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MADISON, Wisc. — When the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) launches the electric-car competition in 2014 as an alternative to Formula 1, Qualcomm, the San Diego-based mobile wireless chip company, will be first in line, serving as a technology partner to the Formula E championship.
While Qualcomm has not disclosed the sum of money it has pledged toward the five-year contract, this commitment illustrates the mobile chip company's ambition to play a substantial role in the coming electronic car market.
Qualcomm's decision to join the Formula E championship, in fact, shouldn't be viewed just as a marketing stunt that slaps a sponsor's logo onto a race car.
Among the products Qualcomm plans to offer is its wireless vehicle-charging technology, called Halo. The Halo wireless electric vehicle charging (WEVC) technology will be fitted into the 2014/2015 FIA Formula E Championship safety cars so they can be wirelessly charged. Halo WEVC, however, won't be ready to go into race cars until season two, according to Qualcomm.
Qualcomm plans to help design the vehicle monitoring network used in the race. The company will also support wireless data backend that lets the audience follow the race on mobile devices in real time.
At a time when electric vehicles (EVs) are loaded with sensors and other connectivity devices, Qualcomm's decision is a smart move to make the company widely known as a technology driver for the EV future.
Formula E racing cars, like any other EV, face limited battery life, which forces each driver to stop midway through the race and drive a second car. That's where Qualcomm's Halo technology comes in. The wireless technology, which uses magnetic induction that transfers energy between the ground and the vehicle, is expected to be deployed on the racetrack. A coil built into an electric vehicle will pick up an electromagnetic pulse as the EV runs over a copper pad buried in the ground. The captured charge is then converted into electricity to power up the EV's battery.
Clearly, if drivers are simply to park their EVs over a base pad in the pit, the deployment of Halo's WEVC scheme for charging -- which is said to start automatically -- seems easy enough. It's much tougher with a racing car. The charging has to feed into the battery while the car is moving at track speeds.
Qualcomm has been working with Drayson Racing in Formula E to develop wireless-charging technology. Drayson Racing is said to be evaluating a specially developed version of the Halo WEVC system.
View in the following pages a slideshow on Qualcomm's entry into Formula E championship.


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Verizon chopping $100 off 4G devices on Leap Day
The deal is good for the Motorola DROID RAZR, DROID BIONIC, and DROID XYBOARD tablet, the HTC Rezound, Samsung Stratosphere, and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. This is actually the first time that Verizon has discounted the Galaxy Nexus since its release, which would lower its price from $299.99 to $199.99 with 2-year contract. It would also mean the Motorola DROID BIONIC would be Free with contract.
The Verizon site is now showing the applicable $100 discount on 4G devices.
Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX are $199.99
Motorola DROID RAZR 32GB is $149.99
Motorola DROID 4, Motorola DROID RAZR 16GB, HTC Rezound, and LG Spectrum are $99.99
Samsung Droid Charge is $49.99
Motorola DROID BIONIC, HTC ThunderBolt, and Samsung Stratosphere are Free
Motorola DROID XYBOARD 10.1 64GB is $629.99, 32GB is $529.99, and 16GB is $429.99
Motorola DROID XYBOARD 8.2 32GB is $429.99, 16GB is $329.99
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 32GB is $529.99, 16GB is $429.99
HP Pavilion dm1-3010nr is $299.99
Compaq Mini CQ10-688nr is $49.99
Verizon Jetpack MiFi 4510L and SCH-LC11 are Free
USB Modems
Verizon 551L and Pantech UML290 are Free
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1. Chronos (Posts: 258; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
That's a great sale. The other three major United States carries(AT & T, Sprint, and T-mobile) should do something similar on Leap Day.
2. Bowingchu (Posts: 4; Member since: 19 Feb 2012)
As a Verizon customer for nearly 10 years, it really makes me sick that we are supposed to be the best and most reliable network in the U.S. But the irony I don't get is that, we don't carry the best phones. AT &T does. Hell, even Sprint and T-Mobile are better. If you can imagine the Samsung Note or the Titan 2 on the VZ network, it would be un f'n real. But yet the corporate big wigs still don't get it. They can't get these phones? Why? Yet we are stuck with something like the Droid Razr. Man, I don't give a s**t what the phone looks like. Give me the best specs, the best calling and speakerphone quality, and the best 4G connectivity. That is what makes Verizon, Verizon. But noooooo............we are so stuck on this thin crap and everyone is up ICS's ass. Enough is enough. If it ain't broke, don't try to fix it. If you go to the upcoming phones section of this site, how come VZ compared to all the other companies doesn't have anything announced except for 4 other unknown phones that no one has any info about? You know why? Because you suck balls Verizon. That's why. If I wasn't forced to work where I work where I have to have VZ, I would have long gone to AT&T or Sprint.
4. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
dude you're a f**king idiot. most of Verizon's phones DO have the best specs.
5. idaman12000 (Posts: 39; Member since: 03 May 2011)
verizon has the best, other carriers suck. just plain and simple.
7. W.P._Android_in_that_Order (Posts: 208; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
Who says that Verizon isnt getting the Samsung Galaxy Note? They still may. And if Verizon has such terrible phones, why dont the other carriers have the Razr Maxx? Or the Galaxy Nexus?
I do have to agree with you tho that it is getting a bit rediculious with Verizon not having any decent windows phone. They really did drop the ball in that regard. When i worked for Verizon, they kinda pretended that window phone doesnt exist.
8. MorePhonesThanNeeded (Posts: 645; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
I've been with VZW for about 5 years and so far they seem to get the best phones pound for pound. Sure AT&T gets a big screened phone here and there, but when you stack it up to VZW big shot at the time, they are usually close, but VZW tends to get some of the best Motorola phones...the Razr is the hands down best Moto phone this century.
There is a reason those corporate big wigs are there and you are here, they know how to make decisions....zing!
Now if we can just get carriers to just deliver cell service and not muck up the hardware with proprietary garbage then we shall have world phones and well no more subsidies then we'll see who has a really reliable network and which do customers care for more.
11. krysis (Posts: 76; Member since: 14 Dec 2009)
i ilke how you proved yourself wrong right there in your own post. "..we are so stuck on this thin crap and everyone is up ICS's ass".... yeah, cause everyone else has had a 4.0 device for the past 2+ months. the rezound even has an ICS leak out. i'm sure everyone else is like "Man, my carrier of choice sucks because they don't have ANY ICS devices out right now". So sit your ass back down and sip some f**king green tea man, chill the hell out.
14. Wildmanfan (Posts: 238; Member since: 15 Jul 2010)
17. aztaxia12295 (Posts: 272; Member since: 22 Nov 2009)
cmon guys, you can slightly agree with him, WHERE WAS VERIZON AT MWC? tmobile and att were very relevant getting monster of phones and how about CES? i am dissapointed but their lineup is great now, but cmon, were are in the next generation of a15 dual core and quad core, you would think verizon would get one? right?
18. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
Verizon never does big things for MWC, they usually just go all out at CES.
26. atheisticemetic (Posts: 377; Member since: 18 Dec 2011)
As a verizon customer you aren't very observant
I DARE you to go to ATT or Tmobile for the "better phone" and then come back to the forums bitching about half assed coverage
41. christony1120 (Posts: 65; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)
i want to see that too. T-Mobile, att, or Sprint doesn't compare to Verizon who cares about the phone I mostly care if I will get service where I go
27. JunitoNH (Posts: 1940; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
I think what he's trying to convey frustration. Verizon passed on the SG2, and so far mum about the Galaxy note & Lumia 900. In terms of the SGNx, it was my first smartphone, and I ended up returning it. Don't know about other users experience, maybe I just received a defective one, but it was no picnic. e.g. battery life terrible, dropped LTE signal, froze several times. Back to my dumbphone until hopefully, the iPhone 5.x. LTE.
30. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
Dude, you're a true bitter loser. You probably wouldn't know what to do with a Galaxy Note if you had one. This coming from the most hated guy on PhoneArena (Thank you, please hold all applause until I'm done). I, too, would like a Galaxy Note on Verizon but my DROID RAZR™ is perfect; I'm just a "size-King" and want that 5.3 screen, it has nothing to do with the RAZR™ itself because my RAZR™ can do things most phones can not.
At 3:18 PM EST a number 4 train is going to barrel into Grand Central Station on the Express track; please go play "Jacks" on the track when it does.
- Thank you
34. drnggaj33 (Posts: 127; Member since: 29 Feb 2012)
bowling ur stupid for real the thc rezoned and moto razr and bionic are gonna get the ICS sw update and ur worried bout the sam note plus the sam nexus blows every phone out os the water phone arena said it was the phone of the yr same on g4 channel...iphone is boring all the phones i said are better then the iphone
3. iheartarcee (Posts: 3; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
Anyone else hear the whaaambulance??
6. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
well my birthday is next week and i want a Xyboard 8.2 but i'll probably just get the Wi-Fi model from Motorola's website.
25. atheisticemetic (Posts: 377; Member since: 18 Dec 2011)
i really want a xyboard myself...but i think im gonna wait for a similar tablet with a quad core....ditch the smartphone and use google voice with a strictly data based plan (when they get the quirks out of voice on tablets)
secondly...happy birthday!
37. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
thanks! (:
29. Muhannad (Posts: 455; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
The Galaxy Nexus is definitely worth getting.
9. MrWilli5 (Posts: 77; Member since: 13 Feb 2011)
wish tmobile had a deal like this
10. Mr.Mr.Upgrade (Posts: 474; Member since: 30 Aug 2011)
Verizon has the best..... services ...4g lte.....service.....plans.....phones.... are you out ur mind..... stop... hating.....look at the stock.market.... ...sprint is around 2dollars...... at&t is lame.... t mobile...needs a life line...... metropcs.... is a joke
16. nnaatthhaannx2 (Posts: 820; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
28. Das70 (Posts: 124; Member since: 05 Jan 2011)
I have metro and have no problem. You have been fooled into believing you need a fast smartphone for your daily living.(which I am sure is mostly video games and movies) You probably pay more for your smartphone bill than I do my smartphone home cable and internet bill together. Whos the joke on now???
42. christony1120 (Posts: 65; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)
i totally agree wiht Verizon is the best company out there and the others just dont stand a chance
12. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
this might be a goog deal for me i have been thinking of switching from tmobile to verizon but after seeing that tmobile does have sht coming i just might take that leap of faith lol
13. longhairbilly (Posts: 66; Member since: 23 Aug 2010)
I want the Nexus bad, and $200 is fine for me. It's the two year contract that gives me cold feet. That's just too long with one phone, and $700 off contract is too much.
15. Gatt85 (Posts: 6; Member since: 30 Dec 2011)
I believe Phone Arena made a mistake....because the current promo for the Spectrum and Rezound ends tonight. The normal Rezound price is $199. So if it goes back to $199 minus $100 I would assume it will just be $99 for one more day.
19. 3Pete (Posts: 1; Member since: 28 Feb 2012)
Please hold for a Verizon Wireless sales representative to assist you with your order. Thank you for your patience.
You are now chatting with 'Joel'
Joel: Hello. Thank you for visiting our chat service. May I help you with your order today?
You: Hi Joel. Yes With the leap day special is the Rezound free?
Joel: It is on all 4G devices at $100 off.
You: When can I order it?
Joel: Leap day sale started at 12am ET time.
You: Ok so if I order the rezound, it is no charge correct?
Joel: The Rezound is $199.99 with a new two-year contract. The promo discount is $100 off with a new total of $99.99.
You: The Rezound has been listed at 99.99 for weeks now. So you are saying the 100 off essentially does not apply to rezound?
Joel: It was $99.99 for only as a new line of service. Now after the promotional discount it is for a new line of service or an upgrade.
Joel: Hi, I'm just checking in, how is everything going?
You: What you are saying is not what the VZW site has had listed for some time now. The only real discounts are on the razr and galaxy nexus.
You: Pardon me. I realize now some slight of hand with the dates. I see the rezound promo ended 2/28. OK. You can keep it.
Joel: You are welcome.
You: Joel are you actually there or just a series of automated responses?
Joel: Anything else I can assist you with tonight?
Joel: I am here.
You: No you have been exceptionally unhelpful. I had the browse the site during our so called chat the actually figure out for myself what was what.
You: Good night
20. Gatt85 (Posts: 6; Member since: 30 Dec 2011)
I don't even see the Nexus as $199 - I see no discount on the RAZR ($199), Nexus ($299) while the Rezound and Bionic are $99.99
I kind of figured that's what would happen - I was hoping for a free Rezound but looks like that's not going to happen. Although what I don't understand is why the other devices do not show up as the "discounted" price either.
I tried logged in and logged out - same result.


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NoxCrucifix wrote:Both my Lil' Ragnaros and my Creepy Crate are now 25.
Arrianrhod, level up that Landro's Lil' XT! He's been one of my go-to mechanicals for a long time now.
Arrianrhod wrote:My Anubisath Idol is all grown up and a superstar for lvling other pets.
Droodics your Aqua Strider really really wants to come out to play more.
Turborokky wrote:droodics i see your Ashstone core need some TLC,go play with it
Turborokky wrote:...Kalium i would suggest u lvl up your celestial dragon
Droodics wrote:Vivienne, let's see your Guardian Cub to level 25.
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For you, Poxx, i find it hard to get you a pet to level since you have allmost all your pets to that level.
I see it's easy for you to level so you won't mind this:
So I will give you two to level, Gold Mini Jouster and Mr. Wiggles
Kef wrote:Vivienne, your Blossoming Ancient is wilting while waiting to get to 25!
Kalium wrote:Turborokky wrote:...Kalium i would suggest u lvl up your celestial dragon
Ok, Droodics... get your Lesser Voidcaller, Little Fawn, Jade Tenticle and Strand Crawler up to speed
Xinnara wrote:Koboi,
I think you should level your Ominous Flame mainly because I think it's a beautiful pet!
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The City of Renton, Washington is located on the southeast shore of Lake Washington. The 2016 population in Renton is 101,300, ranking 8th in the State in size.
From keeping the streets clean and maintained to working with families and businesses to issue building permits, city staff are committed to ensuring that Renton is a great place to live and work. To complete the work planned by the city each year, the efforts of more than 700 employees are organized into various departments to ensure smooth operations. Further, ensuring that city government achieves the mission, policies and guidelines adopted by the Renton City Council is the responsibility of the Executive Department. Top priorities are providing a healthy and welcoming atmosphere where citizens want to live and raise families, promoting strong neighborhoods and citywide economic development, and maintaining services to current residents while welcoming annexations areas that desire to become part of the City of Renton.
The Finance Department manages all the city's financial activity, produces the City's annual operating budget, and manages the day to day maintenance operations of the city's voice and data network technology. The Utility Billing office handles billing for the City's water and sewer services.
The City Attorney provides legal counsel to the City on a variety of issues.
The Department of Community and Economic Development (CED) supports business development while enhancing the quality of life in the community. Divisions include Administration, Economic Development, Development Services, Strategic and Current Planning.
The Community Services Department provides leisure time activities and Human Services Programs. This includes maintaining parks, trails and offers a variety of recreational activities for people of all ages. The department operates and maintains city and parks buildings, the city owned golf course, the Renton History Museum and provides leadership for city-wide events that celebrate the quality of life that Renton citizens enjoy.
The Executive Department includes the Mayor's Office, Communications Division, Public Affairs, Emergency Services and Inclusion and Diversity.
The Fire and Emergency Department became the Regional Fire Authority (RFA) as of July 1, 2016 and continue to provides emergency services to the citizens, ranging from fighting fires to preparing for disasters.
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Why are you a photographer?
I am a photographer because I like to steal those moments that we never see again and release back for everyone to enjoy.
What catches your eye?
Nonanimate objects, the heel of a six-inch pump, a child playing freely, a crooked smile, graffiti, and tragedy.
How do you choose your subjects?
I don't necessarily chose my subject but the total opposite. Most of my work is done spontaneously. I don't plan or seek out whom I am going to capture on film. The subjects are usually nonanimate and speak to me from a place that is undescribable. For instance, for my "Red Bike Diaries" series, I was just strolling along and I noitced I passed bicycles on every corner. I brushed it off as coincidence, but then the images stayed on my mind all day and all night. Even though my camera is always in my bag, I did not feel the need to snap photographs. A week later I begin to see clusters of bikes again and took that as a sign that I must capture those objects on film. Most artists tend to have these long, drawn-out, philosophical explanations for their work, but I feel the simpleness of my work is what makes it art.
How do you describe your work?
Minimalistic reality.
What makes a good photograph to you?
A good photograph is like a virgin: pure, sweet, innocent, eager, curious, and unexpected.
Who are your favorite artists? And why?
My favorite artists are Beauford Delaney and Andy Warhol. Delaney embodied the true essence of a bothered soul who created an amazingly beautiful world. Though he suffered tremendously mentally and perished penniless, he left us with a colorful explosion of rich landscapes and portraits that are everlasting in character. He was the Harlem Renaissance! I adore Warhol because we were born on the same day!
Artist Bio
Tyrus Rochell Townsend was born in 1977 in North Carolina and studied at both the University of North Carolina in Charlotte and Georgia State University in Atlanta. A freelance writer whose work has appeared in the The Advocate, Crème Magazine, and Essence.com, Tyrus runs and operates I.HEART.ART and The Noir Arts gallery sites. As editor in chief of Bleu Magazine, Tyrus is responsible for introducing and connecting the urban man to arts, culture, and fashion nationally and internationally. Since 2005, Tyrus has been experimenting with 35-millimeter photography and has produced such series as 'The Red Bike Diaries," "The Graffiti Files," The Bars," and more. HIs works can be found in private collections throughout the United States. He lives and works in Harlem.


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Owner Files Suit Over Racehorse's Catastrophic Injury
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Owner Jacob Haddad claims negligence on the part of the New York Racing Association (NYRA) led to the catastrophic injury of his Thoroughbred, Salsa Mambo, during a July 15, 2012 race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
Haddad has filed a lawsuit against NYRA in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, seeking $500,000 and other damages to be determined at trial. A NYRA representative declined to comment on the lawsuit.
In the lawsuit, Haddad questions the actions of outriders after Salsa Mambo stumbled badly at the start of a 1 1/16-mile allowance-optional claiming race on the inner turf course at Belmont Park. Salsa Mambo, without a rider, followed the field around throughout the race.
The suit says an outrider acted irresponsibly by attempting to catch Salsa Mambo after the race concluded, causing her to dart to the outside where she jumped a bush, crashed into a rail, and stepped on at least one protrusion, likely a sprinkler head. Salsa Mambo fractured her left front leg and was euthanized.
Haddad also claims that because the outer rail of the inner turf course did not continue through the final stretch of the course, it left an area between the inner turf course and outer course unprotected by a safety rail. The suit said this area includes protruding sprinkler heads that were accessible to racehorses traversing the inner course.
The suit was filed on Haddad's behalf by Drew Mollica.
About the Author
Frank Angst
Frank Angst is a staff writer for The Blood-Horse magazine. An American Horse Publications three-time winner in best news story category, Angst has covered horse racing for more than a decade. Angst spent ten years at Thoroughbred Times, where he earned awards as that magazine's senior writer and helped launch Thoroughbred Times TODAY. Besides covering horse racing, Angst enjoys handicapping. Angst has written about sports for more than 20 years, including several seasons covering a nationally ranked Marshall Thundering Herd football team.
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If you can bear to pick it up, and are planning a trip to visit the museum anytime soon, you could always bring it along to the Angela Marmont Centre. They offer a drop in service for identifications, all information can be seen here:
They will be able to give you a more definate identifcation.
perhaps this link may help?
it lists most of the fauna of ashdown forest, i know theres a few different species of deer or is there any chance it could be a badger? just a thought


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You know that grayed out DLC "Ryder White Campaign" that has been teasing us for some time now? Well it will troll you no longer, Deep Silver has announced that this content will be downloadable February 1st.
In this DLC, you will play as the game's antagonist Ryder White. See the game from his point of view with all the twists and different angles that comes along with sight from his eyes. Perhaps we'll see more into his motivation and reasons for doing what's he's done. This DLC will have a few hours of gameplay, two blueprints, and two new weapons.
From the press release:
"I always like to think of antagonist characters not as evil, but simply….misunderstood," evil Marketing & PR Tarantula Aubrey Norris argued while sharpening her talons and drinking the blood of the innocent from a jewel encrusted chalice. "Ryder White was obviously suffering from a massive case of beast mood in Dead Island, and I think it's only fair we got to learn his side of the story."
The Ryder White DLC will cost 800 Microsoft Points and $9.99 for PSN and Steam.


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A Guide to Winning Your Oscar Pool
Hollywood's and, really, the nation's biggest night of the year, the Academy Awards ceremony, is almost here! There's a good chance some of you have been hoodwinked into throwing a few dollars into an office Oscar pool, so we'd like to help you. Here are our picks for who and what are going to win the precious trophies.
Mind you, many of these are mere guesses. So all legal liability on our part should be considered waived. Deal? I mean, most of you don't care about these predictions anyway, right? For those of you who do, though, here we go. (To consult all the nominees, the lists are here and here.)
Sound Editing
This mysterious category has befuddled many in the past. Unfortunately I will offer you no illumination here. Who knows what this wacky category is! But let's go ahead and guess that Inception wins the prize, because everyone (or mostly everyone) liked Inception and they feel bad that it's not going to win (or wasn't nominated, in Christopher Nolan's case) any of the big awards.
Sound Mixing
By the same logic, let's say Inception takes this one too.
Visual Effects
What do you say? Shall we say that Inception does a Lord of the Rings-style cleanup in the technical categories? I think we shall!
Art Direction
Here is where things get a bit tricky. Sure, Inception looked great, but the Art Direction award is usually for a prettier type of movie. So I'm going to go out on a limb and say The King's Speech will nab this.
The choices in this category are strange — three movies that not a lot of people saw. My guess is that people liked Paul Giamatti in Barney's Version and are sad that they couldn't give him an acting nomination, so they will award his movie in this category.
Costume Design
Like Art Direction before it, I have a feeling that The King's Speech's stately periodness will power it through to a win, but I wouldn't be all that surprised if the lavish I Am Love sneaked in and stole the crown.
There was a lot of good cinematography this year! I mean, the photography in The King's Speech was really strange, with people pushed the edges of the frame and lots of big, imposing, blank walls, but man oh man did The Social Network and Black Swan look good. The brilliant Roger Deakins has become something of cinematography's Susan Lucci, nominated for nine Academy Awards but never winning. So let's say he breaks the curse this year and wins for True Grit. (Though he really should have won for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.)
Usually this automatically goes to the Best Picture winner. That's just the common wisdom or whatever. I suspect that The Social Network will take the category this year. But that doesn't mean it will win the big kahuna! I don't think, at least.
A strange part of me thinks that the Academy will have a hard time resisting the urge to give Trent Reznor an Oscar, so they will vote for The Social Network. Hans Zimmer's big booming Inception music could be the other favorite here.
Will they be able to resist putting a teary little bow on the whole package by giving Randy Newman the trophy for his Toy Story 3 song, "We Belong Together"? No, I don't think they will.
Documentary Short
Who has seen these? Nobody, that's who. So it's hard to say who will win! Hm. The Warriors of Qiugang is about humble Chinese villagers fighting against big chemical companies that are polluting their land, so reading that description should rouse a rabble or two amongst Hollyweird's limousine liberals. If not that, maybe Strangers No More, about a school in Israel that welcomes refugee children from all over the world. Tear.
Animated Short
Academy voters often like to go with the whimsical and wacky in this category, so let's say that the Australian curio The Lost Thing takes the golden cake.
Live-Action Short
Political angst and tragedy are awards bait, and Na Wewe, set in Burundi during the 1994 genocide, has it in spades. My guess is this one earns top marks on Sunday.
Foreign Language Film
Everyone thought that Biutiful was the one to beat here, blessed as it is with the pedigree of Alejandro González Iñárritu and Javier Bardem. But then at the Golden Globes, Susanne Bier's In a Better World swooped in and took the prize. I think the latter Danish film now has the momentum and will win. Though, if cool kids were voting on this thing, it'd def go to Dogtooth.
Because of its timeliness and urgency and gentle Matt Damon liberalism, Inside Job is assuredly the one to beat here. I'm not sure enough Academy voters would really "get" Exit Through the Gift Shop in the right way, but it's a contender. At least I'm Still Here isn't nominated!
Animated Film
Toy Story 3. C'mon.
Adapted Screenplay
There were many good adapted screenplays this year, with Winter's Bone and True Grit and all that, but yeah yeah blah blah, this is The Social Network's through and through.
Original Screenplay
A slightly trickier category! Will they award the prize to Inception's kicky (get it?) mind-bendiness? Will they be wise and indie and political and bestow it on The Kids Are All Right? Well, no, I think they will be a bit more fusty and boring and give it to The King's Speech. A great script for sure, but not that exciting.
Supporting Actor
Say what you will about his Method-y bullshit and weird tics and somewhat bellicose scariness, but Christian Bale deserves his trophy and he will get it.
Supporting Actress
Though her unpleasant personal campaigning has slowed her momentum some, making room for little Hailee Steinfeld, I still think Melissa Leo has enough gas left in her tank to carry her across the finish line in first place.
This will definitely without a doubt go to James Franco for 127 Hours. Haha, no, I am kidding, obvs. This is Colin Firth's to lose, by a wide margin.
Hmmmmm. The big burning question of the night! Or maybe it is. Maybe it was once. For a while it looked like Annette and Natalie would be doing a neck-and-neck duking it out kind of thing all awards season, but really they haven't. Really it seems that Natalie Portman will get a second little man to take home Sunday night. (The other one is currently in her stomach.)
Had Christopher Nolan been actually nominated in this category, he might be a tough competitor. But as it stands, I don't think there's anyone who poses a credible threat to David Fincher's ascendancy. He's earned it.
Well! The title match. A month or so ago I'd have said that The Social Network was a lock. But these days it looks like The King's Speech has the edge. Yes, Harvey Weinstein will likely pull a Shakespeare in Love, propelling his little charming shabby-edged "indie" (I mean, that hardly means anything anymore when we're talking about Harvey Weinstein) past the slick, technically masterful commercial piece. Plus, Social Network came out ages ago and King's Speech is still fresh in everyone's minds, having just crossed the $100 million mark at the box office. Long live the King. But hopefully not his speech. It'll be late by then.


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Yea, but the gas mileage . . .My Mom said I'm not allowed to get wet!
2000 Outback LS (sold)
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P5 Danielo Diamond 58"
I hope this is ok to askSOLD! 2011 Mobius LSV 325HP EFI
Digital Cruise Pro, Wakeplate, Kenwood KM550U and KCA-RC107MR x2, Kicker ZXM700.5, Kicker 6.5 Cabins, 10'' Kicker CompVT sub, Wetsounds SYN 4, Wetsounds REV10s, Wetsounds WS420Q, Gravity VI Surf Ballast, Acme 537
Board: '12 LF Harley (Monster) 139
Her Board: '11 Ronix Krush 128
Kids Board: '13 Ronix Vision 120
Skate: LF Faction 44
Surf: LF Custom Quad & XXX
Tow Rig:
2011 Toyota Tundra CrewMax TRD Magnetic Grey
3/1 Truxx Lift, and some other stuff...
whats the old saying, "if your worried about the gas, you shouldnt buy the toy"A Day at the Lake...Priceless
A Day in Powder...Endless
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My thoughts . . .
Moomba vs. Supra. I don't think it's a quality thing at all. I think both are equal "quality." Same indmar power, same hull process, built next to each other. I don't think a Moomba is more likely to fail than a Supra. I may be wrong.
I think it's a design and amenity thing. The boats are slightly different in design. You could prefer one over the other. I would suspect at equal price most would pick Supra but could be wrong, LSV is a great hull and very positive reviews thus far on performance of the hull in the Mojo. There is no doubt the Supras have a nicer interior, a bit cushier, have more things that are options on the Moombas that are standard, and have other things you can't even get on the Moomba. I don't know how much more one costs to build, but suspect there is higher margin in the Supras. I don't know this, but I suspect that if there is a $25k difference between a given Moomba and Supra in sticker price, you could make up a not unsubstantial portion of that in negotiations if there actually is more margin in the Supras. Don't know that.
As far as fun on old boat versus new boat, I see your point and agree that you can have a ton of fun on your older boat. BUT, come on - new boats are more fun! Not just because they're new, but because of all the new features they have that make your time on the water less of a hassle and easier to do fun things. Hulls more designed for boarding and surfing, things most people like, instead of left over ski hulls. Ballast systems that are built in, less of a mess, more reliable, quicker fill times. Bigger, deeper interiors that most people prefer and find it easier to bring along friends. All that equals more fun on the lake I think. I guess it depends on what you are upgrading from. For me going from an '01 direct drive to a '12 v drive, it is more fun. If I was going from an '07 LSV to a '12 LSV, I'd still appreciate the updates but there would be little there other than improved fill times that would equal more fun I think.
And finally, yes I bought a new vdrive last year but I still care about the gas! These things suck the gas and hold a lot of gas and at $4.49 a gallon at my dock last summer, I was putting $500 to $1,000 in gas/month in that thing when we were in season. OUCH.
I know my family had a blast in our old direct drive, but as the kids grew, that boat had serious limitations. Difficult to bring friends. Difficult to set up to surf, even for kids and me forget it. With the new vdrive, time on the water is more enjoyable and more fun for all.
There will be a time where the price of a boat and demands will entertain more competition both domestic and foreign along with innovations to reduce costs. It will be interesting when that or if that ever happens.1998 Mobius


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I just bought my first BMW, a 2005 R1200RT. That's a Hexhead, right? It has the small top box, ESA, and the mount for the Navigator IV. I would very much like to get the GPS and the tank-bag that clips to the tank rack. They cost how much?!
I swear, I only went to the dealer to ask questions. I didn't even take my gear or my checkbook so that I wouldn't be tempted.
It didn't turn out as I planned.
Those clever salesmen had helmets, jackets and gloves to lend me. In case my wife asks, I honestly forgot that a debit card was the same as a check.
Now my 1989 GL1500 Gold Wing will go to somebody with the patience to fix the surging and stalling. I bought it new 260,000 miles ago and hope my Beemer (is it capitalized?) lasts a long time too.
I have not ridden in Michigan, Hawaii, or Alaska; I've ridden in the other states and 3 Canadian provinces. I'm looking forward to learning about the bike and if there are any tips to making it run reliably for many miles.
I pick it up tomorrow afternoon. Until then, I'll read the rider's manual a couple of more times.


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May 10, 2010
New Rob Pics - Hummana Hai There :)
Update: More via TwiFans - I like to call this first one "Um... K?"
Hawt beanie bathroom action!
That is a bathroom, right? Seriously, that looks like a paper roll behind him...
Via TwiFans
- Lorabell
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- AnonymousMay 10, 2010 at 10:31 PM
is there anything else that can be said besides he's to die for
- AlycyaMay 10, 2010 at 11:04 PM
In the last picture he really does look dirty.ReplyDelete
Especially with the ripped and torn collar of his shirt.
But for some reason I'd still do him... *shaking head*
The first one is so cute and funny ;)ReplyDelete
Why does he always have to suck in his cheeks like that. lolReplyDelete
He looks bombed in the first one. LMAO!ReplyDelete
The rest he looks too skinny.
@ candkisseshim- I know, right. Maybe he has terrible dry mouth? That'll happen if you consume a tonage of alcohol. Cotton mouth is horrible.
- AnonymousMay 11, 2010 at 11:35 AM
holy hell he looks yummy. but i don't dig the brows lol, i find him more appealing facial hair and all rather than super groomed. i like em dirtyReplyDelete
Okay I don't like these :/ReplyDelete
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text: "[In the Nichols film], the 40-year-old Burton and 34-year-old Taylor transformed themselves into the moldering, moving-beyond-middle-aged pair who pervert an evening with unsuspecting guests via their intricate, insidious games of fact and fantasy. The results are just resplendent, an exercise in overkill that reaps more rewards the further it expands its excesses.... Add in the equally excellent work of George Segal and Sandy Dennis (turning drunken ditziness into an epic poem) and you've got one of post-modern Hollywood's greatest efforts."DVD Verdict


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Girardi tasked with shuffling outfield in doubleheader
By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- The Yankees have to use some creativity to fill out the lineup on Sunday. Manager Joe Girardi doesn't just have to manage his bullpen through a doubleheader on Sunday, he also has to deal with a fragile outfield picture that includes two veterans who are less than 100 percent.
Ichiro Suzuki played as a defensive replacement on Saturday, but prior to that appearance, he had been held out four games with a back injury. Jacoby Ellsbury missed Saturday's game with flu-like symptoms, but Girardi expects to be able to start both players in one of Sunday's games.
Brett Gardner led off and was the designated hitter in the first game, which meant that Ellsbury could handle center field. But Girardi said that Ellsbury would sit out the second game and Suzuki would start, and he made sure to give Gardner one game off his feet to avoid overtaxing him.
"I'm not going to play [Gardner] in the field both games," said Girardi. "I'm not going to play Jake [twice] after what he went through yesterday. Gardy will play center in the second game, and that way, you're not running anybody into the ground."
Ellsbury has been healthy this season, and he's one of just three Yankees -- along with Gardner and Alfonso Soriano -- who have played in 39 games this season. Suzuki is batting .364 in his first 31 games this season, and Girardi said Saturday that he was being cautious with the veteran.
The Yankees were able to make a callup to help fill out their roster Sunday, and they brought up reliever Jose Ramirez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ramirez, a right-hander, has a 2.70 ERA in three games at Triple-A. He didn't appear in either game and was sent back to Triple-A after the doubleheader.
Girardi said that his bullpen is relatively fresh, and he knows he has an off-day Monday to provide further rest.
"That makes it better," Girardi said. "When you're playing multiple days in a row after a doubleheader, it's kind of tough, because you know you're going to have to get some innings out of your bullpen."
Yankees not concerned with early standings
NEW YORK -- The Yankees moved back into a tie for first place Sunday as a result of Saturday's victory over the Pirates, but manager Joe Girardi isn't ready to declare mission accomplished.
The American League East is one of the most competitive divisions in baseball, and four teams went into Sunday's action within three games of first place. New York and Baltimore were deadlocked atop the division, but the Blue Jays were just a half-game back and the Yankees were set for a doubleheader on Sunday.
"Obviously, you pay attention to what the other teams are doing, but it's awful early to be thinking [about the standings]," said Girardi. "What have we played? 41 games? We only have 121 to go."
Yes, the Yankees are a quarter of the way through their schedule, and with a Sunday sweep, they can take exclusive control of first place for the first time since May 4. But Girardi expects a tight race all the way into September, and he doesn't want to celebrate a first-place berth in May.
The Yankees have managed an 11-9 record against division rivals this season, and they've logged a 10-10 record in their first 20 games at Yankee Stadium. New York is staying afloat despite a patchwork starting rotation, and Girardi was asked Sunday what his biggest impression of the season has been.
"Tommy John [surgeries] -- how many of those have there been?" Girardi said. "I think that when you think about what you see in baseball this year, there's a lot of teams right around .500. There's a lot of parity this year, and don't know if it's because of some of the injuries that are involved. There's a lot of parity involved, and that's probably the most interesting thing for me in the game today."
Ivan Nova is the only Yankee starter who has undergone Tommy John surgery this season, and he'll be out for the rest of the season. New York is also persevering through injuries to starting pitchers CC Sabathia and Michael Pineda, but both players are expected back within the next month.
Betances finding a home in Yankees' bullpen
NEW YORK -- Call it a healthy dichotomy. Dellin Betances isn't just thriving as a reliever; he's found a role that has enhanced his comfort and maximized his arsenal to best effect. Betances, a former starter, may just be settling into the bullpen, but he's struck out nine of the last 13 batters he faced.
And it's not a coincidence. Betances has a 1.85 ERA in 17 appearances as a reliever, and he said his velocity has consistently been higher out of the bullpen. The hulking right-hander may still be a work in transition, but he said he's learned a lot since first moving to a relief role last season.
"I'm learning from the guys down there," said Betances. "I've done it for a year now, since last year, and it feels good. It's just different. You have to go out and be aggressive in the strike zone."
Betances made 38 appearances for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last season, and all but six of them came as a reliever. His success, however, didn't translate to the Majors. Betances scuffled in six relief appearances with the Yankees last year, and now, as a 26-year-old, he appears to finally get it.
"You only have to go out there for one or two innings, and you're not going to face the lineup more than one time," Betances said. "You've just got to go out there and give it your all."
The toughest part for most converted starters is staying healthy when pitching on a more regular basis, but Betances doesn't report any concerns in that department. In fact, Betances said Sunday that his arm has responded to a reduced workload and that the bullpen may ultimately be best for him.
"Honestly, I feel better now," Betances said. "Maybe it's because I'm used to throwing a lot of pitches, and now I'm not throwing as much. I guess that helps, but I've been able to recover well. I'm comfortable and I'm happy. I'm going out there and pitching more often and I'm helping the team win as much as I can."
Betances is one of the few Yankees relievers unavailable for Sunday's doubleheader, and manager Joe Girardi said he's done his best to protect his bullpen.
"He's been a starter. He's used to putting up innings," Girardi said Saturday. "And he's used to being a multiple-inning guy in the Minor Leagues. That's what he did a lot of when he was a reliever. What he didn't do a lot was throw two days in a row, and if you notice, I haven't done that a lot to him."
Spencer Fordin is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"We've got a lot of music for you," Robert Plant announced at the final date of his U.S. tour Saturday night (July 27) at the Prospect Park Bandshell in Brooklyn, New York. "We're gonna whip out the REO Speedwagon, but right now we're gonna go back to the 1920s!" Plant has a sly sense of humor; this was his way of saying, if you're looking to hear the studio versions of Led Zeppelin's songs, you should listen to the radio. However, those with adventurous tastes would be rewarded.
Which isn't to say that Plant has a problem with his hits or his lineage. That was clear from the opener: "Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You." A folk song from the 1950s popularized by Joan Baez a decade later, Led Zeppelin turned it into a powerful anthemic adrenaline blast on their 1969 debut album, and it barely resembled the original. Plant's message seemed to be: old music is a jump-off point to create something new, not to be preserved in its original form. It's a living organism, not Madame Tussad's. Four decades later, he seems to feel the same way about Zeppelin's music. His reverence to his former band is to the spirit of what they did, not simply to Jimmy Page's arrangements. And while "Babe" stuck fairly closely to Zep's version, and the same was true of "Going To California," other songs were taken to the present and beyond: notably "Black Dog," which became a desert blues instead of the proto-metal headbanger that was released on Zeppelin's fourth album. It's a song he seems to particularly enjoy re-shaping: he did a more psychedelic version with his last group, the Band Of Joy (watch that version here) and a bluegrass version when he was touring with Alison Krauss (see it here). Watch his current take of the song below.
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Regular readers will notice that the following article is a slight departure from our usual preview style. For gamescom 2010 we've adopted a streamlined structure, allowing us to cover as many games as possible while giving you the important juice and info. In many cases we'll be running longer, more detailed previews upon our return to the UK.
What is it?
The follow-up to Fallout 3, one of the biggest titles of 2008. It's another post-apocalyptic sci-fi outing, but this time the setting has shifted from Washington to the deserts surrounding Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam. This time the development is being handled by Obsidian, a studio that is home to many of the people who worked on the original Fallout and its sequel.
What was shown?
Bethesda allowed visitors a full hour of hands-on time, but given the massive scale of the game this still felt like a drop in the radioactive ocean. The story kicks off with the player's character - a humble courier - getting shot in the head by a gangster in a chequered white jacket. You survive the attempted murder (it would be a pretty crap game if you didn't), then the game begins with you being resuscitated by a doctor in the town of Goodsprings; the recuperation process acts as a combined tutorial and character generator.
Once the player makes it through this sequence - which is far briefer than the 'growing up in the Vault chapter of Fallout 3 - they set out in pursuit of the guys who tried to whack you. After getting some combat tips from a female barfly named Sunny Smiles, I set out across the wastes, battling pale-skinned geckos. I eventually reached the town of Primm, where soldiers from the New California Republic were trading bullets with a band of escaped convicts. Primm is also home to a weathered old man by the name of Jonathan Nash; he runs the local branch of the courier company you work for and is able to shed a bit more light on the people who hired you.
Our Reaction
Compared to the other big-hitters on Bethesda's list of upcoming releases, New Vegas doesn't offer much in the way of eye candy. Fallout 3's sprawling vistas were pretty impressive two years ago, but now the engine is looking pretty long in the tooth. That said, the retro/ruined future mash-up vibe is appealing as ever. There's a darker, meaner tone to the intro to New Vegas; Ron Pearlman provides the gravelly narration as the scene is set, detailing the growing conflict between the New California Republic and Cesar's Legions - a bandit army that has enslaved 86 American Tribes. Western and gunslinger imagery permeates the game's look and feel, but the interface and general appearance is largely unchanged from Fallout 3.
Most of the significant gameplay additions pop up under the optional Hardcore mode, which seems to be aimed at the long-time Fallout fans who took umbrage with a few of Bethesda's design choices. Under this setting your stimpacks will no longer instantly heal, but rather slowly replenish your health over a period of time; they also lose their strange, magic ability to fix crippled limbs - forcing you to visit a doctor if you come a cropper. Ammunition has a physical weight, so it's now harder to walk around like an amateur arms dealer. Finally, and perhaps most importantly of all, playing a Hardcore game forces you to deal with the threat of dehydration. If you don't drink clean water on a regular basis, you can expect a visit from the Grim Reaper.
Another nod to the original games is to be found on the character creation screen, where you can now pick optional traits that offer some form of bonus strength and weakness trade-off: If you pick 'Four Eyes', for example, you'll gain +1 Perception while wearing glasses, but suffer -1 Perception when you're not. New Vegas may not win over the bitterest of Fallout 3's critics, but it seems to be doing a lot of things right - particularly in the mystery that surrounds the hero's initial near-death. After an hour I was certainly hungry to play for a few more - and that's surely a promising sign.
CORRECTION: We originally reported in this article that Mark Morgan, the composer who worked on Fallouts 1 and 2, was returning to work on New Vegas. This is not the case, although much of the game's soundtrack resembles his style. Apologies for any confusion this may have caused.
Fallout: New Vegas is set for release on October 22, for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.


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Arsenal end trophy drought with FA Cup win
Arsenal ended its nine-year trophy drought on Saturday, coming from two goals...
The Washington Capitals aim to build off their first win of
the season when they visit the Ottawa Senators for Tuesday's clash at
Scotiabank Place.
The Capitals opened the campaign with an 0-3-1 record before notching a win
Sunday against the visiting Buffalo Sabres. The victory also gave head coach
Adam Oates his first win as an NHL bench boss.
Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season on Sunday and it proved to
be the game-winner as Washington posted a 3-2 victory over the Sabres.
Ovechkin, who had a career-low 65 points in 2011-12, has one goal and one
assist in five games this season. He has 18 goals and 34 points in 26 career
games against Ottawa.
Joel Ward added a goal and an assist, while John Erskine also lit the lamp for
the Capitals. Michal Neuvirth turned aside 22 shots in the winning effort.
"Today, I thought we played a pretty complete game," Capitals forward Jason
Chimera said. "Neuvy (Neuvirth) played really well for us; he made some big
saves for us. The power play got us one, which is huge; Ovi (Ovechkin) got
one, which is huge for us."
Washington avoided losing five games to start the season for the first time
since going 0-6-0 to begin the 1993-94 campaign.
While Washington is trying to build off its first victory, the Senators will
attempt to get back on track in Tuesday's contest. Ottawa began the season
3-0, but has since dropped consecutive games against Tampa Bay and Pittsburgh.
After losing Friday evening in Tampa, the Sens returned home to lose a
shootout decision Sunday against the Penguins. Evgeni Malkin's goal in the
third round of the shootout was the decisive score and lifted Pittsburgh to
the 2-1 triumph in Canada's capital city.
Sidney Crosby and James Neal each scored to start the shootout before Malkin
slipped a backhand under the pads of Ottawa goaltender Craig Anderson to send
the Penguins to victory.
Colin Greening tallied Ottawa's only goal and Anderson registered 33 saves in
the setback.
"Tough loss tonight, but the boys were solid in front of me and every point
counts," Anderson remarked.
Sunday's tilt began a three-game homestand for Ottawa, which is 1-0-1 as the
host this season.
The Senators recalled Mika Zibanejad from their AHL affiliate in Binghamton on
Monday and he could play against the Capitals. Zibanejad, the sixth overall
pick of the 2011 draft, had one assist in a nine-game stint with Ottawa in
Washington won three of four meetings against the Sens in the 2011-12 and the
Capitals have claimed six of eight overall in this series. Ottawa has posted
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Trice received valuable help on path to UNT success
Marcus Trice started under the overhang in the end zone and jogged slowly onto the green turf at Apogee Stadium, just like the rest of his senior teammates.
Most met their mothers and fathers on senior day at North Texas, while others were welcomed by girlfriends or grandparents.
Trice ran into the arms of what looked like a family reunion before the Mean Green's home finale against Texas-San Antonio on Nov. 23. Ann and Pierre Givens, his aunt and uncle, were there, as were Ed and Tina Taylor, family friends who served as his legal guardians since 2008, and their son Darius Taylor, a friend who is more like a brother.
Trice often has wondered how his life might have turned out had it not been for each member of the group that helped guide him from St. Louis to Mesquite, through a two-year stint playing for Oklahoma and finally to UNT.
Trice grew up in the rough sections of the north side of St. Louis and the suburb of Pagedale. Three cousins and a close friend were shot and killed and another died of a drug overdose in those neighborhoods over the last six years.
Trice's mother, Charissie Evans, thought he was on his way to a similar fate and convinced him to start over in Mesquite — a new town with new people to guide him.
That decision changed Trice's life.
The Taylor and Givens families provided Trice with opportunities that paved his way on a life-altering journey that will reach a milestone on New Year's Day, when he starts at safety for UNT in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.
"Without the help of so many people, I wouldn't be where I am," Trice said. "My mom did an excellent job of raising me and taught me to be respectful of people and build relationships. That's a big reason why people were willing to help me along the way.
"It means a lot to me to know that people have helped me and all they've asked of me is to love them in return."
The journey hasn't always been easy for Trice, who left behind everything he knew in St. Louis in 2004 and started over in Mesquite.
Trice came to Texas hoping his aunt and uncle could help him turn his life around and capitalize on his potential as an athlete and a student.
What Trice, a powerfully built 5-8 safety with an ever-present smile, never anticipated was how a new extended family would grow around him and foster his development into an all-conference performer, a college graduate and team captain.
"He's an emotional guy and channels energy really well on the football field," senior linebacker Zach Orr said. "The guys look to him for leadership. Off the field, he's a fun guy to be around and is always making jokes. You always see a smile on his face."
Evans is still involved in her son's life, even though she lives in St. Louis and has seen him play only three times during his college career.
She follows every play of every game and knows that while she isn't there in person, she played a key role in Trice's success, partly because of her decision to put Trice on a plane to Texas and place her trust in others to help raise him.
"It's been hard every day since he's been away, but I wanted the best for him," Evans said. "St. Louis was not going to be the best opportunity. I thank God that I made that decision."
Escaping St. Louis
When Trice looks back on his time in St. Louis, he can see how his life easily could have careened out of control.
Evans worked at a Proctor & Gamble Co. factory and also as a home health care specialist to support Trice and his younger brother, Marquise Williams. Trice's father, Johnny Trice Jr., once was offered a chance to try out for the Cincinnati Reds after high school but was arrested for selling drugs and squandered the opportunity. He has been in and out of jail but has continued to be involved in Trice's life.
"I had to grow up faster than I should have and take care of my brother," Trice said. "When my mom wasn't working, she was asleep. I never had a chance to go out and do the things other kids got to do."
Trice wasn't faring well in school and was spending time on the streets with friends, who were leading him down what he now realizes was the wrong path in a city where it would have been easy to lose his way. St. Louis often is listed as one of the most dangerous cities in America.
A few of Trice's friends are serving life sentences in prison.
"I was born and raised here," Evans said. "As a young black man, he had two strikes against him."
That was the reason Evans sat Trice down for a conversation they now see as a turning point in his life.
The two discussed Trice's future in the living room of their home in St. Louis and the possibility of him moving in with Ann and Pierre Givens.
The couple, whose 16-year-old son, Michael, had been shot to death in 1990, had offered to take Trice in. Moving would give Trice a chance to get out of St. Louis and pursue his dream of playing college football.
"This was the best place for him to come, play football and have a chance," Ann Givens said. "He had a lot of friends in St. Louis who were going to jail and was hanging out with the wrong group. We thought that we could get him out of that environment."
The more Trice thought about the opportunity, the more he thought it would be the best plan.
"I knew it would be easier on my mom," Trice said. "She wouldn't have to do as much to provide for me."
Trice also knew that a move would provide him with new influences and take away the temptations of the streets.
"My mom asked me if moving was something I would be willing to do," Trice said. "I told her yes because St. Louis is not a good environment. I could see that I was being influenced in a negative way by some of the people I was around."
Trice moved to Mesquite for what was supposed to be a trial run of a year. That was nearly a decade ago.
Trice has thrived since but has been forced to say goodbye to many of the loved ones he left behind.
Trice's cousin Joseph was shot and killed in June 2009. Cousin Tory was killed in September of that same year, while Tez was shot to death in May 2011.
Trice's childhood best friend, Brian White, was shot and killed in 2007, while another close friend, Brian Campbell, died of a drug overdose this spring.
Trice's stepfather, Willie Gray, died a year ago of a heart attack.
Each death hit Trice hard, largely because he knows he could have met a similar fate had it not been for the opportunities afforded him.
That realization motivates Trice.
"God has put me in a position to be successful," Trice said. "I feel like it would be a slap in his face if I didn't take advantage of the opportunity I have been blessed with. I could be dead or in jail or strung out on drugs, but I'm not because God gave me an outlet and an opportunity to be around positive people."
A whole new world
The families Trice met in Mesquite helped him work through the issues that haunted him.
"I wasn't the easiest kid to raise," Trice said. "I had a bad attitude and a smart mouth."
Ann and Pierre Givens knew Trice from his days growing up in St. Louis. The couple looked past Trice's problems, saw his potential and took him in.
"He just needed someone to believe in him," Pierre Givens said.
Over the next few years, Trice became like a part of the family, not only in the Givens household but also in the home of Bob and Barbara Wood, and especially the Taylors.
Trice became friends with Andrew Wood, one of his middle school and high school teammates. When Trice went by the Woods' home for a birthday party, Barbara Wood asked why Trice would come for a party but not Bible study.
Trice was a regular at Bible study from that point on.
"He was a cool kid who had charisma and leadership ability," Barbara Wood said. "People were drawn to him. He had a tender side. Our relationship was based on four words: 'Do you trust me?'"
Trice also became close with the Taylor family through their sons Darius and Darnell Taylor. All three developed into standout players for Mesquite.
Trice bounced around from one home to the next, staying with the Givens, Woods and Taylors. He also lived with Evans after she moved to Texas in 2007.
That arrangement lasted for a little more than a year before Trice's grandmother Evelyn Johnson, who was still living in St. Louis, was diagnosed with cancer. Evans had to move back to care for her, which posed a problem.
When Trice moved out of the Givens' home, another relative moved in and took his room. He couldn't move back in, and he didn't want to go back to St. Louis.
"I thought about Marcus going back to St. Louis," Ed Taylor said. "We wouldn't have felt right if he would have gone back to St. Louis and found out that something happened."
The Taylors had two sons and a daughter at home but took Trice in anyway and endured the strain, both financially and emotionally.
"It was tough," Tina Taylor said. "We had the boys and my youngest daughter. My job was not full time, so I had to get a second job to make ends meet. It was hard to make sure everyone was where they needed to be and do the cooking and cleaning, but I enjoyed it."
Trice was still growing up. Tina Taylor said he often would question authority and lacked respect for women.
Mesquite assistant coach Ryan Porter remembers Trice struggling in school.
"Marcus didn't always understand everything, and if things didn't make sense he wouldn't do it," Porter said. "He got to mouthing on the sidelines his senior year. Darius pinned him to the ground and was getting ready to pound him."
Trice was on the verge of being shipped back to St. Louis on multiple occasions for breaking rules, but he always found a way out of trouble.
Along the way, Ed Taylor became a role model and the father figure Trice never had.
Trice cannot recall Taylor missing a day of work. He watched Taylor help with household chores like cooking and cleaning.
"He showed me what it's like to be a man," Trice said. "He goes to work every morning at 2 a.m., comes home at noon, takes a nap and then helps his wife cook. He showed me that men make sacrifices."
Trice transformed on the field as well as away from it, largely because Ed Taylor held him accountable and commanded his respect. By his senior year, Trice was ranked among the top high school cornerbacks in the country, despite being only 5-8.
Trice set up shop in a room at the Woods' home he referred to as his office, where he would sit and talk with college coaches from across the country.
Bob Wood went with Trice on his official visit to Oklahoma.
"The whole process when he went on his visit was special for him and for me," Wood said. "We went up there for a day. The first thing he said when he saw the other players was, 'They are not that tall.'"
Finding a home
Trice committed to Oklahoma shortly after his official visit to the school, a decision that resulted in another detour in his life.
Trice played sparingly in two years at Oklahoma, was surpassed by younger players and taken out of the comfort zone he found with his newfound support system in Mesquite.
"I needed a fresh start and wanted to be close to home," Trice said.
Dan McCarney had just taken over at UNT after the 2010 season and added Trice as a transfer largely on the recommendation of Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, a close friend.
Trice wasn't the same cocky player he was when he went to Norman.
"Being at the bottom humbled him as a player," said Darius Taylor, who went on to star alongside his brother at Sam Houston State. "He was one of the top corners in the country when he went to OU. He found out a lot about himself up there."
Trice sat out his first season at UNT as a transfer and has started each of the last two. At first, he tested McCarney's patience.
"When he first got here, he was a little out of control with his personality," McCarney said. "He wanted to win so badly, but you have to do it within the confines of the rules of college football. He has really grown up that way."
Trice isn't as apt to fight with teammates in practice or draw personal foul penalties in games now, and he no longer struggles to play within the confines of a system. His development began with a redshirt year, continued when he started last season and led to a breakout year this fall.
Trice was voted a captain by his teammates before the season and went on to earn first-team All-Conference USA honors after intercepting five passes. His performance is one of the reasons UNT enters the bowl season ranked ninth nationally in scoring defense with an average of 18.1 points allowed per game.
Trice credits the determination he developed after reflecting on what he felt was a mediocre junior season for motivating him to excel as a senior.
"To see him mature and become a disciplined player has been neat to see," UNT defensive coordinator John Skladany said. "He has an infectious personality with his enthusiasm and his love for people and life."
No one is prouder of Trice than his mother, who is still back in St. Louis following his career from afar through phone calls. The two talk at least twice a week.
"I don't think words can explain the way it feels to see Marcus shining," Evans said. "To put him on a plane when he was 12 years old was hard. I let God lead me and let him go. I thank God I did."
That decision allowed Trice to come under the guidance of a host of people in Mesquite who became like a new family — one that helped guide him to UNT, where he has capitalized on his potential.
Trice is the first member of his family to go to college and graduated this month. He hopes to continue his career in the NFL, a goal McCarney thinks Trice has a chance to reach because of his abilities on special teams. He's blocked three kicks and excelled on UNT's coverage teams.
"I didn't do it on my own," Trice said. "The people I've been around have impacted me in a positive way and helped me become the man I am today."
Those people welcomed Trice into their arms as he ran onto the field at Apogee Stadium one last time on senior day, just like they did nearly a decade ago when he left his old life in St. Louis and arrived in Mesquite — the first step in a journey that changed Trice's life.
BRETT VITO can be reached at 940-566-6870.


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Rain washes out Indians-White Sox tilt
By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
CHICAGO -- The Indians showed up to U.S. Cellular Field on Tuesday hoping to extend their recent hot streak, but they will just have to wait another day.
A few hours before the scheduled first pitch, Tuesday's game between the White Sox and Indians was postponed due to persistent rain in Chicago. A makeup date has yet to be announced and the teams will play just one game on Wednesday before the Tribe hits the road for Kansas City.
"You play when you play," manager Terry Francona said with a shrug. "We can't stop the weather and neither can [the White Sox]."
Right-hander Zach McAllister, who was scheduled to start on Tuesday, will take the mound Wednesday in the 2:10 p.m. ET tilt against the Indians' American League Central rivals. The White Sox will counter with lefty Jose Quintana.
Francona indicated that starter Corey Kluber -- originally slated to start on Wednesday -- will be available as a long reliever over the next few days. Cleveland's manager added that Kluber potentially could start for the Tribe on Monday in Kansas City, but there is also a chance McAllister will pitch that day as planned.
"It's depending on how things work out," Francona said. "It gives us several options with the day off [Thursday]. We'll see how it plays out."
Cleveland's first three probables for the upcoming four-game series with the Royals remain unchanged: Scott Kazmir (Friday), Ubaldo Jimenez (Saturday) and Justin Masterson (Sunday).
When Francona arrived at the ballpark on Tuesday, he was informed by a member of the White Sox grounds crew that the teams could be in for a long night. Instead of waiting for a break in the weather, though, the White Sox announced around 2:30 p.m. that the game had been postponed.
The Indians return to Chicago June 28-30 with an off-day directly following the series on July 1. Cleveland is also in Chicago for a four-game set from Sept. 12-15.
The rainout comes during a rough stretch for Chicago, which has lost 10 of its past 13 games. For the Indians, the postponement interrupted a season-best three-game winning streak.
"Right now, everything is kind of rocking for us," first baseman Nick Swisher said. "[Monday] night was a monster win for us. Three games in a row we've really gone out there and done what we needed to do. It just goes to show you that we are capable of doing this and it's our job to go out there and continue to keep it going."
That said, Swisher added that the players were not necessarily complaining about the unexpected respite.
"You look in here, all the guys are chill," Swisher said. "For us, man, we've got such a good group of dudes over here. To come to the ballpark every single day and have so much fun with these guys every day, it's great. Not only that, we've got so much talent in here that's ... untapped.
"I think if we can all find that, and we can get in our game plan, things are going to work out for us really well."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Fuck me that's a mess, the different parts of the music don't seem to have anything to do with one another.
― Matt DC, Friday, 19 August 2011 12:46 (six years ago) Permalink
Oh now I'm sad, not listened to the YouTube yet as I'm at work.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 19 August 2011 14:50 (six years ago) Permalink
one of the songs has a nice bass part. the field is the same as burial in that they're both one trick ponies. they both need to change the name they produce under and do something different. they'll never match the glory of their first two albums and everything they do in the same mold will sound like treading water.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 19 August 2011 16:03 (six years ago) Permalink
It's Up There is the song with the nice bass + live sounding drums. Then It's White is also a refreshing break from his usual style but it feels like he trapped using the same repeating sample loop idea.
― brotherlovesdub, Friday, 19 August 2011 16:07 (six years ago) Permalink
This guy's trick evolved a little bit on the second album, and, on the basis of the track above, he's con tuning from there, and frankly, it's a trick I'd be happy to hear him do over and over again for an age.
― lol sickmouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 19 August 2011 17:33 (six years ago) Permalink
I find the title hilarious, the Rolling Stones "we thought we'd mess about with some guitars and drums, hey"
― lukas, Friday, 19 August 2011 17:38 (six years ago) Permalink
i think burial's still got room to move into dancier stuff, i heard this one out (!) recently and it sounded great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spNJX7e0z4E
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Friday, 19 August 2011 18:01 (six years ago) Permalink
"night air" is also pretty dancey
― J0rdan S., Friday, 19 August 2011 18:03 (six years ago) Permalink
that's more woon than burial afaik
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Friday, 19 August 2011 18:11 (six years ago) Permalink
― Number None, Friday, 19 August 2011 18:15 (six years ago) Permalink
xp oh i thought burial did the production on it
― J0rdan S., Friday, 19 August 2011 18:17 (six years ago) Permalink
co-produced, i remember some interview that said he only added some sounds and production touches, seems like woon did the bulk
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Friday, 19 August 2011 18:18 (six years ago) Permalink
Burial's involvement with the album has been a source of focus for those chronicling its development so far, yet the role was far more back seat than is assumed. "I wanted to credit him, because he definitely did have a role, but I produced it from beginning to end" Woon clarifies. "But he definitely pointed me to a whole bunch of sounds. The remix he did for 'Wayfaring Stranger' opened my mind to that. We spent a bit of time, and he showed me some stuff with the computer."
Woon met Burial, who produced recent single 'Night Air' [though Jamie makes it clear that Burial wasn't the driving force behind the tune's sound, instead acting more "as a session musician"], through a mutual friend. The plan was originally for the whole album to be produced by Burial, but that didn't end up happening
― hardcore oatmeal (Jordan), Friday, 19 August 2011 18:21 (six years ago) Permalink
burial's been moving into "dancier" stuff for some time now, e.g., collabs with four tet, thom yorke, and now the street halo ep. he has plenty of room to grow.
lots of artists are one-trick ponies. they just vary the trick incrementally from one album to the next. the ones that aren't -- r.e.m., for instance -- can sound like genre-hoppers, lacking any real commitment or purpose.
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 19 August 2011 19:09 (six years ago) Permalink
this album is good
― congratulations (n/a), Saturday, 20 August 2011 19:25 (six years ago) Permalink
yeah i like it
― diamonddave85, Saturday, 20 August 2011 19:36 (six years ago) Permalink
the part at the very end of track2 where the track gets all messed up reminds me of one of the songs from the first record that had an obvious user or software error
― diamonddave85, Saturday, 20 August 2011 19:37 (six years ago) Permalink
Enjoying this.
― Eat a bag of vaginas (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 22 August 2011 14:18 (six years ago) Permalink
Weird. I kind of expected this to be more Looping-y than Things Keep Falling Down, but it isn't really. Kind of a mix of the live instrumentation aspects of his 2nd LP mixed with maybe the Sound of Light EP.
― The Sunspots In Your Eyes Are Actually Cataracts, Mr. Rudich (AWALL), Tuesday, 23 August 2011 02:46 (six years ago) Permalink
this might be my favorite first listen of his three albums. "is this power" is a killer intro and "it's up there" is chill and patient as hell
― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 4 September 2011 22:08 (six years ago) Permalink
Featured on Best New Track and Best New Album on Pitchfork today. Just so you know.
― ◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝ (Moka), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 06:54 (six years ago) Permalink
The couple of songs I've heard sound more interesting than the ones from the last album but he needs to cut on the laziness for his album covers, doesn't help me think his sound isn't stuck in the same old same old.
― ◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝◦ ⃝ (Moka), Wednesday, 7 September 2011 06:57 (six years ago) Permalink
I am starting to love this. Is This Power doesn't need a question mark.
― Damo Suzuki's Parrot, Thursday, 8 September 2011 00:06 (six years ago) Permalink
this album is fucking sweet, i've been listening to it on the way to work every morning for the past several days and end up jumpkicking my way through the front door
― In the long run, we will all be cyberpunks (Z S), Thursday, 8 September 2011 03:14 (six years ago) Permalink
"Arpeggiated Love" is especially nice. i'm a sucka for the timpani.
― In the long run, we will all be cyberpunks (Z S), Thursday, 8 September 2011 03:15 (six years ago) Permalink
CD out today in the UK.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 10 October 2011 17:28 (six years ago) Permalink
Are you gay?
― The Sunspots In Your Eyes Are Actually Cataracts, Mr. Rudich (AWALL), Tuesday, 11 October 2011 17:19 (six years ago) Permalink
So bored by this, wish he'd get another trick, this one feels very lazy by now.
― Matt DC, Monday, 31 October 2011 20:12 (six years ago) Permalink
Totally agreed - I gave this a listen in the car and had to turn it off after a couple of tracks. I just wish he'd tell himself, "you know, you don't HAVE to be minimal..."
― frogbs, Monday, 31 October 2011 20:17 (six years ago) Permalink
I listened to this over the weekend and dug it a lot more than I did initially.
― encarta it (Gukbe), Monday, 31 October 2011 20:19 (six years ago) Permalink
is there a particular highlight? i've kept it on my ipod, but haven't really tried to find a good entry-point to it (if one song sticks, maybe i'll give the rest of the disc a chance)?
― Daniel, Esq., Monday, 31 October 2011 20:55 (six years ago) Permalink
i find the tracks really reach a higher plane about 5-6 minutes in, to where i don't recognize them for the first 2 minutes or so.
― beta blog, Monday, 31 October 2011 22:00 (six years ago) Permalink
title track imo
― difficult to adjust to ilxor being a low frequency poster (ilxor), Sunday, 6 November 2011 18:45 (six years ago) Permalink
my full thoughts here - i dont think he has a TON of new tricks on this one, but i've played the shit out of it regardless
― difficult to adjust to ilxor being a low frequency poster (ilxor), Sunday, 6 November 2011 18:50 (six years ago) Permalink
― (๑•̀⌓•́๑) (am0n), Thursday, 5 January 2012 22:44 (six years ago) Permalink
― encarta it (Gukbe), Thursday, 5 January 2012 23:59 (six years ago) Permalink
Dude was awesome live at ATP; three piece band really suited it, gave it immense physicality, whereas the similar but drummer / bass-player - less Walls were just pretty (&) dull.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 6 January 2012 15:58 (six years ago) Permalink
whats the 3-piece setup like? i figured he was just a solo laptopper
― (๑•̀⌓•́๑) (am0n), Friday, 6 January 2012 19:18 (six years ago) Permalink
i saw a really poorly mixed performance of the band a few years back: the live instruments were mixed far too low compared to the electronic stuff, resulting in a very uneven and jarring balance
― pat methamphetamine (diamonddave85), Friday, 6 January 2012 19:22 (six years ago) Permalink
i blame the soundguy.
yeah i saw them once right after From Here to Sublime and again after Yesterday and Today... both times a 3 piece band and the first time the sound was way off, but the second time was amazing.... though the second time they opened for Juan Maclean who were even better with a similar set up.
― smash williams, Friday, 6 January 2012 20:02 (six years ago) Permalink
Three piece is Willner on synth and other gadgets and occasional guitar, plus bassist (in NoMeansNo tshirt) and drummer.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 6 January 2012 20:05 (six years ago) Permalink
realeasing another album, now under the name Loops of Your Heart (we get it, you're into loops). album called And Never Ending Nights. Dronier and krautier with less emphasis on rhythm or beats. sounds good. should put it on that sequencer albums thread.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 7 February 2012 16:06 (five years ago) Permalink
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 7 February 2012 16:15 (five years ago) Permalink
"broken bow" is sick, the rest of it is nice but kinda boring imo
― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 16 February 2012 19:12 (five years ago) Permalink


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Hi everyone I am sooo happy to finally join the Lex!
My screen name Snoochie16 was picked when I was 16. I had just seen the movie Mallrats and was trying to come up with something fun for my first email address. The character Jay was always saying Snoochie Bootchies and so I borrowed it.
The first I ever heard of Twilight was when my little sister dragged me to see the first movie in the theatre. I totally did not get it! I was like big deal what's all the big fuss about, etc. I had no idea at this time that it was based on a book. The next year, in keeping with the sisterly tradition, we also went to see New Moon. I figured what the heck the eye candy isn't bad. This year back when I was on maternity leave in May my sister informed me she had all of the books, did I want to read them as Eclipse was coming out in a few months. I was very hesitant as I knew what a big deal some people were making and I did not want to get caught up in the big fuss over some teen book that probably wasn't worth my time. I had my son, and found myself at home after my boys were in bed needing some me time. I wanted to read something so I figured what the heck...four books would last me awhile right? My only worry now was that whenever I read something if I like it I get very caught up in it and WANT TO DO NOTHING ELSE!! I could not shirk my motherly duties! So every night I allowed myself one chapter. This did not last long. Soon I upped it to two and then eventually read until my husband came home at 1am and took the book off my face! Needless to say I was hooked! I flew through all four books in a matter of two weeks and that was stretching it out as much as possible. I was reading when feeding the baby!
I have many favourite parts of every book (which I am in fact rereading and highlighting for a friend), but I guess as a whole I would have to say that Eclipse is my favourite. It is the first book where Edward and Bella are just trying to BE in their relationship. He is not trying to talk himself into leaving for her own good and she can fully appreciate him now that she been able to let him go. They are merely a vampire and girl in love!
After reading Midnight Sun I would have to say that Edward is my favourite. He over thinks everything with such an intensity how could he NOT have a soul? I love Jasper for his reassurance of Bella's worthiness, and adore Alice for her close relationship with Edward that could almost make you jealous if it wasn't just soooo sisterly.
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Not in any order ...
1. Putting all his eggs in the Asomough basket and losing.
2. Signing a massive malcontent to a 50 million dollar contract
3. Signing a bad QB to a huge extension for no reason other than to settle said QBs nerves.
4. Trading away too many picks at the expense of depth
5. Vernon Gholston
6. Wayne Hunter
7. Derrick Mason
... Keep it going ...
Last edited by Dunnie; 10-03-2012 at 09:19 AM.
Fire Mike T!
Tannenbaum has to go but unfortunately the critical mass for that decision is not yet at hand. I said before the season that I think He and Rex and Mark are all joined at the hip and they will drag this thing out through the end of the 2013 season. That's right. Another year AFTER this one.
Unfortunately that means another year of Mike T. running the draft and trading away picks for short term band-aids. God help us.
Tanny has been about the hype, not about the substance. It's too early to make a call, but if the season gets away, the correct play would be to fire him as soon as it does. Find the new GM ASAP, which may mean after the season. Make it clear that the new GM will have final decision making per on the players and coaches.
Put them all on notice.
Actually, he was pretty much right on. Some have been saying this for a few years. Me, since 2008. How about the fact that since John Abraham left town the Jets' pass rush has been anemic, and it still is: SEVEN offseasons later with Mike T at the helm, and still not one impact pass rusher on this team. The way he handled Pete Kendall in '07 ruined a season, the way he handled the Damian Woody retirement was eerily reminiscent. He's on his 2nd coach, 3rd QB and whether or not this team "recovers" and goes 8-8 should have no bearing. We've had an accountant making our personnel decisions for 7 years, assisted by a guy we "fired" for being an incompetent GM for 6 years prior to that. Enough apologizing for them and for this owner.
The others I agree with. Plus:
8. The entire 2010 draft. You can't miss on an entire draft, but they did
9. $40 mil to Calvin Pace
10. $30 mil to David Harris
11/12/13/14. Tebow. In a time when a portion of the fanbase is clamoring for a guy like McElroy, the Jets actually had a higher-regarded prospect on the roster who has already started some games, has a live arm, and some escapability. Instead of sticking with him, they go out and acquire a non-QB QB (giving up two draft picks in the process), and then bulk him up to 250 lbs, reducing the best ability he brought to the table.
I know many believe that Tebow was all Woody and maybe it was. But in that situation I expect Tannenbaum to find a way (whatever it takes) to convince his boss that mortgaging more picks on a guy who can't be expected to step in and run the offense is not a good football move.
EDIT: Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooon added another perfect example, with the Pete Kendall move that essentially crushed the '07 season.
Last edited by GreenWave; 10-03-2012 at 10:34 AM.
Surely you are kidding, no? You do not think we need a complete overhaul in the FO, CS, and player personnel? This is a 2-14 train wreck. They might win once more the entire rest of this season. The "GM" left us with nothing. We have ZERO personnel on this team. They have already quit on the coach. They have spent the last 6 years drafting pass rushers and still can't rush the passer. They have no RB's, no TE, a QB who still cannot throw a screen pass over a rushing D lineman, wilting under slight pressure and never making anyone around him better, no WR's, no RT, slow, old decrepit LB'ers. Imagine paying a PSL and the megabucks involved in buying tickets, parking and the like to go watch this GARBAGE. My football season is over despite how many times you say "dump it is only week 4".
RR, we must not be watching the same thing my friend.
What this organization has become is sad, pathetic and hearkens back to 1996 We need a Parcels like football executive to come in here and fix this. We have a moron as an owner who does not care, so don't be surprised if this is status quo into next year and yet another pathetic season in 2013.
I agree. The Beancounter has to be held accountable.
Tuesday Morning at about 12:15AM, there just may be a lynch mob ready to pounce on him. A 30 - 0 loss should seal the deal...
Monday night could very well be his version of Custer's last stand...
We get creamed and this board will be wild....
I hope for the opposite, but even though I try hard to be positive, and with no moves to replace Holmes, then we get a left over FB, just shows me that they may be going all in on this Wildcat Fantasy...
You can Tannenbaum then you are also canning Rex...
You can't hire a new GM and not expect him to bring in his own guy.
Tannenbaum leaves, so does Rex.
i live pretty close to florham park. if they lose monday night i might put a 4x8 sheet of plywood near the entrance of the facility with "jets suck" on it.
I just posted this in another thread but I think it needs to be said here as well.
Tanny's big blunder in 2009 during the transition from Mangini to Rex:
why would you give a rookie head coach who has no experience developing QB's (because he was a defensive coordinator) a raw rookie QB who only had 16 college starts under his belt.
Also why would you trade up for a "Franchise QB" When your head coach does not want to win the game in the air. Rex wants to keep the game close with his defense and win the game on the ground. A vet game manager type of QB like Kyle Orton would have sufficed.
This Tanny's fault for this nonsense, and idiotic moves. This is what happens when you let accountants make football decisions.....
Bad contracts to players they over valued, inability to provide any sort of consistency to his developing QB, lack of any kind of impact players.
Its been 7 years and this might be the least talented roster he has had here. He is going in the wrong direction. The problem is that the owner does not have the balls to make the change.
Tannenbaum has to go at the end of the year. This roster is completely depleted of depth and talent. The 2008 to 2011 drafts are pathetic, a few average players at best. They went quality over quantity and couldn't get any quality at all either. I will hold out hope for the 2012 draft class since it's early.
Unfortunately, it looks like Rex and Tanny are tied together. So if Tanny goes, so does Rex when the new GM comes in. I would like to keep Rex here and give him another shot, but that most likely wouldn't happen if Tanny goes


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• Jennifer Bradley, 42, two counts delivery of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) — $7,500.
An agent with the Arkansas State Police testified that approximately six months ago, Bradley sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant twice, a total of 3.5 grams. The officer also testified an agent with the Drug Task Force was present during the buys.
• Leslie Koster, 23, forgery and theft of property — $2,500.
Koster was arrested after a victim claimed to have given Koster a signed blank check and told her to fill it out and cash it for $75. Koster allegedly cashed the check for $300 and then later attempted to cash a second check for $500. The victim said she did not give Koster a second check.
• John Hill, 36, failure to register as a sex offender — $10,000.
An officer with the Russellville Police Department testified he went to Hill's address of record on Aug. 8. Hill has a prior conviction which requires him to register as a sex offender and note his current address. The officer spoke to Hill's mother, who said Hill had reconciled with his ex-wife and had not lived at her home in six months.
Hill was latter arrested in Colorado and extradited to Arkansas on a parole hold.
• Alan Hagler, 55, aggravated assault — $5,000.
Officers responded to a disturbance on Wednesday in which a victim claimed Hagler had a club with a knife attached and was threatening to kill the victim and her family, according to a police report. A video of the alleged threats was shown to the responding officer.
• Alex Metcalf, 21, breaking or entering — $5,000.
Metcalf allegedly entered an unlocked vehicle in the Walmart parking lot and took an item from inside the vehicle, according to a police report. Walmart employees allowed law enforcement to review surveillance footage, and Metcalf was taken into custody later that day. He also faces misdemeanor charges.
• Travis Baskin, 33, battery — $5,000.
Officers attempted to arrest Baskin on Wednesday for public intoxication. Baskin allegedly became violent toward officers who tried to arrest him and attempted to punch an officer in the head. During the struggle, an officer received abrasions on his elbows and swelling on his right elbow.
• Everdanilo Castro, 23, possession of a controlled substance and battery — $5,000.


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