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Mount Tom Climber's Log
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Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2008
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|Posted Jan 22, 2008 8:38 pm
|West slope
Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2005
|Slog above the mine, but nice views of Owens Valley.
|Posted Sep 18, 2007 12:30 am
|From Horton Lakes
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2007
|An unenjoyable scramble up mostly loose scree from the mine. Great views partially compensated for the slog.
|Posted Aug 21, 2007 8:46 pm
|Dayhike from Horton TH
Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2005
|Climbed a year ago. The only thing I have written in my notes is "really loose sucky scree". The views were nice, but I'm not sure I'm in a hurry to go back.
|Posted Oct 10, 2006 1:50 am
|Horton Lakes - Tungstar Mine
Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2006
|Robin and I actually got an early start for this one - mainly to ensure we got back in time for chinese food. Nice long dayhike. The views from the top were slightly sullied by a thick haze, but were impressive nonetheless.
|Posted Sep 11, 2006 7:14 pm
|Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: 11- 10 to 12 05
|Done over three days. Nice slog. Nice Bivy.
|Posted Nov 18, 2005 9:16 pm
|Route Climbed: Horton Lakes-Tungstar Mine Date Climbed: August 21, 2005
|On an SPS trip with 8 others. See my pictures at
|Posted Oct 25, 2005 3:40 pm
|Route Climbed: horton lake Date Climbed: march 2005
|nice ski descent
|Posted Oct 17, 2005 5:22 pm
|Route Climbed: Horton Lakes-Tungstar Mine Date Climbed: September 24 2005
Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2005
|Nice walk filled with some historical interest. The climb from the mine is really crappy scree and loose talus.
|Posted Sep 26, 2005 3:11 pm
|Route Climbed: Horton Lakes Date Climbed: 25jun05
|Challenging day. Used crampon for a 500 vertical foot section on the way up, and glissaded about 1200 vertical feet on the way down. Talus tip-toeing and class 3 sections caused me to continuously repeat to my self, "patience"! Slow and steady made this climb work for me. Climbed solo, saw one other party. On the way down found I had moved to far South was dropping into the South face with it's exposed gullies - had to climb back up and north to regain the S.W. ridge.
|Posted Jul 7, 2005 3:18 pm
|Route Climbed: Elderberry Canyon Date Climbed: April 23 2005
Date Climbed: Apr 23, 2005
|Perfect conditions turned around at 12,500' because of time.
|Posted Jul 4, 2005 2:06 am
|Route Climbed: North Ridge Date Climbed: April 2005
|Dayhiked up north ridge on snow most of the way. Made huge mistake not bringing snowshoes- postholed up to armpits on way back down. Live and learn.
|Posted Apr 28, 2005 11:01 pm
|Route Climbed: Horton Lakes Date Climbed: Sep 92
|Liked the climb -- if only to see the remains of the Tungstar Mine
|Posted Mar 12, 2005 2:32 pm
|Route Climbed: Horton Lakes; Elderberry Canyon Date Climbed: 2003-2004
|Both are entertaining hikes, but the riding in Elderberry Canyon is the best of all. Go early and get good snow. Both routes are way doable in a day by a fit person and it doesn't feel like all the verticle it's hyped up to be ; unless you're riding good snow the whole way down......
|Posted Feb 28, 2005 10:17 pm
|Matthew Holliman
|Route Climbed: Horton Lakes (Tungstar Mine) Date Climbed: Sep 26, 2004
|Really not as bad a slog as I'd expected, with superb views at the top.
|Posted Nov 21, 2004 8:53 pm
|Route Climbed: Horton Lks-Tungstar Mine Date Climbed: Oct 10-2003
|Actually ran into two other groups climbing the same day. 3x
|Posted Oct 6, 2004 6:23 pm
|Route Climbed: Elderberry Canyon Date Climbed: March, 2004
|Snow and weather conditions prevented skiing from the ridge proper, but got a nice run in anyway from the bottom of the amphitheater below the bowl. Really nice, beautiful, huge canyon.
|Posted Sep 13, 2004 7:37 pm
|Route Climbed: From Horton Lakes Date Climbed: July 1998
|Climb was a bit of a slog - spirits were buoyed when I discovered 8-10 beers that had been left behind in snowbank near camp. After confirming that they were abandoned , a nearby neighbor and I enjoyed the brew. we packed the empties out the next day - sometimes "leave no trace" has it's rewards.
|Posted Mar 4, 2004 6:31 pm
|Route Climbed: Horton Lakes-Tungstar Mine Date Climbed: April 1999
|Hit the snow line at around 8,000'. Spent the night at 10,000'. Too windy to set up tent or cook dinner. Had a pretty good case of AMS going in the morning but decided to go up anyway. Hid behind a large exposed rock to cut through the overhanging cornice. Then the long slog to the summit. The snow had softened up considerably by the time I came down again. I slipped passing back down through the cornice and my ice axe self-belay pulled through the soft snow. I fell about 10 feet into the soft snow right below the cornice and started sliding down the gentle slope. Snow was way too soft for effective self-arrest but I did manage to slow down quite a bit and eventually came to a complete stop right at the edge of an exposed talus pile. Good glissades the rest of the way down. Great view but definitely a slog.
|Posted Jan 23, 2004 1:05 pm
|Route Climbed: Elderberry Canyon Date Climbed: April 2000
|One of the great ski descents in the Sierra!
|Posted Jan 20, 2004 1:09 pm


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text: David Beckham gets assist but LA Galaxy lose to Whitecaps 2-1 in Edmonton- Metro May 14, 200812:00AM PDT Previous Next Dean Bennett, THE CANADIAN PRESS 14 May 2008 03:32 EDMONTON - David Beckham - bum foot and all - put on a show Tuesday, but it was the Vancouver Whitecaps who took care of the bottom line. Forward Eduardo Sebrango scored on a picture-perfect cross in the 66th minute to propel the Whitecaps to a 2-1 win over Beckham's LA Galaxy before 37,104 fans in an exhibition game at Commonwealth Stadium. Beckham played 75 minutes, recording one assist two shots on net. He said afterward he had injured his foot in a recent Major League Soccer game against Salt Lake when another player ran through him as he prepared to strike the ball. "I just caught the bottom of his studs. It's just bruising. There's a slight lump on the top of my foot," he said. "I've played with that for three games since, so it's just one of those things that are going to be there." He said he didn't want to miss the game. "People to want you to perform, whether it's a friendly match or an MLS game or whether you're playing for your country. People expect to see something. You try to do that in every game. "Having a hand in the goal today helped. I played a few nice passes. Overall it was enjoyable. I enjoyed it." It was the second friendly in six months between the two teams. They played to a scoreless draw in Vancouver last November before more than 48,000, and decided on a rematch in Edmonton because of the grass surface in Commonwealth and to help grow the sport in Western Canada. Sebrango, the Whitecaps' leading scorer this season, outran Galaxy defender Abel Xavier and redirected a Nick Webb crossing pass under the outstretched arm of goalie Josh Wicks from five yards out for the winner. "It felt good. We wanted to come here and have a good game and we did that," said the 35-year-old Cuban. "We worked very hard and we deserved to win." He said he was surprised the majority of fans cheered for the Galaxy. "We're all Canadians here so I thought they would cheer for us, but we enjoyed it very much." The Whitecaps held the edge in play throughout the game, outshooting Los Angeles 14-8. They blitzed the Galaxy in the first half, but only came away with a 1-1 tie. Forward Nick Adderly opened the scoring in the fourth minute, breaking in to the right of Wicks and pushing the ball past him from 20 yards out inside the far post. Minutes later, he hit the far goalpost on a breakaway. The Galaxy battled back, led by Beckham's laser beam cross-field passes that landed on the feet of streaking forward Alan Gordon. Flashbulbs popped from one end of the stands to the other when Beckham lined up for a 30-yard free kick that just missed the near post. In the 43rd minute, he connected on a cross-field pass that Gordon headed at the side of the net past goalie Srdjan Djekanovic. The crowd cheered for Beckham at every turn and the stands were spotted with familiar No. 23 jerseys. The 33-year-old Englishman has enjoyed a resurgent year, his second in Major League Soccer. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star, known for his crosses and bendy free kicks, has scored three goals and four assists so far in the MLS season. He has been named the league's player of the week twice and has paired up with linemate Landon Donovan to form the deadliest one-two punch in the league. Donovan, who leads the MLS with eight goals, was a late scratch for the match with a right calf strain. Notes: Canadian Ante Jazic of Halifax played 62 minutes, recording one shot on net. The Galaxy defender had ankle surgery in December, but received medical clearance to play. News from ©The Canadian Press, 2008 Previous Next


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June 27, 2009
Peter Facinelli Signing at 'Affliction' on June 30th
Thanks, Coral!
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- AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Well, there is a lot of screaming going on from the spectators side - and - whoops - from the actors' side as well. But if you look at it a bit closer you see that there are at least four of them who got jobs and don't need to draw attention by thread-bare twitter-actions which seem to me like: Please, please don't forget me, I am a real good star, you just haven't noticed so far...ReplyDelete
Dr Carlisle Cullen - a quite respectable character with a history of some years - a personality to remember - trading his set-chair just to stay in the spot-light on youtube - a rotten video - OMG - is that necessary????????
I am not looking forward to seeing him again - little Alice sitting in a vulgar outfit on a kitchen furniture - what a pity! I loved her so much and now she is just giving in and starting to prostitute herself for this short period of being in the focus of attention - alas!
James/Bella/Edward working - NON-Twilight activities - keeping them alive and vibrant and...
focussed on a post-twilight future, which there will be, not constantly sucking and straining our nerves until we will get sick of the whole thing and forget what it really is - a life-style-literary-timeless revolution between a fantastic saga and its protagonists brought to life by a film!!!
May our love be able to live on in truth and seriousness - and not be deteriorated by the hyping up of worthless products.
Peter has been an actor for 20 years, and those that know his acting pre-twilight and post-twilight already know that he his a good actor, that has grown in his craft. He is not in his teens or twenties just starting out needing to establish himself or stay on a bandwagon for success. He most likely is doing this for fun and love of the fans more than anything. Don't know him personally, but from different interviews over the years he is a humble, kind, family man. As with any smart person in Hollywood, you ride the train while it's moving, because it eventually stops until a new one comes along- and that doesn't happen that often in Hollywood.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 27, 2009 at 4:08 PM
See your point of view - thank you!!!!!ReplyDelete
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Ooooo!*exicted* I can probably go because i live 5 hours away from L.A .ReplyDelete
@ Heidi Ho : Thanks for sharing your point of view of Peter , it was really nice what you wrote , open my mind more about him.And TCA thanks for sharing this =)
- AnonymousJune 28, 2009 at 2:45 AM
Facinelli is working on non Twilight stuff. He currently is working alongside Edie Falco in Nurse JAckie. So he doesn't need attenton. He is doing this for his fans and to have fun.ReplyDelete
Wow, this is happen' 40 minutes from me and I just happen to have that day off... I think I'll find myself in LA next Tuesday afternoon. Too bad my partner in crime (sister) can't go. Oh well, more for me cuz Peter is awesome with awesome sauce on top. =DReplyDelete
Anonymous on top... Did you know that his little "bet" and autograph signing has raised 10,000$ charity?ReplyDelete
Thank You TCA. Thank you so very much.ReplyDelete
I dint have any internet access for 2 days and I was missing Rob and all that is Rob so much.
You make my day everyday TCA because I absolutely love Rob and Twilight.
Thankyou for all the happiness and Sunshine(Rob News)
- AnonymousJune 29, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Thanks for the information, I should have read more thoroughly anyway! - I feel repentant!


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Prince Harry killed Taliban fighters
LONDON — Capt. Wales is coming home to be Prince Harry once again.
The Ministry of Defense revealed Monday that the 28-year-old prince is returning from a 20-week deployment in Afghanistan, where he served as an Apache helicopter pilot with the Army Air Corps. It did not immediately divulge his exact whereabouts.
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In interviews conducted in Afghanistan, the third in line to the British throne described feeling boredom, frustration and satisfaction during a tour that saw him kill Taliban fighters on missions in support of ground troops. He also spoke of his struggle to balance his job as an army officer with his royal role — and his relief at the chance to be "one of the guys."
"My father's always trying to remind me about who I am and stuff like that," said Harry, the younger son of Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana. "But it's very easy to forget about who I am when I am in the army. Everyone's wearing the same uniform and doing the same kind of thing."
Stationed at Camp Bastion, a sprawling British base in the southern Afghan desert, the prince — known as Capt. Wales in the military — flew scores of missions as a co-pilot gunner, sometimes firing rockets and missiles at Taliban fighters.
"Take a life to save a life. That's what we revolve around, I suppose," he said. "If there's people trying to do bad stuff to our guys, then we'll take them out of the game."
Harry's second tour in Afghanistan went more smoothly than the first, in 2007-2008, which was cut short after 10 weeks when a magazine and websites disclosed details of his whereabouts. British media had agreed to a news blackout on security grounds.
This time, the media were allowed limited access to the prince in return for not reporting operational details.
A member of the air corps' 662 Squadron, the prince was part of a two-man crew whose duties ranged from supporting ground troops in firefights with the Taliban to accompanying British Chinook and U.S. Black Hawk helicopters as they evacuated wounded soldiers.
He said that while sometimes it was necessary to fire on insurgents, the formidable helicopter — equipped with wing-mounted rockets, Hellfire laser-guided missiles and a 30mm machine gun — was usually an effective deterrent.
"If guys get injured, we come straight into the overhead, box off any possibility of an insurgent attack because they look at us and just go, 'Right, that's an unfair fight, we're not going to go near them,'" Harry said.
Harry shared a room with another pilot in a basic accommodation block made from shipping containers, and passed the time between callouts playing video games and watching movies with his fellow officers. His security detail accompanied him on base, but not when flying.
"It's as normal as it's going to get," Harry said of the arrangement. "I'm one of the guys. I don't get treated any differently."
But he said he still received unwanted attention at Camp Bastion, which is home to thousands of troops.
"For me it's not that normal because I go into the cookhouse and everyone has a good old gawp, and that's one thing that I dislike about being here," he said. "Because there's plenty of guys in there that have never met me, therefore look at me as Prince Harry and not as Capt. Wales, which is frustrating."


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Morse's rehab stint starts Tuesday in Potomac
By Tom Green / MLB.com
Morse has been sidelined all season with a strained left lat, and he will finish extended spring training in Florida on Monday. Washington manager Davey Johnson said Morse has been fielding ground balls and fly balls and has also done a lot of throwing.
Morse could rejoin the Nats by Thursday's off-day in time for their six-game homestand against National League East foes Atlanta and New York, and could begin playing left field again by June 6, if not sooner.
Last season, Morse belted 31 home runs and drove in 95 runs while batting cleanup for the Nationals. With Morse injured this year, however, Adam LaRoche has settled into the cleanup spot, hitting .295 with eight homers and 35 RBIs.
"[Morse] told me to give him one game and then he could hit fourth for me," Johnson said. "I'll hit him anywhere if I have him. More than likely he would probably fit in the five-hole right now, but we'll see when they let him get in left field."
Johnson also said he is optimistic that infielder Mark DeRosa will be activated soon. DeRosa hit the DL on April 29 with a left oblique strain.
Nationals place Tracy on DL before MRI
MIAMI -- With an MRI exam scheduled for Tuesday in Philadelphia, infielder Chad Tracy was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a right adductor strain on Monday.
Tracy injured his groin during Saturday's 8-4 win against the Braves, when he hobbled into second following a pinch-hit double to break a 4-4 tie.
Tracy will fly to Philadelphia on Monday night and meet with a doctor Tuesday. Nationals manager Davey Johnson said Tracy had a lot of swelling in the area, but the skipper remained hopeful before the series opener in Miami that Tracy will not require surgery and that it's just a minor injury that will require treatment.
"Hopefully he won't need surgery," Johnson said. "He's another one [who's] valuable that we'll lose."
While Tracy landed on the 15-day DL, the Nationals moved outfielder Jayson Werth to the 60-day DL and selected the contract of outfielder Corey Brown from Triple-A Syracuse. In 48 games with the Chiefs, the left-handed Brown hit .297 with a .399 on-base percentage.
Tracy was Johnson's go-to left-handed hitter in late-game situations, and said with Tracy sidelined, either Brown or outfielder Roger Bernadina could fill that void.
"It's a good feeling to know they called me up to possibly help them out," Brown said. "Whatever they want me to do, whether it's coming in on defense or to pinch-run, hopefully I can help out in some way."
Nats option Moore, call up help at catcher
MIAMI -- The Nationals optioned Tyler Moore to Triple-A Syracuse following Monday's 5-3 loss to the Marlins, and they will recall catcher Jhonatan Solano to bolster depth at the position.
Because catcher Jesus Flores is day to day with a strained right hamstring, and with uncertainty surrounding how long he will be out, the Nationals wanted to bring in some help. Washington has already seen two of its catchers hit the disabled list this season: Wilson Ramos with a torn right ACL and Sandy Leon with a sprained right ankle.
Carlos Maldonado started behind the plate Monday, and Flores caught the pitchers when they warmed up at the start of innings, but Nationals manager Davey Johnson doesn't want to rush Flores back and have his injury linger.
"I'm not sure I would want to take a chance barring everything else that's happened around here," Johnson said of rushing Flores back.
The postgame move sends Moore, ranked the No. 13 prospect in the Nationals' system by MLB.com, back to the Chiefs. Moore joined the Nationals on April 29 and played sparingly during his stint with the big league club. He hit .158 (3-for-19) in 12 games with Washington.
"I felt bad from the get-go having him in a situation where he's playing out of position and he's a regular player," Johnson said. "He's not a guy that can sit and then come out and play. ... That's not the role you want for a player, a young, talented prospect."
While Moore said the news was a blow, he understood the team's need for depth at backstop and acknowledged the opportunity it gives him to play on an everyday basis with the Chiefs and help further his development.
"Sitting on the bench was good because I got to learn roles and learn how the game went," Moore said. "I'm excited to go down, but at the same time, it's kind of bittersweet."
Tom Green is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Plouffe: President to address need for common ground
Senior White House adviser David Plouffe says President Barack Obama would talk about the need to "seek common ground" in his inaugural address on Monday.
"I do think he's going to talk about tomorrow how our founding values and vision can still provide us with a guiding pathway in a changing world," Plouffe said on "Fox News Sunday."
"He's going to talk about our political system doesn't require us to talk about all of our differences and political disputes," Plouffe said, "but it does require us to seek common ground when it can and should exist. He's going to make that point very strongly."


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In the wake of the Freedom From Religion Foundation's relentless billboard attacks on religion which have erupted across the United States, the British Humanist Association in association with The Abhorrent Atheist Advocate Richard Dawkins are said to be plotting an attack on God himself using the city busses of London.
If you visit London, you would be well advised to avoid riding the busses. God has surely lifted his protection from the treacherous London bus system, as He will from those of Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh if the campaign is in fact extended to those cities.
According to "Professor" Dawkins (who graduated from and teaches at Godless Oxford rather than a respectable Christian University), "Religion is accustomed to getting a free ride – automatic tax breaks, unearned respect and the right not to be offended, the right to brainwash children.
"Even on the buses, nobody thinks twice when they see a religious slogan plastered across the side. This campaign to put alternative slogans on London buses will make people think – and thinking is anathema to religion."
"Thinking is anathema to religion!?" I am going to pray for the good Lord to help me understand what that means, but I don't think it glorifies God, so it's wrong.
If our busses and advertising banners can be twisted to such ignoble ends, then perhaps it's time we did away with all of them. Remember, as Stephen Green of Christian Voice said of this despicable campaign, "Bendy-buses, like atheism, are a danger to the public at large."


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Janna Ritchie and Danya Johnson are co-head coaches this summer for the Sharks, while Erick Oynes is serving as the team's volunteer coach. Ritchie said Thursday the season has been "awesome."
"Our first meet at Clarksville [on June 23, hosted by the Sea Dragons], we had 65 swimmers and everybody ended up getting points for the team," Ritchie said. "Last weekend in Waldron, all 23 of our swimmers got points for the team."
The junior meet [for swimmers 10-under] will start at 5 p.m., followed by the seniors at 8.
The Sharks have been sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of the Arkansas River Valley since 1993, while the swim team is closing in on 60 years of existence. Ritchie said the swimmers and parents are grateful for the use of Hickey Pool.
"We are so thankful that Hickey Pool is available to us for this program," she said. "Danya and I don't know what we'd do without the Sharks swim team every summer. And another big thank you goes out to Mack Hollis and the Russellville Recreation and Parks Department for allowing lap swimming from 6 to 7 a.m. weekdays. This has given many other swimmers the opportunity to work out."


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Pop Warner Vikings in Peninsula championships
Original post made on Nov 7, 2011
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a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 7, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Congrats to the Coach Atkins and Coach Stenstrom, their Viking players and fans, as well as to the 49ers!
A little background: last season, the Viking and 49er Jr PeeWee's met in the playoffs and fought to a tie in regulation play in a rainswept muddy slugfest in Santa Cruz. Although the Vikings beat RWC in the regular season matchup, RWC prevailed in overtime to take the playoff victory.
Those two teams, with many of the same coaches and players will this year seek the Peninsula Championship at the PeeWee level.
In a Pop Warner conference that stretches from Monterey to Daly City, to have local powerhouses Menlo Atherton and Redwood City compete for the JPW and PW crowns shows the quality and strength of their programs and speaks of the renaissance of youth football in the mid-peninsula area.
a resident of Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks
on Nov 8, 2011 at 9:47 am
Great job, Vikings!
Saw the little kids team (mighty mites? play) at MA v SHP halftime last Friday - what a great show. Those 8 year olds could really play!
Good to see youth football make such a positive impact for the kids.
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Nov 10, 2011 at 10:42 am
Good luck, Vikings!
Great season, job well done by all the Viking teams. Football is the greatest of all the American games.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Nov 11, 2011 at 11:17 am
Championship games moved to SATURDAY at Andrew Hill.
Good luck Vikings!!
8am JPW - MA Vikings vs RWC
10am PeeWee - MA Vikings vs RWC
Noon JPW - East Bay vs Cambrian Valley (San Jose)
2pm PW - East Bay vs Morgan Hill
4pm Jr Midget - Almaden vs Coyote Creek
a resident of Menlo Park: South of Seminary/Vintage Oaks
on Nov 11, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Go Vikings!
please post the scores as soon as you can.
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on May 28, 2014 at 9:08 pm
I played in this game back in 2011 we beat the Niners handily. It's so fun to read all these reports and comments 3 years later. I have moved and will be playing for Valor Christian High School next year. I wish luck to all my teammates from this memorable season and I hope to see you all again sometime. Again I thank the parents and fans for much of our success through junior league and although I missed my last year as a Viking, you all will be in my mind forever.
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I know nothing about baseball, but it's great to know that we'll finally have a contender here in Toronto after all these years.
Brings tears to my eyes..
I know nothing about baseball, but it's great to know that we'll finally have a contender here in Toronto after all these years.
Brings tears to my eyes..
Oh, so apparently this Reyes guy is good right? What would be an appropriate NBA comparison to a player of his caliber? Curious to know what kind of guy we're getting.
Attitude Is A Choice.
I'd say if Bautista is Lebron, than Reyes is Wade to try to make a nba comparison.
I'm not that excited about Cabrera...guy was juicing.
Attitude Is A Choice.
I'd say Reyes is like Deron Williams and Bautista is like a Joe Johnson that plays defense.
It's official!
You can watch Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos discuss the trade in a news conference live on TSN.ca Tuesday at 9:30am et/6:30am pt. It can also be heard on TSN Radio 1050 at TSN.ca/Toronto with coverage starting at 9am et.
"It is my conclusion that this transaction, involving established major leaguers and highly regarded young players and prospects, represents the exercise of plausible baseball judgment on the part of both clubs, does not violate any express rule of Major League Baseball and does not otherwise warrant the exercise of any of my powers to prevent its completion," Selig said it a statement. "It is, of course, up to the clubs involved to make the case to their respective fans that this transaction makes sense and enhances the competitive position of each, now or in the future."
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I never really thought about comparing NBA stars to MLB stars just because team composition varies so much between the two sports. But now that you mention it, I'm intrigued.
One of the problems with the endeavor is that you can't have a Lebron James in the MLB. Take the Tigers for example. It's hard to compare the relative worth to the team of Cabrera and Verlander. The latter isn't asked to pick up a bat for the majority of the season, and the former is never asked to pitch. Both players are arguably equally valuable to the team, yet none of their skill-sets are comparable because they are mutually exclusive.
All this is to say that if I were to compare Jose Reyes to, say, Chris Paul, what does that mean for Josh Johnson? To whom do I compare him? It's tricky business making parallels between two sports that are so structurally distinct.
HOWEVER, my above comparison of Reyes to Paul isn't entirely arbitrary -- I think there are some (admittedly oblique) similarities between the two players: both are dynamic, both are quick and feisty, both are talented two way players, both are widely considered to be the best/second best player at their position (PG and SS respectively).
So while I don't think you can compare players between the two sports in any substantive way. I think it's at least meaningful to compare them in terms of status, style, and respect/recognition. And on that front, there's nothing but good comp's.
Call me insecure, but when your favorite team is the Raptors, it's nice to have some bonafide STARS to talk about (at length, in this case, for which I apologize!)
Stars in baseball can't carry a team the way stars in basketball do.
Here's a sweet pic of the excited Reyes!
After all the exciting moves the Jay's made, they end bringing back Gibbons. I don't understand the rationale behind this. Like every manager, he has his plus points but I remember the team being in shambles when he and his coaching staff were fired for Cito and his staff. The fact that Cito steadied the ship somewhat proved that it was something Gibbons was doing that was the problem. I have liked AA's moves including the John Farell hire but I can't say the same about this one.
Attitude Is A Choice.
AA has always proved many wrong with his moves and I hope he does with this one ESPECIALLY.
Attitude Is A Choice.
my knee jerk reaction was i hated it, but now that i think about it, its a good hire. he can definitely handle the big egos and i think that'll be key, plus as doc mentioned, mustered 86 and 87 win seasons with a dearth of talent.
He's a shrewd tactical manager. He understands platoons and splits. He's great at managing the bullpen and pitchers. And he's good with the media. Unlike Farrell, Gibbons won't have guys running into stupid outs and he won't get out-coached.
The big thing is that Gibbons and AA are good friends and AA trusts him. After Farrell, he needed someone he could trust.
I just do not understand how you differentiate a great baseball player from a good one. Is it based purely on stats? Is there that much of a skill gap between certain players? These are things that I find hard to understand when watching other sports.
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Gosselin: Why Dallas Cowboys should spend top three draft picks repairing broken offensive line
INDIANAPOLIS — The San Francisco 49ers drafted offensive tackle Joe Staley in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft then put him on the field as a rookie.
The 49ers used another first-round draft pick on an offensive tackle in 2010 when they drafted Anthony Davis. Later in the same round, the 49ers took guard Mike Iupati. Then San Francisco put them both on the field.
By 2011 the 49ers fielded the best offensive line in the NFL and reached the NFC Championship Game. A year later, San Francisco rode the best blocking front in football to the Super Bowl.
The team the 49ers found there, the Baltimore Ravens, also had been busy investing in its offensive line. The Ravens used a first- and third round pick on guards in 2007, selecting Ben Grubbs and Marshal Yanda, respectively. They also used a first-rounder on tackle Michael Oher in 2009 and a second on guard Kelechi Osemele in 2012.
All started as rookies, and Grubbs eventually became a Pro Bowler. But he left in free agency in 2012. The three remaining draftees formed the blocking nucleus of one of the NFL's highest-scoring offenses.
There are two lessons to be learned from the 49ers and Ravens. First, you draft great offensive lines, not buy them. Second, you'd better be able to block if you hope to achieve.
Jerry Jones talks Super Bowl every August. The 49ers now wear the bull's-eye in the NFC and the Ravens in the NFL. Jones might be wise to study their blueprints and start investing in his offensive line.
This April would be as good a time to start as any. There is a lack of skill at the top of this draft. There isn't that elite passer, runner or receiver that the NFL has seen in past Aprils.
Big is in.
Offensive line, defensive line — the first round will abound in talented big folks. There are 32 picks in the first round and as many as 22 linemen carry first-round values.
On offense, there could be upwards of six offensive tackles and three guards. On defense, there could be as many as eight tackles and five edge pass rushers.
This surplus of wide bodies dovetails nicely with what the Cowboys need. Tyron Smith is set at left tackle on the offensive line, but the Cowboys could stand upgrades at the other four spots.
Defensively, the Cowboys are moving from a 3-4 scheme to a 4-3. If the Cowboys re-sign Anthony Spencer, the two edge rushers are in place. That leaves tackle, where Josh Brent and Jay Ratliff find themselves in legal limbo. Jason Hatcher and Sean Lissemore pencil into the depth chart, and both are a shade over 300 pounds. So this team needs an injection of both size and talent on the inside.
A walk-in starter on both the offensive and defensive lines will be available to the Cowboys when they go on the clock at 18. The temptation will be to go defense … but the smart pick would be offense.
The strength of the Cowboys is the offensive skill: Tony Romo, DeMarco Murray, Dez Bryant, Miles Austin and Jason Witten. Poor blocking minimizes their impact. The 2012 line couldn't protect Romo nor create much daylight for Murray.
Romo has been sacked a career-worst 36 times each of the last two seasons and found himself running for his life on a handful of other pass attempts each game.
The Cowboys also ranked 31 in the NFL in rushing last year. So little confidence did play-caller Jason Garrett have in his blocking front that he called the second fewest handoffs of any NFL team in 2012.
The Cowboys became a one-dimensional offense that could move the football but not put it in the end zone. The Cowboys ranked sixth in the league in yards but only 15th in points. That's because as the field would shrink the passing lanes would shrink.
The Cowboys need to run the ball to succeed, and it all starts up front. That's why I'd go offensive line with each of my first three draft picks. The Cowboys must become better blockers to give their expensive playmakers a chance to make those plays.
Tackle has long been the value in the first round because it's the money position — the pass protection position — up front. Center is a key to a successful running game, and the second round is where you find them. You can always snag a guard in the third.
Success starts up front in football. The Cowboys have drafted only one offensive lineman in the first two rounds since 2007. It's time to revise the blueprint and draft what's winning in this league.
Think big.
Listen to Rick Gosselin at 10:50 a.m. Tuesdays on The Ticket (KTCK-AM 1310) with Norm Hitzges, and follow @RickGosselinDMN on Twitter.Top tackles
Here are the six best offensive tackles in the draft, according to Rick Gosselin's rankings:
Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M: The best player in the 2013 NFL draft.
Eric Fisher, Central Michigan: Thirty career starts at three positions: right and left tackle and right guard.
D.J. Fluker, Alabama: Skipping his senior season after starting 35 games for the Crimson Tide.
Lane Johnson, Oklahoma: Started at right tackle for Sooners in 2011 and left tackle in 2012.
Dallas Thomas, Tennessee: Started 25 career games at left tackle and 12 more at left guard.
Menelik Watson, Florida State: Born in England and came to the U.S. to play basketball. Started playing football in 2008.


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I never said I collected them. I helped out some (beautiful) czech artists a few years ago trying to develop a US market for their product. Didn't work, and I ended up with a bunch of these in boxes in my garage as "payment".
I wonder who has the the largest collection of handmade Czech marionettes WEST of the Mississippi?
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I can get a 'real doll' for that kind of money.


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Ruth and Alex Yager of Euclid celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Nov. 30, 2012.
They were married Nov. 30, 1942, in Ashtabula.
Mr. Yager worked at Motch & Merryweather in Euclid before his retirement. He is also a U.S. Navy veteran of the World War II.
His wife worked as a ward secretary at Richmond Heights Hospital prior to her retirement.
Their family includes their children, SueAnn (Dick) Taylor, Jim (Debby), and Anne Yager (Tim); grandchildren, Tracey, Bryan, Angela, Christopher and Karra; and great-grandchildren, Brendan, Erin, Alex and Austen.
"Congratulations! We love you lots!" from your family.


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She was born Feb. 20, 1935, and worked as a home health aide.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Doy E. Turner; sisters, Ocie Gregory, Josie Tilley, Mary Gustason, Anna May Fanning and Jewel Sams; brothers, Lloyd, Olen, Kenneth, Covan, Claude, Dolphus and Howard Sams; sons, Jerry and Ronnie Guess; and great-grandsons, Oliver Cummings and Eric Guess.
She is survived by her sons, Ray Guess of Florida, Lee Guess of Kentucky and Michael Guess of Arkansas; daughter, Peggy Domerese of Arkansas; 15 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be conducted from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, at the Broussard Funeral Home in Clarksville.


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Title: Relearning How to Fly
Ratings/Warnings: 1st-2nd, fem-slash
Word Count: 492 words
Author's Note: This was so hard to cut down. There's so much more I wanted to write, but this will have to do for now.
On a secluded green on the edge of Hogsmeade, a year after the Battle of Hogwarts, Ginny Weasley met with Cho Chang.
Cho looked as elegant and beautiful as ever, but she had been scarred by the Battle too. One scar sliced her left eyebrow in two. She held her old Cleansweep, so tightly that her knuckles were white. Relax, Ginny urged, placing her hands over Chos and squeezing gently.
I havent flown since the Battle, Ginny. Cho whispered. Not since I dueled with Jugson and fell off the walls.
And I promised that you would fly again, play Quidditch again, and I meant it, Ginny insisted.
Cho smiled, but it didnt quite reach her eyes. Stubborn Gryffindor.
Ginny allowed herself a grin. So your Ravenclaw calculations say that you have to give in to what the stubborn Gryffindor wants, right?
Cho closed her eyes and took a deep, shuddering breath before opening her eyes again. Yeah.
Ginny abruptly realized that she was still holding on to Chos hands. She let go and picked up her own broomstick and mounted it easily. Lets go. Ginny kicked off and Cho followed a moment later.
They flew a few careful, low circles. Ginny spiraled higher and higher. Cho followed slowly. How are you feeling? Ginny asked, when they reached fifty feet.
Cho pulled alongside. Better than I have for a long time. She grinned, and for a moment, Ginny saw the old Cho, the pretty flirt, who Harry and Cedric had both adored. I... I think we should go back down though, she continued, as the smile faded.
Ginny wanted to insist that they continue upwards until they reached Quidditch playing height but then decided against it. Alright.
After they landed, Cho looked back up at the cloudless sky. I never thought I would fly again... Thank you, she added, turning back towards Ginny.
Maybe in a few weeks, we can have a Seekers Duel, Ginny said, pulling a Snitch from her pocket.
Cho frowned slightly. Shes so much prettier when she smiles... she shouldnt ever frown. As soon as she thought it, Ginny wondered where it had come from. I thought you preferred playing Chaser, Cho said.
I do. But I can play Seeker, and this way we can play together without needing teammates. And you always played Seeker.
Chos smile was back, and Ginny felt herself return the smile. Thanks, Ginny Cho said, again and hugged her abruptly. Ginny froze and then slowly raised her arms so that she held Cho. It was strange to hug someone slightly shorter than her, but it was nice at the same time. Chos hair smelled good, and was soft under her fingertips. When she finally pulled away, Ginny somehow wished that she hadnt.
Ill see you next week then?
Its a date, Cho replied, and then hesitated. After a moment, she leaned forward to give Ginny a quick peck on the cheek before Apparating away.
Title: Smile
Ratings/Warnings: 1st-2nd years; character death.
Word Count: 498
The sun is high in the sky, a beacon at midday. I stand in the fringe of trees at the edge of the clearing, out of the hot light. He leans against the fence, looking up at the Shrieking Shack. It seems more desolate than usual; he just stares at it, gaze unwavering. He hasnt noticed me lurking.
His legs are straight, but his back is bent forwards at a slight angle, his arms balanced, perpendicular, on the strip of timber running the length of the fence. He isnt wearing robes, just a baggy white t-shirt and frayed jeans.
He looks plain.
This realisation annoys me, because Neville Longbottom should not look plain. Hes, without a doubt, one of the bravest people I know, whether he believes it or not. Biting my lip, I take a step and go up to him. He doesnt react to my approach.
Hi, Cho, he says flatly, with no intonation, glancing at me. I mirror the position hes adopted, settling my forearms on the top of the fence beside him. The wood digs into my flesh.
Neville, I reply in acknowledgement, smiling. He smiles back, though it lacks any enthusiasm.
We stay like that for a few minutes. I pretend to look at the Shrieking Shack, but, actually, I continue to examine him from the corner of my eye.
I think hes depressed, drained by everything thats happened -- even though we won the war, everybody has something to be sad about. Some have more to mourn than others. Even Neville, one of the bravest.
The silence presses in on me; it grows uncomfortable, and I push away from the fence abruptly. Neville looks around in surprise. I smile again, glad to see a real reaction from him. His face is red from the sun, and shiny with sweat.
Cheer up, Neville, I tell him, looking right into his eyes. Theyre sad. He makes me feel guilty for having moved on so quickly. When Cedric died, I mourned for months. This time theres death on a greater scale, but an overall victory. And this time I want to celebrate for those that were lost. I dont want to be sad. It feels counter-productive.
Im fine, he says. He gives me a small smile, but its not real. Its not fake either.
Sympathy rushes through me; I hug him, and he returns it numbly. You should celebrate for them, Neville, I tell him. I feel him nod against my hair, and I think I feel moisture, too. His tears dont make me uncomfortable like his silence did; Ive been there. I pull back and kiss him on the cheek. Youre a hero, Neville. So are they.
I did them proud, he whispers. His expression is vacant, and I know hes talking to himself now. Despite this, I say yes, and back away from him, into the main town, leaving him smiling to himself, leaving him to his thoughts.
I think I helped him.
Title: A Little Light
Ratings/Warnings: 3rd-5th
Word Count: 499
Author's Note:
Neville hid in the corridor until Ginny grew quiet. When her tormentors were gone, he rushed in and found her trying to sit up, mutinous tears on her face. Ginny. He helped her up and disillusioned them both before moving out into the open. Are you all right?
They walked in silence for a few minutes.
I wish She didnt finish, but Neville guessed it was something to do with Harry.
What? he asked.
Just a change of scenery would be nice. I wish we could go to Hogsmeade. Stupid, I know.
He stopped walking and studied her face: she looked so tired, and not just from this new brand of detention. All at once, it came to him; he took her hand and led her up several staircases to the seventh floor.
Where are we going?
When they reached the spot, he stopped and closed his eyes, concentrating hard. He heard her sharp intake of breath and looked: a door had appeared. He grinned, stepping back to let Ginny enter first.
Neville, she gushed, looking around. How did you its amazing!
It was The Three Broomsticks, truly and exactly like the one in Hogsmeade: the bar, the tables, the fire everything was the same. Foggy windows revealed a light snow falling outside, just like always. The place was desertednot even Madame Rosmerta was around.
Ginny laughed and pulled Neville toward the bar, where she took one of the two Butterbeers from the counter and handed him the other. Cheers! She took a long drink of the frothy liquid and beamed at him. Youre brilliant, you know. Her eyes were full of fire as she talked about Hogsmeade, and Neville was immensely satisfied to have cheered her so.
A while later, her voice grew serious. I wish we could stay here.
The energy of the room shifted, and Neville realized how close she was to him. Hed always been attracted to Ginny, but this was different: this time he was sure she felt it, too. He almost said something to stop it happening, but then it was too late. She kissed him first, and he did not have it in him to resist. Her lips were cool and soft, fitting so nicely to his, and when she pressed herself to him more earnestly, he responded in kind.
After several minutes, he pulled back. Ginny, we cant Harry.
He isnt here. And we arent together now, anyway.
I like you, you know. His voice was hoarse. I always have.
Youre my best friend. No one else will ever understand what this has been like. She kissed him again. Please lets stay a while longer.
In response, his hand found her waist and he buried the other in her hair as he kissed her, this time with less restraint. They clung to each other, exploring finding comfort and Neville pressed down the guilt that fought for the surface.
Theyd shared so much darkness already... why not a little light?
Title: Old Friends
Ratings/Warnings: 3rd/5th, sexual situations
Word Count: 498
As always these days, Cho had hung back in the changing rooms after the match. She rarely wanted to talk to anyone, and quite enjoyed those moments of solitude.
How different the solitude now was to that then. Now, only days later, she felt nervous, expectant, even scared. The person she was waiting for would they come? Had it just been another trick?
Unexpectedly, the door opened. She turned around to see a girl, slightly younger than Cho, slenderly built, with dark hair.
Cho applied some of her raspberry-flavoured chapstick just to protect her lips from the cold.
Youre in the wrong changing rooms, Pansy. And Draco wasnt even there didnt he tell you?
No, I I knew that. Of course I knew that. I just thought he might
Well, hes not here. So if you dont mind...
A figure was walking towards her; the snow was falling in such thick flakes that it was hard to make anything out, yet Cho found that her heart was beating unreasonably fast.
Finally, she realised that it really was her. It was hard to believe that she had actually meant it, that she hadnt intended for Cho to make a fool of herself.
For a moment, Cho thought she had been a bit too snappy, but when Pansy returned to her usual self, those doubts vanished in an instant.
Oh, sure, Chang, Ill leave you to your moping about. Its all you seem to have done for the past year. No boys around to listen now, are there? Without waiting for an answer, Pansy turned back around to leave.
Pansy was close enough for Cho to see the nervous expression on her face, her eyes that darted this way and that, and the snowflakes that got caught in her dark hair. Almost hastily, Cho pulled Pansy close and placed her lips on hers. Pansy responded deeply to Chos tentative nibs, and soon, the entire snow-covered village around them had disappeared.
She had her hand on the doorknob when Cho said, I havent forgotten, you know. Pansy froze. We used to have lots of fun back then, Cho continued. Before all of this started. Boys, I mean, and all the pressure. I liked being able to just talk to you. I still see you around town a lot at home.
This was it, Cho thought as she ran her hands up Pansys softly curving side beneath her cloak. It hadnt been Harrys insensitivity, or all the attention Cedric got from other girls. It had been Pansy. Her full, sweet lips, those delicious hips, the way her body arched against Chos when they kissed...
The tension in the room became almost unbearable. Suddenly, Pansy spun around and, her eyes fixed on the floor, spoke. Im going to Hogsmeade on the next weekend. Im going there alone. Draco never has time anymore.
Im glad you showed up, she said.


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Originally Posted by Bonhomme Richard
Seriously, enough with the bull****. It's tiresome.
I bow to your greatness for sending ray ray away.
Notice how nice the board is? Everyone is getting along. No angst.
Just saying.
Originally Posted by SAR I
Well played.
Originally Posted by SAR I
Do we have any handwriting analysis experts on the board? I would love to hear what they make of this!
Nice counter top.
Originally Posted by crayc
well i can go on cam and take a shower for you if you want to watch me shower that bad LOL
was pearl harbor bombed?
Originally Posted by Nike
The Jets have been here before. The ideal candidate has presented himself and a vision of the future at least started to come into place.
The last time it was current Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell, who had a pair of interviews with the Jets before accepting the job with Jacksonville.
A package was reportedly prepared and included a $1 million housing allowance.
After another series of interviews, the focus has shifted to Seahawks VP of football administration John Idzik. An ESPN report says the Jets are prepared to offer him a deal and that Idzik, who is back in Seattle, will mull the offer. The contract could have been offered as soon as tonight, the report said, though a person with knowledge of the situation said nothing would be made official Thursday.
So it goes for the Jets, who are just one of many teams still wading the waters after a Black Monday that claimed a dozen jobs not including coordinators and position coaches seven head coaches and five general managers. There were the quick starters like the Chiefs, who immediately pounced on their coach, Andy Reid and followed with GM John Dorsey shortly after. The Chargers, with GM Tom Telesco and head coach Mike McCoy followed a few days after that.
Instead of casting a small net, though, Woody Johnson and search firm Korn/Ferry have thrown a catch-all tarp into the pool of possible candidates. They have done more than a dozen interviews taking into consideration current executives, former GMs and, apparently, a highly successful executive from the Canadian Football League.
They have entertained pure football men engrained in personnel and salary cap experts whose advantage lies more in balancing the Jets bloated budget than it does stockpiling an aging roster with young talent from the draft.
Idzik appears to be a mixture of both. As an assistant general manager with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers he helped construct a Super Bowl winning team (2003).
As a senior director of football operations for the Cardinals, he oversaw a franchise that would make it to the Super Bowl a season after his departure.
In Seattle, where the team has made the playoffs twice since his arrival, Idzik oversees player negotiations, the teams compliance with the NFL salary cap, player personnel transactions, all football operations budgets, staff and team contracts, team travel and most aspects of the day-to-day football operations, according to the teams website. He also maintains an active role in player evaluation.
Idzik was in place three years before Seahawks GM John Schneider was hired with assistance from the same search firm the Jets are currently using.
If Idzik turns out to be the candidate, the Jets will not be accused of jumping to conclusions. They will not be accused of not maximizing the cost of the search firm and they will not be accused of getting caught up in the teams who landed their candidates much earlier.
As they say, when the process is over, its over, Johnson said during his season-ending press conference. Well keep looking until we find somebody that were comfortable with that fits our vision of where we want to take this team.
Though there are some names off the board, the Jets are hardly the only team still searching.
Care to provide a link to this, Nike?
It's a great article and it's INFORMED enough to include the TRUTH of Idzik's qualifications....
Originally Posted by Jordy
I bow to your greatness for sending ray ray away.
Notice how nice the board is? Everyone is getting along. No angst.
Just saying.
He would if he could, I truly think Sar is on JI payroll to generate traffic which means $$$
Originally Posted by Nike
was pearl harbor bombed?
By the Russians. Just a tragedy.
Originally Posted by dmitexxi
He would if he could, I truly think Sar is on JI payroll to generate traffic which means $$$
You never know......
ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk
Report: Jets G.M. hire coming today or tomorrow http://wp.me/p14QSB-6Ucu
Originally Posted by yayankee
Jets expected to make offer to Seahawks executive John Idzik to become new G.M.
BY Manish Mehta
The Jets' thorough search for a new general manager is nearly over.
Woody Johnson appears to have zeroed in on Seahawks vice president of football administration John Idzik, who reportedly will be offered the job to replace the recently fired Mike Tannenbaum. The Jets, who interviewed at least nine candidates in the past three weeks, were poised to offer the position to Idzik as early as Thursday night, according to ESPN.
Idzik had a second interview Wednesday before flying back to Seattle.
He was part of the second wave of candidates to interview with Johnson, team president Neil Glat and executive search firm head Jed Hughes last week. Johnson & Co. expanded the candidate pool after top choice David Caldwell chose the Jaguars G.M. job.
Johnson narrowed the list down to Idzik and Steelers' executive Omar Khan, both of whom have specialized in contract negotiations and salary cap navigation. Former G.M.s Jerry Angelo, Ted Sundquist and in-house candidate Scott Cohen were also in consideration after the first round of interviews.
The prevailing belief entering the search process was that the Jets, whose roster is in desperate need of a makeover, would choose a G.M. with a personnel/scouting background like Caldwell.
However, Johnson looks like he'll go with Idzik, whose business and operations acumen is the strongest part of his resume. Idzik and Glat previously had dealings with each other when Glat worked for the league office.
The next significant step will be what Idzik decides to do to revamp the Jets' personnel department. Johnson said last week that the new general manager, not Rex Ryan, will have final say on personnel matters. Ryan wasn't involved for much of the search process in the past few weeks.
Idzik, who has a math degree from Dartmouth, isn't a clone of Tannenbaum, who was largely viewed as a cap specialist despite spending six years in the pro personnel department. Idzik played college football before coaching two seasons (as a grad assistant at Duke and wide receivers coach at SUNY Buffalo).
Idzik was a player personnel assistant for the Buccaneers before rising up the ranks to assistant general manager during his 11 seasons with Tampa Bay. He spent three years as the senior director of operations with the Cardinals before joining the Seahawks in 2007.
Idzik has ties to the Jets. His father, John, was an assistant for Walt Michaels in the late 70s.
The article GLOSSES OVER this part. It doesn't mention the SUCCESSFUL aspects of his tenure in those places.
It's more of a "oh by the way....." mention.
And Oh by the way.....Manish is an assclown.
Carry on.
Originally Posted by McGinley
ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk
Report: Jets G.M. hire coming today or tomorrow http://wp.me/p14QSB-6Ucu
Originally Posted by McGinley
ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk
Report: Jets G.M. hire coming today or tomorrow http://wp.me/p14QSB-6Ucu
Perhaps the worst article I have ever seen.
Originally Posted by Seth
Perhaps the worst article I have ever seen.
You HAVE to be McGinley....LOL. You were spawned when McGinley went on a short vacation around here.
Originally Posted by McGinley
ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk
Report: Jets G.M. hire coming today or tomorrow http://wp.me/p14QSB-6Ucu
Well that article was a little over the top as usual from PFT...
Originally Posted by sec.101row23
You HAVE to be McGinley....LOL. You were spawned when McGinley went on a short vacation around here.
It seems as if Seth has RUSTLED your JIMMIES!
Originally Posted by McGinley
It seems as if Seth has RUSTLED your JIMMIES!
LOL...no not at all. Can never have too much McGinley!!! Even if he is called Seth.
Originally Posted by McGinley
Rich Cimini @RichCimini
Heard this on #Jets GM search: signs pointing toward John Idzik. He's hoping to have it resolved by tonight. Could be tough decision for him
All signs are pointing? According to the Ouija board, or the Magic 8 Ball?
Originally Posted by sec.101row23
You HAVE to be McGinley....LOL. You were spawned when McGinley went on a short vacation around here.
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I/O Ensemble will perform John Cage compositions at Williams College
WILLIAMSTOWN -- The Williams College Department of Music presents a concert by the I/O Ensemble of Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano by John Cage on Saturday at 8 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. The event is free.
The Williams music department continues its yearlong celebration of the centenary of John Cage's birth with a complete performance of his 1948 masterpiece, "Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano."
Cage was among the most influential composers, artists, and thinkers of the second half of the 20th century, perhaps best known for his experiments.
With the Sonatas and Inter ludes, Cage fully re-imagines the piano as a percussion orchestra composed of gentle gongs, wood blocks and buzzers by altering, or preparing, 45 of the instrument's notes through the insertion in the strings of screws, bolts, rubber, plastic, nuts, and an eraser.
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Dear AKH0
Sang Kim
1) As I stated previously, PDSOI is completely surrounded by
SiO2 and has a floating body. As a result, some of electron and
holes generated during transistor operation are trapped in the
floating body, adversely impacting transistor electrical transfer
characteristics such as Vt, DIBLE, subthreshold slope, Id/Vg
and Id/Vd...etc because there is no substrate for the charge
carriers to flow through. IBM, AMD and Sony, etc servers with
PDSOI based circuits have been built, but not for high
performance. The single transistor I-V is moot? All types of
single transistors including analog transistors are built in
wafer scribe lines, and are thoroughly probed, characterized
and analyzed before the wafer dicing. Self-heating is a big
issue in PDSOI because the transistor performance degrades
under high temperatures.
2) If you think that the single transistor I-V is moot, in my
opinion IEDM is not a good forum for you to attend. Intel's
22nm dose mean 22nm technology node. It is 22nm FinFET.
What do you mean by saying that TEM was said to be 30nm?
Intel 22nm is not 30nm. 30nm is longer than 28nm bulk that
is in mass production for several years.
3) I doubt that 28nmFDSOI is being manufactured in Crolles
today and in Samsung next year. Lets wait and see. Why
the biggest foundry TSMC is not and will not run 28nmFDSOI,
instead running 16nmFinFET, and production at the end of
2014 or early 2015. At system or circuit level, even a single
transistor is very important because circuit is made of single
transistors. If circuit fails, circuit analysis can't find the cause,
the failure analysis group dissects the circuit to the transistor
level and find defects such as particles or measure the
individual transistor electrical transfer characteristics such as
Vt, dIBL, dI/dVg ... .etc to determine the root cause of failure.
Intel FinFET doesn't require the back biasing option to
improve I-on. Intel FinFET is FDFinFET with no back biasing.
4) For 28nmFDSOI requires 7nm SOI channel thickness. I
reiterate here. When charge carriers such as electrons and
holes travel from source to drain in the 7nm thin SOI channel
layer, they are bound to scatter at the top gate oxide surface
and at the bottom SOI surface. As a result, the transistor
mobility degrades, resulting in the transistor performance
degradation. Possibly an ultra thin 5nm SOI channel
thickness is required for 22nmFDSOI. The question is can
we control 5nm thin SOI channel layer uniformly and
reliably across 12 inch wafers in the manufacturing line?
For 14nmFDSOI how thin SOI channel thickness is required?
Possibly 3nm? It appears that 22nmFDSOI is the end of the
5) Please clarify why you think 7nm is scary point. At 4nm
Tsi for FDSOI? See 4) above. 4nm Tsi is not manufacturable.
FDSOI with 7nm or 5nm channel thickness can not delver a
competitive drive current yet due to mobility degradation as I
descrived previously. FDSOI technology is not manufactured
at any technology node yet while 14nmFinFET will be
manufactured in late 2014.
I worked for IBM, retired from Intel and hired by Samsung as
senior adviser for its R/D division. I know very well about IBM,
Intel and Samsung. I am truly retired several years now.
Dear AKH0
Sang Kim
PDSOI has two major issues: floating body effect because of not
full depletion and self-heating because the device is totally
surrounded by the SiO2.As the device is scaled downed to
22nm, the hot carrier effects are much worse than the 22nm
bulk. Hot carrier generated holes are trapped in the floating
body, resulting in Vt shifts instead of flowing toward the
substrate in case of the bulk.
It seems you have not attended IEDM. IEDM stands for
International Electron Device Meeting, meaning the transistor
structures presented at IEDM all single transistor devices only
that include n/p transistor, SOI devices such as PDSOI and
FDSOI, EPROM, tunneling device and other single devices.
20nm bulk planar at IEDM means that the distance between
source and drain is 20nm. Single transistors do not have gate
pitch and metal pitch. For circuits and system performances
VLSI and Circuits are right place. Recently, VLSI and Circuit
conferences are combined.
what I said about the 28nm FDSOI are: 28nm FDSOI is not
manufactured today yet, and even manufactured today it
Would not be superior to 28nm bulk in terms of performance
and manufacturing costs as I said in my previous posts. I also
said that FDSOI is not scalable. For 28nmFDSOI a 7nm
SOI channel thickness is required and possibly 5nm for 22nm
FDSOI. How the 5nm SOI channel thickness can be controlled
uniformly and reliably across 12 inch wafer in the manufacturing
line? I doubt that Soitec can supply such ultra
thin 5nm SOI wafer.
ST or Samsung is committed in offering 28nm FDSOI as a
foundry service. I am still not convinced. Please read my
third paragraphs above.
Please just state your technical views on FDSOI. This is not
a forum to give and receive advices from you. 28nmFDSOI
requires a 7nm thin SOI channel thickness as stated above.
With the transistor on how the electrons and holes can drift
or travel from the drain to the source without scattering at
the gate oxide surface at the top and the SOI oxide at the
bottom in such 7nm thin SOI channel layer? I presented
QM effects at the 3nm node as the end of scaling, not to
scare people.
This could be a simulation result on 28nmFDSOI. 28nm
FDSOI is not scalable to 22nmFDSOI. See my third
paragraphs above. I don't see why Samsung would invest
in 28nmFDSOI that is not manufactured yet and not
scalable. Lets wait and see.
No comment except that I would like to clarify one point.
I did not say "there is no technology limitation that you
want to solve with a FinFET that is scalable to the end of
IBM invented PDSOI, FDSOI and ET(extremely thin) SOI over
a decade ago. But PDSOI with a gate length of hundred
micron meters was only manufactured but not today because
PDSOI was not scalerable. It was just one time thing. You say
"Samsung and others made 20nm bulk planar and showed their
results." What are their results? The results are short channel
effects or unable to suppress the transistor leakage current.
TSMC is said to manufacture 16nm FinFET this year or early
2015, not 20nm bulk this year. You say that FDSOI products
have already made by ST. and Samsung a member of ST
alliance is now committed to offer 28nm FDSOI to the public?
That will not happen because for 28nm FDSOI a 7nm thin SOI
channel thickness is required. However, transistor performance
becomes significantly degraded due to the transistor mobility
degradation because of scattering of charge carriers at the top
gate oxide surface and at the bottom SOI surface in the 7nm
thin SOI channel. As a result, even if the 28nm FDSOI were
manufactured today, it wouldn't be superior to the 28nm bulk
in terms of the transistorperformance and manufacturing costs
due to higher SOI wafer costs. The keypoint here is that the
volume manufacturing of 28nm FDSOI was put on hold not
because customer did not demands, but the poor FDSOI
performance. These are the major reasons why 28nm FDSOI is
not manufactured today. Based on Intel 14nm FinFET
announcement, Origan fab is manufacturing 14nm FinFET in low
volume, but not yet in huge Arizona fab that was built solely for
14nm FinFET production. Surely there may be some delays.But
Intel will be the First for mass production of 14nm FinFET just as
done for 22nmFinFET. Yes, there is "end of roadmap". The end
of road map is determined by device physics, not by the
financial sense. 5nm channel length or gate length, Lg will be
the end of roadmap or the end of transistor scaling because for
3nm Lg the quantum mechanical confinement of charge carriers
occurs. It means that electron and holes don't behave like
particles any more, instead behaving like waves in the 3nm Lg.
As a result, the particle based classical Maxwell-Boltzmann
statistics are no longer applicable, instead subjected to the
quantum mechanical Heisenberg uncertainty,meaning large
variabilities in the transistor electrical transfer characteristics
such as Vt(increase), DIBL, Id/Vg and Id/Vd....etc. Intel FinFET
will be extended to the end of roadmap.
The 28nm planar bulk has retrograde and halos as you pointed
out, but ends at the 28nm node. FDSOI is worse because
FDSOI is not manufactured at any technology node yet as I
pointed out in my original post. Intel, IBM, TSMC and others
attempted to extend the planar bulk to the 22nm node, but
were not successful because of the short channel effect or
unable to suppress transistor leakage current. Intel finally
developed its first FDFinFETs at 22nm, and its 14nm FinFETs
are in high volume manufactured today. FinFET technology
can be extended to the end of roadmap.
28nm planar bulk that is in mass production today for several
years has uniform doped substrate that provides a fixed Vt
and fixed depletion depth determined by uniform substrate
doping. In a bulk planar device with super steep retrograde
well, Vt could be higher and variable, and the gate depletion
is blocked by the well doping, not by current flow. The current
doesn't flow in the well unless hot carrier effect. The current
flows from source to drain. Furthermore, the drain electric
field will be significantly higher in the retrograde well. As a
result, hot carrier induced device failure could be higher.
First, the planar FD-SOI is not manufactured at any technology
node yet. Why? The un-doped 28nm FD-SOI requires an ultra-thin SOI channel, for an example, a 7nm for 28nm FD-SOI. My
question is how the ideal super steep retrograde process can
be implemented in the 7nm thin SOI channel? It appears that
the un-doped planar 28nm FD-SOI is stilll not manufacturable.
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By: Victoria Hampstead
Chattanooga, Tenn. (UTC/ The Loop) -For many, what happens in the next week or so will be a huge determinate for if their semester was considered successful or not. Yes, finals week has arrived on the campus of UTC.
Throughout the semester time management, studying, and papers come and go but when finals begin there is a subtle shift in the air. For many, the tests, assignments, presentations, and papers due for finals carry much more weight than those due over the entire semester. For example, in one General Science class the research paper is worth over 25% of the final grade. With statistics like these, the notable influx to the Lupton Library is not without reason.
It's true, the library is much more active during the last couple weeks of school. This is clear if you simply go to the desk and the answer is "we are out of computers". Does this indicate a change of study habits during finals?
Maggie Dougherty, a junior and communications major at UTC, said she notices the change in the library around finals saying she can't focus because there are so many people.
Maggie Dougherty on the library during finals
Lauren Vantrese, a Junior Bio-Chemistry major, appreciates the Lupton Library during finals as a common meeting place for students.
Lauren Vantrese comments on the library
When it comes to studying in general, Jordan Foutch, 21-year-old Chemistry major says his study habits don't change much when it's time for finals. "My study habits are pretty much the same because they are so closely spaced together that you don't have time to space them out." Foutch also noted that while he retains information pretty well he feels that having to study in such a rushed manner causes him to put less effort into studying overall. When asked what keeps Foutch motivated his answer was simple,
"Getting accepted to Med School."
Senior Kevin Brown, a mechanical engineering major, echoed Foutch in his frustrations about finals. Brown said by finals "I give up, I'm burnt out by the time they come around." Although he is willing to admit "My study habits are sloppy, Helter Skelter if you will," Brown said some motivators for him are will power in the form of friends and Red Bull.
Finals can be difficult for many but there are resources for help. William Rapaport, of New York at buffalo has several suggestions for handling exams. His article "How to Study: A Brief Guide" has helpful tips for studying in general but when it comes to exams he narrows it down. He urges students to not simply re-read the text book, make a study outline, do sample problems, make flash cards, and finally stop studying when you are confident.
UTC takes note of the need and sometimes the time management issues students have for studying during finals and therefore the Lupton Library makes some changes for finals. Starting on Monday, April 25, Library hours extend to two in the morning on many weekdays and extend other hours throughout the week. This new schedule helps facilitate studying for many.
As exams approach, it may also be useful to note the exam schedule on UTC's website.