed. Basic information can also be obtained relative to the
occupational impact of venting, considering TLV-TWA and
TLV-STEL indices.
The model can easily be adjusted in
the case of a gas mixture containing more than one substance,
other than the inerting gas only. In this case, with reference
to the flammable endpoint, a mixture limit can be calculated
using the Le Chatelier equation:
Within this equation, Xi is the single
component molar fraction.
The same additive mixture formula
applies, as per the ACGIH guidelines,10 to two or
more hazardous substances having a similar toxicological effect
on the same target organs or systems.
Table 2 includes data relative to
an ethyl acrylate storage tank blanketed with nitrogen. The
Reynolds number is higher than 10.000, so the turbulent model
is to be used. The calculation has been carried out considering
both the LEL and the IDLH, obtaining two very different
results. Roughly, it could be concluded that fire and explosion
hazards are unlikely, whereas the toxic scenario does not seem
negligible. A further confirmation of the accuracy of the
method may be found in the volume of J. L. Woodward edited by
the CCPS.11 Here, the concentration profile drawn
for a methane turbulent jet would fit very well with the values
calculated through the model.
An exact method has been presented
with the aim of predicting the outcome of an open discharge
from tanks and equipment. The method has been split into two
different equations, depending on the fluodynamic regime
existing at the jet outlet. The equations can be used in a very
flexible way, since the contour describes the concentration
field of the specific endpoint used, whatever it is. The
results expected could be considered satisfactorily reliable,
provided that the following boundary conditions exist:
A steady state can be assumed
The jet does not impinge over adjacent obstacles
and barriers
The equipment under investigation is not installed
in a congested zone, where closed spaces and a cul-de-sac can
provoke hazardous gas accumulations and significant
modifications of the concentration profile obtained using the
entrainment equations
Borderline cases or specific lay outing and spacing
concerns should be further investigated through CFD and more
accurate dispersion models; the method is very useful in giving
a first estimate of the predictable outcome.
A specific mention must be made
relative to the action of the wind, both on the laminar and the
turbulent jets. Even if it results in an increased air
entrainment, an uncertainty might exist about the direction of
the plume and its profile. This is the case even if the
standard API 521 states that, for high Reynolds numbers, the
turbulent equation is valid anyway, provided that jet velocity
is higher than about 12 m/s or the jet-to-wind velocity ratio
is more than 10. The same standard shows how the effect of the
wind, in terms of wind velocity to initial jet velocity ratio,
is effective in reducing the endpoint vertical downwind
distance; whereas, the horizontal distance is much less
As a conservative application of
the presented model, engineering judgment suggests extending
the hazardous zone to the whole hemispherical volume of radius
equal to the endpoint distance (Fig. 5), and to use an endpoint
concentration equal to 25% of its real value.
1 ANSI/API Standard 521,
Pressure-Relieving and Depressuring Systems, Fifth
Edition, January 2007 (addendum May 2008).
2 NORSOK Standard S-001, Technical Safety,
Fourth Edition, February 2008.
3 API Standard 520, Sizing, Selection and
Installation of Pressure-Relieving Devices in Refineries,
Eighth Edition, December 2008.
4 Ricou, F. P. and D. B. Spalding,
Measurements of entrainment by axisymmetrical turbulent
jets, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 11(1), 21 e
32, Cambridge University Press, 1961.
5 Schlichting, H., Boundary Layer Theory,
Sixth Edition, McGraw Hill, New York, 1968.
6 Benintendi, R., Turbulent jet modeling for
hazardous area classification, Journal of Loss
Prevention in the Process Industries, Vol. 23, Issue
pp. 373378, May 2010.
7 Benintendi, R., Laminar jet modelling for
hazardous area classification, Journal of Loss
Prevention in the Process Industries, Vol. 24, Issue
pp. 123130, March 2011.
8 IEC 60079-10-1 ed 1.0, Explosive atmospheres,
Part 10-1: Classification of areasExplosive gas
9 Webber, D. M., Ivings, M. J. and R. C. Santon,
Ventilation theory and dispersion modeling applied to
hazardous area classification, Health and Safety
Laboratory, Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process
Industries, Vol. 24, Issue 5, pp. 612621, September
10 ACGIH, Threshold limits values for chemical
substances and physical agents and biological exposure
indices, 2008.
11 Woodward, J. L., Estimating the flammable
mass of a vapor cloud, CCPS, American Institute
of Chemical Engineers, 1998.
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Some things really do get better with age, and Boston Gay Pride is no exception. Started in 1970 by a small group of gay and lesbian Vietnam War protesters, it continued and grew, becoming one of the oldest surviving festivals of its kind. Today, Boston Pride attracts more than 400,000 participants annually. A recent piece in The Boston Globe makes the case that Boston actually powered the birth of the gay rights movement.
On the following pages, take a look at photos from the 2013 celebration. Special thanks to Boston photographers Patrick Lentz and Sarah Sparks for the use of their great photos.
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I was wondering why the software center doesn't download all the requested apps and install one by one as they finish to download. Or instead why the software center doesn't download an app while the other is installing
That is a good question. It is because it's based on the same package tools that apt-get and others use. These are designed in a way that expects you to provide all the packages to be installed, and then the rest is automatic. This is very good in most cases, but for the Software Center, it causes some issues. You would either need to first select the packages you want to install and then click a button to actually download and install them, or you have to queue applications and then download and install one by one. This provides a much better user experience if you're installing one application than having to use those extra clicks, but it is also annoying when you're "shopping".
It is possible to fix this, so I expect that in the future, this will be remedied, but it does mean recreating or rewriting existing tools, so I don't think it'll have very high priority.
Let me elaborate:
A package may depend on other packages. If these packages aren't available, then the package cannot be installed. So tools like apt-get will first download all the packages you ask for and all the packages they depend on, etc, and then install all of them. So you would then normally provide all the packages you wanted in one go, and they would first be downloaded and then installed.
When you choose to install an application in the software center, you'll usually want it to start downloading and installing immediately. But in order to ensure that everything is in order, only one installation can be done at any one time. That's why when you install an application, you have to wait until that application is completely downloaded and installed before the next download and install can begin.
This could be fixed by not using apt-get to install the packages, but instead downloading the packages manually and then using dpkg to install them once they're ready. You still wouldn't be able to install two packages simultaneously, but you would be able to start downloading new packages while the previously started installations were finishing. In some cases, that would save quite some time, so it is a good idea. But in most cases, it wouldn't really matter so the effort is better focused elsewhere.
you can only install one package at the time with
This will install both
Also when you update your system with
The reason
An example
Another example
Windows behaves similarly using the "official" (MSI) installer
Packages that use the official Windows installer (MSI) WILL REFUSE to run more than one instance at a time. That's because the MSI installer database is similar to
But a lot of Windows packages use third-party installers like Installshield, NSIS, etc. which will run alongside each other because they do not need to access/modify the MSI database. Similarly, in Linux/Ubuntu, no one's stopping you from running an
First, let it be known that this answer is from what I've gleaned from my experiences with
It's a limit of the design of the underlying software.
Part of the
What happens when you install software? What happens is it starts
And when that happens, a lock kicks in. Once you add more than one package to be installed, what happens next is it waits until the first one is done before it starts the next
Some actions, like refreshing the menu's, indexing fonts and reconfiguring the libraries need to happen only once if all packages are installed at the same time. A second advantage hopefully shouldn't happen often, but if you want to install packages which exclude eachother you know it prior to downloading all of them.
A last advantage is mostly important when you install or upgrade many packages at once: if questions have to be answered, they will all come after eachother during the install progress. So you can keep working instead of being bugged every 5 minutes by a different question.
The reason that two instances of apt-get cannot operate simultaneously is because the application is reading/writing several files critical for the system operation. Reading or writing a file by an apt-get operation, while another is performing the same operations on it will lead to problems of bad configuration and/or damage of the files. So when an apt-get operation occurs, it "locks" the files it needs so another operation cannot be executed simultaneously, a.k.a. it raises a flag that tells the other operations that the files are currently in use.
However, simultaneous downloads of the files needed by apt (or rather download from a number of sources) are possible with the command apt-fast
simple way to installing several file in one time, follow these steps
wait untill the installation finish.
you get download the package whilst the other is installing e.g in terminal1
then also download another package in another terminal2
to see other options available with apt-get refer to its man simple type


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From Wikipedia:
If $M$ is a metric space with metric $d$, and $\sim$ is an equivalence relation on $M$, then we can endow the quotient set $M/{\sim}$ with the following (pseudo)metric. Given two equivalence classes $[x]$ and $[y]$, we define $$ d'([x],[y]) = \inf\{d(p_1,q_1)+d(p_2,q_2)+\dotsb+d(p_{n},q_{n})\} $$ where the infimum is taken over all finite sequences $(p_1, p_2, \dots, p_n)$ and $(q_1, q_2, \dots, q_n)$ with $[p_1]=[x], [q_n]=[y], [q_i]=[p_{i+1}], i=1,2,\dots, n-1$. In general this will only define a pseudometric, i.e. $d'([x],[y])=0$ does not necessarily imply that $[x]=[y]$. However for nice equivalence relations (e.g., those given by gluing together polyhedra along faces), it is a metric.
- I wonder why the quotient metric is defined that way?
- Instead, how about using the distance between two subsets of the metric space $$ d'([x],[y]) = \inf\{d(p,q)\} $$ the infimum is taken over all $(p,q)$ such that $[p]=[x], [q]=[y]$?
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Trinity High School senior Orion R. "Ori" Youngblood earned a top composite score of 36 on a recent ACT test. Nationally, while the actual number of students earning a composite score of 36 varies from year to year, less than one-tenth of one percent of students who take the ACT earn a top score. Among test takers in the high school graduating class of 2012, only 781 of more than 1.66 million students earned a composite score of 36.
The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science. Each test is scored on a scale of 1 to 36, and a student's composite score is the average of the four test scores. Some students also take ACT's optional Writing Test, but the score for that test is reported separately and is not included within the ACT composite score.
ACT test scores are accepted by all major U.S. colleges, and exceptional scores of 36 provide colleges with evidence of student readiness for the academic rigors that lie ahead.


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At-risk children are more likely to successfully transition to secondary school if they take part in support programs during upper primary, a new study by ECU researchers has found.
After just four years in existence ECU's Speech Pathology program has secured two prestigious research grants as part of the most recent National Health and Medical Research Council funding round.
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ECU Professor Kamal Alameh has received a prestigious Australia-India Senior Visiting Fellowship for his groundbreaking work in the area of nanotechnology.
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The numbered tags next to each offer, have no idea what they do? I know...dumb question.
5 Answers answer
I doubt it'll quite qualify for our stupid question highlight tab :0
those are voting buttons - once the site is active with many people and deals, the effort of voting up a good deal becomes productive as it pushes it to higher levels of exposure (to popular tab, and then ranked highly when sorted by day/week, etc.)
Ok...voting... somewhere i missed what that is all about... Um.... huh???
I also wondered what they were all about until I clicked on one of them, then I understood. In their current form, they aren't really intuitive as to what they do. Also, on the list of items, I believe the initial display should be in rank order of number of positive votes for the deal. There should also be a way for a user to place a negative vote against a deal, especially if they've had a problem with the item/vendor in the past.
There should be a limit of one vote per customer per tab.
I vote for you all.


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Yeah, that's who we want to listen to. Bill Polian with Peyton Manning at QB and his one Super Bowl win. TT is on the same path. Sometimes you need to use FA to fill some holes. No one said we have to go sign one of the top 2 or 3 rated players. But getting a few key veterans who can still play the game would help.Hide replies
agree with him or disagree with him, polian brought 6 teams to the super bowl.
make that 5 teams.
Big Dave-- agree with you 100% man. I wouldn't use the term "restrained" to describe TT and free agency. Restrained would be GOOD. The term I'd use is "avoids it like the plague."
fitting since most of FAcy is a plague.
i expect thompson to dabble with a few FA options this year.
I won't quibble. I know an expert when I see one. Plagues are often carried in human waste.
Exactly. Polian faced the exact same criticism TT has (deservedly so) so when Polian defends TT, he is really defending himself.
Polian knows first hand how hard it is to build the team...AND maintain excellence drafting near the bottom each season. Yet he still only won one title. That's how hard it is...
Once you draft the stars, choose the ones you want to keep long term...it gets extremely difficult to supplement the squad picking 26th-32nd each season.
The FAs you can afford aren't that glamorous...or very good (think Michael Huff type).
why would polian have to defend himself?
he brought 5 teams to the super bowl.
not exactly something to be ashamed of.
Polian has to defend himself because when you have a QB as great as Peyton one SB victory isn't good enough...Brady and Montana were no greater than Peyton or AR....but they had very good defense's when they won their titles....and those teams didn't mind utilizing all avenues to obtain those defense's.
what's ron wolf's excuse?
blood-- Ron Wolf went to 2 Super Bowls in fewer years than Thompson has managed to go to 1. And Rodgers is arguably a better QB than Favre. One Super Bowl appearance in NINE years as GM... with Favre/Rodgers as your QB... is NOT that impressive!
Sounds like a bunch of spoiled brats here. Ask a Lions fan whether they would swap the Packers record over the last 20 years with the Lions record. The Packers record is amazing. Enjoy it.
the conversation was about bill polian.
as it is, thompson also brought 2 teams to the super bowl.
polian, wolf and thompson were/are ALL very good GMs and very credible and qualified.
people can agree with polian or not but the notion that his opinion is less credible because he only won 1 super bowl, the same number as wolf, is ridiculous.
meanwhile, excusing wolf for only winning 1 super bowl because favre was no rodgers, while criticizing thompson and polian for only winning 1 super bowl because they didn't have favre, is just as ridiculous.
they're all HOF QBs.
at the end of the day, wolf didn't get it done. just as some perceive polian didn't get it done and just as some perceive thompson isn't getting it done.
as for thompson not being "THAT impressive!", um, the list is a thousand fold of unimpressive GMs who have accomplished FAR less than thompson, including about 26-27 in the NFL right now.
by the way, some think ozzie newsome is the best GM in the NFL.
his team went 12 years before returning to the super bowl.
Joe Schmidt and Bobby Layne were awesome, man!
I love when discussions turn to "he's not as good as Tom Brady, or Joe Montana" or "the GM didn't win as many titles as NE, or the old Steelers!'.
If you are MENTIONED w those types, you've done pretty well in the NFL.
i endorse this message.Hide replies
Good evening PB. I totally agree. But a whole bunch of dudes that think they're smarter and better GM's than Polian and Ted are about to weigh in and enlighten us with their wisdom. Big Dave and BR are already here. Big Ray can't be far behind....
Right on, bruthas!
Well of course packer blood and his little band of Kool Aid drinkers would endorse this message. The Packers are perfect and their hero (TT) can do no wrong.
a sensibl;e approach to spending is always the best thing to do when trying to sign certain players to contracts or not.
if drinking kool-aid is the alternative of you, give me a gallon.
lax, brooks.......you guys need a refill?
Some kids liked kool aid...some liked prune juice.
To each his own.
>>>Some Packers fans are chafed by the restrained approach general manager Ted Thompson takes to free agency.<<<
Some? SOME?? LOL.....how about LOTS.....
But seriously, Thompson's approach is criticized by "some" fans only because those fans are governed by their emotions (and their ignorance). They rabidly want Thompson to make the "exciting move" that they can brag about. It's not fiscally sound, it's not rational.Hide replies
No, most fans just want the Packers to be better than 8-8-1. If you're happy with that, knock yourself out.
Every Packer fan wants the team to be better than 8-8-1. What many fans can't or won't accept is that the team will have some down years, and it's no one's fault. Injuries were by far the reason for the Packers' mediocre record last year. That's life in the NFL. No one to blame or scapegoat. You just have to be an adult, accept it, and move on to next year.
happy as jaybird, shivas. imagine if rodgers had missed the entire season instead of just 8 games.
Montee, not really many fans. But a bunch of really noisy gripers who'd be unhappy if they were happy.
Monteee - Most fans know there will be down years. But the high-speed clamoring for better results stem from having The Best Quarterback In The League, and is warranted. And the glaring proof, is the play of the defense and the rash of injuries over the past three years. It's not entirely a fluke...it's a trend...pointing down at the moment. The homers here "hope" we hit on a good draft & less injuries. The rest of us "hope" we hit in FA, that's all. Can't expect change when nothing changes.
8-8-1 is mediocre. PB just proved it above. Take out AR, and you don't have a good team. Yet he says everyone and everything related to the Packers is awesome. Makes no sense.
The best QB in the league went out with a broken collarbone mid season. I know that doesn't matter to your argument, but It's a fact. He's arguably the BEST player in the entire league.
If they go 8-8-1 WITH "The one" starting all the games, then you and the other downers will be correct, and most fans will clamor for new blood.
Until that happens...the Packers are still a very good team.
Polian is not cognizant of the problems on this team and they are HUGE. The defense and its inability to coach-up players is a serious liability; its so demonstrably sad that it has become a wholesale rebuilding project. The simplest of things, the design and assignments on special teams are in complete meltdown due to extremely weak coaching.
You have these HUGE coaching failures and it all falls on McCarthy. He has no ability to lead and to build a team and staff. The lapses and holes are just incredibly huge; this cannot be overcome. You cannot fire any coaches because you have not instilled any leadership or accountability, so when things fail the leadership is not there to correct the problems. The Pack is in freefall and not even Arodj will save this Titanic.
Well, we got a fluke super bowl, so now we are in the duldrums and this does not end for a very long time. There will be no free agent signings of any merit due to the very things outlined by Polian, and the aversion TT has for anything resembling FA. There is no turnaround and only the dregs of failing and failing, McCarthy size.Hide replies
They should have signed Steven Jackson and Michael Huff.
When the Packers take the field next fall, tell me they have huge problems. If Aaron had played 16 games, anyone think they wouldn't have won 10-11 games instead of 8? They would have run away with the division. That doesn't sound like "huge" problems to me.
TT needs to sign Byrd and TJ Ward as starting safeties.
Go get Jimmie Graham as TE.
Then sign Brian Orakpo, Micheal Bennett and Micheal Johnson for the d-line
Maybe Alterraun Verner as corner too.
Then some of these idiot fans may actually show TT some respect.
Agree jv. They will have to cut Rodgers to afford all of them, but at least the idiots will be happy because TT signed FA's
Hodag322--but you gotta remember--this defense gave up MORE POINTS per game than Rodgers and backups could score. Even with Rodgers in offense, they were NOT averaging 27 points per game while the defense was giving up 27.6 points PER game. That's not a lot of wiggle room knowing your defense is one drive or one failure to get a 3rd down stop to save a win. Pack's offense can play with any team in league--defense is only better than 7 other teams and just lost the complete D-line to FA. That's BIG HOLES to fix for Packers to be able to compete.
One of the good old boy network weighs in on another and is complimentary. Shocking!Hide replies
I knew I could count on you, just like death and taxes. You're much more like death though......a really slow and painful one
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they've won one super bowl, the proof would be if they can keep it going. sf has been to 1 and close twice, but it was after 10? miserable years.
Meteoric collapse? Are you serious. If we had a meteoric collapse, like Detroit, we'd get to pick higher than in the twenties, but there's been no collapse in spite of injuries that defy belief.
Yes Shilow, everyone knows how Seattle & SF got all of their players through free agency. What you fail to understand is the top player on each team is currently still playing on their rookie contract. Kaepernick has 1 year left on his rookie deal, which makes him eligible to renegotiate...and he wants to. Wilson in Seattle will be renegotiating after next season. To this point, both of those teams had to be really bad for a long time to stockpile the drafted talent on their rosters and have enough cap space to chase free agents. They haven't had to choose which players they are going to keep because they had the cap space. The days of the Tightend being the highest paid player on roster in Seattle are over. Kaepernick will be getting $18 million, WIlson is on his way there...Sherman will be getting a big pay raise in Seattle soon. In the next few years you will likely see these teams shift and become more like the Packers if they don't they will be more like the Cowboys.
"They" understand it...but they aren't here for banter...they are here to cause discontent.
When you finally pay the stars, you end up just where Polian did in Indy. Manning, Freeney and a few others make the $, and then you have to get lucky on some young talent, and bring in a Howard Green/Matt Wilhelm type on occasion.
Right on Bill!
About as basic a philosophy as keeping the household checking account/budget in balance and realistic.
I'm enjoying this run the Pack is on. Glad it'll keep up for quite a while!Hide replies
What up, Brooks?
Hope you and yours are well...
Yeah, these 8-8-1 seasons are great.
Shivas,8-8-1 seasons are great when you lose your star quarterback for most of the losses but still make the playoffs, you dont like 8-8-1? I guess you werent around in the 80s and 90s when 8-8-1 was a great record.
and dont forget the 70s,those were the days.
Hey, NC!
Doing well, yes, thanks!
Wife just had surgery, is doing well.
Same hopes to you and yours, brutha!
Skivvies, I haven't seen you like ANYTHING in five plus yrs.
You might as well shorten your comments to DITTO.
Thanks for the "thumbs down," Shivas! App'd, my man! Levity's a great thing!
But I wonder, are you always sarcastic in your replies to people you've never met? If so, why?
8-8-1 was a tremendous year last season.
Lost the starting QB for a number of games...first time in 20 years.
Lost many other key players including all pro linebacker, tight end, starting running back (thankfully Lacy was there), starting left tackle, major play making receiver, a ton of defensive players.
And they made the playoffs.
Some fans are just clueless...and spoiled.
Polian makes some valid points. Yes, if you draft and develop well, you would be smart to rarely if ever use free agency....where Polian is way off, is where he continually in this article tries to make the case the Pack have done this wonderful job of drafting where free agency wouldn't be necessary...how many guys are solid starters from the 2012 draft??.....where are the starting caliber ILB's??....where is the opposite OLB to Clay??...how many good D-Line they have??..Safeties anyone??.on the offensive side of the ball, I agree with Polian; I wouldn't pursue any free agents on that side of the ball. TT has done a good job of drafting guys that have developed into a championship caliber offense. The defensive side of the ball this hasn't been the case. 2 of their best defensive players under TT were Woodson and Pickett(free agents)....Clay, Collins...pro-bowl caliber...that is it..that's why free agency is needed; when you haven't drafted and developed well enough to have a championship caliber defense. It is disingenuous of Polian to say fans "just want free agents, they think it's fantasy football"....I think I can speak on behalf of a lot of these fans; we don't care how the team is developed(draft only, free agents, some of each, etc..)...we want to win...and draft and develop only (on the defensive side) has failed.Hide replies
agreed, GB WON superbowls when they signed players like reggie White and Charles Woodson, the last 3 years TT has mostly slept thru FA and GB has been ONE AND DONE......WAKE UP TED !
not really. they signed reggie white when they already had a good team but needed one player. reggie white did not turn the team around by himself. he was just the needed element.
If Polian knows so much, why isn't he the GM of an NFL team right now?Hide replies
If you know so much how come your not the GM of an NFL team right now?
Sorry nay-sayers you cannot assail Polian's track record.
He turned around two perennial losers, (Bills, and Colts)
as well as an expansion team (Panthers)
and made all regular playoffs entrants while he was there.
How many else can say that?Hide replies
I can. See:
"He turned around two perennial losers, (Bills, and Colts)
as well as an expansion team (Panthers)
and made all regular playoffs entrants while he was there."
You can assail his track record...but it makes ya look d*mb.
The guy was very good. He won a title. He re-built a few teams from the ground up.
If the Pack win ONE more under TT's watch...they enter a special group in the modern NFL landscape.
I'm glad TT doesn't break the bank like the Redskins, Cowboys and Purple Queens. But when you miss the last 4 1st round picks, it's time to add some talent via FA. He does hit in the 2-4th rounds tho. Last year S. Phillips and J Abraham had 10 sacks as 3-4 OLB for less than 3mil. We had Mulumba, a DE converted to OLB and J Bush rushing the edge in the playoffs. With some veterans out there maybe Dom can open up the playbook and get some pressure on the QB. Im tired of seeing Kaep with 8 sec to go thru all his reads. It doesn't take that much. Cut B Jones, maybe extend T williams to save cap room like Polamalu did. Add one D lineman, ILB and FS via free agency and fill the rest in with our Fa's and draft picks.
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