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VENUE: Balmain Town Hall, Sydney, Australia
DATE: 20th March to 1st April 2012
Dear Friends,
We are deeply privileged to have His Eminence Kyabje Choden Rinpoche, truly a living Master, so kindly agree to offer us these Teachings and Initiations. Each in their own right of great importance, to have them offered together is a most rare and remarkable opportunity. We encourage you to join us, if you are able, to make this a retreat experience, providing a focus and insight from the depths of Rinpoche's vast experience that can inspire and bless our own practice in a way that will continue to permeate throughout our life.
The Teachings begin with commentary and meditations on Calm Abiding. Correct instruction on developing a genuine sense of calm abiding is essential to enable us to create the necessary and stable foundation in the mind where realizations on the path can take root and we can discover the depths of our human consciousness. Genuine, authentic and valid instruction which is in accord with correct, unmistaken and complete Tibetan classic treatises, as presented by H.E. Choden Rinpoche, is rare and precious. Regardless of how long it may take, how distant it may seem to us, these instructions will serve as a seed to enable us to develop these qualities within our mind. While it is a Buddhist approach to training the attention, it is accessible and beneficial to anyone who engages in it.
Following the Teachings on Calm Abiding, Rinpoche has kindly agreed to offer the Heruka Five Deity Initiation. Heruka Chakrasamvara (Five Deity) is one of the major meditational deities of mother tantra, the principle source explaining the method for generating the blissful clear light. He manifests in a wrathful aspect in a stance symbolizing the union of bliss and emptiness and wisdom's ability to overcome the forces of ignorant hatred and desirous attachment.
The final cycle of Teachings is on the Six Yogas of Naropa. Within the secret treasure house of highest yoga tantra instruction, the six yogas of Naropa, have long been held most dear to the heart of great yogis, across all Tibetan Buddhist traditions. The six are presented as the yoga of tummo, illusory body yoga, bardo yoga, clear light yoga, dream yoga, and phowa. These extraordinary meditation techniques, transmitted in great secrecy for many generations, cause the dissolution of all conceptional thoughts, such as fears and expectations, and allow our true nature of inner peace and great bliss to manifest. Highest yoga tantra can swiftly lead a practitioner to the state of enlightenment, that is the union of conventional pure illusory body and ultimate clear light.
CALM ABIDING (Shamatha) - Tuesday 20th March to Thursday 22nd March 2012
HERUKA FIVE DEITY INITIATION - Saturday 24th March to Sunday 25th March 2012
SIX YOGAS OF NAROPA - Wednesday 28th March to Sunday 1st April 2012
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|Materials Science and Engineering
2014: Played in 27 games as a junior … made 23 appearances at the plate and 15 starts, playing 10 complete games … pitched one shutout … wrapped up the season with a record of 6-14 and an ERA of 3.18 … allowed 145 hits and 77 runs, while striking out 135 batters in 121.0 innings … 70 at-bats … six runs on 16 hits … drove in five runs … .229 batting average … was just one of two players on the team to have a 1.000 fielding percentage.
2013: Appeared in and started all 33 games during her sophomore season … NEWMAC Second Team All-Conference … made 18 pitching appearances, ending the season with a record of 11-7 and a 1.66 ERA … struck out 114 batters in 101.0 innings … allowed only 99 hits and 43 runs during her time at the plate … had 89 at-bats … tied for seventh on the team in runs with nine … drove in nine runs … seventh on the team with her batting average of .247 … second on MIT's team with a fielding percentage of .983.
2012: Played in and started all 33 games as a freshman … made 21 pitching appearances with a 7-8 record and a 2.99 ERA … struck out 99 batters in 103.0 innings … led team in ERA, wins, strikeouts, innings pitched, opponents' batting average and appearances … tied for second on team in RBI, third in total bases and slugging percentage, fourth in batting average … fifth in NEWMAC in strikeouts, ninth in innings pitched, 10th in ERA and opponents' batting average … set MIT single-game record with 16 strikeouts in one-hit win vs. Wentworth (4/11/12) … recorded fourth-highest single-season strikeout total in program history … pitched four complete-game shutouts … NEWMAC Pitcher of the Week (4/23/12) … went 1-for-4 with three RBI and first career home run against Coast Guard (4/14/12) … season-high three hits in 1-0 loss to Middlebury during spring break trip (3/26/12)
Off the Diamond: Majoring in materials science and engineering with a concentration in Spanish … REU at the Center for Photonics and Multiscale Nanomaterials at the University of Michigan … studied semiconductors and molecular beam epitaxy during the summer of 2013.
High School: A 2011 graduate of Trenton High School … four-year all-league, all-conference, and all-region … all-state honorable mention as a junior and senior … school record holder for most strikeouts, wins and games pitched in a season … softball team captain … National Honors Society … class salutatorian.

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PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Despite equal representation of male and female filmmakers at this year's Sundance Film Festival, a new study shows there has been little change in the number of women working as directors and producers at the independent-film showcase over the past decade.
But women still fare better behind the camera in independent film than in studio productions.
The Sundance Institute and Women in Film commissioned the study and announced the results Monday in Park City, Utah.
Researchers at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism examined gender disparity in narrative and documentary films shown at Sundance from 2002 to 2012. Women working in key creative positions, including writers, directors and producers, represent less than 30 percent of the filmmakers represented at Sundance over those 11 years.
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Red Faction: Guerrilla is a 3rd-person, open-world action shooter set on Mars, 50 years after the events of the original Red Faction. Players will take the role of an insurgent fighter with the newly re-established Red Faction movement as they battle for liberation from the oppressive Earth Defense Force. Throughout their fight for freedom, players will carve their own path, wreaking havoc across the vast, open-world environment of Mars, from the desolate mining outpost of Parker to the gleaming EDF capital city of Eos. Utilizing improvised weapons, explosives and re-purposed mining equipment and vehicles, Red Faction: Guerrilla allows players to tear through fully destructible environments in an unforgiving Martian landscape swarming with EDF forces, Red Faction resistance fighters, and the downtrodden settlers caught in the cross-fire. Red Faction: Guerrilla will also feature a robust multiplayer component, including several modes focused on destruction-based gameplay.
Red Faction: Guerrilla re-defines the limits of destruction-based game-play with a huge open-world, fast-paced guerrilla-style combat, and true physics-based destruction.
New Maps (Playable on all but Siege):
- Puncture
- Broadside
- Compound
- Division
- Equilibrium
- Gradient
- Haven
- Remnant
New Modes:
- Bagman
- Team Bagman
For those that enjoyed Red Faction 2, you may recognize the mode names above, as THQ has brought them back. Your objective in both modes is to grab or protect the bag, and then retain possession for as long as possible. Both new modes can be played on all of the non-DLC maps as well, which can make for some very interesting matches. If you ever wanted an action-filled match, try Bagman with more than 10 people on a small map.
THQ is planning to launch the Multiplayer Pack for both Xbox 360 and PS3 on September 10th, 2009 - for 560 MS Points, or $7.00 on PSN.
- Open World Guerrilla Warfare – You decide who, when, where and how to battle. Utilize guerrilla tactics, improvised weaponry, and modified vehicles to lead insurgent attacks on EDF targets.
- Launch attacks based on your own gameplay style, take on missions in any order you choose, or engage in destructive activities to weaken the EDF's grip on Mars.
- Strategic Destruction – Use destruction to your tactical advantage, setting ambushes or chain reaction explosions to attack enemy strongholds and permanently modify the game environment. Leverage fully-dynamic physics-based destruction to improvise on the fly: blow holes in a wall or floor to set an ambush or escape, take out a staircase to stop your pursuers, or drive vehicles through blown out walls.
- Evolving & Emergent Gameplay – Carve your path through an ever changing landscape as you improvise your combat tactics – mixing gameplay styles, vehicles, weapons and explosives to defeat the EDF.
- Epic Sci-Fi Setting – Explore the huge, unforgiving Martian landscape, from the desolate mining outpost of Parker to the gleaming EDF capital city of Eos; then tear through the fully destructible open-world environments swarming with EDF forces, Red Faction resistance fighters, and the downtrodden settlers caught in the cross-fire.
- Multiplayer Combat – There is no place to hide when you put your guerrilla warfare skills to the test in a variety of highly destructive multiplayer combat modes.
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June 5, 2012
The Facebook advertising secret is segmentation
Cafe Coco is one of Nashville's coolest coffee shops / late night beer emporiums. I don't get there nearly enough, but when I do I always order the poutine. French fries with cheese curds and gravy is not exactly a healthy dining choice, but it is a French Canadian classic.
If I were Cafe Coco I would buy a targeted ad on Facebook that would reach just about every Canadian in Nashville to promote they sell the dish. The secret? Tim Hortons.
Reach Canadians on Facebook using Tim Hortons
Tim Hortons is a Canadian chain coffee shop, similar to Dunkin Donuts. It's not a fancy-pants cafe, it's a good coffee shop with decent food. My Mum always brings a few tins of "Tims" with her when she visits from Toronto.
Tim Hortons has done an excellent job marketing themselves as "the Canadian" restaurant. One only has to look at their advertising (bottom of this post) for a taste of how they have achieved this. Nostalgic Canadians living outside of the Great White North often turn to Tim's on Facebook.
Create a Facebook ad with your target in mind
Want to target a Facebook ad to Canadians? Use Tim Hortons to segment your Facebook advertising effort (of course the poutine helps too).
This ad found 1,360 people in Nashville who like Tim Hortons – you can bet they are Canadians.


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I need to be able to define the average amount of time each fake visitor stays on the site (e.g., 2.5 minutes).
Also, I need the fake visitors to be able to do a random walk on the website. For example, going to the web page and clicking on 1 or 2 pages within the site, and staying on each visited page for a few minutes.
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Quiksilver's going on a mission to find the eight most innovative Young Guns around the globe. Get ready to fire off your best clips the hunt is on !
ISA World Surfing Games
Welcome to the ISA World Surfing Games 2017 held at Biarritz Grande Plage. From May 20th to 28th, up to 200 surfers from more than 40 nations will compete in the ISA's Official Surfing Championships. Each team consists of six athletes: 4 men and 2 women. The Women's Individual Competition will be held from Sunday, May 21st to Tuesday, May 23rd. The Men's Individual Competition and Relay Competition will be held from Wednesday, May 24th to Sunday, May 28th.
The Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau 2017
Eddie Would Go. And The Eddie Will Go.
This winter, big wave riding celebrates the 32nd annual Quiksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikau at Waimea Bay, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii.
Capitulo Perfeito 2016
Capitulo Perfeito is an annual competition consisting in a one day event, in the best waves possible, in Nazare - Portugal. The organization wants Capitulo Perfeito to narrow the best surfer in perfect conditions. The tube is the election maneuver, being the basis of the evaluation criteria. Waiting period: October 5th - November 15th.
Quiksilver Pro France 2016
This autumn, for the 15th consecutive year, France takes its place among the great surfing nations and welcomes the world's surfing elite to the Landes coast for one of the most exciting and decisive events on the World Surf League (WSL) calendar – the Quiksilver Pro France .Held from 4 to 15 October in Hossegor, Seignosse and Capbreton, the Quiksilver Pro France will feature the return of past champions John John Florence (HAW), Gabriel Medina (BRA), Kelly Slater (USA) and the home crowd's favourite Jeremy Flores (FRA) to the region's.
Waterman's Festival – SUP, Prone, Swim
An event of survival, endurance and bravery…There will be only one true Waterman.
10 x Molokai champion, big wave charger, and paddboarding legend Jamie Mitchell brings a new, innovative concept to ocean racing. An exciting and original format for both competitors and spectators, the 2016 Quiksilver Watermans Festival is like no other event.
Challenge yourself with a relentless survivor race or the push the limits in the One Mile SUP course. Off the board, sign up for a range of challenging swim courses or enter Dash for Cash back on the sand fir some fun. The 2016 Quiksilver Waterman's festival is designed to suit all levels of competitor.
Quiksilver Gold Coast 2017
The Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, starting on March 14th, is the first event of the WSL Championship and is hosted on one of Australia's favorite point breaks, Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta.
Quiksilver Pro France 2015
The world-class waves, exceptional atmosphere, mild weather and French art-de-vivre combine to make Hossegor one of the most popular events on the WSL World Tour. The competition will be run at the very best spots thanks to a mobile event site. The objective is clear; to get the world's best surfers on the very best waves.
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When buying seed, wheat producers may want to choose a mix of varieties for planting their fall crop, said a Texas Cooperative Extension specialist.
"Keep in mind that variety performance will vary from year to year," said Brent Bean, Extension agronomist in Amarillo, Texas. "For this reason, it is a good idea to plant more than one variety. We are beginning to look at planting three varieties in a blend."
The past two years have been extremely different, Bean said, with the 2004-05 crop having excellent moisture throughout most of the wheat season, resulting in good yields in spite of an unprecedented outbreak of stripe rust.
The 2005-06 growing season was just the opposite. "We started with a dry fall and it only got drier as the season progressed," Bean said. "As a result, many dryland fields were complete failures, including some of our dryland wheat variety trials."
The past season had its share of greenbug and Russian wheat aphid infestations and one of the worst outbreaks of wheat streak mosaic and the High Plains disease, he said.
Varieties that have consistently performed well over the years under a wide range of conditions include Dumas, TAM 111 and Jagalene, regardless of whether it is irrigated or dryland, Bean said. Cutter and TAM 110 have also topped the dryland varieties list. "Unlike last year, where TAM 111 was clearly the best variety, no one variety dominated the trials this year," he said.
However, in the irrigated trials several varieties consistently ranked in the top 20 percent across locations, including AP502 CL, Texas experimental entries 3232 and 1117, Duster, Hatcher, TAM 112, TAM 111, and Keota, Bean said.
AP502 CL is a Clearfield wheat, which means Beyond herbicide can be used for grass control, he said. The variety is similar to TAM 110, with greenbug tolerance, and seems occasionally to yield higher.
The Texas experimental 3232, to be released in 2007, has good leaf rust and moderate stripe rust tolerance, Bean said. It has been targeted for planting in the Blackland area, but has performed well in the Panhandle the last two years.
Texas Experimental 1117 is a later maturing variety targeted more for grazing than grain production, he said. However, based on grain yield the last two years, "We may want to reconsider it for grain."
TAM 112 is greenbug tolerant and generally yields more than TAM 110 by 2 bushels, Bean said. It should be planted as a dryland or limited-irrigation wheat.
Hatcher was released by Colorado State in 2005, and Duster is an experimental variety from Oklahoma State University, he said.
"We have very little data on these two varieties in Texas, but we will want to follow them closely next year," Bean said. Keota is a 2005 Westbred Company release with stripe and leaf rust resistance. It also has possible tolerance to wheat streak mosaic virus.
Although TAM 111 did not have the outstanding year in experimental trials it had in 2005, it still ranked in the top 20 percent in three out of seven locations this year, Bean said Only three dryland trials were harvested this year, he said. In these trials, TAM 112 was the top yielding variety at all three locations. TAM 111 also yielded in the top 20 percent at all three locations.
Other varieties in the irrigated trials that yielded well were Hatcher and Duster, Bean. Jagalene and Cutter also yielded in the top 20 percent at the Bushland and Claude locations and over the years have been consistently high yielding varieties in dryland trials.
For a brief discussion of each variety, go to: http://amarillo.tamu.edu


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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio said Saturday he'd "cleared the air" with police Commissioner Raymond Kelly a day after Kelly said de Blasio and other Democrats were pandering by criticizing the controversial policing tactic known as stop and frisk.
De Blasio declined to get into specifics of Friday's discussion with Kelly, who told Playboy for its December issue that Democrats were "pandering to get votes" by attacking the stops of young black and Hispanic men.
"It was a good conversation and we cleared the air and we're moving forward," de Blasio said following a speech at the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network in Harlem.
Pressed on what exactly he meant — or if any apology was made — de Blasio said, "Just exactly what I said, we cleared the air."
Democratic hopefuls repeatedly bashed the police's use of stop-and-frisk during the hard-fought mayoral primary, and it became a central issue in the general election de Blasio won by a wide margin earlier this month.
In his interview Kelly was asked in salty language if the candidates were "just full of it" during the campaign. He replied, "Absolutely."
De Blasio, a vocal critic of the city's use of the tactic, has used his opposition to stop and frisk to draw a distinction between himself and the policies of outgoing independent Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has staunchly supported the practice throughout his 12-year tenure.
De Blasio has said he won't keep Kelly as police commissioner when he takes office in January. The NYPD didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
A federal judge ruled in August that the city violated the civil rights of tens of thousands of blacks and Hispanics by disproportionally stopping, questioning and sometimes frisking them. U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin assigned a federal monitor to oversee the department's training and help change its policy. The city has appealed her decision and last month a federal appeals court stayed her decision, pulling Scheindlin off the case.
The city has moved to vacate the orders all together.
De Blasio has said he would drop the appeal but could also settle with those urging reforms, eliminating federal oversight. But on Saturday, speaking before about 100 people at the National Action Network, de Blasio reiterated his critique of the program.
"If you believe that our young men of color should be respected and celebrated and not treated like suspects even when they've done nothing wrong, then you'll be with me as we make these changes," he said to thunderous applause.
Stop and frisk has been around for decades, but recorded stops increased dramatically in the last decade to an all-time high in 2011 of 684,330, mostly of black and Hispanic men. To make a stop, police must have reasonable suspicion that a crime is about to occur or has occurred, a standard lower than the probable cause needed to justify an arrest. Only about 10 percent of the stops result in arrests or summonses, and weapons are found about 2 percent of the time.
In the Playboy interview, Kelly defended the use of the tactic, dismissing an exit poll that found that 59 percent of Democratic primary voters considered the NYPD's stop-and-frisk practices excessive.
"Among the people, there's no groundswell against stop-and-frisk — certainly not in minority communities," Kelly said.


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Urolophus bucculentus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Urolophus bucculentus Macleay, 1884
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|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2bd ver 3.1
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|Last, P.R. & Marshall, L.J.
|Kyne, P.M., Fowler, S.L. & Compagno, L.J.V. (Shark Red List Authority)
A continental shelf and uppermost slope stingaree endemic to southeastern Australia at depths of 100 to 230 m. It may be patchily distributed within its range. The biology of this species is largely unknown but is likely to share reproductive characteristics with other urolophids including low fecundity (1-2 young per year), and its large size (to 80 cm total length) suggests that it may be slower growing than other urolophid species. The species is taken as bycatch in trawl fisheries off eastern and southern Australia. It is not known to be utilized and is generally discarded, although survivability when caught from depth is unknown but likely low. Of further concern is the high rate of abortion amongst urolophids when caught and handled, particularly given their low fecundity. Fishery-independent trawl surveys comparing the bycatch of chondrichthyans between 1976 to 1977 and 1996 to 1997 off the New South Wales upper slope documented an overall decline in the catch rate of urolophids of 65.6%. Urolophus bucculentus and U. viridis were the commonly caught species, while U. sufflavus and U. cruciatus were taken in smaller quantities. When broken down by individual survey grounds, reductions in urolophid catch rates were 45.0% off Sydney, 81.2% off Ulladulla and 90.5% off Eden. Fishing pressure on these trawl grounds remains high. Such overall declines would qualify the species for an Endangered listing, however, reduced trawling pressure in Bass Strait and off the west coast of Tasmania, minimize threats in those areas. An assessment of Vulnerable is appropriate given documented declines, probable limited biological characteristics and the fact that southeastern Australia receives a high level of fishing pressure from several fisheries employing various gear types.
|Range Description:
|Southeastern Australian warm temperate endemic: from Beachport (South Australia) to Stradbroke Island (Queensland), including Victoria and NSW, and south to the Hippolyte Rocks (Tasmania). Replacement species for U. flavomosaicus in temperate Australia.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Australia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria)
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – southwest; Pacific – western central
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|Captured in small quantities only, suggesting that it does not occur in large aggregations and that its distribution is patchy.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|Continental shelf and upper slope in depths of 100 to 230 m (Last and Stevens 1994). Most common on the outer continental shelf presumably mainly on soft substrates. No specific studies so biology largely unknown. Likely to have low fecundity (1 to 2 young/year) as with other urolophid species (for example see White et al. 2001). Large size relative to other urolophids suggests slower growth rates.
Life history parameters
Age at maturity (years): Unknown.
Size at maturity (total length cm): All mature above 60cm TL (Trinnie 2003) (female); 40cm TL (Last and Stevens 1994) (male).
Longevity (years): Unknown.
Maximum size (total length): 80 cm TL (Last and Stevens 1994).
Size at birth (cm): Unknown.
Average reproductive age (years): Unknown.
Gestation time (months): Unknown.
Reproductive periodicity: Unknown.
Average annual fecundity or litter size: Unknown.
Annual rate of population increase: Unknown.
Natural mortality: Unknown.
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Fishery-independent trawl surveys comparing the bycatch of chondrichthyans between 1976-77 and 1996-97 off the New South Wales upper slope documented an overall decline in the catch rate of urolophids of 65.6% (Graham et al. 2001). Urolophus bucculentus and U. viridis were the commonly caught species, while U. sufflavus and U. cruciatus were taken in smaller quantities. When broken down by individual survey grounds, reductions in urolophid catch rates were 45.0% off Sydney, 81.2% off Ulladulla and 90.5% off Eden. Urolophus bucculentus was taken on all survey grounds (Graham et al. 2001). Fishing pressure on these trawl grounds as part of the Commonwealth-managed Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery (SESSF) remains high.
This species has a high "availability" to shark gillnet gear in the SESSF. However, the species has a low "catch susceptibility" to all gear types (including shark gillnet and otter trawl) used in the fishery (catch susceptibility is defined as "availability" x "encounterability" x "selectivity" x "post-capture mortality"; Walker 2004).
State-managed fisheries also operate in the area of occurrence and depth range of U. bucculentus, for example the NSW Oceanic Prawn Trawl Fishery and the Queensland East Coast Trawl Fishery (Eastern King Prawn Deepwater Sector).
Bycatch is not appreciated by fishers because of its size and capacity to inflict painful wounds/difficult to handle. This may result in the persecution of bycatch. Of further concern is the high rate of abortion amongst urolophids when caught and handled, particularly given their low fecundity.
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Research is required on the species' biology and habitat preferences given that its distribution appears to be patchy. Bycatch monitoring is required in all fisheries within the species' range. Effort reduction and/or bycatch minimization in southeastern Australian fisheries is required to allow recovery and this and other depleted chondrichthyans.
Reduced trawling pressure in Bass Strait and off the west coast of Tasmania minimize threats in those areas.
The effective implementation of the Australian National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (Shark Advisory Group and Lack 2004) (under the FAO International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks: IPOA-Sharks) will help to facilitate the conservation and sustainable management of all chondrichthyan species in Australia.
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Jeffrey Rowe has more than 40 years of experience in all aspects of industrial design, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing. On the publishing side, he has written well over 1,000 articles for CAD, CAM, CAE, and other technical publications, as well as consulting in many capacities in the … More »
Countering The Throwaway Mentality With The Right To Repair – Part 2
February 25th, 2016 by Jeff Rowe
Last week, in Part 1, I ended the blog by saying that if you can't fix something, you don't own it. I still stand by that statement. This week will continue the discussion for those of us who want some control over the devices we own and use and not the vice versa.
Just a couple weeks ago, Bloomberg columnist, Adam Minter, asked in an article he wrote, "Why Can't You Repair an iPhone?"
In the article, he says, "Imagine if Ford remotely disabled the engine on your new F-150 pickup because you chose to have the door locks fixed at a corner garage rather than a dealership. Sound absurd? Not if you're Apple.
Countering The Throwaway Mentality With The Right To Repair – Part 1
February 18th, 2016 by Jeff Rowe
You don't truly own something that you can't get into to modify or repair.
I've got an iPhone 4S that's a few years old and I still love it. I like the size, the feel, and I've purchased a number of accessories designed specifically for it. I've also rescued it from dropping it in water, and know how to replace the battery, as well as the glass back and the front screen. These self-repairs are officially no-no's according to Apple, and aren't easy, but knowing how to repair the phone I still really like and keeping it 100% functional, I intend to hold onto it until something happens that I can't resolve, such as a surface mount component failure.
I'm probably not like a lot of consumers, so I don't necessarily constantly need the latest and greatest. I'd rather maintain and repair what I have as long as I can. After all, I view my phone, cameras, and computers as tools that should be made to last, and not precious possessions on the one hand, or mere throwaway items on the other.
My journey to fixing my own stuff started a number of years ago with an excellent resource call iFixit – a free online series of repair manual for tinkering with thousands of products. The goal of iFixit was to teach virtually anyone how to fix the stuff they own — ranging from laptops to snowboards to toys to cell phones. In other words, iFixit is part of a global network of "fixers" trying to make the stuff they own last as long as possible.
Makers put things together; fixers take them apart and rebuild them. Tinkerers are a little bit of both, and are much more than just consumers — they are participants in the things we make, own, and fix.
This might sound great, but over the years, I have found that this participation — tinkering with products made by others — puts both makers and fixers at odds with manufacturers.
Looking At The Remainder: 2016 MCADCafe Editorial Calendar of Topics
February 11th, 2016 by Jeff Rowe
It's already mid February, and with two months well on their way to being history this year, it's not too late to tell our readers about what we'll be covering for the remainder of 2016. The MCADCafe editorial calendar below reflects what we perceive as some of the most important topics today, as well as feedback from our readers and other supporters with what they feel is important and relevant.
The main theme for each month will be covered in an extended article or series of articles so that the topic can be covered more comprehensively.
We'll also be covering some of the major MCAD events throughout the year, reporting what we see and hear from vendors, partners, and attendees. All of the events we attend will include daily written coverage and Tweets throughout event days, as well as video and audio interviews.
If there is anything we missed or if you have any thoughts of topics or events you would like to see covered in 2016, feel free to contact me directly at email@example.com or 719.221.1867. I'm always open to suggestions and new ideas!
We look forward to an exciting 2016 and providing you with the MCAD content you want most for improving your design, engineering, and manufacturing processes and top and bottom lines.
Keep MCADCafe.com your source for all things MCAD because 2016 promises to be a great year!
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Is The The Sprout Helping HP Grow?
February 4th, 2016 by Jeff Rowe
Being the editor of MCADCafe, I am constantly on the lookout for innovative software and hardware products that make working life better for designers and engineers. While some of these products are truly unique, many are retreads and "me too's" of existing offerings.
Lately, I've been especially watchful on the hardware platform front, because it doesn't seem as compelling as it once was, much to the credit of escalating cloud-based hardware and software services.
However, something really caught my eye last year – the HP Sprout – a computing platform that is truly unique because it is a desktop computer but is also has an integrated 3D scanner for 3D object capture and editing as well as 3D print options.
In a nutshell, the Sprout is a relatively high-end Windows 8 computer with a novel two-screen configuration and advanced cameras, which combined can make some creative activities possible. The second display, on a desktop touch sensitive mat, is a major advance in the physical user interface for computers.
Is CD-adapco A Good $1 Billion Fit For Siemens?
January 28th, 2016 by Jeff Rowe
This week Siemens announced that it was hitching a new car to its acquisition train: CD-adapco. With a purchase price $970 million, CD-adapco is a global engineering simulation company with software that covers a wide range of engineering disciplines including fluid dynamics, solid mechanics, heat transfer, particle dynamics, reactant flow, electrochemistry, and acoustics. It is probably best known for its combustion engine simulation capabilities.
Established in 1980 and still controlled by its founders, the company has about 900 employees and approximately $200 million in annual revenue and an annual growth rate of 15 percent for the past five years, according to its website. Its main competitor in engine simulation software is Ansys.
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STEMming The Tide Of Illiteracy And Innumeracy
January 21st, 2016 by Jeff Rowe
A lot has been debated and written about America's general decline in science, engineering, and technology, largely blamed on the first steps of our youngest citizens – education.
The new year gives me pause to reflect on what the New Year really means. Yes, it is the beginning of a new calendar year, but it is also the beginning of the second half of the school year for elementary, middle school, and high school students. The school year is especially important to me right now as I have begun my second half as a math teacher for the current school year.
The second half of the school year provides me the opportunity to reflect on what I learned during the first half of the year and apply it to be a more effective educator during the second half.
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HP Adding A New Dimension To Printing: A True Revolution Or Impossible Dream?
January 14th, 2016 by Jeff Rowe
For as long as I can remember, HP has produced an incredible range of products for science, engineering, and consumer customers. More recently the company has had a huge presence in computers and 2D printers.
Now, HP has vision for 3D printing for manufacturing parts on a relatively economical machine it calls the Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printer. The company claims these parts will have similar quality and characteristics as injection-molded parts, and will print at speeds that HP claims to be 10x compared to similar competing technologies. More about these claims to follow.
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PTC Named IoT Innovator of the Year At CES 2016
January 7th, 2016 by Jeff Rowe
This week PTC received the IoT Innovation Vendor of the Year Award from marketing analytics and consulting firm Compass Intelligence at the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Compass Intelligence Annual Awards recognize the best mobile computing, wireless data communications, Internet of Things, and eco-friendly products and services offered in the market during the past year.
The IoT Innovation Vendor of the Year Award is part of the A-List in M2M/IoT awards category and is voted on by more than 60 industry-leading press and analysts based upon a range of criteria, including vision, strategy, leadership, and financial success.
In the view of the award presenting organization PTC has become a leading provider of technology that enables its customers to realize the value inherent in the Internet of Things. As well, in their opinion, PTC's CEO, Jim Heppelmann, has become a major thought leader, having coauthored two seminal HBR articles that describe the implications of the IoT and offer companies a blueprint to get started on their own IoT journeys.
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Goodbye 2015; Hello 2016 From MCADCafe
December 31st, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
The end of one year and the beginning of another always makes me give pause to what has transpired in the recent past as well as what might occur in the future. For me, 2015 was no different in this regard.
Below are some of the highlights of 2015 in the MCAD arena. Keep in mind they are in no particular order, and I know there are others I could have chosen, so if I missed any, let me know.
The Cloud — It's not just for storage anymore. As a matter of fact, 2015 saw some real innovation for cloud-based computing horsepower and applications, such as those from Onshape and Autodesk. While there are still definite concerns about cloud security and IP, the volume level isn't quite as high as it had been in the recent past. We consider cloud-based apps to be the most significant MCAD-related technology for 2015.
Continued Consolidation — The acquisition trained continued to roll this year in many areas, including augmented reality, simulation, rendering, and Internet of Things (IoT). While consolidation does mean fewer companies for the short term, it diversifies the acquiring companies with different results for customers — some good, some not so good.
Creating Excitement and Closing Skills Gap In Manufacturing
December 16th, 2015 by Jeff Rowe
My late father-in-law (and his father) were master machinists who made excellent tools and decent livings over the course of their careers. I chose not to follow in their footsteps, but rather, to go to college instead. However, I have always considered tool making and manufacturing to be noble professions and ones that have contributed immensely to the quality of our lives.
With all the news we continue to hear today about product design, engineering, and manufacturing increasingly being outsourced in every direction away from North America, surprisingly little coverage seems to be given to one of the foundational pillars of product manufacturing, namely, tooling and tool making.
Although most of our readers are manufacturing-savvy, let's first define what we mean by "tooling," because it's often a misunderstood term by those outside manufacturing. Simply put, tooling entails the tools, machines, or other devices required to manufacture products – everything from car fenders to detergent bottles. The two most prominent groups of toolmakers are die makers whose tools stamp out metal parts, and mold makers whose tools mold plastic parts.
Breaking Tool Making – Is Tool Making Your Passion?
The transportation sector (primarily automotive) still dominates the tooling industry. Because the automotive sector is outsourced much of its manufacturing overseas, it has become very clear why tool and die makers, especially the family-owned small ones with five to 100 employees have suffered the most. It's estimated that approximately 60% of stamping dies and 40% of plastic molds are used directly or indirectly by automakers worldwide, so it's no wonder that the smaller tool shops are bearing the brunt of offshore outsourcing. This offshore outsourcing has cost a huge number of tooling jobs in North America, according to estimates from several sources.
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Rum Review: Havana Club Barrel Proof Rum
Posted by Arctic Wolf on December 13, 2009
This week's Rum review is an authentic Cuban rum which, to be honest, blew me away by how good it is. The Barrel Proof rum is a blend of select older rums which are refinished in young oak, and then bottled at 45 % alcohol content. The finishing in the younger oak allows newer oak tannin to be introduced into the blend. This is a tricky procedure but one which bears stunning results if done properly.
The Havana Club website expands on this process as if you wish you may give it a read with this link.
Or if you wish you can go straight to my review and read my thoughts on this stunning rum:
Review: Havana Barrel Proof Rum
One Response to "Rum Review: Havana Club Barrel Proof Rum"
July 8, 2010 at 9:37 am
This is a fine tasting rum. If you can get your hands on some, buy it.
Illegal in the United States of America also. So unique in that way as well.
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Mo, Back in 1968 when I took my entire life savings and decide to go Trans-Am racing I knew that I would be in tough against the heavily fund factory teams maybe I was a bit naive but I thought that at least I would we would be racing on a level playing field............ To me when the rule books say your car has to way 2800 lbs. not 2650 or less and your engine should be 5 liters not 6 or 7 liters.........Nascar spends millions of dollars to ensure that all teams adhere to the rules and you can bet your ass that if any of their competitors were caught with an over sized engine they would be gone for the season. When we were racing back in the day we were playing to packed houses everywhere we went........ Maybe someone should have earmarked a little more of the attendance money for tech inspectors.AL


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First day of Goshen-Lempster School canceled by lightning strikeBy MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent
August 29. 2013 11:24AM
LEMPSTER - The first day of school was canceled Thursday after a lightning strike caused a dangerous propane leak and knocked out the electrical power at Goshen-Lempster School on Wednesday night.
"We were supposed to have our first day of school today," school principal Ralph Peterson said Thursday morning. "Now we are not going to be having school until Tuesday."
The school teaches students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
"We had a lightning strike last night around 10 o'clock. The lightning hit a large pine tree, blew up the tree, pretty much splitting it down the middle. I guess the explosion was heard up to a quarter of a mile to a half-mile away," Peterson said.
The electrical charge from the lightning bolt went into the ground and melted an inch and a half gash into a cooper pipe that delivers propane to the school building from propane tanks about 150 feet away from the school, Peterson said.
Phone and electrical wires were also damaged, knocking out the alarm system, telephone and some of the building lights.
Irving Oil was at the school Thursday morning repairing the melted propane pipe and testing the entire system, Peterson said. The workers said they had never seen such a large hole in a pipe before, he said.
Peterson said the Goshen-Lempster volunteer fire department is to be commended. The firefighters responded to the dangerous and dark scene Wednesday night to shut off the propane tank, stopping the leak.
"They were here well past midnight, working out in the dark,"? Peterson said.
The school's new computers purchased recently for the computer lab are fine for the most part, Peterson said.
Fortunately the computer lab was moved to another part of the building but had previously been on the side of the building closest to the explosion, he said.
"We have a whole new lab of computers," Peterson said. "Right now they look like they are OK, just some of the switches got knocked out."
The school's insurance is expected to cover most of the damage costs, Peterson said.
Peterson and a few teachers drove around the Goshen-Lempster school district Thursday morning making sure no students were outside waiting for the bus. They found about 15 students who had not heard that school had been canceled.
A greeting party was also at the school to tell any children who arrived at the school Thursday morning, he said.
"It's funny cause the younger kids were really kind of sad there was no school and the older kids were like, 'all right,' " Peterson said.


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67 percent of electronic gifts on US consumers holiday wish lists based on ARM Powered® devices.
WHAT: Market research shows that 67 percent of all electronic gifts on holiday wish lists for U.S. consumers, are based on ARM Powered® devices.
The Shopping in America Holiday 2005 survey found that the iPod Nano is the most-wanted electronic gift for the holiday season, with 35 percent of all respondents putting it at the top of their wish list.
Other ARM Powered products in the Top 10 include the Xbox 360, various GPS navigation systems, PDA mobile phones and the Game Boy Micro.
The Shopping in America Holiday 2005 survey was conducted among 3,780 shoppers in 12 regional shopping centers geographically spread throughout the US.
WHERE: Shopping in America Holiday 2005 consumer survey conducted for The MaceRich Company by August Partners.
WHO: ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com/.
ARM and ARM Powered are registered trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS Design Automation Inc.; AXYS GmbH; ARM Embedded Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; and ARM Physical IP, Inc.


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The bodies of five Gadsden residents who died in a plane crash Saturday in Colorado have been recovered and positively identified.
The bodies of five Gadsden residents who died in a plane crash Saturday in Colorado have been recovered and positively identified.
Ouray County, Colo., spokesperson Marti Whitmore said recovery operations began about 9:15 a.m. Thursday. The plane was brought onshore about 1 p.m., with the bodies inside.
The victims were officially identified as Jimmy Hill, 49, president of Gadsden Tool; Katrina Vinzant Barksdale, 40, and her two sons, Xander, 8, and Kobe, 11, students at Mitchell Elementary School in Gadsden; and Barksdale's nephew Seth McDuffie, 14, a student at Westbrook Christian School.
The single-engine Socata TBM700 in which they were flying crashed into the Ridgway Reservoir about 1:50 p.m. Saturday. The plane had left Gadsden earlier that morning en route to Montrose, Colo.
Investigators haven't said who was piloting the plane, but Fred Sington, Hill's friend, said Hill owned the airplane. "He was a good pilot. I feel 99.9 percent certain he did everything possible," Sington said.
The group was on a spring break skiing trip, Sington said.
Hill was also owner of the Airport Caf� and president of the board of the Gadsden-Etowah Industrial Development Authority.
Katrina Barksdale was a buoyant woman who could lift the spirits of anyone around her, said Tara Williams Hollingsworth, a childhood friend from Lake City, Fla., where Barksdale grew up.
"You were never down for long when she was around. She was joy personified," Hollingsworth told the Lake City Reporter.
Whitmore said workers dealt with snow, sleet and rain throughout the day Thursday as the plane was recovered, but there were no high winds, which would have been a safety issue for the divers.
Kirsten Copeland of the Colorado Parks Department said the plane was lifted out of 2 to 3 feet of silt in 60- to 70-foot-deep water. It was stabilized and dragged underwater about a quarter-mile before being put onto a boat ramp.
Inland Marine Services was brought in for the operation and the plane did not have to be dismantled very much to bring it to the surface, authorities said.
Copeland said the bodies of Barksdale, her two sons and McDuffie should be returned to Alabama within 48 hours. Hill's body will undergo an autopsy as part of the investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.
Whitmore said the results of that probe are not expected any time soon.
She expressed her condolences to the victims' families.
"While all of these people are from Alabama, this community has felt the loss as well," she said.
Whitmore said Ouray County authorities received a lot of help from outside agencies and the community. Authorities from Montrose, San Miguel and Gunnison counties, the Colorado State Patrol's hazardous materials group and members of the Colorado Emergency Management Agency contributed to the recovery. Members of the Ouray County community also contributed lodging and food for those who came in to help.
"Ouray is a very small county, and our resources are limited," Whitmore said. "Without assistance, the recovery efforts would have been impossible."
Ridgway State Park, where the reservoir is located, has been closed since the crash but is scheduled to reopen today.
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hi guys
i have recently downloaded Drastic (version r2.1.7a) and started playing pokemon white
i was looking for the fastforward option but i only managed to find only the option concerning the speed, how can i enable the fast forward?
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help with fast forward
Payment isn't optional. Support is for people who bought the app. Cracked APKs break on purpose.
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DraStic is a paid app (and the version you're referring to is ancient); if you want support you'll have to buy it from Google Play.
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I'm Jodie, owner of Fort Worth Fabric Studio! I learned to sew as a child with the help of my Grandma Teegarden. Once in high school, I became passionate about sewing garments. I started working in a fabric store at age 14 - I'll never forget how proud I was to make $2.85 per hour, and how I swooned over all the newest textiles and sewing patterns!
After graduating from college with a B.S. in Business Administration, I continued sewing as often as possible. I spent a number of years designing & selling children's boutique clothing to a wonderful group of clientele before deciding to open my own online fabric store. I couldn't ask for a better job - combing my love for business/entrepreneurship with my love for color/textiles.
A bit about me: I married my high school sweetheart and we have 3 fabulous kids. My "fabric-ing" as my kids call it...usually happens at night while they are asleep. I enjoy making quilts, pillows, bags, clutches, and am going to try clothing next! I love seeing my children snuggled under a quilt or watching tv with one of the many pillows or my daughter bringing her little purse everywhere full of her treasures. Plus the more projects I sew- the more fabric I need :). I share my sewing adventures on Instagram as http://instagram.com/mellierc/


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Quigley: Five surgeries, hundreds of stitches, and still on the ice
"Did I grow up dreaming to be a congressman? No way. I wanted to be the next Stan Mikita or Bobby Hull," U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley says.
The Carol Stream native, whose new 5th Congressional District includes part of eastern DuPage County, has spent more than four decades on the ice. Today, he'll be on a team of Chicago Blackhawks alumni and local personalities that will play a team of disabled Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in a USA Warriors charity match at Soldier Field in Chicago.
USA Warriors at Soldier FieldThe USA Warriors -- injured and disabled Iraq and Afghanistan veterans -- will face off against Windy City all-stars in conjunction with the 2013 Hockey City Classic in Chicago. The Warriors Standing Team will play Chicago Blackhawks alumni and local celebrities, including 5th District Democratic Congressman Mike Quigley. The Warriors Sled Team will take on the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Blackhawks Sled Team.
Where: Soldier Field, Chicago
When: 7:25 p.m. today for sled athletes, 8:55 p.m. game for standing athletes.
The Chicago Democrat talks about the stitches, surgeries and hat tricks, and why he just can't seem to give up the game.
Q. How'd you get started playing?
A. I grew up playing on frozen lagoons behind my house in Carol Stream. Indoor rinks really weren't around much then, so I'd play hockey anywhere, in basements or street hockey. I played on the Glenbard North's club team, for the College of DuPage and Beloit College.
When I finished school at Roosevelt University, and went on to the University of Chicago and Loyola, I started hitching onto other men's leagues teams.
Q. Who was your hockey idol growing up?
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Q. People joke that you have the scars to prove you're a hockey player. Can you go through some of them?
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Q. What did you do with yourself during the NHL lockout?
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Q. So, how many teams do you play?
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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by SAINT_MICHAEL Sure, I get that. And to that end he and others are basically saying he's the second or third best stat QB we've ever had, and he was the QB of our first playoff win, so ...
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Originally Posted by SAINT_MICHAELI hear ya, bro...and pretty much totally agree. The part that I like most is that it is just a thread...a conversation topic...and mostly that I could give a rat's patootey whether he gets in or not.
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Originally Posted by SAINT_MICHAELYou brought it up, backtracked in the very next sentence, and are left to explain it. Yes, as you confess, Rose is an extreme case. If your point is that you have to look at more than stats, then good for you. You have mastered the obvious, only you could have done that without insinuating Brooks=Rose. Stats are part of the equation - not the end all. Even you agree his Stats are up to snuff. You seem to dislike his attitude as presumed by you. If you look at the points of those for it versus those against it, you'll see that those for it generally think his stats along with the playoff win and that fact that at the time he was far and away the second best player we'd ever had at that position are enough. Those against even make reference to his numbers but didn't like HIM, primarily because he didn't whine his way off the field after a bad play.
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"New Orleans Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks will receive the Humanitarian of the Year Award for his efforts in the community. Brooks started a literacy program in New Orleans in conjunction with the public library, promoting the use of libraries during the summer months when school is not in session and some students may not have access to books. Last summer Brooks told students, "If you want to be like me, you'd better read like me." And they took his words to heart. It is estimated the program, "Read to Pass" motivated 15,000 children to read 80,000 books from May 24 to August 8, 2003.
"I was able to help create an environment for the kids to better themselves for the future through literacy programs," said Brooks, who believes reading can open doors for young people. "I just try to stay involved. There's a great need of leadership and support from the role models that kids look up to, and that is what I am trying to do."
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Now, I submit to you that without desire and dedication you are not very likely to rise from where Brooks came from to be a Starting QB in the NFL. Brooks was not the leader on the field that a Manning or a Brees is, but if you're focusing on that you're sadly misguided.
And Brees is beyond reproach, he is special in a way that places him above even the typically special people in this world. He's a slam dunk, so there's really no point in bringing that to the discussion, unless of course you think every player in the Saints HOF should measure up to that standard, in which case you better empty out those already in the Saints HOF and go ahead and close the doors, because you probably won't find many candidates worthy of induction in the future.
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OK, I thought this was funny. Take a look at this comparison:
Aaron Brooks per game career average with the Saints
Yards TDs TO's (INT + Fum) Sack
206 1.3 1.53 2.24
Jim Everetts per game career average with the Saints
Yards TDs TO's (INT + Fum) Sack
226 1.27 1.43 1.43
Now before evryone freaks out and thinks I'm saying Jim Everett was as good for us as Brooks, chill out and take a deep breath. That is not what I am saying. Brooks was more important to us as a QB then JE was. Again, he was MORE IMPORTANT. But don't tell me his stats were that great. If we would have had JE for 8 seasons he would have had better overall stats than Brooks did at the rate he was playing for us.
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Originally Posted by SAINT_MICHAELI think you're starting to get it. Why don't you elaborate on that statement...here, let me frame it for you:
"Aaron Brooks and Jim Everett were statistically similar QB's for the New Orleans Saints, and yet Aaron Brooks was MORE IMPORTANT to the franchise, and here's why..."
I'll be interested in hearing your response. Maybe if Brooks punched Jim Rome dead in his face he'd be sees as passionate and he'd be a Saints HOF slam dunk then?
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good thread. lively discussion. seems like a crazy topic on the surface, but then you think again.
I wouldnt call Brooks mediocre. Think of the times we WISHED we had someone with his ability. Had he lived up to his potential, there's no telling how far we could have gone.
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Originally Posted by saintfanBacktrack, dude, what the heck are you reading? You puposefully took my original point about Rose wrong-even when I explained it in the very next sentence. Talk about misrepresenting. And one of your original points was he has the stats to back it up as if that was all that mattered. So obviously it wasn't so obvious to you because you sure as heck didn't say it until after I mentioned it. But thanks for trying to take credit for my point.
Originally Posted by saintfanWell I have looked at his overall career and pointed out stats. Impressive for a franchise with a history of poor QB play. If you think that is enough to reward him, then fine. I don't. And please tell me how I misrepresented your post when I pretty much quote what you say. Seriously, what did I misrepresent?
Originally Posted by saintfanOk, that is worth a LOL. You champion Brooks because (along with his stats) he won our first playoff game. I bring up stats about that very team and they AREN'T RELEVANT? Are you serious?
Originally Posted by saintfanI watched every game too. Our offense performed well at times, but at other times it looked like it had no focus and was simply going through the motions. Brooks frequently made fine plays and he frequently had his head in the clouds. This had nothing to do with our defense. See, since we are talking about Brooks and his performance rather than the defense and theirs here would be the time to use your line about how "your 'factual' points aren't relevant to the topic are they? Nope."
Originally Posted by saintfanI don't know how much money he gave. Good for him. But that does not change the fact that he does not have the same legacy and is not recognized with the same connection to the Saints as some of the other noteable players through our history. Your comments about other people's posts about Brooks is testament to that. We have some of the most knowledgable Saints fans ever on this site and it says a lot that even some of those that vote him in do so with reluctance. One of the overriding reasons they do is that playoff win. But he took over a team that was 7-4 that year. He went 3-2 as a regular season starter. And then went 1-1 in the playoffs with the 10th ranked defense in the league. But I guess those stats don't matter either because they don't fit your argument.
Originally Posted by saintfanAnd I submit to you that you are very wrong about that. The league is full of gifted, talented players that have been idolized since they were in HS running over opponents. Plenty of guys got where they are based on natural talent alone and worked very little. Michael Vick admitted recently to not being a hard worker before. You mentioned one yourself in Moss.
Originally Posted by saintfanWow, wanting a QB in your HOF to be a leader on the field is misguided. Now that is worth another LOL.
Originally Posted by saintfanNo I'm not a hater. I'm just pointing out errors in your posts. A logical conclusion of your remarks is that I am a hater. This is a discussion/debate. When you make stuff up, like your hate remarks, it hurts your side. But if you can't see that, then maybe I shouldn't point it out. You obviously never took any debate classes in school. Or you have forgotten some of the basics if you have.
Originally Posted by saintfanThe fact that you didn't hesitate to say Brees gives 100% yet you won't even answer the question about Brooks speaks volumes about him, what kind of player he was, and what he brought to the game. And hey, if Brooks had numbers that were in the top 20 all time for his position, like Moss and TO then I'd say put him in the Saints and NFL HOF. But he just doesn't does he?
Originally Posted by saintfanHere is another good place for "your 'factual' points aren't relevant to the topic are they? Nope." line. You are honestly going to give me flack for bringing up stats about the team that won the first PO game and say my points aren't relative...then go out and drag Delhomme into this again like it proves something? Unbelievable.
If Brooks was SHOF worthy like you say, then he wouldn't have had any trouble keeping his job. But instead, He ended up signing a big contact with us. He then went 35-42 (here comes the "It was all the defense's fault" rant) for us as a starter after the playoff win. He then went on to play a total of ONE more year in the league for Oakland where he went 0-8. Yeah, with a resume like that, it sure must have been Delhome's fault he's not a shoe-in for the SHOF.
Originally Posted by saintfanSure there is a point in bringing him in to the discussion. If nothing else it shows that you cannot say that Brooks was a hard worker. I've already said I think a HOF should be more exclusive than it is. But there are many past Saints that showed just as much desire to win as Brees did. I won't go through the many names because I'm sure we can all list a few. When discussing if a player is HOF worthy, it never hurts to compare them to other players. In fact, it is a requisite.
And as far as how long I've been watching the Saints, I remember as a kid having big, thick dark framed glasses just like Chuck Muncie.
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Originally Posted by saintfan"Aaron Brooks and Jim Everett were statistically similar QB's for the New Orleans Saints, and yet Aaron Brooks was MORE IMPORTANT to the franchise, and here's why..." Because he played with us for more seasons than JE. Because we didn't get him afer he played well for a division rival like JE. Because he lucked out on a Jeff Blake injury and was part of the team that won our first playoff game. None of which makes him worthy for our HOF.
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Originally Posted by skymikeHe was better than mediocre for us. But as an overall NFL QB:
Yards...88th all time
Tds...93rd all time
Again, to me his stats speak as much to our poor history at QB as they do his quality as a QB. Plus, your "lived up to his potential" statement says it all to me.
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Originally Posted by SAINT_MICHAELHe's more important because he played for more seasons? Seriously? LMAO
He's more important because he didn't come to us as a free agent? You CANNOT be serious?
He's more important beacuse he 'lucked out on a Jeff Blake injury". Dude that doesn't even make sense.
Now, you did say he was part of the team that won our first playoff game so you got that much right anyway...the rest of that is just you being a bitter little man. LMAO
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Originally Posted by SAINT_MICHAELJust because you purposefully took my comments about Brooks winning our first playoff game and the fact that over the course of his Career here we had a generally bad team and twisted it (or tried to) doesn't mean I twisted what you said. I didn't HAVE to twist it. YOU brought it up, then said it didn't matter, then you said it did in context. I think you've become confused.
Now, bright one, I said he won our first playoff game. He did that. No, not alone, but he DID do it. That is VERY different than you trying to extrapolate his value by pointing out selected stats from a few hand picked games. It is the BODY OF WORK that is considered. What part of that are you unable to get wrapped around anyway?
As for the Brees standard, I dunno man. He's elite. I'd like to see your list of players that had the same desire to win, even though it's just your opinion and all since you can never really know. Some of those guys might have just been athletically gifted and mean and liked to hit people and it might have actually had very little to do with winning. Maybe it was all about the money? Not a real reach there in this day and age eh? Oh sure in their acceptance speeches they talk about winning being the most important thing, but I'd guess that's actually true about half the time - and the other half it was about stats which directly relate to their bottom line.
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