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Free Agents, Draft Picks Who Could Fill the Saints' Biggest NeedsDecember 10, 2013
Free Agents, Draft Picks Who Could Fill the Saints' Biggest Needs
In the NFL if you're not improving your roster, you're progressively getting worse. Despite the New Orleans Saints' overall record (10-3) and their high rankings on both offense (sixth) and defense (sixth), the roster still has quite a few major holes in it.
The worst thing an organization can do is "hold fast" in the midst of success, something the Atlanta Falcons' brass did this past offseason. Satisfied with a 13-3 record and going off a mantra of being "10 yards away," (in reference to almost winning the NFC Championship Game) the Falcons assumed their success would carry over into this season.
The Falcons decided not to address how inept they were on both lines of scrimmage, instead, opting to make a splash with a 10-year veteran running back in Steven Jackson. Atlanta's offseason was the epitome of getting fat on past success, to say the least.
For the Saints to sustain their success and to alleviate the perceived road woes, they need to take a hard look at their roster and make some tough decisions on personnel. Whether it is aging veterans or underperforming starters, the Saints have more work to do than one would naturally surmise.
Let's take a look at some offseason moves that would ensure the Saints maintain their status as NFC favorites for the foreseeable future.
Note this a personnel wish list that was formulated strictly off the availability of the free agents and possible draft picks. Contracts and overall monetary value were not considered.
Draft Ohio State Quarterback Kenny Guiton
Face it. Father time is undefeated in football.
Eventually Saints quarterback Drew Brees' skills will diminish. It may seem like it will never happen, but believe me it will. Brees will be 35 years old next month (Jan. 15), and will enter his 14th year of league play in 2014.
Theoretically we'd all like to think Brees has another five years of elite play left in him. But as we've seen with other great QBs, it all could change in the blink of an eye. This coming draft is the perfect time to draft Brees' successor. And they should look no further than Ohio State signal-caller Kenny Guiton.
What makes Guiton a perfect candidate is the fact that he's as raw as sushi. He's uberathletic with a great feel for the passing game and the nuances within it. But after throwing a total of 134 passes in four years of college football, he should be thought of as a prospect with the ability to be molded (as we all are).
Guiton got his first chance to start this season in a game against the University of California and proceeded to throw for 276 yards and four touchdowns. He also chipped in with 92 yards on the ground on just 14 carries.
He performed so admirably that many wondered if head coach Urban Meyer would reinsert incumbent starter Braxton Miller in the lineup when he returned from injury.
In Guiton, head coach Sean Payton would have his very own dual-threat QB, a player who would allow Payton to develop and showcase other facets of his offensive genius. He would also have the benefit of having Guiton learn at the feet of one of the very best to ever do it in Brees.
Picking up the study habits, work ethic and overall QB acumen of someone like Brees could turn Guiton into an athletic monstrosity in the mold of San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick.
Guiton may be selected in the third of fourth round.
Sign Raiders Left Tackle Jared Veldheer
The performance of Saints offensive tackles Charles Brown and Zach Strief has left much to be desired. Neither are franchise-caliber players, and both should be replaced—or in Brown's case reassigned.
The Saints spent a relatively high pick (third round, 75th overall) on tackle Terron Armstead, but he's been collecting some serious splinters in his butt thus far. You would think with how bad the offensive line has struggled at times, he would have at least seen the light of day. But for some odd reason Armstead has remained in the dungeon that is the inactive list.
This would leave one to believe that he's not close to being ready. If the Saints were to sign Oakland Raiders tackle Jared Veldheer, they could allow Armstead a chance to further develop while moving Brown over to the right side where his skill set fits better.
In Veldheer (6'8", 321 lbs), the Saints would get an absolute beast! His ability to drive block is uncanny, and he even spent a year in a zone-blocking scheme. His temperament would be exactly what the Saints need to take the run game to the next level.
He's the type pf player that's weatherproof and would undoubtedly set the tone for the Saints in any environment. He's just as good moving forward to run block as he is moving backwards in pass protection.
Adding fierce competitors to the roster can only be of benefit for the Saints in the grand scheme of things.
Sign Dallas Cowboys Outside Linebacker Anthony Spencer
When Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan brought his pupil Victor Butler over from the Dallas Cowboys, Saints fans thought they were getting a star outside linebacker, one familiar with the new scheme. What they received, unfortunately, was a player who incurred a season-ending injury in training camp.
But even before the injury, fans must've had Butler confused with the guy he backed up in Dallas in Anthony Spencer.
After studying Ryan for the duration of his career, it's clear that he's performing Yeoman's work without the benefit of having the proper personnel to run his multischeme approach. New Orleans spends most of its time in an even-front alignment when Ryan prefers to operate out of an odd-front approach.
The main reason being he has no true outside linebacker on the roster aside from the injured Butler. But make no mistake, Butler isn't in Spencer's class in any shape, form or fashion. Well, I take that back, Butler is in fantastic shape physique-wise, but in a football sense there's really no comparison.
Under Ryan's tutelage, Spencer went from a first-round disappointment to a budding star. His 2012 totals of 95 tackles, 11 sacks, two forced fumbled and three pass deflections may have just been scratching the surface of what he can ultimately do.
His presence would allow Junior Galette to always work opposite the tight end to ensure he's rarely in coverage—something Spencer excels at—and it would allow Cameron Jordan to actually play the 5-technique where he'd be even more indefensible.
And if they want, the Saints could keep Butler as a rotational player similar to his role in Dallas. Good luck going against the Saints when they are finally able to operate out of the much-bandied-about 3-4-based alignment.
Draft Ohio State Cornerback Brad Roby
With corners Keenan Lewis and Corey White on the roster, the Saints may end up having one of the better duos in the league. Both are physical outside corners who fit the Ryan scheme to perfection.
But if either were to go down to injury, the Saints would be in major trouble. And as witnessed by the butt-kicking the Saints received by way of the Seattle Seahawks, they could be in trouble even if both are healthy.
This is why the Saints should draft a corner in the first two rounds of the draft. Ohio State corner Bradley Roby would be an excellent schematic fit. Roby has the size (5'11", 192 lbs) to play outside, but he has the hips to excel as a nickel corner.
Right now the Saints continue to deploy safeties Malcolm Jenkins and Kenny Vaccaro as slot corners, much to the chagrin of this columnist. Both are excellent players who would do just fine playing their respective safety positions.
Rookie corner Rod Sweeting made a cameo in one game, but has virtually been collecting the same splinters as fellow rookie Armstead.
I expect injured veterans Jabari Greer and Patrick Robinson to be jettisoned, so the Saints need to target a couple of corners.
Roby should be the primary choice.
Sign Houston Texans Running Back Ben Tate
As an advocate of a balanced offensive approach, I often get frustrated with Payton's approach to the run game. He often employs what seems like 10 backs to split eight carries (I kid...sort of) and rarely runs the ball twice in a row.
His constant rotation often tips his hand as to what play he will call. What he needs is a do-it-all back who never has to leave the field.
Houston Texans running back Ben Tate most certainly fits that description. Though he has been a backup to superstar Arian Foster for the first three seasons, he has the ability to be a top-five back in the league.
If he were to be signed by the Saints this offseason and used properly, he could instantaneously vault the Saints' run game into the upper echelon of the NFL. He can catch like Saints' back Darren Sproles, he has vision like Pierre Thomas and runs with the intensity of Mark Ingram.
He's basically all three of the Saints' primary runners all rolled into one svelte physique (5'11", 217 lbs). He's a power back who excels in a zone-blocking scheme, like the one the Saints run, and is a threat to take it the distance with each touch.
Saints fans watched Tate torch their defense in the preseason. This offseason will present the chance for them to watch it on a weekly basis next fall.
Make it happen Sean!
Sign New York Giants Receiver Hakeem Nicks
Signing New York Giants receiver Hakeem Nicks would take the Saints' offense to new heights. The 25-year-old Nicks is one of the best young receivers in the NFL, and he has all the prerequisite tools to be a No. 1 receiver, as he has been for the duration of his young career.
The Saints have struggled to get the ball to their receivers on a consistent basis. Incumbent No. 1 receiver Marques Colston has been wildly inconsistent and may have even lost a step. Pairing him with Nicks would ensure Colston sees the opposition's No. 2 corner more frequently. It would also allow Kenny Stills to operate out of the slot where he could possibly be the next Victor Cruz (also of the New York Giants).
With deep-ball threat Joseph Morgan returning next season, the Saints would undoubtedly field the league's best receiving corps. They would need to get rid of receiver Lance Moore and possibly Nick Toon as well.
But these are the tough decisions great front offices make. Acquiring Nicks would be a move for the present as well as the future. His ability to win in one-on-one situations is unparalleled; his ability to break off splash plays may be only superseded by his penchant for working the short and intermediate game.
Above all else, he may have the best hands of any receiver in the league. He's simply one of the very best.
Saints general manager Mickey Loomis needs to be on the phone with Nicks' agent now.
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While I was waiting for Jack to reappear up the escalator in one store I had a look at the sunglasses on the bargain counter. I finally found a pair that were big enough to fit over my distance glasses when Jack arrived and informed me that the ones I had chosen were for girls. I hurridly put them back on the shelf.
You know the old saying 'What goes around, comes around' well, in the fashion stakes that is really true. We were in one place on Saturday looking for Jack's 'must have' jeans when I spotted the latest trend 'Loons' and in all different colours. If you're anywhere near as old as I am you'll remember them from the early 1970's. They had a special stitching on the knee and we used to call them 'Split Knee Loons' and some of them came in two colours one shade above the knee and another below the knee. Not to be confused with 'two tones' and 'two tone tonic strides'. Which of course were something quite different.
The Harrington Jacket is one of those items that keeps on making the rounds. They keep on cropping up in different places and sometimes it seems like they've never been out of fashion. Even when they couldn't be found on the high street, you could always get one from the Army and Navy stores and these days of course there's loads of sites on the internet that sell them. But what I want to know is what the original name for the Harrington jacket was? You see, In England we call them Harrington's after a character in an American tv soap (Peyton Place) who used to wear one.
Okay, that was quick, Baracuta G9 is the real/original name of the Harrington Jacket and guess what? It dates right back to 1938 which makes this year its seventieth aniversary. Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra both wore the Baracuta Jacket in Hollywood films. I've been told that the Baracuta company is still in business in Britain and that they are producing a seventieth aniversary G9 jacket. So there!

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Decided: September 27, 1979.
ROBERT F. SLOAN, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE, PLAINTIFF,v.ERNEST LETTIERI, GEORGE BABICH, CORNELIUS J. REGAN, PAUL LABUE AND ANDREW ZAKUTANSKY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE COMMITTEE OF THE PETITIONERS, DEFENDANTS
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[171 NJSuper Page 447] The City Clerk of Bayonne seeks a declaratory judgment to determine the validity of an ordinance proposed under the initiative power contained in the Optional Municipal Charter
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Law (commonly known as the Faulkner Act). N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 et seq. Plaintiff also seeks to enjoin defendants from taking any further action to place the proposed ordinance before the municipal council or on the ballot.
The undisputed facts follow. On August 13, 1979 defendants filed a petition with the city clerk proposing the ordinance in question. This petition purported to contain the signatures of 15% of the registered voters of the city, as required by N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184. Bayonne is governed by the Mayor-Council Plan C form of government pursuant to the Faulkner Act. N.J.S.A. 40:69A-55 et seq. The petition proposes an ordinance that would limit the number of terms for which a municipal official may be elected. The ordinance in question reads in pertinent part:
Section 1. No person who has been elected Mayor for two (2) successive terms, including an unexpired term, shall again be eligible for that office until four years shall have expired following the expiration of his or her second successive term.
Section 2 contains the same language as § 1 except that it applies to councilmen rather than to the mayor.
The city clerk contends that the petition proposes an ordinance which is ultra vires the power of the municipality to enact and thus he asserts that the petition is rendered void on its face.
Defendants argue that the proposed ordinance is a valid subject for municipal legislation because the Legislature has granted to local governments the right to adopt an ordinance limiting the number of terms of members of its governing body. Defendants base their argument on the New Jersey Constitution, N.J.Const. (1974), Art. IV, § VII, par. 11, on the language contained in N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 and on the silence of the Faulkner Act as to the number of terms permitted.
The determination of the validity of an initiative ordinance before it is enacted by the voters is a proper subject for a
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declaratory judgment action. McCrink v. West Orange , 85 N.J. Super. 86, 91 (App.Div.1974); Newark v. Benjamin , 144 N.J. Super. 58, 66 (Ch.Div.1977), aff'd per curiam , 75 N.J. , 311 (1978).
N.J.S.A. 40:69A-184 provides that the voters of a municipality covered by the Faulkner Act may propose "any ordinance" by initiative. This initiative provision is to be liberally construed in line with the intent of the Faulkner Act to confer the greatest possible power of local self-government and to encourage the public's interest and participation in local government. Cuprowski v. Jersey City , 101 N.J. Super. 15 (Law Div. 1968), aff'd o.b. , 103 N.J. Super. 217 (App.Div.), certif. den. 53 N.J. , 80 (1968). However, "any ordinance," as stated in N.J.S.A 40:69A-184 does not mean "all ordinances." Smith v. Livingston Tp. , 106 N.J. Super. 444, 457 (Ch.Div.), aff'd o.b. , 54 N.J. 525 (1969); Maese v. Snowden , 148 N.J. Super. 7, 11-12 (App.Div.1977). It is well settled that only municipal legislation which is within the power of the municipality to enact can be the subject of an initiative petition. Gamrin v. Englewood , 76 N.J. Super. 555 (Law Div.1962). The principle for judicial guidance is that an initiative question "must relate to action which the municipality has the authority to take . . . If the municipality has no power to act, it has no right to seek the voter's advice whether to do so." Santoro v. South Plainfield , 57 N.J. Super. 498, 501 (App.Div.1959).
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First Day of School - Pre-K4
We had a great time on Isabella's first day. She had fun and slid right into her new schedule and classes. We went at lunch to pick her up and take some photos....
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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Science Games Galore!
Periodic Table Tetris alone made me want to explore these games more. Upon further exploration, I learned Tetris isn't always available on the one site, but I did play a Sheep launching game based on vectors that was rather fun. Plus, this link contains 9 other sites that contain science games that are geared towards various levels, abilities, and topics. I tried a few and thought they were pretty good. If you teach science, you might want to try a few as well! Thank you to Free Technology for Teachers for the link!
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20th January, 1992
Howdy there folks at home,
Is everybody freezing their little tushes off? I spent all afternoon Sunday on my big purple float that has little holes for your drink in the armrests. I deserved it, after all I went through putting on Alexis' 9th birthday extravaganza. I hope my friends there are duly appreciative of being able to let McDonalds or the roller rink do all the work for you. I guess it wouldn't have been so bad if Santa Claus hadn't brought her this stupid book full of party ideas. She chose the "Enchanted Garden" theme, which meant we were getting all the twinkle lights back out to string in the trees, hanging wind chimes, cutting out a bazillion little gold moons and stars to hang from the ceiling, baking fairy ring cakes and pixie pizzas, and trying to figure out how to make a wishing well from a trash can. Then of course, it rained the entire day, so we had to move everything indoors (18 little girls, and one little brother, dressed up as fairies, pixies and leprechauns, bouncing off my walls!). I guess it was all worth it though -- at least the kids had a great time.
|Smartest thing I ever did? Putting the older kids in charge of entertainment!
|A lull in the rain allowed them to try out the bubble wands.
Not much else to tell right now. We've been invited to one of those "How to Host a Murder" parties next weekend, by a couple that's pretty zany, so it's sure to be interesting. Also, we're having an exchange with the international school in Medan. About 30 of their kids are coming down here for a fun-filled weekend, and we will have a 3rd grade boy staying with us. Guess that's about it. Take care, and write soon.
Becky, John, Austin and Alexis
P.S. Theda, Lex loved the books about Molly McGuire that you sent her. Did you know that they are part of the American Girl Doll Collection? We gave her the "Samantha" doll and books for her birthday. The next time you are at Sam's, check their book department and see if they still have some of the American Girl calendars, diaries, activity sets, etc. Those would all be great things to put back until next summer, for her birthday and Christmas. There are also all kinds of clothes and accessories that you can order from their catalog, to go with the doll, but they are outrageously expensive, so I thought I would see if the tailors here could make some matching dresses for Lex and her doll, if I show them some pictures from the catalog. (Her doll is dressed in the styles of 1904 -- sort of Victorian, with pinafores, etc.) Also, I might be able to get some wicker furniture made to fit the doll. Can you tell I'm having as much (or more) fun with this as Alexis?
Oh yeah. Did you send some books to Austin as well? If so, I'm sure they will be there when we go to Singapore of Feb. 7th. (we're finally taking the kids to the orthodontist -- the dentist here thought Austin should to as well. He thinks if they start "expanding" his jaw early, maybe they could avoid pulling a bunch of teeth.) The kids both thought the Kids Discover magazine you sent was really cool, and would love to get more of them! Well, take care.


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Friday, November 07, 2008
Ken Small Rapes Beagles
It's Friday, it's been a long week, I've been up to late thinking about how great it is to have freedom and a country that cares about me again, and we all know that I'm going to mail-in this post anyway. So instead of talking about tits or the NBA, I want to go back to one of my old faithful topics: ripping on Ohio State football. It's been awhile since the Buckeyes have embarrassed themselves off the field(the Doug Worthington DUI arrest that he was never suspended for comes to mind). But that has changed now. Little used WR and KR, Ray Small, has been suspended for two games due to a violation of team rules. And his pops ain't too happy about that. So, Ken Small (pictured holding his son if they were white people) took a page out of Vince Young's mom's handbook and started yapping to the media.
But Ken Small, Ray's father, said yesterday it (suspension) is for two games, and the reason is because OSU said his son missed a class, which Ken denies. He said the coaching staff is singling out his son unnecessarily."We don't think he's getting a fair shake, and we don't know why," he said. "It seems they're trying to intentionally ruin his career."
I have two issues with this and they are not related at all:
1. Ken, your son pays nothing to go to a school of higher learning. It's free. He has to abide by three rules to keep that intact: go to class, don't get arrested, and play football. That's it. That is all that he has to do. As Mr. Ace will point out when he gets done cleaning himself up, it's not like football players have to do their homework anyway. Someone will always do it for them if they aren't willing to do it themselves (it's worked at Florida State for years!). Just put in the face time in the classroom, and you're good to go. As far as singling out young Roy, IF HE WAS WORTH A FUCK ON THE FIELD, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN SWEPT UNDER THE RUG! Tressel will forget about DUI's that his starters get. He balances that out by punishing his shit players when they fuck up. He isn't being hard on your son, he's just doing what all coaches do: protecting the guys who help them win. Jesus, between Small and Justin Boren, is Ohio State actually trying to be the gayest bunch of pussies in the nation or what?
2. My biggest pet peeve for when I'm watching a college football game is when the announcer mentions something like "he's only thrown 6 interceptions in his career". You all probably don't even realize it anymore because it's said so often that it is just part of the lexicon of the sport. COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS NOT A CAREER!!! I can't stress this enough and it's a product of lazy journalism. Sports writing is a career. Getting up at noon, going to two classes, eating a 2,000 calorie lunch, practicing for 3 hours, eating a 3,000 calorie dinner, studying a little bit, and ending the night with a BJ is not a career. It should be, but it isn't. Stop it. Stop it now. But I guess you never know in this case. Ken Small says that Tressel is ruining his son's career...and that snake oil salesman has been rumored to pay people off in the past. Nope, I just can't allow it. College football is not a career path. I need a Xanex. I'm too worked up for a Friday.
So I guess I can sum this post up by saying: Ken Small sucks, Roy Small sucks, blogging is a career; not college football, and I hope that Ohio State loses to Northwestern tomorrow. Also, I accidentally purchased an extra copy of Drew Magary's (Deadspin and Kissing Suzy Kolber) book, "Men With Balls". I'm thinking about giving it away (oral preferred over nothing though). Let me know if you're interested. How dumb does a person have to be to accidentally by two identical books. I'm still trying to figure that out.
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Ken Small is a moron. Small has been in Tressel's dog house all three years he's been here. They have changed his number to try and motivate him, they have benched him to try and motivate him and he is the only player on the team that does not have a biography in the media guide to try and motivate him. Instead he's had three years of being late to and missing classes. The best part is when Ken Small told the media that he was encouraging Ray to fake an injury earlier this year to get a medical red-shirt and then transfer. Now, that's some good solid parenting!
The said part is that if Ray wasn't such a moron he would probably have been a first round draft pick. Coming out of high school Ginn's Dad said that he thought Ray was a better athlete than Teddy. Now, he's probably going to leave OSU without a degree/undrafted and will be trading shifts at Exxon with his Dad.
- Mr. Ace said...
Excuse my typing, my keyboard is still sticky.
A first round pick, are you high? Based on what Ginn sr. Said about him and nothing else? Your ranking coming out of high school has absolutely nothing to do with being a pro. If you can't play in college, then you can't make it in the NFL whether you are a 5 star or a 2 star. If he would have been a first round pick that would have been a bigger joke than when Ginn was a top 10 pick, and that was hilarious.
Go Wildcats!
Hey G$, I am looking at the sagarin mens college hoops ratings and your redfucks are ranked 88th. Can they really live up to that rating?
- Upstate Underdog said...
G$, why not just return the extra copy of the book?
- Dustin said...
Ace- then why do you and other UM fans blow your load to rivals recruiting rankings? I remember you saying: rich rod won with 2 star talent at WVU, imagine what hell do at UM with 4 and 5 star talent! Fuck you!!!
- Dustin said...
And Brady Quinn should have been starting from the beginning
- GMoney said...
Ace, yes, they should be good. The only guy they lost was Ottawa's own, Tim Pollitz. Now if you don't mind, Keith Triplett is here to empty my garbage can.
UU, I don't know, it seems like it would be too much work. Don't tell me how to live my life.
Dustin, why? To ensure an 0-16 season?
If anyone would like the book, I may even autograph it first eventhough it isn't mine. That should sweeten the pot a bit!
- Mr. Ace said...
Dustin, you imcompetent fool, you are completely missing the point. I am saying that a 5 star rating does not mean that you will be a first round pick, referring to what Drew had to say about Ray ray. I am not talking about college. It is obvious that there is a strong, positive correlation between the talent of your recruiting class and how good the football team is. That's why the teams with top 10 recruiting classes every year generally will have a top 10 team. So stop making retarded points about nothing, please.
Go Broncos!
Yes, he could have been a first round pick. Nobody on the team has his initial burst. It's the burst that Santonio had. He's just a moron and can't come even close to putting it together.
Go back to your awesome 2-7 season.
- Dustin said...
Hey ace, there is also a correlation between success in college and going to the NFL. Its the same damn thing. Blow me.
- Mr. Ace said...
Physical talent is only half of the equation, probably less than half, when you are talking about being a profesional football player.
Dut, ur gay. Just because u r a 5 star recruit doesn't mean u r an nfl player. If a college team can get 10 5 star recruits, odds are the majority of them will turn out to be good if not great players. But that still leaves a large percentage of 5 star recruits that don't pan out.
So no, ray ray could not have been a first round pick. Obviously. That's like saying ryan leaf could have been a hall of famer if he wasn't a total douche. Or mike deandrea, or however u spell his name, should have been a first round pick because he had all the physical tools but made katzenmoyer look like scholar. So fuck off, both of you.
- Mr. Ace said...
Hahahahahahaha. The redskins signed deangelo hall!!! You guys are really making some progress with your in season pickups.... Sean Alexander and Hall are sure to make your team better.
Two terrible teammates and even worse players. I smell desperation...
- GMoney said...
We'll see about Hall. He's got to be better than Smoot. It costs them nothing (just like Alexander) and there's decent upside.
Or he could kill the good chemistry that the team has.


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It's dark, in this cupboard, at night,
the door shut tight, my label straight
and the seal still intact on the can
they packed me in. My juice
is stewing and makes me stink
of my own devolution. I'm sleeping
when I should be in field, with friends
in a barn, in the belly of all the animals.
It's dark, in this cupboard, at night,
blinds pulled tight and not a sound
until the hiss of tin on tin abounds
to come and finally let me out.
It's greed, I say, that I should belong
to you alone, that the whole of me
should wait for your wants to unwrap me
and until then I must life hidden.


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Help for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure
Fannie Mae announced this week a new interactive video tool for homeowners facing foreclosure. It's called WaysHome. To learn more about this tool please click on this story below—
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Facing Foreclosure ?
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It's been 1 year and 3 months since getting my design degree and I did not spend that time wisely. 😦 Aside from the few animal calendars (which I am now 2 months behind!) I did nothing.
I hope to change that soon and get back to my roots: cards.
Instead of making I've been planning and buying. I've been obsessing over creating the perfect home which you may read about here.


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Intoxication is no escape. None.
The storm blowing over the curling horizon gives no mind to your state of mind. It comes to obliterate, to subdue, to enslave.
It is man and machine and fire and evil and emotionless.
Pour out your addiction. Let the ground drink its spirits.
Stand. Plant your feet. Lean into the biting headwind. Take aim. Fire. Fire again. Again. Look into the soulless black of wild eyes. Aim for the slim bridge of skin between them. Breath. Take aim. Fire. Again.
The spinning world has witnessed billions who've come before. Billions more will come after. Those teeming billions will never know of your struggles, your tortured life before this moment. None will thank you for this moment.
Take aim. Fire. Inevitable is only time. Step forward, into the storm. Take aim.
The storm, it blinks. It hesitates. It considers its inevitability. It falters, hesitates. Fire.
The billions behind, those in your shadow, your wake, and those destined in the generations unrealized will follow. Step forward. Leave addiction, the fear that is intoxication, in those footprints.
The relentless storm rises, hovers, curls and caresses. You'll bleed, suffer, eventually die.
But. Only time is inevitable. Death is timeless. Stand. Step forward.
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After Shane's tonsil removal his gasping episodes had stopped,his nasally voice and breathing had stopped. Shane was able to drink fluids and eat without coughing every time. We were very hopeful that these things were gone that we would be able to check lots off doctors off our list.
Then one evening our hopes were dismissed when we heard once again the dreaded gasping noise coming from Shane's room while asleep. We went in there and he was sitting straight up in his bed awake like many of the times before.
We knew his vocal cord injection lasted only a certain amount of time so we were thinking this was the cause of the sudden gasping episodes again.
We scheduled an appointment right away with his ENT down at Primary children's hospital. We discussed our concerns with the doctor and he explained that adenoids could grow back so this could be the reason for the gasping, but that the vocal cord injection was not the reason why he would be gasping again. Shane went through the not so fun time of being scoped like so many times before.this never gets easier for mom or Shane. We hold Shane down and he screams the whole time they stick a tube down his nose to look down at his vocal chord and adenoids. The doctor said the adenoids had not grown back so that was a good thing. He also said that his paralyzed vocal cord looked good and had preety much healed where it was going to. his voice volume was well and his food/ fluid coughing episodes had subsided so he wouldn't need surgery on his vocal cord, which was wonderful news. This however, didn't answer our questions about why he is gasping again?
Our doctor referred us to the sleep clinic again to get another sleep study and hopefully get some answers. We basically said goodbye to our ENT since he said not much of a reason to see Shane again unless sleep study doctors wanted him too. So we will call sleep clinic Monday and go from there.


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Note: Sorry if this one seems a little long. I play my hunter as my main now, and I'm pretty darned familiar with the ins and outs.
Hunter Role
The hunter's role is easy. You only need look to BRK's website to know that our number one role as a Hunter is providing Massive Quantities of Sustained Ranged Damage Per Second. We have other skills, discussed in other categories below, that we are expected to know and use appropriately. But at the core, if a hunter isn't providing lots and lots of DPS, we're not doing our jobs.
Luckily, the hunter is a "pure DPS" class. There is no spec that we can choose that doesn't have at its core the requirement to kill things. It makes our jobs easy.
Possible Hunter Trees
The hunter has three trees available. Of these, one is mainly focused on the use of his or her pet, another is focused on pumping up the hunters ranged damage, and the last is about the hunter's survivability and melee abilities. While all hunters will use skills from all trees, a hunter that focuses in a tree will be better at those abilities than a hunter who did not.
Hunter Defining Skills
Other than providing damage output, there are a few other things that are class defining. First and foremost, of course, is our pet. We are one of the two classes that have a constant companion in the form of a pet. Since you must control yourself and your pet (at least past level 10), a hunter can be more challenging to play than some of the other pure DPS classes.
Hunters also make good "pullers." That is, with our extreme range we can often get the attention of mobs "down field" and relocate them to where our party wants to fight them. Picking a fight on your terms instead of the enemy's terms can often be the difference between a won and a lost fight.
Hunters have at their disposal several tracking abilities that make them invaluable in finding mobs of certain types. Beasts, Giants, Undead, Dragonkin, Humanoids, Hidden, and Demons can all be tracked. While some other classes can track one or a few of each of these, only Hunters can track them all.
Hunters also have the ability to change their aspect to improve dodge, improve ranged attack power, move faster (both singly and for the party), prevent nature damage and regenerate our own mana. The kings of different stances and forms are druids, but hunters are holding their own here.
Hunters have one of the best threat reducers in the game in the form of Feign Death. Of all the threat reductions in the game, this is the most permanent reduction ability with the shortest time.
Finally, we have access to traps that can slow, incapacitate, or do damage. No other class can currently do anything of the sort.
What makes you a good Hunter
Hunters who never pull threat from the tank (whether this is another player or your pet) are some of the best hunters in the game. Two ways to avoid ever using your melee abilities are: modulating your damage output and using feign death. Feign Death completely removes the Hunter from the threat table and is essentially a "do-over" for generated threat.
Hunters should no need much attention from the healer. The only incoming damage should be from area attacks because good hunters can get out of the fight. Since hunters can heal their own pets, unless the circumstances are dire, the pets also shouldn't need much attention from healers either.
Finally, hunters should be able to trap any mob he or she is asked to. Granted some enemies will be harder to maneuver into a waiting trap. Without being deeply specced into Markmanship, it'll be challenging to get a spell casting enemy into a trap. But taking advantage of terrain and line of sight can generally accomplish this. A hunter must also never (ever) break his or her own trap. The two most likely causes of breaking your own trap are to have used Serpent Sting (a poison damage over time) on it or to continue attacking (either melee or ranged) after the enemy is safely encased in ice.
Little-Used Hunter Skills that you must master
Excellent hunters can also only fight on their own terms (at least against the AI). Being able to kite enemies and only engage them on your terms is the hallmark of a truly awesome hunter. Once, certain end-game bosses relied on a hunter to kite as the most accepted strategy.
Hunter Skills You Should Always Use
A previously unmentioned skill is the ability to Hunter's Mark a target. This allows the hunter to keep track of marked mobs on the minimap as well as increasing the ranged (and with talents melee) damage done to the marked mob. You should always mark your target to increase the damage done to it.
Stings, finally, are another Hunter skill that can have many different effects, depending entirely upon what the Hunter desires. Draining life, mana, or the ability of an enemy to hit are all exceedingly useful hunter skills that the good hunter has mastered.
Emergency Hunter Skills
There are a number of emergency skills hunters can use. However, many of those skills are buried deep within the various talent trees. Bestial Wrath and Intimidation are skills in the Beast Mastery tree that can make the hunter and his or her pet immune to fear and deal more damage. There is also the ability to stun in that tree. The Marksmanship tree has gems such as a temporary stun and the ability to interrupt spell casting. The Survival tree offers abilities such as putting an enemy to sleep, refreshing all your skill cool-downs, or increasing the hunter's chance to dodge and parry.
Advanced Hunter Skills
If you can have two (or even three) enemies encased in blocks of ice at once you are the king of chain trapping. As a brief primer on how to do this, you must place a trap and let the trap cool-down expire. Since the trap lasts for one minute and the cool-down is only thirty seconds, a trap can still be live after the cool-down is finished. Pull the first mob into the waiting trap and as soon as that trap is activated, place another trap. Hopefully, you can direct another mob into the trap you just placed. At this point any enemies not controlled must be killed quickly because the first enemy trapped will only stay in ice for a short time.
Even before having access to Misdirection at level 70, a hunter can still pull to the tank. Shooting an enemy and then running to the tank and feigning death will effectively put the enemies into combat with the tank. The tank must use some sort of area threat generation (thunder stomp, consecrate, etc.) to hold them all in place, however.
Stereotypes with Which Hunters Live
The usual insult hurled our way is that of being the "huntard." The hunter is one of the easiest character classes to advance to the maximum level without ever grouping up with other players. When we have reached a level where we must group to progress, quite often we have developed too many bad habits by relying only on ourselves for 70 (or more) levels.
To help fight the huntard stereotype, ensure that you can perform your primary job without causing an undue burden on your other party members. Arrive at your mission with plenty of ammunition, consumables and a happy pet.
For as long as WoW has gone on, there is a joke about a piece of loot being a "Hunter Weapon" (or chest piece, belt, boots, what have you). To fight this stereotype, you should know the top three or four stats you need. Also, be aware that equipment that "increases damage and healing caused by magical spells and affects" is of nearly no use to you. At the very least, you should rather want agility, attack power, or critical strike rating.
Profession Considerations for Hunters
Nearly any profession can work for a hunter. Leatherworking can produce both leather and mail armor, this is a popular choice. Leatherworking also allows the creation of armor kits which can increase armor on four locations. At high skill levels, these armor kits can increase elemental resistances, increase mana regeneration and even attack power.
Engineering is often chosen because apart from water and repairs, the single biggest expense for a hunter can be ammunition for a gun. Engineers (who generally also take mining) can make bullets throughout the leveling process and arrows at end-game. Engineering can also allow use of goblin jumper cables after a hunter feigns out of a group wipe. This gives the hunter the chance to save everyone else (or even one person if the resurrection specialist has died).
Alchemy (and its companion herbalism) is also a popular choice for any character.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Hunter 101 - A primer
Note: Sorry if this one seems a little long. I play my hunter as my main now, and I'm pretty darned familiar with the ins and outs.


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Munching on arugula, Quinn Barker neatly arranged his baskets of spinach and kale next to his other winter vegetables early this morning.
The vegetables — like the Rogue Valley Growers & Crafters Market — had lain dormant for the winter. But a few weeks ago, sprouts began to form, signaling that the market was about to open and spring was on its way.
At 8:30 a.m. today, a bell rang out through the market, held on Tuesdays at the Ashland Armory, on the corner of East Main and Wightman streets.
The beef and beets, turnips and tulips, kale and cakes were officially for sale and a handful of early-risers were eyeing the offerings.
One of them was Ashland resident Kimberly Hall, who has been shopping at the market for two decades.
"I came early today because at the beginning of the market there's often not as many veggies offered. I wanted to get the freshest veggies first," she said, admiring the beets at Barker's booth. He is the sole farmer at Meadowlark Family Farm in Ashland.
In reaction to the rising cost of produce and in order to promote sustainability, many customers were focusing on buying vegetable starts to plant in their own gardens.
Shari Kalb bought eight parsley starts from Ribbit Farms that she plans to plant in her Ashland plot this afternoon.
"We took out some of our landscaping to have more edible landscaping," she said, balancing her tray of several dozen starts on her arm. "We're definitely trying to increase our food production to be more sustainable and more self-sufficient."
This winter is also the first that food stamp recipients will be able to use their Oregon Trail cards at the market. The market also now accepts debit and credit cards.
"Due to the economic downturn we definitely have an increase in food stamp recipients in our valley," said Tracy Harding, who works at the Tuesday market and manages the Saturday market, which starts May 16 on the corner of Lithia Way and First Street.
"In addition to fresh fruits and vegetables, the great thing is that folks can buy starts, vegetable plants and seeds with their food stamp cards. People can put in a garden with their food stamp money," she said.
If planted now, a flat of mixed vegetable starts could provide an entire family with enough vegetables for several months, from May through July, said Maud Powell, who was selling starts at the market with her husband and two children.
The family, which owns Wolf Gulch Farm in the Little Applegate Valley, anticipates that more people will want to start their own gardens this year.
"This year we decided to grow starts because with the economic downturn we thought a lot more people were going to be interested in gardening," Powell said.
Growing the plants in the family's greenhouse was also a learning experience for 10-year-old Grace and 6-year-old Sam Powell, who are home-schooled, said their father, Tom.
"Because we kind of live in the middle of nowhere, it's good for them to interact with people and see the business side of having a farm. They see people buying the work that we've done in the greenhouse," he said.
Grace said she was merely doing her father a favor by planting the vegetable starts. "I helped my dad seed them in the greenhouse because his fingers are too big," she said.
The work that farmers, young and old, did all winter was on display Tuesday in the several dozen booths at the market.
And like any first day, there were bugs to be worked out — although thankfully none were spotted on the produce.
Barker was struggling to hang up his Meadowlark Family Farms sign in his booth with a makeshift leather strap, having forgotten the bungee cord he normally used.
But his wrestling with his sign was nothing compared to the wrestling with the earth he had done on his farm this winter, he said.
"I'm excited about finally being here," he said, taking another bite of arugula. "I hope it's another good year."
Contact staff writer Hannah Guzik at 482-3456 ext. 226 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Friday, July 15, 2011
Feeling Frustrated
It's yet another great opportunity to sit with the anxiety, to accept that I might ruin something, and if I do, I'll cope with it when it happens. That's so much easier said than done.
And of course lurking in the back of my mind is the fact that if I didn't have OCD, I probably would have sucked it up and honored my commitment once I'd signed up. I don't know, just having a hard week.
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I hope your week gets better. Learning to say no to activities even if I had "commited" beforehand has been hard for me. I stopped helping in nursery at my church. I was afraid the lady was mad at me for months, but she smiled at me recently, so I'm gonna guess she isn't mad.ReplyDelete
I think your comment "if I didn't hve OCD I probably would have sucked it up and honoured my commitment..." is OCD talking to you! From what I read in your post - I don't think it was OCD that made you quit the tournament - it was you being true to yourself! Good for you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 16, 2011 at 12:40 PM
I'm guessing that must be an ongoing issue...sometimes not really knowing if it's OCD calling the shots, or the real you. I agree that it seems you just determined it was too much time for you to commit to......good for you for doing what you needed to do!ReplyDelete


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At times, I forget to utilize my patience.
And it costs much more than a passing moment of my discomfort.
It costs peace and amiability in relationships. It can sometimes cost entire relationships.
I have to deal. I am learning how to deal.
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I talk to John and at least one of the kids everyday but can go days without talking to anyone else. If I add D, it can be weeks, and if I add P it can be months before I talk with anyone else. This doesn't bother me at all. When I do have conversations with these six people (and their husband and boyfriend) they are the kinds of conversations that really do mean something to me. Sometimes if I miss a call (like I missed a call from P on the weekend, apparently I missed a previous call and an email) I feel bad for not responding right away. Even if it's because I didn't get the message (the first call and the email). I don't call because it's hard for me to pick up and dial without worrying that I'll be interrupting something, or calling at a bad time. I don't know what to say and I hate awkward silences on the phone but then the longer I leave it, the harder it is to call back. It becomes this little circle of "I won't call because I've got nothing to talk about" (no outings, no friends, no job etc.) then "It's been so long since I called, I wonder if she/he is pissed off." then "Now it's been so long, I'm embarrassed that I didn't call sooner and if she/he wasn't before, she/he most certainly will be pissed off now and I still don't know what to say" and finally "Yeah, well I won't call. He/she probably doesn't really care anyway". The worst is when I get a call with an invitation that I feel unable to accept. I don't know how to say no without having the person be insulted or think "That's the last time I invite her to anything". At the same time, I don't want anyone to give up on me and stop making the invitations, or calling me. It's one of those ridiculous situations I get myself into with the circular thinking that will never allow me to win. The funniest thing about this is that the person usually thinks I'm ignoring them or have forgotten about them but the truth is I'm thinking about them for much more time than the call would have taken if only I'd had something to say. I know some people have given up on me already but despite everything, I know that my sisters are still there for me and still trying. Thank God for sisters.
When I used to watch t.v. (interviews, drama, documentaries, whatever) or read books or even see other people interacting in real life, I used to connect with the characters. Like "I could hang out with that person." or "that person has a great sense of humour" or "If I met someone like that I would want to be friends." Now I focus almost entirely on the stories. The people seem phony, or like they are trying too hard to be liked, or trying to say what's expected and I have no desire to connect with them. When I meet new people I try to be kind and polite but I can walk away without wishing I could see them more often, or get to know them better.
For example this couple that we had dinner with at my sisters on New Year's Eve. I really liked them. They were both funny and intelligent and I had a really good time that night and if we were invited out with them I would go and I'm sure I would have a good time again. But, if I never see them again that would be fine too. I think that's why my social interactions are introductions by people I already know, or in group settings. It's because I don't have the desire, much less the energy to make the effort myself of making phone calls, plans etc. I don't know if this is fair to John, I'm not sure how he feels about socializing (pathetic that I don't know this after 24 years together and almost 22 years of marriage). I don't know if he accepts this because it's the way I like it or if he likes it this way too.
I have a nice time when I meet people but the feeling doesn't linger or leave me wanting more social interaction. Is that weird? Is it wrong? Does it make me anti-social? Does it make me a snob? Is it a function of my depression? Sometimes I find it tough to get in the shower, socializing? Way too tough every day.


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Business Facilities.com: "When Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed a comprehensive green building law in April, Los Angeles became the largest American city to date to enact strict environmental standards on private-sector construction. It joined a growing list of U.S. cities that either require or offer incentives for companies to "go green" by building or retrofitting their facilities using sustainable designs and materials.
Washington D.C., through its Green Building Act of 2006, was the first major U.S. city to mandate green construction for all privately owned real estate, requiring that all new development in the city conform to the standards of the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) rating system, known as LEED (Leader in Energy and Environmental Design).
Washington is expanding this mandate in 2008 to include all publicly financed buildings, and construction of private buildings of at least 50,000 square feet, starting in 2012. The city has since 2006 offered an array of incentives, including expedited permit reviews, grants, and technical assistance for green buildings.
Boston went a step further than Washington last year when it adopted a zoning code that brought renovation projects for existing buildings into the fold. Boston has since January 2007 required all new and rehabilitation projects of more than 50,000 square feet to earn either LEED certification or approval by the Boston Interagency Council, which incorporates LEED checklist items and Boston-specific credits involving transportation, energy, historic preservation and groundwater recharge.
Numerous other jurisdictions, big and small, across the country have jumped on board the green building movement, crafting a diverse array of laws designed to lessen their communities' impact on global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
This is just the beginning, says Brooks Rainwater, director of local relations for the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Rainwater's recent study, "Local Leaders in Sustainability," reveals that 14% of U.S. cities with populations of more than 50,000 have green building programs, and many more are about to follow suit.
"We have been seeing this happen at an impressive rate over the last few years, as cities across the country pass green building laws that focus not only on public buildings, but [which] also incentivise green development in the private sector," Rainwater says.
"From 2003 to 2007, the number of cities with green building programs grew by 418%, from 22 to 92. Another 36 cities, as of last summer, were in the process of developing green building programs. The future for green design looks bright, as we move toward a sustainable build environment that would not be possible without local leadership and strong citizen involvement," he adds.
"Going green" is no longer the wave of the future—it increasingly has become a central feature of today's building practices. Developers and corporate executives have recognized that sustainable, energy-efficient buildings may come with a cost premium, but can also bring immediate and long-term financial rewards. Green development increasingly has become a prime agenda item in boardrooms when new construction is being discussed. For a developer, returns can come in the form of higher sales and rents; tenants can save on energy and utility costs.
According to Kenny McDonald, executive vice president of the Charlotte Regional Partnership and a member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, building with sustainable design yields cost savings for companies committed not only to following the proper guidelines, but who also set out to plan their buildings in ways that will save money.
"The whole rationale is to cut your energy usage and to conserve more," McDonald says. "Your waste disposal is going to be smarter and hopefully that will reduce your cost, and there also are tax credits that provide direct cost advantages."
Major players who have emerged in green building include Bank of America, Wachovia, and Toyota. "These companies are deeply committed, but they're also very smart about how they do it. Companies that are [superficially going green] to gain a marketing advantage probably are not saving much money right now," McDonald notes."
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
America is Going Green
All across America communities big and small changing the way they think and going green by requiring new buildings to meet national standards for conserving energy and water resources.
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by: Ann Bares on January 23, 2013, 10:15 AM
Our salary ranges are not serving us as well as they once may have.
We know it. Unhappily, most employees know it, too.
My Compensation Cafe colleague Margaret O'Hanlon called attention to this reality last week in her post Do You Know What Your Salary Ranges Mean?
Margaret notes that the traditional salary range model, which communicates the essence of the deal we offer employees, no longer delivers on its purported promises.
This is tough to deny and not hard to understand. The salary range architecture most organizations use today gained much of its popularity in a period when base pay was moving at a much faster pace (e.g., 8-10 percent annually in the late 1970′s and early 1980′s compared to the tepid 3 percent of today).
The key issue about salary ranges
But what I found particularly interesting was the debate that popped up in the comment stream to Margaret's post. At its essence, as I read it, the central question raised was this:
Do – should – salary ranges still reflect the cornerstone of the employment deal in that they outline and communicate the rules for setting and growing base pay?
Are they an antiquated theoretical construct whose time has come and gone, an idea no longer in step with the realities of the real world?
My thoughts? Yes … and yes.
I've had the chance to work with many organizations who don't have a formal salary structure, either smaller organizations yet to put in place any pay rules and policies, or, more established businesses who have (at some point) ditched their structures in an attempt to foster more "flexibility." What I've found, more times than not, is that salary decisions in these places are all over the map, with little rhyme or reason, and often made in response to pressure (employee complaints or implicit/explicit threats of leaving).
And everyone knows it. Especially the employees.
Our salary management system may be out of step
With salary dollars being in scarce supply today and likely for the foreseeable future, having a salary structure in place ensures that there is a "median" and a set of guard rails to prevent pay decisions from falling too far off the road. And perhaps more importantly, and to Margaret's point, having a salary structure in place typically gives employees at least a minimal amount of assurance that there are rules which are followed and that salary decisions aren't based entirely on whim, favoritism or discrimination.
And yet, clearly, our long-held model of base salary management is falling out of step with business and economic reality.
Where do we go from here? I don't believe that ditching structure entirely is an answer.
Broadbanding has taught us that less is not necessarily more (or is it that bigger isn't necessarily better?). Tighter salary budgets, if that is our longer-term reality, might call for tighter ranges, but will these fly in today's fast-paced and fluid reality?
Do we move toward a newfangled mash-up of pay steps and ranges? Does this issue portend the long-awaited, often-touted death of the job and the corresponding advent of person-based pay?
What are you seeing, and what's your take?
This was originally published on Ann Bares' Compensation Force Blog
Ann Bares is the Managing Partner of Altura Consulting Group. She has over 20 years of experience consulting in compensation and performance management and has worked with a variety of organizations in auditing, designing and implementing executive compensation plans, base salary structures, variable and incentive compensation programs, sales compensation programs, and performance management systems. Her clients have included public and privately held businesses, both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, early stage entrepreneurial organizations and larger established companies. Ann also teaches at the University of Minnesota and Concordia University.


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As part of the plan, the state must offer medical assistance for certain basic services to those living under the poverty level. For adults over the age of 21, the states are not required to provide speech-language pathology and audiology services. To ascertain the coverage in your state, you should contact the state Medicaid agency. The following website will assist you in locating your state agency: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicaidGenInfo/
For children under the age of 21, the Medicaid law requires the states to provide hearing screenings and assessment of communication skills and language development as part of the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) service. Based on the findings of this screening, the state must provide services and related devices such as hearing aids and AAC devices to treat or ameliorate the condition. To find out more about EPSDT.
Medicaid recognizes the importance of school-based speech-language pathology and audiology services although it is a medical assistance program. The federal Medicaid program actually encourages states to use their Medicaid programs to help pay for certain health care services delivered in the schools if federal regulations are followed. Contact your local school district to inquire if they participate in the Medicaid program.
MedicareIn 1965, the Social Security Act established both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare is the federal health insurance program that is designated for those people who are 65+ years of age. Although directed towards a specific age bracket, Medicare plans are also applicable to certain disabled people.
Medicare covers most services for assessing and treating speech, language, swallowing, hearing and balance disorders. It covers most hearing examinations but it does not cover hearing aids or tests for hearing aids.
Medicare has two major parts: Part A is hospital insurance and is financed through federal taxes while Part B is supplementary medical insurance and has a monthly premium.
Medicare Part A helps cover hospital stays, limited skilled nursing facility care when daily skilled services are needed, home health care and hospice care. Most services for speech, language, hearing and related disorders such as those effecting swallowing and balance are covered in these settings. Medicare regulations allow rehabilitation services when significant functional progress is expected and/or maintenance care is needed.
Medicare Part B helps cover physician services, audiology testing services, outpatient hospital services, rehabilitation agency services and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility services. Service for speech and related disorders are covered in these settings.


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Best Laid Schemes etc
Because I am easily distracted, I'm now wondering what possible schemes mice might have and once again pondering the word 'agley' – has anyone ever actually said this in conversation do you suppose? Or did Burns just make it up? Which leads to memories of the The Writers Museum in Edinburgh, I'm sure it's now a well worth a visit but back in the 80s it was the worst museum I'd ever visited and seemed to consist of items such as 'a pen very like the one Scott used to write Waverley' and 'a chair similar to the one Burns sat in to write his poetry' – oh look, they've got one of Stevenson's boots and 'Stevenson's wardrobe made by the infamous Deacon Brodie whose double life may have inspired the novel The strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.' Maybe it hasn't changed that much!
Anyway, while I'm sure we could have a fine time discussing the worst museum displays we've seen – do add a comment – I've actually called in to say I don't have a post for you this week, the sick has revisited us so I'm trying to entertain a not well 5 year old. I had plans for posts, I might even have reviewed Men from the Ministry – no, not really, but I did have plans. Instead, I've spent a lot of time building train tracks
I suggested we replicate the light railway used at the Caerleon excavations,
but both of my children are resistant to replicating excavations in Duplo or Lego – can't think why. Although we did have a fine tomb robbery/excavation
I could have a complain about how no-one warned me that having children meant there was no point in making plans because they always come unstuck, but if you have children you know this and if you don't you will assume that you will be different and organised and I'm happy for you to keep that delusion. I will say that in all our adoption discussions it was the big issues we focused on rather than the minutiae of parenting, we were warned about many things but no-one ever said 'abandon any attempts to get anything done, evah'.
Anyway, I'm off to rescue a stuck train and build a station for the poor duplo passengers who are currently cowering in the railway tunnel hiding from the giant non-duplo cat who is trying to catch the train – I would show you the video but I can't upload it, sadly, it is hilarious and, while I think this indicates I really, really need to get out more, is more than making up for all my plans going to ratshit.
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I want to wish everyone that is participating in Kendi's 30 for 30 Remix good luck. You are brave women and I will not be doing this. I change my mind too much and I like to keep my options open. Commit to just 30 pieces of clothing?!! It just does not compute. Plus, have you seen our Georgia weather? It's winter one day and summer the next! I wouldn't even know what to pick! Anyway. Good luck, Y'all!
Ben and I went Christmas shopping Sunday to the Mall of Georgia. I don't get to go to that mall often as it's about an hour away. And I love it! We bought NOTHING for the kids at the mall. (Don't tell him this, but I knew we probably wouldn't buy for them there. I just needed an excuse to go!) And can you believe it? They already have their Christmas trees up and Santa was even there already, with a child on his knee. Could we seriously just get thru one holiday at a time?!
I've been looking for tall brown boots and just not having any luck, because I'm cheap. I know I won't wear them alot and I just don't want to spend alot of money on a pair. Well, we went to Target, where we DID buy the kids gifts, and I found a pair of boots on the clearance rack for **$7.56**!! YES! They are mine!!
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Riley overtakes Ramsey
I knew that this would one day happen. I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. Its just a given that Riley would be bigger than Ramsey, and I expected it to happen during the teen years because teenage boys are famous for their growth spurts. Riley already wears the same sized clothes that Sissy does, he wears a bigger shoe, and they have been neck n neck height wise for some time. (Ramsey still has about a half inch on him) But we weighed them on Sunday and the total is in: Ramsey weighs 61.8 lbs, while Riley weighs 62.5. So Riley wins! He is extremely proud of himself.
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Six partners from Europe and six from Southern Mediterranean countries (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) gathered on February 23-24, 2017 in Rome at UNIMED premises for the Kick-off meeting of the DIRE-MED project (Dialogue Interculturel, REseaux et Mobilité en MEDiterranée, coordinated by UNIMED – Mediterranean Universities Union.
DIRE-MED is an international cooperation project selected for co-funding under the Erasmus + Capacity Building in Higher Education programme during the period 15 October 2016 – 14 October 2019.
During the two-day event, the participants discussed how to establish a long-lasting relationship of mutual trust, understanding and intercultural awareness among Mediterranean countries promoting the mobility and exchange of people and in longer term, a major economic and cultural integration of the region.
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By fostering university cooperation, DIRE-MED aims at:
- Creating a framework of cooperation to facilitate the exchange of students, academic and non-academic staff of HEIs in the Mediterranean Basin. The actions planned by the project will increase the competitiveness of the universities and help to strengthen cooperation between them (South-South) and between them and Europe.
- Articulating the university-enterprise cooperation through the promotion of the intercultural dialogue and by strengthening the international and the entrepreneurial spirit in the region that will boost the labor market.
- Providing capacity building for the staff of the International Relation Offices of the HEIs from the partner countries in order to set them up as "International Opportunities Offices". The International Opportunities Offices will act as internationalisation hubs within their institution and their region, leading the promotion of international opportunities and mobility for education and training purposes in their area and promoting the internationalisation of their universities.
- Influencing institutional and political policies in order to consolidate, improve and develop new programs and initiatives.
Members of the Consortium:
UNIMED, Mediterranean Universities Union (Coordinator)
- UNICT, Università di Catania, Italy
- UP1, Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, France
- PACA, Conseil régional de Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
- EUSA, Estudios Universitaires et Superiores d'Andalousie, Spain
- INCOMA, International Consulting and Mobility Agency SL, Spain
- UAE, Université Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Morocco
- IAV Hassan II, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, Morocco
- Sétif 2, Université Mohamed Lamine Debaghine de Sétif 2, Algeria
- Alger 1 Université d'Alger 1 Benyoucef Benkhedda, Algeria
- UTM, Université de Tunis Al Manar, Tunisia
- UCAR, Université de Carthage, Tunisia


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In economics, we are often presented with a false dichotomy between capitalism and socialism. Just so, it seems to me, are we presented in debates over marriage and sexuality with a false dichotomy between Dan Savage and John Paul II.
Since I resurrected this blog last January, I've been searching for a sexual ethic at once at odds with orthodox Catholicism and the secular culture. Having spent the past 10 months in an ideological no man's land, I have on occasion succumbed to self-doubt: is it really worth the effort or even possible to spell out an alternative to the tried-and-true orthodoxies of the Vatican, on the one hand, and post-sexual revolution America, on the other? In light of this nagging question, I was pleased and encouraged to read the following quotation from a contributor to the Oxford History of Christianity, which nicely encapsulates so much of what I have been trying to say:
There has in Western countries been a widespread rejection of traditional Christian standards, chiefly but not exclusively in the realm of sexual behaviour. This revolt has been associated with secular philosophies which stress personal authenticity and individual self-expression. That these philosophies are inadequate to the whole range of moral problems which beset the modern world is increasingly apparent to many reflective people. The churches, therefore, have an obligation, which non-believers expect them to acknowledge, to maintain and strengthen the Christian ethical tradition. It is a resource that the modern world cannot do without. But the churches are liable, in this situation, to adopt one or other of two alternatives, neither of which is satisfactory. The first is to reassert without qualification the ethical prescriptions which have been accepted in the recent past, without considering whether the underlying principles require fresh applications in the light of current knowledge, and to assert them, moreover, in an authoritative manner. This reinforces the modernist revolt which has fed upon the continuing repudiation of just this stereotype. The second alternative is to embrace the typical modern world-view in the one or other of its forms and interpret the Christian ethical tradition in terms of it. The first, conservative, approach fails as a rule to address itself to the problems in their full context and is insufficiently sensitive to the possibility that, because of the ossification of conventional teaching, genuinely Christian insights have sometimes had to flow through secular channels. The second, liberal, approach, fails in a different way to address the problems, because it identifies itself too closely with the very attitudes that have been largely responsible for creating them. What is needed is conservatives who are prepared to be critical of the tradition and liberals who are prepared to be critical of contemporary fashions.


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I think this movie should be boycotted.
Simple as that
Its going to teach young girls who are still in high school that its okay to have sex before marriage. (I waited its not that fucking hard)
The whole movie surrounds a young girl trying to loose her virginity before school ends. Then trying everything under the sun during it. Thats what the list is. Pretty much a check list of everything within the kamasutra. Its bullshit and it should be banned.
I give this movie a -5 out of 10
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I will definitely be boycotting the movie! I also agree that it should be banned.ReplyDelete
I was sent the movie yesterday. I read the title and was like 'okay probably a bucket list or something.' When I started to watch it I had to stop half way through and ask my paramount guide if the movie gets less perverted. He said no it gets pretty bad. I told him I wasn't going to watch anymore of it and I'll give my review on whatever I watched.Delete
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Our first two years in Zambia we lived in Lusaka and worked at the Baptist Seminary. This is the chapel where students meet each day. Twin Palms Baptist Church also meets here on Sundays.
Here is one of the class rooms. I used to teach English in this class many years ago.
the library
My dad looking at a local paper.
All 3 of our children were baptized here.
We were so happy to show my parents the seminary.


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Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Comparison of Bike drawing and Candy Confection
My two drawing are very different from one another. The graphite bicycle drawing used charcoal pencils and shading was the main source of color. The only color used was gray, but I used varying shades such as light gray, charcoal, and dark black-gray by using pressure on the pencil while shading. On the other hand, my candy jar drawing uses transparency with the light in the glass and i shaded the sketches using creamy colored pencils. I used varying shades of each color to achieve the maximum amount of realism in the pictures. Overall, I am proud of my two drawings and hope to become even better in future projects.
Candy Jar Confection Colored to Life
The past couple of days, I have been feverishly working on my recent drawing of candy in the spirit of Halloween! I started off sketching the outline of a mason jar and the wrappers of the candy and how i saw them through the jar's glass. Next, I started filling in the sketches with more defined lines and drew the candy logos. I used many different colors to lightly shade in the drawings. I have not quite yet finished, but after i colored, i started deepening the colors, making them morevibrant and colorful. I am starting to find the light in the glass where I will bring out the highlights of light aspects of the glass using creamy white colored pencil and pastel colors.
Graphite Vintage Bicycle Drawing
Over the course of the past three weeks, I have been working non-stop on my graphite pencil drawing of a vintage bicycle called the Londoner. I have finally finished the drawing and I must say I am quite surprised! I learned that composition can really vary and that it really matters how large or small or close-up you draw that can change your final draft. I realized that by shading using different pencils such as the 6B, 2H, and HB, in varying shades of of gray, charcoal, and black, that I can make something look very realistic. I was honestly very surprised how many steps were put into drawing anything to perfect the look of realism. I am most proud because i portrayed depth quite well. I had no inkling that I could acheive something as difficult as sketching a realistic bike.
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The 12th Annual Winter Classic Racquetball Tournament is back at The Athletic Club of Overland Park. The tournament will begin on Friday, February 17th and run through Sunday, February 19th, beginning at 5:00 PM on Friday and 9:00 AM both Saturday and Sunday.
Spectators are always welcome and free of charge, non-members will need to check-in at the front desk before entering the club. Players must check-in 30 minutes prior to their match and referees will be paid $5 per match. There will be a format of 2 matches to 15 points and tiebreaker of 11 points, and all players will be required to wear approved eye wear.
There will also be a classic racquet division in which you are required to use a pre over-sized racquet (old small frame). If you dress to match the year of the racquet in your first game then you get 2 points for style. The director has final word on dress approval for points.
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I had a lot of fun making these and I thought they turned out pretty cute!
Monday, March 17, 2008
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segunda-feira, 25 de outubro de 2010
Looks of the Month
Hi everyone!
First of all we want to apologize for our absence! We've being so busy with all the school work that it became impossible to pass here and update the blog! We hope you can forgive us! :)
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her 20th birthday…
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Kind of strange feeling and full of pride and surprise as well.
I got nothing to say. Just some fragments of our conversation.
I don't know if you have boyfriend or not, but right now, right here, please forget everything, just dance with me.
Then we dance together with face to face, hugging to each other.
You are so kind, I will never forget tonight.
Shall we dance, shall we dance. Yes, we are dancing on the roof. We are dancing under the stars, dancing with the most beautiful view of Seoul. Then we spinned. Then she sat down, I am honor to massage her, a second gift on her birthday.
Can't say more, just leave it in the memory. And never ever will I have it again. I know that.
That is already enough. I don't ask more, expect more.


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Importance of article marketing for a successful SEOAre you a new entrepreneur to online then you must know the importance of article marketing for a successful SEO. Search engines algorithm may change from time to time which leads to fluctuate your rankings in search results, anyway whatever it may be and however it may be all your articles around the web is going to give hands for your successful business.
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If you live in Canada, you know what Poutine is. For my blog readers in other countries, Poutine is not a type of cheese. Poutine is the name given to a combination of french fries, cheese curds and gravy.
We had a new burger restaurant open recently near our home called Five Guys Burgers and Fries. Our kids said that some of their friends had tried it and liked it. Today the family and I decided to check it out ourselves.
Five Guys Burgers and Fries is the epitome of simple. They sell burgers and fries … and that's it. Well I think there was a hot dog option. The place was very busy and I didn't see a single hot dog. Everybody had … that's right … burgers and fries. They did offer a cheese burger and a wide choice of toppings. The short review – Good burger, good fries.
Five Guys Burgers and Fries originated in the United States. While we were eating, my kids commented on how Americanized the restaurant seemed. Big portions, simple and tasty. That's when I recognized that there was no Poutine on the menu. Then I started wondering what kind of cheese restaurants put on top of Poutine.
I did some research and determined that the cheese used on top of Poutine is fresh white cheddar cheese curds. I found an informative website called Poutine 101 that gives more information about Poutine's history, the fries, the cheese, the gravy and even the bowl.
In 2010 there was the First Annual Poutine Eating Contest held in Toronto.
Personally I am not a Poutine fan. I love cheese, however, the whole combination of fried french fries and gravy is overwhelming to me. It has to be packed with calories and I would not consider it very heart smart.
Now you know what cheese to look for if you want to make Poutine . Alternatively, if you get a chance to eat some Poutine, you may appreciate knowing that it is fresh white cheddar curds hiding under the gravy.


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My 2005 toyota sienna has steam coming out of the rear vents
My 2005 Toyota Sienna has steam coming out of the rear vents and fluid
that's not water that looks like antifreeze leaking from right rear where that
motor is behind the quarter panel, any ideas why and how to fix?
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Yes, leaky heater core. The fix is to replace. Here is a guide on what is involved. A lot of hours and labor.....http://www.autozone.com/repairguides/Toyota-Sienna-2000- 06/Heater-Core/Removal-Installation-3/_/P-0996b43f80378afc
I see a heater core on Autozone for $41.99 the note says front but it looks very similar to the rear one can I use this?
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