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'Avengers' Voted 'Most Overrated Movie of 2012'; Cronenberg on Comic Films: Not High Art
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Both Marvel and DC saw superhero success at the 2012 box office – with The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises raking in $1.5 billion and $1.08 billion worldwide respectively. Moviegoers young and old turned out in droves to see Joss Whedon's Avengers team-up movie and, two months later, Christopher Nolan's trilogy-ending showdown between Batman and Bane – with many fans returning for second, third, and fourth viewings of the high profile comic book offerings. Buzz for both films was overwhelmingly positive, causing many industry insiders to debate whether or not either mainstream comic book adaptation might see a "Best Picture" nomination from The Academy (or, at the very least, similar award shows offerings). After all, we are living in a world where Heath Ledger won an Oscar for portraying the Clown Prince of Crime.
Still, it doesn't sound as though everyone is basking in the summer 2012 comic book movie afterglow – as a new online poll overwhelmingly dubbed Avengers the "Most Overrated Movie of 2012" while fan-favorite director David Cronenberg clarified controversial comments about Nolan's Batman trilogy and subsequently asserted that comic book films are "incredibly limited."
Big box office dollars do not always equate to quality filmmaking – so it's fair to criticize even the most successful films for being "overrated" or "creatively limited." However, a more likely explanation for the discrepancy is a subjective definition of what makes a "good" movie. It's a debate that we see a lot in the comments here at Screen Rant, the difference between "artistry" and "entertainment" – where some moviegoers might consider Avengers to be the most enjoyable film experience of 2012 despite falling short of the "artistic integrity" of "sophisticated" films like Lincoln and Argo.
Let's start with those Los Angeles Times online poll results for "The Most Overrated Movie of 2012":
- The Avengers – 85.39%
- Prometheus – 4.62%
- Ted – 3.03%
- Cloud Atlas – 2.38%
- The Master – 1.78%
- Project X – 1.78%
- Brave – 1.02%
Admittedly, sample size and respondent demographics are not shown – making it impossible to know whether or not the poll (which has since been closed) is statistically significant. Online polls are hardly the most reliable form of sampling but the discrepancy between The Avengers and second place Prometheus, is certainly striking. As a result, the gap could be largely due to expectations – especially after the film enjoyed the biggest opening of all time.
Still, despite numerous fun moments and eye-popping visuals, there were moviegoers who sat down for the Marvel mash-up film and felt overwhelmed by the amount of alienating shared universe story material (had they missed any of the Phase One tie-ins) and, taking off our rose-tinted 2012 glasses, The Avengers (like The Dark Knight Rises) also saw its share of plot holes and underdeveloped side-elements. Still, looking at the numbers, it's hard to avoid the sense that some casual moviegoers who had initially been Avengers-crazy have cooled on the film since its May debut.
Frankly, considering the persistent (and vocal) backlash surrounding Ridley Scott's return to the Alien universe (read our review), we'd have expected Prometheus (love it or hate it) to have snagged a much higher percentage of the poll.
Maybe the discrepancy isn't so much the quality of The Avengers film but the limitations of its source material? Is it possible that even the most successful comic book movie of all time, for many moviegoers, is still only going to be considered an average-quality film overall? That seems to be the foundation of David Cronenberg's argument that comic book movies have "limited" creative and artistic potential.
As mentioned, in a Playlist interview Cronenberg first contextualizes some controversial comments he previously made about Nolan's Batman films but goes on to assert that, even though the comic book adaptation genre has seen some unique and creative work, it's held-back from being "the highest level of cinematic art" by adolescent-inspired source material:
"What I was saying was that a comic book movie is really a comic book movie. Comic books were — especially those comic books which I was raised on (I loved Captain Marvel) — created for adolescents and they have a core that is adolescent […] To me, that limits the discourse of your movie if you're basing it accurately on that, and you cannot rise to the highest level of cinematic art. That's my take on it. I went on to say that, of course, technically they can be incredibly interesting, since there are very clever people making the movie and of course have a lot of money they are throwing at it. But creatively, artistically, they are incredibly limited."
Few people will claim that Avengers is "the highest level of cinematic art" but, in conjunction with the Los Angeles Times poll, Cronenberg's generalization about "limited" discourse in the larger comic book movie genre (not to mention its future potential) draws interesting parallels. Many fans will first dispute Cronenberg's argument by pointing to the fact that his critically-acclaimed 2005 film, A History of Violence, was adapted from John Wagner and Vince Locke's 1997 graphic novel of the same name – meaning that the director's point "comic books were created for adolescents" is an argument over the blurry line between "comic book" and "graphic novel" semantics. As a result, it's possible, if Cronenberg was challenged with a less-campy set of comic book reading material (i.e. NOT Captain Marvel), he might also discover there's room for other (and more mature) discourses in the genre.
Nevertheless, the combination of the Los Angeles Times poll and Cronenberg's comments paint a similar picture – for now, at least, moviegoers and filmmakers seem content to shell out box office revenue and understated praise for the comic book movie genre but, at the same time, will not actually champion the integrity or overall quality of the subsequent superhero content. 2013 isn't likely to change a lot of minds either: Superman (Man of Steel), Iron Man (Iron Man 3), Wolverine (The Wolverine), and Thor (Thor: The Dark World), while among our most-anticipated films, are some of the more over-the-top or super-powered characters in the current genre landscape – i.e. unlikely to deliver the perfect blend of epic and emotionally impactful character moments that will silence proponents of the "comic book movies cannot be art" perspective.
Let us know what you think of the comic book movie "quality" debate in the comments as well as vote in our recreated Los Angeles Times' "Most Overrated Movie of 2012" poll below. NOTE: We used the same choices as the LA Times poll for the sake of comparison (meaning that the Screen Rant writers and editors don't necessarily agree with the assembled Times choices):
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What To Do & What Not To Do
We're familiar with the usual clichés and 'Mary-Sue' flags that we're told to avoid when writing original characters. However, it's difficult to build a character following rules of what to do and what not, and we often miss some of the broader points.
Here is a short list (with longer explanations) of common pitfalls in writing original characters and posting original character threads -- mistakes made and things forgotten by both the creators of OC's, and those who provide feedback -- why they create issues, as well as how to learn from them.
1. How Do I Look?
For the most part, we're aware that it's a bad idea to start off our OC by describing their eyes as 'aqua' or 'chocolate' as opposed to 'blue' or 'brown', or to describe their hair as 'gleaming waves of gold' as opposed to 'blonde'.
However, it goes beyond the use of glittering adjectives. While having a basic idea of your character's physical appearance is good, and usually necessary, the emphasis of your character is better placed on who they are than what they look like.
There are different options for how to introduce your characters' appearance, and it depends on what you want the reader to focus on. Do you want them to instantly develop an image in their mind, or do you want them focused on who they are before they start building a picture? You do want to try and introduce a description early on, before the reader develops a mental image without your guidance.
You can choose the straightforward, but concise, root that is common in JKR's writing, or you can be more subtle by revealing your character's appearance by flavouring their actions with adjectives to describe them. (Ex, 'In frustration, she chewed on the end of her straggly, blonde hair.' 'He twirled his wand with his short, stubby fingers.' 'She glanced at her tired face in the mirror; their were dark rings under her pale grey eyes.')
When introducing a character, however, keep in mind that their appearance is not who they are. It's not something that needs to be 'developed', unless it's somehow relevant to their story or personality (Harry has his mother's eyes, for instance; Ron is identified as a famous Weasley with just a glance at his flaming hair and face of freckles).
Remember, people will be interested in who the character is, first and foremost, and it is the most important and difficult part of characterisation. Appearance is a useful tool for emphasising personality, but it should not overshadow personality.
When mentioning appearance in a character thread, for feedback, try to talk about it in a way that gives us an insight to who they are, and doesn't give the impression that you're more concerned with what's on the outside than on the inside.
2. The Middle Name
Lets admit it, we love names. We love naming characters, to the point sometimes we come up with really exotic names, even if theyre not practical. The middle name gives us an additional opportunity to scan name websites for something we like.
However, middle names are rarely used in fiction, just as theyre rarely used with real people. In the HP series, we dont find out Harrys middle name until the fifth book, when hes in court. Most other characters middle names are only revealed in either formal situations, or in situations where theyre being reprimanded with the good old full name tradition.
Introducing your character by their full name detracts attention from your characterisation, and focuses it on the name youve chosen for them. How often, though, do find ourselves thinking more about characters names than the characters themselves?
Names can be meaningful without being distracting. Its nice to have a middle name on hand, sort of like a birthdate or favourite Quidditch team, but more often than not, its not important to the characters themselves.
3. I Dont Like My Name
Another common issue with OCs --- none of them seem to like their name. Its very sad, too, especially since we put so much thought into the process of picking one out. As with the middle name, this has the same problem that youre bringing the readers focus back to the name.
Additionally, it is a cliché. As writers, we know that clichés are best avoided unless a) we have a specific purpose in using them or b) its a broad enough cliché that we will be able to develop it in a new or more believable way.
Finally, its usually a justification for those rather exotic names were used to seeing in fan-fiction. Its good to be aware that a name weve chosen for a character is unusual, and if we feel there is something that we do not want to change, its always best to have a justification ready. However, its become such a popular trend, that it throws your OC into the mold with the rest of them. And with the number of OCs around, you dont want the first thing people read about your character to be something he/she has in common with all the others.
4. I Know Everything About My OC --- Except Why Theyre Here
Another problem with original characters is that were addicted to them. Its the truth. And thats a good thing, because characters that are our own give us a sense of freedom with our writing; they allow us to convey our ideas without being restricted to staying in character with someone elses creation.
However, this often leads to the creation of a character without any real plot for them. We want the character before we know what were going to write about them. And we start coming up with their background, their personality, their physical appearance, strengths, weaknesses, fears, desires, and so on. Then, in the character forum, we find more opportunities to expand our knowledge base, as people respond to the thread and provide additional questions to expand and develop the character.
However, all this information is just branches and leaves on a tree without roots. The basis of your character is their story. You might come up with the story concept first, or maybe the character concept first but they must develop together. A character cannot just be an anonymous Ravenclaw, or Teddy and Victoires son, whose story you wish to tell. You must know the story you're telling, too.
Knowing your characters plot will help you decide what sort of elements you must include in their personality and background. Is your story about falling in love with someone you cant be with? Is your story about being forced to choose between good and evil? Is your story about discovering the truth of the past? If you know your characters purpose, you can better shape their characterisation in a relevant manner, also making them more realistic, believable and individual.
5. I Have So Many Characters, I Can Hardly Keep Track.
So, you need their family members, their friends, their enemies, their teachers how are you supposed to make one OC without making at least a dozen others?
To reference Harry Potter, again, many characters are introduced to us over a long period of time. With the beginning of Book 1, the characters that were made clearest to us were Harry, Ron, Hermione and Draco. It took the entire first book to reveal the essence of Nevilles nature, though he was an important character to the series; except for a glimpse, we didnt meet Ginny until Book 2, and we didnt see her for who she was until Book 5, which is also the book that introduced us to Luna. All important characters, all continuously developing before us, but it would have been difficult keeping track of all of them at once.
It is difficult for readers to be introduced to too many characters at the same time, particularly at the beginning of a story, and still accept them, just as it is difficult for writers to develop too many characters at once and keep them three-dimensional.
Try your best to keep the number of additional characters of importance to a minimal. In fan-fiction, its best to use the canon characters that are available. If youre writing a fic that takes place in a time or place where canon characters arent available, then be careful not to develop more characters than you need, keeping anyone not important in the background as a minor character. Focus on people who have an important part to play in the plot or whose relationship with the main character(s) is important. Shift less important characters to the background, bringing them in when you feel it is necessary, or when you can devote screentime to their development.
To end, I will note that these are my own observations and conclusions based on my experience with characterisation, personally and within the forums. There are few (if any) rules or formulas for characterisation, which is what makes it difficult. We just have to remember not to let ourselves get distracted from believability by trying too hard to expand the world we're writing in, and to first and foremost, always serve the interest of the characters and the ability to connect with them.


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Discussion in 'Future of Trek' started by zekkie, Jun 1, 2013.
show me yours, or show me one better, Buzzkill.
not at all.
block shot.
no ensemble.
special reuse of stock effects.
use of already licensed properties.
under 2 million per. easy.
I want to give them Kirk and Spock, if you'll read a bit
If I'm not mistaken he did write an episode of Next Generation.... that sounds pretty darn good...
yes, i meant a quarter billion.
and it was no trouble at all to accumulate and outline 188 stories. do a little federation history research as hobby. none of this will turn out scrap, i can guarantee that. i've accounted for multiple potentialities, as stated, including novelization, and wherever i can take it. i can get this product licensed, it's just in superposition what medium it is presented
this has been a 'free time' project, and a joy to work on, regardless of outcome. it's prepared me for other cinematic projects, by learning teleplay format/storytelling and through making the connections, whilst i've been shopping it.
i'll make the largest effort i can, with the most leverage i have, to earn the role of showrunner, but i'm not that naive. i have names in mind in such a scenario. in fact, they are necessary.
and like i said to Buzzkill... show me yours or show me something better.
the criticism in this thread has basically amounted to equivocation, without review of the material.
and have some positivity folks (or at least constructive criticism). debbie downers, the lot of you, thus far lol
glad i've gotten my encouragement elsewhere
then i intend to outdo him, by about 40 Emmy's. (noms, anyway)
what's his name, and what episode? i might have him on my writer invite list.
Not in the old canon's he's not the 1st Captain. We don't know if there is a Captain before Pike or not. It was never established in anything but TAS--which is take it or leave it in terms of canon. He's status in the new canon is wishy-washy, easily ignored; seeing as Pike was established at the first CO of the 1701.
In short: Why should anyone care about April outside the hardline fans.
There was nothing veiled there. If I were going to attack or impune you, there'd be no question I was doing so. I was explaining to others how the registration process works.
My only additional comment: anyone who puts their creative work out for public consumption should expect and accept that not everyone is going to like it.
Why don't you simply explain where exactly I'm mistaken?
One gives the WGA some money and one uploads one's document. This establishes proof for Guild purposes that the document existed in that state on that date.
Why did you think that posting your document registration number established anything else of interest?
You're not invited to "invite" me to anything.
Here, this isn't veiled: your proposals here establish you as a not very interesting writer, and your registration number if valid establishes that at some point you had twenty-five dollars.
zekkie, I'm not going to respond to most of your reply. It's not necessary. I don't have anything to prove to you. Mostly, I just wanted it clear to others, that some of the things you are saying (registration) aren't true and how you are going about it doesn't show an understanding of how the business works.
But, this isn't true. I've specifically asked is the tone like Benson or Parks and Rec... and you haven't answered.
Why don't you ask him his name... he's in this thread...
Good luck.
like i said, this encompasses the expanded continuity of licensed productions. and i'm not writing, necessarily, for appeal to hardliners, though i would like it to pass their inspection in terms of detail and appreciation of the franchise universe. my aims are a 20 million weekly Nielsen. and sell lots of cars.
but most importantly get a lot of talented writers/directors/crew Emmy noms.
in this expanded continuity April & Company have a ton to do with young Kirk and Spock (in a sense, making sure they survive to adult hood, re: stuff like Tarsus IV). not to mention, their role as the first crew of the Enterprise.
this series is a vehicle to tell the story of Kirk and Spock, if folks will read beyond a couple paragraphs.
Emphasis mine:
This is why it's frowned on a lot of times (most the time) to release stuff to the wild before it's in production or on shelves. You've already poisoned the well by gaining negative comments and reviews towards the work in question and now have an existing bias that can affect the marketing or even getting it sold. It's bad business and more that a bit unprofessional to jump online and say "look at my super cool ideal".
Bold part: You've done last your viewers.
I'm John Doe public. I'm flipping through On-Demand. I see "Star Trek". Hey, I liked the movies, why not. I see April and Colt? Who the fuck are these guys? Where's Kirk, where's Spock. I don't read the comics, don't read the novels, and the most I game is COD or WOW. Why the shit do I care that some character from the comics/books is in the show.
People want Star Trek, and to the pop-culture that's Kirk and Spock. We tried a prequel, it was called Enterprise it failed. You're not going to pull 20 million with Apirl and Colt.
in the most basic sense, hating on this treatment without valid warranted criticism, is hating on the expanded continuity. all i'm presenting is the anthology of the Enterprise, leading up to Kirk.
hating the characters? you're hating someone else's licensed, published Trek novel, game, or comic (or throw-away-line-history) (specifically, Gene Roddenberry's ;D)
well excuse me, Mr.
i'm not inviting you to anything, like you said.
"not interesting" to this crowd of trolls, perhaps.
sorry it met your field of vision, sir.
like i've said, i've gotten my encouragement elsewhere.
not sure what your problem is, but keep attacking if you will.
thank you. it's greatly appreciated.
But, this isn't true. I've specifically asked is the tone like Benson or Parks and Rec... and you haven't answered.
either or. take your pick. it's not static. it's a workplace comedy like mentioned. and both of those shows have plenty of parallels. it's also a little like Firefly, Farscape, Wonderfalls, and few other shows by the scenarios they encounter, but it's mostly Star Trek.
If I was an average viewer: Why do I give a shit. Why do I care about the EU, Continuity, the timelines. I want my Kirk and Spock, and Uhura in a short skirt/Kirk in a ripped shirt (depends on the viewer), I don't care about EU and Continuity, I want more of the movies.
Is that whole little spiel suppose to make me feel bad? Cause what I'm seeing in that is just more "Love my fanwank ideals or your're not a real fan"
What were you expecting? Seriously. Because what you asked was, what do you think? And you got a lot of what people thought. And you don't like it. Why would you, it's not saying how great it is. But, then, you did post in on a bulletin board on the net and invited criticism. Of which there HAS BEEN, but, because you don't like it, it's trolling... If you are this thinned skinned as a writer HERE, its gonna be hard in the professional world...
Listen, honestly, if you want a career as a professional TV writer, I do, honestly, wish you the best. But, how you are going about it right now, isn't professional. You won't be taken seriously.
Honestly, if you have NO TV experience those that ACTUALLY matter won't even look at this.
If you have written a really great ORIGINAL pilot, maybe you can get an agent or a manager and they can get you meetings and SOMEDAY you can get this idea made... after you have made some great TV.
Have you written an original pilot? Or a spec of an existing show?
That's not a great answer when an exec asks you what the tone of the show is like. "It's either or..." No. They want to KNOW what is YOUR vision. What do YOU think it should be? And not static, what does that even mean? It's going to change from week to week? So one week the humor is one thing and then the next it's another? How would an audience stick with it... WHY would an audience stick with it if it's going to keep changing every week?
Firefly, Farscape, Wonderfalls, again, all three have VERY different tones.
To me, it sounds like you don't have a clear vision of what the show is going to be like, certainly not tonally. Pick one.
In short: You want approbation. You're not open to the concept that the work might be flawed or could be improved.
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i could never fuck you,because i would come after 3 seconds XD
i want to fuck u
nicest body i have ever seen..Better become model! maybe now it's too late :(
She knows how to move... yeah!
Damm your hella sexy
WOW i love ;)
I LOVE your body!its perfect and so so sexy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!You are very good !!!!!!!!!!!!
Chuck Noris can't have sex with her, because she is to hot for him
how can anyone be so beautiful?
cosa c'e' di piu' bello che farsi una sega su Youporn? Nulla, fighe spaziali a mia disposizione, sborro come e quando voglio. Sento il mio cazzo duro tra le mie mani e mi pregusto l'orgasmo travolgente, il profumo di sperma...
damn your mad beautiful !! the song is .... Birdman Ft lil wayne and fat joe - make way :D
So Fucking hoT!
brianna's is fantastic...the way she movie itand her slaps are so sexy
u r the sexiest girl i have ever seen, damn i want to meet you
this video make me cum so fast.......
hey girl, the guys are right. youre fucking hot. good videos, wanna see more, greets from germany. the song is birdman feat lil wayne &fat joe - make way
ur hot as hell u have great body but ur not that cute!!still i want to fuck u
cazzo, segaiolo! se sei pieno, ti prego guardati subito questa: Busty Alektra Blue Fucks Her Pussy Hard che figona, cazzo! io l'ho inondata di sperma come non mai e ora vorrei avere un altro cazzo per venire ancora, e poi ancora, dai vieni tu per me segaiolo!
molto buona, me la sono fatta anche stamattina... ...quanta figa su cui sborrare, noi segaioli godiamo come nessun altro ;) A proposito da un'occhiata qui Sexy Mandy Lynn Spreads Her Pussy For You
no segaiolo, stanotte voglio venire su: Busty Daisy Marie Works It Hard! ti prego, guardalo e dimmi che ne pensi!
@latin De nada latin, e' piacevole lo scambio di link segosi. Anzi adesso schizzo un po' Brianna, ti fai un altro giro anche tu?
@segaiolo cazzo, che sborrata da urlo! adoro tutto di lei... grazie, amico
dio che figona!
Wow echt sexy baby
She is hot =)
sto' pompando in figa la mia bambola gonfiabile, oggi sborro copioso nella figa di Brianna...
what the is that girl
oh my god my hands are tired :o
Hot budy but dont like pearcings...!
You have to suck cock (possibly mine) and fuck, Brianna, in your vids!!! When we can get a clip with your pretty face covered by cum?
is just song to intersting you ? LOOK THAT SHIT !
that is the hottest chick i have ever seen
i never saw such a beautiful body *_*
O girl thank you for every second of this videos!!! you are the sexiest bunny i ever seen. shit man this is what im talking about you are an angel baby.....
Why you do something like that? You are to beatuifull for this shit xD
must be the sexiest girl alive
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Madson keeps things loose, dons mask in tub
By Todd Zolecki and Bill Ladson / MLB.com
He said little Sunday when asked about the encounter.
"I knew it was [Madson]," Manuel said before Game 3 of the National League Division Series at Great American Ball Park. "I saw Chooch [Carlos Ruiz] with it on, too."
Madson is one of the most popular players in the Phils' clubhouse because of his sense of humor. He said he recently purchased the mask, which has a striking resemblance to former Phillies infielder and current Reds infielder Miguel Cairo, while shopping at a Halloween store with his children.
"I've been wearing it every day to the playoffs, so I had to wear it again today," he said.
Madson wore the mask into the interview room before Sunday's game, which was the public's first view of it.
"Hot tub is where it debuted," Madson said. "That was cool. But the first guy that walked in was Charlie Manuel and he shook his head. But I kept with it. The guys encouraged me, and I guess my favorite place to wear it would be probably the shower."
Rollins scuffling from both sides of plate
CINCINNATI -- It has not been a memorable season for Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who spent nearly half the season on the disabled list with different leg injuries.
He hit just .243 with eight home runs and 41 RBIs in 88 games. It was the lowest average of his career and his .694 on-base-plus-slugging percentage was his lowest since a .686 OPS in 2002.
But another sore spot for Rollins are his struggles hitting left-handed. Rollins, who is a switch-hitter, has hit .297 right-handed, but just .217 left-handed. Before this season he hit .281 from the right side and .272 from the left side.
"He's had a hard time finding his swing from the left side," manager Charlie Manuel said. "Usually, his swing from the left side, he's got good balance and he has a short, quick swing. He shows signs of getting the swing down. This whole season, he has never hit a streak like where he got hot or kept his swing for a long time. And I think his injuries definitely have something to do with it."
Manuel still prefers to hit Rollins sixth and Raul Ibanez seventh because he wants to separate the left-handed-hitting Chase Utley and Ryan Howard from the left-handed-hitting Raul Ibanez with Jayson Werth and Rollins.
Interestingly, Ibanez has hit .268 against lefties this season.
"[Rollins is] dangerous and he's very capable of having a good night from the left side, too," Manuel said. "That's how I look at him. If they bring some lefties into the game, I don't worry about him hitting from the left side because if his swings are good, he'll produce."
Bullpen getting plenty of rest in playoffs
CINCINNATI -- The Phillies' relievers have pitched the fewest innings during the regular season in 2010.
That's what happens when you have Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Cole Hamels in the rotation.
But when they were in the game, Philadelphia's relievers were fourth in fewest runs allowed and third in fewest hits.
The success of the bullpen reminded right-hander Chad Durbin of the 2008 relief corps that helped the Phils win their first World Series title since 1980.
"Minus the extra lefty in there, Scott Eyre, I think everybody has been filling in those roles and getting outs in a regular routine or a role that you kind of get used to," Durbin said. "In the sixth, seventh, it's been the standard guys, and this guy in the eighth. For lefties coming up, J.C. [Romero] has been doing a good job lately. So, yeah, I think it helps with the momentum that gets carried on in the end of the game -- in the bullpen."
You also won't find any of the relievers complaining that they have pitched the fewest innings this season. In the postseason, they have pitched four shutout innings.
"I think it helps, because one of the things that makes our bullpen is our starting pitching," reliever Ryan Madson said. "They're going inside, mixing up pitches, and getting the hitters on their heels.
"And we were talking about this the other day: Our starting pitchers have helped us tremendously by setting the hitters up and getting them off balance, and we take advantage of it at the same time. So we're only as good as our hitters, but as a bullpen, we're only as good as our starting pitchers."
Todd Zolecki is a reporter for MLB.com. Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, All Nats All the time. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: I happen to have a somewhat similar opinion to kirk55555's, since I vastly prefer Babylon 5 over Farscape, and never really connected with the latter. I thought Farscape was a show with great potential, that was somehow wasted on over the top stories. Many times the show was just too wierd and/or crazy for my tastes. Unlike kirk, I actually enjoyed Chiana and really liked Scorpion. I also didn't skip the Princess Trilogy nor Won't Get Fooled Again. I though the former was an interesting adventure (though it could have been condensed into two episodes, which I think was the initial plan) and the latter one of Season 2's best episodes. The revelations, the way the episode conveys John's brutal mental breakdown and how it shatter's our expectations of "another damned fake Earth episode", are things that cannot be dennied. However, loads of uninteresting episodes, focused on the before mentioned craziness, leaving less episodes to deal with the fascinanting wormwhole storyline, an awfull "will they or won't they" romance (something which I absolutely detest) full of melodramatic scenes, lack of direction (are they going home or what? they just wander around for the most part) and storyline choices such as disregarding Tallyn and Crais for pratically the entirety of Season 2, simply made me appreciate the show less less. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Oh, and kirk? Please don't spoil the amazing ride that Babylon 5 is by reading the damned summaries!


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(NNPA)—Over a 43-year career in journalism, I have been blessed with some memorable experiences: I have covered presidential and vice presidential campaigns, I have flown on Air Force One, I have gone to parties at the White House, met Pope John Paul II, spent two weeks in Egypt, visited former slave dungeons in Dakar and Accra and have traveled around the world, including Rome, Paris, London, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Havana, Vienna and recently Beijing and Shanghai.
Of the thousands of stories I covered since I began my career in 1970—primarily for Sports Illustrated, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Chicago Tribune, Emerge magazine and the NNPA News Service—one has affected me more than any other. It was the violent death of 23-year-old Mark Essex on Jan. 7, 1973.
Essex, who was known as the New Orleans Sniper, killed nine innocent people, including five police officers, and wounded 13 others. I was sent to Emporia, Kan. to interview relatives and friends in an effort to learn what triggered Essex's outburst. What has stayed with me over the years is not the carnage he inflicted—though that's unforgettable—it's the events that led up to that point. Essentially, Essex felt that he had been harassed in the Navy, an account partly supported by friends, and he became so embittered that he was ready to die.


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Pirates Pride through it all-even in Arizona
I held that sign with great pride and honor last week in Arizona and even today, amidst all the so called damage that has been done-my bucco banner waves proudly. The madness still seems to continue as the Pirates delt away two solid pitchers in John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny. We got 3 decent looking young arms in return but as of now they are no where near the caliber of Grabow and Gorzo. But the most important thing here is not the return, its the giving away. With the trades of the two pitchers yesterday the Pirates have now traded a good majority of their major league roster. Some say its ludicous. "What are the Pirates doing?"-they bellow. "Huntington you're an idiot"-they scream. "You're breaking up the team and the clubhouse."-they whine. And quite honestly, I don't get. Its a mixed bag indeed, I really don't know how to feel about it all in fact I couldn't sleep last night trying to organize and dissect everything that went down. Jack and Freddy are gone. The dynamic duo of the double play. Fan favorites for many years and now they are traded away. What fans need to realize is that its time they moved on. Its how the major league system works. We did'nt win with them and we have a better shot of winning without them. Thats the main point here. People question whats going on and act like their breaking up such a great team. This is the team thats hasn't had a winning season in 17 years! They're not the '27 Yankees. (a quote from Huntington the GM himself). He is trying to build a winner here, a winning organization through and through. He is making these moves for the team can be better. There isn't a way he could do that keeping players such as Adam LaRoche, Jack Wilson, John Grabow, etc. They have all been replaced that guys that will be capable of actually righting the ship with a breath of fresh air. It may take time, we've had patience for more than enough years another year of losing won't be all that bad, but in two years with experience under their belt the talent they recived will blossom and turn this team into a true winner-and keep them in the compettive ranks for more years to come.
Whew! now that thats over I have been looking forward to sharing details from my trip to Arizona. From Colorado we rented a car and drove to AZ. It was a nice ride that lasted nearly 14 hours. Its tough work meandering through the middle of nowwhere. We would drive for miles and miles of straight barren wasteland. Although it was field with many cool natural sights that I'm not used to here on the East Coast.
The red cliffs of Sedona were truly incredible. They were strong and vibrant and pleasant to look at as we drove right around them.
The states of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado make up the Four Corners. It was a nifty little sidetrip we took so we could tell our of our friends that we were in four states at once. We meandered down long dirt roads that looked like there would be no end in sight to make it to the landmark, but upon our arrival the reward was perfect. It was a coll little area run by native Americans as a tourist spot.
We then visited the natural crown jewel of Arizona and perhaps the entire continental U.S., the Grand Canyon. I was awestruck by the scene and dazzled by the history of this place. It was so real that it was almost fake. (if that makes any sense). It was like a large canvas painting hanging there right in front of me. It was absolutely spectacular. It woul have been cool to be like the Brady Bunch and ride a burrow down the canyon. Not only was it too hot, I wouldn;t trust a little donkey carrying me down hundreds of yards.
From the Grand Canyon we ventured to the capital of AZ, Pheonix and the main reason for our vacation.
Yep, Andrew McCutchen and the rest of my Pittsburgh Pirates.
Chase Field was also the center point as it was the 25th ballpark I have seen a game in. (just 5 more to go to complete all 30). I was very impressed with what they have there in downtown Pheonix. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about the retractable roof, I am a purist and believe baseball should be played outdoors. The roof actually made this park much more exciting. The lighting and all made for an unforgettable atmosphere. It felt like I was at a basketball game with the lighting and sound. It was the most exciting setting I have been a part of to tell you the truth. Their intro video was so thrilling it honestly gave me chills.
They claim to be the most unique venue in all of Major League Baseball, and I am one to attest to that. There is so much to see and do around the park. From the concession stands that feature a wide variety of different ballpark concessions, to aswesome deals in their souveneer shops (7 bucks for a hat, 5 for a t-shirt) to an array of different seating venues this ballpark had it all, including….
A POOL! A freaking POOL. How cool is that? I know I've seen it on TV and it looked awesome being right there in front of it was incredible. A homerun landed right in it over the weekend too. Talk about a real splash ball. Only problem was I wasn't allowed in it. Security was watching it like a hawk and made sure it was reserved only for those "special" guests that were part of a party.
Before the game one day we went down right as the gates opened to get as close to our Bucco heroes as possible. To our surprise we were surrounded by many other Pirate die hards. Some made the trip from the east coast. Some were locals of the southwest who just love the black and gold. It was great to see such a strong and loyal following watching the Buccos. It just goes to show you how great a Pirates comeback would be. Thats the awesome part about-nobody hates the Pirates-in fact there are many closet Pirates fans in the world. A couple grown men were talking to us saying how much their families loved the Pirates back in the 70's, they were truly America's team with their fun style and personable, colorful players. Pittsburgh truly lost a whole generation and more of potential fans with this nearly two decade long losing streak. Any hint of competitiveness will boost the Pirates back where they belong-national glory.
The current players, well current as of last week, were so forthright and honest with the fans. My brother and I nabbed a bunch of autographs from the players and took pictures with a lot of them too.
Starting pitcher Charlie Morton. I really like this guy. He said he loves it in Pittsburgh and should be a mainstay in our rotation for a few years. He has a lot of potential and has been making strides to earn his success.
The Mad Capper! Our closer who has been quite up and down this year seems to be the most genuine guy on the team. He made sure every fan recieved a picture and autogrpah before he went into the clubhouse. He stayed out for a good hour just chatting away. While I haven't been too fond of his performance on the field this year he truly earned my respect as a person.
Paul Maholm has recently earned the title of longest tenured Pirate. At such a young age he is the vetran prescence in the clubhouse. He made light of the situation the Pirates were going through by saying "it seems like we're all on the block." It has to be tough to see your teammates and friends shipped out, it has to be weird in the clubhouse. However I think that the adversity will bring the new faces closer together and unite in soon to come victories.
The weekend of games did not go so well for the Bucs. The Jolly Roger was only raised once-that was on Friday. They were blown on Thursday 11-4 and were blanked on Saturday and Sunday, 7-0 and 9-0 respectively. Nonetheless, it was an aswesome time. We met some cool players, amazing fans and saw a great ballpark.
Before leaving Chase Field I had to voice my displeasure with D-Backs starting pitcher Brandon Webb. He has been injured all season and is surely missed on the field. He was the number one pick by myself in my fantasy league and had he been healthy my team would be near the top of the standings. I found a replacement for him in Kevin Slowey of the Twins, but he too is injured, for the rest of the season in fact. Maybe I'm just bad luck.
All in all I cam eaway extremely impressed with Chase Field, The Diamondbacks organization, and the city and fans of Arizona. It is a nicely run ballpark and organization. They haven't had a great season this year but it is all part of the ups and downs of MLB baseball. I have a greater found respect for retractable roof stadiums. WIthout it there in Arizona they surely would not be a baseball team. Its too darn hot!
Tonight is a big game for the Pirates. They host the Washington Nationals. Even though national pundits are banging the Pirates for everything top to bottom. But the show must go on, the game will be played and fans will be treated to a glimpse of the future, a good future. I'm most excited for the homecoming of Nyjer Morgan. I wish I could be there to give him a warm welcome. I can only hope the fans show him the appreciation he showed while he was in Pittsburgh. It is also the black and gold debut for Lastings Milledge. It is a night between the two "laughingstocks" of baseball. Maybe tonight can be a cornerstone and both franchises will put on a good show and team up to turn it all around.


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A little history-I have been working for months on a puff quilt for DH. I have been avoiding doing more to it because I have only made one other. I figured out how to make them from a picture. The first one I put the back on by sewing all around and turning right side out. It worked, but it never looked 'Finished'.
Today as I was reading the topics, I saw a link that was posted by a member, (you know who you are) who mentioned a site {tipnut.com}. I was curious, so I visited the site. While wandering, I stumbled onto a tutorial for making a puff quilt. It showed me how to make it look finished. DH will be surprised how fast he will get his quilt (Now that I can 'Finish' it.) :thumbup: How did I survive before I joined you all? :-)


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Purgatorys final Locals Day to benefit The Garden Project
The final Locals Benefit Day at Durango Mountain Resort will benefit nonprofit The Garden Project of Southwest Colorado.
Discounted lift tickets can be purchased Sunday with a coupon for $40 (adults), $32 (seniors/young adults) and $25 (children). Coupons are available in The Durango Telegraph or online at www.durangotelegraph.com or www.thegardenprojectswcoloradol.org.
The Garden Project plans to use its proceeds to enhance and increase the garden program at Needham Elementary and Manna Soup Kitchen.
For more information, contact DRM director of communications Kim Oyler at 385-2131 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Nordic Center at Purgatory to host qualifiers for Juniors
The Durango Nordic Ski Club and the Durango Winter Sports Foundation are hosting the Nordic Divisional Championships this weekend at the Nordic Center at Purgatory.
There will be two qualifiers for the U.S. Junior National Team freestyle sprints from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and distance races at 9 a.m. Sunday. The divisional champions will be crowned at 1 p.m. Sunday.
For more information, call the Nordic Center at 385-2114.
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The move, first reported by the website Second Avenue Sagas on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, would extend the subway line north of the Phase 1 terminus at 96th Street to 125th Street, linking with NYCT's 4, 5, and 6 (Lexington Avenue) lines, as well as Metro-North's 125th Street Station.
Prendergast on Thursday stated his request before a New York State Assembly hearing in Albany, N.Y. MTA is seeking at least $1.5 billion to be included in the MTA's five-year capital program. That amount at best would cover a relatively small portion of the project's cost, earlier estimated at $3.5 billion and now projected by some to cost $4.5 billion. MTA almost certainly would seek federal funding assistance to cover at least some of the remaining cost.
Besides the 125th Street terminus, the extended line would also add subway stops at 106th Street and 116th Street on Manhattan's East Side. Phase 2 would incorporate two short existing tunnels already constructed during an aborted attempt to build the line in during the 1970s.
Actual construction, however, wouldn't begin until 2019 at the earliest, the "back end" of MTA's proposed 2015-2019 five-year capital plan, following necessary environmental impact studies and design work. MTA also hopes to complete Phase 1 of the project, now well under way and due to be completed in 2016, but Prendergast suggested that planning for Phase 2 allows the agency to maintain momentum for the project.
Area rail advocates hailed the news, noting New York is among the handful of U.S. cities attempting to expand its existing underground rail transit networks, however modestly, even as other nations, particularly China, commit heavily to such investments.


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McConnell sits this one out
Mitch McConnell has often assumed the role as the key Republican in high-stakes negotiations with the White House.
But not on immigration.
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The top Senate Republican has taken a low-profile during the most significant policy fight this year. He's let his top deputy, Minority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas), take the lead in offering a border security plan that much of his conference has rallied behind. He has stayed away from the efforts by Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker and North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven to bridge the partisan divide on the bill. And he's made scant mention of the issue on the floor or in press conferences.
( PHOTOS: Pols react to immigration deal)
Instead, McConnell is using his pulpit to relentlessly hammer home points on fights over the filibuster, the Internal Revenue Service scandal and even Obamacare.
Asked this week about his views on the prospects of getting an immigration deal, McConnell punted: "I'm not going to do an immigration interview right now."
McConnell's relative silence is hardly a surprise to GOP senators who know him well. He is rarely vocal in public when his fellow Republicans are badly divided over an issue — particularly one as emotional as immigration.
( Also on POLITICO: Landrieu: 'Obnoxious' prevails in Senate)
"I think it's tough as a leader because obviously you've got a conference that's in very different places," said Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the No. 3 GOP leader.
And while he is widely expected to vote against the bill, McConnell knows it makes little political sense to become the face of the opposition at a time when Republicans are trying to stem their losses with Hispanic voters.
So McConnell appears to be sitting back and choosing to engage when he and his party are on firmer political ground.
( Also on POLITICO: Ted Cruz unhappy with Gang of Eight 'bragging')
"That's his style," said Sen. Orrin Hatch, the veteran Utah Republican. "Remember, he represents 45 senators."
Through much of President Barack Obama's first term, McConnell was able to hold his conference together, rallying Republicans to stay united in fights over the economic stimulus, Obamacare and Wall Street reform. McConnell's aggressive message machine would attack Democrats and attempt to create a GOP echo chamber by parroting the same conservative talking points day in and day out.
But he can be a dealmaker when he chooses. McConnell was instrumental in cutting the 2010 deal with the White House to extend Bush-era tax rates for two years, the 2011 law to raise the national debt ceiling and the 2013 New Year's Day accord to avert the fiscal cliff.
"He's got a lot of things to do so I don't begrudge him not being involved," said Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican who helped draft the bipartisan immigration bill.
This year, McConnell has seen his conference descend into a series of divisive fights over the budget and now immigration. And while Republicans were largely united on the fight over gun control, it was hardly the issue the GOP wanted to push.
But senior McConnell aides insist that the senator is not hiding from the immigration debate. They note he proactively announced his support to begin debate on the legislation, discussed his views at an immigration press conference last week and made a speech about the bill at the onset of the floor debate.
When asked why McConnell was choosing to focus his message on the filibuster, Obamacare and taxes in recent days, rather than the immigration bill that's on the floor, McConnell spokesman Don Stewart said: "He can walk and chew gum at the same time."


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Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Bid Reflects Lessons Learned
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Tokyo has pitched compactness over sprawl in its application submitted Monday to host the 2020 Olympic Games. It's a concept that strongly resembles the city's failed blueprint to win the 2016 Summer Games, but bid officials say there's a crucial difference this time: unity behind the bid.
Tokyo's main concept once again focuses on convenience and comfort. Similar to its bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games, the bulk of the proposed competition venues will be located in two overlapping clusters — one located on the Tokyo waterfront and the other in the heart of downtown. Nestled between the two areas, about 90% of the 31 Tokyo venues will be within eight kilometers of Olympic Village.
"It's a completely different mood this time," said Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose, at a press conference unveiling the city's application in Tokyo on Tuesday. Mr. Inose said that Japan's political fracas during the height of the crucial bidding phase had undermined the capital's effort four years ago. While Tokyo's bid started out strong, uneven support from the public and government, on the cusp of a dramatic change in power, later hurt its campaign. The 2016 games were ultimately awarded to Rio de Janeiro.
Keen on correcting past mistakes, Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee and the 2020 Bid Committee, said at Tuesday's press conference that his group "completely brushed up the bid file" based on the reflections and experience gleaned from the last run. The skeleton of the bid is pretty much the same. It highlights Tokyo's infrastructure, technological prowess, high-end hospitality, and safety record. But it has fattened up its portfolio boasting the country's commitment to the race. It is prepared and ready to go.
"Many of our venues are in place; most of the Games infrastructure is in place; the $4.5 billion dollars budget to complete these tasks is already in the bank," said Mr. Takeda in a statement released Tuesday. "This means we can focus our energies on 'the extras' that will ensure the best Games experience possible for athletes, Olympic and Paralympic families, and spectators alike."
The committee has taken pains to underscore the government's full and unwavering backing this time around. Newly inaugurated Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed on Tuesday, the day after the committee submitted its application file in Lausanne. Mr. Abe, whose grandfather was premier during Tokyo's winning bid to host the 1964 Olympics, on Tuesday instructed the education minister to bring the games back to Tokyo, his first order of business to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology since becoming the prime minister two weeks ago, according to the bid committee.
Eleven businesses have also joined as official bid partners, more than twice the number of companies compared to four years ago. The list includes GreeAll Nippon Airways Japan Airlines and Yahoo Japan
Mr. Inose also said that lobbying efforts to the International Olympic Committee will need to be pressed from all corners of government from the foreign ministry to his office. The committee's bidding activities budget is set at $83.3 million (¥7.5 billion).
One factor that still needs work is public sentiment. A poll released by the IOC in May showed that less than half of surveyed Tokyo residents supported Japan hosting the games and 23% of respondents were against the idea. But Mr. Inose said a lot has changed since then. He said there were misgivings at the time of the poll because it was towards the end of the Democratic Party of Japan's shaky three-year rule. It was difficult to get in the spirit of the Olympic Games as the country's recovery from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident crawled along and the fate of the country's energy supply remained ambiguous, he said. But Japan's performance at the London Olympics over the summer, its athletes bringing home a record medal haul, and a winter election that ejected the DPJ from power, have all helped changed the mood.
Tokyo is up against Madrid and Istanbul. The final vote will take place on Sept. 7.
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Corrections & Amplifications: The Education Minister of Japan is Hakubun Shimomura. A previous version of this article incorrectly identified the minister in the photo caption.


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Colletti: Dodgers aren't close to any trades
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said Wednesday night the club wasn't close to making any trades, with the non-waiver deadline on Thursday at 1 p.m. PT.
"But the sun comes up and the world changes, sometimes," he said. "There's always August, too."
Colletti said the Dodgers continue to look for pitching -- starting and relief -- but find little available. He came as close as he ever has to declaring the top three prospects in the organization -- Corey Seager, Julio Urias and Joc Pederson -- untouchable.
"At this point in time, we don't want to trade any of the three -- period," he said.
A deal for any of the elite starting pitchers rumored on the block -- David Price, Jon Lester and Cole Hamels -- would probably require two top prospects, and the Dodgers don't deem any name floated to be worth undermining a player-development system under reconstruction.
While there has been plenty of speculation that the club is concerned about the recent struggles of starting pitchers Josh Beckett and Dan Haren, Colletti wouldn't confirm it. He said there was "nothing live" on a back-end starting pitcher and didn't sound close to acquiring a reliever, either.
"I don't see many out there," he said. "You have to believe you get something better than you have. There's a limited pool and less opportunity to do something.
"I think we have a real good club. The last four games are probably the best we played. We have a lot of talent. There's still upside. It's not like our needs are excessive. We're trying to take it from good to great, perhaps."
Colletti also disputed speculation that he's been shopping outfielder Matt Kemp.
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Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by TitansWillWin2, Mar 19, 2013.
Fitz gets 3.25M this yr
All NFL teams are lucky that the CBA put a cap on rookies. I think it is a much better system and allows us to pay a quality backup this kind of money while grooming our young "starter". This number would have been a tough pill to swallow just a few years ago. We will see how this pans out, but having another smart football player around Jake certainly can't hurt! So pleased with this FA period!
If Locker doesn't work out Munch is gone either way.
Not true at all. There are almost endless scenarios where Munch doesn't get fired and Locker gets benched.
Probably,But lets say Locker struggles and they put Fitz in and he proceeds to lead us to a winning record and maybe the postseason.Then Munch would have the job of figuring out if Jake gets cut loose or not.
What has Fitzpatrick ever done to make anyone think he's capable of producing a winning record? He's never done it. If we start out 1-3 with Locker we're doomed.
And none of them include Fitzpatrick winning games, since he's never done it. If Munch's job rests in the hands of Rusty Smith or Ryan Fitzpatrick to produce a winning record if Locker can't do it then we're all ****ed.
Well if Locker fails in any way, Munch is toast, they are tied together at the hip.
It would best suit Munch to let Locker play out the entire season even if he struggles because at the end of the day, Locker needs the reps and experience.
Let's just say Locker sucks and gets yanked after week 8 due to terrible play, Fitzpatrick finishes out the year with a few wins... guess what Munch is gone anyway. So whats the point in benching the guy who you hand picked to be your franchise QB. We all know he has faith in Jake, so there is no way in hell he's giving up on him after what, like 9 total career starts?
The only way Munch stays on as coach is if Locker succeeds, period.
You're the one being fooled.
Uhh Locker hasn't either, so I guess you're f**ked Munch!!!
Okay nice job guy. You're considering ONE scenario where Locker is benched. Reality is you have no idea what will happen, and their are infinite different scenarios where Munchak doesn't get fired once Locker comes out and stinks it up.
Scenario 1: Locker gets hurt early week one, Fitzpatrick comes in, plays flawless for a month, we're 5-0, Locker comes back and Munch doesn't want to mess with a good thing. We finish 12-4 and get a home playoff game and 1st round bye.
Scenario 50: Locker stinks it up for the first 5 games, we're 1-4, his QB rating is 70.5 and his completion percentage is below 55%. Fitzpatrick gets the nod and wins 5 in a row, gets us back in playoff contention and plays strong down the stretch to steal spot. We make a playoff run with all the momentum.
Scenario 600: Locker tears shoulder meniscus in the 2nd game from throwing it so damn hard no where near any receiver ever. The ball was intended for Washington cutting across on a dump off route over the middle, it lands in the south side parking lot, crushes the windshield of Munchak's 2007 Buick, Munch not happy about that. Insert Fitzmagic, boom, no more cracked windshields in Nashville.
Scenario 600 most likely, but what I'm saying is, you're delusional if you think if Munchak would win a superbowl with Fitzpatrick he'd still get fired.


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Dairy Today's Wyatt Bechtel brings you the latest from the World Dairy Expo.
When McCarty Family Farms of Rexford, Kan., sealed a sole-supplier deal with Dannon Company late last year, the agreement did more than provide a secure market for the dairy.
The exclusive contract with the yogurt maker has lifted the dairy to a higher standard in all aspects of its operations, Ken McCarty said during a Virtual Farm Tour on Friday at World Dairy Expo.
The McCarty partnership with Dannon has made the Pennsylvania natives more aware than ever of their responsibility to consumers. It's brought a new focus on employee oversight, milk quality, animal welfare, sustainability and community involvement. The McCartys could have met all that with a grudging acceptance. Instead, they have embraced it.
As part of its Dannon arrangement, the McCarty operation has undergone a third-party certification for animal welfare practices. "That's shifted our mentality with employees," said McCarty, one of four brothers who are running the family operation.
Now, standard operating procedures, documentation, videos and training are part of the daily management. Any perceived animal neglect or abuse is grounds for immediate termination. The new focus has been transformative. "We should have done it a heck of a lot quicker," McCarty said.
McCarty told how his parents, Tom and Judy, moved the family, including their four sons, to Kansas from Pennsylvania in 1999. Back then, the dairy milked 300 cows. With Pennsylvania's urban encroachment, the future looked bleak. Today, their Kansas operation consists of three dairies milking 7,200 cows. They are spread out among the Bird City, McCarty (Rexford) and Scott City dairies. The McCartys also have on onsite processing plant near their Rexford dairy. McCarty Family Farms employs about 102 employees.
McCarty declined to give much detail about the family's marketing agreement with Dannon. "It's a cost-plus business model," McCarty said during the Expo session. "Our relationship with Dannon is fantastic."
In the video shown during Friday's session, brother Mike McCarty said the family knew it had to find consistency amid the volatility that has become a part of the dairy business. So it found Dannon. The McCarty family operation ships its milk to Dannon's Fort Worth, Texas plant to be made into yogurt. It ships its cream to the Daisy Brand company.
The 45-minute session was sponsored by the Kansas Department of Agriculture. The Department assisted the McCartys when they began looking at Kansas some 15 years ago. The state is actively seeking more dairies to relocate there, where agriculture is the No. 1 industry.
"Kansas is an ideal place to dairy," said Brock Peters, a McCarty employee who helped present the Virtual Farm Tour on Friday.
Not every dairy can garner a deal with a major processing plant as the McCartys did. But maybe there's a lesson or two in the family's decision to take major, life-changing steps to survive and grow. They uprooted from Pennsylvania and moved to Kansas where they knew no one. They took chances by building two new dairies and buying a third one with some baggage attached to it. They transitioned to management roles and forced themselves to take a hard look at new ways to do business.
"It's been positive," Ken McCarty said. "We love what we do. We want to keep growing."
His father, Tom, said it best in the video: "We can't become complacent. When we see opportunity, we've got to run with it. We made a bold move. It worked. We've had a lot of scary moments, but we keep plugging away."
There are no guarantees that the McCartys' gamble will succeed into the next generation. But it's worth watching as a long-term strategy that could open up a new business model – and future – for more dairies nationwide.


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Discussion in 'Doctor Who' started by Green Lantern, Sep 1, 2013.
I don't care as long as there is a regular hat involved.
no hats, I think Smith's done that now (I appreciate it isn't a regular hat but still...)
I actually think the Twelfth Doctor's outfit shouldn't look too different from what Capaldi wore in the reveal show, but with one little subtle item that adds a bit of eccentricity to it (like a particular colored tie or perhaps a bit of piping around the jacket).
I'd love to see the twelfth Doctor wear something similar to what David Bowie wore in "Fire Walk With Me".
Nope, not enough. I want more.
Most Doctors had at least one reoccurring hat and I think that's a tradition that should continue.
"Most"? Hmm, that's debatable.
Hartnell had that black cap in the first episode and only a few times wore a panama type hat.
Pertwee briefly donned a black fedora in "Spearhead..." and then nothing.
I don't remember Colin EVER wearing a hat.
McGann, no hat, but his is the 'special case' for most conditions.
Eccleston didn't wear a hat.
Tennant, he wore a a straw hat in one scene in his final story when he visited the Ood's homeworld.
Smith, well, we remember the fez and the stetson mainly because River shot both of them, but he didn't wear them on a regular basis.
Troughton, Tom, Davison and McCoy, were the only ones to wear hats on any kind of regularity.
Hmm, juat had a thought, and whilst it would mean putting Capaldi in a suit, it would be different. How about a Nehru style jacket? Might give him a myasterious air, although it might also make him look a little like a Bond villain...but is that a bad thing?
Well, Troughton didn't really: he wore That Bloody Hat (as it's officially known - yes it is, don't tell me otherwise) in his first three stories but never later; apart from that there's just a woolly bobble hat in Fury from the Deep. Hartnell wore his fur hat or the panama a lot more than that!
please no suit with question marks!! lol
Although, it could be neat to have him trying one on in the scene where he's selecting his new outfit.
And then he would vomit or spontaneously regenerate.
*Clara helps Twelve with choosing his outfit*
Clara- What about this?
*Question Mark tie*
Twelve- No F@!& way. Okay?
I actually liked the question marks on the collar that the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Doctors had, it was kind of a subtle trademark that connected those incarnations of the Doctor, but I could see how it went too far on the Seventh Doctor's pullover and as his umbrella handle.
I wouldn't mind seeing the question mark symbol return for the Twelfth Doctor, but perhaps only on a ring or as cufflinks, something not too obvious.
Sorry did somone just use the words Sixth and subtlein the same sentence?
(I didn't mind the ?s, though I don't think they're really neccesary.)
Yes, because it was addressing a small detail that connected him visually with two earlier Doctors.
Frankly, I think it would be nice to get away from the Doctor having a real trademark look. What if the 12th Doctor just kinda wore stuff that didn't really draw attention to itself.
Although, I do think that the 12th Doctor should have a strong aversion to ties. "Ties are pointless." (In fact, I'm having this vision in my head of the Doctor ripping off the bow tie in disgust. Then, he comes to realize that the rest of his wardrobe is superfluous as well. By the time he's done, he's stripped down completely naked and Clara is struggling to think of a polite way to remind him that "People like clothes on other people... Just, generally that's kind of a thing...")
He also donned a top hat a few times: "The Big Bang," "Let's Kill Hitler," "The Snowmen." It may not have been a regular thing but it looked really good on him.
When 12 tries on his outfit, they should do it a bit like T Baker and Sylvester's try ons and have multiple outfits before finally deciding on an outfit. or maybe it would be fun if Capaldi picks an awful outfit for the first episode, then at the end of it after his head clears up from his regeneration realises it's so bad and puts on a more normal, regular outfit to wear through out the rest of his tenure. I'm thinking that for the first episode he should wear a white or pale cream suit with red question marks going down it (like Sylvester's jumper but just the Q marks), an white shirt, and matching tie. But after that he dons a normal outfit the rest of his tenure. Would be a bit of fun.
But what doesn't really make sense to me is that the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th doctors all had question marks at some point, but what puzzles me is that he wears Q marks in a straight line of regenerations, then after 7, he never has a question mark anywhere near him again. Maybe it could have been a mid life crisis, but overall it doesn't make sense. Yeah, I know in real life why they topped wearing them (because they dated so quickly), but continuity wise, it makes no sense. Maybe some question mark cuff links could be cool.
You also forget that DURING the Seventh Doctor's lifespan he abandoned the question marks. There's none to be found in The Enemy Within.
I have suggested elsewhere a similar idea. But I'd say have him adopt various pieces of his final outfit as he goes through the first season (or at least the first few episodes). Picking up a tie here, some shoes there, a jacket on this outing and a scarf on that one until finally having a bit moment at the climax of the season finale where he puts on a hat or a pin or whatever and says "yes, that will do."
It only works if his outfit is suitably patchwork though.
I didn't just didn't mention it. But does anyone find it's weird that at the end of T Bakers era, he suddenly randomly adopts question marks, wears them through out his 5th and 6th life, than wears them for a god chunk of his 7th incarnation before randomly scrapping them, and ever since he has never so much are looked at a question mark?
Would be funny, but no, I'd like to have the definitive outfit by the end of the first episode or beginning of the second episode. But for Capaldis first episode, I'd like to have him running round either in Smiths remains of an outfit or run around in this god awful outfit he will scrap at the end of the episode. It would be a nice mock to past incarnations immediately thinking about clothes as soon as he regenerates.
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Nikon D70s. I'd get it here in any configuration. I'd also get it here or here (body only), here or here with 18 - 70 lens and here or here with both 18 - 70 and 55 - 200 lenses.
SET UP MENU (wrench icon)
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Select the Set Up menu by pressing MENU and selecting the wrench icon.
Folders: You can create, select and rename folders on your memory card. Normal people never use this menu. The pro cameras have a trick which creates a new folder if you hold the "?" button on power on, but the D70 has no such automatic feature. It's more of a pain to make new folders than it is to sort the images later from the same folder, so I don't bother.
Select Folder chooses the folder into which new photos are recorded.
New lets you make a new folder and name it.
Rename and Delete are self explanatory.
File Number Sequence: This lets the camera number your images starting at the last shot you made, even if you've formatted your card. I leave this to ON. If you turn this feature off you'll start from 0001.JPG each time, which is stupid. It's stupid because In time you'll have 150 files all called DSC_0012.JPG on your hard drive. You'll thank me when you try to put together a slide show and don't have to rename them all! Also it lets you keep track of how many shots you've made, since it runs up to 9,999 shots before it resets.
Format: this is the hard way to format a card. If I'm in bright enough light to see the dim red FORMAT buttons I use those instead. Professionals always reformat a card every time it's put back into a camera to prevent any potential for card errors.
CSM Menu: As I've suggested, set this to Detailed to get the complete Custom Settings Menu. Otherwise you only get a few custom settings.
DATE sets the time and date.
LCD Brightness isn't. LCD Brightness sets the viewing angle for the LCD, not the brightness of the backlight. I leave it on 0. Only play with it if you look at the LCD from odd angles or work in very hot or cold temperatures
Mirror Lock-Up isn't. This setting is used to lock up the mirror to clean the CCD. I never use this, since I find it easier to set the camera to Bulb and hold open the shutter. It's not a lock up for telephoto lenses on tripods.
Video Mode sets the format of the video output. Use NTSC (525 lines, 59.94Hz) in the Americas and Japan, and PAL (625 lines, 50Hz) in Europe.
Language: Set yours to Swedish, then see if you can navigate back to English. Fun!
Image Comment: This lets you encode a secret text message into every file. Mine is set to (c) KenRockwell.com with my phone number! You see this text looking at the EXIF data in software on a computer. Our Japanese friends have still not provided us with a real © symbol here.
You set this by going to MENU > Setup Menu (wrench) > Image Comment > Input Comment > (add your message like you did on 1970s video games) > Enter. If you forget to hit ENTER the Japanese will have a laugh on you, since you have to start over. So sorry!
When you get your text message spelled out, go to Attach Comment and hit SET so a small checkmark shows. Now go to and select DONE. If you forget to check Attach it won't attach, and if you forget to hit DONE it will also forget everything you just did. So Sorry! I don't write the firmware.
To edit or remove a character, select it in the Input Comment screen by holding the checkerboard button and spinning the rear control dial. Now press the Trash button to delete, or add a new character with the four-way navigation switch and press the WB/?/key button to add it.
It's great having everything you shoot have your contact info embedded. It also allows you to prove ownership in a third-world country when catching a thief with your camera. Help the cop go through the menus and read your personal ID information.
USB: I leave it at mass storage. Use whichever works better with your computer.
Dust Ref Photo is used to take a picture of the dust on your sensor. If you pay Nikon another $100 for Nikon Capture software you can use this to erase the dust more easily from your images shot in Raw. You people know who you are. I don't do this!
Firmware Version lets you check the firmware version. This lets you confirm if your camera is up-to-date with Nikons' free firmware updates.
Image Rotation sets a flag in vertical images which keys most software to display the image vertically. It does not actually rotate the images; it just sets a flag. Someday the camera's firmware will work properly and rotate the image itself, but no camera does that yet.
That's It! Enjoy! If you find this as helpful as a book you might have had to buy, feel free to help me write more with a donation. Thanks! Ken.
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CARSON, Calif. –On Tuesday, LA Galaxy defenders A.J. DeLaGarza and Omar Gonzalez will look to further their International careers when the United States takes on Canada at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston.
The two Galaxy defenders and the rest of the U.S. squad departed for Houston over the weekend and finished up their final preparation for the friendly with a public training session on Monday evening. In his third camp with the national team, DeLaGarza has been impressed with the preparations ahead of the friendly against Canada.
"Every session has been short, but very intense. The quality is high [throughout the roster]. We're getting good quality training every day and we're getting minutes by scrimmaging so we're moving along pretty well," said DeLaGarza. "It's been good. I kind of knew what to expect coming into this camp and all the guys are top quality players."
Whether DeLaGarza will have a place in head coach Jurgen Klinsmann's starting lineup–or even the game day roster – on Tuesday remains to be seen, but Klinsmann has been impressed with what he has seen from the resourceful defender.
"He's versatile; he reads the game very well. Sometimes, you don't need to be the big strong guy and get into the battle because he gets in front of his opponent and wins it already," said Klinsmann. "We told him, we see how things develop and we see a lot of qualities in him. He's a different type of center back than Omar Gonzalez or Matt Besler and you need this to put your puzzle together."
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Joan Rivers to Swap Lives With Bristol Palin for the Weirdest Ep of 'Celebrity Wife Swap' Ever
Bristol Palin and her sister Willow will be switching places with Joan Rivers and her daughter Melissa for an upcoming ep of 'Celebrity Wife Swap' — even though calling a few of them "celebrities" is questionable and no one involved here is a wife.
They're just picking names out of a hat at this point, right?
In the episode, the Rivers clan will travel to Bristol's home in Wasilla, Alaska, where she lives with her sister Willow. There they will take care of Bristol's 4-year-old son Tripp (and possibly look for Russia). A press release jokes that Melissa will have a hard time "deal[ing] with Tripp's boyish exuberance."
Meanwhile, Bristol and her sis will head to the Rivers' house in Los Angeles to look after Melissa's 12-year-old son Cooper. Even though Cooper can probably fend for himself, Bristol apparently vows to "lighten things up" for him in the home that also serves as the set of three reality shows, one of which is most likely the one they're currently on.
The episode will air June 23 at 8:00 p.m. on ABC. If we're lucky, the original pit bull in lipstick will stop by for a visit while Joan is in town. (Now that would be worth watching.)


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