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Ellery Schempp
- Located in Boston, MA
- Primary student involved in the landmark 1963 Supreme Court Case of Abington School District v. Schempp which declared public school-sanction Bible reading unconstitutional
- Physicist
- SSA Advisory Board member
- Subject of new book Ellery's Protest, written by Steven Solomon, and published by Univ. of Michigan Press
- Winner of the 2010 Secular Student Alliance Freethought Backbone Award
On November 26, 1956, Ellery staged a protest against the school requirement that each student read 10 Bible passages and the Lord's Prayer each day during homeroom. Instead, Ellery brought a copy of the Qur'an and read from that. For this, he was sent to the Principal's office. With the help of his father, Edward Schempp, and the American Civil Liberties Union, they sued the Abington School district over their policy of mandatory Bible readings.
Over several years, Ellery, his father, and later his younger siblings Roger and Donna continued to fight this policy in the courts. The Schempps were Unitarian Universalists, a non-Christian religion. The case was eventually decided in Ellery's favor by the Supreme Court in 1963, five years after he had graduated from high school.
Ellery received the Religious Liberty Award from Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. He is on the Advisory Board of the Secular Student Alliance.
Listen to this Humanist Network News podcast (an audio broadcast of the Institute for Humanist Studies) interview with Ellery.
He has also written a satire on Intellegent Design theories called Gravity - Just a Theory.
To learn more about Ellery, check out these articles in Tufts Magazine and the Tribune-Star.\
Titles of recent speaking engagements include:
- The Constitution and the Bible.
- Bible-reading and prayer in public schools.
- Separation of Church and State: a personal history.
- Freedom of Religion and Freedom from Religion: What is Freedom?
- Is a secular view a 'religion'?
- Humanism and separation of church and state: Historical and legal perspectives.
- Supreme Court decisions-- honors to McCollum, Torcaso, Engle, Murray, Lemon, many others.
- Morality and Separation of Church and State.
- Why do we believe what we believe?
- Separation and belonging: church and state, evolution, creationism.
- Patriotism and separation of church and state: Dedication to the First Amendment.
- Reflections on 50 years of separation of church and state, looking back and looking forward
If your group has a particular topic in mind, Schempp can send an abstract for your approval.
Ellery charges a $2,200 honorarium but is more than willing to negotiate down for groups who would like to host him.
If you're interested in having this speaker come to your school and give a presentation, click here to fill out our online Speaker Request form.


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Xplosion Fight Series - Episode 01 - Thursday 17th May 9.30pm - Sky TV Channel 219 - MYChannel
"Xplosion Fight Series is the UK's premiere fight experience, showcasing the best of Muay Thai, UK1 and MMA!
Bringing champions from all over the world to the World famous O2 Arena in London (Indiogo2) to battle it out with the 'Best of British'
for one of the coveted XFS Championship Belts as well as the WMC & UKMF Title Belts. We have fighters from all corners of the globe including
Thailand, Holland, Sweden, Slovakia, Romania, and many others.... This is a fight show NOT to be missed!!"
In this episode we see the UKMF Southern Area Title featuring JP Donoghue (Semtex) vs Adam Donovan (Bangrajan)
We also have the Ladies UKMF ENGLISH Title bout between Lanchanna Green (Darlington Muay Thai) & Iman Barlow (Assassins Leicester)
Luke Whelan (Semtex) v Marco Bee (KO) & Alex Bublea (Romania) vs Masaro Glunder (Holland)
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One dead after motorcycle goes over Ravenel Bridge ramp
WCBD-TV: News, Weather, and Sports for Charleston, SC
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One person is dead after a motorcycle accident in downtown Charleston Sunday.
The motorcycle accident happened on the Huger Street off ramp to the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge. The field underneath the off-ramp was littered with debris. Twisted and mangled motorcycle parts and a snapped light pole fill the grassy area.
Greg Pinkerton was walking his dog around the scene like he does most days during the week. However, when he found a light pole lying in the field, he realized something about his routine was anything but ordinary.
"I came across one of the street light poles on the ground, and I assumed a car hit it," Pinkerton said.
As he kept walking, however, Pinkerton said he discovered the crashed motorcycle and the body of the victim was found just a few feet away.
"The front end was completely gone," he said. "There were pieces of [the motorcycle] spread everywhere. Really the only thing that was intact was the engine. Everything was just in pieces scattered around."
Officers were on scene for several hours Sunday piecing together what happened. One lane of the Ravenel Bridge was closed for a short time while police on the bridge surveyed the scene. As authorities investigated, bystanders said they were in shock.
"It's terrifying. I've never seen anything like it," Harriet Dean said.
Dean has been riding motorcycles since she could drive. She, among many others, had one question on their mind.
"I can't even fathom how [the motorcycle] would go over the railing of the overpass and fall off," she said. "It's bewildering."
As many still await answers to the questions surrounding what happened, Pinkerton is still working to process his discovery.
"I was surprised that I didn't have more of a reaction in a way I guess," he said. "It still hasn't sunk in."
The Charleston County Coroner has not released the identity of the man.
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LAKEWOOD - You've got a friend in me - that was the message delivered by "Toy Story 3" characters Buzz and Woody during an anti-bullying rally Thursday at the Lakewood YMCA.
With the help of the Disney on Ice characters, who are in town for a production at the Long Beach Arena, about 150 children each took an oath promising to say "stop" and to take a stand when they see others getting bullied, or when they themselves are.
"I think this is a huge subject to cover with kids, especially from this age through to university," said Jade Zeron, a skater with Disney on Ice Pixar Toy Story 3, and the mistress of ceremonies for Thursday's event. "It's peer pressure upon peer pressure and that's all that they see - trying to be better than someone else. It shouldn't be like that, but it's society and we can't fight it. But there are ways of trying to prevent it."
During the event, three YMCA children read their winning essays about their experiences with bullying.
Payton Andrews, 9, read about how she had once been bullied in school.
"Being bullied made me feel sad," she said. "I told the teacher the girl was bullying me and she (the girl) had to go somewhere else. It's not nice to bully people because it's going to make them feel sad."
One known reason for bullying is people's differences, said Kelly Campanelly, program director for After School Enrichment YMCA.
"I think it's very important for kids to know that just because someone is different than you, looks different than you, acts different than you - you should still treat them with respect and kindness and try to be a friend to everybody," she said.
According to Stomp Out Bullying, a national anti-bullying and anti-cyber-bullying program for kids and teens, bullying is a problem that affects millions of students of all races and groups. One out of four kids is bullied and 43 percent have been bullied while online, according to the organization.
Buzz and Woody's popularity make them a great choice to carry Disney's anti-bullying message, Zeron said.
"With us doing this with Buzz and Woody, kids can look at them and say they've been friends for this long and they've been friends with kids all over the world, why can't kids get along the same way," she said.
Mitchell Koss, 10, said, "I was bullied when I was younger and it felt bad," he said. "I think it's important for people to not bully other people because it's just mean, it's not nice, and it could really make people feel bad."
With his peers, Mitchell read his essay of how important it is to not bully others.
Victims of bullying need to know they are not alone, said Campanelly.
"There are a lot of kids out there who are being bullied," she said. "They need to let somebody know and learn to walk away and to treat other people with kindness, and hopefully it will come back at you."
More importantly, awareness is everyone's responsibility, Campanelly added.
"The community needs to be aware and to speak to their kids about not bullying and about treating everybody with respect," she said. "Because the message is going to really start at home."
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Westerly School on Thursday will host High School Decision 2013 for middle-grade students and their families. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature more than 20 representatives from public and private high schools throughout Southern California. The event is meant to provide families with a unique opportunity to meet with high school educators and learn about their programs.
Short presentations will be given by high school representatives, along with an opportunity for questions and more information.
Representatives include Wilson High School Distinguished Scholars, Loyola High School in Los Angeles, St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, McBride High School in Long Beach, Brethren Christian High School in Huntington Beach and more.
The event takes place from 3to 5 p.m. in the school's quad area at 2950 E. 29th St., Long Beach. For information, visit www.westerlyschool.org. To RSVP contact Dave Perram at email@example.com or call 562-981-3151.
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The New School
Megapolis Day 1
The New School for Public Engagement's School of Media Studies, Eugene Lang College and MEGAPOLIS are collaborating on a weekend-long festival dedicated to the craft of do-it-yourself (DIY) audio creation. MEGAPOLIS 2013 will be held April 19-21, 2013 at The New School with support from performance and creative venues citywide.The mission of the MEGAPOLIS Festival is to provide a forum for artists, documentarians, musicians, and fans to come together to share secrets on producing and presenting challenging audio works online, on-air, and on the stage. The Festival aims to provide a way for people of all ages to educate each other via experimentation with new ideas and formats.
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
Open to all with purchased tickets; free admission for New School students to all the daytime events scheduled before 6:00 p.m. from 4/19-4/21. $5 ticket admission only for New School students for performances at 7:00 p.m. on both Friday 4/19 and Saturday 4/20 See more details and order tickets for the full access to all festival events on megafest2013.eventbrite.com
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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme ("ACE") inhibitors have successfully treated all types of high blood pressure. Many brands are available that are similar in safety and effectiveness.
ACE inhibitors include:
ACE inhibitors are often recommended as first-line treatment for people with diabetes and kidney damage, heart attack survivors, stroke patients, and those with heart failure, particularly when taken with diuretics. They can also improve a person's odds of surviving after a heart attack and stroke.
Side effects
Side effects are uncommon but may include:
Always tell your physician about all of the medications you are taking to make sure there are no potential risks. This includes over-the-counter medications (such as aspirin and ibuprofen) which may have harmful interactions with ACE inhibitors.


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Kansas State and Oregon Move Into Top Two of BCS Standings
Sunday, November 11, 2012
With Texas A&M upsetting top-ranked Alabama on Saturday, the latest BCS Standings feature a new No. 1 team as Kansas State takes the top slot after defeating TCU on the road. Oregon, which rolled over Cal, moves to No. 2. The only other undefeated team in the country, Notre Dame, is now ranked No. 3.


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Robert K. Fleck, F. Andrew Hanssen
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Hannah Downey
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To protect lions and other endangered species, we must harness the tools of free market environmentalism to resolve human-wildlife conflict.
Terry Anderson, Shawn Regan
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If legal trophy hunting is banned, what will happen to the protected land that is conserved by hunting profits?
Shawn Regan
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When environmental groups buy ranchers' permits, there's no need for the feds to start rustling up trouble.
Shawn Regan
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PERC research fellow Shawn Regan provides testimony for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on "Funding the National Park System for the Next Century."
Reed Watson, Brett Howell
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Despite their ecological and economic importance, Florida's coral reefs are teetering on the verge of collapse. Scientific studies point to the impact of effluent discharges from municipal storm and wastewater treatment facilities along the coast.
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Big Data
We have been hearing the term "big data" for some time, and often wonder what it implies. Perhaps you are in the same position at times scratching your head about the meaning of big data, analytics, and often accompanied by cloud computing.
Think back for a moment to the advent of spreadsheets, if you are of a certain age you surely remember using Lotus 123 and what you could do with a spreadsheet back in the day. Especially the facility of refining decisions involving data, which were previously tedious, requiring a myriad of manual calculations.
Lotus 123 was a dark science to most folks back in the day of 5 1/2 inch floppies, and PC's literally slowing down when a spreadsheet was a "little bigger".
The same applies to big data, analytics, and cloud computing, the folks that have a profound understanding of big data have a distinct advantage in a business environment, although we can discuss/debate the quality of some decisions, they surely do have an advantage.
Think about the amount of data that is available in your business, and the amount of data that is available, and generated outside of your business. Reflect for a moment on who is possibly using the data that is available outside of your business to gain an advantage on you.
If you are still in the starting blocks of "social media" for your business, someone else competing with you is using "big data" to better grasp what is going on in the social sphere (your customers).
Reflect on this for a moment.
ABC is trying to grasp the basics of social media, attending conferences, and webinars on the importance and novelty of social media (being a follower). While XYZ is using big data to gain additional insight from the various activities in social media, and how to increase its competitive advantages. Onvious that no one will give you a conference or a webinar on gaining an advantage.
Consider the pundits telling auto dealers that they should have a social media strategy, should have a presence on various platforms (we all know the names), should research what is going on in their market area, should espouse mobile, and so on.
In the meantime every employee of the dealer has a smart device, most probably is on at least one or several social platforms...think about this for a moment.
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Shelf-ConsciousBy Francesca Mari
We're out this week, but we're re-posting some of our favorite pieces from 2012 while we're away. We hope you enjoy—and have a happy New Year!
I knew a kid in college who wanted so desperately to produce a book that he couldn't stand the sight of their spines. He stacked them—ten or so brown and black books, library hardcovers—in his dorm room, titles to the wall, lips facing forward. He didn't really buy books, either—at least I don't recall that he did—but he never passed a bookstore without entering to read. These same stores have since displayed his books in their windows.
"'You can tell how serious people are by looking at their books,'" Susan Sontag told Sigrid Nunez, long ago when Nunez was dating Sontag's son. "She meant not only what books they had on their shelves, but how the books were arranged," Nunez explains. "Because of her, I arranged my own books by subject and in chronological rather than alphabetical order. I wanted to be serious."
There are many varieties of nerd, but only two real species—the serious and the nonserious—and shelves are a pretty good indication of who is which. "To expose a bookshelf," Harvard professor Leah Price writes in Unpacking My Library, a recent collection of interviews with writers about the books they own, "is to compose a self." In Sontag's case, a very rigorous self. And, of course, that's just the sort of self someone anxious about his aspirations might shy away from. "A self without a shelf remains cryptic," Price notes. It's like the straight-A student who says he hasn't studied for finals: if you haven't confessed to caring, no one can consider you to have failed.
There's not a lot of anxiety about keeping libraries in this collection, however, because the adults featured—Junot Diaz, Steven Pinker, Gary Shteyngart, James Wood, Claire Messud, to name a few—are all solidly successful. Price's interviews are less about each writer's affairs and encounters with individual books than his or her shepherding of the whole herd—what's treasured, tossed, bought twice, allowed to be lent. The interesting questions focus on each writer's feelings about intellectual signaling and methods of overall arrangement. In other words, the stars of the pictures aren't the books but the shelves. Read More


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MALVERN, PA -- Ameri-Source LLC through which the nationwide purchasing management company for vending and foodservice companies will promote USA Technologies Inc.'s cashless payment and telemetry solutions to its members.
As part of the three-year agreement, Ameri-Source will endorse USAT's ePort technology and ePort Connect service to its 475 members, who will be eligible to receive preferred pricing.
"We selected USAT because we believe our members, most of them small- to medium-size vending operators, need to keep pace with new technologies and trends," said John Plummer Jr., president and founder of Ameri-Source. "Ameri-Source, in its role of providing purchasing advice and volume benefits for our members, views the decision to adopt cashless payment and telemetry as a business essential. Every day we witness how the consumer under 30, the traveler, the office worker just doesn't carry cash anymore. Our members are going to have to change to keep up with these dynamics and, in our view, USAT offers an affordable way for them to do that."
Plummer added that cashless payment and telemetry provide operators with an efficient mechanism for raising prices and attracting incremental revenues through multi-vend purchases. Additionally, USAT's two-tier pricing program, which can be implemented on a machine-by-machine basis, provides a cost-effective, scalable solution for its members.
Plummer, a 35-year foodservice purchasing veteran, founded Ameri-Source to deliver cost-saving purchasing for small to midsize vending and foodservice operations spending up to $5 million or more for food, beverages, supplies, trucks and equipment. Ameri-Source negotiates the deals, arranges the rebate monies and handles all the paperwork.


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By Rikki King Herald Writer
EVERETT — Police are investigating a shooting reported Saturday night at an Everett-area home.
Detectives believe a man at the home shot his girlfriend in the back. The exact circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.
The woman, 40, remained hospitalized Monday, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office.
The man, 47, was booked into the Snohomish County Jail for investigation of second-degree domestic-violence assault and unlawful possession of a firearm. Bail was set at $500,000.
The man was barred from guns because of past felony convictions, according to court records.
The man called 911 about 7:30 p.m. Saturday from the couple's home in the Seattle Hill Road neighborhood south of Everett.
He reportedly told emergency dispatchers there had been an accidental shooting, and that the gun had been dropped from a counter.
Deputies found the man and woman inside the home, upstairs. Investigators initially were told the woman had shot herself, court papers show. The location of the wound and other evidence collected at the scene contradicted that version of events, detectives wrote in court papers.
Investigators believe the man was in a downstairs living room during the shooting, and the woman was upstairs.
There were signs of a struggle in the home, court papers show.
Ballistics analysis reportedly showed the bullet traveled through a wall and some furniture before striking the woman.
The man reportedly told police he was downstairs when he heard the gunshot. He said he didn't know what happened.
A spent casing was found on the living room couch.
Hospital tests showed the woman also had a broken collar bone that was not a result of the gunshot.
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Today, after writing this, I am going to go work out for the first time in over a year.Walking, biking, weight lifting, calisthenics, and now even rowing on a machine are ways I have stayed (semi) fit throughout my 44 years. Exercising is how I cope when angry, relax when stressed, sort through idea knots I'm trying to untangle onto the page.But a year and a half ago, a spot in the middle of my back inexplicably started hurting. I didn't injure it or (Lord knows) overuse it in exercise. … [Read more...]
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Recently, employees were invited to participate in a quiz testing their knowledge and skills related to hurricane preparedness. The quiz appeared both in last month's eCountyLine and in a recent issue of Sun eNews.
At last check, 386 employees had participated in the quiz with 286, or 74 percent, completing the entire test. Overall, respondents showed a high level of awareness on how to be best prepared for hurricane season.
You can view the quiz results and Get Ready. Set. Safe. for this hurricane season. Visit broward.org/hurricane. Remember, the heart of hurricane season is about two weeks away. Employees will also be receiving a flier on hurricane preparedness through their agency and a hurricane preparedness display with informational items is in the lobby of the Governmental Center.


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ApaceWave Technologies' APW2050 supports all 802.16e mobile WiMAX Wave 2 features, including MIMO Matrix A & B, and Beam Forming. It also supports advanced release-1.5 DL/UL AMC MIMO capability.
It is designed using a 65nm process in a 9x9mm package. It contains a high-performance PHY, MAC, embedded CPU, and intelligent power management to achieve very low system power consumption.
ApaceWave said it offers low-cost, manufacturing-ready reference designs for Half-Mini Cards, USB dongles, and SDIO modules. All reference designs utilize single-sided PC boards and can provide transmit output power up to 25dBm.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.


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Families of September 11 is now operating as the For Action Initiative. The web pages on this site are available for informational purposes only. Please visit us at www.foractioninitiative.org.
WelcomeFamilies of September 11 is proud to offer our annual Resource Booklet: Spring 2008. As a member, you will receive it in the mail but you can also view it on our website. In this edition, as in the past, we focus on developing and fostering resiliency in the face of life's challenges. The articles in this booklet highlight the spirit of creativity that lies within all of us and also includes tips on coping with war and terrorism for older adults. We hope that you find these articles and resources in this booklet useful.
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Families of September 11 encourages all those who feel their health was affected by the terror attacks of 9/11 to visit our website Health Resources page to keep abreast of new developments. The Health Resources page contains up to date information on the latest news articles, medical reports, and treatment resources related to 9/11 health issues.
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Unsung Heroes Helping Heroes Benefit Dinner Dance -- Friday, June 13, 2008
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World Cares Center – Disaster Volunteering Training Series
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LONG BEACH — California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed is retiring after 14 years of leading the 427,000-student university system, it was announced Thursday.
The announcement comes at a time when the CSU is facing the greatest financial crisis in its history.
Reed, a Long Beach resident, is expected to stay on as chancellor until a replacement is found, CSU officials said. He and his wife plan to move back to Florida, where he previously served as chancellor of the State University System of Florida for 13 years.
In a statement released by the CSU, the 70-year-old Reed said he's honored to have served as chancellor during a dynamic time in the university system's history.
"Throughout my time here, the CSU has grown by more than 100,000 students, and I have been honored to sign more than a million diplomas," Reed said. "I take great pride in the CSU's mission to serve California's students, and I am proud to have played a role in carrying out that mission during these critical years."
Colleagues have praised Reed's leadership in the face of massive state budget cuts. The 427,000-student system has seen a $750 million loss in state funding, despite serving greater numbers of students.
Under Reed's tenure, the system grew by 100,000 students and added a new campus at the Channel Islands. Reed has also been recognized for his push to enroll more students from under-served backgrounds, CSU officials said.
"Nobody has cared more about the mission of the university, worked harder despite overwhelming challenges or advocated more passionately on behalf of the CSU than Charlie Reed," CSU Trustee Bill Hauck said in a statement. "His leadership over more than 14 years has been invaluable, and he has managed the institution through some of the most difficult times in its history."
CSU Board Chair Bob Linscheid commended Reed for his ability to handle the "enormous job" of serving a chancellor for the 23-campus system.
"Charlie has persevered through the worst budget crisis in the history of California, and has had to deal with deep budget cuts to the CSU," Linscheid said in a statement. "He has a deep desire to do what is best for students."
As chancellor, Reed was often the target of criticism over student tuition hikes and presidential salary increases. The CSU has raised tuition by 23 percent in recent years in an effort to offset the state funding cuts.
Last year, trustees caused a public outcry when they approved a $400,000 compensation package for the newly hired president of San Diego State. In the same meeting, they also voted to raise student tuition by 12 percent.
Reed has also faced criticism from students and faculty for his own $421,500 salary, which he earns in addition to housing and a $30,000 annual supplement from the CSU Foundation.
A handful of students earlier this month protested outside of Reed's Belmont Heights home as he hosted a dinner party for campus presidents and other guests.
In response to the news of Reed's retirement, the California Faculty Association said it hopes Reed's retirement will bring a new era of better relations between faculty, students and administrators. The CFA, which represents more than 24,000 university employees, has announced its plan to strike in the fall if current contract negotiations fail.
"The CSU has seen devastating budget cuts, and students have borne much of the burden - student fees have more than quadrupled since 2002," the CFA said in a statement. "This 'changing of the guard' provides a unique opportunity to reflect on the direction of the CSU, and to improve the quality of education at the nation's largest university system."
CSU officials said Reed in his tenure worked with California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott to pass two of the most significant changes to the CSU in its more than 50-year history.
In 2005, the CSU earned the authority to grant the independent doctor of education degree in educational leadership. Reed also worked to pass a state law that allows community college students to transfer to the CSU once they have completed 60 units. The transfer degree law, which was passed in 2010, is expected to save millions of dollars and enable colleges and the CSU to serve 54,000 more students.
"Charlie Reed is an outstanding leader in American higher education," Scott said. "He has left an indelible imprint upon CSU."
Reed holds a bachelor's degree in Health and Physical Education, a master's degree in Secondary Education and an Ed.D. in Teacher Education, all from The George Washington University.
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Megan Greening is used to companionship when she takes to the water in her kayak, but nothing like the friendliness she encountered Sunday.
The Baie Verte woman had heard about the beluga whale hanging around the shores of the nearby community of Middle Arm in recent weeks. The tales of the friendly little whale, and the Facebook attention it was getting, was enough for her to gather a few friends and look for an adventure.
Although her kayaking endeavours are normally reserved for still beauty, like icebergs, Greening said there was no hesitation about sharing the harbour with the jovial beluga whale.
"The way I looked at it, the worst possibility was I would fall in the water," she said. "There were so many boats around and I was right off shore that I would just get aboard a boat or swim to shore."
After observing the scene for a few minutes, she knew there was nothing to worry about. The beluga appeared gentle despite the boats in the area and human attention it was receiving. She set out — along with friends Natasha Upward, Cody Reid and Tristen Knight — to join the scene.
"I knew he was not aggressive and would not harm anybody," Greening said. "I felt pretty safe."
It was a wise choice for the paramedic. The whale seemed to relish the company of the kayakers, according to Greening, playfully swimming in and around the boats.
"Amazing — it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience," she said. "Once, I was paddling around, and he came up and put his belly to the bottom of the kayak and just chased me. It was something like he would do with his mother. That was an amazing experience."
With a few taps on the water, the whale would surface alongside them and lay his head on the kayak to be touched.
"He would just stay there," she said. "Like he didn't want to move, just loving the attention."
The whale is about seven or eight feet, Greening estimates, only just over half the length of her kayak. She also noticed some "battle scars" on the sea mammal, also known as white whale, and recognized for its melon-shaped head and high-pitched twitter. She figured the wounds were from getting too close to boat propellers.
It was easy to hear her sympathy for the whale that had brought such joy to her and her friends for a couple of hours, and memories that will last forever.
"I couldn't get over how gentle he was," she said. "There are no words to describe how amazing it felt. Pictures say a thousand words."


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Hamas wins overwhelming victory in Gaza vote (HA´ARETZ NEWS) By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and Agencies 01/29/05 02:03 (GMT+2)
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Following a sweeping victory by Hamas in the Gaza municipal elections, a senior figure in the organization said Friday this victory demonstrates Hamas´ success as a political, rather than a strictly militant entity.
Speaking to reporters in Gaza, Mahmoud al-Zahar said "The clear message [the election results relay] to the Zionist entity is that the programme of the resistance led by Hamas ... can carry out achievements in other areas," meaning the political sphere.
Zahar added that Hamas would still not accept a truce unless Israel agreed to conditions it still has not promised to fulfill, including freeing Palestinian prisoners.
The final election results showed Friday that Hamas won control of seven of the ten municipal councils that held elections, including the three largest ones: Dir al-Balah, Bnei Siheileh, and Beit Hanun.
Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas´ Fatah party won the remaining three councils, including the Marazi refugee camp.
The first-ever municipal elections in Gaza, which were held on Thursday, were seen as a test of strength between the Islamic militant group and Abbas.
Hamas won 75 out of the 118 seats in the 10 local councils, while the ruling Fatah party won 39 seats.
"Our people have a consensus on the choice of jihad and resistance and the election has underscored that concept," Hamas spokesman Muhir al-Masri told reporters following the announcement of the results.
"We consider this victory as the victory of the Palestinian people," said Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri. "It´s not the victory of somebody against somebody, the competition was to serve our people´s interests."
"Hamas´s victory proves Islam is the solution," blared loudspeakers as thousands of supporters celebrated in the streets beneath fluttering green Hamas flags.
Voter turnout topped 80 percent for the poll, which was the second stage of Palestinian local elections. The first was held in 26 local councils in the West Bank in December. In the West Bank elections, the Fatah party won 12 of the councils, while the Hamas won eight and independent candidtates won the remainder.
Local Government Minister Jamal al-Shobaki, a Fatah member, said the high turnout showed that "Palestinian people understand that democracy and elections are the start to the end of occupation."
The Hamas victories reflected widespread support in Gaza for the violent Islamic movement, which provides welfare, schools and kindergartens to the impoverished people in the territory, alongside its attacks against Israel.
The Hamas is leaning towards participating in July elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council, and it is possible that Thursday´s victory will impact the militant organization´s decision.
"The results showed that our people are insisting Hamas take part in the upcoming ballot," said Abu Zuhri.
The Hamas boycotted the elections for the Palestinian Authority chairmanship held January 9, in which Abbas won a landslide victory.
A U.S. State Department official had no immediate comment on the poll, but said: "We´ll follow this situation and see if it has any effect on President Abbas´ moves to control the security situation and to eliminate violence." (© Copyright 2005 Haaretz. 01/29/05)
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I've tried asking about this on Usenet, and also I've read a few tutorials, but I'm finding it hard to get answers.
Let's say I've two interfaces: eth0 and eth1.
I want there to be a virtual router between eth0 and eth1. Packets arriving at eth0 should be forwarded to eth1, and vice versa. I'm not talking about NAT, or IP masquerading, but simply about forwarding packets.
So lets say we do the following:
ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0
ifconfig eth1 10.10.10.254 netmask 255.255.255.0
What do I do next to ensure that when a packet arrives at eth0, that it will be forwarded on to eth1, and vice versa.
Once I've got that down I'll move on to implementing NAT.
This page may help:
If that doesn't give you enough info, putting "Linux IP forwarding eth0 eth1" into Google gives about 58,000 pages.
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you would use iptables for that. type "man iptables" at your command prompta dn read up on it, or check out http://iptables-tutorial.frozentux.n...-tutorial.html
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Go to the above link and create a script to do what you want it to do. When finished, read the script and you should be able to figure out what it's doing. It might even show you how to turn on ip forwarding. You may need to edit the resulting script to get rid of annoying error messages, depending on the way your system and kernel are configured, but it provides a good starting point. Backtrack puts iptables in /usr/sbin, for instance, but the script calls /sbin/iptables. Easily fixed. I just tried the single firewall with BT and after fixing the above error, it works fine.
You'll then need to RTFM iptables, but you'll at least have an idea about what you are looking for. Read up on dnsmasq and you've got a router, with dhcp and name server, all on your local machine.
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AMES, Iowa -- Beef producers can get their fill of new beef technologies and information, followed by Iowa State University men's basketball at the third "Beef and Basketball" event in Ames on Feb. 23. Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health, Iowa Beef Center, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, and Iowa Cattlemen's Association, the event includes three educational presentations, lunch from Hickory Park and attendance at the Iowa State men's basketball game versus Texas Tech University.
ISU Extension livestock economist Lee Schulz will provide a 2013 beef cattle market outlook; new ISU Extension beef specialist Patrick Gunn will present, "Heifer and young cow management;" and John Rodgers from Pfizer Animal Health Technical Services will present, "New thoughts on cow-calf health and reproduction."
ISU Extension beef specialist Joe Sellers said the cost for the entire event is just $15 per person, but those interested should act quickly because of limited availability.
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On the same day Steve Sarkisian returned to his roots to become head coach at Southern Cal, early indications are the University of Washington is ready to go the nostalgic route in its search for Sarkisian's replacement.
UCLA coach Jim Mora Jr. is scheduled to be in Seattle this week for an unrelated matter. According to multiple reports Monday, Mora was already in the area. Washington's 247 Sports site, Realdawg.com, reported that school officials including athletic director Scott Woodward discussed the Huskies' coaching job with Mora Monday.
In 2007, Mora told KJR Radio that Washington was his "dream job," a statement that took many off guard considering Mora was head coach of the Atlanta Falcons at the time.
Mora is an unabashed UW guy, coaching as a graduate assistant under late, legendary coach Don James after wearing the school colors as a walk-on from 1980-83.
Woodward followed Mora on the KJR Radio program in '07 and didn't hide his interest in Mora as a coaching candidate.
"No matter what, Jim Mora is an important of Husky football and he's an important part of this program, and Jim and I will talk no matter what whether he's the head football coach of the Seahawks or whatever he's doing. And we're going to talk about Husky football. That is what I hope for. We haven't talked yet, but I would love to talk to him."
The question now is whether Mora, 52, would return to Seattle. His contract includes a buyout of more than $2 million if he leaves before Jan. 16, 2014.
He had two successful seasons at UCLA (18-8) in his return to coaching after a failed one-year stint as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. The Bruins won nine games in 2013, including Saturday's victory over USC that ended Ed Orgeron's run as interim head coach.


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freshly installed Back Track 5 the other day. the card does not even appear to be recognizable - as in zero wireless capabilities.
this laptop is a triple boot with Windows 7, Kubuntu 11.10 and Back Track 5. the wireless card works without issue within Windows 7 and Kubuntu 11.10.
i am very much a novice, so i have no idea what the next step would be.
just fyi, the built-in ethernet adapter works perfectly and without issue, so i can still get updates when hard wired.


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It takes practice to get a perfectly smooth icing surface on your cake! To ice a cake, place a large amount of thin consistency icing on the center of the cake top. With a large angled spatula, spread across the top, making sure to always keep icing between the cake and the spatula.
Next, apply icing to the sides of the cake; smooth the sides by holding the spatula upright against the side of the cake. Slowly turn the turntable without lifting the spatula from the cake surface. Return excess icing to the bowl. Smooth the cake top last, again using the edge of the spatula. Sweep the spatula edge from the rim of the cake to its center. Lift if off and remove the excess icing. To finish, rotate the cake slightly and repeat the procedure, starting from a new point on the rim. Some decorators heat the blade of the spatula in warm water, dry it, then use it to smooth the icing.
If you are still having problems smoothing the icing, allow the icing to crust. Then cover the surface with parchment paper and gently rub the paper with your hands; pull off the paper to reveal a perfectly smooth finish!


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Chris Brown is pinning down a release date for his upcoming sixth album, X. Chris took to Instagram over the weekend to announce that the long-awaited album will arrive on September 16th.
Chris originally hoped to release the album last July. Since then Chris has postponed the release numerous times. He's already released several songs from the project, including the hit songs "Fine China" and "Loyal."
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i made 10gb for bt4 final.. after a week i use bt4, i got pop out tell me the disk is full.. i dont know what to delete anymore.. im not store my file in /home but it still full..
actually how and why this problem occurs?
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I've got a 9'1'' firewire with a swallow tail with a 5-fin set up. I've been riding it as a quad for a while but thinking about a 2+1 set up. I'm interested in how that will affect it because it can definitely turn on a dime.
I've been riding my 9'0'' Hunt Custom lately, just a plain single fin and loving it again. I get excited about all different kind of boards but keep coming back to this one.


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Sandwich and salad prep tables are an essential piece of equipment for restaurant kitchens and food service businesses. Sandwich prep tables come in a large array of sizes. Larger size sandwich prep tables generally have more doors and fit more pans. Sandwich prep tables come with an 8" cutting board. Sandwich prep tables are great for salad stations, cold cut stations, sauce stations, or any other type of food service use. A great addition to a sandwich prep table is a sneeze guard. When installing a sneeze guard on a sandwich prep table you expose your condiments to your guests allowing them to choose which condiments they want. Refrigerated sandwich prep tables will prove to be a great investment for your commercial food service establishment. Whichever type or size sandwich prep table you select, be sure to allow enough space for proper airflow around the unit and especially through the vents to the compressor.
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Rappers A$AP Rocky and Chance the Rapper are among the artists contributing music to the soundtrack for the upcoming sci-fi film Divergent.
On Twitter, A$AP confirmed that his contribution to the album will be a collaboration with the French techno artist Gesaffelstein. He didn't announce any more details about the song, but promised that it is "coming soon."
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text: Chris Lau, Kapitall: Will video game stocks find better ways to compete with mobile games? Investors take note. The rapid growth of smartphones is creating a bearish atmosphere for video game makers. Investors fear the growth of games on smartphones could hurt demand for handheld devices and consoles. Companies like Nintendo and to some degree, Sony ( SNE) have experienced dips in share price as a result. So how are video game stocks responding? [Read more from Kapitall: Goodbye Quantitative Easing: 6 Stocks for September] Price cuts Nintendo launched the Wii U last year, nearly one year ahead of similar product updates from Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony. Now Nintendo will cut the price of its Wii U by $50 for the holiday season. This will lower the price point of the console to $299.99 - considerably less expensive than the upcoming Playstation 4 and the Xbox One. The PS4 is expected to cost $399, while the Xbox One will cost $499. A price reduction in popular Wii game titles will also coincide with the lower Wii U price. Super Mario Galaxy 2, New Super Mario Bros Wii, and Wii Sports Resort will only cost $29.99. And Nintendo is also releasing an inexpensive "2DS" for $129.99. The ordinary consumer may compare the handheld gaming device with smartphones, but really Nintendo is targeting infants. The market for games for the very young is massive, one which doesn't really compete with the smartphone game market. Meanwhile last month Sony started selling PS Vita bundles in Hong Kong with Modnation Racers and accessories for $165 (USD). Previously the device had been marketed to Japanese gamers for about $214, with a new version dropping to $190 this October. It may only be September, but you can be sure all the major players in the video game market will be ramping up promotional efforts as we get closer to the holiday shopping season. Here are some companies to consider. Dig Deeper: Compare analyst ratings for the companies mentioned. Click on the interactive chart below to see data over time. Do you see investment opportunities in these game makers and suppliers? Use the list below as a starting point for your own analysis.


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(Reuters) - LeBron James scored a season-high 39 points to help the Miami Heat survive a late rally from the Lakers and post a 99-90 win in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Just hours after being pipped by the Lakers' Kobe Bryant as the leading vote getter for the 2013 All Star game, James outplayed his rival comprehensively, adding eight assists and seven rebounds to his points haul.
"It was very important for us," James told reporters.
"We want to continue to get better and we wanted to finish this road trip on the right foot. We played some good ball tonight and it's a good win."
The Heat won three and lost three of a six-game road trip that ended on Thursday.
"Turnovers killed us," Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni admitted.
"It's disappointing. I thought we played well enough to beat them. Obviously you have got to marvel at what LeBron did but at the same time we had 16 turnovers in the first half and that led to a lot of points."
Bryant was kept quiet in the opening three quarters, making just three of 16 from the floor, allowing Miami to build an eight point lead.
But Bryant came alive in the fourth to help tie the score at 90-90 inside the final three minutes, only for the NBA champions to pull away again thanks to some clutch Ray Allen buckets.
Miami moved to 26-12 with the win while the Lakers dropped to 17-22 on the season.
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Surgical wound care - openSurgical incision care; Open wound care
An incision is a "cut" through the skin that is made during surgery. It also called a "surgical wound." Some incisions are small, and others are very long. The size of the incision will depend on the kind of surgery you had.
Do not wear tight clothing that rubs against the incision while it is healing.
Sometimes, a surgical wound will break open (wound dehiscence). This may happen along the entire cut or just part of it. Your doctor may decide not to close it again with sutures, or stitches.
If your doctor does not close your wound again with sutures, you will need to learn how to care for it at home, since it may take time to heal. The wound will heal from the bottom to the top. The dressings help to soak up any drainage and to keep the skin from closing before the wound underneath fills in.
Proper Handwashing
It is important to clean your hands before you change your dressings. You may use an alcohol-based cleaner like Purell, or you may wash your hands using these steps:
- Take all jewelry off your hands.
- Wet your hands, pointing them down under warm running water.
- Add soap and wash your hands for 15 to 30 seconds (sing "Happy Birthday" or the "Alphabet Song" 1 time through). Clean under your nails also.
- Rinse well.
- Dry with a clean towel.
Removing the Old Dressing
Your doctor will tell you how often to change your dressing. Be prepared before starting the dressing change:
- Clean your hands before touching the dressing.
- Make sure you have all the supplies you will need handy.
- Have a clean work surface for all of the equipment you will need.
Remove the old dressing:
- Carefully loosen the tape.
- Use a clean (not sterile) medical glove to grab the old dressing and pull it off.
- If the dressing sticks to the wound, get it wet and try again, unless your doctor instructed you to pull it off dry.
- Put the old dressing in a plastic bag and set it aside.
- Clean your hands again after you take off the old dressing.
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You may use a gauze pad or soft cloth to clean the skin around your wound:
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Joined: 13 Nov 2007
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:54 pm
Post subject: State of the Team - Q1
The 1st quarter of the season is in the books, and at 3-1 with tough wins over the 49ers and on the road against Detroit, the Vikings look pretty good. The schedule definitely toughens up later in the season, but so far the Vikings have been playing like one of the better teams in the league. With that said, let's break down each aspect of the team through 4 weeks.
It all starts with the
, and Christian Ponder has looked very good. He has not thrown an interception, and has looked very accurate. He still makes a questionable decision from time to time, but overall looks light years ahead of last year. It would be nice to see more plays down field, but that is not his fault, and Musgrave has confirmed that the receivers just aren't getting open. As long as Ponder keeps being smart with the ball, working the play-action, and works through his progressions the yardage will come.
Everyone knows the offense goes through
Adrian Peterson, and it is good to see that he appears to be back to full strength. He started a little slow, but with a 100 yard game in week 4 there is no reason to think he won't be the same workhorse he has been in the past. Toby Gerhart had a case of fumbilitis in the last minutes of week 3, but outside of that he has been a very capable back in his own right. The 3rd piece of the RB puzzle is Jerome Felton, who has been a very pleasant surprise at FB. He doesn't touch the ball, but has been a dominant lead-blocker for AP and Gerhart.
The offense may be built around AP, but Percy Harvin is arguably the MVP of the league so far this year. He has been unstoppable, and this team would fall apart without him. He is Ponder's go-to guy, and makes plays no matter how he gets the ball. Outside of Harvin, there really isn't much to talk about. Aromashodu and Jenkins have had some catches but nothing consistent. Hopefully Jerome Simpson and Jarius Wright can add a deep thread, but that remains to be seen.
It is good the Vikings have talent at
, because the WR's need all the help they can get. Rudolph has made a bunch of key catches on 3rd down and in the end zone, but it would be nice to see even more of him. He is a mis-match nightmare with his size and athleticism. John Carlson also needs to get more involved and has been a disappointing FA signing so far, although he has blocked well.
Carlson isn't the only one who has been blocking well this year though; the
has made huge steps since last year. Matt Kalil looks like the real deal and should be manning that LT spot for the next 15 years. The other new face on the line is Brandon Fusco who has shown flashes, even if his technique and consistently are still a work in progress. John Sullivan and Phil Loadholt both return and have been solid this year, and Charlie Johnson looks much better inside at LG. Overall the line seems to be playing well together, and both Ponder and the RB's have been taking advantage of it.
It is no secret that the life-blood of the defense is the
. Jared Allen leads a unit that lead the league in sacks last year, and although he has had a slow start to the season, he has shown up more in weeks 3 and 4. Brian Robison has played well early in the season by getting many QB pressures, even if they don't turn into sacks. Letroy Guion has been solid in the middle as the NT with 2 sacks, and although Kevin Williams has been relatively quite, his presence is felt by opposing OL's. Everson Griffen is the wild card, playing both DE and DT, and racking up 3 sacks through 4 games.
Speaking of sacks, the
'ers have done a good job getting to the QB with 4 sacks. Chad Greenway is the leader of the 'backers, and has been in on 44 tackles so far, as well as 2 sacks. Erin Henderson also has 2 sacks and has looked great on the weak side, but has missed two games now with a concussion. Jasper Brinkley has shown great improvements over last year, and has been effective in the middle. Overall the linebackers have done a good job and have made improvements in pass coverage.
Unquestionably the most improved unit from last year is the
's. Harrison Smith has emerged as an enforcer at SS, and it looks like Spielman did the right thing in moving back into the first round for him. Mistral Raymond looked solid before getting injured, and even Jamarca Sanford had a good game against the Lions. Chris Cook and Josh Robinson have emerged as the two starting corners and have been very effective through 4 weeks. Antoine Winfield is not the same player any more, and may quickly be phased out for new acquisition AJ Jefferson, but he still offers a savvy veteran presence as the nickel back.
The obvious story here is rookie Blair Walsh, who has made a number of clutch kicks, starting off 9/10 so far, as well as booming kickoffs for touchbacks. It appears the Vikings have found a kid who should be around for a
time. Veteran punter Chris Kluwe has not had a great start, but hasn't been terrible either. A bit more consistency would be nice to see. The coverage units have been superb, Percy Harvin on kickoffs and Marcus Sherels on punt returns have both found the end zone. You really can't ask for more from the special teams units this year.
I am personally a fan of the way Bill Musgrave has called the offense this year. He has gotten Harvin the ball early and often, and knows where the roster limitations are. On the defensive side, Alan Williams has really made the defense more physical up front, and seems to be putting everyone in the right positions to succeed. It has been nice to see Frazier come out of his shell a couple of times, and the gameplan/leadership against the 49ers was some of the best I have seen from a Vikings staff. Overall there has been obvious growth from the staff as a whole, and the team has established a strong identity, but I want to see more consistency and more aggression.
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:52 pm
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I said A
QB- Christian Ponder has played far better than most expected. He's game managed games, but has also stepped up his game when asked to. He's had clutch moments in each of these 4 games, and was the reason we were able to beat the 49ers/tie Jacksonville. Grade: B
RB- Adrian Peterson might honestly be a top 5 RB all time when you watch him. Percy Harvin is a nice piece to the running game. Toby Gerhart isn't very good, but helps alleviate pressure from Adrian. Jerome Felton has been dominant this year. Grade: A+
WR/TE- Outside of the explosive Percy Harvin, this has been our weak link this season. Kyle Rudolph doesn't see enough passes his way and hasn't been involved in anything beyond 15 yards. Jerome Simpson is the deep threat but has only played in 1 game. Everyone else is meh. Devin Aromashadu adds some life to it, but inconsistantly. Grade: C
OLine- Up and down. We only have 1 false start penalty this year, but othertimes, this Oline looks lost. Against Detroit we gave Ponder no time to settle down and throw. Sometimes we just miss assignments. Matt Kalil has been money so far, and I'm pleasantly surprised from Brandon Fusco, but otherwise its been okay.
Grade: C+
DL: Don't look at the numbers, but every single week we are getting into the QBs face, getting sacks, but pressuring him, and stopping the big plays for the most part. We aren't letting anyone get comfortable. Jared Allen and Everson Griffen look like guys on a mission this season. Letroy Guion has stepped up these past 2 weeks. Kevin Williams has been average. Robison gets all the pressure, but hasn't had a sack yet.
Grade: A
LBer: Chad Greenway looks like a completely different guy out there. He's everywhere, and even though he's not that good in coverage, he'll make plays for the team. Very solid. Jasper Brinkley has recently stepped up, and Erin Henderson should have a huge season as long as he stays healthy.
Grade: B
CB/S- Wow, what was once the worst group in NFL history has really come alive. Chris Cook can shut down a WR. Josh Robinson has stepped up huge, made a critical INT, and probably could have had another today. Winfield is the best tackling CB in the league, and doesn't give up big plays. Harrison Smith is a boss, and Raymond looked fine before the injury. Sanford still can't cover, but can sure tackle/Force Fumbles
Grade: A
Special Teams/Coaching
P- Chris Kluwe rocks. Whether its Guitar Hero, Twitter, or that thing he does with the Vikings, he's really good at it.
a few great punts this year so far
Grade: A
K- Blair Walsh has been 9/10. Holds a few records for us. Has been money for us all year so far. Booming kickoff specialist
Grade: A
KR/PR- Percy Harvin and Marcus Sherels both scored so far. Help put our offense into great position
Grade: A
Coaching- So 2 games badly coached, 2 games greatly coached. I guess thats average. Far better than last year!
Grade: C
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:45 pm
Post subject: Re: State of the Team - Q1
[UMN] wrote:
Everyone knows
the offense goes through [b]RB
Adrian Peterson, and it is good to see that he appears to be back to full strength.[/b] He started a little slow, but with a 100 yard game in week 4 there is no reason to think he won't be the same workhorse he has been in the past.
Last week Adrian was running on one leg. He was clearly dragging his bad leg around, not putting full weight on it on push offs from the ground. I'd say he was about 85%. That shows you what a great runner he is. His tough running helped allow the passing game to work against the 49ers' tough defence.
This week, Adrian clearly had a little more confidence on his cuts. But, when watching closely, one could see that he's still favouring his bad leg, and only treading lightly on it, especially avoiding full pressure and not initiating cuts off it. He still gained 102 yards and averaged 4.9 yards a carry, running at only 90%!!! What a runner!
The proof that he's still not at 100% is the fact that he hasn't really broken away from the pack. He's being caught, because he can't use his normal great acceleration, because evry other step is on his bad leg. Had he been 100%, he'd have broken out for 25+ yard gains (and some touchdowns) on at least half of his 8 yards+ runs, so far.
I've been watching The NFL since 1951, and I've never seen a better runner (not Jim Brown, nor Gayle Sayers, nor anyone else). He's right up there at the top (tied with 4 others).
It will be great to see him reach 100% , and rip through the front line defences for huge gains and TDs once again, after a few more weeks (we hope),
Ponder has done a good job of playing within his comfort zone, and has looked A LOT more poised than he did last season. The offensive line played only so-so in games 1 and 2, AND against Detroit. So, Ponder has done well, considering that. They played a super game vs, The 49ers. But, it's clear that Ponder will have time to operate this season, when he did not for most of last season. Khalil will get more comfortable playing with the others each game, and Johnson will get more used to his new position. They should improve as a unit almost every game.
I think that the receivers deserve a B- so far, based on Harvin's and Rudolph's good work. Once Simpson and Ponder get a rapport going, and Adrian is integrated better into the short passing game, the offence will get a lot more consistent, and be able to march down the field, and score on a much higher percentage of their drives. Simpson catching deep balls will open up the mid-level passing game, which will, in turn, open up more room for the running game. The Vikes' offence will be a thing of beauty if all goes well.
The defence has played well in the last 2 games. The young kids are tghtening up their games, and playing more consistently. Smith has looked great. Cook, and Robinson have looked good. Sanford has looked great in the running game. He needs to improve in pass coverage. Brinkley has looked very good in the last 2 games. Greenway looks very good once again. I hope Erin Henderson can come back strong, soon. Ihe defensive line has looked pretty good. Guion has improved quite a bit. Robison and Allen have been steady, if not stellar. Griffin has made some great, athletic plays.
Special teams have been good. Placekicking and punting are in good hands. Nice to see that Khalil can block kicks. I hope to see more of that. Harvin and Sherels have been very good. Coverage on kickoffs and punts could get more consistent.
The coaching in the first two games was fairly poor, I thought. But, Frazier and Musgrave and Williams have matched up the opponents' weaknesses to The Vikings' strengths, fairly well in the last 2 games. They really had good games plans on BOTH sides of the ball against The 49ers, and again vs. Detroit. Let's hope they get it right from now on.
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 11:19 pm
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^ great post
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 11:21 pm
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5 posters gave The Vikings an "A" overall for this season, so far. That would fit had they won Game 2. But they played TERRIBLY early in that game, came back to tie it up with only 31 seconds left. Then, they couldn't prevent The Colts from moving 2/3 of the way down the field in those few seconds. That was TERRIBLE execution on defence. They SHOULD have taken that game into overtime, and they'd have had ALL the momentum. They could easily be 4-0 now. And that poor effort loss could potentially keep them from sealing a wild-card playoff position (let's hope not).
But, that alone, knocks them down from "A-" to "B" for this season, so far.
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 11:23 pm
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Robb_K wrote:
5 posters gave The Vikings an "A" overall for this season, so far. That would fit had they won Game 2. But they played TERRIBLY early in that game, came back to tie it up with only 31 seconds left. Then, they couldn't prevent The Colts from moving 2/3 of the way down the field in those few seconds. That was TERRIBLE execution on defence. They SHOULD have taken that game into overtime, and they'd have had ALL the momentum. They could easily be 4-0 now. And that poor effort loss could potentially keep them from sealing a wild-card playoff position (let's hope not).
But, that alone, knocks them down from "A-" to "B" for this season, so far.
that's why i voted B too.
good analysis earlier, Robb.
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2012 11:44 pm
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I voted B as I think they are better than who we thought they were going into the season, they have won some games thus far that we didn't think they would win, but have played very poorly at other times, the end of the Jacksonville game, giving up that last minute draft, the whole Colts game, making dumb penalties, but there has been reason to enjoy the season too, much more than for looking down on the season. Ponder has performed well and the last two weeks against the toughest competition he has limited the mistakes. Sure, he hasn't lit up the scoreboard and put put 40 yet, but that hasn't been needed, and let's not pretend that we have elite WR's for him to do that with. Rudolph and Harvin are good, Simpson is a wild card, and there is a whole lot of unproven or nothing after that, so what Ponder has done with a limited cast has been quite good. That said, he still has room to improve, but being that he hasn't imploded we can take that as a positive. The defense has had some great moments, Greenway who disappeared last year has been playing lights out for the most part doing well in coverage, coming up and stopping the run like a pro-bowler (if pro-bowl was decided by people in the know) and has shown good pass rush. The defensive line has done better than I thought they would against the run. Special teams of course has been the highlight, the low lights of the special teams have been the long return to SF on the kickoff, and Kluwe looked off in week 2, that has been about it, two returns for TD's this week, Harvin has been putting up great numbers on returns the whole year, Walsh hasn't missed yet (some luck involved) but has 19 touchbacks this year, through 4 games, that is 5 a game, last year I don't think the Vikings were kicking off five times in most games (might be exaggeration for the sake of the point, but let's gloss over that), so the special teams gets the high grade, offense and defense still have areas to improve upon, but there is hope on the young players, especially in the secondary, that the Vikings can put together a young core for the future and be back to competing for a playoff spot and run in the next couple of years.
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I say A, because this has been a fun overachieving season so far lol.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:42 am
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I went with B.
The offense has played much better than any of us expected. Ponder looks to be the QB of the future and we have several young playmakers in place. Hopefully they can continue to play well and jell together. If so, I believe we can be a Top 10 offense.
As for defense, I believe we are playing wolf in sheep's clothing. The run game is legit, players are doing a great job of flying around and wrapping up. In the passing game we've only played one high power passing team which were the Colts and we know how that ended. The Jags got lucky. The 9ers while a solid offense aren't built around big plays, more time consuming drives with ball control. Similar to ours, and the Lions have been out of whack all year. IMO, the Jags, 9ers, and Lions all missed a few "gimmies" that could have easily changed the outcome of the game. Next week will be a good test to see what the pass defense is really made of. The Titans have no choice but to get it done through the air and will likely be the best passing team we've faced yet.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:03 am
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I said B.. its easy to think this team could be 4-0. But they could just as easily be 1-3.. if a rookie kicker doesn't save our butte in week 1 and Detroit learns how to catch .. I said B because good teams find ways to win and not lose
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:04 am
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I voted a B simply based on expectations prior to the season. Nothing has really stood out from this team but every unit seems to be playing above average to good. The passing game has been efficient but lacking big play ability. The running game has been effective, but havent really put together explosive runs.
The run defense has been reliable and strong but it seems teams go away from the run against MN. The pass rush and pass defense has also been good, but have lacked big play ability.
They are exceeding expectations at the end of the day but there is still a lot to work on.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:09 am
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Team shows lots of progress, but there are areas we can certaintly improve on.
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I only see one true flaw with this team and that is the downfield passing attack.
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Adrian Peterson:
"Maybe the world of spectators is surprised, but we're not. We knew that we could play some good football."
Kevin Williams:
"We'll sneak up on everybody. Let's just keep playing well as a team and who cares if anybody sees us coming. We want people to have a blind eye."
John Sullivan:
"This is a great spot to be in after four games, but we need to remember it's just the first quarter of the season. We just want to get on a roll and win more games. Put some in the bank."
Jared Allen:
"To come on the road, division game -- we haven't won in the division for a while -- and to control the game, this was a huge team win."
Everson Griffen: We can be special. But its up to us.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:26 pm
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The Good
-Defense is overachieving
-Offensive line
-Making few mistakes, and being lucky when making them
-Niners game
The Bad
-3 games were against bad teams (Detroit isn't bad, but they're playing bad)
-Offense is still too conservative, even when it seems like we can make downfield plays
-Too much reliance on Percy Harvin. The screens are getting to predictable.
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This involved more pressure than taking a game-winning shot. It also bore far greater implications than any outcome on the basketball court.
Yet, NBA veteran and former Harvard-Westlake standout Jason Collins shattered one significant barrier in professional sports in a move few could draw up on a clipboard.
"I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black and I'm gay," Collins wrote in this week's edition of Sports Illustrated. The magazine published the article on its website Monday morning. "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation. "Several around the NBA sounded more than eager to reply. "Proud of @jasoncollins34," Lakers guard Kobe Bryant tweeted. "Don't suffocate who u r because of the ignorance of others." Bryant then added the hashtags for courage and support.
Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, San Antonio's Tony Parker and New York's Jason Kidd followed suit in separate Twitter posts. Several teams sent out statements reiterating the same thing. Within minutes of Collins' announcement, NBA commissioner David Stern lauded him for going public.
"Jason has been a widely respected player and teammate throughout his career," Stern said in a statement, "and we are proud he has assumed the leadership mantle on this very important issue. "Collins didn't just become the first openly gay male athlete who remains active in a major American team sport. It also revealed a league's progressive attitude that largely welcomed his announcement.In a sort of argument that highlights Metta World Peace's unique personality, the eccentric Lakers forward made an interesting analogy regarding Collins' announcement. "Whether it's a free country or not, you should be free to act and do as you want to do, as long as it's not violent. I came here in a Cookie Monster shirt because I wanted to," said World Peace after having an exit meeting Monday with coach Mike D'Antoni and general manager Mitch Kupchak at the Lakers' practice facility in El Segundo. "I was going to wear the pants but I thought you (media) guys were going to judge me. And I was going to wear the hat, too, but I figured you guys would judge me. ... I should have wore it. You should be free to do and act how you want to act. "World Peace has helped mental health charities, raising over $600,000 by raffling off his 2010 NBA championship ring and earning the NBA's J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 2011. World Peace hopes such efforts removes the stigma surrounding mental health issues.Likewise, World Peace believes Collins' announcement will knock down the stigma surrounding homosexuality.
"When you feel comfortable with yourself, not only does it make you a better person. ... It's unnecessary stress, as we all know, if you're holding things in," World Peace said. "It can just bring unnecessary stress to your heart, to your mind and when you can release it and talk about it, you feel better."
Not everyone shared that viewpoint.
ESPN NBA analyst Chris Broussard, citing his Christian beliefs, depicted homosexuality as morally questionable behavior.
"I think it's a sin, as I think all sex outside of marriage between a man and a woman is," Broussard said on ESPN's "Outside the Lines."
"If you're openly living in unrepentant sin ... that's walking in open rebellion to God and to Jesus Christ."
Clippers guard Chris Paul also offered a "no comment" when asked about Collins' announcement. His teammates, however, offered a different tune.
"I'm proud he's able to feel comfortable in his own skin and be who he is," Clippers guard Chauncey Billups said. "I'm happy that he had the courage to do that."
The 34-year-old Collins will find out whether NBA teams will covet him once he becomes a free agent July 1. Complicating that variable involves Collins' on-court skill. He appeared in just 38 games last season with the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards.
Yet, the NBA routinely shows public service announcements and has included education in this area in rookie and veteran development programs. The league also issued fines two years ago to Bryant ($100,000) and Chicago's Joakim Noah ($50,000) for yelling homophobic slurs during games, two incidents that immediately prompted both players to apologize. "I thought for a while now that it's not going to be a big issue," Lakers guard Steve Nash said "Of course, the detractors won't have as big of a voice now because they're not going to want to sound like the one jerk. But it's not fair for Jason to say this is going to be a walk in the park and he's everybody's new best friend. "It appeared, though, Collins feels ready to take on that challenge. "I want to do the right thing and not hide anymore," he wrote. "I want to march for tolerance, acceptance and understanding. I want to take a stand and say, 'Me, too.'"
Phil Collin contributed