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No. 3-ranked Bulldogs post 7-3 win over Cardinals
The NCAA Division III No. 3-ranked Adrian College men's hockey team improved to 7-0 by beating Saint Mary's University (Minn.) 7-3 Saturday night at Arrington Ice Arena in a non-conference game. Lukas Ciotti had three goals, and Shaquille Merasty two to lead Adrian.
The Bulldogs scored four unanswered goals to break a tie game after the Cardinals (4-3) rallied with two goals in the second period for a 3-3 score.
"We were off our game in the second period," said Bulldogs coach Ron Fogarty. "They came at us in the second with a timely power-play goal and then they slid one by us when we had some confusion behind our net."
Saint Mary's got on the board first, midway through the first period, but the Bulldogs responded with a pair of goals from Merasty and Ciotti to take a 2-1 lead at the first intermission.
Ciotti got his second power-play goal of the game four minutes into the second period to spot the Bulldogs a two-goal cushion at 3-1, but Saint Mary's first got a power-play goal with a two-man advantage with a shot from the left point.
Starting Adrian goalie Scott Shackell appeared to be injured and was replaced by James Hamby midway in the second period. The Cardinals were able to tie the game at 3 when Hamby got caught behind the net with his defense, which allowed Saint Mary's to score into an unguarded net.
It took the Bulldogs less than two minutes to respond as Ciotti netted his third of the night to give the Bulldogs a 4-3 lead after two periods.
"(Duston) Hebebrand, (Kevin) Balas and Ciotti have been playing great for us through seven games," said Fogarty.
The third period was all Adrian, as Zach Graham, Josh Ranalli and Merasty closed out the scoring in a game that was dominated by the Bulldogs, although they had to work for it.
Adrian looked a step quicker and more poised than the pesky Cardinal team.
The Bulldogs were able to control most of the play with precision passing and good positioning to create time and space.
The Bulldogs outshot Saint Mary's 48-21.
Hamby, who was named Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association co-Defensive Player of the Week, was credited with the win.

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A Pleasant Plains man was cited Thursday after his Toyota SUV collided with a First Student school bus at Greenbriar and West White Oaks drives in Springfield.
Robert M. Hudson, 52, was eastbound on Greenbriar about 8:30 a.m. and attempted to turn right onto southbound West White Oaks. He told police he turned too wide and struck the front of the stopped school bus that was in the northbound lane of West White Oaks.
Kenneth R. Gaul, 23, of the 1400 block of South Second Street was driving the bus. There were two students on the bus, ages 9 and 8. No one was injured in the accident.
Hudson was cited for improper lane usage.


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As they have done all year, the Mexico Bulldogs played an exciting game Wednesday night giving their fans a lot to cheer about as they claim the Sectional Championship with 56-52 overtime thriller over the Duchesne Pioneers at Troy Buchanan High School in front of a capacity crowd.
The win improves the Bulldogs to 24-3 and sends them to the quarterfinals Saturday when they will face the Normandy Vikings at 1 p.m., at Francis Howell Central High School in St. Charles.
The Bulldogs got off to a great start as Jon Anderson hit a 3-pointer to start the game and Duchesne answered with a 2 point field goal. Jake Willer heated up in the first with several 3-point field goals. Mexico claimed a narrow 12-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter the Pioneers went on a run and led by 6 points. Jake Willer hit back to back 3-point field goals to tie the game. Duchesne then answered and led by five points before Willer got a tip-in rebound at the buzzer to narrow the Duchesne lead to 26-23 at the half.
The Bulldogs went to a match-up zone in the second half and frustrated the Pioneers. The Bulldogs went on a 15-3 run in the third quarter. The big plays in the run were a big 3 by Willer with :28 seconds in the quarter and then Mexico comes up with a big steal. The Bulldogs run the clock down for the last shot and Jake Anderson hits a big 3-point shot at the buzzer to give the Bulldogs the 9-point lead going into the last quarter, 38-29.
Duchesne storms back in the fourth quarter outscoring the Bulldogs 18-9 and notches the game in the regulation at 47-47.
In the OT Jae'on Nunnelly finishes a drive to the basket and gives the Bulldogs a 49-47 lead with 3 minutes left. The possessions went back and forth in the OT period but Willer hit two big free throws to give the Bulldogs a 5-point advantage. The Pioneers convert on a 2-point field goal with 3.3 seconds to play to cut the lead to 3 points again. The Pioneers then called time-out. Coach Scanlon drew up a play and went long with a great pass from Matt Ridgway to Jon Anderson. Anderson was fouled and made the first free throw and missed the second and the Bulldogs claimed the OT victory 56-52.
Willer led the Bulldogs in scoring with 21 points, followed by Jon Anderson with 9, Nunnelly put in 8 points, Cole Jaramillo had 7, Jake Anderson put in 6, and Skylar Harrington had 5 points.
An excited Coach Brennan Scanlon was happy with his team's effort the Bulldogs exhibited in the sectional game.
"We did a great job in the third quarter and were able to make a big run which really was the difference in the game. Willer shot the ball extremely well and Jae'on Nunnelly came up with some big buckets when we needed them down the stretch. Jake Anderson came up with three big blocks in crunch time and saved the possession. We did a great job on their big guys who were averaging double figures for the season," said the MHS coach.
Scanlon said they are looking forward to Saturday's game.
"We now look to an exciting quarterfinal game with Normandy," commented Scanlon.
SCORE BY QUARTERS and OT
Mexico: 12-11-15-9-9
Duchesne: 11-15-3-18-5
Cole Jaramillo: 7P, 1 steal.
Jake Willer: 21P, 3RB, 2 steals.
Jake Anderson: 6P, 6RB, 3 assists, 1 steal, 5 blocks.
Jae'on Nunnelly: 8P, 2RB, 5 assists, 2 steals.
Jon Anderson: 9P, 1 assist, 1 block.
Matt Ridgway: 2RB, 2 assists.
Skylar Harrington: 5P, 2RB, 2 assists, 3 Steals.


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THE WAY, WAY BACK is the funny and poignant coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan's summer vacation with his mother, Pam, her overbearing boyfriend, Trent, and his daughter, Steph. Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park. Through his...
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THE WAY, WAY BACK is the funny and poignant coming of age story of 14-year-old Duncan's summer vacation with his mother, Pam, her overbearing boyfriend, Trent, and his daughter, Steph. Having a rough time fitting in, the introverted Duncan finds an unexpected friend in gregarious Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park. Through his funny, clandestine friendship with Owen, Duncan slowly opens up to and begins to finally find his place in the world - all during a summer he will never forget.
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At 16, we're not inclined to entertain the thought that, just maybe, the oppressive and regimented adults in our life are actually right about a few things. That the self-absorbed brooding at which we excel so greatly can actually claim a few victims. These are the sorts of things that we learn later in life, which is why movies about teenagers (ostensibly written by adults) often come with that bump of self-awareness about the cantankerous habits upheld throughout the high school era. The Way, Way Back seems to set up for this sort of revelation — introducing Duncan (Liam James) as an unconfident, socially inept, family-loathing teen who has got to learn a few lessons about not only accepting himself, which he eventually does, but about accepting those around him... which he doesn't.
Forgoing its coming-of-age identity, The Way, Way Back seems to stunt Duncan's development just past the boost in self-esteem. After being carted off to spend the summer with his mother (Toni Collette), her douche of a boyfriend Trent (Steve Carell), and his judgmental daughter (Zoe Levin), Duncan stumbles upon a world unlike any he's ever known: the Water Wizz water park, "run" by golden hearted goofball Owen (Sam Rockwell). After continuing to alienate himself from his well-meaning mother and the thick-headed Trent, Duncan seems to find himself earning the affection of people like Owen, the rest of the water park's fun-loving staff, and the diamond-in-the-rough neighbor girl Susanna (AnnaSophia Robb).
But we never quite understand where the interest stems from. Socially awkward and standoffish, Duncan makes no real effort to connect with any of these characters, shunning all attempts at consideration offered by his mother. Offered the contrast of Levin's Steph, we understand that we're supposed to think of Duncan as kind, sensitive, and "deeper" than the rest. But... he's not. He's shy. Not a particularly bad guy. But he's not a particularly good guy, either.
And he never really learns to be. The film never asks Duncan to step up to the plate, open his mind to the pains his mother might be suffering in regards to his distance and her boyfriend's mistreatment of her. There's not a single act that Duncan performs in the movie that isn't self-driven. Aside from learning to laugh a little bit louder, the character barely changes at all from beginning to end.
But his journey, while perhaps not emotionally successful, is a lot of fun. All scenes that pair Duncan with Owen — hell, all scenes with Owen at all — are remarkably enticing, acting as a catalyst to the viewer's own fantasies about escaping our realities and diving into a carefree, mystical water park universe. The comically obsessed Owen's little world involves gags, games, parties, and a romance with a cold shouldered Maya Rudolph, who is even a delight as the straight man character. Writers/directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash offer a good deal of fun as one-note park employees — a sexually charged man child and a miserable park fixture with dreams of starting his life anew, respectively.
In fact, we experience everything Duncan does. We revel in the fun offered by Owen and his gang. We are oddly stimulated by the supercharged douchebaggery offered by Carell (fantastic in this bad guy role). But we don't really learn anything, just as he doesn't, which is the film's only fatal flaw. In order for these summertime follies to have any value, they must offer their hero something. Sure, he has a good time, figures out how to relax a bit, and maybe even snags a few points in the self-esteem department. But by the end of The Way, Way Back, Duncan is no more a man, no better a person, than he is at the start. And for a coming-of-age story, that's a pretty big problem.
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Lewis L. "Lew" Hendrix, 72, of McPherson, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, surrounded by his family at McPherson Hospital.
Lewis L. "Lew" Hendrix, 72, of McPherson, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, surrounded by his family at McPherson Hospital. Lew was born on January 14, 1940, in Syracuse, Ohio, the son of Woodrow Wilson and Emmeline Elizabeth (Phillips) Hendrix. He had worked as a turbine operator at Board of Public Utilities and was a repair technician for Rankin Equipment. On Dec. 31, 1965, Lew was united in marriage to Marilyn E. Sjogren in Marquette. Lew served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1957 to 1960. He was the Commander of the Marquette American Legion Post #253 and the McPherson County Council. He also was a member of the V.F.W. Post #2715 Men's Auxiliary, Trinity Lutheran Church, and the McPherson Bowling Association. Survivors include: his wife of 46 years, Marilyn of the home; daughters, Tracey (Robert) Miller of McPherson, and Linda (Albert) Lewis of Hedville; siblings, Pete (Wanda) Hendrix, Norman (Violet) Hendrix, Dave (Janis) Hendrix, Lucy (Virgil) Pihl, Earl Hendrix, Gene (Emma) Hendrix, Dana (Wendy) Hendrix, Woody (Lisa) Hendrix, Debbie (Mike) Kauff, and Sally (Terry) Little; brother-in-law, Randy Adkins; and four grandchildren, Krystal Hendrix, Ashley Cruz, Jesse Freeman, and Taylor Miller. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Mary Adkins, Susie Parsons, and Emmeline Hendrix, and a sister-in-law, Linda Hendrix. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at Trinity Lutheran Church, McPherson, with Rev. Tim Leaf officiating. Inurnment with military honors will be at the Marquette Lutheran Cemetery at a later date. A visitation and viewing will be from 10 a.m. until service time on Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church. Memorial donations may be given to the Marquette American Legion Post #253 in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205 N. Chestnut, McPherson, KS 67460. Personal condolences may be sent to the family at www.stockhamfamily.com.


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Trying to get to the bottom of my 2k9 issue of not being able to get it up to a proper velocity, I decided to make a quick measurement.
And they're is definitely a manufacturing prolblem.
I measured inside the body from whe the valve ring in a regular mag body is, to whe the field screw goes. It was about 2 3/4 inches.
With the 2k9 it's 3 inches.
Thats a huge difference with the small tolerances Automags work under.
Can anyone here with a 2k9 and a standard mag, checkmy measurements.
If those with proper functioning 2k9's report different numbers then I can only surmise that some of these we not milled correctly.


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Yesterday, we published a blog post lauding an extremely important app privacy feature that was added in Android 4.3. That feature allows users to install apps while preventing the app from collecting sensitive data like the user's location or address book.
After we published the post, several people contacted us to say that the feature had actually been removed in Android 4.4.2, which was released earlier this week. Today, we installed that update to our test device, and can confirm that the App Ops privacy feature that we were excited about yesterday is in fact now gone.
If there's one thing that needs some serious love in Android, it's the application permissions. I carefully look at them every time I install an application, but I'm guessing most people don't. While there's only so much stupidity technology can solve, Android's application permissions are, indeed, quite overwhelming at times. I'm not a particular fan of modal dialogs every time an application needs permission for something (the iOS way) either, so I'm not sure how this can be addressed in a user-friendly way.
App Ops seemed like a decent compromise that allowed for lots of finetuning of permissions, per application. Luckily, I'm using a custom ROM that re-enables it, Google be damned. Google claims App Ops may break some applications - well, that's not really any of my concern. If an application breaks because I do not give it permission to find out if I'm on the toilet or not - there's always an uninstall button.
So, Google better have some serious improvement in mind for application permissions, or they're just making sure regular users don't get into the habit of blocking Google's data collection. I hope the former, but I'm reasonably sure it's the latter.
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Posted on March 1, 2013
So I must get you caught up on what followed some of my previous columns. This will relieve the stress on about three of you, and might provoke one or two of the rest to go back to the previous columns to find out what I'm talking about.
If you noted my remarks to whoever decided to donate a horn to the Book Fair, I am no closer to identifying this object. I have had horns before: a pre-war Boy Scout bugle, a facsimile krumhorn, a phonograph horn, and something shaped like a hunting horn which I believe was meant as a wall decoration. This particular horn, however, came from an animal, and, as noted, I really need to know WHAT animal before I continue. If it comes from some protected animal, like a bald eagle, I can't sell it, no matter what a collector might pay for a genuine bald eagle horn. I had thought of calling it a unicorn horn and defying someone to prove it wasn't, when a spoilsport suggested, "Maybe it's not a horn. Maybe it's a tooth."
So I am checking into wild board tusks and the like, and will let you know. I assume, if it's a tusk, that it was sent in by some reader from Alabama, where, as Groucho Marx pointed out, the tuscaloosa. (Yes, this is one of those jokes that is funnier said aloud than written down, but it's Friday: give me a break.)
That author who is being switched from fiction to literature this year, partly because two people have sent in large collections of his works, some of which are well nigh unclassifiable, is Paul Gallico. No one guessed this, so I am awarding the gift certificate to myself, because I have two neckties which look exactly alike. (You know the rule: "in case of prizes, duplicate ties will be awarded". Hey, get off my back: I told you it was Friday, didn't I?)
The books of the late Governor Ogilvie have been turning up more and more political autographs: I now have Donald Rumsfeld, Richard Nixon, William Westmoreland, Nelson Rockefeller, and Ron Nessen. I am especially impressed by Ron Nessen, as I have two copies of the same book: he inscribed one to Governor Ogilvie, and the other to a political science professor from the University of Chicago. If you have forgotten, Ron Nessen was press secretary to Gerald Ford. Upon research, I find that he has lived this down and is now popular as a writer of mysteries. By the way, copies of his mysteries, if autographed, sell for more than his autobiography, which is what I have.
And I have the autograph of someone whose autograph is worth more than most of those people, because her contribution to western civilization is greater than most of them. Ruth Wakefield was the flustered chef who accidentally invented the chocolate chip cookie. (She was out of cocoa powder for the chocolate cookies she served at the Toll House Inn, and quickly chopped up a chunk of baking chocolate, assuming it would melt. It didn't, and the world has not been the same since.) This is the umpteenth reprint of her cookbook, so it now mentions Semi-Sweet Morsels, but the important matter is the autograph. (I understand you can swap it for ten or eleven Ron Nessens.)
I have not yet decided what to do with the jar of stoneground mustard somebody sent over. (I suppose I should open it: that might answer a bunch of questions.) The batch of naughty nudie slides from the 50s has finally sold, and the boxful of opera performance slides is still sitting around. The children's science book which provoked so much raucous humor around the Book Fair playroom has been priced and packed away. See, it had a kit for making a model of the solar system, but a planet was missing. If you can guess which planet it was, you will know why it had to be put away so we could all get some work done. If not, don't worry about it. I'm not awarding any prizes for that.


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Hey Tom are you gonna brew up some Kool-Aide?Originally posted by AGD
If we are branded a cult we might as well do something constructive with it.
Nice creed, but does that mean we can't laugh at BE Talons anymore?
Hey Tom are you gonna brew up some Kool-Aide?Originally posted by AGD
If we are branded a cult we might as well do something constructive with it.
Nice creed, but does that mean we can't laugh at BE Talons anymore?
koolaid sounds fun, but instead of that whole kill yourself w/ cyniad thing(its kinda bad for our image, wait, errr we have no image)....
why cant we try something more fun, like maybe....vodka???
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can i join? can i can i can i?
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Anyways Tom, I don't know if you remember me, Havoc introduced me to you on Friday, I'm the one who was selling my Impy for the tricked RTP I bought...
chuff chuff
k, your added.
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how's this?
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or this (wider corona radius)
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i like that one
I posted this in another thread but I want in, I don't bash and I'm willing to keep up the discussions supporting the anti-misconceptions.
(Plus you gotta let me in, RobJ can vouch for me!)
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ya, hes very chuffworthy.
The Creed: very nice.
I rigged my own sig pic using the original base of one of the others
LX SmartMag, L7 Classic.
Thanx Tom you put into words what i could not.
...ever in the continual search of time dilation.
Emag 4.0 "I love the way you turn me on"
I have been silent for a while reading and not seeing anything worth posting for but this time i think its safe to say i'm in
"AHHH The Good Life... Jeep Driving, Paintball Shooting, SCUBA Diving, Hardcore Seabee" ~Yamz
WHy am I suddenly reminded of a book I read in High School for english class? I believe it was called "The Wave". Anyone else know this book?
I think tonight I'll start a bonfire, through some other markers in it, and dance around the naked naked chanting Chuff Chuff.
Is that weird?
Or better yet, why don't you kill yourself. No, really, die. Drop dead, don't leave a note, in fact burn your house while your little ego is stuck in a bench vice so that you'll also incenerate yourslef and everything you own with it. Because that's all you're worth. You're not even wirh thte time it'll take for the house to burn down, so just kill yourself. You're a waste of space. You are nothing, you always will be nothing. Don't leave a note, you're not worth the ink. - Tyger
I guess, since I've been doing the "chuff chuff" thing down at the field since I put my lvl 10 IN, back in March, I should probably join up. Well, that and, I'm all about supporting the underdog, yo. I spend a good hour-hourandahalf at the field every day I play, fixing little kids' markers and teaching them about them. :-) And I enjoy doing it, and making them feel good about their BE Marauder Walmart purchase.
So, sign me up. I'll post on the other thread too... peace --Dave
I have better qualities, I am funnier, sexier, and my a$$ is like 'woh' (2/15/2004 11:51 pm)
* individuality has joined #automags
anyone around right now?
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"Having shot my share of cops..." -- Tom Kaye, AGD, 5/3/04
anyone want a shirt?
maybe i could do these with enough interest...
the opposite side could say Chuff Chuff
sigs are overrated.
sooo chuffin sweet, just wish i had some chuffin cash.
Doah! I sold my emag for a Viking too. But I think that spiritually, AKA and AGD are very much alike. And I'm gonna need a second marker at some point (heeeellloooo X-mag)
Chuff Chuff
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print: "I do not exist" under the chuff chuff on the back of that shirt and make an xxlg one and consider it sold.
whats yer askin' price?
Florida peeps...step up!!
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"They do not preach that their God will rouse them a little before the nuts work loose."
-Rudyard Kipling: The Sons of Martha
"To understand the Automag, you have to think like an air molecule."
-Sparky Melber
I like the shirt Jam..I just had an idea that probably already been thought about but, what if, after we go into underdog underground status , we have a portion of ao that only the chuffist of chuffers know about, and have the forum passworded as well..just a thought and keep on chuffin
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ALL ULE built by the god himself.
I defintely think the font should be some sort of Parastroika type thing..
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Does anyone else have a problem with a star in a circle? It seems satanic!
I think maybe if the star was upside down and hollow a la a pentagram then maybe... It definitely reminds me of some soviet era parastroika type insignia..
Looks like Commies to me!
I wonder if you can be Wang with Chuff?
I shoulda been there cause I woulda voted for "Chug Chug" with this group!!!
AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!
yeah we were talking about this at pizza after the meet remember?Originally posted by Steeratt
Doah! I sold my emag for a Viking too. But I think that spiritually, AKA and AGD are very much alike. And I'm gonna need a second marker at some point (heeeellloooo X-mag)
Chuff Chuff
Now i need a mag...I WANT TO BE ONE OF THE CHUFFERS
Monty Python: The quest of the holy Marker:
Sir Bedemere: "And what sound does a 'Mag make?"
Rabble crowd member 1: "Barks like a dog."
Rabble crowd member 2: "It sounds like a newt!"
Rabble crowd member 3: "Ni! Ni!"
King Richard: "Chuff chuff."
Sir Bedemere: "Exactly, which means?"
Rabble Crowd member with puzzled look on his face: "If it doesn't break paint..."
Sir Bedemere: "And?"
Rabble Crowd member looking ever more puzzled: "and... it goes 'chuff chuff'...."
Sir Bedemere: "Then?"
Rabble Crowd member still quite puzzled: "it's a.... a... 'Mag sir?"
Sir Bedemere: "Exactly, and therefore?"
Rabble crowd as a whole: "Burn it!"
-Rabble runs off with the paintball gun to set fire to it...
Sir Bedemere: "I see you are wise in the ways of science."
King Richard: "You have to know these things when you're king."
Sir Bedemere drops to one knee: "My liege!"
Tim: "It's a wretched beast, a monstrosity, just look at all the bones!"
Sir Lancelot: "Where's it hiding? Behind the rabbit?"
Tim: "It *IS* the rabbit."
King Richard: "Right. Sir red shirt security officer (expendable character), go get it."
Sir Red Shirt Security Officer (expendable character): "Right. Have at you!"
Vorpal Bunny: "Chuff chuff!"
-Lots of screams and Sir Richard soils himself...
The 'Mag-trix:
Neo: "I know 'Mag fu."
Morpheus: "Show me."
Neo: "Chuff chuff."
Ghandi Jr: "Know this, that there is no blender, only 'chuff chuff'."
Agent Smith: "Mr. Anderson, how good to see you again."
-Cut to the operator's terminal...
Tank: "What's Neo doing?"
Trinity: "Neo... Run!"
Morpeus: "He's making a stand, he's going to fight."
-Cut back to fight scene...
Neo strikes a fighting pose: "Chuff chuff."
Terminator 1:
Arnold: "Chuff chuff."
Police officer behind bulletproof glass: "Excuse me?"
Arnold: "I'll be back."
Reese: "It knows no emotion, you can't bargin with it, it won't stop until you're dead."
Sara: "This can't be real, this can't be happening!"
Terminator: "Chuff chuff."
Chinese proverbial question:
"If lvl 10 activates in the forest where no one can hear it, does it go 'chuff chuff'?"
-Evil Bob
here are some pics I made using Russian Revolution posters..
lol hope you like em.
next.. and for now, last one..
(Still looking for good posters.)
Chuff Chuffle Shuffle?
I know its really Truffle Chuffle
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Vikes win twice
Bronson swept White Pigeon in SJV track dual meet Tuesday.
The host Viking boys topped the Chiefs, 94-42, while the girls squad stopped White Pigeon, 88-38.
Bronson's boys won 12 of 17 events, including taking three relays.
In the 440-yard race, Scott Wyant, Kyle Roberts, JuaKoda Sexton and Nicholas Haviland teamed for the win, while Joseph Truex, Jordan Alger, Tim Erwin and Hunter Machus combined for the victory in the mile relay. Also, Matt Cosby, Joseph Albarran, Wesley Disbro and Machus picked up the victory in the 2-mile relay.
White Pigeon, behind Donavon Gremore, Cahil Krajniak, DJ Minnich and Chas Rathburn, got the win in the 880-yard relay.
Alger, Wyant and Cosby each earned two individual wins for the Vikings. Alger took the high jump and 440-yard dash, Wyant won the 100- and 220-yard dashes, and Cosby was first in the mile and 2-mile runs.
Also picking up wins for Bronson were Joseph Truex in the 330-yard hurdles, Erwin in the pole vault and Machus in the 880-yard run.
Robbie Gibson and Krajniak were each double winners for the Chiefs. Gibson took the shot put and discus, while Krajniak won the long jump and 110-yard hurdles.
The Lady Vikings depth was key to their win over the Chiefs as they won 11 of 16 events.
Mariah Roberts earned three individual wins in capturing the long jump, 100-yard dash and 330-yard hurdles. Samantha Reed won a pair of events throwing her way to the win in the discus and shot put.
Other winners for Bronson were Brandi Swift in the high jump, Cristal Luviano in the pole vault, Alexa Sturgis in the 100-yard hurdles, Maryselva Albarran in the 220-yard dash and Tana Shimp in the mile run.
Corissa Ross, Emily Mayes, Oriana McBride and Shimp combined to cross first in the 2-mile relay.
White Pigeon won three relays, the 440-yard, 880-yard and mile events. Ashley Miller, Dani Chantrenne, Bethany Hagner and Kayla Mishler teamed to win all three races.
Hagner also took first in the 440-yard dash, while Chantrenne won the 880-yard run.


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What: Conference on World Affairs panel: "Vampires and Zombies Everywhere!"
When: 9 to 10:20 a.m. Friday
Where: Math 100
More info: colorado.edu/cwa/schedule
The existence of vampires and zombies can clearly no longer be denied.
In the new millennium, both horror tropes are resurgent in our culture with a vengeance. In television, movies, literature and virtually any other medium you might name, there they are — waiting to suck your blood, eat you, and sometimes even a combination of the two.
A featured panel at the 66th Annual Conference on World Affairs is poised Friday to probe the darkest corners of this phenomenon. It is titled, appropriately, "Vampires and Zombies Everywhere!"
The conference is well known for dropping some of its guests onto panels where the topic is not necessarily in their sweet spot. In the case of this one, that's not the case for panelist Margot Adler. The 40-year veteran of public broadcasting, currently the New York correspondent for NPR, has just published a book, "Vampires are Us."
So Adler, who has been participating in the conference since 1978, has a few thoughts on the subject.
"I had this incredibly interesting email from (gothic author) Anne Rice," said Adler, no relation to the University of Colorado sociology professor Patti Adler. "I had asked her why vampires have such traction. She said, they are the outsiders ... and she said for teens, their love of vampires is because they are desperately seeking a noble path through the hideous passage that Western culture has set up for them.
"Teens really have a cleared-eyed view of power and the abuse of power, because they are under the twin authorities of schools and parents. Vampires represent kind of an escape from that."
Predation for resources
Adler's investigation of the subject led her inevitably into the dynamics of power — ranging all the way from sex to corporations' and nations' vying for control of the natural resources they are sucking from beneath the Earth's crust.
As part of her literary and cultural exploration on the topic, Adler said she drew up a list of the popular vampires of the last 20 years, to probe what they had in common and how they differ from vampires who have arisen before.
"They were all conflicted," she said. "They were all desperately struggling to be moral, instead of predators. And that's exactly who we are — but our predation is not blood. It's essentially oil, fossil fuels."
She is joined on the panel by CU class of 1975 graduate Howard Schultz, president and CEO of Lighthearted Entertainment. A longtime producer of successful reality television programming, he is excited about one of his latest, coming to VH1, "Dating Naked."
'Very fearful world'
As someone whose job calls for close study of trends in what is popular, Schultz also has some ideas about why both vampires and zombies seem to be ever with us, in 2014.
"I think we're living in times where we're so scared to death, between having polar vortices take over our country, record rainfalls, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, there is so much going on, and there is so much happening with terrorists and planes that seem to disappear in thin air, that right now the world seems a bit out of control," Schultz said.
"So, why not zombies and vampires? These creatures that eat our flesh or suck our blood, turning us into vampires ourselves. There is this morbid fascination. But the undercurrent has got to be about this very fearful world that we are living in right now."
On the topic of vampires specifically, Adler said that the dominant themes of any one vampire story, from Bram Stoker's "Dracula" through the HBO series "True Blood," are noteworthy in that they tend to reflect prevailing themes facing the era's greater society at large.
She cited Eric Nuzum's 2008 book, "The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula."
"He said, if you want to figure out what any society is like, just look at their vampires," Adler said. "And I think that's true. Vampires may change, but there are lots of reasons why we are going to have vampires around for a long time."
Completing the panel are Christopher Douglas, a mathematics professor at Oxford, and Dovie Thomason, a Lakota and Kiowa Apache storyteller, author and activist.
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Looking to escape town this weekend, maybe even for just a few hours? We've got a few suggestions for you here.
WHERE Smyrna Opera House, 7 W. South St., Smyrna
WHEN 7 p.m., Saturday
INFO www.smyrnaoperahouse.org
The Smyrna Opera House is opening December with "The Holly and the Ivy: A Festival of Holiday Carols," featuring the Cathedral Choir School of Delaware. The award-winning group, under the direction of Eugene Lavery, is ready to cajole audiences into the Christmas spirit.
SOH Executive Director David Keller said the choir is impressive both on and off the stage.
"The Choir does amazing work with disadvantaged children living in Wilmington, exposing them to musical experiences that they might not otherwise receive," Keller said. "I toured the facility firsthand and was able to spend time with several of the students who shared their touching stories of how much the after-school educational program means to them."
Keller added that by attending this show, the community also gets to support after-school programs, since the money raised will go directly back into those efforts.
This program is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and by donations from a broad base of public agencies, corporations and individual supporters.
The Cathedral School of Delaware is a unique after-school program that combines professional choral training, piano and voice lessons, leadership development, academic tutoring and one-on-one mentoring. The CCS students then often perform alongside the adults of the Cathedral Choir, which was established in 1883 and still serves as an example of the Anglican choral tradition in the United States.
Delaware vineyard supports local merchants and artists
WHERE Nassau Valley Vineyards, 32165 Winery Way
WHEN 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday
INFO www.nassauvalley.com
Sunday, Delaware's own award-winning winery, Nassau Valley Vineyards is going to do its best to "keep it local" by hosting a holiday trunk show showcasing small businesses. The day will also feature free wine tasting, a fashion show, home beer-brewing demonstrations and a meet and greet with the vineyard's current exhibiting artist.
Nassau Valley Vineyard co-owner Peggy Raley-Ward said that for her, "going local" means more than just small business support. It also includes using sustainable resources, employing local people and serving local customers. And, Sunday's events will allow the Vineyard to do just that.
NVV Co-owner Suzette Hopkins went on to give some specifics of the day.
"We will include tastings of our limited cache of 2010 Nassau Valley Blueberry Reserve, our semi dry oak-aged organic blueberry wine," Hopkins said. "Stock up on award-winning wines or wine gadgets for the wine aficionados."
The fashion show, featuring children's clothing from Lily Pad Children's Boutique and ladies fashions from Tom-Tom Women's Apparel, starts a 2 p.m. At the same time, home-brewers can take notes from Doug Griffith of Extreme Brewing in Millsboro and Lewes, who will be cooking up some brew, offering samples and selling home beer brew kits for the amateur brewmaster.
Art lovers with a penchant for the fun, funky and colorful can take in the artwork of Milton artist Pamela Bounds-Seemans while also chatting with her about her main inspirations: the people and everyday scenes of Delaware.
"I've done a lot of Delaware scenes and Delaware life. People always say that it brings a smile to their face when they see my work. And, they say I must be a happy person and that they say they can relate to it because it's actual Delaware life."
The Christmas spirit hits Sussex County Stages
WHERE Multiple Stages in Georgetown, Rehoboth Beach and Lewes
WHEN All weekend long
Sussex County theater performers have a plan to get people in the holiday spirit this weekend. Whether people prefer singing, dancing or some serious acting, all bases are covered.
In Georgetown, the Possum Point Players production of "White Christmas: The Musical" is selling out quickly as people anticipate the timeless story and songs of Irving Berlin.
Director Michael Murnin said the story is identical to the famous Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye 1954 movie with one tweak for the better: There's even more music.
"The plot is identical to the movie but the stage version has even more music seamlessly woven into the story," Murnin said.
"White Christmas" will be performed at Possum Hall in Georgetown, located at 441 Old Laurel Road at 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday and again at 2 p.m., Sunday afternoon. For more information, visit www.possumpointplayers.org.
If you're looking for an even older Christmas story that's been adapted for audience worldwide, head down to Rehoboth Beach for Clear Space Theatre's version of "A Christmas Carol."
The story is the same recognizable plot of Christmases past, present and future but this one has the added bonus of CST Artistic Director Doug Yetter's original score and orchestration. Audiences will also be greeted by costumed cast members upon their arrival and escorted to their seats in a charming Victorian village.
"A Christmas Carol" can be seen at Clear Space Theatre, located at 20 Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday and again Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 to $30 and can be purchased at www.clearspace.org.
Finally, Sussex Ballet, the youth ballet company within the Sussex Dance Academy, which features dancers from every nook and cranny of the county, will perform the timeless and enduring "The Nutcracker" this weekend.
SDA Artistic Director Kate Walker said audiences can expect no deviations from the Christmas staple in her production.
"Our 'Nutcracker' is classical ballet and follows the traditional storyline. Additionally, our grand pas de deux choreography is based on the original choreography of Lev Ivanov, a famous Russian choreographer who is credited for choreographing the premiere Nutcracker in 1892."
See the ballet at Cape Henlopen High School, located at 1250 Kings Highway in Lewes at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday or at 1 p.m., Sunday afternoon. Tickets are $12 to $15 and can be purchased by calling (302) 645-7855.


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New York legislators want federal money to restore Rockaway Beach Rail LineWritten by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
New York Reps. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens/Nassau) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn and Queens) have joined state Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) in the effort to restore the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line.
The officials ent a letter U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, requesting that a portion of approved federal disaster Sandy recovery aid be allocated to fund the project. Restoration of the Rockaway Beach Rail Line would stimulate job creation and offer an efficient and dependable means of travel throughout Queens, as well as manageable commute times to Manhattan.
"Our families are struggling to rebuild after Sandy and investing in our transportation infrastructure will increase public travel options for every Queens resident, help our environment while boosting our struggling economy and small businesses by increasing intra-borough connectivity and creating jobs," said Assemblyman Goldfeder.
Earlier this year, the state announced that they would potentially receive $50 billion in federal disaster aid through the Sandy Relief Bill, which would provide assistance for rebuilding infrastructure and helping homeowners and small businesses in recovery efforts.
The members noted in their letter that the current transit infrastructure of Queens is incapable of servicing the present population and does not offer any reliable or alternative travel options. Creating transportation that is more accessible is not only necessary in a post-Sandy community, but crucial for residents to have as an alternative route in the event of another disaster, they said. The officials stated that the restoration of the rail line would create the only transit option for any intra-borough connectivity.
"Although Superstorm Sandy destroyed our coastlines and paralyzed our communities, we have an opportunity to rebuild the city in a smart and sustainable way that proactively addresses our future needs," said Rep. Jeffries. "Residents of Southern Brooklyn and Queens currently face the longest commute averages in the city because of the lack of reliable transportation."
The Rockaway Beach Rail Line was created around the turn of the century and was operated by the Long Island Rail Road. The line provided residents with commutes to other parts of the city and a 40-minute commute to midtown Manhattan. In the early 60s, parts of the railroad were condensed, sectioned off and the line was eventually closed in 1962.


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For the Courier
Pete Van Gulick is a big hit with his daughters — because he has given them a year-round training facility to practice their hitting.
Van Gulick realized that his daughters' passion for softball was being hindered by two things — they couldn't practice year-round, and typical batting cages did not provide a realistic hitting experience. His solution was to insert a new option into the lineup: RALI Fastpitch at South Kipling and West Bowles.
"I have two girls that have played softball for a long time," Van Gulick said. "We were always struggling to find places they could practice, and if we wanted to go to the batting cages, we were stuck with the outdoor ones, and they use dimple balls — it just wasn't good."
So when Van Gulick's job as an IT and marketing specialist for an insurance brokerage lost its luster, he decided to enter the niche market of softball and baseball practice facilities. And he was intent on creating a realistic experience.
"We decided to only use real balls," said Van Gulick. "It makes it more like real softball and baseball, and it doesn't void the warranty on composite bats, so athletes can use their own equipment and get a feel for how theirstuff works."
Also adding to the authenticity of the practice are pitching machines that offer a variety of deliveries and a playing surface that approximates real infields.
"When a pitcher throws the ball, they don't throw the same pitch over and over," said Van Gulick. "So why would you want to hit off a machine that only throws (balls) straight and down the middle?"
Batters and catchers contend with curveballs, 80-mph fastballs and sinkers, all launched from the Hack Attack machine — and all happening on Diamond Pro dirt.
"It's a better feel for both the catchers and pitchers," Van Gulick said. "And the coaches that do infield practice like it too."
Although RALI Fastpitch just opened in January, it is quickly gaining recognition in the softball and baseball communities.
"It's really awesome to have a practice facility that is like playing outdoors," said Nicole Janssen, RALI instructional coach and Chatfield High School's head softball coach.
Janssen signed on with RALI as a private instruction coach because she saw that RALI was filling a gap in the softball community.
"It's really nice to have someplace to go and practice year-round," Janssen said. "It's tough for the kids who live here and play softball, because unlike volleyball and a lot of other sports, they can't practice during the off-season."
"We are forming relationships with a lot of the high school teams and the South Jeffco Sports Association to work with their softball team, and we are hoping to partner up with National Pro Fastpitch so that they can practice here," Van Gulick said.
RALI's instruction sessions offer players individual attention.
"We have Nicole (Janssen) doing our overall instruction and Rebecka Mintz doing our pitching instruction, and they are both very good at what they do," Van Gulick said. "Hopefully we'll be able to add on a few more instructors soon."
For now, players can drop in for a quick batting-cage session or schedule a an in-depth training session with the pros, during which the instructors assess the athlete's skills, work on targeted areas of the game and give professional feedback on what gear will be best suited for optimal performance.
"We have a great pro shop," said Van Gulick. "I think we are one of the only pro shops to carry women's Ringor cleats."
"RALI is a great place," said Janssen. "They offer so many things that you can't find anywhere else in this area. I really hope that people come take a look — I think they will be really impressed with what they see."
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When versatile actor (VA) and his manager (HM) went on vacation, HM cleared the schedule of VA of tapings, guestings, or any mall/provincial show. VA, one of the prized actors of his network, has continuously had a hectic schedule with his soaps coming one after the other. Despite his extremely busy schedule, VA still managed to have girlfriends who have given him a roller coaster ride of emotions and controversies.
At this time, VA had a girlfriend (GF), who is also one of the more reliable talents of the network. Of course, it would be everyone's assumption that their free time would be devoted to each other. Moreover, since VA had a free schedule, it was naturally assumed that he would really be spending quality time with GF as they were still in the early stage of their relationship. Wrong! In the course of fixing the schedule of VA, HM also made sure that GF was busy with the taping of her own soap. Hence, the vacation was the "alone time" of VA and HM.
As they went on tour, VA would snap a photo or two and send it to his social media account. However, none of these photos showed both of them together. Of all his talents, it seems that HM has the deepest affection for VA. When the career of VA was going nowhere, HM helped him become a prized talent, and VA obtained recognition for his acting because of his good roles in various projects. Reciprocating this care from HM, VA had dutifully followed his advice even if it meant sacrificing his love life, including the latest, GF.
Now, VA is keeping his mouth shut regarding anything that has to do with GF. GF, meanwhile, has refused to speak about the incident as well. Naturally, HM would never speak on this matter as any comment on his part might strengthen the speculation that he has a stronger hold on VA than merely being a manager. How deep is his hold on VA anyway?
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The men's soccer team capped off Homecoming Saturday with an exciting 2-1 double overtime victory over University of Dubuque.
The Spartans held a 1-0 lead until Josh Parris (2) leveled the score in the 70th minute assisted by Brock Arend (3). Jon Gednalske scored the game winner on a header to the upper right corner of the net, assisted by James Garcia-Prats (8).
The win was the fourth in a row for the Norse who are now 9-3-0, 3-0-0 in the Iowa Conference. Dubuque fell to 2-8-1, 1-2-0 in league play.
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Martha F. (Davis) Ware, 90, recently of Carrollton, Mo., passed from an Angel of Earth to an Angel Of Heaven on Jan. 28, 2013.
Martha was born on July 20, 1922 to the Reverend David R and Martha Oberia (Benoist) Davis in Salem, Mo., in the Methodist Parsonage. Growing up, Martha followed her family from parsonage to parsonage on their Methodist Church circuit.
Martha attended schools in Licking, Hallsville, Defiance, Francis Howell and graduated from Gorin, Mo. She attended Kirksville's Teachers' College. Martha taught at the Ware School near Lock Springs before she met her future husband of the Ware name. She also taught at Maple Grove and Breckenridge.
Martha also worked at the Pentagon in Alexandria, Virginia; Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, Mo., as a verse writer; the Chillicothe Welfare Office; and Equifax in Sedalia, Mo.
After years of dating and numerous " War love letters" throughout 1942-1945, Martha married the love of her life and best friend, Wendell M. Ware. They were married on Oct. 30, 1945 at her parents' house in Chillicothe, Mo. They traveled hand in hand to several communities including Springfield, Bronaugh, Garden City, Stanberry, Cole Camp, Sedalia and Carrollton. This blessed union gave life to daughters, Debby and Wendy who traveled with their parents on these journeys.
In addition to being a shy but gifted writer, Martha loved rainy days, reading, genealogy, philately, music and nature. One of her poems was a feature page in the Ozarks Mountaineer Magazine.
Martha is survived by daughters, Debby Jackson and husband Lonnie, of Carrollton, Mo., and Wendy Ware of Branson, Mo.; one brother, Howard Davis and wife Hana, of New York; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law; and nieces and nephews.
Martha was preceded in death by her husband, parents and five siblings: Elmer G. Davis, David Davis, Richard Davis, Harry B. Davis and Margaret Davis Owen.
All who were fortunate enough to know " Marty" Ware agree that she is a gentle spirited soul and a loving and loved angel who will be missed more than any words can express.
There will be an informal Celebration Of Life at Bittiker Funeral Home in Carrollton, Mo., on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 at 1 p.m.
The family suggests memorial contributions to the Lock Springs Cemetery, Missouri Cemetery in memory of Martha. They may be left at or mailed to Bittiker Funeral Home P.O. Box 223 Carrollton, MO 64633.
Condolences may be sent to the family via Bittiker Funeral Homes, LLC website at www.bittikerfuneralhomes.com and clicking on the obituaries link.
Carrollton, Mo. resident Martha F. (Davis) Ware, 90, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2013
Martha F. (Davis) Ware, 90, recently of Carrollton, Mo., passed from an Angel of Earth to an Angel Of Heaven on Jan. 28, 2013.


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This is a continuation from Information Wanted Ads I. Please read the first installment for further details and footnote information.
Michael Teahin – 1863 Michael Teahin, Paulstown, Kilkenny, Ireland, your son and daughter are in Melbourne depot.[1]
Michael Connors – 1864 From the townland of Paulstown, date of departure 1859, first location after arrival was Louisville, Kentucky. Patrick Connors, his brother, seeks information and can be reached at Gold Springs Post Office, Putnam County, New York. Date of advertisement 6 August 1864.
Patrick O'Neill – 1866 Seeking person wants information, dead or alive. From the townland of Barnaphea (probably Baurnafea), Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny. Firs location after arrival was Sandfords Corners, NY in July 1855. Next location was Gregisville, Levings Co. NY. Michael O'Neil, his borther, seeks information and can be reached at Sandford Corners, Jefferson Co. NY. Date of advertisement 4 August 1866.
Patrick Phelan – 1877 Wanted, Mr. John Nash of Melbourne, formerly of Royal Oak, Co. Carlow, Ireland, who recently communicated with Mr. John Doyle of Balyealls, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland to be good enough to send his address to Patrick Phelan, formerly of Garryduff, parish of Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny, now of Heargraves, near Mudgee, New South Wales.[2]
Patrick Finlay – 1886 Patrick Finlay, White Hall, Paulstown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. The last was heard of him thirty years ago eight miles outside of White Plains, NY. Wishes to be found by his sister, Bridget Burns, 168 Richard St, South Brooklyn.[3]
[1] Author Unknown, Missing Friends, Messages Etc. in The Argus, 27 August 1863, p.1; National Library of Australia, http://trove.nla.gov.au : accessed 21 July 2011
[2] Author Unknown, Missing Friends, Messages Etc. in The Argus, 26 February 1877, p.1; National Library of Australia, http://trove.nla.gov.au : accessed 21 July 2011
[3] Author Unknown, Personal in The New York Herald, 25 August 1886, p.1; America's Historical Newspapers http://www.newsbank.com : accessed 24 May 2011


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Dispute mishmute. No more 49er games for us. No NFL playoffs whatsoever, actually, without Fox. Why me?
For the past six years, I was a happy Directv subscriber. I had all the channels I wanted. I watched True Blood on HBO, Grey's Anatomy on ABC and the San Francisco Giants nearly every day on CSN Bay Area.
In October, I was horrified to realize I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WATCH THE GIANTS IN THE PLAYOFFS because they'd be airing on Fox instead of CSN. And Directv was in a feud with Northwest Broadcasting, which carries Fox KMVU Medford.
Unacceptable, I thought. I called Directv. I whined. I cried. I yelled. I scared my children. I asked for an alternate channel. I submitted waivers.
I still couldn't get KMVU.
So, I did what I had to. I switched to DISH.
Since October, I've been learning to use my Hopper and Joeys. I don't love them, but you know what? I saw my team play an amazing series of playoff games in which they almost were eliminated time after time. Then I saw them kick the Tigers' butts.
I was happy.
Until last month, when I realized that Northwest is now in a dispute with DISH.
No more 49er games for us. No NFL playoffs whatsoever, actually.
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I don't think that is an issue for this contest. Overloading a package label with too much information is often times worse than not putting enough on it.
This is not a knife, where the type and grade of steal is clearly marked. It is a product using many materials. I suggest focusing on the product and not it's chemical makeup. What type of Aluminum it uses will not be a major selling point.
You may want to ask that in the Tech Forum though. I am sure they would be delighted to answer it. But it is unneeded information for this contest.
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Im kind of surprised nobody brought this up yet.
Or maybe i just missed it.
But Coach Lewis knows how bad LJ wants it. LJ admitted that this game was on his eye the second he got to Cincy.
I cant honestly say i know the AFC seeds perfectly. (Other than its likely Colts at 1 and Chargers at 2). But if the Bengals are fightn for a 3 seed over a four they will very much need this win.
And im sure LJ (and the Bengals) are lickng their chops seeing how Jerome Harrison was setting NFL records against us ..in Arrowhead!
I have a feelin this is going to be a steady dose of Benson/LJ.
I was someone who really kept faith in LJ. And i appreciate his 2 1700+ yard seasons.
But.. If we cant win this game... I hope i can at least say that i got to see LJ get roughed up.


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We need more! I'll add your name to the list as you call out your name for the Z club!!!
I've seen all the clubs and stuff, the pie rev, the capo and rpk clubs, the ferret club, and the benchy club...and I think its high time us Z-mag users had a club of our own!!! Z-grip users are a rare breed, in fact I've never seen another one out on the field, and I think it would be cool to have our own club to celebrate those who appreciate the genious of the 'z'. So, how bout it? How many other Z-mag users are with me?
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The subject of pro teams or pro paintball never seems to come up in this forum. We were wondering why? All comments welcome.
The subject of pro teams or pro paintball never seems to come up in this forum. We were wondering why? All comments welcome.
Not to be flippant, but what is there to talk about? It seems lately that everybody and his uncle is shooting either an Angel or Cocker on the pro circuit, and since this IS a Mag forum, it just never comes up.
Brent Jackson, PFB.
hey M-a-s- thats not all true man we got some pro paintball players out here! Just not many of them. I myself am a amatuer player, i play at tourneys, but i dont see many pros around here... Maybe they just haven't found AO yet?
AGD- didn't u give e-mags to jacksonville warriors? cuz in magazines it was saying congrats to jacksonville warriers all with e-mags.... Are they even on the Forums?
give me a few years, I will be a household name, the world will sing my praises and bow down before my greatness. And I'll tell everyone that I started here. all I need to do now is enter my first tourney.
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There must have been a time
when we could have said no.
Personaly I don't care about pro teams or pro paintball.
Pro paintball is just not for me I like the laid back local tourneys and rec ball with friends and to meet new people.
well i'm still playing rookie div, but i'll be moving on up soon, til one day..
personally i'm not in a hurry to make it to the pros.. don't get me wrong, i want to play with the best out there.. but from what i've seen with some pro teams out there, that just gives the pros a negative vibe in my mind.
it might be that most people here have never seen a pro team or player in person befor hence nothing to talk about.
They don't mean anything to me. They do seem to mean a lot to the younger crowd. I know the kids think tourney is the "thing'" they all dream and should do so. And therefore it sells stuff. I seem to think there was some talk about this before but you made your intentions clear about not getting too heavly involved directly? Am I right? Maybe that has dampened the talk here about it? Anyway... I know my kid dreams about this kind of stuff. i just try to survive and like your equipment and customer service. I'm too practical I to be a good advisor on this subject I guess. I do notice that a lot of older guys like Mags. Maybe that is a good thing? Not as big a market but a steady one...
Well, how many AO members are actual, genuine, current rated pro-players? I guess very few to none?
Since there is no postings of tourney news, knowledge, tips & tricks, or just friendly banter from any pros here, there just isn't any reason for the rest of us to garner any interest.
That's just sad, now that I re-read it
To be honest I do not follow "Pro" paintball at all. The concept of a paintball pro is alien to me.
1. It is not like pro players are recrutted and making $100,000 per year that I have seen. Maybe it is just ignorance on my part.
2. Paintball is not that hard. I think given the time to practice anyone could be almost as good as most pro players. It takes no feat of strength etc. I could never compete againt the Shaq's and Jordans of the world I don't have it in me.
3. Paintball is not televised. I really canot follow the Pro cirtuit without traveling around the country. I have never seen a pro team play in my life.
I do follow the local teams. This includes the NAAPSA locally the ICC Indiana Captains Council and the Am A and Am B teams. These are people I know play with recreationally and may play in Tourneys with.
Until paintball is televized I will not follow a "Pro" curcuit.
"I would rather hit once than miss 140 times."
i myself follow nppl, mayhem masters, mgo, and things like that. i keep tabs on most pro team things. i really like pro ball and aspire to some day join a pro team. just to me being a pro paintballer seems something i can actually achieve, unlike say a pro f1 racer (another dream of mine, hehe) i can go down to my home field, survival, and watch ground zero practice, on the edge ya know. the best they can be. that to me, is what paintball is about. maybe im just a glory boy like lasoya. its just alot of people dont care much about pros on this forum, considering AGDs pretty small presence, except for the jax warriors.
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hell son, you mustve just been automag'd
Living in Idaho the only way I ever hear anything about "Pro" players and events is usually months after the tournements are done. To trully be able to follow and be a fan of a sporting series I think you have to be able to participate vicariously in real time. You have to be able to see or hear it as it happens or at least read it in the news the next day. How else can it be discussed unless you know whats happening? Until real time broadcasting of pro paintball events is avialable there won't be much of a fan base except amongst those who are directly involved.
Besides, I'm a scenario and rec-ball player and my tournement days are behind me. I have very little in common with the pro paintball world.
the way that I look at it is that there are so many differrent circuits, NPPL, APL, ect. Where other sports have one. It gets confusing, and there is no standard for setting up fields, just certain dimensions (which could be good or bad). It makes things difficult to keep track of. Not to mention as has been discussed many times before, there is little media coverage. And most anyone can put together a team here (I know it is a little more complex than that but you get the idea) butyou can't just grab a bunch of guys and go play in the NFL. I think if these were to change it would help boost the popularity of pro teams.
Die Screaming
I do follow what s going on, on the NPPL circuit. I like to read about it, the new up comers, the stars of the these days, and the legend of the dinosaurs day of paintball, and all the crappy things that are going on in NPPL.
And i do have my favorite team, not cause they are the best but they make this sport better, just like tha Russian Legion. I like teams like Ironmen the bob long`s and SC, Image, Dynasty the AA and else, but we all know those teams win by cheating and wipping. So there is no big pride to have here.
But why we don`t talk about it, NPPL needs big changes to be really interesting. They need change in Format. Promoters have to get there hands off it. IT has to become a "Sport" not just a business. Things will have to change so we can become fan of a certain team, just like any other sport. It would need a whole new way of thinking and doing things. But why would the promoters do so, That way pays by itself. Why change something that makes them earn money.
Till then i ll keep following what`s going on.
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If I was at the level where I was on the verge of that level of competition, I would care.
But where I am now? Not really... Like hitmanng said, if it were on TV, I would follow it. But as it is, I don't really care too much. I watch PigTV sometimes, but more to get ideas on how to improve my speedball game than to see who wins. And besides, watching people shoot each other is always fun :-)
The lack of exposure is what hurts the pro game, though. Its hard to have a favorite team when you can never see them play. Hell, how many people here could name more than 10 pro players? I would be hard pressed to.
If someone here made a post like "You guys see that great match between Aftershock and the SC Ironmen? It was amazing!!", who would reply? Chances are no one saw the match. And more than that, no one really cares who won because A) they don't have a favorite team, B) they don't know anyone on either team, and C) they aren't competing on that level, so the outcome doesn't effect them.
However, if for example, members of the JAX Warriors posted here on a regular basis, then members would be more inclined to talk up events they were at, because it would be about supporting people you knew. If cphilip or Army or someone like that were on a pro team, then people might care more.
Hope that made some sense, Tom. :-)
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Sorry Tom, I don't find paintball to be much of a spectator sport. I'd rather be playing it than watching it.
Probably the majority of the forum members are not tournament players. I guess that the rec players are not so interested in what goes on in the pro world.Originally posted by AGD:
The subject of pro teams or pro paintball never seems to come up in this forum. We were wondering why? All comments welcome.
-- Apache.
I have been playing paintball for six months at a local field and they just put in a hyperball field (in may) word got around San Diego. Now pretty much every weekend team Ironman and Dynasty, and sometimes members of the family show up and play. My first experience with a pro team;
1. Ironman; rude, obnoxious cry babes that wipe everything. I was very disappointed. They cuss ALOT. There also rude off the field.
2. Dynasty; pretty much the same as Ironman. they mirror each other well.
3. The Family; the whole team hasn't shown but the players didn't wipe that I watched not once, and they didn't swear as much or at all.
While watching them play (Ironman and Dynasty)cussing and scream'en at each other one of Ironmans front players went to bunker a front of Dynasty's and his gun malfunctioned (I think his revvy batteries died and blocked the ball from feeding), so the player throws his 2001 LCD Angel and angel air on the ground so hard he bent the barrel.
The most frustrating part is there are typically 60-80 newbies standing around watching these players wanting to play like them and the teams are acting like this, what kind of role model is that. If they were to televise these teams, I think it would give the sport a bad rep.
These are good players(other than the wiping) and I do learn from watching them, but they need to clean up their act. Given these circumstances, I don't think to highly of Pro-teams. Given this is my only experience with them.
BTW, there were 6-8 newbies fighting over the bent angel barrel.
[This message has been edited by MicroB (edited 07-09-2001).]
Seems to me that the industry is geared to the new players. Look threw most
magazines and they are choked full of entry level packages and articles. What little I have personally seen on upper level paintball were tournament results only. In and by itself, this information is pretty boring. If there are magazines out there that feature more about Pros, I'm unaware of it. Point is, I have never seen a pro player, therefor I have nothing to say about them. I think its the fault of the of the leaders in the industry, which would have to be the manufactures. Manufacturers really control the direction of the sport. Therefor, they should take a larger role in linking players / equipment / sport information at different levels, not just the entry level. What I mean by this is when you enter the sport, there are a plethora of places to get help and ideas to find your way and settle in. Once you are settled in and reached the level to start playing tournament level paintball, the industry no longer provides information for you. Such as, equipment up grades, modifications, and true paintball tactics, not just: present a small target, learn to snap shoot, don't come over the top of your bunker, practice, practice practice. There has been some that has tried to provide
information to the intermediate players but it has been short lived. Examples: APG ran a few articles called T N T for tournament players. I think that ran for 6 months. The information was mediocre at best anyway. Paintball consumer guide ran 3 months (I think) this was an AWESOME magazine.
Not sure if this related to your question or not, but maybe it should. Perhaps if
sponsorship of the Pro teams included them educating the players that need their
help, it would bring the Pro players into the mainstream and provide much needed
attention to the intermediate players. Our sport has no coaches, and players want to move forward but lack the knowledge to do so. Perhaps the Pros could help until our sport evolves again.
I would like to point out that the reason I have stuck around your forum here is
because it does provide some of the information I desire, and some I can't get
anywhere else. It also provides links to other sites that are a huge help. I understand why you and your Techs don't spend more time on the forums, but I gotta say, you all are what will continue to make this a success. Having you all online helps keep the forums on a learning level, which should be a big payoff for AGD.
Imagine what this site would be like if AGD sponsored a Pro team and part of the
deal was one of the players had to spend a certain amount of time online everyday. What better way to for AGD to keep track of it's sponsored team and think of the information they could pass on to us.
Just my $.35
I don't pay attention to tourny's at all. I have never been in one and I wouldn't mind trying it once but I am happy and content with rec ball. Only time I hear anything about pro tourny's is at my local field many months after it is over. Only pro game I have actually watched was back in 96 on ESPN when the Parapeligic Turtles beat the Ironmen. Now the turtles are our local pro team. Don't follow them very much though. If it was televised I think I would follow a tiny bit more.
Nick "RoadDawg"
The pro teams of today do not have the honor of the rec ball in the 80's.
Back then you had the elder respectfull men that were playing for the sport and fun. They were just happy they could play and afford it.
Today you have young punks, parents with too much money, prize money and 5 cars given to the winning team.
Too much cheating, too vulgar, too much wiping, too much favoritism from refs and too much attitude.
The problem with sponsoring is you have to sponsor these young punk teams that get out there and win at "any" cost.
If you sponsor the "mature" teams they don't win.
And we all know, a winning team sells markers. It's not how you play, it's wether you win or not.
I would like to say that you guys made some very strong points. I agree with most everything you said.
i thiks its an awsome sport to watch, especially if its between pro teams. go to warpig.com & watch some pig tv.Originally posted by MagDog68:
Sorry Tom, I don't find paintball to be much of a spectator sport. I'd rather be playing it than watching it.
I guess i'm the odd-ball. I love tournaments and pro players and everything. I am prolly a rookie in NPPL but in local im am. I love the intensity and i'm starting to stop playing with my friends so i can save up for the tourny. I plan on playing skyball and other nppl next year. i couldnt live without tournies!!!
This is your brain
Your brain on drugs
I like watching tourney's, and tournament players. Unfortunately my experience of competetive players has generally been pretty bad. There are guys like the Beach Boyz and PSI who are cool, don't cheat, and don't mind playing a few newbies (which I am compared to them), but playing against guys like Masters of Mayhem, who are real dicks, and well known for cheating, and overshooting, even in rec ball, is simply not fun. If there was a major tour, which enforced a code of conduct, and was death on cheaters (I say wiping=DQ minimum) I would be very interested in supporting and possibly playing rookie/novice in that league.
The Problem with tourney's, to quote a unnamed PB video:
"That's just splatter Mr. Long" ref to Bob Long, after 4 breaks on his shoulder.
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Most pro teams do not interest me. What i do get a kick out of is hearing about Team AGD, especially after that whole deal at Challenge cup. That was a great read, and then having JJ post about it on these boards.
My extent of pro following is how stupid they look in advertisements in magazines.
Bah, pros cheat the hell outta everything, i bet you i had a better time hanging out with a guy at my field witha S/F mag then i ever would hanging with pros. And i never even learned that guyys name, and that is what paintballs about, going to the field and having a good old time, makeing friends you'll never see again, but you'll never forget. You know, it's miller time.
Like eagle said, too much confusion and not enough standardization. You could follow the pro circut in NPPL (wich that league is a joke) or APL and so on. But it would be difficult to follow all circuts and know all pro teams.
Plus there aren't any pro's that come here that i know of.
I think local teams mean more to me cause I see, talk, and play with them. A lot of times too I see people on teams that don't know what they are talking about at all, besides how to play.


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Longmont's request for a change of venue in the fracking ban lawsuit filed against the city by the Colorado Oil & Gas Association has been granted. The case will now be heard in Boulder County.
COGA filed the lawsuit in December in Weld County after 60 percent of Longmont voters passed Ballot Measure 300 on Election Day. The measure banned hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and the storage and disposal of fracking waste within the city limits.
Judge Daniel S. Maus ruled in favor of Longmont's request on Friday and the ruling became official Monday morning.
COGA had argued Weld County was the appropriate venue for the case because most of the affected lands were in the Weld County portion of Longmont. At best, COGA's lawyers said, Longmont's request for a venue change had only proven that Boulder County would also be an appropriate venue. Choosing between two proper venues, COGA argued, should be the choice of the plaintiff, not the defendant.
In a brief filed in January, Longmont city attorney Eugene Mei and special counsel Phil Barber noted that COGA had not objected to a separate lawsuit the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission had filed against the city of Longmont. That lawsuit, which COGA attached itself to, was filed over the Longmont City Council's passage last year of stricter regulations regarding fracking practices. That lawsuit was filed in Boulder County.
"There is no venue-relevant distinction between the actions of the Longmont City Council giving rise to the present case (the fracking ban lawsuit) and to the Boulder County case," Longmont's attorneys wrote. "COGA is therefore bound by its admission in the Boulder County case that actions taken by the Longmont City Council at the Longmont Civic Center occur in Boulder County. ... (V)enue is proper only in Boulder County.
Mei declined to comment on the judge's decision Monday, citing pending litigation. The lead attorney on the case for COGA, Kenneth Wonstolen, also declined to comment.
Longmont was the first city to pass an outright ban on fracking, in which a mixture of water, sand and chemicals is pumped under high pressure thousands of feet below the Earth's surface to free oil and gas deposits, and the City Council pledged to defend the ban in support of voters' wishes. The Fort Collins City Council recently passed a similar ban in that city.
COGA claimed in its lawsuit that Ballot Measure 300 was essentially a ban on drilling, which would be an unconstitutional taking of private property without compensation.
The city's attorneys have argued that "takings" should not apply in this case.
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Tonight is the annual Community Potluck Sunday Supper, hosted by the Ionia County Peace Community. It starts at 5 p.m. at Ionia First United Methodist Church, on Main Street across from the library. Everyone is invited -- bring a dish to share that reflects your family's ethnic or regional culture, or is simply something you all enjoy together. After supper, there will be music and song and celebration of the diversity that is Ionia County. Join us!
To read more about the event, and about tomorrow's opportunities for volunteering on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, visit www.sentinel-standard.com/article/20130115/NEWS/130119628.
On a related topic, a radio station played this song last night in a segment remembering Dr. King. It's by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and although it was released in 1975 (almost 40 years ago!), it is still so relevant today. Maybe you remember it?
"Wake up everybody no more sleeping in bed
No more backward thinking time for thinking ahead
The world has changed so very much
From what it used to be so
there is so much hatred, war and poverty
Wake up all the teachers time to teach a new way
Maybe then they'll listen to what you have to say
Cause they're the ones who's coming up and the world is in their hands
when you teach the children teach them the very best you can."
"The world won't get no better if we just let it be
The world won't get no better, we gotta change it, yeah, just you and me."
"Wake up all the doctors make the old people well
They're the ones who suffer and who catch all the hell
But they don't have so very long before their Judgement Day
So won't you make them happy before they pass away.
Wake up all the builders time to build a new land
I know we can do it if we all lend a hand
The only thing we have to do is put it in our mind
Surely things will work out, they do it every time."
(Repeat chorus)
There's a great video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NfCZEmLJ1Y featuring the song along photos that remind us why we all need to wake up.
As Harold Melvin sings at the end, "Need some help, y'all. Can't do it alone."


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I have the ticket. I usually record the game of the Chiefs' next week's opponent. This week's game was obviously the Titans/Jets game. I couldn't wait to watch this game tonight (for obvious reasons).
Let me start off by saying that I acknowledge that I was wrong about Geno Smith. Geno is not a younger version of Alex Smith as I had argued earlier this spring based off career numbers... Geno is much worse than that. The Titans do NOT have much of a pass rush but Geno just could not make any good decisions and their O-line made the Titans look MUCH better than they actually are. 4 turnovers (almost 4 more) and sacked 5x (one sack SHOULD'VE been a safety after retreating 15 yards and another was turned into a strip 6). Again, the Titans are NOT a good pass rushing team.
No, Geno is not a younger version of Alex... he's some kind of hybrid of Vince Young, Matt Cassel, and Mark Sanchez. Geno finished the day with a 7.8 QBR and owns a 65 QBR (before today) on the season. The only 2 QBs worse than him this year no longer have a job (Freeman/Weeden). He holds the 2nd worst comp % (before today), wedged right between Freeman and Weeden. BUT his yards per attempt rank 9th in the league at 7.85 which, I guess means he's better than Tom Brady who sits worst in the league at 5.5... well, never mind because he also leads the league in INTs (8)... and that's also not including multiple fumbles.
It really is too bad that Tim Tebow isn't still around... at least Geno would have some competetion for worst player in the league.
"... and that's all I have to say about that" - Forrest Gump
Now, about the Titans. There is NOTHING about the Tennessee Titans that strikes fear in their opponent's heart. Locker wasn't all that great to begin with, but now they've lost their starting QB. Shut down Chris Johnson and force Ryan Fitzpatrick to beat you. The Titans, much like the Chiefs have feasted on their turnover ratio. They have yet to turn the ball over this season. Pretty impressive 4 games in. Stats aren't updated yet, but I think the Chiefs are sitting at +10 in TO dif. while the Titans are at +9. They've beaten 0-4 Pittsburgh (-11), lost in overtime to Houston (-4), Beat SD (-3), and beat the Jets (-10). The Chiefs have beaten Jax (-4), Dallas (+3), Philly (-2), and NYG (-9). Both teams are practically winning the same way.
However, there are a few differences to these two teams. Tennessee has the 29th ranked offense that will have to square off against a Chiefs defense that is a top 5 unit that is only giving up 10pts/gm and leading the league in sacks... and they'll have to do it with their backup QB.
That's not to say the Titans' defense is horrible. But it's not like they were playing elite offenses like those in the NFC East, either. Todd Haley in Pittsburgh... we know exactly what kind of offense THAT is (28th in yards, 30th in pts). They lost to the only "good" offense they played (Houston 10th yards/16th pts). San Diego is mid pack and NYJ is bottom 3rd. Counter that with Chiefs opponents like Philly who is 2nd in yards and 5th in points or Dallas who is top 10 in both categories as well, and you see a Chiefs defense that has been tested. The Giants are bottom quarter and the Jags are dead last, so take that as you will.
The Chiefs offense is right at league average after the Giants game. They're not going to blow out the the Titan's defense. You can expect a similar performance to what we saw against Dallas. The key to this game is going to be turnovers. I know that's a pretty big key to every game, but for the Chiefs and Titans, it's even more important because that is how both teams have been winning. Can the Titans' offense with back QB Fitzpatrick score enough on a top ranked Chiefs defense if the Chiefs aren't turning the ball over? We've seen the Chiefs score against a good Dallas defense a couple times. The Giants don't have a horrible defensive unit either. The Jets have a really good defense but Geno Smith kept putting them in bad situations and made the game look much worse than it actually was for the Jets defense. Reminded me a lot of what we saw from the Chiefs last season. QB just couldn't stop turning the ball over and just killed the defense. Houston has a great defense as well and the Titans took them to overtime. The Titans have the 29th ranked offense, but they can move and score when they get an opportunity. A big question for them is who's going to be their QB?
Next Sunday, you're going to see a league average Chiefs offense against a top 10 Tennessee defense. You're also going to see a league bottom third Tennessee offense with a new QB against a top 3 Chiefs defense. Again, nothing on that Titans team strikes fear in your heart. Stop Chris Johnson on offense and know where the best safety in the league is on their defense and you can pretty much dictate what you want to do. Going into next Sunday, I EXPECT the Chiefs to win. I was more worried about the last 3 games than I am about the Titans. I don't see Alex Smith and this offense giving the Titans turnovers to prey on. But I also don't see the Titans giving the Chiefs any gifts either. So when you match up offenses v. defenses, I think the Chiefs have a very large advantage.
Take a look at that schedule, Chiefs fans. Things don't get any easier the rest of the season. Oakland is playing well, Houston is always good. Cleveland is suddenly worth noticing. Playing in Buffalo always sucks for the Chiefs. Then Denver, SD, Denver isn't something to look forward to. As good as things may look right now, don't expect the Chiefs to just roll through their schedule and not have any issues. The offense is looking better each week and if the defense can stay healthy, things could get very exciting, but the Chiefs play good teams the rest of the season. Make no mistake.


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